Still Enjoying the Summer

Hello again everyone. I hope you are having a good weekend.

 I am thrilled and very excited to show you my first card as a Temporary Designer for the wonderful 

Dies to Die for

Thank you so much for asking me Tracy, it's such a BIG honour.

As we are still having such lovely weather here in the UK, I decided a Summery card using sweet Skippy and Bobbin by Elisabeth Bell together with some wonderful papers from Bo Bunny

Items Used - All available at Dies to Die for

Stamp - Whimsy Stamps Elisabeth Bell Skippy and Bobbin coloured with Promakers

Papers - Bo Bunny Sophie Chic and Sophie

Bazzil cardstock Peach Puff

Dies - Memory Box Floral Vine

               -Memory Box Cherry Blossom

                -Memory Box Meridian Border

         -Whimsy Mini Postage Die

Senitment - Whimsy Everyday Mini Postage Stamp Set

Embellishments  - MME Enamel Dots Noteable Cute

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

Elisabeth Bell - Sizzling Summer Days

Crafts Too Challenge - Summer Days

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

Use 2 Backing Paper at A Gem of A Challenge

Hello 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

A Gem of a Challenge 

This week it was my turn to pick a theme so I chose a nice easy one

Use 2 Backing papers

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.....

Here's my card, I love this cute tortoise  from Pink Gem Designs with her pretty flower and happy face.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Tortoise coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Love Letters

Spellbinders Labels 28

Memory Box Honeysuckle vine

Spellbinders Edgaeabilities Classic Scallop

Tonic Studio medium flower punch

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental (again!)

If you take a look at A Gem of a Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's design team and also the wonderful Squirrel who is our Guest Designer this week.

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

Bearly Mine Designs - digi days 

Dream Valley for a Child

Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment

Delightful Challenges - Make the cut
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin'- Spots and Stripes

Thank you so much 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.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend

Bye for now

hugs

No Flowers at Lili's Little Fairies and an announcement!

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.

Right then, today is the start of a new Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

Our theme this week is 

No Flowers 

And the first of our sponsors this week is Natali from IVA NOVA CHEST with a goodie bag of loveliness

I have coloured a gorgeous image from the LOTV Jack, Patch and Puss Sketch Pad.

These images are fabulous and I think could be used for a both male and females.

I created the sentiment banner using my dienamics fishtail flag by cutting it at both ends and then folding. 

Items Used:

Image - From  Jack, Patch and Puss Sketch Pad coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Love Letters

Sentiment - Sentiment - Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental 

Memory Box Simple Banner

Dienamics Fishtail Flags Stax

Crafter's Companion Chevron Embossing folder

Stardust Stickles

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

So onto our big announcement about the challenge:

Times change, and we Fairies are changing with them.  This will be the last ever challenge as Lili's Little Fairies.  No, please, don't be too sad, read on.  

We have had a blast as LLF but it is time for a new start and from next week (5 September), we are becoming Crafty Little Fairies, a new look and a new address to follow soon.

Something else new and, we think, very exciting - we are opening the challenge up to use images other than LOTV.  So, you can still use your Lili's and we would love to see them, but you can also use other images too.  How cool is that?!  I am sure the Fairies will continue to share their love of Lili with you all but this does mean more of you will be able to join in the challenges with us.

So, we hope you are as excited about all this as we are - see you next week for the first ever Crafty Little Fairies Challenge!

And because it is our last LLF challenge, the ladies at Lili of the Valley have offered 

TWO £10 prize vouchers, as a good luck in our new venture

Thank you Anne and LOTV xx

(the winners of these vouchers will be drawn by Random Number Generator)

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

Created with love - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - No Flowers
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Pretty Polka Dots

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

Bye for now

hugs

Winter Animals at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Hello to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

My card today is part of the mid way reminder for the Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge.

This time our fun theme is

Winter Animals

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful Quixotic Paperie

the prize is a £10 voucher!

I used a stamp that I won last year from High Hopes Stamps, it was good to finally use it and great fun to colour.

Items Used

Stamp - High Hopes Snowy's Friends coloured with Promarkers

Papers - LOTV Krafty Christmas

Embossing Folder - Crafters Companion Let it Snow

Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Senitment Tags

Memory Box Precious Snowflakes

Spellbinders Labels 1 and Scalloped Labels 1

Glamour Dust Diamond

Pearls and ribbon from stash.

If you take a look at the Christmas at Sweet Stampin' 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:

Totally Papercrafts - Hearts and Tags (hearts on image, please delete if not acceptable!)

High Hopes Stamps - Pearls or Gems

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

It's Sketch Time at Papertake Weekly Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

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

Today is the start of a new Papertake Weekly Challenge, I am really enjoying being a Guest Designer for them.

This time the theme is 

Sketchie Free For All

There is a new sketch for this week or you can use any other Papertake Weekly sketch that you can find on the challenge blog.

The fabulous sponsor for this week is

Simon Says Stamp

Prize $20 voucher to spend online for the lucky winner.

I have used another of my Penny Black Stamps, I seem to be using these a lot lately. I used a 'just for you' sentiment so my card could be used for a variety of occasions.

Here is Dawny's fabulous sketch for this week which I followed

Items Used:

Stamp -  Penny Black Embrace coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Bird Song

Joy Crafts Flower 1 die coloured with Tattered Rose Distress Ink

Martha Stewart Frond Branch punch

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental 

If you pop along to the  Papertake Weekly Challenge  blog you will see the wonderful creations made by the design team and see who was the winner of the last challenge.

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

Penny Black - August Bright and sunny

Penny Black and More - In the Garden 
Creative Corner Challenges - cute critters
Pile it On - Designer Paper
Polka Doodles - All things bright and beautiful (all creatures great and small!)
Penny's Challenge - dies and/or punches
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

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

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

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

Today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge. This time we are onto Sketch #16

Our optional theme chosen by the lovely Janet is Monochromatic.

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful Crafty Individuals

Please see the challenge blog for details of the fabulous prize.

So here is my card, it's a really easy sketch this time. You can add any embellishments you wish but I decided to keep it fairly simple.

Here is the sketch:

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Digi Stamp Boutique Mac and Flowers coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Pink Petticoat Daisy Bouquet

Punches - Tonic Studio and EK Success

Spellbinders Circle and Labels 22

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

If your take a look at the  Sketch 'n' Stash 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:

The Cutie Pie - Anything Goes

Digi Stamp Boutique - August customer challenge

Sister Act Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to 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 

All About the Boys 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 so far. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

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

This week our theme is

All About the Boys

For this challenge we are offering a 2 week GDT spot to the lucky winner!

I used to struggle a bit with making male cards but just recently I have found that has changed and I did actually enjoy making this card, probably helped by using this adorable image which is from one of the LOTV sketch pads.

Items Used:

Image - from LOTV sketch pad Vintage Boys. Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - LOTV Country Gent

Sentiment - LOTV Everyday Grungy Messages 

Memory Box Honeysuckle Vine

Marianne Designs Bird on Branch small

If you take a look at the Lili's 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:

Stamping Sensations - Wings and Things with a touch of vintage

Inky Impressions - Masculine

Penny's Challenge - dies and/or punches

C...is for Challenge - Animals
Lisa B Designs - Vintage

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

Guest Designer card for Papertake Weekly Challenge

Hello again everyone.

This is my second post for today (please scroll down to see my Passion for Promarkers DT card)

Today is the start of a new Papertake Weekly Challenge. I am really enjoying being a Guest Designer them.

This week the theme is one of my favourites

Flower Power

Add something floral - papers, image, embellishments whatever you choose

For this challenge we are sponsored by

The Ribbon Girl 

The prize for the lucky winner is a £10 voucher to spend online

I used a gorgeous Digi stamp from Janey's Digi Designs and went for a lilac colour scheme. In real life the colours of the petals do match my papers!!

Items used

Digi Stamp - Janey's Digi Designs Phlox coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Capsule collection Boysenberry

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox

Sentiment Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental

If your take a look at the Papertake Weekly 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:

Creative Inspirations - Monochrome.

