Fairy Kittens

Over the weekend, I came across another super freebie from A Day For Daisies, called Fairy Kittens - as you can imagine, I fell in love with it straight away as it reminded me of all the new born kittens we had to visit in the Summer before we settled on Merlot.

So this card simply celebrates my love of cats!

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - No 284 - made into a square card rather than the rectangle of the sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Animal Magic
I Love Promarkers - All That Glitters
Simon Say's Stamp - Keep It Clean & Simple
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Fur or Feather - went for fur

Oldies Play Bingo

Don't know if I'll have caught up on myself by today - should have and we should have finished decorating the new flat.  In case things haven't gone to plan I'm scheduling this!

So it's a new challenge over at An Oldie But A Goodie, and Francesca has given us a Bingo grid to play with. (It's on the main blog and at the end of my post.)  Just select any line and tell us which you used.

Bingo

(Please also remember to use an item older that 6 months on your project and to tell us what it is.)

So for my card this time around I made an anniversary card using an old Penny Black stamp which I love.  I then made die cut flowers, punched leaves and a doily border and finally added pearls to my flower centres.

Sponsoring us this time is the fabulous Robyn's Fetish who are very kindly offering our winner some digi's of their choice.

Now as this was a bulky card & I didn't want to squash it,  so I followed Bev's Tutorial here, on how to make a card box.  Thanks Bev, it was quick and easy to do with your great instructions.

Challenges;
Come and Get It - Fall colour challenge - golden brown
Polkadoodles - More than 1 fold - Easel
Crafty Little Fairies - Autumn colours - Gold
Crafters Cafe - Die cuts & punches - die cut flowers, doily punched borders.
Creative Belli - Ribbons & pearls (CBC179)
I Love Promarkers - make your own flowers - with dies?
Penny's Paper Crafty - Easel card
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

2nd Oct
Delighted to see my card as a random winner at Penny's Challenges and even more delighted to receive a $6 spend in Little Miss Muffet stamps as my prize.

Water

Another scheduled post today as I'm probably still in Aberdeen when this goes live helping Alan move into his new flat.  However we crafters know that very little gets in the way of a new challenge, so rather than skip this week, I've relied once again on MrBlogger!

So it's back to Team B at Diva's again this week and we have the theme of

Water

Interpret this as you wish and hopefully we'll get some interesting creations.  The prize this time around is... A Surprise! So you'll just have to win it to see!!!

This consequently meant that us DT ladies could use any image we wanted, so after much searching I came up with this lovely image from A Day For Daisies, it's a beauty isn't it, and better than that, she is available FREE HERE!  (She was just so lovely to colour & glitter - think I'll be getting more of these stamps.)

Challenges;
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Dies & punches - Wreath die

8th Sept
This lovely lady was one of the winners at Glitter and Sparkle this week, and the prize, 3 digi's from Fitztown. Thanks. Jx

We Three Geese

Morning all! How is everyone today?  Our house is a bit subdued - the school holidays are over and Colin is heading back for his final year!

Can't believe it really, his school days coming to an end and a new chapter in all our lives.

But before I get too deep and thoughtful I have a new card to share with you for the new challenge over at an Oldie But A Goodie.

The theme this time is

Embossing

(Remember also to use something older that 6 months on your project and to tell us what it is)

And here is my card;

The sponsor today is Rick St Dennis, and he has very kindly agreed to give the winner some lovely digi images of their choice.

He also very generously let us DT ladies pick an image of choice, & I'm very pleased with my selection of "We Three Geese", available here.

Don't those geese have the funniest of faces? I loved them as soon as I saw them!

Anyway, my card uses Crafters companion papers pearls and a ribbon - the papers are my oldie and the colouring is done by Promarker.

Challenges;

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 219

ABC Christmas - P for polka dots, pearls, present, pale blue and Promarkers
Card Crafter's Circle - Winged things
Delicious Doodles - Christmas in August
Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Winter Animals
The Hobby House - Christmas
Come & Get It - Things with wings
Paper Playtime - Use Pearls
Cutie Pies - Anything Goes
C is for Challenge - Animals - Geese
Crafty Boots - Christmas in August
The Crazy Challenge - Animals

That's my take on the new challenge, now over to you.  If you need more inspiration, hop back to the main blog to check out the rest of the DT cards.  Finally a warm welcome to our new DT members, Sarah, Anne-Marie & Kelly.  I know I said this 2 weeks ago, but I didn't realise they weren't being officially announced till today!

Back into the garden for me today - the annual hedge trim begins - can hardly wait! Jx

22nd Aug
Great news, my geese came Top 3 in SSW, and won at ABC Christmas, thanks you guy.  I now have a lovely LOTV voucher to spend., Jx

25th Aug

This card is certainly ticking the boxes - just won at Come And Get It too! Thanks ladies and thanks Jodie for the super Bugaboo prize.

