Finally a challenge card

Yay finally got some cards finished today so can enter some challenges - feels like it's been ages since I've done any. Fortunately there were lots of mother's day challenges and I've been busy making mother's day cards for mine and Ian's mums. This is for Ian's mum (the sentiment was his choice lol) and he coloured the image himself (apparently modelled on one of his t-shirts and trainers lol). I thought since there was nice bright colours on the image I would use these fab prima papers - I love the colours.

And some flowers made using some of the other papers from the collection and my new die that I bought the other day in Manchester and was a bit of a bargain :)

Supplies: 'Guilty Jack' Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, 'Paisley Road' Papers by Prima Marketing, Rub-ons by Doodlebug, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug, Flower Die by Craft Planet
Extras: Gems, White Card, Orange and Brown Ink Pads, Promarkers, Copics, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges....

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge 21 - Hand-made Flowers

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge 29 - Mother's Day

Paper Play Challenge 13 - For Mum

Sarah Hurley Challenge 36 - Mums the Word

My Time To Craft Challenge 134 - Mums the Word

Right I'm off to go and hunt for some antihistamines and then going to catch up on my design team comments - don't seem to have had any spare time at all at the moment. But on the plus got both mother's day cards, and the baby cards, and an engagement card finished today - I KNOW how productive has today been!!!!! lol so anyway best get on XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - V for Vehicles

Ooops I've been naughty and was away last night and forgot to pre-post my design team work for this week. So sorry that it's late but hey better late than never. This week's challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog is V for Vehicles, I didn't have any cards to get made (or so I thought at the beginning of the week and then suddenly found lots that needed doing) so I decided to use the chance to get another page of my Australia album finished. 

I had bought a scrapagogo kit in January, and it had been sitting there patiently waiting to be used lol. I love the colours and different sort of style to my usual choice of papers. Can't wait to use the rest of the papers and embellishments. The kit also came with some wood veneer stars, these didn't really go so I got my promarkers out and coloured them in - so could match them to the colour scheme and because of the wood finish they have a bit of a shimmer to them.

Supplies: Papers, Card, Ribbon and Stars from January Scrapagogo Kit, License Plates by Karen Foster, Thickers by American Crafts

Extras: Red Ink Pad, Mini Brads

Right tea time and then off to start on the million cards I need to get done this weekend lol, don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team have been up to XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - U for Up in the Air

Time still flying by, can you believe next week's challenge will be in April - how scary is that lol. But for now this week's challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog is Up in the Air yep we want to see projects that show anything that goes up in the air... birds.... butterflies... etc

For mine I had to use my superhero chickie stamp that was still waiting to be inked up - love those chickies they're just soooooooo cute lol. So OK chickies aren't normally found up in the air but this one is a superhero so he is lol. I also used stars which are also found up there lol.

I raised the chickie out on a piece of spiral wire so it bobs a bit, The star had a wood finish which didn't really stand out so I cos my copics out and love the effect it gave.

Supplies: 'Superhero Chickie' Stamp by DeNami Design, Studio Calico Wood Veneer Star, Mini Alpha Stickers by My Little Shoebox, Paper by Flair Designs, Card by Americal Crafts, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: Promarkers, Copics, Glossy Accents, White Card, Wire, Red Ink Pad

Right well I'm off to bed now (pre-posting as I'll be on the way to Norwich when this (hopefully - my pre-post thing seems to be a bit hit and miss) posts but make sure you head on over to the challenge blog and check out what the rest of the design team have been up to, also there is a design team call on at the moment open till 1st April, especially for people not already on DT's just leave a link to your blog on here XOX

PS sorry things have been a bit mad and I'm a bit behind with my comments on the entries in the challenges - I am away this weekend so I will catch up when I get back XOX

WoW

Yay I can finally upload pictures properly again (thank you Ian - mwah) and yay I got my Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge card finished this week (have missed loads recently - very naughty of me lol) anyway this week's challenge is White on White - have to say I love other people's white on white cards but I've never really liked my own and tend to avoid the theme. But I have about a million new baby cards to make this year and want to try and keep them all different so I don't get too bored of them lol. This one is for Ian's cousin, who has just had a little girl 'Evie'. There was also a couple of Embossing Challenges which I think is perfect for white cards. I used a couple of my embossing folders and created a patchwork effect. (the flower is white but has come out creamy) added lots of glitter to the image and some shimmer chalks (though they haven't really shown up on the photos). 

A close-up of the glitter

Supplies: 'Baby Baby' Stamps by Ladybug Crafts Ink, White Card by Lili of the Valley, Flowers by Petaloo, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug, 'D'Vine Twirl', 'Stylized Flowers' & 'Venus' Embossing Folders
Extras: Promarkers, Copics, Gems, Pink Ink Pad

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges...

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge 19 - White on White

Paper Cutz Challenge 83 - Anything Goes

Sarah Hurley Challenge 34 - Embossing

PaperPlay Challenge 11 - Embossing

Right off to pick a film to watch before bed XOX

RND

Just a photo from last night to test if the blogger is working properly - photo is on here so looking good so far lol. Am off to try and get a couple of cards done and see if can finish working out how the new phone works - wish me luck lol XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog - T for Trees

Sorry I've not posted this week, my blogger account seems to be in a mood with me and keeps either kicking me out or not loading pictures - and today had a new one (apparently I'm now out of space too lol) but it seems to be working just now so I'm going to get a quick post on now before it realises I've done it lol. Oh don't you just love modern technology lol.

Well I'd like to say that I can't believe it's Friday again but this has been a REALLY long week lol. But I've survived lol. And yes it's that time of the week again, time for a new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog - T for Trees - I have to say that I was struggling with this one till I saw on Kerry's blog that she was now selling felt and had to do a quick order. I used the cake from the 'Add-on Magnum' stamp for the cakes growing on trees and some really cute mini alphabet stickers from My Little Shoebox that I've had for ages and not gotten round to using. Really pleased with how it turned out and love the colours and the tree and I have to say I think it would be very very nice if cake grew on trees, well cakes, sweets, chocolate and lime doritos lol

Supplies: Alphabet Stickers by My Little Shoebox, Cake Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Ribbon and Felt by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Brown Card by American Crafts, Blue Card by Craft Creations, Pink Card by American Crafts
Extras: Promarkers, Glossy Accents, Blue Ink Pad

Right I'm off to try and see if I can work out what is up with my account and see if I can add the other pictures, wish me luck and make sure you head on over to the Alphabet Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have been up to. XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - S for Stripes

Wow another week has flown by, been busy crossing things off my to-do list, not had much time for crafting but I've just been informed that there's football on the telly so I should be able to get a couple of cards done. Just a quick post for now as I'm still trying to get a few more things done today.

This week's challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog is S for Stripes - nice easy one this week - and yay an excuse for me to use some of my favourite papers - love the Blush papers, using up my last few scraps of them now as can't find them anywhere now. Anyway nice girly get well card for me this week - and got to use my little nurse stamp again, love it - so cute.

Supplies: 'Little Nurse' Stamp by Lili of the Valley, Sentiment Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, 'Blush' Papers by Basic Grey, Double Dot card by Bo Bunny, Flowers by Petaloo, Epoxy Dot by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug

Extras: White Card, Pink Ink Pad, Blue Ink Pad, Promarkers, Copics, Glossy Accents

Make sure you pop over the Alphabet Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have made XOX

Happy Liverpool Christmas

Time still seems to be running away and I've still got a list a mile long of things to be done lol. But I managed to get a few of them crossed off today.

I should probably also explain the post title - some of my family used to come up to Liverpool for Christmas and now cos of work and little kids they come up a bit later and the night is now known as Liverpool Christmas lol. So last night was 'Liverpool Christmas'. Was really good, and good to catch up with them all.

Anyways onto the card, I wanted to make sure I entered the Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge cos I'd missed a few cos of running out of time. Anyways this weeks challenge was stitching and straightaway I had the idea of stitching a flower stem and using a chipboard flower. I've used some of my new papers - I love them the colours and nice and bright and spring like.

Supplies: 'Coffee Nikki' and Sentiment Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, 'Fine and Dandy' Papers by My Mind's Eye, Card by DCWV, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Chipboard Flower, Green Thread, Yellow & Green Ink Pad, Copics, Promarkers, Glossy Accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge 17 - Stitching

By The Cute And Girly - Springtime

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 62 - Spring into Action

Right had better get on - just finished watching Jurassic Park - not seen it in years, and now Jaws is on - night of classics lol

PS Oooooooooooo I've just noticed on Kerry's blog that she has some new ribbon and felt on her site so I'm feeling a bit of a shop coming on lol XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - R for Ribbon

Yes that time of the week again - and March already can't believe how quick the year is going.

Well this week's challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog is R for Ribbons!!!! I think this has been my favourite challenge so far cos I LOVE ribbon - I have a box full of ribbon and try and keep some of my favourites lol. I knew straight away I wanted to use lots of ribbons, mainly because it meant I wouldn't have to chose between them all.

I still had some spare canvases out, and decided to have a go at changing the canvas into a picture frame - it was so easy, just cut a cross (corner to corner) in the centre and I then folded it over and stuck it down out on the back leaving thecentre open.

I painted the canvas and then wrapped ribbons round the sides, added the photo to the centre and some card to cover the messy ends on the back. I'm so pleased with it - my favourite colours of pinks and purples and some of my favourite ribbons. Not sure if it might be missing some gems but I'm going to leave it as it is now.

Supplies: Canvas, Ribbons from Stash, Purple Acrylic Paint

Head over to the challenge blog to check out what the rest of the design team have been up to. Can't wait to see what you make XOX

Oh Bubbles...

Wishing whoever is stealing days out of my calendar would put them back - can't believe it's March already. Just a really quick post cos I've still got loads to get done (probably cos I spend more time making my lists than actually getting things done, lol. 

This is a leaving card for the one of the girls who used to work with Ian, the wording was from Ian, I think it was cos they think it's funny the way she says Bubbles. I've had these papers ages and hadn't got round to using them I came across them while having a tizz cos I couldn't find the papers I wanted lol. Some fab green ribbon to finish it off and contrast with the pink. 

Supplies: 'Bathtub Nikki' Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Papers by Funky Hand, Double Dot Card by Bo Bunny, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Ribbon from Stash, Pink Ink Pad, Copics, Promarkers

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge...

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (with added - Something Old)

Right off to try and get a few things crossed off my to-do list XOX