Blog Candy!!

Well, I meant to do a blog candy prize for my 200th post but I forgot and this is 207, oh well! Up for grabs is a Forever Friends 'Champagne Celebration' stamp (not the same one as I used on my last card!) and a Forever Friends 'Party Time' 6x6 paper pack.

For a chance to win this cute little prize, just leave a comment here and a post on your blog linking back to mine by midnight GMT (the clock on the right) on Sunday the 5th of October.
Good luck!

Friday Sketchers #19

Hi again! Here' my card for this weeks Friday sketchers challenge. I've used one of my super-cute Forever Friends stamps by DoCrafts (there's a chance to win it, above!). I hope you like it!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Champagne Celebration' Forever Friends water coloured with Whispers and Sakura Stardust pen, sentiment from Cuddly Buddly
Paper - handmade glitter paper from stash
Star brads - Poppicrafts

Tilda & Friends: Colour Challenge

I can't believe I've actually completed a challenge on the day it's set! Here's my ATC for this weeks Tilda and Friends challenge which is Pink, Blue and Green. I thought I'd use one of my Elzybells stamps which arrived today, the package was so lovely, it had stamped ladybugs all over it and a lollipop!! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Coffee Friends' by Elzybells coloured with Whispers
Paper and sentiment - free from SC&P magazine
Gems - from Mad About Cards

Tilda & Friends: New Beginnings

Firstly, thanks so much to Andrea for the fab prize last week, I'm now the proud owner of my first Tilda stamp!
Here's my baby ATC for this weeks New Beginnings challenge. I noticed Fran uses a little easel to show her ATCs and I knew I had one, so I dug it out to show mine off, thanks for the tip Fran! I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'New sister' Sugar Nellie water coloured with Whispers
Ribbon - August Ribbon Mad kit
Chipboard tag - Dovecraft 'Girly' set
Heart beads - Creative Beadcraft
Papers - Pink Petticoat

Cute Card Thursday #27 & Spoonfull of Sugar #16

This card originally started out as an Autumn card for the Papertake challenge but I didn't finish it on time. It turned into the card for Nikkis sketch on Spoonful of Sugar, then I thought, as it's a cat, I'd use it for this weeks Cute Card Thursday which is Cats and Dogs. I got in a real inky mess with this card, it was brilliant! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Cat on Broom' by Alota Stamps, alphabet stamps from Crafty Krafts,both water coloured with Whispers. Tree and leaves corner from 'Spring collection' See D's set
Paper - Orange card embossed with 'Tiny Bubbles' embossing folder, then rubbed over with black ink. Purple Mulberry paper from Mad About Cards
Spider web ribbon - Poppicrafts
Moon and stars - from stash

Penny Black Saturday #14!

Well, another drizzly week over! This weeks challenge at Penny Black Saturdays is to make a Mens Card - using NO blue! Ooh, tricky! By the way, the water is aqua - ; ) not blue! and has Sakura stardust on it! Also the little fishies have glossy accents but neither of these can be seen in my rubbish photo! I've used this cute image that came with a bunch of lovely images from Tracy for my birthday, a couple of my team mates have used this too! Great minds think alike! Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!

Supplies-
Stamps - Penny Black 'Fish are Jumpin' coloured with Whispers, Glossy Accents and Sakura Clear Stardust
Ribbon - Poppicrafts
Paper - Pink Petticoat His 'n' Hers
Fish embellishment - Pink Petticoat 'Best Fishes'
Sentiment - made on PC
Brads - from Blog Candy prize

Nikkis Blog Candy!

The lovely, and extra talented Nikki is celebrating 20,000 hits with a Blog Candy comp! All you have to to is leave a comment
here by 17th of September to be in with a chance of winning this prize! Cool, huh? Thanks Nikki and congrats!

Sketch Saturday #15!

Here's my second card for the Sketch Saturday challenge. Before the ol'Nesties, this sketch would have had me running for the hills! Not anymore! I hope you like my slightly random card!Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamps - Cow print background, cow and sentiment - all Pink Cat Studio Farm Animals set
Paper and present button - from stash
Brads - Dovecraft

Ismaki #30!

Ooh, 2 cards in one day! Here's my card for this weeks Ismaki sketch which is to use a swivelling element. The option is Christmas which I decided not to go with! I've used one of the Kaboodle Doodles downloads called Picnic, it's so cute! I've put in some close ups to show the inside and the cupcake with a shiny cherry on top! I hope you like it!




Supplies-
Image and papers - Kaboodle Doodles Picnic download
Cherry - Glossy Accents
Gems - form stash
Glitter - Frosted Lace Stickles
I've just popped over to the Kaboodle Doodles blog and there's a challenge for cards featuring spots/dots! So I'm putting this towards that too!

Friday Sketchers #18 and an award!

Hi! First off, I've recieved this lovely award from my SBS sister Gayle, thanks Gayle!! There is so many people I could give this too but it seems they already have it! If you don't and you're reading this, feel free to nab it for your self!

On to cards! Here's my card for this weeks Friday Sketchers challenge, I've not followed it too closely as I couldn't get it to work without being fussy, but I've made the text into the bottom elements and a bow as the top one, then left off a ribbon, hopefully I won't get told off! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamp - Kerry Jo set from Debbi Moore coloured with Whispers and Stickles on the tutu
Papers - Pearlescent purple paper from Create and Craft, spotty paper from stash, pink paper 'His & Hers' from Pink Petticoat
Twill - Ribbon Mad and tied with the Bowshaper
Rub-on - Doodlebug
Pearls - Hero Arts
Edges - Pink VersaColor and white Sakura Souffle pen

Cute Card Thursday #26!

Here's my card for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge, Pretty in Pink. A nice simple card from me using one of my new embossing folders (I know 'm only about 2 years behind everyone else with this!) Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Pink Toes' from Penny Black coloured with Whispers and Stickles
Gem brad - Poppicrafts
Sticker & ribbon - local craft shop (bow made with Glitter Girls Bow Shaper)
Edged with VersaColour Ink
Paper from stash

Tilda & Friends: Open theme

As I've never bought any of the Magnolia stamps, I've never joined in with their challenges, but this week they've let 'friends' join in! Any other stamp is fine as long as it has a cute round face, such as the Maggie Sugar Nellie stamps (see the blog on the sidebar for more details) I'm so glad as I love making ATCs but never seem to. I think this ATC is very fitting to the 'summer' we've just had! I've added some glossy raindrops to finish it off. Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Splashing Maggie' from Sugar Nellie coloured with water colour pencils and Sakura Stardust
Paper - Sizzix stack
Raindrops - Glossy Accents
Edged with VersaColor Ink

Penny Black Saturday #13!

Hi peeps! We were very lucky ladies this week and were kindly given some goodies from Poppicrafts! I'm loving it! This weeks challenge for Penny Black Saturdays is One for the Girls, a nice easy one with any colour scheme, as long as it contains a Penny Black stamp. Plus, for one lucky entrant a £10 Poppicrafts voucher is up for grabs! Have a great weekend!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Cinnamon' from Penny Black coloured with Whispers
Paper - Pink Petticoat 'Little Big Dots'
Circles - Nestabilites
Brads - Ribbon Mad september kit
Everything else - Poppicrafts!

Ismaki #29!

The Ismaki crew are back from their hols with a fab new sketch! There's an added option of including a mini envelope, I've made a mini Christmas card to go in mine (I've put a close up of it!) I decided not to add the bottom ribbon loops, I thought it might be overkill! Did anyone spot the little scalloped circle? ....yes my Nestabilities are here!! Woo hoo!! I got them from Cut @ Home, such good value, £42 for all 4 circle sets and 3 embossing folders AND postage from the U.S! And they came in about 5 days! Not bad!! Thanks for looking, I hope you like it!



Supplies-
Stamps - 'Honey's Snowman' from Sugar Nellie coloured with Whispers, Stamps Away sentiment, little tree from 'Winter Wonderland' mini Dovecraft clear set
Paper - DCWV Christmas stack, red and silver pearlescent paper from Create & Craft
Flourishes - Sizzix 'Flower with vine' (with the flower chopped off!)
Ribbon from stash
Envelope - free hand

(Oh, this is also #3 for Fab Christmas august/september challenge)

Sketch Saturday #14!

Where have I been for the last 13 sketches?! I've only just discovered this blog and it's not like me to turn down a sketch challenge! As you can tell, another Cuttlebug snowflake card! And another for Fab's Christmas Challenge. I think I'll be back to this challenge! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've had a good weekend!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Let it Snow' by Whipper Snapper coloured with Whispers, sentiment stamp by Do-Crafts
Papers - Cuttlebug snowflake folder, Dovecraft Winter Wonderland stack
Ribbon and card from stash