MTTC challenge #35 coffee & cream

Over MTTC the challenge this week was "coffee & cream" and I've just managed to complete it in time! The paper is a free digi paper by UKS Scrapdolly (yay I can print again!), the sentiment is a DCWV vellum quote stack torn and inked, flowers are PM and I coloured the smaller one with my whispers pen to suit the colour scheme a tip I picked up from the very talented Becky Thanks for that one Becky. Then I added a little wooden button to the bigger flower. TFL and as you can tell I now have a printer up and running well almost, I got a 2nd hand one and am just waiting for a new colour cartridge to arrive to make sure that all is well as the yellow isnt working properly at the mo so hopefully over the next couple of days I should have a new cartridge and be able to get back to normal! what ever normal is!lol Right thats me done for the weekend, back to work tomorrow on a late so you never know I might be able to fit something in before I go but I do have a cj page to finish first! Good night all x

PTW challenge Simply Sparkling

The challenge at PTW this week is inspired by all the bonfire and fireworks displays there have been lately! lol Simply sparkling - glitter, gems, or anything that is simply sparkling or along a bonfire/fireworks theme! My background paper is a piece wich I have had forever and I dont remember whose make it is, ribbon is from my stash, the gems as from the £1 shop, mirricard is from a small block I bought a few years back , the tag is cut from mountboard on the BS and the poinsetta is an anitas stamp coloured with fake H2os! Hope its sparkly enough!, had trouble getting a decent pic of it. lol TFL

Sketch Saturday #23

When I first saw the sketch and DT over at Sketch Saturday this week I thought it looked fantastic and the examples were brilliant but I couldnt see how I was going to make it work for me! I've spent the whole week trying to suss it out and finally now we have arrived at Friday I've done it and I'm actually quite pleased with it! Papers are all MM cosmopoliton collection, the image is another from the Animal Magic collection the tag is PM as is the rub on on the tag (one that actually worked!), ribbon and brad from my stash. TFL

(P.S The rub on is actually from MY stash Ria xx )

CCT challenge #35 Fairies & Angels

Couldnt resist this weeks challenge at CCT where they want to see fairies or angels and having just got Fairy Dottie she had to be the star of this card. Coloured using wc pencils and sakura stardust pens in traditional christmas colours, removed the flowers and she is holding a couple of PM velum tags with peeloffs on them matted onto some scraps of green and red card, swiss dots embossing, faux stitching and PM background paper. TFL

SCSC #5 Sketch + brown, pink & white

Oooh I just love the colours for this challenge over at SCSC so didnt expect to have any problems til I realised all my fave papers for this colour combo are on my pc and my printer is definately not playing! :( Oh no what was I to do, well after much scrabbling around in my paper drawers I managed to find something suitable then found some coloured card to tie in with it and I decided to cut some cs ribbon on Robbie from a template made by a UKS called Silene, d'vine swirls embossing folder used and another of the fabulous images by Louly from the Animal Magic collection over at Charmed Cards, even though it wasnt the papers I wanted I'm quite pleased with this and must make more use of Robbie! TFL

Friday sketchers #26

Right I'm about to head off to bed but thought I'd post this one quickly as I totally lost track of time while I was making it! Its for the challenge over at FS papers are PM, the image is another adorable from Animal Magic this one is called Henry Hare, coloured with wc pencils and sakura glaze pens, flowerand brad are PM and ribbon was free with a mag way back! TFL and thanks to everyone who stops by and leaves a comment I really love reading what you all put and it encourages me to carry on so a really big thanks to you all. Night night. x

CCT challenge #34 Cheers

Over at CCT this week the challenge is ... to make 'Drink' themed cards, any type not just alcoholic ones! So how could I resist! backing paper is from a piece I printed from Artylicious Fantasy Floral, the glass is cut on Robbie using a great template from UKS by Lindyloulou which I then covered with some scraps of green and red handmade papers, Dottie in her hammock chilling with a glass of fizz is coloured using wc pencils and fixed in position with a couple of star brads from stash and the cheers is cut from another scrap of paper using the xyron pc machine. Didnt quite turn out how I had envisaged it but how often do they!? lol TFL

New Blog - Craft Stamper Magazine Blog

Craft Stamper Magazine now have their own blog, and it has some great blog candy to giveaway as their launch (especially if you like PB stamps! I like 'em but dont have any yet so will keep my fingers crossed!) Will be watching this with interest.

Spoon Full of Sugar #23

Over at Spoon Full of Sugar this week the challenge is ...This week we would love to see some Sparkle and Bling on your creations ... So here is my attempt. Donald Donkey from the new Animal Magic collection over at Charmed Crafts coloured in using wc pencils, paper is PM as are the butterfly gems and the ribbon is from my stash. I just love Donald he is so cute! TFL

Dottie Freebie

Forgot to mention when posting my card that everyone who takes part in this weeks challenge gets a special one off freebie of Fairy Dottie - shes gorgeous, so go on pop over to Dotties World, check out the challenge have a go and add Fairy Dottie to your collection - you know you want to!

Dotties World Challenge Black & White and a splash of Colour

Fantastic challenge by Adele over at Dotties World this week that goes like this ... Black, white and a splash of .........COLOUR!!! I want your creations this week to include one or more of the Charmed Download images and to be only 3 main colours. Black, white and one colour of your choice. You can use as many tones of grey and of your chosen colour and you can obviously use a skintone and haircolour ( I am feeling generous! LOL )but that's it. Well as you know my printer is not behaving as it should and all my favourite b&w papers are on disc! so had to compromise and printed out my own backing paper, the bathtime Dottie image has a glazed bath to give the impression of the old enamel baths adn the splash of colour is obviously the yellow of the duck and the stripe then I used black cs and yellow corrugated paper and finished it all off with some black adhesive stones. TFL

My first Animal Magic card for PTW

I just couldn't wait to use these so I didn't! The print quality isn't as good as it should have been but at least I persuaded it to print! Changed these little song birds into robins and changed the sentiment to make it more christmassy, mounted onto green cs, background paper is a freebie from a mag sorry cant remember whose make and I added little adhesive stones. I've made this for this weeks PTW challenge which is a sketch by the very talented DawnyP. TFL

Animal Magic by Louly

You have to go and check the latest download out from Charmed Crafts its called Animal Magic and they are by the very talented Louly, and yes I've got them - well how could I not! They are fantastic I love 'em and can see loads of potential when my printer wants to play! Its limping around so I might be able to print of a b&w image for the time being. But GO CHECK 'EM OUT!

Juliets got blog candy!

Quick to be in with a chance pop over to Juliets NOW! I thought I'd already done this but somehow managed not to and it finishes tonight at 9. This lady produces some of the most stunning cards I have seen I love visiting so you really should pop over.

Sketch Saturday #22

Another lovely sketch over at Sketch Saturday and this one came together really qickly for me (1/2 hour and that is really quick for me!) The bright pink cs is coredinations the scalloped circle cut on Robbie from paper by Raspberry Road Designs, flowers and brad PM, 2 lines of silver peeloffs and giant black ricrak behind the flower oh yes and some black adhesive stones. TFL and now I am off to bed and hopefully having a lie in tomorrow! (wont hold my breath though! lol)

SCSC #4

Over at SCSC it was a sketch and a fantastic one it was too, I didnt think I was going to get this done in time this week but I have (only just!) I've used PM papers, flower and brad, coredinations cs stamped with Anitas stamp using black ink and silver pearl embossed, added some sparkle to my flower with a sakura stardust pen too! TFL

A quick hello!

Wow the course I have been on this week was fantastic, best bit of training I have done in years and I really enjoyed it. As an added bonus we finished at lunch time today so I thought I'd sneak in some extra crafting only to find printer is playing up again so I think I am gonna have to go out tomorrow and get another one as I cant put up with it only working when it feels like it! Anyway I'm off to make a card from some paper I've already got! lol back later.x

Friday Sketchers # 25

Yes I know I said I probably wouldnt be back but as I was checking out which challenges I still have to complete this week I came across the lovely sketch by Claudia Rosa over at Friday Sketchers and here is my interpretation of it. Made this using JS Victorian Christmas cd for papers and image, then put cs thru BS using swiss dots folder, added some ribbon and a little silver snowflake. TFL and now I'm off to bed!

CCT challenge # 33 The stars at night

This week CCT said This week we would like to see some stars or something spooky on your cards. I opted for stars and used PM paper, coredinations cs punched with xcut ribbon punch then threaded some blue and silver organza ribbon thru then mounted some more of the paper ontop with the trees punched out and finished off with a silver peeloff. TFL Today on the course was really hard and emotional and tonight I am feeling totally drained and my cold is starting to kick in big time so not sure if I'll manage anymore tonight but hope to be back tomorrow night.

ABC challenge N is for Nature

we would like to see you using nature to inspire you this week. It can either be a creation using images (stamped or otherwise, eg leaves, flowers) or the colours of nature. this was the challenge over at ABC So I wracked my brains trying to think of what I could do. (not an easy task especially after 7 1/2 hours of training! not much left to wrack not that there was much there in the first place!) anyway after digging thru my stash I came across these fabric flower pieces that were bought as complete flowers from a cheapy shop then pulled apart so now I've put some back together but in a different order! and used a big brad to hold them, mounted them onto a circle of coredinations cardstock embossed with a BS stexture plate and sanded. Background paper is PM then a few peeloffs added. TFL Had another good training day today but a bit nervous about tomorrow as we have to put what we have learnt into practice with some of our residents and they are going to video us too! Scary!