One for the boys!

Evening.

Hope you've all had a good day!  I had a lovely trip to the local craft shop and purchased a thing or two (or more!!)

Here's a card I made a week or so ago for my Brother-in-Law - he's been watching something on TV recently about Motorcycles -so we've decided he's having a mid-life crisis!

In honour of this I managed to find a Crazy Biker image from Kenny K, not the usual type of image you find on my cards - not to mention I did the colouring wrong on the flames - but apart from that I really like it!

You can't tell from the picture but the bike frame is covered in lots of glossy accents and is super shiny.  The cogs are a card die-cut (maybe / not sure) that I found in my local craft shop - and I covered them with three layers of metallic embossing power - they looked fab when I had finished with them.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Stamping Boutique - Any Sort of Job - Crazy Stuntman - I'm thinking of Evil Knievel!

Do You Stack Up - Birthdays

One Stop Craft Challenge - No Floral Embellishments

Creative Craft Challenges - One for the Boys

Ladybug Crafts -Anything Goes

Anyway - thanks for looking - enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Julie xx

Stampin' For The Weekend - Starting Christmas Early

Morning!

Wow I've had a busy week - my little girl was 4 at the weekend and we had a party for her which was great fun as we arranged for someone to bring "a few animals round".  A few animals ended up being a full Zoo - there were 3 skunks, a chinchilla, sugar gliders, a chameleon, a dragon-type thing, a super cute gecko, a tarantula (yuk!), stick insects, millipedes, hedgehogs and a few others!!   Crazy but great fun!!

Today a new challenged launches over at Stampin for the Weekend - Starting Christmas Early.  I'm so glad of this challenge as I'm starting to panic about how many cards I need for Christmas - especially as this card is only number 6! I've got such a long way to go.

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge:

Simon says stamp

with a $25 voucher to spend!

Here's my card:

I love Christmas cards in non-traditional colours!  The papers are First Edition - Christmas Joy - I got them in the sales last year half price - I love a crafty bargain!

So why not pop over and take a look at what the rest of my teamies have done, and then join in - it'll be one less to make in the December madness!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

St Lukes Hospice - Couples
Little Claire's - Best Friends
Aud's Sentiments - Christmas is Coming
For Fun - Inspired by a Song (Frosty the Snowman - I sing this, Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer and Jingle Bells all year round as my children love them)
Sketch Saturday - Sketch!
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Nut Crafters - Christmas is Coming

Thanks for looking - have a great weekend!

Julie x

Another Wedding Card

Evening all,

Here's my latest card - they've been a bit thin on the ground recently I just seem to have loads going on.  My little girl is 4 at the weekend so I've been making bunting and arranging her party!

I've also run out of colouring card, I know I've got two precious sheets left - but just can't find it.   I've ordered some more and hopefully it'll be here by Saturday as I still need to make her birthday card and if it doesn't turn up I'll have to make an emergency trip to the craft shop!

This is a card I made for a family wedding at the weekend.  It uses the same image as my last card share from Tiddly Inks, I really do like this image.  I'm not too sure if I like this card though - I think it's just the fact that it's not really in my normal style (not that I have any style - but you know what I mean!)  You'll have to let me know what you think - I think the ink on the image might be a bit too strong and should have been a more of a chocolatey-brown.

Anyway I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Colour Crazy (this is a crazy colour combo for me!)
The Paper Shelter - Layers and Layers
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Two Patterned Papers
Southern Girls - It's all about Flora
Little Claire's - Best Friends
Whimsy Stamps - Lots of Layers

That's all for me - time for a bit of look around lots of fabulous blogs and then bed!

Thanks for looking!

Julie x

Stampin' For the Weekend - Pearls and Swirls

Morning!!

Hope you're all ready for the weekend.

This morning a new challenge launches over at Stampin' for the Weekend:

We have a fabulous sponsor this time:

They have provided a lovely prize of a ribbon and embellishment bundle - it's fab - I wish I could win it!!

So the theme this week is Pearl and Swirls - and here's my take on the challenge:

I made this a while back for a friends wedding.  I love the swirly paper - it books embossed but its more like a foam.  I've got some bits of it left - and I keep looking at it.  I'm saving it for something special - not sure what that is though.

The image is from Tiddly Inks - I can't remember it's name - but I think it's just beautiful.

Anyway you really should pop over and check out what my teamies have made - there are some beautiful creations!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy - Include a Sentiment
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Hip to be Square
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!!

Julie x

Craft Your Days Away - Final Challenge

Morning!

It's a sad day today - it's time for the final challenge at Craft Your Day's Away.

But we're going out on a high with everyone's favourite challenge - Anything Goes.

So why not play along with us for one last time.  My amazing teamies have made some fabulous creations so pop over and take a look!!  We also have a lovely prize of some crafting goodies to be won.

Here's my card:

The image (for a change!) is from Pollycraft and the DP is First Edition - Sweet Owl, it's got loads glitter on it and it looks beautiful.

Really hope you can stop by and play along!!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Cupcake Craft - Photo Inspiration -
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics

Thanks for looking!

Julie xx