CUDDLY BUDDLY TEDDYS PATCHWORK HEART

And my next card for today is for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 36 - "Love is in the Air". I have chosen this cute Cuddly Buddly stamp called "Teddy's Patchwork Heart", and thought I would give my WC Brushes at break, and coloured the whole image in with Sukura Gel Pens. The image was cut with a round nesty, and layered on pink and blue card. I also stamped a sentiment at the bottom of the image just saying "Love". The backing paper has been printed from a Tinker and Co. download called "Matilda 2". The card has been finished off with some paper flowers, spotty ribbon, and gem brads.

FOREVER FRIENDS BEAR

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well, and enjoying your weekend so far. My first post for this morning is for Arty Girlz Challenge No. 70 - "Make an ATC". I has so much fun making an ATC, that I ended up making a Set of 4. I used this adorable little stamp from Forever Friends called "Bear", and coloured him with Sukura Gel Pens. I have cut each Bear out using a different shaped nesty, and layered each one too. Each ATC has a different backing papers, which was a good way of using up some of my scraps I had lying around on my messy craft table.

The sentiment is a stamp from Stampendous called "Tiny Toes". Each ATC has been finished off with different embellishments ie. ribbons, flowers, gems and buttons. Hope you have enjoyed seeing my ATC's, and thanks for stopping by.

PENNY BLACK CRUSH

My next card for today is for a NEW Challenge Blog, which is fortnightly called Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - Challenge No. 1 - "Valentines" with a twist, must use Black somewhere on your Project. Hope you will check this new blog out, and give it a go! I have used a Penny Black stamp called "Crush", which has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. The image has then been cut with an oval nesty, and layered on Black, Cream, and Red Cardstock. The backing papers have both been printed from a Pink Petticoat CD called "Just an Old Fashioned Girl". The sentiment is also Pink Petticoat. The card has been finished off with a Black Organza bow, and some red Heart gems. Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER LILY AND MILO TAKING CARE

Well, it's Friday, and I can't wait for the weekend! My first card for today is for Papertake Weekly Challenge - Dawny's Sketch No. 7. Fab Sketch Dawny! I have chosen a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp from the Lily and Milo Collection called "Taking Care", which has been coloured with a combination of my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image has then been cut and layered on Pink and Maroon cardstock. The backing papers are both from a Basic Grey 6x6 Paper Pad called "Bittersweet". The ribbon and bow are both from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for popping by.

RUBBER ROMANCE BUNNIE

And my next card for today is for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch No. 26. I have given this Rubber Romance stamp called "Bunnie" another outing. That's how I feel in the morning before my first cup of Tea! I have coloured her with my WC Brushes, and layered the image on grey and pink cardstock. The backing paper was printed from a Pink Petticoat download called "Little Swirls". The sentiment is from a Funky Hand CD, and the card has been finished off with a paper flower, and a gem brad in the middle, all of which have come from my craft stash. Thanks for popping in, and hope you have a lovely day!

PENNY BLACK EMBRACEABLE

This card has been made for Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Week 33 "Frame-it", feature a frame somewhere on your entry. So, I have chosen this cute Penny Black stamp called Embraceable, and he was rather easy to colour, just three colours. The frame has been cut using two nesties fixed together with a bit of masking tape, before running through my Sizzex. The backing paper has been printed from a Pink Petticoat CD called "Just an Old Fashioned Girl". And finally to finish off the card an organza bow, and some papers flowers from my craft stash.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by my Blog.

CUDDLY BUDDLY TEDDEY AND ROSE

And my next card for today is for The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge No. 16 : 1-2-3..... 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments. Because is is almost February, and Valentines is just around the corner, I have chosen this romantic stamp from Cuddly Buddly called "Teddy and Rose", which has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and a few Sukura Gel Pens. I have cut the image with a round nesty, and layered it on pale green and blue card. And once again I have used 2 backing papers from my unknown stash in my drawer. The sentiment was another phrase cut off a perfume bottle box, which says "Love is Pure and Gentle". And to finish my card off 3 embellishments - paper flowers, gem brads, and a pale blue spotty bow! Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER LILY AND MILO CONGRATULATIONS

My first card for today is for Sketch Saturday Challenge No. 35, and I have chosen to use a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp from the Lily and Milo range called "Congratulations. The image has been coloured with a combination of my ever favourite Art-Kure WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image has then been layered on lilac pearlescent card. The backing papers are from a stash in my drawer, so I have no idea whose they are. The sentiment is from Crafters Companion, and the ribbon, flowers, and pearl brads, are all from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed the visit.

GIVE IT SOME HEART

My next card for today is for Daring Cardmakers Challenge - "Give it some Heart". Well this card has been made using some recycled bits. I was standing in my daughters room taking some picures of my cards, and lying on her table was an empty perfume box, which had all these little hearts on, and I had just read the Challenge for Daring Cardmakers. So immediately I decided I had to use these little Hearts. The "sentiment" at the bottom was also a little romantic saying that was down the side of the perfume box, so I thought it would make a lovely sentiment, and it says " True Love lasts forever". The rest of my card is made up of : Backing paper from Papermania 6x6 paper pad called "Exquisite", Rose ribbon, and Heart Gems from my craft stash, and finally the Big Heart at the bottom of my card, was a freebie from a craft magazine. Hope you have enjoyed you visit, and thanks for stopping by. Hope you all have a lovely day.

WHIFF OF JOY MELINDA BLOWING KISSES

A couple of quick posts from me today, before I get start my work. My first card is for Friday Sketchers - Sketch No. 36. This was a lovely Sketch from Beatrix, and for this I have used a Whiff of Joy stamp called "Melinda Blowing Kisses". She has been coloured with both my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens, and then cut with and Oval nesty. The backing papers are from Pink Petticoat, and so too is the sentiment. The ribbon, gems, tag, and paper flowers are all from my craft stash. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

PAPER BEADS

Hello everyone, hope you have all had a good Monday! Just a quick post from me this afternoon for a Monthly Challenge set by The Sugar Bowl called "Sugar Sugar - Project of the Month". And the Project for January was "Paper Beads" by Marlene. Marlene has a great Tutorial on the Blog for making Paper Beads, check it out, they are so easy to make. It was really great fun, I was having so much fun making the beads, and I ended up making two items to feature my beads. My first creation is a 2009 Calendar, where I have used Sugar Nellies "Pen Pal" for this cover of my desk Calendar. I won't bother showing you the inside, as it is just plain sheets with the individual months. The cover is the main feature, using the Paper Beads.

Creation No. 1 - 2009 Desk Calendar!

Here is a close up of the Paper Beads, using up the Scraps from the Backing Paper used on the Cover, and Back cover of the Calendar.

My second creation is just a Notebook, using the scraps of card left over from cutting the Calendar down to size. As they say "Waste-Not"! The cover has another gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp called "Daisy".

Creation No. 2 - Notebook !

And here is a Close-up of the Paper Beads on the Notebook, again using up all the little scraps from the Project.

This was a very enjoyable Project, and I can definately see myself using these "Paper Beads" again! Doing this Project also gave me an ideal opportunity to use my "Bind-It-All" Machine which I bought ages ago, and never had the courage to use it! So that is also something I will be making more use of!

Hope I have inspired you to have a go at making these gorgeous beads! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great evening.

SUGAR NELLIE LETTER BOX

Now this card has been made for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 44 - "Create a Scene". My card is a little bit of a cheat, as I actually did not create a scene myself, as I do not have any stamps with which I could do that, but the stamp I have chosen to use, actually has a scene created already within the stamp which is from Sugar Nellie called "Letter Box". The image has been coloured using a combination of WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been layered on maroon and cream card. The backing paper is a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad called "Sugared". The card has been finished off with four small maroon brads in each corner of the image, and a stamped sentiment. Hope this counts! Hope your have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for dropping by, and have a fantastic day!

LILI OF THE VALLEY SCARLET

This card has been made for Lili of the Valley Challenge no. 15 - "Valentines". I have chosen a Lili of the Valley die-cut from the Fairies Collection called "Scarlet". I have layered her on a red heart, which has been placed at a slightly jaunty angle. The backing paper is from a BasicGrey 6x6 paper pad called "Sugared", and for a little added interest, I have brushed the edges of the paper with a Chalk Eye Inkpad, and I have also stuck some Heart shaped gems in the flowers of the backing paper, and glittered Scarlets wings with a Quickie Glue pen, and Crystal Glitter. The sentiment has been stamped from a Crafters Compantion collection.

Thanks for stopping by, and hope your have enjoyed your visit.

SARAH KAY PICNICS OF DAISIES

And my final card for today is for Stamp with Stampavie Challenge No. 27, which is a lovely Sketch this week. I have used Sarah Kay's stamp called "Picnic of Daisies" again, which has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The image has been cut to size, and layered on pale pink cardstock. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad called "Bittersweet". The scroll, and sentiment have been stamped directly onto the backing paper. Always a bit of a risk because the images may not come out very nicely, but in this case, they both came out very well! The finishing touches are : Paper flowers, ribbon and two pink gems, all from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

WHIFF OF JOY LIZZIE

My next card for today is for Whiff of Joy Challenge No. 15 - Sketch by Katharina. This is a great Sketch, and yes I have made a Christmas card (getting a good start for this year - lol)! I have chosen to use one of my favourite Whiff of Joy stamps "Lizzie". She is so cute! I have coloured her with my WC Brushes, and then cut and layered her on pink and blue pearlescent card, using round nesties. The backing paper is also one of my favourites from My Minds Eye called "Be Merry Trim the Tree". The card has been finished off with a WOJ stamped sentiment, stamped on a tag bought from WH Smith, some pale pink ribbon, three pale blue gems and a gem brad from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

SARAH KAY MY SWEET LILI

Good morning crafters, hope your weekend is going well! Rather a dull, wet day here in Essex, all the more reason to be inside Crafting! So for today, I have a couple of cards to post. The first card is for Arty Girlz Challenge No. 69 - "Transparent" set by guest designer Fabrizio - Use something clear/transparent on your Creation. Well I almost did not do this Challenge, but I thought after a while I would give it a go! So the transparent part of my card is the front cover of the card. I have used a Sarah Kay stamp called "My Sweet Lili", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on some maroon card cut with a scalloped round nesty. Another piece of maroon card was cut to place at the back of the image to mirror the front scalloped edge. The image was then placed on Acetate, and the second scalloped card placed on the reverse of the acetate to hide the double-sided tape. The backing paper has been placed on the bottom side of the card. And to finish the card off, an Organza Ribbon, and some paper flowers. I hope my photos show the Acetate front well enough, as it was quite difficult to do in this dull weather we are having today. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for popping by.

ELZYBELLS BABY MOON

And my next card for today is for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 35 - "Oh Baby". Create a card for a New Baby, Mum-to-be, New Mum or Pre-Schooler. For this Challenge I have chosen an Elzybells stamp called "Baby Moon", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The moon has been given a little sparkle, using a Quickie Glue pen, and Crystal Glitter. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on blue glitter card, and then again on White textured pearlescent card. The backing paper was found in my craft stash. The card has been finished off with some big spotty brads, some blue spotty ribbon, a spotty bow, and some pale blue gems, also all from my craft stash. Thanks for popping in, and hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

POLLYCRAFT TREASURE

Well, it's the weekend, and I love weekends! I can stay up late and craft, and then I can sleep in, in the mornings, get up again and craft! I have a couple of post today, and my first is for Pollycraft Monday Challenge No. 7 - "Flowers and Ribbons". I love this Challenge because most of my cards have flowers and ribbons! I have chosen Pollycraft stamp called "Treasure", which has been coloured with my WC brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. I have layered the image on cream pearlescent card, and punched the edges of the layers with a Corner Punch. The backing papers were printed from a Funky Hand download called "Paper Blossom". The card has been finished off with two types of ribbon, and some paper flowers from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you again soon!

WHIFF OF JOY TEENAGE LIZZIE

And my final card for today is for Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Shape Up!" - Use 3 shapes on your project. So my shapes used are, circle, square(with rounded edges), and Oval. I have used a Whiff of Joy stamp called "Teenage Lizzie with Box of Chocolates", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC brushes. The image has been cut with an Oval nesty, and layered on silver card, and then again on a square (with rounded edges) of red card. The backing paper has been printed from Pink Petticoat. The sentiment is from a Funky Fairy download called "Ecclectic Lurve". The card has been finished off with a red bow on the box of Chocolates, and some silver and red gems. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you all have a lovely day!

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER LILY AND MILO FIRST LOVE

Hello everyone, hope you are all well. I have two posts today, and the first is for Sketch and Stash Challenge No. 2. For this Challenge I decided to rotate the Sketch at little, and have used a NEW stamp from Rachelle Anne Miller called "Lily and Milo - First Love". I bought this stamp for a bargain at the Glitterpot Sale for £2.90! The image has been coloured mainly with Sukura Gel pens this time, and a couple of little bits with my favourite WC Brushes. The backing paper is also NEW from a 6x6 paper pad from Papermania called "Exquisite", and this was also purchased on the Glitterpot Sale for £1.49! The pale pink pearlescent card has been run through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, for part of the Sketch, and to finish off the card, a stamped sentiment, and some gem brads from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and many thanks for stopping by.

PENNY BLACK EVENING GLOW

Any my next card for today has been made for Cutie Sunday Challenge - Sketch No. 25. For this Challenge I used Penny Black stamp called "Evening Glow", which has been coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut to size, and layered on pearlescent brown and pink cardstock. All the edges of the layers have been rounded off with a paper punch. The backing papers have both been printed from a Pink Petticoat CD. The ribbon, and brads, are both from my craft stash. Thanks for popping in, and enjoy the rest of your day!

PENNY BLACK KICKIN

This card has been made for Penny Black Saturday Challenge No. 32 - "Lets Get Dotty". I have used this gorgeous stamp from Penny Black called "Kickin", which I got for a bargain from the Glitterpot Sale, and have coloured him with my WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image was cut with an oval nesty, and layered on silver and pink cardstock. The backing paper on the lower half of the card was printed from a Pink Petticoat download called "Little Big Dots", and the top half of the card has been made using a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder. The card has been finished off with a flower from my craft stash, held together with a "Dotty" brad, some spotty ribbon, and pink gems, all from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have enjoyed your visit.

PINK CAT STUDIO LILY AND TWEET

My second card for today is for Sketch Saturday Challenge No. 34, and I have used an image from Pink Cat Studio Lily and Tweet Collection. The image has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and then cut with round nesties, and layered on Brown and Cream pearlescent cardstock. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad called "Sugared". The sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly, and has also been layered on brown and cream card. The card has been finished off with a small strip of ribbon, with some eyelets, all from my craft stash. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you have a great day!

FOREVER FRIENDS LOTS OF LOVE

Hello fellow Crafters, hope you are enjoying your week so far, at least it's Wednesday, and we are on the downhill run to the weekend. I have a couple of posts today, and the first is for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge No. 15 - "Hearts". For this Challenge, I have used a Forever Friends stamp called "Lots of Love", which has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and then cut and layered on a Heart shape cut with a nesty. The backing papers have been printed from a download from Funky Fairy called "Valentine", the sentiment is also from Funky Fairy, from one of their NEW downloads called "Ecclectic Lurve". I also ran a small strip of red card through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, and finally some red "Heart" gems finish off the card.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by.

RACHELLE ANNE MILLER LILY I LOVE SHOPPING

My next card for today is for Friday Sketchers No. 35 - Sketch by Mumur. This was a rather tricky Sketch for me, because I do not have any "scroll" effects, but I tried to compromise using gems instead for that part of the Sketch. I have used a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp called "Lily - I love Shopping", which has been coloured with my WC brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut and layered on pale blue card. The backing paper has been printed from a Tinker and Co. download called "Fairy Dust". The sentiment is from Elzybells, and the card has been finished off with some gems, paper flowers, and ribbon from my craft stash. Thanks for popping by, and hope you have a lovely day.

PINK PETTICOAT HENRIETTA

My first card for today is for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 43 - Have a Giggle! I had to really think about this one, because I don't really have any "funny" stamps, then I remembered this download from Pink Petticoat. This cute hippo is called Henrietta, and she was coloured using Sukura pens, and then I "paper pieced" her outfit. I cannot take credit for the caption, it is part of the download, but I thought it was rather funny. The backing papers are also a Pink Petticoat download called "Little Big Dots". The card has been finished off with some ribbon, a dotty bow, and some paper flowers from my craft stash. Hope you enjoyed your visit, and thanks for taking the time to stop by.

SUGAR NELLIE ROPE SWING

My next card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge No. 2 - "Three" - Use three different design papers, and three different types of embellishments on your card. I have chosen this gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp called "Rope Swing", for this Challenge, which I have coloured with my Art-Kure WC Brushes. The image has then been cut and layered on gold and lilac cardstock, which has been cut with Scalloped Rectangle nesties. The backing papers have come from my craft stash, and I have no idea where they origanally came from. The three embellishments I have used, are gems, a bow, and some paper flowers. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit. Hope you all have a lovely day!

LILI OF THE VALLEY LILIS UNICORN MAGIC

A couple of posts from me today, and the first one is for Lili of the Valley Challenge No. 14 - Sketch by Donalda. This is a great Sketch, and I had lots of fun with this one. I have chosen Lili of the Valley stamp called Lili's Unicorn - Magic, which is a rather cute little stamp. I have coloured her with my WC Brushes, and a Sukura Gel Pen. I also added a little glitter to all the Pink bits. The spotty backing paper has been printed from a Pink Petticoat download called "Little Big Dots", and the other two papers are from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad called "Sugared". The Sketch has been finished off with a paper flower, pink ribbon, and silver and pink gems from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

WHIFF OF JOY MELINDA READING BOOK

My next card for today is for Whiff of Joy Challenge No. 14 - Colour Theme, using Green and Purple. I have brought "Melinda Reading Book" out for another outing, and have coloured her with my WC Brushes. The backing paper, I found in my craft stash, so I have no idea whose it is, as I had pulled all the wrapping off, and just stored it in my drawers (for years!). The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, and the paper flowers, brads, and gems are also from my craft stash. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you all have a lovely weekend. Happy Crafting X

SARAH KAY ROSES GARDEN

A few posts from me this morning before I get stuck into Saturdays Challenges. The first card is for Stamp with Stampavie Challenge no. 26, which is a lovely Sketch from Guest Designer "Kymba -Slydog". I have used Sarah Kay's stamp called Roses Garden, and she has been coloured with my WC Brushes. The papers are Laura Ashley 8 x8's "Contemporary". The sentiment is stamped from a Lili of the Valley set, and the card has been finished off the some paper flowers, and gems from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope to see you again.

PENNY BLACK ELEPHANT SONG

And my final card for today is for Arty Girlz Challenge No. 68 - "Button It". Well I think I over did the Buttons, but that is what the Challenge asked for. I have used this cute stamp from Penny Black called "Elephant Song", and just for a change, I have coloured the image all with Sukura Gel Pens. The image was cut with a nesty, and layered on blue cardstock. The backing paper was printed from a Tinker and Co. download called "Fairy Dust". I then put two strips of ribbon across the middle of the card, and decorated with paper flowers on either side of the image. And as you can see, went a little crazy with the "Buttons", and finally a stamped sentiment, and little pink bow to finished the card off. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

PENNY BLACK HIP

My first card to today is for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge No. 34 - "Paper Piecing". For this Challenge, I have used Penny Black's stamp called "Hip". I stamped the image again on two different scraps of paper, and cut the trousers, shirt and hat out, and fixed them to the stamped image with silicone glue. The backing paper was printed from a Pink Petticoat CD, and the card finished off with two paper flowers, with gem brads in the middles. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you enjoyed your visit.

WHIFF OF JOY LYING MATTHEW

And my next card for today is for Papertake Weekly - Dawny's Sketch No. 6. Another great Sketch from Dawny, and for this card, another outing for Whiff of Joy's Lying Matthew, which has been coloured with my WC Brushes, and a few touches with some Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut and layered on Chocolate Brown cardstock. The backing papers have been printed from a download from Summertime Designs, called "Boy oh Boy". The corners were made from cutting one of my small square scalloped nesties, then cut it in half diagonally, to form the two corner pieces. And a final little touch, some gold gems added to the corners. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and hope you have a lovely day.