L is for........Lavender and Lace ABC Challenge

Hi folks,
Just time for a quick post as not feeling too good at the mo. Its time for another fab challenge over at ABC and this time we want you to use Lavender and Lace on your projects. We have two great sponsors this time, The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and Catslife Press.
I created this card for my friends birthday using the lovely Tilda in Spring Rain. The DP's are from the Wisteria collection by BG.

I have coloured with my trusty Promarkers and added plenty of bling with Dimond Stickles

Little Close Up

Hopefully I'll be back on form soon as I have lots of projects to share with you I just need to find some time and energy.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

MDUC - #137 'Birthdays' (Wishing MDUC a very happy 3rd birthday!)

Paper Sundaes - #111 'Feminine Flair'

I Love Promarkers - #108 'Anything Goes'

Simply Magnolia - 'Anything Goes'



ABC Challenge 'J is for........Jazz It Up!

Good morning folks,
Yeah finally it seems the snow is beginning to disappear from our beautiful countryside and my chances of staying upright on my walk to work are improving daily!
Today is time once again for yet another fabulous challenge over at ABC and this time we want you to Jazz it Up! so grab your sparkle and your bling and get creative. We have 2 fantastic sponsors this week, Bugaboo and The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

I have chosen to use another gorgeous little Tilda and this time with a lurve theme. Everything has been distressed with Pumice Stone DI and edged with Diamond Stickles.

A Little Close Up

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - #118 'Lurve'
Just Magnolia - #143 'Pink, Pearls and Lace'
MDUC - #133 'One Word Sentiments'
Paper Sundaes - #107 'Sundae Bar' I topped my card with Distressing and Pearls
Sketch Saturday - #194 Sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - #151 'Pearls and Lace'
Cute Card Thursday - #203 'Pink Valentine'

Happy Crafting
Big Hugs
Clare
xx

G is for Glitter ABC Challenge DT card

Good morning!
Sorry I haven't been around for the last week but I have been busy preparing for my hubby's 30th birthday which is on Saturday, so I am expecting a housefull of guests for the weekend.
Anyway I did manage to find time to create my DT card for this fortnights ABC Challenge. The theme this time is G is for Glitter, another nice easy theme to get stuck into. We are also being sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says so all the more reason to join in.

I chose to use the beautiful Chinese Tilda from the Bon Voyage collection. I teamed her with the equally beautiful Magnolia Tree paper which gave me the inspiration for my colour palette. Everything has been edged with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and then plenty of Stardust Stickles has beed applied. I also sprayed the whole card liberally with Pearl Glimmer Mist to make sure that nothing went unglittered!
I am entering this in the following challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 53 'Sparkle'
The Shabby Tea Room - #33 'Consider it Cased' (I chose to case Clare's wonderful colour palette of pink, duck egg blue and cream)
A Spoonfull of Sugar - #127 'Lets get Punchy' (I used nestabilities and a Sizzix Sizzlits die)
Creative Card Crew - Let's Punch It!

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Cool Grey 1,3,4,5
Kimono: Pale Pink, Baby Pink
Trim, Sandals and Parasol: Tea Green, Grey Green
Dress: Ivory, Vanilla
Parosol Handle and Wooden Struts: Sandstone, Cinnamon
Cherry Blossom on Dress: Cinnamon, Baby Pink

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz honey bee, honey bee!! F is for....... Flowers

Good morning,
Is it just me or is this weather a little confused at the moment. I drove all the way to Leistershire on Sunday to check out a papercrafting show as I will be exhibiting there myself next year and it was more like a summers day!
Anyway it has seriously got me in a sunny mood and I thought I would tackle a yellow themed card. As some of you already know yellow is most definately not my colour and I have to really put my mind to it to produce anything that I'm happy with, so today I would like to share with you my Sunny Honey Tilda card. This is my DT card for The ABC Challenge which this time is 'F is for.... Flowers' a really easy challenge theme so why not give it a go, also we are being sponsored by the fabulous Wild Orchid Crafts.

I have used the fabulous Honey Tilda and gently sat her on the Magnolia Big Daisy. I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and chalked the background. I used Papermania's new white mulberry paper flowers and coloured them with my ProMarkers to match the papers. This great layout was inspired by the sketch over at Friday Sketchers and I used Doodlebug Pot Pourri DP's to create it. I alos used one of the beautiful Martha Stewart punches to create the border, Nestabilities for the frame and accented with Bo Bunny Double Dot Ribbon, Stardust Stickles and Prima Gems.
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Friday Sketchers - Challenge #123 sponsored by Motivet
Stamp Something - 'Something Punchy'
Just Magnolia - Week 76 '2 x 2' (2 Flower sprays, Double edge punched border, 2 bows, 2 DP's, 2 Gem Accents)
City Crafter Challenge - CCCB Week 26 'Take Flight'
Craftalicious - Challenge #10 'Anything Goes'
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C58 'Birthdays'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Gold
Bee Costume: Cool Grey 3 and 4, Black, Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Sunflower
Daisy: Tulip Yellow, Sunflower, Gold
Daisy Stem: Bright Green, Pear Green

Rebel Edwin!!! E is for Easel Cards

Good morning!,

Yeah it's time for another challenge over at ABC and this time we want to see Easel cards, we are lucky to be sponsored by Secret Crafter so worth a go. I thought it was about time I made a card for the boys so here is the lovely Grafitti Edwin from Magnolia. I also used the Brickwall and Grafitti Happy Birthday to create the scene.

I used black Coredinations and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder then sanded it to give it a grungey look. The stars and arrows were cut on the Cricut and I added some MS Punched buttons to add some colour. The Easel is held up with a silver metal star brad. I hope you like him, he is definately one of my favourite Edwins.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Week 74 'Dawny's Sketch'

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge#19 'Punches'

365 Cards - Day 213 'The 3 B's: Boy, Button, Black'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Top and Trainers: Poppy, Berry Red, Cool Grey 1 & 2

Belt: Cool Grey 4

Jeans: Cornflower, Midnight Blue

D is for Distressing.......

Good morning bloggers!

Wow I can't believe it's time for another challenge over at ABC we are now up to the letter 'D' so it's time for a little distressing. I chose to use the fab sketch from Magnolia Down Under teamed with the gorgeous Fairytale Tilda and her froggy friend. Once again I used the beautiful 'Ella Blue' Dp's from GCD, ooh they are soo yummy. As usual I coloured my image with ProMarkers then distressed everything with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink then added loads of Stardust Stickles. I made the flowers spritzing them with water to further distress them then I srayed them with Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist and added some more stickles.



I am entering this in the following challenges:
Magnolia Down Under - #63 'Sketch'
Paper Sundaes - #35 'Use at Least 3 Different Embellishments' (I used lace, pearls a charm and flowers)
Totally Gorjuss - #47 'Flowers'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink
Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon and Cocoa
Dress: Cool Aqua
Frog: Pear Green, Moss

C.... is for Charms ABC DT Card

Good morning everyone,

Its time for another fab challenge over at ABC this time the theme is 'C is for Charms'. So it's time to raid your stash and start adding the metal!!.This challenge is being sponsored by the lovely Nicki from BunnyZoe's she is offering a a fab prize of £10 to spend in her shop on charms of your choice.
So on to my card, I have been dying to use this Vintage Sewing set by Creative Expressions and this challenge seemed perfect as I knew I had this super cute little heart charm engraved with 'made with love'. As you can see the colours were kept ultra simple, I used ivory card and French Roast Coredinations. I stamped the images with Walnut Stain distress ink and distressed the edges with Frayed Burlap.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin - #41 'Distressed Birthdays'
Sir Stampalot - 'All Distressed'


Super cute charm close up



Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Clare

x

B is for Blue Challenge for ABC

Good Morning!

Well today is the start of a brand new challenge at ABC Challenge Blog the theme is 'B is for Blue'. For this challenge we are being sponsored by Secret Crafter who are offering a fabulous prize of a set of digi images from their second Manga release.

I chose to create a recipe folder which I decorated with the gorgeous Magnolia stamps from The 'Yummy For Your Tummy' collection. I used a Martha Stewart puch to edge the top flap and die cut swirls using a Marianne D die. Finished with flowers from my stash and some faux stitching.

Inside view

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

The Pixie Cottage - #32 'Anything But a Card and or Sketch

Allsorts Challenge - #65 'Paper Piercing or Paper Piecing

Simon Says - 'Make a Gift'

Recipe Cards

ProMarker Colour Recipe:

Skin: Blush, Dusky Pink

Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon and Henna or Raw Sienna, Terracotta, Henna

Clothing: Blue Pearl, Cornflower

Shoes: Cinnamon, Shale

Spoons: Sandstone, Cinnamon

Summertime Fun - A is for August DT Card

Morning all!,
Wow where is the time going. Hi to all my followers old and new I hope you have all entered for a chance to win my Birthday Candy. A huge thanks to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday I had a lovely day and was spoilt rotten.

This week has once again been hectic what with running kids classes and adults classes this week in the shop so I am really pleased I have finally finished my DT card for this weeks challenge over at ABC. The theme for this challenge is A is for August so we want to see anything that makes you think of summer be it the beach, ice creams, holidays its up to you. For this challenge we are sponsored by the fantastic Simon Says and they are offering a $25 voucher to the lucky winner.


I opted for the fabulous Kraftin Kimmie beach collection and decided to create a beach scene using a sidestep card. I made my little beach hut/changing tent using Doodlebug paper from the Blue Jean collection. I then used cloudy dp from MME and a mix of Bazzil to construct the basis of my card. As always I used ProMarkers to colour my images but then used paper piecing to add clothing and accessories. All distressed with Walnut Stain and all is done!
The Fabulous Eleanor:
Fun in the Sun with Jack

I am entering this creation into the following challenges:
Cupcake Challenge - #102 'Distressing'
Paper Sundaes - #29 'Stitching'
Allsorts Challenge - #63 'Dressing Up'
Partytime Tuesdays - #10 'Summertime Birthday Card'
Quixotic Paperie - #35 'Life's a Beach'
YNS Challenges - #22 'Birthdays'
Craft Garden - August Challenge 'Beach Huts'

ProMarker Colour Recipe:
Skin: Saffron, Baby Pink
Eleanor's Hair: Raw Sienna, Terracotta, Henna
Florence's Hair: Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Gold
Jack's Hair: Sandstone, Cinnamon