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Tuesday 27 July 2010

Passion for promarkers #62 – DT card

Hello and good morning everyone.  I’m sharing my DT card for the new passion for promarkers challenge today.  The lovely Sue C has set the challenge this week and she would like to see the colour green as the predominant colour on your creations.  Now green is probably not the most popular colour for us card-makers but I’m sure you’ll create some gorgeous cards once again this week and maybe use up some of your neglected stash.  Here is my card:

 PFP challenge 62 - green

 PFP challenge 62 - green (close up)

Our sponsor this week is Pink Gem Designs and the lucky winner will receive 1 of their gorgeous stamps.

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Don’t forget to check out the rest of the DT cards as they are all stunning once again this week.  Please pop over and leave them a nice comment if you get the chance. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Cards for men challenge – 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments (gems, ribbon and hearts)

Cutie Sunday challenge – swirls (on my paper)

Donna’s den of crafts challenge – green

Pollycraft challenge – love and marriage

Creative cottage challenge – touchy feely (my hearts are padded)

Creative inspirations challenge – chocolate and mint

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Hanna and friends challenge – sketch

I hope you will be able to enter our challenge and I look forward to visiting your blogs.  You can expect lots of wedding cards this week (and probably next week) as I have just finished an order for 6 cards, which were for the same couple, that was a challenge I can tell you!  Have a great Tuesday and thanks for stopping by. 

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PFP challenge 62 - green

Card ingredients:

Image: Karen’s doodles – wedding dance

Papers: SU – cottage wall designer paper, SU soft suede card

Tools: promarkers, sentiment created on the pc, ribbon and hearts from stash, PM adhesive gems, circle nesties

Monday 26 July 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #101 – DT card

Hello again, I’m back to share my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week I’ve had the pleasure of choosing the theme and as I’m yet to start my Christmas cards properly I have gone with “pastel Christmas”.  There are quite a few Christmas themes around blogland at the moment so you should be getting a good head start with your cards :)  Here is my card:

CCC challenge 101 - pastel Christmas

CCC challenge 101 - pastel Christmas (close up)

I was lucky enough to win Mo’s challenge a few weeks ago and this is the image I chose as my prize – isn’t she just so sweet.  I know she isn’t coloured in her traditional colours but I think she looks equally as beautiful.  I will also shock you when you realise I haven’t used any pattern papers on my card at all – I know I’m feeling faint!! 

Our sponsor this week is Papermom and the lucky winner will receive 3 digi images of their choice. 

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The rest of the DT have created amazing samples once again this week.  If you get the time please pop over and take a look.  We always appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us and the challenge blog wouldn’t be where it is today without you!

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafty sentiments challenge – embossing

Stamptacular challenge – Christmas in July

Friday sketchers challenge – sketch

Papertake challenge – cutie patootie

Crafty creations challenge – happy or sweet (my image is very sweet)

Creative cottage challenge – touchy feely (lots of embossing)

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – Christmas in July

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Polka doodles challenge – Christmas in July

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – use a digi image

Diecut dreams Christmas club challenge – sweet Christmas wishes

I hope you all have a wonderful day (I may just go back to bed and see if I wake up feeling any better lol) and I’ll be back tomorrow with my DT card for PFP.  Thanks for stopping by.

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CCC challenge 101 - pastel Christmas

Card ingredients:

Image: Mo Manning – Christmas fairy Holly

Papers: None – I know the shock!!, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, MS snowflake punch, craftwork cards sentiment, SU oval all punches, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, PM adhesive gems, circle nesties, CB embossing folders – swiss dots & snowflakes

Stamp with fun #69 – DT card

Morning crafters, I’m a little late with my posts today as I’m not feeling 100% :(

Firstly I am going to share with you my DT card for the stamp with fun challenge.  This week’s theme is a card for a boy/man, which is something we always need, but put off until we absolutely have to make them lol!  Here is my card:

SWF #69 - card for a boy

SWF #69 - card for a boy (close up)

We have a sponsor this week’s challenge and it is Digital Delights by Louby Lou and one lucky winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate to spend in their online store.  There are so many cute images in their shop you’ll be spoilt for choice. 

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The DT have created some amazing samples once again this week, if you get a chance please pop over and take a look.  We appreciate all your lovely comments. 

I am going to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty sentiments challenge – embossing

OSAAT challenge – black, white and 1 other colour – I chose red

Digital Tuesday challenge – happy birthday

I love promarkers challenge – buttons

Crafty creations challenge – happy or sweet (my little robot is happy I think)

Creative cottage challenge – touchy feely (I’ve used embossing to add texture)

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

CRAFT challenge – out of this world

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Craftalicious challenge – birthday

Alphabet challenge – M is for men

Lots to do challenge – shapes (I’ve used lots of circles, squares and ovals)

Allsorts challenge – card for baby/child

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – use a digi image

Oh la la creations challenge – birthday

That’s it from me for now but I’ll be back later with my DT card for cupcake craft challenge.  Don’t forget to enter my candy whilst you are here.  We are also offering some amazing candy over at PFP so why not pop over and take a peek.  Thanks for stopping by.

