Christmas Furry Friends

Well they are not all furry but they are cute critters so here are the first few of my August CCC15 cards, I know I need to do the July ones!

FOSTV 153 - Die cuts or Punched Items

It is another new week with Friends (FOSTV) and this week it is die cuts or punched items.  I really feel this card has a spring feel about it and I enjoyed making it.  Yesterday was beautiful here - warmer than of late (about 6 degrees centigrade) and really sunny - it certainly felt as though spring might be approaching.

My card was made using the set Huge Blooms from MFP Stamp Shop and Memory Box Perky Poppy die as well as a Spellbinders die. It was coloured with Copics.  I haven't done it yet but I may turn the cut out piece into a tag.

View of the inside

We would love you to join us in this challenge - you can find all the details on my post here
 (http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/2015-fostv153-die-cuts-or-punched-items).

Hope you have a springy week!

High Hopes 248

This card started from the negative die cut.  Carefully kept all the bits and laying them down on red card was my starting point.  The image is a cute one from High Hopes and I coloured it with Copics.  Sponged the background with Distress inks. 
The High Hopes 248 challenge is an anything goes one with a High Hopes stamp.

Thank you for looking.  Have a great week.

Christmas Tags

Here are a few tags I have made to adorn some gifts.  I am having issues with my thumb which makes doing the bows a bit tricky but I wanted to get these done.  The first 8 are slightly larger and have the bows and various die cuts added to the Chocolate Baroque background stamping. The last 5 are smaller and simpler using just a stamp and outline stickers

Angie's Christmas

It is a bit much when you send someone a Christmas card and then ask them to photograph it.  Cheekily I did that with this card as I posted it off to Angie, without taking any photos.  This was one of my personalised cards so I wanted to be able to share it. Angie's black cat Storm gets to feature on her blog quite often but Lilbit less so.  Storm is the more inquisitive one checking out that star.  I tried to get their colouring roughly right.

 

Happy Christmas to Angie and the Bode crew including the feline members.

FOSTV147 - Blue and Silver

Our last FOSTV challenge for 2014 is upon us, which must mean Christmas is not far away!  This challenge remains open until early January to allow time for people to get involved and play with this lovely colour combination.

I have made two projects with this mix but could have made more

My first item is a simple Christmas card with stencilled and stamped snowflakes.

 

My second project is a box decorated for a Birthday and if you scroll down a little you can see the contents for a young person.

 

 

Check out the details of the challenge here and start thinking about your blue and silver creations so you can join us.

Mojo335 and new MFP

I am using the Mojo 335 sketch with some new images being released this week by Marks Finest Papers.  This new set called Friends which will be shown by the MFP senior team this Thursday.

I coloured the image with pencils and Zest and used a variety of dies.  Thanks for checking in.

Laura & James Wedding Day

Today is a very special day in the lives of a young couple Laura & James who cement their love for each other by getting married today.  We are privileged to be at the celebrations and to share in this happy occasion. 

In keeping with the theme of the city and the colours of the wedding I made them this card.  I have used dies, my Cricut and some stamps from Marks Finest Papers.

Here are some views of my card

I have also made the name tags for the wedding reception and I will post some pictures of those tomorrow.

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.

Valentines Pouch

3D projects and me usually lead to loads of stuff in the bin and nothing worth showing.  Despite that I decided to do this week's  Jugs challenge and combine it with the High Hopes one.  I have used a cute little monkey image from High Hopes, a template from Milkwood designs and a heart die from Memory Box.  The heart stamp used on the background is this month's freebie from Craft Stamper magazine and it was stamped in 3 shades of Adirondack inks.  The monkey was coloured with Copics markers.   It is nothing fantastic but still an achievement for me!

Morphed Mojo

I started with a High Hopes image and the Mojo Monday sketch and ended up with this little High Hopes Winter Wonderland.  My interpretation of the sketch is a little loose but wanted to use these dies as they give a nice icy feel.  I have added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the icicles.  As you can see I have been making up for a work overloaded week with some creative time this weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.