Winter Fantasy, use a fairy with Crafty Catz #214

Happy Friday everyone, it's time for a wonderful new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the wonderful Anna has chosen the theme of  'Winter Fantasy use a Fairy' and we have a fabulous new sponsor ...

FITZTOWN

Fitztown is a group of talented artists and crafters. we make a variety of products including fine art, sculpting, woodcrafts, papercraft, cardmaking and many more

PRIZE.....3 digis of their choice. 

Wonderful, wouldn't you agree and the DT got to play with some fantastic images so be sure to pop by and leave the some love. For my card I used 'Fae 33' I coloured here with my spectrums, I stamped round the edges of the image with a cog stamp and heat embossed them then inked all round the edge again, underneath the image is a mat of 'angel hair' I'd forgotten about this stuff but have to admit it was worth getting the iron out for.  I have 3 different colours of this but only used 2 this time round as I wanted to keep it pale and ice like in the background and my other colour is a black base! the paper for the background is from Dovecraft and I finished off with a blue ribbon and silver clock charm.  This is another card that Ria has claimed! lol

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin ~ Girly but no pink
Incy Wincy Designs ~ Add texture
Emerald Faeries #51 ~ Things with wings
TFL

Let's see your ribbons

Hi, this week at Divas By Design we'd love to see all your glorious ribbons, so a nice easy challenge this week and we are sponsored by ...

So I decided to challenge myself and make a ribbon cupcake (especially for my mum), there are lots of great tutorials around blogland so after reading lots of different ones I was all set and using cream coloured ribbon for my main frosting and then decorating with small ribbon bows and glittered flowers from PM capsule collection.  (I think next time I'd use a slightly narrower ribbon for the size of my polstyrene ball)  The cake case and stand are made from pieces of DCWV Natural Stack and then I decorated the stand with more of the flowers and some liquid pearls.  Really pleased with how this turned out and will probably make some more for special occasions.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #176 ~ Bows

Fussy and Fancy Friday #105 ~ Monochromatic

Allsorts #241 ~ Ribbon (although I have used bows the frosting is a length of ribbon)

Challenges 4 Everybody #37 ~ Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Add Texture

TFL

Anything Goes with Crafty Sentiments

Good morning and welcome to a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments and this week the theme is Anything Goes - everybody's favourite.  We have a fabulous prize this week too ...

What a great prize for this weeks challenge, and for a better chance to win this fabby prize, were giving you up to 6 chances to win...All you need to do is if us CS image put #3 after your name, If a follower of our Inspirational blog put #3 or if you've done both then #6..So yes up to 6 chances..Good luck everyone

For my card I have used the adorable Delightful Flower which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured with Spectrums, the label diecut is also available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, papers are DCWV Glitter Stack and the flowers are from my stash and finished it off with some silver peel offs.

Well that's what I've made now it's your turn to share with us what you've made, the DT are looking forward to visiting your blogs.  Thanks for stopping by. x

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

Delicious Doodles #70 ~ Flowers

Challenges for Everybody #37 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

TFL

A Work In Progress page 1

HI there, well today I decided I wanted to make something a little different, I had bought a pack of calendar tabs in preparation for making some easel calendars but circumstances did not allow me the time and then I remembered spotting a wonderful calendar while I was going round blogland but unfortunately I cannot remember where I saw it, so my apologies for not giving the person credit for this calendar but my thanks to them for the inspiration.  Now this is going to be a work in progress as I shall complete each month as my mojo allows and I'll share each page as it is completed, the final calendar will be in the shape of a star.  So here is the first page and it celebrates the Chinese New Year which this year actually starts on 31 January.  Now the year I was born the Chinese New Year actually started on the 30 January which is my actual birthday!  I digress!  I have used the gorgeous stamp 'Oriental' from the Lollipop Dreams collection which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, I have coloured her with spectrums and paper pieced her dress and then added yellow glitter pen .  The papers are some very old HOTP and I have finished off with some old gold peeloffs and some red brads.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

LEJ Designs #85 ~ Anything Goes

Just Us Girls #223 ~ Technique ~ Paper Piecing

A Gem of a Challenge #110 ~ Something New (New Year)

