My Last Challenge for Stampin' for the Weekend :(

It was a really hard decision but it's been difficult  keeping up with my DT commitments lately & I've started jewellery making & am just getting into sewing (with not enough hours in the day). Something had to give (& it was nearly my sanity lol) so I'm having to trim down my design teams, I didn't really want to but apart from giving up my job (which, unfortunately I can't afford to do lol) it was the only option.  I've been part of the SFTW team since 2009! OMG where have the years gone?  I will really miss it.  

...Anyway on to the challenge which this time is BINGO & I used the middle line: Glitter/Sparkle, Lace & Butterflies. The cute image is from Di's Digis & coloured with ProMarkers, I used 2 border punches & inked & glitter the edges of the image & sentiment.  I did some machine stitching & finished of with punched butterflies, gems & a lace bow.  There are lots of options with this challenge so I hope you will be able to join us & check out my wonderful teamies to see what they've been creating :)

The challenges:

Challenge up Your Life - Get Well Soon

Totally Gorjuss - Lace

Moving Along With The Times - Lots of Layers

Digital Tuesday - Make It Sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Winged Things

Diva's By Design - Bling It Up

Hiding in My Craft Room - Glitter! Glitter!

PaperCrafting Journey - Make It Cute

2 Sisters - Stitching
Little MIss Muffet -  Fancy or Lacy

I hope you've had a wonderful week, I must admit I'm really glad it's Friday - 5 o'clock can't come soon enough lol :D

Night at the Oscars!

The Jellypark Friends challenge this time is "Night at the Oscars" & we want you to use your favourite film as inspiration for your card or project :) My card is inspired by Jurassic Park (not my favourite film but I did like it lol) & I used the wonderful Jellypark "Dinosaur Boy" image which I coloured with ProMarkers, the papers are digi & I finished off with a die cut circle, some had stitching & the sentiment is free from Pink Cat Studios.  I hope you will be able to join us & if you're looking for more inspiration you will find it in the fabulous DT creations :)

The Challenges:

Delightful -  Use Pattern Paper

The Crazy Challenge - Use Die Cut or Punch

Sassy Cheryl - No Embossing

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Inky Impressions - Bright Colours

Penny's - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's - Bold & Bright

Thanks for looking :)

Time For Another Challenge At The Paper Shelter

This week the challenge at The Paper Shelter is "Add a Sentiment".  The Paper Shelter are always bringing out more gorgeous digital stamps & papers & for my cards this time I used "The Most Adorable Seal" & "The Most Adorable Panda" images (I love these!), I used the pre-coloured images this time for quickness (there just aren't enough hours in the day).  The papers were FREE from Everyday Mom Ideas & I kept the cards quite simple just finishing off with computer generated sentiments, Baker's Twine & buttons.  I hope you can find time to join us & check out what the other DT members have been making with TPS wonderful images. If you use an image from The Paper Shelter you have the chance to win a $20 gift certificate & even if you don't & you are picked you can chose 3 images of your choice from the shop :D 

The challenges:

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - 2 Designer Papers

PaperPlay - Critters

One Stitch At A Time - Digi or Don't

There She Goes - Animal Theme

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey - Make It Cute
If The Shoe Fits - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - All Creatures Great & Small

 I hope your having a great week :)

Let's Get Sentimental

This week's challenge at Sentimental Sundays is "Let's Get Sentimental".  I made another coaster, I love recycling (& upcycling) & making something old look new again :)  So I covered an old coaster with 2 scraps of DP, inked the edges of the coaster with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink added some lace & a couple of gems.  The sentiment is by Rainbdrop Echo at Whimsy Stamps.  The DT have come up trumps as usual so there's plenty of inspiration for you :) (I forgot to say I did cover the coaster with Spray & Shine to make it more durable but you can't see this from the photo)

The challenges:

Creatalicious - All About Lace

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Delightful - Use Your Scraps

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up? - Layers

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes

Penny's - Anything Goes

I hope you're having a great weekend :) Are any of you on Pinterest? I've just got in to it & it's very addictive lol - it's great though cos you can keep all your favourite stuff in one place & it's easy to find.  My boards are HERE if you're interested (there's a lot of sewing stuff on there at the mo as I'm just getting into sewing again).

Shaped Cards at Sentimental Sundays :)

The Sentimental Sundays challenge starting today is "Shaped Cards" (don't tell anyone but I'm not really that keen on shaped cards so I made a box, hopefully nobody noticed lol).  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo & I used their wonderful "Cupcake Mistletoe" image (though it is actually Holly lol).  I coloured it with glimmer chalks & added some Crystal Lacquer, Glamour Dust & gems.  The box is an old cheese triangles box which I covered with DP & a die cut doily & I finished off with a bauble greeting & some ribbon. 

The challenges:

Crimbo Crackers - No People or Animals

Winter Wonderland - No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed

Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Card Caravan - Use Ribbon

It's All About Snow...

Well it is here in the UK we had our coldest night last night -15 they said (or was it -17? Whatever it was is was very cold lol).  This week's Di's Digi Challenge is "It's All About Snow" too which is fab & another excuse to get another Christmas card done :D  I used Di's cute "Snowman Notes"  image & coloured it with ProMarkers, the papers are from Zoe Pearn who is one of my fav designers (they are digi, of course).  I finished off with a die cut poinsettia, charm, chipboard, brad & stamped greeting.  For the snow I used Aleene's Glitter Snow (which I got recently when I won a Simon Says Stamp voucher) it gives a nice texture I think.  Oooh forgot to say I inked & glittered the edges of the papers (& the flower).  I hope you will join us & check out the other DT members who have really come up trumps with some wonderful creations :)  There is the chance to win a $10 voucher to spend at the Joanna Sheen online shop too! (don't forget you don't have to use Di's images but if you do there's a chance to win more of her gorgeous images).

The challenges:

Sparkle Creations - Christmas (own backgrounds, optional)

ABC Christmas - C is for Charming 

Crimbo Crackers - No People or Animals

The Stamp Man - Texture

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Christmas Inspirations - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Chill Out
Sweet & Sassy - Hat off to You

I hope you're having a great weekend :) I got a new phone Thursday so I've been playing with that (trying to suss it out lol) & we're going out for a nice walk in a bit (will def wrap up well). Tomorrow we're going to the movies to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel & meeting our youngest son for lunch :) Then back to his for tea & cake & hopefully some lessons on how to use my new phone lol ;)

Colour Challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend

I hope you've all had a good week, it has gone really quickly for me, I hope the weekend doesn't go as quick!  Today's new challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend is "Colour Combination" with a photo for inspiration.  We are being sponsored by Bugaboo & I used their (hmm can't remember what she is called) image & coloured it with ProMarkers & a touch of Glamour Dust.  The papers are digi & I finished off with a punched border, sentiment (from TLC I believe), gems & buttons.  Why not check out the other DT creations for lots of inspiration I hope you can join us :)

The challenges:

Crafter's Companion - Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs - Die Cuts

Creative Craft - Bingo (gems, scallops, blue)

Papertake - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Clean & Simple

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Ditzy-Craftymess - Anything Goes 

Enjoy the rest of today & have a great weekend :)

New Releases at Jellypark!

It's Friday again (where does the time go?) so that means it's new release time at Jellypark & this week's new releases are "Four Owls" & "Rabbit Bunny Costume".  I used 2 of the Four Owls, I love owls & these are so cute.  I also followed the theme for the new Jellypark Friends challenge which starts today & is "Shades of Love" (to use red, pink or purple).  I made these bookmarks by cutting a rectangle of card, finding the middle & bringing the 2 outer edges to meet in the middle to form the triangle (with an extra bit at the bottom), I taped these together & added some DP so you can't see the join & decorated with the Owls (coloured with PrismaColor pencils), felt border, sequins, die cut heart, gems, eyelet & added some beads & a charm to one of them.  The punched border was made using an EK Success punch.  Check out Jellypark for lots of wonderful images & why not join us for the challenge too :D

I'm entering these challenges:

Little Claire's - Anything But a Card

Crafts & Me - Use a New Image

Digital Tuesday - Pink or Red

Allsorts - Free & Easy
Crafty Purple Frog -  Flower Power
Charisma Cardz - Things with Wings

Thanks for looking :D

Be My Valentine

The Paper Shelter challenge for this week is nice & easy for this time of year as it's "Be My Valentine" & this gave me the chance to make a card for my wonderful hubby :)  I used TPS image called "Hilarious Cupid" (pre-coloured).  The paper has been in my stash for years (I still have tons left lol).  I added a punched border, die cut heats & 2 ticket sentiments with a heart brad.  I hope you can join us & there is the chance to win a $20 gift voucher to spend on the site if you use The Paper Shelter digi & even if you don't you could still win 3 digi's of your choice - how fab is that & there are so many to choose from.  I hope you will check out the DT creations for lots more inspiration.

The challenges:

Freshly Brewed - Love

Joanna Sheen - Love is in the Air

Crafty Calendar - Love & Marriage

My Craft Spot - Valentines

Lollipop - Valentines Card

The Kraft Journal - La-La-Luv You 

Stamp & Create - Valentines Day/Love
Card Makin Mamas - Valentines
Simon Says - Love is in the Air
Sassy Cheryl - Be My Valentine
One Stop - For the One I Love
Everybody Art - Love
Emerald Faerie Garden - Be My Valentine
My Mum's Craft Shop - It Must be Love

I hope you're having a wonderful week & keeping warm :)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge

Wow, the weeks are flying by & it's Sunday again & that means another challenge at Sentimental Sundays & this time it is "Dry Embossing" (with a sentiment).  Our wonderful sponsor is Heather Ellis (I love her images & so already had this one).  I coloured this Pure Innocence image with ProMarkers & used an embossing folder for the background, the paper is from the Prima "So Cute" stack & I finished off with my Memory Box heart border (again), some flowers, ribbon, punched butterflies, pearls & a greeting.  

The challenges:

Secret Crafter - Ribbons

Moving Along With the Times - Blooming Marvellous

The Kraft Journal - Tie It Up

My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers

Paper Crafting Journal - Floral

Lily Pad - Patterned Paper

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Hotshot - Flowers

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Enjoy your Sunday whatever your up to :)

Valentines Box & Earrings

Di's Digi challenge today is "Valentines" & I thought I'd make a little box to put a valentines gift in.  I made the box with my Ultimate Pro (I wanted to print some nice patterned card to make the box with but my printer's playing up so I had to settle for plain cream).  The image I used from Di's Digi Downloads is called "Love Bears" & I paper pieced his jumper & coloured the rest with ProMarkers (for some reason my colouring was a bit pants on this image but hopefully you can see how adorable it is).  I added the obligatory Glamour Dust ;) & finished off with a flower, heart gems & pearls, heart die cut border & a ribbon.  I then made some earrings to go in the box (although I have been wearing them so they're not really a present apart from to myself lol).  There is the chance to win a $10 voucher from Joanna Sheen & lots of inspiration from the other DT girls.

The challenges:

Prairie Fridays - Anything But a Card

Delightful - Valentines Anything But a Card

Paper Sundaes - Paper Piecing

Incy Wincy - Anything But a Card

Robyn's Fetish - Love

Cupcake - All You Need is Love

Crafty Creations - Anything But a Card

Craft Us Crazy - Full of Love

Crafty Purple Frog - Valentines Day/Show us Some Love
Cardmadfairy -Ribbons & Bows
The Poodles Parlour - Valentine/Love
Allsorts - One or More Hearts
Sweet Stampin' - Animals 
Little Claire's - Anything But a Card 
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Valentine's Day

Thanks for looking & have a wonderful weekend :)

Winter Wonderland...

Wow, look at me go with the Christmas cards lol  This week the challenge at Jellypark Friends is "Winter Wonderland".  This wonderful image I used is actually a freebie! Yes, if you join the Jellypark Friends group at The Crafter's Cafe you can have it too :)  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the papers are digi & I finished off with glittered snowflakes & snowflake border, greeting & gems.  If you would like more of these gorgeous digi images then check out the Jellypark shop & there is lots of inspiration from the other DT members SO if like me your trying to be more organised with your Christmas cards (or you just want to make another other sort of wintery greetings card) why not join in the fun. 

The challenges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes

One Stop - Weather

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Sassy Studio - Christmas/Winter using scraps

Cute Card Thursday - You're a Gem
Die Cuttin Divas - Buttons, Bows &/or Bling
Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Things With Wings

Roll on 5 o'clock so the weekend can begin :)  I hope you've all had a great week.

Ooh I've just found out Claire (the wonderful Jellypark illustrator) has produced a wonderful digital stamp & ALL to proceeds are  going to a wonderful cause so I just had to treat myself :D  You can read all about it HERE

Look, isn't she adorable :)

Stampin' for the Weekend New Challenge

This fortnight the challenge at SFTW is "Embossing" & our wonderful sponsor is StampFairy.  I used "Barry Angel 2", coloured him with ProMarkers, added some gold Glamour Dust to the wings & stars. I used a Christmas tree embossing folder for the blue panel & stamped some gold snowflakes on the background paper, the finishing touches were: ribbon, button, bell, gems & greeting.  I hope you can join us!

The challenges:

Pixie Dust - Let's go to the Zoo

Papertake - Happy Highlights

One Stitch at a Time - Going Round & Round

C.R.A.F.T. - Recipe

Creative Craft - The Colour Blue

ABC Christmas - B is for Bears, Bunting, Banners, Brads, Buttons, Bows or Blooms

Sparkle Creations - Colour
Sew Many Cards - Circles
Dream Valley - Animals
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers - Card for a Child (Christmas)

Pearls & Swirls

This week's challenge at The Paper Shelter is "Pearls & Swirls".  We've missed a week or 2 as we have been holding a DT call.  I used TPS "Little Red Riding Hood" image & coloured it with ProMarkers.  The papers are from my stash & I distressed the edges.  I used new Martha Stewart butterfly punch ( which I got with a win on the Simon Says Stamp challenge :D  ) & finished off with die cut swirls, lace, pearls & a stamped ticket.  If you use The Paper Shelter products you get the chance to win a $20 gift certificate to spend in the shop & even if you don't & you are picked (by random.org) you still win 3 images of your choice!  So what have you got to loose lol.

The challenges:

Stamps R Us - Just Kidding Around

Scrappy Frogs - Lace

Delightful - Distressed/Vintage

Craft Your Days Away - Distressing

Moving Along With The Times - Things With Wings

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red

Willow Sketchie - Sketch

Crafty Bloggers Network - Distressing

Lolipop Crafts - Wing It
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Everybody Art - Swirls

Hope you're having a great week :)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge - Die Cuts

It feels like ages since I've blogged although it's only a week & what a busy week it's been what with work & trying to get ahead with my crafting commitments, which was one of my New Years resolutions & it's not been going quite to plan lol but I'm not doing too bad :)  Anyway onto this week's challenge at Sentimental Sundays which is "Die Cuts" (with a sentiment) & we're sponsored by The (wonderful) Paper Shelter.  My image is the aptly named "Snowman" which I coloured with ProMarkers with added Glamour Dust.  The papers are also from The Paper Shelter & I finished off with a greeting, pearl, die cut snowflakes, button & Baker's twine. So that's another Christmas card made! (that was another New Year's resolution - to get more Christmas cards made).  I hope you will be able to join us this week.

The challenges:

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - A for Anything Goes

Pixie Dust - We're Going Dotty

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes

Fussy & Fancy - Let It Snow!

Crafty Catz - Buttons & Bows

Crafting for all Seasons - Snowmen/Snowflakes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Glitter Latte

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend :)

Ribbon Challenge at Sentimental Sundays

As the title suggests this weeks challenge at Sentimental Sundays is to use ribbon in your creations (don't forget the sentiment too) & our wonderful sponsor is Fred She Said :)  I made this wedding card for someone I work with to give to her Dad & his new wife as she loves Tatty Teddy.  The image is from my Me to You CD-rom & I added Glamour Dust & gems to the image (I used my new trimmer again).  The papers from the Dovecraft Wedding stack (that I've had for ages) & I finished the card with ribbon, heart charm, flowers & a peel-off  greeting (I am trying to use them up but it will take forever lol).  I decorated the inside with a mini image & the same paper.  We all love ribbon (well most of us do) so I hope you will be able to join us this week :)

This is the inside of the card

The challenges:

Simply Create Too - Layers, Layers & More Layers

Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings

Pixie Dust - Put Your Heart Into It

Crafty Ribbons - New Beginnings

Designed to Delight - Hearts

2 Sisters - Use Metal

Happy Sunday & Thanks for looking!

Thank's A Bunch!

Di's Digi Challenge starting today is "Thank You" (you don't have to use her images, though we love to see them if you have any).   I love Di's images & this image I've used is called "Daisy Kitten".  I coloured her with ProMarkers, the papers are digi & I cut the edges of the image & spotty paper with my new paper trimmer (which I love).  I kept the card quite simple as the colours are quite bright, finishing off with a little ribbon rosette with button, greeting & pearls.  We are sponsored by Michelle's Scrapbooking & there is the chance to win a $10 voucher :)

The challenges:

Making it with Meslyn - Spring Has Sprung

Stamps R Us - What You Got For Christmas (new trimmer)

Simon Says - Spots &/or Stripes

I Love ProMarkers - Cute & Cuddly

Crafty Catz - Use Something New (trimmer & image)

Crafty Creations - Something New

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Sarah Hurley - Giving Thanks/Thank You

Lexi's Creations -Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - On the Spot & Ribbon
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes with Blue

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Thank You

I'm so glad it's the weekend :) I'm hopefully going to do some sorting out of my crafty stuff today & later hubby & I are going out for a meal (so no cooking for me today - hooray).  I hope you enjoy yourselves what ever you get up to!  Thanks for looking :)

Out With The Old!

The first challenge of the year at Stampin' for the Weekend is "Out With The Old" & we would like to see you use some of your old stash on your projects.  This is the perfect chance to rummage through your drawers & use some of your old supplies (this was one of my New Year's resolutions so this challenge was perfect for me).  I used some papers that I've had for ages ( I do like them but I don't make enough men's cards to use them very often).  The image is from DigiStamp Boutique & coloured with ProMarkers & I finished the card off with some mesh, ribbon & greeting (all of which I've had for ages too).  I hope you can find time to join us & there is the chance to win a £10 Lili of the Valley gift voucher for more incentive :)

The challenges:

DigiStamp Boutique - January Competition

Dutch Dare - For the Boys

Moving Along With The Times - Spots & Stripes

Cute Card Thursday - You're Having a Laugh

Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday

C.R.A.F.T. - Celebration 
Bee Crafty - Celebration 
Pile It On - Manly Cards

It's Friday... It's... New Releases at Jellypark!

