Finn the Dino boy!

I got this cute "Finn" digi stamp as a freebie a couple of months ago from Little Musings, I coloured him in using Promarkers and really enjoyed colouring all the detail!

Papers are Basic Grey Boxer as are the 3 brads, I followed the sketch over at Basic Grey Challenge and as there isn't too much detail or layering on it made it perfect for a boys card. Sentiment was a freebie digi but can't remember where from (if anyone knows please remind me so I can give credit where its due! The cardstock is Coredinations which I embossed using the Argyle Cuttlebug folder then lightly distressed it my sanding the top layer to reveal the white core.



I am also entering into the following challenges:
Totally Papercraft - Distressing
Totally Gorjuss - Texture
Passion for Promarkers - "The young ones"
A Spoonful of Sugar - One for the boys
Simon Says Challenge - A card for a child

Spring card

Hi all

I have had a lovely day off today and even managed to make my first spring (as in the style) card! Incy Wincy Designs challenge this week is for "Fancy Folds" so this fits in with their challenge and as it was ANOTHER card challenging my limited creative skills I am also entering it into the Crafty Cardmakers challenge of "challenging yourself".

I used this cute digi image from CJ at Cowgirl Up stamps who is having a DT call!

The lime green and black colour combo with the added extra of flowers was picked by the lovely Jude for the Creative Inspirations challenge. This is not a colour combo I would normally use but it is really zingy and works so well!



Papers are from a magazine last year, they are a little on the shiny side and I don't normally use these types of papers but the colours were perfect! Flowers are from my stash. The sentiment stamp is from Personal Impressions - Fairy Silhouette set. I used the Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder. Image coloured with pencils and promarkers. Sparkled up her little hat with glamour dust.

As you can buy Cowgirl Up Stamps over at Stitchy Bear Stamp store I will enter this as my third and final entry onto the One Stitch at a Time challenge!

Sweet Pea challenge

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Wow, absolutely loving the Sweet Pea stamps and the Ching Chou Kuik stamps, they are seriously gorgeous! I received them yesterday from Crafts and Me who are the only UK stockists - incidentally super fast service and really lovely ladies who run the store! I only placed the order late Monday night and they were here on Wednesday, if you are like me and turn into Craftzilla when waiting for crafty stuff to arrive you definitely need to check out their website. Within an hour of getting in from work I had inked both of my new stamps up LOL, usually my poor stamps stay neglected in the packet for months before they get even a whiff of ink LOL, but THESE are sooo amazing I had to play straight away!



I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik's Dark Sirene stamp on my card, coloured her with promarkers and added some diamontes to the flowers in her hair. Ribbon from stash, Martha Stewart doily punch, stickles on butterflies, Sizzix Jelly frame and leaf punch. Papers are Papermania "Heather" and the gorgeous flowers are a mixture of silk flowers pulled apart from a fake bouquet and the large flower in the middle is the new Prima Symphony which I ordered from Creative Craft World

Prima Symphony Blend - Arietta Lilac


I have followed the sketch over at Midnight Madness - just love their sketches, especially as you get a choice of 2 to follow!

Sweet Pea Stampers challenge is "fairies at the bottom of the garden" and as a child I would imagine purple sparkly fairies LOL!

I am also entering into the following challenges:

Stampin for the Weekend - Ribbons and bows
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

Distressed travel tag

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Today I have made a distressed tag! Still playing with my Tim Holtz distress ink pads LOL - can't wait for payday when I can treat myself to some more colours!

I am entering this into Simon Says Challenge which is distressed and the Creative Card Crew theme for their current challenge is "vintage/aged" and also Tuesday Taggers which is to make a tag. Georgina is offering a FAB Paperartsy prize this week!!!

Distressed the whole tag in Frayed Burlap. Stamped the bike and suitcase (Clear Choice Stamps) in sepia and the key in Stazon. I then stamped a swirl randomly in versamark and heat embossed with clear powder. Using the blending tool I worked Faded Jeans over the whole tag and finally stamped the text in stazon. The clock stamp in the corner is a digi from Stitchy Bear Stamps and is from a set called Timeless Beauties. I coloured her scarf and hat in with pencils. I am entering the challenge over on One Stitch at a Time which is "anything goes", as I was on the last minute for last weeks challenge they will probably fall off their chairs in shock that I am soooo early for this weeks LOL!! (Mind your head on the way down girls LOL)



Ribbon and fibre from my stash. I had a little mishap with the bike charm as the saddle with the little hole in snapped off (oops!!).

Think I need a bit more practice with the distress inks and of course I won't be so limited when I have some more to play with but it took me out of my comfort zone and challenged me LOL - the challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is a "challenging challenge" and this was just that!

Fantasy Land!

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Something a little different again from me today! I have been messing with my distress inks (only have 3 at the mo) trying to make a background. I must have done about 10 different variations yesterday experimenting with different ink pads, techniques etc. Had great fun doing it but boy today my hands are a mess - full of ink stains (good job I am not working today LOL).

I have made this to enter into the very FIRST Sir Stampalot monthly challenge. "Fantasy" is the theme for this month and woah, I can't believe the prize.... I would be in a fantasy land if I won it LOL First prize is an amazing and generous Cricut - how cool would that be??





I used Tim Holtz Distress inks to make the background and as Allsorts challenge this week is no pre-printed papers this qualifies, masked the "moon". I then stamped the Dandelion Frame by Hero Arts around the edge using Stazon. The mushroom and fairy are from Personal Impressions - Fairy Silhouette. I glimmer misted her wings and the punched out flowers got the stickles treatment with a little diamond (well diamante as I can't afford diamonds LOL) in the centre!

Flowers and brad from my stash and the Fairyland Ticket was a freebie from Craft Stamper magazine a while ago.

I am also entering it into the following challenges:

Meljens are holding their first challenge and the theme it "anything goes"
Just add Ink - Just add... ink - anything goes!
Something Completely Different - "W" for wings!
Crafts and me - Fairies or wings

Make a wish...

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On the last minute again hence the rubbish picture!

Before I get onto the card I just want to remind my blogging buddettes that you still have time to enter the Easter Challenge over at Creative Craft World. Entries have to be in by Midnight (GMT) tomorrow 4th April 2010!!

Made this card using the FABBY Butterfly Love digi stamp from Stitchy Bear Stamps, I was lucky enough to win this in a challenge as really loved using her, great detail and a joy to colour with my promarkers.

I am entering this into the One Stitch at a Time challenge which was a recipe revealed on their recent easter egg hunt (great fun) to celebrate their GRAN OPENING. I used glitter, ribbon, beads, buttons and 2 papers from the recipe ingredients.



I have followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday for the layout.

Also entering into the following challenges:

Totally Papercraft - Go digital!
Cooking it up with Katie - Recipe = Something new (digi fairy stamp), something old (the button I have had for ages and never used them) and something sweet (the image)
By the Cute and Girly - Fairytales
Papertake Weekly - Open theme

Easter DT creations 1 sheet of 12 x 12 Bazzill = 5 items!!

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Here are my DT creations for Creative Craft World using the DT Easter kit, the challenge this week is Easter and you have until midnight 4th April to enter. As we can't join in our own challenges (obviously) Lou set us a DT challenge! She sent us each a DT pack containing some of the gorgeous Glazed Easter egg Bazzill card, some ribbon, flowers and brads and asked us to show what we can up with using only 1 sheet of the glazed Bazzill!!! The Bazzill comes in purple or white and is not the cheapest at £1.40 a sheet (hence the challenge to show how far 1 sheet can go) - I got eh white and wow it is so versatile! As the eggs are glazed I experimented by swiping an ink pad (I used Aloe Vera VersaMagic chalk ink) great as you can make everything co-ordinated!

The little rabbit and chick digi stamp (freebie from Bee crafty card I left the Bazzill au naturel. The eggs really stand out in real life but I found it hard to get a decent pic of it with my limited photographic skills!!

As you can see I made quite a lot with just the one sheet of 12 x 12!

3 cards, a basket and a gift sweet packet!! Hope you all like them?

















I am entering these into the following challenges:

Simon Says Challenge - Easter or Spring and some glimmer
C.R.A.F.T. - Easter
Creative Inspirations Challenge - Easter
Charisma Cardz - Spring
Daring Cardmakers - Eggs!!! (Got lots of those LOL)
Colour Create - Your choice of pastels
Cupcake Challenges - Spring or Easter and lots of chocolate (I have included REAL chocolate which is no longer around hmmm - so much for the diet)!

Thank you card

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I don't often use Penny Black stamps for some reason - even though I do own some. This "Uplifting Occassions" is a stamped image I received in a swap. The challenge this week on the Penny Black Saturday challenge is "Butterflies and Bees" (don't know what happened to the birds and the bees LOL!

For the layout I have followed the Papertake Weekly sketch over as it is quite a big image and I don't think it needs much embellishments.

I have coloured the image using watercolours and pencils, glittered it with Ice Stickles. Papers are DCWV Sweet Stack.

Recently I won some blog candy over at Lisa's blog (Mess 2 Magic) and this is to say thank you! She is such a kind and generous lady - Lisa if you are reading this before you have received the card look away NOW!!!







I am entering this into the following challenges:
Sophisticat - Raining cats and dogs
Cute Card Thursday - Dimensions
Simon Says Challenge - Easter/spring and glimmer!

New challenge to win 5 Promarkers!

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Just letting you know about the new challenge over on Creative Craft World blog where you can win 5 promarkers!!

Also, a reminder that the fab offer of 4 for 3 on the new Prima flowers is ending tomorrow so hurry up and place your order!!! Rumour has it that the next special offer is going to be a FAB deal on Promarkers which Lou is currently loading onto the site at Creative Craft World but SHHHH you didn't hear it from me LOL!!!

I have placed my order of these little Prima lovelies, can't wait to get hold of them!

Prima Symphony Blend - Arietta Lilac



Madrigal Blossom - Nocturne



Prima Tea Roses - Latte



Love Story - Kissing Pink

Sweet - totally gorjuss

Made this for the Totally Gorgeous challenge, which is "sweet" but the photo is totally rubbish!!! Will have to take another one in the morning as the lighting in my house at night is too yellow - especially when the card has yellow on it also!



Made with love using:

DCWV Sweet Card stack
WOJ Willow stamp coloured with promarkers
Ribbon, gems and button from stash.

I am entering into the following challenges:
Raise the Bar - fruit