LOTV Challenge 80 ~ Things with Wings

Hello again everyone, hope you are all well and the sun is shining wherever you are. It was very foggy in Cheshire this morning but then the sun came out to play and it was lovely to see it, hope it stays around!!

Well the LOTV challenge this week is 'Things with Wings' and as I was itching to use my new LOTV stamps it was a perfect opportunity to colour up this beautiful lady. She is coloured with Promarkers, her wings I have covered with Glossy Accents and Glamour Dust. The sentiment is one of the new ones from LOTV too, I was really spoilt for choice with the new releases and I did spend a little more than I intended but no regrets, they are all so fab. I am off to Manchester to the Craft show in February and I just know I will gravitate to the LOTV stand!

The background paper is Basic Grey Kioshi Lily Child, punches are Martha Stewart and there are lashings of Stickles Star Dust but doesn't show up very well on the photo, the day I took this photo the light was very poor (well that's my excuse!).

Well my beloved little dog Lolly has gone to doggie heaven and even though it was a heartbreaking decision I know it was the right one. She was so frail and she really had enough, she was very calm (I wasn't!) and she passed very peacefully. Her 'hubby' Toby is pining for her, he keeps looking for her around the house and garden, I expected him to whine a bit through the night but he never made a sound. I am sure in a few days we will have forgotten all about her but we miss her too, its so strange not having her here. Thank you to everyone for your messages of support, it means a lot.

Thank you so much for your visit today.

LOTV Challenge 76 - A few of my favourite things

The challenge over on LOTV this week is 'A few of my favourite things' and this card is chock full of my favourite things. Its not very often I manage to make challenges on time so I am really chuffed with this one, it covers the challenge and my friend's birthday, result!!!

My Favourite Things:

Lili of the Valley stamps, love em all, this one is Coffee Break
Digi sentiment is also LOTV.
Papermania Henbury Lane paper.
The colours pink and brown together.
Martha Stewart punch.
Leon Em punch for leaves.
Wild Orchid roses.
Promarkers for colouring.
Tim Holtz Distress ink Spun Sugar around image and sentiment.
Nestabilities.
Stickles Star Dust for bling.

Well I wish this snow would disappear, had enough of it now, mind you I admit I do prefer it to rain but it's so cold!! Still, 3 weeks to Christmas and the shortest day, then we can look forward to Spring!!

Thanks for dropping by my blog, keep warm and well.

LOTV Challenge 62 - Circles

Crikey!!  I managed to make 2 challenges within a week, I must be on a roll!!  Or it could be due to the fact I have some scrummy new LOTV stamps and I just had to have a play! 

The challenge at Lili of the Valley this week is a nice simple one, CIRCLES and this is my entry.  This image is sooo cute and ideal for a birth or birthday.  Coloured with Promarkers, paper from stash, flowers from Wild Orchid and pearls from The Hobby House.

Thanks for looking, its much appreciated.

Cute Card Thursday Guest DT Week 4

Well its week 4 at Cute Card Thursday and its a brilliant sketch by Andrea. This is my fourth week as Guest DT and I must say I have really enjoyed the challenges, so much so it's spurred me on to enter a few challenges, something I havent done for quite a while. Time just whizzes by though and by the time I finally manage to get around to making a card the challenge has moved on to the next one!

For this card I have used Papermania Rose Garden backing paper, I love this paper and the little tag is part of the same set. I have coloured Tilda with Promarkers, the edges I have distressed with Walnut Stain and added Star Dust stickles. The gorgeous blooms are from Wild Orchid, I have spritzed them with Glimmer Mist Gold although you can't see it very well on the photo. The ribbon butterfly is my first attempt following a tutorial from Sue Nelson of Heartprints.

Thanks for looking, hope the sun is shining wherever you are.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

The challenge at Penny Black this week is Monochromatic Brown and as brown is one of my fave colours for cardmaking I had to have a go!

The image is of course Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers and I have used Nestability Labels 3. The punch is Martha Stewart and background paper is Dovecraft Masculine.

Thanks for looking!

Lili Of The Valley Challenge 51

There is a great sketch by the very talented Bev for the Lili of the Valley Challenge number 51 this week and as I haven't entered any challenges for absoloutely ages I thought I would make the effort and this is it!

The base card is pink Bazill, the BP is a Cuddly Buddly download (I think, I have had this ages!), the image was a freebie stamp with a magazine, coloured using Promarkers. The doily circle I made using a large Nestie circle which I then punched using a Martha Stewart punch, the flowers are also Martha Stewart. I have distressed the edges with Walnut Stain and Spun Sugar and added Stickles Star Dust to add a bit of bling!

Thanks for looking and please leave me comments good or bad, I love to read them and do appreciate them.

Magnolia 21st Birthday Card & Colour Create Challenge # 1

What do you think of this card, I feel that there is something missing but not sure what, any ideas or suggestions gratefully received! Tilda's top and socks are green not yellow as they look in the photo. I usually put separate inserts inside my cards but decided to try something different by adding a bit of embellishment inside instead. The card is for a friend for her nieces's 21st birthday. It's also my entry for the very first challenge on Colour Create - pink, green and brown!

Penny Black Challenge Number 34 - Circle Card

This is my entry for the Penny Black Challenge No 34 this week. which is to make a circular card.

I have used the Penny Black 'Contented' stamp, coloured with Prismas.

Scallop and circle shapes cut with Nestabilities with the Cuttlebug.

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 35 - Oh Baby

A Spoonfull of Sugar

The Challenge this week is to create a card for a New Baby, Mum-to-be, New Mum or Pre-schooler. I think this stamp is really cute and I love to add buttons on baby cards.

Papertake Challenge Dawny's Sketch #6

This sketch is the challenge this week at Papertake Weekly and this is my effort. I am on a roll just now with sketches and challenges, its a really good way to get the mojo movin and my mojo is on a definate go slow at the moment!

My Time to Craft Challenge 44 - 'Mice & Easy!'

The challenge this week at My Time to Craft is 'Mice & Easy' so I have chosen this cute 'Cozy Shoe' stamped card as my entry. (Apologies for the poor photo quality).

Cuttlebug Spot Challenge 13 - 'Have a Heart'

The challenge on Cuttlebug Spot is 'Have a Heart' and this is my card for the challenge.

Cuttlebug Challenge # 13

The Cuttlebug Challenge this week is for an all white card, so I am posting one of my Christmas cards. A very quick and simple card to make using the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder and the Ice Crystal Die Cut for the large snowflake. The sentment is stamped and the snowflake glittered using Star Dust Stickles. Scoring done using the Scor-Pal.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge

This card is my first time entry for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

These Tilda stamps are so cute.