Creative Inspirations Monthly Challenge on Paper Craft Planet

Natalie has set up our own group for Creative Inspirations over at
PAPER CRAFT PLANET.
This is so we can discuss each weeks challenges & offer help and advice.
Also to make this extra special we will be holding Monthly Challenges exclusively for the group members!

Please help spread the word and invite your friends and hope to see you over there.
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New Challenge Blog

Have you seen the new challenge blog over at Creatalicious Challenges. It is going to be a monthly challenge run by Bec's and Cheryl. They are also running a Blog Candy to celebrate their 1st challenge which starts 15th August. So pop on over and see what fab news and candy they have on offer.Also they are looking for 2 DT's.

Creative Inspiration challenge # - Kickstand Miss anya

Well hello folks it is Wednesday so it is time for my DT card over at Creative Inspirations. This week we would like you all to make a Kickstand Card. Well if you are like me I hadnt heard of these then it is a card with the bottom of the front missing and the bottom of the image is the bottom of the front of the card. Hopefully the picture of my card will explain it better. Any theme, any colour so free range.
I have decided to use my Miss Anya from the second set just love these stamps. Papers are from my stash from last year. Image has been coloured using promarkers. Fibres from my stash and a few embellishments foam snow flakes and a small pot snowman.




Hope you will join us all as we had such a fab time checking out all the fab cards you made last week.
We have had some sad new Cheryl has had to give up her place due to work commitments but we wish her well and hope she will join in our challenges and some good new Tanya our guest DT has kindly agreed to join us. Also last week the prize was a place as our guest designer for August. So pop over and see who won and this weeks prize.
I have decided to enter this in the colour create challenge as their theme colour is Blue and white and i think there is enough blue and white for this to count.

whiff of joy - dragon

This is my entry for the whiff of joy challenge blog#40. Sketch by Donalda.
Used the dragon had this image coloured for a while but hadnt made into a card. Papers from my stash . Gems papermainia. Flower from stash and a pin with a grey pearl heart and some clear beads. Ribbon from stash.

I am also entering this in the Creative inspirations challenge #14 which is bling, be it diamonds, pearls or shine.
My bling is on the aubergine paper there is gold glitter, Pearls and clear beads on my pin and gems in the top right hand corner.

Just Magnolia - Surfs Up

This is my entry for this weeks challenge fab sketch by Tabs over at Just Magnolia.




I have used Edwin from the Summer Stamp kit. Some paper from Papermaina which i must have had the pad for a few years just never comes to the end. Coloured with my promarkers. Beads are from the early leaning centre pinched from kids box. lol Few gems from the papermania range.

Followers have return is yours still missing

Have just uninstalled Internet Explorer and re installed and they have now returned think it may have had something to do with Add ons. If you are having this problem and dont want to change to Mozillia firefox then try this 1st. Worked for me.

I Play the sugar bowl challenge 15 - Ribbons and Bows

Over at I play the Sugar Bowl Gayle has come up with this fab sketch and has added an extra challenge. Ribbons and bows.


I have used one of Leanne Ellis' stamps. Coloured with my promarkers and the papers are from the Laura Ashley Range. Added a touch of lace and a red ribbon with spots on to tie in with her dress.


I am keeping my fingers crossed this week because the prize is amazing the new Magna Stamps.

Truly Scrumptious - Miss Anya

Well this week Heather over at Truly Scrumptious came up with this fab Sketch which at 1st thought would be a real challenge not the easiest but did enjoy it.


Used my Miss Anya they are lovely to colour used my Promarkers and watercolours. Paper is Basic Grey and used plain card from Papermill in raspberry and french navy. Flowers punched with a woodware punch. Extra challenge was to use beads so have used for the corners and the flower centers. Have flipped the sketch for this one

Well been asked for some picture of my Little Great Nephew so Dawn here they are. Pictures of the proud parents Lee and Claire. Lee is my sisters 1st born and my nephew and god son.

Can anyone help

For the last week my floowers have all gone missing the space is there and the heading but you are all hiding. If anyone else is having this problem or knows how i can solve this please leave me a message. Thanks for reading and have a lovely day.

Tilda's Strawberry Delight

After all that destressing and making my Sympathy card had to do something lighter.
Have made this for 3 challenges
Tuesday Morning Sketches #3 using their fab sketch
Pollycraft Design Blog using the theme food and the sketch flipped
Stampavie and more Their theme is Summer. Well you cant have summer without Strawberries



Used the Strawberry from the summer Magnolia Club stamps. Coloured with my promarkers then glossed with anitias 3d gloss to make it look juicey. Gingham is from a download. Stamp is from a clear set i got in a sale

Sympathy Card

Hate making these as they tend to make me feel so low. This is for a good friend whos Dad sadly left us last week the same day as my great nephew was born. They do say as 1 leave 1 arrives.

Simple card in black and white . Black paper has a white marble effect. Added a touch of glitter to the edge of the nestie. Stamp is from a friend and cant remeber the name as i type.

God rest his soul Jules will be thinking of you Friday.

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge #17

Morning Girls well it is that time again and time to show you my DT Card for this week.

This week on Creative Inspirations Challenge we would like you all to do a bit of Distressing. Something totally out of my comfort zone as i dont own a distressing tool or any ink. Can you tell. Lol.

Any subject any layout just go to town on crinkling , ripping and inking.

I got this stamp a few weeks ago in a sale thought it might come in handy for mens cards as my Dad loves things like this. The stamp is Personal Impression Beryl Peters Collection P1333P

As I said dont own any inks so used my Promarkers to colour the image and the background edged the paper with the same colour. The green paper is Basic Grey and have edged after ripping with my green versacolour ink and rubbing with my finger. Brown paper has a distressed look to it but added a touch of the old sand paper.

Embellishments 2 green buttons from stash, Button Rocking chair, 2 eyelets in a bottle and old camera in the top corner and the clip is from stampin up. Used the remainder of the papers to decorate the inside.

Now what you waiting for pop over to the blog and checkout the rest of the teams cards they are all different and very talented bunch of people. Also checkout who won the fab ribbons. Cant wait to see what you come up with.

Whiff of Joy Fall Candy For Grabs

Well the lovely and tallents Katharina is celebrating the release of the new fall stamps pre order closing date 7th August over at Whiff of Joy.(click on here to be directed to site)

She has kindly donated 2 kits to 2 lucky people. Will you be 1. Well pop over and see what you have to do. Hurry closing date is this friday 26th July.

Blog Award

Received this from the very talented Cheryl and am so pleased to receive it. Please pop over and check out Cheryls work she is an inspiration.

Well there are no rules with this so I am sending this to all my blogging friends that have supported and encouraged me. So please pick it up and spread the word.

Soft and Sweet Penny Black Saturday Challenge #58

I am entering this in this weeks challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge with the theme of Soft and Sweet. Well had this image kindly sent to me by a good friend just wish i had more Penny Blacks. How could you not say she isnt Sweet. Used Pastel Soft Colours with a Big Soft Cream flower. Added some Chalking at the bottom in a flower design.

Green Finger Tilda

Well I am at it again really getting the hang of combining challenges. Lol

Use Tilda from the Summer Club Stamps. Isnt she cute and from the looks of the flower a brillient garderner. Papers are from Laura Ashley and Papermania. Buttons from my stash. Swirl is a sizzix and flower from my birthday stash.

c) Seasons in the sun ( well we all know that summer is the gardening season)



Challenges i am entering this in are

Just Magnolia - Buttons

Friday Sketcher - Layout isnt it a good one

Stampin For the Weeekend - Inspiration from the following song titles

a) Tangled up in Blue (Tilda's Dress)
b) 3 Times a Lady ( now how can you not call Tilda a lady)
c) Seasons in the sun ( well summer is the season for the stamps and the gardening)

Card and Nappy Cake for Connor Lee

Morning just thought i would share some pictures of my Card i made my Great Nephew didnt go to town with this kept quite simple as parents are very young. Image is from the new Whiff of Joy Stamps. paper i received in a draw from Kimmi and immediately saved for the occassion.
Nappy Cake is a liitle on the large size forgot to stop rolling nappies. 65 nappies new born and mini. Top bottles are the tiny bottle which they had been looking for. Seemed to go down a hit as they hadnt seen one before and Dad kept say wow cool mint and thanks. Lol.

I am a Great Aunt

Yes doesnt that sound old. Lol. Little boy born last night Connor Lee 10.30pm 7 1/2lb. Mum and baby doing well. Cant wait to have a hold but got a cold so will have to keep my distance.
Picture sent via phone to me so sorry not too good but wanted to share. Just wish my sister was here to see she would have been a grand mother at 41. lol. How i could have ribbed her.

No image Challenge

On Sunday at the Manchester meet Patsi challenged me to make a card using these materials.I could add a sentiment, verse, journaling and anything else but no image. Well this was way out of my comfort zone. I added the flowers and also the topper. Also this week on the Docraft forum the ABC challenge is Anniversary so thought i would conbine the 2.