FAIRYTALES DO COME TRUE!!!!!!!!

Well yesterday i said i would have a bit of exciting news for you,i've been bursting to tell you but have contained myself...lol untill today when i've offically taken up my position on the POLLCRAFT DT...i'm chuffed to bits!...Paula asked me a few weeks back but somehow managed to keep it under my belt untill today :0)
So this is my POLLYCRAFT CHALLENGE card....this week the theme "It's A Fairytale" as been picked by Maria...hope you will all come over and join in on the fun,there was a fantastic turn out last week hope to see you all again this week.
For my card i've used "STAR FAIRY" coloured with kOH-I-Noor woodless colouring pencils,blended with Sansador.I've coloured the background in black,i wanted it to be night time,then i've added glamour dust all over the black area,really sparkly IRL,not showing very good in the photo,it looks patchy :0(....i'm really pants at taking photo's,i think i need a few lessons.
The backing paper is Pink Petticoat "Spooky Doodles",the sentiment which i've heat embossed in gold is from the Whiff Of Joy "Fairy Useful Sayings".
The leaves have been punched with a L-Em punch,flower brad and adhesive pearls from stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:-
MAGICAL MONDAY....."Back to nature"....she's hanging from a tree,and the punched leaves.
STAMP SOMETHING..."Something Punchy"
KEEP IT SIMPLE...."Seeing Stars".
OSAAT CHALLENGE...."Use your digi stamps"

Well that's about it...hope you all have a great day...i've got a busy one ahead,well all week to be honest.
Take care

WHIFF OF JOY.....SKETCH BY DONALDA.

Hi....well hope you've all had a lovely day in the gorgeous sunshine!
I've made a card for the challenge at Whiff Of Joy,this week there's a sketch to follow by Donalda...thanks Donalda it was great to work with...must admit i've left the embelishments off i wanted to keep the card looking pretty simple,i did try it with a few leaves but it just didn't look right so decided to leave them off.
The cards also slightly smaller than i usually make,it's 5x5 i normally do 6x6.
I haven't added a sentiment either,so could be used for almost any occassion.

The stamp is from the Whiff Of Joy "Summer stamp kit 2009" coloured with Copics and Prisma's,cut out using square nesties and edged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
The paper is My Minds Eye "Bloom and Grow"...love these papers.
Ribbon from stash.
Very simple easy card...but i love it!
Take care all and have a lovely weekend
San x

DOUBLE DT....STAMP WITH FUN & CUTE DAISY MAY.

Hi.....today i've got two DT cards to share with you,firstly Stamp With Fun which this week we have a sketch for you to follow by one of the DT Tina,lovely sketch to work with thank you Tina, and a DL card instead of a square which make's a nice change.I've used "Shy Willow" from the WOJ Summer 2009 kit,coloured with Distress Inks.The papers and card are Cosmo Cricket,from a TSV from QVC.The flowers are Prima's,brads are also Cosmo Cricket,ribbon,flat backed self adhesive pearls and gems are from stash.

My second DT card is for Cute Daisy May where this week we have a theme "HOT,HOT,HOT" we would like you to use bright colours...pink,orange and yellow.I've used a lovely image from "SHEET 37",which along with so many more gorgeous images can be purchased from HERE.I've coloured mine using Copic Markers and Prisma's,she's then been cut out and raised using silicone gel.The papers are all Making Memories "Maddi",the chipboard letters are K & Co which were cream and i've coloured with Copics and then glamoured dusted to add some sparkle.The flowers have been cut using Woodware flower punches,self adhesive gems from stash.

Thats about it....hope you will all come and join us on the challenges,and thank you to all who took up the challenges with us last week,we all enjoyed visiting your blogs.

Have a lovely day

Take care

San x

DT FOR DU2DS #13....SKETCH BY KIM....

Well it's that time of the week again..it's Friday.it's 5 to 5 and it's Crackerjack,couldn't resist that...lol,and if you're as old as me you'll know where i'm coming from! no it mean's it's time for another dare at DU2DS....this week we have a lovely sketch for you to follow by one of the DT Kim,thanks Kim i enjoyed working with this :0).

