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

SPECIAL DAD.....

Well where did the weekend go then!...Monday again and the start of a new week and also a new challenge over at POLLYCRAFT.....this week our lovely Maria's our host and not only as she set the theme of "VINTAGE" ,she's also come up with a fabby sketch for you to work with! I've used the new charity digi "Vintage Ronnie" which Paula's just released to help Emma (one of our DT)raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance...all proceeds from this image will go to that charity(minus Paypal fee's)..Emma's already raised over £800 so far and so not far off her target of £1000...well done Emma :0) I changed and printed the outline image off in Sepia...and used a Sepia Prisma pencil to colour it in...the map background is a page out of a old AA road atlas...no longer required due to the age of the Tom Tom's and Sat Nav's...but so glad my hubby didn't throw it away :0) I've distressed the paper both with a distressing tool and Distress Ink. We are sponsored this week by THE CREATIVE COTTAGE...and the lucky winner will get a £10 voucher to spend in the store....well worth joining in for!

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

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS(Wed)...."Vintage".

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES(Thurs)...."Mmm Chocolate",food,drink or the colour of chocolate....mines the colour.

Well that's all for now...have a fab day and hope you'll all come and join in the fun over at POLLYCRAFT.

Take care

SKETCH SATURDAY and A GEM OF A CHALLENGE...

Morning all....today see's two new challenges,my first DT card is for SKETCH SATURDAY,

another fab sketch by Jo again this week :0).

We are sponsored this week by PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS,

and there's a great prize up for grab's for the lucky winner...can i enter,LOL.

The DT were lucky enough to get to work with a digi image or stamp of their choice,

i picked the lovely "Moody For Flowers" stamp to work with...a fabby image

suitable for so many occassions!

I've used Promarkers and Prisma's as my colouring medium...no surprise there then:0)

I've added a touch of glamour dust to the bow on the flowers.

The papers are My Minds Eye "Quite Contrary"...and i think they work perfectly with the image.

The sentiment is by Tabbykat from the "Sentiments & Greetings" set,

Border punch Fiskars "Threading Water".

Please pop over to the SKETCH SATURDAY challenge blog to see the fab prize

on offer from our sponsor PAPER MAKEUP STAMPS...

I would like to thank all who entered last weeks challenge we had a fantastic turn out,

and some amazing creations...hope to see you all again this week :0)

Now on to my second DT card and this one's for A GEM OF A CHALLENGE.... Again this week Janet's our host and she's set the theme of "PEARLS and SWIRLS" For my card i've used the dottie flower from the newly released stamp set"Funky Flowers", I love this stamp set :0). I've used Versafine "Deep Lagoon" to stamp the image onto cream cardstock, and them cut it out using an oval nestie...which i've then mounted onto the beaded oval nestie....and added pearls to each of the scallops. The swirly embossed background i've done using the Cuttlebug "Divine Swirls" embossing folder. Metal ribbon slider and ribbon from stash. We are sponsored this week by THE RIBBON GIRL....fabby prize up for grab's, well worth entering this week! Well that's about it for now....just to say have a lovely weekend, and hope you find alittle craft time,and maybe come and join in the fun on the challenges 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

HAPPY EASTER....

Hi....it's my turn to host the challenge over at POLLYCRAFT this week,and i've set the theme of "EASTER".....so i would like to see anything to do with Easter,a card,Easter gift,bag...whatever it's up to you! For my card i've used a Sharing Sherbet image "Love Notes"...this image is just perfect for any occassion,you can add any sentiment you want to the letter she's holding (letters blank when you get the image)....the sentiment i've used is from a stamp set i picked up at the NEC ..."Sentiments and Greetings" by Tabbykat.....eleven stamps for £2,BARGAIN! I've coloured the image using Promarkers and Prisma's and added some glamour dust here and there. The papers are DCWV and the border as been cut using a Martha Stewart Doily punch. The flower i made using 3 different sized circles and a brad.... Today not only see's the start of a new challenge over at POLLYCRAFT but a new release also...meet CHESTER...isn't he just the cutest monkey!...go check him out HERE.

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

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY....fab sketch again this week Arlana.

I LOVE PROMARKERS(Wed)....."Easter".

SARAH HURLEY(Thurs)...."Easter".

STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND(Fri)..."Easter".

DIE CUT DREAMS(Mon)...It's Easter time.

Well that's about it for now...just to say hope you'll all come and join in the fun over at POLLYCRAFT this week... i look forward to seeing your fab creations.

Have a lovely day....looks like we're in for another sunny one here!

Take care