Crafty Catz #81 - QUOTE/SENTIMMMMMET

Morning or is it afternoon from a Raining Manchester. Sorry my DT card was late thought I had scheduled it but didnt grey cells not working. Hope you are all well and yesterday saw another fab challenge at CRAFTY CATZ and this week it was Carol's turn to pick our challenge. Wow what a challenge QUOTE/SENTIMENT. Yes we would like to see either a quote or sentiment on your card so dig out those stamps or even generate one on your computer. Cant wait to see what you come up with. The team have done another amazing job so checkout their cards for more inspirations.

Our sponsor this week is Stamping boutique, the prize is five images of your choice. or 3 digis and 1 paper pack

For my card I found this image stamped by a friend in my box and coloured her with my promarkers. The sentiment guess discribes me to a tee at the moment will be glad when I have moved trying to sort date and get help is not a easy thing with some working week days and others weekends and not allowed time off. Grrrrr never again. (I hope)

Papers is from my stash and flowers are mixture from hobbycraft and leigh craft fayre. Few clear gems and touch of lace and satin ribbon finishes.

Well hope you can come and join us and apology again for not getting round to peeps as time is not on my side at the moment. Take care and have fun.

Challenges

Samual Taylor - Flowers & Bling

Amber Crafts & Stuff - Special Lady

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Digi with Attitute - make us laugh

Creative Inspirations DT Card - Embossing

Morning ladies & gents if you are reading this. Today is Wednesday so another fab challenge at Creative Inspirations. This week we would like to see lots of embossing on your cards. Any type of embossing will do and cant wait to see what you all come up with.

Our sponsor this week is our regular monthly sponsor Simon Says and they are giving the winner $15 to spend in their wonderful

My card is a a card for my nephews birthday he has it already but he wouldnt see it on here either not one for blogging facebook yes maybe. I have used my Birthday cuttlebug folder for this and kept it simple cant imagine him with a fussy card. The image is a Penny Black and coloured with my promarkers. Papers are Papermania from a long long time ago. Buttons to finish and a silver peel off.

Hope you will all come and join us this week and dont forget to checkout the teams cards for inspiration.

challenges this fits

Here comes the boys - Anything goes

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Top tip tuesday - open

Crafty Catz DT Card - Celebrations

Morning are you all ready for the Royal Wedding. Cant believe my son is the same age and he actually played hockey with him when he visited the Navy few years back..

Well over at Crafty Catzs this week Trish would like you to make a Celebration card this could be a wedding. anniversary, new home, new job, even a new baby. As long as it is a Celebration

This week we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter

My card I have made for a friend who is Celebrating her Wedding Aniversary she will have it now so I can show. Just love these cute pair in their sailing boat with their glasses full. I have used my cuttlebug hearts folder and a red ribbon with hearts on. Silver embellishments wire wording and silver hearts. White flowers with red heart buttons. Few pink pearl stones. I have also decorated the inside with diecut bottle and glasses. Lastly a silver peel off with the word Congratulations.

Well hope to see lots of Congratulation cards off now to get ready just cant wait to see her dress. Thanks for stopping bye.

Creative Inspirations Wednesday challenge #109 - Spring Colours Yellow Green & Pink

Happy Wednesday and time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog. This week we would like you to use the colours

YELLOW, GREEN & PINK only

Only others colours permitted are Hair & Skin

Our sponsor this week is Digi Doodle Shop

for more details pop on over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the teams cards for your inspirations.

My card this week has image sent to me by a friensd isnt she sweet. Coloured with my promarkers and added a lovely big pink ribbon. Flowers brads and buttons from my stash and used my new nestie for the square background mount which I embossed with a fiskers plate. Boarder done with a M.S punch and coloured with my promarker to colour match. Paper is Papermania Capsule collection

Well do hope you like and will come and join our challenge. Hope to see you there.

Hugs Sue xx

Challenges this fits

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Fuzzy & Fancy - Springtime ( colours)

CES Challenge - Spring colours & image

Crafty Catz DT Card - Childs Card

Welcome to you all and another Friday brings another challenge at Crafty Catzs.

Thank you all that entered my challenge last week some wonderful creations. This week it is Suzie's turn and she would like us all to make a card/ project for a child. Wow this was handy for me as my nephews birthday is coming up very soon.

