Charisma cardz #25–DT card

Good evening dear friends.  I’m really late with my post for the charisma cardz challenge this week.  I completely forgot last night and then got side-tracked by boring home stuff after work.  This is the first time I’ve had a chance to sit at the computer!!  Anyway enough of my wittering and onto the theme of this week’s challenge.  We would like to see your “ice-cream colours” but to be eligible for our prize draw you must tell us your ice cream colours in your post.  Here is my card:

My ice-cream colours are strawberry and chocolate (yum) and I’ve used a fab image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘scrummy ice cream’ which is available here.  The papers are echo park ‘dots & stripes – candy shoppe collection’ and I coloured the image with promarkers. 

We have two sponsors this week, firstly we have DigiStamp Boutique and the lucky winner will receive 6 digi images of their choice.

Our second sponsor is the stamp shoppe and the lucky winner will receive a $15.00 voucher to spend in their online store. 

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous (and very yummy) creations this week, 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:

Crafty cardmakers challenge – spots and stripes

Divas by design challenge – die cuts and/or punches

My mum’s craft shop challenge – something old & something new (old ribbon, new card candi)

Scrapbook sisters challenge – summer fun

Stampavie and more challenge – more than 3 layers

Digi doodle challenge – anything goes

Moving along with the times challenge – here comes summer

Alphabet challenge – H is for half a dozen (6 card candi)

Daring cardmakers challenge – something old & something new (old ribbon, new card candi)

Totally papercrafts challenge – spots and stripes

Stamp magic challenge – summer

Totally gorjuss challenge – ribbons and lace (punched lace border)

Crafter’s companion challenge – here comes summer

Little Claire’s challenge – pink and brown

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  I would like to welcome my newest followers *waves hello* – Denize and Kimmarie – thank you so much for following me, I really appreciate your support.  I hope you like what you see here and continue to visit me!  Enjoy the rest of your evening and thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘scrummy ice cream’

Papers: echo park – ‘dots and stripes candy shoppe collection’, SU pink pirouette cardstock

Tools: promarkers, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, button from stash, card candi from craftwork cards, MS ‘cherished’ border edge punch, oval nesties

Passion for promarkers #106–DT card

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by my little ol’ blog this morning!  It’s Tuesday so that means it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge and this week the lovely Emma has set the theme.  As some of you might know Emma is expecting a baby so her theme will come as no surprise – she wants to see “babies” this week.  The whole design team are eagerly awaiting the new arrival to our team so we really enjoyed making our cards this week.  Here is my card:

I have used a super cute image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘baby Fynn’.  I made my card by using the largest of my go-kreate dies (I used the XXL square frame frilly #1) and folded it in half.  I then used the smaller sizes in the pack to do my matting and layering.  The image is cut out using nesties labels 1.  It’s the first time I’ve made this shape card, although I’ve seen them on other crafter’s blogs (Bev Rochester always uses these dies to fantastic effect) and I have to say I’m really pleased with the result.  I think it looks really sweet for a baby card. 

We have a new sponsor this week In2Stamps and they are offering one lucky winner 2 stamps of their choice from their shop. 

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous cards once again this week, so please pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us.

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

Here comes the boys challenge – spots and stripes (spotty ribbon and striped paper)

Do it with digis challenge – monochromatic

My mum’s craft shop challenge – for the boys

Meljen’s challenge – stripes or plaid (my paper is striped)

Totally papercrafts challenge – spots and stripes (spotty ribbon and striped paper)

CES challenge – anything but square

Mark’s finest papers challenge – make it sparkle (my gems)

Sweet stampin’ challenge – use something old & something new (new image, old ribbon)

Dream valley challenge – ribbons (3rd entry)

Pile it on challenge – going around in circles (my buttons and sentiment)

Rainbow lady’s challenge – use a digi

Daring cardmakers challenge – something old, new, borrowed, blue (new image, old ribbon, colour blue, nothing borrowed sorry!)

Phindy’s place challenge – circles (buttons and sentiment)

Challenge up your life challenge – circles (buttons and sentiment)

Lollipop crafts challenge – inspired by a song (baby love)

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I really look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘baby Fynn’

Papers: echo park – ‘dots and stripes’ candy shoppe collection, SU cardstock

Tools: promarkers, die-namics button dies, SU basic rhinestones, go-kreate XXL square frame frilly #1 dies, nesties labels 1, ribbon and twine from the ribbon girl, SU circle punches, personal impressions sentiment

Cupcake craft challenge #148–DT card

Hello again, as promised I’m back with my card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Louise has set the theme and she has chosen “cookin’ up a storm” so she wants to see anything cooking related i.e. cakes, chefs etc.  As the weather was so nice yesterday I decided to use a very apt image!  Here is my card:

 

I have to admit that I have no idea where this image is from, so if anyone knows please leave me a comment so that I can give the proper credit for it.  Update – thanks to Dawn for letting me know that the image is from Just Inklined.   Sorry the pics are a little bit dodgy again but I always seem to be taking my pics late at night at the moment (it may have something to do with the fact that I’m so dis-organised and last minute lol!). 

Our sponsor this week is baby bud designs and the lucky winner will receive 2 digi images of their choice.

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor and for June that is Little Claire Designs and they are offering one lucky winner a 6x6 paper pad and 2 stamps.

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples once again this week, so please pop over 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 crafty pad challenge – bold & bright or soft pastels (I’ve gone with bold & bright)

Cupcake inspirations challenge – inspiration photo

Dream valley challenge – ribbons (2nd entry)

Stamptacular challenge – stars and stripes

Anything goes challenge – here comes summer (BBQ time)

Ladybug crafts ink challenge – use red

Papertake challenge – here comes the sun (BBQ time)

Delightful challenge – fun in the sun (BBQ)

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – summer loving (BBQ)

The paper variety challenge – summer

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – red, white and blue

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or outdoor fun

My mum’s craft shop challenge – one of the boys

Aud sentiments challenge – food and drink

Meljen’s challenge – stripes and/or plaid

Paper play challenge – stars and stripes

Shelly’s images challenge – stars and stripes

Fairy tale challenge – America theme (red, white and blue)

Stamp something challenge – 4th of July/celebrations with red, white and blue

Catch the bug challenge – red, white and blue with ribbon

Stamp magic challenge – summer (BBQ time)

Crafter’s companion challenge – here comes summer (BBQ time)

I hope you will have time to enter our challenge this week and I cannot wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by. 

Card ingredients:

Image: unknown

Papers: gingham paper from stash, striped paper from echo park ‘dots & stripes – metropolitan’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, dovecraft star punch, pearls from the hobby house, sentiment created on the pc, circle nesties, ribbon from fantastic ribbons 

Stamp with fun #117–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  Well it was a scorcher here yesterday and I dried lots of washing, which I know is really boring but I was very happy!!  As I’ve mentioned before I’m not a sunbather but I really love to go to work in the sunshine and not have to worry about a coat or an umbrella.  Let’s just hope it’s not too clammy though (can’t have it all though can we lol!). 

Anyway I’m here this morning as it’s time for a brand new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week we have a colour theme for you to follow – “lilac and cream”.  Now I’m not really a cream person, much prefer white so I may have cheated a little and used more of an off-white than cream!  Here is my card:

I have used a super cute image from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Molly Spencer’ and she is part of the ‘Spencer Family’ collection which is one of the offers of the month for June.  You get 4 family images plus a bonus of 4 doodle images too – definitely fantastic value for money.  You have to be quick though as there are only a few more days left to grab this set at such an amazing price of just £2.99.  The papers are first edition from the ‘daydream’ paper pad which is available at Crafty Emma’s store. 

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. 

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

A gem of a challenge – sketch

The crafty pad challenge – bold & bright or soft pastels (I’ve gone for soft pastels)

Dream valley challenge – ribbons

Paper sundaes challenge – choose 2 from: purple, gems, wings, paper piecing (I’ve used purple, gems and wings)

Everybody art challenge – anything goes

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

Scrapbook sisters challenge – anything goes

Stampavie and more challenge – butterflies

4 crafty chicks challenge – clean and simple (no more than 2 layers)

Rainbow lady’s challenge – use a digi

The poodles parlour challenge – come fly with me (my punched butterflies)

Simply create challenge – things with wings (my punched butterflies)

Stampin’ for the weekend challenge – my favourite things (promarkers, DSB images, gems)

Mark’s finest papers challenge – make it sparkle (gems on butterflies)

Ok, so that’s it from me for now, but I’ll be back in a little while with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  I really do appreciate all the comments you leave for me and I’m sorry that I cannot always return them.  I am trying to manage my time a little better and hopefully this week I can be a little more organised with my visits – fingers crossed.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Molly Spencer’ from the ‘Spencer family’ collection

Papers: first edition – ‘daydream’ paper pad, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, flowers from wild orchid crafts, SU basic rhinestones, MS butterfly punch, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, oval nesties, kaisercraft sentiment stamp

Winter wonderland challenge–DT card

Good morning everyone, thank goodness it’s Friday!!  Well I wish the weather would make up it’s mind, one minute it’s gorgeous sunshine and blue skies, the next it’s grey skies and pouring with rain.  I got drenched walking from work to the car park yesterday but at least they are promising a mini heat wave this weekend so that will make a nice change!  It will be nice to catch up with my mountain of washing, boring I know but I’m not a sunbathing type of person, but I think everyone is much happier when the sun is shining. 

Anyway onto the reason for your visit – to see a card lol!  Over at the winter wonderland challenge we have a brand new challenge and it’s my turn to choose the theme.  Obviously it has to be a Christmas card but I want to see all your “pretty in pink” creations.  I would like it to be predominantly pink but I don’t mind a hint of other colours.  Here is my card:

 

I have used a gorgeous image from pollycraft called ‘cherry kisses – warm Christmas’ and coloured it with my promarkers.  The papers are dovecraft from the ‘Christmas fancy’ paper pack.  I think I went a bit overboard with the gems but they do look very sparkly and pretty IRL. 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and the lucky winner will receive a $15.00 voucher to spend in their online store. 

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

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

Aly’s Sunday challenge – all about kids

Sketch n stash challenge – sketch (used old embossing papers and new image)

Totally stampalicious challenge – something old, something new (new image, old embossing folder)

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes (2nd entry)

ABC Christmas challenge – M is for monochrome

Crafty creations challenge – let is shine (all my gems)

Creative belli challenge – embellishments beginning with G (gems)

Craft your days away challenge – monochrome

CCEE stampers challenge – include the colour pink

Crafty sentiments challenge – monochromatic

Do it with digis challenge – monochromatic

Rainbow lady’s challenge – use a digi

I hope you will have a chance to play along with my challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful Friday and thanks for stopping by today.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: pollycraft – ‘cherry kisses – warm Christmas’

Papers: dovecraft - ‘ fancy Christmas’ paper pack

Tools: promarkers, personal impressions sentiment, circle nesties, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, SU basic rhinestones, cat’s eye chalk ink pad (rouge)

Charisma cardz #25–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  Another week is flying by and as it’s Thursday it’s time for a brand new challenge over at charisma cardz challenge.  This week is the lovely Gemma has set the theme and she has chosen “white & 1 other colour” although hair/skin colours are allowed.  The DT were all given digi images by our sponsor Robyn’s Fetish and here is my card:

The quirky image is called ‘Christie angel’ and I have coloured it with my promarkers.  I decided to try and make a CAS style card, although it’s so different to my normal style that I’m not really sure if I like it lol!  I’m happy with the individual pieces but don’t feel that I’ve used them to their best!! 

As I mentioned our sponsor this week is Robyn’s Fetish and the lucky winner will receive 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 digital paper set of their choice.

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous samples once again this week, 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:

OSAAT challenge – things with wings

Sentimental Sunday challenge – summery or sparkly (I’ve gone for sparkly by adding stickles and bling)

Everybody art challenge – anything goes

I love promarkers challenge – anything goes

Crafty creations challenge – let it shine (stickles and bling)

Delightful challenge – anything goes

Scrapbook sisters challenge – anything goes

Sew many cards challenge – punch it (scallop border punch)

Simply create challenge – something with wings

Clean and simple stamping challenge – sketch

Craft your days away challenge – monochrome

Sweet stampin’ challenge – things with wings

Bunny Zoe’s challenge – fairies

Crafty calendar challenge – things with wings

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and can’t wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Robyn’s Fetish – ‘Christie angel’

Papers: my mind’s eye – ‘ Hazel’ paper pad

Tools: promarkers, SU scallop border punch, SU basic rhinestones, stickles, pebbles inc. rub-on sentiment

Passion for promarkers #105–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I had a lovely day out with my mother yesterday and after a quick stop at the hospital it was into Cardiff for a full day of shopping.  We had a great time chatting and laughing and it was fantastic to spend the entire day with my mum, which I haven’t done for such a long time.  Even the weather was behaving until about 10 minutes before we were due to leave, which was brilliant. 

Enough of my rambles and onto the real reason you are here!  Today we have a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge and the lovely Andie has set the theme and she has chosen “park life”.  We want to see all your images featuring things you can do in the park i.e. play on the swings, ride your bike etc.  Here is my card:

I used a super cool image from the greeting farm called ‘skater Ian’ and the papers are my mind’s eye from the ‘true blue’ paper pad. 

Our sponsor this week is Letraset and they are offering a “special prize” this week.The prize will be 20 x new ultra-fine nib attachments for Promarkers. These have literally just been announced and you can read all about them here.  They clip straight over the top of the bullet nib, and are an ‘extra upgrade’.  Wow who wouldn’t want to be one of the first to try out this new and interesting new product.  Not even the design team have tried these yet lol!  They will be so useful for smaller images and fine detailed work. 

 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples once again this week, 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:

Aly’s Sunday challenge – all about kids

Corrosive challenge – ribbons and bows

Sentimental Sunday challenge – summery or sparkly (I’ve gone for sparkly with my rhinestones)

Cards for men challenge – stars

Lollipop crafts challenge – inspired by a song (Avril Lavigne – skater boy)

Do you stack up? challenge – use a star

Dutch dare challenge – for the boys

Moving along with the times challenge – inspired by a song (Avril Lavigne – skater boy)

Sassy studio designs challenge – glam it up (my rhinestones)

Shelly’s images challenge – cards for boys/men

Crafts 4 eternity challenge – embellishments beginning with ‘r’ (ribbon and rhinestones)

Easy craft projects challenge – inspiration photo (I’ve gone with the colours)

Mami doodles challenge – card for man/boy

Totally papercrafts challenge – die cuts and punches

2 sisters challenge – for a guy

Catch the bug challenge – it’s a man’s world

The beary sweet challenge – DIY embellishments (my die cut stars)

Bizzy becs challenge – sketch

Little Claire’s challenge – cards for men

Ok, so that’s all from me today.  I would like to welcome my newest follower Elka *waves” – hi and thanks for deciding to follow me, I hope you can visit me often.  Have a wonderful day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: the greeting farm – ‘skater Ian’

Papers: my mind’s eye – ‘true blue’ paper pad, SU soft suede cardstock

Tools: promarkers, SU ribbon and basic rhinestones, personal impressions sentiment, quickutz star cookie cutter dies, circle nesties

Cupcake craft challenge #147–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again, I’m back to share with you my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  It is the turn of lovely Liza to set the theme this week and she has chosen to give us a gorgeous sketch to work with.  Here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

I was lucky enough to be given this adorable digi image from our sponsor Tickled Pink stamps and this sweet girl is called ‘kitty with a flower’ and the pretty papers are first edition from the ‘birdsong’ paper pad. 

As I mentioned our sponsor this week is Tickled Pink Stamps and one lucky winner will receive one rubber stamp or two digital images of their choice.

 

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor, who for June is Little Claire Designs and the prize is a 6x6 paper pad and two stamps.

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous cards using Liza's fantastic sketch, so why not pop over to the challenge blog and check them out.  We really appreciate the lovely comments you leave for us. 

