Fancy Folds @ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #142

Hi everyone,

The weekend is almost here...hope you have something fun planned.

We're in for a wet one it seems and that's okay as we've no outdoor activities scheduled.

Today starts a new challenge at

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge

hosted by the lovely and very talented Norma who has chosen

Fancy Folds as the theme for us.

We have two wonderful sponsor this week

Sweet Lilac Flowers

and 

Marianne Designs

I've created a Z-fold card.  It was a challenge getting a good photo so I will start with the front.

Here it is opened up. 

Base created using Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven dies.

Coloured with Copics

Image is a digital stamp from Ching-Chou Kuik Digital stamps 

called Little Companion available here.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Challenge for June - All creatures great & small

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #65

Everybody Art Challenge #330 - Multi Fold Card

Inky Impressions Challenge #215 - Embellish It

Ladybug Crafts June Challenge - Dies

OLLCB #183 - Happy Birthday

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

If you get a chance we would love it if you could play along with us and

check out the fabulous inspiration by my talented team mates..you won't be disappointed.

hugs,

Christmas again at Fab'n'Funky

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

It's Wednesday already and can you believe June is almost over...

wow....it will be Christmas before you know it!

....so why not join us in our new challenge starting today at

 Fab'n'Funky Challenge #265

where the theme is.....

Christmas!

 hosted by our lovely team mate Ginny

Our wonderful sponsor this week is 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts

Prize is £10 voucher to spend in store 

...pssst - I see they have a shipping offer now on !! 

 I just might have to go shopping!

I love that we are doing a monthly Christmas theme on the blog...I'm going to be

so prepared this year!   Also trying to keep my cards simple enough so they

will fit into an envelope.  Mailing boxes last year was way too costly so I will save

them for the folks I can hand deliver to.

Here is my card:

I love working with Ppinkydolls digital images.  This one is called Playing in the Snow

available here.   These images are soooo easy to colour as the shading is already there for you.

and the end result makes me look so much better that I am really!

The snow flake is from the SB 2013 Snowflake pendant die collection

DP is LOTV Frosty Christmas and the ice skates are Cottage Cutz

MS snowflake border punch around the image

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges #29 
Crafting by Design - Get ready for Christmas

The Christmas Challenge #61 - Snow

CHNC Extra for June

Thanks for stopping by today and if you get a chance, please drop by the challenge

blog to see the wonderful inspiration from my team mates.

hugs,

Birthday

Hi everyone,

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Just popping in to show you the card I made for my Granddaughter Lauren for her 12th birthday.

The pointe shoes are a digi from Just Inklined, coloured with Copics

Shape created using Spellbinders Grand Labels One dies

Lace and ribbon from my stash

Rose - WOC

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #151 - Monochromatic

Dragon's Lair Challenge - Let's Dance

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #50 - Birthday

Lunagirl Moonbeams Challenge - Shoes

Sister Act Card Challenge #111 - ATG

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend.

hugs,

TPS Challenge #208 ~ Make it Digital

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

It's been a rainy start to the week for us but blue skies are ahead.

Today starts a new challenge at

The Paper Shelter

with the theme of "Make it Digital"

I've used "Pretty Little Sailor" available here.

Coloured with copics

..and here's what I did,

Frames created using MS punch

Sailboat, Lighthouse and Seashell all Whimsy Stamps & dies

I coloured the edge of the seashell with R37 and used C00 to create dimension

Bottom of sailboat coloured with E55, E50

Ribbon from my stash

As always there is a lovely prize for the winner this week.

We'd love it if you could play along.  Check out all the details here on the blog.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting Musketeers #26 ~Shades of Summer

Love to Scrap Challenge #56 - ATG

Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge #39 - ATG

The Sisters of Craft - ATG

Thanks for visiting today and if you get a chance please stop by the challenge blog

to see the wonderful inspiration created by my super talented team mates.

hugs,

Fantasy & Fables

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

Today starts a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #263

hosted by the lovely Wends who has selected "Fantasy and Fables" as our theme.

Our fabulous sponsor this week is 

The Paper Shelter

offering to the winner a $20 voucher to spend in the shop

I've copic coloured a cute image called "The Princess and her Unicorn" 

available here.

Details:

DP - Recollections Simply Pastel

Oval frame - Cheery Lynn Japanese Garden Lace Oval

Pierced fishtail - MFT

Butterflies - MB Leavenworth Butterfly Trio mounted on Cascadia Butterfly Trio

Lace and ribbon from my stash

Entering the following challenges:

1. Animal Friends Challenge #27 - Fantasy Animals
2. Crafts Galore Encore - June Anything Goes
3. Creatalicious Challenge #75 - Butterflies
4. Get Creative Challenge #16 - Butterflies
5. Paradise of Stamps Challenge #19 - ATG
6. Sugar and Bettys Challenge - June ATG

Thanks for visiting today. 

hugs,

Very Special Birthday

Hi everyone,

Just dropping in today to share a card I made for a very special centenarian.

No colouring on this one...just layers of fun. Lots of Tim Holtz goodies

and some papers from my stash used along with MB happy birthday die for the inside.

Entering into the following challenges:

1. Card Mania #69 - Use Metal embellishment
2. Eureka Stamps #143 - Special occasion
3. Inky Impressions - Make it for a Man
4. Southern Trading Company June -  Masculine
5. The Paper Girls Challenge #81 - Masculine
6. The Pink Elephant - Masculine #301 - Masculine
7. The Sisters of Craft Challenge - ATG
8. W2SBY Challenge #18  - It's a Man's World

 Thanks for visiting,

hugs,

 

Make it Colourful at TPS Challenge #206

Hi everyone, 

 I hope your week is going well. 

 I'm really enjoying the cooler temps this week 

after getting the much needed rain on the weekend.   

Today starts a new challenge at The Paper Shelter 

and our lovely team leader Marie has chosen a theme of "Make it Colourful".   

We would like to see bright primary colours like red, yellow, blue...etc).

I've chosen to colour up the gorgeous "Sport Star" available here. 

She so reminds me of my granddaughter who played on her schools b-ball team this year.

 The background paper is from a Karen Foster Sports paper pad. 

 Sentiment created in Word using WordArt.    

Lace and ribbon from my stash.

As always there are wonderful prizes to be won on the blog this week

 so I hope you get a chance to play along. We'd love to see you there.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew #88 - For a Teen

Dream Valley Challenges #107 - ATG

Papertake Weekly Challenge - ATG

Thanks for stopping by today,

hugs,

CH#140...Some Fun in the Sun...

Good day everyone,   I hope your week was a good one and that you've a lovely weekend planned.

The humidity has gone but still no rain for us...going to be a hefty water bill this month I'm thinkin!  

We've a new challenge starting today at

 Fussy and Fancy Friday 

and our lovely host Nikki would like to see some Fun in the Sun 

 but before I show you my card I'd like to tell you there is a 

DT Call going on at Fussy and Fancy.  

If you'd like to be a part of this great team the details can be found here.

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Magnolia-licious

I've copic coloured a sweet digi from Ppinkydolls called Two Owls available here.  

I love these images created by Chrishanthi ...they are a dream to colour.

Details:

Copic Colours:

Skin: E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E55

Grass  - G40, 43, 24, YG93

Dress - R81, 83, 85, RV10

Sky - BG0000, BG000

Clouds - C3, 2, 00, B60

Owls - W2, W00, R000, R00, R01

Flower Spray - MB Bella Bouquet

MB Woven Circle, Amanda Circle

Çheery Lynn doily

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Ch#146 - ATG

Crafty Creations Challenge #240 - All Creatures great & small

Craft your Passion Challenge #263 - ATG

Dream Valley Challenges #107 - ATG

Inspiration Destination Challenge #35 - ATG

Tuesday Throwdown Ch#246 - ATG

Thank you so much for stopping by. 

hugs,

A Big Christmas Present...

Hi everyone,

I hope you're having a good week.  

Summer has arrived in my little part of the world.  It's been a hot and dry May so far.  

...so to cool things off...we are having a Christmas challenge at

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #261
 

Our lovely host this week is the talented Wendy.
I've coloured a Mo Manning image that I think is so cute.

Santa Kai is available here.

We are sponsored by the wonderful Di's Digi Stamps

Card details:
Coloured with Copics
Merry Christmas - Elizabeth dies
Sequin stars from my stash
Pattern DP - Cosmo Cricket - Jolly by Jolly
Gold Stickles on the ribbon

I would like to enter the following challenges:
CHNC extra for May - ATG
Christmas Card Challenge #25 - ATG
Mo's Digital Challenge #251 - ATG
Sweet Stampin Christmas Challenge - Cute

Thanks for stopping by today.  Please play along with us  ~we'd love to see you.
hugs,

TPS #204 ~ Roses

Hi everyone,

We're just coming back from a long holiday weekend.  

The weather was perfect for cooking on the grill and spending time with friends and family. 

 Hope it was wonderful for you too.

Today starts a new challenge at TPS and the theme is "Roses".  

 I've coloured a sweet image called Charming Spring Girl available here.

Details:

Coloured with Copics

DP - MME, Miss Caroline Howdy Doody

Vintage bird cage die - Poppystamps

Flowers:  - WOC

Leaves - MS punch

Tag - LOTV

As always there is a wonderful prize for the winner this week 

and if you use a TPS image in your creation you are eligible to will $30 to spend in the store.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge 262- ATG

LTSCB #54 - ATG

Dragons Lair Design Challenge - Bouquet of flowers

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Aurora Wings Beauty

Hi all, I hope your week is going well.

Just popping in to share with you a card

 I made for my youngest granddaugher who turned 10 this month.

