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Monday 31 May 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #92 – DT card

Hi again, it’s Monday morning so that means a new challenge over at cupcake craft challenge.  This week’s challenge has been set by Catherine and she has chosen “summer delights” which means she would like us to make a card illustrating what summer means to us……. it could be gardening...beach...strawberries...ice-cream...sailing... or simply using summer colours.  I chose to use summery colours, although I think my image is quite summery too.  Warning you may need your sunglasses for this card lol! 

Here is what I came up with:

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CCC challenge 93 - summer (close up)

We are sponsored this week by one stop card craft and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store. 

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The rest of the DT have created amazing samples once again this week, so please pop over and take a look.  We all appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday challenge – cute people

Flutter-by Wednesday challenge – anything goes (as long as you include a butterfly, angel or fairy)

Little red wagon challenge – birthday

Stampavie and more challenge – happy birthday for a girl

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Sew many cards challenge – anything goes

Crafty Ann’s challenge – lots of colour (umm I think I’ve covered this one lol)

Friday sketchers challenge – sketch (although I got confused and stuck the top two panels the wrong way around – hope you’ll still allow me to enter!)

Paper garden projects challenge – girlie project

Stamping for the weekend challenge – make someone smile

Secret crafter Saturday challenge – buttons and blooms

Crafty sentiments challenge – use punches

Quirky crafts challenge – girlie girl

I hope you all have a wonderful bank holiday Monday and that the weather is nice for you :)  I haven’t forgotten about my DT sample for the stamp with fun challenge but I am having a few technical issues.  Hopefully I will be able to post it later.  Thanks for stopping by.

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CCC challenge 93 - summer

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – Isabella

Papers: DCWV from the gorgeous sorbet paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, SU oval all punches, ek success retro flower punch, woodware small circle punch, ribbon and heart buttons from stash, sentiment created on the pc, oval nesties

Friday 28 May 2010

It’s the weekend *woohoo*

Happy Friday to everyone, I am soooo pleased that it is the start of the long weekend.  I’ve had a really busy few days in work and have stayed late almost every day this week (boo) so relaxing for 3 days sound about right for me lol! 

I’ve got a card to share with you today that I made for a friend in work, who has just got a new job.  

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I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Our creative corner challenge – sketch

The crazy challenge – it’s a girl thing

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – celebrations

Digital Tuesday challenge – cute people

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Paper garden projects challenge – girlie projects

Stamping for the weekend challenge – make someone smile

I will hopefully be back later to share another card, as I am trying to be good and not miss the deadlines of challenges (which I’m not very good of doing most of the time lol).  Have a great evening and thanks for stopping by.

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Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – Susie with flowers

Papers: PM from Henley Lane paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, oval nesties, SU oval all punches, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, sentiment created on pc

Thursday 27 May 2010

A card for a few challenges!

Hi everyone, hope you have had a good week so far.  Not long now until the long bank holiday weekend *yay*.  My children are off school for half term next week, so the house will be even more of a tip than it normally is lol! 

I have a new card to share with you tonight, that uses the sketch from the Friday sketchers challenge.  I made it for a friend in work. 

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I love this image from Pollycraft.  Paula designed it for Emma who is raising money for the Yorkshire air ambulance service charity after sadly losing her dad last year.  You can still support Emma and buy this image over at pollycraft. 

I can also enter this card into the following challenges:

OSAAT challenge – furry friends

Incy wincy designs challenge – button up

The shabby tea room challenge – tea party or polka dots (I’ve obviously gone dotty!)

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – celebrations

Little red wagon challenge – birthday

Charisma cardz challenge – going round in circles (buttons, nesties and dots on paper)

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

I love digi challenge – for my dad

Pixie dust studio challenge – going round and round

Sew many cards challenge – anything goes

Crafty Ann’s challenge – lots of colour

DU2DS challenge – one for the boys

Stamp something challenge – 2 of something (2 different papers)

We are still having really nice weather here is South Wales, although the temperature has dropped considerably (although 17 degrees is still ok for me).  It is getting quite chilly in the evenings now.  Hope the weather can stay nice for a little longer :)  Whatever you’re doing over the weekend I hope you have a good one.  Thanks for stopping by.

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Card ingredients: Pollycraft – Ronnie relaxing

Papers: DCWV from the stack, plain card from the papermill shop, SU white card

Tools: promarkers, sentiment created on pc, circle nesties, SU oval all punches, MS border punch, buttons from stash, PM adhesive gems

Lili of the Valley candy!

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Tuesday 1st June  is the date for the fabulous new release from Lili of the Valley.  There are 12 new designs – 4 Dressing Up Girls, 4 Boys, 2 Babies and 2 Get Well Designs.  They will also be reducing Overseas Postage to £3.50 and orders of £25 will get free shipping from 1st June.  As an extra special promotion the really generous and sweet Lisa and Laila are giving a whole set of the new release as candy to one lovely follower.  This candy is open from Thursday 27th May until Midnight on Saturday 29th May so you only have 3 days to enter.  Just post about this gorgeous new release and link back to Lili of the Valley on your blog.

