Monday 22 December 2014

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

Saturday 20 December 2014

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.

Friday 19 December 2014

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


Saturday 13 December 2014

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.



Wednesday 10 December 2014

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

Saturday 6 December 2014

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.

Wednesday 3 December 2014

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

Monday 1 December 2014

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:

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


Card Recipe:

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
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

Saturday 29 November 2014

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

Wednesday 26 November 2014

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:

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.


Saturday 22 November 2014

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.


Friday 21 November 2014

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


Wednesday 19 November 2014

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.

Saturday 15 November 2014

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.


Wednesday 12 November 2014

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:

They are offering the winner a digi of their choice


and

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.



Saturday 8 November 2014

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.

Saturday 1 November 2014

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

Wednesday 29 October 2014

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 Digi Stamps

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

Saturday 25 October 2014

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


Friday 24 October 2014

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


Saturday 18 October 2014

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

Wednesday 15 October 2014

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


Saturday 11 October 2014

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


Wednesday 8 October 2014

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
The Ribbon Girls - Glitz and Dazzle


Saturday 4 October 2014

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.



Wednesday 1 October 2014

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:

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


Saturday 27 September 2014

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

Friday 26 September 2014

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:


Saturday 20 September 2014

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

Wednesday 17 September 2014

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:


Saturday 13 September 2014

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.

Saturday 6 September 2014

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)

Wednesday 3 September 2014

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
Polka Doodles - Get organised for Christmas

Monday 1 September 2014

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.