Truly Scrumptious Challenge #17 & Copic Colour Challenge #33!

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Hello again! Firstly thanks to all the lovely bloggers who have left me comment recently! I have been so busy and haven't had the time to reciprocate but hopefully I will soon!
Onto this weeks Truly Scrumptious challenge which is a fab sketch by Sharon with the added challenge of Doodling! (You'll have to look really close for my doodling......there's some little silver dots around the swirly bits!) Chris - Sketching Stamper is sponsoring this challenge and gave to DT some gorgeous images to use - we obviously all have a favourite as quite a few of use have chosen this beautiful Butterfly Fairy! Thanks Chris! I've re-jigged the sketch slightly and put the little horizontal element the other way to make it fit, and I'll add a sentiment when I know what I'll use it for!

Supplies-
Image - 'Butterfly Fairy' by Chris Dark, Sketching Stamper
Colouring - Copics & 'Crystal' Stickles
Gems - Creative Beadcraft
Swirls - Inkadinkadoo snowflake swirl stamp
Embossing - 'Snowflakes' Cuttlebug embossing folder
Papers - Pink Petticoat & Sweet Shoppe Designs
Peel offs & thread - stash


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And onto my Copic Colour Challenge card! Another fab selection of colours (and I actually have them all!) I've used this sweet little Pink Cat Studio digi stamp but I've now sure if it's still available, I was obviously in a 'fairy' mood when I made these! The little Toadstool charm was from Stacey! I've Glamour Dust-ed her wings for a bit of glitz and used these papers which I've just taken out of my box and looked at every so often! I hope you like them and get a chance to join in!

Supplies-
Image - Pink Cat Studio digi stamp
Colouring - Copics & Glamour Dust
Papers - Pink Petticoat & DCWV 'Pocket Full of Posies'
Ribbon, gems & charm - stash
Sentiment - Elzybells
Butterflies - Martha Stewart 'Monarch Butterfly' punch
Frames - Nestabilities

Penny Black Saturday #68!

Hiya chicks! Yep, the weekend is here already! Time for the Penny Black Saturday challenge! We have a colour challenge for you this week - Chocolate, Lemon & Pink! The DT cards are beautiful and all so different! PB Stamps are very generously offering one lucky entry a 15% discount voucher, they stock tonnes of Penny Black stamps!!
I hope you all enjoy your weekend! I'm at work today - boo! But out in Southampton tonight with a few girlies - not sure I'll be card making Sunday morning! Hee hee! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Cinnamon' by Penny Black
Colouring - Copics
Papers - Basic Grey 'Porcelain'
Sentiment - made on PC and printed onto Safmat film
Pearls - Glitter Pot
Flower - EK Success punch
Brad - Dovecraft
Ribbon - stash

Copic Colour Challenge #32!

Hiya! Ooh, it's time for my first Copic Colour Challenge DT card! How exciting! It's a lovely selection of colours this week too! Here's my card using this cutie 'Hope and Grace' Greeting Farm stamp which was one of some gorgeous images I received from Stacey for my birthday! Look at her little knee patches - bless! I thought she worked well as the colours are quite, but not too, girlie! I hope you like it and can join us! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Hope & Grace' by The Greeting Farm
Colouring - Copics
Papers - Doodlebug
Sentiment - Elzybells
Flower - Cuttlebug die
Gems, ribbon & button - stash

Friday Sketchers #70 & Cat's Corner #9!

Hi again! I hope you've all had a nice weekend! I've done absolutely nothing and loved it! Although I did make this card! It's for the Cat's Corner which is to make a card with an Autumn theme and of course feature a cat, I hope Halloween counts as autumn! It's also for this weeks Friday Sketchers sketch which I've flipped to fit this stamp on. I've used this cute Witches cat from Alota stamps and some of the funky Pink Petticoat Happy Haunting papers which I managed to nab last year before they disappeared! I've tried the technique where the image goes over the edge of the Nestie, except don't have the oval Nesties so I used my Fiskars template! Thanks for looking!
Supplies-
Stamp - 'Cat on Broom' by Alota Stamps
Colouring - Copics
Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Happy Haunting' & Bazill Bling 'Black Tie'
Sentiment - Scrap'n'Fonts
Stars - Dovecraft punch

Penny Black Saturday #67!

Where has this week gone? It's Saturday already and time for this weeks Penny Black Saturday challenge! This week is Lace & Pearls (the theme for my wedding in case you were interested!) The Prize is these gorgeous October Afternoon goodies from Simply Create.
Here's my card using this unbelievably cute stamp which was in a little bundle of images my lovely teamie Nat sent me! (Thanks sweetie - you'll get yours soon!) For some reason, when the weather is suny, I decide to start on Christmas cards, now it's dull and quite cold, I break out the summer papers again! :-s
Thanks for looking! I hope you can join us!

Supplies-
Stamp - by Penny Black
Colouring - Copics
Papers - Dovecraft
Butterflies - Martha Stewart 'Monarch Butterfly' punch
Lace & ribbon - stash
Pearls - Kanban & Hero Arts
Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly on a Nestability circle

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #16!

Hello my lovelies! It's time for another Truly Scrumptious challenge! This fortnight is a fab sketch by my teamie Heather with the added challenge of using no fewer than 3 stamps! I struggled a little with this challenge (why they call them challenges though huh?!) Some ideas can be stamping your own background/borders, masking your image and making a background or giving a character a friend or accessory! The choice is yours!
The 3 I've used are the new Hero Arts Snowflake Circle background, some little holly corners and of course, the cute little Forever Friends bear! I've embossed the background with a sparkle powder but these things never seem to show in photos! I hope you like it and get a chance to join us!

Supplies-
Stamps - Forever Friends, Hero Arts 'Snowflake Circle' & Elzybells 'Holly'
Colouring - Copics & a white gel pen
Papers - Core'dinations & DCWV old Christmas stack
Ribbon & gems - stash
Sentiment - Pebbles Inc rub-on

Fab news!

Hiya! Just a little note to say I'm thrilled to be asked by Stacey to join her and the other mega talented ladies on the Copic Colour Challenge blog! I took about 2 seconds to decide! Woo hoo! I can't wait to start, thanks Stacey!!

Papertake: Sketch #23 & (a very late) Anyone for Anya #3!

Hiya! Here's my card for this weeks Papertake sketch and I'm also sneaking a last minute Anyone for Anya challenge card as there is a new one up later today! The challenge is 'Buttons, Bows & Brads' and I've put a lovely spotty bow on my card! I've used this cute Deer from the 'Forest Friends' set, I got the idea for using him for Christmas from the lovely Leann's blog! I hope you like it, thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Forest Friends' from The Greeting Farm
Colouring - Copics, Inkessentials white gel pen, 'Crystal' Stickles
Paper - Core'dinations, white Bazill Bling & Pink Petticoat
Ribbon & gems - stash
Embossing - 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folder
Sentiment - Pebbles Inc rub-on
Snowflakes - Dovecraft punch

Penny Black Saturday #66!

Morning all! Thanks so much for all the gorgeous Hearts cards last week, I was definitely feeling the love!
This week on Penny Black Saturday challenge is a sketch by the lovely Domi and it's a circle one - scary! I'm not too happy with my card to be honest, it's quite small, I used the largest Nestability die and the stamp is fine, and I decoupaged her skirt, but I didn't want to crowd it with embellishments and it's ended up looking a bit basic! Anyway, the DT cards are gorgeous so I guess you'll have to look to them for inspriation! Hee hee!
I hope you're having a fab weekend wherever you are! Thanks for dropping in!
Supplies-
Stamp - from the '12 days of Christmas' clear Penny Black set
Colouring - Copics & 'Cotton Candy' Stickles
Papers - Paper Mania (thanks Stacey!)
Pearls - Kaisercraft
Flowers - EK Success punch
Ribbon - stash
Border - Fiskars 'Seagull' scissors
Circles - Nestabilities

Just for a laugh....!

I saw a link to this post on the lovely Rach's blog and thought I would give you all a laugh!! It asks you to show what your desktop looks like - messy or otherwise, well here is mine, more of a 'floor-top'! Hee hee! I still love it! You might need to click on the photo's to see but I've 'tagged' them so you know what's going on and that it's not just a heap on the floor - there is some organisation believe it or not! I've also shown you the cupboard space this takes up - who needs shoes?!! We're hoping to move after the wedding, so who knows? I could have a swanky craft room to show you!

Penny Black Saturday #65!

Whoops! I just came to check for any comments and remembered
I didn't schedule this last night! So, sorry for the delay but here's my card for this weeks 'Hearts Desire' challenge on Penny Black Saturday. This can mean hearts on you project, for a loved one or just a smooshy, lovey-dovey card! There's a cute little watercolour palette from Horseshoe Crafts to be won!
Here's my lovey-dovey card, I thought the little bunnies on this part of the stamp look pretty into each other (most rabbits are though I guess...!) Coupled with some gorge Pink Petticoat papers and that's my card! I hope you're having a fab Saturday whatever you're up to!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Bunny Friends' by Penny Black
Colouring - Copics
Card blank - Paper Mania
Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Old Fashioned Girl' & sentiment printed onto Safmat film
Flowers - EK Success punch
Leaves - Leone Em 'New Ash family'
Gems & lace - stash

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #15!

Morning! The weeks are going too quickly and it's Truly Scrumptious challenge 15 already! That means it's 30 weeks since we started and only 16 weeks to Christmas! Aggghhh!! Well this week, as well as a fab sketch by Michelle, we're asking you to hold on to the summer a little longer and create a card or project with an 'Indian Summer' theme, interpret as you like! Home Impressions have the cutest stamp set up for grabs, just make sure you follow the sketch and the theme!
Here's my card, I think it's fairly obvious how I used this theme, and I loved making this card! I've used some papers from my neglected Artylicious CD Rom, I love these papers! And a Sandra Dry 'Bollywood' image. I didn't put a sentiment on, I'll decide another time! It's hard to tell but I've coloured little accents on her dress and jewellery with a gold pen, it's probably drowned out by all the gold mirror card!
I hope you can join in, thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Image - 'Sarika' by Sandra Dry Digi Stamps
Colouring - Copics & a gold gel pen
Papers - Artylicious 'Damask Delights'
Flowers - EK Success punch
Gems & ribbon - stash
Embossing - 'Textile' Cuttlebug folder
Corners - Cuttlebug die