Beardie Bows

Thursday 30 August 2012

Braveheart Bo

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

We had an awful day weather wise here in Warwickshire yesterday (I think most people in the UK did) it rained and rained and rained ~ only clearing up at tea time.  There was a 'lake' outside our gates in the road because the drain that is there couldn't cope with the amount of water!

Today I have a Birthday card to share ~ made for a very good friend who just happens to be Scottish.  He and his wife are the breeders that two of our Beardies have come from ~ they show their dogs and every year at Crufts he wears his full Scottish regalia ~ I have photographic proof of this!  So, when I saw this image I thought it was perfect.



There is an awful lot of detail in this image and took me forever to colour it in!

CARD RECIPE

Image: Teddy Bo & Co 'Braveheart Bo' ~ Teddybo_054
Colouring Medium: Copics
Cardstock: White hammered card base, Bazzil Basics
Sentiment: Pink Petticoat
Punches (for sentiment): Stampin' Up 'Modern Label' & 'Word Window
Jose Rose: Nailheads
Ribbon from Stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ Challenge 53 ~ Animals or Teddies
Everybody Art ~ Challenge #202 ~ Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique ~ Challenge #48 ~ Anything Goes (with a twist must be Birthday related)

Monday 20 August 2012

Topsy Turvy Cake

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

Well what a stunning weekend we had weather wise here in Warwickshire ~ we even managed a barbecue on Saturday evening and stayed out until well after dark as it was so warm.

Today I have a Birthday card to share ~ not made for anyone in particular ~ but will go in my card box for future use.



First time I have inked this stamp up ~ but it could fast become one of my favourites me thinks!

CARD RECIPE

Image: Whimsy Stamps ~ Meljen's Designs 'Topsy Turvy Cake'
Colouring Medium: Copics & Spica Pens
Cardstock: White hammered card base, Bazzil Basics & Polka Dot card from my scraps box
Sentiment: Craftwork Cards ~ Birthday Messages
Rhinstones: Doodlebug Mini Jewels 'Limeade'
Ribbon from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz ~ Challenge #32 ~ Monochrome
Just Inspirational Challenges ~ Photo Inspiration
Meljen's Design ~ Challenge #123 ~ Tie A Ribbon
Stampin' for the Weekend ~ Challenge 15 ~ Monochromatic

Thank you for stopping by ~ I hope you like my creation.

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Tulip Jungle

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well.

Just a quick share today, as I am very busy ~ I am trying to get another eBay sale going and I forget how time consuming it is.

So, today I am sharing a card made for one of my friends.


This is one of my most 'inked' up stamps ~ it comes out time and time again as it is so suitable for so many occasions.


CARD RECIPE

Image: Penny Black 'Tulip Jungle' ~ 2300K
Colouring Medium: Copics
Cardstock: Kraft Card for card base & pearlescent and hammered card from the scrap box
Sentiment: Woodware Clear Magic Stamps 'Tiny Phrases' ~ FRCL029
Rhinstones: Doodlebug Mini Jewels 'Limeade'
Rafia: From my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Charisma Cardz Challenges ~ Challenge #31 ~ Flowers & Fauna

That's it, probably for this week.

Thank you so much for stopping by ~ have a nice day.


Monday 6 August 2012

Sweet Little Donkey

Hello everyone out there in blogland  .....

Firstly, I want to say a HUGE thank you to Debby who very kindly pointed out that she couldn't leave a comment on my blog ~ I checked this out and there was definitely a problem.  It worked when I first set up this blog and now it doesn't?  I spent some time checking all the settings and finally managed to get it working by enabling the little window that pops up on most peoples blogs to leave a comment ~ I will never know what went wrong, but I am very glad to have now sorted it.  So, if you have been trying to leave a comment and couldn't, it is now fixed.

Anyhoo, here is my share for today ~ a Birthday card for my Mom and her birthday is today.



My Mom adores donkeys so I thought this image was perfect.  

I have decided my long winded descriptions of how the cards on this blog have been created are a little tedious to read, so I am going to try and just 'itemise' what I have used instead ~ let me know what you think.

CARD RECIPE:

Image: Whimsy Stamps ~ Meljen's Designs 'Sweet Little Donkey'
Colouring Medium: Copic Markers
Backing Papers: Prima ~ Fairy Belle Collection
Cardstock: Bazzil Basics
Nestabilities: Lacey Circles
Sentiment: Crafwork Cards Birthday Messages
Martha Stewart Punch: Scallop Dot
Embellishments: Ribbon, Rhinestones and Charm from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Meljen's Designs ~ Happy Birthday
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge ~ Pink
Charisma Cardz Challenges ~ Pink + 1

Thank you so much for stopping by.