More Valentines!

Happy Weekend everyone!  We started the weekend in the best possible way: breakfast out with friends :o) This Valentine's card was made for my InLaws, they are lovely people.  They have bought us flowers & chocolates & are cooking us a Valentine's meal tomorrow.  I made a little box & decorated the inside just to make it look a bit more special.  

 The challenges:

Frilly & Funkie - Love is in the Air

The Paper Girls - Valentine/Love

Crafting by Designs - Hearts 

Crafty Creations - Hearts

Mod Squad - From the Heart

Kitty Bee Designs - Valentines/Love

Morgan's ArtWorld - Add Flowers

Simply Create Too - Love or Valentine's 

The Stamping Boutique - I Love You

Craft Rocket - Valentine/Love

I kept the inside simple

Card Recipe:

Graphic 45 Place in Time paper pad (+ couple papers from my stash)

Martha Stewart Lace Scallop Heart punch

Paper & resin flowers

Sequins

Liquid Embossing Clear Gloss Finish 

Crafter's Companion Ultimate Pro (to make box) 

 

Any Shape But Square

This week's Di's Digi Challenge is "Any Shape But Square".  I'm not good at shaped cards so I thought I would make a round box (using a cheese triangle box).  The papers are Basic Grey & the cute image is Di's "Molly" which I coloured with ProMarkers.  I finished off the box with flowers & punched leaves.  Our fab sponsor this week is Creations by AR.  I know this challenge is a bit tricky but I hope you will have time to join us.

The challenges:

Stampin' for the Weekend - Die Cuts &/or Punches

Craft My Life - All Crafts (not cards)

Die Cutting Divas - Flowers

Bearly Mine - Digi Days

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Penny's - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Free For All
Allsorts - Anything but a Card 
Crafty Boots - Recycle  
Joanna Sheen - Recycle

I'm finally getting back into my crafting & I am really enjoying it :D  Have a great Saturday & I hope you have time to fit some crafting in too xxx

Valentine's Day/Love

Hooray for the weekend!  Today see's the start of another Di's Digi Challenge & this time the theme is "Valentine's Day/Love".  I made a gift box using this cute "Maurice With Love" digi & coloured it in with Prismacolor pencils.  I added a bit of Glamour Dust & some pearls mounted it on a doily & finished off the corners with flowers & pearls.  The DP is from Pink Petticoat.  Our fab sponsor for this challenge is "Marker Pop".  Hopefully you will be able to join us & make something for someone you love :o)

The challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything but a Card

PMS Digi Makeover - Hearts

Bearly Mine - Hearts Galore

Sarah Hurley - Anything but a Card

Little Miss Muffet - Hearts & Flowers 

MilkCoffee - Valentines 
Sweet Stampin' - Love is all Around

Have an amazing weekend whatever your up to!

Christmas Gift Box

I can't believe how close it is to Christmas & how unorganised I am (& it's not through want of trying, I started making my cards in January lol).  This weekend I'm definitely putting the tree up in fact I'm going in the loft to get it & the trimmings down when I've finished this post :D  Di's Digi Challenge this week is "Christmas Creation - Anything But a Card" & I made a lil gift box using my Ultimate Pro, I printed some Pink Petticoat papers on to thin card & added a ribbon & flower.  The image I used is "Christmas Cheers", which I chalked & added some Glamour Dust, gems & Aleene's Glitter Snow.  Now is the opportunity to make some Christmas decorations, gifts or packaging so I hope you will join us.

The challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - Dies & Punches

Critter - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

Sarah Hurley - Christmas!

Delightful - All About Christmas

Papercrafting Journey - Christmas Projects

PaperPlay - Christmas is Coming

Fairy Tale - Oh Christmas Tree

I hope you're all more organised than me & having a lovely weekend.  Once I've got the tree up we are going to watch a Christmas movie (after Strictly of course) :D

Something Different

This week the challenge at The Paper Shelter is "Anything Goes" & as they have lots of fabulous printables, not just digital images & papers I thought I would have a go at making their "Fairy Secret Delights Recipe Box" & it was really quite simple :) I kept it "as is" but you could embellish it with glitter, flowers or whatever you like.  I hope you can join us & if you play with a Paper Shelter image/design you have the chance of winning a gift voucher worth a whopping $30! All to spend in the Paper Shelter store & even if you don't use TPS images there is still the chance to win 3 of their fabulous images :) So you've got nothing to loose :D

The Challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Things with Wings

A Gem of a Challenge - Polka Dots/Spots

Craft My Life - All Crafts

Fashionista - Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends - Clean & Simple

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

This is the back

I hope you're having a good week :D  I'm not enjoying being back at work after my week off last week (it's so hard fitting crafting in around work :( )

Valentines Box & Earrings

Di's Digi challenge today is "Valentines" & I thought I'd make a little box to put a valentines gift in.  I made the box with my Ultimate Pro (I wanted to print some nice patterned card to make the box with but my printer's playing up so I had to settle for plain cream).  The image I used from Di's Digi Downloads is called "Love Bears" & I paper pieced his jumper & coloured the rest with ProMarkers (for some reason my colouring was a bit pants on this image but hopefully you can see how adorable it is).  I added the obligatory Glamour Dust ;) & finished off with a flower, heart gems & pearls, heart die cut border & a ribbon.  I then made some earrings to go in the box (although I have been wearing them so they're not really a present apart from to myself lol).  There is the chance to win a $10 voucher from Joanna Sheen & lots of inspiration from the other DT girls.

The challenges:

Prairie Fridays - Anything But a Card

Delightful - Valentines Anything But a Card

Paper Sundaes - Paper Piecing

Incy Wincy - Anything But a Card

Robyn's Fetish - Love

Cupcake - All You Need is Love

Crafty Creations - Anything But a Card

Craft Us Crazy - Full of Love

Crafty Purple Frog - Valentines Day/Show us Some Love
Cardmadfairy -Ribbons & Bows
The Poodles Parlour - Valentine/Love
Allsorts - One or More Hearts
Sweet Stampin' - Animals 
Little Claire's - Anything But a Card 
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Valentine's Day

Thanks for looking & have a wonderful weekend :)

Anything But a Card...

I know you will find this hard to believe but this creation has nothing to do with Christmas! (apart from the fact that it could be a Christmas pressie that is).  The challenge at Jellypark Friends this week is "ABC- Anything But a Card".  I have been so short of time lately that I had to try & make something that didn't take too long so I used my Ultimate Pro to make a box using Basic Grey card stock & the "Clothes, Shoes, Handbag Shop" digital stamp, which is one of today's new releases.  I paper pieced the shop & dress & coloured the rest with ProMarkers.  The finishing touches were Glamour Dust (almost obligatory lol), a circle flower, ribbon & brad.  The box is filled with some childrens jewellery that I made.  The DT have absolutely excelled themselves for this challenge so I hope you will check their designs out & that you can find time to join us (& perhaps make some last minute Christmas gifts).

The challenges:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)

Delightful - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - Send Someone a Smile... No Christmas or Birthday Cards

One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi

The Paper Variety - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - Anything But a Card

I'm sorry I haven't had much time for commenting lately but work has been very busy & I've (still) got lots of stuff to sort out for Christmas (I love this time of year!).  Hopefully I will soon be organised & be able to visit all your fabulous blogs :o)

It's A Frame Up!

 

This week's challenge at Sentimental Sundays is "Fancy Folds" (with a sentiment).  I wasn't sure what to make but I'd had my Humphrey's Corner cd-rom for a while & hadn't really made anything with so thought I would try making a frame card. It wasn't quite as easy as I'd hoped especially as there are no instructions on the cd-rom lol Luckily I found some instructions here.  I'm quite pleased with the outcome & I'm sure my little granddaughter Abigail would like it as she LOVES elephants.  I added a gem, pearls & flowers & the sentiment I believe is from TLC.   I hope you will have a go at some fancy folds & join in the challenge :o)  & if you're looking for more inspiration you need look no further than the fabulous DT!

The challenges:

Bling It On - No Patterned Papers

The Stamp Man - Circle It

Woodware USA - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Zoo or Animal Theme
Prairie Fairy - Sugar & Spice
Emerald Faerie Garden - Flowers, Flowers, Flowers
Freshly Brewed - Fancy Folds
Anything Goes - Die Cuts, Punches or both
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

By the Cute & Girly - Anything Goes
I Did It - Animals

I hope you're all having a lovely weekend.  I had to work yesterday, there was a Flu Clinic & boy was it busy! I was so glad to get home so I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing Sunday (if I get the chance lol, I got lots of catching up to do & we have to go shopping as we didn't go yesterday - I hate shopping! lol)

Anything But A Card at Sentimental Sundays

I hope you're all having a great (long) weekend.  We went to Kent yesterday for our grandson Ryan's 6th birthday party, it was great fun & he really enjoyed himself (it was a very long day though an 8 hour round trip but definitely worth it) & it was so lovely to see him, his lil sister Abigail & my son Craig & DIL Zoe (I do miss them!).  So today I'm hoping not to do very much today (apart from some crafting of course).  

It is very exciting times at Sentimental Sundays as today the design team members are announced - all 14 of them!  The "old" team members have now been promoted to Senior Members (I've never been a senior anything lol) how cool :)  This week's challenge is "Anything But A Card" (with a sentiment) & I should have found this easy as I love papercrafting & making different things to cards BUT I couldn't decide what to make lol.  In the end I went for a  Christmas birdhouse ornament, I've made a couple of these before & they do look pretty on the tree.  The red card is from Dovecraft's Noel premium paper pad & the green (though it doesn't look green in the photo) is digi (can't remember which one sorry) printed onto card.  I didn't have the correct nesties for the roof & base as used in the instructions so I just measured & cut with scalloped scissors.  I finished off with some wire & beaded flowers, a pointsettia, punched tag stamped with Noel, a couple of gems, tinsel, eyelets & some stretchy cord for hanging. The instructions & template are HERE if you would like to have a go :o)

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Delightful - Tags

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in May 

Crafting for all Seasons - Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed - Anything But a Card

My Creative Moments - Scallops
Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Digi Doodle - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Holidays
Dream Valley - Stamp Something 

Nearly forgot to say don't forget there are free sentiments available every Sunday too!

Card For A Special Person

Happy Wednesday everyone, I love Wednesdays cos it is my day off (although I have got to go to the hospital for an Endoscopy this afternoon so that's not too much fun).  This card was made at the request of my Aunty for her daughter's 50th birthday.  She didn't give me any brief so it took me ages to decide what to do (& especially what image to use, I've been looking at loads lol).  I find it's always harder making a card for someone special as you want it to be perfect (well not perfect but special - you know what I mean).  I decided on this cute image from Pollycraft & coloured it with Promarkers, I did go over the top with the Glamour Dust but my cousin is a real girly girl like me & loves all that sort of thing & so I used lace, ribbon, lots of flowers & a charm.  The papers were free from Computer Scrapbook & I finished of with some stamped, punched & glittered butterflies & some gems, a brad & a button & a made a matching box.

The challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

PaperPlay - Show us Your Style

One Stop - Birthdays

Moving Along With The Times - Have Some Cake 

Incy Wincy - Mother's Day or Girlie

Everybody Art - Flowers

Papertake - Fancy a Punch

Creative Craft - Distressed and/or Vintage

Creative Inspirations - Glitzy & Bling

Kaboodle Doodles - Lots of Layers

Prairie Fairy - For The Girls

Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bears

Bunny Zoe - Lace

Ellephantastic - Birthday/Party

Claudia & Company - Butterflies

Paper & Such - Make a Birthday Card

Use It Tuesday - Bling

Stamping Scrapping Central - Birthday

Dream Valley - Flowers
Creative Card Crew - May Flowers
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sunday 1st Anniversary , DT Call & The Chance to Win!

The Sentimental Sundays challenge this week is "Anything Goes" (with a sentiment) - it doesn't get much easier than this, you can let your creativity flow & make what you like!  It was our 27th wedding anniversary on Thursday (I was a child bride lol) unfortunately I didn't feel that good (& we both worked late) so not much celebrating was done & I wanted to make something different instead of a card for my lovely hubby Mark.  I've never made an exploding box so I thought I'd have a go, I used THIS template & really enjoyed making it.  The papers are  from Designer digitals & printed on to both sides of some thin card, I cut a couple of hearts from the papers & stitched it together & made a springy thing using a couple of strips of card.  The sentiments are from TLC again.  There is lots of inspiration from the DT as usual & don't forget the weekly freebie too!

ALSO as it is Sentimental Sundays 1st Anniversary you have several chances to win a fantastic digital sentiment  set of your choice from Rainbdrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps digital collection by commenting on each DT member's post (every member will be giving away set) & that's not all... we are having a DT call too so if you would like to be part of our fab team check out the post on the main blog :o)

The challenges:

Stamps R Us - For The Men In Our Lives

Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes

Delightful Sketches - Mother's Day or Someone Special

Pear Tree - Free For All

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - No Cards Allowed

The Rubber Cafe - Anything But a Card

Pixie Cottage - Sketch and /or One For The Boys
Pollycraft - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes 
Emerald Faeries - Anything Goes 
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday - Open 

Ooh just one more thing before I go (sorry for the mammoth post lol) if you want to view some more fab blogs Paper Pretties have another birthday blog hop  & next on the hop is Nancy & we are celebrating for Janet - Happy Birthday Janet :o)

Easter Basket (Mark 2)

I made an Easter basket a few weeks back which I'm giving to my lil granddaughter Abigail & so obviously I had to make one for her brother Ryan :o)  The Sentimental Sundays challenge this week is Easter/Spring (with a sentiment) & I used my Ultimate Pro (it makes boxes so quickly), the bunny image paper was a free download from Printable Heaven & the image is from Paper Pretties & called "A Basket For You" coloured with ProMarkers.  I finished off with a "Hoppy Easter" tag which is a freebie from StampFairy, an eyelet, some ribbon, a punched butterfly & some gems. 

