Photo Inspiration

Hello everyone, hope everyone is fine and well. Just returned from work, luckily a little bit earlier today, but I'll soon have to be out again for the Insanity and Bokwa fitness classes!! So busy.. where are those days when I used to spend day after day making cards and blog away happily?

Anyway, it's Wednesday today so it's time for another challenge at

I ♥ Promarkers

The theme for this week is a PHOTO INSPIRATION and this is what I did.

 

For my card this week I used this really cute SWALK rubber stamp from Crafter's Companion which I was so so lucky to have received as a gift from Karen. She must have known that I find these stamp so VERY cute :) Thanks again Karen, love love love it :) xx

 

I have of course colored the image with my promarkers and here below is the Photo Inspiration for the theme for this week.

We are this week sponsored by Polka Doodles

Entering my card in these challenges today:

...will be back !!

Thank you for looking 

xx

Cats and/or Dogs

Hello everyone. I'm so late today with my card! We are very busy at the moment at the office that I had to stay overtime again, and so as soon as I arrived home today, I quickly rushed off for my Bokwa class arriving just in time! Phew!!

Anyway, better get on with my post as it's so late already and I do still have an ordered card to do for tomorrow ... 

So here is my DT card for this week and the challenge at 

I ♥ Promarkers

is

CATS and/or DOGS

For my card I used this cute stamp from Crafter's Companion, which I stamped up three times so that I could layer it.

I also did some stitching for a change.

This week we are sponsored by Dies to Die For and the prize is a £10 voucher.

Hope you would like to join us for this week.

I am entering my card in these challenges.

Passion For Promarkers 243 - ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Simon Says Challenge - ANIMAL ANTICS

Sweet Stampin' - FLOWERS

Crafty Catz 226 - ANIMALS

Thank you for looking

xx

Use Die Cuts - No Punches

So late with posting my card today!!! .... since last week our older son has started to learn driving so I've been taking him everyday to practice driving on my car straight after work. Needless to say, this, coupled with all the other things to do, hasn't been leaving me much time for anything much and today it's one of those days that I go to Bokwa!

Oh well, better late than never.

So here's my DT card for today's new challenge at

I ♥ Promarkers

The theme for this week is

Use Die Cuts - No Punches

For my card this week I used one of the many gorgeous images from Kenny K, which I colored with my promarkers. 

Background DP is from Bearly Mine, four different dies... and no punches!! 

I really loved how it turned out and Naomi really liked it too :)

We are this week sponsored by 

and also by

Wow two fabulous sponsors this week!

I hope you can join us.

Entering my card in these challenges today.

Passion for Promarkers 236 - MAKE IT DIGITAL

Kenny K's Krafty Krew 166 - DISTRESSED EDGES

I thought I would end off my post for today by sharing a photo of me while running in the Malta Half Marathon last Sunday! I did it in 2hrs 05 minutes so I was really pleased with myself since it's the first time for me. My legs are now feeling much better but I was walking like a penguin the day after ha ha :P 

Birthdays

Hello good morning everyone. I took the day off today just to do some housework as house looks like a bomb fell on it!! ha ha ... :P  but really.. I haven't been having much time lately since I started training for the Half Marathon so I decided to take it off today just for this and hopefully some crafting ..  

Well it's already 9.00 a.m and I haven't even started!!! oooh what am I !!! 

So a quick post for today to share my DT card for this week's new challenge at

I ♥ Promarkers

The theme for this week is 

BIRTHDAYS

For my card I decided to use one the many lovely images from Bugaboo, paper from my Me and my Big Ideas paperpack, die cuts and a Happy Birthday sentiment sticker to finish it off! So pleased with how it turned out :)

Our great sponsor this week is Dr Digi's, offering two digi images of the winner's choice.

 

I am entering my card in these challenges today:

Creating From The Heart 6 - ANYTHING + option use red

Love To Create 101 - BIRTHDAYS

Papertake Weekly - ANYTHING GOES

Wednesday's Inspirations 251 - ANYTHING GOES + option of sketch

Crafty Catz 216 - ANYTHING GOES

Winter Wonderland - DIGI DAYS

Thank you for looking.

I'm now off to start that housework!!! 

xx

Tatty Teddy Bear

I was asked by a colleague of mine to make a card with the Tatty Teddy Bear for her daughter's birthday. She wanted the colors pink and purple as well, love these, and this is what I came up with.

I was really pleased how it turned out.. the flowers border is Memory Box, DP Wild Rose Studio, flowers were a freebie and finished it off with some ribbon, gems, glitter on the flower and a butterfly to hide a boo boo on the image!

Entering my card in these challenges today.