TFL

A little blue

Hi there, well I just thought I'd pop on and share a card I made tonight, it's a card that I think it will only make it as far as Ria's bedroom.  She has a collection of her favourite cards I've made which she claims are staying put!  This is definitely one of those! lol  I have used a fabulous Dilly Beans digi Abby Framed 2 and I have coloured her with a mix of copics and spectrums.  The sentiment is stamped and then I have doodled round the edge to match the frame around Abby (don't usually do that sort of thing but glad I did!)  The blue paper is some dark blue vellum that I've had for a while and the stars are some of that metallic offcut stuff you can buy, I got some silver (used here) and gold from a 'community scrap store' a few years ago and this is the first time I have actually used some!  Finished off with some gems.  I am really pleased with how this turned out and it reminds me of how in my youth (yes a long time ago) I was known for doing strange things with my hair including turning it blue!  Mmmm might just be time for a quick trip to Superdrug! lol.

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

Quirky Crafts #1 - 2014 ~ Eyes wide open

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #188

Challenges 4 Everybody #37 ~ Anything Goes

Love to Create #97 ~ Blue with bling 

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Pretty In Pink with Crafty Catz #213

Good morning, wow Friday is here again, that's come around quick!  Anyway as it's Friday that means it's time for a fabulous new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the theme has been picked by our wonderful Aunty Sue and she wants to see PINK as your main colour.  We have 2 fabulous sponsors for you and they are ... 

CRIMSON CLOUD

The prize Is 3 PACKS OF DIECUTS

and 

FRED SHE SAID 

PRIZE ......$15 GC to the Fred She Said Store. 

Fabulous prizes!  And the DT got to play with some great images from Fred She Said, so don't forget to check them all out. For my project I decided to make a tag and I used 'Emma & the Cake' coloured with my copics then fussy cut and mounted on to a chipboard tag cut from a Big Shot die and covered with a scrap of pink gingham paper (probably Bearly Mine Designs) Sentiment is a stamp and I added some soft pink ribbon and pink gems from my stash.  I don't often do a lot of pink but I'm happy with how this turned out.

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

Allsorts #240 ~ Free & Easy

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

LEJ Designs #85 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew #52 ~ Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky #198 ~ Let's celebrate

TFL

Thank You with Crafty Catz

Good morning and a very Happy New Year to you all, I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas.  I don't know about you but it feels like such a long time ago that I blogged or even crafted for that matter!  Still hopefully with the start of a new year I can get back into the swing of things so for a start there is a wonderful new challenge over at Crafty Catz, and the theme this week has been chosen by the wonderful Janette and she wants to see your Thank You projects and we have a fabulous sponsor for you this week too ...

BUGABOO

prize...7 images of winners choice

I love their images don't you?  Well the DT were lucky and got the chance to play with some wonderful images from our sponsor and their projects are sure to delight so be sure to check them all out.

For my card I used the cute Edward Flower, coloured with spectrums, I added a little glamour dust to the flower centre, paper is Bearly Mine Designs and the cs is all scraps, the bunting and sentiment were all cut on the Cricut and the sentiment is a TGF stamp.

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

Sweet Stampin' ~ A little birdie told me

Creative Card Crew #52 ~ Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges #117 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #253 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Still making Christmas cards!

Ok I'm really not sure how many more I have left to make but I am getting there slowly!  Thankfully not all need to be posted so I am about to write all the ones for posting and see whats left! lol but before I do that I have a card to share with you that uses a very old image but it is one of my faves.  Its Dottie & the snowman which is part of the Dottie & George Bumper Christmas collection by Louise Brigden available at Charmed Cards & Crafts.  I have coloured using copics and spectrums adn added some red glitter to their ear muffs and flowersoft to the snow along the bottom.  The paper is MME and I finished off with some bakers twine and a little wooden sentiment coloured with copics.  Right time to go get on with writing!

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

Crafts 4 Eternity #154 ~ Christmas Chaos

Sweet Stampin' ~ Last minute Christmas

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Created with love #71 ~ Christmas Hop

Love to Create #96 ~ Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ~ Last Christmas Cards

Crafty Creations #253 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Crafty Sentiments Challenge ~ Birthdays

Good morning to you all, wow we had a fabulous response to our Christmas challenge last week over at Crafty Sentiments and now its time for a new challenge and this one will run until the 6th January, giving the DT time to recharge their batteries so we are finishing with a nice easy theme chosen this week by the wonderful Caz,  'Birthday' and the prize for the randomly picked winner is ...

It will be a goody bag containing a selection of Crafty Sentiments Goodies :-) 

Right then onto my card, I have used the fabulous 'Fashion Party' which is available at the Crafty Sentiments Design Store, she is coloured with copics and teamed up with some pink cs off cuts and a sheet of paper from a very old K&Co pack Addison, the pink s/a ribbon is also very old (I'm amazed it was still sticky! lol) the sentiment is a stamp from Die'sire Sentimentals which I heat embossed, the leaves are die cut and the flowers are from my stash.  Was nice to make something different from a Christmas card, but I'm still making them!

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

OSAAT #194 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #35 ~ Anything Goes

Love to Create #96 ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and just before you go I have some more news for you ...

Starting tomorrow We will be doing a Christmas Giveaway on the Inspirational blog all you need to do is become a follower if you are  not already.   Display the logo with a link back and leave us a comment.

Winners will be picked Christmas Eve.

Anything Goes with Crafty Catz

Well here I am at last, very late with my post for the new challenge over at Crafty Catz, which is our last one for this year, the team are taking a well deserved break and will back and raring to go in the new year.

This week our lovely Carol has chosen the theme of 'Anything Goes' and we have 2 wonderful sponsors ...

CRIMSON CLOUD

The prize Is 3 PACKS OF DIECUTS

and 

Marianne Designs

 PRIZE for Dec

What fabulous prizes!

So onto my card, I have used the adorable 'Polar Clause' digi stamp by Stampart Designs by Kathryne (a recent win) he is so cute but this time I decided not to go with polar so coloured him as a brown bear and teamed him up with some fabulous papers from Bearly Mine Designs and Kraft cs. The holly is a punch and I added some little gems found some very old s/a ribbon amongst my stash and finished off with some more red gems and Kraft snowflakes.  The image is coloured with copics and spectrums and off course has some glamour dust added.

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

Challenges 4 Everybody #35 ~ Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge #160 ~ photo inspiration

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Let It Snow

LEJ Designs #83 ~ Festive Fun

Everybody Art #257 ~ Sketch

Papertake Weekly ~ Christmas creatures

Creative Card Crew #51 ~ Holly or poinsettia

TFL

Snowflakes at Fab 'n' Funky

Good morning, a couple of weeks ago I was very lucky to win over at Fab 'n' Funky during their birthday celebrations and my win was some fabulous digi images from Stampart Design by Kathryne (who is this weeks fabulous sponsor too!) and the chance to be a GDT at Fab 'n' Funky, so I jumped at the chance and with a theme of Snowflakes I couldn't resist using one of my prize images.  The image is called 'Polar Claus' and he is coloured with spectrums and plenty of glamour dust added to his hat.  Paper is MME and the sentiment (also from Stampart Design by Kathryne) is printed onto a label die cut from Crafty Sentiments Designs, I finished off with some ribbon from my stash and some little punched snowflakes.

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

Sweet Stampin' ~ Ribbons

OSAAT #193 ~Seeing Red

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Let it snow

Tuesday Throwdown #176 ~ What Christmas means to you

Papertake Weekly ~ Christmas Creatures

TFL

Thanks very much to the team at Fab 'n' Funky for having my as GDT xx

Anything Goes with Divas by Design

Good morning all, well today being Wednesday that means it's time for a new challenge with Divas by Design and this is our last challenge until the New Year when we will start again on the 8th January so until then the theme is one you all love, yes it's 'Anything Goes' and we have a fabulous sponsor too...

                                                                     Flat friends

The DT were very lucky and we got to play with some super images from our sponsor, I chose Roddy Reindeer as I'm still working my way through my Christmas cards!  I coloured him with spectrums and teamed him up with some glittery tree card from MME and some cs, the sentiment is a stamp and I finished off with a white snowflake brad.

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

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #186

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Merry Christmas

Challenges 4 Everybody #35 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Elf & Safety?

Well here I am with a card to share, I bought the little wooden sentiment the other day in the Range (on sale!) It was a bag of different ones and I just knew what images I had tucked away that haven't seen the light of day for quite some time that would be perfect so this evening I set too and this is what I came up with.  The papers are MME (2 or 3 years old now!), some ribbon from my stash and the image is by Louise Brigden and they are available from Charmed Cards and Crafts.  I have loads of Louise's images as when I first started with digi images she released Dottie, closely followed by George and others and I have just realised that they have been tucked away on my hard drive for far too long so you may well see a few of them coming out to play.  This image is from the Santa's Little Helpers collection and she has been coloured using copics and spectrums with copious amounts of glamour dust added for good measure! Kept it to a minimum as I really wanted the image and sentiment to stand out, I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

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

ABC ~ A = Almost Christmas

Friday Sketch Challenge #58

Stampin' for the weekend ~ Use some red

OSAAT #193 ~ Seeing red

TFL

Crafty Catz #210 ~ Use 2 or more dies

Ooops I am somewhat late with my post today so I really must apologise for that, work really does have me upside down at the moment and I don't seem to have a clue what day of the week it is but you really don't want to hear all about that!  As it's Friday that means a fab new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it's the turn of our wonderful Kim to choose the theme and she would love to see '2 or more dies/punches and we have a fabulous sponsor for you this week too...

KENNY K 

Now I've kept my card pretty simple this time (well it was my partners birthday card!) I have coloured the  fantastic 'Caberet' from Kenny K with spectrums.  The present she is sat on was cut on the cricut as was the sentiment.  The bow on the present and the sentiment have been cut out of red mirricard to echo her lips, toenails and trim on her top, unfortunately it doesn't show up to well in the picture, looks much better irl.  I have raised her up slightly using foam pads.

I hope you will find time to join in with our challenge, the DT ladies are looking forward to seeing what you get up to.

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

OSAAT #192 ~ Use a digi

Challenges 4 Everybody #34 ~ Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #251 ~ Anything except Christmas 

TFL

Tag Along with Crafty Sentiments

Good morning I'm here to let you know all about the new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments this week, it was my turn to choose the theme so I thought with Christmas just round the corner ('fraid so) I thought it might be a good time to make some festive tags or just a tag on your card, the choice is yours.  

We are carrying on with our fantastic prize of another die

and you can get 6 chances to win

pop a 3 after your name if you use a Crafty Sentiment stamp/digi/die

Pop a 3 after your name if you are or become a follower  over here 

Or 6 if you do both

The die this week is....

Fabulous and the work by the DT is fabulous too so don't forget to check it out and I'm sure they'd love it if you left them some love.

For my project this week I have made a milk carton gift box using the embossing board sweet treats from Crafters Companion and to it I have added a tag using the wonderful 'Vinca ~ Christmas Gifts' who is available to buy at the Crafty Sentiments Design Store.  I have coloured here with copics and added plenty of glamour dust.  I finished off with some tartan ribbon and a stamped sentiment.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #170 ~ Christmas

Totally Papercrafts #195 ~ Ho Ho Holidays

2 Sisters #172 ~ Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #183 ~ Traditional Christmas Colours

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Merry Christmas

Challenges 4 Everybody #34 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Merry & Bright

Well that's it my holiday is over it's back to work tomorrow and what a shock that will be to my system!  A long day (07:30 - 22:00) then a sleep in followed by an early on Tuesday (07:00 - 14:30) See what I mean about a shock to the system! lol  So I have managed to fit in another Christmas card!  The cute image is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and is called 'Me and my Teddy', just adorable, I have coloured her with spectrums and copics, paper is Raspberry Road Designs, flowers and gem strands are from my stash and the wooden sentiment is from Trimcraft, picked them up from the Range on Friday, coloured with spectrums.

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

Papertake Weekly ~ Sketchie Time #43

Crafts 4 Eternity #152 ~ Non Traditional Christmas

2 Sisters #172 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint ~ Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #34 ~ Anything Goes

TFL