We also welcome some new members to our team Linda, Dawn, & Bridget so please go visit them they are a lovely bunch of ladies and a real talent.

Our sponsor this week is Ellephantastic

The prize is 4 images from the store

Here is alittle about them

Ellephantastic is very honoured to sponsor this challenge.
Hi I am Helen. I suffer with CFS/ME & found a few years ago I could no longer work due to my illness.
To give myself something to do (when feeling well) I decided to go back to my roots....crafting!!
I grew up drawing, knitting & 'Cutting & Sticking'
Now I like to do all kinds of paper crafting, card making, altered art, knitting & sewing.
I also design & draw my own digital art.
My fun hobby has unintentionally grown into a li'l crafty business for me which I am loving.
There is nothing I like better than to put a smile on someone's face because of my crafting :0)
You can order & buy a lot of my work from my shop. You can also now buy some crafting products.

My card features this cheeky lad with his pet frog just like my nephew. I have coloured it with promarkers and the DP's are Making Memories. Added a bit of twine cause boys like that sort of thing and a silver peel off which I have alteed to say Hoppy Birthday. I know it is cheesey but you just have to for a 9 year old. I have decorated the inside to match not that he will notice. lol

Well thanks for looking and hope to see you over there.

Hugs Sue xx

challenges this fits

Bunny Zoes - one for the boys

Stampavie and more- Birthday

A Sppon Full of Sugar - Lets celebrate

Papertake weekly -spotn stripe

Creative Inspirations Wednesday challenge #108-Pets/Animals

Good Morning it's Wednesday again and time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Blog and today Natalie would like to see lots of Pets/ Animals on your work. With lots of stamps out there at the moment there is lots to choose from. So dig out your stamps and lets see them.

Our sponsor this week is Digital Delights

For more detail regarding the prize checkout the blog and while you are there checkout the rest of the teams cards for inspirations.

My card this week I have used a digi image from Mo Manning which I had pre printed from before my printer packed in. So just had to colour it up for this theme. Just look at the face the cat is pulling poor thing. Paper is from Making Memories pad I think. lol. really must keep the front on these pads. Die cut flowers , gems and dottie ribbon from stash. Oh the image was cut out with my scallop nestie. The inside is decorated to match but wont bore you with the picture. M.S deep fan punch for the scallop bottom. Well think that is it. Hope you liked and thanks for popping by and hope to see you at the challenge blog.

Crafty Catz DT Card - Furry Friends

Morning today is Friday, so that means another fab challenge at Crafty Catz and this week it is my turn to set the challenge. Well after thinking long and hard I came up with Furry Friends not a difficult one really.

So we would love to see lots of Furry Friends on your cards & projects and maybe you could combine it with your Easter cards.

Our sponsor this week is

Crafty Emma's Store

The prize this week is

£10 gift voucher to spend in store not including p&p

My card this week I used a Penny Black image I had sent to me from a friend a while back. Don't they look cute in the wheel barrow. I coloured with my promarkers and used my distressed inks on the edge of the image. The butterfly is a material one that has lovely velvet feel to the wings. Some green pearl for the corners and of course a M.S punch had to be used.

Well hope you like and will come and join me in the challenge cant wait to see you over there.

Bye for now. xx

challenges this fits are

Totally Paper Crafts - Spring time

Penny Black Saturday challenge- Say it with flowers

Flutterby Wednesday - pastel colours

A Spoon Full of Sugar - All creature great & small

Creative Inspirations Wednesday challenge DT card- Easter

Good Wednesday Morning hope you are all well and ready for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge. This week Natalie would like you to make Easter as your theme. This can be a card or project so with Easter round the corner lets get cracking. lol.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Meljen Designs who is kindly giving the winner 4 images of their choice.

My card features a Penny Black image and have kept it fairly simple. The DP is actually a Kanban Card which I cut up and used as it was A5 finished card. Couple of gold corners and some nice Green Satin ribbon. Image coloured with my promarkers.

Well hope you will all join us again this week we had a lovely turnout last week and enjoyed hopping over to view your cards. For more inspiration pop by the challenge blog to check out the other amazing cards by the team. Also we have some news for you too.

My card fits the theme of the following challenge blogs

Penny Black Saturday- Easter

Creative Inspirations - Easter

Pollycraft - Easter

Totally Gorjuss - fluffy

Crafty Catz Dt Card -Embossing & DT Call

Morning girls a lovely sunny day here so will keep this short. Today is Friday so another challenge at Crafty Catz and this week it is Diannes turn and she would love to see EMBOSSING on your cards.

We are still looking for DT's so if you fancy enter the challenge this week and put DT next to your name. Taking of new DT's we would like to welcome aboard Janette - Little BO and we are all delighted to have her as her work is always stunning.

Our sponsor this week is one of our regulars Robyn Fetish who is giving the winner 5 images or 4 images & 1 paper download.

My card this week is made up of plain pink card and white vellum which I have embossed with a cuttlebug folder and a fiskers folder. The image was donated and is coloured with my promarkers. Few pink pearls and a pink ribbon and done.

I am entering this into the following challenges
Tellins place - embossing

A spoon full of sugar - texture

Flutterby Wednesday - butterfly

The stamp man - embossing

Thanks for looking hugs Sue xx

Items for sale

I am having a house clearance well trying to as will be moving shortly have listed few things on Ebay if anyone is interested hopefully more will follow as I should really sort things I dont use or ever used.

Thanks for looking click on the ebay logo in my sidebar if you fancy a peep

Creative Inspirations Dies & Punches DT Card

Good morning it is Wednesday so time for another challenge over at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Blog. We had lots of fun visiting you all last week seeing all the fab male cards. So pop over to the blog and see if it is you that has won last weeks prize.

This week we would like to see lots of Die cuts & punches on your work. So get those punces out and those die cuts and go to town.

Our sponsor this week is our Monthly sponsor

SIMON SAYS

who is offering the winner a voucher.

For my card I used a neglected and old stamp by Sarah Kaye just love this and always reminds me of easter and spring. Coloured with my trustie Promarkers and used my MS punch and my New Spellbinder Dies. Sentiment is a Lili of the Valley and of course had to have a ribbon on it. Oh the paper is Papermania from their capsule range.

Hope you like the card and hope to see you over at the challenge. Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sue

Challenges this card fit are

Pollycraft - old or neglected stamp

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Stamp with fun - Easter

Everyboys art challenge - Easter

Anna Griffin/ Stampin Up

Hi girls have listed a few of these sets on my ebay account if you are interested. Click on my ebay logo for jump to page. Need to go to a good home that will use as naughty me didnt.

DT CALL CRAFTY CATZ & HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hi folks with some sad news Suzanne has had to step down due to family commitments and this being her birthday too. We will miss her and hope she wont be a stranger.

So Happy Birthday Suzanne

Now we have had a few leave us over the last few months and are looking for 2 or 4 people to help us so if that is you then pop over to the blog and checkout the details. Just enter our challenge and put DT next to your name for this week and next and the closing date is 15th April.

Crafty Catz DT Card - Tilda does April showers

Morning and a new month April and it being Friday it is a new challenge at Crafty Catz and what a challenge. "APRIL SHOWERS" which is kind of cool as it is raining here in Manchester. Carol would like you all to make a card with water on your card.

Our sponsor this week is the Great store DIGITAL DELIGHTS who kindly gave us some images to play with but my printer still not working i was gutted not to be able to play with them. So check out the teams samples for these fab images. So if you would like to win 3 of their fab digital stamps here is a chance.

My card this week is using a Tilda stamp kindly donated by a friend and i used my Promarkers and 3d glossed it for extra shine. Few rain drop gems and I love this paper as it echos the shape of the gems think it is making memories from a freebie. Used my M.S. Punch to frame the image and the Red Ribbon. Og and a few red tiny Brads.

Well i hope you will come and join us in this fab challenge and look forward to visiting you.

Hugs Sue xx

Creative Inspirations DT Card - Mens

Good morning today is wednesday so that means another challenge at Creative Inspirations and this week it is to make a Man's card. Oh I know Men can be hard but I have a few coming up so this has kicked started me.

Our sponsor this week is Catherine Pooler who is offering the winner 2 weeks membership to stamp nation. For more information about this check out the challenge blog with links and details.

My card this time is another Lili of the Valley love their boys images and think this is fab. Love the look on this little ones face. Papers are from my stash think they are Making Memories. Sentiment is also another lili of the vallley stamp. Used my cuttlebug to emboss the Navy card and added a few buttons with bugs on.
Hope you like this and hope you will come and join us again this week. If you need any more inspiration checkout the rest of the teams cards they are all very different.

I am entering this into

Stamp for fun - sketch

Wow look what Jake got

Just checked out the Incy Wincy Challenge blog and Jake was given this for his Dad's Birthday Card. Jake is now a happy bunny and thanks the team for giving this to him

Crafty Catz DT Card - PEARLS & SWIRLS

Well hello and welcome today I have my DT card for Crafty Catz and today is Trish's turn to set our challenge. Well she would to see lots of SWIRLS & PEARLS. We had another fab turn out last week and hope those that entered last week will join us again and if you didnt manage why not join us we would love to pop over and check you out.

I have used a Penny Black stamp for my image and a Fiskers embossing plate on the white card that has the same swirls on as the die cut. Flowers again from the leigh show just love these wish I had bought more and the pearls are from Mie Crafts. Image coloured with my promarkers and then 3d glossed in more pastel shades. Papers are from my stash and are double sided so find them hard to use cause i love both sides. A pink ribbon to finish it off. Hope you like this.

This week we are sponsored by Glitterbabe's Digis who kindly gave us some digi images to us but unfortunately my printer is playing up at the mo but check out what the girls made.

The prize this week is

Not a bad prize wish I could enter. So hope to see you over there and bye for now.
I am entering this in to
Polly Craft Challenge - Pearls & Swirls

Wild Orchid Challenge - Die cut - swirl

A spoon full of sugar - Ribbons Pearls/gems & flowers

Colour create - Pastels

Passion for promarkers- in the garden

Creative Inspirations DT Card - NO SQUARE CARDS

Good morning hope all is weel in your world, things are starting to get busy here with my house move just hope no hitches.
Well it is Wednesday and time for another challenge at Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog and this week Natalie has picked NO SQUARE CARDS oh no you say,well I did. My normal cards are all square so bit of a challenge but nice one.

We have 2 prizes this week. We have up for grabs next months Guest DT and a prize from our sponsor.

Our sponsor this week is Sassy StudioDesigns who kindly gave the team some images to play with. I picked this stunning lady with her feather hat.

Used my promarkers to colour her in and cut a large circle and made a easel card my nestie was too small for this but used my scallope nestie for cutting the backing design paper. Sorry forgotten where it came from. Flowers from the Leigh show arent they yummy. Few gems cause a girl loves gems and a touch of lace to add some elegence. Kept my colours pastel for this one.

Well I hope you like my easel and will come and play along with us. So hope to see you over there. Hugs Sue xx

Brothers Birthday Card

Happy Saturday to you all today is my Brothers and Mum's Birthday sadly Mum no longer here but it is still her special day. I made this card with a Penny Black image I kindly had sent to me a while ago. I kept it for him as he loves to go fishing with his 2 son's when the weather is good and with spring in the air guess he will be there as much as possible boys time.

Coloured with my promarkers and 3d glossed the image and ripples in the water might show bit better on the close up. Gems are actually a pale blue. paper is Making Memories pad. Sentiment is a Whimsey stamp i bought with a voucher from a friend ( thanks Naomei). Some string from the Leigh show last week. Sketch is from Passion for Promarkers.

I am entering this nto the following challenges
Penny Black - spring
Incey Wincy challenge -For the boys

Passion for promarkers - Sketch

Simon Says - Birthdays

Happy Birthday Dad made by Jake

Yesterday my nephew was at my house as he had been bit poorly much better today. lol. Well today is his Dad's Birthday so he wanted to make a card Jake being 8 years old wanted to make something different than just a normal card and had seen a circle easel i was working on but cant share till Wednesday. Can I make one of those please Aunty Sue. Image too big for a standard nestie and his bits so be made a square one we could resize. He coloured it himself saysing I need to add shadows with different coloured pens. lol. Think he had been watching while i was playing. So out came the Promarkers and my Papers and card and gems he is a Magpie for shinney things.

Well other than cut the base card he did everything else including the stamping. What do you think. Now he says can he enter a challenge with it so I am entering this on his behalf to the following.

Creative Inspirations - Easel cards

Incy Wincy - For the Boys

Simon Says - Birthdays