The Crafty Pad Challenge 36

Challenge 36 at the Crafty Pad is a sketch with the prize being 4 weeks GDT spot and 2 Crafty Pad stamps. I've been meaning to enter one of Debbie's challenges again for ages now, but things have been so chaotic over the last few weeks. Better late than never! Check out her new Christmas stamps, they're gorgeous, especially Christmas Ted.
I've used Belinda in Garden (a Crafty Pad stamp) coloured with my beloved pro-markers.
Dp, swirl, ladybird stickers, gem - K&Co.
Flowers - Prima and K&Co.
Brad - Dovecraft
Sentiment from stash
Stardust Stickles
6"x6" red CS - Bazzill

There's a new challenge at C.R.A.F.T. tomorrow with a fab prize. I'm back with a new DT card next week, so really looking forward to it after 3 or is it 4 weeks off.

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 3 DT card

I'm back at last! My crafting shed is up and running, and I'm loving it. Photos to follow once I've tidied up the last bits and pieces.
Here's my first card I've made in there, it's my DT card for I ♥ Promarkers. I've incorporated the prize colours into my image, they are: cocoa, apricot, orange, gold and satin. Challenge 3 is a sketch set by Sharon. For my card I've coloured Belle with Teddy - Back by Belles 'n' Whistles.
Hair - gold and apricot
Skin - ivory and blush
Teddy - satin and apricot
Stool - sandstone, cinnamon and cocoa
Clothes - pumpkin, mandarin, bright orange and orange
Ruffles and pockets - primrose and sandstone

Dp - Scrapworks - Skinny and Casual sets
Flower - K&Co
Fabric sentiment and orange and yellow ribbon from stash
Yellow Stickles
A5 white card

I've used Nestabilities Labels 8 and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots ef.

You have 4 weeks to get your entries in, and can either post your entry on our challenge blog or our facebook page. We also have 2 fabulous new DT members starting this month, so please check out their blogs.

I'll be joining in again with the design team on C.R.A.F.T. Challenge next week. Check it out, they have some fab prizes.

An Award!

Thanks to Katherine for this lovely award.

The rules for this award are

1. Make reference to award and publish it on your blog

2. Share 5 things you like to do

3. And share with 10 blogs

4. Inform each blog

5 things I like to do are: make cards, have quality time with my family and friends, eat, shop and blog.
I'd like to pass this award onto all my blogging friends.

My new crafting shed!

Here are some pics of my new shed, built especially for me to do my crafting in. I've shown it in stages from where it was going to where it's been insulated. It's since been painted inside. It's 12' x 8' and has 2 opening doors with a lock and key (already got it alarmed lol). We've added a couple of extra windows at the sides, as I felt I needed more light. We're just starting to add the furniture now which comprises of 2 old school desks which were given to me free as they were going to throw them out, which I've had to order trays for, a desk I picked up on ebay for £4.20, plus other bits of storage I've picked up along the way.
I'm just waiting for my trays and electrical sockets to come, then I've got the job of moving and sorting all my stash, which is going to take ages, but will be worth it when everything's labelled and I'll actually be able to spend more time crafting than looking for stuff.
I'll add some more pics when all my stash is in and organised.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge No.12 DT card

The challenge this week on C.R.A.F.T. is a sketch. For my DT card, I've used some flower rub-ons to which I've added yellow stickles, then put them into the 3 apertures on a large frame with foam pads. The frame has been coloured with a hint of mustard seed distress ink. The orange paper is a freebie from a mag to which I've added a little mustard seed and spiced marmalade around the edges and used my Martha Stewart doily lace punch at the bottom. The mat is orange Bazzil on a white A5 card. Sentiment is Anita's or papermania stamped with spiced marmalade. I've added some orange organza ribbon with a little yellow stickles in centre.
Please visit the challenge blog to see what fab prize we have on offer this week, and take a look at the work from the rest of the DT including the new members fab creations.

My crafting shed is now ready for furniture, so I'll be popping some piccies of it on soon. Hoping to be in by the weekend, but need to do lots of sorting out of my stash which is going to take forever.
More good news - my daughter passed her driving test today! I'm really pleased for her, but am having probs convincing her that she needs to find a suitable car with a small engine 'cos of the insurance and petrol, and to not pick a car just because it's a nice girly colour.

New DT member needed for I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge

Due to having to say goodbye to Diane, we are looking for someone to join us in our quest to spread the ProMarker love, you fancy it?...take a look here on the I ♥ Promarkers challenge blog, then e-mail Sharon with your details. We're also on Facebook here .

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 2 DT card and One Stop Card Challenge 41

Please join us either on facebook or our blog for our second challenge at I ♥ Promarkers. Sharon has supplied a fab sketch to follow, and you can use any images or stash as long as pro-markers are involved in your creation. Congratulations to last month's winner who has won a selection of pro-markers. This month's winner's prize is pro-markers in shades French Navy, Ruby, Ivory, Pastel Blue and Pastel Yellow. You have a whole month to enter.
For my DT card I've used the above colours (this week's prize) plus Blush, Cool Greys 1 - 5 and Black to colour an image from the new Miss Anya Dressy set, which I only received today, and couldn't wait to ink up. Cs is black Bazzil, flowers a mix of Prima and Bazzil plus rosebuds, dp is from a QVC set, ribbons, sister stamp, and black brads from stash.
Please take a look at the cards from the rest of the DT in the pro-marker gallery on facebook or on the challenge blog. Remember, you can enter at either.

