I'm Not Really Here

For those of you who think I'm revising, I am - I don't know how this card got made this week and uploaded???

Anyway, it follows a great sketch by SSW2 and uses a lovely Milk Coffee Design image of Tiffany.  Papers are Pebbles - Special Delivery.

Back to the books now, test Fri then hopefully normality will return.

Challenges;
SSW2 - Sketch

I Love Promarkers - Travel - Well she is stepping out on foot? Maybe that will count???

Mama Hen

I haven't got a Mother's Day card to share with you today, but I have a super cute image of a hen on her nest knitting beside her chicks - it's a lovely imageby Milk Coffee Stamps.  I've double printed it so that the knitting sticks out from the card.

Papers are LOTV and Tim Coffey and that's that die-namics die in action accross the middle of the card.

Challenges;
Allsorts - Dies - Retro strip & circles
Milk Coffee Challenge - Spring
Crafty Calender - Animal Antics
Di's Digi's - Spring
Krafty Hands - Easy Easter
Brown Sugar - Easter
Digi Haven - Things with Wings
4 Crafty Chicks - Spring

A Stitch In Time!

Well it's Saturday morning again, and this is my last Guest Designer post for Sweet Stampin.  It's been such a quick month working with them and I've really enjoyed it.

Today, the challenge is

Stitching - Real or Faux

For my card, I went with a whole sewing theme.  I bought a new digi from Milk Coffee Cards, used LOTV patchwork papers and Memory Die sewing die cuts.

Challenges;
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Stitching
Sketch n Stash - 131 - Love this one so much!
Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Favourite Sketch - them all really, but I do Sketch n Stash most times!

Passion For Promarkers - Ribbon Lace or Twine - I chose ribbon
Glitter n Sparkle - Stitching real or faux
Crafty Girls - Anything goes

Prizes over at Sweet Stampin for this challenge are a weekly prize of a $12 voucher from Di'sDigi's

And then there's the monthly prize of a £10 voucher from Cuddly Buddly.

Finally I'd just like to thank Sweet Stampin for having me and if you too would like to work with this great design team, well they are having a DT call right now - details here!

Oh yeah, and I did sign up for Race For Life - now all I have to do is start training!

Tiffany

Afternoon everyone, hope your weekend is going well. Mine has been nice and lazy, just the way it should be, and the biggest bit of excitment was Merlot the cat getting outside for the first time - that was so much fun for him - bit cold for us though!  So far his outdoor adventures have been short and accompanied, but before long he'll be off on solo adventures...yikes!

So, todays card uses a lovely Tiffany digi from Milk Coffee Stamps - I don't have many of their images, but those I do I love.

Again, not the best of photo's, but that's cause it's not taken in natural light - I'll get a better shot tomorrow in day light. (Picture changed for a daylight shot!)   Papers this time are MME and Basic Grey and the pearls and green sparkly are all Hobby House thanks to a candy win from Pami - would never have bought such crazy items myself, but am so pleased I have them now as they look brilliant.

Challenges;
Passion For Promarkers - Geeks - Anything with glasses, eye wear.
Papertake - Anything Goes
SSW 231 - I so love this challenge - one I try not to miss!

Basic Grey - Sparkle & Glamour - Brown Flower - Granola
Hobby House - Pearls
Stampin for the Weekend - Autumn/Fall Colours

Easter + Olly!

This week sees the end of Term 2 for my eldest who is studying at Aberdeen Uni, so come the weekend I'll be mother hen with all her chicks back in the nest, just like in the card below!

Today however is a new challenge over at An Oldie But A Goodie, and this time the theme is 

Easter

The challenge this week is sponsored by Robyn's Fetish, and although I didn't use one of their stamps, they have some beauties on their site and our lucky winner will be able to get their hands on some!

For my card, I used another favourite by Milk Coffee Stamps.  As soon as I saw this image I thought of knitting on it, and was so eager to get my plan on paper I couldn't wait to post my card - it's been sitting scheduled for weeks now! Colouring is by Promarker, & my dotty paper by Andrea Jayne.  The wool here is my 6m+ item - I used it years ago on a baby jacket & that's just the left over scraps.

Challengss;
Milk Coffee Challenge - Go Green - Either colour or re-cycle.  I re-cycled cocktail sticks as knitting needles & the wool is a scrap left from knitting a baby jacket years ago.
The Paper Shelter - Easter
Stampavie & More - Easter
Sweet Stampin - Easter
A Gem of A Challenge - Easter/Spring
Digi Sketch Challenge - Easter
Deep Ocean Challenge - Cute & Cuddly

Please head over to the main blog and see what the rest of my teamies came up with and while there you'll also be able to see our new faces on the team.  Great to have you with us ladies, Jx

Finally, last night and the Olly Murs Concert - FANTASTIC! Loved every minute - here are some pics...

 With the bad weather that was forecast, we booked a hotel for after, lucky we did as it was really wintry again last night.  We left yesterday with no snow and came home to several inches! Brr.

25th March
I made Top 3 in the Digi Sketch Challenge with this Easter card - thanks ladies, Jx

WoW Milk Coffee Charlotte

At the beginning of the year, I was lucky enough to win some Milk Coffee stamps, and I have to say, they are fast becoming a favourite.  There are just so many digi's of theirs that I really like, I am constantly dipping back to their store to add more to my basket!  My most recent purchase was this little cutie called Charlotte.

I've kept my card quite simple so that the image is the focal point.  The flowers are made using a Magnolia Die and the butterfly a punch.

WoW cards are never the easiest to photograph so I've taken a 2nd shot to show the card dimension and give a close up of the image.

Colouring as always done by Promarker.

Challenges;
Pan Pastels - Girly
Milk Coffee Challenge - WoW
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
Addicted To Stamps - Bring on Spring - Flowers - On image & die cuts.
Stamptacular Sunday - To Die For - Doo Hickeys Flower Dies
Delicious Doodles - Use Die Cuts
Cute Card Thursday - Spring Fever
My Mum's Craft Shop - Spring Has Sprung

Tiffany Street Walking

On with my mission to use new digis and today's card uses a beauty from Milk Coffee Stamps.  This image is called Tiffany Street Walking, and as soon as I saw her she was in my basket!

So, I've coloured her with 2 of my favourite shades of Promarkers, namely blues and yellows.  I love these two as I have ranges that blend well, and for that reason I often pair them.  And another favourite combo mixed in with these shades is Kraft.

As for papers they are lovely MME ranges called Everyday Flair & Be Amazing.  Flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts and button from...the drawer of my desk!

Oh yes and there is a smidge of glaze on the glasses & phone - obviously!

Challenges;
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 243
Passion For Promarkers - Favourite colour combo - blue+yellow with Kraft
Stamptacular Sunday - Spots & Stripes
That Craft Place - New Year Goodies - New papers & image
Crafty Catz - Cute As a Button - Heart button
Jelly Park - Button Up - Heart button
QKR Stampede - Pastel Colours
Stampin For The Weekend - Something Girly
Paper Crafting Journey - For A Girl
Stampavie and More - Spots & Stripes
Little Miss Muffet -Hearts & Flowers - Button heart


All this week Debbi is giving you a chance to win Flex Markers to celebrate her birthday.  Head over to her blog to enter, Jx