Marianne's Design Divas - Mid Month Reminder

Hello my dears, I wanted to remind you of our newest challenge over at Marianne's Design Divas.  Where we are asking you to Bloom and Grow (flowers for this month)

I've made very simple card this time using one of Marianne's NEW images from The Don and Daisy collection DSS3308 available in October and you can view the new releases HERE 

 My cute image has been coloured with pro markers, cut out and set  onto this beautiful ornate frame.  All products are listed below

You still have 2 weeks to pop over and join us this month, our sponsor is giving one lucky winner a fantastic prize but you've got to be in it to win it.  So what are you waiting for. 

 

These are the products I've used, just click on the link to take you to the store

  Corners 1 LR0143 

Build a flower set LR0145 

Frame and Swirls LR0116

Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations over the next few weeks.

Don't forget you must use at least one Marianne Design products to be eligible for the above prize.

Challenges Entered:

Paper Sundaes Challenge: Anything Goes this week

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes this week.

My Mum's Shop Challenge: Dressing Up this week.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Winter Wonderland - Charming - Add a charm

A very good Friday morning to you all,   Our new challenge for the coming week has started over at Winter Wonderland, your hostess is the lovely Squirrel. She has chosen the theme and it's a nice easy one for everyone.  Charming!!  just add a charm to your Christmas Creation.  Simple.

I've used one of my new stamps from Sugar Nellie, aren't these cute snowmen just adorable.  I coloured them with pro markers and derwent water colour pencils and added a little glamour dust to the fur trim and bobble on his hat. The papers and snowflakes are all Marianne D's products, a full recipe list with links are below this post.

Our lovely sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps who will be giving one lucky winner a $10.00 gift certificate to spend indoor.

I do hope you will pop over to Winter Wonderland and take a peek at the superb creations my fellow DT and our lovely Designer in the spotlight have made for you this week.

I Would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes this week

Craft Room Challenge:  Anything Christmas

Christmas Crafting Challenge: Christmas Sparkle this week

Party Time Tuesday Challenge:  Anything Goes this week

Wishing you all a lovely weekend ahead.

Hugs

Recipe:

Papers: Marianne Designs Winter World available (Here)

Image: Sugar Nellie Christmas Garland available (Here)

Snowflakes: Finish Ice Star LR0125, Poinsettia  miniature LR0142 available (Here)

Charm and Sentiment: Stash.

Extras:  Glamour dust.

Prairie Fairy Friday #62 Pink & Distressed

Good afternoon my dears, Well it's Friday and that means another wonderful challenge over at

 Prairie Fairy Fun Friday. 

This week our hostess is the lovely Deb and she has chosen the theme of Pink and Distressed.

I've chosen sweet Gillian available *HERE*  she is chilling out in her bathtub.  I've coloured the image using Pro markers and used TH spun sugar distress ink around the image along with my distressing wheel.  I've also used the distress ink on the little Marianne D's creatable heart.

The full recipe for my card is below this post with links on where to buy the products used.

Please do pop over to Fairy Fun Friday and take a peek at the wonderful creations my dear friends the Fairy Princesses have made for you this week.

I would like to enter the following challenge:

Hanna and Friends Challenge:  Anything goes this week

Southern Girls Challenge:  Anything goes this week

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge: Would like to see something for the girls this week

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge:  Would love to see something Cute this week

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Would love to see Shabby Chic this week.
Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge: Anything Goes this week
Digital Tuesday Challenge:  People this week.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead.

Hugs

Recipe:

Papers: Basic Grey

Image:  Gillian in bathtub Prairie Fairy Designs  

Medium: Pro markers

Flowers and pink dewdrops: Stash

Marianne Design Creatables:   Hearts LR0159  and the two largest circles of the  Circles set

Sentiment: Papermania

Birthday Boy - A new Bicyle

Hello all,  Well it's blowing a gale and bucketing down with rain here in the West of Scotland so I hope you are all having better weather than we are.

I wanted to show you a very neglected (sorry!) stamp. I love this wee chap but don't get to use him very often.  It's Magnolia's Edwin on his bicycle.   I was asked to make a card for a wee boy who is getting a new bicycle for his Birthday so I knew exactly which stamp to use.  I've also taken the colour scheme for my card from the Magnolia-licious challenge which is brown, orange and teal this fortnight. 

Edwin has been coloured with Derwent artists pencils and gamosol oils.  I'm getting a little more confident using this medium but still need a lot of practice.  Papers are Papermania & Dovecraft the full recipe for my card is below this post.

That's all from me for now my dears,  but just before I go I would like to welcome my new followers and my existing followers, your comments and enthusiasm mean such a lot to me. 

Hugs to you all xxx

Challenges Entered:

Magnolia-Licious Challenge:  Have a colour theme this fortnight and it's Brown, Orange and Teal.

Oldie but Goodie Challenge: Would like to see One for the Boys this time round.

Stamps R Us Challenge: Would like to see Birthday creations this week.

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge:  A card for a Boy or Girl this week.

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge: Cards for Kids this week.

Lexi's Creations Challenge: Card for a Child this week.

Critters Sketch Challenge Blog: Have a recipe this week.  1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments, 1 sentiment.
Just Magnolia Challenge:  Have a lovely sketch and a Fall theme this week.

Recipe:

Papers:  Dovecraft (Masculine) - papermania  retro vintage- corrugated card for corners - DCWV for stars

Image: Magnolia Edwin on bicycle

Medium: Derwent artists pencils with gamosol oil

Stars sizzix bigz die

Sentiment: Stash.

Winter Wonderland - Girly Christmas

Good Morning,  Woohoo!! it's Friday,  that means the weekend is just round the corner and we have a brand new challenge over at

Winter Wonderland 

This week it's our lovely Marianne who is your hostess and she has chosen the theme of Girly Christmas (using a girl as your image).

I've used Knitted with Love from the new Sugar Nellie release this month.  Isn't she adorable.  I've coloured her with pro markers and derwent artist pencils and added some polar white flower soft to her little fur trimmed hat.  The full recipe for my card is below this post.

Our sponsors this week are

The prize is a $15.00 gift certificate to spend in the store.

Our other Sponsor is the lovely Lynne from

 That means we will have two prize winners this week. Yippee!!

Do pop along and join us and take a peek at the wonderful creations my friends on the DT have made for you this week.  They are delicious.

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Just Tracy's Crafts Challenge:  The theme this time is Things with Wings.

Christmas Crafting Challenge:  Would love to see Sparkle this time. I've used glamour dust on her sweet wings and little pompoms.
Moving along with the Times Challenge:  Would like to see some Sparkle this week.

Thank you so much for popping by and I wish you all a wonderful day and weekend ahead.

Hugs

Recipe:

Papers:  Dovecraft Let it snow & Jolly Holly Christmas

Image:  Knitted with Love - Sugar Nellie

Medium:  Promarkers & Derwent artist pencils

Mounted on oval nesti & Scallop nesti

Sentiment:  computer generated

Ribbon & poinsettia : Stash

Metal Corner: Wild orchid Crafts.

Marianne's Design Divas #2 Bloom & Grow

Good morning everyone,  I can't believe a month has come and gone since our first challenge over at

Marianne's Design Divas. 

My goodness it's been fast. lol.  We had a fantastic response to our anything goes theme with an absolute array of fantastic creations. Thank you so much to all our participants and followers for making the launch such a success.

Now we move onto this months challenge and the theme chosen is

Bloom & Grow (Flowers)

We want to see flowers on your creation, it can be in you papers/ shop bought/handmade blooms etc.  Please do remember that you MUST use at least one Marianne's Design Products to be including in the prize draw.

The Ingredients for my card are made up of the following.  My image is Marianne's Snoesjnes Party dress HM9435 I've used promarkers and derwent water colour pencils as my medium. Papers are Eline's paper bloc soft pastels, Swirls are from Marianne's Design Creatables frame & swirls LR0116  the full recipe for my card can be found below this post.

Our sponsor this week is

Just look at the wonderful prize that will be coming to one of you at the end of our challenge.  Two fantastic new September release die and super duper cute digital stamp.  Wow!! you lucky things. lol xx

Just to remind you that at least one Marianne's Design product must be incorporated into your creation to win this amazing prize.

That's it for me for now my dears but I will be back later with some more creations for you.  In the meantime do have a wonderful day.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Would like to see Flowers and Swirls this week.

Fab n Funky Challenge:  Are having a game of Bingo this week and I've chosen Flowers, Sentiment and Die cuts.

More than Favors Challenge:  Would love to see your Anniversary creations this week.

Recipe:

Papers: Marianne D's Eline A5 Paper Bloc pastels

Image: Marianne D's Snoesjnes Party dress Hm9435

Nesti: labels

Swirls: Marianne D's Frames and Swirls Die

Spellbinders 12" border die Lace

Dew Drops

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment: lotv

Emerald Faerie Garden #9- Pearls

click on the image to enlarge

Click on the image to enlarge

Hello again my dears,  I hope you've all had a great week and are now looking forward to your weekend.  It's Friday and that means there is another wonderful challenge starting over at

The Emerald Faeries Garden

For this challenge we have Team B as your hosts and the theme this fortnight is "PEARLS"  I've chosen to alter another one of my 8x8 wall plaques and also play around with merging and creating a scene with my digital images.  I've used two of of the beautiful Faerie Garden images (available here)  Sweet Boo & Snookie are sitting in the garden relaxing whilst the naughty Larakins are having fun swinging from the roof of this lovely Mushroom house.

All the images have been coloured with pro markers. The full recipe for my wall plaque is below this post.

That's all from me just now my dears but I will be back later with another card.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I hope you enjoyed your stay and that my creation has given you a little inspiration.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Things with Wings this week
Creatalicious Challenge:  Anything Goes this month.

Bearly Mine Challenge:  Would like to see Buttons this week

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge:  Pearls this week
Crop Stop Challenge:  Would like to see buttons this week.

Crafty Emma's Challenge: Magical or Spooky this week

Fab n Funky Challenge:  Are having a game of Bingo this week and I've chosen Embellishments, digital images and flowers.

Just Tracy's Crafts Challenge: Would like to see things with Wings this week.

Recipe:

Papers: Basic Grey

Images: Boo & Snooky - The Larakins - Emerald Faeries Garden

Mushroom House & Cobble Path from Make it Crafty

Medium:  Pro markers

Ribbon: Local haberdashery store

Flowers: stash

Pearl stamens: Wild orchid crafts

Pearls in flowers: Quixotic paperie

Large snowflake (cut in half) Marianne Designs Creatables LR0185

Sentiment, Buttons, Butterfly:  Stash.



Jumping for Joy and so thrilled !!!!!!

Oh my goodness!!!!  some of you already know I was thrilled to be asked to join the DT over at Marianne's Design Divas and I received an email a short time ago to tell me that I am now officially a design team member for Marianne Designteam World........ OH MY GIDDY GOOSE !!!!  I am honoured and totally thrilled. .......... I can't stop bouncing ( well in my head anyway!) lol.

 We have a brand new challenge starting over at the Marianne's Design Divas tomorrow and just wait until you see the prize for this month,  you will be astounded.

Christmas is coming.!!!!

Hello my dears,  I made this card a few days ago using one of the newest Sugar Nellie stamps, she is called Wish upon a Star, isn't she just adorable.  I've used a mixture of mediums to colour her, pro markers, derwent water colour pencils and noir pens. Her little wings have been glittered with glamour dust, if you click on her she will enlarge to give you a better viewing.

I've used a variety of papers from last year so no names I'm afraid but I have used the new Marianne D Pine Tree Branch die cut and I love it you can find it here over at Samuel Taylor's Crafts where you will also find the Swedish Ice star that I've used. My sentiment is from Whiff of Joy as is the matching die cut.

I would like to enter my card into Samuel Taylor's Crafts September challenge which is to create a Christmas card.  The prize is amazing 4 yes 4 packs of Prima papers.

That's all for me just now my dears I hope you all have a wonderful crafting day ahead of you

Hugs

You've been Framed - Altered wall plaque

Good afternoon everyone,   First let me say that my thoughts and prayers are with all of those who are commemorating 9/ll where ever you are in the  world.

Back to my altered 8x8 wall plaque.  I bought 3 of these for the princely sum of £1.00 with a view to alter them.  This is the first one to have the treatment.

I wanted to keep the gingham on the outside (which I love) I merged a digital image from make it crafty with the adorable cherry picking Tilda and I think for a first attempt it's not too bad. I used TH broken china for the sky, Tilda and the digital image have been coloured using Pro Markers and Derwent Water colour pencils. The full recipe for my card is below this post.  The flowers are hand made using a spellbinders rose die and my trusty tweezers to give them a prima look. The frame around Tilda has been made using corrugated card, ruler and a craft scalpel.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sir Stampalot Challenge:  Would like you to Frame it this month by framing your image.  I'm hoping this qualifies for another entry as it's not a card.

Simply Magnolia Challenge:  Anything Goes this week.

Craft Your Days Away Challenge: Make your own flowers this week

Do You Stack Up Challenge:  Would like to see Texture this week

Deep Ocean Challenge: Would love to see Hearts this week.

That's all from me for now my dears, I could be back later though!

Hugs

 

Recipe:

Corrugated card for frame

Image: Magnolia Tilda with cherries

Digital Images:  Cobble stone Path & Whimsical Mushroom

Medium: Pro markers - Derwent Water Colour pencils - TH distress inks, broken china, fired brick.

Chipboard Hearts: painted with acrylic pain, crackle glaze and glittered.

Corner embellishment: Marianne D die cut

Swirls: TH BigZ die - Elegant Flourishes

Flowers: Spellbinders Rose die (tweaked with tweezers and distressed with TH ink)

Sentiment: Stash.

Webb ribbon: Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Extras:  Glamour dust & red gems.



Love is in the Air

Hello my friends,  I hope you are all having a nice weekend, it's dull, grey and raining here in Scotland.!!!  What's new, lol.

I wanted to show you a sweet card I made using this sweet Lili of the Valley image, (this is it's first outing) isn't it adorable.  I coloured it with Pro markers and Derwent water colour pencils. I added some Flower soft to the little heart.

I used my spellbinders Fleur de lis die to make a frame. I placed a square nestie inside the die and cut, hey presto you have a beautiful frame for your image.  I also used the smallest die for my sentiment.

The full recipe for my card is below this post.  I was supposed to go to a craft demo today but it's just too wet n windy, so I'm staying indoors and creating.  I may be back later with another card.

In the meantime enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing.

Challenges Entered:

 Stampalot Challenge:  Would like you to Frame it this month by creating a frame for you image.

Stamp Something Challenge:  Sadly this is the last challenge for this amazing blog. (gonna be sorely missed)  and this week the theme is Anything Goes.

Crop Stop Challenge:  The theme this week is to use your spellbinders to create something a little different.

Saturday Challenge:  Would like you to be inspired by a Song. My song is "Love is in the Air!

Hugs

Recipe:

Papers: Papermania Summer Bloom

Image: Lili of the Valley

Medium: Pro Markers & Derwent Water Colour pencils

Flower soft for heart.

Spellbinders: Fleur de lis, square nesti and smallest Fleur de lis

Stick Pin: hand made

Flowers and seam binding: Wild orchid crafts

heart doily: stash

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Gems: prima



Prairie Fairy Friday #61 Snips n Snails n puppy dog tails.

Hello my dears,  Well!! Prairie Fairy Friday Dt are back to work after having a wonderful summer break and I for one am so happy to be back!!! I've missed all my sweet Princess Fairy's.

Anyway we have a brand new challenge starting which will run for the normal 2 weeks and our hostess with the mostest is the lovely Corry who has chosen the theme for you of

Snips n Snails n Puppy Dog Tails. (boy/male card)

I've chosen the adorable Lewis as my image and he's having a nice game of golf.  You can find him over at Prairie Fairy Designs.  He's been coloured with pro markers and derwent artist pencils apart from his shirt which I have paper pieced.  I also gave him a little tie to smarten him up a bit. Lol. My dear husband who is a keen golfer said  NO!!!!  don't do it. lol. xx but this is for a dear friend of ours who never goes out without his shirt and tie. So he will get the joke.

My papers are from Papermania the large saying is cut out from the same papers and the small stamp sentiment is from Whimsy stamps along with their die cut.  I added a chipboard button painted it with white acrylic paint and then added crackle glaze.

I do hope you will pop over and join us, the DT have some amazing examples of male cards to give you some inspiration.

Well that's all for now my dears but I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you all again real soon.

Challenges Entered:

Kreative Card Friends Challenge:  Would like to see a Male card this week

Cards for Men Challenge:  There is a letter this week, it's  G and of course it has to be a male card.  My G is Golf.

Hugs

Shop till you Drop!!!

Hi Everyone,  I hope your weekend is going to be a great one for you all but especially for my friends across the pond who are having their last long weekend holiday of the year.

I was asked to make a personalized birthday card last week for someone who loves to shop!!! (don't we all) lol.  I think we as crafters know that our shopping style is a little different though. It's usually stash that I shop for now.

Anyway this is the card I created for Elaine who celebrated her 40th Birthday on Tuesday and I can show it now that she's received it.    

 I used the gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamp and coloured her with pro markers and derwent artist pencils.  The papers are from papermania's Rose Garden.  The full recipe for my card is below this post.

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge:  The theme this month is Easel Cards

Fairy Tale Challenge:  The theme this week is Lace and Flowers

House of Gilli Challenge: Would like to see an Easel card with Flowers.

Allsorts Challenge: Would like to see the colours of Green and Blue this week.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit and I hope your weekend is wonderful whatever you are doing.

Hugs

 

Recipe:

Papers: Papermania's Rose Garden DCVW for mounts and die cuts.

Image: Whiff of Joy (City Girl collection)

Medium: Pro markers Derwent artists pencils with sansodor oil

Die Cuts: Spellbinder Fleur de lis, circle small, circle scallop

Swirls: Marianne Designs

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts, petalloo

Sentiment and Verse: computer

Lace: Stash

Extras: TH distress inks, broken china, forest green, diamond stickles for flowers and around image.



2012 Calendar with a Sassy Touch

Hello again my dears,  this is my second post today and this time I wanted to show you my first 2012 wall calendar.  I've used a Simply Sassy image called Spread your Wings, coloured her with promarkers and for the clouds and grass I've used TH broken china and forest green distress inks.

I started with a base of heavy brown card and then added some white corrugated card, the pink dotty card is from first edition sweet owl collection. The Swirls are all from Marianne Designs die cuts, little flowers are from my stash and a couple of doodle dew drops complete it.  Oh!!  I did add little viva declor liquid pearls to the centre of the flowers.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl Challenge: have a wonderful sketch from Marlena this fortnight with the added them of One for the Girls. I am also entering her into the 
Sugar Nellie Face book challenge which is straight lines this week.

Tip Top Tuesday Challenge: Would like to see Shabby Chic this week and a top tip from you if you wish. My tip is at the bottom of this post if you would like to know about my swirls.
I Love Promarkers Challenge: Anything Goes this week.
Passion for Promarkers Challenge: Anything Goes this week.

The Paper Shelter Challenge: Anything Goes this week

Simon Says Stamp Challenge plus Simon Says Stamp and Show are having a joint Stamp-tember Blog Hop this week and the theme is Anything Goes.  I've done the hop, it's amazing and this is my entry into the challenge.

Hannah & Friends Challenge: Would like to see Brown and 1 colour, I've gone with brown and pink as my main colours.

Totally Papercrafts Challenge: Not a Card this week.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend ahead. xox.

My Top Tip is:  when you buy new papers, ie. Prima, Basic Grey, K& Co. etc  They always have this wonderful front cover showing you the designs. I always write the title of the paper on the card base at the back and then proceed to use my dies very cleverly placing them on the front cover, cut out using you preferred machine and hey presto you have beautiful swirls.

Here is an example.