DT card for the Without Words Challenge!

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and that you had a good weekend.

We had glorious weather yesterday and a nice family day, just perfect really.

I have some happy news to share with you today.

A couple of weeks ago the lovely Squirrel contacted me to ask if I would like to join the Design Team of the Without Words Challenge. Even though I very surprised to be asked I didn't hesitate in accepting. Its a fabulous challenge and the DT ladies (the Word Birds) are all so friendly and very talented.

So today is the start of  a new Without Words Challenge 

This month our fun theme is

PUMPKINS

use oranges, browns and greens

For this challenge we are sponsored by

MY CRAFTY HEART with a £10 voucher for the winner

So here is my first DT card.

I love this sweet image from the wonderful Wee Stamps and really enjoyed colouring her.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Wee Stamps Rowan Fairy coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition Boho Chic and Blank Canvas

Butterfly Wishes Die - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Everything ~ Clearly Besotted Stamps

If your pop along to the Without Words Challenge blog you will see the amazing creations made by the design team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge.

I hope lots of you will join us. Please remember our special rules:

A clean and simple design

Handcoloured image

Minimal or no embellishments

Sentiments are allowed

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
A Heck of a Challenge - Autumn Colours
Divas by Design - CAS
Creative Moments - Anything goes/Autumn
Moving Along with the Times -Anything Goes
Polka Doodles - Autumn
I ♥ Promakers - Song - 'Happy' by Leona Lewis ( as chosen by my daughter!)

Allsorts - Autumn colours
Di's Digis Designs  Colouring Skills

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog this morning. I will be back a bit later with my DT card for the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

bye for now

hugs

Colours of your flag at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

I hope you are well and having a good week so far. I would like to send really big hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This week we have a fun theme, we would like you to use the 

Colours of your country's flag

For this challenge we are sponsored by Polkadoodles

 I decided to make a centre step card, one of my favourite card designs. 

I love this Sarah Kay image and it was a nice change for me to colour her in different shades to what I would normally use.

I love this sentiment

Items Used:

Stamp - Sarah Kay Zoe gazing at a butterfly coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

White gel pen (for flowers on hat)

Stamp - C'art Us Butterflies coloured with Promakers

Papers - Maya Designs Life in the Country - I LOVE these!! ( from Dies to Die For)

Sentiment - LOTV Inspirational Sentiments

Spellbinders Labels 18

Nellie Snellen Floral Punches

Ribbon from stash

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.

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

Paper crafting journey - anything but square

Cupcake crafting - anything but square
Creative Inspirations - Red White and Blue
Fab 'n' Funky - anything but square
Penny Black and More - dies and punches
Great Impressions- anything goes 
Lisa B designs - Red, White and Blue
Allsorts - Favourite Things - I have loads on here : centre step card, Sarah Kay image, punched flowers, butterflies, Maya Design papers and of course my Promarkers!!
  

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

Bye for now

hugs

Lots of Layers at A Gem of a Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

 We have glorious sunshine here and I think it's set to stay for the weekend. I do hope you have a share of the good weather too.

Today is the start of a new

A Gem of a Challenge 

This week our fun theme chosen by the Donna is 

Lots of Layers

The prize for the winner will be.....

2 Individual Digi images

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

of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS.....

I have used one of Pink Gems Designs gorgeous vintage girl images, this one is called Ameila. I think she is so pretty. I have used my Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles to create my layers.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Ameila coloured with Promarkers

Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles

Joy Crafts Vintage Flourishes Butterfly

Memory Box Gentle Leaf

Marianne Designs English Rose

Papers - not sure as they were loose in my box, maybe forever friends?

Pearls from stash

If you take a look on A Gem of a Challenge  you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's design team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Crafty Catz - It's Child's Play

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (optional animals)

That's it from me for now. Thank you to you all for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

Die-ing for it at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge!

Good Morning to you all my wonderful friends and blogging buddies.

I hope you are well and had a good weekend. We were very lucky to have 2 beautifully sunny days.

So, my goodness,  it's the 1st of July already - can you believe it? Anyway, that means the start of a new

A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

This month our theme is

"Die-ing" for it!
We would like to see your creations that you have made using dies of some kind

Our wonderful sponsors for this month offering some amazing prizes are :

Smeared ink - $15 voucher

Saturated Canary - 3 digis of winners choice

Cheery Lyn Designs - £20 voucher

The design team were very lucky to be able to choose an image from Saturated Canary. I chose the beautiful Sabrina.

My colour scheme for this card was inspired by my gorgeous daughter when she was wearing a pretty peach coloured top, it really suited her and went so well with her beautiful dark brown eyes.