She is very interested in my digi collection and the long haired beauties

 are always her favourite so I choose this gorgeous image from

 Aurora Wings called Orchid Fairy w/detailed Butterfly Wings

available here for her card and she loved it.

 

Shape created using MS Flourish lace punches.

Flowers & lace from Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Copics

SU die for the leaves

SB Gold Majesty Circles Die

I printed the image in black & white for the top of the box

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Aurora Wings Challenge #14 - Flowers

Crafting by Design Challenge - Flowers

Deep Ocean Challenge #103 - Flowers

Inspiration Destination Challenge #33

Moo-Mania Challenge - Flowers

Thank you so much for stopping by again.

hugs,

...a little tag

Hi everyone,

I hope this finds you well.

I must say I have not been in a crafting mood lately -

 the weather was just too nice last week.

But I did manage to create this fun card for the new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky

as I'm the host this week selecting a theme of

Tag It...make a tag or use one on your creation

We are sponsored by the fabulous Doctor Digi House of Stamps 

who generously supplied us with our choice of images. 

 I just love the coloured versions and decided on Derek Clapton available here.

I printed the coloured image on vanilla paper then cut it into a tag

using a Whimsy Stitched Tag die.  I grounded the image using Copic E55 marker.

The music die is MB Musicality Collage

Buttons cut using Die-Namics die.

Sentiment is Tim Holtz Chitchat verbage

 I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 310 - Die cuts

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - For Dad or special Male

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week.

hugs,

 

The Paper Shelter Ch#202 ~ Lace

Hi everyone,

I hope you're having a good week.

Today starts a new Challenge at

The Paper Shelter

with the theme of "Lace"

I've copic coloured an image that came out a couple of weeks ago

and knew when I saw it that I would use it for my Granddaughter Maggie's birthday.

She has a lineolated parakeet named Charlie.

The image is called Purity and can be found here.

Our sponsors this week as always are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter  

and they are offering you a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website

if you have used one of  The Paper Shelter products on your card.

But even if you have not they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice

if you are the lucky winner.

             

I do hope you can play along with us this week and stop by the blog

to see the wonderful inspiration from my team mates.

I would like to enter the following challenges - arranged alphabetically for your convenience:

Craft your Passion Challenge #260 - ATG
Craft-Dee Bowz Challenge - May

Crafty Boots Challenge  - Things with Wings

Eureka Stamps Challenge #139 - Feminine Cards

Everybody Art Challenge #323  - Happy Birthday

Papertake Weekly - ATG

Thanks so much for stopping by and your lovely comments are always appreciated.

hugs,

Lots of Flowers ~ Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #138

Hi everyone,

I'm back again with my second post for today.

(If you are looking for my Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge post, please see below)

We have a new challenge starting at

Fussy and Fancy Friday

and the theme chosed by our lovely and very talented Nathalie is "Lots of Flowers" 

I copic coloured the sweet Amber from Sugar Nellie Adorable collection.

 Details:

  Shape - MS Mini Daisy punch set

Flowers - MS hydrangea punch

SB Victorian tassels

DP - Snap color vibe - Lights, brights & bolds

Copics:

Skin: E11, E21, E00, E000, R20

Hair:  W9, W7, W6, W5

Flowers:  R85, R83,  RV10

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous

 Live and Love Crafts 

offering a wonderful prize to the winner.  

If you get a chance I recommend you stop by the blog 

and see the fabulous inspiration from the DT. 

 I know you won't be disappointed.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl Challenge #124 - ATG

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #137 - Dots

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Throw on the Flowers

Thank you so much for stopping by,

hugs,

GDT - Ching-Chou Kuik Challenge

Hi everyone,

I hope you've had a good week and are planning something fun for the weekend.

A few weeks ago I was selected to be the very first Guest Designer for

Ching-Chou Kuik's Challenge

 I'm so excited for this honour and can't wait to show you what I've made.

The theme for the month of May is Lace

I've been a fan of Ching-Chou Kuik's work for a long time. 

  Some of my very first posts when I started blogging were

cards made with her wooden stamps.

Now I have a large digital collection...all waiting for precious colouring time.

I was given my choice of image for the challenge and decided on one I didn't have 

and that is  Petals of Rainbow available here.

I thought this would give me a chance to practice colouring flowers.

Side view

Details:

Lace border - MS punch

Beige lace, red flower - WOC

 DP from my stash

Coloured with Copics

Skin:  E11, E21, E00, E000, R20, R11

Red: R27, RV29, R35

Hair/dress: W9, W7, W6, W5

Green:  G21, G24

Smooch Pearlized accent ink used on the outside of falling petals

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Craft your Passion Challenge #259 - ATG

4 Crafty Chicks #244 - ATG

TTCRD - ATG

I do hope you get a chance to play along with us this month 

and stop by the blog to see the wonderful creations made by the DT if you can.

I'll be back in a few hours with my second post for today.

Thank you so much for stopping by...your comments are always appreciated.

hugs,