I'm Back Again!

This time for Stamping With The Dragon Challenge which is a sketch:

The image is from a set of stamps from Hunkydory called Kitty In The Flowers and has been coloured with Promarkers.

Papers:
Green - Daisy & Dandelion Picnic Patch.
Yellow - Papermania Capsule Lemon Sorbet
Pink    - Daisy & Dandelion Some Bunny Loves You

The silver peel-off dots are from stash.



My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose

Said Robert Burns and we all love a little romance now and then don't we!  Lili's Little Fairies Challenge is A Touch of Romance:

The Lili image is coloured with Promarkers.

Papers are Forever Friends All Loved Up and green card is from stash.

Not A Happy Zippy

Hello all my lovely blog friends!  Hope you are having a lovely weekend.  My weekend has not started off very well.  I ordered a skip for Den as he is clearing out mum's house.  I ordered this on Wednesday and told them wanted it Saturday morning, it will be on the street so would need a permit from the Council which usually takes a couple of days.  It was the manager of the firm I spoke to and he said it would be with us between 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.  9.30 arrives and no skip.  So I rang the firm to be told it would not be coming!!!  WHAT!!!!! Apparently the manager had not passed on the details to the office staff so no permit had been sorted and without the permit we could not have the skip!  Poor girl, she couldn't apologise enough, but it wasn't her fault, just the stupid manager!  As I said to Den, if it had been the office staff who had not got the permit they would be in trouble but who is going to tell the manager off - no one!  Anyway, another skip will be ordered in the week and rant is now over! 

The Penny Black image has been coloured with Promarkers.

Papers are Papermania Lucy Cronwell and Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose Collection (free with a craft mag). 

Ribbon is Papermania Capsule Collection - Sunshine.

Everything else is from stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Joanna Sheen - Animal Crackers
Simon Says - Anything Goes



Summertime

Hello everyone and a big Hello and hugs to my lovely new follower Carole Sweeney.  Please visit her blog the link for which is listed under my 'Blogs That Inspire Me' - Carole's Creative Critters.  Her blog is fantastic!  Do pop over and visit her. 

The Penny Black Saturday Challenge for this month is Summertime and we certainly seem to be having that at the moment!  But the forecast for where I am is not good for next week, dull, cold and rain.  Typical, Den is on holiday next week so it was bound to rain!  Never mind, I will keep him busy in the house, I've got plenty for him to do!

The Penny Black image has been coloured with Promarkers and the papers used are Me To You Spring Chic.

Everything else is from stash.

The Sun Has Got His Hat On

Hip hip hooray!  We have had some glorious weather here, just like Summer in fact!  Been so nice to sit outside for a change!  Hope the weather is being kind to you where ever you are!

I would also like to say hello and welcome to my lovely new follower Deb.  I have had a quick look at your blog and it is awesome!  Do pop over everyone and see her fantastic makes and the amazing wildlife photos!  The link to her blog is down the side under Blogs That Inspire Me - Scribbin' & Scrappin',

This card isn't for any challenge.  Its for a dear friend of mine's husband whose birthday it is today.  In fact my friend and her husband share the same birthday and I sent her one of my previous makes. 

The image is Lili of the Valley and coloured with Promarkers.  The brown card is from stash and I also punched some 'gems' for the corners of the card.

The papers are Daisy & Dandelion Picnic Patch and Papermania It's A Man's World. 

Christmas In July

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are having a fab weekend.  It is lovely here, sunny and warm.  There is a strong wind but that's ok, it will get the washing dry and cannot really grumble about a breeze when its actually sunny AND warm!

The image has been coloured with Promarkers and papers are Docrafts Penelope & Percy.  Everything else is from stash.

I am entering this card in Stamping With The Dragon's Challenge : Christmas in July.

My Little Pony

Hello again, I'm back!  Now I really must apologise for the rubbish photo, the card really isn't crooked its just my terrible photography and the fact that I really do need to go to Specsavers which reminds me, I had a voucher for a free eye test drop though my door yesterday so I will be using it very soon!

I have coloured the image with Promarkers and everything else is from stash.  I also used crystal glitter on the rim of the hat.

I am entering this card in the Winter Wonderland Challenge, the theme is Pink, Purple, Aqua and Green, and to use three or all of the colours.  I decided on pink, purple and green.

Fairy Nice

Good afternoon everyone, hope you are having a fab weekend.  We have actually got sun today!  Wooohoooo!  It was so warm and sunny this morning that myself, Den and Roly had our breakfast outside, it was great and seems ages since we did that!  Hope its here to stay for a while.

The Cute Card Thursday Challenge is Fairy Nice:

I have coloured the image with Promarkers and used Sakura stardust pen on her wings to give her a bit of bling. 

Papers used are Docrafts Woodland Folk.  I also used a Martha Stewart punch for the leaves.  Everything else is from stash.



All Things Girlie

Good afternoon everyone, hope the day is being good to you!  Of course it is hammering down here, no surprise there then!  Never mind, it keeps me inside so I can play.  Supposed to be doing housework but that can wait until tomorrow, or Saturday, perhaps even next week.......!

The Papertake Weekly Challenge is All Things Girlie:

Sorry for the bad photo, light is bad here today.

Image is coloured with Promarkers and papers are Hot Diggity Dog.  Everything else is from stash.

Right, I'm off for a cuppa and a bite to eat, care to join me?

Blue & Orange

Morning everyone, hope you are all enjoying your day!

When I saw the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge for this week of Blue & Orange, I thought yuck!  They are not colours I would have thought would go together but when I saw the fab samples from the Design Team I decided to give it a go:

Image is coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment is from a set by Craftwork Cards.

Papers used are: Dovecraft Back To Basics and a very old Papermania set - Basics Vibrant.

Everything else is from stash.

Three Little Piggies

The Less Is More Challenge of three as in three colours, three images etc had me stumped.  I thought of a number of things but discarded each one until I saw this free digi stamp from Dearie Dollies and it was just what I wanted!

Image is coloured in Promarkers. 

Pretty In Pink

Good evening everyone, hope you are all well and are having a good week.

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge this week is 'Pretty In Pink' :

Image is Lili Of The Valley and coloured with Promarkers.

Papers are Dovecraft Back To Basics.

Everything else is from stash.

Christmas In July

Which is the theme for Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge:

Image is from the House Mouse Christmas Fireplace set and coloured with Promarkers.  Everything else is from stash.



Lets Party!

Good afternoon one and all, hope you had a good weekend.

I have been very busy this weekend doing party invitations for a friend of mine.  Her little girl is 5 shortly and she wants a beach theme party so I was asked to do the invites. 

I never done invites before but luckily I was told exactly what the image was wanted and the wording inside - a great help!

And the inside:

I must say I really enjoyed doing them as I had not done invites before!  

The image is a digital stamp coloured with Promarkers and the pink card is from stash.  Wording is computer generated.

Sorry for the quality of the photos, the light is quite bad here today.

Blue/Tan/Yellow

When I saw the colours for the Sweet Stamping Pixies challenge I wasn't too sure about using those colours but now I have, I quite like them together!

Image is Lili Of The Valley and coloured with Promarkers.  I have used coloured stardust pens on her wings to give a bit of 'bling'.

Papers are Papermania Capsule Lemon Sorbet and Daisy & Dandelion Some Bunny Loves You.

The brown card is from stash.

Up, Up And Away

Good afternoon everyone and I hope you are all well and having a good day.  Its been sunny here now for TWO WHOLE DAYS!   A record I think!  So I've been making the most of it and got all my washing hung out, it will probably rain now!

The challenge at Reddy Teddy Go is Up, Up And Away:

I have used a Lili Of The Valley stamp and coloured it with Promarkers.

Papers are from Daisy & Dandelion Picnic Patch and the flourishes from Marianne.  Everything else is from stash. 

 

White On White

When I saw this week's Winter Wonderland Challenge I nearly headed for the hills!  But then I remembered I have some fab Cuttlebug embossing folders and came up with this:

Nothing much to say about it really other than the folders are Cuttlebug and ribbon and card are from stash.

Gardener's World

I really admire a lovely garden and also the people who have put the time and effort into it.  I am not in any way green fingered but I wish I was!  That's why our garden is paved and pebbled plus a well tendered garden and dogs do not go well together!  We have a couple of bedding boxes which we intend to put plants in, well, I say we, more like a friend of ours who loves nothing better than being in the garden!  I always tell people now that I have my own gardener, sounds very grand! 

