Girly but no Pink...

Good morning folks...I feel I am finally getting back to normal now and back on track with the cards.

There's a new challenge over at Sweet Strampin and the theme is "girly but no pink"....easy peasy!!

This week we are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl..

who is giving one lucky winner a £10 voucher..

and we have our monthly sponsor..Cuddly Buddly..

and there's a £10 voucher up for grabs at the end of each month.

You can pop over to the Sugar Nellie blog aswell to check out some inspiration there where you can also see my card.

I have used papers from MME Noteable collection.  The stamp is "tell me something" from the Leanne Ellis collection from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits.  I have coloured the image with copics and then used some polychromos to do some shading.  I also added a tiny gem to her finger...where the ring should be..The flower has been cut using my die-namics layered rose die.  I have added a little pearl brad to the centre.  I also added a ribbon bow to finish it off...oh and oops some doodling!!

supplies:
stamp - Tell me Something from Sugar Nellie - Funky Kits
papers - MME Notebale - MMCS
ribbon  - The Ribbon Girl
gem - The Hobby House
pearl brad - The Hobby House
die - die-namics layered rose - MMCS
copics - MMCS

challenges:

Stampavie and more - blue and white
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Creative Craft Challenge - anything goes
Inky Chicks - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Craft-Dee Bows - anything goes
The Hobby House - ribbons

A little bit manly...

 

Good morning Sunday bloggers...where has the sun gone??  It was roasty toasty yesterday but looks like we are back to the normal dull weather today.

So my mum asked me to make her a card for a friend who is going to be 70, she wanted something with a cowboy theme as he was cowboy daft when he was younger.  I told her the only image I had was a half naked man wearing a cowboy hat....and she said that would be perfect....lol!!

So I have used papers from Carta Bella Giddy Up Boy, the image is from Victoria Case which I coloured with copics.  I added some twine and attached a cowboy hat charm and punch out a star and added the numbers to it...oh and some doodles!!

supplies:

papers - Carta Bella Giddy Up Boy

image - Victoria Case

pens - copics

twine - The Ribbon Girl

charm - stash

challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - one for the boys

Totally Papercrafts - dies/punches

Simply Create Too - masculine

Copic Markers Europe - boys aloud

Paper Crafting Journey - masculine

Simon Says Stamp - masculine

Bearly Mine - dies/punches

Creative Card Crew - punches/dies

papertake Weekly - anything goes

ABC Challenge - masculine 

Creative Craft Challenge - for the fellas

Fi

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Some news....

Good morning...and welcome to my scheduled post...I have some news to share with you....you may have noticed in my sidebar my new badge but if you haven't...then why not??  I have been picked to be on the My Mums Craft Shop DT...woo hoo!!  Isn't that exciting??

So here is my first card....this week's theme is "stars"...and this week's sponsor is My Mums Craft Shop...

 

...who are giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner picked at random...

For my card I have used Basic Grey - Kissing Booth papers along with kraft card.  The stamp is a Gorjuss Girl from Personal Impressions which I coloured with copics.  I added a star which was cut with a sizzix die, the message is from Stampin' Up.  I finished with a piece of twine and some dots made with a pearl pen....hope you likey.

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges - anything goes
The Kraft Journal - clean & simple

Fi

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Merry Christmas....

Good morning windswept bloggers!! Well...what a day and night yesterday for us Scots...we had winds up to 160mph at parts of the day. The extreme weather caused havoc all over and I am so glad I didn't need to venture out!! It was a tad scary I have to say and I hope everyone was safe.

So I doodled away last night colouring in this stamp which is Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie and this time I coloured with copics and then glittered it up. I bought a few new colours so thought I would put them to the test although I haven't managed to get the right shade of green, so if anybody knows of a kind of lightish promarker green, let me know. Now when I saw the sketch over at Christmas Challenges, I had to try it...I do prefer lots of layers as I am kind of rubbish at the embellishments so With lots of layers I don't need to add too many other bits and bobs.
The papers are from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate collection, and they are yummy!! I have entered the challenges below. I layered the papers onto kraft card and edged them with a fine pen to give them a stitched look. I punched out the snowflake and glittered it up and then added a button and twine. I also added some twine around one of the layers and attached a snowflake charm.

Christmas Challenges with sketches - fabulous sketch
ABC Christmas challenge - anything goes
Crafts & Me - snowflakes
Paper Sundaes - sundae bar(stripes, red, fake stitching and a punch)
Creative Card Crew - tis the season
Creative Craft Challenge - stitching(mine is fake this time)
Passion for promarkers - celebrations
Craft your Passion - anything goes plus glitter
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
By the Cute and Girly - let it snow
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - let it snow
Hotshot Crafts - promarkers
Divas by Design - anything goes
Addicted to stamps - christmas
Crafty Calendar - cold & frosty
Designed to Delight - snow


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A little snow angel....

Good morning sweet stampers...over at The Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog we have another challenge for you...this time it's "snow" or "snowmen, people....something with snow!!

This week our sponsor is Crafty Emma's Store, who is offering up this fab paper pad to one lucky winner.....


For my card I have a little snow angel which is from Inky antics. I coloured this stamp with promarkers this time so that I could join in the promarker challenge as the sketch is just fab!! The papers are Echo Park - Winter Park which I also layered onto kraft card, I added some button twine, punched a snowflake and added a button to the centre...then of course glittered it up.

Now pop over and see what the other sweeties have to show you.

Passion for promarker - sketch
I ♥ promarkers - snowmen/flakes
Stamptacular - Christmas
Simon Says - anything goes
Cards & More - snowflakes
Creative Craft - free for all
Craft your passion - tis the Season
Make it Monday(The kraft Journal) - Christmas
Dream Valley - sparkle
Paper sundaes - Winter Wonderland
By the Cute and Girly - let it snow
Delightful sketches - let it snow
Totally papercrafts - let it snow
Fairy Tale challenge - Christmas
Patties Creations - Christmas
Simply Create Too - Christmas
Wags n Whiskers- angel or fairy (does my snow angel count)
OSCC - let it snow


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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peek- a - boo....

Thought I would post this quick card while I am waiting on Michael phoning to say what's happening...i could be up a while. He is heading home early from T in the park as the gigantic wig wam him and his friends took has been wrecked and their sleeping bags are soaked...they are not happy bunnys!! Now as most of you know T in the Park is not really near anywhere and no train station and the nearest one being in Perth and the first train is at 5am to Edinburgh...oh the worries, no wonder I have grey hair!!

So when I say a quick card, I started colouring last night but put it all together tonight!!

The stamp is new from Sugar Nellie and is called Peek a Boo...isn't she purty?? I have coloured her with DI's. The papers used is from Kaisercraft - Utopia and First Edition - Up, Up & Away which I have stitched around. I punched 3 circle out and cut a spiral and rolled them into flowers...I did have a die but it seems to have gone AWOL. I added little pearls to the centres and layered them onto a section of a flourish die cut. I added the message and a little glitter to the pressie and balloons...hope you likey!!

The Sugar Bowl - sketch and flowers
Ruby's Rainbow - birthday
Scrapalicious - turquoise(some turquoise in the papers and colouring)
Simon Says Stamp - a stitch in time
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - flowers
Allsorts - free & easy
Creative Craft Challenges - pretty blossoms
A Spoonful of Sugar - sewing



Fi
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Happy Mother's Day

Hi all and welcome to the first of my Sunday posts. I will be deep in work when you read this but hopefully I won't be toooooo busy!! This weeks challenge over at Dream Valley Challenges is "Mother's Day". Here in the UK Mother's Day is 3rd April..think it's later in the US....so perfect time to get those cards made.

Our sponsor this week is Digi's with Attitude who giving one lucky winner the choice of a couple digi images from their store.

For my card I have used Crate Papers - Pink Plum collection. The stamp is from LOTV which I have coloured with copicsa nd then added some glitter. The flowers I made with my sizzix 3D die. I have entered the challenges below.

LOTV - sketch
Crafty Creations - mother's day
Creative Craft World - mother's day
Stampin for the Weekend - mother's day
Crafty Catz - mother's day
Paper Cutz - anything goes
The Stamp Man - mother's day/floral
Craft Your Days Away - mother's day


Fi
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I love You.....

