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Wednesday 30 May 2012

Lottie and humphery gift bag


So its time to play some Bingo with
Wild Orchid Crafts and they have given us 2 lovely sponsor this week who are WOC and they will give one winner a £15 voucher and the other sponsor is LOTV and they will give the other winner a £10 voucher.

Well I went with Ribbon&lace , Flowers and Pink . Plus thought I would do something a bit different and decorate a bag as that seems to be one of my fave things to do at the moment.
OK to make my bag
I used a old gift bag that had seen better days , and decorated with DCVW paper  from hobby craft , core'dations , Humphrey toppers from the every day kit all from crafters companion , the card and paper was all cut on the e-craft which is also from crafters companion.
Then I added some lace round the topper and the top and bottom of the half and some flowers all from WOC , finally some ribbon on the handles and some bows in between the flowers which is from fantastic ribbon.


close up the topper and some of the flowers

and another close up of the message , ribbon and the rest of the flowers.

Monday 28 May 2012

WK29 = PBP girls

Yep its time for Sketch Saturday and the sponsor for them this time is The craft barn and they will give the winner a £10 voucher.

Well for my card I used lots of my face goodies , core'dations pastels , Paintbox poppet decoupage , spellbinder oval die from the grand set and my GC all from crafters companion and all the other bits are from my stash ie the lace , the dollies which a friend gave me and inked with Tim Holtz ink spun sugar , some chipboard flowers coloured with a Pm and then some pearl in the middle which where from the craft barn.

Lacey lady

So this time Joanna Sheen wanted to see some this of remember when ie vintage items or things that just us remember. I deiced to go with a vintage look for my remember when theme. As love the look and also the fact that I get to use lace which I seem to be loving at the moment. OK enough of me on to saying that the fab Joanna Sheen will give the winner a £15 voucher to use on her site.

So to make my card I used the Joanna Sheen Fashion Boutique Cd for the image and backing paper , and mattered it on to card from the paper mill and edge with some lace from my stash.

mini Humphery

So its all about new things over at Totally Gorjuss  and I am sure a lot of use crafters have new goodies just waiting to be used know I do.
OK so enough about me , on to this weeks sponsor who is Craft All Day.

Well my card is very simple and was quick as need to get a bunch of cards up for selling at the work shop I am doing 13th June.

OK so not much to say how it was made as everything on the card expect the pearls which were from my stash is all from crafters companion Hunkdory Humphery everyday kit oh and also some foam pads from my stash .

PBP deoucpage Oval

So we had to have a different shape card for out theme this week at Less Is More so that meant that Chrissie and Mandi wanted to see no squares or rectangles , so I thought yay get to use my GC and Large spellbinder die and at 1st I thought I would have tons of ideas but no my mojo wanted to be naughty and just do the one , so hope later on in the wk I might come up with another as don't feel right just doing the one .

OK so enough of my waffling here is my card .
So to make my card you might of guessed from what I put earlier I used my GC and a large scalloped oval spellbinder die , card from Hunkdoray Humphrey set and Paintbox poppet fairy all from crafters companion and then some pearls from my stash.


I will have to say a big sorry for not commenting on any ones blogs this week this have gone made here again with me having to help look after my grandma , so not getting much time for me .

Sunday 27 May 2012

Pretty ballerina

This time at Crafty Creations Challenge was to use pearls , lace and pastels , lovely combo of things I think and talking of lovely one of the lovely DT are going to give a prize from their craftroom , so I don't know the name of the DT who is doing it .

So to make this card I used , my Gc , large scalloped square die from spellbinder which I brought from crafters companion , a image from the daisy and friends Cd - Joanna Sheen and coloured with PM's and added some lace down the side from my stash and finally some pearls yet again from my stash.

golf PBP

So this time at Try It On Tuesday they wanted it to be all about the dad's as Father's day is round the corner , thankfully I have done mine for my daddy and grandpa . But do make them for work so this helped get the last few orders done.
Before I chat any more I best say who the sponsor is The Craft Barn.
Sorry the picture is not brill , camera was having a paddy and did nt want to play ball Lol.
OK so to make my card I used Kraft card for the base from Joanna Sheen , then cut some core;dations in squares using a square punch from hobby craft , the core'dations and the spellbinder die which I cut on my GC and the paintbox poppet stamp is all from crafters companion , but the message I did on my laptop and matted on to my card as you might of guessed core'dations . Seem to use that on all my projects .

So there you go that me done off to enjoy some sun shine .

