Card Mania Challenge - Weddings or Anniversary

11:27 PM |


Good morning to you all, my wonderful creative friends.

I hope you all had a good weekend.
I know lots of you have been busy putting up your Christmas decorations and I've seen some gorgeous photos of your trees.  Oh, I do love this time of year.

Well, it's the start of another busy week on my blog. I'm not complaining, I honestly love being part of such fabulous Design Teams. I just don't want you to get fed up with me and please don't feel that you have to comment on every card, unless you want to!

My first card this week is my DT card for The Card Mania Challenge
Our theme for the next 2 weeks is 

Weddings or Anniversary

Our sponsor is the wonderful Sassy Studio Designs 
The prize is 4 digis of your choice

The Design Team were given some gorgeous images to use for this challenge.
I think my hubby thought I was a bit mad making a Wedding card when we don't know of anyone getting married. I tried to explain that it is for a challenge, but I don't think he knew what I was on about!!
Never mind, I have to say, I did enjoy making it even though I have no-one to give it to at the moment !

Enough waffling, here's my card


As you can see it is a criss-cross style card.
Here is a picture showing the tag


And another picture to show the pretty image

Items Used:
Digi stamp - Sassy Studio designs Bella Bride coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Embossing Folder - Crafter's Companion Floral Frenzy
Spellbinders Floral Ovals
MFT dienamics Crochet border die
MFT dienamics Flower trio die
Memory box Sofia Heart die
Marianne Design Creatables - Tags
Sentiment - computer generated
Distress Ink - Tattered Rose
Organza ribbon from stash
Small flowers - Memory Box Floral Delights Die


If you take a look on the Card Mania Challenge blog you will see the stunning creations made by the rest of the design team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge


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

I ♥ Promakers - Anything goes(second entry)
Crafting for all seasons - Use Flowers (second entry)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Digi Galore - Anything Goes
Great Impressions - December Challenge Anything Goes
Really reasonable ribbon - White on White plus one other colour

Right, that's it for now but I'll be back with my DT card for the Sketch n Stash Challenge later today.
Thank you, again, for taking the time to look at my blog today, it means so much to me.
Bye for now
Hugs 



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Ladybug Crafts Challenge - Christmas and/or Winter

12:29 AM |

Good Morning to you all, my wonderful creative friends

It's the weekend at last, yippee!!!!It's also the 1st of December so that means the start of a new Ladybug Crafts Challenge
This month our theme is


Christmas and/or Winter
The prize for the winner (picked by random number generator) will be a £15.00 voucher to spend online at Ladybug Crafts . (and as it's Christmas there might be a second winner who will receive a £10 voucher to spend online too))


I decided to use a stamp that I bought in the sales earlier this year. I love this image and will be using it again soon (yes I still have lots more Christmas cards to make!)


Items Used:
Ink Stamp ~ Tina Wenke Winter Birdhouse coloured with Promarkers.
Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages
Papers - Dovecraft Vintage Christmas and First Edition 
Woodware Punch - Multi Christmas Flower
Spellbinders Deckled Edge Rectangles
Woodware Punch - mini daisy
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
DecoArt Snow Writer
Viva Decor Pearl Pen  ~ Ice White from MCH
Craftwork cards shaped card
Glamour Dust

If you pop over to the Ladybug Crafts Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. I hope that lots of you will be able to join in with the challenge too.

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

Passion for Promarkers - week 177 Distressing ( please feel free to delete if this is not distressed enough!)
I ♥ Promarkers  - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - I love Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Traditional Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
Crafting for All Seasons - Use flowers
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and/or Polka dots
Pary Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Right then, that's it from me for now.
Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I'm just off now to check out what you have been up to today.
Bye for now
Hugs 




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DT Card for Fab 'n' Funky Challenge

2:02 AM |


Hello, my wonderful creative friends
I hope you are all having a good week. I really feel for those affected by the awful weather we have had in the UK the last few days. I hope you are safe and dry wherever you are today.

I'm here today to tell you about our new Fab'n'Funky Challenge.
We are still celebrating our 3rd Birthday and we have made the theme even easier for you to enter this week:

use 3 of something or the number 3
(for any occasion)

We have some AMAZING prizes this week check these out:

Who are offering a £10voucher to spend in store

Who are offering  3 digis from their fabulous selection in store

Who are offering   a $20 voucher to spend in their store - with free shipping

Who are offering a choice of 5 digis from the cute digis they have in their store


AND Cult Pens
Who are offering a MASSIVE prize of 
a £50 voucher
 to spend in their store
How great is that!

 Cult Pens are also  offering a discount of 10% in their store
to all you Fab'n'Funky fans - just use the code
 FNF2012 
It's valid right up until the end of December


WOW!! With all those wonderful prizes you really do need to take part!!


I used a wonderful stamp from one our sponsors Flonz stamps.
I love this peacock and I used one of my favourite colours too.
The image was stamped onto Brilliance Pearlescent ink so it has a wonderful shimmer which unfortunately you cannot see on my photo. Just added a tiny touch of colour with Pomarkers on the body.


Items Used:
Ink Stamp - Flonz Stamps Perfect Peacock
Brilliance ink pad - jade
Papers - Papermania Capsule collection and Happy Days
Cheery Lynn Dancing Doily Lace Border ( borrowed from a friend!)
Spellbinders Floral ovals
Pearls coloured with Promarkers.
Craftwork cards sentiment.
Rezin flower and seam binding from stash

So if you pop over to the Fab n Funky blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the Design Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.
I do hope lots of you will be able to join in this time.


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

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Fabric/Ribbon/lace
Glitter n Sparkle - Ribbon and/or Lace
Delicious Doodles - Things that Fly (I did check first to make sure that peacocks can fly!!!)
Pile it on - Anything but Christmas
Crafts and Me - Ribbon or trim

Okay, that's all from me for now. Thanks so much for stopping and taking a look at my card.
 Now it my favourite time - to check out what you have all been up to today.
Bye for now
Hugs 





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DT Card for Joanna Sheen Challenge - Anything goes except Christmas

1:30 AM |


Good Morning to you all, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Today I'm here to tell you about the new Joanna Sheen Challenge. The theme for the next 2 weeks is

Anything Goes  - Excluding Christmas !

as usual the wonderful prize is a £15 voucher to spend in the Joanna Sheen online shop.

I was nice to have a break from making Christmas cards although I have to admit I do love making them.
For this challenge I was sent some Joanna Sheen Haberdashery Sewing Machine stamps. It's a fabulous set with lots of images to choose from.
I used the sewing machine and cotton reel images from the same set.


Items used:
Ink Stamp ~ Joanna Sheen Haberdashery Sewing machine coloured with Promarkers
Lili of the valley corner swirls
Papers ~ First Edition Noir et Chic 
Memory Box Corner Bow die
Buttons from stash

If you pop over to the Joanna Sheen Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful 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:
The Artistic Stamper  - Anything Goes
Emergency Crafters - Anything goes
The Stamping Shack - Anything Goes


Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments on my cards this week, you really are so kind and it helps my confidence so much.

Bye for now
Hugs




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DT Card For A Gem of A Challenge ~ Paper Piecing

1:20 AM |


Hello again my wonderful crafty friends.
I'm so glad it's the weekend, even though we have nothing special planned I just love having all the family at home with me. 

Today is a the start of a new A Gem of a Challenge. 
Our theme for the next two weeks chosen by the lovely Debbie is

Paper Piecing 


The prize for the lucky winner is 4 Digi images of your choice from Pink Gem Design...{subject to availability}

I couldn't wait to make a card with this adorable penguin which comes in a set with 2 other cuties.
The gorgeous papers are also from Pink Gem Designs, they really print out so beautifully

One of the good things about used digi papers was that I could place the image directly onto the papers before I printed them which made it much easier to paper piece the presents and hat.
 Items used:
Digi Stamp ~ Pink Gem Designs Penguin set 2 paper pieced and coloured with Promarkers
Digi Papers ~  Pink Gem Designs Licorice Ice
Digi Sentiment ~  Pink Gem Christmas circle sentiments
Stickles ~ Stardust
Memory Box frosty border
Spellbinders circle and scalloped circles
Silver gems from stash.

If you pop over A Gem of a Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations make by the rest of the 'The Pinks' and see who were the winners of the last challenge


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

Bearly Mine - Snowflakes
Fashionista Challenge - Blue Christmas
Fussy and Fancy - Feeling Blue
Crafty Ann's - Birds and/or Animals
Crafts and Me - Circles 
Allsorts Challenge - Bring on the Bling
Totally Gorjuss- Don't be Square!


Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.
I'll be back again tomorrow!!
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.
Bye for now
Hugs 



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DT card Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge- Texture

2:44 AM |


Good Morning to you all my wonderful creative friends.
I'm back again, I did warn you that you'd be fed up with me by the end of the week!


Anyway, this time I'm here to tell you about the new Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge.
Our fabulous theme for the next 2 weeks is:

Texture
Add something with texture (lace,cheesecloth,tulle,fabric,embossing,flowers etc)
We are really lucky to be sponsored by the fabulous In2Stamps who have provided a voucher to their store!

This is the birthday card I made for my father-in-law. He is a steam train and model railway fan so when I saw this fabulous image at Mos Digital Pencil I knew it would be perfect for him. He even has a grey moustache too! It's great that Mo seems to have just the right image for everyone.


Items Used:
Digi stamp - Mos Digital Pencil The Engineer coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Papermania Happy Days
Sentiment Ticket - Freebies I think were from 'When Scrap Hits the Fan' (not sure if they are still available)
Memory Box Die- Mini Scallop border
Craftwork cards shaped card
Jute Mess Ribbon and Twine from Stash
Fineliner pen for faux stitching


If you take a look on the Stampin' for the Weekend Blog  you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter this card into the following fabulous challenges:
Mos Digital Challenge - Don't be Square!
MAWTT  - Let's Go Dotty ( hope my embossed dots count, if not please feel free to delete!)
Divas By Design - Use 2 or more patterned papers
The Little Red Wagon - Boy oh Boy
Totally Papercrafts - All stitched up


Right then, that's it for now, time for me to check out what you have all been up to today.
Thanks for stopping and looking at my card today, it means a lot to me.
Bye for now
Hugs 




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DT card for Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes!!

4:10 AM |

Hello to you all, my wonderful crafty friends.
I'm back again as today is the start of a new challenge over at Lili's Little Fairies.
The theme this week is everyone's favourite

Anything  Goes

Our Sponsor this week are Lili of the Valley and they have kindly donated at £10 voucher to be spent on their fantastic website.


I felt like having a change from the cute or girly and decided on a more traditional style of Christmas card.
This gorgeous image is a lovely size and fun to colour.
I really must apologise for the terrible photo. I was quite disappointed, for some reason my red card looks like orange, I don't know why that is. This card really does look so much better in real life!




Sideways view to try and show the gold embossing of the image


Items Used
Ink Stamp - Lili of the Valley Christmas Baubles coloured with Promakers
Gold Embossing powder
Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles (borrowed from a friend, now on my wish list!)
Cheery Lynn Die Holly Leaves
Cheery Lynn Die Lace Corner Deco A
Papers Dovecraft Vintage Christmas
Sentiment stamp Crafty Impressions


If you pop along to the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will see the wonderful variety of creations made by the rest of the design team.


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

Stamping Sensations - Traditional Christmas
Penny Black and More - Any Die Will Do
Winter Wonderland - Oh Baubles!!!
Dies to Die for - Christmas (items available in store - Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn Dies and Promarkers)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.
I'll be back again tomorrow.
Bye for now
Hugs 





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