New Dottie's World challenge.

This week, the challenge on Dottie's world was to make a card for a man with the added twist of including some ribbon. I have used George here and I think he's having a night down the pub with his mates! I have kept it clean and simple!  This also fits in with the Lothian crafts challenge! Yay!

Farmyard theme on Craft mad and loving it.

Here's my entry for last week's theme on CMLI on craftbubble. The theme was farmyards!

Craft Mad and loving it challenge 3.

Our lovely Lauren set the challenge this week over on our craftbubble group. She provided a fab sketch and her twist was  "bloom where you're planted. "

My good news!

I won a charmed download collection on Dottie's World! I love my downloads and Louise's drawings are some of  the best digi designs out there! I  just love the new fairy tale collection and have a list of the digi stamps I want to own! I have chosen Sugar and Spice and am looking forward to these coming my way very soon! xx

Another easel

The image is a Lili of the valley coloured with prismas.

Dotties world challenge

This week on Dottie's world the challenge is to use a charmed downlaod and make a card that reflects a movie.  This was a pretty hard one and I'm ashamed to say that I went for the easy option and did The sword in the stone!

Craft Mad and loving it challenge 2.

This week on Craft mad and Loving it on the craftbubble group sees the challenge from Karen. Her twist is to use lace and pearls.
 Here's my take on her challenge.

This week's Dottie's World challenge.

This week over on Dottie's world the challenge is to make a summery card and a different card to your usual style.  I thought I'd make an easel card for a change as I haven't made one of these for a while.  I have been playing around with some images from the Once upon a time collection and have merged several images to get this final image.  The papers are freebies from Cardmaking and papercraft and I have dragged out my sewing maching to have a bit of a play with the stitching. A nice quickish card, perfect for a little girl this summer. This challenge also fits in with our Sunday themed challenge on Craft Mad and Loving it on Craftbubble which is to make anything covering the theme of fairy tales.

I confess to going a bit mad with this fab collection and made another two cards!

Moving on again!

It's been some time in the planning. but now I'm pleased to announce that Lauren, myself and Karen have branched out and started a new group on Craftbubble called Craft Mad and Loving it.  We will also be running a blog alongside this where we will be showcasing craft techniques, etc. I will pop the link on, later.
We have a brand new challenge this week, set by me and the challenge is to make a card inspired by the phrase " Ink and emboss my friend" In honour of our moving home form the LGS group to CMLI my sketch incorporates a suitcase!

My card uses two of the stamps from Elzybells, which I was saddend to see is closing its doors. My image is coloured with promarkers.

New Dottie's World challenge.

This week on Dottie's World the challenge is to make a card having a vintage and summer theme. Ok I have succombed and purchased the new Fairytale collection from Charmed crafts.  So, I couldn't resist it ok? It's a stunning collection and a bargain price and of course digi stamps have so much potential! I have merged three of the images from the collection and this little babe is for my nephew's birthday later in the month.

New Craftbubble challenge

This week on The LGS craftbubble group challenge, the delightful KathyK set us the challenge of making a Christmas card and the twist of using thread! Now Christmas not being me, I confess to having to grit my teeth with this one!  ( Sorry Kathy!!) It's not that I don't like making Chritsmas cards, it's just not for me until it's cold and chilly and the fire's on and hubby gets used to finding glitter in his boxer shorts!  Christmas in July just doesn't become me!
Anyway, the image is a Penny Black as is the sentiment.

Dottie's World

Last Sunday's Dottie's world challenge was to make a card using a charmed download and fiery colours.  I am very late blogging this as there is a new challenge tomorrow, but as I have said in my previous post Blogger and I had issues! My image is from the Pixie Chick collection and I see that they have a brand new fairytale collection available.  My crafty friends know how much I love my downloads, but I must resist the temptation, even though it is a stunning collection and I MUST have it! Better wait for next pay day then!

Time to move on.

After me and blogger falling out for a few weeks, I have been inspired by my fellow crafty friends to restart blogging. I didn't think I could do it as I had fallen out of love! Blogger played up big time and I had finished with with him! I refuse to messed around by a bad tempered piece of software! Pah! Well, typically I have given in! We have made up and I'm moving on, allowing blogger to become part of my life again.  I tell you though, one more dose of the funny business and he can forget it. I'll be moving to the other side!!! Blogger you have been warned!

New Craftbubble challenge.

This week on Craftbubble's LGS group Karen has set us the challenge of making a Christmas card! As I'm writing this scheduled post, the sun is shining and I'm really not feeling at all in the festive mood!  Here's my card for her challenge nestled happily in amongst my strawberries: which hopefully will not have been eaten by the pesky slugs whilst I'm gadding about! My papers are Pink Petticoat from the Fairy Lights collection.  My image is a charmed cards and crafts one and the ribbon is a spool that I bought in M and S, supposedly to adorn pressies, but my cards were far more deserving!

Another Lili of the Valley.

Aren't these stamps just beautiful? This little gem has been coloured with Prismas and the papers are Henbury Lane by Papermania.

Lili of the Valley stamps.

I simply adore the Lili of the Valley stamps. Here is an old one, which I just adore! She has been coloured up with my Prismas, which have taken over as my rediscovered new love! Yes, my Promarkers are getting a rest but I don't know for how long! I know I can't keep away from those babies forever!

I have used the lovely sketch that is currently on the Lili of the Valley challenge blog.

New Dottie's World challenge.

This week over on Dottie's World the challenge is to make a Father's Day card, or any Masculine card.  Here is mine.  It has been coloured with my Prismas and the papers are very old ones form the bottom of my stash drawer. I'm very fond of this one and may have trouble parting with it!!

Lili of the Valley challenge.

I recently bought some of these Lili of the Valley stamps and haven't as yet inked them all up. They are all gorgeous and I confess that I want them all! I am fast making that a reality too!

Anyway, I decided to check out the Lili of the Valley challenge blog and discovered a fab sketch by Dawny P. I have coloured my image with Prismas. Embellishments are from Wild Orchid crafts, but be warned you'll spend a fortune!

New craftbubble challenge.

Wynneth, set the challenge on the LGS group this week ove ron Craftbubble. Her challenge was to follow her sketch and the twist was Eastern Promise.

Last post of the day, I think!

My last card of the day is this one, which again is a Mo's image and also my last purchase of Mo's images!
You know what I used to colour it, don't you?! I love the girls in their tutus here....just so cute.

Another Mo!

Well, as I said in a previous post I had to buy more than one Mo image! This time I need to thank Cherry for the backing paper as I won it in her blog candy a while ago. So thanks to you as well hun. Again my image has been coloured with prismas.

A thank you card

This is going to my friend Sarah, for being kind enough to write me a reference for OFSTED, so thanks hun. xxxxxxxx
A special thanks must also go to Susie at die cut dreams for the image which I won in one of her blog candys a while ago now.

A Mo Manning card

I saw this gorgeous image coloured in with prisma pencils on Bluebertie's blog and I knew I had to have it as well! Whilst I was on Mo's site I ended up buying more than one image and set to work with my prisma pencils. My colouring needs some work, I think, but the images are jsut fabulous.

Dottie's world and Lothian crafts challenge.

This card fits the bill for both Dotties world and Lothian crafts challenges. Over at Dottie's world, the challenge was to make a card using predominantly green and a little metal charm. This month's Lothian Crafts challenge is to make a card using a summery theme.  I thought the flowers and butterflies worked well for this. The die cuts are new and were purchased from Lothian crafts, in fact they only arrived this morning and have been put to good use already! The stunning image is one of the pixie chicks from Charmed cards and crafts.  I jsut love these downloads and use them often!

Anniversary card

It's our wedding anniversary on Wednesday.  So here's a card I made  for hubby.  I have used the Popcorn Romance CD.

This weeks Craftbubble challenge has been set by Lauren!

Yep, that's right it was a Lauren specila this week and she wanted us to concentrate on our edges! Pop over to the LGS stamping group to see what we have been up to!
I have been getting distressed with my edges this week and also inked them and the stunning image is from Lili of the valley.  Take a look at their stamps I promise you, you will be tempted........won't you Lauren??!!

Oh I'm late!

 

This was last week's craftbubble challenge and I apologise for the lateness of the post Karen! Karen offered us this fab sketch with the added twist of using two colours only.  My image is from Rubbadubbadoo and the flowers are an old personal impressions stamp.  I have coloured the images with my prisma colour pencils.

New craftbubble challenge.

A new sketch challenge has been posted this week on the LGS group group on Craftbubble and this week we had celebrity guest designer Kathy Kirby. A very well known member of the Craftbubble community and all round nice gal! She set us a sketch and  the challenge of using a techinique you haven't used for a while or that is new and using colours you don't normally choose.
I have used a Mo Manning image and my papers are from Pink Petticoat. I coloured the card using my Prismas which haven't had an outing for a very long time!
Stop by the LGS group to view the sketch and challenge properly!!

Lothian crafts May challenge.

Over on the Lothian crafts challenge blog which can be reached if you click on the link in the shop you will see that they have a May sketch challenge.

Here's my entry. I have used a lili of the valley image and this little fairy is one of my favourites. the papers are from docrafts V and A papers. It has a kind of vintage feel to it.

My friend's card.

This is for my dear friend Nicky. Every month we choose a challenge which we both do and then exchange cards.  It's a really nice way of getting something nice in the post and of course knowing that your friend has made it especially for you is even nicer!

New Craftbubble challenge.

This week I also set the challenge over on the LGS group on Craftbubble. As usual my fellow design team members have come up trumps and produced some fab cards! I am also seeing that my fellow friends on LGS have also made some fab creations and I would love you to come over and join us!

Here is my sketch and the twist is food. I have used a digi stamp from digi stamp boutique and papers are from Pink petticoat and Clare Curd signature range. I shall also be entering this one in to the digi stamp boutique May competition!

Catching up!

Catching up seems to be what I do a lot on my blog! Anyway, this weeks Willow Sketchie challenge was set by me.  It's the last challenge for a while as WSC is taking a break. The recipe I chose to use was some embossing, some holes and some leaves.  You can buy this little fairy download from Willow designs. Very cute it is too!

New challenge on LGS Craftbubble group.

AAh this week our birthday girl Lauren was feeling all glammed up and so she set us this fab sketch with the added twist of " A touch of galmour"....any excuse to get that bling out I think!!  do pop over and see what we have been up to!

WSC challenge this week

This week Sharon gave the design team this cute little fairy to play with.  She also provided the sketch and recipe which can be found over on the WSC challenge blog.

Die cut dreams challenge.

I had a look at the die cuts dreams challenge blog and saw that two of my favourite themes were being used Tilda and pink so I thought I would take part this time.  Thanks must go to Debbie of ribbon dreams for her kind donation of the Tilda images.  Thanks hun.  I really went a bit OTT with the pinkness of this card but I think it was worth it!!

On a bit of a roll!

Another digi stamp boutique offering! This time I have used the lovely Coco.

More digi stamp boutique!

I just love these digi stamps!  I do have quite a collection but there is always room for a few more!!

Digi stamp boutique May competition

Over at the digi stamp boutique they have a competition every month as a way of sharing customer's creations which I think is a fab idea! My Jim card is currently linked from their blog to here which was lovely to know so thanks Sally-Anne for that! They have some fab digi stamps in their shop and here's one I made using one of the brand new ones. Perfect for several occasions I thought and fits the bill perfectly for a different new baby card! Always handy to keep in the box for emergencies!!! I'm also entering this one for the allsorts challenge which has a theme of animals.

This weeks LGS group challenge on Craftbubble.

This week on the LGS group Karen set the sketch and asked us to make our own paper flowers. I have made quilled flowers. This also fits in with the Dottie's world challenge this week which is to use sewing on your cards. This also fits in with the challenge on die cut dreams which is to use handmade flowers!!

A golden wedding card

I was asked if I could make a golden wedding card for a couple who enjoy ballroom dancing.  After a great deal of searching through CDs I found this beautiful pair and after lots of fiddling around I came up with this card.  I just hope that they like it.

New Willow sketchie challenge.

Time for another Willow Sketchie challenge and this time we played with a new fairy download. We also had a recipe to play with, which was something green, some checks and use a scrap of fabric.
Here's mine . I made the lollipop flowers using some felt and my nesties and I sewed the tiny buttons on. I also made the gingham rosette using a scrap of material, sewing a running stitch bothe sides. I'm very pleased with my big funky flowers!!

Sneaky peek

Tomorrow is Willow sketchie day and here's a sneak peek of my card.  It's a fab challenge this week so make sure you stop by Willow Sketchie challenge to see what the design team have been up to.

Man card!

My brother-in-law's birthday is coming up so here's a card I have made for him. I have used a digi stamp from Digi stamp boutique.