No Patterned Papers

Good morning, I hope you are all having a lovely Easter weekend wherever you are!  The weather yesterday was lovely and sunny in Blackpool my DH got the grass cut and some much needed tidying up done in the garden! I was busy in the house getting preparations underway for the arrival of my gorgeous grandsons, son and DIL later on today!

We have a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas and we want to see your cards without any patterned papers on!  Here is mine:

I have used  a cute acrylic stamp from Ladybug Craft Ink which I won in my mega box of candy from Susan (thank you again)!  She has been coloured with my Copics and I added some Glossy Accents to the glass and Stickles to the bubbles which I don't think you can really see on this picture (and boy is that crooked)!!  I cut her out with Spellbinders Ovals and matted her on Beaded Ovals.  The pretty beads around her are lovely IRL, very iridescent.  I embossed the Centura Pearl and matted it on some Coredinations pink card stock. The letters are cut with foam which I coloured with my Copics to match.  The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl, very satiny just gorgeous!

For some more inspiration please go over to Card Makin' Mamas and see what the rest of the DT have done.  Please remember we are a card making challenge so we want to see your cards! We are sponsored this week by

Well I have scheduled this so hopefully it will come up ok - fingers crossed.  I am now going to schedule my DT posts for next week.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I know I will!  Thank you so much for looking, take care xx

Not an Easter Card

Good morning to you all and for those of you celebrating I hope you have a lovely Easter weekend.  I am so excited because my son, DIL and two adorable grandsons are coming up tomorrow for a whole week! I am in a state of high excitement - not sleeping, rushing around like a headless chicken and driving my other half mad!!

For my card today I have gone with CAS style and its not even an Easter card!!

The image is DSB Sketchy Flower 3 which I printed straight onto my Papermill Direct Linen card. I also printed the image several times onto some Nitwits paper from the Good Hare Day Collection and then 3D onto the image with some silicone gel.  I really am enjoying adding a bit of 3D to my cards when I can and this image was perfect for it. The sentiment is Pink Petticoat which I also printed straight on, then rounded the corners. Just a bit of twine and a button finished it off.  I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday
Dutch Dare Challenge - CAS
Creative Creations - Letter B (Button, Bow, Bloom, Birthday)
Digi Darlas - Flowers
The Pink Elephant - Clean and Simple

That's all for me today! I have to go and check some more things of my list and schedule my DT posts for next week!  Thank you so much for looking and if you have time please leave a comment! See you tomorrow, have a great day - take care xx

Hippity Hoppity

Yes just when you thought I had shown them all - another Easter card!! (Actually I had forgotten about this one lol).  Today sees the start of a new challenge at Delightful Challenges, the theme is:

HIPPITY HOPPITY

We would like to see a bunny/rabbit on your project or create something for Spring, here is mine:

Items Used:

Image:

Easter Daisy Available here

Sentiment:

Spring Sentiments Set Available here

Markers:

Copics

Papers:

Centura Pearl and from Scrap Drawer

Dies:

Spellbinders Labels Twelve

Spellbinders A2 Brackets One

Joy Crafts Corner Die

Our Sponsor this week is:

Crafty Ribbons will be giving the lucky winner this fabulous prize:

So remember you don't have to use a Digital Delights image to enter, however if you do you can then enter your project twice!  Please go over to Delightful Challenges to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team have created!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Easter

Inky Impressions - Easter/Spring

Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Stamp 'n Doodle - Easter/Spring

Cuttin and Stampin - Easter

Cuttlebug Mania - Easter Inspiration - used my bug for all my die cuts!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  See you tomorrow, take care xx

Goth Girl

Good morning to you all.  Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at The Paper Shelter:

ANYTHING GOES

Whoo hoo we all love that theme don't we! Here is my card:

I chose to use this little beauty  I just love the little heart tattoo on her arm!   

