Hello Cutie!

Its time for me to share my latest My Time To Craft creation with you. For the next fortnight we have the theme of....

INSIDE OUT

make the inside of your card as pretty as the outside!!

One of my good friends loves giraffes & as it was coming up to her birthday, I decided to make a card using one of my favourite giraffe images. I love how its turned out.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafting With An Attitude- ATG
Cute Card Thursday- ATG
Crafty Animals- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Hello Baby Giraffe' by A Day For Daisies

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils in brown

Tim Holtz Distress Inks in pink

Giraffe- champagne, raw umber, sandstone & van-dyck-brown

Flower- azure & prussian blue

Stencil- worn lipstick, iced spruce & hickory smoke

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglass

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'barking mad' 8" stencil by Sheena Douglass

Distress inks applied using Dreamweaver stencils brushes

'5" square kraft card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see how the DT have decorated the insides of their cards!!

I will be back tomorrow, until then take care xx

Happy New Home

Good morning, I hope you are all well & have lots of crafty time planned over the weekend. Not sure what we are doing yet, but I'm sure I'll squeeze some crafting in somewhere lol!!

Anyhoos, I'm here today to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' creation with you. As you have probably noticed, I'm a day early! Well we have had to move the challenge day forward by 24 hours. Due to my work pattern changing. So you still have a fortnight but its now starting & ending on a Friday instead of a Saturday.....hope that makes sense lol...it does in my head xx

Anyhoos the theme for the next fortnight is.....

FOOD & DRINK

either, or both so get cracking!!

I decided to make a new home card for our new neighbours, I hope they like it!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Friends- autumnal colours

Crafting With An Attitude- ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft-ATG

Sparkles- die cuts or punches

Back to Basics- inky background

Images & Colouring Mediums

All dies & stamps are from the 'Finest Vintage' set by Die Cutting Essentials & the 'Lavish Labels' set by Simply Cards & Papercraft

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Tim Holtz distress inks in pink

Bottle- twisted citron, lucky clover, forest moss, hickory smoke, cool grey 4 & sleighbell gold

Wine- firebrick red & molten red

Label- weathered wood

Glass- iced spruce, hickory smoke & weathered wood

Wine- molten red & ice grey 1

Wax seal- frayed burlap & fossilised amber

Brick wall- fired brick & rusty hinge

'white' Uni-ball pen by Signo

Grapes- amethyst & lilac

Vines- forest green

Papers & Embellishments

'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglas

'white' colouring card by Rymans

Tools & Glues

Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

Bottle. glass, seal & grapevine from the 'Finest Vintage' set by Die Cutting Essentials

Labels & sentiment from the 'Lavish Labels' set by Simply Cards & Papercraft

My stash- brick stencil

Distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'5 x 7" white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous 'Food & Drink' creations the DT have made.

I will be back on Tuesday, so until then take care xx

The Perfect Blend!

Its time for a cuppa & for me to share my latest {PIN}spirational make with you. You will find this fortnights photo here or at the end of my post.

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Coffee Break' magazine freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo pencils in brown

Tim Holtz distress oxide in red

Left cup & saucer- caribbean blue, cobalt turquoise, helio turquoise, caramel, burnt umber & brown ochre

Right cup & saucer- lilac, violet, purple violet, cocoa & van dyke brown

The stencil was colour distressed using tattered rose

Papers & Embellishments

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglass

'white' colouring card from Rymans

'pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- 'brown sugar' divine twine

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'tag' die cut from the 'Coffee Break' set

'steam' die cuts from the 'Coffee Break' set

All stamped using 'tuxedo black' by Memento

'leaf stencil' from the 'Coffee Break' set

Oxide ink applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'A6 white deckled edge card blank'

 This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, I love reading your comments & really appreciate you taking the time to right them.

I will be back on Monday with my monthly 'Sheepski' make until then take care xx

Best Fishes

Its time for me to share my latest 'If You Give A Crafter A Cookie' design team creation with you. You will find our latest cookie here or at the end of my post.

