Sweet Stampin DT card...

Good morning folks....and my first post of the day....this card sums it up today....brrrrr!!

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin is "tags".....use a tag somewhere on your card.

This week we are sponsored by The Stamp Fairy and we have our monthly sponsor The ribbon girl...both giving £10 vouchers to one lucky winner.

for my card I have used papers from Echo Park - tis the Season, the image is George and Friends from The Stamp Fairy wich I have coloured with copics.  The snowflakes have been cut with my die-namics let it Snowflake set and glittered up and then popped a gem in the centres.  The tag is from LOTV...hope you likey!!

challenges:
Creative Corner - let it snow
Hannah and Friends - glitter
ABC Christmas Challenge - winter wishes
Deep Ocean - winter
papertake Weekly - snow and ice
Graph It's - anything goes
Color Me Creative - winter, cold and frosty

Fi

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MMCS DT card...

Good morning folks and hurray for then weekend!!  I have had such a busy 2 weeks at work, unbelievable actually!!  I now have the weekend to catch up on housework and then it starts all over again.

So this weeks theme over at My Mum's Craft Shop is Winter birthdays.  The girls have shared with you some of their cards using winter images on birthday cards, so here's mine!!

The papers are Echo Park - Tis the Season which were layered onto bazzill card and doodled around, the stamp is Quinn in her boots from Stamping Bella which I coloured with copics, I then added some glamour dust to the furry bits on Quinn's boots and her hat and the snow.

I added a big button with some black twine, the message and of course the snowflake.

supplies:

stamp - Quinn in her boots stamping Bella

papers - Tis the Season Echo park

stickles - silver

copics - various

challenges:
Charisma cardz - anything goes
Hanna and Friends - glitter
Whimsy - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Penny Black and More - anything goes

Fi

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Sugar Bowl challenge 100...

Good morning sugar fans and it's time for a brand new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl.

The challenge for the next 4 weeks is "anything goes"...that's right...no sketch and no theme just make whatever you like!!

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....but wait as it's challenge 100 Karen has decided to double the prize, so that means 2 winners both receiving 4 stamps...now what a fab prize!!

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 MME - Dilly Dally.  I layered them onto bazzill card.  The stamp is No 1 Fan from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics....I love this little dude so much!!  BTW this image is also available in digi format. The buttons have been cut from my die-namics button die...but I have a new button die which I can't wait to use.  i finished off with a couple of gems and some card candi...hope you like!!

If you haven't already seen the new Official Sugar Nellie Group on Facebook...then pop over to join in the fun!!

supplies:
stamp - No 1 Fan - Funky Kits
papers - MME - Dilly Dally - My Mum's Craft Shop
die - die-namics button quartet - My Mum's Craft Shop
copics - My Mum's Craft Shop
gems/pearls - stash
card candi - stash


challenges:
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - anything goes
Stamptacular - gents & gems
A Gem of a challenge - gingham/checks
One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes
Jellypark - button up
Hannah and Friends - anything goes

Hello Audrey....

Good morning my luvvlies and my scheduled post...

So the team over at My Mum's Craft Shop are sharing some inspiration with you this week, you've seen some fabby cards this week already and a few more to go but first there's mine!!

When I saw this stamp I just had to have her...she is adorable and perfect for paper piecing although it did take me almost 4 hours so although very therapeutic, I'm not sure I would do that in a hurry again...

The papers are Basic Grey - Little Black Dress which I layered onto Bazzill card, I then stitched each of the layers.  I added a doily, some lace and ribbon aswell for a bit of texture...the flower is a die-namics mini hybrid rolled rose(fabby) and I layered that onto a die-namics fancy flourish and finished with some stickles and a birthday message....oh almost forgot I made some tiny pearls too. hope you can see the photo ok...it's not easy to get a good photo of dark colours!!

Pop over to My Mum's Craft Shop and check out the new arrivals in store this week including MME papers, die-namics to name but a few...

supplies:

papers - Basic Grey - Little Black Dress

stamp - Stamping Bella - Audrey Loves make up

copics - My Mum's Craft Shop

die-namics - mini hybrid rose and fancy flourish - My Mum's Craft Shop

lace - in my stash

ribbon - in my stash

stickles - My Mum's Craft Shop

challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - anything goes with lace

Totally Papercrafts - make your own embellishments

ABC challenge - going dotty

Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

Hannah and Friends - anything goes

Bunny Zoe - anything goes

Fi

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Cold and Frosty....

 

Good morning folks and no I am not about to start singing "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush" but it sure is a cold and frosty morning...lol!!

This month's challenge over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is of course "cold and frosty"....pop over and check out the inspiration from my teamies.

We are sponsored by the fabulous My Mum's Craft Shop...

...Kitty has received some brand new stock including those fabby die-namics!!

for my card i thought I would go with white on white look...I embossed 2 panels in white card, one dotty and one snowflakes and layered onto kraft card.  The image is from LOTV which I coloured with copics and then added some glitter. I punched the snowflakes and glittered them up also.  The message I also embossed and then cut out and finished with some tiny gems...hope you likey.

supplies:

white card - in my stash

kraft card - in my stash

MS snowflake punch - in my stash

card candi - My Mum's Craft Shop

stamp - LOTV

copics - My Mum's Craft Shop

Stickles - My Mum's Craft Shop

Gems - My Mum's Craft Shop

Embossing folders - in my stash

challenges:

A Gem of a challenge - emboss it

Totally Gorjuss - KISS

Crafts 4 Eternity - punch it

Totally papercrafts - it's embossing time

Hannah and Friends - snowflakes

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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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


Fi
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A new buy...

Good evening bloggers, thought I would quickly post this before X Factor which is due to start soon but I am sky plussing it so I can fast forward the ads!!

I coloured this little stamp last night, it was one of my buys at the SECC on Thursday. It's from Lili of the Valley and has been coloured with copics, I also glittered it up with come glamour dust. The paper I used is MME 12 Days of Christmas which is just fab...which I also distressed each of the layers. The message is also from LOTV. I added a ribbon and a little snowflake charm.

Now before I go I thought I would also post a piccy of my masterpiece...the scarf which is supposed to take 1 hour to complete but in my case it took 5 hours...but I am chuffed with it, I love all those ruffles.


Lili of the Valley - sketch
Totally papercrafts - glitter It
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Crafty ribbons - bingo(glitter, punches/dies, lace...if the lacey stuff I have used doesn't qualify then just delete me)
Hannah & Friends - glitter
Moving along with the Times - no girls allowed
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar(sparkle & distressing)


Fi
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Whooooo...

Well here is the next one and there may even be another card today depending on how much housework I decide to do!! I thought I would make a wee Halloween card...I just love Halloween and all the bits and bobs that come with it!! so when the lovely Abi sent me a little surprise package the other day....well of course I had to use them!! The papers are from MME - Boo to You, the tree and massage is from the set Creepy - Personal Impressions, I layered the papers onto kraft card, added a picket fence which I cut with a TH sizzix die, I tied a piece of twine around the card and added a pumpkin charm...hope you like.

CLP - sketch
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - To die cut for
Cute Card Thursday - tree-mendous
Fussy & Fancy - halloween
Cupcake Craft Challenge - halloween
Creative Card Crew - spooky fun
Crafts & Me - use orange
Simon Says Stamp - halloween
Hanna & Friends - halloween
Sarah Hurley - halloween
2 sisters - halloween
Phindy's Place - halloween
Alphabet Challenge - S soon to be halloween


Fi
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The Sugar Bowl Challenge #68

Good morning sugar fans and I hope you are all raring to go with our new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is Kiki's sketch below....



....and of course the optional theme which is "autumn". As normal there is the fabby prize of 4 Sugar Nellie stamps but if we get over 100 entries then the prize will be 6 stamps...woo hoo!!

For my card I have used papers from Jillybean Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup collection...they are yummy!! The base layer is kraft card which I am loving at the minute and I have stitched each of the layers and also distressed each layer with my TH distressing tool. The stamp is called "Apple of my Eye" from Simply Sassy at Sugar Nellie which you can buy here from Funky Kits. I coloured this little Sassy with Distress Inks....I reckon this one took me about 4 hours in total to colour as I did it over a few days but I am well chuffed with this one. I added a couple of flowers that have been cut with my MFT flower trio die and then I added a button ans a little itsy silver apple charm!!

Delicious doodles - cute as a button
Make it Monday Kraft Outlet - use kraft and autumn
Anything goes - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - dies/punches
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Creative Inspiration Paint challenge - charm
Dream Valley - buttons
OSAAT - punch it
Kaboodle Doodles - lots of layers
Ooh La La - punches
Paper Pretties - fall inspiration
Scrapbook Sisters - autumn colours
Hannah & Friends - anything goes
Marianne's Divas Designs - bloom and grow
Delightful sketches - happy fall
By the Cute and Girly - all things bright and beautiful
Creatalicious - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - celebrate fall

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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Just beachy....

Good afternoon Sundae bloggers and my last scheduled post for a couple of weeks cos I am on holiday...yay!! I am not going anywhere as hubby's holiday's are not until after mine and I went on on holiday on my own with 2 kids a couple of years ago...it was hard!! So I will doing some decorating in the bathroom and the kitchen and a couple of days here and there and of course some cardmaking too!!

Today's challenge over at Paper Sundaes is " Just beachy" or summertime. Our sponsor this week is Michelle's Scrapbooking who is offering one lucky winner....




For my card I have used papers from my stash from Imaginsce - Splash Dance collection. The stamp is from CC Designs which I coloured with copics. I did some wonky stitching on this one, added the message and a little cloud and sun. I have entered the challenges below.

Sketch n Stash - sketch
Charisma Cardz - sunshine colours
Hanna & Friends - summer
Little Miss Muffet - summer
Samuel Taylor - summer
Pollycraft - summer fun
Fussy & Fancy - summer


Fi
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Things with wings at Sweet Stampin'

Good morning sweet stampers and my scheduled post. I am working today but I am partying tonight. I am going to a school reunion and meeting up with people I have seen for about 30 years. I am meeting 3 girls that I was friendly with at school and we did stay in touch for a bit and then went our separate ways, so I haven't seen them for about 25 years...I am so looking forward to it. I will let you know how it goes.

The challenge this week at Sweet Stampin' is "things with wings"...easy peasy.

Our sponsor this week is Pollycraft....

who are giving away 5 digis to one lucky winner....

and

our monthly sponsor who is Prairie Fairy

who are also giving away 5 digis to one lucky winner.

For my card I have used "Clover" from Pollycraft and coloured her with copics. The papers are First Edition - Up & Away...they are so pretty IRL. I added a couple of clouds which I cut with my MFT die-namics die, and a little sun and then finished off with lots of glitter...I felt she needed it!!

Pop over and see what the other sweeties have made.

Hanna & Friends - in the garden
Crafts & Me - bling
Crafty Calendar - wings
Craft your Passion - magical
Lexi's creations - no sentiment



Fi
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Paper Sundaes DT card

Welcome back Sundae bloggers and my next post today... The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is "vintage/shabby chic"....this was certainly a challenge for me as I felt a bit out of my depth!!

This week our sponsor is Tickled Pink





who are offering one lucky winner....

For my card I found some papers in my stash which i thought fitted this challenge well...not sure which make they are, but I duffed them up a bit with some distress inks and I also distressed the edges of each of the layers. The image is Lil Fashionette 20's Evie from Tickled Pink and I coloured her with promarkers. I finished with some lace and a few flowers.

Remember to check out my candy...HERE!!

Bunny Zoe - lace
Paperplay - blossoms & blooms
Colour Create - white, cream and brown
Paper romance - distressing
Hanna & friends - lace & pearls
Southern girls - lace & pearls
Delicious Doodles - lovely lace

Fi
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Sweet Stampin DT card..

Morning folks and the start of my scheduled weekend posts. The challenge this week over at Sweet Stampin is either a sketch or a theme of in the garden. I did start off with the sketch but somehow got sidetracked so I ended up just going with the theme and another sketch. I have used Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety papers, the image is from Heather Ellis...oh so cute!! and coloured with copics. Now I'm sure about these rolled daisies yet...I may need a bit more practice but they are from MFT - rolled daisy die-namics die.

The sponsor this week is Heather Ellis

who is giving 3 digis to one lucky winner

and

we have our monthly sponsor who is Joanna Sheen

and she is giving a £10 gift certificate...so check it out!!

Remember you still enter my candy draw...HERE!!

Hanna and friend - sketch
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - birthday
Inspire me Fridays - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky - make your own blooms
Cupcake - in the garden


Fi
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