Oldie But Goodie Colour + Papertake Weekly Challenges

Good Morning all :-) I am still on holiday in London and having a lovely time :-)

This is my 2nd card as GD for the Oldie But Goodie Challenge, I didn't have time to make a different card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge so I have combined the 2.

The theme on the Oldie But Goodie Challenge is a lovely Colour Challenge, We are sponsored by Stampelkallan and the will be giving one lucky entrant 5 gorgeous stamps.


PINK/BLUE/BROWN

For the Papertake Weekly Challenge we are sponsored by Digital Delights so a fab choice of Digi images and we have the theme of

MUM/GIRLY

I used this Oldie But Goodie Gruffie :-) This one is called Bear-ied in Paperwork. I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. The papers are from a Basic Grey Hopscotch paper pad, the button is also BG, I used a few dew drops, which are not easy to see but they are there,, a blob of Glossy Accents on his nose, some ribbon, twine and a paper clip to finish :-)



Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-) I will come to see you when I get back from my trip :-)

Stamp Something and Totally Papercrafts Challenges

I am combining challenges today ,,, not something I like to do really ,,, but I am still away and I just didn't have time to do all my DT cards ,,, so I cut corners too where possible :-)

The theme on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge is BUTTONS

for the Stamp Something Challenge it is ,, Stamp Something Sweet/Cute

apologies ,, but am not sure who is sponsoring the TPC this week ,, for the Stamp Something Challenge we are sponsored by Sugar Nellie so a fab prize on offer :-)

Isn't this CUTE !! I love this Sugar Nellie Big Sister image ,,, very cute :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with pink chalk ink. The paper is Kaiser Craft, I kept this really simple and just added an organza ribbon, a heart shaped button and a few dew drops to finish.


Thanks for looking :-) The DT's have made some fabby looking creations for you to see so please hop on over to see them :-)
I am still away on holiday so I will pop by to see you all soon :-)

ABC Christmas Challenge ,,, F for Freebie and a Sketch

Hi all :-) This is another scheduled post so I am hoping that Mr Blogger is behaving himself :-)
It seems many of us will be quite well prepared this year !! loads of you are joining in with the challenges !! Well Done and thank you !! :-)

We are already onto the letter 'F' and this time it is Carissa's turn to choose the theme

F for FREEBIE !! :-)

Carissa has also made a fab sketch for us to follow so please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge to see the sketch and get more details for the challenge :-) There is a gorgeous freebie for you to download too !!!

We are sponsored by the lovely Gerda at Stamp Fairy and one lucky winner can choose some fab images :-)

Gerda very kindly gave me this image a little while ago so I just HAD to use this Santa's Chimney one :-) I coloured the image with Copics and added some Polar White Flower Soft to his hat trim and pom pom and glitter to the icy chimney. The papers are Crate Snowy Day,, love these ,,, :-) I added a ribbon and a MS snowflake and thats all ,,,, after spending HOURS removing embellies last Christmas I am making cards that will fit into an envelope !!! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabby cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Simon Says ...... Happy Birthday !!

This is a scheduled post so I hope Mr Blogger is doing a good job while I'm away :-)

This week we have a fab easy theme for you on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge


HAPPY BIRTHDAY :-)

It is my 50th Birthday today ,,, so I just couldn't resist setting this theme :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 spree to the Simon Says Stamp store !!! what a FANTASTIC prize eh !! You can get loads of yummy goodies with that !!! :-)

I used this very cute House Mouse stamp from this Balloon Birthdays unmounted set. What better cake for a mouse than a cheese cake !!!! :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are Basic Grey, not sure which paper pad but I think it's called Cupcake ,,,. I embossed the blue panel with Cuttlebug folder, added some ribbon, a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and an American Crafts Brad . The sentiment is from a Hero Arts Tags and Tickets set .

Aww ,,, he is putting alot of effort into blowing out his candle eh !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabulous creations for you to see so hop on over to the Challenge blog to see them :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,, Trio- tastic

This is a scheduled post so I hope Mr Blogger is doing his job :-)

This week the theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge is

TRIO-TASTIC ,,, so things in 3's !!

I am sorry but I don't know who the sponsor is ,,, if I find out I will edit ,,, but if not you'll just have to hop on over to the challenge blog to find out :-)

I just HAD to use this HM stamp ,,, this one is from an unmounted Joanna Sheen set , aren't they cute ,, so happy they found some yummy berries to eat :-) I coloured them with Copics and inked around the edges with Distress inks then added my fave Star Dust Stickles. I am not sure who made the papers ,,,, I just added some ribbon, 3 Dew Drops , a butterfly and stamped the sentiment from the same HM set.


