BEE CLEAN

Hello Peeps,
I snagged a really cute FREEBIE this morning from DUSTIN PIKE and it's called " Bee Clean ".

I had a Marianne Embossing and Die Cut set DF3404 which is Honeycomb design so I decided that would be great with this digi image.
The die cut hexagons are actually cut from gold card - Honey is liquid gold right ?? - but it doesn't show well in the picture without flashing back the light :-D

I also used backing papers from ROMAJO Designs called " Of Bears and Bees ".

I've got glaze on the bubbles to but that doesn't show either :-(  I think I might put some KindyGlitz on the water. :-D

Thank you for popping in and keep safe xo

Challenges I am entering:

Double Trouble Challenge #52 - Die-lirious and Punchy  31/3

     THING 1 - Trouble Maker

     THING 2 - Double Dare  - Die cut Hexagons

     THING 3 - Twisted Sister  - Added Bee and Honey

Spring Equinox Double Dare Bitten By The Bug  

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #112 - Embossing - Honeycomb backing   31/3

                                                                                                      *** WINNER ***

30 DAY SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE - DAY 10

Good afternoon Peeps,
This year I decided to join the 30 DAY SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE 2020, which is organised and run by MAGENTA SKY PRINTMAKING and this is my DAY 10 piece. The theme today is " YELLOW ".

Today I have done a watercolour - still practicing  :-D :-D . My favourite colour is yellow and I just love Daffodils and chicklets :-D
Tried to limit myself today to 30 minutes.

Thank you for stopping by and I welcome your comments. x0x0x0

Challenges I am entering:

30 Day Sketchbook Challenge - Day 10
2 Sisters on the Blog Challenge #35 - On & Around The Farm  1/2
Paint Party Friday Wk 45 Year 9  ** WINNER **
International Art & Soul Challenge #74 - Monochromatic  20/1 **TOP 3**

WEDDING CARD COMMISSION #1

Me again :-)
Here is one of the commissions I have been making this last couple of weeks.
One of the couple works at our local airport so I made a bow card in the colours of the invitation and using airport themed images from their invitations to make my own papers.

The parts were all machine stitched with toning cotton and I added some material flowers and lace in the centre, with die cut filigree. 

I also made my own box for this card as they are too bulky for envelopes.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges I am entering:

Crafty Creations Challenge #391 - AG    5/6  *** WINNER ***

Crafting with Attitude Challenge #51 - AG   26/5

Creative Artiste MM Challenge #49   26/5

BUSY,BUSY,BUSY

Hello Peeps,
Well - I have been very busy this end trying to get my garden sorted out and working on stuff to fix the house. I've also had a couple of big card orders so my poor little Bloggy here has suffered. :-(

I have had a major clear up in my craft room too so I have a few things I shall be selling on the IkesArt Fan Facebook Page. I shall be adding them on there in the next couple of days, so keep your eyes peeled :-D

Today I decided to have a bit of crafty play as I haven't done anything for pleasure for a while.
I decided to enter the INTERNATIONAL ART & SOUL CHALLENGE which this time is #58 Ecology/Environmental/Conservation.

I have made a journal page using " Earth Day " globe from BUGABOO  ( I don't think they have this for sale any more) and I drew a hand to hold it, and added a quote from Guy McPherson.

Thank you very much for popping in.

Challenges I am entering:

International Art & Soul #58 - Ecology/Environmental/Conservation  ** DT Pick Winner ***

A CARD COMMISSION

Hello Peeps,
I was asked to make a card with 'handbags & shoes etc', so I went searching for some suitable Papers as I don't have much 'girlie' schtuff.
I came across an excellent Etsi Shop:  FROU FROU CRAFTS where I found exactly what I wanted in this gorgeous paper set. The papers come in A4 and also 12" x 12" :-D In my excitement, I didn't think to get the Clip Art Set that comes with it, but I might just treat myself later :-D

I decided to make one of those Box Cards but I did it big - and the whole thing measures 9" x 9", so I had to make an envelope to go with it hahaha.

