Cute Card Thursday - Happy Anniversary!

This week over on Cute Card Thursday our theme is "Happy Anniversary", we want to see cards that celebrate an anniversary....it doesn't have to be a wedding anniversary as maybe you celebrate the day you met....the choice is yours. I chose the challenge as today is my 21st Wedding Anniversary, and I wanted to share the day with you and also sponsor the challenge. I have donated 7 stamps, so there will be three prizes....
1st Prize = THREE stamps
2nd Prize = TWO stamps
3rd Prize - TWO stamps....this will be picked randomly from all the links left on THIS post here on my personal blog.

For my card I have used a digi image by Pixie Dust Studios called "LOVE Titanic" and I have coloured it with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Lips - R22
Eyes (Her) - G05
Eyes (Him) - BG01
Hair (Her) - E08/E19
Hair (Him) - E50/E51/E53
Clothing (Her) - R81/R83/R85/BG11/BG13
Clothing (him) - W0/W1/W2/W3/W5/W7/W9
The papers are all DCWV "Be Loved" and I have embellished with some ribbon that wrapped my Mothers Day pressie, some decorative pins, pearl bling and a couple of sentiments...one by Craftwork Cards and the other is a Inkadinkado stamp and I have embossed and foiled it.

Remember, to be in with a chance of winning a couple of stamps, please leave a link using Mister Linky to your card.

Lili of the Valley - Sketch 10

This week over on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog we have a wonderful sketch for you to follow...

For my card I have used one of the new Lili of the Valley stamps due for release in mid April. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Bear - E30/E31/E33
Dress - R02/R05
Powder Puff - W0/R20/R21
The papers are all SEI "Clare", and I have layered them with some brown Bazzill cardstock. The have embellished with some Stampin' Up choc chip taffeta, some gorgeous lace, some decorative pins, and Cherry Blossoms and Curly Wild Roses, both available from Wild Orchid Crafts, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards available HERE from Creative Treasures.

Be sure to pop on over to the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog to check out the rest of the DT's wonderful creations...there are more sneak peeks of the other new stamps coming in mid April...

A couple more bits from me!

Here is the other notebook I made yesterday....I have told Georgia not to promise to make anymore for a while as I have enough to do already...LOL I have taken an Asda notepad, added another of the calico flowers, some KI Memories ribbon, American Crafts Thickers and a Inkadinkado sentiment....and obviously a Tilda stamp...this one is Happy Tilda and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E44/E47/E49
Clothing - BG10/BG15/BG18/YG00/YG01
Also I made a card with the Ebony digi image that I had from The Greeting Farm (Ebony is now available as a rubber stamp from Tracy @ Dies to Die For...HERE). The papers are all Basic Grey "Sugar Rush" and I have coloured Ebony with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9/R46
Clothing - R46/C5/C7/C9
I have finished off the card with a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, some bling, lace and a couple of decorative pins.

I had a bit of good luck yesterday...I won a free ticket to the NEC craft show at the end of the month.....thanks to Jayne @ Stampasaurus. So that's an extra £10 to spend on stash!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge #21

Here is a decorated notebook that I made to fit with the challenge this week on Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog, they want you to use beads on your project.

The notepad is one that I got from Asda for £1...and I think the colours on it are fab...so I didn't cover it. I used the Strawberry Pirate and coloured with Copics using the following colours to match the book.
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - BG09/BG15/BG18/R59/E53/R37
Boots - C0/C2/C3/C5
Cutlass - C0/C2/C3/C5/BG09/R59
I have added some KI Memories ribbon, and some American Crafts Thickers for the lettering. The flower was created using the tutorial over on SJ's Little Musings blog...and the beads are in the centre....

Anyone for Anya? - Spring Fever!

This week over on the Anyone for Anya? Challenge Blog our theme is "Spring Fever!", we want to see your spring inspired cards.

For my card I have used one of the Creepy Cakes digi images from The Greeting Farm which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/YG00/YG01/YG03/YG05/Y21
The papers are all October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" which have been layered with some Bazzill cardstock. I have kept the embellies to a minimum on this one just using some Daffodils from Wild Orchid Crafts available HERE and some butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart Punch and finally I used the SU Mothers Day stamp again. The reason for the simple embellies is that I am taking this card to the Crematorium to leave with a plant for my Mum...and I know they will throw the card away, at least this way all the items on the card are recyclable.

I didn't expect to have to make more Mothers Day cards this weekend....but David took my box of cards to work....and sold all my Mothers Day cards....LOL

Be sure to check out the Anyone for Anya? blog to see the rest of the beautiful cards by the DT.

Just Magnolia - Week 46 Bev's Sketch

This week over on the Just Magnolia Challenge blog there is a fab sketch provided by Bev, and on the Daring Cardmakers Challenge blog there is a theme of "Daffodils"....so far this year these are the only daffodils I have seen....not a single one in bloom here...or in the shops for that matter.

For my card I have used Ladybug Tilda and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - Y21/R20/R21/R22
The papers are all October Afternoon "Farm Fresh" layered with some DCWV cardstock which I have distress the edge of. I have embellished with some gorgeous Daffodils from Wild Orchid Crafts, available HERE, a heart pin from Creative Treasures, available HERE, a red ribbon bow from Crafty Fairy and some butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is one from Stampin' Up that I have punched put using my SU scalloped oval punch.

Be sure to check both the challenge blogs to see the gorgeous DT creations.

Friday Sketchers #93

Here is another card I made last night using this weeks sketch over on Friday Sketchers. I have used one of the cute digi images from Squiggle Stamps, this one is called "Little Inventors" and is available HERE. I have coloured him with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E44
Colander - C0/C1/C2/C3
Clothing - B93/B95/B97/Y17/C0/B39
Dog - E30/E31/C0/C1/C2
The papers are all by 3 Bugs in a Rug from the Snips and Snails range, and you can get them HERE from Dies to Die For. I have embellished this one with string from Ikea, a few buttons with string through them, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. I tend to keep the embellies to a couple when making male cards....and this one is no exception.

Don't forget you still have plenty of time to enter the March Challenge HERE, you never know you may win this fabby prize...

SJ's Little Musings...Mothers Day Musing!

Yesterday SJ kindly gave us a second freebie image that she had just drawn that morning. The DT didn't get a chance to make anything with it in advance seeing as SJ hadn't even drawn it yet...LOL. So yesterday afternoon and evening I printed and coloured the image and these are the results.

I coloured the image with my Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair (Child) - E50/E51/E53
Hair (Mum) - E25/E27
Clothing (Child) - YG03/Y38/R46/R14/BG32/BG34
Clothing (Mum) - B93/B95/B97/R20/R21/R22/BG32/BG34
The papers I used are all My Minds Eye Quite Contrary "Jack & Jill" and you can get them HERE from Dies to Die For. I have as always embellished.....I cannot resist...no clean and simple for me LOL...Tim Holtz "Adage" tickets, Making Memories mini alpha's, heart pins available HERE from Creative Treasures, Cherry Blossoms Roses and lace available from Wild Orchid Crafts, I also threaded some Anita's satin ribbon in teal through the lace and added a Craft Fairy ribbon bow to the pin.

I have teamed SJ's Little Musing available to download for free HERE, with the sketch over on Friday Sketchers. Be sure to hop on over and check out the sketch and the DT cards.

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie...

This week over on SJ's Little Musings it is Friday Freebie time. Todays freebie is Lillian, you can get her HERE from SJ's blog.

For my card I have used some gorgeous My Minds Eye Quite Contrary "Little Miss Muffet" available HERE from Dies to Die For. I have used Loop-Dee-Lou, Lovely Lines & Purple Plumes. I have embellished with some heart pins from Creative Treasures, available HERE, the swirls are created with an EK Success Flourish punch, a sentiment by Craftwork Cards, which I have folded ribbon around to make a rosette. I also used a scrap of ribbon to make a bow. The sentiment is from a set by Inkadinkado....I really love these quotes from kids....they are so much fun....I have two packs of clear ones and about five wooden ones.

I have also used this weeks sketch over on Papertake Weekly, so be sure to pop on over there and check out the sketch and DT cards....and remember, you can get the SJ's Friday Freebie HERE

Cute Card Thursday - Celebrations!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog we are celebrating our Two Year Blogaversary, so we want to see your "celebration" cards....it can be birthdays, anniversaries, friendship, weddings, basically anything you like to celebrate!

For my card I have used a High Hopes Stamp called "Cherry Chip Chimp available HERE from Dies to Die For, he has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Chimp - E30/E31/E25/E27/R01
Cupcake - E47/E49/Y00/V12/V15/YG03
Cherry - R59/E31
Shadow - W1/W2
The papers are all My Minds Eye "Penny Lane" from a stack available HERE fom Dies to Die For. I have embellished with some Anita's teal ribbon, some pearl bling, a couple of heart pins available HERE from Creative Treasures, a small piece of Stampin' Up Choc Chip Taffeta, an American Craft "Puffy Thicker" for the number 2, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards. I have also added some Sakura Stardust Clear Glitter Gel Pen and also the papers are all glittery, so I have also entered the card into the challenge on the High Hopes Challenge Blog.

It's hard to believe that it's been two years already, I remember when it started, there were so few challenge blogs out there...in fact many are not around anymore. Although I only joined the team a little under a year ago, it feels like I have been with them since the beginning having joined in with so many of those early challenges. So be sure to pop over and join in with our challenge....you never know you may win the $25 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp.

Lili of the Valley Release Day!!

The cute Thomas the Cat stamps have been released today over on Lili of the Valley. They are all so adorable, and impossible to resist...I am so lucky that I get to play with these cuties....I am a cat lover after all!

Club Anya & Friends Sketchy Saturday & Monday Mania

Here is a card I made last night using the sketch from Sketchy Saturday on Club Anya and also the Monday Mania Challenge "Laces Up!" also on Club Anya.

For my card I have used one of the new Creepy Cakes "Twisted Tea" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Eyes - B12
Hair - Star Dust Stickles
Clothing - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9/R20/R21/R22/R46
This card I have made entirely with cardstock only. The base is DCWV, and then I have used Doodlebug Glitter cardstock and also Doodlebug Flocked cardstock. I have embellished with some gorgeous stretchy lace, ribbon bows, Heidi Grace Decorative Pins, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Check out the Club Anya Blog for these and other challenges.....there are prizes to be won!

All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge - Dots & Stripes

This week over on the All That Scraps Weekly Challenge blog the theme is "Dots & Stripes". For my card I have used one of the CC Designs "Spring Set" (available from Tracy @ Dies to Die For...but be super quick as they are very limited), she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E51/E51/E53
Clothing - R20/R21/R22/BG10/BG11/E50
The papers are all October Afternoon "DayDreams" and I have layered them with some Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock in cupcake. I have embellished with some pearl bling, Tim Holtz "Adage" tickets and some butterflies punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I finished off by using a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

The card also uses this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. Be sure to pop over and check out both the blogs.

Just Magnolia - Tent Card!

This week over on the Just Magnolia challenge blog the team have challenged us all to make a tent card. Now until then I had never heard of or made a tent card.....and now I have...LOL

For my card I have used the Magnolia cake stamp and a couple of the Magnolia mini's that they sell at the show....you may remember the search for Bride Tilda's Groom....like many women in this world....it took some time. The images have been coloured with Copics using the following colours....
Cake - E50/E51/R20/R21
Bride - E000/E00/E11/R20/E50/E53
Groom - E000/E00/E11/R20/E25/W0/W1/W2/W3/R21
The papers are all DCWV "Be Loved", I have embellished with some Bazzill Tulle, some Cherry Blossoms and Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, a few pins a cage heart from HobbyCraft and a couple of sentiments by Craftwork Cards. I even made a co-ordinating box to send the card it...they are just a little too bulky for an envelope.

Be sure to pop over and check out the instructions....you won't believe how simple they are...yet so effective.

SJ's Flower Tutorial...

