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

Good Luck

What's this??? A card and it's not DT work!!! Unheard of this year I know as there has been a lot going on in my little life, but I wanted to make a card for my son's girlfriend who is just starting University and I wanted to wish her all the best.  Like me, she loves her cat, so this All Dressed Up image seemed perfect for the job.

So, my card again uses that amazing stepper template, a sheet of Ooh La La printed paper and LOTV tags.  Colouring is by Promarker & the letters are Doodlebug.

Challenges;
All Dressed Up - Challenge 41 -Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes
Cute as a Button - Anything Goes
The East Wind - For Little Ones
Crafting For All Seasons - Layer it Up
Creative Moments - Anything Goes + Sentiment
Paper Shelter - A card with many folds
Simon Says Stamp - Die Crazy

All the best Christy, I hope you enjoy your course and living in Aberdeen as much as Colin does.  Jx

Sewing

Today the MAWTT challenge is hosted for the very first time by Emily and she has chosen the theme of;

Sewing

For my card, I chose another All Dressed Up image, this time Purrfect Together, coloured with Promarkers then set on Ooh La La papers - these CD's come in handy for DP's too when you are looking for a colour match!  Finally, lots of dies in action, my stitched Simon Says rectangles along with my Magnolia tag - for a hidden greeting and my La La Land banner.

Challenges;
All Dressed Up - Anything Goes - Challenge 37
Cutie Pies - Cats & Dogs - but really just cats!!!
Stamping Sensations - Dies & Punches
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Use pearls
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Papertake - Triotastic - 3 pearls
Crafting for all Seasons - Cute and summery - well defo cute! - Sorry to see you close. Jx

Plain Jane

I've got a new toy - two actually all because of Sarah  (not Debs this time!!!)

It's a stepper card die used to make the card below only the die was too big for my big shot so I needed to buy the bigger plates - but plates are boring so I got the new teal coloured Grand Calibur instead and I love it!

So, back to the card - kept it simple with a few dies and paper piecing. The stamp is a beautiful All Dressed Up one which I love, well actually I love most of their stamps!  And the papers, LOVT Country Meadow.

As for what's new, well Colin is now back working at Mackie's Ice-Cream and Alan is loving working with the oil company Nexen - both just Summer jobs.  And as for me, well the phlebotomy went well last week, real blood has now been drawn and my training is ongoing.

Challenges;
All Dressed Up - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Oh so Pretty
Passion for Promarkers - No squares allowed
Top Tip Tuesday - Cut it out
Crafting When We Can - Paper Piecing
Glitter n Sparkle - Include a die cut
Crafty Calender - Fancy Folds
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Pearls
Crafty Catz - CAS
Stamping Sensations - Dies & Punches Jx

Recipe

You'll be glad to here, our snow has all gone again, still very cold, but at least the sun has reappeared!

Today at MAWTT Hazel the boss lady has given us a recipe to follow - I was hoping for cake or biscuits, but no it's a recipe for the perfect card!  So all you need this week is;

1 Digi Imade; 2 Design Papers; 3 Embellishments 

& a pinch of glitter!

And that according to our Hazel will help you create the perfect card, so here is my attempt...

Now first off, I apologise for it being another round card - no shaped cards from me and then 2 in close succession! (Those dies were expensive you know so I gotta get the good of them!)

Anyway, it's another sweet All Dressed Up image - Little Star to be precise.  First Edition Up Up & Away papers and 3 pearls as my embellishments - the banner & hearts don't count!

So, over to you now kiddies, let's see what you make. Jx

Challenges;
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Things With wings
SSS Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
All Dressed Up - 33 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge - Shaped card
Passion for Promarkers - Easel does it!
I Love Promarkers - Release the glitter - glitter wings!

Oops, just realised this is Wed not Thurs! Sorry folks I'm a day early, the current MAWTT challenge is still running! Jx

Tag You're It!

Hi everyone, it's me who's hosting at MAWTT this week, so I'd love it if some of you would join us in my

Tags Challenge

A simple one really, stemming from my love of those little LOTV sentiment tags - Debs, you get the blame for that!

For my card, I went with my new All Dressed Up digi called Little Bookworm, a 12x12 double sided DP, some ribbon and obviously my tags!

Really pleased with the end result - as was my niece as it was for her Birthday this month!

Challenges;
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - For a Child
Papertake - Happy ...Anything
Passion for Promarkers - Check it out
I Love Promarkers - The Beatles - Paperback Writer
All Dressed Up - Challenge 31 - Anything Goes  Jx

Birthday Girl

The other week, I was delighted to read that Funky Kits and All Dressed Up had teamed up to bring us more gorgeous stamps.  I've been a big fan of Sugar Nellie for several years, & I also now have a few lovely Dressie images - although they haven't all seen my Promarkers - yet.

The image used today however jumped to the top of the pile as she is the current freebie and is the one required for the current challenge.  Not that that was a problem - she's lovely and has made a perfect girly birthday card - perfect for little nieces I'd say!

If you like her - grab her now from here - the challenge is almost over and I don't know how long she'll still be availabe without charge!

Challenges;
All Dressed Up - Birthday Girl
Sketchtanten - Another lovely sketch
Come & Get It - For a Child
Dragonfly Dreams - Mainly Pink
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Finally - Merlot...he's doing fine post op, back outside and just getting on with things!

Cute Just Got Cuter!

I know I'm still working my way through my Bugaboo guest designing month, but as I like so many digi stamps now it's only fair that some of the others get a look in now and again!

So today, I'm back with All Dressed Up and another of their Freebies - available here.

I'm also back with another card made using the brilliant sketch by Kraftyhands - so love this one hence it's re-use!  Papers today are LOTV and colouring by Promarker.

Challenges;
Krafty Hands - That great sketch again - 2nd entry - is this ok???
All Dressed Up - Monochrome

Party Princess

Hopefully my niece will stay off my blog this week as this is her card for next month!  Think this about the 4th card I have made for her this year - the others going to relatives, then today I found this new stamp and thought ... Eilidh, so I ditched the previous make in favour of this one!

So, the image - its a freebie by All Dressed Up - heard of them? I hadn't, then kinda stumbled onto their blog - and loved what I saw...so check them out!

Papers are a mix - the main sheet being a Karen Foster 12x12 - ballet stripe - the rest are form scrap mountain!  The sketch this time is from SSW2 - love the fish tails & wish I'd bought both sizes to I could layer them up - but I didn't so I went with inky edges instead!

Colouring is by Promarker/Flexmarker & the dress is finished with a glitter trim.

Challenges;

All Dressed Up - Use a button

SSW2 - Super sketch - again

Stamping Sensations - Pretty in Pink

I Love Promarkers - Lets get spotty - the middle fish tail...perhaps not enough?

Simon Says Stamp - Mothers day/ Special Girl - My niece is a very special girl!

Allsorts - Pretty in Pink

Cute Card Thursday - Girls, Girls, Girls

Sweet Stampin - For A Special Lady - My niece Eilidh on her 8th birthday