a much neglected Sugar Nellie Luca

Hiya luvly peeps, well I guess I am not the only one who has a ton of stamps just collecting dust somewhere in their craft rooms.......mmmmmm.....just think of all those lil characters that don't see the light of day anymore......oh bless 'em.  So when I was asked to make a card for a 12 year old Grandson who plays the guitar, I remembered this lil guy, trouble was I couldn't remember where I'd put him....so I went hunting through everywhere and found soooooo many stamps that I've not used in yonks, not to mention quite a few that have not even been taken out of their packaging let alone inked up.....shame on me.....but I think your reading this and thinking exactly the same aren't you....go on admit it.....lol!!!!!!

So onto the card, which I am entering for this weeks Cupcake Craft Challenge, their theme is "Blue & Green"

Goodies used were:-

Image -Sugar Nellie "Luca with guitar"

Copics

Papers - DCWV

Sizzix die cute "Rock ticket" and star

charm and numbers from my stash

Now I wonder how many of you, like me, are feeling guilty and gonna dig out some oldies, ink them up, colour them in and make a card....lol........I know I'm gonna try my best to ink up some more oldies.

Till next time, ttfn, luv'n' hugs and thank you for popping by my lil oasis

xx vicki xx 

Romantic Tilda

Helloo crafty folks, well here I am again with another card ......  you can tell I am still on my Summer Hols, I would never normally create this many if I were at work.....which I am counting down the days....another 9 more days left......boooo hooooo!!!

For todays card, I've used my new stamp, Romantic Tilda, isn't she the prettiest lil thing, I have had her for a couple of weeks and only now inked her up...ooooppppsss!!!  I've coloured her with Distress Inks and added lots of Stickles.  The pretty papers are Prima "Annalee".  Melissa Frances rub-ons.

This card seems to fit the bill for the Just Magnolia "Sentimental" challenge. Stamp with Fun "Card for a Girl.  City Crafter "isn't she lovely" (very appt)

I wasn't sure which piccie to show, so I put up both, mind you neither of them do any justice :-(

Thanks for popping by my lil oasis, I may be back very soon with some more creations.

ttfn xx vicki xx

Tilda & Edwin - Loving Wishes

Good evening crafty peeps, oh it's so quiet in this house, hubby has taken the girlies out for a couple of hours, to give me some peace......oh what bliss...lol!!!  I recieved my copy of the new Magnolia Ink magazine yesterday and it dawned on me that I've not used any of my new Magnolia stamps.....(oh the shame of it), so I've been playing most of the afternoon and made four Magnolia cards.

This is the first one, which I am going to enter into the "Blue & Cream" challenge over at The Secret Crafter blog, also Totally Tilda's challenge is "sewing".

I've coloured the happy couple with Distress Inks, then masked them off and stamped the Magnolia script stamp over them, than spritzed the image with Glimmer Mist.  The papers are Stampin Up, and sewn with my sewing machine. Nesties Label 10 available from Dies To Die For, as is the Martha Stewart border punch.

Well the troups should be due home soon, so I think I'd better go have a quick tidy up...don't want them thinking I've been crafting all the time they've been out.........as if I would do such a thing......pmsl.

ttfn 

xx vicki xx  

for a couple of challenges

Hiya folks, today's card I've created following this weeks fabby sketch over at Cute Card Thursday's challenge blog, I'm also entering this for the "Anything Goes" challenge at Stampin for the Weekend.

Crafty stash used were:-

High Hopes image - Girl Overalls

Copics

Bo Bunny papers - Love Bandit

Prima flowers - Country Elegance

Marth Stewart Border Punch - Cornice

Nesties

Gems

Ribbon and Melissa Frances Rub-on sentiment from my stash

Sorry for the short 'n' sweet post folks, busy day today.  Hopefully I'll be back soon with some more creations.  Take care all, hope you all have a lovely weekend.

luv 'n crafty hugs

xx vicki xx

Gone Fishin'

Hiya peeps, well here I am again today with another card, gosh I am doing well.  I've made this card with this weeks High Hopes "Water" challenge.

I've coloured the High Hopes "Time Well Spent" image with Copics and added a lil Glossy Accents.  The papers are a mix of Basic Grey "Marakesh" and Doodlebug "Prints Charming", Nesties Label 10 available from Dies To Die For.  The sentiment is also High Hopes ( Pals is a Melissa Frances Rub-on).  The orange net is from my fridge....I knew those onions would come in handy for something other than cooking....lol!!!

Rightyho, gotta dash, our house is in an awful state, the work still hasn't finished yet since we had that water leek back in January, huge saga with the builders, they left us high and dry in April because I complained about the way they laid our flooring, thankfully after months of battling, getting a solicitor involved plus another loss adjuster, they have finally returned this week to finishoff the work they started the beginning of the year.....so you can imagine how stressed it's been here but at least the work is now back on track......I so can't wait to have my dining room back and second lounge.....no more eating our meals on our lap in the lounge......

Thanks for visiting my lil oasis

happy crafting all

xx vicki xx