Monica - Hannah Lynn - Crafts and Me

Good evening everyone from the really bad blogger.  I have a peace offering for you so check back later.

I am starting to get used to the new glasses, I think??. Can still only spend a while on the pc without getting a headache, but hopefully that will improve this week.

I bought this Hannah Lynn image 'Monica' ages ago and finally got her inked up.

I think she is gorgeous. Wow now how many things did I use on this card that have never seen the light of day before?  Memory box dies Fabulous Phlox, Chloe stem, Dancing Poppies. Cheery Lynn  Spring Flower Burst Doily, and Tim Holz on the edge butterflies.

She is straight cut with the corners rounded and mounted on a SB labels 23. 

 I also went embossing mad and added black sparkle embossing powder to the mount and outer edge mat, and Frantage to the butterflies.

She is of course coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Triamarkers. Pearls and charm are from my stash. As a finishing touch I added glossy accents to her eyes, lips and to the butterfly in her hair.

The inside does match the front.

I am entering the following challenges:-

Allsorts challenge #220 - Use your new stash (5 die cuts never been used before)

Card Crafters Circle challenge #88- Winged things

Card Makin' Mama's challenge #73 - Black, white and 1 other colour

Sister Act Challenge #20 - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts challenge #180 - Favourite colours

Digital Stamps for Joy challenge #73 - Make your own embellishments

I love Promarkers challenge # 181 - Summer (flowers and butterflies)

Tip Top Tuesdays challenge #107 - Embossing

Creative Creations challenge - Monochrome

Digisketch challenge - Sketch and/or make your own flowers

Crafts and Me challenge #139 - Anything goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Embossing Dry or Heat

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Vintage Seamstress - The Paper Shelter

OMG back again !!!! Amazing what being on DT makes you do. Still not really in the cardmaking blogging frame of mind but needs must. I did go to the opticians today and new glasses will be ready tomorrow so hopefully my head will clear. I am going to sort out a gift voucher for putting up with my bad blogging at the end of the week as an apology for not stating what wonderful cards you have been making over the past few weeks so watch this space.

Today sees the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter where we want to see you 'Use those Ribbons'.

For my card today I have used an image that I instantly fell in love with when it appeared a few weeks ago, Vintage Seamstress'.

She is such a cutie. No die cuts today just straight cutting. The DP was from Create and Craft 'Grandma's Sewing Box' but I can't remember who produced it. Measuring tape ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, charms from Live and Love Crafts (I think?) Sentiment from LOTV and buttons from my stash. All mounted on Coordinations.

She is of course coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Triamarkers and Prisma Pencils. There is also a hint of Walnut distress ink around her. I added some viva decor pearl to the pin heads and to her earring.

Of course our prize as always is a $30 voucher to spend in the store if you use a TPS image or 3 digis of your choice for any other image

My other teamies have made some fab cards for your inspiration this week and I hope you will pop over and have a look at them, and of course enter the challenge.

I am entering the following challenges:-

Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #140 - Lace/Ribbon

Bearly Mine challenge #99 - Anything goes

Oh La La Creations challenge - A step back in time

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Love me do - Sylvia Zet

Good afternoon everyone. Sorry to have been missing yet again but I had a huge list of commissioned cards to complete and with a missing mojo it took forever. So today's card is one of them. I used another gorgeous Sylvia Zet image 'Love me do'.

This shows the inside of the card. It is cut with a SB Adorning Square with the outer edges of a Marianne Anja square as a mat. The corners are from Joy crafts and the sentiments are cut with SB Romantic Rectangles. I embossed the coordinations card with the folder I got free with the Ebosser.  I also added stickles to the flowers. It is of course coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Triamarkers and a little Prisma Pencil.

This is the outside of the card. I used Marianne anja corners and CL lace border.  The leaves are a Crealies die and MS punch. Pearl flourish from Creative expressions, flowers from WOC, flower pearl strips from Hobby House. Ribbon, pearls, buckle and charm from my stash. (ps... I did notice after taking the photos that I had lost a corner pearl and added another one)

You can't have a fancy card without a box to go with it :)

I am entering the following challenges:-

Fab n Funky challenge #180 - Make a set

613 Avenue Create challenge # 31 - Anything goes

Robyn's Fetish challenge # 171 - Add a charm

Sister Act challenge #18 - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts challenge #178 - Inspired by a song (Anniversary Waltz)

Cute Card Thursday challenge # 280 - Anything goes

Milk, Coffee challenge - Show us your colouring skills

Papercrafting Journey challenge - Punches and or Die Cuts

Whimsy Stamps challenge # 61 - Ribbon and Lace

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Victoria - Sugar Nellie - PFP DT

Good morning everyone. Sorry not to have been around for a while, total loss of mojo and life getting in the way.

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers where Lisa has chosen the theme of  “summertime blues”.  Lisa would like you to use blue & 1 other colour only (not including skin/hair colours).  Don’t forget, as always, to be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers, tria markers, metallic markers or neon markers) and of course follow the theme.

I have used a Sugar Nellie image I bought ages ago and finally inked up, she is Victoria.

I adore this little girl's face, and chose blue and pink for my colours, (hope the white is allowed too. She is cut with SB labels 28 and mounted onto a Cheery Lynn Dutch Deco Border square. DP is Nitwits and mounts are coordinations. Flowers from WOC, leaves are a MS punch and ribbon and pearls from my stash.

She is of course coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Triamarkers, with a little distress ink to the background.

The inside does match the front.

Our generous sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy stamps and the lucky winner will receive 1 stamp.

Don't forget to pop over and see the fab cards the DT girls have made for your inspiration this week. I hope you will take the time to enter.

I am entering the following challenges :-

The Sugar Bowl challenge #106 - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrappin Corner challenge #73 - Use a Digi

Creative Creations challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create challenge #30 - Anything Goes

CRAFT challenge #217 - For the Girls

Crafty Ribbons challenge #54 - Anything with a Ribbon

Paper Crafting Journey challenge - Punch and/or Die Cuts

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A Vintage Lady

Good morning everyone... anyone else dying in this heat????  Would be great if it was just cool at night..............

Today is a card I did just for fun... wanted to try out the new dies and papers I got this week.

A very different card for me. The image is an old Hunkydory one. My new things are the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval and the Lady Kate edger also the floral paper is from First Edition 'Rose Garden'.  I also used a deco corner and leaves from CL, a SB Parisian accent border and a Marianne tag. Flowers from WOC, Sentiment from Wild Rose Studio and ribbon and pearls from my stash.  Matted onto bronze mirror board and Coordinations..

I also added shabby pink frantage and walnut stain distress ink.

As a finishing touch I added CL exotic butterflies.

The inside does reflect the front.

I am entering the following challenges :-

Cheery Lynn challenge #89 - Beautiful borders

Brown Sugar challenge #51 - Anything Goes

Divas by Design challenge - Tags

Crafty Creations challenge #231 - Time to Sparkle

613 Avenue Create challenge #28 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown challenge #157 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz challenge #28 - Girliy

Crafts and Me Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers challenge #96 - Birthday

Paper Playtime challenge #14 - Tags

Songbird Challenge #24 - Ribbon

The Squirrel and the Fox challenge #48 - Use Something Spooled

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Pirate Abi - DigiStamp Boutique - PFP DT

Good morning. Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful sunshine. I'm having major car problems atm... latest quote was £1500... my ABS warning light came on a week ago...not causing any problems apart from the bill :)...   also found out on Friday that I have been displaced in my job in the NHS... huge changes going on but as I only have 2 1/2 years till I retire fully I am not really that concerned, will probably end up going back to being a staff nurse... haven't been one of those since 1978... It won't really affect me as I will be on protected salary till I retire.
Anyhoooooo.... enough moans. Today sees the start of a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers where this week the theme this week chosen by Lou is 'Create a Scene'. Our generous sponsor is Sally-Ann at Digi Stamp Boutique where the prize is 6 images of your choice and with so much to choose from you will not be disappointed.  I have used Pirate Ami.... so cute.................

I added her to a Sassy Studio background which unfortunately is no longer available.  I fussy cut her and added her to the background which is highlighted with rainbow mirrorboard. The ribbon is from my stash and a few card candi for accents. Think I got the anchor from Mei Flower.

She is of course coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Triamarkers. I also added diamond stickles to the volcano and glamour dust to the waves.  The sword and parrot eyes also have glossy accents added for effect.

The sentiment also comes with the stamp, and the inside reflects the front.

I hope you will join in with our challenge this week, we all need six gorgeous

extra digi stamps. To enter you do have to use Letraset products  (i.e. promarkers, flex markers, aqua markers, tria markers, metallic markers or neon markers)

 

Please take the time to pop over and see the wonderful cards the PFP girls have made for your inspiration this week.

Thanks for taking the time to look

I am entering the following challenges :-

Charisma Cardz challenge #27 - No Designer Paper
Crafty Ribbons challenge #52 - Anything goes with ribbon
The Squirrel and the Fox challenge #48 - Use something Spooled

Spring Swing II - The Paper Shelter - TPS DT

Good morning and welcome to my new follower Inger, so glad you decided to follow my blog.

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at The Paper Shelter where our theme this week is 'Swirly, Girlie', a card with at least one swirl on it.  I decided to use Spring Swing II as it is such a girlie image.

She is cut with SB labels 28 with a faux nestie behind her. The corner stamps are from an art deco set I got ages ago but it has no label on it. I stamped directly onto the Nitwit paper and then added a little colour to the flowers. The swirly leaves are a MB die and the flowers are from WOC.  I added glossy accents to the leaf she is sitting on and lots of viva decor pen.  The edges of the DP are edged with distress ink, and the mounts are cordinations.

She is coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Triamarkers and a little Prisma Pencil.

The inside does reflect the front.

Our prize this week as always is a $30 voucher if you use a TPS image, or 3 digi's for any other image.  The team B girls have really excelled themselves this week with some beautiful cards for your inspiration.  I hope you take the time to enter our challenge.

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Ruby - Sylvia Zet

Good evening everyone. Don't know about anyone else but I have been totally confused this week.  I thought it was only Google Reader that was going but found my dashboard had vanished as well so went into panic mode and joined Bloglovin. I then found yesterday that my dashboard was back and fully functional... phew... I have to admit I prefer this to other alternatives. 

Went back to work yesterday to find we were having a change around in the office and had to start emptying cupboards, cabinets and moving all my files etc.  It was a good move though. Went from being in a dark no sunshine part of the building to being beside the windows and lots of sunshine. I used to call the building I work in 'the cave' as it was so dark, but it was a pleasure to go in today. Anyway what I am getting around to is appologies for not getting around the blogs, too shattered to do anything yesterday after watching Murray's fantastic match, well the end of it. Still going to have to have another early night as I have an early start in the morning.

Enough of the waffle you cry..... I may no longer be a GD for Wee Stamps but couldn't resist colouring another one up :)  I have used 'Ruby'... I think she is gorgeous.

I just had to go with a lavender and lace version. She is cut with SB grand scalloped circles with a faux nestie behind her. The corners are from Joy crafts. The doily was square until I extended it (it was a gift from my friend Judy, thanks Judy). The squared pearl ribbon is from Hobby House. Flowers and lace from WOC. Pearls, ribbon and tiny jewel flowers from my stash. Backing paper from Nitwits.

She is coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Triamarkers and Prisma Pencils. I also added distress ink to the background, stickles to the centre of the flowers and Viva decor pen as highlights.

The inside does reflect the front.

I am entering the following challenges:-

Allsorts challenge #213 - Lavender and Lace

Art Impressions challenge #113 - Floral Frenzy

Charisma Cardz challenge #26 - Lace

Whimsy Inspiration challenge #61 - Ribbon and Lace

Whoopsi Daisy challenge - Girly

ABC challenge #35 - Anything goes

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Be Prepared - Sassy Cheryl - PFP DT

Good Morning everyone. Today sees the start of a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers. Julie has chosen our theme this week and it's Time (use watch/clock image or time sentiment).

We are being sponsored by Letraset who are offering a set of 6 Flexmarkers as our prize.

I decided to do a male card for a change and used 'Be Prepared' from Sassy Cheryl.

He is cut with a SB curved rectangle with a faux nestie behind him. I added MFT fishtail stax and the sentiment is mounted on a SB lacy circle. The twine,watch, buttons and papers are from my stash.

H is coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Triamarkers and masked off MB clouds before colouring the sky. I also added a little Prisma pencil.

The inside reflects the front.

I hope you will pop over and see the fabulous cards the DT have made this week and enter the challenge. You can never have enough Flexmarkers :)

I am entering the following challenges :-

Come and Get it challenge - Masculine

Here Come the Boys challenge #55 - Use a Digi

Brown Sugar challenge #48 - Boy/man

Deliciousdoodles challenge #42 - Use a charm.

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Annabel - Sugar Nellie

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to my new follower Fae.

I have been asked a few times about the colours I use for hair. For light blonde hair I use Promarkers Sandstone, Buttercup, Daffodil Bloom and Egg Nog.  To make it a little darker I add Pineapple Crush and Carmel and Flexmarkers in Cappucino and Champagne.

For red hair as in today's card I use Chestnut, Terracotta, Raw Sienna, Amber and Ginger or a combination of these. (I think I may have added Umber to this one)

I was also asked about the background scene I added to my 'Goldie 2' card. It's from Sassy Studio Designs but unfortunately when I checked back it has been discontinued.

So onto today's card which has been coloured up for ages, but I'm not sure about it as the edges of the hair appear choppy. It's Annabel from Sugar Nellie.

She is cut with a Marrianne die, which was coloured up with distress ink in the die, and layered up onto co-ordinations which has been embossed. The pearls are from my stash and the flowers from WOC. The leaves are a Crealies die.

She is of course coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and a little Prisma pencil.

The inside reflects the front

I am entering the following challenges :-

Digi Haven Challenge - Flowers

Crafty Catz challenge #189 - Say it with Flowers

Divas by Design challenge - Pearls

Creative Card Crew challenge #39 - No designer paper

Sugar Bowl challenge #105 - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy challenge - Let's get Girlie

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