DT Card for Fab 'n' Funky Challenge

Hello, my wonderful creative friends

I hope you are all having a good week. I really feel for those affected by the awful weather we have had in the UK the last few days. I hope you are safe and dry wherever you are today.

I'm here today to tell you about our new Fab'n'Funky Challenge.

We are still celebrating our 3rd Birthday and we have made the theme even easier for you to enter this week:

use 3 of something or the number 3

(for any occasion)

We have some AMAZING prizes this week check these out:

Joanna Sheen 

Who are offering a £10voucher to spend in store

Di's Digi Downloads

Who are offering  3 digis from their fabulous selection in store

Flonz Stamps

Who are offering   a $20 voucher to spend in their store - with free shipping

Digi Darla Designs

Who are offering a choice of 5 digis from the cute digis they have in their store

AND Cult Pens

Who are offering a MASSIVE prize of 

a £50 voucher

 to spend in their store

How great is that!

 Cult Pens are also  offering a discount of 10% in their store

to all you Fab'n'Funky fans - just use the code

 FNF2012 
It's valid right up until the end of December

WOW!! With all those wonderful prizes you really do need to take part!!

I used a wonderful stamp from one our sponsors Flonz stamps.

I love this peacock and I used one of my favourite colours too.

The image was stamped onto Brilliance Pearlescent ink so it has a wonderful shimmer which unfortunately you cannot see on my photo. Just added a tiny touch of colour with Pomarkers on the body.

Items Used:

Ink Stamp - Flonz Stamps Perfect Peacock

Brilliance ink pad - jade

Papers - Papermania Capsule collection and Happy Days

Cheery Lynn Dancing Doily Lace Border ( borrowed from a friend!)

Spellbinders Floral ovals

Pearls coloured with Promarkers.

Craftwork cards sentiment.

Rezin flower and seam binding from stash

So if you pop over to the Fab n Funky blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the Design Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

I do hope lots of you will be able to join in this time.

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

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Fabric/Ribbon/lace

Glitter n Sparkle - Ribbon and/or Lace

Delicious Doodles - Things that Fly (I did check first to make sure that peacocks can fly!!!)

Pile it on - Anything but Christmas

Crafts and Me - Ribbon or trim

Okay, that's all from me for now. Thanks so much for stopping and taking a look at my card.

 Now it my favourite time - to check out what you have all been up to today.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT Card for Joanna Sheen Challenge - Anything goes except Christmas

Good Morning to you all, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Today I'm here to tell you about the new Joanna Sheen Challenge. The theme for the next 2 weeks is

Anything Goes  - Excluding Christmas !

as usual the wonderful prize is a £15 voucher to spend in the Joanna Sheen online shop.

I was nice to have a break from making Christmas cards although I have to admit I do love making them.
For this challenge I was sent some Joanna Sheen Haberdashery Sewing Machine stamps. It's a fabulous set with lots of images to choose from.

I used the sewing machine and cotton reel images from the same set.

Items used:

Ink Stamp ~ Joanna Sheen Haberdashery Sewing machine coloured with Promarkers

Lili of the valley corner swirls

Papers ~ First Edition Noir et Chic 

Memory Box Corner Bow die

Buttons from stash

If you pop over to the Joanna Sheen Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made 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:

The Artistic Stamper  - Anything Goes

Emergency Crafters - Anything goes

The Stamping Shack - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments on my cards this week, you really are so kind and it helps my confidence so much.

Bye for now

Hugs

DT Card For A Gem of A Challenge ~ Paper Piecing

Hello again my wonderful crafty friends.

I'm so glad it's the weekend, even though we have nothing special planned I just love having all the family at home with me. 

Today is a the start of a new A Gem of a Challenge. 

Our theme for the next two weeks chosen by the lovely Debbie is

Paper Piecing 

The prize for the lucky winner is 4 Digi images of your choice from Pink Gem Design...{subject to availability}

I couldn't wait to make a card with this adorable penguin which comes in a set with 2 other cuties.

The gorgeous papers are also from Pink Gem Designs, they really print out so beautifully

One of the good things about used digi papers was that I could place the image directly onto the papers before I printed them which made it much easier to paper piece the presents and hat.

