Wednesday 29 February 2012

Sparkles Christmas Blog Hop.....Winner

Good evening....I'm sorry I'm so late with this post.

Its time to announce the winners of our Birthday Blog Hop.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Hop, visiting all the DT and leaving such lovely comments.

The winner from all the comments left on my blog is......No 13 Cathy....of  Kraftykoolkat

This is Cathy's beautiful card



Congratulations Cathy.....please pop over to the Sparkles Christmas Challenge blog where you will find details on how to claim your prize. 

Thank you to everyone who took part and Congratulations to all our winners.

Thank you for stopping by.


Monday 27 February 2012

I Want To Ride My Bicycle.....

Good evening everyone....

Its been a very long day today, a 10 hour shift for my first day back at work......but I have a yet another card to share tonight....

I made this card for my partners birthday tomorrow.....he loves his cycling and does quite a bit of off road/mountain biking when he has time....Its become a bit of a joke as whenever I make him a card there is usually a Magnolia Edwin image on it, this is due to the fact that quite a few people have mentioned in the past that he looks like Edwin..... especially when he wears his glasses.....Aww Bless!!!




The papers are Kaisercraft...'Shaken Not Stirred' and I have coloured using Promarkers.  The sentiment is from LOTV. I have used some twine and a little bicycle charm and added pearls from The Hobby House. Finally I added some glossy accents to the bike to make it shiny.

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

Allsorts Challenge ~ # 143 ~ Its Your Choice
Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ # 181 ~ Boys And Their Toys!
Sketch Saturday Challenge ~ # 16 ~ A Sketch


Sunday 26 February 2012

Time For Tea

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well and having a lovely, relaxing Sunday.

I have yet another card to share today.....back to work tomorrow though so I doubt I'll have as much time to spend crafting.....never mind.....'Note to self....You need to work to buy stash!!!....






I thought I would ink up another of my many LOTV images that I haven't used yet.....This little sweetie is called....'Hello Cupcake' and I really enjoyed colouring this one with my Promarkers. The papers are First Edition Papers called Dreamcatcher. I have used the Tim Holtz clock die and the flowers are two different sized Retro Flower punches punched, spritzed  and crunched into shape. I have finished off with a sentiment from LOTV and pearls from The Hobby House.

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

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge ~ Afternoon Tea 
Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 151 ~ A Sketch
I Love Promarkers ~ # 105 # Time


Thank you for stopping by.

Saturday 25 February 2012

Birthday Cake....

Good morning everyone....Its a beautiful, bright sunny morning here....if not a little chilly but you can't have everything now can you.....

I'm on a mission this morning to get all my jobs done early as come lunch time I will be parked in front of the T.V. watching my beloved rugby, telling the Ref  how to do his job...so I'm afraid nothing else will be done until that ball is kicked into touch at the final whistle.

I have another card to share today....can you tell I've had a week off work!!!



The inspiration for this card came from Cupcake Inspirations with this stunning picture....



I've had the idea for this card in my head all week but only got round to making it last night.

The image is Celebrate from SCACD....coloured with Promarkers. The papers are a mixture of Kanban card and Craft Creations Ltd. I've had the Banner Pennant die cut from Whimsy Stamps for months and I've never used it until now.....naughty me. To finish I've added my usual pearls from The Hobby House and some Stickles.

I love this stamp and can see it being used many times but then again I love all things 'Cake....!!!'.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
 
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 148 ~ Photo Inspiration
Paper Sundaes Challenge ~ # 108 ~ Birthdays
My Time To Craft Challenge ~ # 173 ~ Bring On The Cake


Thank you for stopping by.

Friday 24 February 2012

Winter Wonderland ~ Glitter and Bling

Good morning everyone....Its time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'Glitter and Bling'.....

This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!


 and they are offering a $15 voucher for the lucky winner.

And here is my DT card




The image is from LOTV and I have coloured using Promarkers. I added some glitter to the image and then I had the idea to turn it into a shaker card....haven't made one of these for ages....I used some micro beads that I found hiding away in my stash box. The small embossed frame is from Craftwork Cards and the sparkly gem flowers and swirls were from The Hobby House. To finish I punched a couple of snowflakes and added large gems at their centres.

I hope you are able to come over and join us this week....we would love to see all your lovely sparkly creations. Please pop over to Winter Wonderland and have a look at the fabulous cards the rest of the team have created.

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

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge ~ # 86 ~ Winter Blues
Craft Us Crazy Challenge ~ # 21 ~ Favourite Colour/Favourite Embellishents ~ My favourite colour is blue
Christmas Inspirations Challenge ~ # 41 ~ Anything Goes
Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 23 ~ Bling It Up!


Thank you for stopping by.


Thursday 23 February 2012

Just Peachy...

Morning everyone....I hope you are all well.

Well I managed to get the wardrobes finished yesterday....so I might tackle a bit of gardening today....Please note.....I said....'Might'....!!!

I have another card to share today....




I'm really pleased with how this card turned out....I had no ideas or intentions of how I wanted my card to look and these are the papers that I had lying around on my desk so I challenged myself to use what was there.....

The image had been stamped for weeks and the poor little dragon had been sat naked until I chose his colours and gave him some dignity. 

The image is Fergus With Poppy from the Wild Rose Studio and the papers are Desert Blooms from First Edition. I have coloured using my very trusty Promarkers and used a Nestie for the mount. The flowers are made from two retro flower punches....spritzed and scrunched and I have used my favourite embellishments.....pearls from The Hobby House to finish off.

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

Allsorts Challenge ~ # 142 ~ Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Challenge ~ # 194 ~ Punches/Die Cuts
Truly Scrumptious ~ # 74 ~ All Creatures Great And Small
The Cutie Pie Challenge ~ # 12 ~ Flower Power
The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Mothers Day/Card For A Female


Thank you for stopping by.


Wednesday 22 February 2012

Deckchair Teddy

Morning everyone....Well its a miserable morning here and I'm supposed to be cleaning wardrobes out....but as you can see I've gotten a little sidetracked....but don't tell anyone I'm here.....

I have a card to share today and I have followed another tutorial over at LOTV...






The image is LOTV and I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from my stash of scraps and the roses I think are from Prima. I have used a variety of punches and dies and I finished off using pearls and some lace  from the Hobby House.

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

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 40 ~ Sketch
Stamp n Doodle Challenge ~ Lace And Flowers
Stampalot Challenge ~ In The Garden
Lollipop Crafts Challenge ~ # 68 ~ Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Challenge ~ # 119 ~ Lace

Thank you for stopping by.

Saturday 18 February 2012

Little Grey Squirrel

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well.

First I would like to say 'Hello' and 'Welcome' to my new followers. Thank you for joining me on my craft journey....I hope you enjoy the ride.

I'm hoping to get lots of crafting done this week as I have a week off work but typically who woke up this morning with a rotten cold.....'Me'....again!!!!

But I do have a card to share....


I have had this stamp for a few weeks but haven't had the chance to ink the 'little chap' up until now. This is a Whimsy stamp called 'Fluffy On The Lily'.

The papers are Wisteria from Basic Grey....I've had this paper pad for months and months but never really used it. I have coloured using my Promarkers and used various Nesties and a Martha Stewert border punch. The flower is a die from Marianne Creatables which I'm ashamed to admit is having its first outing too....Shame on me!!!!

I decided to follow a sketch this time.

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

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 104 ~ Nature
Allsorts Challenge ~ # 142 ~ Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday Challenge ~ # 195 ~ Sketch
Aud Sentiments Challenge ~ # 48 ~ Happy
Sarah Hurley Challenge ~ # 60 ~ Die Cuts


Thank you for stopping by.

Wednesday 15 February 2012

'Things With Wings'

Good morning everyone.....

Its time for a new challenge over at Sparkles and this month the theme is....

 'Something With Wings'

Our sponsor this month is....Lili of the Valley



The prize for the lucky winner is a £10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.


And here is my DT card


The image and the sentiment are of course from Lili of the Valley....the image is called 'On Tiptoe'. I have coloured using Promarkers and I followed a tutorial from LOTV on using Promarkers and the blender pen. The papers are from My Minds Eye....I love these!!! I have used various punches and Nesties and finished off using pearls from the Hobby House.

So please pop over to Sparkles to see what the rest of the team have created and hopefully you'll feel inspired to come and join us in this month's challenge.

We look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.


Thank you for stopping by.


Tuesday 14 February 2012

Little Elephant

Good evening everyone.....

Today I have a card to share.... I don't seem to be getting much time for crafting just lately.

I made this card for my other half....I had so many plans for this years Valentines card but as usual time ran away with me but although its simple the sentiment remains the same......



I'm sorry my photo seems a little blurred today.....

The image and the sentiment are from LOTV and the papers are from Kaisercraft ~  the Shaken Not Stirred collection. I have coloured using Promarkers and just added a few pearls.

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 149 ~ Lot's Of Love
I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 103 ~ Love Is In The Air
Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 21 ~ Love Is In The Air


Thank you for stopping by.

Sunday 12 February 2012

White Rabbit....

Good morning everyone....I hope you are all well and keeping warm.

Firstly I must apologise for not visiting and commenting on your blogs much recently, I will try and catch up with you all soon. I have been so busy lately with one thing and another and I have started a crochet class as well as already going to an embroidery class and a scrapbooking class....I've also started knitting again....well trying anyway.

Today I would like to share a card that I made for my dad's birthday this week.



The image is of course The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland but I can't remember what the make is. I bought a set of about eight at a show a couple of years ago and their all stored in a clear bag. I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from my stash. The clock is a Tim Holtz die and I have just added a few brads and pearls to finish. The little watch charm is from the Hobby House.

I'm not completely happy with the backing papers on this card but my dad liked it so that's all that matters really.

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

Cards For Men ~ # 3 ~ Seeing Red

Thank you for stopping by.


Friday 10 February 2012

Winter Wonderland ~ No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed

Good morning everyone....Its time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed'.

This week we have two sponsors....

Our first sponsor is Crimson Cloud ~ and they are giving away a beautiful prize of a Penny Black stamp called Mystical.


Our second sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs and they are offering 4 digis from their online store.

And here is my DT card



The image is a Penny Black stamp called Daisy Bunnies....which I've had forever and I have coloured using my Distress Inks for a change. The papers are First Edition ~ Desert Blooms. I have used a variety of die cuts and Nesties and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I hope that you are able to join us this week....Please pop over to Winter Wonderland to see what my talented team mates have created to help inspire you for this challenge....We look forward to seeing all your wonderful projects.

Thank you for stopping by.




Wednesday 8 February 2012

January Journal....Late..Late..Late!!!

Evening everyone....Hope you are all well.

I've had a busy week so far and not much time for card making or scrap booking but I did finish this journal page at the weekend. I missed the January link up for Kate Cranes 366 art calender over at The Kathryn Wheel but I'm already working on my February page.....

A few weeks ago I spent a lovely evening at my friend Polly's along with Sandra and Jacqui crafting and getting inky. Polly had already created her January journal page and I got very inky creating mine....I wanted my January page to have a wintery feel but after inking and spritzing it was definitely lending itself more towards a sea theme.....so that's how it turned out.






This photo was taken before I added any writing to the journal.

Thanks for stopping by.


Saturday 4 February 2012

Scrap Book Mad!!!!

Morning everyone......Well its freezing this morning but none of the promised snow yet.....I don't tend to bother with the weather forecasts any more.....I tend to stick to 'If you want to know what the weather's like....Look out of the window!!!'

Today I have yet another finished scrap book page to share...




As always this is a page that was designed and taught by the 'Oh So Talented' Polly at the class I attend on a Thursday evening at my local craft shop. I love these papers and the colours. 

The photo is of my grandparents taken at their home in Lancashire in 1965.....check out the haircuts and the fashion!!! 

I remember my Nan saying that before these photos were taken....(they had a bit of a photo shoot from what I gather) she went out and bought plastic Daffodils and Tulips to stick around the garden, her theory being that as the photos would be in black and white no-one would know the difference....

'Thats My Nan' xx

Thank you for stopping by.

Thursday 2 February 2012

My Way ~ ATC's

Good afternoon everyone.....well I have a good excuse to stay indoors today....It's freezing outside and we woke to a light covering of snow.....so I plan a few hours in my craft room.

Today I have my January ATC's to share. These are for the swap over at Ali's ATC Swap~Stop!....This month the theme was 'My Way'....this was to create an ATC in what we felt was our 'Signature' style. I'm not that sure what my 'Style' actually is so I decided to choose things I like....

The colours yellow and green....Floral papers....Butterflies....Gems and Pearls and Flowers.

And this is what I came up with....


Not my best creation but I have managed to stick to my own personal challenge this year of trying to create my ATC's from all my leftover scraps, bits and pieces.

There still aren't many of us taking part in the swap so if you would like to join us just pop over to Ali's ATC Swap~Stop to see what its all about.

Thank you for stopping by.

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Christmas Crafting! February Challenge

Good evening everyone....I hope you are all managing to keep warm and toastie.

This is my second post of the day....This time I want to share my DT card for this month's challenge over at Christmas Crafting!.

This month's theme has been chosen by Sara from our DT and she has chosen a colour combination of Blue, White and Silver.

Our challenge this month is being sponsored by Paper Pretties and they are offering 6 Digi images to the winner of this month's challenge.

Here is my DT card.

I have used this cute image from Paper Pretties and coloured with 
 Promarkers,the sentiment is LOTV and I have added snowflakes and pearls to the acetate.

This card didn't quite turn out how I wanted it to....but it's growing on me.

So please pop over to Christmas Crafting! and take a look at the wonderful cards the DT have have come up with this month. We would love for you to come and join in the fun and we look forward to seeing your lovely creations in our challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.

Celebration Time...

Good morning everyone.....

Today it is our 1st Birthday over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and we are celebrating with a Blog Hop.

The theme this month is 'Anything Goes'.
BUT it must be a Christmas creation.

There are lots of prizes to be won along the way from each of our DT members.

Here is my Birthday Blog Hop DT card.


So on to the Blog Hop

If you have arrived here from Jacqui's Blog you are heading in the right direction.

1. You need to start the hop from Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog and follow each of the DT members in order.

2. Each DT member has a prize to win along the way, so make sure you leave a comment on each of their Blogs to be in with a chance of winning.

Here is the fabulous prize that I have been given for the lucky winner on my Blog.

5 Digi Images ~ Whimsy Stamps
How wonderful is this....

3. To complete the Hop you need to link your project/creation on the Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog.

4. The Blog Hop ends on the 27th February and the winners will be announced shortly after so you have plenty of time to enter.

From here you need to hop over to my Fab Teamie Shell's Blog.

We look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.
&
GOOD LUCK

Thank you for stopping by.


Don't forget to leave me a comment to be eligible for the prize.



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