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Thursday, 19 May 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 66 Animals



We are being sponsored by Crafty Emmas with the prize being £10 to spend in her fab online store.


This week I decided to make a tissue box. I got the instructions from a Magnolia Ink magazine.
The box has been made with Kraft card. The image is a Penny Black Hedgie called 'Hot Pants'!! He has been coloured with Promarkers, and die cut. The Kraft frame is a Marianne Design Creatables die cut, to which I've added red pearls on the centres of the embossed flowers. The dp is Anna Griffin, as is the sentiment stamp. I've die cut a butterfly from Kraft and added some red and green pearls to finish.



I'm entering my tissue box into these challenges:

Paper Romance Challenge 51 - Anything but a card
Craft Us Crazy Challenge 8 - Something new/favourite embellishment -(the Penny Black stamp is new to me, as is making a tissue box and butterflies are one of my favourite embellishments)
Crafts and me Challenge 35 - Anything Goes (optional Kraft)
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 59 - Check it out!! - (Anna Griffin dp)
OSAAT Challenge 62 - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge 53 - Anything Goes
Penny Black at Allsorts May Challenge - Shape Up (no squares or rectangles - I know my project has rectangles in it but once it's all put together it's a different shape, so I think it'll be included, just let me know if you think otherwise and I'll remove it from the challenge)

Thursday, 12 May 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 65 - Pink & Brown!



I spent all day yesterday in bed with what felt like a stomach virus. Feeling a bit better today so I thought I'd post this week's challenge for I ♥ Promarkers, then do a little blog hopping before going back to my bed.

Our challenge is to use the colours pink and brown. The sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish with the prize being either 5 digi stamps or 4 digi stamps and a paper set of the winner's choice.



The image I've used is called 'rain, rain, go away'. She's been coloured with Promarkers. I've paper pieced the curtains and 3D'd the flowers, then added a rainbow which I cut from some free papers out of a magazine. The sentiment is from TLC Creations which I've cut to the shape of a cloud. The papers are Wild Rose Studio Girly Polka Dots and Gorgeous Ginghams layered onto pink DCWV card. Other items used are a Martha Stewart punch, the gingham bow is also Martha Stewart, and pink pearls from stash. All on a 6 x 6" white card.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 64 - Song Title



We have a fun challenge for you this week at I ♥ Promarkers - your card has to have a song title. Mine is 'This Old Heart' by Rod Stewart!

Our sponsor is Joanna Sheen with the prize being £10 to spend in her fab online shop.



For my card I've used a Penny Black stamp called 'Heaven Knows', coloured with Promarkers and matted onto red Bazzill which has been die cut. I've also added some Stardust Stickles to the flowers and round the edges.

The dp is a Vintage pad from QVC. The dotty paper has been faux stitched, distressed and edged with a red Promarker, and the brown swirl layer has been distressed and edged with brown Versacolour.

The brown shaped card is from QVC which I've cut down. I've added a punched border with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch. The swirl has been cut with my Cricut (which I must start using more), the red pearls are Kanban, and the lock and key brads are by Woodware. Cardstock is Kraft Bazzill 6 x 6".



I'm entering my card into these challenges:

Paper Play Challenge 11 Week 18 - Show us your style
Crafts & Me Challenge 33 - Swirls (die cut swirl & swirls in paper pattern)
Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Something old,(Promarkers, rubber stamp), Something new, (lock and key brads)
Stamps R Us Challenge 20 - For the men in our lives!
The Crafty Pad Challenge 119 - Pearls & Swirls (die cut swirl & swirls in paper pattern, red pearls on swirl and punched border)
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 78 - 1,2,3 ( 1 image, 2 brads, 3 pearls)
Simply Create Challenge 42 - time to rock the metal!


Thursday, 28 April 2011

Creative Inspirations Challenge 109



It's my last week as Guest Designer for Creative Inspirations Challenge blog. I've had great fun joining their challenges for the last 4 weeks and would like to thank them for inviting me.

