Autumn/Fall

Well for those that visited my blog on Monday you will have read my kitchen news and the good news is, the workmen arrived and work is now underway - the bad news is I have no kitchen for 3 weeks and my living room is out of action too as I'm getting new flooring throughout both!  Hopefully next visit it will be all smiles and a progress report, but for now, back to Team A again and the latest challenge at MAWTT, and this time we are looking for creations relating to

Autumn/Fall

So for my card I went for autumnal colours and this gorgeous sweetie from Wee Stamps!

The stamp was a new purchase pre coloured digi, but my papers are from the back of the drawer and were a favourite of mine a couple of years ago (Bo Bunny).

Challenges;

Sentimental

It's never a good idea to leave DT work till the last minute as things have a habit of going wrong and what seems like a reasonable plan fails in every respect!  Think my report card this week will read, "Could do better!"

More of my ramblings in a minute, but first the latest challenge over at MAWTT set by Christine, and to feature a sentiment as the focal point - no stamped pics - just a verse! 

So my card uses one of the great Visual Image sentiment stamps I won at the Stamping Sensations Challenge a couple of months back, (thanks again), and combines white and ivory card and several of my favourite dies.

As for the colour of the card - yeah...white and ivory, not beige, and certainly not pink!  Oh the joys of night photography with a failing battery!

Challenges;
Addicted to stamps and more - CAS
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - CAS
Jx

Daylight makes such a difference to photography, same card and a charged battery!

Things Beginning with 'B'

These challenges don't half come around quick! I think you can tell I'm spending less hours in my craft room these days, and if I haven't worked ahead, it's a mad rush to get my cards made on time! Oops!

Luckily I had this one made up before I went on holiday, so it was just a case of typing the post before it went live.  And the theme this time at MAWTT is...

Something/s Beginning with "B"

Bath/Bubbles/Bathing/Butterflies/Blooms & Birthday

So I think I covered quite a few B's with this bathing beauty from Pink Gem.  Jx

Challenges;

Fab n Funky - Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy - Birthday

Simon Says Stamp - Add a Sentiment

A Gem of A challenge - Birthday Wishes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes Jx

Age As Focal Point

Mid July, well it is when this goes live, but I'm still in June!  I am however working ahead and this is the card for Carole's challenge over at MAWTT
So she has asked us to make

Age the Focal Point 

in our creations.  So I have done this using a super digi stamp from Digi Stamp Boutique and some rather old papers which I found at the back of a drawer!

Hope you can spare time to join us, Jx

Challenges;
Dragonfly Dreams - AG
Glitter n Sparkle - AG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
Crafty Calendar - AG
Digi Stamp Boutique - AG using a DSB

An English Country Garden

You can always count on our Ang to pick a belter of a challenge, and yet again she has!  (Love it Ang).

So for the latest challenge over at MAWTT, we are following the theme of...

In An English Country Garden

But wait, that would be too straight forward for an Ang challenge...so her twist is... picking a flower from the verse of the song!


Now half of these floweries I'd never recognise, so I bet some of you will quite successfully pull the wool over my eyes, however I do know a fox glove when I see one... and these are they courtesy of Poppy Power Stamps!

Challenges;
Crafty Sentiments - Use a sentiment
Addicted to Stamps - Flowers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Favourite stamp - well favourite at the moment cause its new!
Ribbon Girls - Any image & ribbon

Graduation

I have to confess, I'm struggling to make cards these days!  My heart really isn't in it at the moment and despite needing several graduation cards this year, I've only just managed to make this one!  That said, I love these Pink Gem Topper Kits, and have relied on them several times this year when my motivation has left me!

So today's card is for the latest MAWTT challenge, which, if you haven't guessed by now, has the theme on...

Graduation!

