Bee Happy

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, its been lovely here today, the sun is shining and its very warm.
My card today makes me think of summer, lying in the grass listening to the bees buzzing in the flowers

Ingredients:

image - penny black 'bee costume'

sentiment - 'elzybells'

papers - echo park download 'country park'

gems - bazzill bling

glitter - stickles 'crystal'

joy craft die/card candi - flowers

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - August challenge 'whiskers and/or wings'

Digi Doodle Shops Best - challenge #120 - 'things with wings'

Sweet Stampin'  Challenge - 'things with wings'

That Craft Place Challenge - 'things with wings'

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 'lets play bingo' (middle line - die cut, free (gems) glitter

Scrapbook Sisters - Card Challenge #93 'things with wings'

Clearly Inspired - challenge #57 'things with wings'
J & C Creations - challenge #3 'anything goes'

A Girlie Christmas

Evening everyone, hope you are all well. Hasn't the Olympics been exciting the last couple of days. Just a quick post this evening as I haven't been in from work long and I still have dinner to cook. I made most of this card yesterday, but the glitter glue and glossy accents weren't dry enough to assemble the card. The layout has been inspired by the sketch at Sketch n Stash. I also decorated the inside of my card

Ingredients

image - penny black 'let it snow'

papers - dcwv 'rose tinted christmas'

sentiment - computer generated

marianne creatable - snowflake die

ribbon/brad from stash

scarf charm - ebay
glossy accents
stickles 'pink'

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch n Stash - challenge #93 'Angie's sketch

ABC Christmas Challenge - 'O for open it up'

Crafty Hazelnuts - challenge #83 'tie a ribbon'
The Cutie Pie Challenge - challenge #23 'Christmas in July

Tip Top Tuesday - challenge #82 'focus on the ribbon'

Totally PaperCrafts -challenge #128 'monochrome' 

MMCS - challenge #68  'ice cream flavours' (raspberry ripple)

Marianne's Design Divas - 'anything goes'
Crafty Catz - challenge #144 'pink'

Picked for You

Good evening, hope you are all well. I am back at work now and its like I've never been away Weather seems to be back to normal, sunshine and showers. I have made another card with a Penny Black Stamp today, (I coloured a few at the weekend) and this time I have used the sketch at Sketch Saturday. The frame has been made using two nestability dies scalloped circles and inverted scalloped circles, I saw this idea on Dawny P's blog a while back and have been die-ing to use it.

Ingredients:

image - penny black 'just for you'

papers - first edition 'spring drop'

nestabilities

memory box die - flowers

cheery lynn -fanciful flourish

pearls - mei flower

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - week #218 'sketch'

Totally Gorjuss - challenge #142 'pearls'

Penny Black Saturday - July challenge 'summertime'

Joanna Sheen Challenge - 'animal crackers'

Ladybug 'n' Hedgehog

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday, I've taken advantage of the changeable weather to do some crafting while I watch the Olympics on TV. My card has been inspired by the challenge at Allsorts, which is to case a card. I've used a hedgie and followed the layout

Ingredients:

image - penny black 'ladybug 'n' hedgehog

papers - kay & co 'daisy'

joy craft die/card candi - flowers

ladybirds - from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - week #165 'case it'

Penny Black Saturday - July challenge 'summertime'

Joanna Sheen Challenge - 'animal crackers'

Papertake Weekly Challenge - 'make your own' (flowers)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 'anything goes'

MMCS - challenge #67 'birthday girls'

Divas by Design - challenge #45 'happy birthday'

J &  C Creations - challenge 3 'anything goes'
The Poodles Parlour - 'anything goes'

Green OR Red (but not both)

Good afternoon all, hope you are all well. I'm looking forward to the weekend as I am going away for a couple of days and the sun is supposed to be shining!!!!The challenge at Jingle Belles is to make a Christmas card using green or red, but not both. So I've made one of each. I thought these cards would be great  to give to a male at christmas as they are quite clean and simple. I've used the sketch from Sketch Saturday again, and borrowed my mum's musical note punch.

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft 'jolly happy christmas'

image - penny black ' carolling hedgehogs'

marianne creatable - 'stave' die

musical note punch

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Jingle Belles - 'green OR red'

Sketch Saturday - week #216 sketch 

CCMC - 'ho ho ho christmas'

Forever Friends - challenge #40 'Christmas in July'

Cards for Men - challenge #15 .Christmas in July'

Totally Gorjuss - challenge #140 'its christmas'

Lollipop Crafts - challenge #84 'Christmas in July'

Paperplay Challenge - week #29 'Christmas in July'

Stampavie and more - challenge #172 'Christmas in Summer'

Pink Toes

Afternoon everyone, hope you are all well. Its been a day of sunshine and showers here . I have made my card today with a couple of challenges in mind - totally papercraft and craftroom challenge want to see pets, I've used a sketch from sketch n stash and played bingo for papertake weekly.  I would also like to say hi to my new followers.

Ingredients:

papers - papermania 'lucy cromwell collection'

image - penny black 'pink toes'

sentiment - free from magazine

border punch - martha stewart
spellbinders die - labels 8 (image mount)

pearls and ribbon buckle - mei flower

ribbon from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts Friday challenge - 'its raining cats and dogs'

Craftroom challenge - 'furry four legged family'

Sketch N Stash - challenge #90 'free choice sketch' (I chose sketch 82)

Passion for Promarkers - challenge #154 'glitter and pastels' (the ballet skirt and paper are glittered)

Fab N Funky - challenge - #126 'polka dots'

Papertake Weekly - 'bingo' I choose - glitter/diecut/free (free is pearls)
Penny Black & More - June challenge 'all my favourite things' (PB stamps/promarkers)
Forever Friends Challenge - week #38 'anything goes'

Labour of Love

Afternoon everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend. The sun has been shining all morning, actually feels like summer for once. My card today has been inspired by the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, where the challenge is to use 5 circles. I have  used a long stamp and split it into 3 individual images  and made the other 2 by using die cut circles.  I have added faux stitching to the images and added a pearl to each corner, as there is a lot going on I have left it quite simple.

Ingredients:

stamp - penny black 'labour of love'

circles - marianne creatable die

pearls - from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - challenge #206 '5 circles'

Tuesday Throwdown - #102 'critters'
Cutie Pie Challenge - challenge #20 'real or faux stitching'

Penny Black & More  - June challenge - 'my favourite things' (PB stamps, promarkers)

My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #61 'clean and simple'

J & C Creations - challenge #2 'animal antics'

Forever Friends - 'anything goes'

The Paper Shelter - challenge #68 'anything goes'

Pan Pastel Challenge   - challenge #23 'summertime'

Tutti Fruitti Ballerinas

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are all well, sorry I haven't been around for a while, but I took the girls away for a few days over half term and when I got back I came down with a bug and haven't felt like doing anything. I am feeling a lot better today and have even had the energy to make a card. I have used the sketch from sketch saturday which I rotated to fit my image better, and I was inspired by the I love promarkers challenge which is tutti fruitti. I don't have any tutti fruitti images so went for tutti fruitti colours.  I hope to come round and visit you all over the next couple of days and catch up on some commenting.

Ingredients: 

papers - craft house 'cupcakes'

image - penny black ' ecarte, splits, pirouette' 

sentiment - computer generated

card candy

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday Challenge - week #211 'sketch'

I love Promarkers - challenge #121 'tutti fruitti'

Allsorts Challenge -  week #158 'ice cream colours'

Passion for Promarkers - week #153 'lots of layers'

Penny Black & More - June challenge - 'all my favourite things' (penny black stamps/promarkers)

Send a Smile 4 Kids - 'bright colours for kids'

My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #61 'clean and simple' 

Divas by Design - challenge #39 'a summer theme'
Tuesday Throwdown - challenge #102 'critters'
Make It Monday Linky Party
J & C Creations  - challenge #2 'animal antics'

More Caroling Hedgehogs ......

Look at me .... two posts in one day - wonders will never cease!!! This one is going to have to be quick.
I've been inspired to make another christmas card for Winter Wonderland - sing a song and ABC christmas challenge - keep it simple and yes its more hedgehogs!!

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft 'jolly happy christmas'

image - penny black

cuttlebug embossing folder

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'sing a song' 

ABC Christmas Challenge - k is for 'keep it simple'
Simon Says Stamp - 'anything goes'

Caroling Hedgehogs

I hope everybody is having a great weekend, the weather is fabulous. This has meant that I have had loads to do in the garden, and not much time for blogging. I managed to find an hour this afternoon to create a card. This card has been inspired by the challenge at Winter Wonderland who want to see singers. I chose to use this penny black stamp 'Caroling Hedgehogs'

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft 'jolly happy christmas'

image - penny black 'caroling hedgehogs'

poinsettias - marianne creatable die 

card blank - kanban

card - bazzil basics

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - 'sing a song'

CHNC - challenge #74 'christmas foliage'

Crimbo Crackers - challenge #16 colour combo

Totally Papercrafts - challenge #118 'animals'

I Love Promarkers - challenge #118 'use die cuts'
Crafts4Eternity - challenge #73 'hexagons'

Lazy Days

Hasn't it been a beautiful day, the sun has been shining almost none stop, and I have spent a lovely day at Legoland with my grandson.  These geese and gosling where the last thing we expected to see, we thought they were made out of  lego bricks until one of the babies moved!!!

My card today has been made to enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, where the theme is 'In the Garden' using the Sketch & Stash Challenge sketch.

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'hideaway'

image - penny black 'lazy days'

seam binding - WOC

flowers - joy craft die

fence - marianne creatable die

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Sketch N Stash - challenge #87 'Andie's sketch (stash is papers)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - week #201 'in the garden'

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - #24 ' here comes summer'

Papertake Weekly Challenge - 'cute, cute, cute'

CES - challenge #85 'anything goes' (sorry this is the last ever challenge)

Forever Friends Challenge - may 'spring'
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - 'flowers'

DYSU - challenge #71 - 'use a flower'

Shopping Our Stash - challenge #51 'use 3 or more designer papers;

Hedgehog Bouquet

Hope everyone is well, and you all enjoyed your long weekend. My card this evening is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, where the challenge is to case Jenny's easel card - I decided to follow her layout.

Ingredients:

papers - nitwits

image - penny black 'hedgehog bouquet'

seam binding - WOC

flowers - joy craft die

pearls from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - week #200 'case it'

Joanna Sheen Challenge - 'flower power'

Papertake Weekly - 'cute, cute, cute'

Pixie Dust Studio - challenge #125 'flowers'

Creative Inspirations - challenge #161 'animal antics'

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

.......in the meadow we can build a snowman .....This is my second post today and no I haven't spent today making cards, they were made yesterday but by the time the glitter had dried it was too dark to photograph them. I have made this card for the Penny Black Saturday challenge which was no patterned paper. I have used a cuttlebug embossing folder 'winter scene'. The roofs have been glittered with stickles 'frosted lace' to give a snow covered effect.

Ingredients:

cuttlebug embossing folder 'winter scene'

stamp - penny black 'snowy'

marriane die - fence border

stickles - 'frosted lace'

flower soft

brads/eyelets from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - challenge #198 'no patterned papers'

ABC Christmas Challenge - ' h is for hardware' (brads & eyelet snowflakes)

Stamping for the Weekend - challenge #8 'sparkle & shine'

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #15 'colour me happy' (aqua)
MAWTT - 'christmas'

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - 'oh so cute'

My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #53 'favourite song /movie' "walking in a winter wonderland"

Paper Sundaes - challenge #117 'lets get cute'
Kaboodle Doodles - challenge #116 'emboss it'

"Tulips from Amsterdam"

Hope everybody had a good weekend. My grandson stayed over again and we went to Legoland Windsor on Sunday, which meant my crafting was seriously curtailed. We had a great time, but I am now trying to play catch up with the challenges I wanted to enter.
My card today was made to fit the Penny Black Saturday Challenge 'Sing Along'

Ingredients:

papers - Samantha Walker 'cotton tails'

stamp - penny black 'tulip jungle'

flowers - joy die

martha stewart border - doily lace 

pearls from stash

coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - week #195 'sing along'

Allsorts Challenge - week #148 'photo inspiration' (colours)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes (3rd entry)

Easter Bunnies

Just got in from work and  the sun is still shining. I made this card last night for the Penny Black Saturday challenge but there wasn't enough light left to photograph it. I haven't got any easter stamps and hope this is close enough.

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'spring drop

stamp - penny black 

martha stewart punch -  embossing zig zag dot

flower - joy craft die

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - week 194 'easter extravaganza' 

Cute Card Thursday - challenge #210 'happy easter'

MAWTT - challenge #142 'cute and cuddly'

PaperPlay Challenges - week 13 'easter'

Totally Papercrafts - challenge #110 'easter'

Tip Top Tuesday - challenge #73 'easter and or animals'

My First Christmas Card

This is the first Christmas card that I have made this year, I am determined not to leave them to the last minute this year, also I have been itching to use my new memory box die. I finished work early today, so it was an ideal opportunity to play!!! The photo isn't very good I've missed the light, (will try and replace it tomorrow)

Ingredients:

paper - docrafts 'daisy and dandelion'

stamp - penny black

memory box border - frostyville

snowflake - marianne  die

ribbon and brad from stash
art institute glitter on image and border

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

I would like to enter the following challenges: 

Penny Black Saturday #193 - this that and the other  (anything goes)

ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for furry and/or feathered friend
Cute Card Thursday #209 - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers #141 -theme 'animals'
Crimbo Crackers - challenge 11 'cute;

So Glad to Catch You

Its half term this week, so I have taken a few days off work to spend some time with my children and grandchildren. One of my grandsons has stayed for a couple of days and has totally monopolized the computer.   I have had to wait until now to post the card I have made for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is 'love and kisses'

Ingredients:

papers - dovecraft (back to basics)

stamp - penny black 'so glad to catch you'

flowers - wild orchid craft and stash

martha stewart punch

coloured with promarkers

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - 'love and kisses'

Cute Card Thursday - pink valentine

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 'love is in the air'
Joanna Sheen Challenge - 'love is in the air'

CES - lots of layers

tulip jungle

I was inspired to make a card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, which is "floral frenzy"

This image seemed totally apt!

I decided to use a sketch from "sketch and stash", their current  challenge  is free choice sketch, so I chose sketch 7 for my card - papers, stamps and gems from stash.

Hopefully I will get the hang of this blogging lark - my card fitted more challenges yesterday - I just need to make it quicker.

Ingredients:

Papers: first edition - hideaway

Stamp : penny black - tulip jungle

Sentiment - lotv

Gems - from stash

Coloured with promarkers

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

penny black Saturday challenge  - floral  frenzy

sketch n stash - challenge 80 free choice sketch

simon says stamp challenge - animal antics
sweet stampin challenge - lets see those animals