Sketch and Stash Challenge

Thanks for all your wonderful entries last week following my sketch I really enjoyed seeing them :-)

This week on the Sketch and Stash Challenge Becky has made a fabulous sketch for us to follow :-) don't forget to mention what your new or neglected old stuff is as we love to know :-)

We have double sponsorship this week so 2 fabulous prizes for one lucky entrant :-) Stitchy Bear Stamps are offering some gorgeous digi image downloads and The Creative Cottage are offering a paper download kit :-)

Stitchy Stamp gave the DT a choice of digi image to use and the Creative Cottage gave us all a paper download kit too :-) How lovely is that !! :-) thanks to both stores xx



I have never made one of this type of card before but when I saw Christine's card on the House Mouse Monday Challenge DT I thought that this sketch would work perfectly :-)
I chose to use this lovely 'Flip Flops' image ,, I used to look just like her ,,,, in my dreams lol :-) I masked the image and stamped the parasol from the Simon Says Exclusives set behind her, the drink and sentiment stamps on the inside are all from the same set. The papers are a brand new Creative Cottage digi download set and are being released TODAY !! how cool is that ,, we got to use them first !! this set is called Daisy Chain and is lovely :-)



I coloured the image with copics and coloured the edges with wild honey distress ink. I added star dust stickles for sparkly sand and a few spots on the brolly and her lovely glass of lemonade :-) The ribbon and candy dots are from my stash and the shaped chipboard sun has been in my drawer for ever. the flip flops were a gift from a blog buddy and I have had them a while too :-)



Thanks for looking and I hope you will all find the time to join us :-)

You COULD use this sketch and enter the House Mouse Monday Blog Hop Challenge and enter my candy too,, so potential prizes everywhere !! :-)

Winner of the cute Simon Says Stamp candy

I have just pressed the button to find the winner of the very cute HM Napping on a Thistle stamp ,,,,,,,,

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2010-05-26 10:33:45 UTC

the lucky ducky this week is Rica !! :-)

Congratulations Heather, this cute stamp is now yours :-)

Totally Papercrafts Photo Inspiration Challenge 17

It was my turn to choose the theme for the Totally Papercrafts Challenge this week and as Wimbledon is just around the corner I thought Strawberry Daiquiri's would go down well so the challenge is:

PHOTO INSPIRATION

We are being sponsored this week by Ellie of the Digital Stamp Oasis and one lucky entrant will have a choice of 3 digi downloads from her Etsy Store :-) Thanks Ellie

For my card I followed Maggie's fab sketch on the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge :-)



I used my lovely House Mouse Berried Strawberries stamp. I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with green chalk ink. The papers are from a Bearly Mine CD and the sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives set :-)



thanks for looking and hope you will all join in with us on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge this week :-)

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 :-)

Card Appeal for Jayme

Lisa AKA Stamped Art by Lisa
is appealing for as many cards as possible to be sent to her sister Jayme who is terminally ill.

I have copied this from Lisa's blog

I am having a special event for my sister Jayme. She is in her early 50's and has terminal lung cancer. To make it worse, her sweet dachshund Molly passed away a couple weeks ago. Today we learned her cancer has spread to several other areas and her time is running out. I am asking for all my card making friends to send her a fun card...not really get well cards obviously, but something pretty or funny that will make her smile. She is a frog collector so frog cards would be awesome! I have been blessed by all those I design for to have a wonderful offer of blog candy. Details are below on how to enter. I will choose a winner June 2nd.

I used a new Heltz Cuppleditch stamp ,, I think it is funny and I am hoping it will bring a smile to jayme when she sees it I kept the card quite simple as I didn't want to cover up too much of the gorgeous paper !!

This card is now in the post :-)


I am entering this into the following challenges

Creative Card Crew Challenge,,, Sketch
Colour Create Challenge ,, soft Green and Aqua :-)

Stampavie and More Challenge ,,, Flower Power

Sir Stampalot Challenge ,,,,,, Butterflies and Blossoms

thanks for looking and I hope Jayme is swamped with beautiful cards from all you lovely generous people :-)

Fabulous House Mouse Blog Hop Next Monday :-)

As you ALL know by now the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge has 5 new designers joining the team ,,, and I am one of them !! :-) We will be joining in for the first time with the next challenge which is next Monday 24th !! :-) Can't wait !! :-)

To celebrate America has put together this FANTASTIC prize for a House Mouse and friends Blog Hop Challenge :-) The Design team will also be giving away gorgeous candy on their blogs too ,,, all you have to do is join in !! So mark your calendars and join us next week for the FIRST EVER House Mouse Blog Hop !! :-)

You can see more details of the candy and the hop on the House Mouse and Friends Challenge blog :-)

If you join in with the current 'Distressing' Challenge you can enter my candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

WOYWW !!

I haven't done this for a while ,, taken piccy's of my mess but thought I would today and join in the Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday :-) Now ,, this is REALLY tidy for me !! Had a big clean up last week as I have just ordered a fabby big corner desk that 'should'arrive in the 2nd June ,,, no next day delivery here you know!!!



