Saturday 29 March 2014

It's Mothering Sunday tomorrow so I thought I would post a little card for all those Mothers who do so much for us, love us eternally and for those who have lost a mother figure in their life I do hope you have wonderful memories to cherish forever. I've gone for simple again as time has been a little on the short side, tomorrow clocks go forward so we lose an hour. 

I used a lovely strip of digi paper, floral embossing folder, stamp is freebie from Pink Petticoat with a magazine, top sentiment is from Elzybells. Coloured with Promarkers, some pricking using my sewing machine without thread, heart dies from Spellbinders set. Challenges are several...followed Papertake sketch, Crafty Catz 2nd, Totally papercraft 2nd, CRAFt 2nd, Sentimental Sundays 2nd, Allsorts 'dies', Paper Pretties 'paper pricking' as is Crafty cardmakers, CCT, OSAAT, Dream Valley and Cupcake Inspirations. Wishing all Mothers out there a jolly good pampering tomorrow, bye.

Friday 28 March 2014

Hi to a great start to the weekend, hope you are all well and happy. My card is using a pre-coloured digi image from Nikky's Polka Doodle cd, cut round, used a die fence, stamped the sentiment. So this is really simple for me, ready and waiting to go! Challenges 10...CCC 'animals', Penny's 'fave colour combo...pink and brown', Creative Inspiartions 'girl thing', Kaboodle Doodles 'spring' as is CRAFT, Challenges 4 Everybody 3rd, Nutcrafters 'pink & brown', Crafty catz, Totally papercrafts 'pink', and Sassy Cheryl's show Thursday. Have a great Friday!

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Hi once again, my creation is using this great Sassy Cheryl image stamp, adorable isn't it? Used my swiss dots embossing folder alot on this one, lovely lace from stash, found a dotty bow added a pearl, image coloured with Promarkers and such a lot of layering from me that I don't normally do...even on the inside!

Challenges entering... Crafty Ribbons 3rd, Papercreator 3rd, Sassy Cheryls, Incy Wincy, Cardmania, Created with love 3rd, Love to create, Cuttlebug..they're celebrating their 1st blogaversary too, used the fab sketch from catch the bug Stella Sketch, Promarker, Glitter n sparkle 2nd and CRAFT pic inspiration. Bye for now.

Monday 24 March 2014

Hi to a fine Monday. What gorgeous weather...this pretty stamp is from Crafty Sentiments named 'tea party anyone?' is great for sunny birthdays. I remember feeding my toys cups of tea many many years ago...it is ofcourse a childhood thing and I just love this coupled with the circle stamp at the top, also from CS, I added the 'birthdays' afterwards and got it right on cue!  Image is coloured with Promarkers, some digi paper which has decided to change colour while it was printing...all that blue was meant to be green but I still like it. Used my MS fence border punch, found some neglected ribbon for a bow and glitter glue plus some Glamour Dust to finish.

So onto the challenges...Papertake, Sentimental Sundays, Crafty Ribbons 2nd, Totally Papercrafts, Di's Digi Designs, Crafty catz 2nd, Simons Says 2nd, Glitter n sparkle, Inky impressions 2nd and ofcourse Crafty Sentiments. Many thanks for leaving  such kind comments, bye.

Friday 21 March 2014

March is racing through....wow...weather is being kinder and I wonder when the hedgies come out of hibernation! I thought this would be great for a 'green fingered person'...oh it sounds like me that does. This cute stamp was with a magazine last year, paired it off with those d/load papers printed straight onto card, the little individual flower came with the set too, coloured with Promarkers as is the hedgie. Little bit of bling to finish.


Challenges of which some are 'green' themed. Papercraetor 2nd, Simon says, Natalie & Amy, Crafty Ribbons, Ribbon Girls, Created with love, My Mums Craft shop 2nd, Inky Impressions, Sweet Stampin, Glitter n sparkle 2nd, Sentimental Sundays, Challenge 4 Everybody, CYP, Pink Gem, Crazy, Paper Shelter, Crafty Catz and MAWTT pic inspiration.  Well I hope that all is well and like me you're looking forward to some sunny days, bye.

Monday 17 March 2014

Happy St Patricks Day if you're celebrating. What beautiful weather today...I'll be needing my watering can soon for my seedlings in their trays. The warmer days of full sun has sent them crazy. The backing is a print d/load from Crafts Beautiful , absolutely adore it, perfect to say a little 'thankyou', used my new stamp from Pink Petticoat that came from one of the magazines free, coloured with Promarkers, fence die from Crafty Sentiments, LOTV grunge message, glitter and single gem on the punched butterfly.

