Winter wonderland–DT card

Happy Saturday everyone.  Did you all watch the Royal Wedding yesterday?  I wasn’t planning on watching it (apart from a quick glimpse at the dress) but ending up glued to the TV until the coverage finished at 4.00pm lol!  Her dress was gorgeous and they seemed so happy.  I wish them a happy and healthy future together. 

In all the excitement yesterday I completely forgot to schedule my post to show you my DT card for this week’s winter wonderland challenge!!  The lovely Marianne has set the theme and she has chosen “snow much fun”, but she doesn’t want to see simply snowmen etc she wants to see people having fun in the snow i.e. skating, making a snowman etc.  Here is my card:

I used a super cute image from Phindy’s place, which I recently won in one of their challenges.  I went for a fairly bright colour scheme but I quite like it.  Since I still had my flowersoft out on my desk I decided to use it on the snowflakes and on the ground, then it was the obligatory snowflake and some pearls and my card was done! 

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

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples once again this week, so please pop over and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.  Unfortunately Jane hasn’t been very well this week so get well soon Jane. 

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Pear tree designs challenge – colourful (2nd entry)

Pollycraft challenge – fun and games

Sketch n stash challenge – free choice of past sketch (I used sketch 8 and my papers are really old)

Creative card crew challenge – child’s play

The paper variety challenge – polka dots or dots

Stampavie and more challenge – pearls

Cute card Thursday challenge – use a sketch from blogland (I’ve used sketch n stash challenge sketch)

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Moving along with the times challenge – anything goes

Pixie dust studio challenge – let’s play (I thought playing in the snow but if my card doesn’t fit please disregard)

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes + blog hop

Crafts 4 eternity challenge – anything goes

Frosted designs challenge – stripes and polka dots

Mami doodles challenge – let’s get girly

Paper cutz challenge – anything goes

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas challenge – use a die cut

Totally gorjuss challenge – 1-2-3 (1 image, 2 layers of snowflake, 3 papers)

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing your creations.  Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: phindy’s place – tasty flakes

Papers: papermania – ‘naughty and nice’ paper pack, SU soft suede cardstock

Tools: promarkers, pearls from the hobby house, marianne creatables snowflake die-cut, sentiment created on pc, flowersoft

Charisma cardz challenge #17–DT card

Good morning everyone.  It’s been a lovely short week in work this week and it’s almost time for a 4 day weekend *yippee* – it’s just a shame that the weather is supposed to change isn’t it but hey I’m happy to be home and have a chance to craft lol!

I’m here this morning to share my DT card for this week’s charisma cardz challenge and the theme this week is “April showers/May flowers”, so a nice easy one for you.  Here is my card:

I have used a cute image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Oscar & umbrella’ and coloured him with my promarkers. 

We have two sponsors this week – first we have DigiStamp Boutique and Sally-Ann is offering one lucky winner 6 digi images from her store. 

 

Our second sponsor is Lili of the Valley and they are offering a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store. 

The design team have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

The sweet stop challenge – sketch

Corrosive challenge – animals

The crafty pad challenge – circles

Stamptacular challenge – pile it on – at least 5 layers

Craft your passion challenge – show us your layers

The crazy challenge – 3 different patterned papers (2nd entry)

Fairy fun challenge – April showers bring May flowers

Fun with shapes and more challenge – animals

Allsorts challenge – April showers

Catch the bug challenge – rain

One stop craft challenge – chocolate inspired (colour scheme)

Totally gorjuss challenge – bling it on (gems and stardust pen on raindrops)

Crafty calendar challenge – April showers bring May flowers

Creative card crew challenge – child’s play

Scrap creations challenge – flowers

Top tip Tuesday challenge – square challenge (my card is square)

Let’s craft and create challenge – say it with flowers

Ok, so that’s my lot for today.  Before I go I would like to welcome my newest follower Sue *waves*, thanks for following me and I have returned the favour lol!  I hope you will all have a chance to enter our challenge and I can’t wait to see your gorgeous creations.  Have a brilliant day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Oscar & umbrella’

Papers: basic grey – ‘hopscotch’ paper pad, SU soft suede cardstock

Tools: promarkers, ek success medium retro flower punch, circle nesties, MS frond punch, SU basic rhinestones, sakura stardust pen used on rain/puddle