Crafty Little Fairies - A NUMBERED BIRTHDAY

Creative Craft Challenges 19 - USE RIBBON

Crafty Ribbons 62- ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Papertake Weekly - MAKE IT SPARKLE (gems and glitter on flower image)

The ABC Challenge - V for VERY CUTE

Divas By Design - ANYTHING GOES

4 Krafty Girls - ANYTHING GOES

Top Tip Tuesday 110 - GET IN SHAPE

Fab 'n' Funky 185 - LEAVES

Charisma Cardz 37 - FAVE COLOR COMBO (pink and purple)

Totally Gorjuss 202 - DOTTY (on the flower)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - GLAMOUR & SPARKLE

Crafty Calendar - GOING ON A BEAR HUNT

Lothian Crafts Online - DIES

I also now have some exciting news as I did the Top 3 at Crafty Little Fairies with this card :)

woo hoo :)

  

Thank you for looking

xxx

Doodling

Hello everyone, it's the weekend .. how fun and more fun for me as my vacation leave starts now :) Taking a week off starting next Monday .. so I'm really looking forward to some relaxing days. I did wish of course that I could take more, as hubby could only take days off when I go back, but one of the girls at the office is having her baby and we can't be out at the same time for a long period. I'm so excited for her and already planning some baby cards for her.

Anyway, today it's time for a new challenge at

Crafty Friends

with Team 4s turn to make a card.

The theme for this week is Doodling

and we are sponsored by Eureka Stamps, so of course we girls are all very happily using one of their gorgeous images to make our cards. The prize is 5 digis of the winner's choice.

I am entering my card in these challenges today:

Crafty Cardmakers 96 - BIRTHDAYS

LEJ Designs - ANYTHING GOES
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 136 - USE BLACK
My Mum's Craft Shop 7 - JUST FOR GIRLS

Thank you for looking
xx

Anything Goes

Hello everyone and a good afternoon to all. I hope it's not as hot as here wherever you are as the temperature here is over 30C, and going to rise more in the coming days. I wouldn't mind if I were at the beach of course, but as it is, at the moment I'm at home and will soon be out again with some errands.

Anyway, I'm sure you're not here to read about the weather, so here is my card for today which I made for the new challenge that started today at

I ♥ Promarkers

The theme for this week is an easy

ANYTHING GOES

For my card this week we were so lucky to get to use an image from our sponsor Sherry Baldy. First time using one of these images and I was so excited about this. They are so cute and sweet :)

Lots of flowers on my card today, some pearls too and a little bow as well. The gorgeous DP was in a magazine freebie.

There will be three winners this week, each winner winning 5 digi images. 

Entering my card in these challenges today

The ABC Challenge - P for PRETTY IN PINK

Crafty Catz 187 - LET'S GO PINK

Bearly-Mine 91 - FLOWERS GALORE

Passion for Promarkers 203 - FLORAL FANTASY

Eureka Stamps 44 - ANYTHING GOES

AUD Sentiments - ANYTHING GOES

Charisma Cardz 23 - DIGIS ONLY

Southern Girls - PUNCH or DIE CUT

Thank you for looking

xxx

Show Us Stitching

Hello good morning everyone. It's not a nice day here today, cloudy and windy, but it was lovely and sunny when I was doing this card, which I guess is what inspired me while I was making this DT card for the new challenge at

Crafty Sentiments 

The theme for this week is to add stitching on your projects, faux or real.. I just added some faux stitching with my white pen around the background DP.

The image that I used is one of the newer ones, Jasmin Let's Swing, and I coloured her with my promarkers. 

The prize for the winner this week is a fantastic £10 voucher to spend in the store.

Entering my card in these challenges today

Eureka Stamps 41 - THE GREAT OUTDOORS

2 Sisters Challenge 145 - OUTDOOR FUN

Kaboodle Doodles 173 - ANYTHING GOES

Fab 'n' Funky 172 - RIBBON and /or LACE

Charisma Cardz Challenge 20 - HERE COMES SUMMER

Whimsy Stamps 59 - ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Ribbons 46 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Allsorts - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Joanna Sheen Challenge - GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS

Deep Ocean Challenge 52 - RIBBON and/or LACE

Thank you for looking

Don't forget to join my candy here

xx

Add A Charm

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good week. Yesterday I managed to hop along to say hello to some of you my friends.. but of course I didn't manage all, so I'm really hoping to find some more time this week. I'm not as busy now as last week, just a few Holy Communion cards now .. and that's it !

Anyway, onto my card now and today it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments.

This week the theme is to

ADD A CHARM

I liked this theme as do have quite a few charms which I've had for quite some time but always forget to use them ha ha :P .. so there is my charm .. a little golden colored sun which I attached to some twine...thought it would be perfect to go with this gorgeous image, Beach Life.  

I coloured the image with my promarkers, and then just popped it up on this fun Summery DP which was a magazine freebie. I really love how it turned out.

The prize for the winner this week is this gorgeous stamp.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Stamp and Create May - A Color Challenge

Oldie But A Goodie - INSPIRED BY A SONG (Club Tropicana-Wham, Oldie is the charm)

Papertake Weekly - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (inspired by same song above :))

Joanna Sheen Challenge - MUSIC & LYRICS (as above)

.. thought I'd also share the video of the song Club Tropicana.. one of my faves when I was young :P

And I also got some fabulous news now

I won the challenge at The Corrosive Challenge with this card woo hoo so exciting :) 

Thank you for looking

I'm off now to take my son to a private lesson.. taxi mum here I come :P

xxx

Crafty Sentiments new release

Good morning everyone. It's time for another new release at Crafty Sentiments. This time we have ten new gorgeous stamps and here I am with a card that I made using the stamp Summer Time.

