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The Paper Shelter - "Swirls and Pearls"

2012-01-27T14:22:00.003Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, Ive just been interrupted by Ian bringing Missy home and she was wet, muddy and guess what weve just had to do, yes youve got it "Bath Her" not that she was to happy about it buts shes a lot cleaner and smells lovely. Now shes running around like a looney rubbing herself along the walls and furniture. Anyway I thought for a change I would create a card not that I will be entering it in the TPS Challenge but as Ive been rather quiet this week I felt I ought to make an effort and make a card.
This is a new TPS image its titled "100% Cute" its she gorgeous and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card and coloured her with my copic pens, then cut her out with my Nestabilitie Die Labels No.9 then drawn around the die to create the mount, the sentiment is one of the CC ones thats been mounted onto a piece of mauve card.
The card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of mauve card and the paper that comes with the image that has been printed and mounted on top of the mount. I then used a Doo Hickey Swirl die to create the swirls and two tonic dies to create the flowers, In the centres I have stuck some pearls and down the side at the bottom on the left.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/
http://elphinehouse.blogspot.com/

A Card for Saturated Canarys "Diecuts and Punches" Challenge

2012-01-23T10:53:00.003Z

Good Morning Everyone, Ive created this card firstly for a new Sugar Nellie Challenge on Facebook and I also thought Id combine it with a challenge on Saturated Canary, the SN one is for colour and the second is diecuts and punches, and as Ive used both on this card I think it qualifies for both. Ive used this sweet little Sassy Girl stamp with her books, (name escapes me at the moment) and Ive coloured her with my copic and prisma pencils, then cut it out with my oval Nestabilitie Die, the mount was one I was sent by my lovely friend Tracy of Dies to Die For (Just found it, Its the New Swedish Oval and you will find it here), and Ive no idea what its called Ive emailed her and I hope she lets me know as its a lovely die. The sentiment is yet another from my stash.
The main card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card then Ive used three papers from the Authentique "Uncommon" Paper pack, the first paper a cream background with roses on, the second a grey paper with print on which I cut into a strip and used on of my Martha Steward border punches on, the third mount is yet another paper but this one is in a circle and diamond pattern with a combination of all the papers on it.
I then positioned my image towards the left hand side with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenge:-
http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/
http://letsinkitup.blogspot.com/
http://www.thehybridchick.com/

A Card for Mo's Challenge "Stitching"

2012-01-22T10:08:00.003Z

Good Morning Everyone, well here we are at yet another weekend and today Ive got this card to post for this weeks "Stitching" challenge over on Mo's, and Ive used this sweet image of "Wynken, Blynkin and Nod" and thought it would make a lovely birthday card for one of my little people who will be celebrating their first birthdays this year, its also a image thats been well forgotten as I bought it a couple of years ago and I thought it was time it had an outing. Ive printed it onto white card then used my copics to colour it, afterwards I used the large square to cut it out and used the larger one for the mount. The sentiment is one I created from my computer using the first verse of the poem and just tagged a birthday wish at the bottom, this was also mounted onto blue card.
The main card is a 6"x 6" white card and the four papers I have used are from the Nitwits "Oh Boy" download, the first paper is a blue background then on top is a piece of yellow, the third is a white with large coloured spots on and the fourth a beige one. Before sticking them down I used my sewing machine to zigzag around the edges, then layered them up from a sketch that I found on the internet, I believe its one for another Challenge at the moment and thought it would be ideal for my card.
The mounted image was positioned in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, Ive also wrapped a piece of grosgrain ribbon around the card on the left hand side.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/
http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://blog.icopic.com/2012/01/icopic-weekly-challenge-65.html

A Card for Several Challenges

2012-01-20T15:36:00.000Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, oh dear I know Im rather late in the day but I thought Id better create a card as Ive been a bit quiet for a few days, so I had a look around and found several that I could combine to create this card, firstly its for the new LOV Challenge "Lavender and Lace", Wild Orchids "Anything Goes" and Simple Simon Says "Sketch" and Ive used this sweet image of a little lass in her dress and boa, Ive coloured it basically in lavender and then cut around it with the Nestabilitie Label Die No.7 and then drawn around the die for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been stamped and mounted onto a piece of lavender coloured card.
The base care is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of lavender card and three papers from First Editions "Dreamcatcher" not that two of them are that obvious as they are behind my image, but Ive layered up the first paper a very pretty flower and butterfly one then used a butterfly Nestabilitie Circle die for the second layer and the third is a butterfly paper in lavender which was layered on top of that butterfly circle.
I have then wrapped a piece of gathered lace ribbon around the card and positioned my mounted image on top, the sentiment was put at the bottom on the right. I then created a flower spray down the left handside on top of a few punched out branches, the last thing was the three flower buttons at the top on the right handside.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.whimsical-designs.com/

Design Team Call on The Paper Shelter

2012-01-18T09:00:00.004Z

Good Morning Everyone, well the sky is very heavy here and I wouldnt be surprised if it didnt snow but Im keeping my fingers crossed Ive got that wrong. Anyway back to todays card as your probably aware The Paper Shelter has a Design Team Call on at the moment and we have another week to go, so if your interested please do go across to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and take part we are looking for 7 new members to join our teams so you never know you might be one of those picked to join us.
Anyway my card for today is this sweet image of a little girl on her swing called "Spring Swing" and you will find it here, Ive also used the Spring Swing Papers to go with it and you will find them here .The image has been coloured with my copic pens and cut out with Labels No.17 then the die was drawn around to create the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card Ive used two of the Spring Swing papers to layer up, along the bottom is the new Memory Box Spring Border punch and Ive cut this out with a bit more of the same pink card, around the middle I have wrapped a piece of lace and a stripe of grosgrain pink patterned ribbon and attached it to the back of the first mount.
To finish of Ive created a flower spray with several sizes of roses in the top left hand corner then stuck it to the card with some silicone glue on top of some punched out fern and rose leaves.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.com/
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/
http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

Challenge #2 - Cards for Men - "Boys and their Toys"

2012-01-16T09:00:00.031Z

Good Morning Everyone, well the first two weeks of this year have already gone by and weve now reached our second Challenge for this one we are being sponsered by Claire of Hope Jacare, and the theme for this is "Boys and their Toys".

And here is what Claire says about her company:-

"I'm a SAHM with three young children. I trained in Textile Design at the Glasgw School of Art and I love all things handmade, but especially papercrafts. I love to doodle ... and my doodles are available to purchase as digital images through Stitchy Bear Stamps"

And Claire is offering 3 digi images as a prize, and here is my card Ive created for this Challenge

Ive printed "Rafe robot" onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, then used Nestabilitie Labels Die No.10 to cut him out then used the die itself to draw around to create the mount for it. The sentiment is one I created on my computer and then printed it and mounted it onto a piece of dark blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of dark blue card and one the papers from Bo Bunny's "Blast Off" papers, this one has spacemen and stars all over it, on top I have used a star Nestabilitie die to create several different sized stars that were arranged around the this first paper then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment on the left hand side at the bottom.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go across to the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have got for you and maybe it will inspire you to take part in this "Boys and their Toys" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/

A Card for Crafters Companion "Love is in the Air" Challenge

2012-01-14T11:20:00.000Z

Good Morning Everyone, well it was another frosty morning and Ive just got back from taking Missy for a walk and luckily the ground was so solid I did get muddy for a change. Anyway todays card has been created for the Crafters Companion "Love is in the Air" Challenge and Ive used this new image from Strawberry Kisses for my image, arnt they just so cute, mind you not every dog will accept a cat but luckily our little girl would, Ive coloured it with my copics then used the Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut it out and the same for the mount. The sentiment is the one that actually comes with this image so was just right for my challenge card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and Ive used one of the papers from the CD that comes with the images a very pretty pink, red and blue background, then on top I have used my Cheery Lynn heart die to create the two large hearts and the new Memory Box Corner die to lay on top. To finish of Ive used four heart gems and popped them in the two opposite corners.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://annabellestamps.blogspot.com/
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/
http://clearlyistamp.typepad.com/my_weblog/
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/

A Card or the Teddy Bo Challenge - "Anything Goes"

2012-01-13T13:13:00.000Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, well gues what the sun is out and it looks gorgeous out there and a lot better than first thing this morning which was a world of white, heavy frost. Anyway today Ive created a card for the Teddy Bo "Anything Goes" Challenge and Ive used this super hero Teddybo image and Ive coloured it with my copic pens then used the Nestabilitie Die Labels No.17 to cut it out then used the die again for the mount (top tip). The sentiment was created on my computer and printed it and mounted it with a piece of red card thats used elsewhere on it.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and then three papers Ive used are from the Wild Rose "For Men" paper set, and the sketch was one I found on the internet not sure whose it is but thought it was just right for a male card.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/
http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://teddybochallenge.blogspot.com/
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/

Design Team Call on The Paper Shelter

2012-01-11T09:00:00.004Z

Morning Ladies, we are having a two week Design Team Call on The Paper Shelter, it will run for two weeks and there wont be the normal Challenge, so if your interested in joining our very talented Design Teams please do take part in it.

If your interersted you will need to use a digi image on your card and please dont add to many embellishments as we really need to see your ability in colouring your image and the best way to do that is not be influenced by all the extras. The DT Call is running for two weeks and while its on there wont be a Challenge so all you will need to do is add your card on the Challenge blog and we will be visiting your blogs to see your work. The Paper Shelter is one of the most generous companies and you will receive all the brand new images, papers and accessories during your 6 month contract, which will start from February 8st and end on July 31st, we are actually looking for 7 new team members to join us.

And here is one of the gorgeous images you might well get a chance to play with if you are picked and its the first time Ive used it to, this is "Beautiful Mermaid" and you will find her here, isnt she gorgeous Ive used my copics and tria pens to colour her and then used the Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 to cut her out, then used a larger one for the mount. The sentiment (top tip) is one I found on the interenet and printed it onto a piece of white card then mounted it on a piece of blue.
The papers I have used for a change are by Nitwits and its their Gone Fishing digi set, I have used three papers and some muslin which I have layered up then wrapped a piece of dark blue lace (new stash) across the card and attached it to the back of the first layer.
The mounted image was then positioned in the centre with the sentiment is at the bottom on the right handside.
If you are interested in taking part in our Design Team Call you will find it on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot, please do go across and see for yourself what is involved.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com/
http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://blog.icopic.com/
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/
http://magicalmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/

http://scrappersdelightspapercrafts.blogspot.com/

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/

http://trulymadlycraftychallenges.blogspot.com/

Sunday's with Santa "Anything Goes"

2012-01-09T09:53:00.006Z

Good Morning Everyone, are you ready for a new week? well as always I seem to be getting behind with everything and that is why Ive not posted anything since last Wednesday, Ive been trying to get ahead with my DT work and so although youve not seen what Ive been making I have been a busy girl. Today I thought that it was time to post a card and this was one I created for last weeks "Sundays with Santa" its a facebook challenge started up by Pops and its to try and get together a good stock of Christmas cards for this December, and as last years lot of all gone I thought well why not so here we are.
This image is one of the LOV stamps and Ive coloured him with my copics then used Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut him out, and then used the same die to create the mount, the sentiment is one that I got free in one of my craft magazines and have mounted it in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a mount of blue pearlescent card, and for my two papers I have used the Maja "Vintage Winter" designs, this was a present from a very special friend of mine, and they are gorgeous and lovely for a card for a male. I then wrapped a sentiment ribbon around the card and attached it to the back.
Then I positioned my mounted image in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. Ive not added anything else as I dont think men particulary like to many embellishments on their cards and I wanted to leave it simple.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.facebook.com/
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.gettingcricky.com/
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/

The 45# Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "Anything Goes"

2012-01-04T09:00:00.028Z

Good Morning Everyone, well we are into a brand new year and we have already reached our fortyfifth Challenge and for this one I know its your most favourite "Anything Goes" so Im sure lots of you will want to take part. As always our fabulous sponsers are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering you a prize of

to spend in their webshop, and I carnt help saying that their images, papers and accessories are gorgeous and are well worth visiting as they are such good value, and this is why to win this Certificate all we ask is that you use one of their products on your card, but even if you dont they are still going to let you pick 3 images of your own choice, you carnt help but be aware of the generousity.

