Friday, the weekend is SOOOO Close!

Morning readers, 

My first make today started out life a little differently ... I HAD intended to make another sympathy card since, sadly, I've had occasion to use a couple of late. I got out the Inkadinkado floral greetings set but then got distracted by the "Best wishes" image instead ....

My C6 card

And a closer view to better show the colour detail

The front/back/inside of my C6 card and the front/back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, C6/A2 card and matching envelope
• Card in white and textured light yellow, cut to fit and mat
• Inkadinkado "best wishes" image (from 99537) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne and morning mist inks
• Using a makeup brush and Memento dandelion ink I randomly stencilled through my Stamposaurus circles stencil, trying to avoid my stamped image
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to add a little colour to the flower heads and leaves of my image
• Stardust stickles to add some serious sparkle

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

1. Di's Digi Challenge - May 28th challenge - SHOW SPARKLE
2. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 421 - ANYTHING GOES
3. A Bit More Time To Craft XTRA - June challenge - ANYTHING GOES
4. A Perfect Time To Craft - challenge No. 6 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Crafts Galore Encore - challenge No. 88 - ANYTHING GOES

I've another make to share with you today ....... kind of monochrome, kind of GREEN and with a TOADILY fun image though and one I don't use nearly enough! I even remember buying it ... from the fab Owl and the Pussycat store in Fort Myers, Florida --- a while ago

My Artist Trading Card - 3½" x 2½"

My stamped snippets and image panel, ready for paper piecing

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of leftover card in white and textured green
• Rubber Moon image (Toad girl) stamped three times (on to my white card panel, another white snippet and also on to a piece of textured green card - which I used to paper piece my lady toad's dress!
• Using a makeup brush I applied Memento pear tart to my white card panel and then Memento bamboo leaves around the outer edge
• Overlaying my Paper Artsy stencil (PS020 - NBUS) I added the large star using the bamboo leaves ink and the smaller stars using Adirondack citrus ink
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils and Sharpie fineliner pens used to colour my toad girl image which I then fussy cut out before adhering over the image stamped on my base snippet.
• I fussy cut the dress from the image stamped on to the textured green card which I then "paper pieced" on to my ATC
• Stamplorations sentiment (from Noteworthy) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Kuretake Wink of Stella glitter gel to highlight the pattern on toad girl's paper pieced dress

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

1. Addicted to Rubber Stamps - challenge No. 406 - MAKE YOUR MARK .. when I entered the challenge I accidentally submitted the floral card above - sorry for the confusion
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 497 - ANYTHING GOES
3. NBUS - June challenge - USE NBUS
4. Fab 'n Funky - challenge No. 526 - GO GIRLY
5. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - challenge No. 51 - ANYTHING GOES (MUST feature a critter)