Candy

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I said I would be coming with some candy sometime this week, and so here I am.... just on the day of my third blogaversary, today the 31st of January and to also celebrate my 500 followers yesterday !!!! woo hoo :) I am so excited about this :) Welcome and thank you for following me.

I want to say a big thank you to all of you for being my friends, my inspiration and for making blogging so fun and exciting. This wouldn't have been possible without you so as a thank you I want to offer some candy today. I hope you like it and join in.

As always my candy is open to my followers, new followers can join in future candies. Just leave your name with Mr Linky below and I will pick a winner at the end of next month.

Good luck to all
xx

Crafty Sentiments new release

Hello everyone, it's time for a new release at Crafty Sentiments. This month it's all about weddings and there are five new stamps this time.

For my card I got to use the stamp Sincerely Yours which I coloured with my promarkers. 

The border die is also from Crafty Sentiments, while the heart is from Marianne Design and the flower die is from Memory box. 

Check out the inspirational blog to see all the gorgeous new stamps.

They are all available for purchase from the website. 

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Simon Says Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Bearly-Mine 75 - ANYTHING GOES

Crafts and Me 122 - DIES AND PUNCHES

Fab 'n' Funky 160 - PASTEL COLORS

Crafty Ribbons 40 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Crafty Catz - DIES AND PUNCHES

It's also the last day that you can enter my CANDY. I will be picking up a winner this weekend. So if you still haven't joined in........ what are you waiting for :) 

Thank you for looking today

xx

Lace and/or Pearls

Hello, good evening everyone.. or should I say good night :P.. I'm back from Rome and back to blogland but still haven't settled well as so busy and of course I'm so late with my card today. So, a quick post for today as it's nearly midnight but wanted to post my DT card for today's new challenge at I ♥ Promarkers before I head off for bed!

The theme for this week is 

LACE and / or PEARLS

Lucky for me it was either or, or both as I made this card in a jiff and all I could add were just two pearls. The image that I used, which of course I coloured with my promarkers, is from one of our sponsor

Stitchy Bear Stamps

as this week we have not one but two sponsors, with this second fab prize from Marianne Design.

 

Wow, fantastic prizes this week as well. I'm sure you will find the time to join us!

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Simon Says Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Bearly-Mine 75 - ANYTHING GOES

Digital Tuesdays 199 - BIRTHDAYS

Totally Gorjuss 172 - HAPPY

Thank you for looking

xxx

Shaped Cards

Hello good morning everyone. Still in Rome I am :) ... up to Friday, when back home (on Friday) I have to pack an overnight bag again and leave for a team building event with my colleagues starting on Friday and being held over the weekend! I'm really not looking forward to that which is understandable arriving back home on the same day, but really couldn't avoid it!

Anyway, back to my card, and this time I have a SHAPED CARD for the new challenge starting today at Crafty Sentiments.

For my card I thought that I didn't want to do the usual shapes, so I decided to try a Shaped Card in the form of a tree! I didn't have the template so I cut out the tree shape myself and I must say I am really pleased with the result :)

To do the card I cut out the tree shape, from green card, three times. I then made a fold in the centre of two of them and then stuck half of each card together with glue. I stuck the other half of each to the other tree on which I hadn't made a fold.

The image that I used this time is one of the oldies from Crafty Sentiments which I colored with my promarkers. Papers are from stash and little white flowers with my Memory Box die. The grass die is Die Namics and then I finished it off with a sentiment, a little bow and the fun cat.

This is what you can win this time

I hope you can come and play with us and would love it to see if I have inspired you to try making a tree shaped card like mine :)

Thank you for looking

xx

Entering my card in these challenges today

Kaboodle Doodles - ANYTHING BUT SQUARE

A Special Post

Happy Sunday everyone... If all went well I am in Rome at the moment as this is a scheduled post. Today, being Sunday, I thought of making a special post, as last month I decided to step down from the One Stitch At A Time DT. I've been with the OSAAT DT since July 2010 and it was also my first DT. I was so excited I remember when I had found out that I was one of the new DTs, so in honor of all this, I thought I would make this post and share again some of the DT cards that I had done along these two and a half years. Want also to say thank you to Stitchy for believing in me and giving me the chance when I was just starting my blog.

So this was my debut card, a spring card.

A Side stepper card... one of my favourite images from the store.

And an easel card now.

Love this fun image, another of my favourites :)

Love this one too

.. and this 

.. and this as well. Was so hard to decide which cards to share.

Loved coloring this one.

Purrrrrr

This is one of my recent ones. 

 

Hope you have enjoyed my rather longish post.

Thank you for looking

xx

Three Hearts

Last Tuesday I said that I wasn't planning on doing any more Valentine Cards.... but Mr Mojo didn't have the same idea after seeing Brenda's gorgeous three-hearts card. 

Totally different from hers though as she used masking and stamping and sponging to do her hearts while mine are just die-cut with my Marianne Creatable hearts die... but there they are the three hearts and layout which inspired me so much :) .. ..

The beautiful paper that I used was a magazine freebie and for the leaves and rose I used two more of my Marianne Creatables dies. To do the embossing around the card and near the ribbon I used my Hougie Board.

Some challenges now 

Divas by Design - LOVE AND ROMANCE

Sweet Stamps Blog - ROMANCE

Papertake Weekly - HEARTS AND FLOWERS

Moving Along With The Times - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Charisma Cardz 6 - ANYTHING GOES

Thank you for looking

xx

Snowflakes

Woops I totally forgot yesterday to post my Monthly DT Card for the new challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'!!. Understandable though being so busy doing the Valentine Cupcakes to take to the office today :) .. 

yum yum ..they were sooooo good. Everyone loved them. Lucky for me hubby came early from work and did dinner himself as otherwise I'm sure I wouldn't have managed.. and I guess he thought either that or he would go hungry ha ha :P

Anyway, onto my card now. The theme for this month at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is 

SNOWFLAKES

I decided to use this pack of Forever Friends stickers that I had bought one time and made not one.. 

but three cards.

All three very similar. I just stamped snowflakes all around the border on the above two cards, and for this one, the first one that I did, just the stickers, peel off sentiment and an embossed border to finish it off. I love how they came out.. and were so quick too :) .. that's why I managed to do three :P 

We are this week sponsored by Funky Kits and the winner will get these two Gorjuss Girls stamps from Personal Impressions.

I hope you can join us.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Charizma Cards 6 - ANYTHING GOES

Forever Friends Challenge 55 - ANYTHING GOES

Delicious Doodles 22 - NO PATTERNED PAPER

Thank you for looking 

xx

One for the Girls

Here it's raining again today, and still so very cold brrr.... wishing for the sun to come out again.

Anyway, another busy day again for me as after taking son to private lesson I plan on making some Valentine cupcakes for my colleagues. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have my Bokwa class at 7.00 pm and the dinner to prepare as well!! ...

Ok so I better get on to my card for today as soon I'll have to be out. My card for today is my DT card for this week's new challenge at I ♥ Promarkers. The theme for this week is

ONE FOR THE GIRLS

Lucky girls this week we are sponsored by ... wow !!! Saturated Canary !!! woo hoo !! .. so we could all choose an image each :) yay. There is a prize of 2 digi images for the winner.

The one that I chose for me is Ratatouille. Coloured her with my promarkers ...

... and then finished off my card with some pretty flowers, die-cut hearts, ribbon and lace. The gorgeous DP was a magazine freebie.

I am entering my card in these challenges today
Papertake Weekly - HEARTS AND FLOWERS
Crafty Ribbons 38 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 114 - USE YOUR FAVE COLOR COMBO
Gem Of A Challenge 66 - HEARTS/VALENTINE

Well I'd better be going now.
I really hope I will to be able to get hopping around before I go abroad on Saturday.
Please excuse me if I do not manage.

Thank you for looking
xx

Love You So

What a long day yesterday.. At 4.30 pm we had a course so it was a dash home straight after work, shower and change and out again to attend the course. The only good thing was that it was followed by dinner :) but it was not until much after 10.00 p.m. that I returned home! 

Anyway, today as I said yesterday, I have another card using the same stamp from All That Scraps as yesterday, this time she is a brunette. 

I hadn't planned on making another card with this stamp so quickly, but somehow I ended up doing another one!

Very simple again, just one DP, my favourite hearts border die from Crafty Sentiment, and then a pretty heart which was a swap from the lovely Karen. The little hearts are from the die as well.

Entering my card in these challenges today.

Craft Your Passion 149 - MY VALENTINE

All That Scraps - VALENTINE TREATS

Cards For Men 3 - ALL MY LOVE

Cute Card Thursday 255 - LOVE STRUCK

Allsorts 193- VALENTINES

Simon Says Challenge - HAVE A HEART

Fab n Funky 157 - VALENTINE/HEARTS

A Gem of a Challenge 66 - HEARTS/VALENTINES

Totally Gorjuss 170 - LOVE

Totally Papercrafts 153 - VALENTINES or LOVE

Moving Along With The Times - ONLY GIRLS ALLOWED

Love to Create 52 - FEELING THE LOVE

I don't plan on doing anymore Valentine's day cards now... but who knows what Mr Mojo decides :P

thank you for looking today

Don't forget to join my 3rd blogaversary candy here.

Be Mine

Good morning everyone. I have jam packed days all week long this week and then vrooom ... I fly to Rome on Saturday woo hoo :) Can't wait.. Luckily I already managed to make my cards for this week and an extra one or two :P Yes... another Valentine's Day card again today .. ..But you can't blame me.. I still hadn't used this bootiful stamp from All That Scraps. ... I just had to use her!!!

I already had the card planted in my mind and how I wanted it.. clean and simple with lots of white... I love how it turned out ... pity hubby saw it, can't give it to him .. well he's seen all the Valentine cards I did, even the one I have for tomorrow... she is a brunette tomorrow :P

Entering my card in these challenges today.

All That Scraps - VALENTINE TREATS

Cards For Men 3 - ALL MY LOVE

Cute Card Thursday 255 - LOVE STRUCK

Allsorts 193- VALENTINES

Dream Valley Challenges 50 - VALENTINES

Crafty Calendar February - LOVE AND MARRIAGE

My Mum's Craft Shop 2 - VALENTINE/LOVE

Everybody-Art-Challenge 222 - HEARTS

Inky Chicks 3 - VALENTINE or ANNIVERSARY

Papertake Weekly - ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says Challenge - HAVE A HEART

Party Time Tuesdays 106 - LOVE AND ROMANCE

Fab n Funky 157 - VALENTINE/HEARTS

A Gem of a Challenge 66 - HEARTS/VALENTINES

Totally Gorjuss 170 - LOVE

Totally Papercrafts 153 - VALENTINES or LOVE
Moving Along With The Times - ONLY GIRLS ALLOWED

I have some exciting news now as I just found out that I made the Top 3 at Cards for Men with this card. Woo hoo :)
  

Thank you for looking today.

Don't forget to join my 3rd year blogaversary candy here.

Another Valentine's Day Card

I don't usually make two posts in a day, and I also try to avoid it, but today I came across this fun digi image from Eureka Stamps that I had already printed and I thought it would be perfect for another Valentine's Day card.... so off I went and done me this today....

 isn't he cute :P  I coloured him with my promarkers...

... papers were magazine freebies and I again cut out the heart with my scissors. The gorgeous sentiment was a free download at the lovely and so talented Hannelie. Some faux stitiching today around the heart, gems and then rolled roses and leaves with my Marianne Creatables dies to finish off my card.

 

Entering my card in these challenges today

Eureka Stamps 25 - SWEET HEARTS

Crafty Ribbons 38 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Cute Card Thursday 255 - LOVE STRUCK

Allsorts 193- VALENTINES

Dream Valley Challenges 50 - VALENTINES

Crafty Calendar February - LOVE AND MARRIAGE

My Mum's Craft Shop 2 - VALENTINE/LOVE

Lexi's Creations - VALENTINE/LOVE

Everybody-Art-Challenge 222 - HEARTS

Inky Chicks 3 - VALENTINE or ANNIVERSARY

Papertake Weekly - ANYTHING GOES

Simon Says Challenge - HAVE A HEART

Party Time Tuesdays 106 - LOVE AND ROMANCE

Fab n Funky 157 - VALENTINE/HEARTS

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges 113 - RIBBON AND BOWS

A Gem of a Challenge 66 - HEARTS/VALENTINES

Totally Gorjuss 170 - LOVE

Totally Papercrafts 153 - VALENTINES or LOVE

Crafty Catz 169 - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Thank you for looking today.

Don't forget to join my 3rd year blogaversary candy here.

Crafty Sentiments February Release

Good morning everyone, hope you are having a good weekend. Today I'm sharing a card which I made with one of the gorgeous new stamps from the February release at Crafty Sentiments.  This time it is all about Spring and the stamp that I am using is Springtime Delight.

I have of course coloured her with my promarkers and then used the prettiest spring papers and flowers that I could find in my stash. The border die this time is from Marianne Creatables and the corner one is Die-Namics. I really love how it turned out.

Being so busy, I didn't have the time to make cards with all the eight new stamps, I know I wished I could, they are all so sweet... so I invite you to have a look at the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational blog. You will not be disappointed, and there is a chance to win a mystery prize as well.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Crafty Ribbons 38 - ANYTHING GOES WITH RIBBON

Southern Girls 62 - BLING IT ON

Papertake Weekly- ANYTHING GOES

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 113 - RIBBONS AND BOWS

Craft Your Passion 148 - PASTELS

Bearly-Mine 72 - ANYTHING GOES

Divas By Design - WINGED THINGS

Moving Along With The Times - ONLY GIRLS ALLOWED

Delightful Sketches - SPRING/PASTEL COLORS

Thank you for looking today.

Don't forget to join my candy here.