Madcap Manor

We have our regular Christmas Theme at CRAFT Challenge this week! This cutie is Overstuffed Santa by Lacy Sunshine stamps. I love that his toy sack is stuffed with delicious cookies! All the papers are from an old pad by Kaisercraft, including the sentiment. The glitter trim at the top is made with a punch and I used the trimmings to add to the bottom of the card to give more festive bling! Our fab sponsor is Lacy Sunshine. My teamies have made some lovely creations to inspire you - do join in!! Thanks for looking and have a great weekend! love Mags B x

Good morning! It's been such a wet week here in the UK, but to cheer us all up we have a gorgeous Colour Combo Challenge at CRAFT. I found some old papers by Kaisercraft which include turquoise, green, pink and cream, and added brown in the image. The sweet image is Macy Boo from Lacy Sunshine. The photo doesn't really show that her dress and stockings are coloured in aqua and green. Her shoes are brown, and all the pink trimmings have added sparkle. I cut the mat with a Spellbinders die, and the butterflies are cut with a Martha Stewart punch, in pale and darker pink, layered together, with pearls along the bodies. The sentiment is LotV. . The ribbon is from stash. Our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine Stamps Have a look at my teamies' inspiring work using these colours! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

This time of year can be so tough for those of us who have lost their Mums, so this week at CRAFT Challenge our theme is Mother's Day OR Female Our lovely sponsors: Lacy Sunshine Crafty Ribbons My card uses the adorable Lil Fidget by Lacy Sunshine, I saw the image last year and had to buy it at once! Soooo cute!! I coloured her in Copics and added purple stickles to the flowers in her hair and Wink of Stella Clear over her wings. The papers are First Edition's Floral Pavilion , the square piece is actually canvas and has a wonderful texture. The flourish is made with Cheery Lynn's Mini Fanciful Flourish die . The flowers are by Prima, and the heart brads are from stash. The chipboard sentiment heart was a magazine freebie a long time ago! Have a look at the inspiration my teamies have left on the Challenge blog, they are a very talented bunch! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! it's time for another Dream Valley Challenge i can't believe how quickly the last fortnight has gone! Our Challenge this time is a recipe: 1 image, 1 sentiment, 3 papers and 3 embellishments Our terrific sponsor is Lacy Sunshine The DT was very fortunate to be given images for this Challenge and I used a very cute image, Honey Bee Enchantress My embellishments are the bee, the baker's twine and the button. The papers are from a magazine freebie that's been hanging about my craft hovel for a couple of years. The bee and the sentiment came from the same pack. Buzz over to see my teamies' creations, then have a go! But, please, do list your image, sentiment, papers and embellies - some of us are getting on in years and our eyesight isn't what it was!! (ok, ok, I'm only 60!!! But I still appreciate it when the details are written down!) We are also having a DT call if you're interested just add DT when you upload your card for the...

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! We had a visit from the gorgeous granddaughter and her proud parents: there was lots of squeaking and giggling and cake-making! It's Dream Valley Challenges time again! We have a colour challenge: Blue Tones The rule is, except for skin and hair colour on any image, just use Blue . You can go CAS or as elaborate as you like, as long as it's Blue! We have the fabulous Lacy Sunshine as our Sponsor this time! I have used the very elegant Victorian Winter Emily on my card. Isn't she chic?! I coloured her in Promarkers: Denim Blue and Pastel Blue for her gown and gloves, and a brighter set, French Navy, Cyan, Sky Blue and Powder Blue for her accessories. her fur trim has been Stickled. The background papers are from an old pad by Paper Artsy called 'Rum and Raisin' but the middle of the heart is from stash. The heart itself is cut with a die from 'Heartfelt Creations'. The sentiment is from the 'G...

Yay! I can now reveal that I've been accepted onto the DT of C.R.A.F.T Challenge! *Happy Dance* The Challenge this week is an Inspiration Picture: Aren't they gorgeous? I took the tawny and green colours as my inspiration, and used the fabulous Eleanor Bookworm from one of our sponsors, Lacy Sunshine I coloured her with Promarkers, and added Stickles to all the polka dots, her buttons and belt, and Glossy Accents to her fabulous spectacles. The paper has been lying in my stash for several years!! The sentiment is LotV. The ribbon is from Hobbycraft, and the little flower is by Wild Orchid Crafts. There are three sponsors, and three chances to win a prize! Spyder's Other Corner Flonzcraft Lacy Sunshine Prowl over to CRAFT Challenge to see the gorgeous creations my lovely teamies have made! Take a look at the very simple rules for the Challenge and join in! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Good morning! Mahoosive apologies for the lateness of this post, I was so convinced I had scheduled it for Monday that I forgot to check!! Don't you hate it when that kind of thing happens? Or is it just me that it happens to??! Anyway, welcome to another Challenge at Dream Valley and it's a romantic theme this time - Wedding . My children's friends are all at the age when weddings loom on the horizon, so these cards are becoming increasingly useful - in fact, my card was made with a very special wedding in mind! Our sponsor is the adorable Lacy Sunshine Stamps and the lucky winner will be able to choose THREE of Heather's cute digi stamps! A fabulous prize! So what did I do? I made an easel card! I used a 6 x 6 inch card for the skeleton of the card with the fold at the top, just folding down the top flap to meet the fold. Then I mounted card and paper cut with varying sizes of Nestabilities Labels One and Grand Labels One dies. The pale blue card is Centur...