Crunchie Crafts

Flower Power

2012-02-24T19:17:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone

Well what a fortnight it's been. Firstly thanks to everyone who left comments for me and hugs on my Blue Valentine post. - I apologise for not posting much this week, but I am moving so things have been very busy. I have a lovely new little house that I am sure the kids and I will be very happy in.

Anyway today's post is a card I made for my fantastic sister-in-law for her birthday. The card is also my DT card for the wonderful Cutie Pie challenge this fortnight. The challenge is flower power.

I have used a Make it Crafty image for this card. I love these - they are fab to colour and always look wonderful. The backing papers are first edition. The sentiment is from the Tulip range by Papermania. I have of course coloured her with promarkers. The edges were inked with TH Distress Inks. I kept it quite simple as I wanted the image to really stand out and the backing papers are really glitzy.

I hope that you'll pop on over and join in our fab challenge.

Hugs to everyone

My Blue Valentine/Anniversary

2012-02-14T01:18:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone, my card today is a blue valentine. I don't know how many of you have noticed but there are no red hearts included in my cards at this time of year. This is because a week before christmas I found out my husband of 10 years was having an affair, he left in January and is now living with this horrid woman, who had no scruples in destroying our family. I still love him dearly and would have him back and completely forgive him. He says he misses family life, and the kids, and me everyday and that he is eaten up with guilt about what he has done. He is my everything, so this is the card I have made and sent to him. I have included a picture of the sentiment inside, which I wrote. As you can see from the sentiment, today is not only valentines day, but it is also our wedding anniversary.

My card is very simple, I distressed the whole of the front and back of the card with TH distress inks, then I used various papers from my stash to create the hearts, which were cut with Spellbinders Nesting dies. The sentiment was typed in word and the picture is a watermark behind. (This was us on our wedding day!!)

I wish to thank you my lovely followers and friends for your support over the last couple of months, your lovely comments have kept me going at a time when inspiration has been really hard to find.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Celebrations

Crafty cardmakers = monochrome

Kaboodle Doodles = boys or masculine

Hooked on Crafts = Hearts valentine

Crafting when we can = valentine

The squirrel and the fox - valentine

Hugs

With love .......

2012-02-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

and luck. Today is the opening night for my 15 year old's school production and she is very very nervous. I have made her a card to wish her luck.

The front

A close up

The back

Open

From the side

I love these fabulous images from Make it Crafty. I have coloured here with promarkers in my daughter's favourite colours. The papers are a selection of Tulip (From Papermania) and Oxford (Kanban) The two bows are both from Papermania and the sentiment from Kanban. I have finished the card off with some card candi. The shapes were cut using Spellbinders Nesties on my trusty Cuttlebug. Off to get my daughter from school now and to give her this card.

I am entering this into the following:

Crafty Boots - Valentines

Creative Stamp Friends - Valentine

Lexi's creations - love

Lollipop Crafts - Valentines

My Craft Spot - Valentines

Sketch 'n' Stash - any sketch - No 9

Stamp and Create - Valentines

Stamps R Us - Valentine

Hugs

Eyes Down for Bingo..........

2012-02-07T03:11:00.000-08:00

Over on the Anything Goes Blog.

I am soooo excited this is my first DT card for the fabulous Anything Goes Challenge Blog. As you have probably guessed this fortnight's challenge is a Bingo Board. You can use any line horizontally or vertically or diagonally through the middle.

I chose the top line and here is my card

The front

The back

inside

a close up

I have papers from stash for this card. The sentiment is by Kanban has been mounted onto a circle of card cut with Spellbinders Nesties - as is the image. The ribbon and charms are also from my stash. All the edges of the paper have been distressed with a TH distressing tool and then inked with TH distressing inks. I finished the front off with a few bits of card candi. The fantastic Stampavie image is coloured with promarkers and edged with Dovecraft Chalks.

I hope you like it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Photo inspiration

Make it Monday - Anyting Goes

The Pink Elephant - Pink

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Ribbon and Bling

Birthday Sundaes - Birthday

Hugs

Cutie Pie Challenge No 11 - Come on over and have a go

2012-02-06T02:40:00.000-08:00

Good morning Cutie Pies and my lovely followers, its

Craftybird Lisa here with the brand new challenge over at The Cutie Pies.

This time it's something a little different and we hope that you will join in the fun with the Cutie Pie DT! My first time of leading a challenge and I'm looking forward to picking the winner too! This challenge is ideal for those of you who like altering things, scrapbooking, making boxes, bags, knitting, beading and more! We have two fantastic sponsors, my Winning choice will win a prize from 'STAMP & CREATE'

STAMP & CREATE LINK HERE

In addition we have another generous Digital Sponsorship from the wonderful Prairie Fairy! A firm favourite with the DT, you will see some of the images used in their Work.

So don't be shy, lets see them here, as long as it's not a card you can enter this one! The DT have had fun with this one, I hope you like their ideas and makes as much as I do!

So come on over to The Cutie Pies challenge site and join in the fun.

For this challenge I made a memory book out of paper bags. I used Tim Holtz papers and black card from my stash. The ribbons were from Stampin-up. The tags and the fantastic car on the front were cut using my cricut. All pages were edged with TH distress inks.

from the top

one section open

close up of pockets and tags

the front

the side

I hope you like it and it has inspired you to make something a little different. I loved doing this one and my baby brother (32) thinks it's great and is going to start filling it with photos and momentos to record his move into his new house.

I am entering this into the following challenges;

Paper Sundaes: Clean and Simple

The Hybrid Chick - Ribbon

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy

Catch the Bug Blogspot - Anything goes

Little Claire Designs: Anything but a card

Creations by Gillm: Challenge 2 colour inspiration

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Wags'n'whiskers: Home Decoration

Hugs to you all

Bright and summery - even if it's -3 outside

2012-02-02T13:36:00.000-08:00

Well it's been absolutely glorious again today, albeit absolutely freezing......

And all this sunshine gave me the inspiration needed for my next card. I wanted to give a feeling of all things good about summer, the sun, the colours of the flowers, butterflies, pot plants and great birthdays...

I have used a sketch and stash sketch (No 7) as the basis for this card. They have some fab sketches in their library. The image is a Wee Stamps image. I think she's just too cute. What do you guys think??

The papers used are from Stampin Up, Pampered Pets, Kate Knight Totally Tropical and papermania card stock. I used a spellbinders die to cut the centre shape and the sentiment is from the Tulip range. The butterfly charm is from my stash of broken up jewelry. The pink and orange butterfly was cut on the cricut and then glittered using stickles. The edges of all papers were inked using Marmalade TH Distress inks. The image was coloured with my fab promarkers.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Hooked on Craft Challenges : Something Bright & Summery
I love promarkers: photo inspiration bright buttons
Crafts and Me - Brighten up your day
Divas by Design : Anything goes
Sketch n Stash: Free Choice sketch No7

My mums craft shop Challenges: Fab n Funky

Thanks for popping in and having a look and for any comments you leave. They are always much appreciated.