I am getting married in the morning

Will just add that I am not getting married so don't panic by the title just fitted my card .
OK so now that's cleared up time to say what blog I am entering my card into well its Just Magnolia and they wanted to see some Gingham on work and I went with ribbon for mine.
Oh the sponsor for them this time is The Ribbon Girl who will give the winner one of the kits of their choice from this picture.
And here is my card and goodies used
To make my card I used my GC , Darice swirl embossing folder and core'dations , spellbinder oval die all from crafters companion , and some pearls which are from the craft barn and some ribbon from my stash and finally Tilda and Edward coloured with Pm's

Xmas singing

So this time at Winter wonderland it was all about singing so basically any image showing a good Xmas sing song. And the sponsor for them this time is Simon Says Stamp and they will give the winner a $15 voucher.

Deiced that I as I enjoyed the embossing theme from last week would use it again this time .
I used my Gc and Darice swirl embossing folder from crafters companion and then chalked over it using chalks from docrafts oh also some gems from them , and the singing part of my card is the lovely popcorn stamp yet again from crafters companion and coloured with Pm's and finally to finish off a peel off sticker from my stash.

Autum flowers

So this is the pic for us this time at Just Inspirational Challenge and the sponsor for them is LOTV .

OK so for my card I went for the colours and also the leaves.
I used a DL card from docrafts , a stamp from a magazine freebie which I coloured with my PM's then a message to finish off which I did on my lappy and finally some core'dations to mat it on to.

Sunday 20 May 2012

Bit of Humphery

Yep its Sketch Saturday time again and the sponsor for them is Bunny Zoe Crafts.

So here is what I came up with , deiced not to go with a square card fancied a changed.
Well not much to say about what I used as most of it is from the Hunkdory set at crafters companion , the ribbon is from fantastic ribbon and the flowers and brads are from my stash oh and so is the message.

All about cuteness

So its all about babies and kids this time at Less Is More , I went with a bit of everything for this theme , so love doing cards like this as love cute things , made me all broody not for long though Lol.

Card 1
This my fave digi I have at the moment got it from funky kits , I re sized it using Paint and also added the text as cute as a button and then cut it out using my new large spellbinder die labels 24 I think and added some yellow Pm's for a hint of colour.

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Card 2
This time I went for a child card
The Base is from the paper mill and yet again my GC and spellbinder die was used and the stamp is from LOTV called little cutie which you might of guessed by now I used my old faith full Pm's and a peel off sticker from my stash for the number one.

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Card 3
Sorry its a Xmas one
Card base - the paper mill and yep you guessed GC and the same die as before , the image is Humphrey Xmas stamp from crafters companion and yes PM's came out again Lol.




Blinged up stockings

Well its time to get embossed at Winter Wonderland and we could of gone with dry or wet I went with dry and I am hopeless with wet embossing.
The sponsor for them this time is A & T Designs who will give the winner 4 digi stamps.

As the image was so bold I went with simple for this card
I used a 8x8 card base from Joanna Sheen
Core'dations the traditional pack from crafters companion which I embossed using my GC and snowflake folder from the cuttlebug range , Oh I also sanded it back to show the core which has a lovely shine to it sorry the picture dose nt show it to well . The I matted the topper which is a old Xmas card onto some Mirr card again Joanna Sheen and finally some pearls from the craft barn to finish off.
Naughty me I forgot to say I also used the e-craft to cut the core'dations .

Noel Tilda

Well as you might of guessed from the picture , that Just Magnolia have given us a sketch to play with this week and the sponsor for them this time is Jacobi nl who will give the winner a voucher of 20 euros to use on their site.


OK so for my card
I started off with a card base size 8x8 from Joanna Sheen
The cut some squares on the GC using large scalloped square dies from crafters companion , the red card is from the paper mill and the Xmas papers are from my stash, oh nearly forgot the core'dations is from the Xmas pack at crafters companion which I sanded back to show the core.
the word Noel and Tilda are coloured with Metallic markers and normal Pm's and finally the gems are from docrafts and the pearls are from the craft barn.

Friday 18 May 2012

wk 29 - trio of buttlerflies

Well we did get given two pictures to play with at Just Inspirational Challenge but I went with this one as love anything with a animal theme and also the blues won me over .
Oh the sponsor for the week is Doodle Pantry.

Thought I would also do a DL card for a change .
OK so make this card I used a square punch from Hobby Craft on the glitter card which is from DCWV sweet range. The the e-craft to make the other square which where cut on core'dations both from crafters companion and finally some butterflies which my lovely friend Janet made me .


Tweet tweet

So this time at The Cuttlebug Spot they gave us a little recipe to play with .

1 - button
2 - ribbons
3 - papers which one had to embossed

love all those items especially the buttons and ribbons bit , so huge smiles to me with this weeks theme.

So here is my card and goodies used.
OK so I started off with making my card base using the large die from spellbinders scalloped square and then patterend papers from card making and paper craft magazine , scrap bit of core'dations which was also ready embossed but did sand back to show the pattern more , some scrap bits of ribbon which I tied in a knot and also a button from my button jar with some twine threaded through which was from do crafts and finally a topper from kanban.

Scrum

This time at Crafty Creations Challenge they wanted us to go with a male b day card , some think I am always low on . Before I getting on to showing my card I best say who the sponsor is Hope Jacare who will let the winner chose 4 digi stamps of their choice.

OK to make my card I used
brown card for the base from the paper mill which I cut on the GC using grand label die 24 from crafters companion , the core'dations and the backing paper which is from the Sheena Douglas Cd also from crafters companion , the core'dations I embossed with a cuttlebug happy birthday folder which I also sanded back to show the core. And finally a LOTV image which I coloured with PM's.


Wednesday 16 May 2012

Happy brithday grandma

Well with it been a anything goes theme over at Wild Orchid Challenge  I thought it was time I got the pictures scrap booked from my grandma's 90th party and what better items to use with then some WOC ones and while I mention I will also add that they will give the winner a £15 voucher .

so the items I used are
patterned paper from docrafts
core'dations , centura pearl paper , grand scalloped square die all from crafters companion
the glitter glue is from my stash and same for the mat I used for my wirtting
Of course the flowers and lace are all from WOC.


Swan of Birthday wishes

So this fortnight over at Joanna Sheen Challenge they have given us the theme of HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
So thought best do a male one as getting low on them again , oh and also before I forget which I am doing alot lately Joanna will give the winner a £15 voucher to use on here site.

OK so the goodies used are
Core'dations from Crafters companion and also the papers are from the Sheena Douglas CD
Mirri card , decoupage and card candi from Joanna Sheen , the candi I coloured with a Pm to match in with the browns .

Sorry this pic is a bit boring but just thought I ll show the inside of the card as have just started getting into decorating the inside of cards , used core'dations and the Sheena CD again.

Monday 14 May 2012

all about 2's

So this time is all about 2's at Just Magnolia as they wanted us to use stamps and they have also given us 2 sponsor this week who are
The Cutting Cafe and they will give a winner 2 files and the 2nd one is
Wild Orchid Crafts who will give the other winner a £10 voucher.

For my card I used the word Noel to make the background for my card and the my other stamp is Tilda sitting on a gift all which where coloured with PM's and I also used a spellbinder die for the mat which I cut on the cuttlebug and a bow from my own stash to finish off.

make a snowman

This time at Winter Wonderland they wanted to see a snowman on our cards and I just couldn't resit using my Humphrey stamps as they just so cute . OK so on to the sponsors before I go on a ramble ,  yes that's right 2 sponsor and the 1st one is

Delicious Doodles who will give the winner 4 digi stamps and the other sponsor is Sassy Studios Designs who will also give the winner 4 digi stamps.

So here is my little snowman and friends
Items used
grand scalloped square die to make the base of the card , which was from the paper mill .
the mat for the stamp is also a spellbinder die which where both from crafters companion and the image was coloured with Pm's
And to finish off some card candi from Joanna Sheen.

arrrrrggggg a nice pint

Yep its time for another sketch to play with from Sketch Saturday and the sponsor for them is Simon Says Stamp .

So here is my take on it and the goodies I used.
The cutting out was all done on my wonderful Elmo ( e-craft )
I used papers from my mind's eye
core'dations - from crafters companion.
Pm's to do some highlighting on the mat for the decoupage which is from the range.
The message I did on the laptop.
And finally the brads are from my stash.

Wedding bliss

So we got some thing a bit different for us this week over at Less Is More set for us by Mandi and Chrissie and its to use 3 stamps , something I don't often do so it did set my old brain thinking this time .
So I have done it right and that I have been a good Limette.
For my card I did a bit of masking so I could have the word Congratulations behind Tilda and Edward which I coloured with Pm's the word congratulations I used time Holtz Distress ink and also the same for the flower stamp which is from my stash and then added a little gem to finish it off .


Lottie and Friend

This time its a colour theme for us at Totally Gorjuss and they wanted to see pink and green on work and the sponsor for them this time is Crafters Companion . So of course I had to use some of the lovely goodies they sell for my card.
Items used
Card stock centura pearl bright pack and image are from crafters companion , I coloured the image in with PM's
Oh and I also used my GC to do the embossing with a cuttlebug folder .
the butterfly is made by my friend Janet from the CC forum.
Dollies are from my stash and same for the brad.

Sorry for the bad pic the flash was playing its own game lol.

fresh green and white

I am sure you all know by now with me starting with a picture for my post it means its time to play over at Just Inspirational Challenge and the sponsor for them this time is Floppy Lattes Designs.

For my card I went with the green and white from the picture.
Items used
E-craft for the cutting out and core'dations for the mat behind the stamp is from crafters companion
paper are from my stash
image is from la Blanche which I ink with peeled paint - Tim Holtz distress ink and then added some card candi from Joanna Sheen oh and the message is also from my stash.

Thursday 10 May 2012

Frame It

Well over at Crafty Creations Challenge they wanted us to do some framing on our work and I went with something very simple as gone into that faze again.
OK so time to let you know who the sponsor is for the week Create With TLC and they will give the winner a $15 voucher.
items used
white card from the paper mill which I cut with scalloped square spellbinder die to make my base , then I used some core'dations from crafters companion and embossed with cuttlebug folder and sanded back . the flower is from the works and the gems from docrafts.

PBP Boy at the beach

So the challenge for us this week from Try It On Tuesday was do some thing with the theme at the beach , would so love some sunshine to go to the beach , ok less of my day dreaming time to say who the sponsor is One Stop Cards who will give the winner a £10 voucher.

I thought this little boy at the beach with his boat fitted the theme just right and also that he also fitted into my misson of getting some father's day cards to sell done.
So the items used
Daice embossing folder , PBP decoupage from crafters companion
Blue card - the paper mill
patterend paper from my stash
Mirri card - Joanna Sheen
message I did on my laptop.

fairy and butterflies

Well we got given this little sketch to play with from Totally Gorjuss and the sponsor for them this week is Joanna Sheen who will give the winner a £10 voucher.

And here is my little card and goodies used
Well not a lot to say as everything but the gems came from crafters companion
the gems are from docrafts , Fairy and butterfly transfers from the fairylopis kit , core'dations the brights pack which I cut with a spellbinder die.

Mellow Yellow

So its a colour theme for us this time at Less Is More and the colour Mandi and Chrissie gave us was yellow not one of my 1st choice of colour but I did manage to come up with 2 cards so maybe I do like it more than I thought lol.

For this card I used my scrap bits of core'dations , cut on the e-craft , the message is from the Sheena Douglas Cd both are from Crafters Companion. The Brad is from K& Company

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And for this one I used centura pearl card from crafters companion
some mirr card and scrap bit of paper from my stash and the ribbon was from Anita's


Monday 7 May 2012

Tilda Bag

So as its anything goes theme this week at Just Magnolia I thought I would revamp a item as have nt 'd done that for a while , and they also gave the option of us using pearls and swirls.
And the sponsor for them this week is Simon Says Stamp who will give the winner a $25 voucher.

I used a old paper bag for the base then I used different papers from DCWV which where all cut on the e-craft , the swirl is from Tim Holtz grunge board range which I inked with his distress ink broken china added some pearls from the craft barn , Tilda I coloured in with PM's and inked round the edge with barn door distress ink yet again Tim Holtz .

sports card dad

Well this time at Just Inspirational Challenge they gave us this picture as well as a sketch if we wanted to do that as well , I chose just the picture for my card and went with the colours and the theme of father's day. Before I show my card I best say who the sponsor is Kenny K Downloads.

Items used
Backing paper and decoupage - The Range
core'dations - crafters companion
message I did on my laptop
black card - the paper mill which I cut with spellbinder die from the grand scalloped oval set
Buttons - from my stash.

simple xmas bauble baubles

So this time at Winter Wonderland they have given us this picture to help us get our Mojo's working.
And the sponsor for the week is Crafters Companion who will give the winner a £10 voucher.

So for me card I used the colours purple and silver and the baubles. I deiced to go simple for this card as need some clean and simple cards as got some friends who don't like to much fuss and also I sell them for Charity so like to have a good mix for ppl.
OK so on to what I used
mirr card - docrafts which I cut on Elmo - ( ecraft )
Core;dations from the brights pack at crafters companion , embossing folder docrafts which I used on the cuttlebug and sanded to show the core part of the core'dations and a few gems from my stash and then finally finished with some ribbon from 1 craft 1.