Thunder Lizzy

Good morning everyone, sorry I haven't been around for a while.  I still have a  few more busy weeks ahead, just trying to catch up with everything,  have been quiet busy with hospital appointments for Mum too...also need to sort my craft room again, as Liam will be here next week (and this doubles as his bedroom..have to move quiet a lot, as you can imagine what a four year old can get up too lol!!) Steve and family are coming for a week....can't wait!!
I've just finished a card for Liam as he is four this week...where has time gone too, it doesn't seem five minutes since he was born.
Anyway on to my card...I loved this stamp as soon as I saw it, it's from the Crissy Armstrong collection at Whimsy Stamps I have really enjoyed colouring this one in, and have got a little of my mojo back, as my colouring wasn't going where I wanted it too, I found a lovely blog, Moni  makes the most beautiful cards and her colouring is stunning, she has a lovely tutorial on colouring with Prismas which I found really helpful.  I'm not very good with colour, so some of her tips really helped! I also think the paper I was using wasn't quiet right for Prismas, coloured this on a more rough paper, it's one I got from one of the shows, I also use it to make my card bases .. I do think it gives the pencils more density of colour. (sorry don't know the name of it but it is 300gm weight).  The papers I used are absolutely gorgeous, they were a birthday present from Deb a few years ago, I was going to use them to scrapbook Liam when he was a baby...and now he's four lol!! I just love this pennant die from Whimsy stamps too..lots of things you can do with them!!

A peek at the inside

Card Recipe:

Image: Thunder Lizzy (Crissy Armstrong..Whimsy Stamps)

Card & Paper: Bazzill, Archaic by Basic Grey

Dies: Banner Pennant die set (Whimsy stamps) 

Alphabet: Die-versions (bought at Harrogate show)

Embellishments: Lizard charm, twine, buttons (My stash)

Prisma colours I used were - sage green, lime peel, olive green, kelp green,  terracotta, sandbar, dark umber, pele vermillion, pink

Challenges I would like to enter:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Craft your days away - Just for men/boys with buttons

Simon Says - Bingo (Charms, diecuts, twine)

Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel - Bakers Twine

Shopping our Stash - Buttons and Bows

Sundays with Chrissy - Animals

Bearly Mine - Dots

Thank you for stopping by today, really do appreciate all your lovely comments, please leave a footprint so I can see what you've been up to also..have a lovely week mwah!!

Biggest of hugs,

Marjorie

xx