Pots of Love...

A wee quickie before bed tonight!! I wanted to enter this weeks challenge at The Ribbon Girl as I found these Tim Holtz ribbon s and flowers in my stash and really wanted to use them so thought they were perfect for the challenge.

We were out earlier for dinner as it's Michael's birthday on Sunday...my boy will be 21!!  He has plans all weekend so we had to book a slot with him tonight as his plans don't include mum, dad and sister!!  Although they will when he runs out of cash!!

For my card I have used Pots of Love from LOTV which I coloured with copics, the papers are from MME - Howdy Doody which I layered onto kraft card.  The ribbon and flowers are from TH...they are really pretty IRL!!

supplies:

papers - MME Howdy Doody

stamp - Pots of Love LOTV

pens - copics

ribbon - tim Holtz

flowers - tim Holtz

challenges:

The ribbon Girl - colour challenge

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Cupcake Craft Challenge - monochromatic

Allsorts - a passion for flowers

Charisma Cardz - polka dots

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Bear Hugs...

Good morning sweet stampers and my scheduled post...not because I have having a lie in but because I am off to the Sincerely Yours craft show at Ingliston....mmm I wonder what I will buy?? I might need to avoid the stand that sells the lovely dies after the grief I gave them for not sending my online order ...only took them 4 weeks and 3 days to refund me!!  

Todays challenge over at Sweet Stampin is buttons, bows and polka dots...

We are sponsored this week by Crafty ribbons who are giving one lucky winner a pack of ribbon...

and 

our monthly sponsor is The ribbon Girl...

 

So...I am loving these new papers from Fancy Pants - Park Bench collection...they are just so yummy and just my kind of colours!! I love blue and yellow, blue and green or blue and orang together...  I layered them onto kraft card. The stamp is Bear Hug from Belles and whistles which I coloured with copics. The flower has been cut using my mini hybrid rolled rose die, I added a wee ribbon bow with a button attached and then some pearls, sequins and doodles to finish. 

supplies:

papers - Fancy Pants Park Bench

kraft card - stash

dies - die-namics mini hybrid rose

button - stash

ribbon - stash

sequins - stash

stamp - Bear Hug Belles & Whistles

challenges:

BunnyZoe - favourite colour combo

Dilly Beans - flowers

Art Impressions - layer it up

Copic Marker Europe - girls aloud

Creative Card Crew - handmade flowers

A Little bit Crafty - anything goes

Cupcake Craft Challenge - cute and cuddly

My Craft Spot - anything goes

Allsorts - a passion for flowers

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Sugar Bowl challenge 98

Good morning sugar fans and it's that time again...yes time for another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl.

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

with the optional extra of "Let it Snow"...

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 Titania which I coloured with copics, the papers are Echo Park - Winter Wishes. The snowflakes is a MS punch which I glittered up  I added a pearls to the centres of the snowflakes.


Simon Says Stamp - what's your favourite(MS snowflake punch)
Joanna Sheen - with love at Christmas
ABC Challenge - your favourite punch/die (MS snowflake punch)
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Everybody Art Challenge- anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - let it snow
papertake Weekly - snow white
ABC - let it snow
Cupcake - Merry Christmas
lexi's Creations - snow
Love to Create - anything goes
pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Christmas
Dream Valley - Christmas
2 Sisters - snowflakes
One Stop Craft challenge - christmas friends
Totally Gorjuss - oh no snow




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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!!

Pretty little Sweet Blossom....

Hello all and here's another creation from me today...well seeing I'm on holiday from work!!  so for this card I have used papers from MME - Blush which I layered onto bazzill card and then distressed each of those layers. The flowers are MFT rolled roses, added a few pearls to the centres.  The corner die is from Memory Box...I have seen a few cards with these and they do look fab however I think I need to perfect the sprucing up of mine but for this one I have added little flower sequins.  I also have added a piece of white lace which i bought from funky Kits.  The stamp is Sweet Blossom which has been coloured with copics and shaded with polychromos.  I stamped the image and using an oval template cut around the florally part to make it look like Sweet Blossom was sitting on the bottom of the oval...I added tiny pearls to the image to finish off.

Bunny Zoe - pink, pearls and lace

Crafts and me - pearls and lace

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - sketch (flipped)

A Gem of a challenge - flowers

Anything Goes - make your own embellishments (flowers)

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Lollipop - birthday

The Crafty Pad - distress it

2 sisters - anything goes
Cupcake - 2's company
Crafters companion - birthdays

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Sweet Stampin' DT card...

Good morning Saturday bloggers...well 2 sleeps to go and back to work. Before that though we have another challenge over at Sweet Stampin'...use the colours of your Nations flag.


