Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - D for Dogs

Wow can't believe that it's Friday already (probably because I'm writing this on Tuesday evening lol) as I'll be down in Norwich for my friend's wedding on Friday). This is just going to be a short post as I really need to get to bed as I only got 3 hours sleep last night.

This weeks challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog is D for Dogs - really easy one (don't forget anything goes not just cards) and it was the perfect excuse for me to get my Buttercup stamp out - just love the expression on her face. And an orange bow for her too - mmmmmm pink and orange - love that colour combo :)

Supplies: 'Cross-Eyed Buttercup' Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Papers by Basic Grey, Gem by Doodlebug, Flowers by Prima

Extras: White Card, Ribbon from Stash, Orange Ink Pad, Copics

Don't forget to head on over to the challenge blog to check out what the rest of the design team have been up to, and hope you can join us - right I'm off back to writing my list of what need to take XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - C for CAS

That time of the week again, time for another challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog - this week is C for CAS (Clean and Simple fortunately this is a style I use quite a lot so it wasn't quite as scary as some of the other challenges have been lol. But it's good to try new things too, and it's been good for giving me a kick start back into scrapbooking.

So anyway here is my Clean and Simple layout, it is based on the card that is on the right side bar. I had used some of the pictures of last year's Valentine's Flowers for the card and loved the layout so much I decided to try it for a full scrapbook page - keeping with the theme I used the photos of this year's Valentine's Flowers :) I have to say I love the way it's turned out. Shows the flowers off so much better than the original uncut-down photos.

I added some wording to the heart as a bit of journalling

Supplies: Card, Sugar-Coated Card & Rub-ons by Doodlebug, Purple Ink Pad

Right day off for me now...

XOX

PS don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the design team have been up to

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - B for Brads and Bling

Sorry for the delay - Blogger wasn't working last night when I tried to post last night and has been playing up today (will try and swap for a better pic later but this one will do for now). It's been a busy week, I've had an interview, been to the theatre (to see mamma mia - it was fab) been to the Trafford Centre and bought all kinds, and been for a really yummy meal and had a catch up with my cousin's wife, who I used to work with.

Anyways it's Friday AGAIN lol can't believe how quick the week has gone. And now it's time for another challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog - this week it's B for Brads and Bling - perfect excuse for lots of glitter and sparkle :) yay.  

Supplies: 'Bear Blank' Stamp by Penny Black, Card by DCWV, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug

Extras: Mini Gem Brads, Promarkers, Copics, White Card, Patterned Paper from Stash

Right just a quick post cos I'll be back in a mo with another post - best get them on while blogger is working lol BRB

XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - Z for Zoo Animals

Yay another long weekend :) I definitely think we need more 4 day weekends lol. Anyways today is Friday and that means that it's time for another challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog, this week is Z for Zoo Animals. I had a bit of a panic on that one cos I haven't got that many stamps with zoo animals on - more dogs and cats and don't really think they'd count lol. So I decided on a scrapbook page, I was going to scrap some of the pictures from our trip to Chester Zoo last year but then I was flicking through one of my albums and came across this picture and I really wasn't happy with the layout so I decided to give it another go...

I'd been saving a piece of red dotty paper so I needed to make sure that I got the page right and this was one of my favourite pictures from the trip so lots of pressure lol. But really really pleased with how it's turned out, love the way the colours have turned out - bit different to my usual colour scheme. I now just need to do the other half of the double page (along with about another thousand Australia pictures lol)

Some journalling - one of my favourite techniques putting it on strips meaning that when I make mistakes I only wreck one little bit instead of having to start again from scratch :) And a close-up of the red dotty paper :) love it - really should find a red dotty background for my blog lol

Really like the aqua and red colour combo, love the flowers using the fabric petaloo flowers with the red paper prima one in the centre :)



Supplies: Paper, Card, Alpha Stickers all from January Scrapagogo Set (sorry can't find the list of what's in it and everything is piled ontop of the box now lol), Flowers by Petaloo and Prima, 'Dutch Girl' Paper by Cosmo Cricket, Brackets by Cosmo Cricket, Rub-ons by 7Gypsies
Extras: Gems, Black Ink Pad

Don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the Design Team have been up to (I will add their links in the sidebar once I can work out how to fix something to do with Java lol) And sorry the pictures aren't so good - not got photo editing program back after reinstall XOX

PS have a fab long weekend to all those in the UK XOX

Alphabet Challenge DT - Y for Yellow :)

Hello!!!! and yep it's finally Friday - and even better a Friday off work :) and of course Friday means that it's time for the new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog, this week is Y for Yellow. Now this really isn't my favourite colour by a long-shot lol, but with all the nice weather we've been having in the UK the yellow seemed to fit in as a nice happy spring colour. So here is my Nanna's Birthday Card - hope she likes it :)

Supplies: Stamp by Penny Black, Papers by Helz Cuppleditch, Card by DCWV, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Yellow Ink Pad, Copics, Promarkers, Glossy Accents, Flowers from Stash, Brad from Stash, Ribbon from Stash

Right I'm off to enjoy the long weekend, hopefully going to get another scrapbook page done - really need to be focussing on that at the moment as the photos in the box are starting to get a bit bashed which isn't sooooo good - ah well you never know I might win the Euromillions tonight and have enough money for my very own craft room lol. XOX

PS don't forget to head on over to the Challenge blog and see what the rest of the team have been up to XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - X for Xmas

Well the weather seems to be heading back to the winter so this weeks challenge over at Alphabet Design Blog is probably quite in keeping lol. This week's challenge is X for Xmas - so you've got a chance to make a headstart on your Christmas cards. Or like me you could try and catch up with scrapbooking some old Christmas pictures, but remember anything goes it doesn't just have to be cards and scrapbooking.

These photos are at Haworth Train station, in December 1996 and 1997 When we were little we used to go up with our neighbours and their friends for the Santa Special train ride on the steam train - all the kids used to get presents and the parents would get a mince pie. Then we'd walk up the street (it was the one used in a bread advert with the kid pushing the bike up the hill - think it might have been Hovis) and all the shop keepers would be dressed up in Victorian dress. Proper start to Christmas for us. 

I used a sketch from the first Page Maps book (I've just bought the second book so have been flicking through that, can't wait to get some more photos out at the weekend and get going on some of the new sketches) anyways I think I've used the sketch a couple of times before but I love how the pages look so different. Instead of the adding journalling on the strips of paper I added the list of everyones names as there were so many lol, so will add the journalling to a second page 

Supplies: 'Good Cheer' Papers by Cosmo Cricket, Scalloped Green Card by Papermania
Extras: Glitter, Alpha Stickers, Fineliner, Red Card, Red Ink Pad

Right I'm going to finish now cos I've got an episode of 'Better with You' to watch - really liking it, hope it keeps going, hate when they cancel shows when you just get into them lol. Don't forget to head on over to the challenge blog to check out what the rest of the design team have been up to XOX

PS thank you everyone my head is feeling much better, hate the way migraines like to hang around for days lol XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - W for White (plus one other colour)

I'm so glad that by the time you read this it will be Friday - work has been a nightmare this week and so can't wait for the weekend but yay only one more full week in work and then the bank holidays commence :) and off out for a meal Friday night so got something nice to look forward to

And yes it's time for another challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog this week the challenge is a nice easy one - W for White (plus one other colour) I had a few baby cards to get made as my cousin has just become a Dad for the first time. A little girl (in case you hadn't gathered from all the pink) called Evie :) we went up to see her on Tuesday - she's soooo tiny and sweet :) and Anyway onto the card...

I had made a card a few weeks ago using squares of embossed card to make a patchwork effect. I decided to adapt this and leave gaps to show the white, and got to make use of my new square nesties - REALLY don't know how I survived without them - they make it soooooooo quick and easy :)

Supplies: 'Baby Girl' Stamp by Lili of the Valley, Sentiment Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Papers by Me and My Big Ideas, Pink Coordinations Card, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug, Square Nesties
Extras: White Card, Pink Ink Pad, Copics, Promarkers

Make sure you head on over to the Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team have been up to and also to meet the 2 new design team members. 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

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

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

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - Q for Quotes

Yay I finally got round to making something other than a card for my DT project yay

This week's challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog is Q for Quotes I knew straight away that I wanted to use my 'Friendly Advice' Stamps - I love this quote - that comes from Ian Hobson Age 5 lol. And this is definitely right about Ian lol and I got to make a canvas using one of my favourite pictures.

I started by painting the canvas pale pink (because the plan was that the canvas was going to be in pinks but then I found my sequin ribbon and changed the colour scheme). I then decided to make a mess by using a toothbrush to flick paint over the canvas (and my quilt, blanket, towel, face (yes I flicked the toothbrush the wrong way lol)) and love the effect. I added the ribbons, made the snowflake, added the wording and a little photo corner to add a bit of shine.

No wonder I've been wondering where all the time has gone this week, I even 'made' my own little embellishment for the canvas. Painted a chipboard snowflake, then once that was dry I went through about 5 different glues trying to find one that would stick the gems to the paint, in the end I gave up and used my glossy accents

I had a bit of a disaster with the stamp as the white ink wouldn't show up on the purple card, and the paint marker wouldn't write over the ink lol, eventually switching the inks I managed to get some of the words to stamp ok so I could go over them with the paint marker and the rest I just had to write in the same style, but I think this works really well and meant that I could cut out the individual words and spread them down the side of the canvas rather than having to be a big block which I didn't think would work with this canvas.

Supplies: 'Friendly Advice' Stamps by Inkadinkado, Photo Corner by (I think) Papermania

Extras: Chipboard Snowflake, White, Pink & Purple Acrylic Paint, White Paint Marker, White Ink Pad, Purple Card, Ribbon from Stash, Sequin Ribbon from Stash, Gems, Glossy Accents

Sorry for all the waffle lol. Hope you join us this week and have fun with the challenge XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - P for Paper Piecing

Wow well I haven't got a clue where this week has gone, but yay it's nearly the weekend :)

And yes it's that time of the week, time for the new challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog this week is P for Paper Piecing!!! I was going to stamp an image and piece the image together but the night I was doing the card I couldn't get to my ink pad so I decided to go for making a whole image out of papers. This was something I used to do when I was little, I love the effects you can get and it's great for using up all those little scraps of paper. I used some shimmer chalks for the cloud and and the smoke from the chimney, and then added gems to all of the flowers on the paper I've used for the grass so there's plenty of sparkle there.

Supplies: Papers by October Afternoon, Bo Bunny, Making Memories, Chalk by Pebbles Inc, Rub-ons by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Gems

Right well I'm off to bed very soon (posting Thursday night) and still got to pack my bag for tomorrow, hope you like the card and take part in this week's challenge XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - O for Orange

Yep it's Friday again and that means that it's time for the new challenge at Alphabet Challenge Blog - this week is O for Orange (as the main colour of your card).

I loved this challenge, I knew straight away which paper I was going to use and which stamp which always makes things come together quicker :) I was looking for some ribbon when I came across this reversible one that I'd bought ages ago so I had to add in a bit of pink.

And a close-up to try and show the glitter and glossy accent

Supplies: 'Birthday Cake Robyn' and Sentiment Stamps by Ladybug Crafts Ink, 'Pretty Please' Papers by My Mind's Eye, Double Dot Card by Bo Bunny, Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Pink & Orange Ink Pads, Glossy Accents, Copics, Promarkers, Reversable Ribbon from Stash

Hope you enjoy the challenge. Got to get on now as I've still got a 60th card to make and Ian's Valentine's eeek going to be a challenge given the speed I'm moving at the moment lol anyways really had best get going XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog DT - N for Numbers

I really don't know where this week has gone, I can't remember the last time that I went a whole week without a post. Well hopefully football will finally come in useful and give me some time to get some cards finished.

But now onto this week's Alphabet Challenge Blog Challenge - N for Numbers - What a perfect challenge, I was torn whether to do a kids' card or an 18th/21st card, as it was I needed to make a 21st card so that decided that lol. I decided that I wanted to keep the card quite simple with no patterned paper instead I stamped the '21' all over the base of the card using grey ink and then cooloured in pastel ink and then covered in glitter. I stamped the image and sentiment on one piece of card to help avoid clutter, and rather than mounting on card or paper I used a pink ink pad to edge the card. I added some more glitter to Nikki's party gress (I so want that dress lol) and added the ribbon and a big bow for added girly-ness

And trying to show off the glitter, all of the numbers were coloured and glittered.

