Christmas...

At Glitter n Sparkle this week, the theme is 

"Add a bow" 

and my lovely image is from 

Floppy Latte at Stitchy Bear Stamps...

and it's called Christmas candles 2.

It's so hard to see on this photo, but I have glittered the bow...fiddly!

I also have put glossy accents on the candles, 

stickles glitter on the candle lights

and liquid pearls on the berries.

The background has been embossed with swiss dots

and I used a spellbinders die -cut the fancy shape with the sentiment. 

I coloured the image with the new lyra pencils that I won recently.

I punched a little border strip to finish the card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Aud sentiments - atg with a sentiment - 2 Dec

DRS designs - let the holidays begin - 2 Dec

Crafting with an attitude - atg - 2 Dec

Crafty girl creations - atg -1 Dec

Crafty gals corner - atg - 2 Dec

Crafty addicts - atg / use diecuts - 1 Dec

Whimsy stamps - atg / holidays - 13 Dec

Crafts galore encore - use a stamp or digi - 30 Nov

Through the craft room door - atg - 1 Dec

Playing with paper - make a christmas card - 29 Nov

Melonheadz friendz - use a digi  - 6 Dec

Crafting with friends - atg - 3 Dec
Graph it markers - christmas - 11 Dec
Simply papercrafts - atg - 3  Dec

Purple and Black

Ooh, I have loved this image for a long time...

It's called "Spring flower hair" and is from 

A Day For Daisies

for our...

PURPLE AND BLACK

challenge this week, at Glitter n Sparkle.

I am showing 2 pics of this card as I wanted to show

the 3d look of the butterflies in her hair.

I embossed the piece behind the image, on my bigshot.

The purple paper is from a freebie pack.

I've had it years  and not used any of it - till now!

I coloured her with my promarkers,

and also used some pencils on top of her hair and flowers, to give depth of colour.

A marianne die, piece of organza ribbon,

small piece of punched border and diecut butterfly, finished her. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Brown sugar - atg - 26 Nov
Simply papercraft - atg - 2 Dec
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 30 Nov
Star Stampz - all about the girlz - 26 Nov
Creative moments - atg - 24 Nov
Crafty Addicts - atg / use a diecut - 2 Dec
Fantastic Tuesday - atg  and add purple - 24 Nov
Through the craft room door - atg - 24 Nov
Eureka stamps -atg - 22 Nov
Crafty friends - one for the girls - 4 Nov

Let it snow.

This week, at Glitter n Sparkle,

this theme is one of my faves...

"use a diecut or punch."

I got the image "Elsa" from Sunsational Stamps...

I coloured her with my promarkers and it's hard to see...

but on the snowflakes on her dress, I used stickles glitter for a bit of sparkle.

The window is the Grand Madison window, from Memorybox dies

and the greenery on the windowsill and the snowflakes are both

Martha Stewart punches.

The sentiment and diecut embossed trees in the background are

from Craftwork Cards.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Brown sugar - no patterned paper - 19 Nov
Cut it up - inspired by a book, song or movie (Frozen) with a diecut - 25 Nov
Jos scrap shack - atg - 21 Nov
Simply papercraft - atg - 20 Nov
Crafty girl creations - atg - 20 Nov
Natalie and amy - winter scene - 1 Dec
Creative moments - atg - 24 Nov

Cool cats

So... this week, we would like you to "use some red" 

for the challenge at Glitter n Sparkle.

I used a fab image from SLS Lines, called 

"Cool cat Kitty cat"...

I coloured with my promarkers and 

embossed a simple line around the image. 

The backing paper of from a dovecrafts 6 x 6 paper set, which is yeeeeeears old.

I added a wide red strip and the zigzag stitching is a rub-on, which again -

I have had for yeeeears!

The sentiment came as a freebie from Desert Divas,

and I knew I neeeded something else, but couldn't think what ...

I hunted around and found an old -forgottten-about-die, 

the little black picture holders. 