Hugs

Anything Goes Blog - New DT position

2012-02-01T23:00:00.000-08:00

I am sooooo excited that I just had to share this all with you guys.

Earlier this month I was asked if I would make a couple of projects as a featured guest designer for this blog. I obviously accepted and set to work. At the same time I heard they were having a DT call, and I applied. I was thrilled to learn tonight, that I have been accepted as a teamie and am looking forward to working with all the girlies on the blog.

I start this new position straight away and my first challenge card for them is the 7th February.... got my thinking cap on.....

Anyway I am now proudly displaying their fab badge. Also be sure to check out the Craft Den shop which is attached to their blog.

Hugs

steaming ahead for steve

2012-02-01T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, from a lovely sunny Somerset. The weather outside is glorious - albeit a little chilly!!

Anyway it's my b.i.l.'s birthday on Saturday and he's made on steam trains, so I have made his birthday card using the fantastic Kanban Steam Train images, teamed with brilliant Bo Bunny papers and some card candy. I edged the papers and the toppers with Papermania inks. The inside has been done to match the front.

Hugs for now

Furry good friends

2012-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

Evening everyone. Today's card is one I made for my Sister-in-law for her birthday next month .....
( I do hope she doesn't read this ......)

I have used papers from Papermania Birthday collection and the buttons are from my stash, as is the ribbon. The image - Prairie Fairy - is coloured with my faithful promarkers and mounted onto papermania glitter card. I have finished the card off with some card candi and a papermania birthday sentiment.

My sil loves mauve and lilacs so this should be right up her street!

Hugs

I am going to enter this card into the following blog competitions:

to be entered later

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Favourite Song

2012-01-25T05:33:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone.

Bit late with my post this week. Sorry. Anyway more good news:

I am now a fully fledged member of the Cutie Pie DT Team. Thank you sooooo Much Woo for giving me a place on Team A. I look forward to joining in regularly.

Secondly I have offered a place as a featured guest designer on the Anything Goes blog in March this year. I am busy preparing my projects for this and a short bio - an oh help they want a photo ............

Anyway enough of the news - now the important bit.

We have a fab challenge going on at the Cutie Pie blog this fortnight ...... it's your favourite song. There are two brilliant prizes up for offer. So why don't you pop on the radio, sing along and create a masterpiece for us to look at and drool over and give yourself a chance to win some fab goodies from Crafty Emmas Store and our very own Woo.

Here's my card for the challenge:

My song is Jolene, by Dolly Parton - the character has flaming auburn hair and eyes of emerald green and her beauty is beyond compare ..............

The image is from Make it Crafty Stamps. I just love her - she's coloured with my faithful promarkers and then mounted onto black card. The papers used are from my Papermania stash and the sentiment also from my stash. The base for the card is a square blue card.

Hope you like her and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations over on the Cutie Pie Blog.

Hugs

Ribbons and Lace

2012-01-15T08:59:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone.

Firstly can I apologise for my absence the last couple of months.

Secondly can I wish everyone a very happy new year. I hope that you all had a fantastic holiday season.

Thirdly can I share an exciting piece of news with all of you.

I have been made a DT Member of the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog. I am their Mid-way Team member and it's my job to inspire all you lovely cuties out there to enter our challenges if you haven't already.

So here goes.

Anyway Over on the Cutie Pie Challenge blog this fortnight we have a great challenge. Ribbons and Lace. So go on get your thinking caps on and create a truly girly card using these fantastic items.

Anyway here's my card. I have used a Teddy Bo image, given to me for Christmas and paper from my stash. The wonderful ribbons, lace and muslin was a gift from my friend Teresa, (Craftingallday). Thanks Teresa.

I made the card for my beautiful daughter's birthday at the beginning of the month. The image was coloured with promarkers and then highlighted with stickles glitter glue. The little buckle is from my stash.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and having a look. See you soon.

I reached 100 followers

2011-12-25T01:59:00.000-08:00

Wow, I reached 101 followers. Thank you everyone who has become a follower ......... I love reading your comments and hope that you like my creations each week.

Well as promised all the names were written out and put into a hat. Hubby did the honours and picked out a little ticket ................. on 20th November 2011

Drum roll please ..............................................

and the winner of my candy is

Sandra of Sandracraftycardz.blogspot.com

Congratulations.

Hugs

For my hubby

2011-11-15T00:31:00.001-08:00

Hi

Over on Docrafts this week, there was thread in the forum asking
"If you could make one card for anyone who would it be and why?"

Lots of us answered and our thoughts were from deceased relatives, to famous people and a few of us also mentioned our hubbies.

Well, mine has been having a tough time of it recently, and I really admire him for sticking with it, even though it's tough. So on Saturday, I thought that I would make him a card to let him know just what he means to me ........... and here it is.

The Front

The inside front

What he really is to me

I'm quite a softy at heart and had not made him a card, since I started all this in May 2011.

Recipe:

Kanban toppers
Black cardstock
Gold Miricard
Kanban backing papers
Tim Holtz clock and pin
Black ribbon from stash

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - One for the Boyz
Creative Craft Challenges - Minimalistic
Deep Ocean Challenge - Vintage
.

Top Three at New Inspriational Challenges Blog and The Craft Barn Candy

2011-11-15T00:22:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone,

Theres a new blog in town ......... it's called Just Inspirational Challenges. Anyway, there first challenge used a gorgeous picture of fall, stunning colours, which inspired me to make my friendship card of the month using flowers and the colours in the picture.
Brilliant News, I made the top three. Fab. I am sooooo chuffed.

Thanks girlies.

So go on pop on over and have a look at their fab challenge site and give it a go.

and now for this:

The Craft Barn is giving away an amazing £200 of goodies to ONE lucky person. All you have to do is become a follower, leave a comment and write them up on your blog. To be drawn on the 25th November 2011.

I live far away from their shop, too far to travel from Somerset, but their fab online store is brilliant and stocks so much, mmmmmmmm salivating about all that paper just thinking about it, and dies, and glues, and pens, and glitter and oh the list goes on and on and on.

So go on pop on over and have a little look see, but don't forget to come back to see me again.

Hugs

My first top three

2011-11-13T10:12:00.001-08:00

Wow, I've been picked in the top three at CES challenge. It was for my happy and sad card - the sarah kay one.

Thanks girlies you have no idea how much that means.

Will display my top three blinkie with pride.

Hugs

And now for something completely ..........

2011-11-12T00:37:00.001-08:00

different for me. A few weeks ago I met up with loads of the other DC members and we had a fun day. It was great and we made Christmas mini albums. Well I have now finished mine and here it is......

This is the front cover

The first two pages

Then the next two

and finally the last two.

The back page is the same as the front. We were not allowed to use any Dies or machines to cut out all the houses etc. Each card lifts out and has three photo mats. All the papers used were from my stash and the snowflake tops were cut by Angie.

Previously to that I had been on a course at my local Garden Centre, Monkton Elm, and done a one day starter course on Memory Books. This is mine from that course.

The front cover

inside the front cover

a couple of the pages with photo mat inserts

I had great fun creating this and used some butterflies from my stash to simply decorate

Recipe

Black cardstock

1 x A4 paper pack Kanban Oxford

PaperArtsy Stamp Set

lots of red and white tape and glue

four different MS punches

TH distress Inks

The final instalament ...........

2011-11-12T00:28:00.001-08:00

No not of my blog sillies, but of the Docrafts Christmas ABC challenge.

Wow, I never thought I would get to the and yet I have and now sadly I miss my little bit of "what can I do starting with this letter .............. ", lol, some were definitely easier than others. Anyway without further ado here is the final few, from U to Z

U = unassembled

V = view and very

w = winter wonderland

x = xmas

y = yuletide carols

and lastly z = zzzzz

I hope you have all enjoyed looking at these as much as I enjoyed taking part in the. And I would like to thank Ginny (AsIDoRodos) for orgainising the challenge and for all her hard work.

Hugs

Life is like a garden ...................

2011-11-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

I decided today that I needed to experiment with the TH distress inks and grunge paper that I recently bought. I also wanted to use some of the fab papers from TH that I have in my stash........... as well as the fab new collection of stamps from PaperArtsy.

This is the result ....... what do you think ??????????

Inside my card

The front of my card

A close up of the front

I did not use any backing papers behind the central panel, instead I distressed the paper with Distress Inks and then stamped a complimenting image all over in distress and momento inks.

The central panel was distressed around the edges and stamped with Momento ink.

The back and inside of the card was also distressed and another central panel added with a verse.

I made my flower from TH Grunge paper, using the Sizzex tattered florals dies, and then coloured with distress inks.. ...... (NOT A SINGLE PROMARKER IN SIGHT !!!!) lol

I added a small stick pin for some bling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Just Inspirational Challenges No 1

Create me pink - No 3 - Flower
Craft Your Passion - No 83 anything goes + Brown
kaboodle doodles blog challenge - No 92 colours of fall
my partner in crafting crime - challenge 35 - use a freebie or something recycled from your home -
(I used the pin and some of my beads to make the stick pin decoration)
Cupcake Inspirations - No 135

I hope you enjoyed looking at this card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Fab giveaway - four chances

2011-11-08T23:53:00.000-08:00

Just a little quickie post today to let you all know that the FABULOUS

PIXIE DUST PAPERIE

There is a gorgeous sneak peak of this fantastic giveaway on their blog. And what is more there are four chances in this giveaway.

There main site is gorgeous and has lots of lovely papers and ideas.

So what are you waiting for go on over and have a look.................. but don't forget to come back and see me again.

Hugs

A sad and a happy card

2011-11-05T02:21:00.000-07:00

My first personal card this week, was a condolences card. My friend's Nan passed and I made this for her. (This is the first hand made card she had received - so I will be making her a more happy one next time !)

Recipe

Papermania papers in black and white.
Black cardstock
Pearls
Sentiment
embossing folder
and sizzix swirls and flower dies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cardmakin Mamas - Cut it out challenge
Wags'n'whiskers - black plus ribbons or pearls
crafty ribbons challenge - Bingo board
For your inspiration challenges - challenge 17
papercraft star - flourish

NOW for the happy card. It is my best friend's birthday and since I moved away we meet up once a month. This is the card I made for her birthday. My mate lives in North Cornwall. The gorgeous teal/turquoise colours in this card remind me of the fabulous coastal scenery in a place that will always be dear to my hear. The gorgeous Sarah Kay image was of course coloured with promarkers.

This is the front of the complete card

This is the back of the complete card

This is the front of the card without it's wrap

This is the inside of the open card

Recipe

Martha Stewart around the edge punches

Magnolia papers

Spellbinder Nestabilities

Sarah Kay stamp

Some ribbon from stashd

Promarkers

Dovecraft chalks

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Cardmakin Mamas - Cut it out challenge

Craftycatz weekly challenge: Anything goes

Charismacardz - cutesy challenge (44)

CES Challenges - Entertain us song or film - Mama's Little baby loves Shortnin Bread

Colour create challenge - 83 Turquoise, deep pink and ivory

Southern Girls - Can you hear music My song is Shortnin Bread- Mama's little baby loves

DYSU - 44 Teal

I hope you like these two very different cards.

docrafts abc christmas challenge p - t

2011-11-05T01:31:00.000-07:00

Hi,

What a week I've had, a couple of wins, and two fantastic craft days, one at my home last Friday, and then one in Yeovil with some of the docraft gals. Really brilliant. Had a great day.

Anyway, here are my cards for the christmas challenge - letters p throught to t.

P = presents and penny black

q = queing for the shops

s = snowflakes

r = reindeer

and lastly t = trees

I hope you like these. I am not entering these into any challenges.

Hugs

Feeling lucky

2011-11-02T08:44:00.000-07:00

Just a quickie to say thanks to Carol and the team at By the Cute and Girly Challenge for picking me as one of their lucky winners on their blog hop last month. I had a great time.

Also to say that my beautiful Gorjuss card won over at the Scrap Affair blog last month. Thanks guys. (This is the first win - random or otherwise) that I have had with one of my cards.

Am busy colouring lots of fab images at the moment so will be back to post a few more cards later.

Hugs Lisa

100 follower candy

2011-11-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, - Now closed

This is just a quickie post to say thank you to all my lovely followers, I want you to know that I really appreciate your lovely comments and support.

As a thank you I have decided to post some lovely candy on my blog. Once my followers reach 100 I will get the hubby to draw a name out of the hat and that lucky person will win my fab candy.

My candy has the following:

3 Sheets flower stickers

1 sheet flock letters

1 pack nativity toppers

6 fairy toppers,

7 sheets Anitas peel offs

1 set flower fairy stamps

1 set father christmas stamps

1 pack window cards

1 pack card candi

1 pack tags

1 lotv stamp

All I ask is that you become or are a follower

That you post a pic of my candy in your sidebar

That you comment on this and at least one other post

(Please note I will post anywhere in the world)

This candy will stay open until I reach 100 followers.

Cutie Pie Challenge GDT Card

2011-11-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Yesterday a new challenge was launched on the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog. This time the challenge is to use a charm.

For my card I choose a Teddy Bear charm and of course the lovely teddy bea. This time she's in the bath, probably relaxing before the big christmas rush. The papers are from First Edition Desert Blooms. Spellbinder nestabilities were used to cut the borders and some ribbon and flowers from my stash finished it off. The image was coloured with promarkers and then chalked with Dovecraft chalks.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion, - Bingo -Ribbon Free & Pearls or Flowers, Bling, & Free,
Die Cut Dreams - So charming
Lexi's Creations - Charming
Paper Playtime - anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - No 134
Dream Valley Challenges: - Anything Goes 19
Gingerloft Challenge - Bingo - Ribbon, Glitter, Flowers

abc continues over on docrafts

2011-10-29T03:14:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Well it's been a hectic week here in Somerset, kids on half term so lots of fun things to be done, amongst them was a trip to the cinema (Saw Tintin in 3D) It's so great to have kids to be able to have an excuse to go and see these fab films.

Anyway this week has also had another 7 days of abc challenge cards

We ended the last post with f so this one must start with g, so here they are

g = gifts and gatefold

h = hot chocolate

i = ice skates

j = joy

k = kiss

l = let is snow

m = mince pies

n = nativity

o = ornaments

So those are my cards for this week. I have had great fun making them. Also keep an eye out on my blog for the other project which I have been making over the last few weeks.

Quick reminder the current Cutie Pie challenge ends on Sunday night. Get you entries in if you haven't already and get ready for the new one on Monday. Its great. Hope to see you there.

My first never ending card ......... it goes on and on and ....

2011-10-22T09:25:00.000-07:00

I decided to set myself a little challenge when I saw Crafters Companion was going be 6 this month. They had a competition and so I decided to enter a never ending card to showcase their fantastic SWALK images.... The following are the pictures in order of my card .

This is the front

This is the next page

and this is the final page

My recipe was:

2 x DL cards

Green and Red cardstock (from stash)

Magnolia Papers

Papermania Bow

X-Cut Lace Die

Sticky Pearls

SWALK Stamps

Promarkers

Glossy Accents

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Pixie Dust Studio - 97 Birthday

Southern Girls - Stripes and Polka Dots

I love promarkers - Cute

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Anything goes Challenge - Letters

Sweet Stamps Blog

Tuesday throwdown

Craft your Passion - double up

Make it Monday

Simon Says Stamp - be inspired by Nursery Rhymes ..... What are little boys made of

abc christmas challenge on Docrafts forum

2011-10-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I have been really busy this week with the ABC Christmas Challenge, organised and hosted by my friend Ginny (AsIDoRodos) over on the Docrafts forum. This fab challenge is a card every day, one for each letter, eg day 1 = a etc etc.

Well we are up to F and I thought I would post pics of my cards to show you.

I have also been on a distressing afternoon course at my local Garden Centre - Monkton Elm, it was fab and Gail our marvelous demonstrator was brilliant. So thanks Gail I learnt a lot and as you can see I have put some of the techniques you taught to good use in my cards. So here they are:

A= Arctic love

b = bling

c = cakes

d = decorating the tree

d = doormouse

e = evergreen

e = eve, christmas eve wishes

f = father christmas

I have not entered these cards into any challenges, but I hope you like them.

Lilac Angel

2011-10-17T03:34:00.000-07:00

Hi, Don't forget today is the start of another great challenge fortnight over on the Cutie Pie Challenge. Our challenge this fortnight is a recipe.

Lilac/Silver Tones

Fairy Image

Lace/Ribbon

Glitter

3 Buttons/Flowers

For my GTD card I used a Meljens image. She's so cute. I have added some bling as well, she has a great sparkly necklace and a gorgeous pearl centre to her flower. My card is from Hunky Dory as is the sentiment. The ribbons and bows were from my stash, as was the backing paper. The border is a Woodware punch. I have added the glitter using Ranger Stickles Glitter glue and have chalked the background using dovecraft chalks. Hope you like her. She is of course coloured with promarkers.

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

Christmas Inspirations: Die cuts or punches

Crafting when we can: Christmas Almost

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - You choose 134

The Squirrel and the fox - One for the girls

Bythecuteandgirly challenge - 2nd year birthday

Colour Create Challenge: Lilac, grey and white

Flutterby Wednesdays: NO 175

Also do you fancy the chance to win some fab Tim Holtz papers then check out this link and have a go. I have - I'll keep my fingers crossed.

http://pages.exacttarget.com/coredinationsraf/?eKey=0XSg147l00DdmuF4uc14cuXSgE

Wizards, bears and christmas all in one day

2011-10-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Firstly can I thank all my lovely followers for their fab comments and welcome any new ones. I am still new to this and really appreciate all your lovely comments.

I have had a crafty few days, but have only just managed to get round to photographing them so here they are:

Forever Friends Christmas Bear

I love these cute bears and this one is stamped and then coloured with promarkers and glittered with Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue. Then mounted onto Papermania Glitter Card. The backing paper is forever friends and the embossed strip was done using my cuttlebug. To finish I added a FF sticker sentiment and three card candies which I then finished with glossy accents. Quick and simple but quite effective.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint- Embossing

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Boys/Men

Teddy Bea - this is the first Teddy Bea image I have used and I am thrilled with the results. I have always admired them and have finally taken the plunge. I think she looks gorgeous in pinks and lavenders.

Bea was of course coloured with promarkers and then matted and layered using pink papermania cardstock and a candy stripe pink paper from Craft Creations. The other two ink papers were from the First Edition Sweet Owl collection. I made the double bow using ribbons from my stash. The LOTV sentiment was stamped and then coloured with promarkers, the circles were then cut on the cuttlebug using nesties and layered. Anitas gems were used to finish this off. The final touch a few co-ordinating card candies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Teddy Bo Challenge

Paper Sundaes

Craft your passion

Tuesday Throwdown - Think Pink

Crafty Boots

Creative Inspirations - Friendship

Papertake weekly - get in shape

and last but not least a child's birthday card.

Wizard This little chap is an LOTV stamp.. I love this one. What do you think??????

The outside

The inside

Purple cardstock used as a base, then spider web orange ribbon, black and white dotty papermania paper, which I coloured orange. LOTV image coloured with promarkers, cut using X-cut dies, layered onto papermania glitter card. The word "Wizard was cut using the Cricut. The inside was stamped again with the LOTV image and a happy birthday sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Craft Spot - Orange, Green and Purple

I love promarkers

Cupcake Craft - Halloween

Paper Creations: Black & Orange

Cupcake Inspirations

Scrap Creations - Halloween challenge

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Mid week reminder

2011-10-10T04:23:00.000-07:00

Have you popped over to The Cutie Pie Challenge and joining in the fun yet???????

No .......... what are you waiting for ...... well please finish reading my blog post first. lol

This is my GDT card for this fortnight's challenge.

It's a bingo board this fortnight and I choose the following: Glitter, Pattern Papers x 2 and Flowers

So here she is.. The lovely image is from Prarie Fairy who are sponsoring this challenge:

well because it's christmas and she has mistletoe.....

And heres a close up of the image

I used promarkers to colour my image, ranger stickles glitter glue to do the glittering. The papers are from Papermania and the coloured card is coredinations.

The sentiment "Just Because" was cut on the cricut. The Poinsettia was cut on my trusty Bug using a Marionne Designs die.

If you were a man ........... would you kiss her ............. just because .......... ????????

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and to leave all your comments. They are always much appreciated.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

My Partner in Crafting Crime - No 33 photo inspiration
Christmas Card Challenge - week 45 photo inspiration
Sentimental Sundays - challenge 76
The secret crafter - challenge 155 - as long as it sparkles
Bah-humbug - challenge 40 glitz and glitter

Three little girls playing dress up .........

2011-10-05T04:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone, Thanks for dropping in and having a look around.

My card is a Triple Aspect card with all sides decorated.

To start I stuck three rectangular cards together, these were made by scoring and folding three A5 sheets of Papermania Card Stock, I chose a different coloured card for each, as I wanted the colours of the background to blend with my chosen promarker colours.

This is the front of the card

This is the back of the card

Next I stamped any three little girls - my chosen theme being dressing up - and coloured them with promarkers using the same colours throughout, mounting each one in it's own frame (cut with the Cricut) These are the close up pictures of the individual frames of the card

My papers are from the Flower Garden Magnolia collection. I decorated all the separate panels of the card, front and back with these. My girlies were then mounted and layered onto their respective backgrounds. A papermania bow was added and three papermania buttons down each side panel.

Swirls were added to each of the outside back panels (these were cut on the cricut) and three pearls added to each one.

A doily cut using the X-cut Lace die is the centre piece of the back of the card. Again a pearl is added for dimension. This was then mounted onto the centre back panel of the card.

Lastly two sentiments from LOTV were stamped and cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities. These were mounted onto the front of the card using sticky pads.

The folded card ready to go into an envelope

There are several challenges I wish to enter this card into and also one DT call.

The DT call is Craftspot by Kimberley. She has a fantastic range of victorian inspired crinkled ribbons and bakers twine in her shop, as well as a fantastic set of clear stamps and the creations on her blog are gorgeous.

The challenges are:

Lili of the Valley - Inspiration Blog - World Cardmaking Day

Lili of the Valley - Challenge Blog - Button It

Craft Your Passion

CES - totally gorjuss or pretty girls -

Simon Says stamp challenge - sparkle and bling

Papertake Weekly

Crafty Cardmakers - Anything goes

Make it Monday

Divas by Design - Button up

Pretty Little Ribbons Shop - Anything goes

ABC Challenge - A = Anything goes

Autumn is coming .............

2011-10-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

Firstly I have a confession to make, it's been really hard to be indoors doing crafty bits, when the weather has been so brilliant. Not like autumn at all really. I have taken my colouring outside to the garden and used our trees as inspiration for this card.

The back layer is embossed Coredina'tions paper in a mustard colour. I used a Cuttlebug flower embossing folder for this. The rest of the papers are from Desert Blooms from First Edition. The sentiment if from a Forever Friends embelishments pack.

Gorguss was coloured with my promarkers and the background was coloured using Dovecraft chalks in greens, greys and reds. The spots on the mushrooms were coloured with a white gel pen.

I couldn't find a paper I wanted to use to match the floral paper, so I cut a small piece and then distressed it with dovecraft chalks, again using reds and browns. To finish this card off I added a lovely handmade green bow. This ribbon is fab and has crinkly edges.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Autumn

Scrap Creations - Fall

Bows "n" Berries - Inspiration

The Shabby Tea Room - Inspiration

Craft Your Passion - Ribbons

Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn

Stamps R Us - Autumn

Scrap Affair - October Inspiration

CES Challenges - Totally Gorjuss

NEW CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE & PIXIE DUST PAPERIE

2011-10-03T01:54:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

Just a quick reminder that there is a new Cutie Pie challenge over on The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog. It's a Bingo Board challenge and is really great.

Here's the link. Hop on over and have a play.

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/2-bingo-board.html

Look out for my card next week in this challenge.

ALSO

The fabulous Pixie Dust Paperie is having a wonderful giveaway this month to celebrate their birthday. Happy Birthday to them. They sell wonderful kits, papers, ribbons etc. Check out their blog to see some of the wonderful creations.

This is the kit you could win. Just go to

Pixie Dust Paperie

They also having fab offers all month.

Have fun

A- Z of me ..........

2011-09-28T12:22:00.000-07:00

Whilst having a bit of a blog hop tonight I found that Carlyanne had this fab A - z quiz on her blog .... http://sweetncrafty.blogspot.com/
so I thought I'd give it a go. Feel free to copy it and have a go yourself. Oh Carlyanne says let her know and she'll pop on over and have a look.

A. Age: 42
B. Bed size:
King Size, we did have a queen but it won't fit in our new house.
C. Chore that you hate:
Ironing! I hate it and always end up burning myself.
D. Dogs:
Three, Rottie, English Bull and Staff. All gorgeous and my babies.
E. Essential start to your day:
Turn off alarm on iphone and then check mail.
F. Favorite color:
Duh: every girls fav Pink
G. Gold or Silver:
Silver at the moment - loving the troll look, but have gold as well. No platinum tho
.I. Instruments you play:
None and my singings even worse
J. Job title:
Don't have one - am a lowly housewife.
K. Kids:
Two
L. Live:
Somerset, UK
M. Mother’s name:
Celia
N. Nicknames:
Bird, Crunchie
O. Overnight hospital stays:
Yes been in hosp quite a few times :-(
P. Pet peeves:
Those people who never say thank you when you hold open a door, move to one side on a path etc etc.
Q. Quote from a movie:
"Its for the greater good" - Hot Fuzz I love this film - has me in stitches.
R. Right or left handed:
Right.
S. Siblings:
2 brothers
U. Underwear:
Yes! lol.(to keep the belly the kids left behind in place lol)
V. Vegetable you hate:
Artichoke
W. What makes you run late:
Tiredness
X. X-Rays you’ve had:
A few and MRI's
Y. Yummy food that you make:
Cakes, biscuits, crumble well lots of it.
Z. Zoo animal:
Elephant or Orangutan

So go one give it a go.

Friends and Ice Cream - 2 of my favourite things

2011-09-28T11:14:00.000-07:00

On Monday my bestest friends came to visit from Cornwall. I moved away in March and miss them terribly. We had a great girlie day, it was lovely to spend time with them. Unfortunately working in a tourist area they can't get away much during the season, so it was a long time since we had all caught up in person.

The previous blog post card was for my friend Julie, she purchased my yellow beetle from me and loves it (I really miss it!!!)

This card is for my best mate "Pand" whom I miss every day. It reminds me of our coffees out - normally involving a little cake as well of course.

I used First Edition Sweet Owl papers, Laura Ashley wallpaper, Coredinations and Tatty Ted paper to make this card. The flowers were cut on the cricut and distressed, a mini button placed in each. The image was coloured with promarkers and small Anitas gems stuck on for the cherrys. The lace work was also cut on the cricut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch n Stash

Die Cut Dreams - Pink Brown and Cream

The Paper Shelter - For the girls

Bearly Mine - No 20

Crafts and Me No 54 Flowers

I love Promarkers - distressing

Everybody-Art Challenge - Pink/Brown

A little yellow ray of fun

2011-09-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

Gosh it's been hot today, and the sun has been glorious. I sat outside and coloured my images for today's cards. It was great. Came in when I got too hot and put them together.

I covered the basic card shape with Papermania yellow capsule collection papers. Then used brown coredinations paper and distressed it. The 3 tags and the top paper are by Bo Bunny. The image is a Papermania stamp coloured with promarkers. I made the flowers from the papers using the cricut and finished with a Recycled jeans button and some mini buttons.

This card is for my friend Julie who drives a yellow beetle.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin challenge blog - anything goes

DYSU - duo challenge 38

Passion for Promarkers - planes trains and automobiles

Top Tip Tuesday no 53

Bearly Mine

Scrap Creations Blog - Its a girl thing

Paper and Such Design Blog

My Craft Spot - ribbon

Make it Monday

Humphrey's blue wedding

2011-09-26T01:50:00.000-07:00

Morning everyone

Looking back over my last couple of posts I seem to have had a thing about blue and weddings. Well here's another blue wedding card. I think the aqua colour (which is my fav gemstone Aquarmarine) is such a delicate colour and lends itself perfectly to this kind of card.

I have added lots of bling and glitz to this card. The buttons are some I had in the bottom of the tin. My ribbon I bought at a local craft fayre. The blue glitter paper is Papermania. The roses were won in a draw. The backing papers are Coredinations lime green and the flowery one is from the Canterbury collection by Kanban. I have used Anitas Gems to finish the card off. The bling under the roses has been recycled from a necklace

I wish to enter this card in the following challanges:

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch
Colour Create - Aqua, lime and white
Creative Craft Challenge - Buttons and Bling
C E S (Crafty Emma) - Recyle
Dream Valley Challenges - No 16 Buttons
Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes No 88
Cupcake Inspirations - colour challenge

It's your birthday .............

2011-09-23T13:06:00.001-07:00

And now one for the little girls in our lives. My not so little girl thinks this image is really cute. Come to think of it so do I. I have a wonderful collection of Teddy Bears (8 to be exact) and the bear in the image reminds me of Charlie.

I used the sketch in A gem of a challenge as the basis for this card.

The papers are all papermania, as is the frame and the sentiment. I coloured the image with promarkers. The rosettes are made on my Hougie Board. I three little stars are also papermania.

I am entering this into the following challenges

A gem of a challenge no 30
Top Tip Tuesday -challenge 51 - time for kids
Ruby's rainbow challenges
My Mums Craft Shop - no 24 boys and girls
Some Odd Girl
Fresh Brewed Challenge - no 65
I love promarkers - include a number (84)

Whilst having a bit of a hop around today I came across some fab sites that I had not seen before. Lots of inspiration and some fab candy. Sandra is celebrating over 21,000 hits on her blog (OMG I have such a long way to go ...................) Thats brilliant. Anyway check out her candy in my side bar. Congrats Sandra.

Also pop on over to my friend Lee. Otherwise known as Loops. Her candy is also in my side bar. Lee has had over 10,000 hits in the short time she has had her blog. Go on go and look at her flower creations they are to die for.

And lastly don't forget to check out the Cutie Pie Blog for some brilliant challenges.

Hugs

blue wedding

2011-09-23T12:28:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone

This card has been inspired by the Passion for Promarkers sketch and the LOTV challenge this week. I love this stamp. Its' new and it's the first time I have used it. They are such a cute couple.

The image was coloured with Promarkers, the backing paper was a birthday present. The check paper is from the Kanban Canterbury collection. The glitter card is by Crafttime. The white card was embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. The ribbon was some I had in the drawer. The corner swirl was cut on the cricut using the ABC storybook cartridge. I then coloured it with the Aqua promarker to match the bride's dress.

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

Passion for Promarkers - Sketch - week 118
For Fun Challenges
Stampavie & more No 152
The Paper Shelter - challenge 32
For your Inspiration No 14
Lili of the Valley - Aqua, white and glitter
Stampin for the weekend - challenge 17 what a cutie

Thanks for stopping by

Tilda in the fall

2011-09-21T06:59:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone and thanks for taking the time to pop in and have a wander around.

Have been sat watching the leaves falling to the ground, and their fantastic array of colours and this has inspired the colours in my Tilda card.

Tilda has been coloured with Promarkers and then sat in an oval frame. The roses are handmade spiral roses. The tree and leaves were cut on the cricut. The ribbons are from Stampin Up and the papers were some I had given to me for my birthday. I finished the card off with a little bit of bronze glitter.

I am going to enter this card ito the following challenges.

Just Magnolia - Fall is in the air

The Ribbon Girls - No 11 Brown and Green

Craft Spot By Kimberly - Monday Challenge 26 - fall leaves

Magnolia Stamp Loves - Fall

Magnolia Down UnderChallenge 114

Scrapbook Sisters - challege 53

Crafting for all seasons

I brake for challenges - fallin for you

sugar nellie girl with butterfly

2011-09-20T08:40:00.000-07:00

This is one of the "new to me" Sugar Nellie stamps that I won earlier this month. I think she's really cute. I love the detail in this stamp and of course the butterflies.

I have coloured her with promarkers and mounted her on pink mirricard. I have also used coredinations pink paper which was then embossed using a cuttlebug and then distressed. The happy birthday paper is papermania. The stripes are First Edition Sweet Owl papers. I made the flowers using the tim holtz tattered florals die, in Tim Holtz paper and Papermania Kraft cardstock, these were then distressed using TH distress inks. The smaller roses were hand made from the papers used in the project.

The sentiment inside is from the Tatty Ted Digital Designer CD. The edge has been created using a Martha Stewart Die.

I then made a box for this card from Kraft Card and Cordinations Card. The happy birthday was cut on the Cricut. The lid was finished with some card candi and three flower embelishments.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

2011-09-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

I had a lovely surprise when I switched on the computer this morning. The lovely Lisa-Jane of My Makes"n"me had showcased me as her favourite project from last weeks Make It Monday Linking Party. I entered the Black 'n' Gold Forever Friends Gift Set.

Lisa is also a DT for Ladybug Crafts Inc. They are having a blog hop today.

Anyway thanks Lisa for showcasing my entry.

Sugar Nellie and LOTV

2011-09-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

I've had a great day today, Not only did the Cutie Pie Blog go live but, Mr Mojo has definitely been present today and I have had a very productive day. I have made two cards today, one for an Aunt's birthday and one to go in my stash.

I hope you like them

The first is a cute Sugar Nellie image. I have coloured her in pinks and blues. She is matted and layered on to papers and miriboard. The papers are from the Papermania Birthday collection and also from the Magnolia Flower Garden pack. I have used papermania pink roses, glossy accents, some card candi and of course a double ribbon bow. The gorgeous image was of course coloured with promarkers.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges
Stampin For the Weekend - Tickled Pink
The Sugar Bowl - challenge 67 Erikas sketch
Alys Sunday Challenge - September add a bow
Card Cupids
Craft Us Crazy - Goodbye to Summer No 17

The next card is this cute little LOTV bear going for a drive in his fab mini convertible (oh how I wish)...... Anyway the papers are from the Forever Friends Good Life collection. I have used a Tulip sentiment and some card candi. The image is coloured with Promarkers and the shadowing underneath the car with Dovecraft chalks. I have decorated the inside with a car cut from the Heritage Cricut collection.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges

2011-09-19T02:16:00.000-07:00

CUTIE PIE BLOG CHALLENGE NO 1 - SKETCH gtd

I am soooooo excited - as you know I was asked to be a Guest Team Designer for the Fantastic new Cutie Pie Blog. Well today's the day we go live and it would be wonderful if you could pop on over and join in with our fantastic challenges at:

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com

We have wonderful sponsors and there are great prizes. The design team are truly talented and have come up with some fantastic ideas.

Anyway I was asked to guest design for this first one and here's my card

The papers are from the fantastic new Christmas range by Kars. The gorgeous little cuties are of course Penny Black. These are coloured with promarkers and the snow created with Ranger Stickles glitter glue. The sentiment is a Hunky Dory one and the leaves are cut from Stampin Up papers. To finish some papermania flowers and some card candi. The bow is a double bow in Papermania Christmas Ribbon.

I wish to enter this card into the following challenges:
Bugaboo Stamps Catch The Bug Blog - Scene It
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Glitter
Christmas Stampin Blog- Challenge
Penny Black at Allsorts Blog - September
Penny Black Blog

2011-09-18T01:45:00.000-07:00

Well it's wet and horrible here in Somerset today, kids out with friends, hubby off working, so I have the perfect crafting day. Spent a fantastic day yesterday at Monkton Elm Garden Centre, at a Docrafts Craft Demonstration with Sue. It was brilliant. Did I come away empty handed........... no of course not. Also got my new Heritage cartridge for the Cricut. So excited, can't wait to try it out.

Anyway here is a card I have made for the Mil. Its their friends anniversary so a card was needed. Something nice and sunny .............

So here's tilda in all her summery colours.

The yellow papers are from the Papermania colour capsule range, the oranges are from Stampin Up. Tilda has been coloured using Promarkers. I have then inked the edge of the image using Papermania Mini Ink Pads. The sentiment is LOTV and I used my Nesties to create the shape. The swirls are Tim Holtz. The roses are made from sprirals of torn paper. The verse and flower are from the Docrafts Digital Designer Cd. The edge of the insert was punched with a Martha Stewart Punch.

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

2011-09-13T07:01:00.000-07:00

A little bit of star-gazing inspired this little gem.

I love tatty ted and this topper is just really cute. The backing papers are the front cover of the tatty ted 12 x 12 collection of christmas papers. The stars are by papermania and the sentiment is tatty ted. A quick and simple but gorgeous card. Inside the card was finished with snowflake cut on the cricut, a Hunky Dory sentiment and a Tatty Ted decoration.

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

A gem of a challenge - colour inspiration

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 127

Woodware USA - Challenge 43 Happy Holidays

Paper Sundaes Challenge Challenge PSC 86

2011-09-13T06:21:00.000-07:00

The autumn is coming, the leave are changing colours and the trees are putting on their autumn finery. I love the colours in the countryside at the moment and these have inspired my card.

The image is LOTV, coloured with promarkers. The postcard is an LOTV stamp as well. I used Do-Crafts nesting dies to cut the shape. The roses are handmade from cardstock and then edged with glitter glue. The backing papers and the message stickers are from Bo Bunny. The leaves for the roses were cut on a Cricut. The card was finished with some card-candi.

I wish to enter this card into the following challenges

Lili of the Valley - Thursday challenge No 111 - Missing You
Crafty Your Days Away
Craft Your Passion
Lexi's creations Challenge 48 - Autumn
Sentimental Sundays - Autumn

2011-09-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

A little bit of gold really lifts a girls heart. - So I have made a beautiful gift set, comprising, bag, box, tag& matching envelope. They are all made from the New Papermania Forever Friends Black and Gold collection.

I used my Hougie board and coloured the image with promarkers. The sentiments were some I have had for a while.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Addicted to stamps - anything but a card

Crafting when we can - Do it your way Challenge No 1

Quirkycrafts

Robins Fetish Challenge No 72

2011-09-09T12:14:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone.

This is a card I made for AsIDoRodos on the Docrafts Forum. It is friendship card.

The flower is made on the Cricut as is the word Hi.

I have used some older papers I had (The brown and reds were originally from TKMax, don't know who by tho.) and the yellow pattern paper is a Papermania one. The brad was part of my birthday presssies earlier this year from a crafty friend. I finished it off with some pale blue Kars gems. The ribbon was won on a docrafts challenge.

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

Crafts Us Crazy - Challenge Autumn Colours
DYSU Challenge Blog - No 36 Texture
The Pixie Cottage Challenge 86 Mellow Yellow

I have been having a bit of a blog hop today and have come across the Pixie Cottage. They have some fantastic candy up for grabs, but also they are showcasing the latest rubber stamps in their collection. There are some fab bears, some cute bunnys and much much more. My fav is the two bears cudding. They remind me of the two "Charlie Bears" that I have called Florence and Haydn. These two bears are named after my Nan who I lost 22 years ago, but still miss greatly. These bears enable her to be with me always (if only in name!).

2011-09-08T09:48:00.000-07:00

Good evening.

How are you all? Thanks for dropping in to see what I've been up to.......

I have some lovely new LOTV images to play with and decided that although I was too late to enter their sketch challenge, (closed last night) I would play along and see what I came up with.

My card is made using Kars Christmas papers, the nativity lotv image coloured with promarkers and a doily from Papermania cardstock cut on my Cricut. The fab sentiment is a Hunky Dory one. The pink Cored'inations paper is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

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

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 51. Ho Ho Ho

Charisma Cardz challenge 36. Inspired by a song

(my song is Away in a Manger)

Crafty Creations Blogspot challenge 135 - Anything but Square

Fresh Brewed Designs - challenge 63 something New

My Mums Craft Shop - Layer it up challenge

The Paper Shelter - Challenge 30 - Embossing

2011-09-07T09:40:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone from a damp and cold Somerset.

Some good news this week. I have been asked to be a guest designer for the Cutie Pie Blog. I am really excited about this. The first challenge goes live on the 19th September. Please be sure to check us out and join in.

Below is the first project I made this week with my new toy. My fantastic hubby purchased a Cricut Expression and some cartridges for me last week and they arrived last Friday. Although I had to wait until Monday (he needed to make space in his office for my machine) to be able to play with it.

The card is a girls birthday card. It is an easel card. I have used the Cricut to make the backing paper shape, the doily and the internal message on the card. The decoupage is Tulip. The Doily has trees cut into it which blend really well with the lovely Japanese card in which Tulip is walking. The card used for the doily is a Papermainia cardstock, the blue backing paper is from the Tulip range.

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

Good Morning and a bit of christmas fairy dust

2011-09-02T00:09:00.000-07:00

Firstly sorry I have not been around much on the forums and the blogs for the last couple of weeks. Have been spending time with the kids and sorting out all the back to school stuff they need. I have tried to look all your lovely blogs in the weekend blog hop, but am sorry if I have missed any.

Well to get me back into things I decided to break open the Flower Fairy Christmas Decoupage pack I bought at a steam rally a couple of weeks ago. I love the flower fairies and these are great.

I have used a double fold aperture card as my base, the papers used are from the papermania Christmas Goody Bag by Docrafts in July. The image is by Crafters Companion.

On the inside I have added an velum panel and overlaid it with a further flower fairy image.

I hope you like it.

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges

Pirate Tilda, Have a lovely day

2011-08-22T00:24:00.000-07:00

Pirate Tilda, dressing in pinks, whites and a touch of maroon. Sat on her barrel of rum with her sparkly skull. Matted and layered onto Papermania Happy Birthday paper.
Flowers were made with Cuttlebug cutter, silver flower shells, mother of pearl sequins and some sticky pearls.

Tilda was coloured with Promarkers : Putty, Ivory, Pale Pink, Baby Pink, Cinnamon, Marron, Dusky Rose, Rose Pink, Cool Grey 3, Henna, Canary, Cool Grey 4, Cocoa.

The glitter to her eyepatch, hat and skull was added using Stickies glues. The sentiment is from the Tulip range.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Tatty ted - Champagne fountain x

2011-08-22T00:03:00.000-07:00

Today Tatty is the main feature on a silver wedding card -

I have matted and layered using silver mirriboard and the images printed from the Tatty Ted Cd. To finish I have added a handmade ribbon bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Cute and Cuddly

GORJUSS IN LIME AND ORANGE

2011-08-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

Evening everyone,

I have been having a mooch around some of the other blogs today and have found two challenges I fancy entering. So I have made this card which I am going to enter into them.

It has a slightly retro feel to it.

I have coloured the Gorjuss image with promarkers - Cool Grey 3, Sandstone, Canary, Satin, Bright Orange, Lime, Honeycombe, Henna, Ivory, Black and Baby Pink. I cut the circles using my Nesties and the ribbon is from Stamping Up. The papers were a birthday present.

The challenges I am entering this into are:

My first blog challenge - here goes nothing ............

2011-08-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

Well I've read the instructions on how to do this and have found a challenge to enter.

I've made the card and hopefully will manage to link to it.

This is my card. It's for the LOTV challenge - Thank you.

I coloured my LOTV image with promarkers - colours used are

Soft Peach, Pastel Yellow, Rose Pink, Pastel Blue,Moss, Vanilla, Ivory and Baby pink

I made my flower using the Tim Holtz Tattered florals die, together with a Papermania flower and a small pink sequin. The lace edge is made using an X-Cut Border Die. The background was coloured with Dovecraft chalks - pastels and shimmers. The paper was a present from a friend.

liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge challenge 109a thank-you

Sunday's crafty makes

2011-08-14T11:19:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone and thank you for looking at my blog.

It's been lovely here today, have had a great day, out to lunch with the out-laws, a gentle stroll along the canal - not too far mind and in between some lovely peaceful crafting. Below is what I have come up with today.

LOTV card. This was a challenge I set on the Docrafts forum. The theme - I love you, colour white on white with a ribbon, a bow and three embelishments. I have made my flowers using my new Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and some stickies glitter glue. Great Fun. The image was coloured with Promarkers.

This is a childs birthday card. I used my x-cute nesting die to cut out the balloons and the party image. The papers were from the Birthday goodie bag bag in April.

Birthday Girl and Happy Birthday cards . Again these papers were from the Birthday Goody Bag in April. The design is for the Monday Sketch Challenge on the Docrafts Forum. The balloons were cut and embossed with my Nesties and the tag is stamped with a LOTV image.

The tatty ted image is has been framed using a nestie die and then mounted onto tatty ted papers. Hougie Board flowers made and adhered along with card candy and a ribbon. The backing paper is Hunkydory.
The sentiment is Tulip.

Thanks for taking the time to look. x

A gift for you - tatty ted

2011-08-13T03:34:00.000-07:00

I love Tatty ted and this image is just great. What better way to show someone you care than to give them a beautifully wrapped gift.

The papers are from the Tatty Ted range as is the decoupage image. I have matted and layered using Papermania Capsule Cardstock. The ribbon is also from the tatty ted range.

feeling blue

2011-08-13T03:19:00.000-07:00

Tatty ted card - made for friendship swap in August on Docrafts forum.

I have used the tatty ted papers and Papermania Capsule Cardstock to create this card. The image has been stamped and coloured with Promarkers.

The ribbon and bow are made from Tatty Ted ribbon and secured with a tatty ted brad. I have finished the card off with three flowers with card candy middles.

Violet and Vanilla Tilda

2011-08-13T02:53:00.000-07:00

Hi

I made this card for the abc challenge over on Docrafts -

The papers were free with a magazine - I am pretty sure they are Hunkydory. Tilda and the Magnolia Roses are coloured with Promarkers. Three square gems finish it off nicely.

Thank you

2011-08-13T02:50:00.000-07:00

Good morning and thank you to all your lovely people who have become followers or have taken a peek at my blog.

Thank you for your welcoming wishes and lovely comments. I am looking forward to many happy hours blogging ............. in between the crafting that it.

Craftyhugs

Lisa x

Penny Black Baby Card - for George

2011-08-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

Easel card made for a friend who has just had a new baby boy - called George.

I used my x-cut nesting dies to matt and layer the image. The Pennyblack image is coloured with Promarkers and I used Stickers glitter glue to highlight the butterfly and the centres of the flowers. The bow and buttons are from Papermania. The pram stamp is embossed with my Cuttlebug. The blue dotty paper is from the Forever Friends Retro Collection. I stamped the frame and used Tatty Ted Peel Off letters to write George.

My first card on my new blog

2011-08-11T15:50:00.000-07:00

And this is the 100th Card upload on my Docrafts gallery.

This card is Tilda and cupcakes.

The card was stamped using a Papermania Cupcake and Cake Stand Stamp in Papermania pink inks.
The papers are from the Totally Tropical Summer Papers from Kate Knight.
Tilda was coloured with Promarkers.

The sentiment is from the Tulip collection and last but not least the swirls were made using my new Tim Holtz swirls die.

HI

2011-08-11T15:25:00.001-07:00

Hello and welcome to my new blog. (I have never done this before and am very nervous!!!!)

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and have a peek.

Hugs

Lisa x