Inspirational

Card Sketches 37, 38, 39

Yes, I'm still playing catch up with the challenges.........I suppose I wouldn't be me if I stayed up to date every week. I've not got a cat in hell's chance of ever winning anything though cos I'm never done in time!! LOL That's a bit of a lie actually because my first card is also for the Passion For Promarkers challenge this week (which doesn't run out until Tuesday) and the colours to use are poppy and forest green.Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, papers - The Merry Days of Christmas, My Mind's Eye, Promarkers,
ribbon and stars from stash, sentiment made in Word.

Materials: image - Hallow by DewDrop (see above), Promarkers, flowers - Prima, sentiment - Craftwork Cards, papers from off cut box

Materials: image - DewDrop Crafts, papers - Pink Petticoat, Promarkers, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, gems - Papermania

Thanks for looking.

PS Don't forget to check out my blog candy post

Phew!

I've got two more challenges for this card. The first is the sketch from last week's Sketch Saturday challenge and the Colour Create challenge which is "to use the colours black, white, yellow and red with the option of using flowers and checks." I managed the flower but couldn't find the checked ribbon so ended up using striped ribbon instead.

and this is the last of my DT cards for now (did I hear someone say thank goodness?) It's almost as good as having to sit through someone's holiday snaps LOL so the materials used are

image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, paper and Page Frill - Doodlebug, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, everything else from stash

I'll be back later with some blog candy so watch this space.

Meet Hallow,

The Halloween Pixie! She is one of the new Digiz from DewDrop Craftz and she is gorgeous.

Passion For Promarkers, and the challenge this week is any colours but you must use the sketch. I will also be entering my card for the Papertake Weekly challenge (along with guest DT Joanna Sheen!) this week which is So, our challenge is, as I said, The Dark Side and we want to see anything spooky, creepy and Halloween-ie on your cards.

Materials: Image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, scraps of ribbon, paper and brads from stash,
sentiment - Craftwork Cards, flowers - Prima

I hope you like :)

Another DT card

and another two challenges :)

This time I've used the sketch from Sketch and Stash and the challenge this week from the Secret Crafters is We want you to dig deep and use an old stamp or image on your projects. As usual any project as long as it fits the theme.Materials: papers - K & Co, image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, ribbon and bling from stash and X Cut butterfly punch.

I've had this K & Co paper pad for a gazillion years and keep forgetting about it, so that's another two small pieces gone :)!

Sketch Saturday

And another great sketch from the Sketch Saturday team

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, paper - mag freebie, ribbon and gems from stash
and sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Don't forget that Nikki at DewDrop has a DT call out at the moment but it closes at midnight tonight.

Busy doing nothing

....working the whole day through.........is anyone singing with me :)

I wish the above were true sometimes LOL Not sure what I would do with myself though if all of a sudden I had nothing to do!!

Right, onto the challenges. I didn't manage to get any done last week as I made the album for my friend's son, a load of samples for Debbi (which you can see on Create and Craft tomorrow at 4pm) and made a set of wedding invitations. I received some lovely new images(which will be available shortly) from Nikki at DewDrop Craftz so sat on Friday evening and coloured them then made them into cards over the weekend so I could catch up with some challenges :)

The sketch is from Mojo Monday (obviously!!) and I've also incorporated the Stamp Something challenge which is Our challenge this week is all about bling! We want to see your "Bling It" somethings! Anything that sparkles, shimmers, glimmers, or shines will work for this challenge! Get creative and some us your BLING!

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, papers and gems - Papermania from last year! silver mirror card,
sentiment circle - pc, Nesties, Promarkers and SA pearls from stash.

On to the next one now :)

DT call

Nikki from DewDrop Craftz (and Digiz) is looking for some fab ladies or gents to join us on the Design Team. If you would like to know more then contact Nikki but you only have until midnignt tonight (GMT)

On a roll

Using what was on my desk from other cards/projects I made another card. This time I used Laura's sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

Materials: papers - magazine freebies, flowers - Dianne's Die Cuts, Nestabilities, MS punch, lace and dew drop from stash

I've got enough stuff on my desk to make another 100 cards I think so I had better give it a tidy so I can get on with my album! I'm working on a square of about 10 square inches on an A3 cutting mat...........not good when I'm also on a six foot table LOL.

