Brilliant & Beautiful Blog Background - Free

I was searching for a new background for my blog when I came across a fabulous site called Cute 'n' Cool Backgrounds. They have some amazing backgrounds and what's more they are free and so simple to install. If you want a change for your blog I can absolutely recommend a visit to Cute 'n' Cool.

Housemouse Birthday Challenge

I thought I would not be able to enter this weeks challenge as I am decorating therefore no card making for me worst luck. However, I was so pleased to see it is a birthday challenge this week, the card I made for my Mum's birthday fits perfectly so am able to enter after all. The materials I used are:

• Housemouse stamp
• Newton & Windsor watercolour paints to colour the stamp
  
• Dovecraft and Basicgrey papers
• Pink gems for the top of the cake
• Sentiment and flower from my craft box
  

Housemouse 'Moving' Challenge

I used Stampabilities House Mouse 'Achoo' and gave it a twist to moving for the House Mouse 'Moving' Challenge, it also qualifies for the Papertake Weekly Challenge and The Pink Elephant Challenge. Take a look at them all - thier links are in my blog list.

Art Magazine backing paper
Elements from Create and Craft
Printed Sentiment
Checked Ribbon
Watercolour Paints for colouring the image

Lili of th Valley Thursday Challenge

My card for the Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge
Pink, Green, Blue.
I've used:

• Various backing papers
• Image Stamp is from Funky Kits coloured with watercolour paints
• Flowersoft was used on the hat, basket of flowers and on the ground
• I used a small flower stamp for the background
• Pink paper roses, pink and blue check ribbon and pink button was used for the decoration
  
• Card butterflies were added, unfortunately I didn't have pink green or blue so they had to be lemon for a contrast.
  

Lili of th Valley Thursday Challenge

I made this card for the Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge. I used a pink and white check backing paper on a white card. I've added two bars of brown and white spot card and then mounted a plain pink square onto a brown and white spot square. I used Stampabilities Bunny Bath stamp, coloured it with watercolour paints then cut and coloured a second bath and decoupaged this onto the image. I added a piece of towelling over the side of the bath and made a towelling bath rug which I stamped the sentiment onto. I decorated the corners with pink paper flowers.

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 49

This is my first challenge I have entered. I used green backing paper from Kay & Co. The image is a flower fairy 'Zinnia', stamps and CD can be obtained from Crafters Companion. I finished the card with blue and green ribbon and green paper roses and added the sentiment and coloured the text in green.

Penny B Mouse

I used a 'Penny Black' stamp for this card coloured with metallic paints and stamp pad inks. I've added tiny ribbon bows to the flower stems and decoupaged the stamped flowers. The pink daisy embellishments I picked up at a craft show, the sentiment was free with a craft magazine.

For this card I used one of the fabulous Sugar Nelli stamps only available from 'Funky Kits'. I coloured the image with watercolour pens and added a silk flower and leaves and a shrinked down sentiment. Lace and ribbon that I had in my odds and ends box was added. Checked backing paper is from Kay & Co.

I made this card for one of the challenges but was too late to enter. The decoupage fairy image is from the Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD. I mounted this on backing paper which I aged with a tea bag, this was then mounted onto corrugated square and placed onto a deep brown card. I added gem centred felt flowers and amber coloured gems.

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 'Celebrate'

My entry to The Spoonful of Sugar 'Celebration' Challenge and also for my Mum's birthday, she was 84 years young on the 22nd May. Materials I used are:

• House Mouse Stamp
• Windsor & Newton watercolour paints to colour the image
• Dovecraft and Basic Grey Papers
• Sentiment and Flower from my craft box

Use the link heading to A Spoonful of Sugar blog, they have some great challenges and some wonderful blog candy on offer.