Peaches and Cream at Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

Good morning to you all, my wonderful friends and blogging buddies.

I hope you are all having a good week.

Today is the start of a new challenge at 

Lili's Little Fairies

our theme this week is

Peaches and Cream 

So, I used this colour scheme to make a Mother's Day card for my wonderful mum-in-law as I know she likes these colours. She used to be a florist so I knew straight away that I had the perfect image for her.

 I love this cutie and it was such a joy to colour.

Items Used:

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley Flower Arranging coloured with Promarkers

Papers ~ First Edition Blank Canvas

Kraft card ~ Papermania

Spellbinders Labels 22

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

lace, seam binding, pearls and wooden button from stash.

If you take a look on the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will see the gorgeous peach and cream creations made by the rest of the design team and also see who were the winners of the last challenge.

Please remember to enter the challenge you have to use a Lili of the Valley image (stamp or die cut) on your card.

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

Creatives Inspirations - Buttons and Bows

Inky Chicks - Mother's Day or birthday ( this is for my mum-in-law)

Addicted to Stamps - Use Kraft

Sweet Stamping - Mother's Day or Special lady

LEJ Designs - For a lovely lady

Allsorts Challenge - Animals (3rd Entry!)

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

I ♥ Promakers - Lace and/or Pearls

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Right, that's it from me for now. Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog once again today.

I really do appreciate it and your support and encouragement means so much to me

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue 

Pastel Colours at The Fab 'n' Funky Challenge

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

It's Wednesday already so it's the start of a new Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.

This time I have picked the theme of 

Pastel Colours 

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful

Saturated Canary

Who is giving the prize of 2 digi-stamps to the lucky winner

The design team were thrilled to be able to choose an image from Saturated Canary to use for this challenge.

I really enjoyed colouring this pretty image.

Items Used:

Digi stamp - Saturated Canary ~ Bubbles coloured with Promakers and Flexmarkers

Paper - LOTV Promises

Sentiment - LOTV Everyday Grungy messages

Embossing folder -  Crafters Companion Dots

Cheery Lynn Nautical Wheeler Doily

Memory Box Big Splash Border

Ribbon, charm and string from stash

If you take a look on the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. We really did have colouring up such gorgeous images!

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

OSAAT - Use a digi

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes 

Love to create - String, twine or fibres.

Crafts and Me - Dies or Punches

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

Bye for now

Hugs 

o Sue  o

Circle cards at Passion for Promakers Challenge

Good Morning Everyone and happy Tuesday to you!

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge 

Our theme this week is 

Circle cards 

Don’t forget to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers, tria markers, metallic or neon markers) and of course follow the theme.

We are sponsored by the wonderful

Michele R Designs
 and the lucky winner will receive $10 of digi papers (winner's choice)

I used my Marianne Designs die to create a circle easel card. The Penny Black cat peeping out from the tulips is one of my favourite Spring time images, it always makes me smile!!

Items Used:

Stamp- Penny Black Tulip Jungle coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Design Creatables Die - Frame Circle

Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing folder

Sentiment - Lili of the valley For You Circular Sentiments

Woodware mini daisy punch

If you take a look at the Passion For Promakers blog you will see the wonderful creations by the rest of the team.

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

Eureka Stamps - Flower Power

I ♥ Promarkers - Four legged friends

Allsorts -  Animals (2nd entry)

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Shaped cards

Created With Love - Bright and Cheery
Whoopsi Daisy - Add a sentiment

Sentimental Sunday - Flowers, flowers and more flowers!!

Pile it on - Sunshine
Diva`s By Design Challenge - Fancy Fold
The Perfect Sentiment - Floral Fantasia

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

I hope you have a good day

Bye for now

Hugs 

o Sue  o

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge #108

Good Morning to you all my wonderful friends and blogging buddies and a big welcome to all my new followers too, thank you so much.

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge and this time we are on Sketch Number 4. 

