I have just come across a blog that I think you should visit. Poppy makes beautiful cards and she only has 5 followers !! get yourselves over ther to show your support, she really does make fabby creations :-)
Lorraine x

Funky Fairy's Challenge : 1st DT card :-)

Hi everyone, would you believe it I had a power cut this morning just as I was in the middle of posting this ! I had just launched the Simon Says Challenge blog and then puff, out went the lights !!

Anyway, these are my 1st cretions as a fully fledged Funky Fairy :-) I have been wearing Amy's carnival wings all week ha ha ( might show y'all a piccy later ha ha). The theme this week is GREEN
I used the Dots are Distressing and It's so Distressing papers that I downloaded quite a while ago and have used them over and over again, I love em. They are available to download fron the Funky Fairy Papercrafts online store.

I also used a download from the Digital Stamp Oasis online store for the card's main image. The image on the post it note holder is from the Daisy and Dandelion do crafts set.
I inked all the edges with distressed ink, I used a little bit of ribbon from my messy draw and a few green flat backed pearls from papermania. The sentiment is also from the Digital Stamp Oasis, I used a SU hardware thing ( what're they called ) and used SU brads to fix.

I am offering the post it note holder and a Parker pen to an entrant into the challenge, so if you would like it you have to enter ! To be in with a chance of winning the Funky Fairy Challenge you cannot link it with other challenges tho !

Today is also the day my time as a DT for the Digital Stamp Oasis officially starts :-) Though I have been using the gorgeous images for a few days now, i just love em :-)

Thanks for looking and I really appreciate your comments, so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x
p.s the DT have made some fabulous creations, be sure you hop along to see them :-)

Simon Says 1st Challenge :-)

This is my card for the 1st ever Simon Says Challenge
:-) I am so excited about this new challenge and hope you will all join in the fun :-) Heidi and Jason the owners of simonsaysstamp.com have offered a very generous prize to one lucky entrant in the challenge so hop on over there for more details :-)
The theme for our 1st week is Yellow and Green, Heidi's favourite colours.
I used the Simon Says Clear Stamps Dream PARIS ROME NEW YORK Exclusive set.
I followed the sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge for this card, they have a lovely prize on offer too this week :-)
I the basic grey sugared papers I used were a gift from Heidi :-) Thanks darlin :-) They worked perfectly with the sketch as there were lots of circles and the flowers did the job perfectly, I just added a few amber coloured gems to a few of them :-) The image and Paris text were stamped using Brilliance black ink, no colouring !! easy !! :-) I used a Tim Holtz grungeboard die cut shape. I wanted to use the words 'Springtime in' on this but didn't want to write it myself and make a mess of it so I printed it on the computer !! I didn't think it would work actually and was a bit worried it would get stuck but it didn't !! the ink smudged a bit though but that was brill !! it distressed itself to match the Eiffel Tower image yay !! I distressed it even further with Tim Holtz distress ink pad I used the shabby shutters one. The brads are doodlebug sugared ones and the circles were cut out using my nestabilities.
Everything I used on this card are available in the Simon Says Stamp store :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x
p.s please hop over to the rest of the DT and see their fabulous creations, thanks x

DT CALL FOR FUNKY FAIRY'S

Funky Fairys Papercrafts are looking for 3 new Design Team members for its Shop Team. Have a look HERE for details of what is required and how to enter!

Good Luck to all :-)
Lorraine x

Wedded Bliss :-)

There's a blog candy with a twist over on the Crafty Goings On Challenge. If you make a card using a download image you can enter a draw to win a set of 72 copic ciao marker pens !! Well, I just have to enter, along with over 400 others, but as they say you have to be in it to win it so ,,, am keeping my fingers crossed :-) The download I chose to use is Dottie and George get married, aren't they cute :-)
I followed Becky's lovely sketch on the Sketch and Stash Challenge My new thing is the download, I just bought the lovely 'Love and Marriage' set from Charmed Crafts.
I am also entering this for the Charisma Cardz Challenge which is 'favourite things' well my favourite thing is ribbon and organza ribbon in particular :-)
The image was coloured with copics, love em ! her veil and trim were then shimmered using artquest interference paints, it looks lovely in real life. Dotty's necklace and earrings are freshwater pearls, you know the mis-shapen type !! ha ha I deliberately mis-shaped them using perfect pearls :-)) The corners and squares were made using my nesties. The sentiment is from the Stamping Up sentiment set.

Thanks for looking, your comments are appreciated :-) SO LEAVE ME ONE !! ha ha
Lorraine x

Colour Create Challenge

I made this card for Sue's wedding anniversary :-) so don't look Sue ha ha ha :-))
The theme on the colour create challenge is lilac and blue
I have this fab image from the Digital Stamp Oasis I coloured the image with a mix of copics and prisma pencils. The patterned paper is from my stash, can't remember who's it is :-) The optional extras for the challenge is ribbon and swirls, well I added the swirly corners and a strip of ribbon from anita's. The sentiment is from SU.
Think thats all :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x

Simon Says Candy Challenge :-)

Hi peeps don't forget to join in the blog candy on the Simon Says Challenge :-) You only have a couple of days and you have to be in it to win it !!!

Hi girls a friend of mine started cardmaking a couple of months ago and has just started a blog,her name is Valerie, would you mind just popping over and leave her a comment so that she can start visiting other blogs and get an idea what it's all about, thanks peeps x x x

White Rabbit :-)

On April 1st the 1st words you're supposed to say are 'white rabbit' this is supposed to bring good luck :-) I'll have to find out where that saying came from :-) Does anyone know ?
When I saw that the Daring Cardmakers challenge this week was 'bunnies and chicks' I knew I had to use this fab Rebecca rabbit with cart image from the Digital Stamp Oasis I used the Stamp Something Challenge fab sketch designed by Emily Weems :-) It also qualifies for the Secret Crafter Challenge which is 'stitching'. Having never done any sewing on a card this was a challenge for me ! don't look too closely ha ha. Maybe I should get one of those small machines that Anne ( fellow fairy :-)) has just bought cos getting my big one out was a bit of a palaver !! I coloured the image with copics, the papers and flower are by SU, the sentiment was printed on the computer. The big orange blobs are chipboard circles coloured orange and embossed with sparkle. The eggs in the cart were coloured then 3D glossed and glittered, Rebecca was glittered too and the dots on the paper ! The brads are papermania.
I think thats all !! :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine

BLOG CANDY ALERT

Chrissie has this fabulous candy to celebrate 10,000 hits :-)
Hop over to her blog to enter, you have until 13th April :-)
Good luck to all
lorraine

Fabby News :-)

YAY I've been asked by Ria to be on the Funky Fairy's DT !! How cool is that !! Yay.
Thanks so much Ria for asking me am grinning from ear to ear :-))))))

Lorraine x x

Digital Stamp Oasis Blog Candy

Ellie the owner of the Digital Stamp Oasis is offering some blog candy to launch her fabulous images which are available from the Digital Stamp Oasis:-) to be in with a chance of winning you have to make a card using this sketch. Hop over to Ellie's blog for more details.
I used the Susie Dancing Squirrel image for my card, isn't she cute :-)
I coloured her using a mix of prisma pencils and copic pens, need more brown copics ,,, !! I added a little shimmer to her skirt with art quest interference watercolour paint.
The papers are HOTP Sarapapers, I also used a few papermania buttons and a little organza ribbon. The stardream grey frame was cut out on the cricut.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x

have a monster Easter !! hmmm

The theme this week on the Cupcake Crafts Challenge
is monsters :-) I saw a lovely card on Joanne's blog she had used a free download from Dustin Pike and I thought this was just perfect for the cupcake challenge. This card also qualifies for the Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge and the Lily of the Valley Challenge which are both 'Easter'.
I used a papermania scalloped card, I thought it looked good with the dragon spines :-)The papers are from Funky Fairy's downloads. The distressed chicken going to rescue the chick is from Penny Black, the sentiment is from a Digital Stamps Oasis download which I layered on some nestie cut circles.
The image was coloured with a mix of prisma pencils and copic markers.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x

Simon Says Challenge Candy :-)

Would you like to win this candy :-) We are happy to announce the start of a brand new challenge blog 'Simon Says Challenge'
Heidi, the owner of simonsaysstamp.com asked ME to start a challenge blog for her. As you can imagine I was absolutely thrilled to be asked. I can do that no prob !! I didn't tell her I'd never done it before ha ha but I have learned as I've gone along and the blog is now ready for your inspection :-) If anyone has any tips I would love to hear them, if there are any changes you think I could make to improve it I would like to hear those too :-)
Ok so please hop over to the challenge blog and have a peek :-)
Good luck with the candy :-)
Lorraine x x

Blog candy with a twist

Hi I received 2 parcels in the post yesterday from 2 blogging buddies involved in the blog candy with a twist. This parcel is from Hazel at Dido's Designs
She has some fabby news too :-) Hop over to her blog to see what it is :-)
I've eaten the choccy's already and I am sure the images will be used !! :-)


This one is from Jacelynn at Enjoy the Process, Keep Balance I love the die cut images and the stamped images too. I wish I could make the crochet flowers ,,,,, !


Thankyou so much to you both :-) I hope you like what I sent you too !! :-)
Love to you both x x
Lorraine

Strawberries and Cream !

I woke up at about 1:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so I came upstairs, made a cuppa, blog hopped then made this card :-) As a few of you know I have been asked by Ellie, who co owns the Digital Stamp Oasis to be on her design team. This image has been designed by her husband, he is so talented !! pop over to the store to see the other images he has designed too :-)
The image I chose to use 1st is called 'Sammy Squirrel eats strawberries', the sentiments on the front of the card are also a download from there. I coloured him with copics, I am still a novice on these pens but think they're lovely and colour so easily. The pinky splodge on his tummy is supposed to be his pink tummy but could also be mistaken for dripped strawberry juice ha ha !!
I am entering this card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge, I followed the fabulous sketch by Dawny P. It also qualifies for the Funky Fairy's Challenge whose theme is 'Feelin Fruity' It hasn't been posted yet but am psychic and know what the theme's going to be ha ha , ( tho it could have something to do with a DT member inadvertantly posting it early then deleting, but not before I had seen it ha ha ) I used my favourite Funky Fairys download papers the Dots are Distressing and the 'It's so Distressing kits. It also qualifies for the ABC Challenge which is 'G' for glitter, that was a fluke ha ha , I had used some doodlebug glittery paper and had added black stickles for strawberry seeds.
The strawberries were made using a craft stamper magazine stamp from last years mag, stamped onto transluscent shrink plastic and coloured with pencils.
I tried to take a photo to show the 3d dimension but think I need a proper photographer like Sue to take the photo properly :-)


I don't often bother to decorate the insides, I usually just stick a plain insert with a sentiment stamped on it but I thought I'd make a little bit of effort for me 1st card as a DT member :-)


Thanks for looking, your comments are always much appreciated so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine,
Think I'll go back t bed now !!

A card and fab news :-)

I made this card using the lovely sketch on Our Creative Corner Challenge
I used the colours Navy, Lime and Turquoise for the Colour Create Challenge It also qualifies for the Daring Cardmakers Challenge
whose theme is 'girls' . Well this is girly :-)
This image is one of my fave Penny Black stamps, I have had my money's worth from this one :-) I re stamped the bikini top in pigment ink, embossed then added liquid 3d gloss which I sprinkled with glitter too. The sentiment is a new SU one and the circle things, which I think look like slices of lime, well, that's the intention anyway, were cut out on my cricut.The paper is from Stamping Up and the ribbon from my messy drawer :-)


Ok onto my news, I have been chosen by Ellie at Live Laugh Love blog to be on her DT :-)So this card is for you Ellie :-) I am absolutely thrilled to have been asked and can't wait to start making a few cards using her fabulous downloads. I have put a link on my sidebar to her store so please take a look. This is a new venture for her, she only started in February so it would be nice if you could pop over there and take a look :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine

Yummy !! :-)

The theme this week on the House Mouse Monday Challenge is to make a shaped card and the theme on the One Stop Craft Challenge is 'Tag it' So I combined the 2 and made a small gift tag card :-)
I cut the card shape out of oval nesties, used brown cordinations, sanded a little. The white card and white layer was inked with peachy pigment ink and embossed with sparkle. The small eggs were cut out with the smallest oval nestie and a little peach card wrapped around and I made shrink plastic bows to finish.The image was coloured with prisma pencils and blended, am loving those !! :-) Then sent Ray to buy me loads of cadbury's cream eggs,for the photo shoot !! they're not in the bag anymore, me n Amy're sitting here enjoying them ha ha :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x

I have just received this award from Joey, Sue and Pascale :-) Am giving it right back to them and passing it on to Hazel, Josianne, Joanne,Poppet, Gisela, Michele, Debby and all my followers :-) I really appreciate all the comments you leave for me, in fact I check em regularly and am gutted if I don't have a new one to read ha ha , does anyone else do that !!! :-)
OK I know I'm supposed to link all these but you all check my blog so am guessin that you'll see this :-) Linkin just takes up valuable bloggin time n I want to pop round to see what you ve all been up to :-)
Lorraine x x x

Claudia's Blog Candy

Claudia at Pretty Pressings has some lovely magnolia stamps to give away.Am sure most of you have visited Claudia's fantastic blog but if anyone hasn't you really should go and see it, she has some fab copics tutorials too :-)
Lorraine
Good Luck girls x