Its been a while...

Yes, it has! Guess who has been poorly with a mammoth chest infection? Yup, that would be me and I've been barking like a dog (and frightening the cat) for about three weeks. Anyhoo, I'll cease the moaning and share the little card I made in a big hurry this morning.

The ink was barely dry on this one before I coughed and wheezed my way to the Post Office to 'First-Class' it on its way! It's our literacy coordinator's birthday and as she is a fellow 'book nut' I thought this little Gorjuss Girl would be the perfect way to wish her 'Many Happy Returns'.

I really like this little bibliophile from the set 'New Heights' and loved colouring her with my Promarkers. I seem to be having my own little Gorjuss Girl revival at the moment so was thrilled to discover that Sugar Nellie/Funky Kits have a new release starting on April 4th. Wooohooo!

Rest assured I'll be sitting here at my computer at 10am with a cup of coffee in one hand and my debit card in the other!

Happy crafting everyone!

The brightest star

Here's one I made earlier...

February Card Chain Challenge

When creating my February Card Chain Challenge entry I took a stroll right away from my comfort zone with a stencil, a Banksy stamp and some doodling.

The card didn't end up looking exactly as I'd planned but it felt good to try something different style-wise. Each month for her Card Chain Challenge Deborah offers a colour palette, a sketch and a variety of themes. It really was my intention to stick to the sketch but as you can see the sentiment slid gracefully downwards!

 My little card winged its way to Nonni in Finland.

And I was delighted to receive this beautiful creation from Nicole.

I keep looking at Nicole's card and sighing... its just sooooooooooo lovely! Look at all the different elements and clever details: Nicole is one very talented lady.

There's still a few days to sign up for the March CCC. If you've never played along before why not make this the month that you join in the fun? 

It's not easy being green...

How can it be March? March!

For our March offering over at Naughty Or Nice Challenges we're going GREEN! Yes, green for St. Patrick's Day, Shamrocks, recycling, the great outdoors, St. David's Day and all things spring-like!

For me this was a great excuse to use one of my favourite froggy friends in the shape of this adorable little guy from All-Night Media. I picked him up on eBay a few years ago and his cheeky little grin always makes me smile.
After choosing my stamp I hit a brick wall with the layout for my card so went blog hopping to track down some inspiration. I spotted the lovely Jen's super cute creation here and finally the cogs began to turn.

This card has been made to hopefully bring a little cheer to someone who has just had a hip operation. I'll write something suitably corny like: 'hope you are leaping around very soon' on the inside.

I hope you can join us this month over at NON #13 for naughtiness and niceness in equal measures. As always my uber-talented teamies have created some gorgeous inspiration cards to get you started.

I'm also linking-up at LIM Week #213 because this little frog certainly '...makes me happy!'

Happy crafting everyone!