I don't make cards without a coloured image on very often, but I'm quite pleased with this one!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Always Happy Birthday- water themed

Ching-Chou Kuik- under the sea

Creative Craft Cottage- no patterned papers

The Challenge Blog of Creative Buying- underwater world

Images & Colouring Mediums

Spectrum Noir Metallic markers

Seaweed- jade green & green citrus

Seahorse- red garnet

Fishes- blue topaz, amethyst & pink quartz

Tim Holtz distress oxides

Sea- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'purple' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash- blue 3mm pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafter Companion

Sizzix Bigshot

All die cut from the 'Underwater Friends' collection by Die Cutting Essentials

'circle' die cuts by X-cut 503416

'Stix2' pick up tool

distress oxides applied using my Dreamweaver stencil brush

'4" square white card blank'

 This fortnight calorie free cookies 

Thank y ou for stopping by today, make sure you pop over to the challenge blog & check out what fabulous creations the DT have made to help inspire you.

I will be back on Saturday, until then take care xx

Girl On A Bike

Its that time again where I share my latest {PIN}spirational creation with you. You will find this fortnights photo here or at the end of my post.

For the next fortnight we are sponsored by the fabulous 'All Dressed Up' make sure you join in with us for the chance to win some digi images!
I was lucky enough to get an image to play with...I just love this image & wanted to make it the main focus of the card with no embellies!! Hope you like it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crazy For CAS- summer

All Dressed Up- ATG

Addicted To CAS- summertime

Crafty Calendar- totally girlie

Stinkin' Inkers- trains, planes & automoblies

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Girl on A Bike' by All Dressed Up

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils words in brown

Girl

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- walnut brown, bistre & light yellow ochre

Tshirt- light purple pink

Trousers- light ultramarine & sky blue

Shoes- middle purple pink

Bike

Frame- helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Seat- paynes grey

Tires- cold grey VI & cold grey V

Wheels, shelf & peddles- cold grey IV

Basket- paynes grey, burnt sienna & brown ochre

Flowers- blue violet, violet, dark cadmium yellow

Leaves- hookers green, permanent green & grass green

Ground- cool grey 1, cold grey V & cold grey IV

Tim Holtz distress inks

Sky- salty ocean & tumbled glass

Papers & Embellishments

'pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

My stash-  purple & orange 3mm pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'just because' sentiment die by Die'sire from Crafters Companion

'Stix2' pick up pencil

Distress inks applied using a Dreamweaver stencil brush

'5" square white card blank'

This fortnights photo

Don't forget we are sponsored by the fabulous 'All Dressed Up' for the next fortnight & you have to enter to be in with a chance of winning!!

I will be back on Monday the 9th August with my next creation to share with you. Until then take care xx

Beach Hut

Hey there fellow crafters, hope you are all good. I'm busy at work, but still loving it!! Anyhoos I'm here today to announce that I am on a new Design Team.....how cool is that & thank you Helen for asking me to join. Oh yeah might be helpful if I told you which one lol!!  'Not Just Cards' I just wanted to push myself & make things other than cards so here we go with my first creation!!!

One of the girls at work is mad about beach huts, seagulls, the sea..... well anything nautical really but especially beach huts. So I thought I would make her a beach hut! Hope you like it, she loved it xx

The theme over at 'Not Just Cards' is always

ANYTHING GOES

but don't forget to enter your quirky makes as well!

Lots of photos sorry x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Cardmakers- use at least two dies

Simon Says Stamp- summer fun

Dragonfly Dreams- summer

Dragonfly Journeys- summer lovin

International Art & Soul- summer fun

Images & Colouring Mediums

'blue' acrylic paint by Reeves (for the stripes)

Tim Holtz distress inks 

 on the folds & roof I colour distressed using 'antique linen'

Papers & Embellishments

'white' adorable scorable card by Hunkydory

'black, brown & yellow' card form the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Crafters Companion 'Sweet Treats Ultimate Pro' board 'Sweet Things'

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'seahorse, seaweed, bucket & spade, crab, dolphins, mermaid, beach sigh & sun'  die cuts from the mini  'Tropical' collection by Cut & Make

number 8 die is from a magazine cover gift set

distress inks applied using a Dreamweaver stencil brush

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what other fabulous 'Not Just Cards' creation the DT have made. I will be back tomorrow with my next make to share with you. Until then take care xx

Cherish

Time to share my latest Sheepski creation with you. This month on our Facebook page we have an optional theme of....

FUR,FEATHERS 

OR WINGS

but don't forget its optional, as we are an ATG challenge.