Passion for promarkers #97–DT card

Happy Tuesday dear friends.  Isn’t it a great feeling to know there are only 3 working days this week *woohoo*, not that I really dislike my job, but I’d much rather craft all day lol!  I’m here to share my card for this week’s passion for promarkers challenge.  This week Sarah has set the theme and she has chosen “pre-historic”, now don’t panic too much, it’s not as bad as it sounds lol!  Here is my card:

I have used a super cute image from the greeting farm which is from the ‘happy day’ set.  I cut the brown mat with my new-ish go-kreate die and I think it makes a nice change from my usual lots of layers.  I wanted to use the dinosaur paper from basic grey ‘archaic’ paper pad but unfortunately I only had a tiny scrap left, so I decided to make a “badge” to use as an embellishment. 

Our sponsor this week is Crafter’s Companion and this is the first time they have sponsored us.  They are offering one lucky winner a £20.00 voucher to spend in their online store.  They have lots of gorgeous stamps to use with your promarkers, so you will be spoilt for choice. 

The design team have created amazing samples this week, so please pop over and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya challenge – sketch

Corrosive challenge – animals

The crazy challenge – 3 different patterned papers

Lollipop crafts challenge  – shabby chic or vintage (I think my card looks shabby!)

Crafty creations challenge – 1 technique (colouring with promarkers), 2 embellishments (ribbon & “badge”) 3 papers

Creative inspirations challenge – pets/animals

Let’s craft and create challenge – mad about the boy

Meljen’s challenge – masculine

Shelly’s images challenge – show us what you got

Fun with shapes and more challenge – animals

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I would like to say hello *waves* to my newest follower angelwhispers aka Chanelle, thanks for following me and I hope you will visit me often.   Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: the greeting farm – ‘happy day’ set

Papers: basic grey – ‘archaic’ paper pad

Tools: promarkers, personal impressions sentiment, ric-rac ribbon from stash, SU 1” circle punch, oval nesties, MS embossed zig-zag border punch, go-kreate XXL square frames frilly #2

Cupcake craft challenge #139–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again, I’m back as promised to share with you my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  The lovely Shelly has set the theme this week and she has chosen ‘fluffy bunnies’.  Easter and bunnies are optional but you must include something fluffy on your project i.e. flowersoft, pom poms etc!  Here is my card:

Sorry my pics are a bit dark today, not sure why but I hope you can see in the close up pic that I have added flowersoft to the spots on the egg and also stickles on the dots on her bow!  The image is from one of our sponsors the stamping boutique and is called ‘bunny egg’ – isn’t it just so sweet.  I have coloured it with promarkers.  I cut out 3 ovals using my oval nesties to signify eggs but not sure if they look the part lol!

To celebrate Easter we have extra sponsors this week!!  We have make the day special who are offering a fantastic stamp set to one lucky winner.

We also have the stamping boutique who are offering 5 digital images of the winner’s choice.

and for your third prize we have tickled pink stamps who are offering one lucky winner either 1 rubber stamp or 2 digi stamps of their choice.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor, who for April is Bunny Zoe’s crafts and they are offering a £15.00 gift voucher to spend in their online store.

Phew! that was a lot to tell you wasn’t it!!  The rest of the design team (including Emily from make the day special) have made gorgeously fluffy cards this week lol!  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you always leave for us.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge – animals

Dream valley challenge – Easter

Craft your passion challenge – show us your layers

Sentimental Sunday challenge – let’s get punchy

Anything goes challenge – pink and brown

A spoonfull of sugar challenge – let’s celebrate

Freshly brewed challenge – sparkly

Everybody art challenge – pearls

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes (3rd entry)

Top tip Tuesday challenge – anything goes (3rd entry)

Papertake challenge – spots and/or stripes

Crafts and me challenge – pink and sweet

Creative belli challenge – eggs/bunnies

The lollipop ladies challenge – Easter eggs with sparkle/glitter

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – Easter

4 crafty chicks challenge – Easter

Digi doodle challenge – glitter and glitz

Hanna and friends challenge – pink and brown

Paper play challenge – Easter time

Rainbow lady’s challenge – sweet treats for Easter

Shelly’s images challenge – show us what you got

Cardmadfairy’s digi days challenge – 1 digi image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (pearls, eggs, sentiment)

Easy craft projects challenge – Easter

Fun with shapes and more challenge – animals

Mami doodles challenge – crazy for kraft

2 sisters challenge – photo inspiration

Crazy 4 challenges challenge – Easter card

Craft your days away challenge – Easter

One stop craft challenge – chocolate inspired (I went with colour – milk chocolate yum)

Secret crafter Saturday challenge – pink, cream and brown

Stamp magic challenge – Easter

Sweet stampin’ challenge – Easter

Bee crafty challenge – Easter

Little Claire’s challenge – animals

There are still a few Easter themed challenges around this week, so my last card for this year fits in with quite a few!  Again if I’ve not read the rules properly about combining challenges please dis-regard my entry x

I hope you will have a chance to enter our challenge this week and I can’t wait to see all your fluffy creations.  Have a wonderful Bank Holiday Monday and thanks for stopping by today. 

 

Card ingredients:

Image: the stamping boutique – ‘bunny egg’

Papers: dotty paper – my mind’s eye ‘quite contrary’ paper pad, gingham paper – wild rose studio ‘gorgeous ginghams’, kraft card from elzybells

Tools: promarkers, personal impressions sentiment (I combined two different sentiments), oval and circle nesties, MS cherish border punch, pearls from the hobby house, polar white flowersoft, stickles

Stamp with fun #108–DT card

Good morning everyone.  I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter weekend and got the chance to eat some yummy chocolate goodness lol!  I’ve had a quiet weekend but it’s been so lovely having the extra two days off from work, and it’s even better that I only have to work 3 days this week *yay*.  The new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge this week is a fantastic sketch by Tina46 to work with.  Here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

I have used a super sweet image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘fairy Lucy’ and obviously coloured her with my promarkers.  Over at DSB for April the ‘Lucy Smith collection’ is one of the “offers of the month”, so go and grab a bargain while you still can!  I know the colours are a little unusual for a girl’s card but I fancied a change from pink (shock I know).  The sketch is fantastic to work with and I hope you will be able to join in so that I can see your interpretations. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples for your inspiration as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog to check them out.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

The crafty pad challenge – circles

Sentimental Sunday challenge – let’s get punchy

Stamptacular challenge  – pile it on (at least 5 layers)

Whoopsi daisy challenge – fairies

Digital Tuesday challenge – pretty punches

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes

Papertake challenge – spots and/or stripes (my spotty paper)

Scrap creations challenge – use a digital image

Top tip Tuesday challenge – open challenge

Flutterby Wednesday challenge – open theme (I’ve used a fairy and there is a small punched butterfly on the sentiment)

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or happy birthday

Stampavie and more challenge – birthday

Aud sentiments challenge – anything goes

CRAFT challenge – flowers

Do it with digis challenge – fairies, pixies or elves

Alphabet challenge – y is for yellow

Crafty catz challenge – children’s cards

CES challenge – spring colours/image

Critter sketch challenge – punches and/or dies (use at least 2)

Craft your passion challenge – show us your layers

Pear tree designs challenge – colourful

That’s all from me for now, but I’ll be back in a short while with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  I hope you can check back later and thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘fairy Lucy’

Papers: my mind’s eye – ‘Hattie’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, ek success medium retro flower punch, MS frond punch, butterfly punch from stash, personal impressions sentiment, SU modern label punch

Passion for promarkers #96–DT card

Happy Good Friday everyone.  I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend.  I’ve got nothing planned but it is soooo nice to have a long weekend off from work lol!  Oh my goodness I thought I was going to be so organised this week with my posts but here we are again with my DT card for the passion for promarkers challenge 3 days late!!  I don’t know what happened but it’s better late than never I suppose haha!  This week’s theme has been set by Nic and she has chosen “white on white”, which I really like the look of, but it’s something that I always seem to struggle with!  Here is my card:

I’m sorry that the photos are so naff but I must have taken about 15 photos and these were the best, they were either too dark or way too light – as it’s so white it is really difficult to capture properly.  I hope you can use your imagination as the card is much nicer IRL honest!  It’s difficult to tell in the photos but apart from distressing all the edges I also stickled them to within an inch of their lives, so it is really sparkly (shame you can’t see it!).  I have used a super fun image from Bugaboo stamps, that I recently won in one of their challenges and the sentiment also comes with the image.  I went with a cool blue colour scheme as I thought it would be a nice and crisp contrast to all the white. 

Our sponsor this week is DigiStamp Boutique and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.  You will be spoilt for choice as Sally-Ann has so many gorgeous images to choose from. 

The rest of the design team have created such amazing cards once again this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  Alternatively you can click on their names in my sidebar.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A gem of a challenge – pearls and swirls

Catch the bug challenge – Easter

Craft your days away challenge – Easter

Stamp magic challenge – Easter

Bee Crafty challenge – Easter

The crafty pad challenge – Easter

Cutie Sunday challenge – Easter

Dream valley challenge – Easter

Quirky crafts challenge – sparkly, punchy, Easter and/or spring

Sentimental Sunday challenge – spring/Easter

Cards for men challenge – Easter

Craft your passion challenge – you have been spotted (embossed dots)

Critter sketch challenge – punches and/or dies

Die cut dreams challenge – Easter

Karen’s doodles challenge – lots of layers

Pear tree designs challenge – Easter

Creative craft challenge – embossing

Digital Tuesday challenge – pretty punches

Everybody art challenge – pearls

Freshly brewed challenge – sparkle (stickles on all my edges)

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes

Ladybug crafts ink challenge – anything goes

Papertake challenge – spots and/or stripes (embossing dots)

Scrap creations challenge – use a digital image

Top tip Tuesday challenge – open theme

Creative belli challenge – eggs/bunnies

The lollipop ladies challenge – Easter eggs  with glitter/sparkle

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – Easter

4 crafty chicks challenge – Easter

Aud sentiments challenge – anything goes

Crafty sentiments challenge – Easter

Digi doodle challenge – glitter/glitz (my stickles)

Meljen’s challenge – masculine

Paper play challenge – Easter time

Pixie dust studio challenge – spring forward

Rainbow lady’s challenge – sweet treats for Easter

Sassy studio designs challenge – pastel colours (spring/Easter)

Simon says stamp challenge – emboss it

Easy craft projects challenge – Easter

Oh my goodness there are so many Easter themed challenges about at the moment, I think I’ve checked all the rules about combining etc, but if I’ve overlooked anything I apologise and please disregard my entry!

I hope you’ve all been enjoying the glorious weather this week, apparently the UK has even been warmer than Turkey, Spain and France!  Unfortunately though today is still quite warm but we’ve had some showers as well, which is a bit of a disappointment.  I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I can’t wait to see what you create.  I would also like to say a big hello *waves* to my newest followers Sylvia and Kym– thanks for following me and I hope to return the favour very soon.  I’ve just noticed that I have passed 70,000 hits *yay* so will have to look to see what candy I can offer to celebrate!!  Have a wonderful day I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: bugaboo stamps – ‘hiding eggs’

Papers: None, Lili of the Valley white stamping card

Tools: promarkers, cuttlebug embossing folders (swiss dots and spots & dots), queen & co pearls, marianne creatables swirl die, SU oval all punches, scissors used to distress edges, stickles

Cupcake craft challenge #138–DT card

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Hello, I’m back again to share with you my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  The lovely Liza has set the theme this week and she has chosen “lots of layers” which as regular visitors will know is something that I love and use on most of my cards!  Here is my card (which is my card for hubby):

I have used a brand new digi (for me) from Kenny K called ‘super hero’ and coloured him with promarkers.  I have to say that I’m really pleased with my colouring on this image, which is very rare for me and it actually looks much better IRL haha!  Again a fairly simple card with not too many embellishments, otherwise they would be wasted on hubby – he’ll probably only give it a moment’s glance as it is!! 

