All about Birthdays at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends and a big hello to my new followers too.

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

We had an enjoyable few days together as a family and the weather was lovely too which is always a nice bonus!

Anyway, today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time the lovely Donna had picked the theme of

All about Birthdays

For the challenge we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs

For my card I have used a cute image from Bugaboo Stamps with some colourful papers from Doodlebug Design. I think this could be suitable for a male or female?

Items Used:

Digi-Stamp - Bugaboo Birthday Penguin Cake coloured with Promarkers

Papers -Doodlebug Design - Sugar Shoppe

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies - Die-Namics Pierced Rectangle Stax

Die-Namics Pierced Fishtail Flags Stax

Die-Namics Stacking Stars

Memory Box Simple Banner

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

Catch the bug Challenge - April Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

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

We're Cute and Cuddly at 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.

Our theme this month is

Cute and Cuddly

For this challenge we have some fabulous sponsors, please see the challenge blog for more details of these.

I have made a card with the adorable Stanley from DigiStamp Boutique which you can find here. 

He is in a set with 3 other equally cute images and there are some fabulous sentiments included too.
The Birthday die is one that I borrowed from a friend, it's definitely going on my wish list!

Items Used:

Digi-stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Stanley dog set  coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Doodlebug Designs

Bazzill Basics Kraft card

Dies - Memory Box Grand Happy Birthday

Joanna Sheen Star Bunting

Memory Box Cosmic Stars

If you take a look at the Crafty Little Fairies 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:

Send a Smile for Kids - CAS for Kids
The Corrosive Challenge - Birthdays
Addicted to Stamps - Make your Mark
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes

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

Sorry I have been quiet on my blog lately, things are still hectic here, for one reason and another. Hopefully I will be back on track soon.

Bye for now

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Tee-riffic Day - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are having a good week, sending hugs to those in need of them

We are all happy here as my children are now off school and college. It's so nice to spend some time together and for them to have a much needed break from studying.

Anyway, I am here today to share my DT card for DigiStamp Boutique.

The fabulous golf buggy image and sentiment I have used are part of the Boys toys set 1. 

Also included in this set are moustaches, glasses, a hat, game control, car, and fishing rod plus lots of fun sentiments too!

Items Used:

Digi-stamp and sentiment- DigiStamp Boutique  Boys toys set 1. coloured with promarkers

Papers - very old, I think they were free with a magazine many years ago!

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders One

Memory Box Parker Numbers

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

Sketch Saturday - fabulous sketch which I have rotated 90 degrees

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

Now the children are at home I will be spending some time with them a bit less time blogging, however, I shall still be around to check out and comment on all your fabulous creations.

Bye for now

hugs 

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 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

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 Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Hello again everyone.

As promised I am here with my second card of the day. Please scroll down if you would like to see my Without Words DT card.

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

This time we are using sketch #26

Our sponsor it the wonderful Live and Love Crafts.

Prize for the lucky winner - £10 voucher

I have been trying to make a few flatter cards this year as postage is so expensive now. Therefore, my card is fairly basic but I have used one of my favourite colour schemes so hopefully that makes up for it!

Items Used

Digi Stamp and 'Let's Eat Cake' Sentiment - Tiddly Inks Wryn Eat More Cake coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh

Bazzill Kraft card

La La Land Heart Banner

Flower - Mixture of dies- Marianne Designs, Sizzix and Die-namics!

Here is the sketch to follow:

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

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

Charisma Cardz - Birthdays 

Lothian Crafts - Birthday for a female

Graph'It Markers - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by to look at my blog once again today, your support and encouragement means so much to me.

Bye for now

hugs

DT card for the Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you all had a good weekend and feel ready for the new week ahead.

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

This week we are using Sketch number 22 and our optional theme is Lots of Layers.

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Lili of the Valley who will give a £10 voucher to the lucky winner.

For my card I have used another gorgeous image from the LOTV Vintage Boys black and white Sketch Pad which I have coloured with Promarkers. 

Here is the sketch, I have rotated it to fit my image

Items Used:

Image - from LOTV Sketch Pad Vintage Boys coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Papers - LOTV Country Gent

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Twine and charms 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:
As You Like it!  -  Spots of Stripes - I do like both it really depends on the image, I think stripes work for this one. I also like how you can alternate the direction on the same card. For some reason I think they work well for male cards, not sure why!
ABC Challenge - Z for Zebra (stripes or Black and White)
Graph'It Colour Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend  - Autumn/Fall Colours
Seize the Birthday - Birthday (optional texture)
Natalie and Amy -  For the Boys

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

Top of the Pops at Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope your week is going well, not too long now until the weekend. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

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

This week our theme is a really fun one:

♫ Top of the Pops ♫

inspired by a song title

We have 2 fabulous sponsors for this week who are

The Ribbon Girl 
and

 Iva Nova Chest

Here is my card, you probably know by now that I love these cute LOTV mice ,they are great fun to colour.

 My song title is 'Sowing the Seeds of love' by Tears for Fears, one of my brother's favourites.

Items Used :

Stamp -  LOTV The Potting Shed coloured with Promarkers

Papers- LOTV Perfect Pair

Sentiment - LOTV For You Circular Sentiments

Papermania Kraft card

Flowers - Dienamics Layered Rose coloured with Promarkers

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Woodware Daisy Punch

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

LOTV Ideas to Inspire Monthly Challenge - pink and White

Ladybug Crafts - Use Kraft 

Penny's Paper Crafty - Add a Sentiment

Moving Along with the Times  - Furry Friends

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. You support and encouragement means so much 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 #125

Hello again everyone, as promised I'm here with my second card of the day.

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

This time we are using Sketch number 21 and our optional theme chosen by the lovely Ally is Fairytale.

Our sponsors for this challenge are

Di's Digistamps - Prize $10 voucher

and

Fred She Said - Prize £10 voucher

I decided to use one of my older, much loved,  Penny Black Stamps. I thought the poppies were appropriate for this time of year.

Here is the sketch for you to follow this time:

Items Used:

Stamp - Penny Black Poppy Fields coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Dovecraft Monochrome

Nellie Snellen Floral Punches

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Martha Stewart Medium Monarch Butterfly Punch

Sentiment - Pink Gem Designs Vintage Occasion Sentiments

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

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

Crafting with Dragonflies - make your own flower embellishments (no Halloween)
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Black or Bling
Penny Black and More - Anything goes
Pile it on - Animals with Character
613 Avenue - Anything Goes

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

Sparkle and Shine at A Little Bit Crafty Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and you have had a good week.

My goodness, I can hardly believe that it's the 1st November. It really is crazy how quickly this year has gone.

So, that means the start of a new A Little Bit Crafty Challenge.

This month our theme is 

Sparkle and Shine

We have 3 wonderful sponsors this month:

Pink Gem Designs

Prize - 2 digi stamps

Letraset

Prize - Set of Metalic Markers

MeiFlower

Prize - £20 voucher

The Design Team have all used gorgeous images from Pink Gem Designs.

For my card I chose the stunning Poinsettia Heart. I really love this image, I think you could use it for a number of occasions - Christmas, a Winter's Wedding or as I have done a Winter's Birthday card.

The image comes with the option to use the 'With Love' sentiment which I have used for the top of my card.

 Items Used :

Digi Stamp - Pink Gem Designs Poinsettia Heart coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Design Creatables - Frame Circle 

Cheery Lynn Mini Pearl Circle

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

Stickles - Stardust

Gems and silver twine from stash

If you take a look at the A Little Bit Crafty 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:

Top Tip Tuesday -  Seasons - Winter

Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

MAWTT - No (design or digital) papers

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

bye for now

hugs 

DT card for Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge

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

GDT card for Papertake Weekly Challenge

Hello once again everyone.

I'm back again! To see my Ready Teddy Go blog hop card please click here

So my final card of the day is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge.

This week the theme is 

Happy Halloween Hues

use colours associated with Halloween or Autumn 

The sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Ribbon Girl

They will be giving a £10 voucher to the lucky winner

I am sure you will not be surprised to see that I have opted not to make a Halloween card.

I have had this cute Wild Rose Studio stamp for ages, I am ashamed to say this is the first time I have used it! 

Items Used:

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio Tilly with gift coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Spring Burst (very old!)

Memory Box Simple Banner

Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment Tags

Button and brad from stash

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

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Bright colours for kids

Penny Black and More - anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - All Creatures Great and Small

Papercraft Journey- Halloween Colours

Charisma Cardz - Animals

Dream Valley - buttons 

Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes.
Simon Says Challenge - Use a rubber or clear stamp.

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge GDT card

Good Afternoon to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Thank you so much for your kind comments on my recent cards, it means so much to me.

I'm here today to let you know about the new Papertake Weekly Challenge.

This week the theme is

Two by Two

use 2 images, or papers or types of embellishments e.t.c.

The sponsor for this challenge is Whiff of Joy who will be giving a gorgeous stamp to the lucky winner.

For my card I have used the same image twice and two different papers.

This is the card I made for my beautiful youngest daughter (it was her birthday in August). She loves music and is currently learning to play the guitar thus my choice of stamp.

I covered the stamped images with a Wink of Stella glitter pen which you cannot see on my photos, it looks so much prettier in real life.

Sorry there are so many photos of this one, it was quite tricky to get a decent picture.

card opened up to show the other image

You can see the pretty glitter effect on the paper on this one

Items Used

Stamp - Inkadinkado Folk Guitar

Papers - First Edition Bird Song

Cheery Lynn Happy and Birthday dies

Die-namics Musical notes

La la lands Heart Banner

Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

Music Note Ribbon and gems from stash

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

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

MAWTT - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 

Southern Girls - song title Guitar Man by Bread

Tammy's Scrappin Corner -Inspired by Song Title - Guitar Man by Bread

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes.
The Ribbon Girl - Make it Sparkly

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

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

Bows 'n' Brads at Crafty Little Fairies Challenge

Good Morning to you all my wonderful crafty friends.

I hope you are well and that your week is going okay, not too long now until the weekend - thank goodness!

I would like to say a big thank you for your lovely comments on my recent creations, you really are so kind to me!

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

This week our theme is

Bows 'n' Brads

Our sponsor this week is

CRAFTY RIBBONS with an amazing £10 voucher up for grabs

So here is my card. I have had a selection of peach coloured brads in my stash for a couple of years so I based my colour scheme around them.

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Pretty Bouquet coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition Daydream

Sentiment - LOTV Vintage Labels Occasions

Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch

Seam binding and brads from stash

If you take a look at the  Crafty Little Fairies Challenge blog you will see the wonderful creations made this week by the Blue Fairies team and see who were the winners of the last challenge.

Please note the the blog address has changed click here to go to the correct page.

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

Graphic Markers - Autumn colours

Crafty Catz - Happy Birthday

LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky - Ribbons

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 to you all