FTL #63

Thanks again to Sherry for finding this challenge for us to do. Sherry found Clean & Simple Fall To Layout and put her entry in this morning and because we live across the world from each other I put mine in tonight even though I completed it at lunchtime today I was taking care of my little grandaughter Sophia while my daughter went to work. Soph's needs come before Nannie gets to play with her own stuff lol so I had to wait until she went to bed. The sketch we were to follow is the one below and as the blog title states Clean and Simple which is always a good thing.

This is my interpretation of the above sketch I hope you like it. I chose not to use any designer paper with this card, I just used stamps to create a designer paper look (I hope). I used SU Well Worn Words background stamp with River Rock ink and then over stamped with Chocolate Chip with Season Of Joy stamp set. The sentiment is from SU Always stamp set. On the actual card base I used the same stamps that I used with the Chocolate Chip but used Versamark instead. I inked all the edges in Chocolate Chip. I am really happy with the outcome and even though you cannot see much of it the Chocolate Chip cardstock was run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Thats it for me for now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

The Sweetest Thing #39

I found The Sweetest Thing challenge blog thanks to Sherry. So I decided to join in. Below is the sketch we were to follow this week. . . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I really love how it came together. Thanks for taking the time to look at my card today and comments are always appreciated.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft, Chocolate Chip and More Mustard cardstock and Chocolate Chip stamp pad, Large scallop oval and Oval All stamp set. Ribbon from my stash. Cosmo Cricket Earth Love 6x6 paper pad. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Ranger Vintage Photo distress ink.

ICS Challenge - #35

I have decided to branch out and try other challenges this week and even add a scrapbooking challenge as well so I can get some scrapbooking done so stay tuned for a page within the next two days. Yesterday I found this fabulous blog called Inspirational Card Sketches. So I decided to do this challenge this week and I love what the design team are doing as well, there's some excellent talent on this blog, so why not pop on over and take a look.

Here is my entry for the sketch this week. I hope you like it. I love it because I adore the papers by Fancy Pants!

The sentiment was from an Autumn collection of digi images which I purchased online a few weeks ago now and I love them. There is a gorgeous tree without leaves which is to die for lol. Okay that is all from me today.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Basic Black, Wild Wasabi (deceased) and Whisper White cardstock. Fancy Pants designer paper. Flowers from my stash as are the buttons. Bella brad. Gold glitter glue. SU Linen thread. Quikutz Flourish die. Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder. Digi sentiment. Ranger Shabby Shutters distress ink.

365 Cards - #205 - Colour Scheme

It is a colour scheme over at 365 Cards today and the colour palatte we are to use is this one below. . .

I received my very first Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad in the mail today. . .doing a jig!! I found an online store in my state that sells them and the Cosmo Cricket and Sassafras Lass ones as well so I am a happy camper because it has been so hard to try and find them here in Australia. One very large scrapbooking store in Lismore said they have no call for them . . .go figure!!!!

So using my very first Basic Grey June Bug paper pad I created this card and it must have been Pam and I having ourselves in tune because this paper pad has ALL those colours listed today in the collection ROTFLMBO. I NAILED IT LADIES!!!!! The paper flower on the left is turquoise and a bright yellow paper bloom as is the top ribbon on the right side but they both look lime green here and I can assure they are not lol. I also used my brand new Martha Stewart lace border punch that I got today in the same parcel as well. . . .ain't it purdy!!!! Okay I finished in record time the challenge has been up for 40 minutes and here I am 45 minutes later finishing my post. . .*taking a bow* Thankyou very much *in my best Elvis impression*

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft, Temping Turquoise, Whisper White and Riding Hood Red cardstock. Deceased SU hostess stamp set. Quikutz flourish die. Assorted paper blooms from my stash. Assorted ribbons from my stash however, there is a SU Riding Hood Red striped ribbon, a Temping Turquoise and a More Mustard (tan) ribbons amongst them. SU Basic Black and Riding Hood Red stamp pads and SU Markers. Cuttlebug machine. Basic Grey June Bug 6x6 paper pad *grins*

365 Cards - #200 - It's What Inside That Counts

It's all about displaying an image on the front of the card without the sentiment but the image has to portray what the sentiment is and that goes inside and has to include I Miss You. This is the challenge for today over at 365 Cards so why don't you all join us over there we don't bite you know. We are a fun group of gals enjoying sharing our cards together. I was really stuck for an idea tonight and finally resorted to the web again for an image. The result is below and I am not one for Bears on cards anymore lol but this little one was so cute I had to use him. The sentiment inside was the other part of the pic lol.

