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


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Share it on a Sunday...

Good morning folks and what a horrible week it's been...weather wise!! It has rained almost every day, just a nightmare getting the washing dried!!

Well I haven't really been blogging much this week..I changed my shift at work and my new role is very tiring on my brain...lol however after this week things should settle down a bit and I can back into a routine.

Today we are sharing it on a Sunday over on the Sugar Nellie blog...so this week my finds from pinterest are my lovely snowmen. I love snowmen if you don't already know that whether they are on a card, a cake a decoration...anything with a snowman...love them!!

So here's a few of my snowmen from pinterest.

So this one is cupcakes...


This one is made from a glove...


and this one is made from socks...




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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


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Share it on a Sunday...

Hey all...it's time for another Share it on a Sunday over at the Sugar Nellie blog.

Well today I thought I would share Aerosmith.....ooh I love them amongst a few others and also one of my favourite films is Armageddon and Aerosmith sang the theme tune and again one of my favourite mushy songs...


look at Steve reaching out to you all....lol!!


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Better late than never...

Good morning my fellow bloggers....well all I can say is that it's better late than never!! I can't believe how forgetful and mixed up I got last week with my timings for cards!! Last week was my second week at work on my new shift, Monday to Friday and it totally threw me!! I normally had a Thursday an Friday off so that was when I did most of my DT work....well I forgot!!

This week's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is to use more than one ribbon....easy peasy!!

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Ribbons who are offering this fab pack of ribbons as the prize to one lucky winner....


We also have out monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen...

...who is offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher for her online store.

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - Hello summer, The stamp is a Mo Manning design from Penny Black called You are a Peach which I coloured with copics. I added a couple of ribbons and some flowers cut with my MFT flower trio die and then finished with some pearls and doodling...oh the sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Color me Creative - yellows
Fairy fun Friday - flowers
Fussy & Fancy - punches/dies
Bronte & Bella - flowers
Creatalicious - butterflies and flowers
Simon Says Stamp - sketch
Whimsy Stamps - punches/dies
Craft Your passion - punches/dies
Lexi's Creations - punches/dies
Penny Black and more - cute
Stamptacular - loaded with layers


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #82

Good morning sugar fans....and I know what you're thinking but yes it's my first Christmas card of the year...I am normally rushing around late in the year getting those made but I am going to be totally prepared this year!!

Today's challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is the fabby sketch below..




...and as always the optional theme of "scrolls and swirls".

Once again one lucky winner picked at random will win 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits...



...and as normal if there is more than 100 entries, the prize goes up to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps....so get those entries submitted...

For my card I have used Knitted with Love from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits and I coloured with copics, papers from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate, the snowflakes have been punched from a Martha Stewart punches, the swirl is from MFT, I added some gems to finish.

Papershelter - wings and things
Whimsy Stamps - punches/die cuts
Craft Your Passion - die cuts/punches
Lexi's Creations - punches/dies
Paper sundaes - anything goes
Stamptacular - anything goes


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My GDT card for Cupcake...

Morning Cupcake fans....I'm here with my next GDT card for Cupcake Craft Challenges. Today's challenge is "In the Deep End" - so that means you need to use something that would add 3D detail...gesso, glossy accents etc.

For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Be You, the Gorjuss Girl has been coloured with copics. I doodled around the edges and the cloud, I used glossy accents to make raindrops and on the brolly...not sure if you can see that.

Papertake Weekly - April showers
Oldie but a Goodie - April showers
Crafting for all seasons - April showers
Crafts & me - 3D embellies
Simon Says Stamp - April showers
Sassy Cheryl's - anything goes
Fairy Fun Friday - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - spring flowers


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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


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Share it on a Sunday...

Howdy Sunday people....and another Share it on a Sunday. Why not join in with Karen's new thing on the Sugar Nellie blog and show something that interests you other than crafting.

Last week I showed you my lovely giraffes....ooh and decisions, decisions...what yo show you this week so here it is.....

TURQUOISE

I love this colour and anything made using it!!










You can check out the rest of my turquoise here!!

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My GDT card for Joanna Sheen...

Good morning Sunday bloggers and it's my official first weekend of no weekend working..woo hoo!! Today's card is my GDT card for Joanna Sheen....I couldn't believe it when Paula emailed me to ask if I would like to join them for this challenge, so of course I said yes.

So I have used this fabby House Mouse Stamp called Rainy Daisy Days.......which I coloured with water colour pencils, I stamped the flowers out twice and gave them a 3D look...to look like wee brollies and then added glitter to them so that it look like the water shining and splashing on them. The papers are MME - Happy Go Lucky, I finished with a sizzix cut daisy and the sentiment is from personal Impressions.

Pop over to the Joanna Sheen blog to check out the others cards.

Papercraft Star - umbrella
Scrapalicious - April Showers
Simon Says Stamp - April Showers bring spring flowers
Oldie but a Goodie - April showers
Papertake Weekly - April Showers
Do You Stack Up - glitter


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Round 2 of spring...unless it snows again...

Good morning bloggers...well isn't this weather a bit weird?? It was spring a couple of weeks ago and then it went back to winter last week when the snow and wind came back with avengeance so hopefully we are now back on track for some lovely spring weather although as I am scheduling this post..it is raining!!

Today's challenge over at Cupcake Craft challenges is "spring is in the air"...nice and easy. I have used papers from Echo park - springtime and Lilybeedesigns - Buttercup. I have layered the papers onto Bazzill card. The stamp is from Lili of the Valley which I coloured with copics and I then added some shading with polychromos. The sentiment is also from LOTV...rather plain and simple today.

Pop over and check out the other girl's cards.


Stamp & Create - spring
Addicted to Stamps - spring
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Sassy Cheryl's - soft pastels




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Share it on a Sunday...

Happy Easter everyone!!

Things are a little different over on the Sugar Nellie blog on a Sunday and today is the first day of Karen's Share it on a Sunday. Karen wants us to share our other likes apart from crafting, so things that you like on Pinterest....a great way to learn some stuff about your blogging friends.

So I love lots of stuff on Pinterest but my first share will be my giraffes....I wish my house was big enough to keep one...lol!!








If you want to see the rest of my giraffes then you can check them out here!!

Come back next Sunday for more of my likes from Pinterest!!


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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




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Dies & Doodles at Sweet Stampin'...

Good morning my fellow bloggers....over at Sweet Stampin' there's a new challenge which is right up my street.."dies & doodles"...pop over and check it out!!

The sponsor this week is My Mums Craft Shop....



....who is giving one lucky winner picked at random a £10 voucher to spend at their online store.

We also have the monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen ....



.... who is also giving a £10 voucher to spend at their online store.

for my card I have used papers from MME - Happy Go Lucky, the stamp is Fifi Goes Shopping from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics and then shaded with polychromos. I used the following dies..MFT clouds, MFT scallop, MFT rolled roses(both sizes)...and also added my doodling around the edges.

Pixie Dust Studio - Up in the sky(clouds)
Truly Madly Crafty - handmade flowers
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - use your favourite tool(sizzix machine)
Fairy Fun Friday - anything goes
Twisted Tuesday - clouds



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A little sunshine coming your way...

Happy Friday blogging friends....well at least snow has gone but it has left us with the rain!! So I thought I would bring you all a little sunshine today...this was actually going to be for a project next week but I used the wrong image (oops) so it's on here today.
I have used papers from Lilybeedesigns - Buttercup, which I am loving at the minute, they are so fresh. The stamp is from Crafters Companion which I coloured with copics. I made the sun with a sizzlitsDaisy die and chopped the ends off, then added a gem to the centre. The flowers have been cur with my MFT rolled rose die(both sizes) and the fence is a TH picket fence die. Mt hubby has claimed this card to send to his mum as she used to sing this song to him when he was little...awe!!


Crafty Calendar - spring clean + optional extra of handmade embellishments
Creative Card Crew - spring
Addicted to Stamps - spring
Fashionable Stamping - spring is in the air
Catch the Bug - spring
CMC - sping pretties
Challenge Up Your Life - colour combo
Fairy Tale Challenge - everything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - flowers
C.R.A.F.T. - spring
Little Miss Muffet - spring colours
Scrap it with a song - here comes the sun
Totally Papercrafts - bingo (flowers, diecut, blue)


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #81

Good morning sugar fans...hope you have all escaped the snow and wind. It took out my phone and broadband so I am scheduling this from my mums....very slow!!

Today's challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is the fab sketch below...

...of course the optional extra is "plaid or stripes".

For my card I have used papers from Lilibeedesign-Buttercup and Fancy Pants- Summers End. I have layered the papers on to kraft and doodled around the edges. The stamp is Peek a Boo Birthday from Sugar Nellie which you can buy here from Funky Kits.




As always the prize is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits but if we get over 100 entries then prize will be 6 stamps.

Divas by Design - anything goes
Papercraft Star - anything goes
Stampalot challenge - birthday
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
i-copic - for a child

Fi

A little Boobie Love....

Hey all....when Krista was offering this freebie digi, I knew I just had to use her...she is fab!! I coloured her with copics, the papers have been in my stash for ages but I can't remember which manufacturer,I layered them onto bazzill card and a couple of felt roses which I cut from my rolled rose die.

Saturated Canary - Thinking of You
Anything Goes -anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes


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It's your birthday....

Hi crafters and my second post of the day, if you want to see my GDT for Cupcake Craft challenges then scroll down . Well it's a bit chilly today and the forecast says it's to snow...what's all that about?? A heatwave last week and snow this week....

Anyway for my card i have used this little fairy from LOTV and coloured her with copics. The papers are Happy Go Lucky from My Mind's Eye, the flowers have been with a MFT flower trio die and then I added some gems...simples!!

Hanna and Friends - sketch
Ladybug - spots and stripes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
My Mums Craft Shop - stamp it
Divas by Design - stamp
Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 of a kind
2 Sisters - birthday
icopic challenge - for a child
Craft your Passion - dots and stripes


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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


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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


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