Waste Not Wednesdays wk10

It's week 10 of my little Waste Not Wednesdays challenge, to get us all using up those neglected stamps and stash.  If you'd like to join in, just use something uninked or unused, or you could use paper scraps or those flowers you've got tucked away in a box - anything you like that needs using :o)

I also need to announce my winner from last week, and Mr Random.org says that lucky person is...

Number 3 - Sarah!

Congrats hun, and thanks to everyone who played along.  Sarah, I can't show you your prize yet because I was hoping it would arrive today and it didn't lol... should come tomorrow though.  Send me an email with your address and I'll get your goodies posted when I've got them!  Back to 'just for fun' for the challenge this week...

Today's card is a simple one - my auntie asked me for some cards and she prefers them quite CAS.  This one is for her little girl to give to her Grandma (who is my Grandma too lol).  I really wanted to make this one in pink, but I resisted because Grandma can't stand pink!  I've used a previously uninked stamp from a Country Companions set, coloured with prisma pencils, with lots of diamond stickles on the flowers.  The papers are Cosmo Cricket - not neglected as such, but I've had it ages and there's only a few sheets left now.

Also, I have a little bit of exciting news!  Me and some of the other Pink Gem Designs DT girls (Lisa, Mandy and Jenny) were asked to make some cards using a fab set of die cuts and papers that Janet provided as the free cover gift for Creative Cardmaking magazine.  The mag came out a few days ago, but I had to wait until I had it in my hands before I could tell you - I needed to actually see my cards in there before I said anything -the paranoid part of me said they might not have been good enough for the mag... I know, I know, Katina don't shout at me lol!  Anyway, here's a little look at my first 'appearance' in a mag :o)

I need to run now, because I've spent far too long waffling as usual, and I've got Morgan's parent's evening tonight.  Back later to catch up with you all though.

Sweet Princess Tilda

Yep that's right, I've got yet another Tilda creation today lol!  I promise tomorrow's card will be something different, but this one's from the new Princes & Princesses collection and I just couldn't resist using her...

Sorry, I know it's a bit heavy on the photos, but it's so difficult to show an easel card properly with just a couple of pics... well it is for me anyway!

This new cutie is called 'Sweet Princess Tilda' and I coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers, with lots of glamour dust and stickles.  The papers are some really old ones I found in a drawer, I'm not sure what make they are, but I'd already coloured the image and they were a good match.  I added a few extra beads to the pins and some tiny pearls around Tilda.  The border is a Memory Box die, swirl is a sizzix die, leaves are a Stampin' Up die, and the butterflies were cut with a Kars punch.  Fabric flowers, pearls, metal 'things' in the middle of the flowers and lace all from my stash.  Sentiment is LOTV, cut out with a nestie label die.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes + optional shrink plastic (haven't got any, sorry!)
• Crafty Catz - punches & dies
• Fussy & Fancy - more than words (use a long sentiment)
• Totally Tilda - Tilda with die cuts & punches (2nd entry)
• Simply Magnolia - bling & bows

There, I think that might be it for Tilda for a few days... can't absolutely promise though lol - definitely something different tomorrow though :o)

700 followers candy!

As I mentioned earlier, I noticed today that I now have over 700 followers!  As a little thank you to all those who choose to follow me and put up with all my nonsense, I thought I'd offer a little candy :o)

I really do appreciate everyone who takes the time to follow me and comment on my blog, and so this time I've decided that the candy will be for followers only.  New followers and regulars are all welcome to enter, but please only follow me if you like my blog anyway - not just for the candy!

I was going to shop around for candy, but this only leads to me buying the same things myself and I've bought quite enough lately lol... so I thought it might be nice to let the winner choose for themselves with a voucher from Lili of the Valley - sound ok?

All you need to do is add a link to your blog below and put the voucher photo in your sidebar (or in a separate post if you prefer), with a link back to my blog.  The draw will close on Sunday 4th March and the winner will be chosen by random org.  Good luck!

A Gem of a Challenge - perfect pastels

Sorry I've not been around for the last few days - I got a tummy bug and didn't feel up to blogging or making cards at all.  I'm ok now though :o)  Today's card is for our new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge, which is 'perfect pastels'.

I had to keep my card quite simple - the main light bulb in my craft room went, and we didn't have another one that would fit (it's got a dimmer from its nursery days, and energy saving bulbs flash and flicker), so I only had the light from the daylight lamp.  Didn't want to try and make anything too complicated in a dark room lol!  I'm not even convinced that my card turned out all that 'pastel' really... so I'll just be in the naughty corner if you need me!

I've used one of the cute new sheep images that Janet recently released.  This one is Happy Birthday to Ewe and it comes with the matching sentiment.  I've cut it out using a nestie Labels 22 die, and have actually managed to get the balloon slightly out of the nestie - probably only the second time I've managed this and not had to throw the image away and start again.  The image was printed onto linen card and coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The papers are Pink Petticoat (gingham) and Pink Gem's Christmas Sparkles, and I inked everything with London Fog memento ink.  The little grey buttons are Papermania.

** Don't forget to enter my blog candy draw, if you've not already entered - it closes tomorrow **

Waste Not Wednesdays wk9

Blimey week 9, how did that happen?!  As my lovely regular blog visitors will know, it's 'Waste Not Wednesdays' day, my little challenge to get me (and anyone else who wants to join in!) using up all that forgotten stash - stamps, papers, anything really that might be feeling a little neglected...

Apologies to all those who aren't keen on Miss Tilda, but I seem to be a bit addicted at the moment!  This stamp has actually been used... but only once just after I bought her.  I've coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers, with prisma pencils for the shadow underneath her.  The papers are from an old K&Co pad.  The card base is cream - for once it's not just a dodgy photo lol.

I decided to have a go at making a flower from lace (I've got a huge box of lace that needs using), and I don't think it turned out too badly for a first attempt.  The fancy button in the centre is from a huge box of buttons that were given to me by my mum's hubby - they were his mum's collection, she was a bit of a hoarder so there's loads of them!  It started out gold and I painted it with some acrylic paint (bought in many colours and then never used), dabbed on some distress ink and sprayed it with iridescent spray & sparkle.  Added some more lace and some more of that fancy trim from the offcuts bag, a punched butterfly and a Pink Petticoat sentiment.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Papertake Weekly - sketch
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• CES Challenges - blues & creams
• Creative Inspirations - anything goes
• Crafts & Me - pretty in lace
• Allsorts Challenge - anything goes

Oh, I almost forgot - if you fancy joining in this week using your own neglected stash, I'm going to sort out a little prize - as usual for my little challenge prizes it'll be a surprise until I announce the winner next week.  Hope to see lots of you playing along :o)

Little bit of happy...

Last night I spotted the colour challenge (pink, orange & white) at Magnolia Down Under, thought of these papers and couldn't resist having a play... there is some yellow on my card too, so I'm hoping that's ok!

I had so much fun making it, so this Pink Petticoat sentiment seemed appropriate :o)  I've used Tilda with Balloon, coloured mainly with promarkers and flexmarkers, with some diamond stickles on the bright pink bits for some sparkle.  The papers are Making Memories, kraft card is Stampin' Up and the pink is possibly bazill bling, it's got a bit of shimmer to it.  The butterflies were cut with my brand new Kars punches (love them!), corner cut with the Memory Box madera corner die, pink satin ribbon from The Stamp Basket, rose from Wild Orchid Crafts, orange fabric flower, pearls and gems from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Magnolia Down Under - pink, orange & white
• Papertake Weekly - get krafty
• Stampin' for the Weekend - bingo (pink, butterflies, die cuts)
• Moving along with the times - lots of layers (2nd entry)
• Allsorts Challenge - anything goes
• Totally Tilda - Tilda with die cuts & punches
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers - punches

Well I'm sure there's lots I should be doing, but I'm going to grab some lunch and then sit with my feet up and spend a lovely couple of hours catching up with you all before I pick the boys up from school/ nursery.  Hope you're all having a lovely day :o)

Sweet stampin' - masculine

Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week is 'masculine', which was quite handy for me because Morgan's going to a birthday party later today so he needed a card to take with him... they're going 'tubing' at the ski village (dry ski slopes)... must admit to not being entirely sure what tubing is lol!  We're sponsored by the fabulous Quixotic Paperie who are offering the lucky winner a £10 voucher, and our monthly sponsor is Joanna Sheen who is also offering a £10 voucher for our monthly winner.

The image is from a fab set called The Snuggles from DigiStamp Boutique, printed onto linen card and coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The photos have made the spotty paper look a bit pink, but it does actually match the red/orange balloon.  The papers were a magazine freebie that I admired on Debs blog and lovely lady that she is, she sent me a copy of the mag with the freebie papers!  Thanks again hun :o)  The sentiment was made using the Birthday Numbers set from Pink Gem Designs, and the button was from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp - 3 different papers
• Creative Card Crew - masculine
• Crafty Catz - something beginning with B (balloons, brown, button, birthday)

We've been to see The Muppets at the cinema today... ooh I loved it, and the kids did too!  Hubby was a bit bemused though, don't think Poland really did The Muppets!  I think he liked it once he'd got used to all the sudden 'bursting into song' type stuff.  I've gone all sleepy now though - always the same when I go to the cinema during the day.  Hope you're all having a fab weekend :o)