I did have to move a card I have just made ,,, can only show that to a select few at the mo' tis for next weeks Sketch and Stash Challenge :-) As I am now on the House Mouse Monday DT I will be treating myself to a House Mouse mug too,, will look fab on my new desk ,,, :-) gorgeous they are ,,, am trying to persuade Heidi to stock them in the Simon Says Stamp Store :-) Do you think they would sell ??? Let me know what you think ,,, maybe we can twist her arm :-) OK now for the grand tour :-)



Still have the Simon Says Stamp and the Wild Rose Studio stamps waiting to be put away for another day ,,, made a card yesterday with those ,,, will have to tidy up a bit !!



I took out all the coats and jackets ,, and handbags from here and put alot of my stuff in here ,,,, much better :-)



Some of my papers and card ,,, and my envelopes all in here



this needs a good tidy ,,, there is a load of stamps waiting to be cleaned ,, I promised Amy a new handbag if she did them for me lol ,,,, good deal for her eh !! :-)


I have a lovely candy at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek:-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Make a Tent Card and add charms

Long post ,,, get coffee !! :-)

Thanks for all your lovely entries to Domi's Sketch Challenge :-) I am sure all of you know that Domi got married on Saturday and she has some beautiful wedding piccy's on her blog :-) She looked positively radiant ,, so beautiful,, and her hubby is very handsome too ! :-)

This week, on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge we are asking you to make a tent card and add some charms to it ! If you are unsure how to make one of these simple yet effective cards, our amazingly talented DT member, Dena, has written a tutorial with photos which you can find here.

Heidi is offering one lucky entrant a $25 shopping spree to her Simon Says Stamp Superstoreand with all the fantastic stuff arriving almost every day the choice is FABULOUS !! :-)



For my card I got out all my Tim Holtz goodies and had a play :-) At first I thought I would use his Chandelier stamp ,,, and was soo wishing I had bought the gorgeous Blue Moon birdcage charm ,,, anyway ,, in the end I decided to use my Weathered Clock stamp :-)



I dabbed some Antique Linen, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concorde ink on a craft sheet and sprayed with water ,, swirled some white card around in it then dried with a heat gun ,, and repeated a couple of times. I then stamped the clock in it and cut it out ,, then I added some Black soot ink to darken it a bit. The papers are from Creative Imaginations ( can't wait for my new Tim holtz ones to arrive,, they are probably Mid Atlantic now :-)) the frame was cut out on my Cricut. I stamped the frame with a TH swirly stamp in gold pigment ink then sprinkled with Vintage Photo distress embossing powder. The grungeboard hinges were given the same treatment.

For my charms I used a Tim Holtz Fragment Charm, I stamped a TH saying stamp on a scrap of the DP, glued it to the charm and cut around it. I also used a TH Muse token charm in the center of a flower. The flower is also Tim Holts ,, inked with the same distress inks and stamped in gold, used the same distress powder on it too ,,, it looks really good IRL !! honest !



I smothered the clock with Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint and added some TH clock hands and a clip to hang it on the frame. Think thats all ,,, sorry for all the waffle :-)

The DT have made some amazing cards for you to see :-) Hope you all join in with us this week

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 K for Kissing Challenge

It is Squirrel's turn to choose the theme for the next fortnight and she has chosen

K FOF KISSING with the optional extra of a shaped card :-)

We are sponsored this week by our very own DT girlie ,, Lacey who owns the Stamp and Create Online Store and she has put together a wondeful prize for one lucky entrant.

:-)

For my card I followed Claire's lovely sketch on the Moving Along With The Times Challlenge and in the process ,, completely forgot the shaped card bit of our challenge ,,, good job it is optional !! oops :-)



I used a this lovely Mo Manning stamped image that Cathy sent to me ,, thanks Cathy :-) This one is called Siku and Shiya, I coloured them with copics and added flower soft for snow and ice stickles for sparkle :-) The papers are Basic Grey and the ribbon is from my stash, The sentiment is Hero Arts and it says 'let It Snow' ,, it doesn't show up n the piccy but lookd nice IRL :-)



The DT have made some fabulous ,, shaped cards !! :-) for you to see. I hope you will all join us for this challenge,, we need to spread some Christmas kisses around even if it is only May !! :-) Mwah XX

I am also entering this into the Winter Wonderland Challenge whose theme is 'See Amid the Winter Snow'

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 :-)

My Fortnightly Candy Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I made this card a few days ago for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, isn't this stamp cute !! Heidi from Simon Says Stamp Superstore is sponsoring this candy and they have EVERY House Mouse, Gruffie of Happy Hopper stamp in stock :-)



If you would like the chance to own this stamp I would like you to pop my fortnightly candy blinkie in your sidebar (the code is on my sidebar) As I have been asked to join the DT I thought I would change the rules a little for this candy and ask you all to join in with the current House Mouse Monday Challenge :-)

The DT are allowed to enter too :-)

edited, could you please mention this candy on your blog post too :-) thanks

I am using the new Inlinkz linky so please add a link to your card to enter :-)

Wild Rose Studio DT card + a couple of challenges :-)

I found time to play today with another of the new Milton stamps from the Wild Rose Studio :-) I love these bears ,, so cute ! :-)



I followed Alex's lovely sketch on the Everybody's Art Challenge
. I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with spun sugar distress ink. The papers are also from the Wild Rose Studio, I used the Japan and Polks Dots paper packs. the flowers are Prima with velvet doodlebug brads and the gingham ribbon I have had for ages ,, I bought that from Meiflower. The sentiment is also from Wild Rose Studio :-)



I am also entering this into the following challenges :-

Tuesday Morning Sketches ,,,,,,,,,, Fave colour combo and glitter ( pink or blue with brown is my fave :-))

Just Cute Bears ,,,,,,,, Recipe ,, 3 Brads, 2 Papers, 1 ribbon

Stamp Something ,,,,,,,,,Celebrate :-)

Cute Card Thursday Challenge ,,,,, Someone Special , this is for a very special buddy sshh :-)

Allsorts Challenge ,,,, Birthday

Stampavie and More ,,,,, Pink

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 Say It With Flowers Challenge :-)

Time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS :-)

What a fab theme ! I am sure we will be seeing loads of beautiful cards this week ,, we all love flowers eh :-)

We are being sponsord by Wild Orchid Crafts and the DT were all given some flowers to use,,,, Thank you xx



I followed Tanja's gorgeous LO on the Friday Sketchers Challenge :-)



I used one of my new Sarah Kay stamps from Simon Says Stamp this one is called OLIVIA WITH HER KITTENS KIKI AND SUGAR :-) I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with spun sugar distress ink. The papers are Basic Grey and the Brown card for matting is SU Close to Cocoa. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and have been sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist and dotted with star dust stickles :-) The ribbon is also from Wild Orchid Crafts and the charm is from my stash.



The DT have made some bloomin'gorgeous cards for you to see so pop over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge to see them :-)

I am also entering this into the following challenges {-

Cupcake Crafts Challenge ,,,,,,,,,,,, Blooming Charming

Spoonful Sugar Challenge ,,,,,,,, Cute and Girly

Pollycraft Monday Challenge ,,,,,,, Summer Blooms


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 :-)

Join in the House Mouse Monday Challenge and enter my Simon Says Stamp candy draw :-)

Just a reminder that if you enter the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge you can also enter my fortnightly candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp

see the post at the top of my blog to enter :-)

ABC Christmas Challenge Candy :-)

We have almost reached 200 followers on the ABC Christmas challenge and Samantha is giving away some gorgeous candy to celebrate :-)

pop over to the challenge blog for more details :-)

Totally Papercrafts Wedding/Anniversary Challenge

We had loads of gorgeous entries to our sewing challenge last week and hope you all join in with us on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge again this week :-)

It was Emma's turn to choose the theme this week and she chose

Weddings/Anniversary :-)

We are sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads and she will be giving one lucky entrant a choice of 5 digi downloads,

The DT were also able to choose a digi image to use for this challenge and I chose this gorgeous Roses For You image




I followed Jo's lovely sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge I decided to choose bright cheerful colours for this anniversary card instead of the usual pink or red that I would normally use. I coloured the image with copics and added stickles everywhere. I inked the edges with orange chalk ink too. The papers are Basic Grey and I used a Martha Stewart border punch, The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set. I embossed the whole thing with clear EP and popped it in the center of a flower.



DT Emma has a lovely candy on her blog and is fundraising for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Pop over to her blog to see more details :-)

I am also entering this into the Frosted Designs Challenge who are asking for 'Rainbow' colours ,,, I think I have them all in there :-)


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 :-)

Wild Rose Studio DT Card

I had a lovely parcel of goodies yesterday from Dulcie at Wild Rose Studio and these lovely papers and stamp were in it ! :-)



I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with spun sugar distress ink. I then swiped a pink pigment ink pad over it and embossed with sparkle EP. I then dotted stickles everywhere :-)



The ribbon was from my stash and the flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts sprayed with glimmer mist. the sentiment is Hero Arts stamped with a tri colour pad and embossed with sparkle too.



I am entering this isto the following challenges :-

Just Cute Bears ,,,,,,,,,, multifold

Creative Cottage ,,,,,,, Fancy Fold

Stamp Somethin,,,,,,, Birthday

Fab 'n' Funky ,,,,, Metal Mania

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 :-)

Emma's Candy Give Away

Emma, AKA Crafty Emma has some fabulous candy up for grabs,, lovely Alota stamps :-)

I copied this from her blog


Candy Giveaway - Alota Rubberstamps....
Good Morning
I was recently lucky enough to win 11 Alota Rubberstamps and have decided to give 4 of them away as a ''Thank You'' for your support and donations so far with my fundraising for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of my Dad.

To join in with the candy draw go to Emma's Blog for more details :-)



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