Flower Power

Hello there and its time for another fabulous challenge at The Paper Shelter.  This week we want to see some flowers on your creation.  Here is my card:

I have used the pretty Tulips which is available here in the store.  I have coloured her with my Copics and the papers are First Edition Dreamcatcher.  The image was cut and matted using Spellbinders dies.  The pretty doily die is Cheery Lynn Priscilla and the sentiment is LOTV.  My tulips are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon from my stash.

As usual there is a fabulous prize on offer for the lucky winner:

Please pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge for some more inspiration from the very talented Design Team.

Thank you so much for coming to see me and the lovely comments you leave it is always a joy to read them.

Delightful Thursday

Its time for another Delightful Thursday over on the Digital Delights Blog when the DT showcase some of the fabulous images available at the Digital Delights Store.  This week I am using this little cutie called Flippity Felicia available here.

I coloured Felicia with my Copics and cut her out.  The papers are Echo Park here and now.  I used Spellbinders embossing folder, Oval and Beaded Oval dies, Dienamics Photo Corners and Joy Crafts Feather die.  The ticket sentiment is also from Digital Delights and is available here.

Thank you so much for looking and for the lovely comments and continued support. Sorry I am such a bad blogger at the moment but I am still trying to sort a lot of things out! Big hugs and

Colour Palette at Buckwells

Hello and a big welcome to my blog thank you so much for calling. This is the first of two posts for me today so without further ado ....

I am posting this a few hours early in order to fit my two posts in! We have a new challenge starting today at Buckwell's Crafty Challenge and we have a colour palette to follow.  Here is my card using an image from our sponsor Lacy Sunshine:

Image: Lupita by Lacy Sunshine (thank you!)

Papers: Nitwit Never Not Collection

Dies: Spellbinders Ovals and Lacy Ovals

Marianne Flower and Button Die

Embellishments: Martha Stewart Border Punch

Card Candi coloured with Copics and covered with Stickles

Twine from stash

Here is the colour palette we would like to see you use all or any of the colours:

Our sponsor this month is:

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Please take a look at the rest of the DT makes here for some more inspiration. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for looking and I would love to see again for my next post for The Paper Shelter Challenge.

Spring Delights

Good morning hope you are well, if not wishing you a speedy recovery!  Its that time of week when a new challenge starts over at The Paper Shelter. Our theme this week is "Spring Delights" yes its just round the corner now, definitely lighter nights and buds on the trees.

I have used the adorable Spring Attitude which you can get here.  I coloured her with my Copics and used some chalk for the background. The paper is First Edition "Hideaway."  I used Dienamics In and Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle and the sentiment inside is Clearly Besotted. The banner is La La Land, I can't remember what the flower is as I had made it a while ago and used it on this paper but the leaves are made with a Floral Punch.  I must have used my Spellbinders Curved A2 borders on the card front.

Please have a look at the rest of the DT work as they are so talented and make some beautiful cards. Don't forget we still have a DT call running until the 20th March, please go to the Challenge Blog here for all the details.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe - What Season Are You In? Has to be Spring

Creative Card Crew - Easter Critters

Cuttlebug Mania - Use a Frame

Die Cuttin' Divas - Welcome Spring

Papertake Weekly - Happy Anything

Thank you for looking and the lovely comments you leave, see you soon!

Tweet and Flowers

Happy Friday the thirteenth - eek! I'm not really superstitious being quite happy to walk under ladders etc however I asked Dave to have a look at my umbrella as I am going out and its pouring down here.  I asked him to try and fix it out in the wash house as  I didn't want to risk putting up and umbrella in the house on Friday the thirteenth.

Today's card I made following the sketch over at Sketch Saturday. I do like joining in as I love sketches and last week I was thrilled to be picked in their Top 3.

I used this cute little Tweet and Flowers from Digi Stamp Boutique which I coloured with my Copics.  Paper is Doodletime as are the Sprinkles in the lower left corner which you can just about see!  I used my Dienamics Blueprints 20 and Pierced Squares. I think the sentiment is Clearly Besotted but not sure.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Aud Sentiment - Use a Two Word Sentiment

Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers

Card Mania - Spring

Thank you for your wishes for Dave yesterday the check up went ok and next one in June. I am off to meet some friends for a girly lunch today. Thank you so much for looking and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Away With The Fairies

Good morning and a big thank you for coming to visit me.  Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme is Away With The Fairies - we want to see your fairies! Here is mine:

I have used the super cute A Little Bit Grumpy available here and she has been coloured with my Copics with Glamour Dust added to her wings.  The papers are a new set from Nitwits for Sympathy but I think they can be used for any occasion.  The sentiment is Pink Petticoat and I used a Cheery Lynn die to cut it out.  My border is made with a Martha Stewart border punch and I used Dienamics for the image and mat.  The flowers are Heartfelt Creations with another punch for the leaves.

As usual there is a fabulous prize available for one lucky winner:

Challenges I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Special Lady/Girly

Doodle Pantry - Anything Goes with a Digi

Bunny Zoes - For the Girls

 Thank you so much for looking and the wonderful comments you take the time to leave! 

Glamour Puss

Hello and a big welcome - thank you so much for calling by! I really don't know where the weeks are flying to, Wednesday already!  This means we have a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and this week the theme is "Animal Magic".  Here is my card:

I just love this image, so typical of a cat.  Its called Oh My and is available from The Paper Shelter shop here.  I coloured the image with my Copics and the papers are digital, Gina Jane 'Roses'.  I matted the image on a Cheery Lynn doily die and the flower is also a Cheery Lynn die, Large Rose.  The sentiment is from a Crafter's Companion set.  I finally got some feather dies I have been wanting some for a while so I just had to use them.

As usual there is a fabulous prize for the lucky winner:

Please go and have a peek at The Paper Shelter Blog for some more inspiration from the Design Team.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Fresh Brewed Design - Animals

Whimsy - Use a Sentiment

Creative Card Crew - Birthday Card with Sentiment

Digi Choosday - Spring Colours

Thank you so much for looking.

Delightful Thursday

A big hello and I hope you are having a wonderful week whatever you are up to.  Today is the first Thursday of the month and that can only mean one thing - its time for the new release at Digital Delights! Here is my card:

I used Date Night Tiff and she is available here and I teamed her up with a sentiment from the Birthday Sentiment set which is available here. The digital papers are by G Jane called Fairywood Blue and I followed Sketch 223 from Sketch Saturday for my layout.  I used a Woodware punch for the flower, Dienamics Pierced Oval and Fishtail Stax dies for the image and sentiment, Spellbinders Floral Ovals for the image mat.

Make sure you go over to the Digital Delights Shop to check out all the new releases:

Challenges I would like to enter:

Sketch Saturday - Any Sketch, I used No 223:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs - Tic Tac Toe (I used diagonal line: Punch, 3 or more papers and Die Cut)

Open Minded Crafting - No Pink No Red

That's if from me for today.  I am taking my Aunt out for lunch later I hope I don't get blown away by the wind like last week lol!  I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for coming by to see me! 

Petite Fleur

Hello and a big welcome to my blog.  I have a card today to share using one of the new images from Beccy's Place called Petite Fleur:

I coloured my image with Copics and used Dienamics Stitched Ovals to cut out.  I then layered it onto Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  I embossed some Centura Pearl card using a Spellbinders M-Bossability folder and then used a Spellbinder die on the edge.  I am pretty sure the papers are Wild Rose Studio.  The sentiment comes with the set.

Here is what you get in the set (along with uncoloured images too):

Challenges I would like to enter:

I am having to dash as I am off to Pilates but thank you so much for looking and the wonderful comments you leave.

Delightful Thursday

Hello and its that time of the week again when we go over to the Digital Delights Blog to see some of the fabulous work by the Design Team to showcase Wendy's brilliant images.  Here is my offering:

I used Steampunk Tasha which is available here and she has been coloured with my Copics. The ticket sentiment is from the Ticket Sentiment Set which is available here, there is a blank ticket in the set for you to add your own sentiment which is what I did and I then distressed it with some Distress Inks. The papers are Coredinations, Prima Engraver and I have used some Spellbinders foils for some of the gears.  I embossed the circle behind with a Tim Holtz gear embossing folder and then sanded it to show the core.  The large flower is a Prima flower as is the butterfly.  The smaller flowers have been made with Cheery Lynn Small, Medium and Large Rose dies.  The gears are a a Cheery Lynn and I have used Cheery Lynn Mini Pearl Circle Doily behind the gear embossed circle.

Don't forget there is a new challenge starting today at Delightful Challenges and the theme this week is Delightfully Frightful with a $15 gift certificate to Quilling Supply Plus for the lucky winner.  Please go over to the Digital Delights Blog and see the rest of the inspirational projects from the DT.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Emerald Faeries - Things With Wings

Sparkles - Things With Wings

Cosmic Strawberry - Colour Pallette I used the black, gold and grey

Creative Card Crew - Black Card Stock

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes with Wings

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

I had a lovely time yesterday with my daughter and Rowan in the whole time he was here he never cried once he is such a happy baby.  Today I am taking my Aunt out for our weekly jaunt but I am hoping to fit a little bit of crafting in before I go.  Whatever you are doing I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you so much for calling to see me.

New Challenge

Good morning wishing you all a Happy October!  I have some exciting news to share today there is a new challenge starting:

Buckwell's Crafty Challenge starts today with everyone's favourite theme of Anything Goes.  I was thrilled when Lozzy asked me to part of her Design Team so naturally I said yes!  Lozzy has started her very own on line Craft Supplies:

Buckwell Craft Supply has lots of fabulous crafting goodies including some beautiful Organza and Satin Ribbons which you can win this month.  The ribbons can be found here.

To celebrate the new Challenge there will be FREE DELIVERY from 8AM Friday 3rd October until MIDNIGHT Sunday 5th October.  Now onto my card:

I think the image is Tiddlywinks, she has been coloured with Copics.  Papers are digital that I had printed on my desk so sorry can't remember the name but I am sure they are from The Sweet Shoppe. This beautiful satin ribbon is from Buckwell's Craft Supplies and can be found HERE.  I used Dienamics Pierced Round Stax to cut the image out and matted her on black using Dienamics Pinking Edge Circle Stax.  The border is an EK Success punch and the flowers were made using a Tonic punch.  The butterfly is Memory box and the sentiment is by Pink Petticoat using Dienamic Fishtail Stax to cut it out and layering it onto Cheery Lynn Horizon Fishtail Banners.

Please go over to the challenge and say Hi to all the Design Team and we would love you to become a follower too!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Creative Colours - Colour Inspiration + Pink Bow/Banner

Deep Ocean - At Least One Flower
{PIN}spirational Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps - Dies
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Triple B (Butterfly, Banner, Blue, Birthday)

Thank you so much for looking - I will be back later with another post!!

Eyes Down

Good morning from a beautiful sunny Blackpool. Yesterday was gorgeous - 20 degrees! I had a wonderful weekend with the boys. On Saturday I had a bit of a party for Harrison as it is his fourth birthday on Friday so everyone came round and we were even sat in the garden!  Very worn out when they went though.  Sorry I have been quiet I have been so busy with everything that I have had very little time for blogging but I hope to catch up on things over the next few days.

Today is a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments and the theme this challenge is Bingo so eyes down and clickety click as they say!

I have used one of my favourites - Twinkle Fairy available here. I coloured her in using Copics with some Liquid Pearls and Glamour Dust. The papers are First Edition called Boho Chic and I used an old sketch from Papertake Weekly.  I cut the image out using Dienamics Pierced Oval Stax and mounted it using their Oval Stax I also used their mini Scallop Border for the borders.  The corners are Whimsy dies and the sentiment is LOTV.

Here is the Bingo Board:

Just choose any line either horizontal, vertical or diagonal and make sure to include the three element on your card. I chose the diagonal line: Rubber Stamp - check, Die cut - check and Ribbon - check!  We have a wonderful prize for the lucky winner:

Please go over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge and see the rest of the DT work and for all the details of the challenge.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge - All The Threes (I used three Design Papers)

Love to Create - Love of Ribbon

Sentimental Sunday - Kraft Card stock

Well I am having a crafty day today - so much to do!! Hope you all have a wonderful day and thank you sooooo much for looking and the lovely comments, take care xx