CJ entry inspired by Spoonful of Sugar challenge

I intend to make a card this week for the challenge over at Spoonfull of Sugar this week which is a great sketch but while I was trying to work on a cj entry this sketch shouted at me and my entry is based around the sketch. I have done the entry digitally and then printed it out onto photographic paper, this is a double lo and I have used the same lo but mirrored it. I must admit I feel quite pleased with the end result. TFL

crafting but nothing to show

I have made 2 cards today but cant put them on here just yet as they are for Ria, one from us and one from my mum & dad who are still on holiday at the mo, so I used the time while she was at school to get them done as well as some more mundane stuff too! Will post the pics of them after Saturday. x

ABC challenge Jis for Jewels

Thought I'd have a go at the ABC challenge this week, J is for Jewels, something I dont use lots of normally even thought I have them! so this card is a little different for me firstly because of the black pattern background which is a digi paper from ShabbyPrincess called Ornate Swirls from the Kiwi kit, the large swirl is a chipboard cheapy which I inked then heat embossed with black powder and to this I added the jewels, the picture is from JS Dancing with Shadows cd mounted on red card (and at Rias suggestion I mounted it in the corner and added some black jewels) I'm undecided about this one but enjoyed the challenge of doing it and adding jewels so a great challenge completed, looking forward to the next weeks challenge now.

Sketch Saturday #18

I love the sketch this week on Sketch Saturday as soon as I saw it this morning I knew I had to do it and here it is! the nativity scene with Dottie & George pre coloured by Louly herself, image matted on to gold holly embossed card, the same used for the squares and diamond and this in turn matted onto some coredinations card which has been swirl embossed on the bottom part and then some ribbon from my stash and a tiny lamb from the download too. This is a sketch I can see me using lots, one of my faves so far.

CCT challenge # 29 Lots of Sparkle!

Ooooh great challenge over at Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 29 This week the theme for the challenge is Lots of sparkle! You can add bling, glitter, baubles, stickles, anything that makes your card sparkle! So I used Dottie from the christmas downloads and coloured her using sakura stardust pens and used irridescent glitter glue for the edging and the paper is PM with some added glitz from sakura! I've included 2 pics as one doesnt really show off the sparkle as well as the other but the other is a better view of the colour! Really enjoyed using all the sparkle! TFL Now I'm off to make some more!

Spoonful of Sugar challenge 18 So Charming

Right this weeks challenge over at Spoonful of Sugar was ... To use a charming character or Charms on your card so out came George from the christmas collection of George and Dottie he is coloured using sakura glaze pens and whispers pens and the white around his coat and for his beard have been done using 3d paint, background paper is Pebbles Inc Deck the Halls, I've used white felt rikrak from PM, white card stamped with presents from a selection of 40 mini stamps (bought years agao and hardly used!) and the charm is a silver tree bauble held in place with a little polka dot brad from my stash. TFL

PTW challenge Mellow Yellow

Great challenge over at PTW this week, it goes like so ... This weeks challenge is a charity one! Quick Cards made easy magazine are trying to break the record for the worlds biggest handmade card, for BBC Children in Need.You're able to use any products/materials you like but the finished card needs to be yellow!! The preferred size for the card is a standard A6 (approx 4x6 in). All cards will be put together to form a giant Pudsey Bear card!We'd love to help support this charity and I'd like to ask everyone who joins in with this weeks challenge if they would kindly, like to send their cards in!?Of course you don't have to and you can join in in the usual way but it would be lovely for PTW to be able to send off some cards to add to the total!For each different person who sends a card (or cards!) to me (to send on from PTW!)within the next 2 weeks, I will make a donation of 25p! So who could resist, qick pop over and check it out and make your card if you havent already. Mine uses PM paper, cordinations cardstock put thru BS with a new CB folder then sanded to show the core then cut the word Hi from the cut plate that comes with the folder. Felt really strange only using yellow but am quite pleased with the result. Hope you like it too.

Hi Crafty People!

Hi there Ria here!

I haven't been able to make any cards recently (Shock Horror!!) because I've had too much homework since starting secondary school, but still I'm enjoying it! I am hoping to make some cards over the weekend and I hope you'll like what I create.