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Tuesday 25 May 2010

Passion for promarkers #53 – DT card

Hello everyone, today is a very special day over at passion for promarkers challenge.  We are celebrating our 1st anniversary *yay*.  We have decided on an easy challenge for you this week “anything goes”, so that means that you can make anything you like, as long as you use your promarkers. 

We also have the pleasure of announcing our 5 new members joining our DT for 6 months:

Andie, Anja, Debs, Julie and Sue C 

Please pop over and give them a warm welcome :)

Our sponsors have been super generous this week and are offering these fantastic prizes:

* a complete set of 148 Letraset Promarkers *

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* £50 worth of Joanna Sheen branded stamps *

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* a complete set of 6 Mary Hall ‘Fairies’ stamps (c/o Debbi, DT) *

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* a collection of Secret Crafter ‘Manga’ stamps *

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* this set of ‘Oliver’s Orchard’ stamps courtesy of Just Tracy’s *

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JUst Tracys New Look

* a £10 Gift certificate courtesy of the craft garden *

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* 5 x ‘Ronnie’ digital images courtesy of Emma, DT *

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* ‘Little Doctor’ & ‘Little Nurse’ stamps from the Get Well Collection courtesy of Whiff of Joy stamps *

                         

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It’s definitely worth entering the challenge this week for a chance to win one of these amazing prizes.  We will be using random.org to decide our winners.  As there are so many chances to win this week, we will not be choosing a top 5 next week. 

Here is the card I made:

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PFP challenge 53 - anything goes (close up)All the DT have made stunning cards once again this week, please pop over and welcome the newbies and also say bye for now to the original DT, who are going to have a rest for 6 months. 

I can’t wait to see what you create this week and look forward to visiting your blogs.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday challenge – sketch

OSAAT challenge – furry friends

Creative cottage challenge – one for the boys

CRAFT challenge – birthday or celebrations

Sew many cards challenge – anything goes

DU2DS challenge – one for the boys

Stamp something challenge – 2 of something (2 papers, 2 colours)

I hope you have a wonderful day, it’s supposed to be a little cooler, weather-wise, so perhaps I won’t be sweltering in work today :)  Thanks for stopping by.

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PFP challenge 53 - anything goes

Card ingredients:

Image: precious moments (freebie from google image search)

Papers: buzzcraft, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, MS border punch, sentiment created on pc, star punch from stash

Monday 24 May 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #92 – DT card

** This is my second post for today **

Please scroll down to see my stamp with fun DT card

Hello again, I’m back to share my card for the new challenge over at cupcake craft challenge.  This week it’s Victoria’s turn to chose our challenge and she has gone for a colour challenge – ‘black, grey plus one’.  I must be in green mode at the moment as I have chosen green as my plus one (see my post below for my stamp with fun challenge card and you’ll notice that card is green also)! 

We are honoured to be sponsored this week by stitchy stamps and the DT were lucky enough to be given some of their images to use on our samples.  I chose the gorgeous ‘Sookie’ and here is my card:

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CCC challenge 92 - black, grey plus 1 (close up)

I told you this image was gorgeous didn’t I.  I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it :) 

The lucky winner this week will win 3 digi images from stitchy stamps – and you will definitely be spoilt for choice, as there are so many lovely images in their store. 

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Please pop over and check out the rest of the DT cards, as they are all stunning, as usual.  We appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us :)

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – cute and girly

Papertake challenge – say it with flowers

Stampavie and more challenge – flower power

Charisma cardz challenge – 3d (again flowers and image are on 3d foam)

Digi doodle challenge – sparkle, glitter, glitz - (sparkly card and gems)

Sew many cards challenge – anything goes

Crafty Ann’s challenge – lots of colour (again lots of green)

One stop craft challenge – birthstones – Emerald (birthstone of May)

Totally gorjuss challenge – bling it on (sparkly card and gems)

Well that’s me done for today.  I hope you will have a wonderful Monday. 

Please pop back tomorrow for my DT card for passion for promarkers challenge – it is our 1st anniversary this week and we have some extra special prizes up for grabs, plus we’ll be announcing our new DT members!!  Thanks for stopping by today.

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CCC challenge 92 - black, grey plus 1

Card ingredients:

Image: stitchy stamps – Sookie

Papers: PM – henley paper pack, silver card from stash, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, ek success retro flower punch, circle punch from stash, MS frond punch, adhesive gems by PM, circle nesties, swiss dots CB embossing folder

Stamp with fun #60 – DT card

Good morning, it’s time for a new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week Tina46 has given us a gorgeous sketch to use:

SWF sketch #60and this is what I came up with:

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  SWF #60 - sketch (close up) 

I dug out my liquid pearls which I haven’t used for ages.  I think I was a little heavy handed as instead of staying as individual dots they sadly merged together slightly!  I also paper pieced the dress. 

