Friday and here comes another weekend

Morning readers, 

Had a good week? I've managed to meet several friends (in my garden) for a bevy (some alcoholic and some not) and to exchange Christmas gifts - only got two left to exchange now! Woo  Hoo! Thanks peeps, lovely to see you and I hope it won't be too long before we can mingle again.

I've a make to share with you today .......

My 6" square card

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

A closer view of the water colouring

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 6"x6" card and matching envelope
• Card in white, black and grey/deep red textured
• Stampers Anonymous image (from CMS157 "time travellers") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from "mini calligraphy") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Aall & Create stencil #111 used, with a makeup brush, to apply Memento gray flannel ink around the stamped image
• Derwent INKtense blocks used, with a water brush, to colour my image

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. HLS - April water colour challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. The Paper Players - challenge No. 537 - CAS BIRTHDAYS
3. Watercooler Wednesday - challenge No. 314 - ALL ABOUT OCCASIONS
4. Krafty Chicks - challenge No. 556 - ALL OCCASIONS
5. Addicted to Stamps - challenge No. 403 - BIRTHDAY

And for my second make today, I'd like to share an Artist Trading Card

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and deep green
• Using a makeup brush I applied Distress Ink in bundled sage to the entire white snippet and Distress Ink in iced spruce to the outer edges and corners
• Overlaying my Aall & Create stencil (#111) I applied further bundled sage ink
• Art Impressions clock face (J-2611) stamped using Versafine Clair shady lane ink
• Stamplorations sentiment (from "Noteworthy") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• White Tsukineko gelly roll gel pen used to doodle my border on the deep green matting layer
• A quick spritz of Crafters Companion Spray and Shine, to protect the water based inks

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. HLS - April STENCIL challenge - ANYTHING GOES
2. Love To Craft Challenge Blog - April challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 494 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 420 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Paper Funday - challenge No. 28 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) spring has sprung

I was deeply flattered on Wednesday, to discover that I was the "Rock star" over at the Watercooler Wednesday challenge - thank you so much peeps.

Lovely walk earlier this week, left home with hubby (in car) as he went shopping, this took me a mile away from home and allowed me to go a little further afield, to a wood I've not been to in a while, so lovely with bluebells and primroses aplenty! Take a moment to share it with me