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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The Sugar Bowl challenge 101....

 

Good morning sugar fans....so as you are reading this I am en route to the Craft show at the SECC with my friend Karen and we are hoping to meet up with some fellow crafters along the way.  Oh i get all excited when there's a craft show...can't wait to see what goodies there is to buy!!

The challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is "anything goes"...how easy can it be?

Please remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp...rubber or digi to be eligible!!

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...

In addition, Gayle and Elaine will also be awarding Eye Candy to some lucky entrants so pop back to the Sugar Nellie blog next Thursday to see if you have been spotted!!

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - Country Drive, I layered each of them onto white bazzill card, stitched around the edges and then added a touch of DI to the edges.  I then distressed the edges.  The stamp is of course Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with promarkers this time....and I thought  would kind of colour her to match her name....and the paper!!

supplies:
papers - Echo Park Country Drive - stash
promarkers - Hobbycraft
stamp - Bumble Bee Sugar Nellie @ Funky Kits
ribbon - The ribbon Girl
sentiment - SU


challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - ribbon or twine
Allsorts - for a lady
One Crazy Stamper - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons -  anything goes
Craft us Crazy - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - one for the ladies



Fi
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ooh...snowflakes galore!!

Good morning Sunday bloggers....yes I know it's early for me however I have lots to do today so better crack on.

I pottered away with this last nigh and I hear you say...oh no not that stamp again but I love it and there will be more...lol...not sure if it's just too much but I have seen lots of beautiful cards using the TH snow flurries die so  thought I would try it.

I have used papers from Echo Park - Winter Park, the snowflakes are TH snowflurries and MS snowflake punch.  The trees are cut from my new Distinctively Dee's snow covered trees...this comes in layers so you can make them which ever size you want really....I covered the snowflakes and trees with silver stickles and I added some pearls made with ice white pearl pen to the centres of the snowflakes. The image is Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics....added some glamour dust to the furry bits of Santa and finally the message is from LOTV.

Crafty Hazelnuts - use something more than 6 months old (stamp)

Little Claires - Christmas

Forever Friends - anything goes

The Craft Room - punches/die cuts

Creatalicious - winter 

Dream Valley - anything goes

Joanna Sheen - cold and frosty

Crafty Catz - let's have sparkle
Glitter and Sparkle - lots of layers
4 Crafty Chicks - winter
Craft us Crazy - favourite colour(mine is blue/green which I have used for colouring and there is blue/green on the papers)

Fi

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A Christmas quickie before bed...

Good evening blogging fans....I thought I would share this wee card before I hit the hay!!  I just love this stamp from Sugar Nellie...my favourite Christmas stamp (I think) ...well one of them anyway!!

I have used papers from MME - winter wonderland which I layered onto bazzill card, the snowflakes have been punched using a Martha Stewart punch, I added glitter and liquid pearls to them,the message is from Craftwork cards and the image has been coloured using copics...I also added lots of glitter to the furry bits and Santa's beard!!

Totally Gorjuss - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - bling

Craft us Crazy - anything goes

Delightful challenges - winter holiday

hannah & Friends - dots & stripes

Paperplay - shiny/bling

Simon Says Stamp - glimmer & sparkle

Cupcake Craft challenges - winter

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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Back to work tomorrow....

Happy Sunday everybody...well I did intend to get more cards made this week whilst I have been on holiday but you know how it is when the schools are off....Holly had me traipsing all over and spending money. although she got bored and fed up once she had eveything she wanted!! Went shopping to Glasgow one day too....I thought it was bad enough shopping with Holly but my mother and Holly on the same day...love them both dearly but omg!! Holly likes to go to Primark, Repbulic, New Look and then you go to the other extreme...the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which confused Holly as we were in Glasgow. What did I buy....roasting bags from Lakeland, that was me so I think a little bit of internet shopping may be in order later today.

So for my card I have followed the sketch over at A Gem of a challenge although I have tilted it round, I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End, I have layered each of the papers onto bazill card and distressed the edges, the stamp is from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with copics. I have cut out some felt flowers with my MFT flower trio die which has to be my most favourite die but then you may know that!! I added a ribbon and a bigger bow than I would normally use but I think it looks ok.

I hope to be back shortly with another creation.

A Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Allsorts - free & easy
CES - spots & dots
Crazy 4 challenges - spots & stripes
Crafts & Me - distressing
Cute Card Thursday - flower power
Crafty Catz - favourite things(flower die)
Craft us Crazy - favourite things(flower die)
Dutch Dare - distressing
Crafters Companion - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - ribbons and bows
Sarah Hurley - die cuts
Paper Sundaes - birthdays


Fi
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Happy Birthday Dad...

Well good afternoon bloggers, thought I would post this just now as I don't have anything else to show you but it will be fine as my dad doesn't look at my blog. It's my dad's birthday next week and this is the card I have made for him. The stamp is Sail Away from Stampin' Up, I coloured the sails with polychromos, there is actually white and a very pale blue in there!! The paper is from Jillybean Soup - Apple cheddar soup and all layered onto kraft. I doodled around the edges too...I quite like that look. I cut those little flags out with my MFT pennants die. The message is from LOTV...oops nearly forgot...I added a charm too.

I have given my blog a makeover yesterday as I had a few followers say they couldn't read the text on my other one, I think when it was on a go slow and the page took a while to load, so this is my first post on my new look blog.

Papertake Weekly - sketch(with some extra bits)
Lollipop - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Delightful Sketches - punches/dies
Do you Stack Up - anything goes
Divas by Design - anything goes
Paper pretties - ribbon/twine
Fashionable Stamping - it's a guy thing
That Craft Place - by the seaside
Fussy & Fancy - polka dots(on the paper)
Crafty Ribbons - men/boys(if twine doesn't count then just delete me)
Little Darlings - polka dots


Fi
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Wish upon a star in autumn...

Morning bloggers....almost the weekend again and I will be back at work :( but never mind somebody's got to do it!! I made this card last night mainly for the Sugar Nellie Facebook challenge which did actually throw me a bit. The papers are just delish they are Jillybean Soup - Apple Cheddar and the image is "Wish upon a Star" from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits. I coloured this little sweetie with copics....now I quite like the feathering technique and then blending the colours together and this little skirt is the perfect size to add a few colours too. Although this is a Christmas fairy, I think she could be used anytime of the year but this is mix of autumn and Christmas....hope you likey!!

Crafty Purple Frog - fall into fall
Little Miss Muffet - things with wings
Craft Us Crazy - goodbye to summer
Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes
Craft Creations - autumn hues
Little Red Wagon - twine
Papertake Weekly - things with wings
The Crafty Pad- goodbye summer
Winter Wonderland - girly christmas


Fi
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Paper Sundaes DT card...

Good afternoon Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post.

This is somewhat of a sad post as this is my last card for Paper Sundaes, my time has come to an end :( This was my first DT post and I couldn't believe my luck when I was asked to join the team 1 year ago...yes girlies how the time has flown. This was also the hardest decision ever as it was my first DT post and it will always have a special place in my heart. Paper Sundaes is a fab team to be on and Shana and Christine do a fab job in running the blog, all the girls are great to work with and do an awesome job too....will miss you all so much but I will keep stalking you..

Today's challenge over at Paper sundaes is make a Maggie themed card.

Our sponsor this week is the lovely Lacey from Stamp & Create who now carry Magnolia stamps.



...one lucky winner chosen at random will receive.....





For my card I have use an image that the lovely Debbie stamped for me ages ago, I coloured her with copics. The papers are from MME - Hattie collection, I added some pearls and a ribbon to finish.

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Polkadoodles - spots & dots


Fi
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Fashionista....and some news!!

Good morning fellow bloggers. Here we are then the last day of my holiday and it's done nothing but rain!! This is the first of my posts today although housework permitting whether I can more posted or not..first of I will share my news since I have had the official email from the lovely Gayle. this is the very last time I can enter The Sugar Bowl Challenge....oh no I hear you say but that's because....you may or may not have seen the post yesterday on The Sugar Bowl, well if you didn't I have been asked to join The Sugar Bowl Design Team...how fab is that?? I am still jumping and clapping and all excited as I love Sugar Nellie stamps so much and this is just perfect...the sugar on the cake!! Thank you so much Gayle, I feel so lucky and honoured to be part of the team!!




So for my card, which is my favourite colour combo...brown, green and blue I have used MME - So Sophie papers, the stamp is Fashionista from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, I coloured her with copics this time, I punched the scallop border and as I still haven't found my MFT rolled flower die, I have cut those by hand, added a couple of buttons and a message....oh that wonky stitching too!!

The Sugar Bowl - sketch
Cupcake - sew mad
CYDA - birthday
A Spoon Full of Sugar - birthday
Anything Goes - birthday
Papertake Weekly - flowers
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Paper shelter - stitching




Fi
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Ah, sugar......

Well bloggers...what can I say...looks like my job wasn't done!! I really made this card for the Sugar Nellie Facebook challenge but somehow it seems to have worked it's way on to the Sugar Bowl too...wonder how that happenend!! Now I couldn't crop this one down as much as I normally would do otherwise half the flower would be missing...

Now then the papers are from Echo Park - Country Drive, the image is Butterfly Girl from Simply Sassy at Sugar Nellie which I coloured with Di's. I also added some ink around the image. I also embossed the butterfly panel and added some ink to that too. I added some stitching aswell since I had extra time and a couple of punched putterflies which I inked aswell....now the flower I hear you ask...yes I did...I cut each of those petals out by hand, the circle in the centre...I used the lid of my tub of face cream as a template...knew it had more use than trying to take the wrinkles out my face!! I went to town on the ink and inked up the petals too....I think it looks really summery!!





Thought I would add a closer up shot of this little cutie!! Hope you like and I have entered the challenges below.

The Sugar Bowl - sketch
Crafts & Me - anything goes
Divas by Design - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky - friendship
Stampavie - summer
Creative Craft Challenge - summer
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Craft Your Days Away - summer
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Delightful sketches - stitching
Hanna & Friends - dots or stripes


Fi
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All in blue....

Just a quickie tonight as I have been so busy today with housework and I am now knacked!! I have used papers from First Edition - Up, Up & Away and the image is Oh La La from Simply Sassy at Sugar Nellie and I have coloured her with copics. I distressed the edges on each of the layers and embossed the circle and then gave it a bit of a rub down so you can see the white coming thorugh....Hope you like!!

The sugar Bowl - sketch/lace
Kaboodle - embossing
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Paper cutz - anything goes


Fi
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Christmas in July

Welcome sundae bloggers and hopefully another glorious day...well it just now being Friday as it's another scheduled one. Only one more weekend to work and then I'm on holiday....yay!!

The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes...if you've not already guessed it..."Christmas in July".

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Simon Says Stamp...



who are giving one lucky winner a $15 gift certificate.

For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate collection...(had to buy them Elaine, they were tempting me for too long)....they are so yummy although I have only used a couple for this card. The stamp is Penelope from CC Designs and she has been coloured with copics. Pop over and see what the other girls have created...wow!!

Rainbow ladys - stitching
DYSU - stitching
Crafty Sentiments - stitching
Fairy Knoll - christmas in July

CES - Christmas in July
Simply Create - Christmas time
Stamp something - Christmas in July
2 Sisters - Christmas in July
Creative Inspirations - no flowers
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in July

Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July
The Crafty Pad - Christmas in July

Fi
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