DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you had a good weekend and are set the week ahead.

The last 2 weeks have flown by and today is the start of a new Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge.

This time we are using sketch #32

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Live and Love Crafts

Prize - £10 Voucher

I have used another gorgeous image from DigiStamp Boutique, this is Stanley and I think he's adorable!

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

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Stanley Dog Set - coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps Clearly Sentimental

Dies - Clearly Besotted Stamps Tag Along die collection

Die-Namics Pierced Square stax

Marianne Design Craftables - Circle, Flower and leaf stitch die

Pearls from stash.

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 the following fabulous challenges :

Allsorts - Use those dies
DigiStamp Boutique - March Customer Competition

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 

Kisses for my Sweet - Dies to Die for DT card

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

As promised I'm back with my second card of the day this time using some gorgeous goodies from

  Dies to Die for

I have used a Mo Manning stamp made by Stamping Bella with some stunning double-sided Bildmalarna papers which I have used to paper-piece the lady's dress adding some shading with coloured pencils. The gorgeous border die is by Memory box, all the other hearts are from the same die.

The sentiment banner was cut with the fabulous La-La Land Folding Banners die and the sentiment is

 SC Designs Collection Everyday Moments.

Items Used:

Stamp - Stamping Bella - Mo Manning - Kisses for my Sweet

Dies - La-La Land - Folding Banners

       - Memory Box Cherish Border

Tonic Studios Scallop Square Nesting Dies

Papers - Bo Bunny Double Dot Sweet Pear

Bildmalarna - Sweet Tones - Purple Flowers

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps - SC Designs Collection Everyday Moments

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today. I know I always say it but I truly do appreciate your support and encouragement.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. We are enjoying some lovely weather here, it's wonderful!

Bye for now

hugs

Use Ribbon and Lace at A Gem of a Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I have 2 cards to share today so will get straight on with my first one.

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

For the next 2 weeks our theme is 

Use Ribbon AND Lace

The prize for the winner is 2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 

of the winners choice from PINKGEM DESIGNS.....

Janet has recently released so many new gorgeous digis that I had trouble deciding which one to use. I finally picked Grace with Rose, she has such a pretty face and I love her hair.

The lace I have used is a lovely deep purple although it looks dark blue in my picture!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Grace with Rose coloured with Promarkers

Stamp - Penny Black Scrolling Along (for edges of image)

Sentiment - LOTV Vintage Labels Occasions

Papers - very old, I think they are Papermania Henbury Lane

Ribbon and Lace from stash

If you take a look at A Gem of a Challenge you will see the gorgeous creations made by the rest of The Gems Team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

The Inky Chicks - Lace Up Your card

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

I'll be back soon with my Dies to Die for DT card.

Bye for now

hugs

Easter or Springtime - GDT card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of the them.

I am so excited and honoured because the lovely Fi  has asked me to be a guest designer at The Sugar Bowl Challenge for this month.  I love Sugar Nellie stamps, they are amongst the first ones I bought and I still use them now.
Their theme for you this month is
Easter or Springtime

I was very lucky to get to choose a digi stamp from Funky Kits. I picked an adorable image from the Return to Fairy Glen series called Little Bit of Gossip. She was a joy to colour.

I cut an aperture in my (very old) papers cutting around the flowers and butterflies then layering some of them up.

Side view to show the dimension

Close up of the adorable image 

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Sugar Nellie A Little Bit of Gossip coloured with Promarkers

Papers - (Very old) K & Co Tim Coffey

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps SC Designs Everyday Moments

If you take a look at The Sugar Bowl Challenge blog you will see the gorgeous creation made by the very talented design team.

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

Polka Doodles - Spring is in the Air

Graph'it Markers - Springtime Pastels

I ♥ Promarkers - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - It's a girl thing 

4 Crafty Chicks - Spring

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

Blue Lilacs

Hello my lovely crafty friends.

I do hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of them.

Yesterday, for some reason, I felt like colouring in some flowers. I was too impatient to stamp or print any images so I was pleased to remember my LOTV Black and White Sketch Pad full of gorgeous wild flower images just waiting to be coloured.

