Guest Designer - Lexi's Creations

Evening!

A week or so ago I won a guest spot for Lexi's Creations .

Their new challenge is: Use Your Punches and Die Cuts.  I don't have many punches so die cuts it was! (Note to self: Get hold of Husband's Shiny Credit Card to fix this crafting emergency soon!)

Here's my card; the image was very kindly provided by the sponsor of this challenge Fairy Dust Crafts and is called Auri.  

I love this ruffled ribbon - I must get some more (in a range of colours just to be on the safe side) as it looks great!

Why not stop by the Lexi's Creations Blog and play along with us!  Thanks for letting me play along with you!

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

Auds Sentiments - Spring / Summer Colours

Little Claires - Doing the Rounds

Bizzy Becs - Add Some Texture

Thanks for looking!

Julie

(Edited to add challenge links - as I forgot - DUH!)

Craft Your Days Away!!

Morning!!

It's Saturday - I love Saturdays and this one is extra special as it's my first card as part of the Craft Your Days Away Design Team.

The theme of this current challenge is Just for Men/Boys + Buttons.  Our fabulous sponsor for this Challenge is Crafty Emma's Store and there is a £10 voucher to be won!  So here's my card:

The image is Pollycraft, the papers are from My Minds Eye and the ticket was a freebie from ages ago, plus I've used some glossy accents on the bike frame to give it a bit of shine!  Do you like my little star shaped buttons?  I think they are so cute - I love my local craft shop, it does nice mixed bags of buttons for £1 - I always pop at least one in my basket when I go there!

Anyway I do hope you come over and join us at Craft Your Days Away for our challenge - it would be lovely to see you there - plus you'll be able to see all the fabulous work my amazing teamies have done!  Just click on the logo above to get there.

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

Simon Says - Bit O Green
Allsorts - Three in a Row
Card Mad Fairy - Add a Sentiment
Sassy Cheryl's - Wearin' of the Green


Thanks for looking - enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Julie xx

Some Presents, Some Exciting News and a Card

Hi,

I have had an amazing week!  Firstly it was my birthday (21 again!) and I got a new all singing and dancing paper trimmer from my husband (I picked, he paid, ha ha!).  The girls from work were amazing and I was given a little sewing machine so I can now do stitching on my cards. I have made the rather large assumption that I will be able to take it out of the box and be a pro right away... so it may be a while before you see any stitching on cards!

Yesterday I got the exciting news that I had been successful in the DT Call for Craft Your Days Away!  I'm so pleased - especially as there are so many talented crafters out there!  My first card for them will be on the 17th March - I can't wait to find out what the first challenge is!  Also my card got picked for their top 3!

So here's a card I made last night - it's for my Sister-when-my-brother-in-law-finally-puts-a-ring-on-her-finger-To-Be.  It's her birthday next week.

I used the sketch from Papertake Weekly, I think I'll add that to my file to use again as the card came together quite quickly!  The image is from The Stamping Boutique and the papers are MME.

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

Sassy Cheryl's - Spots and Dots
Everybody Art Challenge - Monochrome
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Circles
Lexi's Creations - Monochrome
Ladybug Crafts - Pink and Girly
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Julie! x

100th post!

Hi,

This is my 100th post!! You poor poor people having to put up with my ramblings for the last 100 posts! Thanks for sticking around and for all your help and comments - it means a lot.

Here's a birthday card I made earlier today:

How cute is this little girl on the swing. I had a go at paper piecing again for her top and hair band, it's such a great technique.

Sassy Cheryl - No Embossing
Everybody Art Challenge - Sketch
Allsorts - It's Your Choice
Our Creative Corner - Over the Edge (the flower and the shoes peeking over the the edge of the circle die)
My Grafico - Flowers
Ladybug Challenge - Spring is in the Air
Craft Your Days Away - Paper Piecing
Stamping for The Weekend - Bingo (Flowers, Die Cuts, Polka Dots - on her dress!)

Thanks for looking!

Julie

Birthday Card for a Guy!

Evening!!

I've had a very productive couple of days and got loads of stuff crossed off my to-do list. However my list of cards I need to make is starting to grow as I've got a lot of birthdays coming up over the next couple of weeks.

I also have two new followers - so HELLO to Kath and Vicky!! 

I wanted to share with you this evening a card I've made for my (Husbands) Uncle Brian.  Although we've just been debating the possibility that Brain is actually 70 this year which will means tomorrow night you will find me hurriedly making a different card which acknowledges this great age, rather than this "young at heart" card I've made for him.  My money is on him only being 68, however my husband will be making an emergency call to his mum tomorrow to check!!

The cute little tickets were a freebie I got from Free Digital Stamps ages and ages ago and are by mudmaven.

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

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch

Paper Sundaes - Birthdays

Aud's Sentiments - Use the word "Happy"

Stamping For the Weekend - Colour Combo

Thanks for looking!

Julie

Love You!

Afternoon!

Hope your having a good weekend.  Today is the anniversary of my husband and I getting together.  We been together for 12 years now! So I've made him a card,  it was also a chance to use my new circle nesties!

I made the word love out some red wire I had hanging around.

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

Sew Many Cards -  Circles
Pollycraft Monday - Warm it up
Lollipop Crafts - Wing It
Cupcake Craft - All you need is Love
The Pixie Cottage - Love and Kisses
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Allsorts - One or more hearts
Aud Sentiments - Use the Word Love
Di's Digital Designs - Valentines
Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Competition

Thanks for looking!

Julie x

Winter Birthday Card..

Hi,

I though I'd post this card rather than go in the kitchen and do the washing up.  Partly because I hate hate hate washing up and party due to the fact our Kitchen is f-f-f-f-freezing and our sitting room is so warm and toasty.

I've made it intending it to be a birthday card for my friend's birthday later on in the month.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft - Born on a Winters Day
Sassy Cheryl's - Bright and Cheery
Winter Wonderland - Birthday Wishes
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cuts

Thanks for looking!

Julie xx

First Card of the new year!

Evening!

So here's my first card for this year.   I'm trying to use up some of my stash as I accidently bought loads of stuff in the sizzix and docrafts sale - oops!  I can't wait for the postie to arrive this week so I can look at it all.  I suspect the only problem will be not knowing where to start!

The friends sentiment was a pain though - it's from a sizzlits strip - but it doesn't cut cleanly or completely.  Although I suspect this is user error - the card may have been a bit thick!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Red and White
Pollycraft - Punch It
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle - Anything Goes
If The Shoe Fits - Use your Stash

Hello to my new follower - Sylvie!

Thanks for Looking

Julie x

Cute Giraffe

Hi,

I'm celebrating tonight as I've got no work now until the 12th September - AMAZING!!

Here's my card for this evening - how cute is this little giraffe?! This was a freebie from Limited Runs - he's called Ollie.

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

Stamp Something - Thank You
Easy Craft Projects - Photo Inspiration
One Stop Craft Challenge - Bold & Bright
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
AiFactory - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Show your Inner Animal

Thanks for looking!!

Julie x

New Home

Yawn! It's late!!

Before I go to bed I just wanted to share with you all the card I've made for my friend who has just moved into her own house. The image is a digi from Whimsy Stamps - Meljen's Designs.  This is a lovely image and the little birds are so cute - but I really struggled to find new home images - I must have been looking in the wrong places!

The paper is My Minds Eye - Lime Twist.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Free and Easy
Do It With Digis - Summer Fun
Little Miss Muffet - Summer
Easy Craft Projects - The Summer
Craft Your Days Away - Summertime

Little Claire's - Things with Wings
Bunny Zoe - Fun in the Sun
Pollycraft - Summer Fun
Craft Your Passion - Text It
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Passion For Promarkers - Sketch
Do You Stack Up - Wings
MyGrafico - Anything Goes

Wow - loads of challenges!!

Thanks for looking.

Julie x

and another Birthday Card...

Evening all,

I'm back with another birthday card.  This time it's for my sister who is 22 this week! My little girl has also made her card - I'll have to remember to take and post a picture of it tomorrow - it's quite cute.

The image is another one of the lovely images I chose as my prize from Tuesday Throwdown from The Stamping Boutique. The DP is My Minds Eye - Lime Zest.  The DP and flower are from blog candy winnings from Audrey a couple of weeks back.

I'm going to enter this into the following challenges:

The Stamping Boutique - Monthly Challenge
Do It With Digis - Spots or Stripes
Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy
Ladybug Challenges - Summer Birthdays
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge - Use Shapes
Cupcake Craft - 148 Cooking Up a Storm
Craft Your Passion - Just for You

Thanks for looking - have a great evening!

Julie x

Going Green!

Here's my latest challenge card:

The DP is My Minds Eye - Quite Contary and the flower is one I made a while back.
I'm going to enter this into the following challenges:

Clean and Simple - Sketch
Do You Stack Up - Green
Reasonable Ribbon - Green and Ribbon
Easy Craft Projects - Green
Simply Create - The Power of Flowers

Thanks for looking!

x