I include the words needed to complete the challenge and this little bear really does look like he is missing a special someone doesn't he? Staring out the window like that looking lost and lonely lol.

Okay I am tired and I am off to bed.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft and Very Vanilla cardstock, hemp twine, tag punch, eyelet border punch and white Signo gel pen. DCWV Latte and Neutrals paper stacks. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EB. Ranger distress inks Faded Jeans.

365 Cards - #197 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Super Sketchy Sunday over at 365 Cards today and what a sketch it is. Take a look below and see what I mean. I immediately thought of a football when I saw the image (sorry Pam) so I chose to make my oval a scallop oval so it didn't look like a football lol.

Then to add some texture I Cuttlebugged it with the Swiss Dots folder and the band over the top is Cuttlebugged with the Victorian folder. The May Arts vintage flowers are a gift from Sherry in that RAK I received a while ago now and this is the first time I have been able to bring myself to use some. I have been coveting again. . .*hangs head* I cannot seem t help myself from saving them for something special lol. I mean every card should be special or at least that is what I tell myself when I continue to covet all my lovelies lololol but tonight it was the first time it worked hehe.

I hope you enjoy my card tonight and now I am about to do another post with a challenge for the Colour Throwdown blog. This will be my first one for that challenge blog.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Chocolate Chip cardstock and stamp pad. Kaisercraft pearls. May Arts vintage flowers. Buttons from my stash. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Victoria embossing folders. Cuttlebug machine. Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. DCWV Storybook paper stack and textured cardstock. Cream cardstock from my stash. Stamp set from SU. Cricut Once Upon A Time cartridge cut at 5 1/4 inches.

365 Cards - #189 Charming & #190 Super Sketchy Sunday

I missed the challenge on Saturday over at 365 Cards because I was getting ready for the markets so I chose to combine both Charming and Super Sketchy Sunday and put them into one card. The sketch were were to follow is the one below and my interpretation is below that again.

I added the appropriate charm which is a butterfly button that I cut the shank off of and the rest of the card is based on Super Sketchy Sunday sketch.

Now as promised here is a pic of my little grandaughter Lily who turned one on Saturday with her little fairy outfit. Paul, her dad is holding her as she just blew her candles out (well Paul did anyway). She is a bit shell shocked because a room full of people sang Happy Birthday to her and she is so tired that she was falling asleep in her high chair, so we quickly lit the candles and got her out to sing to her before she went to bed.

Here is Elijah eating his lunch which he did not really want as he had filled up on party food beforehand.

This is a lovely black and white pic that my daughter Courtney took at the party of her niece Sophie. It was in colour originally but Ashleigh changed it to black and white when Courtney emailed it to her. I think it is beautiful indeed. She also had her fairy outfit on but you can't really see it in the pic.

Well that is it for me today.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU More Mustard cardstock. DCWV Textured cardstock. Buttercream cardstock from my stash. The chipboard is from a pack from Bella. SU Scalloped Oval and Large Oval punches. SU Tangerine Tango and Basic Black stamp pads. Flourishes stamp from Autumn Leaves. Butterfly button from my stash. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Designer paper was free in a scrapbooking magazine that I purchased last week.

365 Cards - #188 - Touchy, Feely Friday

It's Touchy, Feely Friday over at 365 Cards today! The specific challenge was to use felt or flocking on our card and since I was the proud owner of the DCWV Le Creme paper stack thanks to my bestie Sonya I was able to particapate. This paper stack has flocked sheets of 12x12 all the way through the stack so all I had to do was decide which one I wanted and I was away and running lol. The top section of my card has the flocked piece which is the dirty beige/greeny colour of the damask and the bottom piece is just plain, no flocking. I decided to use my favourite stamp set SU Friends 24-7 which has the damask stamp in it which went perfectly with the paper.

