DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends. 

I hope all is well with you and that you had a good Christmas.

It really is lovely having the children off school and college, the only problem is I loose track as to what day it is and I nearly forgot to post this card!

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

This time we are using sketch #25 and our optional theme chosen by the lovely Janet is no designer paper.

Our Sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful StampFairy 

The prize for the lucky winner is $10 gift certificate to spend at StampFairy.com

Thank you to Stampfairy for letting the DT choose an image to use for this challenge. 

I picked Paul and Pauline in Love as I do have a soft spot for pandas.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - StampFairy Paul and Pauline in Love coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Forever Friends Kraft Notes

Memory Box Precious Hearts

Sentiment - Woodware

Various ribbons from stash

Sketch to follow for this challenge

                                                         

If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Sentimental Sundays - Pick from Favourite themes - I picked Challenge #141: Love is in the Air
Bearly-Mine - Anything Goes

This is my last post of the year so I would like to say a big thank you for all the support and encouragement you have given me during my first full year of blogging. It has been fabulous to be able to share my creations and get so much inspiration from all of you too.

Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

big hugs

My Favourite 5 Christmas Cards of 2013

Good Evening Everyone.

I hope you all well and have had a wonderful Christmas.

  I have enjoyed spending time with my family, it really has been lovely.

Unfortunately, I haven't got any new cards to show you today but I thought I'd join in with Debby's fun challenge and pick my top 5 Christmas cards this year.

I did enjoy looking through my cards but it took me ages to choose my favourites as I am my own worst critic and I am so indecisive!

Anyway, before I change my mind again here the are ( you can click on the title to take you to the original post)

Hedgy Shuffle! 

James Bear in the Snow

Sweet Snowman

Christmas Owls

Polar and Penguin

Thank you Debby for running this fun challenge. I have really enjoyed seeing all the wonderful cards everyone has been sharing.

Thank you all once again for your wonderful comments this last year, your support and encouragement means so much to me.

Bye for now

hugs

Plentiful Petals to say Thank you

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good weekend.

My card today is a very simple thank you card with some wonderful items from Dies to Die for.

I used a fabulous Die-Versions Die along the top edge of my card. I placed the die over the fold thus cutting through both layers of the card and leaving the top intact.

The flowers are Die-Namics Plentiful Petals which I have shaped slightly with an embossing tool.

Items Used:

Papers Bo Bunny Double Dot Blush and Tutu

Memory Box Mini Scallop 

Die Namics Plentiful Petals

Die-Versions Express Edges - Thank you

This is my last scheduled post for a week, although I will still be around to comment on your wonderful blogs.

 I would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. 

I hope it is filled with love, laughter and happiness. 

                                           

Big hugs to you all.

 

It's Anything Goes at Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

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

Today is the start of a new Crafty Little Fairies Challenge.

This time our challenge will run for 2 weeks and we have been kind to you with our theme of

Anything Goes

For this challenge we are sponsored by

DELICIOUS DOODLES and HOBBYKUTZ

So, onto my card. My final Christmas card to share with you this year. The fun image is one I bought from From the Heart Stamps after seeing Viv's fabulous card here. It just made me smile and hopefully the person receiving it will too!

Items used - 

Digi Stamp - From the Heart Stamps Seven Christmas Birds coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Doodlebug designs

Cheery Lynn Holly Leaves

Red Pearls

Stickles - Stardust

Polar White Flower Soft

If you take a look at the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

My Time to Craft - Christmas birds

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Last minute Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas card of the year!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really appreciate it especially as I know how busy everyone is at the moment.

Bye for now

hugs 

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and had a good weekend.

We finally decorated our tree and put up our decorations yesterday so Christmas has definitely arrived here now and it looks lovely!

A couple of you have spotted that I just have reached 500 followers - I can hardly believe it! Thanks to each and every one of you for your continued support, I feel so honoured to have you there. I will be sorted out some candy after Christmas.

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

This time we are using sketch number 24 and our optional theme is Glitter and Sparkle.

Our sponsor for this challenge are

Inky Impressions and Ooh La La Creations

You have already seen the cards I made for my beautiful daughters so here is the card I made for my wonderful son. Do you spot a slight penguin theme going on, I do love them and luckily my family do too!

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Penguin Presents coloured with Promakers

Papers - LOTV Frosty Christmas

Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs

Whimsy Layered Snowflakes 

Stickles - Stardust

Glamour Dust - Crystal

Gems- Hobbyhouse Rhinestone Sparklers

Here is the sketch for you to follow

If you pop along to the  Sketch 'n' Stash 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:

Dream Valley - Christmas
Allsorts Challenge: Snowflakes

Fab´n´Funky Challenges: Snowflakes

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

bye for now

hugs

Contemporary Christmas - Ready Teddy Go Challenge

Hello again Everyone

As promised I am back with my second card of the day. 

Please scroll down if you would like to see my Joanna Sheen DT card, thank you.

My next card is to remind you about the Ready Teddy Go Challenge.

Our theme this month is

Contemporary Christmas

There is a fabulous prize package for the lucky winner (please see challenge blog for more details)

I have used an adorable Wildrose Studio Stamp and I used one of my favourite colour combinations.

So cute!

Items Used:

Stamp - Wildrose Studio Christmas Teddies, coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Krafy Christmas

Embossing folder - free with a craft magazine

Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax

Marianne Designs Creatables Snowflake

Ribbon and Gems from stash

Glamour Dust - Crystal

Small blue gems

If you pop along to the Ready Teddy Go 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:

Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes

Dis Digi Designs - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with Ribbon
ABC Challenge - B - Blue, Bows and Bling

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

Bye for now

hugs

Joanna Sheen Challenge - mid way reminder

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are having a good weekend.

I have 2 posts today so I will get straight onto my first one which is a reminder of the 

Joanna Sheen Challenge which is running to the end of the the month.

The theme is

Make it Sparkle

The Prize for the lucky winner is a wonderful £30 voucher to spend online at Joanna Sheen.

PLEASE NOTE, THERE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CHALLENGE BLOG. This is the last Joanna Sheen challenge as the decision has been made to close it down. As you can imagine the DT are very sad about this. Not only did we love being part of such a fabulous team we know how much you enjoyed taking part.

Anyway, onto my card.

I have used a cute House Mouse stamp. There is lots of sparkle on the branches and flowers, I am not sure if you can see it too well on my rubbish photo.

The flowers are made from felt cut with Cheery Lynn Rose dies.  I stitched them together rather than using glue, they do look quite pretty in real life.

Items Used;

Stamp - House Mouse Winter Candle coloured with Promarkers.

Papers - Dovecraft Vintage Christmas and magazine freebies.

Dies - Cheery Lynn Holly Flourish

Cheery Lynn Holly Corner

Cheery Lynn Medium and Large Rose

Imagination Crafts Detail Sparkle - White Shimmer

Glamour Dust - Crystal

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

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

Cheery Lynn Designs - Sparkle and Shine ( unfortunately it doesn't show up too well on my card!)

I hope lots of you will be able to take part in what will be our last challenge!

Thank you for stopping by, I will be back later.

Bye for now

hugs

Mimo Rocking Horse - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

For me it will be a day of writing out my cards and wrapping presents which I love doing especially when I have the Christmas music on in the background.

So, before that, I am sharing a Christmas card made with some gorgeous goodies from the wonderful Dies to Die for.

I have used an adorable Bildmalarna Stamp. The gorgeous papers are by Echo Park layered onto my favourite red Garnet Bazzill card. 

 The wonderful Die-namics Blueprints 3 was used to make the paper bow and the cute mittens are by Memory Box.

Items Used:

Stamp - Bildmalarna Mimo Rocking Horse coloured with Promarkers.

Papers - Echo Park 'Tis the Season

Bazzill Cardstock Garnet

Sentiment - Impression Obsession A Star Led the Way

Dies- Die-namics Blueprints 3

Memory Box Precious Mittens

Spellbinders Scalloped Labels One

Gems - MME Faceted Gems Vintage Christmas

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

Bildmalarna - December Challenge Christmas card

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it even more so at this very busy time of year.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

Let it Snow at Crafty 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.

Today is the start of a new Crafty Little Fairies Challenge.

This week our theme is

Let it Snow 

Our sponsors for this challenge is are
The Ribbon Girl, prize - £10 voucher
and
Stamposaurus , prize - 2 fab stamps

I used one of my older LOTV images but definitely one of my all time favourites. I just need the remember who I have already given it too!

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Snow Bears coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition (not sure of the name they are a quite old!)

Marianne Design Craftables - Circle,Flower and leaf stitch die and border

Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Ice Crystals Border

Glamour Dust - Crystal

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Pearls and ribbon from stash

If you take a look at the  Crafty Little Fairies Challenge 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:
The Ribbon Girls - Ho Ho Ho Christmas Challenge
Songbird Challenge - ♫ Merry Christmas Everybody ♪
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge- Winter ( old papers and stamp)
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Christmas
Party Time Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

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

bye for now

hugs

Include a Sentiment - Passion for Promakers 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.

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

This week we are launching our very special Mega Christmas Challenge which runs for a whole month and ends on January 7th 2014! 

Our theme is a nice easy one 

Include a Sentiment

 Please remember to be eligible for our prizes you must use your promarkers, flex markers, tria markers, metallic or aqua markers.

So now for the exciting bit – look at all these prizes!

Letraset are generously offering one lucky a winner a pack of their Autumn/Winter promarkers Ltd Edition set!

DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a £10 voucher to spend in her store.

Bugaboo stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of 10 digis of their choice.

Polkadoodles is offering one lucky winner a prize of a copy of their Bonbon Belles Double CD collection.

Clearly Besotted Stamps is offering one lucky winner 1 stamp set of their choice.

Dies to Die For are offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher to spend in their online store.

Bearly Mine Designs are offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher to spend in their online store.

WOW!!

So onto my card.

A few weeks ago I discovered Lee Holland's wonderful illustrations (available here) and I instantly feel in love with them.

I made this card for my wonderful hubby, which is good as this is one card that I have made that I really do like so I am glad I don't have to part with it - that doesn't happen very often I can tell you!!

I think this is one of the cutest images ever!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Lee Holland Penguin and Polar coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Whimsy Holiday Noteables 2

Penny Black Snow Scroll

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush (used on ice berg)

Papers - Dovecraft (very old!)

Memory Box Bianca Snowflake

Memory Box Giovanna Snowflake

Memory Box Precious Hearts

Shaped Card - Craftwork Cards

Hobby House Rhinestone Sparklers

If you pop along to the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the design team. I hope lots of you will be able to join in with this one.

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

Live and love crafts - Stardust

My Mum's Craft Shop - Christmas
Graph'It Markers - Colour Mixing / Anything Goes
Lisa B Designs - All the Glitters
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - For someone special - This is for my hubby!
Cutie Pie - Special Friend ( this is for my very best friend - my hubby, hope that counts!)
Stamping Sensations - Free and Easy
As You Like it - Favourite Digi and Why - This image is totally adorable, I love penguins and this image just makes my heart melt!

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

Bye for now

hugs

A Very Cute Penguin!

Hello everyone

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Yesterday I showed you the Christmas card I made for my younger daughter.  Here is the card I made for my older daughter using another adorable penguin from Pink Gem Designs.

I placed a sheet of glittered vellum onto of my patterned paper and then added an embossed frame. 

For some reason my camera doesn't like pink, this is much prettier in real life!

I am pleased to say both of my beautiful girls were thrilled with their cards, the smile on their faces when they opened them was just magical! I honestly feel that I am a lucky mum to have such wonderful children!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Cute Penguin coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV Christmas sentiment tags

Paper -  Forever Friends Kraft Notes

Papermania Holly Flourish Glitter Vellum

Embossing Folders - Crafter's Companion Snowflakes

 Cuttlebug snowflake dots

Die-namics Tree Lines 

Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Snowflake

Woodware snowflake punch

 Hobbyhouse Rhinestone Sparklers

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

In the Pink - Embossing ( not sure if I have enough pink - please feel free to delete if not!)

Winter Wonderland - Embossing

Little Miss Muffet - You've Been Framed!

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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 comment you may wish to make.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend

bye for now

hugs

Anything Goes at A Gem of a Challenge

Hello again everyone, as promised I am back with my second card of the day.

This time for A Gem of a Challenge

The challenge will run for the whole month and it's a nice easy one:

Anything Goes

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.....

As you know, I LOVE penguins so I was thrilled to see Pink Gem's newest images - they are totally adorable.

This card is for my younger daughter so it's very pretty and sparkly!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Santa Stop Here coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Noel and Doodlebug Designs

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

Spellbinders Labels 18

Memory Box Precious Snowflakes

Sentiment - LOTV sentiment tags

The Hobby House Rhinestone Sparklers - Paradise Crystal

Crystal Glamour Dust
Silver gems from stash

If you take at look at the A Gem of a Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Lisa B Designs - All the Glitters

Creative Inspirations - Contemporary Christmas colours

I ♥ Promarkers - for a Child

Digital Delights - You're a Gem

Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas

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

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

Robins on Presents and a tag - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

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

Thank you so much for your lovely comments recently, you really help to boost my confidence!

I have 2 posts today so I will get on with my first which is a Christmas card with a pull out tag made using some wonderful goodies from Dies to Die for.

The adorable stamp is by Wildrose Studio and the wonderful sentiment is from a set by Impression Obsession. I have used Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax to make a banner for the sentiment.
Foam pads were used to attach the image to my card, leaving a gap so I could insert my tag.

The tag was made with a wonderful Tonic Studio die.  I applied white ink to the card before removing it from the die to show up the present design.

Items Used:

Stamp - Wildrose Studio Robin on Presents coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Impression Obsession - A Star Led the Way

Papers - Echo Park Reflections Christmas
Bazzill Cardstock Pomegranate

Dies - Tonic Studio Indulgence Present Tag 

Die-namics Pierced Rectangles Stax

Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Ribbon - Green Polka Trim

Prima Say it with Crystals Yellow - I love these!!

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Penny Black and More - Traditional Christmas colours
Crafty Sentiments - Tag Along

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today.

I will back a bit later with my Pink Gem DT card.

Bye for now,

hugs

Snow Mail - GDT card for Stampart Designs by Kathryne

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are having a good week, not too long now until the weekend!

I was extremely honoured to asked by the lovely and talented Kathryne of Stampart Designs to be a Guest Designer using one of her newest images.

So here is the adorable Snow Mail, such a cute snowman and I love the sweet bird. This image also comes with a bonus set of sentiments from which I have used the 'special delivery' message.

This is one of those images that you can't help but smile when you are colouring it in! Thank you so much Kathryne for asking me to be your Guest Designer.

Items Used :

Digi Stamp - Snow Mail  - Stampart Designs by Kathryne coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - 'special delivery' included with the digi stamp

Whimsy Holiday Mini Postage Stamps

Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing folder

Papers- Papermania Noel

Dies - Memory Box Precious Snowflakes

Whimsy Mini Postage Stamp 

CC Cutters Teardrop Lace

Small Heart Punch

Diamond Glamour Dust

Button and silver twine from stash

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

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Bingo - Buttons/glitter/die cuts
Bearly Mine Challenge # 115 - Christmas Sentiment
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes and blog hop
Created with Love Challenge # 69 - Christmas

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.

Bye for now

hugs

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Hello again everyone, as promised I am here with my second card.

If you would like to see my Without Words Challenge card please scroll down.

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

We are using sketch #23 and our optional theme is let it snow.

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful Crafty Individuals.

I have used one of the older James Bear stamps from LOTV. I have added glossy accents to the baubles and star and lots of red stickles to the tinsel.

Close up of James Bear!

The Sketch to follow:

Items used:

Stamp - LOTV James Bear Deck the Halls

Papers - First Edition Nordic Christmas

Memory Box Party Lanterns

Sentiment - Craftwork cards 

Glossy Accents

Stickles - Christmas Red

Red Gems

If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

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

Sketchy colours - Red and Green

Sentimental Sundays - Traditional Christmas colours

Penny Black and More - Traditional Christmas colours

Fab 'n' Funky - Cute Critters

My Mum's Craft Shop - Winter/Christmas

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

Bye for now 

hugs