The rest of the DT have created gorgeous samples once again this week, so please pop over and take a look if you get the chance. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – clean and simple (for me this is very clean and simple)

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – cute and girly

Papertake challenge – say it with flowers

Creative inspirations challenge – card for a child

Stampavie and more challenge – flower power

Charisma cardz challenge – 3d (my flowers and image are on foam pads)

Pixie dust studio challenge – use pearls (hope liquid pearls is ok)

Sew many cards challenge – anything goes

Crafty Ann’s challenge – lots of colour (lots of green)

Mami doodles challenge – monochromatic

Stamp something challenge – 2 of something (2 papers and 2 gems)

One stop craft challenge – birthstones (emerald – birthstone of May)

Haven’t we had some amazing weather this weekend!!  I’m not a sun-worshipper but it makes me feel better when it’s sunny :)

I’ll be back later with my card for cupcake craft challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

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SWF #60 - sketch

Card ingredients:

Image: Claudia & company – puddle jumpers Ella

Papers: PM capsule collection – verde paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ribbon from stash, ek success retro flower punch, small circle punch from stash, adhesive gems by PM, circle nesties, liquid pearls

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Passion for promarkers #52 – DT card

Morning everyone, it’s Tuesday so that means it’s time for a new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge. Our theme this week has been chosen by Tracy and it is “fantasy/mythology”, so you can use all your fairy and dragon type images. Just remember to use your promarkers to be eligible for our prize.

I decided to go for a fairy image and here is my card:

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PFP challenge 52 - fantasy (close up)

Sorry for the ‘wonky’ picture my photography skills are on top form as usual!! Image was coloured with the following promarkers:

Dress – lilac and amethyst

Wings lilac, amethyst and baby pink

Hair – tan and caramel

Flowers – lilac, amethyst and meadow green

Skin – ivory, blush and pastel pink

Shading – ice grey 1

Our sponsor this week is sugar nellie stamps and one lucky winner will receive two stamps ‘party parade’ and ‘big bunch of love’ (pop over to the challenge blog to see pics).

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The DT have created some amazing cards this week, please pop over and take a peek.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative inspirations challenge – fairies

Cute card Thursday challenge – for someone special

Digi doodle challenge – ribbon

Mami doodles challenge – monochromatic

Allsorts challenge – birthday

Kaboodle challenge – monochromatic

I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create. Have a wonderful Tuesday…………..thanks for stopping by today.

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PFP challenge 52 - fantasy

Card ingredients:

Image: Stitchy stamps – butterfly love

Papers: PM – Henbury Lane paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, purple flowers from stash, small flowers from wild orchid crafts, rectangle nesties, MS border punch, sentiment created on pc, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, sentiment created on pc

Monday 17 May 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #91 – DT card

** This is my second post for today **

Please scroll down to see my stamp with fun DT card

Hello, I’m back again to share with you my DT card for cupcake craft challenge. This week we have a lovely theme from the super talented Shelly and she has chosen “blooming charming”, so we want to see flowers and charms on your projects this week. Here is my card:

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CCC challenge 91 - blooming charming (close up)

Again the card size is A5 which makes a change from the usual 6 x 6 size and it means you can use a larger image. For the wow effect I coloured the flower with a sakura gelly roll pen and it looks gorgeous IRL, all shimmery and shiny :)

Our sponsor this week is Lauretta’s digital stamps and the lucky winner will receive 4 digi images from their online store.

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The rest of the DT have created some amazing samples once again this week, please pop over and take a peek, if you get the chance.

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

I love promarkers challenge – sketch

Papertake challenge – shiny/sparkly and special

Creative inspirations challenge – fairies

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – metal mania (my charm)

Stampavie and more challenge – pink

Cute card Thursday challenge – someone special

I love digi challenge – charming

Prairie fairy challenge – use flowers

Mami doodles challenge – monochromatic (I hope my tiny bit of green is ok)

Stamp something challenge – celebrate something

Allsorts challenge – birthday

Secret crafter Saturday challenge – metal (my charm)

By the cute and girly challenge – celebrations

Sweet stampin’ challenge – get personal

Die cut dreams challenge – use lace

Before I go I want to wish Donna, who runs the cupcake craft challenge, a very happy birthday for today – hope you have a fabulous day even though you’ll be in work lol! Sorry I forgot to send you a card but I’ll get one in the post ASAP!!

Have a wonderful day everyone and I can’t wait to see what you create for this week’s challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

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CCC challenge 91 - blooming charming

Card ingredients:

Image: Prairie fairy designs – Daisy fairy

Papers: PM from the Henbury Lane paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, sakura gelly roll pen, sentiment created on the pc, charm and flower punch from stash, lace from wild orchid crafts, adhesive gems from Joanna Sheen, twine from SU