Digi Stamp Boutique - Fifi with flowers

Well a quick post for me today as my gardening is calling. I made this for neice's birthday today. Gosh how quick time flys seems like last month since it was january.

Well the image is Fifi with flowers and she was very quick to colour and a delight. Papers are from my stash and the pink paper has had a martha stewart punch treatment. Used my promarkers for the image and distressed inks for the background. Sorry the picture isnt great had to take it with my phone as i had to wait till she opened it. daff me forgot in the rush.

Well I hope you like my card and have a lovely weekend seems the weather is holding. Off to the garden take care.

Anyone for a Sketch Challenge- Creative Inspirations week 57

Well good morning the sky is clear here with the exception of 1 vapor trail fingers crossed that they get the planes back up and down safely.

Well thank you to all you that entered last weeks Altered art project we had some stunning entries. This was my 1st attempt at this so thanks. I would urge you to pop over and checkout the winners entry wow a complete work of art.
Now onto this week our Natalie has done us another fab sketch. I love doing sketches dont you.



So I hope we will get lots of interest this week as a nice and easy one which you can combine with lots of other challenges.

Our sponser this week is CRAFTY RIBBONS

Well onto my card I have used this fab stamp by Sarah Kaye Garderner, which I got recently isnt it the cutest. Coloured with my promarkers and the circle is actually from a easter egg box which i cut with my nesties. The rest of my papers are K&Co and Papermania. Few buttons from my stash. The sentiment is from a small set which I got with a Mag a last year. I could have done with this chap yesterday when i was doing my back garden.

Well I hope you have enjoyed reading this post and I hope you will all join us this week with this challenge. So click HERE to jump to the blog.

I am also entering this in Passion for Promarkers challenge - In the Garden
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Birthday ( well we all want a perfect day on our special day and this for a friends birthday cant say who in case she is reading)
Stamp Something - Something layered. ( lots of layers with the nestie behind the image and the strips at the bottom)

Altered Cd - Creative Inspirations Challenge

Hi peeps hope you are all well lots of people complaining about not getting on the Docraft forum hope they get it sorted very soon.. I noticed thanks to Coops that if you have a space between your name as i do then you have to miss it out and 2nd name in lower letters.

Well enough of Docrafts onto this weeks amazing challenge set by Natalie she likes to keep us on our toes and this one did. Altered CD well as i hadnt tried one of these was abit apprehencive but when i got going really enjoyed it. There are lots of tutorials on U tube but you can incorperate it into your project or do a hanging one as i did. Cant wait to see what you all come up with.

Our team have come up with some more amazing and completely different ideas so befor starting i would say pop on over and check them out. Also go to their blogs as there will be more pictures i am sure and show them some love.

Well mine i covered my cd and used my distressed inks and then some glitter and then with a waterproof ink I stamped theses fairies. Added some glitter flower ribbon round the edge and a satin bow hanger. I hope you like this and i think i will make some more very soon.

This week we have a new sponser

SEW MANY DIGITAL STAMPS

so please pop on over to their site it is well worth the visit.

I am entering this into Sir Stampalots Monthly Challenge which is Fantasy.

Last one for today

Thought I would try one of the cute nestie cards as i have a little something to send to a friend. Hope she likes it.

Happy Tilda does many challenges

Well this is my 2nd card today and i have managed to make it fit a fair few challenges which makes life a little easier as i have missed doing the challenges for a few weeks.
The Stamp is one i received from Kimmi when she did a challenge on docrafts to produce a card with your fave image or stamp at the time. Wow I won which i was very pleased as i got to choose the stamp too. As i hadnt bought any new tildas i was really happy to get this one. Doesnt she look happy too. I have coloured her with my promarkers and the flower paper is K & Co while the dottie paper is papermania. Flowers are made from a punch and i used my nestie for the image. I have placed a sequin in the centre of each of the flowers. The green leaf is also a punch. The ribbon is velvet pink from my stash.

