A lil bit of Sarah Kay

Good morning my lovelies.  It's a Bank holiday today and in true bank holiday style it's cold and miserable so my plans of having all my washing outside have gone by the wayside. 

Anyway, I'm just popping in to share a card I've just managed to finish.  Whilst I was having a rummage around my stamp draws I came across a bunch of Sarah Kay stamps I haven't used in absolutely ages so picked one of my favourites to ink up.  Decided I'd do a different style card instead of my usual 6 x 6 so plumped for a front step card.  I've also seen a challenge somewhere to make your own flowers so I'd seen a while back on a blog how to make these gorgeous flowers so had a go too.  Now can't remember for the life of me what challenge it was so will have to hunt for that one out but I can remember the flowers were on Norma's fab blog here.  She has loads of inspiration on there so you should check it out.  So let me show you what how it turned out. 

Image:  Sarah Kay 'Olivia with kittens'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'blank canvas'

Flowers:  handmade

Dies:  Memory Box 'puffy clouds', Marianne Design Creatables fence,

Cheery Lynn 'Fanciful Flourish', Whimsy Stamps 'Corner die set'

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Ribbon and pearls from stash

My last photo shows the image close up and coloured with my copics.  It's actually a real easy image to colour so I don't know why I don't use them more often as they really are very sweet.

Copics used

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  BG11, BG13, BG15, BG49/R00, R000, R12, R14

Plant pot/Flowers:  E43, E47, E49/YR23, YR31/R00, R12, R14

Grass:  YG00, YG03, YG95

Handmade flowers:  R000, R00, R12, R14

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

The Ribbon Girls  -  May 'card' challenge

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay that's all from me today.  Got to go lovely food shopping now what a thing to have to do on a bank holiday but I suppose if I want the kiddies to have stuff for their lunch boxes next week best get my behind in gear.  Then I assure you I'm coming home and sneaking in some colouring!

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx

Flower Soft Easel Card

Hi guys I know its been a while again and I am such a terrible blogger please forgive me. I have been crafting but doing my usual I end up doing it till the early hours of the morning and then forgetting to photograph and upload my finished card! I have a major easel card addiction going on at the moment and simply cannot make enough of them I think they are fab fab fab!

Anyway I'm beginning to waffle so I'll cut this short here is my finished project which I was asked to make. I used flower soft to make the urn of flowers. Now me and flower soft sort of have a love hate relationship. I so love the concept of it and when I see others use it it looks amazing yet somehow I just seem to get in a mess but this time I must say I'm quite happy with the outcome.

I also made a four drawer box which the card sits on top of and have made a few of these recently too. I was quite surprised how easy I found it and how quick it came together. I got the tutorial for this box from the very talented Kirstens amazing blog here and the link will take you directly to the tutorial but do take the time to have a browse around as there are other tuts on there and her creations are simply stunning.
Behind is the box I made for it to go in. Papers used were K & Co, Martha Stewart punch and bazzill card stock.
Heres another view
Anyway, thats it from me folks. Thanks for popping by and any comments you may wish to leave are so greatly appreciated I love to know what you guys think.
Take care,
Ann-Marie
xxx