Saturday 29 June 2013

I made the top 5 over at QKR Stampede

QKR

I made the top 5 over at QKR Stampede with my card shown below

Thanks for looking
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My DT card for Crafty Friends new challenge


 Here is by DT card for our new challenge over at Crafty Friends

Our theme for you this week is 

Bling

 We are sponsored by Cedar Chest Designs
 

 We look forward to seeing all your Bling cards and projects so head on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter yours and to see what the rest of team 1 have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card

The image, which I have coloured with Copics, is called "Its a Party" and is available in their store HERE, I addd the words Happy Birthday in the speech bubble using PSE

I have followed the lovely sketch over at Sketch and stash but rotated it to right 

All the papers are glittered and came from a 6 x 6 paper pad called Summer Breeze by First Edition

I added the peachy coloured flowers which have been in my stash since The Crafty Cow closed down, adding a brown pearl in the centre of each of them and added card candi to the left of the image 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Sketch and stash - Sketch - Stash Peach flowers

Thanks for looking 
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Friday 28 June 2013

Brown Sugar's new challenge has now started


Just a quick post to let you all know that Brown Sugar's latest challenge has now been posted on our challenge blog

Our theme for you this week is 

Boy/Man

We are sponsored by 



so head on over to the challenge blog to enter your boy/man projects and to see what Team B have made to inspire you

Thanks for looking 
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Thursday 27 June 2013

Some brilliant news that I am now allowed to share with you all



Back in May I noticed that My Mums Craft shop  was running a DT Call

I thought I had nothing to lose by applying and was amazed when Kitty got back to me on Monday to say that although they had chosen their new DT members that they would like to offer me a GDT position for the month of September

Its been very difficult to keep a secret as I am so excited to be able to design for and promote My Mums Craft Shop especially as they are also in Dorset 

My congratulations go to the 2 new permanent design team members and all the others lucky to get a  GDT position
To  see who was chosen please check out the post HERE

To check out the shop click HERE
To check out the challenge blog click HERE
To check out the shop blog click HERE - this is where you will find all the info on new arrivals etc
which are also available on the facebook page HERE

Thanks for looking 
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Wednesday 26 June 2013

Lacy Sunshines stamps new release


Here is the card I made for Heather of Lacy Sunshine Stamps using one of her lovely new release stamps from her Oz collection

You can check the new stamps out HERE 
and watch the video of the cards that the DT have made to showcase the images HERE

I am entering this card into the following challenges

My Mums craft shop  Dies, Dies, Dies
My heart pieces Use a digi
Crafty Catz Anything goes
Creative Corner Summer
Digi Haven  Flowers
QKR Stamede Summer fun
SisterAct Anything goes
Sweet Pea Stampers For the children
2 Sisters Summer Fun
Craft Lovin Anything Goes
Di's Digi designs Summer Fun
Send a smile 4 kids For the girls
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
The Craft Place Flowers
Corrosive Challenges Summertime
Crafty Blogger Bright and breezy
Crafty Boots Anything but square
Eureka Stamps Summertime fun

Thanks for looking
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My DT card for Pennys new challenge


Here is my DT card for Pennys new challenge

Our theme for you this week 

Girl Power

We are sponsored by

 Prize - 4 digis of winners choice
and 

Prize - 5 digi images of winners choice
so head on over to the Pennys Challenge blog to enter your Girly cards/creations as we really want to see them and to leave you some lovely comments

For my card I have used an image by Kenny K
which I coloured with Copics
I have used my Spellbinders labels 1 decorative die to mat and layer the image

The sentiment circle I have used was a freebie from Nettys cards

I have also used my new Marianne Creatables leafy die and my Crealies flower die using silver card and added Craftwork Cards card candi in the centre and on boths sides of the image

I am entering this card into the following challenges

SisterAct  Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays For the girls
Crafty Blogger Bright and breezy

Thanks for looking 
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Monday 24 June 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla Challenges 
 Our theme for this week is 

At the beach
(Your creation MUST include sand or water)

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images  

We look forward to seeing all your beach creations so head on over to the blog HERE to enter yours and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card

The image, which I coloured with Copics is called Beach Time and is available in the Digi Darla Stamp  Store HERE

The sentiment is a clear stamp from Lili of the valley

I have used Spellbinders Grand decorative circles and Go Kreate plain circles to make the easel card, circle and scalloped circle nesties for the sentiment,  and a Marianne Design die for the easel stopper

I have also added a black and white ribbon bow and some Craftwork Cards card candi to finish it off


I am entering this card into the following challenges

My Mums Craft Shop Dies, Dies Dies
Crafting by designs Show your season
Creative Moments Weather/ sunny
House that stamps built Summer
Inky Impressions Anything Goes
little red wagon No designer paper
Paper Pretties Summer Fun
Pollycraft  Anything goes
The perfect sentiment Sand and sun
Whimsy Inspires Shaped cards
Aud sentiments Summer
Copic Marker Shaped Cards
Drs designs The great outdoors
Milk Coffee Summer Fun
My heart pieces Use a digi
Bloggers At the beach
Crafty Catz Anything Goes
Creative Corner Summer
Patties Creations Summertime Fun
QKR Stampede Summer Fun
SisterAct  Anything goes
Stampin with the dragon Anything Goes
2 Sisters Summer fun
Craft Lovin Anything Goes
Di's Digi designs Summer Fun
Send a smile 4 kids For the girls
Speedy and friends Beach
Sweet Stampin Cute and cuddly
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
Opus Gluei Wings
Red carpet studio Movie inspired (Happy feet, Surfs up, March of the penguins)
Scrappy frogs Summer vacation
Sentimental Sundays For the girls
Corrosive Challenges Summertime
Artistic inspirations Fur or feathers
Bunny Zoes Wings
Craft-dee bowz Summer with handmade bow
Crafty Blogger Bright and breezy
Crafty Boots Anything but square
Eureka Stamps Summertime fun
Lexis Creations Summer Holidays
Melonheadz Summer
Scrapbook Stamp Society Easel Cards
Stamp and Create Summer Fun
Paper Nest dolls Animals

Thanks for looking
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Sunday 23 June 2013

OMG I have won a Ooh la la award

Wow! I have won an Ooh La la blog award over at My Sherri Crafts challenge blog
 with my card shown below and also get a badge to add to my sidebar too
Thanks for looking 
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Some exciting news to share with you - I am now a Sunshine Girl

Its official and I can now share some exciting news with you all

I am now a Sunshine Girl at Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog!!!

Heather very kindly offered me a place on her very talented Design Team and of course I said a very big "YES" I still can't quite believe it

If you haven't come across Lacy Sunshine Stamps or the Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog you really need to check them out, Heather is an amazing artist and her stamps are absolutely gorgeous

The new fortnightly challenge has now started and the theme is 

Anything Goes

A nice easy theme, so we hope lots of you will enter so we can come and visit your blogs and leave some lovely comments

Here is my first DT card for Lacy Sunshine


I made this easel card using Quickcutz dies, the papers are from a 6 x 6 paper pad by First Edition and the pad is called Spring drop
The green, blue and pink card is from my craft stash

The gorgeous image, which I have coloured with Copics, is a Lacy Sunshine Stamp called
Bubbles  Bedtime Story
and will be available in the Lacy Sunshine stamp store

I have used 2 sentiment digi images
Once upon a time and is by DigiSparkle and the other one is by When the scrap hits the fun

I have aso used a Marianne Design die for the easel stopper, a Joy Crafts die for the white diecut on the base of the card, Craftwork Cards card candi and a pink ribbon double bow and 2 pink feathers

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

My Mums Craft shop  Dies, Dies, Dies
Crafty Creations  Fairytales
Inky Impressions Anything Goes
Pollycraft  Anything Goes
Whimsy Inspires Shaped cards
Copic Marker Shaped cards
My heart pieces Use a digi
Crafty Catz Anything goes
SisterAct  Anything goes
Stampin for the weekend Anything Goes
Stampin with the dragon Anything goes
Stempelsonnne Fairy Tales
Sweet pea stampers For the children
Craft Lovin Anything Goes
Send a smile 4 kids For the girls
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays For the girls

Thanks for looking 
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Friday 21 June 2013

My DT card for our new challenge over at Brown Sugar


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Brown Sugar

our challenge for you this week is 

SUMMER
We are still waiting for our summer here in the UK and have probably got a while to wait!

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps 
We are looking forward to seeing all your summer creations over at Brown Sugar so hop on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your cards and to see what the rest of Team A have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card

I started off with a Craftwork Cards card blank and scored it in half on the top layer and folded back 
and then decorated with some patterned papers from my stash

The image, which I have coloured with Copics is called Poppi Penguin and is available in
 Bugaboo Stamps store HERE
The circle sentiment which is a clear rubber stamp from Lili of the valley
I used my Spellbinders Octagon and scalloped octagons to mat and layer the image and circle and scalloped circle dies to mat and layer the sentiment
I have also added a die cut, using a Marianne Design die, corners using Spellinders gold imperial corners one, some bakers twine and Craftwork Cards card candi

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

My Sheri Crafts Summer solstice
Word Play Saturday Summertime
613 Avenue Anything Goes
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu Celebrate summer sunshine
Here come the boys Lets go dotty
Hobbycutz Masculine
Joanna Sheen Male cards
OSAAT use a digi
Opus Gluei Wings
Quirky Crafts More than 1 fold
Scrappy Frogs Summer Vacation
Corrosive Challenges Animal Antics
The Hybrid chick Lazy days of summer

Thanks for looking 
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Monday 17 June 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla's new challenge


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla
Our theme for you this week is 

Use a Doily

 We hope you will join in with this challenge and look forward to seeing all your entries so head on over to the challenge blog HERE to add your creations and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images  

My doily was made using a Cheery Lynn die called Nautical Wheeler using pearlescent brown card

I have made my card using a Go Kreate die and then cut some owl paper using the next die size down from the same set 

I coloured this gorgeous image with Copic Pens, Its called Perching Owls and is available in the Digi Darla Design Store HERE

I mat and layered the image onto a pink scalloped circle die cut before adding to the card

The sentiment circle was a freebie from Birds Cards, I cut one of the owls from the paper and added it to the centre of the sentiment circle and then added a brown spotty organza ribbon bow to finish the card off

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Digi Haven Use a digi
Inspire me Fridays Anything Goes
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Craft Lovin Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Things with wings
So Artful Owl
Opus Gluei Wings

Thanks for looking 
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Saturday 15 June 2013

My DT card for Crafty Friends new challenge


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Crafty Friends Challenge Blog

Our theme for you this week is

Use your favourite colour combo


Our sponsor for this week is

Rick St Dennis
 
  
so please head on over to our challenge blog HERE to enter your cards and to see what the rest of Team 3 have made to inspire you 

For my easel card I used one of Ricks images which I coloured with Copics, its called Mae and is available in the store HERE

I have also used by Spellbinders Grand labels Twenty Three dies, 2 embossing folders (lattice embossalicious 8 x 8 and an A4 Embossabilities) on the black card and the red card, a Spellbinders Decorative Oval die and a piece of black and white gingham ribbon and a piece of red organza ribbon to make a double bow adding a piece of Mirri card candi in the centre

The red and black Marabou feathers were both bought from JJD Crafts at Bracknell craft show a couple of weeks ago

For the sentiment I used another Spellbinders die but I can't remember which set it was from (sorry) adding a piece of red mirri card candi to each side to finish it off

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Creative Corner Girly Girl
Digi Haven  Use a digi
Inspire me Fridays Anything Goes
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Craft Lovin  Anything Goes

Thanks for looking 
x

Friday 14 June 2013

I made the top 5


I made the top 5 over at QKR Stampede with my card shown below


Thanks for looking
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Brown Sugar's new challenge has now started


Just a quick post to let you all know that Brown Sugar's latest challenge has now been posted on our challenge blog

Our theme for you this week is 

Graduation 

We are sponsored by 

so head on over to the challenge blog to enter your graduation projects and to see what Team B have made to inspire you

Thanks for looking 
x

Wednesday 12 June 2013

I made the top 3


I made the top 3 over at Creative Moments with my card shown below

Another nice new badge to add to my sidebar

Thanks for looking 
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Tuesday 11 June 2013

A great surprise - I won Fitztown's first ever challenge


I have won Fitztowns first ever challenge with my card shown below


I get a great prize of 3 digi images from their store

Thanks for looking 
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I made the top 3

picasion

I made the top 3 over at Creative Creations with my card shown below for
Challenge 11 - Paper piecing

Thanks for looking
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Monday 10 June 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla

 

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla

Our theme for you this week is 

Fancy Folds
(no square cards)

We are really looking forward to seeing all your entries so please head on over to the challenge blog to enter your cards and to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you  
One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images  

I made a stepper card covered in acetate

The image I have used is called Ballet Beauty which has been coloured with Copics and then mat and layered onto silver mirri
Its available in the Digi Darla store HERE

The paper I have used is from a Nitwits Collection, its called Tippy toes, mat and layered onto silver mirri card, the ballet shoes and Tutus are also from the same collection

I added a pearl in the centre of the flowers on the front, card candi in the centre of the flowers on the first step and added a tutu and ballet shoes to the last step

On the top of the acetate I added some of the same papers and mirri card, ballet shoes and a ribbon and a tutu which I stuck onto a hand made silver wire coat hanger and added a ribbon on top of that too

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Creative Moments Lots of layers
The house that stamps built Fun folds
The Paper Shelter Flowers
Whimsy Inspirations Shaped cards
4 Crafty Chicks Flowers
Digi Haven Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Ribbons and bows
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Kraftyhands No Squares
Send a smile 4 kids Anything goes for kids
The Hobby House Anything Goes

Thanks for looking 
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My DT Card for Fashionista


Here is my DT card to remind you of our challenge over at Fashionista Challenges 


Our theme for you this month is 

Terrific Tilda

 We are sponsored by 


So please hop on over to Fashionista challenge blog to enter your Tilda creations and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

I decided to make a stepper card using these 2 adorable stamp images, which I coloured with Copics

I covered the left half in rain drop paper and the right hand side with a  nice sunny yellow flower paper before scoring to make the steps

I have added acetate over the entire card and added the same paper/card over the spine and at the bottom to cover the tape which attached the acetate

The lovely sentiment "I am always here for you rain or shine" was stuck onto some silver mirri card and attached to the card,  I also added some colour co-ordinated Craftwork Cards card candi on both sides at the bottom of the card 

I attached a sweet little umbrella charm with some blue and white bakers twine and stuck a blue bow on top and added a butterly charm using yellow and white bakers twine and and a yellow flower with some card candi in the centre and some pearls down both sides of the acetate

I have shaped the two Tilda images before sticking to the centre step with Pinflair to keep the 3D shape and finished off the card with some white spotty ribbon and a big bow in the centre

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Lil red wagon Metal ( I have used 2 metal charms)
Word Art Wednesdays Use an encouraging sentiment
Delightful Sketches Here comes the sun
Happy Campers Metal (used 2 metal charms)
Marvelous Magnolia Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Ribbon and bows
Stamp and create with Magnolia Summer Bright
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Tildas Town Anything Goes
Allsorts In the garden
Colour me creative Brunettes
The Hobby House Anything Goes

Thanks for looking 
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Sunday 9 June 2013

Lacy Sunshine are having a fantastic birthday celebration yippee!! and I am GDT for them


Woo hoo I am guest designer over at Lacy Sunshine challenges 

I recently found the Lacy Sunshine challenge blog and digi shop, Heather is an AMAZING artist and I have fallen in love with all her images

I entered a recent challenge and was picked by Heather to guest design for her Birthday celebrations 
I still can't quite believe it 

Thank you so much Heather for giving me the opportunity to work with such a gorgeous image and 
be part of your birthday celebrations, I feel really honoured 

Head on over to Lacy Sunshine as you really won't want to miss out


Here is the card I made using Eleanor and Pickles Jammin Drums, how cute are they!!


Heather has so many gorgeous images so if you haven't seen them yet, head on over to the store HERE, she also sells her images at Esty HERE
There is also a facebook group HERE

I coloured the image using my Copic pens and then Mat and layered on an octagon and scalloped octagon die cut, adding silver peel offs to each scallop

I made the shaped stepper card using a Go Kreate die, adding the beautiful sparkly paper before cutting and scoring to make the stepper part

The flourishes and butterfly are both cut using Cheery Lynn dies

The daisy flowers have been made using Die-namics dies with Craftwork cards card candi in the centre, the muscial notes are also Die-namic dies

I have added a very light blue feather and a double ribbon bow using light pink and light blue ribbon with a piece of card candi in the centre 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Diecuts/punches
Loves rubber stamps Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly  Anything Goes
Through the craft room door Anything Goes
Crafting with dragonflies One for the girls
Creative Moments Lots of layers
Digistamps 4 Joy  Oh to be young again
Flutterby Wednesday Anything goes with a butterfly or fairy
The house that stamps built Fun folds
Inky Impressions Birthday or Anniversary
The Paper Shelter Flowers
Whimsy Inspiration Shaped Cards
4 Crafty Chicks Flowers
Digi Haven Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Ribbon and bows
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Stampin for the weekend Cute
Sweet Pea Stampers Feather
Totally Papercrafts use more than 3 dies or punches
Kraftyhands No Squares
Send a smile 4 kids Anything goes for kids
The Hobby House Anything Goes

Thanks for looking 
x

Friday 7 June 2013

Woo Hoo I made the top 3


I have just found out I made the top 3 over at Stuck on you with my card shown below and I get to add this wonderful badge to my blog 

Thanks for looking 
x


My second DT card for Brown Sugars new challenge


Here is my second DT card for Brown Sugar's new challenge using an image from our other sponsor for this week 



We are also being sponsored by Digi Darla too

Our theme for this week is 

Fabric or Felt 
 (I have used ribbon on my card)

If you haven't already been over to Brown SUgar Challenges head over now to see what the rest of Team A have made to inspire you and also to enter our challenge

I created the base side stepper card using a Go Kreate die

The lovely paper I have used is from an 8 x 8 paper pad by First Edition, Its called Spring drop

The gorgeous image I was given to work with is called Derby Hat Girls by My Besties, our other sponsor for our challenge this week.
Its available in the store HERE

I coloured the image with Copics

I have used a Die-namics daisy die to create the flowers, Cheery Lynn flourish die and butterfly die, my octagon and scalloped octagon nesties, circle and scalloped circle nesties, Craftwork Cards card candi, pink and clear gems in each scallop on the octagon, a light blue feather.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Catch the bug Anything Goes
Crazy 4 challenges Summer inspiration
The Hobby House Anything Goes
Glitter n sparkle B - Bow, blue and butterfly
OSAAT Anything Goes
Robyns Fetish Use a digi
That craft place Dies and punches
The ribbon girls Add a die cut
Craftin Desert Divas Ribbon or twine
Craft your passion Haberdashery items
Craft-Deebowz Summer with a bow
Creative stamp friends Pastels
Fitztown Anything Goes
Paper Playtime 2 or more ribbons
Stamps fun and creativity Butterfly
Tammys Scrapin Corner Anything goes and texture
The Crazy Challenge Use a sentiment
The Paper Nest Dolls Ribbon or lace
Bearly Mine Diecuts/punches
Loves Rubber Stamps Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly  Anything Goes
Through the craftroom door Anything Goes
Crafting with dragonflies One for the girls
Creative Moments Lots of layers
The house that stamps built Fun Folds
The Paper Shelter Flowers
Whimsy Inspiration Shaped Cards
4 Crafty Chicks Flowers
Alphabet challenge I is for image
Digi Haven Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Ribbon and bows
Sister Act Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers Feather
Totally Papercrafts Use more than 3 dies or punches
Krafty Hands No squares
Send a smile 4 kids Anything goes for kids

Thanks for looking
x

My DT card for Brown Sugar

 

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Brown Sugar Challenges

Our theme for you this week is 

Fabric or felt

We are sponsored by  

 So head on over to the challenge blog to add your creations using fabric or felt and to see that the rest of Team A have made to inspire you 

I thought this one would be difficult for me until my daughters who both studied textiles told me that ribbon and lace are both fabrics so that's what I have added to my card

The image I have used is by Digi Darla, its called Baby Clothesline and is available HERE in the
I paper pieced the lovely little outfits

The lovely papers I have used on the main card and for the paper piecing are all from a Nitwits digi collection

I used my Octagons and scalloped octagon nesties, lace and pink ribbon to create a bow

The pretty corners on the inside of the card is a new die I bought, its by La La Land and is called Filigree Corner

I used a Quickutz alphabet die set to die cut the letters Baby Girl in pink card

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Catch the bug Anything Goes
The Hobby House Anything Goes
OSAAT Anything goes
Pile it on Stripes or plaid
Robyns Fetish use a digi
Craft your passion Haberdashery items
Craft-Deebowz Summer with a bow
Creative Creations Paper Piecing
The Paper Nest Dolls Ribbon or lace
Loves Rubber Stamps Anything Goes
Nutcrafters Monochrome
Rhedd and Rosies Ribbon and lace
Sister Act Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts More than 3 dies or punches

Thanks for looking 
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