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

Cutie Sunday challenge – animals

Stampin’ sisters in Christ challenge – doodle on your cards (my “faux” stitching)

Whoopsi daisy challenge – pile on those flowers

Stampavie and more challenge – butterflies

CRAFT challenge – stitching (my “faux stitching)

Do it with digis challenge – animal magic

Sew many cards challenge – punch it

Stamp something challenge – pretty papers

Totally papercrafts challenge – die cuts and punches

I hope you can play along with Liza’s sketch and I cannot wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: tickled pink stamps – ‘kitty with flower’

Papers: first edition '- birdsong’ paper pack, SU black cardstock

Tools : promarkers, EK success retro flower punch, MS butterfly punch, Oval nesties.  Pearls from the hobby house,

Stamp with fun #116–DT card

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a quiet one, apart from visiting my father and F-I-L and thankfully they both liked their cards lol!  I’ll have to share them with you another time.  I’m here this morning as it’s time for a brand new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge and this week we have a brilliant sketch by Tina46 to use.  Here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

I have used a die cut image from Lili of the valley as I was short on time (they are great to have on stand-by) but I did add the green to the leaves, spots on her dress and stripes on her socks with my promarkers so that it would tie in with my papers.  The papers are dovecraft ‘back to basics II’. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples to inspire you once again this week, 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:

Flourishes timeless Tuesday challenge – use at least 1 circle and 1 square on your card

Tip Top Tuesday challenge – open challenge

Crafts and me challenge – bling it on (rhinestones)

Cute card Thursday challenge – birthstone colours (amethyst and citrine)

Do you stack up? challenge – use a star (on my papers – hope that’s ok?)

Hanna & friends challenge – in the garden

Southern girls challenge – anything goes

Sew many cards challenge – punch it

Stamp something challenge – pretty papers

Totally papercrafts challenge – die cuts and punches

Mark’s finest papers challenge – buttons

Aly’s Sunday challenge – all about kids

Whoopsi daisy challenge – pile on those flowers

I hope you will have time to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create with Tina’s sketch.  I would like to welcome my newest follower  Jeanette *waves* – hello and thanks for following me, I hope you will visit me often!  I’ll be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge, so please call back in a little while.  I’m taking my mother to a hospital appointment in Cardiff today and then we’re hitting the shops and grabbing some lunch, so it should be a great start to the week!  Thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: Lili of the Valley die cut image from the ‘girly afternoon’ set

Papers: dovecraft – ‘back to basics II’ paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, circle nesties, dovecraft ‘back to basics II’ buttons, SU basic rhinestones, personal impressions sentiment, white gel pen

Charisma cardz #24–DT card

Happy Thursday everyone.  I can’t believe how fast the week is going, not that I’m complaining!  Let’s hope the weekend doesn’t go quite so fast though.  However unfortunately the weather here has been a bit of a let down so far this week – where is summer?  Let’s hope it starts to improve soon! 

I’m here this morning to share my card for this week’s charisma cardz challenge.  This week the lovely Lora has set the theme and she has chosen a colour challenge for us of “pink and green”, which I have to say is one of my favourites.  Here is my card:

I have used a gorgeous image from pollycraft called ‘Sonny Honeycloud – cards and cupcakes’ and coloured her with my promarkers.  I am actually quite pleased with my colouring for once and fairly happy with the overall card lol!  The pretty papers are SU.

We have 3 sponsors this week, firstly All That Scraps is offering either 4 stamps or 1 stamp set, secondly we have Scrapbook News and Review are offering a 3 month subscription and finally we have Which Crafts?, please check the challenge blog for details of the prize as I’m not sure what it is haha! 

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards this week, 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:

Order of the opus gluei challenge – girl things

The shabby tea room challenge – pink, green, neutral and flowers

Pollycraft challenge – ribbon and flowers (my ribbon is the white strip across the middle)

Totally stampalicious challenge – anything goes

Ladybug crafts ink challenge – numbers

Scrap creations challenge – anything goes

Top tip Tuesday challenge – open challenge

Stamp something challenge – something punched

Sweet stampin’ challenge – food, glorious food (cupcake)

Totally gorjuss challenge – flower power

Whoopsi daisy challenge – free and easy

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and I can’t wait to see what you create.  Have a fantastic day and thanks for stopping by.

 

Card ingredients:

Image: pollycraft – ‘Sonny Honeycloud – cards and cupcakes’

Papers: SU designer series paper patterns – in colour, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punches, sentiment created on the pc, SU whisper white ribbon, pearls from the hobby house, number stickers by making memories ‘cheeky shimmer stickers’, stickles (on cupcake)