Christmas in January at Craft

good morning hope you are well and slept well last night this maorning I am sharing with you my DT card for Craft and we would like to see Christmas projects. Yes we are getting a head with them and gosh i need to start early. So this week our sponsors are

Bugaboo Stamps,   Gingerloft.   Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More &  Sweet n Sassy
so pop on over to the challenge blog and see what the prizes are
For my project I used 2 images from Bugaboo in there sheep collection just love these characters. I also coloured them with my promarkers and added some ribbon, candy dots and a flower from my spellbinder dies. The sentiment on the from is a new whimsy stamp. The sentiment on the inside comes with the images. dp are from a papermania 12x12 packfrom last year i think.
Well it is now over to you you know you want to start those christmas cards
I would like to enter this into the following challenges and hope to see you all tomorrow for my Crafty Catz DT creation. Did you enter the GDT if so checkout the blog at 9am when all will be revealed
Challenge 
Dream Valley- anything goes
Glitter n sparkle - use a digi
One stitch at a time - anything goes
The Squirrel and the fox - anything goes
My crafty spot - anything goes

Creative Insirations DT Card- One for the girls

Good evening it is late and we have a little snow but not too much at the minute but I believe it is on it's way. So if you have snow hope you are keeping warm and safe. Well onto my Dt card for this weeks Creative Inspirations and our theme is

ON FOR THE GIRLS

our sponsor for this week is

This week's prize is from BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS which is a £10 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

So onto my card I made this for my niece who had her 15th birthday this week.

 close up of image

Inside

The image is from the fab new series of stamps from Stamping Bella Uptown Girls they are really quite big stamps as this is a large 8x8inch card. The papers are from my stash and are from a very old pad that I think are Dovecraft. Used my promarkers. Some lace and ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and some candy dots coloured with promarkers. I have added some glitter to her dress. Layout is from Sketch N Stash. 

Well hope you can come and play with us this week and we look forward to seeing your creations. Thanks for popping by and leave me a comment I love to read them.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Moving along with the times - Birthday

Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes

Lady Annes Challenges - anything goes

Crafting by design - use alcohol markers

Divas by design - girlie

7 kids college fund -something new stamp something old papers

Crafty Catz Buttons & Bows & GDT Call

Hello back again with my Crafty Catz Dt card for you as a new challenge started on Friday. This week it is the lovely Kim's turn to pick our theme and she would like you to add button and bows to your creations. We also have a GDT call for February so if you are interested add GDT after your name when you enter the challenge.
Our sponsor for this challenge is Mulberry Crafts

Ok so onto my creation for this weeks challenge i have used a Bugaboo image which i have coloured with my promarkers. I got this image from a win from last year and have been waiting to use it.

Used my memory box corner and satin ribbon from Miaflower crafts. Sentiment is from a Lili of the valley set of sentiments. Buttons are papermanina and I also think the paper is too this is actually from a Christmas 12x12  pad. The layout is from Sketch saturday

Ok have a good weekend and hope to see you over at the blog

challeges i would like to enter this card into are

Shelly's images = Anything goes

Divas by designs= anything goes

 Well Friday has arrived and the children have done there 1st week back at school. Where did Thursday go so I guess I had better share my Dt creation for Craft with you and this week our theme is a colour theme and those of you that saw my last weeks will see I could have entered it as this week it is a blue theme. Please used these colours only we will allow you to colour the skin and hair the natural colours

 

Our sponsors for this week are 
My heart pieces, Patties creations, Sassy studios and trimgym's designs
Pop on over to the challenge blog for details of the prizes and also checkout the rest of the teams creations for your inspiration.
For my card I have used a Sassy studio image called Honey China

 and a close up of the image

I have coloured with my promarkers ,dress is a silver peel off on some blue foil. sentiment is a Lili of the valley, Dp is from stash, ribbon is Bias binding from the Crafty Ribbon, few gems, memory box die.
well now it is your turn hope you get a little time this weekend to pay.
Thanks for poping by and have a good weekend
challenges i would like to enter are
Cute card Thursday = Beat the blues
Cupcake crafts - January Blues
Dream Valley - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - birthday
Pennys paper crafts = anything goes
lexis creations - Anything goes

Just to say ..... We have a colour challenge

Hi and thanks for popping by today see a new challenge at Creative Inspirations and this week we have a colour challenge for you.

Our sponsor

 For this challenge is Flonz with a gift voucher for there store.

Well my card features home made paper using distressed inks again but this time I used a stamp a stamp from our sponsor and here is a picture of the stamp.

 I was really pleased how it turned out and I don't think it actually looked like a tree used like this. Another use for my stamps. Also I have used one of my lili of the valley stamps coloured with my promarkers. Few gems and of course I had to use some ribbon and a nice big bow. The layout is from bearly mine sketch.

I think I am using lots of blue again and would love you to come and join use check the challenge blog for the rules but remember no other colour than these except for the skin and hair.

Thanks for popping by  and please leave a comment if you have time what do you think of my paper.

Challenges I would like to enter this in to are

Lady Anne's challenge - anything goes
Divas by design - anything goes
Pennys paper Crafty - anything goes
Bearly Mine - sketch

Crafty Catz Anything Goes

Good Morning Friday and are you ready for the weekend guess if you are a Monday to Friday worker this has been a short week for you. Well Friday means it is CRAFTY CATZ time and we have a nice easy one for you to start the year off.

ANYTHING GOES

So if you got something crafty maybe you could make something with it to show us.

We have 2 sponsors for this challenge these being

Carol our DT Member who is also our our blog owner who is celebrating it with a prize and  J&C Creations

Pop over to the blog and see what is on offer.

Also this is the 1st challenge that our new GDT for January is with us. So please checkout Jills amazing creation and show her some love

Now onto my project.

I made this card for my son's girlfriends birthday just before christmas. the stamp is a freebie from docrafts. I used her fave colour for the theme. Used some black and gold wide ribbon and some black gems from Meiflower crafts. The other swirl and corner stamp are from a clear stamp set I have had for a few years that hardly seen light of day. Some mirri card to finish.DP is papermania Purple capsule

Well hope you like as much as Laura did and hope that you can find some time to play along with us this week. Thanks for popping by and have a lovely weekend.

Fat Pages with Attitude - anything goes
Peachy Keen Stamps - anything goes
Stampin for the weekend - anything goes
wagsnwhisker - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Ribbon & Bows
Charisma Cardz - monotone
paperplay - celebration
Shellys images - anything goes
Willow sketches - anything goes

Design your own Backng at Craft

Good morning hope you are all keeping well nearly weekend again. Today is Thursday and now it is time for another challenge at CRAFT and I have to tell you I nearly ran for the hill when Jo came up with

MAKE YOUR OWN BACKING PAPER

totally out of my comfort zone but hey when I got to it I kind of enjoyed it.

Well we have another fab set of sponsors for this challenge that have all been very generous

 LEJ Designs,    Stitchy Bear Stamps,    Saturated Canary Digital Stamps   & Scrapper's Delights

I have used a image from Saturated Canary and have used shades of Blue for my card.

sorry about the dark picture but light is so bad one day i will get a good daylight lamp. I have coloured the image with my promarkers. The sentiment is a whimsy stamp. Ribbon is from my stash. Card is from Papermill. Now my backing paper is made by stamping in various inkpads with a set of very tiny stamps. The paper behind the image is made with distress inks I dab it onto a non stick sheet and then sprayed water and then placed my paper onto it. I then dried my paper with a heat gun. I thought it looked a bit like the rain we have been having lately. Added a blue gem to the sentiment and a few drop gems. 

Well what do you think of my backing paper. Dont forget that the rest of the team has made some fab creations so check them out for more inspiration.

Well thanks for joining me today and having a peep at my little creation. I guess sometimes it is good to be pushed outside your comfort zone.

Hope to see you over at the blog. Catch you tomorrow with our 1st Crafty Catz challenge of the new year and our new gdt jills creation
Challenges
Saturated Canary - song ( Rain Drops keep falling on my head)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Digi Make over challenge -anything goes
Glitter & Sparkle - fave colour ( Blue)
One stitch at a time - Use a digi

Tiime to Celebrate

Good Morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR I hope this will be a good one for you. Did you have a busy one or a quiet one like me. I spent it with my son and his girlfriend eating and watching a film promptly followed by all 3 of us falling asleep well guess that means we where relaxed. We all woke just before the clock at midnight to welcome it in.

Now as it is Wednesday that can only mean that it is CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS time and for our 1st challenge of the year it could only be CELEBRATIONS this could be any celebration.

This challenge also see our new DT's join us but sadly this is the last one for one of our teamies Rebakah we wish her well and hope to see her joining us in a few challenges along the way.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the fab digital company STAMP FAIRY with a $10 gift certificate

Now we where very lucky to have been given some images to play with and i picked this cutie called Mimi stars 4

DP is Papermania from many moons agao. Flower is made from several flat flowers and a wild orchid rose coloured with distress ink. Memory box die, die cut sticker sentiment, doily from the range, M.S punch with ribbon along the centre, image coloured with my promarkers. Dont normally do black hair but fairly happy with it although think i still need some practise. I have kept it in a Lilac theme too. Oh and of course some glitter for the stars.

Well now it is over to you we would love to see you over there and as it is still raining here in Manchester best stay in and do some crafting.

Thanks for popping by and thanks for all the comments you left last year, i am looking forward to reading this years.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Wild Orchid Crafts - Anything goes

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Celebrations

Inky Impressions - anything goes

Bearly mine - something new something old (image/DP)

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Anything But A Card at Craft

Good evening hope you all had a good Christmas gosh it went quick did you get lots of pressies under your tree. I must say my son spoilt me this week and had a lovely quiet meal with him and his girlfriend. Well now it is all over for this year and New Year is round the corner.

Well this week we have a great challenge for you at Craft, maybe it was something you made for your table. We would just love to see

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

Our sponsors for this challenge are

Stamping Boutique       Pink Gem Designs   Little Darlings Rubber Stamps    Trimgym's digistamps,

For my project I made a heart well decorated it as a present for a friend hope you like as much as she did.

The heart I bought from a local shop wish I had got more as would have liked to make some for myself. I used flowers from Wild Orchid cheesecloth and die cut which is a Cherry Lyn. The Heart is a cream pottery.

if you need some inspiration you wont go wrong than checking out the rest of the teams creations. So f you manage some little time we would love to see you over at the challange blog.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

The Pink Elephant - anything goes

Charisma Cards - anything goes

Divas by design - anything goes

Creative Inspirations challenge Anything Goes

Good morning gosh Christmas day almost apon us and I am no way near to being ready a few special cards to make and my food shoppng to get along with the odd present for that person that is so hard to buy for. The shops are so crowded and so difficult to shop in. hate crowds but will try to get it sorted tomorrow.

This week at Creative Inspirations we have a nice easy challenge for you. ANYTHING GOES and our sponsor for this challenge is

with four images of the winners choice.

We where given some images to play with and I picked this cutie.

Used my promarkers to colour and my Memory box die and some ribbon from stash. paper is from a old pad from last year. Well hope you like my little card and if you get some crafty time hope I see you over at the challenge. Thanks for popping by and Merry Christmas

Crafty CatzNew Begining and GDT CALL for january

Good morning I am here with a reminder of our challenge at Crafty catz. This week it is the lovely Beths turn to pick the challenge and she would like to see New beginings this could be Birth New Job,House or even get those New Year Cards done.
Also as my title says we are looking for GDT for January starting on the 4th january.
Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is
Crimson Cloud who is giving the winner 3 packs of Die cuts from there store.
Now onto my card I have gone with NEW YEAR theme and used a Mo image

Coloured with my promarkers and used Papermania paper and lots of miri card. Sentiment is a Lili of the Valley and some ribbon from my stash. The numbers are a die cut set think a Britannia Quickutz.
Well hope you can find some time to join us I know the clock is ticking and we are all so busy getting those last bits done. This is our last challenge till 2013 but I will be announcing the winner as normal on Friday. So hope to see you over there and all stay safe this christmas and have a wonderful time. Off to do my christmas shopping tomorrow well start it anyway. Thankfully most are at that age they would like some pennies in there stocking so they can buy something they have on there wish list.
Thanks for calling by.

Winter time at Craft

Hi me again trying to catch up on my posts. Yes it is winter and Craft would like to see your winter projects.
We have some amazing sponsors again this week and you still have time to enter the challenge.
Our sponsors are
Sponsor 1: Meljen's Designs

Sponsor 2:  Saturated Canary Digital Stamps

Sponsor 3:  Sylvia (our fellow DT member)

Sponsor 4: Trimgym's Digistamps and Images 

I have used a image from Satuarted Canary called Ugly Jumper now isnt she a cutie

I have coloured my image with promarkers. DP is Papermania and Dovecraft Ribbon from Mia flower Craft and sentiment is from Lili of the valley.
Well I hope you like my little card and I apoligise for the bad picture the light isnt to good in my house at the minute roll on summer.
Well now it is over to you hope to see your name in mr linky and we will be over to visit it you very soon.
Thanks for bobbing by take care.
I would like to enter in this into Christmas at Sweet Stampin

Contemporary Christmas Card Colours

Good evening are you all ready for Christmas I have at long last finished my orders and now need to get my cards done for family and friends. So apology for being a bad blogger but i am still wondering why we dont have 48hrs n the day at this time of year.
This weeks challenge at Creative Inspiration is a colour challenge. We would love to see those  Contemporary coloured cards.
Our sponsor this week is the fab digital company The Stamp Fairy.
We where lucky enough to be given some images to play with and I picked this cutie.

Image coloured with promarkers, Scim from Wild Orchid, Ribbon from papermania, snowflakes from a friend and DP from stash. I have coloured the image several times and 3d it but dont think you can see from the picture.
Well hope you like my card and can join us there will be a new challenge Wednesday morning so you still have time to play.
Thanks for popping and leaving all the lovely comments.

Crafty Catz want Shape Cards

Hi well i did say I would be back with my 2nd post and here it is.

This week at Crafty catz it is the lovely Beths turn to challenge us and i can tell you she challenged me. Beth would like to see from you this week.

SHAPED CARDS

(No square or rectanges allowed)

Our sponsor for this challenge is

StitchyBear Digital Stamps with a $10 gift voucher for there store.

Now onto my card and i have used a image from our sponsor

I have used a Xcut oval to cut my base card in a mat gold coloured card. Smaller oval cut in Red and then the Dovecraft paper. Printed the image in black added a touch of red and some glitter and chalked round it. The snowflake border is a memory box which I have chopped and layered behind. A nestability flower and a papermania bell with red satin ribbon.

Well hope you like this I am not sure if I do but guess someone will be getting it for christmas. Now do you make your own card shape blanks or buy them either way we would love to see them made into cards it doesnt have to be christmas theme. Hope to see you over there and thanks for popping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Santas on his way

Morning I have 2 posts for you today and time at this year is so very short so will get on with it. Hope you are getting ready for christmas if not all done.
As I said this is the 1st post and it is my CRAFT challenge DT card we have more wonderful sponsors so get on over and checkout the prizes on offer.
A nice easy challenge for you this week for those that are still in the thick of christmas cards.
CHRISTMAS
I have used one of our sponsors image 'Santa and Tree' by Robyn's Fetish

 close up of image

I have made this for a little boy who is 2 so think this is the perfect image.
Image coloured with promarkers with a touch of glitter and the tree is a memory box love this but oh it takes ages to get out of the die without breaking but think is worth it. Dovecraft and papermania papers. Ribbon is from stash and is a small bit with no name sorry. I will add his name before giving the card somewhere.
Well off to wash my pots get the hoover out and finish my order oh and do the shopping have a little trip to see Tilly before she flys out of  the country hope she is in but that might be tomorrow. Cant stop her packing can i.
Thanks for popping by and hope to see your enty n the challenge. i will be back shortly with my Crafty Catz card get those shape cards out
Bye for now
I would like to enter this into Fat Pages 7 Card with Attitudes challenge anything goes

Time to Case

Hi are you busy running round getting ready for Christmas well if you have a little time to craft how about joining us this week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS with our case theme. This is the last case of the year and it is our teamie Shells turn. Here is her card for you to case you can use may be the colour, layout, theme or image.

our sponsor for this challenge is

CEDAR CHEST DESIGNS which is a $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE

now onto my card. I have used the layout and colour theme but added more embellishments hope you can see the layout

                                          close up of image       close up of flowers from stash and wild orchid

 I have used a WOJ image coloured with my promarkers and dovecraft papers and distressed inks on. the edges, Papermania sentiment,

So now you have seen my card it is over to you, make your card and link up and one of us will be over very shortly to have a peep.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

I love promarkers - anything goes

Christmas Sweet stampin = anything goes

Paper pretties - winter inspired

Penny paper Crafty - anything goes

Tanda Stamps - chilly colours

Celebrate the occassion - no red or green

Deep Ocean - Christmas

Fat pages & cards with attitude anything goes

Recycle/upcycle Time at Crafty Catz

Hi folks have you had a good day well I have been busy cleaning and ended up with a such a bad head i couldnt do anything well that will teach me to clean and not craft. Hope you are keeping warm gosh it is so cold. off to Blackpool tomorrow to see my teamie Janette hope she is up to a good chin wag.

