John's Pure Prayer

Today I want to present you someone special.. another "newcomer" to the world :) This is John. Isn't he the cutest boy ever.. saying his simple and pure prayer, interceding for someone.. together with his best friend : Teddy!







I can tell you.. this is the first time I fell in love with Digital images - and this thanks to her: Mo Manning! My gosh she just amazes me with the lovely images she comes up with.. you find a new one.. or more; almost everyday!

Click on the link above the badge to be taken to her Blog.



Mo's Blog and Shop







This is how I coloured John.. very lightly as the style he was drawn in is like he's in pencil. I love this technique.. seems like a real piece of art. Isn't he darling??? :)







I have used Friday Sketcher's sketch for this week, and added some pearls, mini flowers, a hat pin and big dewdrops :) I hope you like him. I still have to decorate the inside, but wanted to share him with you. Good night, and I hope to hear from you.. Do come often, I have some lovely things in mind to share with you :) Peace!!









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Blessings
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If you were.. Friday sketchers

Hello my friend! I'm finally back, and even though we're still not ready from all the refurbishing in the house; I couldn't keep much more without making a card! So I chose one of the already coloured images and decided to make Friday sketchers challenge. I also saw another challenge which had bows and buttons as a theme. Will have to check which one was it, and if it 's still running will enter it for that as well. Will update the post when I do; but I don't have much more time to take part in Friday Sketchers.. so I had to blog this now! :)




Another angle of the card. I played a bit with Photoshop to make this effect! ;)

I used this gorgeous Magnolia for my card, and coloured it to match the Wisteria paper pack. I love the soft blues and strong purples together. I coloured her in my Distress inks, and then decorated the edges with a Rayher flourish stamp, which I purchased today :) I also added some flower centres and silver buttons, and a round Stampin' Up sentiment in the bottom. I was very loyal to the sketch this time, don't you think! ;)



For the inside I used another paper like the one I used on the front, and a piece of what was left of the flowery paper. I added some flowers, a computer generated sentiment in some nesties and some Bling- It from Basic Grey. In the centres ofthe flowers I used large dew drops from Robin's Nest. They look fab - always!






I'm off to have some sleep now. I hope that you're in good health and feeling fine, even though it's sooo hot.. at least here. I hope that you like it.. and that I'll hear from you, letting me what you think of my Maggie here :) You can find many lovely Magnolias and most of the things I used for this card at Roses on Paper. Summer's store is always brimming with so many yummies that I never tire using. I left you direct links, and by clicking on them you'll be taken directly to the section of Summer's store where you can find it. You can also find the latest Magnolia Pet Collection, which I know many of you are dying to ink up! :) I do so hope that i manage to keep up with some challenges, while taking the kids out almost everyday for their summer holidays! I do so wish that winter is here :) I hate feeling so tired with all this heat all the time!!


Last, but not least I wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my fellow DT members of Roses on Paper and Belles & Whistles: Peta and Jodi, which just had thier birthdays :) I hope you had a lovely day my lovely friends. I am two cards behind! yikes!! sorry girls, I'll make up!! :) Big bear hugs sent to you!







A close up of my Maggie :)




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Blessings
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As sweet as Strawberries!

I have another card for you today, a card made from the beautiful sketch super talented Jacque gave us for Friday Sketchers Challenge this week. I've been wanting to make something with it since last Friday! Thank you sweetie, it was lovely to create with it, I'll be definately using it again! ;)If you haven't visited Jacque yet.. I tell you.. you MUST go and pay her a visit! She always includes something extraordinary in her creations!





Detail of the embellishments and pearls.

I will also enter this card for Charizma Cards, which theme this week is "Yummy".. Strawberries are yummy to me more than cakes, so I hope it counts! :) Also ABC Challenge this week gave us R is for Roses.. I have some roses there, don't you think?! :)

I used this cute HAnglar image that I've been given, I coloured with my usual Distress ink; and yes I used again Blues and Reds together!!! I told you last week that I must be sick!! lol


Sorry i'll try to change my colour next time! lol I used Crystal Lacquer on both outside and inside strawberries, to give them some shine and dimension. I added pearls, Spellbinders swirl dies, and some gold brads for the ribbon. Sorry I changed a bit the ribbon design Jacque, I liked it this way :) The computer generated sentiment is popped up on foam pads.



