A is for ..........

Good Morning Everyone,

I am scheduling this post as we will be out for the day with Lorna, Abbie and Emma, hopefully the weather will be fine as we are hoping to visit Lancaster Castle today.

We have a new challenge starting today over at Alphabet Challenge where we start the alphabet once again with:

A for Apples or other fruit

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Leaf die - Joanna Sheen

Martha Stewart punch, Sentiment, Lace

Challenges Entered:

Crafting for All Seasons - Dies and /or punches

Creative Card Crew - Birthday with sentiment

Sweet Stamps - Happy Birthday

Bunny Zoes - For the Girls

Crafty Boots - Use a sentiment

Whoopsie Daisy - Pretty in Pink
Simply Create too - Anything Goes

Z for Zesty Colours

Good Morning,

Friday once again and we have a new challenge for you at Alphabet Challenge where this week we are up to the letter Z and it was my turn to choose the challenge, it was a really difficult choice but I finally decided on:

Z for Zesty Colours

so let's see Limes, Oranges and Lemons

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - American Crafts and free from magazine

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Sentiment and Ribbon

Challenges Entered:

Crafting for all Seasons - Girly
Crafty Boots - Sunshine
Fairy Tale Challenge - More than 2 colours
Pattie's Creations - For a Little Girl

Lace

Good Morning to you, 

and it looks like it's going to be another scorcher, I do hope you are all enjoying the hot weather and managing to keep cool when necessary.

We have a new challenge starting over on Alphabet Challenge blog where this week our challenge has been set by Avril and she challenged us to use:

LACE

now isn't that a nice easy one for you.

Do take a look at the blog as there is some fantastic inspiration from Team B with some great projects.

Card Recipe:

Digi Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition : Rose Garden

Roses - Wild Orchid

Sentiment - Hannilie (Desert Diva)

Leaves - Cheery Lynn die

Martha Stewart edge punch, lace, beads

Challenges Entered:

Charisma Cardz - Girly
Crafty Sentiments - Female Birthdays
Bunny Zoe's - Pink & White
The Pink Elephant - Feminine Birthday
Card & Scrap - Lace or Ribbon
Eclectic Ellapu - Flowers
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
That Craft Place - Ribbon or Lace
Paper Creator's Crafts - Think Pink
Totally Gorjuss - Sweet

All Stitched Up

Good Morning,

Saturday is new challenge day at My Time to Craft and this week we have a super challenge for you:

Stitching

(real or faux)

There are some great samples on the blog for your inspiration created by the Design Team so why not pop over and take a look.

Card Recipe:

Digi Image : Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Kaisercraft, MME

Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Corner Die - Joy

Ribbon, Pearls, Butterfly Charm

Challenges Entered:

Dilly Beans - Flowers
Copic Marker Europe - Girls Aloud
Paper Shelter - Make it Bloom (At least 2 flowers)
Digi Galore - One for the Girls
Sandy's Crafty Creations  - Anything Goes with Stitching
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Hearts

Gothic

Good Morning,

We have a new challenge starting today over on My Time to Craft:

Gothic

I have to admit I had to think long and hard with this one as I felt it was really out of my comfort zone and I just hope that the following fits the bill.

Card Recipe:

Digi Image - Gothica by Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Stampin Up

Edge Punch - Martha Stewart

Roses - Wild Orchid

Adhesive Stones, Computer generated sentiment

Challenges:

LEJ Designs - Add a Flower/s
Clearly Inspired - Anything Goes
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Flowers
Stamp-n-Doodle - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
ABC Challenges - Flowers
House of Gilli - Anything Goes with Flowers or Ribbon
Love to Create - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tearoom - Anything Goes

C for Coveted

Good Morning

I haven't been around much for the past week, my MIL came out of hospital end of last week and I have been busy at her house checking on her and shopping etc, but hopefully will get back to normal after this weekend.

Today sees a new challenge at Alphabet Challenge where we are up to the letter C, our teamie Roxx has chosen the theme for this week and it is:

C for Coveted papers or embellishments

we would like to see you using your most coveted of these.

I have used some of my favourite First Edition papers from the Spring Drop pad, love these gorgeous Spring colours.

