Love is in the air

 We have another challenge this week at Passion for Promarkers and the theme is 'Wedding/Anniversary/Love'

We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I have used one of their fabulous images for my DT card

Image and sentiment- 'Couple person to annoy' - Bugaboo Stamps

Papers - 'Rustic Romance' 12 x 12 pad - Hobbycraft

Kraft card & pearls from stash

Dies used - Spellbinders 'Classic Ovals',  Sue Wilson's 'Itty Bitty Bow' & border strip from 'Lavish Swirls Diagonal' die set and a stitched heart die set

I also used Sue Wilson's 'Love Hearts' embossing folder on the base card

Challenges:

'Funny and/or Let's Celebrate' - Incy Wincy

'Wedding/Anniversary' - C.R.A.F.T.

Bingo - Bugaboo ( 3 layers, sentiment, embossing, bugaboo image)

I also followed the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Thanks for visiting! Stay safe

Natxx

Seeing Triple

Gosh, the year is really disappearing fast! The challenges at Passion for Promarkers come around so quickly! we have a lovely easy one this week - 'Use 3 of Something' don't forget to pop in to the PFP blog to get all the info and see some amazing inspiration from the Team 2 girls

I have used 3 cute cat images from Bugaboo for my DT card

Papers - Dovecraft's 'Paper Posies' 6 x 6 pad

Dies used - 'With Love' from the  Hunkydory Moonstone 'Multi Aperture Frame' set

Finished off with ribbon and bows from my stash and some enamel dots from Whimsy Stamps

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Incy Wincy

'Hand -coloured Image' - Dream Valley

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Tag!

Well, here we are  3 weeks into January, christmas a distant memory! We have a new challenge starting today at Passion for Promarkers and the theme this time is 'Include A Tag'

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps  and I have used one of their images for my card and a different one for my tag:

Card image - 'Love Monsters'

Tag image - ' Birthday Monster Sign'

Papers - Dovecraft

Dies used: X-Cut flower and Sue Wilson 'Double Stitched Octagons' 

Finished off with Whimsy Stamps enamel dots, some red ribbon and glossy accents for their eyes

Challenges:

'Children's Card + Stripes/Squares' - Carlin's Card Paradise

'Anything Goes' - Incy Wincy

'More Than A Single Word Sentiment' - Allsorts

'Spots and/or Dots' - Dream Valley

Thanks for stopping by

Natxx

You Rock!

Is it just me, or does it seem like Christmas never happened - it all seemed to pass in a blur, well,  roll on Spring!

We have a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers - we would like to see 'Masculine' projects, not my favourite type of challenge, but it was made easier with the fab image I was lucky to get from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps- here is my DT easel card:

Image - 'Rock Star Boy' - Bugaboo Stamps

Star papers are a digital download from Etsy

Enamel dots - Whimsy Stamps

finished off with gold stars from my stash

Dies used - 'Modern Stationery' - Spellbinders and 'Starburst' - Joanna Sheen

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Something New' - I Love Promarkers ( new image)

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'What's New' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks fot visiting!

Natxx

Christmas is coming!

Oh, yes it is! 

And so at Passion for Promarkers this fortnight, just to get us all in the mood, the theme is 'Let It Snow' so head on over to the PFP blog to get all the details and see some fabby inspiration

We are being sponsored by Bugaboo stamps and were able to have this gorgeous digi to play with, I just love it! I also added some cute stamps from Lawn Fawn

Main Image - 'Snow' - Bugaboo Stamps

Penguins & igloo - from 'Snow Cool' set - Lawn Fawn

Papers  - 'Frosty Christmas' - LOTV

Dies used: Spellbinders 'Classic Circles' and the poinsettia die is from Joanna Sheen

Finished off with a snowflake punch, gems and ribbon from my stash and lots of stickles glitter!

Challenges:

'Sparkle' - Creative Inspirations

'Sparkles' - Cute Card Thursday

'Winter' - C.R.A.F.T.

'Add A Sentiment' - Dream Valley

'Anything Christmas Goes' - Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

'Anything Goes' - CHNC Extra

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

The Great Outdoors at Passion for Promarkers

This week at
Passion for Promarkers we would like to see your projects have an outdoor feel to them, I was a little worried about this challenge as I don't do scenes very well and then I remembered I had this cute little image in my stash and he's outdoors, clinging onto a tree branch for dear life, bless!

Don't forget to visit PFP to see the other fab DT cards for some inspiration

Image - 'Lilkittytree' - Bugaboo

Pawprints paper - CraftsUPrint

Embossing folder - 'Vine Leaves' - Crafter's Companion

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Happy Birthday to Ewe!

So, here at CraftyNats, Thursday is the new Tuesday - well, I actually forgot to post on Tuesday, so here is my DT card for the new challenge at Passion for Promarkers - better late than never! (That's going to be written on my gravestone!)

We want you to 'Add A Sentiment' to your projects this time - how easy is that?!

I thought this sentiment was perfect for our challenge and I love the funny sheep in this image from Bugaboo

The papers, flowers, brad,ribbon and big pearl are from my stash and I used the Lawn Fawn 'Grassy Border' die  on the bottom

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Incy Wincy

'Pinks' - Cute Card Thursday

'Square Cards Only' - Dream Valley

Don't forget to visit PFP for inspiration

Thanks for visiting!

Flower Power!

We have a new challenge starting today at Passion for Promarkers and the theme is Flower Power, another easy peasy one! Our sponsor this time is Bugaboo Stamps and I have used one of their cute images, I can't resist a teddy bear!

Image - 'Bugflowerteddy'- Bugaboo Stamps

Papers, candi, bow from stash

Flower stamped using Heartfelt Creations' 'Daisy Patch' stamps and cut out using matching die

Other dies used : Spellbinders 'Large Labels One', Marianne Designs' fence die from  ' Bird and Fence' and Lawn Fawn's 'Grassy Border'

Challenges:

'Spring sings in flowers' - Whoopsi Daisy

'Spring is coming' - Crazy Challenge

'Spring Spectacular' - Creative Inspirations



Thanks for visiting!
Natxx

Calling all animal lovers

Well, here we are, unbelievably, almost in  February! and it's time for another challenge at Passion for Promarkers.

This challenge theme was chosen by me and Ii've gone really easy on you and chosen 'All Creatures Great and Small'

As usual, the hardest part for me was choosing one image from the many animal ones that I posess, so I've not gone with something cute and cuddly like I normally would and have settled just for cute!

Image - 'Turtle Flowers'- Bugaboo

Papers - 'Isabelle 6 x 6 pad - Dovecraft

Cute wooden ladybirds -Hunkydory

Dies used: Spellbinders 'Circles', 'Scalloped Circles' and Marianne Designs - 'Circle & Flower Stitch'

Challenges:

'Anything Goes'- I Love Promarkers

'Something Fun' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting! 

Natxx

One For The Boys

Another fab challenge starts today at Passion for Promarkers and this fortnight, Lorraine would like to see your male themed projects for - 'One For The Boys'

I usually struggle with male themes, but I had a family birthday coming up and remembered I had this fab image which I won a little while ago at Catch The Bug

Don't forget to pop in at PFP to get all the details and for some divine inspiration!

Image - 'Video Game Guy' - Bugaboo Stamps

Papers - 'Candles & Cake' - LOTV/Nitwits 8 x 8 paper pad

Candi & ribbon from stash

Dies used: 'Starburst' - Joanna Sheen

Thanks for visiting! 

Natxx

New challenge at Passion for Promarkers

Hello Crafters,  I don't know about where you live, but here, well until today! we've had the most gloriusly sunny days which should inspire you all for this fortnight's PFP challenge which is 'Nature'  I must admit that at first I wasn't sure about this theme and then I remembered cute little Deacon and his bug box!