I've used one of Chris's (Sketching Stamper) images "Perfume Bottles),you can purchase this along with many other lovely images from HERE.When i first saw this image i knew exactly what i wanted to do with it,i think that happens with some images and it's great when it does!,i didn't want to add colour to it so just went over the lines and shading with a black Prisma,then cut the image out and raised it from the nestie panel with silicone gel.I've added glitter to two of the bottles,a pearl and adhesive gems to the others.I've used DCWV glittered card "The Alphabet Stack",the sentiment is WOJ and the tulle,hatpins and roses all from stash.

Well that's about it folks,hope you will all come and join us this week,and thanks to all who took up the dare last week,you all created some fabulous scene's.....have a lovely day,

Take care,

San x

DOUBLE DT...SWF & CDM...

Well it's Monday again and that mean's i've two DT cards to share with you...firstly Stamp With Fun,this week the theme is "DOT'S",i've used a Sugar Nellie,Leanne Ellis stamp "Life Is A Journey" coloured with distress inks cut out and layered onto nesties.The paper is Pink Petticoat "His 'n' Her's",brads Cosmo Cricket and ribbon from stash.

The second one is for Cute Daisy May,the theme this week "CIRCLE'S",i've used the lastest sheet(35) of Linnie's...some lovely fairy images on this sheet,this along with so many other lovely images can be purchased from HERE.I've coloured mine using Promarkers and Prisma's,cut out and raised on silicone gel from the nestie circle which as also been raised from the base card on dimensional tape.The sentiment is WOJ,ribbon and adhesive pearls from stash...alittle glamour dust added to her wings and wand.

Would just like to thank everyone who joined in the challenges last week and hope to see you all again this week,

Have a lovely day

Take care

San x

DOUBLE DT....STAMP WITH FUN & CUTE DAISY MAY.

Two DT items to share with you today...first Stamp With Fun where this week the challenge is "Not A Card"...i decided to make a Birthday/Event reminder,it was going to be displayed in a CD case,but i've 3d'd it and think it looks so much better on the easel anyway.I've used WOJ "Sitting Summer Willow! coloured with Distress Inks.The cherry paper and calendar are from a Funky Fairy's download and the stripped paper Pink Petticoat.Ribbon and adhesive gems from stash.Because the squares are too small to write in i've used large adhesive gems to mark the dates,the same colour gems are used on the back to index the dates....i've used Ben's and my moms birthdays to show you an example,not that i'm going to forget their birthdays...lol.

The second one is my DT card for Cute Daisy May...the theme this week "Let's Emboss".When Linnie sent us all some new sheets to work with i knew i just had to use one of the images from the Christmas sheet "No 27",i know what you're all thinking....i've lost the plot,thinking of Christmas with the weather we're having at the moment...lol,well it's never too soon to start!I've coloured her using Promarkers and Prisma's cut out and raised her from the Cuttlebug"Lace Tree" using Silicone gel,the papers are DCWV Christmas stack.The alphabet i've used for the bunting is K&Co which was cream,i coloured it using a promarker.The parcels are from a See'D stamp set also raised using silcone gel (these i added after i sent my photo to Linnie,so the one showing on the challenge blog as no parcels...naughty..lol),i cut the star,coloured it again with a promarker and covered it in glamour dust which i've also added to parts of the backing paper for some extra sparkle...but not showing too well.Everything else,tiny bows,flat backed pearls and gems to decorate the tree from stash.

Well sorry for the long post today...thanks to everyone who joined us on the challenges last week,hope to see you all again this week,can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Have a lovely day...no excuse not to the weathers gorgeous!i've got alot planned for today hope i can fit it all in,but no crafting involved :0(,

Take care

San x

DOUBLE DT...STAMP WITH FUN & CUTE DAISY MAY.

Well today i've got two cards to share with you,both DT cards,the first for Stamp with Fun which this week we have a sketch by Nikki our GD for you to follow,lovely sketch to work with...thank you Nikki! I've used "Dreamy Willow With Flowers" from the WOJ Summer 2009 kit.coloured with Distress Inks,cut out and raised onto a panel cut out using nesties with silicone gel.The papers and sentiment are all from Designer Digitals "Apple Dumplings Kit".The flowers have been cut out using Ek Success Retro Flower punches...small and medium.Self adhesive pearls from stash.