This week we are sponsored by Letraset...and our monthly sponsor is Joanna Sheen..

Now I swithered about going with just the blue and white as in the colours of the Saltire but thought I was a bit limited so I have gone for the colours of the Union jack...red, white and blue.

The papers have been in my stash forever and are from Making Memories. I layered each of the layers onto red cardstock and added some stitching. All the die cuts are from various MFT die-namics dies...which I love!! The stamp is No. 1 Fan from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with promarkers....hope you likey!!

Cards For Men - birthday
Cupcake Craft challenge - number cruncher
Paper Playtime - die cuts and red, white and blue
Crafts and Me - stitching
Passion for Promarkers - gingham and checks
Raise the Bar - red, white and blue
Sarah Hurley Challenge - buttons
Totally papercrafts - lots of layers
Crafty Catz - Olympics, colours of flag etc..



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I think it's time for Pippi to make an appearance....

Good morning bloggers, and it's a lovely day. So I have got some housework done, the washing is on with a batch ready to hang out, then I will sort lunch and dinner but first a wee post...when I saw the challenge over at I-copic was BG then I had to make a card...I think the blue/greens are my favourite copics.

For my card I have used papers from MME - Be Amazing and Fancy Pants - Summer's End. The stamp os of course Pippi Longsocks from sugar Nellie which has been coloured with copics, the BG colours I have used is BG09, BG72 and BG000, the flowers has been cut using my MFT flower trio die, I threaded some twine to the button and added a message a couple of pearls.

I-Copic - BG colours
CES - lots of layers
Allsorts - free and easy
Crafters Companion - anything goes
Divas by Design - wings & things
Cupcake Craft Challenge - entwined
Love to Create - buttons and bows


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Happy Mother's Day

Good morning folks....this is early I know but I have lots to do today so a couple of posts first. I sat up til stupid o'clock last night(as Faye would say) finishing this card....I hope my mum will like it...she doesn't do character ones. This is my first card using my new sewing machine...it might me a bit to get used to it as some of the knobs and levers are not in the same place as my old one and it seems to not go right into the corners...so if anybody can give me any tips on how to make it stitch right into the corner rather than it pulling round the corner that would be great. I think I will have a bash at zig zag next....oh I am easy pleased!!
The papers are from MME - So Sophie Charming collection which really are beautiful...may use them a lot over the next couple of week as they are my favourite colours too...brown, green and blue...I just love that colour combo!!
The image is a digi but to be honest I cannot remember where I got it..coloured it with copics and added some glitter. The message is from Hero Arts. I have entered the following challenges.

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Allsorts - special lady
CYDA - mum
Creative Inspirations - mum
The Crafty Pad - mum
Cupcake Craft Challenge - flowers for mum
Paperplay - mum
Crafter's Companion - aqua and brown
Stamp something - digi


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Howdy...

Howdy folks...sorry if I haven't left any comments in the past 24 hours or so...my charming daughter threw a cup of coffe all over the keyboard...by accident of course, just back from the shops and we are cooking with gas!! Another thing...it's been snowing here today...again but hopefully it won't come to much. I rattled up this little quickie card last night. The stamp is from Image Tree - Barnyard buddies which I coloured with promarkers. I also chalked the background to make it look like clouds but I don't think I done it heavy enough as you can bearly see them, I also added a fewe birds. The papers are from Making Memories which I have had in my stash for ages..I think they are from the kids collection - Kate. I have entered the following challenges.

Truly Scrumptious - sketch
Charisma Cardz - no embellishments
I ♥Promarkers - anything goes
Sir Stampalot - all creatures
Passion for Promarkers - photo inspiration(my clouds aren't very clear)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Old MacDonald

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Paper Sundaes DT card

Welcome to another Sundae my fellow frosty friends and another snow day!! Woo hoo...6 sleeps til Santa comes...I hope you are all good girls!! hee hee. The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is "Cut it Out"...one of my favourites....easy peasy!! What's more you have plenty time to practice that scissor action as this challenge will run for 2 weeks.

Our sponsor this 2 weeks is Simon Simon Says Stamp who is giving a $15 certificate to one lucky winner.



Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000 items in stock. They have all of the latest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copic and so much more! With free shipping for all International orders over $175 and USA Orders over $70, it’s a great time to shop with Simon Says Stamp.

For my card I have used Bo Bunny - Winter Joy papers. The image is of course Anya which I have coloured with copics. I punched some snowflakes and the ovals...finished with glitter and jewels.

An update for you too...I didn't make the final round of the Simply Sassy competition but thanks to you all who commented on my entry, you can head over to the Sugar Nellie blog and cast your vote to pick a winner from the 4 fab cards that have made the final.

Friday sketchers - sketch
Cupcake - non traditional
The Pink elephant - winter wonderland
Bunny Zoe - sparkle & shine
Stamps R Us - anything goes
CES - anything goes
Sweet Stampin' - celebrations
Allsorts - anything goes
The Crafty Pad - anything goes


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3 cards in 1 post....

Well what is this snow like...I spent nearly all day yesterday clearing snow...today I felt like I had been in the ring with Mike Tyson...I am all sore and achy!! Anyway I had kind of started these yesterday but finished them today. The first card I thought would be fun to do....I have no idea where I got the sentiment stamp, the papers are Colourful Christmas from MME, I added some snowflakes and glitter.....easy peasy. I have entered this card in the following challenges.

charisma - sketch
The Creative Cottage - non traditional colours
Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - anything goes


The second card I have made using Midnight Frost papers from Bo Bunny...they are really beautiful IRL. The image is from CC Designs which I coloured with copics and to give Emma's apron a see through look, I stamped it again onto vellum and layered it under the ribbon. I punched some snowflakes with the Martha Stewart snowflake punches and added some glitter. This card has been entered in the following challenges.

Cupcake - light it up
Papertake Weekly - sketch
ABC christmas Challenge - Y - Yuletide
Cute Card Thursday - The blues
Paper cutz - 2 papers
Paperplay - monochrome


Oh...this took me a few attempts at colouring this image as I wasn't happy with it. Originally I wanted to do blue and pink but it didn't look right, then I tried blue and red and that didn't look right either so I finally settled for this....I am much happier with this one. The image is Siku and Shiya from Mo Manning which I coloured with copics, I added white glitter on the furry parts of their jackets. The papers are Basic Grey Figgy which I thought looked good with the image. I am waiting on the Eskimo Kisses papers coming along with some other stuff but due to the weather not sure when they will come so decided just to go with these ones. I punched some snowflakes and added glitter. I have entered the following challenges.

Simon Says Stamp - sketch
Stampavie - snow/snowflakes
By the cute and Girly - children
DP2 - glitz & glimmer
Totally Papercrafts - xmas punches
Stamp Something - holiday colours
Stamps R Us - holidays
OSCC - christmas cuties
Stamp & Create - tis the season


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Puppy Dog Tails...

next one today....whilst I am waiting on the next load of washing finishing(any excuse eh!!) I just love this image....it probably says it all for all little boys. This is the kind of thing my brother would have been up to when he was little!! The image is from Sugar Nellie - Puppy Dog Tails, which has been coloured with copics and then I have added a touch of shading with waterpencils and the papers are from Kaisercraft - Jungle Bug Collection.

The Sugar Bowl - sketch and for the boys

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Boys & their toys

Stamp Something - digi

Tip Top Tuesday - anything goes

Paperplay - blue, orange and green

Allsorts - spots and stripes(i have a little bit of stripes)


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Paper Sundaes DT card

Hi all my Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post.....yes yet again another working Sunday!! I am still having PC issues and Sky keep blocking my broadband so I haven't been around much over the past week but hopefully we are ok now...don't want to say too much incase I jinx it!! This week the challenge over at Paper Sundaes is to show us your Autumn or Halloween colours and our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and one lucky winner will receive a certificate to use in their store....woo hoo!!
For my card this week I couldn't decide whether to do Halloween or Autumn...eventually I opted for the Autumn colours. The papers are from Scenic Route and the stamp is from The Greeting Farm....Simon Says Stamp stock a huge selection of The Greeting Farm stamps. I coloured this little Anya with copics and I did lots of shading on her dress and her hair...not sure how well you can see that in the photo...but it does look quite good in real life even though I say so myself...hee hee!! I have entered my card in the challenges below:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - sketch

Copic Creations - shading

Pollycraft - Autumn

OLLCB - stripes

Creative Card Crew - Autumn

Flutter By Wednesday - fairy/buttons

The Secret Crafter - anything goes

A Spoon Full of sugar - autumn


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Merry Christmas...

Well after my post yesterday saying that it was raining...it actually turned out to be really hot and looks like it's going to be nice and sunny today. For my card today I have used my new Bo Bunny winter Joy papers...these are absolutely gorgeous in real life but haven't been able to get the matching ribbons yet...the image is from Sassy Cheryl's and I coloured the snowman with copics and added some glitter. I distressed the edges of the layers to give it a shabby look...well my interpretation of a shabby look. I didn't think I needed to add any embellishments as I think it looks ok as there is a few different papers. I have entered the following challenges.

