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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It's Father's Day at Sweet Stampin...

Good morning sweet stampers and my scheduled post.  although I am off work it's the Gala Day today...yeeha so it's a long one and there might be some drink involved later!  so I'm off to get ready!!

This weeks challenge over at Sweet Stampin is "Father's Day"....now boy/men cards aren't my favourite but they have got to be done so here we are.

This week we are sponsored by Cuddly Buddly and our monthly sponsor The Ribbon girl...so pop over and check out my teamies creations.

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - A Perfect Summer, the image is from Mo Manning called Fishing which I coloured with copics, I added a sentiment and a little fishy charm.  The sun was cut using a daisy sizzlits die...just chopped the ends of the petals to make it look more like rays!!  I attached the sun to a cloud...oops...and doodled!

supplies:

papers - Echo Park A Perfect Summer

image - Mo Manning Fishing

pens - copics

charm - The Hobby House

twine - stash

sentiment - Craftwork Cards

dies - die-namics flat bottomed cloud/sizzlits daisy

button - stash

challenges:

Bronte and Bellas Mo's digital Pencil - summertime

Totally Papercrafts - anything goes

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Father's Day

Delightful challenges - for Dad 

Crafting by Design - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Cards For Men - for dad
The Hobby House - anything goes

Fi

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Teddy Christmas....

Next post today is this little creation I made following Dena's tutorial on Facebook on the Lili of the Valley Virtual Christmas party page.  I did get lost a bit however when I saw Dena's finished card i knew where I was going and finished the card today.

I have used papers from Carta Bella - winter Fun, edged with lace, the stamp is from LOTV which I coloured with copics and glittered a bit, I punched some snowflakes and glittered them up and I cut out the tree and glittered that up too.  I added pearls to the centres of the snowflakes to finish off.

This is what the inside looks like although it's not a brill photo but can get the gist of it and you can get full instructions from Dena here.

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes

Colour Me Creative - non traditional colours

Little Claire's - christmas

Christmas Cards all year round - fancy folds

Christmas Stampin' all year long - to die 4

Wags 'n' Whiskers - christmas

Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

Dutch Dare - fancy folds

Bearly Mine - snowflakes

ladybug Crafts - snowflakes

Stamp & Create - lace

Dream Valley - non traditional Christmas

Stamptacular - winter bliss
One Stitch at a Time - fabric, ribbon or lace

Fi

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Things with wings at Sweet Stampin...

Good morning fellow bloggers and another gorgeous sunny day to be at work!! Never mind the housework etc should be done by the time I get home...ha ha!

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is "things with wings"....such an easy challenge as we a like a fairy!!

We are also sponsored by Lili of the Valley who are giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner...

and also also we have our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen who is also giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner...

For my card I have used a mix of papers from Bo Bunny and Fancy Pants, the image is from Liliy of the Valley which I have coloured with copics. I added pearls, ribbon and lots of glitter...

Lili's Little Fairies - monochrome
In the Pink - 50 shades of pink

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - let's play bingo (die cuts, free, glitter)

Crafty Catz - anything goes
Wags 'n' Whiskers - birthdays

Fab 'n' Funky - pearls or rhinestones
Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Corrosive Challenges - birthdays
That Craft Place - things with wings
The Ribbon Girl - bingo (ribbon, pearls, image)



Fi
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Sweet Stampin' DT card

Good morning campers...how are we today?? Well it's another dreary day her in vonny Scotland...when will we see some sunshine??

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is "scallops"...easy peasy!!

We are sponsored by Crafts and Me and Joanna Sheen so pop over to check it out.

For my card I have used papers from MME - Be Happy....love them!! The stamp is Sympathy Bugs from Whimsy Stamps...I think you can use this for any occasion which is why I have used it for a birthday card and I coloured them with copics and did a bit of shading with polychromos. The scallop is from MFT, and I finished with some doodles!!

Papertake Weekly - sketch
Wags 'n' whiskers - kraft
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Moving along with the Times - birthday
paper Crafting journey - kraft
Bearly Mine - anything goes
The Kraft Journal - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - yellow


Fi
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Friends Forever...

Howdy folks and another sunny but cold day here in Scotland. I thought I would get a wee bit crafting done today before I go back to work tomorrow...oh and I need to do the usual chores!!
I actually bought this stamp a few weeks ago but only inked it up last night. The stamp is from Stampavie - Fishing Fun which I coloured with copics, I also cut the image out to give it a 3D effect. The papers are a mix from various MME collections. The cloud is a MFT die-namic and the sun is a daisy die but I snipped the ends off. I added some twine and buttons to finish.

