Baby Girl With Lace & Pearls

Good Morning all,

I'm back with another card today!

For those of you who asked, my first day back at work wasn't too traumatic

I actually enjoyed it if I'm honest (don't tell the boss though) Lol.

Here's the DT inspiration card I made for this month's challenge

 Lace & Pearls 

over at The Crafting Cafe on Facebook.

We have a new challenge every month which is 

Just For Fun & we welcome crafters of all levels.

We are a friendly (non selling) group & like to share hints & tips as well as

helpful advice. If you're not already a member, feel free to join us.

I used papers from my scrap box & a decoupaged image called 

Baby Bassinete from La Pashe 

which was left over from another project. 

The Double Decoupage download sheet came with both pink & blue images. 

Useful for twins or just to have a spare!

The lace is from my stash as is the pink satin ribbon & the pearls.

The little ticketdie I've used for the sentiment is from Tattered Lace.

Thanks for popping in, I hope you like my card.

I'd love to see you join in with the challenge too!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute & Girly
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Ticket
Stamp & Create - One For The Girls
Whoopsi Daisy - Make It Girly
The Corrosive Challenge - Utterly Feminine
Di's Digi Designs - Use Ribbon Lace or Twine
QKR Stampede - Use A Die Cut

Flights Of Fancy

Hi everyone, hope your week is going well so far!

It's time for my DT Inspiration for the latest challenge over at 

The Crafting Cafe

I've made a little A6 CAS card!

I've used two of the images kindly supplied by this mont's sponsor

Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

The first image is Captain Thunderpants, the second, which I've cropped into the

call out bubble is Phyllis the Festive Fairy.

Captain Thunderpants has a flight of fancy that he & Phyllis will

one day fly of into the wild blue yonder together...........

although I'm not sure how Phyllis would feel about that if she knew!

I used my Promarkers & flexmarkers to colour up the images.

The sentiment is printed using a free font called winged.

I used a picket fence die to cut along the top of the image panel.

I also added the strip that was left along the top of the card.

Not sure why, I just liked the effect!

I added a panel to the inside which wat die cut with a Spellbinders Rectangle 

Hope to see you over at The Crafting Cafe!

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

CAS on Sunday - Gold
4 Crafty Chicks - Die Cuts

Welcome Little One

Hi all,

I have another card to share with you!

Sorry, it's a fairy! They seem to be right on trend just now! lol

This card is my DT card for the challenge over at

The Crafting Cafe. This month's, theme is 

Welcome Little One!

I've gone a little bit out there this time, with a little fab n funky style!

My card base is a 6 x6 scalloped square.

The DP I have used is from Lidl. 

I always buy a load of these when they have them!

This image was supplied by our sponsor this month

The Stamping Boutique

I used a Martha Stewart Heart punch for the border, wrapped some 

button twine around, then made the flower by layering up some 

hessian flowers which came in a bag from Poundland,

& added a button centre.

Here's a closer look at the image!

I coloured her up with my flexmarkers then cut out with an

oval nestie. I inked with a chalk inkpad then matted onto a scalloped oval.

A little side view to show the decorated inside too!

The sentiment was created on my PC!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my little card!

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

Crafty Gals Corner - Cute As A Button

Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers

I Love Promarkers - Fantasy/Fairytales

Paradise Of Stamps -  Fairies

Glitter N Sparkle - Decorate The Inside & Outside of your Card

Love Hearts

I have another card to share with you!

This is the Valentine card I made for my husband. I couldn't take a photo 

of it before as all my photo's appear on his phone too!

I wanted to keep it fairly clean & simple but a little bit in your face too! 

It's an A6 base with an added a panel that was embossed using a piece of sequin waste, 

then inked with a liquid chalk inkpad. The sentiment was printed directly 

on to the panel using my PC. Next I cut two hearts from some red & white dotty paper 

using a sizzix embosslit. I love how that baby cuts & embossed at the same time!

I covered the hearts in clear ink & heat embossed with clear embossing powder! 

I wish at this point that I had some UTEE but I don't, so,

 I repeat the process until I get the result I want!

You can see the high gloss here! 

I added some red & white twine & tied a little bow just to finish it off! 

I hope you like my little card which features another of my favourite techniques!
 If you have a favourite technique, why not make a project using it & share it with us in the latest challenge over at The Crafting Cafe!
I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:
Amusing Challenges - Die Cuts
Sentimental Sunday - Happy Valentines Day
Allsorts - Any Occasion Other Than A Birthday
Crazy 4 Challenges - Valentine
Quick Quotes - Love Your Design, Use Red & White
That's Crafty Challenge Blog - Be My Valentine
4 Crafty Chicks - Valentines
Crafter's Cafe - Hearts
Crafting By Designs - Love Is In The Air
Crafting For All Seasons - Have A Heart
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Embossing

My Favourite Technique

Hi everyone, the challenge for February over at The Crafting Cafe is 

Your Favourite Technique!
Unfortunately, our original sponsor for this month had to pull out but Sammy,
one of the DT, has kindly stepped in to sponsor the challenge instead!

