FOSTV Challenge 11

Well I had another Birthday yesterday but it is one of you that could be getting a pressie if you join us in this week's FOSTV challenge to make a Friendship Card.
The stamp set that one lucky person could win is called Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement.



My card uses this lovely chair image from this set and I stamped it onto a relaxing brayered background.  I am playing with my brayer quite a lot at the moment as I have been doing a class at MCC.  The card has already been mailed and indeed has made it "across the pond" to my friend in Minnesota.

Do join in this week's challenge as that is a great set to win.

Thank you for visiting and commenting.
Janine

6 MFP Country Church Christmas Cards

12 cards per month is my target for Christmas cards and even though I will actually need more than this getting going early is going to be a great help.
This set of 6 which was originally going to be a set of 4 with the burgundy coloured ink on the pale blue paper, mounted on the red paper I made two more - one in silver and one in brown.  Martha Stewart punches were used for the border and holly.
TLC367 was what started this set off - stamping in  single colour and no colouring in allowed.  The image is the beautiful church from MFP Christmas in the Country and the sentiment is from another set because we do not tend to use the expression Happy Holidays so much here.

Songbird

Words of encouragement, something with wings, related to a song and the VLVMar2012 sketch are all in this card. 
The stamps used are Tim Holtz - main image, Verve sentiment, Waltzingmouse doily images on the pink paper strip.

I am entering it for the following challenges
Stampin Sisters in Christ - something with wings
Our Creative Corner - inspiration from the song Songbird (sung by Lauren Payne - she was in her teens she had it recorded by a teacher at school and I would love to post it here but sadly cannot)
Sentimental Sundays - encouraging words for someone just about to embark on a show as part of her finals in Music and Drama- yes Lauren Payne again!
VLVMar2012 Week 1 sketch

Wedding with oriental touches

A work colleague gets married this weekend and this card is for her and her future husband.  I hope she will be in the office tomorrow for me to pass this card across.  If I hadn't have been rough this week she would have had it earlier so I hope I won't miss her.

The paper was just so right for Pui Shan that I stamped directly onto it with the Penny Black stamp and coloured a few elements with Copics only.  The hearts were die cut with a Memory Box die and the sentiment was computer generated and cut out with a Spellbinders die.  The card is almost 8" square and looks nicer in real life than in these pictures.

FOSTV Challenge 10 for 2012 - Sympathy Card

You have never got one when you need one and yet they mean so much.  This weeks Friends of Speedy TV challenge is to make a Sympathy card.  I painted over my stamp with H2Os and then spritzed it before stamping - in real life it has a nice shimmer.

 
Why don't you join the challenge and have a sympathy card to hand for when you next need one.

Sorry I have been so quiet - been suffering with some nasty stomach bug!
Thanks for looking.