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

LESS IS MORE WK 10....

Hi everyone....today's card is for the LESS IS MORE CHALLENGE,already into week 10...where have all those week's gone! Sadly i missed last week's challenge...the challenge this week is "A ONE LAYER CARD WITH THE SENTIMENT AS THE FOCUS". Firstly i printed my framed sentiment onto my cardstock and then cut the shaped card out using a die from the Spellbinders "Creative book pages"....the card measures 51/2" x 41/2". The sentiment is a Raindrop Echo Design digi download from WHIMSY STAMPS...."Framed circle swirls"...you get the frame with and without the sentiment....and can be resized to suit your needs. I then debossed an extra line either side of the image.....the black faceted gem's are from Hobby Craft and the ribbon from stash. Well that's short and sweet.... Hope you have a lovely day Take care

VERITY....

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at SKETCH SATURDAY....another fab sketch by Jo,i'm sure you'll agree! I've gone with a Sugar Nellie image "Verity standing" available as a digi image from Funky Kits...these are perfect for that much needed sugar rush :0). I've used Promarkers and Prisma's to colour and i've stamped around the image using a flourish stamp from HOTP. The sentiment is by Lilli Of The Valley...i don't think these are on the web site till alittle later on this month,picked mine up fron the NEC. The papers are My Minds Eye "Wild Asparagus"...forgot i'd got these,found them while searching for something else :0). I've cut the tiny flowers using a Xcut punch...ribbon,brads and self adhesive pearls from stash. We are sponsored this week by SIMON SAY'S STAMP.....and the lucky winner this week will get a $25 gift certificate to spend on whatever they choose :0)...can i enter,lol.

Well that's all again for now...just would like to thank all who entered last weeks challenge we had a fantastic response hope to see you all again this week.

Have a lovely day and a great weekend

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