Craft Pad # 15

It's Spring time !!!

honest it is!
OK so we have had snow & rain &
the odd sleet shower!
but it is Spring time baby!
(Did you remember to put the clocks forward?!?!)
Anyhooo......


Over at Crafty Pad # 15
we are celebrating Spring!
We are looking for you to use
spring time colours
yellows, oranges, pinks, greens etc.

You can use any stamp you want but if
you want to be entered in the wee prize draw
then you need to use one of the
Crafty Pad stamps please.

So this week I have done two cards.
( can you tell I am off work on leave this week?)

Firstly.....
Here is Ted and the ball


I used my nesties to cut out the front of the card
and the ball is embossed yellow vellum .
( now I am singing they call me mellow yellow
each time I think yellow vellum ....
are you now too?)
Have also punched out green velum leaves.

The next card is more to do with new life
as in starting a new phase in life.




This is for my mate who is starting a new phase
and it is my first ever
Congratulations on your divorce card!
Now I am Happily Married,
and I am not taking divorce lightly,
but this is a good thing for my Mate.

And I hope she finds Happiness and Joy !

I am not sure that when the lovely Debbie
was designing these fab stamps
this is what she had in mind for Faith....

But just shows how versatile
these stamps are eh!!

Crafty Pad # 12 ~ Ted with Flower

Over at Crafty Pad it is already challenge number 12!
and this time is it a recipe challenge.

we are looking for you to use any Faith/Ted/Butterfly from
Crafty Pad Stamp Range.

Now our recipe is to use along with your Crafty Pad Stamp

• a flower
  
• a circle
• a ribbon
  
• a charm
  

You can add anything else but must include these elements.

As usual there is a yummy wee prize for the lucky winner.

So I have been a bit obsessed with my favourite butterfly stamps
from Crafty pad in the last wee while I thought I will ink up


Ted with a Flower


I have used a circular flower brad ......
do you think I will get away with that....
as I have just realised I have missed out the circle DUH!!!!
( Debbie will be rapping my knuckles with a ruler!
she is such a hard task master!)
flower...yes I have two of them...
Ribbon.....uhh hu I have a bonnie blue one to go with backing card.
And last but not least a bonnie wee heart Charm!!!

He is coloured in with distressing inks....
I must admit after using promarkers almost exclusively
I find the pale result takes a bit of getting used to.
I do like the result but have a tendency to over colour the image.
So there you go.....

No butterflies.....not one......not one at all......

not even a wee one.......




ACH!!!


Who am I trying to kid!!!
I love these butterflies!!!

To be honest , just between you & me...
I made this one first and did get the circle in it!
but I saw wee Ted looking at me and thought....
I better ink that poor wee Ted up and stamp with him!

So here we have it. I have used two Butterflies.
The circle started as pink card, but I used chalk inks taking
the sweet pea colours from the pretty ribbon I wanted to use
and then used tissue to smudge them all together.
Is there a proper name for this effect?
I made a big flower from two punches and a Button.
The butterflies are coloured using whisper pens & glitter.
The backing paper is Basic Gray.
And the wee charm is a butterfly!

I have used a claw clippie thingy to attach it to the card
so it can be removed afterwards & used on keyrings
or as a moblie phone charm.

I have added some wire antennas but did that after the pic was taken.

A lassie at work asked me to make a Mothers day card for her to give
and I was telling her about this one I had made
as she was asking for these sort of colours.
So I took it in to show her, and ended up agreeing to sell it to her.

And getting orders for a few other cards too!!!!