This week's challenge is Spring colours - pink, yellow and green. The lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate from Digi Doodle Shop.




For my card this week I've used a beautiful hAnglar & stAnglar image. She's been coloured with Promarkers. I've doodled round the edge and then distressed and matted the image onto distressed Kraft card. The next 2 layers are pink dp from The First Edition Desert Blooms stack punched with a binding EK Success punch, then matted onto Kraft card. The other dps are Anna Griffin. I've also used a Martha Stewart punch on Kraft card. The arrows were cut out by hand from some Kraft card and some Prima pearls added. Other items used are flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, sprayed with gold Crafters Companion glitter spray, a Marianne Creatables leaf die cut, some more Prima pearls, a Martha Stewart bow, and a ticket sentiment from Sentiments 4 You. All edges have been distressed. Cardstock is 6 x 6" ribbed Kraft.

I followed a fabulous sketch from CLP Challenge 35.




I'm entering my card into these challenges:




Crafts & Me Challenge 32 - Vintage/Distress

Lovely hAnglar Only Challenge 23 - Your favourite stamp


CES Challenge 33 - Spring colours/image



By The Cute and Girly Challenge - Cute and Girly April


Sparkles Forum Challenge 10 - Anything Goes



Wednesday, 27 April 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 63 - No Designer Papers!



Hope you all had a good Easter, it's a real short week this week with Friday being a Bank Holiday too because of the Royal Wedding. I'll be watching but mainly to see the wedding dress! My son has to go to school dressed up for a wedding tomorrow, as they are having some celebrations there. I know it's a big deal, but I'll be glad when it's all over and done with really, it's all we've been hearing about for the last few weeks.

Onto this week's challenge at I ♥ Promarkers, - the theme is no designer papers!

We are being sponsored by Digi Doodle Shop and the winner gets $10 to spend on some fab digis from their online shop. The DT got to use some of their digis this week. I chose Lady Bug which is only $1 at the mo!


The image has obviously been coloured with Promarkers, then matted and layered onto red and white DCWV card. I've embossed a sheet of red DCWV card with a hearts embossing folder, and added some Bazzill white pom pom ribbon. Cardstock is white 6 x 6". I tried to keep it quite simple to show off the lovely image.

I'm entering my card into these challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge 139 - some kind of fluff (pom poms)
Stamps R Us Challenge - Bugs and Embossing

Thursday, 21 April 2011

Creative Inspirations Challenge 108 - Pets/Animals



It's my 3rd week of being a Guest Designer at Creative Inspirations. The challenge is pets/animals and the winner gets to choose 3 images from Digital Delights.




I had real fun making this card. I decided to make a side stepper card and used every stamp from the Penny Black set called Purrfect Day. I coloured them all with my Promarkers, then either cut them out by hand or die cut them and added some Stardust Stickles.
The papers are from The First Edition Desert Blooms stack and they're lovely and sparkly and glittery. The fence punch is Martha Stewart and the ribbons are Laura Ashley. The gold pearls and little ladybird embellishment are from stash.






I'm entering my card into these challenges:

Charisma Cardz Week 16 - Jokes & Laughter
Ambers Crafts Challenge 6 - Ribbons and bows
The ABC Challenge - S is for Sparkle
Bee Crafty Challenge 22 - 2 different folds
Critter Sketch Challenge 61 - Punches and/or dies
Craft Us Crazy Challenge 6 - Thinking of you with sentiment and/or animals
WhoopsiDaisy Challenge - Free and easy
2 Sisters Challenge 35 - Bingo - ribbons/pearls/flowers
A Gem of a Challenge 19 - Pearls & Swirls 1 or both (I've used pearls)
Crafty Catz Challenge 78 - Furry Friends
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge 8 - Inspirational Photo
Fussy & Fancy Challenge - A card for a child
Ellephantastic Challenge 25 - Anything but square or rectangle
Pile It On Challenge 16 - smells like rubber

Phew that was hard work, I don't know how people manage to combine 1 card into so many challenges all the time, this has taken me ages.

