THE HOBBY HOUSE - ANYTHING GOES

Well Hello to You All

Long time no see as they say.

It's good to be back, but my hand is still not fully functional - I'm still struggling to colour as my finger still goes into spasm, but not as bad as it has been in the past :o) and hopefully I will be back to normal towards the back-end of next week so keep your fingers crossed for me.

I am thrilled to announce that I have been one of the very lucky ladies chosen to be on The Hobby House Design Team and today is challenge day for the brand new Hobby House Challenge Blog.  The lucky winner will get a massive £25 of Hobby House vouchers to spend in their shop - yum yum.

So, to get you started this month's challenge is "Anything Goes" - easy peasy huh - and what's more o this occasion you don't have to use The Hobby House items to be in with a chance to win and you must check out what the very talented DT ladies have made for you HERE.

Here is the card I have made:

I love these Kenny K pre-coloured die-cut toppers which means no colouring for me and no pain in my hand - yay!

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Papers:  Basic Grey - Dawson Kit

Pre-Coloured Die-Cut Topper:  The Hobby House - Kenny K - Totally Awesome
Alphabet Die:  Tim Holtz Alterations - Typeset (Jill might still have this is stock so give her a call)

I have outlined the papers and image with Stormy Sky Distress Ink

And that's it as they say.  I hope you will be able to join in the fun with us over at The Hobby House Challenge Blog.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Ta ta for now.

TOTALLY GORJUSS - CHALLENGE 177 - SOMETHING BLUE

Hey Everyone

A great big "HELLO" to my new follower - Liz McGuire - thank you for choosing to follow my work Liz, I am really flattered.

It's Saturday again and it's challenge time over at Totally Gorjuss where our theme this week is "Something Blue".  We have two very generous sponsors this week for the challenge and they are Quixotic Paperie and Bugaboo Stamps so if you want to be in with a chance to win make sure you get your entries in on the Totally Gorjuss blog and as always check out what the lovely DT ladies have made for your inspiration.

Here is my card for the challenge which I made sometime ago for a lady who wanted something modern and fun for her Grandson who was turning 18 - geez an ode to being 18 again!

I just love this image.

The recipe for the card is:

Digi Stamp:  Kenny K - Goldfish Kid

Digital Papers:  Basic Grey - Dawson

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 / R20 R30 (cheeks)

Hair:  E55 E31 E30

Cap:  YR24 YR23 YR21

Shirt:  B41 B21 B0000

Trousers:  B99 B97 B95 B93

Trainers:  E44 E42 E41

Fish:  YR18 YR09 YR07 YR04

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

I outlined the image with Copics - W1 W0

And there you have it.

I hope you all have a fabulous Easter weekend and get and eat lots and lots of chocolate - yum yum.

Take care

Toodle Pip

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 134 - Sketch

Hello Everyone

I just wanted to say a great big "THANK YOU" for all your lovely comments on my Guest DT Spot for Copic Marker Europe - I will come around and thank you all individually - you are all so kind - MWAH!

It's June!  Can you believe it - June already - wow.  Now the good thing about it being the first weekend in June means we get to work with a sketch for this week's Totally Gorjuss challenge.

I know you all know I love to work with sketches so I won't harp on about it again - or maybe I just have! ;o)

Here is the sketch we would like you follow:

Remember you can flip it, mirror it and pretty much do whatever you want with it so long as we can see that the sketch is in there then you are in with a chance to win a voucher from our generous sponsor Joanna Sheen.  Please drop by the Totally Gorjuss site to see what the lovely ladies have created for you this week.

Here is my card:

The recipe for the card is as follows:

Digi Image:  Kenny K "Soho"

Digi Papers:  These are called 'Fleury' by Wendy Page but I can't find the link anywhere so not sure what's happened there - sorry!

Sentiment:  Whimsy Celebration Circle Pennants (love this set!)

Charm & Pearls:  The Hobby House

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart Lace Doily Punch

Ribbon:  From my stash

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E29 E27 E25 E23

Dress:  B97 B95 B93 B91

Boots:  E43 E42 E41 E40

Shading:  W5 W3 W1 W0

Everything, including the edges of the ribbon has been given a good dose of Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

And lastly, a picture of the inside:

And that's it - phew!

I hope you all have a lovely Jubilee Weekend.

Thanks for dropping in.

