One card, two challenges

I've just got this Strawberry stamp from Flourishes..AT LAST!!!
I've been craving this stamps for ages, but kept putting it off due to the cost to the UK.
Bit the bullet and ordered it and it's worth every single penny!
I've ripped it open and got stuck in straight away with two challenges.

The first one is for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Another gorgeous sketch Mercy!

The second one is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge. Represent a season. Well, strawberries come with cream, which equals Wimbledon, which takes place in the SUMMER!
Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL

We have sun in today, here in Macclesfield!!! Makes SUCH a change from cloud and rain!

Have a wonderful Tuesday, wherever you are. Viv xxx

Peachy Keen Challenge #8

This week's challenge over at the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog, was ideal for using one of my favourite sets...Say It With Flowers.
I love these flowers. They are as so crisp and fresh.
Coloured as usual with Copics and mounted on Nestability ovals.
The base card is pearlescent with a watered silk effect. Really nice.

You must go on over to the PK challenge blog and join in with our challenge.
There's always a great prize to be won by one lucky entrant.
You don't have to have PK stamps to play along. (It's great if you do though).
While you're there, you will see the fabulous cards created by the other DT members.

Sonia
Lorie
Diane
Kathy the owner of PK (On holiday)

Hope you enjoyed your visit. It's always good to 'see' you.

Have a great day! Viv xxx

MTSC32 gets fruity and an award for me!

I made this following a previous Tuesday Sketch Challenge of Mercy's . (MTSC32).
(Week before last).
It was my first attempt at colouring a pear with my Copics.
(From my Faceless fruit set from Peachy Keen.)
I added the faces from my Potted Happy Flower set.
I'm quite pleased with it except for the sentiment. I hand wrote it and it lets the card down.
I'll put a tag of some description over it and it'll be fine.
I Cuttlebugged the dark green mat punched the border with a friend's MS border punch.
(Gotta get me that punch)!!!!
I shaped the pears and mounted them on the red card with silicone.
Added a few red gems from my stash and a length of ribbon and there you have it!
(I will use sturdier card for the fruit next time, as this card is a bit thin and creases a bit too easily when shaping).

I received this wonderful award from the mega talented Lori!! Yes! ME!

You should see her work!! She has a fabulous blog filled to the brim with delight in every post, so I'm honoured that Lori should think I inspire HER, when actually, it's the other way around!
Thank you SO much Lori.

Have a great week! Viv xxx

I'm so lucky

I have been busy this week with helping my son move into his new home with his partner, (still am). Plus visiting Mum and doing all her jobs.
Gardening (yak) and taxiing Alan to the doctors 3 times this week.
I DID manage two cards! WOW! One was my DT card for Peachy Keen and the other for Mercy's sketch challenge.
I'm getting withdrawal symptoms!!

On a much lighter note, I wanted to show you this fabulous 'Pay it forward' I received from Natalie of Crafting Fun!



I'm thrilled to bits with it because Natalie thought of me in the first place and because it's so perfect! It's the little sister to my tote bag, even the same gorgeous colours and is JUST wonderful!!!
Natalie, I've taken a while putting it on here, but I wanted to give it it's own well deserved space.

Not only this wonderful little surprise package, but the most gorgeous card too! Look....



Isn't it GORGEOUS!!!
Natalie! Thank you SO much for these. I'm absolutely delighted.

Now it's MY turn to 'Pass it forward'.

It started with the movie "Pay it forward". The role model of Haley Joel Osment, gives a great deed to another person. The only condition for the one who receives it, is that he or she has to then promise to do something that matters to others. Someone has now taken this principle further, and made it into a gift. The rules are simple - everyone can join, and only 3 rules have to be fulfilled:

1. You must have your own blog, so that you can spread the message.
2. You must like to make others happy.
3. You must ship your gifts to 3 people within the next 365 days

I'm passing MY 3 gifts forward now to...........

LisaB

Sassy Sue

Barbara

Lisa and Barbara, please e-mail me your address.

These brave ladies, have had, or are having, a traumatic time and I hope by choosing them I can put a smile on their faces for a moment or two.

Thank you Natalie! Viv xxx

Mercy's latest Tuesday Sketch challenge

Mercy Kerin has returned to her Tuesday sketch challenges and I'm so glad, as she produces the most gorgeous sketches to play along with.
(They are SO pretty, that they are almost a digi card in themselves)!

This one shows you what I mean.....
Isn't it gorgeous!




And here's what I made with it.



It's a bit more vibrant that it shows on here. My camera bless it, is good, but it doesn't 'see' colours properly. There's a hint of violet in the card that it won't pick up.

I used my trusty Bazzil CS and backed it with a Joanna Sheene paper that I've had for years and forgot I had.
Ribbon from my stash and two little flowers I found after rummaging, fastened to the card with a Papermania fuzzy brad.
The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp inked with Wild Wasabi by SU.

Can't wait for next week's now Mercy!!! ;0)

Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone and thanks for visiting.

Viv xxx

Peachy Keen's gone Batty!

Well actually, I think I've been batty for years. Just ask my friends!!! LOL

I'VE JUST PROVED IT!!!

The challenge was to use a pumpkin, a zig zag and the colour purple.
I FORGOT TO PUT ME ZIG ZAG ON!

Here's the challenge card WITH the zig zag. Duh!

I loved making this card for Peachy Keen, as It gives me the chance to make a Halloween card or two.
(As we don't go in for it much over here...yet, I don't get the chance).
But having my hot little mitts on these fab stamps means I'm going to be doing a good few more!
I've used four stamps on this card.
The pumpkin, bat and sentiment are all one set, PK-629 in the PK store.
The background is a massive stamp, PK - 624, almost A6 in size UK, (A2 US).
I coloured the pumpkin with Copics and decoupaged him.
Can't really tell, but there are 3 layers to him.

Here's some different angles to give you an idea...






I glittered the Pumpkin's mouth and eyes with gold Glamour Dust to represent candlelight, and used normal Glamour Dust on the bat's wings. (Isn't he CUTE)!

Why not pop over the Peachy Keen blog for all the details and see what the other fab DT members have created!
(There's always a prize on offer for one lucky winner too)!

Have fun! Viv xx

Happy anniversary

I made this for my son Danny's 3rd wedding anniversary on Wednesday.



It was mine and DH's Pearl Wedding Anniversary yesterday.
Danny came over Saturday evening and took us out to dinner at our favourite Chinese restaurant and we had a lovely evening.(Sara couldn't make it as she was helping out in her parent's restaurant in Kegworth. (I recommend you pay a visit to 'The Cottage', if your ever in the village. The food is amazing, as it's truly home made from scratch. Not bought in stuff and re-heated).
Then yesterday, two of my other sons, Barry and Ben came round, which made my day. It would have been a full set of all four sons at once, but Paul is still on holiday in France.

All in all, it was a perfect weekend. Still wondering where those 30 years went so quickly!!

Right! Onto the card....

I CASED THIS gorgeous card (made by robertachic), that I found looking for inspiration on SCS.
I don't really know how to 'CASE' so hope I've done it right.

I used a background I found by chance in The Crafter's Kitchen. What an amazing blog!
It has the most beautiful, delicate cards you ever saw!
Jak very generously scatters freebies around her fab blog and that's how I found this gorgeous paper. Take a trip over to her blog, (if you haven't already), you will LOVE it!

I found the sentiment on the web and mixed my fonts up a bit.
Added a bit of white satin ribbon and voila!

So, thank you robertachic and Jak! It's your card really!!