 Items used:

Digi Stamp ~ Pink Gem Designs Penguin set 2 paper pieced and coloured with Promarkers

Digi Papers ~  Pink Gem Designs Licorice Ice

Digi Sentiment ~  Pink Gem Christmas circle sentiments

Stickles ~ Stardust

Memory Box frosty border

Spellbinders circle and scalloped circles

Silver gems from stash.

If you pop over A Gem of a Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations make by the rest of the 'The Pinks' and see who were the winners of the last challenge

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

Bearly Mine - Snowflakes

Fashionista Challenge - Blue Christmas

Fussy and Fancy - Feeling Blue

Crafty Ann's - Birds and/or Animals

Crafts and Me - Circles 

Allsorts Challenge - Bring on the Bling

Totally Gorjuss- Don't be Square!

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.

I'll be back again tomorrow!!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge- Texture

Good Morning to you all my wonderful creative friends.
I'm back again, I did warn you that you'd be fed up with me by the end of the week!

Anyway, this time I'm here to tell you about the new Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge.

Our fabulous theme for the next 2 weeks is:

Texture

Add something with texture (lace,cheesecloth,tulle,fabric,embossing,flowers etc)
We are really lucky to be sponsored by the fabulous In2Stamps who have provided a voucher to their store!

This is the birthday card I made for my father-in-law. He is a steam train and model railway fan so when I saw this fabulous image at Mos Digital Pencil I knew it would be perfect for him. He even has a grey moustache too! It's great that Mo seems to have just the right image for everyone.

Items Used:

Digi stamp - Mos Digital Pencil The Engineer coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Happy Days

Sentiment Ticket - Freebies I think were from 'When Scrap Hits the Fan' (not sure if they are still available)

Memory Box Die- Mini Scallop border

Craftwork cards shaped card

Jute Mess Ribbon and Twine from Stash

Fineliner pen for faux stitching

If you take a look on the Stampin' for the Weekend Blog  you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Mos Digital Challenge - Don't be Square!

MAWTT  - Let's Go Dotty ( hope my embossed dots count, if not please feel free to delete!)

Divas By Design - Use 2 or more patterned papers

The Little Red Wagon - Boy oh Boy

Totally Papercrafts - All stitched up

Right then, that's it for now, time for me to check out what you have all been up to today.

Thanks for stopping and looking at my card today, it means a lot to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes!!

Hello to you all, my wonderful crafty friends.

I'm back again as today is the start of a new challenge over at Lili's Little Fairies.

The theme this week is everyone's favourite

Anything  Goes

Our Sponsor this week are Lili of the Valley and they have kindly donated at £10 voucher to be spent on their fantastic website.

I felt like having a change from the cute or girly and decided on a more traditional style of Christmas card.

This gorgeous image is a lovely size and fun to colour.

I really must apologise for the terrible photo. I was quite disappointed, for some reason my red card looks like orange, I don't know why that is. This card really does look so much better in real life!

Sideways view to try and show the gold embossing of the image

Items Used

Ink Stamp - Lili of the Valley Christmas Baubles coloured with Promakers
Gold Embossing powder

Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles (borrowed from a friend, now on my wish list!)
Cheery Lynn Die Holly Leaves
Cheery Lynn Die Lace Corner Deco A
Papers Dovecraft Vintage Christmas
Sentiment stamp Crafty Impressions


If you pop along to the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will see the wonderful variety of creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Stamping Sensations - Traditional Christmas
Penny Black and More - Any Die Will Do

Winter Wonderland - Oh Baubles!!!
Dies to Die for - Christmas (items available in store - Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn Dies and Promarkers)

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.

I'll be back again tomorrow.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT Card for Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #148 It's our Birthday!!

Good Morning Everyone

Well, it party time now as the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge is celebrating it's 3rd Birthday.!!!

So we have a two week celebration for you, with lots of fabulous sponsors and wonderful prizes!

Our challenge theme is

***  Birthdays and Three  ***

 We would like you to make something for a birthday and have the number 3 or 3 of something on it.

And guess what... we have 3 sponsors so we will have 3 lucky winners!!

Bugaboo Stamps

and

Di's Digi Downloads

and 

StampArt Design

by Kathryne

The Design Team were given the chance to use some wonderful images from our sponsors.

I picked this cute penguin from Bugaboo Stamps.

Items Used:

Digi stamp - Bugaboo Birthday Penguin Balloon coloured with Promarkers

Papers ~ First Edition Up and Away

Memory Box Die Simple Banner

Craftwork Cards Sentiment

Woodward Star Punch

If you pop over to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team and see who were the winners of our last challenge.

We will be continuing with our theme next week and Judith has lined up a FAB new sponsor with an amazing prize - you really don't want to miss it!!

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

Top Tip Tuesday - Kids and Teens

Eureka Stamps - for the kids

Incy Wincy Designs - Hip to be Square

MAWTT - Seeing stars

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes ( for a child)

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it. Your continued support means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Sketch n Stash Challenge #101 Doreen's Sketch

Hello again everyone

This is my second post of the day if you you like to see my DT card for the Card Mania Challenge you can scroll down the page to the previous post.

So, as promised, I'm back with my DT card for the Sketch n Stash Challenge.

Our sketch this week was designed by the gorgeous and talented Doreen

We are sponsored by the fabulous Lili of the Valley with the prize of a £10 to spend online - lucky you!!

So here's my card, I used another one of my favourites from Lili of the Valley. As you will see I have rotated the sketch to fit the shape of my image

Here's Doreen's fabulous sketch:

Items Used:

Ink stamp ~ LOTV Teddy with Robin coloured with Promakers

Papers - Papermania Home for Christmas

Senitment Stamp ~ Wild Rose Sudio

Memory Box Die ~snowflake corner
Embossing Folders - Cuttlebug  -snowflakes
                         Crafts Too - stars

Viva Decor Pearl Pen  ~ Ice White from MCH

Glamour Dust

If you take a look on the Sketch n Stash Challenge Blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made 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:

MMCS - Winter Wonderland

Bunny Zoe - Winter
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Christmas is coming
Creatalicious - Winter
Christmas card Challenges - Double Embossing ( I used 2 embossing folders, hope that counts?)
Glitter n Sparkle - lots of layers
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - challenge #190 recipe
Paper Creators Crafts - All about Christmas

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my cards today, I know I always say it but I honestly am very grateful for you support and encouragement. It means so much!

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Card Mania Challenge - Pearls and Swirls

Good Morning everyone. I hope you all had a good weekend.

Well, last week was a fairly quiet one on my blog but I will definitely be making up for it in the next few days. I warn you, you may be fed up with me by the end of the week!!

So, I had better get started then. Today sees the start of a new Card Mania Challenge and this week the theme is 

Pearls and Swirls

The sponsor this time is the wonderful A Day for Daisies  

The prize for the lucky winner is a $12 gift voucher to spend online.

The Design Team were very lucky to be able to choose a digi-stamp from A Day for Daisies. There are so many gorgeous ones to choose from it took me ages to decide.

Here is my card:

Items used:

Digi-stamp - A Day for Daisies Walking on a flower coloured with Promakers

Papers - Papermania Lucy Cromwell

MFT DienamicsDie ~ fancy flourish

Woodward flower puches

Martha Stewart punch around the page ~vintage floral

Craftwork cards sentiment

If you take a little look over on the Card Mania Blog you will see the wonderful creations made 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:

Corrosive Challenge- Flutter By

J+C Creations - Floral Delights

Charisma Cards - Keep you cool - used cool colours

OSCC- Monochrome

The Stamping Shack - Anything Goes

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog, I really do appreciate it

Bye for now

DT card for Lili's Little Fairies - Food Glorious Food!

Good Morning everyone, I hope you are having a good week.

Firstly, I 'd like to say a big welcome to all my new followers, thank you so much for being there and for choosing to follow me!

Well, it's Thursday already and that means the start of a new Challenge at Lili's Little Fairies

This time the theme is another title to get you singing!!

Food Glorious Food !!

The Sponsor this week is the wonderful J & C Creations, they have kindly donated at £10Voucher to be spent on the fantastic website

So, for my card I had no hesitation in inking up this cutie. I haven't used this stamp for a while, it was really good to be reminded of it again. I used this weeks fabulous sketch from Sketch Saturday Challenge for my layout.

Items Used:

Image - Lili of the Valley - I baked a cake coloured with Promakers

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley Vintage Labels Occasions 

Papers - Dovecraft back to Basics III

Memory Box - Party lantern die

Woodware Punch - Multi Christmas Flower

Spellbinders - circle and scalloped circle

Ribbon, Lace and pearls from stash

If you pop over to the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. Just one word of warning, it may make you hungry!!

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

Sketch Saturday  - week 233 - fabulous sketch

Sweet Stamping - anything goes

Allsorts - Young at heart

Crafty Pad - Cake!

Eclectic Ellapu - Pink and Cream

Whoopsi Daisy - Pastel colours

Oldie but Goodie - Anything but Christmas (ribbon, lace, spellbinders and ink stamp are over 6 months old)

Papertake Weekly - Flower Power

Crafty Cardmakers - More than one punch and/or die

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it , your support means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbons and Lace

Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a good weekend so far.

Today is my first Design Team card for A Gem of a Challenge. I honestly feel so lucky to have been picked to join such a wonderful and friendly team.

The theme for the next 2 weeks set by the gorgeous Sazzle is

Ribbon and Lace

The prize for the lucky winner is 4 Digi images of your choice from Pink Gem Design...{subject to availability}

It took me ages to choose which of Janet's images to use for this challenge, I love them all!! I finally decided on this sweet girlie called  Sunflower Sprinkles because I wanted to make a little card to cheer up a friend who hates the dark Winter months.

The wonderful sentiment is also from Pink Gem and works so well with the image I think  I love to use digi stamp sentiments, its so handy to be able so adjust the size to fit the image.

Items Used.

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs ~ Sunflower Sprinkles coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Digi stamp Pink Gem Designs sunshine and Smiles

Papers - First Edition Boho Chic

Spellbinders - large circles and scalloped circles

Ribbon, lace and dew drops from stash.

Papermania Kraft card

If you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog you will be able to see the rest of the gorgeous creations made by 'the Pinks' team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Totally Papercrafts - cute and girly

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Forever Friends Monthly Challenge- Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Flowers

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and your support means so much to me.

I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend, whatever you might be up to.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Stampin' for the Weekend - All Stitched Up

Good Morning to you all. 

Yippee, Friday at last! I'm looking forward to the weekend and spending some time with my family.

Well, I'm back again with another DT card and this time it the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge

Our theme for the next 2 weeks is

All Stitched Up -  real or faux stitching.

we have 2 fab sponsors this time

Simon Says Stamps and Lili of the Valley

So, for my card I have done a bit of hand stitching and faux stitching too. The papers I have used are in fact Christmas ones but seemed to work well with design. I took this photo in the sun so it's a bit on the bright side!

Items used:

Digi Stamp ~ Teddy Bea Love letters 008 coloured with Promarkers

Papers ~ Papermania Home for Christmas

Papermania Kraft card

Papermania Tri-Boss Embossing Folder - Boofle Patchwork

Sentiment ~ Personal Impressions - Everyday Words

ribbon and seam binding from stash

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

Crafts and Me - reds

Teddy Bo and Co - anything goes with Teddy Bo and Co image

Creative Inspirations - Red for Remembrance

Kaboodle Doodles - anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday -  We're all heart

If you pop over to the Stampin' for the Weekend blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations by the rest of the Design Team and see who were the winner of the last challenge.

I hope you all have a good day, I'll be back again tomorrow!! I'm off now to catch up with what you have all been up to today

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and your support means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Lili's Little Fairies - All Things Bright and Beautiful!

Good Morning everyone

I'm back again, this is certainly a busy week for my DT cards. I'm not complaining though, I really feel so lucky to be a part of such wonderful and friendly teams.

Today is a new Lili's Little Fairies Challenge and the theme this week is

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Our Sponsor this week is The Ribbon Girl  they have kindly donated at £10Voucher to be spent on the website.

So here is my card, using one of my (many) favourite images. I think you could say it's definitely bright! 

Close up of the image because those mice are just so cute!

Items Used

Ink Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley Potting Shed coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment -Lili of the Valley For You Circular Sentiments

Papers are old ones which were free with a magazine

Memory Box Cherry Blossom Die

Nellie Snellen Floral Punches

Marianne Design Creatables - Flowers & Leaves
Pearls from stash

If you get a chance please pop over to look on the Lili of the Valley Challenge blog, the rest of the design team have made some wonderful cards for your inspiration.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenge

Divas by Design - cute

The Pink Elephant - use your favourite colouring medium - Promarkers

Passion for Promakers - in the garden

Inky Impressions - Birthdays

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes - include a butterfly or fairy ( just small butterflies on the image so hope this still counts, if not feel free to delete it)

Fussy and Fancy - Pearls and Flowers

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and your support means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs 

DT card for Fab n Funky Challenge - Bingo

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

It Wednesday again so that means the start of a new Fab 'n' Funky challenge

This time our host is the lovely and talented Rachel and she had designed a fab Bingo board to use.

Just chose any line you fancy - across, up, down or diagonal and let us know which you have used on your project.

Unfortunately, I am having trouble uploading a copy of the board onto my blog but if you click here you will be able to see it.

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful Stamp Fairy and the DT were very lucky to be able to use some of their gorgeous images

For my card I chose the line : Twine /Embossing / Kraft card

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Stamp Fairy Mimi Winter. Coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Design Tree(LR0136)

Memory Box Country Landscape

Cuttlebug Embossing folder Snowflakes

Craftwork Cards Sentiment

Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch

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

Everybody Art Challenge - Embossing

LEJ Designs - use die cut and/or punches

Cupcake Craft - Get Krafty

Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas cards

Created with Love - Christmas - no red or green

Live and Love Crafts - #5 Christmas

Papertake weekly - Anything goes - optional Christmas

Crafty Creations - No flowers

Right, time for me to have a look around your lovely blogs and see what you have all been up to.

Thanks for stopping and looking at my card today, I really do appreciate it.

Bye for now

Hugs to you all

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge 100 Free Sketch

Hello Again!

This is my second post of the day, if you would like to see my Card Mania card you can click here or scroll down.

As promised, I'm back with my DT card for the Sketch n Stash Challenge.

This week we are up to number 100 on our sketch challenges and this time you get to pick your favourite Sketch 'n' Stash sketch.

YOU CAN PICK ANY SKETCH FROM OUR SKETCH 'n' STASH CATALOGUE.

PLEASE REMEMBER : TO POST A PICTURE OF THE SKETCH YOU HAVE CHOSEN TOGETHER WITH YOUR CREATION.

You can flip the sketch and add flowers as you wish but we must recognise the original sketch.

Also please tell us what your new/neglected stash is that you used on your creation

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Saturated Canary with the prize 2 digis - lucky you!!

The DT were very lucky to be able to choose digi from Saturated Canary to used for this challenge. I have seen this image a couple of times so knew straight away that I wanted to make a card with her.

I used some of my favourite Maya Designs papers for this card,  they really gorgeous.

I used sketch number 47 here it is:

Items used

Digi Stamp ~ Saturated Canary Catching Butterflies coloured with promarkers

Papers ~ Maya designs Life in the Country

Dies~ Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly

Dienamics die~ Flower trio 

Whimsy corner die

Woodware small butterfly punch

Craftwork cards sentiment.

If you pop along to the Sketch n Stash Challenge Blog you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team and see who were the winners of the last challenge

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

The Crafty Pad - anything goes

Come and get it Challenge - monochrome

Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes( must include butterfly or fairy)

Card Crater's Circle - Patterned Paper

CRAFT challenge - birthdays

Penny's Paper Crafting - birthdays

Creative Inspirations - Let's Celebrate!

MMCS - bold and Bright

Right, that's all from me for now. Once again I would like to thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. Your support and encouragement really does mean a lot.

Bye for now

Hugs