Clean and Simple at A Gem of a Challenge

Hello again my lovely friends.

I hope you are having an enjoyable weekend.

I am back with my second card of the day so I can let you know about the start of a new 

A Gem of a Challenge
This time our theme is
Clean and Simple

The prize for the winner is 2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 

of the winners choice from PINKGEM DESIGNS.....

I have used the beautiful Crocus Digi Stamp, I love these delicate Spring-time flowers which appear each year to let us know that Spring is on it's way.

I have printed the flower 3 times to layer up the petals.

Sorry about the wonky photo!

side view to try and show the layers on the crocus

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Crocus coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Personal Impressions Small Everyday Messages

Whimsy Double Scallop Doily Die 

Die-Namics Circle Stax

Small butterfly punch

Small silver gem

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Less is More - This makes me Happy - I love the Spring. When the crocuses start to appear I know Spring is finally on it's way, just seeing them makes me smile!

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Clean and Simple

Thank you once again for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Happy Birthday - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning to you all, my lovely friends.

I hope you are all well and happy. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

I have 2 cards to share today so I shall get straight on with my first which I have made with some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.

The wonderful sentiment is a Tonic Studios die and the papers are Bazzill - Zinc

Items Used:

Dies - Tonic Studios Everyday Sentiments Die Set 1

Die-Namics Upsy Daisy

Die-Namics Vertical Stitched Strips

Frantic Stamper Elementals #1

Bazzill Basics 6x6 Printed Multipack - Zinc

Bazzill Cardstock Kisses

Just to let you know that there is currently 15 % off  all products this weekend too!

Thank you for stopping by to look at my card this morning, I really do appreciate it.

I shall be back soon with my Pink Gem DT card.

Bye for now

hugs

It's Anything Goes at the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Hello again my lovely friends.

As promised, I am here with my second post of the day.

I am thrilled to say that I am now back on the Design Team for the Sugar Bowl Challenge! 

Today is the start of a new challenge where the theme is 

Anything Goes

 using a Sugar Nellie image 

As always one lucky winner of this challenge gets to choose 4 sweet Sugar Nellie digis

and

a second prize winner will receive 2 Sugar Nellie digis

I have used one of my favourite Sugar Nellie stamps - the fabulous Pippi Longsocks,

 I love that happy frog!

Items Used:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Pippi Longsocks from Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Daydream

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Die-Namics Stacking Stars

Die-Namics Pierced Traditional Tag Stax

Die-Namics Stitched Rectangle Stax

Button and Twine

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Send a Smile for Kids - Punches and/or Die cuts for kids

Papertake Weekly - Take your Pick - I chose Sketch # 55

Graph'It Colour Challenge - Spring Greens
Crafty Cardmakers and More - stripes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Lots of Layers

Thank you once again for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, your continued support and encouragement means so much to me.

Bye for now

hugs

Flower Vases - DigiStamp Boutique DT cards

Good Morning my lovely friends.
Thursday already? This week is going so fast!
Anyway, I hope you are well and having a good week, I'm sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today I have 2 post so I am here bright and early with my DigiStamp Boutique DT cards

I have made 2 very simple cards. The gorgeous images are from the new Flower Vases set. I have 2 out of the 3 images in the set.

Items Used:

Digital Stamps - DigiStamp Boutique Flower Vases coloured with Promarkers

Cuttlebug Grace's Frame Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug Pinking Stitch Embossing Folder

Papers - WildRose Studio (gingham) and LOTV

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

I will be back soon.

bye for now

hugs

Letters of the Alphabet - Passion for Promarker Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time our theme is

Letters of the Alphabet

This is basically anything goes! Just tell us which letter of the alphabet you've used.

I have used an image of a rose so my letter is R

For this challenge we are sponsored by 

Bugaboo Digi Stamps who will give a $21 voucher to the lucky winner.

For my card I have used a gorgeous digi-stamp from Make it Crafty. My card shape has been made with a Go-Kreate Die, one of my favourites.