Beach Bum Mum!

Sometimes it's just nice to make a card, not for an order or for a DT, but just because you like an image and want to!

After taking much crafty time off this summer, I wanted to make this card just for fun, the image is from Meljens Designs and is available here.

Papers are craft companion and the shells mostly off the local beach, although there is one fancy one which must have been bought.

Challenges;
Meljen's Designs - Shades of Blue, Down by the sea
A Creative Romance - Beach Babes
Digi Haven - Life's a Beach
Crafts Too Challenge - Fun in The Sun - you can't beat a day at the beach in my book!
Just Inspirational Challenge - Beach Picture below

Digi Makeover Challenge - Summer theme
Without Words - Seaside
Papertake - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Sea Theme
Jx

21st Aug
Just Inspirational challenge picked me as their winner and my prize...more Bugaboo images! Brilliant, Jx

7th Sept
Top 3 at Without Words - Seaside

In The Garden

Hi there everyone, Summer holidays in full swing in Scotland, the sun is in the sky and most days I'm in the garden.  That's why I chose

In The Garden 

as the current theme for the Oldie But Goodie Challenge.

(Remember when entering to follow the theme and to use something older than 6 months on your project and  tell us what it is.)

Sponsoring us on this challenge is the super Ivanovachest, where the lovely Natali is offering our luck winner
the prize shown on the main blog.

For my card, I used a lovely new image by Digi Stamp Boutique, available here.  It's coloured with Promarkers, & the carrot border was made using a DSB image which Colin resized and flipped for me (- he's  a good lad!)  So, my oldies - struggling a bit here as my card is pretty CAS, but I'll go with the orange card & glossy accents, both much older than a year.

So, that's what I did - check out the rest of the DT works here then I'd love it if you joined in with this challenge over at an Oldie But A Goodie.

Challenges;
Digi Stamp Boutique - Use a DSB image
Digi Sketch Challenge - Summertime
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - The great outdoors
Shopping Our Stash - Summer theme

10th Aug

Was delighted to see my card won the July DSB challenge and I was to get a super prize of £15 to spend in store - thank you so much Sally Ann, Jx

Con-GRAD-ulations

Here is a card I made for a friends son who has just graduated and is now a doctor - the third generation doctor in the same family - well done Cameron!

This card was made to my husband's specifications, he found the image then left the rest up to me.  The image was then printed multiple times and the various collars and tie layered up to add dimension.  the stethoscope was then given the glossy accents treatment and a real button added.  The rest of the card is plain so as not to distract from the image.

Challenges;
Crafting For All Seasons - One for the boys
Hobbycutz - Male
Joanna Sheen - Male
Pan Pastels - Male
Brown Sugar - Graduation - He graduated in MBChB
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

21st Jun
This card was a winner at Brown Sugar Challenge and the prize - 5 digi images from Eureka Stamps, thanks.

Tie A Ribbon

Not round the Old Oak Tree this time though!

Couldn't resist that one! And I also couldn't resist joining a new design team...

I'm a Diva now too!

Yup folks, I'm thrilled to announce I'm now a paid up member of the Divas By Design DT and just couldn't wait to join in on the fun over there!

This week, the challenge is set as

Tie A Ribbon

And the fabulous sponsor is, 2 Cute Ink,

and boy are their stamps cute! I love my cat's as you know, & they have a super range of kitty images.  So I chose to work with Cupcake Kitty available here

Papers this time are again LOTV Nitwits and colouring by Promarker.

A simple little card to begin with, as I find my way as a Diva - prepare for more flamboyant cards as my time with them increases!!!

Challenges;
Sketch n Stash 114 - Their sketch + new LOTV paper & a new image.  Old kraft & ribbon.
Card Crafters Circle - Food

31st May
Today I noticed I'd won at Card Crafters Circle with their food inspired challenge. The prize being a digi bundle from Melonheadz.

CaS - Stamping on Designer Paper

I do love CaS cards and one of my favourite CaS challenges at the moment is CASual Friday.  This week their challenge was to stamp on designer paper. so I whipped out an old MME sheet and this is what I made.

The stamps used are from a Hero Arts clear set bought a few years ago.  The card is finished with a doodle border.

Challenges;
CASual Friday - Stamp on design paper
Sweet Stampin - Oodles of Doodles Jx

26th May
Yipee! My card was in the spotlight over at Sweet Stampin and won me a £10 voucher over at Crafter's Companion.

Kitty Thank You Card

The SQA exams are under way in Scotland at the moment and ours is one of the households involved as Colin sits his Higher exams.  So far he has 2 under his belt - only another 3 to go! With this on going, you'd think I'd have plenty time to craft - wrong!  Sadly I've ants in me pants at the moment, and can't settle as I go through the nervous waiting process to see how each exam went.  Then this will be made worse on Fri as Alan heads into degree exams! Roll on the Summer holidays I'd say!!!

This thank you card uses an a favourite LOTV image of mine coloured by Promarker.  Doodlebug paper and my Die-namics grass again.

Challenges;
Lilis Little Fairies - Thankyou
Craft Your Passion - Party Animals
Kaboodle Doodles - Stripes and or circles - I went circles & dots
Passion For Promarkers - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls - May - Lilac Challenge
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - No 206 as below;

22nd May
So chffed this morning to see I'd won at SSW - 206.  Love this challenge and the great inspiration, & love my prize of stamps from DSB. Jx

23rd May
Also placed in the top 3 at Lili's Little Fairies - thanks you lot, Jx

Troublemaker

Anyone that follows my blog will know I'm a big Olly Murs fan, so when I saw an Inspired by a Song challenge, I thought I'd try and make a card based on one of his songs... but which song?

To help me out, I turned to the lovely Bugaboo - if ever you're stuck, chances are they will have an image that suits as they have images on everything!

So, I went with... Slingshot Sean & Troublemaker! (Feel free to have a listen while you read on!)

The papers this time are Basic Grey - a selection from several packs.  Colouring by Promarker & the sentiment LOTV.

Hope everybody has had a good Bank Holiday.  I spent most of it in the garden having a tidy up.  It was actually quite warm for a bit...till it started to rain! Jx

Challenges;
Crafty Catz - Inspired by a song - Troublemaker by Olly Murs
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 257
Catch The Bug - May Anything Goes
Basic Grey - Mix n Match - papers from, Granola ; Archaic & Little Black Dress
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Digi Sketch Challenge - For The Boys
Passion For Promarkers - To Die For - Spellbinder circle & scalloped circle
I Love Promarkers - Put A Button On It

11th May
It's funny how some challenges you enter regularly you never win on, then others you enter and first time you win.  I've been in both categories, and one elusive challenge for me has been Crafty Catz, but that all changed today!  For the first time I have won a challenge there, I'm so pleased.  I know it was a random winner pick too, but who cares, I just wanted to win it!  & the prize - a super £10 voucher at LOTV! Brilliant cause that comes on top of my candy win from Debs - £25 LOTV voucher - so guess what? Lots of LOTV coming soon to a blog near you!  Thanks guys, Jx

Rainy days and Mondays

Ok so it's only Sunday, but it is a great song and it seems to link well with today's card. The great Karen Carpenter seen here if any of you want a listen.

So can you guess, it's a rainy day here!  Perfect for crafting and for April Showers inspiration!

So here is my card,

The image is LCI, the papers mostly Craft Creation, and I even dipped into the scrap box again for them!

Challenges;
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 202 - sketch below
LCI - Toddlers, teens & in-betweens
Crafty Calender - Sunshine & Showers
Krafty Hands - April Showers
Word Play Saturday - Weather
Southern Girls - Buttons, badges or Flair - Buttons
Heck of A Challenge - Just add water
Passion For Promarkers - Button It Up

22nd Apr
Just finished watching Corrie and came on here to see I'd won at LCI, & the prize, 4 more lovely cling stamps.  Guess you'll be seeing a lot more of me LCI.  Thanks Kerry, Jx

Optical Illusion

Just a quick post tonight with a flower I made earlier on as we have been out all day with my sis and her two girls.  Still freezing here, but hey it's still the holidays so you just got to get on with it, wrap up warm and have fun!

This is another card made using a hand made flower following the tutorial below.

http://www.maketime2craft.com/2013/03/jute-loopy-flower-tutorial.html

As I said last time, I really love these flowers so be prepared to see them in many colours & sizes in the coming weeks!

As for my card, well I made it primarily for the CAS-ual Friday Challenge as they wanted, of all things chevrons & flowers!  So, I've told you about the flower, now the chevron ribbon.  I liked it on the reel in the shop, but have never used it since I bought it cause it kinda makes me dizzy when I look at it as a strip - is that just me or do you guys feel it too?  As for the optical illusion, well don't you think the ribbon gets narrower moving left to right?  I can assure you it doesn't - I even measured it with a ruler, then checked it by laying one end on the other, but it sure looks like it on the card, hence I'm just not sure if I like this card or not?

Anyway it was the only chevron crafty bit I had so on it had to go!