Here is a card I made with the Lilacs image. I know I haven't used the correct colours,  I coloured them in blue so I could use some of my favourite papers!

Items Used:

Image - from LOTV Black and White Sketch Pad Set 3 Wild Flowers
coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh

Senitment - LOTV Handwritten Phrases

Butterfly Stamp - Clearly Besotted Elegant Butterflies coloured with Promarkers

Organza Ribbon coloured with Promarkers

Small Pearls from Hobbyhouse 

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with Ribbon
Glitter n Sparkle - use some blue
Love to Create - Bingo Ribbon/Blue/Flowers
LOTV Monthly Challenge - Crafty Bingo Ribbon/Pearls/Flowers
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes as long as it's square
Sentimental Sundays - Flowery Springtime

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make

Bye for now

hugs

Anya Blooms - Dies to Die for DT card

    Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Today's my regular day to share with you my card made with some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for.

For my card today I have used a pretty stamp called Anya Blooms by The Greeting Farm with the lovely sentiment included.  The wonderful scalloped frame was made with a Tonic Studio Nesting Die, this is a great set containing 14 layering dies. The beautiful papers are new from My Minds Eye and the gorgeous flower was made with Die-Namics Plentiful Petals.

Items Used:

Stamp - The Greeting Farm - Anya Blooms coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - MME Record it Here is Happy

Bazzill Cardstock Juneberry

Dies - Tonic Studios Scallop Square Nesting Dies

Die-Namics - Plentiful Petals

Flower Centre -Prima Say it in Crystals embellishments Yellow

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

Divas by Design -  Flower Power

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.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

bye for now

hugs

Down on the Farm at the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Hello my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of them. Nearly the weekend, thankfully!

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

This week our fun theme is

Down on the Farm

For this challenge we are sponsored by Little Claire Stamps

The prize is a fabulous stamp called You're So Tweet

I have used one of my much neglected Penny Black Stamps and made a centre stepper card.

Items Used:

Stamp - Penny Black ..... for you. Coloured with Promarkers

Papers  - Doodlebug Designs

Dies - Memory Box Spring Border

Memory Box Dancing Tulips

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles Stax

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:

Party Time Tuesday - Party Animals

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

bye for now

hugs

Monochrome - Passion for Promarkers DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you, sending hugs to those in need of them

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This week our theme is

Monochrome

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful DigiStamp Boutique 

Prize £10 voucher

So onto my card. I have gone for shades of blue as you can tell probably tell, this is one of my favourite colours!

The fabulous paper bow is made with a Cheery Lynn die that I chose when I was lucky enough to win one of their challenges.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Mother's Day Set coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Say it in Style (love this set!)

Papers - LOTV Beach Bliss

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

Cheery Lynn Pretty Pretty Bows

Cheery Lynn Small Exotic Butterflies

Die-Namics Stitched Circles Stax

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's Design Team.  

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

DigiStamp Boutique - March Customer Competition 

Incy Wincy Designs - Monochromatic

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 the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning Everyone

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

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

For this challenge we are using sketch #30

Our sponsors for this challenge are the fabulous Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet

Prize $10 to spend online  

and also Crafty Individuals (please see challenge blog for prze details)

The DT were given images from Stitchy Bear to use for the challenge. I have used the gorgeous Mother's Day Sentiment with rose which I printed first onto patterned paper then twice more on to white card for me to colour and layer up. I also printed the image slightly smaller to cut out the rose to add to a pull out tag

To show the pull out tag

Here is the sketch to follow which I have rotated

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Stitchy Bear Mother's Day Sentiment coloured with Promarkers

Papers - First Edition Rose Gardne

Spellbinders Labels 18

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

Die-namics photo corners

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

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 the following fabulous challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Mother's Day/ Special Girl

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

bye for now

hugs

Sweet Friend - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good weekend.
Just to let you know that I have been having lots of problems with my internet connection and I think I may need a new Router. I have scheduled my next couple of posts just in case but if I disappear you will know why!

Anyway, I am here with my latest card made with some gorgeous goodies from Dies to Die for. 
I have used a cute Doodle Garden stamp from My Favourite Things with the sentiment included. The gorgeous papers are by Pion from the stunning Fairytales of Spring range. I didn't really want to cover the papers with too many embellishments so just added the La-La Land Heart Border cut from Bazzill Kraft card.

Items Used:

Image - MFT Doodle Garden Sweet Friend

Papers - Pion Design Fairytales of Spring Cheery Blossom

Pion Design Fairytales of Spring Newly Hatched

Bazzill Kraft cardstock

Dies - La-La Land Heart Border

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

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

Doodle Garden - Anything Goes

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.

bye for now

hugs

Heartfelt Thanks

Good Afternoon Everyone

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week, not too long until the weekend!

I wanted to make a thank you card for someone special so I decided to have another play with the stunning Clearly Besotted Elegant Butterflies set. This is one of my favourite stamp sets ever, the butterflies and sentiments included are gorgeous and I love the matching dies too.

My die cut border is made with a Memory Box die - it took a bit of practise with scrap paper to get the cut in the correct position!

Side view to  try and show the dimension!

Items Used:

Stamps - Clearly Besotted Elegant Butterflies coloured with Promarkers

Dies - Clearly Besotted Elegant Butterflies Die Collection

Memory Box Piestra Die

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Clearly Besotted Stamps Challenge - Take Flight
As you Like it - Your favourite Colouring Medium and Why - Promarkers, I love the range of colours, they blend so well and you can layer the same colour up which helps with shading.
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

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

bye for now

hugs

To Someone Special

Good Afternoon my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and you are having a good week so far.

I started a (long overdue) tidy up of my craft stash over the weekend. I am so pleased I did because whilst sorting through I came across the first stamp that I bought online - a few years ago now! I think I choose this sweet Sugar Nellie stamp because it reminds me of myself as a girl. I still have the same love of flowers and now I can see the resemblance to my youngest daughter. So, I decided to use this image for my Mum's Mother's Day card.

The gorgeous butterfly is from a stunning stamp set from Clearly Besotted Stamps, I think you are going to be seeing a lot more of these in the near future!

Items Used:

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Country Garden coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Docrafts

Butterfly - Clearly Besotted Elegant Butterflies and Die Collection

Papers - LOTV Always and Forever

Die-Namics Stitched Rectangles Stax

Die-Namics Little Open Scallop border

Seam binding, button and twine from stash.

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

The Sugar Bowl  - Mother's Day or Special Lady
CRAFT - Mother's Day/ For a Female

Crafty Ribbons -Anything Goes with Ribbon

In the Pink - Mother's Day/Card for a Special Lady (if not enough pink please feel free to delete!)
Stamping Sensations - Pretty in Pink
Craft Your Passion - Young at Heart
Butterfly Challenge - 3Bs - bows, buttons and butterflies

Thank you so much for stopping by to look at my card today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now.

hugs

Hay, Whatzup, Buttercup - Dies to Die for DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

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

I just wanted to start by saying a big thank you for all your wonderful comments on my recent cards, you really are so kind and I am grateful to each and every one of you.

Today's card is made using some wonderful goodies all available from Dies to Die for.

It's a cute Springtime card featuring an adorable Crissy Armstrong image made by Whimsy stamps with some gorgeous papers by Carta Bella.

The Swirly Tree is by Memory Box  and the daisy flower die is by Die-Namics. I have used a sentiment from a set created by Simonne Clay of SC Designs made by Whimsy, this is such a great set containing a wonderful mixture of different sentiments. 

Items Used:

Stamps - Whimsy Stamps - Crissy Armstrong Collection  Hay,Whatzup, Buttercup coloured with Promarkers

Whimsy Stamps - SC Designs Collection Everyday Moments

Papers - Carta Bella Hello Again

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Dies - Die-Namics Upsy Daisy

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Memory Box Swirly Tree

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

Crafting for all Seasons - Spring into Spring
Whimsy Stamps Facebook Challenge - March Spring Colours
Fussy and Fancy - Birthdays
Graph'It Markers - Male Colours
The Pink Elephant - Birthdays

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.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

bye for now

hugs

Song or Film Title - Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Good Morning my lovely 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 fun theme is

Song of Film Title

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge

The Ribbon Girl

Prize - £10 voucher

So, can you guess the film I chose from looking at the image?

 It's one of my family's all time favourites - Monsters Inc.

I am glad that I bought this fabulous image from Birdie Brown before Torico closed her shop, it was such fun to colour! I tore an aperture in my paper to try to make it look like the monsters are bursting out from the card!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Birdie Brown 3 Monsters (sadly now closed) coloured with Promarkers

Papers - MME Nutmeg Indie Chic

Die-Namics Stacking Stars 

Sentiment - computer generated (using Bradley Hand and Screwball fonts)

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

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

V's Sweet Ideas - Kids Theme

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

Craft Your Passion - Birthday Bonanza

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - One for the Boys

Divas by Design - Let's Here it for the Boys

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

bye for now

hugs

Flowers at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends

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

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

This week our theme is one of my favourites:

Flowers

For this challenge we are sponsored by 

Bugaboo - Prize 7 digi-stamps

So for my card I have used an adorable LOTV image, combining my love of flowers with my love of cute animals and I have used one of my favourite colour combinations too!

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Flower Arranging coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh

Sentiment -SC Designs for Whimsy Stamps Everyday Moments 

Dies - Die-Namics Upsy Daisy

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Simply Scallops Medium

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox (leaves)

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's Design Team

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

Crafty Calendar - Animal Antics

Craft Mojo - March Challenge Spring Flowers

Natalie & Amy - Flowers

Come and Get it Challenge - Flowers Galore
Crafty Your Passion - Birthday Bonanza 

Thank your for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.
bye for now
hugs

DT card for the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Hello again everyone

As promised I am here with my second card on the day.

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

This time we are using sketch #30.

Our sponsors are

My Creative Classroom - Prize online workshop

and

Delicious Doodles - Prize 4 digis-stamps

Delicious Doodles kindly gave the DT some images to use. I choose the gorgeous vase of roses which I coloured in a beautiful dusky pink colour

Here is the sketch:

Items Used:

Digi-Stamp - Delicious Doodles vase of roses coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment - Kaisercraft Mini Clear Stamp

Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die Collection

Papers - Cart-Us Roses

Martha Stewart Border Punch Doily Lace

Martha Stewart Medium Butterfly punch

Pearls from stash

If you take a look at the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge you will see the gorgeous 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 :

A Creative Romance -Jenny's Bingo - Pink/ Flowers/ Pearls

In the Pink - Pink plus one - Green (feel free to delete if there is too much green and not enough pink!)

Thank you 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.

bye for now

hugs

And Relax! at the Without Words Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

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

Just wanted to say thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my recent cards, you are all so kind.

I have 2  DT cards today so here is my first one for the 

Without Words Challenge

This month our theme is 

And Relax  - Hobbies / Leisure

Our wonderful sponsor is the fabulous Bunny Zoe Crafts

So here's my card. The matting card is a deep navy blue in colour although it looks like black on my photo!

Items Used:

Digi-Stamp - Tiddly Inks Ricky the Fishing Expert coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Paper Smooches

Papers - DCWV Stack (very old!)

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles Stax

Die-Namics Blueprints 3

If your take a look at the Without Words 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 - It's a Boy Thing

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my first card of the day. I really do appreicate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

DT card for A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

Hello again everyone. 

As promised I am here with my final card of the day.

Today is the start of a new 

A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

We have a really fun theme for you this time:

Are We There Yet?

feel free to interpret however you like, e.g. travel/holidays/transport etc

For this challenge we have 3 fabulous sponsors (please see challenge blog for the prize details)

Mo's Digital Pencil 
Which craft? 
Marianne Design 

So I have gone with the travel theme, well sort of anyway!  I think I just wanted an excuse to use this cute Penny Black stamp that I have had for ages but have hardly used!

Items Used:

Stamp - Penny Black Scooting Along coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Whimsy Mini Postage Stamps

Papers - MME Boy Crazy

Dies - Die-Namics Pierced Squares

Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Whimsy Mini Postage Stamp Die

If you take a look at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge, you will see the wonderful inspiring creations made by the rest of the design team including our fabulous new members!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today, I really am so grateful to you all for your support and encouragement.

Bye for now

hugs