Willow Sketchie Challenge

It's been a long day today, we had Basic Life Support training at work & then I still had to work til 6.30 (we usually get to go home early on a training day) so I'm feeling a bit whacked tonight but at least it's my day off tomorrow (hooray!)

It's been a while since I've entered the Willow Sketchie challenge & this time they have an added incentive: you can win a Letraset wallet filled with ProMarkers! (the sketches are always fab too).  I kept my card quite simple cos I didn't want to hide this gorgeous sparkly paper which is from the "Up, Up & Away" paper pad from First Edition.  The image is from The Paper Shelter & called "Sleepyhead Moon", the sentiment is from Raindrop Echo & I finished the card of with some ribbon & a charm.  

 The challenges:

Truly Scrumptious - Clean & Simple

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Critter - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Let's Celebrate (10)

Allsorts - Clean & Simple

My Craft Spot - Ribbon

Paper Makeup Stamps - Size Matters

Celebrate the Occasion - Any Occasion (must use ribbon)

Thanks for looking & I hope you're having a great week :)

Make Your Own Flowers :)

Thank you so much to all who entered Di's Digi Designs 1st challenge & it's time for the 2nd challenge which is "Make Your Own Flowers", I tried to make a fabric flower with 6 petals all gathered in the middle but it just wasn't happening lol (I need more practice, I'm hoping to make one good enough to be used on my DT sample for tomorrow but not sure if I will) SO I ended up making the old favourite rolled flowers but I did use felt for a change :)  The paper is digi & was  free I believe (I will try & remember where from & post the link) - FOUND IT: it is from Computer Scrapbook & called "Garden Path" (there are loads of fabulous free kits on there). I used Di's image called "Off for a Walk" & coloured it with ProMarkers, finishing the card with punched & glittered butterlies, pearls, lace & a greeting. Our fab sponsor is Joanna Sheen.  

The Challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Flower Power (use 5 or more flowers)

Crafty Sentiments - Happy Birthday

Card Makin Mamas - Punches

Simon Says - Dies &/or Punches

Paper Sundaes - Felt

My Mum's Craft Shop - Girls & Boys

Flutterby - Open (with a butterfly, angel or fairy)
Wags 'n Whiskers - Lace

The Lily Pad - Bling

 Have a fabulous weekend!

Friday Fun at Jellypark Friends :D

As it is Friday it is also time for a new challenge at Jellypark Friends & this time it is to use a colour palette from Design Seeds & there are tons of them!  I wanted to do a Christmas card with this fab new release called "Snowball Girl", isn't she the cutest :)  so the palette I used was "Holiday Sparkle" & I coloured the image in with ProMarkers, the papers are digi & I finished off with a snowflake border punch, die cut Christmas tree, gold ribbon, eyelet, gems, greeting & some Glamour Dust.  There's lots of inspiration from the other DT members on the Challenge Blog too so I hope you can join us.

My challenges:

Lexi's Creations - A Card for a Child

Crafty Hazelnut - Sparkle

Sparkle - Optional Sketch

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Crafter's Companion - Christmas Wishes

The Crafty Pad - Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend

My Mum's Craft Shop - Boys & Girls

Digistamps4Joy - Anything Goes
Glitter Fairies - Christmas Cutie

Christmas Crafting - Sparkle
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes
Cutie Sunday - Christmas Cards
Jingle Bells - Suzie Snowflake

What a Cutie!!

Well it's Friday again & that's another week that has just whizzed by (scary isn't it).  But as it's Friday it's time for another Stampin' for the Weekend challenge which this time is "What a Cutie" & we are sponsored by the wonderful Wee Stamps & the DT were lucky enough to be given some of Sylvia's gorgeous images to use :) I chose "Spring Bringer" & coloured her with ProMarkers with a touch of sparkle, the papers are digi & I used my sewing machine around the edges.  I finished off with flowers, punched butterfly, pearls, greeting, eyelet, ribbon & I also used my new Martha Stewart "Vine Trim" punch.  I love all things cute so really enjoyed this challenge & if you do too please play along :)  I'm entering this card for the Simon Says challenge which is Dies &/or Punches.

Keeping It Nice & Easy...

