All you Need is Love at A Gem of a Challenge

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Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends. 
I hope you are all well and having a good weekend.
I have 3 cards to share today so I am going to try and space them out a bit and get straight on with my first card.
Today is the start of a new A Gem of a Challenge
For the next 2 weeks our theme is 
All you need is love 

The prize for the winner is 2 Individual Digi images
(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 
of the winners choice from PINKGEM DESIGNS.....


I have used Pink Gem's adorable Love Owls and made a card using a layout similar to the Christmas Owls version that I made last year.
I decided to have a change from the traditional red hearts and printed out some fabulous Pink Gem Digi Papers available here in blue and brown.  This card is for my wonderful hubby, I don't think he has time to look at my blog so hopefully I am safe to show it.



Items Used:
Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Love Owls coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - Pink Gem Designs Mini Hearts Digi Papers
XCut Corner Rounder Punch
La La Lands Heart Border (cut up)
Penny Black Heart String Die


If you take a look at A Gem of a Challenge, you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of  'The Gems' team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers - Love is in the Air
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Feathers
Hanna and Friends - Hearts
Natalie and Amy - Love is all Around


Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my first card of the day, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may with to make.
Bye for now
hugs






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It's the little Things

5:32 AM | Labels:

Hello and Good Afternoon everyone. 
I hope you are all well, sending big hugs to those in need of them.

My card today features the adorable newly released Valentine Bobbi, I really do have a soft spot for this sweet bear from DigiStamp Boutique. 
I decided to try a more clean and simple design and I was inspired by a fabulous sketch from the wonderful Less is More Challenge that I have followed in awe for ages by never had the nerve to enter before, to be honest I almost lost my nerve this time too!
Anyway, here's my card.



Items Used:
Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique -Valentine Bobbi coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
La La Land Crafts Heart Border Die
Sentiment - Hero Arts


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

Delightful Challenges -You have my heart
DigiStamp Boutique - January Customer Competition
Less is More - Fabulous sketch
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Keep it Clean ( and Simple)

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make
bye for now
hugs


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Bunnies on Present - Dies to Die for DT card

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Good Morning to you all, my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

My card today is made using some wonderful items from Dies to Die for.
I have made an Anniversary card using a cute Wild Rose Studio stamp which I think would also be great for Valentines Day too.
The beautiful heart papers are Fancy Pants and the lush deep red papers are by Bo Bunny. The stunning border die is by Memory Box.



Items Used:
Stamp - Wild Rose Studio, Bunnies on Present coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Fancy Pants Love Note
Dies - Memory Box Cherish Border

Sentiment - Computer Generated using Hey Pretty Girl Font


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Penny Black and More- Love and Romance
Crafts and Me - Use a Heart

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
bye for now
hugs

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Sport at the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

1:14 AM | Labels:

Good Morning to you all, my lovely crafty friends.
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my previous cards, you are so kind.
I hope you are having a good week, not too long now until the weekend, thank goodness!

Today is the start of a new Crafty Little Fairies Challenge
This week our theme is 
Sport
For this challenge we are sponsored by
Little Claire Stamps
The prize is a set of fabulous Canal Scene stamps

So here is my card, made for my Nephew who supports Liverpool Football Club.
As you can see, it's another bright card!


Items Used:
Stamp - Crafters Companion Mulberry Wood - Champion Everyday, coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Doodlebug Designs
Spellbinders Borderbilities A2 Curved Borders One
Die-Namics Stitched Circles
Die-Namics Star Border
Sentiment - Hero Arts
Small Star punch

If you take a look at the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team .


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
I ♥ Promarkers - One for the boys!
Charisma Cardz  - It's a Boy thing
Dream Valley - Boys/Men

Thank you so much for stopping by and looking at my card today, I really do appreciate it and enjoy reading any comments you may wish to make.
bye for now
hugs



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Ribbon, Lace or Twine at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

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Good Morning my lovely crafty friends and a big warm welcome to my newest followers, thank you so much for visiting me.
I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge
This time our theme is a nice easy one
Ribbon, Lace or Twine

We have 2  fabulous sponsors this time:
 DigiStamp Boutique - Prize £10 voucher
Michele R Designs - $10 worth of digi papers

For my card I have used an adorable digi-stamp from Wee stamps. My colour scheme was influenced by some gorgeous papers and ribbons that were inside a fabulous Hobbyhouse Cardmaking Kit that I won last year.


