FAVOURITE SKETCH?

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking for your favourite sketch.

When the image allows I do like this sketch.  I think it's simple and effective, but it doesn't suit all images.

For my bright card I have used a Penny Black stamp, Golden Dance, coloured with copics and cut out with a Sizzix oval die.  I've added 3 strips of dotty paper from a Doodlebug pad, pearls and a LOTV sentiment.

I would like to enter:

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Colorful Options - Using Orange and Green from the mood board

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

The Crafting Challenge - Flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will see you soon.

Lynne x

ROSE GARDEN

Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  I've been potting up plants in the greenhouse but when it got too warm for me I had a play in the craft room and this is the card I came up with.

It is a stamp from MFT call Rose Garden which I have coloured with copics. I've added a sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp set and the butterfly is from Hero Arts.  A fairly quick (apart from the colouring) and straight forward card. I'm not sure about the blue on the butterfly, but I have coloured blue around the image so it ties in with that.

I would like to enter:

Passion for Markers - Make It Bloom

Simon Says Weds - Beautiful Blooms

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

PIP Challenge 2519 - Anything Goes

Thank you for your visit and I will be back later in the week.

Lynne x

PAPER PIECING

Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts at Allsorts today and as well as Anything Goes the optional theme, which I have chosen, is paper piecing.

I have used my Woodware sneakers stamp for this and paper pieced the sneakers with the spotty paper from a Maja Design pad called Denim & Friends.  

The other two papers used are from the same pad and I've backed them with kraft cardstock and inked gently around the edges of the stitched square.  The sneakers have been shaded lightly with copics and the sentiments are from LOTV,

Our prize this fortnight is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions (inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend).  PI are proud to represent over 70 brands from global, recognisable brands to small, niche and new.

Also just to give you some advance notice it is the 16th birthday of Allsorts coming up and there will be a special birthday challenge on 24th May.

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will be back later in the week.

Lynne x

SOFT OR BOLD COLOURS?

Morning Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying the lovely sunny weather we are having here in the UK at the moment.  I think today is going to be the hottest day of the week.

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking whether you prefer to use soft or bold colours on your projects. 

I do like using both but when it comes to making children's cards I prefer to use bolder colours. I think they stand out and grab their attention more than soft colours.

For my card I have used a cute monkey image from Last Minute Manda and coloured him with copics.  I have used a MFT cloud stencil for the background and the green starry paper is from a LOTV pad. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Birthdays

Critter Crazy - AG featuring a critter

Thank you for visiting and I look forward to seeing your entries.

Lynne x