The challenges:

Little Claire's - Animals

Scrappy Frogs - Hoppy Easter

ECP - Easter

Creative Belli - Eggs/Bunnies

Craft Your Days Away - Easter 

Totally PaperCrafts -Springtime

Pollycraft - Easter

Our Creative Corner - 3D Easter Projects

Fussy & Fancy - For A Child

Creative Inspirations - Easter

Creative Card Crew - Spring

Crafty Catz - Furry Friends

C.R.A.F.T. - Easter

Tellen's Place - Easter

Pattie's Creations - Easter or Spring
Bee Crafty - Easter
Crazy 4 Challenges - Easter Gift

Catch The Bug - Easter
The Crafty Pad - Easter

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend & enjoy the week to come :o)

Easter Basket

Friday's release at StampFairy this week are these gorgeous Clementine Easter 2 & there's a free "Hoppy Easter" greeting too (see below).  I made a little Easter basket using my Ulitmate Pro from Crafter's Companion, the image is coloured with ProMarkers & some Glamour Dust.  I finished off with a punched butterfly, ribbon, eyelet, a tag made from the free greeting &some pretty shredded stuff & chocolates (hubby kept trying to eat them though lol).

The challenges:

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon

Alphabet - Ribbon

Passion for ProMarkers - Food & Drink

Incy Wincy - Pastel Colours

Creative Cottage - Tag You're It

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes (with a digi)

StampFairy New Releases

Happy Friday everyone, thank goodness it's nearly the weekend (although is my turn to work again tomorrow, it seems to come round quicker and quicker).  Every Friday there is a new release at StampFairy & today it is this cute lil fella called "Toby Love" & also a fantastic free image that works perfectly with him as you can see on my box.  I made the box using my Ultimate Pro (it makes boxes of all sizes so quick & easily) & some red/pink pearlised card & some green/blue glittery card.  I paper pieced Toby & the hearts & just finished off with a dab of ProMarkers here & there.  I finished the box off with some flowers I've had lurking in my stash for ages & some punched leaves.

 I'm entering this for these challenges:

Simon Says - Anything But a Card

PaperPlay - Hearts & Flowers but not Valentines

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Digi

Cute Card Thursday - Hearts & Flowers 

Lexi's Creations - Bear's

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's See Some Love

For Fun - Hearts
Rainbow Lady - All About Love
AiFactory - Valentines Love

There was also another fab new release at StampFairy this week called "Baby Dotty & her Snuggle Blanket & I think you'll agree  these images are so cute :)

A Special Card...

For 2 special people, it is my aunt & uncles golden wedding anniversary on Saturday & we are having a family get together which I'm looking forward to. This card was made with cream & gold tones with a hint (quite a big hint lol) of red. I used pearlised card & cut a heart with my new Martha Stewart heart punch which I was lucky enough to win from Simon Says Stamp, labels 1 Nesties, computer generated greeting, pearls, lace, organza ribbon & gorgeous flowers from Orchid Crafts. It has a matching cream insert & I am making a box to go with the card which I will add to the post when it's finished.

I'm entering this card for 5 challenges:
Allsorts - No DP's
For Fun - Flowers, Rain, Showers or Spring
The Crafty Pad - Lace & Bows
"Something Completely Different" - "W" (Wedding)
Sweet Stop - Sketch
Prairie Fairy - Texture


& here is the card box I made:

Not a Card!

I've been catching up with some crafting this weekend (well trying to) although instead of making the cards I should be making I keep getting distracted for example I saw the challenge on "Just us Girls" & had a look at the free template & thought I would like to make one (it's called a cutesy cover but is really a little box lol). I used some double-sided card stock from my stash to make the box, then stamped a flower on a piece of card & again a couple of times on some velum, added some Glamour Dust to the centre & finished of with some ribbon. I also made a punched tag to go with it.

I've got another card to blog but I think I'll have a cup of tea & a hot cross bun first (to give me some energy ;o) )

Woo Day Off!

I love Wednesday cos it's my day off & today I had such great plans to do loads of crafting but it's now the afternoon & all I've done is faff about lol The time definitely goes quicker on Wednesdays (& weekends) . I've got lots of housework to do too so I'm hoping to have a quick wizz round when I've finished blogging.

I got my Papercraft Inspirations magazine today & it had some fab free templates with it so I wanted to have a go & I made this little heart box which I think is really cute but lacking something though I do like the flower I made. I'm entering this for the Kaboodle Doodles challenge which is "Anything but a Card". Oh well can't delay the agony anymore - where's that hoover...

(The bottom photo shows the true colours)