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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, I can't believe it's already 2019!

And so, I have been back to work on some DT cards and my first one this year is for our 'Add A Sentiment'challenge at Passion for Promarkers

The cat, cupcakes and sentiment have all come from the 'Mew Are Pawesome' stamp set from Time for Tea Designs.

I used the co-ordinating dies  to cut them out and added them to the card with 3d foam

Paper -PlaidPatterns' 6 x 6 pad by My Favourite Things

I used Creative Expressions 'Pinpoint Checkboard' embossing folder and the circle is from Sue Wilson's 'Looped Snowflake' die set

I added a bow and some sequins to finish

Challenges:

'Celebrate' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'New' - Sweet Stampin' ( new stamps and dies)

Mega Christmas Challenge

Have you finished your Christmas cards?  For the first time, I have managed to finish making all my cards before the start of December and actually, I've made a start on next year's ones! (Got to do it while I'm in the mood!)

At Passion for Promarkers this week we have our Mega Christmas Challenge, we have so many fab prizes - I lost count! You can find all the details and some fantastic inspiration over on the blog.  The theme is 'Hip to be Square'

My DT card is a Christmas one:

I have used one of my favourite stamps - 'Bear and Penguin from LOTV

The papers are from Craft Creations

I have used dies from the Spellbinders 'Curved Borders One' set and a snowflake punch

All finished off with a few mini pearls, a bow and - of course some glitter!

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Christmas' - I Love Promarkers

'Christmas' - Dream Valley

Always 'Christmas' - CHNC

'Anything Goes' - Christmas Cards All Year Round

Thanks for visiting 

and

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Natxx

Sweet Ruby

Here we go again at Passion for Promarkers, another lovely straightforward challenge - 'Use 3 of Something'

I have had a couple of stamps that I have been itching to use and so here is Ruby from Whimsy Stamps - I have used 3 star die-cuts for my DT card and NO papers!

Image - 'Ruby's Christmas Wish' by Whimsy Stamps - bought from Crafteezee

I have used lots of dies on my card:  some of the dies from Sue Wilson's 'Noble Classic Adorned Squares and 'Ornate Pierced Squares'    the holly sprig is from Apple Blossom's All Occasions 'Wintry Additions'    'Precious Stars' from Memory Box  

The embossing folder and snowflake die are by Sara Davies and were free in a magazine

You can't see well in the picture, but I have used  a Wink of Stella pen on the snowflake and Ruby's furry cuffs and collar

Bow is from Ebay

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with an option of 'Use 3 layers - I Love Promarkers

'Stars' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Autumn at Passion for Promarkers

After the nasty weather over the last day or so it seems that winter is almost upon us, but at PFP we are still celebrating Autumn - our latest challenge is 'Autumn or Autumn Colours'. The Paper Shelter have given us lucky DT teamies a very pretty image to create with for this challenge which has allowed us to uicorporate an autmnal image and colours in our DT cards, here is mine:

Image - 'Autumn Breeze' - The Paper Shelter

Papers - from the net

Flowers - The Hobby House

Enamel dots - Etsy

Ribbon/bow from a present

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Add a ribbon or bow' - I Love Promarkers

'November Chill' - Creative Inspirations

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Cute Witch

We have a new challenge today at Passion for Promarkers just in time for Halloween,

We would like to see halloween colours on your projects please. Now, I know that witches are tradionally ugly and wicked, but I couldn't resist this little cutie, here is my DT card:

This sweet image was from a children's colouring page on the internet and was free!

Paper -FREE download from Crafticious 

Dies used: 'Cobweb Corner' - Joanna Sheen, Spellbinder's 'Modern Stationery' and 'Scalloped Circle'
Enamel dots from various places - they are my new collection obsession!

Button and ribbon from stash

Challenges:

'Anything Goes or Halloween Cute/Scary+ colours' - Whoopsi Daisy

'Happy Birthday' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes with option of Birthday' - I Love Promarkers

'Autumn Glow' - Creative Inspirations

Thanks for visiting!

~Natxx

My PFP challenge

Yes, it's my turn to choose a challenge theme for this fortnight at Passion for Promarkers, so I've made it an easy one ('cos I don't do difficult!)

Please enter projects that have 'Animals' as the focal point

I couldn't resist using the cute little elephants from MFT, I wasn't sure which one to feature, so I used all four! the design was inspired by a YouTube video from Jennifer Mcguire and you can find it here

I used the co-ordinating dies to partially die-cut the elephants from the top of the folded card blank - a bit fiddly with an electric machine, but I really like the end result

Image and dies  - 'Adorable Elephants' - MFT from Seven Hill Crafts

Paper - 'Plaid Patterns' 6 x 6 pad - MFT also from Seven Hill Crafts
Bow from stash
'Happy' die - Whimsy Stamps 
Border die - 'A2 Scalloped Borders One' - Spellbinders

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'Animals' -  Sunny Day Crafting

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to pop in to the PFP blog for some fab inspiration
Natxx

Numbers

The challenge at Passion for Promarkers this fortnight is 'Include  A Number' - simples, right?  This was a nicely timed challenge for me as my friend's daughter was  coming up for 8, she is into gymnastics big time and so I thought this image was perfect, here is my DT card:

I used a Tilda image

Papers - LOTV/Nitwits

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

the number 8, ribbon and button from stash

And the lovely backfround die cut was from the 'Double Scallop Doily Circle die from Whimsy Stamps

Challenges:

'Sweet and Sassy' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'Monochrome' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Brown and Blue

I can't believe my youngest will be off to Uni in a few days, so I have been consolation buying instead of consolation eating! I used my latest purchase on my DT card for this week's challenge at Passion for Promarkers, which is....

'Favourite Colour Combination'  Regular visitors to my blog will be expecting something pink as that is my usual choice, but I changed it up a bit and went for blue and brown. Sorry for the blurry photo!

Image - 'Bentley Bear Thank you'  - free with a magazine

Papers - 'Winter Wishes' - LOTV/Nitwits

Kraft card , enamel dots and  button from stash

The bow was from a present!

My new scalloped rectangular, stitched/pierced dies ( so gorgeous!) are  by   Creative Dies Plus

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'Bears' - Allsorts

'Animals' - Sunny Day Crafting

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Oh Boy!

We have a new challenge starting today at Passion for Promarkers - you may have guessed the theme from my blog title -yes, we would like to see masculine projects this time please for our 'For the Boys' challenge

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Like so many crafters I struggle a bit with cards for males, but I found a fab digi stamp from our sponsors to use and here is my DT card:

Image - 'Pirate's Life' - All Dressed Up

Swirly paper from 'Candles & Cake paper pad - LOTV/Nitwit Collections

Kraft card, eyelets, twine and charms from stash

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - All Dressed Up

Thanks for visiting!

Glitter/Sparkle

We have a fab new challenge at Passion for Promarkers this fortnight, so prepare to get glittery and add some sparkle to your projects please. (I always seem to get more on me than my card!)

To me, fairies and glitter go hand in hand and here is my DT card:

The image is from  Whimsy Stamps - I adore all their fairies, but this cutie caught my eye with her sassy stance!

No papers this time - just some glitter card which looks grey here, but is in fact silver!

Enamel dots are also from Whimsy Stamps

I cut the borders with a  Spellbinders A2 curved borders die

and finished off with some Creative Expressions glitter on the wings

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - carlinskaartenparadijs

'Anything Goes' - I Love Promarkers

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx