Merry Christmas From Our House To Your's ..... Cute Card Thursday Challenge 249

Challenge 249 - Anything Goes

a nice easy one for this busy time of year, you can submit absolutely anything!

I used Santa's Little Helper Tilda and sat her atop of Noel

Sentiment is from Create with TLC and the matching verse was found on the net.

Papers are from Summer Driggs

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #153

This week's challenge is a sketch provided by DT member Christine.

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and the prize is from the regular monthly sponsor ...

Here is what Kimmie had to say...

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 The prize up for grabs this week is...

TWO rubber stamps of your choice from the Kraftin' Kimmie range.

As always the winner will be chosen using Random.org

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ The Queen of Quirk ~ Spring Chicken

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with Key

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Woodware Leaf Punch

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #150

Cute Card Thursday's  Challenge 150 is Banish the Blues! C

ards must feature humour....either by using a funny image or a funny sentiment.

This image from Digital Pencil Too never fails to make me smile!

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs

Image ~ Digital Pencil Too

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Sewing Machine

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #124

This week Cute Card Thursday are having an open theme week, so you can make a card with whatever theme you like. The only thing they ask is that it is a new card, and that to be in with a chance of winning the prize, that it is entered into a maximum of FIVE challenges (including this one) !  Well there's no fear of that with me, i barely have time at the minute to enter any cards into challenges ... keep missing them LOL!

To make this card I used:-

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs

Image ~ Digital Pencil Too

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC ~ Paulette create it especially for me and it says "Happy Birthday" in Hindi

Flowers & Ribbon ~ Stash

Pearls ~ Stash & Quixotic Paperie

Tools ~ Sansodor, Pencil Crayons, Sewing Machine, Diamond Stickles, Liquid Pearls

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 105

Challenge 105 - Dimensions!

This week create something with dimension, you can make altered objects, easel cards, tent cards or maybe just a card that has lots of layers.

• CS ~ Paper Cellar
• DP's ~ RAK from Linda xxx
• Image ~ RAK from Tab xxx
• Pearls ~ Stash
• Flowers & Pins ~ TabbyCrafts
• Tools ~ Birch Leaf Punch, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps No.0, Odourless White Spirits, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch available HERE, Sakura Gel Pens, Diamond Stickles, Sewing Machine.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday & Cute Card Thursday #100

Sweet Sketch Wednesdays sponsor this week is Sally Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique. She has some darling new spring digis. It will really put you in the mood for Spring and Easter. Sally also offers a free digi each month . You can try her images for free. This week Sally is sponsoring with a $10 digi prize to our lucky winner.

This week at Cute Card Thursday they want to see our cards or projects feature something metal on them...brads, charms, if it's metal, they want to see it. They are sponsored by....digisparkle.com, who have a monthly freebie (great for trying digistamps out before you buy!) and a great range of images. Heather is offering two, yes you read it right, TWO prizes this week...Two lucky winners, as chosen by Random.Org, will each receive a £10 voucher to spend online in her store www.digisparkle.com.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Left overs from previous projects

Lace ~ Stash

Image ~ High Hopes ~ Gertie, Millie & Hattie

Flowers ~ Stash & TabbyCrafts

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Beadcap & Pearl Brad ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Pencil Crayons, Gamasol, Blending Stumps No.0, Sakura Glaze Pens, Woodware Grass Punch.

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 99

Challenge 99 is "In The Name of Love!" which instantly makes me want to start singing one of my favourite tunes by Simple Minds ... figures really, me having a simple mind LOL!

With Valentines Day this weekend CCT want to see our "Love" themed creations. It doesn't have to be a valentines card, but it does need to have a love theme...

The prize this week is $25 credit voucher to spend at the fab Simon Says Stamp!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs 14 Days of Valentine

Image ~ Magnolia Edwin ... dragged out the draw and inked up!

Ribbon and Pearls ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Heart Colluzzle, Diamond Stickles, Whispers Strokes Markers, Tombo Blender Pen, Ribbon Slot Punch

Its not a Valentine card, but its been made "in the name of love" for Rylee to give his Mummy on Mother's Day and of course he does love his Mummy very much!!!

Just Magnolia ~ Hearts & Flowers, Cute Card Thursday Challenge #97

The challenge at Just Magnolia is Hearts and Flowers – they'd like to see both on our creations as well as a Magnolia image to qualify for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time next Thursday 4th February. This weeks sponsor is Wild Orchid Crafts – specialists in Mulberry paper roses, paper flowers and craft supplies. They pride themselves on offering excellent value for money and superb customer service as well as an amazing range of paper flowers. We are thrilled to have them sponsor us as we all love flowers!! The prize is amazing too – lots and lots of roses, cherry blossoms, flat backed gems and even some little satin hearts, just in time for Valentines day cards.

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This weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge is Blooming Gorgeous they want to see our cards/projects that feature flowers, gorgeous flowers, Stamps, fabric, paper...there are so many options. There challenge is also sponsored by Wild Orchid Crafts so a double whammy! Wouldn't it be fab if you (well me lol) won both challenges!!!!

CS ~ Paper Cellar

DP's ~ Daisie Company ~ Berry Sweet

Images ~ Magnolia ~ Tilda, Summer Stamp Club Kit 2009, Edwin, Winter Stamp Club Kit 2009
Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts

Sentiment ~ Magnolia Summer Stamp Club Kit 2009

Pins ~ TabbyCrafts

Heart ~ Cuttlebug Die

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Gamasol, Blending Stumps No.0, Pencil Crayons, Woodware Grass Punch, Heart Border Punch was from HobbyCraft (one of those £2.99 ones), Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug Heart Die

Mo's Digital Pencil ~ Challenge #14 & Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #95

This week, Lisa, the January hostess at DP2, has a great sketch challenge all lined up for us. So, following the sketch layout, design a card using any theme and anything else you'd like, for any occasion you are in the mood for!

And for me this included .... This week Cute Card Thursday Challenge to make a card/project that feature a Pink & Grey colour combo, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp ... acredit voucher worth $25!!!!

This just has to be my favourite card of all time at the minute! I love the two tu-tu image. As a child i used to attend ballet class every weekend and loved it with a passion!

CS ~ Stash
DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Bubblegum & Liqourice
Image ~ Two Tu-Tu's ~ Mo's Digital Pencil Too
Sentiment ~ PC Generated
Pearls & Gems ~ Stash
Tools ~ Nesties, Blending Stump No.0, Gamasol, Pencil Crayons, Sakura Stardust Pens, Sewing Machine, Glamour Dust.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #93

This week CCT want to see our cards/projects using Caz's sketch.....

This weeks sponsors are Stretch 'n' Bubbles and the winner gets to choose 4 images of their choice, and the four runners up get one image each of their choice. Alison really has offered a wonderful New Years prize.

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Basic Grey Sultry
• Images ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit
• Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts
  Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts
• Pearls ~ Stash
• Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Cocktail Bubbles Font
• Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Bringing Crafts-Too You Birch Leaf Punch, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents.

Cute Card Thursday #86 & Double Dutch DDC #31

Cute Card Thursdays Challenge 86 - Glitter me Silly!
This week's cards/projects need to sparkle with all things glittery.....make them shine!

Following this fab sketch from Double Dutch

I made this card ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Grey paper ~ Summer Driggs Winter Wonderland, Patterned paper Joanna Sheen Enchanted Christmas CD

Image ~ Joanna Sheen Enchanted Christmas CD

Gems ~ new stash buy yesterday from the local craft shop .... one of those papers of zillions for 99p

Ribbon ~ Stash

Tools ~ Cuttlebug, Corner Die, Ribbon Slot Punch, Diamond Stickles, Nesties

Its been a flippin' long while since i last got my Cd roms out .... would you believe i didn't realise i had this one and its got some gorgeous images and papers on it too. Its been a journey of rediscovery today LOL ... sure i've been on another journey today ... more of a trip LOL ... oh the fumes from that Gamasol stuff is potent ... had a headache all afternoon. Looks like i might have to pace myself with the stuff ... phew!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 73 "At The Beach"

This weeks challenge is to create a "Beach" themed card.

