All Things Bright & Beautiful

Happy Hump Day all!

I do love Wednesdays don't you?

 It's all downhill towards the weekend from here!

Today, sees the first challenge of 2014 over at 

Crafting For All Seasons

The theme this time is "All Things Bright & Beautiful"

Here's my DT sample!

The image is a pre-coloured digi stamp, she's called Gypsy Dance from

The Paper Shelter,

who are sponsoring the challenge this time!

The card base & image were cut using a Grand Nestability Die

The paper is from the First Edition Hideaway Stack .

The ribbon, fibres & button are from my stash

A little side view to show you the fold,
I took a little slice off of the bottom at the back to stop it from rocking over.

The sentiment is from TLC Creations I did have a look for it over at

Create With TLC to add a link back but couldn't find it!

(I have a feeling that it may have been created for a DT I used to be on)

Thanks for popping in, I hope to see you over in the challenge!

Oh, & while you're here, why not enter my candy draw here

'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Shaped Cards
Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes/use Pearls Or Buttons
Craft Your Passion Fancy borders/edges
The Paper Girls Wishful Thinking
Addicted to Stamps Shaped Card
Glitter N Sparkle Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Ribbon

Fishing With Grandpa

Good morning everyone & happy Saturday to you all!

It's time for a card!

This little project was made using decoupage & matching papers from the 

Something For Everyone CD-Rom

If you don't fancy the CD, you can buy the printed sheets here.

Such a sweet little scene, brings back memories of those long, lazy,

 hazy days of summer!

Made me want to sing too! Gone fishing.....

My card base was cut with a Grand Nestie die.

I used a mat of plain white paper then matted the design papers

on to the white & blue. The fishtails were cut by hand.

Some little fish charms, twine & a button were added to embellish.

A little view of the side, you can just about see that I have

decorated the inside too!

Here's the inside! A similar layout to the front, but

with a little punched border under the panel for the message!

Thanks for visiting today! I hope you enjoyed your time here!

I'd like to enter his little card in some challenges:

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle - Use 3 Embellishments (Twine,button fish charms)

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments

Southern Girls - Sing Sing A Song, Sing Out Loud

Diva's By Design - 3 or more layers

Penny's Paper- Crafty - Anything But A Square

Twisted Tuesday - Lots Of Layers & Use Metal

Craft Your Passion - Use Metal

Dream Valley Challenges - Buttons

Rock A Bye Baby

Over at The Crafty Pad, this week, there is a brand new challenge!

Hosted by the lovely Ali, this weeks theme is

# 189 Inspired By A Song

I made a little rocker card!

Can you guess my song?

It's Rock A Bye Baby of course!

I used the image New Baby Girl

This card for a friend who has just had a baby girl but doesn't do pink!

I cut the base from an A4 sheet of card using a Scalloped Circle 

Grand Nestie then cut the DP with the next size down.

I coloured the image with promarkers & flexmarkers.

I also used  Baby Girl Circular Sentiment

Sorry the pics a bit blurry!

I tied a bow in a piece of lace edging & added another little ribbon bow into which was 

tied a teddy bear charm (both of which have been in my stash forever!)

I actually got out a needle & thread & sewed the ribbon bow on to the 

lace bow as I was worried that the weight of the charm would pull it off!

The DP is from the "First Edition" Hideaway stack!

Thanks for looking, I hope you like my little card & I hope you can play at 

The Crafty Pad this week too! I look forward to seeing your cards & your songs!

Before I forget, our fab sponsor this week is:

Crafty Ribbons

And this is the fabby prize up for grabs.

Makes me want to sing! lol

Don't forget that there is just under a week to play in my

Breast Cancer Awareness/Think Pink challenges

both here on my blog & at The Crafty Pad

remember that although they both have the same theme, they are 

actually separate challenges with different sponsors & prizes!