Card Recipe:

Digi Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Buttons, thread, ticket sentiment

Challenges entered:

Art Impressions - Plaid/Gingham/Checks
Moving Along with the Times - Spring is in the Air
Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the Air
Crafty Sentiments - Hello Spring
Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or Pastels
Daisy Doodles - Springtime
DigiDarlas - Buttons
Squigglefly - Spring
Whoopsie Daisy - Buttons or Bows
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Banners

Angels Among Us

Good Morning,

Saturday morning again and I hope you all have a good weekend planned.  Our new challenge today at My Time to Craft is:

EMBOSSING

(wet or dry embossing)

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary : Angels Among Us

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania, My Mind's Eye

Cheery Lynn Dies - Butterfly and Leaves

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Swiss Dots and Daisy embossing Folders

Nestibilities

Computer generated sentiment

Adhesive gems

Challenges Entered:

CRAFT Challenge - Embossing
Crafting for all Seasons - Dies/Punches
Crafts and Me - Dies/Punches
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Celebrate the Occasion - Girl's Birthday (must use pink)
Die Cuttin Divas - Tic Tac Toe - (Middle line down)

Created with Love - Bright and Cheery
Cutie Pie Challenge - Pretty Pastels
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Pink

Pigtails

Good Morning,

Wednesday morning and time for another challenge at Fab'n'Funky, our challenge this week has been set by our super Design Team member Sue and she has chosen:

PASTEL COLOURS

This week is so exciting as for the first time we are being sponsored by the wonderful

Who is giving the prize of 2 digi-stamps to the lucky winner

and the Design Team were lucky enough to be able to chose a digi from Krista's store to play with

Card Recipe:

Digi Image - Saturated Canary - Pigtails

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania, Melissa Frances

Die - Memory Box

Edge punch - Martha Stewart

Extras - Doily, Roses, Pearls, Corner punch, Sentiment

Challenges entered:

Digital Tuesday - Birthdays
Cutie Pie - Pretty Pastels
House of Gilli - Anything Goes with Pastels
Whoopsie Daisy - Add a Sentiment
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
CMC Copic Challenge - Girly and Feminine

Happy Balloon

Good Evening,

Hope you have all had a great weekend, I have been having some fun today colouring a few images and I decided that I would use one of these and for a change follow a sketch, this one being from Sketch Saturday.

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary

(Oops just noticed forgot to colour her lips!!!)

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Daydream

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Leaf Die - Cheery Lynn

Extras - Pearls, computer generated sentiment

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

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - Happy

Card Makin Mamas - Birthday

Milk Coffee Challenges - Make it cute

The Creative Card Crew - Birthday

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Love

Good Morning,

Saturday, still cold and snowy, just the day to stay in check out the new challenge at My Time to Craft, and have a look at the great inspiration from the Design Team where this week for a change we have a sketch for you to follow:

Following the sketch I made this card which is for my granddaughter Heidi's 6th Birthday tomorrow

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Papermania and First Edition "Isabelle"

Ticket - Tim Holtz

Swirl die - Memory Box

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Heart Charm - All About Beads

                                  (My daughter's Website)

Extras - Pearls

Challenges Entered:

Copic Marker Europe - Anything Goes with Copic Markers
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Winter Birthdays
Divas by Design -  Girly
Paper Shelter - Winter Blues
City Crafter - Winter Blues
Everybody Art Challenge - Girl
Papertake Weekly - Baby it's Cold Outside
Card Mania - Girly
Squigglefly - Winter Blues
Stampin' for the Weekend - Something Girlie

Spots and Stripes

Good Morning  and a Happy New Year.

I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year.  We spent lots of time with all the family and had a really enjoyable time.

Well here we are with my first card share of the year and this is a DT card for our challenge at The Alphabet Challenge which this week is the letter X and the challenge is:

X Marks the Spot

(we would like to see Spots and Stripes on your project)

Card Recipe:

Image - Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - My Mind's Eye, & from my stash
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Corner die - Whimsey
Butterfly die - Cheery Lynn
Extra's - Sentiment, ribbon, pearls

Challenges entered:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes
By the Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Q for Queen

Good Morning to you all,

We have a new challenge today on the Alphabet Challenge blog:

Q for Queen

Fit for a queen we would like to see jewels and bling

Card Recipe:

Digi Image : Saturated Canary

Colouring Medium : Copics and Promarkers

Papers : My Mind's Eye

Flowers : Wild Orchid

Metal Corner : The Hobby House

Leaves : Cheery Lynn Die

Sentiment : Computer generated

Extras : Lace, Adhesive Stones

Challenges Entered:

Southern Girls : Bling
Creative Craft Challenges : Anything Goes
LEJ Designs : Sparkle and Shine