Anyone For Anya ~ Vintage Vibes

This week over at Anyone for Anya the challenge is Vintage Vibes so with that in mind I decided to keep my colour pallette to the E colours with my copics.  I found a suitable piece of paper from the DCWV Neutrals pad and then I heat embossed some leaves on it using versamark and clear powder, I really like this effect but dont do it often enough.  As this is going to be for my September page of my calendar I went with a back to school theme and thougt that the Anya image from the Spotlight collection looked a bit like she was in school unifrom.  I used my new triangle punch to make the flag from a scrap of paper and stamped 'back to class' on it and fixed it to a 'berry pin'.  I distressed the edge of the paper which doesnt really show that well in the picture and then added a folde flower and a little wooden flower to one corner and finished off with a wooden button rucksack to which I added 3d glaze.

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crazy Challenge #81 ~ Back to school
Fab 'n' Funky #87 ~ Mono madness
Stamp Something ~ Back to school something
Totally Papercrafts #81 ~ Back to School
Allsorts #118 ~ Back to School
JUGs #99 ~ Back to School 3d

TFL

A lazy Sunday afternoon ~ NOT! lol

Well I had planned a nice lazy Sunday afternoon with plenty of time for crafting ~ Nope!  Popped to local craft centre only to find the one shop I wanted to go in was shut!  I only wanted a new ink pad, the rest of the afternoon ended up being spent ordering new fishing gear on line for DOH and helping Ria with her tonne of homework, everytime I sat down to craft something else needed doing!  But I did eventually manage to finish a card!

I have used Maria from TGF, coloured with copics and then added some glitter to the ruffle round her dress and the flowers in her hair.  Background paper is Country Companions and is from the cd rom that came free with this months Papercraft Inspirations, sentiment circle is from the new releases over at Crafty Sentiments and then I cut corners using an xcut die added some gems, the other shapes are a mix of Nesties and Nellies.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Anyone For Anya? ~ Colour challenge (photo inspiration of spring)
OSAAT # 53 ~ glitter and gems
Stamptacular Sunday # 102 ~ A Sketch
TFL and I hope you all have a great week.

Anyone For Anya ~ Pretty Bows

This weeks challenge over at Anyone For Anya is Pretty Bows, now my bows dont always come out looking too pretty so I started off feeling a bit stumped til I remembered a little Cafe Creme cigar tin which I had decorated and used to put in ready made bows that I had bought or retrieved from other things! and there in the tin was the little bow I have used which has the little pearls on it so I knew I just had to use it, and now I have some other bows for other projects too!  I have used Fleur Anya which is a stamp I won recently and this is the first time I have used it.  I coloured her with  copics  and used the feathering technique for her dress (unfortunately I havent done it very well! lol) The paper is from the K Ology Addison paper pad and the cs is coredinations and the little flowers are Tiny Tots from Prima 

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

OSAAT ~ New ~ My new TGF stamp and new embosing folder used for the blue csA Spoon Full Of Sugar # 135 ~ Blue & Green

Sketch n Stash #58 ~ new stash is the stamp and embossing folder and the paper pad I have had for a long time

Pear Tree Designs # 32 ~ Free For All

TFL