I was so torn between images this month, it took me a while to choose lol!! Andrea has some awesome images. Make sure you pop over to her Etsy page & check them out.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Crafting With Friends- ATG
Cut It Up- cats or dogs
Kitty Bee- mom/feminine
The Crafters Cafe- all creatures great & small
Daisy Chain- animals

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Posh Puppy' by Sheepski

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell pencils words in brown

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- icicle, magenta & light purple pink

Dress & shoes- soft mauve, manganese violet & light red violet

Puppy- caramel, walnut brown & brown ochre

Lead & collar- spice

Ground- cold grey VI & cold grey III

Tim Holtz distress inks

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Isabella' by BoBunny

'purple' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

My stash purple 3mm pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'cherish' mini die by Tattered Lace

Distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver'  stencil brushes

'C6 deckled edge white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on Tuesday to share my latest creation with you

Until then take care xx

Circles

Today, there's a new challenge starting over at 'My Time To Craft' the theme for the next fortnight is.....

MORE THAN ONE CIRCLE

so get you circle die cuts out & join in the fun

I had so much fun making this card....might just have to make another lol!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
A Gem of A Challenge- men
Send A Smile For Kids- ATG
Craftaholics R Us- ATG
Craft Addicts- ATG

Creates & Makes- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Out Of This World' by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black
Faber-Castell words in brown
Aliens- budding rose, walnut brown, venetian red, tea green, light phthalo green, light flesh, leaf green, hookers green, permanent green,  cold grey IV, duck egg, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, heather, violet, manganese violet, tulip yellow & light cadmium red
Planet- pastel yellow, orange glaze, dark chrome yellow, poppy & magenta
Spaceship- pale citrus, dark chrome yellow, cadmium yellow lemon, aniseed, light green, pastel yellow & cadmium orange
Shooting Star- gold, dark cadmium orange & light cadmium orange
Rocket- sunset, magenta, pastel yellow, dark cadmium orange, light cadmium orange, dark chrome yellow, pastel blue, ultramarine & light ultramarine
Tim Holt distress inks
Sky- seedless preserve

Papers & Embellishments
'black' card from the 12 x 12 black & white stack by Papermania
'white' colouring card from Rymans

Tools & Glues
'Collall' all purpose glue
Sizzix Bigshot
'circle' die cuts by X-cut 503416 (with faux layers)
all stamped using 'Tuxedo Black' ink by Memento
distress inks applied using Dreamweaver stencil brushes
'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations the DT have made
I will be back tomorrow with my next creation to share with you.
Until then take care xx

Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?

Its time for a new challenge theme over at 'My Time To Craft' just love this fortnights theme, which is.....

INSPIRED BY A MOVIE

Being such a movie nut, this was a difficult challenge for me. Trying to decide which film to take inspiration from....I decided on FROZEN

I just love Olaf he is such a cutie, so just had to put him on my card!!!

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Olaf' from Disney's Frozen set by Avec

Derwent Inktense pencils

Olaf- neutral grey & madder brown

Carrot- cadmium orange & tangerine

Buttons- neutral grey

Twigs- baked earth & madder brown

Snow- iris blue

Tim Holtz distress inks

Surround- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Magic & Sparkle' papers from the 12 x 12 stack by Dovecraft

'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white colouring card from Rymans

'watercolour card' from Crafters Companion

My stash- various gems

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Sizzix Bigshot

'pine tree' die cut by Sizzix 38-0179

Diamond Press

'Let It Snow' die cut by Creative Dies

'snowflake border' punch by EK Express

'Olaf' stamped using 'onyx black' Versafine

Stix2 pick up pencil

distress inks applied using Dreamweaver stencil brushes

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today. please pop over & check out what fabulous makes the MTTC DT have come up with ....

I will be back on Tuesday with my next make

Until then take care xx

Willow

Its time for me to share my latest {PIN}spirational creation with you. I also need to tell you, we are celebrating our 6th year as a challenge blog. We have some awesome prizes up for grabs so make sure you pop over here & check out what you could win.....but don't forget you have to be in it to win it!!!! 

The DT for this challenge we asked to use one of our sponsors images, I chose my favourite 'Elisabeth Bell' I just love her images xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Dare 2B Artzy- pastel colours

Stamping Sensations- one for the girls

Paper Shelter- girl power

Create & Inspire- ATG

Always Fun- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Willow With Champagne' by Elisabeth Bell

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- praline, payne's grey, dark sepia & burnt umber

Dress- honeydew, oasis, emerald green & light phthalo green

Bow & shoe- pink mittens, dark flesh & medium flesh

Glass- light cobalt turquoise

Champagne- naples yellow

Jewellery- oasis, cobalt turquoise

Ground- cold grey VI, cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Tim Holtz

surround colour distressed using spun sugar

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Vintage Soft' by Crafty Sensations

'turquoise' card from Limetree Crafts

My stash- turquoise sequins

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Sizzix Bigshot

'tickets' die cut by X-cut 657569 (with faux layer)

fancy floral' border die cut by Crafty Sentiments

'leafy flourish' die cut by X-cut 503189

'triple butterfly' punch by Tonic

distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'6" scalloped square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget 'you have to be in it to win it!!!'

I will be back tomorrow to share my next creation with you

Until then take care xx

Up In The Air!

Morning fellow crafters.....I'm here to share with you my latest creation for My Time To Craft. For the next fortnight we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow! You will find the sketch here or at the end of my post.

I had this great set of stamps for Mothers Day from my hubby & was desperate to use them. They are sooooooo cute!!!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Classic Design Team- ATG

Crafty Animals- ATG

World Wide Open DT- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- all from the 'Up In The Air' stamp set by My Favourite Things

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Ellie- pale blossom, medium flesh, blue grey 1, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Kitty- pale blossom, medium flesh & bistre

Puppy- cold grey VI, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Bear- warm grey V & burnt ochre

Small balloon- praline, burnt umber, poppy, indian red, yellow & light yellow ochre

Large balloon- turquoise, bluish turquoise, cobalt turquoise, primrose, light yellow glaze & cream

Birdie- lemon & brown ochre

Tim Holtz distress inks

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

'turquoise' card from the A4 pack by Limetree Craft

'white' colouring card from Rymans

'electric blue' foil by Crafters Companion

sentiment from the 'Magical Dragons' stamp set b y My Favourite Things

sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' Versafine ink

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Sizzix Bigshot

'small scalloped circle' die cut by X-cut

Stix2  double sided tape to apply the foil

distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'5" white square card blank'

this fortnights sketch

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you will join in with us this fortnight. Why not pop over & check out what fabulous creations the MTTC DT have created.

I will be back on Tuesday with my next make, until then take care xx

Cheeky Monkey

Its time for a new challenge over on the {PIN}spirational challenge blog.  We have a great photo for the next fortnight. You will find our latest photo here or at the end of my post.

We also have a great sponsor 'Little Blue Button' I was lucky enough to have one of their super cut images to play with.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Monkey Business' by Little Blue Button

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Monkey- morning mist, warm grey V, sandstone, nougat, raw umber, pale pink & cinnamon

Banana's- lemon, light yellow ochre, dark naples ochre, pineapple crush, burnt sienna, burnt ochre & light yellow ochre

Ground- cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey III

sentiment edged using island lagoon

Tim Holtz distress inks

Surround coloured distressed using 'salty ocean'

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Boofle' papers from the 12 x 12 stack by Docraft

'green' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card from Rymans

sentiment computer generated using 'Comic Sans MS'

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'5" square white card blank'

This fortnight photo

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out all the fabulous creations the DT have created here.

I will be back tomorrow with my latest make.

Take care until then xx

Happy Spring

Hey, fellow crafters......I hope you are all well & have lots of  'you' time planned for the weekend. I am off work today so gonna get some DT stuff sorted. 

If you have time, please pop over to 'My Time To Craft' challenge blog & join in with us this fortnight.

Our theme is.....

  EASTER 

OR

SPRINGTIME

so get out your spring flower stamps or bunnies & get crafting!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Brown Sugar- spring or Easter

Aud Sentiments- ATG with sentiment
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter
Animal Friends- spring
Do-Al (I) Creative- spring/Easter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Bunny Blooms' by Lili Of The Valley

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils words in brown

Bunny- walnut brown, bistre, brown ochre, middle flesh & cinnamon

Stems- permanent green, leaf green & grass green

Buds- dark chrome yellow & cadmium yellow

Petals- dark chrome yellow, cadmium yellow, orange glaze, cadmium orange & dark chrome yellow

Ground- warm grey V, warm grey IV & warm grey III

Tim Holtz distress inks

Surround colour distressed using 'salty ocean'

Papers & Embellishments

'yellow' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card from Rymans

'Happy Spring' from the Springtime Swirls' set by See-D's

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Happy Spring' stamped using 'Desert Sand' by Memento

distress inks applied using 'Dreamweaver' stencil brushes

'C6 deckled edge white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the MTTC blog & see what fab creations the DT have made to help inspire you.

I will be back on Tuesday with my next make. 

Until then take care xx