Charisma Cardz DT - Christmas Crafting and Sheena Douglass sneak peek day 2

Morning all my lovely followers!! Hope you've all been having a good week so far! Well today sees a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz and boy oh boy did we have a record of a week last week with over six hundred entries, you guys really made it very difficult for me to choose the top 3! This week we would luv to see your Christmas Crafting and I have taken the liberty of incorporating my challenge card with a sneek peak of Sheena Douglass' new release stamps, naughty I know but it is still Christmas Crafting lol!! I used papers from last year's xmas stash so sadly can't remember where they come from.

I've coloured the image in with Copics which I'm now in luurrvvee with hehe! On the mirror and clock behind Santa I have used glossy accents to make them look more real. I followed the fabby sketch over at Sketch Saturday so I'll be entering this card into their challenge. The ribbon is from my stash and the poinsettia's are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The three smaller ones in the bottom left hand corner I have sprinkled full of Diamond Dust which I learnt from Bev Rochester, thanks Sweetie!

Hope my card has inspired you to want to nip over to the challenge blog to see what my fab teamies have created and enter your own. I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek for Sheena as well as my dt card for Totally Papercrafts. Lotsa luv xxxx

Sneak Peek - New stamps by Sheena Douglass

Morning All!!! Just a quick post from me this morning. How fortunate were us gals on the Crafters Companion DT to be asked to make up a few sample cards for Sheena's launch on Create and Craft TV this Saturday. I will be giving you a couple more peeks during the week so keep your eyes peeled! O and by the way this is also my first attempt at using Copics, definately need loads of practice but I think it's now safe to say goodbye to my old ProMarker friends as I just feel they can't even compare with Copics sadly. I followed the sketch over at Friday Sketchers so I'll be entering this card into their challenge. Thanks for stopping by. Lotsa luv xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - "It's a kind of magic"

Morning!!! Yippeee, the weekend is upon us and time for a brand new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts! Hope you have a cuppa cause I've included quite a few pics, trying to capture the sparkle but hopefully if you view a larger image you'll be able to see it. This weeks challenge is "It's a kind of magic" and has been chosen by the lovely Mel. I must just tell you that when I saw this fairy tree house on the uber talented Tracy Payne's blog I knew I had to have it lol!! Thanks Tracy your card was just stunning! To me this was magical and of course I had to use Tilda from the Fairytale collection as I thought she fitted so well with it, not to mention that I've missed my Magnolias terribly too.

I bought the fairy tree house digi from Make It Crafty and decided to enlarge the image to fit my scene. I must be honest and tell you all how much I enjoyed colouring it in, best fun I've had in a long time hehe!!

I coloured the images in with my ProMarkers and used loads of glamour dust on Tilda's dress and the flowers. I then sprayed the roses with glimmer mist and added stickles too so no shortage of sparkle on this card. The dp is DCWV, pocket full of posies, I think and I distressed the edges a little. The ribbon is from my stash and as always the blooms are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

Make It Crafty - Anything goes

A pocket full of posies - Lavender & old lace (hope my doily counts as old lace?)

A spoon full of sugar - Anything goes

Digital Tuesday Challenge - It's all about the girls

Sir Stampalot - All distressed

Wild Orchid Challenge - Ribbons & Bows

Just Magnolia - Sketch (hope mine fits, if not just delete me)

Thanks for taking the time to pop over and please do hop over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see the wonderful creations from our very talented design team and all the different interpretations of "It's a kind of magic". Then show us some of your magic. Have a great weekend all. Lotsa luv xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT- Anything Goes!

Morning Peeps!!

Woohooo, Thursday and time for a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz. This week was my turn to choose a theme so I chose an easy one for ya - ANYTHING GOES!! I've been dying to ink this sweetie up, I've only had her for two weeks lol! I got two sheets of stamps off QVC with all these little cuties made by Kanban so I can' wait to show you the rest either. As usual I have coloured my image in with ProMarkers. The dp I used is DCWV, linen closet and it is so tactile irl, heavily embossed and glittered. I used an MS border punch around the mat that my image is on and the flowers and ribbon is from Wild Orchid Crafts. I have also given the flowers a good going over with glimmer mist. The flat backed pearls are from my darling friend Paola Levi, thanks girlfriend!

I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
A spoonfull of sugar - Anything goes
I did it creations - Keep it simple (hope this is simple enough?)
Papertake Weekly - Animal Magic
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Cute & Cuddly
Totally Gorjuss - Wild Thing
Wild Orchid Challenge - Ribbons & bows
Hope my card has been inspirational enough for you to want to come over and join us at Charisma, our design team have put up some lovely projects this week and we have two sponsors with great prizes. Thanks for stopping by. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage Blog Hop & new kits released

Morning Folks!! Well today is a very exciting day for us gals over at The Creative Cottage as not only are we launching four new kits but we're having a blog hop where you could win all four kits plus there are some random kits hidden along the way too. The new shop for all your purchases is now up and running too wooohooooo!!!!! I've decided to show you a card that I made using one of the new halloween kits and toppers. Just look at these awesome kits up for grabs :

If you've arrived here from Rebekah's blog then you're on the right track, if not then you might like to go to the Creative Cottage Challenge Blog and begin the hop with us. In case you loose your way along the hop here is the order for you to follow :

The creative cottage challenge blog

Sue

Donna

Suzie

Rebekah

Carol

Tracy

Shelly

Teri

The creative cottage blog

Don't forget there are awesome prizes along the way and loads of inspiration from our very talented team. In order to be in the running to win the prizes you need to follow the blog hop order and leave a comment for each of us. This hop will run until 10pm Tuesday, so you have loads to time to join us! Your next stop will be Tracy. Good luck all and thanks for joining us. Lotsa luv xxxx

Crafters Companion DT - Sneak Peek Beatrix Potter to be launched 21st September and a challenge too!

Good evening!! To celebrate the launch of ‘A Winter’s Tale’ this Tuesday, we’ve set a cardmaking challenge on our Monthly Challenge Blog. The theme of the challenge is “Beatrix Potter”, and you can make a card or other crafting project using any of the range that we’ve launched to date. Up for grabs, we have the full ‘A Winter’s Tale’ collection, including CD, stamp set and cardmaking kit for the lucky winner, plus an ‘A Winter’s Tale’ CD for five runners-up.

Why not take a look at this month’s Monthly Challenge too? You could create a Beatrix Potter card using the sketch, and enter two challenges with one card, doubling your chances to win! You can enter as many cards as you like - the more times you enter, the more chance you have to win! The closing date for the challenge is Sunday 26th September.If you do not yet have any Beatrix Potter products, you can still enter the challenge! We have a selection of papers from the brand new ‘A Winter’s Tale’ range available for you to download for FREE from the Members section of the web site! Click here to access your free papers. If you’re struggling for inspiration, check out the Projects section on our web site, where you’ll find a fabulous card and pillow box made using the free papers.
For my card I have used papers printed off the cd rom and two stamps to create a little scene. As can be expected from Crafters Companion, the cd is jammed packed with goodies. I have coloured the image in with ProMarkers and used glamour dust for all the snow and flowersoft on their tummies and tails. The snowflakes and ribbon are from my stash.

I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :
Fairy Fun Friday - Embossing
Totally Gorjuss - Wild Thing

Thanks for popping over and don't forget, you gotta be in it to win it so do be sure to pop on over to the Challenge Blog where you will find some great inspiration from my fellow teamies!! Hope you're having a great weekend. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - Halloween Sneak peek

Morning Folks!! I'm back as promised with the last of the sneak peeks from The Creative Cottage and today I would like to showcase pieces from the halloween kits to be launched on Monday, there are three. I know i've probably said this about every kit but these really do have oodles to choose from. Loads of backing papers, toppers and borders. I could have made hundreds of cards if time would have allowed lol!! It was sooo difficult to choose what to use. The topper I have used is also from one of the kits and was such fun to cut out and decoupage up. Wish people celebrated halloween more! Think I might just start a trend and give out happy halloween cards. Here is a preview of what the kits look like :

For more info on the kits, prices, etc please check out the Creative Cottage Blog and don't forget to leave your comment, who knows you could be the lucky recipient of this kit today. Also just a quick reminder about our exciting blog hop on Monday where you could win all of the new kits and there are also some spot prizes along the way. Have a lovely weekend all. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - Sneak Peek Naughty or Nice?

Morning Again!! As promised here is the sneak peek of another new kit being released on Monday called Naughty or Nice. I must be honest and tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed doing this one, such a gorgeous kit with too much to choose from actually lol!! I used three of the backing papers and decoupaged the Santa who I think is just too sweet. Of course I had to use an overload of glamour dust on him, not sure you can see it too well but irl it is just sooo sparkly.

I have taken a close up of him in the hope that you'll see all the sparkle! I also cut out two parcels from the embellishment sheet and mounted them on foam pads for dimension.

And finally a sideways view for you to see all the dimension and layers on the Santa.
Thought I would include a pic of the kit for you to see just how much is in it and all for just £1.99, how fab is that?! Don't forget to be in the running to win this entire kit today you need to hop on over to the Creative Cottage Blog and leave a comment there. Also a quick reminder to join us on Monday for the blog hop and chance to win all the new release kits and see the website, wooohoooo exciting times ahead. Hope you all have a lovely weekend. I'll be back tomorrow with another sneaky peek. I'll be entering my card into the Colour Create Challenge whose theme is Red, Gold and white/cream as well as into Stamp Something whose theme is Digi Day. Lotsa luv xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Happy Birthday

Morning Everybody!! Can you believe Friday is here already?! Well that means two good things, firstly it's weekend and secondly it's time for a brand new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and this week the theme has been chosen by moi. I've made it an easy one for all of you and chose Happy Birthday, now how can you resist entering your card?!
We are sponsored this week by Digi Doodle Shop and they really do have lovely images, I have used one and you can't say that this little boy isn't adorable, I think he's just too sweet!

Here is a close up view of the little angel that I have coloured in with ProMarkers. The dp I have used is printed off a Crafters Companion cd rom. I then made some balloons from chipboard and curled ribbon from my stash to hang from the balloons. Not too sure the pic shows just how pretty the ribbon actually looks, shoulda used a darker ribbon but hey ho it's done. The sentiment is from craftwork cards and I just mounted it onto red card. Simple. Thanks for stopping over and don't forget to hop on over to the challenge blog for some gorgeous inspiration from my very talented teamies. I'm entering my card into the following challenges :

Create 4 Fun - Red, White & Blue

Colour Create - Red, gold and white/cream (hope yellow counts for gold)

Stamp Something - Digi Day

I'll be back later with my sneak peek for The Creative Cottage, until then lotsa luv xxxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Sketch

Morning all you lovlies!! Hope you've had a good week so far, mine's been a bit manic but nothing I can't handle lol. Can you believe we're almost through another week? Thursday already so that means time for a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz and this week we have a sketch for you to follow which I think is great cause then you can choose any image and theme! I actually had another card made up for this challenge but when my new Tilda arrived I just had to ink her up and use her immediately! Don't think I'll ever get tired of Magnolias hehe! My dp is by My Minds Eye, Signature Christmas Glitter Book, such a lush stack - all glittered, can't wait to start making Christmas cards. I just luved this one in particular with all the swirls and the colour which I thought would be perfect for Autumn. The lace and roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls from my stash.

I have coloured Tilda in with ProMarkers and just had to use some glamour dust on the trims of her shirt. The swirl is a Marianne die. Oooo, I have a long list of challenges that I would like to enter my card into, so here goes :

A Pocket full of posies - floral fantasy

A spoonfull of sugar - fall into autumn

Allsorts Challenge - colours of autumn

Colour Create - Red, gold & white/cream

Pollycraft - autumn colours

Sketch & stash - have flipped the sketch, hope that's ok ladies??

Totally Gorjuss - flowers

Paper Pretties - pearls, rhinestones or glitter dots

Thanks for stopping by and please do hop on over to the Charisma challenge blog to view some great works by my fellow teamies. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - More sneak peeks

Morning All!!

I'm back again with post number 2 for the day. I have another sneak peek to show you all and it is another brand new kit which will be launched on Monday together with our blog hop and new webshop. This kit is called Jia Li Friendship Kit and consists of the following :

4 coordinating papers ( 2 plain 2 patterned)

Jia Li image in both jpeg and png

1 greeting stamp in both jpeg and png

4 borders in both jpeg and png

4 flowers in both jpeg and png

4 corners in both jpeg and png

2 butterflies in both jpeg and png

1 sheet of printable embellishments

Don't forget to pop over to the blog for the chance to win this kit. Thanks yet again for your support. Please be sure to check out the fabby samples by my team mates over at The Creative Cottage Blog. I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek as well as my dt card for Totally Papercrafts. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - Birthday Boy!

Morning!! The excitement still continues over at the creative cottage and today sees a brand new challenge over at the blog. The theme has been chosen by our lovely Shelly who wants to see "Birthday Boy". I couldn't resist using one of my favourite LOTV stamps combined with these versatile papers from the snow much fun kit which will be available to purchase from Monday the 20th. I thought they were just perfect for a boys card. Here is a close up of the little Sweetie which I have coloured in with ProMarkers and cut out with nesties. I used co-ordinations cardstock to matt and layer and embossed the final layer with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder and used a MS punch for the border. The little wooden buttons I bought from the NEC last year and the blue buttons are from my stash. I will be entering my card into the Lili of the Valley Challenge as their theme this week is "One for the Boys". Also Stamp Something are wanting to see spots and stripes so I'll enter it there too. Hope my card has inspired you enough to want to join us this week. Please do hop on over to the challenge blog for some awesome inspiration from my fellow teamies. Thanks for stopping over. Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - Day 2 sneak peek - Snow much fun!!

Morning All!! As promised I'm back with another sneak peek of one of the kits that will be released next Monday to coincide with our blog hop. Another great kit to work, thanks Tracy, with and loads of dps, toppers and embellies to play with, again the possibilities are endless!
The kit will be available for a fabby price of only £2.99. Please do hop on over to The Creative Cottage blog and see what my marvellous teamies have done with the kit and don't forget to leave a comment there to be in the chance of winning this kit. Thanks for stopping over and supporting us, hope you have a lovely day in this rather chilly and wet day lol! Lotsa luv xxxx

The Creative Cottage DT - New kits and new website!!

Hi everyone!! Hope you are all well and have had a great weekend. Its an exciting time over at The Creative Cottage, we are about to open our new website and to celebrate that we have loads of new releases, daily give aways, a freebie and a blog hop!
So for this week we will be showing you sneak peaks from the kits and then on Monday 20th September the website will open and we will have a blog hop where you can win a fabulous prize at the end but also there are several hidden along the way! We really hope you will join in the fun! This is the first of one of the new kits available, called Jia Li Luck and only costs £1.75. I just love Tracy's kits as they are so versatile, the possibilities are just endless!! They're always jammed packed with backing papers and embellies. Please do check out the blog for your chance to win this fabby kit and to see all my teamies gorgeous cards which are just so inspirational! I'll be back tomorrow with the next new kit! Have a lovely day. Lotsa luv xxxx

Charisma Cardz - Design Team Call!!

Hi All!! Just a quick post to let you all know that Carly is currently looking for two new design team members. Wanna be part of a really fabby team? Then look no further. This was the first dt that I was asked to join and I'm still loving working with them. We have a huge amount of entrants every week so if you're interested then hop on over to Carly's blog for all the details. Have a great weekend Peeps. Lotsa luv xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Going Dotty and Crafters Companion DT - ADORABLES LAUNCH DAY!!!!!!!!!

Morning Sweeties!! The weekend is upon us and that means only one thing today, a brand new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and this week we are going dotty lol!! We'd luv to see your creations using dots. Today I've been very cheeky and used my Adorables range from Crafters Companion and incorporated it with the Totally Papercrafts Challenge as my backing paper is dotty although not too visible in this pic but I promise they're there hehe!I have coloured this sweet little boy in with ProMarkers and cut him out with a nestie. I have cut out all the windows behind him and used green sellophane behind it for the effect of stained glass. All the dps are printed off the cd rom.

Hope you have the chance to tune in to Create and Craft tv at 12h00 or you're recording it to view the launch of this darling range by Jayne Nestorenko. Also, please be sure to hop on over to the challenge blog and join in the fun with us. My fabulous teamies have created really gorgeous cards to inspire you so don't miss out!!! Have a great weekend. Lotsa luv xxxx

Elizabeth Bell's digi team - sneak peek no 3

Evening folks!! I'm back again with another sneak peek from Elizabeth Bell and I'm super excited as I have won this image by guessing what the previous sneak peek was and still have no clue what it is but will receive it as soon as it is released so I can't wait!!! Anything from Elizabeth Bell is worth having though! Why don't you hop on over to her blog and take a guess yourself, who knows you might be the next lucky winner. Have a fabby evening, what's left of it anyway. Lotsa luv xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Try something new/different

Morning my sweet stamping friends!

WOW! Post number 2 for the day! Haven't done that in ages. Why are there never enough hours in a day?? I ask myself this question daily lol! Just can't believe how the time flies. It's already almost another week over and today sees the start of a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz. This week the theme has been chosen by our design team and we would like to see you try something new or something different to what you normally do. I decided to make a little gift box and mounted my card on top of it. I got the template off a very talented lady's blog and for the life of me I can't seem to find where I put the link grrrrr! Once I do find it, I'll let you all know as I thoroughly enjoyed doing this project and inking up one of my favourite neglected stamps, Tilda. Ooooo, I do miss my Magnolias. Need to find more time as they're being horribly neglected at the moment lol! Can't remember what papers these are either, WOW, I'm totally useless today! They are from my scrap box so sadly no name on it hehe. I used co-ordinations cardstock and embossed it with script thru the cuttlebug. The ribbons and glitter gems are from my stash and the blooms are from wild orchid crafts.Thanks for stopping by and please do check out the blog for some fabby inspiration from the rest of the dt. Go on, I know your dying to try something new too so why not join in with us and stand the chance of winning some fabby prizes. Until tomorrow, lotsa luv xxxx

Crafters Companion dt sneak peek day 4

Morning Everybody!!
As promised here is sneak peek, day number 4, from the gorgeous "Adorables" range by Jayne Nestorenko and Crafters Companion. As with all the others the beautiful backing papers are from the cd rom which is great cause you can customise your colours! As always the image has been coloured in with ProMarkers and the ribbon is from my stash.

Don't forget to hop on over to the Crafters Companion News, Views and Inspirations blog to check out the gorgeous creations by some of the design team as well as leaving your comment for a chance to win goodies to the value of £30. Hope you have a lovely day. Lotsa luv xxxx

Woohoo Day 3 Sneak Peek - Crafters Companion dt

WOWZER!! Where does the time go? Can't believe we're showcasing day 3 sneak peeks already! How sweet are these two little girls getting ready to decorate?! As with all the others, I have coloured them in with ProMarkers and all the dps are from the co-ordinating cd rom. Here is a closer view of them
I realise the pic looks a bit fuzzy but that's because I have sprayed the image with irridescent glitter spray and irl it is so sparkly! Don't forget to check out the rest of the dt's sneak peeks on the Crafters Companion News, Views and Inspirations Blog. Also leave your comment there to be in the chance of winning one of ten prizes to the value of £30 each. Thanks for stopping over, I'll be back tomorrow with day 4's sneak peek. Lotsa luv xxx

Crafters Companion dt - Sneak peek day 2

Afternoon my sweet stamping friends!!
I'm back as promised with another sneak peek of the new range by Jayne Nestorenko "Adorables" which is being launched on Friday on Create and Craft tv as Pick of the week woohoo!! Please do check out the Crafters Companion News, Views and Inspirations blog where quite a few of the dt will be showcasing their samples too and you could even stand a chance of winning goodies to the value of £30. As always I have coloured my image in with ProMarkers and used glamour dust on all the fur trims of the little girls coat. All the dps are printed off the cd rom that compliments the stamps so well. The sentiment is also off the stamp plate.

Thanks for popping over and don't forget to check out the CC blog to be in the chance of winning! Have a lovely day. Lotsa luv xxxx

Elisabeth Belle's Digi Team - Sneak Peek

Woohooo!! Elizabeth Belle's digi blog is up and running. Do hop on over there to find out how you can win the above digi. All you need to do is guess what the image is to be in the running to win it. Good luck. Lotsa luv xxxx

A Sneak Peek of Crafters Companion's new launch!

Afternoon All!! This is such an exciting and scarey post for me today as it's my very first dt sneak peek for Crafters Companion! Hope I've done ok?!!! Friday sees the launch of this new collection by Jayne Nestorenko called "Adorables" and they are just that, had such fun working with these stamps and cd. Be sure to tune in on Friday to Create and Craft tv to watch the launch, there are six stamp plates and a cd rom crammed full!!
I have coloured the image in with ProMarkers, masked it and then stamped all the trees in the background and sprinkled full of flowersoft. I have added glamour dust under the trees and on all the fur trims so there is no shortage of bling on this card hehe. I also used a piece of string from her hand to the sled so that it looks like she is pulling the little boy along.
Do be sure to pop over to the Crafters Companion News, Views and Inspirations blog as quite a few of my teamies will be showcasing their sneak peeks too and if you leave a comment on the main blog ten winners will be drawn at random on Friday for the chance to win goodies from Jayne's previous releases to the value of £30 each. So what are you waiting for?? Go quickly. Will be back tomorrow with another sneak peek. Lotsa luv xxxx

Totally Papercrafts DT - Charming

Woohoo!! Happy Friday all! The weekend is upon us yippeee!! Also time for a brand new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and this week the lovely Joanne has chosen the theme of "Charming". All you need to do is show us at least one charm on your creation, easy peasy! I decided to use my poor neglected Tilda (wow I've missed my Magnolia's so hehe) and I felt like just using pink so I did! The dp comes from my left overs drawer and for the life of me I can't remember where it's from sadly as it is absolutely gorgeous, heavily embossed and glittered, again doesn't show up too well in the pics. I have coloured Tilda in with my ProMarkers and used loads of stickles for extra bling, a girl can never have too much bling lol! The blooms, lace and hat pins are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the charm is from my stash, not even sure where I got it from.

I'll be entering my card into the following challenges :

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Just the one (only one dp used)

Fairy Fun Friday - Pearls & lace

Simon Says - Pearls & lace

Wild Orchid - Make it sparkle

Please do hop on over to the challenge blog and join in the fun with us as it's such an easy one this week. My teamies have some beautiful inspirational cards to share with you too.

Thanks for popping over and I hope you have a wonderful weekend and that the sun keeps shining for us. Lotsa luv xxxx

Charisma Cardz DT - Inspired by a song!

Happy Thursday All!!!!
WOW!! What a morning, rushing to get the boys ready for school again hehe. Hopefully now my crafting can get back on track lol! Today sees the start of a brand new challenge over at Charisma Cardz and this week the theme is "Inspired by a song". When I made this card, the song that came to mind was : You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey, you'll never know dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away .......... I can see you all singing this song for the rest of the day hehe. I have used this darling stamp from the SWALK range at Crafters Companion, I never tire of them, they're just so sweet and such a dream to colour. The flowers are a combo of pretty petals from crafters companion and roses from wild orchid crafts. The dp is printed from the SWALK cd.

As always I have coloured the image in with ProMarkers and the lace is from my stash.Thanks for stopping over and please do make sure to check out the challenge blog for great inspiration by my fellow teamies. Lotsa luv xxxx