Nutcrafters Reminder

Good morning. Just a reminder to let you know that you still have a few days to enter the current Nutcrafters challenge - Make a Scene. All the new digis are now available online for immediate download.  Also to let you know that Katie is now concentrating on the digital side of her business so this means she is having a fabulous SALE to clear her shelves.   Every item has at least 35% off, and some much more than that.  There are some great bargains to be had and post and packaging is only £1 to the UK

Katie is also going to advertise both the new releases and the sale on the  Facebook page.  She will be offering a freebie for each post she puts on Facebook.  So if you pop over there and like the post you will have another chance to win.

Debby's Birthday

Good Afternoon everybody.  Another shocking day with the weather.  Rain, rain and more rain, a bit of hail and thunder and lightning and now the sun has come out.  Moan, moan, moan its all I seem to do just lately.  Oh well, I've got the week off work now and I'm not going to let the weather spoil it.  I'll just have to get my waterproofs out again lol. 

My card today is one for Debby at work.  She is really patriotic and has got union jack bunting up in her office so I think she'll like this card.

I used the freebie Portobello Road papers that came in the Creativity Magazine

Image - Saturated Canary - Rainy Day

Coloured with Promarkers

I followed the sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp

Sentiment I made myself using http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/

Ribbon and Card Candi from stash.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Patriotic

Sweet Stampin' - Scallops

Top Tip Tuesday - Independence Day or Stars and Stripes

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Saturated Canary Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Simon Says - Sporty or Patriotic

Card Makin Mamas - Red, White and Blue

Patties Creations - Red, white and blue

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.  Take Care.

New Home

Hello again,  My sister and brother in law are moving house on Friday so I have made this quick, clean and simple card for them.

Image and Sentiment - Doodle Pantry - Free image

Coloured with Prismas

Backing Paper - very old sticky back paper from stash

Ribbon - Meiflower

Gems from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Clean and Simple

Creative Crafts Challenge - Tweet Tweet

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - Gingham

Craft your Passion Challenge - Things with wings

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Birds of a feather

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge - Make a Scene

Oops sorry I'm late today. I borrowed my mum's carpet shampooer at the weekend so got up early this morning and got cracking on the stair carpet. Would you believe I've only just realised its Wednesday and time for a new challenge at Nutcrafters.

This time it has been set by the lovely Katie. She has decided to set the challenge of:

MAKE A SCENE 

So we would like you to incorporate a background into your project this means using a stamp, drawing it yourself or using an image from a magazine etc

We are celebrating the launch of Katie's new Cutie Pie images.  There are some gorgeous new characters and scenery images so please pop over to Nutcrafters and take a look.

We would love to see some of you joining in with the challenge this week. You don't need to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you do.

Main Prize (You need to use a Nutcrafters image)

2nd Prize (No need to use Nutcrafters image, just follow the challenge)
2 Digi stamps or 1 Stamp Sheet (subject to availability)

I have used the cute digi image - Day in the Park

Coloured with Promarkers

The backing papers are Stamping Up

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Right off now to have a quick cup of tea then back to to finish off the stairs.  Doesn't look any different at the moment, hopefully it will look better when dry.  You should see the colour of the water that came out of the machine yeuchh!!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky Challenge - Cute and Girly
Love to Create - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Amazing Animals

Have a lovely day. Take Care.

Forever Friends Christmas

Good Afternoon everyone.

Just got back from mum's. She loved her card, phew!!

Another quick card from me.  A Christmas one this time.  I'm not too sure about this one, maybe a bit too colourful and the red on his hat is not that red in real life, it is more pinky like the backing paper.

Forever friends stamp - coloured with Prisma Pencils

Backing paper - First Edition - 'Xmas Joy'

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Martha Stewart Snowflake punch

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Teddy

Christmas Challenges - Sketch and non-traditional colours

ABC Christmas Challenge - L for Lyrics (sentiment, tis the season to be jolly)

Craft your days away - teddy bears

 

Penny Black Birthday

Good Afternoon everybody. Is it ever going to stop raining. As I write the rain is bouncing off the windows. It was lovely on Wednesday (my usual day off work) so I went to 3 garden centres and bought some lovely plants and some veg for my new veggie plot. I was hoping to get them planted this weekend but it doesn't look like there's much chance of that.

It's my lovely mum's birthday tomorrow and here's the card I made.

Image - Penny Black Furry Love

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Dovecraft Back to Basics III

Butterfly - Marianne Die and Martha Stewart Punch

Punched Flowers

Martha Stewart PATP - Pansy

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Ribbon and Card Candi from stash

I am entering it into the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - 5 Circles

Hope you all have a great weekend. 

Pam's Birthday

Just a quick one tonight. This card is for one of the GPs at work whose birthday is on Thursday.

 Image - LOTV - Dandelion Clock

Coloured with Promarkers

Backing Papers - Freebie from Shabby Princess

Ribbon - Meiflower

Button and Bakers twine from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies - In the Garden

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

Passion for Promarkers - Lots of Layers

Nutcrafters Challenge 20 - Spots and/or Stripes

Good Morning Crafters.

It's time for another challenge at Nutcrafters and this time it has been set by the lovely Helen.

She has decided to set the challenge of:

Spots and/or Stripes

So that means anything that includes spots, stripes or both.

We would love to see some of you joining in with the challenge this week.

You don't need to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you do.

Main Prize (You need to use a Nutcrafters image)

2nd Prize (No need to use Nutcrafters image, just follow the challenge) 2 Digi stamps or 1 Stamp Sheet (subject to availability)

Here's my card:

I have used the cute digi image - Seaside Duo Boy

Coloured with Promarkers

The backing papers, flower and Sentiment are from a free digi kit from http://kcbdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ called Bon Voyage.

I have cut out the flower and sentiment but layered the backing papers on the computer with the image, added a couple of shadows and then printed and coloured. So no matting and layering.

It was nice and easy for a quick card but I do like getting messy with cutting and sticking so don't know if I'll do many more like this.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Red, White and Blue
The Artistic Stamper - Red, White and Blue
Creative Inspirations - Red, White and Blue
Paper Makeup - Seeing Spots

Have a lovely day. Take Care.

Saturated Canary Birthday

Good morning all.   Aren't these weekends coming around fast.  I've read a few blogs this morning saying it is sunny but guess what................................  Its raining here and doesn't look like it is about to stop any time soon :(

I'm a happy bunny though because my baby is home from Uni for the Summer..... Yayy she turned up about 10 last night so my dining room is now full of boxes and bags.  Its usually me messing it up with all my crafty bits lol.  Chris and Emily have just gone out to buy some of those vacuum storage bags so we can put her bulky stuff, duvets, pillows, woollies etc away (although I think she should keep her woollies out the way the weather is)

I have a few birthdays coming up in June and July so thought I had better get cracking or it will be a night before job.

I have used this cute Saturated Canary freebie - Ava

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Dovecraft Back to Basics III

Sentiment Whimsy Stamps

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Ribbon, gems, lace and flowers from stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - For a little girl

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Fab Sketch

Simon Says Stamp - Crowns and/or gems

Saturated Canary - Anything Goes

Craft your days away - Bingo - Flowers, ribbon/lace, gems

Stampin' for the weekend - Bugs and Butterflies

Ribbon Girl Blog - Ribbon or Lace

Hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend. 

Don't forget you can still join in with the Nutcrafters challenge which ends on Tuesday.  The theme this time is New Beginnings.

Jubilee Weekend

Good Afternoon all.

Hope you are enjoying the jubilee weekend. We haven't really done much. We went to Hardwick Hall on Sunday where there was supposed to be a 1950s style street party but that was a bit of a washout so we just had a mooch around the hall and then left to go see Emily in Lincoln. She is coming home from uni next week so as we were only 45 mins away we thought we would go see her and bring some of her stuff back so there wouldn't be as much to carry next week. We went for a lovely meal and it was so nice to see her and catch up.

Yesterday we just did a bit of shopping and tidying up.  Today Chris is out in the garden.  He is making a new bed at the end of the garden where hopefully we are going to grow some fruit and veg. 

I thought as I had a couple of hours to spare before the French Open, mens quarter finals start I would get another Christmas card made to add to my collection

Top Tip - When cutting the glitter card, put your double sided tape on the back first so the glitter doesn't flake off and leave a white edge.

Image Pink Petticoat - Have an Ice Day

Coloured with Promarkers

Matted onto glitter card from Wilkies.

Martha Stewart Punch - Arch Lattice

gems and ribbon from stash.

I am entering it into a few challenges:

ABC Christmas - K - Keep it Simple

Winter Wonderland - Holly

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Monochrome

Crafty Hazel - Right Royal Purple

Top Tip Tuesday - Sparkle (Gems, Glitter card and sparkle in the faux snow)

Nutcrafters Challenge #19- New Beginnings.

Good Morning Crafters. It's time for another challenge at Nutcrafters and this time it has been set by the lovely Sylvia. She has decided to set the challenge of:

NEW BEGINNINGS

So that means anything new, new baby, new home, new school etc

My card is for a friend of my daughter

Coralie has just finished university and has got a new job in France, close to Paris.  She has family living there so is staying with them until she can find somewhere for herself.  So that will be new job, new home, new start.  Emily is going to stay with her for a couple of weeks in June so she can take this card with her.

I have used this gorgeous Nutcrafters digi stamp - City Break from the Happy Travels collection

Coloured with Promarkers

Backing Paper - Freebie Download - Loulou-scrap Samantha

Postcard - Freebie Download.  I think it was from Outlawz but cant find the link now.

Flowers and gems from stash.

We would love to see some of you joining in with the challenge this week.  You don't need to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you do.

Main Prize (You need to use a Nutcrafters image)

2nd Prize (No need to use Nutcrafters image, just follow the challenge)

2 Digi stamps or 1 Stamp Sheet (subject to availability)

Challenges I am entering:

I love Promarkers - Use a Digi

ATCs and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoes Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you all have a lovely day.  Take Care  xx

Butterflies

Wow hasn't it been a scorcher.  I got up early this morning hoping to get out in the garden, but I don't know if you remember, in the heavy winds a couple of months back some of my ridge tiles flew off the roof.   They were put back temporarily and the builders said they would be back when the weather turned better.   Well guess who turned up at 8.30 this morning.  I couldn't get out in the garden as there were bits of mortar flying all over the place so I could only do what a girl's gotta do and make a card.

A bit of a different style for me, no stamping or colouring in to be seen.  

Butterflies - Martha Stewart Punch

Papers - Bo Bunny 'Gabrielle'

Embossing - Swiss Dots

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

gems from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Wonderful Wings

Fairy Tale Challenge - Things with wings

ATCs and Cards with Attitude - Butterflies and Blooms

Tuesday Alchemy - Beautiful Butterflies

I did manage a bit of gardening this afternoon but only in short bursts, too bloomin' hot.

Don't forget you still have a week to join in with the Nutcrafters Challenge and as it is my turn to host it I would love to see some of my bloggie friends joining in.  You don't have to use a Nutcrafters image but we would love it if you did.  Its a nice and easy challenge this week to use 3 different backing papers