Spots and Stripes at A Gem of a Challenge

Hello again everyone.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend. As promised I'm here with my second card of the day.

Today is the start of a new

A Gem of a Challenge

For the next 2 weeks our fun theme is
Spots and Stripes

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.....

So, onto my card.
I have used the adorable Little Gem in Bee Suit which influenced my choice of colour scheme!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Little Gem in Bee Suit coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Doodlebug Designs

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Spellbinders Scalloped Circles

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Ribbon and button from stash.

If you take a look at A Gem of a Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by 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 challenges:

Animal Friends - Dog and/or Cat

Papertake Weekly - Buttons/Bows/Bling

Digital Delights - Button Button

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Spots and Dots

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

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

bye for now

hugs

Use Felt or Fabric at A Gem of a Challenge!

Good morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Today is the start of a new

A Gem of a Challenge

For the next 2 weeks our fun theme is

Use Fabric or Felt on Your Project, 

Ribbon and Lace are NOT Included

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.....

I used used  the adorable Little Gem with Rose.

The rolled rose, leaves and grass are cut from felt. I have used a Memory Box stencil with Picked Raspberry Distress ink to create the background.

Items Used:

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

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps Pretty Petals Plus

Memory Box Stencil Peony Blossoms

Distress Ink Picked Raspberry

Die-Namics Fresh Cut Grass 

Marianne Design English Rose

Small butterfly punch

If you take a look at A Gem of a 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:

Papertake Weekly - Oh So Cute

I ♥ Promarkers - Anything Goes

Thank you everyone for sticking with me whilst I am dealing some difficult personal stuff. I am sorry that my cards are not really up to standard at the moment so I really do appreciate your continued support, your encouragement and friendship means so much to me.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

bye for now

hugs

Use Die Cuts 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 it's a very special one as it is 5 years since the challenge began! Thank you to Denise and Gina for making it such a great success and to all of you who enter every week, I always enjoy looking at your creations.

We have a nice easy theme this week 

Use Die Cuts

To celebrate we have lots of wonderful sponsors this week.

Please remember to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon markers

Letraset - 12 pack of Promarkers Set 1

DSB - £10 voucher

Michele R Designs - $10 worth of digi papers

Polkadoodles - 2 digis from the work & play range (office & receptionist)

Little Claire designs - 1 silhouette 'Elephants' clear stamp

Angel crafts - still to be confirmed

The DT were very lucky to be able to choose an image from  DigiStamp Boutique. As you can see I picked the adorable Duchess from Duchess Cat Set, she was a joy to colour.

Items Used: 

DigiStamp - DigiStamp Boutique Duchess Cat Set coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted - A Little Sentimental

Papers - First Edition Blank Canvas

Dies - Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Spellbinders Lacy Circles

Die-Namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose

La-La Lands Stitched Scalloped  Border

Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die Set

If you take a  look at the Passion for Promarkers 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:

DigiStamp Boutique - May Customer Competition.

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

No Sentiments 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.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my recent cards, you are all so kind.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Our theme this week chosen by the lovely Lotta is 

No Sentiment

For this challenge we are sponsored by Aurora Wings 

Prize - $10 voucher 

The DT were very lucky to be able to choose an image from Aurora Wings. My goodness, her images are all so gorgeous. When I saw Kitten in Teacup I knew that was the one for me as I am sure you know I love cats and flowers.

Digi-stamp - Aurora Wings Kitty in Teacup coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Dies - La-La Lands Stitched Scallops Border 

Memory Box Delaney Butterfly

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:

Kit and Clowder - May Challenge Flowers

Dream Valley - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - May – Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / No Designer Papers

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

Bye for now

hugs

DT Card for Sketch 'n' Stash 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 Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

This time we are using sketch # 33.

For this challenge we are sponsored by

 Inky Impressions, Prize - £10 voucher

and the fabulous Buttons for Brains  - Liz will give a £10 voucher to a lucky winner!

So, onto my card. I have made a Springtime themed Birthday card using an adorable LOTV stamp.

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Butterfly Meadow coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment tags

Papers - Daisy Bucket - Playful Petals - Libby

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

Marianne Design Craftables - Border Stitch die

Whimsy Corner Die Set
Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax
Pink button twine (from The Ribbon Girl)



Here is the sketch for you to follow.

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 and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

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

Penny Black and More - Blossoms and Blooms
Divas by Design -  Easter/Spring
I ♥ Promarkers - Bounty of Buttons
LOTV Monthly Challenge - Birthday Card to celebrate their 10th Birthday
Crafty Catz  - Animals
Sweet Stampin' - flowers
The Ribbon Girl - Lovely Lili Challenge Anything Goes (used Pink Button Twine but no ribbon, hope this is allowed?)

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

Sparkles at A Gem of a Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends, I hope all is well with you.

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. All is fine here, I have just been busy trying to get ahead with my DT cards so I don't have a rush in the run up to Christmas and then I'll be free to spend the school holidays with my children - I can't wait !

Anyway, I have 2 posts today. So here is my first which is for A Gem of a Challenge

This week the theme set by the lovely Ria is 

Sparkles

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.....

