Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,,,, In Stitches ,,,,

Good Morning ,,,, hope all is well with you all :-) time is flying by as always and another week has come and gone !! time for a new theme on the Papertake Weekly Chellenge

This week we would like to see some SEWING ,,, get your machines or sewing needles out !! :-) You can fake it tho we won't mind :-) You could use an image with sewing in it, or stitched ribbon ,,, or just doodle some stitcing :-) lots of possibilities.

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp ,,, so a fab shopping spree on offer !! :-)







For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge who also had the optional extra of strawberries and cream :-)

I used my lovely Sew What House Mouse stamp, coloured with copics and the edges distressed with Tea Dye distress ink. The papers are from the Tim Holtz Shabby Vintage paper pad. The flower I made using the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral dies . I followed the technique shown on this fab video by
Christina , which you can see here
The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set I also used a Martha Stewart leaf punch and a few Robins Nest dew drops :-)


















Challenges :-

Truly Scrumptious,,,,, Sketch

Magical Crafts ,,,,,,, Flower Power

One Stop Crafts ,,,,,, Pink/Brown

Sew Many Challenges ,,,,,,, Anything Goes

Stamp Something ,,,,,,, Vintage with flowers ,,, I think this is a bit vintage ,,, I used shabby vintage papers too !!! :-)

A Spoonful of Sugar ,,,,,,,, Animal Crackers :-) they also ask that your child joins in too ,,, well ,, as mine are grown up ,, thats not likely to happen ,, I would have to bribe them lol :-)

The DT and our 2 fab GD's have made some fabulous cards for you to see ,, so pop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-) Please leave them a comment too :-) xx

Simon Says Stamp Challenge on the Papercraft Planet

As some of you may know ,, DT Chris runs a Challenge on the Papercraft Planet site on behalf of Simon Says Stamp.

It is a monthly challenge with a fabulous prize on offer :-) The theme for this month is 'Oh Boy' ,,, now many of you have joined in our challenges with 'boy' cards so you could link them !! :-) Time is rinning out tho ,,, this challenge ends tomorrow !! You have to be quick !! :-)

If you would like the chance to win ,,, link your card on the Simon Says Papercraft Planet Challenge

Good Luck :-)

Totally Papercrafts,,,, Easel card for a Boy

Good morning all :-) Hope you're all OK and looking forward to a lovely weekend ,,, hope the weather stays nice for you ,,, especially those going camping !! :-)

Our new DT friend Carol starts today and she has made a fab debut card !! Welcome Carol x x

Thanks for all your entries to Scoopy's fab sketch last week :-)

This week it is Anne's turn to choose the theme on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge and she chose ,,,,

EASEL CARD FOR BOYS :-)

We are sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp ,,, fabulous prize on offer :-)

I followed the fab sketch on the House Mouse and Friends challenge :-) (there are 2 HM challenges :-))Brill !! :-)

The image was a stamped House Mouse image that my buddy Cathy sent me :-) I do NEED this stamp tho ,, very cute :-) This one is called 'Surprise Party' I coloured the image with copics and coloured the edges with distress ink. The papers are from Papermania and are called Henbury Lane. I used a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and some buttons from my drawer :-) The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives set I bought this fab ribbon at the Ally Pally :-)

Challenges :

House Mouse and Friends ,,,,,,, Sketch

Your Next Stamp ........ Patterned/Printed Ribbon

Creative Card Crew ,,,,,,,,,,, Easel Card

Die Cut Dreams ,,,,,,,,Teen Boys + Blue and Green

Crafts & Me ,,,,, Birthdays

ABC ,,,,,,,,,,,,X tra dimension

Crafty Creations ,,,,,,,, Shine

Charisma Cardz ,,,,,, Project for a guy :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments :-)

I have a blog candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek ,, also a candy linked to the ABC Christmas Challenge and blog hop too :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,, You Gotta Have Friends

We really enjoyed last weeks Pirate Challenge and it was brill to see so many of you joining in and getting your own pirate name too :-) Very funny :-)


Before moving on to this weeks Simon Says Stamp Challenge I wonder how many of you noticed the new mug shots on the sidebar :-) We are being joined by 3 new FANTASTIC designers

Marcea (who has been our Guest DT for the last month)

Heather (Rica) and

Christine

Welcome to our very FRIENDLY team !! :-)

This week's challenge is ; YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS :-)
It is definitely no fun being Billy no mates so now is the time to make a card or a girft for a friend and show them how much you care :-)

The fabulous prize is a $25 spending spree in the Simon Says Stamp Store !



