Happy Halloween!

Good morning all,

So sorry I haven't been around much!

With a mixture of no internet/slow internet & a yukky cold,

I either haven't been able to get around your blogs or I've been too frustrated trying!

Anyhoo, enough moaning for one day! Lol!

Today sees the start of a new week & the new challenge over at Eureka Stamps!

This week, the theme is

#163 Halloween

Here's my card

I've used the cute digi 3901 Witch &  the great sentiment

digi 3907 Happy Halloween.

My card is quite simple, I did think about making it a bit more fancy but

 I decided to let the elements speak for themselves.

I coloured the image with ym promarkers then cut out with a spellbinders die.

I added a bit of distress inks to the image & the sentiment.

The paper was from Lidl, I love those papers.

The button is from my stash & the hessian/burlap is from the £1 shop.

I added a little raffia bow behind the button.

The sentiment panels were popped up on a little foam tape.

I added a little bit of decoration to the inside of the card too!

I used the same paper, added a white panel to write on & fussy cut the pumkpkins

& ghost from another paper. The Boo is cut from the paper too!

Another quick look at my card from the side.

I hope you like &it & I hope you can play in the

Halloween challenge over at Eureka Stamps this week!

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

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Halloween

Creative Corner - 3 embellishments (burlap, button, raffia bow)

Pattie's Creations - Fall/Halloween Image

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Halloween

D.L Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Halloween

DRS Designs - Autumn Gourd Colours

Moving Along With The Times - Halloween

And Now For Something Completely Different....

Good Morning all, it's Wednesday lready!

Happy Hump Day!

I don't have a card to share today but I do have this!

A friend at work has recently become gran & this was a little something

I made for her grandson.

I tried not to make it too babyish so it could be displayed for longer

I aplogise for the photo, it's not the best  but I'm sure you get the general idea.

The frame is from Ikea & the buttons are from my stash.

The background is Kraft cardstock from my stash.

I got the little mdf shapes at the Ross Papercraft Show in Edinburgh recently.

The Scrabble type letters are by Papermania.

This is my first try at making a button monogram. It was fun to do so I think 

I will be making a few more! Watch this space!

Thanks for popping in, I hope you like it!

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

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion  - Always Anything Goes

Karleigh Sue Challenge -Kraft paper or color

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Allsorts - no design paper 

Happy Halloween Pumpkin!

Good morning all!

Did you miss me?

I was off for a cheeky little week away in my favourite place!

So, now we're home, it's back down to earth & back to business as usual!

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

Eureka Stamps, where the theme for this week is

#162 Pumpkins

Here's my little card!

I made a clean & simple card using Digi 10103(431) Halloween Border  &

Digi 3907 Happy Halloween sentiment.

I used a white base & printed my image onto the butter coloured card.

The image was coloured with Prisma Pencils, I added a wrap of

raffia & a couple of  garden tool metal charms.

I hope you like my card & I hope you can play along in our 

Pumpkin Challenge!

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

Allsorts - No design paper

Catch The Bug - Fall

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

My Time To Craft - autumnal colours

Dragons Lair Designs - Halloween

Quick Quotes - Pumpkins

Auds Sentiements Challenge - Halloween

C.R.A.F.T. - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night

Autumn Leaves

Good Morning Lovelies!

It's Monday again & time for a brand new challenge over at 

Eureka Stamps, where this weeks theme is

# 161 Autumn Leaves/Colours of Fall

Here's my little card!

I used a 6"x6" brown base for my card.

The totally sweet little image is Digi 27402 Parachuting Squirrel

& coloured him up with my promarkers!

I then cut him out with a spellbinder circle die using the out of the box technique.

The papers I have used are from Lidl & are embossed & glittered in areas.

I used foam tape to lift the leaves for some dimension!

The sentiment was done on my pc.

I had so much fun making this card, I also decorated the inside!

Thanks for popping by, I hope you like my card & I hope  you

can play along in the challenge!

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

What's New Pussycat?

Good Morning all, where did the weekend go?

I can't believe it's Monday already!

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

The theme this time is

#160 Anything goes!

It just doesn't get any easier than that does it?

We're also having a Design Team call, check out the details here.

It's open to all levels of crafters & you don't need any previous DT experience!

So, on to my card!

I've used the super cute image Digi 409 - Checkerboard Cat 

to make my Black & White Card. 

I had the old Tom Jones song What's New Pussycat going around 

in my head the whole time I was making his card!

I shaded the image slightly with a grey promarker to give it a little depth.

I added a tiny little heart button from my stash, over the little heart on the image

The spotty paper is from Papermania.

The lace is from my sash & the faux buttons were done with an embosslit!

The image & sentiment were cut out with Spellbinders dies

I distresses the edges of the paper, image & sentiment panel with a pair of serrated scissors

I kept this card fairly flat for posting but I feel I managed to give 

the impression of depth with the matting & layering.

Thanks for stopping by today, I do hope we'll see you in the challenge,

remember you don't have to use a Eureka Stamp to enter, but there is

a little incentive if you do! 

Don't forget about the DT call too!

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

Come & Get It - Clear It Out (use a stash item)

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Square or Rectangular Cards

Crafty Friends Challenge - Pick A Tune

Sweet Stampin' - Use A Non- White Base

Kitty Bee Designs - Buttons

QKR Stampede - Cats Or Dogs

Scrapy Land Challenges - Use dies & Add An Image

Grease Is The Word!

Good morning all! 

The weekend is nearly here...... hurrah!

