Stampin' for the Weekend New Challenge

This fortnight the challenge at SFTW is "Embossing" & our wonderful sponsor is StampFairy.  I used "Barry Angel 2", coloured him with ProMarkers, added some gold Glamour Dust to the wings & stars. I used a Christmas tree embossing folder for the blue panel & stamped some gold snowflakes on the background paper, the finishing touches were: ribbon, button, bell, gems & greeting.  I hope you can join us!

The challenges:

Pixie Dust - Let's go to the Zoo

Papertake - Happy Highlights

One Stitch at a Time - Going Round & Round

C.R.A.F.T. - Recipe

Creative Craft - The Colour Blue

ABC Christmas - B is for Bears, Bunting, Banners, Brads, Buttons, Bows or Blooms

Sparkle Creations - Colour
Sew Many Cards - Circles
Dream Valley - Animals
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers - Card for a Child (Christmas)

My Last Post For StampFairy

I have enjoyed every moment of being on the StampFairy DT & using Gerda's wonderful images & working with such a great bunch of girls but I've decided to stand down so this is my last post on the DT.  The Friday release this week is this cute "Garden Goblin" in various guises :)  I decided to cover an old filofax & I used ProMarkers to colour the image, added the freebie toadstools on the front too & also inside finishing off with some alphabet stickers, buttons & punched corners.  

The challenges:

Crazy Amigo - Free Theme 

C.R.A.F.T. - Gifts

Incy Wincy - Something Old, Something New (New image, corner punch, Old buttons, stickers)

Kaboodle Doodles - Primary Colours

Spots & Dots at Stampin' for the Weekend :)

This fortnight the challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend is "Spots & Dots" & our fabulous sponsor is Simon Says Stamp :)  I thought I'd make an easel card as I haven't made one for a while.  The green papers & the cute monkey image are from StampFairy, the greeting was a freebie from TLC & I finished off with a ribbon vine & button bananas.  I hope you will go dotty with us & if you need more inspiration you should check out the other DT members blogs :)

Thank goodness it's nearly the weekend, just gotta get through today...

Lenny Decoration (Another Christmas Card)!

Good ol' Gerda coming up with some gorgeous Christmas images & helping me along with my Christmas cards :) This week's new designs are "Lenny Decoration" & I coloured him with ProMarkers, paper pieced the bauble, inked & glittered the edges & finished off with a greeting, gems & pompom trim).  There is a fabulous Friday freebie as always & lots of inspiration too.

The challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Use 4 items from the List (Ribbon, Inking, Stamping & Stripes)

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

Simon Says - Christmas in August

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Aud Sentiments - Merry Christmas

(I'll be back in a bit with my Stampin' for the Weekend challenge card) xxx

Happy Birthday Gerda & a Surprise Blog Hop!

I am so lucky to be part of the StampFairy DT & able to use lots of Gerda's fabulous images.  As today is Gerda's birthday Jackie our DT leader has organised a *Surprise* blog hop to celebrate.  So "Happy Birthday Gerda, have a fabulous day & I hope you like our virtual birthday party!".  My image is "Lenny Cupcakes" as I (amongst many are providing the cake & you can never have too much cake!).  I did lots of paper piecing & it took ages (but you're worth it Gerda hun), used my cupcake border punch & finished off with a flower, gems, charm & greeting.

I hope you will join in the celebrations with us & one lucky commenter on my blog who sends birthday wishes to Gerda will win the gorgeous image that I used (please also include your email address when you comment so your image can be sent to you if you win).  How fab is that!  I you are joining in the Hop you should have arrived here from the  very talented Annette's blog & the next stop on the Hop is the wonderful Chrissy (you will get lots on inspiration on her great blog).

The Hop will run from 12.00 est today until Monday 1st of August, so you gotta be quick :)

The challenges:

Ellephantastic - Celebrations

Bling It On - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare - Birthday Time

Card Makin' Mamas - Food & Drink

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Get Punchy (with an animal)

Meet Barry Winter :)

This week's StampFairy new release is "Barry Winter", isn't he fun & I got to make another Christmas card so it's all good lol.  I coloured him with ProMarkers & added some Glamour Dust.  The papers are digi & I finished off with a greeting, a couple of gems, padded tree & ribbon.  Don't forget there is 50 % off all StampFairy digital images (even the new releases!) so you can stock up on all your favourite images :)  

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Cool It!

Creative Belli - Christmas in July

Pollycraft - Christmas in July

Passion For ProMarkers - Animal Crackers

Crafty Creations - Christmas in July 

Charisma Cardz - 4 Legged Friends

Kraft Outlet - Christmas in July

Amber's Craft & Stuff - Patterned Paper

Papercraft Star - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio - Christmas in July
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Christmas In July
Fussy & Fancy - Christmas in July

Say Hello to Lionel

Lionel is this Friday's new StampFairy release & isn't he adorable :) I coloured him with ProMarkers & the papers are Alphabet Soup for Boys from the Sweet Shoppe (these are some of my favs & by one of my fav designers Zoe Pearn).  I just added some gems to his crown & finished off with a lion brad.  As I like the papers soo much I thought I'd decorate the inside of the card too :) Don't forget the freebie every Friday too!

The challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Animals (with 4 legs)

Sweet Stampin - One for the Boys

I Did It - Animals

Fab 'n' Funky - Animal Magic

Creative Card Crew - Animal Antics

Create4fun - Sketch

Charisma - Sunshine Colours
Totally Papercrafts - One for the Boys
Cute Card Thursday - For his Eyes Only
Freshly Brewed - Get Wild

As I said in my previous post I'm going to be AWOL for a few days so won't be doing any commenting/blogging but will try & catch up when I get back :)  Take Care xxx

StampFairy Friday Releases

This week's Friday release is these cute "Lenny Music" images, the DT had Lenny with his cello to play with but check out all the other fab musical images too :)  I coloured him blue only because the cello is brown & I thought if he was brown too it would be too much lol.  The papers are various digi from my stash & I finished off with a (huge) chipboard note, buttons & a ticket.  StampFairy have a challenge too which this week is to "Try a New Technique" so if you fancy having a go at that please join us (you do need to use a StampFairy image but there are so many wonderful ones to choose from AND there is a freebie every Friday!).

My challenges:

Creative Inspirations - No Flowers Allowed

Crafty Creations - Boyz to Men

KB - Cute

Scrapalicious USA - Use a Bear in Your Project

Paper Pretties - Animals

Freshly Brewed - 3 of Anything (buttons)

Crafting for all Seasons - Furry Friends
Use it Tuesday - Animals (hoarded supplies: buttons & chipboard)

Hope you've had a good week & the weather has been better than it is here! (Winter has arrived already on the east coast of England).

Have a Wizard Day!

This week's Friday release at StampFairy is Tommy Wizard & what fab timing with the release of the last Harry Potter film this week :D  I coloured him with ProMarkers with some chalk for the background.  The papers are from Designs by Krista (apart from the Spider one which is from Summertime Designs).  I finished off with the "Have a Magical Day" greeting which is this week's fab freebie!

The challenges:

City Crafter - Birds of a Feather

Fab 'n' Funky - Purple Haze

Everybody Art - Use Shapes

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
I Love ProMarkers - Clean & Simple
StampInsanity - Anything Goes
PaperCrafting Journey - For Him
Aud Sentiment - At Least 2 Words
Crafter's Companion - One For The Boys

I hope you've had a great week :)

Another Week Nearly Over...

So that means it must be Friday & new release day at StampFairy :D  This week we have "Lenny Ice Cream" perfect for those summery cards etc.  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, the papers are digi from the Sweet Shoppe & added a stamped hat, stamped greeting & some bunting with alphabet stickers.  There is a lovely freebie ice cream image to go with Lenny & I coloured it but forgot to add it to my card ooops.

I'm entering this card for these challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch!

Kaboodle Doodles - Going in Circles

Crafts & Me - Birthdays

Pile It On - Going Round in Circles

Forever Friends - Birthday

Sisterhood of Crafters - Male Themed Birthday or Anniversary Card

Freshly Brewed - It's a Guy Thing
Aud Sentiments - Food or Drink

I'm going to be back later with some really exciting news...

This Week's Friday Release at StampFairy

I hope you've all had a wonderful week, the weather has been very odd here: torrential rain & thunderstorms one minute & glorious sunshine the next (not so much of the sun though unfortunately).  I have managed (so far) to keep dry on my bike ride to/from work.  

This week's Friday release at StampFairy are these cute lil snail images.  I've made another bookmark but not a corner one this time, just a simple one with a couple of layers of card.  The image was coloured with ProMarkers & Glamour Dusted round the edges, I finished off with a puffy star, ribbon, gems & some staples.  Don't forget the free image every week & why not check out the DT creations for lots of inspiration.

I'm entering this bookmark for these challenges:

Aly's - All About Kids

Pile It On - Show Me Some Metal (staples)

Crafty Creations - Let It Shine
Rainbow Lady - Digi Day

Sentimental Sundays "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop!

Hello, I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend & welcome the the Sentimental Sundays "Celebrate Summer" Blog Hop.  Tuesday 21st June is the official 1st day of summer in the northern hemisphere and we are ready for all the summer fun to begin :o).  For our friends down under who are moving into winter & may not feel like creating a summery project they are welcome to create something sparkly or shimmery. You don't have to enter the challenge to do the Blog Hop though it would be nice if you did ;o)

You should have arrived here from CEAL's fabby blog.  If you didn't & would like to join in the Hop please start from Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.

My card is made using an image from StampFairy called "Patsy Beachtime" which I coloured with ProMarkers (& a bit of Prismcolor pencils).  I did some machine stitching round the edge of the papers, added lots of flowers, 2 ribbons, a punched border & 2 tickets (there was a cute wooden butterfly on the fence which balanced the card nicely but I didn't notice it had fallen off when I took the photo lol).

We hope you will join us in our "Summery or Sparkly" (+ a sentiment) challenge this week.  Our sponsor is the fabulous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs & the prize is 4 individual sentiment sets. Your next stop on the Hop is Tameko (you will find lots of inspiration on her blog).  If you happen to get lost on the way you can find the Blog Hop list over at Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog cos there are 3 mystery DT members who will each choose a winner from the comments left on their Blog Hop posts: the winners will each get a $10 gift certificate for Whimsy Stamps!  The Hop ends Friday 24th June at midnight EST & the winners will be announced on Sentimental Sundays challenge blog on Sunday 26th June.  So Hop on over to the next stop & Good Luck!

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Die Cuts & Punches

PaperPlay - At The Beach

My Mum's Craft Shop - Seeing Spots 

Moving Along With The Times - Inspired by a Song (In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry)

Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishments beginning with the letter R (ribbon, roses)

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

AiFactory - Summer Fun

Aud Sentiments - Summertime

The Rubber Cafe - Summer

Emerald Faerie - Petals

Cupcake Craftroom - Flowers & Leaves
Just Some Lines - Spotty Dotty
Challenge Up Your Life - Circles
Lollipop - Inspired by a Song (as above)
Stamp & Create - Summer

Ahoy Matey!

Hello & Happy Friday :o) I'm really glad the weekend is nearly here & as it is Friday it is time for some wonderful new releases at StampFairy & this week we have "Pirates".  I made a corner bookmark, these are really easy to make: I just get a rectangle of printed card, find the middle of the shortest side & fold to make a point but if you're interested there are some instructions HERE.  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, used my EK Success border punch & finished off with ribbon & staples.  Don't forget there's a freebie image every Friday too.  (There's only one photo at the moment as it started raining when I was in the garden taking the photos but I will try & get another one at the weekend).

The challenges:

Dutch Dare - For the Boys 

Delightful - Anything Goes

Papertake - Dads & Lads

Incy Wincy - Father's Day/Masculine

C.R.A.F.T - Include Stitching

Pile It On - What's Your Angle?

Divas by Design - Anything But a Card

Bow & Berries - Masculine

Hooked on Craft - Anything Goes
Cupcake - Boy oh Boy

Fabulous Friday Release at StampFairy

Friday again & it really has come around too quickly this time, it might have something to do with the fact I've had the week off work.  But Friday means another fab new release from StampFairy and this week it is "Peepers Kids", isn't she just so cute & I've coloured her with ProMarkers with a flower in her hair.  The papers are from DCWV & I finished off with more flowers, punched butterfly with beaded detail, bow, gems & the sentiment is from Designer Digitals. The other DT members have done a fantastic job using this image so why not check them out too.  Nearly forgot to say there is a digital freebie every Friday too!

The challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Let's Get Sentimental

Creative Card Crew - Wings

Critter - Let's Get Crafty

Craft Room - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Punch It

Digistamps4joy - Wings

Divas by Design - Florals 

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes

Shelly's - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Punched 

You're A Peach!

Friday release time again at StampFairy & this week it's these cute images called "Lenny Fruits".  I coloured him with ProMarkers, the papers are digi from Bearly Mine, the sentiment is this week's freebie & I finished off with some padded hearts & stars (that I've had in my stash for ageees) & some gems. Oooh & I decorated the inside too for a change :)

I hope you've all had a great week, mine has flown & we got some good news at work yesterday - we don't have to work any more Saturdays after the end of June :) (Hoooray!!!).

I'm entering my card for these challenges:

Pollycraft - Be My Teddy Bear

Fab 'n' Funky - What'eva

Digital Tuesday - Animal Friends

Creative Inspirations - Cute Bears/Animals Only!

The Paper Variety - Fruity Fun
Penny's - Anything Goes
KB - Anything Goes
Totally PaperCrafts - Get Fruity 
Crafty Catz - Lots of Circles

Friday Release at StampFairy

Well it's Friday again thank & thank goodness the weekend is almost here :) & as it's Friday it means more fabulous releases at StampFairy.  This week's images are called "Herb Patriot".  I coloured Herb in with ProMarkers & added some crystal glaze to his nose, made some bunting (just cutting triangles & sticking them onto some gold cord) & finished off with a couple of brads & the free circle sentiment.

The challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Stars & Stripes

Paper Sundaes - Pop It Up

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Charizma Cardz - Boy Oh Boy

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Boys! Boys! Boys!

For Fun - Patriotic Colours

My First Post for StampFairy

The StampFairy DT are taking turns to do a post on the blog & today is my turn.  You can find my card HERE if you're interested.

I know we need the rain but I don't like biking to & from work in it (I think it should only rain when we're all in bed lol). 
Anyway better eat my soup as it will soon be time to bike back to work.

StampFairy Friday Release

Friday AGAIN, time flying by & this week the StampFairy new release is "Linda Cheerleader".  I printed her onto pink paper & paper pieced her dress & pompoms, adding a bit of Glamour Dust to her dress & bows.  The papers are from MME (not digi for a change) & I finished off with a punched border, punched flowers, stamped bunting, ribbon, & card candy.  The greeting is this weeks freebie!

The challenges:

Stamps R Us - Goin' Digital

Creative Card Crew - Cute & Girly

Allsorts - Teddy Bear's Picnic

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patootie 
Daisy Doodles - Colour Fun

Arghhhh Silly Blogger!

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has lost posts because of Blogger being down today.  I scheduled my StampFairy new release post for today at 11.00 am & where is it?!  Nowhere to be found, so here we go again...

This week's fab new release at StampFairy is "Pig Cowboys".  I coloured the image with ProMarkers, added a desert background (c/o Google images) & made a frame with my Nesties.  The papers are digi & I finished off with some string, an eyelet & the greeting is this weeks StampFairy freebie (I used my oval punch).  I hope you will check out the other DT members & see their fab creations.

The challenges:

Stamps R Us - For The Men In Our Lives

Creative Belli - Letter S (string)

Crafts & Me - Punches

Papertake - Fancy A Punch

My Mum's Craft Shop - To Die For

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - Circles

Flourishes - Anything Goes

Penny's - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Have a fabulous weekend everyone - hubby has his last Saturday game of footy tomorrow & he hasn't got a game Sunday so we're having a day out :o)