We're all going on a summer holiday!

Good morning! yes Summer Holiday is this weeks theme over at Crafty Sentiments and there is also a FREEBIE ALERT, so be sure to check it out.  This weeks prize is 

So for my card I have used the adorable 'Annabel - Sail With Me' which is available to buy at Crafty Sentiments Designs Store.  I coloured her with my copics, embossed the blue cs, used papers from Papermania Ahoy There pack and finished off with a postcard stamp from Papermania and some buttons and twine.

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

Crafts and Me #139 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #232 ~ Summer

Crafts 4 Eternity #134 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Christmas in July

Yay it's Friday and this week not only is it time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz but when I finish work tonight at 9.30 I'm on holiday for 2 weeks! Yay :-)

But for now lets concentrate on this weeks challenge.  It's Christmas in July picked by our wonderful Nina, and we have a super sponsor for you too, its 

BUGABOO

prize...7 images of winners choice

How fabulous and the DT got to play with some awesome images from our sponsor.  I have used the fantastic image and matching sentiment 'Sled' Coloured with copics, some glitter on her hat trim and my papers are Raspberry Road Designs.  Snowflake is a QuikCutz die, added a gem and finished off with some photo clip thingies (don't konw the correct term for them! lol)

Don't forget to check what the rest of the DT ladies did, fabulous works of art as always.

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

Sweet Stampin' ~ Christmas in July

Allsorts #216 ~ Transport

Sentimental Sundays #164 ~ Christmas in July

Digi Darla #72 ~ Christmas in July

TFL

Everyones Favourite

Yes this week over at Divas By Design it's an Anything Goes challenge and we have a fabulous sponsor too, it's 

Dilly Beans

and the DT got to play with some fabulous Dilly Beans images.  I have used 430 Skull bow framed and I really wanted to try something new for me.  I've seen lots of images on candles and think they are such a great idea but never really knew how to go about it so I followed a tutorial by Caz which you can find here and I was surprised how easy this turned out to be, I'd been put off thinking it was really difficult.  I coloured the image with copics, followed the tutorial and hey presto one decorated candle which now is sitting in Ria's room (surprise surprise! lol)  will definitely be doing more of these.  Hope you can come an join in with our challenge.

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

Challenges 4 Everybody #25 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Working the land

Hi there I have another card to share with you today, I put this together this afternoon and its using an image I have been waiting for the right time to use and as my BIL works on a farm I thought this was very fitting. The image is 'Working the Land' and is an I won from Delicious Doodles (so many awesome images!)  I had wanted to use this last week for the challenge over at Delicious Doodles Challenges which was scenic but I just ran completely out of time so when I saw that the new challenge this week is 'Black on Black' I thought I'd give it a go!  Actually I found it harder than WOW cards especially when it came to getting a good pic but I did it and I like the result.  I embossed a panel of card and the mount for the image has photo corners punched, added a peel off to a little tag, some buttons and gingham ribbon, hope you like it.

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

OSAAT #172 ~ Use a digi

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #165

Created with Love #'50 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers #96 ~ Birthday

Papertake Weekly ~ Buttons &/or bows

LEJ Designs #62 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew #40 ~ The Great Outdoor

Delicious Doodles #45 ~ Black on Black

TFL

Banners, Bunting and Pennants

Good morning, it is a glorious sunny morning here in Dorset and I have the day off! :-)  This morning sees a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the wonderful Carol has chosen a theme of 'Banners, Bunting & Pennants' for us, I'm sure you'll love joining in as these are so popular at the moment.  The amazing DT have certainly had fun and have made such awesome samples for your delight so be sure to check them all out.

So now onto our sponsors, yes sponsors we have 2 this week and they are:-

Paper shelter

and 

DIGITAL DELIGHTS

Fabulous!  So onto my card, the DT were very lucky and got some Paper Shelter images to play with  (I love these images!)  I used 'The Adorable Miss Hall' coloured with copics and this time I used and offcut of cream card to print her on, wasn't sure how well it would work and if the copics would bleed too much but it worked (thankfully! lol) The papers are Bearly Mine Designs, love this bunting ribbon and it was the inspiration for my colours.  Sentiment was cut on the Cricut then added a punched swirl, flowers from stash and some gems.  So now it's over to you, have fun and we are looking forward to coming to visit.

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

Sketch Saturday #267 (turned it round)

2 Sisters #152 ~ make it sparkle

OSAAT #172 ~ Use a digi

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Ribbon & Bling

Created with Love #50 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers #96 ~ Birthday

Tuesday Throwdown #156 ~ Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter #121 ~ Clean & Simple

TFL

Bright and Breezy

Gosh I wish it was just a little breezy at the moment, I know I shouldn't moan but it really is soooo hot, I don't want to do anything but things must be done.  Mind you great for getting washing done and dried in a matter of hours!  Anyway I really must stop waffling as I thought I had sheduled this post but I'd managed to leave it as a draft so I really must get on with it as this is late!

Today sees the new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments and this week and it is the turn of Jackie W to host the challenge and the theme is Female Birthday, a wonderful and easy challenge for you all, ideal for this heat! lol  The prize is 

For my card I used the adorable 'Breezy' who is available to buy over at Crafty Sentiments Design Store and she is just so cute.  I have coloured her with copics and teamed her up with some fun bright glittery paper from DCWV glitter stack and some blue glitter cs.  The little heart border has been cut with a Crafty Cutters border die, available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, and I have added some flowers, a brad and charm from my stash, finished off with some little gems for her earring and necklace.  Do pop over to the Crafty Sentiments challenge blog and check out the amazing work by my super talented teamies and I hope you can join in our challenge this week

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

One Stop Craft Challenge #234 ~ Summer Colours

2 Sisters #152 ~ Make it sparkle ~ glitters paper & cs and also gems for her jewellery.

Created with Love #50 ~ Anything Goes

LEJ Designs #62 ~ Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #156 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Mad For Markers is back! Yay!

Yep you read right, Sammi is back designing and making her wonderful images available to buy over at the Mad For Markers store along with images from As The Crow Flies.  So this week sees the first new release of images and I'm lucky enough to be back on the DT, so without further ado let me show you my card.

I have used Rhys Coffees and decided to go with neutral colours keeping with my Es, the papers are DCWV Naturals Stack with foil and the sentiment is pc generated as this is the first thing that sprung to mind when I saw the image.  Didn't over embellish as thought it spoke for itself really and would make an ideal card for all the cool guys out there who help us out.  So there you have it Made For Markers Digis are back!  Please hop over to the Mad For Markers Blog and check out what the rest of the DT have been up to, there are some old DT members and some new ones too.

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

Papertake Weekly ~ Old, New, Borrowed, Blue ~ Old papers New image

Crafty Creations # 230 ~ Pun Fun

Gem of a Challenge #88 ~ Spots/stripes or both ~ I got both

OSAAT #172 ~ Use a digi

TFL

A little colour swatch

Well hello, gosh it's Friday, that's come around quick this week I'm sure someone has pinched a day or two this week!  Still it certainly is Friday so that means it's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week our gorgeous Naomi has picked the theme and she has given us this super colour swatch to play with.

Isn't that a wonderful swatch?  And we have a wonderful sponsor too in the form of 

PINK GEM DESIGNS
prize 3 digi images of choice

And the DT were lucky enough to get to play along with some fabulous images from Pink Gem Designs  For my card I used the super cute 'Baby Boy Sleeping Teddy' coloured with copics and spectrum noirs with some stardust added to the stars and moon.  Paper is Bearly Mine Designs, sentiment is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and the cs is Coredinations then I added ribbon, flower, brad and wire from my stash.

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

One Stop Craft Challenge #233 ~ Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday #266

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ~ Old, new, borrowed, blue ~ New image, old wire, ribbon and brad, blue colouring, flower and cs.

TFL

Charming!

Good morning, I hope everyone is enjoying their week so far.  I've been busy and have just worked the  last 4 days so am going to enjoy a day off today relaxing and doing as little as possible!  But first I'd like to share my card for this weeks challenge over at Divas By Design.  This week our theme is 'Charming' so show us your gorgeous charms.  We are sponsored by:

For my card I have used a beautiful image that I won recently from Dilly Bean Stamps called 'Daisy Girl Framed' coloured with my copics cut out and then matted onto some green mirricard, the paper is Bearly Mine Designs and then I added ribbon, daisy button, daisy charm attached with wire, some gems and a stamped sentiment.  Loved colouring this in so I think you may be seeing some more Dilly Bean images around here!  Right that's me done now I wonder what mischief I can get up to today?! lol

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

Delicious Doodles # 43 ~ Heavy Metal

Challenges 4 Everybody #24 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Love to Create #73 ~ Ribbon & Bling

TFL

Christmas Stamps Preview Day 2 number 2!

Oh yes back again with another preview for the for the new Christmas stamp release over at Crafty Sentiments Designs and boy oh boy are these stamps awesome, you are gonna love them and wait till you see what the DT have been getting up to with them, and not a Christmas Card in sight!  For my second project today I am previewing 'Jingle Bells' and this time I have made a flat backed gift box.  The stamped image is coloured with spectrum noirs and I have added copious amounts of glitter and liquid pearls to this little scene. the papers are Bearly Mine Designs, The joy banner has been cut on the Crict and I finished off with a large fabric flower, gem strands and little tag and brad all from my stash.  If you pop over to the Inspiration Blog you can see the other stamps that are being previewed today too, all the amazing stamps that we are previewing that are now available to buy in store.

I would like to enter this gift box into the following challenges

One Stop Craft Challenge #233 ~ Anything goes

Allsorts #214 ~ Favourite things ~ Crafty Sentiments stamps, Bearly Mine Designs papers, my Cricut and colouring!

OSAAT #171 ~ More than 1 fold

TFL

Don't forget we shall be giving away a Christmas present to one lucky follower who leaves us a comment on the Inspirational Blog and also 

on the 8th, 9th and 10th we will be giving away a 2 month GDT spot every day!! (terms will apply)

Christmas Stamps Preview Day 2

So today sees day 2 of previews for the new Christmas stamp release over at Crafty Sentiments Designs and boy oh boy are these stamps awesome, you are gonna love them and wait till you see what the DT have been getting up to with them, and not a Christmas Card in sight!  Today I am previewing 'Christmas Pudding' and thought such a cute image would be perfect for a Christmas Day menu so the menu has been put together digitally using a Raspberry Road kit and the image has been stamped and fussy cut, coloured with copics, a little glitter added and raised up on foam dots

and here is a close up of the cute stamp

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky #178 ~ Anything but a square 

One Stop Craft Challenge #233 ~ Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #24 ~ Anything goes
TFL

Don't forget we shall be giving away a Christmas present to one lucky follower who leaves us a comment on the Inspirational Blog and also 

on the 8th, 9th and 10th we will be giving away a 2 month GDT spot every day!! (terms will apply)

Christmas Stamp Preview Day 1

Today is the official start of previews for the new Christmas stamp release over at Crafty Sentiments Designs and boy oh boy are these stamps awesome, you are gonna love them and wait till you see what the DT have been getting up to with them, and not a Christmas Card in sight!  Today I am previewing 'Lantern Fairy' and if you pop over to the Inspiration Blog you can see the other stamps that are being previewed today too, all the amazing stamps that we are previewing over the next 3 days will be available to buy in store on the 10th July

Now before I show you what I have been doing I'd like to let you know there are some prizes up for grabs so ...

We shall be giving away a Christmas present to one lucky follower who leaves us a comment on the Inspirational Blog and also 

on the 8th, 9th and 10th we will be giving away a 2 month GDT spot every day!! (terms will apply)

Nice prizes wouldn't you agree!  So on with my project, I have made a luminaire (my first one!) and I must say I'm pleased with how it has turned out and already I know I need to make more!  I made this one by using a tag shape on the Cricut using George Basic shapes in silhouette mode  which I welded on the Gypsy and then cut, added some vellum again cut using the Cricut and then embossed for some texture, glued the vellum in to place then scored and folded the gold glitter card and finished off by attaching the cute lantern fairy, coloured with copics, added liquid pearls to her wings and 3d glaze over her lantern and a sentiment stamped on a vintage label die, available at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  Popped it over a battery operated tea light and hey presto!

and here is one with the lights out and the candle on

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

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew #39 ~ No designer paper

Fab 'n' Funky #178 ~ Anything but a square

4 Crafty Chicks #149  ~ Dry embossing

Challenges 4 Everybody #24 ~ Anything Goes

OSAAT #171 ~ More than 1 fold

Very Very Late

Oh my I am so sorry, I meant to shedule this post last night when I got in from work but I was so tired (gone 10 by time I got home) and then I was up for the early today (started work at 7.30) and didn't get home til gone 5 (should have been 3!) and I was so hot and sleepy that I have only just got round to switching the pc on and realised what I had done or rather what I had not done!  So I will get on with it!

Tomorrow sees the previews of the new Crafty Sentiments Designs stamps and they are the Christmas ones and they really are fab, so yesterday and today the DT have been providing you with some extra early sneak peeks over on the Inspirational Blog.

So today I am sharing a christmas card made using the wonderful image 'My Presents' I love the cat playing with the ribbon!  I made an easel card using papers from MME (I think) a little ribbon and the poinsettias are dies but not sure where from.  The background paper is actually glittered as well but it doesn't show in the pictures.  So I hope I have whetted your appetite for more as the previews begin in earnest tomorrow over at the Inspirational Blog and you really won't want to miss a single piece of inspiration as the awesome DT ladies have been very hard at work for you.

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

Cupcake Crafts #249 ~ Anything but square

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts #174  ~ Let's hear it for the boys

TFL

It's Childs Play over at Crafty Catz

Good morning, well it is Friday which means it's time for another fun challenge over at Crafty Catz and the theme this week has been chosen by the wonderful Aunty Sue and she has chosen 'It's Child's Play' so anything for a child or with a child on it - what fun, and we have a great sponsor for you again this week and it's ...

REDONKADOODLES

and the DT got to play with some pretty awesome images, but before I show you my card how would you like to have a GDT spot with us Crafty Catz?  We are looking for someone to come and join us in August so if you fancy it, add GDT after your name when joining in with our challenge and we'll pop round to see you!

Ok so on with my card, I have used the adorable Karate Kid and I have mounted him digitally on to some digi papers from Raspberry Road Designs and also used some elements from the kit, added the sentiment 'congratulations' as this is for my friends son who does tae kwando and for that reason when I was colouring this little lad in I left the belt blank and thought I would colour it when he receives his next level to match his belt.  Now be sure to check out what the rest of my awesome teamies have been up to, and I hope you have fun and join in the challenge.

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

Sentimental Sundays #161 ~ All things digital

OSAAT #170 ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #23 ~ Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Fishing isn't easy!

This is a card I made at the weekend for Adrian's fishing buddy but I didn't get chance to post it up over the weekend due to work commitments, hence 3 posts in one day today! lol.  Kept this nice and simple.  Image is from TGF coloured with copics, have used 3 lots of coredinations cs which tie in with the colours of the image, 2 different fiskars embossing plates have been used for texture and a sentiment stamp from the Daisy & Dandelion range from PM.  Sentiment reads 'Fishing... if it was easy it would be called catching'

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

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #23 ~ Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes (+ include animals)

Creative Card Crew #39  ~ No Designer Paper

TFL

Here kitty, kitty!

This is a card I made for the wife of Adrian's fishing buddy who likes cats, now I don't have a lot of cat stuff so had to think hard about this one then remembered the ones from the Daisy & Dandelion range and hey presto this card was born.  Decided I wanted to make a different shaped card and turned to my trusty Cricut and after some duplicating and welding on the Gypsy my card shape was determined, also used the Cricut to cut the dp, mat and cat.  DP is First Edition Daydream and it is glittered and the cat has been coloured using spectrums, embellished the card with some flowers and ribbon and a pc generated sentiment with a couple of little rhinestones.  Pleased with how this turned out

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

Creative Inspirations #220 ~ Anything Goes (+ ribbon)
2 Sisters #150 ~ Stripes
Quirky Crafts #13 ~ Everybody wants to be a quirky cat
Cupcake Crafts #249 ~ Anything but square
C is for Challenge #1 ~ Flowers
TFL

Red, White & Blue

Hello, I'm running very late today so must apologise but here I am with this weeks card for Crafty Sentiments and this week it was my turn to choose the theme and as we are so close to 4 July I thought it would be good to go Red, White & Blue. 

Our prize this week is:

but before I show you my card I'd like to share some other exciting news with you ...   

Our Christmas stamp release starts on Monday 8th over on our Inspirational blog - There will be a chance to win some stamps and there are 3 2 month GDT spots to be given away - Don't miss the chance make sure your a follower today

... told you it was exciting and wait till you see the samples the DT have made, they will blow you away!

So back to my card  now, I have used the stamp Nurse Primrose who is availabe at Crafty Sentiments Designs, coloured using my copics and spectrums.  When I chose the theme my first thought was the Portobello Road papers, I love them and funnily enough when I was in London doing my nurse training I was based at St Charles Hospital which is just round the corner from Portobello Road and its fab market!  Anyway I digress!lol The rolled flowers and sentiment were cut using my Cricut and the leaves were embossed for added texture.

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

Crafts and Me #138  ~ Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

OSAAT #170 ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #23 ~ Anything Goes

TFL