Best Wishes

Good morning everyone and it's time for another challenge this week at My Mum's Craft Shop.
This week we would love to see all your projects using Bright and Bold colours. We all have these in papers and pens etc in our boxes and it would be great to see your creations using these.
This week we are being sponsered by Digi Stamp Boutique :

who are offering a fabulous prize to one lucky random drawn winner.

My card uses the wonderful Dylusions sprays which are so bright and bold with colours and have a great selection to choose from. I have used-Lemon Zest, Lime Green, and Squeezed Orange for my card. The stamp is from a Dylusions set (C urious Corrin) and I added some green applique glue to her dress for some dimension. The flowers are from a stamp by "Chloe" and are great for adding embellishments.The sentiment is from Inkylicious.

I hope you like my Bright and Bold offering for today and would love to see what you create for the challenge this week.
Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me.
Bye for now

x Catherine

Curiosities Cube

I know I have been missing from my blog for a week or so. I am sorry if I did not visit and comment during this time.  I will now try to catch up with you all.
I have a project to share with you today which was a recent workshop that I went on at Art from the Heart with Marie. This was to make a Curiosities Cube for halloween. There are a few photos here as I am trying to capture it the best I can.

I loved this one and being able to go and decorate it was great. The box and all the furniture was shown to us and made from Mountboard. We used papers and inks from Tim Holtz to cover the cube and paint the furniture. I added a border from a Tim Holtz die cut around the outside and skulls and skeleton from my collection. There is some spiders webbing cascading all around the top and the windows.
I hope the pictures are good enough for you to see this. I added some links on a chain with some book rings to the top so that it could be hung up somewhere.
Well thanks for visiting me today and having a look at this project.
Bye for now

x Catherine

Sketch challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop

Hello everybody and it's time for a new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop. This week we have a great sketch for you to work with  and our sponser this week is our very own

This is my take on the sketch:

I have chose to use a stamp from the "Alice in Wonderland" set from Indigo Blu. I used a mask and some distress inks for the background colour.
So come and join in this week and show us your interpretation of the sketch and pop over to the other DT's blog and check out their fabulous projects .

Bye for now

x Catherine

Autumnal Birthday

Good morning everyone and hope your week is going ok so far. The weather is really quite chilly now and gloves and coat time!!
I still have a few flowers in my garden at the moment so thought I would do an autumn card with a flower but still keep the autumnal colour.
The stamp is from La Blanche and distress inks(Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo) were used. I have stamped a flourish on to the background piece. I added this lovely orange ribbon(found at the bottom of my ribbon box!!) . I think it contrasts well with the vintage colours.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge 213- Autumn/Winter
The Crafty Pad challenge #191 - Vintage
Fab'N'Funky challenge #142- Vintage
The Pink Elephant challenge TPE169 - Photo inspiration
Love To Create challenge #36 -Autumn Colours
Incy Wincy designs challenge Anything goes
Make it Monday #110 with Bugaboo- linky party

Thanks for stopping by today and visiting. Really appreciate it.
Bye for now

x Catherine

A Little Bird Told me..

Good Sunday morning everyone and hope your weekend has been ok so far. I enjoyed the show yesterday and even thinking of going back again today as it is only up the road for me. I managed to get some real bargains yesterday.It was also so lovely to see my blogging Friend Donna again.
Anyway todays card uses the alcohol inks(in case you haven't guessed by now they are a big favourite of mine) I love the vibrancy of the colours.
I have used a central image of the tree from a Creative Expressions stamp set and heat embossed it. I like the grid layout way and thinks it looks great as a window effect.
The central border panel has been stamped and embossed with a leaf stamp. The sentiment is from Little Claires and I have added some spellbinder die cut leaves. I love all the autumnal colours in this one.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts challenge 175 - Autumn leaves and Trees
Sweet Stampin challenge - Through the Window
Sketch saturday challenge#228 - Donna's sketch
Stamptacular Sunday challenge#184 - photo inspiration
Crafts 4 Eternity challengeR#92 - Lots of Leaves
Crafty Catz weeekly challenge 153 - Autumn

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting. hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Bye for now

x Catherine

Happy Birthday

Good Friday morning everyone. I have a busy day planned for tommorrow. First I am going to Art From The Heart for their open day and workshops. After that I am going to the Great Northern Papercrafts show here in Harrogate. It's great as it is only 5 mins away for me!!. Is anyone else going to the show?
Todays card was one of those that could have gone either way and worked or not worked!!!. I have used an owl stamp from Flonzcraft. All the background pieces have been distressed with different autumnal colour inks and each one put into a different embossing folder. Now what happened next was- I had some Copper Perfect Pearls mist on my desk from another project. I wondered what would happen if.... So I went for it and sprayed over the card. It's such a shame the camera won't show all the glimmer but I think you can see it. I think it worked nicely in the end.
The flowers are made from Glassine paper and die cut with a Tim Holtz flower die.They had a light spray as  well.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations challenge183 - sketch(TOP THREE SPOT)
Fab'n'Funky challenge #141- no patterened Paper
Stamptacular Sunday challenge #183- It's your Birthday
Crafty Creations challenge#190 - fall colours
Loves Rubberstamps challenge 20 - All about Autumn
Charisma Cardz challenge #39 - Badda Bling/Shiny(Perfect pearls mist)
Paperplay challenge 12 -week 40 - Shine on!(Perfect Pearls mist)
Anything Goes challenge 77 - Animals
Scrap Creatiions challenge - Fall Flowers
Make It Monday #109 with digi my world - linky party

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me. Hope you all have a good weekend whatever your plans are.
Bye for now

x catherine

Pink Rose

Hello to everyone and hope your week is going ok so far. Soon be the weekend again!
Todays card is really pink for me. I do struggle sometimes with colours if they are not a natural palette for me but with the help of some distress inks it makes it easier. This card uses Worn Lipstick and the new Picked Raspberry set. I have stamped and embossed the background with a flourish and the main rose image is from La Blanche stamps. This has also been embossed.I added the ribbon (which I may add is very pink for me) and I think it really makes the card "POP".

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft challenge212 -Think Pink
The Crafty Pad challenge #190-Floral
Papertake Weekly challenge - We are 5- birthday and Anything goes
Dream Valley challenge 42-go Pink
Crafts and Me #104- My sentiments exactly
Make It Monday #109 with Digi my World- linky party
Link Up For Pink- 2nd Annual Link up

Thanks for stopping by and having a look today and thanks for all the congrats on my first DT spot. I really appreciated it.
Bye for now

x catherine

My Mum's Craft Shop challenge and first DT spot

Good morning everyone and welcome to my very first post as a DT member for My Mum's Craft Shop.Yes I kept this one quiet didn't I!!!!
I was asked to join the wonderful team and this is my very first DT spot ever. I was so thrilled to be asked by them.

This week the theme for the challenge is "Love is all around us" and we are being sponsered by :

I have made a wedding card for this challenge. The image and background stamp are from a La Blanche and have been embossed with gold embossing powder. I have added some pink ribbon and lace along with some love heart brads.

We would love you to join in this week and please pop over to the other DT's blogs and see their wonderful projects.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting.
Bye for now

x catherine

Vintage Motor

Good morning all. Today I have a vintage style card to share which uses a stamp from Pilkington Transport stamp sets. I think there is so much detail in these stamps and are great for male cards.
I have stamped in Vintage Sepia ink and embossed with clear powder. The background uses distress inks and a mask of cog wheels. I have die cut some cog wheels from a spellbinders die and arranged them as a border in the middle.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin challenge - Vintage
The Sketchy Challenge - #33sketch
Here Comes the Boys challenge #37 - Monochrome
Challenges 4 Everybody#4-Anything Goes
Make It Monday #109 with digi my World- linky party

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me and stay tuned for some surprise news from me tommorrow

Bye for me

x catherine

Especially For You

Good morning everyone and hope a good weekend was had by you all. I have just bought a new Cd "80's music"(what an era for music) and am singing away while I write this(I seriously hope you can't hear me though!!!)
This card uses some new stamps which I was lucky to win and are from Flonzcraft and I am extremely pleased with the way they stamp.
I have made a background with the alcohol inks and stamping with copper embossing powder.
The main image is nested into a spellbinders die and ribbon threaded through.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Sketch saturday challenge#227 - sketch
That craft place challenge - Make Your Own Background
Joanna Sheen challenge - Down in the Garden
Crafty Cardmakers challenge #76-Indian Summer
Make It Monday#109 with Digi my World - linky party
Creative Stamp Friends challenge#61- Autumn Colours


I hope you all have a good week ahead and thanks so much for stopping by and visiting today.
Bye for now

x catherine