I'm distressed!

 Well my card is! LOL (The edges that is).

I've coloured this CUTE image from The Fairy Princess at  Prairie Fairy. It's for the latest challenge..'Distressed' over at the Prairy Fairie's Friday Challenge blog.
It's called, 'Bunny Love', but to me, it's the spitting  image of my dog Harvey!
Anyone who knows Harvey, will relate to this immediately. OK, it's supposed to be a bunny, but it's too cute to be saved for Easter, so for me, it's a gorgeous little puppy. I coloured 'Harvey' with my Copics and mounted 'him' on a circle Nestie that I inked around the edge with Tim Holtz distress ink, 'Tea Dye'.
I did the same with the flower I made out of an old newspaper. I DO love this puppy rabbit! LOL

Thanks for calling by
Viv xxx

Cards For Men Challenge #9

 Hi everyone! We have a real treat for you this week. Our challenge at Cards For Men is...'Monochrome',
and our sponsor is none other than our glorious leader...Donna, of... Donna's Den of Crafts.

Here is what Donna has to say about her company........

'At Donna's Den of Crafts we stock a wide range of products from Dovecraft, DCWV, Spellbinders, Crafter's Companion, Crafting with Stephanie, Joanna Sheen and so on.  We are a small home-run business and pride ourselves on customer service.  We have a fixed P&P of £1.00 regardless of the size of order.  Most orders are sent out within 24 hours of payment subject to stock levels'.

 I did two cards and couldn't make my mind up which one to forward to Donna as THE card. I eventually chose THIS one....

This is the one I did originally............................

(I seem to have a bit of a brown thing going on at the moment).

I hope you like the cards and they inspire you to play along with us at Cards For Men.

 The challenge will run from 26th April to 9th May. The prize will be a £10 gift voucher to use at Donna's Den of Crafts and there will also be a 10% discount voucher valid for the term of the challenge. The code for this is CFM0410. Please stop by the CFM blog and look at the fabulous samples from the other amazing DT members.You won't be disappointed. I promise you.

Good luck and I hope to 'see' you soon.

 Thanks for calling by
Viv xxx

21st Birthday

Just a quickie tonight.
I made this for my eldest son's fiance. She will be 21 tomorrow.
All the elements are pretty obvious, so won't bore you with ALL the details. Oh, OK, I will. LOL
The poppy is part of a stamp set by Papermania. The set was produced with Rememberence Sunday in mind. £1 from every set sold, was donated to the Poppy Appeal.
The sentiment was done on the PC and the ribbon was off Ebay.
The embossing was courtesy of a Sizzex embossing plate and Spellbinders Labels 4 provided the frame.
Coloured with ......YEP! You guessed it! Copics. 

Off to bed now 'coz my arm's hurting too much to concentrate.
Thanks for calling by
Viv xxx

We'll gather lilacs.....

 Well Ok, a lilac birdy. (I can't get enough of this little creature)!!! 

Today is the start of Challenge #27 and we have a colour palette and inspirational pictures to work from.................

 Here's my interpretation...............

He's been a Bluebird and a Sparrow and now he's been morphed into a Lilac bird. He's such a joyful happy little guy, you can't help smiling at him. He's from the adorable PK-267, 'Happy Bird and phrases'. Available in the Peachy Keen store. (There's a great offer on too..LOOK HERE)!

He's a good size too in this set. He measures approx. 7cm x 6cm,  in inches that's 2 3/8 x 2 1/2. 

The DP is by Papermania and is from the Capsule collection. The 'grass' is courtesy of Martha Stewart as is the 'trellis fence'.  The sentiment is part of this PK set. Flowers, butterfly and brads are from my stash.

Please hurry on over to the Peachy Keen blog and join in with us. You can get tons of inspriation from my fabulously talented DT members and there's always a fab prize on offer to the lucky winner.

I hope you like my lilac 'Bluebird'. I look forward to seeing your creations, should you play along with us. You will, won't you. You know you want to.*Grin*

Thanks for calling by

Viv xxx

Copic Colour Challenge meets The Fairy Fun Friday Challenge, Lili Of The Valley and exciting news!!!

Firstly, my exciting news!!!.......... I've been chosen as a DT member for the Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge blog! I'm SO pleased and can't WAIT to get started along with the other uber talented DT members.
Bring it on!!!

Now for this card......I made this with the  Fairy Fun Friday Challenge in mind and coincidentally, coloured him in the almost exact same colours needed for the  Copic Colour Challenge #60. I love it when I have a happy accident. Don't you? Isn't this stamp gorgeous!! It's by Lili of the Valley and called 'Lazy Afternoon'.
I don't have Y23. I coloured his hair with Y28. I did use the other two colours though. (You don't have to have an exact match. Just the nearest thing). It's also eligble for the Lili of the Valley blog challenge.
The 'sky' is sponged with SU's Bashful Blue and the DP is from DCWV.. 'Nana's Nursery'.
The ribbon is also SU. The sentiment I stamped in the image frame is from a set called 'Ticketed' by Stampology. I just used one of the sentiments without the actual ticket stamp.
I produced the bottom myself off the PC and attached it with eyelets and twine.
I'm a bit chuffed with this one and it is going to my grandson for his birthday next month.

Thanks for calling by
Viv xxx

It's very Krafty!

Hya y lovely blogging pals. I'm having a break from colouring today. No particular reason, just the way things worked out with this card.
There's three firsts on this card. First time I used that Cuttlebug embossing folder, first time I used that gorgeous stamp and first time I used that particular Martha Stewart border punch! 

The card is 7" x 5".
The stamp is part of a pretty little set by Making Memories called 'Autumn Splendour'. 
(Thank you Lorie)!I stamped the image with Memento  Rich Cocoa. The swirls are from a Quickcutz die.
All I started with was the stamp set on my REALLY untidy desk, a scrap of brown card and it just evolved from that. I quite like it when a card makes itself! LOL

I MUST knuckle down and tidy this craft room! It looks like an explosion in a paper factory!!! Doh!!

Thanks for stopping by today and for all your lovely messages and cards of support. You'll never know how much it means to me.
Viv xxx

Bluebird or Sparrow?

Which is your favourite? In not so sunny Macclesfield, there's a distinct shortage of Bluebirds, but a veritable GLUT of Sparrows! They are quite cute though so I don't mind. It's still fascinating to watch them dive onto the fat balls and seeds on the doodad in the garden.
Well,  I've just got my latest Peachy Keen stamps and fabulous they are too! I couldn't WAIT for these to arrive and play with them. OK, it's meant to be a bluebird, but I wanted a sparrow too,  (in honour of the Macclesfield avian residents). LOL

This little Fella is from the set PK-267 Happy Bird and Phrases.

And my gorgeous Macclesfield Sparrow from the set....................... PK-268 Happy Mother's Day.

Here's a close-up of one of the circle stamps. Isn't it pretty! It fits perfectly with the Nestie circles.

  Whether you love Bluebirds or Sparrows, I'm sure you'll love these fabulous sets from Peachy Keen!
(There's a promotion on too. Check it out HERE)!

Oh how great it is to be back creating properly again. I LOVE it!
Thanks for calling by
Viv xxx