Challenges;
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes
Deep Ocean - Furry or Feathered Friends
Fairytale - Things with wings
Try it on Tuesday - Feathered Friends
Dream Valley - Things with Wings
Jx

Fairies

Hi everyone, I'm the hostess this time at MAWTT and today I have chosen

Fairies

as my theme.  There are so many gorgeous fairies out there, so the problem this challenge is deciding which to use.  Again I've gone with a super sweet Wee Stamp image all ready coloured. and paired her with some old papers, and a fancy die.

I was really pleased with how well the colours on this one matched - not always that easy with pre coloured stamps, but today it was possible with the papers I had.

Challenges;

Into The Woods

Almost the end of March, soon there will be leaves on the trees again and Winter will be behind us.  I made this card however last month, on a wet weekend when the trees were bare and Summer a long way off!

What isn't a long way off however is the next challenge over at MAWTT, chosen by Terrie and she's asking for projects relating to the theme...

Into The Woods.

Now initially I was going to do a woodland creature on my card, but as I rummaged through my real stamps, I came upon this stamp again - it's very simple but I do love it!

So the ink dusters and distress inks came out along with Papermania Capsule Collection papers, and the end result is above!

Challenges;
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guys - In the country
Jx

Rainbow or Rainbow Colours

It's a MAWTT challenge day again today, and back to Team A and Terri at the helm picking her first challenge with us, and she's picked a great one...

Rainbow or Rainbow Colours

So let the fun begin!

For my card I went with a super cute newish Bugaboo stamp which just appealed to me.  A little sad unicorn sat on a rainbow, wishing his dreams could come true... it could just be me sat there the way i'm feeling just now!

Sorry again about picture quality - white cards/dark days...say no more!

Colouring as always by Promarkers and my card is finished with Hobby House pearl strands and corner die cuts.

Challenges;
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Di's Digis - Die Cuts & Punches
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes Jx

Ring a Ring o' Roses

Today's new challenge over at MAWTT is a real fun one!

Wendy has set it as

Ring A Ring o' Roses 

What a fantastic theme eh? Well I thought so anyway and had great fun making my card using a lovely new image (to me) from Aurora Wings.  I'm hoping that Wendy will allow a halo of roses to count as a ring - otherwise I'm goosed!

So my card uses gorgeous rose papers, given to me over a year ago by my dear friend Sue. Unfortunately I never got round to using them earlier, but that's not cause I don't love them, Sue they are so lovely and just the perfect match for this image, so thank you, (xxx).

Finally my card is completed with pearls, roses and a gorgeous ribbon from Ka De We, my favourite department store - sadly in Berlin though!

Colouring as always is with Promarker with a brush of Flexmarker.

Challenges;

A Gem of A Challenge - Hearts or Flowers

Allsorts - Lets Celebrate

Crafty Catz - 355 - Ladies

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Red/Pink with ribbon

Winter Wonderland - Flowers

Sketch Tanten - Sketch 28

Creative Craft Cottage - Flowers
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Jx

PS Sorry MAWTT teamies - today is Wednesday not Thursday, I'm only a day ahead of the new challenge!!!

In The Air

Well, are you gradually getting back into the old routine now that the festivities are all past?  It's months since I made and posted 2 DT cards in the same week, but that's what I've done with this DL CAS card for MAWTT.

The challenge theme this time is;

In The Air

So I guess you could take that quite a lot of ways, balloons, birds, insects to name but a few or in my case planes.

This is the first time I've used this Funky Kits image called FF High Flyer - available as a digi here.  And I've just popped over to the Sugar Nellie page and discovered they are to close - so sad as it is a local company, based in Elgin.  They had lots of cute stamps and still have a few, so if you like this digi - grab him while you can!

Now I have to admit, my colouring skills (as always using Promarkers,) are pretty rusty, but like last year I aim to improve them with the help of Kit & Clowder - last year I bought a class...this year I hope to do it!!!

So that's my take on things, over to you now to see what you come up with.  Jx

Challenges;
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
The Male Room - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/ monochrome
Cardz 4 Guyz - Up up & away
Passion for Promarkers - Anything Goes

Christmas Anything Goes

It's challenge day again over at MAWTT, and back to Team A and Christine is asking for

Christmas Anything Goes

So hopefully as well as Christmas cards, we'll get a variety of other Christmas makes!

That said, I just made a card, lol!  I really love the Pink Gem toppers at the moment, so I went back to their store and purchased these adorable snowmen - cute or what!!!

Lots of layers made up this beauty!

and I even decorated the inside!

It's just so easy with these files!

Challenges;
Cutie Pies - Cute with no designer papers - I no it looks like I have used papers, but honest - no I haven't it's all kit sheets!
The Crazy Challenge - Christmas
CHCC - Cute or Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Poinsettias or snow is falling - i chose the snow option!
ABC Christmas - X - Criss Cross - look closely now...the waistcoat buttons!
Jx

Cute Animals

Seems a while since I posted anything for MAWTT, but that changes today, as a new challenge begins and we are looking for

Cute Animals

Don't think this one will be too hard for any of us so I'm guessing lots of lovely cute cards will be on display over the coming fortnight.

For my card, I nipped over to Pink Gem Designs again and bought this Autumnal topper - Pumpkin Patch - Available here.

I think quite a few of you know, I think hedgehogs are really cute, so I couldn't resist this little fellow for a lovely seasonal make!

Challenges;
Make My Monday - Halloween or Autumn
Simon Monday Challenge - Autumn
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Pink Gem - Autumn Colour Inspiration
Jx

MAWTT - Sketch Challenge

Today's challenge over at MAWTT is to use a super sketch drawn by the lovely Carole from Design Team A, and I don't know about you, but I love sketch challenges - probably my favourite!

So here is my card, using a super male digi from Di's Digi's which I got in their $1 sale a few months back - what a bargain! (Just checked folks - Sale still on!) Papers are a right mix from my scrap box and the hearts were bought last year in Germany!

Challenges;
Cardz4Guyz - Fall/Autumn Colours
Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Autumn theme or colours - colours
Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute & Birthday
Glitter n Sparkle - Happy Birthday
Lil Patch of Crafting Friends - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Bears

Jx

No Design Papers

Today I'm hosting the MAWTT challenge and for my theme I've chosen

No Design Papers

So it's up to you whether you go predominately white as I have done or whether you go all inky and creative!

My card uses a lovely digi from Digi Stamp Boutique and I created my border by cutting and pasting lines of flower heads into a square.  Colouring as always is done using Promarkers. Jx

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - July Challenge

Music

It's Thursday again which means it's time for a new challenge over at MAWTT and this time Wendy has chosen

Music

as our theme, so hopefully by the end of the fortnight we will just about have a full orchestra!

For my card I went with this sweet Penny Black dog playing his trombone - not sure who I got this image from but its one I've had for ever from the good old Docraft Days when "swappsies" were the name of the game!  I'm thinking it probably came from Miss PB herself, Sam, but it might have been Sharron...who knows! Thanks anyway ?

Back to the card, coloured with Promarkers then set on MME papers I think, but I can't find the pad as I had a tidy!  The music notes and treble clefs are cut from new little dies.

Challenges;
Stamping Sensations - Feature a creature
I Love Promarkers - Inspired by a song - Michael Buble - Feeling Good
Simon Says Stamp - Fathers Day - For a Guy
PBSC - Birthdays
Sweet Stampin - Fathers Day/Special Man Jx

Spring Flowers

Hi folks, I'm back again today with another DT make as it's challenge day again over at MAWTT and Gail has picked

Spring Flowers

as today's theme.

Now I swithered on this one, I have loads of daffodil stamps and to be fair, they only see light of day this time of year so I was going to use one of them, but in the end, a last minute switch and this little beauty from All Dressed Up landed on my craft table!  The image is called Springtime and is available here.(I guess the rabbit makes it Spring!)

