Sugar Bowl - Challenge 12, Lia's Sketch

I'm back from my hols & eager to get back to to my card making, slightly less keen to have gone back to work, LOL! I have only been away a fortnight & it feels like I have missed so much! I have done some visiting, but there has been so much to see, I have not had time to leave any comments, so a big Hello to you all! I have followed Lia's wonderful sketch over at the Sugar Bowl. Now I thought I was also following the green & blue colour challenge too, but these gorgeous My Mind's Eye papers, sent to me by the awesomely talented Dena, turned out to be more turquoise & green in daylight. Last night when I was making this card, they looked more blue in artificial light. There is blue in them I can assure you, but you have to squint a bit to see it! I have coloured my Gorjuss girl, also sent by Dena (what a star!) in green & blue too. Anyway, I leave it up to the lovely Sugar Babes to decide if my card qualifies for entry into the prize draw. I have not seen them yet, but I know I am really going to want/need those Diane Duda stamps! Not much else to tell you about this card, except she was coloured with my trusty distress inks, & the gold spacer on the flower is from the Hobby House.

Hope everyone out in Blogland is happy & well & having a great weekend!

Regards,

Andie xx

Could Not Resist!

Could not resist making one last card before going on my hols tomorrow! No matter I have not finished packing yet as a result, but it is important to prioritise. I will not get chance to craft over the next 12 days, & thought it more important to make sure I had one final fix, LOL! I have used a Penny Black image kindly sent by the lovely ladies over at Creative Inspirations after I won their challenge the the week before last. Thank you so much! I am entering this in 2 challenges this week. On Colour Create the combo is yellow, pink sorbet & chocolate. It reminds me of the Neopolitan ice cream I used to love as a kid. Nowadays, I like to think my taste is a little more sophisticated, Haagen Daaz Baileys is my favourite. I have used the fab sketch at Sketch Saturday to create the layout. Icoloured the image with watercolour pencils & glazed the icing on the cakes to make them stand out a bit more. The DPs are my Melissa Francis & the engraved paper by Artsy.licious.
Hope everyone had a good Bank Holiday; we had great weather for a change! I am taking my laptop on holiday & will try & get some visiting done, (if not any cards), depending on WiFi availability. In the meantime,

Regards,
Andie xx

Creative Inspirations meets Stamptacular Sunday

A big Thank You to to the lovely & fabulously talented Dena who sent me this Gorjuss image all the way from Texas. These girls sure are well travelled! I love the sketch over at Creative Inspirations this week. It is one of those you would turn to again & again. I have combined it with Stamptacular Sunday who are running a colour combo challenge this week where the palette is brown, green & pink. Hope you are all enjoying you weekend so far, looks like it could be BBQ time! I am off to visit my Mum & Dad, & see my sister & beautiful niece Emma, who are over from France, & whom I do not see nearly enough.
Whatever you are doing this weekend I hope you have loads of fun!

Regards,
Andrea xx

Just Magnolia meets Colour Create

Just a quickie this morning. Woke up too early, so thought I would just get this posted before work. Naoul has provided a fantastic sketch at Just Magnolia this week, which I will definitely use again. I wish I had made this card a bit smaller though, as there is too much background & not enough Tilda! The flowers look a bit squashed up too! A big Thank You to the lovely Sarah, better known as Lil Paper Pixie, who sent me this image. She is multi talented as demonstrated by the diverse range of cards she produces. I am hoping Spring is nearly over, so I thought I better get this image used now, before it's too late. What colour are lambs if not ecru?So it also lends itself perfectly to the Colour Create combo this week which is Tan, Ecru & Duck Egg Blue. I love colour combo challenges, they give me so much inspiration & often enable me to use up old papers I had almost given up on! The DP on this card is by All My Memories that I must have had at least 2 years without it ever being touched. Well must go I can hear the boys stirring. Hope you are having a good week, it will soon be the weekend!!

Regards,
Andie xx

Sugar Bowl Challenge #10, Marlene's Sketch

What a fab sketch Marlene conjured up for the current Sugar Bowl challenge. I will definitely be using this one again. I like the new format to the blog too. Following sketches is always fun, but I also enjoy trying to incorporate the optional extra. Though in this case, since I use buttons on nearly every other card, so it was not too much of a stretch! Ther is not much to tell about this card, other than the DPs are by KI Memories & the image is coloured with my trusty Distress Inks.
Hope you are all having a good week so far. I am off on my hols next week , so for me it is not going fast enough!

Regards,
Andrea xx

I DID IT!!

This is me when I got home today after completing the Great Manchester 10K Run, (not my most flattering look, LOL!). It was really hard work, but great fun. Last year I did it, for the first time, in 75minutes. Paula Radcliffe I am not! I think I was a couple of minutes faster this year, but I have not got my official time yet. I ache like mad & given the opportunity would be going to bed right now. However, I may be back later with a card. Thanks to those of you kind enough to leave a message of support. I was running for the British Heart Foundation. But if anyone wants to show their support, please make a donation to a charity of your choosing. Sorry I have not done much visiting recently, I hope to leave some messages soon. Enjoy what is left of your weekend!

Regards,
Andrea xx

Happy Anniversary Friday Sketchers!

Could not let the week pass without having a go at the fabulous sketch provided over at Friday Sketchers this week. It is their first anniversary & I also wanted to offer not only my Congratulations, but say a big Thank You to all the organisers, the DT & all the participants for the wonderful inspiration they have provided over the past 12 months. I have used Geisha Anya

I got from the wonderful Dies to Die For. I love Greeting Farm stamps, they are so easy to colour & so cute! I am also using Basic Grey, Wisteria papers. I have seen them on other blogs & really love them, mine are from Stampeezee. The swirls were made with an EK punch from the Hobby House. Yes I have been spending, but I do not feel guilty. I am doing my bit to help Britain out of the recession!!

Hope you are having a good week, the weekend is nearly here!

Regards,

Andrea xx