I'm also going to enter this card into the One Stop Craft Challenge 41 where the theme is 'Roses', which I have on top of the other flowers. I've used distress ink to make them a bit more blue.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge No.11 DT card

The challenge this week at C.R.A.F.T. is a recipe of 2 buttons, 2 square shapes and 3 papers. For my DT card the pink dotty paper is a freebie from a magazine and the other 2 dps are from a K&Co. Recycled remake pad. The 2 pink buttons are from Blonde Moments. The 2 squares have images by Little Claire's coloured with pro-markers. I've added some pink felt rik-rak ribbon by Papermania, a birthday sentiment and a pink rose from stash. Cs is grey bazzil. I've used a Martha Stewart doily lace punch on some of the K&Co. paper.
Hope you can join us at C.R.A.F.T. for this week's challenge, as there will be a fab prize. Claire will be announcing which applicants will be joining us on the DT too. Talking of DTs please take a look at the fab creations by the rest of the 'old' design team.
I'm also entering this card into Simon Says Challenge where the theme is buttons and ribbons. There are 2 buttons and a ribbon on my card.
Also A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 63 which is 'Floral Fantasy'. My card has a rosebud, plus the images have flowers in them.
Lastly, I'm entering it into PaperPlay Challenge 28 where the theme is 'Dimension' of which I think my card has, as the only flat part is the 3 papers.

On a completely different subject, I'm so excited at the mo, as I'm having my new crafting cabin built in the garden tomorrow. The base is ready, and we've got someone coming out to build it all, so I'll have to take some pics and pop them on when it's all completed. I probably won't be in it for a couple of weeks yet though, as it will need cladding inside, and painting, then the furniture has to be arranged. Hopefully, it'll be ready for using early September. I can't wait, no more avalanches every time i want something at the bottom of the pile, and we'll get our living room back at last.

VC Stamp Challenge 10

The VC Stamp Challenge this week is a colour challenge using dark blue, light blue and ivory. I used Willy the Worm, coloured with a few shades of blue pro-markers. I used an A5 ivory card with some scalloped card on top, shaded in blue round the sides and stamped a flourish (Heidi Grace), to which I added a couple of gems. I added the number 40 and a sentiment. The blue strip was from another card, and the gems are K&Co. Willy is matted and layered on light blue, then dark blue Bazzil. I've also dabbed some blue ink over the card lightly. I'm not too sure about this card, I think it's too plain, needs more blue or something.

Simon Says Let's get Distressing!

The challenge this week at Simon Says is 'Let's Get Distressing'. This card is very different from my normal style. I used a Create-a-Scene set called 'Countryside'. Firstly, I used a few different shades of distress inks for the background, then I stamped the images over the top where i thought they might look best, in walnut stain distress ink, adding little bits on a paintbrush for shadows. Matted onto chocolate brown pearl card and added some brown gems in the corners. The background for the sentiment was done in the same way, but then I added some ribbon and a topper which I cut up, distressed and coloured the buttons. This is the first time I've used these stamps, and I'm quite pleased with the result, especially as male birthday cards aren't the easiest to do.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 71

The challenge at Cute Card Thursday this week is 'Let's Get Fruity'. For my card I've used pro-markers straight to a cherry stamp. The papers were a freebie from a mag, ribbon and cherry brad from stash, Cs is bazzil.

Anyone for Anya?

If you are a fan of sweet Anya and her friends, then this is the place to go. There will be a new challenge every Sunday and if you want to combine it with any other challenges you are doing, then that's absolutely fine, as long as there is an Anya or Greetings Farm image on there somewhere.
Dawny P is after some more members to join the design team. Entries should be in by midnight Saturday 8th August and the challenges start on Saturday 25th August.

ICSketch 26 & A Spoonful of Sugar 61

Inspirational Card Sketch 26 this week is a fab sketch by Dawn.
Challenge 61 on A Spoonful of Sugar is to use swirls on your project.
I stamped a large swirly stamp with black Versafine on a sheet of lime green card from the DCWV Jewel Stack, embossed in black, then cut into 6 equal size squares, then mounted on black card. Manga image is coloured with pro-markers (I had a little accident with the versafine ink pad - I dropped it onto the image after colouring it so I tried to get as much off with an eraser as I could and went over some areas with pms again). Added a stamped sentiment and flower and brad from stash. Added little smudges of black ink around card and swirls.

Passion for Pro-Markers Challenge 9

Passion for Pro-Markers Challenge 9 is to use the colours rose pink and lime on your project. I've coloured a manga image in mainly rose pink, with some of the flowers and her eyes in lime.
DP - K&Co.
CS - DCWV Jewel Stack pink and lime. Lime card embossed and distressed.
Brad - Dovecraft
Flowers and beads from stash.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge10 DT card MMSC11 entry and Papertake Weekly

This week the challenge at C.R.A.F.T. is a colour combo of lime green and pink. All entries must be in by 8.30pm next Wednesday to be in with a chance to win a prize, with new work only please.
Won't be long before the 2 new design team members are announced, so good luck to those who've applied. Talking of DT members, please take a look at the fab creations from the rest of the C.R.A.F.T. DT.
I'm also entering my card into the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge No. 11. It's the first time I've entered any of their challenges. The sketch was such fun to follow, and I hope I've done it justice.
Papertake Weekly's challenge this week is a colour combo of pink, black, white, yellow, green, grey and lilac. You can use as many or as few of the colours as you want.
Image - Elusive Images - Sing Your Song theme from the fab Flights of Fancy collection.
Dp - Joanna Sheen, Bazzill green and pink.
Brads - Dovecraft.
Inks - black Versafine embossed and Distress inks.
Martha Stewart lace doily punch.
Green ribbon cord and cream A5 card blank from stash.