AnyaInk and Anyone for Anya

I did originally stamp this image off to use in CA&F Red Work challenge, but didn't get time to finish her before the challenge ended. Anyway I decided to use her for AnyaInk's challenge this week which is to do a monochromatic card. I have also entered it into Anyone for Anya who have a flower theme this week. I have to admit that I am having so much fun making these bows up, sorry if you are sick of seeing them, but they are so easy to make and I just love the look of them.

CA&F Sketchy Saturday and Monday Mania + Flutterby Wednesday

I was hoping to have this card finished yesterday, but when I dropped my Daughter off at Karate last night and went to Spotlight to buy some ribbon, I was very dissappointed to find that it had closed for the night. I thought for sure it would be open till 9pm, but no they close at 7pm! So I had to wait until today to buy the ribbon and then finish this card. I have entered this card into Sketchy Saturday, but I didn't have room for the 3 buttons at the top so I could only fit 2, hope that this is ok!! If not I understand. here is the sketch:

CA&F Monday Mania was to make a Valentines card without using pink or red. Now I love Pink so this was hard for me, but I managed to do it and you know what I am actually really happy with it. And last but not least Flutterby Wednesday's was a love theme with a butterfly, fairy or angel on your card, so I have an angel on mine. 

I have another couple of cards that I am hopping to finish tonight so I should have a couple more to show tomorrow.

I am very excited as my little Oscar who will be nine months next week has slept through the night for the last 2 nights. Hooray!! Now all I need to do is teach the twins how to do the same. They have been in a big bed for 12 months now and they had started to not come in as much over the last couple of months. They were coming in about 3 - 4 times a night, but we got them to give their dummies up about a month ago and they are back to coming in about 4 times a night. OMG it is driving me insane!! So just need to get Oscar to teach the girls and all will be great. Not too sure about my chances though!!

AnyaInk

The challenge this week at AnyaInk, was to use this sketch to create your card with. As you can see I have flipped the sketch on it's side. My son has a birthday party tomorrow and I have so many girls cards, but no boy cards! For some reason when I make a card I tend to do a girls card, must have something to do with all the pretty flowers and ribbons and other girly stuff that I have tons of! 

Card Details:

Stamp - Skater Ian and bizzy Becs Digi ticket sentiment

Ink - Copic and Touch Markers, SU Close to Coco

Paper - DSP Basic Grey and SU cardstock

Other - Brads, buttons and stars from my stash

Just a quick post as I have got to go and ice my lemon cake which is cooling as I type. I have been wanting to bake all week, but it has been too hot, so today being a bit cooler was the perfect day. Just need to go and make my lemon cream cheese icing and it's all finished. Am so looking forward to a peice with a nice cup of coffee.

A Joint Effort!

When the postie came the other day he had some new Martha Stewart punches for me. I just love so many of her punches, which is never good for the credit card!! I saw this deep edge one on quite a few cards and knew I had to have it, isn't it just gorgeous!! Anyway couldn't wait to use it so here it is. 

The other day I was giging at some beautiful blogs and I came across this fantastic bow making tutorial on Cheryl Walker's Blog. Cheryl is a TFG Farmer and all her work is just stunning so is definitely worth a look. Thanks a lot Cheryl for the tutorial. There is no excuse for me not to have gorgeous looking bows from now on!! So of course when I saw the Monday Mania challenge was to include ribbon, I knew this was my chance to try out Cheryl's bow's and I am pretty happy with the way it turned out.

This Easel Card has been made to fit a number of challenges this week and they are:

CA&F Monday Mania - Easel Card with ribbon on it.

