More Hero Arts

Good morning crafty friends, a bit of a dull day but at least the snow has gone here.

Thank you for your lovely comments, a couple more cards using the Hero Arts stamp set as in my previous post.

The inspiration for this card shape came from the super talented Debbie Olsen

Oh my! I do love the new background stamp from JustRite Floral Flourishes, that's the yellow matt.

This 3 step stamping card includes 4 more stamps from the set, all come with Framelits to die cut them if you wish. There are lots of demos on you tube showing this technique, it's really fun.

Additional to the previous post

Paper ~ Petal Fresh LOTV & Nitwit

Cardstock ~Bashful blue, So Saffron SU

Stamps ~ IO sentiment

JustRite floral flourishes background 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink ~ So Saffron, Bashful Blue  SU

Spellbinders ~ edgeabilities classic scallop

Thanks for popping round have a brilliant day,

Hugs cherie x

What! No Flowers

Good morning how ya doing good I hope.

There's a new challenge over at Creative Card Crew, this week you can create any item BUT the challenge is

NO FLOWERS

ARRRRH! I can hear you say, my interpretation is no flower embellies or flowery papers, but check out the CCC challenge blog first... for the rules.

 This might be a good week to get the guys cards done!

We are being sponsored again by Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

My DT card using our sponsor image called Togetherness

I started with a 15cm sq card and used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges

The papers are from Hopscotch Boy paper pad by K&Co, and blue Bazzil

Copics used:

Dogs E50 E53 E33 Cats C1 C3 C5 W 1 W3 R20 Basket G24 E43 BG000 B05

Background  B000 B12 BG000 Shadows W1 W3

The sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC

Ribbon and ric rak from my stash and pearls from The Hobbyhouse Crafts

Challenges to share with,

Crazy 4 Challenges  ~ Sketch

Incy Wincy Designs ~  Pastels

Stamp Something ~ Digi week

Alphabet Challenge  ~ R for Ribbon

So are you up for the challenge hope so, would love to see what you create.

Check out my team members for some wonderful inspiration.

Have a brilliant day hope the sun is shining where you are.

Love Cherie   //*.*\\

Dance in the Rain

Good morning friends, I hope you've had a good week, i'm still really busy with my home decorating so if I haven't visited you this week I apologise.

Our new challenge over at Teddy Stampers is a

SKETCH

Plus a stamped or digi stamp BEAR on your creation.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Deedee's Digis

                

My DT card using Deedee's Rain or Shine bear which comes with 3 sentiments.

         

I've used my Pink Petticoat digi papers again in golden rod, sweetcorn and pebble. I can understand why the lovely Dawny P of Pink Piggy loves using them so much.

Copics used clothes Y00 Y11 Y15 YR12  B32 B05

Bear E41 E43 E44

water B000

Distress inks stormy sky and mustard seed for background.

Glossy accents on his hat boots and water

Xcut border punch and die cut umberellas that are probably Quickcutz... i've had them so long i'm not 

 too sure.

      Some challenges to share with:
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes with option of adding something old ( the umberellas)
Try it Tuesday ~ Inspired by a song ( singing in the rain)
Charisma Cardz ~ Four legged friends
2 Sisters ~ Teddy bears

Well thats me done back to the decorating!!!
Thanks for stopping by have a fun weekend.

Love Cherie    //*.*\\

Honoring Mothers Everywhere

Hi hope you had a great weekend,

I'd like to say a BIG HELLO to 3 lovely new followers, Dorothy, Diane and Fluffnstuff,  thank you so much for joining us!!

The challenge over at Isabella's Sketchbook is a creation to honor mothers everywhere using one of Isabella's digi images.
They are gorgeous images and well worth a visit, and to see the DT creations, which are amazing.

This is my card in honor of our mum!!

Other challenges I would like to enter are:
Every-body-art ~ Pastel colours
Dare you to digi stamp ~ anything goes
Little red waggon ~ pink and green
Friday sketchers ~ sketch

When I saw the digi image of the embroidery I  new it was just  right for my mum.
Sadly she's not with us but memories of her with my girls sat on the arm of her chair, teaching them how to sew are like yesterday.
My sister and I have to thank her for our interest in all things creative. She was so talented, emboidery, crochet, knitting, ribbon emboidery, decoupage and in later life she even mastered lace making.
She attended a center for the elderly and enjoyed basket weaving. When anyone new started and needed to be shown how to finish off the weaving,  they would say " see Ivy she'll show you".
 We all have stools,  a baby chair and a table that she made, in our homes.

“The heart has its own memory,

Like the mind,

And in it are enshrined

The precious keepsakes”

You have given me many heartfelt

Memories and I thank you!

unknown

 

I used the fabulous sketch from Friday Sketchers. To celebrate their 2nd anniversary they're having an amazing blog hop, check it out!!

DP, the flowered is by Melissa Frances, check by Nancy Watt

I've coloured the image first with E000 copic then stencilled ink from the rose petals stack by colour box

R20 and G21 for the thread and pattern

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

sentiment by Stampin Up from here

 

Thank you for stopping by

 love Cherie   //*.*\\

Teddy Stampers Challenge # Spring

What's more beautiful than a spring day, bright yellow daffodils bathed in sunshine, that was my inspiration for my DT card.

So the  new challenge for you today over at Teddy Stampers, is a creation with spring in mind.

Just a reminder you must have a stamped or digi TEDDY BEAR image on your creation.

My fellow DT members have some gorgeous inspiration for you.

I'm entering my card into the Just Cute Bears challenge too.
 It was the turn of the lovely Annie to choose the challenge, which is a colour combo of yellow and green gorgeous spring colours.




I love making easel cards, but they are a bit difficult to photograph. the base is always in the shadow and so the colour comes out darker. If anyone has any tips i'd be very greatful.
My image is Popcorn Bear Someone Special stamp set by Crafter's Companion.
 I'ts a lovely large image but as you can see at the top you can use a portion of it.

As promised the copic and Promarker colours are:
bear: E30 31 33 34 and E08 on his foot
daffodils: Y11 15 YR23
greens: G14 promarker pear green
duck: Y11 promarker honeycomb
shading around bear: C1 + blender
background: I used chalk.

The DT papers are by Brenda Walton from my stash
Martha Stewart picket fence punch
I tried in vain to get paper daffodils, had to settle for these silk ones. There were lots of Easter goodies reduced at Hobbycraft in store last Saturday. I got 2 Easter punches by Martha Stewart for £8.99 each!!!
I put pearl brads in the center of the flowers, from  the Hobby House
 and a punch by McGill for the leaves.
 ribbon Hobbycraft
sentiment by Stamping Up

Thanks for stopping by have a great weekend.
Love Cherie    //*.*\\

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #16

Hi, Welcome to my blog I hope you're having a lovely weekend.


The challenge this week at Mo's Digital Pencil is Shades of Grey. Pop over there and have a look, the team have done some amazing samples. I love Elaine's, its so inspirational.



I wasn't really sure if you could use any other colour but after looking at the samples I thought it would be ok to colour her skin. I settled with her hair without too much shading as I didn't want her to look grey. It's not a colour I use for children's hair so I'm not that good.

• Card Ingredients
• Mo's Digital Image Karate Girl with computer sentiments
• Copic and Promaker pens
• Easel style base card
• Dark grey bazzil
• Dovecraft designer paper charcoal prints which was plain I used Magnolia swirl stamp with Versafine smokey grey ink.
• Nestabilities plain and scalloped square and rectangle
• Anita's ribbon
• Punched circles for faux brads.

Thank you so much for looking.
Love Cherie //*.*\\