Easter Greetings

My card for the challenge at The Crafty Pad this week which is a sketch. The image is a digi-image by Debbie of the Crafty Pad and is called Roshell and Chickie, I coloured this with Copics. The papers were all from my stash - make unknown - I cut the border with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice punch and added a ribbon, flowers and computer generated sentiment.

A Heart for You

I have used the sketch from Papertake Weekly for this card. I used another of the Hangler and Stangler images sent to me by a lovely blogging friend in the USA and coloured her with Copics and added Diamond Stickles to the heart. The papers I used are all My Minds Eye. The card was finished with ribbons, buttons, Prima flowers with a little more Stickles on the petals and a computer generated sentiment. I am also entering this card for the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Ribbons and sparkle
• Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon
• Stamp Something - Designer Paper, buttons and ribbon

Daisy with Mushrooms

This card is for the challenge at Squiggle Stamps which is to use pink and heart. The stamp is from Squiggle and coloured with Copics, the papers are Magnolia, Bo Bunny and from my stash, I used the Lattice Arch edge punch from Martha Stewart added Prima flowers, a pearl and computer generated sentiment.

In the Frame

The challenge at My Time to Craft this week is "In the Frame", for my card I used one of the Gorjuss Girl images from Sugar Nellie, coloured her with Copics cut her and the little bird out and placed them sitting on the frame (which came from my stash). The papers are Bo Bunny and My Minds Eye I addded some lace, ribbon, Prima flower, button, adhesive stones and a sentiment from Red Hot Bed. I am also entering this into the challenge at Lexi's Creations which is "Anything Goes"

Colour Combo - Brown, Blue, White/Cream

My DT card for the challenge this week at The Crafty Pad is a colour combo. The digi stamp is "Teddies do Piano" by Debbie at The Crafty Pad, coloured with Copics. The papers are Hot of the Press and the corners and swirl were cut with QuicKutz dies on my Cuttlebug. I added a Red Hot Bed sentiment and three small buttons.

A Song for You

I made this card today for the Penny Black Challenge which is a colour combo of Pink, Green and Yellow. I bought this Penny Black stamp recently and this is the first time I have used it, I coloured with Copics. The papers are Doodlebug, Making Memories and a free paper from Making Cards. I added some flowers, punched branches, brads, and ribbon from my stash and a computer generated sentiment. I followed the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges and would also like to enter this for the following:

• Papertake Weekly - Check this out
• Creative Card Crew - Get Well Soon
• Cute Card Thursday - Metal Mania
• Stamp Something - Touch of Spring Somethings
• Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power

Award from Wanda

This is an award given to me by a forum and blogging buddy Wanda, for which I would like to thank her and for her lovely comments. With the award you are supposed to list 10 things that make you happy, I thought about this - there is reading, crafting, sunshine lots of things but eventually decided on:

1 husband

2 sons

1 daughter

6 granddaughters

these 10 people make my life very happy.

I would like to pass this on to all the lovely people who visit my blog and leave such nice comments.

Singing Snowmen

Another card for today, this is for the Bah Humbug challenge which this week is "Snowmen", I think this is my favourite snowman stamp and I have had it for a few years, it is by Personal Impressions. I coloured the image with Copics and Stardust Stickles, the papers are Magnolia, Bo Bunny and Anitas. I used Nestabilities oval scallops, Martha Stewart Stars edge punch and a snowflake punch with blue glitter paper and added a tag sentiment from my stash. I followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers and I am also entering this for the challenge at Fussy and Fancy as I think it qualifies for their challenge which is "Dazzle Us"

Pink and Green

A DT card for My Time to Craft, the theme this week is Green plus One. I used an Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm, coloured with Copics. The background paper is Basic Grey and the two border papers cut with the Martha Stewart Lace Doily edge punch are from g.c.d. Studios and Papermania. I added an embroidered ribbon from my stash, adhesive stones, Prima flowers, spacer and pearl, finished with a Red Hot Bed sentiment. I am also entering this for the challenge at Anyone for Anya which is Flower Power and The Pink Elephant which is to use ribbon.

In the Red

My card is for the challenge at Just Magnolia, which is love. I didn't have a Magnolia stamp for love so I used Tilda with Sunflower and placed a metal heart over the flower, I coloured her with Copics and I have used the sketch at Papertake Weekly. The papers are Magnolia and Bo Bunny I added some letters from my stash spelling LOVE some tiny punched hearts and a ribbon. I am also entering this for the following challenges:

• Simon Says Challenge - Love
• Cute Card Thursday - In the name of Love
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Have a Heart and Red
• Craftyann's Challenge - If Music be the Food of Love
• Stamp Something - Something Cute
• Totally Gorjuss - Feel the Lurve!
• Crazy4Challenges - Red

The Crafty Pad Challenge

My DT card for The Crafty Pad this week features the new stamp by Debbie "Teddies do Piano" which will be launched tomorrow. The challenge itself this week is a sketch, I coloured the image with Copics, the background papers are all "Dill Blossom" by s.e.i. and I ripped the edges to create a distressed look. I added a punched flower, two leaves, pearls, teddy charm and ribbon.

New Stamp Release

Debbie at The Crafty Pad has a lovely new stamp release on the 15th of this month It will be available as a clear stamp or a digi download, it also has a separate sentiment stamp. See below for a sneaky peep:

This gorgeous image is available as a digi download in coloured or black and white:

Holly

Another Christmas card for the Bah Humbug Challenge, at this rate there won't be many cards to make at Christmas!!! The challenge this week is Holly, I used a Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit stamp coloured with Copics and Stickles. The papers are Bo Bunny and Papermania, I used the Martha Stewart Lattice Arch border punch added a ribbon, Prima holly and a computer generated sentiment.

Hearts and Kisses

Good Morning from a bright and sunny Lancashire though we have had a little snow this morning which has now gone though it is still very cold.

The challenge this week at My Time to Craft is "Hearts and Kisses". For my DT card I used a Hanglar and Stanglar image which was kindly sent to me by a lovely blogging friend in the USA. I coloured her with Copics and added a tiny red heart in the centre of the large heart which reads LOVE. The papers are all Bo Bunny, the striped one was cut with a Fiskars heart border punch. I wasn't sure what to use for the kisses and I found some lips in my stash so added these with three peel off x's. I finished with a ribbon, red rose and a Cherish sentiment found in my stash. As it is Valentine's day shortly there are quite a few challenges around that I think my card will be suitable for so I am entering it for the following:

• Stamping for the Weekend - Love is in the Air - Valentines
• Stamp Something - Love Somethings
• Lili of the Valley - Valentines
• Delightful Sketches - Love
• Double Dutch - Valentine
• Paperplay - Love Notes
• Creative Card Crew - Valentine's
• Crazy4Challenges - Be My Valentine
• Pink Elephant - Mushy Gushy Valentine
• Stamp with Fun - Hearts
• Lexi's Creations - Spotted or Striped

Recipe card

Such a lovely sunny day yesterday and today we are back to dull and grey, still a good crafting day.

On to my card which is for this weeks challenge at The Crafty Pad the challenge this week is a recipe 1 fancy edge, 2 hearts, 3 papers. My 2 hearts are a charm and the heart which has the Roshell and Eggward image on (available from Debbie at the Crafty Pad) and I coloured with Copics, the fancy edge is the lace I have added to the heart, of my three papers two are K & Co and one Cosmo Cricket. I added two flowers, a button, ribbon and Red Hot Bed sentiment.

Hearts, Hearts Everywhere

A card for the challenge at Anyone for Anya which this week is a sketch. I have used a new Greeting Farm stamp "Madelynn" coloured with Copics. The papers are Making Memories and Bo Bunny, I added two metal hearts which I have had for ages, small pink rose, hearts, adhesive stones and the sentiment of Love was made using peel off letters. I am also entering this card for the following challenges:

• Crafty Ann's Challenge - Metallic
• Pink Elephant - All about Pink
• Papertake Weekly - Love Actually
• Charisma Cardz - Love
• La La Land - Hearts
• C.R.A.F.T - Love/Valentines
• Lexi Creations - Valentines
• Fussy and Fancy - Hearts

Christmas Baubles

My card today is for Bah Humbug challenge which this week is "Baubles". I used a topper from Kanban to which I added some stickles glitter, the papers are from K and Co and the strip sentiment is Kanban. Finished with a tree charm on jump rings and a ribbon.

Fairy Folk - My Time to Craft

My card today is for the challenge at My Time to Craft which this week is to have a fairy somewhere on your card, image, charm etc. My image is a Dufex fairy decoupage which unfortunately does not photograph well as the image keeps reflecting the light!! My background paper is from Magnolia, and the butterfly paper is from my stash. I added border punched with Lace Doily by Martha Stewart and finished with flowers, pearls and sentiment by Red Hot Bed.