Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Sketch Challenge

Sunday morning and unfortunately no lie in ,,, the hunters are out in force shooting at everything that flies ,, it was a barrage of gunshot in the fields around my house ,,, terrible !! I dread to think how many poor birds died or were left mortally wounded ,,,
Anyway ,,, moving on ,,,,

The challenge for the next fortnight on the Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Challenge is a FAB sketch by Helen,,, did you notice the change in name ,,, yes you can now use other furry friends on your cards/creations :-)

For my card I used this lovely Milton and Robin stamp from the Wild Rose Studio. I coloured him with copics and added the compulsory Star Dust Stckles here and there ,, the icy snow on the bottom panel is Diamond Dust. The papers is from papermania and the Grey is HOTP

here is Helen's fab sketch :-)

the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Challenge to see them ,,,, and please join in :-)

Caring Hearts Card Drive Blog Hop

As many of you will already know Vera aka Ling's Design Studio is collecting Thanksgiving cards and Chistmas cards to send to the elderly. This blog hop is to encourage you ALL to join in and send a card or 2 to this worthwhile cause :-)You can find all the details on this post
♥ CARING HEARTS CARD DRIVE ♥


If you arrived here from the lovely Lin's Blog then you are going in the right direction, if not you may wish to start at the begining on Vera's Blog

I decided to make a Christmas card because I have made a Thanksgiving card already :-) I followed the fab sketch on the Friday Sketchers Challenge. I used my lovely Magnolia Snowy with Snowflake stamp, coloured with copics and Diamond Dust and Star Dust Stickles added for sparkle :-) The papers are a free download from the lovely Martine's blog ,,, these are from last year so you may need to scroll back a bit ! :-) The snowflake is a Spellbinders die cut ,,, this must be one of my best buy's ,, I use this all the time !!



edited ,,OH NO !!! I justr realised that I forgot to add some polar white flower soft to his hat !! I was waiting for the stickles to dry before adding it ,, and then I forgot !! It is already in the post to Vera ,,, so ,, Vera , when it arrives can you please just add sparkle to his hat for me :-) ,, thanks xx

The next stop is the fabulously talented Mandy, I am sure she will have a gorgeous card to show you :-)

Enjoy the hop and please don't forget to make a card or 2 :-)

Challenges :

Friday Sketchers ,,,,, Sketch

Allsorts ,,,,, Spots and Stripes

Totally Gorjuss ,,,, Sparkle

Fussy and Fancy ,,,,, Winter Wonderland

Frosted Designs ,,,,,, Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp Challenge on the PCP site,, BUTTONS

Chris has popsted a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp page on the Papercraft Planet website

The theme is BUTTONS GALORE

There is a fabulous prize on offer ,,, you can see the details here

http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/simonsaysstamp/forum/topics/simon-says-stamp-challenge-10

Wild Rose Studio DT Card

I made this card a couple of weeks ago and forgot to show it to you !!!

This is Fergus with Bouquet from the Wild Rose Studio



I coloured him with copics and addded Star dust Stickles here and there . The papers and sentiment are from Wild Rose Studio too ,,, these are from the Milton Christmas Pack The flowers are a mix of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts and the border punch is by Martha Stewart :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) Hope you all have a lovely weekend :-)

Stamp Something ,,,,,,, DIGI

WOW !! We had loads of fabulous entries to our Halloween Challenge ,, some were very scarey ,, almost scared me to death some of 'em and some were definitely TOO cute to spook ,, Tilda couldn't scare a flea could she,,, bless !!! :-)

Anyway ,, another week has flown by and it is time to get ready for a lovely weekend of crafting !!

It is now time to Stamp Something ,,,, DIGI !!
Yes ,, no ink and rubber this week ,,, turn on your computers and print an image :-)

We are sponsored this week by several digi companies so please pop over to the Stamp Something Challenge blog to see what images are on offer.

The DT have all used digi images from various companies so lots of variety to see :-)

I was given a choice of images from the Digi Doodle Shop AND I wanted to use a stamp from their Christmas Assortment,,, so they sent me the whole set !! How nice is that of them !! :-)

I printed the image and then printed it again onto patterned paper to paper piece the box ,,, so much easier than colouring :-)) the image was coloured with copics and added a little star dust stickles on the ribbon. I decoupaged the baubles and holly too and popped them out a little with silicone glue. the flowers are a mix of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts. I used a Martha Stewart Icicle punch and holly leaf punch and a little navy blue satin ribbon and few glimmer dots to finish.



The DT have all made some GORGEOUS cards for you to see so hop on over to the Stamp Something Challenge blog to see them and don't forget to check out the candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog :-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,, Stick a Number on It

OOhh we have a fab challenge for you this week on the Totally Papercrafts :-) It is Joey's turn to choose the theme this week ,,, and in celebration of her birthday which is in a few days time ,,, she will have reached the BIG 30 !! she thought we should all

STICK A NUMBER ON IT :-)

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and one lucky entrant will get a choice of 7 digi images !!! :-) The DT were all given a choice of images to use too ,,, thanks Jodie :-)

For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge I chose this fab JJ 5 O'clock image and sentiment. I coloured her with Copics and added pearls in her hair and glimmer dot earrings. The papers are Papermania from the Capsule Collection and I used some black card too. The flowers were made using a set of Nellie Snellen Punch and Emboss punches and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops.



Challenges

Sketch Saturday Sketch ,,, there are 2 squares there ,, then I went and covered them up with the sentiment !! :-)
Stamp Insanity ,,, Think PINK
I Did it Creations ,,,, For a Girl
Totally Gorjuss ,,, Pink ,,, (happy birthday to you )

The DT have made some really fun cards for you to see ,, so if you need a smile then pop over to the TPC blog to see them all :-)

don't forget to check out the candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog before you leave :-)

Simon Says ,,,,, Give Thanks !!!

Thanks to everyone who joined us in the No Cook redipe Challenge last week ,,, This week we have a very spcial challenge and request so PLEASE join in :-)



We have been contacted by a lovely lady, Vera, who is organising a card drive to send Thanksgiving cards to the elderly who live alone or in nursing homes. The Design Team has sent all of their cards to Vera for the CARING HEARTS CARD DRIVE - we would love it if you would too!!!!

Please support ♥ CARING HEARTS CARD DRIVE ♥, in our effort to collect Thanksgiving & Christmas cards to be sent to the elderly that lives in nursing homes or care center. Going on till November 15, 2010. Details & prizes information can be found HERE.

We are delighted to welcome the super talented Dawny P in the Designer Spotlight :-) Dawny will be joining us on the team for the next 4 weeks :-) I am sure you all know THE Pink Piggywiggy and if you don't ,,, where have you been ?? Welcome aboard Dawny :-)


As well as being eligible to enter for the prizes on the Card Drive Heidi will be giveing one lucky entrant a $25 shopping spree to her Simon Says Stamp store too :-) There are new products arriving every day so you will be spoilt for choice !! :-)

For my card I followed the lovely sketch on the Friday Sketchers Challenge



I used my lovely Sarah Kay Time for Apple Pie image ,, this was THE first Sarah kay stamp I bought and I still love her :-) I coloured her with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink The papers are Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg ,,, I love these, perfect for Autumn :-) The flowers were made using a set of Nellie Snellen flower punches which are fab because they punch and emboss too ,, brilliant !! I also used a Martha Stewart leaf punch ,,and I added Robins Nest Dew drops in the centers. The ribbon was a gift from teamie Debby,, thanks xx and I bought this apple charm especially to use with this image :-)



I added some Glossy Accents to the apples which shows quite well on this piccy :-) the tag was cut out on my Cricut I inked it with Stormy Sky ink then edged it with Vintage Photo the leaves are stamped with Desert Sand memento ink using a Stampendous clear stamp The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set

Friday Sketchers,,, Sketch
Allsorts ,Lets Play Bingo,,bottom row across ,, fab idea for a challenge !! Love this !! :-) We will be copying this ides sometime :-)
Tuesday Throwdown,,,,, Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge ,,, No White Paper ,, I inked everything :-)
Crafty Pad ,,, Torn/Distressed edges
Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,, Fall/Autumn
Fairy Fun Friday,,,,, Tag/Ticket
Stamp Man ,,,, Autumn
Dutch Dare ,,,, Tagalicious
Papercraft Star ,,,,,, Thank You + dry embossing ( the flowers are embossed) die cuts and metal.

Our GD's and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them,, please join in ans don't forget to post your cards to Vera :-)

I have a blog candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog if you would like to check it out !! :-)

ABC Christmas Challenge ,,, V for ,,,,,, Vertical,

We are already up to 'V' in the ABC Christmas Challenge alphabet !!

This week Samantha chose the theme and she decided on 'V' for Vertical AND she designed 2 fab sketches which you can use if you like :-)

We would like to see at least 2 things on your card begining with the letter 'V' ,, and don't forget it MUST be a Christmas card too :-)

We are sponsored by the Pink Cat Studio and one lucky entrant will have a choice of 5 digi images :-) the DT were all offered an image too !! Thanks Melissa :-)

For my card I used Sketch 1 and Vertical, Very Tall, Vibrant, Vermilion (red)



I used this Very cute Very tall Friendly Snowman image :-) It also gave me an opportunity to use my fab Spellbinders Deckled dies which have been very negelcted. The papers are a download from the lovely Martine's blog I got these last year so you may need to scroll back to find them !! :-) I used a Spellbinder snowflake die too ,,, I use that ALOT,, one of my best buys I think !! I added some Diamond Dust for icy snow and Star Dust stickles for extra sparkle. the sentiment is also from Martine's set :-) thanks Martine xx



I am entering this into the Die Cut Dreams christmas Challenge ,,,, Christmas Humour

Our lovely GD and the DT have made some gorgeous creations for your inspiration ,, so hop on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge to see them :-)
Don't forget to check out the candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp too at the top of my blog :-)

Simon Says Stamp Sponsored house Mouse Candy :-)

I am sorry I am a day late with this ,,, busy busy !! :-)

This gorgeous House Mouse Peaceful Dreams stamp from Simon Says Stamp is brand new and is in fact the November Stamp Of the Month !! This could be used for lots of occasions I think :-)
so if you would like a chance to win this here's the rules :-)

1, TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION :-)
2, ENTER THE SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE ( the more cards/creations you enter the more chances you get here too :-))
3, Link your cards with the Blue Frog

thats all ,,, easy :-)
Good Luck to you all :-)

Stamp Something ,,,,,,, Halloween

WOW !! we had hundreds of entries to the Punch Something challenge and we hope you will all join us this week on the Stamp Something Challenge too :-)

SOMETHING FOR HALLOWEEN :-)

We are sponsored by Bunny Zoe Crafts and the lovely Nikki will be giving one lucky entrant a £10 voucher to her store :-)

I followed the fabulous sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge, I rotated it and went a bit wrong ,, but i think it is close enough ,,, hope so !! :-)
I used this lovely Tilda With Pumpkin image that was an image from a blog buddy ,, I really need to get some Halloween stash !! I coloured the image with Copics , cut her out and popped her on a background I had made using distress inks ( brushed concord, stormy sky and black soot). Amy drew the spooky tree ( all the money for art lessons has finally paid off lol ) and the Scary Cat is a Tim Holtz (TH) stamp. The papers are from the Magnolia So Spooky Halloween set. I made the charm with black shrink plastic, White Stazon and a TH Skull stamp from the Anthology set the ticket is also made using a TH ticket die cut and stamp from the TH Odds and Ends set



Challenges :

Sketch Saturday,,,, Sketch
Creative Belli ,,,, Pumpkins and neglected old embellies ,, the shrink plastic is old and neglected :-)
Creative Cottage ,,, Halloween
Stampin' Royalty ,,, Halloween
Everybody art Challenge ,,,, Halloween
Shabby Tea Room ,,,, Pumpkin Patch
Aly's Sunday ,,,,, Halloween
Lets Ink It Up ,,,, Halloween Colours
Stamp Scrap and Doodle ,,,, Halloween or Fall
Totally Tilda ,,,, Halloween (thanks Christine :-))

the DT have made some amazing creations for your inspiration so hop on over to the Stamp Something Challenge to see them :-)
Don't forget to check out the candy at the top of my blog before you leave ;-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,, Autumn Challenge

Before moving on with this weeks Totally Papercrafts Challenge we have a little announcement to make ,,, we have another 3 designers joining us on the team :-)

Tammy = Kizzy Designs
Sarah = Stressed Stamper
Heidi = The Crafty Goat Girl

Welcome to the team girls :-)

This week it is Scoopy Sue's turn the choose the theme and she thought AUTUMN was a good idea :-)

We are sponsored by Sew Many Cards, the lucky winner can chose 5 digi stamps.

I managed to fix the problems I had with editing my piccy's thanks to the help desk at Picassa ,, my camera had gone into thumbnail mode ( don't know how I managed that )!! Felt a right nit!! lol

Ok ,,, for my card I followed the fab sketch on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge . Iused this lovely House Mouse Autumn Wardrobe stamp. I coloured it with Copics and added compulsory Star Dust stickles here and there :-) the edges were inked with Stormy Sky distress ink The papers are Basic Grey Indian Summer . The flowers are Prima, Glimmer Misted with Pearl and stickled. I also used a few mulberry leaves and some organza ribbon from my stash.



Challenges :

Truly Scrumptious ,,,,, Sketch, sorry but I didn't do the optional easel card :-)
Ai Factory ,,,,, Animals
Pixie Dust Studio ,,, Autumn/Fall
Penny's Paper Crafting ,,,,, As long as it Flies ,,,,, LOL,, I had to enter :-)
Stampavie and More ,,,,, Autumn
A Crafty Little Place ,,, Brown/Blue/Rust/Gold
Tuesday Throwdown ,,,, 3 of Anything (Leaves)
Stamps R Us ,,,, All Nature
2 Sisters ,,,, Animal Fun
Basic Grey ,,,, Sparkle
The Stamp Man ,,,, Autumn

The DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them and don't forget to have a peep at the House Mouse candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog :-)

Whimsey Stamps Blog Hop + Stamp Something Challenge :-)

Woo Hoo !! I was thrilled when Denise asked me to be a Guest Designer on the blog hop for the new release of Meljen Designs Rubber Stamps from Whimsey Stamps

I am combining this hop with my DT card for the Stamp Something Challenge too ,, our theme this week is

PUNCH SOMETHING !! (am keeping my mouth firmly closed here lol)

If you arrived here from the fabulously talented Ann Vanto's blog then you're going in thr right direction ,, if not then you will need to go back to the beginning on Chris Olsen's fantastic blog :-)

I was given this GORGEOUS Holly Beary Fairy stamp to use ,,,, isn't this fab !! I do love all Melissa's designs tho ,, such a talented designer !! I just hope she likes my effort !! :-)

I decided to make an easel card and gift box. I coloured the image with Copics and used My Minds Eye Christmas paper pack. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink and added star dust stickles here and there :-) I used my new EK Success border punch and the Poinsettia flowers are from Prima . I also added glossy accents to the berries :-)



I used the same MME papers for the box, cut out the tag on my Cricut , inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. I stamped the image, coloured her then cut her out and fixed her onto the tag with pop dots. The sentiment is from Hero Arts



I hope you're enjoying the hop :-) Some fab new stamps eh !! well done Melissa and Whimsey stamps :-)

From here you need to hop on over to the super talented Marley Van der Heljden

Challenges :
Anything Goes ,,,,,, Christmas
A Spoonful of Sugar ,,,, Sparkle and Shine
Creative Card Crew ,,,,, Bloomin Marvelous
Incy Wincy ,,,, Sparkly glitter
Sweet Stampin ,,,, Punch it Out
Alphabet ,,, X mas
Dutch Dare ,,,, Tagalicious
ABC ,,, E for Easel Cards
Christmas Inspirations ,,,, Poinsettia
Secret Crafter Saturday ,,,,, Easel Cards
Stamp Scrap and Doodle ,,, Anything Goes
Bah Humbug ,,,,,, Fave Cuties ,,, well this is my newest and current fave cutie :-)
Moving Along With The Times ,,,,,, Anything but a card (gift box)

oops ,,,, I forgot to do the HM candy draw !! sorry :-)

I have been in Malta today ,,, waiting for delivery of a kitchen !! not that I use one very much lol :-) Anyway ,, I am sorry but I completely forgot that today is the day I should do the Simon Says Stamp Sponsored House Mouse Candy draw,, so without further ado ,,,,,,

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2010-10-13 18:54:51 UTC


Christi Hicks

Congratulations Christi :-) Please email me with your address and if you happen to have this stamp or would prefer to choose a different one just let me know your choice :-)

I will post a new candy tomorrow morning ,, so check back then :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Recipe Challenge

Before I move onto this weeks challenge Iwould like to welcome a new Design Team Member to the Simon Says Stamp family ,,, I am sure you all know Mandy aka A Sprinkling of Glitter ,,, and if by any chance you don't then you should visit her FABULOUS blog !!! WOW !! :-) Welcome Mandy x x :-)

This week we have an EASY NO COOK RECIPE CHALLENGE for you ,,, just the kind we like eh

3 Types of Embellishments
2 Patterned papers (and a plain colour for layering if you like)
1 Image

As usual heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a fabulous $25 shopping spree to her Simon Says Stamp Store and with all the new christmas goodies arriving you will be spoilt for choice :-)

Our fabulous GD JAY JAY has joined us again this week ,, this is her last week in the Designer Spotlight and we would like to thank her very much for joining us for the last month :-)



for my card I used my new ,, very cute Changito Grad stamp :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink .The papers are Basic Grey Manilla and I used some plain red card too. The flowers are Prima and I used some grey organza ribbon and Robins Nest Dew Drops.



My apologies for the photo quality ,, the programme I normally use ,, Picassa , has just changed overnight and I have no idea how that happened and can't fix it ,,, am going to change my editing programme but being a comp dunce you will just have to put up with dark and blurry photo's for a while lol :-)

The DT have made some fabulous creations for you to see so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them ,,,, I will be back with a new candy later today too :-)

Simon Says Stamp Sponsored House Mouse Candy :-)

Another fortnight has whizzed by and it's time for a new Simon Says Stamp Sponsored candy :-) I LOVE this September stamp of the month Turning Over a New Leaf that I used for my challenge card this week so this is the stamp that you could win :-) ( a brand new one,,, not my used one :-))

for a chance to win this please follow these few rules
1, TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION ,,,, my pet hate !! :-)
2, Add my blinkie to your sidebar ( code is on my sidebar)
3, Enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge and pop a link to your cards/creations with the linky :-)

Good Luck to all :-)