CA&F Wild Card Wednesday - Green and Purple

Flutterby Wednesday - Include a butterfly, fairy or Angel on your card

CA&F Sketch Saturday

Card Details:
Stamps - TGF Princess Ava
Ink - Black Momento and Touch and Copic Markers
Paper - Su Elegant Eggplant Cardstock, Green Sugar coated cardstock and purple cardstock. Green DSP from my stash
Tools - Nesties, Martha Stewart deep edge Punch, butterfly punch and corner rounder
Other - All flowers and Purple Rhinestones from Bizzy Becs, Ribbon from my stash and Kaisercraft Pearls

Club Anya & Friends Monday Mania & Flutterby Wednesdays

Club Anya & Friends Monday Mania this week was a color and photo inspiration challenge. The colors and photo below were to be used to create your card. I didn't have all the exact colors, but matched what I didn't have as close as I could. This photo looks so yummy. So when I saw this photo I knew exactly what paper I wanted to use. I have used Basic Greys Nook & Pantry collection - Cupcakes. Seeing all these cupcakes makes me want to start baking. If it wasn't so hot here I would jump into the kitchen and whip up a batch of cupcakes! But it is very hot and sticky here and the oven on would just make it even worse. Ah well, will have to wait till it cools down! Anyway here is my card using the colors and cupcake photo for inspiration.

I have heard a few people talking about glimmermist over the last month and I decided to get some myself, little did I know how many different colors there were to choose from. Needless to say I spent a long time trying to decide. I ended up getting the Cherry Blossom one and I sprayed the whole cupcake paper with it. it is a bit hard to see in the top photo so I have added a close up sp you can see the slight pink glimmer across the cupcakes. 

Card Details:

Stamps - TGF Miss Anya Dressy and SU Sincere Salutations

Paper - Pink Pirouette cardstock SU, Basic Grey's Cupcake DSP, all other paper from my stash

Ink - Black Momento, Brown Momento and Touch and Copic Markers

Other - Scalloped oval Nesties, Kaisercraft pearls, glimmer mist, butterfly punch and Diamond Dust on butterflys.

I have also entered this card into Flutterby Wednesdays. There challenge this week is an open challenge, you just had to have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!

Well tomorrow is back to school day for my older two and I can tell you that both them and myself are looking forward to it. My girls are also starting 3year old Kinder tomorrow, they are very excited. Although I not too sure how they are going to go. I'm pretty sure that Miss Charlotte will be fine, but I think that Miss Lily might get a little worried next week when I have to go. Tomorrows group I stay with them, so I guess we will find out soon enough. 

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

Club Anya & Friends Wild Card Wednesday & Sketchy Saturday

I just love this Prince Ian image from TGF, isn't he just so cute! I decided to make this card for my Hubby for Valentines. Now we haven't celebrated Valentines Day since we had kids, which was just over 10 years now, so I thought it was about time we did. So I made this card using Prince Ian and Princess Anya. I even made Ian with blonde hair and Anya with red hair, which matches myself and my wonderful Hubby. Although he has gone a bit darker over the last few years. Isn't age a wonderful thing! Anyway have entered this card into the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya - To include hearts on your card

Club Anya Wild Card Wednesday - To use metal on your card

A spoonful of sugar - Freestyle

Club Anya Sketch Saturday - Sketch is below

Card Details:

Stamps - TGF Princess Anya and Digi Prince Ian, Bizzy Becs Digi Ticket Sentiment

Paper - Cardstock from my stash and DSP from my stash

Ink - Black Momento and touch and Copic Markers

Other - Metal heart and heart brad from my stash, Red Rinestone and flower from Bizzy Becs and kindy glitz on Anya's Wand and crown.

TGF CHA Relay - Day 3 Cub Toby

Well it is day 3 on the TGF CHA Relay and I think I need some sleep!! I've been sitting up late to make these cards each night. Needless to say there has been lots of coffee over the last couple of days! I am not usually a fast card maker, things tend to sit on my desk for at least a few days, sometimes even a week before they get finished. So I have out done myself these last few days in getting 3 cards done! LOL! I have to say I wasn't too sure about Toby when I first saw him, as I'm not really into animals and stuff, but after coloring him up I have come to love him and actually think he is quite cute now.

Card Details:

Stamps - TGF Cub Toby Digi, Bizzy Becs Digi ticket sentiment

Paper - All cardstock and DSP is SU

Ink - Copic and Touch Markers and Brown momento ink

Well I am off for another coffee before little Oscar wakes up!