SENDING YOU SUNSHINE & SMILES....

It's a sad day for me today...this will be my last card as a DT member for both SKETCH SATURDAY and A GEM OF A CHALLENGE....well to be honest i've dropped all of my DT post's...not a decision made lightly...but it needed to be done....i'd like to take the opportunity to thank all my teamies for having me...it's been a pleasure working with you all,i'll miss you!
Well now on to today's card which covers both SKETCH SATURDAY...fab sketch from Jo again this week and A GEM OF A CHALLENGE...where we have a colour challenge of "AQUA,LEMON & PINK".
I've used one of the recently released digi images from PINK GEM DESIGNS ....."jodie"...coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,a dream to colour.
Papers are also from PINK GEM DESIGNS...another new set..."Flowers and Butterflies"...the sentiment is a large circle stamp "Sunshine & Smiles",again PINK GEM DESIGNS.
The butterflies were made using to different Martha Stewart punches.


We are sponsored this week at SKETCH SATURDAY by Simon Say's Stamp...a fab prize as always for the lucky winner.

And over at A GEM OF A CHALLENGE our lovely sponsor this week is THE RIBBON GIRL...well worth joining in on the challenge for :0).
Well that's about it for now...hope you'll take up the challenges.

Have a lovely weekend everyone
Take care

A RECIPE FOR A PERFECT DAY.....

Hi everyone....today i have a card to share with you which covers two of my DT challenges....THE PAPER SHELTER,this week we have a colour combo theme of "Black,White and 1 other colour"...and STAMPAVIE AND MORE,where we have the theme of "Ribbon".
I've used a PAPER SHELTER image "Trattoria Chef",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's and i've added glossy accents to the sauce.
The paper is from PINK GEM DESIGNS....from the "Gingham" download set....i was starting to panic i've used all my black and white gingham paper from Joanna Sheen that i usually use.... when suddenly i had a "light bulb" moment...PINK GEM to the rescue :0).
The recipe cards which are nearly all covered by the image are from the "Daily Servings" set from Designer Digitals,i've added file tabs to the tops using an Anna Griffin multi tabs punch.
The sentiment i computer generated using "Amanda's Hand" font.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
DUTCH DARE(Thurs).....i followed the sketch...and a fab one too!
CES(Sat)....Favourite colour combo....black white + 1 is my all time favourite!
LADYBUG CRAFTS INK....Black,White plus one other colour.

Well that's all again for today....hope you will come and join in the fun on both challenges,
Have a lovely day
Take care

CHEERS.....

Well it's the start of a new week and a new challenge over at POLLYCRAFT....this week our host is Joanne and she's set the theme of "Boyz to Men".
I've used "The Beer Monster" for my card,coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's....i've added googly eye's and some glossy accents to the beer glass.
The paper is Basic Grey "Cupcake" and textured cardstock DCWV....letter beads for the cheers....must put these away and the googly eye's i'm using them too often...lol....it gets alittle boring.
Garden twine to finish.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY...As always Arlana a lovely sketch to work with :0).
LADYBUG CRAFTS INK(Tues)...."Going Dotty"
THE CRAFTY PAD DESIGNS(Sun)....Spots and Dots.
CARDS FOR MEN(Mon)....Someone special
STAMPS R US(every other Mon)....For the men in our lives.
Well that's about it from me
Take care

SKETCH SATURDAY.....MAYA'S SKETCH

Well today see's a new sketch over at SKETCH SATURDAY.....and this week our host is the lovely Maya...and i'm sure you'll agree it's a fab sketch,i loved working with it!
My image is one of Crissy Armstrong's new May digi images "Courageous Carl"....available to purchase from WHIMSY STAMPS....and a dream to colour.
I've used Promarkers and Prisma's as my colouring medium...must have a change sometime :0).
The papers are Basic Grey "Sugared".....ribbon slider and brads from stash.

We are sponsored this week by TICKLED PINK STAMPS and there's a fab prize up for grabs this week for the lucky winner...well worth joining in on the challenge for :0).

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges :-
CUPCAKE CRAFT(Mon)...."C" is for...mine is Courageous Carl.
DIVAS BY DESIGN(Wed)....Anything Goes.
STAMP SOMETHING(Fri)....May digi day.
SUNDAYS WITH CRISSY(Monthly).....Flowers.

Well that's about it for now...have a great weekend
Take care

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and CUTE AS A BUTTON.....

Today i've two cards to share with you....firstly my DT card for THE PAPER SHELTER...this week we have the theme of "Bling it up".
I've used "Birthday Cupcake" image and "Birthday Cupcake papers" set....both available to purchase from THE PAPER SHELTER.
i'VE 3d'd the topping on the cupcake using pinflair glue gel,i've used glossy accents,self adhesive gems and glamour dust to bling it up!
The sentiment is from a Elzybells clear stamp set....sadly no longer available.


As always there's a PAPER SHELTER gift certificate for the lucky winner.....if you've used a PAPER SHELTER image....if you're drawn and not used a PAPER SHELTER image you won't miss out you'll still get a prize of a digi image :0).

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-

SKETCH AND STASH(Mon)....Your choice of sketch....i've used No7.

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK(Tues)...."Going Dotty".

Now onto my second card which is my DT card for STAMPAVIE AND MORE....this week we have the theme of "BABY".
I've used one of the newly released Sugar Nellie Adorables "Bambino"....available as a download from FUNKYKITS".
I've used Promarkers and Prisma's to colour my image.
The papers are DCWV "Nana's Nursery"...the sentiment is by Serendipity,and buttons from stash.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:-

SUGAR BOWL(Thurs).....sketch by Marlene and optional extra "Buttons".

SECRET CRAFTER(Sat)...."For a baby"

KABOODLE DOODLES(Tues)...."It's the B's knees"...embellishments beginning with "B"

A SPOONFULL OF SUGAR(Tues).....White + One colour

I LOVE PROMARKERS(Wed)....Song title...."Baby Boy" by Beyonce
Well that's about it for now...hope you have a lovely day
Take care

TUNE.....

Well today over at POLLYCRAFT...."Anything Goes"....that's the theme Marit's set for this week's challenge.
I've used one of the recently released Chester images..."Retro Chester"...such a cheeky little monkey...LOL.
I've coloured him using Copic markers and Prisma's.
The papers and cardstock are DCWV.
Googly eye's,lettered beads,button and wire from stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY....Thank you Arlana,another fabby sketch :0).
CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGE(Mon)...Something beginning with a "C"....mines the image "Chester".

Well that's about it again for now,
Have a great BH Monday,
Take care

WHIMSY MAY 1st DIGI RELEASE BLOG HOP....

Hi and welcome to WHIMSY MAY 1st DIGI RELEASE BLOG HOP....if you've arrived here from the lovely SYLVIA'S BLOG....then you're in the right place,if not you may want to start at the WHIMSY INSPIRATIONS BLOG so that you don't miss anything along the way.
For my card today i've gone with one of Crissy Armstrong's new images "Nose to Nose"....isn't this image adorable....i've coloured it using Promarkers and Prisma's....i've then cut the image out because i wanted to mount it onto the circle of gingham cardstock.....i think the gingham works well with this image.
The gingham was printed onto 200gsm smooth cardstock and is a download from Pink Gem Designs.
The sentiment is also WHIMSY STAMPS.....from the "Birthday Letter Seals".
Ribbon,pearls,flower and silk seam binding from stash.

Now please leave a comment before you move on to the lovely CRYSTAL'S BLOG....there will be two random blogs who will pick a winner from their comments who will get to choose a digi image of their own choice.
The grand prize winner will get to pick 5 images and a chance to use them as a GD for the entire month of May....that winner will be picked at the final stop on the blog hop which is LINDA'S BLOG....don't forget you've got to be in it to win it!
The hop will run for a week untill 8th May 12 noon EST.
Just alittle reminder about the digi images for the Japan appeal....for one week 1st May(today)-8th May there's 50% off....all proceeds to the Red Cross disaster relief.

Well that's about it.....ENJOY THE HOP,and good luck :0)
Take care

LESS IS MORE WEEK 13...LUCKY DIP....

Well over at LESS IS MORE this week the theme is Lucky Dip....so it can be either "Thank You" or "Congratulations"...as you can see i've gone with a Thank-You card....always good to have a few of these by you.
I've gone with an image from PINK PETTICOAT.....from the "Dandelion Wisps" set....i've printed directly onto my card and then added the stamped sentiment which is out of a clear stamp set by HOTP.
I've added a large black faceted gem to the center of the large flower and two smaller black gems to the two other flowers.
Not much to this card...but i love it!

Well that's a short and sweet post...i'll be back later with my WHIMSY blog hop card.
Have a fab day
Take care

SUPPA STAR and A MAGICAL DAY....

Hi everyone...today i have two DT cards to share with you....firstly SKETCH SATURDAY,once again Jo's come up with a fantastic sketch for us all to work with :0)...hope you'll all come and join us this week.
I've used a Kenny K stamp "Movie Star" available to purchase from WHIMSY STAMPS...i love this image....i've used Promarkers and Prisma's as my colouring medium,i cut her out because i wanted to use the black glittered cardstock for a background.
The sentiment is also from WHIMSY STAMPS....it's from the "Fast Lane Sentiments" set by Raindrop Echo Designs....this set is just perfect to work with the Kenny K stamps.
The papers and cardstock are all DCWV.

We are sponsored this week by the CRAFT BARN....a fabby prize up for grabs for the lucky winner.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
MAWTT(Thurs)...."Anything Goes"
CRAFTS 4 ETERNITY(Fri)...."Anything Goes".
DELICIOUS DOODLES(Fri)...Teenagers with Kenny K.
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS(Fri)...."Glitter".




Now onto my second DT card which is for A GEM OF A CHALLENGE.....this week we have a fabby sketch for you to follow.
I've used one of the recently released digi images "Denzil With Rose"...isn't he a cutie!,i've coloured him using Copic markers and Prisma's.
The papers are also PINK GEM DESIGNS....from the "Shades" and the "Micro Dots" sets....at the moment for this weekend all digi downloads,papers and images are on special....grab them at the bargain price while you can!
The sentiment is a stamp once again from PINK GEM DESIGNS..."A Magical Day" (Large circle stamp).
The border was done with a Martha Stewart punch....everything else from stash.


There's a fab prize for the lucky winner....please check out A GEM OF A CHALLENGE BLOG for details.

Well that's about it for now folks...hope you all have a lovely day and i'll be back tomorrow with my WHIMSY BLOG HOP card.
Take care

THE PAPER SHELTER & STAMPAVIE AND MORE..

Wednesday again...boy are the weeks flying by!.....
Today again i've combined two challenges...THE PAPER SHELTER,this week we have the theme "Ode To A Mom".....and STAMPAVIE AND MORE,where we have the theme of "Pearls".
I've used a recently released PAPER SHELTER image "Proud Mom",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,i've also paper pieced part of the pram.
The papers are also from the PAPER SHELTER...from the "Birthday Cupcake" set.
The sentiment i printed off a Colour My World CD "Sweet Baby".


As always this week at THE PAPER SHELTER we have a fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner...the only rule to be the prize draw is you must use a PAPER SHELTER image on your project....now you can still enter the challenge using any other images but would not be entered into the prize draw.

That's about it for today....just to say thanks to all who joined in on last week's challenges and hope to see you all again.
Have a great day whatever you're up to

Take care

FUN & GAMES....

Hope you're all enjoying the Easter weekend...and eating lot's of chocolate :0) and that the weathers been kind to you all,like it as here!
Today's card is for our new chellenge over at POLLYCRAFT....this week our host is the lovely Emma and she's set the theme of "FUN & GAMES".
I've used one of the new Swings and Slides 2 images "Skills"...coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...i love these new images of Paula's,so perfect for children's cards.
The paper is Dovecraft from the "Masculine" set.
I printed the two different sized footballs from the computer and just went over the black parts with a black Promarker.
Garden twine from stash.....there's no sentiment yet,i'm not sure what i will use this card for,so will add it when needed.

Emma (CRAFTY EMMA'S STORE) is also our sponsor this week...with a fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner...can i play along :0).

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY.....thanks Arlana another fabby sketch to work with.

CUTE CARD THURSDAY....No text.

CARDS FOR MEN(Mon)...."CIRCLES"....the footballs.
Well that's about it again for today...have a great Bank Holiday

Take care

ALOHA....

Well Happy St Georges Day,Happy Easter and Happy Birthday to me!....right now we've got all the "Happy's" out the way on to this weeks challenge over at SKETCH SATURDAY....where we have another fab sketch for you this week by Jo..loved this thanks Jo :0).
And this week i got to work with a gorgeous stamp (Swimming Lucy) too from our lovely sponsor SPARKLE CREATIONS....thank you Sparkle she was a dream to colour!
My colouring medium on this one was Copic markers and Prisma's and i've added alittle glamour dust to the butterfly and some glossy accents to her glass....not showing in the photo :0(.
All cardstock and papers are DCWV....the chipboard sun is also DCWV not sure what make the large brad in the center is.


Like i've already mentioned we're sponsored this week by the lovely SPARKLE CREATIONS and there's a fab prize up for grabs for the lucky winner...2 rubber stamps...can i join in LOL.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges :-

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK(Tues)....Anything goes.

CUPCAKE CRAFT(Mon)....Lots of layers.
Well thats about it for now....hope you have a lovely Easter weekend

Take care

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

Another combined card from me today....it covers both THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE.

Over at THE PAPER SHELTER this week we have the theme "Inspired By Nature" and at STAMPAVIE AND MORE we have a "Birthday" theme.

I've used a newly released image from THE PAPER SHELTER....."Zoe Spring"...isn't she gorgeous...alittle Sarah Kay-ish i think!..i've coloured her using Promarkers and Prisma's.

The paper is by Creative Imaginations...not that you can see much of it!

Both the butterfly and the border down each side of the card have been done with Martha Stewart punches.

The sentiment is by Papermania and the flourish stamp is HOTP.

Everything else from stash mountain...

As always THE PAPER SHELTER are offering this weeks winner of the challenge a $15 gift certificate...there's only one rule with this and that's you must use a PAPER SHELTER image....you can enter using any other images but just won't be entered into the prize draw.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
CUPCAKE CRAFT(Mon)....Lots of layers.

DIGITAL TUESDAY......Pretty punches.

EVERYBODY-ART-CHALLENGE(Tues)...Pearls.

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK(Tues)....Anything goes.

I LOVE PROMARKERS(Wed)....Anything goes.

Well that's about it again for today.....hope you'll take up the challenges with us,and i look forward to seeing your creations.
Take care

LESS IS MORE WK 11 THEME..."ACETATE"

Well it's week 11 over at LESS IS MORE and this week there's a theme of "ACETATE".
I'm really happy with how this card turned out but boy how hard is it to get a good photo when you've used acetate and to be totally honest the card is much better IRL than it looks here :0(.
I've used a sheet of glittered print acetate by Inkraft...i had this in a sale from the garden center,i think it was £1.50 for 5 different designs and at the time wasn't really sure if i'd ever use it!
I've wrapped the acetate over some textured cream cardstock,the acetate was smaller than A4 so folded the card and cut to suit the size....the card size is 63/4" x 51/4".
I've secured the acetate to the cardstock on the front only with a strip of extra strong double sided tape,i've then wrapped the satin ribbon around the card to cover the tape.
The jewelled brad is by Dovecraft and the sentiment is by Anna Griffin...the ink matches perfectly to the ribbon,but for some reason everything is showing slightly different colours in the photo!
Well that's it again for now....hope you're all enjoying the gorgeous weather we're having,
Take care