The Lovecats

Good morning all!

It's Monday again, which means it's time for a new callenge over at

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog! This weeks theme is........

#190 Add Some Bling

Here's my card!

I made a cute little Monochromatic annivesary card using the

Digi 9004(557) Happy Anniversary sentiment & the

Digi 8208 Lovecats image.

Lol, I have two rescue cats who love each other most of the time,

 but regularly beat up on each other just for fun!

I have to say I was singing the song Love Cats in my head,

all the time I was making this

I started with an A6 Kraft base then added a brick embossed panel,

which I brushed over with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

The image was lightly coloured using prisma pencils,

then cut with an Xcut heart die & inked with the Tea Dye DI.

The sentiment was brushed with ink then, image & sentiment were

popped up on some foam tape to add a little dimension.

My added bling is a few little sequins.

I do hope you can play along in this weeks challenge.

 I'd love to see what your added bling is!

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

Quirky Crafts - Raining Cats & Digs

Brown Sugar  - Anything Goes

Creative Corner  - Words

Morgan's Art World - Monochrome

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why* Cats because I just love them!

Cardz 4 Galz - Use An Embossing Folder

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi 

Show us Your Pussies-Cat Only Challenge  - Furrything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown -  Monochromatic

Carl's New Pad

Hi everyone!

How's your weekend going? Good I hope!

As you may know, I am currently a Guest Scribbler over at

Scribbles Designs Challenges

Here's my latest card for them!

I made a New Home card for a guy who's just moved in to his first flat!

The cool image I have used is #321 Carl's Pad

(gotta love a cute frog in a pond lol )

The sentiment is my own!

My card base is the usual 6"x6".

I used a mix of Flexmarkers & Promarkers to colour up the image.

The image & sentiment were die cut using spellbinders dies,

then inked with some liquid chalk ink.

The patterened paper is from a book of papers I picked up at Lidl.

The fish tail was created using a square punch on an angle!

I was going to add a couple of buttons but the little bit of trim appeared

 from nowhere & was the right size, so I stuck it on instead.

Thi card is flat which means it can easily be posted.

Don't forget to check out the latest challenge over at

Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog!

You don't have to use a Scribbles Designs Image to enter but if you do,

you can enter as many times as you like.

 (the limit is three times using other images)

You will also find lots of freebies on the blog which is great if you're on a budget!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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

Crafting with Dragonflies - masculine 

Crafting-With-Friends -  Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why* (Gotta love a cute little frog in the pond)

DL ART Thursday Challenge - Water 

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi 

Southern Girls - Patterened Paper Free For All 

Creative Moments - Always Anything Goes/ optional twist Make It Funny

Inky Impressions - All About The Boys

City Crafter Challenge - Create a project featuring a house or word Home (New Pad)

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

La Pashe Samples

Hi all, I'm back with some more of the samples I made for the 

La Pashe 4 day deal on Create & Craft TV

Have you caught any of the shows yet?

They are on Create & Craft TV today at 9am & 3pm 

Sky 674,  Freeview 36, Virgin 748 & 

Freesat 813

I haven't seen any yet but I hope to catch one of  them!

I love the La Pashe artwork, it's all about fun & is so fresh.

The decoupage is a dream to cut out & layer up!

The matching background papers are fab too!

You can also team up the images with items from your stash

as I did here! Thanks so much for popping in.

If you'd like any more info, just leave me a little

comment & I'll get back to you!

Thanks for looking!

It's A Little Bit Sketchy

Good Morning all & Happy Monday!

It's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps.

This week Karal has a great sketch for you to play with!

#188 Sketch

The images I have used to make my card this time are 

9304 Pansies & 22202 Enjoy Life

The card base is  6"x6" square,  linen embossed cardstock.

The green mat is linen embossed too.

I used my promarkers to colour up the pansies & create the dotty background.

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

the sentiment. These were popped up a bit on 1mm foam tape.

The paper is from a book my mum gave me.

It was just the colour I wanted.

The lace & gems are from my stash!

Here's the sketch

Isn't it great!

If you need more inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog

& check out what the rest of the DT have made!

I hope you can play along!

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

Come and Get It - W, 3E - Bright Colors

Dragonfly Dreams - Spring is in the Air

Eclectic Ellapu - M, 2E - April ~ Spring Flowers/April Showers 

Allsorts - Purple Passion 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards -  Spring Is In The Air 

Creative Corner - W, 3E  - Flower Power

Simply Create Too - Purple and Green

I love Promarkers - Two Colors Only

Cardz 4 Galz - Springtime 

Paper Shelter Challenge -  Spring Delights

Scrapy Land Challenges - Anyting Goes - PLUS Use Any Brand of Die Scrapy Land Sales

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Springtime

Deep Ocean Challenge - Spring Is In the Air 

Jar Of Hearts Scribbles

Hello everyone!

I'm here with another card to share!

A few weeks back I was invited to be a guest Scribbler over at

Scribbles Designs

I was of course delighted & jumped at the chance!

Here's my debut GDT card!

I used the sweet image #890 Hearts Mason Jar to make my card.

