Sugar Bowl Challenge

Well this is now my third time of trying to add this post - fingers crossed. (blogger doesn't seem to like me at the moment) I have finally got round to adding my offering for the sugar bowl challenge of the week. This is the first time I have entered a blog challenge, and here is my attempt:
I don't know whether I have actually done this right, but I suppose practice will make perfection. I have followed the sketch as required on the challenge blog here. Why don't you go over and have a sneaky peak, and maybe enter yourself. You have until midnight this evening.
I have to say that this is so far from my usual style, but I am loving using my stash.
Well I will post more tomorrow, and until then wish me luck x x x
Thanks
Vikki

Copics Workshop at Headingley

Well I am truly amazed by the workshop I have attended today at Maddy's for the Copics. This lady is soooooo talented and we are really loving the Calvin Mouse character.

As you can see from my previous posts, I have been dabbling with the copic's pens but today I have developed an unheatly obbsession for the ease at which you can create a truly amazing image. This is my attempt today:

I am very happy with the finished card, and it is sooooo far away from anything I have ever made, and the style is nothing like anything I have done before. Not only has it inspired me to use the copics markers more, but it has also inspired me into a totally new style, out of my comfort zone.

I would like to thank Maddy and Rachel (I apologize if I have spelt your names incorrectly) for today, and would love to hear from Eileen, Gay and Lauren also. It was lovely to meet you all today, and I can honestly say the whole day was a lovely experience from which I have taken away a lot. Thanks again.

Missing in action............................

Well I firstly apologize for not blogging for a week or so. I have been extremely busy trying to sort out my husbands new pen (well actually trying to get the pen to start with) and catching up with all my housework that I have let slip this last week whilst enjoying the sun......... what a beautiful week it has been. I amazed, however we will pay with three weeks of bad now won't we.


Even though I have been busy with many things, I have managed to squeeze in a card that my friend wanted for her son's 1st birthday this week. His name is Branden (and as you can see from the picture, I spelt it Brandon, so it had to be changed), but all in all, she loved it! So even though it's not the normal colours for a baby's 1st birthday, I thought I would be adventerous. I used stampin up More mustard card stock as the base card, layering an S U summer sun CS mat on top. The ribbon and the layer on the right are both chocolate chip and the gorgeous giraffe is from the wonderful SU "bundle of Joy" stamp set. I then used the big shot to die cut the moon and stars, and the "bradon 1 today" from the sizzix night and day alphabet set. I actually coloured the giraffe using the copic markers, but was amazed by the match to the SU card stock.

I am still really relatively new to this, and love it when someone actually likes a card I make, especially from Maria, because she is my best critic and tells me if it's terrible as well as if its good. I just wish more people would be like that, then you would learn what people really do like. Mind you I loved this one, and also the one I made last week that I've not managed to post until now. It was a very easy one that I just put together using the live your dream stamp set!

I used the old olive base card, then so saffron and chocolate chip mats, with a whisper white piece embossed with the swiss bots cuttlebug folder through the big shot. I then inked the flower from the live your dream set with so saffron on the petals, chocolate chip in the middle and old olive on the stems, using the to you from me stamp from the best yet stamp set to stamp the sentiment.
Thanks for looking and till next time bye x x x