Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "Horizontal Hold"

This week over on Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog is "Horizontal Hold". We want you to make an ATC and make it horizontal. For mine I have used four of the mini Magnolia stamps that I got at the NEC...these really are adorable. I have coloured them with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Fired Brick (Heart)
Worn Lipstick/Peeled Paint (Clothing)
Tattered Rose/Walnut Stain/Fired Brick (Cupcake)
Walnut Stain/Peeled Paint/Fired Brick (Box of Chocs)
The paper in the background is DCWV "The Sweet Stack" and I also added a red heart pin and some Stampin' Up Choc Chip taffeta.

I love these mini Magnolia's they are such a perfect size for ATC's. So if you are going to a show and Magnolia are going to be there...be sure to look for them, they are such a fab addition to your stamp "collection" (If you are anything like me stamping is addictive and I usually want to own all the stamps in a range I love...LOL)

So come on over and join in with the fun...

Today is also my 20th Wedding Anniversary, and my wonderful (well most of the time) Husband, David, bought me a cute pink girl charm for my Links of London "Sweetie" bracelet....which he chose to represent our one daughter, and tonight I have planned a lovely dinner for the two of us.

The Sugar Bowl - Challenge 6 "Mother's Day"

The challenge over on The Sugar Bowl is to make a card or other craft project suitable for a Mother. I have chosen to make a Mother's Day card. For my card I have used one of the new Gorjuss Girls. She has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...

Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Faded Jeans (Dress & Boots)
Antique Linen/Walnut Stain (Envelope & Tights)
The papers are Basic Grey "Granola", I have also added some 99p ribbon from HobbyCraft, Prima Blossoms attahced with a brad and spacer and a heart pin. The sentiment has been created using a Stampin' Up stamp and a diecut from Craftwork Cards.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside, which I have done using the scraps.

Thanks for Gayle and the DT for the challenge....all the cards/projects were stunning again.

My first delivery of birthday cards has arrived and it was so lovely opening them. Never before have I received so many beautiful hand crafted cards...so far I have had cards from Monika (a cute bookmark in a pocket), Marlene, Lynn and Jayne. They are all so beautiful, I cannot wait to see what tomorrow brings. My Spring Club Kit also arrived from Magnolia this morning, and now they are cut up ready to ink....

Friday Sketchers - Sketch 43 by Carole of England

Here is a card I made using the lovely sketch provided this week over on Friday Sketchers by Carole (who I was very lucky to meet at the NEC on Thursday....Hi Carole). For my card I have used a couple of stamps that I bought that day from the Magnolia stand...from the St Patrick's Collection. I have stamped both the images with Versafine ink onto Hot Pressed Paper and coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Antique Linen/Walnut Stain (Hair)
Worn Lipstick (Dress, Shoes & Hat)
Peeled Paint (Bow on Hat & Four Leaf Clover/Shamrock)
Black Soot (Horseshoe)
To make the image sparkle I have added Sakura clear glitter gel pen to her hair and the clover/shamrock. The papers I have used are by Black Market Paper Society "Letters from Paradise" that I got from Stampezee in Coventry, and I have also used some Stampin' Up Choc Chip cardstock. For the finishing touch I have added some bling to the end of each swirl, and added a sentinement by Studio G punched with a tag punch by Woodware.

As you can see from the picture below, I have decorated the insides with scraps of the papers used on the front.
Thanks so much to Carole for a lovely sketch and of course to the DT for the stunning cards.
Hugs,

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #42

Here is a card I have made using this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. I have used one of my Gorjuss Girls and she has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Faded Jeans (Dress)
Antique Linen/Faded Jeans (Tights)

The papers I have used are Basic Grey "Granola" and I have used some Coredinations cardstock for matting and layering to add depth (and strength). To finish off I have used a sentiment that I got from Craftwork Cards at the NEC, some Prima Blossoms attached with a brad and spacer, some ribbon, bling and pins from my stash.

Below is a picture of the inside that I have decorated with the leftover scraps.
Thanks to the Sketch Saturday team for another lovely sketch, and also for the wonderful cards they have all made using it.
Hugs

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 42 "Sketch by Michelle"

Finally I have uploaded my card using the sketch provided by Michelle over on the A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge Blog. For my card I have used one of my DT stamps from www.dreams2stamp.de she has been coloured with Distress Inks. The papers are by Sassafras Lass and I have added Prima Blossoms, spacers and Doodlebug sugar coated brads. and finally some bling.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside.

Today I am suffering with a nasty head....more like a migraine as I feel sick...so now I am off for a lay down, and hope that it clears soon...that will teach me to not drink enough water yesterday....silly me.

Happy but tired...

Got home tonight at 8pm after spending the day with Marlene at the Hobbycraft Show in the NEC.....we had a great time meeting up with like minded crafters....Hi Carole, Dawny, Sonia, Karen & Cheryl. Carole & Marlene have some pictures so will post them when I have some copies.

The highlight of the day...after meeting all these lovely ladies was being able to buy Magnolia stamps....in the flesh from Magnolia. For the first time ever they had a stand at a UK craft show. Anyway I was explaining to John from Magnolia that I had been unable to order the club kit from the site and how I had tried for three weeks with no luck, and that it was the first kit in one year that I had not been able to order. He then chatted to his wife and he offered to send the stamps to me today from Sweden if I paid in cash at the show.....so now a set is winging it's way to me. This really made my day as I was gutted after seeing the pics. Another great thing about the Magnolia stand was the fact they had a show exclusive.....mini stamps. These are about a third of the size of the regular stamps, and will only be available to buy at the show (for those going....look at the two baskets right in front of the till....) I will stamp some comparisons tomorrow to show you...

I have also been lucky enough to get a set of the new hAnglar & stAnglar club kit, thanks to a very kind friend in Sweden....Thank you for the beaming smile I have on my face....you know who you are..... :0)

I got lots of lovely bits including some really cute bear dies from Go Kreate.....so very darling....will have to look for some more now.

I am now exhausted but happy, and will be having a relatively early night...well for me anyway.

Tomorrow I will be back with another card using my DT stamps from ww.dreams2stamp.de

Magnolia Spring 2009 Stamp Club Kit....

After some blog hopping I have found the first pics of the new Spring Stamp Club....thanks Malin.

I am gutted as I love them all, and for the first time ever I was not able to order them. I tried every computer at every friends and just couldn't get the link to work. So if anyone has changed their mind and doesn't want them...please EMAIL me.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "One for the Boys"

This week over on the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog the theme is "One for the Boys". For my ATC I have used a couple of stamps....it's amazing what you can fit on a 2.5 x 3.5 inch ATC...I have used Pirate Edwin by Magnolia, and the Pirate Ship is by Whipper Snapper. Both images have been coloured with Distress Inks, and I have added a sentiment with my ATB tape writer.

Pop over to the blog and check out the rest of the DT's ATC's...they are all so different using so many different stamps.

This afternoon I am leaving David in charge and driving up to Coventry to stay overnight with Marlene....and then on Thursday we are off to the NEC to the HobbyCraft Show....I have my spends safely tucked into my purse and a shopping list which no doubt I will come home without having purchased any of the items on it....LOL

Tomorrow I am hoping to have another DT card using the lovely Dreams2Stamp rubber stamps...Lovely bright colours....very zingy.

Papertake Weekly Challenge "Dawny's Sketch"

This week over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog there is another lovely sketch by Dawny. For my card I have used one of the new Easter 2009 Coillection by Magnolia. Tilda has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Fired Brick/Mustard Seed/Peeled Paint (Hat)
Fired Brick/Weathered Wood (Dress)
Weathered Wood (Shoes)
Tea Dye/Mustard Seed (Basket of Flowers)
Walnut Stain/Worn Lipstick (Bunny)
I have also added Sakura clear glitter gel pen to the hair and flowers in the basket. The papers are from a My Minds Eye "Life's Laundry" glitter stack that came from The Range. I have also used three colours of Coredinations cardstock. The flowers are all by Prima and I have attached them with a brad and spacer, and finally I have added some American Crafts Ribbon and a red heart pin with a Stampin' Up sentiment punched as a tag.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside...
Thanks Dawny for a lovely sketch and as always to the DT for their fab cards.
Hugs,

Magnolia v Stampavie Week 17 "Carla's Sketch"

This week over on the Magnolia v Stampavie Challenge Blog there is a sketch provided by Carla. Formy card I have used two of the new Easter collection by Magnolia, all images have been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Worn Lipstick/Shabby Shutters/Peeled Paint (Dress)
Mustard Seed (Socks & Hair Bows)
Black Soot (Lamb)
Tea Dye (Sign Post)
Weathered Wood/Mustard Seed (Birds)
Peeled Paint/Fired Brick (Grass & Fungi)
I have used pattered paper from a DCWV paper stack and also coredinations cardstock, sanded at the edges and also put a piece of it through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder, aand then sanded it. For the sentiment I have used one of the Stampin' Up Hostess Set "Best Yet". To finish off I have added the following embellishments...Primas Blossoms held with a brad & spacer, Anita's organze & satin ribbons (only 69p per reel) some pearl bling and a pearl pin (from The Range). Tilda has been raised on 3D foam to add additional dimension to the card.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside...
I love the sketch and think I may just have to use it again...thanks Carla.

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #41

This week over on Sketch Saturday there is a fab sketch this week provided by Ria. The main image is made with two of the new Easter Collection from Magnolia, and I have coloured them both with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Worn Lipstick/Shabby Shutters (Dress)
Shabby Shutters (Socks & Hair Bow)
Fired Brick/Peeled Paint (Tulips)

I have used glitter papers by My Minds Eye "Life's Laundry", Prima Blossoms with brads and spacers...all finished off with a sentiment by Penny Black.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside...
Thanks Ria for the sketch and the DT for the fab inspiration.
Hugs,

Another Challenge Combo....

With this card I have combined the Papertake Weekly theme with the Friday Sketchers sketch. I have used one of the Gorjuss Girls designed by Suzanne Woolcott for Sugar Nellie. She has been coloured with Distress Inks. The papers are PaperMania and My Minds Eye, the ribbon is Stampin' Up Choc Chip Taffeta, and I have used a Hero Arts swirl stamp that I got from Sir Stampalot yesterday. Finally I added a Prima Belle Fleur, some bling to the swirl and a sentiment by Printworks.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside....using just the scraps of the papers I used and a Prima flower.

I do love to combine themes and sketches....Thanks to both DT's for the inspiration. If you haven't already, go and check out the two blogs.....the link is to the right>>>>>>

Hugs

My first DT card for Dreams2Stamp

Thursday saw the arrival of my first set of DT stamps for http://www.dreams2stamp.de/ and I just had to ink up this cutie to make an Easter Card.
The Bunny stamp has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Mustard Seed/Spiced Marmalade/Peeled Paint (Daffodils)
Black Soot (Bunny)
Tea Dye (Plant Pot)
Spiced Marmalade/Worn Lipstick (Flowers)
Weathered Wood (Shadow)
The papers are all DCWV, with some Coredinations cardstock. The other items used on my card are Prima Blossoms held together with a brad and spacer, and also a dragonfly charm. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set, and the ribbon and lace are from my stash (I think both were from October ScrapaGoGo Kit).

Below is a picture of the decoated inside....I have sent a picture to Stefany at Dream2Stamp, and I really hope she likes it.
Pop over to the website http://www.dreams2stamp.de/ and see what cute stamps Stefany has designed...and be sure to come back to see other cards made with these lovely stamps.

Hugs,

Ismaki Challenge #009 of 2009 By Kianel

This week over on the Ismaki Challenge Blog there is a lovely sketch provided by Kianel. For my card I have used one of my hAnglar & stAnglar stamps coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...

Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair & Shoes)
Peeled Paint (T-Shirt)
Faded Jeans (Jeans)
Tea Dye (Guitar)
The papers are all DCWV Rockstar and were in a large assorted pad I got from QVC during Craft Day last week. The stamp is by Hero Arts, and the LP die-cut is from http://www.shabbychiccrafts.com/ they do some fab die-cuts. I have also used my Cuttlebug to cut the nestabilities star, and to emboss the music background that I have sanded.


I have also decorated the inside in the same papers...as you can see below...

I loved this sketch and am pleased with the finished card.....I don't do enough male/boy cards. I got loads of lovely mail this morning....will be back with details later.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "Double Trouble"

This week on the Tilda & Friends Challenge Blog the theme is "Double Trouble". As soon as I saw the theme I remembered that my Mum always called my Sister & I "Double Trouble"...my Sister was even Tracey Trouble....LOL So for my ATC I have used a couple of the mini hAnglar & stAnglar stamps that I got last month.....how darn cute are they???
I have coloured the images with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Fired Brick (Hearts)
Peeled Paint (Girls clothesDress)
Walnut Stain (Hair & Shoes)
Antique Linen/Walnut Stain (Boys clothes)

I have kept the ATC incredibly simple and all I have used is a piece of Prima Design paper and the wording is done with my ATB tape writer...and I trimmed down the tape to make it's proportions better for the size of the ATC.

So come over and join the fun....we have a new Guest DT member this month...so welcome to Kellie. We are also going to announce the winners of last weeks Birthday Week prizes.....so keep your eyes on the Blog today.

Another Miss Anya

Here is another card I made last night with my new Miss Anya stamps. This one is pretty simple as I have let the bling do all the hard work. The main image has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Worn Lipstick (Blush)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Fired Brick/Broken China (Dress & Long Socks)
Tea Dye/Fired Brick/Peeled Paint (Basket of Flowers)

The papers are by Daisy Bucket and all I have added is some Autumn Leaves "French Twist" ribbon, Prima Blossoms, Doodlebug sugar coated brad, and a spacer, some pins inc one heart and two regular pearl(like) pins and of course the Prima bling. This is one of the £1.99 individual swirls which I have cut up and placed all over the front of the card.

Below is a picture of the decorated inside... I have just used the scraps with the addition of a Teresa Collins "ticket" (was cut from a sheet of 12x12 full of tickets)
Thanks for looking.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - GUEST DT

This week over on the A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge blog.....I am the Guest DT. I was asked by the lovely Debbie back in January....and finally my week is here. The theme this week is "torn". I have chosen one of my new Miss Anya stamps by The Greeting Farm...love these girls, and she has been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Broken China (Dress & Hair Bow)
Fired Brick/Tea Dye/Peeled Paint (Basket of Flowers)
Walnut Stain (Knee High Socks)
I have also added Sakura clear glitter pen to her hair. The papers I have used are by My Minds Eye "Magnolia" collection, the tag is from Creative Cafe by Creative Imaginations, the ribbon is by Anita's, the blossoms are by Prima and I have added flourishes cut from my QK Revolution die using my Cuttlebug with touches of bling added. The sentiment I used is one from Hero Arts that I got at Ally Pally last year.

I have also included a picture of the decorated inside...

This card was one of the ones that I sold very quickly on my stall on Friday last week.....people loved these cute teen girl.

Thanks to Debbie for asking me to be the weeks Guest DT, and to the rest of the DT for the inspiration they provide each week. So pop over www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com
Hugs,

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #40

Here is my card using this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. For my card I couldn't resist using my new Gorjuss Girl by Sugar Nellie. I have coloured her with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Black Soot (Hair)
Dusty Concord (Dress & Boots)
Broken China/Dusty Concord (Tights)

The papers are all My Minds Eye "Bohemia", and I have also used some lilac coredinations cardstock. I also used some My Minds Eye bling, Prima blossoms, Doodlebug brad and a spacer, Anita's ribbon, and have finished off with some flourishes cut from a QK Revolution die using my Cuttlebug. The sentiment is one by Printworks, and I have added some purple Stickles to the heart.

I have also added the picture below of the decorated inside....got to use up all those scraps.

Loved this weeks sketch, and of course looking at the lovely DT cards...thanks Ladies.

Friday Sketchers - Sketch 41 by Kristine of Norway

This week over on Friday Sketchers the sketch has been provided by Kristine of Norway. For my card I have used one of the new Miss Anya collection by The Greeting Farm. I have coloured her with ProMarkers using the following colours...
Ivory/Blush (Skin)
Pastel Yellow/Mustard (Hair)
Burnt Umber (Boots & Skirt)
Rose Pink (Hairband & Bag)
Burnt Umber/Rose Pink (Top)
Ruby(Hearts on Bag)

The papers are all by My Minds Eye "Magnolia" collection and were in a pad from The Range. I have added Prima Blossoms, KI Memories Love Elsie "Betty" ribbon, a sentiment by Hero Arts, a heart pin, PaperMania pearl brad and some pearl bling, and I finished off with some flourishes cut with my QK Revolution die.

I have included pictures of the inside which I have decorated with scraps of the paper...

This week the sketch has been sponsored by The Greeting Farm, and the winner will receive a set of these gorgeous "Miss Anya" collection. Thanks to Kristine and the rest of the DT for the wonderful inspiration...as always.