Say it with flowers

Good morning to you all, I am running a little behind this morning (wish I had a little behind!) so without further ado let me bring to you the latest challenge from Crafty Catz from our very own Janette who wants us to 'say it with flowers' a nice easy challenge for you all to play along with this week.  We have 2 wonderful sponsors in the shape of:

CRIMSON CLOUD

The prize Is 3 PACKS OF DIECUTS

and

STAMP FAIRY

Prize is $10 to spend in shop

How awesome is that?  For my card I have used the adorable 'bunny 1' from Stamp Fairy, coloured with my spectrum noirs (still practising with these!)  The flower he is holding and the planter of flowers are cut on the Cricut, paper is Bearly Mine Designs and the cs is all scraps.  So now its over to you, the awesome DT are looking forward to visiting you and checking out your flowers this week.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' ~ Cute and cuddly

Challenges 4 Everybody #23 ~ Anything Goes

Crafts and Me #138 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Pearls of wisdom ...

... well not really!  But the challenge over at Divas By Design this week is to add pearls, a nice easy one for you and a wonderful sponsor this week in the shape of:

Craftie Charlie

So for my card I have used the gorgeous 'He Loves Me' from Crafty Sentiments Designs, coloured with a mix of copics and spectrum noirs, the cs is from Lidls and the wonderful papers are Bearly Mine Designs, finished off with some organza ribbon and a double bow, some heart shaped pearls and a stamped sentiment.  Really hope you will stop by and see what the rest of the talented 'Divas' have been up to this week and then join in with our challenge, we look forward to coming by to see your projects.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Stampin for the weekend ~ Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts #172 ~ Flowers & Bows

Sentimental Sunday #160 ~ For the girls

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #162

TFL

Harriet ~ Ice Cream Sundae

So did you pick up the fabby free Harriet image this week and play along with us over at Crafty Sentiments?  If you weren't lucky enough to pick her up as a freebie you can now buy her over at Crafty Sentiments Designs and she really is a cutie.  If you keep an eye open over at the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog, I have a feeling you will some more of her.  I made a fridge magnet with mine!  I coloured Harriet with a mix of copics and spectrum noirs, and I used a scrap of DCWV glitter stack which is mounted on to some s/a magnetic sheet then cut the tag shape using a sizzix die, added a stamped sentiment, little gems and a bow and hey presto one pretty little fridge magnet.  This was fun to do.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Digi Makeover #93 ~ punches/Dies

The Paper Shelter #117 ~ Anything but a card
ABC ~ P is for Pretty in Pink
TFL

Pick 'n' Mix

Good morning crafters, this week over at Crafty Catz it's the choice of the wonderful Dianne for our theme and this week it's Pick 'n' Mix.  So what exactly does that mean? well let me explain ...PICK n MIX....In other words You choose what you want to do.....CHOICES  are ANYTHING GOES OR add in some EMBOSSING just for fun!!

if you choose to do Anything goes you will be entered into the draw for the sponsor prize from Yours and Mine papercraft.

yours or mine paper craft

prize

If you choose  to add in the fun part ...embossing  you will be added into both draws for the chance to win from both sponsors...so its up to you ladies!!  And our other sponsor this week is ...

Marianne Designs

JUNE prize

Awesome prizes again this week.  So on to my project this week.  I used this wonderful Gorjuss Girl stamp that I got at my local craft shop last week (took my MIL with me and she bought the other 3!  they were 2 for 3! so no doubt you'll see them in the not too distant future too! lol) Coloured with copics, cut out with an Xcut die, fussy cut the cutout paperdolls after stamping them onto some Kraft.  The little tag is also a new stamp that I bought at the same time, again stamped on to Kraft.  The background paper is from Dovecraft Funky Vintage pack the other pieces of cs are scraps and I embossed the greeny/blue piece and finished off with some ribbon and the scissors brad (had them for ages and never used yet! lol)  Am really pleased with how this card turned out.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges #190 ~ Sketch

Created with Love #46 ~ Favourite Things ~ my copics, Kraft, embossing and my new (1st!) Gorjuss Girl!

TFL

  

Harriet ~ Beautiful rose

Yesterday being Wednesday saw the release over at Crafty Sentiments Designs of a new cute 'Harriet'.   This weeks little darling is 'Beautiful rose' and she is already available over at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  For my project I decided to make something a little different and was thinking of a tag but instead when I saw this shape on my Cricut I thought it would make a nice gift wrap, round a box or something.   I have coloured Harriet with copics and spectrum noirs and echoed the colours in the paper which are First Edition Daydream, the sentiment is stamped on to a Crafty Cutter Vintage label die which is also available from Crafty Sentiments Designs, lace, ribbon, flowers and leaf pin are all from my stash.

Here is a picture of the wrap around a tin of my copics

Will certainly be looking more closely at some of my other shapes for other ideas.  And talking of other ideas why not pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog as other DT members projects using Harriet's will be shown over there and you know what a talented bunch of ladies I work with, always something wonderful to see.

Thanks for stopping by today, I would like to enter this wrap into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' ~Something sweet

OSAAT #168 ~ Use a digi

LEJ Designs #58 ~ Add some texture

Bearly Mine Challenges #91 ~ Flowers Galore

Paper Shelter #117 ~ Anything but a card

Fun In The Sun

Good morning, over at Crafty Sentiments it's time for a new challenge and the wonderful Cathy has chosen a fabulous theme of 'Fun In The Sun' and the awesome ladies of the DT have again worked their magic for you.

Now before I share my card with you I have some Important news  to share with you ...

How would you like to grab a freebie of Harriet?? One that is not in the shop yet?

Yes? well email Jan between Tuesday 18th  and Friday 21st at

Scattyjan_814@msn.com

Please, if you ask for her, join us in this challenge is all we ask.

She is a cutie , I know you will LOVE her.

Right now onto my card, I have used 'Beach Life' coloured with copics, such a fun stamp which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, and I created a background using textured paper with little metal bits in it, some mulberry paper and inking some sky and clouds, added a sentiment that I did on the pc and there you have it.  Kept it very simple so get a better effect of the different papers used.

Don't forget to stop by the blog to see the amazing creations made by my fellow teamies.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Just Us Girls #193 ~ Colour challenge

 

TFL

Introducing Harriet

Hi there, well a bit of a late post for me but just had to post this card and introduce you all to the newest member of the Crafty Sentiments Design family.  She is Harriet and she is a super cute new digi image and she is available in the store now ... and there are more to come!

For my card I coloured Harriet using copics and I used the blender on the spots on her hat, papers are First Edition Family Ties, sentiment was cut on the Cricut and the flowers and branch are all punches.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

OSAAT #167 ~ Pretty it up

Crazy Challenge #147 ~ Card for a teen

Created with Love #45 ~ Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts #171 ~ Feeling a little blue

Thanks for stopping by and now I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is the last day of my leave so I hope to make the most of it in my craft room before heading back for an early shift on Sunday! Yuk! lol!

Lets Go Pink

Good morning, gosh it's Friday already so that means its time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and the wonderful Carol has chosen 'Lets Go Pink' and we have a fabulous sponsor this week.

SATURATED CANARY

prize .....2 images of winners choice

I'd love to win that prize!  But the DT did get one of the wonderful images to play with for this challenge and I must say these girls rocked this challenge, I'm sure you'll agree when you check them out.

So onto my card, I used the beautiful 'Butterflies' and coloured her with my copics and added some liquid pearls.  The papers are First Edition Dreamcatcher and I added some embossing on the corners using my Crafters Companion Ultimate Pro and then added some punched butterflies and a PTI sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' ~ Sketch

Challenges 4 Everybody #22 ~ Anything Goes

OSAAT #167 ~ Pretty it up

Created with Love #45 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Rockin' Dude

Well here I am again with another Father's Day card, this time using a fabulous Kenny K image, coloured with copics and little bit of stardust for his bling.  Papers are all DCWV Natural Stack with foil.  I embossed 1 piece, sentiment is peeloff and finished off with some brads from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity #127 ~ For the boys

Kenny K's Krafty Krew #147 ~ Fathers Day

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #160

Papertake Weekly ~ Hello Boys

Tuesday Throwdown #151 ~ Your the Man

Creative Card Crew #38 ~ Metal

TFL

Fathers Day Card

Well with Father's Day just round the corner I thought I'd better pull my finger out and get busy!  Probably not the best time to try and do something different for me but hey ho that's me! lol  I recently won some fabulous Delicious Doodles images and this is just one of the ones I chose, I loved it and didn't think about how I was going to use it or who for, just loved it so got it!  Well I put my pens away for the most part and got out my ink pads and cotton wool balls and set too!  I'm actually pleased with how it turned out especially for a first attempt.  I did use my spectrum noirs for the rocks, lighthouse and definition on the sand.  Once I'd done the colouring was a bit stuck as to how to use it! lol  So I cut a frame on the Cricut and made an easel card, did some inking round some edges for definition and made a sentiment on the the pc and put it all together as an easel card.  Really didn't want to add anything else as I felt it would detract, so this card will be winging its way to my dad in the post tomorrow.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity #127 ~ For the Boys

Crazy 4 Challenges #189 ~ Father's Day

Challenges 4 Everybody #22 ~ Anything Goes

Created with Love #45 ~ Anything Goes

LEJ Designs #57 ~ Something for boys/men

Tuesday Throwdown #151 ~ Your The Man

Creative Inspirations #218 ~ Happy Fathers Day

TFL

Delicious Doodles Freebie

Ok so this week over at Delicious Doodles the challenge is to use a Delicious Doodles Floral Frame and just so that everyone can take part there is  a fantastic freedie up for grabs BUT only for 1 week, well I just had to grab and use it!  I have made a hybrid wall hanging.  First I placed the frame onto some Bearly Mine digital paper then coloured the frame itself in Photoshop Elements 5  added a sentiment which is from Whimsy Stamps- Rainbow Echo Designs (these were freebies a long time ago on Sentimental Sundays) before printing it out onto cs.  Once printed I coloured the butterflies and flowers and then mounted it on to a piece of mountboard (i get this free from a local picture framer and its his scraps that are going to get thrown away) and added a little picture hanger to the back and hey presto 1 wall hanging.  So go grab yourself a wonderful freebie and join in the fun.

I would like to enter this wall hanging into the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles #39 ~ Flower Frames

Allsorts #210 ~ In the garden

Challenges 4 Everybody #22 ~ Anything Goes

OSAAT #167 ~ Pretty it up

Created with Love #45 ~ Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges #90 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Release day at Crafty Sentiments Designs

Yes here we are it's release day at Crafty Sentiments Designs and over at the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog the DT are showing you more of their fabulous creations, and I'm sure you will agree with me when I say what a fabulous mini release this is and that the DT ladies have certainly worked their magic again.

So onto today's card, I have used 'Sweet Prayer' coloured with copics and spectrum noirs, I went with more of a wow theme and just added some hints of aqua blue in the shading of her dress, the gems and the flower, I embossed the background and added a doily diecut and cut the image out using a GoCreate die.

So there you have it, now don't forget to pop over to the Inspirational Blog and check out the other amazing cards created by the DT and then go grab yourselves some of these fabulous stamps over at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown #150 ~ Embossing

Bearly Mine #89 ~Dies and/or punches

Creative Card Crew #37 Dies and/or punches

TFL

New Release at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning and what a wonderful morning and not just because of the weather, today is the start of 1 weeks holiday for me so a week of actually not doing a great deal is planned just relaxing oh and I think I'll squeeze in some crafting! lol And Crafty Sentiments Designs has a super new mini release which goes on sale tomorrow, so today the DT have some fabulous previews for you and if you want to check them all out just pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog, they really are all fab.

So onto my card I have put 2 of the new stamps together, Nurse Primrose and All Bandaged Up, they are great on their own but work so well together too, I just couldn't resist putting them together!  I have coloured them using copics, the paw print paper is a freebie I downloaded a long time ago and don't remember from where, flowers are from my stash, the card for matting is actually glitter card and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps ~ Raindrop Echo Designs.

Dont forget to check out the Inspirational Blog and remember these stamps and the ones we will show you tomorrow all go on sale at Crafty Sentiments Designs tomorrow.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

PaperTake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Stampin' for the weekend ~ Cute

TFL

Lace & Buttons

Good morning, my apologies, I am running a little late and forgot to shedule this post so here goes!

There is a fabulous new challenge over at Crafty Catz this week, the wonderful Kim has asked to see Lace & Buttons on this weeks projects and the lovely ladies of the DT have made some wonderful projects to inspire you, and we have  super sponsor too

MEI FLOWER CRAFT

Either a £20 worth of goodies

or a £20 voucher to spend in our online store.

So onto my card, I have used the fabulous Blonde Bombshell from KennyK as my image, coloured with copics and a little stardust for her belt and shoes and a wee gem for her earring.  I embossed the two side panels and wrapped the middle panel in my lace, raised the image and sentiment on sticky pads and finished off with some very old buttons from my stash and some feather and gem strands.

So lovely people lets see your lace & button creations this week over at Crafty Catz.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts #209 ~ Here come the girls

OSAAT #166 ~ Anything Goes

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #159

Kenny K's Krafty Krew #146 ~ WOW

Tuesday Throwdown #150 ~ Embossing

Crafts and Me #146  ~ Something Old

TFL

Colour me crazy

Good morning all, well here we are it's Wednesday already and that means a new challenge at Divas By Design and this week it's a fabby colour challenge we want to see these colours in your creations:

and our fabulous sponsor this week is 

I have used the very pretty 'Floral Watering Can' by Delicious Doodles coloured with Spectrum Noirs and using a scrap of digi paper that I found in my scraps drawer, (I'm working my way through my scraps as I have no coloured ink at the moment! lol) also used some scraps of purple cs for matting.  Sentiment is a PM stamp and I added some gems, pearls strands, flowers and ribbon from my stash.

Do check out what the other talented ladies have made this week, and hopefully they will inspire you to take part in our colour challenge this week.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy #90 ~ Bling it on

Totally Gorjuss ~ Anything Goes with flowers

OSAAT #166 ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #21 ~ Anything Goes

Created with Love #44 ~ Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Bring on Spring

TFL

Riding the Waves

Good morning, I hope you are enjoying some well deserved warm weather wherever you are, we are at long last in the UK and not before time either!  Well it's Tuesday so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments and this week it's the turn of Caz to choose our theme and it's either 

                               Black and White with 1 other colour

or

Something Fishy ie mermaids/boats or anything to do with the sea..

Our prize this week is

So onto my card, I chose to go with the anything to do with the sea and used the wonderful 'Riding the Waves' which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  Coloured with copics, the paper is from an old M&MBI pad which I have had quite some time, sentiment is a See D's stamp and finished off with some flowers from my stash.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the amazing DT have made to inspire you and I hope you will find time to join in with our challenge.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky #173 ~ For the Girls

Totally Papercrafts #169  ~ Anything Goes

Allsorts #209 ~ Here Come The Girls

Crazy 4 Challenges #188 ~ Summer Inspiration

Sentimental Sunday #157 ~ Summer colour Inspiration

OSAAT #166 ~ Anything Goes

Created with Love #44 ~ Anything Goes

Cupcake Crafts #245 ~ Summer scene