CD Sunday - Tea Time

Good Morning and welcome to another CD Sunday Challenge and .... thank you for all the wonderful entries for my theme choice of 'Awash with Flowers'.  I will let Jenny know my 1st, 2nd and 3rd as soon as possible.

This weeks theme should be another one with appeal as we all love our tea and there are many suitable images out there on all those CD's.  My  CD choice was a Joanna Sheen CD - Jane Shasky's  'from the heart of the garden'..  I made an easel card and used some parchment embossed with butterflies as a background for the main image.  A parchment butterfly made using a pattern from a multi grid and  teapot and teacup charms are the embellishments I used.  I will add a sentiment later.

 I look forward to some more Blog hopping.  Any comments you care to leave here are avidly read.  It is always  nice to know you have visited.
Carol x

Show report

We were very busy at our stand at the Show.  We met lots of  people interested in learning to do parchment as well as those who are old hands and surprisingly quite a lot who have tried it but fallen by the wayside.
It was nice to see some familiar faces- a forum friend Rona and  fellow CD Sunday teamie Jocelyn who came to see me and we managed to sneak off for a coffee break.

I worked on several things in between chats and demonstrations and did manage to complete a project from start to finish:

This is from a pattern by Judith Maslen and making this one enabled me to demonstrate embossing (deer , lettering, sun tool and edges)  Use of a grid to make the snowflakes and then  to show how to fix the finished glittered topper to the backing sheet I sewed it on using beads.

CD Sunday - Awash with flowers

Good morning.  This is a timed posting as I am busy today at Sandown Park, Esher on the last day of the craft show.
The theme this week is my choice and I am hoping we have lots of entries from which to choose the top three.  I will be looking out for a 'little something' at the show for a prize.

For my card this time I decided to do some stamping because I saw this gorgeous stamp at The Art of Craft when I was there for a Parchment lesson - and I couldn't resist it.  Two other ladies at the lesson saw what I had bought and promptly added them to their own shopping basket.  The stamp is by Woodware.  I have coloured using Sakura pens. Added a little glitter and glaze and some flat backed pearls from stash.  The parchment/card  butterfly is from my stash made using Artylicious - Butterfly Bliss CD.
Hope you like it.  I thoroughly enjoyed  making it.

 The two ovals were cut using a Go Kreate XXL frame dies and the green card is from a Create and Craft special offer of linen look card.
My fellow teamies have made some fab cards for this theme so please visit their blogs.  Any comments you care to leave are always much appreciated.

Christmas ATC's

I found this cream metalwork 'distressed' card display stand whilst on a recent visit to Bristol.  I did wonder at the time how I was going to use it to effect as I wasn't sure about the birds.  But is was too good a bargain to pass by.
I really needed to use it on our Stand somehow (Christmas theme) and suddenly had a brainwave.  Make the birds into Robins.  So I roughly cut out 6 'breasts' in red card and here it is.

The photo isn't brilliant I am afraid and I am hoping it will look better when it is displayed with everything else.  A couple of the ATC's (small bauble and Robin) are a new style copied from freebie patterns here.

CD Sunday - Feline Friends

We had some really interesting and different takes on our Need for Speed theme last week.  Thank you for those.  I expect to see a bumper entry this week as a great number of you seem to love and have cats.   I don't have cats but I don't mind them.  We always had dogs at home.
Anyway here is my offering:

The image and backing paper came from Joanna Sheen's - Pamela West Cd.  I used a new die for the black embellishment and did a little decoupage.  No sentiment as yet so it is destined for my 'here is one I  made earlier'  box.

It will be my theme choice next week and I will be at the Show on  the 23rd so I hope to find a little  something 'different'  for the winner.

Angels for the tree - part 2

I have now finished 6 for the Show and here they are.  They have loops on them ready to hang from the display stand.  I will have some prepared to finish off whilst the Show is going on -  in the best Blue Peter tradition.

Talking of Blue Peter - I bought a sheet of sticky backed holographic gold glitter from The Art of Craft and it is proving perfect for the halos.  I only found it in time to do the last couple but it is a good tip for any one wishing to make halos.