Since seeing SJ's Flower Tutorial...HERE, I just had to dash over to eBay and buy some calico so that I could have a go. Since the calico arrived I have been too busy to have a try....finally today I got some free time, and boy are they addictive....even Georgia has joined in...hers are the three on the right hand side of the screen. I did help a little with cutting the circle and calico, and helped with the gathering of the fabric in the very centre of the circle as her little fingers couldn't quite manage it...but she managed 85% of it on her own. Since this picture was taken she has made more....and bow she has 5 and I have 7..... Georgia has decided that she wants to decorate one of her notebooks with the largest of her flowers.

Go order yourself some calico and have a go...you won't be disappointed...they really do look as good as the large Prima flowers that you can get...at a fraction of the cost.

Anyone for Anya? - Mum's the Word!

This week over on the Anyone for Anya? blog our theme is "Mum's the Word!", we want to see your cards for Mothers, which makes sense as next week is Mother's Day. Sadly I lost my Mum 7 years ago in May so don't have a card to make for her (MIL's is already made and as she reads my blog I can't show it...lol). So I decided to make a card for a Mum's Birthday. I have used The Greeting Farm Digi Stamp called "Royal Pain" and coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C0/C1/C2
Clothing - C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9/R46
The background of the card is Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock in Beetle Black and the patterned paper is by My Little Bicycle "Love Notes" and is a gorgeous flocked damask....hmmmm yum. I have added a couple of gorgeous Gardenia's in black and deep red from Wild Orchid Crafts, and a couple of heart pins and black lace from Creative Treasures all finished off with some grey pearl bling from my stash and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

I have also used the lovely sketch this week from Friday Sketchers. Be sure to pop over to both blogs and check out the gorgeous cards.

Creepy Cake - Royal Pain!

As soon as I saw these new Creepy Cakes Digi Stamps from The Greeting Farm I fell in love. This one is called "Royal Pain" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - RV00/RV02
Clothing - RV00/Rv02/C0/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9
I have used Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock, the scalloped cardstock is by Craftwork Cards in a pack of black and white that I got from Creative Treasures, the spotted paper is October Afternoon "Cherry Hill". I have embellished with feathers from Craft Fairy, heart pins, black lace, Dovecraft crystal decorative brads, ribbon from HobbyCraft and some pearl bling from my stash. To finish off I added a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Here is a picture from a slightly different angle. The card is really dimensional as there is 3D foam raising each of the three layers.
Be sure to come back tomorrow as I will have my card for this weeks challenge on Anyone for Anya?

SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie

This week it's the turn of Bethanie over on SJ's Little Musings Friday Freebie. I have printed her out already coloured...although I have added some more colour to her face to make her a little more blushy...my printer didn't cope with skin too well....but at least you can add a little colour. When putting together this card, I remembered my Inkadinkado stamps that are quotes from kids....and this was the perfect sentiment...so I made the card into a Get Well Soon card. The papers are all Prima "Pulse Collection" and I have embellished with some KI Memories Love Elsie "Roxie" ribbon, KI Memories Love Elsie "Zoe" chipboard buttons, stars punched with Stampin' Up punch.

Be sure to pop to SJ's Little Musings Blog to pick up this cutie.

Cute Card Thursday - Lucky Green!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog with St Patrick's Day coming up later this month, we want to see all your "Lucky Green" cards. Any shade of green as long as it is the main colour of your creation.

For my card I have used another of the Creepy Cakes by The Greeting Farm, this one is called "Twisted Tea" and I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - G00/G02/G05
Clothing - G00/G02/C1/C2/C3/C5/C7/C9
Eyes - G07
I have used October Afternoon "Hometown" paper layered with some Doodlebug Sugar Coated cardstock, and I also embossed a piece of Coredinations cardstock with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I have embellished with some Bazzill Tulle, a heart pin and some jet black bling. The sentiments are a mix of Technique Tuesday and Studio G stamps, and I have used my Stampin' Up Designer label punch to cut it out. Around the main image I have used my Martha Stewart Flourish Punch....so love that punch...and it's all DawnyP's fault....she made me want one.

Be sure to pop over to the Cute Card Thursday blog and see what the rest of the DT have made...I love that each week we all come up with something so different from each other.

Lili of the Valley - Easel Card

This week over on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog our theme is Easel Cards. They seem to be all the rage at the moment, so we thought it would be a great idea to challenge you all to make one.
For my card I have used one of the new Thomas the Cat stamps that are being released on March 10th (not long now). I have coloured him with Copics using the following colours...
Cat - E11/E13
Flowers - R02/R05/R27/BG10/BG11
The papers are all My Minds Eye "Be Loved" and I have layered them with some DCWV cardstock. I have embellished with some of the die-cuts that come in the kit, some decorative pins, lace, Cherry Blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts and sentiments by Craftwork Cards.

Here is a picture from a slight different angle.
Be sure to pop over to the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog and check out the rest of the DT's fabby creations.

Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Brads & Bling!

This week over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog the theme is "Buttons, Bows, Brads & Bling!". The DT want to see you use all or some of those products on your card. Also on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog the theme is Mother's Day/Girly Cards...think me card definately fits the theme. Also on The Greeting Farm Blog there is a Farm Fresh Friday challenge called "Got Desserts"....and it fits there too....so three in one!

For my card I have used one of the new Creepy Cakes Digi Stamps from The Greeting Farm, this one is called "Freaky Flutter" she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - RV000/RV02
Hairband - BV02/BV04
Clothing - RV000/RV02/BG10/BG11/BV02/BV04
The papers are all Basic Grey "Sugar Rush" and I have layered them with some DCWV cardstock which I have distressed the edges of with a nail file. I have embellished with some Bazzill Tulle, some decorative pins, some pearl and bling and butterflies punched with my Martha Stewart punch and my X-Cut dimensional butterfly punch. The sentiment is one of the gorgeous set designed by Jessica Diedrich for The Greeting Farm. I also used my Stampin' Up ticket punch on the sentiment and also my Martha Stewart Flourish punch on the image.

I am loving these Creepy Cakes images...they are soooo much fun to colour. Be sure to check out the Papertake Weekly blog to see what the uber talented DT came up with.

Just Magnolia meets Sketch Saturday!

Here is a card I made using this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday and the theme over on Just Magnolia.

For my card I have used "Happy Tilda", which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Clothing - R20/R21/BG11/BG13
The papers are My Minds Eye "Be Loved", I kept the card pretty simply embellished as they papers were so gorgeous. All I have added is a coupon stamped with a Studio G stamp, some Heidi Grace decorative pins, and some sentiments by Craftwork Cards.

Be sure to pop over to both blogs and check out their challenge and the gorgeous DT cards.

***ETA - The Studio G stamp is from Series 24 and was from the US/Canada....I was very lucky to receive it as a gift. I have seen them on eBay...

Squiggle Stamps March prize Challenge

Here we go again - another fun Squiggle Challenge!

This month's challenge is brought to you be ME, and I have chosen a theme of
{SPRING}

Soooo - all you have to do is create a project with a {SPRING} theme and incorporate a Squiggle Stamp

This can be either a digital image or a rubber stamped image - prices start at just 99p so do have a peek in the shop!

You can incorporate any other challenges - only other rule is to have FUN!

Challenge open until midnight on 31st March 2010

Soooo - here is this month's prize on offer:

Selection of 4 Lilliputs Stamps
Rusty Pickle "White Chocolate Bunnies" Kit which includes:
Chipboard Flower Album
Selection of White Chocolate Bunnies Paper
Pack of Buttons
Pink, Cream & Brown Fabric
Small Rusty Pickle Tags
Full Colour step by step instructions

Here is my card, and to sweeten the challenge "Hoppy Easter" is also our stamp of the month and has 20% off the price!
For my card I have used Basic Grey "Lemonade" papers, I have also used the sketch again from Anyone for Anya. As you can see Hoppy Easter has been coloured with Copics using the following colours..
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E50/E51/E53
Bunny Costume - C0/C1/R20
Egg - R20/R21/YG03/R39
I have embellished with some flowers from Creative Treasures, you can get them HERE, some bling from my stash, a piece of organza ribbons and the sentiments are by Inkadinkado (the quote one), and Stampin' Up (the Easter one).

Please upload your card to the Squiggle Stamps blog to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize.