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.

Penny Black Team Effort - 4 challenges

Got this stamp this morning and couldnt wait to play. It is adorable isnt it or is it me just being soft. lol
Stamp is called Team Effort and think that is a perfect title for this card. Teddy Backing paper was from a docraft friend Christine (tillytrotter) Sentiment was from another Crafty Ange. Rest is from my stash.
I am entering this in the docraft penny black challenge hosted by Robo craft. I am also entering it in the Friday Sketcher just moved the gems alittle further apart than sketch hope thats ok. Lastly entering this in Papertake Weekly Challenge.
I am also entering this in Creative Inspirations challenge blog spot( not ours). Some thing Old (Gems had for ages found in bottom draw) Something New ( stamp) something borrowed ( teddy Paper) Something Blue ( teddies jacket)Gosh that 2 cards this week that covers more than 1 challenge not something i usually do.

Miss Anya Altered Container

On Sunday at the Warrington Meet someone comes up with a challenge, well it was Shels turn. She gave us all a container and we had to decorate ours. I used some lovely paper sorry dont have the name of it as Shel provided it and watercoloured a miss anya and added a few flowers from my stash. Added some Black Velvet Ribbon to finish. This was a soap tab box but will now hold my cuttlebug folders.

Anyone for a Ice Lolly - Summer Tilda

Made this at the Warrington Meet on Sunday with the Crafty Devils.
Used my new Tilda's and watercoloured her. Papers are Laura Ashley again just love this pad and Basic Grey. Papermania gems and my summer sentiment stamp.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Dressing Up Maggie

Not entered A spoon full of sugar challenge for such along time thought i would have ago. Got this stamp via a friend Crafty Ange on docrafts we did a swop she had been on my wish list for ages but just never managed to get her. So thought that i would try my luck with her. Papers are Papermania. Coloured with my promarkers and then 3d glossed. Flowers are from my stash small ones are from local garden centre. Pearls are from a string of tiny pearls. Gems are from papermill in tiny pots sorry dont know the name of them.The right hand corner has 3 star gems in red too but dont show on picture too well.

Summer's Day tilda - just magnolia week 13

Well at long last I have managed to have a play with my New Summer Tilda's and do my Just Magnolia Challenge hope i have made the dead line.
Papers are Laura Ashley and Gingham download. Buttons where a bargin about 30 for £1 from Lowery. Flowers are from woodware punch. Pale blue and Navy ribbon. Base card is a Pale orange peach colour from Papermill.

Creative Inspirations #17 Stitching

Good morning everyone it is Wednesday and a New challenge at Creative Inspirations - Stitching. This can be either Real or Faux.
1stly let me thank you all that took part last week you all seemed to enjoy it and we had some amazing entries.



I have used Laura Ashley Paper and Hand Stitched with Pink thread also hand stitched the flower which i pricked the pattern from part of a download i have. Image is Whiff of joy do love these stamps. Coloured with my Promarkers and added some nice Baby Blue Satin Ribbon from my local market, a few gems and finished.
Hope you will all join us this week and would love to see your take on it. So pop over and join us here and check out the other amazing DT entries along with this weeks prize from Crafty Ribbons.

I am also entering this in this weeks challenge over at:
Tuesday Taggers as their theme is textures. The textures i have used are the stitching and the satin ribbon.
Whiff of joy is Piercing so will beable to enter this as my stitching was pierced and also the flower is from a download that has been pierced.

Tilda Friendship Card

Made this from the sketch at Truly Scrumptious with the theme of Black, White and 1 other colour.
Image on the front and inside are from the New Summer Club.
Papers are CCRS & stash
Flower is from a friend and centre from my stash
Did this as a friendship for a docrafter hope she likes.

I am also enterying this in the Tuesday Taggers as their theme is to do a card for a friend and include a sentiment.
Hope this is ok as the inside has the sentiment to go with the flowers.
" Friends are flowers that never fade."

Creative Inspiration Challenge 16 Gems & Pearls - Whiff of Joy

Morning well this week has gone quick not had much time for crafting still sorting my insurance from my kitchen fire. Seems like for like isn't what it says. Strange things these insurance companies.
Well enough of my worries and this week's challenge over at Creative Inspirations is Pearls and Gems. Well i always think of weddings with Pearls & gems and as a kind friend sent me this stunning image from the new Whiff of Joy Collection just had to play. I am also entering this in the A Spoon full of Sugar challenge - Hearts. I have used pearl hearts on the flowers in the shape of hearts and the pin has a pale green pearl heart.
Papers are K & Co with the Happy Ever After from Kimmi, thanks. The Pins and gems are from my Stampin Up candy win been waiting for a card to use them. Flowers are from my stash The veil has iridescent glitter on which the camera didn't pick up too well but if you click on the picture it should enlarge for you to see. The bride has 3d gloss on her to finish. Hope you like i really enjoyed doing this.






Well what you waiting for hope this has wetted your appetite and can't wait to see what you come up so if you don't have a blog you can email your entries into us the link is on the blog. Also we have a fab prize from Degital Delights and also we have Our New Guest Designer Memeber for July Tanya. She has made a stunning card.
Hope you will all join us as we love to come and visit you.

Couple of thank you cards

Well been trying to catch up on a few thank you cards for friends.
I have used a stamp from Pollycraft for my 1st one she is so cute and some papers from my stash. Trying to use some oddments up as i have quite a few large pieces. Coloured with my Promarkers trying some new colours i got not 100% sure i have mastered the darker colours but practise makes perfect.


The next is from Sugar nellie decided to do a little paperpiecing really enjoyed doing this and have made several layers for the dress. used my new punch i got from my lovely friend janette. Coloured with my watercolour pencils and added a flower made from 3 different colours to match the colours of the papers



Lastly is another Sugar Nellie stamp i have yet to get but is on my wish list. My friend christinekindly stamped me a few so lovely colouring this. Yet again used my Promarkers some paper from my stash and the sentiment is from love notes from polly craft designs.

Penny Black Summer card

Well the theme for this weeks challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar is a summer project/card. Well I had this image sat looking at me so i thought what better to depict summer and with the heat we have been having we all need a little shade. Have use some nice cooling blue cools to reflect the shade hedgie is trying to get from the flower and used a summer stamp i picked up for 50p at a craft fair.The buttons have little blue bees on but sadly picture not too great. Sorry!

Fairy Anya

I have made this for a friend got the image off as part of my birthday present from a docraft member in a card. Just love it and was a dream to colour. I have used my Promarkers and have glitter the wings. The layout is from a sketch over Papertake so am entering it in their challenge. Wow hope i have just managed the deadline.

Something for your unmounted stamps

Made this for a friend for her birthday wasnt sure what she had but thought that something to hold those unmounted stamps and clear one.

I used a Cd Case that has quite a wide spine to enable you to hold a few and take the thickness. Used some paper from my stash and coloured tilda from the winter collection with my promarkers.

Creative Inspirations - Challenge No15 Masking

Morning sorry been away and bad blogger had sight accident at home set fire to cooker but insurance company onto it and no one hurt.

Well now i have apoligised for not being here onto this weeks challenge and here is my DT Card for Creative Inspirations( wow i do love saying that) Masking if you havent done it before have ago there is a link to a tutorial on the blog and it is very easy honest. Congratulations to Tanya for her brillient receipe book.
I have used Tilda and the Bee hive from my spring collection (summer being shipped as we speak)
Used Yellow and Black theme of card matted and layered with co ordinated ribbon and paper flower. Leaves are from a woodware punch. Sentiment is from Funky Kits in a lucky bag and think it is perfect for this. Punched a small black flower for centre.



I am also entering this in a docrafts tilda challenge theme yellow and black.