It's a Wonderful Day...

Good morning bloggers....it's the weekend...yay!!  I have been a bad blogger lately but things have been really manic at work however should settle down come Wednesday as I move into a new role....thank goodness, it's somebody else's turn to do the extra work!!

So I am combining both challenges today as I have been snowed under at work...so first up we have Buttons for Brains....

and next Sweet Stampin.....the theme this week is "Summer Fun"....a nice easy challenge!!

Our sponsor this week is Hobbykutz who are giving a £7.50 voucher for one lucky winner...woo hoo!!

So, I have to say that I just love blue and green together and for my card I have used those fabby papers from Doodlebug which are available from the Buttons for Brains store...they are just so vibrant and colourful!!  I layered the papers onto bazzill card and distressed the edges. The stamp is Wonderful Day from Funky Kits which I have coloured with spectrum noirs and shaded with polychromos.  The flower has been cut with a flower from one of the blueprints, the sun I cut with a sizzlits die and then dotted some gems on...

challenges:
Allsorts - summer girls
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Graph It's - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
Wags n Whiskers - summer fun
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Deep Ocean - favourite colour combo
Addicted to Stamps - polka dots
My Mum's Craft Shop - ink it up

Fi

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Goosey Gander

Good morning Sugar fans....it's Wednesday and time for my scheduled post.

Now this stamp is called Goosey Gander from Sugar Nellie which is available here.  Now you always associate geese with Christmas but I think this stamp can be used anytime all year round...do you agree??

The papers are from Fancy Pants - Park Bench which I have to say are one of my favourites...I do love those colours!!  I layered the papers onto bazzill card and distressed the edges and doodled the edges...  I coloured the stamp with copics and then shaded with polychromos. The flower, flower centre and button has been cut with one of my die-namics blue prints....these are just fab...you must check them out!!  I then added some teeny pearls to finish.

Hope you likey!!

Pop back tomorrow for more inspiration from the team!!

I have birthday candy on my blog...I would love you all to enter!!

challenges:
Bunny Zoe - distress
Dream Valley - anything goes
Stamping Sensations - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - buttons and bows

Fi

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Warm Wishes...

Good morning folks.....it's Wednesday and time for my scheduled post.

Today I am combining 2 DT cards in one....I think that's a good idea as it gives both blogs more exposure!!

Firstly, it's my turn over on the Sugar Nellie blog, so why not pop over and check out my post.

Now this stamp is called Warm Wishes at Sugar Nellie and is one of my favourite Christmas stamps....it's just so pretty...it's not available in rubber but is available in digi format here!!

Secondly, the challenge over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin is glitter, glitter everywhere....you can never have enough glitter!!

The papers are from Echo Park - tis the Season which have been layered onto bazzill card.  I coloured the stamp with copics and then did a bit of shading with polychromos.  I cut out the image and layered it onto to the snowflake doily which id from die-namics and to finish added the snowflakes all glitzed up with glitter....hope you likey!!

challenges:
Sketch n Stash - sketch
Totally Gorjuss - dies and punches
Stampin for the Weekend - your favourite stamp


Fi
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Cute little chickies...

Howdy folks....a quickie tonight as I am still in the middle of wedding invites...I will get them finished one of these days!!

The challenge this week at Sweet Stampin is Easter/Springtime.  We are sponsored by Crafty Devils who are giving one lucky winner...

For my card I have used that gorgeous stamp from LOTV, which is adorable, I coloured it with copics and the shaded with polychromos.

I doodled around the edges...for a wee change (ahem) and left it quire plain and simple.

challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - spring

Crafty Catz - springtime

Stampin for the Weekend - spring colours

CMD Challenge - Easter

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Creative Card Crew - animals

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
Dream Valley - Easter

Fi

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A wee quickie....

Hello everybody, well it's pouring down...again so a wee quickie before I get on with more wedding invites!!

