Nautical Knots

Here's one of my cards using the new Stamp Addicts set On the Water, which also uses the dotties for the clouds.  Image was coloured with watercolours, the red sail was coloured directly to make it as bright as possible, I also reflected the red in the water.  I tied what I hoped look like nautical knots on my cardstock on the front panel of this stepper card.  This set was really fun to use, though DH says the perspective is all wrong on my scene, never mind I like it!
My card is for:
Papertake - anything goes
Shopping our Stash - sports
Try it on Tuesday - unusual card shapes
Card Cupids - more than one fold
One Stop Craft - no sentiment
My Sheri Crafts - sports
Our Creative Corner - fancy folds
Sweet Stampin' - anything goes
Poodle Parlour - let's hear it for the boys
Crafty Sentiments - more than one fold
Craft Room Challenge - for a man
Stamps R Us  -masculine theme

Phindy's Place Challenge #54 - Embossing

 Good morning and welcome to this week's Phindy's Place Challenge, which is to use embossing, dry, heat or both on your card.  You don't have to use one of Phindy's images, but we love it when you do - and you get a second entry into the prize draw!  I used the adorable Kitty Cargo image for my card, colouring it with Copics and Distress Inks.  I've heat embossed my sentiment (Personal Impression stamps combined) and dry emobssed the wall at the top of the card.  The DP is more of that delicious Memory Box Brioche, ribbon came from my DT friend Kathy in a blog candy a while back, I have put eyelets in the corners.  The sketch is from this week's Pink Elephant Challenge.

 My card is for the following challenges:

 Pink Elephant - sketch 

Pixie Cottage - one for the boys 

Flourishes - for a child under 13 

Try it on Tuesday - something old (ribbon) something new (DP) 

Use it Tuesday - fasteners - brads 

Bunny Zoe - one for the boys 

Stamps R Us - masculine 

Woodware - blue, yellow, brown 

 

Dandelion

This is a stamp from Sheena Douglass, which has the sentiment Time Flies - very appropriate as I'm sending this with a late cheque for a workshop - oops!  Sheena mentioned how many people are reminded of themselves as a child by this image that she drew and I am yet another of them, the short thick hair and chubby legs, maybe it's the way all the babieswho are now of a certain age looked at that stage lol!
Anyhow, coloured with Copics, Distress Inks, Stickles on the dandelions.  The sketch is from Midnight Madness, I made the flowers with tiny punches and the DP is Basic Grey Marjolaine.
My card is for the following challenges:
By the Cute & Girly - springtime
Desert Island Crafters - I used  the following from their fun itinerary: 2. Inspired by Nature, 3. Handmade flower, 4. Hand colored image, 5.  2 or more patterned papers,  8. No sentiment on the front, 9. Distressing
Everybody Art Challenge - Spring
Try it out Tuesday - inspired by a sone - Dandelion by the Rolling Stones
Die Cut Dreams - Spring garden scene
Midnight Madness - sketch