I tried to keep this card  quite simple and thought it could work for a man's card! 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty girl creations - atg - 18 Nov

Through the craft room door - atg - 10 Nov

Crafting from the heart - atg - 8 Nov

Creatalicious - male themed/ guy cards - 15 Nov

Snarky stampers - k is for kitty - 14 Nov

Catch the bug - atg- 14 No v

Corrosive challenges - add a sentiment - 22 Nov

A sweet birthday.

This month, over at Patties Creations, the theme is...

"birthdays."

An easy one!

I used 3 of Patties images...

lollipop jar, bubblegum machine and chocolate chip cookie jar.

I made this card for a friend at work - Louise. 

She has a little (ok, not so little!) stash of sweeties hidden away in a cupboard at work,

so I thought this would suit her down to the ground! 

I printed off each image, coloured with my promarkers

and carefully fussy-cut around each one so i could lay them exactly where 

I wanted them on my card. 

The bubblegum machine has been popped up slightly on 3d foam squares.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat

and I found a similar font on my pc, to create her name.

I drew a line behind the sweetie jars, to "ground" them

and added some shadows with my grey promarker.

After matting and layering on a pink spotty background, I hand-drew

a faux-stitched edge.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty girl creations - atg - 18 Nov
Addicted to stamps - CAS - 11 Nov
Through the craft room door - atg - 10 Nov
Crafting from the heart - atg - 8 Nov
Craftin ddesert divas - sweet and yummy - 8 Nov

Anything Goes week.

This weeks challenge, over at Glitter n Sparkle

is "anything goes!"

I chose this super-cute image, called "Eve"

from Crafty Sentiments.

I coloured Eve with my promarkers

and popped her on  a backing paper that came free some time ago. 

I diecut the shape behind her with my spellbinders die

and added a digi sentiment. 

As I often do, I inked the edges of everything,

and added a few punched butterfly and a diecut star.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Creative fingers - atg - 6 Nov

Jo's scrap shack - atg - 6 Nov

Simply papercrafts - atg - 5 Nov

Aud sentiments - birthday sentiment - 4 Nov

Crafting for all seasons - girly - 11 Nov

Crafty gals corner - atg - 3 Nov

Crafting from the heart - atg - 1 Nov
Hiding in my craft room - freestyle - 7 Nov

It's definitely Autumn!

The clocks have gone back,

 the weather is turning colder,

and the leaves look like jewels -  rich oranges, golds and browns....

So, over at Glitter and Sparkle, we have the theme :

"Fall / Autumn"

(I'm from the northwest of England, so it's 

Autumn for me, although I love the word "fall".)

My image is form Bugaboo and is called "Autumn Jar."

I loved colouring this image with my promarkers.

I decoupaged some parts...like the sunflower, the pumpkin and the acorn.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat 

(which is soon to close, so pop over there and grab a bargain in the sale, while you can!) 

which I thought completely suited the image.

I wanted to keep this card clean and simple. 

I added a simple line and dotted frame, with a brown and an orange fineliner.

Then, I finished by matting onto a backing paper and inking all the edges.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Brown sugar - atg - 29 Oct

Crafting with friends - atg - 4 Nov

Blog quick quotes - add a pumpkin - 25 Oct

Simply papercraft - atg - 4 Nov

Wags n whiskers - fall colours - 29 Oct

Craftygirl creations - atg - 3 Nov

The Crafty addicts - autumn colour palette - 4 Nov

Whimsy stamps - fall or christmas colours - 16 Nov

Creative moments - atg - 26 Oct

Crafty cardmakers - autumn colours - 1 Nov

Almost Halloween...

I was thrilled this week, to be able to play with this

 super-cute image from Sami Stamps

called "witch's cat" .

This card is for our challenge - "halloween - cute or spooky"

over at Glitter n Sparkle....

I knew, as soon as I saw this image, that I would size it well and use it with my die-

"grand madison window" from memory box.

I was hunting around for some "starry" paper, and 

found this bargain (£3) embossing folder in The Range!

I'm sure it will do many various types of cards, so i pounced on it!

I have dusted a silver inkpad just over the stars, to get the silver gleam on each star.

I made a little blind, using a scrap of  co-ordinating paper and 

a little piece of border punched card

and finally made a quick, handwritten sign to "hang up" at the window.

The image was coloured with my promarkers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A gem of a challenge - spots or stripes (stripes on the blind) -24 Oct
Crafty calendar - halloween - 29 Oct
The pencil case - dark colours - 24 Oct
Chocolate coffee and cards - halloween - 30 Oct
Crafting with friends - atg - 23 Oct
Sami stamps - atg - 1 Nov 
Crafty catz - atg - 22 Oct
Fussy and fancy - orange black and purple - 30 Oct
Jos scrap shack - atg - 23 Oct
Simply create too - halloween colours - 23 Oct
Aud sentiments - halloween and sentiment - 22 Oct
Crafty girl creations - atg - 21 Oct
Crafting by designs - halloween - 21 Oct
I love promarkers - atg  - 21 Oct
Our crafty corner - atg / getting ready for halloween - 3 Nov

Use some pink...and my blog candy winner(s)!

First up.... at Glitter n Sparkle this week, 

the challenge is to "use some pink"...

well, I went all out!
(It's breast cancer care month and I thought the "whole pink" thing,
making yourself look the best you can, would fit perfectly.)

I used "Princess Jennifer Latte Vanity" from The Stamping Boutique.

She was lovely to colour with my promarkers.

I decoupaged the latte cup on the side

and added a pink backing, with a slice of embossed circle flowers,

then a couple of cuttlebug diecut corners and 

the handbag sentiment is from craftwork cards.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Crafting with friends - atg - 23 Oct

Polkadoodles - use a diecut - 23 Oct

My Sheri crafts - pink and pretty - 17 Oct

Craft rocket challenges - pink for BCC - 21 Oct

Crafters cafe - BCC awareness month - 15 Oct

Inky chicks - think pink - 17 Oct

Fab n funky - sassy ladies - 14 Oct

One stitch at a time - atg with awareness - 17 Oct

Crafty girls - atg - 21 Oct

Ok.... drum roll please as I announce the winner 

of my blog candy and another winner who wins 

the image I used - VIEWER - from Stitchy bear stamps.

The winner of my blog candy is....... Kath,

and the winner of the image is... Nikki C !!!!

Congratulations ladies...

Please email me here and i shall get these sent to you as soon as I can! 

(any problems, please leave a comment on here ladies x)

A note about my blog candy...

Just to say ,...

thankyou for all the comments you left

and to all the new followers of my blog...

I have almost reached 100! Wow!! :)

After discussing with my teammies over at Glitter n Sparkle,
I have decided that

I will do my personal blog candy draw next Sunday,
to be announced in conjunction with, and alongside
 the winners announcement over on the main blog - Glitter n Sparkle.

Thank-you for hanging in there. 

x Vic x

Girly

At Glitter n Sparkle this week, 

we have a new sponsor - Julia Spiri...

She has recently started her own ( very cute!!) digi designs...

for this weeks challenge (anything goes)

I was thrilled to receive "girl with pigtails."

I made this card with a little girl in mind - to receive it for her birthday.

I used a marianne die-cut birdcage (I left the little door open), 

memory box die-cut birds,

sizzix die-cut present and Martha Stewart punched butterflies, along with a 

"frame" which i made out of 4 punched pieces of border.

I think the sentiment was a freebie...maybe at 'Birds' freebie site,

 which I don't think is around anymore :(

A little bit of doodling with white dots here n there, and colouring the

girl with pigtails with my promarkers, finished this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafting with friends - anything goes - 9 Oct

That's crafty - girls will be girls - 9 Oct

Wags n whiskers - use a diecut -  15 Oct

Julia spiri - anything goes  - 15 Oct

Die cuttin divas - anything goes - 6 Oct

Through the craft room door - anything goes - 5 Oct

Eureka stanps - anything goes - 4 Oct 

Card mania - 1 digi, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (3 dies-cuts in my case!) - 1 Nov

Autumn

Over at Patties Creations this month, 

we would like you to join our challenge with 

"A fall / autumn" image.

I chose this gorgeous Autumn Wreath image from Patties Creations...

It was an absolute dream to colour (with my promarkers).

and I added a little glossy accents to the acorns.

After fussy cutting the wreath 

(which took a lot of time,. but I thought was well worth it!)

