Someone Special

Hi everyone,

Friday and time for a new challenge at 

Winter Wonderland 

where the theme is "For Someone Special or Happy New Year"  

I've coloured with Copics an adorable digital image from our wonderful

sponsor A Day For Daisies called  "Penguin Snowman"

Two of my favourite dies used for the trees, MB and Marianne Dies

Snowflake corner is a MB die

Sentiment created in Word

Ribbon - Martha Stewart

DP - Basic Grey

I would like to enter the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge #394 

Crafty Ribbons #180

Crimbo Crackers #122

Thanks for dropping by today. 

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Cute Kittie

Hi everyone,

Hope  your day is going well.  

I can't believe Christmas is around the corner and there is still so much left to do.

How does it sneak up on me I wonder!

Today starts a new challenge at

Fab'n' Funky Challenge #331

where our lovely host Susan has chosen the theme "Glitter and Sparkle" 

I've coloured the adorable

 "Kitten in a Stocking" 

a digital image by our wonderful sponsor this week

Aurora Wings.

I've used  two sheets from Craft Smith Silver Gift Pack.

 Sorry my photo is so dark and does

not show the lovely shine this paper has.  

Snowflake die is Joy Craft Ice Crystals

Smaller Snowflake from SB 2013 die

Snowflake arch - Marianne Craftable

Tag - LOTV stamp

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise #35 

Aurora Wings Challenge #41 

Dream Valley Challenges #146

Unicorn Challenge #16

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you get a chance to play along with us

this time. We'd love to see you there.

hugs,

 

 

Snow Family

Hi everyone,

Today starts Challenge #106 at the Cutie Pie Challenge where the theme is "A Day in the Snow" 

It fits perfectly with the weather outside today.  It began snowing yesterday, 

continued thru the night and yes it's still falling.  So very pretty.

We are sponsored by the fabulous  

Bugaboo Stamps 

and  

Paper Nest Dolls.

I've coloured an image from Paper Nest Dolls called Snow Family

available here in the shop.

The snowflake and tree are both Memory Box Dies

Paper and ribbon from my stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today and if you get a chance to play along

we'd love to see you there.

hugs,

Fancy

Hi everyone,

Today starts a new challenge at

Fussy and Fancy Friday

where I am lucky to be hosting Challenge #178

I've chosen the theme

"Tones or Pastel Christmas"

This is the first fancy Z fold card I've made and I think it's become

my favourite for the season.

 

Closed

We are sponsored by the fabulous Noor Designs

Details

Tree dies from Tim Holtz, Memory Box and Marianne Dies

Poinsettia and snowflake dies are Memory Box

This adorable snowman is from Pink Gem Designs, printed in different sizes

My talented team mates have created some beautiful inspiration for you this week

so pop on over to the blog and play along if you can.  We'd love to see you there.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #36

Crafty Creations Challenge

Southern Girls Challenge - ATG 

Thanks for stopping by today.

hugs

 

#329 Fab'n'Funky

Hi all, hope things are well with you.Things haven't slowed down for me but I did grab a few hours in my craft room to make a card for challenge #329 at Fab'n'Funky where the lovely Wendy is hosting with a "Christmas" theme.

We are sponsored by the wonderful  Live & Love Crafts

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge  #391

Anything Goes for Kids Challenge

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #168

Christmas with the Cuties Challenge #1

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

hugs,

Poinsettia

Happy Friday everyone, 

Hope your week went well and that you've something fun planned for the weekend.

Today starts a new challenge at Winter Wonderland, hosted by our lovely Louise  

who has given us two themes.  "Poinsettias"  or "Snow is Falling".

Lots of die cuts on my creation today.

We are sponsored by the wonderful Crafty Sentiments Designs

who are generously offering 3 digis to the winner.

Please stop by the blog and see the fab creations by my team mates

and we'd love it if you could play along.

hugs,

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #327

Hi all, Wednesday and time for a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky

where our lovely host Chris has two themes for us

"An Image with a Hat" or "Digi Girls"

I've coloured with copics The Victorian Hat, 

a digital image that I selected from our generous sponsor

Julia Spiri

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Craft your Passion Challenge #338

Get Creative Challenge #52

Julia Spiri Challenge #26

OLLCB Challenge #217

The Ribbon Girl November Challenge

Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week

and thanks for stopping by today.

hugs,

Christmas Snowglobe Card

Hi everyone,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Another busy one for us making the days fly by. 

I did have some time to finish up a card for

The Cutie Pie Challenge #105

using the Winter Cardinal digital stamp from one of our fabulous sponsors this week

2Cute Ink Digital Stamps.  

This cutie is available here in the shop.

We are also sponsored by the wonderful

Sweet Stamp Shop

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #389- Creature
Crafting with Friends Challenge #31
Crafty Katz #346
Sweet Stampers Challenge #1

We'd love it if you played along with us this time

and check out the fabulous inspiration from my talented team mates.

hugs,

Fussy and Fancy Friday #176

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all well.