Items Used :
Digi Stamp - Wee Stamps Amy coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Stamp (around edges) - Penny Black Scrolling Around
Papers - The Hobby House Spring Paper Collection
Ribbon and Pearls -The Hobby House Wee Cardmaking Kit 
Sentiment Stamp - Craftwork cards 
Buttons and twine from stash

If you take a look at the  Passion for Promarkers Challenge, you will be able to see the beautiful creations made by this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
The Hobbyhouse Challenge - Ribbons (Hobbyhouse products used - papers, pearls and ribbons)
Stamping Sensations Challenge - January challenge Ribbon, Buttons and Bows
Allsorts - Buttons and Bows
Eureka Stamps - 3 Favourite Embellishments - ribbon, buttons and pearls
Love to Create - Button it up!
Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes


Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. You support and encouragement mean so much to me.
Bye for now
hugs 


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DT card for the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

1:12 AM |

Good morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
I hope you all had a good weekend. This month is certainly flying by!

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.
This week we are using sketch #27.
For this challenge we are sponsored by StitchyBears Digistamps and the DT were each given an image from them to use. I was given this gorgeous Rose digistamp which I printed and coloured 4 times so I could layer it up.
I will add a sentiment at a later date.


Side view to show the layers

Sketch to follow:

Items Used:
Digi Stamp - StitchyBear Rose coloured with Promarkers
Papers -  LOTV Country Lady
Marianne Design Craftables - Circle,Flower and leaf stitch die
Cheery Lynn Small Exotic Butterfly
Cheery Lynn medium and large Rose Strip
Memory Box Tessatina Die
Doodlebug Sprinkles

If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.


I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenge:
My Sheri Crafts - Oh So Delightful!
Hobbycutz - Lot's of Layers
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi


Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make
bye for now
hugs

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Anya Lifts - Dies to Die for DT card

12:41 AM | Labels:

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I have a bright and cheery card for you today made using some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.
The wonderful stamp is by The Greeting Farm. This is a lovely big stamp with the brilliant sentiment included.
I used some fun Fancy Pants papers. I love this pad it has some wonderful bright patterns and some plain colours which coordinate perfectly and are great for matting and layering


Items Used:
Stamp - The Greeting Farm - Anya Lifts coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Fancy Pants - Wonderful Day
Dies - Die-Namics Star border
Enamel Dots - MME Cut + Paste Presh Noted

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Moving Along with the Times - Girly Cards
    Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
    bye for now


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    New Beginnings at the Ready Teddy Go Challenge

    2:09 AM | Labels: , ,

    Hello my lovely crafty friends.
    I hope you are all well and having a good week so far, sending hugs to those in need of them.

    First of all, I would like to say a BIG thank you to the very lovely and extremely talented Viv for designing my new blog header and helping me to install it. I love it.

    My card today which is part of the mid-way reminder for the Ready Teddy Go Challenge.
    Sadly, this will be our last challenge for a while, hopefully this is not the end of the challenge and it may return at a later stage.
    So this month our theme is
    New Beginnings
    Our sponsor is the wonderful  Hobby House who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in store for our winner.

    I used another adorable image from DigiStamp boutique to make a cute Wedding card. I do love their images!


    Items Used

    Digi Stamp - Digi Stamp Boutique Oscar and Bella get Wed (no longer available?) coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
    Edit - Now available again - here
    Papers - Papermania Vintage Notes
    Sentiment - LOTV Vintage Labels Occasions 
    La La Lands Heart Banner
    Spellbinders Borderabilities A-2 Scalloped Borders One
    Spellbinders Floral Ovals
    Spellbinders Labels 18
    Memory Box Tiny Bow Die

    If you take a look at the  Ready Teddy Go Challenge, you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    My Mum's Craft Shop...love
    Digi Stamp Boutique - January Customer competition
    Lisa B Designs - Anything Goes
    Oldie but Goodie - New Beginnings (old items - papers, spellbinders and sentiment)

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    Bye for now
    hugs

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    Bench Buddies - Dies to Die for DT card

    12:58 AM | Labels: ,

    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
    I hope you are well and having a good weekend. It certainly feels like it has been a long week, trying to get back into some sort of routine after Christmas and my children are enjoying a lie in this morning.