Challenges that this card fits are:

Pollycraft- Pink, brown and green

Just magnoila- Punch it (flowers, leaf and nesties)

Papertake weekly- Layout

Chahttp://charismacardz.blogspot.com/risma Cardz- Thank you

Thanks for looking and hope you will come back

Prince Charming one for the Boys

Well I hope you all had a good day the weather has been lovely here in Manchester and i decided that as i wasnt too good yesterday so didnt manage to get to the monthly craft meet i would do some cards and challenges today.
1st off is this fab image that Mo from Digital Pencil Too gave to her followers. Thanks Mo i can see myself using it many many times as all our little fellas are Princes. I have used my basic grey papers sorry not sure which pad as i am such a messy crafter that they get all mixed up. Coloured the image and the faux brads with promarkers. Ribbon is that sticky stuff that papermania make and i have had it for years. Stars are from crafty bits from a qvc kit many moons ago. I am using this card for a few challenges which are listed below the card.



Challenges
Passion For Promarkers- Young Ones
Spoon Full Of Sugar - One for the boys
Simon Says- Card for a child
Crafty Catz- Sketch
Well I hope you like the card and thanks for visiting

Creattive Inspirations Colour Theme Challenge

Well the sun has been shining here in Manchester so did a bit of spring cleaning and ended up painting the box room. Now a lovely shade of Pale lilac, and wow it does look much bigger. Might need a second coat on the main wall, but happy bunny. Well enough of my day hope yours was as productive.
This week at Creative Inspirations we have a colour theme. It has been a while since we had one of these, and i must say really enjoyed it. So you ask what are the colours.

Green, Blue and Brown

I was lucky enough to get this image from one of my team mates. So I just had to play isn't it adorable. Every time i try to get this they have sold out, but it was really lovely to colour. I hope she thinks i have made a good job of it. Not nearly as good as she does, but we can only try to get better. Papers are from my stash. The flowers and leaves are a die which i bought at the local craft fayre a few weeks ago. Butterfly is a punch from another friend.

This week our sponsor is Simon Says

Last week we had some lovely entries and it was great to see all the sentiments without images. So why not pop on over and check out who won the prize. While you are there check out the stunning cards the ladies from the Design Team have produced, they never fail to amaze me. So I do hope you will join us this week, as we would love to come and visit you and see what lovely work you produce. So click HERE to jump to the blog

I am entering this in the following challenges
Stampin for the Weekend- Ribbons and bows. Brown ribbon and bow
Polly Craft Challenge Blog- Any thing goes
Stampavie and more - Use some green on your project. leaves and dress
Colour create Challenge - Your choice of pastels- green and blue

A kiss for Chloe

I have made this for a good friend as i didnt get time to make a easter card so have just made her a friendship card. I have just found my Sarah kaye stamps and forgotten how much i enjoyed colouring them. This fit perfectly for the challenge over at Stampvie and more who have theme this week friendship. I hope she likes it.

Thanks for popping by

Sarah Kaye Spring Easter Card

Hi well this is one of my fave Sarah Kaye stamps and i used my new distressed inks for this one but i must say i used my promarkers for the chicks. Its it a cute stamp.
I am entering this in the following challenges.
Stampavie- Easter
Everyones art challenge- Spring and i alweays think of chicks and lambs with spring and daffs
Simon says- distressing (used distress inks hope this counts)

Air Guitar

Hi hope you are all having a wonderful Easter and haven't over done the chocolates.

I had a birthday card for my nephew to make and as he plays lead in a band thought this image from Mo's was very apt ed.

I am entering this in this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge and they have given us a free hand with a open theme.

oops no sale ladies

Well as i said in my previous post fingers crossed well they must have slipped as the buyers having already knocked us down from 154k to 140k which is the cheapest on the road by miles and having already had sereaches and a surveyor and the morgage ok'd now want us to knock another 15k off the price. Ex has kindly told them what to do with their money. OMG will this dam house ever sell and i can then move on. Been nearly 4 years since we divorced.

Creative Inspirations challenge Sentiment No image

Well hello peeps sorry not much happening on my blog these days as i am fingers crossed in the middle of my house sale but think my buyers are getting cold feet.

Anyway i am a day late with this post and we dont want to see any images on your card we would like the focal point to be a sentiment. No it isnt a April fool joke. Did think OMG how am i going to do this but once started it really enjoyed it and think it came out ok. I used on of the Trifold cards this is only my 2nd of these and once you work out the mountain and valley folds it isnt too hard. Just used 2 patterned papers and come pink card and a blank A4 piece of white card. A few Flowers and a touch of ribbon. I would like to thank Sharon on docrafts for her help with the folds. lol

Well i hope you will join us with this challenge and i would love to see what you come up with. So pop over to the blog and check out all the stunning cards the team has produced this week and see who won last weeks challenge and who is our fab Guest DT. You can jump to the challenge via HERE . Thanks for popping by and have a good easter.

