Sketch Saturday.

Its a very pretty sketch by Ria over on Sketch Saturday. I thought I would make one of my Easter Cards for it as have a few to do.

• Standard Card
• DCWV Pocket Full of Posies 12x12 Papers
• HOTP Stamp
• Peel Offs from stash
• Flora Doodle Flowers
• Penny Black Stamp coloured with watercolour pencils and sakura pens.

Well surprise surprise Alan is out again tonight so just going to watch Casualty after some blog hopping.

Hazelxo

Cute Card Thursday and Friday Sketchers.

I seem to not have enough hours in the day just now. Think it is because the kids are ill and I am running on an almost empty tank. Hurray Tom is sleeping over at his Grans tonight so I will get a full nights sleep and will feel refreshed in the morning. I have been getting an average of 4 hours sleep in the last week with Tom coughing and then before that with the Poor Pussy Cat.

Tonight I have combined these 2 challenges. I love the sketch over on Friday Sketchers and haven't had time to do their challenge for a bit. Its the same with Cute Card Thursday. Their challenge was "Signs of Spring". Well Rabbits and Daffodils are a sign of spring but I haven't seen them like this before. Might need to go to the Opticians if I did. LOL.

• 6x6 Card
• Image Penny Black bought on Ebay
• Derwent Watercolour pencils
• Papers from stash, patterned one free in magazine
• HOTP Stamped Sentiment
• Embellishments free from magazine.

Well off to blog hop now. I really enjoyed making this card as I had no interruptions and just had fun. Think I quite often make really simple cards due to the kids coming and interrupting all the time. Have a lovely Friday nite

Hazel xo

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge.

Its Doodle Doo time on A Spoonful of Sugar. I keep singing the song from the Cbeebies Programme now. So you had to have a doodle in the card somewhere.

I made this for my Mum to give to her friend. The Doddle Stamp is a HOTP one and I thought it would be just right.

• Standard Card
• Penny Black Hedgehog Stamp
• Holographic Card
• Happy Birthday Stamp From HOTP
• Derwent Watercolours
• Glitter

Thankfully I had put this card up high when disaster struck the craft desk last night. Jess the Cat wee'ed all over all my stuff which I had layed out for other challenges and swaps!! ARGH!!!! So she is in the bad books. She is terrible for doing this and cause it is cold out she just goes where she see's fit. Grrr. Poor Tai the Cat is ill today. He went to the Vet this morning and the Vet says he has a temperature. So he got an antibiotic injection. He is just not himself and looks really sad. He won't even eat tuna which he loves. My Mum had to take him for me. So thanks to her for that. What would I do without her.

Well off to re make the cards from last night! Its a lovely spring day here.

Hazel xox

Sketch Saturday Card Challenge.

The sketch this week is by Jeanette. I really liked using it. I didn't do many of the weekend challenges last week as I had that stinky flu so good to be back at them today.

I had to make a card for Nikki who works for Alan as she had a baby on Thursday. Alan only knows it was a girl and she was big!!! Typical male not knowing any of the important stuff!!! LOL

I love this Penny Black stamp which I got on Ebay. It is so sweet for a new baby card.

• Card from QVC (Seemingly like Bazzill Bling)
• 6x6 Card
• Penny Black Stamp
• Brads from stash
• DCWV Sticker
• Derwent Watercolour Pencils and Aqua Pro markers

Well the forecast is for snow again but surprise surprise there is none here although the sky is very dark with clouds and its blooming chilly. I have just given up on getting any snow. Hope everyone who has the white stuff is safe and cosy.

Hazel xoxo

2 Challenges in 1 Card.

It was a sketch over on The Cupcake Challenge this week. On ABC it was X for X. You had to have a X on your card somewhere.

I struggled with this sketch although it has turned out OK. Its for Alan's Uncle Tom who will be 79 on Friday so better get it posted!!! He lives just outside Birmingham.

• 5x5 Card stock
• Penny Black Stamp
• Papers and card from stash
• Peel offs from stash coloured red with peel of Markers.

Well off to get on with making the tea. Don't know what to make so might have a problem getting organised with it. LOL Have a great Wednesday evening, Hazel xox

2 Challenges in 1 Card.

I have combined 2 challenges in to this one card. Papertake Weekly is Shape Up you have to have 3 shapes in the card and A spoonful of Sugar is this week is to create a card for a New Baby, Mum-to-be, New Mum or Pre-schooler.

So I have made a card for my friend Marianne who had a baby girl on Friday. She is 7 weeks early and in SCBU but doing well. Hannah Molly is her name. Marianne and I did our Midwifery training together and she delivered Jake. I hope she likes the card as I have personallized it for them.

• A5 Cardstock Deep Pink
• Light Pink Cardstock
• Penny Black Stamp
• Forever Friends Embellishments
• Aqua Promarkers.
• Printer

Hazel xox

Papertake Weekly Challenge

The Challenge on Papertake Weekly is Monochrome this week, So I chose pink.

I have used a Penny Black Stampby Margaret /Sherry. I bought this last year for my Mums birthday card as Tilly her cat always goes into the washing.

I used Adirondack in wild plum to stamp and then colour washed some of it. I also used a cut and dry nib for some bits. The ribbon is from my stash and the celebrate stamp if from HOTP. It is windy here today but dry so got washing out, just away to go blog hopping for a bit then on with the housework.

Love Hazel xox