A bit of this and that...

It's now the middle of August....where did it go?  This summer is just speeding by.  My gardens are coming along, but I still have more work to do....and it won't be long before I'll be putting them to bed for the winter.  So today, I've come up with a card with a taste of those summer gardens.

I've had a play with a Penny Black stamp set, called Touch of Whimsy, and I finally made use of a hexagon punch, that I actually purchased years ago......cutting out little bits of stamped pieces, and backing them with a floral paper.   The little umbrella and the yellow flower are paper pieced, and you'll see stickles and pearls for some extra interest. 

The butterflies are peel-off stickers, and the large one is mounted on vellum and coloured with markers.  After shaping it gently, I've attached only the body to the card, giving it a light airy bit of dimension.

Here's hoping you are enjoying a nice summer's day, and don't forget to take a peek at your flowers.  The end of season is closing in and they will soon be gone!   Thanks for visiting.

Some challenges for my card:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Bright & Sunny

Penny Black and More - In the Garden

Fashionable Stamping - #54 Clean & Simple

Make My Monday - 3D Elements

Cutie Pie Challenge - #50 Thank You

ABC Challenge - T for Thankyou

Fab 'n' Funky - #181 Anything that Looks Like Summer

Southern Girls Challenge - #75 Things Beginning with F (flowers)

Aud Sentiments - #87 Anything But A Birthday Card

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Make the Cut

That kind of day....

Good morning, and I do hope your day will be good!  Lots of appointments again today, but the sun is shining and things aren't going too bad.  My card though, is another matter.....it was supposed to be a one layer card, except I stamped it upside down!  Oh well, add a few layers and I'll go with clean and simple.

Although my craft room is full of things I've purchased, often times its those little things that you come by in other ways that prove most delightful.  This stamp, Just Buzzin' By is one of those.  By Penny Black, it is at least 9 years old, in that my youngest daughter bought it to make thank you cards for her wedding!  As she isn't into crafts....its now mine!  How cool is that!

The colouring is done with copics and a bit of prisma pencil for shading.  I had to keep the embellishments to a minimum as it is for Father's Day!

Some fun challenges, with lots of inspiration:

Penny Black and More - All my Favourite Things

Stamp and Create - Bold and Bright

Lollipop Crafts - #83 Flowers in Bloom

Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - #46 Things with Wings

My Mums Craft Shop - #61 Clean & Simple

Fab 'n' Funky - #125 Fathers Day

The Paper Shelter - #68 Anything goes

Divas by Design - #39 Summer Theme

Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day

Make My Monday - #53 Father's Day

Sentimental Sundays - #106 For a Special Guy

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #159 Fathers' Day J and C Creations - #2 Animal Antics

Little Brown Bag......

Well it was, until I altered it for the new challenge this week at Charisma Cardz!  Lots of inspiration to be found with the DT's creations, but I'm looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.  New ideas are always welcome! (lol)

You may recall that I made a few of these up for Christmas, and they really simplified my gift wrapping.  So I think it is time to make a few more!  Just a brown paper bag, and a few papers.....and then you dress it up with stamps or whatever your heart desires.

I've done up the back a bit too, but only with the stamps....leaving them with just the black outline.    The stamps used are from the Penny Black Touch of Whimsey collection.  Ideal for a nice spring or Easter project.  If you look closely, you will see that both the flower and the bunny have been coloured and cut out of plain white card stock, then attached with foam tabs for a bit of dimension. 

Tools used:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty and Fancy Tags Three.

Now for the exciting info on our wonderful sponsor:

One lucky winner will receive 4 stamps or 1 stamp set.

So, now it's your turn, and hopefully we'll be seeing your lovely entry in this week's challenge!  Check it out here, and be sure to have fun!


Now for a few challenges that I will be entering:

2 Sisters Challenge - #82 Spring Colors

Allsorts Challenge - #145 Say it with Flowers

Penny Black and More - Springtime

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - The Young Ones

Sweet Stamps - #57 Think Spring

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund - #43 Anything Goes

Little Darlings - Colors of Spring Paper Crafting Journey - #5 Pretty Pastels Colour Create - #92 Pink, Blue, Sage and Cream or White