Butterflies

Good Morning,

Hope you are all well and are at the start of a good weekend.  As its Saturday it's time for a new challenge over on the My Time to Craft Challenge blog and this week we would like to see:

Butterflies

Card Recipe:

Butterfly die - Cheery Lynn

Papers - Paper Stack, First Edition and Melissa Francis

Pearls, Flowers, Sentiment

Challenges Entered:

Delightful Challenges - Winged Things

Winter Abby

Good Morning,

We have a great new challenge for you starting today over on Fab'n'Funky where this week's challenge has been set by our lovely teamie Beccy and she has chosen:

DISTRESS

(This could be distressing the edges, using distress inks or distress embossing powders

the choice is yours)

We have two fabulous sponsors for you this week

Flonzcraft

prize $20 voucher (plus free shipping) 

and

Lacy Sunshine

 

who are offering 5 Digi Images

Do take a look at our challenge blog where you will find some great projects by the DT.

Card Recipe:

Image - Winter Abby by Lacy Sunshine

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Branches - Leone Em punch

Corner Stamp - Clarity

Sentiment, Ribbon, Buttons, Twine

Challenges Entered:

Bunny Zoe - Ribbon
Crafty Cardmakers - Shabby Chic
Paper Playtime - Ribbon and Buttons
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Whimsy Stamps - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Deep Ocean Challenge - Button it Up

Congratulations

Good Morning,

New challenge day over at "My Time to Craft" where this week the challenge is:

"Congratulations!"

(lots of ideas to choose from in this category)

I decided to make a "Congratulations on Passing your Exams" card as I found this lovely little digi imaged printed out and filed away and despite searching everywhere can't find out who the digi artist is!!  I coloured him with Copics the background paper was free in Making Cards magazine and I added ribbon, card candy and a computer generated sentiment.

Jingles

Good Morning

Wednesday so time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky where this week I am the host and the theme I have chosen for this week is:

Spots and Stripes

We have two great sponsors 

Inky Impressions

Stampart by Kathryne

with a prize of 5 digi's of the winner's choice

The DT were lucky enough to have some great images to play with from both sponsors.

Card Recipe:

Image - Jingles the Elf by Inky Impressions

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Stash

Snowflake die - Memory Box

Ribbon and Computer generated sentiment

Challenges Entered:

Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas is around the corner
There She Goes - Christmas

Sorry..........I forgot

Good Morning to you all,

I hope you have a great Saturday, I am out tonight with all the family for a meal at the Italian Restaurant in our village to celebrate my birthday which is tomorrow.

Our new challenge starts at My Time to Craft today where the theme is:

Sorry I forgot your Birthday

I haven't been feeling too good this week so my card is a very quick one made with a Kanban card that I have had in my stash for ages.  I added some lace, flowers, pin and a computer generated sentiment.

R for Roses

Good Morning,

We have a new challenge over on Alphabet Challenge blog today where we have reached the letter R, and our challenge for this fortnight has been chosen by our lovely leader Shaz and her choice is:

R for Roses

do take a look over on the challenge blog as there are some beautiful projects made by the Design Team to give you some great inspiration.

Image - Anna Griffin Stamp

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition "Rose Garden"

Tag - from same paper pad and stamped sentiment

Circle frame - Nestibilities

Corner die - Memory Box

Butterfly die - Cheery Lynn

Ribbon and Brad

Challenges Entered:

The Hobby House Challenge - Roses

Rock'n'Roll

Good Morning,

Wednesday morning again so time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky where this week

we have the fabulous Kenny K Downloads sponsoring our challenge with a great prize for the winner. 

Our host this week is our lovely leader Judith and as there are so many great music inspired digi's over at Kenny K's she has decided on the theme:

Its all Rock'n'Roll to me!

This means that you can either use a music inspired theme or image for your card

or as an added twist 

You can use a rock'n'roll song as inspiration 

- in which case tell us what the song is in your post

Card Recipe:

Image - Rock Chick (Kenny K)
Colouring Medium - Copics
Papers - Nitwits
Embossing Folder - Music (Cuttlebug)
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Sentiment - Hannilie (Desert Diva)
Guitar Charm, Ribbon

Challenges Entered:

 One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Robyn's Fetish - Use a Digi

Vintage Wedding

Good Morning to You,

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend, I am going to have a quiet one as I have had quite a busy week and have a busy weekend planned next week.

Today sees a new challenge starting at My Time to Craft and this week our challenge is to create your project in the:

Vintage or Shabby Chic style

Card Recipe:

Image - Ooh La La CD

Papers - Ruby Rock-it, MME

Lace - Country Baskets

Dies - Memory Box, Nestibilities

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Computer generated sentiment, Pearls, Pearl Pins

Challenges Entered:

In the Pink - Luscious Lace

Crafting for All Seasons - Pins & Lace

Paper Shelter - Shabby Chic

Whimsy Inspiration - Shabby Chic/Vintage

Just Inspirational - Bingo - Vintage, Lace, Pearls

Paper Nest Dolls - Vintage

New Baby

Good Morning,

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Fab'n'Funky where our host this week is our teamie Dawn with a choice of:

RIBBON

now that's a nice easy one for you.

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Stamp Fairy

Offering our winner a $10 voucher to spend in their shop

For my card I have used a New Baby card which I made for some friends of my daughter.

Card Recipe:

Image and Sentiment - Pink Gem (pre-coloured)

Papers - Free from magazine

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Tools - Martha Stewart edge punch, Nestibilies oval frame die

Ribbon, Pearls

Challenges entered:

That Craft Place - Baby
Deep Ocean Challenge - For a Baby
LEJ Designs - Things with Wings

Anything but a Card

Good Morning

Before  I get on to today's DT project I would like to tell you about a fantastic SALE which has started on my daughter's website, fabulous beads, findings, charms etc, all with great discounts, why not pop over and take a look you won't be disappointed.

ALL ABOUT BEADS

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Now as it is the 1st October it's time for the monthly challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog where today's challenge is:

Anything But a Card

(Don't forget though that it must be a Christmas project)

Our Sponsor this month is:

Di's Digi Downloads
with a prize of $10 to spend in her digi shop

I decided to make a Pillow Gift Box, I used a piece of Kanban card, an Anna Griffin template, cut the Poinsettia in Mulberry paper with a Marianne die, added some ribbon and a sentiment from Hannilie (Desert Diva)

Challenges Entered:

Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas Colours

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - We Wish You a Merry Christmas

All Crafts Challenge - Anything but a card
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything but a card
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes