Crafty Catz #41- Anything but a card

Well hello hope it has stopped raining where you are and also the wind has now let us with a breeze. Well I did say I would be back with something completely different well here goes.



This week the theme is anything but a card. Well my mind went completely blank and with the kids finishing school this week has been a busy busy one. So my sample for this week is thanks to my nephews great idea and i must say he did help a little counting the beads out. You say beads well yes beads. Hama beads. He loves these and i remembered I had a pirate one in the loft unopened so for the last 2 days we have been playing and this is the result.


But before I show you them I would like to say that our sponsor this week is

Lilac Lemon Designs

who will be giving the winner 2 fab stamps from their range not including the A5 sheets

Well I hope you like them they are now hanging from his bedroom wall and maybe this is a challenge you could get the kids involved in with you as i did. Please come join us this week and dont forget to pop over to the site to see what the rest of the Dt's have made it is well worth the trip I promise

Challenge among friends- tilda wedding couple

Good evening well I thought I had best post this as I was the first to finish but last to post. On Tuesday Christine (aka tillytrotter) and myself went to see Jules and we set a challenge between ourselves.
To use a MS punch round the page my new ones and jules heart sentiment stamp. We could add anything else but had to include these 2 things.
Well as I had just got his stamp from Simon Says in Bevs giveaway on a Saturday thought it was the perfect image. The base paper is one i hve had for I think as long as i have been crafting and has small hearts on. The other is from the papermania capulse collection. Coloured the image and heart with my promarkers. 2 pearl hearts attached. I have also done the inside with the same papers and punch.
Sorry so many pictures but had to share.

Inside

Close up of image


close up of heart

Please pop back tomorrow and see what we have install for you at Crafty Catz. Believe you me I have something completely different. lol

Well I hope you like this and it also fits the following challenges.
Allsorts challenge blog- hearts- july love

Stampavie & more- anything goes

Creative Inspirations - old unused stuff- Designer paper with small hearts

Creative Inspirations#69 - Let's get physical

Well good morning gosh we are half way through the week so it is time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations. Now hope the title didnt get you too excited but we would like you to make a card with a sports theme. So this could be for a male or even female as I have done. There are lots of football cards out there at the moment with the world cup finishing and the tennis. But must say our house always watched The Tour de France so I picked this image i was sent a while back. But firstly let me say a big thank you to all that entered last week we had some amazing cards . So pop on over and see who won.
This week we are being sponsored by one of our team members Stephanne please pop on over and share some love. She has donated this wonderful stamp just wish i could enter.

Well onto my card as i said the image is from a friend and sorry cant remeber the name but she said that she didnt think they made them anymore what a pitty. I coloured the image with my promarkers and added a computer generated sentiment. Would you cycle 10k for a craft sale. Layout is from Friday sketchers. Paper is from the papermania collection lilac capsule. Ribbon and gems are also papermania.

Well I hope you like my card and have given you a chuckle think this is Tilly, Jules and Me on our way to the Leigh Craft show in October. Lol.

Hope you will all come and join us as we would love to come and visit it.

I am entering this into the following challenge

Friday Sketchers- layout
Stamp something - 1 ribbon. 1 designer paper and 1 image

Crafty Catz #40- time for a sketch

Good morning hope you are all well I am scheduling this as i will be stood on the sideline of a sports field shouting my nephew on. It is his 1st sports day so it should be fun. Just hope the weather is being kind to us.
Well it is Friday and that means another challenge over at Crafty Catz. We had another fab turn out this week looks like you all enjoyed the distressing. Well this week it is Trish who has set the challenge and she has come up with this fab sketch. It is her 1 st sketch and what a brilliant job she has done.
Our sponsor his week is Ruth at A Passion for card and Ruth is generously giving the winner 4 of her digi images. Also she is our guest Dt for this week so pop on over and see what a fab job she has made.
My card I have use a image from Di's digi and the card is a birthday card for a friends Mum who was 96 on Wednesday and gosh she doesnt look 70. Coloured with my promarkers and a lovely big satin bow. Papers are My minds eye. Added a small brad to hold the cornors down for the gold peel offs. Flowers are a punch and a few pearls.
Well I hope you like my card and pop on over to the blog and checkout the rest of the DT's work and how they have used the sketch.

This card also fits the following challenge

Paper play challenges- A number on your card

Morning some good new

morning regular people of my blog will remeber a while back I asked for votes to help my nephew in a competition to win a recording deal well we now have the results. The winner is Missing Link and yes we did it . Well I guess it was Ethan and his mates that did it. Here is the link to the competition

http://www.samsung.com/uk/mobilelive/monte/judge-for-yourself.html#manchesteranchor
so go check it out if you fancy a listern.
Thanks to all that voted

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Blog #68- On The Move

Good Morning hope you are all well and ready for another challenge from Creative Inspirations. We have a great challenge for you this week and cant wait to see how you interpreter this. I would immediately pop over and see what the Team have come up with lots of different ideas for you to get your inspiration from. We also have a New Guest Designer this week so hope you will show her some love.
Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp who is offering a $10 shopping Spree if you haven't checked out their shop click on the blinkie and it will take you there.

My card this week has one of MO's fab images which I think is perfect for many occasions but have used as a moving house type card. This so reminds me of my late sister who did this with her toys when she wasn't getting her own way only to get to the bottom of the street to turn round and come back. lol. Image is coloured with my promarkers and have used some distressing ink round the image. Papermania gems 2 ribbons brown and pale blue. Papers are from a pad I bought many moons ago but cant remember the name. It has lots of old postcards and pictures in. This sheet has lots of postmarks on it to reflect the moving address. Layout is from Everybody art challenge

Challenges this fit are
Everybody art challenge- layout
Mo's digital - use fabric ( ribbons)
Passion for promarkers- make us laugh
Time to craft - Angelic - image

Well I hope you like my card and hope to see you at the challenge as we love to come and leave you some comments. Thanks for popping by and dont forget to come see what Crafty Catz has for you on Friday.

Oh Wow I won

Just a quick post hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The wind was really quite strong near me but not too much rain and a good weekend. Did you watch the tennis bit of a forgone conclusion really.
Well late last night i got a email from Natalie telling me to check Bev's blog as my computer was off. Well I enter Bev's candy each week not expecting but hoping to win as you do. Well you guessed it I WON. So thanks Bev for running it and if you fancy your chances click the lick on my side bar it is the siomon says one. Off to email Bev.
Dont for get to come back Wednesday to check out what we have install for you at Creative Inspirations it is a good one.

Crafty Catz Challenge 39 - Distressing

Well it is Friday so that means time for another challenge over at Crafty Catz and wow did we have a great turn out last week 163 entries. It looks like you all like Digi images as much as me and I didnt realise how many use them.

Well it is Suzies turn to set the challenge as she has picked Distressing. Well I am never too sure about this but as they say practise make perfect. Well I cant say mine is perfect and i would say I need lots more practise but did enjoy it. I use papermania papers from my stash and the panel at the side is embossed with a cuttlebug folder dots. A large lace bow from my stash. Flowers I made from scraps punched and tiny papermania brads as centres. The cute image is Sweet Dreams by Penny Johnson and is coloured with distress inks and has sukera gel pens for the stars. The stamp came from my fellow team mate Lindsey in a little candy she ran. So thanks Lindsey I love it.

Our sponsor this week is Di's Digital Downloads who is kindly donating 5 yes 5 images of your choice.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Allsorts challenge blog - Embossing ( brown panel at the side of the image)

One stop challenge- Pink & Brown
Well I hope you like my card and please pop over to the challenge blog and check the rest of the teams amazing sample for your inspirations. Then go make your card for us to come see. Have fun and thanks for popping by.

Totally paper crafts - One for the Girls

Stampavie challenges- Dots ( brown behind the image cuttlebuged and dots on paper)

Happy Birthday Naomi

Hi hope you had a lovely day mine has been very mixed. Some happy and some sad news. A fellow blogger posted on docrafts today that her son had died which has left me in shock. So Jennie I will be thinking of you. But on to happy things I made this card for another friend which i met on docrafts know to most as Mad Moose ( click on name and wish her a happy birthday) Received this image in a Rak and immediately thought of her so saved for her birthday. Reason being she does a lot of cross stitch and I was lucky enough to now me the proud owner of one of her creations.
I have coloured the image with my promarkers and used this paper which while rummaging through my papers for something that had some stitch like theme on. Sorry don't know where it is from as I think it actually came from Jennnie. Used some zig zag ribbon and some fibres for texture and cute the panel with my pinking scissors. Few buttons and a small stamped sentiment to finish. Naomi has received this as it is her birthday today and she said that it did remind her of herself so think i succeeded in my aim.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Stamp with fun - birthdays

Every-body-art challenge - birthdays

Passion for promarkers- think of numbers ( see numbers on the card- Tape measure)

My Time to craft- zig zags

Well I hope you like my card and please call back tomorrow morning as we have a fab challenge at Crafty Catz by Suzie. Thank you all that joined us this week we have certainly enjoyed hopping over to all your blogs

Challenge 67 Time for a Sketch

Well good morning gosh half way through the week already. Well wednesday means time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations. Well hope you like sketches as much as I do and our Natalie does some really fab ones. So we would like you to make a card using Natalies sketch. This can be for any occassion and you can flip it if you like. We just need to see the original sketch on your card.

Our sponsor this week is Mel jen Designs and they have kindly donated 4 images for the winner. Not sure if you are familar with their images but if not you really need go pay them a visit because they are just the cutest.

We where lucky enough to have been given some images to play with this week for the challenge and I picked " A Girl & her Kitty". I have coloured this with my Promarkers then added 3d gloss over the top. Papers are Papermania and the centre panel I got with a mag as a freebie. Satin Ribbon from a friend in a Rak. Tiny buttons from Papermania and flowers from my stash. Nestie has been edges with Distress Inks.

Well I hope you like my card and what I have done with Natalies sketch and if you need more inspiration please go check out the very talented ladies on our team and if you have time please go say hi they would love to come and visit you.

Close up of the image.

Close up of the flowers

I am entering this card into the following challenges as it fits the themes.

Bee Crafty - Pink & Girlie ( pink papers, flowers and girls top)

Corrosive Challenge - Flowers, Flowers

A Spoon Full of Sugar- Animals on

Crafty Catz Challenge 38 - Lets Go digital

Good morning Friday again and gosh where did the week go. Well it is my first time to set the challenge at Crafty Catz. Well I thought long and hard about this and decided that as there are so many companies bringing out some wonderful Digi Stamps I would go with this. So any thing as long as it has a digi image on it is fine by us. Also our sponsor this week is the brilliant Digital Delights who has kindly donated a gift voucher to spend in their store.

Well my card I used one of Digital Delights images (thanks Wendy for sending them to us). Coloured with my promarkers. Used my new MS round the page punches from my brother( birthday present) Gingham is from the digital company Gorjess Gingham. Flowers and ribbon and butterfly gem from my stash. Sentiment is a Best Wishes Peel off. This is a card for a friend as a thank you.

Well I hope you like my card and I will see you over at the blog for the challenge. While you are there check out the wonderful teams samples.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Stamp with Fun - Sketch layout

Cutie Sunday- Summer ( colours and butterflies and ladybird)

ASFS - Best wishes

Sir Stampalot - Punches- MS round the Yellow Card

Simon Says - Friends ( this is for a friend as a thank you and also think the duck is friends with the ladybird)

Seaside Hello Friend

Well hello hope you are all still enjoying this weather. I have made this card with an image from Mo's I was lucky enough to grab it while it was a freebie but if you havent got it and would like to buy it Mo has it in her shop now. Isnt she adorable her name is Finna and I have coloured her with my promarkers been itching to colour this this i got it. For my birthday I got his fab MS punch and it so reminds me of shells so decided it would make a perfect match to this image. Papers are all papermania. Silver charms and lots of little peral beads in the ferns. I used a layout from Friday Sketchers

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Friday Sketchers - layout
Simple Doodles - Fun in the sun
Cutie Sunday - Summer
Mo's digital - Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot- Punches (MS Deep fan Punch)

Creative Inspirations Wednesday challenge- Turquoise, Gold & Cream Only

Well gosh Wednesday here already anyone finding the begining of the week can you send it back. Have you all been watching the Tennis I see we got one kncked out and Andy is through to the next round. Fingers crossed he get much further.

Well this week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS we have a colour challenge for you so free hand as to what occassion but you must only use the colours

"TURQUOISE, GOLD & CREAM"

Sadly this is April's last challenge with us so please pop over and show her some love.

Our sponser this week is One stop Card Crafts who has kindly donated £10 voucher to the winner and also for this week she is providing our followers witha 10% discount. So pop on over to the challenge blog to grab your code then off shopping and grab yourself a bargin

I have used a Tilda for my card she is ready for that special day in her Gold & Turquoise dress. The gold is Mica paint which i coloured her hat and vail and dress with the rest has been coloured with promarkers. The Card she is stood again is papermain silk screen card which has a matching sheen. Gold mirri card with Turquiose card and ribbon. the cream card has been cuttledbugged with dotts and coloured the edges with distressed inks. Flowers and pins from my stash. Small gems added to the flowers and pearl in the cornor as no wedding should be without a pearl. I have placed a list at the foot of the challenges this fits.

Well thanks for popping by so now go over and checkout the rest of the team and see what stunning cards they have all produced they have excelled them selves.

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - there wonderful sketch

Charismacardz - all about bling ( gems on flowers)

Magnolia Down Under - Embossing (Cream card with cuttlebug folder)

Secert Crafter - Weddings/anniversary ( tilda with veil from wedding collection)

Bunny Zoes's Crafts - Monthly Challenge - Nice & Girlie

Age is only a number

Hi everyone hope you are having a lovely day. Weather here in Manchester is just stunning although son is saying it is too hot but thats fine can always stay in the shade better than being too cold. Today I have a Birthday Card I made for my Brother who is 1 year younger than me so can get away with the age thing. lol. Sorry dont know the name of the image although it is from Inkadinkadoo isnt it great. Coloured with my promarkers and used a woodware punch for the border. Circles are cut with my nesties. Few gems and peel offs Now Peel offs havent been used by me for ages but these where just the right size. Paper from my stash. Layout is from a sketch over at Sketch & Stash.

Entering this into the following challenges

Sketch & Stash- layout and neglested item peeloffs

One Stop crafts - 1 for the boys

Thanks for popping by and see you tomorrow for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday blog

Card from MIA

Well for anyone a regular to my blog they will know that i posted a card few posts down for a little girl called MIA well she received her card and was trilled and look what arrived this morning a thank you card. Well Mia if you are reading this on Grandma's computer thank you so much and you are clever for just & years old. Lots of yummy thing I love on this.

Thank you and tell Grandma( Littlebo) thank you for helping you post it.

Crafty Catz challenge 37 - Shape Card

Well good morning and gosh it is Friday again cant believe the weeks are flying by at this rate we will be our Christmas stamps out. Well being Friday it is time for another challenge at Crafty Catz. This time it is Suzanne's turn to set the challenge and she has given us the challenge to make A SHAPE CARD Now any shape as long as it isn't Square or Rectangle.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Beckie from Lilac Lemon Designs who has kindly donated the following wonderful prize and Beckie has joined us in the challenge so pop over to the blog and check it out along with the wonderful cards the DT's have made all very different so lots of inspiration.

Well I struggled with this challenge not sure what shape card to make so decided i would make a easel card with my nesties and mount another to the side with the image on. It is a little small and you do have to have a smallish stamp but think it worked. I used one of my stamp I got for my birthday from a friend. Isn't she the cutest. Coloured with my promarkers and added a flower and some feathers with a few pearls. Papers are from a fee pack that came with a magazine. I am entering this into a few challenges listed below which fits with this challenge. Well I hope you will join us this week as we had a great turn out last week and we loved visiting you and leaving comments. So what you waiting for pop on over and check out the fab Dt's work and grab some inspiration .

Challenges I am entering are

Creative Inspirations - Monochrome ( blue )

Digital Tuesday - Easel card
Bunny Zoes's Crafts - Nice and Girlie