Tiny Tots

Today it's Michelle's turn at being hostess at Ooh La La and she has chosen the theme of

Tiny Tots

For my card, I went back to one of my older Ooh La La CD's, (which is still available here), and made this sweet baby card.

The image and papers are from the Everyday Occasions CD, which truly contains a wealth of material and is one I turn to frequently as I know it won't disappoint!

Challenges;
Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon or lace
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Creates & Makes - Use a die - Heart Jx

Beautiful Baby Boy

Not a usual time for me to post a card, but needs must! I needed to make a baby card for a little boy, born last week on 18/2 - still not named so no birth details on my card!

My card uses a favourite PB stamp and my Craft Creations baby blue sheets.

Challenges;
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Penny Black Sat Challenge- Red or with a heart
PB@Allsorts - Anything goes with a die - flower, circles & hearts
Tues Morning Sketch - 339
Cutie Pies - All you need is cutie love!
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Anything goes
ABC Challenge - B you pick - Baby/Blue Jx

Tuesday Morning Sketches Winner - Thank you and thanks Sami Stamps for my great prize. Jx

Pretty in Pink

Today's challenge over at Ooh La La was chosen by Wynn and she's looking for

Pretty in Pink.

And after looking through my various Ooh La La CD's I decided to make a baby card using this lovely stork and papers off the Yesterday's Memories CD.  There's a matching blue stork which I will need to make up to complete the pair.  

It's a simple card with an added charm and lots of decoupaged layers.

Challenges;
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can - Whimsical with wings - whimsical enough? Storks don't really deliver babies!
My Sheri Crafts - Pretty & Pink
Glitter n Sparkle - Use some pink
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Cutie Pies - Pink  Jx

Baby in Blue

No cards then 2 cards on consecutive days! What am I like?

Yup, another request, so it had to be made quickly - this time for a new baby.

Challenges;
PBSC- Buttons & Bows
Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Baby

Today the challenge at An Oldie but A Goodie has been set by my blog buddy Alison and she's asking for

Baby

(Remember to use an iten older than 6 months on your project and to tell us what it is)

For my card I used a lovely old PB image combined with Craft Creations baby paper.  The card is then completed with a ribbon, doily and button.

The prize this challenge is a fabulous set of stamps Alison has donated, so our lucky winner will be getting these posted through their door at the end of the challenge.

Challenges;
A Gem of a Challenge - For a child/baby
Suzi Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Anything goes
We Do Doobadoo - Ribbon
Card Mania - Baby
PB@Allsorts - favourite stamp

Inspired by a Film

Well Easter has come and gone, as has the chololate and the holidays! I'm home alone apart from the cats and am here to tell you about the next challenge over at Diva's by Design.

This time we want cards

Inspired by a Film 

and I chose the film...Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn.

The image is a Stamping Bella one and the papers are Bo Bunny - Avenue's Collection.

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 206
Sweet Stampin - Lots of Layers
My Mum's Craft Shop - April Anything Goes
Ribbon Girls - Yellow/Lemon

Sponsoring the challenge this week are the fabulous Crafty Ribbons who are offering our winner a great prize.

& more ribbon news now - this lovely lady has just scooped top prize at the Ribbon Girls Challenge!  They don't have a winners badge but as my prize is a voucher, I guess it's safe to say...

Sugar n Spice

& all things nice, that's what little girls are made of.

However, it's my little boy I'm off to visit as he finished his exams yesterday and said we could meet up for lunch... oh yeah Mum, & while you're in, could you clean the bathroom!

Anyway, a scheduled post to share a couple of baby cards with you.

My cards are made using Pink Gem images and Craft Creations papers and the current Papertake sketch.

Challenges;
Papertake - Sketch
Crafting For All Seasons - Girly

New Beginnings - Baby Boy

Well, the schools are back, Alan returns to Uni at the end of the week and things are gradually returning to normal.

That means Tuesdays, and another Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - the first of 2014, and like many other challenges out there, we've gone with the theme of ;

New Beginnings

(Please also use an item older than 6 months on your project and tell us what it is)

So here's my card,

It uses very old Craft Creations papers, an old pre-coloured Pink Gem image and my lovely La-La Land banner die.

Quite a lot of the DT also went with baby cards, but you don't have to.  Check out what they made here.

Challenges;
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
Hobbycutz - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - New beginnings
A Gem of A Challenge - Something new - new baby
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - New beginnings
Jx

Anything Goes @ Diva's

Hopefully by the next challenge I'll be back to normal and not scheduling, but for now here's a quickie to tell you all about the latest challenge over at Diva's By Design.

It's going to be a biggy... as it's ...

Anything Goes

& the sponsor is Live & Love Crafts who are giving the lucky winner the prize listed on the main blog page.

For my card I visited a new stamp company called Wee Stamps - could have bought them all, but as it was a baby card I needed to make I stuck with this image - Wee One for now.

Lots of dies and embossing in action here and more Craft Companion papers.

Challenges;
Allsorts - Baby
Sweet Stampin - Fancy folds
Choc Coffee & Cards - Anything goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Baby
Glitter n Sparkle - Add some pink

Diva's Love Pearls

Continuing on my baby girl week, I have yet another baby card to share with you.  This one ties in nicely with the current challenge over at Diva's By Design, where the challenge is;

Pretty Pearls

Sponsoring us this time is Crafty Charlie, and our lucky winner will receive the prize indicated on the main Diva's Blog Page..

Back to my card now, made in an easel style so I could include baby birth details.  The stamp is a lovely digi from Meljen's and the papers are Crafters Companion.

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - Sketch No 223
Meljen's - Pretty in Pink
Kaboodle Doodles - Pastel Colours
Oh La-LA Creations - Welcome little one
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Easel Card
Papernest Dolls - Animals - Little Donkey

So that's my take on the Pretty Pearls challenge, now head back to the Diva's main page to see what the rest of the DT made, then join us in this challenge, Jx

Baby Baby

Told you I had a few baby cards to make, this time it's for big sister.  I've gone with a Funky Kits Bunny and again Craft Companion papers.

Challenges;
Sketch n Stash - Sketch 116 - Old stamp and new ribbon & buttons
Sugar Bowl - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Pink & Embossing Jx

Oh What Rain!

What a day of rain it's been, I guess the garden needed it and it also gave me time to make a few cards which I have been asked to do for a new baby.

Today's card uses a lovely LOTV stamp which I've had for a while but never used before.  It's such a cute image & I'm really pleased I have it in my stamp collection.

Papers are Craft Companion and the die cut banner from La-La Land.

Challenges;
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 211-122

Pan Pastels - Lots of layers
Sentimental Sunday - For The Girls
Sweet Stampin - Cute & Cuddly

26th Jun
So pleased when I read this morning I was in the Top 3 at SSW - loved the sketch.

Baby Oliver

So how is everyone today?  I can't get the heat up - it's just so cold, but at least the snow isn't hanging about and we don't have it as bad a those further south.

I even made it out for a walk the last couple of days, and bumped into a neighbour yesterday who told me there was a new baby on the street, so Oliver, this one's for you!

The image is a  Meljen Little Donkey and the papers Craft Creations.

Challenges;
Meljen's - Sketch
Cards For Men - Monochrome
Sweet Stampin - Males - Baby boy
Papertake - 1-2-3 - 3 Papers, 2 Flags, 1 Image

Brilliant Bugaboo

This is a very exciting day for me, a wish come true in fact...

In December last year, I joined in with the Christmas fun on the Bugaboo blog & was lucky enough to be picked as one of their guest designers for Jan 2013 over on Catch The Bug.

Can't wait to design for them, and the best bit is, it's not just for a week but for a whole month including their Birthday week which starts on the 12th Jan.  Hope some of you can join in with us then and now, as we kick off the 2013 Catch The Bug Challenge calendar with an easy one of...

Anything Goes

For my card I used this fabulous stork image called  AKV Baby Stork 2 to make a baby card.  Papers are Craft Companion & colouring by Promarker.  The border strip is from a MS punch and the tags cut with Dienamics dies.

So that's what I did, now check out what the rest of the DT got up to before joining us on this our first challenge of 2013. Jx

Challenges;
Crafty Sentiments - New??? - I went with baby
Digital Tuesday - Layers
Papertake - Anything goes
Passion For Promarkers - New Beginnings - New Baby

Bugaboo Baby Boy

I said I was back into my Bugaboo's didn't I! Here's another baby card, this time a boy one using a fabulous washing line image - it's a cute for sure!

Kept my design simple as I have a few more baby ones to make - it's the same as last time, make one, be asked for several more baby cards. All I can say is telly couldn't have been great nine months ago!!!

Challenges;
Crafty Cardmakers - For the Boys - Mine is for a baby boy. Jx

Bugaboo Baby

Well I'm having a quick play with all my baby stamps at the moment as you all know, & included in my baby range is this lovely stork from my favourites, Bugaboo.

This card is coloured with Promarkers and set on Craft Companion papers.

Challenges;
Fetch-a-sketch - a great sketch by to work with
My Mum's Craft Shop - Inspired by a favourite song - Baby Love by Diana Ross

Pink Baby's Bath

Well I'm gradually working my way through the baby card request mountain. Will use a different stamp next time, but for now I've stuck with my Stampendous Baby's Bath stamp & my Craft Creations papers.

This time I've finished the card off with pearls, and lace along with an MS doily punched border.

Challenges;
Southern Girls - Fancy Folds - Easel style card
Alotarubber Stamps - Easel cards
Fab & Funky - Lace & Pearls
Crafty Catz - Stripes or Checks
Passion For Promarkers - Pink Pearls & Lace Jx

Still At Babies

Well I'm getting through the baby requests, only another 3 to do! This time I've used my baby in a towel stamp again with Craft Companion papers. Made this one last night, but couldn't get a good photo till day light. Good job the camera was out first thing, cause it's now as dark as it was last night as it's just bucketing down with rain. I'm glad I hadn't any outdoor jobs planned for today. No, today is a visiting day - off through to my parents for lunch and with a bit of luck , tattie soup will be on the menu!

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - Loved this sketch
More Than Favours - Wacky Wednesday - Babies

More Babies!

Baby shower - more like a shower of babies!!!

Here's card 2/4 in the baby department. This time I even remembered to put on the flash for the photo!

again I've followed the lovely Sugar Bowl sketch - but just did a square card this time.

& Liz, if you're looking this is your card - made within 3 hrs of asking! Jx

Bambino - Archie

So many people want baby cards at the moment - so guess what the next few cards will be? I so love this Sugar Nellie Digi - certainly makes baby cards easy. I also love the Craft Creations pastel papers - perfect for coordinating with said images!

Like most baby cards I do once baby is here, it's easel style so a message/details can go on the front of the card without it looking crowded.

Challenges;
Sugar Bowl - their sketch