Yee-haa, 2 more challenges

I am really enjoying getting back into challenges and am loving all the new digi images I've discovered. This card is for the Midnight Madness Sketch challenge. The image is by Karen Johnson - isn't it adorable? I have used Promarkers to colour the image and the papers are by Colorbok. The pad says Flavia, Mint and Moonlight and was a pressie from my friend Andrea.


This card is for the Stamp Something Challenge which I came across the other day. You had to use "two of something" so I have used two different papers. The image is from Charmed Cards & Crafts Boy Oh Boy collection. He has been coloured with Promarkers and I have tried to do a dotty background following a tutorial by Crissy Armstrong(link to her blog in my fave places). Not too sure about it, think I need more practice? The papers are MME Wild Asparagus.Getting more used to shading with my Promarkers which is just as well as hubby wouldn't be very happy if I said I wanted Copics instead lol!
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Karen's Doodles UK Challenge

Thanks to my friend Tina I have been introduced to the wonderful images by Karen Johnson. You can find them here
There is also a challenge blog for the UK and the current challenge is to create a masculine card. I have used papers from Basic Grey Boxer collection. The image has been coloured with Promarkers. No flowers of course as they are hardly masculine so I decided to avoid embellies altogether and just keep it plain and simple. No sentiment added yet until I decide who is getting the card.
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Two challenges in One Day!!

The first card is for the Friday Sketchers challenge. The image is from a new collection called Boy Oh Boy. They are all digital images and can be found at Charmed Cards & Crafts. So cute!! I have coloured this little guy with Promarkers. The papers are from a HOTP pad I have had for ages and the buttons were from stash.

This card is for the Sketch Saturday challenge. The image is again from Charmed Cards and Crafts Boy Oh Boy collection. I have coloured him with Promarkers and then applied Antique Linen Distress ink around the edges. Papers are HOTP, buttons are from stash and the linen thread is Stampin' Up!
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The Sugar Bowl challenge strikes again.

I always love playing in the Sugar Bowl. The sketches are always fab and there is always an added element. This week was "recycling"
I have used one of the Sugar Nellie Manga images, coloured with my trusty Promarkers. I am gonna check out some videos to learn how to colour properly with them lol!
The papers are Basic Grey Porcelain and the recycled element was the doily. It is difficult to see the different layers in the piccie, think I may go back and ink a few edges. Click on the image for a closer look
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Sketch Saturday Challenge week 102

I don't know if I am in time for this but perhaps by the skin of my teeth. I made the card last night but never got time to upload it until this evening. The image is by Crissy Armstrong and I bought it from Squigglefly. Coloured with Promarkers and the papers are MME Wild Asparagus. I used my Martha Stewart punch for the edges and my retro flower punches for the flowers. The cardstock and flower are from stash.
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More Midnight Madness #53

Another sketch from the Midnight Madness team and a fabulous image from the very talented Mo Manning which she very generously gave as a freebie!!!Thank you Mo.
I have coloured the image with Promarkers and the papers are Bittersweet by Basic Grey.I have used a Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch for the border and retro flower punches to make the flowers. The sentiment is a HOTP stamp. This card is for a friend who has a birthday soon, hope she isn't checking out my blog before then ;0)
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Midnight Madness Sketch challenge

Using another of those fab Whimsy images I have followed the fab sketch over at Midnight Madness. The image is coloured with Promarkers, papers are Basic Grey. I have punched the little flower using my small retro flower punch and added a glimmer dot from stash. Sentiment is Whimsy as well. This card is for my granny to cheer her up as she is not too well just now.
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Whimsy Stamps May challenge

I ordered my first digi images from Whimsy stamps last night and just love them. They have a recipe challenge for the month of May: pretty papers, markers, flowers and a Whimsy image. I have coloured these gorgeous little piggies with Promarkers , papers are Flavia Mint & Moonlight by Colorbok and the flower and glimmer dots are from stash. The sentiment is also from Whimsy. Go check out their fab new images here
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Come play in The Sugar Bowl

Another great sketch from the girls but I had to rotate it to fit my image. I have used a Gorjuss image, coloured with Promarkers. The cardstock is Stampin' Up! as is the sentiment stamp. Papers are Basic Grey Ambrosia. The added element this for this challenges was "punches". I have used a Retro Flower punch and SU 1" circle punch to mat the sentiment.
Fingers crossed tight as it's a fab prize once again.

Busy weekend cybercopping

WOW I managed to actually get some time to craft at the weekend. UK Scrappers were having a cybercrop so I decided to take part and what a great time I had. There were lots of great classes to choose from and although I didn't manage to fit in any challenges there were plenty. These are some of the projects I completed.
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Sugar Bowl challenge

Another great sketch over at the Sugar Bowl.The added extra this time was "flowers". I have used one of my lovely Gorjuss stamps from Sugar Nellie and coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are Basic Grey Lime Rickey and the flowers and spacer are from stash.Pop over to The Sugar Bowl and check out the amazing DT cards.
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Flight of the butterfly

I have been playing with the fabulous Flight of the Butterfly stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the matching Butterfly punch. The first card also uses the set Pocket Silhouettes. All cardstock is SU as well.
My week off work is almost over and yet I have hardly done any crafting!! Where did the days go? Will have to make the most of the weekend I think.
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New Challenge Blog and DT call

Crissy Armstrong is an amazing artist. She previously illustrated stamps for High Hopes and you can see her current range of stamps at Squigglefly. Crissy has started a brand new challenge blog- click on the blinkie in the side bar to find out more. She is looking to form a Design Team and I decided to enter this card. The image is Angelicat by Crissy and is coloured with Promarkers. Papers are Basic Grey Lime Rickey and the flowers have been spritzed with Cosmic Shimmer Mist in Golden Mint and Aqua Lagoon. The fancy head pins are from The Hobby House. Sentiment stamp is by Stampin' Up!
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First attempt at brayering

I have watched Barbara Grey loads of times on C&C. She makes it look so easy to create beautiful landscapes that I fancied giving it a go. I have used the Speedball brayer available from Stampin' Up!, a post it note to mask out the sun, Stampin' Up! Real Red ink and Stampin' up! Pocket Silhouettes stamp set. Cardstock is also SU, Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White. The inspiration to use this set and create an easel card came from a fellow demonstrator Jo, whose cards you can find
here.
Thanks Jo and thanks for stopping by my blog and for any comments you may leave.

Stampin' Up! mini launches today!!

Yes, it is here and crammed full of fabulous new products. I have popped the link on my sidebar for you to view if you wish and please contact me if there is anything you would like to order. I will be posting samples soon
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Pretty-in-ink challenge/Easter cards

Pretty-In-Ink is a new company started by my blogging pal Nicola. She has started a weekly challenge and this week was a sketch. I have used one of the Gorjuss images from Sugar Nellie, coloured with Promarkers. The papers are Basic Grey Marrakech.


I also made a few Easter cards using High Hopes bunny images. The papers are MME Bloom and Grow.

Sugar Bowl challenge

The sketch this week is from the very talented Judy and you had to include "stars". I have used one of the Manga stamps, coloured with Promarkers. The papers are Basic Grey Granola and the stars are from stash. Haven't added the sentiment yet as not sure what I will use the card for.
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YAY, another scrapbook page

This layout is based on a class from the UKS cybercrop. The class was called Road to Happiness. I have used materials from my own stash instead off the class materials but have tried to copy the majority of the layout. The paper roses were fiddly but I love the effect.
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Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop

As well as hopping around blogland you had to make a card using either House Mouse, Happy Hoppers or Gruffies images. I have turned my stash upside down looking for my Gruffies stamps but alas, cannot find them,(note to self- stash need a clearout)
You also had to use
3 embellies
2 papers/cardstock
1 image
I have coloured the image with my Derwent Inktense pencils, the paper is from the Basic Grey Porcelain pad and the cardstock is Bazzill. My 3 embellishments are the flower, spacer and brad, all from stash.
The winner can win a Sissix Big Shot, or if you already own one a $50 shopping spree at Simon Says Stamp. Am keeping my fingers crossed!!!!
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Sugar Bowl time

Another great sketch this challenge and also a recipe
3 flowers
2 brads
1 button
I have used one of the Gorjuss images from Sugar Nellie. She is coloured with Promarkers. The papers are all from the Basic Grey Marrakesh collection and the flowers are Prima. The button is MME Wild Asparagus, brads from stash.

And The Winner Is.....

OWOH had come to and end and I would like to thank everyone of my 176 commentators for visiting. I have used a Random Number generator and here is the result

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Congratulations Jenny who said

Beautiful giveaway, thanks for the chance to win and also for the lovely comment you left on my post
smiles from Australia
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The Sugarbowl

Feels like an age since I did any crafting. I had to make a card for a friend's birthday so decided to combine it with the current Sugarbowl challenge. The added challenge was "lace". I have used the Martha Stewart Doily punch for my lace. The cardstock and paper are Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue and the Sugar Nellie image is coloured with Promarkers.The sentiment is a Hot Off The Press stamp.
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One World, One Heart and Friday Sketchers

One World One Heart is an event designed to bring bloggers from around the world together, people who may otherwise never meet.It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way.This is an INTERNATIONAL event that has and had participants from the US, Canada, France, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Malaysia, Brazil, The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, England,Wales, Slovenia and more. It transcends geographical location, socio economics, political affiliation, religious beliefs......it's a coming together like the giant community we are on this planet. If only it took a simple giveaway to create PEACE everywhere, in the mean time here we give from our hearts. We are not solving the worlds problems nor are we curing anything nor are we changing the world. We are merely generating a closer community between humans through blogging. Think of this as taking a giant tour of homes; you get to stop in, look around, meet the people who live there, admire and be inspired and before you go on to the next one you leave your name in hopes to win a door prize at each "home".
So far my giveaways amount to two cards but I am adding mroe as I manage to make things. Here they are


The layout of the cards was done using this week's Friday Sketchers sketch.Papers and buttons are MME Bloom and Grow and the images are coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils.

Mega candy challenge and blog hop

BIG prizes to be won, visit Brenda's blog by clicking on the Mega Candy picture in my sidebar for all the info on what you need to do

Sugar Bowl and first LO of 2010

Another great sketch and fabulous DT examples over at The Sugar Bowl. The added extra this challenge was "distressing". I used my new Tim Holtz distressing tool, which is fab and inked the edges with a brown chalk ink. Papers are Basic Grey Porcelain and the image is Sugar Nellie. I haven't added a sentiment yet until I decide who the card is for.

The photo in my last post was just crying out to be scrapped. I have based the LO on a UKS Cybercrop class called Twister and Shout by Rachel Millington. I haven't used the supplies she used and have done some things differently but the basics are all the same. The papers and embellishments are Basic Grey,Archaic I think, from a kit I got in Papercrafts, Elgin. Thanks Rachel, I am really pleased with how this turned out.
Many thanks for visiting and for any comments you may leave
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My Lovely boys and Sunday Stamper

Here is a photo taken before the school Christmas disco. Can't believe how quick they are growing up - doesn't Ryan look older than 6 though?
Yes I managed to make a card this week!!! The Sunday Stampers theme this week is "feet" - This image has feet in it so I figured it could be entered, hope Hels agrees lol!
The gorgeous ickle baby and sentiment are by Pink Cat Studio. The image is coloured with Promarkers. The stripy paper was in my stash and the cardstock is Bashful Blue from Stampin' Up!
The layout of the card is this week's Whiff of Joy sketch challenge. I wanted to enter it but forgot to use a WoJ image...duh!
Hoping to find more time to get crafty soon, thanks for visiting
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Hurrah, I am back!!!

This is the first card I have made since before Christmas. I have also been unable to bloghop since Xmas Eve when my PC died on me. This is for the Sugar Bowl challenge. The sketch was very easy to follow and my "something new" is the stamp.The is Sugar Nellie and coloured with Promarkers, papers ans MME Bloom & Grow. Apologies for the poor picture





Thought I'd share some pics of the lovely Scottish winter with you - to be minus 20C this weekend. We haven't had any more snow since Tuesday but it's so cold that nothing is thawing. Check out our new wine cooler :0)
Hope you are all staying safe & warm
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Sugar Bowl time

This first card followed the sketch from the previous Sugar Bowl challenge but I missed the deadline. The image is one of the Chrismas Manga stamps from Sugar Nellie. Papers are from Kars

Here is my card for the current Sugar Bowl challenge. You had to use your fave colours so the backing paper with the pink and green Bambi's covered that. The image is from Sugar Nellie and is coloured with Promarkers. The papers are Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses. That's another card made, not many more to do now.
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Meant to be Magnolia

I thought I was so clever last night managing the Just Magnolia sketch challenge. Realised too late that I used a Sugar Nellie image instead of a Magnolia one!!! Anyway, I am pleased with how the card turned out. The papers are Kars and the image is coloured with Promarkers. Her hair doesn't look well blended in this pic but looks better in real life, I promise.
The cardstock is Core'dinations and I have sanded it to show a little of the pink. At least that's another Christmas card made :0)
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