Crafty Catz #100 - Fancy a sketch

Good Morning today is Friday so that means it is time for another challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it is my turn to set the challenge. Well I have decided I would give you all a sketch to follow. This is my 1st sketch and think it is a simple one for you.

Ok here is the sketch remember you can flip resize and the stars are merely to show where your embellishments should be. Please combine the sketch with other challenges but just make sure we can still see the sketch and please only 1 entry per person.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the fab Digital company

Digital Doodle Shop

The winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend at their shop.

We where lucky enough to be allowed to pick a image from the shop to make our cards this week and would like to say a big thank you for their support and generosity. So onto the teams cards for your inspirations.

I picked this fab Chef to play with isnt he just such a jolly chap.







The papers are from my stash and the ribbon came from a friend. Sentiment is a woodware. Frame and scallop circle is cute with my nestie. Embossing folder is celebration fiskers plate. Tag is a diecut which I coloured to match the paper. The Eat cake is a whimsy stamp. Few miri card stars to finish off. I have decorated the inside to co ordinate with the front.
I hope you like my card and sketch and will find time to join us as soo many of you did last week with Janettes fab Ribbons challenge. Pop over and see who won and checkout the rest of the teams fab projects.
I am entering this into the following challenges
4 crafty chicks - embossing
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes
Cute card Thursday - anything goes
Papercraft Star - anything goes
The crazy challenge - birthdays
IDIC - anything goes
One stich at a time - anything goes

Creative Inspiration #129 - Anything Goes

Good evening hope you are all fine and dandy.

This week at Creative Inspirations we have a challenge that you all can enter and combine with other challenges.

ANYTHING GOES so what you waiting for!

Our sponsor this week is Digital Delights

Winner will receive 3 images of theie choice.

We where luck enough to be given some images to play with for this challenge and i combined 2 of the images for my card. Papers are from my stash they are from a few years ago but still have loads left. Image coloured with my Promarkers and snowflacks have lots of glitter on. The snowflakes are a cuttlebug die. Some green satin ribbon to finish off and the sentiment is one of those little clear stamp sets.

close up of the 2 images

Well hope you like my little christmas card another one done and dread to think how many more I have to make. So if you fancy a little more inspiration you cant go wrong than to checkout the rest of the teams fab cards. Thanks for looking and cant wait to see what you come up with.

I am entering this into the following challenges

Stamp something - Anything Goes
Magical Mondays - Anything Goes

Make it Purple for Avril

Good evening all and i hope you all had a wonderful day managed to get my bedding dried out on the line and the wind was really warm but forcast isnt good for tomorrow.
Well as I said in my previous post I would be back with Avril's card and here it is. I used the colours Purple as this is her fave colour. Just love this image she is called Annabel and is a MIC download. Sentiments are all Tickled Pink from there Steampunk section. Image coloured with Promarkers. Glitter Frame cut with my nesties. Paper is from the papermania capsule range. Ribbon from Hobbycraft. Mirri card from stash. Metal and gem brads. The inside has a square stampin up stamp which says friend and i have placed a 65 peel off in the middle. The Happy Birthday stamp is a whispers one.
Well i hope you like this as much as my friend who received it today did.
Thanks for popping by and dont forget there is still time to enter Crafty Catz challenge Ribbons and Creative Inspirations challenge has a few days left.





I am entering this into this weeks challenges
Make it colourful - Purple
Di Digis - Anything goes
Card Makin Mamas - digi
Sew many Cards - receipe
The crafty Purple frog - birthday

Nanbubbles Birthday Card

Good afternoon hope you are all enjoying the weekend. Today a very good friend of mine is celebrating her birthday oops wont shout the age but it is abig one. So Avril if you are reading a Massive Big Happy Birthday and hope Rex spoils you silly tonight.



Ok I got this image from Kellykids and isnt she a sweetie. I just had to colour her in pink dont you think.

Papers are Kate Knight Totally Tropical

Cuttlebug birthday folder for embossing

Card from papermill

Flowers ,pearls, butterfly, charm from stash

Layout is from Sketch & Stash

Ok this is a quick post as Buddy needs a walk so below are the challenge this fits. Hope you like and catch you later with Avrils card.
Sketch N Stash - layout
I did Creations - Girlie girl
Kelly Kids Digi stamps - Girlie Girl

Stampin for the weekend - Tickled pink

I love promarkers - metal embellishment/charm

Paper Shelter - embossing

Ribbons Please for Crafty Catz Challenge

Good evening hasnt it been nice today managed to get out and walk the Dog without fear of getting wet. Hope tomorrow is as nice.
Well this being Friday means another challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it is the lovely and talented (oh I hate her she is so talented )only joking My Friend Janettes turn to pick the theme. Well it is a easy pezzy one this week as she has picked the theme of RIBBONS (yes Tilly you read correct use them ribbons and stop stroking them).

Our sponsor for this challenge is Robyns Fetish who is giving the winner either 5 images or 4 images and 1 paper pack.

The team where lucky enough to be given some images to play with and I picked this cute little snowman. Now was very tempted to do him in Blue as I always do snowmen but hey ho this is a challenge so went for shades of green with touches of Blue. Papers are from my stash and I have had this pads for a few years now. Some mirri card and glitter. Image coloured with my promarkers and sentiment is a from a daisy and dandelion set. Challenge to use ribbon so my ribbon is Green satin with a Christmas greeting on it.

Well hope you can find some time to join us and did you enter last week if so pop over and see if you won dont forget to checkout the teams samples and pop over and give them some love.
I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Papertake weekly - Anything goes
Delightful Sketches - Bling it(miri card and glitter)

Creative Inspirations Challenge you to use Acetate

Good morning to you all and big apoligy that this didnt post yesterday. Well Natalie at Creative Inspirations had us all challenged with this one I tell you. I made so many cards and they all ended up in the bin. So girls and boys get out your acetate hiden in your boxes or recycle some and talking of recycle head over and checkout the teams creations Karita has done some recycling.

We are joined again by our Monthly Sponsor SIMON SAYS STAMP this week and they are offering 1 Lucky Winner a $15 Shopping Spree!

Ok onto my card. I have use the acetate as a front to my card and have just placed some Basic Grey paper on the inside as a background. The image is a Make It Crafty digi and has been coloured using the no lines technique which is Make it colourful's challenge this week.(have you tried it yet). Think it is as challenging as me using acetate. Lol. Coloured with my promarkers. Placed on a nestie. Few gems and a ribbon to finish. Sentiment is a peel off mounted. Well think that is it for the discription a fairly plain card and hope the acetate shows up.

Oh I got my date for my next operation today knew it was coming but tell you it knocked me sick not looking for ward to it as been told it is worse than last but hopefully will recover quicker this time so I will be missing the end of September.

Crafty Catz DT Card _ Monochrome

Good morning and sorry been missing in action been busy painting my new shed with that horrid paint that is spirit based and 1st night had such a bad head was in bed by 7pm and not up till 9am next morning to do it all again. Oh and my baby buddy (dog) lost his 1st tooth Wednesday night should i make a keepsake box. lol. Ok Tilly stop tutting only joking.
Well Friday here again and kids go back to school next week what happened to summer gosh went too quick. This week at Crafty Catz it is the lovely and talented Dianne's turn to set the challenge of

Monochrome

So she would like to see lots of tones of a colour. If you are stuck for inspiration checkout the rest of the teams brilliant cards made with our sponsors image.

Our sponsor this week is Stamping Boutique

Who is giving the winner 3 images of their choice.

Now onto my card which I have used this fab image of Young Frankenstein by our sponsor and you can find it HERE. The background is also digital from MIC which I thought was the perfect match. Bats and cat is from a Punch I have had for years. Sentiment is from a stamp set I won from Waltzing Mouse and the inside has more stamps from this set. The Image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I had to add some Red to make him standout sorry.

Well hope you like my Halloween Card and pop over to the challenge blog for more inspiration remember you can make a card for any occasion.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Anything goes challenge - inspired by a film. Young Frankenstein(tues)

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes(tues)

Scrap Creations - Decorate the inside(tues)

Passion for promarkers - Anything goes(tues)

Haunted design house -Halloween(mon)

Cute card Thursday - use a punch

Delightful challenges - Halloween

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes
The paper shelter - anything goes

Creative Inspirations DT- Sketch Time

Good evening and apoligy for not posting this before. Last night meant to schedule but wasnt too good so ended up in bed.
Well this week at Creative Inspirations our Natalie has done one of her fab sketches for you to play along with.

Also our sponsor this week is the Fab company Tickled Pink jsut love their digital stamps and we where all lucky enough to be given a stamp of our choice. They are offering the winner eith 1 rubber stamp or 2 digital stamps how great is that.

I picked the fairy Kiri isnt she the sweetest. I placed her as if she is about to pop over the log with is from the company MIC. Image coloured with my promarkers and touches of the old glitter. Silver mirri heart is a sizzix die. Some blue gems for the corners. piece of lace and flowers from stash and Wild orchid. A tiny satin ribbon to finish the embellishments. Paper is Minds Eye.


Well hope you like my card and it has inspired you to join us this week we would love to pop by and take a peep.
I will be entering this card into the following challenges
Passion For promarkers - Anything Goes
Hooked on crafts -Things with wings
Creative Crew - anything goes

Crafty Catz - Metal & Lace

Morning peeps friday and nearly weekend hope it is a good one. This week at Crafty Catz we have a challenge set by the lovely Carol and she would like to see some Metal & Lace on your projects.

Our sponsor this week is

Crafty Emma

who is giving the winner a £10 gift voucher exc p&p

Well this week I ahve used a image called Elizabeth by Make it Crafty and the steampunk printing on my backing papers are by Tickled pink. I coloured her with my Promarkers and used Distressed inks on top of the backing paper. Papers from stash. Image has some clear stamp flourishes on the edge. Lace from stash. Heart charm for the metal. Flowers from Wild Orchid. Gems from papermania. Few metal pins with bead heads.

Well hope you like my card really enjoyed colouring this and cant wait to see yours. So dig out that lace and those metal embellishments and come and joining.
I am entering this into
Make it Colourful - Grounded
Scrapbook sisters - ribbon gems flowers
Paperplay time - anything goes
Stamps are us - anything goes

Creative Inspiration DT Card - Text Me

Good morning and hope that this wednesday finds you fit and well. As it is wednesday that means we have another challenge for you at Creative Inspirations and this week it is my lovely and talented Team mate Katy's turn to pick the challenge. Now when I saw this I nearly ran for the hills as I wasnt too sure. Ok the theme for this week is

TEXT

Yes she would like to see text on your papers,or flowers or ribbon. So dig out those papers or even get your stamps out and stamp some works on some ribbon. If you need more inspiration dont forget to checkout the rest of the teams cards.

This week our sponsor for this challenge is

Mel jen Designs

who is giving the winner 4 images of their choice.

We also have a 2nd prize as we need a new guest Dt for September.

Remember you have to be in it to win it.

We where lucky enough to be given some images to play with this week and I picked this cute little girl in her ballet dress. Papers are from Kate Knight. Flowers from stash and some ribbon with happy birthday on. Used a nestie to cute the image out and also a M.S punch. A gem brad for the centre of the flower and the sentiment is a Whimsy stamp set.

challenges i am entering this into are
Digital Tuesday - cute & girlie
The corrosive challenge - girlie

Well thanks for popping by rememeber there is still time to join us at Guylou's challenge it runs for another week. Link is on my sidebar via the guest badge.

Been playing no lines

Hi folks have you seen all these images they are colouring with no lines well they are there but when you colour them omg they disappear. Well mojo has gone on holiday and i thought i would play and see if he fancied coming back sometime soon.

Well I won this habgler from Kimmi and so had to ink her up so here she is with no lines. Be gentle and please dont loom too closely.

Hope you like have you had ago. Stamp your image with the palest colour you have think most use pink or blue.

Dont forget it is wednesday so a new challenge at Creative Inspirations.

Crafty Catz colour combo challenge DT card

Good evening hope you are all ready for the weekend hope it is a good one for you all. They say the weather should be reasonable so fingers crossed. Just been for another walk to the field with Buddy gosh this dog will either get me fit or kill me. lol.

Today being Friday brings round another challenge for you at Crafty Catz and this time it is the lovely Linda who has just celebrated another Birthday so Happy Birthday Linda.

Well she has pick a rather fab colour combo for you all to play along with this week.

PINK & BROWN

Our sponsor this week is the fab digital company

Digital Delights

who are giving the winner 3 digi images of their choice

The team this week where lucky enough to be given some images to play with and i picked this little cutie

Papers are from a old pad think it is called the big one from papermania gosh there was soo many pages but just love them. Embossed a oval with a cuttlebug folder and sat her on a spellbinders die. Coloured with my promarkers. Touch of Satin Ribbon few candy dots and a little flower with gem brad centre to finish off. Sentiment is from a wooden stamp with no name. I have decorated the inside to match but with out the images.

Well hope you like my little card and have you checked out the rest of the team to see what image they picked to play with. Did you enter last weeks challenge are you our winner. Thank you all that entered it was an awesome turnout again.

How about combining the sketch from Guylou's below with out colour theme that would be amazing.

I will be entering this into the following challenges

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes(thur)

Kelleys kids - Pink & Brown

Guest DT for Guylou's Inimitablity challenge Card

Good morning today I am thrilled to share with you my card I made for a Guest spot at Guylou's Inimitability Blog as part of the prize for winning their Stars and Stripes challenge.

This time around, Carmen is our host and she is challenging us to make a project using this wonderful sketch she created for us.



Prize

A random winner will be selected from all the qualifying entries. Please make sure you follow our Challenge Guidelines listed on the left. The winner will be awarded a $5 gift certificate from Guylou's Inimitability Store and will also be invited to be a Guest Designer on an upcoming challenge.
This week we where given this brilliant sketch to play with. I love doing sketches as it makes life so easy. You can use any image but please checkout the fab images at the shop and they are such good prices. So please come and join us in this fab challenge. If you fancy trying the images there are is a freebie for you to play along with at the blog here. We would love to see what you come up with. You can resize or flip the sketch but as long as we can still see the original sketch that is fine with us.

My card features one of Guylou's fab digi images called Leah and you can find it here. The sentiment is also from Guylou's. Image is coloured with my Promarkers. Papers are from a Papermania pad and the flowers are from Wild Orchid a birthday present from a good friend. A few gems for the corners to finish.
Well i do hope you like my card and please come and join us we would love to come and visit you.
This card also fits the following challenges

A peep into what I did at the weekend

Well this weekend was a busy one for me because I had the most wonderful time with my friend. A friend I made on docrafts many many moons ago who has been such a good friend came up from West Sussex. Her name for peeps that are on docrafts is Queen B (Avril) she is the lady in the brown blouse say next to me. Last year I was very poorly and spent a while in hospital and between her and my 2 other friend Tillytrotter stood behind her and Jules stood behind me in the picture decided we would meet up. So this weekend she arrived on her way up north with her husband Rex lovely friendly man. Saturday they arrived and stayed in the priemer inn not far away so I could pop down and meet them taking spare cups tea bags milk and biscuits as these places never give you enough. Ended up staying for my tea which was really lovely and gosh time flew. Sunday we arranged all to meet. I went to pick Jules up and then on to pick Avril and Rex up and off to Tillys for a super nosh up. Thanks Christine was lovely she said Cake and cuppa but no table was set.

We sat chatting and it felt like we had known each other for years well we had via email. I hope that it wont be years before we get to meet again.

So a big thank you to my friend for a smashing weekend I totally enjoyed myself.

No cards were made as chatting got in the way but we did have a good nosey in Tillys craft room. Dont think she serched our bags on the way out either. lol

Fave Stamp Challenge at Creative Inspirations

Good evening from a very sleepy Manchester been to Clifton Country Park this afternoon with the dog and my 2 nephews and we walked miles in the sunshine so hence I could fall asleep as I type. Strange what a bit of sunshine and fresh air does to a person. Dog was asleep on way home and then slept for a good 2 hours and is now full of beans again. oops Chris will be walking him late tonight.

Well this being Wednesday is time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations and what a fab challenge Natalie has picked for us. Get out your Favourite Stamp and come and play along with us. Now I must say that I have so many and most have something to do with boys. lol. So i have gone with one of my new stamps from Stampavie.

Our sponsor this week is our own lovely Natalie who is giving away to the lucky winner some fab Christmas goodies

Image coloured with Promarkers. Stamp Gillian Roberts fishing fun. Papers from stash. I love fishing button. Candy dots. Satin ribbon from stash. Butterfly charm. M.S. punch.
Well hope you like my new stamp and why not pop over and check out the rest of the teams fave stamps too.
Look forward to popping by and seeing which is your current favourite.
Challenge this will fit is
Stamp something - dog days of summer
Clearly inspired- things with wings - butterfly
Raise the bar - Dog days of summer
Frosted Designs - animals
Crafts & Me - Blue or Blue/Green
Stamp with Fun -Sketch

Crafty catz - Emboss it

Good afternoon from a rainy Manchester just been to the shops for some milk with my new mate Buddy he ran me there and back. Now i thought this dog was my son's but I seem to do most of the walking mind you he is at work. lol. I think he is growing but he still doesn't eat his full portion of food but looks healthy enough.

Well enough of my drivel are you ready for another challenge. This week at Crafty Catz it is the lovely and talented Bridget's turn to set the challenge. She would like to see some embossing on your project so dry embossing heating embossing or any other type is fine by us.

Our sponsor for this week is Robyn's Fetish

who kindly gave us some images to play with.

The prize is either 5 images or 4 images & a paper pack

My card I picked this cute liitle guy just peeping over the wall reminds me of our puppy just so nosey. Papers are papermania and have used a fiskers embossing folder called bricks on the cream card. Paw print is a little stamp I have had ages but never used and thought i would stamp randamly as all puppies like to walk all over things well mine does. Some papermainia sheer ribbon to finish. The sentiment i think is a woodware set.
Well hope you like and if you need anymore inspiration you wont go wrong than to checkout the rest of the teams cards.
Do hope you ca find time to join us as we are waiting to pop by yours and see what stunning creations you come up with.

Creative Inspirations #124 - Button & Stitching

Good afternoon/evening gosh what a wet and miserable day we are having here in Manchester lets hope it keeps all the rioters at home. Well this being Wednesday means time for another challenge over at the Creative Inspirations blog you all seemed to love our lemonade challenge and we had some amazing cards so thank you all that joined in. Ok this week we would like you to add some stitching and buttons on your cards. I dont own a sewing machine yes naughty me slap my hand must get one really soon. So if like me you can always add some hand stitching or faux.

This weeks sponsor is Roybn Fetish who is kindly giving either 5 images or 4 images and 1 paper pack.

We where given some images to play along with this week and I picked this cute little lady called Angie Angel.

The papers are from Kate Knight called Totally Tropical. Sentiment is Lili of the Valley. Satin Ribbon, flowers and buttons from my stash. Image coloured with my promarkers . I have used a white gel pen from my faux stitching and the white Design paper is hand made paper with stitching on which I coloured with my pens to co ordinate.


Well think that is it hope you all keep safe and can come and join us in our little challenge.

This card also fits the following challenge
Cupcake crafts - stitching
KB Cute Monday - Anything goes using a digi
Paper creations ink - stitching

Crafty Catz Challenge94- Back to School

Oh gosh look at the time thought I had scheduled this but guess these senior moments are coming more and more. Lol. Well the sun has been shinning again and got all my washing done and a few walks with Buddy. Had to waiting for the electrican tonight he was coming after work but guess he had a senior moment to as when i phoned at 7 he said omg i forgot and came home on auto pilot. Coming dinner tomorrow fingers crossed.
Well as it is Friday that means another challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week we would like you to produce something to do with Back to School.
Our sponsor again this week is the fab company Stamping Boutique who has allowed us to play with some more images. I decided to make a book mark for mine. This allowed me to use some of my scrap papers and some cute little embellishments i had in my boxes. The sentiment is computer generated and i added a touch of twine to it.

So hope you will have a little time to spare and join us again this week. I noticed on Wikio blog we have gone up 2 places to number 16 so thank you all for making this possibel by joining in on our challenges. So for more inspiration pop over and checkout the rest of the talented team.

Have a great weekend what ever you are doing.

I will be entering this into Sir Stampalots challenge too

Hugs Sue xxx

Creative Inspirations DT Card- Lemonade

Good Wednesday Morning to you all and hope all is well in your world. Today sees another fab challenge over at Creative Inspirations and this week we would love to see you make your project useing the colours ONLY of LEMON & WHITE of course skin and hair colour is allowed.



Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and would like to thank them for their continued support. The winner will be given a $15 shopping spree.





My card I have used this fab Tilda doesnt she look adorable in Lemon. Thisnt a colour I normally colour in but must say do like her in it. No DP as I didnt have any the right colour. So I found a old papermania stamp and got the old embossing powder out to make my own, which I followed through to the inside as you will beable to see below.


Embossed some card with dots folder and added some papermania gems in the flower centres on the paper and a few gems on the flowers themselves. The sentiment came with the flower stamp.

Well I hope you like and will come join us this week we look forward to seeing lots of lovely lemon and white. Pop on over and checkout the rest of the team for more inspiration. Did you enter last week if so did you win the challenge.

Thanks for popping by and come back soon I will have some more cards for you.

Challenges this fits

Paper Shelter - flowers
Crafts & Me - anything goes

Anything Goes- Flowers

Sir stampalot - what ever you fancy

Bunny Zoe's - fun in the sun

Crafty Catz #93 - Christmas in July

Good friday morning to you all and are you ready for another challenge. Well this week it is Suzie's turn to set our challenge. So what would she like to see.

Christmas In July

Yes get out those Christmas stamps and start them you know you always need more. So if you havent started what a great excuse.

Our sponsor this week is STAMPING BOUTIQUE who is kindly giving the winner 3 images of their choice.

We where kindly given some more images to play with and here is my card for your inspiration. The papers are from a old papermania pad i have had for a few years. The snow flake is actually a leaf punch and the centre is a cuttlebug snowflake. Lots of glitter after all it is Christmas.

Well please pop by the blog and checkout the rest of the teams inspirational cards and see how this image looks so different on there cards.

Well hope you can find some time to play along and thanks for popping by. See you soon .
I am entering this into the following challenges
Pollycraft - christmas in july
Crafty Creations - christmas
Christmas inspiration- anything goes

Creative Inspirations#122 - A Sketch

Morning and gosh where are the weeks going it will be the end of summer at this rate. Hope you are all enjoying the school holidays. Well if you need to get rid of that stress then how about joining us in a challenge at Creative Inspirations. This week Nat has come up with another fab sketch (I do love her sketches). So any theme and you can flip re size as long as we can see the sketch.



This week we are sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop pop on over to our blog for more details
For my card I used a Lili of the valley stamp and used peach & green family to colour it. Coloured in my trustie Promarkers. Papers are Anna Griffin. Punch is a M.S doily round the page set. Some flowers with a few gems and my leaf punch. Satin ribbon to finish it off. The bow on the image has some stickles not sure if it shows up on the picture. The flowers are slightly less orange in real life so at least the reciprocant wont need sun glasses





Well that is my card for your inspiration so now it is your turn lets see what you come up with. Cant wait & thanks for stopping by.
I am entering this into
Simon Says Stamp & Show - anything goes (mon)
Stamp & fun=Creativity - No sentiment(mon)
There's magic in the air - Layers (mon)
Guylou's Inimitability- Recipe
The Crazy Challenge - Ribbons

Divas by design - Summer (colours) wed

I love Promarkers - Anything goes

New Member of the Family

I thought I would show you some pictures of our newest member to the family.

My son has always wanted a dog and yes I said dog not fox as people keep saying it looks like. His name is Buddy and is so far such a good natured thing and hardly ever barks unless he is playing but then it is more conversation. He is 4 1/2 months old and a shetland sheepdog will only stand about a 18inches tall. My froends think i am mad and I totally agree and soft as i kept saying No but he skips backwards when he gets excited and i just caved in.

Time to go home

So this is life with the Bennett's

Oh It's a hard life for a dog

What this is my bed at least I have my teddy

Hope he is as good tonight as last night and i get a full nights sleep again. So if I dont get round to much blogging I apolise but i need a cuddle.