The Paper Shelter challenge this week is the old favourite of "Anything Goes" so no excuses not to join in ;)  I've made a wedding card for a change using TPS cute image called "The Happy Couple" as you can see I used the coloured image (short of time again & it is so handy getting the images in colour or the b&w outline).  The papers are from Dovecraft & they have been in my stash for ages.  I used my new Martha Stewart border punch & finished off with a rub-on greeting, flowers, pearls, ribbon & charm (ooh & a smattering bit of Glamour Dust).  I decorated the inside with the reverse of the papers used on the front.  I hope you will join us & check the other DT members fab creations for lots of inspiration.

As always we have a lovely prize for you. If you use a TPS image you have the chance of winning a wooping $20 gift certificate, and if you chose not to use a TPS image and still want to play, you have the chance to win a digi of your own choice. How great isn't that?

The challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles - Lots of Layers

Card Makin Mamas - Punches

Pollycraft - Swirls & Pearls

PaperPlay - Punches & Dies

One Stitch at a Time - Punch It

Moving Along With the Times - Sparkle

Digital Tuesday - People Images
Cardmadfairy - Lots of layers (+ digi)
Shopping Our Stash - No Colouring Allowed

I hope you're all having a good week & managing to fit some crafting in.   I had 2 days without food, only clear fluids as I had a little hospital procedure yesterday - I couldn't wait for cup of tea & a teacake when I got home.  Hopefully I can get back to normal today (my friends say I'm a grazer: I like to eat little & often lol) & as it's my day off  I'm hoping to get back on track with my crafting :D

What a Great Week...

I hope you've all had a great week.  I have: the beginning of the week was spent in the Cotswolds for a nice relaxing break with my hubby & Friday was my birthday which was spent with my friend Kelly & her little boy & also my brother & nephew. Then I spoke to my  darling grandchildren (& son & DIL) on the webcam & we went out for a lovely meal in the evening.  GUESS what I got for my birthday - lots of crafty goodies lol (I've finally upgraded my Zip-e-Mate to a Big Shot). Anyway that also explains why I haven't blogged anything for a week (& also why I haven't been able to comment but I am trying to catch up now).  

This card was made for the Sentimental Sundays challenge which is Monochromatic, I found this image on The Graphics Fairy Blog (& the label image too)  & just added a touch of metallic rub-ons.  I used some Muslin, a small doily, flowers, greeting & I made a decorative pin using a headpin & some beads (from my jewellery making stash).  I decorated  the inside very simply  to match.  

The challenges:

Scrappy Frog - Vintage

Dutch Dare - Monochromatic

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Papertake - Things With Wings

My Mum's Craft Shop - Happy Birthday

Flutterby - Open (with Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)

Fab 'n' Funky - Bingo (Embellishment, Digi Image, Flowers)

Everybody Art - Flowers

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Emerald Faerie - Pearls

Little Miss Muffet - Things With Wings
Papiravisen - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Vintage/Shabby Chic
The Pink Elephant - Vintage
Tuesday Throwdown - Pearls
Paper Creations Ink - Vintage or Distressed Look
Shopping Our Stash - Vintage, Distressed or Shabby Chic
Ladybug Crafts - Flowers

Autumn is Here!

Well I always thought Autumn started on 21st September so strictly speaking it isn't here yet but the weather is making it feel more like winter lol.  This week's Sentimental Sundays challenge is "Autumn" & for my card I used this cute image from The Paper Shelter called "Autumn is Coming" (I used the pre-coloured image with just a bit of chalk added as I have been short of time this week & it's great to have the choice), the papers are from Basic Grey (not digi!), the sentiment is by Raindrop Echo & I finished of with some flowers & gems.  I also decorated the inside for a change (nothing fancy lol). 

The challenges:

Everybody Art - Autumn

Craft Us Crazy - Autumn Colours 

Freshly Brewed - Something New (Big flower & image)

Scrapalicious USA - Fall Theme

Truly Scrumptious - Decorate the Inside of your Card

Lexi's Creations - Autumn
The Crafty Pad - Goodbye Summer 
For Fun - Red, Brown & Yellow

& here's a little matching gift box :)

I hope you're enjoying your weekend - we're off for a few days away to the Cotswolds, hopefully for a nice relaxing break though they do say there's a hurricane coming tomorrow :s  Take care & have a great week too.

There's a New Challenge in Town!

Well not exactly in Town but in Crafty Blog Land lol.  Some of you may have seen the wonderful Di's Digi Downloads & today is the start of her new challenge blog :) I've been on Di's team for a quite a while now & I love using her images & I was very excited when she said she was going to start a challenge blog - well we all love a challenge don't we!  It's a nice n easy theme to get you started "Anything Goes".  I've made another Christmas card {hooray} & I used "Maisy & Crew Carol Singing" which I coloured with ProMarkers & added some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow.  The papers are digi, the lil greeting is stamped & I finished off with some holly made from a Christmas decoration & some gems, ribbon, flower, brad & some Glamour Dust.  I hope you will join us for the first challenge (you can use any image, stamped or digi so there really is no excuse lol).

The challenges:

Crafter's Companion - Christmas Wishes

Delightful - Bling It On

Crafty Catz - Ribbons

Crafty Ribbons - Festive Cheer in September

Cardmadfairy - Add Flowers

Scrap-Creations - Winter Wishes

Christmas Inspirations - Christmas Card With Glitter

Scrap-Card - Christmas Card

Christmas Crafting - Christmas Sparkle

Crazy Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

Have a fabulous weekend & I hope you get some crafting done & have some fun :) (ooh I'm a poet lol)

Pass It On...

This fortnight's challenge at Jellypark Friends is "Pass It On" which just means to create something& actually give/send it to someone & I made a birthday card for a special friends birthday that is coming up (it's ok she doesn't blog lol).  I used one of Jellypark's newly released images called "Dressing Up", isn't she adorable!  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the papers are from The Paper Shelter & are called "Sweet Gardener".  I finished off with a doily, flowers, brad, charm, punched butterfly, greeting & an abundance of pearls.  I adore this image & think she is my favourite of Claire's illustrations so far & if you want to see the other new release & more get more inspiration please check out the challenge blog & the other DT members cards including our fab guest designer: Sara :)

I'm entering my card for these challenge:

Passion for ProMarkers - Patchwork

One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi

I Love ProMarkers - Metal Embellishment or Charm

I Did It - Girly Girl

Flutterby - Open (with Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)

C.R.A.F.T. - Children

For Fun - Kids at Play

Crafting For all Seasons - Birthday

Crafty Purple Frog - Birthdays

I hope you've all had a great week, I'm really glad it's over cos we're on holiday now & are off to the Cotswolds for a few days - I can't wait :D

Tickled Pink at Stampin' for the Weekend

This week's challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend is "Tickled Pink" so we would like to see projects that are Pink, Pink, Pink & more Pink!  I used this cute image from Di's Digital Downloads called "Crown Princess" & coloured her with ProMarkers.  I've had these papers from PaperMania for ages & I never use them (I now know why  - I don't really like them lol).  I finished my card off with a die cut doily, gems, flowers & chipboard sentiment.  I do hope you'll get out you pink "bits & bobs" & join us for this challenge. The design team's creations are all very different so if you're looking for inspiration why not check them out :)  I'm entering this card into the Stampalot challenge which this month is "It's a Frame Up".

Embossing (of any kind) at The Paper Shelter

Wednesday's are good for several reasons, not least cos is my day off (though I have to go to the dentist today but I'm trying not to think about that) &it also a fab new challenge at The Paper Shelter & this week, as the title suggests ;) is "Embossing of any Kind!"  I have a confession to make about my card: I had finished it & was just about to photo it when I realised something was missing - I'd forgotten the embossing lol (I hate it when that happens) so I embossed a Christmas tree panel (which was my original plan that I had completely forgotten) & added it in :D  I used TPS "Snowman" image which I coloured with ProMarkers, the papers are digi, I added some Glamour Dust & finished off with flowers, gem brads, beads & a charm.  I hope you will join us & check out the wonderful creations from the other DT members.

The challenges:

I Love ProMarkers - Metal Embellishment or Charm

The Crazy Challenge - Spots &/or Stripes

Stamp Something - Digi Day

Papertake - Anything Goes

Woodware USA - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - Winter Wishes

Hope you're having a great week & enjoy today (I will once I've finished my root canal treatment).

Jellypark Sponsors Fetch a Sketch!