I cut out some of the flowers from one of the papers to put on the panels and I made a sentiment Tag by enlarging part of another paper :-D

I have a couple more orders that I am working on just now, so I will be back to show you later :-)

Thank you for popping in xxx

Challenges I am entering:

Pinspirational Challenge # 228 - I chose to follow the colours  22/11 * Winner*

TTCRD Week 13 Nov  - AG         22/11

Crafting With Attitude Challenge #45 - AG November    27/11

Creative Moments Challenge #156 - AG    22/11

Crafty Addicts Challenge #54 - Make it Girly     27/11

SOME CARD COMMISSIONS

Hello again,
Here are my latest card commissions. Some of them I am having to make smaller because our postal rates have really gone up a lot so some people only want small cards....... bit difficult for me sometimes as I like to put lots of layers and stuff but hey-ho  :-)

This one is made using a Bow Template from SANDRA's SCRAP SHOP.  I tend to hand cut mine now as I can't be bothered to get out the CURIO.  I have made cardboard templates of all the pieces so I can cut round them :-)

This little guy was made using a die cut and cutting him out of corrugated card. The background was using scraps from my 'bits box'.

This one is a fold out 3D window card. I used a colouring page image for the Princess and added glitter and snowflakes.

I used a new die for the background of this one. I can't remember who the little ballerina image is from  TIDDLY INKS - Tiny Dancer freebie.   I coloured her with Copics, and made some die cut flowers.

Here's another bow card with flowers from SAMFLORA.

This one uses Binary paper for the background, a clip art computer geek and I cut out a tiny keyboard to embellish, with the letters for Happy Birthday coloured in red.

Challenges I am entering:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #10 - AG with a critter   1/2

Crafters Cafe Challenge #188 - Lots of Bling    29/1    ** Scribbles WINNER *

HLS  January Challenge - AG With Dies  31/1

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #192 - AG   3/2

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #338 - Birthdays   30/1

Thank you for popping in to see me. xxxxx

SOME CARDS

I fancied doing some Challenges yesterday and having a browse through my stamps and images to see what took my fancy and fitted with the challenges.

My first one uses a new set of stamps from PINK & MAIN.     The set is called " FurEver " and you get a cat, a dog and a teddybear. You have to buy the stamps for the faces separately - they have about 4 different packs.

My backing is a new set of papers which were a Freebie from FAR FAR HILLS and this set is gorgeous and is called ' Spring Day '.
The weather is lovely here - all the birds are singing and the trees budding and the Almond blossoms are amazing. I really felt like Spring yesterday, so I used these lovely sunny papers.

I stamped my cat onto a piece of one of the background papers and made a heart to stamp the sentiment. The cat stamp was enhanced using Spectrum Noir markers for the shadows etc. and I added some white pen for eye shine as they looked a bit 'blank' left as they were.

My second card features digi images from SCRIBBLES BY SANDY and I have used " Hang 10 Brr " and  " Dog House ".

Rather than surfing the sea, he is having a go at snow surfing LoL   :-D

I don't have any of that white puffy stuff people use for snow, so I went with thick glitter. It looks ok and gives a real good frosty look on the ground :-)

The images were coloured with Spectrum Noir markers and Brr was popped up with some foamies.

The backing card was some from my stash and I used a Silhouette cutting file for the icicles.

I'll be back a bit later. Thanks for popping in to look xxxx

Challenges I am entering:

1.

Sending Pawprints Challenge #3 - Add a Heart     11/3

Crafty Catz Challenge #359 - AG with Twist - Spring

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #376 - Cats  5/3

2.

Scribbles Challenge #50 - Baby It's Cold Outside  1/3  ** Winner **

Creative Corner Challenges - Winter Wonderland   1/3

Challenge Up Your Life #60 - Glitter   3/3

Glitter & Sparkle Challenge #228 - AG    5/3

DARK VALENTINE

A little bit of my dark side coming out now although not in a gory way hahahaha :-)
I have used " Devastatia " from Kenny K set against a background of really prickly thorns with a smidgen of dripping blood and spatter.
She demonstrates that the path of love is not always tender and sweet.  She is a bit of a minx so I reckon she feels right at home with this backdrop LoL

You'd definitely have to watch your step with this vixen - maybe just leave love alone completely ?  :-)

See you later  xx

  

Challenges I am entering:

Dark n Daring Challenge #9 - AG   1/3   *** WINNER ***

Dream In Darkness - Fabulous February   1/3

International Art & Soul Challenge #1 - Love is in the Air

LETTER FROM A DOG

Hello Peeps,
I snagged a great Freebie recently from PATTIE G and got around to colouring him up today. I found a really great  " Letter From A Dog "  ( on this site HERE if you want to read all of it ) and used an extract for my journal page.

I see such a lot of things going on here which show that some people don't actually think  dogs/animals are actual living creatures at all - and it's a shame. I try and do my little bit but it  all still makes me very sad. :-(

Well - I must dash off and finish the kitty creation for my Cat's Challenge  which is due up tomorrow morning  :-D

See you later xxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #130 - Use an Animal  3/2  **WINNER**

NBUS Challenge #9 -   (New digi image)    13/2

Sweet Stamping Christmas Challenge 

CRAFT SATURDAY ??

Hello Peeps,
Well, I decided to have a crafty Saturday today instead of my original plan. I was going to get rid of some garden rubbish - I have 4 big piles of dead stuff and twigs - but I can't burn them at this time of year cuz it's against the law and they are too big to stuff into a sack, so I walked away in disgust and came down to my craft room   :-D LoL

I'm still feeling a bit 'bleh' about crafting at the moment. !! It's not that I don't have ideas.... I think it's that I have too many and things just aren't flowing from my brain down my arm and aren't coming out exactly like I pictured them - so it's all a bit frustrating. !! :-(

Anyhoo - here's another ATC I mucked about with, as I often find they inspire me and give me the satisfaction of actually completing something :-)

The background for this was done by swiping assorted Spectrum Noir pens over some plain card. 

The image stamp is ' LARGE PERSPECTIVE BACKGROUND ' rubber stamp from LOST COAST DESIGNS.

Now - this baby is about 5" long and I wanted it for an ATC, which is 3.5 " x 2.5", so I stamped it in black ink first and then put it through the scanner so that I could re-size it in a graphics programme.

The Raven and Sentiment are from FUN STAMPERS JOURNEY and he is just the perfect size for an ATC but I did print and scan as before and then 'flipped' him because I wanted him to face the other way. I then cut him out and mounted him on foamies for a bit of lift.

Well - I keep looking at all my schtuff and I still don't know what to do, so I might go and do some sewing now !

Thanks for popping in and I hope you have a FAB crafting weekend or whatever else you are going to do :-D xxxxxxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Lost Coast Designs Challenge #26 - ATCs

Avenue 613 Challenge #184 - AG Optional Twist - Birds  *** Winner ***

A BIT WILD, WET & WINDY

Hello Peeps,
Well - the weather has really turned today - wet, windy and grey.
I decided to make a little scene of what it was like at the beach this morning !!!

I used DE-STEMPELWINKEL - "At The Beach Plate #32" for this piece. I decided to try the sea stamp upside down for my clouds at the top - it didn't come out so bad :-) I tried to disguise the straight line by adding to it in pencil to show what our sky looks like when we are going to have a Tornado or a Water Spout. It gets very black in a totally straight line across the sky and then you can actually see the spouts forming in the cloud line and then dropping down to the sea - like the one I drew in the middle of the scene.

The whole thing is lightly coloured with Prismacolour pencils.

I used the seascape up the right way at the bottom and added a couple of other islands on the horizon. You can only see these here on days when it is going to rain.... it's weird that they suddenly appear.. a bit like Brigadoon !!! :-)

There weren't many birds flying - just a couple - and some just taking shelter on the beach and the wind was really bending the palms !!

Glad to be indoors on a day like this :-)

Keep warm Chums :-)

Challenges I am entering:

De-Stempelwinkel Challenge #1 2016 - Flora & Fauna   *** WINNER ***

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #277 - Under The Weather  (taken literally) *** WINNER ***

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #177 - Make Your Mark.... I used Pencils