Take care, have a lovely Sunday (what's left of it) and thanks for looking :)

Mojo Monday 107

Good morning from a very sunny Corner. I have been up and working since 7.45...........on a Sunday?!!! Mad or what! I have an album I need to finish and am waiting on a delivery for a stationery order so I thought I would take advantage of the lovely peace and quiet (till the others get up) and catch up with some challenges. I'm still trying to fill the gaps in my card box before I go hell for leather into the Christmas cards. I still have a few left from last year so I will use those so that I can put the new ones into the shops :)

So, Mojo Monday is now on sketch 107 which is another great one.

Materials: image - Penny Black, Promarkers, papers - magazine freebies, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis,
gems - Papermania

TFL

My mummy will

.....wring my neck when she opens this card on Monday LOL. It's my parents 52nd wedding anniversary on Monday and I decided to use my Eunice stamp again (if you visit regularly you will know about Eunice :)) but don't have have any of the 'male' stamps to go with her. Whilst I was looking for something else I found my little golfer so decided to try him..........I would love to know what you think!!
I used sketch #72 from Friday Sketchers and the latest challenge from Passion For Promarkers
which is "This week you can use any colours (so great for those of you who are building up your collections) but there is a recipe to follow - 3 different shapes (not including your card base), 2 papers and 1 ribbon" as chosen by Denise.

Materials: papers - Bloom & Grow, My Mind's Eye and Glitter vellum from Papermania, images - Eunice is from Art Impressions but I don't know who the golfer is by, flower - Prima, card candy and scalloped rectangle - Craftwork Cards,
ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, Promarkers, everything else from stash

I looped the ribbon across the middle of the card and cut out and mounted the images on 3d foam pads.

TFL

When will I ever ......

....learn to read properly!!?!!

I visited the Secret Crafter's blog this morning to see what the new challenge was and saw the message from Wendy about the DT place prize from last week. I didn't notice when I did last week's challenge that you had to add DT to the Mr Linky/comment to be in with a chance, consequently, I didn't do it :( )h well, that will teach me!

Anyway, I've made a card for the challenge which is by Debby and she wants us to use Autumnal colours I also used the sketch #73 from Friday Sketchers

Materials: images - Pink Petticoat, ribbons - Ribbon Oasis, flowers - Prima,
flower centre - dew drop from my huge tub of them :))

DH has a wedding and a renewal of vows this evening so the cards are both for him.

DewDrop Digiz

Take a look at all the lovely downloads in the Digiz shop. There is a 20% discount on DewDrop Craftz Digiz until midnight Sunday (11th) and the iscount is automatically applied in basket too, so no code to remember!

Click through the button and it will take you straight there. I know it's my DT member badge but it stands out better than just text :))

Yay me!!

I've made the Top 5 Passionistas on the Passion For Promarkers blog and get to display the blinkie to tell the world!

Can you tell I'm chuffed ? LOL

Create and Craft Christmas

I have finally remembered to upload the cards I made for Debbi to take to Create and Craft for the Christmas Fun cd she demoed in August......my 15 minutes of fame :) The cd is full of Christmas images which can be just printed off, enlarged, decoupaged, glittered.......the possibilities are endless. I managed to video the show (for the first time!!) and must say that I got a bit of a thrill seeing my cards on the screen.......although I did pick fault with most of them LOL
This one is a spinner card which the presenter played with quite a bit!!

The outside of the card.........

and the inside

A gift bag and mini Christmas card.

I hope you like! I shall show the rest some other time.

Thanks for dropping by.

DewDrop Digiz

I received these images from Nikki at DewDrop Crafts the other day so once I'd sent back the coloured images I decided to make them into cards and I must say that I'm quite pleased with them. Although the camera hasn't picked them up properly, I added Glossy Accents 'rain drops' to the leaf and as drips under the leaf which led me to make a get well card.

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, papers - MME, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, Glossy Accents

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, Promarkers, papers - mag freebies, gems - Papermania, flower - Prima,
sentiment - Kirsty Wiseman, ribbon - stash

Materials: image - DewDrop Digiz, papers and rub ons - Doodlebug, Promarkers, flowers - Prima, everything else from stash

Off to do some work now.
Once again, thanks so much for looking and commenting on my work.....it really does mean a lot to me :)

Big boo boo

On a Saturday at some point I have a quick whizz through any of the challenges I want to do for that week and save them in my 'to do' folder on my desk top, that way if it's a sketch I can try to incorporate it into any work I have to do. So last Saturday I downloaded the sketch from Sketch Saturday but didn't read the instruction which went with it LOL I made my card then went back to the SS blog to make sure that I'd done the correct challenge only to read that it had to be a pet theme as well as the sketch. The card I made is the second one below using the boy and girl image! My challenge card is the one with the doggy on it LOL I'm also entering my first card in the Rosie-Dee challenge this week (that's sounds really strange!) which is 'Coffee and cream with a cherry on top'

Materials: papers - Wild Asparagus by MME and Regency by Papermania, image - The Digi Stamp Boutique,
flowers - Prima, brads - Doodlebug Sugar Coated, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis, MS punch, Promarkers, Glossy Accents

I used Glossy Accents on the dogs nose and the heart but the picture hasn't picked it up! I coloured him with Promarkers but as he was printed onto a 'cheap' glossy card the ink dragged but I think it makes him look furry LOL

Materials: paper - Regency - Papermania, image - Personal Impressions, ribbon - Ribbon Oasis,
flowers - Prima, MS punch, pearls from stash

I love this image and hardly use it. It has just been stamped with a Versamark pad and embossed with gold powder. For some reason I prefer it as it is rather than coloured!!

TFL

Secret Crafter

The challenge on the Secret Crafter's blog this week is Now onto this week's challenge which is set by Secret Crafter herself WENDY and she has chosen a theme of:-

CELEBRATION

We want to see any project as long as it could be for a celebration.
What could be easier? There are some fab prizes on offer too as they are celebrating their blogaversary!

Materials: 'cake' paper and glittered vellum - Papermania and everything else is from my stash.
Oh, and the sentiment was done on the lap top

I'm pleased with the way this card turned out as it was made almost entirely from bits on my desk, yes, let your imagination run wild as to the state of it LOL. I haven't even got the courage to put a picture on the What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. As usual my card is on the simple side (I mean not cluttered, not stupid :)) and the only thing which was used but wasn't on my desk was the vellum and unfortunately I had to cut into a new sheet *:0*, because I didn't have any in my off cuts box!

I may be back later with a couple more cards but I have a stationery order to finish and they are being collected about four oclock.

Take care x

DCM

I haven't done a Daring Cardmakers challenge for a while so decided to combine last week and this week to make my brother's birthday card for next week :) Last week Jo's challenge was "Tartan It Up! I would like you to use some sort of tartan on your cards, fabric, ribbon, paper, even a piece of an old tartan rug(!)etc."

and this week it's "we'd like to see some folds on your cards this week. Fold the whole card, fold some paper, fold some ribbon. Do some origami, teabag folding or just fold over a corner of your paper to reveal the other side. As long as there's some sort of folding used as a feature of your card then it counts. Any subject, any theme, any reason."

I decided to make a Joy Fold card as I haven't made one for a long time (they look lovely but are difficult to photograph.....well that's my excuse for the pants photos LOL)

Materials: papers - Bloom & Grow by My Mind's Eye, image - Woodware,
Promarkers, sentiment - Craftwork Cards, ribbon and buckle from stash

and finally for now..............look what's just arrived on my doorstep all done up in a lovely white organza bag. They were ordered at 3 pm yesterday from Tracy at Creative Treasures and arrived about an hour ago.........

Now that's what I call perfect service, thank you Tracy they are gorgeous.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you are up to. Me? I'm making wedding stationery in between appointments!
TFL

Rosie-Dee's

I'm a little early with this but have appointments tomorrow and as it's my last (boo hoo) project as DT member I'm sure Rosie won't mind. So the challenge this time goes by the title of Bows and Arrows.......
The final challenge this month continues the theme of SHAPES but this time we'd like to see an arrow or two accompanied by a bow.... ribbon or long bow? Well that's for you to decide!!!


We also have a fabulous sponsor too. The Cutting Cafe have kindly provided the Design Team with some images to work with and are offering a prize of 3 sets of Digi Images of YOUR CHOICE to one lucky winner too!

Materials: card base and sentiment -The Cutting Cafe, papers and flower - Just Dreamy (My Mind's Eye),
arrow - QK Revolution and everything else from stash

TFL

Blog candy

I was the very, very lucky winner of Hannah's blog candy and my little package of yumminess arrived on my doorstep on Wednesday! Isn't it great how a couple of pieces of plastic can make you feel on top of the world LOL
Here are my lovely goodies chosen by me and very generously paid for by Hannah, thank you so much, I will think of you every time I use them :)
I've had my eye on these two for a while and had decided to put them on my Christmas list........now I'll have to think of something else although I don't think it will be too difficult ;)

Thanks again Hannah, you're a star *hug*

Anyone For Anya?

Sketch #2

Another lovely sketch from Dawn (and a chance to use my new Greeting Farm download) but this time I flipped it

Materials: papers K& Co Sparkly Sweet, GF download, ProMarkers, sa pearls and daisy ribbon from stash

Thanks for dropping by :)