Peggy Love's Vintage Easter Contest :-)

I have made this card to enter a fabulous Contest on the Peggy Loves Vintage blog. To enter you need to download and print this gorgeous bunny image and then make whatever you like :-) Easy !! :-) The image printed facing the oposite direction on my printer ,, I have no idea why !! All the DT girls did it right !! :-)

The spotty paper is from a Wild Rose Studio paper pad and I used a strip of red from basic Grey too. The scalloped border was made using an SU punch. The flower is Prima , sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and the glimmer dots ribbon were from my stash. The bow was made using a bow easy ,,, fab gadget ! :-)

There is a lovely insert that you print to pop in your card too ,, I have used it but forgot to take a piccy :-) It is lovely though ,, you can see it on the Peggy Loves Vintage blog. It finished the card off perfectly ! :-)

This is a piccy of the fabulous prize on offer but you have to be quick the competition closes on Friday !!!! :-)



I hope you all join in :-)

Winner of the Easter Tilda stamp :-)

There were only 4 of you wanting to give my Tilda a new home :-) I wrote your names on scraps of paper and my son Sean picked one from a basket ,,, not very high tec eh ! :-)

the winner is Suzanne :-) Congratulations :-) If you email me with your address I will pop her in the post tomorrow ( the Post Office is closed today )

Luv
Lols x x x

Winner of my fortnightly blog candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

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The winner is Mary Lou :-) Congratulations :-) Please email me with your choice of Gruffie stamp and your address and Heidi will post it out to you :-)

ABC 'R' for RED Challenge

Good morning all :-) Time for a change of theme on the ABC Challenge :-)

'R' for RED :-)

Lots of scope there !! :-)



Our sponsor for this challenge is Stretch N' Bubbles, who are donating 4 digi images of the winner's choice for the prize. Just click on the link to go and see all the fab images available ,, you will be spoilt for choice ! :-)

There is also this fab freebie image which you can download from the Stretch and Bubbles site.



For my card I used this lovely teapot imeage from Stretch and Bubbles :-) I coloured the pot with copics and then sprayed with pearl glimmer mist to give it some shimmer :-) I then cut around the teapot and popped it onto the cuttlebugged and glittered circle. The papers are a Funky Fairys digi download which are now available from Simply Shaz Digi's . The set I used was Feeling Fruity Shabby style:-) Lovely set !! The flowers are prima ,, sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and the charm was a birthday gift from teamie Helen :-) Thanks Helen :-) xx The sentiment was printed on my comp.



Thanks for looking :-) the DT have made some wonderful cards for you to see so hop on over to the ABC 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 :-)

Simon Says ,,, It's So Distressing ! :-)

Thank you to eveyone who entered the last Easter Challenge,, we had lots of fabby glimmered entries :-)

We also have the Simon Says Stamp Childrens Challenge at the moment too,, so let your kids loose in your craft room ;-) Lots of entries are coming in for that too so thank you to all the children :-)


This week the theme is ,,

IT'S SO DISTRESSING

The Design team have all used Tim Holtz products on their creations. You don't have to but we would like to see you use them if you have them :-)

Heidi will be giving away a $25 shopping spree to the Simon Says Stamp Store and she will pay for the shipping too :-) There are lots of new products in store too ,,, so many in fact it is difficult to keep up with them ! Every day gorgeous new stuff is arriving :-)

GUNN here in the Designer Spotlight :-) If you haven't visited her blog yet you really should , her work is amazing :-)


I love messing about with ink :-) I may not be very good at it but I do enjoy doing it ! Tim makes it look so easy doesn't he !



I have recently had a lovely shopping spree at the Simon Says Stamp Store, mainly in the Tim Holtz section, and bought all the new colours of distress inks and they are GORGEOUS ! I also bought some tags to go with them ,,, and some other bits and bobs ,, well ,, things just fall into your basket ,,, and it was my birthday so I could go a bit mad eh !! :-) I think we need shopping trolleys not baskets on these web sites !! :-)



I used stormy sky and victorian velvet distress inks sprayed with water then the tags dropped into it ,,, there is a fab video tutorial on Tim Holts's blog showing this technique, there are several video tutorals on there which are brilliant and you should see them if you haven't already ! :-) I did some masking and and then applied ink directly over the mask to give some design to the tags. I then stamped images from my new Urban Chic set, added various Tim Holtz ideology bits and fragments.



I really did enjoy making these and am definitely going to join in with Tim's 12 days of Christmas Tag Challenge this year :-)

Gunn and the DT have made some FANTASTIC creations for you to see so pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see them :)


I have a new GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp starting today if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-) ( unless you're early and I haven't posted it yet :-))

My Fortnightly Candy Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

Thank you for all your entries to my last candy :-) I really enjoyed reading your comments and which Gruffie you would choose ,,, Unfortunately there could only be one winner so I am going to give you another chance :-)
I have used the Hammock Hibernation gruffie on my Simon Says Stamp Challenge DT card this week, a few of you said that would like that one !! :-)



I also made a Bear-ied in Paperwork tutorial recently which you can see here on the Simon Says Stamp blog I would appreciate a few comments on there !! :-)



The Simon Says Stamp Store have just had a new delivery of all the latest stampabilities stamps including the House Mouse, Happy hoppers and Grurfffies stamps ,, all of them are GORGEOUS !! You can see them all here

The usual rules apply. You have to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge so you have 2 chances ,, this week and next week. Just link your challenge card entry to Mr Linky. I would appreciate it if you are a follower and I would also prefer it if you add my Candy blinkie to your sidebar. Just copy and paste the code that is on my sidebar :-)

leave me a comment too saying which Gruffie stamp you would like to win :-) I love reading those :-) Some of you play the piano and would like the piano playing gruffie ,, some have biker hubby's ,,, I found all your comments really interesting to read :-) better than a book !! :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,,, Happy Easter

Tuesday morning and time for a new theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-) Lots of scope for combining challenges here :-)

HAPPY EASTER

We are sponsored this week by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp and she will be giving away a fab shopping spree to her store :-)



For my card I used this lovely Tilda stamp that I bought last year and never used ,, this is her first inking :-) I think it is a shame she has been neglected so I have decided that if anyone would like to give her a new home just tell me in your comment. If more than one would like her I will put all the names in an easter bonnet and do the draw tomorrow (Wednesday)at 10 am CET. I will post asap :-)




I coloured the image with copics and added stickles and glitter pen for sparkle :-) The papers are Basic Grey and the ribbon and flowers are from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the fancy border and the sentiment was done on the comp.



Thanks for looking :-) the DT and our Guest Designers have made soma lovely cards and creations for you to see so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them all :-)

I am entering this into the following challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ,,,,,, Easter

Daring Cardmaker Challenge ,,,, Eggs ,,,, Tilda is holding an egg :-)


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 Stash Challenge :-)

Monday morning and time for a brand new sketch over on the Sketch and Stash Challenge :-) Becky has made a gorgeous sketch for us to use and I am sure you will all like it ,,, nice and easy :-)

We are being sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp and she will be giving one lucky winner a $20 spree to her store ! AND she will pay the postage ! :-)



Fabulous sketch eh !! :-)



It is my SIL 60th Birthday soon and I made this card for her :-) I love this Penny Balck stamp and haven't used it for months and months,, shame on me !! :-) This one is called The Sensations
The other neglected items are these lovely Prima Flowers :-) I didn't use them before as I really like them and was saving them for ???



I coloured the image with copics and addeg gems and pearls 'jewellery', Don't ya just LOVE her string of pearls ! The paper is new Bo Bunny and I love the pattern on this ,, lovely background I thought ! As you can see I flipped the sketch to fit my image and popped the large pearls in a different place as they wouldn't fit in where they should :-) The ribbon is new and was a birhtday gift from Debby, thanks Debby xx



Vicky our GD and the DT have made some fabulous cards for you to see so pop on over to the challenge blog to see them


I am entering this into

The Corrosive Challenge ,,,,,,,,, Spring,, I think these look like they are full of the joys of spring eh ! :-)

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 :-)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge on the Papercrafts Planet Forum :-)

Chris made this fabulous sketch for us to follow on the Simon Says Stamp Papercrafts Planet forum


There is this fabulous bundle of goodies on offer so I will be keeping my fingers crossed :-)



For my card I used my new Eye Pencil and Lipstick ready House Mouse stamp ,,, how cute is this !! :-) I recently had cataract surgery and Steph, who works in the Simon Says Stamp office emailed me a piccy of this stamp just before I was going in for the op ,,, it really made me laugh :-),,,, HAD to buy it then eh !! :-)




I coloured the image with copics, added copics glitter pen glasses and inked the edges with dusty concord ink. The papers are Basic Grey Sugar Rush papers and the sentiment is from a Simon says Stamp Exclusives set.



I made this card for my friends Mum who had her cataract surgery on the same day as me ,,, we held hands :-) It is her 84th Birthday tomorrow and I thought this image would be perfect for her ! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one, also please pop over to the Papercrafst Planet Forum and become a follower and join in too :-) You could combine this challenge with the current Simon Says Stamp Challenge 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,,,, Childrens Challenge :-)

Happy Easter Holidays to all of our children !! Time to PLAY !! :-)

The Simon Says Stamp Challenge are challenging our youngsters between the ages of 2 and 16 ,,,, we thought 1 year olds may be a bit too young !! :-) We would like to encourage all you Mum's to let your children loose in your craft rooms ha ha :-)

The challenge is open for 2 weeks and will close at 10am GMT ( 9 am CET ) on Sunday 11th April


ANYTHING YOU LIKE

The theme is open so you can make whatever you like, cards, masks, bonnets, notebooks, anything you like, it does not even have to be Easter themed :-)

Heidi the owner of Simon Says Stamp will be giving a winner drawn at random, a $25 shopping spree to her store so you can choose whatever you like :-)

We have a very special young Design Team who have made some wonderful creations for you to see so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them, and please take the time to leave them a comment too :-) They have all done a wonderful job :-)



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 Pink and Green Challenge

We had lots of gorgeous entries to Joanne's sketch last week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge. Thank you to everyone who entered.

This weeek we have the lovely theme of

PINK AND GREEN

We are being sponsored this week by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp
We have a lovely paper pack and gems just waiting for one lucky entrant to win !!



For my card I followed Jo's gorgeous sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-)




I chose to use a lovely new stamp from The Greeting Farm this one is from the Miss Anya Collection, lovely eh ! :-) I coloured her with copics and dotted her boots with the blender pen to make them look like suede,,,, did it work ?? I think so !! :-) I chose funky shocking pink and lime green colours to match this lovely Doodlebug paper. I must admit I do quite like this card :-) I used a gel pen to glaze her bag and boot details, patent leather ??? :-)

I inked the edges with the gorgeous new spun sugar distress ink, I am using that particular colour ALOT ! I will need a refill or new one soon ! :-) The flowers are prima ,, sprayed with glimmer mist ,,, how did we manage without that before ?? a craft room essential now eh ! The sentiment is a Funky Fairys punch em ,, that unfortunately you can't buy now as the company has stopped trading :-( I used a lovely heart Martha Stewart border punch . I didn't have the 'right' coloured ribbon so I used the pink copic pen to colour a white one and tied the bow with a bow easy ,,,, perfection every time :-) The little heart on her headband is a confetti from the punch which is glittered :-)




The DT have made some lovely cards and creations for you to see ,,, one has made a perfect handbag for a Saturday night out !! :-) You MUST pop over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge. to see them :-)

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 :-)

ABC Christmas Challenge 'G' for Glitz with optional Silver :-)

We had lots of lovely entries for the 'F' for Frosty Challenge so thank you to everyone who joined in :-)

this week on the ABC Christmas Challenge the theme is

'G' for GLITZ , with the optional extra of SILVER

We are being sponsored by Toucan Scraps who have gorgeous digi papers :-) So thank you to them :-)




I have just bought this gorgeous Magnolia Snowman and Snowy Circle from Simon Says Stamp. I wish I had bought these before Christmas but better late than never eh !! :-)
I stamped the circle with pigment ink and embossed with silver EP, then masked the circle and stamped the snowman with memento ink, I coloured the image a little with copics and added ice stickles and crystal gems for added Glitz :-)
The papers are magnolia and silver stardream, I also added a white panel thet was cuttlebugged with a snowflake folder and glittered. I used a Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and some punched snowflakes too. The ribbon was from a local shop and the sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub on.



The DT have made some fabulous cards this week and Samantha did some fab recycling too ,,, so head on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge blog to see them !! :-)

I am entering this card into the Just Magnolia Challenge whose theme is Easel Cards :-) I don't think they will be seeing many Christmas ones this week :-)

The Creative Cottage Challenge has Sparkle as the theme so I will enter this into that challenge too ( thanks Donna :-))

The Quixotic Challenge is Monochromatis so I think my card fits that challenge too I only used a grey and purply grey copic marker :-)

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 Easter/Spring with Glimmer Challenge

Another Wedneasday, another fabulous challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-) This week we are doing something completely different ,,,

EASTER/SPRING with added glimmer

As you may have noticed there are a few with the same theme ,,, so plenty of opportunity to combine challenges ! The DT have all used Glimmer Mist on their creations and Heidi Swapp has made a fabulous video tutorial on them which you can see over on the challenge blog . It is well worth watching and if you have glimmer mists we would love to see them used this week ,, but it is not necessary to enter the challenge :-)

Gunn is joining us in the Designer Spotlight again this week, if you haven't visited her blog yet then you are in for treat !! You really should go to say 'hello' ! :-)




I just can't resist these cute Happy Hopper stamps ! I think these are THE perfect Easter stamps, that little chick telling bunny to hurry up ,,, sooo cute :-) This one is called Will Knit for Friends and is available in the Simon Says Stamp Store, all the Happy Hoppers, House Mouse and Gruffies are available !! :-)
I coloured the image with copics and glimmer mists. the shimmer looks really good on the chicks beaks and feet,, I used peach delight to colour those. The papers are Bo Bunny and I used a Martha Stewart border punch, The flower is Prima and has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist. I love this one particularly and have almost used up the whole bottle, so definitely need to get a new one ! I also coloured the central flower and the edges with peach delight glimmer mist.




Heidi is giving away a $25 spree to the Simon Says Stamp Store and every day new products and new companies are being listed , they now have The Greeting Farm, C.C Designs, Nellie Snellen and many more !! Fabulous !! :-)

I am entering this into the following challenges :-)

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge ,,,,,, Easter/Spring

Our Creative Corner ,,,,,,,,, Easter

Sweet Stampin Challenge ,,,,,,,, Spring is in the Air

Allsorts Challenge ,,,,,, Spring is in the Air

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ,,,,,,, Spring has Sprung

Stampin for the Weekend ,,,,,, Easter

Everybody's Art Challenge ,,,,,,, Easter

Stamp with Fun ,,,,, Easter

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 :-)

Papertake Weekly , Dawny's Sketch :-)

Time for a fabby new sketch by Dawny on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)




My Mum has been going to Weight watchers for a few months and has lost 14kg !!! she has gone from a size 18/20 to a 14 !! I am so looking forward to seeing her next month :-) When I told Amy she said ,,, OH NO ,,, I like my Grandma cuddly :-) I am so glad she has lost the weight though, she has also started going to keep fit classes and swimming ,,, so I am very proud of her :-) I made this card for her ,,, perfect image I thought :-)

I flipped the skech and had to move the sentiment down as it didn't look right in the proper place :-)




I used my new Happy Hoppers stamp from Simon Says Stamp this one is called Light as a Feather. I coloured the image with copics and added glaze to the scales and used a copic spica pen to make faux stitches.
I have no idea who's paper the background one is but the side panel and orange are Basic Grey from the cupcake pad. The flower is prima, sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and I added stickles for extra sparkle :-) The sentiment was cut on my cricut. I finished with some large pearls from Bunny Zoe Crafts :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) Helen and Christine, our Guest Designers, and the DT have made some fantastic cards for you to see so pop on over to the PTW 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 :-)

LOTV and Creative Cottage Challenges ,,, last min !!

I may be too late to enter this card into these challenges :-( I have been making this for days and never getting it finished ,, first visitors then the main power station in Malta went down so we have had no electricity ,,! hope it stays on now ! :-)
Anyway ,,, onto the card,, I followed the gorgeous sketch over on the Lili of the Valley Challenge ,,, and I only just found out that I won it last week so I will be receiving 2 of these gorgeosu stamps ,,, Woo hoo !! Thank you Jacqui and the DT xx




I used my new LOTV stamp that was a brithday gift from Jo. Thanks Jo xx
I coloured the image with copics and added copic glitter pens and stickles for sparkle, her petticoat was lace stickled ,,, love that stuff :-) The papers are from the Creative Cottage and the green card is vintage coredinations. The flowers are a mixture of Prima and roses and leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The ribbon was a gift from Heidi at Simon Says Stamp, thanks Heidi. The Prima flowers and dew drops are from Simon says Stamp too :-)




I am also entering this into the Creative Cottage Challenge whose theme is ,,, Flowers :-)

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 :-)