Ribbon and Bows

Hi everyone, good morning. My third card for me this week, wow I'm getting into the routine again :) ..  and it's another Easter Card today! I am really enjoying myself making these this year. 

This time my DT card is for the new challenge starting today at

I ♥ Promarkers

and the theme for this week is

RIBBONS AND BOWS

.. yes not to make an Easter Card, but having made two Easter cards in a row already, I just felt like making  another one for today as well.

This time, for something different, I didn't use the usual Spring colours, and used instead this bluish Easter digi paper that I had already printed.

Our sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy with a prize of a $10 gift certificate for the winner and all girls are using one of the digis available from the store.

Entering my card in these challenges today

Bearly-Mine 77 - EASTER

Deep Ocean Challenge 47 - CUTE AND CUDDLY

Papertake Weekly - 1 2 3 (1 bow, 2 butterflies, 3 flowers)

Crafty Calendar March - EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA

Thank you for looking today

xxx

Easter Release - Field of Flowers

Hello good morning everyone. Today I'm sharing another Easter Card using another new gorgeous stamp from this month's new release at

Crafty Sentiments

This time I am using Field of Flowers and of course I colored it with my promarkers. The papers are oldie ones from Do Crafts, circles dies Spellbinders, border punch Martha Stewart and corner die  Die Namics.

Used some foam flowers today and bow-maker to make the bow.

Love how it turned out, even though a bit bright I think .. did you need your sunglasses :P

Don't forget to check out the Inspirational Blog to see more cards using the new stamps.

Entering my card in these challenges today:

Allsorts 197 - SPRINGTIME

One Stop Crafts 219 - SPRING

Cute Card Thursday 259 - SPRING FEVER

C.R.A.F.T. 197 - SPRING/EASTER

AUD Sentiments - EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Simon Says - A BIT O' GREEN
My Mum's Craft Shop March - SPRING HAS SPRUNG

Thank you for looking today.

xxx

Easter Release - Delightful Flowers

Great celebrations in Malta yesterday.. and today as well! 

General Elections and a change in Government of 25 years!! woo hoo :)

 Me and hubby were in the streets celebrating too ...

and that was so much fun :P

Don't know if we'll be going out again today to continue with the partying, as this morning the new prime minister will be sworn in and all shops, all schools and most offices around the island are going to be closed!

Anyway, I'm sure you didn't stop here today to hear about the Elections, sorry but couldn't help myself to share!

So here is my card for today .. an Easter Card using one of the gorgeous new stamps released for this month at Crafty Sentiments. 

This time the new stamps are all about EASTER and the one that I am using is Delightful Flowers.

I coloured my image with promarkers, papers are digi ones and butterfly die is Memory Box.

The new stamps will be available for purchase from the store as from the 12th of March and you can check out the Inspirational Blog to see all the new gorgeous stamps.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

Allsorts 197 - SPRINGTIME

2 Sisters Challenge 134 - PASTELS

One Stop Crafts 219 - SPRING

Cute Card Thursday 259 - SPRING FEVER

C.R.A.F.T. 197 - SPRING/EASTER

AUD Sentiments - EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Crafty Calendar March - EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA

My Mum's Craft Shop March - SPRING HAS SPRUNG

Thank you for looking

xxx

Spring Challenge

So I'm back with another post for the new challenge starting today at Crafty Sentiments.
The theme for this week is 

SPRING CREATIONS USING PASTEL COLOURS

and all the girls are using one of the new stamps released today.

They are all so so sweet and adorable............  I just didn't mind at alllllll :D

The image that I used is Sweet Butterfly and I coloured her with my promarkers. 

Pastel coloured papers are digi ones, sentiment is from a Hero Arts clear stamp set and the rest is from my stash. Quite a quick card this was, loved how it turned out. 

The lucky winner this week will win 4 digi images from the store.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.
Cupcake Craft 187 - SPRING IS IN THE AIR
Everybody-Art-Challenge 188 - SPRING
Flutter By Wednesdays - OPEN
C.R.A.F.T. 149 - EASTER/ SPRING


And I have another card today, an Easter card this time, one last one for this year. Had made this card quite some time ago and totally forgot I hadn't posted it... just thought today was the perfect time to upload it as the image is another gorgeous one from Crafty Sentiments.

Came out quite colourful I think. I coloured image with my promarkers, papers are digi ones again... and I cut out the colourful easter eggs from the paper as well. These I inked around the edges and then popped them up in between my Die-Namics cut grass.

