I didn't eat it (yet!)

Afternoon Folks!

Hope all of you in the UK enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend, the weather was glorious here for a change! It's a quick post from me this afternoon, I just wanted to share my card for the Gerder Steiner progressive challenge using this month's super fun digi called I didn't eat it (yet!). This card took me most of yesterday to make ... jet lag is wonderful - not!

He reminds me of the sugar puff Honey Monster! 

Thanks for looking! 

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - A/G

Cute Card Thursday - Bright Colours

Simply Papercraft - A/G

That's Crafty! Challenge - Only Cards 

Di's Digi Challenge - Bright colours

Dream Valley Challenges - Use a stamp or digi image

I spy a blue dragon

Morning Folks!

This week, Kitty has choosen   

 MONOCHROME

as the theme for the new challenge over at Passion for Promarkers. Here's my card using the super cute Clyde party which you can find here in the Bugaboo store. I wasn't quite sure that a dragon could be blue but then as my hubby pointed out they are fantasy animals so they can be any colour you like! I'm sure there must be some real dragons hiding out there somewhere - perhaps they are blue!!

Here's the close up view:

The papers are scraps from my blue folder, the dotty one is Papermania and the swirly one is HOTP. I tried the card without the memory box trellis die cut but I decided the touch of silver really lifted the card so after a lot of indecision it stayed!!

Please pop over to

 to see what the rest of the design team have made and to get the details of this weeks fab prize!

Get creating with your Letraset / Winsor & Newton markers and join us!! Remember you can enter any type of creation, it doesn't have to be a card.

Thanks for visiting today xx

A quick Happy Birthday

Morning Folks!

A super quick post from me this morning, I'm heading out for the day! The new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly Challenges is nice and easy:

BIRTHDAYS

so we're hoping for lots of entries!!

Here's my card which I made after having a good old sort out of my stash . I 'rediscovered' this cute teddy stamp from Crafter's Companion and the butterfly (Memory Box die) was all ready made in my odds and ends box. A quick spot of colouring and ta-da:

The sentiment is from a Humphrey's corner set.

Please visit the main blog

to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team!

Thank you so much for visiting today and for any comments you're kind enough to leave xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Stash sale!

Afternoon Folks!

I'm sorting through my craft stuff and have some stash for sale including Penny Black Stamps e.g. 

Lots more to list soon so keep checking back!

Click on the stash tab above or go to this page

Love

Just popping to the post box!

Morning Folks!

We have a fun and easy challenge starting over at Passion for Promarkers :

JUST ADD GLITTER  

So lots of possibilities! I decided to make a Christmas card, I'm determined I'm not going to be panicking and rushing to make cards in December this year!!  Famous last words ...

Here's my card, apologies for the poor picture, it's such a dull day and it feels more like October than August just now - did I miss the summer?

I hope you can see the glamour dust and sparkle a bit better in this one:

Card Details

Penny Black stamp - Royal Mail coloured with promarkers and chalk inks

Glamour dust and stickles

Patterned Papers -  Country Companions Winter Wishes

Glitter card, mirri board - The Works

Navy glittery card from stash and embossed using CC Bebunni embossing  folder

Diecut snowflakes - X cut

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Don't forget to pop over to

 to see what the rest of the design team have made!

Get creating with your Letraset / Winsor & Newton markers and join us!! Remember you can enter any type of creation, it doesn't have to be a card.

This week we are generously sponsored by:

who are offering a $10 voucher to our lucky winner!

Thanks for visiting today and please have a look at my stash sale here xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:
Allsorts - colours of your flag
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers - Cute
Colour Crazy - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Christmas in July
CHNChristmas - Anything Christmas
Come and get it - Die Cuts
Penny Black and More - All creatures great and small
Stamping sensations - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critter crazies - A/G with a critter
Crafty Animals - A/G
CHNPP - A/G with patterned paper
The Holly and the Ivy - Anything Christmas
CHNC Extra - Anything Christmas

Mirror, mirror ...

Morning Folks!

As it is the first Friday of August, there is a new challenge starting over at Making Memories Crafting ! Our optional theme this time is

ONE FOR THE GIRLS / LADIES

but if you prefer you can just join us with the Anything goes option!

Here's the card I made using a pre-coloured cute square image from LOTV. I bought these from ebay years ago and recently rediscovered them when sorting through my stash. The dotty paper is from a Christmas pack and the others are from LOTV. Die cut heart banner is from Simon says Stamp.

I hope you'll be able to join us over at 

We are generously sponsored by 

who are giving a fabulous $10 voucher to our winner!

Thanks for visiting today!

I'd like to enter the challenges at:

Cardz 4 Galz - Pretty pastels

Word Art Wednesdays - A/G

CHNPP - A/G with patterned paper

Crafting by Designs - A/G

Die Cut Divas - A/G

EDITED TO ADD - Lucky winner at 

Poppy Fields

Afternoon Folks!

A rare afternoon post for me, I've spent some time just playing today rather than on a DT project - love the summer holidays! 

I saw the new challenge at Allsorts earlier in the week and it immediately made me think of a very under used PB stamp in my collection called Poppy fields. Anyway, today I decided to give it an airing and inked it up, here's the card I made:

I didn't really have a plan for this card, it kind of evolved as I went along. The green textured card was from my scraps box and the red polka dot is from a Christmas paper pad left on my desk after trying to reorganise my papers - long job with still a way to go! I couldn't find a good contrasting colour for the matting layers so then I thought use black like poppy centres. The image need something else against the polka dots so another rummage in the red scraps folder produced a piece of corrugated card.  

Here's the close up view:

Originally, I was trying to do a square card but it just didn't look right with the rectangular image so I found a rectangular card base and started shuffling things around to get the layout. This is when a light bulb moment occured - without thinking about it this card had a lot of contrast and texture making it perfect for my MIL who is partially sighted, she likes to feel cards and have them described to her. Luck really must have been on my side because I found these felt flowers in my stash:

I added the buttons, ribbon and pearls to give more textures to feel! I'm not often that pleased with a card I make on a whim but I have to say I love this one!!

Here's the original inspiration picture from Allsorts - Thanks ladies for your inspiration! 

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

CHNPP - Anything goes with patterned paper

and I'll also be joining the fun at Pixie's Snippets Playground , sadly I haven't had time to visit recently - a trip to the swings is long overdue!

A tad traditional!

Hi everyone!

We have a new challenge over at SPARKLES CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE today and the theme is:

Use a festive sentiment as the focal point

I've gone for a very traditional feel for my card. I don't have that many large Christmas sentiment stamps in my collection, they tend to be rather small! This stamp could easily qualify as an antique - it is from Anita's and I must have bought it at least a decade ago. It certainly hasn't seen much ink recently. I'm always a bit doubtful when I use an 'old' stamp, particularly if it is a cheaper brand as many don't stamp that well but I was pleasantly surprised with this one! I heat embossed the sentiment using versamark and Stampin' Up gold embossing powder and it came out brilliantly at the first attempt! This card does have a bit of sparkle and gloss in real life but I just couldn't get it to show up in the piccys :-(

The paper is from the Docrafts Papermania first Noel collection - another bargain from The Works. The poinsettia is made using  All Occasion dies and has been covered in Wink of Stella which gives a lovely sparkle.

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and see the inspiration from the rest of the design team! You have a whole month to join us, we'd love to see what you make! 

Thank you so much for visiting today and for any comments you're kind enough to leave xx

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

A gem of a challenge - Christmas in July

Crafty Friends - Christmas in July

CHNC - Anything Christmas 

Shopping our Stash - Countdown to Christmas 

CHNCXtra - Anything Christmas

The Diva's that cut paper - Anything goes