Wednesday and the week is running away from me .... again!

Morning readers, 

How's your week coming along? Ours seems to be one long round of frustrations with a minor water leak causing water staining to the roof above the dining room. Having let it dry out, Mr K went to paint over the resulting staining only to have the textured surface come away, leaving "bald" spots - Nooooo. I dropped the lid of the crockpot this morning and yes, that's right, there IS a ding in the tiled floor - grrr! Things often come in threes so .. the third thing appears to be a cold snap with frost warnings, it's a little early in the year to be getting those, isn't it? Stay warm peeps!

I've a make to share with you today ....... I just LOVE the expression on this little guys face

My 3½" x 4⅞" card

Who wouldn't love that face???

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 3½" x 4⅞" card and matching envelope
• Card in white and blue, for my card front, insert and matting
• Katzelkraft (mini 083) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Clearly Besotted sentiment (from the set "mini calligraphy") and stamped using Memento Paris dusk ink
• Alcohol markers used to colour my image and Anita's dimensional gloss on the eyes

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

1. The Male Room - challenge No. 167 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
2. Colour Crazy - challenge No. 41 - ANYTHING (hand coloured) GOES
3. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 454 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Creative Crafter - challenge No. 57 - ANYTHING GOES
5. 4 Seasons - challenge No. 61 - PETS

And now for an inky card ....

My C6 card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and bright green for my card front, insert and matting
• With my Simon Says Stamp stencil/mask (SSST221578 - NBUS) taped in place and using a Tim Holtz mini blender I applied Distress Ink in twisted citron and peacock feather through my stencil
• Fiskars sentiment (from 01-005534) stamped using Versafine onyx black ink
• Penny Black image (from the set 30-0156 "tweet tweet") stamped using Versafine onyx black on my card front, elsewhere on the card I stamped it using Ranger Archival library green
• Stardust stickles, to bling up the foliage
• Finally, a quick spritz with Krylon sealant, to protect those water based inks

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

1. NBUS - challenge No. 43 - USE NBUS
2. Penny Black Saturday challenge - Oct challenge - ANYTHING GOES
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - challenge No. 2242 - ANYTHING GOES
4. TTCRD - Oct challenge  - ANYTHING GOES

I was lucky enough to have made the TOP5 over at the Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog recently, thank you so much, recognition is always appreciated.