Oh no I'm late -Time for a Sketch

Hi it's Wednesday and I like my card am nearly Late. This week we have a wonderful sketch for you at Creative Inspirations by Nat

I have chosen to use this image by Mo and coloured it with my promarkers. Oh he does look sad hope he isnt too late for the party and there is still some food. Lol. Dont you just want to give him a cuddle to cheer him up.

Our sponser this week is www.bunnyzoescrafts.com and also the chance to be our April guest DT memeber

I am entering this card in the following chalenges

Passion for promarkers- springtime creations but you must use a animal
I love digi challenge- Easter ( always think of easter when i see rabbits)

Crafty Catz- Spring

Creative Inspirations challenge 52 - Yellow-White-Green

Hi Wednesday again and time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations. This week we have a colour challenge. Yellow, White & Green well with all the nice weather this is perfect for a spring card. So you can do any card occassion as long as wee have the 3 colours as your feature. Also this is perfect for any late St Patricks cards you might have to do tonight.

This week our sponser is CRAFT RIBBONS and dont they sell the most yummy ribbons.

Well onto my card i have used a Digi image from Phindy's Place Rainy Day Friends. Isnt it the cutest april showers a diffinate spring event dont you think. I coloured with promarkers and added a few gems for the rain. Papers are from my stash.

Well I hope you like my card and thank you for popping by i do hope you will join us we had another great turn out last week. So pop on over and check out the Brillient examples the Design team has come up with.
Entering this in the following challenge

Cupcake challenge- going green

New Young Digi Talent read more

Found this new blog the other day with a young lad who draws digi images. Well this is copied from his profile.
My name is Anthony Ward and im 16 years old. I love to draw and now im turning my images into digi stamps. This is my blog where I will offer my images. My dad loves drawing too so sometimes he will have images up on here too.

The site is WARD DIGIS

I would say well worth a peep he has some designers too so although this is a new and young venture it is still stunning and young digis. To get his name out there he is running a draw for all his digi images if you advertise his blog logo on your side bar and write a piece about him. So what you waiting for go look doesnt cost anything and you might even win.

Happy Mother's Day

Well here in the uk it is Mother's Day so to all you Mums out there have a wonderful day. Lost my mum when she was 49 and i was 28 at least she saw my baby who is now 27. Lost my sister a few years ago aged 39 and she would have been a Grandmother now wish she had seen her Grandchild. Miss them daily.
Mums enjoy your day and daughters, sons enjoy your mums you never know when they will be taken from you.

Charms - Creative Inspirations Challenge

Well Wednesday is here again gosh will be Christmas soon. Lol. Well the weather has been much kinder to us all this week in Manchester with some lovely sunny days.

This week over at Creative Inspirations we a challenge "Charms". Yes we would like to see a charm somewhere on your cards. Any colour or occassion.

Our Sponser this week is Handy Hippo

I couldnt find my charms must have packed them away for my house move but found this little heart in a tins with some buttons and gems. Used some papers i got free in a Mag last month they are yummy. Image is one of Mo's new ones isnt she cute playing with the chicks. Made me smile bet she is trying to pick one up and they are running round her feet. I wonder if her gran would tell her off for showing her underwear to all. Flowers are from my stash really must get some more starting to get really low on these. Image coloured with my promarkers again.

Well I hope you like my Card and are going to join us this week we had another great turn out last week so thank you all for joining in. So pop on over and see who won last weeks prize from Simon Says. While you are there check out the stunning creations from the team and welcome back our team mate Racheal who has been away from us far too long.

I am entering this in the following challenges as well


Crafty Cardmaker - Feminine


Cupcake crafts- Flower power
Stamp Something- Something girlie

Creative Inspirations Lace Pearls and Pins

Gosh it is wednesday already only seems like yesterday when i posted last weeks Dt card. Will be glad when i find and sort out a new house ansd i can get back to my crafting.

Well this week we have a lovely theme LACE PEARLS & PINS now you can make anything as long as these elements are on your card or project.

I used a penny black image i aquired from a friend and just had to use some of my recent candy. I love these lace doilys. Pins have pearl head which have been coloured with my pens and a few pearls on the corner. Image coloured with promarkers and the swirl and doily has been coloured with watered down Bay Blue brillience ink to give a lovely sheen. Paper is from the Capsule collection. Really enjoying using these bright papers nice change from winter and gives a spring warm feeling.

I am entering this also in the following challenges.

Passion for promarkers - back to nature- thing my hedgehog is part of nature.

Stampivie and more- Spring - well think we all associate hedgehogs with spring and all the little creatures coming out of their long winter sleep

A spoon full of sugar - Beads - pearl beads on the pins

Well i do hope you will pop on over to the challenge here and check out the Dt's work they all really enjoyed themselves this week and have done us proud also we have our march guest who has done an amazing card. Our sponser this week is Simon Says who has kindsly donated the prize.

Monochrome - Creative Inspirations challenge 49

Morning ladies hope you are all well. Gosh been a busy week have a few birthdays this week and house hunting.
Well this week at creative inspirations we have this fab theme Monochrome. I love doing these usually end up doing black and white or red and white so this time i thought I would try something different. ORANGE. You need use 1 colour but you are allowed white and also skin and hair colour. So what you waiting for how about some nice spring colours with easter and mothers day round the corner what better.

Well i have used a miss anya this time no not a Mo's image. lol. Used the papermania capsuale collection for my accessories.

We have a great sponsor this week Dotty about crafts so head on over to the challenge blog and checkout the goodies and see who this weeks Guest DT is. Was it you. While you are there get some inspiration from our fab team they surprise me each week.

I am also entering this in Lexi's Creations challenge - anything goes

Catch you all later off to estate agents now for some more details on properties.

Clean and Simple

Hi sorry I have been missing but trying to find a house at the moment so please excuse this quick post.


Mo has the challenge to produce a card that is just white with the image and a ribbon. My ribbon is from the capsule collection and image is coloured with promarkers. I have left the sentiment off but think this would make a great mothers day card.

I am also entering this in the Stamp Something Challenge - a touch of spring.- spring flowers and spring colours

Moving Day

Hi i made a card this morning in a hurry as my neighbour left didnt realise it was today thought i had another week. Her house had fallen through 3 time just like mine but she was really going this time bags packed removal people here all belonging in the van. Had this image from Mo's and thought it would make a fun moving day card.

Hope you like

I am entering this in to Cupcake crafts there theme this week is keep it simple. Well the layout is very simple. I am also entering this in A spoon full of suger theme is Spring is in the air. Moving house, clearing the decks, spring cleaning and birds make new homes. I hope this fits

A Strange Day of Mixed Emotions

Gosh today has been so strange. I have been down then up then down. Today is my late baby sisters birthday she would have been 41 no age to die. Was feeling a bit low dont like going to her grave but decided today i would go. Then I looked out the window and my neighbour was moving didnt realise it was today lovely lady but reminded me that my house still wasnt sold. Not long before the mortgage people will be knocking. Still really happy for her as things havent been the best and it will be a new start for her. So quickly made her a card and delivered it. Left feeling much happier. Then got a phone call saying we had a offer from some people and would i accept. Lol. I just said " oh goodies yes please". So i am happy and preying it goes through this time but will be sad as we have been here 25 years come july. So all in all a very strange and eventful day. Just wanted to share with someone hope your day has been a good one. Lots of viewings tomorrow for new properties.
Thanks for reading. xx

Creative Inspirtations Challenge 48 - Say It In Sepia

Now SEpia is the theme this week over at Creative Inspirations now it isnt as bad as it sounds and i looked up the definition for sepia and according to wikipeda Sepia is a dark brown-grey color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia. Well i think tones of reddish brown is what i was thinking of. It isnt as bad as i was thinking once you get started and if you need any hints or inspirations just check out the teams amazing projects they have amazed me.



I have used this image as sepia always makes me think of old pictures and this image reminds me of my gran sadly she left us aged 95 way back in 1982 not a bad innings.Papers are from K&Co and flowers from my stash. Pearls are a mixture of string pearls and half pearls. Lace is recycled. Leaf is a woodware punch. I have distressed the papers and lightly inked with dye based inks. Distress inks on my wish list i think. Image coloured with promarkers and of course image by Mo.
Well I hope you like and i would love to see you over there so if you fancy giving it ago we have 2 fab prizes this week. Our sponser this week is Handy Hippo and also we are picking our March Guest DT from the entries. So head on over and check out the teams project lots of different ideas and show them some love.

I am entering this into the following challenges
Allsorts- 321- 3) 3 embellishments, flowers, lace and pearls - 2) 2 papers 1) 1 image
Dare to digi - Punches- woodware leaf punch
Simon Says - 3,2,1 challenge

Docraft challenge

I am a memeber of docrafts and we have a challenge forum where recently they have set up a digi image challenge. Well wendy from Clip Art Fairy has kindly donated this image to all that enter.



I have used my promarkers and added 3d gloss to the bubbles and the bath top. Papers are from my stash the circles i think are from Dovecraft. Sentiment is a freebie from a mag last year. Satin red ribbon is papermania.
I am entering this in the following challenges.
Digi Challenge Docrafts- Image
Sketch and Stash - Layout
Papertake Weekly- Use gingham or check on your card
Lexi creations- spots or stripes

wow Free images to all

Would you like a free image well get on over to Instyle Stamps they are giving one of thes images away. they will be having more friends too so what you waiting for pop on over and check out this fab freebie. Now which one is your fave.

Cookin' Up A Birthday Wish

I recently won a image from One Stitch At a Time. It was to guess how many followers they had when they went live. Well this week they started a new challenge blog and the theme is to have some stitching somewhere on the card real or faux. Well I decided that i would make use of this fab cute image and enter the challenge. He really is sweet and they had some cute images for me to choose from. Thanks girls loving my gift. Papers and ribbon from stash. Few papermania buttons. Paper is papermania from my stash gosh cant remember when i bought this. I have 3d the image and the sentiment is computer generated.


Challenges i am entering this in are as follows
One Stitch at a Time- stitching
Bee Crafty- Sew and cute
Cupcake Craft- keep it simple
Stamp Something- Something Cute
S2G- Digital Birthday

odd socks

This is another image from Mo's called hopes socks gosh does she have a pair.
Everything from my stash and nothing new. Coloured with promarkers. Layout is from Truly Scrumptious Challenge blog.
This is being entered into the following challenges.
Mo's- colour them Pink, Red and white
Truly scrumptious - layout
Paper play - Someone special Birthday
Crafty Catz- buttons and bows
2SG- Birthday digital
Passion for Promarkers- buttons and bows

Card for the men

This card I made from another of Mo's fab images. This one is called Video boy and was the one I picked when I won their challenge back a few months. Coloured with my promarkers and added some 3d gloss to the crisp packet and drinks can. Sentiment is a stampin up. Some Fab silver stars cause all our men are fab be it small or large. Cuttlebuged the blue card with my dots folder and added faux stitching which i used my pooky tool 1st then drew the lines. Few gems in the corners to finish off.

I am entering this card into the following challenge

Charisma Cards- Mens

Young Love

This card i made with Mo's digital image called Young Love. Isnt it the cutest thing for a anniversary card. Cuttlebuged the red mirri card and used some vellum to break the colour up. Image is coloured with promarkers. Flowers from stash and a small ribbon bow. Black epoxy sentiment says remember when.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Mo's digital pencil -Wood or would ( the bench)

Paper play - Love notes

Bee Crafty- Romantic

Crafty Card makers- digital

Delightful Sketches- Love

Stamp something- Love something

Dare to digi- Hearts and valentine

Simon says- whats love got to do with it

Stampin for the weekend- Love is in the air

Anyone For Leftovers Challenge 47

Well it is wednesday again and nearly half way through February gosh time flies. This week over at Creative Inspirations we have a great theme for you, Leftover. Well I am sure we all have a draw, box or bag of those leftover pieces from our projects. Well this is the ideal challenge to get to use some of them. The Design team have come up with some amazing samples for you all to look at and be inspired by. I know I was.

This week we are sponsered by BUNNY ZOE CRAFTS a great company which has some brillient products.

Well onto my project me being me decided to do something other than a card. It is my friend birthday today. Happy Birthday Janette if you are reading this. I wanted to make her something which she could use and as i had bought some CD cases a while ago to make up for myself as Stamp holder i thought this might be the perfect thing. I used lots of different card pieces and paper i had left and used my nesties to cut the circles and layered onto the out side. I then placed my image from MO's digital pencil too. com. This was a freebie to all mo's followers. I coulded with my promarkers and just added a small oval nestie with the sentiment. A little bright but then you wont loose your unmounted stamps. I filled it with bits and bobs, ribbon, stamp, black nesties and buttons. I hope she liked it.

I am also entering this in a few other challenges which i will list below.

Cute Card - Dots and spots

Crafty Cardmaker - use digital

Wow I won again

Lexi has just posted the winners for her candy and she has been generous enough to give runner up places and i got 4th cant believe my luck. Maybe 2010 might be my lucky year. Thanks Lexi I do appreciate your generousity. Lexi runs a fab blog and runs challenges too along with digi stamps and clear stamps so pop over and check out her blog. HERE

Cat update

Hi just quick update re my brothers cat.
Well she is ok no lasting damage and nails will be ok. She stayed in for 24hours slept most of it and kids where good fairly quiet so she was ok. She has now been back and forwards in the garden not digging so they will have to clear up after her but staying close to the house. SIL is making flyers for the neighbourhood to warn and the RSPCA are looking into it. Their neighbour cat hasn't reappeared so just hope she has found a new home and nothing bad has happened.

Creative Inspiration challenge 46- colour theme

Massive apology what happened to Wednesday and today my brothers cat came home with a snare attached and she had ripped her nails out trying to get free thank god she snapped the line or we might not have her. So i had to take her to the vet painkillers and antibiotics and a bill later we got home. The neighbours cat has been missing for nearly 2 weeks so makes you wonder. Well onto this weeks challenge over at Creative Inspiration
This week we have a colour challenge for you, Pink & Cream.


I have use a digi stamp from Dotties world from their Sugar and Spice collection. Isn't she cute. I have coloured with Promarkers and all the papers are left overs. The layout is from Friday Sketchers and the gems are from papermania and flowers from my stash. I think she is picking the flower for her friend.

Our prize is a $20 Shopping Spree from our monthly sponsor:
SIMON SAYS

Well I hope you will all join us again. We had a wonderful turnout last week and you made it very difficult for us to pick. So pop over and see who did win, and while you are there checkout the rest of the teams fab Cards for your inspiration.

My lucky Day

Hi folks no card today well not yet ,and as i am at night school later cant see one appearing either. Oh well i will have one tomorrow for you so please pop back it is new challenge time.

Well this morning i checked in and i have won some more candy gosh lets hope things are changing for me. It has been a horrid few years they say it runs in 7 and thinks started about 7 years ago to go down hill. Well my win came from smiffy's cards please pop by and give her some love she has a brillient blog.

Next i received this award from a lovely young lady that is so generous and never fails to amaze me she is so talented and clever not just with her fingers has recently gained a masters degree just now need a fab job to go with it. Naomi would love you to pop by and leave her a comment.

I have also received this again from Rachel who for someone so young amazes me with her talent. You really must pop over and check her blog out if you dont follower already. A star in the making if not already me thinks.

Thanks Naomi
Now then - 10 things that make me happy:
1. A good crafting session with my buddies
2. My friends that i have made since i started crafting
3. My family
4. A good meal cooked by my lovely son
5. My candy wins this last week
6. A nice warm bed on a sunday morning
7. A good film, sweets and a drink
8. Summer
9. Receiving lovely cards from friends just because they want to.
10. Watching my nephews playing in the snow

Now to pass this award on:- gosh where do i start i would love to pass to you all but dont think i am allowed well if your name isnt on it isnt because i dont value you.
Janette - a friend and shoulder
Margaret(lizzy) - great friendly and talented person new to blogging
Linda- our new team member at creative inspirations
Janiel - lovely talented and encouraging person
Stephanne - Another wonderful person with so much talent to share

I also received this from the wonderful wendy a while back but naughty didnt post sorry wendy. Please pop over and say hello she is a very talented and kind person.