Pinky's World

Key to my heart!

2012-02-17T09:12:00.001Z

Time for another challenge over at Crafts4Eternity and this week Michele wants you to include a

LOCK and KEY

I did make a valentine card for the occasion not thinking of when I would be posting it lol. But it worked well with the theme.

This week we are sponsored by

For my lock and key I found an old key in my stash and covered it in glue and dabbed it with metal flakes to jazz it up a bit. I cut the heart from a spellbinders die and cut a lock shape in the centre.

The rose mesh is from Cuddly Buddly, isn't it just gorgeous. The roses are from Cuddly Buddly as well.

Image - Teddy Bo

Papers - freebie from Phil, red card and mirri card from stash

Embellishments - key, metal flakes, rose mesh, spellbinders die, glitter letters

Medium - they are coloured with spectrum noir, promarkers and pencils

I would like to enter this into

The Teddy Bo Challenge - love is in the air

ABC Challenge - red, white and pink

Crafty Calender challenge - love and marriage

Bling it on - love is all around

PanPastel Uk - love and romance

Totally Gorjuss - lurve

Crafty Creations - warm and cuddly teddy bears

Creative Craft Challenge - valentine's day

The Crazy Challenge - valentine's day

52 years together!

2012-02-16T14:08:00.002Z

I had a card to make for an anniversary. This couple were married 52 years yesterday! Well I know that cause its my MIL and FIL lol. I made this for my father in law to give to his wife. She had a good laugh about it as he suffers from alzheimer's and does wear her out at times:( But they are still very much in love even after 52 years together. Congratulations Margaret and Brian!

Image - Bugaboo
Papers - freebie from Phil and card from stash
Embellishments - gorgeous flowers and gems from Cuddly Buddly, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, heart embossing folder and heart punch
Medium - coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into
Catch the Bug - Stella says sketch
Charisma Cardz - Happy Anniversary
Digital Tuesday - use your stash
Crafty Bloggers Network - love is in the air
Stampin Sisters in Christ - happy news card
2 Sisters - I heart you
One Stop Craft Challenge - hearts and flowers with ribbon
Bugaboo - photo inspiration

Paws for thought...

2012-02-16T09:00:00.005Z

Time for another challenge at CRAFTY RIBBONS and this time the theme was chosen by

and is PAWS FOR THOUGHT. So something with paws;0

I went with a penny black stamp and teamed it with this gorgeous PAWS ribbon which you can get HERE.

The prize this week is a selection of gorgeous PAWS ribbons from CRAFTY RIBBONS.

Image - Penny Black Teddy & Co

Papers - DCWV and brown paper from stash

Embellishments - PAW ribbon

Medium - coloured with promarkers
Sentiment - lovely sentiment stamps I won from MaryJ:)

I would like to enter this into

Penny Black and More - bingo choice (turquoise, cream and brown)

Stampin for the weekend - photo inspiration (used the colours)

For the love of crafting - blooming gorgeousness

I Love ProMarkers - nature

Creative Inspirations - brown, blue and cream
4 Crafty Chicks - let's double down (2 ribbons)
Craft Us Crazy - fav colour/fav embellishments (fav embellie ribbon)
Paper Play - critters

Oh I have another new follower today:0 Welcome Doreen!!

Sweet birthday

2012-02-15T11:00:00.002Z

I had a card to make for a male birthday and this is what I went with. I love this cute little HM image and I followed it through by getting a google pic of jelly beans and using them for my sentiment.
Image - House Mouse
Papers - Echo Park
Embellishments - jelly beans
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
House-Mouse & Friends Monday challenge - make wishes come true
Truly Scrumptious - all creatures great and small
Scrap-Creations - 3 layers
Moving Along with the Times - cute critters
Craft us Crazy - anything goes
The Poodles parlour - anything goes

Welcome to my two new followers Jane and Vicki!!

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T14:00:00.002Z

This is my second week as guest designer for Crafty Sentiments. This week I got to play with this lovely little image called 'He loves me, he loves me not...' Isn't she just gorgeous. If you like her you can get her HERE.
Image - Crafty Sentiments
papers - made using my Me to You cd
Embellishments - ms border punch, red card, ribbon and cute little hearts from Crafty Ribbons
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
I Love ProMarkers - love is in the air
Divas by Design - love
Simon Says - love is in the air
For Fun - put a little love in your heart
My Mum's craft shop - it must be love
Fab n Funky - love is in the air
Hanna and friends - be my valentine
DYSU - love
Cute Card Thursday - pink valentine
Bling it on - love is all around

Floral Delights!

2012-02-14T09:00:00.004Z

Hello everyone - well it's a big day today at the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge blog! Kerry has a new release of Digi Images and we are having a Blog Hop to celebrate!!

There are lots of chances to win a prize!!

Firstly the Hop.. All the DT have not only had to use the challenge theme, but they have also each used one of the new images. There are 9 in total. (None of us have seen each others cards either so I can't wait to hop either!)

Here are the rules of the Hop

a) Visit each of the DT members in order and leave a comment on each of their blog hop posts.
b) There will be a LETTER on the challenge blog and on each of the DT's blogs - At the end of the hop the letters you have collected will spell a word. Email lcichallengeblog@aol.com with the word you have spelt .
c) Display the blog hop banner on your blog, either in a post or on your side bar.

So if you have arrived her from the lovely Pam then you are on the right track. If not go back to the Challenge blog. The letter you need to collect from me ...if you haven't already guessed...is S

So I had better let you see my card after suffering through all that lol

I was really happy when I got my image, this is just gorgeous and so lovely to colour. I teamed it up with some papers from a Nitwit's collection and used some paper flowers, silver card candi, a watering can and machine stitching. The sentiment is computer generated. I coloured it all with promarkers and chalks. I am dying to know what you think of my card so please leave a comment:)

Now its time to hop on and your next stop is the lovely Laurie

Happy hopping and good luck.

I would like to enter my card into

Incy Wincy - 3 embellies, 2 papers, 1 image

For the Love of crafting - blooming gorgeousness

Allsorts - free and easy

Totallypapercrafts - rainbow colours

Just Inspirational - photo inspiration

Fore grounds!

2012-02-13T11:52:00.002Z

I had a card request for a man who supports Liverpool and plays golf so thought I would try to incorporate both in his card.
Image - Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Papers - Photo of Liverpool stadium, made stripe paper with promarkers
Embellishments - card candi
Medium - image is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - for the boys
Hotshot Craft blog - one for the boys
CES - 3 or more layers (handmade paper, photo and digi image)
Allsorts - free and easy
Stamps R Us - anything goes (this is their very last challenge!)

Before I go I wanted to remind you that tomorrow is a very special day at Ladybug crafts Ink so be sure and pick of the badge below and display on your sidebar;0

Christmas Club challenge 4

2012-02-12T11:17:00.002Z

Christmas club challenge time again and this time Sylvie set the theme and wants to see SNOWFLAKES. I used my lovely new Teddy Bea image that I won a while back. She is just adorable.
Image - Teddy Bo
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - followed the patchwork design with zigzag stitching on my machine. Marianne snowflakes, gems, glitter, fibre, marianne icicle die
Medium - coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs
I would like to enter this into
Forever friends - shades of blue
Sparkles Christmas challenge - anything goes
Christmas Inspirations - anything Christmas
The Crafty Pad - the letter B (bear, blue)
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration (bear)
Digi design challenge - its all about snow
Allsorts - free and easy
Alphabet challenge - a for animal antics

Anyone who fancies joining us is more than welcome, just drop any one of us an email and we'll get you started.
Off to do some housework:(

Raspberry delight!

2012-02-10T09:09:00.002Z

Our challenge this week over at Crafts4Eternity is all about colour. Michele has set us this lovely colour sample to follow. When I first saw it I thought great, that should be ok...until I went to my card stash! But I eventually got there in the end.

We are sponsored this week by our two regular sponsors

and

so lots of reasons to join us!!Image - Lili of the ValleyPapers - DovecraftEmbellishments - stitching, princess ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, gems and ms star punchMedium - she is coloured with promarkers
I was hard pushed to find a challenge that is NOT valentine or love!!Luckily I found these onesTruly Madly crafty - ribbon and blingThe pretty Little Ribbon - anything goesCrafters Companion - anything goesCreative Craft - bingo (ribbon, pink, gems)

Sparkle at 60!

2012-02-09T10:27:00.003Z

Oh what a rotten morning we have here. Cold, windy and wet! Haven't ventured out for my walk just yet, waiting till the rain eases off a wee bit at least. I have a card today for a 60th birthday. I was lucky enough to win a challenge at Bugaboo and got myself some brilliant little digi images and this is one of them.

Image - Bugaboo
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - stitching, sparkly letters, ribbon, punched flowers, card candi, nestie circles
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers and circle has been chalked
Sentiment - Stamping All Day circle stamp

I would like to enter this into
Catch The Bug - anything goes
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - die cuts or punches
Birthday Sundaes - birthday and sentiment
Stamping, Scrapping challenge - say it with flowers
Love to Create - followed their sketch This is their first challenge, good luck girls.
Scrappy frogs - die cuts
Celebrate the occasion - anything goes birthday
Let's Craft and create - flower power
Crafts and Me - use a new image
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

On cloud nine!

2012-02-08T18:49:00.003Z

I had a request for a congratulations card for grandparents of this new baby boy. They lost their daughter in very tragic circumstances, on her honeymoon, last year so this baby is extremely special to their whole family. Added lots of stitching and used this gorgeous ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. I am rushing now to enter it into Willow Sketchie challenge before it closes.

Image - Meljens
Papers - Daisy company
Medium - coloured with promarkers
Embellishments - stitching, pearls, ribbon

I would like to enter this into
Willow Sketchie - followed their sketch
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - hearts
Meljens Designs - hearts
Here come the boys - song inspired (sweet child of mine, Guns n Roses)
Creative Belli Blog - hearts/valentine
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Papercraft Star - hearts

Our garden gate!

2012-02-08T09:16:00.002Z

I had a request from a man for a valentine card for his girlfriend and he wanted to involve the fact that they had just moved into together. He also wanted an A4 size card. So I thought this lovely Taddy Ted image of him coming through the gate was perfect. Inside I wrote...There is nothing nicer than coming home to my valentine... What do you think?

Image - Me to you cd
Papers - freebie from Phil's blog
Embellishments - marianne heart dies, ribbon which I pleated, All my love ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, stitching and glitter

I would like to enter this into
Moving Along with the Times - have a heart
Forever Friends Monthly - Valentine
Cupcake craft Challenge - pink and red
Dream Valley - valentine
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - romance is in the air
Saturday Challenge - hugs and kisses
One Stop Crafts - for the one I love
2 Sisters - red, pink and white
Card makin Mamas - valentine

Welcome to my new follower Teresa from Stamping All Day.

Girlie at Crafty Sentiments and sneak peek!

