My 1st card as Guest Designer for the Sketch and Stash Challenge :-)

What a nerve wracking experience making a card as a Guest designer for the Sketch and Stash Challenge, not as easy as I thought, when I'd finished it I was happy with it but thought maybe I should start again ,,,,,
Anyway, there it is, I hope you like it.This fab sketch is by Becky :-) The Tilda is a new 'comfy tilda' which i bought from The Glitter Pot and new buttons by Papermania from Binky Crafts The tulip stamp is by Hampton Art and have had it forever,, the birds are hand drawn :-) The DP is from a 6x6 book of background papers by Crafty Individuals aand the purple distressed paper is a download from Funky Fairy's. I used my oval nesties,the scalloped one is made using purple core'dinations which have then been cuttlebugged with the script folder. I also used a strip of black/purple core'dinations underneath the ribbon too. The text is also new and is from the Whiff Of Joy sentiment set
Thanks for looking, your comments are very much appreciated :-)
Lorraine x

I received this award from Hazel Thanks Hazel {-)and Sue Thanks Sue :-)
What I have to do ,,,,

a) First list 10 honest things about yourself making them interesting

b) Pass this onto 7 other bloggers who you feel embody the spirit of Honest Scrap

will get onto this later as we have friends visiting and am a bit busy at d mo' :-)

I've been tagged by iRene Sue Elaine and Michelle :-)

I have to post a photo from the 6 th folder in my computer and explain it then tag 6 blogging friends :-)
well after checking this new computer the photo's re all card related and are already here so will have to go n check the older one, be back soon ,,,,,,,,,,

Whiff Of Joy Valentine Challenge

Well, I found this challenge challenging !!! Not having any valentine themed WOJ stamps except the heart I was a bit stumped but then came up with this idea :-) I didn't want it to be too girly, cos Charlie's a bloke after all, but then the pink crept in !!! anyway I think he looks quite dashing with a pink bow tie :-)The heart was stamped onto shrink plastic,coloured and shrunk :-)
The paper is by paper adventures and is called 'vintage rose ramblings' , the ribbon and heart brads are papermania. The hearts were cut out of core'dinations using my cricut and then cuttlebugged and sanded, the sentiment is WOJ too
Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments :-)

Funky Fairy's, Charisma and Friday Sketch Challenges

I know I've already entered the Funky Fairy's challenge with my last card upload but when I saw the Charisma challenge which is to use black/white and one other colour I just had to use this free download paper and text from Funky Fairy This stamp was just 'made' for this :-)
I used the Friday Sketch, which is a fab sketch by Carole, again, this sketch was made to go with this stamp, can ya tell I love this stamp :-)
The ribbon is from Meiflower,isn't it gorgeous :-)
Thanks for looking, I REALLY appreciate your comments so please leave me one before you hop away,,,,,
Lorraine x

Cute Card Thursday Funky Fairy's and Sketch Saturday Challenge's

I know its quite late for the saturday sketch but I really liked this sketch and wanted to use it :-) I am also entering this for the CCT challenge which is Valentine. I forgot to take a photo of the inside but I have decorated it with hearts and a valentine message , might upload it later ,,,,
The image is PB squeeze till I squeak, what a fab name for it ha ha :-) As you can see I used my scallop nestie for the image. The words down the side is made using the PB love love love stamp, pink brilliance on vellum. The hearts are cut out on my cricut and embossed with a cuttlebug swiss dots folder, which I then chalked with pearlescent pink, this doesn't show up very much on the photo but is nice n shimmerry in real life ;-0. The dotty ribbon is by papermania.
The pink distressed paper is a download from Funky Fairy's so it also qualifies for that challenge which is Valentine's too :-)The text is from a santa rosa stamp which also has an envelope with hearts coming out of it so I had to cut around it !
Thanks for looking, I appreciate all your comments so please leave me one before you hop somewhere else :-)
Lorraine x

Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge

I made this ATC for the Tilda and Friends ATC challenge which is not to use any designer paper. I decided to make is a Valentine theme, well it is that time of year ,,,The Tilda has a cross pendant usually but I made her a heart shaped one using a punch and shrink plastic and coloured it with artquest interference paint before shrinking. Her handbag is a new papermania duo clear stamp made using shrink plastic too. the background paper was made using pink chalk and a hero arts heart stamp and pink brilliance ink. Oh and I almost forgot, i tied a little pink ribbon in her hair, then layered it all onto blue card. :-)
Thanks for looking, your comments are very much appreciated :-)
If anyone would like to swap just let me know :-)
Lorraine x

I've just received this award from iRene, if you haven't visited her blog you should go and take a peek, she makes beautiful cards :-)
I have to tell you some things I'm addicted to and pass this on to a few of you, can't remember how many exactly !! Anyway will get to that later cos am off to Malta now with friends that're here on holiday ;-)
Am not making many cards at d mo' we re making a 'Barcelona' album :-) will show y'all later :-)

I've been tagged by Michelle I have to go to 6th folder and choose 6th photo and talk about it and pass this to 6 of you friendly bloggers. Ok will get onto this later, have just spent ages doing the last award thingy and me necks achin !!!! .............

I have just received these 2 awards from Sally She has a lovely blog, if you haven't seen it already you should check it out :-) She's recovering from surgery on her wrist at the mo !! :-(
I have to pass these on to 5 people. I think I've passed the lemonade one to everyone so I'll just pass the 'hugs' one on.
I will pass this one to Anesha, I think she needs hugs cos she's having alot of pain in her wrist and shoulder, poor girl, I feel especially sorry for her because she is GD for the Tilda and Friends Challenge and she should have really enjoyed her time there and not been suffering :-(
I would like to pass this to Hazel too, she's a resigned midwife like me and is missing baby cuddles ha ha !
I'd also like to pass this to Cathy, she has a fantastic blog and has just been made DT for the Sketch and Stash Challenge :-)
I would also like to give this to Michele, she lives in Japan, a long way from home, so she needs 'hugs' :-)
and last but not least Sue I just love her blog and the comments she leaves, she's a very talented and funny girl, always makes me smile :-)
Have a nice day y'all :-)

I have just received these awards from Val, she has a fab blog so if you haven't been you should go and see the fabulous cards she makes ,,, lovely,,, She was given the awards by Holly, Holly is only 4 years old and is very talented , if you haven't seen her blog you should go there too :-) It will make you smile am sure :-)
I have to say 5 things about myself and pass it on to 5 others, well, my answers re pretty boring compared to Holly's !! :-)
1, I have just been chosen as GD for the Sketch and Stash Challenge :-)
2, My favourite colour is blue
3, My dream is to go to a craft fair, preferrably with a blog buddy :-) wouldn't that be fab :-)
4, I would love to live in Tuscany , beautiful scenery, vineyards, pasta ,,,,, yummy
5, i always wanted to be a princess when I grew up ha ha

Now to pass it on to 5 people, well i think most of you have got them already so i will leave them open to all my bloggin friends, please put them on your blog , you all deserve these awards :-)
Love
Lorraine x

Inspirational Sketches

Hi I made this card to enter the Inspirational Sketches DT call
I only just found this blog and the call ends today so I hope I am still in time to enter ,,,,,,
I used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps, 'Garden Buggy' as the main image. The DP is Basic Grey and the wording is a vellum overlay over blue paper, I think we're all looking forward to summer eh !! :-) The flowers are hero arts which I chalked with blue and added sugared brads to the centres. I used my crop-a-dile to add the 2 eyelets to fix the vellum
Thanks for looking, I really appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine

Friday Sketchers and Penny Black Saturday challenge

evenin all :-)
I made this for the Friday Sketchers and the Penny Black Saturday challenges. The Friday Sketch was to use this sketch by Beatrix, lovely sketch eh !! The Penny Black challenge was to 'frame it'. This is another stamp I've had for ages and never used !!! The papers are a download from Funky Fairys I saw a card on someone's blog, I can't remember who's, sorry :-( it had a downloaded sentiment from this site, their papers are fabby.
Thanks for looking, I really appreciate your comments :-)
Lorraine

Gypsy :-)

Gypsy's found a comfy spot in my card scraps box :-)

Award from Sue :-)

Hi I just received this award from Sue,Thanks Sue, much appreciated ;-). I received the same award from Hazel and Rica too ( scroll down to see). I have to apologize for not passing it on yet, or the 'encouraged' award I received from Sue but i have had a busy week with one thing and another and my friends arrived from UK yesterday so have been busy chin waggin ,,,,,,
i would like to pass this award to Anesha, and hope she's feeling better soon and to Sue and to Danni and and to Poppet and also to Maria
I woulds like to thank them all for leaving me such lovely comments on my blog
Lorraine x

Magnolia v Stampovie challenge

The challenge this week on the Magnolia v Stampovie is 'bows'
Anesha sent me the Sarah Kay image, thanks Anesha :-) I didn't notice the cute kitten until I had started to colour the image, isn't it cute, I coloured her like my kitten 'Gypsy' :-)
I was going to attempt the fabulous bow like the one Bev made but I chickened out !!, maybe next time ,,,,,,.
Anyway, I like how this card looks, hope you like it too ,,, :-)
Please leave a comment, I really do appreciate them, they make my day !! :-)

Cute Card Thursday Challenge

I made this for the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is to create a scene, I used a penny black stamp as the main image and my fave hero arts fantasy tree and scroll tree and a hero arts owl too, the 'riverbank grass is a bamboo stamp from judikins ' I also used a download thingy from Funky Fairies papercrafts
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments
Lorraine

I just received this from Sue :-) If you haven't visited her blog yet you really should, she makes beautiful cards !! gorgeous
I have to list 5 things that I'm addicted to and pass it on to 5 people, well, I'll get onto that tomorrow :-)
Ok, it's now Sunday, sorry for not getting onto this before but have been a bit busy ,,,,,,
5 things I'm addicted to ,,,hmmm Ok
well , cardmaking definately, buying crafty stuff, coffee, can't think of anything else boring eh !!! ooh blog hopping and roast beef and yorkshire puddin ;-)
Ok now to pass it on to 5 people.
Well there are so many of you that i would like to pass it on to, especially the ones that follow my blog and leave me such lovely ' encouraging' comments that i give this award to you all. please just copy this award and post it on your blog with my good wishes x x

OOhh, I have just received this award from both Hazel and Rica, you have to go and see their blogs, they make the lovliest cards :-)
I really needed this today, it's cheered me up a bit after what's been a truly miserable day.I wasn't going to say this on my blog but a colleage / friend who I've worked very closely with for the last 18 years died very suddenly on Saturday and it was her funeral today. She was only 46 yrs old and has two young sons, 17 and 15 year old. Am sure you can imagine how upsetting it was.
Cherish your life and live it to the full !!
I thank Rica and Hazel for giving me this award I'll think about this overnight and forward this award to my lovely blogger friends :-)
I just feel totally exhausted and headachy after what's been a truly horrid day,so I'll say goodnight n go for a good cry,,,,,,, :-(

Purely Stamping Blog Candy Sketch Challenge

Linda has reached 10.000 hits on her blog and to celebrate she's giving away some fab stamps, but there's a twist, to enter the draw you have to make a card to her sketch :-)
I made this for the purely stamping blog candy challenge, You can see the blog candy on my sidebar.
I used penny black roses as the main image and a hero arts butterfly in the circle. The text is by papermania, I rarely use stickers but this one just looked perfect for this card I thought.
I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine