One for the Boys - Colour Q #230

Hello folks!

Are you ready for another Colour Q challenge?  How about this for a great shoe?! I'd barely be able to stand in this, let alone walk.  (Is it just me or is it a sign of age when you start to buy shoes for comfort rather than style?)

I may not buy the shoes but I love the colours and thought they would look good on a  masculine card:

It fits in nicely with the theme over at Waltzingmouse Fanatics too, where the challenge is to make a masculine card using Waltzingmouse Stamps.  I used the brilliant My Kind of Guy set. I also based it on sketch #139 over at Deconstructed Sketch - definitely one I'll be using again.

Go and check out the rest of the design teams gorgeous creations...you'll get heaps of inspiration!

Thanks for stopping,

Claire x

Paper Patchwork

Evening bloggers!

For the first time I've played in the challenge over at Curtain Call, where the inspiration is a gorgeous picture of a patchwork quilt.   I also combined it with MME's 'All You Need is Love' challenge - so I'm all set for next years Valentines....that's if I don't leave the big bloke for a younger/richer/better looking model. I keep threatening him....

I used MME's 6x6 pad 'The Sweetest Thing' for this one - saved me from having to go through my hoards of MME scraps to find papers that matched. I would seriously have been sat there all night.

Have a great day and thanks for looking!

Claire x

Just Playing Around...

Hello again!

So there I was thinking that now I have both kids at school I'd have a little bit of free time before I get down to the serious job of finding work. Well that hasn't quite worked out yet - I'm beginning to wonder if I need to paint a black cross on our door since one by one my family seems to have succumbed to a nasty flu bug. One kiddo was off school all last week, my brother in law came down with it and now the man of the house. I'd like to say it's just a bout of 'man flu' but last time I said that it turned out it was a dose of pneumonia...made me sound a little heartless!

So just a quick card today for 2 different challenges: Dynamic Duos and CAS-ual Fridays:

It was a real case of just playing around with a new stamp set from Stampin' Up - Flower Shop.  I tried out every flower and looked at every possible embellishment for the flower centre but decided in the end that the stamp is so beautifully detailed, nothing else is needed. I chose a 6 x 4 card which is the size I like best at the moment. Although there is the option for a shaped card over at Dynamic Duos, I kept to a basic rectangle as it's a sympathy card.

Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for popping over,

Claire x

Colour Q #229

Evening folks!

So are you ready for another Colour Q challenge? Did you manage to get crafty using last week's bright and breezy colour palette? This week we've gone for it's complete opposite:

It screamed flowers and more flowers to me so I inked up those Fresh Cut Florals again from W Plus 9. The little leafy border is from a really old Sassafrass Lass set...I think the two sets compliment each other perfectly!  Don't worry if you haven't got the exact colours in your ink/paper collection - the nearest I have to Summer Starfruit is Memento's Pear Tart but it still fits the colour palette.

Hope you get the chance to join in this week...happy stamping!

Claire x

Black or White

Afternoon all!

Having a good weekend? I'm about to be bombarded by family so I'll make this quick! The key word over at Casology this week is 'bold' so I had a play around with my PTI stamps:

I use Watercolour Wonder and Grunge Me, together with a tiny sentiment. I embossed the Watercolour stamp with pewter emboss powder and stamped the remainder of the star with one of the Grunge Me stamps, then coloured it in with some SU markers.  I also added a bit of Dimensional Magic and some glitter to make it stand out a bit more.

I liked how it came out but I wasn't sure whether it was bold enough so I did the same card on black instead of white. What is it about black cards that makes them so difficult to photograph?  Let me know which you prefer won't you?

Thanks for popping by,

Claire x

At Last She Scraps! Colour Q #228

Hello again folks!

Can you believe I've actually done a scrapbook page for this week's Colour Q challenge? I really do need to change the name of this blog....... The colours this week are the perfect combination for a boys page:

Of course it helps when you have a new camera doesn't it? I find I only want to scrap now when I have a great photo...this one was taken a couple of weeks ago, just before my youngest son started 'big' school.  The journalling is hidden just behind the photo and explains how much I've loved both my boys at the age of five.  I think it may be because they've pretty much grown out of their tantrums but haven't yet started school so haven't picked up many bad habits!

Anyway, how will you use the colours? Card or layout? Feminine or masculine? Could go either way couldn't it!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping!

Claire x

Floral Fresh

G'day crafty friends!

Hope the start of your week is going well. Another card here for three different challenges this time: The Card Concept where the challenge is to use monochromatic pink, Freshly Made Sketches and a textured card for the latest W Plus 9 birthday celebration. They gave us a heads up on Saturday so I'm just waiting for Mr Linky to open his doors before I can post it there:

Oh how long have I been hankering after those Fresh Cut Florals stamps from W Plus 9. They seem to be such a popular set at the moment -  perfect for playing around with. I think they are going to see a lot  of ink in the coming days!

As for the style?  I think classy and elegant again.

Thanks for stopping by and if you take the time to comment double thanks...I love to read them!

Claire x