DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

Just wanted to start by saying sorry that I have been a bit quiet recently. One of our cats, Claude, suddenly became very ill last week  and we had to make the heart breaking decision to have him put to sleep yesterday. Our pets become such a big part of our lives, it's so hard to say goodbye to them. So, we shed a lot of tears yesterday, but at least he is at rest now and no longer in pain and we have lots of special happy memories.

Anyway, today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

This week we are onto sketch number 15 and our optional theme is use handmade flowers.

For this challenge we are sponsored by the fabulous Ooh La la Creations

The prize is a CD of the winner's choice and some bling!

I decided to ink up one of my older Penny Black Stamps. Obviously, I made this card before Claude became ill,  now I will dedicate it to him, he brought so much happiness into our lives.

Items used:

Stamp - Penny Black Cat Bath coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Blank Canvas

Cheery Lynn - Mini Fanciful flourish

Memory Box Norland Flower

Sentiment Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental

Here is the sketch for you to follow, as you can see, I have rotated it

If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team and we have introduced our fabulous new teamies too.

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

Crafty Sentiments - Animals

Polkadoodles - In the Garden 

Sweet Stampin' - Going Krafty

Pile it On - Outdoors

Penny Black Challenge - Bright and Sunny

Penny Black and More - In the Garden 

Thank you so much 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.

Bye for now

hugs

Embossing at the Joanna Sheen Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are having a good weekend.

Today is the start of a new Joanna Sheen Challenge.

This week our theme is

Embossing (dry or heat)

As always the wonderful prize for the lucky winner will be a £15 voucher to spend online at Joanna Sheen.

After printing a cute image from the Joanna Sheen House Mouse Project CD Rom, I decided to try something a bit different and made a shadow box card.

It was really easy, there is a fabulous totorial for this on the Papermill blog here

Side view to show the dimension. I love how the card folds flat to fit into a normal sized envelope.

Items Used:

Image - from Joanna Sheen House Mouse Project CD Rom

Crafts Too Embossing folder - Seed Heads

Joy Crafts Vintage Butterfly

Spellbinders Labels 28

Sentiment - LOTV Handwritten Phrases

If you take a look on this Joanna Sheen Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's Design Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - Dry Embossing

My Time to Craft - Aperture

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

Bye for now

hugs 

It's Summer at A Gem of a Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

 Yippee - the sun is shining here and it looks like it's going to be a nice day.

Today is the start of a new

A Gem of a Challenge 

This week our fun theme chosen by Ria is

Summer

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 made another centre stepper card and coloured sweet Ice Cream Ellie. I had intended to use some bright coloured papers I have which are covered with ice-creams but, as you can see, in the end went with a blue and yellow colour scheme to tie in with her dress and the daisies on her hat.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs - Ice Cream Ellie coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Blueberry Pie

Memory Box Summer Kites

Memory Box Blooming Posie

Tonic Studio small flower punch

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental

Pearls and Gingham ribbon from stash

If you pop along to A Gem of a Challenge  you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's design team and a very special guest designer too!! 

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

Sentimental Sunday's  - Child's Play
Creative Inspirations - Something old something new - new digi stamp and kite die (very)old papers
Fab 'n' Funky - Anything that looks like Summer
Crafty ribbons - anthing goes with ribbon
QKR Stampede - No Squares Allowed

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

Bye for now

hugs

Christmas in August at Lili's Little Fairies Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

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

Thank you so much for your very kind comments on my recent cards, it really means so much to me.

Today is the start of a new Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

This week our theme is

Christmas in August 

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful  IVA NOVA CHEST

Prize - goodie bag of charms and embellishments

I coloured one of my favourite LOTV Christmas stamps from last year's release.

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Teddy with Penguin coloured with Promarkers

Papers - LOTV Krafty Christmas

Spellbinders Labels 18

Memory Box Snowflake corner

Memory Box Star Flourish

Whimsy Holiday Mini Postage Stamps and Die

Stardust Stickles and Diamond Glamour Dust

If you take a look at the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations make by the rest of this week's design team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Lili of the Valley Monthly Challenge - Make it Festive!

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your mark

ABC Christmas Challenge - P is for ...(Penguin!)

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

Bye for now

hugs

Papertake Weekly Challenge GDT card!

Hello again everyone. As promised, I'm back with my second card today.

So, I have the great pleasure and honour to be one of the Guest Designers for the wonderful Papertake Weekly Challenge for the next 3 months - yippee!!

Today is the start of a new challenge and the theme this week is

Anything Goes with the option of vintage

The sponsor is the wonderful Lili Of The Valley with a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.

As you can see my card isn't vintage, unfortunately I had already made it before I knew the optional theme.

I won some cute digi stamps from Di's Digis some time ago so was glad to finally get the chance to colour one of them.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Cherish the Moment Dis Digi Downloads coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Forever Friends Kraft Notes

Flowers Stamps - Heartfelt Creation Posy Patch coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Design Creatables Die Leaves

Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterfly small.

Whimsy Stamps Everyday Button Sentiment

If you take a look at the Papertake Weekly Challenge  you will see the wonderful creations made by the mega talented design team.

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

My Mum's Craft Shop - Summer Sun

Brown Sugar Challenge - Friendship

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes 4 Kids

Hobbycutz - card for a child

Bearly Mine - Tic Tac Toe - Digi Image/ Sentiment/ Flowers

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

Bye for now

hugs

We're Clean and Simple at A Passion for Promarkers !!

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well, sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new

Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week the wonderful Jen had chosen

Clean and Simple

For this challenge we are sponsored by Letraset who will be giving a pack of Flexmarkers to the lucky winner.

I decided to colour a gorgeous rose image that I bought from the Digi Doodle Shop before they closed last year.

I used a texture card blank and embossed a frame around the image using my Hougie Board

Items used - probably my shortest list ever!!

Digi Stamp - Digi Doodle Shop (sadly now closed) coloured with Promakers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment Stamp - Craftwork cards

Paper - First Edition Blank Canvas

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:

Milk coffee Stamps - show us your colouring skills

Ladybug Crafts - August Challenge Something Floral

613 Avenue - Anything Goes (optional use a sentiment)

Pan Pastels - Floral

One Stop Craft -  Keep it Simple

Thank you so much for stopping and looking at my card this morning. I really do appreciate it and truly love to read any comments you may wish to make.

 I will be back a bit later with a Guest Designer card.

Bye for now

hugs 

Summer Sun at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends. 

I hope you are all having a good week.

Oh my goodness, I can hardly believe its the first of August. This year is certainly whizzing by.

So, today is the start of a new

A Little Bit Crafty Challenge.

This month our theme is 

Summer Sun

We have 3 fabulous sponsors for this challenge they are :

 The Paper Shelter

$20 voucher

My Mum's Craft Shop

£10 voucher

Dawn til Dusk Craft supplies

 £15 voucher 

The design team were given the chance to use some gorgeous digi stamps from The Paper Shelter. I chose pretty Sophie in the Country. I have given her red hair but am now wondering if it clashes a bit with papers!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - The Paper Shelter  Sophie in the Country coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Wild Rose Studio Milton and Co (magazine freebie)

La-La Lands Heart Banner

Cheery Lynn Leaf Flourish

Sizzix Flowers Lovely

Sizzix Framlits Rounded Tags

Tonic Studio punch  Daisy Border 2

Sentiment - LOTV For You Circular Sentiments

If you take a look at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Inky Chicks - Summer Colours

Paper Crafting Journey - Punches and/or Die Cuts

Dream Valley - Summer Days

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog once again and also for all your wonderful comments on my last card. I really do appreicate it.

Bye for now

hugs