Birthday Girl

Hey Sunday bloggers....I have a few posts for you today starting with this one.  This was the card I made for Holly for her birthday, the image was perfect...as she constantly has her phone in her hand and bag in the other...hair is always perfect too...the image is from Saturated Canary which I coloured with copics, the papers are from MME - Nutmeg, the flowers are 2 different rolled dies from Die-namics, I added some pearls and ribbon to finish.

Crazy 4 challenges - put a bow on it

polka Doodles - any die will do

Cute Card Thursday - girls only

Fab 'n' Funky - birthdays and 3 of something(flowers on mine)

The paper Shelter - birthdays

Papertake Weekly - ribbons and pearls
Joanna Sheen - anything goes

Fi

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aah...little chickie...

Good afternoon folks...I know it's unusual to see a post from me on a Sunday but I am holiday from work this weekend. I have been having a wee play with some of the goodies I bought at the SECC and I although I'm not really in to Easter cards, I just couldn't resist this little cutie...I think it's an adorable stamp...
..so the stamp is from LOTV and I coloured with copics and did a bit of shading with polychromos, the papers are Springtime from Echo Park. I layered each piece on to bazill card and stitched and distressed the edges, I even managed to stitch around the message. I am entering the following challenges...

Stamptacular - sketch
Joanna Sheen - spring is in the air
Crafters companion - spring
Crazy 4 challenges - spring
Crafty Calendar - spring
A Gem of a Challenge - perfect pastels
2 sisters - spring colours
Truly Madly Crafty - colour photo
Totally Stampalicious - spring
Deep Ocean Challenge - spring
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
My Mums Craft Shop - spring
Gingerloft - spring
That Craft Place - anything goes


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Back to work tomorrow....

Happy Sunday everybody...well I did intend to get more cards made this week whilst I have been on holiday but you know how it is when the schools are off....Holly had me traipsing all over and spending money. although she got bored and fed up once she had eveything she wanted!! Went shopping to Glasgow one day too....I thought it was bad enough shopping with Holly but my mother and Holly on the same day...love them both dearly but omg!! Holly likes to go to Primark, Repbulic, New Look and then you go to the other extreme...the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which confused Holly as we were in Glasgow. What did I buy....roasting bags from Lakeland, that was me so I think a little bit of internet shopping may be in order later today.

So for my card I have followed the sketch over at A Gem of a challenge although I have tilted it round, I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End, I have layered each of the papers onto bazill card and distressed the edges, the stamp is from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with copics. I have cut out some felt flowers with my MFT flower trio die which has to be my most favourite die but then you may know that!! I added a ribbon and a bigger bow than I would normally use but I think it looks ok.

I hope to be back shortly with another creation.

A Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Allsorts - free & easy
CES - spots & dots
Crazy 4 challenges - spots & stripes
Crafts & Me - distressing
Cute Card Thursday - flower power
Crafty Catz - favourite things(flower die)
Craft us Crazy - favourite things(flower die)
Dutch Dare - distressing
Crafters Companion - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - ribbons and bows
Sarah Hurley - die cuts
Paper Sundaes - birthdays


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Best Day Ever...

Good morning folks and a wee scheduled post this morning. when I say best day ever...I don't mean that I am having the best day ever, that's the name of this little stamp from Sugar Nellie...isn't she sweet?? I have coloured this little cutie with polychromos....still more practice needed. I have used papers from Jillybean Soup - Apple Cheddar Soup and they are almost all gone but I will need to buy more as I lurve these papers. Yes again I have doodled and layered onto kraft. I added a ribbon and a bow and some gems.

Whilst I am working hard at work I hope my hubby has returned my new coat I bought yesterday. Put it on last night and the security tag is still on it. The shop assistant was too busy blethering and I didn't notice she hadn't taken it off...anyway my bargain £75 reduced to £20....all the more pennies for crafty goodies.

Remember to pop over to Sweet Stampin' for a new challenge today.

CLP - sketch
Crazy for challenges - child's birthday
Pixie Dust Studio - we're going dotty
Paper Sundaes - #89 lots of layers
Paper Play - ribbon

Fi
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Merry Christmas...

Well I survived the sleepover...just!!.. They all went to sleep around 3amand then were wakened up at 9am...what is all that about?? So the bathroom routine started...which took forever, then breakfast and then we hit the winter Wonderland in town...it was baltic!! They had a ball at the ice skating...it was so funny watching all those parents with the really small children and them trying their hardest not to fall. Holly didn't want me to go on the ice cos she didn't want me showing off in front of her pals..me being the sporty person that I used to be...I can skate really good...well forwards and backwards but I can't do any jumps. My mum used to be a speed skater and she first took me skating when I was 4 years old and I learned to skate with all the fast skaters....I can still skate really fast!! I remember being at a school camp in 2nd year and we went skating and I had never told anybody I could skate...fast...that was funny, all my schools mates were just standing there with their mouths open saying OMG!! Anyway back to the card...I have used papers from October Afternoon, the image is from CC Designs and I coloured her with copics, stamped the message and then added glitter to finish off. I have entered the following challenges.

The Sweet Shop - sketch
Sweet Stampin' - buttons and bows
2 sisters - non traditional
Crazy 4 Challenges - script
Crafty Catz - christmas
Simon Says Stamp - let it snow
Crafty Creations - christmas
Digital Tuesday - let it snow
Christmas Stampin' all year long - anything christmas
A Spoon Full of sugar - anything goes


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Merry Christmas...