See you soon

Ria x x x

PS Thanks for all of your positive comments about my Mums and My creations and they are very much appreciated!

Thanks again

Ria x x x

My Time To Craft challenge 30 Blue

Another challenge completed this is the one on My Time To Craft and the challenge is ... Hi everyone! It's time for a new challenge. This week's theme is 'Blue' - Use any shade of blue you like but no other colours are allowed only white! You can make whatever you want using this theme. ATC, card, tag, inchie etc.(Have fun!!) Well my card ended up being a lot lot simpler than I had first envisaged but thats coz the stuff I was trying out didnt quite work as I wanted it to! had some good results (keeping them for other cards but it didnt work in blue!) just not what I wanted for this!lol typical huh?! anyway the paper is PM the card is coredinations and I added large white brads. The mittens and text are cut using sizzlits and my sidekick. TFL off to play some more!

Dotties World Challenge Go Green

Fabulous challenge as always over at Dotties World, but this one did come together slowly!, anyway the challenge was ... Everything today is focused on environmental issues, so lets GO GREEN in our Sunday Challenge! Show me how green you can get! But this is a green dish with a few extra ingredients, sprinkle it with three buttons or brads, season with a little ribbon, and finally add that special little "recycled something". Plus of course it must contain at least one Charmed Cards & Crafts download. Cats download coloured with whispers pens and green glitz it sparkles glue, paper is PM, card is coredinations with torn edges and run thru BS with swiss dots folder, 3 brads from stash, pm and prima flowers with added sparkle and the ribbon is acutally from a top, it was the extra bits for hanging iykwim. Back is a bit better today but I'm on strict instructions from DOH not to do anything today! thats not hard, mind you he did mean crafting too - but hey what the eye dont see the heart cant grieve over! lol, hope to be back later with more but I am having to move around pretty slowly and get off my chair to get things out of drawers and cupboards instead of just twisting and reaching, really slows me up! lol. TFL

No crafting!

Been a busy couple of days work wise and as a result no time to craft but I now have the next 3 days off so hopefully be able to get down to some crafting - mind you I have come home with a terrible pain down the right side of my back under the shoulder and at the moment am in quite a bit of pain which has made it difficult tonight to start crafting even though I really want to work on a card, I have just managed to colour an image and add the glitter glue but thats it so hopefully an early night (well it is for me!) and Ria's microwave hot pack and I will be back to normal or at least not in as much pain so that I can craft but not do the hw! lol - like I need an excuse not to do that! Back tomorrow for a proper look round all your blogs til then goodnight and take care. xx

Sketch Saturday #17

Right this is the first time I've taken part in the Sketch Saturday Challenge but its definately one I revisit and I loved this sketch as soon as I saw it over on Susie Sunshines blog. Ive used PM papers, coredinations card nd some white card from my stock, used fancy edged scissors and the swiss dots embossing folder. The tree is cut on the BS with the sizzix small tree die and embellished with some little red gems from my stash. Great sketch and very versatile. TFL. Went to my LCS today for some glue runner refills and came out with 2 PM acrylic albums which were £9.99 down to £2.50 so how could I possible resist! fancied having a go at one of these ages ago but the price put me off no stopping me now then lol (dont hold your breath to see what I do with them though coz it may be a while! lol)

Dotties World Challenge Going for a Song #2

This was inspired by 2 things, firstly the fabulous challenge over at Dotties World and I used the ole MJ song Thriller and secondly by the wonderful lo that Karen did, she was right about how Dottie and George will work fabulously on los too so here is my attempt. We had a great and scary time at the London Bridge Experience & Tombs (so glad I remembered to keep the admission ticket!) when we went to London for the day while staying with my mum and dad back in the summer, unfortunately my dad had to work so us 3 girls went and had a wonderful day (got loads more pics!) and I have been meaning to scrap this pic since we got back and today I finally got round to it, it is straight IRL but I think I must have scanned it thru slightly wonky lol! The title is cut using Robbie adn the papers are Raspberry Road Easy Rider freebie kit. TFL I'm off for some lunch now and hopefully back for more crafting later. x

Thank you Becky

The wonderfully talented Becky has given me 2 awards, thank you very much Becky for thinking of me. Now these awards are fabulous and I think everyone I visit already has them as there are so many very talented folks out there in blog land so I shant make a long list but I will just say thank you to all of you out there with such fabby blogs and thank you to all of you who stop by and leave such lovely comments. Now go and check out Beckys fantastic and inspiring blog I love it. x

Spam Rant!

Ok a couple of weeks ago I removed the letter verifier thingy and this morning for the first time I have had 3 comments left which were links to sellers of finance and the like, I do hope this does not continue or I am afraid I will have to put the verifier back on which I know some people do not like but I dont like the spammers, why do they have to spoil things for everyone. If I want information I will go looking for it I dont want it rammed down my pc at me! Sorry rant over.

On a brighter note Good Morning fellow bloggers, it is a beautiful day here today and I have to go to work, but on the up side of that I am planning on doing some crafting at work with our guys I even get to take one to the local craft shop because my craft supplies are not endless! Well I hope I might even fit a card in before I go you never know! Bye for now. x

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #28

and the theme for the challenge over at CCT is FOOD and there are some delicious looking cards by the DT so I set too and this is what I came up with ... Hammock Dottie from Charmed Cards and Crafts, paper pieced hammock, papers are Raspberry Road Nappa Valley, a bit of coredinations, self adhesive paper ribbon from lakeland and flowers and brads pm, plus a few touches with the sakura! and not messy ink this time! lol just hope the grapes and Dotties drink count. TFL and now I am off to bed for some sleep as I am working tomorrow, thankfully the late shift! Goodnight all thanks for stopping by. x

Friday Sketchers 20

Well I've managed to make another card today so I must be on a bit of a roll! (at last!! lol) this is for the Friday Sketchers challenge 20 I must admit I did struggle with this one and the inking has ended up looking a bit messy (nothing compared to my fingers though!) papers are PM, coredinations card pm flowers and tag with a bit of sparkle from sakura (anyone would thing I loved my sakura pens!) the image is from zodiac Dottie at Charmed Cards and Crafts coloured using Whisper Strokes pens. TFL, I have even cleared my deskspace so I think I might see if I can start another card.

Hazels blog candy

went to visit this lady after she left me a comment and she has some great blog candy on offer so if you would like a chance of scrummy looking papers go check out Hazels blog and have a good look round while you're there too.

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge Its Christmas

Yipee, another card although not completly sure about this one. Its for the Spoonful Of Sugar challenge - its Christmas! and I have used Dottie & George carol singing, the papers are PM from last year and coredinations card. I have heat embossed round the picture using embossing tinsel snowflake (have varied sucess with this sometimes all the glitter bits just dont stick!) and used sakura for the doodling and faux stitches on the buttons. Its the buttons I'm not sure about felt the card needed something so I cut the buttons on the sidekick - begining to think I should have left them off, never mind they are stuck there now! Right I s'pose I ought to think about making sure I've got everything ready for work or suddenly it will be time to go and I'll be nowhere near ready! TFL.

Papertake weekly challenge Katharinas sketch #11

Well I'm sorry but I couldnt get back on the pc last night to upload this one as DOH was on it instead! still better late than not at all! It is for the challenge over at PTW and it is a wonderfull sketch, definately one I will be making more use of. The papers are K&Co Kimberly Hodges patchwork paper pad (its an old set and not much left now!) the card is coredinations (am loving this stuff, just as well as I bought all 4 colour ways in the 6x6!) used the CB d'vine swirls folder and then sanded it, the ribbon is freebie off a mag and the flowers are PM the image was one I had sent to me- I'm guessing PB which has bee n mounted on a scalloped circle cut on Robbie glitter glue added and image coloured with sakura and wc pencils, also a bit of sparkle added to the flowers curtesy of sakura! TFL and now I'm off to see if I can create some more! Bye for now and as always thanks so much for popping by and leaving me such warm and positive feedback. xx