Items Used:

Make it Crafty Roses of Love coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies- Go Kreate Square Frilly #10

Wplus9 Layered Butterfly

Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles Vellum

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

Spring Bently - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week. I am sending hugs to those in need of them.

Sorry I haven't been around much this last week, life is rather hectic at the moment.

Anyway, today I am pleased to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card with you.

This time I have used the adorable Spring Bently.

I think this image could be used for so many occasions, just perfect for this time of year with Mother's Day and Easter not too far away.

Items Used:

Digital Stamps - DigiStamp Boutique Spring Bently coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps - A Little Sentimental

Papers - sorry I don't know the make, they are very old - may have been free with a magazine?

Dies- Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Vertical Stitched Strips

Die-Namics Stitched Scallop Edges

Wild Rose Studio Corner Flourish

Small butterfly punch

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons - Dies and /or Punches

Thank you so much for stopping by to look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Truffle and Flowers - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely friends.
I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

I am here today with my DigiStamp Boutique DT card

This adorable image is Truffle and Flowers. He is on special offer at the moment as there is currently 25% off all Easter and Mother's Day images.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Truffle and Flowers coloured with Promarkers 

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps - Sweet Little Sentiments

Papers - LOTV Pastel Dreams

Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles Vellum

Die-Namics  Rounded Stitched Rectangles Stax

Die-Namics Stitched Snow Drifts

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner  -  Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly  - Hearts and/or Flowers

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really appreciate your continued support and encouragement. I enjoy reading any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

To Someone I Love at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope all is well with you. I am sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today it the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

The theme this week is

To Someone I Love ♥

For this challenge we are sponsored by

Sassy Studio Designs - Prize 4 digi-stamps

So here is the Valentines card I have made for my wonderful hubby, he won't look at my blog so I am safe to show it.

I really love this adorable cheeky monkey from DigiStamp Boutique. 

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique - Love You Monkey

Sentiments - Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Mini Messages

Papers - LOTV Up, Up and Away

Dies - Die-Namics Blueprints 14

Memory Box Stitched Heart Layers

Spellbinders Borderbilities A2 Scalloped Borders One

VersaMark Ink and White Embossing Folder

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - Add a Heart
Allsorts - Love is all Around
Come and Get It - Love Is In the Air
Great Impressions - Love, Love, Love
Crafty Cardmakers and More - Love, Love, Love
The Pink Elephant - Be my Valentine

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's design team.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I know I say it every time but I truly do appreciate your continued support and encouragement and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Valentine Moments - Dies to Die for DT card

Hello my lovely friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.
Thank you for all your kind and supportive comments on my recent cards, it means so much.

I am here today to share a card made with some gorgeous goodies available at Dies to Die for.

The sweet image is Canibean - Valentine Moments which is on special offer at the moment.  I think it could be used for a number of love themed occasions so have not added a sentiment at this stage.

The corner flourish is a Wild Rose Studio die and the hearts have been cut from the La-La Land Heart border. 

Items Used:

Stamp - Candibean Valentine Moments

Papers - Fancy Pants - Happy Go Lucky

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Dies - Wild Rose Studio Corner Flourish

La-La Land Heart Border

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Circle Stax

Tonic Studio Scalloped Square Nesting Die

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Di's Digis Designs - include a heart
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comment you may wish to make.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now 

hugs

Tweet and Flowers - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to anyone who needs them.

I am here today my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

The adorable image is Tweet and Flowers. 

I am looking forward to Spring , although it seems like a long way off at the moment, so I have coloured him to match some gorgeous papers that have been in my stash for some time, this is one of  my favourite colour combinations.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Tweet with Flowers coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Fancy Pants Park Bench

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangle Stax

Die-Namics Blueprints 3 and 14

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps, Sweet Little Sentiments 

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - All Things Bright and Beautiful

Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes

Tip Top Tuesday - Favourite colour combination - Yellow and Blue

Allsorts - flower power 

Open-Minded Challenges  - no pink , no red 

Sketch Saturday - Pick a Sketch I chose Sketch #224:

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragements means so much and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs