Phoenix Inspirations

It's time to head on over to the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  for this week's stash challenge Now I had to improvise big time with this challenge as I don't have any gilding flakes or foils. However I do have some foiled card stock. I used gold and red - take a look My white panel was die cut with a star die. Into to aperture I place my gold star which also had a star cut out of it. Into that was placed and smaller red star. The stars are then completely flush with the base of the card. Please do pop over to the blog - there are many more foiling techniques used by my fellow team members as well as a couple of videos. Thanks for stopping by today - see you soon xx

There will be a new challenge blog starting shortly called Sassy Sketcharinos A DT Call has just just opened up too - head on over and take a look.

There is a lovely challenge this week over in  The Male Room  - especially for little boys So this got me thinking - what little boy doesn't like bugs? This is the card I came up with I've used the Stampin' Up set Bug Me which has lots of bits and pieces that creates lots of bugs and creepy crawlies - perfect for boys! Thanks for looking today - bye for now xx

I'm here again with my weekly dash to enter my card into the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  challenge. One day I shall surprise every one and do it the day it goes live!!! The challenge this week is colours and here is my card I stamped my flourish in Soft Suede directly on to my card base. I then die cut a label on my Big Shot and embossed it with a rose embossing folder (free in a magazine ages ago) - this was done with So Saffron card stock. My butterflies were punched using Rose Red card stock and were finished off with a few gems. The sentiment was stamped in Rose Red ink. Here's a close up Thanks for stopping by to take a look - see you soon xx

I made a card - for three challenges. I have taken so long to photograph and upload said card that I am now only in time for one of those challenges - doh! Here is the card Stamp sets used are: Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge and Wetlands for the sentiment. My colours are Baked Brown Sugar, Blushing Bride and Coastal Cabana. The challenge I am entering this into is TIME OUT Challenges Challenge #48: CASE With Your Own Twist And the card to be CASEd is Hope you like my take on it - see you soon x

Hooray it's the weekend!!! It's also Saturday and that means a 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  Christmas card. This week the theme is.......... Here is my card I didn't have any actual candle stamps so I improvised with an image from the Gorgeous Grunge set. The fir branches and pine cones were a freebie on a magazine (Creative Stamping Magazine) and the flames were punched from the Bird Builder punch. There are some gorgeous cards from the DT this week - do hop over and take a look. Bye for now xx

Yikes - time is going so quick this week and yet again I am running out of time to enter the challenge over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches . This week they have a sketch for us I've flipped and rotated the sketch and gone with a very Clean and Simple design - take a look My image is from Serene Silhouettes and is stamped on to a label cut on my Big Shot using the Apothecary Accents dies. The butterfly is from Papillon Potpourri and both images have been heat embossed in gold. Thanks for looking - see you soon xx

It's Saturday and that means it's time for a new Christmas challenge over on the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  blog. This week Deborah has chosen some colours for us There are some beautiful creations from the other members of the design team but before you head on over to take a look - here's mine And a close up I grabbed various shades of orange ink from my stash and teamed them up with the Endless Wishes stamp set. A few gems were added for some extra sparkle and a ribbon and bow. Thanks for looking xx

Well - no snow yet but it's pretty icy outside, I'm just glad I'm staying put today and sharing this card with you. This is a One Layer card so it fits perfectly in to the challenge over on  Stampin' Royalty  and I've used the colours from the  Color Throwdown I've used Gumball Green, Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight and Smoky Slate. My images are from the Stampin' Up Petal Parade set and the sentiment is one from my stash. This was such a quick and easy card to create, great if you need a last minute card - which I did! It's lovely too to see the joy on someone's face when they realise you have hand a card especially for them. Thanks for stopping by today - see you soon xx

I have a very bright and cheerful card for you today which is good because I'm full of a head cold and feeling rotten! The snow that was promised didn't arrive and it's still very damp outside. Here is my card - hope it cheers you up too!! I have taken my colours from the challenge over on  The Paper Players And my layout is taken from the sketch over on  Make My Monday Stamp sets used are Blended Bloom, Flowering Flourishes and Loving Thoughts. Back soon xx

It's been another cold and wet day today in Bridgnorth but I have been crafty in my room of stash and that always cheers me up! My card for you this evening is for the challenge over on  CAS Colours & Sketches  and this week they have these colours for us to use Here is my card I've used Stampin' Up's Flowering Flourishes and I've added a couple of images from the Flower Patch set too. The frame was hand drawn and the sentiment from Loving Thoughts. I'm cutting it a bit fine for this challenge - hope I've made it in time! See you soon xx

I have a winter birthday card to share with you today. It's for the current challenge over on the Stampin'Up Only Challenges  blog. Take a look I've used White Christmas for my images and a few other sentiments cobbled together to make my greeting. Here is a close up Thanks for stopping by today and taking a look - see you soon x

.....................................here I am with a Christmas card! It's OK - I'm back on the team at  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown . I really missed not playing along last year and as a result had hardly any cards ready in December when I needed them. Not this year - this year when December comes I will be all organised and have a hefty pile of hand made cards ready to give out to friends and family. You could too - the challenge this week is a sketch. Take a look and maybe play along with us. And here is my card The image is from Serene Silhouettes and I've added some red berries with a marker pen. My border is some gold glitter washi tape and I've embellished with a wooden snowflake and some red gems. Do pop over to the blog  HERE  and take a look at all the other cards made by my dt team mates. See you soon xx

Good morning blog readers. It's another soggy day in Bridgnorth - good job I live at the top of a hill as I don't think it will be long before the river bursts it's banks. Today's card is a simple birthday card made on a 4" x 4" card base - take a look These are photo polymer stamps from Stampin' Up - wish I could remember the name of it .......... ah it's just come to me - Flower Patch! I love how versatile it is, there are loads of combinations to making the flowers and they can be over stamped or fussy cut and built up with foam pads. This card is being entered into this week's challenge over on  Stampin' Royalty  where the theme is 'Birthdays'. Thanks for looking - bye for now xx

Good morning from a very wet Bridgnorth! Today I have a screen card to share with you - take a look This is is closed but when you open it............. A peacock sitting on the fence.  The background was created by sponging over torn copy paper to make misty mountains and green hills. The tress were stamped two or three times before re-inking to create a bit of perspective and then the fence was added to make the foreground.  The peacock was stamped, coloured, cut out and attached with foam pads to make him stand out and all the panels were sponged around the edges. Here is a close up of the peacock He was coloured using my Stampin' Write markers. Hope you enjoyed today's post - back soon xx

Happy New Year to all my blog readers. Thank you for sticking with me through such a difficult year.  However I'm on the up now and hopefully back to some regular posting. I'm also back on the Design Team for So watch out every Saturday morning for Christmas inspiration throughout the year.