I have to admit to having far too many favourites to choose from!

 I thought I'd share this card with you as my DT project.

It's made using a decoupage image, from La Pashe.
This is available as a pre printed sheet, a download or on the
Best of La Pashe 2014 CD Rom

I cut it out & layered it up using pinflair glue then
 placed on a round rocker card.

I also tied a big double bow with some faux silk ribbon.

I hope you like it & I hope you can play in the challenge over at

The Crafting Cafe
to show us your favourite technique!

My Favourite Things From 2014

Hi all,

Here I am with my DT post for The Crafting Cafe!

This month we are playing Just For Fun but we will still choose a Top 3

We'd like you to share with us, your favourite thing/things from 2014.

You don't have to make anything new, we know how busy you are already!!

Now, here are a few of my favourite things!

My Sock Snowman

He's just sooooo cute!

Dirty Harold

This dude just tickled me!

Spring Swing Rebekha

I made this one for my sis & she totally got it!
Thanks for popping in! Don't forget to share your favourite things with us over at
The Crafting Cafe!

Not A Card - Take 2

Hi all, I'm back with my second post today!

This is the DT Project I made using a

Delicious Doodles image, for the new NOT A Card challenge at

The Crafting Cafe! 

I used Teri's fantastic Bark At The Moon image to decorate a candle!

I didn't have a lot of time but I really wanted to do this!

I printed the image on to tissue paper, put on to the candle then 

wrapped with greaseproof paper & heat set it!

Next I added some black Jaipur Lace from my stash et voila!

I packaged the candle in gusseted bag with a card backing using a couple of glue dots 

to keep it in place & added a little ribbon & a matching gift tag.

I hope you like it,

Don't forget to play along at The Crafting Cafe!

I'd like to enter my candle in a few challenges:

Animal Friends Challenge: It's Cold

Mema's Challenge - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles: Baby It's Cold Outide

Seemacrafts: Monchrome

Digitally Sweet: Anything Goes

Not A Card

Good Morning all!

It's Saturday! Yay!!!

Were you all bothered with Ghosts & Ghouls last night?

I locked my door & put out the lights & watched a movie!

Mwuhahaha!
Actully, I was ready but no one came to the door!
The kids on our street are all grown up now!

Anyhoo, being the 1st of the month, we have a brand new challenge over at

The Crafting Cafe

There are two brilliant sponsors this month!

Delicious Doodles & Artbymiran

Our theme this month is

NOT A Card

Here's my Artbymiran project!

A little wine bottle topper with a pocket on the front.

I did intend to put something in there but hey ho, or ho ho ho lol!

The image I have used is Christmas Elf, I love this little guy!

I coloured him up with a mix of promarkers & flexmarkers,

fussy cut him  & added him to the little wine bottle topper.

(I found the file in the Sihouette store)

I added a few little self adhesive gem stars too!

Closer look at the  little cutie!

View from the side to let you see the pocket!

The sentiment was printed out, then die cut & threaded with

 two colors of ribbon which were knotted at each end.

I hope you like it!

I also hope you can play in the challenge & make something 

other than a card for a change!

I must apologise for not having a Delicious Doodles project yet but life got in the way!

It will be blogged soon so watch this space!

Thanks for stopping by!

Think Pink

Hi all, here I am with my DT Inspiration card for this months

Think Pink 

challenge at The Crafting Cafe.

Here's my card

I've used  the pretty Happy Little Mermaid Stamp from our sponsor

Aurora Wings

To make my little Shaker Step Card.

The paper I have used is by Papermania.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers, Flexmarkers & a Sakura

Glitter Gel pen. The little beads & hearts are from my stash 

as are the little padded hearts on the front.

The sentiment was done on my pc using a free font called

Seaweed Script, you can find it here.

I hope you will take the Breast Cancer Awareness message behind 

this challenge & I personally challenge you to check your boobies regularly for any 

changes or abnormalities. Not sure how? Look here for more information

After you've done that, make something pretty in 

Pink & link up here!

Thanks for dropping in!

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

Digi Choosday Challenge - Birthday Celebrations

Die Versions - Thnk Pink Blog Hop

Dragonfly Dreams - Mainly Pink

Quirky Crafts - Let's Quirky Frame It

Scrapbook Blessings Club Tutorial Challenge  - Anything Goes/Shaker Card

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything Goes With A Twist Of Pink

Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes/ Add a charm

4 Crafty Chicks - Happy Birthday

Miriam's Crafting Blog Monthly Challenge - Shades Of Pink

Shades Of One

Good morning lovelies,

I hope you're all well!

I have a card to share with you today!

This is my DT card for the current challenge over at The Crafting Cafe.
Shades of One 

I've used a Bugaboo Digital Stamp from my stash called

Penguin Joy

 Bugaboo are one of our sponsors this month.

We are also sponsored by 

Scribble & Scrap

(I had hoped to make a card using one of the images supplied 

by them too but I just ran out of time!)

My card is a little A6 tent fold card.

I used my favourite Linen Embossed CS from The Range

for the base & added a mat of black CS which I embossed with

two little border folders, I think they are from Papermania.

The little baubles/lights are embossed & I 

debossed the snowflakes for a bit of variety!

The image was partially coloured using my promarkers & I added some

Frosted Lace Stickles for a bit of detail!

(looks like they may have had a bit of a reaction with my pinter ink!)

I added some narrow gingham ribbon from my stash,

to the top & bottom of the image, just to finish it off! 

This card is destined to go to a "Bah Humbug" type of person! Lol

I hope you like it! 

I also hope you will share your Shades of One/Monochromatic 

 projects with us at The Crafting Cafe!

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

Photo Inspiration

Good morning all, my second post today!

(If you're looking for my Just Inklined card, it's here!)

It's time to share the DT card I made for

The Crafting Cafe

Where the theme for this monh is

  "Photo Inspiration" 

Nikki has found this awesome photo to inspire you all!

Sadly, we can't link back to the owner as it was found it via a copyright free image 

search on the internet & when she tried to find it again she couldn't!

If it's your photo or you know who it belongs to do let us know & we'll link it back!

So, on to  my card

I made a little Twisted Easel card using elements from the fantastic CD

Carnival Of Colour

generously provided by this months sponsor for the DT to work with.

Ooh La La Creations

Here's another view of the card, just incase you're unfamiliar with the fold. 

Basically, it's a square card, with one side folded over on the diagonal.

I matted two different toppers on to some cardstock & layered with some foam tape

 for a bit of dimension.The printed sentiment is the stop for the easel section.

This was also popped up on some foam tape.

A few little red pearls & a two colour sheer ribbon bow

were the finishing touches.

A final side view to complete the picture!

Thanks for popping in. Don't forget to enter the challenge if

you haven't already, it would be great to see you there! 

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

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Artisitc Inspirations - Anything Goes/Up Up & Away

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Summer Colours

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes, no twist

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

The Squirrell & The Fox - Anything Goes

Feeling Fruity

Good morning peeps!

I hope everyone is well today!

As it's the first of July, it's time for a brand new challenge over at

The Crafting Cafe. The theme this month is 

Feeling Fruity

This month, our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine

Who kindly provided images for the DT to use.

Here's my card

The image I have used is the uber cute Winnie Watermelon

you can find her here. The base card is 8x8inches.

The papers I have used are a freebie you can find them here at

Teachers Pay Teachers

I coloured the image with my usual mix of flemarkers & promarkers.

The die I have used is from Xcut. I inked with some Tumbled Glass distress ink.

The doilies are from my stash. The ribbon & buttons came from

a bargain bundle I got at Fantastic Ribbons a while back. 

The button is supposed to be the other way round

but as I liked the speckles on the back, I used it that way!

Thanks for popping in. I hope you can play in this month's challenge.

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

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Layers

Card Mania - Circles

Craft Your Passion - Ribbons

Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute & Girls, Girls, Girls
Melonheadz Challenge - Kids/Use a kid image
Addicted To Stamps - Polka Dots
Cupcake Inspirations - Celebrate!
Opus Gluei - Ribbon String or Twine
Sentmental Sundays - Summer
The Corrosive Challenge - Colour Me Happy (2nd entry)
A Gem Of A Challenge - For A Child/Baby
Allsorts - Summer Girls
Toally Gorjuss - Pink & Green
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Summer Days
Delicius Doodles - Buttons & Bows
Fussy & Fancy - Summetime
Graph'It Colour Challenge - Anything goes with alcohol marker.

Love & Marriage at The Crafting Cafe

Good Morning Lovelies!

Happy June! I just can't believe how quickly this year is flying by!

Today is the launch of the brand new challenge over at 

The Crafting Cafe!

This month, as weddings feature high on the agenda, our theme is

Love & Marriage

We are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps

Here's what I came up with, a couple of non-traditional Wedding Cards

I used sponsor images for both of my cards!

This one is Make It Snappy - Congratulations

such a fun image, it did make me giggle when I saw it!

coloured up with flexmarkers

I added a couple of panels embossed with a cuttlebug swirls embossing folder.

The papers are from Papermania, Venetian Skies.

The beaded trim is from my stash.

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

Chocoate, Coffee & Cards - Embossing

Pile It On - Humour

The Paper Players - Wedded Bliss

Now, onto my second card.

This fun & funky little card was made using the image

AKV Our Wedding Toast

As you can see I teamed it with Paisley Patterened papers from American Crafts

Coloured with the usual mix of flexmarkers & promarkers.

The sentiment is a LOTV stamp!

I used the sketch from

Digi Sketch Challenge

as the basis for the layout of this card.

Do play along with us this month & don't forget to check out the

DT samples which will be posted throughout the month!

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

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch

Seemacrafts - Make It Cute
Glitter n Sparkle - Cute
Kitty Bee Designs - New Beginnings
Jellypark Friday Challenge - Bold & Bright
Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Celebrations (2nd Entry)
My Craft Spot - Wedding