Friday again & how quickly it has come round again at least it's nearly the weekend but also Friday is my worse day at work a) cos I'm tired as it's the end of the week b) I start at 7.45 am & have a long day & c) it's always busy BUT at least I have my crafting to keep me going lol & I'm so lucky to be on the Jellypark DT as I get to use Claire's fabulous new images every couple of weeks & this one is called "Cute Girl With Speech Bubble".  I coloured her with ProMarkers & paper pieced her dress.  The papers are from a kit from The Paper Shelter called "Spring Swing", I did some faux stitching around the edges (which I must admit I'm not sure about) & I finished off using my new Die-namics rolled flower dies & some pearls.  As it is Friday there is also a new challenge at Jellypark Friends which today is Something in my Pocket so I hope you'll be able to join us for that :)  We have some new DT members  so there's even more inspiration for you :)

The challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - Spots & Dots

Simon Says - Spots &/or Stripes 

Papertake - Die Cute Special 

My Mum's Craft Shop - Here Come the Girls

Cupcake - Something New (Die-namics dies)

Crafty Creations - Something New  "

Allsorts - Paper Piecing
There She Goes - Paper Piecing

I also have news about the new Jellypark Juniors which is a challenge blog just for children so if your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces etc love crafting they can show their creation off here.  My grandson Ryan has entered his card & is so excited when he gets comments on his new blog.

DT Call at The Paper Shelter!

Just visit The Paper Shelter HERE :)

First Christmas Card of 2012! :D

Well I've started my Christmas cards (very) early so we will see if I have enough by December (I started in January last year & it didn't make any difference lol).  

This week the Sentimental Sundays challenge is Snow, Blue +/or Glitter, I used blue & glitter.  The backing paper is from Dovecraft's "Let it Snow" pad & as you can see I've used my new trimmer with the Victorian blade again :)  The image is "Angel Girl Nativity" from Jellypark & is one of my favs.  I coloured the image with ProMarkers with Glamour Dust on her wings.  I finished the card off with a sparkly ribbon, star gem, tinsel, peel off greeting (I have hundreds of these from when I first started cardmaking - a loooong time ago, so I thought I'd better try & use some up). The Poinsettia was made using my new Spellbinders Shapabilities Layered Poinsettia dies which I love & I glittered them & added a pearl.  Ooh I forgot to say the Kraft card is digi! yes I printed it from a kit from Pink Petticoat & I am soo chuffed as I struggle to find Kraft card & now I can print it off when I like :D

I hope you will join us this week & don't forget to check out last week's New Year's Party challenge & Blog Hop winners AND the fabulous creations from the other DT members too!  (& have you seen the new look blog? It looks fab).

The challenges:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Sparkle & Ribbon

Prairie Fairy - Things with Sparkly Wings

Magical Mondays - Anything Goes

Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - New (trimmer, Nesties)

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Papertake - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Things with Wings
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

I hope your New Year has got off to a great start & you're enjoying the weekend :)

Sentimental Sundays Blog Hop!

Firstly let me wish everyone a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope it is a wonderful one :D

& I must let you know that Sentimental Sundays is back with some fabulous new DT members (& some fabulous old ones too lol) & to celebrate we're having a Blog Hop with  5 (yes 5!) wonderful sponsors:  Meljen's, Pink Cat Studio, Whimsy Stamps, Digital Delights by Louby Lou, My Craft Spot.  The image I used is called "Pixie Dust Fairy" from Meljens & I chose it cos I just love fairies & thought she was a bit different & I coloured her with ProMarkers & Glamour Dust.  I've finally got my Big Shot (got for my birthday in September to replace my old but well loved Zip-e-Mate) & used my Nestie circles to mount her.  The papers are from my stash (the silver one is from Craftwork Cards) & I finished off with a greeting (also from Craftwork Cards), punched flowers, ribbon, charm & gems.

If you are joining in the Blog Hop remember to leave comments on all the blogs & there will be some hidden prizes along the way.  You should have arrived here from BONNIE & next on the Hop is KATHY & if you get lost at all just return to the Sentimental Sundays blog & you will find the DT list :D  The challenge is nice & easy "Anything Goes".

The Challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles - Angels or Fairies

My Mum's Craft Shop - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes 
Prairie Fairy - Things with Sparkly Wings