Fae with Butterflies

Good morning everyone.  How are you today?  Good I hope.  We are just chilling out this morning but I have no idea what we will be doing later lol.

I have a card to share and this turned out really nice.  My fella loves this one.

Here it is...

 She is called Fae and she is from Delicious Doodles.  This is another digi stamp company I love.  I've coloured her in with pro-markers and have added stickles glitter to her wings.  I have used Kraft in Colour 12 x 12 paper by Doodlebug.  The embossed strip across the middle I made with a free embossing folder strip from a magazine.  The butterfly was made with a Martha Stewart punch.   I used a black flower and added a gingham bow and red button to the centre of it.  I had to remove the original centre of the flower to do this.  Everything else is just from my stash.

Challenges:-

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Things with Wings

Creative Card Crew - Fairy Day

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - Buttons & Bows

Digi Galore - Add a Button

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Red, White and Blue

Good afternoon everyone.  Hope you are all well.

We have just picked our lad Brandon up from Football and he won a Player of the Week certificate today.  He was so chuffed and we were so made up for him.

I did a Red, Blue and White colour combo card today as I've seen some challenges out there for these colours.

Here it is....

I have wanted some Dilly Bean digi stamps for a long time and this week I decided to treat myself to two image stamp and some birthday sentiments.
The papers are also new and they are Doodlebug Kraft with Colour 12 x 12.  I love the chevron pattern on the backing paper and the flowers.  As you can see I've used my freebie die again to make the flowers lol

Challenges:-

Allsorts Challenges - Summer Girls

Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Things with Wings

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers - Stamped Image (Incl. digi)

Creative Card Crew - Fairy Day

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Digi Galore - Add a Button

Dilly Beans Challenge Blog - Red, White & Blue

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Open Minded Crafting Fun - Patriotic Colours

Paper Pretties - Red, White & Blue

Polkadoodles - Red White Blue

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Yellow and Blue will Definately Do

Good morning all.  Have you got rain today?  It's trying to rain a little here but still feels humid.

I have a bright card to brighten this dull day though.  It's nice to try a different colour combo as I haven't used blue and yellow before.

Here it is....

It is a sweet Saturated Canary image I have chosen for this card.  I coloured her in with pro-markers, although I'm not too chuffed with how I have coloured her hair.  Practice, practice, practice I think.  The papers are LOTV Petal Fresh 8 x 8.  The yellow flower was part of a prize I won from Flourish with a Bling and it was white.  I coloured it in with a yellow pro-marker to tie in with my colour combo.  The die cut I used for the other flowers and the leaves where a freebie from a mag and I bet most of you out there has it lol.  Everything else is just from my stash.

Challenges:-

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Colour Me Happy (Use your favourite colouring medium)

Crafter's Cafe - Polka Dots and Ribbon

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge - Girls, Girls, Girls

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle (include some Yellow)

Sister Act - Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

A Little Cross Stitch Fairy

Good Evening Crafty Friends.

I have read quite a few times that a lot of us crafters started out cross stitching?  Did you?

I remember I started in 1995 and the first mag I bought was Cross Stitcher.  The free gift was a little bunny bookmark.  I did the bookmark and then I did a rabbit picture from one of the patterns and I was hooked.

I still love Cross Stitch but find it a little time consuming.  You get such a quick fix making cards.

Thought I would share with you this little Christmas Fairy.  She is made from a small kit from DMC and I haven't decided what to make her into yet.

Challenges:-

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Show us What Else you can Do

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Rhedd & Rosie - Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for looking and I hope you have a great evening

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 183 Sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs and Stampart Design

Good afternoon all.  Hope you are having a good day so far :0)

Today it is time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty and the theme this week is....

Embossing

(can be Dry or Heat embossing)

A fun challenge isn't it.  I wanted to do heat embossing but my clear ink had dried out so had to to dry, which I didn't mind, I still enjoyed making this card....

 I got to play with this lovely image from Sassy Studio Designs and she is called Goldie.

I have used embossing folders.  The oval one is a Cuttlebug folder and the strip behind it was a free folder from a magazine.  The papers were also a freebie from a magazine a long time ago.  It is Pink Petticoat 6 x 6 paper pad Wild Blossoms.

Our Sponsors.....

StampArt Design

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Prize - 5 digi images of winners choice

and 

Sassy Studio Designs

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 Prize - 4 digi images of winners choice

Challenges:-

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/optional pink

Art By Miran - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Colour me Happy (my favourite colouring medium is my Pro-Markers)

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Summer or Summer Colours

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Hobby Cutz Challenges - Something Old - Something New (New Sassy Image and Old Papers)
I love Pro-Markers - Embossing

Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Boomin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

New Oldie but a Goodie Challenge with a Fabulous Prize

Good morning crafters.  Hope you are good.

Today there is another challenge over at Oldie but a Goodie.  The theme this fortnight is Baby.  It's always handy to have some baby cards at the ready I think.  So go on, come and join in!

Don't forget to use something on your entry that is at least 6 months Old.

Mine is my Pink Petticoat Wild Flower Papers (which were also a freebie in a Crafting mag)

and my Wild Rose Studio Papers. 

My card...

 This fantastic image and sentiment is from Bugaboo stamps and is a firm favourite of mine.  So funny and so true.  You can find this sweetie here.  I did this design in blue earlier this year and decided I needed a pink one at hand, just in case lol.

Here is a pick of the lovely prize provided by Alison ......

 

Challenges:-

A Gem of a Challenge - Create a Card Suitable for a Child/Baby

Catch the Bug - Bingo (I have used Starts with B, Bling (my Pearls), Players Choice (Pink))

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Colour me Happy (use your favourite colouring medium - mine is pro-markers without a doubt).

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge - Girls Girls Girls (hope a baby girl counts)

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Hobbycutz Challenges - Something Old and Something New (Old papers and new ribbon oh and new baby too lol)

Just Inspirational Challenges - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Wednesdays Creative Inspirations - Tie it Up - Use a Bow

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 182 Sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps and Eureka Stamps

Good Afternoon all.  Hope you are well.

We have another fabulous challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges and the theme this week is Favourite Embellishments, (please tell us what they are in your post).  So use your favourite embellishments on your creation and pop it into our challenge.

Here is my card...

I got to use this lovely image from one of our fabulous sponsors Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  You can find this sweetie here.

My favourite embellishment is ribbon so have put this into my design.  Though I will be honest, it is not my only favourite embellishment.  I love lace, bling, flowers etc. etc. lol.

Our Sponsors:-

Bugaboo Stamps

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Prize - 7 digi images of winners choice 

and 

Eureka

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Prize - 5 digi images of winners choice  

Challenges:- 

Catch the Bug - June Theme Summertime
Craft Your Passion - 3 or more Embellishments
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Fairytale Challenges - Bird House / Bird 
Hobby Cutz Challenges - Lace & Bows
Love to Create - Anything Goes 
Open Minded Crafting Fun - Something with Wings
The Squirrel & The Fox - Use Something Metal
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrations (Weddings, Baby, Birthday etc.)
Wednesdays Creative Inspirations - Tie it Up (include a bow) 

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

New Challenge Over at Love to Scrap No. 32 Sponsored by DRS Designs

Good morning everyone,

Hope you are all well and it is time for a challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog.  The theme is Holey Cardstock, so you need to put a hole, (any shape) on your project.

We are being sponsored by DRS Designs.

Pop along to see the other gorgeous creations from the DT and to join in :0)

Here is my card....

I chose to work with Reindeer Ralph and Warm Wishes sentiment stamps.

I used my Spellbinder circle and scallop circle dies to create my aperture.  I then place my coloured in Ralph into the aperture.  I added gems to his collar for a bit of sparkle.  

Challenges:-

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christimas

CHNC Extra - June Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - 3 or more embellishments

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Way Hey Hey - Another Christmas Card for my Collection

Good sunny morning all.

Are you enjoying the weather.  It was too warm for me yesterday.  That bit of breeze we have at the moment here, is what I like lol.

I have another Christmas card done for my Christmas card collection ready to send in December.  Hope I can keep this up, it will make Christmas time a lot more easier.

I love my Bugaboo digi stamps.  Especially the Christmas ones.  This one is called Duo Penguin Tree.  The papers I have used are quite old.  They are Papermania Colossal Christmas papers, but the green bit is cut from a Doodlebug 12 x 12 paper.  The sentiment was a freebie from a magazine.  The sequin trim is from the Works and everything else is just from my stash.  I have used glitter on the little penguins hat and glossy accents on the stars and baubles.

Challenges:-

Catch the Bug Challenge - June Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Crop it or Cut it

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas

Charisma Cardz - Sparkle and Shine (Glitter on penguins hat for sparkle and glossy accents on baubles and stars for shine

Completely Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - For a Child

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Use a Digi

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Pile it On - Use Patterened Paper

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Favourite Colour Combo (mine is red and green for Christmas)

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 181 - Anything Goes - Sponsored by Pink Gem Designs

Good Afternoon everyone!

It is time for another fun challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty.

The theme is everyone's favourite.  It is ANYTHING GOES!!

Please come along and join in :0)

Here is my card....

I was extremely lucky to be able to choose an image from our sponsors Pink Gem Designs to use.  I chose Andy with Guitar and I love his little friend peeping out from behind his leg.  I coloured him in with pro-markers and the papers are a mix of Doodlebug and Echo Park 12 x 12 papers.  The button stamps I got free as part of a set in this months Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.  Everything else is from my stash.

Our Sponsor:-

Pink Gem Designs

www.pinkgemdesigns.com
Prize - 2 single digi images of winners choice

Bio
Pink Gem Designs is based in Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire UK.

Began trading in Nov. 2008 to design cute and whimsical craft stamps in  clear polymer.
As digi products became more popular Pink Gem Designs also started to produce digital stamps
and other digital products such as downloadable papers, clip art etc..

Challenges:-

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Crop it or Cut it

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Father's Day / Male

Crafts 4 Eternity - For the Boys

Craft Your Passion - Father's Day / For the Boys

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Spots and Stripes (thanks Sarah x)

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenges - Use a Digi

Hobbycutz Challenge - Father's Day / Masculine

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational Challenges - Girls v Boys

Passion for Pro-markers - One for the Boys / Men

Pile it On - Use some Patterned Paper

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes

Try it On Tuesdays - One for the Boys 

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

My Second GDT Card for Oldie but a Goodie Challenge Blog

Good morning everyone.  Hope you are all well.  I'm still a little nauseous from my migraine but much better.  Tomorrow will be a fabulous day as I feel this will be the last day of being ill!!!  Better had be lol

It is time for a new challenge over at Oldie but a Goodie and the theme this week, chose by Helen is Father's Day / Masculine.  Do come along and join in the fun and there is a lovely little prize up for grabs which was donated by Helen....

Prize

My Card...

I chose to make a Father's Day card with this cute little LOTV stamped, coloured in with pro-markers.  The papers are My Mind's Eye Asparagus.  The burlap is from the Works.  The frame is Spellbinder Floral Ovals.  Everything else you see is just from my stash.

Challenges:-

Artistic Inspirations - All About Dad

Catch the Bug Challenge - June Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Crop it or Cut it

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Father's Day / Male

Crafts 4 Eternity - For the Boys

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Father's Day / For the Boys

Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Masculine

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day / For a Male

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - A Cute one for Dad
Fab n Funky Challenges - Father's Day or for the Men in your Life

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Fantasy Stampers - For the Boys (must use rubber stamps not digis)

Hobby Cutz Challenge - Father's Day / Masculine

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational Challenges - Girls v Boys
MilkCoffee Challenge - For a Dad / Special Male

Moving along with the Times - Father's Day

Paper Makeup Stamps - For the Men

Passion for Pro-markers - One for the Boys / Men

Pile it On - Use some Patterned Paper

Polkadoodles Challenges - Men on our Minds

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Men

Try it On Tuesdays - One for the Boys

Tuesday Throwdown - Special Man 

Thank you for looking and have a great day

Migraines Suck

Good Morning everyone.  Hope you are all well.

This is a post just to say that I am coming out of a five day migraine and it's been the worse one I've ever had.  Luckily, I don't get as many attacks as I use too.

I haven't done much crafting sadly.  I've really missed it these last couple of days and I have also really missed commenting on everyone's blogs.  I will catch up this week on commenting on all your lovely creations.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

I'm only a little nauseous now so the worse has definately passed :0)  x

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 180 - Sponsored by Meljen's Designs, Crafty Sentiments and Di's Digi Stamps

Good afternoon one and all.  Hope you are all having a good day so far.

It is time for another fun challenge at Penny's Paper-Crafty and the theme this week is a lovely one. It is Bears or Mice.  So Cute.  Please come along and join in.

Here is my card....

 

I got to choose a wonderful digital stamp from Meljen's Designs.  Because it's coming up to Graduation season I went with this cute image called Graduation Mouse 

I coloured him in with pro-markers and the papers are a mix of 12 x 12 My Mind's Eye and Do Crafts.  I have used my Sizzix die for the star and everything else is just from my stash.

Our Sponsors:-

Meljens Designs

Store - http://www.meljendesigns.com
Prize 4 non cloured digi images of winners choice

and 

Crafty Sentiments

Shop - http://www.craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk

Prize - 3 digi images of winners choice 

and

Di's Digi Designs - No images given for DT use

Store - www.disdigistamps.com
Prize - $12 voucher

Challenges:-

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Stamped Image

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Cute

I Love Pro-Markers - Digi Does It

Let's Craft & Create Challenges - Spots and/or Stripes 

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - Hip to be Square 

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes 

Seemacrafts - Make it Cute

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Football Win and A LOTV Fairy Card

Good morning everyone.  Hope you are all good and having fun crafting away.

I have a card to share, but first of all want to show a pic of my son Brandon and the little football trophy he won this Saturday....

He's been trying to win this trophy for a couple of weeks and now he has.  We were all over the moon with his win.  Only thing is, he has to take it back next week lol.  I don't know if you can see but he has some bracelets on his wrist which he made.  They are a new craze in his School called Loom Bandz and he has to make them on a loom.  He's gotten quite good at it and has made about 10.  He wants to make a 100 lol.

Onto my card....

As you know, the fairy is an LOTV one and I have coloured her in with Promarkers and added glitter to the wings, hair and flowers.  The backing paper is Pink Petticoat Wild Blossoms set (I got 6x6 pad free from a crafting mag).  The gorgeous die-cuts are a set from Sizzix.  There are 6 dies in the set, the vine, flowers and butterflies and they are called Thinlits Butterflies & Flower Vine.  I got these for my birthday last year and have only just used them now.  I'm quite pleased with the effect they have created on this card.  Everything else is just from my stash.

Challenges:-

Brown Sugar Challenge - Birthday

Crafty Bloggers Network - Bingo (I have used A)

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers - Stamped Image

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Fantastic Tuesday - Summer

Glitter n Sparkle - Cute

Loves Rubberstamps - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Birthday

Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes

Passion for Pro-Markers - Mythical Creatures

Try it on Tuesday - Feminine and Fancy 

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day

Love To Scrap Challenge No. 31 Sponsored by QKR Stampede and Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Good morning everyone,

Half term is over and today it is time for a challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog.  The theme is Mind Your Banners, so you need to put banners, pennants, flags somewhere on your project.

We are being sponsored by QKR Stampede and Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

Pop along to see the other gorgeous creations from the DT and to join in :0)

Here is my card....

I was so lucky to get to pick an image from Bugaboo stamps and I chose this little darling.  It is Peach's Present and I have coloured her in with Pro-markers.  My banner is a chipboard one from Tando which I covered with paper.  I then punched little hearts for added detail.  The papers and the sentiment stamp were freebies from a magazine.  I'm sure quite a few of you got these this month lol.  The papers are called Nitwit Bonnets and Bowties and the sentiment stamp is LOTV.  Everything else is from my stash.

Challenges:-

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Birthday

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Bingo (I have used Die Cuts, Image, Patterned Paper

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter N Sparkle - Cute

Natalie and Amy - Four Legged Friends

Thank you so much for looking and have a great day