Being a bit "EMBossy"

Well what's this weather all about? Me and my umbrella lost our battle today, need to buy new umbrella which I am really annoyed about as I have managed to keep this one for over a year as I usually lose them as soon as I have bought them, I also have the same problem with sunglasses but at the moment I know exactly where they are as I have had little need for them so far......
Anyway I recently made a birthday card for my dad which features Couture Creations World Map embossing folder

I have embossed the World map onto Kraftcore card and inked with Distress Ink Vintage Photo

The compass has been embossed from the same folder and cut out.

The map paper is from my stash.

All papers have had the edges distressed

Hot Air balloon stamp is from indigo blu

Embellishments include creative expressions screw brads

Bakers twine

Tim Holtz spinner and cog charms

Card base is Kraft Card

I am entering this card into the following 2 challenges both who feature Embossing as their challenge.

Crafts and Me Challenges

and

fashionable stamping challenges

Thanks for looking

Amanda

Art Impressions "Girlfriends"

Hi
Well it has been several weeks since I have posted on my blog, and I have a feeble excuse..... Work! It is a busy time of year for me at work and that has impacted on my time spent in my craft room (why wont my lottery numbers come up?) and that time has been nil. I have had several parcels delivered which I haven't even had time to play with and are still sitting in the boxes they were delivered in.

I recently made a gift of 7 cards using the fabulous Girlfriend stamps by Art Impressions. I have since ordered the 4 new ones and they are currently probably mid Atlantic winging themselves over from the US. I have previousley posted 4 of them and these are the remaining 3.



Art Impressions "Girlfriends - Workout"



Art Impressions "Girlfriends - In the Tub"

 




Art Impressions "Girlfriends - Comfy on Couch

In order to see the full set that I made I have included links from previous posts:-
Girlfriends The Weigh in
Girlfriends Under My Umbrella
Girlfriends Dancers
Girlfriends In The Tub

Hopefully this post gets me back on track and I look forward to seeing you all soon

Amanda X









I love Promarkers Challenge 109

Hi,
this weeks challenge over at I love Promarkers is use 3 different papers, this gives me another opportunity to include another 1 of the 7 cards I made for as a gift using Art Impressions "Girlfriend" rubber stamps.
I have coloured the image with a mix of promarkers and flexmarkers.

the papers I have used are Fabscraps shabby chic

and Kanban coloured core

I have also used my new Tim Holtz washer strip die

Just a quick post tonight as I have just got home from a very busy day at work, thankfully I am day off tomorrow, and if this lovely weather continues hope to get on the golf course if not I am likely to be having a crafty session.

Thanks for visiting

Amanda X

A Big thankyou Keeley -TheLiebster Blog Award

A huge thankyou to Keeley, who I have met through blogging, Keeley has kindly awarded me The Liebster Blog Award. Thankyou very much Keeley. Keeley has a super blog and produces some great pieces of work, you can visit Keeleys blog Here, and it is well worth a look.
Thanks again Keeley I really appreciate it
Amanda X

Three in a row - Allsorts Challenge WK 146

Up bright and early this morning, not out of choice though due to a little over exuberance of a certain cockerel I have, that wasn't bought as a cockerel (but there is another story). Anyway up and at 'em never the less. As this is mothering Sunday I have a busy day ahead with the entertaining of the Mothers, so I am taking advantage of this early start to post my entry into this weeks challenge over at Allsorts Challenge Blog where the theme this week is "Three in a row".
This is the 2nd of 7 cards I have made with the "Girlfriend" stamps from Art Impressions as a present, which has now been given, and overwhelmingly received (I will be posting the others ongoing)
Anyway on to this one, which was the last one that I made and fits perfectly with this weeks theme of three in a row.

Stamped and coloured with copics

Tim Holtz ruler tape

Papers from my stash



Thanks for looking and have yourself a lovely mothers day

Amanda x

Very My Fair Lady

Hi

another quick post at the end of a very busy day at work, where I managed to eat super glue!!! don't ask but my glasses remain unstuck where they got broken, I just wish I could say the same about my teeth!!!
Anyway, here is the card I have made for my mum for Mothers Day this year, as you can see it has a "My Fair Lady" theme going on.
I am entering this card, both as a very last minute entry into the following challenges:-
Allsorts Challenge Blog where the theme is say it with flowers
crafts4eternity challenge blog where the theme is Special Mum
crafts and me challenges where the theme is lets see circles

Main image is from Sheena Douglass "Wouldn't it be lovely" stamp set and coloured with copics.

Black and white backing paper - Teresa Collins

white card is centura pearl snow white, beautiful to emboss with.

Central nestie shape is black card covered in double sided adhesive sheet, cut, and then covered with creative expressions new tiny clear beads (photo just doesn't do this effect justice).

Flowers, ribbons and lace are from my stash.

thanks for looking, and to all you mums out there have a lovely mothers day x

We all want a Millionaire...................

Hi
just a quick post of a birthday card I have just made, which also fits in nicely with this weeks challenge over at The Stampman Challenge where the challenge this week is vintage.

Stamps used are all Indigoblu

old £5 note stamped on vellum

creative expressions beaded swirls

paper Graphic45

bit of stamping with gilding flakes using the fantastic flitterglu (works every time)

Anyway I said it was a quick post so off I pop, I will explain my lack of blogging on my next post.

thanks for looking

Amanda x

What a lovely sunny day..........

Well what a lovely sunny day today has turned out to be here in the north west of England. If this is March bring it on..... please can we have some more of this please?
This week I am off work and was looking forward to a craft week, was!! means it hasn't happened. I decided to do a bit of Ebay selling, you know all those things that have sat around for ages that you no longer want anymore (and a great way of raising money for crafty stash, lol), so from sunday I have been listing and listing and listing and listing, how tedious is that task, I have ebayed myself within an inch of my life. So today was enough is enough I need to craft!!!
I am currently making a set of cards to give as a gift, and as that deadline draws closer I thought I should better get on with it or else it wont be much of a set (I am currently at 4 made). I am making them using the "girlfriends" collection from Art Impressions.

 Here is the one that I have finished today and I am entering into this weeks theme at Promarker Challenge - colour challenge  which this week is PASTELS.

Papers are 7gypsies 5th Avenue Jouney

Bazzill Basics embossed dots

Flowers are made from the Bazzill using Doohickey Peoney die

Some sequined pink net (giving that tutu look)

Diamond stickles

ribbon and pink gems

I will shortley show the remaining 2 that I haven't posted yet

thanks for looking

Amanda x

Distressed......

Hi
Well following on from my earlier post on WOYWW 141 hosted be the lovely Julia, sitting on my desk was a selection of coloured in characters 2 of which I have now made into a card. This is another card for a collection I am making to give as a birthday present in March.

The theme this week at Passion for Promarkers is Distressed. All papers have been distressed round the edges, and I have decided not to ink them so they leave a white edge as the colours I have chosen are quite dark. Each layer has then been machine stitched round the edges quite randomly.
The images have been coloured in using a mixture of flexmarkers and promarkers (just loving those flexmarkers and I need more colours). Card has then been finished off with ribbon and buttons.


Close up of character colouring

Whilst blog hopping today on this weeks WOYWW I discovered this challenge blog,Crafts and Me Challenges, where this weeks challenge is also Distressing, so I am entering into this challenge blog for the first time with this card.
Thanks for looking and commenting if you do.
Amanda x  

A Room with a view - WOYWW 141

Hi

Well what a lovely morning it is today, the sun is streaming through the windows, I have had to nip out first thing this morning and I needed sunglasses! As it is such a lovely morning I thought that it was a good morning to take a photo of the view I get from my craft room to include in my WOYWW 141 post this week. My house has a loft conversion (one of the reasons we bought the house) and one of the 2 bedrooms created by this is my craft room, (I have my eye on the second as well as it is only a guest bedroom, and who needs guests? lol) so being on the 2nd floor of the house the view is the best.

I have been doing some stamping and colouring as I am making a collection of Art Impressions "Girlfriend" cards as a gift. The other characters I got from Create & Craft can't remember the brand.

I am also in the process of reorganising my craftroom, again!

A new pile of A4 boxes, currently empty, but will be filled and put away by the end of the day, hopefully along with all the other clutter that needs sorting.
The other side of the room, where I have 2 more desks is where I do all my stamping and colouring, this side of my room is where my printers are, and my cricut and sewing machine (for the record I can't sew I only use it on my paper projects).


Thanks for visiting, hopefully I will have visited yours.
Amanda xx

"Eye Heart U"

Hi
It's been a long day at work today, one of those thank goodness that's over. What better therapy than a bit of crafting, so I set about making this years valentines card for my partner. Against my usual style I set about a more simple look than I would normally make just some stamping, texture and minimal embellishment (one old button that I found in a drawer on sunday). Whilst I got urges to add a lot more I think I showed great restrain, mainly as time is against me and I wanted to watch "Inside Men" at 9pm. I am not a huge TV watcher, but this is a "must watch".

Stamps used are :-

Tim holtz - Urban Chic

Wendy Vecchi - an Eye For Art

And a random alphabet stamp

all are stamped in Red magic versa magic (I love the chalk ink effect)

I have added a heart charm urban chic heart stamp which fits perfectly over the heart

finished of with some ribbons for texture

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Have a Heart

Try it on a Tuesday - Card for true Love

OLLCB - Be My Valentine

thanks as always for looking.

Amanda X

Sketch n Stash challenge 80

Hi
Today has been the first day I could get into my craftroom as I have had a busy week or so, and I have been organising ribbons (see previous post) but I always feel quite cleansed when I get something in order. Anyway my other crafty task was my entry for this weeks Sketch n stash challenge where they have given you a free choice sketch from their catalogue. I have chosed sketch no. 17



The main background paper I have made using alcohol inks, other papers are Graphic 45 Springtime.

Main image sweetpea stamp coloured with prismcolor pencils. The wings have been stickled with diamond stickles (difficult to see on the photo) and the hearts have been highlighted with glossy accents. Flowers are from my stash and the sentiment is Tim Holtz.
 I just love stamping as it is legitimate colouring in for grown ups......

I am also entering this card into Allsorts Challenge Blog where the theme is free and easy Feb Pt. 1

Thanks for looking

Happy crafting

Amanda x