Simon Says - Monochrome

Thank you so much 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 

Favourite Colours at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Hello to your 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 our theme is

Your Favourite Colour Combination

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Digi-Stamp Boutique

The lucky winner can choose 6 digi stamps of their choice.

I have to admit that I do have a couple of favourite colour combinations.

 In the end I went with blue, beige and white, mainly because I wanted to use my pretty papers from Lili of the Valley!

I made this card to give to my daughter before she set off for Summer School at Sussex Uni on Sunday. I just wanted to remind her how proud we all are of her.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Wee Stamps - Hopeful. Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers.

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh

Sentiment - LOTV Inspirational Sentiments 

Memory Box Corner Bow Die

Flowers Stamps - Heartfelt Creation Posy Patch coloured with Promarkers

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made from this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodle - song title or quote (Shine by Take That and a sentiment quote too! )

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

I'll be back later with my GDT card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge

bye for now

hugs 

Strawberry Jam !

Hello and good morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those who need them.

Goodness, it's Saturday already!  My son is playing his usual cricket matches today and tomorrow and then on Sunday evening my eldest daughter is going to a Summer School at Sussex University. She will be staying for 3 nights which will hopefully give her a taste of Uni life and help her make some decisions about the future. 

My card today is one I made simply because I love the image!

These Penny Black hedgehogs always make me smile.

Items Used:

Stamp - Penny Black  -  Strawberry Jam coloured with Promakers

Paper - Doodlebug Designs

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat Happy Birthday Sentiments

Crafters Companion Embossing folder Petite Dots

Ribbons from stash

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

Penny Black Challenge - Bright and Sunny

Penny Black and More - In the Garden 

As you like it - favourite ribbon or twine. I  love spotty and gingham ribbon, they seem to add that little bit of extra interest to a design without distracting from the image.

I ♥ Promarkers - Summertime

Crafty Ribbons - Use 3 of something - 3 ribbons

Sweet Stampin'  - Bold and Beautiful

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

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

Dies and Punches at the Ready Teady Go Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

I hope you are well and having a good week, sending hugs to those who need them.

Thank you once again for all your lovely comments, you have all been so kind.

My card today is part of the mid way reminder of the Ready Teddy Go Challenge

This month our theme is 

Use Dies and/or Punches

Our lovely sponsor is Lili of the Valley who will be giving a £10 voucher to the lucky winner.

I have used another Bobbi Bear image from Digi Stamp Boutique. Can you tell I love this bear!

 I think he is just so cute and was a joy to colour.

Item Used:

Digi Stamp - Digi Stamp Boutique Bathtime Bobbi coloured with Promarkers

Paper - Forever Friends New Arrival

Die Namics Blueprints 3 die (for the bow)

Whimsy Banner Pennants Die and Sentiments

Spellbinders Large Circle die

Ribbon and button and felt from stash

If you take a look on 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:

Digi Stamp Boutique - August Customer competition
Pollycraft - Buttons and Bows
Creative Card Crew - Banner/Pennant

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge  Boy/Male Card - old items are button, felt and ribbon

Thank you once again for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. 

Your support and kind comment this week have really meant so much to me and I am so grateful to you all.

Bye for now

hugs 

Guest Designer card for Papertake Weekly Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends

I just wanted to start by saying a big heart felt thank you for your comforting words about the loss of our cat, I was deeply touched reading them. I don't normally share much personal stuff on my blog but I knew that you would all understand and be so supportive and I feel honoured to call you my friends.

So, it's Tuesday so that means the start of a new Papertake Weekly Challenge  which I have such pleasure to be a Guest Designer.

This week the theme is

Occasion -ally (make something for an occasion e.g. birthday, wedding etc)

The sponsor for this challenge is

Whiff of Joy

I coloured up these cute love birds from Digi Stamp Boutique. 

I think this could be used for either a Wedding of Anniversary.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - DSB Cute Love Birds coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Love Letters

Spellbinders Floral Oval

Spellbinders Labels 18

Memory Box - Precious Hearts

Sentiment Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental - again !(can you tell I love this set!!)

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

Jellypark Challenges - Cuddly Wuddly

Digi Stamp Boutique - August Customer competition

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

Bye for now

hugs

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