My second card is for Cute Daisy May,which this week the theme for the challenge is "Monotone",i knew as soon as i saw this what i wanted to do...i've created a frame using a spellbinders frame die,coloured the image which was taken from "Sheet 2" with Prisma's and Sansador to give a sepia effect,covered it with a piece of acetate and mounted it onto a base card,i wanted to make it look like an old framed photo.The flowers are a mixture of Prima's and others from stash,the leaves i've cut freehand and then painted them with several layers of copper H2'0,to finish i've added a bow made with ribbon from stash.Love these images,this one and many other cute ones can be purchased HERE.

Well thats all for now...hope you will come and join us on both challenges,a big thank you to all who joined us last week...and just alittle reminder that on both challenges you can use whatever images you like....can't be fairer than that!,

Hope you are all having a lovely BH,

Take care

San x

STAMP WITH FUN,CUTE DAISY MAY and SKETCH AND STASH.

Well today i've got two DT cards to share with you,the first is for Stamp With Fun,this week the theme is Shabby/Vintage.I've used WOJ "Confirmand Melinda" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...will i ever use my Copics again...lol.

Papers are some i've had for awhile now but never wanted to cut into them...you know how it is!Crafty Secrets "Earthy".Sentiments are Auntumn Leaves "Ticketed".Mixture of Prima and other flowers from stash.as is the lace,charms,brad,photo anchor and hatpins.All layers distressed using a distressing tool and Versafine Vintage Sepia.

My second DT card is for the Cute Daisy May challenge...the theme this week being "Spring Colours And Flowers".I've used an image from "Sheet 5",this little cutie along with many others can be purchased HERE.

I've coloured mine with yes you've guessed right Promarkers and Prisma's.The papers are Pink Petticoat..from the Spring set.

The sentiment is MFT "Essential Sentiments".

The flowers have been punched using Ek Success "Retro Flower" small/medium punches.I've also used a Martha Stewart punch "Simple Scallop"for the trim.

I've followed the sketch this week for the "Sketch And Stash" challenge so will be entering this card in that,my new stash is the image and PP papers.

Well thats a bit of a long post...hope you're still with me,i would like to thank everyone who joined us on both challenges last week and hope to see you all on them both this week.

Must dash now i've a hectic day ahead of me...well i've a hectic week...

So have a lovely day

Take care

San x

STAMP WITH FUN WK 5 and FIRST DT CARD FOR CUTE DAISY MAY.

Hi everyone,today i've got two DT cards to share with you...Stamp With Fun challenge 5 which this week is a size format of 10.5cm x 20cm.....4" x 8" i enjoyed doing this one,so much of a change from my normal square cards.
The second one i've got to show you is my first DT card for Cute Daisy May....i recieved an Email last week from Linnie the very talented lady who is behind the Cute Daisy May images offering me a position on her DT,well as you can gather i accepted :0).

STAMP WITH FUN.....
Like i said this week is a size format of 10.5cm x 20cm....4" x 8".
I've used a much neglected WOJ stamp "Matthew With Present" i'm ashamed to say this one had never been inked up,he's been coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's with Sansador,cut out (i've clipped his wings...lol)and 3d'd using silicone gel.
The papers are Basic Grey "Urban Prairie".
The sentiment is also WOJ from the "General Sayings Set".Everything else from stash.
Hope you will all join us again this week we had a fantastic response last week with Bev's sketch,thank you and hope to see you all joining in again.

FIRST DT CARD FOR CUTE DAISY MAY.....

Well like i said Linnie Emailed me last week and asked me to join her DT,i accepted and here we are my first DT card.

I've used a lovely image from" Sheet 11"....i think this girls got attitude ...lol,there's so many gorgeous images to choose from you can view and buy them HERE.

I've coloured mine using Promarkers and Prisma's,sorry it's a green theme again,i'm having abit of a green thing at the moment...lol,need to try to move away from it.

The papers are Papermania "Olivine Essence".

The lacing along the middle of the card as been done using a Fiskars "Threading Water" punch.

Doodlebug "All Mixed Up" rub-ons for sentiment,ribbon and pearls from stash.

Hope you will all come and join us this week at the Cute Daisy May Challenge,you can use any image and there's a lovely sketch to follow.

Well thats about it....sorry for the long post,

Take care

San xx

DU2DS,WEEK 4....."THINGS WITH WINGS".

Week 4 at DU2DS and the challenge this week is "Things with Wings",now this could cover a multitude of things....images,papers,charms as long as there's something on your project with wings and of coarse there must be one digital image (this can be any companies image).

For my DT card i've gone with one of Sandra's (Sandra Dry Digi Images)fairy images "Rosabella Wish"coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's with alittle glamour dust added to her wings,every fairy needs some sparkle...lol,she's been cut out using nesties and mounted onto 3d dimensional tape to raise it slightly from the base card.

The papers are abit of a mixture the patterned paper is a free download from Summer Driggs "Sweet Spring Time" and the rest are Basic Grey "Sultry" and "Sugared".

I've made a trailing rose effect over and around Rosabella by punching some leaves out of the same BG paper using my Leone Em "Ash Branch" punch and then added afew tiny paper roses i'm really pleased with how this as turned out it sort of brings the backing paper to life a continuation shall we say.

The sentiment is Whiff Of Joy from the "Fairy Useful Sayings",the gem in her hair is a nail art gem these are brilliant sometimes the adhesive gems are alittle too large and the ribbon from stash.

I must say i'm "fairly"(pardon the pun) pleased with how this as turned out and hope you like it too :0).look forward to seeing all your fabby creations this week so please come and join us,thanks to everyone for your support last week we had some amazing cards hope to see you all again this week.

Have a lovely day everyone

Take care

San xx

WOJ CHALLENGE 26....BLACK,WHITE AND A DASH OF LIME.

The WOJ challenge this week is "black,white and a splash of another colour",i just had to enter,this is one of my favourite colour combo's....my splash of colour is a dash of LIME.

The image i've used is WOJ "Confirmed Melinda",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's...keep saying it but i must get my Copics back out,it's been that long now i think i've forgotten how to use them....lol,

The papers are all a free download from Summer Driggs love these,they are called "Limeade".

The sentiment was computer generated using "Chocolate Box" font.

Ribbon from stash.

I have added alittle stickles to her wings,but this isn't showing very good.

That's about it for now...i'll be visiting afew of your blogs alittle later,

Take care

San xx

"STAMP WITH FUN" LAUNCH....AND "WOJ"

It's launch day at "STAMP WITH FUN",and the first challenge is a sketch by one of our DT Saphira.....lovely sketch thank you Saphira.Also a big thank you to Mona,Tina and Jacqueline for all their hard work getting this up and running.Hope you will all come and join in,look forward to visiting your Blogs.

It's alittle cheeky of me i know but i'm going to enter this card in the WOJ challenge 24 which this week is "Let's Get Dirty".

RECIPE FOR CARD:-

WOJ stamps "Musing Melinda" and "Melinda Blowing Kisses",coloured using Promarkers and Prisma's.

Papers are all K & Co.

Sentiment is Hero Arts.

Prima flowers.

Butterfly,hatpins,beads and mini button all from stash.

Well that's about it,have a lovely day,

Take care

San xx

WOJ & ABC......CHARLOTTE ROYAL AND REGAL.

Morning everyone...another card to cover 2 challenges,WOJ challenge this week is a sketch by one of the DT Donalda...lovely sketch to work with,thank you Donalda i may have to use this one again.And the other challenge i'm entering this card in is ABC "G is for GLITTER".

RECIPE FOR CARD:-

WOJ stamp "Princess Charlotte".

Papers HOTP.

Textured card DCWV.

Medium Promarkers,prisma's and Sansador.Distress Ink around the edge "Antique Linen".
Sentiment MFT.

Brad,gems,glitter,beaded pin and feather all from stash.

Quick post again today must get off to mom's,hope you all have a lovely day,

Take care

San xx

2 IN 1.....WOJ CHALLENGE#16 and CCT BOTH VALENTINES

A quick card to cover two challenges....WOJ and CCT both this week have the same theme of Valentines.
The WOJ stamp i've used is from the "Elizabeth Bell accessories and sentiments set",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,i stamped the image twice and cut out the centre heart on the second image and 3d'd it with silicone.
The paper and sentiment are both from a Pink Petticoat download "Just an old fashioned girl",great quality print out,if you've never tried Pink Petticoat they're worth giving a go i know you won't be disapointed.
I've edged each of the layers on the nesties and card with Distress Ink "Antique Linen",ribbon and heart charms all from stash.
Well thats about it,hope you all have a lovely day,
Take care
San xx

WOJ CHALLENGE..."SNOWMAN SOUP IN A MUG"

Well the WOJ Challenge this week is "Anything But A Card"....I downloaded this template i've used for the mug from HERE,it seemed perfect to use with "Herb with a teacup",the only thing is i need to fill it with the right ingredients,which should be a sachet of drinking chocolate,mini marshmellows,some chocolates and a candy cane,which i will do tomorrow when i've been shopping.