It's Friday and time for a new challenge at

Fussy and Fancy Friday 

hosted by our lovely team mate Judy

who has chosen a theme of Ice/Snow with Lots of Sparkle

Sponsored by the wonderful Live and Love Crafts

I've used a pre-coloured image from Pink Gem Designs, cut layers of white felt for the snow

and added some glitter.   Small tree is a Marianne Die as well as the snowflake arch.

Magnificent Pine is a MB die as well as Winter Cabin Landscape

Glamour Dust added and falling show in the sky created using Sakura Fine Point White Pen

I would like to enter the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge #181
A Snowflakes Promise #32
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge #84
TTCRD 
The Merry Christmas Challenge #5

I hope you get a chance to stop by the blog and see the wonderful

inspiration from my talented team mates, and play along with us if you like.

hugs,

Fab'n' Funky Challenge #325 ~ Animals

Wow...is life ever getting in the way of my crafting.  

It's been ages since my last post and I sure miss everyone. 

But there is nothing like necessity to get one moving so here I am today for  

Fab'n' Funky Challenge #325 

where our lovely host Ginny has chosen the theme "Animals".  

We are sponsored by the wonderful

 A Day For Daisies 

who generously supplied us with our choice of digi.

My selection was "Mr Rooster" available here in the shop.

 Coloured with Copics and finished with pencils

DP - Graphic 45 - French Country

Tag - MFT Stitched Tag

Black frame cut using MFT Pierced Square Frame

Ribbon from a box of chocolates..

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #134 - Lots of Layers 

Crafty Friends Challenge #43

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #44

The Pencil Case Week 31

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get to play along with us this week.

hugs,

Frosty at Winter Wonderland

Hi everyone,

Today it's the Snowflakes turn to post for

Winter Wonderland Challenge,

hosted by our lovely Marie who has two themes for you

"Frosty" (either cold colours or Snowmen) or "Well Wrapped Up"

Sorry for the poor quality of my photo.

The snowflake die cut is covered in Glamour Dust

... it looks so pretty irl.

We have two wonderful sponsors offering a great prize to the winners

of this challenge

Marianne Designs

and

Bugaboo Stamps

Hope you get a chance to stop by the blog

and see the beautiful creations made by my talented team mates.
and join us if you can.

hugs,

Fabulous Flowers at Fab'n'Funky

Hi everyone,

It's time for a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #323

where our lovely Wends is hosting and challenging us with a theme of

"Fabulous Flowers"

She would like to see paper or fabric flowers used on the cards.

I've stamped and cut some flowers using products from SU

Dies are SB Gold Elements One

Ribbon and DP from my stash

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a good week.

Five of a Kind Inspiration at The Cutie Pies

Ooops...so sorry I'm late with my reminder today.  I'm limping along with my sick computer

....oh man do I need and extra shot of patience. 

 

 Anyhoo I'm excited to tell you about The Cutie Pie's current challenge

that is sponsored by the wonderful

All Dress Up Stamps, with a theme of "Five of a Kind" 

DP is from Basic Grey and the snowflakes

 are cut using Spellbinders 2013 Snowflake Pendant die

Sentiment is from TLC

I hope you can play along with us this month in this fun challenge.

hugs,



TPS Challenge #268

Hi everyone,

I'm sad to say this will be my last post as a Team Member for The Paper Shelter.

Life has just gotten too busy for me lately and I don't see it slowing down

anytime soon.  To make it worse I am in a crafting slump that has me questioning why....

My first post with this wonderful group was Sept 25, 2013...and what a great ride it has been.

I want to thank my fabulous Team Leader Marie for always being there and

together with Shirley always running this challenge like a fine tuned clock.

Thank you also to the wonderful, super talented Veronica and Pedro

for their generosity and for allowing me to be a part of this lovely group for so long.
..you truly make everyone feel like family.

Okay... now on to this week's theme Food or Drink.   I've used

a coloured image called Gingerbread House, available here in the shop.

Love these coloured images...so simple to use and really pack a design punch.

Gingerbread dies are from Memory Box, Candies are QuicKutz and the Merry

Christmas die is Elizabeth Crafts.

As always there is a wonderful prize for the winner so hope to see you playing along.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge #30
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #287 - Dessert

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Two Themes at Fab'n' Funky

Hello,

It's time for a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky where our talented team mate Jan 

has given us two theme to choose from:

Shades of Grey ......or Lots of Sparkle

I've chosen Grey and Pink for my card today using an image from our

wonderful sponsor this week Aurora Wings.

This beauty is called  Rite of Spring available here in the shop

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Special Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

I hope you've had a good week.  I've not been feeling my best so it will be a short one today.

  Fancy Friday Challenge #174

 Nikki has a Bingo board for us. Please check the blog for details

We are sponsored by the fabulous Live and Love Crafts

I've used a diagonal line (shaped card, lace, and dies) on this grey and white card.

Shape is a GoKreate die Frilly#2, all Spellbinder Dies used on the front

Lace and resin pearls from WOC

Ribbon from my stash.

This special birthday sentiment is from Netty's Cards under her freebie section 

...Thank you Netty...love these digis

I would like enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #319

Crafty Girls Creations #27

Seize the Birthday Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today...Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating this

weekend and to those of you in Matthews path, stay safe everyone.

hugs,

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #321

Hi everyone,

We've a new challenge starting today at

Fab'n'Funky where our lovely Julianne is hosting.

Julianne chose a great theme for us...."Happy" 

 We need to see the word Happy somewhere on your creation.

I coloured an image generously supplied to us by our wonderful sponsor

"Bugaboo Stamps"

This fella is called BUGBDAYBIRD4 and is available here in the shop.

All the design papers and inks used are from StampinUp

Ribbon and plastic butterflies are from my stash

and the happy birthday is an old Hero Arts stamp

Glossy accents added to his eyes and then cracked

Stickles added the balloons

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Critters and Creatures Linky Party 8

InkyChick Challenge #73

Shopping Our Stash #272

I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week.
hugs,

Fall Flower Card

Hi everyone,

Today starts a new challenge at

The Paper Shelter Challenge #266

where the theme is "Blooming Days"....we'd like to see flowers somewhere on your creation.

 I've coloured with Copics a digi from the shop called Autumn Breeze

Flowers are a mixture from my stash...majority originating from WOC.

Several punches used to create the leaves.

Sentiment created in word.

As always we are sponsored by the lovely Veronica and Pedro

who offer a fabulous prize to the winner of the challenge.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenge ~Autumn is in the Air

Make My Monday Challenge #31 ~No Pattern Paper

The Crazy Challenge #232 ~ Autumn is Coming

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge ~ Autumnal Colors 

613 Avenue Create Challenge #189 ~ ATG  Colors of Fall

Stop by the blog and see the wonderful creations made by my talented team mates.

Another Xmas Card for the Pile

Hi everyone,

I hope your week went well and that you've something fun planned for this first Fall weekend.

Today starts a new Challenge at Winter Wonderland were our lovely Christine is the host.

As always we have two themes you can choose from, the first being a Sketch

and the second is Tic, Tac, Toe.   Both can be found on the blog post.

We have two wonderful sponsors this week,

 Beccy's Place

and 

Crafty Ribbons.

I've used the bottom line of the Tic-Tac-Toe grid, Ribbon, Tree and Punch or Die.

My image is Pre-Coloured.  I was lucky enough to snag some of these

before the Pollycraft shop closed a few years ago.  She is called Pixie Holly.

The trees are cut using MB Magnificent Pine die

Sentiment is from LOTV stamped with VersaMark Red ink

Red ribbon from a box of chocolates.

DP Simple Stories - Cozy Christmas

Inside finished ...just waiting for a Christmas greeting.

We'd love it if you could play along with us this week.

It's never too early to get a head start on those Christmas creations.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Christmas Die Cuts
Crafty Girls Creations #26
Little Miss Muffet Challenge #147

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Ribbon or Lace

Hi everyone,

I've used some fall colours on my card today for
Fab'n'Funky Challenge #319 
hosted by our lovely Catherine with a theme of "Lace and/or Ribbon".  

This is one of my favourite creations.  I just loved this Aurora Wings image that I

was fortunate enough to win on a challenge - Thank You Mitzi.

I thought she deserved a little Copic ombre colouring.

I coloured this during our stay in Muskoka this summer. Each night we had  visits from

two barred owls, one of which we managed to capture on camera,
 that I'll show you a little later in the post if you hang with me.

We have the wonderful Live & Love Crafts sponsoring us this week

with a prize of £10  to spend in the shop. 

 

If you are still with me...here is the picture of our nightly visitor.  I thought
it was so cool ..he was doing what owls do best...turn for the camera.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations Challenge #163 
Craft Your Passion Challenge #330
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #24
Make My Monday Challenge #30 
Pile it On Challenge #117
Sunny Day Crafting #15
613 Avenue Create Challenge #189

Thanks for being here and I hope you can play along with us this week.
hugs,

Birthday Card for Ch#264 at TPS

Hi everyone,

Today starts Challenge #264 at The Paper Shelter with a theme of
"Numbers" 

As always we have the wonderful Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter

as our sponsor offering a fabulous prize of $30.

to spend in the shop to the winner using a TPS image

but if not you can still win 3 digi images of your choice

I've used a newer image called "The Most Adorable Ducky" available here in the shop. 

Here's a peek inside

Coloured with Copics:

Body: Y08, Y06, Y02  Beak Y26, Y38, YR16, Y11

Flower:  R00, RV11, BV20

Lilly pad G99, G94, G21, G20

DP - StampinUp

Largest die from SB Splendid Circles set behind the image

QuicKutz numbers 

Doily cut using Marianne CR1201 die

Tag - LOTV

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Cheerful Sketches Challenge - September

Craft-De BowZ - September

Crafting from the Heart #127 

Crafty Cardmakers #172 

hugs,