Charisma cardz #30 - DT card

Good morning everyone, it's Thursday so that means a brand new challenge over at charisma cardz challenge. This week we have a lovely theme for you of "4 legged friends", so we want to see all your animal images (but they have to have 4 legs, no more, no less!!). Here is my card:

I have used a super cute image from DigiStamp Boutique called "Barney with flower" and coloured him with my promarkers. I wanted to make a shaped card for a change but the finished card hasn't ended up anything like I intended lol! I used one of my go-kreate dies in the grand caliber to make the card base and circle nesties for the image. I inked all the edges with a chalk inkpad but my hand slipped when going around the image, hence the large smudge at the bottom - oops! Never mind it adds to the distressed look haha.

We have two sponsors this week, firstly we have DigiStamp Boutique and the lucky winner will receive 6 digi images of their choice and our second sponsor is Bunny Zoe crafts (please check the challenge post for details of their prize).

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 the following challenges:

Whoopsi daisy challenge - anything bug square

The Crazy challenge - ribbons

Die cut dreams challenge - animal antics

Lexi's creations challenge - shaped card

Lollipop crafts challenge - anything goes

Totally stampalicious challenge - anything goes

Anything goes challenge - pick of the bunch

Creative card crew challenge - animal antics

Freshly brewed challenge - shaped cards

I love promarkers challenge - anything goes

Crafts and me challenge - ribbons

Crafts 4 eternity challenge - shaped cards

Phindy's place challenge - use 2 of something (2 colours) 2nd entry

2 sisters challenge - anything goes

Allsorts challenge - free and easy (3rd entry)

Embellish magazine challenge - patterned paper challenge using brown, blue, white and beige

I hope you will be able to enter our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create. I would like to welcome my newest follower ALI *waves*. Glad to have you here hun, hope you can visit me often. Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique - "Barney with flower"
Papers: Wild rose studio - gorgeous ginghams paper pack, SU bashful blue cardstock
Tools: promarkers, ek success retro flower punch, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, sentiment from craftwork cards, go-kreate XXL square frilly dies, circle nesties, craftwork cards candi, cats eye chalk inkpad

Passion for promarkers #110–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I had a great day in work yesterday – I was so busy that it was home time before I had time to look around (I love days like that) and I hope the rest of the week follows suit lol!  We are planning on going away for a few days next week, so I have to make sure I’m organised with all my DT cards this week.  Now as most of my DT bosses will attest to is that I am always last minute with my cards so I really have to make the extra effort this week!! 

Today it is time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge and the lovely Tracy has set the theme and she has chosen “animal crackers”.  It is such a simple theme this week, all you have to do is simply include an animal of any kind on your card or project.  Of course you must use your promarkers or aqua markers to be eligible for our prize draw.  Here is my card:

I have used a super sweet image from Pollycraft called ‘Baxter & Bridget – sweethearts’, which I thought was ideal for an engagement card I was asked to make.  The glittery papers are DCWV from the ‘sorbet’ paper stack.   I really like the fresh colour scheme and pretty flower lace, which matches Bridget’s garland in her hair. 

Our sponsor this week is Letraset and the lucky winner will receive a gorgeous stamping kit. 

 

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. 

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

Die cut dreams challenge – animal antics

Lollipop crafts challenge – anything goes

Totally stampalicious challenge – anything goes

Crafty creations challenge – seeing double (2 bears, 2 lengths of lace, 2 panels)

Divas by design challenge – pastels

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – animal magic

Crafty sentiments challenge – happy ever after (hope my engagement card counts)

Moving along with the times challenge – cute and cuddly with a punch

Alphabet challenge – lemon and lime (hope it’s ok to have small bits of other colours too)

Paper cutz challenge – anything goes

Stamp something challenge – something embellished

Stamping for the weekend challenge – paws for thought (any animal)

Totally gorjuss challenge – punches or die cuts

Ok, so that’s all from me today.  I hope you can join in with our challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: pollycraft – ‘Baxter & Bridget – sweethearts’

Paper: DCWV – ‘ sorbet’ paper stack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, sentiment created on the pc, ek success retro flower punch, SU basic rhinestones, flower lace trim from making memories, staples from stash

Cupcake craft challenge #152–DT card

Hello again friends, I’m back once more this morning to share with you my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Sari has set the theme and she has chosen “shabby sparkle”, so we would like to see all your shabby and sparkly creations.  Now as you probably know I don’t really do shabby that well, mine always seem to end up distressed but hey that’s way a challenge is all about I suppose.  Here is my card:

I have used a gorgeous image from sassy studio designs called “skater sassy” and coloured her with my promarkers.  The papers/cardstock are all DCWV from their “vintage” card kit.  The papers already look shabby so I just roughed up and inked all the edges and add stickles to really make them sparkle (please click on the images for a closer look at the sparkle).  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo and is part of the ‘wild side ticket sentiments’ and I made some shabby lollipop flowers. 

Our sponsor this week is sassy studio designs and one lucky winner will receive 4 digi images of their choice.  As you can see from my card their images are definitely sassy!

Don’t forget we also have our ‘icing on the cupcake’ sponsor and for July that is polka doodles  and the lucky winner will receive 4 Christmas stamps. 

The rest of the design team have created gorgeous cards 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:

Crafts and me challenge – add a flower (my lollipop flowers)

My mum’s craft shop challenge – for a teen

Your next stamp challenge – 3 embellishments (flowers), 2 papers, 1 image

Shelly’s images challenge – show us what you got

Crafty catz challenge – no pink or blue allowed

Paper cutz challenge – anything goes

2 sisters challenge – anything goes

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Catch the bug challenge – heavy metal with brads or eyelets

Sketch Saturday challenge – sketch

Sweet stampin’ challenge – f..f..fashion

Totally gorjuss challenge – punches or die-cuts

Paper pretties challenge – make it shine

Ok, so that’s my lot for today.  I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sassy studio designs – ‘skater sassy’

Papers: All card & papers from DCWV – ‘vintage’ card kit

Tools: promarkers, SU circle punches (for flowers), brads from stash, sentiment from raindrop echo (wild side ticket sentiments), stickles, oval nesties

Stamp with fun #121–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  Why does the weekend have to go so fast, I can’t believe it’s Monday morning already!!  Although it does mean a brand new challenge over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week we have a lovely theme for you of “friends” so you can make whatever you like as long as it’s for your friend!  Here is my card:

I have used two super sweet images from DigiStamp Boutique called ‘Molly Spencer’ and ‘Mum Spencer’ from the ‘Spencer Family’ collection, although I made mum the same size as Molly so that they looked like best friends.  The paper, which is by doodlebug is really old and has been in my stash for ages, but I think it’s really bright and summery.  The “friends” sentiment is actually a sticker, which has been in my stash for many years, and again it’s by doodlebug.

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards as always, 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

Everybody art challenge – dots

Papertake challenge – getting cute

Crafty creations challenge – seeing double (my images)

Divas by design challenge – pastels

Do it with digis challenge – summer fun

Hanna & friends challenge – summer

Cardmadfairy’s digi days challenge – oh so girly

Crafty Ann’s challenge – embossing

Fairy tale challenge – summer

Frosted designs challenge – buttons

Fussy and fancy challenge – summer

Paper cutz challenge – anything goes

Phindy’s place challenge – use 2 of something (images)

Stamp something challenge – something embellished

2 sisters challenge – anything goes

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Craft your days away challenge – summertime

Corrosive challenge – all about kids

The crafty pad challenge – embossing

Cutie Sunday challenge – summer

I hope you can join in with our challenge this week and I can’t wait to see all your gorgeous “friends” creations.  I would like to say a big hello *waves* to my newest follower Debbie.  Welcome to my little blog, I hope you will visit me often.  I’ll be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge but until then thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: DigiStamp Boutique – ‘Molly Spencer’ and ‘Mum Spencer’ from the ‘Spencer Family’ collection

Papers: doodlebug, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, buttons from stash, baker’s twine from really reasonable ribbon, sentiment sticker by doodlebug

Winter wonderland challenge–DT card

Good morning dear friends, another week has flown by and we are another week closer to Christmas lol!  It’s just as well I’m part of the winter wonderland challenge DT as I now have a well organised stack of cards ready and won’t be rushing last minute as I normally do.  To help you build up your own stash of Christmas cards we have another brilliant challenge over at winter wonderland and we would like to see your cards feature “holly and/or ivy”, it can be as little or much as you like.  We know that many of you may not have any ivy so as long as you include holly that will be fine.  Here is my card:

Don’t faint I have actually used a real life stamp!!  It’s the gorgeous new stamp from Sugar Nellie called “furry friends” and I’ve coloured it with my promarkers.  I have a feeling this will be used lots for my Christmas cards this year as it is so adorable yet it doesn’t need much colouring to make it look fantastic.  The holly is a sizzix sizzlit die and I’ve added pearls as the berries, which I think looks really nice.  A really simple card but the image is so super cute that I didn’t want to take your eye away from it too much. 

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

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 all the lovely comments you leave for us. 

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

Addicted to stamps challenge – Christmas card

The crafty pad challenge – Christmas in July

Stamptacular challenge – animal antics

Whoopsi daisy challenge – sparkle and shine

The crazy challenge – Christmas in July

Die cut dreams challenge – animal antics

Creative card crew challenge – animal antics

Everybody art challenge – dots

Freshly brewed challenge – go wild – use an animal or animal print

I love promarkers challenge – Christmas in July

Papertake challenge – getting cute

Creative belli challenge – Christmas in July

Fab ‘n’ funky challenge – animal magic

Shelly’s images challenge – show us what you got!

2 sisters challenge – Christmas in July

Catch the bug challenge – Thursday’s snow themed challenge

CES challenge – Christmas

The sweet stop challenge – sketch & Christmas in July

Moving along with the times challenge – 3 embellishments (pearls, holly & stickles), 2 papers and 1 image

I really hope you can join in with our challenge and I can’t wait to see what you create.  Have a wonderful Friday and thanks so much for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: sugar nellie stamps – ‘furry friends’

Papers: doodlebug – ‘Christmas assortment’ paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, stickles, sizzix sizzlit holly die, pearls from the hobby house, personal impressions sentiment

Charisma cardz #29–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  Well another week is whizzing by and it’s Thursday already which means a brand new challenge over at charisma cardz challenge.  I have the pleasure of setting the theme this week and when we were asked to choose our themes way back at the beginning of the year I was expecting mid July to be blazing sunshine and lovely and hot (how wrong was I!!) so my theme is “sunshine colours”.  You can make whatever you like just as long as it reminds me of summer.  Here is my card:

I have used a fab image from sassy studio designs called ‘flapper2’ and I coloured her with my promarkers.  The yellow gingham paper has been in my stash for years ? maybe Joanna Sheen, but not 100% sure and the patterned paper is basic grey I think but can’t remember which pad (sorry I’m so vague but I used odd sheets I found in my stash when I had a bit of a tidy up lol!).  I kept the layout pretty simple but I think it looks ok.

We have two sponsors this week, firstly we have make it crafty who are offering 3 digis of the winner’s choice.

Our second sponsor is Meljen’s designs and the lucky winner will receive 4 digi images of their choice.

The rest of the design team have created amazing cards 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:

Craft your passion challenge – text it

Stamps & fun = creativity challenge – use a digi stamp

Stampavie and more challenge – birthday

Totally papercrafts challenge – girly girls

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Bizzy becs challenge – 1920’s inspired

I hope you will be able to join in with my challenge and I can’t wait to see your creations.  I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: Sassy Studio designs – ‘flapper2’

Papers: ? Joanna Sheen gingham paper, basic grey paper (not sure which pad), plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, ribbon from stash, sentiment created on the pc, SU oval all punches, SU scalloped border punch, pearls from the hobby house, corner rounder punch

Passion for promarkers #109–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  It’s Tuesday morning so that means it’s time for a brand new challenge over at passion for promarkers challenge.  This week the lovely Michele has given us a fantastic sketch to use.  I really liked using this sketch as it’s simple enough to leave as it is or you can dress it up with lots of embellishments, which should please most styles of crafters.  Please remember to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your promarkers or aqua markers.  Here is my card:

and here is Michele’s sketch:

 

Our sponsor this week is Some Odd Girl stamps and the lucky winner will receive 3 digi images of their choice.  They have so many quirky images to choose from that you will be spoilt for choice!

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:

Corrosive challenge – let the music play

Craft your passion challenge – text it

Critter sketch challenge – happy birthday to you! (I’d love to receive a girly card like this)

Stamps & fun = creativity challenge – use a digi stamp

Divas by design challenge – pastels

The pixie cottage challenge – sketch and/or wrap it in ribbon

Do it with digis challenge – spots or stripes or both (spotty ribbon and paper)

Pixie dust studio challenge – girly girly and add ribbon/bow

Southern girls challenge – birthday theme

Crafts 4 eternity challenge – 3-2-1 (3 flowers, 2 papers, 1 image)

Paper cutz challenge – the sky’s the limit (balloons on my paper)

Phindy’s place challenge – pretty pastels

Totally papercrafts challenge – girly girls

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

Card ingredients:

Image: some odd girl stamps – ‘dancin’ Mae’

Papers: papermania – ‘happy birthday to you’ paper pack, plain card from the papermill shop

Tools: promarkers, doily from Joanna Sheen, ek success retro flower punch (small), SU basic rhinestones, ribbon from fantastic ribbons, craftwork cards sentiment, SU oval all punch

Cupcake craft challenge #151–DT card

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Please scroll down to see my Stamp with Fun DT card

Hello again, I’m back to share my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  This week the lovely Poppit has set the theme and she has chosen “wish upon a star”, so as long as your project includes a star you’re all set lol!  Here is my card:

 

The image is by Bugaboo and is called ‘turtle – birthday’ and I coloured him with my promarkers.  The papers are my minds eye from the ‘true blue’ paper pad.  I made this card for my boys to give to their grandfather (who they call gransha!) for this birthday. 

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 July is polka doodles and the lucky winner will receive 4 Christmas stamps.

The rest of my DT buddies 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:

Sentimental Sunday challenge – for the men in your life

Stamptacular challenge – animal antics

Digital Tuesday challenge – spellbound

Ladybug crafts ink challenge – summer birthday (3rd entry)

Scrap creations challenge – at least 2 papers and 2 embellishments

Crafty creations challenge – boyz to men

Paper pretties challenge – animals

Your next stamp challenge – button up

Cute card Thursday challenge – going around in circles

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes

Paper cutz challenge – the sky’s the limit (balloons)

A gem of a challenge – let’s hear it for the boys

Sweet stampin’ challenge – one for the boys

Totally gorjuss challenge – all about boys

Crafter’s companion challenge – one for the boys

Ok, that’s all from me for today.  I really appreciate you stopping by my blog and I love reading all your kind comments.  I hope you can join in with our challenge this week and I look forward to seeing what you create.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

Card ingredients:

Image: bugaboo – ‘turtle birthday’

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

Tools: promarkers, circle nesties, quickutz star cookie cutters, dovecraft buttons, sentiment created on the pc

Stamp with fun #120–DT card

Good morning dear friends.  I hope you had a great weekend, although it was probably a wash-out, cos it certainly was here.  We did see some spells of sunshine but they were soon drowned away lol!  Never mind at least I had good news on Friday – my dad was able to come home from hospital *yay*.  He still needs to have some tests and has to go back for blood tests but at least he’s home and he’s feeling much better than last weekend.  In total he lost 1st 2lbs in weight after treatment for water retention during his hospital stay.  I wish I could have a diet that works that well and that quickly lol!!  He wanted me to thank you all for your lovely messages whilst he has been in hospital. 

Onto today’s card and it’s for the brand new challenge today over at stamp with fun challenge.  This week we have a brilliant sketch by Tina46 to use and here is my card:

and here is the sketch:

I have used a brilliant image by Kenny K called ‘cheers dude’ and coloured it with my promarkers.  The papers are SU and as the card is for one of those “difficult males” I used only tiny stars as my embellishments. 

The rest of the design team have created amazing samples as always 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:

Kenny k’s krafty girlz challenge – anything goes + blog hop

Order of the opus gluei challenge – beat the heat (my dude is super cool)

Sentimental Sunday challenge – for the men in your life

Freshly brewed challenge – use 3 of something (3 patterned papers)

Crafty creations challenge – boyz to men

Penny’s paper crafty challenge – happy birthday

Stampavie and more challenge – birthday

Hanna and friends challenge – happy birthday + blog hop

Simon says stamp challenge – anything goes

A gem of a challenge – let’s hear it for the boys

Allsorts challenge – free and easy

Sweet stampin’ challenge – one for the boys

Totally gorjuss challenge – all about boys

Crafter’s companion challenge – one for the boys

Ok, so that’s all for now, but don’t forget I’ll be back later with my DT card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

Card ingredients:

Image: Kenny k – ‘cheers dude’

Papers: SU from the ‘elegant soiree’ designer paper series, SU soft suede cardstock

Tools: promarkers, mini star punch from stash, sentiment created on the pc