When is an S not an S'?...

 When it turns into something totally different! lol

 Hello all you Peachy Keen Challenge lovers!

Today we have a sketch for you to play along with.

I was going to do a DL card at first, but as usual, my mind wandered to 'what if'.

'What if I rotated it and made it the side panel of an 'S' fold card'?

Did that but I didn't like the LO, so I turned the 'S' fold card on IT'S side and ended up with a step card!

Funny how things turn out, isn't it! LOL

For my sample, I used the stamps from the ever so cute PKSC-16

The faces on the flowers and the bee are from my VERY favourite faces stamp set, Erkle and merkle

Here's another photo to show the folds. you can see that it was an 'S' fold card turned on it's side and another card adhered to the back to make the stand.

 I coloured the stamps with Copics. 

The flowers on the bottom were punched out and sponged with Wild Honey distress ink.

The die cut clouds were sponged with Brilliance Sky Blue.

 I do hope you are going to play along with us.

We love to see the fabulous creations you always come up with, time and time again.

Here are the details....

 Create a card or layout of your choice following the sketch provided.

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this  week and  our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

   Guidelines:
- Design must be new
- Link up by 6/5 - 11:59 pm EST

Please pop on over to the Peachy Keen blog to see what my amazing DT friends have created!

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Just one more....

....Before I play with the brand new release from Peachy Keen that arrived in my hot little hands today!!!

( The sneak peeks start on the 1st June)

OK, I did a birthday, with love, thinking of you and now a thank you.

Think that's most bases covered! LOL

Again using the Clearly Besotted gorgeous 'Happy Everything' stamp set.

The cute butterflies are from 'Butterfly Additions and coordinating dies.

The stamp was embossed with Stampendous Detail White embossing powder.

The sentiment is once again from  'Floral Sentiments' by My Creative Time.

Coloured with Copics.

Now off to play with my fabulous bunch of super duper PK stamps that you will love for the summer .....when it finally arrives!

Oh Baby!

I'm eagerly waiting for my new Peachy Keen stamps to arrive so I can start sneaky peeking you all.

The problem with being in the UK is, the time it takes to get my stamps.

All the other design team pals have got there's of course 'coz they are in the US.

Although, one of them lives out near Florida and I think she has a wait and a half too!

Anyway, I wanted to make a card, so got out LAST months new release add on set,

PK-208 ' Hey Baby'

Isn't she cute?

Here's aside view so you can see the type of card I used.

As usual, chucked the packet away without taking a note of the name of the cards!

Really!! I need treatment! Duh.

Sufice to say, they are scored along the bottom so they stand up like a tent card

 and have that beautiful cut-away panel on the front..

I used Forever Friends 'Pink Parfait' DP for paper piecing.

(I placed a piece of coordinating paper behind the cut out on the front).

Copics to colour her skin and the 'ground'.

Flowers from Astbury garden centre craft shop. 

Well, I'm off to see Alfie in a minute. 

(Won't be happy 'till I've seen for myself that he's over his convulsions).

 

Back soon!

Hopefully the PK release will be in my hot little hands tomorrow!

A productive day and a worry.

UPDATE ON ALFIE!
He's home and he's fine! Yeah!!

Hello everyone.

Hope those of us in the UK are enjoying this Bank Holiday Monday!

The weather is supposed to be rubbish in Macclesfield today, 

but up to now, it's quite warm and sunny. Long may it last!

I spent Sunday in Derby with my good friends, eating, crafting, craft shopping, eating, crafting, laughing and oh yes! ..crafting! lol

When we get together, the 'hostess' usually spends all her time fetching and carrying and getting no crafting time. We don't mind that at all. It's just so nice to have friends round.

Well yesterday I wasn't hosting, so managed to make FOUR cards!! Wow! That's almost a record for me!!

Here are the fruits of my labours! lol......

 Remember the card I did yesterday?

Here are two variations using the same method and stamps.

 I did this one with borrowed Black SU! embossing powder which is rubbish!

It makes the Copics smudge. Ridiculous.

Won't be buying THAT any time soon!

It's only saving grace is that it showed me how nice it looks embossed in black as well as white.

Totally different cards here! lol

I grabbed some card blanks I'd had hanging around for ages and the navy and white stripes cried out for a nautical theme to me.

