Fire and Ice Kisses :-)

I made this card following Sue's fabulous sketch on the M.A.W.T.T Challenge :-) They are being sponsored by Paula from Pollycraft Designs and are also asking us to use digi images:-) I used a free image from Paula's blog called Cherry Kisses ,, isn't she lovely :-) She is not free anymore though ,, but you can still buy her in the store :-)



I coloured the image with copics and added stickles glitter for sparkle :-) I used some Doodlebug papers and some red card for layering.

I am also entering this card into the

Pollycraft Monday Challenge whose theme is Fire and Ice :-)

Your Next Stamp Challenge who are asking for sparkles :-)

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

Also I have some blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog and some important news about a new Totally Papercrafts Challenge blog that you might be interested in

and we have a DT call for 2 new designers to join the Simon Says Stamp Challenge if you are interested in that too :-)

AND ,,, I am on a campaign to rid blogland of the scourge of the word verification ,,,, so please turn it off ,,, :-)

Charisma Cardz Challenge Lets get Fruity !! :-)

I don't think I got the title right I think the Charisma Cardz Challenge this week should read 'FRUITY COLOURS' ,, but you get the idea eh :-)I am now on week 3 of my GD month,, the weeks are flying by !! :-)
As soon as I saw the theme I knew whch stamps I was going to use :-) The last time I used this Tilda was when I was GD for the Charisma team last July ,,, shame !!!

For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-)



the Tilda and the strawberry are from the Lazy Summer Days stamps. I masked Tilda to sit her on the strawberry, bet her dungarees are strawberry stained now ,,, should have coloured them red eh !! :-)
the papers are Basic Grey from the Nook and Pantry paper pad. I also used some brown/red coredinations. I embossed a panel with a flower folder and sanded then stickled :-) All the coredinations were sanded and all the papers were inked with antique linen distress ink :-)
The flowers are from the Wild Rose Studio ,, the lovely big rose was sprayed with home made glimmer mist ,, antique linen ink, water and perfect pearls :-) I then added stickles for more sparkle :-) The sentiment is from the same Magnolia set and the frame was made with a Nellie Snellen multiframe :-)



I am also entering this into the C.R.A.F.T Challenge whose theme is RED :-)


Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one and don't forget to pop over to the Charisma Cardz Challenge to see what the fab talented team have made too :-)

I have a blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek :-) Also we have a DT call for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge if you are interested in applying, you can see the details on the Challenge blog :-)

Sweet Stampin Challenge ,, Feelin Fruity :-)

Just look what the postie brought :-)

I saw this gorgeous creation on Anne's blog AKA Craftyanny a few days ago click here to see her post :-)

This morning the postie popped it in my letterbox :-) What a lovely surprise ,,, I am absolutely thrilled to receive this :-)
Thank You so much for this Anne ,,, I love it and the images are lovely :-) I will definitely be using them :-) I love the Squigglefly image you used on the front ,, :-)

Now onto some explanations ,,, Joanne AKA Crafting Joanne has started a new blog called Pay It Forward Crafting Style :-)



You need to go to the blog to see what it is all about and hopefully you will join in too ;-)

I will be sending a RAK to one of you too,,, so I will be back soon with a piccy of what someone will receive ,,, just give me a few days to get myself organised !! :-)

ABC Challenge 'M' is for Masking :-)

Well my first fortnight as a menber of the ABC Challenge DT was busy ! We had over 400 entries !! WOW !! Thank you to everyone for joining us and for the lovely comments you left for the DT too :-)

For our theme this week we have one of my fave techniques for you :

MASKING :-)

We are being sponsored by the fabulous Katarina from Whiff Of Joy :-) She had given us one of her fabulous stamps ,, perfect for all your Valentines Cards :-) Katarina is also looking for Guest Designers if you are interested in applying :-)




For my card I used the lovely Willow with Hot Chocolate stamp and her lovely comfy arm chair :-) I coloured her with copics and then cut the whole image out and decoupaged it onto some stripey 'wallpaper looking' paper :-) The papers are from a Papermania Regency paper pad, these are perfect with this image and I specifically bought this pad to use with these stamps !! :-) All the edges were inked with antique linen distress ink to give it an 'antique' look.

The beautiful rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts, I made some glimmer mist using antique linen didtress ink and a little water and a couple scoops of perfect pearls, which I then sprayed the flower with ,, then added some stickles for added sparkle :-)

The beautiful charm was a gift from Heidi at Simon Says Stamp ,, I love these antique looking ones ,, makes a lovely change from silver :-)

The sentiment is from a Clare Curd Papermania sentiment set and I added a few chocolate drops to finish :-)



Here's a close up ,,, isn't she lovely :-) I hope you will all join us again for this challenge :-) You have 2 whole weeks to enter ,,, so you all have plenty of time :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some wonderful cards for you to see so pop over to the challenge blog to see them and please leave them a comment:-)

One more thing before I go ,,, PLEASE turn Off word verification ,,,, There is really no need to have it on. You can use comment moderation to screen comments ,,, and if you do get spam ,, just delete it, don't make us all have to go through all that hassle !!

Thanks x x x ;-)

Winner of the House Mouse Stamp Candy :-)

I had an amazing 85 entries for the House Mouse of your choice candy :-) I am just about to press the button ,,, I wonder who will be lucky this week ??? Lets find out ,,,,

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

19

Timestamp: 2010-01-20 10:44:33 UTC

the lucky girl this week is MINA :-) Congratulations Mina ,,, will you just email me with your choice of House Mouse, Gruffies or Happy Hopper stamp , and your address and we will post it out to you :-)

Simon Says PUNCH IT :-)

We had a fantastic response to our Shabby Chic Challenge :-) I must say the high turn out really surprised us ,, we thought we were giving you quite a difficult one ,,, I thought it was difficult and almost threw a sickie lol :-) BUT ,, it seems you loved all the lace and distressing :-)

Also as most of you know we are looking for TWO designers to join our Simon Says Stamp Challenge team :-) If you are interested you have until next Tuesday evening to enter the call :-) Good Luck to everyone :-) We know this is going to be a difficult decision ,,, the entries so far have been amazing and we know that MANY will be disappointed ,, but Heidi has put her foot down and said we can't ask everyone otherwise she would go bankrupt !!! :-)

Anyways ,,,,, on to the challenge this week ,,, we thought you could get all your aggressions out and start PUNCHING :-) Yes you have to use at least one punched item on your card ,,, or a corner punch ,,, :-)

We have the lovely and very talented Sue AKA Scoopystuff joining us in the Designer Spotlight this week :-) If you haven't visited her blog you should ,, not only are her cards fabulous ,, but she is so funny too and you are sure to leave her blog with a smile on your face :-)



For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Friday Sketchers Challenge :-) I used my new lovely Happy Hoppers stamp this one is called Recipe for Friendship :-) very cute eh :-)
I coloured the image with copics and used crackle glaze on the bowl.

I used various punches :-) I used my lovely Martha Stewart border punch, it is actually a round the page one ,, :-) a leaf punch and for the sentiment I used SU oval and scalloped punches

The papers are Basic Grey and the flowers are Prima
which were sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist and stckles for added sparkle :-) I also used a few Robins Nest Dew Drops :-)



I am also entering this card into the following challenges :

the Colour Create Challenge ,,,,,,,Kraft , Blue . White


Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge ,,,,,, Layers

Creative Card Crew ,,,, PUNCHES ;-) ha ha


Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) Sue and the DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see them and don t forget to leave them a nice comment on their personal blogs too :-)

I will be back soon to announce my fortnightly candy, in the meantime ,, please go and turn off the word verification on your blog if it is turned on !!!! :-) I will keep pestering you all you know !!! :-) I am on a mission to rid blogland of it :-)

My Fortnighty Candy Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

As you know I do love House Mouse Stamps ,, and I know that many of you do too so that is what I have chosen as my fortnightly candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp :-)

A House Mouse Stamp OF YOUR CHOICE :-)

You can earn 2 entries to this one :-) All you have to do is leave me a link to your entry to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-) One entry per week :-) and leave me a comment telling me which stamp you would choose if you were the lucky winner :-)

Good Luck to all :-)
BTW ,, The GD and DT are allowed to enter this candy :-)

Don't forget to link the creation you made for the Simon Says Challenge with Mr Linky :-)

Papertake Weekly , Pretty in PINK

We had an amazing response to last weeks sketch challenge :-) This week we have a fab challenge for you on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)

PRETTY IN PINK :-)


We are being sponsored by KLM Digital Designs this week :-)


For my card I used a Wild Rose Studio stamp ,, this one is called Louis with Chester :-) cute eh :-)



Here's a close up :-)




Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabulous cards ,, some of the DT have used KLM digi designs ,, I had already made my card before I received a couple of their lovely designs ,, so I will be back soon using one :-) I have also just ordered a laser printer to make colouring digi's easier ,,, hope it arrives SOON !! :-) The joys of living on a desert island eh !!! :-

I have a blog candy at the top of my blog sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek :-)

Wild Rose Studio cards :-)

I just thought I would show you all the cards I have made using Wild Rose Studio Clear stamps and Christmas Digi images :-)

These are now available to buy in various stores :-)






























Dulcie is now seeling them in stores so if you are a store owner and would like to stock them then contact Dulcie :-)

Dulcie also has a fabulous blog so if you would like to see more samples from Dulcie and her fabulous Design team ,, pop over to the Wild Rose Studio Blog :-)

Thanks for looking :-)

Wild Rose Studio DT card :-)

I have just made this card following Dulcie's fabulous sketch on the Wild Rose Studio blog :-)



I use this gorgeous Dog and Flower stamp cute eh :-) I coloured the image with Prisma pencils ,, I need some practise with these ,, but I do like the more textured effect you can get ,,particularly with furry animals :-) The papers are from the Wild Rose Spring papers CD,, they print so nicely ,,, :-) I inked all the edges with worn lipstick distress ink and layered with black card :-) The corners are a spellbinders die cut and the lovely paw print ribbon was from Mei Flowers,, I coloured that too ,, it was white :-)
The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives sentiment set :) I added stickles glitter and a few Robins nest gems and a little 3D glaze on his nose and I think that's all :-)



I have a blog candy at the top of my blog sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek :-)

We also have DT Call on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge if you would like to enter !! :-)

Sketch and Stash Challenge, sponsored by The Creative Cottage :-)

We have another fabulous sketch designed by Becky on the Sketch and Stash Challenge :-) we also like you to tell us what new ,, and what old and neglected stash you have used on your creations :-)
We are being sponsored by The Creative Cottage who are giving a fabulous prize !! go to the challenge blog to see !! :-)



For my card I used a neglected image that was sent to me in a RAK ,, I am not saying who she is ,, but she knows :-) x x Thanks Chick ! :-) I coloured this lovely Anya image with copics and added stickles for sparkle :-) The papers are Basic Grey and lovey SU card :) I used my new ribbon and ribbon slide from Wild Orchid Crafts and the flowers are a newly opened Prima pack that I bought at the craft fair in Holland ,, the flower embossing folder is new from there too :-)



Here's a close up ,, isn't this Anya cute :-) I stamped the edge using a HOTP clear swirl stamp and a pink brilliance ink :-)

here is the fab sketch :-) have FUN !! :-)



I have a blog candy at the top of my blog sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog.
We also have a DT call on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge if you are interested in applying :-)

VOTE FOR SIMON SAYS STAMP :-) NOW !!!!!!!

There is a competition to win Cosmo Cricket goodies on the Cosmo Cricket Blog :-)

They are showing the new lines they are going to be releasing at the CHA show and they are gorgeous.

They have a competition going on their blog where you nominate an independent retailer and if chosen, both the retailer AND YOU could win the entire range of new lines !!!!

Visit the Cosmo Cricket Blog to enter ,,, BE QUICK IT FINISHES IN A COUPLE OF HOURS !!!!!

VOTE FOR SIMON SAYS STAMP :-)

I have been featured on the Simon Says Stamp Blog :-)

I have been featured by Heidi on the Simon Says Stamp Blog :-) Isn't that nice of her :-) She has said some lovely things about me and put a few of my cards on there :-) Oh ,, I do feel loved and appreciated :-) I think the whole of Blogland LOVES Heidi eh ! She is such a lovely giving person and sponsors almost every challenge !! :-)

There is also some lovely previews of the new Sarah Kay stamps ,,, oh they are just gorgeous ! They are available to pre order now ,, and there is a special offer if you buy all 10 !! :-) It is my birthday soon and I think I will point hubby in that direction ,,, or maybe treat myself ,,, ssshhh !!! :-)

Pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Blog for a peek :-)

And don't forget my fortnightly candy ,,,, you could win a House Mouse stamp ,,, or a Happy Hopper ,, or Gruffies ,,, AND ,, the newest ones are in the store and just about to be listed !!!!! YAY !! I have been waiting for these ,, and pestering Heidi to get them :-)

All That Scraps Challenge :-) Snowmen

This week on the All That Scraps Challenge the theme is 'Snowmen' :-) I love the CC designs so went for a browse and found this fabulous Winter Bunny digi image ,,,I just HAD to get it ! sooo cute ! :-)



I coloured the image with copics and made the snow bunny a carrot nose using a Happy Hoppers Christmas stamp :-) he had to have a carrot nose eh !! :-) The papers are from Kars ,, and it is soo beautiful I just couldn't cover it up wit lots of layers so I kept the layout really simple :-) I used a Nellie Snellen mulitframe, some glitter card and organza ribbon for the frame ,,
The snow was made with ultrafine glitter on the floor and polar flower soft for the flakes :-)

The larger snowflake is a spellbinders die and I made the border with a Martha Stewart punch ,,,, added papermania glimmer dots and a Hero Arts sentiment and a snowflake charm and I think that is it ! :-)



here's a close up so you can get a better look at those cute bunnies ,,, aww cute or what !

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

Charisma Cardz GD Card ,,,, 'New'

My 2nd week as GD on the Charisma Cardz Challenge :-)

Thie week the challenge is NEW :-)


I bought this lovely Anya on my recent trip to the craft fair in Holland and this is her first inking :-) isn't she lovely :-)

I followed Anne Marije fab sketch on the Create 4 Fun Challenge :-)



I coloured the image with copics and addd stickles for sparkle the papers are Basic Grey and the flower is Prima which has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist :-) The ribbon and charm is from my , the lovely little heart button is from Holland too ;-)




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

Anyone for Anya Challenge whose theme is 'Thats Charming' :-)

Basic Grey Challenge who have a fabulous picture inspiration :-)


I have a blog candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
I would appreciate it if you would consider turning off the word verification on your blog :-) It really is a pain ,, and I invariably have to have several 'goes' before I get it right ,,, :-)