Toodle pip.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 128 - Boys Toys

Well Hello to Y'All

First of all a great big "HELLO" (me waving!) to all my new followers - and so many too - I just don't know what to say I'm totally speechless (for a change!).  Thank you for all your lovely comments, like I said I just don't know what to say (me blushing).

This week's challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is "Boys Toys" so we want to see your creations centred around this theme.

Our generous sponsor this week is Heather's Hobby Haven where there is a voucher on offer to spend in their lovely store.  As always, check out what the lovely DT ladies over at Totally Gorjuss have created for you - they are so talented!

Here is the card I made:

Now isn't he just a cheeky chappie!

The recipe for my card is as follows:

Digi Stamp:  Kenny K "Scooter"

Digi Papers:  Basic Grey "Skate Shoppe"

Sentiment Stamp & Die:  Whimsy Celebration Circle Pennants from Quixotic Paperie

Buttons:  Cheery Lynn Buttons #3 from Dies to Die For

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hat & Trousers:  B97 B95 B93 B91

Top:  G46 G24 G21

Shoes:  E44 E43 E42 E41

Scooter:  C4 C3 C2 C1 / T6 T5 T3 / E29 E27 E25 E23

I have sanded the edges of the paper and edged them with Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Just one more picture for you which is the inside of the card where I have taken the layout on the front and just copied it onto the inside:

And that's it.  I do hope you can come and have some fun with us and I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

Thank you so much for your kind words - I may even try to get another card done this weekend - now that would be something wouldn't it!

Take care.

Toodle pip.

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 100 - Sketch

Happy Weekend to you all

What awesome weather we are having.

It's Saturday and its time for the Totally Gorjuss Challenge, where this week the challenge is a sketch.  Yep it's that simple - I just love working with sketches - where would I be without them ;o)

Here is this week's sketch:

Our sponsor for the challenge is the fabulous Joanna Sheen so get your entries in and make sure you pop on over and see what all the lovely DT ladies have made.

Here is the card I have made for this week's challenge:

What do you think?  The image Kenny K "Miss Thang" - she is just so cool.

The recipe for my card is:

Stamp:  Kenny K "Miss Thang"

Papers:  Basic Grey Digital "Blush"

Ribbon:  Was originally white until I coloured it with Fired Brick & Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Metal Corner:  The Hobby House - Again was silver until I covered it in Picket Fence Crackle Paint, a light helping of Walnut Stain Distress Ink before being covered in Stardust Stickles

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and Stardust Stickles

Charm:  From My Stash

I have coloured the image with Copics:

Skin:  E11 E00 E000

Hair:  E37 E35 E34 E33

Track Suit:  R29 R27 R24 R22 R20

Trainers:  E41 E40 R29 R27 R24 E35 E34 E33

Shading:  W5 W3 W1

That's it from me today, I have some work going on in the background that is going to keep me busy all weekend.

Thanks for all your lovely comments and have a great weekend whatever you are doing.

Cheerio!

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 95 - As You Like It

Happy Weekend to You All

I know I haven't been around for a week as I am busy finishing a couple of commissions but I am hoping normal service will be resumed real soon.

This week's challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is "As You Like It" - so we want to see all your lovely creations made just "As You Like It" - get it? ;o)

This week we have been sponsored by the totally cool Kenny K - they have some fabulous stamps and I just love em.  Make sure you hop over to the Totally Gorjuss blog and see what the fabulous DT Ladies have created with some of Kenny's images - amazing.

So for my card:

The recipe for my card is as follows:

Digi Stamp:  Kenny K "Madison Attitude"

Papers:  Prima "Madeline" Collection 6" x 6"

Cardstock:  Core'dinations from Crafter's Companion

Lace:  From My Stash

Pearls:  The Hobby House

The image has been coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E21 E00 E000 R20 R30

Hair:  E57 E49 E47

Boots, Jacket, Top & Bags:  E44 E43 E42 E41 E40

Beret, Scarf & Bags:  YG99 YG97 YG95

Some of the Other Bags:  BG75 BG72 BG70

As usual I have edged everything in Vintage Photo Distress Ink and I have used a Martha Stewart Doily Punch to create the border.

A big "THANK YOU" for all your lovely comments as always - I will get round to seeing you all soon - I love seeing everything you create - you are all wonderful and always inspire me with everything you do!

Have a wonderful extra long weekend - whatever you are doing.

Toodle-pip.