I was taking a break from the wedding invites and coloured this little stamp the other night.  The stamp is from Mo Manning which I coloured with copics and then the usual shading with polychromos.  The papers were in my stash and I think they are Fancy Pants - Happy Together which I layered onto green American Crafts card. The ribbon has been recycled as I think I received a gift with this ribbon wrapped around it and it is gorgeous ribbon and I have never made a giant bow for a card before!!  It does kind of take over the card,,,,but as I say...something different!!

challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - colour challenge (green)

Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - for mum or girlie

Bunny Zoe - monochrome

Fi

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Nifty at Fifty...

Hey all....thought I would quickly blog this wee card I made a couple of weeks ago as I had forgot I hadn't done it already!!  I made this for one of the girls at work who was Fifty...I have a few friends who are Fifty this year and when I saw this die sentiment I knew I had to have it!!

The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe, I layered them onto bazzill card and distressed some of the layers, the stamp is from My Favourite Things which I coloured with copics. I added a piece of lace under one of the layers and added pearls to the corners of the layers. I added a die cut flourish and flower fastened with a brad...hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - The Sweet Shoppe

dies - My Mum's Craft Shop

lace - stash

stamp - MFT - My Mum's Craft Shop

pearls - The Hobby House

Brad - The Hobby House 

pens - copics

challenges:

ABC Challenge - f for flowers

The Hobby House - anything goes

Color me Creative - anything goes

Allsorts - ladies day

Stampin for the Weekend - flower power

Divas by Design - rubber stamps only

Papertake Weekly - lovely layers

City Crafter Challenge - flowers and lace

Fi

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GDT at BunnyZoe Challenge blog...

Good morning bloggers on this frosty morning!!

This morning I am sharing my card I made for my Guest spot over at Bunny Zoe challenge Blog for the month of November...I was so chuffed when Nikki asked me if I would like a turn at guest designing...how could I refuse!!

So the theme this month is "shabby chic" not a theme I have to say I am good at however hopefully my efforts have paid off.

The stamp is Autumn  from Saturated Canary which you can buy from Bunny Zoe's shop, I coloured her with copics and did some shading with polychromos, the hair was a bit scary as there's loads of it and I thought I might have to chop some of it off however I think it turned out ok... The papers are digi papers from the Sweet Shoppe, I stitched each of the layers onto bazzill card and then distressed all around the edges to give a shabby look.  The leaves have been cut with my die-namics autumn wreath die, I then inked them up with lots of autumnal colours and then crinkled the edges of them too for more shabbiness!!

Hope you likey!!

challenges:
Penny Black and More - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Autumn/Fall colours

Fi

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check them sunflowers...

 

Hello Saturday bloggers and what a lovely day it is...I love when I can get the washing hung outside and it gets dried in the same day you wash it!!

So...I ordered some new goodies and this is some of them..the papers I bought last week but still new and they are Fancy Pants Park Bench, the stamp is Uptown Girl Posh has  a present which I coloured with copics, I then did some shading with polychromos.  I added some glitter to the ribbony fluffy bits.  The scallop has been cut using the wonky scallop from die-namics and finally those sunflowers I am totally loving...so this is a warning you may see lots of these...lol!!  These have been cut with my brand spankin new die-namics sunflower die....hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - Fancy Pants park Bench

stamp - Posh has a present Stamping Bella

pens - copics

pencils - polychromos

dies - die-namics sunflowers, wonky scallop

glitter

challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Simon Says - anything goes

Stampin for the Weekend - die cuts/punches

Creative Card Crew - handmade flowers

Forever Friends - flowers

Fi

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And now for something a little bit different...

Howdy folks...well what a very blustery day today...so anyway since it's been too rainy and windy to do anything, i thought I would make a wee card.  When I saw the sketch over at Sketch Saturday I thought it looked a bit different and intersting so here I have made something a bit different for me....

The papers are from Fancy Pants - Park Bench which I layered onto kraft card.  The stamp is from Tell me something from Sugar Nellie which I paper pieced in matching papers.  I added some tiny gems to finish...hope you likey!!

supplies:

papers - Fancy Pants Park Bench

stamp - Tell Me Something Sugar Nellie

gems - The Hobby House

kraft card - stash

challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Stampin for the Weekend - friendship

Totally Papercrafts - get krafty

Bearly Mine - anything goes

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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A Little Fashionista...

Good morning folks and here I am, a day late but hopefully excused....I had to clear out my wee craft room as the glazier was coming to measure for a new window cos some charming child smashed my window with a snowball!!  so all measured and stuff back in room but to be moved back out on Thursday(I think) when he comes to fit it!!

So the challenge this week at Sweet Stampin' is "ribbons"...

Our sponsor this week is the fabby "Crafty ribbons" and we also have our monthly sponsor "The ribbon girl".

For my card I used papers from Echo Park - Love Story and layered them onto black card, the stamp is Fashionista from sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics, I added a piece of ribbon and some gems and finished with a birthday message.

supplies:

papers - Echo Park Love Story - My Mum's Craft Shop

stamp - Fashionista - Funky Kits

copics - My Mum's Craft Shop

gems - in my stash

ribbon - in my stash

challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend - something girly

Copic markers - anything goes

Nutcrafters - cute and girly

Creative Card Crew - girly

ABC challenges - birthday cards

Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Fi

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My last Christmas card this year.....

 

Next post today....well I thought I had actually finished with my Christmas cards for 2012 however when I saw the sketch and the DT cards over at Sketch Saturday I had to just make one more!!

The papers are from MME - Winter Wonderland, the image is from Dilly Beans which I have coloured with copics and then added some glitter, I tied some Bakers Twine around the card and fixed it with a glittered snowflake and a button and finally I added some doodling....hope you like this one!!

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Dilly Beans - winter

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - new(new digi purchased to make this card, delete me if this doesn't qualify)

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Hotshot Crafts - clean and simple

Crafts and Me - Winter Wonderland

Fi

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Festive Friends...

Now I told you there would be more with this stamp...so I have used papers from Bo Bunny - snowfall, not really my colours but they are lovely papers.  The snowflakes are TH snow flurries and the tree is a Distinctively Dee's die.  The stamp is of course Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics.  I have glittered up everything and added some pearls to the centres of the snowflakes.

Addicted to Stamps - christmas

Creative Inspirations paint - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - add some glitter

Stampin for the Weekend - use some texture

Creatalicious - winter

Fi

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Sugar Bowl Challenge #95

Good morning sugar fans and it's that time again...yes time for another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. But first...it has taken me 3 hours to schedule this post and I do apologise if you can't see everything on my post...blogger issues so pop over to The Sugar Bowl for details of the challenge.

Today's challenge is the fabby sketch below...

...isn't it great??

Of course as always there is the optional theme and for this challenge it's this fab colour combo...

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from FunkyKits...

...over 100 entries then that prize increases to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps.

For my card I have used a Gorjuss girl called Foxy from Sugar Nellie and coloured her with copics, the papers are MME - Indie Chic - Nutmeg, I distressed each of the layers and added some stitching too. the flowers have been cut from felt using my flower trio die-namics die.  I added some pearls to the centres of them and added some additional tiny pearls made with my pearl pen.

Fab 'n' funky - die cuts/punches
paper shelter - anything goes
Bearly Mine - flowers galore
The Cutie Pie challenge - distressing
Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
Allsorts - in stitches
Chocolate, coffe and cards - stitching
Fussy and Fancy - anything goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Fi

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If you haven't already seen the new Official Sugar Nellie Group on Facebook...then pop over to join in the fun!!

Fifi goes shopping....

Good afternoon fellow bloggers...well isn't this a turn up for the books me posting on a Monday...well I have a day off today but I should really be doing some housework so before I start it, I thought I would share my card with you.

One of the guys at work had asked me to make him a card for his wife...hope he likes it...he wanted a girl with a dog...

I have used Fifi goes Shopping from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics, the papers are MME - Bluebell which are yummy. I distressed each of the layers...The flourish is a doo hickey and the flowers have been cut with various sizes of the Royal rose from MFT. I added some pearls and a piece of ribbon.

Joanna sheen - going dotty
The ribbon girl - pearls
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - pearls & swirls
My Mums Craft Shop - all the 3's (not sure if the pearls inside the flowers count as a set of 3, if not delete me...lol)
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Stamp & Create - anything goes
Natalie & Amy - anything goes
Dream Valley - something old (stamp) something new (papers)
The Paper shelter - layers on layers


Fi
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Candy hearts...

howdy peeps....it's a very, very rainy day here today and there's nothing better than to play with your new sugar....mmmm! so delivered today and ordered yesterday...how is that for service from Funky Kits??

Not sure if I have went a bit overboard but I thought I would start with this little cutie called Candy Hearts from Sugar Nellie, coloured with copics. I also stamped the image onto masking paper and stuck the mask down onto the coloured image and then chalked the blue background....The papers are Echo Park - Hello Summer and Prima - Double Deux, all the layers have also been distressed. The clouds and flowers have been cut with MFT die-namics, I touched up the flowers with some ink too and then doodles everywhere really!! I finished with some glitter to the flowers...hope you like.

Crafty Calendar - flowers in bloom
Dream Valley - things with wings
Stampin' for the Weekend - show us your style
do You Stack Up - clouds and blue skies
Fab 'n' funky - cute and girly
Stampavie - flowers
Craft your passion - things with wings
love to Create - anything goes
Allsorts - in bloom


Fi
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My first GDT card for Cupcake...

Good morning folks and welcome to my first scheduled post of the day. When the lovely Faye dropped me an email last month to ask if I would be guest over at Cupcake Craft Challenge for the month of April....well how could I refuse!!

So here we have my first offering...the theme is "something you would find in your sewing basket". I have mainly focused on the stitching side of things and have used this fab digi from Clear Dollar Stamps called Sew Grateful which I thought would work perfectly.

I coloured the image with copics, the papers are Alora from Bo Bunny. I made the backing papers look like a patchwork effect and added some zig zag stitching, on the images I added some embroidered stitching. To finish I added a couple of buttons and I threaded the needle with some embroidery thread. Pop over to the Cupcake Craft Challenge Blog to check out the other cards...

Crafty Catz - use a digi
Patties Creations - anything goes
Stampin For The Weekend - anything goes
Do you Stack Up - sew it
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Digital tuesday - favourite colour(blue and green)
lexi's Creations - focus on the sentiment


Fi
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Birthday Wishes...

Good evening my blogging buddies. This is a quickie before Britain's Got Talent starts and then Take me Out!! Oh I do watch some rubbish!!

For this card I have used this sweet little stamp from Lili of the Valley which I coloured with promarkers this time...for a wee change. The papers are First Edition - New Leaf...yummy. The flowers have been cut with my MFT flower trio die which I also inked up with some TH distress ink just to make them that shade darker than the card. I added some pearls and a message.

Lili's Little Fairies - sketch
Scrapbook sisters - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - anything goes
Stemplesonnen - recipe
Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
Love to Create - anything goes


Fi
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Fi

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Easter

Thought I would make a quick card as I have lots of housework to get done before I go back to work tomorrow. I made this card from some odd bits of card and paper I had in my stash but I thought they worked well for the Easter theme. The image has ben stamped and coloured with copics.

Totally Papercrafts - sketch

Stampin' for the weekend - easter

A Spoonful of sugar - easter

Foxy

I have never made a card with a theme of monocromatic...so I thought I would try this one for the challenge over at Stampin for the weekend, I also followed the sketch a Friday Sketchers. The stamp I used is Foxy from the Gorjuss Girls at Sugar Nellie and a few random bits and bobs.