Image - 'Deacon Bugs' - Bugaboo Stamps

Paper - 'Travellight' 6x6 paper pad from We R Memory Keepers

Leaf charm - Joanna Sheen

Lace - Docrafts

Ladybug and kraft card from stash

Card candi - Craftwork Cards

The embossing folder is ' Vine Leaves' from Sara Davies Signature Collection at Crafters Companion

Challenges:

'Clean And Simple - Incy Wincy

'Recipe' - Catch The Bug 

'All Creatures Great & Small '- Dream Valley

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Buggy Bookmark

Today’s challenge at Come & Get It is ‘Anything But A Card’ and we are being sponsored by Bugaboo stamps who are giving away 7 of their fab digis to the winner, please pop along to the other DT members’ blogs as they have come up with some inspirational projects.

Now this is not my favourite kind of challenge, I struggle for ideas so I popped over to Lena Katrine’s Blog as she has some wonderful templates and tutorials. Time has been really short for me lately and I would love to have made one of her more complicated projects, but her corner bookmarks took my fancy as they looked less time consuming and so here is a bookmark featuring Deacon from Bugaboo. I thought it would be perfect for my nephew who is forever bring my sister delightful gifts from the garden, lol! The image is called ‘Deacon Bugs’ so I thought adding a few 3d bugs would finish off the bookmark.

And here it is in action!

Image - ‘Deacon Bugs’ – Bugaboo Stamps coloured with Promarkers 

Kraft card, papers & bugs from stash
Dies used: SB ‘Circles’ & ‘Scalloped Circles’

Challenges:
’Anything But A Card’ – Incy Wincy Designs
’Make It Manly’ – Anything Goes
’Something Old’ – Cute Card Thursday (bugs are from when my children – now 17 & 13 were at pre-school!)
’For The Boys’ – Dutch Dare
’Anything Goes’ – Catch The Bug
’Anything Goes’ – That Craft Place

Thanks for Looking!
Natx

Marriage Means Commitment…

It’s Sunday again and that means a new challenge at Come & Get It. This week we have a Colour Combo: ‘Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry’!

We are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps who are offering a prize of 7 digis from their online shop – what a fab prize, so do pop over to the other DT members’ Blogs to get some inspiration!

For my card I have gone for something a bit different and have used one of Bugaboo’s comic stamps. I love Stella and Gus, they might not be very ‘PC’ but they are quite hilarious! My ribbon has come out a bit red in the photo, in real life it’s much more raspberry like!

Image – Stella and Gus ‘Marriage, Commitment, Insanity’ – Bugaboo Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Paper, Kraft card & heart doily from stash
Ribbon & heart charm – J & C Creations Shop
Dies used: SB ‘Labels 25’ & ‘Labels 2’

Challenges:
’Valentine or Anniversary’ – Inky Chicks
’Add Some Metal’ – Whimsy Stamps Inspirations
’Love & Romance’ – Divas By Design
’Bingo’ – Catch The Bug (Ribbon/Heart/Charm)
’Anything Goes’ – The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop
’Feelin The Love’ – Love To Create

Thanks for looking!
Natx

GDT card for Come & Get It

I am super excited about my card today as it is my first card as a Guest Designer at Come & Get It. I have been invited to join the lovely DT for 3 months which worried me at first as I will need to make a card every week whereas the other DTs I’m on it’s once or twice a month. However, my New Year’s Resolution this year is to be more organised, so bring it on!! (hope that sounded more confident than I feel! lol).

We are being sponsored this week by Bugaboo Stamps

 

who are offering 7 digis to the winner and I must say I would have a job choosing just 7 images from their shop as it’s filled with fantastic digi stamps!

This week it is a colour challenge and these colours go together so well – Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight & Tempting Turquoise, yummy!

I chose to use ‘Clyde’ from Bugaboo, he seemed to me to be a perfect image for the colours!

 

Image - ‘Clyde Birthday’ – Bugaboo
’Have Fun’ – sentiment – Dovecraft
Ticket sentiment – Stamping All Day
Turquoise card – Coredinations
Red glitter card – Best Creation Inc
Yellow checked paper & brads from stash
’Ribbons’ – are actually the fabric hangers from a new top!

Challenges:
’Celebrate’ – Whoopsi Daisy
'Anything Goes' - Catch The Bug
'Anything Goes' - Stampin For The Weekend
'Anything Goes' - Papertake Weekly

Thanks for looking!
Natx