WOJ stamp "Herb With Teacup" coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,with a touch of ultra fine glitter.Cut out using nesties on my Wizard.

For the mug i printed onto card a Pink Petticoat snowflake pattern,then reversed the card and printed the template on the back.

There's a alittle poem that you can download with the mug template which i have printed,cut out again with the nesties and adhered to the back of the image.

Eyelet and ribbon from stash.

I've used the same colour scheme as a "Herb with teacup" card i made last week,so that i can give this with it...

CCT and PAPERTAKE WEEKLY.....MEET HERB WITH TEACUP

Well this card today covers 2 challenges,Cute Card Thursday Challenge 37 which this week the theme is "Snow + snowflakes" and Papertake Weekly which is "Let It Snow!,Let It Snow!,Let It Snow!.
I've used one of my new Whiff Of Joy stamps "Herb With Teacup",love all this new Winter collection...i've coloured using Promarkers,Prisma's and alittle ultra fine glitter,i've cut him out and shaped him alittle,then used Silicone glue to raise him up from the card.
The background is printed off an Artylicious CD "Seasons Greetings"and i think it's perfect for Herb.
The sentiment is also a Whiff Of Joy stamp,alittle freebie from Katharina that came with some other stamps i had awhile back,thank you Katharina.
The extra snowflakes were punched out with a Dovecraft punch,i've added gems to some of them.
I've threaded a cord through so that the card can be either free standing or hung up,the cord was from my bit box,the snowflake eyelets are by making memories.

3 IN 1....WOJ,CCT and BASIC GREY CHRISTMAS

Well it's 3 challenges in 1 card tonight.....WOJ challenge 7 a sketch by one of the DT Heather,great sketch to work with,thank you Heather.....Cute Card Thursday "Fairies or Angels "and Basic Grey Challenge 9 "Christmas.


WOJ stamp"Melinda blowing kisses",coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,Sakura stardust for the wings(i've given her an extra wing which as been 3d'd using silicone glue) and diamond stickles for snow/cloud.
The papers are all Basic Grey "Cupcake".
Silver glitter film Hobby Craft.
Sentiment computer generated.
Flat back pearls from stash.
Cut out using Nesties on the Wizard.

3 CHALLENGES IN 1...WOJ,CCT and SECRET CRAFTER....

Well this card is to cover 3 challenges,it was going to only cover 2,but when i had a look at the challenge this week for Cute Card Thursday i couldn't believe my luck,"Cheers" is the challenge and my card fitted nicely :)...the 3 challenges i've covered are WHIFF OF JOY,the theme being red and green,CUTE CARD THURSDAY,the theme cheers and lastly SECRET CRAFTER which is a sketch,and i must say a dream of a sketch to work with....

The card recipe is :-

WOJ stamp Charlie 007 coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's,the papers and card are all Anna Griffin,except for the base card which is heavy weight leather look,but matches perfect in colour.The sentiment stamp is from a Crafty Secrets clear set "Wine Lovers".The gorgeous ribbon also Anna Griffin.Threading Water punch was used for decorative edge.

Must dash now i should have been at my moms long ago,she will be phoning me to see where i am...lol

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY.....WHIFF OF JOY CHALLENGE #2 "STITCHING"

I've combined two challenge's tonight.Papertake Weekly Challenge this week is a sketch (#12) by Katherina,so it seemed right to combine this with Whiff Of Joy Challenge #2 "Stitching",seeing as it's Katherina's stamps.
I've used Whiff Of Joy "Willow With Hot Chocolate",coloured her with Promarkers and Prisma's,and added a touch of glitter on the trousers where the flowers are.I've cut her out and 3d'd her on dimensional pads,onto circles cut using nestabilities.
The paper is a Summer Driggs free download,the" stitching" on the paper gives it a patchwork quilt effect.Willow matches the colour of the paper really well IRL but somehow is coming up lighter in photo.

Ribbon from stash,charm from Cuddly Buddly.