Hey Chickie!

I have really got into CAS cards this year. I still have a long way to go to achieve the perfect CAS card but I am liking trying different things ;-) For this little card I have used a cute illustrated sentiment by Raindrop Echo Designs and as you can see not an awful lot else! Perfect for a spring/Easter card I think...

Supplies:
Illustrated sentiment - from the Cute & Cuddly Sentiments set by Raindrop Echo Designs coloured with Promarkers
Paper - Nitwitt Collections (I've had this sheet for at least 2 years, finally cut it up!)
Buttons - from a lovely friend, thank you x
Sheer ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Other - Deckle edge oval Nestabilities die, fancy corner die, brown chalk inkpad

Animal Antics...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Animals. We are joined by 2 of our regular sponsors Digi Darla Designs and Crimson Cloud.

So onto my DT card, I have used a fabulous cute image from our sponsor Digi Darla Designs called Puppies Up 2. I have gone a bit pink but not too girly with not a flower in sight...

Supplies:

Image - Puppies Up 2 coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - err can't remember...!
Lace - Whimsy Stamps
Buttons & pearls - stash
Other - Oval & scallop oval Nestabilities dies, Memory Box Cloud dies, kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our Animals challenge x 

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

I Love Promarkers - Four Legged Friends
Crafty Catz - Dies & Punches
Crafty Ribbons - Button Up

Basket of Bunnies...

Morning, I can't believe how early Easter is this year, Good Friday is on 29th March! I thought I'd better get started on my Easter cards, I don't send many but I do really enjoy making them. I am hopelessly in love with this image by Chrissy Armstrong called Basket of Bunnies. I have gone for the traditional spring colour yellow with touches of kraft card and lots of white...

Supplies:
Image - Basket of Bunnies coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Pink Petticoat
Ribbon, pearls, buttons & flower - stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Memory Box Pearl Lace border die, brown chalk inkpad

Remember our challenge at Whimsy Stamps is Add Some Metal.

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

Creative Creations - Inspired by a Song (Bunny Hop)
The Cutie Pie - Pretty Pastels
Totally Papercrafts - Pets
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Colourful Bo...

I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it, Teddy Bo with a marker pen - what's not to love! I have used green and orange, colours I don't use very often but I really like the finished card. I may add a sentiment when I decide who to send the card to...

Supplies:
Image - Marker Bo coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Hootenanny by MME from My Mum's Craft Shop
Ribbon, buttons, gems & doily - stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Provocraft fancy corner die, brown chalk inkpad

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

The Teddy Bo Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Ribbons - Button Up!

Crafts & Me - Doily Heaven

Crafts 4 Eternity - Teddy Bear Picnic

Things With Wings

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Things With Wings. We are sponsored this week by The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

So onto my DT card, I have used a beautiful floral image from Stitchy Bear Stamps called Lady Bug. I made this card for a lovely friend who had something to celebrate (you know who you are x). I just love the vintage lace, bought it a while ago and had to give myself a stern talking to about buying stash just to look at and quickly cut into it before I was able to pop the whole piece back in my ribbons & lace box to carry on admiring it ;-)

Supplies:

Image - Lady Bug from Stitchy Stamps coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Garden Party by Dovecraft
Lace - The Ribbon Girl
Flowers & buttons - stash
Other - Oval & scallop oval Nestabilities dies, fancy corner die, Woodware leaf punch, kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x 

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

Crafty Ribbons - Button Up
Crafty Catz - Bingo (top line: lace, buttons, flowers)

Alphabet Challenge - A Is For Anything With Wings
Sparkles - Lace It Up
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Craft Pay-It-Forward...

Hello, happy Valentine's Day! I took part in a craft pay-it-forward via Facebook in January and I signed up to make something crafty for 7 people at some point in 2013. I wanted to get cracking with the challenge so I had a think/planned what I wanted to do and purchased a few new goodies - all owl themed and very cute. I decided to make a card and a little treat pack of tea, coffee and chocolate. What do you think...

The cards are more or less the same with slightly different papers and flowers. I found a gorgeous First Edition paper pad called Sweet Owl, think it was released last year but I'd never see it before. Since I bought it I've seen it elsewhere (typical eh?). I paper pieced the owls' tummies...

 This card has an additional embellie of a heart that I didn't add to the others...

 Here are the treat packs. In each is a teabag, coffee sachet and 2 mini chunks of Cadbury's chocolate.

And one on it's own...

Card supplies:
Image - Opal Owl from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Sentiment - Owl Sentiments 2 from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Papers - Sweet Owl by First Edition
Ribbon/lace - stash
Flowers - The Ribbon Girl & stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, brown chalk ink pad

Treat pack supplies:
Paper - Nitwitt Collections
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Other - Memory Box Precious Heart Box die, Die-namics Mini Wavy Pennants die, DL cello bags, ribbons

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

 I Love Promarkers - One For The Girls

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs - Add Texture (textured paper, ribbon, flowers)

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Once Upon A Time...

Morning peeps, here's a cute card I made with a gorgeous girly stamp by Whimsy Stamps designer Marika Collins. She is called Little Geek (awww I hear you say!) and I just love her big glasses and messy hair...

 

Supplies:

Image - Little Geek coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Sentiment -  from the Childhood Memories set by Raindrop Echo Designs

Papers -  Nostalgia by MME

Flowers & pearls - stash

Other - Memory Box cloud die (new addition to the rainmac die collection from a lovely friend), Quickutz corner die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

There's a new challenge over at the Whimsy Stamps challenge blog ;-)

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - One For The Girls
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Hobbies

For My Valentine...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Valentine's Cards. We are sponsored this week by the wonderful Whimsy Stamps and Stamp Addicts (2 great prizes up for grabs!).

So onto my DT card, I have made another cas card using an elegant sentiment digital stamp by Raindrop Echo Designs (available from Whimsy Stamps), a few gems, a length of my fave style of ribbon and some cardstock. Simples!

Supplies:

Image - from the Love You Sayings sentiment set by Raindrop Echo Designs coloured with Promarkers
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Gems - stash
Other - red and black Core'dinations cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our Lurve challenge x

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

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
Incy Wincy Stamps - Love Is In The Air
Fab n Funky - Valentines/Hearts
Crafty Creations - Black & White Plus One (mine is red)

Let's Get Cute...

Good morning to you all, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog. Our theme this week is Let's Get Cute. Ooohhh perfect for me and lots of you I know ;-) We are sponsored this week by the fab Digistamp Boutique and Crafty Ribbons.

So onto my DT card, I have used a fabulously cute image from our sponsor Digistamp Boutique called Barney. I have used some new fancy corner dies I got from a lovely crafty friend...

Supplies:

Image - Barney with Flower coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Promises from Lili of the Valley
Lace - Whimsy Stamps
Pearls, flowers & buttons - stash
Other - Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Cuttlebug corner die, kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Crafting By Designs - Animal Antics
Crafts & Me - Use Your Favourite Embellishment (buttons)
Cute Card Thursday - A Different Corner (2nd entry)
Creative Card Crew - Girly

It's new release day at Whimsy Stamps!

It's digital stamp release day today at Whimsy Stamps and there are loads of fabulous new images. I have made this card with one of them, it's called Love Birds, designed by Lia Stampz. Hope you like it as much as I do...

Supplies:
Image - Love Birds coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Bear Boys Too by Nitwit Collections
Lace - Dies to Die For
Buttons - America Crafts from Hobbycraft
Other - c'Art-us Lily border punch, fancy corner die (cheers Anda, I love it!) brown chalk inkpad

Please hop on over to the Whimsy Stamps blog to take part in our monthly digi release blog hop, fab prizes up for grabs:-)

The new Whimsy Stamps Inspirations magazine is out now to be viewed (for free!) eletronically, it is full of fabulous creations and tutorials. Grab yourself a cuppa and get reading here. Enjoy x

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

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Buttons

MAWTT -Punch It Out

Anything Goes - Monochrome

Cute Card Thursday - A Different Corner (corner die)