    My card today is made using some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.
    I used a gorgeous Stamping Bella stamp, perfect to send to a special friend with the sentiment which is included.
    I love these gorgeous Fancy Pants papers and the wonderful flowers are made using a Cheery Lynn Die.



    Close up of the flowers to show the tiny hearts, so cute!




    Items Used:


    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    Little Miss Muffet - Fabulous sketch
    Loves Rubberstamps - Anything Goes
    Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your mark
    Craft All Day - Handmade Flowers
    Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes/Yellows and Blues
    Polkadoodles - Anything Goes/ Girly, Girly, Girly
    Sweet Stampin' - Girly but no pink!

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, your support and encouragement means so much to me.
    I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend
    bye for now
    hugs


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    Use Kraft at The Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

    1:01 AM | Labels: , ,

    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends. 
    I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.
    All my children are back at school and college now and the house seems much too quiet, never mind it will soon be the weekend.

    Anyway, today is the start of a new Crafty Little Fairies Challenge
    This week our theme is 
    Kraft
    Our sponsor is the wonderful Delicious Doodles digi stamps 

    I was pleased when I saw this theme as I often use Kraft card, I think it works well with most colours.
    Yet another thank you card I'm afraid and a simple design again.



    Items Used:
    Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique - Thank you Monkey coloured with Promarkers
    Papers - Doodlebug Designs and Bo Bunny double dot
    Memory Box Honeysuckle Vine
    Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax


    If you take a look at the Crafty Little Fairies blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the 'Blue' Fairies and see who were the winners of the last challenge.



    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
    Crafting for all Seasons - All Things Bright and Beautiful
    Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Challenge


    Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    bye for now
    hugs


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    We're Clean and Simple at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

    1:03 AM | Labels: ,

    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
    I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of them.
    My girls' school is still closed until tomorrow, apparently it's due to problems with the heating. So they are planning a day of baking, they are old enough for me to leave them to it but I will probably be asked to help with the tidying up!

    Anyway, today is the start to a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.
    This week the lovely Kelly has picked the theme of
    Clean and Simple

    Our sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs
    Prize 4 digi stamps of the winners choice

    So, I made another thank you card, very handy for this time of year and CAS so nice and flat to post!


    Items used:
    Digi Stamp - Digi Stamp Boutique Oscar and Flowers (no longer available?) coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers Edit - found the link now here
    Sentiment - Computer Generated
    Papers - First Edition Bird Song
    Kraft Cardstock
    Shaped card - Craftwork Cards

    If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's design team and later this evening you will see all the lucky winners from our last Mega challenge!


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

    MAWTT - Thank you
    Winter Wonderland - Teddy Bears
    Crafty Cardmakers - Bear with Me
    Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Challenge

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make
    bye for now
    hugs 



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    DT Card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

    2:50 AM | Labels: , ,

    Hello again everyone.
    As promised I am here with my second card of the day. Please scroll down if you would like to see my Without Words DT card.
    Today is also the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge
    This time we are using sketch #26
    Our sponsor it the wonderful Live and Love Crafts.
    Prize for the lucky winner - £10 voucher

    I have been trying to make a few flatter cards this year as postage is so expensive now. Therefore, my card is fairly basic but I have used one of my favourite colour schemes so hopefully that makes up for it!

    Items Used
    Digi Stamp and 'Let's Eat Cake' Sentiment - Tiddly Inks Wryn Eat More Cake coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
    Sentiment - Computer Generated
    Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh
    Bazzill Kraft card
    La La Land Heart Banner
    Flower - Mixture of dies- Marianne Designs, Sizzix and Die-namics!




    Here is the sketch to follow:

    If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.


    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    Charisma Cardz - Birthdays 
    Lothian Crafts - Birthday for a female
    Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes

    Thank you for stopping by to look at my blog once again today, your support and encouragement means so much to me.
    Bye for now
    hugs


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    Spots and/or Stripes at the Without Words Challenge

    12:00 AM | Labels: ,

    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
    I hope you are well and had a relaxing weekend ready for the week ahead!