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SWF #69 - card for a boy

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – Robbo (which also comes with a female robot called Roberta)

Papers: pattern paper by me & my big ideas (bright co-ordinates pad), black & grey card DCWV, red card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, SU circle punch (to create buttons), cropadile, craftwork cards sentiment, SU oval all punches, oval nesties, white cotton from stash, PM adhesive gem, CB embossing folder – diamond plate

Tuesday 20 July 2010

Passion for promarkers #61 – DT card

Hello fellow crafters, It’s Tuesday, so that only means one thing – a new passion for promarkers challenge.  This week’s theme has been chosen by Michele and she would like to see some “distressing” on your cards.  But don’t forget to use your promarkers to be eligible for our prize draw.

My mother asked me to make a wedding card for her nephew (my cousin) so I thought I’d combine the two.  I hope she likes it as it’s the first time I’ve made a “distressed” wedding card!  Here is my card:

PFP challenge 61 - distressing

PFP challenge 61 - distressing (close up)

Our sponsor this week is Just Tracy’s and one lucky winner will receive an Oliver’s Orchard clear stamp set by Buzzcraft. 

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I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I can’t wait to see all your “distressed” creations.  Please pop over and check out the rest of the DT cards as they have created some gorgeous samples once again this week.  You are sure to be inspired :)

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

OSAAT challenge – use a digi image

Stamptacular challenge – ice cream colours (pistachio and chocolate)

ABC challenge – you and me

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

For fun challenge – colour your image

Hanna and friends challenge – celebrating

Alphabet challenge – lace

Stamp something challenge – use something digital (my image)

The townscrapper challenge – anything goes (last challenge until after labour day)

Mami doodles challenge – anything goes

Crafty angels challenge – shabby chic

Scrap creations challenge – 3 embellishments (gems, lace and heart)

I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

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PFP challenge 61 - distressing

Card ingredients:

Image: Karen’s doodles – here comes the bride

Papers: basic grey – cappella paper pad, SU soft suede card

Tools: promarkers, SU oval all punches, MS lattice heart punch, scissors for distressing edges, colorbox cat’s eye chalk ink pad for distressing image and lace, PM adhesive stones, lace from wild orchid crafts

Monday 19 July 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #100 – DT card

**This is my second post for today **

Please scroll down to see my DT card for Stamp with Fun

Hello again, I’m back to share my DT card for the cupcake craft challenge.  This week’s theme has been chosen by the lovely Catherine and it is “cats and dogs”.  I think most of us are animal lovers and have plenty of suitable images so we want to see lots of entries this week.  Here is my card:

CCC challenge 100 - cats and dogs

CCC challenge 100 - cats and dogs (close up)

Our sponsor this week is Clip Crop Crafts and one lucky winner will receive a £10.00 gift voucher for their online store.

clip crop crafts

Please pop over and check out the gorgeous cards my fellow DT have created this week and maybe leave them a nice comment.  They really appreciate all the lovely words you leave. 

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

OSAAT challenge – use a digi image

ABC challenge – Y is for you and me (kitty and his fish)

Party time Tuesday challenge – anything goes birthday

Scrap creations challenge – 3 embellishments (gems, fishbone sticker & sentiment)

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

Hanna and friends challenge – celebrating

Craftalicious challenge – birthday

Stamp something challenge – use something digital (my image)

Allsorts challenge – summer days (my colour scheme)

Stamp, scrap & doodle challenge – animals

The townscrapper challenge – anything goes

Mami doodles challenge – anything goes

Sketch Saturday challenge - sketch

I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge this week.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

We have an exciting announcement over on the challenge blog, as you may know Donna has decided to step down from running the blog and has been looking for someone to take over – well the new coordinator of the cupcake craft challenge is the lovely Faye (and she has even made a card for our challenge this week).  She will be taking over officially at the beginning of August.  I would also like to say a big thank you to Donna for being such a wonderful “boss” and super friend and for running the challenge so well for so long.   

Oops I forgot to post my candy last week so I will definitely be doing it this week.  Sorry for the delay :(  I’ll be back tomorrow with my DT card for passion for promarkers challenge but until then have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

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CCC challenge 100 - cats and dogs

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – kitty

Papers: basic grey – max & whiskers paper pad, SU choc chip card

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, SU circle punches, personal impressions sentiment, PM adhesive stones, fishbone sticker from stash

Stamp with fun #68 – DT card

Morning fellow crafters, I hope you are all keeping well.  I am here to share the details of the new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  We have a gorgeous sketch by tina46 to use this week

SWF 68 sketch and here is my card:

SWF #68 - sketch

SWF #68 - sketch (close up)

Our sponsor this week is Cowgirl-up-stamps and they have a gorgeous selection of digi 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 always.  The DT always appreciate the comments you leave for them.

