A HAPPY HELLO.....

Three circles is the theme for this weeks challenge over at POLLYCRAFT and our host this week is Joanne.....We had a great response to last weeks challenge hope to see you all again this week....A big thank you to all who joined in the fun.
We are sponsored this week by QUIXOTIC PAPERIE.....a fabby prize up for grabs for the lucky winner.
For my card i've used "Strawberry Picking" one of the Cherry Kisses images....coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,i've cut her out and raised her from the nestie circle using Pinflair glue gel.,i've added alittle glamour dust and some glossy accents to her wellies but neither are showing up in the photo :0(.
The gingham papers are from Joanna Sheen and the sentiment is by Hero Arts.
Ribbon,string,beaded head pins and self adhesive pearls from stash.

Well that's about it again for today,
Have a lovely day
Take care

HI THERE.....

Morning from a very dull and wet West Midlands.....
Today see's a new sketch for you over at SKETCH SATURDAY.....another fabby sketch to work with Jo...loved this one!
We are sponsored this week by THE CRAFT BARN.....great prize up for grabs for the lucky winner.
No colouring from me on this one,i've used some Morehead decoupage....i'd forgotten i'd still got a couple of sheets of these left,i came across them while looking for something else that i still haven't found...lol.
All cardstock is DCWV and the sentiment is from "Essential Sentiments" by MFT.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
CES (Sat).....Flowers and Flutterby's....the flowers are on the cardstock,i've put a pearl in the center.
ABC CHALLENGE (Wed)....O is for Ovals.
FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY....Open challenge.
SWEET STAMIN CHALLENGE (Sat)...."Oh So Girly"

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

WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME......

Hi....today i've a card to share with you that i've made to cover two of my DT challenges.....Wednesday see's the start of two new theme's both at THE PAPER SHELTER,where this week the theme is "SEEING RED" and at STAMPAVIE AND MORE,where the theme is "WELCOME"
The image i've used is from THE PAPER SHELTER,from the "Mushrooms" set...you get three different images in this set...but i somehow rather liked the shape of this one :0).
I've used Copic markers and Prisma's as my colouring medium and i've added some glossy accents to the spots.
For the house number i used Doodlebug rub-ons,and the sentiment was made on the computer using "Angelina" font.
The fence was cut using a Xcut die,key charm,ribbon and ladybird from stash.
The backing paper is off a Bearlymine CD "Designer Extreme Vol 2".




Hope you will all come and take up the challenges with us.....and for the lucky winner over at THE PAPER SHELTER there's a $15 gift certificate to be won....to be in with a chance of winning this your card/project must include a Paper Shelter image.....you can still enter the challenge using other images but you just won't be entered into the draw for the prize.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:-

INCY WINCY DESIGNS....Use punches or dies.

Well that's about it for today again....about yesterday's card,thanks for your opinions on the silver elastic...very welcome remarks and i've now taken it off :0).

Have a fab day

Take care

LESS IS MORE..WEEK 3.."SPRING"

Hi everyone....today's card is alittle different from my usual,i decided to join in on the LESS IS MORE CHALLENGE,it's a theme week this week "SPRING".....and this sentiment of Ann's (Raindrop Echo Designs) is just perfect for that theme,the sentiment is from the "Spring Sentiments" set and can be purchased from WHIMSY STAMPS.
I sized the sentiment to suit my needs and printed directly onto my cardstock,i used slightly textured cardstock,i then used my Scrollwork Frame embossing folder to frame it and to add little dimension to my card.
I added a touch of colour to the flower using Prisma Pencils and finished off with a self adhesive gem to the center.
I've added some some stretchy silver elastic across the top and tied a bow...not sure about this may take it back off....what do you think...leave it on or take it off ?.

Well that's a short and sweet post for today.
Take care

WEDDING DAY WISHES.....

Monday again already...where's the weekend gone!and a wet,grey and dull one at that,looks like i will be doing alittle crafting then :0).
On to the card,which i'm not too happy with....today starts a new challenge over at POLLYCRAFT,hosted this week by Marit,she's set the theme of DIAMONDS AND PEARLS....lovely theme and i'm sure loads of you will join us on this one.
For my card i've used an image from one of the mini dooodles sets "MR and MRS".....there's no colouring but i've added plenty of glamour dust...so lots of sparkle (which is not showing up in the photo).
I've used two Craft Concept embossing folders to create the background...."In Stitches" and "Gem Flourish"...to the in stiitches one i've added self adhesive gem stones and the other one i've used the embossing as a guide for my self adhesive pearls....i think it's this part of the card i'm not too happy with.
The sentiment is also from the same mini doodles set and ribbon from stash to finish.