2012-02-07T09:10:00.004Z

I was lucky enough to be able to be Guest designer at Crafty Sentiments for the month of February and this is the first of my cards. The challenge this week is GIRLIE and I was given this gorgeous little image called Kai to play with.
Image - Kai from HERE
Papers - Kanban
Embellishments - ribbon, machine stitching, star pearls
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Allsorts - free and easy
Craft your days away - get stitchy
Pile it on - for a tween
Paper Sundaes - clean and simple
Digital Tuesday - pink or red
Crafty Bloggers Network - pink and blue

Now before I go I wanted to remind you of our new release and blog hop coming up next Tuesday. So if you haven't grabbed this badge be sure and do it today.

Here is a little sneak peek from one of the images that will be available. Each lady bug got an image to play with and no of us have seen anything other than our own image so we are just as excited as I hope you all are;0

Have a great day and don't forget to pop the badge in your sidebar!!
Remember you still have another week to enter our Love challenge!!

Little ball of love!

2012-02-06T19:12:00.001Z

I had an anniversary card to make and decided to go with House Mouse decoupage so I could enter Christine's love themed challenge. My hearts are there but they are small:(
Image - House Mouse decoupage from Joanna Sheen
Papers - Kanban
Embellishments - punched and glittered hearts. sticky ribbon.
I would like to enter this into
House-Mouse & Friends - love theme with more than one heart
Incy Wincy Designs - love, pink, white and black
Simon Says - animal antics
Joanna Sheen - love is in the air
Off to join in the hop now.

Love is worth celebrating!

2012-02-06T09:13:00.001Z

I had a card to make for a couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and this is what I made them.

Image - CC Designs Spring couple
Papers - free with a magazine, ruby card from stash
Embellishments - spellbinders border die, ribbon, flower, punched hearts, spellbinders ornate circle die
Medium - they are coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into
Addicted to Stamps - valentines/love
Crafting When we Can - valentine/love
Sentimental Sundays - feel the love plus a sentiment
Fairy tale challenge - love love love
Polka Doodles - love and hearts
Truly Scrumptious - love and hearts

This is the first day in two weeks that I have had the house to myself and no taxiing to do and I intend to make the most of it. I have lots of card orders and design team work to catch up on;)
Hope those of you that have snow are keeping warm and safe, fingers crossed it will skip our little country:0

Let's go out to the garden!!

2012-02-05T09:00:00.008Z

Our challenge this month at STAMPALOT is IN THE GARDEN. We want to see anything related to the garden. As ever there is a gorgeous prize by our sponsors SIR STAMPALOT!!

Look at the array of stamps up for grabs, among other gorgeous goodies.

For my card I went with an easel shape. I used loads of different stamps -

Main image - Molly Blooms from Sir Stampalot

Background stamps - Patchwork Pals wall and tree

Grass and flowers stamp - Paperartsy

Embellishments - butterfly, felt flowers, brads ms border punch

Papers - from Kaiser Craft La Di Da collection

Medium - coloured with promarkers and chalks

I would like to enter this into

Allsorts challenge - free and easy

PaperPlay - get in shape

The Crafty Pad - fresh spring colours

Crafts and Me - bright and cheerful

Flutter By Wednesday - open
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration

We are looking forward to seeing your GARDEN creations and remember you can enter up to 5 other challenges along with ours, 6 in total:)

Baking day!

2012-02-04T09:35:00.003Z

I got my new CD from Joanna Sheen yesterday called Daisy and Friends. All the designs are by the lovely Linnie from WhoopsiDaisy! I needed to do a card for a girl who loves to bake so went with this cute little image. She is coloured with promarkers and spectrum noirs. The gingham paper and frame are also from the cd as are the cupcakes and birthday cake!
I added ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, cut some swirls from a Sizzix die and added glitter and a sentiment. Around the frame I typed in cooking term words. I added glitter to the cupcakes and just about everything else, what a mess. Don't craft late on a Friday night!! I have since cleaned it up though:)

I would like to enter this into
Whoopsi Daisy - pink and brown
Divas by Design - anything goes
Fab 'n' Funky - use a digi image
DYSU - anything goes
Crafts Us Crazy - anything goes

Let's get sketchy!

2012-02-03T09:00:00.003Z

This week at CRAFTS4ETERNITY we have a sketch for you to follow and our prize is sponsored by

Be sure and pop over to check out our design teams lovely creations!

My card uses

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Rapunzel

Papers - Paper Pizazz

Embellishments - MS punch, marianne circle die, dotty embossing folder, ribbons and gems

Medium - she is coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into

PanPastel - glitter and glitz (glitter on her dress and gems)

Kaboodle - girly

Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - punches and or dies

Paper Pretties - ribbon or twine
Crafty Catz - pink and white

About a boy?

2012-02-02T09:00:00.004Z

Its time for another challenge at CRAFTY RIBBONS and this time we have a lovely prize sponsored by

Mulberry Crafts

Wow brilliant prize or what!!

So in order to be in with a chance of winning this we want to see projects suitable for a

MAN/BOY

The challenge was chosen by our love Trish this week.

For my card I went with a Sugar Nellie stamp.

I teamed it with the gorgeous black and red ric rac ribbon and buttons all available from

CRAFTY RIBBONS.

Image - Sugar Nellie

Papers - We R Memory Keepers

Medium - promarkers and distress inks

Embellishments - ric rac and buttons

I would like to enter this into

Fashionable Stamping - make it a guy thing

Lollipop Crafts - anything goes

Party Time Tuesday - anything goes

Shopping Our Stash - people

My Mum's craft Shop - fab and funky

Love is.....

2012-01-31T09:00:00.000Z

We are back with another lovely challenge for you over at LADYBUG CRAFTS INK and this time the theme was chosen by the lovely Julie

LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOT

So basically something with a love theme:)

We have a few changes for the prizes this time round so be sure and check out the news on the challenge blog!

Kerry has lots of exciting things happening very soon!! So keep checking back.
We also have 3 new permanent members joining our team, so welcome SALLY, DIANE and CATHERINE. They have been our guest designers and were so brilliant we just had to keep them:)

For my card I went with a funny romantic theme.
Tip: look at your stamps and think outside the box, it surprising how many different ways you can use them!
Parts of the stamp, decoupage the image, make it quirky by adding a funny sentiment!

Image -Guilty Jack

Papers - red and white card from stash

Embellishments - felt flowers, marianne die, brads, embossing folder

Medium - coloured with promarkers

Sentiment - handwritten Love is.... straight from the garden!

I would like to enter this into

Cards for men - seeing red

Simon Says - anything goes

Hotshot Craft - flowers

Totally Gorjuss - KISS

Willow Sketchie - followed Shell's sketch

Sentimental Sundays - dry embossing

Paper Sundaes - valentine's

Stamps R Us - valentine/love
Top Tip - valentine card

Here is a little hint of what's coming soon!! Grab the badge and display in your sidebar, you won't be sorry.

Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas Club Challenge 3

2012-01-29T12:34:00.002Z

Well I am back with my Christmas club card and it was my turn to set the challenge and I choose CRITTERS. Of course I had to play with this lovely house mouse image, perfect little critters:0
Image - House Mouse
Papers - from my Christmas scrap box
Embellishments - gems, candy cane rub on, gorgeous ribbon from Crafty Ribbons
Medium - coloured with my spectrum noirs (made their faces a wee bit too pink)
I would like to enter this into
52 Christmas Card throw down - rhinstones (I used 6)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - square
Christmas Card Challenge - favourite technique (colouring with markers)
Christmas cards all year round - untraditional colours
Dream Valley - animals
Sassy Studio designs - Christmas/winter using scraps
Stamptacular challenge - diamonds or pearls (diamond gems)

Red love!

2012-01-29T10:00:00.004Z

Well its my final week as guest designer with The Crafty Pad and the challenge this week is

Show some valentine/anniversary love and include some red in your project!

Debbie kindly gave me these gorgeous LOVE BIRDS to use for my card. Aren't they just adorable and only 59p in the sale!

Image - Love Birds

Papers - white and red card from stash

Embellishments - heart embossing folder, heart punch, stitching, heart nesties, white brad

Medium - coloured with promarkers

Sentiment - white peel offs

I would like to enter this into

Digital Tuesday - something new (love)

Crafty Purple Frog - show us some love

Cooking it up with katie - hearts, punch and embossing

Stampin' for the Weekend - embossing

Crafty Catz - things with wings

Allsorts - one or more hearts

Digi Designs challenge - valentine

Squiggles and Giggles - all loved up
One Stop Crafts - stitching
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - birds of a feather

I'll be back later with my Christmas Club card.

Sizing things up!

2012-01-28T09:43:00.002Z

This is the card I made for my son's birthday from his Grandparents. He is golf mad, plays in the rain, sleet, snow and sunshine and watches it on tv! So he did get a kick out of this one.

Image - Digi Doodle Shop
Papers - from my stash
Embellishments - card candi, nestie die, tee peel off
Sentiment - from Stamping All Day

I would like to enter this into
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
Cards for Men - boys and their toys
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes
Digistamps4joy - one for the boys
Shopping our Stash - winter blues (used the blues)
Joanna Sheen - celebrations

Daisy fans!!

2012-01-27T20:52:00.001Z

Tomorrow on Create and Craft at 11 am the fabulous Linnie from Whoopsi Daisy will be releasing a gorgeous new cd featuring Daisy and Friends!! Here are two links to check out the content of the cd, which is amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLfWYvUMKtg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WfuQTJ5chg&feature=youtu.be

I have watched both of these and am totally amazed. The cd is bursting at the seams with gorgeous digi images, coloured images, papers, book marks, etc etc etc. If you get time watch the show tomorrow and show.

Now onto my card

This is number 3 in the set of five for the same girl. I did a lot of paper piecing on her outfit and balloon and cut the flowers from my cd.

Image - Simply Sassy Carnival Balloon

Papers - from Me to You cd

Embellishments - ribbon, blue braiding from LCI, candi, flowers

medium - she is coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into

The Sugar Bowl - followed the sketch and did paper piecing

Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration (used pastel blue and pink)

The Ribbon Girl - pink and blue

Bunny Zoe's - photo inspiration, pastel colours and flowers

My Mum's Craft Shop - flowers

Moving Along with the Times - blooming marvelous

Hot Shot Craft - flowers

Hugs

All you need is love.....

2012-01-27T09:00:00.002Z

Friday already, where on earth did the week go!! I had some lovely visitors yesterday. My sister and her daughter who live in England are over for a visit. It was so lovely to see them again:)
Our challenge this week at Crafts4Eternity is CLEAN AND SIMPLE. Not something I do a lot but always love having a go at it. We are sponsored this week by Crafts4Eternity and the winner will get 3 digi images of their choice. I have used one of their digis for this card. This little cutie is called Tom with Hearts. He is so lovely to colour in.
Image - Tom with Hearts from HERE
Embellishments - fibres
Papers - sentiment is from Funky Fairies which is made into my backing paper
Medium - He is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Aud Sentiments - use the word LOVE
Let's Craft and Create - valentine
Anything Goes - to the one I love
Oldie but Goodie - have a heart (image is well over a year old)
There She Goes - love is in the air
The Cutie Pie - favourite song (All you need is love - Beatles)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - all you need is love
The Corrosive Challenge - I heart you
Pan Pastel - two of something (heart balloons)
TTT Challenge - text me

Is it a day for umbrellas?

2012-01-26T11:00:00.001Z

This is the 2nd of 5 for the same girl. I went with an Anya stamp today. I did a bit of paper piecing on the umbrella and added gems for the buttons.

Image - The Greeting Farm - Anya

Papers - new papers from Creative Craft, white card

Embellishments - embossed butterflies, dotty embossing folder, stitching, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, gems, glitter

Medium - she is coloured with spectrum noirs and promarkers

Sentiment - me to you cd

I would like to enter this into

Anyone for Anya - bling it on

Sunday Sketch and Stash - followed their sketch

Paper Sundaes - paper piecing (the umbrella)

Flutter By Wednesday - embossing

Cute Card Thursday - you're a gem

Handbags and gladrags!

2012-01-25T10:38:00.000Z

Chanced a walk with Squirt this morning but ended up walking at snail pace but do feel a slight improvement:)
I have an order for 5 cards for the one girl and this is the first of them. She is 17 and very girly and her favourite colour is yellow so had to do at least one card with yellow.
Image - Saturated Canary
Papers - Dovecraft and pink card from stash
Embellishments - punched flowers, nestie circle die, ribbon, pearls, spellbinders border die, glitter
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Saturated Canary - punches and dies
Whimsy Stamps - pearls or bling
Fab 'n'funky - photo inspiration (yellow and eyes)
Cardmadfairy digi days - ribbons and bows
Stamptacular - polka dots
Simon says - anything goes

Teed off!

2012-01-24T12:11:00.001Z

Was going to say good morning and noticed its after 12 already. Have been to the doctor's this morning as I took a pretty bad asthma attack last night and feel a lot off colour today. He has put me on an antibiotic as the infection I had from Christmas hadn't fully cleared up, so hopefully I will recover soon. My chest is so sore after the episode last night though:(

I have a card to show today that I made for my son's birthday yesterday. He is golf mad as some of you know so I got this cute little digi image from Kerry at Ladybug Crafts Ink (thanks Kerry) and he had a good laugh at it.
Image - Magnum and Lily - Fore
Papers - freebies
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter it into
CRAFT - use numbers
Nadia's Challenge - boy card/stamp
Hooked on craft - something bright (papers)
Celebrate the Occasion - masculine birthday

Remember all cling stamps are HALF PRICE at Ladybug Crafts Ink for the month of January!!

Easel bear

2012-01-23T09:29:00.001Z

I won the challenge over at Forever Friends last time and it let me be their guest designer for this challenge. The theme of the challenge is more than one fold so I went for an easel card.
Image - Forever friends stamp
Papers - forever friends pad
Embellishments - punched some flowers and added pearls, marianne circle die, gorgeous ribbon from Crafty Ribbons £1 sale!
Medium - he is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Creative craft Challenge - the colour blue
Scrap Creations - die cuts
DYSU - patterns
Totally Papercrafts - make your own flowers
Card Makin Mamas - something old (stamp and papers)
Sentimental Sundays - die cuts and sentiment
Dream Valley - animals
Forever Friends Monthly - shaped card
Winter Wonderland - easel card

STRIKE!

2012-01-22T09:00:00.006Z

This is my second week as Guest Designer with The Crafty Pad and today the challenge is Let's see something for the Boys! Debbie gave me this gorgeous 10 Pin Bowling image which I have coloured with my promarkers. I matted it onto the scallop circle which I coloured to match. The card itself has been embossed using my circles embossing folder. I finished with the word strike made up from glittered letters. I coloured a green circle to match and popped it behind one of the letters.
I would like to enter this into
2 Sisters - embossing
Cards for Men - boys and their toys
Inky Impressions - shape it up
Charisma Cardz - clean and simple
Stampin with the dragon - anything goes
Fairy tale challenge - at the movies (Kingpin)
Phindy's Place - shaped cards
Be sure and pop over and check out The Crafty Pad's new images (a lot of the images are only 59p) and the gorgeous cards by the design team. There is also an amazing tutorial showing you how to make your own watermark!
Welcome to my two new followers:)

Raid at the office!

2012-01-20T09:07:00.002Z

Our challenge this week at Crafts4Eternity is OFFICE STATIONERY! So dig out those paperclips, staples, index cards, post it notes etc etc and come join our challenge. The prize this week is sponsored by

and the winner will get their choice of 3 digi images. Suzette is releasing new images every Friday!!

For my card I went with paperclips in the image, a home made index card and staples in the ribbon.

Image - House Mouse

Papers - Funky fairies

Embellishments - spellbinders corner and border die, ribbons, faux stitching, staples, ticket sentiments

Medium - coloured using promarkers

I would like to enter this into

The Poodles parlour - valentine/love

The Squirrel and the Fox - critters

Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes

PaperPlay - ribbons every which way

Craft us Crazy - valentine/love/animals
Joanna Sheen - celebrations

Love is in the air!

2012-01-19T08:30:00.001Z

Love is definitely in the air at CRAFTY RIBBONS!! Our challenge this time has been chosen by Carol and she wants to see LOVE in RED and BLACK! Perfect colours for valentine's day:)
The prize this time is

For my card I used this gorgeous red ribbon you can find HERE and the little valentine hearts where cut from a string of hearts which you can find HERE.
Image - Teddy Bo
Papers - Funky Fairies, black card from stash
Embellishments - gorgeous lush red ribbon and red hearts from CRAFTY RIBBONS
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Really Reasonable Ribbons - valentine's day theme
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - be my valentine
Creative Card Crew - seeing red
The Teddy Bo Challenge - anything goes
Digital Tuesday - romantic card
I Love ProMarkers - anything goes
Crafty Creations challenge - valentine theme
Scrapbook Sisters - my sweet valentine
Ruby's Rainbow - valentine or red and black
Crafter's Companion Monthly - love is in the air

Don't forget the CRAFTY RIBBONS January Pack Sale, £1 a bag!! I spent loads and will have enough ribbon to last me all year lol. All gorgeous and nearly too nice to use!!

Opps nearly forgot! The winner of the lovely bunch of ribbons from the blog hop is LINDYLOO! Well done, if you email me with your address I will get them out to you. Thanks to everyone who played along and left lovely comments.

Back again!

2012-01-18T15:39:00.002Z

What a morning I have had!! I had promised my son I would pick him up at the golf course then take him to his work. Of course I got the times wrong, arrived at the golf course which is a 20 minute drive only to find I was an hour early. So I just had to sit there and twiddle my thumbs knowing I had so much to do at home, infuriating but my own fault:( Anyway I finally got back and finished this card off just in time for the challenge at Lili's Little Fairies:)
Image - Lili of the Valley
Papers - Bevs gingham paper
Embellishments - stitching, ribbon, ms star punch, pearls
Medium - she is coloured with copics
Sentiment - pulled out my Stamping All Day circle stamp
I would like to enter this into
Lili's Little Fairies - favourite LOTV stamp
Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday
Stamps R Us - card for a kid
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - something forgotten (my circle stamp)
Creative Inspirations - favourite colour plus white (pink)

Over the threshold!

2012-01-18T09:26:00.002Z

I have a wedding card to share with you today. I got this cute little Marianne Stamp a while back and really love it.

Image - Marianne stamp

Papers - from my stash

Embellishments - doily, heart pearls, peel off corners and borders, ms border punch, ribbon

Medium - coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into

Marianne's Design Divas - new (new love)
Marianne Design Challenge Blog - anything goes
My Mum's craft Shop - favourite colour combo (pink and silver)
Papertake Weekly - buttons, bows, blings and blooms
For the love of crafting - love is in the air and pink
Alota Rubber Stamps - hearts (3 pearl hearts)

Crafty Ribbons blog hop

2012-01-17T18:00:00.000Z

If you are looking to join in the Crafty Ribbons blog hop you can find the post HERE

Another resolution!!

2012-01-17T14:49:00.003Z

I had promised my daughter last year that I would do her an album of her University experiences, well the ones we can talk about lol. But unfortunately I never got started so here I am today. Be gentle, this is the first page I have done in ages and am a bit out of kilter. I used the lovely scrapmap from Creative Craft World as my incentive. The photo is of Searlait on the day she was leaving home. The back kitchen was stuff to the gills with all the stuff she wanted to bring including lot of food to keep her going till she got her bearings. It was such a sad day and her little face (which was trying to be brave) says it all:(

Papers are from Laura Ashley, (sorry I went with the grey now) red paper from my stash, the sticky ribbons I have had for over a year or more. The lovely loopy flower is from Laurie:) matched perfectly. I punched some leaves out of newsprint and made some heart diecuts. Hopefully this is the first of many.
Also entering this into
Simon Says Stamp and show - anything but a card

Bow crazy!

2012-01-17T09:00:00.004Z

Time for a new challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink and this week Sue choose the challenge theme and she wants to see BOWS! One bow or lots of bows, whatever tickles your fancy!! I played with my new stamp which I bought in the half price sale, yep HALF PRICE on all cling stamps, so get over HERE and grab yourself a bargain!! The car image I had on my computer but not sure where I got it:( The card is for a lady who loves driving her little white car and shopping!

Image - shopping Nikki
Papers - We R Memory Keepers
Embellishments - BOWS, pearls, glitter
Medium - coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into
Stampin for the weekend - out with the old (papers are old, image is new)
Stamping Sisters in Christ - use something new (my stamp)
Sparkles Challenge - new crafty goodies (my stamp)
PanPastel - anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - tic tac toe (ribbon, image and pearls)
Incy Wincy - bold and bright
Party Time Tuesdays - birthday card or project

Get well soon

2012-01-16T09:31:00.002Z

I had made this card with the intentions of entering the Tiddly Inks blog hop but with all that was going on with me over the weekend I missed it lol So I will enter it in the challenges below.
Image - Tiddly Inks
Papers - Me to You cd
Embellishments - buttons, ribbon, fancy cut scissors
Medium - coloured with promarkers
Sentiment - stamp unknown
Challenges:
Willow Sketchie - followed Miria's lovely sketch
Just Inspiration - photo inspiration
The Poodles Parlour - use buttons
Sparkles Forum - new crafty goodies (image and papers)
Sentimental Sundays - ribbon with sentiment

Welcome to my three new followers Alyce, Guna and Taranjotkaur!!

Guest at The Crafty pad

2012-01-15T13:30:00.005Z

I was invited to be a guest designer at The Crafty Pad for the month of January and this is one of the images I was given to play with. She is called Lulu, isn't she very sweet:) Debbie has released some beautiful images this month so if you have time pop over and check them out HERE. The challenge this week is 'Show us your New Year Sparkle!'
Image - Lulu Birthday Cake
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - ribbon, gems, glitter, ms star punch
Medium - she is coloured with copics and promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Paper Play - in stitches
Totally Gorjuss - stars
Celebrate the occasion - child's birthday
Whimsy Stamps - happy birthday

Christmas Club Challenge 2

2012-01-15T09:30:00.009Z

Its time for our 2nd card of the year at the Christmas club and this time it was Keryn's turn to challenge us. Keryn demanded that we keep our cards as flat as possible, so no layers, ribbons, pearls etc. That was a hard one for me lol. I bought myself some gorgeous new darcy images so couldn't wait to get playing. I printed her on the card but then printed her again on card suitable for colouring as I didn't want the colours seeping through. I coloured and cut her and stuck her on top of the printed image. The sentiment is a rub on and I stamped some snowflakes in blue and added the tiniest bit of glitter, not bumpy at all Keryn:0 I even kept to my resolution of finishing off the inside as well.

