Challenge over on Dottie's World

Well I better get this picture uploaded really quickly....I thought the challenge ran until tomorrow, so I might be to late...but never mind I will still enter my card...

Over at Dottie's World the challenge is to use something old and something new, and to use a Charmed Crafts digi download....
Well my old is the download image I have had it for ages, also my Freds Flowers which I absolutely love and use all the time.....
My new are the ribbon, which I brought whilst on our hols in Bognor for New Year and also the buttons which my hubby brought me along with the card candy for christmas...





Right heres for the long list of stuffs I used lol

Image is Holly in the garden
Printed onto QI 160 gsm
Coloured with Promarkers Skin......ivory & blush, lips dusky rose
Hat.......putty & mustard, lipstick red & ruby for the band
Basket......putty & caramel
Flowers....lavender & lilac, stems lush green
Dungarees...sky blue & cyan
T-Shirt....blossom & rose pink
Boots....lipstick red & ruby
Belt....lipstick red & ruby, buckle metalic gold
Hair....primrose, vanilla & mustard,
Bobbles....lipstick red and ruby
Roundabout sentiment from Pollycraft
Because Youre You....cyan & blossom
Stamped sentiment Daisy and Dandelion
Card candy, buttons ribbon from my stash
Freds pokka dot flowers
Backing paper is from Docrafts goody bag sometime last year

thanks for looking

Sketch and Stash challenge 25

I just wanted to wish all my bloggin buddies very, very Happy New Year and I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas....

This card I did before Christmas, but it wasn't until we were on our way back from our holiday today that I remembered I hadn't posted it oops!!!! thankfully the challange over on Sketch and Stash is open until 4th January so still have time lol




A few rules for this one....follow the sketch, but you can rotate or re-size it...the other rule is, you must use at least one thing that is new, a paper, new stamp, new embellishments you get the idea....

Well on mine I used new papers, new ric rac, and my new stamp...




Right for my list of things I used....
Backingpapers were out of my Papermania signature range, Blueberry Hill
Stamped image Whiff of Joy Hot Chocolate
Stamped on IQ 160gsm
Stamped with Memento tuxedo black
Flowers from Fred she Said
Brads from my stash
I used my Making Memories Slice and the Think Pink sd card for the wording
Stamped image coloured with Promarkers
Hair....caramel, cinnamon and terracotta
Skin and hands....ivory and blush
Jumper....blue pearl, cornflower and bluebell
Socks....bluepearl and cornflower
Trousers....blossom, rose pink and pink carnation
Flowers....pionk carnation and forest green for the leaves
Mug....lush and forest green
The stamp in the corner is from circa stamps and the corner border retro collection
Ric rac I brought from my local Craft shop

thanks for looking hugs xx

Whiff Of Joy Challenge #60

Well I thought I would enter the Whiff Of Joy challenge as I now own 2 of their stamps lol...and I love them, they are so crisp and the two I have got are so girlie...
I really enjoyed following this sketch, I think its my favourite kind of challenge







Right I have had a few emails asking for a list of what I have used in my cards, so here goes lol

Stamp: Whiff of Joy Willow with hot chocolate
Stamped on IQ 160gm
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Backingpaper: papermania
Nestie: Label # 1 paper my stash
Scalloped oval: Making Memories Slice
Flower: Freds Flowers
Gem, ribbon, brads my stash
Promarkers used: Hair: putty, tan & caramel
Skin: Ivory & blush
Jumper & socks: apricot & pumpkin
Trousers: moss & moss green, flowers poppy, leaves pine
Mug: Poppy & ruby
Faux stitching: whispers pen
White pen: sakura gelly roll.

Thanks for looking xxxx

Challange number 13 at Delightful Sketches

After seeing that they where having 4 weeks off, I decided to join in this week....over at delightful sketches my fab hubby took me to my local crafty shop today and I brought a Whiff Of Joy stamp..not sure what its called but I think she is adorable, so I used her for my card....



I used quite a few of my new things,
the script stamp is a personal impressions, flower text, stamped in dusky pink and embossed with silver pearl..
I used my Making Memories Slice...Basic Elements card, circle and the Dream text..
My new Whiff of Joy stamp...stamped in tuxedo black memento..coloured in my beloved Promarkers..
Hair..putty, tan and caramel
Trousers..warm grey no: 1 and 3....flowers marsh green and dusky rose
Face and hands...ivory and blush
Jumper and socks...moss and marsh green
Mug...lipstick red and berry red
Flower is from Freds She Said
Ribbon and gems from my stash...

thanks for looking xxxx

challenge number 12 over on delightful sketches

Well I thought I would have ago at a sketch challange, not done one for an absolute age....the challange is over on here




Right now for the numpty bit....the digi image I can't remember where I got it from..I must remember when I get them to put a code or something in the name bar...lol must be my age, I blame my meds, hubby blames my hair colour????? GREY???? whats that all about lol.....well my friend Anne has just rescued me and you can get Mrs Tilly Clause from here



I think she was called Miss Tilly Clause...if anyone knows please let me know, then I can give credit for a fab digi...
I used my christmas emmbossibilities (oh so pants at spelling lol) disc, some bronze mirri card and butterfly ribbon from my stash, and the image is coloured with my beloved Promarkers, some glamour dust with a bit of extra glitter in, and a Freds flower, and the sentiment is a Daisy and Dandelion ....

thanks for looking xx