Sketch & Stash challenge

This is my entry for the Sketch and Stash challenge. I used my new Wings of Hope digital stamp downloaded from the Whimsy site in aid of the Haiti earthquake disaster.




The image was coloured using Copic's & I used Basic Grey papers & the scalloped circle mount was cut & embossed using nestabilities & my Big Shot.




I used silver stickles on the mane, tail & wings to add a bit of magic sparkle.

Magnolia Hearts & Flowers challenge

This is my entry for this weeks Magnolia challenge Hearts & Flowers.




I used my new Martha Stewart punch which is flowery :-) Even the sentiment echo's the heart theme :-)



I used this pretty stamp to echo the flower theme onto the background paper.

More of my Oz Cards ..................

I seem to be needing a few Get Well Soon cards atm so this was one I made using the Green Stack by DCWV & a Basic Grey clear stamp.






This is the card that I made & sent over to my friend in the USA who had been in & out of hospital whilst I was over in Oz. I used some paper from the new stack of papers that I bought over in Oz - the Green Stack by DCWV & Basic Grey clear stamps





This was the card that I made for our nephews birthday. It was one of the stamps that I bought on my trip to Paper2 in Mornington. I again used paper from my new stack & the clear stamp is by imaginisce. Our nephew had just driven a long way home so it seemed appropriate :-)

Name Plaques

Unfortunately my Dad has had to go into a home to be cared for. Luckily Mum has found a lovely caring home & visits every day. We noticed that some of the residents had names on their room doors so I made name plaques for Dad & his room mate Frank.



Mum, hubby & I had a trip out to Mornington to Paper2 to gather a few supplies to play with. Hubby was rewarded for being patient & watching the cricket on the TV on the sofa provided in store to keep the menfolk happily occupied, by being taken to the beach for a swim - much needed on a lovely sunny day :-)



The letters were plain chipboard which I covered with paper, sanded the edges & used prismacolour pens round the edges & to do the faux stitching.




The bird is a clear stamp from We are Memory Keepers & I decoupaged it. The house & it's door & windows & chimney I cut freehand. I also cut the grass strip freehand. Frank's letters I used brown prismacolour pens round the edge to give a distressed look & make the letters stand out.

Crafting in Oz

I managed a little crafting using some of Mum's stash :-)




I used her cute little girl stamp & her butterfly punches to make this birthday card.



This card used some nice dragonfly ribbon & a drogonfly & a leaf punch.



And this one used the dragonfly ribbon again & a flower punch.

Greetings from Oz

These are the slippers that I made for my daughter for Xmas - as yet she hasn't got them as she was stuck in Cumbria due to the snow & ice which everyone back home is suffering from! & so didn't make it over to her Auntie & Uncle's in York for the family Boxing Day celebrations. The slippers are knitted using a pattern and wool from the Wool Shop in Armley Leeds. The pattern says garter stitch but after seeing Maddys slippers made using moss stitch which looked really funky I chose to do them in moss stitch too.



These are the slippers that I made once I got to Oz - my Mums pressie and as I couldn't be sneaky I just knitted them & was rather 'vague' about who they were for! *giggle* She has been wearing them despite it being summer here as it gets down to a 'chilly' 13 degrees at night! LOL It is lovely to see the sunshine & have a bit of warmth it's been averaging a comfortable 25/26 degree's but went up to about 36 degrees one day :-)



I then made the small pair for the smallest member of the family at the Xmas Day celebrations - see how cute they are! They had to remain plain as I ran out of wool & didn't have my craft room to delve into for embellishments but they looked really cute anyway.

Reveal

I can now reveal the picture of the necklace I made for my cousin for her birthday. We went to the party last night & had a lovely time dancing the night away :-)