A Mother's Love - with Ribbons & Pearls

Good evening have you had a good day well mine has been a bit busy but as I have 2 post today I will get on with them. But I do have some good news. My son has just heard he has just been offered another job so he is a happy bunny and has gone to his girlfriends then onto a late night showing of a new film being released at midnight.
Well to day I have a beautiful image to show you from Saturated Canary who is sponsoring CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS. This week our challenge is RIBBONS & PEARLS so lets see lots of ribbon and pearls on your projects.
We have 2 sponsors for this weeks
The first of our prizes is from our Monthly Sponsor J&C CREATIONS who are giving 1 Winner a £10 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Our next prize is from our brand new sponsor SATURATED CANARY who are giving another Winner 

2 DIGI'S OF THEIR CHOICE!

So now lets have a peep at my card I made.

Image coloured with promarkers, memory box die cuts,Ribbon by Crafty Ribbon & Mei flower crafts, pearls by Mei flower. Baby sentiment topper from stash. Swirls stamp, Brilliance baby pink ink, Pin and charms from Mei flower, Pearl Brads, DP sweet baby girl from stash, Card from Papermill. Base card is a 8x8 inch scallop.

Well you can made your project for any occasion just add some pearls and ribbon and link your creation up with Mr Linky and one of us will be along shortly to have a peep and show some love.

Need some more inspiration pop over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the teams creations. Leave them a comment to let them know you have been along to view.

Thanks for popping by.

Challenges I would like to enter this card into are

Crafting By Design - anything goes

Crafty Creation - pink +1

Fab n Funky - love

Penny's paper crafty - anything goes

Sisterhood of crafts - anything goes

Whimsy stamps - pink

Crafty Sentiments - monochromatic

Cupcake crafts - monochromatic

Stamp and create - use a diecut

One stitch at a time - digi

The Corrosive Challenges - Special Occasions

the craft place -For a child

Lets here it for the Boys

Good afternoon hope the sun is shining upon you. It has been a lovely day here in Manchester taken the dog for a walk and even cut the grass kind of as my arm is still playing up so it is far from perfect but better than it was.

Well I am here with my DT card for Crafty Catz what happened to Friday seems I slept most of the evening and i had thought i had scheduled but sadly i must have dreamt it. So i will get onto it.

This week it is the lovely Naomi's turn to pick our theme and here in the uk next week is St Georges Day so she has decided that it would be nice to celebrate with a male card/creation.

This weeks sponsors for this challenge 

who are giving the winner a $10 gift voucher

Now onto my card I have used a Pollycraft  digital image coloured with promarkers

The dp is a BoBunny sheet. Some ribbon a few gems and a digital sentiment. The number is a peel off. Die cut spaceship.

Thanks for popping by hope you can come and join us.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Daring Cardmakers -childs card
Aud sentiments - male
Nutcrafters - anything goes
paper pretties - happy birthday
Stampavie & more - one for the boys
Ladybug Crafts -card for a child
Papertake weekly = one paper

Craft Dt Card - Time for a Sketch

Hi folks hope you are ready for the weekend well I am. I have been having alot of pain with my arm and right hand so havent been doing much colouring or blogging. The typing is really playing havoc with it but I am hoping over the weekend to catch up with you so sorry for being a bad blogger and being late with this.

So with that i will keep this short and get on with the challenge.

This week at CRAFT it is sketch time so as long as we can see the sketch we will be happy.

We have some amazing sponsors and prizes for you. So checkout these.

Sponsor 1: Bugaboo Stamps

The prize for winner 3 is 7 digi's from their shop.

Sponsor 2: Pattie's Creations

The prize for winner 3 is 3 of their images of choice.

Sponsor 3: Lauretta's Digital Stamps

The prize for winner 3 is 2 images of choice from her shop.

 

Sponsor 4:  The Cutting Cafe

The prize for winner 4 is any 3 sets from their online shop.

 

So now you have seen what is up for grabs by our generous sponsors here is my card using  Bugaboo Edward Elephant Hello. Coloured with my promarkers.