Peacock - pattern by Judith Maslen

I bought this pattern when I went down to the workshop on Saturday and made it this morning. This is a simple one that could easily be created by a beginner.  I  chose what I thought was a turquoise colour for the feathers around the body but after I had used the pen I realised it was too green.  Needless to say it was a felt tip I used.  I should have stuck to my principles but I thought that it would be OK as it was just a tiny bit to be coloured.  If I had used my pencils I could have rubbed it out.  So I then had trouble finding gems to match and ended up using little nailheads which are almost right.
The original pattern is in a series that Judith has designed all suggested by Pub signs.  I changed it slightly by leaving off the gold crown and the gold pen work.

A days shopping tomorrow with girlfriends and then back to making Angels.

More Workshop Wonders

down at Barton on Sea.
Yesterday was our September visit to the New Forest for our parchment workshop with Judith Maslen.  It was a beautiful sunny day and a friend drove us this time as it was too far me at the moment.
We had a lot of hard work to get through but it was fun as always. I was a very tired bunny when I got home but it was worth pushing myself.  I have just managed to put the finishing touches to our two projects and here they are for your delictation.

Poinsettia Wreath.  This project was practice in using mediums straight to the parchment as it is taped to the pattern i.e. no tracing.  We were given the choice and instruction in using felt tips (not this lady), paints or blendable pencils.  I used pencils of course as they are always my medium of choice.

Whitework Convolvulus.  The only colour used here was some blue and green on the back of the image.  Blendable pencils again.  The space at the bottom of the image is for a sentiment - to be decided later.


Thank you Judith for another splendid day. And also thank you to Charmaine for doing the driving.
x

CD Sunday - Need for Speed

It's that time again.  We had some great entries last week  and I wish everyone good luck in the draw.  You will enjoy using your prize whichever CD you choose.

For the theme this week  I have used two CD's.  First an old favourite and standby - Robert Addams - Vintage Transport -  for the background and the image, which has one layer of decoupage -  and Rachelle Anne Miller for the sentiment.

As always I look forward to week of Blog hopping and I hope that you will pay a visit to our teams Blogs to see what they are all up to.

An update on my arm:  I have now driven twice but only very short journeys.  I have been restricted to local journey's only - like Sainsbury's and the physio.  I can drive quite safely but still get tired.  But Oh - the joys of being mobile again.
Have a good week.
xx

Angels for the tree

I have made enough snowflakes for now.  I will be making more during the Show so I thought I would show you the first two Angels I have made:

The stencil and the pictures for the faces come from Pergamano.  Using the stencil you can make several layers using different coloured parchment as I have done on the first one.  Multi grids can be used for embossing patterns and then as many gems as you like or can spare.

CD Sunday - Allsorts - Funky Hands Sponsorship

I can't believe that it is already September. This month we welcome Anice of Funky Hand as our sponsor - and we also welcome Kevin as our Guest Designer for this month. I know you will love his cards and on a personal level I look forward to seeing his inspirational work on our Blog.

Anice kindly sent us a CD each to play with and mine was 'Craft the year Away'.  I loved the papers and enjoyed using the word book facility.  I made an early birthday card for my Grandaughter.  I had to hide it when she came round last Wednesday and just hope I can find it again in time for her birthday in November.
Here is the card - yet to be completely finished with more embellishments and a greeting.

The prize for the randomly drawn winner will be a Funk Hand CD to the value of £15.99.  A very generous prize.  I liked my 'to play with' CD so much I bought two  -   'Dreams Come True' and 'Twelve Crafters Crafting'
I would like to say thank you again to Michelle for her fabulous cards as our GD for August.

I am also entering this card in:


http://getfunkyandcraft.blogspot.co.uk/Anything goes

Snow comes early to the South

Here are some parchment snowflakes that I have been making.  They are from patterns by Tina Cox - and are for our Christmas Theme at the Sandown Show.  I have had to make a pro-forma for them as it is so easy to put a hole in the wrong place.  Best to take the time to do a perfect one and then use that as a stencil.  There are many occasions when you can do that with parchment.  We all have favourite borders and motifs and it is useful and quicker to keep the patterns to be used over and over again.

CD Sunday - Game On

This weeks theme - chosen by Jocelyn -  gives another reason  to make a man's card.  And lets face it we do sometimes need a little nudge to get those made.

Here is my effort which will be for my eldest son - in due course.  You can guess what his game is!

The image is from 'Stitching Cards' and the background from MCS - World of Watercolour.  I love doing stitching cards as the finished result always looks so much better than the printed pattern.  It comes to life whilst you are stitching.  I rubbed some ink around the edge of the white card to tone it down a bit.  Added a gingham bow and a couple of my golfing charms and finished with a  coloured  peel off sentiment.

Now my apologies for my lack of comments on last weeks great entries.  I was away for part of the week and a bit sore and sorry for myself  when I got back.  I promise to do better.

CD Sunday - Cute Christmas with Elegant Inspiration

Elegant Inspiration have kindly given us an extra Cd as a prize so we thought we would all make a card from it just  to show what is possible.
Now I used my arm as an excuse and chose one of the 'ready cards' so that I didn't have to do too much work.  I printed it out twice - once on card and then again on good quality paper so that I could do a little decoupage.  I then added white flower soft to Mole's jacket and hat and Sakura Glaze to the baubles on the tree.
I found the pretty little quilled Christmas tree in my box of embellishments.

When this timed posting hits my blog I will be having some very welcome R & R with my sister so I will see you later in the week. Physio is still pleased with progress and I can at last touch the top of my head with the fingers on my injured arm.  Believe me this is major. At one time I thought I would never be able to that again.
Thank you all for your lovely enquiries and messages.
xx

Wreath of Flowers

This is the title given to this parchment project I found in a book I was given.  A friend of a friend of mine had given up parchment and was giving away all her bits and pieces and I gave a book a new home.  It is by Pergamano  and just called 'Parchment Craft'. In fact this project is featured on the front cover of the book.

In the book the wreath does not have anything in the centre but I decided it needed a butterfly which was made using Pergamano Grid No: 17'
It feels so good to be back doing some parchment.  Hopefully I will now be able to resume my classes and workshops.

CD Sunday - Exotic Birds and Blooms

This is the first of my DT cards for CD Sunday that I have had to make since I broke my arm.  I printed out an image from Japanese Papers - pattern source book Nature 2 CD - directly to parchment. Working one handed on parchment isn't too difficult.   I embossed where appropriate and then stitched to the background using toning beads.  The flowers were some I had in my stash.  I am never sure about red and pink together but I think it works on this occasion.

I was so pleased to be crafting again that I made some ATC's on the same theme using the same CD.

CD Sunday - Bingo

You will be forgiven for wondering what this title means.  I was puzzled when it appeared on our list of upcoming themes but of course it is obvious when explained - like most things.

The best way to explain is with a couple of pictures.

So you choose three elements to use as well as something from a CD.  I chose Die cuts, Flowers and Buttons and my Cd was Ooh La La - Shoes in Bloom  - for the butterflies.
Here is my card

I hope we will have a real assortment  of elements to see and that our design team cards give you some inspiration.
I must say a thank you to Claire for some gorgeous cards as our Guest DT member for July and we now welcome Michelle as our guest for August.  Michelle makes some fabulous cards so I am excited to see what she makes for us.

My arm is improving all the time and my physio is pleased with my progress.  I must say though that the die cuts I used were from 'some I made earlier'.  Bit scared of the Calibur at the moment.

New species of butterfly?

An early morning visitor to my garden today?
A pattern by Josie Davidson in the June Parchment Magazine.  I started this at our parchment workshop on Wednesday and finished it last evening.  This is a very simple pattern that would suit a beginner.  There is only one special tool used - a PCA quin - and that need not be necessary. Some other decorative tool  could be used such as a star/sun  tool.  It was good to get back to some parchment.  I can't cope yet with many of the basic card making disciplines like die cutting and using a guillotine.

