Whiff of Joy Challenge No 32 (Wallet Card No 66)

He we go again Folks,

This should be my last blog for this week as I am having a break for a couple of days to recharge me batteries.

What I have got to show you is a card I have been making today out in my garden, its the Whiff of Joy Challenge No 32 which is brown and blues with a Whiff of Joy Image.

I have used white card stock to make a wallet card, then used coffee coloured card stock, cream coloured card stock, 2 backing papers with browns and blues, one brown polka dot ribbon, 2 gold gem flowers, 3 dark blue gem stones, blue prima flowers with 2 coffee coloured brads, sentiments and Whiff of Joy Image Willow with Umbrella coloured using Whispers Strokes Pens and to finish the look I have used my cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots (of course!).

I do hope you like this one and will take a peek at the Whiff of Joy Challenge site and until next time do take care, lol

I

LMC No 55 Wallet Card No 65

Hi Again Folks,

Here's my next challenge, I was trying to make it a fun one, but just am not sure about it. Was meant to be about summer with the sunshine, flowers, wildlife and the little Gorjuss Miss with her Mischief making Ginger Tom Cat.

Such a wonderful image of a girl with her cat which reminded me of my trouble making cat called Mischief, everything that moved was fair game to him (not a ginger tom but a black witches cat) He loved the spring and summer when they was lots to chase and smell, he adored flowers and would forever go around smelling them, even if it meant pulling the down to smell them. And my slippers whether my feet was in them or not was also fair game to him, never managed to keep a pair for long!

I have used white card stock to make the wallet card, 2 shades of orange bling card stock, 2 backing papers one of flowers and the other of birds with flowers, various flower gems, 3 flowers and 3 brads, cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots, Orange Organza ribbon and one Gorjuss Girls image Purrfect Friend.

I hope you like this but I am not sure about it, but there you go, sometimes the best intentions do not always work. Anyway until next time, have a great day and take care, lol

Sugar Bowl Challenge No 31

Well Hello Folks,

Certainly been busy here, always lots to do and never enough time, I feel this week a bit like I am running around like a headless chicken but dont we all every now and then.

I have made a few wallet blanks, square card blanks, let alone some completed cards. But here is my challenge for the Sugar Bowl

1 Wallet card used with white card stock, purple card stock, lilac card stock, Purple Organza Ribbon, 2 backing papers sent to me by another lovely crafter, cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots, silver sentiments and corner, various gem stones, 3 paper flowers and one Gorjuss Girls Image Sent with Love coloured with Whispers Strokes Pens.

I hope you like this one and will take a peek at the sugar bowl website, until next time, do take care, lol

Eisbarin Blog Candy Card

Hi Folks,

Here's my last card for today, its for Eisbarin's Blog Candy which I have decided to do for my Father's Day Card, so I have had to adept it a little and I hope Eisbarin does not mind.

Made a square card with white card stock, used black card stock, cream card stock, backing paper with hearts on in white, black and grey, Black ribbon with polka dots, metal ribbon brad instead of large flower, 3 dark blue prima flowers with black polka dot brads, various adhesive gem stones, sentiments and Sugar Nellie Image Home Grown Bedtime Stories coloured with whispers strokes pens.

I do hope you like it and will take a peek at Eisbarin's blog, until next time, take care.

Whiff Of Joy Challenge No 31

Hi Folks,

Hope you are having a great day, its gorgeous here and I have been sitting out in my garden again today doing my crafting as its soooo nice.

I have decided to attempt the Whiff of Joy Challenge No 31, I have made a square card in white, then used Red Bling Card Stock and Cream Puff Card stock, backing papers where free in a magazine around Valentines day one being lips and the other hearts. I have then used 3 pink polka dotted prima silk flowers and 3 white brads, sentiments, various adhesive gem stones, cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots, 1 red velvet ribbon and the Whiff of Joy image I believe called Melinda with Cookies coloured using Whispers Strokes Pens.

I do hope you like it and will give the Whiff of Joy Challenge site a peek, take care, lol
Shree

I Wanna Be Just Like ... Club Anya Challenge 24.5.09

Hi Folks,

I normally dont do any crafting over the weekends especially Bank Holidays, but as my other half is busy working on the car I decided to do a bit of catch up.

And here's my first instalment, the challenge for Club Anya. I have made a wallet card from white card stock, then decorated with red and pink card stock. Both wallet card and card stocks are cuttlebug embossed using the swiss dots folder. I have then cut out 2 rectangles from the red card stock and added backing paper with glasses of drink on and certificates. Next I cut out 2 smaller rectangles, one in red and one in pink card stock and added sentiments 'Here is To You', it would have been Here's to You if I could have as the Anya image I have added is Cheers. I then attached to silk prima flowers with red polka dot brad to card and then also added my Anya image which I coloured with Whispers Strokes Pens and attached by using 3D foam stickers. Finally I have added a Burgundy Organzia ribbon and 3 x 2 different sized Iridescent Gem Stones, plus 2 really some gem stones in opposite corners of the card stock and on the sentiments to complete the look.

I do hope you like this and will take a peek at the club anya website and here's until next time, have a great Bank Holiday weekend and take care, happy crafting, lol.

My Gorjuss Girls Cards & Gifts Book

Hi Folks,

I thought today I would make something for myself as I make cards and gifts for others and never for myself.

So my task was to cover my notebook that I have recently started for all my cards, layouts, designs, challenges and gifts. I started this book because I have lots of paper with information on and decided it would be easier to have all this in one place.

I have used 4 Sugar Nellie Images of Gorjuss Girls Set 2 as I really love these so much and it is easy to turn these into Gothic especially as one is already a goth girl. Anyone who really knows me would say I am a goth, not to look at these days but when I was much younger you could tell by the black clothes and punkish hair styles but working in an office for over 20 years caused the change to sensible I suppose but I still love my horror films. Enough though I am a goth I still love all sorts of music from punk to rock, heavy, pop, classical, folk, country and even opera. I am very lucky to have found a guy with similar tastes, soo similar at times its scary. In fact our home is based on a black and white theme with my other favourite colours, lilac and purple, yes I know I was born in the flower power years but am not a flower power person unless its outside as I am a very keen gardener and that includes bunches of flowers, I would rather have a plant to go outside like a rose bush.

So that explains my reason for such a deliberate taste in decoration, I have used Guardian Angel, Little Goth Girl, Flower Girl, Untamed, all fairly obvious why I chose them. I have then put them on lilac and purple card stock, then onto white card stock and also have used my cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots for more of an effect and added a strip with words on the same colour scheme and glued this onto the front sheet of my book. To decorate I have added a black ribbon with white polka dots, coloured all images in with Whispers Strokes Pens keeping to the black and purple colours. I have to complete the look added lilac/purple silk flowers with black brads and added clear gem stones to dresses and corners of card and so completes my project.

I hope that you like this and maybe might give you some inspiration to try this type of project. Until the next blog, do take care and happy crafting, lol

Shree