The Design Team this week are showcasing Penny Johnson stamps. You can of course buy the full range of Penny Johnson stamps from the Simon Says Stamp Store ! If you have any of Penny Johnson's stamps we would love to see them but you can use any stamp at all for this challenge.



For my card I used the gorgeous ner Bobby and Me stamp
from the Simon Says Stamp Store It is currently out of stock but is expected back in any day now :-) I think the DT bought them all !! :-)
I followed Claudia's fab sketch on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge I coloured the image with copics and inked the edges with Wild Honey Distress ink The papers are from the new Basic Grey Max and Whiskers paper pad. The decorative border was made using my new EK Success punch, I added a button and a lovely dog tag charm the bone shaped button was a gift from teamie Jo :-) x x The 'Friends' foam letters were in my drawer for years and have no idea where they came from.



I am entering this into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I have a blog candy at the top of my blog sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp Store if you would like to have a look :-)

Winner of my Simon Says Stamp Sponsored candy

I have just pressed the button on the random generator :-)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

21

Timestamp: 2010-06-23 07:53:28 UTC

the lucky girl this week is Renee :-) Congratulations :-) Please email me with your choice of stamp and your address and Heidi will post it out to you :-)

I will be back soon with another candy :-)

Time for Candy :-)

Thank You to all of you who join in my candy every fortnight :-)It is lovely to see you all coming back and I hope ,,, in time that you will all win at least once ,,, a couple of you have already won more than once ,,, but hey ! that is just the luck of the draw :-)

This week I am making it easy for everyone ,, I would like you all to join in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge ,,, but I think most of you do anyway ,,, if you would join in the HM&F Monday Challenge I would like it too ,,, seeing as Heidi from Simon Says Stamp is letting me give away so many House Mouse, Gruffies and Happy Hopper stamps it is only fair that you use them :-)

Leave me a link to your creation made for either the Simon Says Stamp or HM&F Monday Challenges ,, if you enter both ,,, you can add more links !! :-) the design teams on both are able to enter too :-)

Now tell me which stamp is your fave House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper stamp :-) Go to Simon Says Stamp choose, then leave me a comment :-)

The winner chosen at random, will get the stamp of their choice ! :-)

Cards for Bella blog hop

Erin and Denise have organised a series of blog hops ,, one starting each Tuesday for the next 4 weeks to raise awareness of a little girl called bella who has recently suffered from a terrible virus which has left her severely physically disabled. You can read more about her story on her homepage Bella Tucker.Org

I have sent this card to Bella with a small gift and my love and best wishes while she is undergoing a very difficult rehabilitation.

This lovely image is from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps :-)

I am sure blogland will rise to the call and send a mountain of cards,, and maybe a few gifts and donations too :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,, Dawny's Sketch :-)

More fab news on the Papertake Weekly Challenge
Nancy aka Another MD Crabbie has agreed to join the team ! :-) if you haven't visited her blog you are in for a treat ! Gorgeous creations :-) Welcome to the team Nancy :-)

Dawny has made another fabulous sketch for us to use on the PTW :-)
We are sponsored this week by Digital Delights ,, so some gorgeous images on offer :-)



I used my lovely new Hero Arts peacock stamp,, so pretty :-) This was a gift from Heidi at Simon Says Stamp :-) thanks Heidi xx Very little colouring with copics and lots of Hero Arts gems added to the tail :-) The papers are Basic Grey from my new Cappella paper pad. I uswed some pure silk ribbon and the decotarive pin is from Maya Road
I made the flower using my fab new Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die I cut them out of white card sprayed with water ,, scrunched then opened out and dried, I then used my copic air brush to spray the colour,, then added star dust stickles :-)
The sentiment is also from Hero Arts



Thanks for looking :-) I love reading comments so please leave me one :)

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,,,, New Something

I really enjoyed coming to see all your fab entries to our 'Sweet' House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,, a few more HM stamps added to my wish list now !!

This week it was Christine's turn to choose the theme and she chose

'New Something'

We are sponsored by Paper Cupcakes for this fortnight ,, so some lovely Digi images on offer :-)



For my card I used my gorgeous happy Hoppers Wishin Well image, coloured with copics and the edges are coloured with stormy sky distress ink. the papers are MME ,,, I also added some Happy Hoppers paw prints ,, stamped in brown chalk Hero Arts ink The lovely oriental charms were a gift from my lovely buddy Ria when I met her in Holland :-)



Thanks for looking :-) There is a blog candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp Store at the top of my blog linked to this challenge :-)

Sketch and Stash Challenge ,,, Lisa's Sketch :-)

It was Lisa's turn to design the sketch for this Sketch and Stash Challenge and she has done a brilliant job ! Fab sketch ! :-)

We are sponsored this week by Meljen Designs



so there are some gorgeous Digi Images on offer !! :-)



The DT were given a choice of images to use, for this card I didn't use the one I chose ,, long story and I won't bore you with the details ,, just suffice it to say you will see that one in 2 weeks time !! This image is a new one that my lovely friend Emma bought me for my birthday I coloured the image with copics and the edges coloured with distress inks, pigment ink and embossed with sparkle :-) I stamped paw prints and wrapped some wool around them. The papers are My Minds Eye and these were a gift from Joanne :-)
I also used my neglected Martha Stewart Lacey border punch :-)

I will be entering this card into the Meljen Designs Challenge
the theme is Lace, Ribbon, Fiber ,,, I have 2 of the 3 :-)



I also made a card using my Pop-U-lar Fun House Mouse stamp. I wouldn't say the stamp is neglected as much as unused for ages :-) The balloons were made on my cricut ,,, that is neglected ! The papers are new and from Creating Keepsakes.



The mice paw prints are a PB stamp and I added a few gems too. I also used a Martha Stewart border punch on this too :-)




The DT and Jayne our GD have made some fabulous card for you to see this week ,, so hop on over to the Sketch and Stash Challenge to see them and please leave comments :-)

I have a blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog ,, also I MIGHT have a candy for the ABC Christmas Challenge hop too !! :-)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge on the Papercraft Planet :-)

I made this card to enter the Simon Says Papercraft Planet Challenge :-) The theme for this month is 'Oh Boy'




I followed Jo's fab design on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-) I rotated it and made it to fit a rectangular card :-) Heidi from Simon Says Stamp sent me a pack of these lovely Hero Arts cards ,, so had to use one :-)
I used my lovely Monica with Pacifier (dummy in English) :-) coloured with copics and mounted onto a light brown Whitewash Coredinations ,, love this stuff ! the papers are digi downloads from Funky Fairys. The ribbon is SU and the buttons were in my button drawer.



I a entering this into :-

Sweet Stampin Challenge ,,,,,, clean and Simple

One Stop Challenge,,,,,,,,, One for the Boys

By the Cute and Girly ,,,,,,
something old ( papers, not available anymore )
something new ,, SU ribbon
something borrowed ,, hmm ?? this layout was Jo's idea ( Sketch Saturday :-))
something blue ,,, speaks for itself ! :-)

I hope you find time to enter the Simon Says Papercraft Planet Challenge there is a fabulous prize on offer ,, and only 3 entries so far !!!! :-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,, Scoopy's Sketch :-)

It's Friday again so time time for another challenge.
Thank you to everyone who joined in with our Animal Magic Challenge :-) It seems you all love Animals ,, we had loads of entries !! Thank You :-)

Before moving onto this weeks challenge we have a special announcement we would like to make,our friend, the lovely Carol from My Little Piece of Heaven has agreed to join the Design team and will be making her 'Official' entrance with a creation next week :-) Welcome to the team Carol :-) Caroline is especially thrilled as she can pass the 'Newbie' title over :-)


This week it was Scoopy's turn to choose the theme and she made a fabulous sketch for us to use :-)

This weeks sponsor is Sew Many Cards, the lucky winner can choose 5 digi images from the shop.



As you know ,, the DT get to see all the other DT cards before you do !!and I pinched Joanne's idea to chop the corners off :-) I hope she doesn't mind !! :-)



For my card i used one of Dulcie's gorgeous Gardening Millie stamps from the Wild Rose Studio The are also from the Wild Rose Studio, the green flowery one is from the Floral Pack and the Purple one is from the Japan Stack. I also used some green coredinations that was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder. I added soem spotty organza ribbon and some candy dots and the flower is Hero Arts and Prima, mixed and a doodlebug glitter brad in the center. These are from Simon Says Stamp :-)



I am entering this into :-

Crafty Catz Challenge ,,,,,,, shaped cards :-)

Just Cute Bears ,,,,,,Here Comes Summer

A Spoonfull of Sugar ,,,,,, Enjoying the Sunshine

The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see and we hope to see you all joining in again this week :-)

