Teeny tiny cards made using printed images from Pink Petticoat. They have been coloured with ProMarkers.......I think I need to get some of the new fine nibs as these are so tiny that I kept going over the edges.
Images have been embellished with Viva Pearl Pen and Viva Gloss Gel Pen.........my new favourite must have crafting things. They are fabulous with a capital fuh and if I ever run out I will cry. The red gloss pen makes the most fabulous berries and tree lights and the pearl pen made beautiful mistletoe berries. I never ever got on with Liquid Pearls but the slightly looser consistency of the Viva pearls gives lovely neat little mounds that dry smoothly.
The paper is Basic Grey.
Miss Doodle has been in fine form today. She has had me dancing around the kitchen floor with us both in fits of giggles. We've read all of her books......again and I am a tad fed up of Little Kitten and the bl**dy noisy nose. It's her favourite and we read it over and over and over again. Still we've had a smashing day and I can't wait to see her tomorrow.
Not had much time up in my room tonight. By the time Ruby went home and I had fed and watered Mr Manic and DD all there was time for was to take my new card stash up and sort it and cut a few more blanks.
The stamps from the giveaway will be posted tomorrow. I'm sorry for the delay but I've not had anyone available to take me up to the post office. The one day I did........I forgot to give them the parcels....numpty!!!
Right......I'm going for a bit of a browse with a nice mug of coffee and then I had best get to bed and get some sleep.......I may have to dance again tomorrow.....lol!!!
Thanks for your visit.
Sheila-x-
You know.......we say quick and easy cards and they are.....if you've spent several hours doing all the diecuts beforehand....lol!!!
A simple Good Luck card using up more of the bright spotty paper and a free stamp from Craft Stamper.
Embellishments are a flower gem and some Magenta corner peeloffs.
I had a bagful of these Prima flowers so I had a good sort out and used up what I could. The rest went in the bin as they were either a bit chewed up or they were strange colours that didn't colour very well with Promarkers.
The circles took me hours.........the card......five minutes.
Well I've been that flippin' hot today I think me mojo was in a puddle on the floor so I have spent pretty much all day sorting out card blanks and envelopes ready for my mega delivery of card from The Paper Mill tomorrow. One big box of cream, one big box of white, a box of A3 creams and whites, a box of black and a box of cream felt mark. Gawd only knows where it will go but I am so short of of everything that it had to be ordered.
Took a break for an hour to look after Princess Doodle while her daddy went for a check up at the docs. I think we looked at every book in her collection and she must have about fifty here. My nice tidy living room looked like a bomb had hit it when she went home.
Mr Manic is back from work and has been fed and watered and DD has gone off to work so I think I'll go back to my card sorting for an hour or so. After that it will be a cool bath and a session on the sofa watching some more Bones.........I am so hooked.
Tara for now and thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-
A Sizzix cupcake using My Minds Eye glittered papers on a background of K & Co spotty paper.
The scalloped border is one I cut from a 12 x 12 sheet of scalloped card by DCWV.
Sentiment is Hero Arts.
I've made twelve of these for the shop box so it's filling up nicely now.
Just waiting for the builder to arrive and then I am off upstairs to craft with the fan on full blast. Dinner can wait until later today.....it's just too hot to have the oven on so we'll have as tea so it's fresh when Mr Manic gets home from work.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-
Back to the everyday cards today.
I wanted to use up a small stash of this very bright spotty Doodlebug paper so I made several of this simple card for the shop box.
The foliage stamp is Hero Arts and I used an Anna Griffin punch for the small flower and an unknown punch for the larger one. Brads for the centres and then I embellished with a punched butterfly (Martha Stewart).
The sentiment is from a Papermania set.
No heatwave here today. It's been grey and drizzly all day. The builder was rained off so he's hoping for a better day tomorrow.
I've just spent the day upstairs sorting and condensing and now I am just waiting for the potatoes to cook for the Cheese and Potato pie I am making for tea...yum yum.
Had a quick visit from Miss Doodle when she and her mummy came to pick up DD to go shopping. She was thrilled with a present I gave her........a pair of rubber gloves. I had to buy her some of her own as she loves mine but keeps biting holes in them....lol!!!
Right well I shall go and poke the spuds and see if they are cooked.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-
.......and so it begins. Flamin' June.....yeah right and here we are back at the Christmas cards. I started off very gently by using some of the diecuts I did the other day and I have to say I love this card. It is just the sort I would buy myself. Good job I do like it as I have made twelve. Six in white with gingham ribbon and six in cream with tartan ribbon.
The foliage used to make the wreath is a from the Tim Holtz Alterations die that's got the shield thingy and banner on it. The bird is from the Caged Bird die.....with his legs chopped off.
Today I have managed to make another twelve everyday cards. All the same design but in different colourways. I'm cooking on gas me you know. I've even put all the inserts in and bagged up all of the cards I have made over the last few days. It has helped that Mr Manic has been at home and helped out with the cooking and stuff. He is an angel.
Went and babysat Miss Doodle last night. She was a bit crotchety but only to be expected as she has had a little accident. She loves playing chase but when she was playing the other day she fell and skidded along the carpet on her nose. She now has a lovely carpet burn from the tip of her nose to her forehead. I could cry when I look at her....it breaks my heart.
Talking of hearts.....mine nearly gave out last night while we were at the cottage. Sitting reading my book and minding my own business I saw something shoot across the carpet out of the corner of my eye. It was a mouse. Oh my gawd I nearly died. I'm not over fond of mices...have you seen how quick they move? I couldn't wait for DS and DDIL to get back so I could get home. Then to cap it all I had forgotten that DD had parked the car by a tree and I walked into a branch that was hanging down. Pity there was nobody about looking for people to scream in horror films.....I'd have got the job....lol!!! Oh the joys of living in the country.
Well I think I deserve a bit of snuggle time with DD now. We're watching a series on DVD called Bones and it's rather good.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-
