Mum’s The Word!

My second post for today is my DT card for the challenge at Joanna Sheen. This fortnight the theme is ‘Mum’s The Word’ – very relevant given today’s date! The prize is a fantastic £15 voucher for the Joanna Sheen shop,

so get on over to the challenge blog to check out all the inspiration from the DT.

There is no stamped image on my card today!! as I have used this gorgeous decoupage from the Joanna Sheen shop, it made a nice change, however this was NOT die-cut decoupage and I realised how lazy the die-cut versions have made me, lol!

and a sideways view:

 

Card, decoupage & ribbon – Joanna Sheen shop
Flowers – WOC & The ribbon Girl
Pearls – J & C Creations shop
Dies/punches used: Martha Stewart PATP ‘Layered Arches’, Cheery Lynn ‘Exotic Butterfly’ ‘Lace corner Deco B’ & ‘Fancy Flourish’
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles ‘Angel Whispers’

Challenges:
’Anything Goes’ – That Craft Place
’Ribbon’ – Creative Card Crew
’Anything Goes’ – Papertake Weekly
’Spring/Pastel’ – Crafty Bloggers Network
’Spring Fever’ – Cute Card Thursday
’Easter/Spring’ – C.R.A.F.T
’Springtime’ – Allsorts
'Mother's Day' - Dream Valley

Thanks for looking! 

Natx

Recycle It!

It’s Sunday again! That means the start of another challenge at Come & Get It. This week we want you to use something ‘Out Of The Recycle Bin’ on your project. Make sure you visit the other DT members' blogs for some inspiration. 
I’m sure this is not a difficult challenge for all you crafters out there, no doubt like me, you save all sorts of bits and pieces that other people would throw in the bin! I have used some wrapping paper, buttons off an old cardigan and some ‘ribbon’ (threaded through the buttons) that was the hanger for a blouse.

Image – ‘Eileen’ – Mo Manning coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment – Stamping All Day
Papers, buttons and white ‘ribbon’ – recycled
Spotted ribbon from stash
Pearls – J & C Creations shop
Dies/punches used: SB ‘Labels 25’, Cheery Lynn’s ‘Exotic Butterfly’ & ‘Fancy Flourish’ & small & medium flower punches from Hobbycraft

Challenges:
’Anything Goes’ – Papertake Weekly
’Ribbon’ – Creative Card Crew
’Buttons & Bows’ – Divas By Design
’Green Thumb’ – Catch The Bug
'Mother's Day' - Dream Valley

Thanks for looking!
Natx

Boy Gamer

The sun has was shining yesterday, what a welcome sight, I wish it could last, but the forecast says different! This was a recent card I made and as the image is from a die-cut sheet,  no colouring was required, perfect for when you are in a hurry. The image caught my eye as this could well be a picture of either of my boys, they do seem to get carried away with their gaming, lol!

Image - 'Boy Gamer ' - Kenny K

Card - Coredinations & ribbon - J & C Creations
Papers - 'Back To Basics II' - Dovecraft
Ticket sentiment stamp - Stamping All Day
Tim Holtz distress ink pad 'Bundled Sage'
Brads from stash

Challenges:

’For The Boys’ – Dutch Dare
’Anything Goes’ – Catch The Bug
’No Stamps Allowed’ – Here Come The Boys
’Anything Goes’ – That Craft Place
’Make It Manly’ – Anything Goes
’Anything Goes’ – Papertake Weekly

Thanks for looking!
Natx

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

Lady In Red

Two posts in one day, I am on a roll! I made this card for LOTV’s special challenge as they are celebrating their 9th Birthday – see the side bar for more info. I love LOTV stamps, however I don’t get to use them as much as I like which is why this cutie has not seen the light of day since I bought her with some challenge winnings last year. I was a bit frightened of colouring her, but now I’ve done it I really can’t think why! I decided to shape the card like a fan, but then I got a bit carried away and went and covered up the edges!

Stamp – Aimi With Lantern – LOTV coloured with Promarkers
The fans were made with a stamp I have had for absolutely years and have no idea where it came from!
Sentiment – LOTV
Ribbon, silver fan & red embossed card from stash
Flowers – WOC
Pearls, fancy button and silver flowers – J & C Creations shop
Tools used: SB ‘Floral Ovals’ die, Memory Box ‘Faux Crochet Border’ die & SB M-Bossabilities ‘Whimsy’ embossing folder

Challenges:
'Birthday Card' - LOTV
’Ribbon & Bling’ – Dream Valley
’Add A Sentiment’ – Whoopsi Daisy
’Mother’s Day/Birthday’ – Inky Chicks
’Birthday’ – Creative Card Crew
’Anything Goes’ – Divas By Design
’Lace And/Or Pearls’ – I ♥ Promarkers
’Something Old’ – Cute Card Thursday (fan stamp, red card and silver fan)
’Use Embossing’ – C.R.A.F.T

Thanks for looking!
Natx

National Pig Day – 1st March

Here is another card made for the J & C Creations Blog. National Pig Day is an event held annually on the 1st March  in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina. According to Rave the purpose of National Pig Day is "to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man's most intellectual and domesticated animals.” The holiday is most often celebrated in the Midwest.

National Pig Day includes events at zoos, schools, nursing homes, and sporting events around the United States. It is also recognized at "pig parties" where pink pig punch and pork delicacies are served, and pink ribbon pigtails are tied around trees in the pigs' honour.

I’m not quite sure how eating pork delicacies is a tribute to pigs, lol! As this card was made for  the J & C Creations Blog, I have used one of the many Penny Black stamps which are available on their website.

Items available from J & C Creations shop 
Stamp – ‘Party Animals’ – Penny Black coloured with Promarkers
Paper – Craft Creations
Pink card – Coredinations
Pearls
Tools: Marianne Designs ‘Picket Fence’ die, SB M-Bossabilities ‘Whimsy’ embossing folder

Other items

Hunkydory’s Diamond Sparkles ‘Angel Whispers’

Challenges:
'Animals' - Allsorts
'Add A Sentiment' - Whoopsi Daisy
'Use Embossing' - CRAFT

Thanks for looking!
Natx

Public Sleeping Day – 28th February

Here is a card I made for the J & C Creations Blog. February 28th is the annual Public Sleeping Day. That means today, wherever you are, sleep, nap, doze, snooze, rest your eyes, inspect the back of your eyelids or watch a movie on the inside of your eyes. Today is your day! (Sounds like my kind of day!!)

All this cold weather makes me yearn for summer, as that is a long way off, I’ll have to make do with  a summery image of this cute cat in a rather novel hammock!

Items available from the J & C Creations shop
Stamp - ‘Uplifting Occasion’ – Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers and paper pieced
Paper – Craft Creations
Prima flowers
Fancy buttons (flower centres)
Spellbinders ’Labels 25’ die

Other items

Kraft card
Ribbon
Cheery Lynn ‘Fanciful Flourish’ die

Challenges:
'Add A Sentiment' - Whoopsi Daisy
'Paper Piecing' - Tammy's Scrapin Corner
'Birthday' - Creative Card Crew
'Mother's Day or Birthday' - Inky Chicks
'Anything Goes' - Divas By Design
'Something Old' - Cute Card Thursday (I've had these flowers for ever!)
'Animals' - Allsorts

Thanks for looking!
Natx

Going Round In Circles

Today is the start of another challenge at Passion For Promarkers and this week the theme is ‘Circle Cards’. We are being sponsored by Michele R Designs who is offering £10 of the winner’s choice of digi papers, so pop along to the other DT members’ Blogs to get some  inspiration.

Unfortunately I do not own a cutting machine which will cut A4 card or any large circle dies, so I had to use a compass and  scissors and as my cutting out leaves a lot to be desired, making a circle card worried me a bit! I decided to use this very versatile Memory Box border die to go around the edges and hopefully this detracts from any wonkiness, lol! My paper is extremely pretty, but quite busy and so I minimised any decorations and now am not too sure if there are enough, but hey-ho, it’s done now :)

Stamp - ‘A Little Bird’ - Crafter’s Companion coloured with Promarkers
Card – Coredinations - Crafter’s Companion
Paper (Best Creations) & ribbon - J & C Creations shop
Dies used:  Die-Namics ‘Faux Crochet Border’ - Memory Box, Marianne Designs ‘Birdhouse & Fence’

Challenges:'Shaped Cards' - Cupcake Craft
'Circle Cards' - Paper Pretties

Thanks for looking! 

Natx

All At Sea

Gosh, it's Sunday again! That means the start of a new challenge at Come & Get It where the theme this week is 'Water Play'. I was going to make a card with a mermaid on it, when I remembered that I had this cute digi and had not used it before, so here is Barclay in his umbrella boat!

Image – 'Barclay At Sea’ - Pollycraft, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments
Paper - Scrapbookingmad
Card - Coredinations
Ribbon & compass charm – J & C Creations shop
Beads from stash
Clear dew drops - The Ribbon Girl
Glitter – Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles ‘Angel Whispers’
Dies used: SB 'Scalloped Squares' & 'Inverted Scalloped Squares'

Challenges:
’Add Some Metal’ – Whimsy Stamps Inspirations
’Ribbon & Bling’- Dream Valley
’Mother’s Day/Birthday’- Inky Chicks
’Birthday’ – Creative Card Crew
’Blue & Yellow’ – Little Miss Muffet
’Animals’ – Allsorts
'Lots Of Layers' - Here Come The Boys

I'm off to the Extravaganza Day at J & C Creation's warehouse in a mo, I have my eye on a couple of things for Mother's Day, but don't want to be tempted into getting more stuff - yes, well wish me luck with that, lol!

Thanks for looking! 

Natx

Humphrey

It’s trying very hard to snow here at the minute, there’s lots of it in the air, but thankfully it’s not laying for the moment, so it’s rather nice to be holed up in my cosy craft room! I am on several DTs at the moment (and enjoying every minute) and all my card making recently has revolved around their challenges, so it was a nice change to make a card that I just fancied doing! I was so lucky at Christmas to win a voucher at  Crafter’s Companion and I have put my winnings to good use with this card.

Image - ‘Humphrey’ (coloured with Promarkers), Papers - ‘Humphrey’s Corner’ decoupage & paper pad and Coredinations card all from Crafter’s Companion
Pearls, charm & ribbon – J & C Creations shop
Tim Holtz distress ink pad ‘Spun Sugar’
Dies used: SB ‘Decorative Labels 8’ & ‘Labels 25’, Memory Box ‘Elegant Scrollwork’ & ‘La Rue Heart’

Challenges:
’Love Is In The Air’ - Crafter’s Companion
’Pink, Pearly & Swirly’ – Penny Black & More @ Allsorts
’Add Some Metal’ – Whimsy Stamps Inspirations
’Bingo’ – Catch The Bug (ribbon/heart/charm)
’Ribbon & Bling’ – Dream Valley
’Four Legged Friends’ – I ♥ Promarkers

Thanks for looking!Natx