I popped it onto a kraft card background, which I had already embossed. 

I popped a "memory box precious heart" in gold, behind the wreath

and finished with some inking of the edges, matting, and a 

stamped sentiment, sat on another piece

of kraft card, border punched in dark brown.

I made this card for my Grandma, who is going

 to be 93 years old at the end of October.

An autumn birthday :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafty sentiments - autumn leaves - 5 Oct

Pinspirational - photo inspiration - 12 Oct

Crafting by designs - atg - 31 Oct

Crafting for all seasons - photo inspiration - 12 Oct

Creative moments - atg / autumn colours - 12 Oct

Our crafty corner - autumn colours - 4 Oct

Melonheadz friendz - fall is in the air - 11 Oct

Oh la la creations - lets get krafty - 10 Oct

Robyns fetish - Square or rectangle cards - 3 Oct

Pink gem - autumn - 9 Oct

Blog hop....and candy!

It's our 3rd birthday over at the GlitternSparkle blog
and all the Design Team are all offering Blog Candy!

More details shortly, but first...

here's my card for this week.

I had been after this image for aggges...love it! sooo retro!

I had a 3d viewer just like this, with "snow white" and "disney" reels!

The theme for our birthday bloghop is "add glitter n sparkle" 

(which is what i used)

or

add a charm.

Even though there is glitter n sparkle on this card, i think  it could

also work as a mans card - with the retro toy we all remember (a boy-toy!)

I coloured the image:

"viewer" from Crafty Girl Creations, at Stitchy Bear Stamps

 with my promarkers, and added the white with

 a white, fine graph it marker.

I found some mega sparkly silver card for the backing, and 

a black and white "dovecraft" 6 x 6 paper for the very back.

I typed the words "love retro" on my clicky dynamo...

very 80's! lol. 

A couple of holographic spiral diecuts finished this card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafting with an attitude - atg - 30 Sept

Creative knockouts - glitter it up - 30 Sept

Crafty gals corner - sparkle and glitter - 30 Sept

Crafty cardmakers - make it sparkle - 3 Oct

Passion for promarkers - boys will be boys  - 29 Sept

Crafting with friends - anything goes - 9 Sept

OK...BACK TO THE BLOG HOP....

All our DT have Blog Candy or an image or even both to offer .

We would like you to pop to each blog and become a follower and leave a comment . If you do this on them all you will be entered twice into the draw to win the main prize on the glitternsparkle blog which is £50 worth of stampin up goodies of your choice . If you also pop along to our fan page and like the page and leave us a comment you get a chance to win more candy there too. 

So, I'm last on the list of blogs to hop to, and I hope you are still hopping, and aren't too tired to visit me...

For my candy, I am offering:

A4 sheet of chipboard tags - different shapes and sizes,
Sheet of clear stamps... cats n dogs.
Wild Rose cling stamp - bees and birthday cupcake,
Set of embossed (hearts) borders,
AS WELL AS 
the image "viewer"- which I used on this weeks card, from Stitchy Bear Stamps.

I would ask that anyone wanting to be in with a chance

to win my blog candy, please leave a comment on my card

and also be a follower of my blog....i will check!  :)

I WILL POST MY CANDY WITHIN THE UK.

My blog candy will close at midnight on Saturday, 3rd Oct GMT.
I will announce the winner sometime on Sunday 4th Oct. 
(please check back then to see if you have won. x)

If you haven't done so already, please hop to the other DT  blogs now, 

for lots of chances to win some lovely blog candy...

   glitternsparkle 

 Trisha 

Tracey B 

Sam 

Agnes

Chris

Debby R

Judith

Kathy

Kay

Kitty Fit Kitty

Lisa

Pamela

Sarah

Susanne

Tracey

Don't forget ...
you MUST hop to each blog, become a follower and leave a comment (at each blog)
to be eligable to win any of our blog candy...
GOOD LUCK!!

******* A couple of people have left comments that they weren't able to 
join my blog as a follower... 
I think there has been a fault with blogger...
my followers disappeared for a short while 
(for whatever reason, only blogger knows!)
but they have appeared back now...
please check back and follow, when you can!
Thanks! x    *********

Stylish!

Challenge 155 over at Glitter n Sparkle blog, is my ....

100th challenge with them!!!!! 

Yey!!!

Got to say to the whole team, I have thoroughly enjoyed making new friends and 

definitely "challenging" myself all those times..

so thank-you to you all for putting up with me! hahah....

Anyway.. on with the details...

The challenge this week, at Glitter n Sparkle, is to 

"use a die or punch."

Well, ok... I think i used 3 punches and 3 dies.... hahaha.

This stunning image is from one of my very favourites... A Day for Daisies.

It's called 'Hebern dress', and is a beauty to colour.

I used about 4 different promarkers - just to colour her dress! 

The punches I used were: the white flower border (Martha Stewart)

the black slim border and the fancy square shape.

The dies I used were: the flowers, the butterflies and 

the leaves. (The sentiment is also a diecut - from craftwork cards.)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Cards galore encore - atg - 31 Sept

Aud sentiments - atg with a sentiment - 22 Sept

Craft your passion - atg - 21 Sept

Crafting from the heart - atg - 22 Sept

Hiding in my craft room - freestyle - 26 Sept

A day for daisies - frame it - 30 Sept

Spa day

I got this sweet image this week, for my Glitter n Sparkle challenge.

It's called "spa day" and its from 'Cute as a Button.'

The challenge will really make you think this week...'something beginning with g.'

Hmmm......

With this C.A.S card, I got these 'g' words...

glammin' up, green, glasses, gorgeous, grey, and girly!

I simple printed off the image, with a sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

I coloured it with my promarkers,

raised the whole thing on 3d foam

and added a small diecut swirl, under the sentiment. 

I also faux-stitched around the edge, with a green fineliner.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Crafting with friends - anything goes - 25 Sept

Creative fingers - anything goes - 18 Sept

Simply papercraft - anything geos - 25 Sept

Creative knockouts - CAS - 17 Sept

Aud sentiments - anything goes plus sentiment - 23 Sept

Fantastic tuesday - anything goes make it feminine - 15 Sept

The pencil case - bright - 26 Sept

Just because...

...I absolutely LOVE this sentiment from Inkylicious,

I knew as soon as I got my image "blossom 1" from Ikes Art, 

I wanted to put the sentiment with the blossom....

So...the theme is "anything goes" this week at Glitter n Sparkle,

and I know everyone loves that challenge.

I bought the sentiment stamp a few months ago and have only used it once  

- a few weeks ago, on a card for a friend - 

which I must show here sometime soon.

I embossed a strip in my cuttlebug, and inked the edges of everything in a dusky pink. 

I snipped a punched border, to make two little corners,

and finally added 3 small  Martha Stewart punched butterflies.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Digitally sweet - anything goes things with wings - 1 Oct

Simply papercrafts - anything goes - 10 Sept

Chocolate coffee and cards - fancy and feminine - 18 Sept

Crafting with friends - anything goes - 10 Sept

Crafty Catz - anything goes - 10 Sept

Scrap and craft inspirations - butterflies - 25 Sept

Card mania - pastel colours - 28 Sept

CCC digi creations - include a sentiment - 25 Sept

Little red wagon - cas - 9 Sept

Creative moments - use a sentiment - 15 Sept

Cuttlebug mania - anything goes - 15 Sept

Digi choosday - in the pink - 15 Sept

Stamp and create - one for the girls - 7 Sept

Paper shelter - embossing - 8 Sept

The pencil case - anything goes - 12 Sept

Good luck at high school!

I cannot believe my lovely niece is starting high school later this week!

Eeek!

(making me feel o-o-o-o-old!)

Anyway, I thought the theme over at Patties Creations 

was perfect to make a card for her...

So I thought outside-the-box a bit, and chose "ladybug family"...

I hand-drew / wrote everything on this card, except the ladybug family!

I drew the "paper" directly onto the card, and separately made - drew and cut out -

 the ruler, calculator, pencils and eraser.

Some of the items, I raised on 3d foam before putting on the card.

The ladybug family were coloured with my promarkers 

and I put glossy accents on their shells. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Crafting with an attitude - atg - 1 Oct
Moving along with the times - cute animal - 17 Sept
Cards galore encore - atg - 1 Oct
Creative cottage - atg - 6 Sept
CCC digi creations - include a sentiment - 14 Sept
Oddball stamps- back to school - 14 Sept
The sisterhood of crafters - school time - 8 Sept
Crafters cafe - monochromatic for a child - 14 Sept/
Creative moments - atg / add a sentiment - 15 Sept
Simply create too - its a special occasion - 11 Sept
Stamping boutique - back to school - 10 Sept
Melonheadz friends - time for school - 14 Sept
Crafty cardmakers - no pattered paper - 6 Sept
Get creative - no printed paper - 7 Sept
Fussy n fancy - back to school - 19 Sept

Add buttons

I made this card for my mother-in-laws upcoming birthday...

She looks after our cats when we go away and I thought she would like this one...

The image is from  BUGABOO and is called "spring window"

I coloured it with my promarkers and used glossy accents on the ladybirds. 

I diecut the edge of  a smaller piece of card (with the image on)

with my newish spellbinder edge dies, and embossed

a simple line around the other 3 edges.

The backing paper full of flowers came form a very old HOTP kit

 I bought from QVC, yeeeeears ago!

(which I also embossed the edge of.)

A ribbon and a few pink buttons later, and I was finished!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...

Chocolate coffee and cards - add a sentiment - 4 Sept

Crafting with friends - atg - 10 Sept

Simply create too - its a special occasion - 10 Sept

Simply papercrafts - atg - 10 Sept

I love promarkers - atg - 31 Aug

Inspiration destination - atg - 1 Sept

Crafting from the heart - atg - 30 Aug

Incy wincy designs - birthday wishes - 30 Aug

Passion for promarkers - animals - 31 Aug

Through the craft room door - atg- 31 Aug

Crafty friends - use a sentiment - 11 Sept

Texting friends

I loved making this card!

This fabulous image is from Kenny K and

is called "texting friends"

I think my niece, who is to turn 12 soon, would love this! 

I recently won some stamps from the wonderful  Lawn Fawn

(which was a completely new find for me!)

and i picked the set with the little twitter sign and instagram logo, and 

'text talk' - hashtags, the birthday sentiment, lol, etc...

SO on-trend!

I tried to make the image appear like a polaroid picture, by just playing around

 in my fave program - publisher. 

Coloured with my promarkers.

And, I used a paper I have had forever... from an old DCWV set I think.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
Through the craft room door - atg - 25 Aug
Crafty boots - fair and square - 30 Aug
Cutie pie - cute n girly - 5 Sept
Doodle pantry - atg - 25 Aug
Love to scrap - atg - 30 Aug
Melonheadz friends - hand coloured image - 30 Aug
Stamp and create - one for the girls - 6 Sept
I love promarkers - atg - 31 Aug
Little miss muffet - attg - 25 Aug
Kenny Ks Krafty Krew - colour palette - 31 Aug
Colouring crazy - colour palette with kenny k - 28 Aug

Christmas in August...

Well. I've made a christmas card!

Over at Glitter n Sparkle this week, the challenge is "stepper cards"...

I got the gorgeous image "curious gifts"

from A Day for Daisies.

I diecut a dovecrafts shape, before stamping it, for the sentiment.

I diecut the words joy and love, too.

The hanging heart and snowflakes border are all diecut - using memory box dies.

(frostyville border and precious hearts)

The image was coloured with promarkers and sits on 3d foam

 to raise it slightly from the card.

I think the backing paper is from DCWV - I've had it a looong time! 

Little bits of glitter and a couple of gems finished this card,

though they are quite hard to see in the picture.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting for all seasons - bright and beautiful - 19 Aug

C.R.A.F.T - animals - 20 Aug

DRS designs - let it hanging - 20 Aug

Crafting by designs - 3 or more layers - 19 Aug

Digi choosday - punches and or dies - 1 Sept

Craft your passion - anything goes - 16 Aug

Christmas cards all year round - snowflakes - 1 Sept

Crafty hazelnuts christmas - anything goes but christmas - 1 Sept

Paper creator - punches or dies - 1 Sept