I have used the following to make this card. Ribbon from stash, Brads, embossing folder leatherette stars dp from stash think might be docraft. Friends stamp.(unknown make)

Well now it is over to you hope to see you over at the blog. Dont forget to checkout the rest of the teams creations for more inspiration.

Thanks for popping by and have a good weekend.

Challenges this card fits

Raise the bar - friendship
Stampin for the weekend - friendship
Nutcrafters - anything goes
Penny's paper Crafty - sentiment
Sisterhood of crafters - animals

Creative Inspirations DT - Anything But A Card - I Tagged It & My NEWS

Good Morning gosh the weeks are flying by cant believe how quick this week has gone. Wednesday brings another challenge at Creative Inspirations and this week it is the lovely Barbara's turn to pick our theme.

She would like to see all creations OTHER THAN CARDS

so hop on over to the blog and checkout what amazing creations the team has created.

Our sponsor  & prize for this challenge is 

                                       from CLASSY CRAFTS.CO.UK which is a 
                                                           £10 GIFT VOUCHER!

So what did I make for this challenge. Well I thought i would get messy and very inky and make a Tag with my new inks.

Oh I think I covered up most of the ink with my flowers.

Ingredients:-

Distress Inks in Raspberry, Cosmic shimmer gold spray, Dylusions ink spray london blue. Lili of the valley stamp, Cherry Blossom Stamp, Wild orchid flowers, Prima essentials flowers, ribbon, Gem brad, pearls, Twine, Eyelet, Memory Box Die.  Martha Stewart  corner punch,Card from  papermill.

Gosh didnt think i had put so much onto such a small tag. I dont do tags often so this was something a little different for me but i really enjoyed doing it and getting lots of ink on my fingers. The back of the tag has the ink on so whoever gets it will see it. The gold shimmer doesnt really show on the picture.

Well the challenge is open to lots of creations and we love to see what you have made so hope to see you over at the blog.

I also have some news for you i did say last week i had some good news but couldnt post yet. 

Well those of you that follow Creative Inspirations will remember Rebekah from a while back. Well she runs a few other challenge blogs and  my news is.

I am now a Member of Divas By Design and will be posting my 1st Dt card next Wednesday. Oh yes you will have 2 creations from me next week

Well thanks for popping by and catch you all tomorrow with another creation.

Have fun!

Challenges i would like to enter my tag into are

Anything goes - metal ( brad and eyelet)

Bearly mine challenges - spring flowers

Inky Chicks - birthday girl

Oldie but goodie - everything except the inks

Tuesday alchemy - garden & gold (flowers and gold glimmer mist)

Cupcake craftroom - summer blooms

Keep calm & get creative - Tags

Artistic inspirations - anything but a card

The Paper Shelter - Blooms

Sketchie Time at Crafty Catz

Good evening I am very late with my Dt card today for CRAFTY CATZ so I will get on with it This week it was my turn to set the challenge so I drew up this sketch for you all to use.  We had an amazing turn out last week with janettes challenge and wow you did some amazing creations and i think we had a record number of entries for the GDT spot. So if you entered last week pop over to the blog Dianne will be along very shortly.

But while you are waiting for Dianne with the results let me share my sketch and card with you.

Remember you can flip or resize as long as we can see the original sketch we are happy. Also please only 1 entry per person.

Our sponsors yes we have 2 this week are

Marianne Designs

 who is kindly giving 

Also we have 

The Paper Shelter

who are kindly giving

Marianne Designs

 who is kindly giving 

Also we have 

The Paper Shelter

who are kindly giving

Now onto my card I have used a image given to us by The paper Shelter which I have coloured with  my promarkers .

Dies used are Spellbinders, memorybox. A dovecraft punch. Gems and ribbon from Meiflower crafts.

We ll thats my card a nice simple one and the dies are all new i got at the craft fayre.

Thanks for popping by and have a great weekend and if you get chance to craft hope you will use my little sketch. Have fun.

Challenges

Little miss muffet - anything goes
Sisterhood of crafters - animals

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

Christmas in April

Well it is that time of the month again at CRAFT that we get all our Christmas goodies and get to play with glitter and cute fairies and pixies. Yes we would like to see lots of CHRISTMAS CREATIONS

Our sponsors for this challenge are

Sponsor 1: HopeJacare

The prize for sponsor 1 is 3 images of choice from HopeJacare.

Sponsor 2: A Day for Daisies

A Day For Daisies provides themed categories of over 1000 digital illustrations, including fairy tales and magical mermaids, cutie kids, vintage illustrations, sentiments and lovely designs for all occasions!

ADFD WEBSITE: www.adayfordaisies.com

ADFD BLOG: http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

ADFD FACE BOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Day-For Daisies/142905905744876?ref=ts

ADFD ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

The prize for winner 2 will be a $12 gift card to the shop at A Day for Daisies (that's equal to 3 images of choice).

Sponsor 3:  Flonz 

Flonz make and sell rubber and clear stamps at their online store, ebay and etsy.

The prize for winner 3 is a $20 voucher for their store.

Sponsor 4: DigiDarla

The prize for winner 4 is 4 free digistamps from their shop of choice.

Now I made this card with a image from A Day for Daisies called Pixie Christmas 2 isnt she a cutie. I have used my promarkers and the Dp is from last year so sorry I am not sure who it is by. If you know please leave me a comment. I used my promarkers to colour it. A Cuttlebug embossing folder which i have coloured the edges with my distressed inks. Cut a sizzix border up one of my new dies from the other week. Some raffia and charm from the works. Gems from Meiflower Crafts. Kraft base card and sentiment is from QVC. Doily from ebay. The cream card is pearlised from the craft fayre

Well now it is your turn hope to see you over at the blog and while you are there checkout the amazing samples the team has produced using images from our sponsors.

Challenges i would like to enter this card into are

ABC Christmas - girl/guy

Christmas at sweet Stampin - kraft

I love promarkers - embossing

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Anything Goes + Heart Engagement Card

Good evening well it has been a lovely day although still cold. Got some washing done. Oh I have news which I cant wait to tell you but I have to keep tight lipped for just a little time but watch this space. This week I have Had a top 5 and a win with my cards from last week so I am a very happy girl. 

Well today is the start of another challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS and we have a very easy one for you so no excuse not to link up. 

ANYTHING GOES with the option of a HEART

So I am expecting a lot of entries this week.

The prize for this weeks winner is a GDT spot for May so I cant wait to see what you come up with.

Now for my card this week I had to make an Engagement card for a party that my son and his girlfriend where going to so what better than this challenge.

I have kept is fairly simple and used a monochrome theme with just a splash of red in the flowers. The happy couple was really please with it . Wild Orchid and The range, Charm & Gems from Meiflower Crafts the sentiment is computer generated. Card is from Papermill.
Well this is my card so now it is over to you please read the rules and link up and one of us will be along very shortly. Mostly have fun .
Thanks for popping by and if you have time leave me a comment I love to read them and pop back tomorrow I will have another card for you.
Challenges this card fits are
Crafts & Me - Pearls & lace
Digistamps4joy - anything goes
Little red wagon - lace
hedd & Rose - monotone
Bearly Mine - anything goes

leigh craft fayre

Good morning i thought i would share what Tillytrotter and myself got up to yesterday. Well it is tillys birthday this month so i bought her a ticket for our local craft fayre she said she didn't need anything but as i said she could keep my from spending as too many teas of beans on toast doesn't give a health smell to my room oh the wind it causes Well we set off just after 10 short drive and with ticket get free drink so no need for flasks. getting on for 1hr+ and we are just leaving the 1st stall Oyster Crafts although I did watch a demo but oh the struggle to get to the sections and then the choice. Well i grabed what i thought I needed not wanted as it was the 1st stall. Then had a check of what i had in my hand thought oh i really shouldnt get that so having put back half. Iam a girl left the stall spending £70 so that was my limt and i did have money so no more card for me. Off we went to see the sizzex stall as we both have a bigshot and oh there was so much choice there again seems this year it is dies and not stamps. Well wepondered and looked and made all the lovely noises you make when you see things you would like. I wanted a set and tilly liked it too and whated a few other bits well then we went and had a look at the stamps and embellishments they had . Arm full we went to pay so thinking oh I can now get Tillys present i grabbed the set off her paid and presented it back to her with Happy Birthday. With a thank you and a smile she said let grab a drink net. So while i quened for the drinks she bought jacket potatoes for us. Yummy. Well now having well spent up I thought I just need some pearls and my tape and just a wonder round if tilly wanted. Off we went to meiflower but oh no no white pearls just mixed sets and where was the tape oh no i cant live without it. No the supplier hadnt delivered so Boo Hoo. Off we went for a wonder and found some stalls to watch demos a panpastel which was good  and then we found card and card blanks just basic needs. NOt wants Just need i say to myself. now i believe Kevin sent Tilly a message saying take a hold all or something. Wel he was right and what happened to Tilly stopping me buying. Oh well below are my goodies and please dont ask what we are eating for tea this week. Best was i thought I could put my card and few bits away but as i was taking these pictures my son came in.

Hi Mum had a good day get anything nice?

lol

Oh looks like you have spent up omg he doesnt know how much dies are.

Just making some home made soup for dinner as he is out with his girlfriend for tea

Oh well I dont drink or smoke or go out often. I did have a great day though

enjoy the pictures the large white card was a bargin at £5 A3sheets

It is Anything Goes at Crafty Catz

Hi Friday again are you all ready for the weekend. Well if you get any time how about joining us for a challenge. Well it is our Queen of Anything Goes challenges Janettes turn to host the challenge. Also we are looking for our next GDT for May so if you fancy working with some fab designers add GDT after your name and we will come check you out

Our sponsors for this callenge is 

Crimson Cloud who has some fab diecuts for our winner.

So onto my card I made this for a neighbours Father to give to his wife. He wanted a nice one with flowers but not too over the top so did a simple layout . 

Coloured the image with my promarkers and added some glitter to the flowers hope you can see that. Used my M.S punches round the page. Some Crafty Ribbon gingham ribbon. Few Gems from Papermania and the DP is from Dovecraft from a pad I bought last year.
Well thanks for popping by and leave me a comment if you have time would love to read your thoughts. Have a good weekend i am off to a craft fayre at leigh with Tillytrotter I am hoping she will stop me from spending too much as i really only wants some double sided tape and a few pearls. So if you are there on Saturday come and say hello.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Crafts & Me - spring flowers
Digistamps4joy - anything goes
I love promarkers - fave colour - pink
Simon says stamp -Happy Birthday
Stampin Royalty - ribbon & pearls
Papertake weekly - anything goes
Partytime tuesday - ribbon & blooms
Cupcake craft room = summer blooms
Sparkle n sprinkle - use a digi

Craft challenges you to RECYCLE

Good evening when i am wondering if spring although a little late has finally arrived. Another lovely sunny day we have had although there has been a cold wind it is so nice to see the sunshine.

Today at Craft Challenge we have a Eco Friendly Challenge. 

We would like to see creations featuring RECYCLE items

We have another fab week of sponsors that have been so generous and they are

Sponsor 1:  LEJ Designs

The prize for winner 1 is 3 digis of choice from her site.

Sponsor 2:  Doodle Dragons

The prize for winner 2 is $10 download from their site.

Sponsor 3: Gingerloft

The prize for winner 3 is 3 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 4: Scrapper'sDelights

The prize for winner 4 is 7 free Digi Stamps.

Janice is starting in Whimsy Stamps on the 1st of April and is offering the winner 7 images of their choice from within her Whimsy Stamp store to celebrate.

Now onto my card I have used a image kindly given to us by Scrappers Delight called Baby Boo. Here is a picture of the items i have used on my card that is recycled

Here is the finished card.

I have coloured the image with my promarkers. Used chalk for the clouds. The Kraft is actually the back of the Easter Egg box. The ribbon is from the hanging strings on a jumper, buttons are from a shirt that has gone to the recycle centre. Other items used are Papermania time for tea DP , Liquid pearls, Papermania heart doily Memory Box Dies and Dovecraft tiny punch.
Ok so dont forget to pop over to the challenge blog and checkout what the others have recycled. Would love it if you could join us and we love to pop along and see what you have found to recycle.
Challenges i would like to enter this into
Clearly istamp - anything goes
Digistamps4joy - anything goes
Divas by Design - spring colours
I love promarkers - fave colour ( pink for a girl)
The paper shelter - Doily
Stampavie and more - pink
Papertake weekly - anything goes + option kraft
ABC - kraft
Really Reasonable ribbon - Buttons & ribbon
Sparkle n sprinkle - use a digi

How about Getting Krafty with Creative Inspirations

Good evening hope you have had a wonderful day did a load of washing stripped the beds and it has alld dried nicely. Well it is hump day and just a few days left for the children on there holidays and it is back to school this monday. Hump day also means another Challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS and what do we have for you this week.

Well we would like you to get KRAFTY

yes we would like to see Kraft on your creations

This week's prize is from CEDAR CHEST DESIGNS who are offering a $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

CEDAR CHEST DESIGNS

We where lucky enough to be allowed to pick some goodies from the shop and i picked this fab image Gennie and also some backing papers which  printed onto the Kraft Card. The image was coloured with my promarkers

 close up of the flowers and image

Ingredients

Kraft card from a blank card cut up. Black card from the papermill. 

Gems from Meiflower Crafts, Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. Sentiment is a download. 

Martha Stewart Doily punch. X cut oval die. Dovecraft Flower Punch 

Hope you like and please pop along to the blog and checkout the stunning creations by the team it is well worth the trip.

Thanks for popping by and hope you can get chance to join us in this weeks challenge.

Challenges i would like to enter this card into are
Papertake weekly = anything goes
Digital Sweet challenge - once apon a time
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Creative inspirations paint - anything goes
Gingerloft Challenge - Kraft
Cupcake crafts = Kraft
Digi makeover challenge - anything goes
Make it monday with Kraft - Kraft anything goes
Bearly mine - Sketch

Oh them shoes from Redonkulous- Crafty Catz DT Card

Good afternoon and a Good Good Friday to you all. Gosh i remember spending all day at Church when i was younger on Good Friday yes you read right. It was great we did lots of activities and a few services but really enjoyed ourselves. We took egg and cheese sandwiches because Mum said no meat and I didnt eat fish. Oh the good old days of St Clements Cof E. 

Well are you up to anything nice today. The sun is shining and after I have written this I am taking the dog and son for a nice long walk so guess I will be sleeping most of the evening. Well I have to make some room for my Easter Egg.

Friday brings another challenge at Crafty Catz and this week it is the lovely Diannes turn to pick the them and we all enjoyed popping by last weeks. So come on Sue what does Dianne what us to do this week.

SWIRLS & PEARLS

so dig out those pearls and get those swirls down on that creation. Remember the theme is open as long as we can see the 2 elements on your projects and just the 1 entry please.

We have a fab sponosr for you this week and i couldnt wait to get my hands on my image that she so kindly allowed me to play with it is
REDONKULOUS DESIGNS

the wonner will be given points to the store enabling them to pick between 2 - 4 images depending on what they want.
Ok now onto my card. I was so excited about this and when I coloured it in and started to assemble it I just wasnt sure  on my papers. Guess that will teach me not to get the papers 1st. Anyway what do you think. I went more British flag colours/ navy theme.

The very dark card is actually navy think this is a hard colour to get a picture of. 

Image coloured with promarkers, swirls from a friend, Red Pearls from meiflower, Dp is laura Ashley and the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, card from papermill and lots of glitter on the shoes.

I think that this would make a fab card either a saucey one for a guy or a great birthday card for a girl that loves her shoes.

Ok so what do you think are you ready to come out to play with the Crafty Catz girls I do hope so.

Before I go please pop along and see what a fab job the rest of the team has done and also our Fab GDT Anna it is her last week with us and we are so sad to see her go but hope she will still come and play with us.

Thanks for popping by and have a wonderful easter hopefully surrounded by family.

Challenges I would like to enter this card into are as follows

Papertake weekly - sketch 39

Crafty Ribbons -anything goes with a ribbon

ThePaper shelter - anything goes

Through the Craft Room - anything goes

Passion for promarkers - bingo - diecut free & glitter

One stitch at a time - Use a digi