Pretty in blue

I made this card this week after receiving the Up, Up and Away First Edition paper pad as a challenge prize from the lovely Shelley at One Stop Card Crafts. Thank you Shelley, they are gorgeous papers. I have used a little Humphrey stamp and lots of flowers in pale blues...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CES - Feeling the Blues
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Summer is Here
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Paperplay - In the Garden
Passion for Promarkers - Animal Crackers

Supplies:
Image - Humphrey from Crafter's Companion coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Up, Up and Away by First Edition from One Stop Card Crafts
Cardstock - Bazzill
Flowers - Prima and Crafty Emma's Store
Pearls - The Glitterpot
Lace - Hobbycraft
Flower lace - a lovely friend x
Tools - Oval & scallop oval Nesties

Time for Tea

This is a little sachet I've made for a friend who loves a cuppa. I made the sachet with a 3.5" x 12" piece of Bazzill cardstock scored at 5.5" and 11". This is the outside...

Inside...

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
CES Challenges - Humour/Funny (the image)
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Tea Time Tea Cup from Bugaboo coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - generated on pc
Papers - Summer Breeze by First Edition
Cardstock - Bazzill
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Whiff of Joy
Tools - Deckle edged Nestie

GD card for Creative Craft World...

My lovely friend Oona aka Choccy asked me to be a GD for Creative Craft World and I jumped at the chance. The theme this time is 'Anything but Birthdays'. I thought I'd make a Christmas/Winter card and used a fab image from the challenge sponsor Robyn's Fettish. I love the simplicity of the image, think it lends itself to paper piecing but I have coloured it this time.

I have teamed the image (available to purchase here) with some of my all time fave paper from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses pad, it really is too gorgeous to use but I forced myself as it goes with the image so well I think. The panel on the left is embossed and lightly sanded Coredinations Whitewash cardstock...

Big thank you to Oona for asking me to join the Creative Craft World team for this challenge. Please do pop over and see the DT work and join in with the challenge.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in July
Craft Your Passion - Christmas in July
I Love Promarkers - Christmas in July
Pollycraft - Christmas in July
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
The Ribbon Girl - Colour Challenge

Supplies:
Image - My Mittens by Robyn's Fettish available from Stitchy Bear Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - generated on pc
Paper - Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey
Cardstock - Bazzill for matting & Coredinations Whitewash for embossed panel
Buttons - stash
Pearls - The Glitterpot
Charm - stash
Twine - Whiff of Joy
Tools - Sizzix winter embossing plate, Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Quickutz corner die, Tim Holtz sanding block

A Bright Card

I made this card for a friend of Thomas'. I love the image, it's perfect for boys cards of all ages...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - Sketch
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Fun In The Sun
Charisma Cardz - Sunshine Colours
Cute Card Thursday - For His Eyes Only
Crafter's Companion - One For The Boys
Cupcake Crafts - Wish Upon A Star
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Summer Birthday
Samuel Taylor - Summer
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
The Stampman - Anything by Tim (embossing folder)
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Totally Papercrafts - One For The Boys

Supplies:
Image - Skateboard Andy by Pink Gem Designs coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Rough & Tumble by K&Co (I think!)
Cardstock - Bazzill Kraft & Coredinations
Number - Hero Arts
Buttons - Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folder, Cuttlebug star dies

It's Summertime!

It's time for challenge number 25 at CYDA, our theme this time is 'Summertime'. Our challenge is being sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp. The winner will receive a $10 voucher, what a fab prize! Please do come and join in the fun and check out the gorgeous creations made by my lovely team mates.

So onto my DT card, I have used a Lili of the Valley image and lots of flowers...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Crafts & Me - Add a Flower

Lili of the Valley - Fun & Games
Sarah Hurley - Colouring
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
OSAAT - Flowers

Supplies:

Image - Summer Days by Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Annalee by Prima
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Pleated ribbon - Ladybug Crafts Ink
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Pearls - Basic Grey
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nestie

Teacher thanks

I have taken the easy option with teacher presents this year and bought them rather than make them but these are the cards I have made. I have used a Meljen's image I first saw on my lovely friend Alison's blog, he is just the cutest mouse ever. I have kept the cards nice and simple...

I would like to enter the card above into the following challenges:

CRAFT - Thank You Teacher
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Lothian Crafts - Die Cutting
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Animal Magic
Die Cut Dreams - Animal Antics
Crafts & Me - Add a Flower
Craft Your Passion - Text It

Supplies:
Image - Penpal Mouse by Meljens from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey Marjolaine (top 2 cards) and MME True Blue
Sentiment - freebie from Sentiments 4 You
Flowers - mixture of Crafty Emma's Store & Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - The Glitterpot
Ribbons/lace - stash
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties

It's time for a new challenge at Cards for Men...

It's time for a brand new challenge at Cards for Men and we have a fab theme for you - 'Use a Key' (n.b. card must be for a male). Our fab sponsor this time is Prairie Fairy Designs...

" Hello! I am Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs. I am a new digital stamp company featuring artwork not only created by me but also my two kids, ages 9 and 12. They are featured on the site as the Fairy Princess and the Prairie Prince. I have been an artist for as long as I can remember and have always loved to create. Two years ago my sister-in-law invited me to a rubber stamp party. I laughed and said 'Maybe I will buy something if I can use it to stamp on canvases'. Needless to say, I was hooked! Two years later and a lot of learning about computers, I have finally accomplished my goal. While digital stamping is relatively new in the papercrafting scene, it is what I believe to be such an amazing tool. Printed images have such clarity and vibrancy and gone is the need to re stamp an image because you didn't press hard enough or maybe you pressed too hard! They are also a lot easier to store and they can be reprinted over and over again. The fact that you can rotate and flip files, print them off the size of a postage stamp or as large as a scrapbook page makes them such a versatile medium. It is my sincere hope that I can help anyone who has hesitations about using digital images to embrace these amazing creative tools. If you have any questions about going digital, check out the site and the blog for more information. So head on over to http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/ and check it out!"

Please pop over to the CFM challenge blog to check out the details of our new challenge. As always the DT have made some wonderful cards, please do pop across and have a peek and have a go at the challenge while you're there. So onto my DT card, I have used a fab digi image from Prairie Fairy Designs called Man O Man, you can purchase him here. I teamed him with my fave papers at the moment (Echo Park For The Record) and a sentiment I found online. The card is for my clever brother (shhh, don't tell him I think he is clever!) who has recently been offered a new job.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
MAWTT - Favourite Things (the papers)
Totally Gorguss - All About Boys
Crafty Creations - Boyz To Men
Crafter's Companion - One for the Boys

Supplies:

Image - Man O Man by Prairie Fairy coloured with Promarkers
Papers - For the Record by Echo Park from My Mum's Craft Shop
Sentiment - generated on pc
Charm - ebay
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Twine - Whiff of Joy
Tools - Oval & circle Nesties

Summer blooms

I made this little card using a freebie stamp that came with Craft Stamper magazine...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
dragonllew's MSE challenge - Things with Wings
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Free & Easy

Supplies:
Image - from Craft Stamper magazine coloured with Promarkers
Paper - Emma's Shoppe by Crate Paper
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Pearls - stash
Tools - Circle Nesties, butterfly punch

A BIG birthday!

It was my father-in-law's birthday earlier this week, quite a BIG birthday ;-) He has treated himself to a trip riding a motorbike through Europe into Morocco later in the summer so when I saw this image at Karen's Doodles I had to use it for his birthday card. He does have his own bike but is hiring one for his roadtrip. We bought him tickets to the World Superbikes Championship happening at Silverstone later this month.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Karen's Doodles - Summer Fun
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - The Great Outdoors
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Summer Birthdays
Cupcake Crafts - Favourite Challenge (48. distressing)

Supplies:
Image - Born to Ride from Karen's Doodles coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - generated on pc
Papers - MME not sure which range sorry :-(
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Buttons - American Crafts
Tools - scissors for distressing, Letraset fineliner

This is the card I made from my boys (yep I am that cheeky to make him a card with a dinosaur on it!)...


Supplies:
Image - Cute Dino freebie from Digistamp Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - generated on pc
Papers - MME not sure which range
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Buttons - American Crafts
Ribbon - recycled packaging from a pair of M&S pyjamas ;-)
Tools - Letraset fineliner for faux stitching, Labels One Nestie, Martha Stewart Zig Zag punch

One I forgot...

I made this card a few weeks ago and completely forgot to blog it. It's in my fave colour combo of blue and pink...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Aud Sentiments - At Least 2 Words
Craft Your Passion - Just For You
The Crafty Pad - Lots of Texture
Divas by Design - Pastels
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Fizzy Moon Wish Upon A Star by coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Tea House by Dovecraft
Pearls - The Hobby House
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Flowers - flat from Pink Gem Designs, roses from Crafty Emma's Store
Pom pom braid - Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn
Tools - Deckle edged oval Nestie

Does my hat look big...?

Another LOTV girly card, love the paper on this, almost too gorgeous to cut into ;-)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - All About Flowers
The Crafty Pad - Lots of Texture (embossed & glittered paper, flowers, ribbon, pearls)

Supplies:
Image - Lili of the Valley
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Papers - Summer Breeze by First Edition
Pearls - Whiff of Joy from My Mum's Craft Shop
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nesties, Tilda Lace die by Magnolia

Candy Winner!

Hi, thank you so much to everyone who entered my candy, there can only be one winner unfortunately and I've just used random.org and the winner of my candy is...drum roll please...the winner is...

Number 2 is...

...it's you Alib, congratulations! Please email me (link in sidebar) and I'll sort your prize out asap x

Thank you to everyone for entering x

Candy Time!

I am really enjoying my crafting at the moment, I seem to be able to find a bit more time to do it. To celebrate having over 300 followers and just because I want to, I have some candy to giveaway...


Candy:
Humphrey's Corner Flowers For You stamp set
Sugar Nellie Dress Up Games stamp
5 Promarkers - Cocoa, Lavender, Amethyst, Lime Zest and Lime Green
3 A4 sheets Lili of the Valley die cut images
Papermania 6x6 scrapbook
Pack of bling
Paper pad

The Boring Bit/Rules:
Please pop your details in the linky tool below
Please enter only once, I will check!
You need to be a follower
I will post to anywhere

The candy will close on 10th July and I will announce the winner shortly after that. Good luck x

Enter here...

Show us your folds!

It's time for challenge number 24 at CYDA, our theme this time is 'Fancy Folds' so here's a chance to maybe try something you haven't before.

Our challenge is being sponsored by the fabulous Meljen's Designs. The winner wins 4 digi images of their choice, what a fab prize! Please do come and join in the fun and check out the gorgeous creations made by my lovely team mates.

So onto my DT card, I opted to make a square criss-cross or pocket card, there's a great tutorial here but I just made it up as I went along ;-) I used some much neglected paper and a gorgeous image from Meljen's Designs called Teacup Mouse you can purchase him here. A lovely friend sent me some absolutely beautiful stash the other day (you know who you are missus x) and in there was the most beautiful lace and silver corners. Almost too lovely to use but I cut one piece of the lace in half to decorate the diagonal flaps on the front of the card and added one of the silver corners and loads of blooms as usual. I've tried to mix bold colours with pastels, think I like the effect...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - All About Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
Creative Crafts - Pretty Blossoms

Supplies:

Image - Teacup Mouse by Meljen's Designs from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Celebrate Spring by Prima
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Lace & flower ribbon - a gift from a lovely friend x
Silver corner - another gift from a lovely friend x
Pleated ribbon - Ladybug Crafts Ink
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nestie, Stardust Stickles

Same image, 5 cards...

I rarely make more than a couple of cards using the same stamp or image but had a play with a freebie stamp from Craft Stamper and made these little 3x3 cards using the same stamp but different papers and embellies, not a Promarker in sight...

I would like to enter the card above into the following challenges:
By The Cute & Girly - Things With Wings
Cute Card Thursday - Lace
Divas by Design - Die Cuts & Punches
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - freebie with last month's Craft Stamper magazine
Papers - mix of Gabrielle by Bo Bunny and Rhubarb Tart by Memory Box
Cardstock - Bazzill kraft & Dovecraft
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbons - mix of Crafty Ribbons, Ladybug Crafts Ink and stash
Lace - gift from a lovely friend x
Pearls - mix of Prima eline and The Glitterpot
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nesties, Stardust Stickles

An Award!

The lovely K has given me this award, thank you K xxx


So, the rules...
"The rules are that I must share 7 things with you about myself and pass the award on to 8 other bloggers (who must then do the same)."

So things about me that you may not know...
1. I am concerned about my children growing up and leaving me behind.
2. I firmly believe laughter is a good medicine, a good laugh can do wonders for your mood.
3. I love looking at and listening to the sea. My favourite all time advert is an old Oxo one where a family are sitting in a car at a sea front drinking Oxo (yuck!) whilst it pours down with rain and the sea crashes over the car.
4. My favourite food is chocolate. Just like k, my favourite chocolate is Cadburys, I prefer that over any of the posh stuff.
5. I fancied Larry Mullen (the drummer in U2) when I was young.
6. I have only owned 2 cars, my first one was a blue Metro was called Ada.
7. It's taken me a long time to like myself, I think I am there now.

So who to pass it on to....
Tams: http://dropletsinarustybucket.blogspot.com/
Ali: http://mycraftydesk.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://flourgirlcrafts.blogspot.com/
Margaret: http://margthehermitscrafts.blogspot.com/
Toni: http://antoniasattic-antonia.blogspot.com/
Trisha: http://craftygrannyscraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Jenny: http://dragonllew.blogspot.com/
Debbie: http://paddingtondoo.blogspot.com/
Sorry, only allowed 8 :-(

Thanks again Kx

Pretty in Pink

Here's another girly card using a Lili of the Valley pre-coloured image, this little lady is one of my faves, love the colours. I have left the sentiment off until I come to use the card...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Free & Easy
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Favourite Stamp/Image

Supplies:
Image - Lili of the Valley
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Papers - Tea House by Dovecraft from Crafty Emma's Store
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store, Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Prima eline
Ribbon - gift from a lovely friend x
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nesties, small butterfly punch

'Yee Haa' we have a new challenge at Cards for Men!

It's time for a brand new challenge at Cards for Men and we have a fab theme for you - 'Wild West' (n.b. card must be for a male). Our sponsor this time is the fab Meljen's Designs. Melissa is offering one lucky person 4 digis of their choice!

"Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!"

Please pop over to the CFM challenge blog to check out the details of our new challenge. As always the DT have made some wonderful cards, please do pop across and have a peek and have a go at the challenge while you're there. So onto my DT card, I have used a fab digi image from Meljen's Designs called Billy the Cowboy Bear, you can purchase him here. I love this image, I teamed him with lots of twine and even made a lasso ;-)

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Allsorts - Free and Easy
2 Sisters - Birthdays
Crafts & Me - Birthdays
OSAAT - Use a Digi

Supplies:

Image - Billy the Cowboy Bear by Meljens from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Papers - For the Record by Echo Park from My Mum's Craft Shop
Sentiment - generated on pc
Buttons - American Crafts
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Twine - Whiff of Joy
Tools - Letraset 0.5 fineliner for the faux stitching, scissors for distressing

It's July and I just made my first Christmas card!

Well here's my very first Christmas card of 2011, bit odd making a Christmas card on such a hot day but hey ;-) I've used a super cute new stamp from Ladybug Crafts Ink, this lil chap is called Jack and so reminds me of my own Jack...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Christmas in June
Aud Sentiments - Food/Drink (mince pie on image)
Allsorts - Free and easy
Christmas Card Challenges - Die Cuts
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas in June
Divas by Design - Die Cuts & Punches
Ellephantastic - Celebrations (Christmas!)
I Love Promarkers - Include flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New (old - ribbons, new - stamp)

Supplies:
Image - Dear Santa from Ladybug Crafts Ink coloured with Promarkers
Papers & die cut sentiment inside card - Classic Christmas by Papermania from The Glitterpot
Cardstock - Dovecraft
Die cut heart - freebie with order from Dies to Die For, thank you x
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store, Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbons - stash
Pearls - The Glitterpot
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nesties, Stardust Stickles, Martha Stewart photo corner punch

A Vintage Girly Card

Here's a card I made inspired by the lovely lace I've used...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sir Stampalot - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Ice Cream Colours (vanilla & strawberry)
Divas by Design - Die Cuts & Punches
The Crafty Pad - Bold & Bright or Soft Pastels

Supplies:
Image - LOTV die cut square
Papers - Prima, sorry can't remember which pad
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Pearls - Prima eline
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Wild Orchid Crafts
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties