Sweet Adorable Verity + Challenges

Hello again my lovelies,  Well here is my 2nd post today. I've made this card for a few challenges, I'm still loving these Adorable images from Sugar Nellie.  Can't seem to get away from them.  This time I've used Verity and coloured her with Pro Markers.

The papers are from Prima Annalee collection, gorgeous they are too.  The Rose and Poppy are from WOC as is the pink satin binding ribbon, the large white flower was created using a Marianne D Die and some silk flowers I had from my stash. The little heart embellishment I made myself using a MS heart punch six times and layered it up to give it some depth. I coloured it with my pro markers before adding some fine string. The full recipe for my card is below this post.

I hope you are all having a lovely day and that the sun is shining for you where ever you are.

Challenges Entered:

Friday Sketchers:  What a lovely sketch this is, I will definitely be using it again.

Truly Scrumptious:  Swirls & Pearls this week

The Stamp Man:  Curls & Swirls this week

Bearly Mine:  Ribbons & Pearls

The Creative Cottage:  Lots of Flowers

Stamps R us:  one for the Girls this week

Guylou's Inimitability:  Anything Goes this week

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything goes this week

Crazy For Challenges:  Would love to see Flowers this week.

Recipe: 

DP: Prima Annalee & opalescent card for mounting image

Image: Verity - Sugar Nellie

Medium: Pro markers

Flowers: Rose & poppy from Wild Orchid Crafts also from WOC the pink binding ribbon under the flowers.

Large white flower: Marianne D die and satin flowers from stash

Swirls:  Marianne D's Die

Pearl Pin: stash

Heart:  MS punch layered up and coloured with pro markers.

Webbed ribbon:  Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Sentiment: stash (can't remember maker)

Large Pink Pearl under the ribbon: Prima

Creative Inspirations #54 - Use a Template - DT Project.

Good Morning my Dears, Well it's Sunday, the sun is shining again although the road gritters were out last night as the temp dropped to 0 deg. Brrr............

Time for another wonderful bi-weekly challenge over at Creative Inspirations and it was the lovely

Autumn's turn to choose the theme. She would love to see you make something using a TEMPLATE!!! We were very fortunate to received some lovely cutting templates and sentiments from Regina at The Cutting Cafe our wonderful sponsor who has an amazing range in her on line store. Do please pop on over and take a peek. The winner can choose 3 sets of templates from Regina's vast range.

I've used the pillow box template and the wonderful Mother sentiment for my project. This would make a lovely Mothers Day gift but this time it's a birthday card and gift. I love things that can adapt to any occasion.

Do pop over and see my fellow Teamies gorgeous creations all using various templates from Regina

Thank you so much for popping in to visit.  I hope you all have a wonderful day

Challenges Entered:

Paperplay:  Would like to see Sentiments being the focal point in your creation

A Spoon full of Sugar:  Have a Birthday theme this week

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge:  Would like to see Sweet Treats this week.

Coffe and Cream + Simon Says DT Call

This is my 2nd Post today,  I wanted to tell you that Simon Says Stamps Challenge have a wonderful challenge this week with the theme of Coffee & Cream.  One of my favourite colour combo's when I'm not creating in Pink. lol.   Not only that,  they are also looking for someone to join them in the Design Team, so I thought I might have a wee try out.  No harm in dreaming.!!  

I've used the sweet Melinda with Bouquet stamp by Elizabeth Bell from Whiff of Joy, coloured her with  Pro Markers and popped some glamour dust on her delicate wings.  My papers are from K&Co Classic 4x6 Mat Pad. I used a spellbinders pendant (Fair Isle) die and distressed it with TH tea dye and brushed corduroy inks. The Flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts but they have been altered, I ripped them apart and re assembled them to enable me to use the corduroy brads which have been coloured with pro markers as they were originally white.  The little charm is from my stash, pearls from Prima and webbing from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

I may be back a little later with another creation,  I'm on a roll today so I'll keep going whilst the crafting ideas are flowing.  Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

 Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamps Challenge:  Would like to see Coffee and Cream this week, they are also on the look out for ONE more Design Team Member.

Pear Tree Designs Challenge:   Are looking for one Colour this week.

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge:  Are looking for Friendship this week.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Have an SOS theme this week which is for Some One Special.  My card is going to a very dear friend who is having a tough time (health issues) at the moment.

Stamping for the Weekend Challenge: Would like to see Monochrome this week.

Praire Fairy Fun Friday #47 Inspired by a Song - DT card

Song Title:  You Hold the Key to my Heart by "Blondie"

Hello my Dears,  It's a lovely sunny day here today, still quite chilly though,  around 7 degrees oh! but it's lovely to see the sun, lets me dream of the next season, which hopefully will arrive soon.

Well it's Friday which means another wonderful bi-weekly challenge over at Fairy Fun Friday and we have the lovely Terry hosting for you.  The theme is to use a Song Title as the basis to create your card or project.

I've used Roberta's adorable  Fairy Love image which you can find here and also the key and sentiment from the Vintage heart and key set which you can find here.  You don't have to use a Prairie Fairy Design image to join in the challenge but if you have one or two then we would love to see them.

I've used my pro markers to colour these sweet loving fairies and sprinkled glamour dust around the flowers. My papers are from LLB retro rose collection. I've used my CB embossing script folder on the panel behind the image. The card has been machine stitched around the edge.  The embossed key and heart padlock are from spellbinders Timeless Heritage. The netting is cut and sewn to give the rose from WOC a little more definition. 

I hope you will pop on over to Fairy Fun Friday and take a peek at the amazing creation my fellow princesses have devised for you this week.  They are totally amazing.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead and I'll say Bye for now.

Challenges Entered:

Party Time Tuesday:  Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs:  Use Dies or Punches this week

I Love Promarkers:  Would love to see some stitching this week

Paperplay: Let's get Sentimental this week

DYSU:  Have an Anything goes this week.
2 Sister Challenge:  Would like to see embossing this week.

Wee Suzi - a real cutie pie.

Hello my lovelies,  I wanted to tell you all about this cutie pie image, she is called Wee Suzi and is one of a new line of digital and polymer stamps available from Wee Stamps and was created by Sylvia Zet. Isn't she adorable.  Do pop over to Sylvia's blog and take a peek at her lovely wee stamps.

I've coloured Wee Suzi with Promarkers and used a labels 10 nestie to show her off. The papers are from LLB and are retro rose, they have been machine stitched around the edges. My other little mount has been paper pierced and is DCWV textured card. The flowers are a mixture, some from WOC and some from my stash. The large white base flower is a Marianne D's die cut. The gingham ribbon is from my local haberdashery store and the sentiment is punched out with a 1" circle punch x 4 to give it some depth. and stickled around the outside. The sentiment word is from my stash.

I am entering Suzi into the following challenges.

Craft Your Days Away:  I followed the fab sketch

Totally Papercrafts: Do it with Digi's this week

Charisma Cardz: Spring has Sprung this week

Lexi's Creations:  Flowers, flowers and more flowers

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Spring Flowers everywhere.

Digital Tuesday: Use a die cut this week

Digi Doodle Shop's Best:  Anything goes this week

Ooh La La:  Pink, Pink and more Pink.

Pear Tree Designs: One colour this week.

Incy Wincy Designs:  Punches or Die cuts this week.

Thank you so much for popping to visit, I hope you enjoyed your stay and that you'll come back to visit again soon.

Have a Lovely Day/Evening everyone.

Paper Piecing - I love it

Hello again my dears,  I'm back with my second post of the day but this isn't a DT card, I'm going to a huge family celebration tomorrow eve, our Great Niece is getting engaged and this is the wee card I've made for her.  My dear hubbies family is quite a large one, 4 brothers n sister, between the five we have 21 Nieces and Nephews and they have given us 34 great Nieces and Nephews and one Great Great Niece, when we include Scott's family it's going to be some Party!!!  I'm really looking forward to it.

I didn't want to make the card too girly after all it's for both of them so I chose this wonderful quirky image of Ben & Nora from Whiff of Joy, coloured the skin tones with pro markers and paper pieced his suit and hat and Nora's dress.  I've used the same papers to punch a couple of borders with my new MS Garden Gate large border punch and the flower is made using a Marianne Die with the same paper.  I think it's lovely and I'm sure they will love it.

I am entering it into the following challenges:

Whiff of Joy:  Paper piecing is the theme for this fortnight

I love Promarkers:  Are also looking for paper piecing but of course you must use your pro markers too.

Stamp Something:  This week are looking for something Funky. I think the image is funky

Simon Says Stamps:  Would like to see you make your own embellishments.  My flower is hand made

Fab n Funky: Would also like you to make your own embellishments.

Thank you for popping in to visit, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

 

Winter Wonderland - It's Beggining to feel a lot like Christmas - DT card

Good Morning my Dears,  It's Friday, only a few hours until the weekend begins, Yippee!!!  For the past few weeks we have allowed any type of card creation in the challenge so far this year but this week sees the official start of our Christmas Card Challenge over at Winter Wonderland and it is the lovely Marianne who has chosen the theme

It's Beginning to Feel a Lot like Christmas.

A nice easy challenge for you

We would like you to make any type of Christmas Card this week.

I am so excited to getting on with making my Christmas cards for my favourite season in the year. Just think, no more rushed last minute cards on Christmas Eve. (which happened last year) and I swore "Never Again" lol.  

I've chosen to make a non traditional colour of Christmas card, Blue & Pink.  Sweet Tilda with present was the image I chose and I've used Promarkers to colour her hair, skin, socks and ribbon, but I have paper pieced her little outfit and the gift she is carrying. I used the same paper for the scalloped centre strip behind her and the large snowflake. The full recipe for my card is below this post.

Our Sponsor this week is the fabulous Delicious Doodles and they are giving one lucky winner their choice of 3 of their wonderful digital images.

I am so looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations over the coming week. Please do pop over and take a peek at my lovely Teamie's card, they have yet again done a wonderful job just for you.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead of you.

Other Challenges Entered

Party Time Tuesday:  I followed the amazing sketch only instead of a butterfly I've used a snowflake.

I love Promarkers:  Are looking for you to do some paper piecing this week.

7 Kids College Fund:  Are looking for square cards this week. My card is a 6 x 6

Papertake Weekly:  Are looking for Glitter, Gems and Sparkle this week.

Little Claire's Designs:  It's Claire's 1st challenge and it's an anything goes theme, so do pop over and join in and give the girls some support.

Recipe:

DP: Paper mania Deck the Halls - K&Co Xmas special

Image: Tilda with present. Magnolia

Medium: Pro markers

Snowflake: 3 Marianne D's dies various sizes

Swirls, Marianne D's

Nestie: Circle scallop for sentiment

Sentiment: Prairie Fairy Designs

MS Large border punch Garden Gate

Xcut scallop punch

white Gossamer ribbon and gems: stash

Swirls made with glittered sticky back foam pad.

Adorable Faith + challenges

Hello my Dears,  I think this is my most favourite images from the Simply Adorable range over at Sugar Nellie.  She is called Faith and the artwork is just so stunning.  I've coloured her with Pro markers, I made the card for a few challenges I came across today whilst browsing and doing some commenting.

You can find the full recipe below this post.  The challenges that inspired this creation are:

Wild Orchid Craft:  I followed the gorgeous SKETCH from Bev Rochester

Craft Your Passion:  Have the colour theme of PINK  this week

Bunny Zoe's Craft:  Would love to see Flowers Everywhere for this months challenge

Top Tip Tuesday:  Would love to see some sewing this week.

Ooh La La Creations: Have the theme for Someone Special.  My card is for Someone Special.

Digital Tuesday:  Would like to see some Die Cuts this week. I've used Spellbinders Classic Lace

die on my card.

Paper Sundaes: Have a recipe this week of Flowers, Lace, Distressing, Pink, your choice but a minimum of two. I've chosen Pink, Flowers and Lace.

One Stitch at a Time:  have the theme of  a Birrthday Bash this week as they are celebrating their 1st Birthday with a super duper blog hop with no less than 5 fantastic sponsors. So bling it up, ribbon, flowers, pearls, gems,  you name it and it fits this challenge. Happy Birthday Stitchy.

Thank you for popping in for a visit, I hope you have a lovely day/evening.

Recipe:

DP:  Papermania: Rose Garden

Image: Simply Adorable Faith - Sugar Nellie  funkykits.co.uk

Medium: Pro markers

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Script

Spellbinders 12" Classic Lace Border die

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts and pataloo velvet Hydrangeas

Pin, glitter ball, butterfly: Stash

Sentiment: Papermania's Rose Garden



Wee Suzi - Syvia's Zet Freebie

How Cute is this adorable image and it could be yours FREE,  all you need do is help Sylvia promote her new store and gorgeous stamps and digital images.  This little cutie is call Wee Suzi.

You have until the 16th Feb at 12 o'clock, pop over to Sylvia's Blog and leave her some encouragement, you can also pop over to her brand new Shop WeeStamps and take a peek at her gorgeous creations. 

Creative Inspirations #53 Distressing - DT card

Good Morning my Lovelies,  Sunday a.m. means it's time for another wonderful bi-weekly challenge over at Creative Inspirations.  This week it was the lovely Corry who chose the theme and she would like to see you "DISTRESSING" on your projects of course.  

I would loved to have used a Stitchy bear image this week as she is one of our fab sponsors, but alas my printer has been away for repair (it's only 4 months old) supposed to be back this week but no show.!!!! amazing how dependant we are on them when it comes to our digi images.

Anyway I've used my lovely new Simply Sassy Stamp, she is called Spread your Wings, isn't she just adorable.  I won her over on the Sugar Nellie Facebook site as I was lucky enough to win their 1st ever challenge. 

I coloured her with Promarkers and stamped the sweet vine flower around the image. Used a doohickey die and distressed with TH Antique Lined ink. My papers are from Prima's Annalee and I used my CB script folder which you can see just behind the image. My web lace is from Bunny Zoe's crafts and my sweet sentiment is one of six that I won from Simon Says Stamps. 

Our Sponsors this week are:

Who are giving one lucky winner a $10..00 certificate to spend in store. Just click on the blinkie to pop over to Simon Says and see some of their amazing products.

Our other Sponsor is the lovely Stitchy Bear Stamps

Do pop over and say hello to our new girls on the DT, they have all been very busy creating some wonderful projects for you this week, so go and give them some Love.

I am entering my card into the following Challenges:

The Sugar Bowl:  Have a wonderful sketch from Marlene this week with an optional picture for inspiration on your colours.

Fab n Funky:  Would love to see some Texture this week.

Saturday Challenge:  Would like to see some stamped flowers. My vine flowers are from Image Tree and it's called Evettes Vine.

Thank you for popping in to visit. I hope you are all having a lovely Weekend.

Fairy Fun Friday #46 All in The Fine Print DT card

Hello my Friends,  Over at Fairy Fun Friday this week we have a wonderful challenge for you this fortnight.

All In The Fine Print - We would like to see you use print somewhere on your creation, your paper, embossing script folder or even handwriting but it should be easily spotted.  I've used Pretty Gillian from Prairie Fairy Designs which you can find here.  I've used my pro markers to colour her and my sakura pens for her little pearls and earrings. I'm loving these little step cards at the moment and think they are so interesting to look at.  This one is going to my niece who will be 16 this week, I think she'll love it!! ( I hope)

My papers are from K&Co life's Journey and the letter tiles and squares are from Cosmo Cricket. The tiny flowers are from making memories mini blooms and I used stickles around the image.

I do hope you will pop over and join us at Fairy Fun Friday this fortnight and take a look at the amazing creations my Teamie friends have conjured up for you this week. They are all  so beautiful.

Challenges Entered:

Crafty Creations:  Would like you to use 3 words on your creation this week.

Inspirational Card Sketches:  Have a lovely sketch to follow, my card is a little variation of it.

Fab n Funky:  Would like to see some texture this week.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead of you.

Adorable Joy + Challenges

I am so in Love with these new Simply Adorable digital images from Sugar Nellie.  I've used sweet Joy for my card and tried to make it look kind of Vintage by using Cosmo Cricket card and distressing it a little. What do you think!!  I like it, the picture was taken indoors on a grey and miserable day, it's actually a lot brighter and more vivid than the picture.  Oh roll on Spring when photo's can be taken in natural light to show them in all their glory.

I've coloured her with pro markers, for her sweet face I used sunkissed pink, dusky pink, blush and ivory. her outfit is one colour of Soft Green and her hair is Ivory, Vanilla, Satin and Sandstone.

The little flowers are all from various Martha Steward punches, all cosmo cricket card stock and the pearls are all from prima.  The sweet twisted rose ribbon is from fantasticribbons.co.uk and the sentiment is from raindropecho (whimsy stamps) the leaves and tree branches are all Marianne D's die cuts. the butterfly's are from my stock. 

Challenges entered:

I Love Promarkers:  Are having a celebration for their 1st Birthday with a fantastic Blog Hop, If you do nothing else this week then please go join in, I've seen the wonderful creations from the DT and it would be such a shame if you missed out on their wonderful creations.  The theme this week is BIRTHDAYS

Stamp Something:  Have their wonderful digi day this week, so as long as you have either a digi image, paper or sentiment you can join in the fun.

Marks Finest Papers:  Would love to see your self made flowers this week.  They are also having an amazing Blog Hop, so pop over and join in.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit,  I really appreciate you taking the time and I hope you have a lovely week ahead of you.

The Pixie Cottage #56 Sketch/Ribbon DT card

Good Morning Folks,  It's time for another challenge over at The Pixie Cottage and this week we have another wonderful sketch and/or Ribbons theme for you.

I've used the lovely Hannah by with apples by Sandra Hammer and made a little thank you step card., quite a simple card but it has a great 3d effect. Hannah has been water coloured, my papers are from papermania, flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon from stash.

I hope you will come over and join us this week, the prize is your choice of any two rubber stamps from the Pixie Cottage.  Pop on over and take a look at the wonderful creations my friends on the DT have made for you this week.  Outstanding work as always.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Craft your Passion:  Anything goes

Paperplay Weekly: Stamp it out

Sew Many: Anything Goes

Thank you for popping to visit, I hope you all have a wonderful day ahead of you.

Winter Wonderland - Reach for the Stars DT card

Good Morning my Lovelies,  Well what a night we had here in Scotland, the winds were howling the rain, sleet and hailstones were pounding,  Oh my!!!  It was even worse further up to the North.  I swear Mother Nature must be going through a mid life crisis!!  the whole World's weather systems have run amok!!!

Australia with the floods and now the biggest Cyclone the world has ever had.  America with it's freak snow storms.  My prayers are with you all at this time.

Back to Friday and our lovely sweet Blogger World.  It's time for another fantastic Challenge over at

Winter Wonderland and this weeks theme is "REACH FOR THE STARS"  and I'm sure you are aware that for the moment you can create any type of project, the Christmas projects are on hold till a little later in the month.  Yes any type of creation, card, calendar,wall hanging,door hanger. So long as it has some stars somewhere on it you will be eligible for the challenge.

I've used the lovely digi image from Prairie Fairy Designs called Prima Ballerina and coloured her with pro markers and glittered her little tutu and satin ribbons, isn't she the cutes little mouse.  My full recipe for this card is below this post.

Our Sponsor this week is the fabulous Craft Brulee who is kindly giving one lucky winner a $10.00 gift certificate to use in their online store.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit, please leave a few words to let me know you were here.

Wishing you all a wonderful day ahead.

Other Challenges Entered:

Sketch Saturday:  I followed the super sketch.

Recipe:

DP: Papermania back to basics + DCWV

Image: Prima Ballerina Prairy Fairy Designs

Medium: Pro markers & glamour dust

Stars: Sizzix Bigz die

XCut: border punch

CB: Swiss dots embossing folder

Sentiment: made by me (computer)

flower brads: dovecraft

Thank you so much for popping in to visit

Wishing you all a wonderful day ahead.

A Very Proud Grandmother !!!

Hi Guys n Gals,  As some of you already know I have twin Grandsons Aaron & Ross,  they take a keen interest in Grans crafting and they have been colouring and creating with me for the last year or so.  Now to cut a long story short, Ross really isn't that interested (I think he does it because he wants to please Gran)  Aaron on the other hand is very serious about his colouring and watches me like a hawk (he wants to be a fashion designer as his real job when he grows up where Ross wants to be a Fireman for 4 days and a cake maker for 2 days) lol.  Kid's!!!!!  Aaron has been asking me that when he gets good enough and stays inside the lines would I show his colouring on my BLOB!!!  

After picking them up from school today they told me they were colouring in and learning how to say Happy New Year in Chinese at school today and could they colour in one of my stamps after dinner.  Well after dinner Ross wasn't interested, he wanted to play on the PS3 with Grandad, so Aaron chose his stamp (I haven't even used this one yet)  and with my whispers pens and the cover of the stamp, a bit of paper to "TEST" his colours he went to work!!!! OMG!! I'm gobsmacked at what he achieved.  I promised him I would BLOB it and show him the post when he comes back down to see me next week.  So Promise kept. 

What do you think!! do I have competition or what.

SN "Adorbale" step card + challenges

Here I am again with my second post.  I made this card to participate in the Sugar Nellie Face Book challenge.  They are running a challenge weekly for the members.  It's a lovely friendly place with lots of tips hints and stories to make you smile.  

I've used one of the Adorable digi's as my image, she is called Joy and is so sweet.  I coloured her with Pro Markers, cut her out and glued her to a K&Co Vintage Tag .  My papers are Rose Garden from Papermania.  I made the backing flower from 2 & 1 inch nestie's and place a white 40mm Rose from Wild Orchid Crafts in the Centre.  My digital sentiment is from Ann - Raindropecho (Whimsy Stamps) and has had liquid pearls added.

Other Challenges Entered:

Claudia & Company:  Are looking for Unique Folds this week

Do it with Digis:  Would love to see Pink & Girly this week.

Papertake Weekly: Anything goes with the option of Flowers

Tip Top Tuesday:  Would like to see something Girlie

Scrap Creations:  Have the theme of Friendship this week.