CD Sunday - Mainly Men

I had such fun with this one that I wonder if it is a bit over the top.  I love Steampunk but strive for a slighter softer side hence putting a Steampunk style flower on a  manly card.  Nothing to say a man can't like flowers.
I used MCS - Tinkering with Steampunk - which is just what I have been doing.  This is the last of  my 'ones I made earlier' so I am hoping my arm will be recovered enough to manage one for next week.  I am making quite rapid progress but finding it hard to come to terms with the lack of muscle power.  Caused by the fact that they had to move them etc to get at the bone to plate.
Here is my fun offering and I hope you like it

We had a great selection of cards in our 'A is for...' challenge and I was pleased to have visited and managed to comment on them all.
I look forward to your visits and please feel free to leave a message so that I know you have called.
Carol xx

CD Sunday - 'A' is for............. Artist

Good Morning everyone.  I am making good progress and now able to do some typing albeit it in short bursts.  But at least I can now get back to some commenting on the Challenge Blog entries and feel that I am taking part again.

'A' is for..... is our theme this week and all the team have chosen something different.  All without planning I must point out.  For my own 'A' is for Artist I decided to do some stamping.  I think it is a Penny Black stamp  but I am not 100% sure. I coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils and then mounted and matted on to a most appropriate background paper from Messy Rabbit Cd by Joanna Sheen.  Not sure where the sentiment comes from either - put it down to my fragile condition.
Here is my offering - and I thoroughly enjoyed the making:

I will have been to see the Consultant for the first time since the op by the time this is posted and I am keeping my fingers crossed for a good report and being told it is healing well.
Physiotherapy will be the next stage and the sooner the better.  I need to get back to crafting.  TV and Jigsaws are proving  tedius.  Also I am running out of 'here's one I made earlier', and money - cos I can still shop with one arm.

Addendum.  The Hospital made a mistake on my card  and my appt is next Wednesday not yesterday.

CD Sunday - Pearls and Swirls

I really did enjoy the making of this parchment card for this challenge.  As  I am still laid up  I am so glad that I made it when I did.
I found this lovely black and white frame on a CD  called 'Clip Art' -  produced and sold by Patsy May.  I printed it out onto an A4 sheet of 140gsm parchment placing it so that it was in the correct place when folded to A5. I embossed all the white areas to a bright white and then cut out and applied a black card swirl using my new Grand Calibur.   Black and yellow pearls, a parchment butterfly and a gold traced greeting are the only additions.  The insert paper is yellow parchment.  Then the whole is lined with white card  to give the card strength.
I am sorry that I am still not able  to write comments on your blogs but I am viewing and admiring.
Carol
x

CD Sunday - Best of British

Here is my offering for this week.  I am so glad that I had finished some of the future themes early as I couldn't make a card at the moment.  I have been looking at the cards by my fellow teamies and they look fab.  Please have a look round and then join in with  us for  this weeks theme.

Well - when I do something I do it properly

I have to have surgery to repair the damage to my arm.  Have to go in on Wednesday and out Friday.  I will be excused boots for a while  so my apologies for any lack of comments on your beautiful entries to CD Sunday.

CD Sunday - Seaside Treasures

I am afraid my posting this week will be very brief.  I am still struggling with typing.

I have used La Pashe - The Big One,  and Joanna Sheen's - Faye Whittaker,  for my card,  It is simple but with a smile - I hope.
xx

CD Sunday - Jenny's Sketch

As this is a timed post I am not sure how Jenny is going to title this challenge.  Sketch was her choice for this week and this is how we have referred to it on our Admin Blog so I will have a 50/50 chance of getting it right or wrong.

I haven't done many 'sketch' type cards.  In fact my very first one was an early entry into CD Sunday challenges before I was kindly invited to join them.
Anyway here is my 'take' on 'Jenny's Sketch'

I used 'A little bit of folk' from MCS 3rd Anniversary bundle.  I did actually buy some lace ribbon especially for this card as I haven't a die or punch that would achieve the zig zag edge.  I am pleased with the result and it will be an addition to my 'here's one I made earlier' box.

The reason for the timed posting this week is a very early start to tomorrow for myself and Debs (who at this moment is winging her way to my house)  and another friend - for our drive to Bristol.  We are leaving at 6.30am.  I am looking forward to the day.  It is a wonderful chance to meet and greet so many talented 'parchers' from all over the place.

I'll catch up with everything when I get back - a tired but happy bunny.
x

p.s.

no tired and happy bunny i am afraid.  we were loading the car last night ready for this morning when i tripped over the threshold went smashing down onto a wood floor and broke my left arm.  finally got home from casualty about 0.15am  can't describe the pain.
sorry can't do caps.  can't lift to hit the key.

Back to parchment

I felt the need to do some 'proper' parchment.  The sort of project that needs quiet and concentration and practice of various techniques.  This pattern involves colouring with Faber Castell  polychromos pencils and white work embossing.

The pattern - Semi Circle of flowers -  is by Kay James and is in the Parchment Craft Magazine - Summer Special

Here it is

Kay's pattern has a second parchment lining (a little larger)  with a repeat of the edge pricking and embossing pattern but I omitted this and just used a dark purple card liner.  The semi circular embossed and pricked feature uses a Pergamano Moon tool and the card edge uses a Pergamano Wing tool.  Both are recent additions to my tool stash.
I enjoyed making this and I hope you like it.

Now - on Sunday - down in Bristol -  is the  Bristol Parchment Craft Exhibition .  A wonderful extravaganza of all things parchment and yours truly will be there.
This year instead of just being a shopper I will be running a stand.  I am going as representative for Judith Maslen  and will be showing and selling her wonderful patterns.  Judith can't make it this year so I am thrilled to be doing it for her.  If you come down please come and say Hi.  Stand 17/18.  My great friend Debs and Tina Cox will be next door on 19/20.

CD Sunday - Delicious Damask

A timed posting for me this week as I have a busy few days ahead.  I am attending a jewellery making workshop on Saturday.  I have decided that I really ought to learn properly how to use all these beautiful glass and crystal beads I keep buying. Then on Sunday I have a workshop here and then off to visit my daughter.
Back to matters in hand.  We have seen some  beautiful Ballerinas and I  know it will be a difficult Top 3 choice for me but I will let Jenny know at the beginning of the week my choices and will have a small gift for the winner.

This week we have Christine's choice - Delicious Damask.  Damask is always a popular theme so I am sure that Christine will find it equally hard to choose her Top 3.

Here is my card.  I have used some parchment.  I felt I haven't been using enough  parchment in my CD Sunday cards lately.

I used Artylicious 'Damask Delights' and 'Butterfly Bliss CD's'.  For the parchment oval I used parchment printed using the CD and a multi grid for the shape. The damask oval in card  was cut using one of my new dies. and the parchment  butterfly was made using another multi grid -with  added pink pearls for the body.  The swirl - yet another new die with a little glitter added for pizzazz .
The card has already gone to a parchment workshop friend.

CD Sunday - Beautiful Ballerinas

I loved visiting all the Blogs last week.   Some very different and beautiful shades of green were used in the making of many fabulous cards.

Now the theme for this week is my choice.  Beautiful Ballerinas.  I didn't choose the theme because I ever 'did ballet'.  So far away was I  from managing anything so elegant and graceful when I was a child that my nickname was 'the tank.'  According to my Mother  I never went around anything -  either over, under or through it.

Here is my card:

The bp and the image are from  'Dancing with Shadows' - Joanna Sheen.   I used one of my new dies for the frame and the big floppy flowers are from 'stash'.

I enjoyed making it and hope you like it too.
I will have a little something for the winner of the Top 3 and I look forward to having a difficult choice to make.

Oodles of Doodles

Not my title but the name of some new  (to me)  stamps by Hobby Art Ltd that I found at The Art of Craft on Wednesday.  I was there for our monthly Parchment workshop and of course I went shopping.
I love doodles and Zentangles so I was pleased to find these.  I had a great deal of fun making some ATC's with the flowers etc made using the stamps.  They were stamped on some fabulous Tim Holtz papers from his 'idea-ology' pad of 12 x 12 papers.  I added sequins, beads and  wood cut-outs etc all from my stash and just let my imagination run away.
There are a couple of parchment ones in the last photo - made at the workshop - so I did do some work.
Hope you like them

CD Sunday - Gorgeous Green

Be ready to be green with envy at all the different shades we have chosen this week and also to welcome our two new team members.
First please welcome Beryl and Cazro.   We are delighted that they are now part of the CD Sunday team (it also means that Jocelyn and I are no longer the newbies).  Both Beryl and Caz make wonderful cards and I am sure they would appreciate a visit from you all.

Now my shades of green are a tad bright.  I think it probably glows in the dark.  Anyway here it is - my first 2012 Christmas card.

We have always said at CD Sunday that as long as something from a CD is used somewhere in the making of your card it is eligible for our Blog and competitions.
Well here is the living proof of that as my only  CD contribution on this card is the sentiment which comes from Rachelle Anne Miller Collection.  It was whilst trying to print this out that I discovered that my printer had died colourwise and I had to spend out on a new one.
I look forward to visiting your Blogs, and your visits and comments here are always welcomed.
xx

CD Sunday- Old MacDonald had a farm

Good morning.  Now no-one can say that we are run of the mill at CD Sunday with our themes.  I bet you didn't see this one coming.  I didn't  - but  I enjoyed it because I really had to think about it so..............
I came up with some ATC's.  I always need plenty for the two swop clubs I belong to so here they are:

I used Joanna Sheen's - Messy Rabbit CD - for the ATC backgounds and Woodware 'Peeking Over' clear stamps.  Coloured using Flexmarkers. I bought these stamps a long time ago and this is their first outing.  I hope you can see the 'Oink Oink' and the 'Moo Moo' etc
I really am looking forward to what everyone manages to do with this theme.  We always have such great entries.
Any comments you care to leave  are welcomed and  appreciated.   That way I know you have visited.
xx

More - 'New ATC's.

My printer died yesterday.  Well not actually died but may as well have done.  New one on it's way as I type but in the meantime I had to do something so back to the ATC's.  I had bought some new stamps by PaperArtsy  from The Fruit Pixie.  I have not bought their stamps before but I do like them.  What I particularly liked were the two Steampunk flower heads which I have used on these ATC's.  I used a paper from Carol Ann's Studio for the background. The birdcage was also one of the stamps.  I may well visit PaperArtsy and have a  browse.
The Iris ATC was inspired whilst I watched the BBC programme of The Chelsea Flower Show.  There seemed to be so many gorgeous Irises I felt inspired to get out a stitch pattern I knew I had. Just the perfect size.

CD SUNDAY - Easy Elegance

We had some beautiful 'Reflections' last week - thank you.  It is going to be difficult for Jenny to choose a winner.

I went back to Joanna Sheen's - 'Fashion Boutique'for my card this week.  I chose one of the Paper Dolls and a toning background paper. 

The flower is from my stash and I coloured the peel off sentiment to tone with the blue mirri card.

I look forward to lots more Blog hopping.  It does get expensive though as I keep finding shopping sites that I haven't seen before - and of course it would be rude not to visit.
xx

New ATC's - with lovely new toppers

Whilst I was Blog hopping - as we all do -   (wonderful time waster)  - I discovered this lovely place .

A few of the many many packets available fell in to my basket and I have started to use them on my ATC's.

I made 7 yesterday and had great fun just putting things together and adding charms etc as I felt like it.  I haven't titled them yet but I am leaning towards 'Pretty Steampunk'.  Not true Steampunk I know but I''ll get there.

The backgrounds were printed using MCS Steampunk but all the toppers are from Cardmakers Delight.  The charms are from Pink Cat Charms,The Fruit Pixie and Mei Flowers.  Other bits from stash.