Anyway back to my card for this weeks Challenge I have chosen "A Smart Snowhite" for my image

and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.15 and after cutting out I used the die again to create the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green pearlescent card, on top I have used two papers from "Sweet Gardener" Papers and you will find them here, the first paper is all over green background with flowers on, then I used a blue paper and cut it into a 5" square and with the flower corner and border punch have created a square that was stuck on top. I then cut out a doily with one of the Cheery Lynn dies and distressed it with a little yellow ink and then positioned towards the right hand side of the second layer.
I then wrapped a piece of lace and yellow ribbon across my card and attached to the back of the first mount, the mounted image was then positioned in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
With some left over paper I used a Die-namics Gardenier die to create a rolled flower which was stuck to the top on the left hand side on some punched out leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the rest of my very talented "A" Team have for your inspiration and I do hope that you will take part in this weeks "Anything Goes" Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Blogspot.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.com/
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/
http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 1 - "Recycling"

2012-01-02T09:00:00.030Z

Good Morning Everyone, and a Happy New Year to you all, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are already to start crafting again, I know I am so for our first Challenge this year we want to see you "Recycling" something, and Im sure you must have lots of things around the house that can be used either as a project or perhaps on your card. Anyway we are being sponsered by "One Stop Card Shop"

and they are offering you a Gift Certificate of £10. to spend in the webshop, and here is what they say about themselves:-

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.
Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

Free postage is quite a rarity so I think it would be a good idea to give them a visit. And now here is my project for this Challenge.

I have used an empty Sudocream pot to create a store for all bits and bobs men seem to hoard.

I actually printed two sheets of paper from the My Craft Studio Steampunk set of designs, and wrapped the first one around the pot and stuck it down, then I used some silver trimmings around the bottom.
For the lid I cut out a circle and then cut lots of slits to mould around the lid and stuck them underneath, and Ive used a bit more of the silver rimmings around the rim. To finish of the lid I used a cog left from the front and stuck a large nut in the centre for a means of removing the lid. To finish of the front of my pot Ive used several cogs cut out with the Nestabilitie Tim Holtz cog set, and burnished them with some old gold cream and stuck them to the bottom of the pot for some texture.
I do hope that now youve seen my project for this "Recycling" Challenge I do hope that you will go and visit our Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and maybe you will also want to take part in this Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/

My Favourite Mo Card for 2011

2011-12-29T11:21:00.000Z

I have just entered this card into this weeks Mo Challenge "Favourite Project" hope you like it.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com/
http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

My Top 5 Cards for 2011

2011-12-28T15:43:00.001Z

December 2011

May 2011

February 2011

October 2011

Hope you like my choice, its so difficult to decide which is your best work, but these are nearly the best I can find.

Happy Christmas everyone

2011-12-23T14:08:00.002Z

Just want to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.....

I have a list of people

All written in a book -

And every year at Christmas time

I go and take a look.

And that is when I realise

That those names are all a part -

Not of the book they're written in

But of my very heart.

For each name stands for someone

Who has crossed my path some time -

And in that meeting they've become

A treasured friend of mine.

And once you've met some people

The years can not erase -

The memory of a pleasant word

Or of a friendly face.

So when I send an email

That is addressed to you -

It's because you're on that 'Special List'

Of folk I am indebted to.

And you are one of several folk

In times past that I've met -

And happen to be one of those

I don't want ever to forget.

And whether I have known you

For many years or few -

In some way you have had a part

In shaping things I do.

So this the Spirit of Christmas

That forever still endures –

May it leave its richest blessing

In the hearts of you and yours.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and I will see you here afterwards.

Winner of "Cards for Men" Blog Hop

2011-12-22T09:27:00.001Z

Im pleased to announce the winner of the comments left on my blog as

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-12-19 09:28:46 UTC

And that is Marianne well done and congratulations and you will be receiving 5 digi's from Karens Doodles, if youd like to go to the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot you can email our Design Team Leader Donna and she will pass your name and email address to Karen so you can receive your prize.

The Fortythird Challenge for The Paper Shelter "The Lace Look"

2011-12-21T09:00:00.078Z

Good Morning Everyone, I sincerely hope that you enjoyed our first ever Blog Hop it really was an outstanding success and we have you to thank so THANK YOU so much from us all not only from Veronica and Pedro but also from both the Design Teams we really did enjoy it.
Anyway now back to reality Im sure you will want to know who won my comment without further ado the lucky winner is:-

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-12-20 10:24:01 UTC

And now for this fortnights Challenge we want to see "Lace" on your cards and I know if your anything like myself youve got lots of bits and bobs in your stash so start looking ladies and creating. We are of course are being sponsered by The Paper Shelter.

They are offering a fabulous prize of $20 but of course thats providing youve used one of their products on your card, but even if you havent they will still give your 3 digi images of your own choice. I must admit their images, papers and accessories are really good value and quite stunning so its worth a trip to The Paper Shelter Website to see whats exactly on offer, and they are always adding to their library.
And now back to my card for this Challenge.

For my image I chose this "Little Dressmaker" and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut her out and used the die again to draw around to create the mount for it out of pink card. The sentiment is one I found on the internet and felt it went so well with the image this has also been mounted onto pink card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card and for my papers I have used "The Happy Couple" and you will find them here. The first paper is a very pretty rose pattern on a pink background and on top I have used a second mount with another of the same papers a pretty flowered swirly looking pattern with a pink satin ribbon thats been wrapped around it, before sticking it to the base mount I have run two strips of lace down each sides and then stuck it down to the left of my card.
The mounted image was then positioned towards the right with the sentiment at the bottom on the left. To finish of Ive created a flower spray with several sized roses a pearl spray in the corner at the top on the left, these were stuck on top of some punched out rose leaves with some silicone glue.
Now that youve seen my card please do go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot to see what the rest of the very talented "A" Team have created for you and perhaps it will inspire you to take part in this "The Lace Look" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://paperandsuchonline.blogspot.com/
http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.com/
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Twentysixth Challenge - "Anything Goes"

2011-12-20T09:00:00.035Z

Good Morning Everyone, well its only days away to Christmas I do hope that youve nearly finished all your shopping, I have a bit of greengrocery to get then I shall be all ready for the big day. Hubby and I will be spending the day quietly with our dog Missy and perhaps if we feel up to it we shall take her for a walk after lunch. Anyway before I go any further I have some rather sad news Donna has decided to suspend The Bearlymine Designs Challenges for now as shes still unable to take part in them herself and she feels that she needs time to recoup her strength and I sincerely hope that wont be to long, but only time will tell as shes having great problems with her hands at the moment. Thank You Donna for giving me the chance to be on your team and all your beautiful digi paper work, get well quickly.
And now to get back to this last Challenge its one that I know everyone loves as its rather a free for all and that is "Anything Goes" and for this one we are being sponsered by the following companies:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi sets of Winners Choice

Fred She Said - 20$ Gift Certificate

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

The Paper Shelter - 15$ Gift Certificate

There are some really awesome prizes on offer there so Im sure you will want to take part in this Challenge, and here is my DT card I made for it.

For my image I have used The Paper Shelters "Holynight" and coloured it with my copic and tria pens before cutting it out with the Nestabilitie Rectangle die, and then used the Heart Square in lilac pearlescent card for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash thats been mounted on a piece of the same lilac card.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount I have used the same lilac card and one of two papers from Donna's "Christmas Fun" Bearlymine Digi's Paper Sets, this first paper is a lovely mix of lilac and blue and on top is a deeper mauve with a snowflake design on and Ive cut a 5" square then used the snowflake border and corner punch from Marth Stewart, then on top I have used a dark mauve ribbon and attached it to the back of the first mount.

The mounted image was then positioned in the middle and on the two edges I have used some Ironwork Accents from Nestabilities that have been cut out of the same lilac card and clipped on the edge of the heart square. To finish of Ive used a hellibore and two fir cones in a floral spray stuck to the card with silicone glue on some punched out holly leaves.

Now that youve seen my card please do go and visit The Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot to see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and perhaps you will also want to take part in this "Anything Goes" Challenge which will last for 4 weeks because of all the Christmas festivities and will finish on the 16th January, 2012.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://stampfairychallenge.blogspot.com/

My Work

2011-12-17T13:05:00.000Z

All my new cards are on my No.2 Blog at the moment until this Blog Hop Finishes.
http://nannieflash2.blogspot.com/

"Its a Celebration" Challenge and Blog Hop

2011-12-07T09:00:00.175Z

Good Morning fellow crafters and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop. Our hop is a very exciting one for all of us as it is in celebration of our 1st Birthday!!!! You should have landed here directly from The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot so you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back there to read all about the "Celebration Challenge" the fabulous main prize on offer and to start the Blog Hop again, as you'll not want to miss out on this one! Our Design Teams have worked very hard and are showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter Website and on each blog on the hop we are offering one lucky commenter a digi of their own choice.

For my Card in this "Its a Celebration" Challenge and Blog Hop I have used this "Happy Birthday to Me" image and you will find it here, I have used my copics and tria pens to colour it, then used Nestabilitie Label Die No.23 to cut it out, afterwards I used the die again to draw around to create the mount for it out of deep pink card. The sentiment is one of the Stampin Up Stamps and I treated it in the same was as my image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of deep pink card and then on top I have used one of three "Birthday Cupcake" digi papers and you will find them here, the first one is a very pretty pink patterned paper, and on top I have used a pink paper and along both sides I have used a Martha Stewart parcel border punch along both edges, then for my third paper which has been mounted on more of the pink card Ive used a pink background with a swirl pattern on it.
The mounted image was then positioned in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side, to finish of I have used some of the left over paper and created three rolled flowers cut with the Dia-namics die and have stuck them to my in the top right hand corner on some punched out leaves.

From here you will need to hop on over to Caroline. Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance of winning your choice of one of the fab digis available in store.

Hop! Hop! Hop!

You can take part in the Challenge without taking part in the Blog Hop if you would prefer not to.

Good luck and I hope that you enjoy your journey.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
http://nettiegsdandydigitalgems-challengeblo.blogspot.com/
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge Twentyfive - "Untraditional Christmas"

2011-12-06T09:00:00.031Z

Good Morning Everyone, well yet another fortnight has flown by and weve now reached our Twentyfifth Challenge at Bearlymine Designs and this one we want to see "Untraditional Colours" on your card. The news on poor Donna is still uncertain, but I do want to wish her good luck that things will soon return to normal for her, as Im sure she really must be very frustrated with things. Anyway back to this fortnights Challenge and this time we are being sponsered by the following companies:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi's Sets of Winner's Choice

Crafty Emma -

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winner's Choice

Teddy Bo - Teddy Bo Quintet

Theres some really fabulous prizes there and Im sure you will want a chance of winning one of them. And here is my card for this Challenge.

The Design Team was lucky to be able to choose a image for this Challenge and I chose this "Gingerbread Bo" from Teddybo for my card, Ive coloured him with copics and tria pens then cut him out with Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 then used the same die to create the mount for it. The sentiment is one of the Flourishes circle stamps and Ive treated it in the same way as the mounted image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and Ive cut it with the Grand Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 and then cut a mount out of blue card and for my papers I have used Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Christmas Wishes" digi paper set, the first paper has lots of gingerbread men (I thought it was ideal for this image) and I cut this to fit like the first mount. The second and third papers have been cut into 5" squares and then Ive used my Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake border and corner punches on them, then placed them on top of the first paper in an of set manner, the patterns on both were firstly a snowflake and the second was a sentiment one. Then around the middle I have wrapped a gingerbread ribbon and attached it to the back of the first mount.

I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. To finish of I have put three little pom poms on his gingerbread suit just for a bit of texture.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will now visit the Bearlymine Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Untraditional Christmas" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://trulymadlycraftychallenges.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men "Pairs Challenge" and "Blog Hop"

2011-12-05T09:00:00.051Z

Another year has whizzed by and Cards for Men has now been running for two years and to celebrate we have a blog hop running as well as the usual Challenge. The theme for the usual Challenge is the number "2" interpret it how you will, two cards, two images, pairs, twinsets (card and gift) etc. We'll draw a random winner and top 3 as usual. You can get all the details and lots of ideas from the Design Team over at the Challenge Blog. And here is what I have made.

For my cards I have used this "TeddyBo in Santa's Hat" image and created two cards as my pair, both of them have been coloured with my Copic and Tria pens, and then cut out with the Nestabilitie Die Labels No.16 to cut it out and for its mount Ive used the Ornament die and run it through the my cuttlebug with a ornament embossing folder.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue for the blue card and red for the other one, and then Ive used the Papermania "Christmas Joy" paper pad in the two colours and have used three layers the second one has a strip down the card with the Martha Steward Parcel border punch used on it and the third mount is a plain colour with a pattern of ornaments on it. The mounted image was then positioned in the centre and I have then wrapped two coloured ribbons at the bottom around the cards which have sentiments on them.

Also, we are having an Anniversary Blog Hop. You can get the full list of blogs over at Cards for Men. If you arrived here from "Patricia's" then you're on the right track. If not, hop over to Cards for Men to start at the beginning.

At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw. I've got 5 Images from Karens Doodles to give away.

And here is what Karen says about her company:-

Karen Johnson has beendrawing all of her life. She has worked on the feature film, “Ferngully The Last Rainforest” and has created animations for Disney, Fisher Price and Mattel. She has illustrated several children’s books and is currently teaching animation at a college in Wisconsin. She started Karen’s Doodles so she could share her whimsical drawings with crafters from around the world.

To be in with a chance of winning this prize you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. A random winner will be drawn on 19 December 2011.

Each stop will have a word which you should collect to make a festive phrase. My word is "Greetings". At the end of the blog hop you should have 9 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments back at Cards for Men. The blog hop will run until midnight on 18 December 2010 and a winner will be chosen on 19 December 2011.

Your next stop is "Donna". If you lose your way you can go back to Cards for Men to get the full list. Good luck everyone.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/

The Paper Shelters 1st Birthday "Celebration" Blog Hop

2011-12-01T09:00:00.021Z

I have some fabulous news to announce The Paper Shelter are "Celebrating" their 1st Bithday on the 7th December, so we are throwing a "Blog Hop" to celebrate it in Style, now this is not the usual run of the mill Blog Hop, its a really special one with lots of chances of winning fabulous prizes and if you want to know all the details please do go and vist The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot to see for yourself .
If youd like to take the badge for your blog you are more than welcome.

A Card for the LOV Challenge "Anything Goes"

2011-11-29T16:05:00.001Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, well its pouring of rain here in Gloucestershire and its not nice at all, at the moment it seems to have eased of thank goodness, but the poor pup has got soaked the last time we took her out and I hope it stays dry for the next time she needs to. Anyway todays card has been created for this weeeks LOV Challenge "Anything Goes" and Ive used this sweet image of all these children out posting cards, they can come and do mine if they like though they do need stamps first.
Anyway Ive coloured my image with my Copic pens then used Nestabilitie Die Labels 17 to cut it out then created the mount by drawing around the die and cut it out by hand out of blue card. The sentiment is yet another of the LOV stamps and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and one beautiful paper from the Maja Vintage Christmas Paper Pack, which my very special adopted daughter bought for me for my recent birthday, thank you sweetheart you know who you are. Ive then used a piece of butter muslin which I have pulled the edges of and laid it with a pleat in the middle down on top then wrapped a piece of binding ribbon around the middle and stuck it to the back of the first mount. I then positioned my mounted image towards the right and the sentiment at the bottom on the left.
I then created a triple bow with more of the same ribbon and stuck to the side of my image, and to finish of Ive used several Martha Stewart Snowflake punches to punch out a snowflake and then used some German Glass Glitter to sparkle it up and then positioned it at the top on the left hand side.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/

Thank You

2011-11-26T10:33:00.004Z

Good Morning Everyone, Ive received some gorgeous Birthday Cards today from some very lovely blogging friends and I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart, youve bought such love and warmth into my life and I want to show you how much I appreciate that, and they are:
Mandy, Christine (nanaseaside), Avril, Nikki, Mary, Janette and Elaine, bless you all and thank you so much. And thanks to all of you who left me the same lovely wishes on Facebook, bless you also and Thank you.
Footnote:-
I had the most lovely quiet day yesterday, hubby (he did bring a Indian in for our dinner) was working with the local Steam Railway Preservation Society, so Missy (the pup) and I had a quiet time together. I had two stunning bouquets from two of my daughters, and lots of beautiful cards, a phone call from my eldest daughter and one from my brother who started to sing Happy Birthday to me, something I dont ever remember him doing so thank you so much not only for the cards but also the lovely wishes sent to me via Facebook it really made me feel very special. THANK YOU for making it a very special day.

A Card for the Sugar Bowl Challenge - "A Sketch"

2011-11-24T11:08:00.000Z

Good Morning Everyone, well the sun is out and its quite warm outside, Ive just been into town to pick up my magazines and to give the pup a walk, this is the first time Ive done that for about a month so it was just nice to escape from four walls, and it certainly shattered the pup shes now whacked out asleep by the side of my computer desk.
Anyway todays card has been created for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge "A Sketch" and Ive used this sweet digi image for my card and coloured it with my copics before cutting it out with my Nestabilitie Die No.1 and then drew around the die to create the mount for it. The sentiment is one of the Whimsey Christmas stamps from last year and Ive cut this out with a circle die and mounted it on a larger diecut.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of turquoise blue card and one of two papers from The First Edition "Christmas Joy" paper pack this first paper is a patterned one with snowmen and penquins on a blue background, on top is a stripped one in similar colour tones, across the card Ive then wrapped a film strip ribbon of snowmen and penquins to and attached it to the back of the first mount, The mounted image was then positioned in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/
http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/

The Fortyfirst Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "Christmas Sparkle" (Red, Green & Gold)

2011-11-23T09:00:00.051Z

Wow that was some title to write this time for The Paper Shelter, these weeks are flying by and in just under a months time we will be celebrating and I mean CELEBRATING a very special event as it will be their first Birthday and they are offering you fabulous prizes so keep your eyes peeled for the Announcement that's taking place on 1st December at The Paper Shelters Challenge Blogspot, I promise you, you wont be disappointed. And now for this weeks Challenge we want you to put a bit of "Christmas Sparkle" incorporating "Red, Green and Gold" on your cards, I spent all day last Friday getting my cards ready to post, you know putting in inserts and making sure that I had enough, I'm still short believe me. Anyway back to this week, again I want to thank Veronica and Pedro for being such fabulous owners and sponsors of this Challenge.

And they are offering you a fabulous prize of a $20 Gift Certificate to spend in their shop, that's providing you have used one of their products (digi images, papers and accessories) on your card, but even if you haven't you will still be eligible for 3 of their images of your own choice. I want to tell you that if you want to stand a chance of winning the fabulous top prize its worth visiting their webshop and buying one of their images as they are quite stunning and such fabulous value and also a great selection of different occasions to chose from.
And now back to my card for this Challenge.

And for my card I have used this gorgeous image titled "Christmas Gift" and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copics and tria pens to colour her, afterwards Ive used the large Oval Nestabilitie die to cut her out, the mount I have used is one of the Die-namics Oval dies, this was cut out of red card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been stamped and cut in the same way as the mounted image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and one of two papers from The Paper Shelters "Christmas Spirit" Digi papers and you will find them here. This first paper is a bright patterned design in reds, yellows and greens and on top is a half circle mount with a similar colour choice but in a stripe pattern, this was placed down the right hand side, on top I have wrapped a piece of lace and red satin ribbon which was attached to the back of the first mount. I then positioned my mounted image towards the right and my sentiment below it. To finish of I have used three poinsetta's and placed them along the side of the mounted image and stuck to the card on top of some punched out holly leaves with some silicone glue. Ive also popped some stickles on the flowers themselves just to add a bit of sparkle.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the rest of my very talented "A" Team over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and hopefully they will inspire you to take part in the "Christmas Sparkle" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/
http://sassycherylschallenge.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge Twentyfour - "Your Favourite Things"

2011-11-22T09:00:00.036Z

Good Morning Everyone, as you are probably aware our DT Leader and Owner hasn't been very well now for quite a few weeks and the news is still very sketchy, but we do want to wish her a speedy recovery and hope it wont be to long before shes back to her normal self, she works so hard and we do so miss her, Get Better Quickly Donna we need you. Anyway back to this fortnights Challenge for Bearlymine Designs and is all to do with using "Your Favourite Things" and if you anything like me you have certain things you just can't do without when making Cards and mine I will show you as we go along. This Challenge is being sponsored by the following people:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winner's Choice

Tickled Pink Stamps - 2 Digi Stamps or 1 Rubber Stamp of Winner's Choice

Whimsey Stamps - 5 Digi's of Winner's Choice

Crafty Ribbons -

Wow there some awesome prizes there again and I know if would be just fabulous to win one of them I just wish is were possible for us to do so. Anyway Ive created this easel card as its one of my most favourite shapes to use.

And Im also led to believe its one of Donna's favourite shapes to, anyway I had the luck to be able use this gorgeous "Tickled Pink" image and her name is "Lolita Kellita" Ive printed her onto white card then used my copics and tria pens to colour her, then Ive used the large Rectangle Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and the they Deckle edged one for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash and I think its got a really lovely way of expressing the feeling of the season.
The base size of this card is a 6"x 6" and Ive used to mounts in red with one of two papers from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Winters Swirl" digi set this first paper is a beautiful red background with holly leaves on, on top is a red green and white pattern paper which has been cut into a 5" square and Ive used the holly all around punch set from Martha Stewart, these where then layered up and Ive used a deep cream lace on both with a wide red satin ribbon which has then been attached to the back of this mount.
For the front of my card I then used the large heart die from Cherry Lynn on some red pearlescent card and this was then tucked into the back of the ribbon and lace and Ive then positioned my mounted image on top. For the inside I used my mounted sentiment as a stop this was positioned in the middle of the lace but before sticking it down Ive tucked a further heart shape behind it on the left hand side.
To finish of the front I have created a floral spray with two colours of hellebore's and some holly berries these were attached to the card on top of some punched out holly leaves on some silicone glue.
Ive got to say that this is one of my most favourite designs of cards I love the simplicity of the layering and the lace and ribbon which finishes it of, and the flower sprays brings the whole thing alive. I do hope you enjoy seeing this card and now you've seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a extremely talented team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Your Favourite Things" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 24 - "Fancy Folds"

2011-11-21T09:00:00.030Z

Good Morning Everyone, yes another fortnight has flown by and we have now reached our twenty fourth Challenge for Cards for Men, and this time we want to see your "Fancy Folds" and there are certainly a lot to choose from so I will leave your choice up to you.
This time we are being sponsored by a new company and that is "Whimsie Doodles"

And here is what Melyssa says about her Company :-

Whimsie Doodles is so excited to be sponsoring the new challenge! In March of 2009 Melyssa Connolly, artist and owner, began turning her whimsical hand-drawn images into digital files for sale online. Whimsie Doodles' digital stamp line features images that range from cute little boys and girls, to punny stuff, and everything in-between. We enjoy sharing lots of samples on our company blog, where we also post challenges and tutorials.

And they are offering as a prize a $10 Gift Certificate to spend on their Website.

We were lucky enough to be given several gorgeous images to play with and I chose these ones for my DT Card.

The little lad is called "Hoodie Jayson" and I thought that the sentiment went quite well with him so I chose to use that to, the acutal card shape is one that I invented myself its a sort of triple fold and its based around a 6"x 6" card base, the papers I used are Papermania's "For Him" paper pad.
The main image was printed onto white card and I then coloured him with my copics and tria pens, then I used the large Rectangle Nestabilitie Die to cut him out, and then drew around the die onto blue card to create the mount for him. The sentiment was done in the same way. The last flourish is the computer button that was attached to the middle fold.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pop across to the Cards for Men Blogspot and see what the rest of my fellow Design Team Members have created with this "Fancy Folds" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/

Winners of My Blog Candy

2011-11-20T09:18:00.001Z

Here is the Overseas Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-11-20 09:09:53 UTC

Well Done Gisela, I will get the parcel into the post tomorrow.

And here is the UK Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-11-20 09:11:31 UTC

Well Done Nikki, I will get your parcel into the post tomorrow.

Well done ladies, Im so glad that my candy is going to two special ladies that I know and love.

A Card for Just Magnolia "Ribbons" Challenge

2011-11-19T14:57:00.001Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, well I thought I would for a change made another Xmas Card and I think this one will probably go to my Mother in Law as she seems to be the only one I havent made a card for yet. Anyway Ive used one of the new Sweet Christmas images of Tilda, isnt she cute, Ive stamped her onto white card and coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out, and the beaded oval for the mount out of red card. The sentiment is one of my stash stamps that I have stamped onto a piece of white card and mounted it also on some red card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card, the one and only paper Ive used is a Memory Box paper its a cream background with a spray of roses down the left side, Ive stuck on top and wrapped around the right hand side a piece of lace and red satin ribbon and attached it to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then positioned in the image with the sentiment on the left hand side at the bottom. To finish of I have created a spray of roses in several sizes and stuck them in the top left hand corner on some punched out rose leaves with some silicone glue.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://floweretstamplar.blogspot.com/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/
http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/
http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.com/

My Birthday and Bloganniversary

2011-11-19T09:00:00.002Z

This is a stickie and will stay at the top until the 19th November. Please scroll down to find the new posts.

Three years ago on the 19th of November a very dear friend of mine introduced me to blogging, it started in a small way but has steadily over the years got bigger, involving joining many Challenges to start of with then being asked to join Design Teams, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it and would like now to offer some blog candy as a very big thank you to you all, but firstly I have some stipulations, this is for my real followers and not for those who only add their names because they want something for nothing, so I would advise you if thats what you intend to do please dont, because if your not a regular visitor that I know of you wont be eligible to win either one of my two "Surprise Parcels" one is for my "Great Britain" followers and the other for my "Overseas" ones. I will be screening those that join the list suddenly out of the blue and if Im not happy with that entrant they will not win my candy, sorry about that but in the past I have had lots of "fair weather Followers" who only join in the hope of winning something for nothing and then suddenly dissappear as quickly as they appear, Ive even had blogs that only have Blog Candy as their posts and its not fair to those very faithful followers who regularly visit and leave such lovely comments. As its my birthday on the 26th I felt it would be right to combine the two and give the two prizes instead of the usual one, Im not going to tell you whats in them it will be a complete surprise to the winners.

A Christmas Card for Cuddly Buddly

2011-11-17T12:15:00.001Z

Good Afternoon Everyone, well this is my last card for Cuddly Buddly, as there are no more Challenges I thought Id make it as a thank you to Kim and Ive even used her own digi images and papers. I printed it onto white card before using my copics to colour it. Then cut it out with a Nestabilitie Circle Die, and used one of the Tear Drop Circle die for the mount, I also used a smaller one for the sentiment which is another of Kims own designs.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and the first of two papers from Cuddly Buddly, a very pretty red background with holly pattern, on top of this I have used the second paper a white background with green stripes and another holly pattern on, this was then folded into a smaller strip and cut into four then stuck it across the card and a wide tartan ribbon was then positioned on top and attached to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then positioned in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, and to finish of I have used a large poinsetta and punched out holly leaves and holly berries stuck to the top left hand corner on some silicone glue.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/
http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.com/
http://christmascrafting.blogspot.com/
http://cmitonlineblog.blogspot.com/
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/
http://hobbystuggu.blogspot.com/search/label/Utfordringer
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/search/label/challenges

A Big Thank You to you All

2011-11-15T14:06:00.001Z

Good Afternoon, well the sun is out and Im gradually making some progress into getting better, Im still coughing well and my voice is still sounding like something resembling someone from Star Wars but now Im on some Antibiotics Im keeping my fingers crossed it wont be long before I start to feel a 100% better. I really dont want to go back down the road Ive just been on as it really did knock me for six, but I want to thank you all so very much for the really lovely comments and good wishes so many of you have left for me. And now that I have managed to create a card its to show my thanks in our usual way "Bless you All". Ive also got some sad news to announce to you all "Cuddly Buddly" Challenges are finishing this Friday as Kim is finding it a struggle to not only cope with the dwindling entrants but also trying to run a shop as well, its just to much like hitting your head against a brick wall, so I also want to thank her for inviting me to be part of one of her teams even though as it turned out for a very short time, I do so hope that it wont stop you all going and visiting her regualarly and seeing what stunning things she has for sale.
And as it is I have used the "Bits of Ivory" digi image and papers from Cuddly Buddly to create my card, isnt she a sweetie, I do hope you like the results. Today Im not going to write out a long post for this but I suspect you will be able to give it a good shot at working out the receipe for it for yourself.

Thank you all for the Lovely Comments

2011-11-13T10:23:00.000Z

Good Morning Everyone, its a good job that its not this week that all my blog scheduling is needed as Im still struggling to recoup my energy, I have never felt so tired and exhausted, it doesnt take much to sap me of any energy I might have. My throat is still extremely sore and my voice sounds more masculine than female, and I have one nasty raspy cough with now a chest infection, my ears feel as if Ive been in a diving bell, not sure who they belong to, the only good thing so far is it hasnt gone to my sinus as I know from last year it would be fatal, it causes no end of problems with my teeth. Anyway I will try in a few days to get around and visit more of you, at the moment Im just doing my DT comment work and that alone is tiring me, so please forgive me for not coming by yours. I suspect I will be spending this afternoon sleeping this energy burst, so forgive me for leaving this a bit short, and thank you again for all your lovely wishes.

Not to well at the Moment

2011-11-11T09:29:00.001Z

I want to let you know that Im not to well at the moment I believe I have a touch of flu, I ache all over very tired, lack of energy and my throat is really sore so trying not to cough as it hurts to much, I also have earche, so sorry if I dont come by for a few days will try and catch up when Im feeling a bit better.

The Thirtyninth Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "All in Pink"

2011-11-09T09:00:00.040Z

Good Morning Everyone, well this weeks Challenge is going to set your mind a thinking as we want a card with the theme of "All in Pink" on it, I hope you will enjoy taking part and Im sure it will stretch your imagination, but knowing you Im bet it wont take you long to sort something out. I also want to thank my fellow Team Leader for stepping in as guest designer for the month of November, as one of my Team had to resign last week and we shall certainly miss her, so good luck Penni in what ever you decide for your future. As always our sponsers are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter.

And they are offering a prize of $20 to spend in their webshop The Paper Shelter, and if youve used one of their products on your card you will be entitled to the whole amount, but even if you havent and you are chosen by Random Org. you will still be given 3 digi images of your own choice. They do have the most gorgeous images, stunning papers and fabulous accessories for you to choose from.
And now here is my card for this Challenge.

For my card I chose to use this gorgeous "Beauty Treatment" image and you will find her here, and have printed her onto white card then used my copic's and tria pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Label Die No.23 to cut her out, I then used the metal die to draw around on some pink card then cut it out with my scissors. The sentiment is one of the CC stamps thats been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card, and for my papers I have used the "Zoe Spring" Digi Papers and you will find them here, the first paper is a pink patchwork paper, and then on top I have used a spotty paper and cut it into a square and laid on top of the first, and for the third paper is a pretty pink paisley paper which was mounted and stuck down the card, then on top is a fourth paper a pink check paper and this was also mounted but across the card this time.
I then positioned my mounted image in the middle with the sentiment below on the right hand side. To finish of I have created some rolled flowers with a Die-namics die, and I used up some of the left over papers, these were then attached to the card with some silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves. The last flourish is two pink check buttons which have had some bakers twine threaded through the holes and tied in knots. These were positioned at the top on the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Blogspot and see what the rest of my "A" Team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this weeks "All in Pink" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge Twentythird - "One for the Boyz"

2011-11-08T09:00:00.005Z

Good Morning Everyone, before I start I want to let you know that our very talented and much loved Team Leader and Blog Owner Donna is in hospital at the moment and is not at all well, so I want to wish her lots of love and sincere hopes that it wont be long before she is back with the team again. Anyway for this fortnights Challenge we are asking you to create a card especially for "One for the Boyz" so Im sure it will get your creating thoughts working. And for this Challenge we are being sponsered by the following people:-

Bearlymine Designs - 2 Digi sets of Winners Choice

Di's Digi Downloads - 3 Digi's of Winners Choice

Kenny K - 5 Digi's of Winners Choice

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

Emerald Faeire Garden - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

Wow those are truly an awesome selection of prizes, wish we were allowed to take part as I would love to win some of them. Anyway heres my card for this Challenge.

For my card I selected "Toy Soldier" for my card its a Kenny K image and you will find it here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, then used the large Rectangle Nestabilitie Die to cut her out then used the die to again to draw around to create the mount for it. The sentiment was one I created on my computer and printed it onto white card then mounted it in the same way as my image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and one of five papers from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Christmas Wishes" Digi Download Set and you will find it here. The first paper is blue background with white stars on, on top of this is a diamond shaped pattern in white and blue, the third is a blue and white strip one and this was placed down the card, then across the card is a beige, white and blue striped one, and for my five paper I have used another star paper but in several different sizes on a blue background.

The mounted image was then positioned in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side.

Now that youve seen my card do please go and visit the Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for you, and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this weeks "One for the Boyz" Challenge.

This care is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://bnwchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 23 - "Its nearly Christmas"

2011-11-07T09:00:00.104Z

Good Morning Everyone, well would you believe it another two weeks have flown by and weve now reached our Twentythird Challenge and this ones theme is "Its nearly Christmas" and Im sure it will be a great favourite for you all especially as it only weeks till Christmas. Before I start I want to introduce you to the brand new DT members that have joined The Cards for Men team, and they are,

I do hope that you will visit their blogs and give them your support as we are thrilled at them joining us, only three of the members have taken part in this Challenge as Alan is away on holiday.

And now I want to tell you who our Sponser is for this Challenge and that is Karen Johnson of Karen's Doodles.

And here is what she says about her company:-

Karen Johnson has been drawing all of her life. She has worked on the feature film, “Ferngully The Last Rainforest” and has created animations for Disney, Fisher Price and Mattel. She has illustrated several children’s books and is currently teaching animation at a college in Wisconsin. She started Karen’s Doodles so she could share her whimsical drawings with crafters from around the world.

And she has offered 3 digi's to the winner.

We were lucky to receive several images to play with for this Challenge and I chose this one for my card, its called "Snowmen Caroling" you will find it here.

And I printed it onto white card then used my copic's and tria pens to colour it, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Labels Die No.17 to cut it out then used the die to cut around to create the mount for it out of blue card. The sentiment is one from my stash which I rather like and has been treated in the same way as the image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and a first paper of three from the Dovecraft "Let it Snow" paper pad, this first paper is a white background with a large glittered snowman in the bottom left hand corner, the second and third papers have been cut in strips and I have used a Martha Stewart Border Snowflake embossing border punch along the edges and then layered up, these two papers are two shades of blue with snowflakes on.

I then positioned mounted image towards the top in the middle and the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side. To finish of Ive put a snowman button in the bottom left hand corner.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go and visit the Cards for Men Challenge Blog and see what the rest of our very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will then take part in this "Its nearly Christmas" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://www.papercreationsink.com/

http://cateredcrop.com/

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge

http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 19 - "A Receipe" 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons and 1 Ribbon

2011-11-04T09:00:00.085Z

Good Morning Everyone, I cannot believe that I have now been with the Cuddly Buddly team for 12 weeks and this is my 6th Challenge Card for them, what a lovely person Kim is thank you so much for choosing me for the Cuddly Team I do so enjoy being part of it. Anyway todays challenge is "A Receipe" and we want you to use 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons and 1 Ribbon on your card, and Im sure that wont be a difficult task as most of us use these on all our cards. This time I am using the gorgeous Kim Sponaugle's "Picture Kitchen Studio" images and papers and if you would like to visit Kim's Cuddly Buddly Webshop you will be able to see the whole range of stunning images and papers she has created, heres the link for you, I would also like to let you know that not only does Kim sell digi products but also anything a crafter could desire and she also has a lot of freebies to give away, please do go and visit her shop and see for yourself.
And here is my card for this weeks Challenge.

For my card I have used the "Cupcake Fairy" and you will find it here I have printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Labels Die No.22 to cut her out then used the die itself to draw around to create the mount for her. The sentiment is one from my stash and this was just stamped onto white card ready for me to mould around the cupcake die cut.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card, on top of this is my first paper of three that I have used these are again "Picture Kitchen Studio's Multi Fairy Fun"digi papers and you will find there here, I used a white background paper with pink swirls on for the first one, then on top is a large spotted one on which I have used a cupcake border punch from Martha Stewart on the edge, and the third paper a small spotted one and Ive done the same to that edge to, these were layered up on top of one another. Then on top of these I have used a piece of the same pink card as the mount to run through my cuttlebug with a cupcake embossing folder, this was then stuck down on top of the two other papers.
The mounted image was then positioned in the middle and I then cut out from a bit more pink card a cupcake case and for the top I used a piece of white pearlescent card, and of course for the candle a smaller piece of the pink again. I then moulded the sentiment around the case and used some stickles on the topping to create hundreds and thousands. To finish off I used a lace ribbon flower with beads in for my ribbon embellishment in the top left hand corner, and with a couple of cupcake buttons I finished of the card in the two opposite corners.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Cuddly Buddly Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a extremely talented team have created to inspire you hopefully to take part in this weeks Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/
http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/

A Card for Mo's Challenge "Any Holiday or Celebrations"

2011-10-31T09:05:00.000Z

Good Morning Everyone, hope you enjoy Trick or Treating today its amazing how quickly these months are flying by and tomorrow starts November I just can't get my head around it, anyway have a wonderful day. I am going to hospital later on today to have a varicose vein injected, not really looking forward to that just hope its not as painful as the stripping but we shall see, keep your fingers crossed for me as I have plans to go to the NEC on Thursday and I don't want them scuppered.
Well today's card has been created for Mo's Challenge "Any Holiday or Celebrations" and Ive used this sweet candy cane fairy as a Xmas card and I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 to cut her out, I then used the same die on some pink pearlescent card for the mount, the sentiment is one of the Pink Gem ones that's been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card and one of two papers from the First Editions two new Christmas Packs "Christmas Treat and "Festive Joy", the first paper is a white background with hearts and the second paper is a pink background with candy canes on, and this one has been cut into a strip and Ive used the Martha Stewart Cherish Border Punch along both of the edges then positioned it down the middle of my card. I then wrapped a wide pink satin ribbon around the middle of the card and stuck it to the back of the first mount.
I then used some more of the same pink card and one of the Cherry Lynn Doily dies to cut out a circle and this was then stuck to the left and the mounted image was positioned in the centre of the card, and the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side. To finish of Ive used a white and pink edged Hellebore with two lilies either side in a spray stuck on some silicone glue and punched out leaves in the bottom left hand corner.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://natalduranteoanotodo.blogspot.com/
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ribbongirls.blogspot.com/

Sample Six for Sarah "Howling Wolves"

2011-10-30T10:03:00.001Z

Good Morning Everyone, Im so glad that you liked my penquin card yesterday that I thought I would post my last sample on here again today. Sarah when she sends the Cuddle Upz Cd asks me to take the images and create something other than a Cuddle Upz one, if you know the princible of the Cd its to show two animals cuddling each other, and Sarah likes to make those herself and as there is more than these on the Cd it would be to easy just to sell it under the title of Cuddly Upz but she adds beautiful images, toppers, instant cards, inserts, envelopes and design sets, this cd has 10 all of the Artic Animals, and if you would like to see the rest of my samples you will find them on my No.2 blog, but this is my final one that Im blogging.
I have taken the topper and printed it onto semi-gloss photo paper and then mounted it onto silver mirri board. The base card is a 7"x 7" white card with a first mount of silver mirri board, and on top of this is one of co-ordinating papers that come in the design sets, they all have landscape and as well as portrait ones in several patterns that match the topper. For this one I have used a dark blue multi patterned one and then wrapped a black lace strip around with a black satin ribbon down the edge of it and stuck it to the back of the first mount. I did make up a insert and put it inside though you carnt see it. Some of the images make smashing Christmas Cards so I do hope youve enjoyed this peek into whats on it.
I do hope that you will be watching her preview program on the 7th November at 10am on Create and Craft to see what really beautiful images are on this Cd.

5th Sample for Sarah of Peerless Designs "Penquins"

2011-10-29T19:13:00.000+01:00

Good Evening Everyone, hope youve had a good day, Ive been busy creating some Xmas cards and I got into such a mess everywhere with the bits and bobs, but at least I did manage to make eight decoupaged ones and even popped some inserts in them to.
Ive been posting my samples for Sarah of Peerless Designs on my No.2 blog and I thought it was time I brought them across to my No.1 blog as well, this is my 5th sample and its of the baby penquins, the papers are all from the same design set and have been layered up on some silver mirri card. I also used some lace and ribbon around the centre of my card and positioned my mounted image in the centre, and finish it of with two snowflakes in the top two corners.
Sarah will be previewing her new CD "Artic Adventure" on Create and Craft on Monday November 7th at 10am I do hope you will be watching her and enjoying seeing the gorgeous images she has on this particular "Cuddle Upz" CD.

A Card for the LOV Challenge "A Sketch by Bev"

2011-10-28T15:20:00.002+01:00

Good Afternoon All, sorry Ive not been around much this week but have been rather busy making samples for Sarah Hallams new Cuddle Upz Cd thats due to be previewed on Create and Craft on Monday 7th November at 10am, you will see some of those samples on my No.2 blog if your interested, anyway I hope you will watching and supporting her on the day. Anyway I decided to try and make a card to post and made this card for this weeks Lili of the Valley's Sketch by Bev, and Ive used this sweet image for my card and coloured it with my copic and tria pens then used a circle Nestabilitie Die to cut it out, I then used a butterfly circle for the mount out of blue pearlescent card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and one of three papers from "Nitwits Cooking Goodies" digi paper set, a plain white paper with lots of spots and bubbles on it, the second is a pink background with lots of sentiments on it, and the third paper is a blue background with hearts on it in several coloures.
I then mounted the card as the sketch shows, and then around the middle I have wrapped a white ribbon with cookies and teacups and teapots on in several colours. Then positioned my mounted image in the centre, with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. To finish of Ive used some of the left over paper to create some paper flowers that have been arranged in the top right hand corner and stuck to the card with silicone glue and punched out rose leaves.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/
http://www.palspaperarts.com/
http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/

The Thirtyseventh Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "Anything Goes"

2011-10-26T09:00:00.033+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well another fortnight has flown by and weve now reached our thirtyseventh challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this time the theme is an easy one its "Anything Goes" and Im sure you wont find it difficult to take part in it. And as always we are being sponsered by Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter.

And they are offering a fabulous prize of $20 to spend in their webshop The Paper Shelter and providing you have used one of their products on your card you will win the whole amount, but even if you havent and you are the one picked by random org. you will still be eligible to receive 3 digis of your own choice from them. You couldnt ask for anything more generous could you.
And here is my card for this Challenge.

I have used this sweet image titled "Bewitched Night" and you will find her here, I have printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic and tria pens then used my Nestabilitie Die No.17 to cut her own and then used the die again to create a mount for her out of dark purple card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of purple card and one of four papers from The Paper Shelters "Bewitched Night" digi paper set and you will find it here, this first one is a lavender background with stars on, then on top is a 5 inch square of pink star paper which has had the Martha Stewart border and corner bat punch set used on all four sides, on top is a third paper which is a lavender check paper, and for the fourth its a pink background with multi coloured spots on it.
The mounted image was then positioned in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side. I then created three flowers from some of the left over flowers and these I stuck to the card with some silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves, th final think is the bat charms that are stuck down the right hand side.
Now youve seen my card I do hope that you will go across to The Paper Shelter Blogspot and see what the rest of my very talented "A" Team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Anything Goes" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://anitabestampinchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/
http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/
http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge Twentytwo - "Anything but a Card"

2011-10-25T09:00:00.046+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well weve now reached our Twentysecond Challenge at Bearlymine Designs Blogspot and for this one we want you create "Anything but a Card" so it means you will have to start planning something different for it, and this time we are being sponsered by the following companies :-

Crafty Emma - £10. Gift Voucher

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winner's Choice

Delicious Doodles - $10 Gift Certificate

Stamp Fairy - 2 Digi Stamps of Winner's Choice

Wow some really awesome prizes on offer and Im sure you will want to try to win one of them, and heres my choice of something other than a Card.

I deceided to create this tissue box cover as the boxes these days arnt anywhere near as pretty as they used to be. I used a template I found on "Sarah Hallam, Peerless Designs" website and adapted it to fit my own tissue box size by printing the base sheet onto white card using Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Summer Roses" digi paper set and then cutting it out to the template I had printed onto a sheet of white paper.
I then folded it into a square and around the bottom I created a border with one of my larger Martha Stewart border punch and some yellow pearlescent card and wrapped it around the bottom of the box cover. The lid was also cut from a template and this was also covered with a piece of the same "Summer Roses" paper and then around the cut out on top I have used a yellow oval which was cut with two Nestabilities and stuck around the tissue box opening. And around the lid edge I have stuck a trimming of lace and ribbon and tied a bow in the centre of one side.
To finish of I have created a flower spray with several different sized coloured roses and pearl sprays stuck to the corner with some punched out leaves and silicone glue.
Now that youve seen my box do please go and visit the Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot to see what the rest of the very talented team have created for you and perhaps it will inspire you to take part in this "Anything but a Card" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 22 - "Animals"

2011-10-24T09:00:00.060+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, weve now reached our twentysecond Challenge on Cards for Men, and this time we want to see your "Animals" on your card, Im sure that wont be to much of a problem as we all seem to have them amoung our stash I know I have. Anyway this time our sponser is Digital Delights.

And this is what they say about themselves:-

Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7!!

And they have generously offered 3 digi stamps of winners own choice.

We were lucky enough to be given several images to play with and I chose this one for my card.

His name is "Count Batula" and I thought he was just ideal to create yet another family Halloween card, Ive printed him onto white card before colouring him with my copic and tria pens, afterwards I used the Nestabilitie Pumpkin Die to cut him out, then drew around the die to create the mount for him out of orange card. The sentiment is one from my stash thats been treated in the same way.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of orange card and one two papers from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Halloween" Cd & digi papers, the first one is dark blue and black background with black bats all over it, on top is a orange paper with witch hats and bats on thats been cut into a 5" square and with my bat border and corner punches I have punched all around it, then placed it in the middle of the first mount. The mounted image was then placed in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side, and I also punched out another pumpkin and with some stickles I have run it along the top of both. I then for my final flourish stuck some bat charms in several places at the top of my card and a pumpkin at the bottom next to the other two.

Now that youve seen my card do please pop over to the Cards for Men Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Animals" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/
http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/
http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/
http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 17 - "Best Friends"

2011-10-21T09:00:00.043+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, I know Ive been awol this last week but Ive been rather busy with my DT work and trying to arrange something special for December so please forgive me if Im not around so frequently at times its because I just carnt manage to make time to post. Anyway getting back to today its the Seventeenth Challenge for Cuddly Buddly and this week the theme is "Best Friends" and its my turn to use Barbara Williams "Bits of Ivory" images and papers you will find them in here in "Cuddly Buddley's Webshop", Kim has some really gorgeous images and fabulous papers and you will fall in love them when you go to browse, so be warned have your credit card at the ready. Anyway heres my card for this weeks Challenge.

The image I have used is titled "A Good Book" and you will find it here, this has been printed onto white card then coloured with my copic and tria pens, I then cut it out with Nestabilities Labels 23 and to create the mount I used the same die to draw around and cut out with scissors, the sentiment is also from "Bits of Ivory" and this one is from the "Garden Sentiments" and you will find it here, this was cut out with the circle die and mounted in the same way as the image onto blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount I have used blue card and one of three papers from the "Garden Vignettes" you will find them here, a very pretty blue background with white butterflies on, on top of this is a 5" square with a diamond pattern on in multi colours has been punched with one of my Martha Stewart border and corner punch sets, and for my last mount I have used a white background with green stripes with leaves and yellow daisies on this has been munted on some green card and laid down the card on the left hand side. I then wrapped a multi coloured satin ribbon on top of some pretty lace across the centre and attached it to the back of the first mount.
I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side, to finish of I have used three roses in two colours and some little multi coloured sprays in the corner at the top on the left hand side, this was attached to the card with silicone glue on top of some punched out rose and fern leaves. And the last little flourish is the pearls down the edge at the top and bottom.
Now that youve seen my card do please go and visit Cuddly Buddley's Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented team have for your inspiration and hopefully it will get you to take part in this weeks challenge "Best Friends".
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/
http://www.aifgraphics.com/blog/?p=1233
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/

A Card for the Sugar Bowl Challenges - "A Sketch"

2011-10-16T12:41:00.002+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone, sorry Ive not been posting for a few days but weve had quite a stressful week and I really didnt feel upto rushing around trying to get a card done to post. This card I had intended putting some stitching on for the Saturated Canary Challenge as well but I spent 4 hours yesterday taking up trousers and skirts that I really couldnt be bothered to get the sewing machine out again today. Anyway I stamped one of the gorgeous Sassy Stamps onto white card then used my copics to colour her, afterwards I used my rotatrim to cut her out and create and mount for her. The sentiment is one from my stash and I have treated it in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green pearlescent card then I have used two papers that I have manipulated into a green colour from one of my craft Cds in my stash, the first one is a pale green background with hearts on, and the second for the sketch is a check pattern with a difference I though it would be a change from the gingham that most of the girls have used.
I then wrapped some lace and ribbon around the middle of the card and attached it to the back of the first mount and then positioned my mounted image in the centre, with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. To finish of I have used one of the rolled rose dies on some left over paper to create the flowers that were then stuck in the top left hand corner on some punched out rose leaves.
If youd like to know what all the stress was about you can find out all about it on my No.2 Blog, link on the sidebar.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/
http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/
http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

The Thirtyfifth Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "We Love Animals"

2011-10-12T09:00:00.042+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, I just carnt get my head around just how quickly these fortnights are flying by and now here we are at Challenge Thirtyfive for The Paper Shelter Blogspot and this time we want to see "Animals" on your cards, Im sure with all those images you must have some animals amoung them so girls get looking. And of course our fabulous sponsers as always are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter.

They have been so impressed with the response to their Challenges that not only have they increased the amount you can win if youve used one of their fabulous products on your card and are picked by random number org. that even if you havent theyve now increased the images you can win from not one but three so you will now feel you really carnt loose its definitely a win win situation, thank you guys for being so generous to us Crafters. You really should visit The Paper Shelter Webshop site and see for yourself what gorgeous images they have and also their papers and accessories you will be blown away by them they are stunning.

Anyway heres my card for this Challenge.

For my card I have used this sweet image titled "Love Cats" isnt she a cute and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her afterwards I cut her out using Nestabilitie Labels Die No.10 and used the die again to draw around for the mount, the sentiment is one from my stash and I have used the smaller size die to cut it out with and again used it for the mount.

The base card is again a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of beige pearlescent card and for this card I have used The Paper Shelters "Pepe L'Soures in Love" digi paper set you will find them here, this first paper is a beige background with pink and beige flowers on, and I have then used two strips of different papers in beige and pink from the same set to create layers down the centre, and on these two I have used the EK Success Puppy Paw border punch along both of the sides. Around the middle I have wrapped a lace ribbon with a Hello Kitty grosgrain ribbon on top these were all attached to the back of the first mount. I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.

To finish of I created a spray of three flowers with the die-namics rolled flower die with some of the left over papers, and these were arranged in the top left hand corner and stuck down with silicone glue on top of some punched out rose leaves.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will visit The Paper Shelter Blogspot and see what the rest of my very talented "A" Team have created for you, and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "We Love Animals" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/

http://woodwareusa-clearstamps.blogspot.com/

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Bealymine Designs Twentyfirst Challenge - "Easel Does It"

2011-10-11T09:00:00.046+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, yes we have now reached our Twentyfirst Challenge here at Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and this time we want to see your "Easel" cards Im sure if you dont know how these are created you will find lots of help on the internet, anyway this week we are being sponsered by the following sponsers:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winners Choice

Fred She Said - 20$ Gift Certificate

Lili of the Valley - £10. Gift Certificate

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

Kenny K - 5 Digi's of Winners Choice

Wowee theres certainly some awesome prizes there and Im sure it will encourage you to take part in this Challenge, and heres my card.

For my image I have used a Kenny K one and this is titled "Lady Victoria" I have printed her onto white card then used my copics and tria pens to colour her afterwards I used the large Nestabilitie Rectangle to cut her out, and cut a mount with a even larger die, the sentiment is one from my stash though its not to easy to see in this picture.

The basic size of the Easel is a 6"x 6" one and I have used two square of dark pink pearlescent card for the main mounts and on each of them I have layered up first one of a fabulous papers from Donna's Bearlymine "Shabby Vintage" set of digi papers, a beautiful mix of pinks and beiges, then on top I have used a rose patterned one from the same set but this time I have cut it into a 5" square and used one of my corner and border punch sets from Martha Stewart. I then wrapped some vintage style lace around both of the mounts with a gold satin ribbon across the top of it, on the top one I have placed my mounted image towards the right, and on my second the sentiment strip to work as the stop for the top mount. To finish of I have created a flower spray in the top left hand corner with several sized roses in different colours to pick out the colours of my image and 3 pearl and gem hat pins these were stuck to the card with silicone glue on top of punched out fern and rose leaves, and my last little trick was to run some stickles along the edges of the roses.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit Bearlymine Designs Blogspot and see what the rest of a very talented team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Easel Does It" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 21 - "Make Us Laugh" And DT Call

2011-10-10T09:00:00.043+01:00

Good Morning Everyone Im not sure if you feel that this year is flying by so quickly but its only 10 weeks to Christmas and I do hope you have started your Christmas Cards or you will be rushing around like a headless chicken soon. Before I start I want to ask if any of you would like to join our friendly team could you please when you leave your cards leave DT by your name and we shall then be able to see it when we visit, anyway this fortnights Challenge for Cards for Men is an unusual theme and its "Make Us Laugh" and we are being sponsered this time by the lovely Heather of Fresh Brewed Designs,

she does have a very querky sense of humour and she sent us some images to play with and believe me they did may me laugh, anyway here what she says about herself,

HI! I am Heather, a christian, homeschooling mommy of two. I started cardmaking in 2007 and have not been able to stop!
I love creating with pretty papers, ribbons and sparkle. I am also the artist and owner of my own rubber stamp and digi shop: Fresh Brewed Designs. Fresh Brewed designs is an online shop that opened in November 2010 selling a wide variety of rubber and digital stamps as well as specializes in many coffee themed images. It started with a dream and with the prodding of a very supportive husband, family and friends, with a lot of help and a lot of headaches:) and a lot of lessons and prayers turned into something bigger.
Fresh Brewed Designs has become a place to share, create, laugh and build lasting friendships.

Our motto is:
Fresh Brewed Designs... where creativity is brewed fresh daily.

We always have a pot brewing, so stop by and join us for a cuppa whenever you want!!!

And she has offered you 3 digi's of your own choice as a prize, I do hope that you will visit her shop and see for yourself what fun images they are.
And here is my card for this Challenge

The image I have used is titled "Frankencorn" and youve got to admit hes a cutie, I printed him onto white card then used my copics to colour him before using my Pumpkin Nestabilitie Die to cut him out then used the die again to create a mount for him our of orange card.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of orange card and for my papers I have used Donna of Bearlymine Designs Halloween Freebie papers you will find them here, the first paper is a orange background with lots of spiderwebs on, on top is the second paper is a black background with lots of bats on and this one I have used a bat border corner and edge punch and laid it on top of the first one, then positioned my mounted image in the middle. I then used some of the remaining orange card and ran it threw my cuttlebug with a embossing folder and then used the smaller dies to cut out two pumpkins, I then popped them at the bottom on the left with some stickles along the top of them, and stamped the sentiment and bowed it across the larger one. The final flourish the pumpkin and bat charms that have been positioned along the right handside.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pop across to the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a very talented team have created for your inspiration in this "Make Us Laugh" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com/
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 15 - "Check it Out"

2011-10-07T09:00:00.041+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, yes I know I have been rather lapse with posting these last few days but its been a busy week and other things have come first Im afraid, I have tried to do some blog hopping to make up for it. Anyway today we have reached our Fifteenth Challenge over at the Cuddly Buddly's Challenge Blogspot and this week we want to see "Checks"of all sorts on your cards and this time I am using the gorgeous "Pamela Studios" digi Images and Papers, and I do hope that you will visit Kim's Shop "Cuddly Buddley's" as she has lots of freebies for you to use and play with, Im sure once youve seen them you will want to purchase some of the others because they are stunning. Anyway heres my card for this weeks Challenge.

The image I decided to use is from the Toby Tumble range and called "New Home" and you will find it "here" and Ive printed him onto white card before colouring the image with my copic and tria pens, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.1 to cut it out and then used the die again to draw around to create the mount for it out of blue card. The sentiment is one from my stash and I have used the Double Ended Tag Die for this, and fixed it to the card with blue brads.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card I then used two papers from Pamela's "Soft Spring Papers" (Spring Bouquet) digi set and you will find them "here", the first paper is a very pretty patchwork of flowers and sentiments, one top of this is a strip of blue check paper that I have used a fence border punch from Martha Stewart on each of the sides, then on top is my second paper from Pamela, it has lines of flowers in pots in several different colours. I then wrapped a check ribbon around the middle twice and attached them to the back of the first mount and created a blue check knot which I have placed between the two. And the final flourish is the little check button in the top left hand corner I have threaded bakers twine through the holes and tied it in a knot.
I do hope that now youve seen my card you will go and visit the Cuddly Buddly Blogspot and see what the rest of the "Cuddly" team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this weeks "Check it Out" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/

Card for Mo's Challenge "Furry Friends"

2011-09-30T14:25:00.002+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone, wow what fabulous weather weve been having these last few days, my pup is enjoying it she will sleep in the sun then when she gets to hot she moves into the kitchen onto the lino to cool of, at the moment shes sleeping by the side of me on the settee. Shes been a bit accident prone these last couple of weeks she came back from her few days with the breeder with a limp and it turned out it was a bruised right front knee, then yesterday the daft dog went and hurt her back left leg jumping of the computer chair in my hubby room not sure what she did but she came into me limping on three legs, we are supposed to be resting her but how can you shes like a cat and will jump up on anything given a chance. Oh well will just have to keep my eyes open all the time. She certainly looks good in her new clipped coat which has been a godsend in this hot weather.
Anyway todays card has been created for this weeks Mo's Challenge "Furry Friends", I seem to spend a lot of time on creating DT cards that I thought it was time to make one for myself and thought this was an ideal Challenge to start of with, Ive used this sweet lad with his cat, not sure if hes enjoying being carried like that but I printed them onto white card then coloured him with my copic pens. I then cut it out with Nestabilitie Die Labels No.18 and then drew around the die to create the mount out of grey card. The sentiment is one from my stash which I thought was just right for these two.
The base card is 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of grey card and one of three papers from the First Edition "Animal Antics" paper pad, the first pattern is a yellow background with several different animals on, the second paper is a lime green spot and down one edge I have used the EK Success paw print border punch, on top is the third paper which is a cream background with large spots with sentiments in them. I then wrapped some rafia ribbon around the card and tied a knot at the back.
I then positioned my mounted image in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side, to finish of I have stuck two cat buttons down the right hand side at the top.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com/
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://charmed-the-blog.blogspot.com/

The Thirtythird Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "For the Girls"

2011-09-28T09:00:00.035+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well another week has flown by at The Paper Shelter and this week its one "For the Girls" and we want to see beautiful cards for girls, full of pretty papers, embellishments, flowers and ribbons anything that will make us girls Smile. As always our fabulous sponsers are Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter and they are offering you a princely sum of

to spend in their webshop, and believe me when I tell you they have some stunning images which cover all sorts of occassions, and now they even have papers that co-ordinate with them and accessories to, the only rule is that if you use one of their images on your card you will be entitled to the whole $20 amount to spend but even if you dont you will still be eligable for one of their images of your own choice, so its a win win situation you just carnt loose.

Here is my card for this weeks Challenge.

For my card I have used this sweet "Quiet Moment" image and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, I then used Nestabilitie Label Die No.11 to cut her out and used the die again to draw around for the mount. The sentiment is one of the CC stamps that I have treated it in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card, I have then used four papers from the "Zoe Spring" digi paper set you will find them here, the first pattern is a pink spot one then on top is a pink plain paper that Ive cut into a 5" square and used my Martha Stewart border and corner punch on it, on top is my third paper which I have mounted on green card this is a pretty green background with daisies on, and for my last mount Ive used another piece of pink card and a paper with a check on.
I then positioned my mounted image in the center with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, to finish of I have used several sized roses and asters in pink and white in a spray in the top left hand corner this has been stuck to the card with some silicone glue on top of some punched out rose and fern leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will now go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of my extremely talented "A" Team have for your inspiration and hopefully this will get you to take part in this weeks "For the Girls" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/
http://www.jensdigistamps.blogspot.com/
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Twentieth Challenge - "3 Designer Papers"

2011-09-27T09:00:00.034+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, I carnt believe that we have already reached our Twentieth Challenge, these fortnights are flying by so quickly and anyway this time we want to see "3 Designer Papers" on your cards, Im sure that wont be a problem. And this time we are being sponsered by :-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winner's Choice

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

The Paper Shelter - 15$ Gift Certificate

Crafty Ribbons - A Selection of Ribbons

Again there are some fabulous prizes there and Im sure you wont want to miss the chance of winning one of them. And here is my card for this Challenge.

For my image I have used The Paper Shelter's "Lovely Blossoms" for my card you will find her here, I have printed her onto white card and then coloured her with my copic and tria pens, I then used Nestabilitie Die No.1 to cut her out then I drew around the die to create the mount for it. The sentiment is one I googled and printed it onto some white card and mounted it in the same way as the image.

The bae card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card and one of three beautiful papers from Donna's Bearlymine "Spring Blossoms" Digi paper set, this first design is a green background with a selection of flowers on, the second piece is a pink background with more flowers, and the third I have used a piece of the same green card and used a Martha Stewart border punch down one side and layered up my third paper which has beautiful hearts and flowers on.

I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, and to finish of Ive used some of the left over paper to create a rolled flower in the top left hand corner which was attached to the card with silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will visit The Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a very talented team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will then take part in this "3 Designer Papers" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/

Cards fpr Men - Challenge Twenty - "Sports"

2011-09-26T09:00:00.065+01:00

Good Morning All, well another fortnight has flown by and here we are at our Twentieth Challenge and this time we want to see lots of "Sports" images on your cards, and we are being for the first time sponsered by "Peachy Keen Stamps"

And here is what they say about themselves:

Peachy Keen Stamps is a family owned and operated leading clear stamp manufacturer based out of Northeast Wisconsin. Our stamps are made with the highest quality polymer on the market today, giving them their unique peach tint. The whimsical images designed by Kathy Jakopovich coupled with their durability make them a favorite amongst scrapbookers, card makers, and artists alike. These stamps are sold exclusively online at www.peachykeenstamps.com and at independent stamp and scrapbook stores worldwide. Please visit our website for a complete list of retail locations.

And they have offered you a prize of $25. to spend in their Webshop.

And now here is my card for this Challenge.

I have used one of their fabulous stamps titled "Surf Boy" for my card and stamped him onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour him, afterwards I used Labels 11 to cut him out and used the die again to draw around to create the mount our of yellow card. The sentiment is one of the TLC digi stamps and this has been treated in the same way as the stamped him.
The base easel card is a 6"x 6" white card and I have used for the first mounts yellow card and then two papers each from the Nitwits "Summer Breeze" digi paper sets, the first paper is a yellow one, and then on top a blue sentment one which has been cut in a 5" square and then Ive used the Martha Stewart border and corner seashell punch on it. The stamped image was then positioned in the middle of one and the sentiment on the other, I then used some rafia in yellow and blue to wrap around the two main mounts and attached them to the back.
The card was then created into an easel and then along the bottom of both I have stuck some sea shells just to give it a different effect. Now that youve seen my card I sincerely hope that you will go and visit The Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a very talented team have created for your inspiration and hopefully it will get you to take part in this "Sports" Challenge..
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/
http://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/
http://www.vostamps.blogspot.com/
http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/
http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 13 - "Big it Up!" add BIG Number or Letter

2011-09-23T09:00:00.048+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, it does seem strange to be home its been such a busy few days and trying to get back to normal is taking time, and of course we went to pick up our baby yesterday and she was so excited to see us, but now shes feeling a little down and is limping a bit, not sure whats shes done and if it doesnt improve today a trip to the vets I think is called for. Anyway back to this weeks Challenge from Cuddly Buddly we want to see "A BIG Number or Letter" on your cards and its my turn this time to use Kim's own beautiful images and papers and I chose one of the "Eliza and Bro" images called "Birthday Girl" and created a card for our little granddaughter who will be the big "4" next year, you will find the image here in the Cuddly Buddly Webshop.

Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour her, then cut her out with Nestabilitie Die Labels 8 and then drawn around the same die to create the mount out of pink card. The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card and one of three beautiful papers from Kim's "Cottage Garden, Poppy" digi paper Collection and you will find them here. The first one is a very pretty pink background with daisies on, and on top is a strip of pink card with the second paper a pink and white spotted paper. And with the last one which is a pretty lace pattern I have used one of the Cherry Lynn Doily Dies and stuck it down just under the mount going down the card.
I then wrapped a beautiful piece of white lace around the middle with a pink heart ribbon along the top and stuck it to the back of the first mount. I then positioned my image in the centre and created a badge Sentiment with a large number 4 on my computer in My Craft Studio graphics program and cut it out with one of the circle nestabilitie dies, then used a larger one for the mount. I did use some glitter on the number though it isnt to easy to see. To finish of Ive used some of the left over paper to create the rolled flowers in the top left hand corner which have been attached to the card with silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Cuddly Buddly Challenge Blogspot to see what the rest of the very talented team have created for you and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Big it Up" Challenge this week.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

Nicolas's Big Day

2011-09-21T10:00:00.002+01:00

Mum, Dad and baby Nicolas

As you can see I got to hug to

Well Im back from a fabulous few days in Guernsey attending this gorgeous little mans Christening, he was so good not one tear just lots of smiles he even had the priest smiling at him to.

I will be back definitely on Friday with my Cuddle Buddly Challenge Card, but today I have to attend the hospital and our pup Missy will be back later today so I want to spend a little time with her, I just hope she hasnt forgotten us as shes spent the last few days with her mum, dad and brother and when we left she was going crazy running around with him.

Tomorrow is Nicolas's big day

2011-09-17T09:50:00.001+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, please meet my surogate grandson Nicolas Stephen Ian, who's big day is tomorrow morning hes being Christened. I thought youd like to see what a gorgeous happy and contended lad he is and what a fabulous job his mum and dad are doing with him. Hes actually sitting on his Grandma Anne's lap (hes just been fed).
We are of into town today but its been raining so Im keeping my fingers crossed that it was just one sharp shower as neither of us have come prepared for it and I suspect we might need to get ourselves a umbrella. Anyway Id better go, take care will be back next week.

Dont Forget Sarah Hallam's brand new CD "Woodland Fantasty"

2011-09-15T09:00:00.005+01:00

By the time this appears I will be on my way to Bristol Airport on route to Guernsey for a few days, we are of to a Christening on Sunday so keep your fingers crossed that the weather is nice and warm and hopefully the sun will make an appearance to.
Anyway today Sarah Hallam of Peerless Designs has her preview program on Create and Craft at 11am for her brand new stunning "Woodland Fantasy" Cd, I do hope you will be watching and even better be tempted to buy as its really a beautiful cd this time, you might even get to see my samples for it.
Anyway will see you next week sometime.

The Thirtyfirst Challenge for The Paper Shelter - Elves and Fairies"

2011-09-14T09:00:00.052+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, do you know these weeks go so quickly by that weve now reached our thirtyfirst Challenge for The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this week its "Elves and Fairies" that we want to see on your cards, and believe me they do have some gorgeous ones for you to use I do hope that you will go and visit The Paper Shelter and see for yourself, and of course they are sponsering us again this week.

And the latest news is that Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter have put the prize up to $20. because theyve not only got fabulous digi images and stunning papers but also accessories to, the only rule is that if you use their products on your card and have been picked by random org. you will be eligable to win the whole amount, but dont worry even if you havent they will still give you one of their gorgeous images or your own choice, so its still a win win situation.
And now here is my card for this weeks Challenge.

And I have used this cute Elf image its called "Balloon Ride" and you will find it here. I printed him onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour him, afterwards I used the Nestabilitie Die No.2 to cut him out and then used the die again to drew around to create the mount for it. The sentiment is one of CC stamps and this was stamped onto card and treated in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount Ive used a lavendar coloured card, and on this I have stuck a beautiful lavendar paisley pattern paper, then for my second pair of mounts Ive used a lilac background paper that has large spots on, both these papers are from The Paper Shelters "Little Sylfie" Digi Paper Set and you will find them here. Then across the card I have wrapped a beaded lace strip and on top of this is a multi spotted grosgrain ribbon both of which were attached to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then positioned towards the left, and the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side, and to finish of Ive used some of the left over papers and created three rolled flowers with a Die-namics die and stuck them on the card with silicone glue on top of some punched out leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Blogspot to see what the rest of my "A" Design Team have created for you and I know if will inspire you to take part in this weeks Challenge "Elves and Fairies".
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/
http://magicalmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

Bealymine Designs Nineteenth Challenge - "Button it Up"

2011-09-13T09:00:00.012+01:00

I cannot believe that another fortnight has flown by and weve reached our nineteenth Challenge where does it go, anyway this time we want you to "Button it Up" and I know that sounds a bit cheeky, but we actually want you to show us lots of buttons on your card and Im sure thats not a problem as they are a very popular embellishment I know I love to use them as often as I can. And for this Challenge we are being sponsered by the following:-

Crafty Emma - £10. Gift Token excluding p&p

Bearlymine Designs - 2 digi sets of Winner's Choice

Digi Doodles - $10. Gift Certificate

Whimsey Stamps - $15. Gift Certificate

Emerald Fairie Garden - 4 Fairie digi's of Winner's Choice

Wow there are some awesome prizes there just wish it were possible for us to win them, anyway before I show you my card I want to show you the brand new Digi Paper Set that Donna has in her Webshop here.

They truly are gorgeous and so beautiful, it does make a change to be able to use such soft colours on our Christmas Cards. Anyway heres my card for this fortnights Challenge.

And for my card Ive used this gorgeous Emerald Fairies image and they are called "Kayla and Twinkle" and I printed them onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour it, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.17 to cut them out and then used the die to draw around for the mount. The sentiment is one from my stash that I thought would go nicely with it, this has also been mounted in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of yellow card and then for my beautiful papers Ive used Donna's "Spring Blossoms", the first paper is a pretty green background with daisies all over it, on top is a lavendar shade with more of the daisies on this has been cut into a 5" square and Ive used on of Martha Stewarts border and corner punch on it, and then layered it up on top of the first mount.
I then positioned my mounted image in the center and put the sentiment just below it, I then used a EK Success button border punch on some of the same yellow card and wove a yellow rafia through all the button holes and tied a knot behind to stop it undoing, I also put some of the same rafia through the needle holes at the bottom. This was then stuck down beside the mounted image, and to finish of I created a flower spray in the top left hand corner with a large yellow rose, carnations and asters, then stuck them to the card with some silicone glue on top of punched fern leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will now go and visit The Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of a very talented team have for your inspiration and hopefully it will get you to take part in this "Button it Up" Challenge.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://diecutdreams.blogspot.com/
http://magicalmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/
http://www.pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 19 - "Anything but Square"

2011-09-12T09:00:00.055+01:00

Good Morning to Everyone, well yet another fortnight has flown by and weve now reached our 19th Challenge and this time we want "Anything but Square" so youd better get your thinking caps on deciding what you are going to make, and we are being sponsered this time by Pixie Dust Studio. And they are offering 2 digi's of Winners Own Choice.

And here is what they say about themselves:-

PixieDust Studio is a land, full of fairies, trolls, Glitter Bugs, Royal Frogs and MORE..look out, you might find everything you ever wanted or something that you did not even know you were looking for! The STUDIO is full of creative and fun digital stamps created by illustrator Kathy Fronczak.

And Kathy generously gave us some fabulous images to play with and here is my choice:-

This image is titled "Boy in a Boat" isnt he gorgeous, I printed him onto white card then used my copic and tria pens to colour him, then decided that I would create a boat shape and cut him out ready to put him on my card and mounted him onto some dark blue card to.

The base card is really a 6"x 6" but has been cut into the appropriate shape, for my first mount Ive used dark card with two papers from Kay Millers "Do you see what I Sea" digi papers, these were cut in halve and stuck to the mount with a grosgrain ribbon along the seam. The sentiment is one from my stash and this was mounted on a tag and Ive threaded a bit more of the same grosgrain ribbon through the hole. I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment just tucked under one of the corners and a sailboat was then stuck on top of the ribbon. Ive also stuck a scull and crossbones button on the mast and a anchor at the bottom on the left hand side.

I do hope that now youve seen my card you will go across to the Cards for Men Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and Im sure this will encourage you to take part in this fortnights "Anything but a Square" card Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://scrappingcottage.blogspot.com/
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/
http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/
http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.com/

"Sundays with Santa" - Cute Card

2011-09-11T10:10:00.001+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well its the start of yet an extremely busy week for me, firstly for the next three days I have my DT Challenge Cards being posted, then I have to write up the actual Challenge Post for The Paper Shelter on Tuesday ready for Wednesday morning, and then we have to drop Missy of at the breeder for 6 days as we are of to Guernsey on Thursday early for a Christening next Sunday, Im really excited at that as it will be the first time Ive seen my friends baby, she lost one last year so this little lad is very special as she is herself, so if your reading this Jo you know Im looking forward to Thursday for my first big cuddle of Nicolas.

Well todays card has been created for this weeks Sundays with Santa Challenge and we have Pops to thank for this theme, shes been so busy over the last few months and its so lovely to have her back with us as she was the founder of the challenge in the first place, and I decided to use this cute image of Mo's and create a Christmas card for Nicolas. Ive printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, to cut him out Ive used Nestabilitie Die No.1 and then drawn around the die for the mount. The sentiment is one I created on my computer and printed it and mounted it in the same way as the image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the first mount is a blue card and Ive used four stunning papers from Donna's brand new Digi Set "Christmas Wishes" it was just right for this card the papers are in pale blue and beige colour scheme and for my first one Ive used a blue background with stars on it, the second is a beige background with blue and white snowflakes and the third is a sentiment one which has been mounted and stuck down the left hand side, and the fourth is the corner and is a strip of blue and beige. I then positioned my image in the center with the sentiment below on the right. To finish of Ive created a snowflake with a couple of the Martha Stewart Snowflake punches and glass glitter, and on the other side is a small snowflake button.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/

http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftingmisfit.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 11 - "Add and Tag"

2011-09-09T09:00:00.044+01:00

Good Morning All not only is it my 11th Wedding Anniversary today but its also my second Challenge DT card for Cuddly Buddly, and this time I am using the most gorgeous "Fairy" by Kate Middleton, she really does create the most beautiful images and if you would like to go and visit her you will find her here at Cuddly Buddly, Kim has some really very talented Artists and Designers for her beautiful Digi Stamps and Papers and Im sure you will fall in love with them as I have, please do go and see for yourself I know you wont be able to leave without one or two in your basket.
Heres my card for this weeks Challenge:-

Isnt this image beautiful and its called "Little Friends" and I printed her onto white card then used my Copics and Tria pens to colour her, afterwards I cut her out with a Circle Nestabilitie Die, and for her mount I have used one of the Cherry Lynn Doily Die with blue pearlescent card. The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and again Ive used the same blue card for the first mount, then for my papers I have used "Enchanted Wishes" in a blue check and on top is a yellow paper thats been cut into a square and punched with one of my border and corner punch sets from Martha Stewart.
This have been layered up and then I used a beautiful piece of lace around the middle and attached to the back of the first mount, I then punched out a 8"x 8" square from White pearlescent card for the whole thing to be mounted on, once this was dry I then mounted my image in the center and created a tag with one of the "Enchanted Wishes" sentiments and at the bottom I used a circle one with a lovely sentement on again.
To finish of Ive used several different sized roses for the spray in the top left hand corner, and this was attached to the card with silicone glue and punched out leaves, I also used some stickles glue on them to make them sparkle. Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pop over to the Cuddly Buddly Challenge blog and see what the rest of the very talented team has created for you and Im sure it will inspire you to take part in this weeks Challenge "Add a Tag".
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://craftfancy.wordpress.com/
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/
http://kelleykidschallenges.blogspot.com/
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/
http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/

Last Sample for Sarah - "Woodland Fantasy" - "Baby"

2011-09-04T09:08:00.000+01:00

Sadly this is the last sample I created for Sarah of "Peerless Designs" and you will be able to see them all on Create and Craft in her preview show on the 15th September at 11am, I wont unfortunately as we will be flying to Guernsey for a Christening so I hope that you will be watching for me and wishing her good luck, though Im sure with this gorgeous image she wont have to much difficulty selling this stunning Cd, the papers and toppers are so beautiful you couldnt help but fall in love especially with this particular image, isnt it gorgeous dont you just want to pick up this baby for a cuddle.

Sample Five for Sarah Hallam - "Rabbit"

2011-09-03T09:08:00.000+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well the cloud is back again but its still quite warm here in Gloucestershire and hubby has gone of to do his volunteering at our local Steam Railway The Forest of Dean Railway, he loves being involved with that, hes actually helping to restore a signal box which will hopefully be reinstalled at Parkend sometime next year. When they dismantled it they tore out all the insides of the signal box so my hubby and his friends will have to completely rebuilt it again, its so nice to think that some time in the future there will be another signal box brought back to life again.
Anyway today Im posting my five sample for Sarah Hallam of Peerless Designs from her brand new "Forest Fantasy" Cd, and this little lass is looking at a rabbit though you wouldnt know that as its not showing on the topper, I have also built the inside as well for you to see, the whole card design is a staggered gatefold, Sarah does create not only gorgeous and stunning toppers but beautiful backing papers that co-ordinate with them. I do hope you like it and tomorrow I have the most beautiful baby card to show you.

Sarah Hallam of Peerless Designs has a brand new "Woodland Fantasy" Cd

2011-09-02T12:37:00.002+01:00

For the last three days I have been posting on my No.2 Blog my samples for Sarah Hallam's brand new "Woodland Fantasy" Cd that is due to be previewed on Create and Craft on the 15th September at 11am, and I thought I ought to share with you the last three samples that I have just finished today ready to post to Sarah later on.

This image is titled "Dragonfly" the little lad with a nut hat and the most bluest of eyes is holding onto a string thats attached to the dragonfly, not something I would approve of but Sarah has a fun sort of mind on these things. I have created a double easel card with two of the toppers and then used two of the backing papers for the inside, I also wrapped a beautiful ribbon around the second one and then took the topper into My Craft Studio to put the sentiment onto it.

I do hope that you like what you see and will be back tomorrow with the 5th Sample, completely different again. And if youd like to see the other three samples please click on this Link.

The Twentyninth Challenge for The Paper Shelter - "Anything Goes"

2011-08-31T09:00:00.105+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, well another fortnight has flown by and weve reached our twentyninth Challenge and I know you are going to love this one as is "Anything Goes" and its always a hit with you as it means exactly what it says you can create anything for it.
This Challenge as always is being sponsered by our very talent pair Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter.

And they are offering you a prize of $15 to spend on their website "The Paper Shelter" and if youve used one of their images on your card you will be entitled to the whole amount, but even if you havent you will still win one of their images of your own choice. Ive said it several times but their images are a really fabulous price and this prize amount will go along way, and theyve not only got cute ones to suit all occassions but are adding to them all the time, they create the most gorgeous paper sets to go with them to. And now heres my card for this Challenge.

Isnt she a corker as my dad would have said, shes called "My Little Spoilt" and she definitely fits that bill you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card then coloured her with my Copic and Tria pens then used Nestabilitie Die No.18 to cut her out then used the die again to draw around and create the mount for it. The sentiment is one of the CC stamps thats been stamped and cut out with one of the fancy tag dies from Spellbinders.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of dark pink card and one of three papers from the "Spring Swing" paper digi sets from The Paper Shelter and you will find them here, with the second paper I have cut it into a 5" square and used one of the corner and border punches on it then layered it up on top of the first mount. With the third paper Ive used one of the circle doily dies from Die-Namics through the Cuttlebug and then has been stuck towards the left of the card.

Then a piece of cream lace and a pink satin ribbon have been wrapped around the card and attached to the back of the first mount. I then positioned my mounted image towards the left side with the sentiment below on the right hand side. To finish of Ive used several different sized roses to create a spray in the top right hand corner and stuck them to the card on top of some punched out leaves with silicone glue.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pop across to The Paper Shelter Blogspot and see what the rest of my "A" Design Team have created for you and Im sure it wont fail to inspire you to take part in this fortnights "Anything Goes" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge Eighteen - "Flowers, Flowers, Flowers"

2011-08-30T09:00:00.053+01:00

Good Morning Everyone and a Happy Tuesday to you as weve again arrived at a Challenge day and this time we want to see all your "Flowers" either bought or created by yourselves and Im sure that wont be difficult as its one of the most used embellishments for our cards. And this time we are being sponsered by the following :-

Bildmalarna - 1 Rubber Stamp

Bearlymine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winners Choice

Sew Many Cards - 5 Digis

Teddy Bo - Teddy Bo Quintet

Before I carry on I want to let you know that Donna of Bearlymine Designs has Brand New Paper

Sets on her Website, and Im sure you also know she has a "Summer Sale" on as well at the moment.

So do pop over and see what fabulous offers she has for you, her papers are stunning and really good value. Heres my card for this fortnights Challenge.

For my card I have used this gorgeous Bildmalarna image and coloured her with my copic and Tria pens, then used Nestabilitie Labels 16 to cut it out then drawn around the edge of the die onto blue card and cut it out with scissors for a mount. The sentiment is from my stash, unfortunately I carnt remember at the moment which one it is, but this has been treated in the same way as my image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and one of two papers from Donna's Bearlymine Designs "Summer Roses" the first one is a pretty blue background with roses on, the second is a pink one with roses that has been cut into a 5" square and one of the Martha Stewart border and corner punches has been used on it, I then ran a heart die from Cherry Lynn through my cuttlebug with yet a bit more of the blue card and have placed that on top of the two layers. Then around the middle I have wrapped a piece of blue seam binding and attached it to the back of the first mount.

I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side. I created a bow from more of the same seam binding and stuck it to the left of the image with a silver butterfly on the knot. I then created a flower spray of several sized roses in the top right hand corner and stuck it down to the card with some silicone glue and some punched out leaves. The final flourish is the pearls top and bottom on the left hand side.

Now that youve seen my card and I do hope you will pop across to The Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and I hope this will give you the push to take part in this fortnights "Flowers, Flowers, Flowers" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://365cards.blogspot.com/

http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://kbchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/

http://mariannedesigndivas.blogspot.com/

http://www.papercreationsink.com/

http://stampingscrappingchallengecentral.blogspot.com/

http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/

Cards for Men - Challenge 18 - "G" if For"

2011-08-29T09:00:00.012+01:00

Good Morning Everyone, yet another fortnight has flown by and weve reached our 18th Challenge and for this one we need you to use anything within the bounds of the letter "G" and Im sure with your imagination it wont be long before you find sometime that will fit the bill, it might be the colour green, or a sport beginning with the letter G, but it must be something for man or a boy, so I think you might have to put your thinking caps on for this one. Before I start I want to thank everyone who took part in our last challenge is was a great favourite and we had over 300 entrants and thats a record for sure.
But getting back today we are being sponsered by "Letreset" and you know what fabulous pens they are either the Promarkers, Aquamarkers and even the Tria ones are great favourites with all of us and they are offering a fabulous prize of Pen Set so I do hope that you will take part in this Challenge.

And here is what they say about themselves :-

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Avilable in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking.

And here is my card for this Challenge:-

As you can probably guess I have used this fabulous TeddyBo image of him playing golf, isnt he he gorgeous, love his plus fours, you will find him here. I have printed him onto white card then coloured him with my Tria Pens afterwards I used one of the Nestabilitie Circle dies to cut him out, and then drew around the die to create the mount for him. The sentiment is one I created with My Craft Studio and cut that out in the same way as the image and mounted this also onto a piece of green card.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green pearlescent card and one of three papers from the Kay Miller "Do you see what I sea" set of papers, the first one is a green stripe and on top is a blue check which has been mounted onto blue card and set at an angle, and the third is multi spot paper thats been mounted on yet more of the green card and stuck across the middle.

My mounted image was then positioned in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side and to finish of I have stuck two golf ball buttons down the right hand side at the top.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope it will give you some inspiration to try and make a card for this fortnights challenge of "G" is For" and that you will now go and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your delight over on our "Cards for Men" Blogspot.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

Cuddly Buddly's Challenge 9 - "Say Something Nice"

2011-08-26T09:00:00.022+01:00

Good Morning All, well here is my first card for a brand new Challenge Design Team, and Ive got to say what a fabulous welcome they all gave me, thank you so much girls and Im so looking forward to working with such a extremely talent team. Now if youve not checked on this very beautiful shop Cuddly Buddly I do wish you would pop across and see what Kim has to offer you, the images are gorgeous and so easy to use and the papers are divine, here are some of the very talented Artists and Designers that she has to offer you

Bits of Ivory

Cuddly Buddly

Eline Pellinkhof whose images and papers Im using this time

Lilyboo Designs

Karen Middleton

Pachela Studios

Picture Kitchen Studio

For my card this time I have used a pre-coloured image by Eline Pellinkhof which is titled "Waterside"

and it has a "Cat, Bear, Bunny and lots of extras" incorporated and you will find it here and here is my card for this Challenge.

Firstly I started by taking both the images into my graphics program and combining the bear with the duck, then printed them onto white card and using my Nestabilitie Die No.12 to cut it out and creating a mount for it out of blue pearlescent card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way, before sticking the image onto the mount I used my pale blue catseye to distress the edges of this and the sentiment.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with yet a bit more of the same blue card and then used one of three papers from the same "Waterside" set the first one is a stripe paper of blue and white which I have laid down in a across the horizontal way to give the illusion of water, and I then cut a corner piece of the red and white stripe one and used my EK success border punch down the the edge, and my last mount is a white background with a blue spot on and this was mounted on yet another piece of the same blue card and stuck on top of the red and white stripe paper.

I then positioned my image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, and to finish of I found a yacht button in my stash and threaded a piece of red and white bakers twine through the holes and tied it in a knot and stuck to the bottom left hand corner.

Now that youve seen my card I do so hope you will be inspired to go across and visit the Cuddly Buddly Challenge Blogspot and take part in this "Say Something Nice" Challenge.

This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/
http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/

Just Magnolia Challenge "Sentiments"

2011-08-20T12:46:00.002+01:00

Good Afternoon Everyone, Im so sorry Ive been so lapse just lately but its been a busy time for one and that Im trying to get as much of my DT work done before we go of to Guernsey on the 15th Sept for a Christening, and I expect those that are on DTs know exactly what Im talking about and of course Ive had three DT Challenge cards on my blog this week. But anyway stop wingeing Shirley and get down to business, todays card has been created for this weeks Just Magnolia Challenge "Sentiments" Im always on the prowl looking for nice ones and I love this one particularly as I feel it goes so well with this image of Tilda in her Air Hostess suit rushing to catch her plane. Ive stamped her onto white card and coloured her with my copic pens then used Nestabilitie Die Label No.l7 and then drew around the die to create the mount for it, the sentiment has been treated in the same way.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card and one of three papers from Kay Millers "Park and Play" digi set, the first paper is a blue background with clouds on it, the second mount is a spot paper on a white background in blue, green and yellow, the third paper is a blue stripe paper then across the card I have wrapped a blue satin ribbon and attached it to the back of the first mount. I have then positioned my sentiment at the bottom on the right with the main image in the centre.
To finish of I have used some of the blue stripe paper and I have used a die namic flower die to cut them out and have rolled them and attached them to the card with some silicone glue on top of some punched fern leaves.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/
http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com/
http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/
http://www.sewmanychallenges.com/