we'll miss you Fraggle

I was sad to hear that my brother's cat Fraggle had to be 'put down' due to complete kidney failure, he was an old cat, but still behaved like a kitten, and it seems so strange that she is gone. Her sister Muppet is wandering around lost...

So I had to send something, a small note to say that I was thinking of them all. The die is Paper Smooches, and sentiment Clearly Besotted.

felt like a cupcake

Both the Monday and Wednesday Challenges on Simon Says Stamp this week were all about felt... and so I sewed myself a lavender bag, decorating my cute paper smooches cupcake with plenty of pretty pink posh sequins.

Lawn Fawn stitched squares

Paper Smooches mini cupcake

Lawn Fawn treat yourself

Pretty Pink Posh sequins - pink peonies, lime sorbet, lemon meringue

one amigo

I thought I'd try a new colour way for me and went all gold to match this cute fox.

This week's wednesday challenge at simon says stamp is an anything goes... to this is anything going...

Mama Elephant three amigos

Paper Smooches space cadet

Copics - YR23, YR24, E33, E51, C00

Simple Stories snap patterned papers

Doodlebug sequins

bright new home

Trying something a bit different by using my stamps in a different way :)

Paper Smooches bitty bungalows

Lawn Fawn stitched borders

Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear

warp speed ahead sir!

This is such a cheery get well card, I love it :)

Lawn Fawn space cadet

Copics - B0000, B00, C3, C5, B05, B06, Y11, Y13, YR02, YR04, R24, R37

Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear

a little home to grow old with you in

My mum needed new home cards, and in all of the stamps I have I do not have a single new home sentiment! So I stamped and coloured loads of houses, trees and sentiments, as well as versamark on the background and left my mother to make up all of the rest based off this sample card.

Paper Smooches Bitty Bungalows stamps and dies

Paper Smooches Promenade stamps and dies

Lawn Fawn Home Sweet Home stamps and dies

Lawn Fawn stitched squares dies

Lawn Fawn Blue Skies Stamps and dies

Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio dies

Copics: C2, C3, R20, RV11, YG13, YG17, BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG13, B0000, BV0000, BV00, E35, E37

purple palace

I prefer the colouring on this version of my Paper Smooches Promenade stamps, but clearly my black ink needs replacing :|

Paper Smooches Promenade stamps & dies

Lawn Fawn Flirty Frames stamps

Mama Elephant Femme Frames dies

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies

Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins

Copics: W3, W5, YG000, YG03, G0000, G21, B0000, B00, BV0000, BV00, E35, E37

stroll along the prom prom prom

A while ago I won a Paper Smooches challenge, and with my prize I ordered the Promenade set from Paper Smooches, and since I've been ill I haven't really used it.

However, I'm now feeling a little more like myself and so broke this set out for the first time, and spent a few happy hours colouring in :)

Paper Smooches Promenade stamps and dies

Lawn Fawn Flirty Frames stamps

WPlus9 Spring Wreath die

Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins

Copics: W3, W5, YG0000, YG03, G0000, G21, B0000, B00, BV0000, BV00, E35 & E37

the bling thing

I've had a go at this weeks Wednesday challenge from Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine.

Paper Smooches Congratulations die

Bling from stash

roller rink

I found some glitter tapes in Paperchase, 4 colours, 5 m of each for only £3. For some reason the colours remind me of the 70's specifically roller boots and disco. Simply teamed with a sentiment from Paper Smooches I think I've got a cute card :) and it fits perfectly with this weeks Anything Goes at Paper Smooches Sparks

Mama Elephant Femme Frames

Lawn Fawn Puffy Stars

Lawn Fawn Stitched Journalling Card

Paper Smooches Congratulations

have a super birthday...

I've managed another Paper Smooches Sparks challenge this week, it was another 'Anything Goes' challenge so I gave a shaker a go...

Paper Smooches Super Stamp Set

Paper Smooches Power Rays Die

Lawn Fawn Stitched Journalling Card die

Lawn Fawn Stitched Squares die

Lawn Fawn Year Three stamp

Spellbinders circles dies

my universe

This week's Paper Smooches Sparks' challenge was an inspirational photo, there was so much to inspire, but I loved the house and the ombre effect on the right wall....

And so I made a card inspired by the ombre and the house, oh and the lovely blue (which is one of my favourite colours - around 480 nm for the geek in me!)

Ok, the stars may be be bit strange, but I wanted to have something to make the sentiment make sense. I've used my Paper Smooches My Hero dies, Sand Paper Smooches Space Cadet stamps and dies.

watercolour nebula

When pretty pink posh held the watercolour blog hop I had an idea of a card I wanted to make, but I'm not a great artist, and I didn't have the confidence to try :(

However, I thought a nebula is an abstract thing, I can't go too far wrong, so today I had a go, I got out some distress inks and gave it a go... and do you know what I love it, its a perfect backdrop to my alien, and it makes the perfect birthday card for an astronomer friend of mine :) awesome

I knew right from getting this adorable Paper Smooches Space Cadet stamp set that this is the card I wanted to make. It works out perfectly too, because the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge this week is 'Anything Goes!!!' so I'm going to enter my cute nebula into that!

Paper Smooches Space Cadet stamps and dies

Lawn Fawn Year Two stamps

Distress inks - Black Soot, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade

Edited to add: this won the challenge... go me!

you're my superhero

The February challenge on Make the Day Special blog was a sketch, and when I saw it I almost instantly thought of this weird opening card.

I'm not entirely sure why this sketch inspired me to do this, but it seemed such a good idea at the time. I got all inky with my new distress inks and I even attempted to splash on some water.

I've used a few things from Make the Day Special (the place I get all my stamps :)) and I'm sure I'll be shopping there this weekend (new Lawn Fawn)

Mama Elephant Tiny Heroes stamps and dies

Paper Smooches Bam Bubble and Super 2 dies

Edited to add: This won the MTDS challenge :)

sunshine and skippy

I got this cool sunburst die from Paper Smooches and was just messing around when this card appeared, #win!