The only problem was, our lovely hostess Pauline, didn't have any nautical type stamps!

OK, plan B. 

Off to the craft shop at Byrkley Park Garden Centre

Pauline, bless her, found a solitary remaining magazine with a massive stamp set in it.from Clear Impressions, called 'Sea Breeze'.

This is the magazine although it doesn't do the stamp set justice in this pic.

Well, it was Karma obviously. The set is A4 (letter) size. HUUUGE.

 

Some of Pauline's gorgeous red ribbon and some Copics loaned by Sandra. 

Thank you Sandra, combined with my embossing folder, that I have, as usual, don't know the name of.  Duh!

The beach hut and banner are also from the set.

There are loads more not even touched yet!

Loving that banner!!

Kept these simple as I'd forgotten my tool kit and only had these two A6 cards with me.

Still, all in all, I'm chuffed with my labours.

Now for the worrying news. Got home to find out my gorgeous little 3 year old grandson Alfie had two convulsions while I was in Derby!

He was in hospital with my son when I arrived home.

I rang BJ, (my son) and I spoke to Alfie who was by this time as right as rain 

watching Postman Pat on the observation ward..

They spent the night there. Hopefully they will be home later.

They are not the first convulsions he's had but hopefully, he will grow out of them.

I just hope it's down to his temperature, as I think he has a cold.

I will know more later.

Thanks for listening and have a smashing Bank Holiday!

Copics with Clearly Besotted stamps

Love Stephanie's beautiful stamps and dies.

(Love her beautiful prices too)!

Take a look at her blog HERE! Amazing!

She's a lovely lady and has been so helpful when in my enthusiasm, 

I bought the same stamp and die set twice! What a NUMPTY I AM!

All is sorted and I have more gorgeous stamps on the way too!

Anyhoo, I digress.

I've been playing this afternoon with heat embossing and colouring with my Copics on coloured cardstock.

Here's the result.

I've done this on Kraft to good effect.

The stamp set is 'Happy everything'. 

It's from Clearly Besotted Stamps, HERE.

I added the odd dot or two with my white gel pen from Peachy Keen..
I embossed the flowers with Versamark and Stampendous Detail White embossing powder.

I'm quite pleased with this effect and shall carry on experimenting with different colours of CS and Copics.

I'm entering this card in these challenges.
Charismatic Cards 
Dutch Dare Card Challenges

Moving Along With The Times

 Paper Crafting Journey

Wish me luck!

Have a FABULOUS Bank Holiday weekend!

A sympathy card

We just lost a neighbour that we'd known for almost 30 years.

She had lived a long life and thankfully passed away quickly without pain.

Here's her card...

In this view, you can see the sheen on the Centura card.

I cased THIS card that I found on Pinterest.

Stuff:

Centura pearl 'gold' CS from my favourite craft shop at Astbury Meadows Garden Centre in Congleton.

MCT  'Floral Sentiments'

Clearly Besotted 'Leafy Accents' stamp and die

Ribbon,  pearls and flower from my stash

Let's hope I don't have to make another one of these any time soon!

Fancier than usual!

Hello there! 

Is your weather as rubbish as ours?

Gloomy, wind, rain, hailstones, cold, one day of lovely sunshine, then gone?

Yeah? Thank that stupid Jet Stream, it's at it again! Hmphh!

Luckily, it can't dampen our spirits for crafting!

Here's a case in point....

This one, is about my mark when it comes to being fancy.

Kraft card stock, Background stamped with Market Street's Doily stamp and a peel off on vellum.

Job done! Simple. (The doily is a diecut I did with my pal Jackie's X-Cut die).

Now I'm climbing out of my comfort zone a little here.

I use Spellbinder dies all the time, but these new fancy frames etc are scaring me a little.

I used the Spellbinders  'Elegant Labels Four' and the 'Enchanted Labels 28'.

 Both from Sunrise Crafts.

Sponged with Memento Rose Bud and Angel Pink

 The card I used for die cutting is Centura Pearl.

I took this picture to show you the lovely subtle gold sheen that you get when the light hits it.

I'm sure I could have done a better job of this card, but my courage won't let me add anything extra just at the moment, so this will have to suffice! LOL

Have a great weekend WHATEVER the weather!