It's all about men this week...

Good morning sweet stampers and my scheduled post as I might be having a lie in as I was at the theatre last night to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert...it was fab...music was fab, costumes were fab and Jason Donovan and Richard Grieve were amazing as drag queens!!  I would highly recommend it, well worth the watch!!

So the challenge this week at Sweet Stampin' is "for a man/boy"....maybe not so easy this week as male cards are not top of my list!!

Our sponsor this week is Cuddly Buddly...

...who will be giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner.

and our monthly sponsor The Ribbon Girl...

...who will also be giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner.

I thought I would get ahead of myself and make a card for my son, it's his birthday next month and this image is just him to a T.....For my card I have used Video boy from Mo Manning which I coloured with copics, the papers I have had in my stash for ages and are from Imaginisce Live Loud collection.

challenges:

DP2 challenge - anything goes

Raise the Bar - that's my boy

Craft us Crazy - anything goes

Little Miss Muffet - boys only

anything Goes - make it manly

Deep Ocean Challenge - something for a boy

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Fi

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oooh another digi...

Howdy doody my fellow bloggers...did I tell you I am on holiday from work today...and I should really be doing some housework which I will do once I have got my priorities sorted.

So since I got so many lovely comments yesterday on my digi colouring, i thought I would do another!!  I have to say I can colour these more easily with pencils than pens!!  I have used papers from MME - My girl...which are just devine!!  The image is Alicia from Sugar Nellie and I coloured her with copics and then polychromos.  The flowers are die-namics trio die.  I added some pearls to the centres of the flowers and at the corners of the layers.

supplies:

papers - MME My Girl - My Mum's Craft Shop

image - Alicia - Funky Kits

dies - die-namics flower trio die

pearl pen - funky Kits

copics - My Mum's Craft Shop

polychromos - Hobbycraft

challenges:

Raise the Bar - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - anything goes

Bunny Zoe - flowers and pearls

ABC Challenge - H for Happy Birthday

Fi

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phew...at last

Hey sweet bloggers....at last I have managed a post today!!  now I have made several attempts at coulouring these beautiful digis from Sugar Nellie...but I am so rubbish at it!!  This was was my best effort and has taken me most of the day to colour but I have to say that I am quite pleased with it given what the others looked like!!

So the digi is called Amber from Sugar Nellie and I coloured her with copics and polychromos.  The colouring seemed to work best when I coloured a base with the copics and then built up the colour with the pencils....will try this method again but not today!

I saw the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday was an eye for detail and to me that meant a face focusing on the eyes...I do love Amber's eyes!!

I have used papers from MME - Unforgettable which I will need to buy more of cos these are so gorgeous and I cannot run out!! I distressed each of the layers before layering onto bazzill card, then I also distressed the card.  I made the flower from some felt with my die-namics rolled daisy, the flourish is from Magnolia.  There is dotty ribbon underneath the flower but I think it has taken over that spot on the card. I added a piece of aqua lace and some tiny pearls to the image to finish...hope you like.

supplies:

papers - MME - Unforgettable My Mum's Craft Shop

lace - Funky Kits

image - Amber - Sugar Nellie Funky Kits

die-namics rolled daisy - My Mum's Craft Shop

Magnolia - fancy flourish - stash

pearl pen - Funky Kits

dotty ribbon - stash

challenges:

The Ribbon girl - aqua

Stampin' for the Weekend - distressing

Charisma Cardz - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - eye for detail

Bunny Zoe - flowers and pearls
Color Me Creative - girly
Raise the Bar - anything goes
ABC challenge - H for Happy birthday
Sentimental sundays - lace and pearls

Fi

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All That Glitters...

Good morning folks and here I am with my late post...oops!  What a lovely day it is today so I am hoping the washing will be all done and dusted today...well here's hoping!!

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin is "All that Glitters"...perfect for those Christmas cards.

Our sponsor this week is Iva Nova Chest...

and

we have our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen...


so pop over for full details and check out my teamies creations too.

For my card I have used papers from Carta Bella - Winter Fun and layered them onto bazzill card, I added some punched snowflakes which I glittered up, the tags and stamp is from LOTV which I coloured with copics.  I added a few tiny pearls to finish.

Papertake Weekly - sketch
CraftyRibbons - Christmas
Lili's little Fairies - snow is falling
Whimsy Inspiration - sparkly
Raise the Bar - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky - die cuts/punches


Fi
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Sweet Stampin' DT card...

Good morning Saturday bloggers...well 2 sleeps to go and back to work. Before that though we have another challenge over at Sweet Stampin'...use the colours of your Nations flag.


This week we are sponsored by Letraset...and our monthly sponsor is Joanna Sheen..

Now I swithered about going with just the blue and white as in the colours of the Saltire but thought I was a bit limited so I have gone for the colours of the Union jack...red, white and blue.

The papers have been in my stash forever and are from Making Memories. I layered each of the layers onto red cardstock and added some stitching. All the die cuts are from various MFT die-namics dies...which I love!! The stamp is No. 1 Fan from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with promarkers....hope you likey!!

Cards For Men - birthday
Cupcake Craft challenge - number cruncher
Paper Playtime - die cuts and red, white and blue
Crafts and Me - stitching
Passion for Promarkers - gingham and checks
Raise the Bar - red, white and blue
Sarah Hurley Challenge - buttons
Totally papercrafts - lots of layers
Crafty Catz - Olympics, colours of flag etc..



Fi
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California dreamin'...

Good evening bloggers and my late post...I have not long returned refreshed from my run...need to shift that last 1/2lb so I have taken to running...phew!!

My card this evening resembles our lovely weather...not..but wouldn't it be lovely just to have one sunny day. I bought this digi from Saturated Canary, she is called Cali Girl and I coloured her with copics....now I had to pay a little more attention to the skin colouring as I wanted her to have a sunkissed glow however I don't think she had her cream on her face as her cheeks are a bit well fired..I also added glossy accents to her sunnys to give them a bit of a shine. The papers are Fancy Pants - summer soul which are perfect for that summery look card. The flower is cut from my MFT Hibiscus die-namics die...

lexi's Creations - at the beach
Joanna sheen - summer daze
CharismaCardz - anything goes
Scrapalicious - summertime
Totally Papercrafts - use a digi
By the Cute & girly - a day at the ....beach
Raise the Bar - hello summer
Color Me Creative - big hair


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This one took me ages....

A flying visit from me today....I have to say although I like this stamp, it took me ages to colour and I wasn't really sure what to do with her hair. Originally I set out to make a card to fit the challenge on the sugar Nellie Facebook page with spring like papers and colours however it went completely up in the air...so the stamp is Entangled from Sugar Nellie which I stamped onto kraft and coloured with polychromos. The papers are MME - Lost and found which are really lovely and layered onto kraft and bazzill card which I distressed. I added some raffia, ribbon and button twine to which I attached a flower and button, the flowers have been cut with my favourite die...MFT flower trio die and I used felt and kraft to do that and then added pearls to the centres. The message is from Personal Impressions. It's a bit different but hope you likey...

Papertake Weekly - sketch
Scrapalicious - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Make It Monday - anything goes
Cutie Pie challenge - flowers
2 Sisters - anything goes
Pixie dust Studio - buttons
Raise the Bar - twine
Phindy's Place - distressing
Stempelsonnen Challenge - a flower for you


Fi
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Raise the Bar GDT card..

Hi folks...incase you think I have been up at stupid o'clock this morning then I wasn't!! This is scheduled...I was lucky enough to be asked to be a Guest Designer today over at Raise the Bar so here is my card.

I have used papers from MME - Be Merry, the stamp is from Stampin' Up - polar party set which I coloured with promarkers this time. I finished with a ribbon and a few buttons.

Crafty Boots - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
Lollipop Crafts - B is for...buttons and bow
Charisma - seeing spots
Bling it On - Christmas
DYSU - ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
CYDA - buttons or bows

Fi
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Sugar Bowl Challenge #71

Good morning Sugar fans and another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is Erika's sketch below....isn't it awesome?? Of course as always there is the optional theme of "patchwork"....the sketch is perfect to make the theme fit so why not give it a go...



....as normal the prize for one lucky winner chosen at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits and as always if there's over 100 entries.....6 Sugar Nellie stamps...woo hoo!




For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End which I layered onto kraft card and then did my patchwork stitching. The stamp is Foxy - Gorjuss Girl which I coloured with copics. I then cut out the image and layered it onto a kraft circle which I have also stitched, I had to do some distressing to the edges as it didn't look quite even...distressing hides a multitude of sins. I then added some white pencil shading around the image. I cut out the felt flowers and leaves with a MFT die-namics and finished with a little message.

Raise the Bar - sew what
Dream Valley - anything goes
Anything goes Challenge - stitching
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Creatalicious - Distress the edges
Marianne's Diva Designs - die cuts
Cupcake Craft Challenge - take a leaf out of my book(not sure if I have enough)
Ooh la La - stitching
Pollycraft - anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - fall
The Paper Players - fall theme
Craft Your Days Away - Autumn
Stampavie & More - anything goes



Fi
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What a blustery day...time for more sugar..

Good morning lovely bloggers...are you in need of some sugar?? Well I'm giving it to you...in the form of this card...the stamp is Windswept - Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics. The papers are from MME - Blush collection...oh so sweet!! I added that good old wonky stitching and a fabby flower with a shiny thing in the centre that I got in a little goody bag from the lovely Elaine....hope you likey??

The Sugar Bowl - sketch/lace
Anything goes - flowers
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Raise the Bar - anything goes


Fi
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My first hanglar....

Hi folks...a quick post before I go and watch BGT...I have recorded it...I have to fast forward some of the rubbish!! Everybody has gone out tonight and left me all alone...Michael has been away with his friends since last night and won't be home until tomorrow, Holly has a sleepover at her friends and my hubby has gone to the pub with his friends...so peace and quiet to make this card although I started colouring this on Wednesday at the card class. I coloured this Hanglar(which I received from Elaine) with DI's...still practicing, the papers are from MME - So Sophie which I love, these are my favourite colours!! I stitched all the layers and then added some pearls and flowers.

CES - favourite colour
OSCC - birthdays
Totally Gorjuss - sketch
Just Magnolia - anything goes and the optional stitching
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Raise the Bar - flower power


Fi
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Spring is in the air.....

everywhere I look around....now how many of you know that one???

Well I have not had much time to do anything on my days off this week. Housework yesterday...boring and then I had a funeral this morning but then went for lunch with Lou and then more housework this afternoon...thought I would wash everything in sight since it was nice and I was able to hang the washing outside today and even better..it's all dry!!

So a quickie before I head to Tesco...the papers are from the nitwits collections and the image is from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics and then did a bit shading with my pencils. The flowers have been cut with a MFT flower die-namic die with some pearls added to the centres. Ichalked the clouds onto the oval and some little birds and layered it onto the scallop oval...which I cut by hand with my little Stampin Up slit punch. I have entered the following challenges.

The Sugar Bowl - sketch/spring
Saturday Challenge - flowers and female
OSAAT - glitter/gems
Crafty Calendar - spring
Stamp & Create - spring
Whoopsi Daisy - flowers
The Creative Cottage - spring
Stampavie - spring
Raise the Bar - spring
The Crafty Purple Frog - green
Woodware - spring
Wags 'n' Whiskers - spring



Fi
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Sweet little fairy...

Well since the fireworks are going off like mad and our pooch is scared and wants to hide in my craft room...I thought I would join her..so made this while we were in there!! The papers are Fine and Dandy from My Mind's Eye, and the image is from LOTV. Debs sent me this stamped image ages ago..thanks Debs but I have just got round to using it now. I coloured this little fairy with copics and added some glitter....not sure if you can see that. I made the flowers with the MFT rolled flower die, and the added the bow, button and message..hope you like it and I have entered this card in the following challenges.

LOTV - one for the girls

Crafters companion - sketch

Stamps R Us - buttons & bows

Little Paper shop - buttons & bows

Lexi's creations - anything goes

Paperplay - circles

Paper Cutz - anything that flies

Raise the Bar - curves

Fairy fun Friday - make your own flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar - relish to embellish


Fi
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