Easter card for my Hubby...oh and a couple of challenges too

Hehehehe...... I couldn't resist this stamp by Bugaboo Stamps and turning it into an "Oh la la" card for my hubby for Easter. I got this stamp as part of my subscription to The Special 50/50 and this is my third card this time around using the stamps I picked up there.

Not only am I entering this into out challenge at The Special 50/50 but I'm going to enter it into the challenge at Creative Inspirations which is make a "Male card" as set by the lovely Cheryl. Well I had to be different didn't I and not use male colours. Anyway I hope you like it as I had fun making it.
Take care
Sam x

And Breathe......

Hi all, this is the first of two quick posts this afternoon as I still have to do dinner and get my washing in - roll on when my daughter is older and she can help a bit.
Anyway this card uses a beautiful image from Michelle Perkett via the fabulous Special 50/50 club. I'm into my pencils again at the moment so I've coloured this beautiful mermaid image in with my pencils and no they're nothing special - just regular pencils and a few watercolours and a couple of metallic ones for good measure. Oh and I couldn't resist a bit of glitter. Oh I tell a lie, I did use my copics for her skin as it looks so much better than my pencils for skin (well I think so anyway). The backing paper is just some wrapping paper that I have lying around (if it doesn't move or isn't used then it's fair game for my craft stash hehehe) and then 2 piece of ric-rac ribbon and a flower from stash, with yes you've guessed it some more glitter - a mixture of red and gold as I don't have orange. And that is it for this post, oh apart from the piccy - so here it is.

Sam x

Two cards for today

Good morning everyone, things are now starting to run like clockwork over at OSAAT so I've had time to make a couple of cards (well three actually but one is my DT creation for Sunday so you'll have to wait for that one I'm afraid).
One card is a really girly one using a stamp by CJ who now goes under the name of Cowgirl up stamps, which you can find at Stitchy Bear Stamps, and the other is one I picked up as I am a member of The special 50/50 and is by Kitchen mama (I think - you know me and my names of designers).

This stamp is called Ashtyn and she is so gorgeous (I'm just jealous of her hair really - if I tried doing something like that I'd just look like I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards!) This one I have coloured with Artists Pastels (square chalk to me and you) and then blended with a cotton bud (q-tips is what I think you call them over the pond). I've used paper from the big box thats on my table and it's trimcraft or dovecraft (all the same really) and I think the chipboard shapes are from the same design as the paper.

 This one is an image from Kitchen Mama called carrot cake. To make the background on the card base, I just took a little cupcake stamp, (yes a proper stamp I do still remember how to use them) in two colours - the ones I used to colour the card stock behind the main images. Then I took a bit of the foamy stuff - cut n dry is it ? brain drain going on at the minute and coloured the background so it wasn't so "in your face" as it were. I had coloured 4 carrot cupcakes with my watercolour pencils and cut one up and layered it up onto one of the 3 that was left. All simple but I really like the way it's turned out for a change.

I may be back with a couple more cards, it depends on whether I get time to actually make them.
Take care all
Sam x

A card and Big WHOOOOPPEEEEEE!!!

Yayyyyyy!! I finally hit 100 followers. Thanks to all of you that are following little old me - you've made me super duper happy!
On to my card. It's a regular card but the image is something I might not normally do. She is a new digi that I picked up as part of the Special 50/50 by my buddy Janette from Stamping Dragon Designs. The paper is also relatively new to me as I got it as part of my Secret Santa pressie from one of the forums I'm a member of. I thought the vintage style paper was just right for her so coloured her accordingly with my copics.

Talking of my copics, I've very nearly ran out two of my browns so if you see blue and pink teddy bears from now on that'll be why. I have no idea whether I can refill them or whether I have to buy new pens, so if anyone can enlighten me, I would be eternally grateful.
As she is a new image I'm entering this card into the "NEW" challenge at ABC.
Thanks for stopping by and making me such a happy bunny.
Sam x