Aunt's birthday

So, I got a really cute image from a sponsor I haven't used before,

for my second card for the "anything goes " challenge this week

at Glitter n Sparkle...

The image is by Kitty Bee Designs and is called "sewing kit"

How cute!

So this card is for my Hubbys Aunt..
Her birthday is in a couple of days and she loves crafting, sewing, and cats!

I coloured the image with my promarkers and
diecut the buttons from my new docrafts die... I have had it
a while and hadn't got round to using it yet...
I thought they would suit this card brilliantly!
The butterflies are my fave... punched Martha Stewart. (silver mirror card)
I made the handing button using the ribbon part of a precious heart
diecut and snipped off the heart and popped on the button instead.
The Lace border is also a diecut - from memory box.
The backing paper came in a set I bought recently, in "The Works"

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Catch the bug - atg - 8 Jan
Crafty calendar - something new (new buttons die) 28 Jan
Crafty friends - use something new (new buttons die) 15 Jan
Crafters cafe - square cards - 14 Jan
QKR Stampede - feathers and - or fur - 7 Jan
Digitally sweet - colour palette - 1 Feb
Crazy challenge - celebrations - 11 Jan

Anything goes!

Happy new year! 

Well, it's hear already - another year!

And to start us off at Glitter and Sparkle, we have a favourite challenge...

"anything goes!"

I have used "teacher / student / geek" from Polkadoodles...

Working in a school, as a teaching assistant, there are a lot of people

that this card would work well for.

I printed the image with a free sentiment from Desert Divas
and coloured her with promarkers.
I drew a little doodled border and added some bakers twine
with a silver flower paperclip embellishment.
I used 3d foam behind, to raise the whole thing from the base card.

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

The sisters of craft - atg - 1 Feb

As you like it - atg - 13 Jan
C.R.A.F.T - atg - 7 Jan
Through the craft room door - atg - 6 Jan
Crazy challenge - celebrations - 11 Jan

Quickie Christmas cards

Thought I would share with you some Christmas cards I made this year...

I loved this clean look...

I used my snowflakes embossing folder and a digi stamp i had.. 

no idea where I got this one from- sorry!

I edged some in gold... using Martha Stewart punched snowflakes and

daubing a bit of gold stickles in the middle....

and I edged some in silver, using (cuttlebug) diecut snowflakes,

with a daub of diamond stickles on them.

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges...

Crafty calendar - let it snow - 28 Dec

Crafty friends - atg - 1 Jan

Crafty hazelnuts christmas - atg christmas - 2 Jan

Di's digi designs - atg christmas - 1 Jan

Brown sugar - christmas - 1 Jan

QKRStampede - snowmen or snowflakes - 1 Jan

Crafty girl creations - atg - 4 Jan

Creative moments - atg / traditional christmas - 4 Jan

Whimsy stamps - atg winter / snowflakes - 10 Jan

Christmas cards all year round - K.I.S.- 29 Dec

Crafting muskateers - use a sentiment - 5 Jan

Husbands Christmas card

Well, I've finally got round to making my Hubbys Christmas card...

This card is based on one of our cats - Lily. 

Lily is a little monkey when we get the tree up...she's up inside, 

jangling all the baubles as soon as our backs are turned.

She had a bad spell in October and 

we didn't think she would be up to her tricks this year with the tree...she has proved us wrong!

We KNOW she is feeling better for sure, now! 

This card fits right in with our challenge this week at 

Glittter n Sparkle - it's the "glittery, sparkly Christmas" challenge. 

This adorable image is from Sami Stamps

and is called "ornament kitty"

and I coloured her to look like Lily.

I coloured the bauble with my promarkers

and then added some lines of glitter on the red stripe. 

After is was backed onto the backing paper, I added diecut snowflakes

which all have a little glittered heart in the middle, and then I finished off 

with a precious heart diecut, also glittered with glamour dust.

I made the sentiment on the pc and the 

"meowy christmas" came as a freebie from desert divas.

(I also glittered the little hat there, and the little snowballs.)

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

Pink gems - anything christmas - Jan 9

Crafty friends - atg - Jan 2

Crafty hazlenuts christmas - atg christmas - Dec 26

Dis digi designs - anything Christnas - Jan 1

Brown sugar - atg - Dec 25

QKR Stampede - christmas -Dec 24

Crafty girl creations - atg - Jan 2

Moving along with the times - to someone special at christmas - 24 Dec

Crafty creations - happy holidays - Dec 22

The male room - seasonal greetings - Dec 31

Cuttlebug mania - christmas animals - 22 Dec

Passion for promarkers - lets celebrate - Jan 5

Card mania - Christmas - Dec  25 

Crafting muskateers - use a sentiment - Dec 29

Natalie and Amy - atg christmas - Dec 28

Sparkles Christmas - diecuts for christmas - Dec 29

Christmas fireplace.

I was lucky enough this week, to get another image 

from Patties Creations to play with

for our Traditional / non traditional colours challenge

over at Glitter n Sparkle this week.

This one is "The night before Christmas"

I coloured it all with promarkers and

decoupaged the stockings and fire. 

Glossy accents picks out the flames - hard to see. 

I used my precious hearts die - just the ribbon part, 

and added a diecut star to the end

as i would love precious stars die, but dont have it.

(thought I would try to make my own! )

The sentiment is a freebie from Desert divas.. a great blog to visit.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Fussy n fancy - happy holidays - 14 Jan

Jos scrap shack - atg - 19 Dec
Polkadoodles - traditional christmas - 19 Dec
Simply papercrafts - atg - 17 Dec
Cards galore encore - merry christmas atg - 1 Jan
Crafty girl creations - atg - 17 Dec
Crafting from the heart -atg - 13 Dec
Get creative - holidays - 14 Dec
Melonheadz friends - winter holidays - 23 Dec

Another christmas card

Our challenge this week at Glitter n Sparkle is to use 

"Tradional / non traditional Christmas colours"...

This card is one I made for my sister and her family...

I used "Holiday Topiary" from Patties Creations. (twice!)

I printed off one topiary tree and carefully flipped the image

 in publisher, to print off the other one. 

The backing paper is from an old Docrafts set of papers

and it is embossed with the swiss dots folder.

The holly is a small punch I have, with a little red gem. 

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

Fussy n fancy - happy holidays -  14 Jan

Jo's scrap shack - atg - 19 Dec

Polkadoodles - traditional christmas - 19 Dec

Simply papercrafts - atg - 17 Dec

Cards galore encore - merry christmas atg - 1 Jan

Crafty girl creations - atg - 17 Dec

Crafting from the heart - atg - 13 Dec

Get creative - holidays - 14 Dec

Melonheadz friends - winter holidays - 23 Dec

Blue Christmas

I was thrilled to recieve this gorgeous image for this weeks challenge

at Glitter n Sparkle -

it's called "Winter Fae" from Morgans Artworld....

I knew I wanted to use this image to make a Christmas card for our 12 year old niece.

I coloured her coat, hair and skin with my promarkers and

her cuffs and hood were filled with docrafts glitter.

I used a free sentiment I found on t'internet

and embossed an edge around it.

(I feel it gives a professional finish.)

After matting the image I added a precious hearts memory box die

and a Martha Stewart punched snowflake border. 

The backing paper - I think - is from DCWV 

and I carefully ripped the edges to soften the look.

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

Fresh brewed designs - atg christmas - 29 Dec

A snowflakes promise - Winter / christmas - 14 Dec

Papertake weekly - atg - 31 Dec

Bunny zoes crafts - sparkle - 10 Jan

Melonheadz friends - use a digi - 7 Dec

Lil patch of crafty friends - atg - 19 Dec
Pile it on - anything Christmas / winter - 11 Jan
Robyns Fetish - christmas cards - 17 Dec
That craft place - Christmas - 20 Dec
Corrosive challenge - merry Christmas - 20 Dec

Poinsettias

At Patties Creations this month, 

we are asking you to join our challenge with a 

"Christmas" theme...

I used Patties image - Poinsettias in Flowerpot.

It was lovely to colour with my promarkers. 

I decoupaged some of the flowers, to give some depth to the card.

I embossed a simple line around the edge of a dovecrafts backing paper

...and I love the little hearts  in the centre of the snowflakes.

I finished with a grosgrain ribbon and a craftwork cards sentment.

My Grandma LOVES poinsettias, so this card will be perfect for her. 

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

Crafting by designs - atg - 25 Dec
Fresh brewed designs - atg Christmas - 29 Dec
Inky impressions - traditional christmas colours - 8 Dec
Digi choosday - traditional christmas - 15 Dec
Papertake weekly - atg - 31 Dec
Melonheadz friends - use a dgi - 7 Dec

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