Sketch N Stash........

Morning again peeps two posts in one day.....now thats a record for me......lol, being as its Monday that also means the start of another challenge over at Sketch n Stash, lots of lovely entries for the previous challenge glad I didn't have the task of picking the winners. Today sketch is by our lovely Lizzy and shes left it up to you where you add the sentiment and embellishments, so you get to show us your creative talent.

Prize is $15 to spend in store.

  Stamp is from Lili Of the Valley......haven't inked this one in a while so definately counts as my oldest stash mind you the lace is well over 20 years old so I guess that wins the prize for oldest.

Papers are from Forever friends called Spring Time and I added little diamantes to centre of the flowers on the paper for extra bling.Image has been coloured with Prisma pencils and then stickles Stardust and glamour dust added for even more sparkle.I didn't add a sentiment for this card which is just as well as my daughter snaffled it for a friends little girls birthday so I added the number 3 in the bottom left hand corner as well as the little girls name......sorry no pic.

Challenges

Allsorts ......Free and easy.

Totally papercrafts.....Bling it up.

Paperplay.....in the garden.

Everybody Art....Garden.

Hugs n smiles to you all.

I'm back......

Morning peeps, I'm back off my holls.....urghhhh, I shall miss my early morning cuppa over looking  Lake Garda whilst colouring all the images I took with me, and not forgetting all the lovely sunshine we had, although this morning is looking lovely. We spent Friday in Disneyland and we waited till the end for the fireworks so we were all rather pooped yesterday when we got back, oh well back to reality and all the washing, ironing, work etc. to do, although I get to see my daughter and grandson Ethan today who I missed whilst on my holls......no running around after him. At least I can catch up on my Dt cards now, talking of which heres my card for Sketch N Stash......there is still one week to join in, the sketch is by Jackie. The old stash I've used are the flowers and the new stash are the papers well they're fairly new so I'm hoping that counts.....lol. oh no the pencils are my newest stash......I'm so lovin' my prisma pencils, so much so I took them on holiday with me.The image is Teddy Bea......such a sweetie.

Whimsy Stamps are offering the winner $15 to spend in store.

Challenges

Teddy Bo .......use a Teddy Bea image.

Craft Us Crazy......anything goes.

Papertake.....getting cute.

Fab n Funky......Animal antics.

Stampin' for the weekend......paws for thought.

Allsorts......free n easy.

Oh well better get started on more washing

ready for the marathon ironing

this afternoon......lol.

hugs n' smiles

Sketch n Stash.....

Morning peeps hope you all had a great weekend,and a Happy 4th of July to you all over the pond.....lots of celebrations today.Hope you all had a lovely weekend, gosh they go so quick and apart from colouring my hair.....which is a pain, I keep threatening to go au natural.......grey, or in my case silver on the top, which is my halo......lol and salt and pepper everywhere elso, could be a new trend, I could steak it with alcohol inks as they're permanent and have a rainbow effect.....ok I'm just being silly now, its just that I'd love to be outrageous and have coloured hair, I think  its an age thing......lol, any way apart from that I had a lazy Sunday now I'm starting to panic as we're off on our holls at the end of the week and I'm sure I've got lots of jobs to do before I go........just can't think of any at the moment.......see the memory is going as well.....arghhh.
Anyway I can't believe its time for another Sketch n Stash challenge and this week we get to follow a fabbie sketch by Faye or Fluffy as she also know.....

Simon Says Stamp are the sponsers this week with $15

to spend in their wonderful store.

I've use another digi image called when you wish upon a star from Teddy Bo, which is my oldest stash and I've used my new papers from First edition called Summer Breeze, I've just brought another pad thats just come out and I just keep flicking through the pages.

Challenges

Poodles Parlour......things with wings.

Stamp Something .......use a digi.

Divas by Designs......die cuts/punches.

Truly Scrumptious......things with wings.

Stampavie....more than three layers.

By the cute and girly......things with wings

Hugs n Smiles

Sketch N Stash.......

Morning everyone hope you all had a lovely weekend at least the weather was a bit better yesterday after Saturady when it bucketed it down for most of the day, well as you know its Monday and that means another challenge at Sketch N Stash where you get to play with your old and new stash and follow a great sketch which this week has been created by the lovely Vicky. For my card I've used a stamp from Penny Black that I've had for ages which I absolutly love but I've never got around to inking it up....shame on me. I've coloured the image with my fave twinkling H20s adding Star Dust stickles for bling as well as on the candy from Craft Work Cards, which is my newest stash. The papers are from First Edition .....Hideaway, I'm so lovin' all these paper pads....scrummy.

the sponser this week is

and the winner gets to choose 4 images.

Challenges.

Penny Black......Pesky Critters.

Penny Black at Allsorts........Favourite stamp.

Simon Says.....Bingo (Flowers, Brads(faux),and sentiment).

My Mums Craft shop......seeing spots.

Hooked on Crafts......anything goes

Be back later to check out your entries for this fortnights challenge

happy crafting

hugs

Sketch N Stash...........

OK who knicked those last two weeks, I thought there was still another week to go for the challenge, then I suddenly realised there wasn't and I had to get my skates on to make my DT card in time, this week the sketch is by our talented Jill.

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I've used another of the new releases from Sylvia Zet called Dandelion Girl for my card this week......... another sweetie, the image is available from Cuddly Buddly,the corner dies and flourishes are from Marianne Designs, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The new stash that I used this week was the image and the old stash was the pearls and lace. I'm looking forward to visiting all your fabbie entries again this week.

Challenges

Drunken Stampers.....Happy Birthday.

One Stop Craft....Texture.

Stamp Something Friday......use a digi (papers and image).

Cute Card Thursday.......Embellish it.

Delicious Doodles......Texture.

By the cute and girly.....In the garden

Hugs n' Smiles

Sketch N Stash........

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, it was too windy to work in he garden yesterday so I used that as an excuse to play in my craft room and made 2 atcs, 1 card and an altered frame which I'll post over the week, I don't think I've ever made so much in one day, mind you my son was there trying to pinch my workspace again. Well my stint as the sketch designer for Sketch N Stash has finished and I've picked my Top 3......there were so many lovely entries to choose from and now its over to the talented Angie, shes ubber talented as she turns our rough  sketches into a work of art, don't forget to tell us which  new stash or old stash you used  or use some of each if you want. We have 2 sponsers ths week Stamp and Create and Kenny K.
For my card I used  a new digi from Cuddly Buddly called My Purrfect friend and for my old stash I used the lace which you can thread a ribbon through but mine was too big so I laid it on the top, the papers are from CB called quilted holly.....yes I know they are from a Christmas collection but they are too sweet to use just for Crimbo.I coloured the little girl with Twinkling H20's and the little kitties with Prismas.I think I'm going through a clean and simple phase as I've not added any extra embellies except some Star Dust Stickles for a smidge of bling

Challenges

Crafty Pad......Lace and bow.

If the Shoe fits.....clean and simple.

Alphabet challenge.....C for clean and simple.

Have a lovely week

catch up with you later as I'd better go and get ready

for work.....

Sketch N Stash.......

Morning peeps hope you all had a good weekend, been feeling a bit low myself so I spent Sunday playing in my craft room making 3 cards and an ATC which I'll post later this week but todays card is for the new challenge at Sketch N Stash this week, now I made this a few weeks back as it's my turn today to do the sketch for this weeks challenge........ luckily we only have to draw the sketch and the talented Angie makes them look pretty, which is a blessing as I'm hopeless with computer drawings,I also get the task of picking the Top Three winning cards, remember that you can rotate the sketch but it must still be identifiable with the original sketch,we are being sponsered by Simon Sayswho are giving the winner some $ to spend in their store.......The image is called "A little bidie told me so" from Cuddly Buddly as are the papers, I've used distress ink to colour the image with a smidge of sparkle using Stardust stickles.

Challenges

Stamp Something Friday......use a digi (papers).

Stampin B'.....use flower soft, liquid applique or glitter (sprinkled glitter on the herart and sentiment)

Colour Create.....Aqua, green, purple and white aand optional glitter.

Totally Papercrafts.....2 papers, 3 embellishments (flowers, Ribbon and pearls).

Crazy 4 Challenges.....flowers.

CES....favourite colour combo.

Cupcake.....gingham and roses.

Have a great week

........ at least the sun has come back out after the rain at the weekend

can't remember when we had such perfect blue skies

hugs

Sketch N Stash..................

Morning peeps....its Monday and firstly its time for another challenge at Sketch N Stash, where you get to follow a great sketch this week and tell us which is your oldest or newsest stash......cos we're nosy like that, you could use both for my card the ribbon is my oldest which if my memory serves me right is from MME from last year and the papers are from the new delish range called Up Up and Away from First Addition by Trimcraft you get glittery embossed papers and some plainer doubled sided ones that co-ordinate beautifully. Secondly I don't have  to go to work either so I can play to hearts content, I'm gonna break out my melt pot today as its been gathering dust since Christmas, and I might just have an hour in the garden again....I don't know why I started this mamouth task....well I do my neighbour at the bottom of the garden decided to build a wall a foot higher than our 6' fence and it looked hideous so I took my pergola down which needed doing but hadn't planned on doing this year, so I could put up a new fence to hide the back of is wall, why he needed a 7' wall is beyond me but never mind at least its kick started us into remodeling the garden which will be more Ethan friendly when finished......gosh I am rambling on today....back to the card I made for this weeks challenge,

I've used another of those sweet Bo Teddy images, its the hats, theyre so cool. The sketch this week is open for you to pick one from the previous weeks so have a rummage through and see what you can find, I used sketch no 7, the squares turned out slightly larger than anticipated....must measure more acurately next time. The flowers are from Wild Orchid CraftsHobby. The image has been coloured with my fave paints twinkling h20s and the bear has been coloured in with prisma pencils, I like the contrast between matt and shiny using the two colouring mediums

Challenges
Bo Teddy ......use at tag.
ABC challenge....S for sparkle.
C.R.A.F.T flowers.
Just for Fun....squares.
Stamp something flowers , button and sparkle.
Totally gorjuss.....bling it on.
CES....spring colous or image.

                                               Have a lovely day...catch ya later



Sketch N Stash..........

hiya peeps todays Monday.....argggh I hear you shout, its amazing how quick they come round, hope you all had a great weekend the weather was gorgeous, not too hot and I managed to make a start on moving my garden around....mamouth task. This weeks sketch is by fellow teamie Julie......, as well as the following the sketch you need to let us know what was either your old or new stash that you used, I used a new image from Cuddly Buddly and the old stash was the lace which is over 20 years old.....just slightly younger than me....lol.

This weeks sponsers are Simon Says

The image is from the Eliza and Bro range called Its a Spring thing and the papers are also from Cuddly Buddly I used Marianne dies for the corners and added pearls for added detail. The image was coloured in with Distress Inks included Old Paper, Victorian Velvet, Tea Dye, Bundled Sage etc not a twinkling h20 in sight......lol
Hope you all have a lovely Monday, I'm off to work now and its getting busy again with the run up to Easter and all those eggs to ice.....I can write with icing better now than I can write with a pen. At least I get a couple of days off after the Easter Bunny has delivered all those yummy chocolate eggs and I'm hoping to get my melt pot out and have a play without little fingers in the way, by that I mean Ethan ......

Sketh N stash.......

Went to the hobby show at the nec yesterday, not as big a show as the November one but still managed to spend too many pennies......lol. I did manage to get my hands on some of the new acrylic paints that Paperartsy have just brought out,well to be honest my daughter brought them for me for Mothers Day, they have a lovely chalky finish and can be stamped on as well as mixed together for lovely colours, I think that these will be really popular as they have a lovely fininsh for backgrounds to tags. My daughter and I had a little go at parchment craft on the Pergamano stand, I really struggled with cutting, eyes are not what they used to be, the work on the dispaly stands was amazing, so intricate.
 Its Monday.....again, and that means we have a new challenge another at Sketch N Stash, we have a lovely sketch for you by Vicky, and this weeks sponsers are  Meljens Designs and Simon Says, don't forget to tell us your old or new stash that you've used.

For my card I've used papers from Papermania.....Henbury Lane, the Pansy image has been coloured using H2O's and Sakura pens, the punch is from Martha Stewart, the sentiment has been alcohol inked for colour.

Challenges

Crafty Pad.....for mum.

Allsorts.......for a special lady.

Stampin' for the weekend......Mothers Day.

Simon Says.....mothers day/girly.

Papertake........mum/girly.

Cupcake...flowers for mum

Oh La La.....mothers day or special friend.

 Hugs n' Smiles

Sketch N Stash........

Hiya all, well I didn't get any more fence painting done yesterday although the weather turned out better in the afternoon, instead we nipped to Nottingham (over an hour away) so that my son could check out the new Ninetendo 3DS that is coming out soon. I must be the only daft Mum who takes her son so that he can have a play on a new toy ....in all fairness I did have ago on all the games as well that they were demoing, and an hour or so later I had to stop playing so we could get some dinner, I'll have to wait now and borrow his console when it arrives.....I've got my eye on a couple of games.
Onto this weeks sketch for Sketch N Stash, its by the talented Sue. my new stash are: the papers and the flowers are my old stash.

This week we are sponsered by Whimsy Stamps. I've used one of Meljens designs....ABC, colouring the image in with Twinkling H2Os and ans Sakura Pens. The papers are from Papermania......Spring Collection.

Looking forward to visiting your entries for the the next couple of weeks

Challenges

Crafty Pad......Buttons.

Meljen designs challenge,.....use green  a little or alot.

Alphabet ....S for stripes.

Oldie but a goodie......for a baby (image and sentiment are my oldest stash).

Crafty Creations.....baby blue.

have a great week

hugs and best wishes

Sketch n' Stash...........

Evening peeps and a Happy Valentines to you all, my hubby left me a card this morning for when I woke up....bless, lots of adjectives on it .....mushy!, he'll get his heart shaped lolly with his iced name on later and I've made him an atc with valentines on so I'll post that later for you to see...........
Well today is Monday and its the start of another challenge at Sketch N' Stash, there were lots of lovely entries last week making it hard for Vicky to pick the Top  3. The sketch this week is by our team member Jackie and this week we have 2 sponsers.....Simon Says and Bunny Zoes Crafts, can't be bad.
My card features Tabitha from the Toby Tumble range and is one of the new  Spring Collection from Cuddly Bunny by Czes Pachela.....so sweet hanging out her washing, coloured in with distress inks and sakura pens. Seems appropriate for today with the heart slider on the ribbon from Marianne designs and the little hearts on her dress......

Have a happy Valentines day

Thank you for your kind comments

much appreciated

hugs

Sketch N' Stash......

Evening peeps brrrr its been cold at work today, will take me a while to thaw out, this is my first DT card for Sketch n' Stash, there is a lovely sketch by Vicky for you to follow and don't forget you can use either new or old stash or even both. This fortnights challenge is sponsered  by Kenny K and Meljen designs so some fabbie images to be won.I went for the cutie fairy by Meljen......check out those rosy cheeks. I kept the colour scheme to two colours using Bundled sage, Forest Moss, Victorain velvet and Fired Brick distress inks to colour the image, then I added stardust sickles to the dress for the bling. The papers are new from Papermania, delish linen effect in pinks and greens......Hanover collection. Ribbons are by Marrianne, you get several shades of one colour.I'm looking forward to the new dies that they are bring out in February......delish. Better start saving again, I'm trying to be good this month so I can be bad next month.....lol. The sentiment stamp is by A Cats Life which I got last week.........so lots of new stash on this card.


                            Tutu sweet Fairy by Meljen Designs at Whimsy stamps

Challenges

Drunken Stamper......Happy Birthdays.

Totally gorjuss......anything goes.

Totally papercrafts......one for the kiddies.

Fab n' Funky......use a digi (image).

Crafty Cardmakers......use water colours or a water theme.

have a fun filled Monday

hugs

Sakura Pens

This is my first card painting with Sakura pens and I'm totally hooked, when I went to the NEC on Sunday I went to the workshop using the pens to colour with. I have had these pens for a while and just coloured in with them solidly but never used them as a medium for watercolouring, the lady who did the workshop (sorry I forgot her name) was fab she had a great sense of humour and we learnt alot, so now I'm hooked because they are so subtle and shimmer beautiful.

Materials used
Sakura pens
DCWV pink christmas papers
Stamp-Fairy from Craft Companions
Punch-snowflake from Woodware
gems and ribbon from stash.

I have enterd this card in the following challenges Sketch and Stash, love this sketch and the new stash I have used is my Christmas papers brought at the NEC. Cupcake have the theme of snow much fun, Cooking with Kate has the criteria of christmas sparkle and a border ( I inked and added sparkle as a border around the card)

My First challenge Card

This is my first card as a design team member at  My Time To Craft the theme this week is RIP IT UP, so this is my take on the challenge. The papers I have used are from the Paperbox, as I love plaid I just had to buy this paper not bad at £3.49. The edges have all been torn and distressed inked. I inked the edges of the background paper and then stamped the border.The sketch is from Sketch and stash (the papers are new)

Bright & Zingy

I hope this card fits the theme at Magnloia this week, its about as bright and zingy as I get. I followed the sketch from Sketch and Stash as it was a simple sketch but gave you the opportunity to jazz it up,the new stash I used for this was the flowers  the blue ones are from http://www.beecrafty.co.uk/ and the other two flowers are from Tabby Crafts .....loving these. My Time to Craft have a DT call and the criteria is quick and cute well I managed to complete this card in under 30mins, which is quick for me lol....