That is it for me today since it is rather late and I have to help my daughter tomorrow as we are having a birthday party for Lily which will be her first one. . .and it is a fairy party and everyone including the adults has to wear something glittery even the blokes.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Basic Black and Very Vanilla cardstock. DCWV Le Creme paper stack and textured paper stack. SU Friends 24-7 stamp set and unknown set for the sentiment. Ribbon from my stash. Kaisercraft rhinestones. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. SU Old Olive and Basic Black stamp pads and large oval punch and scallop oval punch.

365 Cards - #187 - Label It

Today over at 365 Cards the challenge was to label it by putting a label on your card and if you did not have one then use the Campbells soup label lol. I had these two lovely labels in my stash from Sophias outfit (not the one I used today) and one from Ash's outfit (I used this one). Whenever I see nice labels on our clothing I usually keep them. I took a pic of the label I used today of the back of the label so you could see it was actually a bonafide label lol.

This is the card I made using the label. It has a plastic overlay on it as well which I kept on. The brand is Obvious lol. I left it at that and did not put a sentiment on it, I will when I know what I am going to use it for. For instance - Obvious. . . that I love you! Or something like that lol. I added the little bit of Navy blue to because it seemed to be to much dusty pink and cream. Anyway that is it for me today, I know I am late with my card but hey no pressure on myself to perform right?

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: Cream cardstock from stash. SU Night of Navy cardstock. DCWV textured cardstock. SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set. Flowers from my stash. SU Brad. Quikcutz Flourish die. SU white gel pen. Cuttlebug Victorian embossing folder. Ranger Vintage Photo distress ink.

Get Sketchy challenge #3

I am feeling a lot better today so I decided to branch out and do some other challenges and I had been meaning to do Get Sketchy's challenges since the beginning but you know sickness waits for nobody!!! So here it is the third challenge in and I am finally well enough to join in. This is the sketch that we were to follow this week.

And this is my interpretation of the above sketch. I hope you like it, it's a little different for me but I think I like it. The more I look at it the more I am digging it lol. Of course the sentiment is computer generated from my head (messy place that), that beautiful black lace and the butterfly stamp are from Sherry, (thankyou again Sherry).

Okay enough waffling for today. That is it from me.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft, More Mustard and Very Vanilla cardstock. Basic Grey designer paper. Kaisercraft pearls. Ranger Distress Inks. Cricut Storybook cartridge for scallop oval. Butterfly stamp and black lace from Sherry. Cuttlebug Victorian Embossing Folder.

365 Cards - #181 - White Space

Today over at 365 Cards the challenge is all about white space and we could only use the space where the two black lines are to put designer papers, embellishments, sentiments within those black lines because Pam thought we had been getting it too easy. So Pam made it more difficult for us today lol.

I chose SU Kraft cardstock and Basic Grey designer paper. I used Bella Alphas in pink and Bella chipboard shapes which I covered in Ranger Distress Ink Tattered Rose and then in Prisma Glitter. I added depth to the Kraft strip by running it through the Cuttlebug with the new Victorian embossing folder and then coloured it with Ranger Peeled Paint and Tattered Rose distress inks and smooged it all around lol.

I hope you like my creation today as simple as it is. I am feeling a lot better today thanks to the antibiotics doing their job.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft cardstock and Eyelet Border punch. Basic Grey designer paper. Cuttlebug Victorian embossing folder. Bella chipboard shapes and pink alphas. Ranger Distress Inks. Prisma Glitter.

365 Cards - #180 - Going Vintage

Today is my day over at 365 Cards as it is all about Going Vintage!!! As soon as I saw it I went straight to my work desk and got to it. The designer paper I used for the scalloped edging and the background was from a new pack that I got on Monday from my bestie Sonya. . .Hi Love!! It is from Grant Archival and it is the Vintage Collection. I love it. The image itself is from some vintage paper that my daughter had in her stash and then passed it along to me so it has been here for a while lol and today she came out so too speak hehehe. I used this crocheted lace that I bought from a market some time ago which when you pull a thread it actually gathers. . .cool!! So I made my flower out of it with one of my vintage pearl buttons in the centre. The textured cardstock is using one of the new Cuttlebug Folders - Victorian and that is that my friends!

I cannot believe I finished my card this early in the evening as it is only 4.45pm here in Australia and I only saw the challenge at 3.50pm so not bad going lol.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Certainly Celery cardstock. SU Eyelet Border punch. DCWV textured paper. Grant Archival Vintage collection paper pack. Lace, button and image from my stash. Cuttlebug Victorian embossing folder. Ranger Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain distress inks.