I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY....fabby sketch again this week Arlana.
CRAFTY CALENDER....Love.
CHALLENGE UP YOUR LIFE (Sat)....Monochrome.
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES (Sat)...Dies...i've used Spellbinders oval nesties.
TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS (Wed)....Swirls and Pearls.
STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND (Fri)....Monochrome.
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS (Fri)....Do it with digi's.

Well that's all again for now...hope you will all come and join us on the challenge.
Have a great day
Take care

MY PINK GEM BLOG HOP CANDY WINNER.....

Morning everyone....a big thank -you to all who joined us on the A GEM OF A CHALLENGE BLOG HOP.

Here's my blog hop winner drawn using Random Generator



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Timestamp: 2011-02-19 11:56:04 UTC

Congrats JO....you will need to contact Janet at pinkgemdesigns@googlemail.com

BIRTHDAY BOY....

Saturday....that mean's the weekend's arrived :0)...It also means the start of two new challenges.....SKETCH SATURDAY and A GEM OF A CHALLENGE.
We have a lovely sketch by Jo again this week over at SKETCH SATURDAY and our sponsor this week is STITCHY BEAR.........Mandy's set the theme for us over at A GEM OF A CHALLENGE.....Buttons,Brads,Beads and Bow's....now you can use one of these item's or if you want to go the whole hog use all of them...the choice is yours....and the lucky winner will get to pick a stamp of their own choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS...now you've got to admit that's worth playing along for!
I've used this fabby stamp "Skateboard Andy",coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's...no glamour dust today...but a couple of silver brads to the skateboard wheels.....i've cut him out and raised him up using Pinflair glue gel.
The papers are from a Jayne Bentley Colour My World CD "It's A Man's World" and so is the sentiment.
The blue brads are Basic Grey.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:-
CES.....Spots and Stripes.

Well that's about it for today.....hope you will come and join in the fun on both challenges...why not do as i have and combine the two :0)...

DON'T FORGET TO POP BACK HERE TOMORROW AND ON THE A GEM OF A CHALLENGE BLOG TO FIND OUT MY BLOG HOP WINNER........

Have a fab weekend
Take care

FOREVER MEMORIES.....

Hi everyone...today i'd like to share my DT card for STAMPAVIE AND MORE....the new challenge started yesterday and the theme this week is " MONOCHROME "......now this always say's to me either black and white or sepia,i've gone this time for the latter.
And sepia to me anyway speaks vintage...not that i'm good at vintage,i love the look that alot of you achieve...but mine always look a jumbled mess :0(.
The old photo's i've used are actually La Blanche rub-ons...these are brilliant and do IRL look like proper old photo's...purchased at an amazing price from the QVC outlet at £1.99 for 12 different sheets,i've had them for some time now...i knew i'd get to use them eventually!
All cardstock including the script is Kanban...every layer i've distressed with a distressing tool and Walnut Stain Distress Ink....well to be honest everything on the card as had the distress treatment....messy but fun!
The stamps i've used are "Classified Ad's" and "Ticket Sentiments" (the blank one from the set) both from WHIMSY STAMPS......and the "Forever" and "Memories" sentiments are from a Royal Langnickel friends set.
All other bits and bobs are from my stash...pearls,chain and beads etc.....

I'm entering this card into the following challenge :-
ABC CHALLENGE......O is for OLDFASHIONED.

Well that's about it again for today...hope you will all come and join us over at STAMPAVIE AND MORE.
Have a fab day
Take care

FANCY A CUPPA ?.....

"BUTTONS AND BOW'S".....is the theme for the very first challenge over at THE PAPER SHELTER CHALLENGE BLOG.
A few weeks back i was one of the lucky one's to be picked to be on the DT at THE PAPER SHELTER,and get to work with these fabby images...now if you've never heard of THE PAPER SHELTER you must head on over there and check out the gorgeous images,i know you'll just love them and such reasonable prices too :0).
For my card i just had to use "The Mad Hatter"....such a fun image and a dream to colour.
I've used Copic markers and Prisma's and added a touch of glamour dust to one of the cups and a dotted line coming from the teapot.
The cardstock is all DCWV,the patterned one is from "Animal Crackers" glittered cardstock stack.
The sentiment which i think works perfectly with this image is from Waltzing Mouse Stamps....from the "Frame It" set.
The button and waxed thread from stash.

Now i hope you'll all come and join us...the lucky winner,and remember you've got to be in it to win it! will receive $15 gift certificate to spend at THE PAPER SHELTER...well worth joining in :0).
If you're lacking inspiration pop on over to the challenge blog and see what my very talented teamies have come up with.

Well that's about it again for today...hope you have a fab day

Take care

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY...30

Special birthday's the theme this week over at POLLYCRAFT....Emma's the host this week and also our sponsor..check out the prize that's up for grabs :0).
I've gone with one of Paula's new images "Delphine Cocktails"....a perfect image for all of those milestone birthday's.
I've coloured her using Promarkers and Prisma's...my favourite colouring mediums and i've added a touch of glamour dust to her dress,bag and bracelet.I've 3d'd her and the No 0 (which was cut on the Cricut using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge)using Pinflair glue gel.For the numbers i used DCWV Glitter cardstock stack and i run around the edge of each with a black permanent marker so that they would stand out from the background paper.....which is from a free download from Summertime Designs "Limeade".
Ribbon and self adhesive pearls from stash.

I'm also entering this card into LOLLIPOP CRAFTS CHALLENGE....this week is "Use your favourite colouring medium...well mine like i've said is Promarkers and Prisma's.
INCY WINCY....Colour me wonderful (min of 2 different colouring mediums)...i've used Promarkers and Prisma pencils.

Well that's about it for today...hope you will come and join in the fun at POLLYCRAFT and i look forward to seeing your creations.
Have a fab day
Take care

THINKING OF YOU....

Well today see's another new sketch over at SKETCH SATURDAY by the very talented Jo....and our sponsor this week is SIMON SAY'S STAMP.
For my card i decided to keep it clean and simple....i've used one of Crissy's new digital images "Sweet Sarah" available to purchase at WHIMSY STAMPS, coloured with Copic markers and Prisma's.....and just a touch of glamour dust.
I've cut her out and 3d'd her onto the stamped Magnolia swing.
The textured dotty background was created using a Crafts Too 5x5 "Dots" embossing folder,and the sentiment is off a Papermania Clare Curd's sentiments set.
Self adhesive pearls to finish.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS (Wed)....Red,Pink and White only.
CRAFTY CREATIONS (Wed)....Three little words.
SECRET CRAFTER (Sat)....A stamped flower.
FAB 'N' FUNKY (Wed)...Tempting Texture.
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS (Fri)....Clean and Simple.

Well that's about it from me today....hope you will all come and join us at SKETCH SATURDAY....Take care and have a fab weekend.

IN THE 2O's.....

Buttons and Lace.....that's the theme over at STAMPAVIE AND MORE this week,i just couldn't resist using this new image from The Paper Shelter.... "In The 20's"...isn't she a cutie!,i've coloured her using Copic markers and Prisma's,i've added just a touch of glamour dust and then cut her out and raised her from the base card using Pinflair glue gel.
The double sided cardstock is Anna Griffin which i've edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
The die cut circle she's standing on is from a new Marianne Designs circles die set and i've added some tiny self adhesive pearls to the centers of the embossed flowers.
I've made the lace flower in the corner and added a button and waxed thread.


I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
SKETCH AND STASH....Followed the sketch,and my new stash is my image and die.
ABC CHALLENGE....N is for NEUTRALS.

Well that's about it again for now....hope you'll all come and join us on the challenge.
Have a lovely day
Take care

TWEET LOVE....

Well the weekends over again...the start of a new week and a new challenge over at POLLYCRAFT,our host this week is Maria and she's drawn up a fabby sketch for you to follow and she would also like you to include a "LOVE" theme in your project.
For my card i decided to do something alittle different....i've used Marianne Design dies...Forest Branch,which i added colour to using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and Tunis Bird Cage as my focal point.
The bird image which i've paper pieced is from the "Love Naturally" mini doodles set i cut off is tail and added a feather instead.
The paper is from a Bearlymine CD "Designer Extreme Vol 1".For the sentiment i used Doodlebug rub-ons "All Mixed Up" in white.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
AUD SENTIMENTS....Corny Valentines Day sayings.
INCY WINCY DESIGNS..."Love"
PEAR TREE DESIGNS..."Free for all"
STAMP WITH FUN...."Love"
ALLSORTS CHALLENGE...."Love,Love,Love"

Well that's about it for now...hope you will all come and join us at POLLYCRAFT,there's a fabby prize up for grabs for one lucky winner.
Have a great day
Take care

TOPPED WITH LOVE & SWEET WISHES....

Well i'm alittle late with this one,my DT card for SKETCH SATURDAY....this week it's Maya's turn to host the challenge and to supply the sketch...fabby sketch to work with Maya :0),,,and we also have a lovely sponsor this week TICKLED PINK STAMPS....great prize up for grabs for the lucky winner,so hope you'll come and join us!
The DT were lucky enough to get to pick an image from TICKLED PINK STAMPS to work with...well i just had to have this cutie :0)...."Cherrie With Cupcake",she's been coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's and i've added glamour dust to the topping and heart on the cupcake.
All cardstock both patterned and plain are from DCWV "Nana's Kitchen" glittered card stack.
The sentiment is by Elzybells from the "Hey Cupcake" set...unfortunately no longer available.
Brads and pearls from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges :-
LITTLE CLAIRES.....Anything goes.
I LOVE PROMARKERS....Anything goes.
STAMP SOMETHING.....Digi day.

Well that's about it for today,i'll be back tomorrow with my POLLYCRAFT card,
Have a fabby Sunday
Take care

1 TODAY....A GEM OF A CHALLENGE BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP....

Morning all....here is my DT card for A GEM OF A CHALLENGE and today see's the challenge's first birthday "1 Today" hence the sentiment on my card.To celebrate we are running a Birthday blog hop along side this fortnights challenge...you can enter the challenge,the blog hop or both! To enter the challenge follow the fab sketch by Mandy over at the challenge blog..and simply link up your creation as normal.
If you're up for some fun and the chance of winning some fab prizes we would love you to join in with our blog hop..... you will need to start at A GEM OF A CHALLENGE BLOG...there you'll find all you need to know to get you started on the hop.
Now if you are here for the hop you should have arrived from REBEKAH'S BLOG....if not then you may want to go to the CHALLENGE BLOG and start at the beginning so that you don't miss anything along the way.

For my card i've used one of Janets new stamps available to purchase from PINK GEM DESIGNS....i've used Copic Markers and Prisma's as my colouring medium's and i've added a touch of glamour dust to the stars.Both the papers are downloads again from PINK GEM DESIGNS,doily and pearls from stash.
Now to be in with a chance of winning 2 PGD digi stamps or 1 set of PGD digi papers here on my blog you will need to use the linky below....My winner will be drawn 19th Feb...the winner will be announced here and on the challenge blog on the 20th.

Now before you move on to your next port of call which is to KATIE'S BLOG the gem you need to collect here is DIAMOND.....

Good luck with the hop and have fun :0)

MAN FLU !!!!!!

We have a new challenge starting to day over at STAMPAVIE AND MORE.....this week we would like you to make a "CRISS-CROSS" card.
I've used one of my new images "Dr Pepe L'Souris" from THE PAPER SHELTER....coloured him using Promarkers and Prisma's,then i've cut him out and raised him using Pinflair glue gel,just to give alittle dimension to the card.
The gingham papers i've had for ages from Joanna Sheen...i must say i love using gingham :0).
For the sentiment i used Doodlebug rub-ons "All Mixed Up"in both small and medium sizes.
The file tab was punched out using a Anna Griffin punch...after i'd adhered the paper to card to give it more body.
Black pearls from stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges :-
KABOODLE DOODLES.....Make it monochromatic.
I LOVE PROMARKERS....Anything goes.

Well that's about it again for today...hope you will all come and take up the challenge with us again this week over at STAMPAVIE AND MORE.Have a lovely day

WHIMSY FEBRUARY DIGI RELEASE BLOG HOP....

Hi and welcome to the WHIMSY FEBRUARY DIGI RELEASE BLOG HOP...If you've arrived here from LISA'S BLOG then you're in the right place,if not you may want to start at THE WHIMSY INSPIRATION BLOG so that you don't miss anything along the way.
For my card i decided to go for a CAS look...i've used Crissy Armstrong's new "Heart solid",which i've resized to suit my needs and printed it out seven times...i've then cut each one out and layered four on the bottom flat and the top three i've raised using dimensional foam pads...i've coloured just one using a Copic marker and added a satin ribbon bow.
The sentiment is also a new release today from Ann Vento (Raindrop Echo Designs),from the "I Heart You" sentiments set....again you can resize these to suit your project....this is the beauty of digital images.
I've added self adhesive pearls from stash mountain :0).

Now before you leave me to move on to your next port of call which is LINDA'S BLOG....please leave a comment,there will be two random blogs among us who will each pick a winner....that winner can then choose a digi of their choice.
The grand prize winner of the hop will be chosen at the very last stop which is MELISSA'S BLOG...and will get to choose 5 digi's of their choice and also get the chance to use them as a GDT for WHIMSY for the whole month of Febuary....don't forget you have to be in it to win it...so please leave a comment on each of the DT blogs.

Well that's about all for now...hope you enjoy the hop
Take care