Friday Sketchers #112

Good afternoon! Another fab sketch from Friday Sketchers this week, although I am a little close to the deadline - to busy entertaining my 2 monkeys during the holidays! I've had this paper (Sassafras "Hog Heaven") a while but couldn't find quite the right image to with it, then I came across Squiggle Stamps! This little gal is "Daisy with Toadstools" - ain't she perfect for this paper? The charm, gems and buttons are from my stash. Thanks for looking!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #101 meets Lili of the Valley #58!

I have to admit that this was the second card I made for these challenges! I ended up not liking the papers I used! The Cupcake Craft Challenge this week is for a "Pastel Christmas" and the LOTV challenge is a sketch by the ever talented Bev. The image is LOTVs "Angel Gabriel", the papers are Dovecraft "Christmas Blues" and the flowers are diecut from pink glitter card. The centres are dew drops. Thanks for looking!

Cards for Men Challenge #15 - A Recipe!

Hello - back from my holidays! The current Cards for Men challenge is a Recipe - 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments. Have come across a fab digistore called Squiggle Stamps and this image is called "Hey Dude", the papers are Kaiser's "Rough and Tumble" and my 3 embellies are 2 buttons and a charm. Thanks for looking!

Crafty Emma's DT Call!!

The very crafty Emma has put out a DT call for a new challenge blog she will run alongside her new store Crafty Emma's. Check out Emma's blog for more details!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #99 - Acetate

Hello - I know, flying a little close to the deadline for this one, lol!! I haven't worked with acetate for a while so Cupcakes Craft Challenge #99 was a great opportunity! The images and sentiment are one of several new releases from Pollycraft "Baby Love". The 2 sides of the card allowed me to "hang" the washing line after being printed on acetate. The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy. The flowers as always are from Wild Orchid Crafts! Thanks for looking!

Pollycraft Challenge #52 - Bold and Bright

Emma came up with the Bold and Bright theme for this week's Pollycraft Monday Challenge! There is a great prize up for this one - go to the Challenge blog to check it out and also the fab DT cards - you might need to put on your sunglasses first!!! I've used one of the Critters and Cogs images and the papers are My Mind's Eye - Lil' Robots. The ribbon is from Blooming Felt. Looking forward to what you'll come uo with for this one!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #98 - World Cup Wonders

I know, all these posts on one day but I'm just making sure I enter the challenges on time!! This week's Cupcake Craft Challenge theme is World Cup Wonders. I've used Pollycraft's Maurice, (ain't he handsome??) and the papers and embellies from Smirk "For Him" - kept it pretty simple (bit like myself lol). Thanks for looking!

Sketch Saturday #110

As always a great sketch over at Sketch Saturday - I have mentioned before that I love using sketches haven't I?? The fab image is the soon to the released "Lil Miss Attitude" from Pollycraft - ain't she a peach?! The papers are My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary which were free in a magazine. The butterfly and flowers are Papermania Elements and everything else is from the stash. Thanks for looking!

Friday Sketchers #109 meets Cards for Men #14 (Christmas in July)

Yip, that's my first Christmas card made for this year lol!! As always a great sketch from Friday Sketchers to work with and I have combined it with the Card for Men Challenge - Christmas in July! It was time to dust off the christmas stash (no kidding, it was hidden under a chair with about an inch of dust!!). The wonderful image is from Dustin Pike and the papers are Crafts House "Plum Pudding". The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and everything else is from the stash. Thanks for looking!

Wild Orchid Challenge and Blog Candy!!

Get yourself over to the Wild Orchid Challenge blog for a chance to win some fab candy before they launch the first challenge on Monday 12 July!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #97

Good afternoon - 2 posts in quick succession, I'm doing well! In fact I've managed to enter quite a few challenges over the last fortnight, pretty pleased with myself, lol! This week's Cupcake Craft Challenge is a fabby sketch which was great to work with. Went for a summery feel for this one using a fab new release from Pollycraft Designs "Duck with Ice Cream". The papers are once again Basic Grey but this time from the Cupcake pad. The flowers are Prima which I coloured with ProMarkers to match the colours of the icecream and the sentiment Craftwork Cards. Everything else from stash as usual! Thanks for looking!

Lili of the Valley Challenge #56 meets A Pocket Full of Posies Challenge #1

Another fab sketch from Lili of the Valley this fortnight and I am also entering this for the first A Pocket Full of Posies Challenge - One for the Girls (and flowers!!). Used the very cute Rosy Posie with Basic Grey's Lemonade paper. The flowers were from a local haberdashery shop and everything else is from my stash. The greeting is Craftwork Cards. Thanks for looking!

Sketch Saturday Challenge #109

I know I'm sailing a little close to the wind with the timing of this entry lol! Another fab sketch to work with from Sketch Saturday and I have used the newly released Flo from Pollycraft - ain't she gorgeous?? The papers are Basic Grey "Lemonade" and the sentiment is Craftwork Cards - everything else is from my stash. Thanks for looking!