GIRLS ROCK!

Morning. A card to share today for a family birthday. I love this image from Digi Stamp Boutique.

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper ~ My Favourite Things “Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots”

Digi Image & Sentiment ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Music Lulu”, coloured with Promarkers

Dies ~ My Favourite Things

Gems ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ November Competition

Passion for Promarkers ~ #373 ~ 3 Favourite Colours (Blue, Purple and Orange)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS

Morning. Another Christmas card to share with you today using an image from Digi Stamp Boutique. I like the simple but stylish image.

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper ~ My Favourite Things “Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots”

Digi Image & Sentiment ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Sketchy Holly”, coloured with Promarkers

Dies – My Favourite Things

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ November Competition

Passion for Promarkers ~ #372 ~ Christmas is Coming

Creative Inspirations ~ #261 ~ AG

Seven Hills Craft ~ November Monthly Challenge ~ Song ~ “The Holly and the Ivy”

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

BIRTHDAY GLITTER GIRL

Morning. A card to share with you today which I have made for my niece for her birthday. She is a girl who likes all things glittery and attends dance glasses so I thought this lovely image from Digi Stamp Boutique fitted just fine......

Card – The Range

Digi Image & Sentiment ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Ballerina Isla”, coloured with Promarkers

Dies – My Favourite Things

Sequins ~ The Range

Glitter ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ November Competition

Creative Inspirations ~ ~261 ~ AG

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

FISHING HARRY

Morning. A quick card commission to share with you this morning.

Paper – My Favourite Things ~ “Tranquil Textures”

Digi Image & Sentiment ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Fishing Harry”, coloured with Promarkers

Dies – My Favourite Things

Enamel Shapes ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ September Customer Competition

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

THANK YOU PENGUIN

Morning everyone. Another quick blog today to share another Christmas card, one of many I have been making. This time is it a Thank You card.

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper – Papermania

Image & Sentiment ~ Digistamp Boutique “Thank You Penguin” coloured with Promarkers

Dies ~ MFT

Buttons ~ The Range

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations #257 ~ AG

I Love Promarkers #317 ~ Spots and/or stripes

Digistamp Boutique ~ September Competition

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

CHRISTMAS CARDS FINISHED - TICK

Morning, so here is my second card of the day. I've been busy making Christmas cards (not my favourite card to make) and I think I need a break from seeing red and green colours.

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper – Papermania

Image ~ Digistamp Boutique “Fun Santa Set” coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Clearly Besotted

Dies ~ MFT

Button ~ Papermania

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations #257 ~ AG

I Love Promarkers #317 ~ Spots and/or Stripes

Digistamp Boutique ~ September Competition  

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

AUTUMN - MY FAVOURITE TIME OF THE YEAR

Morning everyone. Waiting for the longed for rain and cooler temperatures which have not appeared here in Colchester yet. As the weather was supposed to be bad I had already planned to spend today catching up on my blog and have a play with some new craft purchases. So here is my first card today......

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper – Teresa Collins Urban Market

Image & Sentiment ~ Digistamp Boutique “Alvin Squirrel Set” coloured with Promarkers

Dies ~ Mama Elephant & MFT

Sequins ~ The Range

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations #257 ~ AG

Passion for Promarkers #363 ~ Favourite Colour Combo ~ “autumn colours”

Digistamp Boutique ~ September Competition

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

MALE BIRTHDAY

Afternoon everyone. Back this week (must try and find the time to blog more often) with a birthday card for my dad. I love this image from Digi Stamp Boutique, it's fun and I have used it a lot.

Cardstock ~ The Range

Paper – My Favourite Things ~ “Country Fair Plaid”

Digi Image ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Alf Cooling Off”, coloured with Promarkers

Dies – My Favourite Things

Enamel Shapes ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ September Customer Competition

Passion for Promarkers ~ #361 ~ Make us Smile

I Love Promarkers ~ #316 ~ Use A Die Cut

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

WHAT TO DO WHEN IT IS JUST A FEW DEGREES TOO HOT!!

Afternoon everyone. What do you do when it is just a couple of degrees too hot!! Shut yourself in a cool room (if you can find one), get out your Christmas craft stash (a present from my mum for cat sitting) and start making Christmas cards in the hope that it makes you feel a little less hot and bothered. So here is my first Christmas card of this year and yep I'm still boiling.......

Cardstock ~ from my stash 

Paper – Papermania Capsule Collection ~ Spots and Stripes

Reindeer ~ created from Creative Dies “Cute Creatures Die”, Marianne Creatable & MFT

Eyes – The Range

Bow ~ Papermania Capsule Collection ~ Spots and Stripes

Sentiment ~ Clearly Besotted ~ All Occasion Sentiments

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations #256 ~ Christmas In August

As You Like It ~ Favourite Shaped Card & Why (I prefer square shaped card as I think they create more sketch opportunities and I also like the effect of a nice and tidy square card!)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

DAHLIA BLOSSOMS

Afternoon everyone. Back again this morning with another card using a new stamp. I love this time of the year in the garden and will shortly be heading out there to enjoy the lovely warm sunshine today. So here is my card for today.......

Cardstock ~ from my stash

Stamp Set ~ Altenew ~ “Dahlia Blossoms

Inks ~ Versa Magic Dew Drops ~ Tea Leaves, Hint of Pesto, Mango Madness & Punpkin Spice

Sentiment ~ Computer Generated

Sequins ~ Little Things from Lucy's Cards ~ “Ruby Grapefruit

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Creative Inspirations #255 ~ Seaside, Sunshine, Summer Holidays

As You Like It ~ Favourite Flower & Why (Dahlia as I love the vibrant colours and amazing petal shapes)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

BACK FROM A BREAK

Afternoon everyone. Back blogging again after a short break to take some time out for holidays and other things that family life brings. So to my card for today and I am using a new stamp set from Newton's Nook.

Paper ~ Pink Petticoat (sadly closed now)

Cardstock ~ from my stash

Stamp Set ~ Newton's Nook “Made from Scratch”, coloured with Promarkers

Twine ~ from my stash

Dies ~ MFT & Clearly Besotted

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Passion for Promarkers #358 ~ Hip to be Square

As You Like It ~ Favourite Papers & Why (although not used for this card my favourite papers are My Favourite Things especially spots and stripes)

Seven Hills Craft ~ August Theme Challenge ~ Geometry

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

SPORT

Morning everyone. A sporty themed card today as we are in the middle of Euro 2016 and of course Wimbledon

Paper ~ MFT

Image ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ “Football Dan” ~ coloured with Promarkers

Enamel Dots ~ Papermania

Die ~ MFT

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

I Love Promarkers #312 ~ Sport

Digi Stamp Boutique ~ July Competition

The Ribbon Girl ~ June Any Image

As You Like It ~ Favourite Markers, Inks or Pencils (Promarkers because I have always used them, find them really easy to use and blend and come in a huge range of colours)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

BIRTHDAY CARD

Afternoon everyone. I am doing well this week with my third card on the trot and my second post of the day. I have just remembered it is my niece's birthday next week and so that requires a handmade card from her auntie.

Papers ~ Pink Petticoat, Pretty Pastel Creations from The Range & MFT Country Fair Plaid

Dies ~ MFT & Clearly Besotted

Image ~ Digi Stamp Boutique ~ Birthday Winston, coloured with Promarkers

Promarker colours ~ Cool Grey, Caramel, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Blush, Soft Peach, Oatmeal, Sand Dune & Lemon

Enamel Dots ~ from my stash

Card ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

I Love Promakers ~ #311 ~ For A Child

Digi Stamp Boutique Monthly Competition ~ June

Creative Inspirations ~ #254 ~ Spring into Summer

As You Like It ~ Favourite Food & Drink (the colours of my card remind me of a strawberry split ice cream)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

FATHER'S DAY

Morning everyone. I am back again as promised on my blog/card making catch up. Today's card is for my dad for Father's Day and I am using my jolly gnome stamp from My Favourite Things as my dad is a keen gardener. We were also laughing about our lack of ability to take a decent selfie and so was inspired to make my own version on a card. It also made me tackle a new technique I've not done before using masking paper which I had been putting off. All in all it has not turned out too bad and I am quite pleased with it.

Paper ~ Pretty Pastel Creations ~ The Range 

Card ~ from my stash

Dies ~ MFT

Sentiment ~ computer generated

Stamps and co-ordinating Dies ~ MFT ~ You Gnome Me, coloured with Promarkers 

Promarker Colours ~ Cool Grey, Grass, Green Shoot, Meadow Green, Powder Blue, Capri Blue, Reef Blue, Oasis, Lemon, Caramel, Starfish, Honeycomb, Satin, Sand Dune, Blush, Heatwave, Spring Lilac, Lilac and Blender

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Calendar ~ Father's Day/For a Male

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

BRITISH SUMMER TIME???!

Morning everyone. Hope you are all well today. We seem to be well into the great British summer of sunshine and showers so I have decided to dedicate today to catching up with my blog and card making which has gone astray in recent weeks with life's up and downs.

I wanted to show you the recent creations I have made with a challenge win prize and a recent purchase (which always cheers me up)

So my first card is made from a combination of stamps. The first is a stamp from the lovely Bev at Uniko Stamps which I was lucky enough to win on a Passion for Promarkers challenge. These particular stamps are from a set called Fun Flowers. The second stamps used are from the lovely Stephanie at Clearly Besotted. These stamps are from a set called Happy Birthday which also comes with co-ordinating dies if you wish.  I must apologise for the quality of the photo - I blame the changing weather!

Card ~ Pretty Pastels Creations from The Range

Dies ~ MFT

Flower Stamps ~ Fun Flowers from Uniko Stamps

Ink – Versa Magic Chalk in Mango Madness and Pumpkin Spice

Sentiment ~ Clearly Besotted “Happy Birthday” with co-ordinating dies

Gems ~ from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:-

Creative Inspirations #253 ~ Spring into Summer

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day..... I WILL be back tomorrow with the rest of my makes 

NEW HOME

Morning everyone. Hope you are all well today. So to my card for today and I am using a recent purchase from Digi Stamp Boutique. Very cute and versatile image.

Paper – MFT Country Fair Plaid cut with Blueprint Die from MFT

Card – from my stash

Image – Digi Stamp Boutique “Bob” - coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment – Computer generated

Gems – from my stash

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

As You Like It – Favourite Food or Drink & Why (I love the colours or Rhubarb & Custard or Strawberries & Cream which the colours of this card remind me or)

Creative Inspirations – AG

I Love Promarkers – Inspired by a or Film (inspired by a song, We All Stand Together)

Digi Stamp Boutique - June Competition 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....

FLOWER POWER

Afternoon everyone. Hope you are all well today. So to my card for today and another one using my latest stamp from MFT and new die from Clearly Besotted.

Paper – Free with Crafts Beautiful Magazine cut with Blueprint Die from MFT

Stamp & Sentiment – MFT “Fly By Friend” - coloured with Promarkers

Card - from my stash

Notebook Die – Clearly Besotted

Grass Stamp & Die – Clearly Besotted

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Passion for Promarkers – #346 – Spots and/or stripes

I Love Promarkers - #309 - AG

The Ribbon Girl – May Card Challenge

As You Like it – Favourite Patterned or Embossed Paper & Why

(Simple checks, spots, stripes are my favourite kind of patterned papers)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and enjoy the rest of your day.....