We have two new members to our club, so welcome Anne and Lorraine and be sure and pop by and see their creations today.

I would like to enter this into
ABC Christmas challenge - anything Christmas
Christmas card Challenge - flourishes or anything Christmas
Creative Stamp Friends - winter
Tuesday Throwdown - baby its cold outside
Deep Ocean Challenge - lots of white
Crafting for all Seasons - snowmen or snowflakes
The Sisterhood of crafters - let it snow
Crafty Catz - use something new (my image)
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge - use a digital image or papers
The Cheerful Stamp pad - let it snow
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration (snowflakes)

Well my scope test was not nice but I am sure glad it is over. They didn't give me anything other than a throat spray so I was gagging and burbing the whole way through it:( The doctor did tell me that I had inflammation and has prescribed a 6 week course of tablets. He also took a biopsy and will get back to me on that one. I will still have to wait to be seen about my gallbladder though:( Thanks to everyone for the lovely wishes yesterday.

Thinking of you

2012-01-14T09:37:00.001Z

I had a request for a card for a lady to give to her sister who sadly she will not see again as she is very ill. So she wanted something very personal that she could send to let her know she was thinking of her. It took me a while to think of something and I finally decided on going with a sentiment on the front and an angel on the inside. What do you think?
The sentiment I found online, the angel is from Daisy Company, the papers are K& Co, love the vintage look to them so added lace and pearls to finish it. The die is from spellbinders which I layered up. I added some flowers from my stash and punched some leaves.
I would like to enter this into
Stampin Sisters in Christ - thinking of you
Scrappy frogs Challenge - lace
The crazy challenge - lace and/or pearls
Incy Wincy - vintage
Alphabet Challenge - anything
Saturday Challenge - blue
CES Challenge - vintage
Paper pretties - sentiment focal point
As you can see I am up and about but can't eat or drink anything till I get my test done at 12. Just dropped my daughter off at the airport so trying to fill my hours till I have to leave for the hospital:( Funny when you know you can't drink that's the time you really really want some water:(
Have a nice day everyone.

So much plastic!

2012-01-13T20:30:00.004Z

I made two colour versions of the one design using this fun image from Bugaboo. I also used one of the lovely loopy flowers that Laurie sent me, thanks Laurie, I love them.
Image - Bugaboo stamps
Papers - pink DCWV green from my stash
Embellishments - ribbon, pearls, corner die, circle die, stitching, ms star border punch, loopy flower
Medium - their are coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter them into
Catch the Bug - anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - new stash (corner die, image, loopy flower)
Simon Says - spots and/or stripes
Little Darlings - favourite colour (Pink)
Cute Card Thursday - funny
Winter Wonderland - Happy Birthday
The house is slowly filling up with relatives wanting to say goodbye to my daughter before she heads off. So on with the kettle lol.

Friday blues!

2012-01-13T09:00:00.004Z

Big day tomorrow eeekkkk! I am finally having my scope test done at 12 am tomorrow! Not looking forward to the procedure at all and am hoping they put me under for it. Also tomorrow we drop our daughter off at the airport for her return to university:( Have so enjoyed the month with her. So it may well be Sunday before I am back on here, all being well.
Our challenge this week at CRAFTS4ETERNITY is a colour challenge. Michele has chosen shades of blue, check out the photo on our blog. The prize this week is a double whammy. Our two regular sponsors, Stamping All Day and The Digi Garden have a fabulous prize for the winners. So get out your blue papers and pens and join our challenge.

I broke into my new pack of decoupage House Mouse sheets from Joanna Sheen for this card. Its for a doctor so I followed the fortune cookie theme and got a picture of his birth sign from google for an embellishment.
Image - House Mouse and SeeD sentiment stamp
Papers - HOTP
Embellishments - sizzix star die cuts, brad
I would like to enter this into
Addicted to stamps - use the colour blue
Pile it On - male theme
House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge - new (new decoupage sheets)
Papertake Weekly - die cut and cute (star die cut)
Crafty Creations - use something new
For Fun Challenges - anything goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - celebrations - JS House Mouse decoupage sheets

Tea with a friend?

2012-01-12T09:28:00.003Z

This card is heading to Singapore, for a ladies who likes meeting her friends for tea:) I remembered I had this lovely image from Charmed Cards and the sentiment came with it only it said coffee so I changed that to tea.
Image - Charmed cards
papers - DCWV mango frost
Embellishments - my gorgeous new ribbon from Crafty Ribboms, punched flowers, pearls, my lovely new floral die from Crafty Sentiments
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Lollipop Crafts - anything NEW goes (new ribbon and border die)
Cooking It Up With Katie - pink, pearls and flowers
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - followed their lovely sketch
CRAFT - celebration
Charisma cardz - Happy Birthday
Papercraft Star - what makes you warm (a nice cup of tea)
DYSU - pink

Congratulations

2012-01-11T09:35:00.001Z

I had a card request for a young girl who lives in Mauritius who has just got brilliant results at school. Her Aunty lives over here now and wanted to send a nice card. This is the first time I have coloured dark skin so I was hoping I got it right. Feedback from her yesterday was 'Its perfect, and so beautiful'. So I am a happy bunny:)
Image - Whiff of Joy
Papers - Stamping all Day
Embellishments - ribbon, charm, gems
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Whiff of Joy - charms and bling
Fashionable Stamping - anything goes using new stash (charm, ribbon, blue gem)
Crafty Cardmakers - no floral embellishments (flowers are on the paper)
Anything Goes - anything goes
Passion for ProMarkers - inspired by song (Congratulations by Cliff Richard)
My Mum's Craft Shop - here come the girls

Love gives you wings!

2012-01-10T09:20:00.001Z

The lovely Enfys has started a monthly challenge over on her blog and I was determined to give it a go as there is such a great prize up for offers. Be sure to pop over HERE and check it out.

I bought myself a lovely set of images from Tiddly Inks called Wryn and Friends, totally adorable and this is just one of them. I have never played with a Tiddly Inks stamp before and now I am smitten:0

Image - Wryn close to my heart

Papers - Kaiser craft

Medium - she is coloured with promarkers

Embellishments - heart embossing folder, gems, glitter, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment - comes with the stamp

I would like to enter this into

Enfys Challenge - grey, white, red or black white red

Tiddly Inks Challenge - celebrating (new love)

Simply Create - more than 2 layers

Cupcake Craft Challenge - something new (image)

Karens Doodles Challenge - valentine/love

Sweet Stamps Blog - hearts

Creative Craft - New year's resolutions (decorating the insides)

Shopping for a new wardrobe?

2012-01-09T09:30:00.002Z

Its so lovely and mild here today, is spring in the air....I doubt it, more like the calm before the storm!!
I had a card request for a 21st birthday for an avid shopper. So here it is.
Image - Kenny k
Papers - can't remember the name and can't find the pack:( hope it didn't fall into my bin!!
Medium- coloured with promarkers
Embellishments - marianne swirl, glitter, felt (from ladybug crafts Ink) , brads, punched leaves
I would like to enter this into
Kenny K - new beginnings (shopping for new wardrobe?)
CES - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Birthday Sundaes - birthday card with wording
Paper Sundaes - saturated colours
Dream Valley - anything goes
Winter Wonderland - lets go shopping (thanks for the reminder Marianne)

It's a baby!

2012-01-08T11:17:00.002Z

I had a request for a new baby card, a4 size so had to use a digi to fill the card and this one fitted perfectly.
Image - teddy bo
Papers - DCWV
Embellishments - machine stitching, pearls, pearl bows, ribbon
Medium - coloured with my promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Bling it on - new beginnings (3rd entry)
Simon says - new something
Papertake Weekly - anything goes option new
Dutch Dare - new beginnings
Fairytale Challenge - new
crafty Catz - a new beginning
Delicious Doodles - all things new
Craft Your Days Away - new beginnings
Welcome to my newest follower SNOJBI!! Thanks so much for dropping by:)

A boy and his dog

2012-01-07T09:46:00.002Z

A request for a 1st birthday card for a little boy called Oscar! My favourite LOTV stamp had to be used.
Image - Lili of the Valley
Papers - Gorgeous sparkly papers from DCWV and blue card
Embellishments - cut star buttons on my cricuit, spellbinders border die, marianne circle dies
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Sketch and Stash - followed their sketch (old stamp, new spellbinders border die)
Joanna Sheene - celebrations
Lothian Crafts - use die cuts
Charisma Cardz - over the rainbow (rainbow colours)
Southern Girls- lots of sparkle (papers are completely sparkled)
Fussy and Fancy - animal prints or birthday
Sweet stampin - spots and dots
Heading out now for a wee bit of shopping so catch you all later.

Cocktail party!

2012-01-06T09:00:00.005Z

For a chance to win my gorgeous Crafty Ribbons Candy be sure and do the blog hop HERE

Its sketch time again over at Crafts4Eternity. Its a nice one too, so hopefully you will be brave enough to give it a go:)

This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

The Design team were lucky to get some digis to play with. The one I used is one I bought a while back, just perfect for the lady who was to get this card for her 40th birthday!!

Image - Bugaboo Stamps

Papers - from my stash

Embellishments - old ribbon, marianne circle die, new spellbinders die

Medium - she is coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into
Catch the Bug - photo inspiration (went with celebration, circles on paper for fireworks)

CES Challenge - party party party

Paper Sundaes - old (papers and ribbon) and new (spellbinders die)

One Stitch at a time - use a digi

The Crazy Challenge - party

Kaboodle Doodles - let's celebrate
Glitter Geeks - hand in hand (cocktails and party)

Baby blues!

2012-01-05T18:33:00.002Z

A quick post from me as I had made this card using the Gem of a challenge sketch from Rebekah and didn't want to miss the deadline.
Image - Pink Gem decoupage sheet
Papers - Pink Gem digi papers
Embellishments - stars, pearls, stitching, glitter, ribbon
I would like to enter this into
A Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Digi Doodle shop's Best - new beginnings
Bling it On - new beginnings
Party Time Tuesdays - something new
Fab'n'funky - something new
My Mum's Craft Shop - something new
Ruby's Rainbow - baby or child
Digi Designs Challenge - something new

January sales Hop!

2012-01-05T09:00:00.004Z

We are now nearly a week into January which means it’s time for the sales and Crafty Ribbons started their mega sale on the 3^rd January where there are lots of fabulous ribbons at fantastic prices so to celebrate we’re having a blog hop with lots of prizes available. Be sure and check out the lovely bags of ribbon selling at £1 each! We also have a new challenge and this time Gina wants to see

NEW BEGINNINGS

We'll draw a random winner for both the blog hop and challenge and we’ll have the top 3 as usual. You can get all the details and lots more ideas from the Design Team over at the main site. Here's what I made:

When I found this gorgeous piece of green organza ribbon in my Crafty Ribbons box I knew I would be using it first lol. I love the breadth of it and the lovely soft colour and I am normally not a green lover but it matched perfectly with my promarkers lol.