Challenges;
CAS-ual Fri - Chevrons & Flowers
Southern Girls - Make like a zebra - zebra stripes!
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Favourite Colour combo - black & white
Catered Crop - Use twine - black twine flower
Glitter n Sparkle - Buttons
Hobby Cutz - CAS
The Ribbon Girls- Flowers
Annabelle Stamps - Liquorice & White
Addicted to Stamps & More - CAS
Crafting For All Seasons - Floral Delight

13th Apr
Glitter & Sparkle winner - prize Jellypark Digi's - thanks guys, Jx

21st Apr
Placed in the Top 3 at Hobby Cutz challenge for this CAS card - well pleased!

CAS Bunny Tag

What a brilliant day today has been - my cold has gone & I've got heaps done, went for a swim before tea & then I made this card for a crafty friend who loves PB and has a Birthday at the end of the week!

For this reason, I had to use a PB, but what I really love about this card is the hand made flower which I made after seeing it on Bonnie's blog - check out the link!

http://www.maketime2craft.com/2013/03/jute-loopy-flower-tutorial.html

Anyway, the sketch, the flower, it all came together so easily so I'm a happy bunny and so I think is the little fella on the card!

So, the stamp is Penny Black Garden Slumber, The tag Papermania - inked with TH Bundled Sage and the die cut - another freebie from Tracey at Dies to Die For - I love it when she gives you samples - goodness known how many times I've bought dies from her on the back of this.  Think I'll be ordering this one too, it's called Cottage Leaf!

Challenges;
Die-ing for a Challenge - Spring
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - March - Spring into Spring - Today at last I think we have!
Sketchy Friday - Brilliant sketch - SFC 13
Love To Create - Use A Tag
Fussy & Fancy - Spring Days
Jx

6th Apr
This is a lovely surprise! Today is my blog buddy Sam's birthday - and this is the card I sent her, and guess what?  Both Sam and I were picked as winners in the March Penny Black Saturday Challenge!  As you can imagine we are both delighted.  Not only that, but we both got fabulous prizes, mine was a £10 spend at J& C Creations.  Lovely prize thanks, Jx

PS Happy Birthday Sam

Thanks

Crafting has taken a back seat for the time being as Alan is now home for his holidays, and school breaks up for Colin on Fri.  So we have all taken out gym membership for the month so we can get super fit ahead of Summer.  Sadly however I feel a cold coming on so my super fitness may be on hold for the time being!

Tonight however I managed to  make some little 3 x 3 cards.  Using the Meljen image promarkers & glaze then doodling the edges.  Nice and simple CAS cards, but kinda cute too.   I've re-taken the triple card photo in day light this morning in case any of you notice the thumbnail is different - better shot in day light.

So I made a strawberry, vanilla and chocolate milkshake - couldn't think of any others - are there?  Nodoubt some of you will think of some.

Finally, we have woken to more snow, AGAIN! That's over a week now, I do wish it would just go away for good!

Challenges;
Meljen Designs - 3x3 little cardies!
Craft Your Passion - Cute
Pink Elephant - CAS
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi
Robyn's Fetish - Food & Drink  Jx

1st April
This morning, I was lucky enough to be announced as the winner at Robyn's Fetish with this card for their food & drink challenge, & my lovely prize, $20 to spend in The Paper Shelter.  Thanks Guys, Jx

4th Apr
It just goes to show, quick CAS cards are sometimes all that are needed!  These thank-you's were also winners at The Pink Elephant. Jx

Harry Potter

I so love the Bugaboo Har Reporter image series, and they were just perfect for the sketch over at Sketch n Stash this week where the sketch kinda needed 2 images.

Here's my card,

Paper - Basic Grey, Urban Prarie

Challenges;
Sketch n Stash - Sketch
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie - Magical
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

And now I must magically put pastry on a steak pie and have it cooked for tea! Time is now of the essence!!!  Have a great weekend everyone, Jx

11th March
Made Top 3 at Sketch n Stash - Well chuffed!


19th March So it's not just my son that is a huge Harry Potter fan then!  This card was also the winner over at Cutie Pie Challenge on their magical theme.  Thanks ladies, & thanks Jodie for my Bugaboo prize. Jx

Nikki Shops at Jack Wills

For months now I've held onto the Jack Wills catalogue and fliers just cause I love their bold pink/blue stripe design.  I knew they would have their day, and today is that day!

The image is the lovely Nikki from Lady Bug Crafts Inc, the pink paper is Craft Creation and the colouring, by Promarker.

This is what I made this morning while waiting for the slater... still waiting!  He said he's call so hopefully he will soon!

Challenges;
LCI - Laurie's Pink &... Navy
Sketch n Stash - Sketch 3 - (wish I did them all first time around so I could compare my old & new cards!)
Charisma Cards - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Button Up
I Love Promarkers - For Girls
7 Kids College Fund - Happy Birthday

25th Feb 13
Thanks Kerry and the team at LCI, this card won their colour challenge with use of an LCI Image.