Happy New Home!

Hi everyone!

For some reason, this card didn't post when it should have, despite
my post being scheduled! I apologise if you've been waiting for it!


Here I am again with a little card to share!
This is my DT inspiration for the challenge over at
 QKR Stampede 

It's another CAS card using the image

Cottage Digital Stamp Digi 17805

I used a digital paper & inked with Distress inks then coloured with my

Promarkers the colours are closer to the colours of the paper in real life

but sadly here in Scotland, we are short of daylight!

I used a circle die for the image & a shout out die for the sentiment

which was simply created on my PC.

I added a sheer ribbon & a couple of self adhesive gems to finish!

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.

Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede

 or Eureka Stamps image and 1 using any image!

Poor Kitty

Hi all,

I'm back again this week with my DT card for the challenge
 over at  QKR Stampede

where the challenge is always Anything Goes

The image I have used for my CAS card is

Bandaged Cat Digi #14911
He's just perfect for a Get well Soon card as he looks so sad!

The base card is A6 tent fold in grey card.

I coloured the image with promarkers then added some

ribbon from my stash & a bit of card candi!

I do like a CAS card but I always have to add a little something!

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.
Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image and 

1 using any image!

Happy Birthday Mum

Hi all,

Here's thie weeks DT card for the challenge over at 

QKR Stampede

where the challenge is always Anything Goes.
It also happens to be my mums birthday!
Happy Birthday Mum!

For this card, I used Digi #14163, which I printed twice ,

coloured with promarkers then decoupaged part of it.

The card base is 5x7in. & the coloured card stock is adorable scorable.

I chose the colour pink as it's Breast Cancer Awareness month 

& I wanted to give you all a little reminder to check yourselves over.

Click here to find out more about how.

Here's a close up of the image.

The sentiment was done on my PC.

 I added a few sequins & a sheer ribbon bow.

This card was intended to be really CAS but I did find 

myself adding to it!

Thanks for stopping by, I hpe you like it.

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.
Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image and 

1 using any image!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz - Something Beginning with S -sequins

Craft Rocket Challenges- Pink

I love Promarkers -Anything Goes/Option CAS

Sisterhood of Crafters- CAS

Passion For Promarkers Challenge - CAS

Under The Weather?

Hi folks,

I'm back with my weekly DT card for the 

QKR Stampede Challenge DT

The image I've used this time is

Rainy Day Duck Digital Stamp

ES-digi2006
and the sentiment is

Under the Weather Digital Stamp

ES-digi2007

The get well soon was typed on the PC using a font called

Dot to Dot. I thought it looked quite good with the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by to see my little creation!

The 3 different papers are from my stash!

They were actually in my scrap box & the colours caught my eye.

I reckon I must have prepped them for another card that was never made!

A bit of inking with some chalk inks then,

I added a sheer ribbon bow just to finish it off!

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.
Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede or Eureka Stamps image and 

1 using any image!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:-

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment 3/10
C.R.A.F.T.  Autumn/Weather 26/9

Passion For Promarkers Challenge  Use 3 of Something (Papers) 24/9
2 Crafty Critter Crazies Anything Goes with a Critter (Sept)

I'm Back....... Again!

Hi everyone!

Here I am again with a little card to share!

I was recently invited to join the QKR Stampede DT .....of coure I just couldn't say no!

Those digi stamps are just the cutest!

This is my simple little offering for you today!

To make my 6x6in card, I've used the following:-

Christmas Moose Digital Stamp QKR -digi20102

Merry Christmoose Digital Stamp Eureka Stamps-digi17801

I coloured the image using a mix of Promarkers & Flexmarkers 

with a little bit of Sakura Glaze on the lights

The papers are from my stash & are Papermania if I'm not mistaken.

I've also added a bit of ribbon & a few tiny gems from my stash

I hope you can play along in the challenge, which is always anything goes.

Each week, we select two winners  1 using QKR Stampede

 or Eureka Stamps image and 1 using any image!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #55-Anything Goes 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Challenge #30-Anything Goes With a Critter (Sept)
Crafty Animals Challenge #30 -Anything Goes (Sept)

Digi Doodle Studios Challenge #20 -Birds and Beasts(Sept)
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #104 - Winter Wishes (Sept)

Lavender's Blue & Green

Hi Guys,

Here I am back again with another couple of the Lavender Lister card samples 

that I made for the range which is available here from Splashcrafts

The images are so pretty & there's something for everyone.

I just love this one! 

I do love a cuppa, be it tea or coffee & I love

chocolate too! Win win!

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you like them!

Blue Bears

Hi all,

Here I am wth the last of my Care Bear samples for Splash Crafts

I do love a little pyramid card & the little sentiment fits so well on the top.

On this one, the paper matches the embossing folder. I added a 

punched border & some pretty washi tape

Poor Grumpy Bear on a gatefold card. 

Just perfect for the man in your life!

Thanks for popping by today.

I hope to see you soon! 

Good Luck

Hi All,

It's been a while but I'm back with a couple of samples I made for 

Splash Crafts who've just introduced a cute 

Care Bears Range which is amazing!

Here I've made a little easel card & used the dies to cut out the images.

The images & papers are  really versatile & great to work with.

Available in a format to suit everyone, there are stamps, dies, embosing folders,

a papercrafting kit & it also comes on a USB so you can 

print & craft until your heart's content.

For this little cutie, I simply used the paper & a sentiment

with some ribbon, lace & a couple of pretty little crochet flowers

Thanks for popping in!

I hope you like my little samples!

I'll be back with more soon!

Baby Girl

Good morning all, what a quick weekend that was!

I hope you all managed to get ome time to relax & a bit of fun time too!

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has begun, so the city is busy busy busy!

We managed to spend a little time soaking up the atmosphere & I'm

looking forward to my stay-cation next week, when we can make the most of it!

Here's the card I have to share today!

It's a little A6 Baby Girl card.

I used an image from La Pashe for the main focus.

I used a spellbinders circle die to cut it out & a scalloped circle to mat.

The edges have been distressed & inked a little.

The embossing folder is a cuttlebug one if I'm not mistaken.

The sentimet was done on the pc & I used a border punch for the decorative mat.

The ribbons & heart gems are from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hope you like it!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Ooh La La Creations - Ribbons & Bows.

Dies R Us Challenge - Babies.

Come and Get It - Buttons and Bows.

A Gem of a Challenge - Buttons & Bows.

Miss Ewe!

Good morning all!

I hope you had a good weekend! Did you have snow on Saturday? 

We did here in Edinburgh, it was just the craziest weather!

Sunday wasn't so bad & we had a great day out at Edinburgh Zoo.

We walked our socks off, but it was fantastic!

Anyhoo, down to business!

It's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps, where the theme is

#189 Buttons & Bows

Here's my little card!

I used the sweet little image  digi 2209 (35) Standing Sheep & the 

sentiment digi 9903 Miss Ewe.

The card base is my usual 6"x 6" in lilac cs with matching paper for matting.

I coloured the image using flexmarkers & promarkers then cut out using 

a spellbinders die. The sentiment was cut with a spellbinders die too!

The layout is the sketch over at Cheerful Sketches

The sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday is similar if you rotate it

The papers are 12"x12" Kitschy Kitchen by Melissa Frances.

The buttons & ribbon are from my stash!

I hope you like my card & I'd love it if you can play 

in the challenge this week!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Open-Minded Challenges - Easter/Spring/Pastels

Addicted to Stamps -Pastel Colours + a Stamp 

Dare 2B Artzy Challenges -, Polka Dot'

Dragonfly Dreams - Spring is in the Air

Scrappy Hands - Spring! 

The Ribbon Girls -  Anything Goes as long as you include an image

Imagine That! Creative Playground - April - spring

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Stripes and Polka Dots

Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog -Sketch

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - Anything Goes/ Buttons & Bows

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi

Crafting for all Seasons - Tic Tac Toe (Middle vertical line)

Sweet Sketch - Sketch

Something New

Good morning all!

Gosh Monday sure came around quickly didn't it!

It's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps, this week it's

#175 Use Something New - to celebrate our new year.
(Don't forget we're having a DT call too!)

So, did everyone get lots of craty goodies for Christmas??

I didn't but I did get some new ribbon from Lidl & I decided to try a new technique!