Supplies: 'Winestool Nikki' and Sentiment and Numbers Stamps by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Ribbon by Anna Griffin (yes Pami I got them too lol), Sugar-Coating by Doodlebug
Extras: Grey Ink Pad, White Card, Pink Ink Pad, Copics, Promarkers

Well that's it for me for today, but there's football on the telly this weekend so that'll give me a couple of hours on Saturday and Sunday to get some cards done so I'll actually have something to post next week lol - hope you enjoyed your break from me lol XOX

Alphabet Challenge Blog - M for Men

Can you believe a week has gone by already and time for my (pre)post for Alphabet Challenge Blog - this week the theme is M for Men so I thought I would get a head start on Father's Day woop (5 months in advance how organised am I?!?)

I've had these stamps for a good while now (I think I may have bought them in the sale last year) but they'll definitely be coming out again cos I really liked colouring it up. The papers were just perfect for this gardening stamp, and the raffia carried on the theme. I did think it needed a bit of sparkle though so out came my nail heads - love them - these are brown ones which toned in perfectly with the colours.

And a close-up to show the off the nice veggies

Supplies: Stamps by Buzzcraft, Nailheads by Ladybug Crafts Ink, Papers by Helz Cuppleditch
Extras: Raffia, White Card, Beige Ink Pad, Glossy Accents, Copics, Promarkers

Hope you all have fun with the challenge... I'm off to bed now, yay Friday by the time you read this - off out for tea too (postponed from last weekend cos we were both still ill) can't wait :) XOX

Alphabet Challenge - L for Ladies

I can't believe how quick this week has gone, and wow it's time for my second design team card.

This week the theme at Alphabet Challenge Blog is L for Ladies, I knew straight away I would have to use my Shopping Nikki Stamp and some girly girl colours, I also managed to get some ribbon in there and got to have another go with my new rolled flower die. Definitely been one of my favourite new buys.

As well as glitter and glossy accents for the shopping bags - if only they were like that in real-life (although having said that maybe glittery bags wouldn't be that practical if it was anything like the glittery paper that Ian wrapped my Christmas presents in - everything is still covered in glitter (and for once I'm not responsible lol)

Supplies: 'Shopping Nikki' Stamp by Ladybug Crafts Ink, 'Forever Friends' Papers, 'Quite Contrary' Papers by My Mind's Eye, Gems by Doodlebug, Glitter by Judikins, Rolled Flower Die by Die-Namics

Extras: Pink Ink Pad, White Card, Lilac Card, Ribbon from Stash, Promarkers, Copics, Glossy Accents

Sorry this is another short post, off to bed now (cheating and pre-posting but there's no way I'll be up early enough to post in the morning and get out in time for work) XOX

FIRST EVER DT CARD - Alphabet Challenge Blog - K for KEYS

Wow well this is my first ever design team post :) excited and a bit nervous lol

The challenge over at Alphabet Challenge Blog this week is K for Keys, which instantly made me think of the sentiment 'You have the key to my heart' so ofcourse it had to be a Valentine's Card lol. And got to use one of my favourite stamps and lots of sparkle

I love this key charm, I've had it for ages, I think I might have actually bought it when I was out in Australia and have been saving it for something special

I love these chickie stamps by DeNami Design - I've literally only just found them a couple of weeks ago and I may have gone a bit overboard buying them - I'll restrain myself though so you don't have them in every post lol, sorry I was a bit eager to take the pictures and I've just noticed that the glossy accents is still a bit cloudy - it's gone all clear in real-life now lol

Supplies: 'Chickie with Heart Balloon' Stamp by DeNami Designs, Red Card by Doodlebug
Extras: White Card, Gems, Ribbon from Stash, Key Charm from Stash, Glossy Accents, Red Ink Pad, Promarkers, Copics, Fineliner

Well that was my first design team card I really hope you like it, I'm looking forward to getting started on the next challenge :)

make sure you check out the blog (here) and check out the other design team's blogs especially as there's another 2 newbies who I'm sure would appreciate the visits, I will try and sort the links into my side bar over the weekend too, but I'd best get all my jobs for today done... XOX

Ooooooooo

Just a really quick (pre) post because today (Friday - I'm hopefully halfway to Southampton by the time you read this lol) I'm allowed to say that I've been chosen to join the Design Team for Alphabet Challenge Blog

How cool :) I never expected to be picked when I applied, a bit scary I've never been on a design team before so it's all a bit new

XOX