New Releases from Doodle Palace and a free gift !! :-)

The Doodle Palace
have released 2 gorgeous new digi images today and are offering for a limited time a freebie so pop over to the blog to see what it is !! :-) It's worth your trip :-)

Lorraine x x

Card using Hazel's Fab Sketch :-)

I made this card following Hazel's fabulous sketch on the Daisy and Dandelion Challenge I used the gorgeous Dandelion for this card :-) The ball is from a Pickles and Onion set ( aren't they fab names :-))
The papers are Daisy and Dandelion and so is the sentiment so a 100% D&D card :-)

I am also entering this card into the following challenges :-

One Stop Craft Challenge whose theme is 'Let's hear it for the boys'

Charisma Cardz Challenge whose theme is going dotty, well my paper is very dotty and I have plonked a ball on there too !! and some brads :-)

Daring Cardmakers Challenge whose theme is 'Take Five' I used 5 brads on this :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Wooo Hooo :-)

I am absolutely thrilled !!! I won Wendy's fabby blog candy !! yay :-) Isn't it fab :-)

Thanks so much Wendy

Lorraine x x x

Froggy Fest Day 3 !!

Ok for today I made a bookmark :-) I love the way the frogs can just be piled up :-)
Hope you like this :-) I am not adding all the links today, they are all on yesterday's froggy post so go there if you need em :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Froggy Fest !!

I've been busily making things using this fabby froggy set from Simon Says Stamp store So I have decided to do a Froggy Fest this week :-) I will be posting a froggy item every day this week ! Silly idea I know !! :-)
Yesterday I posted 2 cards similar these but all have them have a different frog image from this Simon Says Clear Stamps FROGS JUMPING FOR JOY Exclusive Set!



The images are coloured with Prima pencils and blended with spirit. The faces and umbrella are 3D'd. I also added some sparkle on the umbrella handle using my fab new sparkle pens, I can't tell you how fabby these are !! I also used them on yesterdays frogs glasses and the stars, I also used them to make purple lipstick on the fairy :-)
COPIC Twinkling Stars Marker Glitter Pen SET of 12 Spica They are absolutely gorgeous !!
The papers are all paper downloads from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts
I find downloads are just so convenient, you never run out of a colour/design, especially good if you're making several matching items !!

These cards are also going to be sent to children on the Make a Child Smile site.
Nikki a DT member on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge is giving away some blog candy for people that make cards for these children so hop over to her blog for more details :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Happy Birthday Shaz :-)

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you hoo
Happy Birthday to you :-)

Hope you have a fabby day Shaz :-)
Many Happy Returns :-)

As many of you already know Shaz is the design genius and Boss behind the Funky Fairy's Papercratfs online store If you would like to pop over to the Funky Fairy's Blog Of Inspiration to leave her a message or to Shaz's own blog I am sure she would appreciate it :-)

Lorraine x x

Shaz is having a sale today as a celebration !! All the downloads are 40% off just for today, go to the store what are you waiting for !!!!!! :-) I will be getting some for sure !!! :-)

Stamptacular blog hop :-)

I made these today for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge blog hop :-)
You still have time to enter so go over to the challenge blog to join in :-) It's great fun !! :-)

The fairy image is from Pink Gem designs :-) I ordered this funky fairy a while ago and this is the first inking :-)The papers are from a Bearly Mine Designs CD, I do love printables, you never run out of matching papers !! fab !!

The frog images are from the Simon Says Stamp store set this one is called the Simon Says Clear Stamps FROGS JUMPING FOR JOY Exclusive Set! The papers for these were digi downloads from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts
Thses 2 cards are going to be sent to children at Make a Child Smile



Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Hazel's Blog Candy :-)

Just thought I'd let you all know about Hazel at My Crafty Outlook fabulous blog candy :-) It's open until the 20th June :-)


Good Luck
Lorraine x x

Mosaic clock with Funky Fairy's paper

Hi :-) I just thought I'd show you what I made combining my 2 fave crafts, mosaic and paper :-) The mosaic tiles are glass and for the face I used a digi download paper from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts which I distressed with inks and curled the edges :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x

Ewe's Poo's ughughugh :-)

I made this tag for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge who's theme this week is 'Oh for the love of Chocolate'
I bought this jar of ewe's droppings on a recent visit to Yorkshire and thought I could use this :-) The original droppings had all been eaten so I had to go to my local farm to get some more :-) yum :-)

Please ignore the still wet stickles I couldn't be bothered to wait for it to dry :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Sneak Peek of ther new Doodle Palace Digi images :-)

DareU2Digi Stamp Challenge



Sketch Saturday Challenge




I made these cards using soon to be released digi images from Doodle Palace
The monkeys on the see saw and the mice images will be released for sale next Tuesday 2nd June :-) Aren't they gorgeous !! :-)

