Etsy Inspired Challenge

I just love colour at the mo! Rainbows are just perfect!  I think this is the first time I've palyed along with the Etsy Inspired Challenge.  I just loved this image of the little rainbow toadstool bracelet.  So decided to use that as my inspiration.  I love the way it turned out.  I stamped the images onto watercolour paper.

Somebody shoot me the next time I decide it will be a good idea to do rainbow stitching though!! 8 changes of spool and bobbin later (including the black frame!) I was really regretting the whole decision!

I used dimensional paint and dimensionals to pop up the clouds and give the toadstool spots some lift.

Thanks for looking and have a great day! I might upload another card later - I've been busy!!

Just bee-cause!!

Hello folks!  Right now I am getting ready to rush out the door to the gym but I wanted to get this up on the old blog before I headed out!

Made this card...just bee-cause (!) I liked the challenge colours over at Embellish Magazine!  I've used a digital image from Meljen's Designs (this one is actually a freebie available on her blog.  The layout is using the sketch from CPS.  I figured it fits with the nature theme at The Pink Elephant.  And finally seeing as there are buttons on it I'll submit it for the OCC Challenge this week.  Phew! Never done that many in one card before!

Here is a close up of the stitching around the buttons!

I just love that polka dot paper from October Afternoon!  Thanks for looking!  Have a great day, I'm off to the gym now!

Ethan becomes Emma!!

When I saw this Ethan Lollipop stamp by Lori Boyd at Stamping Bella I immediately thought of a little girl I know who is a bit of a tomboy and loves her skateboard.  Hmmm I thought I wonder....So today I have given little Ethan a transformation with a marker!  I hope he doesn't mind! I also gave her a smile and some little cheeks!  Hope that's OK Lori!?

I made this card using the Just Us Girls Sketch and the There She Goes challenge.  The challenge from TSG was to use three colours (OK so I hope it's ok to have added black and white!), two different types of patterned paper, a button and one ribbon. Oh and no other embellishments.  It was quite tricky to work with those strict guidelines.  I couldn't decide where to put the button and then thought I'd pop it over the top of the balloon!  The balloon stamp, sentiment and banner are all from There She Goes.

I also decorated the inside of the card.

Guitar Strings

I always struggle to make cards for males but making a card for a fourteen year old was more difficult than most.  In the end I settled on this guitar digital stamp from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.   I made this card in a bit of a hurry! I think I would have preferred more stars paper pieced but time just got away from me!

I'm going to submit this one for the current challenge over at Everything But the Kitchen Sink.  They are asking you to used string or something like string.  I'm not sure if silver thread counts but that's what I used for the guitar strings.  Think you can see it in this close up.

I was so excited today to see that I had been selected for the Trensetting Spotlight over at There She Goes stamps - that has really made my day.  I also had a couple more shout outs this week.  One from the Color Cue for my Owl Miss you card and one from Cupcake Inspiration Challenge for the three butterflies card.  So that was exciting too!  Feeling very special today. :-)

Camouflage T-shirt

Oh I had so much fun putting this shirt and other image options together!!  I haven't got a boy, but if I did I would so make him the army tank option!!

I am busy making t-shirts for a craft market in May.  I want to have one of every option available instead of just pictures, that way people get a much better idea of what they will get when their custom order is complete.  So this grey t-shirt for boys, will have their name and one image on the front in camouflage fabric.  I have shown one of the image options on the front and have three other options stitched on the back so it is easy for them to choose which option they want on the front of their's I hope that makes sense!

Here are the other picture options, starting with my personal favourite: the army tank!

And here is the t-shirt as a whole.

Thanks for looking, this will be in the shop later today!