Summer Chick

Good Evening,

Sorry I'm late with this post

A new challenge started this morning over at 

Dream Valley

with a fabby sponsor

Fabrika Fantasy

 and the theme is:

coloured image

Image - Summer Chick from sponsor
Coloured with Markers
Sentiment - Papermania

Go check out what my lovely teamies have created with the sponsors images  here

Bee Happy

Good Morning,

Monday morning means there's a new challenge starting at

Dream Valley

with a fabby sponsor

All Dressed Up

who is offering 3 images of the winners choice from the shop

 and the theme is:

Black & Yellow (Bee Happy)

Image - ADU Busy Little Bee, printed & cut on Cameo

Coloured - Markers, chalk & glamour dust

Papers - Raspberry Road Busy Bee

Bee Happy - cut on Cameo

Sentiment - Papermania stamp

Go check out what my lovely teamies have created with the sponsors images  here

Die Cuts & Punches

Good Morning,

It's Monday which means there's a new challenge starting @

Dream Valley

with a fabby sponsor

Dies to Die for

who is offering £15 voucher to spend in their shop

 and the theme is:

Dies & Punches

Flowers - Heartfelt creations stamp & die set - Heat embossed with silver pearl powder

Flourish - Die from The Works

Circle dies - Dreamees

Sentiment - Papermania

Wood grain folder - freebie from Crafters companion. 

Go check out what my lovely teamies have created using their dies and punches  here

2 buttons @ DV

Good Morning,

Time for a new challenge over at

Dream Valley

The theme this week is:

Add at least 2 buttons

and sponsoring the challenge is:

All Dressed Up

Image - Pretty in Plaits ADU

Coloured - With Markers & chalk

Papers - Printed from Dreamees CD

Sentiment - DSB & Papermania

All mats and layers were cut on the Cameo

Go see what my lovely teamies have created with the images  here

Cupcake Fairy

Good Morning,

Brrrr.... but a very cold one, I can't to seem to get warm these past couple of days

Another great and I think popular theme this fortnight at 

Moving Along With The Times

chosen by the lovely Janice which is:

Fairies

Image - LOTV

coloured with SN pencils

Papers - a scrap & embossed with SB dainty dots

Sentiment - papermania and an unknown stamp

Please do hop on over to the main challenge blog here to see the wonderful creations my teamies have created. I've got an idea this is going to be a popular challenge

Good Evening,

All About Love

 is the challenge over at

Dream Valley

and is sponsored by

Pink Gem

Top layer - cut on the cameo, 

fine liner detail with gems added randomly. Foam pads raise the cut out hearts for dimension.

Sentiment - papermania stamp

Backing paper - Printed from a Dreamees CD

So simple but effective I think.

More lovely examples on the challenge blog, go on hop on over here

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #198

Good Morning my Crafty Friends,


Are you all enjoying the nice weather?
I would imagine a lot  of time is being spent in the garden, either sitting relaxing or tidying up after the winter months.


Here is the new sketch that Guylaine has designed for us over at
Sunday Sketch Challenge

Super don't you think!
Hopefully you will have a play and see what you can create using it. You can flip or rotate the sketch if you so wish or use as is, then enter your card on the main challenge blog here. Oh don't forget there must be something stamped (rubber or digi) on your card to qualify to be entered in the draw for this weeks prize.


This is what I did with the sketch:

Image - Crafters Companion - 'Phoebe stamp'

Colouring medium - Markers, chalks, glamour dust & glitter gel pen

Papers - Raspberry Road, free pad with mag

Embossed paper - Cuttlebug folder

Sentiment - Papermania stamp & Dimension Fourth alphabet stamps

All layers have been mounted onto red card & distressed with TH Tea Dye ink

Have a great day!

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #159

Good Morning Everyone,

 

Hope you are all having a great weekend!
I went shopping with my Sister yesterday to buy plants for my hanging baskets. Thought I might be tempting fate but guess what! It's another sunny day here in Northampton so in the garden I must go to plant them up. Oh and we got the grow bags for the tommie's so must do that too.

 

 

Over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp see's the start of a new challenge today which Mari has designed us a super sketch to play with

Here's what I came up with:




 

I am aware that I don't do enough florally cards & as soon as I make one it sells. So when out shopping for crafty bits for work the other evening and I saw a Papermania 'Just to Say' stamp set for sale for just £1 which I couldn't resist, the set come with the image & sentiment stamp above a  rose tree stamp that I have stamped and will share with you later in the week.

The papers are digi ones from Nitwits 'breath fresh air too' and have been matted onto black card.

The butterflies were cut on the silhouette and glittered with glamour dust.

 

Hop on over the challenge blog to see more super inspiration from my teamies.

Don't forget, use the sketch and there must be a stamped image or sentiment on your creation.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

I would like to enter:

Lets craft & create - Things with wings

Vintage Bride & Groom

Good Evening,

My card today is a Wedding card I made using the vintage red Portobella papers from papermania. The image is the 'cute bride & groom from DigiStamp Boutique which has been coloured with Spec's & Pro marker & a touch of chalk. The sentiment is computer generated & the organza ribbon & bow has been added along with the gems as a finishing touch.

I would like to enter:

MAWTT - Seeing red

For my Daddy

Good morning,

Another wet one here in Northampton after quite a nice weekend. I'm back at work today after a week off  :(

My card today is yet another using the elephant  image from Crafters companion. I have coloured him in with spectrum noirs & ckalks. The papers are from the Portobello  range from papermania (stars as well) That have been mounted onto red navy & mirri card, the centres of the stars are the the waste form a spellbinders die in the same red card

I would like to enter the following:

Cupcake craft challenge - red, white & blue

Dream valley challenge - for that special guy

One stop craft challenge - Father's Day

Card makin' Mamas - Father's Day

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like what you see.

Happy crafting

Carole xXx

Friday sketch challenge #18

Good morning,

It's another lovely day here in Northampton, hope it stays nice for the weekend. Maybe bbq time, I do love to cook outside.

Time for a new challenge over @ Friday Sketch Challenge, we had some lovely entries  on our last challenge & I am looking forward to seeing what you create this time.  

Here is my card I have used Rhi digi from the toxic kids collection. I have coloured her in using Spectrum Noirs, flexi markers & chalks. The dotty backing paper is from the portobella road collection which I have teamed up with some swiss dots embossed paper that has been distressed and some union jacks. I added some button to embellish and a scroll with a sentiment on which I have also distressed.

Simply b stamps are offering 3 digis to this weeks winner so get crafting & have fun.

 Hop on over a get some inspiration from the wonderful DT's creations here

I would like to enter :

Papertake weekly - True colours

bearlymine-challenges - anything goes

creative inspirations - anything goes

willow sketchie challenge - red, white & blue

paper pretties - bold colours



Happy crafting

Carole xXx

Top Dog

Good Morning,

Hope you all enjoyed your shopping spree at Ally Pally, & had time to play with your goodies!

My card today has been made following the sketch over @ Creative card challenge. I have used an image from Tulip & Friends CD & teamed it up with Papermania's Portobello Road papers.

I would like to enter the following:

creative craft challenges - sketch

MAWTT - Shabby chic/vintage

crafty catz weekly challenge - Animal

Happy Crafting

Carole xXx