I'll be on my annual break soon but I do have a few cards to show before I go. Onto challenges for this one... mainly on the green theme...CYP, Loves Rubberstamps, Cardmania 'new..stamp', Sassy Cheryls Thursday, Crafty Sentiments, Promarker, Simon Says, Challenges 4 Everybody, Glitter n Sparkle, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned, Created with love, Stampin for the weekend, Sweet Stampin, Papercreator, Hiding in my craftroom, Bearly Mine 2nd and Papertake 2nd 'die, free..image, glitter'. Wishing you all a happy week!

Thursday 13 March 2014

Hi again fellow crafters, hope all is well and that spring is nearing as I write. It definitely feels very much like it  now with the deep fog first thing which has taken all morning to lift and now for a few hours we have glorious sunshine. This is what it inspired me to do...I used LOTV stamp, one of the older images but I still love it!!!Coloured with Promarkers, fence is a lovely die from Crafty Sentiments, Jenny Ellory pink design paper d/load, sentiment is LOTV Grunge, pearls and glitter glue to finish.

Challenges 10...Ribbon Girl, Crafty Ribbon, Crafty Calendar, Stamping Sensations, used Sketch Saturday 2nd entry, Ideas to inspire monthly 'bingo..ribbon,pearls, flowers', Simon Says, Love to create, Papertake 'bingo...diecuts-fence,free-image,glitter', and Glitter n Sparkle. Have a super rest of the day!

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Happy middle of the week, just two more days to go till the weekend. Hope that you are all well and happy! My card today is featuring one of Faith's gorgeous digi's from Designed 2 Delight..I've collected so many and this is Skater Boy, coloured with Promarkers, dotty digi paper, all sentiments are stamped and that wonderful fence is a die from Crafty Sentiments that Suzette sent me, I think it will be on nearly every card for summer.

The back is bigger than the front and I decorated with a strip of stamped sentiment. Onto challenges 10...Nutcrafter, Paper Pretties, Ladybugs Crafts Ink, Creative Inspirations 'fave colour combo....I've many this is one for the boys', MAWTT, MIM 'final challenge', so sad to see this challenge go too, Penny's, OSAAT, I Love Promarkers and Allsorts...is skateboarding a sport....That's it for now, except I went to browse in Tesco's today and picked up Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine with the Free Damask embossing folders and exclusively for them there was a Pink Petticoat Pretty Potties stamp set in there too, absolutely a bargain! Thankyou for visitng and leaving your kind comments, bye.

Saturday 8 March 2014

Hi to a glorious Saturday...it's been so warm and sunny today. I can  feel it may be another beautiful few days to come, it's so good to see the crocuses coming out, the daffodils to follow shortly...I'm so excited it makes me feel truly well again. My card today is using this wonderful HM 'yarn tales' stamp coloured with Promakers, used some gorgeous pink d/load paper, sentiment from Elzybells. I wouldn't mind receiving this as I love to knit and perfect to say a little 'thankyou mum for all you do'. Hope you like it!

Challenges 10...House Mouse, Gruffies and Guests, Totally Papercrafts, followed Sketch Saturday...it's their 300th challenge and they're celebrating with a hop, CRAFT 2nd, Crafty Ribbons 2nd, I Love Promarkers 2nd, MIM, Creative Inspirations and OSAAT 2nd. Many thanks for visiting today.

Thursday 6 March 2014

Hi and welcome all. Today my card is using some pink digi d/load paper from Papercrafter Magazine by Jenny Ellory, blue watering can paper from Crafts Beautiful Spring Garden by Sally Denton, both gorgeous papers but the blue one was really green in colour...my printer has a mind of its own! Nevertheless I won't waste it, used a beautiful fence die from Crafty Sentiments (I won a fab goody bag packed with some very lovely stamps and embellishments from Suzette...so 'thankyou very much'). Bottom sentiment is a bargain £1 and is a Studio G woodbacked stamp, wonderful sweet girl image stamp from Nutcrafters by Harriet Hurst.


Tuesday 4 March 2014

I'm much better but I could have done with one of these earlier! Hi...I quite like the look of this one. Backing is a d/load from one of the magazine websites, beautiful paper which I sparkled up a bit, cute digi from Pollycraft, fab images and I have lots of them too. Coloured with Promarkers, sentiment from an old Personal Impressions set.


Monday 3 March 2014

Happy Monday to all! Hope that your day is going well. My creation is using a fab SC digi image, aren't they just fab....joy to colour with Promarkers, gorgeous papers from one of the magazine d/loads, Marianne Dies leave cuts, LOTV grunge sentiments and a few pearls to finish.


Challenges 10... Crafty Catz, Catch the bug, followd the Papertake sketch, MAWTT '4 l's...love,layers,LOTV sentiment,leaves', CRAFT 'inspired by film...Rose Red', I LOve Promarkers 2nd, Promarker, ABC Girls, Simon Says 'pearls' and Penny's 'guys & gals'. Bye.