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 62 Anything Goes!



Well it's Wednesday, and I'm behind again! Real life just keeps eating up all my crafting and computer time. Today I had to go to the hospital to get some crutches, I have to accept that I can't walk without the support any more no matter how depressing it is.


This afternoon was spent form filling, then I had to sort out a couple of birthday cards for the mother-in-law. So I'm finally here, better late than never!!



Right, this week at I ♥ Promarkers we have a really nice and easy challenge for you. It's 'Anything Goes'. Our sponsor is Sentiments 4 You, which is a great little site, with the prize being $10 to spend in the online store.
The Design Team got to use some of the sentiment digis, mine says 'For someone special on your birthday'.
The image I've used is Connie, a digi image from the Simply Adorables collection. She's available at Funky Kits here.
Connie has been coloured with Promarkers (which you MUST use to enter our challenges)
I've masked her and stamped a Magnolia grass image behind her, to which I've added extra grass and flowers with Promarkers. The sky has been done with Distress Inks. The image has then been die cut with Nesties Labels 15. The dp is an old sheet I found amongst my stash so I'm not sure what it is. The blue card is Bazzill which has been punched both sides with a Martha Stewart swirl punch. The circle sentiment digi has been punched out, then matted onto pink card die cut with Nesties Crown Circles. The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts and has been sprayed with Glimmer Mists as it started off white.
I've used seam binding ribbon from Crafty Ribbons to make a bow with a bow maker and got a bit carried away, but I quite like the resulting bow. The gems are from stash and the cardstock is 6 x 6" blue Bazzill.





I've found quite a few challenges to enter this card into:

Sundays with Crissy Challenge 16 - Spring is in the air
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 63 - Thoughts of Spring
OSAAT Challenge 58 - Make it sassy!
2 Sisters Challenge 35 - Bingo - Die cuts/glimmer/flowers
A Gem of a Challenge 19 - Pearls & Swirls - 1 or both
Nettie G's Digital Gems Challenge - Favourite digi and colour

I'll be back tomorrow with my 3rd Guest DT card for Creative Inspirations. They have a fab pets/animals challenge which started today!


Thursday, 14 April 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 61 - Sketch



This week at I ♥ Promarkers the challenge is a fab sketch. Our sponsor is Kenny K with the prize being your choice of 5 of his digis.
The DT were very lucky to have a choice of Kenny K images to use. I chose Drama Queen as she looks so much like one of my friends (not in a bad way though lol).



The image has been coloured with Promarkers and Stardust Stickles added to the trimming on her jacket. She has been die cut with Nellies Multiframes MFD 014, then matted onto purple DCWV Shimmer Stack.
The dp is Tilda Frosted blue/green paperstack. All edges have been inked with Brilliance pearlescent crimson. The flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts, sprayed with Crafters Companion Silver Spray and Sparkle to add more bling. The leaves have been cut with Martha Stewart punches. Sentiment is from Create With TLC, and lace from stash. All on 6 x 6" white Bazzill cardstock.
 I've decorated the inside to match.



I'm entering my card into these challenges:

Paper Romance Challenge 46 - Paper Flowers (all of my flowers are paper)
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge 70 - Say It Out Loud! (sentiment)
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 8 - Use a freebie - (free sentiment from TLC)
The ABC Challenge - S is for Sugar & Spice
Pile It On Challenge 15 - Say it in style



Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Creative Inspirations Challenge 107 - Easter!



Hi everyone, it's my 2nd week as GDT for Creative Inspirations. The challenge is Easter, and is sponsored by Meljen's Designs, with the winner receiving 4 images of their choice.

We've been given some images to use for this challenge and I chose this cute little bunny. He's coloured with Promarkers, then die cut with a circle Nestie, and matted onto Kraft card which has been die cut with a scalloped circle Nestie.
The dotty dp is from one of The First Edition stacks, but I'm not sure about the Easter egg paper as I found that amongst some loose papers in my stash. I've added faux stitching round the edges. I made a little tag with Kraft, then stamped a sentiment on it. Green pearls are Prima, and ribbon is seam binding from Crafty Ribbons with a couple of heart pins.
All on Kraft 6 x 6" Bazzill.



I'm entering this card into these challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 62 - Cute and cuddly animals

I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for I ♥ Promarkers. Sorry it's a day late, but I'm not feeling too good atm.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

April Guest Designer for Creative Inspirations


I was kindly invited to be April's Guest Designer for Creative Inspirations, so of course I jumped at the chance.
Being the disorganised person that I am however, I was late with my first card, thinking that the challenge started today when it was actually yesterday. Luckily all was forgiven, and I've promised to be on time next week!

Onto the challenge. This week it's Challenge 106 with the theme being to use your punches and dies.


It's my Dad's 70th Birthday today, and he hates mice, so me being me decided to make a card using my new House Mouse stamp (one of my Mother's Day prezzies).
I've used an 8 x 8" white base card. The House Mouse image is from the Spring Dip sheet and is coloured with Promarkers. I've die cut the image with Nesties Labels 10 and inked the edges with Distress Inks Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap. The buttons have been threaded with brown leather-like cord and added to the edges of the image. I've added a small Kraft tag stamped with a birthday sentiment under the left button. The dp is G.C.D. Studios Chic Bebe, it's a gorgeous shimmery paper. The brown card at the bottom was white but has been coloured with my Promarkers and inked round the edges, then punched with the gooey Martha Stewart edge punch. I thought the punch went perfectly with the gooey dripping chocolate dip. I've added Anna Griffin green stitched ribbon and made a bow. The hearts are Anna Griffin die cuts, and the little green corners are K & Co(I think). The DAD letters are Basic Grey to which I've added Glossy Accents, and the heart doily is from stash.


I'm entering my card into these challenges:

PaperPlay Challenge Week 14 - Critters Galore!
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 97 - Animals and Pets
The ABC Challenge - R is for Ribbon
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (optional - something new - new papers and stamp).
My Partner in Crafting Crime Challenge 24 - Layer it up! (3 or more layers) doily, image, tag, button.
Catch The Bug Challenge - April's Anything Goes!
Card Ideas - Spotty Dotty Challenge
Shannon's Sentiments Challenge 20 - Include an oval (image die cut)

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 60 - Easter!


I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 60 is Easter. I can't believe the kids are breaking up from school this week, doesn't feel like it was that long ago they were off last time. I love having my son home with me, but I don't get much crafting done.


Our sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen with the prize being a £10 gift voucher to spend in her fab online store.


For my Easter project I've made a gift box shaped envelope/pocket and card. The bunny stamp and sentiment were  freebies from an old magazine coloured with Promarkers. The gorgeous die is a Marianne Creatables, to which I've added gems in the centre of every embossed flower. The dp is Hot Off The Press on purple Bazzill cardstock. The flower is Prima, and the fab ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

The pocket/envelope uses the same dp and cardstock.I've made a flower with some of the Easter bunny ribbons from Crafty Ribbons, to which I've sprayed Crafters Companion silver glitter spray and added a gem brad. The white ribbon has been added to the centre, then I've made a couple of holes in the lid to thread a separate piece through and tie it.The swirl is Prima, and the gems on the 'lid' K & Co. I've carried the theme on round the back of the pocket and added a sentiment.

I'm entering my Easter project into these challenges:

Lollipop Crafts Challenge 33 - Make a box or gift
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 88 - some kind of pocket
Creative Stamp Friends Challenge 22 - Swirls (on envelope/pocket/box)
The Crazy Challenge 61 - Just add flowers
Stamp R Us Challenge - Easter Theme
Clear It Out Tuesday Challenge - Make a flower and use on project
Lets Ink It Up Challenge 12 - Easter (no digis)
OSAAT Challenge 56 - Something 3D
Little Claires Challenge 4 - Spring Celebrations

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 59 Emboss It!!



It's Wednesday again which means a new challenge at I ♥ Promarkers. This week it's nice and easy - embossing - wet or dry or both!

Our sponsor is The Secret Crafter with the prize being 3 digis of your choice.



The image is by Penny Black and the sentiment came with it. I really fell in love with this stamp when I saw it. He's been coloured with Promarkers then die cut with Nesties Labels (think it's 15). I've inked the edges with Distress Inks. The background squares are white card, which have been embossed with a Sizzix folder and die cut with the same Labels Nesties as before, just a smaller size. They've also been inked again with Distress Inks, as has the sentiment which was die cut with Nesties Fancy Labels. The ribbon has been rescued from a box of chocolates, the Kraft swirl is a Tim Holtz die cut and the cardstock is Kraft 6 x 6".



I'm entering my card into these challenges:

Gingerloft Challenge 14 - Die cuts and/or punches
Let's Ink It Up Challenge 11 - Die cuts/punches
Pile It On Challenge 13 - Cutie Patootie
CES Challenge 29 - Die cut crazy!
Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 144 - Recycling (ribbon from a chocolate box)

Thursday, 17 March 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 57 - Men!!



Sorry, I'm a couple of days late with the challenge at I ♥ Promarkers. I'm having a few problems with my lupus at the mo, so have spent most of the last 2 days in bed.
Anyway onto Challenge 57 - we want to see the cards you create for the men in your lives!
Our sponsor this week is Stampeezee with the prize being £10 to spend in their online store.


For my male card I've used an image by Papermania which depicts a typical man - food in 1 hand and a pint in the other, and not forgetting the beer belly lol. He's coloured with Promarkers, and I've added some swirls round the edges with Distress Inks on a Heidi Grace stamp. I've used a Martha Stewart corner punch, then matted the image onto red DCVW card. The dp is Wild Rose Studio 'For Men' and the sentiment stamp is from Cuddly Buddly, punched out, then matted onto punched out red DCWV card. The ribbon and gems are from stash. Cardstock is white 6 x 6".

I'm entering my card into these challenges:

CES Challenge 27 - Men Only!

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 56 - Babies!


Our challenge this week at I ♥ Promarkers is the theme of 'Babies'.

We are being sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads and the prize is 5 downloads of the winner's choice.

The Design Team got to play with some of Di's images this week.I used Christening Day Girl which you'll find by scrolling down this page.



The image is of course coloured with Promarkers, cut out and matted onto pink card. I've used a corner punch to add the shape. The dp I think is Papermania on pink card. The gingham ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and has been threaded through a Joy Crafts die cut, then tied into a bow at the top. The flowers are Prima and came already glittered. I added a sentiment and heart die cut. The cardbase is cream 6 x 6"

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

KB Cute Monday Challenge 6 - the colour Pink
Paper Playtime Challenge 40 - Digi Mondays Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge 2 - New Beginnings
Digital Tuesday Challenge 101 - Welcome little one

Monday, 7 March 2011

Some Sugar!



When I saw these digis at Funky Kits I just fell in love with them. This image is Hope from the Simply Adorables digi range.

I've coloured her with Promarkers, then cut her out and mounted her on brown card, which I've also cut around. The dp is from a Vintage pack from QVC. I've used a Martha Stewart punch on the green paper, then added green ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. The metal frames are by Making Memories, which I've added to the ribbon. Cardstock is green 6 x 6" Bazzill.


I've followed a fab sketch from The Sugar Bowl.



Challenges I'm entering this card into:

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 54 - Lilian's Sketch
Stamp Something Challenge - March Digi day
Make It Colourful Challenge 9 - Colour with Shine
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes