Awww look at this lil chap...

This gorgeous bear has been designed by Kathy Kittmer and is available to purchase here. The incredibly fab thing about this chap is that Kathy will personalise the wording on the jumper to suit you. How cool is that? I have made this card for my other half. I have teamed the super fab bear with some lurvely paper and odd buttons, ooohhh how I love my buttons. What do you think...?

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Anything Goes - To the one I love
Craft Your Passion - Beary Sweet
The Crafty Pad - Show some love

Supplies:
Image - Little Bear Personalized Sweater I Love You coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Wonder by Authentique
Buttons - stash

Tools - Deckle edged oval Nestie, brown chalk inkpad for distressing

Another birdie card...

Here's another card using my fave birdie Kiki, I have again coloured him in blue as I think blue suits him but this time popped him on an easel card with a lovely sentiment that comes with the image...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CES - Check It Out!
The Crazy Challenge - Flowers
Incy Wincy - Flower Frenzy
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image & Sentiment - Kiki coloured with Promarkers
Papers - free with a craft mag
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store & Crafts 4 You
Pearls - Crafts 4 You
Ribbon - stash
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Spellbinders ribbon label, Quickutz corner die

It's time for a new challenge at Whimsy Stamps...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Pearls or Bling.

I have used a gorgeously cute image by Chrissy Armstrong called Nose to Nose and teamed it with some First Edition papers I bought several weeks ago but only just opened, lovely aren't they! I have used ooodles of pearls, some flowers and a few flutterbies...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
MSE - Ali's Love challenge
My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
CYDA - Distressing
Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Glitter Latte (I used glittery paper)
Papertake Weekly - Happy Highlights (glittery paper, pearls and flowers)

Supplies:
Image - Nose to Nose coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Isabelle by First Edition
Ribbon - present from a lovely blogging friend
Heart shape - ebay
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Marianne Design Creatables Butterfly die, scissors for distressing

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!).

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

A Festive Card in January...

This is my first festive make of 2012, thought I would make a start as I got so behind last year and didn't send cards to people I would have liked to and sent shop bought cards to most others, disorganised, yep that was me ;-) I actually bought this stamp from Sir Stampalot in the post-Xmas sale 2 Xmas' ago, shocking as this is the first time he has seen ink, oops!

I love these papers so much so thought I'd decorate the inside too...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Die Cuts
Christmas Card Challenges - Color (Promarkers)
CYDA - Distressing (I used ink to distress the edges of the paper)
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - What's Your Fave (blue & brown)
Paperplay - Ribbon Every Which Way (mine is pleated)
Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten (my stamp)

Supplies:
Image - Country Snowman by Great Impressions coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Snowfall by Bo Bunny
Buttons & pearls - stash
Alpha stickers - Bo Bunny
Tools - Deckle edge rectangle Nestie, Marriane Design snowflake die, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad for distressing edges

Oh so pink!

Here's something very pink and very girly. I've used a cute lil bear called Filled with Love by StampArt Design. I have added oodles of Stickles and my new butterfly die again...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The Crafty Pad - New Year Sparkle (Stickles & pearls)
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Use Something New (image & doily)
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Spots & Ribbon
Pile It On - Fuzzy Friends
Stamptacular Sunday - Texture Please! (pleated ribbon, Stickles, pearls, doily, butterflies raised from card base)
So Many Challenges - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Filled with Love by StampArt Design coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Oh La La! by MME
Pleated ribbon - stash
Pearls, doily & white card border edge - ebay
Tools - butterfly die by Marianne Design Creatables, Quickutz corner die, Star Dust Stickles

Hey lil birdie!

I loved making this card, I adore the image, so simple but so cute. He is called Kiki and was designed by Lia Stampz. I thought he'd look lovely in blue and have used some new papers (bought before my self-imposed stash ban - sob sob!). Kiki comes with a sheet of sentiments which are so handy. I have also used a new bird die that I bought weeks ago and only just used, oh the shame of all the unused unloved stash knocking about :-(

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Spots and/or Stripes (both!)
MAWTT - Spots and/or Stripes (both!)

Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Use Something New (bird die & papers)
Stamptacular Sunday - Texture Please! (cotton lace, distressed edges, pearls, flowers)
So Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Lothian Crafts - Die Cuts

Supplies:
Image & Sentiment - Kiki coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Away We Go by MME
Lace - Crafts 4 You
Pearls - Crafts 4 You
Flowers - Crafts 4 You and Crafty Emma's Store
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Deckle edged rectangle Nestie, Quickutz corner die, Marianne Design Creatables bird die

Birthday Boy!

It was Thomas' birthday last week, 5 years old, blimey where has that time gone...? Here he is (in blue) looking gorgeous at his party last Saturday...

This is the card I made for him. I love this Sugar Nellie image, perfect for boy's cards. I used 5 odd buttons as it is his 5th birthday...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Celebration (my son's birthday!)
Dutch Dare - For The Boys
Passion for Promarkers - Inspired By A Song (This Boy, The Beatles)
Simon Says Stamp - Spots and/or Stripes (I went for Spots)

Supplies:
Image - No.1 Fan coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - Marjolene by Basic Grey
Buttons - stash
Sentiment - Cats Life Press
Ticket - Tim Holtz

It's time for a new challenge at Whimsy Stamps...

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations challenge! Our theme this week is Happy Birthday.

My lil nephew celebrates his very first birthday this month and I chose to make a card for him. I have used a gorgeously cute StampArt Design image called Raggedy Baby Boy. The image is sooooo adorable, I have teamed him with some starry paper and followed this theme for the embellies too...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - What's New (image)
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
CES - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft - Something New (image)
Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments
Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Special

Supplies:
Image - Raggedy Baby Boy by StampArt Design coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - ? found in my stash, think it may be an old MME
Sentiment - from the Everyday Mini Postage Stamps set by Whimsy
Ribbon & buttons - stash
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, Quickutz star dies, Spellbinders ribbon label die, Whimsy Mini Postage Stamp die

Don't forget you don't have to use a Whimsy image to enter the challenge (it would be great if you did though!)

Don't forget also...As well as a random winner being chosen each challenge one lucky player who has used a Whimsy Stamps image (rubber or digital) will have the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for a future challenge. If you have used a Whimsy Image and would like to be a future guest please add GDT to your name when entering. The Guest Designer will be able to choose a digi stamp of their choice from the store to create their guest card too!

Remember anyone can enter our challenge and we don't mind you combining with other challenges either! All we ask is that you add a link in your blog post to tell your friends you entered the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge.

Pretty and cute

I made this card last week with a stamp I bought a while ago and hadn't used (tut tut!). I love the cute bird, he looks like he may wobble off that watering can! I have combined pale pink and pale blue and like the effect...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - New Something (new paper & stamp)
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something New (as above)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (as above)
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything Goes (as above)
Fab n Funky - Something New (as above)
Cute Card Thursday - What's New (as above)
Nutcrafters - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craftroom - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Watering Can from LOTV coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Cloudy Blue Hearts by Magnolia (I LOVE this paper!)
Pearls & white floral border strip - ebay
Flowers - all from Crafty Emma's Store
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Tools - circle & scallop circle Nesties

It's blog hop time at Whimsy Stamps!

It's January digi release day at Whimsy Stamps and there are lots of fab new images. The lil chap below is called Froggy and was designed by Lia Stampz. I have teamed him with some leftover Christmas papers.

Please hop over to the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations blog to join in the monthly hop, lots of fab prizes up for grabs!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes & Distressing
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes

Supplies:
Image - Froggy by Lia Stampz coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Wonder by Authentique
Buttons - stash
Pearls - ebay
Tools - Quickutz corner die, scissors for distressing

A New Tilda...

I bought myself one of the new Tilda's and had a play with her the other day. This is a birthday card for my MIL, she is actually celebrating a BIG birthday but isn't happy about it so there's no mention of numbers on the card, lol...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Magnolia-licious - Anything Goes
Making It With Meslyn - Spring Has Sprung
My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Happy

Supplies:
Image - Tilda with Daisy coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Country Drive by Echo Park
Alphabet stickers - can't remember, sorry
Buttons - American Crafts (from Hobbycraft)
Ribbon - a pressie from a lovely friend x
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store
Pins - stash
Tools - oval & scallop oval Nesties, scissors for distressing

My faves of 2011

I am sharing my fave card makes of 2011 and joining in with Debby's challenge.

I am working backwards, I made this card last week and I love it. I challenged myself to use some uninked rubber and to use up some papers, this is what I came up with...


This is another quite recent make but I am really pleased with how it came out. I love the colours and used some of my all time fave 'boys' papers...


This card was one of my first makes since being on the Whimsy Stamps Digi DT. I was really pleased with the subtley of my colouring/shading of the image and think the image is just adorable...


This card was made in September using a fabulous Chrissy Armstong image, I had trouble parting with this card as I love it so much...
I made the card below in August, the colours are quite bright for me but I love the yellow with the teal. I made it to say thank you to someone who did something very unexpected but very lovely...


This next card was made in June, I love the bright floral papers and of course the Tilda image...


This next card was also made in June and the one I am the most proud of, I love the colours and vintage feel to it. I saw the Elisabeth Bell image on someone else's blog and had to buy it straight away as I think it is so beautiful...


Ok, so not top 5, more like top 7 (hope that's ok Debby...). I have really enjoyed looking back through my makes of 2011.

It's 2012!

Hope your 2012 is full of fun, love and laughter (and of course lots of crafting!) xxx