Christmas Cupcake

Haven't made a Christmas card this week, so I thought I'd better attend to that. Made this quick CAS card using a Bugaboo digi, coloured with Promarkers then glazed & glittered in places. The ribbon & card candy have been added to complete my card.

Challenges;
CHCC - Christmas Foliage - decorating the cupcake
ABC Christmas - "K" for Keep it simple. Jx

Purple Magna

A few weeks ago I made this card in browns, & one of my friends daughters who is about 7 said to her Mum that she really liked it, but that I was daft doing it in brown cause everybody knows little girls don't like brown, they like pinks & yellows & purples! Amy then told me this herself & said she would like a similar card but in purple - I aim to please, so Amy, this one's for you!

I haven't put a sentiment on this time, as I think the plan is to get a little frame and hang it in Amy's room.

Challenges;
Sugar Bowl - Anything goes as long as it has a Sugar Nellie, which it does. Jx

Anything Goes @ Oldie But A Goodie

Well this certainly is an Oldie - it's a 1990 House Mouse called Eatin & Sleepin in a Sunflower - & I love it! It's also a much more appropriate stamp to be using than the snowman in the last post! Hasn't the weather this past week been FANTASTIC! We're back to cool grey now, which I have to add is also fantastic, but the heat was good for a short burst.

Today's card is for the current Oldie But A Goodie Challenge which is set as

Anything Goes

So there's no excuse not to enter this time! The prize for our lucky winner will be this lovely set of embellishments and super stamp.

When entering, remember you can use both digi & rubber stamps, but you must use something older than 6 months on your card & tell us what it is. In my case it's the stamp!

So, my card uses my HM stamp, coloured with Promarkers, Doodlebug paper & Wild Orchid flowers and the ribbon is from Ribbon Girl.

Hope you'll check out the other DT's great works on the main blog, before joining us this time around at An Oldie But A Goodie, Jx

Challenges;
A Gem of A Challenge - Photo Inspiration
Crafts & Me - Flowers
Allsorts - Birthday for Someone Special
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Goes
Get Hippity With Ippity - Flowers With Leaf

Promarkers;
Flower, Mustard, Pastel Yellow, Buttercup & Canary

Christmas on a Scorcher

Well today has been brilliant, really sunny with just a slight breeze, so Colin & I set to work on the gardening jobs & have had a very productive day.

In the cool of the evening last night however I made this Christmas card using a lovely Bugaboo.

Challenges;
ABC Christmas - J for Jingle Bells
Winter Wonderland - Embossing
CHCC - Blue Christmas Jx

Last Teacher Thanks

You'll all be glad to hear that this is my last teacher thank you card for now - I wasn't going to post this one, but it fitted in perfectly with the Cupcake Craft challenge of book lover so clearly I had to post!

As it's another sunny day here today, I don't think much crafting will happen. The boys are still revising, these exams are going on for ever, but by the end of the month they'll all be done and dusted - yipee! Jx

Thanks For Looking After The Cat(s)

I'll need a thank you card for my neighbour when she pops in to feed my cats when we are on holiday, so I made this one so it's all ready for July.

The image is Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers and the papers used are Basic Grey.

Challenges;
Papertake - In The Garden
Stamptacular Sunday - In The Garden
Stella Says Sketch - Lovely sketch

& in the garden I most certainly was again today as it was lovely and sunny here - just what my son Alan needed as he started his exams! Jx

Maths Teacher

Another Bugaboo teacher thank you - only one more to go!

This time it's for Alan's Maths teacher so instead of using papers, I've covered the card with mathematical equations & symbols - not sure what they all mean, but Alan knows!

Challenges;
For Fun Challenges - Flowers
Simon Says Stamp - CAS
The Stamping Boutique - Doodling
Top Tip Tuesday - CAS Jx

Teacher Thanks

I haven't been doing quite so much card making this week, the last few postings were of cards which had been prepared but never put together. Teacher thank you's have been in that category for a few weeks now, but I always made another card rather than finishing them off!

The reason for the decline in production is Colin being on exam leave with only one exam to go and two & a half weeks to prepare for it, so he decided he wanted a bit of a break so we've been doing things together.

So, this card is for one of Alan's teachers before he leaves school.

Challenges;
Pile it On - CAS
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Coffee Chocolate & Cards - One for the boys, Jx

Happy 50th John

My brother will be 50 at the beginning of June, and is a keen golfer, so I thought this Bugaboo would be perfect for him. I've made a easel style card then put the "50" on the base using a stamped golf ball for the "0". I got this idea off Jo and her great card here. (Sorry about the photo, but I needed the light at the window & because it's an easel I couldn't crop out the garden!!!

Challenges;
Here Come The Boys - Happy Birthday Easels
Allsorts - Cards 4 Men
Crafting For All Seasons - Birthdays & buttons
MAWTT - Keep it Real
CRAFT - Easel Card Jx

Nautical Fun

This is the current freebie stamp over at Bugaboo & I thought he tied in quite nicely with a couple of challenges running at the moment.

He's coloured with Promarkers & the paper is by Craft Companion.

The clouds are cut using my lovely new Dynamics dies & the border using my MS punch.

Challenges;
MAWTT - Nautical
Made Especially for You - Sketch
Gingerloft - Under The Sea. Jx

Things With Wings

It really doesn't seem like two weeks ago that I was outlining the last Oldie But Goodie Challenge, & here we are again about to start another! Firstly though, I'd just like to say thank you to all those who joined in the fun last time, we had a fabulous 182 entries!

This time it's the turn of the lovely Debs to choose our theme - & she's gone with

Things With Wings

A fabulous challenge don't you think and it's sponsored this time by The Digi Doodle Shop, who are offering the lucky winner some free digi's.

To enter our challenge you can use both rubber & digi stamps, but your project must include something older than 6 months. My oldie is this LOTV stamp and shockingly this is it's first use!!!

So, onto my card, I've used a great LOTV stamp called Dandelion Fairy, MME Six by Six papers and ribbon along with my MS doily punch and my Prima Donna flower dies.

So that's my take on the challenge, now go see what the other DT ladies got up to before making your own project.

Challenges;
Crafty Catz - Happy Birthday
Sketch n Stash - That lovely sketch again
LLFC - Use your favourite tool - has to be my bug
Double Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Birthday Fun
Papertake - Cute Cute Cute
My Mum's Craft Shop - Fairytales
Crafty Emma's Store - Anything Goes - & sadly it's the last challenge. Thanks to everyone at CES I've loved your challenges,
Jx