Oh it is Springtime at Crafty Catz

Good evening hope you have had a good weekend mine has been eventful but I am very tired Saturday lots of retail and therpy  which was good spending far more than I had planned and still didnt get everything i wanted. Hey ho but got some good bargins.

Well I am here to share with you my DT card for Crafty Catz which I forgot to blog in my excitment. Slap hands well better late than never.

This week it is my lovely teamie Janettes turn to host the challenge and I think she was expecting some nice weather this week with the children on holiday. As she has picked the theme of

 SPRINGTIME.  

Also this weeks we have some more news we have a new team mate and you will know her work as she was our wonderful GDT last month and she agreed to come and join us. So we have another GDT Teresa and wow what amazing creation she has kick started her month off. Go check them out and give them some love all links are on the challenge blog

Our sponsor for this week is 

with a £10 gift voucher

So onto my card I made a twisted easel to show off this fab image from our sponsor

Iamge coloured with promarkers, DP is K & CO lace, flowers,& ribbon from from stash sentiment is a whispers stamp, Gems as stoppers die is butterfly flourish joanna sheen

well a simple card but hope you like and come along and play with us. You never know we might get a few days this week of sunshine for the children. If not how about getting them crafting too.

Thanks for popping by and you still have time to do the Divas hop details below.

challenges

613 avenue crafts= anything goes spring

Challenge 4 everybody - anything goes

Ditzie digi designs - anything goes

scribble & scrap - anything goes

ribbon girls - anything goes with

Gem of challenge -Ribbon & lace 

A creative romance - spring flowers

Patties creations - fancy folds

Stampin with the dragon - spring time

craft fayre goodies

 Hi Just Quick Post To Show You My Goodies From The Leigh Craft FayRe  Which I Went With Tilly. I Didn't Get To Watch Many Demos Add There Was So Much I Was Interested In And Ooh I Could Have Spent So Much. Only Thing I Needed Was Tape And Some Card Butt There Was Lots Of Things I Wanted. So I Am Now Relaxing After A Hard Day. It Is So Hard Shopping.

 

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It's RECYCLE / WORLD EARTH DAY 22nd April challenge at CRAFT

Hi I am here to share with you our new challenge at CRAFT which is Recycle/ World Earth Day on 22nd April. So to celebrate we are running a challenge so show us some recycling and link it up to our challenge.

We have some wonderful generous sponsors again this week

Inky Impressions,   Sassy Studio Designs,   MilkCoffee Stamps, 

Sunflowerfield,  & Trimgym's Digistamps and Images 

Pop over to the blog for further details and lots of creations by the team using images from our sponsors

So onto my card which I used an image from Milk Coffee Shop called Soya Gift Box. This is actually a Christmas image but as you can see a change of colour and you can use for other occasions.

 close up of image coloured with promarkers

 I used a tag off my sons shirt to recycle as the back side was the right colour

ingredients

DP is Dovecraft, recycled blue button, button pink heart button, Joanna sheen bunting, lace from stash ribbon from Meiflower, Doily and mirri card.

Well hope you like my easel and can come and join in the fun would love to see what you are recycling. Maybe with the school holidays next week you can get the kids to join in.

Thanks for popping by i amoff to the Leigh Craft Fayre tomorrow so if you are going look out for us and say hi. Nice to meet crafters and put a face to a name.

Challenges
crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
seize the birthday - button & gem
crafting by design - anything goes
creative moments - things with wings
fab n funky - fairytale
inky impressions - fancy folds

Happy 3rd Birthday Divas By Design Blog Hop/ Challenge

Good morning it is time to celebrate and say 

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY 

Divas By Design

So to celebrate we are having a blog hop 

and each of the team have a little something on their blogs. So don't forget to hop along to be in the running for extra prizes 

If You hopping along you should have come from Mirella Blog,

Also to celebrate our challenge starting today is 

ANYTHING GOES

So let me share with you my card I have made and one of the people leaving a comment will win this along with a little surprise which I will add to it. So this will be my present to you. So don't forget to leave me a little comment and I will announce the winner next week when the new challenge starts.

I have used this adorable stamp Little Lady Bug by Saturated Canary. I have coloured her as a Bee as we are going to be Busy Bees hopping around celebrating and visiting you all.

Ingredients for this is - Promarkers, Joanna sheen Butterfly Swirl, Sizzix Flower Die, Lace, Organza Yellow Ribbon, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls & Glitter. Capsule DP

So as I said  I will get  my son to pick a winner out  and parcel up the card and some goodies which I will pick up this weekend at the Craft Fayre.

So thanks for hopping by and your next stop is

Theresa

If you get lost here is the order

Divas by Design challenge blog

Sandra

Lou

Sue B

Margreet

Justyna

Andie

Mirella

Aunty Sue - Your Here

Theresa

Jayne

Rebekah

challenges I would like to enter this into
Paper Crafting Journey - anything goes (entry1)
Crafting by designs - anything goes
Crafting for all seasons - dies and diecuts
Hobbybrook designs - 2 or more dies
Stampavie & more - girly
inky chicks - lace
Card mania - lace & pearls
cutie pie- diecuts

Crafty Catz says ANYTHING GOES

Good evening I am waiting for the result of the Voice and realised I hadnt posted my DT card. This week Crafty Catz has the easiest challenge going ANYTHING GOES and you can enter 3 times so what you waiting for.
We have 2 great sponsors this weeks so that means 2 winners

with a prize of 3 packs of die cuts 

and our other sponsor is  Paper nest dolls

The Paper Nest Dolls are a collection of original artwork, all done hand, by Christine Young the founder. All artwork is unique and inspired by one of Christine Young's children and then turned into a rubber or digital stamp.

prize is $25 to the Paper Nest

So now you have seen what is on offer let me share I have used a image kindly given to us by The Paper Nest Dolls 

I have coloured the image with my Proflexmarkers, Die Joanna sheen butterfly flourish, whimsey sentiment, gems, lace and ribbon from stash, Dp is Rondelle - Prima

Well now it is your turn we already have a good turnout but hope you will come and play along with us. Also if you entered the GDT we have announced our choice for april.

Thanks for popping by and well results are in on the voice and no surprises to be had . I wonder who will win this year shame lee has left I thought Ricks team was the best but think Will might have the winner.

Off to do some comments now. 

Oh have you seen that CRAFTY SENTIMENTS has a sale on for mothers day.

challenges

What weather or season are you celebrating

Good morning I am here today with my CRAFT DT card and this week we are celebrating the weather or season. So grab those stamps or digi images that shows us a weather scene maybe it spring with a brolly or are you enjoying the Sun or even you may be in the middle of winter with some snow.

So we are waiting to see what season you are celebrating.

You may be one of our winners from our fab generous sponsors

Sponsor 1: Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps

 

The prize is 3 of their images of choice.

 

Sponsor 2: The Stamping Chef

Prize is 3 digis of choice from the store.

 

Sponsor 3: Bugaboo Stamps

Prize is 7 free digis from Bugaboo Stamps.

 

Sponsor 4: Yours and Mine Papercrafts

The prize is

 

Sponsor Top3: CraftsuPrint 

Prize is Craftsuprint's Premium Collection Downloadable CD worth £19.99

So now you have seen what is on offer to our many winners let me show you my card which I have used a Lacey Sunshine image who is our sponsor of the month

image coloured with promarkers/ flexmarkers, DP is from a freebie pack, whimsey stamp sentiment, papermania dollie, oval x cut die, spellbinder lacey square, cuttlebug birds and swirls embossing floder, satin ribbon from stash

So that my card hope you like and hope to see you over at the challenge blog we would love to see what weather you have. 

Thanks for popping by hugs Sue

challenges

 

Let's Celebrate Mother's and Girls at Crafty Sentiments

Hi good morning today at Crafty Sentiments we are celebrating Mother's with Mothers Day this Sunday in the Uk. But no fear if you are not from the Uk or like me dont have a mother living you can make it for a special lady. Now this could be a sister or friend or aunt we would love you to share it with us.

Here is the wonderful prize that is going to the lucky winner.

Also we are looking for a GDT for 3 months so if you fancy having a go and joining us then please read the details on the blog and all the fab benefits apart from working with us. Lol.

Dont forget to read the rules to see if you are eligible for extra entries with your creation

So onto my card I have use WELCOME LITTLE ONE and you can find it in the shop here

and a close up of the image can you see the sparkle I have added with some fine glitter

She has been coloured with my promarkers and used some fab lace from a local shop so love this hope they have some more. Satin ribbon from Mei flower along with the pearl slider. My Martha Stewart punch around the page and some striped DP. The hearts die cuts are Memory Box.

Well hope you like my card i kept it fairly plain but if you fancy a more fancy card then checkout the blog as you will find one there by my talented team mate Mikha

Well hope to see lots of lovely creations this week as we should all show our mums or dearest some love.

Thanks for popping by.

challenges i would like to enter this into are

Card mania - lace & pearls (slider)
Craft your passion - mothers day
Cutie Pie challenge - for Mum
Incy wincy designs - lace pearls & ribbon
Make my monday - mum
Melonhead friends - girly
Oh la la Creations - speacial lady
Perfectly rustic - baby cards
Gltter & sparkle - use blue
Hobbycutz - girly no pink
Little Clares - monotone
Brown sugar - anything goes

Bling Bling Bling at Crafty Catz and GDT call

Hi a quick post for me tonight. Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far. Did you hop around with us at Crafty Sentiments I just had a another peep and so loved the creations. That said onto why I am here.

Friday brought us another challenge at CRAFTY CATZ and we have extended our GDT for another weeks so go on enter and add GDT and you never know it might be you.

Well it was the lovely Kims turn to pick our theme and she would like to see lots of BLING on your creations. So lets see them sparkle.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Marianne Designs with this wonderful prize

So now onto my card which I made for a friend's workmate

The brief  i had for this was that she isnt too girlie and must have bling and the number 40. So this is what I came up with.  Image is from Mo's digital pencil too coloured with my promarkers. DP is Sweet thing just love this pad and was a present from a friend. The number has been glittered with an inch of its life. It was a printed out from my computer and layers of card stuck together then glittered. Gems from stash, Gingham ribbon from Meiflower. Banner is a joanna sheen signature  die. Sentiment has been diecut with my XCut oval die and is a SeeD stamp.

Well hope you like and find time to come and play along we cant wait to see what you make.

Thanks for popping by and i will go and check how the voice is going on. 

challenges

Brown sugar = anything goes

Craftitude - anything goes

Craft 4 eternity receipe - anything goes

Creative corner - texture

cut it up - die cut

daring card makers - die

Pattie creations - anything goes

sister art card challenge - anything goes

stampin with the dragon - bling it up

DP2 - Lots of embellishments

Charisma challenge - birthday girl

Crafty Sentiments Hop with Molly

If you are looking for my Divas, Craft & Crafty Catz cards they are all below this post.

Hi there and welcome to the Crafty Sentiments Hop Meeting Molly - we shall be sharing with you some brand new stamps and giving you the chance to win some!!  We also have a couple of 3 month GDT spots up for grabs -All you need to do is join our fab hop you have until the 23rd to hop along .Please remember to leave a comment on everyones blog and finally finish on the Inspirational blog , let us know you have hopped and tell us your favourite stamp - if of course you could choose just one - Have fun - You should have come from Celines blog and your next stop is ---Kelly

So with all the details deliveredHere is my card/project using the brand new stamp --EASTER EGG HUNT featuring our MOLLY

 I have made a basket for molly as hers is a little small. She has been coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment is also from Crafty Sentiments and you should be able to find it at the shop along with some more fab Easter ones.

I have used a M.S doilies punch and a rabbit punch. Some brads to hold the handles on and some fab patchwork design paper Below is some pictures and measurements of the basic basket

 strips of Dp cut into 2 times 21cms x 5 1/2cm & 2 times 7cm x5 1/2cms these will be matted onto the card as in the below picture

 You can either cut a stripe of card or some ribbon to be attached the the base as a handle then decorate

Well I hope you have enjoyed your stay and the hop so far so now it is time to hop to Kellys blog the link is above in the hop details. Enjoy your hop and dont forget that the 2nd part will start tomorrow at 9am. Winner will be announced on theinspirational blog on the 24th.

Thanks for hopping by

20th

Susanne

Jackie

Caz

Celine

Aunty Sue

Kelly

Jac

21st

Mikha (You're here)

Cathy

Diane

Susan

Rachel

Shazza

Inspirational Blog

challenges

Stampin for the weekend - anything goes

sweet pea stamper - easter

4 Krafty Girls - anything goes

7 kids college fund - anything goes

crafty creation = anything goes

hobbybrook designer challenge - anything goes

whimsey inspiration - easter

Just inspirational - easter

Under the Sea Picture Inspiration with Craft

Good morning I am here today to share with you my DT card for CRAFT and this was a real challenge for me. Took me out of my comfort zone. We have a Picture Inspiration Challenge.

                                                         (image of jellyfish at aquarium)

Anything that fits in with this subject, qualifies for entering into this challenge. Don't forget, there is a maximum of 5 entries per person and it needs to be new work (so created and posted after this challenge has started). Please also make sure to turn word verification off as this makes leaving a comment on your lovely creations much easier. We do not leave a comment if you have word verification switched on.

We have some very generous sponsors again this week

Spyder's Other Corner

Sami Stamps

Sassy Studio Designs

 Scrapbook News and and Review

Pickled Potpourri

So before you pop along to checkout the prizes and the stunning creations by the team let me share my card.

 now for a side view to show the depth and shape

 close up of the image from Sassy Studio Designs - Syrena

I cut a scallop circle and then cut into the middle so i could make into a cone shape I had previously put it through a ribbler and sprayed it with dylussions blue ink. I punched some fern leaves and glued to the shell. Added some lace to some navy card die punched with a scallop M.S punch and placed onto a card that had been embossed with a fiskers wave plate then chalked. The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts. I used some Cheese cloth to give the effect of a fishing net. The image has been coloured with promarkers and this is the first time i have coloured skin this colour hope you like. I wasnt sure how it would turn out when I started but am fairly pleased with the finish result.
I do hope you like and please leave me a comment and let me know what you think
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
4 crafty chicks - no patterned papers
milk coffee - mre than 2 flowers
sassu studio - up to you
Crafting for all seasons - NO DP
paper shelter - more than 5 flowers
deep ocean -lace & pearls
passion for promarkers - monochrone
aurora wings - anything goes
bunny zoes crafts = monochrone

Flower Power at Divas by Design

Good evening sorry for being late with my DT card for Divas By Design. Time has just got away with me and I have had a busy week with hospital appointments and my Son being on Holiday and visitors. So that said I will get on with it.

This week we have a lovely challenge for you just perfect for the ladies so if you need to make a mothers Day card maybe you could enter it into this.

This week our challenge is

FLOWER POWER

So lets see lots of flowers this could be an image as i have done or it could be embellishments.

Our sponsor for this week is 

LIVE AND LOVE CRAFTS

So onto my card. This is a card which I was asked to make for a friends BIL as he had just lost his mother. 

I hope this brought him some comfort and I know his wife loved it if you know what I mean. I have heard that she took it into to work to show to her friends which was nice.

I have used a Dig image from Digi Stamp Boutique called Black flowers. You can find it in the shop here. The flourishes on the side are a small stamp i bought from the papermill many years ago. The Butterflies are Memory Box. Sentiment is computer generated. Black gems from Meiflower. Lilac grosgrain ribbon from stash, Lilac card from the papermill and Silver miri card

A simple layout to allow the image and sentiment to take centre stage.

Well I hope you like my card and hope that you will come and play along with us as we cant wait to come and visit you.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Digi stamp boutique monthly challenge
crafty ribbons - anything goes
trutle soup - flowers
everybody art challenge - non cute card
ladybug crafts= special lady

GDT CALL & Boys & Their Toys

Good morning I am here with another reminder that CRAFTY CATZ are having their monthly GDT call for April. Fancy joining us for a month we would love you to join us. So if you do then join in our challenge this week which is

BOYS & THEIR TOYS

and put GDT after your name and we will be along to check it out. We welcome people that is new to blogging and crafts just as much as the more experienced so dont be shy.

So this week Nick picked Boys and their toys and we are sponsored by 

DIGI STAMPS4JOY

who kindly give the team some images so go checkout the teams creations

I have used a monster Truck image great for those little boys as well as the ones young at heart

I have coloured it with my promarkers and the Dp is Basic Grey. Some odd buttons, ribbed card which reminds me of the bumps and those fab arrows are a Crafty Sentiments Die. Some Builder Scrim to add that finishing touch.

Well hope you will come and try out or if you are too busy this month remember we hold these each month.

Thanks for popping by and have a great day. Off to put a line of washing out so keep those fingers crossed for me. I hate using my dryer means i spend more on my craft than the electric.

Bye for now

Good Morning Craft Challenge Reminder

Hello I am here with a reminder and my DT card of the challenge that started Thursday on Craft.
This week we would like you to come and join us in getting ready for CHRISTMAS
We have yet again some fab sponsors with some amazing prizes up for grabs. They are
Sponsor 1: Crafty Ribbons

Prize is a selection of ribbons or a store voucher.

Sponsor 2:The Paper Shelter

Prize is a $20 gift certificate for their store.

Sponsor 3: Crimson Cloud

The prize is a stamp set or diecut packs of choice from their shop.

Sponsor 4:  Flonzcraft 

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

Prize is a $20 voucher for their store. 

Sponsor Top3: Karen's Doodles

The prizes are as follows:

• 1st 3 digis of choice
• 2nd 2 digis of choice
• 3rd 1 digi of choice.

 So now onto my card which I have used Decemeber the 26th from The Paper Shelter. I have used one of their pre coloured images that comes with it. How brilliant are these images.

I did go over santas suit with a watered down glitter gelly roll pen sadly goesnt show up on the picture but gives him a slight glow. Used my labels from spellbinders and some fab organisa ribbon from Meiflower crafts. Dp is all from my stash and the sentiment is from K&Co

well that my card I hope you like a fairly quick make with the image precoloured. You have till Wednesday tea time to enter so still plenty of time

Thanks for popping by