SPRING FLOWERS

Afternoon All

I thought I'd drop by a tell you that I am sponsoring CRAFTY CALENDER CHALLENGE BLOG this time round from my SENTIMENTS 4 YOU digi store.

The ladies very kindly offered me a Guest Designer Spot

and I jumped at the chance to make a card - it gave me the chance to use one of my new Magnolia stamps which is NOT a Tilda LOL - but it is TULIPS which are my absolute favourite flowers - in fact my daughter bought me a beautiful bunch of them today for Mother's Day :)

Pop on over and check out all the DT cards ... they are gorgeous!!

Here's my card ...

As I said this is one of my new Magnolia stamps - I coloured with promarkers and added glitter - did some "real" stitching for a change using a template.  The sentiment is one of mine and can be found at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU and is part of a set of 6 - Circle Definitions - as either a stamp set or digi downloads

Thanks for stopping by :)

BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY!!

Morning All!!!

Can't quite believe it's been another two weeks since our challenge over at DO IT WITH DIGIS and it's now time for another!!! I also can't quite believe that we are now on Challenge 6!!! How time flies :)

Anyway this time we are after CHILDREN THEMED CARDS and we are sponsored by HEATHER ELLIS - her images are so cute and all my DT got to play with them this time - Thanks Heather!!! Go check out the DT cards ... they are FAB!!!!!

Here's mine :)

This little cutie is called Pure Innocence 007, I've coloured with copics and used a stitching template to prick the holes along each edge of the paper and then simply "joined the dots" with a permanent pen.  I've embellished with card candy from Craftwork Cards.  The sentiment is one of mine and can be found at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU as part of a set of 6 in either digi format or as one of my new clear stamp sets :)

Hope you likey :)

I'm off out today for another crafting session with the girlies!!!

So I'll catch up with you all soon

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Hiya

Thought I'd pop by today and show you the card I made for my son from our Westie ... he he .... after this no more westie cards ... I promise!!!!

Hope you like and thanks for stopping by :o)

PINK CHRISTMAS

Morning All

Well ... what a couple of days it's been - been busy making all my family christmas cards for the special ones in my life so I've got lots to share with you over the course of the next couple of weeks LOL - I know you will think I'm mad but I always made a card for my husband, daughter and son ....... from our westie Skye - go on laugh at me!!! but it gives me an excuse to make more cards and they love it!!!

Here's the one I made for my daughter :o)

and here's our Westie ... Skye awwwhhh!!!

I would like to enter (the card that is LOL) :

Incy Wincy - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Cupcake Craft - Non Traditional Christmas

Alphabet challenge - G is for Glitter

Stamptacular Sunday - Winter Wishes

thanks for stopping by :o)

IT STARTED WITH A KISS

Hello All!!

Been a busy bee today preparing for my class next week - all the cards done now thought so I thought I'd share with you a card I made for my brother and sister-in-law for their wedding anniversary last Monday.  I love this image from Karen's Doodles - "First Kiss" - I've been waiting for the right time to use it :o)

I've coloured with promarkers, and used my new Martha Stewart punch around the page which not only gives a gorgeous corner/border it also pierces holes so I can do faux stitching!!  The sentiment is one of mine and can be found at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

Hope you like :o)

I would like to enter :

Passion for Promarkers - Stitching and Distressing

A Spoonful of Sugar - Distressing

Stamp Something - November Digi Day

Thanks for stopping by :o)

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

Morning All!!!

Just another quick post this morning as I'm off to work shortly - it's Saturday so it has to be challenge time over at DCD Christmas Club - this week's challenge is .... CRACKERS.... we want to see crackers on your cards, handmade crackers or basically anything to do with crackers LOL - pop on over to check out the DT Cards and Creations for inspiration - they are fab and we have two new ladies in town BECCA and SARA - Welcome Ladies :o)

Here's my card :o)

I've used a LOTV stamp - very kindy stamped out for me by my friend Di, I've coloured him with Promarkers and glittered him, the christmas cracker is from the lovely Susie at Die Cut Dreams and I've used a rolla stamp on it, the sentiment is one of mine and can be found at Sentiments 4 You, i've resized it, printed it out and cut it out using one of the tags from the Ribbon Trio Tags set by Nestabilities

I would also like to enter :

ABC Challenge - G is for Glitter

Paper Romance - Everything but the kitchen sink

Charisma Cardz - With Love at Christmas

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Tag It

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :o)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Morning All :o)

Sorry it's been a few days without a card but I've been busy, busy, busy with working, workshops and my sentiments blog :o)

Anyway - I've loads of cards to make over the coming days - birthdays, anniversary, DT cards .. allsorts ... this one is for my Niece and her husband for their Wedding Anniversary - I love this image - its from C C Designs at All That Scraps, I've coloured them with promarks, added a flower and pin, the sentiment is one of mine and can be downloaded at Sentiments 4 You

I would like to enter :

Incy Wincy - Celebrate

My Time To Craft - Jewelled

Moving Along with the Times - In Stitches

Hope you like it and thanks for popping by :o)

A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE

Good Morning All!!

Hope you are well :o)

I've been busy this week preparing for a colouring techniques demo I'm doing at In2Crafting on Saturday 21st - making lots of different samples.

I'm trying not to just use Promarkes LOL - I will be demonstrating Promarkers, of course, but I will also be colouring with pencils and blending with solution, painting with distress inks and this technique below which I tried this week and I'm quite taken with it  - I have printed an image off of a CD Rom in black & white onto textured white card and have then used chalks to highlight different areas - a really simple technique but very effective

I also added some glossy accents

I would like to enter :

Incy Wincy Designs - Yellow

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - Yellow and Cream or White

CD Sunday - Buttons and Bows

I hope you like it and if you live locally to me pop along to the demo and say Hi :o)

PRETTY POINSETTIA

Good Morning All!!

It's Saturday morning and that means it's another challenge over at the DCD Christmas Club where this's week's challenge is :

Pointsettias / Xmas Floral

This is my new Wild Rose Studio Milton with Poinsettia stamp so I knew he'd be perfect for this challenge :o) I have coloured with promarkers and he is stamped on die cuts from Die Cut Dreams (Susie has some great die cuts so pop on over and have a look). I have added some faux stitching and the die cut poinsettias are from Marianne Creatables 

Hope you like it and thanks for looking :o)

Lots of Love

AN ADVENTURE BEGINS

Evening Everyone!!

Had a bit of a stressful day with my other blog - trying to get it up and running - hopefully later - fingers crossed :o)

Anyway .... here is my third card for my class next week

Thought we'd do Edwin - we don't want to leave him out do we??

Just a couple of challenges :

Cards for Men - Off On 'An Adventure

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Vintage

Hope you like it :o)

Lots of Love

DEMO SAMPLES

Hey everyone!!

Sorry I haven't been around for a couple of days but I was at work all day today and have been a busy bee this week - supervising my hubby make a concrete base for our summer house lol - I needed to keep an eye on him :o) I've also started making my samples for my colouring techniques demo I'm doing on 21st August and working on some samples for a Magnolia with Promarkers workshop I'm doing Tuesday week.

Anyway - thought I'd share with you a couple of the cards I made for my Demo - these are both stamps from the Papermania Nostalgia range and they work perfectly with distress inks.  All I've done is stamp them, then using a waterbrush fill them in to give them a painted effect

Hope you like them :o)

I'll be back later in the week with some more samples to show you

Lots of Love

STITCH ME A YELLOW SKETCH

Evening Everyone!!

Sorry I'm late in posting today but i've been out to lunch with my two brothers for one of their birthdays and what a lovely lunch I had :o)

Anyway ... Here is my first DT sketch for Cooking It Up With Katie- I'm soooo excited to be part of the team and hope you will pop on over and have a look at all the DT cards, which are brilliant, and take part yourselves.

I have used a digi image from Meljens Designs who are our sponsor this time and coloured her with promarkers

For this challenge you need to follow a recipe which is

Pick a sketch challenge from another blog

(make sure the sketch is still open when you post your entry)

Use some Yellow

Do a little stitching (real or faux)

I am also entering :

Chi Chi Memories - Sketch

Hope you like it and thanks for looking :o)

Lots of Love

FLOWERS FOR YOU

Good Morning Blogland!!

Hope you all had a good Bank Holiday weekend - weather was a bit of a wash out ... but hey .... great for crafting!!

Thought I'd start the day with a challenge or two :o)

I've followed a sketch, used faux stitching, a bit of embossing, a colour theme, and a Lili of the Valley stamped image and .... for once ..... NOT coloured with promarkers but used my Lyra Polycolour pencils and used the blender pencil to blend the edges - it made a real change!!

Hope you like it :o) xx

The Challenges I am entering are :

Crafty Angels - Sketch

Quixotic Paperie - Emboss It!!

Colour Create - Soft Green and Light Aqua

Polka Doodles - Sew and Sew

STRAWBERRIES & CREAM

Hello Again!!

Well ... 2nd posting of the day and I can't promise its going to be my last lol!! I seem to be on a roll today so may well be back later with another. Anyway - I really wanted to do Passion for Promarkers challenge this week because I have had this paper for a while and its absolutely perfect!! I've combined it with a few other challenges - as you do - so here it is .........

 

I've used a Mo Manning digi image and coloured her with promarkers, the paper, as I said, i've had for ages but its from DCWV and the "charm" I made myself from a free stamp I got with Craft Stamper magazine - wording is from an Inkadinkadoo stamp set "thoughts for the day"

Thanks for looking :o) xx

Here are the challenges :

Passion for Promarkers - Strawberries and Cream

Mo's Digital Challenge - Flowers & Image

I Love Digi - Charming

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Dare U 2 Digi - Anything Goes

FUN IN THE SUN

Just a quick post before I go make tea.  I set myself a "challenge" with this card ... there were five challenges I wanted to enter so I had to make sure the card matched all the themes - after some playing around I was really pleased with the outcome.  The images are stamped from a clear stamp set from Kars, I cut the biggest scallop circle nestie and embossed it added some faux stitching and also highlighted the text (you don't realise how much you rely on design papers until you can't use them!!).  All in all think I achieved it.

Hope you like it :o) xx

Crafty Angels - Summer

Inspirational Card Sketches - Sketch

Fab n Funky - No DP!

My Time To Craft - Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

and

Sophisticat Challenges - Card for a Child

GORJUSS GIRL

Another lovely day and i'm sitting in my conservatory making cards, everyone is out, its very peaceful and i'm loving it!!!!  I love Gorjuss stamps, the sketch was great to follow and I love stitching - real or faux - so couldn't resist making this card and entering into three challenges which are :-

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - Gorjuss Girl Stamp

Crafty Catz - Stitching

Thanks for looking :) xx