Wheelbarrow ride

Morning Folks!

Goodness me, I think I've lost a week somewhere, half term is nearly over and I seem to have spent most of it with a paint roller in my hand - I've decided I'd much rather be playing with my promarkers!!

Bet you can guess the new challenge starting over at Sweet Stampin today???

Yes, you got it:

FATHERS DAY / CARD FOR A SPECIAL MALE

Here's my card which should be appearing on the Antiques Roadshow because it has so many old items on it!!

The stamp is by HobbyArts and is one of the first ones I ever bought about 8 years ago, I haven't used it much but being sentimental I can't part with it either!!  The backing papers were a free gift with a scrapbooking magazine - they're by DaisyD's  from their CHA Summer 2005 collection! The sentiment is computer generated using Bookworm font.

Look a that little face looking up at Daddy Bear - Awww!

Please pop over to Sweet Stampin and check out the great creations by the rest of team Fi and also the great prizes on offer from

and 

Thanks for visiting today and for any comments you leave - I love reading them!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketchie free for all (I used this weeks sketch #90)

Crafty Little Fairies - In the garden

Simon Says stamp - Anything goes

Charisma Cardz - Father's day

Inky Impressions - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Fussy and fancy Friday Challenge - Outdoors

Di's digi designs - Make it Masculine

& Allsorts - For the Guys

21 again??

Hi Everyone!

Hope you're enjoying the weekend - I'm looking forward to some sunshine!!

Better keep my fingers crossed!!

This morning there is a new challenge starting over at Sweet Stampin' -

MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS

as our very own Fi is celebrating a special birthday ending in a zero tomorrow! Happy Birthday Fi!!

I couldn't resist using a Bugaboo image , I think they are great fun for those cheeky cards!! If you check out the DT post, you'll see Bugaboo images are a popular choice this week!! This is Stella - Eat more cake which you can find here.

Paper: Dovecraft Garden Party

Card Candi

Computer generated sentiment using Happy Font

Simple Banner Die by Memory Box

Colouring: Promarkers

Inside view:

We are sponsored this time by 

and we also have a DT Call going on at the moment too!! 

All the details are on the main post.

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - To Die For

Sister Act - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Birthdays

The Corrosive challenge - Banner Day

Crafting when we can - Die cuts

Sweet Stampin DT call

Just to let you know!!

Closes 30th May

We are a really friendly bunch!!

     

A Rose Bouquet

Morning Folks!

Hope you're having a good weekend!!

I've got a special card to share this morning, I was invited to do a guest DT spot over at Crafting by Designs and of course I said yes!! 

Thank you so much for inviting me to join you ladies!

So here's my card for the Anything Goes Challenge , I'm going through quite a CAS phase at the moment so no embellies on this!! The papers are all from my scraps box, I think a combination of Dovecraft and Papermania but I'm not completely sure because they are so old!!

I bought this cute Penny Black hedgehog stamp at a car boot sale last weekend and he is appropriately called Sweet Hedgehog. I used promarkers to colour him and some Wink of Stella on the roses but it is not showing up too well on the photo.

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to pop over to Crafting by Designs if you have time!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black and More - Anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Graph It colour challenge - Let's go Pink

Penny Black Saturday - Favourite Penny Black stamp - Oh, how to choose, I've wimped out as I love all the hedgehog stamps and this is my new favourite!

Polkadoodles - Something old, Something new - new stamp and old papers

Sister Act - Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers

Divas by design - In the Pink

Simon Says stamp - Spring Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

A Little bit Crafty - Flower Power

Glitter n Sparkle - Female cards

Come and Get it - Birthdays

Our Creative Corner - Love those leftovers - All papers from my scrap box!

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AND

Clyde

Morning Folks!

Finally a card to post - let's just say April wasn't my month! 

This is for the new challenge starting over at Sweet Stampin'

where we'd like to see 

FAIRIES AND FANTASY

I'm not a big fan of fairy images so I've used the very handsome Clyde stamp from Bugaboo for my card:

Great fun to colour with the old promarkers! The memory box trellis die also got an outing too!

The sentiment and matching die is by Stampin Up

Papers are Graphic 45 - French Country and First Edition.

We have a great prize on offer 

so I hope you can join us at Sweet Stampin this week!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Stamp It

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

The Crafting cafe - Creatures

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

CraftHazelnuts Patterned paper challenge - May

Craft your Passion - Things that can fly

Sister Act - Anything goes

A huge Easter egg!

Morning Folks!

A rare event occurring here this morning, back to back posts on my blog!! 

Today I am sharing my DT card for the new challenge at Sweet Stampin' which is 

EASTER

Here's my card using an old and favourite wooden Penny Black Stamp called Easter March.

The papers and sticker embellishments are all from First Edition Spring Drop.

Sentiment is from Pink Gem ( I think ? ) 

Not quite sure why but I decided to step away from the promarkers for a change and coloured this one using watercolour pencils - quite pleased with the end result but it did seem to take me ages!

Love that the Easter Egg is nearly as big as the hedgehog - good job he has his little cart!!

Thanks for looking and I hope you'll join us at Sweet Stampin' this week.

By the way we have a fab prize on offer from our kind sponsor:

A £15 voucher to spend in their store!!

Have a great weekend!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Stamping Boutique - Easter

Crafty Catz - Springtime

PolkaDoodles - Animal Magic

Totally Papercrafts - Pastels

Fussy And Fancy - Travel (hope the cart counts ?)

Sister Act - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Cute

CHN Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

My Mum's Craft shop - Anything goes

Bearly Mine - Spring

Party Preparations

Evening Folks!

Just popping on to share a card I started last Wednesday week and finally finished this afternoon - think that might be a new personal best in the slowest card ever made category !!

Anyway, here's my  Gruffie creation for the Masculine challenge over at House Mouse and Friends.

The stamp is 'Party Preparations' and he is coloured with promarkers. The papers are actually from the Christmas collection - Blissful Blizzard by Fancy Pants. The sentiment and matching die are by Stampin up and the 'Simple Banner' is by Poppy Stamps. 

The balloon is paper pieced and stuck on with foam pads to give it a bit of dimension.

Thanks for looking!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Birthday Celebration and hop

I used sketch #190

Crafting for all Seasons - Dies and Punches

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday

Divas by Design - Anything goes and hop

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Sister Act - Anything goes

Alphabet challenge - D for die cuts

The Cutie Pie challenge - Cute with dies and punches

As you like it - Favourite animal - 

I love nearly all animals but Bears are a particular favourite. The love affair started with my Teddy who was given to me when I was a few days old! I love real life bears because of their power, intelligence, 'big fur' and wonderfully cute faces.