Image - Crafts and Me

Papers - from my stash

Embellishments - green organza ribbon, spellbinder dies, star and leaf punches, gold peel off

Medium - coloured with promarkers

Also, we are having a Blog Hop. You can get the full list of blogs over at Crafty Ribbons Challenge. At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw. I've got these gorgeous ribbons to give away

Paws

To be in with a chance of winning this you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. Saying you're joining us on the blog hop...

Each stop will have a word which you should collect to make a phrase.

You should have arrived here from Mandy . My word is CRAFTY.

At the end of the blog hop you should have 12 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments section back at Crafty Ribbons Challenge. The blog hop will run until 6pm on 18th January 2012 and the winner and the winners of each of the Design Teams Candy will be announced with the start of the New Challenge on the 19th January

Your next stop is DAWN. If you lose your way you can go back to Crafty Ribbons Challenge to get the full list. Good luck everyone.

I would like to enter my card into
Crafts and Me - anything goes (3rd entry)
There She Goes - new year, new start
Magical Monday - anything magical goes
Bling it On - new beginnings
Really Reasonable Ribbons - sparkle and ribbon
Joanna Sheen Challenge - celebrations
Crafting for all seasons - fairies

Another new year resolution:)

2012-01-04T13:54:00.001Z

My second new year resolution is to use my scraps rather than just keep them in a box. So as the end of a card making sessions I intend to make tags using the leftover papers and ribbons. I have a few sets of Pennyblack stamps which are pretty small for cards but perfect for tags.
Image - penny black stamps
Papers - leftover from Me to you cd
Embellishments - bit of spellbinder die border, ribbons from Crafty Ribbons, staple and glitter
Medium - they are coloured with spectrum noir and promarkers
I stamped the images separately and cut out and 3d onto the tag. Added some dots to the romance one.

I would like to enter them into
Penny Black saturday - make a tag
Penny Black and More - love and hearts
Sentimental Sundays - anything goes with a sentiment
Cupcake Craftroom - anything goes
Just Tracys craft Challenge - love is in the air
Crafter's Companion - love is in the air

1st Christmas Club card

2012-01-03T13:13:00.002Z

Well the new year has started and the girls at the Christmas Club at raring to go. Carol has set our first challenge of the new year which is ANYTHING. If you would like to join us just pop me or any of the girls (list in sidebar) and we will get in touch. This is not a challenge it more incentive to make sure we get our cards done before Christmas 2012.
Now one of my new year resolutions was to do the inside of my cards this year as it took me an age to do it in December! So here is my first, inside and out:0
Image - Forever Friends stamp
Papers - from my stash
Embellishments - glitter, marianne snowflakes, gems, punched snowflakes, marianne circle die
Medium - he is coloured with spectrum noirs and promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Forever Friends - followed their sketch
52 Christmas card Throwdown - anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - snowflakes
Christmas Card Challenges - thank you or anything Christmas
Incy Wincy - anything goes

Oh Baby Baby!

2012-01-03T09:00:00.006Z

Its time for our first challenge of the new year over at LADYBUG CRAFTS INK and this time round we want you to play with all your new stash!! You will also have two whole weeks to join the challenge as we are changing to fortnightly challenges for the time being:)
My new stash is the lovely spellbinders die (one of many) that I got for Christmas. I used one of the gorgeous BABY BABY stamps, coloured with promarkers and glittered. I am coming to the end of my glitter bottle and it spurts out way to much glue at me but I refuse to chuck it till its finished:). The papers are from Me to You spring cd in pink and brown though the brown looks very tan in this photo. I added some stitching round the edges and finished with some hearts and glitter and of course a bow!
I would like to enter this into
Lothian Crafts - pink and brown
Sweet stampin' - new beginnings
The Squirrel and the Fox - something new
By the Cute and Girly - new beginnings
Alota Rubber Stamps - A,B,C (a baby carriage)
Stamping Scrapping Challenge - dies (they have brilliant spellbinder storage over there too)

REMEMBER ALL CLING STAMPS ARE NOW HALF PRICE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY OVER AT LADYBUG CRAFTS INK! Grab yourself a bargain, I definitely am.

Hugs

Jules Handy Hippo candy

2012-01-02T20:18:00.002Z

The lovely Jules from Always with a Heart has a fantastic candy of 20 promarkers of your choice from Handy Hippo! Now I really need to update my promarkers and add to the long list I haven't got yet so couldn't resist entering this candy. Pop over to Jules blog for all the details.

Thanks Jules.

Sir Stampalot - monochromatic

2012-01-01T15:32:00.002Z

Oh boy am I late with this. I totally wrote down the wrong date for the start of our challenge at Sir Stampalot and only I came across Ruth's lovely card I might have been 4 days late:( Good start to the new year eh, my marbles are in a right state lol. Anyway our new challenge has started and we want to see all things monochromatic! The prize will be a lovely surprise for one lucky winner from the lovely people at SIR STAMPALOT.

For my card I went pink and used
Image - Magnolia Baby Tilda
Papers - gingham papers from stash
Embellishments - ribbon, doily, charm , pearls and glitter
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Simon Says - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - tie a bow
Inky Impressions - something new
Allsorts - new beginnings (2nd entry)
Addicted to Stamps - something new
Remember you can enter 5 challenges plus ours at Sir Stampalot. Good luck and thanks for dropping by.
Off to clean my marbles lol.
I'll be back later with my first Christmas Card Club of 2012!

Especially for you....

2012-01-01T11:00:00.003Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone:) Lets hope 2012 gives everyone a boost of health wealth and happiness!!
I am posting a card today which is one of a set of 5 for the same lady.
Image - Emerald Faeries
Papers - Me to You spring cd
Embellishments - paper brads, glitter, flowers, gem swirls, spellbinder border die
Medium - image is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
The Emerald Faerie - swirls
Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes
Meljens Designs - blue
2 Sisters - winter colours
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - angels/fairies
Joanna Sheen Challenge - celebrations

New Year Wishes

2011-12-31T09:00:00.007Z

I won with this card at

I had a request for two New Year cards but nothing with drink etc on it so I went with my Crafts and Me images again. I also had a play with my new Grand Calibur and one of my gorgeous new dies!!
Image - Crafts and Me
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - gems, spellbinder die, peel offs, glitter
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Crafts and Me - anything goes (2nd entry)
Prairie Fairy - sparkly wings
Glitter Geeks - use new stash (grand calibur and dies)
Cute Card Thursday - happy new year
CRAFT - new year
Hanna and friends - happy new year
For Fun Challenges - New
Creative stamp friends - new year cards
Allsorts challenge - new beginnings

To ease you into the New Year and thank you for your custom and support for 2011, Kerry from Ladybug Crafts Ink is having a sale. For the month of January...yup you read right..MONTH OF JANUARY...all cling stamps are 1/2 price (digi's not included)!!! How is that for bringing in 2012!

If you've got a wish list, (I do!) wish no more! At 1/2 price it will be easy to pop a stamp or two into your basket.

So what are you waiting for? Put the kettle on...make a cuppa and settle down for a bit of retail therapy and grab a bargain while stocks last!!!

Well its finally the last day of the year, boy did that year go quick!! I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and may you all be blessed with health, wealth and happiness in 2012. Hugs

And I quote!

2011-12-30T09:00:00.004Z

Our challenge over at Crafts4Eternity this week is FEATURE AND QUOTE. We are sponsored by the lovely Nikki from Limited Runs

and the winner gets a choice of 3 digis from her store.
Nikki also has a candy of 5 free images running at the minute so go check it out HERE and put your name down:0
I hope you will all come and join in the challenge. For my card I used

Image - Charmed Cards

Papers - DCWV

Embellishments - marianne flower die, punched leaves, embossing folder, brads, glitter

Medium - she is coloured with promarkers

The quote I found on line.

This card was to cover a birthday and a Christmas wish for one of my customers.

I would like to enter this into

Divas by Design - Merry Christmas
Bizzy Becs Store Blog - Christmas

Cutie Pie Challenge - use a sentiment

Sweet Stamps - celebrate

Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes

Simon Says - anything goes

Christmas cards all year round - anything goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - candy
Hazel is giving everyone a chance to win some candy

Be sure and check it out! Thanks Hazel.
Thankfully I am feeling ever so slightly better, have been taking steroids to help with my breathing so hoping that they continue to work.

Lady of Opal

2011-12-27T14:59:00.001Z

hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely Christmas! Santa was good to me and I now have the Grand Calibur and lots of gorgeous dies to go with it:) Unfortunately I still have a pretty bad cold, feeling pretty crap and not a lot of energy. I did have two full days of cooking and entertaining which was pretty exhausting but very enjoyable!! This is the first day I have had to myself and still no energy for crafting:( so I am showing a card today which I made last week.
Image - crafts and me
Papers - DCWV and silver mirri card
Embellishments - ms punch, ribbon from Ladybug crafts, white ribbon from stash
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers and glitter
I would like to enter this into
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Anything Goes challenge - blue plus one
Saturday Challenge - anything goes
Stampin for the weekend - anything goes
Delicious Doodles - anything goes
Aud Sentiments - anything goes
Charisma cardz - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Hopefully I will be back to normal soon.

Christmas wishes to the best people ever!

2011-12-24T09:00:00.001Z

to all my lovely blogging friends!!

as-ta la vista baby!

Me Christmas shopping!

2011-12-23T22:01:00.004Z

I wish lol. But if you are in your 20's then this probably could be you! This card is for someone in her 20's who loves shopping and fashion so I think the image is just perfect. I had another day at the shops, I am still dosed with the cold which has now decided to move to my chest:( I'll be cooking the Christmas dinner with a mask on if it gets any worse lol.
Image - Kenny k
Papers - not sure
Medium - coloured with promarkers
Embellishments - nestie circle, sticker, peel off border, glitter, gems
I would like to enter this into
Crafty catz - santa's hat
Sweet Stampin - sparkle and bling
Kenny K - anything goes
Inky Impressions - Christmas cheer
Crafty Purple frog - Christmas
Crafting for all seasons - Christmas cards/projects
Divas by Design - merry Christmas
ABC Christmas - z for zingy colours

Emboss it!

2011-12-23T09:00:00.005Z

Our challenge this week over at CRAFTS4ETERNITY is a technique recipe. Michele wants you to use embossing, dry or heat, on your project! This week we are sponsored by

and the winner will get $10 to spend in their shop which is packed full of gorgeous images for every occasion!

For my card I used dry embossing

Image - Digi Doodle Shop image

Papers - DCWV

Embellishments - Crafty Sentiments Border die, ribbon, sparkle, pearls, Marianne corner die, dotty embossing folder

Medium - coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into

Digi Doodle Shop - anything goes

The Crafty pad - anything but Christmas

One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

Sparkles Forum - anything but a Christmas card

I Love proMarkers - anything goes

Hope everyone's preparations are going well. I am getting a wee bit frazzled, still a few orders to get done which are for Boxing day so need to have them finished for tomorrow really...HELP!!