The fun glittery flower and cute chick are foam stickers.

Entering this card in these challenges... all EASTER themed

Crafty Calendar April

Crafty Cardmakers 65

Lollipop Crafts 75

Creative Inspirations Wednesday 157

My Mum's Craft Shop 51

AUD Sentiments 51

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 199

Secret Crafter Saturday 180

Top Tip Tuesday 74 - SPOTTY DOTTY

Thank you for looking today, should be able to do some fun blog hopping today as hubby is in Paris this week soooo see you laters this evening :D

Hugs

xxx

Easter

Hello everyone, it's Monday and just a few days away from Easter Day. My boys are both on holiday now and me can't wait for next Friday for a nice long weekend away from the office yay love it :D 

So being the beginning of another month it's time for a new challenge at

Hooked On Crafts

The theme for this month is EASTER

and this is what I did.

For my card I used some digi papers, the centre die is Marianne Creatables and the bottom one is from Memory Box die .. which I presume you know from where I got it :D

 After I made my card I did think it was more Spring than Easter. I had won a fantastic voucher from Stamp and Create some time ago and this stamp was one of the things I had got .. and of course it was still uninked and she was looking at me waiting for me to colour her .. well I just couldn't resist any longer and thought it would fit nicely for this theme... I have coloured her with my promarkers and then added some glitter on her

... and also on the flowers, which are all from Hooked on Crafts.. as are the leaves and the beautiful handmade butterfly beaded charm.

The prize for the winner this month is this gorgeous set of flowers and embellishments.. and o look there are the butterfly charms as well... definitely worth having a go!!!

I am entering my card in some challenges now

Stamp and Create April - SPRING

Totally Tilda Challenge 43 - TILDA HOLDING A BUNCH OF FLOWERS

Simon Says Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

One Stop Crafts 176 - EASTER

Totally Papercrafts - EASTER

Craft Your Passion 104 - DOTS AND/OR STRIPES

The Cutie Pie Challenge 15 - FAVE CUTE STAMP

Incy Wincy Designs 140 - EASTER or PASTEL COLOURS

Corrosive 146 - HEAVY METAL

Thank you for looking today

xx

Easter

It's a Public Holiday here in Malta today, celebrating Freedom day and we are off to a Wedding party this morning. .. I'm really looking forward to go as the wedding reception is at the same place where we had our wedding when we got married... such a long time ago..

So onto my card now as today I have two cards and for my first one I am sharing my DT Card for Stamp Fairy, which happens also to be my last one as a DT for Stamp Fairy. I have been on this team for quite a long time now, since 2010, so it is a good time to move on. 

Stamp Fairy today is sponsoring Craft Your Days Away and the theme for this week is EASTER. 

For my card I am using the cute Barry from the Barry Easter 1 collection. I coloured Barry with my promarkers and used some pretty papers from my stash. I had made this card before I left to the NEC so no new goodies on my card today. The grass is a Die Namics die, while the centre one is Spellbinders. I did the corners using a Fiskars punch.

Some challenges, all EASTER themed

Totally Papercrafts 110

AUD Sentiments 51

Charisma Cardz 12

Delightful Challenges

PaperPlay Challenges 13

Fab 'n' Funky

Polka Doodles 13 + hop

Thank you for looking today

xx

Easter

I've just arrived home from work. Had a course to attend to today, which I had totally forgot about .. so had to stay later... what torture!!! ... all those new goodies waiting for me, and I'm off to visit mum today as didn't make it yesterday and I have to pack my son's bag as he is off to Berlin for a week with the school. Up til now, I only just managed to start sorting out my craft room to find a place for my new goodies. .. so now am really hoping to start to make something with them really soon... my fingers are itching me :D

In fact my card for today I had done it before I had left, so not using new goodies here and its my DT card for this week's new challenge at Crafty Sentiments. The theme for today is 

EASTER

 

For my card I chose this sweet image, Egg Painting, which I coloured with my promarkers.

Lots of stuff on my card today. Border die is from Crafty Sentiments as well, oval die Marianne Creatables, butterfly die is Memory Box, which I embossed with an embossing folder from Joanna Sheen.  Corner stamps are from LOTV, Easter one was a freebie in a magazine, the rest from stash.

Hope you like my card and maybe inspired you to join us for this week's new challenge.

The prize for the winner this week is 3 digis from the store.

I'm off now, sorry am being so bad lately, but I will come and say hello, hopefully very soon.

Thank you for looking

Big hugs

xxx

An Easter Card

I'm a busy busy bee at moment trying to finish off all my DT Cards before I go to UK next week.. still...  I just couldn't help myself to do this extra card ..just for fun.

To make this card I was totally inspired by two beautiful cards I came across while blogging about this week. There was Debby's gorgeous card for the sketch and colours and then Corry's for the dewdrops and the bubble flowers :D .. I totally fell in love with their cards, couldn't help myself.. thank you so much girls for the inspiration xx

I coloured image with promarkers and had lotsa fun inking up the sky today. The papers are Papermania from the Honey and Hugs paper pack, flowers from stash and little butterflies from a swap with Karen.

 

Some challenges for my card now.

Totally Tilda - EASTER
Joanna Sheen March Challenge - SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Cupcake Craftroom March - SPRING BOUQUET

Let's Ink It Up - SHOW US YOUR FLOWERS

Hotshot Crafts 5 - RIBBONS

Sweet Stamps Blog 57 - THINK SPRING

Totally Papercrafts 107 - MY FAVE THINGS (flowers, promarkers)

Allsorts 145 - SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

A Gem of a Challenge 41 - PERFECT PASTELS

Really Reasonable Ribbon 44 - SPRING WITH RIBBON THEME

Thank you for looking today

xx

An Easter Card

I am so late with my OSAAT DT Card today.. So sorry! We were in Gozo with friends for the weekend and thinking I would have internet connection where we were staying I said I would create my post while there but unfortunately we didn't ..  so here I am now, just returned home and soo late posting my card!

Anyways... it's a Big Collab Week this time and the theme is EASTER.

The beautiful Easter image that I am using is from Digi Blessings and I have coloured it with my promarkers.

 Quite a simple card today, with some oldie paper from Papermania, gingham ribbon and two bubble dots to finish it off. These are all the images in the Big Collab, and you will get all these images for free with a purchase of $12 from the store.

The prize for the winner this week is the whole Collab set. So the sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Store. 

I am entering my card in these challenges today.

The Stamp Man - COLOURS OF SPRING / EASTER

Fairy-Tale Challengeblog 35 - SPRING

PanPastelUK 7 - USE A RIBBON

The Craft Place Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

2 Sisters Challenge 80- ANYTHING GOES

Thank you for looking today.

xx

Two Designer Paper

Can't believe it was such a nice sunny day on Sunday and now it's raining so much ! So of course couldn't take a decent photo of my card.  I thought I would wait for it to stop ..  but no luck .. hasn't stopped since yesterday :( 

Anyways, can't keep my Crafty Sentiments DT Card waiting any longer! This week's theme is 

USE TWO DESIGNER PAPER

The image that I used today is one of the newest Easter images at Crafty Sentiments, Bunny Suit, and I coloured her with my promarkers. The lovely papers are really oldie ones from Papermania, the fun chick is a foam sticker, while the flowers are paper ones, but I added glitter on the yellow ones to match them with the foam chickie .. love how it turned out, wish I had a better picture.

Some challenges now 

Ladybug Crafts Ink - SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Allsorts 142 - ANYTHING GOES

Do you Stack Up 59 - LAYERS

The ABC Challenge - J for JAZZ IT UP (use glitter and bling)

Thank you for looking.
I'm off to hear mass today. It's nine years since my dad's demise.

xx

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Edit - I could take a better picture of my card now :D

Happy Easter

Hello, hope you are having a wonderful Easter with your family and friends. This morning, before going to mass, I really felt like doing one last Easter card with my Bildmalarna stamp, which I had last time stamped and coloured and not used up .. and so here I am... this is what I did.

Quite a different card than the ones I usually do, because I'm not using any DPs this time. The stamps I used for the background are all from Quick Cards and Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine freebies, while the butterflies ones are clear stamps from Pergamano. Had totally forgot about them and how beautiful they are.

Coloured everything with my promarkers. 

The sweet bunny border is a freebie paper from the Papercraft Inspirations magazine. I popped it up with foam, like I did for my Bilmalarna stamp and the butterflies.

I am entering my card in these challenges today.
- For Fun Challenge - EASTER
- Penny's Paper Crafty 51 - EASTER
- PaperPlay 16 - EASTER
- Card Makin' Mamas 19 - SPRING COLORS
- Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday 22 - BIRDS and/or BUTTERFLIES
- CES Challenge 33 - SPRING
- Sweet Stampin' Challenge - EASTER
- Top Tip Tuesday 30 - OPEN
- AUD Sentiments 26 - ANYTHING
- Flutter By Wednesday 151 - OPEN
- Creative Cowgirls - EASTER/ SPRING/ MOTHER'S DAY


Thank you for looking today.

Big hugs
xxx

Easter with Crafty Sentiments

Hello girls.. it's Thursday, so today I have my DT Card for this week's new challenge at Crafty Sentiments to show you... The theme this week is EASTER ..  I'm pretty sure this one will be more popular than last week's challenge ..... not so many joining us for our bookmark theme last week... 

For my card today I used the cute Toby, coloured him with my promarkers, the papers are magazine freebies and then some gorgeous spring flowers and a digi sentiment from Crafty Sentiments for the final touch.

This week you can win 3 digis from the shop....  so come and play with us for your chance to win.. there are some gorgeous new digis in the store.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges today.

- Crafty Catz 78 - FURRY FRIENDS

- Totally Papercrafts 62 - SPRINGTIME

- Craft Your Days Away 18 - EASTER

- Little Claire's 5 - ANIMALS

- The Crafty Pad 116 - EASTER

- Penny's Paper Crafty 51 - EASTER

- For Fun Challenges - EASTER

Thank you for looking

Hugs

xx

Clementine and a Candy Alert

I'm really enjoying myself making Easter cards.. he he don't think I ever did so much of these.. but there are so many cute and fun Easter stamps around, that I couldn't help myself making another one.

This is what I did this time, an easel card and I'm using the sweet Clementine from Stamp Fairy Stamps.

Papers are from my stash, did some faux stitching today and used my Fiskars punch for the borders.

Clementine is coloured with my promarkers, added some pink chalk on her cheeks and little tummy and then cut out some pretty flowers with my CREAlies die cuts... gems and ribbon for the final touch. Hope you like :)

I made my card for these challenges today

- Papertake Weekly - TRULY DIMENSIONAL

- AUD Sentiments 26 - ANYTHING

- Penny's Paper Crafty 51 - EASTER

- C.R.A.F.T. 98 - EASTER

- Craft Your Days Away 18 - EASTER

- The Secret Crafter Saturday 130 - STITCHING

- The Crafty Pad 117 - EASTER

- Kaboodle Doodles 63 - EASTER / SPRING THOUGHTS

Now before I go I also have a Candy Alert ... Jocelyn is holding her very first Blog Candy and she is giving all this gorgeous stuff for one lucky winner.. so go have a look for your chance to win.... it closes 31st May.

Thank you so much for looking.

Hugs

xxx

An Easter Card

Today, after housework and before dashing off to pick my son from his 'O' Level exam, I managed to squeeze in some crafting time and did another Easter Card.. a rather quickie one, but of course with lots of thinking for me ...

In fact I coloured this stamp twice, because after colouring it I decided I didn't like it and so did another one, but then when I showed them both to my son, he said he liked the first one most and so after all, I decided to do my card with the first one I coloured he he :) 

The stamp is Bildmalarna, first time using one of these cute stamps.. and only one I have too..  errm don't say where I've been.. I know I know... he he :)  I coloured it with my promarkers and added some glitter today.

The lovely paper is from the Papermania Spring Pack ... I decided to cut out the easter eggs from the paper and popped them up with foam, really loved how it turned out...not sure about the bow though. Not usual for me to do such big bows on my cards, and then hubby said it's too large as well mmm !!! 

I am entering my card in these EASTER themed challenges today.

- Pollycraft Monday Challenge 88

- Stamping Vacation Occasion Oasis

- Die Cut Dreams 87
- Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge 107
- Creative Inspirations 57
- C.R.A.F.T. 98
- Craft Your Days Away 18
- Penny's Paper Crafty 51
- The Sisterhood of Crafters

and here as well
- Use It Tuesday 5 - RIBBON
- Crafts and Me 30 - RIBBON
- AUD Sentiments 26 - ANYTHING GOES
- Totally Papercrafts 62 - SPRINGTIME
- Rainbow Lady's Challenge 148 - SPRINGTIME


Thank you for looking today.

Hugs
xxx