365 Cards - #167 - "Gift" Card

The challenge today over at 365 Cards was to create a "gift" card. So the idea was to turn your card into a gift, and make it look like a beautifully wrapped present. I chose SU Pink Pirohuette and Whisper White cardstock. The gift tag is a chipboard tag covered with SU designer paper and stamped on. The white cardstock was half embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. The pink glitter flowers are from The Sticker Cafe and of course the ribbon is from SU. I thought the spash of SU Certainly Celery on the gift tag was just enough to break all the pink and white but is it too much of a break? I really don't know but I don't think it works. I have had the pink glitter flowers for nearly two years now and I got them from my Mum as part of my scrapbooking Christmas present but have never had cause to use them until now and they came in very handy.

The stamp set is from that same set that I used on my card recipe this morning, so even that is getting a good workout lol. Okay that is it I am off to bed now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

365 Cards - #162 - Super Sketchy Sunday

It is Super Sketchy Sunday over at 365 Cards today. I am feeling well enough to make todays card but will be heading off to bed as soon as it is done. I would like to thank you all for you well wishes over the last couple of days and when I told Ray all your lovely comments he said "Oh Shell you didn't tell them you had help did you? I didn't expect any nice comments for helping you love, I did it because I love you!!" Brought tears to my eyes I tell you he is so humble. The sketch today is quite simple and you know I love complicated more than simple but thems the. . . . . . . yep you said it. . .them's the rules folks!!! I did simple and I so wanted to add more to it and almost had to sit on my hands to stop myself lol My card is using DCWV Once Upon A Time stack and the image and bottom sentiment are from a vintage pack I bought from a cheap shop for $2. The top sentiment is a Wendy Irving sentiment. Thats all folks!!

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Rose Red and Very Vanilla cardstock. DCWV Once Upon A Time paper stack. Vintage image and sentiment from stash. Remember sentiment is Wendy Irving. EK Success Retro Flower punch. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. Ranger Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

365 Cards - #160 - Lovely Lace

I am playing catch up today over at 365 Cards because I have been so sick. Now you all know what my day 161 was like very plain and simple so I thought I would make up for it today and go the extra nine yards so to speak. This challenge was all about adding lace to your card and I decided to cut up one of my vintage lace doilies that I purchased from an antique shop for this very purpose. I have about 6 doilies sitting in my stash of varying sizes and types. I went for the layered look which I adore and all sorts of textures. I hope you enjoy my card today.

This is it until later on today as it is Super Sketchy Sunday on 365 Cards later on. As a matter of fact it is already on the blog but I am keeping Mum about it because I get it first over here in Australia lol. But be warned girls you are gonna love it!!! I'm just saying is all!

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Chocolate Chip and Blush Blossom cardstock. DCWV Once Upon A Time paper stack and Brights paper stack. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. Tim Holtz stamp set. Ribbon, vintage doily and flowers from my stash. SU Brad. Ranger Walnut Stain Distress Ink. EK Success Retro Flower punch.

365 Cards - #161 - Cool Collage

I'm sorry everyone for not keeping up with the challenges over at 365 Cards but I have been sick in bed since lunch time Friday with the Flu. I tried to make my card yesterday but was too sick to, so I am out of bed today long enough to do my card for today and will catch up with the other one tomorrow if I feel any better. I have only had the flu twice in my life the first time I was pregnant with Ashleigh and she is now nearly 21. I was in bed for a week then. You should have seen me people I was crying like a little girl cause I was sick and shaky and miserable to the point that Ray (My husband) wanted to take me to the hospital (in case it was swine flu) so he rang them and they told him if she gets any worse bring her straight up. Well I tell you I was not going to say a word even if I got sicker hehehe I hate hospitals!!! I only got out of bed today because my bones were hurting from being in bed for so long but I didn't last long. Ok enough is enough I need to get back to my bed. My card tonight is a joint effort with my hubby as I was sooking saying I was too sick lalalala and all the rest. Ray said to leave it and do it tomorrow to which my reply was (whiney like) I can't then I will have three to catch up on hehehehe I am laughing because I get really sooky when I get really sick. I need smacking sometimes when I hear myself. But last night I could not stand alone so Ray bless him, showered me, dried me and re-dressed me and put me back to bed. How tragic does that sound? I need smacking!!! So I digress. . .Ray helped me with this card or it was not going to get done. I went for so simple it's laughable.