Crafting time

Debs, Mandi and I managed to get some crafting time together during this weekend and we all made several ATC's. We always do have a great time and it is even more special when you can craft together with others. Debs did some of her new 'Art work' style, Mandi stamped and coloured and I did several different things but I did make this parchment one:

I started by using a straightforward grid pattern from Pauline Loweth's Gridwork Book.  I wanted to add something bright and different and I remembered these pretty sequins I had bought at a Show - as you do - and stitched them in place with holographic thread and a centre bead.  As an ATC must have a title we racked our brains and came up with 'Bombay Mix' as we felt the sequins looked very Indian in colour and style.

CD Sunday - Reflections

Hi everyone.  I hope you  enjoyed yesterdays sunshine.  A crowd of us  had a meet at the RHS Gardens at Wisley.  We  had a wonderful if tiring day and a restful and reflective day today is on the cards.

Here is my contribution to this weeks challenge and I hope you like it.

This is all from Joanna Sheen's - Fashion Boutique CD - except for the bronze mirri card and the ribbon lace.

Flowers and Butterflies

Here is the easier second card that we made at Barton on Sea. It has a gridwork border which I always love doing.  I added the glitter to mine.  It wasn't on Judith's sample.

Dreamcatcher

Here is the result of our first parchment project down at Barton-on-Sea last Saturday.  Another of Judith's great patterns.  This one I found  absorbing and it took total concentration - almost into the lunch break.  There is a lot to each part of the design.  Learning to do feathers was the purpose behind this and colouring them with felt tips.  Yes --- I did say felt tips.  I did the middle one - pink- using a felt tip pen and then abandoned the felts and just happened to have a couple of pencils with me.  Judith did notice but she wasn't too hard on me.
Here it  is  and and I am quite pleased with it.

CD Sunday - Trees and Shrubs

Good morning.  Hopefully not such a wet one as of late.  I was down at Barton- on- Sea yesterday and the drive back late afternoon was in sunshine.  At least that what I thought it was. We had  another great workshop session with Judith Maslen - but more about that later in the week when I have finished the two projects.

This week I thought I would have a go at some stamping and using my new Flexmarkers for the colouring.  When I was at the Gateshead 'Sincerely Yours' Show the other week I saw a display of Michael Powell designed stamps.  One in particular seemed to apt for this weeks theme so I bought it.  You see -  no expense spared for our CD Sunday Blog.

Here is my effort:

I did enjoy it all but decided I hadn't got enough shades of green so of course off to Cowling and Wilcox and somehow another 24 colours (not all green) arrived in the post. Ho hum!

I used MCS - Secret Hideaways -' In the garden'  for the card itself and added a few punched leaves.

We look forward to visiting your Blogs and I hope you will visit ours as well.  Please feel free to leave a comment so that we know you have visited.  All are avidly read.

Truly - the art of craft

This is an unsolicited  big plug for my local craft emporium as well as a description of the super 'crafty' day I have just enjoyed. I already attend monthly Parchment lessons and workshops at The Art of Craft but they run many many morning/afternoon or all day workshops and yesterday I had signed up for the Cuttlebug beginners day.

Those of us who had other machines took along what we had and we had so much fun as well as learning masses from Jane - owner/tutor.
I learned plain embossing, embossing and then chalking, embossing on mirri card, on core paper and then sandpapering, die cutting, die cutting then embossing.  Colouring with a brayer. Embossing with parchment and acetate. On the acetate we then went on to colour parts of the design with Sakura Glaze pens.... amazing results.

Colouring using a brayer was brilliant.  One of my favourites of the session. I am going to have to fish my brayer back out of a box of give aways I had sorted as I hadn't used it for sooo long. 

This was all in the extended 2 hour morning session.  In the afternoon session we made cards using some of our newly learned techniques. We managed to make 5 great cards.  A little finishing off was needed at home on the tulip one - which I think is my favourite.

I shall now bore you with pictures of my proud achievments:

Needless to say several embossing folders and dies were purchased.
Thank you Jane and your ladies for another fun day at your place ....... and we learned quite a lot as well.