Well this week at Crafty Catz it is the lovely Naomi's turn to pick our theme and she would like us to use something that we have recycled from something else.

Our sponsor this week is the fab digital stamp company

The Stamp Fairy

pop over to the blog for details and checkout the samples the Stamp Fairy team sent us.

Also we have a new GDT Helene aka Nick and wow she had produced a brilliant card for her 1st card. Pop over and give her some love

Ok onto my card I have recycled the Sentiment and the flourishes and snowflakes from last years card a neighbour sent me. Now I knew I had saved it for a reason.

Image from our sponsor the stamp fairy coloured with my promarkers. papers are dovecraft? from last year.

Well that me creation hope you like and now it is over to you. have a look round is there anything you can reuse on your card. How about some foil sweet paper embossed or even made into a flower. Those little pieces of ribbon that are on the inside of your clothes. cant wait to see what you use.

Well I am now off to bed as the head is still not too good and i need to be right for morning.

challenges 

fat pages & Attitude - anything goes

Wags & Whiskers - Christmas

Mr & Mrs Santa

Today i have my DT card to show you for CRAFT . We have a picture that we have to be inspiraed by and i went for the occassion.

So i have a Christmas card again for you. We have again some amazing sponsors and also a 1st sponsor from Rick st Dennis who my images are from.

Our sponsors are

The Stamping Boutique,Scrappers Delights,Rick st Dennis MFA, & Flonz

checkout the blog for details re prizes and while you are there checkout the teams amazing creations.

Ok onto my card. As I said I used 2 images from Rick st Dennis MFA and merged them. Used myy new Docraft paper pack and kept it simple with the image being so big. Dont they look a lovely couple and i am sure Mrs Claus keeps Santa in order.

 close up of the images merged together
Well hope you like my card and it has given you some inspiration. So if you have time this weekend maybe you can come and join our challenge
Thanks for popping by will be back shortly with my Crafty Catz card
challenges
Fat pages & Attitude - anything goes
Fussy & Fancy - I love christmas
Crimbo Cracker - christmas
Sarah Hurley - Christmas
I love Promarkers - anything goes
Paper Shelter- Christmas
Whimsy Stamps -Traditional Christmas
Bunny Zoes - winter

Traditional Christmas Colours / Creative inspirations challenge

Hello gosh isnt the weather bad and how the temperature has dropped this week cant wait for spring. Welltoday i am sharing with you my DT card for Creative inspirations. The theme is Traditional Christmas Colours. I have used a Penny Black image for my Card coloured with Promarkers

Our sponsor for this challenge is

My Card

 close up of image

I have used Docraft papers and Wild Orchid flowers sprayed with gold glimmer spray. Satin ribbon from mei flower. 

Need more inspiration checkout the team blog.

Sorry this is late off to bed up nice and early tomorrow and will be back with my Craft DT Card

Thanks for popping by.

#160 Crafty Catz - Snowflakes, Stars & a Sentiment

Good morning my post is a little late so guess this is a reminder. Yesterday saw the start of another challenge at Crafty catz and it is the lovely Dianne's turn to pick the theme.

SNOWFLAKES,  STARS  & A SENTIMENT

Well a niceeasy one with everyone making Christmas Cards this is bound to fit into one of them so I am expecting another fab turn out.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is 

CRIMSON CLOUD

dont you just love there die cuts and this is what they are kindly giving our winner

Now on to my card  did a nice simple one and got my tiny stamps out and my brilliance ink and blue distress ink for the background stamping direct to the card blank

A oddment of blue spotted paper and some mirri card. Used my memory box snowflake circle and a penny black stamp which i coloured with my promarkers. Stars are tiny silver one you get in thoses celebration packs. The sentiment is from a old QVC pack i have had in the draw. Few Viva Pearls to finish off. Think this is about a good as i get to clean and simple.

So now it is your turn get those snowflakes stars out and make a card or maybe something else we would love to see it. Dont forget to head on over to the blog and checkout the rest of the girls amazing creations.

JANETTE GET WELL QUICK we miss you!

Thank for popping by and have a great weekend.

Challenges I would like to enter are

Crafty Creations -Christmas is coming

Fat pages -anything goes winter

Crimbo Crackers -  anything goes