Friday 28 November 2008

Bev's Blog Candy

The fantastic Bev is having some more gorgeous blog candy with a couple of bits added by Katharina. Pop over to her blog before 4th December to leave a comment xx

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Blog Candy Winner

I would first of all like to thank each & every one of you for supporting me over the last week xx I can't believe I had so many people take part in this & it has generated another 400 hits on my blog which is amazing xx
I used Random.org to make the draw & the winning comment was from Jezz79 xx Well done hun & if you could email me your address I will get your prize off to you asap xx

Buffy's Blog Candy

Take a trip over to Buffy's Loft, where she has a super bundle of blog candy for you to win xx Buffy has just celebrated her 12th Wedding Anniversary xx You have until Xmas Day to place your comment http://buffyscrafting.blogspot.com/

Sunday 23 November 2008

ABC Challenge

The Challenge on ABC this week is ribbons xx Well I just had to use my new stamp xxThe card is a glossy white A6 from my stash with a blue xmas background paper from Funkyfairyspaperinspirations. The cat is Meowy Christmas from Whipper Snapper Designs. I have coloured him in using various pens that are listed at the bottom of this post. His hat has been glittered using Sparkles. The ribbon is from my stash & the Christmas Wishes is from the Growler sheet by Debbie A.
Pens Used on Cat Tombow N55
Marvy Le Plume No.76 Blush Pink
Whispers Strokes Basic Set Red, Orange & Black

Cute Card Thursday & Secret Crafter Challenges

Phew I have finally got round to getting this card scanned in. I never seem to have time to think at the moment xx Anyway the Cute Card Thursday Challenge this week is to Snow or Snowflakes & the challenge on Secret Crafter is Decoupage xx Well how could I resist lol!!!
The background paper is from my crafting cd. The circle of white glitter card is from Millways Stationary Suppliers. The carol singers decoupage was a free download at Funkyfairyspaperinspirations (see link right). I cut these out, layered them then glittered with Craft Planet irridescent glitter glue. The snowflakes are by Turnstyles. The ribbon was from my stash & the Christmas Wishes is from the Growler decoupage sheet by Debbie A.

Saturday 22 November 2008

Wow Blog Candy

You have until Wednesday to get over to Debbie's for the most amazing blog candy yet! While you are there take a look at some of the most stunning cards around in blogland xx http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/

Wednesday 19 November 2008

Stamping With Denise

Head over to this blog to find not only blog candy but some exciting news about a new stamp company called Whimsey Stamps. It is a new stamp company in America but they will be shipping internationally too xx Good luck with it Denise xx http://denisesstampingpage.blogspot.com/

Tuesday 18 November 2008

1000 Hits Blog Candy - Now CLOSED

Wow I can't believe it.... I have only been blogging for 2 months & have already had over 1000 hits to my blog xx Thank you all for visiting & leaving comments on my cards, it is so appreciated xx Anyway lets get to the fun part... I am giving away some blog candy to celebrate (Apologies for the quality of the photo) xx All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, & then post a link on your blog to mine.... Simple really lol!!!! I will be drawing the winner on 25th November.... Good luck everybody xx

Helena's Blog Candy

Why don't you pop over to Creating A likeness & wish Helena a belated happy birthday. And while you are there check out her fab blog candy xx Also read about the hedgehog she is looking after. Just click on the link http://sketchandcolour.blogspot.com/ xx

Cutting It Fine.....

Well I am really cutting the ABC Challenge a bit fine this week but just have it done xx I have combined their quick card challenge with the Sketch Saturday Challenge xx I just love this teddy & I hope the friend this card is going to will love it as much ........

A lot of the card has been made from my stash. The spotty paper & friendship sentiment were printed on the computer. The teddy decoupage is from my shop.xx

Friday 14 November 2008

Craft Fair in Enfield Middx

This Sunday 16th November there is a Craft Fair at The Royal Chace Hotel in Enfield Middlesex. Doors open at 10.30am until 4pm. Admission is £1.50 for Adults £1.00 Concessions Children under 16 free xx Hope to see you all there xx

Sketch Saturday Challenge Card

I actually got this card made a couple of days ago but I seem to be lacking time this week for adding things to my blog. Anyway it was another sketch challenge this week & this is what I came up with...

All the papers used on this card are from Inspire Me (thanks Bev & Linda for the tip) & they are from the Inspiration Range called Boys Own. The penguin was downloaded from Funkyfairyspaperinspiration & the peel offs & ribbon were from my stash xx

Wednesday 12 November 2008

Mother's & Daughter's Sketch Challenge

Found a great blog the other day called Mothers and Daughters Creations. They run card & scrapbook challenges. I have created a card for this weeks card challenge which is for a lovely sketch. Here is what I did ..........

I am just so in love with this mouse that I got from Sammy Murphy at www.scrapbookingmad.com The backing paper is also from her set. The ribbon is from last year's stash & the Ho! Ho! Ho! brad is from Papermania. I have added glitter glue to the snow on the chimney xx

Chrissy's Blog Candy

Hurry on over to Chrissy's Blog for some great candy to celebrate an amazing amount of hits & her 2 year bloversary xx Just click on this link http://chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ and read the instructions on how to enter xx

Saturday 8 November 2008

Secret Crafter Challenge #5

This is the last of the challenge cards for today. This one has been a nightmare to make as the circle of snowflakes took forever to cut on the robo as it kept shutting itself down. But I got there in the end. The challenge was a sketch with a twist. You had to use the colours pink, brown & white. Here is the result.....
The card base is Papermania's silk screen card in Royal Metallic. The brown card is from my stash which I stitched stars onto using a pattern from Sam's site Cardstitching.co.uk. The snowflakes were cut out of white card stock on the robo using a template from UKScrappers. The ribbon is from my stash. Last but not least the adorable little mouse is created by Samantha Murphy at www.scrapbookingmad.com xx

Friday 7 November 2008

4 Challenges....... 2 Cards

I could not believe my luck yesterday when I had a look at the Challenge Blogs. Cute Card Thursdays Challenge was Angels or Fairies. Well, the Fairie Poppetts had to come out of the folder.... I don't do Fairy Cards very often but when I do I go to town on them. I was able to combine it with the sketch Challenge on A Spoon Full of Sugar. It just worked perfectly, & to finish it off the ABC Challenge was Pink. Well here is the result.........The base of the card is just white cardstock from my stash. Layered onto this is Papermania's Silk Screened Paper (sorry don't know the name of this one). You can't really pick it up but the next layer is Papermania's Spring Floral glitter embossed vellum. The sticky ribbon's are again from Papermania & are from the Floral Collection. I have repeated the layers on the rectangles as well. The Fairie Poppett has been decoupaged & glittered & I have added 3 flat pearls from my stash.
The 2nd card I made last night was for the Sketch Saturday Challenge #23.

Again I have used white cardstock to form the base of this card & used some Xmas tree paper from Dovecraft. The gold & green cardstock are Bazill 12x12 cardstock from my stash. The ribbon is from Papermania. The spirelli topper I made myself from gold glitter card & red thread. The doggie is from my stash which has been decoupaged xx

My Entries for Design Team Call

Last week Funkyfairyinspirations had a DT Call. The lucky "Fairy's" who were chosen were Sarah, Lana & Lesley. Congrats Girls. So I thought I ought to show you all my creations for the Challenge. We had to create 3 items using Funkyfairy products & I chose 3 free downloads. The 1st card is using . I got hubby to adapt a craft robo template for me so I could create a door aperture card. This is my 1st attempt at one of these. I wanted the illusion that you are stood indoors & looking out into the night. The door handle, keyhole & strip across the top of the letterbox are created with leftover bits of peel off. The Poinsetta is a 3d sticker that I got in a QVC kit about 2 years ago. The back of the door is the door aperture cut again in different colourd card & I sandwiched a piece of acetate between the 2 pieces to create the glass in the window. The letterbox was a piece of gold card sandwiched between the front & back of the door. Harry the Reindeer was decoupaged onto the inside of the card.
The 2nd item I created was a box using the Little Boy & Blue Xmas downloads.The Blue Xmas paper was printed onto cardstock & scored using my UCC. I decoupaged the Little Boy & secured him to the top of the box. I glittered the pompom on his hat & used a Turn Styles snowflake in the top corner.
The last card I made was using the Little Girl download.
The card is white cardstock & I cut a snowflake circle on my robo using a template that I downloaded from UKScrappers. This was cut on Aqua Sparkle paper from Inspire Me Papers. The little girl was then decoupaged, glittered & added to the corner of the card. A simple Merry Christmas peel off was then added to the centre.

Saturday 1 November 2008

Blog Candy

Joanne at Stamps4sanity has reached 10000 hits on her blog. To celebrate she is giving away some great treats. To be in with a chance of winning head over to her site & leave a comment
http://stamps4sanity.blogspot.com/