Sketch time at Crafty Ribbons

2011-12-22T09:00:00.007Z

Its time for another challenge at Crafty Ribbons!! This time the lovely Tessa and Anke have provided us with a sketch to follow:) I have used the gorgeous Embossed Velvet ribbon on my project. We have another fabulous prize up for grabs so I hope you get time to enter.

contents may vary

Image - Me to You Bear
Papers - Bev's gingham which I overlaid with some snowflakes, silver mirri card
Embellishments - snowflake die, ms snowflake punch, card candi, sparkle, gorgeous velvet ribbon, doily
I would like to enter this into
Southern Girls - celebrations
Fussy and Fancy - monochromatic and sparkle
Prairie Fairy Fridays - holly jolly Christmas (no red or green)
Glitter Geeks - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - anything Christmas
Everybody Art - anything goes
Forever Friends - its all Christmas
Ready Teddy Go - anything goes
Christmas card Challenge - non traditional colours
CRAFT - pastel colours for Christmas
Crimbo crackers - snowflakes

Happy Christmas for Teacher

2011-12-21T09:39:00.002Z

I am absolutely dosed with the cold today and feeling pretty sorry for myself. But I just have no time to lay about so I am sucking it up and getting on with it lol.
I had a card request for a girl to give to her Teacher. She wanted a teacher standing at the blackboard so this is what I came up with. None of these images are actually for Christmas but I think they worked well.
Image - Karber images
Papers - freebie teacher set from google
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
Embellishments - marianne snowflake die, pearls
I would like to enter this into
Karber Challenge - anything goes
Winter Wonderland - be different (this is not a Christmas image)
Craftyhazelnuts - anything goes Christmas
My Mum's craft room - anything goes
Creative belli challenge - include the word Christmas
Papertake Weekly - last Christmas card of the year (I hope lol)

Unusual request:)

2011-12-20T09:22:00.001Z

I had a request for a card for a young girl to give to her best friend for Christmas. She wanted a dummy on it somewhere as her friend still has one lol. They are only young and we all have are little comforters, even at my age so who was I to argue!! Anyway I found this dummy charm in my baby stash and it fitted perfectly. Hope she likes it!! I bought a roll of the blue fabric from Ikea the last time I was down for just 70p so had a go at making my own flowers and added some to the border in pleats and tied a bow from it as well. Very pleased with the outcome.
Image - Sugar Nellie
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - blue fabric, embossing folder, sentiment
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers, background in chalks
I would like to enter this into
The Sugar Bowl - followed their sketch but did use papers
Scrapbook Sisters - two colours (blue and white)
I Love proMarkers - blue and white
2 Sisters Challenge - kids Christmas
The crazy challenge - Christmas
Passion for ProMarkers - Celebrations (2nd entry)

My darling daughter arrived home yesterday and I was so so glad to get a real life hug. Its been 3 months to the day since we had a hug:( We snuggled up on the couch and watched a movie then the house came down with visitors lol. So we had a great old night. She is still in bed now, old habits die hard lol!
Right I am off to start crafting, have a ton of orders for this week:)

You still have time to join our challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink and don't forget the STAMP OF THE MONTH bargain!!

Still doing Christmas...

2011-12-19T09:21:00.002Z

Yep still doing Christmas cards!! This one is for a man to give to his wife:) I used one of the Teddy Bo tags but I cut it to suit my shapeability die.
Image - Teddy Bo and Bea
Papers - from stash
Embellishments - silver peel offs, shapeability dies, ribbon, embossing folder
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
My Mum's craft shop - cute and funky
Little Darlings - Christmas
For Fun Challenges - anything Christmas
Charisma Cardz - last minute Christmas
Frosted Designs - ribbon
Stamptacular Sunday - pink Christmas
Make it Monday - linky party

We three kings....

2011-12-18T10:50:00.000Z

Its my turn to choose the challenge this time for the Christmas Club and I asked the girls to make a religious card. Bit of a cheat really as I knew I had one to make for the Nuns who live over the road but don't tell the ladies lol.
Image - Stamp I picked up second hand from my local craft shop
Papers - embossed some card from stash and gold mirri
Embellishments - spray glitter, pearls, nestie circle, ribbon and star brad, peel off wording, embossing folder
Medium - coloured with chalks and promarkers
I would like to enter this into
4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas card
Glitter Geeks - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnuts - anything goes for Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - embossing
ABC Christmas - anything goes Christmas
Crafty Creations - embossing and glitter
Oldie but a Goodie - Christmas animals
Inspirational Card Sketches - followed their sketch
Stampin Sisters in Christ - Christian image or sentiment
I thought my darling daughter was due home today but its actually tomorrow:( silly me! But it gives me another day to get more stuff sorted before she arrives lol. Fingers crossed that darn snow will stay away till I get her home.

Someone special

2011-12-17T09:54:00.001Z

I had a card request for a Christmas card for a new born baby to his Mummy:) How sweet is that hubby lol.
I decided to use this gorgeous Teddy Bo image, perfect don't you think?
Image - Teddy Bo in wreath
Papers - from my stash
Medium - Coloured with promarkers
Embellishments - die cut letters, glitter, MS snowflake punch, doily and spellbinder corner dies
I would like to enter this into
The Teddy bo Challenge - birthstone (July - Ruby)
Crafty Hazelnut - anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration
Papertake Weekly - favourite Christmas colours (red and green)
Tuesday Throwdown - for someone special
Stampavie and more - red
Cute Card Thursday - stripes
Totally Gorjuss - for someone special

Wire, beads and charms!

2011-12-16T09:00:00.005Z

We have a great challenge for you all this week at Crafts4Eternity! Michele wants to see WIRE, BEADS and a CHARM! You must include them all though!! The prize this week is sponsored by Suzette at Crafty Sentiments Designs. I hope you all get some time to join the challenge at this very busy time of year:)
Image - Saturated Canary
Papers - DCWV
Embellishments - baubles, stars, glitter, ribbon, wire, beads, ms punch, spellbinder die, gems
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers and I masked her and stamped the tree behind which is also coloured with promarkers. I finished with a star charm.
I would like to enter this into
Saturated Canary - Christmas Party (think I need votes so if you like my card please give it a vote HERE)
Christmas Cards all year round - anything goes
Whoopsi daisy - sparkle and shine
Stamptacular Sunday - Christmas glitz
Cupcake Craft Challenge - don't look at the light
Hooked on Craft Challenge - Christmas
Sarah Hurley - colouring
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Christmas Wishes
Really Reasonable Ribbons - anything goes and ribbon
Right I am off out for the day so hopefully catch you all later. Have a good one.

Kind words

2011-12-15T09:22:00.002Z

I had a thank you card to make for a very special lady from a group of people she worked with. They wanted poinsettia and a nice sentiment so I pulled out my favourite sentiment stamp from Our Daily Bread designs.
Image - Sentiment stamp
Papers - Dovecraft and mirri card
Embellishments - Marianne butterfly, marianne flower die, pearls, ms leaf punch, glitter
I would like to enter this into
Our daily Bread - followed their lovely sketch
Totally papercrafts - no christmas
The Poodles Parlour - Thank you
The Crafty Pad - no Christmas or birthdays
The Corrosive - no Christmas
The Cutie Pie challenge - sentiment
Flutter By Wednesday - open challenge

Celebrate in style

2011-12-14T10:00:00.004Z

Sorry for the poor photo. Every time I went outside my card flew up the garden, boy do we have strong winds. Anyway this card is for my sister in law, completely forgot about her 50th so had to rush this to get it up in time.
Image - Sassy stamp from Sugar Nellie
Papers - dovecraft
Embellishments - faux stitching, ribbon, doily, marianne die, peel off numbers, pearls
Medium - she is colouring with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
The Sugar Bowl - followed their sketch
Squiggles and Giggles - lets celebrate
Penny Black and more - happy birthday
Stampin Sisters in Christ - a birthday card

Christmas in Ireland

2011-12-13T12:27:00.003Z

I had a request for a Christmas card for a very special lady who was coming home from Canada to Ireland for Christmas. I spent ages surfing the net trying to get a nice image that would do the job but not be too Irishy so to speak lol. I eventually came on a card I found at CAROL's fabulous blog and it just clicked with me. Carol is on the design team for The Emerald faerie Garden so off I went to check out the images. As it turned out the elves are from Emerald Faerie and the sign post is from Make it crafty so I just had to buy them both. I was totally inspired by Carol's card so want to give her full credit for using the two images together. Don't they work wonderfully!!
Images - Emerald Faerie and Make it Crafty
Papers - DCWV
Embellishments - marianne poinsettia die, card candi, embossing folder, glitter
Medium - the images are coloured using promarkers and pencils
I would like to enter this into
The Emerald Faerie challenge - non traditional colours (pink, green and white)
Seems a little Sketchy - followed their lovely sketch
Digital Tuesday - winter wonderland
Lollipop Crafts - happy holidays
One Stitch at a Time - use a digi
Sweet Stampin - things with wings
Simply create Too - embossing
Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas

Bingo at LCI

2011-12-13T09:00:00.004Z

Our final challenge of the year has arrived at Ladybug crafts Ink and it has been chosen by the lovely Sue who set us a bingo grid to play with. You have till 2nd January to enter so lots of time.
I stepped outside my box and made a little candle card, my first one ever but so loved making it. I will make the next one a bit bigger though.
Image - Shopping Ruby
Papers - DCWV
Embellishments - nestie circles, felt flowers, brads, punched leaves, pearl, sticker and ribbon
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
The crazy Challenge - more than one fold
Incy Wincy designs - Christmas with brads
Cute card Thursday - anything goes
Wags n Whiskers - fancy folds
Fairy Tale Challenge - gift or gift box
One Stop Craft - traditional cols
CES Challenge - a traditional Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - a gift
Anything Goes - anything but a card
Party Time Tuesday - red and green for main colours
Oh la la - anything but a card
Now don't forget there is still the STAMP OF THE MONTH on offer, half price is the best price!!
Thanks for stopping by.

Super Mario Brothers!

2011-12-12T09:25:00.002Z

I had a Christmas card request for a lady's two Grandsons who both like playing computer games. As the card had to suit two kids I found these cute images of the Mario Bros. Its a free colouring page. Perfect! I coloured them, cut them out and 3d them onto the backing paper.
Image - Colouring page
Papers - Snowman Collection
Embellishments - MS star border punch, computer sentiment, glitter
Medium - colouring with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Cards for Men - two of something (two images)
Creative Stamp Friends - Christmas
Christmas Cards all year round - anything goes
Dream Valley - Christmas
Glitter Geeks - let it snow
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Make it Monday - linky party

You're beary special!

2011-12-11T14:17:00.001Z

I had a card to make for a little girl to give to her Childminder for Christmas and this is what I came up with.
Image - Teddy Bea
Papers - DVWV
Embellishments - marianne swirls, stitching, glitzy ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, Glitter spray from CC.
Medium - it is coloured with promarkers and chalks
I would like to enter this into
The Squirrel and the Fox - Christmas
Christmas cards all year round - anything
ABC Christmas - y is for yippee
Paper Sundaes - anything Christmas
2 Sisters - Christmas
Card making Mamas - Christmas
Forever Friends - its all Christmas
Today we have sleet and snow!! Boy is it cold!! have to go out at some stage and get bread but might just try and delegate lol.

Quickies!

2011-12-10T10:26:00.003Z

Here are some of the cards I made yesterday. I actually made 6 but had two stuck in the envelopes when I remember I hadn't take a photo lol. Nice, quick and easy and not a promarker in sight.
Image - Daisy Company
Papers - bit of red backing paper
Sentiment - freebie
I would like to enter these into
Polka Doodles - quick and easy
Moving Along with the Times - last minute Christmas (thanks Lisa for urging me on with this challenge)
Craft your Days away - snowmen
Allsorts challenge - use two colours (red and blue)

Branch out!

2011-12-09T21:36:00.002Z

I have had a right busy day but well pleased with the amount I have got done. Spent the morning making last minute Christmas cards and finished putting all my inserts in (sigh of relief). I then cleaned, baked some buns and biscuits and back for another round of crafting. This is one of my cards. I decided to colour the image with some metalic pens, not pleased with the finished card at all! Won't be using them again, though I think this image would be easier coloured if it was printed off bigger:( Oh well we learn by our mistakes.
Image - Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Papers - bit of green for backing
Medium - metalic pens and promarkers
Sentiment - freebie from Aud Sentiments (last week's)
I would like to enter this into
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - nature theme
Aud Sentiments - winter holiday sentiments
Papertake - anything goes
Crafty Creations - card with a sentiment
Christmas card Challenge - one layer
One Stitch at a time - be square

Colour challenge at Crafts4Eternity

2011-12-09T09:00:00.003Z

We have a colour challenge for you over at Crafts4Eternity this week. Michele wants to see RED, GREEN and CREAM. We have our double regular sponsors for you again this week by way of STAMPING ALL DAY and THE DIGI GARDEN so no excuses:)

For my card I used

Image - Angel stamp from Anita's stamps

Papers - background decoupage from The Big One cd, gold mirri card

Medium - coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter this into

Stampin Sisters in Christ - an angel

Tuesday Throwdown - celebrate the season

Creative card Crew - tis the season

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - winged things

Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas

Thanks for dropping by and have a good weekend. I have only 9 more sleeps till my daughter comes home for Christmas!!

Crafty Ribbons Challenge

2011-12-08T09:00:00.004Z

Its my turn to pick the challenge this time at CRAFTY RIBBONS and I have chosen

Traditional Christmas Colours!

I am a sucker for red, green, cream/white at Christmas time. I think they evoke memories of my childhood.So we would love to see any kind of Christmas project that uses these colours somewhere.

I made a little gift box using one of the fabulous button boxes from Crafty Ribbons!

I covered it in green and red broad ribbon, the edges were done with this gorgeous new England tree and present ribbon and I finished with a bow using a mix of dotty ribbons and one of the buttons from the button box.

For the Thank You cards I cut strips just wide enough to go inside the box. I used the same ribbon again and stamped Thank You in red ink.

I backed the inside of the card in red to cover the ribbon join and printed off a little insert with a tree and sentiment.

The box could be used to house a little Christmas gift instead of the cards but I thought it would be a nice gift for my m-i-l who likes to send little thank you's after Christmas.

I made this matching gift back using a piece of green kitchen cloth from the pound shop:) I stitched the ribbons in place, used my eyelet tool and threaded some thin green ribbon to tie it closed.

Sorry for the amount of photos but heck I wanted to show them all lol.

I would like to enter these into

My Mum's craft Shop - traditional Christmas

Inky Impressions - use ribbon

Scrap Creations - make it a present

Kaboodle Doodles - colours of Christmas

Alota Rubber - a gift for you

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Christmas with a bow

Polka Doodles - secret element Christmas card (they are hid in the box)

Colour Create - red, white and green

Charisma Cardz - no cards (bag and box)

qqqqq...(translated means zzzzz...)

2011-12-07T09:08:00.002Z

I had a request for a 30th birthday card for a man who, no matter when he goes out, he ends up falling asleep in the strangest places and his nickname is q (which is why I had to change the zzzzz's to qqqqq's lol) he also likes Man United and drinking.
We had serious winds here last night, one gust woke me up from my sleep. I thought the roof was going to come off!! Squirt is probably lying in someone else's garden at this moment lol.
Here is what I used for my card
Image - Digi Stamp Boutique
Papers - manu made on computer, floor is a sample from DIY shop, red card from stash
I coloured the image with promarkers and cute it out to 3d onto my card. I used a beer glass from another Digi Boutique image and added some sparkle to the froth.
I am entering this into
Passion For proMarkers - celebrations
The Crazy Challenge - anything goes
Just Tracys Crafts - celebration
Here Come the Boys - for the man/men in your life
DigiStamp Boutique - December challenge
There are a few spot marks on my card as when I was out taking a photo the rain came off. Luckily they did dry but obviously not in this photo lol.

SOTM and challenge!

2011-12-06T09:00:00.004Z

Our challenge this week at Ladybug Crafts Ink has been chosen by our fabulous Lisa. She wants to see lots of sparkle and snowflakes!

The Design team all got to play with the STAMP OF THE MONTH for December. I coloured my image with promarkers and then sprayed it with spray and sparkle which hasn't shown up so well in either pictures. but in real life its is ubber sparkly!! The papers are from DCWV and The Snowman collection. I cut some snowflakes using a Marianne die and added some card candi which I glittered. I finished the card with gorgeous striped ribbon from Ladybug Crafts Ink and some gems.

Well as its December Kerry has another stamp of the month offer for you. Isn't this just a lovely little image! I really enjoyed colouring it.

Why not treat yourself during December, half price is such a bargain!!
We also have 3 lovely guest designers so be sure and stop by and leave them some love:)

I would like to enter my card into

The Cutie Pie Challenge - pastel Christmas card

By The Cute and Girlie - let it snow

Bling it on - Christmas

Craft your passion - anything goes plus glitter

Pan Pastel Uk - the great outdoors

Pile it on - bling it up

Crafty Hazelnut - monochromatic

Christmas cards all year round - anything goes

I Love ProMarkers - snowmen and snowflakes
Top Tip Tuesday - let it snow

Kiss me quick!

2011-12-05T09:20:00.002Z

We had our first fall of snow last night!! Well it did only last about 5 minutes and the ground was wet so it didn't stay. But we have awoken to a frosty wonderland here today!!
I had a card to make for a husband to give to his wife. I went with my lovely House mouse sheets from Joanna Sheen. What a cute couple they make lol.
Image - House mouse decoupage sheet
Papers - red paper from my stash
Embellishments - faux stitching, ribbon, ek success border punch, glitter
I would like to enter this into
Joanna Sheen Challenge - its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
House Mouse amd Friends - fuzzy and warm
Paper Sundaes - red, stripes, die cuts and stitching (used red, stripes and stitching)
Sparkles Forum - one you love at Christmas
Glitter Geeks - decoupage (2nd entry)
For Fun Challenge - Christmas
Welcome to my new follower!! I am off to attempt to walk Squirt then try and finish some inserts!! Ran out of steam last night:(

Christmas Club Challenge

2011-12-04T14:29:00.002Z

Its getting closer now, won't say out loud how many weeks to go!! I decided today my next year's Christmas cards are definitely going to be finished inside and out. I have a big job ahead of me getting all those inserts put together for posting:(
This time round at the Christmas club it was Vickie's turn to choose the challenge and she wants to see snow people or just a snowy scene. I went with a snow bear lol. Is he cute or what!!
Image - Teddy Bo
Papers - white card from stash which I embossed and silver mirri card
Embellishments - gems, embossing folder and silver card
Medium - he is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
The Teddy bo Challenge - white Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - let it snow
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - holiday card
Sweet Stampin Challenge - snow
CES Challenge - include a bear
One Stop Craft Challenge - let it snow
Christmas Cards all year round - anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges - one layer or any Christmas card
Ready Teddy Go - anything goes featuring a teddy

Welcome to my lovely new follower Emma!!

Bingo!

2011-12-04T09:00:00.001Z

Our December challenge at Sir Stampalot is a Bingo choice board! Which should give you all lots of options and look at the prize that the good people at Sir Stampalot have donated!!

This is the bingo choice. I chose the centre line LACE, FLOWERS and TAGS.

The flower tag is from The Big One cd which has been decoupaged. I stamped the little House mouse image and placed him below the flowers, like he is looking up. I added lots of embellishments including lace, peel off corners, peel off borders, border die from Crafty Sentiments, some lace and some pleated ribbon.

I hope you all get time to enter, imagine receiving that brilliant prize in the new year!!

I would like to enter my card into

Anything Goes - decorative or altered corners

Paper Pretties - thank you card

Divas by Design - anything goes

The CD Sunday Challenge - things with whiskers

Glitter Geeks - decoupage

I'll be back later with my Christmas Club card, just have to make it lol.

Snowflake anniversary

2011-12-03T10:10:00.003Z

I had a request for a first anniversary card with a snowflake theme. This time last year we were knee deep in snow and this girl had chosen snowflakes as her wedding theme. How cool that she got all that snow on her wedding day lol.
Image - digi stamp boutique
Papers - lace papers from Bearly Mine
Embellishments - marianne snowflake die, heart gems, mirri card, glitter, embossing folder, ribbon, ms punch and snowflake brad
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
digi Stamp Boutique - December challenge
Dream Valley - sparkle
There She Goes - photo inspiration
The Crazy Challenge - stars and/or snowflakes
DYSU - ribbon or anything you tie
Willow Sketchie - anything goes
Prairie Fairy Fridays - blue and white
Bearly Mine - fav things (these gorgeous papers, snowflakes, ribbons, punches)

I am off to a cross country race today (I know pure madness) but my hubby runs the club and has to be there so it saves him coming back to get me so we can go finish our Christmas shopping:) I think I will pick up a magazine and sit in the car for it lol. Have a great day everyone.

Beary nice sledge ride!

2011-12-02T09:00:00.006Z

Time for another challenge at Crafts4Eternity and this week Michele has a lovely sketch for you to play with. I enjoyed this one, it was nice and easy to follow:) This week we are sponsored by the lovely Kerry from Ladybug Crafts Ink and the winner will get a choice of 2 digi images!! Have you seen the Magnum digis...no...well once you do you will want one:0 So enter our challenge and you could be lucky!!
Image - Teddy Bo
Papers - DCWV
Embellishments - Marianne snowflakes, fancy cut scissors, ek success border punch, pearls, embossing folder
Medium - coloured with promarkers, clouds using chalks
I would like to enter this into
Ready Teddy Go - anything goes
Pan Pastel - animals
Paper Sundaes - winter wonderland
Stamptacular Sunday - anything Christmas
Craft your Passion - tis the season
Hooked on craft - winter wonderland
Deep Ocean - C (Christmas, clouds, couple)
My Mum's craft Shop - keeping warm
hotshot Craft blog - promarkers (very first challenge, good luck ladies)

BIG birthday!

2011-12-01T09:37:00.001Z

I had a great day yesterday. Hubby was on strike so we headed to Belfast to the rally and put in a day's shopping while we where there. It was freezing but at least it was dry and I got loads of stuff for Christmas from my list, so I am a happy bunny today:)
My card today was an order for a lady's Mum's 70th birthday. I love this Teddy Bo image, so nice to colour.
Image - Teddy bo
Papers - free with magazine
Embellishments - punched flowers, brads, sparkly letters and numbers, peel off borders, ribbon
Medium - coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Cute Card Thursday - It's just a number
4 Crafty Chicks - birthdays
Frosted designs - metal
delicious Doodles - hairy legs
Saturday Challenge - borders and flowers
CES Challenge - milestone birthdays
Cooking It Up with Katie - anything goes
Simon Says - anything goes

Baby glow!

2011-11-29T09:00:00.003Z

The challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink this week was chosen by the lovely Pam and is WHITE ON WHITE. My card seems to have taken on a lovely pink glow but it is white on white!!
I used the BABY STAMP which you can find here.
Image - Baby Baby stamps
Embellishments - 2 embossing folders, glitter, pearls, pearl hearts, pearl stars, ribbon, ms star punch, nestie circle, marianne doily die
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Totally Gorjuss - lots of sparkle
Sweet Stampin - punches and dies
Cooking it up with Katie - punch, ink and embossing
Sketchy Colours - pink and white
Whoopsi daisy - white on white
Lollipop crafts - b is for (baby, bling)
Stamps R Us - emboss it

Fairy thanks

2011-11-28T10:12:00.001Z

Well the Craft Fair yesterday was a bit of a disappointment. There were only about 10 tables, the items were really expensive and not to my particular taste. Lots of soaps, candles, knitted shawls and jewellery. I did buy some mixed berry wine (non alcoholic) which you dilute with warm water and you can add wine for a mulled drink.
My card today was an order for a Thank You card. I used the lovely thank you circle I got form the Clip Art Fairy.
Image - Charmed Cards Fairy
Papers - Kanban
Embellishments - stitching, pearls, nestie circle, ribbon and glitter
Medium - she is coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
Creative Card Crew - mono
Scrap Creations - thank you
Flutter by Wednesday - open
For Fun Challenges - we give thanks
Crafty Creations - give thanks
Little Darlings - thank you
My Mum's Craft Shop - things with wings
Paperplay - being thankful
If the Shoe fits - thankful

By the fireside

2011-11-27T10:34:00.001Z

Ah is this a cute image or what lol. The only type of mice I can take!! I had a request from a wife for a card for her husband and the husband wants a card for the wife lol. So this is the one for the husband to give to his wife. I went with this cute little Housemouse decoupage sheet. The papers are from HOTP, ribbon from my stash. Sentiment comes with the sheet and the name is in white peel offs.
I would like to enter this into
House-Mouse & Friends - fuzzy and warm
Anything Goes - a real sweetie
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas time
Cupcake Craftroom - sweet Christmas
Fairy Tale challenge - Christmas
Jingle Belles - holiday food, drink or candy

I am off to a craft fair in the local hotel today with my in laws, not selling but hopefully buying:)
Catch you all later.

Silent night....

2011-11-26T19:53:00.002Z

I have been away with hubby all day shopping, only just got back. We had a lovely day but the weather was wicked, gale force winds and rain!! Boy do I love shopping centres lol. At last we have made a start on our Christmas shopping:)
I had a request for 3 religious Christmas cards, this is one of them. I used my new cd again from La Pache for the background scroll and the sentiment. The Image is a colouring page. It has been coloured with promarkers. I put a sheet of plain green behind to set it all.
I would like to enter this into
Winter Wonderland - the nativity
Sparkles forum -vintage Christmas
Stampin Sisters in Christ - music and praise
Rubys Rainbow - music
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - vintage/and or distressed
Card making Mammas - sentiments

Sassy Christmas!

2011-11-25T12:34:00.001Z

I had a request for a Christmas card for a lady's 3 grandchildren! I wrecked my brain trying to think of a good image and eventually came up with these. They are older stamps and were released for the summer hence their clothing was a bit summery. So I added sleeves and leggings which I could:) Hope that's allowed:(
I didn't change anything just coloured their arms and legs and added a little cuff line.
Images - Sugar Nellie
Papers - DCWV, purple card
Embellishments - snowflakes, gem, glitter, ms snowflake punch and emboss, snowflake embossing folder, ribbon and bow
Medium - they are coloured with promarkers
I would like to enter this into
The Sugar Bowl - followed their sketch and ice and snow
Everybody Art - Christmas card
Papertake Weekly - Christmas crackers
Oldie but Goodie - let it snow (these stamps were all bought back in May)
I Love ProMarkers - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - snowflakes
Moving along with the times - ribbons and bows
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Simply Create Too - all about Christmas

Cheeky monkey!

2011-11-25T09:00:00.003Z

The challenge at CRAFTS4ETERNITY this week is make a Christmas decoration!

We have a lovely sponsor this week again...

The winner will get a lovely selection of ribbons!!

I decided to try my hand at a rosette decoration. I found this lovely paper in my stash, perfect cause it was double sided so I got two for the price of one so to speak lol.

I cut 2 nestie circles, inked one in what should have been orange but my sponge was not cleaned and it came out brown lol. I stamped the PB monkey and coloured him with promarkers.

I did the same on the other side, turned out grey (good tip...clean up after yourself lol) I stamped a sentiment from SeeD Christmas stamps and added some glitter and stars.

I finished with a lovely piece of orange spotty ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.

Hope you get time to join us, its good fun making something other than a card for a change:)

I would like to enter this into

Penny Black and more - all creatures great and small

Pile it on - anything with a P (polka dots, present)

The Cheerful Stamper - who is wearing Santa's hat? This cheeky monkey lol

Craft your passion - photo inspiration (used the orange and brown)

Clear it Out - orange and brown

Top Tip Tuesday - more than 1 fold

Tuesday Throwdown - lots of circles

Let's craft and create - trim the tree

CRAFT - unusual Christmas

Fussy and fancy - anything but a card
For the love of crafting - hanging out

You've been tagged!

2011-11-24T09:00:00.005Z

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL WHO ARE CELEBRATING TODAY:)

Time for another challenge at CRAFTY RIBBONS. This week the lovely Bonnie has chosen the theme and she wants to see TAGS! I really enjoyed this challenge as I don't often take time to just play:)

I made the long tag using the gorgeous snowman ribbon which you can find HERE. I embossed some silver mirri with dotty embossing board and finished with a ribbon sentiment which you can find HERE.

The rosette is a first for me and I really enjoyed making it. The ribbon I used is from the New England selection and it worked perfectly with the rosette. I used a sticker mounted on card and finished with a wooden star and a stamped tag sentiment. We have a lovely prize up for grabs this week so hope you all get time to enter.

I would like to enter my tags into

My Partner in Crime - Christmas tags

Sweet Stamps - tag

Paper Pretties - tags, tags, tags

2 Sisters - let it sparkle (mirri card, sparkle on the snowman

Stamp, scrap and doodle - embossing

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - tag you're it!
Really Reasonable Ribbons - CAS Christmas

Dirt boy!

2011-11-23T09:00:00.003Z

Thank goodness there is no one in this house ever in to dirt bikes, can you imagine the muck lol!!
This card is for a boy who does love it:)
Image - Kenny K
Papers - We R Memory Keepers and orange card from stash
Embellishments - glitter, fancy cut scissors, peel off letters
Medium - coloured with promakers
I would like to enter this into
Cupcake Craft Challenge - teenage boys
Stamptacular Sunday - boy oh boy
Birthday Sundaes - use old neglected stash (papers are a year old, scissors about 10 years old, peel offs)
Kenny K - kids rule
Sweet Stampin Challenge blog - birthday something

We have work men outside the house today fixing the roads, you would not believe the noise!!
Welcome to my newest follower NINA, lovely to have you following me Nina.

Bear hugs!

2011-11-22T09:00:00.004Z

Totally Ladybug Tuesday again, boy it comes around quick!! This week our challenge over at LADYBUG CRAFTS was chosen by Laurie and she wants to see WINTER BLUES! Nice one Laurie. I decided to stretch myself this week and made a little easel card. I used a sheet of old paper from a few Christmases ago.

Image - Teddy bear Robyn

Papers - DCWV

Embellishments - ribbon, pom poms, sentiment tag, marianne design craftable circle

Medium - she is coloured with copics and promarkers

I would like to enter this into

Stampavie and more - anything but square

Paperplay - shaped card

Polka Doodles - shaped Christmas card

Crafty Catz - snowflakes

CES Challenge - snowflakes

One Stop crafts - blue

The Crazy challenge - shaped cards

Ready Teddy Go - take it easel

Lothian Crafts - Christmas

GUEST DESIGNER ALERT!

Kerry is looking for 3 guest designers for December so if you fancy giving it a go all you have to do is enter the challenge and put GD by your name:)

Remember there is still time to grab the STAMP OF THE MONTH!!

Thanks for stopping by

Watching angel

2011-11-21T12:09:00.002Z

I had a request for two cards for the same lady for her 40th birthday but they wanted a religious slant on them. I bought myself two lovely angels from Crafts and Me and found a sentiment on google to go with each. This is one of them. The image was coloured, clouds added with chalks then I sprayed the whole thing with sparkle and spray. It looks lovely in real life, not sure if you can really pick up on it here though.
Image - Crafts and Me
Papers - Dovecraft
Embellishments - fabric button, ribbon, netting, gold mirri card and peel offs
Medium - coloured with promarkers and sparkle
I would like to enter this into
Colour Create - pink, gold and white
Ruby's Rainbow - something with wings
Crafts and Me -clean and simple
Flutter By Wednesday - open
The ABC Challenge - dazzle (hope you can see my sparkle and spray)
The quote is a bit hard to read in the photo so here it is
May there always be an angel watching over you,
not just today,
but you're whole life through.
Hubby's school have their inspection on for the next three days so I am thinking about them all.
Hugs

Christmas Club Challenge

2011-11-20T11:04:00.004Z

This time we have the lovely Clare back, all rearing to go so she set us the challenge of producing a pack of cards using either the same image or same papers. It was a challenge alright but I am so glad for it as I now have another four cards instead of one to add to my Christmas collection:)

This one I went all blues, papers and sentiment from Hot off the Press, Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, Image from Meljens. Border was punched and embossed using MS snowflake border punch. I add two brads to the sentiment.

I went with beige colours for this one. Papers and sentiment from HOTP, image Meljens, ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, two small brads and glitter.

Reds and greens for this one. Items same as above. Border cut with fancy cut scissors.

More of the same, reds, greens and creams. Border cut using ek success border punch.

I would like to enter these into

Christmas Cards all year round - followed their sketch for all the cards

Incy Wincy - bingo choice (red, Christmas sentiment, ribbons) (3rd and 4th cards)

DYSU - splash of blue (1st card)

Southern Girls - bingo choice (glitter, ribbon, embossing) (1st card)

PanPastel - frosty and bright (1st card)

Sundays with Crissy - no red and green (1st card)
Really Reasonable Ribbon - clean and simple
ABC DT Challenge - Christmas card
Lothian Crafts Online - Christmas