Our lovely Angie has chosen the optional theme of Girly and Blingy

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful

Stamp Fairy 

who will give a $10 gift certificate to spend at their online store to the lucky winner

We were very lucky to able to choose an image from the Stamp Fairy to use for this challenge.

As you will see this sketch is a bit different as it requires you to use 2 images so I was really pleased to find a freebie flower image also from the Stamp Fairy which is available here

Items used:

Digi Stamp - Stamp Fairy Linda Spring coloured with Promarkers.

Kanban spring garden stamp (for edges of images)

Paper - First Edition Dream Catcher

Dienamics small open scallop die

Senitment- Craftwork cards

Stickles - Stardust

Gems and wooden flowers from stash

Here is the sketch for you to follow

If you take a look on the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge 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:

Card Crafter's Circle - Teddy Bears on Parade

Paper Shelter - Challenge # 100 Celebrations

Totally Papercrafts -  Hope for Spring

Crafting when we can - Birthstones  - Amethyst February 

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

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue

Layer it Up! at the Joanna Sheen Challenge

Good Morning everyone.

I hope you are all having a good weekend. 

Sorry I haven't added anything to my blog for a few days. All my DT cards are due in the same week and as last week was half-term I didn't have any spare time to make any other cards. It has been so nice to spend some time with my children this week, I will miss them when they go back to school tomorrow.

Today is the start of a new Joanna Sheen Challenge

This time our theme is

Layer it Up!

The prize for the lucky winner is a £15 voucher to spend online at Joanna Sheen

I was sent the fabulous House Mouse Projects CD Rom. After much deliberation, I printed off this wonderful image to decoupage.

I enjoy cutting out, which is just as well as there are 6 layers here!! This is one of those cards that looks so much better in real life.

Items Used:

Decoupage image and sentiment -  Joanna Sheen House Mouse Projects CD Rom 

Papers - LOTV Nitwits Promises

Memory Box corner bow

Buttons from stash

If you take a look on the Joanna Sheen Challenge 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:

Crafty Ribbons - button up

ABC Challenge - All stitched up

Shelly's Images TTT Challenge -Sew Much Fun!

Allsorts - Animals

Cutie Pie Challenge - Pretty Pastels 

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

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend

bye for now

Hugs to you all

Sue

Dies and Punches at A Gem of a Challenge

Good Morning everyone and Happy Saturday to you.

Well, here I am again with my final DT card of the week and this time it's for 

A Gem of a Challenge

and the theme this week is

Use Punches and Dies

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

2 Individual Digi images of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS (Subject to Availability).....

Like lots of people it seems, I love owls so I was delighted to find this cutie at Pink Dem Designs. Her eyes are fabulous!

I layered up the flowers but it is hard to see them on my picture.

Items Used

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Owl in Hat coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition Boho Chic and Blank Canvas

Spellbinders Large circle

Memory Box Lavish Branch

Martha Stewart medium butterfly punch

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap for edges of papers

If you pop over to A Gem of a Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of 'Team Pink' and also see who were the winners of the last challenge

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

Charisma Cardz - anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - An eye for detail!

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - It's Birthday Time

Allsorts - Things with wings

Shopping Our Stash - They say it's your Birthday!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog and for all of your wonderful comments on my recent creations. You really do help to boost my confidence and your support means so much to me.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend

Bye for now

Hugs 

o Sue  o

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge DT card - Distressed

Good Morning everyone.

Yippee, Friday at last and it's even better because my children will be off school and college next week enjoying their half-term holiday. It will be nice for them to have a break from studying, they are all working so hard at the moment.

More good news, today is the start of a new 

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge and the theme this time for the next 2 weeks is

Distressed

For this challenge we are sponsored by the fabulous Lili Of The Valley who will be giving a £10 gift voucher to the lucky winner.

I really wanted to challenge myself to move out of my comfort zone and go for more 'grungy' look. Last year I won some fabulous images from Kenny K so I thought it was about time I used one of them.

I didn't want loads of embellishments so I raided my hubby's tool box for the metal nuts but they were too shiny so I greased them up with my Promarkers.

