Batman

Morning Folks!

It's time to find your cape, get the mask on and get your underwear over your trousers (always a great look??!!) because today is the start of another challenge over at Here Come the Boys and this time the theme is

SUPER HEROES/ COMIC / CARTOON CHARACTERS

Now I must admit my first reaction was a sense of panic when I saw this theme posted - could have done with a crafting super hero - but then I remembered some Batman decoupage sheets I bought ages ago. After a serious amount of hunting I finally found them (I must get better organised it would save so much time and effort!! ) and here's the finished result which is also my first twisted pyramage and twisted easel card:

Here's another view:

Thanks for looking today and don't forget to join us over at HCTB, the rest of the design team have some great inspiration for you and we have a great prize on offer from our sponsors Bugaboo.

I'd also like to enter the Boys will be Boys challenge at Creative Craft Challenges

Flowers for Mum

Morning Folks!

Thursday at last - we are inching closer to the weekend and I can't wait!! We have an easy but seasonal challenge for you over at CRAFT this week:

MOTHER'S DAY 

so time to reach for the flowers etc!!

We have 3 great sponsors too:

   

 

& Wild Rose studio

For my card I have used a favourite Penny Black stamp that is useful for so many occasions! I love these hedgehogs and they are so easy to colour!! I raided my scraps again, I think these papers are Daisy & dandelion but I'm not 100% sure!! The strip of purple flowers is some adhesive ribbon I bought at least 3 years ago - I knew it would be useful..one day!! It's a bit hard to see on the photo but the flowers have some glitter and tiny gems in the centres. The sentiment is from Craftwork cards.

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Stampin for the weekend - Bingo ( Top line Ribbons/ Sparkles/ Flowers)
2 Sisters challenges - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything goes
The crazy challenge - Anything goes
Passion for promarkers- Pastel colours
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

Harley the Hippo

Morning Folks!!

A quick post from me today, I'm running a bit behind schedule!! Just wanted to let you know our new challenge has started at CRAFT and we have this great sketch for you from our team mate Sheryl:

We have 3 great sponsors this week too:

The Stamping Boutique          Digi Darla       The Saturated Canary

I loved this sketch and I have once again managed to use up some old papers!! Small cheer because there are still lots to go...

The cute image with those gorgeous BIG eyes is Harley the Hippo from Sew Many Digital Stamps who are sponsoring the February Star of the month! He is coloured with promarkers and the sentiment, flower and card candi are all from Craftwork cards. The picture doesn't show the real colours very well, the candi is very pale blue and the flower is a silvery dove grey.

Must dash......Bye for Now!!

A  few challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Birthdays

Sketchy colours - Blue and grey

Incy Wincy - Birthdays

Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes

OSAAT - Digi or don't

The Crazy Challenge - Dies or punches

Paper Pretties - punches die cuts

Aud Sentiments - Happy

Delightful sketches - Patterned paper

Paper crafting journey - Make it cute

Prepare for take off.......

Good Morning!! How's your weekend going?!! 

If Mr Blogger is behaving himself I will hopefully still be under my duvet catching a few extra zzz's when this goes live!! Our new challenge at Here Come the Boys for this fortnight is: 

VINTAGE FEEL

which I must admit is not exactly my strong point - although I do find it easier to do 'masculine' rather than girly vintage for some strange reason!! 

Anyway, here we go.. prepare for take off......

I've had this Papermania stamp for ages and when I rescued it from the bottom of the drawer I couldn't think why I hadn't used it more. Seven attempts and a lot of cursing later, I remembered why it was in the bottom of the drawer... it's a real **** to get a decent image from, & it is now back in the drawer!! The papers are a really random mix from my brown scraps file, there's a bit of Nitwits paper in there, some Basic Grey and several odds and ends!! All a bit distressed with brown chalk ink!!

Thanks for looking today and please head over to Here Come the Boys to see the rest of the teams great cards and to check out the prize from our new sponsor Digi Doodle shop!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Hotshot craft blog - One for the boys

Simon Says stamp & show - Anything goes

Inky Impressions - Punches & Dies (variety of nestabilities used!)

Kaboodle Doodles - Boys / Men

Creative card Crew - masculine

Shopping our stash - Metal  mania (brads)

Allsorts - Anything goes

DYSU - Layers

Delightful sketches - Use your scraps

Crafts & Me - Distressed

Sparkles Forum - Things with wings

Divas by Design - Wings and things

Fluffy Bunny Rabbit!

Morning Folks!!

Are you all sitting comfortably?? Then I'll begin ...LOL!!

Thursday already, this half term holiday is going way too quickly for my liking!! Good news though we have a new challenge starting over at CRAFT

NO DESIGNER PAPERS

We have 3 great sponsors this week :

Here's my card for this week using Fluffy Bunny from Meljens. I stayed inside my comfort zone on this challenge and just stuck to using plain cardstock with a bit of embossing to add interest!! 

I found this embossed bow ribbon in Hobbycraft recently and I thought it matched the bow on the bunny really well!! The ribbon wasn't that expensive and you get loads and loads of embossed bows in a metre, I just snipped them apart. They also done daisy and teddy bear designs too!! 

Thanks for dropping by today and for any comments you leave!

Hope you can find time to join us at CRAFT!!

I'd also like to enter:

Allsorts - Free & Easy February pt 2

CES - lots of layers

DYSU - Layers

Paper crafting Journey - Make it cute

Paperplay - critters

& Meljens Challenge - Anything goes

Love Hearts

Afternoon Folks!

Hello from a snowy Hampshire, hope you're keeping warm in this chilly snap. We only had about 2 inches of snow here last night which was a bit disappointing really!! I was hoping for a snow day and an early start to half term!!

Also wanted to share a little confession with you.... clears throat nervously...

"Hi, My name is Jacky and I am addicted to House Mouse stamps and am finding it increasingly difficult to not fall in love with all of them!!"

I couldn't resist this stamp which I bought in a half price sale (well it seemed rude not to!!) last month and I thought it would be useful for Valentines Day and also anniversary and engagement cards!! This is it's first outing!!

Here's a closer look at those cute mouses:

I'd also like to enter a few challenges too:

The Shabby Tearoom - Food and Hearts
House Mouse & friends Monday Challenge - Love 

The Alphabet challenge - A for Animal Antics

Crafts 4 Eternity  - Raspberry Delight Colour challenge

Fussy & Fancy Friday - With all my heart

Crafty Catz - Valentines

Jelly Park - Shades of love

DYSU - Love

Forever Friends Challenge - Valentines

Patties Creations - Valentines and love

Cute card Thursday - Pink Valentine

Rainbow lady - Have a heart

MAWTT - cute Critters

Paperplay - Love letters

Delightful sketches - Love

Creative Belli - Hearts (heart brads are about 3 years old!!)

Crafting for All seasons - Love is in the Air

Crafts and Me - Use a new image

Fab N Funky - Love is in the Air

Divas by Design - Love is in the Air

My Mums craft shop - Must be love

Simon Says stamp - Love is in the Air

Creative Inspirations - Lots of love

Stampavie & more - Love

I love Promarkers - Love is in the Air

Papertake weekly - Anything goes and optional love hearts

Tuesday Throwdown - Be my Valentine

Stamp and Create - Valentines / love

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Love is in the Air

Crafty Calendar - Love & marriage

Allsorts - One or more hearts

Truly Scrumptious - Love & hearts

The Pink Elephant - use Pink

Puppy Love

Morning Folks!

Yay!! Thursday - one day nearer to half term...!! It's also time for a new challenge at CRAFT and no prizes for guessing that this week our theme is:

VALENTINES!!

I've used a really cute image from our sponsor Bugaboo which is called Puppy Love Heart String

Here's my finished card, the papers are from a DCWV pack which I have had for a couple of years but found again when I was hunting for something else!! Thought I'd better use them quick before I lost them again!! The sentiment is a rub on from letraset.

I'm thinking of giving this to my husband, so I've left it quite CAS, he isn't one for flowery cards!!!

Hope you can join our challenge this week, we also have prizes from Truly Madly Crafty and Stitchy Bear stamps !!!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Catch the bug - February Anything goes

Digital Tuesday -Pink and; red

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and optional hearts

Creative Craft Challenges - Bingo (Brown, brads, scallops)

Going Grey with Scrap creations - Valentines

Shopping our Stash - Hearts, Valentines (papers are about 2 years old!!)

Cards for Men - Seeing Red

Cupcake Craft - Pink and red

Die cut dreams - Pink, red and a heart

Lollipop Crafts - Valentines card

Come and get it - Love is in the air

Dream Valley Challenges - Love

Card Mad Fairy's Digi Days - Hearts