Good morning my fellow Saturday bloggers and here we are with another scheduled post and this weeks challenge over at Sweet Stampin Challenge. It's team Carrie's turn this week, so get on over there and check out all the other DT cards....fabby!! This week the theme is "love bugs" so you card has to have a bug of some sort on it.

We have 2 sponsors this week first the fabulous Prairie Fairy Designs...they have lots of gorgeous digis and seconly Crafty Emma's Store.

For my card today I have used papers from Bo Bunny - Crush Collection...perfect for all those luvvy duvvy cards. I have used Lolita Lady Bug from CC Designs and coloured her with promarkers. I added a gem to the centre of her flower and spiral wires for her antenae cos I had to chop of the ones that were attached when I cut her out. The hearts have been punched with a sizzix paddle punch. I have entered all the challenges below which is a record amount for one card...it will probably take me about an hour to link them all up!! I think everybody will have lots of challenges entered this week.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch
Stampin for the Weekend - valentines
Crafty Calendar - love
Stamps R Us - valentines
Cupcake Craft Challenge - seeing red
Crafty Cardmakers - hearts
The Pink elephant - valentines
Bunny Zoe - love is in the air
Creative Craft Challenge - hearts & flowers
Passion for Promarker - let there be love
A Spoonful of sugar - let's see some love
Papertake Weekly - have a heart
Crafty Creations - 3 little words
The Crafty Pad - love is in the air
Delightful sketches - get punchy
Cute Card Thursday - hearts & flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - valentines
Pixie dust Studio - be my valentine
For fun Challenges - hearts
Creative card Crew - for a loved one
Paper Cutz - ladybugs
The Crafty Purple Frog - valentines
Crafty Catz - valentines
Stamp & Create - love
Crafters Companion - romance
Whoopsi Daisy - hearts
By the Cute and Girly - red
The Stamp Man - hearts

Luvvy skater girl...

Well hi all..I was going to schedule this post for tomorrow but what the heck, I will just post it now as I will be too busy at lunchtime tomorrow to do all the linky thingy....but on the bright side it's my Friday tomorrow....yay!! Made this card tonight ...the papers are MME - Beloved and the stamp is from Sugar Nellie - Simply Sassy Skater Girl which I coloured with copics. I cut out the hearts with a sizzix die and layered them onto the card and added some flowers and a message. I'm not too sure about the flowers though...maybe they would look better without the spirals..hey ho it's done now!!

The Sugar Bowl - sketch/love
Stamptacular - whateva
Papertake Weekly - anything goes/flowers
Top Tip tuesday - girly
Creative Craft Challenge - hearts/flowers
Crafty Catz - flowers
Tuesday Taggers - feel the lurve


Fi
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Sweet Stampin' DT card....

Well good morning all and a Haaaaappy New Year to you all. Would you believe it...I am so excited today as this is my first DT card for Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Our sponsor this week is Tiffany Doodles who are offering 5 digi's to one lucky winner.

Our monthly sponsor is Whimsy Stamps who are also offering 5 digi's.

The theme this week is to create a card/project from inspiration from your favourite song. Well I have lots of favourites and have gone with this one...can you guess what it is?? Well I have taken my inspiration from "Jai Ho" sung by The Pussycat Dolls for two reasons...first I love Slumdog Millionnaire, the song featured in that film and secondly...as you know I go to a Zumba class and this is my favourite song to shake it to..makes me feel like a teenager again!! The image is from Tiddly Inks - Aisha which has been coloured with copics, I did a bit of blending on the dress and I thought I would cut Aisha out....since I like to do that. The DP is from Scenic Route - Laurel...lots of rich orange, pinks and reds. I stamped the letters onto the same matching paper and cut them out. I punched out the flowers and added some jewels and glitter....hope you like it.

Sketch & Stash - sketch #11
Creative Craft Challenge - anything goes
Die Cut Dreams - girlie
Copic Creations - sparkle
Totally Papercrafts - party
Bunny Zoe - sparkle & shine
Digital Tuesday - anything goes


Fi
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