Papertake Weekly ,,, A Cold and Frosty Morning

Oh my goodness ,, I am watching Sky News and seeing all the flooding in Queensland,, I know it has been going on for days but there is just no end in sight !! I know there must be a few of our girls caught up in it too,, I just hope they are safe !! How dreadful !! Makes any little problems we may have seem trivial eh !!

Anyway,, time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge



Brrr it's cold outside and Jack Frost is nipping at your toes ,,, lots of inspiration through your windows for our theme this week :-)

COLD AND FROSTY MORNING ,, so we would like to see winter scenes and /or icy colours,, so blues, whites, lilacs, greys etc. :-)

We are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish this week so one lucky entrantwill win 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

One lucky entrantwill win 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

I was a little naughty and chose a set of Morning Glory papers ,,, then couldn't resist this cute Paul Penguin image too :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edge with Stormy Sky Distress ink. I used a Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder and a Martha Stewart Icicle border punch and snowflake punch. I added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops, some gorgeous ribbon and charm that was a gift from HM teamie America and a Melissa Francis rub on sentiment :-) I used some Glossy Accents on his nose and some Diamond Dust for the icy snow, I have found that the glossy accents is THE best 'glue' to stick the diamond dust ,, it doesn't fall off !! :-)

Challenges :

Crazy Challenge ,,,,, Animals
Kaboodle Doodles ,,, Do It with Digi's
Stamp With Fun ,,,,, Snow
Aly's Sunday ,,, Things with Wings
Karber Christmas ,,, Christmas and Digi
Crafty Emma ,,, All Creatures Great and Small
Creative Inspiration ,, Something New (new digi papers, stamp, ribbon, charm)
Marks Finest Paper ,,,, Embossing
Secret Crafter ,,, Tons of Texture ( embossing, diamond dust, ribbon, glitter )
Stampin for the Weekend ,,,New and Blue ,,, ( New stash)
Christmas All Year Long ,,, Anything Goes
Fuzzy Wuzzy (fab name for a challenge :-)) Anything Goes ( + Animal )

The DT and out fab Guest Designers have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so please pop over to the challenge blog to see them :-) We all like to read comments too so please leave me one so I know you popped by :-)

Help For Katie Appeal

Hi everyone, just popping in quickly to point you in the direction of Jak's Blog.
Jak has come together with some digi artists to produce a range of images you can donate £15 for, to raise funds for a fellow crafter called Katie,aka My Paper Haven. There are also some companies that are providing prizes for a draw of all the people that donate.
Hop on over to Jaks Blog to find out more and to see these gorgeous images and hop on over to Katies Blog to read her story.

Stamp Something ,,,,, Digi !! :-)

Friday afternoon and time for a new theme on the Stamp Something Challenge :-)

STAMP SOMETHING DIGI !! so use any Digi images, papers or sentiment on your creation to enter !! :-)

We are sponsored by lots of digi image companies so please pop over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

For my card I used Dads Little Princess inage from A Day For Daisies, I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Spun Sugar Distress ink. The papers are from Magnolia Fairytale Collection and the sentiment is from Wild Rose Sudio Greetings set. I used some very fine organza ribbon and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops from a Fairy Dust bottle, the border punch is X Cut :-)



Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabulous cards !! please hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,, Thank You ,, + Wild Rose Studio DT card

Good Morning :-) OOhh I have had a lovely week ,,, bought some fab bargains in the sales ,,, a NEXT opened here recently ,, my fave UK shop and the prices are fab !! Now ,,, have I done the right thing ?? I have put on a little weight recently ,, which I blame on being diagnosed with Hypothyroid and NOT on all the Cadbury's Whole Nut that I wash down with a glass ( or 2 ) of red !!! lol ,, I bought 2 pairs of jeans that are size 12 ( I went up to a size 14) ,,, but I am determined to get into them :-) I also bought a lovely coat that is a snug fit !!!! lol. I am now teetotal and the choccy has gone ,,no more mince pies ,,,, !!! Wish me luck !!!! :-)I will take a piccy of me in them ,,,, WHEN not IF I get into them :-),,, apologies if I haven't visited you ,,, been too busy shopping !! :-)

Anyway ,, enough of me ,,, time for a new theme on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge. Emma was the hostess with the mostest for this challlenge but due to her work commitments she has had to step down from the team :-( Joanne has also decided the time has come to step down too ,, so it is a VERY sad day for us on the TPC. It is quite fitting that Emma chose the theme ,,

THANK YOU

We would like to thank them for all their hard work and commitment to the team over the last few months since we started. I have met Joanne and Emma and I will be seeing them again on my trips home ,, so it isn't really goodbye and I will continue to stalk their blogs
On a brighter note Mandi aka Enchanted Occasions has agreed to join us !! Woo Hoo !! I love Mandi's simple and stunning style and am looking forward to some fabby tips :-) Mandi is also a SU Demo,, so if you need any stuff you know where to get it !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Paula from Pollycraft and she is giving 2 of her new stamps to one lucky entrant !! :-)

For my card I used this very cute Milton with Flowers stamp from the Wild Rose Studio. I coloured the image with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, I inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. The papers are from a couple of Paper Packs from the WRS too. I added Star Dust Stickles to hightlight . I used a Martha Stewart Double Loop punch and some ribbon and gems from my drawer, I also added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops. The sentimet is from a WRS sentiment set. I am running out of decent DSST so I am being VERY economical with what little I have left and have got my sewing machine out !!!!

Challenges :

Fab n Funky ,,,,, Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion ,,,, Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe Crafts ,,,,, Sparkle and Shine
Creative Inspiration Paint ,,, Inspired by Circles
Allsorts ,,,,, Thank You
Crafty Emma Store ,,,, Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away ,,,, Punch it Out


Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment before you hop off and please pop by the challenge blog to see the fab creations from the DT and also welcome Mandi :-)

Simon Says ,,,, New Beginings

THANK YOU for all your entries to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge over the last 12 months and hope you will continue to support us and join in over the next year too :-)

The theme for the next week is ,,,,,,

NEW BEGININGS

New Baby, New Home, New Life ( Wedding Engagement), New Year,New Job, one of the DT suggested New Puppy/Kitten ,,, cute !!,,, anything New !! :-)


We are having a New Begining on the prize too !!! a WHOPPING $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store Woo Hooo !!!!!!



Check out the All New Just In pages ,,,, fabulous new goodies in the store !!

For my card I chose ,,, New Life ,,, An engagement card for my nephew and his fiance :-)

This is my 2nd engagement card this week !! Both are made using House Mouse stamps :-) This one is called Sunflower Smooch ,,, aww soo cute !! :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink before adding Star Dust stickles to highlight. The papers are from my newest Basic Grey Pyrus paper. I used a Martha Stewart heart border punch and a few Kaiser Champagne pearls and ivory ribbon from my drawer. The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set.



Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you dropped by :-) The DT have made fabulous creations for your inspiration so please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

ABC Christmas ,,,, A for Anything Christmas Challenge

Good Morning all :-) Time to start the alphabet from the begining !! It is hard to believe we are starting the 2nd run !! :-) I know that some of you may be ' Christmas carded out' BUT when next December comes around you will be glad to have a box full of cards ready !! I know I was !! So join in with ours and the other Christmas Challenges and get ahead !!

Before moving onto the challenge I used the random gen to choose the winner of my surprise candy from the last challenge and the winner is ,,,,,,,

Here are your random numbers:

25

Timestamp: 2011-01-02 09:34:54 UTC

Denimo

Congratulations Denise :-) can you email me with your address and I will post your surprise to you and hope you like it !! :-)

OK ,,, now for the challenge !! :-)

A for ANYTHING CHRISTMAS !!

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab voucher to the store for one lucky entrant :-)

I made by card using this super cute House Mouse Christmas Treats stamp :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with my fave Stormy Sky Distress ink. I then used loads of crystal glitter and stickles for sparkle :-) I made the snowflake using the same papers and a Martha Stewart Himalayan punch, and Woodware punch and smothered them in glitter :-) I added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and a ribbon and charm to finish ;-)

Thanks for looking :-) Please pop by the ABC Christmas Challenge to see what the other girls have been up to !! :-) You have 2 weeks to enter !! so plenty of time and no excuses lol :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,,,, Anything Goes

Good Morning all :-) hope you all had a lovely time over the Christmas Holidays :-)

It's time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge and this week Dawny chose ,,,

ANYTHING GOES !!

This week Lili of the Valley Store are sponsoring the challenge so a fabulous $10 voucher will be going to one lucky entrant !!

For my card I used this super cute Me and My Cat stamp that I bought at the Ally Pally last year. I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky and Vintage Photo Distress inks . the papers are a mix of Craft Creations and HOTP ( I think ) the flowers are Prima, sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist and I used Star Dust Stickles for extra sparkle. I used a EK Success Daisy Scallop border punch, a MS Frond Leaf Punch and added a ribbon and cute cat charm to finish.


Challenges :

Craft your Passion ,,,,, Anything goes
Paper Playtime ,,,,,, Faces
Craft Your Days Away ,,,,, Punch it Out
Crafty Emma ,,,, Anything Goes


thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards so pop over to the challenge blog for some fab eye candy !! :-)

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge and hop ,,, New Beginings

Happy New Year to you all !! I hope 2011 will be the BEST year for everyone :-)

To celebrate the New Year we thought we would ask you to join us in a Blog Hop and give you the chance to win some FABULOUS prizes along the way !!! We have several sponsors offering fantastic goodies PLUS there may be hidden candy on some of the DT blogs. You can see them all on the Challenge blog. We are joined by our old friend and teamie, Curt for this special occasion and also we are welcoming our FIRST Guest Design Teamie , Tracy aka Country Mouse :-)


Now on to Our New Year's BLOG-HOP!! We're going to have fun with Challenge #86 and want you to create anything that reminds you of NEW Beginnings. You could be ringing in the NEW YEAR, celebrating a New baby, a New home, a New friend, a New car, (anything that is NEW, really!), just as long as you make sure to showcase a House-Mouse Designs®, Happy Hoppers® and Gruffies® image on your design!!

We are very fortunate to be Sponsored by these GREAT companies who are offering fantastic prizes for this New Years HOP! Just take a look at our amazing line-up;

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House-Mouse Designs®
($20.00 Electronic Gift Certificate to the official site's store)

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Simon Says Stamp

($15 of products to Simon Says Stamp shop!)


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Di's Digi Downloads

( Offering one lucky YOU 3 free Digi Downloads )

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Joanna Sheen
(Unmounted House-Mouse Designs stamps - offering you any 2 full sheets of your choice)

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RK Stamps
(Has A $10 gift certificate to RK Stamps Shop waiting for you!)

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PLUS there is loads of candy on the DT blogs too !!!!!

If you arrived here from the lovely Lori's blog then you are going in the right direction ,, otherwise you better go to the House Mouse and Friends Challenge and start from there :-)

Over the Christmas holidays we had 2 family engagements so I made this easel card for my niece and her fiance to celebrate the strart of a New life together :-)

I used my lovely ' I Give You My Heart' stamp. Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils ,, I love the effect this had on the flowers ,,, they look almost velvety !! The papers are Basic Grey , I used SU card for layering and a Martha Stewart Heart border punch. the sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp exclusives set and the ribbon and flowers were in my drawer. I also added loads of Star Dust stickles and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish :-)

From here you need to go to the fabulously talented Mary's Blog to see her wonderful creation ! :-) Happy Hopping and hope you have fun !

Challenges :
House Mouse and Friends ( the other one :-)) ,,,, Celebrate
Quirky Crafts ,,,, New Beginings
Crafty Emma ,,,,, Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,,,, Celebrate Something
One Stop Crafts ,,,, New Beginings
Anything Goes ,,, letter C ,,, Congratulations !

I am adding a linky,,, just in case I have a candy ,,,,, :-) IF I have a candy this will make it easier to do the random draw !! wink :-)

My Fave Five from 2010

My lovely friend and teamie, Debby aka A Scrap Journey, is asking us to join in and post our fave 5 cards from 2010, she is very generously offering 2 fabulous PB stamps and some of her beautiful ribbons to one lucky link !! :-)

OK off to look now ,,,,,,, oohh this is diffy ,,,,

Number One

I just LOVE this cute Gruffie Bear-ied in Paperwork stamp

Number Two

I had to have a Happy Hopper card in the line up :-) this one is called Will Knit For Friends

Number 3

I love this image by Paula at Pollycraft. This image is sold to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service and is a tribute to Emma's (aka Crafty Emma) Dad, Ronnie, who was killed in a tragic accident. Please pop over and buy this image from Emma's blog if you haven't already :-) xx

Number 4

I love this gorgeous Milton Bear from the Wild Rose Studio

and last but not least ,,,,
Number Five

There HAS to be a House Mouse in the line up :-)

This one is the HM stamp for April and is called Bed of Flowers I am not sure this ia my fave HM card ,, but it was very diffy to choose so it was a case of eeny meeny miny mo' :-)

I hope you will all join in with this fun challenge over on Debby's blog !! :-)

Stamp Something ,,,,,,, Glittery :-)

Happy New year to you all !!! Hope you are planning a fab evening of partying ,, I will be having an early night as I have to take my DD and her friend to the airport,, catching a stupid oclock ferry !! They're going on a shopping trip to London ,,lucky them !! :-)

Thanks for all your entries to the Stamp Something Challenge, we really appreciate you joinin g in especially at this busy time of year :-)

This week is a nice easy one ,,, just add GLITTER !!! plenty of scope to combine challenges on this one, just slap loads of glitter and bling on your artwork !!! :-)

we are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab spree on offer !!! :-)

For my card I used this ever so cute Ruffles Party stamp by Helz Cuppleditch for Stampavie, I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink . The Papers are from a Basic Grey Max and Whiskers pad. I used a Spellbinders Labels 5 die and added Basic Grey Gems in the corners, I used a Martha Stewart Happy Birthday punch and a ribbon and buttons from my drawers. For the glitter I used LOADS of stickles glitter glue , Star Dust and Platinum . I also used a glaze pen on the bone to finish :-)



Challenges :
Crafty Sentiments ,,, Anything Goes
MAWTT ,,,, Birthday + Circles ( buttons and gems )
Stamp Insanity ,,,, Sparkle
Stampin' B's ,,,, Celebrate
Party Time Tuesdays ,,, Birthday
Bunny Zoe's Crafts ,,,, Sparkle and Shine
Crazy Challenge ,,,, Punch It
Stamps R Us ,,,, Anything Goes ( 1st entry )
Aly's Sunday Challenge ,,,, Anything Goes
Corrosive ,,, Bling It On (2nd entry)
Crafty Pad ,,,, Anything Goes
Allsorts ,,,, Anything Goes
CYDA ,,,, Punch It Out
Sweet Stampin ,,,, Celebrate

The DT have made some GORGEOUS sparkly creations for you to see so please hop on over to the Stamp Something Challenge blog to see them :-)

Simon Says ,,,, Time to Party/Celebrate :-)

Good Morning all :-) I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and you're now looking forward to a Happy New Year :-) Thank you for joining in with our Anything Goes Challenge last week, we appreciate you taking the time to join in especially at this very busy time of year :-)

This week, our challenge is TIME TO PARTY/CELEBRATE !

Domi gave us this fab bottle template to use for the challenge , it is not compulsory ,, just an extra bit of fun :-) also all the DT used Glimmer Mist and Glitter on their creations, if you have them we would love to see them used ,,, but you don't have to to join in :-)

The winner this week will win a $50 shopping spree in the Simon Says Stamp Store - BRILLIANT !!! :-)

For my card I used these lovely Popcorn Bear and Little Duck stamps from the Celebrate set, the sentiments are in the set too. I coloured the images on the card and bottle tag with Copics and Prismacolor pencils and I inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink. The papers are Echo Park Merry Christmas I glittered here and there with Star Dust Stickles glitter glue and used gold Glimmer Mist on the bottle. I used a Martha Stewart Lattice Arch border punch and added a couple of gems and grungeboard die cut stars ,, coloured with a white acrylic dabber, coloured with copics and smothered in stickles :-) I plugged in my sewing machine and zig zagged the edges, I am really liking sewing on cards and have a few more to show in the next few days !! The ribbon was in my drawer and I added a little Jingle Bell charm to ring in the New Year !! :-)

close ups :-) the lovely gold ribbon on the bottle was a gift from my lovely teamie Jo :-)

Challenges :

Crafters Companion ,,,,,, Sketch ,, I stuck the strip on a bit too low by accident but when I tried to remove it the paper was tearing so I had to leave it ,,, if it doesn't fit please delete me xx

Anything Goes ,,, the letter C ,, Celebrate !!

My Time to Craft ,,,, Brand Spanking New ,,Happy New Year Card, new stamps, new ribbon, have never zig zagged on a card :-)

Scrap Creations ,,, New Year

Bunny Zoe Crafts ,,,,, Sparkle and Shine

Craft Your Passion ,,,, Red/Green/Cream

Paper Playtime ,,,, New Year

Corrosive ,,,,, Bling It On

Crafty Pad ,,,, Anything Goes

I Did It Creations ,,, Out with the Old and in With the New

Allsorts ,,,,, Anything Goes

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year !! Good Luck in 2011 !!! :-)

Merry Christmas to my lovely blog buddies :-)

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas :-) I hope you are all having a lovely time and hope you all found a nice surprise under the tree this morning :-)

My very last Simon Says Stamp Candy Winner

Well ,, as I said before all good things come to an end and this is the very last of my Fortnightly candy winners. Thank you to everyone who has entered over the last couple of years. There are still a few of the DT candy's still running but these will finish before the end of December so you had better have a look !! :-)

ok ,,, pressing the button ,,,, good luck to all !!!!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

72

Timestamp: 2010-12-25 12:10:35 UTC

the lucky girl is Shaz aka Shaz's Crafty Corner Please email me with your choice of stamp and your address and Heidi will have the stamp posted to you !! :-)