This card is not the normal me and I apologise for that, but Ray mainly did all the placing etc and thankyou love, for that (he will probably read this *grins) So without further waffling from me because you all know I do that a lot. I am going back to bed.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft, Very Vanilla and Blush Blossom cardstock. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. SU Hodgepodge (silver) Rub on (don't know) Painted wooden flower from my stash as is the brad. Cricut Storybook cut at 1/2", 3/4" and 1". DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies paper stack.

365 Cards - #156 - Ad Inspired & A RAK

Okay so today over at 365 Cards the challenge was Ad Inspired by this beautiful pic below and Gloria from the design team chose this as inspiration for our card today. I chose to use the beautiful salmon colour from the flowers and the green from the drawers, the basket below the drawers and I also chose the black handles. Those colours are what I worked with today for my card.

Here is my entry for the challenge today. I was going to use SU Cameo Coral but I had this block of Co'ordinations cardstock which has different colours as the core of the cardstock. I got this block of 6x6 cardstock with my Cuttlebug last year and have only used one piece. . .geez talk about a hoarder!!! Anyway the salmon colour was closer to the colour in the inspirational pic. Now on the flower pot I ran my piece of SU Kraft through the Cuttlebug using the Branches Embossing folder and I tried to run it each way giving it a basket weave look but you all know what happens when you run it through the Cuttlebug again don't you? Yes that's right it takes out the previous embossing. . . .DOH!!! Again I just cut a pot shaped piece of cardstock and that was my flower pot. The black handles on the drawers I chose to decorate the top of my pot.

Now these next pics are from a beautiful woman in the USA. . .Sherry from Button Junkie sent me this and I received it this afternoon. I think this is the nicest bloody thing that anyone has ever done for me and I had a little cry when I received it because things have been crappy lately and I was bemoaning this fact to Sherry a couple of weeks ago, family troubles you know what I mean? During the course of our typed conversation lol we started chatting about RAK's and I said that I would love to become involved in this sort of thing as I love doing RAK for people. I see it all the time on people's blogs as well as organised swaps usually with a theme and my daughter is involved in swaps all the time and she has sent the most beautiful handmade gifts to people, overseas and all and she has received some of the most gorgeous gifts in return from people she does not know or she has not met in person but that is this amazing internet isn't it? It brings people closer and I love that. So I am going to go through each pic and explain exactly what she sent me. . .geez I'm a sook as I am having another little weep as I type this. . .I am blaming menopause ok???? Anyone want to argue? hahahahahahaha!! Man I still got it!! I know this is a long post but I want to do this justice because I received a beautiful gift from a beautiful friend. (she has become so now, and just think it was after I received my blog candy gift that we started chatting together)

Okay in the first pic it is a close up of a inspiring and beautiful card that Sherry made herself which I love and it sits in front of my workspace now so I can smile each time I look at it.

In this pic you will see some Timster word tickets, a bag of metal embellishments with some more Timster word pins. There is also at the back some Timster Journalling tickets and then some assorted ribbons.

Now in this pic you can see not one but two stamp sets!!! One is of all different butterflies and the other. . . .wait for it. . . .YES Tim Holtz stamps!!!! OMG I nearly fell about the room in a swoon when I saw this. Then my next fav thing was some gorgeous vintage Hero Arts flowers which I will never want to use as they were so gorgeous I just want to covet them. Can you see this word coming up a lot in my posts? I am beginning to think I have a problem lol. At the front you can just see some purple Kaiser rhinestones and then right in front is a Quikcutz cookie cutter die. Now I have to add here that it was not until just before this post when I was packing everyone very gently away that I realised that there was not one but two cookie cutter dies and the other one is a small Christmas tree but sorry Sherry it must have been stuck behind the insert of the card or something.

LOL This is a close up showing you all that this is in fact a Tim Holtz stamp set lol. See. . . I'm bragging!

This is an overall shot of my RAK gift from Sherry. Now do you all agree with me that this is indeed the most precious gift? Man I still cannot get over the absolute genorosity of Sherry who herself is not working either. Man it just blows me away it really does. All I can say is thankyou from the bottom of my heart Sherry it means the world to me, receiving this gift from you. Okay if you are still with me I think I have said enough for one evening.