Friday Sketchers - sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge - digital

Sir Stampalot - distressed

Stampin' for the Weekend - shabby

Totally Gorjuss - Christmas in August

Craftalicious - purple and green



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Happy Birthday Anya...

Hi folks...well I having been making much this week as I wasn't feeling 100% but I have been doing wee bits on this one over the last few days and finally finished it today. The papers are from Stampin' Up - Seet Pea collection, I have coloured Anya with copics and also added some 3d glaze to her brolly and her buttons...not sure if you can see in the photo. The flowers I made with My Favourite Things - Dy-namics rolled flower die...cool!!That's it I think...I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya - birthday

Stamps R Us - stitches(mine are fake)

Cupcake Craft Challenge - blue/green

Papertake - recipe

Quixotic - shiny happy people

Fab 'n' Funky - recipe

Stamp & Create - flowers

Sweet Stampin - sketch


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Birthday girl...

Well I'm not sure about this one...my mind wasn't really on it today but I thought I would just doodle away with this one anyway. The papers are from the Stampin Up Sweet Pea collection, the image is a Gorjuss girl from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with Promarkers and I touched up with pencils although I had to paper piece her face cos the black ink bled into her lovely little cheeks and I made a muck of it trying to fix it so I did another face and patched it in.....and I added 2 swirl flowers, 2 ribbons and a message. I added some glitter to finish off. I have entered this card in the challenges below:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge - recipe - 2 DP, 2 ribbons and 2 flowers

Fab 'n' Funky - flower power

Creative Card Crew - sparkle & shine

Crafty Cardmakers - birthday


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You're the best...Paper Sundaes DT card

Welcome to another Sunday and hopefully my scheduled post has worked as I am back at work this weekend..so will need to do my linking on my lunch which should time nicely with the post if I plan it well. The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is Danielle's recipe....2 DP, 4 flowers and 3 buttons. This we are being sponsored by Meljens Designs....she has lots of fab digis...pop over here and take a look what she has in her store. I have used Echo Park papers for this card...thought they looked cool!! The image is of course from Meljens Designs which has been coloured with copics...I also added a bit of highlighting with watercolour pencils. I layered it onto a scallop circle which I made using the Stampin' Up slit punch as I don't have a scallop die...takes a bit of practise but I am getting the knack of it now. I also added a piece of lace underneath the image.The flowers I had in my stash and were the perfect colour to match the paper...I hope...and I added 3 buttons to the centres of the cluster of flowers, finished with a little message. I have entered this card in the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - sketch

Stamp & Create - flowers

Cupcake Craft Challenge - lace

Digital Tuesday - lace

Fab 'n' Funky - favourite colours( I have lots but I do like brown and green together)

Secret Crafter - What are little girls made of


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Happy Birthday to you....

Another rainy day here...what can I say!! These are new Echo Park papers which I bought last week so I thought today was as good a time as any to use them....now this one was a bit of a disaster but I think I have rescued it....I bought one of the pearl pens from Quixotic and added this to the corners...then I forgot I had done that and stuck my thumb right on top...so I had a brainwave!! i thought I will wait until it is dry an then pick it off...only thing it took some of the paper off too so I had to make the dots slightly bigger than had wanted but I think it looks ok. I have coloured Brigitta and the fence with copics...Brigitta is from All That Scraps and the fence is from Pollycraft. I distressed the edges of the paper and around the circle and added a message which was in my stash...no flowers!! I have entered this card in the challenges below...remember I have candy..

Sketch & Stash - sketch

Anyone for Anya - stitch it

Cupcake - distressing

Die Cut Dreams - gingham

Digital Tuesday - 2 digis from 2 different companies


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Sweet christmas wishes...

Well I finally managed to get this finishe and posted....got my new printer...an just made a couple of challenges by the skin of my teeth!! The papers are MME and the image is from Pink Petticoat which I thought was just perfect. I have entere this card in the following chalenges:

Papertake - sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge - pastel Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - text

Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July


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A few Challenges

Well the postie arrived with some of my new goodies....I have use 2 of them to make this card...the giant scallop and a new flower die....oh I love it!! The papers and image I had in my stash and the image is coloured with copics, stamped the message...added some ribbon and glitter to bling it up a bit.

Pollycraft - ribbon and bling

Cupcake Craft challenge - dazzle us

Stamp Something - digi

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - sketch


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Sweet Pea

This is the other sweet pea stamp I bought...think I prefer the other one....I coloured her with my copics and layered her onto Crate Paper, added a flower(which I made) and finished off with some glitter. I have entered this card in a few challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch

A Spoon Full of sugar - 3 papers, 3 buttons

Crafty Cardmakers - distressed

Cupcake Craft Challenge - buttons

Paperplay - brown and other colours


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