So papers today are LOTV, as are the tags.  The pearls are from Hobby House (Still the ones from you Pami, ta!) and the colouring by Promarkers.

Challenges;
All Dressed Up - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight's - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Girly & Pretty
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Spring is in the air
Creative Corner - Flower Power
Jx

In The Garden

Has Spring sprung in your neck of the woods? I think at last it maybe has with us!  Two consecutive days of sunshine, no snow and temperatures approaching double figures, almost tropical I'd say!!!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at MAWTT and this time the theme is

In The Garden

So I used a lovely new Wild Rose Studio stamp for the job.  I say new, but I've had it for well over a year now as I got it Birthday time last year from a fellow blogger - thanks Mrs :) x.

So that's the stamp, the papers are old favourites, The Avenues Collection by Bo Bunny, and colouring as always by Promarker.  And I just want to say, that yet again a much better colour match was achieved by picking the papers then colouring the image!  I so got it wrong when I coloured first then struggled to get papers to match - thanks Sarah, I think that tip came from you!

Anyway, here's my card,

Now over to you...

Challenges;
Passion for Promarkers - Child's Birthday
Dream Valley - Birthdays
Penny Black & More - Feature a Creature
Stamping Sensations - Flower Power
Ribbon Girls - Spring/Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Jx

Finally I'm chuffed to say that the Aberdeen Race For Life date has at last been announced and participants can now register, so I'm rallying the troops and hope to be reporting back to you that we have a team registered...hopefully!

Words Only

One of the reasons I love being on the MAWTT team is that now and again we do different challenges, so while the rest of you are on bunnies and hearts Christine has gone for saying it with words - no image!  So we are looking for

Words Only

in this weeks challenge.

Now this isn't something I would normally do - I love my cute stamps and CD images, however, when I saw this Bugaboo stamp at the end of last year, I knew it had to be added to my digi collection.

So here is my simple coffee themed card.  Coffee cup, coffee coloured and filled with coffee associated words.  All I needed to do here was print, ink and cut out!

So that was my take, the DT ladies have also got some super inspiration for you on the main blog so check out their cards too,  Jx

Challenges;
Crafting By Design - Tic TacToe -
                                Top Line - Tag Sentiment/3 Colours - Chocolate,Kraft& Cream/CoffeeWords
Crafting for all Seasons - 3 of a kind - buttons
Crafty Creations - Something to eat/drink - coffee
Paper Shelter - Make it Digital - Bugaboo digi
Clear it Out - Anything goes with twine - New stamp but old papers - from scrap box, don't know                          who's cause it was a cut off!
Catch The Bug - Feb Theme - Keep it simple
Sweet Stampin - CAS
Stamping Senstations - Anything Goes

NEWS FLASH!!!
Reports are just coming in that our DT is now short of 2 designers, so if you fancy joining us leave a comment on the MAWTT blog.  Jx

Embossing

Welcome everyone to another MAWTT challenge - my first one for 2016, and the first one hosted by Diane, our latest, lovely DT member.

Well today, Diane has picked one of my favourites

Embossing

So me thinks there will be lots of lovely cards this time around.

For my card, I went with New Baby, cause I needed one, CARD NOT BABY!!! (Sorry Ang and Christine, didn't mean to confuse.)  So I made a baby girl easel using a sweet Penny Black stamp and some lovely Craft Creation baby sheets.  My embossing is of baby feet but its slightly hidden under my scrummy ribbon from The Ribbon Girls - so love it, the middle section of it has a lovely velvet feel.  Oh yeah, and the doily, recognise it Sue?  It's from the pack you sent me for my Birthday, it's so sweet - sorry it took me so long to open the pack!

So here's my card, now over to you!

Challenges;
Penny Black @Allsorts - One for the girls
Stamping Senstations - Anything Goes with a die
PBSC - Anything Goes
Hiding in my Craftroom - Embossing
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons - Ribbon & Pearls Jx