Crafty Friends are Beginning with B

Hello my lovely blog chums, hope you've had a good week....it feels like it's been a busy one here so I am hoping for a more restful weekend. 

So we have a fabby new challenge to play along with at

Crafty Friends 

 and our theme this time is

BEGINNING WITH B

(Your card should include elements that begin with B)..

I have included a Bear, Balloons, Banner,Button, Bow, Border die, Beige and Blooms.

This adorable image is from Lili of the Valley, which I must admit, I haven't used too often.....but is a great to colour so I must use it more often. 

I would like to enter these challenges:Challenge

moving along with the times C.A.S

colour crazy challenge week 25 A.G

digi choosday A.G

i love ProMarkers 3 OF A KIND (balloons)

A gem of a challenge week 12 A.G

Thank you for visiting me today, enjoy your day....whatever you're getting up to

Spots and Dots at Christmas with the Cuties

Good Morning my lovely blog chums, hope this post finds you well - you find me a year older now! Had a lovely birthday, despite having to work, and in all the celebrations I completely forgot to post my DT card for our brand new challenge at 

Christrmas with the Cuties

and our theme this time is

Spots and Dots

So very simply, a super cute Christmas image and plenty of spots and dots

My DT card features:

• Digi from Lili of the Valley 
• coloured with promarkers
• misc papers from stash
• Snowflake die from Joanna Sheen
• sentiment features Penelope Anne font and label die from The Works

I would like to enter these challenges:

jingle belles  snow

crimbo crackers  anything goes

christmas at sweet stampin challenge anything goes with optional - Non Tradtional colours

passion for promarkers  four legged friends

the holly and ivy christmas challenge anything goes

Before I go, I just wanted to share a few pics with you all, from the weekend - Megan and I went to an event in London called West End Live, which is held in Trafalgar Square, and gives you the opportunity to see performances from many of the top west end shows, like Wicked, Les Mis, Mama Mia, Alladin  as well as many new and up and coming ones. This was our forth year of going, and  I absolutely loved it.......

Come From Away

Phantom of the Opera

Only Fools and Horses

 

Six

Thats all from me for today......thanks again for your visit

Feeling Sketchy!

Hello my lovely blog chums....hope you've had a good week!

I used to be on the Design Team at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, and when I noticed that they are celebrating their 10th....yep 10th Birthday, I absolutely had to join in with their celebratory challenge. Over the last few years, we've all seen challenges that we love, come and go, so its great to see that SSW2 is still going strong!

my card here:

is based on this wonderful sketch, which was used on their very first challenge

My card features: 

• Hoppy Poppy, and accompanying sentiment stamp from Stamping Bella (this was a Mother's Day gift from my kids) from Seven Hills Crafts
• coloured with promarkers
• this pretty flowery paper was a magazine freebie
• Die cuts used are, Spellbinders fancy labels, Cheery Lynn doily border die, Nellie Snellan circle dies
• Button from The Works

I would like to enter:

Sweet sketch wednesday 2. anniersary challenge

crafty sentiments a.g

passion for promarkers beautiful borders

pennys papercraft challenges a.g

Cheerio for now, lovelies xx

Rainy day craft sesh

Hello my lovely blog chums.....it's been ages since I posted more than one card in a week, but here I am again!

Despite my shoulder still feeling a bit ropey, I was going to cut my grass this afternoon.....however, a very heavy downpour put pay to that...and actually feeling quite relieved, I made myself and cuppa and made a DT card instead. 

I am out of ink in my printer at the moment, so had a flick through my box of odds and ends and found this.....can't remember where this image came from, but thought it would make a handy addition to my card stash...

Image coloured with ProMarkers, gingham paper from scraps box, have used Mama Elephant star border die, X cut star dies, sentiment features Baby Lexi font.

I would like to enter these challenges

Passion for ProMarkers beautiful borders

Crafty Catz a.g with optional fathers/male

Ribbons, Bows and Cutie Pies

Hello my lovely blog chums, hope this finds you well and you have had a great weekend. I have been trying to rest up, having damaged ligaments in my shoulder a couple of weeks ago, as a result of a bit of heavy lifting at work (and also as a result of Lisa not being as young as she used to be!!!!) It's been really playing me up for the last week so hopefully the pain killers and got and cold compresses will see me right soon. 

Anyway, I am actually here to tell you about the current

 CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE

 Our theme is Ribbons and Bows

 Our sponsors for the challenge, very aptly, are

Your card may be any shape or size, be for any occasion and feature any colours...as long as you keep to the theme and most importantly, include a super cute image....why not hop on over and join in with us.

My DT card features an absolute sweetie from DigiStamp boutique (sadly, no longer trading), coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from Limetree crafts. Ribbons, now and buttons all from stash and finally sentiment is my own creation using Baby Lexi font.

I would like to enter these challenges:

colour crazy challenge. a.g with hand coloured image

aud sentiments  a.g with a sentiment

the paper shelter ribbons and buttons

digi choosday a.g

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit today xx

Making it Pink.....

Hello my lovely blog chums!

I don't really have a favourite colour, but there are certain colours that I love to craft with.....one of these is Pink, and when I noticed that this week's Passion for ProMarkers challenge theme is "Make it Pink"......well, I could hardly resist!. I think Antique Pink is a gorgeous shade to work with.

I am using the completely yummy James with Umbrella, coloured with ProMarkers, of course, this pretty paper is from a pad from The Range, dies used are a fancy circle from Spellbinders, flourish for from The Works, and a label die from a Nellie Snellen set. Sentiment is my own creation, I added a bow and pearls to finish.

I would like to enter these challenges:

Passion for ProMarkers make it pink

Penny's Paper Craft challenges a.g

colour crazy challenge a.g with hand coloured image

as you like it challenge favourite stamp brand - for me it has to be Lili of the Valley, one of my very first crafty purchases were  sheets of pre-coloured images (fairies and Christmas front doors)....this was about 12 years ago, and I have been a huge fan since and whilst I have numerous favourites in the DigiStamp world, LOTV are my favourite rubber stamps, the characters are always completely adorable, and on a practical note, the quality of the rubber stamp and the crispness of the stamping has always been first class too

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.....I will be back with a Cutie Pie card on Monday

Men, Boys and Crafty Friends

Hello there my lovely blog chums.....hope you've had a great week!

So, its time for a fabby new challenge with

Crafty Friends

and our theme is

MENS/BOYS

I think we all struggle with cards for the boys, at times, so this is a great opportunity to add a more masculine card to your box, or with Fathers Day, just a few weeks away, maybe you make a gorgeous Dad card.

My DT card features:

• Fab Fisherman digi stamp from LOTV
• coloured with Promarkers
• Kraft card from Limetree 
• faux stitched square dies from The Works
• Xcut fish tail bunting die
• Champagne and Limousines Font

I would like to enter these challenges:

I Love Promarkers. - AG with optional One for the Boys

cardz4guyz - beside the sea

Simon Says Stamp (wednesday challenge) A.G

Cute Card Thursday - masculine

Thank you so much for stopping by today xx