Merry Christmas and a DT call

Good Evening,

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the run up to Christmas, this is my last post for this year and I would like to wish all my lovely blogging friends a very Merry Christmas.

DT CALL

Just to let you all know that we are having a DT call over on Fab and Funky, please pop over to the blog to read all about it, full details of how to apply and what is required of the DT position is set out on the blog, if you love blogging and would like to join a super friendly DT then please take the time to apply.  The DT call will run until 7th January 2015.

Pat xx

Christmas Tree

Good Morning,

Hope everyone is well and up to date with all the Christmas preparations, we have a new challenge for you over on My Time to Craft where the challenge this week is:

Christmas Trees

Image -    ? stamp

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV

Tree Charms - All About Beads

Sentiment, ribbon, Glamour Dust, Liquid Pearls

Do come along and join us for the last challenge of the year.

W for Whiskers

Good Morning All,

Well less than a week to go so hope you have finished all your Christmas preparations.

We have the last challenge of the year for you over on Alphabet Challenge where this week we are up to the letteer W and it is my choice so I have chosen:

W for Whiskers

Image - Mo's digital

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers ; LOTV, American Crafts

Sentiment - LOTV

Santa Charm - All About Beads

Ribbon, Glamour Dust

A Christmas Scene

Good Morning,

Very frosty here this morning, everywhere is white and there was some fog and mist earlier but the sun is breaking though now so it looks like it will be a beautiful but cold day.

We have a new challenge for you over on My Time to Craft where this week our challenge is to:

Make a Scene

(It can be sunny, snowy as long as it is a scene)

I used a Cottage Cutz die, with a little colour on it put onto a piece of starry dark blue vellum, the backing paper is Lili of the Valley and I added a star cut with Nesties, a ribbon and a sentiment. 

Hope you have a lovely weekend whatever plans you have.

A Christmas Elf

Good Morning

Hope Mr Blogger behaves and publishes this post as I am off to see my youngest granddaughter Lauren in her school Nativity play this morning which I am really looking forward to.

Today sees the last challenge of the year at Fab'n'Funky, the DT will be taking a well-earned rest over Christmas and the New Year, but back to today where our last challenge this year is:

Christmas
time to get those last minute cards made

We have a great sponsor for you this week the fabulous:

Sassy Studio Designs

with a prize for the winner of 4 digi's

The DT were lucky to have images to play with and I have used:

 Candy Cane the Sassy Elf

Colouring Medium - Copics
Papers - Lili of the Valley
Tree Charm - All About Beads
Star die - Nestibilities
Ribbon, Sentiment, Glamour Dust

A Christmas ATC

Good Morning,

Cold morning once again here, lets hope the sun comes out and at least makes it nice and bright.

We have a new challenge for you at My Time to Craft which is:

Christmas ATC

I must admit I do like making ATC's and enjoy joining in a monthly ATC swap, so hope you like my DT ATC.

I used an advent candle image, coloured with Copics and added Glamour Dust, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, charm and sentiment.

Easy Peasy

Good Morning,

It's time for a new challenge over on Fab'n'Funky where this week our host is the lovely Wends and knowing how busy everyone is at this time of the year she has chosen a challenge of:

Easy Peasy

(use pre-coloured images only)

We have a great sponsor this week:

KENNY K

with a super prize.

The team were lucky enough to be able to use images from our sponsor and I chose to use:

 Pre-coloured Christmas Shopping

By Kenny K available here

Papers - American Crafts

Snowflake die - Memory Box

Ivy Die - Joanna Sheen

Ribbon, Sentiment, Glamour Dust

Blue, Blue Christmas

Good Morning,

First of December, so it's time for our final challenge this year at Sparkles Christmas Monthly where our host this month is our lovely leader Shaz with a challenge of:

It's a Blue, Blue Christmas

(so let's see plenty of blue on your creation)

Our sponsor this month is:

Marianne Designs

with a prize of 2 dies or 1 die and 1 stamp

Card Recipe:

Image - "Mr Frosty" by Sylvia Zet - Wee Stamps

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV

Snowflake Die - Memory Box

Sentiment, Pearls, Ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Winter Wonderland - Dies and Punches

Aud Sentiments - Sentiment appropriate for December holiday

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Snow People

Crafting for all Seasons - Tis the Season

Digistamps4Joy - Christmas

Come & Get It - Snow People

Glitter & Sparkle - Use some snow

Opus Gluei - Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Snow Friends

Good Morning,

Saturday once again and the last one in November, hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned, I am hopefully having a quiet one finishing off my Christmas cards.  

We have a new challenge for you today at My Time to Craft, a lovely easy Christmas one for you:

Snowmen

Card Recipe:

Image - LOTV Art Pad

Papers - LOTV

Sentiment, Card Candy, Glamour Dust, Hessian ribbon

Die Cuts at Fab'n'Funky

Good Morning All,

What a frosty week we have had here up to now, but also some lovely sunshine too making some really nice days as long as you wrap up warm.

We have a new challenge for you today at Fab'n'Funky this week our host is our lovely leader Judith and she has chosen:

Die Cuts

(nust have at least 1 die cut on your project)

Our sponsor this week is:

Craft Classes on Line

with a prize of an on-line class

For my card I used a Christmas tag from Craftwork Cards to which I added a bow, glamour dust and a sentiment, another tag cut from LOTV paper to which I added a snowflake cut with Nesties, a pearl and bow, the bp is LOTV with ribbon and pearls added.

Do pop over to the blog and take a look at the great designs from the DT to give you inspiration this week.

Time

Good Morning to you All

Here we are at the weekend again and I hope you all have a good one whatever you have planned.  We are going to visit our eldest son Tim as it is his birthday today we are having a meal there, Mary his wife is making the soup for the starter, my hubby Alan is cooking Sea Bass and Shrimp for the mains and I am making a Lemon Meringue Pie for afters, hopefully Tim will relax and enjoy.

Now on to our new challenge for you over on My Time to Craft where this week the challenge is:

Time and Space

My papers are from Papermania and my stash, the pocket watches were cut from a sheet of Papermania paper and sentiment is computer generated.

Do take a look at the projects by the Design Team on the blog.

U for Unicorns and Friends

Good Morning,

Friday today so time for a new challenge over on Alphabet Challenge blog where we are now up to the letter U and our teamie Caz has chosen:

U for Unicorns and Friends

Card Recipe

Image - Colouring Pages

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Minds Eye

Banner Die - La La Land

Ribbon, Card Candy, Flowers, Adhesive Stones, Sentiment

Birthday Week 2

Good Morning

Welcome to our second week of Birthday celebrations at Fab'n'Funky, where our challenge this week is once again:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

We have three great sponsors for you this week:

Dr Digi's House of Stamps

with a prize of 2 digi's

Lacy Sunshine

with a prize of 3 digi's

StampArt by Kathryn

with a prize of 5 digi's

Card Recipe:

Image - Dandi Lion Flower Pot Pretty by Lacy Sunshine

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Quilled Flower Die - Sue Wilson

Ribbon, Sentiment, Butterfly charm

Why not join in with us with a chance to win one of the prizes from our Sponsors and take a look at the fabulous cards from our Design Team.

Skating Snowman

Good Morning,

Hope it's a good morning for you all, busy weekend for me, two granddaughters and a dog for the weekend, still it certainly won't be boring not sure yet what we will be doing depends on the weather.

Anyway as it's Saturday time to welcome you to a new challenge over on My Time to Craft where this week our challenge is:

Christmas Decoupage

For my card I used a decoupage that I have had in my stash for ages, the papers were free from a magazine and I added a Snowflake die from Memory Box.

It's Our Birthday

Good Morning to You All,

Today over at Fab'n'Funky we are celebrating our Fifth birthday with week one of our two weeks of celebrations 

We have two great sponsors this week:

Fitztown

They are offering the winner a digi of their choice

and

Sassy Studios

With a wonderful prize of 4 digital images to the winner

The Design Team were lucky to have digi's from our sponsors and I used Buttercream Babe fromSassy Studios.

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Lili of the Valley

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Banner Die - La La Land

Leaf Die - Sue Wilson

Charm, Ribbon, Sentiment

Do take a look at the challenge blog for some super inspiration from the DT.  Look forward to you joining in our birthday celebrations.

Down on the Farm

Good Morning,

Looks like we are in for a wet day today but we are off to the village church Autumn Fair so at least we will be warm and dry.

It's the start of a new challenge over on My Time to Craft where this week our challenge is:

Farmyard Animals

Image - Ooh La La CD

Papers Stash

Ribbon, Sentiment

Do have a look at the challenge blog for some great cards to inspire you from the Design Team.

Have a great weekend.

Charmed I'm Sure

Well here I am back with my second post of the day this time for My Time to Craft, where our challenge this week is:

Charmed I'm Sure

(let's see a charm on your project)

Card Recipe:

Image - Lacy Sunshine

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV, MME, Papermania

Tree Charm & small snowflake charms - All About Beads

Silver Webbing, Ribbon, Sentiment, Glamour Dust

Candy Christmas

Good Morning,

Well we have a lovely week, nice and warm and three days out with granddaughters so I have really enjoyed this half term.

Now as it's the first of the month we have a new challenge for you over on Sparkles Christmas Monthly where this month our challenge is brought to you by our lovely teamie Jennifer with a Christmas Challenge of:

Christmas Candy

We have a great sponsor this month

with a prize of 2 dies or 1 die and 1 stamp for the winner.

Card Recipe:

Image -  I think it was free with a magazine a while ago

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV, First Edition

Poinsettia die - Marianne Dies

Leaf swirl die - Memory Box

Charm, Ribbon, Sentiment, Glamour Dust, Corner punch

Christmas Mouse

Good Morning,

Hope everyone is having a good week, we are off out today to the Viking Museum in York with Lorna, Abbie and Emma so looking forward to a nice day out.

Meanwhile as it's Wednesday it's time for a new challenge over at Fab'n'Funky and also as it is the last challenge of the month it's our Christmas Challenge, hope you have been joining in each month to get a head start on your Christmas cards.

We have two super sponsors for you this week:

StampArt Design by Kathryne

Dilly Beans

For my card I used this super image called "Santa Mouse"  from StampArt by Kathryne available here

Image and Sentiment - StampArt by Kathryne

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania and My Mind's Eye

Corner Die - Whimsy

Snowflake Border Die - Memory Box

Ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Paperminutes Challenge - Christmas and Red

Crafty Cardmakers - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas

Jingle Belles - Christmas card with a creature

Gone Fishing

Good Morning

We have a new challenge for you today over on My Time to Craft and this week our challenge is:

Hobbies

Card Recipe:

Image - Lili of the Valley Art Pad
Papers - Stash
Stamp used on background - Clarity
Charm, Card Candy, Sentiment

Challenges entered:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - For the Boys

S for Stitching

Good Morning,

Sorry not been round to visit you lovely peeps for a few days but been having trouble getting on to a lot of blogs, seems Chrome has been playing up again but will have another try later today.

It's Friday and it's time for a new challenge on Alphabet Challenge Blog, where this week it is the turn of Team B with a challenge brought to us by our lovely teamie Silvi.

S for Stitching

(real or faux)

Card Recipe

Corner Poinsettia die - Memory Bos

Greetings Die - Tattered Lace

Corner Punch - Martha Stewart

BP - First Edition

Liquid Pearls

Faux stitching

Tag It

Good Morning,

It looks like we might be in for another nice day today after the beautiful warm and sunny one yesterday, fingers crossed.  I have my two youngest granddaughters coming to stay tomorrow then I can take them to school on Monday as my youngest son and his wife are in Amsterdam for the weekend while my DIL runs in the Amsterdam Marathon  (the girls are with their other grandparents tonight)

Anyway we have a new challenge for you today over on My Time to Craft where this week our challenge is:

Tag It

(We want to see your tags, but NOT attached to cards etc.)

