Totally Papercrafts Joanne's Sketch Challenge

We had loads of fabulous entries to our Things with Wings Challenge, thank you ,, we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

Joanne has made this fabulous sketch for us to follow this week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge The opitional extra is Easter :-)




This week we are thrilled to be sponsored by Mandi Moore who is kindly offering a wonderful Stampin Up 'Punches Three' set for our lucky winner, thank you Mandi!!






For my card I used a lovely Happy Hopper stamp from Simon Says Stamp. this one is called Egg-cellent painting :-) I coloured the image with copics and used a clear gel pen over the 'paint' to make it shiny :-) All the edges were coloured with wild honey distress ink. The papers are from Stampin Up, the flower is prima which is sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and the ribbon was in a lovely birthday parcel from Debby :-) Thanks Debby xx The sentiment was printed on my comp and the oval punches are from Stampin Up too :-)



I am entering this into the folowing challenges :-

A Spoonfull of Sugar ,,,,, Easter

The Pink Elephant ,,,,, Spring ( I think Spring and Easter go together ! if this doesn't count please just delete me :-))

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,, Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenge ,,,,, Something for the Kids ,,,, this card is for my crafty niece for Easter and I will be giving her a little Easter crafty set and maybe a little choccy :-)

thanks for looking :-) Mandi and the DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so pop over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them and please leave coments xx

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

Fabulous Prize on the Simon Says Stamp Papercraft Planet Challenge :-)

Chris our teamie, is in charge of the Simon Says Stamp site on Papercrafts Planet and has just announced the start of the next challenge :-)

This one is a fabulous sketch for us all to follow and this is the prize on offer !! Gorgeous !! These have just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp store :-)

pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Papercrafts Planet site to join in and please become a follower there too :-)


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

25th wedding Anniversary card :-)

It is our friends 25th Wedding Anniversary and this is the card I have made for them :-) I will add the anniversary sentiment on the inside :-)

I followed Sharon's lovely sketch on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge



I used my new LOTV stamp that was a birthday gift from Domi :-) Thanks Domi xx
I decided to keep the bear white too and just shaded him with a bit of grey. I coloured the image with copics and added copics spica pen and diamond stickles for sparkle :-)
I used a textured card base and layered it with mesh then a flower cuttlebugged panel which was glittered. The flowers, ribbon and ribbon slider are all from Wild Orchid Crafts



I am also entering this card into the following challenges :-
Just Cute Bears Challenge ,, White :-)
Cute Card Thursday Challenge,,, Anniversary

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


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

More cards and gifts !!! :-)

Oh WOW ,, the postie brought even more cards and gifts for me ! I feel so lucky to have such kind and lovely friends ,, thank you to everyone xx

these are from Iris, Domi, Jane, Samantha, Joey, Cathy and Emma


I feel overwhelmed !! I have NEVER had so many cards or girfts for my brithday ! This is just wonderful and I cannot thank you all enough. XXXXXXXXX

Simon Says,,,, Bit Of Green

First of all a big thank you to everyone for leaving me 'Happy Birthday' messages yesterday ;-) I appreciate them very much ,, xx

Happy St Patricks day :-) Lots of partying going on today I think :-) To celebrate the Simon Says Stamp Challenge are joining in with a

Bit'O Green

Heidi is giving away a $25 shopping spree to the Simon Says Stamp store and with all the new products being listed every day there is a MASSIVE choice. The Nellie Snellen frames and punches are in stock ,, as well as all the NEW RELEASES of House Mouse stamps ,,,, sooo cute !! :-)

We have Gunn aka Ms Plum joining us in the Designer Spotlight this week :-) Gunn won the prize last week and we were amazed by her talent. I am sure she would appreciate a few of you popping over to say 'hello' and leave her some love :-) xx

The DT have all used some Basic Grey products on their creations this week and we would love to see them used on your cards too, but not necessary to enter the challenge. All you need is to use a Bit'O Green :-) easy !! :-)



I used my lovely new Gruffie from Stampabilities ,, isn't he cute! I love this stamp, this one is called Hammock Hibernation. I think this is a perfect stamp for Dad's or Hubby's !!
I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with the new Tim Holtz distress inks, stormy sky and forest moss colours. I used Basic Grey papers from the Archaic set. I inked all the edges with aged mahogony ink. the flower is Prima which has been sprayed with glimmer mist and the sentiment is from a Simon says Stamp exclusives set :-) I used some mesh and Robin's Nest dew drops to finish. I made the string thing across the bottom by just knotting some string and inked it with antique lined to 'dirty' it :-)



I am entering this into the Cupcake Craft Challenge who have the same theme ,,, Green ! :-)

and also the Creative Inspiration Challenge ,, Green/Yellow/ White :-)

Gunn and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)
I will be back later to announce the winner of my fortnightly candy and to start the next one ,,,, oooh what shall I choose this time ,,, hmmmm ?? :-)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge on Papercraft Planet :-)

Chris our teamie, is in charge of the Simon Says Stamp site on Papercrafts Planet and has just announced the start of the next challenge :-)

This one is a fabulous sketch for us all to follow and the prize is one of the new Basic Grey Green at Heart paper pads which has just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp store :-)

pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Papercrafts Planet site to join in and please become a follower there too :-)


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

Simon Says Stamp Sponsored Candy Winner ,,,

The winner of a Stampabilities Gruffies stamp of their choice is >>>>>

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Congratulations Cheryl :-) Please choose a Gruffies stamp then email me with your choice and your address :-)

ABC 'Q' for Quotations Challenge :-)

As soon as I saw the Q for Quotations theme on the ABC Challenge I thought I should go 'Tim Holtz' :-) I have never made tags before so thought it was about time I gave them a whirl :-)

We are being sponsored for this fortnight by Cute Daisy May
the lucky winner will have a choice of fabulous digi downloads :-)

We are also welcoming a new design team member ,, Sandie to our jolly group :-)Big waves to Sandie :-) I am sure you will soon settle in and get to know us all ,, phew ,, I am not the newbie anymore !!! Thanks Sandie :-) xx



I used my new Tim Holtz goodies I have just bought some tags, I coloured them with distress inks, spun sugar, stormy sky, black soot and antique linen. I then stamped images mainly from the new urban set and sprinkled perfect pearls, then sprayed with water to allow the ink to bleed underneath ,, as demo'd on the Tim Holtz blog.
For the first one I smothered a grungeboard butterfly with picket fence crackle paint and left it to dry , then inked it with distress inks. The quotation I used is also on the Tim Holtz urban set. I then added some metal flowers and a Muse charm and a bit of ribbon to finish. the second one is almost the same ,, just different stamps form the same set and I added a clock and some decoupaged butterflies. I added some crystal stickles to finish :-) I also used a Martha Stewart punch for the lower edges :-) Everything I used is available in the Simon Says Stamp store :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some amazing creations for you to see so hop on over to the ABC Challenge to see them :-)
DT Helen has also made a fabulous tutorial on a side step card which you can see on the ABC Tutorial Challenge blog :-)

Papertake Weekly Lilac and Lemon Challenge :-)

I sort of got carried away while I was making this card and lost the plot completely ! The theme this week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge is :-

LILAC AND LEMON

lovely colours and the DT have made some fabulous creations with these colours ,,, ulike me who went Lime instead of lemon ,,,,,, I think I managed to redeem myself with lemon buttons and leaves ?? :-)

For my card I followed Ariana's lovely sketch on the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge




I used my lovely new Boefje Susanne stamp from Simon Says Stamp. They have a whole range of these stamps, all of them are gorgeous. Boefje is a Dutch word meaning little rascal,or like a street urchin :-)
I coloured her with copics and added clear gel to the ribbon on her hat and inked the edge with dusty concorde distress ink. The papers are from the Wild Rose Studio The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set.



Thanks for looking :-) The DT and our Guest Designers Helen and Christine have made some fabulous creations for you to see so hop on over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge to see them :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-) You only have until 8am GMT tomorrow ( Wednesday 17th) to enter :-)

Happy Birthday to MEEE !! :-)

Look what was just delivered :-) Aren't they gorgeous ,, a lovely bouquet of flowers from my lovely hubby, Ray :-) He also gave me a lovely card and some cash for me to spend on my trip to the UK in a couple weeks :-)



I also received these gorgeous cards and gifts from my lovely blog buddies ,, :-)





A BIG thank you to my blog buddies Sue, Jo, Helen and Debby Joanne, Martha,for these beautiful cards and gifts :-) I love and appreciate them very much ,, THANK YOU X X X

The Creative Cottage First Challenge :-)

I made this card to join in with the first Creative Cottage Challenge whose theme is 'New'

I bought a set of Creative Cottage papers from Pollycraft especially for this ,, so they are new as are the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts :-)




I used a very neglected stamp that I bought ages ago. This one is is called ballet brielle from Whipper Snapper. I coloured her with copics and inked the edges with spun sugar distress ink. The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives set



I am also entering this into the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,,,,, Anything Goes


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

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

Wedding Congratulations :-)

The theme this week on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge is 'Celebrations' happy 2nd Birthday CCT :-) xx



I have decided to make a Wedding Card. The image is an old Magenta stamp that I have had for ages and rarely used so it was time for an inking :-) I lightly coloured the image with copics and smothered with a thin layer of lace stickles to the central bodice and skirt :-) The edges are inked with the new Tim Holtz distress inks spun sugar and victorian velvet. The papers are from a Papermania Chatsworth paper pad,, all the edges were distressed and inked. The flowers are Prima sn the leaves are punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I also used Martha Stewart heart edge and lace scallop heart punches. The punches flowers and inks are from Simon Says Stamp store :-)



I am also entering this into the following challenges

Die Cut Dreams challenge ,,,,, Pack a Punch,, I used 3 :-)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge ,,, Weddings

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,,,,, Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :-)


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

Sketch and Stach Challenge ,, Chrissie's Sketch :-)

This week Chrissie has made this fabulous sketch for us to follow :-) If you find it difficult to use the oval shape , you can use a circle or rectangle ,, as long as the baic skech is there :-)



We are being sponsored this week by Wendy at Digital Delights and some of the DT have made cards using Wendy's images :-)

We also have Vicky joining us as our GD so welcome Vicky xx :-)



For my card I used my new Farm Girl image and Mushroom Background images. I coloured her with copics, cut her out and sat her in front of the mushrooms. I inked the edges with spiced marmalade distress ink. The papers are My Minds Eye and the flowers are Prima which have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist.:-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your coments so please leave me one :-) Vicky and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Sketch and Stash Challenge blog to see them :-)


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

Mother's Day Pamper Gift :-)

The theme on the House Mouse Monday Challenge is Anything BUT a Card :-) Well for almost 2 weeks I have been buying cadbury's mini eggs every day with the intention of making an Easter basket and tag ,,,,well ,, before I got around to it they were all gone ! They are just too yummy and irresistable ,,, so I made a candle instead :-) Can't eat those :-) My jeans are feeling a tad tight now !!



I used the lovley Happy Hopper Relaxing Bubbles stamp to make a candle and tag :-) I coloured the images with copics and added 3D glitter to the bubbles. I also dotted glitter all over the candle :-)



The tag was cut with nesties and the bow was made with a bow easy ,,,, not much to say about this really !! :-) I will be adding a box of scented pamper goodies from the Body Shop with this gift for my Mum :-)



I am also entering this into the Die Cut Dreams Challenge ,,, no flowers

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

Best Friends :-)

My lovely friend Jo (Boots Blog Spot) has just sent me this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp and I couldn't wait to ink it up :-) thanks Jo xx

The theme on the Lili of the Valley Challenge is Easel Cards so that's where I started :-) then to find a sketch ,,,,Jo has designed a gorgeous one over on the Friday Sketchers Challenge ,,, hmmm how a bout a colour scheme ,, Heather has picked a delicious colour combo on the Colour Create Challenge ,, Mint, Choc and Cream ,,,, yum !! :-)



This stamp is called Little Girl's Swing Time,, sooo cute :-) I coloured her with copics and inked the edges with shabby shutters distress ink. The papers are Bo Bunny and the gorgeous rose, satin ribbon and ribbon slider are from Wild Orchid Crafts.



I used a Martha Stewart punch for the border and didn't have the 'heart' to throw the confetti in the bin so used those too,,, so corny ,,, sorry :-)



I am also entering this into the following challenges

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,, Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts Challenge ,,,Spots and Dots (spotty paper and her spotty dress) :-)

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

Simon Says Stamp have a fabulous colour challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Papercrafts site if you would like to enter, it closes soon so you have to hurry !! :-)


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

Totally Papercrafts Things With Wings Challenge

We had loads of fabulous entries to our Mothers Day/ Special lady Challenge, thank you to everyone for joining in :-)

This week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge it is Ria's turn the choose the theme and for those of you who know Ria, she has a 'thing' for Fairies :-) So she chose ,,,,,

THINGS WITH WINGS

You can use fairies, butterflies,bees, any insect really,,,birds, chicks loads of choices :-)

We are beidng sponsored by Ellie from the Digital Stamp Oasis. The winner will have the choice of 3 digi images :-) Thanks Ellie x



I use the lovely Mushroom lane Butterfly image. I coloued it with copics and added stickles for sparkle :-) I also used a grungeboard butterfly that I cittlebugges,coloured with distress ink and glimmered and stickled. I used a Nellie Snellen frame and all the edges were coloured with distress ink.The papers are Basic Grey and they were in a candy I won on Angela aka Sparkly Cards blog. Thanks Angela xx I love the colours of these papers and the gorgeous butterflies on the paper worked perfectly for this challenge I thought :-)
I used my Martha Stewart border punch and some organza ribbon and a mushroom charm :-) The flowers are Prima that have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and stickled. I stamped this lovely butterfly sentiment stamp faintly onto the paper to finish :-)



Thanks for looking, the DT have all done some fabulous cards for you to see so pop over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them :-)

I am also entering this into the following challenges :

Magical Crafts Challenge ,,,,, Things With Wings

Creative Inspiration Challenge ,,,,,, Charms

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

Simon Says ,,, Iris's Sketch :-)

Oh my goodness ,,, we had over 400 entries for the last Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-) Thank you to you all !! WOW !!

This week our very own DT Iris has made a gorgeous sketch for us to use :-)



Heidi is goving a $25 shopping spree to her Simon Says Stamp Store for one lucky winner and with all the new companies being added to the store every day there is a massive choice ! :-)

This week the DT are showcasing the Magnolia Company :-) The Simon Says Stamp Store have a massive range of these with the new arrivals being listed !! They also stock Magnolia's beautiful flowers too. You don't have to use Magnolia stamps for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them on your creations :-)



For my card I used the lovely Dangling Tilda, I coloured her with copics, cut her out and hung her from a pom pom ribbon in the aperture of the tent card :-) DT Dena made a fabulous tutorial for the Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge and I thought this sketch worked perfectly to combine the challenge :-) The papers I used are Bo Bunny and the brown card and riboon are Stampin Up Close to Cocoa. The flower is prima that has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and I also used some robins nest dew drops, stickles and a charm for sparkle :-) The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set.



Te DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them and please don't forget to leave them a comment too :-)


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

ABC Challenge 'F for FROSTY

The theme for the next 2 weeks on the ABC Christmas Challenge is ;_

'F' for FROSTY with the optional extra of Snow

We are being sponsored this week by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp. The winner will win a $15 shopping spree to the store and Heidi will pay for the shipping too :-)



We are also looking for Guest Designer to join us for the following 2 challenges so if you are interested in joining us please add GD after the link to your card with Mr Linky :-)




I used my very cute House Mouse Stamp, this one is called Making a Snowmouse :-) the Simon Says Stamp Store have the whole range of Stampabilities in stock and have the newest arrivals in store !! :-)
I coloured the image with my trusty copics,, love them ,,, and added Rangers Glossy Accents to the berries ,,, they look real !! :-) The optional extra is 'Snow' so I added some ice stickles and Polar white flower soft to create a snowy look :-) The papers are from the Bagic Grey Wassail paper pack.
I used a Martha Stewart Icicles punch and added a a ribbon, charm and gems to finish :-) The sentiment is from a Hero Arts sentiment set :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-) I hope you all join in !!! :-) xx

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