Fab 'n' Funky

I am delighted to have been invited onto the Design Team for the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog, and am looking forward to working with their talented Design Team. This week will see the final challenge for this year as there will be a break for December but will be back again in January with new Challenges.

The theme this week is "Anything Goes" sponsored by "The Stamping Boutique" and I have used one of their digi images called "Smoochie Blowing Kisses". I coloured my image with Copics, the papers are by Bo Bunny, I used a heart doily and added a heart punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The flowers are from "Wild Orchid" with added branches cut with a Leone Em punch, I finished with a ribbon and computer generated sentiment.

Lollipop Crafts - B is for (Birthday, Bow)

The Ribbon Reel Challenge - Anything Goes and use ribbon

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Punches and Dies

Your Christmas Present

I have another Christmas card to share with you today. I have, for a change, used one of my Tilda Magnolia stamps, I coloured with Copics, the papers are from Papermania and my stash. I have used two new dies on this card one is the ribbon border die from Marianne and the other is one of the gorgeous new corner dies from Memory Box which I cut out in red glitter paper, I used Nesties circles and scallops, added pearls, computer generated sentiment, threaded ribbon through the die cut border and added a bow. I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Punches or Dies

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Fairy Tale Challenge - Christmas

The Poodles Parlour - Christmas

Simply Create Too - All about Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

Delightful Challenges - Red and Green

Moving Along with the Times - Ribbons and Bows

Shelly's Images - Red and Green

Under the Weather

It's Tuesday again so it's time for our challenge at "My Time to Craft" but as from this week our challenges will run for two weeks so you will have plenty of time to enter in the future. Back to this week's challenge which is "Under the Weather", for my card I used a Penny Black stamp and coloured with Copics, the papers are by First Edition from the "Sweet Owl" pad I edged them with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then distressed the edges. The sentiment is a clear Hot off the Press stamp, flowers are all from Wild Orchid and I added some gingham ribbon and pearls. I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Ribbon Girl - Pink and White

Creative Craft Challenge - Free for All

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - Anything Goes

Warmest Thoughts

Good Afternoon, I've had a busy weekend as my two eldest granddaughters have been to stay, so no time for blogging but hope to have a look around once I have posted this card made a few days ago. The image is Lili of the Valley, coloured with Copics and the bp are once again from the "Lost and Found" pad by My Mind's Eye, I wasn't sure about these papers at first but am really liking them, I coloured around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad and matted onto Kraft paper. The sentiment is also by LOTV cut with Nesties, and I added pearls and some Stickles to the image and the flower. I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Stars in their Eyes

Crimbo Crackers - Make it Sparkle

Delightful Challenges - Bingo (pattern paper, die cuts, flowers)

Phindy's Place - Christmas cards

Wags & Whiskers - Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Cute Image

Lili of the Valley - For Someone Special

Let it Snow

Late today posting my DT card for our challenge at My Time to Craft where this week you need to include two of something on your card. The gorgeous snowman was a freebie digi some time ago from "Pink Gem Designs" and it's called "Snowman Soup", I coloured as usual with Copics and added a little Stickles. The papers are from my stash, the snowflake is cut with a Nesties, the swirl is cut with a Marianne die and the sentiment is by Nina of Paper Cupcakes. I added ribbon, pearls, TWO buttons and a piece of thread.

I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with pearls

Craft Your Passion - Let it Snow

Daisy Doodles Challenges - Anything Goes (must use a digi image)

Hooked on Craft - Use punches or die cuts

Ooh La La Challenge - Bingo (pearls, ribbon, buttons)

Di's Digi Designs - Ribbon and bows

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Christmas Time

Once Upon a Time........

Good Afternoon, its been a beautiful day here in Lancashire, blue skies and plenty of sunshine though it is going a little misty now as the sun sets. I have been busy colouring some images for my Christmas cards and thought I would colour this one as it seems just right for the challenge at Crafty Hazelnuts this week which is "Whatever Lights your Candle". The image is a House Mouse stamp that I have had for years, I coloured with Copics and edged the image and the papers with Distress Ink - Walnut Stain before matting onto kraft paper. The bp is from a pad by cArt-Us and the other papers are from the Lost & Found pad by My Mind's Eye, the sentiment is by LOTV and cut with Nesties, the roses and gold berries are from Wild Orchid. I finished with a leaf, buttons, lace, ric rac ribbon and gold Stickles from my stash.

I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - A Christmas Mouse

Floweret - Christmas

Mami Doodles - Christmas

Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas

Samuel Taylors - Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas

Lauren's Birthday

I have a card to show you today made for my youngest granddaughter Lauren who was three last Sunday. The photo's were taken at her party, she loves the Wizard of Oz and was dressed as Dorothy, she didn't want her photograph taken with the other girls so you can see her in her dress and shoes and the last photo is of my five other granddaughters but as usual you can't get them all to look at the camera and smile they just think its a big joke.

Well back to the card, the image is again a Lili of the Valley and coloured with Copics, the papers are by Magnolia and from my stash, sentiment is by Nina of Paper Cupcakes, I added a bow, a couple of small flowers and No 3 cut with a die on the Cuttlebug.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Cute

Charisma Cardz - Cutesy

Sassy Studio Designs - Kids cards

Papercraft Star - Use a Number

Crafty Boots - Young at Heart

Moonlight Wishes

Tuesday again so it's time for a new challenge at My Time to Craft and this week that is "Sun, Moon or Stars" use any or all of these on your project. My card is made once again using one of the new Lili of the Valley stamps ( I just can't stop using these), this one is called "Moonlight Wishes" coloured with Copics, the papers are from my stash and "Cosmo Cricket", the sentiment ticket is by Nina of Paper Cupcakes. I added a flower from Wild Orchid, ribbon and stocking charm. I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Cutie Pie Challenge - Use a charm

Lexi's Creations Challenge - Use a charm

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Bright and Sparkly

The challenge this week at Lili of the Valley is "Bright and Sparkly", I decided to colour this LOTV image "Millie Winter Window" as I have had it a few weeks and not yet used it, I coloured with Copics and added some Stardust Stickles to the snowflakes and holly leaves, and some Liquid Pearls on the berries. The papers are Papermania and Memory Box layered onto Kraft paper and I also added a square doily to the layering. The sentiment is also by LOTV, the roses and gold berries are from Wild Orchid and I added some gold Stickles to the sentiment and roses, the leaves were made using a Leone Em punch. I finished with a corner cut with a Quickutz photo corner die. I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - Cutesy Projects

Delightful Challenges - A Very Sparkly Christmas

Digi Doodles Shop - A Wintery Theme

Stampavie and More - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

CraftyCatz - Anything Goes

Mami Doodles - Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Sparkle

Crafty Hazelnuts - Bright Colours/Sparkle

Floweret - Christmas

Someone Special

I have been busy trying to make some headway into my Christmas cards over the past few days and today I would like to share this one with you. I have used another of the Lili of the Valley Christmas stamps - "Twinkling Star" and I think she is so cute, I have coloured as usual with Copics and added some Stickles. The papers are from the Lost and Found Christmas pad by My Mind's Eye, layered onto Kraft paper, and I did a little machine stitching around these, the gorgeous flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts and I added a little gold Stickles around this and the sentiment which is also from LOTV and cut out with Nesties.

I am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Challenge - For Someone Special

Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes

Raise the Bar - Sew What! (stitching)

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time - Christmas

Ooh La La - Stitching

By the Cute and Girly - Christmas Girls

Anything Goes Challenge - Stitching

Rainy Days

Good Morning, I hope you all enjoyed Halloween and didn't get too spooked, we didn't seem to have many Trick or Treaters again this year - still more choc's for me to eat!!!!!!!!

Back to my card for today it's my DT card for our challenge at My Time to Craft which is "Rainy Days". The image I used is from The Greeting Farm and I coloured it with Copics, the bp is from a First Edition pad. The beautiful flowers are from Wild Orchid, and I finished with a ribbon, umbrella button and computer generated sentiment.

I would also like to enter this card for the following challenge:

Pollycraft - Anything Goes