A Gem of a Challenge - Lavender and Lace

Good Morning to you all, my wonderful friends and blogging buddies and a big warm welcome to all my new followers too, I feel so honoured to have you there.

I'm here today to tell you about the new challenge over at A Gem of A Challenge.

This time  the lovely Debbie has chosen the theme of

Lavendar and Lace

This challenge will run until 6pm 4th January 2013
The prize for the winner will be.....
4 Digi images of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS (Subject to Availability)....

So, if you fancy a change from making Christmas cards this is ideal, or you may decide to make a festive card using non-traditional colours.

Janet has recently added some adorable new snowmen to her Pink Gems Designs Shop called The Snow Cute Set and they really are cute too. In the set you get 3 digi stamps, in black and white and colour plus 3 bonus sentiments!!

Of course I couldn't resist making a card with one of them and luckily enough the friend I have made this for loves this colour.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp and Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs Snow Cute Set coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania (I think)

Embossing folders- Cuttlebug snowflakes 

                                                                              - Sizzex Powdered Sugar & Snow

Memory Box Winterland Tree die

Memory Box Snowflake corner die

Glamour dust

Stickles - Star dust

Gems and lace from stash

If you take a look on A Gem of a Challenge blog you will see the rest of the wonderful creations made by 'Team Pink' and also you will be able to see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Natalie and Amy - Winter wishes
Lisa B - Christmas joy
Cards Galore - Christmas

4 Crafty Chicks - Snowmen
Totally Gorjuss - Oh no Snow!

Right then, I'm off the do a bit of commenting and then I really must try to get the rest of my Christmas cards finished. I feel so unorganised this year and time is running out fast.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge - Let it Snow!

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to the weekend. I know I am!

So, I'm here to tell you about the new Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge which starts today.

Our theme , is a very appropriate one

Let it Snow !

Our prize is a voucher from the wonderful Simon Says Stamp.

I decided to use this theme to make my Dad's Christmas card. Last year I sent him a card with my favourite snowman on (Penny Black's Snowy) and he loved it so this time I used my second favourite snowman which is also by Penny Black and hopefully he will love this one too.

Not many embellishments on this one but hopefully all the sparkle ( which is hard to see on here) makes up for it

Items used:

Ink Stamp - Penny Black Sweet Snowman coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages

Papers - LOTV Nitwits Frosty Christmas

Polar White flower soft

Marianne Designs Snowflake dies

Woodware snowflake punch

Stickles - Stardust

Viva Decor Pearl Pen  ~ Ice White from MCH

If you take a look on the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Perfect Sentiments ~ Let it Snow

Craft us Crazy - Christmas/Winter and/or fav embellishment

Charisma Cardz -  Christmas

Penny Black  Saturday December Challenge - Glitter in Sparkle

Penny Black and More - December Challenge It's Your Choice

No Matter Which - Christmas

Crafty Sentiments - Snowmen or Ladies!

Craft Your Passion - Snow

Divas by Design - Let it Snow

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes

So that is all from me for now. I'm just off now to catch up with what you have all been up to today.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my cards, I really am so grateful to you all for your support and kind comments.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Use 3 punches or dies

Good Morning everyone, I hope you are all well and managing to stay warm.

Gosh, this week is going fast. It's Thursday already so that means the start of a new challenge over at

Lili's Little Fairies

This week our theme is 

Use 3 punches and/or Dies

This week the sponsors NITWITS COLLECTIONS are offering a $10 voucher to spend on their Website

So, no surprise, I used this theme to make another Christmas card, this is for my eldest daughter. I will give it to her later today after college because I think she looks on my blog sometimes. (So if you are looking, I love you lots and I hope you like your card!!!)

Items Used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley Fur Cones coloured with Promakers

Papers ~ LOTV Nitwits Frosty Christmas

Memory Box Frostyville border die

MFT Dienamics Crochet Border die

Marianne Designs Tree (cut 5 times to layer up)

Distress Ink ~ Weathered Wood (for tree)

Sentiment ~ Craftwork cards

Flower soft - polar white

Glamour Dust - Crystal

Tiny pompom trim ~ The Flower Girl

Stickles ~ Stardust

If you take a look on the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will see the wonderful creations by the rest of the Design Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
By Lori Designs - Winter
Fashionable Stamping - To Die for
Eclectic Ellapu - Santa Paws and/or Snowflakes
Created With Love - Christmas Blues
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything goes (plus optional extra)
CRAFT challenge - Christmas

Well, that's all from me for now.

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my card today, you are all so kind.

Bye for now

Hugs

 Sue

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - A Non Traditional Christmas colours

Good Morning to you all.

I hope you are all having a good week, I think we may be due some snow here today which my children will be pleased about!

Well, as it is Wednesday I'm here with my DT card for the wonderful Fab n Funky Challenge.

This time the lovely Ciska has set the theme of

A Non-Traditional Christmas

 So use either an image or colour scheme that we don't traditionally associate with Christmas

For this challenge we are sponsored by Stamp Fairy
and Colour Creative Classroom

The Design Team were lucky to be given some cute Stamp Fairy images to use.

As I seem to have made lots of blue Christmas cards this year I decided to go for something different

Items used

Digi Stamp - Stamp Fairy Jake poinsettia coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Dovecraft (old ones!)

Cuttlebug Embossing folder Snowflakes

Kraft card

Memory Box Piestra Tile Border Die

Marianne Designs Poinsettia Die

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Small heart woodware punch

Sentiment Craftwork cards

Stickles- stardust

Oh, don't forget, if you entered the last challenge you really need to take a look to see if you were one of our lucky winners, we had some fab prizes to give away. You will also be able to see the wonderful and inspiring creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - button or bow
Incy Wincy Designs - Non Traditional Christmas colours
Digital Tuesday - Non Traditional Christmas
Jackson Digital Expression - Inks and such

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.
Time for me to check out what you have been up to today

Bye for now

Hugs

Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge 102 - My Sketch!!

Hello again everyone.

As promised I'm back with my second post for the day. If you would like to see my card for the card Mania Challenge please scroll down the page.

So today it the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge and this time we are onto Sketch number 102 which is my sketch!!

I used the sketch to make a Christmas card for one of my best friends. She has always kept pet rabbits so it has become a bit of a tradition for me to send her a card with a bunny on.

I used one of my older Lili of the Valley images this time, I'd almost forgotten how much I love this cutie!

There is a lot of sparkle added to all the navy blue matting and the tree which of course you cannot really see on my photo.

A close up of the cute image:

Items used:

Ink stamp ~ LOTV The Night Before Christmas coloured with Promakers

Papers - Dovecraft

Memory Box Winterland Tree

Marianne Design Creatables Dies - Snowflake (cut for me by a friend, she is so good to me!!)
Sentiment - Craftwork cards
Stickles - Stardust
Gems from stash
White Gel pen

Anyway, here is the sketch for you to follow

 I designed this months ago, I can hardly believe how quickly the time has gone.

For this challenge we are sponsored by DIS DIGI DOWNLOADS
Prize:

a $10 voucher to the DIS DIGI DOWNLOADS STORE

If you take a look on the Sketch 'n' Stash blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made using this sketch.
I hope lots of you will be able to join in this time.

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

Sentimental Sundays - Non traditional Xmas colours
Divas by design - Glitter and Sparkle
Songbird Challenge  - Deeper Shade of Blue
Charisma cardz -  Christmas with a twist
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes ...with glitter

DCC and friends - Christmas Time
Lisa B Designs - Christmas Joy
Penny Black and More - December challenge Your Choice

So that is all from me. I'm just off now to catch up with what you have all been up to today.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my cards, I really am so grateful to each and every one of you.

Bye for now

Hugs

Card Mania Challenge - Weddings or Anniversary

Good morning to you all, my wonderful creative friends.

I hope you all had a good weekend.
I know lots of you have been busy putting up your Christmas decorations and I've seen some gorgeous photos of your trees.  Oh, I do love this time of year.

Well, it's the start of another busy week on my blog. I'm not complaining, I honestly love being part of such fabulous Design Teams. I just don't want you to get fed up with me and please don't feel that you have to comment on every card, unless you want to!

My first card this week is my DT card for The Card Mania Challenge

Our theme for the next 2 weeks is 

Weddings or Anniversary

Our sponsor is the wonderful Sassy Studio Designs 

The prize is 4 digis of your choice

The Design Team were given some gorgeous images to use for this challenge.

I think my hubby thought I was a bit mad making a Wedding card when we don't know of anyone getting married. I tried to explain that it is for a challenge, but I don't think he knew what I was on about!!

Never mind, I have to say, I did enjoy making it even though I have no-one to give it to at the moment !

Enough waffling, here's my card

As you can see it is a criss-cross style card.

Here is a picture showing the tag

And another picture to show the pretty image

Items Used:

Digi stamp - Sassy Studio designs Bella Bride coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Embossing Folder - Crafter's Companion Floral Frenzy

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

MFT dienamics Crochet border die

MFT dienamics Flower trio die

Memory box Sofia Heart die

Marianne Design Creatables - Tags

Sentiment - computer generated

Distress Ink - Tattered Rose
Organza ribbon from stash
Small flowers - Memory Box Floral Delights Die

If you take a look on the Card Mania Challenge blog you will see the stunning creations made by the rest of the 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:

I ♥ Promakers - Anything goes(second entry)

Crafting for all seasons - Use Flowers (second entry)

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Digi Galore - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - December Challenge Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Flowers

Really reasonable ribbon - White on White plus one other colour

Right, that's it for now but I'll be back with my DT card for the Sketch n Stash Challenge later today.

Thank you, again, for taking the time to look at my blog today, it means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

Ladybug Crafts Challenge - Christmas and/or Winter

Good Morning to you all, my wonderful creative friends

It's the weekend at last, yippee!!!!It's also the 1st of December so that means the start of a new Ladybug Crafts Challenge

This month our theme is

Christmas and/or Winter
The prize for the winner (picked by random number generator) will be a £15.00 voucher to spend online at Ladybug Crafts . (and as it's Christmas there might be a second winner who will receive a £10 voucher to spend online too))

I decided to use a stamp that I bought in the sales earlier this year. I love this image and will be using it again soon (yes I still have lots more Christmas cards to make!)

Items Used:
Ink Stamp ~ Tina Wenke Winter Birdhouse coloured with Promarkers.
Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Grungy Messages
Papers - Dovecraft Vintage Christmas and First Edition 

Woodware Punch - Multi Christmas Flower
Spellbinders Deckled Edge Rectangles

Woodware Punch - mini daisy
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
DecoArt Snow Writer
Viva Decor Pearl Pen  ~ Ice White from MCH
Craftwork cards shaped card
Glamour Dust

If you pop over to the Ladybug Crafts Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. I hope that lots of you will be able to join in with the challenge too.

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

Passion for Promarkers - week 177 Distressing ( please feel free to delete if this is not distressed enough!)
I ♥ Promarkers  - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - I love Christmas
Creative Inspirations - Traditional Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
Crafting for All Seasons - Use flowers
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and/or Polka dots
Pary Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Right then, that's it from me for now.
Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I'm just off now to check out what you have been up to today.

Bye for now

Hugs