Cute Card Thursday Challenge 29 'Lots of sparkle' & Cupcake Craft Challenge 'Christmas'

I think I could have done better with some kind of stitching from my sewing machine but as yet I am unable to get to it and may have to buy a brand new one. John Lewis do their own make around £249 onwards or Janome starting at £49, I'll make my mind up soon as I am a machinist and need a good one.

The Christmas paper is from the Do-crafts free download from their own website, the sentiment stamp is from Dovecraft only £1 from my local do-crafts stockist, 3 snowflake punched and glittered up, raised and mini pink brad in middle, lots of silver sequins to add sparkle, and accenting around card to finish! Hope you like. Have a nice day!

Candy Alert
Martha has some delicious candy.

Marie has some double sided papers, fibres and a 'Deco' template up for some blog candy.

Lim is giving some 150 stamped image,buttons,white lace,charms and wait for it ....a scalloped border punch.

Gill is giving some Dovecraft goodies away based on the christmas theme. There's double celebrations- So many visitors and it's her birthday on next friday.

Papertake Weekly 'Children in Need'

I really wanted to contribute something to this worthy cause. I'm glad we still have some more time as Stephanie over at Papertake Weekly is still collecting YELLOW cards. Good Luck!!!

And now I must find time to take part in some challenges.

Will this get to my friend in California? I'm late in sending her a birthday gift, so I decided as she enjoys writing I would send her a notelet set using my new Grunge stamps from Gunhild. The cushionning on these stamps is brilliant. No room for mistakes. I printed out some Shabby Tots paper in subtle pink from I think the Shabby Princess free downloads (I'm not sure).

Just a very quick gift. I know she'll be pleased for sure.

Donalda has a Whiff of Joy stamp to give away. Talented crafter and great blog, go and see!

Good morning everyone!

Hope all is well and everyone has had a restful weekend.

Todays agenda is more blog hopping and maybe a card or two.

Jeanette is having a celebration for so many hits and it's her first blog candy. Up for grabs is a Magnolia Seaside Tilda stamp, 20 images, Prima flowers, ink pad, and embellis. Wow! Go for it and don't miss out.

Sam is giving some candy - a hostess level. Go and see!

Tara is celebrating so many visitors and is giving away lots of goodies including stamps,MM family wordfetti, 2 tins full of diecut flowers,acrylic shapes and I may have missed something out..OOOps. Just list your 5 faves that you like to do in your craft room!

Good Morning Friday!!!

I'm not sure I'll get any cards done today :(, might just have a rest day to re-energise for challenges to come. :)
But there's always blog hopping to do!

Maureen has double celebrations candy. She has an upcoming birthday and has also had so many hits on her blog. What is the offering I hear you say...Some Studio G stamps.....Wondeful! Yippee!!!

Maria has some Clarity stamps on offer. Go and take a peek!

Catt is celebrating 10,000 hits. She has blog candy too!

Vikki has a bundle of goodies to give away.

I have placed a counter on the blog. I should have had since June then I would have known how many peeps had visited me... Oh well.. never mind.

Magnolia challenge 37 ' on a budget'

This card is exactly what the title says and it's my first attempt at a rolled edged paper version.

The base card is slightly textured and subtle peach in colour.I've only used half of A4 (25p). The printed backing paper is from Shabby Princess Harvest collection (free downloads) (3p), the chocolate brown spots is from papercraft inspirations free downloads Go Retro range(2p), 3 buttons are from old cardi's, one mini gold brad from old QVC kit ( 5p), total 35p. The cost is quite little as it's not a large card and I've done with materials from home.

The front portion is cut slightly and I've just doodled on the part showing. the edges have been chalked in brown after using clear versa ink pad just to give colour to the edging, sitting tingla has been watercoloured and glittered on some areas, lifted with foam pads, she sits on a branch that i have drawn myself and watercolrd, (I wonder how she got up there in the first place), anyway swirls from Gunhilds stamps on the brown dotty paper, sentiment is from a cheap Tesco's stamp with a brad, 3 old buttons and thread from own stash.Hope you like and have a nice day!

This card is also going for the Cupcake craft sketch 6 challenge.

Michelle has the most wonderful candy, donkey stamps to give away. There's lots of celebrations over at Donkey Smiles. Reaching almost 25,000 hits, drawing on the day that would have been her dads birthday, and the release of these most gorgeous donkey stamps from Alota rubber stamps. Can't miss this? then get on over there.....quick.

Would you like some Hangler Stangler stamps? Anki is offering them to a lucky crafter.

Friday Sketchers Challenge 20

First time I am taking part in this challenge.
This is a large card, A4 folded in half. I have never tried these before but I thought I'd experiment a bit.
The card itself was part of a bargain box with allsorts inside and it is slightly corrugated and dark aubergine in colour. The lilac paper is from own stash and stamped with the Grunge scrollstamp 019 from Gunhild
the bottom has deliberately not been stamped, the papers are from HOTP friendship 5203, the pink thread used in the left side is something maybe used for spirelli, with 2 white crochet flowers (thanks Elin
) I've sewn co-ordinating buttons in the middle and a sentiment with a cheap stamp I picked up from Tescos a while ago. The Sarah Kay 'sweet lili' image is just coloured with some metallic crayola pencils, her pretty bow glittered with crystal dust.small pin and pink ribbon stuck on with glue dot. To finish 3 clear flower gems from old QVC kit and white sakura gelly roll pen and black liner to accent and finish off. Hope you like and have a nice day!

I would also like this card to go for Vicki's 'pins and needles' challenge. It's her birthday soon and there are celebrations for reaching 20,000 hits. Wow!!!

Elin is having around of candy, Blog Candy #2 and there's lots to be had including a magnificent stamp.

Alison is also offering candy, there's so much. go and see!

Han is celebrating. Brilliant candy.

World Alzheimers Day
Heart to Heart

This is the card to say many, many thanks to thousands and thousands of carers out there who are self-less and give so much care and joy to others with this depilitating disease. There is a blog candy (biggest that I've ever known and I haven't been blogging long) hosted by Carolyn who has asked companies to donate prizes for this blog candy. What started so small has grown. Some 343 entries when i last saw the comments. The blog candy has rules to follow but is quite simple but I think there is an extremely lucky person out there who is going to get a very big and special candy!!!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER.

This has just come. I won it in Sammi's candy. Thanks Sammi :)

Kaboodle Challenge 4 'non-traditional embellishments'

Does any one recognise this?

Yes it's what my hubby buys me flowers in. I'm so sorry about the pic but it was dark when I took it.
The flower wrap bag ....thingy, I don't know what the proper name is....but I don't like throwing them away and keep them all for inspiration- especially when they have pretty flowers like this one. Well, anyway here we go...

Kaboodle would like you to use anything re-useable and re-cyclable, tickets, carriers, bottle tops etc..
Like the previous card I chomped away on the diagonal and edged all around the card with normal pink pigment ink pad, on the front corner I've used one of my Stempelglede stamps from Gunhild, Grunge corner 022( thanks Gunhild), these are beautifully cushioned stamps and I was lucky enough to win in the candy, then the flower has been cut from the wrap and put a safety pin and some old string through it, glue dot to adhere it to the edge of the card. The inside check square papers are from Kaboodle Picnic kit and a hand stamped sentiment which is an old QVC foam stamp. It stamps beautifully. I love it. Finished!!! Hope you likey :)

As I'm quite chuffed with this card, I might enter it into a really special blog candy.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 28 'Food'

Hi there, picture quality is not good at all, miserable day outside and I so wanted to get the 3D look through the photo rather than scanning it flat. Here we go... Kaboodledoodle papers used in this in the picnic range, chopped the front right away on the diagonal, black faux zig-zag stitching, pretty thin ribbon in white with bow, inside cupcake glittered with crystal dust and some silver glitter glue.mounted on silver mirri board, hand cut scalloped round and simply finshed off with a computer generated sentiment in 'print clearly' font. In real life it is much better. The scanned picture is below.

Hazel is giving away some gorgeous Basic grey papers.

Angel is offering some spooky Halloween goodies, there's load of it. Butterfly kisses is the name of the candy. All you have to do is tell people about it, the more the merrier.It' s also on my jubbly candy list -on the right side bar. Too good to miss out on!!!

Gisela is celebrating on receiving so many visitors. Candy to be had.

I spot some Forever Friends goodies in this candy. Arline is giving so much in this bundle of yummies!

Beverely has some halloween candy.

I think I might manage a card or two later on. Come back and see!

Just found this new blog called Starving Artistamps which is doing a challenge sponsored by their own stamp company. The challenge is 'Swedish Collage' meaning lots of bold colour, buttons, staples etc you get the idea? I haven't any of their stamps at the mo but you can still enter... GREAT!!! My orange Sarah Kay can go for that. It's further down, you can't miss it... ITS ORANGE!

Wow brilliant candy by Line.You can see the stamps,flowers,brads and lots more . Go see here







Nicola has some candy. But rush over, there's not much time!!!

Betty has blog candy. Go and see for yourself. :)

Riley is giving away some candy here.

Carole is giving some gorgeous crafty goodies to a lucky crafter, a Magnolia Tilda stamp,6 x 6 Papermania pack,trims,brads,glitter,tags, and cardstock...WOW a huge amount. Go and take a peek!