The image is from a set by Helz Cuppleditch called Happy Harvest and has been coloured with Promarkers.  As the image is quite large I decided to keep it clean and simple as I think papers would have been a bit too much.

I am entering this card in the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Gardener's World.

A Happy Accident

Hello again I'm back!  This time with a card that I wish to enter in two challenges:

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Going Round In Circles

Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes

The stamp is from Lili Of The Valley and coloured with Promarkers.

I have used a X Cut nesting die.

Papers are : Dovecraft Back To Basics and Papermania Olivine Essence.

Everything else is from stash.

And the happy accident?  The image has two little flowers which I coloured and then used a Stardust pen for the centre of the flowers.  I ended up smudging one so had to think quick and came up with using a little sparkly flower from my stash.  It looked odd with just one flower embellishment so I used another one for the other side!  At least I think its a happy accident!



Gold

Good afternoon everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend and are managing to keep dry!  We have actually had sun again here today - wooohooooo!  It is quite warm too so Roly has been able to do his favourite thing, apart from eating and walking and sleeping that is - sun bathing!

The Less Is More Challenge this week is colour, namely Gold.  This really stumped me then I decided to do some gold embossing.  Big mistake!  I must have taken about a dozen photos to get one anywhere near looking somewhat decent, so I apologise for the bad photo, I think I have tried every room in the house to take this photo, but all came out looking bad!  I do assure you though, it is gold embossed!

I have used a sentiment stamp from Craftwork Cards and the flourishes and frame are from a pack of freebies in a craft mag.  The embossing powder is gold embossing tinsel from Heat It Up. 

Summertime

Eh? What's that I hear you say.  Something in the far and distant past when we used to have seasons and Summer was something to be happy and cheerful about and you didn't need to wear a cardi!  Definitely not now though, although I did see a UFO in the sky this morning, a bright yellow disc, very strange and I should have taken a photo for you all to see and discuss what it could possibly be!  Our neighbour was muttering that it could be the sun but he wasn't sure!  I have heard that it is forecast to rain for another month, lets hope they are wrong, they have been before!

Anyway, Crafty Sentiment's Designs are celebrating Summer with their latest challenge:

This is a Wild Rose Studio image coloured with Promarkers.  The sentiment is from a pack of sentiments from Craftwork Cards.

Papers are : Dovecraft Back to Basics and Fizzy Moon Celebrations.

Buttons are Papermania Capsule Collection - Aqua.

Everything else is from stash.

Summer Blooms

Its anything but Summer here!  Rain is hammering down, its windy and so dark outside more November to me!

At least doing Summer themed cards can hopefully cheer you up as with Penny Black & More Challenge whose theme is Summer Blooms:

Sorry for the awful photo, will try and take another one later when the light gets better!

The image is from a Penny Black T for Transparent pack called Wonderful and has been coloured with Promakers.  The sentiment is from the same pack.

Papers are Daisy & Dandelion Picnic Patch and everything else is from stash.

Summer Daze

Hello everyone, and a very big warm welcome to my lovely new followers!  Its lovely having lots of new friends come visit and I am looking forward to visiting you too!

The weather here is still just as bad (as I am sure it is just about everywhere), today we have rain then sun, rain then sun, it just can't make its mind up! 

To make me think it is Summer I am entering the following card in Joanna Sheen's Challenge the theme of which is Summer Daze:

The image is from Stampavie Laurence Collection and has been coloured with Promarkers.

Papers are : Me to You - Especially For You and Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose Collection both of which were freebies with craft mags.

Everything else is from stash.

Thought you may like to see this photo I took of Roly the other day.  He has got a doggy treat in his mouth.  It made me chuckle 'cos I think it looks like he has got a cigar or pipe sticking out!

Patriotic!

Evening everyone, hope you have had a good weekend.  I haven't been able to play much this weekend, yesterday just flew by so quickly and today our nephew came down to see us and brought one of his young sons so we all had fun playing out in the garden.  Roly couldn't believe he had so many people to play with him all at once!

 

The Lili of the Valley image has been coloured with Promarkers and I have used white frosted glitter for the centre of the flower.  Everything else is from stash.

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Red, White and Blue

Cute Card Thursday - Patriotic