Tag Recipe

Base tag - Craftwork Cards
Preceious Bells die - Memorey Box
Poinsettia die - Marianne dies
Foiliage die - Memory Box
Small pine cones - Recycled from some Christmas Crackers
White raffia, white ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Kitty Bee Designs - Dies and/or punches

Tags, Bags, Boxes

Good Morning,

We have a new challenge starting over on Fab'n'Funky today where our sponsor this week is:

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

Who are offering a fab $10 to spend in store

Our challenge this week is brought to you by our lovely leader Judith and she has chosen:

Christmas

(with an optional twist of tags, bags and boxes)

The team were lucky enough to have images from our sponsor to play with

For my card I used the image Skating Santa available HERE

Colouring Medium - Copics

Tag - Craftwork Cards

Snowflake Die - Spellbinders

Charm, Pearl, Glamour Dust, Ribbon

Santa

Good Morning,

Quick post from me this morning showing my DT card for My Time to Craft where this week the challenge is:

SANTA

Any project featuring an image of Santa

Card Recipe:

Image & Centiment - Lili of the Valley

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Ivy Die - Joanna Sheen

Santa Charm - All About Beads

Ribbon, Glamour Dust

Blue Christmas

Good Morning,

Well here we are Wednesday once again so time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky, thanks first of all to everyone who entered our challenge last week, some gorgeous Christmas projects, please take the time to have a look at the challenge blog to see if you are a winner.

On now to this week's challenge which is brought to us by our lovely Wendy with a theme of:

Anything with Ribbon

which ties in nicely with our great sponsor this week

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV Christmas Art Pad

Papers - LOTV

Silver Snowflakes - All About Beads

Ribbon, Stickles, Sentiment

Challenges Entered:

Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Christmas

Ooh La La Creations - Use a Bow

The Ribbon Girls - Glitz and Dazzle

Nativity

Good Morning,

I have a card to share today for my DT card at My Time to Craft, our challenge this week is:

Die Cuts Only

For my card I used the Crafters Companion Die'sire Die "O'Holy Night" backed with some blue paper added Glamour Dust, and a sentiment by LOTV.

Christmas for a Child

Well here I am with my second post of the day, as it is the first of the month it's time for a new challenge over on Sparkles Christmas Challenge where this month our challenge is brought to you by our lovely teamie Helen P and she has chosen to challenge us to make a Christmas project:

For a Child

We have a great sponsor for you this month:

Marianne Designs

with a choice of price 2 dies or 1 die and 1 stamp

Card Recipe

Image - Di's Digis

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye and stash

Stocking Charm - All About Beads

Sentiment - LOTV

Ribbon, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Add a Charm
Creative Knockouts - Charming

Spooky

Good Morning,

Hope everyone is well and enjoying some of this lovely late summer warmth and sunshine.  

We had a lovely evening out last night at the Manchester Palace Theatre where we went to see Jersey Boys, it was really good and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Now onto our new challenge over on Fab'n'Funky where our challenge this week has been set by our lovely Dawn with a challenge of:

Halloween

We have the fabulous Paper Shelter as our sponsors this week and the DT were lucky enough to have images and papers to play with.

Card Recipe:

Image - "Fly Pumpkins Fly" - Paper Shelter

Backing Paper - Paper Shelter

Colouring Medium - Promarkers and Copics

I coloured the image and cut each piece out and stamped spooky in the corner frame.

Challenges Entered:

2cuteinkchallenges - Halloween

QKR Stampede - Pumpkins

It's Winter

Good Morning,

I hope everyone is well and looking forward to a good weekend, hopefully we are off to a family BBQ (probably the last of the year) at our eldest sons today weather permitting.

We have a great new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft where this week the challenge is:

White on White Christmas

Card Recipe:

Snowflake Die - Spellbinders & lots of Glamour Dust

Snowflake embossing folder - Cuttlebug

Vellum, Sentiment, White Ribbon, Pearls

Challenges Entered:

Crafting by Designs - Get Ready for Christmas
Divas by Design - Pretty in Glitter
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas in September
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die Cut
Crafty Cardmakers - Ribbon/Lace and Pearls
Whoopsi Daisy - Bling and/or Pearls
Holly Jolly Christmas - Ribbon or Lace

Q for Quadruple

Good Morning,

It's Friday so it's time for a new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge where this week we are up to the letter:

Q for Quadruple

this theme has been chosen by our lovely Avril and she would like to see you use 4 or anything on your project.

For my card I used 4 Papers and 4 Pearls

Card Recipe:

Image & Sentiment - Craft Artist Christmas CD

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Ribbon, Pearls

Challenges Entered:

Fantasy

Good Morning,

Looks like another nice day, so I hope you all enjoy your weekend.

We have a new challenge for you over at My Time to Craft where the challenge this week is:

Fantasy

Image - Lacy Sunshine

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Stash

Flower Die - Memory Box

Leaf Die - Sue Wilson

Starfish charms - All About Beads

Ribbon, Pearls, Sentiment

Challenges entered:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Anything Goes with Spots or Dots
Crafters Cafe - Water Related
Paper Shelter - Ribbon/Twine/Floss
Crafty Cardmakers - Ribbon/Lace and Pearls

Very Peachy

Good Morning 

Hope everyone is well and enjoying some of the late sunshine we are promised for this week.  Today sees a new challenge over on Fab'n'Funky where this week our challenge has been set by our lovely team member Pat K and she has chosen:

Show Us a Number

Our sponsor for this week is:

with a super prize of 7 digis of the winners choice.

The Design Team were lucky enough to be able to choose images to use and I chose:

Lil Girl Bird available here

and used #6 from cupcake numbers available here

I have added the number 6 to make the card for my youngest Granddaughter Lauren who will be 6 in November.

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Die - Marianne dies

Lace, Ribbon, Doily, Charms

Challenges entered:

Top Tip Tuesday - Kids

Spooky

Good Morning,

Hope everyone is well and looking forward to a good weekend.  

We have a new challenge today on My Time to Craft where this week our challenge is:

Halloween

I have to admit I don't like making Halloween cards, so I have actually made my card in Craft Artist.

Would love to see your creations if you would like to join in this week.

Teddy Bears Picnic

Good Morning,

Quite a miserable misty and damp morning here at the moment after such a beautiful day yesterday, still hopefully it will clear up later.  I do hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned.

Today sees the start of a new challenge over on My Time to Craft where this week the challenge is:

Teddy Bears Picnic

(we would like to see a Teddy Bear image on your creation) 

Image and Papers - Lili of the Valley

Colouring Medium - Copics

Ivy die - Joanna Sheen

Christmas Tree Charm - All About Beads

Metal Corner - HobbyHouse

Ribbon, Sentiment, Glamour Dust

Challenges Entered:

A Creative Romance - A Touch of Kraft
The Stamping Boutique - Glitter it Up
Creative Knockouts - Tic, Tac, Toe (Stamp, sentiment, ribbon)

Tic Tac Toe

Good Morning,

Hope you have all woken up to sunshine today, Abbie and Emma had a sleepover here last night and we are off for a day out to the coast while the weather is good, they go back to school next Monday so this will be probably be our last opportunity for a while for a day out.

We have a new challenge for you over on Fab'n'Funky where this week I am host and I have chosen the theme of:

TIC, TAC, TOE

Lace	Buttons	Flowers
Stitching	Doily	Ribbon
Charm	Die Cut	Pearls

any line, across, down, or diagonal

We have a super sponser for you with a great prize too

I used the bottom line Charm, Die Cut, Pearls 

Image - Melanie and Benny Boo's Holy Night from Lacy Sunshine

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV

Precious Star Die - Memory Box

Dove Charm, Pearls, Sentiment

Do take a look at the Challenge blog and see some great inspiration from the Design Team, and hope to see you entering our challenge this week.

Challenges Entered:

Tuesday Throwdown - Sweet Little One (Anything with Babies)

Squgglefly - You are a Star (star on your card)

Allsorts Challenge - Early Christmas Makes

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls

Polka Doodles - Get organised for Christmas

Snow Family

Good Monday Morning,

September is here and now less than 4 months to Christmas, so with that in mind we have a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Monthly challenge where this month our challenge is brought to you by our lovely Mary with a choice of:

No Man Like a Snowman

(so let's see snowmen on your cards this month)

Our Sponsor this month is the super Crafty Ribbons

with a prize of a bundle of ribbons or a voucher for the winner

Image and Sentiment- Lili of the Valley

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Stash

Snowflake Die - Cheery Lynn

Charm, ribbon, Poinsettia, gold leaves, Glamour Dust

Look forward to seeing you joining in and getting a start on your Christmas cards, do take a look at the blog and see some great inspiration from the Design Team.