Peeking posies

I fell in love with this Hero Arts stamp set a long time ago, bought it and put it in my blossom stamps box, and every time I saw it when looking for a stamp my heart skipped a beat all over again, but I have never inked them until now! I still love these to bits, so why didn't I use them before? This I cannot answer but they are "out" now, so no stopping me!

I coloured the images with Promarkers, and cut them out mounting them on a panel of watercolour paper sprayed with Glimmer Mists (failed experiment). The sentiment is also Hero Arts from a clear set, so pretty. I think the next one will be stamped with Brillance three colour ink pad, I didn't think of it for this one but it would work. 

The picot edged ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons a long time ago, I do hope they still stock it because it is gorgeous!

I have entered the following challenges:

I love Promarkers - use more than one image

Our Creative Corner - Forgotten things (stamp set) Sept challenge (I would have entered sooner but I forgot who was doing this challenge, the reminder helped).

Quirky Midway reminder - make a mess!

 This background was created by stamping all over a white A4 piece of card with a Fiskars continuous stamping wheel that I got in a sale, then spraying with Glimmer Mist in two colours - Sapphire and Bronze. I used Bugaboo images Ladybug Stack and A Little Birdie Told Me. The messy background is mounted on gold cardstock then onto a pink card. The polka dot chiffon ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons who are also sponsoring the challenge.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
Catch the Bug - Green Thumb ends next Friday.
Incy Wincy Designs - things that begin with F (flowers and feathered friend. and funny) (Mondays)

Same background card and it is amazing how it varies from the piece above. Again Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Here is my very messy hand!  I tried to spray the Glimmer Mist and it was bunged up, so I got the "pokey tool" and poked it to unbung it, and while I was pondering on why it was still blocked it suddenly came to life and sprayed all over me! Good job I was wearing an old dark blue fleece so it won't show on that!

If you hop on over to Quirky Crafts Challenges you can see some more great examples using images from two of our sponsors, Bugaboo and Squigglefly, and of course you can join in the fun because the challenge doesn't close until Saturday 16th March at 12:00.

Your Quirky mission, if you choose to accept it, is anything but a card!

It is Caro's challenge, and as well as anything but a card you must use Autumn colours! I choose Beautiful Bow digi image from our sponsor who is Robyn's Fetish this time, and decided the bow should be Autumn coloured, there could be some holly around now, couldn't there? Anyway this is an "It's Nearly Christmas, so Lets Make Lists" binder. I was going to use the Bind it All and make a book, then I remembered I had this Sara Binder tall binder (by HOTP) that came in a mystery box a long time ago from the USA, along with some dividers.

I seached through my paper stash and found this striped paper by Autumn Leaves called Foof a La, which is nicely distressed looking, and used it on the outside of the binder. I attached the bow which was first coloured with Promarkers, and I typed the title, stamped over that with a Unity stamp from the Blossom Stacker set, and die cut it with the matching Spellbinders die from the Blossoms Tags and Accents set.

I punched holes with the Cropadile Big Bite back and front to add some brown slub ribbon with gold edges from a Crafty Ribbon bag called Cookies and Cream.

I spritzed the image, and then the whole binder with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in bronze.

Inside I used some Payperbox script paper, and I painted the middle of the spine and edges of the cover with copper acrylic paint.

I have decorated the first of the dividers with a stamped Unity tree, some Nellie Snellen punched and embossed leaves and the Beautiful Bow image. The tabs read: "Presents/Gifts","Cards", "Itinery", "Menu", "Shopping" and I have 3 spare. The great thing about this binder is the mechanism appears to be the same as Filofax use, so it fits the personal size pages, or you could cut and punch your own if you have the right punch.

Entered in the:

 Joanna Sheen  Autumn Breeze challenge

One Stitch at a time - use a digi.

Anything but a Card challenge - fall colours.