Monochrome - Creative Inspirations challenge 49

Morning ladies hope you are all well. Gosh been a busy week have a few birthdays this week and house hunting.
Well this week at creative inspirations we have this fab theme Monochrome. I love doing these usually end up doing black and white or red and white so this time i thought I would try something different. ORANGE. You need use 1 colour but you are allowed white and also skin and hair colour. So what you waiting for how about some nice spring colours with easter and mothers day round the corner what better.

Well i have used a miss anya this time no not a Mo's image. lol. Used the papermania capsuale collection for my accessories.

We have a great sponsor this week Dotty about crafts so head on over to the challenge blog and checkout the goodies and see who this weeks Guest DT is. Was it you. While you are there get some inspiration from our fab team they surprise me each week.

I am also entering this in Lexi's Creations challenge - anything goes

Catch you all later off to estate agents now for some more details on properties.

Clean and Simple

Hi sorry I have been missing but trying to find a house at the moment so please excuse this quick post.


Mo has the challenge to produce a card that is just white with the image and a ribbon. My ribbon is from the capsule collection and image is coloured with promarkers. I have left the sentiment off but think this would make a great mothers day card.

I am also entering this in the Stamp Something Challenge - a touch of spring.- spring flowers and spring colours

Moving Day

Hi i made a card this morning in a hurry as my neighbour left didnt realise it was today thought i had another week. Her house had fallen through 3 time just like mine but she was really going this time bags packed removal people here all belonging in the van. Had this image from Mo's and thought it would make a fun moving day card.

Hope you like

I am entering this in to Cupcake crafts there theme this week is keep it simple. Well the layout is very simple. I am also entering this in A spoon full of suger theme is Spring is in the air. Moving house, clearing the decks, spring cleaning and birds make new homes. I hope this fits

A Strange Day of Mixed Emotions

Gosh today has been so strange. I have been down then up then down. Today is my late baby sisters birthday she would have been 41 no age to die. Was feeling a bit low dont like going to her grave but decided today i would go. Then I looked out the window and my neighbour was moving didnt realise it was today lovely lady but reminded me that my house still wasnt sold. Not long before the mortgage people will be knocking. Still really happy for her as things havent been the best and it will be a new start for her. So quickly made her a card and delivered it. Left feeling much happier. Then got a phone call saying we had a offer from some people and would i accept. Lol. I just said " oh goodies yes please". So i am happy and preying it goes through this time but will be sad as we have been here 25 years come july. So all in all a very strange and eventful day. Just wanted to share with someone hope your day has been a good one. Lots of viewings tomorrow for new properties.
Thanks for reading. xx

Creative Inspirtations Challenge 48 - Say It In Sepia

Now SEpia is the theme this week over at Creative Inspirations now it isnt as bad as it sounds and i looked up the definition for sepia and according to wikipeda Sepia is a dark brown-grey color, named after the rich brown pigment derived from the ink sac of the common cuttlefish Sepia. Well i think tones of reddish brown is what i was thinking of. It isnt as bad as i was thinking once you get started and if you need any hints or inspirations just check out the teams amazing projects they have amazed me.



I have used this image as sepia always makes me think of old pictures and this image reminds me of my gran sadly she left us aged 95 way back in 1982 not a bad innings.Papers are from K&Co and flowers from my stash. Pearls are a mixture of string pearls and half pearls. Lace is recycled. Leaf is a woodware punch. I have distressed the papers and lightly inked with dye based inks. Distress inks on my wish list i think. Image coloured with promarkers and of course image by Mo.
Well I hope you like and i would love to see you over there so if you fancy giving it ago we have 2 fab prizes this week. Our sponser this week is Handy Hippo and also we are picking our March Guest DT from the entries. So head on over and check out the teams project lots of different ideas and show them some love.

I am entering this into the following challenges
Allsorts- 321- 3) 3 embellishments, flowers, lace and pearls - 2) 2 papers 1) 1 image
Dare to digi - Punches- woodware leaf punch
Simon Says - 3,2,1 challenge

Docraft challenge

I am a memeber of docrafts and we have a challenge forum where recently they have set up a digi image challenge. Well wendy from Clip Art Fairy has kindly donated this image to all that enter.



I have used my promarkers and added 3d gloss to the bubbles and the bath top. Papers are from my stash the circles i think are from Dovecraft. Sentiment is a freebie from a mag last year. Satin red ribbon is papermania.
I am entering this in the following challenges.
Digi Challenge Docrafts- Image
Sketch and Stash - Layout
Papertake Weekly- Use gingham or check on your card
Lexi creations- spots or stripes

wow Free images to all

Would you like a free image well get on over to Instyle Stamps they are giving one of thes images away. they will be having more friends too so what you waiting for pop on over and check out this fab freebie. Now which one is your fave.

