Monday and a new week is off and running ....

Morning readers, 

Hope you enjoyed a great weekend and that the showery weather didn't spoil any plans you had. I was at a neighbours home on Saturday afternoon - for an "open house" fundraiser for the renal unit of the local hospital and at another neighbours on Sunday afternoon, for a BBQ! We've had a lovely weekend.

I've a make to share with you today ....... a card made using a sketch I drew some time back - thought it was about time it got an airing

My C6 card - "just keeping it real"!!! -
 inside reads "Happy Birthday"

And a closer view of the colouring and use of thread

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• White and deep purple card, patterned purple polka dot card and purple glitter card
  Snippet of white card die cut in to a circle using a faux stitched nesting circle die
• Aall & Create image and sentiment (from set #170) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour my image
• Crystal stickles to bling up the wings!
• Silver thread
• Elsewhere on my card I stamped my Happy Little Stampers birthday sentiment (from  doodled flowers) using Versafine Clair purple delight ink

And the sketch?

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

1. Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - June challenge - USE PATTERNED PAPER
2. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 25 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
3. Krafty Chicks - challenge No. 617 - ALL OCCASIONS
4. Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 241 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) SUMMER ACTIVITIES
5. Craft Rocket - challenge No. 93 - GIRLS

And now for an Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½" - for a themed challenge of "Autumn or Autumnal colours" - gave me the chance to break out the peg stamps and Adirondack inks, both of which spend far more time languishing in drawers than they should!

My ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippet of white card and grey linen textured card
• Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamp set SFL34058 "Pottery Garden" stamped using Adirondack inks: cranberry, red pepper, terracotta, bottle, lettuce, mushroom and purple twilight
• Katie & Co "happy fall" sentiment stamped using Versafine Clair pinecone ink
• Dylusions leaves stencil used, with makeup brush, to apply more of the terracotta ink around the image
• Brown sharpie pen used to edge both layers

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

1. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 195 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 234 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 524 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2226 - ANYTHING GOES