I have another card to share with you today!

It's another fun Anniversary card from the La Pashe

"Wrinklies At The Movies"

You've probably guessed the movie they're at already but if not, it's

Grease! It's brilliant isn't it!

The card is an 8"x8" base.

The patterned paper is from La Pashe too.

I matted it on to some black card & added some Papermania black spotty brads to the corners.

I then made a smaller panel to which I added some black lace & some smaller silver brads.
(I've had the brads in my stash forever)

I then matted & layered the decoupaged image on to some

red & black cardstock before adding to the card at an angle.

The sentiment was matted on to some black card & mounted on foam

tape at one end & DST on the other to allow it to be curved.

Inside the card, I added a mat of black card, to keep everything stable.

I also added a red diecut heart & a smaller white one on which to write a message.

Thanks for popping in, I do love a little visit!

Hope you like my card!

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

Crafty Ribbons - Lace

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - It Takes Two

Crafting For All Seasons - Layering It Up

Shopping Our Stash - Show Us Your Smile

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Good Luck

Good morning all! Happy Monday!

Time for the brand new challenge for this week over at the 

Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog where our theme is

#159 Monochrome 

(Shades of one colour, skin tones are permitted too)

I used the digi sentiment 8101 (488) Good Luck

to make my Clean & Simple little card.

I used an A6 Linen Embossed Card base to whichh I added a strip of

Washi Tape.I coloured the image with my Chameleon Markers,

the first time I've used them. The image was then matted on to some green card

and mounted on some foam tape. The final addition was the cool green button

from my stash. The bottom corner of the card was rounded using a

Woodware punch.

Thanks for popping in today!

I'm lucky enough to have the day off work as it's a local holiday,

so you may well find me crafting at some point today!

I hope we see you in the challenge this week! 

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

Crafty Friends -  B is for... (button)

Hiding In My Craft Room - Freestyle

Addicted To Stamps & More - Make Your Mark

Inky Impressions - Fancy Corners

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Sheik

Good morning all!

The card I have to share with you today is the last of the samples I made for

the launch of the La Pashe

Wrinklies at the Movies CD Rom the other week!

The movie is The Sheik!

The card is an 8"x8" base.

The paper is from the CD also.

I cut out the decoupage & layered up using pinflair glue

The matted on to some white card stock

I felt I had to give them a little privacy, so I added some sheer fabric

drapes to my simple card design. I embellished with a few gems here & there,

a couple of little ribbon tie backs and that was pretty much that!

The designs are so great, they really just stand alone & you don't need much

in the way of fancy equipment to make great cards!

I took the photo then realised that a little of the frayed fabric edge had escaped as I

stuck it down. I used a heat source to seal the edge & stop it fraying any further.

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope you like my card.

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

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes with a twist of Bright & Colourful

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with optional "Love Me Do"

CD Sunday - Gorgeous Gown

Scrappers Delights - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Ribbons -  Happy Birthday

Seize The Birthday - Birthday +  Topping - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Layer It Up

Football Crazy!

Good Morning everyone! 

It's Monday once again & time for this weeks challenge over at

Eureka Stamps, where the theme is

#158 Fall Sports - Football/Soccer/Cheerleader

The cute little image I have used is

Digi 14203 Soccer Boy

(It gets a bit confusing, as we call Soccer football in the UK! Lol)

I used a 6"x6" square base in grass green.

The papers are by Papermania & I've had them forever.

I coloured the image with my promarkers, then cut out 

with an X-cut square die. 

I inked around the edges with a Colour Q 

liquid chalk ink pad, while the image was still in the die.

The sentiment was printed, trimmed & then inked.

The photo corners are from a Sports themed scrapbooking set 

that I found in a bargain bin at a craft show.

 I do love a bargain, don't you?

The die cut trophy is from a blog candy that I won years ago.

The little die cut fishtail was in my scrapbox,. 

Thanks so much for popping in today, I hope you like my card &

I hope you can play along with this weeks challenge!

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

Eclectic Ellapu - Purple Challenge Anything from your stash 6 months old

Pile It On - Birthday

Robyn's Fetish - Cards With A Number On (1 on trophy)

A Gem Of A Challenge - Boys Boys Boys

Catch The Bug - Teens Rock

Crafty Friends Challenge - Something Beginning With B (Ball, Birthday, Blue, Boy)

New Home

Good Morning all!

It's almost the weekend, do you have plans?

There are a few things going on around here, so not sure quite 

how things will pan out!

Here's the card I have to share with you today!

A friend has just moved in to a new home.

He's back to the single life, so I thought this fun image was apt!

It's from a Kanban diecut topper & sentiment set, called 

So Macho- Funny Business.

it's been around in my stash for a while, just waiting for the right moment!

In fact everything on this card has been in my stash for quite a while!

I used an A6 silver grey card base & embossed with a chevron folder.

The dotty tape is from papermania,

I used silver peel off's for the sentiment to tie in with the silver foiling

around the image. I also added a little silver key charm.

I kept this card flat so it could easily be posted.

That's about it really. 

I know a lot of people find making cards for men quite daunting

 but I find if you keep things fairly simple & add a smile, it seems to do the trick. 

Thanks so much for popping intoday!

Have a great weekend!

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

The Paper Shelter - Charming (use a charm)

City Crafter Challenge - Feeling Flat (flat cards)

Clear It Out - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Shopping Our Stash - Mirror Mirror

Unstampabelles - Boys Will Be Boys