Bowie

Good morning everyone.  Im still nursing this virus I've had since before the New Year.  Really hoping it buggers off soon lol.

I treated myself to a new rubber stamp by Saturated Canary.  It is called Bowie and I couldn't resist her as she made me laugh because my hair was exactly like that when I was little, minus the huge bow :)

Here she is...

 She's very sweet don't you think.  I have coloured her in with ProMarkers and the papers are a mix of 12 x 12s.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the doily is from Scribble and Scrap.

Challenges:-

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Clear it Out - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Something New (New Rubber Stamp)

Crafting By Designs - January Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Girly Girl

Cute Card Thursday - What's New (New Rubber Stamp)

Inky Impressions - Something New (New Rubber Stamp)

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes 

Sweet Stampin' - New (New Rubber Stamp)

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge No. 209 Sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps, the Stamping Boutique & Di's Digi Stamps

Good Afternoon everyone.

Welcome to another challenge over at Penny's and what better way to start the New Year than with an Anything Goes challenge.  Please come along and join in the fun.

My card....

This fab image is from the Stamping Boutique and is called Max.  Great isn't he.  I love the black card (which is from Rymans) with this image and papers.  Max is coloured in with ProMarkers.

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Challenges:-

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Clear It Out - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Something New (New Digi Stamp and New Black Card)

Crafting By Designs - January Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - New (New Digi Stamp and New Black Card)

Love to Create - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - New - (New Digi)

Top Tip Tuesday - Keep It Simple

Thanks for looking and have a great day

LTSCB Challenge No. 45 Sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs, Eat Cake Graphics and Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

Good morning everyone.  Hope you are all good.  I'm still poorly as I can't shake this virus off and I have the most horrible cough :(

On a more cheerful note though, there is another fun filled challenge over at LTSCB.  The theme is "Initial Challenge of 2015.....

We challenge you to create a project using an item beginning with at least one letter of our challenge blog initials (L, T, S, C or B)! ;)

And please state what item(s) you used in your blog post!

Please come along and join in the fun.

Here is my card...

I was lucky enough to choose my cute image from Stitchy Bear and she is called Lolly Poppy.  I have coloured her in with my Promarkers and the papers are a mix of scraps from my stash.  I have added faux stitching to the card, just to be different for a change lol.

Our Sponsors....

Fresh Brewed Designs

Prize: 3 images to winner

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Eat Cake Graphics

Prize: $25 gift certificate

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

Prize: $10 gift certificate

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Challenges:-

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes

My Time to Scrap - All Things New (New Digi)

One Stitch at a Time - Stitching Real or Faux

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - New (New Digi)

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Just Bobbing Along

Which is what these two cuties are doing.

Good afternoon everyone.  How many are nursing hangovers today?  Not me, I'm poorly so couldn't celebrate.  Not really bothered though.  Im not really into New Year that much.

Here is a cute card to share today....

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This is a Penny Johnson rubber stamp which I have had for some time.  I coloured in with ProMarkers and the papers are My Minds Eye.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the sentiment is from Personal Impressions.

Challenges:-

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational Challenges - Bling and a Bow

Ladybug Crafts - Say it With Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft - January Anything Goes

Thanks so much for looking and have a Happy New Year

My Five (Ten) Favourite Creations of 2014

Good evening all.

First of all I would like to wish all of my wonderful blogging friends a HAPPY NEW YEAR for tomorrow.  I hope it's a fantastic year for you all.

Im joining in on Debbys Link Up again for favourite creations of 2014.  It was supposed to be five, but I just couldn't whittle down from ten, sorry, lol.

This year has been good for me, for making cards, as I have struggled to keep up creating in previous years due to one thing and another.  I love making cards and decided that 2014 I was going to stick at it and I did.  My mojo came back and I really enjoyed myself.

We have struggled (like a lot of people) financially this year and I had to make do with what I had and I think that really inspired me more.  I could only buy the basics like tape, glue, blades, sticky pads etc.  Any crafty goodies I did get were gifts.  I won lots of digi stamps from the kind sponsors on challenge blogs.  I think they are wonderful and want to thank them all.  I also got myself on two design teams, so think I did pretty well this year :)

We are slowly getting our heads above water now, so will be able to treat myself to some new goodies in 2015.  Ssshhhh - I just ordered a Saturated Canary rubber stamp lol


Anyhow, enough of my waffling here are my cards.....

 

 Thanks so much for looking:)

Santa's Balloon

Good afternoon everyone.  We have really enjoyed the snow here.  Me and my lad Brandon have some bruises from sledging but it's all good fun lol.  I've had so much exercise in the snow as well so I hope I have burnt off the Christmas calories!

I have a card to share that I made for my fella and this is my last Christmas card for 2014....

It's another cute Santa image from the Paper Shelter.  He's cute and it is called "Yep, I Have My Methods".  Coloured in with my ProMarkers and the papers are Carte Bella 12 x12.  I only have a tiny bit of this paper left and I loved it boo hoo lol.

Challenges:-

Creative Inspirations - Christmas / New Year

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

I Love Pro-Markers - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - Christmas Anything Goes

Pile it On - Anything Goes Christmas / Holidays
QKR Stampede - Santa/Snowman

That Craft Place - Anything Goes 

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

My Five Favourite Christmas Cards of 2014

Good morning everyone.  Christmas came so quickly and went just as quickly.  Hope you all had a great day yesterday.

Over at a blog called a Scrapjourney run by Debby there is a linky to share your favourite Christmas cards of the year.  I have seen it before and this year I decided I would join in.

 

So without further delay, here are my 5 favourites.....

I love the colour scheme of this one as it is so different and the image is just so adorable.

This image is just lovely as is the title "Are you ready my friend".  I love how the black makes everything pop on this and the bells are wonderful.

This is a DT card I did for Penny's Paper-Crafty and this image is one of my faves.  That flake on the tip of Snowman's nose is gorgeous.

Cute, cute image.  I love my twisted papers and doily on this card.  I've never really used roses on Christmas cards before and think this has turned out lovely with them.

I chose this one because I love the colouring on this and the layout.  Another adorable snowman image.

Well that's my lot.  Really enjoyed looking back at the cards I made.  Thanks for reading and hope you have a relaxing Boxing day.