Cookin' Up A Birthday Wish

I recently won a image from One Stitch At a Time. It was to guess how many followers they had when they went live. Well this week they started a new challenge blog and the theme is to have some stitching somewhere on the card real or faux. Well I decided that i would make use of this fab cute image and enter the challenge. He really is sweet and they had some cute images for me to choose from. Thanks girls loving my gift. Papers and ribbon from stash. Few papermania buttons. Paper is papermania from my stash gosh cant remember when i bought this. I have 3d the image and the sentiment is computer generated.


Challenges i am entering this in are as follows
One Stitch at a Time- stitching
Bee Crafty- Sew and cute
Cupcake Craft- keep it simple
Stamp Something- Something Cute
S2G- Digital Birthday

odd socks

This is another image from Mo's called hopes socks gosh does she have a pair.
Everything from my stash and nothing new. Coloured with promarkers. Layout is from Truly Scrumptious Challenge blog.
This is being entered into the following challenges.
Mo's- colour them Pink, Red and white
Truly scrumptious - layout
Paper play - Someone special Birthday
Crafty Catz- buttons and bows
2SG- Birthday digital
Passion for Promarkers- buttons and bows

Card for the men

This card I made from another of Mo's fab images. This one is called Video boy and was the one I picked when I won their challenge back a few months. Coloured with my promarkers and added some 3d gloss to the crisp packet and drinks can. Sentiment is a stampin up. Some Fab silver stars cause all our men are fab be it small or large. Cuttlebuged the blue card with my dots folder and added faux stitching which i used my pooky tool 1st then drew the lines. Few gems in the corners to finish off.

I am entering this card into the following challenge

Charisma Cards- Mens

Young Love

This card i made with Mo's digital image called Young Love. Isnt it the cutest thing for a anniversary card. Cuttlebuged the red mirri card and used some vellum to break the colour up. Image is coloured with promarkers. Flowers from stash and a small ribbon bow. Black epoxy sentiment says remember when.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Mo's digital pencil -Wood or would ( the bench)

Paper play - Love notes

Bee Crafty- Romantic

Crafty Card makers- digital

Delightful Sketches- Love

Stamp something- Love something

Dare to digi- Hearts and valentine

Simon says- whats love got to do with it

Stampin for the weekend- Love is in the air

Anyone For Leftovers Challenge 47

Well it is wednesday again and nearly half way through February gosh time flies. This week over at Creative Inspirations we have a great theme for you, Leftover. Well I am sure we all have a draw, box or bag of those leftover pieces from our projects. Well this is the ideal challenge to get to use some of them. The Design team have come up with some amazing samples for you all to look at and be inspired by. I know I was.

This week we are sponsered by BUNNY ZOE CRAFTS a great company which has some brillient products.

Well onto my project me being me decided to do something other than a card. It is my friend birthday today. Happy Birthday Janette if you are reading this. I wanted to make her something which she could use and as i had bought some CD cases a while ago to make up for myself as Stamp holder i thought this might be the perfect thing. I used lots of different card pieces and paper i had left and used my nesties to cut the circles and layered onto the out side. I then placed my image from MO's digital pencil too. com. This was a freebie to all mo's followers. I coulded with my promarkers and just added a small oval nestie with the sentiment. A little bright but then you wont loose your unmounted stamps. I filled it with bits and bobs, ribbon, stamp, black nesties and buttons. I hope she liked it.

I am also entering this in a few other challenges which i will list below.

Cute Card - Dots and spots

Crafty Cardmaker - use digital

Wow I won again

Lexi has just posted the winners for her candy and she has been generous enough to give runner up places and i got 4th cant believe my luck. Maybe 2010 might be my lucky year. Thanks Lexi I do appreciate your generousity. Lexi runs a fab blog and runs challenges too along with digi stamps and clear stamps so pop over and check out her blog. HERE

Cat update

Hi just quick update re my brothers cat.
Well she is ok no lasting damage and nails will be ok. She stayed in for 24hours slept most of it and kids where good fairly quiet so she was ok. She has now been back and forwards in the garden not digging so they will have to clear up after her but staying close to the house. SIL is making flyers for the neighbourhood to warn and the RSPCA are looking into it. Their neighbour cat hasn't reappeared so just hope she has found a new home and nothing bad has happened.

Creative Inspiration challenge 46- colour theme

Massive apology what happened to Wednesday and today my brothers cat came home with a snare attached and she had ripped her nails out trying to get free thank god she snapped the line or we might not have her. So i had to take her to the vet painkillers and antibiotics and a bill later we got home. The neighbours cat has been missing for nearly 2 weeks so makes you wonder. Well onto this weeks challenge over at Creative Inspiration
This week we have a colour challenge for you, Pink & Cream.


I have use a digi stamp from Dotties world from their Sugar and Spice collection. Isn't she cute. I have coloured with Promarkers and all the papers are left overs. The layout is from Friday Sketchers and the gems are from papermania and flowers from my stash. I think she is picking the flower for her friend.

Our prize is a $20 Shopping Spree from our monthly sponsor:
SIMON SAYS

Well I hope you will all join us again. We had a wonderful turnout last week and you made it very difficult for us to pick. So pop over and see who did win, and while you are there checkout the rest of the teams fab Cards for your inspiration.

My lucky Day

Hi folks no card today well not yet ,and as i am at night school later cant see one appearing either. Oh well i will have one tomorrow for you so please pop back it is new challenge time.

Well this morning i checked in and i have won some more candy gosh lets hope things are changing for me. It has been a horrid few years they say it runs in 7 and thinks started about 7 years ago to go down hill. Well my win came from smiffy's cards please pop by and give her some love she has a brillient blog.

Next i received this award from a lovely young lady that is so generous and never fails to amaze me she is so talented and clever not just with her fingers has recently gained a masters degree just now need a fab job to go with it. Naomi would love you to pop by and leave her a comment.

I have also received this again from Rachel who for someone so young amazes me with her talent. You really must pop over and check her blog out if you dont follower already. A star in the making if not already me thinks.

Thanks Naomi
Now then - 10 things that make me happy:
1. A good crafting session with my buddies
2. My friends that i have made since i started crafting
3. My family
4. A good meal cooked by my lovely son
5. My candy wins this last week
6. A nice warm bed on a sunday morning
7. A good film, sweets and a drink
8. Summer
9. Receiving lovely cards from friends just because they want to.
10. Watching my nephews playing in the snow

Now to pass this award on:- gosh where do i start i would love to pass to you all but dont think i am allowed well if your name isnt on it isnt because i dont value you.
Janette - a friend and shoulder
Margaret(lizzy) - great friendly and talented person new to blogging
Linda- our new team member at creative inspirations
Janiel - lovely talented and encouraging person
Stephanne - Another wonderful person with so much talent to share

I also received this from the wonderful wendy a while back but naughty didnt post sorry wendy. Please pop over and say hello she is a very talented and kind person.

Shades of grey

Now isn't he the cutest. This reminds me of my son and nephew both enjoyed pottering round the garden when they where little. Done in shades of grey reminds me of the old black and white pictures. The shades are a little more vivid in the flesh but the flash has taken some of it out.

The image is from Mo's digital pencil just love her work and the challenge this week is Shades of Grey.

The layout is from Crafty Catz and Dianne came up with this i think for the simple monotone of this it has worked well. Papers are from CCSR. Coloured with promarkers. Grey satin ribbon. Flower from stash. Few papermania gems in the corner and a larger grey gem brad for the flower centre.

Tilda's passion for promarkers

This week’s challenge over at Passion for Promarkers has been chosen by Anjie their GDT and she has chosen a lovely colour scheme for us to use - ‘pastel green and blossom’.
I have used some old papermania paper from a pack i bought a few years ago. Tilda is from a kit i got last summer. Pink satin ribbon. I have left the sentiment off till i know what i will use it for.

This also fits the theme of Pink, white na green over at Paper Play.

Pixie cottage thank you

Isn't this stamp lovely got it with another in my recent blog candy win from Tara. Gosh I had been trying to get hold of a few of the goodies in my winning candy, but wasnt having much luck so this was extra sweet.

Well I have made her this card as a thank you, hope she likes it. Layout is this weeks challenge at Creative Inspirations monday challenge which i found a challenge but think it worked in the end. Image is a Pixie Cottage which i coloured with my promarkers and 3d glossed the red heart and the shoes. Doesnt really show but gives a lovely shine. Paper from my stash and the blue is also from the candy. Ribbon blue bows from stash.

simon says baby

This week on simon says the theme is baby. I received this stamp in a prize i won on stampavie and more a while back. isnt it lovely. Coloured with promarkers and added a pink dummy. palest of pink ribbon . Doll is from Patsi's mum my christmas present she makes them. Gosh it brought a tear to my eye when i opened it.

I am also entering this in Paper play - pink white and green is their colour theme.