Inside View

I hope you feel inspired now more to join in these challenges as well :) As for our challenge on ROP, you have still 3 more days to enter. I'll be visiting the entries soon :) Big hugs to you, and I hope that this card will bring a smile on your face today.





If it does, please let me know by leaving me acomment here, I'd be delighted to hear from you. I dedicate the inside sentiment to you! Love ya!!





Distress colours used:

Face and body parts: Tea Dye and Fired Brick
Dress and shoes: Broken China
Strawberries and leggings : Red Mahogany, and some Fired Brick as well
Hair and the thing she is sitting on (sorry don't know what to call it!): Vintage Photo, Scaterred Straw and Walnut Stain
Straw: Scatteres Straw ans Antique Linen
Green part of strawberry and grass: Pine Needles






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Blessings
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ROP DT meets Just Magnolia *2 at Friday's sketchers

Last Sunday when I went a day at my mum's, I took my Magnolia images, and quite a lot of my Distress ink pads with me :) I wanted to colour some images to find them ready when I'm tight with time. This lovely Tilda and her books were coloured in greens and pinks for the Just Magnolia challenge 2. I just love these two colours together! :) I coloured them seperately, then mounted them after I prepared the layout. I used Mumur's lovely sketch at Friday Sketchers. I love how much you can play with the sketch. In fact I opted to turn the sketch sideways. Thanks Mumur for the lovely challenge!





Detailed picture of the main image.


The sketch had quite a lot of circles as you can see, so I decided to use some flowers, and other hand-made embellishments with nesties and scraps of DPs. I distressed them and they look lovely, don't you think? :) What I left out from the sketch was the sentiment it had on the right hand side, but I used Swak stamp for one of the circles, and left the right hand sentiment out. I haven't yet decided to whom this card will go, so when I'll decide, the sentiment will be added there.





On the inside, I used the labels nesties, what was left of the green DP, and added half pearls and stamped those "heart-pins".
Many of the materials I used for this card, can be found at Roses on Paper store. You wll find the list of materials I used below, with direct links to the store's site. I wish you all a happy week, and that you appreciate your ability to make someone happy with one of your creations. Hugs xx




Sideview of the card.


Images: Magnolia Mounted Rubber stamps
Papers: Basic Grey Porcelain Papers and Brads
Prima flowers, and other felt and wood flowers from stash
Distress ink pads and refillers
Crystal Lacquer (on the heart for a glassy finish)
Memento Ink pad black
Half pearls, charm, white organza ribbong and white gel pen from stash

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Blessings
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Cupcake Craft Challenge team up with Friday Sketchers!

Ok... it's time to announce CCC blog's 9th Challenge : Turn up the Heat!! It was Jennifer's choice this week :)

This week we have to use heat on our cards... anything from Heat Embossing to anything that makes you think of heat/hot. You can make a card, or any crafty thing that you like, as long as you stay with the theme. Go to the Challenge blog to see what all the DT came up with, and check their lovely blogs for inspiration. I had done some blog hopping a few hours before, and I had decided to team up this theme with the Friday's sketchers sketch for this week. Little did I know that another fellow DT member, Ceal , had the same idea!!! :) lol





Anyway, I used a Sugar Nellie image I received from a swap this month, and embellished with flowers. The image is coloured with water colours and glitter pens. The sentiment is inked with clear ink pad and embossed with Silver embossing powder.





Let's start another week with the right kick! Have a go at the challenge. Use your heat, and fire your energy... make someone smile with a card this week! I'm sending someone a lovely card... just to make her smile!!

Friday Sketchers - Sketch 21 By Scrap Mumur

This week at Friday Sketchers there was a lovely sketch, as always, to follow, and having an evening where I could spare some time , I decided to try a challenge or two. I loved this sketch, and luckily this is one of the challenge blogs that you don't have to use a certain Brand of stamps to be able to enter. So I could make an entry :)

I hope you love it.. first I based my card on browns and orange, in the end I included some greens as well. I loved the effect and its colours. What about you??






I used DP from RAKs and from stash scraps,
Tilda image that was a part of a RAK as well ( I do have lovely blogging friends who think of me! ) Hugs .xx
Sentiment and watering can stamps from Cuddly Buddly
flower stamp Studio G
Nestabilities
Buttons from stash
Flowers from Winning Prize (they did come at the right time!! )
Brads