Both cards were made following the fab sketches on the DareU2 Digi Stamp and the Saturday Sketch challenges. I must admit I did struggle with the Saturday Sketch :-) It is a fabby sketch and I wanted to use that image and the basic grey paper but I just couldn't get the oval shape to look right !! I think it's because I really didn't want to cover up so much of the gorgeous paper so I hope you accept my compromise :-) I have a pile of oval shapes in all different colours and papers that I tried !!! :-(
I coloured the monkeys with prisma pencils and blended with odourless spirit, I am still a novice on these pencils and have tended to stick to my copics but I do think they make furry animals more furry looking :-) The mice I coloured with copics and for some reason when the copics dried they were spotty !! I am still trying to work out which is the best card to use with digi images :-) so it's a bit trial and error at the moment,,,

I would also like to with the Saturday Sketch Challenge a very happy 1st birthday :-) All the Design team have blog candy on their blogs so you need to make a card and visit everyone :-) What a fun idea !! :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Christine's Blog Candy 8th June

Christine aka Daisychain has this fabulous blog candy to celebrate her birthday :-) Pop over to her blog to enter :-)
Good Luck :-)

Lorraine x x

Simon Says Challenge 6 # Animals

We have a very cute theme for you this week on the Simon Says Challenge

Simon Says Animals :-)

This is a very nice and easy one.

I really enjoy coming to see all your wonderful creations, it's alot of fun !! :-) When you enter try to go see some, if not all, of the other entries :-) !!!
Also Heidi at Simon Says Stamp gives a $25 shopping voucher with every challenge !! Isn't that a fab prize !! :-)





I made this card using a fabulous set of Simon Says Clear Stamps DEER WITH FOREST FAMILY Exclusive Set, I love this set, the images are just sooo cute :-) Check out the
Simon Says Stamp store for these and more fabby things :-))

The papers I used are from Diane's Daughter's Rustic Gems collection, the plastic branch is from a pack of craft buttons. I also used a couple of sketeton leaves and a die cut leaf with the sentiment stamped onto it. The sentiment is from the Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING SUNSHINE Exclusive Set.

The ribbon is by Karen Foster, also from the Simon Says Stamp store,it has a lovely leaf print on it, perfect for this card I thought !! :-)

I made this card following the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge, they have some fabulous DT cards !! Gorgeous !! :-)

Thanks for looking. The Design team have made some wonderful creations for you to see and also as an added bonus we have a 'Designer Spotlight' introducing Jay Jay :-)

Jay Jay is on the Simon Says Stamp Brand DT, ( I am too !! yay !! :-)) This DT works with the Simon Says exclusive sets.

Jay Jay is a fabulous designer , you should go and see her fabulous blog :-) It's wonderful, but many of you will already know that !! :-)


Thanks for looking, I really appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Happy Crafting :-) Am really looking forward to seeing your creations for this weeks challenge :-)

Lorraine x x

Funky Fairy's Challenge # 18 Babies :-)

What a fab theme we have for you over on the Funky Fairy's Challenge this week, 'Babies' aww so cute :-)
The DT have made some absolutely gorgeous creations for you to see if you need some inspiration :-)

My niece has just had a baby boy, Ben, so I made these for him :-) It doesn't seem that long ago that Lara was a flower girl at our wedding ! she was only 4 years old !! I also bought some papers and embellies so she can continue the album herself :-)







I used my old faithful stamp the Penny Black Baby Hammock which I coloured with copics and layered onto circular nestie shapes.
I used gorjjus gingham, hope and dots are distressing papers all digi downloads from the Funky Fairy's Papercrafts They have some fabby new releases now so pop over to take a look. If you've never used paper downloads before there are some free designs on the Blog of Inspiration so you can try before you buy :-)

Hope to see more of you joining in this fabulous challenge, every week there is a chance to win a FREE download, so go to the challenge blog and see what everyone on the DT has made. We also have Caroline joining us as our Guest Designer who has made an absolutely wonderful creation so go and see that too. Don't forget to leave comments, we do all appreciate them :-)

Thanks for looking and I look forward to coming to see your entries too :-)
Lorraine x x

Bird Lovers wedding card :-)

I made this card using the lovely digi download image 'Lovebirds on a branch' from the Digital Stamp Oasis
I coloured it with copics and 3D'd it onto a nestie cut circle. The papers are from Laura Ahley which I won on one of Steph's giveaways :-) Thanks Steph :-) I also used some silver stardream and coredinations.
The flower is from SU and the sentiment is from Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING SUNSHINE Exclusive Set

I added papermania adhesive pearls and I twisted 2 pieces of the fluffy ribbon together to get the feathery effect :-)

I am entering this into the :-

1,Digital Tuesday Challenge whose theme this week is 'Weddings' :-)

2, Cupcake Crafts Challenge whose theme is 2's
2 colours, blue and taupe,
2 shapes, rectangle and circle
2 ribbons, well there are 2 twisted together :-)
I also have 2 birds and 2 flowers ( one on top of the other !! ) :-)

Thanks for looking, i appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x
p.s don't forget only a few hours left to get your entries into the Simon Says Challenge and the Funky Fairy's Challenge :-)

2 Challenges in 1 :-)

I borrowed this Rubber Stampede Vintage penny farthing stamp from Nina at Binky Crafts, I thought it was perfect to enter this weeks One Stop Craft Challenge whose theme this week is 'Vintage' :-)
I made the background using Tim Holtz alcohol inks on glossy card, adding some gold mixative in with it too. I then used black stazon to stamp the image abd cut it out using a nestie. The papers were a gift from Nina too :-)
I sprayed the grungeboard die cut shapes with slate and plum glimmer mists, they look gorgeous in real life :-)
The sentiment is from a SU circular set which I layered onto a circle which had been stamped with the large wheel and added a large brad in the center.

I followed the fab sketch on the Mojo Monday Challenge they are having a special week this week, promoting awareness and fundraising for the Alzheimers charity. Did you know that people who do crafts are much less likely to develop this dreadful disease, it's true !! So when your hubby/family complain about how much time you spend cardmaking, just explain that you're just trying to keep your marbles :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

4 Challenges in 1 :-)

This is one of my new Pink Gem stamps, I treated myself to one or 2,,,, :-)
When I saw that the theme on the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge was new beginings I knew I had to use this or the boy in the pram one ,, :-) I coloured the image with copics and 3D'd it a couple of times and added lace stickles to her bonnet :-)

I followed the fab sketch by Becky on the Sketch and Stash Challenge and used the colour scheme on the Colour Create Challenge which is Lemon, Pink Sorbet and Chocolate ! Yummy :-)

Lorraine just told me about a brand new Challenge starting this week too the C.R.A.F.T Challenge
so I am going to enter this card in that one too :-)

The gingham paper is old and neglected :-) I also used a bit of SU flowery paper and some ribbon and buttons from my messy drawer. The flowers are prima white ones that I stamped with brilliance yellow and added pink glitter brads.

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Treat Yourself ,,,,,,, :-)

Go on treat yourself to this fab Cookie Bear digi download image from the Doodle Palace :-) You'll have to wait until tomorrow, Tues 26th though ,,, this is a little preview :-)





I coloured him with copics and 3D'd him ;-) The papers are from the Basic Grey cupcake pad, gorgeous papers !! I doodled everything even his dungarees because thats what they're asking for on the Basic Grey Challenge
I added diamond glaze to the cookie jar and added a large brad that I coloured with rangers alcohol inks. The sentiments re from Simon Says Stamp exclusives sets. I also added 2 crystal gem door knobs :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

I didn't mean it !! Sorry :-(

I made this card using the brand new not yet released 'Hound Dog' image from the Doodle Palace :-)The big launch is tomorrow so you don't have to wait long before you can buy him :-) I coloured him with copics and the printer ink smudged a bit, I tried heat setting it but that didn't work, maybe the SU card is a bit too smooth !! Has anyone else had any problems ?? I didn't colour him again tho cos I thought it added to his 'scruffy' look :-))) ( good excuse eh !! )He is saying sorry cos he's been rolling in the mud :-)

I used papers from the DCWV Pets stack, I wish I'd bought 2 of these !! The papers are just perfect for cat and dog cards ! The text is from a Hero Arts mixed alphabet set, the eyelets were in the box with tthe crop-a-dile ( fab machine that !! )
I followed the lovely easy sketch by Emily on the Stamp Something Challenge
I will be using this sketch again, so versatile :-) you should go and see Emily's blog, her work is just gorgeous ! :-0

Thanks for looking, your comments are appreciated so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Another beautiful day here in sunny Gozo :-) Hope you're all having a lovely BH :-)

Have a monster birthday :-)

I made this card using a fab new digi download image from the Doodle Palace called 'Dillan the Dragon' Isn't he cute :-) He has lots of lovely friends too,so why don't you go and meet them :-)))
I used Basic Grey papers from the arcaic pad, I thought these papers worked perfectly with Dillan. The sentiment is one from the Clare Curd Sentiment set. The 'Hello' is from a Simon Says Stamp sentiment exclusives set which I stamped onto a large brad with stazon. The brad was coloured with Tim Holtz alcohol inks to get a mottled effect :-)

I am entering this card into the DareU2Digi Challenge whose theme this week is 'One for the Boys'

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x