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:

Delicious Doodles Use metal
Allsorts Challenge Inspired By A Song
Sweet Stamping How Charming

Patties Creations Anything Goes
Polkadoodle Inspired By A Song
Totally PaperCrafts For A Child
Wags'n' Whiskers Circles
C.R.A.F.T Children
Shelly's Images Shaped Cards
Penny's Paper Crafty Shaped Cards
Clear It Out Child Image + Any Stash Item (Teddy Charm & Ribbon)
Passion For Promarkers CAS
Oldie But A Goodie Show Us Your Ribbons (Ribbon & teddy charm)
Papelitos Stamps Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Die Cuts
Kaboodle Doodles Babies Or Children
The Cutie Pie Challenge Shaped Cards

Greetings All!

Good Morning & Happy Wednesday all!

It's Inspiration Time At Dude Time Doodles!

For this weeks challenge, we'd like to see you

 "Add A Sentiment"

Here's my project!

I decided to use Breast Cancer Awareness Girl for another cause!

Whilst I was chatting to a neighbour about my fundraising for

Breakthrough Breast Cancer

and the reasons behind it, he told me that he was in 

the midst of treatment for Prostate Cancer.

He was really positive about it & I was inspired to make a card for him!

I looked up the ribbon colour for Prostate Cancer & it seems to be 

light blue hence the colours on my card!

my image was coloured with a mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers.

The base card was cut with a Grand Nestability then I added a 

smaller shaped piece of the spotty DP which has been in my stash for ever &

was from Do Crafts about a million years ago! lol

The sentiment was part of the set, I inked the edges of the image & the 

sentiment then added a blue ribbon (recycled off of a dressing gown) 

& some little blue self adhesive pearls.

As the card is for a man, I wanted it to be fairly Clean & Simple 

so I stopped there!

Here is the back of the card, just to let you see that I have cut a slice off

of the bottom to help it stand up & stop it rolling about!
Inside the card is lined with a plain insert cut with the Grand nestie.

I do hope he likes it & gets a chuckle!

Thanks for stopping by, now head on over to Dude Time Doodles

 to see what the rest of the team have made for your inspiration!
We also have a sponsor this week!
The lovely Paulette from
Create With TLC

is offering one lucky winner a $10 Gift Certificate for her store!

Don't forget to check out my 

Breast Cancer Awareness/Think Pink Fundraising Challenge 

There are some fab sponsors & great prizes to be won!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Hooked On Crafts Cards For Men
Oldie But A Goodie Show Us Your Ribbons (paper 4yrs+ old)
Papelitos Stamps Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers CAS Cards
{Pin}spirational #25
Sassy Cheryl's Die Cuts
Stamp With Fun Get Well Soon
The Crazy Challenge Spots Or Stripes
The Pink Elephant Monochromatic
Victorine Stamps Dots (DP)

No Matter Which Challenges Die Cuts/Punches

Charizma Cardz Shaped Card

Digi Doodles Shop's Best Anything Goes

Forever Friends Colour (use one or more)

Paper Crafting Journey Use A Sentiment

Is It Snowing???

Hi all,

I wanted to share this little couple with you! 

Such a sweet image from The Crafty Pad Designs!

I made this card for a neighbour & forgot all about posting it 

until I was doing a tidy up on my laptop!

Here is my card!

I opted for a fairly simple white on white theme,

with embossed panels which were matted onto some purple craft paper.

The base card is a shaped 5x5in card blank.

I coloured the image with a mix of 

Sakura gel pens & promarkers.

I cut the image out with a Nestie die which matches the shape of the card,

added a computer generated greeting, some self adhesive gems & a ribbon bow!

Thanks for stopping by to look at yet another Christmas card!

This year I think I'll try to get ahead & make more Christmas cards as I go!

Ha! I hear you say!!!! lol 

Well we'll see!

I'd like to enter this little card in a few challenges as there are still a few 

Christmas themes around!

Do You Stack Up Let It Snow

Creative Belli Snowflakes

Diva's By Design Christmas

Little Darlings Challenges Cold

Papercraft Star Photo Inspiration & Christmas

Creative Card Crew Snow Day

Deep Ocean Challenge Lots of White

Digital Tuesday  Winter Wonderland

Everybody Art Challenge Snow

Christmas Cards All Year Round Non Traditional Colours

52(Christmas) Card Throwdown Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe Craft's Challenge Fancy Folds/Shaped cards