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

I have a blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog ,, also I MIGHT have a candy for the ABC Christmas Challenge hop too !! :-)

WOYWW :-)

Another Wednesday and time for a snoop around WOYWW :-) If you haven't joined in ,, it is fun ! Not only do you get to see other crafty places but you can see what everyone uses and maybe get ideas for yourself :-) We all like a good snoop eh ! :-)

OOhh ,,,I ordered loads of fabby stuff from Simon Says Stamp and the parcel just arrived :-)I have plonked it all on my desk for you to see :-) I told hubby I just needed to order some papers and asked if I could use his card ,, instead of mine ,,, :-) Well ,, he didn't bat an eyelid ( he may do when the bank statement arrives lol ),, so I sort of took advantage and popped a few extras in my basket too (wicked eh !!):-) Doesn't that TH spinner look FAB on me new desk !!




I ordered all the Magnolia papers ,, they are in the white packs with the red stripes , a lovely Pure Innocence stamp ,, love them all ,,, a WOJ Wee with broken leg ,,the new TH tattered floral dies and embossing folders , BG paper pads ,,, oohh loads of yummy goodies for me to go and play with :-)



I am sorry I didn't make it around to many desks last week ,,,had new windows fitted and Amy has exams ,,, so am a taxi service at the mo ,,, hope to have more time this week :-)

OK going to link this to Julia's WOYWW blog and come and have a snoop around yours :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,, shiver me timbers ,thar be a pirate, :-)

Most of what follows has been copied from the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog ,, the original mad author is Dancin' Bella Cutty (aka Chris) :-)

Ahoy Challengers!!! We be setting sail on a new challenge this week - can ye guess what the theme be? Aye, me hearties, it be, PIRATES!!!! Arghhhhh!!!!

Me name is Tax Evadin' Elanor Bonny and this be me ship all ready to set sail for a voyage round blogland,,, drinkin all yer rum and nickin yer ideas :-)

Avast, ye......look at the booty this week!! Blimey, its a good one!!!! 25 doubloons ($25) to spend at me favourite store!

For my card I followed Mina's fabby sketch on the Just Magnolia Challenge :-) I used my new Edwin Captain Pirate and Pirate notes stamps from Simon Says Stamp
Tim Holtz ones from the Lost and Found pad ,, LOVE IT !! :-) I used a Tim Holtz mask on the backgound circle and swirled some gold brilliance ink around a bit :-) The flag pole is a skewer and the flag was made with a bit of Claudine Hellmuth sticky back canvas I used a Tim Holtz skull stamp on shrink plastic to make the Jolly Roger :-)I did the sentiment on the comp it says Arr tis yer Birthday ,:-) ,,, all inked with vintage photo distress ink. The charm is fab eh !! it is from a lovely Blue Moon set of Pirate Charms :-)



I just noticed the little bit of a 3D pop dot sticking out from underneath the map ,,, ignore that lol :-) I decoupaged the sword and the roll of the map :-)



Thanks for looking ,, now ,,,

Batten down the hatches, and get creatin'!!!! Now, weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!!! We can't wait to see yer fancy jolly rogers, booty and buccaneers!!!! Shiver me timbers!!!!

ABC Christmas M for Misteltoe and Blog Hop :-)

My goodness ,, we are already half way through the alphabet and as this week is Lacey's choice to set the ABC Christmas challenge she thought it would be a good idea to do a half way hop too !! Brilliant idea !! :-)

So ,, Lacey chose the theme of M for Mistleto and/or Wine with the optional extra of sewing :-)

Lacey is also sponsoring this hop with a fabulous prize of a $25 spree to her online store Stamp and Create :-)



If you're on the hop ,, you should have arrived here from the lovely Lacey's Blog :-)If not then you may need to go back to the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and start from there :-)



For my card I used a Penny Black Dove stamp and a Whispers sprig of Mistletoe. The papers are Magnolia and MME aznd the sentiment is Hero Arts :-)



From here you need to go to visit the Big Boss herself ,, the lovely SAMANTHA and see what gorgeous card ,,, and maybe fabby candy she has waiting for you :-)

I MAY have some candy !! To be eligible for any candy you need to make a card for the challenge and answer my question


What is your FAVE Christmas stamp :-)

I am entering this into the following challenges :-

Bah Humbug,,,, Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland ,,,,Traditional Christmas Flower ,,,,, mistletoe, not exactly a flower but is accepted :-)