Pretty in Pink

Good morning peeps, oh what a horrible, miserable day we have here with high winds and rain. I do hope your weather is fairing better than mine.

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy and this week we would like to see your

Pretty in Pink

cards, a favourite colour of mine so we hope you will come and play along with us. If you use an image from the  Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop then the theme is Anything Goes and you will win two sheets rather than one if chosen by Random Org.

Today I have used an image from sheet #412 and coloured her with copics, added stickles to her petticoat and floral hairband.

Papers are from First Edition "Isabelle" pad and as the green was so plain I added this gorgeous Memory Box Cherish Border, Martha Stewart large butterfly punch and the small butterflies are the waste from an old Mireille  corner punch. Lace, pearls, ribbon and hearts are from my stash.

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Things with Wings
Crafts and Me Lace
Crafty Creations - Soimething Old/Something New ... old lace, ribbon and hearts ... new border die
Cupcake Craft - Lots of Layers

Diva´s By Design - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare Ribbons and Lace

Flutter By Wednesday - Open

My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes

PanPastel - In the Pink

Simon Says - Things with Wings

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 205 rotated

Totally Gorjuss - Bingo ... Lace, Ribbon and Flowers

Shall we Dance?

Afternoon peeps, hope you are not all freezing, boy was the frost thick this morning but thankfully the sun is peeping through at times here in Chorley. An early start for me this morning as had acupuncture at 9am, only another month to go hopefully.

Today a new challenge starts at Whoopsi Daisy and we would like you to

Punch It Out

I am afraid there is not much punching, only Martha Stewart´s fabulous lace doily punch,  as my arms, shoulders and back are still pretty bad, got a shock with phone call yesterday for an MRI scan at 6pm - yep on a Sunday evening, the good thing at least I didn´t have a sleepless night with the short notice!

I have used this sweet image from Sheet 420, she reminds me so much of our daughters when they were young and going to all sorts of dance classes including ballet. I have coloured her with my copics, inked around image and added lots of glitter with stickles. Papers are from Papermania´s Lucy Cromwell pad, gems and pearls from Mei Flower and lace and ribbon from stash. Sentiment was cut from the Cricut,  scroll die was borrowed from my daughter and am I glad I made good use of it when she visited for a few days, think I may have to treat myself to it. I always check out  Sweet Sketch Wednesday as I love playing with their sketches.

Challenges:

2 Sisters - Flowers for Spring
Crafts and Me - Ribbon and Lace
Diva´s By Design - Put on Some Pink

House of Gilli - Anything Goes with Flowers and/or Ribbon

One Stop Craft - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - 3-2-1 ... 3 pearls, 2 papers, 1 image
Stamp with Fun - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 197-67
The Corrosive - Just Dance

Where have all my flowers gone

Hiya folks, hope you are all well and not feeling the cold too much. Weather is a right mixed batch here and I´m trying to muster up the courage to go out shopping.

What do you think to this wee cutie pie, she is called Cyber Mummy Susie by artist Heather Valentin for Addicted To Stamps and only available from Scrapbook Stamp Society

I have coloured her with my copics, cutting out with nesties and layered her onto BG papers. Ribbon is from Stampin Up, Martha Stewart Lace Doily punch for borders and a rub on greeting which I´ve had forever.

Challenges:

2 Sisters - Punches and/or Dies

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Card with a Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows

One Stitch at a Time - Be Square

Sketch and Stash - Sketch #76

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Totally PaperCrafts - Anything BUT Christmas

Lili of the Valley #97

Good morning folks, not a very nice morning here I´m afraid. We´ve had torrential rain, thunderstorms and lightening all through the night and it looks pretty bleak at the mo but never mind we do have a fabulous theme at Lili of the Valley to brighten our day!
This week we would like to see your projects using the theme of
Here Comes Summer
and the lovely Laila and Lisa have kindly donated a £10 voucher to spend in the Store but remember the main image on your creation must be a Lili of the Valley stamp for you to qualify to be in the draw for this fab prize.

I have selected Cricket from the latest release It´s a Boy Thing , coloured with my copics and prismas then cut out with my nesties. Papermania papers which I have had forever, Martha Stewart zig zag punch which has lain neglected for yonks and my all time favourite clear sentiments also from Lili of the Valley.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Embossing

Dream Valley - Old and New ... old papers and punch, new stamp

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday - this fabulous sketch

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Old Supplies ... papers , punch and nesties

Stampavie and more - Summer

The Corrosive - Birthdays

Lili of the Valley #96

Good morning peeps, hope you are all well and enjoying some sunshine. We are still recovering from our grandchildrens visit, they were wee darlings but I now realise I´m getting on a bit rofl!

We have a new challenge for you at Lili of the Valley . This week we would like to see

"Ribbons & Bows"

a nice easy theme for everyone and the perfect time to raid your ribbon box.


I have inked up Gwenn and coloured her with copics and prismas. Paper is BG Urban Prairie, Martha Stewart's punch around page, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon from stash.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Punches

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare - Winged Things

Papertake Weekly - Fancy a Punch

Stampavie and more - Ribbons

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

LILI OF THE VALLEY CHALLENGE AND BLOG HOP

This week the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog is being combined with a Blog Hop to celebrate the Release of the Tea and Chat, Party Girls and Sentiments collections, full details of the Challenge and Blog Hop can be found on the Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog.
For ONE WEEK ONLY you can use ANY MAKE OF STAMP OR DIGI IMAGE to make a Card/or gift and join in the Challenge which this week is a theme of "ANYTHING GOES"

If you have arrived here from Claire´s blog you are in the right place, if not then hop over to Lili of the Valley Challenge Blog to begin.

All the DT members will be offering a stamp from the new collection on their Blog and we have a Fabulous Grand Prize on the Lili of the Valley Inspiration Blog.



To Win my Candy Stamp "Feather Boa" please leave a A COMMENT BELOW



She really is a wee cutie and I have coloured her with copics and prismas.




Sentiment is from the "For You" collection, papers BG Urban Prairie, pearls and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I wish to combine my card with
Crafter´s Companion - Sketch + One for the girls
My Time to Craft - Rhaphsody of Roses
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or 2 colours only ... I´ve gone with Pink and Mint

The Next stop on the Hop is MARCEA.

I have no idea why Mr Blogger decided to delete my original post so I apologise for any inconvenience during your Hop.

Lili of the Valley and a couple of Sneak Peeks

Good morning folks, hope you are all well and ready for a new challenge at Lili of the Valley.
This week we have another fabulous SKETCH by our very own Bev, I do so love her clean and easy designs and look forward to viewing your take on this.
Laila and Lisa have kindly donated a £10 voucher to be spent on the Lili of the Valley website for one lucky winner using a Lili of the Valley Stamp or Die Cut Image.

You may have noticed the DT showing Sneak Peeks of the new stamps which are being released next week at the NEC then they will be available on the Lili of the Valley website from 12th November.

Today I have another sneak peek, "Time for a Cuppa" from the Tea and Chat collection, coloured with copics and prisma pencils.


Sentiment is also a new release and is from the Dreamy Days collection.




Flowers and pearl sprays are from Wild Orchid Crafts , dp is Papermania, gorgeous pins again from Posh Pins & Charms , MS punch, and brads from stash.

Challenges:

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Let´s get Punchy

Creative Card Crew - Let´s Punch It

Simon Says - Punch Em

The Crazy Challenge - Tons of Shapes

The Pixie Cottage - Guest Sketch and/or Metal ... used the metal

Lilac and Lace

Good morning peeps, so what´s you up to today? I have too much to do but the sooner I get it done the easier it will be later on. A hoarder´s life is not an easy one and now I am paying the price rofl.

Anyhoo onto my card, this fortnight at Totally Tilda the theme is

Lilac and Lace

so why not pop over and join us.

I have coloured Tilda with copics and prismas and just had to add a bit glamour dust to her dress. Papers are from Bearly Mine Designs and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts . I have threaded some ribbon through the lace and finished off with a gorgeous pin from Posh Pins & Charms, pearls are from my stash.

Challenges:

Crafts and Me - Petals and Pearls

Creative Belli - Round and Metal - my pin

Delightful Sketches - Cute and Girly with pearls and lace

Fairy Fun Friday´s - Pearls and Lace

One Stitch at a Time - Girlie or colour scheme - I have gone for girlie

Papertake Weekly - Just the One - lace, ribbon, pin and punch

Paper Cutz - Use some Metal

Stampin´Sisters in Christ - Use some Metal

Carol Singing

Good morning and welcome to a new challenge at Lili of the Valley. This fortnight we have a wonderful

Sketch

for you, designed by our very own Bev. This was a dream to work with and one I will be using over and over again.

I have inked up "Carol Singing" from the new Lili of the Valley Christmas 2010 - Christmas People Collection. Ooh they are all adorable and I count myself so fortunate working with all these fabulous images and you can get yours too at Lili of the Valley.
I have coloured with copics and prisma´s and just had to add touches of glamour dust cos chrissie cards need to glitter, well that is my excuse and I´m sticking to it - just like the glitter does to me rofl. Papers are Stampin Up, the gorgeous roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, punch is a Martha Stewart and the card candy is from my stash.



Challenges:

Christmas Stampin´ All Year Long - Bling It Up
Cupcakes - Cats & Dogs
Ooh La La Creations - Christmas in July
One Stop Craft - Pink, Blue, Green & a hint of Red

Ching Chou Kuik´s Black Haired Lady

Morning folks, I hope you all had a great weekend ... they sure fly by real quick.
Monday morning again and the start of a new week and fabulous theme at Sweet Pea Stampers. This time round we challenge you to use

Real or Faux Stitching, or perhaps both.

I have inked up Black Haired Lady and coloured her with my copics mounting her onto pearlescent card which I stitched using a Crealies template and punched with a Martha Stewart.

Papers are BG Bittersweet, ribbons, flowers and brads from stash.

Challenges:

Alphabet - F is for Flowers

Basic Grey - Turquoise/Brown/Cream

Crafty Creations - It´s a Stitch Up

Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers

Fun with Shapes and more - Flowery

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Two sketch cards today

Good morning and what a glorious morning it is here on the Costa del Sol, wall to wall sunshine and a kiss goodbye to the rain. I still can´t believe we were in UK this time last week, it sure was a flying visit due to the volcanic dust and cancelled flights but 3 days were better than none and it was wonderful to see our youngest grandson christened and be with our family.

Anyhoo onto today´s cards.
This week at Sweet Pea Stampers we have

A Beautiful Sketch

for you to follow designed by our very own Anne and once again we are sponsored by the very generous Lynette from Sweet Pea Stamps .
I adore Ching-Chou Kuik´s artwork and these stamps are just so addictive.

Challenges:

My Time To Craft - Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything goes

Materials:

Image: Red Hearts

Sentiment: Sweet Pea Stamps

Ink: Copic Ciao

Papers: BG Indian Summer

Punch: Martha Stewart

Pearls and gems from my stash

XXX

This week´s challenge at Die Cut Dreams has been set by our lovely Susie and she has chosen the theme of

Tilda in Pink

Susie is addicted to Tilda and her favourite colour is pink and she has set this theme for her upcoming Birthday on Friday. Have a great day sweetie!

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz - Girly Card with Flowers

Crafty Angels - 1 Ribbon, 2 Papers, 3 Flowers

Creative Card Crew - April Showers bring May Flowers

Just Magnolia - Sketch

PaperPlay - Pretty Pastels

Totally Stampalicious - Flower Power

Materials:

Image: Tilda with flowing hair

Sentiment: Stampin Up

Papers: BG Sugared

Die Cuts: Nestabilities

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls, lace and ribbon from stash

3 Challenges

Woo hoo two cards in one week, I can´t believe it but again the challenges this week have inspired me so much that I just had to sit down and play.
First excuse, well this is what I tell hubby, was to use my new MSLD punch which I adore despite receiving another two of her punches on the same day and Stamp Something allowed me to do just this as their theme this week is "Favourite Somethings".
I had my image all coloured for Penny Black Saturday Challenge and their theme is a recipe of 3 brads, 2 ribbons and a flower then I couldn´t believe my luck when I espied the gorgeous sketch by Dawn at Inspirational Card Sketches, will definitely use this one again.



MSLD punch,PB clear stamp,papers/brads from PM and ribbons and flower from stash.