Here's my card!

Sorry, the pics aren't the best but the weather is rotten & it's very dull!

I've used the sentiment Digi 8107 (455) Thank You

I did use my Chameleon Pens which I've only used a couple of times

 to colour it. The technique I have used is partial embossing with a folder.

The front of the card was staight forward enough but I wanted to try embossing 

the inside & leaving a panel to write on.

The only embellishement I've used is the ribbon which had the butterfly attached.

I followed a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers for the inside.

The results aren't perfect but it worked fairly well for a first attempt!

Thanks for popping in! It's always nice to have a visitor!

 This card was made with the following challenge in mind:

Inkspirational -Thank you using something new
QKR Stampede  - Clean & Simple
Aud Sentiments Challenge -Thank You Sentiment 
DL ART Thursday Challenge - New Year and/or Thank You
Little Red Wagon - Thank You Card

Christmas Tags

Good morning all! It'sMonday already!

The weeks are flying in!

It's time once again for a brand new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!

Our theme for this week is:

#169 Christmas Tags

Here's my little tag:

The image I've used is 2501 Cat With Garland & I've also used the 

sentiment 23703 Meowy Christmas. (I've rotated to make it straight),

I used Kraft cardstock & a spellbinders tag die for the base tag.

I then used some sequin waste as a mask & daubed gold pigment ink & red

liquid chalk ink through in slightly different areas, to give a feeling of added dimension

The image was coloured in areas using alcohol markers.

I used a scalloped oval to cut it out & edged everything with the gold ink.

The image & sentiment were popped up on foam pads for dimension,

then I added some fibres, ribbon, gold braid & a little jingle bell

to finish it off.

You can see the gold shimmer a little better in this photo!

Thanks for popping in!

I hope you can play along in our Christmas Tags challenge,

I'd like to enter my little tag in a few challenges:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Glitter n Sparkle - Include a bow

Crafting When We Can - Don't forget the Animals

Die Cuttin' Divas Tag, Bag or Box

Crafty Boots - Spots or Dots

CAS on Sunday -  Christmas

Angels

Good morning all, it's Monday which means, it's time for the brand new 

challenge over at Eureka Stamps, where this week we have a theme of

#168 Angels

Here's my DT card.

The image I have used is ChristmasAngel Digi 7504

My card is  6x6 inch Linen embossed cardstock.

I added a matt of pearlised gold card from my stash & a layer of 

holly printed vellum also from my stash (it's been there forever).

The image was coloured with my Sakura pens & some promarkers for shading.

I used a spellbinders circle die to cut out the image & a scalloped circle for the gold

mat behind. The ribbon is from my stash, the Noel is a diecut & the snowflakes are punched 

using an Xcut punch. The added gems were also from my stash.

A little side view to show the glitter & shine from the Sakura pens.

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge  Inspired by Christmas song or Carol

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas  Things With Wings 

Just Us Girls Red Gold & Green

Quick Quotes Things With Wings

4 Crafty Chicks Inspired By A Christmas Song

Cardz 4 Galz  Your Favourite Christmas Colour Combo

Crimbo Crackers - Angels

Thank You

Good Morning all!

It's Monday which means it's time for the new challenge at 

Eureka Stamps!

The theme for this week is

#165  Give Thanks

As we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK, 

I've made a  little Thank You card

The image I've used is Digi 209 Checkerboard Cat along with the sentiment

 Digi 8107 (455) Thank You

I like to keep Thank You cards fairly simple & I had a notion to use

Red White & Blue for this one!

I printed the image & sentiment on to the front panel.

I then added a little shading to the image using my pencils.

I added a heart shaped button over the little heart which is already on the image

as I wanted to emphasise a big heart!

The border was punched with an xcut punch.

(The ribbon is recycled from a friends top)

The base card is A6 Kraft CS.

A mat of blue corrugated CS was added between the base & the image panel.

I've added a plain insert to this card to write a note inside!

Thanks so much for looking!

I hope you'll play in the challenge this week!

I'd like to enter this little card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes or Thank You
Robyn's Fetish - Anything For Thanksgiving

Sisterhood Of The Snarky Stampers - K is For Kitties

Sweet Stampin' - Dies Or Punches

CASology - Heart

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

DoubleClick Skittles - Furry Friends

The Cat Is Out Of The Bag

Hi all, I hope you're well!