She is really so pretty and so sweet I think. I really love this one.

 Today I decided to do some paper piecing and coloured the rest of the image with my promarkers. 

Using more new goodies to make my card today.. and those are the gorgeous daisies dies... I'm so pleased I got these dies. The one on the left are Impression Obsession, the leaf is Marianne Creatables and the other daisy die is die Namics. .. hope I didn't mix them up! Sentiment stamp and die cut shape for the sentiment are from Crafty Sentiments .. and the rest of the stuff is from my stash.

All the new stamps are up for sale now from the shop and you can have a peek at some more cards at the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog. There is also a Mystery Candy here and also a blog hop here where you can win some of the new stamps...lots going on at the moment!

Entering my card in these challenges today

By The Cute and Girly May - FLOWERS

Bunny Zoes's - FAVE COLOR COMBO (purple, yellow, green)

Craft Your Passion 161 - FLORAL DELIGHT

Kaboodle Doodles 170 - FOR THE LADIES

Papertake Weekly- ANYTHING GOES

Passion for Promarkers 197 - BIRTHDAYS

Crafts & Me 132 - LACE

Simon Says - THINGS WITH WINGS

Delightful Sketches - STASH IT

Thank you for looking today

xx

Allura Von D

It was my brother's birthday this Wednesday. Him being single, I thought this stunning image from Kenny K, Allura Von D, would be just perfect ;)

I coloured the image with my promarkers, the gorgeous DP is from Bearly-Mine, the corner die is from Die-Namics, while the centre one is from Marianne Creatables. I added a peel-off for a sentiment this time, and the star is a real oldie embellishment from my stash.

Some challenges for my card now

Kenny K's Krafty Krew 141 - TIC TAC TOE (swirls, digi image, ribbon, die cuts)

Bearly-Mine Challenge 84 - ANYTHING

Passion for Promarkers 196 - TO DIE FOR

Crafty Ribbons 44 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Wednesdays Creative Inspirations 212 - BIRTHDAYS

Delightful Sketches - ADD RIBBON

Moving Along With The Times - ONE FOR THE GUYS

Crafty Catz 181 - INSPIRED BY A SONG (Do you think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart)

Thank you for looking today

xx

Pastel Colors

Good evening everyone. I'm so late today with my DT card! Back from work I had a little nap as I was so tired and then after preparing dinner I rushed off to the Bokwa fitness class which I go during the week! Obviously I didn't manage to post my card ...

Anyway here I am now, better late than never, and my card for today I made it for the new challenge which started today at I ♥ Promarkers.

The theme for this week is

PASTEL COLORS

I love pastel colours, so this was an easy challenge for me .. even though I have a mojo crisis at the moment!! Yes, I haven't been crafting a lot lately as I've been so busy with all the kids' taxi driving I have and the fitness classes I am going. 

We are this week sponsored by Paper Shelter and so all the DT girls have used one of their images to make our cards. The prize for the winner is a $10 voucher to spend in their store.

I am entering my card in these challenges today

Dream Valley 54 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Sweet Stampin - PASTELS

One Stop Crafts 224 - PASTEL COLORS

Deep Ocean 49 - FLOWERS AND FANTASY

Totally Gorjuss 179 - SPRING SHADES

Digi Galore Challenge - ONE FOR THE GIRLS

Thank you for looking today

xx

Crafty Sentiments April Release

Hello again. Back now with my second post of the day.

Today it's the last preview day of the Crafty Sentiments April release and this time we have this sweetie, Teddy with Flull.

I have coloured the image with my promarkers, the gorgeous DP is from my Me & My Big Ideas paperpack and the flower die cut behind the image is Memory Box.. first time using it even though I've had it for so long! 

Using some washi tape today as well. It was in a magazine freebie, and I forgot I had it!!

Check out all the other new releases here

Entering my card in these challenges today:

2 Sisters Challenge 138 - ANYTHING GOES

Stamp and Create April - USE AT LEAST ONE DIE CUT

Bearly-Mine 81 - ANYTHING GOES

Thank you for looking

xx

Your Favourite Colors

Good morning everyone. Another day.. another card.. and another challenge of course. Today, Wednesday it's time for another new challenge at 

I ♥ Promarkers

and the theme for this week is

YOUR FAVOURITE COLORS

I really wasn't sure which were my favourite colours, so after thinking a bit, I thought that the pinks and greens were my fave, as I do tend to use them quite often. 

The DP on my card today was a magazine freebie, flower is Marianne Creatables die ... some lace today for a change.. and ribbon too. 

We are this week sponsored by 

Entering my card in these challenges today

Papertake Weekly - ANYTHING GOES

Stamp and Create April - USE AT LEAST ONE DIE

Charizma Cardz 12 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Crafty Ribbons 42 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

AUD Sentiments - FOR A CHILD

Thank you for looking

xxx