Items Used

Digi Stamp - Saturated Canary Sabrina

Papers - Prima Devine from MCH

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox available @ MCH coloured with Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Memory Box tiny Bow available @ MCH

Impression Obsession Butterfly Set from MCH

Sentiment - LOTV Vintage Labels Occasions

Pearls from stash

If you take at look at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge, you will see the wonderful creation from the rest of the design team

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

Fasionista - Wedding or Birthday

Creative Craft Challenges 2  - A stitch in time

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Divas by Designs - Pretty Pearls

Crafting for all Seasons - Make it Girly

As you like it - 3 favourite embellishments - butterflies, flowers and pearls -I love adding these to my cards to help me create a little scene for my image. I especially love adding pearls to my flower centres and butterflies

My Sheri Crafts - Happy Birthday

Card Crafter's Circle -Happy Birthday!

Crafty Sentiments  -  Girl Power
C is for challenge -  NEW CHALLENGE **Flowers

 

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

Bye for now

hugs

Make it Cute at the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge!

Hello again everyone.

I hope you are all having a good weekend and a share of the wonderful sunshine we have here today.

I'm just popping back today to let you know about the new Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge.

This time our theme is

Cute

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful Stamp Fairy

Prize - $10 Gift Certificate 

I have used a delightful image from Stamp Fairy to make a summery card in celebration of the wonderful weather we are having here at the moment.

Items Used

Digi Stamp - Stamp Fairy Clementine Spring coloured with Promarkers.

Papers - First Edition Blank Canvas

Flowers - Nellie Snellen floral punches

Spellbinders Circles and Labels 22

Memory Box Pippi Butterfly

Sentiment - LOTV sentiment tags

Ribbon and pearls from stash

If you pop along to the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge later you will be able to see the fabulous creations made by the rest of the Design Team and see the winners of the last challenge.

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

Incy Wincy Designs - Bring on Spring

Penny's Challenges - Birthdays

The paper shelter - flower power

4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers
Crafty Friends - Bingo - Pink/pearls/flowers
Craft Dee BowZ - Celebrate summer and add a handmade bow

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

Bye for now

hugs 

Purple Wind Flower to say Thanks

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

I hope you are well and having a good week so far.

 My earliest card making memories are as a young child making cards for friends and family to thank them for Birthday and Christmas presents. I think that is where my love of crafting began.

So, as it is my Birthday tomorrow (and maybe I will be lucky enough to get a couple of pressies !!) I decided to be really organised for a change and made some really simple cards ready to write out.

As you know, I love making floral cards so I chose the gorgeous the Wind Flower (or Wind Anemone) from Janey’s Digi Designs. I layered up the biggest flower and shaped the petals with an embossing tool.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp  - Wind Flower  Janey's Digi Design coloured with Promarkers

Nellie Snellen Multi Frame die Doily Flower

Memory Box - Lorelai Leaf

Memory Box - little thanks available @ MCH

Impression Obsession Die - Butterfly set available @ MCH

Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly

Paper - Pink Petticoat Fairy Dots
pearls from stash

If you like floral cards then pop over to Janey's Digi Design Blog where you will be able to see loads of inspiration using Jane's gorgeous images.

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

My mums Craft shop - dies,dies, dies!
Papertake Weekly - anything goes (optional shaped cards)

Bearly Mine - Dies and/or Punches
Polka Doodles - The Colour Purple
Heck of a Challenge - bingo (flowers/die cut or punch/pearls)

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

Bye for now

hugs

It's time for Bingo at No Matter Which Challenge

Hello again to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I'm back here today to tell you about the new No Matter Which Challenge which has just started.

This week we have a fun Bingo board for you to follow ( please see the challenge blog for full details )

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful

Delicious Doodles

Prize 4 digi stamps of the the winners choice

The design team were given a choice of images from Delicious Doodles, I have used Fairy Fae.

From the bingo board I have used the line - Sparkle/Glitter - Border Punch - Bows.

I have used a Wink of Stella Brush to apply glitter to her wings and the butterflies, it adds a gorgeous delicate touch of sparkle but unfortunately you cannot see this on my photo.

A side view to try and show you the sparkle on her wings and on the butterflies

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Delicious Doodles Fairy Fae coloured with Promarkers

Embossing Folder - Couture Creations Intrinsic

Martha Stewart Border Punch - Doily Lace

Wink of Stella Brush Clear

Craftwork Cards Sentiment

Ribbon and gems from stash

If you pop over to the No Matter Which Challenge you will be able to see the stunning creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - For the Girls
Charisma Cardz - Divas
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Sandy's Craft Creations - embossed backgrounds
The ABC Challenge - O for Open

Thank you taking the time to look at blog once again today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comment you may wish to make

Bye for now

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

hugs