I have something different to share with you today!

This is my very first post as part of the DT over at
Eureka Stamps!

I was delighted to receive an email inviting me to join 

the team of lovely & very talented ladies!
I'm super excited to be working with them all & with Eureka Stamps too!

The challenge theme for this week is

Special Occasions

You can find the rules here

Now, here's my card.

The proverbial cat I mentioned is actually a 

Baby Tiger

The image is available as both a rubber & digi stamp.

I used the digi image to make my little CAS 1st Birthday card.

I printed the image out several times, on some paper from my snippets pile.

Next, I cut out sections & layered them up for some dimension. 

 The stripes were coloured with a prisma pencil to add definition.

The sentiment was printed directly on to the Kraft card base,

using a free font called Kirsten ITC.

The ribbon is upcycled, (it's those loops you find on clothes 

to keep them on the hanger) the buttons are from my stash!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!

 I had lots of fun making it up!

I hope you can play along in the challenge!

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

Glitter n Sparkle - Include An Animal

Addicted To CAS - Animals

Challenge Up Your Life - Digi Stamps

Less Is More - 2 or 4 Legs

That's Crafty Challenge Blog - Numbers Up

Sweet Tulips

Good morning all!

Hope everyone is well today!

I have another card, made using the La Pashe Floral decoupage sheet 

Mustard Pot & Tulips, to share with you today.

This one is A6 size & I've used the little round image that 

came on the  sheet for my focal point.

People are always asking about what these bits are forso

I thought I'd show just one thing you could do.

You could also use them on the inside of your card, to decorate your 

envelope or even a gift tag to match your card.

So, onto my card, 

I used an A6 Kraft base

Added a mat of white card which I had embossed with a Sizzix

Honeycomb embossing folder, inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink

The image was cut out with a spellbinders circle then added to a 

Scalloped circle mat of Kraft CS.

I used ribbon, lace, twine & a heart shaped button to embellish.

You can just about see that I've added a little inked scalloped circle

panel to the inside for the message.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!
I'd like to support the following challenges:
Make It Monday With Kraft Outlet - CAS Embossing
The Crazy Challenge - Use Ribbon Or Lace
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes or Twist of Die Cuts
Bunny Zoe's Craft - Buttons & Bows
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow
Make My Monday - Kraft Card

V's Sweet Ideas - Emboss It

Baby Crib

Good Morning all!

Todays little card was made using the brand new La Pashe 

Watercolour Wishes range which was on Create & Craft TV the other week.

It's not available on the La Pashe website until the end of this week.

I made an A5 tentfold card from an A3 sheet of cardstock then added the

background image directly onto the card front. 

I cut out & added the decoupage then used some of the extra bits from the 

elements sheet to decoupage the baby vest & toys on the shelf too!

I added a couple of layers of lace & some ribbon at the side.

I reckon this design would be perfect for  boy or a girl!

Thanks for stopping by!

La Pashe

Hi all,

Here's a La Pashe card I have to share with you!

This is made using the Floral Decoupage Range. 

I cut out the decoupage & layerd it with some Pinflair Glue

The image was originally square with a frame around it but I trimmed it down

to a rectangular shape then added a plain pink mat behind it.

The card base is 7x7"

I trimmed a piece of design paper which matches the image & added a

mat of plain pink paper with a punched boder on either side behind

Next I added a doily, then the image on top.

The sentiment was also from the decoupage sheet & matches beautifully.

I popped that up for some added dimension & added a sheer ribbon double bow 

with a heart shaped button at the centre.

Here's a little side view which shows the dimension a little bit better.

Here's a little heads up!

La Pashe are on Create & Craft TV today at 10am & 2pm

You can catch them on 

Freeview 36, Sky 674, Virgin 748 & Free Sat 813

There's a brand new range offer today, exclusive to Create & Craft 

until 25th May & I'm sure there will be a bargain or two to be had!

Thanks for having a peek at my little card! I hope you like it!

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

Deep Ocean Challenge - Flowers

Get Creative - For The Ladies/Mother's Day