Pretty Poinsettia

I said I was going to get ready for Christmas early, and this is another card to add to my early collection!  It uses that gorgeous poinsettia image from A Day For Daisies, but this time I double printed the main flower and then decoupaged it - slightly off centre to build up my flower - but it's still nice and flat for posting - little foam pads required!

Really pleased with this simple card.  The centre has got a liquid pearl finish and the sentiment computer generated.

Challenges;
Allsorts - CAS
Challenge Up Your Life - No design papers
CHCC - Anything Goes
Di's Digis - Lots of Red
Cardz4Gals - Fantastic Florals
Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - One Layer/Anything Goes
Jx

Poinsettia

It seems like ages since I've posted a card, probably cause its been ages since I made one!  But I found a bit of spare time over the weekend and managed to colour a free image that I'd spied on the A Day For Daisies blog weeks ago.

I've combined the image with the current sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - one of my favourite challenges, but one I was unable to enter last year due to time constraints.  This year however they have changed the challenge to fortnightly, so I'm hoping that once again I can become a regular participant.  So many really good sketch challenges have folded over the years, Friday Sketchers, Sketch and Stash and Christmas Challenges with Sketches - all favourites of mine and now no more... so...

Lets Save SSW2

Well I hope we do and I hope the DT are listening as I know you said you didn't want to fold either!

So now to matters in hand, my card using the current sketch, here it is, a simple design to show off the gorgeous ADFD stamp.

I've added the burlap and ribbon to add a bit of texture along with liquid pearls dots in the flower centre.

Challenges;

SSW2 - Sketch 2-80

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes + a die - Fishtail one for sentiment.

Winterwonderland - Glitter and shine - there is gold glitter on the ribbon but perhaps not enough?

Ribbon Girls - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Use something new - new image and new burlap, bought in Berlin in Dec!

Share The Love

This is a rare occasion - a new card on my blog that isn't DT work!  It is however to let you know of a little deal, which I though was rather nice... and rather than keep it all to myself I thought I'd share it with you and share my love for A Day For Daisies!

A Day For Daisies are currently running a promotion for valued customers whereby each month you get a $2 gift voucher to spend in store - that gives you a half price digi coming in at about £1.64 when I shopped, not bad eh!

To become a valued customer all you need to do is stop by their shop monthly to make a purchase. Downloading a freebie or using store credit also counts, so it's easy to qualify!

So obviously I made a little purchase to maintain my active customer status and so receive another $2 coupon for next month!

This month I chose this gorgeous hedgehog stamp called "Love Hurts" - how could I resist him, remember my month of the hedgehog last year!

The papers today are LOTV and the colouring by Promarker.

Challenges; (Think I've missed quite a few of the ones I'd aimed for!)
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Love is in the air
Fussy & Fancy - It's all about love
Wags n Whiskers - For someone you love
Crafters Cafe - Hearts
Crafting for All Seasons - Have a heart
Simon Says Stamp - All Creatures Great & Small
Passion for Promarkers - To someone I love
Crafty Cardmakers - Love

Jx

Pearls in My Hair

Sorry I never got back to the previous post, just never got time on Tues! My Dad underwent an op on Tuesday and got home early evening in a considerable amount of pain.  Glad to report now that after a few nights sleep he is doing really well and is much more comfortable.  Now all we need do is keep him out of the garden for the next two weeks! (He's not one to be an invalid for long!)

Back to my card now and it's another Day for Daisies image that Colin gave me for Christmas.  Again everyone else seemed to use it over a year ago, but that's me just getting round to it now!

She's called Pearls in my Hair - Available here.  Colouring is by Promarker & I added liquid pearls to her hair - as instructed in said title! Papers are the lovely Bo Bunny - Pincushion Collection and the sentiment LOTV.

Challenges;
I Love Promarkers - Use a Digi - ADFD
As You Like It - Favourite Embossing technique - Why? Tried both powders and folders but have to say folders are my preferred option as there are just so many great folders around whice create such super backgrounds and strips.
ADFD - Kraft - 2nd entry - please say if this isn't allowed?
Sketch Saturday - Blast from the past - SS -228

I'm quite bad for doing this!
Once I see my card on the computer screen once I've photographed it I want to make changes! Above I thought the embossed border was just a bit broad and needed to be broken up.  Couldn't cut it to make it thinner.  Couldn't add ribbon as it was all stuck down - so went with buttons!

Pretty Purple

Sorry this is the quickest post ever - will add more later but must dash as I'm taking my Dad to hospital today!

Challenges;
SSW2 - loved it - 192

ADFD - Kraft
Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Birthday

Two Girls & Mom

As well as papers, I also got several new digi's for Christmas, and one of them was the one shown below - thanks Colin, you really do pick well!  It's called Two Girls and Mom and is by A Day For Daisies - it's found here.

So, I've kept my card quite simple, I've paper pieced the clothing on the image and coloured the rest by Promarker.  Papers are all off the scrap pile so your guess is as good as mine as to who they are by!

Challenges;
A Day For Daisies - Green
Sketch n Stash - 133 - My 2nd card using the sketch- this time rotated. New image old papers!
I Love Promarkers - Dies but no punches - Grass border die Jx

Hepburn Dress

There are so many good digi stamps on the go now, it's hard to decide which one to use next.  I keep saying I must work my way through my rubber stamps, then a freebie like this one pops up and you know you just have to get it!

A Day for Daisies is such a generous company - lots of their freebies are just as good as their regular stamps and this one is a prime example.  Sorry I never got round to using it while it was still a freebie, but it's still available in their shop along with several other new freebies so check them out.

Challenges;
Sketch Staurday - Flipped the layout to suit the stamp - hope that's ok?
A Day For Daisies - Big heart & Hepburn Dress Digi
Crafty Hands - Embossing

Jx

Christmas Cats - Card 2

Quick post today to try and keep going with Christmas 2014.  This card uses a Day For Daisies stamp and the Sketch Saturday sketch and lots of embossing.

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - 293 - Lovely CAS sketch
Simon Says Stamp - Emboss it.

Get Well Soon

Today I share a card with you that I made for a bloggy friend who recently has had a stay in hospital.  Think she's on the mend now - I do so hope so.

Anyway, my card uses a lovely image from ADFD - available here.

I paper pieced it after seeing this done on another blog - only I used real paper where as the other one was done graphically, I think - looks that way to me.

Papers this time are Papermania from a few years back, then my fish-tail dies were in action to create the banners.

Challenges;
ADFD - Yellow - and thanks for a great freebie
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 292 - but I made it square not rectangular - but I guess you clocked that!
Just Us Girls - Paper Piecing
Word Play Saturday - Yellow
Fussy and Fancy - Monochromatic - Yellow
Glitter n Sparkle - Bingo - Die-Cuts/ Digi/ Buttons

Cats

Morning everyone, after what seems like a huge crafting break, I'm now back upstairs and 2014 production has begun!

Today's card uses a lovely " A Day for Daisies" image available here - really love their stamps and you'll be seeing a few more of their images this year as that's what Colin got me for Christmas - clever boy!

Papers are an LOTV pad then the ribbon & lace were from my huge ribbon box and the clouds, Die-namics die-cuts.

Challenges;
Sketch n Stash - 129 -mirror image of sketch - hope that's ok?
CRAFT - Anything goes
Crafters Cafe - Animal Friends
Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - A little bird told me
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Wings
A Day for Daisies - Anything Goes

Fairy Kittens

Over the weekend, I came across another super freebie from A Day For Daisies, called Fairy Kittens - as you can imagine, I fell in love with it straight away as it reminded me of all the new born kittens we had to visit in the Summer before we settled on Merlot.

So this card simply celebrates my love of cats!

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - No 284 - made into a square card rather than the rectangle of the sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Animal Magic
I Love Promarkers - All That Glitters
Simon Say's Stamp - Keep It Clean & Simple
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Fur or Feather - went for fur

Water

Another scheduled post today as I'm probably still in Aberdeen when this goes live helping Alan move into his new flat.  However we crafters know that very little gets in the way of a new challenge, so rather than skip this week, I've relied once again on MrBlogger!

So it's back to Team B at Diva's again this week and we have the theme of

Water

Interpret this as you wish and hopefully we'll get some interesting creations.  The prize this time around is... A Surprise! So you'll just have to win it to see!!!

This consequently meant that us DT ladies could use any image we wanted, so after much searching I came up with this lovely image from A Day For Daisies, it's a beauty isn't it, and better than that, she is available FREE HERE!  (She was just so lovely to colour & glitter - think I'll be getting more of these stamps.)

Challenges;
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Dies & punches - Wreath die

8th Sept
This lovely lady was one of the winners at Glitter and Sparkle this week, and the prize, 3 digi's from Fitztown. Thanks. Jx