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

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

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

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

CABARET LOLLY....

Today i've a card to share with you which covers my two DT challenges starting today....firstly STAMPAVIE AND MORE...where this week the theme is "Black" and over at THE PAPER SHELTER we have a lovely sketch for you to follow done by one of my fellow teamies Kevin...fab sketch Kevin..many thanks!
I've used one of the newly released images from THE PAPER SHELTER...."Cabaret Lolly"...i think this is such a fun image!...i've used Promarkers and Prisma's as my colouring medium,and i've added ultra fine black glitter to her costume.I've given her a necklace and bracelet using midget gems.
The papers are DCWV from the "Glittered Alphabet Stack".
The ticket sentiment is by Inkadinkado from the "Paperwork Greetings" stamp set.
The large black faceted gems are from Hobby Craft.



Hope you'll come and join us on the challenges...this week again at THE PAPER SHELTER we have a fab prize up for grabs....$15 gift certificate for the lucky winner...the only rule to be the draw for the prize is to use a PAPER SHELTER image...you can enter using any other companies image but will not be entered into the prize draw.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
CES(Sat)...."Monochromatic".
LADYBUG CRAFTS INK CHALLENGE..."Celebration".



Well that's about it again for today...have a good one!
Take care

SORRY I'M LATE....

Hi everyone....well the week's are just flying by,it's hard to think we're already into April,Christmas will be here before we know it!...LOL. Anyway it being Wednesday does mean it's time again for two new challenges....THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE. At THE PAPER SHELTER this week "Anything Goes" and at STAMPAVIE AND MORE we have a sketch for you to follow.....so why not combine the two challenges like i have! The image i've used is "I'm Coming!" from THE PAPER SHELTER,this week i've cheated,i've used a pre-coloured image...when you purchase any of the images you get a pre-coloured one aswell as a line image for you to colour....pre-coloured ones are great for when you need to make a quick card. The papers are all We R Memory Keepers "72 & Sunny". The sentiment i've done on the computer using Angelina font.....and the flowers i've been punched using Woodware and Xcut punches,gems fromstash. The lucky winner over at THE PAPER SHELTER will get a $15 gift certificate...the only rule is to be in the draw for the prize is to use a Paper Shelter image.

Well that's it again for now....would just like to thank all took up the challenge's with us last week and hope you'll all come and join in the fun again this week...i look forward to seeing you fab creations!

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

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY(Tues).....Anything goes!

Have a great day whatever you've got planned

Take care

EGGS 4 EVAN.....

Wednesday's rolled round yet again which mean's it's the start of two new challenges.....STAMPAVIE AND MORE...where the theme this week is to make a bag,and THE PAPER SHELTER....where the theme is "INSPIRED BY",like me i'm sure many of you Blog hop and along the way we spot a tremendous amount of talent out there and many of which make such a lasting impression we return to their blogs time after time for inspiration and idea's...well we would like you create a homage card/project for one of these talented peeps and link up the inspiration card in your blog post....lets show our fellow card makers some love by celebrating their talents.

I knew as soon as i saw the challenges who i would be linking up to....Deb,(Crafty card -i higgins)...she makes the most beautiful gift bags out of brown lunch bags,along with all her other gorgeous makes.I've wanted to have ago at creating one of these for ages now...so here it is!,not so fancy as Deb's but it is for a little boy :0).Check out this one by Deb HERE.

I've also followed the sketch over at CUTE CARD THURSDAY too....which just so happens to be one of Deb's...so mega talented!

The image i've used is from THE PAPER SHELTER ....."Easter Bunny",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,i resized him to fit into the largest die from the Spellbinders Nested Eggs set.

All papers and the "EGGS" word are We R Memory Keepers "Hippity Hoppity",

The wooden letter tiles are from Hobby Craft and the brads are Basic Grey....everything including the letters have been edged with "Old Paper" Distress ink.

I've decorated the back using the same papers and layout minus the image.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:-

CUTE CARD THURSDAY...Sketch by Deb :0).

A SPOONFULL OF SUGAR(Tues)...Easter.

CREATIVE CARD CREW(Tues)...For a child.

CRAFTY CREATIONS(Wed)....Bunnies.

Well that's about it for now...have a fab day

Take care

PEACE & LOVE and ALL BOY....

Well today i've two cards to share with you....firstly my DT card for THE PAPER SHELTER,where this week the theme is "FLOWER POWER".....i've used one of the newly released images "Hippy Girl" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...no glamour dust today just some glossy accents added to her glasses.
The papers are Basic Grey "Offbeat"...i love these papers and i think these work perfect with the image :0).
The sentiment i created on the computer and i forgot to note down the font...sorry.
I've made some rolled up paper flowers and added a glittered brad to the two smaller ones.
Black pearls from stash.
I've followed this weeks sketch over at SKETCH AND STASH....and my new item is the image.
I'm also entering this card into THE CRAFTY PAD CHALLENGE (Sun)....this week it's "Use a digi"

Hope you'll all come and join us over at THE PAPER SHELTER...don't forget as always there will be one lucky winner who will receive a $15 gift certificate....well worth playing along for!



My second DT card is for STAMPAVIE AND MORE....the theme over there this week is "For a boy"...i've gone foe a very simple look with this one,i've used one of the Papermania Nostalgia stamps by John Byars "Football Mad"...this sort of image i think can be left uncoloured...a sketchy drawn look.
I've also gone with the monochrome look(Black & White),one of my all time favourite colour combo's....and Joanna Sheen gingham paper another favourite!...seems like lots of favourites going on here :0).
The sentiment is by Scrappy Cat and i've stamped in Vanilla Cupcake and heat embossed using a clear detail embossing powder.
The little footballs and goal are rubber 3d stickers i think i got from the Range.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
CUPCAKE CRAFT (Mon).....Monochromatic.
LADYBUG CRAFTS CHALLENGE (Tues)....Monochrome.

Well that's about it for now....hope you'll come and join in the fun both at THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE......i look foward to seeing your fabby creations!



Have a great day
Take care

THE EASTER BUNNY.....

Hi,hope you've come with your sun glasses...you may well need them today,my cards alittle on the bright side...but i like it!
It's to cover two challenges,well two DT challenges....i will be entering it into a couple others.
THE PAPER SHELTER this week have the theme "SPRING FLING" and STAMPAVIE AND MORE also have a "SPRING/EASTER" theme.
I've used one of the new images from THE PAPER SHELTER...."Dressed up as Easter bunny"...coloured using Copic markers and Prisma's,with just a touch of glamour dust to the bunny tail.
The papers are all We R MemoryKeepers "Hippity Hoppity" and so is the sentiment.
The fabric button is My Minds Eye,ribbon and pearls from stash.
The Easter eggs are solid beads i got my hubby to cut in half.



There's a fabby prize again for the lucky winner over at THE PAPER SHELTER....A $15 gift certificate...well worth joining in.

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

FRIDAY SKETCHERS.....lovely layout again this week :0).

CREATIVE COTTAGE (Wed)....Spring has sprung.

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY(Tues)....Triple tastic (3 of something)...i've used 3 different papers.

Well that's about it again for today....have a good one!

Take care

SO LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND YOU!....

Today see's the start of two new challenges over at THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE....i've cheated again this week and made one card to cover the two.
The theme over at THE PAPER SHELTER is "Lucky charms"...so we would like you to use a charm/charms on your project.
STAMPAVIE AND MORE as the theme of "Birds"...
I've used this newly released fun image from THE PAPER SHELTER ...."The Cockatoo Is Watching",how cool is he!...coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,cut out and raised up using Pinflair glue gel.
The papers are Basic Grey "Granola"...love the papers in this pad.
The sentiment was created on the computer using "Angelina" font.
The charm,brads waxed thread and pearls from stash.
Every layer as been edged with "Old Paper" Distress ink.

As always this week at THE PAPER SHELTER we have a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky winner....that's alot of images worth!....to be in with a chance of winning it you must use a PAPER SHELTER image on your creation....you can still enter using any other images but would not be entered into the draw for the prize.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:-

FRIDAY SKETCHERS....Fabby sketch by Rach this week..i enjoyed working with it,thanks hun!

CREATIVE CARD CREW(Tues)....No flowers.

SIMON SAY'S STAMP(Wed)....Anything goes!!!!!

Well that's about it folks....hope you'll come and join in the fun at both THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE....why not combine your challenges like i have :0)

Have a lovely day

Take care

CHERISHED FRIEND....

Another week's rolled by....and that mean's it's time for two new challenges over at THE PAPER SHELTER and STAMPAVIE AND MORE.
This week at THE PAPER SHELTER we have the theme of "Scrap It"....we would like you to use some of those bits of paper left over from other projects...dig into that ever growing scrap mountain :0).
And at STAMPAVIE AND MORE this week we have a sketch....why not combine the two like i have.
When i saw the theme "Scrap It" i knew i just had to do some paper piecing...what better way to use your scraps up!
The image is "It's Bedtime"....you can purchase it HERE along with so many more gorgeous images and i must say not badly priced.
The parts of the image not paper pieced i've coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's.
The sentiment is by Katzelkraft and the hearts have been cut using Marianne Design "Hearts"dies.
The papers are all SU,brads and waxed twine from stash.

The winner over at THE PAPER SHELTER will get a $15 gift certificate...so well worth joining in...only one rule to win this you need to use a PAPER SHELTER image.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

FUSSY AND FANCY (Fri).....Embossing and/or Paper piecing.

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS (Fri)...Paper piecing.

Well that's about it again from me today...whatever you're up to today have a good one!

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

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