Birthday Fairy

Its been great having an extra day off this week, its meant even more time for crafting. I have even managed to put together another card - two in one day!!!! This card has been made for LOTV's Ideas to Inspire  blog, where it is week 4 of  National Craft Month, I have used one of my favourite little fairies.

Ingredients:

papers - Nitwits 'gratitude collection'

stamp - lotv  ' birthday fairy'

seam binding and flowers - wild orchid crafts

flourish - joy craft die

coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

LOTV's Ideas to Inspire blog - National Craft Month  'mum or pink'

Divas by Design - challenge #28 'stamp something'

My Mums Craft Shop - challenge #50 'stamp it'

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes' 2nd entry

Simon Says Stamp - 'anything goes' 2nd 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'

Follow Your Dreams

Afternoon all,  hope you are enjoying the lovely weather. It was my day off today and the sun is still shining! (usually this would be the day it rains, lol!!)  For my card today I have followed the sketch at 'Sketch and Stash'. I have had this stamp for a while and this is the first time that I have used it. Don't know about everyone else, but since I have started blogging I am using more of the things that I've got squirrelled away.

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'up, up and away'

stamp - lotv 'by the river'

brads from stash

coloured with promarkers

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

Sketch n Stash - challenge #84 Angie's sketch (everything was from stash)

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Cards for Men - challenge #7 The Great Outdoors
My Mum's Craft Shop - challenge #50 stamp it
Pan Pastels UK - challenge# 11 bright colours

Milly Just for You

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend, isn't the weather just glorious. My card today is for the challenge at Lili' Little Fairies and its a sketch by Jacques.

 

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'spring drop'

stamp - lotv 'milly just for you'

flowers - joy die

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

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

Lili's Little Fairies - sketch

LOTV National Craft Month - cute and girlie

Allsorts Challenge - week 146 three in a row (2nd entry)
Stamping for the Weekend - challenge 6 anything goes

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;

Sweet Blossom

Hope everybody has had a lovely day, the weather here has been beautiful, really warm.
It's another first today - my first digital stamp - 'Little Blossom' she's a wee stamp from Whimsey.

I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday,  I rotated the sketch to fit my image better.

 

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'summer breeze'

image - wee digital stamp  'spring blossom'

flowers - joy die

border - spellbinders shapeabilities

gems - from stash

coloured with promarkers

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Die-Ing For a Challenge 2 - brown and blue

Sketch Saturday - week #199

Allsorts challenge  - week 146  3 in a row

Whimsey Inspires Challenge - challenge 31 anything goes

Blue and Green Should Never be Seen.......

Good evening everyone, hope all you mums had a lovely mother's day.  I have been out all day so this is going to be a quick post. My willpower finally gave way and I treated myself to a couple of Sugar Nellie stamps that I have had my eye on for a while, so this is my first entry in the 'sugar bowl'

Ingredients:

papers - first edition 'up up and away'

stamp - sugar nellie 'Pippi Longsocks'

pearls from stash

coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers

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

The Sugar Bowl challenge #79 - sketch, spring theme

Simon Says Stamp - a bit o' green

I Love Promarkers #108 - anything goes (2nd entry)