    I have 2 posts again today so I will get on with my first one.
    Today is the start of a new Without Words Challenge

    This month our theme is
    Spots and/or Stripes

    Don't forget to follow our simple rules for your entry to qualify:
    Hand coloured image (stamped or digi)
    CAS design with minimal or no embellishments
    Sentiments are allowed

    Our fabulous sponsor is Crafter's Companion with a £10 store voucher

    So here's my card, I used a cute image that I bought from Pollycraft before they sadly closed down, I wish I had bought a few more now. Luckily though, there are are few available from the wonderful Little Miss Muffet.


    Items Used:
    Digi Stamp - Pollycraft coloured with Promarkers
    Papers - First Edition Love Letter
    Sentiment - Personal Impressions
    Bazzill Kraft cardstock
    Woodware small butterfly punch

    If you take a look at the Without Words Challenge you will be able to see the amazing creations made by the rest of the design team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.


    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    Ladybug Crafts - Give Thanks
    MAWTT - Thank you
    Winter Wonderland - Teddy Bears
    Allsorts - Free and Easy

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog this morning. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    I'll be back a bit later with my DT card for the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge
    bye for now
    hugs


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    Love is all you need - Dies to Die for DT card

    3:47 AM | Labels: ,

    Hello again everyone.
    We have had awful weather here, lots of flooding along the coast, I really feel for those who have had their homes or businesses ruined. 2 of my children will be getting an extra day off on Monday because the school roof has been damaged and they have lost their power supply.
    I do hope you are all staying safe and dry! 

     As promised I'm here with my second card of the day this time using some wonderful goodies from 
    Dies to Die for.

    We have had so many grey and damp days here recently so I decided to make a really colourful card!
    The fabulous bright papers are by Fancy Pants  The sweet image is from My Favourite Things Doodle Garden with the sentiment which is included in the set. I have used some of my favourite flower dies by Die-Namics with MME Enamel Dots.
    So here's my very bright card!


    Items Used:







    I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
    ABC Challenge - c is for colourful!
    Card Makin' Mama -Anything Goes

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog again today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.
    bye for now
    hugs


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    Something New at A Gem of a Challenge

    12:17 AM | Labels: , ,


    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.
    I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

    I have 2 cards to share with you today so I'll get straight on with my first one.
    Today is the start of a new A Gem of a Challenge.
    We have changed to a fortnightly challenge now so you have even longer to join in.
    For the next 2 weeks the theme (picked by me) is
    Something New
    For example, new baby, job, home or you can use some new stash

    The prize for the winner is 2 Individual Digi images
    (NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 
    of the winners choice from PINKGEM DESIGNS.....


    I have used Pinks Gem's adorable Giraffe  image and a neutral colour scheme so that my card could be suitable to welcome either a new baby boy or girl. I love the Special Delivery sentiment, it's a great way to personalise the card.

    Items Used:
    Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs  Giraffe  coloured with Promakers
    Digi Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs Special Delivery
    Papers - Bo Bunny Double Dot
    Penny Black Heart String die
    Cheery Lynn Mesh Hearts Horizontal Border
    Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax

    If you take a look at  A Gem of a Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by Team Gem and see who were the winners of our last challenge.


    Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    I'll be back a bit later with my Dies to Die for DT card.
    Bye for now
    hugs




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    Let's Celebrate at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

    1:06 AM | Labels: ,

    Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends and
    Happy New Year!
    I hope you are all well and having a good week, sending hugs to those in need of them.

    Today is the start of a new A Little Bit Crafty Challenge.
    This month our theme is 
    Celebrate
    For this challenge we are sponsored by:

    Joanna Sheen - Prize Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD Rom

    Scribble and Scrap - Prize £15 voucher
    and
    Petal Lu  - Prize £10 selection of blossoms

    The lovely Lucinda from Petal Lu sent each of the DT some gorgeous handmade flowers to use. They really are so pretty and delicate and I think they help to make any card extra special.

    Items Used:
    Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Birthday Bobbi coloured with Promarkers
    Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment Tags
    Embossing folder - Crafter's Companion Florabunda
    Magnolia DooHickey Heart Swirl
    Shaped Card - Craftwork Cards
    Paper Flowers - Petal Lu 

    If you take a look at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the Design Team.


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

    Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes
    Allsorts - Brown/blue/ aqua
    Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Challenge
    Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
    Charisma Cardz Challenge - Anything Goes
    Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes

    Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
    Bye for now
    hugs


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