Baby Bear

Evening Folks!

This is a bit of a tough post to write as, after much thought, I have decided to step down from the design team at Lexi's Creations and so this is my last post for them. It's been so much fun working with you all girls, thanks for having me and I'd like to wish you all the very best for the future!

Our challenge this time is NO STRAIGHT EDGES and here's my card using Baby Bear:

As you can see the nesties and cuttlebug went into overdrive to create this one!!

Isn't he sooo cute??

Sentiment is computer generated and the charm is from Ewe2cancraft.

Hope you can all join in the fun at Lexis this week as there is also a lovely promarkers prize to tempt you!!

As usual I can't resist entering a few challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Bears

Crafty Catz - Use a digi

Simply Create - Love you Bearly much

Sweet Stampin - Use gingham

Stamptacular Sunday - Punch it

Paper Sundaes - Digital images

OLLCB - Bingo (pearls, diecut & metal)

Hooked on Crafts - Something punched

Tuesday Throwdown - lots of circles

I did it Creations - Everyone loves Teddy

Stampavie & more - Anything but square &

Ready Teddy Go - Easel cards

20th November 2011!!!

Charming!!

Morning everyone!!

Just a really quick post to let you know we have a fab and very easy challenge starting over at Lexi's Creations today -

USE A CHARM!!

I've made a start on the xmas cards using the cute Paulo image from Fairy Dust Crafts, coloured with promarkers and with a glittered up white pom pom (from Tesco of all places!!)

There is a bit of glitter on his scarf tassels too but I can't get the camera to pick it up!!!

My snowflake charm is from Ewe2canCraft , I thought it was a good match to go with the backing paper from my old Christmas stash!!!

Thanks for looking today and hope you'll find a charm in your stash and come over and join the fun at Lexi's Creations this fortnight!!

Just a sentiment ....

Afternoon Folks!

Running a bit later than anticipated but just wanted to show you my card for the new challenge over at Lexi's Creations this fortnight which is

'Just a Sentiment'

I've used Lexi's Happy Birthday text cut out with nesties. The paper is from the papermania Christmas carol collection, bazzill flowers and a pearl brad from stash.

Also made an attempt at sewing with my mini sewing machine, went better than expected but still need more practice!!

We are sponsored by Letraset this time so there are some promarkers up for grabs!!

Hope you can come over and join us!!

A few challenges for this one!!

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Lace it up

Crafty ribbons - ribbons and lace

The Crafty Pad - Monochromatic

Charisma cardz - In stitches

Take it easy .....

Morning Folks!

As I am sure many of you know, October is Brest Cancer Awareness month, so our new challenge at Lexis's Creations is

PINK FOR BOOBIES!!

I have kept my card very simple this time. The image is Cozy Cuddles bear from Lexi's shop Fairy Dust Crafts who are also sponsoring the challenge!!

I've coloured the image with promarkers, cut it out with square nesties, added a pink mount and stamped on the 'Take it Easy' sentiment which is from LOTV.

Hope you can join us this time!

I'd also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Paperplay - White plus one other colour

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Crackers

Just Tracys - Anything goes

Dream Valley Challenges -Monochrome

The Crazy Challenge - Think Pink

Incy Wincy - Think Pink

& I'd also like to join the Link Up for Pink Party too!!

Autumnal New Home

Morning Folks!

It's the last day of my long summer holidays today and to be honest I'm worse than the kids about going back to school tomorrow!!

AUTUMN

is the theme over at Lexi's Creations and although it is not my favourite time of year I do love autumn colours!! For my card this time I have coloured Lexi's Mushroom Ladybug image with promarkers and used papers by My Mind's Eye and scraps from my box.

The edges have been distressed and I printed out the sentiment

onto a piece of recycled envelope!

The key charm is from Jolee's and the card candi is from Craftwork cards.

Thanks for looking and hope you can join us over at Lexi's Creations this fortnight!

Ching Lan

Morning Folks!

This fortnight at Lexi's Creations we'd like to see your ORIENTAL creations. We have a great prize from Letraset on offer too!

I have used Lexi's Ching Lan image with papers from a Trimcraft oriental pad and a sentiment from Craftwork cards. Hope you can join us!!

Tessie Turtle

Morning Folks!

It's time for another challenge over at Lexi's Creations and this time we'd like to see you create something using the following recipe:

1 image

2 flowers &

3 papers

I've used the adorable Tessie Turtle from Lexi's shop Fairy Dust crafts, if you are our lucky winner this time you could win some of Lexi's digis too! She was so fun to colour with the trusty promarkers, of course!! The papers are a combination of MME and Imaginesce too!

Now I have to admit that I've only just realised that technically there are more than 2 flowers on my card - I was only counting the embellishment not the image and the extras on the paper too - whooops!!

Hope you can find time to visit the rest of the design team to see their fantastic creations !!

I'm trusting blogger to post this for me while I am away for a few days so I hope he behaves himself!! Thanks for looking today,

Popple

It's one of my favourite challenges over at Lexi's Creations this fortnight:

SHAPED CARDS

I needed a quick card for a small friend so I decided to use Popple on a large scale - printed on to pale green paper with promarker highlights. The tongue is just a triangle of glittery paper posted through a slit cut in the mouth. The eye has been glittered with stickles and I couldn't resist adding a large goggly eye and a pom pom too!! The metallic backgound card has been embossed for a bit of extra interest! Quick to make but it seemed quite well received!!

Hope you can join us at Lexi's, we are sponsored by Letraset so a nice prize on offer too!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesdays - Shaped cards

Paper Shelter - Green

Crafts 4 Eternity - Shaped cards

The Crafty pad challenge - Embossing

The corrosive challenge - All about kids

Whoopsi Daisy - Anything but square

Edit - Lucky prize winner at:

Might need shades!!

WARNING THIS IS QUITE A BRIGHT CARD!!

Hello again! Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend!!

I think the bear on this card is certainly enjoying himself:

It's my design team card for Lexi's Creations this fortnight, where the theme is 'At the beach'. Actually, this image was originally a Christmas release, called 'Can I go again - Paulo Bear' and the little bear is supposed to be buried in snow. When I was deciding which image to use something struck me about this looking like a bear buried in sand, perhaps it was the paws sticking out! The backing paper is by Basic Grey - Isabelle from the Oh baby girl collection. I had to really push myself to cut into it !!. The die cuts are by Jolees and have been in my stash for the last 5 years at least!! About time I used things instead of collecting them methinks!!

Thanks for popping by and don't forget to join us at Lexi's !

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Just Tracys Crafts - Summer holidays

Forever Friends Monthly - Stripes

Going grey with scrap creations - Summer

Creative Inspirations - To the seaside

Do it with Digis - Spots or Stripes

Totally papercrafts - the beach

Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Summer fun

Card Making Mamas - Summertime

Cardmadfairy's Digi days - Animals

Totally Gorjuss - Summertime

Crazy4challenges - Summer

2 sisters challenges - Summertime Fun

One Stop Craft challenges - Summertime

Allsorts - Free & Easy July

Dream valley Challenges - Summer theme

The Stamping Boutique - Summer scene

Pollycraft Monday: The Great outdoors

The Crazy Challenge - Summertime

Mami Doodles - At the beach

Winner at Totally Gorjuss 16th July!!!

Winner at Mami Doodles 29th July too!!

Buzzing along!

Hello Bloggers!

Just a quick post to show you my card for the new challenge over at Lexi's Creations - well as long as Mr Blogger doesn't eat it or make it vanish into thin air -LOL!!

Our challenge for you this time is:

A BUG'S LIFE!!

I decided to use this cute bee, which is available in Lexi's shop - Fairy Dust Crafts , along with lots of other cute bug images. Yellow is my favourite colour but I rarely use it on cards so this was a good opportunity to dig through my stash and find some yellow goodies!!

The background paper is a piece of Black Magic co-ordinations paper that has been embossed through the cuttlebug with a Crafts too embossing folder (spots and dots) and then sanded to reveal the yellow core.

The image has been coloured with promarkers, the wings and buzzy trail have had stickles added and the eyes have a nice shiny layer of glossy accents on them!

The felt flower is by Queen and Co and has been in my stash for ages, I just added a black gem to the centre. I couldn't resist adding a charm which is another recent purchase from Ewe2can craft!

Thanks for looking and please check out the rest of the design teams fab creations over at Lexi's this time too!!

I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Here comes the sun - bees remind me of summer!!

Bearly Mine Challenges: Summer is here

Creative card challenges: Make your own baking paper

Crafty Catz challenge: Add a charm

Sew many challenges: Dry embossing

Simply Create: Fly with us

Totally papercrafts: Spots (background) and stripes (on bee)

Crafty Cardmakers: Spots (background) and stripes (on bee)

Wags N whiskers: Summertime - bees remind me of summer!

Sweet stampin: Something old (felt flower) & something new (bee charm)

CES challenges: Anything but square

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Embossing

Crafty Calendar: Things with wings

Bee Crafty: Summers here

Stamp & Create: Summer

By the cute and girly: In the garden

& Dream Valley challenges: Ribbons

Your little monster!!!

Morning Folks!

I'm trusting Mr Blogger to post this today, so I do hope he is on his best behaviour!

It's time for another new challenge over at Lexi's Creations, can you guess what it is from the inside of my card??

Yep! It's FATHER'S DAY!!

Here's the front view, the cute monster is by Lexi and he is called Wip, you can find him here with the rest of the Fuzzie Wuzzie collection.

I'm afraid I don't know what any of the papers are - I was good and used up some odds and ends from my scraps box - smiles and polishes halo - LOL!!! Sorry the photo isn't very sharp, me and the camera weren't exactly working as a team when I took this!!

Thanks for popping over today, please visit the rest of the DT at Lexi's Creations and check out the lovely prize on offer from Letraset!!

Scruffles Friendship card

Happy Bank Holiday Monday Folks!!

I'm loving these long weekends - could get sooo used to them!!

Anyway, mustn't forget that it is Monday so time for another fab challenge over at

Lexi's Creations

For this fortnight we'd like to see

FRIENDSHIP CARDS

We have a fantastic promarker prize from Letraset up for grabs!!

Here's my card using Scruffles from Fairy Dust Crafts

Very simple but he is so cute, I think it looks OK?? Would be fine for a quick hello or little message to a friend.

The paper is some very old xmas paper from my stash, some silver matt board and the dog bowl charm is from Ewe2can craft. Scruffles is coloured with promarkers and then cut out and mounted on foam pads to give a bit of depth.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget we'd love to see your projects over at Lexi's Creations

I'd also like to enter this into the Free for All challenge at Pear Tree Designs

Ladybug Flowers

Morning Folks!!

Yes, I'm still sounding bright even though it's Monday because I'm still on holiday!!

Still trying to catch up on my DT cards and things though!!

It's one of my favourite challenges over at Lexi's Creations this fortnight!!

We'd like to see

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

I've made a post it note holder, using Ladybug flowers from Lexi's shop, 'Fairy Dust Crafts' .

Lexi is also providing the prize for this challenge too ;-) !

Not many details to this one, the card is from the Paper mill shop and the paper is from my scraps box. The butterfly is from Craftwork cards and the ribbon is from 'The Art of Craft' . It's hard to see in the photos but the ladybird shell has a layer of glossy accents on it !

Here's a side view:

& inside....

Thanks for looking and don't forget to check out the challenge here.

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Fab N Funky : All Spotty & Dotty

A spoonful of sugar : All creatures great and small

My time to craft : On the spot

Craft your passion: Use dots

Monochrome Mermaid

Morning Folks!!

It's time for a new challenge over at Lexi's Creations, this fortnight our theme is

MONOCHROME

We have a fantastic promarker prize from Letraset up for grabs!!

Here's my card, unusually for me I picked aqua, which is a colour I love but rarely use on cards!!

Still what else could I use with this fab Melody Mermaid image from Fairy Dust Crafts!!!

It doesn't show up too well in the photos but I have used glossy accents covered in glamour dust on her tail to give a sparkly wet look!! Also added some stickles for the waters edge.

Here's a closer look at the 'seaweed' embellishments at the side, complete with mermaid charm from Ewe2cancraft.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget we'd love to see your projects over at

Lexi's Creations

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: For the kids

Creative Card Crew: For a child

Crafty Catz: April Showers