Hello everyone, it seems like ages since I last blogged (well it is over a week & that is a long time for me) & I am getting withdrawal symptoms.  I've had so much catching up to do with my craft & I don't know if you remember I said that I started jewellery making a  while ago ( obviously if it is your first visit here you won't know ;) ), well my friend Duang & I are hoping to do a craft fayre so I have been busy preparing for that too (I wish I didn't have to go to work as it really does get in the way of crafting lol).  Anyway things should be more or less back to normal this week :D

Today Jellypark is sponsoring "Fetch a Sketch", it is a nice & easy sketch too (I love sketches).  My cute image & sentiment is (of course) from Jellypark & coloured with ProMarkers, the paper is digi & I finished the card off with fabric/wool flowers, ribbon, pearls & a charm.  I hope you'll have time to join in the challenge last for 2 weeks & you could win a £5.00 gift certificate (& they also have another prize on offer too!) .

The challenges:

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - Colour Inspiration

Mark's Finest - Bring on the Bling

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Card Makin' Mamas - Digital

The Poodles Parlour - Animal Antics

Crafty Purple Frog - Birthdays

Crafts & Me - Add a Charm

Truly Scrumptious - Rocked up Pink

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Creative Craft - Just Charming

Scrappy Frogs - Time For Some Bling

Bearly Mine - Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Party Time

Thanks for looking & have a great Monday!

Back to School...

It's that time of year when the summer holidays are coming to an end & it's time for the lil children to get ready to go "Back to School" & that is the theme for this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge.  I used this fab image from DigiStamp Boutique called "Off to School Ava" & coloured her with ProMarkers, the papers were from my stash & I finished of with a chipboard A+ , a paperclip & computer generated sentiment. There is lots of inspiration from the fabulous DT & free sentiments too!

My challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Back to School

PaperPlay - Back to School

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Back to School

Fairytale - Back to School

Frosted Designs - School Papers

Party Time Tuesdays - Back to School

DigiStamp Boutique - August Competition

Hope you're all having a fabulous weekend (it's an extra long one here in the UK) & manage to get at least some (if not lots of) crafting done :o)

Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge

Wow, Friday again where are the weeks going?  For this week's Jellypark Friends Friday challenge we would love to see Punches or Diecuts used on your creations.  There are 2 fabulous digi image releases too & the one I've used is called "Jumping in Leaves" (doesn't it look fun lol).  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the papers are digi from Designs by Krista & I finished off with a punched butterfly & fence, a ticket brads, flower, lace border & pearls.  If your looking for more inspiration you'll find it by checking out the other DT's creations & blogs :)  

The challenges:

Delightful - Digital Paper

Crafts And Me - Lace

Creative Inspirations - Text Me

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power

Everybody Art - Blue/Brown

Karen's Doodles - Punch It Out
Hooked On Craft - Things With Wings

Have a great Friday, it's nearly the weekend (thank goodness).

The Paper Shelter Challenge :)

Wednesday again, I love Wednesday cos it is my day off :) & as it is Wednesday it's time for another fab challenge at The Paper Shelter & this week it is "Punches or Dies".  If you use one of their images you are with the chance to win a $15 gift certificate to spend in their online Store but even if you don't use their images you still could win 1 of their gorgeous images - so it is a win, win situation :D  For my card I used TPS "Hippie Girl" (coloured) image which is def one of my favourites (though I have soo many lol).  I used a couple of papers from my stash (the peace was free from TLC I believe), the ticket is a stamp from Raindrop Echo & I finished off with some staples, stamped leaves, bit of an artificial flower, punched flower, punched butterfly, gems & a brad.

The challenges:

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Pixie Dust Studio - A Tween Teen's Dream

Corrosive - Girly
Flutter By - Open (including butterfly, fairy or angel)
AiFactory - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour- Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Summertime

Have a lovely day - I'm off to see an old friend this morning & then hopefully I can catch up with some crafting this afternoon (after whizzing round doing some housework).

Sentimental Sundays Birthday Challenge

Sunday again, I hope you're all enjoying a lovely weekend,  Yesterday we had a lovely walk on the beach (yes it was actually sunny!), we had to make the most of the warm, dry weather & later today we're going out for a meal (so no cooking or washing up - hooray).  As it IS Sunday that means it's time for another Sentimental Sundays challenge which this week is "Birthdays".  For my card I used another fab digital image from The Paper Shelter & this one is called "Birthday Cupcake" & as I was pushed for time (this week has been sooo busy) I used the coloured version:) I did a bit of machine stitching made some bunting & finished off with sparkly twine, coloured pearls, alphabet stickers & some Glamour Dust.  I hope you will be able to join us ( well it is nice & easy, we all need birthday cards :D ).  Ooh don't forget fabulous free sentiments every Sunday too.

