Less is More - blue & green

I've made today's card for this week's Less is More challenge, which is 'blue & green'... Now usually I really like these colours together, but I don't like how my card turned out at all!

I've used a stamp from Stamping Bella's 'funky barcodes' set - I won a voucher for Simon Says Stamp a while ago, and this is one of the things I chose.  It's stamped in Memento 'paris dusk', with the matching sentiment stamped in 'bamboo leaves'.  I added some blue and green gems from my stash, ribbon from a recent spend at Fantastic Ribbons and a punched butterfly.  The numbers were cut with sizzix 'night & day' alphabet dies, and then coated in stickles.

So there's my slightly rubbish card for today!... Hope you've all had a lovely day :o)

Passion For Promarkers - at the beach

It was my turn to choose the theme at Passion For Promarkers this week, and for some reason I went for 'at the beach'... I was probably thinking about fish 'n' chips at the seaside lol!  We're sponsored by Letraset who have a new promarker collection set for our very lucky winner :o)

I've used a fab new image from DigiStamp Boutique - this is Alf Cooling Off and I love him!  I had so much fun colouring him, and then I couldn't resist popping that cloud over his head ;o)  The papers are Papermania 'Happy Days' - lots of gorgeous tiny prints that are perfect for cards.  The sentiment is LOTV, stamped on a cloud cut with a Memory Box die, the little banner thing is from the MFT dienamics 'mini wavy pennants' set, with a little button from my stash.  The fab striped ribbon and matching cardstock are my new favourites from Stampin' Up, in 'soft suede'... it might actually overtake 'crumb cake' as my most favourite cardstock colour I think.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Moving Along With The Times - summer
• Little Claire - summer/ holiday
• Craft A Scene - anything in the great outdoors
• Truly Madly Crafty - summer fun
• Whimsy Inspirations - summer fun
• Anything Goes - summer days
• Creative Card Crew - on the beach/ under the sea

Another busy day for me... working on some card orders, washing the clothes mountain, and then hubby suggested we do the park and Pizza Hut when he finishes work later - we're not going to turn that down lol, so I'd better get on with everything!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Tilly with Gift - The Stamp Basket DT

Evening all :o)  I'm here with my DT card for The Stamp Basket blog, and I've used one of the super cute Tilly images from Wild Rose Studio again... I love 'em all!

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - straight edge card blank

Wild Rose Studio - Tilly with Gift stamp

My Mind's Eye - Howdy Doody papers

Whimsy - corner dies set (currently out of stock)

Memory Box - honeyblossom sprig die (currently out of stock)

The Hobby House pearls

I've coloured the lovely Tilly with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding some Viva pearl dots around her as usual.  The spotty ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons and I've used card candy for the centre of the bow.  Everything else is available from The Stamp Basket.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday - fab sketch
• The Ribbon Girl - bingo (ribbon, pearls, image)
• Great Impressions - a walk on the wild side (include an animal)
• DYSU - polka dots
• Crafty Ribbons - seeing spots & dots

Keeping this brief so I can have a mad dash around some of your blogs - things are busy around here with the school hols!  Have a lovely evening :o)

A Gem of a Challenge - Vicky's sketch

Time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, and it's a fab sketch from the lovely Vicky...

I need male cards for some family birthdays that we've got coming up, so I had to stop myself reaching for all the pretty stuff!  I've used one of the fab 'Keep Calm' digis from Pink Gem Designs - this one is available here, and you can see the whole Best of British range here.  You get a coloured version, one with black text and then a white text version, so you can layer it over a digi paper, which is what I've done here.

The papers are from the Honey Bee set from Raspberry Rd, printed onto linen card, with black and red card from Papermill Direct.  The sentiment is Craftwork Cards and the black pearls are from my stash.

We've had a fun but very busy week, so today I'm staying at home... I might not even bother getting dressed lol.  Lots of crafty time and catching up with your blogs!  Hope you all have a lovely day, whatever you've got planned :o)

Sugar Nellie Sneak Week - day 4 & release day!

Hello :o)  It's the last day of the Sugar Nellie Sneak Week and that means it's release day!  The 'Under the Sea' collection is available from Funky Kits from 9am this morning... so that's about now then... Don't rush off just yet though - we've still got the last stamp to show you!

Sooo... If you came here from Anita's blog, you're on the right track.  If not, pop over to the Sugar Nellie blog so you don't miss anyone's fab creations - and the chance to win some candy on the way of course!

This little lovely is Water Lily - gorgeous, isn't she?  I've coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added some Viva pearl dots around her.  The papers are First Edition 'Isabelle', all lovely and sparkly, with cardstock from Papermill Direct.  The border is a MFT dienamics die, the sentiment pennant stamps and matching dies are Whimsy, with Bazzill thread and pearl brads.

I'm having a bit of a 'what was I thinking?' moment with the sparkly embellishment - I've gone right off it lol!  It's a wooden shape by Kars, coloured with a promarker, sprayed with 'spray & sparkle, with a big gem in the middle... oh well, never mind - it's well and truly stuck now lol.  Excuse the wonky image of me reflected in the gem too!

Your next stop is the fabulous Vicky with her beautiful card for today.  Hope you've enjoyed our sneak peeks this week, and good luck if you've been joining in with the daily hops - hope you win some sweet candy :o)

I'll probably be rushing around all day again today - it's what all my days seem to be like at the moment, having the boys at home for the summer!  We're off out to meet a friend and her kids, so hopefully my two will be worn out by this afternoon and will let me get some crafting done... you never know eh?!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Waste Not Wednesdays wk28

I'm back again - it's a bit busy around my blog this week lol!  If you came for the Sugar Nellie Sneak Week, you just need to scroll down a bit to the post below.

It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for my little Waste Not Wednesdays challenge again - here to get you using up your neglected and un-used stamps and stash.  And you might remember there was a prize for the last challenge, so we need a winner, and the lucky one is....

No. 39 - Louise

Congrats hun :o)  Please email me with your address and I'll get your new stamps in the post!

Now, as it's the first Wednesday of the month, that means there's a £5 gift voucher up for grabs from the fabulous DigiStamp Boutique.  I've also decided, as it's the looooong school holidays and things are a bit manic around here (and it's probably the same for a lot of you), that I'll leave the challenge open for a full month this time.  I'll add a little prize myself too - a surprise one (as I haven't decided what it'll be yet!), so the challenge will run until the beginning of September, but there'll be two winners to make up for it.

I've used a previously un-inked and very cute little bear from LOTV... She's called Born to Shop, and I've coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers.  While I was on holiday a lady called Karen left a comment asking what colours I use for bears, but I can't find a way to reply to her, so I'll add it here - Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Mustard, Pastel Yellow and Vanilla... hope that helps if you're reading again!

The papers are from a K&Co pad that I'd forgotten about.  I also used Whimsy corners, vintage style ribbon, added a card candy centre for the bow, green pearls from my stash and some punched hearts, oh and the little scalloped border die is MFT dienamics.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• I Love Promarkers - spots & stripes
• Papertake Weekly - Dawny's fab sketch
• Ready Teddy Go - anything goes (must include a bear)

Sooo... don't forget - the linky will be open for a whole month, and there'll be two random winners... hopefully I'll then get back to weekly challenges!  Just dust something off and get it used, and then link up below.

Hope you all have a lovely evening, I'm off to try and catch up with some of you now :o)

Sugar Nellie Sneak Week - day three

Helloooo everyone!... It's day three of the Sugar Nellie Sneak Week for the lovely 'Under the Sea' collection, and we have another gorgeous stamp to show you today.  But before I show you my card - did you come here from Anita's blog?  If so, you're on the right track, but if not go to the Sugar Nellie blog so you don't miss anyone... remember, there's hidden candy along the way so leave comments as you hop :o)

This is Aqua Marina - isn't she pretty?!  These lovely mermaids are so much fun to colour :o)  Aqua Marina and her friends will be available from Funky Kits on Friday... not long now!

I've coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added my little Viva pearl dots around her (of course!).  The papers are from Raspberry Rd, but I'm not sure which sets they're from - they were pulled from my huge pile of printed papers.  The scalloped border was cut with a Tim Holtz die, the flower is my favourite Memory Box cherry blossom die again, with a silver spacer and dew drop centre, I added some vintage style ribbon and a LOTV sentiment.

Your next stop is the fabulous Vicky - go and swoon over her gorgeous creation, you'll love it!  We've got a little break from the hop tomorrow, and then we'll all be back on Friday for release day :o)