No Cards Allowed!!!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and our theme this week is 'Anything But a Card'. Easy hey! Our wonderful sponsor is Digi Darla Designs.

So onto my DT piece, I chose to alter a little notebook. I used a super cute image from our sponsor Digi Darla Designs (he was a joy to colour) and the rest sort of made itself...

 Here's a sideways view to show the dimension...

Supplies:

Image - A Smile and a Flower Please coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Hootenanny by MME
Heart pearls - The Hobby House
Flower, ribbon and buttons - stash
Other - notepad, brown chalk ink pad

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

 

I would like to enter my notebook into the following challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - Animals 
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Free For All
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Meet Gracie

Here's a card using a lovely April release StampArt Design digital image called Gracie. Cute isn't she...? I love the expression on her face...

Supplies:
Image - Gracie coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Doodle Deux by Prima
Lace - can't remember but I love it ;-)
Buttons - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls & flowers - stash
Other - circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Take care,

Happy 40th!

I smiled the whole time I was making this card as the image is so great. My lovely friend Ali made a card using this fab Bugaboo image and when I saw it I knew it was perfect for my friend's husband who is turning 40 - I've written the number 40 onto the swimming trunks - hehe...

Supplies:
Image & sentiment - Gus At My Age coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - MME (sorry can't remember which pad)
Buttons - Crafty Ribbons & stash
Other - kraft cardstock, Glossy Accents, Letraset fineliner, brown chalk ink pad

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

Aud Sentiments - For a Guy
Cards for Men - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - This One's For The Boys!
OSAAT - Use a Digi 

A Passion for Flowers...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is 'A Passion for Flowers'. Easy hey! This was a challenge with a fabulous twist for us DT girlies as we were given a 'kit' to work with by the lovely Brenda. Our wonderful sponsors this week are Ruth Hamilton owner of A Passion for Stamps and designer of a few of the items in our DT kit which is shown below AND The Ribbon Girl.

So onto my DT card, I used some of the stash provided in my DT kit and added a couple of other bits. I ooohhhed and aaarrrhhhed at all the things Brenda had sent me, the colour scheme is very me. I chose to make a focal point of the beautiful domed window diecut from the DT kit (this is made with a Tonic die designed by Ruth Hamilton). I matted it onto some DP and added a bird cage and a fussy cut flower vase image. In order to draw the eye to the window I kept the other details quite minimal - some ribbon, a flower and some gems...

A sideways view to show the dimension...

Supplies:

Image - A Rose in a Glass Vase coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Bluebell by MME (provided by Brenda in my DT kit)
Gems, ribbon, twine, domed window die cut, leaf shapes (provided by Brenda in my DT kit)
Flower & bird cage charm - Hobby House from My Mum's Craft Shop
Other - brown chalk ink pad

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:
Crafts 4 Eternity - April Showers Bring Spring Flowers
Divas by Design - Butterflies & Birds (bird in cage charm)

Hope you have a lovely weekend,

Lovely Lily...

I loved making this card, I don't use purple on my cards very often but when I saw this image I immediately thought she'd look fab in purple. She is called Lily and is available to purchase here. Lily also comes with some pretty sentiments but I am still in love with my button sentiment set so used that instead...

Supplies:
Image - Lily coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Button sentiment - from the Everyday Button Sentiments set
Pearls, doily & twine - stash
Paper - Promises by Nitwit Collections & LOTV
Flowers - stash & My Mum's Craft Shop
Seam binding & dotty button - Crafty Ribbons
Small lilac buttons - Dovecraft
Other - Whimsy Stamps button die, Woodware leaf punch, brown chalk ink pad

The current Whimsy Stamps challenge is Pretty in Pink and can be viewed here.

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

2 Sisters - Hats

Totally Gorjuss - Spring Shades

 Passion for Promarkers - Button It Up!
I Love Promarkers - Pastel Colours

Something beginning with ...?

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and our theme this week is 'Use Your Name' - use something on your creation starting with the same letter as your name. Easy hey! Our wonderful sponsor is Crimson Cloud.

So onto my DT card, I found out about a new digital stamp artist last week (new to ME I mean) and her designs are so up my street, I love all of them! Her name is Jo Davies and her brand is Time For Tea Designs. The cutey I used on this card is called Flower Freya. I have gone very girly and used lots of stash beginning with the first letter of my name - stripes (paper), seam binding, Stickles, scalllops (oval Nestabilities die) and a sentiment.

Supplies:

Image - Flower Freya coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Collectable Unforgetable by MME
Sentiment - from the Everyday Button Sentiments set
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Flowers - stash, The Ribbon Girl and My Mum's Craft Shop
Buttons -  stash
Other - Button die, Heart Banner die, oval and scallop oval Nestabilities dies, Woodware leaf punch, Stardust Stickles, brown chalk ink pad

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 - April Showers and/or Spring Flowers (Flowers!)

Divas by Design - Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Bingo (glitter, die cuts, blooms)

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Get Krafty

Hope you have a lovely weekend,

This little piggy...

I have made something a little different for me. This is an easel card using a super cute piggy image by Crissy Armstrong called I Smell Spring. Rather than use the image as it is I decided to cut the piggy out and mount him on an easel card using some paper and dies to create a sort of farmyard scene. I have used oodles of Whimsy Stamps products on this card (5 items I think!). What do you think...? Told you it was different for me ;-)

 A close up of the main part of the card...

 A sideways view...

 A close up of the piggy, can you see I've added muddy splodges on his face...

 A close up of my new button stamp and die, love these...

 I love, love, love this sentiment (reason why I added mud marks to the pig's face!)...

Phew, sorry for all the photos but I don't normally make such detailed cards, lol ;-)

Supplies:
Image - I Smell Spring coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Real friends sentiment - from the Funny Friend Sayings set
Button sentiment - from the Everyday Button Sentiments set
Pearls, raffia & lace - stash
Paper - Doodle Deux by Prima
Other - Whimsy Stamps button die, Whimsy Stamps picket fence die, Memory Box fancy blossom die, Memory Box cloud die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Deckle edge rectangle die, brown chalk ink pad, Icicle Stickles

The new Whimsy Stamps challenge is Pretty in Pink and can be viewed here.

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

Craft A Scene - Down on the Farm 
Passion for Promarkers - Cut out your Images

That Craft Place - Animals
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Sparkle 

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts...

I am GDT at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts this month - whoo hoo! This called for a new PB stamp so after much window shopping I plumped for this gorgeous cutie called Embrace Elephant. The challenge theme this time is 'Blossoms and Bows' so right up my street...

Supplies:
Image - Embrace Elephant coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Paper - Perfect Pair by Nitwit Collections from LOTV
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls, doily & flowers - stash
Buttons - Dovecraft
Other - Quickutz corner die, Circle & scallop circle Nestabilities dies, brown chalk inkpad

Hope to see you at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The Squirrel & The Fox - Inspired by a song or movie (Dumbo)
In The Pink - Let's Fly Away
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Spring has Sprung...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts challenge blog and our theme this week is 'Spring has Sprung'. Our wonderful sponsors this time are Digistamp Boutique and Crafty Ribbons.

So onto my DT card, I have gone all pale and pretty with my favourite colour, blue. My image is from our sponsor Digistamp Boutique and was so easy to colour. The papers are also from DSB, aren't they cute? I have used some of my most favourite ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I edged my papers with a Powder Blue Promarker. So is it feeling like Spring where you are...?

Supplies:

Image - from the Sketchy Flowers set coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - from the Ditsy Rose paper set
White embossed cardstock - Craftwork Cards (had this in my stash for years!)
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Flowers - stash
Buttons -  Hobbycraft
Other - Memory Box Cloud dies, Whimsy Stamps Picket Fence die, Deckle edged rectangle Nestabilities die

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:
Crafts & Me - Spring Flowers
Divas by Design - Spring Colours
I Love Promarkers -What's Your Favourite Colour (blue)
Creative Card Crew - Clouds
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Love,