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma’s store and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘Icing on the Cupcake’ sponsor, who for April is Bunny Zoe’s crafts and they lucky winner drawn at random at the end of the month will receive a £15.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

The rest of my cupcake teamies have created amazing samples once again this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate and look forward to all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Kenny K’s krafty girlz challenge – anything goes

Creative craft challenge – embossing

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – all spotty and dotty (my paper)

Let’s craft and create challenge – all about the boy

Your next stamp challenge – texture (embossing)

Aud sentiments challenge – anything goes

Digi doodle challenge – stripes

Bunny Zoe’s challenge – one for the boys

Paper sundaes challenge – texture (embossing)

Ok, so that’s all from me for today.  I hope you will find the time to play along with our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful Monday and thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: Kenny K – ‘super hero’ digi

Papers: papermania capsule collection ‘mono paper pack’, plain card from the papermill shop, SU whisper white cardstock

Tools: promarkers, die-namics button dies, quickutz star cookie cutters, creative expressions brick embossing folder, sentiments created on the pc

Stamp with fun #107–DT card

Happy Monday everyone, where did the weekend go?  I hope you had a good one, even if it did whizz by.  The kiddies are home from school  for the Easter holidays so at least I will have a bit more time to myself in the mornings lol!  I’m here this morning to share with you my DT card for this week’s stamp with fun challenge and this week we have a super easy theme for you of “happy birthday”.  I’m sure we’ll have lots of gorgeous entries!!  As luck would have it I needed a birthday card for my darling husband, whose birthday it is today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING HEATH!) and this is the card I made him from the boys:

I have used a super cute image from wild rose studio called ‘cheers’ which I'm embarrassed to say I’ve had for ages and this is the first time I’ve inked it up!!  This image is perfect for hubby as he likes a pint or two lol!  I’ve kept the layout very simple as he’s not a card person (I know sacrilege but he’s always been the same). 

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous samples once again so please pop over and check them out.  We really appreciate all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

I love promarkers challenge – sketch

Pile it on challenge – use a rubber or clear stamp (No digis)

Whoopsi daisy challenge – free and easy

Let’s craft and create challenge – all about the boy

Paper pretties challenge – 2 designer papers

Aud sentiments challenge – anything goes

Do you stack up? challenge – scallops (around my sentiment)

Bunny Zoe’s challenge – one for the boys

For fun challenge – at least 3 from pink, blue, purple, green and yellow (used blue, green & yellow)

I will be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge, so please pop back and check it out.  I’ve been a bad blogger lately and haven’t visited many of your blogs for ages but I promise that I am going to rectify that this week.  I am so chuffed that so many of you still come to visit me regardless!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: wild rose studio – ‘cheers’ rubber stamp

Papers: pink paislee ‘365 degrees’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, sentiment created on the pc, circle nesties, buttons from stash

Winter wonderland #–DT card

Good morning dear friends, here is another catch up post from me!  Hopefully things will return to normal now as my dad is finally home from hospital and is doing really well.  I’m taking my tablets, like a good girl (lol!), so I’m hoping I will start to feel back to normal soon as well (well as normal as I can!).  Ok, onto the reason you are here – to see a card!  This is my card for this week’s winter wonderland challenge and Lynsey has chosen the theme of “a little mistletoe”.  Here is my card:

I had a bit of a panic when I heard the theme and couldn’t think of one single image I had that included mistletoe but after wracking my little brain and checking my digi images I found this cutie from Prairie Fairy. I have coloured her with promarkers in fairly traditional colours. 

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma’s store and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store. 

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration, as always, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out. 

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Craft your passion challenge – 2 by 2 (2 papers, 2 layer snowflake)

Lollipop crafts challenge – all girl

Digital Tuesday challenge – little women

Freshly brewed challenge – sweet and cute creations

Digi doodle challenge – stripes (my ribbon)

Pixie dust studio challenge – say it out loud

Alphabet challenge – x is for xmas

Fairy fun challenge – nursery rhymes (what are little girls made of)

Jingle belles challenge – use die-cuts (my snowflake)

Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas challenge – inspired by a Christmas song or carol (mistletoe and wine)

Ok, so that’s it from me for today but I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week.  I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy the beautiful weather we’re having.  Thanks for stopping by today. 

Card ingredients:

Image: Prairie fairy designs – ‘mistletoe kisses’

papers: dovecraft ‘let it snow’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, marianne creatables snowflake die, ribbon from the ribbon girl, personal impressions sentiment, SU basic rhinestones, nesties labels 8