Items Used:

Image: Gothic and Modern from The Paper Shelter here

Markers: Copics

Papers: Black Card Papermill Direct, Prima 'Engraver'

Dies: Spellbinders Grand Nesties Oval

Spellbinders Rose Creations

Cheery Lynn Italian Flourish Doily

Cheery Lynn Tags 2

Memory Box  Corner Bow

Butterfly Prima

Gold Embossing Powder

Sentiment:  Old wooden Stamp no name

Brad, Charm, Ribbon and Gem from stash

So get cracking and get your projects entered over at The Paper Shelter Challenge. You could win:

If you use a Paper Shelter image then you could win $30 voucher for The Paper Shelter if Mr Random picks you! If you do not use one of our images then you can win 3 images of your choice.  Your really should go and look at the images at The Paper Shelter they are just fabulous and such a joy to colour.  However, if you don't like colouring or are just in a rush then they all come with a coloured version too!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Open I used Sketch 51

Die Cuttin' Divas - Embossing with Ribbon

Creative Creations - Things with the Letter B - Brad, Butterfly, Bow, Black

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Birthday

Joanna Sheen - Come Rain or Shine

My Time to Craft - Gothic

Please pop over to The Paper Shelter to see the stunning creations my team mates have made! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will see you tomorrow, take care xx

Easter Bunny

Well I did warn you that I hadn't finished with my Easter cards and here is another!

I have used the adorable Easter Bunny digi from Wee stamps and coloured him with my Copics.  Centura Pearl card for the base and the mat is pink card is Papermill Direct.  I have used a Grand Nesties Decorative Labels One to cut the base and Grand Nesties Ovals to cut the image and faux mat.  The paper is Nitwits Good Hare Day - fabulous set, see my candy above for a chance to win some!  The sentiment is computer generated.  Flower and leaf are a mixture of Joy Craft and Memory Box and the Butterfly is Cheery Lynn.  Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and gem and pearl from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Challenges - Letter 'B' - I used bow, bloom, bunny, butterfly
Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute Easter
Daisy Doodles - Easter
Melonheadz Friends - Easter
Victorine Stamps - Easter
Glitter 'n Sparkle - Animals
Stamptacular Sunday - Fuzzy Friends
Di's Digi Designs - Easter/Spring
Broken Box Stock - Easter
Crafts 4 Eternity - Easter
Raise The Bar - Spring is a Hop Away (Use a bunny, chick)

Whew that's a lot of challenges! Well I will be off to to the gym shortly then some housework and more baking - a Bailey's New York Cheesecake today for the freezer for Easter.  I am so looking forward to Stephen, Melissa, Harrison and Rafe coming on Saturday - a whole week of my beautiful grandsons!!

Thank you so much for coming by today I really look forward to our visits!  I will be back tomorrow with my second Paper Shelter DT card!  See you tomorrow, take care xx

Another Easter Card

Good Morning and I hope you are all rested and raring to go after your weekend!  I am not going to go on about how cold it is as I think it is here to stay for a while so I will just have to put up and shut up as they say!!

Now I seem to have had a thing about Easter cards this year and I have made rather a lot. I think everyone I know will now be getting an Easter card lol!  So here is another (and I have more to post - just warning you):

I have followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday for the layout I really like their sketches so I may be doing another one with this sketch this week.  I have used two digi images from Digi Stamp Boutique: Easter Branch and Flower Border, they have been coloured with my Copics.  I used Grand Nesties Oval to cut out the image and the mat around it has been made with my EK border punch.  The border is Dienamics and the butterfly is Memory Box.  The sentiment is also Digi Stamp Boutique I think it came with the Easter Branch image, I have cut it out with my Lil' Inker Stitched Pennant.  The papers are Nitwits, Good Hare Day and pink cardstock is from Papermill Direct as is the white hammered card I used to make my card blank.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch
The Squirrel and the Fox - Easter or Passover
Crafty Calendar - Easter Eggstravagansa
Dis Digi Designs - Easter/Spring
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers Galore
Papertake Weekly - Easter Treats
Papermill Direct - Easter Card

