A Tail of two Pussycats

**Edited Post: The Sincerely Yours Creations Blog has been removed. It is a shame for those of you who have entered the challenges and the sponsors who have been kind enough to support the blog. I have no further information at this time. **


Hi Folks, it's time for another challenge over at the Sincerely Yours Creations Challenge Blog. This time, the theme is 'Cats and Dogs'. Being a cat lover, I opted for a fabulous cat image called 'Snoozing Kitty on the Edge', which reminded me of my grey kitten Cody. He has huge paws, just like this image, and likes to sleep a lot. However, I couldn't make a card without adding in my other kitten Poppy, so I found an image that looks just like her! She is always full of beans, and darting about all over the place, and this image is just perfect.

I coloured a piece of watercolour paper cut to size using the wrinkle free Distress method, then once it was completely dry, I printed the black cat onto the paper, using a custom setting on my printer to specify the paper size. I practised on a scrap piece of paper first! I then stamped the wall across the background underneath the image, and coloured it in with pencils. This is a clear edge stamp from Chocolate Baroque. I masked the wall and stamped a CB tree so that it appears to be behind the wall, and added some little sequin flowers, dropping some Stickles in the centre of each flower. I stamped some flowers and added more sequin flowers underneath the wall.

I coloured the sleeping cat and cut him out before adding him to the picture. I stamped a couple of Lavinia dragonflies around the tree, and added a great CB sentiment to finish.

Our sponsor this week is Eureka stamps:

Tina is offering 5 digis of the Winners choice. So why not enter the challenge? Pop over to the blog to see what my Team mates have been making and have a go at making something yourself.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Through the CRaft Room Door Anything Goes

Make it Monday Anything Goes

Glitter and Sparkle Animals

Just before I go, here are a couple of photos of the real thing:

This is Cody.

This is Poppy.

Thanks for stopping by, xx

An Easter Card

Hi Folks, it's time for another challenge over at the Sincerely Yours Creations blog. This week, the theme is Easter, and the Design Team have come up with lots of Spring or Easter themed cards for you to see.

I have chosen to use an image from one of this week's sponsors Floppy Latte, a lovely Floral Frame, which I have coloured with Copics. I have placed it around an oval that I have coloured with Distress Inks, and stamped a rabbit image from Lavinia stamps. I have added two small butterflies, also from Lavinia stamps. The sentiment comes from Chocolate Baroque, and the backing paper is from Prima.

Our sponsors are offering some great prizes this week:

Jess is offering a $6 to spend in the shop

Tammy is offering 7 digis of the Winners choice

So why not have a go and enter the challenge? Just make something with an Easter theme over the next fortnight.

I am entering my card into the folowing challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges Easter

Digital Tuesday Challenge Frame It

Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network Spring or Pastel

Thanks for stopping by, xx

A Mother's Day Card

Hi Folks, I have a project to show you today created for the second challenge on the Sincerely Yours challenge blog. The first challenge was really well received, with some gorgeous entries, so thank you to those of you who entered.

This fortnight, the theme is 'Mother's Day' just right for those cards that we need to make right now! I have used a lovely digital image from Dilly Beans, one of our sponsors, called 'Grandpa's Flowers', which I have paper pieced using Pink Petticoat papers, from a range called 'Little Fleurs'. These have been lurking on my computer for ages. I added some pencil shading for depth, but there are four layers on my flowers anyway! I have also used some stamps from our other sponsor, Visible Image, 'Long Grass', 'Butterfly' and 'Mother's Day', to complete the card.

Our sponsors are offering some great prizes this week:

Dilly Beans are offering the winner 3 digi images of their choice.

Visible Image are offering the winner 2 character stamps.

Please pop over to the blog to see the stunning creations that my Team mates have created this week. Why not enter the challenge, you can make whatever you like, it does not have to be a card, it can be any kind of project.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Divas by Design Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesdays 3 or more layers

Ruby's Rainbow in the garden

Through the craft room door anything goes

Thanks for stopping by, xx

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi Folks, I have a project to share with you today that I have made for a new challenge blog which is starting today. I am lucky enough to have been chosen to be on the Design Team. The blog is Sincerely Yours Creations
and they are a fortnightly challenge blog with a Facebook page as well. They have some great sponsors providing fabulous prizes so it is really worth entering the challenges to grab a chance of winning something.
The theme for this fortnight's challenge is Valentine/Love, and my card reflects that with my own take on the subject. I have used an image from our sponsor Delicious Doodles called 'Rosalee', and coloured her with Polychromos pencils. I then set her on a Nestie shape inked and stamped with a large crackle stamp. My backing paper is a digital download from Pink Petticoat called 'French Script' and comes in a huge variety of colours, but I went for a simple cream and dark brown in this instance. I stamped and embossed a couple of ornate corners from Inkylicious on the background, and an Eiffel Tower image from Waltzing Mouse stamps. (The sentiment is from the same stamp plate). I coloured some handmade paper using Distress re-inkers using two colours to get the shade that I wanted, then made some rolled roses. The die cut swirl is from Die-namics.

The rest of the Design Team have been busy making some fabulous samples, so please hop over and take a look. Why not enter the challenge and see if you can win a prize? You can make whatever you like using any medium, and we would love to see what you come up with.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Digistamps4joy Romance

Divas by Design Love and Romance

Ruby's Rainbow Roses

through the craft room door Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, xx