No it's not I wanted to say thankyou to you all for all the encouraging and beautiful comments you all left for me after my Reader of the Week guest spot. . . thankyou all so much my friends.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy.

Supplies: SU Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla and Kraft cardstock. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Branches embossing folders. Kaisercraft rhinestones. SU Embrace Life and Short and Sweet stamp sets. SU Markers and Basic Black stamp pad.

365 Cards - #155 - Super Sketchy Sunday

This is the sketch for 365 Cards today because it's Super Sketchy Sunday!!!! I didn't get to make my card last night as I went to bed rather early. Getting up in winter for the Sunday markets is a killer and at minus 5 degrees celsius I could not warm up until at least 11am. Could not feel my feet or hands and I swear my nose had a permanent tap attached to it heehee. The market is the first one of the month out of two markets for our area and this is one was considered to be the smaller market of the two. I did really well and sold several of my new pieces which I was thrilled about. Then along came Tess from The Dust Jacket in town (the local book store) and she was oohing and aahing over my stuff as was her teenage daughter. They purchased some pieces and Tess asked me if I would be interested in bringing some of my beautiful cards and my vintage journals that I make down to the shop to sell. I mean, come on people do I have silly written across my forehead? No? Well that's because I am not silly lol and I jumped at the opportunity to have my stuff put into her shop to sell. So this week I will take a whole selection of cards and journals down town to display in The Dust Jacket for sale.. . .yay!!! Then to top it off about 8-10 women are very keen to do my vintage journal class commencing in two weeks!!! How is that for a successful day? Okay enough of my life stuff let's get onto the card.

This is my take on the sketch above. I hope you like it as much as I do. I used some of my brand new Kaisercraft flowers that my bestie picked up on her trip to Sydney for training this past week and delivered to me at the markets yesterday. We share a market stall together lol. I think that is it for me until later on today when Monday brings a whole new week of challenges for us to complete.

In the meantime. . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU More Mustard and Very Vanilla Confetti cardstock. DCWV Linen and designer paper. Rachel Grieg text stamp. SU Short & Sweet stamp set. Kaisercraft flowers and pearls. Button from my stash. SU Word Window punch. Ranger Distress inks in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing folder and Cricut Storybook cartridge.

365 Cards - #149 - Try A Technique: Sponging

Well it is the second day of Reader Appreciation Week over on 365 Cards and the challenge today was to apply sponging on your card. I love sponging so it was not a chore to do although I said to Mum that I really didn't like the outcome but there you go, you can't like everything you do can you? The background paper I chose has butterflies all over it but only faintly and once I put my image over it you can hardly tell they are there. It is such lovely paper too. My daughter Courtney bought a pad of all different green papers in 8x8 a couple of years ago and she pulled it out a few weeks ago and said here Mum help yourself I don't use it very often. . .so I did lol! I sponged all th edges of my card as well as the three butterflies and around them as well.

Okay that is me tonight.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Whisper White Confetti cardstock. DCWV Green textured cardstock for the Neutrals stack. The designer paper is unknown brand but pretty. Amazing Creations Butterfly stamp. SU Short and Sweet stamp set for sentiment. SU Basic Black stamp pad. Ranger Distress inks. Sponge daubers. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Twine and button from my stash.

365 Cards - #148 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Today over at 365 Cards it is the start of Reader Appreciation Week and also Super Sketchy Sunday. . . .YAY!! The sketch for today is the one below which I didn't find too bad actually. I liked the layout and got straight into it and I would have finished earlier if I could have found my battery charger. I have spent nearly two hours looking for it and still cannot find it. . .don't ya hate that? I hope everyone that was affected by that stupid Fetish thing has sorted their issues out. It took me ages to block the silly thing on my followers list but my daughter finally got it for me.

This is my take on the sketch so I hope you like it. I cannot wait to see what cards some of our chosen readers design this week. Okay enough chatter. Until tomorrow.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Supplies: SU Kraft and More Mustard cardstock and designer paper. SU Embrace Life stamp set and brads. DCWV Cream and Olive textured cardstock. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Birds and Swirls and Paisley embossing folders. Button from my stash. Ranger Distress ink. SU Basic Black stamp pad. SU More Mustard grosgrain ribbon and Linen thread.