A quickie post before X FACTOR!! I wonder who will go tonight....I made this card last night just need to finish off a few bits tonight. The paperts have been in my stash since last winter or possibly the winter before. I downloaded Honey from All that Scraps and coloured her with copics, I added some glitter to her hat, boots and jacket, punched out the snowflakes and added the charm and some glitter.

Ingredients
image - Honey from All That Scraps
papers - Blonde Moments
punches - Martha Stewart Scandanavian and acrtic snowflake punches
charm - in my stash and I can't remember where I got it
glitter - glamour dust

Friday Sketchers- sketch
Delightful Sketches - glitter
Creative Inspirations - pink Christmas
Winter wonderland - winter sports
Stamp something - digi
Christmas Stampin' all year long - stripes
CES - Think Pink
The Secret Crafter - sparkle and shine
Die Cut Dreams - snowflakes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas


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A few more challenges

Holly and I are going shopping as I need to get her new school stuff for going back to school in a few weeks and if I leave it too long then I will be struggling to get anything, so first day of my holidays from work and I have to spend it shopping!! I am also looking for a new printer but one that will take cartridges that are not too expensive..sometimes they cost as much as a new pinter!! Onto the card...The papers are from Bo Bunny and I have also paper pieced Anya using the same papers, I coloured Anya's skin and hair with copics. The flowers were cut out from the DP and layered to give a 3 effect.

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Simons says Stamp - dotty

Stamp Something - flowery

Lexi's creations - paper piecing

Crazy 4 Challenges - photo inspiration


Fi
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Happy Happy Birthday!!

Well it seems like the summer has gone away as it's been raining constantly since the kids went on holiday from school....anyway I'm still so chuffed cos I won some candy and I have my spotlight thing over at Digital Delights on Wednesday - yay! so onto this card - I have used the papers fom Stampin'Up Sweet Pea collection which are fab, I then stamped Anya and coloured her with copics, I used a glaze sakura pen on her sunnys, I added buttons, ribbon, I added glitter to the embossed circle and a birthday message with a diamonte and of course my fabby flowers - even though I say so myself...I just love them...I made them with the sizzix 3d flower die...don't you love them??

Craftalicious Challenge - birthdays

Stampin' for the Weekend - recipe

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge - stitches, scallops & sparkle

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Crazy 4 challenges - buttons

Anyone for Anya - Be dazzled

Paper Sundaes - make your own flowers

Pollycraft - birthday

Lexi's creations - stitching


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Mmmm....cupcakes!!

Well it's another nice day here...but I think it's to be rainy tommorrow...hope the weathermen have got it wrong cos my boy has gone to T in the Park. Onto the card...I couldn't really decide what to make but eventually settled for this one. The stamps are from the Crazy for cupcakes stamp set from stampin Up...which I love. I have added a couple of ribbons and glittered the icing on the cakes...although you can't really see that.

Crazy 4 challenges - at least 2 ribbons

Paper sundaes - white and one other colour

Pollycraft - sketch

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - cakes/ice cream


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Pearl

Hello all...I haven't had much time to blog this week as I needed work extra this week as I couldn't get my mail merge to work and the letters needed to go out yesterday...nightmare!! Anyway on to to hopefully the first of today's cards...new papers...woo hoo from Imaginsce which I thought matched perfectly with Pearl. I coloured her with copics and layered her onto an embossed swirl patterned card, I added glitter to make look like Pearl was swimming through the swirling seaweed, also added pearls and of course paper flowers which were cut with the sizzix 3d flower die...love it....I am sending this card to a special little girl...you can read my post on Tuesday all about her and I hope you will join in.

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Stamp Something - summer

Crazy 4 challenges - paper flowers

Anyone for Anya - fabulous flowers

Delightful sketches - all about summer

Crafty Creations - we want to see you shine

The Creative Cottage - pearls & swirls


Fi
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Heidi

What a beautiful Sunday morning...got my washing out so time for a card!! The backing papers are Crate Papers, Heidi has been coloure with my copics, I embossed a piece of the DP and then sanded the top layer to give it a distressed look and I added some grass which was a strip from Doodlebug and I coloured it to match the papers. This card is for a few challenges today.

Totally gorjuss - texture

Crazy 4 Challenges - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons/brads, 3 punches

Totally Papercrafts - distressing

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - for a child


Fi
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Reindeer

Thought I would have a bash at another Christmas card...cos I love Christmas Cards!! The stamp is from Whipper snapper and the backing papers are from Carolees Creations which I have had for ages but have been neglected!! This fits to a few challenges.

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club Challenge - reindeer

Charisma Cardz - animal

Crazy 4 Challenges - Kraft card

Easter

As Easter is approaching... I thought I better make another Easter card and that's me up to date with these. I had these spring papers in my stash ....not sure where I got them, the image is from Pink Petticoat and coloured with my copics...and of course some glitter...my favourite!! This card fits to quite a few challenges today.

Crafty Cardmakers - Spring

Charisma Cardz - spring

C.RA.F.T. Challenge - Easter

Paperplay - Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - spring

Sweet Stampin - spring

Allsorts Challenge - spring

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Secret Crafter - spring

Clover

I just love butterflies and fairies so I thought this image was perfect for a few challenges today. The image is from Pollycraft which I enlarged a bit so that it was the main focus on the card, coloured her with my copics and added some glitter, layered it and pierced the edging. The backing papers are from MME and to finish with...a littl message. This card works for he following challenges:-

Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Piercing

Flutter by Wednesday - Fairies

Charisma Cardz - Fairies

Paper Play - Just Because(message)