Lexi's Creations - for the man/boy in our lives
Mojo Monday - sketch
Here Comes the Boys - anything goes
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Little Claire's - male theme
Wags 'n' Whiskers - summer fun
Simon Says - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes with the option of a male



Fi
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My final GDT card for Cupcake Craft Challenges...

Good morning fellow bloggers...today is my final card as a guest over at Cupcake Craft Challenges!! Thank you ladies for having me, it was a pleasure...

So this weeks challenge is "Best of British" and you can take your inspiration from the photo below..


For my card I have taken inspiration from the London part of the photo, the papers are Portobello Road - Papermania as are the the buttons and bow. I embossed the union jack and distressed it down so that some of the white core would show through...I layered each of the layers onto kraft. I cut the bunting using my MFT banners die and attached them to some heavy button twine and the flower has also been cut from a MFT flower trio die. The stamp is from the slapstick range at Penny Black called London and I just added some minimal colouring using copics.....finished with some doodling around the edges...hope you like.

Craftymess Challenge - distressing and embossing
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Fussy and Fancy - dies/punches
Wags n Whiskers - distressing
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - bingo(emboss, flowers, ribbon)
Aud's Sentiments - anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - embossing
Crafts and Me - embossing
Divas by Design - buttons and bows
Truly Scrumptious - distressing, die cuts/punches
Whimsy Inspiration - distressing
Deep Ocean challenges - punches/dies
Part Time Tuesdays - anything goes with kraft
Bunny Zoe - ribbon or twine
Craft Your Passion - lots of texture
Love to Create - flowers and buttons


Fi
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My GDT card for Cupcake...

Good morning bloggers and here we have my scheduled post for Cupcake Craft Challenges. This weeks challenge is "material girl".

Well I am kind of rubbish at using material however I thought I would make some felt flowers, felt is material so easy peasy!!

I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summer Soul, the stamp is from Mo Manning called End of the Summer which I coloured with copics. All 3 flowers were cut from different MFT dies, the pink one is the rolled daisy die, the turquoise one is the loopy bloom die( but I snipped the loops) and the teal one is the bigger of the rolled rose dies. I added pearls, ribbon and a button too.

CES - button it
Totally papercrafts - buttons
Truly madly Crafty - handmade flowers
Bronte & Bella - flowers
Wags 'n' Whiskers - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - ribbon or twine


Fi
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A quickie before dinner...

Hi folks....thought I would quickly post this whilst I am waiting on the dinner finishing cooking...smells yummy!!

I coloured this image the other night but I have been touching it up over the past few days too. The stamp is Pom Pom Fairy from Lili of the Valley which I coloured with polychromos onto kraft...think I need more colours but I am still practising!! The sentiment is also from LOTV, the papers are Fancy Pants - Be You which are layered onto Bazzil lcardstock. The flowers have been cut with my MFT rolled regal rose die and rolled rose dies...hope you likey..

Sketch Saturday - sketch
The Kraft Journal - April showers bring May flowers
Paperplay - things with wings
Craft Us Crazy - flowers
Wags 'n' Whiskers - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - things with wings
Love to Create - birthday
Creative Card Crew - kraft
Simon Says Stamp - April showers bring spring flowers


Fi
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Say What...no doodles...

Good morning bloggers and my second card of the morning...there may be more. If you are looking for my Sweet Stampin' post then scroll down.

I just love this little fairy and thought she had been a bit neglected so she deserved a wee airing. the stamp is Dandelion Clock from Lili of the Valley which I coloured with copics. The papers are Fancy Pants - Summer Soul (they are delish). I added some stitching and distressing around the layers and I cut the teeny roses with the small MFT rolled rose die and added a few pearls too, oh and I added some ribbon with a button...hope you like.

Lili's Little Fairies - ribbon, buttons and bows
Whimsy Stamps - ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon - buttons and bows
Simon Says Stamp - use your favourite tool(sizzix machine)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Wags 'n' Whiskers - say it with flowers
The Crafty Purple Frog - let's get distressed
Willow Sketchie - lots of layers
Divas by Design - anything goes
Crafting When We Can - things with wings




Fi
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A wee sunny card....

Happy Sunday....what a lovely day today!! I thought I would make a card that matched the weather today...the papers I discovered by accident whilst I was odering other stash online, they are called Buttercup from Lilybeedesigns....the colours are just so up my street so they slipped into my shopping basket. The stamp is Hazel and Nutty from Sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics. I had to add some doodling as it looked bare without it!! The flowers have all been made with various MFT rolled dies...oooh I love them so much although it took me longer to make the flowers than it did the card itself...lol!! I added teeny pearls to the centres...Hope you like....I may be back later with another.

Papertake Weekly - sketch
Simon Says - anything goes
My Mums Craft Shop - stamp it
Divas by Design - stamp something
The Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes
Wags 'n' whiskers - say it with flowers
2 Sisters - birthday fun


Fi
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Sugar Bowl Challenge #72

Good morning sugar addicts......brrrr isn't it baltic?? So nothing better than an icy challenge over at The Sugar Bowl this week. All you need to do is follow Gayle's sketch below using a Sugar Nellie stamp, which you can buy from Funky Kits.

Of course as always the optional theme is "ice and snow" and for one lucky winner chosen at random...4 Sugar Nellie stamps but if we get more than 100 entries that prize goes up to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps...so what are you waiting for...pop over to The Sugar Bowl and check out the inspiration from the rest of the sweeties!

For my card I have used papers from MME - 12 Days of Christmas, the stamp is of course from Sugar Nellie which you can buy here from Funky Kits. I coloured these little cuties with copics, punched a couple of snowflakes, added glitter and added a message...oh and I flipped the sketch around.

Before I go...remember the Simply Sassy blog Hop on Saturday at 8am....you don't want to miss it!!



Craft Your Passion - let it snow
Hooked on Crafts - something punched
Stamps R Us - bling it on
2 sisters - anything goes
Stamptacular - punch it
Cuddly Buddly - feature 2 characters
Wags n Whiskers - christmas
Totally Gorjuss - christmas Traditions
Moving along with the times - let it snow


Fi
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Birthday, birthday, birthday....

Well...update...Michael made it home safe and sound at about 3.30 am this morning and has slept almost all day, wakened for food and is sleeping again!! Oh to be a teenager again!! I thought I would make a wee quickie tonight as Holly as staying at her granny's tonight as I am working tomorrow and it's the school holidays, so some time to myself!!

Oh I just love lots of layers....So the papers are from Echo Park - Country Drive, the image is one of my favourite LOTV fairies which I have coloured with copics, the flowers..well do I need to tell where they come from?? I have distress the edges of each layer and also embossed the middle panel just for a bit more texture, added a piece of lace, a message and some glitter. I have entered the challenges below.

LOTV - sketch
Cute Card Thursday - lace
Icopic - birthday
The Crafty Pad - lots of texture
OSATT - anything goes
Cupcake - favourite challenge - #138 - lots of layers
Colour Me Creative - favourite copic tecnique - feathered the skirt
CES - recipe
Wags & Whiskers - birthday
Stampavie - 3 or more layers
Stampin for the Weekend - wings
Truly Scrumptious - wings
Oldie but Goodie - anything goes(stamp is more than 6 months old)
By the Cute & Girly - wings


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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for a special friend...

well...what a miserable day..it's baltic, windy and rainy..mega rainy infact!! Holly will not be happy when she comes home from school as she will be soaked...wouldn't take a brolly with her..probably too windy anyway!! Eventually her new straighteners came yesterday so it was the first time for about 2 weeks that she hasn't been moaning about how horrible her hair is and she seemed to forget about her sore foot!! She hurt her foot yesterday morning and she thinks she has broken it...she hasn't cos she can still walk and was able to go out after school with her friends...she is some drama queen I tell you!! Anyway onto my card...I have actually made a few today...trying to get ahead cos it's nearly crimbo time and I will have to hit the shops although I do most of my shopping online...oh yes back to the card...mmm not sure about it. The image is from LOTV...and I really like it, coloured with copics and the papers are from MME. I also added some ribbon, lace, flower, button and a message. I have entered this card in the challenges below:

Truly Scrumptious - sketch/birthday

Lollipop Crafts - birthday

Fab 'n' Funky - circles

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Paperplay - lace, ribbon and flowers

LOTV - anything goes

Crafty Creations - buttons

Wags 'n' Whiskers - sisters/friendship


Fi
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Paper Sundaes DT card

Welcome to another Sunday and the challenge over at Paper Sundaes this week is metal...you can create anything you like as long as it has something metal on it. Our sponsor this week is Stamp and Create who have some fabulous products in their store. For my card I have used MME papers and a Wags 'n' Whiskers image. I have coloured this image with promarkers but I am limited for colours for now as they belong to Holly and she only has a small amount...but I think it matches the papers. I have added some chunky white glitter to the hats to give them a bit of a fluffy look...for the metal I have added 3 snowflake brads, a ribbon charm and message all from Making Memories....I then added some star buttons to finish off. I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - sketch

Dutch Dare - anything goes

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - whateva

Pixie Dust Studio - cute as a button

Wags 'n' Whiskers - triple(snowflakes)

Die Cut Dreams - snowmen

Christmas Cards all year 'round - snowflakes


Fi
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