Thanks for looking :-) please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-) I will pop around to see you when I get home :-) xx

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,,,Welcome Spring

Hi All :-) I am in London at the mo' so Mr Blogger is taking card of my blog while I'm away :-)

This week it is Mary's turn to choose the theme and she chose

Welcome Spring :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fabulous $15 voucher on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I used this very cute House Mouse Blossoming Friendship stamp, coloured with Copics, inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink and Star Dust stickled. The papers are a mixture of Wild Rose Studio and Basic Grey. Iadded some Dew Drops and some Prima flowers ,, a ribbon from the local haberdashery.

Isn't that kitten CUTE :-) ,,, awww ,, I know that if any of my cats saw these mice it wouldn't be the petals they would be playing with !!!!

Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by and I will come and see you after my trip :-)

Stamp Something ,,,,, Cream and Green

Hi again :-) I am back with my card for the Stamp Something Challenge :-) I am writing this really quickly as I am going to the hairdresser in a few mins ,, I should have scheduled ,,,:-)

This week the theme is

CREAM AND GREEN

We are sponsored by Michelle's Scrapbook Store so a fab prize on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

As you know I do love my meeces ,, and this Blowing Dandelions stamp is just sooo cute, I also used a Hero Arts Dandelion stamp to create the 'floor' and the background paper, which was a fairly plain one from Kaiser Craft. I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky and Forest Moss Distress Inks. I kept this really simple and just used Star Dust Stickles for sparkle ! The sentiment is a Penny Black stamp.


Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Stamp Something Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Colour Create ,,, Greens/Cream/Brown/Black
Meljen Designs ,,,, Green
Paper Play ,,,, Shades of Green
Penny's Paper Crafty ,,,, Green
Anything Goes ,,,, Die Cuts
Corrosive ,,,,, Going Green
Creative Inspiration Paint ,,, Gone Green

Totally Papercrafts ,,,, Shaped Cards :-)

Hi and Good Morning all :-) Hope you all have a lovely weekend of crafting ahead :-) I will be going to the UK tomorrow for 3 weeks so I won't be popping around to see you all :-) I have a few scheduled posts ,,,, not as many as I should have so unfortunately some DT cards will be missed ,,,;-/

If any of you are going to the NEC on Saturday 26th maybe we can meet !! :-) It would be lovely to meet you all, I know several of you that are going already ,,, CAN'T WAIT !! :-)

Anyway ,, moving on to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge, this week the theme is


SHAPED CARDS ,,,,Don't be square :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa from Meljen Designs and she will be giving one lucky entrant a choice of 4 digi images :-)

The DT were given a choice of digi images to use and I chose this fab Noah's Arc. I thought it would be easy to make it into a shaped card ,,, and it was !!! :-) There is a whole set of images ,, Noah himself and loads of animals ,, it is a fab set and would make a lovely play set for a child ,,, if you had loads of spare time to make one :-) The hull of the noat was paper pieced with Crate Paper and shaded a little with Copics, I then dotted black enamel accents to make 'nails' . It was shaped using an embossing tool so it does look rounded IRL. I made another door, used a brad for the handle and popped a Simon Exclusives Zebra in there. The roof was coloured with copics and decoupaged, the port hole windows were made with Glossy Accents and then I dotted Star Dust Stickles here and there for 'rain' :-)



Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous creations for your inspiration so pop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges:

Creative Card Crew ,,,, No Flowers
Cards For Men ,,,, Masculine and Water ( there is rain and it is a boat !! )

Simon Says ,,,,, Anything Goes ,,, :-)

Hi all ,,, well another Wednesday has arrived and that means it's time for a new theme on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge ,,, but before moving onto that I would like to say 'Hello' to our new DT girlie, Melissa :-) Welcome to the team !! :-)
AND Happy Birthday to teamie Heather, she is 21 again !! Woo Hooo :-) Hope you have a lovely day with lots of cards and cake :-)

Please pop over to both blogs to leave a nice comment :-)

The theme for the next week is a nice and easy one ,,,,

ANYTHING GOES !!


As always our lovely boss Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a £50 spree to her fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store and with all the new goodies still pouring through the delivery hatch there is just sooo much to choose from :-)

The DT have all used stamps from Unity on their creations but you don't have to to join in :-)


For my card I used this lovely Humble and Gentle stamp ,,, I paper pieced the flower and leaves and just used a copic pen for the ladybird. I inked around the edge with Tumbled Glass distress ink and added Star Dust Stickles around the edges , then added Glossy Accents on the ladyird. The papers are Basic Grey Hopscotch and I added a few red Kaiser Craft pearls , some brown ribbon and some Jillibean twine thread. The button is from Basic Grey ,,, I have no idea where the sentiment came from and think it would have looked better without ,,, but when I tried to remove it it was tearing the paper ,,, :-( I think thats everything !!!

Cathy ,, our Designer in the Spotlight and the DT have ade some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them,, but before you leave please leave me a comment so I know you dropped in :-)

Challenges :

Fab n Funky ,,,,, Girly
Craft Your Passion ,,, Anything Goes
Aly's Sunday ,,,, Anything Goes
Card Cupid ,,,, Anything Goes
Gingerloft ,,,, Use those Flowers
Basic Grey ,,,, Wings , ( there is a ladybird on there :-))
Little Claire's ,,,, Flowers
Simply Create ,,,, Flowers

Oldie But Goodie Baby Challenge ,, GD card

I was thrilled to be asked to be a GD for this month on the Oldie but Goodie Challenge :-) thanks girls xx

For the next fortnight the theme is

BABY ,, cute :-)

This Penny Black Baby Hammock stamp was one of the very first ones I bought and is still one of my faves :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are Kaiser Craft and I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch , some ribbon, a ribbon slider and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops.

I made a tag to write a greeting on that could slide behind the welcome baby sentiment :-)

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

Challenges :

Crafty Pad ,,,, use a ribbon
Dream Valley ,,, New Beginings
Paper Sundaes ,,,, Stripes
Penny Black Saturday ,,,,, More than one fold
Alphabet ,,,,, R for Ribbons
Charisma Cardz ,,, 4 legged friends
Everybody Art ,,,, Baby
Stamp With Fun ,,, Monochrome Blue

Papertake Weekly ,,, Lemon Zingy

PANCAKE DAY ,,, Woo hooo !! I love pancakes and traditionally I make them and pour over freshly squeezed lemon juice or orange juice and sprinkle sugar over too ,, yummy :-)
so in keeping with the day Dawny thought up this fab theme ,,,

LEMON ZINGY !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Peggy Loves Vintage, unfortunately I had already made my card before I thought to check and didn't have time to make another one, so sincere apologies xx

This House Mouse Citrus Bath stamp was one of the 1st ones I ever bought,,,, my fave tipple is G&T and this image is perfect for me !!! :-) I have used this stamp so many times isnt it CUTE !! I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edge with an orange chalk ink. The lemon paper is Kaiser Craft and the gingham is from Funky Fairys. The 'Cheers' is a Melissa Frances rub on and I added some gingham ribbon, some Star Dust Stickles and a few Robin's Nest Dew Drops to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fab cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :
Make It Colourful ,,, Colour + Shine
Charisma Cardz ,,,,, 4 legged Friends (3rd entry)
Colour Create ,,, 3 fruit colours from a photo ( orange, banana, apple ), I didn't see a lemon so a banana will have to do :-)

Stamp Something ,,,,, Digi

Hi all :-) I am back again this time with a card for the Stamp Something Challenge :-) The theme this week is

STAMP SOMETHING DIGI

We are sponsored by loads of digi companies so pop over to the challenge blog to see them all :-)

For my card I was given a choice of images from Whimsey Stamps, there are various atrists to choose from and I chose this fab Birthday Cup Mouse from Meljen Designs. I coloured the image with Copics and decoupaged the mouse, cup and candles. I inked around the edge with Stormy Sky Distress ink and added glossy accents to the candles and star dust stickles here and there. The papers are Kaiser Craft, I sewed all the egdes and added some buttons and ribbon to finish .

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

Challenges :

4 Crafty Chics ,,,,, Sewing real or faux
Charisma Cardz,,,, 4 legged friends
Meljen Designs ,,,,, UR such an animal
The Rubber Cafe ,,, Stitching
Bearly Mine ,,,, Birthday Card
Tidly Inks ,,,, Colour
Creative Inspirations Paint ,,, Birthdays

Totally Papercrafts ,,,, Pearls and Lace ( + Wild Rose Studio DT card)

Good Morning all :-) It's a special weekend here (and in other places around the world) It's Carnival weekend so lots of partying and getting dressed up in costumes ,, Masquerade balls etc ,, not that I am going to any ,,,party pooper that I am !! :-)
Anyway its time for a new theme over on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge, this time it is Carol's turn to choose the theme and she chose

PEARLS AND LACE ,,,, a nice easy one :-)

We are sponsored by our old teamie Emma and her Crafty Emma Store and one lucky winner can choose 3 packs of gorgeous card candy !! Thanks Emma xx
AND
Di's Digi Downloads too :-) Thanks Di xx

For my card I chose to use some new products designed by Dulcie from the Wild Rose Studio.( WRS) All these products are available to buy in the Crafty Emma Store :-) The image is called Mia Gardening, I coloured her with Copics and added pearls to her hair and flower centers ,, I also gave her a little pair of pearl earrings using a new Viva pearl pen. The flowery paper is also from the WRS, this is from an Oriental Blossom paper pack. The sky was made by masking fluffy white clouds and air brushing with a blue copic pen ,,, I love my new compressor ,, did I tell you that already ??? :-) The lace was a gift from my HM&F teamie America xx and I added a MS Butterfly and a few Robins Nest Dew drops to finish.

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards and creations so pop on over to the challenge blog to see them,, after leaving me a comment so I know you popped by :-)

Challenges :
Crafty Emma Store ,,, Flowers and Fluterby's
Stampin for the Weekend ,,,, Springtime
Ai Factory ,,, Drop in the Bucket ,, Water theme ( Watering Can )
Cute Card Thursday ,,,, Signs of Spring
Fab n Funky ,,,, Spring into Action
Sir Stampalot ,,,, Spring is in the Air

WOYWW :-)

Time for another WOYWW hosted by the lovely Julia :-) This week instead of my usual disater area I have shoved everything off to the side and taken piccy's of my new stuff that just arrived,, so excited !!! :-)

OK ,, so stricly speaking the first piccy up isn't on my desk ,,, but the packet it came in is and I thought this was the prettier piccy of the 2 :-)

Isn't this fab !! I have only got one of these but I will be getting a few more for my other coloured ribbons ,, these were discovered at the CHA by Heidi's hubby and have just arrived ,,, fabulous invention eh ,,, on the same stand they had some gorgeous cupcakes made entirely of ribbons ,, very impressive :-) Obviously I am not going to hang them on the plants ,,I will get some hooks for the back of my cupboard door :-)

Ok ,,, whats on here ,,,a MS butterlfy punch ,, I have been wanting that one for ages ,, some fab BG Hopscotch paper , I love these MFT clear stamps ,, going to make my mum a mothers day card with those ,,, shhh ,, Oh the lovely PB bear stamp ,,, i won that on the PB Saturday Challenge ,,, thanks Kath and the DT xx ,, some Jillibean Bakers twine, Robins Nest dew Drops ,, another FAB new PB stamp called La Soiree ,,this is from the new collection :-) some new Tim Holtz stains and a pack of his GORGEOUS ribbons ,,oh ,, nearly missed out the faux snow ,,, very glittery ,,, and last but not least the packet that the ribbon ring tag came in :-)

OK ,,, just have to run the iron over a few shirts and then I'll be back to come and have a snoop around your crafty areas :-)

ABC Christmas ,,,, E for Embossing and Embellies :-)

Hi again ;-) I'm back with another card ,,, this time it's for the ABC Christmas Challenge :-) It is lovely that so many of us are getting ahead with Christmas preparations !!! We will all have a full box of cards ready come December !! Woo Hoo !!! :-)

this week it is Dorte's turn to choose the theme and she chose ,,,

E for EMBOSSING AND EMBELLIES ,, you have to use 3 different embellies on your creation :-)

( Dorte has just celebrated a very special birthday ( the BIG 50 !! ) so pop by her blog to leave good wishes :-))

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $15 voucher on offer for one lucky entrant
AND The Stamping Boutique are sponsoring too so another 2 prizes of Digi images on offer too :-)

I thought I should ink up this Gruffie with Box of Ornaments again ,, the poor chap only had one inking so far ,,, and bears do like to be dirty you know !!! :-) I used Brown Memento ink this time,, it gives a much softer look :-) I coloured him with Copics and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. the papers are Echo Park Merry Christmas , I embossed the green script paper with a Cuttlebug script folder. I used a Martha Stewart border punch, some ribbon, a star charm and a Tim Holtz bauble that comes in t lovely tin of Prima Poinsettia's , these are definitely my fave christmas flowers :-)



The DT have made some fabulous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Winter Wonderland ,,,, Include an Animal ( + Christmas)
Jingle Belles ,,,,, Text Me ( I used script paper and a script embossing folder )