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Cupcakes

Simon Says - Food & Drinks

One Stop - Bold & Bright

Fab 'n' Funky - A Stitch in Time

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Pixie Cottage - Big on Birthdays &/or Sketch
Anything Goes - Happy Birthday/Celebration
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
AiFactory - Anything goes
Emerald Faerie Garden  - Birthday

Holidays at Stampin' for the Weekend

Well that's been a really long week, I'm so glad that Friday (just gotta get through today lol).  As it is Friday that means it's time for a new Stampin' for the Weekend challenge :)  This fortnight we want to see you Holiday projects.  I used this fab digi image called "Sunny Day" from The Paper Shelter (you get all their images in outline & full colour so they are very versatile) which I coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are from my stash & I finished off with flowers, brads, ribbon & a touch of Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents & a digi ticket (I've added a gem to the flower in her hair now as well).  I'd like to enter my card for the Crafty Calendar challenge which this month is "Hot Colours".

Hope you've had a great week & are looking forward to a lovely weekend :)

Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge...

This week the Jellypark Friends Friday challenge is to use your favorite embellishment.  My favourite embellishment depends on the type of card, as this card is a male card (not my favorites usually to make  but I loved using this cute new "Boy Footballer" image). I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the papers are digi & I finished off with punched stars, twine, button, a couple of pearls & some scrabble tiles.  The other DT members have done an amazing job so I hope you'll check them out for lots more inspiration.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Pixie Dust - Boys will be Boys

My Mum's Craft Shop - Sports & Hobbies

Crafty Creations - Male Birthday - Sketch

The Stamping Boutique - Happy Birthday - A Young Male

Scrapbook Sisters - Stars

4 Crafty Chicks - Twine
AiFactory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash - Dogs, Digi Stamps or Denim
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

I hope you've had a good week & have a lovely weekend ahead.  We're off to Kent tonight to meet our new granddaughter & I can't wait :)

My Last Post For StampFairy

I have enjoyed every moment of being on the StampFairy DT & using Gerda's wonderful images & working with such a great bunch of girls but I've decided to stand down so this is my last post on the DT.  The Friday release this week is this cute "Garden Goblin" in various guises :)  I decided to cover an old filofax & I used ProMarkers to colour the image, added the freebie toadstools on the front too & also inside finishing off with some alphabet stickers, buttons & punched corners.  

The challenges:

Crazy Amigo - Free Theme 

C.R.A.F.T. - Gifts

Incy Wincy - Something Old, Something New (New image, corner punch, Old buttons, stickers)

Kaboodle Doodles - Primary Colours

The Paper Shelter Challenge :)

I was so pleased & excited to be chosen to be on The Paper Shelter DT as their digital images & papers are gorgeous & this is my first creation for their challenge blog.  This week the theme is "Sitching" (faux or real).  I don't use my sewing machine enough so it was nice to have an excuse to use it :) The image I used is called "Beauty Treatment" & I coloured her with ProMarkers (all the images come in coloured too which is fab if you haven't got a lot of time), the stamped beauty products & sentiment are from Elzybells & I finished the card off with flowers, punched butterfly & some gems.  Ooh I nearly forgot to say I decorated the inside of the card too (I'm love doing this at the moment, when I have enough time lol).

This is the inside

You don't need to use a Paper Shelter image to enter the challenge but if you do & you win you get a $15.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter shop but if you don't use one of their images you could still win your choice of one of their fabulous digital images.  So everyone can join in the fun!

I'm entering my card for these challenges:
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Cupcake - Sew Mad
Flutterby - Open (include Butterfly, Fairy or Angel)
The Stamp Man - Show us Some Stitching
Delightful - Stitching

AiFactory - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi
KB Cute - Anything Goes (using a digi)
Pink Elephant - Butterfly
Paper Creator - Say it With Flowers
Sparkles Forum - One For The Girls

I hope you're all having a great week, I've got so much to do today (& so little time lol).