I took my inspiration from a card that Tab had made ... i'm forever stalking the poor woman either via her normal blogspot, her Magnolia blogspot, her webshop, email or text message pmsl! Anyhow, the above card is what i came up with.

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Angelflight Scraps ~ Beach Papers which were a freebie download.
• Images ~ My new Magnolia Summer Kit, coloured with Whisper Strokes and a hand drawn sun!
• Sentiment ~ DoCrafts stamp
• Raffia ~ Poundland
• Tools ~ Glamour Dust
• Starfish ~ Local Craft Store

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #72

This week's challenge is a colour combo .... "Tealy Good" .... Teal & Red. Well thats no real hardship for me cos its one of my favourite colour schemes. CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Sally Anne Papers

Image ~ RAK from Tab, coloured with Whisper Strokes ... thanks honey x

Flowers ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat Sentiment and Tags

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Woodware Leaf Punch

Update: Beth arrived home yesterday afternoon saying she "wanted to turn over a new leaf", she had a shower, clean clothes, ate something, popped out, came back and everything seemed fine. Bedtime came and sis went to bed, Dec and Beth stayed downstairs watching TV. Dec retired to bed at 11.55pm. Sis got up at 12.05am for a drink looked out of window and Beth's car was no longer there. She went downstairs and checked Beth's bedroom (her bedroom is obviously downstairs lol) ... empty! Her window was open though, so sis shut it. She came home at 1.15am demanding that sis let her in ... she refused and Beth went on her way. Sis was so annoyed but about the fact that Beth must've rolled her car down the road before starting it as sis would've heard her go and she didn't.

This morning i had a text from sis saying she had had to cancel yet another debit card as she had either misplaced hers or Dec had had it again. A visit from Beth whilst sis was at work alerted her to something very different though .... Beth took the card to sis saying that she'd found it on the side in the kitchen (although sis had searched house for it this morning) and she didn't want to leave it there incase Dec got hold of it. Sis did a spot of phone banking and spoke to someone who confirmed the times the card was used as well as the amount ... it was used during the time Beth was out and Dec was in bed to the tune of £40! What new leaf has she turned over? God knows how much more of this we can take and what an earth she's going to do next!!!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 70 "Eye Eye"

This week CCT want to see us using eyelets on your card or project. This i can most definately do ... i have millions of the little blighters ... forever finding them rolling across the floor ... even when they have been safely locked away in the craft cupboard!

CS ~ Stash, DP's ~ Happy Summer download, Image ~ RAK from Jill ... thanks honey x. Coloured with Whisper Strokes, Sentiment ~ PC Generated, Eyelets ~ Stash, Flowers ~ Stash, Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Woodware Leaf Punch.

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge #54 & Friday Sketchers #46

This weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge is Citrus Colours ... We want to see fabulous bright creations this week using the colours hot pink, lime, lemon and orange! (You are allowed to use some or all of the colours!) This happens to be among one of my favourite colour combinations.

I decided to combine this challenge with the fab sketch at Friday Sketchers which is hosted by Heidi from Norway...

CS ~ Stash. DP's ~ left over's. Buttons ~ stash. Image ~ RAK from someone, but thanks who ever you are ... x Peel-off ~ stash. Stitching ~ sewing machine. Raffia ~ stash.

Again i decorated the inside with what was left.

Talking of citrus colours lol .... look what we did to Rylee this afternoon! Bless him, he was watching Ellie paint my toe nails ready for my girlie night tomorrow and wanted her to do his. So we decided that she would paint each toe nail a different colour. I have never seen that child sit so still and the look on his face was priceless ... he was amazed and so please and kept telling us his toes were "preeeeety" pmsl!

Not sure his Dad's gonna see the funny side of it, but never mind lol!

"Hmm ... which colour shall i have next?!"

Papertake Weekly Challenge & Cute Card Thursday

Oh its been a long week this week and i've not even had Rylee today, cos its Fae's birthday so she's had the day off. But, Monday to Thursday has lasted a fortnight! I've not crafted for a week either cos of my family lunch on Sunday, which went off really well and then i just didn't have the heart to mess the dining table up again!

There's a fab sketch at Papertake Weekly designed by the brilliant Dawny P.

CS ~ stash. DP's ~ left overs. Stitching ~ sewing machine. Images ~ Riley Moose coloured with Whisper Markers. Sentiment ~ PC Generated. Photo thingy's ~ stash.

Challenge 53 at Cute Card Thursday is "Family Affair" so this fits in quite nicely with that.

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 51

Challenge 51 ~ Celebration!
This week is a fabulous sketch designed by Katharina, we would also like to see you create a card for a celebration with the sketch!

I'm just loving my new Magnolia's and had to use this one minus the butterflies ... he has to be one of my fav's! DP's ~ leftovers. CS ~ stash. Ribbon ~ Blog Candy win from Donna. Stitching ~ sewing machine. Image ~ coloured with WM's. Number's ~ doodled by me!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 45

This week at Cute Card Thursday is Challenge 46
Metallica
Very simple one, use some metal on your card i.e. charms, wire, spacers, eyelets, metal coloured card, fabric or paper etc.

Not the best of photos i know lol! Anyway, CS & DP's ~ leftovers, image ~ coloured with WM's and Sakura Glaze and blinged with Glamour Dust, hearts ~ cut using Cuttlebug Hippie Chick Alpha dies and stuck onto scrap of black card and then cut round freehand, flowers, eyelets, beadcaps and brads ~ stash, silver cord ~ stash.

More Dawny P Sketch Cards and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 38

I'm just loving this sketch of Dawny P's. It's so easy to use yet so effective. My card tin is looking a bit sad so I thought I'd leave the Christmas cards for now, I've got ages lol .... and concentrate on normal cards! The Challenge at Cute Card Thursday this week is to make a lilac card and theres a fab prize from Papercraft Clearance for one lucky winner.

So, using up some CS and DP leftovers this is what I produced.

I'm loving my Daisy stamp, I think she's just adorable ... thanks again Jill mwah! She's been coloured with WM's and Sakura Glaze pens... thats Daisy by the way not Jill pmsl! Flowers, brads, beadcaps and ribbon all from stash. Sentiments ~ hugs and kisses, Rubber Romance and Just because, Dovecraft Studio G clear stamps.

Papertake Weekly Challenge, A Spoon Full of Sugar, Ismaki #40 and Cute Card Thursday

The Papertake Weekly Challenge is "Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!" Anything snow related - snowmen, snowflakes, snowy scenes etc!

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge #26 is "Blooming Marvelous". we would like to see you use flowers or a floral paper on your creations this week.

And then the Sketch #40 from Ismaki is ....

And Cute Card Thursdays Challenge #37 Snow + Snowflakes. This week they would like to see 'snow' or snowflakes on your card and they have a fantastic 'Herb with Christmas Pudding' stamp from Katharina at Whiff of Joy to give away to one randomly chosen winner.

At last I cry a card that I'm truly happy with! I think my Mojo went a gogo over the past week and although I made cards there was nothing I was really really happy with, until now!

CS ~ stash, DP's ~ Freebie download, Winter Wonderland, image ~ Magnolia Stampclub winter collection, coloured with WM's and blinged with Glamour Dust, flowers, gems, brad and bead cap ~ stash, snowflake cut with Cuttlebug die. Sorry about the photo quality i'm putting it down to poor lighting!