For my card I have used the adorable Little Gem with Bauble. The fabulous sentiment is also from Pink Gem designs that you can find here.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs-  Little Gem with Bauble. coloured with Promarkers

Digi Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs - A Magical Christmas

Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing folder

Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Ice Crystals Border

Joy Crafts Winter Wishes Ice Crystals 3 Snowflake

Crystal Glamour Dust

Stardust Stickles

If you take a look at the A Gem of a Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creation made by the rest of this week's Design Team.

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

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - animals

Paper Crafting Journey - Bling it Up

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

Bye for now

hugs

GDT card for the Papertake Weekly 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 Passion for Promarkers card.

This is my final Guest Designer card for the fabulous Papertake Weekly Challenge, I cannot believe how quickly the last 3 months have gone!

I would like to say a massive thank you to the Design Team for letting me be part of your team, especially the wonderful Sharon. I have really enjoy it and hope I get the chance to be GDT again for them sometime.

So this week 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 here

The fabulous sponsor for this week is

Simon Says Stamp

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

This is the card I made for my very beautiful eldest daughter, it was her 18th Birthday a couple of weeks ago.

I made an easel card using one of  Dawny's older sketches #47 which seemed to work well with the fairly large image. I have had these pretty papers for a while and had been saving them for a special occasion!

Here is the sketch I used Sketch #47

Items Used:

Stamp - High Hopes Cat Trio coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment - Die-Namics Polka Dot Greetings

Papers - Hobbyhouse 

La la Lands Heart Banner

Clearly Besotted Mini Love Hearts Die

Memory Box Parker Numbers

Tonic Studio Medium Flower Punch

Charm, gems, twine and ribbon from stash

If you take a look at the Papertake Weekly Challenge you will be able to see the wonderful creations made by the talented design team.

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

Crafty Catz - Spots and Stripes (spots are on the sentiment, hope this is okay?)

Moving along with the times - Shape up
Corrosive challenges - Tic tac toe- Metal or Charms/Image/Dies or punches
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Oldie but Goodie - Charming - old items are papers, stamp and charm
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by once again, it really means a lot to me and I 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 all are well and that you had a good weekend. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

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

This time we are using sketch #20

The optional theme chosen by the lovely Doreen is Stitching (real or faux)

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Pink Gem Designs.

The DT were able to choose an image from Pink Gem, I picked the adorable Horace with Flowers.

Here is the sketch for you to follow, a nice simple one!

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Horace with Flowers coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Design Craftables - Circle,Flower and leaf stitch die

Crafters Companion Florabunda Embossalicious Embossing Folder

LOTV  Sentiment Tags

Buttons and ribbon from stash

If you pop along to 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:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon
Just for Fun - buttons and Bows
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Allsorts - ribbons and bows

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today and for all your kind comments on my recent cards too. Your support and encouragement really means so much to me.

Bye for now

hugs

Embossing at the Passion for Promarkers 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 Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week I have chosen a nice easy theme of

Embossing (wet, dry or both)

For this challenge we are sponsored by the wonderful DigiStamp Boutique

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

I was very lucky to be able to chose an image from DigiStamp Boutique to use for this challenge

After much deliberation (as I love all their images) I picked adorable Barney and flower.

Items Used:

Digi Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Barney and flower.coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition New Leaf

Embossing - Crafters Companion Petite Dots

Memory Box Corner Bow

Marianne Designs Creatables English Rose

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted A little Sentimental 

Xcut corner rounder punch

If you pop over to 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:

Simon Says - Emboss it!
Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
DigiStamp Boutique - Sept Customer competition
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Anything Goes

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

Cute 'n' Cuddly Critters at Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Good morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

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

My children have all returned to school and college and the house is far too quiet, I really miss them. Never mind, they are settling in well which is always a relief.

Today is the first Crafty Little Fairies Challenge (previously Lili's Little Fairies)

Remember our new rules - you no longer need to use a LOTV image to take part in our challenge.

This time our theme is

Cute ‘n’ Cuddly Critters

We have 2 sponsors this week

CRAFTY RIBBONS - Prize £10 Voucher

and a bonus prize from

THE RIBBON GIRL - Prize £10 Voucher

but you have to work a little bit harder for this one - the winner will be selected randomly from all the blogs who display our new logo . Please see challenge blog here for more details.

For today's card I inked up one of my cute LOTV stamps which fits the theme perfectly I think.

Items Used:

Stamp- LOTV Milly Cuddle Time coloured with Promarkers

Papers - LOTV Perfect Pair

Sentiment - LOTV Sentiments to fit scroll

Spellbinders Labels 18 and Floral Ovals

Martha Stewart  Heart  Edger Punch

Button and ribbon from stash

If you take a look at the Crafty Little Fairies Challenge you will see the fabulous creations made by the rest of this week's design team - We have renamed the teams, I am now a Blue Fairy our other teamies are the Pink Fairies! You will also see our fabulous new look blog designed by the wonderful Angie.

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

Sweet Stampin' - Spots and Stripes (2nd entry)
Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes
LOTV - Ribbon and/or Lace (just a small piece, hope it's okay?)
C is for Challenge -Lots of Layers
Oldie but Goodie - Spots and Stripes (Old items are stamp and edger punch)
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Opposites Attract (pink and green)
Simon Says - Animal Antics

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

Bye for now

hugs 

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

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