The card base is a Kraft 145x145mm square.

I coloured up the image using my promarkers then cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

I edged everything with a pink Colour Q liquid chalk inkpad.

The paper I have used is one from Lidl, it seems I have been using these

 a lot lately. My craft/ spare bedroom is a bit topsy turvey so it's hard to get to things 

for the moment and these might just be a little easier to get to than others!

I just happen to love them too! lol 

I added a section of doily as when I think of things that come in Mason jars, 

I always think of doilies & ginham. Which brings me neatly on to the ribbon 

which came from a crafty friends de stash.

The die cut hearts were cut with an embosslit (another crafty de stash buy)  & the 

sentiment was die cut twice from  Kraft CS using a Lawn Fawn die then layered 

to give a bit of dimension & shadow.

I hope you like my card & I hope you can play in the challenge.

The theme at the moment is " A Song In My Heart"

You can use a song title or pehaps some of the words as your inspiration.

The inspirations for my card was the title:

Jar Of Hearts, from a Christina Perri song!

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

Crafty Calendar - anything goes 

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  anything goes with something colored 

Jilia Spiri Challenge - Anything Goes/ Film, Book, Song

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew -Die Cut

Cheeky!

Good morning all!

I have another card to share with you today!

This is a sneak peek of one of the samples I made for the launch of this exciting CD

To quote a friend

"The Big One was a limited edition compilation CD of the best of La Pashe 2008-2011 released five years ago, but people still ask about it now, so La Pashe thought they would re-release it, along with a second volume featuring everything they have done in 2012-2014"

Thanks Sharon, I couldn't have put it better

I, like lots of other people missed out on The Big One the first time around,

so I'm excited about this one!

Tune in next week to see Bailey presenting The Big One on Create & Craft TV.

Next Week's TV Schedule: Mon 11th at 8am & 1pm Tues 12th at 9am & 3pm Wed 13th at 2pm & 6pm

Thanks for popping in! I hope you can catch the show.

The Big One

Good morning all!

I've got a card to share with you today!

To quote a friend.....

SNEAK PEEK ALERT
La Pashe are back on C & C on Monday with a 4 day deal featuring

 "The Big One" CD-ROM Volumes 1 & 2.

"The Big One was a limited edition compilation CD of the best of La Pashe 2008-2011,

released five years ago, but people still ask about it now, so, La Pashe thought they would 

re-release it, along with a second volume featuring everything they have done in 2012-2014.

Thanks Sharon, you put it beautifully!

Now, here's sneak peek of one of my samples!

Nice & Easel Nasturtium & Bee

I simply used a 6"x 6" card base edged with a Martha Stewart border punch

Then added the decoupage. The sentiment panel is mounted on some cs which was punched, 

wrapped with gingham ribbon, from my stash, tied in a double bow, 

then raised on foam tape to act as the stop for the easel section.

Nice & Easel indeed!

Tune in next week to see Bailey presenting The Big One on Create & Craft TV.

Next Week's TV Schedule: Mon 11th at 8am & 1pm Tues 12th at 9am & 3pm Wed 13th at 2pm & 6pm

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

Crafting for all Seasons - Use Die-Cuts/Punches 

Double D Challenges   - Yellow A Happy Place To Be (Photo Inspiration)* 

Fresh Brewed Designs - Ribbon or Twine

Clear It Out - Springtime Stash: Add a Flower 

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes

Baby Baby!

Good morning all!

It's Monday & it's time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!

This weeks fun theme is

#187 Baby Cards

I've made a 1st Birthday card using the oh so sweet image,

digi 40204 Baby Animals

I coloured up the image using my promarkers.

I'll let you in to a secret...........

I've been under the weather for a couple of weeks and

while I was making this card, I made a big boo boo & stuck it all on 

the wrong way round! I managed to salvage it though & 

the card has now turned into an 8"x8" project.

The papers I've used are from Lidl, they're great quality & I'm

 not sure if you can see but they are embossed too!

The stars were punched from the papers using different sixed xcut punches.

I hope you can play along in the challenge

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:
Scrappy Hands -  Babies
Crafting with Dragonflies - baby card
Crazy 4 Challenges - little critters
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Birthday Sentiment or the No. 6
Cardz 4 Guyz  - Something Beginning with A (animals)

Spring Is In The Air

Good Morning all!

Hope you're all enjoying the Easter break if you celebrate it!

Time for the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps where the theme is:

#186 Spring Is In The Air

I've used the fun digi 7701 Cheerleader for my card!

I coloured her up in yellow hues as I always think of daffodils

when I think of spring!

The butterfly paper is fom Lidl. I fussy cut some of the butterflies

out & layered them up on foam tape for some dimension.

The border punch I have used is from Martha Stewart.

I did the sentiment on the pc using a free font called Love Letters

Thanks for popping in! I hope you can join in the Spring challenge

(Just noticed I've bashed the corner.......oopsy!)

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

Allsorts-wings 

My Sheri Crafts-thinking of you 

Crafts and Me -Spring

Wags 'n Whiskers -Wings

Crafty Gals Corner - Easter or Spring