Die Cut Thanks

Morning Folks!

Today sees the start of the first challenge for 2017 over at Sparkles Monthly . Babs has choosen the theme of 

THANK YOU

Here's my card, the first card in ages without any stamping on it. I raided the scraps box for a bright assortment of colours and a piece of black stripey paper - possibly antique Doodlebug?? I put the cuttlebug into overdrive with nesties octagon dies. The black card surrounding the letters is recycled from some packaging and is actually quite shiny but not showing up too well in the photo ;-(

 The silver die cut letters were cut using a Tim Holtz Vintage Market Alphabet die. Have to admit, I thought this card was going to be quick to make but after all the die cutting and tricky lining up to assemble I think it would have been quicker to colour up a large stamp!!

Thanks for visiting today and for any comments you leave. I hope you can join us over at Sparkles this month!

I'd also like to enter a few challenges:

The Male Room - A/Goes

Pixies snippet's Playground - A/Goes with snippets

Crafty Creations  - A/Goes

Country View Challenge - A/Goes

Edward Elephant

Morning Folks!

I'm really excited this morning because, after a lot of hard work by Lorraine and Sonia, the very first challenge over at Making Memories Crafting is just starting, I do hope you'll come over and join us:

The first challenge theme is everyone's favourite:

ANYTHING GOES

We are kindly being sponsored by Bugaboo

and Digistamps 4 joy

I've used a super cute stamp from Bugaboo for my card, Edward the Elephant - Hello. I thought he was quite appropriate for the new challenge:

I decided to keep this fairly simple so that Edward could take centre stage! 

Details:

Coloured with promarkers

Papers - Snippets of MME from stash

Sentiment - Crafter's Companion

Border Die - Stampin' Up

Flowers and Pearls to finish

I do hope you'll head over to Making Memories Crafting to see what the rest of the design team have made and that you'll join us this month.

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

That's Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

PolkaDoodles - Anything Goes and new challenge blog and stamp

Crafty Sentiments - Something new = new challenge blog and stamp

City Crafter - Hello 2017

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Cute card Thursday - What's New = new challenge blog and stamp

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

I love promarkers - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge -  Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

CHPP - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers

Morning Folks! 

I know I am a little late but Happy New Year to you all - here's hoping 2017 is a good one!

It might be January and I'm nearly back at work but I still have a smile on my face this morning as I am thrilled to announce this is my first post as a member of the design team at Passion for Promarkers!!

A dream come true!!

The new challenge is just starting, the theme choosen by Kitty is

ANYTHING GOES

We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs who are giving our lucky winner 3 digis of their choice 

Here's my card, using Bundle of Hearts from Crafty Sentiments:

Look at that gorgeous little face - although he does look slightly worried!

Hope you'll head over to Passion for Promarkers to see all the inspration from the rest of the team and join in the fun!

I'd also like to enter these challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch 478

Country View Crafts - Anything goes

The Ribbon Girls - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Crafty Friends - Anything goes

I love Promarkers - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

CHPP - Anything goes with patterned paper

Merry Christmas

Just wanted to wish all my friends in Blogland

A very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year

xxxxx

Christmas Stocking pup

Afternoon Folks!

Wow, can you believe we are half way through December? I still feel like I missed November somewhere .... Of course the BIG event is next weekend - try not to panic anyone!!

Just thought I'd share the Christmas card I made for my hubby (at least I have that done!)

This stamp was in a job lot from ebay, cost quite a bit in postage and there was only one other nice stamp in there but I had to have this one - LOL!! 

I'm prowling around ebay quite often now looking for PB stamps as there don't seem to be many UK stockists anymore :-(

If anyone can recommend any please shout.

Back to the card, this stamp is called 'That Xmas Feeling', coloured with promarkers. I've combined it with an assortment of papers from my scraps folders along with a brand new piece of First Edition green 'Fairisle' paper which reminded me of knitting. I still struggle to start a new pad of paper, the stroking and admiring period can last ages before the scissors arrive! 

I kept the embellishment fairly simple as hubby doesn't do fussy!

As it's Christmas, I glittered his hat ... me ... his pom pom .... the desk and floor!

Have a great day whatever you're doing and thanks for visiting!

I'd also like to enter these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stamper's - Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday - Christmas or Winter

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Christmas with the Cuties - Cute and Christmassy

Crafty boots - Christmas

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas

The Ribbon girls - December Card Challenge

Country View Crafts - Christmas

I love promarkers - Hats

The Male Room - Challenge 50

Craftaholics - Christmas for guys

Aud Sentiments - Christmas for your love 

Winter Wonderland - For someone special

Crafty Ribbons - Christmastime creations with ribbon

Crimbo Crackers - Animals

Colour crazy - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

CHNC -  Cute or Christmas

Disdigidesigns - Happy Holidays

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A Sparkly Birthday

Morning Folks!

Hope everyone is OK and the Christmas preparations are well under control ... hmm I think I need to work on that!

Over at Sparkles Monthly we are taking a break from Christmas crafting, instead our new challenge theme is 

BIRTHDAYS

because we are celebrating our 7th birthday this month!!

Here's my card using another PB stamp from Ebay called, very appropriately, 'Let's Celebrate'. I've used a selection of peach and pink coloured scraps from my box and cut a glittery Happy Birthday using an Xcut die.

Love these cute mice and I couldn't resist adding a touch of stickles to their cake!

I do hope you can join us over at Sparkles!

Thanks for popping by!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Pixie's Snippets playground - Week 259

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

Try it on Tuesdays - Celebrate

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Sweet Stampers - Anything goes

CHNPP - Anything goes with patterned paper

and Card Mania - Anything goes

Let it Snow .... perhaps not just yet!

Evening Folks,

Hope your weekend is going well! 

Today I've been sorting out a few things ready for Christmas, think I'm making progress although I have to confess to putting off writing cards again! Funny really, I love making cards but hate writing them!! 

Maybe tomorrow ....

Anyways, I popped on to share this super cute PB mouse. I love this stamp, that pose and the happy dance always makes me smile - do you think he has been watching Strictly?

Here's the complete card

Stamp: Penny Black - Let it Snow, coloured with promarkers, 

plus wink of stella and liquid pearls

Papers: Crafter's Companion and scraps

Dies: Memory Box & Die'sire with pearls and gems

Sentiment: LOTV

Ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave xx

I'd also like to enter a few challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas goes

Sweet Stamper's - Anything goes

Penny Black Saturday - Christmas or Winter

Crafty Ribbons - Christmas

Creative Knockouts - Snow much Fun

Cute Card Thursday - stars and Sparkles

Simon says stamp on Wednesday - Picture Inspiration 

especially bottom right corner piccy:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Christmas with the Cuties - Cute and Christmassy

Crafty boots - Christmas

The Crazy challenge - Ice Cold

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas

The Ribbon girls - December Card Challenge

Country View Crafts - Christmas

Fussy and fancy - Christmas in tones or pastels

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper -  Use patterned paper

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