I have been a little quiet of late, but only because soooooo much has been going on in my life.  Good things, I might add.  Keep your eyes open and in the next few days you will find out my fantastic news that I am really excited about.

But in the meantime, I am going to share with you some cards that I made for a recent CyberStamp, run by the wonderful and very talented Carolyn Bennie.  We had a lovely evening of stamping and chatting!

The first challenge was to make a card using the colours Night of Navy and Marina Mist.  I used the Need for Speed stamp set for the main image, the splodges in the background are a stamp from the French Foliage stamp set, and the greeting is from the Sweet Cake set.  The texture on the navy card stock is from the Houndstooth Embossing folder.  I am loving this embossing for male cards!

The next challenge was a sketch challenge, and I have kept this card nice and simple, probably because it was starting to get a bit late at night by this time!!
The stamp set is Up, Up & Away, and I have stamped the balloons onto separate  card stock and then cut them out to add some dimension.  The colours are Bashful Blue, Melon Mambo and Concord Crush, and the Designer Series Paper is called Cheerful Treat, and is one you can earn if you host a stamping party!  And you know how to do that… just send me an email and I’ll bring the party to your place!

Hope you are having a crafty week.
Happy stamping!
Chris