Items used

Digi stamp - Kenny K Ryder Cole coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers ~ DCWV stack 6

Embossing folder -  Crafters Companion Dots

Computer generated sentiment using Blazed font

metal nuts - hubby's tool box!

Ditsress Inks - Old Paper and Bundled Sage

If you take a look on the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge you will see the wonderful inspiring 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:

Whimsy Inspirations - Add Metal

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - add Texture

ABC Challenge - H for Happy Birthday

Cards Galore - One for the men

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

I'm just off for a hospital appointment now but I will be back later to see what you have all been up to today.

Bye for now

Hugs 

o Sue  o

DT card Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Pearls

Hello again everyone, I hope you are having a good week.

Happy Valentines Day to you all!!

So it's Thursday already so that means the start of a new Lili's Little Fairies Challenge 

The theme this week is

Pearls 

The Ribbon Girl are our kind sponsors this week they are offering one lucky person chosen at random a £10 Voucher to spend on their Website

I finally got to use the newest addition to my Lili of the Valley collection. I think this bunny is adorable and could be used for many occasions. This one will be my mum's Mothers Day card.

Items Used:

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley Butterfly Meadow coloured with Promarkers

Papers ~ Lili of the Valley Country Lady ( I love these!)

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley For you Circular Sentiments

Woodware Multi flower punch

Woodware Medium leaf Punch

Tonic Studio Border Punch daisy border 2

Memory Box Pippa butterfly

Spellbinders Lacy circles

If you take a look on the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful inspiring creations make by the rest of the design team.

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

Party Time Tuesday -  3 and 3 (flowers)

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Flowers and Pearls
Stamping Sensations - Feb Challenge - Fur & Feathers
Word Art Wednesday - Love/Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Letter B (bunny and butterflies)

LEJ Designs - Someone Special

There She Goes - Flowers
Craft Us Crazy - Use your favourites ( Lili of the Valley stamps and punched flowers)

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

Bye for now

Hugs  

o Sue  o

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #158 What's Inside

Good Morning everyone.

I hope you are all having a good week so far.

Well, it's Wednesday again so that means the start of a new Fab 'n' Funky Challenge

This time the lovely Beccy has chosen the theme of 

What’s Inside  

So we would like to see the inside of your card decorated too.

Our sponsor is the wonderful 

Stampfairy

Who is giving one lucky winner $10 to spend online.

The design team were very lucky to have some gorgeous images from Stamp Fairy to use for this challenge.

I always enjoy colouring their cute images.

Items Used :

Digi Stamp ~  Stamp Fairy Mimi Stars 4  coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Pink Petticoat Vintage Stars

Sentiment Stamp ~ Personal Impressions 

Dienamics Little Open Scallop Strip

Spellbinders Hexagons

Wooden stars, ribbon and button from stash

If your pop over to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge you will so some wonderful creations made by 2 of the Stamp Fairy Design team and also our own Design Team. 

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - Neutrals with a POP of Colour/Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 19 - Girls are made of ..(Female Cards)
MAWTT Only Girls allowed
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/..anything goes with a ribbon
I ♥ Promakers - One for the girls 

Inky Impressions - ribbon or twine

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

Bye for now

Hugs 

Sue

Give us a cuddle at Passion for Promarkers!

Good Morning to you all my wonderful blogging buddies and a warm welcome to my new followers too.

Today is the start of a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers and the theme this week is

Give Us a Cuddle !

Don’t forget to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers, tria markers, metallic or neon markers) and of course follow the theme.

We are sponsored by the wonderful Saturated Canary

the prize is 2 digi-stamps of the winner's choice

Well, this is the Valentine's card I have made for my wonderful darling hubby. He doesn't look at my blog often so hopefully I am safe to show you but if you are looking - I love you loads!!!!

Items Used

Digi Stamp - Wee stamps Bird Swing coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Flourishes Love Sweet Love

Papers - Pink Petticoat Pretty Little Hearts and Papermania Vintage Notes

Memory Box corner bow

Memory Box Precious Hearts

Small heart punch

Weathered Wood and Faded Jeans Distress Inks

If you pop over to the Passion for Promarkers blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. 

Simply Create Too - Valentine's Day or Hearts
Creative Inspirations.....sent with love.
Divas by design......winged things.
Sweet Stamping - Pearls and Swirls
Kaboodle Doodles - Valentine
Crafty Boots - Blue and White
Cutie Pie - Valentines
Fashionista - Valentines
Allsorts Challenge- Valentines
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and Flowers

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

Bye for now

Hugs 

Sue

DT Card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge #107

Hello again everyone

As promised I'm back.

This time it's to tell you about the start of the new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

We are on Sketch number 3 and the lovely Alessandra has chosen the optional theme of  love 

For this challenge we are sponsored by the fabulous Lili Of The Valley who will be giving a £10 gift voucher to the lucky winner.

I didn't really want to make another Valentines card and since I won this gorgeous stamp from my blogging buddy Faye, I decided to go with a Wedding Card.

Here is the sketch for you to follow:

Items Used:

Stamp ~ Marianne Designs Dom & Daisy- Just Married, coloured with Promakers
Papers - First Edition Love Letters
Cheery Lynn Dancing Doily Lace border (used around edge of image too)
Memory Box Precious Hearts
Sentiment ~ LOTV

If you take a look on the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge blog 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:
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage
In the Pink - Pink Valentines/Romance
Paper Crafting Journey - Love
Whimsy Inspiration -  fancy edges
Dilly Beans - Hearts
Card Makin' Mamas -  Anything themed around Love
Lacy sunshine - anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs - frame it!
Lisa B designs - Love!

Thank you once again for taking the time to look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it. Your support and encouragement really means so much to me.

Bye for now

Hugs  

Sue

Is This Love That I'm feeling? - Card Mania Challenge

Good morning to you all my wonderful blogging buddies.

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

Today is the start of a new Card Mania Challenge and the theme for the next 2 weeks is

♥ Is this love that I'm feeling? ♥ 

We have 2 wonderful sponsors this time:

Flourishes who is giving the fabulous prize of $50 gift voucher

I Am Roses with the wonderful prize of $30 gift voucher    WOW!!

The design team were very lucky to have some stamps to use from Flourishes. They really are beautiful detailed images.

I decided to use the gorgeous chocolate box image and made a small box. It measures about 3 inches across. (There is a good tutorial here)
 The sentiment was also included in the set.

Sorry about the poor the poor quality of the photos, the colours look much nicer in real life!

Now I just need to fill it with some yummy chocolates ready to give to someone special on Valentines Day!!

(shhhh don't tell!!)

Items Used:

Stamp - Flourishes ~ Love Sweet Love coloured with Promarkers

Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Hearts Die

Papers ~ First Edition Love Letters

Martha Stewart Heart Lace border punch

Ribbon and pearl heart from stash

If you take a look on the Card Mania Challenge you will see the stunning creations made by the rest of the Design Team.  

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

Anything but a card - share the love!!
Charisma Cardz - Love
Sarah Hurley -  anything but a card
Creative Card Crew -- chocolate
Fashionista  - Valentines
Come and Get it Challenge ~  Love is in the Air
Heck of a Challenge - Love and Flowers
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes

This will be my last project for The Card Mania Challenge as I have made the very difficult decision to step down so that I can concentrate on the other Design Teams that I am part of. I will miss them all, especially Ani who is such a lovely and well organised team leader. Thank you for having me on your team, I have really enjoyed it.

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

I will be back later with a another DT card

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue ♥

Janey's Digi Designs Icelandic Poppy

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all having a good week.

One of my wonderful blogging buddies Jane has recently started designing some amazing digi stamps inspired by her love of gardening.  I was thrilled and feel extremely honoured to be asked to join her mega talented design team. So here is my first card for Janey's Digi Designs.

As soon as I saw Jane's magnificent Icelandic Poppy I knew that it would be my first choice. I love their delicate petals yet they grow in such a lovely range of bold colours.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Janey's Digi Designs - Icelandic Poppy coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Backing Paper - First Edition Blank Canvas

Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish

Dienamics Little Open Scallop Strip

Woodware mini flower punch

Sentiment Stamp - Craftwork cards

Pearls from stash

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

love to create  - Celebrations (birthday)
Die to Die for - Anything goes (products from DTDF are open scallop strip and mini Fanciful flourish)
Cheery Lynn - Add a Flourish.

If you take a look at Janey's Digi Designs Blog you will see a wonderful selection of cards made by the rest of the design team. A real treat for those of you that love your flowers!

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

Bye for now

Hugs

Sue

No Matter Which Challenge DT Card - Ribbons and Bows

Hello again everyone

I hope you are all having a good weekend. I wasn't expecting to be back today but I got a bit muddled with my days and somehow thought that this challenge started tomorrow - whoops!

Just before Christmas I was surprised and thrilled to receive an Email from Suzanne the owner of the No Matter Which Challenge asking me if I'd like to join her design team. Of course I said yes, they really are such a friendly and talented team. So here is my first DT card for them.

The theme for this month is a nice easy one 

RIBBONS AND BOWS

Remember you must use a stamped image or digi stamp on your project

Our sponsor is the wonderful Crafty Ribbons who will be giving a fabulous prize to the lucky winner

Well, I didn't need much excuse to colour up one of my favourite girly Lili of the Valley images and I added plenty of pretty embellishments. If you don't like pink look away now!!

Items Used:

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley Fairy Bouquet coloured with Promarkers

Spellbinders Decorative Floral Oval

Flower die Sizziz Flowers Lovely ( I think as I can't find the packaging)

Memory Box Lavish Branch

MFT diemanics Crochet Border

Embossing Folder - Crafter's Companion Floral Frenzy

Viva Decor Pearl Pen  ~ Ice White from MCH

Craftwork cards sentiment

Ribbon and pearls from stash

If you take a look on the No Matter Which Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team. I hope that lots of you will be able to take part, you have until 24th Feb so plenty of time!

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

Inky Chicks - Becky's Bingo Grid - (Pearls/Image/Ribbon)
Card Crafter's Circle - Springtime
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
WinterWonderland - Monochrome
2 sisters  - White and red and/or Pink
Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes
Really reasonable ribbon - Monochrome and ribbon

Well, that's all from me for this week, finally! 

I would like to say a massive thank you to you all for taking the time to look at my blog today, you have no idea how much it means to me!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend

Bye for now

Big Hugs 

Sue

A Gem of a Challenge DT card - Gingham or Checks

Good Morning Everyone

Yippee it's Saturday, we do not have much planned, it's just so nice to have house full for a couple of days.

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

The theme this week set by the lovely Lisa is 

Gingham or Checks

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

2 Individual Digi images of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS (Subject to Availability).....

So, I decided to make a boy's card this time because I wanted to use Skateboarding Andy an image that Janet recently digitalised.   I realised, rather surprisingly, that I do not have many gingham papers in 'boy' colours so it was lucky for me Pink Gem designs have some wonderful gingham digi papers to download and you get 20 different colours so plenty to choose from.

I really enjoyed colouring this one!

Items Used
Digi stamp - Pink Gem Design Skateboarding Andy coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Pink Gem Designs gingham digi papers
the star paper is Doodlebug design
Martha Stewart Zigzag border punch
Spellbinders hexagons
Wooden stars from Ebay decorated with punched stars
Sentiment tags - Lili of the Valley

If you take a look on the Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of  'The Pinks ' Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
PanPastels Uk  -  Seeing stars
Cards Galore - One for the Men
Digi Galore - 3 colours ( blue, green, yellow. Not sure if the brown I have used also counts as a colour please feel free to delete my entry if necessary ☺)
Allsorts - cute

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

I hope you all have a good Saturday whatever you are up to

Bye for now

Sue