ARE WE THERE YET?

Well, my leg still hurts but it's not as bad as it was, so I'm getting about. Mind you, I've got a poorly arm now, lol. I think I'm falling apart at the seams.

Anyway, does the post title give you a clue on this weeks I ♥ PROMARKERS theme? Yep, it's Travel/Transport. The sponsor this week is LETRASET with a pack of Promarkers on offer to the winner.


This week I did something I rarely, if ever, do. I used some digital papers I'd downloaded as I loved the map and the blue colour. The arrow elements were also part of the download and I just cut them out and stuck them to card. They came from Cottage Arts and I'm seriously tempted to get more of their stuff. This set is called Road Trip.

The image of the car is one I'd seen some time ago and bookmarked for if I ever needed it as I thought it was fabulous, especially with the cases in front. That was downloaded from Doodle Pantry. Coloured with Promarkers and cut out with a nestie and that was that.

Entering into:
CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS #9 - Birthday
CRAFTY BOOTS #1 - Anything goes.
CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS #33 - Card for a man.
HEART2HEART - Die cut.
MAKE IT MONDAY #54 - Anything goes.
MY PARTNER IN CRAFTING CRIME #31 - Planes, trains and automobiles. - Random Winner
PAPER CREATIONS INK #8 - Vintage or distressed.
CRAZY CHALLENGE #84 - Birthday.
PINK ELEPHANT #116 - Vintage.

DINGLE DANGLE.

As I write this post, I'm looking for a bit of sympathy. I fell over this morning and landed with such a thump that it made me really queer. Anyway, the nausea passed, but I can hardly walk. I can't put any weight on my right leg at all..it's killing me. Nothing's broken so probably really bruised the bone, but oh! I could cry.

Anyway, who doesn't like a bit of dingly dangly eh? Over at I ♥ PROMARKERS this week, the challenge is to use metal or a charm on your card. Now, I very rarely use charms even though I've got loads (I don't know why..probably too lazy to get them out), so this made a change for me and I love my little scissors and sewing machine. Our sponsor is JOANNA SHEEN with £10 to spend for the winner. Because Joanna doesn't provide images for us it means we can use anything we like, so I rooted through my hundreds of stamps and decided to use a plate I bought a long time ago (and almost forgotten about) by Oxford Impressions. It's an A4 plate called 'The Art of Being Beautiful' and there's some fabulous stamps on it.

To go with the theme of the images, I decided to go a bit vintage, and hopefully I've succeeded. Apart from the papers (K & Co) and the lace, everything was stamped and coloured with my Promarkers. I then cut out some of my stamped pieces and 3D mounted them.



Entering into:
FASHIONABLE STAMPING #3 - Ribbon or lace.
ARTISTIC STAMPER - Numbers.
ANYTHING GOES #49 - Vintage/Shabby Chic.
CRAZY AMIGO - Sewing.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CRAFT - Just Charming.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Anything goes.
SWEET STAMPS - Lace.

GOT THE BLUES (and browns).

Helloooo! It's CRAFTY PAD time again and this week, challenge #137 is to use the colours Blue and Brown. I love those colours together and it meant that I could use my fave Ella Blue papers again. The sponsor this week is CRAFTY RIBBONS and there are some exclusive Christmas ribbons on offer to the winner.

For my card I combined two images: Just Ted and Ball and Just Ted and Flower, both available from The Crafty Pad Designs. As they're both jpeg's I had to do a little layer masking in Photoshop but I do like them joined together. I coloured them with my Promarkers and then just added a paper rosette made with my Tim Holtz die and a bit of ribbon.


If you pop over to The Crafty Pad Designs, take a look at the new Steampunky images Debbie has just released. This is a little taster...there's some fab new sentiments too.



I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
DO YOU STACK UP #35 - Friendly critters.
ALY'S SUNDAY CHALLENGE - Bows.
CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN #1 - Do it your own way.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Use a digi.

CLICKETY CLICK!

I love these funny images from La Pashe's Flippin' range but I don't like decoupage. So, when they brought out the lot in a clear stamp range, I had to have them and I've got the whole range of women and the men. Some of those are soooooooo funny, lol. Just like the decoupage you get the front and back of the character and although they look their best backed onto acetate in a window, I think they do just as well stamped inside the card. They come with sentiment and greeting stamps too.

Anyway, challenge #81 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS this week is an Anything Goes, so I was able to use one of my stamps and chose the bingo one. She proper looks the part doesn't she? lol. Our sponsor this week is LETRASET with a pack of Promarkers for the winner.



The papers I've used are MME Stella & Rose 'Gertie' and all the text elements were stamped. Everything was coloured with my Promarkers. The white bingo panel is a Tim Holtz embossing folder and the ribbon was also coloured with my Promarkers to match. I stamped the back of her onto card and coloured it and then cut it out and stuck it inside. The sentiment went inside too and it's obviously a little play on words, lol.

I have to say, she makes me smile. :o) And, I've been chosen as Featured Blogger over on Make It Monday this week...and that made me smile too so thank you.

Entering into:
CITY CRAFTER #72 - All dressed up.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything goes.
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS #115 - Anything goes.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN #64 - Punny Sentiment. (T3)
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
HAPPILEIGH SCRAPPIN'#37 - Birthday.
HEART SONG INSPIRATIONS #13 - Anything goes or Fave colour combo.
FASHIONABLE STAMPING #3 - Use ribbon and/or lace.
DIGI DOODLE SHOPS BEST - Anything goes.
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.

IT'S ALL ABOUT EMBELLIES.

I struggle with embellishments when I'm doing my scrapbooking. Even though I have plenty littered about the craft room, I tend to just use what's in front of me, usually just my papers and printer. Which is pretty much what I did with this layout of my grandson Aidan yesterday (inspired by page 37 in the new Craft Stamper mag). A few rub-ons are always handy too.




Today I was planning another layout and I decided to start using more of my stash. So, I got my 'embellie box' out to see what I had that had been long forgotten. I can't actually remember the last time I opened this RUB. It was like an Aladdin's cave in there! Chipboard, die cuts, Tim Holtz metal, alphabets, felt borders, paint...all sorts of stuff. And, that's not all - I have stuff in various drawers too.


I reckon I've got no excuse now, lol. I'm going to have to work my way through this lot.

Entering into:
INCY WINCY - Anything but a card.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
PAPER PLAYTIME - Anything goes.
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGES - Anything but a card.
DEEP OCEAN - Light blue.
EVERYBODY ART - Blue and brown.

A BIT OF A PRICK.

Time for challenge #80 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS and this week it's paper piercing. Not piecing..piercing, so we want to see you pricking your cards or whatever you make this week. We are sponsored by the fabulous Digi Doodle Shop with a $10 voucher for some of her terrific digi images up for grabs.

The image I used is one from Digi Doodle Shop (as are all the design team)and I think it's a lovely image for a boy's card. Coloured of course, with my Promarkers. I have pierced the card all the way around the edges as well as around the image and under the ribbon. The rosette was made with my Tim Holtz die and the papers are from a massive pad (180 sheets) from My Minds Eye called 'Complete Boy'. Ticket sentiment from The Crafty Pad Designs. Buttons and ribbon from stash.



Entering into:
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Dimension and texture.
TOP TIP TUESDAY - Masculine card.
CARDS FOR MEN #17 - Anything goes.
PAPER PLAYTIME - Anything goes.

SHAKE IT UP.

Challenge #135 over at THE CRAFTY PAD this week is to make a shaker card. I've not made one of these for years I don't think, so I quite enjoyed making it for a change. As always the DT used Debbie's images from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS and I used Butterfly and Verse. We're sponsored this week by JOANNA SHEEN who has a £10 voucher as the prize for the winner.

Oh yeah, we've got a DT call out too if you're interested.

My papers and plain purple card have been hanging about in my stash for eons and then I just used my M.S. punch and that's pretty much it, lol. I wanted to keep it simple though and let the verse take centre stage. I cut the frame with nesties Labels 2.




Entering into:
ALLSORTS #117 - You've been framed.
DESIGNED 2 DELIGHT - Anything goes.
SEND A SMILE FOR KIDS - Punches & diecuts.
SIMPLY STAMPIN' #21 - Punch it up.
CRAFTY ANNE'S #47 - Scallops and/or fancy borders.

IT'S ALL IN THE DRAWER...

Phew, Wednesday again already and time for another challenge over at I ♥ PROMARKERS. It's #79 this week and the challenge is to make an easel card. Our sponsor this week is STAMPEEZEE and there is a £10 voucher up for grabs and boy, do they have some nice stuff.

I really like the easel cards on a drawer, so that's what I made this time. My image is from The Paper Shelter and my papers are from the pad 'Julianne' by K & Co. Prima flowers and a bit of ribbon from my stash and the knob on the drawer is a Tim Holtz hitch fastener. The sentiment which says 'You make me Smile' is from Pollycraft. I even got my sewing machine out for this one too. I'm stitching more and more for some reason.




Entering into:
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Birthday.
ANYTHING GOES - Birthday.
CELEBRATE THE OCCASION - Birthday Easel Card.
TRY IT ON TUESDAY - Anything goes.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Non stamped sentiment (assuming that digi counts as non-stamped).
CUPCAKE CRAFTROOM - Soft and sweet.
BUNNY ZOE'S - Easel Card.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
PAPER PLAYTIME - Anything goes.
PINK ELEPHANT - Stitching.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Anything goes.

And, naughty, naughty me forgot my DT blog post for THE CRAFTY PAD challenge. This week #134, is Cute 'n Girly and all the DT used girlie images available from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS.

ILPM # 78

Wednesday already!!!! Time is going way to fast for my liking lol. Anyway, this weeks challenge over at I ♥ PROMARKERS is to follow a sketch. We are sponsored this week by DI'S DIGI'S and the prize is 5 images of the winners choice. Most of the design team used one of Di's images and the one I used is called 'One Each'.


I don't use a lot of sketches, but I really liked this one. So much in fact, that I've used it for another card too.

I think I went slightly over the top though, as this is very busy and soooooo not me, still nobody can say it isn't bright and cheerful, lol.


My papers are all from the pad 'DeLovely' by Cosmo Cricket. I coloured my image with my Promarkers and the lace and doily were in my stash. The flowers are by Prima (the ones in the bra shaped pack) and I just added a pearl to the centre. The sentiment is from The Crafty Pad Designs.

Entering into:
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.
STAMP SOMETHING - Use a digi.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Use a digi.
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Birthday inspired.
ANYTHING GOES - Birthday.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Birthday.
KB CUTE MONDAY - Use a digi.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Always anything goes.
VICTORINE - Birthday.
INCY WINCY - Something old, something new (new pearls and image, everything else from stash).

GONE FRUITY.

This weeks challenge over at THE CRAFTY PAD is gone fruity, so you all have to have some fruit on your creations. The DT all used this lovely 'Berry Sweet Strawberries' image which is of course, available from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS. Our sponsors this week are Letraset who are giving a pack of 5 'Brights' Promarkers and Debbie at The Crafty Pad is giving 3 single digi images of the winners choice.

I decided to keep it clean and simple this week, so nothing much to tell you about this card other than where the image came from, lol.


Entering into:
A GEM OF A CHALLENGE - White on white.
CATCH THE BUG - Anything goes.
MARK'S FINEST PAPERS - Not standard size.
INSPIRE ME FRIDAY - Anything goes.
RAISE THE BAR - Anything goes.
CRAFTUSCRAZY - Anything goes.
AI FACTORY - Anything goes.
KELLEY KID'S - Anything goes.

CHRISTMAS SENTIMENTS

Are you looking for some sentiments for your Christmas cards. A lovely selection of 15 is available from DIGITAL DOWNLOADS under the Christmas section.

THINGS WITH WINGS....

Whoopee doo! I finally got to it. I've made my first card in 2 months so at least am back on track with I ♥ PROMARKERS and our theme for this weeks challenge #77 is 'Things with Wings'. Our sponsor is the lovely JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 spend in her online store up for grabs for our winner this week.

I'm not sure if my crafting head is on or not really, but this card is more 'me' than all the cute ones I do (or have to do). The bird stamps are from Elusive Images and the flower stamp was a freebie on the Craft Stamper magazine. I only used a few promarkers on this but that's all it needed. Papers are from 7 gypsies 'Morrocco Journey' and K & Co 'Julianne'.



Entering into:
CRAZY AMIGO - Anything goes.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Anything goes.
CRAFT YOUR PASSION - Anything goes.
ALLSORTS - Free 'n Easy
SUNDAYS WITH CHRISSIE - Keep it simple (this is simple for me, lol).

I'M BACK....

hopefully anyway. I've had a pretty horrendous couple of months. No crafting done at all and obviously haven't done anything with my two DT's I ♥ PROMARKERS and THE CRAFTY PAD.

Anyway, I'm nearly finished moving into my new home, I've got my mother out of a care home and home with me and my daughter and family are safely ensconced in their new home in Cyprus. I just have to finish sorting my craft room out and then I can get to it.

I've really missed my crafting and my blog friends.
See you soon....:o)

A BIT OF 'SAUCE'...

Hi there peeps, I hope you're all having a good week so far. If I'm honest, I'm having nightmare after nightmare, lol so thank goodness for my craft room. This weeks challenge #68 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS is Sparkly Bling so it's got to be glitter, glitter everywhere. The sponsor is JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 gift certificate.

I used this saucy image from JUST INKLINED and it's actually a Christmas Image (Maude Merry Christmas) but I changed her hat slightly and made it into a hair net. I also added some lines to her stocking tops to make them look netted. Coloured of course with my Promarkers and a computer generated sentiment. I cut the paisley shapes and the centre embellishment from paper and made my own embellishment with them. Glamour dust was applied to them and Maude's lace and some stickles were dotted around the roses. Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, Martha Stewart border punch, lace and gems from my stash and I used my chalks to outline the nestie mats.

For the 'older' ones among you, do you think Mae West would look like this now if she was still alive? pmsl.


Entering into:
DESERT ISLAND CRAFTERS - Itinerary (orange, glitter, chalks, handmade embellie).
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Flower Power.
BEARLY MINE - Die cuts and lace.
LADYBUG CRAFTS - Make your own embellishments.
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS - Anything goes.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Make your own embellies.
BUNNY ZOE - Lace.
PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY - Anything goes.
MY TIME TO CRAFT - Very funny.
HOUSE OF GILLI - Flowers.

PIZZA BOX (or not)?

I was in a box swap recently and we had to make our own box from scratch...not alter or decorate a ready made one. I made a standard 'pizza' type box with the lift up lid and strengthened it with a thick piece of card top and bottom. The papers I covered it with are the fabulous 'Ella Blue' from GCD studios. I can't remember where I got the little lock charm or the key but it fastens with one of the Basic Grey mini magnets, which are perfect for this kind of thing. The embellies on the top are done with Marianne dies (you've got to love her dies).





In case you're wondering why it's full of Galaxy bars it's because it went to a friend in France who loves the stuff but finds it hard to get hold of. I have to be honest, when I'd finished this, I really didn't want to part with it, lol.

Entering into:
EMERALD FAIRIES - Anything goes.
PAPER SUNDAES (if a box is allowed) - Shabby Chic.
SPARKLES FORUM - Something metal.
2 SISTERS - Anything goes.
MYCREATE INK - Colour challenge.
FAIRY TALE CHALLENGE - Anything but a card.
INSPIRE ME FRIDAY - Anything.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Anything goes.
TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS - Anything goes.

THE AWOL STUFF

Grrrrrr!!!!! to blogger. Hasn't it been a nightmare recently, I hate it when it goes AWOL. I hope they're all sorted now..I can't live without my blogs, lol so a couple of cards in this post today.

Challenge #67 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS is to use Pearls and we're sponsored this week by DIGI DOODLE SHOP with a $10 gift certificate for the store. The DT all used images from the store and I chose to use a new image called Crawling Baby.


The papers are, I think, called Foundations. I used a nestie for the circle and a Marianne D for the base of my flower embellie. The sentiment is from Pollycraft although I did change the original text.

Entering into:
CREATIVE CORNER - Beautiful Baby
BEE CRAFTY - Little one's birthday.
INSPIRE ME FRIDAY- Anything goes.
SIMPLY CREATE - Special day/event.
DIGI DOODLE SHOP - Anything goes.

The new challenge (#123) at THE CRAFTY PAD is a recipe. 3 papers, 2 ribbons and 1 flower. All the design team used images from the new Thank you Teacher collection available from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS and it's got to be worth a visit as there is a 30% off sale on until 2nd June. The sponsor this week is Michelle's Scrap.


My papers are from Basic Grey's 'Lime Ricky' pad, ribbon and flowers from my stash. The image is coloured with Promarkers.

Entering into:
CARD CUPIDS - Ribbon or Fibres.
EMERALD FAIRIES - Anything goes.
2 SISTERS - Anything goes.
CATCH THE BUG - Bright Colours.
RAISE THE BAR - Teachers Pet.

Also over at Crafty Pad Designs is a new release set of stamps that make the most adorable little story book for a little boy. You can alter the text and put your own child's name in and finally, our Maggie has a project printed on page 29 of the new Crafts Beautiful magazine. Way to go Maggie, well done hun.

PORTRAIT OF A BEAR.

This weeks challenge over at I ♥ PROMARKERS is Animals, so your cards have to have an animal on them. The sponsor this week is CRAFTY EMMA with a £10 voucher to spend in the online store.

I considered using an animal as my focal image but then I found this Sarah Kay stamp still unused in my drawer. The bear she's painting wasn't really enough of an animal so I searched for a cat image and found this one in an Ollyfant set of stamps by Kars, so I stamped it and masked it before stamping the main image. Ok, so the cat is a 'little' large, but hey ho! lol.


My papers are from the V & A collection and I inked them all around the edges. Using my Tim Holtz ruler (the one with the holes down one side) I used my pokey tool and punched around the edges of the panels then added a few flowers and half a dozen pearls and that was basically it. Oh, and a Martha Stewart punch for the mat.

Entering into:
AMBER'S CRAFTS 'N STUFF - Cats and/or dogs.
CRAFTS AND ME - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CARD CREW - Cute and girly.
DIVA'S BY DESIGN - For the girls.
PAPER PRETTIES - Use flowers.
TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS - Anything goes.
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Anything goes.
CLAUDIA AND COMPANY - Birthday for a girl.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Always anything goes.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Anything goes.
STAMP SOMETHING - Anything goes.

NESTIE STORAGE...

Some time ago I made a storage book for my nestie dies. It was in an issue of Craft Stamper magazine and I thought it was a great idea and so easy to make with some card and magnetic paper sheets. I used Basic Grey papers (Infuse and others) to cover them.



Anyway, it's now so full that I can't actually get any more pages in it and I have dies all over the craft room so I've just made another one. The new one has all my Marianne D, Joycraft and Nellie Snellen dies in it and the old one now has all my nesties safely stored together. These are on my desk all the time and used constantly. So much better than keeping them in those horrible stiff plastic cases they come in.



Papers for this one are Basic Grey 'Urban Couture'. The stamp on the front of this one is from the Rescue Remedies set at Waltzingmouse Stamps (another Craft Stamper discovery). Really, that magazine costs me a fortune, lol. These stamps are 'nestie friendly' which means that when you've stamped it out, it will fit perfectly inside one of the nestie frames. A bit of distress ink around the edges and it's all you need.

Entering into:
BY THE CUTE AND GIRLY - Anything goes.
DESERT ISLAND CHALLENGES - 3 items from itinerary (paper, ribbon, stamp).
CREATIVE COWGIRL - Anything goes.
EMERALD FAERIES - Anything goes.
ONE STITCH AT A TIME - Anything goes.
SCRAPPY FROGS - Anything goes.

HOLEY MOLEY...

Nope, I haven't spelt holey wrong. It's not Holy Sunday it's a holey card. :o) This weeks challenge over at THE CRAFTY PAD is HOLES. Yep, holes in your cards. The sponsor this week is JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 gift certificate to spend in her online store. I love her store, she has so many goodies and free postage too...what more could you ask for.

The design team all used the CUPCAKE set of images this week, available from Debbie at THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS.


I coloured my cupcakes with my Promarkers and then coloured a piece of card with the same pink pen so that my mat matched exactly. A nestie circle die and an embossing folder made my background, so it's quite clean and simple too. I cut the sentiment using a nestie and I backed the holes in the circle with some more pink card and punched 4 holes in the corners to finish it off.

Entering into:
ECP CHALLENGES - Pastel colours.
OUR DAILY BREAD - Recipe: At least 2 die shapes, dry embossed background, 1 sentiment
CRAFTY CREATIONS - Anything goes.
DIVA'S BY DESIGN - Anything goes.
MY MUM'S CRAFT SHOP - Use dies.

Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!

What a cock up blogger has caused this time. Have you all lost your comments and stuff too? Hours of time wasted. *sob sob*

THE LEGLESS BARBER...

Nope, he's not been on the booze...he's just 'legless' but I love him anyway, lol. I'm talking about the image I've used for this weeks I ♥ PROMARKERS challenge sponsored by ROBYNS FETISH. I actually didn't notice he had no legs while I was colouring him, it was only when one of our other DT's mentioned it and it made us laugh. The theme this week is a colour challenge of PINK AND BROWN. Always nice together, but still I did wonder what I could do with the image I'd chosen and my only definite was that pigs are pink. Anyway, here's what I came up with.


My papers are Daisy and Dandelion and the ribbon was buried in my stash from long ago. The flowers are Prima 'Got Daisies' something else I'd not used in a very long time. I made the bow with my bowmaker to put in the centre of one flower with buttons in the others, the doily is...well a doily I suppose, lol possibly Magnolia and the sentiment is one of my own designs available HERE from Craft Downloads - which reminds me, I've got half a dozen new designs to upload so I better get cracking with those and I've got more sentiments and tickets in Photoshop to finish too.

Entering into:
FAB 'N' FUNKY #72 - Buttons and Bows.
CLEAR IT OUT TUESDAY - Ribbon/trim.
EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE - Flowers.
FLOURISHES - Anything goes.
PAPER AND SUCH - Birthday card.
THE CRAZY CHALLENGE #66 - Anything goes.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
SIMON SAYS STAMP & SHOW - Anything goes.
MY GRAPHICO - Anything goes.

PURPLE RAIN

Sheesh, I'm still trying to catch up with stuff but everytime I think I've made some headway, something else crops up. Oh well, plod on I must!

Time for challenge #64 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS and this weeks challenge is to use a song title. You really need to go have a look at all the DT's cards this week, they really are fabulous. We're sponsored again this week by the lovely JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 gift certificate for her online store.

I used one of my minute collection of Tildas for this one (that'll be 3 lol). I never really liked these gobless images, but they are definitely growing on me and I want lots more.


My paper is a sheet of K & Co that I'd bought 5 of to cover a box and I stitched around the edge on my machine. For my border, I used one of the Marianne D's corner dies that stay attached to the card. But...it was an afterthought so I haven't got them lined up perfectly. Next time, I'll cut the card before I stamp and colour my image. Roses and ribbon from my stash, the leaves were punched and the ticket sentiment is from The Crafty Pad Designs.

Entering into:
DIGI DOODLE SHOP #56 - Anything goes.
SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - White/one main colour.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Anything goes.
TOP TIP TUESDAY - Open Challenge.
TRY IT ON TUESDAYS - Something old (ribbon & roses), something new (stamp & corner die).
CRAFT YOUR PASSION - Anything goes.
HOUSE OF GILLI - Layers and Stitching.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
POLLYCRAFT - Anything goes.
MAGIC IN THE AIR - Birthday.

NO BACKING PAPERS

Oooeerrr!!! I'm still missing my blog posts but I really am trying hard to sort things out. I should be making at least 2 a week for my DT's. Soz peeps.

Anyway, as it's Wednesday and I was up with the lark (well nearly) I'll get my I ♥ PROMARKERS DT challenge card up. This week is challenge #63 and it's No Backing Papers. It's a theme quite a few people struggle with, including myself lol. Our sponsor this week is DIGI DOODLE SHOP with a $10 gift certificate for the online store. The DT all used a selection of her images and I chose Fairy and Daisy and to go clean and simple.


I used a Marianne Designables cutting and embossing folder, turned it lengthways and backed it with some purple card and the corner is a Nellie's die. As this particular corner die stays attached to the main card, I cut around it to use it as a single ornament. The sentiment is one of my own designs, available HERE.

Entering into:
CLAUDIA & COMPANY - Clean and Simple.
EVERYBODY ART - Fairies.
PARTYTIME TUESDAY - Anything goes.
STAMPING BOUTIQUE - Winged Things.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Anything goes.
PAPER PLAYTIME - Friends.
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS - Use a digi.
DELICIOUS DOODLES - Anything goes.

HOLLA OUT!

I've had so much going on lately, I missed a couple of blog posts but hopefully, I'm back now. This week, challenge #61 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS is a sketch. I can't remember the last time I followed a sketch and I'd forgotten how easy it makes things for you. Our sponsor this week is the fantastic KENNY K and all the design team used his images. I chose to use HollaBackGirl.



My papers are My Minds Eye 'Mabel' with matching Bazzill cardstock. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The image was cut out and mounted on 3D foam pads, and the sentiment (also on 3D foam pads) is one of my own available HERE.

Entering into:
DIGITAL TUESDAY - Little women.
KARENS DOODLES NETHERLANDS - Anything goes.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Dimension.
SWEET STAMPS - For the ladies.
MAKE IT MONDAY - Whatever...
WOODWARE USA - Anything goes.
DIGI DOODLE SHOPS BEST - Stripes.

YOU GOTTA LOVE FLOWERS..

This is a super time of year when all the flowers start to show their pretty heads and this weeks challenge #115 over at THE CRAFTY PAD is just that - FLOWERS. We want to see lots of lovely blossoms and blooms on your projects.
We are sponsored this week by CRAFTY EMMA'S STORE and the prize for the winner is a £10 gift voucher to spend in her store (excluding p&p).

The design team all used an Animal in Window image available from THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS.

I decided to make an over the edge easel card for my project this week. I don't make many of these, so it made a nice change and I'm going to give it to my mum (who is in hospital), for mothers day with a big bunch of flowers and a gorgeous pink manicure set.





My image was coloured with Promarkers and my papers are from the My Minds Eye - Stella & Rose 'Mabel' pad with matching Bazzil cardstock. The flowers were cut with a Marianne Designs die with the little centre roses from Wild Orchid Crafts. I don't like gems personally, but mum does so I added some square ones from Papermania and the lace is from my stash. The sentiment is also from The Crafty Pad Designs.

Entering into:
I'll let you know later when I get back from Sherwood Forest.....back now, had a lovely day.
TUESDAY THROWDOWN - Florals
ALLSORTS - Bloomin' Blossoms.
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS - Mum or Mothers Day.
I DID IT CREATIONS - Anything goes.
PAPER SUNDAES - Spring Blossoms.
SCRAPPY FROGS - Flowers and lace.
CATCH THE BUG - Anything goes.
MARK'S FINEST PAPERS - An animal.

ALTERED CD

Over at THE CRAFTY PAD we're running a competition this week and for a change from cards, we've asked you to alter a CD. There's some great prizes up for grabs for the winner too. Crafty Pad Designs are giving away a brand new set of digi fairies with sentiments, Jasmine's Cards are giving a CD chock full of floral images and papers and Letraset are giving a pack of Promarkers. Why don't you pop over and have a go. They're great fun to do.




I started off by using alcohol inks on the CD in shades of brown. Then I split a paper napkin into single layers, tore off a few pieces and crumple stuck them down in a couple of places with Diamond Glaze. When dry, I inked them with my distress inks.
I got a sheet of newspaper and inked some of it with browns, again using my distress ink pads and then stamped a flower (Hero Arts) 3 times onto it. I cut out the different sizes and layered them up. My buttons were originally white so I used an alcohol ink to colour them, then used some Basic Grey rub-ons and finished them off with crackle glaze. The ribbon, lace and other stuff were from my stash.

Entering into:
AMBER'S CRAFTS AND STUFF#3 - Flowers.
ANYTHING GOES - Make your own embellishments.
LADYBUG CRAFTS - Handmade flowers.
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS - Anything goes + a handmade flower.
THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE - Handmade flowers.
MY PARTNER IN CRAFTING CRIME - 3 or more buttons.
CATERED CROP - Embellishments (choice from a recipe).

EMBOSS IT

Challenge #59 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS this week is Emboss it. Obviously, some kind of embossing is to be used on our projects. Our sponsor this week is the lovely SECRET CRAFTER and the prize is 3 digi images of the winners choice.



I stamped my image using a stamp I've had for quite a while. Unfortunately, I can't remember for the life of me who's it is or where I got it from, so if anybody knows, I'd appreciate a reminder, lol. The digi sentiment is from Pollycraft. My background paper is from Basic Grey's 'Kioshi' pad and I used two embossing folders and finished with ribbon from my stash.

Thanks to snarffsplat - the image is Lisa Victoria's 'Story Time' and I remember buying it now from Crafts and Me. Whew, I can sleep tonight now.

Entering into:
POLLYCRAFT #86 - Friends.
DIGI DOODLE SHOP #52 - Ribbons and bows.
SCRAP CREATIONS - Fairy Tales.
PAPER PLAYTIME #42 - Anything goes.
LET'S INK IT UP #11 - Die cuts/punches.
STAMPTACULAR #104 - No kids allowed.
ONE STOP CRAFT #124 - Angels and fairies.

LET'S GO DOTTY...

Whew, I'm nearly back on track after the last few weeks crises and have done my DT challenges. This week at I ♥ PROMARKERS challenge #58 is Go Dotty. We want to see lots of spots and dots on your projects. Our sponsor this week is the fabulous DIGI DOODLE SHOP and the prize for the winner is a $10 gift certificate to spend in her online store. You'll have NO problem finding a digi you like over there.

The DT all used images from Digi Doodle Shop and I chose 'Boy With Vintage First Car'


I haven't actually made this for any little boy particularly, I just chose a number that I thought would fit nicely in the corner, lol. I made it large, added the birthday text and printed it onto the DP. The papers used are My Minds Eye 'All Fall' and Basic Grey's 'Lime Ricky'. Image was, of course, coloured with Promarkers except his T-shirt which is digital. I ran the circle and the 2 through the bug and my Martha Stewart border punch and a few buttons finished it off.

Entering into:
DIGI DOODLE SHOP - Anything goes.
CRAFTS AND ME - Anything goes.
THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS - Let's hear it for the boys.
STAMPAVIE - For a boy.
OPERATION WRITE HOME - Kids
CLEAR IT OUT - Buttons.
CUTTLEBUG SPOT - Buttons.
DIGITAL TUESDAY - Buttons.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG - CRAFTY PAD #113

It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted. I've had some really bad stuff happening at home so have been up and down to the hospital for a fortnight, but hopefully things are settling down a bit now. At least, I finally managed to make a challenge card.

The theme over at THE CRAFTY PAD this week is 'Use a Digi'. No problem there, lol and our sponsor is the lovely JOANNA SHEEN again with a £10 voucher to spend in her online store.

The design team used 'Through the Window' images available from THE CRAFTY PAD STAMP DESIGNS.

I coloured my image digitally in Photoshop this time. I had not long ago designed some wood effect papers (not quite as dark as on this photo) available HERE so I used them for the shutters and a digital overlay for the curtains. The rest was brushwork. Papers are Cosmo Cricket 'De Lovely' and the embellies are from the Papermania 'Sunshine' kit. It's a bright one this time, isn't it? lol.




I bent the shutters forward so they looked more like they were open. The sentiment is also from The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs, although I must admit, I changed the text for this one.

Entering into:
ALY'S SUNDAY SKETCH - Spring
CARD CUPIDS - Spring
CHEERFUL STAMP PAD - Spring
I DID IT CREATIONS - Spring
CRAFTY ANN'S - Sketch or Spring
MAMI DOODLES - Spring
PAPER CUTZ - Your choice
WAGS 'N WHISKERS - Spring

PURPLE AND GREEN

So sorry that this is late. I've been suffering badly with toothache for a while and wasn't up to doing much. The theme at I ♥ PROMARKERS this week is to use PURPLE AND GREEN and of course, you must use Promarkers. Our sponsor this week is JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 gift certificate for her fabulous online store.

I'll post my card and come back later with details, as I'm still feeling rough and very sore where my molar was pulled out today.