Well I finished my friend's invitations over the weekend so she is coming to pick them up today - one more thing to cross off my list.  I just have eight DT cards to do then I have done them all until May, although May seems closer now than when I started them lol!  I hope you are all alright wherever you are and had a lovely weekend.   Thank you so much for coming by its always lovely to see you.  See you tomorrow, take care xx

Some News To Share

Good morning everyone another Friday has arrived!  I have some news I can finally share with you, I have been invited to join the Wags 'n Whiskers DT - so thrilled!  This challenge is:

CHALLENGE 100:  FRIENDSHIP

 Here is the card I have made for my first post on their DT:

I have used Wags 'n Whiskers Joy Ride Digi which has been coloured in with Copics.  The papers are Echo Park Country Drive Digital Papers I have used them for the sky, grass and trees.  The trees I made really big and then cut around one band of them.  The sentiment is computer generated.  I used Spellbinders Labels (can't remember which number) for the image and mat.  The clouds are Memory Box Puffy Clouds die and the grass is Dienamics.

The lucky winner of the challenge will win a Wags 'n Whiskers rubber stamp.  You don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp but if you do then you will be entered into a drawer to win a Wags 'n Whiskers digi!

Please pop over to Wags 'n Whiskers and welcome the new DT we would love to see you.

Thank you so much for coming by today I really enjoy your visits! See you soon and take care xx

Get Well Soon

Good morning to you.  Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges. The theme this week is:

GET WELL SOON

Such a handy card to have in your stash you never know when you may need one!  Here is what I have made:

Now I must admit I got my challenges a bit mixed up and thought this was A Card For a Man challenge so I went with a plain and simple design without embellishment!  For my card I have used  the adorable Doctor Dan available here and Feel Better Sentiment  available here.  He does remind me of the junior doctors that used to come onto the ward, usually half asleep and in crumpled clothes and tousled hair!  I have coloured him with my Copics and added some Glossy Accents which I think you can just about see.  The papers are by MME 'Wild Asparagus' with some Coredinations cardstock.  I have used my Spellbinders to cut and mat and my Edgeabilities for the border. Just some Card Candi which has been coloured to match with my Copics and I also added some Glossy Accents to them.

Our sponsor this week is:

Robin's Nest have kindly donated a $15 gift certificate to their store for the lucky winner!  

Please pop over to Delightful Challenges to see what the rest of the team have made, there are some fabulous creations there!

Blogger has been a real pain in the neck this morning not opening things that I usually use! I hope it gets a move on when I do my visiting! Thanks for coming by today I really appreciate it! See you tomorrow, take care xx

More Flora

Good morning to you all.  I seem to be having a bit of a botanical theme going on this week as I have done another card with a plant on it!

The image is Eating Artichokes by TLC Creations and it comes with the sentiment.  The digital papers are Flourish by Carina Gardner from The Sweet Shoppe.  I have followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday using the following items:

Inks: Copics

Dies:

French Pastry Doily Cheery Lynn

Spellbinders Grand Nesties Ovals, Beaded Ovals, Small OvLS

Ribbon and Gems from Stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Well I managed to get a morning crammed full of baking and cooking for Easter yesterday. One mishap I made a double batch of scones and I was just cutting them out and putting them on the baking sheet when I realised I had used the wrong flour! They all had to go in the bin and I had to start again!!  Today I am off to the gym in an hour (early bird catches the worm) then I am taking my aunt out for lunch.  I hope you all have a good day wherever you are. Thank you so much for looking, I will see you tomorrow - take care xx

3D Easter Card

Good morning to you all.  Its bitterly cold here in Blackpool there was such an icy wind yesterday so I am staying in today!

I have made an Easter card for my aunt and done a little bit of 3D on it. I really love the cards that Debby from A Scrapjourney does so I thought I would have a little go.  Now I only did a small part of my image but it did take forever to do!

The image is Hydrangea and Butterfly by Stitchy Bear (they have a sale on all week).  I coloured it with my copics and then printed out 3 more copies and coloured various parts and layered them up with silicone glue.  I added the sentiment to the middle before I printed it.  I used some Stickles to the butterfly, I should have added another layer to him but when I realised this I had already printed the images and couldn't remember what size I had made them!  The gingham paper is Pink Petticoat.  Here is a side view:

My aunt always likes to read the words in a card so I found a nice verse and printed that off on some pearl paper for the inside.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle - Easter/Spring Colours
2 Sisters Challenge - Flowers for Spring
A Gem of a Challenge - Easter/Spring
Di's Digi Designs - Easter/Spring
Sweet Stampin' - Easter
Digi Haven - Easter
Polkadoodles - Happy Easter
Stempelsonne - Easter

Well I intend to have a full day crafting today apart from some baking and cooking for the freezer in preparation for Easter.  I am trying to get all DT work done until May so from 22 cards I have 8 left to do!  I hope you have a wonderful day whatever you are doing.  Thank you so much for calling by and take care xx

Special Female

This is what happens when you get up at 3:30 in the morning - you forget to post!  Today sees the start of a brand new challenge over at Lexi's Creations and the theme this week is Mothering Sunday or A Special Female.  I know we in the UK have already celebrated Mother's Day but a  lot of countries have yet to celebrate it.  If you don't want to do a Mother's Day Card that's fine just make a card for a special female - mother, gran, daughter, sister, aunt you get my drift!  As I no longer have my mother I have done a card for someone special:

Quite a simple CAS card really.  I used Lexi's DIY Butterfly which I printed straight onto the linen cardstock.  I also printed another on some Pink Petticoat gingham paper and cut it out and put over the image on the card.  The sentiment is computer generated and printed straight onto the cardstock.  I used a corner punch which I got in my yummy candy from Susan - thank you! Some pearls from my stash to finish.  

Our sponsor this week is:

who have kindly donated five digi images from their store.

Please pop over to Lexi's Creations and see what the rest of the DT have done.  Please remember that we are now limiting entries to 2 so that it is fair for everyone.

Thank you for looking today, sorry I was late! Take care xx

Help Please!

Please could one of you kind bloggers help me?  I need to create a sticky post and being the numpty that I am I can't remember how to do it!  I know its dead easy but for the life of me I can't remember how to do it.  Thank you xx

Edit - thanks Mandy I think I have done it!!

Time For Spring

Good morning to you all, I hope you are all enjoying the start of your weekend or for those of you in further parts then your weekend is halfway through and I hope its going well!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Card Makin' Mamas and for this challenge we want to see your cards with Spring Colours.  Here is my effort:

Items Used:

Image - The Paper Shelter "My Little Garden"

Markers - Copics and Chalks

Papers - Coredinations, Pink Petticoat and Centura Pearl

Dies - Cheery Lynn Tag and Little Winged Things, Spellbinders Nesties for image and mat, Spellbinders Borderabilities A2 Bracket Borders

Embellishments - Stickles and Twine

Our sponsor this week is:

Hobby Book Digital Stamps

You have until 29th March to enter but please remember we are a card only challenge!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Docerela - Pastel Colours

QKR Stampede - Dreaming of Spring

Moving Along With the Times - Spring is in the Air

Crafting for All Seasons - Spring into Spring

Flutterby Wednesday - Any Winged Creature

Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the Air

Crafty Sentiments - Hello Spring

That's all for me today, thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of blog land! See you soon, take care  xx

Some Bunny Loves You

Good morning and a big Happy Friday to you all!  A big welcome to my latest followers Kate and NIkki!! Its pouring down here at the moment which is good I guess because it hasn't rained for a few days so I don't want a hosepipe ban in the summer lol!!

I have made a card for Unity's Friends with Flair Friday:

I have used my Unity Stamp of the Week rubber stamp which also comes with the sentiment.  He has been coloured with Copics and cut out with my Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  The papers are Pink Petticoat (dots) and Nitwits (plaid).  I have used my new Spellbinders Borderabilities A2 Bracket Borders One for the border - love these dies! Memory Box heart dies to finish.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Art Impressions - Plaid, Gingham or Checkered
Inky Impressions - Blue
Stampavie - Easter
Bearly Mine - Easter

Have you anything nice planned for the weekend?  I am taking my aunt out today then we will be off to the pub tonight for our tea. Other than that we don't have anything planned.  I am trying to get ahead with all my DT work - 22 cards to do and 9 left now!!  Whatever you are doing I hope you have a great time, thanks for looking and I will see you all tomorrow - take care xx

Here's One For The Boys

Good morning everyone, we are almost half way through March now I can't believe how fast the year is flying by! I better start thinking about Christmas cards at this rate!

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge over at Delightful Challenges and this week the theme is:

HERE'S ONE FOR THE BOYS

So anything for a guy whether it be old or young.  We always want more male cards for our stash don't we so here is a perfect excuse to make one.  I have gone for the younger model:

Items Used:

Birthday Cake Josh from Digital Delights Available Here

Birthday Sentiments Set Available Here

Papers: Linen Cardstock and Red Card from PaperMill, Patterned from Scrap box

Markers: Copics

Dies: Lil' Inker Balloon Die

Spellbinders Grand Nesties

Broken China Distress Ink for Circle Mat

Square Punch to make Fishtails

Stardust Stickles

Twine from Stash

Our sponsor this week is none other than:

The Cutting Cafe will be giving the lucky winner 3 sets from the store.  To enter you don't need to use a Digital Delights image but we love it so much if you do that you can enter twice with a Digital Delights image.  You have one week to enter so get your skates on.  Please pop over to the Delightful Challenges site to see what the rest of the Design Team have done there are some fabulous creations!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Digistamps4Joy - Colour My World

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Critter Sketch Challenge - Twine

Di's Digi Designs - All About Children

Sweet Stampin' - Males

Thanks so much for looking today!  I will see you all tomorrow, take care xx

Easter Duo

Good morning everyone and a Happy Wednesday.  As it is Wednesday this means the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge and the theme this week is:

EASTER

This is my first challenge as part of Team A for The Paper  Shelter! I did my card and it didn't turn out as I envisaged so I made another, here are the two I made:

Items Used:

The Paper Shelter Easter Mischief Available here

Copics, Chalks and Glossy Accents

First Edition Animal Antics

Spellbinders Basket, Oval and banner

MFT grass die

Memory Box Pippa and Isabella Butterfly and Fabulous Phlox

Cheery Lynn Winged Things die

Items Used:

The Paper Shelter Easter Masterpiece available here

Copics, Stickles and Glossy Accents

Nitwits Hoppy Hearts

Marianne Flower Die

Lil' Inker Pennant

Computer Generated Sentiment

Ribbon and butterfly gem from stash

Here is a side view:

For the lucky winner who uses either a Paper Shelter image or designer paper - or both - there is a fabulous prize:

that's a $30 voucher to use in The Paper Shelter and they have a fabulous assortment of digis that are such a pleasure to colour.  If you play with another brand of stamp then you can win three digis of your choice!  Please pop over to The Paper Shelter Challenge blog to see what the rest of my talented team mates have done!

Thank you so much for looking today, I will see you all tomorrow - take care xx

Here's Another

Good morning everyone.  It sure is cold here such a bitter wind although its lovely and sunny!  I'd like to say a big welcome to my latest follower Nikki!  Well I seem to be on a theme of thank you cards at the moment so here's another one:

The image is a digi by Stitchy Bear called Darling Daisies and I have coloured it with my Prisma Pencils although I must admit I don't really like how it turned out. I love the paper its a digi from The Paper Shelter so I actually got the image because I thought it matched the paper well.  I have used my Joy Craft die for the daisies with some Card Candi in the centre which I coloured with my Copics.  The tag and hummingbird are Cheery Lynn dies.  The ribbons is from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:


Crafty Boots - Old, New, Borrowed or Blue (Old Ribbon, New Image and Paper, Blue Colour)
Incy Wincy Designs - Things that begin with F (Flowers)
Addicted to Stamps - Bring on Spring (lots of Flowers)
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - To Die For
The Hybrid Chick - Fur or Feather

My son and DIL and two scrummy grandsons are coming for a week at Easter!  I am trying to get all prepared so I don't have to spend too much time in the kitchen by freezing things beforehand.  Last week I made a big batch of bolognaise sauce and today I am going to make a tagine and lemon  roulade although I think I need to get a move on as there is only just over two weeks to go!! I am so excited to have my little bundles of gorgessness up here for a week!

Thank you so much for looking, see you tomorrow and take care xx

Thank You Card

Good morning to you all and I hope you are all well today - if not then I wish you a speedy recovery.  Did you all have a nice weekend? I hope so, don't they go fast?  I have made a thank you card for my daughter and her partner for making such a lovely meal and spoiling us both on Saturday night.

The image is a rubber stamp and I'm afraid I don't know who its by.  I was going to organise all my rubber stamps into CD cases so I bought 50 of them and then only did about 4 and decided I wan't that keen on the idea.  This set is one of the ones I did, I put the name of the set - S.W.A.L.K. - on the outside but didn't put the make!  The sentiment comes with it, I think this is the first time I have used the set too and it is several years old!!  I have coloured her with Copics and added some Stickles for a bit of glitter.  She has been cut and matted with my Spellbinders and the sentiment banner is also Spellbinders.  The border has been made with my Edgeabilities and the flower is by Joycraft.  I don't think you can see too well but I have used a script stamp on the top part of the flower.  The ribbon was on a Body Shop gift pack that my daughter's partner Nishe gave to me on Saturday night.  The papers are Pink Petticoat digis.  I have kept it fairly simple as I am going to post it.  I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - To Die For

Thanks for looking today I really appreciate it!  See you tomorrow, take care xx

Buzzzzzzzz

Good morning to you all! A big welcome to my newest follower Tracy!  I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far.  I was saying to my husband last night that even though we are retired there is still something special about weekends, I guess its just years of looking forward to them and enjoying them when you are working that get ingrained in you and you can't shake it off!

Today I have a card that I made for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Spring but when I have looked at the challenge I think they want something with a rabbit or chick on it so I am not going to enter it! I'll try and make another one lol.  Anyway here it is:

The stamps and sentiment are from Penny Black.  I have embossed the pearl card with a Tim Holtz honeycomb embossing folder.  The ribbon, button, twine and card candi are from my stash. The image has been coloured with Copics and I cut the bees out and put them on foam squares for some dimension. The flower is a Joy Craft die.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Moving Along with the Times - Birds and the Bees
Paper Pretties - Terrific Texture
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Things with Wings

Well enjoy your day and for those of you celebrating have a good Mother's Day tomorrow.  Thank you so much for looking, I love your visits!! Take care xx

Face the Sunshine

Good morning and Happy Friday! Have you got any plans for the weekend? With it being Mother's Day on Sunday here in the U.K. we are going over to my daughter and partner's house for a meal tomorrow night and staying the night!  Other than that a quiet weekend, I am trying to get as far ahead with DT work as I can.

Here is my card for today which I have made for Unity's Friends with Flair Friday following the sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

I have used the gorgeous Face the Sunshine by Phyllis Harris from Unity, it comes with two sentiments and I have used one inside but not taken a picture! The inside is the same as the front so you will have to take my word for it lol.  I have coloured her with my Copics and chalked the sky.  The papers are digital Echo Park Sweet Day and Coredinations card stock.  I have used Spellbinders Grand Nesties Ovals to cut the image and she is matted on Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  The corner die is Cuttlebug, the felt flower is a Marianne die as is the Topiary tree.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Unity - Friends with Flair
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Girls Rule
Loves Rubberstamps - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Die Cuts

Well off to the gym soon then the hairdressers so that's my morning gone.  We will be going to the pub for our tea tonight - yippee wine time is looming!! Whatever you are doing I hope you have a fab day.  Thank you so much for coming by to see me, see you tomorrow and take care xx

Buttons, Bling and Embellishment Things!

Good morning to you all!  I would like to start by saying a huge whopping thank you to Susan from Paper, Card, Ribbon and Flowers for the most amazing candy she sent me.  I won her candy when she got to 50 followers and I received it yesterday and there was so much in the Aladdin's Cave of a box - thank you so much Susan!  I have followed her blog for a while and it is really worth going to see as she has some gorgeous cards and deserves to have a lot more than 51 followers, please visit her here when you get a moment!

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge over at Delightful Challenges, the theme is:

BUTTONS, BLING AND EMBELLISHMENT THINGS

Here is my card:

For my card I have used:

Flower Power Rosie available here

She has been coloured with my Copics.  The papers are Coredinations cardstock and First Edition Bird Song.  I have used a Spellbinders Grand Nestie Circle, Floral Oval and Large Oval.  The corner is a Dienamics die.  The butterfly is a Martha Stewart, resin flower from My Crafty Heart, Gem and Spacer are from The Ribbon Girl and the crochet flower, ribbon and gems are from my stash.  I had finished the card and put it away and then realised the challenge included buttons! So I had to get it out and find somewhere to put buttons and the only place I could see was her dress.

Our sponsor this week is:

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Buttons and Bows

Flutterby Wednesday - Open

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Cuttin and Stampin - Use Flowers

Card Mania - Fairies or Butterflies

Cupcake Craft - Sparkle

Dream Valley - Ribbon and Bling

Gingerloft - Ribbons and Bows

The Ribbon Girls - Add Ribbon or Twine

I'd like to welcome my new followers too!  I am so thrilled that you have decided to follow me and a big welcome to you xx

Well that is all from me for today, please pop over to Delightful Challenges and see what the rest of the team have made there are some stunning designs over there!  Thank you so much for visiting today, I will see you all tomorrow, take care xx

Now for Something ....Pink!

Good morning, hope you are all ok and your week is going well so far.  Well I have managed to make some cards but haven't taken any pictures yet so I have one I made a couple of weeks ago to share with you today.

The image and sentiment are rubber and by Flonzcraft, they come in a set with other images and the sentiment.  I have coloured it with Copics.  The papers are Carta Bella called True Friends.  I have used a Joy Craft corner die. The birdcage is Spellbinders and the hummingbird is Cheery Lynn.  I have used a Cheery Lynn French Pastry die behind the image which was cut using the Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  The border is another Cheery Lynn die called Anastasia.  The button is from The Ribbon Girls, crochet twine and heart gem are from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

City Crafter - Shades of Pink
Crafty Sentiments - Pretty in Pink
Cheery Lynn - Doilies
Whoopsidaisy - Use Two Patterned Papers
Pile it On - Happy Birthday
The Hybrid Chick - Fur or Feather
Allsorts - For a Lady
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Pink

I'm off to the gym early this morning (get it over with lol) and then taking my Aunt out for lunch and a drive.  Thanks for coming by today I love our little chats!! See you tomorrow I hope, take care xx

Delightful Dotty

Good morning everyone! For those of you in the U.K. hasn't it been nice to have some lovely weather for a change. We managed to get out in the garden and do some tidying yesterday and Dave got the lawn cut too. Seeing the crocus and snowdrops and even the occasional daffodil out always makes me feel so happy - Spring is on the way!  Phantom was brilliant I really cannot recommend it highly enough if you have never seen it.  I have been walking around the house with my headphones on singing at the top of my voice to the soundtrack since we got home - poor Dave as I have a voice like Hilda Ogden!!!!  We went for a nice Spanish meal in the evening and a leisurely breakfast in the morning all good fun!

Well Mr. Mojo has really done a runner on me this week.  I really want to make a card I come up to my craftroom look at my stuff and - nothing!!  So I am eeking out the cards I have to show you until he decides to make an appearance again.  Yesterday it was my turn to be the Hostess over at Digital Delights.  I decided to make criss cross cards so here is one of the ones I made:

I used Delightful Dotty, Delightful Oz Coloured background and Dream Sentiment Set all available here.  Dotty has been coloured with Copics.  I have added some Stickles to the edges of her dress and lots to her red shoes.  The papers are some really old ones I have had years and years, I think they were just about the first pads I bought maybe from QVC.  The flower is made with a Memory Box die Fabulous Phlox.  I have used my Grand Nesties to cut and mat and my Edgeabilities for the border.  The ribbon and yellow gem are from my stash.  Here is a view of the inside:

I have used my Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page Punch - Cherish.  I put the sentiment over the background and then printed it, that is about as far as I can go with digital images! Here is another shot:

Well that is about it from me for today.  Dreaded housework this morning then we are meeting a friend and her little girl for lunch.  I am hoping Mr Mojo may oblige and I can do a bit of crafting otherwise it will be ironing mmmmm!   Thanks for looking today, take care xx

Easter

Good morning to you all and a Happy Monday!  Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at Lexi's Creations and the theme is Easter.  Here is my card:

I have used Lexi's Easter Lamb which is available to purchase here from Fairydust Crafts. I have coloured the image with Copics and used chalk for the sky. The papers are Nitwits: "Bonnets and Bowties".  The ribbon and buttons are from The Ribbon Girl.  I have used Grand Nesties Circles and Scallops for the cutting and matting and a SB Banner die for the sentiment which is a wooden stamp by Inca.  The butterfly is from my stash which I have had well over 10 years, thought it was about time I started using some stuff up!!

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Please go over to Lexi's Creations and see what the rest of the DT have designed for some more inspiration. (I have no idea what has happened to my font now!!).

Thank you for looking and I will see you all tomorrow! Take care xx

Green

Good morning and a happy weekend to you!  Today sees the start of a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas and the theme this week is Green!  Here is my card:

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous Simply Betty Stamps and I was lucky enough to have my choice of stamp so I went with this cutie called Beauty Spa Rio!  I have coloured her with Copics and paper pieced the chair and pouffe.  The papers are Nitwit Bit O Blarney papers.  Quite a simply layout I thought the image was enough so I just added a computer generated sentiment, gems from stash and Lil' Inker bow - jobs done!  Please pop over to Card Makin' Mamas and see what the rest of the DT have done!

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Sandy's Crafty Creations - Anything Goes with Green
Digi Haven - Green

Thank you for visiting me today I really appreciate it, see you Monday and take care! xx

Friendly Friday

Good morning and here we are at Friday again!  Have you anything nice planned for the weekend? My DH and I are going to Liverpool tomorrow to see Phantom of the Opera - I love love love it!  This will be about the fourth time I have seen it and I always have it playing up here in my crafty garret.  We are staying over and have booked into the Hilton and booked a meal in a Spanish restaurant for the night - can't wait.

I have made a card with my Unity Stamp of the Week so I could join in the fun with Friends with Flair Friday.

I stamped it with Memento ink and coloured with my Copics. I have added Glossy Accents to the glass bottles you can just about see the shine.  I have cut and matted with my Spellbinders.  I stamped the sentiment which comes with the stamp directly onto the cardstock - my third attempt, the first was upside down and the second had some black ink on the edge of the stamp which went onto the cardstock.  The paper is Basic Grey called Marjolaine and I have used Dienamics Bracket Edge Die for the edge.

I would like to enter the following:

Unity - Friends with Flair Friday
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Basic Grey - Anything Goes

A big hello to my latest followers I am thrilled to have you here!  I am off to catch up with you all now then the dreaded housework and I am taking my aunt out for lunch so no crafting today.  I will see you all tomorrow, thanks for looking and take care xx