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

OSAAT challenge – use a digi image

Paper sundaes challenge – make your own flowers (plus they are having a DT call)

Creative card crew challenge – die cuts

Party time Tuesday challenge – anything goes birthday

Crafts and me challenge – black, pink and white

For fun challenge – colour your image

Your next stamp challenge – flower power

Stampavie and more challenge – anything goes

Charisma cardz challenge – pink

Hanna and friends challenge – celebrating

Craftalicious challenge – birthday

DU2DS challenge – stitching (mine is faux)

Fussy and fancy challenge – stitching, scallops and sparkle (I’ve used bazzill bling card which is super shimmery)

Lots to do challenge – stitching

The townscrapper challenge – anything goes

Mami doodles challenge – anything goes

Stamp something challenge – use something digital (my image)

I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge this week, the sketch is lovely to use, even though it has a few layers.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs.  I’ll be back later with my DT card for cupcake craft challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

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SWF #68 - sketch

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – Tallulah

Papers: Dovecraft – back to basics paper pad, bazzill bling card, SU whisper white card

Tools: promarkers, SU and woodware circle punches (for flowers), ek success flourish punch, personal impressions sentiment, PM adhesive stones, small brads from stash, oval nesties, white gel pen, black fineliner pen

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Truly scrumptious DT call

Over at the Truly Scrumptious challenge they have a DT call out (although it ends later tonight) and I’ve thought about it all week and have decided to have a go.  The requirement is that you share your two favourite cards in a separate post.  It is really difficult to choose my favourite two cards but I have settled on these:

I really like the colour scheme on this one and although I don’t use my WOJ images that often I really do enjoy colouring them when I do.

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I picked this one as for a start it’s pink and also I’ve just discovered some odd girl images and I think they are so cute and funky.

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There are so many talented crafters out there that I probably won’t get chosen but if I don’t try I definitely won’t be chosen lol!  Good luck to everyone else that has entered the DT call. 

I will hopefully be back later with my candy post but if I can’t get a decent picture I may leave it until tomorrow.  It’s really gloomy and wet here today.  Thanks for stopping by.

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Tuesday 13 July 2010

Passion for promarkers #60 – DT card

Hello everyone, it’s the day after my birthday, which makes me kinda sad ‘cos I had such a good day yesterday.  Thank you for all your wonderful birthday messages – it makes me so happy to be part of this wonderful community of thoughtful and generous people. 

I’m here to share with you my DT card for this week’s passion for promarkers challenge.  This week Julie has set the challenge and her theme is “animals” so we would like to see your animal images, but of course they must be coloured with your promarkers to be eligible for our prize draw.  Here is my card: 

PFP challenge 60 - animal colours (close up) 

PFP challenge 60 - animal colours

Over at PFP we are proud to be offering a prize on the A spoonfull of sugar challenge card drive for Michelle and as our theme was a perfect fit for their free donkey image/sentiments most of the DT have used this image on their cards this week.  It’s amazing how different all our cards look even though we’ve used the same image.  If you haven’t had a chance to pick up the image yet pop over to the ASFOS blog and grab it and of course send a card to Michelle. 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and one lucky winner will receive a $10.00 voucher to spend in their online store. 

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Please pop over and check out all the DT cards, as the team have all created gorgeous samples for your inspiration once again this week.  We appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I can enter my card into the following challenges:

Friday sketchers challenge – sketch

Paper sundaes challenge – lots of layers

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – anything goes

Little red wagon challenge – nestabilities

Stampavie and more challenge – sparkling

Meljen’s challenge – circles galore

Craftalicious challenge – cute

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – Michelle’s card drive

Right then that’s me off :)  Hope you have a good day and thanks for stopping by today.

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PFP challenge 60 - animal colours (close up)

Card ingredients:

Image: freebie – details on ASFOS challenge blog

Papers: DCWV from the sorbet pad

Tools: Promarkers, MS butterfly punch, circle nesties, PM adhesive stones, ribbon from stash, lace from wild orchid crafts

Monday 12 July 2010

Cupcake craft challenge #99 – 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 with my card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  Our theme this week has been set by Victoria and she would like us to use acetate on our projects.  Now I haven’t used acetate for a very long time and when I eventually found some in my stash I decided to make a shaker easel card.  Here is my card (I apologise for the photos but the acetate was really hard to photograph):

CCC challenge 99 - acetate

CCC challenge 99 - acetate (view 2)

CCC challenge 99 - acetate (view 4)

In the next photo the acetate really glares but I wanted to show you the embossing on the acetate a little closer

CCC challenge 99 - acetate (view 5)

Some of my “shaker” snowflakes did stick to the foam pads but overall I am really pleased with the final result, especially as I haven’t made a shaker card for years. 

Our sponsor this week is Paper Jewels and the lucky winner will receive a $15.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store.  They have some gorgeous stamps for sale so you will be spoilt for choice. 

paper jewels

The rest of the DT have created some amazing samples once again this week, so why not pop over and take a peek.  If you have a chance please leave them a nice comment, as your comments are really appreciated by all the team. 

I can also enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – Christmas

Magical crafts challenge – Christmas in July

Sentimental Sundays challenge – I can see clearly now

Creative card crew challenge – die cuts

Party time Tuesday challenge – outside in (decorate inside)

ABC Christmas challenge – N is for noel

Little red wagon challenge – use your nestabilities

Stampavie and more challenge – sparkling

Charisma cardz challenge – watch the birdie

Digi doodle challenge – texture (embossing and ribbon)

Meljen’s challenge – circles galore

The treehouse challenge – monochromatic

Alphabet challenge – K is for kids

Fussy and fancy challenge – Christmas in July

Craftalicious challenge – cute

The townscrapper challenge – monotone

Simple doodles challenge – holiday fun

Stamp something challenge – 1 designer paper, 1 ribbon and 1 image

Winter wonderland challenge – twas the night before Christmas

Paper cutz challenge – Christmas in July (no red or green)

Catch the bug challenge – Christmas in July

KL stampin' n scrappin' challenge – dry embossing (cuttlebug embossing folder on acetate)

Bee crafty challenge – 3d

One stop craft challenge – monochromatic

Sweet stampin’ challenge – things with wings (not sure if my penguin qualifies)

Totally gorjuss challenge – water (snow/ice is water lol)

Simons says stamp challenge – inspirational photo (I used colour scheme and ice)

Oh my goodness now I have to go and link all these up *grrr*.  I hope you will have a chance to join in with our acetate challenge this week and look forward to visiting your blogs.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

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CCC challenge 99 - acetate Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – snowy Francis

Papers: Dovecraft – winter wonderland paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, MS embossing snowflake border punch, MS snowflake punch, craftwork cards sentiments, SU oval all punches, ribbon was candy win from Michelle, adhesive stones from Joanna Sheen, circle nesties, acetate from stash, cuttlebug embossing folder – snowflakes, white panel inside cut with nesties label 8

Stamp with fun #67 – DT card

Before I go into the details of this week’s SWF challenge I am celebrating my birthday today *yay* and my wonderful husband has bought me a new printer *woohoo* which I so desperately needed.  I think I moaned so much about my old printer last week that he finally had enough and he gave it to me a little early so that I could use it for my DT cards this week (bless him).  I will be celebrating my birthday with blog candy on Wednesday so please pop back then for details. 

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This week over at stamp with fun challenge our theme is fairies.  We think this will be a very popular theme and we expect to see lots of lovely girly creations.  For my card I used new image (launched the beginning of July) from DigiStamp Boutique.  This is one of the current ‘offer of the month’ and there are 2 more super cute images in this collection available at a very special price for the month of July.  Here is my card:

SWF #67 - fairies

SWF #67 - fairies (clo up)

I don’t know why but my photos came out a little grainy.  My wonderful photography skills at work again lol! 

We are sponsored this week by Elfes Bastelkiste and the lucky winner will receive a 10€ gift voucher to spend in their online store. 

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The rest of the DT have created some gorgeous samples for your inspiration again this week.  Please pop over a take a look and leave them some lovely comments.  Your comments are always appreciated. 

I am also entering my card into the following challenges:

Rosie D’s challenge – summer birthdays

Creative card crew challenge – die cuts (they also have a DT call out)

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – anything goes

Little red wagon challenge – use your nestabilities

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch

Stampavie and more challenge – sparkling

Cute card Thursday challenge – school’s out for summer (I used summer colours)

Digi doodle challenge – texture (my ribbon and stickles)

Your next stamp challenge – flower power

Meljen’s challenge – circles galore

Alphabet challenge – K is for kids

Craftalicious challenge – cute

Allsorts challenge – July love (add a heart) – heart on my image

Sweet stampin’ challenge – things with wings

By the cute and girly challenge – warm summer days (my colour scheme)

Crafty calendar challenge – summer (again my colour scheme)

I hope you will have a chance to join in with our challenge this week.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs.  Unfortunately I have to work on my birthday (so not fair lol) but I’m sure I’ll be spoiled by the girls in work.  I may be able to finish at 1pm so will be going out for lunch with my hubby if I do.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by today. 

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SWF #67 - fairies

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique - fairy Tallulah

Papers: free from craft magazine, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, stickles, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, sentiment created on pc, adhesive stones from Joanna Sheen