Card for teenage girl

It is my friends youngest granddaughters birthday next week and as you can tell from the card she will be a teenager. The stamp is by Sarah Kay which I have coloured with Marvy La Plume pens used as watercolours. Cut image and mount with spellbinder dies. The background paper is LOTV distressed with faded jeans and brushed courdroy distress inks. The swirls are dies by Cheery Lynn and the flowers and leaves are from my stash. Her name and the 13 are from All Occasion Dies.
My blogs are like buses, wait ages for one then several come at once!

Get Well Ged

I love this stamp from Woodware  happy frog it is not only good for birthdays but I have used it a couple of times as a get well card which is what I have done here for my friend who is in hospital again. I stamped and embossed the images on watercolour card to which I have given a wash background using tumbled glass distress ink. For the frogs I used forest moss distress ink and painted them all over. I next went over the spots with bleach. Stamped the hip hop randomly over the background along with the hopping by stamp to which I extended the dots. On the inside I continued the dots then added my message on the end. The whole was mounted onto dark green card. The eyes are squiggly ones from Tesco. 

Still at it!

Here are more cards I have made from previous classes I have been to. I think I'm catching up! Four of these have been bleached out, a couple have been left, the other two I have part painted over. The fifth card, top right, has been stamped using versamark then dusted over with mica powder, mounted onto LOTV paper. Greeting to finish. Sentiment can be added to others as needed.   WHEN my bits box is empty I have promised myself that when I go to a class I will MAKE a card instead of just bits! ................. We will see, don't hold your breath                                                            

Peel Offs

My friends neighbour has been in India with her husband for the last four years. He was asked to go there for a special job and she always goes with him. It has taken very much longer than anticipated and they cannot wait to get home. Not having anything in my craft room with an Indian theme I got these peel offs of ceremonial elephants. The background is made using peel offs which are based on the pattern made when using henna to paint on the hands etc. I lightly stuck them to background card then used light brown chalk to cover the area. On removing the peel off you are then left with a relief of the pattern. The elephants I have painted with distress inks. So peel offs do have their place in crafting.

Easter

I don't send many Easter cards, as you can see, these three were for my daughter and family, my brother and my best friend. The cards on either side are Lili of the Valley stamps coloured with copic pens. The religious one in the centre ,I'm sorry I can't remember who makes it,  was also coloured with copics.

More Catch Up

I am continuing the good work and playing catch up with another half a dozen cards. Unfortunately because these were stamped and coloured at a class that took place a couple of weeks ago I cannot remember which stamps I've used. So I apologise to the various stamp companies. What I do remember however is that the card on the bottom left was made using tea and coffee. I really must try harder to finish them earlier but sometimes it is difficult with all the usual chores etc. today I was gardening nearly all day, repaired the drain, hopefully, and made a large cottage pie for my family tomorrow. We will wait and see.

Good Girl ??

 Just recently at Davina's classes tutored by Kim we have been making window cards. As always I go home with lots of bits that I have cut out or coloured, put them in a box, forget about them until it overflows! So I've decided to be a good girl (if that's possible) and go through my boxes and turn my bits into cards. Here are four that I've made recently. I haven't added any sentiments so I can use them as the occasion arises and put it on then. I have more to post later. See I have been doing my homework Kim x