Sweet Elins, Frog on Flower

Morning friends.

Hope you have all had a wonderful weekend. Today there is a new challenge over at Songbird. The challenge has been sponsored by Bearly Mine and the theme is "Could it be Magic".  We have some lovely DT members cards to show you and it would be lovely if you could join in and add a bit of Magic to your cards. 

I have used Nellie Snellen's - Sweet Eline's, Frog on Flower.

The image has been coloured in with Flexi Markers and Pro Markers.

I have loved making this card. I have wanted for so long some Pion Papers and I finally purchased some at a craft fair recently. I love, love, love them  and am going to buy a bucket full at the NEC. 

The bow die is from Memory Box

The Sentiment is computer generated and mounted onto a Whimsy Ticket Stamp.

The ribbon, lace and gem on the bow are from my own stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - challenge 63 Bling
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/- Lots of layers
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ - challenge 34 anything goes, any artist
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/ - Things with wings - Challenge 155
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk - things with wings Ch 42 (ends 10th nov)
http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Ribbons and lace
http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Butterflies, bee, things with wings
http://www.clearlyistamp.blogspot.co.uk - ribbon or twine
http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - monochrome, dies / punches
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget, if you haven't already, to add your name to my followers candy. Thank you for you lovely comments and I will see you all again soon. Take care. 

Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful

Have a listen to this if you haven't heard it already. Wonderful song. Tried to post it on my side bar but didn't manage it.

Hugs Sharon. x

Emma Shoes

Morning Blogger friends.

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. It is time for a new challenge over at  Dream Valley which has been sponsored by Sassy Studios. The theme of this challenge is Glitter and Bling. 

I have use a LOTV stamp called Emma Shoes

The green papers are from Nitwit collections called One Birdie Lane Too and the orange paper is from a collection at Sassy Designs

The image has been coloured with Pro Markers and Flexi Markers. 

The Doily is from my own stash and the flowers are from WOC and the sentiments are from LOTV.

The ribbon is from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and the butterfly die is by Memory Box.

I am entering this card into the following challenge.

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/-  challenge 20 anything goes
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.co.uk - anything goes

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Tic Tac Toe

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow.

Best Dress

Morning friend bloggers.

Hope you are enjoying your week.Today, over at Diva's by Design, we are starting a new challenge. The theme is to use Orange and the challenge has been sponsored by Stamp n Doodle. 

I have used the gorgeous Lily of the Valley Stamp called Best Dress

The card blank is from Craftwork Cards and the papers are One Birdie Lane Too by Nitwit Collections.
The image has been coloured with Pro Markers and Flexi Markers.

The doily is from my own stash as is the ribbon which has been coloured in with my Flexi Marker. ?The heart button is from my own stash.

The flower has been layered using  Decorative Dies Glorious Gerbera which was purchased at the Range.

The cardigan has been glittered with Diamond Sparkles.

Just to let you know that Dad is improving by the day and should be home in a few days although he will still need lots of care till he regains his strength. Kayleigh has spend a few days with us and seems to be coping very well with the loss of their baby. So, all in all, we are having a much better week than last week.

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Ribbons and Buttons
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk/ - doily
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - autumn colours
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/ bling it on

Thank you for your good wishes and I will be back soon.

Followers Candy

Good afternoon Blogger friends

       

Just a quick reminder to let you know that I have followers Candy. I have 107 followers at the moment, thank you all so much, but I have only had 33 entries into the candy give away. Don't lose out, all you have to do if you are a follower or would like to be, is just leave me a comment.  

Tilda with Wrapped Heart

Hi Blogger Friends.

Thank you so much for the get well messages for my dad. He has been suffering from Pancreatitus and has been extremely poorly. He is still in the high observation ward and has a long way to go but hopefully he is out of danger. I have never seen him look so frightened.  I have not been able to face going to work and have found it difficult to eat and sleep, I needed to be at home so that I could get across to the hospital as soon as possible if needed. Luckily I live across the road from the hospital.

  We have had some more sad news this week. Our daughter Kayleigh has unfortunately lost her baby. She was 12 weeks but the baby had stopped growing at 8 weeks. Russ set off this morning at 6am so that he could be with her as she had to go through the necessary procedure to make sure the baby had come away and it is now 9pm and he is still at the hospital with her. Bless her.  So all in all it has been one hell of a shitty week. 

I have tried to keep up with my comment commitments for my DT blogs but have not felt in the mood for any crafting. This is a card I made earlier for a friends daughter. 

The card blank is from Craftwork Cards and the papers are from Nitwit Collections. The image has been coloured with Copic Markers. 

The butterfly  die on the side of the card is called Butterflight by Tim Holtz. Love this die.

The ribbon is Silk Crush from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. The feather is from my own stash as is the button on the ribbon. The sentiment is computer generated. 

I am now going to do some commenting on your wonderful blogs whilst I wait for Russ to get home. I think he will need a big hug. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk - add some bling
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Ribbon
http://craftymesschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - Happy birthday
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - bling (209)
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes (196)


 As I said earlier thank you so much for your lovely comments. 

Lily Bee

Morning Blogger Friends.

There is a new challenge today over at Songbirds. The theme  "Build me up Buttercup", which I am sure you have guessed, means your submissions must be predominantly yellow. The Sponsor is Pink Cat Studio.  I have used the lovely "Lily Bee". 

The papers are from Nitwit Collections. I have coloured her with Pro Markets and Flexi Markers.

Sorry about the shadows - not one of my better photo's.
The bow is from a local craft shop.

The metal corner embellishment and the flowers are from WOC. I have glittered her wings using Diamond Sparkles.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ - Anything goes

Thank you for the get well comments for Dad. He is a lot better than yesterday but still not well. I am stopping with mum for a couple of nights and don't want to seem rude so time for commenting will be limited but I will try my best. I can perhaps sneak in a couple of hours when she goes to bed as she is not a night owl like myself.

Halloween Brat Pumpkin

Good Morning friend bloggers.

Hope you are all well and enjoying some crafty time.

We have a new challenge over at Dream Valley. The theme this week is Halloween and the challenge has been sponsored by Bugaboo, and One Stop Card Crafts. 

I have chosen the image Halloween Brat Pumpkin and I have loved colouring her in.

The papers are from Sassy Designs apart from the pumpkin paper which was a free download from  Grafico

The bow is from my own stash and the butterfly is from Memory Box.

Sorry but I can't remember where I bought the banner dies. The sentiment has been computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Art with no boundaries - Halloween

Hooked on Craft Challenge - Halloween
Paper Playtime - Halloween
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/ - Halloween
http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  Halloween
http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/ - use ribbon
http://brokenboxstock.blogspot.co.uk/ halloween
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Halloween
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ To cute to spook

Sorry for the short post and I apologise if I don't get round to your blogs for some commenting, but my dad has been taken into hospital so I have a lot on my mind at the moment. Take care.

Fun Birthday

Good Evening lovely blogger friends. 

Hope you are all well and finding some crafty time. I have had four days off work with the intention of making lots and lots of cards!!! Well I made a staggering 4.  Maths is not my strong point but even I can work out that is only 1 a day. On the brighter side I did manage to get both my DT cards done ready for this weekend. 

Talking of DT's as I mentioned last week I was asked to join Songbird and Dream Valley - well I also was asked on Sunday to be GDT for No Matter Which Challenge during November. How chuffed did I feel. They do say everything comes in threes don't they. 

My card today is clean and simple!!!

Well it was supposed to be - didn't I do well. I suppose for me it is clean and simple, there are no flowers.

Card Blank is from Craftwork Cards. The papers are from Nitwit Collections. The image is from LOTV and has been coloured using Pro Markers and Polychromo Pencils.

The butterfly as you will all know doubt know by now as I use it virtually on every card is by Memory Box. 

The scalloped edging is a die from Magnolia.

I have done something on this card which I have never done before and that is to use faux stitching and I am quite pleased with the effect. It seems to finish the card off. 

The ribbon is from my own stash.

 am entering this card into the following challenges
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/  All creatures great and small

pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/ - Animal magic
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.co.uk Something old - stamp, something new - magnolia scallop die
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.co.uk/ animals

Have a wonderful week and I will see you all at the weekend.

Patchwork Daisy

Good afternoon friends.

Hope you have all had a good weekend. I booked today off work because I knew that I had to make cards for my DT's and friends but you know what they say "best laid plans"!!!  We went to out daughters Saturday evening and left this morning in good time but we called in at a shopping centre. We then went to Russ's mums and ended up going out for lunch with her and Russ's niece and great niece. So I have actually in two days made a whopping 1 card!!! I really hope my mojo stays for tomorrow.

I have made this card for my parent's to give to their friends for their Diamond Wedding. Mum didn't want anything mushy so I got out one of my favourite stamps.

Card blank is by Craftwork Cards and the papers are In the Meadow too by Nitwit Collections. 

Got withdrawal symptoms for my Memory box butterfly die so here it is again.

The flowers are all from WOC

The butterfly die on the right of the card is Butterflight by Tim Holtz which I purchased from a local store. This is another of my favourite dies. 

The image has been coloured in with Copic Markers and the shadow around the image is a Polychromo pencil. The gems are from my own stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - (77) animals
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.ca/ - (237)  ribbons
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.ca/ - cute and cuddly
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ (96) Die cuts and punches

That's all for now blogger friends. Take care. 

Butterfly baby

Good morning to you all. Hope you are well.

It's time for another challenge over at Diva's by Design. The theme for this week is add some texture (fabric, flowers, ribbon, embossing etc), and  has been sponsored by Joanna Sheen. I really enjoyed this challenge so why not head on over there and check it out.

Sponsor images are optional and as at the moment I don't own any of her images (must rectify that as I adore House Mouse), I have used an adorable image from Saturated Canary.    

Krista drew this little darling to raise awareness of a terrible decease and is giving away the proceeds from the first weeks sales to this cause. Hurry though cos the proceeds from the sales finishes on Thursday. If you would like to know more about this decease then you can read about it here.

I have really enjoyed colouring the little cutie.

Sorry, Quite a few photo's. 

 Card Blank - Craftwork cards

Papers - Nitwit Collections

Colouring medium - Copic markers

Cherish Border - Memory Box

Flowers - WOC

Ribbon - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

 I am entering this card into the following challenges;
http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - glimmer and sparkle
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ - add sparkle
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - Anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://fatpageswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk - butterflies or buttons
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk die cuts and or punches

I have some news about my followers candy in the next few days when I have figured out how to do a sticky post. Is it easy? I would be grateful for any advice as I thought setting up a schedule would be easy but that didn't go to plan.
Enjoy the rest of the day

Tutu Sweet

Good afternoon friend.

Hope you have all enjoyed your weekend and are ready for another crafty week - work permitting. As I told you on my last post I was waiting to confirm being a DT member  for a blog and that was for Songbird Challenges. So chuffed but slightly in a whirl at being chosen for two challenge blogs in one weekend. I am certainly going to have to get myself organised. That is going to start this afternoon when I need to have a major tidy and organisation of my craft room. 

My card today is Tuto Sweet by Meljen's digi's'. I have really enjoyed colouring her in and think she looks adorable. 

The doily heart. gems and ribbon are from my own stash

 The photo's have been edited using Photoscape. This is a free download programme and has far more options on it that I have tried so far. Will have to spend some time learning more about it. 

A compilation

Card Blank - Craftwork cards
Papers - Nitwit collections
Tutu Sweet - Meljen's at Paper Shelter
Colouring medium - Copic markers
Sentiment - Whimsy stamps
Flowers - WOC

I am entering this card into the following challenges

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - use a digi
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ - anything goes
http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes
http://nutcrafters.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkle and gems
http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkley
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.co.uk/ - floral
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/anything-goes.html - anything goes
http://jacksonsdigitalexpressions.blogspot.co.uk/ - pink - (breast cancer awareness)
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/ pink
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ - bingo

I am getting near having 100 followers so watch this space for some candy. Thank you so much to all my followers old and new. I appreciate every comment and look forward to reading them. Take care.