A Card for Sugary Sunday and the Sugar Bowl

Good Afternoon All, sorry again for not posting much this week but Ive been struggling to get all my stuff onto my brand new desktop computer, hubby has built me a new one and of course you know what we are like we want it to have everything to hand straight away so Ive still got a few more bits to sort out, but at least I did manage to get a few cards done today, and this one is for this fortnights Sugar Bowl Sketch one and for the Facebooks Sugary Sunday one, add something metal.
Ive used this cute little girl is called "Telltale" so I guess she might be listening to a bit of gossip or telling tales to this little bird. Ive stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her. Then cut her out with my rotatrim and mounted her onto a piece of blue card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of blue card, and the papers I have used for this card are Kaisercrafts "Utopia" paper set, and I have made it up using Fiona's Sketch. The sentiment is one of the CC ones and this was also mounted onto a piece of blue card. To finish of I have used a metal sunflower and some promarker pens on it just to give it a bit of colour.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.co.uk/

Bearlymine Designs 41st Challenge - "Anything Goes"

Good Morning All, I hope your surprised as we are that weve all ready reached our 41st Challenge over on the Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and for this one its a real favourite one of all of us, and that is "Anything Goes" and this time we are being sponsered by Saturated Canary.

So Im sure you will to take part in the hope of winning two of their gorgeous images, and we were lucky enough to have had some beautiful images to play with and I chose this one for my card.

And I used "Lolita" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card and used my copic pens to colour and then used a square Nestabilitie die to cut her out, and the Fleur dis Lea square for 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 blue card, and the papers I have used are Donna's "Floral Breeze" digi papers from the Bearlymine Designs paper set, you will find them here. They are beautiful papers and I have this gorgeous one for the first mount and then on top I have used a doily which I cut out with a Cheery Lyn Die, then around the middle is a strip of blue net ribbon and attached to the back of the first mount.

To finish of I have used several sized roses and some extra flowers and stuck these to the card with silicone glue on top of some punched out rose leaves.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and see the rest of the very talented team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to also take part in this weeks "Anything Goes" Challenge.

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

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://digidarlas.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A Card for Sundays with Santa (Facebook Challenge)

Good Afternoon All, well Ive been rather lapse and blogging lately, but that doesnt mean that Ive not been working, Ive been trying to get well ahead with my DT work as I know that August is going to be a really busy month for me, not only are two of my grandsons due for a week but my eldest grandson will be getting married on the 18th so I really dont want to have extra pressures on my plate around that time.
Todays card is for this weeks "Folds" Challenge over on Facebook, this is a weekly challenge to help us collect a good amount of cards made ready for this years Christmas, if youd like to join dont hesitate to find out more. Anyway Ive used this gorgeous Sugar Nellie image and stamped onto white card then used my copic pens to colour, afterwards I used my large oval from Go Create dies and a scalloped one for the mount. I also used some glitter on her wings.
the base card is 6"x 6" white card with two folds instead of one and I have used blue card for the first mounts and a paper I found in my Sweetshoppe Digi Downloads and felt it was just right for my card, Ive also used the birch tree die from Memory Box and cut it out twice, then after I stuck it to the card I used some cosmic shimmer drys white glue on the branches to imitate snow. I then positioned my mounted image towards the middle and it just covered the side fold and Ive also done the same with the sentiment.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

The Paper Shelters #69th Challenge - "The Great Outdoors"

Good Morning Everyone, I do hope that you are ready for yet another Challenge over on The Paper Shelter, I carnt believe that weve already reached out 69th Challenge and for this one we want to see images that show "The Great Outdoors" I do hope it doesnt cause you any problems and Im sure you must have images in your stash that will cover this theme.
Before we start you will want to know who is sponsering us this week and as usual our very generous couple Veronica and Pedro and they offering you

and that is $20 to spend on their website The Paper Shelter, but this is providing you have used one of their products on your card but even if you havent they will give you three images of your own choice. You really should pop across and see for yourself what fabulous images and gorgeous papers plus accessories they have to offer you and the value of them is just brilliant.
They also have a discount code for you at the moment so its worth a visit to see what stunning images they have on offer.

 The Paper Shelter would like to offer you 20% OFF with any order of
$10 or more.
Coupon expires: 26/06/12
Coupon Code: 595bec3f60
Please type your coupon code into the box next to Discount Coupon -
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And now you I will show you my card I created for this Challenge,

and for my card I have used "Bath Team" and you will find it here, I have printed it onto white card and coloured it with my copic pens, afterwards I used my square Nestabilitie die to cut it out, then created a larger one for the mount. The sentiment is one I found on the internet and printed it onto white card and mounted it onto a piece of the same green card.
The base card is 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of green card, the paper is one of two from "Sweet Gardener" design papers and your will find them here, then on top I have used a second one and one of my Cheery Lynn Pastry dies then used a piece of the same green card and one of my cuttlebug folders then placed it on top of the first mount. Ive also used a piece of muslin under the mounted image that was placed in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right hand side.
I then created three flowers with yet more of the papers from the same digi paper set, and stuck them in the top left hand corner on some punched out rose leaves. The final flourish is the three pearls stuck at the bottom on the left hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you also will take part in this "Great Outdoors" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A card for the Sugary Sunday Facebook Challenge

Good Morning All, for this weeks Facebook Sugary Sunday "Distressing" challenge I needed to make a card and I thought you might like to see what I made. This image is one of the new Funky Kits new Country Cousins image, this one is called "Lei-la" and Ive stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, I then used my rotatrim to cut her out and distressed the edges with my cats-eyes inkpads. The sentiment is one from my stash, I really should keep the names of the companies when I take them out of the package but I never seem to remember so sorry about that.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card, and the sketch I have used is this fortnights Sugar Bowl one, and the papers I have used are Dovecrafts handmade papers, the first one is a mulberry one in a soft beige colour, then on top I have used a piece of rose paper that I tore along the middle these where then stuck as the sketch shows.
I then positioned my mounted image towards the left and the sentiment at the top along the side. To finish of I have used more of the same mulberry paper and created two flowers with punches and a ball tool, they were then stuck to the card with punched out brown rose leaves.
This card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.alwayscrafting.blogspot.co.uk/
http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/
http://useyourstuff.blogspot.co.uk/

Cards for Men Challenge #13 - "Sports plus Sentiment"

Good Morning Everyone, hope youve all had a wonderful weekend, mine has been busy making samples for one of my friends, she has a new CD due to be launched in July, and to be honest Id rather be crafting than running the gauntlet of showers. Anyway here we are again another fortnight has flown by and weve reached our 13th Challenge over on Cards for Men and for this one we want to see "Sports images with a Sentiment" on your card, and for this challenge we are being sponsered by "Digital Delights" 

 

And they are offering you a prize of 3 digi images of your own choice, and here 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!! http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

 And here is my card for this Challenge:-

 

For my card Ive used "Soccer James" and I printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I used my rectangle die to cut him out, and a larger one with some red card for my mount. The sentiment is one I created on my computer and printed it and cut it out with a circle Nestabilitie die and used a larger one with some red card for the mount.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount Ive used again more of the same red card, and the papers are from Papermanias "Mans World" paper pack, the first paper is a green background with soccer balls on and for the second and third mount Ive used a check pattern and a sentiment paper. 

To finish of Ive used a football and soccer ball buttons at the bottom on the left hand side. 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 the very talented design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Sports and plus Sentiment" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in following Challenge:-

http://stampedblessings.com/ 

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A Card for the Sugar Bowl "Sketch" Challenge

Good Morning All, I dont know about you but the weather here has been awful already this morning, weve had sunshine, dry and then a heavy rain shower, Im so glad that I dont have any plans to go out but hubby does when the takes the dog for a walk this afternoon and if he has any sense he will pick the right moment providing Missy lets him. Im sorry Ive not done much posting this week but Im in the throws of creating cards for my friend Sarah of Peerless Designs she has a brand new CD due out in July and I need to get several samples make ready to post her. Anyway todays card is for this weeks Sugary Sunday "Diecuts" Challenge and for the Sugar Bowls "Sketch" Challenge, and Ive used one of their new "Country Cousins" images and this one is called "Cat Sitting" isnt she cute. Ive stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, I then used my rotatrim to cut her out and mount her onto red card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been treated in the same way.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and Ive used several papers from the Digital Scrap "Fall" digi download papers, the first one is a red background with seed heads on, the second Ive used two strips as the sketch shows and a stripe paper in several colours these were placed across the base paper.
The mounted image was positioned towards the left and the sentiment down the side of it. To finish of I have used two Memory Box leaf spray dies and cut two out in two different colours then used a rolled Die-namics flower dies in yet two more of the papers from the same digi paper set, then rolled them and placed them on top of the leaves.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/ 
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/ 
 http://trulyscrumptiouschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Bearlymine Designs Challenge #39 Challenge - "Tic, Tac, Toe"

Good Morning Everyone, yet again another week has flown by and weve now reached out 39th Challenge over on the Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and for this one its a Bingo Card,

and Im sure you wont have any trouble picking three of these items for your card, for mine Ive used "Dies, Flowers and Sentiment", but before I show you my card you will want to know who is sponsering this weeks challenge and that sponser is:-

Whimsey Stamps - 5 digi stamps of Winners Choice

and now here is my card,

 

I love this image its called "Daddys Heartbeat" and its one of Whimsey's beautiful digi stamps and you will find it here, Ive printed it onto white card and coloured it with my copic pens, then used Cheery Lynns "Stacker Oval" to cut it out, then mounted it onto pink pearlescent card. 

The base card is 6"x 6" white card with a one of Donna's Bearlymine Design "Patchwork Party" digi papers, this one is a very pretty pink background with roses all over it, and you will find it here.  I then positioned my mounted image towards the left, and the sentiment is another one from Whimsey Stamps this has been also printed onto white card then Ive used a tag die to cut it out, this was then popped behind the mounted image at the top of the mounted image.

To finish of I have used several roses of different sizes from Wild Orchid which have been mounted on top of punched out rose leaves in the top left hand corner with pearl sprays these were stuck on the card with silicone glue.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go and visit the Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully it will make you also take part in this weeks "Tic, Tac, Toe" Challenge.

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

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://cheerylynndesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://digidarlas.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/ 

http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

A Card for Saturated Canary "Anything Goes" Challenge

Good Morning Everyone, well at least so far today its dry here, Im hoping it will stay that way as Ive got to take the dog for a walk after lunch and also perhaps have a go at cutting the grass, hubby is voluntering today with the local Steam Railway and with luck weve been having lately its likely to turn nasty again tomorrow if we leave it.
I was lucky enough to be picked for top 3 at Saturated Canary this week and I thought as it was a "Anything Goes" challenge I would take part again as I seemed to have been rather lapse in joining in the challenges lately. This gorgeous image is "Cinders" dont you feel sorry for her left to do the housework? Not something us crafters like to do, anyway Ive stamped her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die No.4 to cut her out, then used a larger one for the mount. The sentiment is one of the CC ones thats been treated in the same was as the image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first layer of blue card for this card I have used four papers from the "Simply Sassy" digi paper set from Sweet Shoppe Digi Downloads, the first paper is a blue spot, then on top is a green one that I cut into a strip and used one of the Martha Stewart Border punches on, then on top is a third paper thats also been mounted on a piece of the same blue card. The final paper is a lilac one thats been cut with the new "Whimsey" double Scallop Die that I bought from Tracy at "Dies to Die" for, she wanted to see what I would do with it, so here you are Tracy, hope you like it.
I then positioned my mounted image in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right, to finish of I have used five roses of different sizes with some punched out green leaves with yet another paper from the same paper set, these were then stuck to the top left hand corner with some silicone glue.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://cuteycrafts.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

The Paper Shelters #67th "Going Dottie" Challenge

Good Morning Everyone, well yet another fortnight has flown by and weve now reached our 67th Challenge over at The Paper Shelter and for this one we are "Going Dottie" and yes you can guess we want to see lots of spots and dots on your cards. But before I show you my card I want to tell you all about the very generous sponsers we have and they are Veronica and Pedro and they are offering you

$20 Gift Voucher to spend on their website and thats providing you have used one of their images or products on your card, but even if you havent they will still give you three digi images of your own choice, well thats a brilliant prize and I know that they are always updating their shop with new images all the time.
Now back to my card and here she is:-

For my card I used the "Excutive Woman" and you will find her here, Ive printed her not only onto white card which I then coloured with my copic pens, and then I printed it again onto blue and white spotted paper and then cut it out and stuck it to my image as you can see, it was then cut out with a Oval Nestabilitie die and mounted on a deckle edged one. The sentiment was one I found on the internet and I thought it was just right for this image.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and for my first mount I have used blue card and the papers are from the "Tea Time" paper set and you will find there here. The first paper is a light blue background with circles and spots on the second is a pink paper and the third a dark blue one.
To finish of I used some of the left over paper and one of the die-namic rolled flower dies, I have created several flowers that have been stuck to the card with silicone glue and some punched out leaves, these were stuck on top of a circle doily diecut which was cut from a piece of pink tissue paper.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented design team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this "Going Dottie" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenge:-

Cards for Men Challenge #12 - "Fathers Day"

Good Morning Everyone, I hope you are enjoying the Jubilee weekend and have maybe been to a party, at this moment we will be of doing our montly shop while this post is hopefully being scheduled to appear so I hope it will actually do that. This fortnights Challenge for Cards for Men is "Fathers Day" and its not to far away now and for this challenge we are being sponsered by "Letreset"

And they are offering a prize of

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 this is the card I created for this Challenge.

Ive actually used this fabulous image from Mo Manning and its called "King for the Day" which is just what any man would love to be on Fathers Day and Im sure lots of your families will be treating their dad to this sort of thing.
I printed the image onto white card before colouring is with my promarkers, it was then cut out with my rotatrim and mounted it onto a piece of red card, the sentiment is one from my stash. The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of red card and the papers I  have used are from the Papermania's "Man about Town" and I have also used a piece of co-ordinate card that I ran though a cuttlebug with a folder with balls on. I used two different papers the first is a sentiment one, and the second one with stripes and footballs on. These were layered up and then the mounted image was then positioned towards the top with the sentiment at the bottom on the right.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the Cards for Men Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the design team have created for your inspiration and I hope you also will take part in this "Fathers Day" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenge:-
http://stampedblessings.com/ 
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.platypuscreekdigitals.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/challenge 
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sugarcreekhollow.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Donna has a Jubilee Sale

Donna of Bearlymine Designs is having a Diamond Jubilee Sale so its worth popping across to her website http://bmd-creations.blogspot.co.uk/ to see what you can treat yourself to, the papers are gorgeous.

Bearlymine Designs Challenge #37 - "A Card with a Animal On"

Good Morning Everyone, now this post is going to be scheduled so I do hope it appears on time, if not I will try and post it remotely, as at the moment Im in Cornwall enjoying a few days with my friends from Guernsey and their dear little boy, whos just reached a year old, will tell you all about it when I get back.
Todays Challenge for Bearlymine is our 37th and for this one we want to see a "Animal" on your card, I know that there are lots of images out there so it shouldnt be a problem for you. And for this Challenge we are being sponsered by:-

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of Winners own Choice

And for my card I decided to use a Saturated Canary Image.

And I printed her onto white card and used my copic pens to colour her, then she was cut out by rotatrim and mounted onto a piece of blue card also cut with my rotatrim. The sentiment is one from my stash and was 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 piece of blue card, and the papers are from Donna's Bearlymine "Spring Flight" digi paper set and you will find them here, for the first layer I have used a blue background with daisies on and for my second is a pink one thats been cut in a strip and on one edge Ive a Martha Steward border punch, on top is a yellow strip with white daisies on.

The mounted image was then positioned in the centre, the sentiment is at the bottom on the right hand side, to finish of I have used some of the Cherry Blossoms in two colours and pink angel tears with pearl sprays, these were stuck to the card with silicone glue and punched out fern leaves in the bottom left hand corner. And the final flourish is three pink pearls down the top right hand side.

Now that youve seen this card I do hope that you will go and visit The Bearlymine Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Design Team have created for this weeks "Card with a Animal On" Challenge, hopefully it will inspire you also to take part in it.

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

A Card for Saturated Canary "Bookmark" Challenge

Good Afternoon Everyone, I hope your enjoying your weekend so far, Im a bit annoyed I washed a door curtain this morning, and went into the garden to take it down, but before I did that I decided to remove the wind chimes as they were making one hell of a racket, and you can guess what happened the wind blew my beautiful clean curtain around it, and of course it left huge green marks all over it, so into the wash its gone again. Just hope we dont get any more blibs in the power as weve already had one today, its so annoying as I was in the course of downloading my photos onto my computer when it went of, we had two yesterday afternoon.
Anyway thats enough of that chatter, this card today or I should say bookmark is for the Saturated Canary Challenge this week, this little cutie was the free download that I got from them and Ive printed it onto white card then used my copics to colour her, it was then cut out with one of the Go-Kreate Tag dies, and I decided it looked a bit bland and decided to stick some lace around the edge before sticking it to a mount, to finish of Ive stuck a ribbon to the top and a little rose in the centre between the tabs. Its a simple design as I didnt want to make it to thick so you would be unable to use as a bookmark.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://saturatedcanarychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fatpageswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/

The Paper Shelters 65th Challenge - "Bling it On"

Good Morning All, only a few more days and we will be of to Looe in Cornwall for a few days and meeting up with friends from Guernsey, Im so looking forward to it as Ive not seem my little friend "Nicolas" (my friends little boy) for almost nine months and as hes a year old tomorrow its going to exciting to see how well hes grown and probably almost walking. Anyway thats enough chatter from me, this weeks Challenge over at The Paper Shelters Blogspot is "Bling it On" and Im sure if your anything like me you have lots of bling in your stash so girls get it all out and start making your cards.
As always our very generous sponsers are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a prize of $20.

to spend on their website, thats providing you have used one of the gorgeous products on your card, but even if you havent they will still give your three images of your own choice. The are always updating their website with lots of new images and papers also accessories so you will really enjoy visiting The Paper Shelter Website to browse and no doubt spending your money, by the way they really are extremely good value.
Now back to this weeks Challenge, and this is my card.

I have used this gorgeous "Aerialist" for my card and you will find her here, Ive printed her onto white card and used my copic pens to colour her, then used a oval Nestabilitie Die to cut her out. I then used the Floral Oval for the mount out of pale lilac pearlescent card. The sentiment is one from my stash and has been stamped and mounted in the same way as the image.
The papers I have used are from the "Sweet Gardener" and you will find them here, the first paper is a green background with William Morris type flowers on, for my second layer I have used some hologram card and cut a square and used my Martha Stewart border and corner punch on it. Then across the middle I have wrapped a organza and wide satin ribbon across the middle which was attached to the back of the first mount.
I then used two gem swirls that have been stuck to the bottom left and top right hand of the card, and the last flourish I have used a large rose and stuck to the card with some punched out leaves in the top left hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of my very talented Design Team have created for you, and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Bling it On" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

Guest Designer for Party Time Tuesdays

About a month ago we were invited to do a guest spot for Party Time Tuesday Challenge Blogspot by Danie, and several of both teams decided to give it a go, the Challenge is "Vintage/Shabby Chic" theme and I decided to take part with my fellow Team Leader Marie.
And here is my card.

I decided to use this gorgeous "Spring Breeze" image for my card and you will find that here, Ive printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used a square Nestabilitie Die to cut her out, for the mount I used the Leaf Square and used pink card for this.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card and for my papers I have used "Victorian Beauty" and you will find them here.  The first paper is a very pretty pink patterned background which I have distressed the edges with a Tim Holtz tool and then on top I have used a green one and I have torn the edges on both sides to create a strip which was then placed down the middle. I then used some vintage lace across the center and vintage ribbon along the top both these were stuck 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 tied a bow with some of the vintage ribbon and stuck to the left of the image and tucked a couple of hat pins behind it, and the last little flourish is the pink pearls down the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you go and visit Party Time Tuesday Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the team have created for you, and hopefully it will inspire you to take part in this "Vintage/Shabby Chic" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-

Cards for Men Challenge #11 - "Congratulations" and DT Call

Good Morning All, I hope youve had a good weekend, I have, Ive been in charge of taking the dog for a walk while hubby has been volunteering, hes does work with the local restoration Steam Railway and he does love it so I suppose I ought accept it, though at times it does rather take over our weekends.
Anyway back to this fortnights challenge over on Cards for Men and for this one we are being sponsered by Meljens, and we want to see the word "Congratulations" on your card somewhere.

And they are offering a prize of 4 digi images of your own choice, and here is what Melissa says about her company.

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at  http://www.meljensdesigns.com/ and browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

And we were lucky enough to be given several images to play with and I decided as I have two friends who are expecting this year I would throw caution to the wind and make a new baby boy card just in case one of them did have a boy.

And of course its Mr.Stork delivering his little buddle, Ive printed him onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I cut him out with my rotatrim, the mount was done in the same way. The sentiment was created on my computer and printed and mounted 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 Ive used just one paper from one of my New Baby paper Pads. The pram diecut is one of the Marieanne dies and has been placed in the bottom left hand corner, afterwards I mounted my image towards the right with the sentiment below.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit the Cards for Men Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you also will want to create a "Congratulations" card for a special occassion.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://chalk-ah-lot.blogspot.co.uk/
http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

A Card for Sugary Sunday and Sugar Bowl Challenges

Good Evening Everyone, I know Im late but its been a busy day, we always go swimming twice a week and today was one of those days, I really need the exercise so I have to put my mind into trying to more lengths each time I go, but it doesnt always happen but I did manage to do 22 today so at least it made a difference after only managing 14 on Tuesday. Todays card has been created for this fortnights Sugar Bowl Challenge and the Sugary Sunday on on Facebook that is a colour one and here the colours theyve chosen for this week.

A bit of a difficult choice to play with, but I think Ive covered them all, there is a bit of the light blue in her wings if you look a bit closer you can see it. Ive used "Rosie" from Funky Kits and stamped her onto white card before using my copic pens to colour her, the Nestabilitie Die No.1 is what I used to cut her out and a larger one for the mount. The sentiment is yet another from my stash and has also been mounted on a piece of pink card.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of pink card, the papers I have used are the Authentique "Uncommon" Im sure there must be another name for it but this is the one I found on the front. Anyway the first paper is a cream/beige background with roses on in black, pink and red, then on top is a dark grey script paper thats been placed across the first mount then on top is a patterned paper in circles thats been stuck down the card. I then positioned my mounted image in the middle with the sentiment at the bottom on the left hand side.
I have also used one of the Die-namics swirl die to cut out in pink card this has been stuck down the right handside, then I used some of the left over script paper with the Royal Rose rolled die from Die-namics cut it out then rolled it up and placed it at the top of the swirl. To finish of I have used 6  black pearls in two sizes down the left and right hand sides.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/
http://www.sugarbowlblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/
http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.co.uk/
http://trulyscrumptiouschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/
http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/

The Bearlymine Designs #65 Challenge - "Dies"

Good Morning Everyone, I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather weve been having over the last few days, we even managed to get a bit of gardening done while it was dry, you know what they say you must make hay while the sun shines, and I think weve not quite done that but at least its looking a little tidier. Anyway back to this weeks Challenge over on the Bearlymine Designs Challenge and this week we want to see you cards on which youve used "Dies" now I know if your anything like me youve got loads of them so it shouldnt be a problem. And weve even got one of the most gorgeous of die creators sponsering us this time and that is:-

Sponser - Cheery Lynn Designs

And they do have the most beautiful dies on the market, and this is the gorgeous Waltzing Matilda Die they are offering as a prize.

And here is my card I created for this "Die" Challenge.

For my image I have used this gorgeous TeddyBea image, Ive coloured her with my copic pens then used the circle Nestabilite Die to cut her out, and for the mount I have used one of the beautiful "Cheery Lynn" circle dies, and my sentiment is one from my stash which I felt went well with my image.

The base card is a 6"x 6" white card and the first mount is a green card and for my papers I have used Donna's "Spring Blossoms" papers you will find them here, then across the centre I have wrapped a piece of vintage lage and a piece of green heart ribbon which were attached to the back of the first mount.

The mounted image was then placed in the centre with the sentiment at the bottom on the right. I have used two flower emphany buttons and these where stuck at the top and bottom on the left hand side, I did thread some white ribbon through them both then tied it into a bow before doing this. And the last thing is with some left over paper I used one of the rolled flower dies to create three flowers for the top right hand corner, these were stuck on with some punched out leaves.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will go and visit our Bearlymine Designs Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part also in this weeks "Dies" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenge:-
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ 

Another brand new Digi Set from Bearlymine

Donna of Bearlymine Designs has another brand new digi set on sale, why dont you go and see for yourself.

As you can see its called Tropical Dreams with lots of vibrant colours for you to choose from.