A new challenge over at Flutter By Wednesday!

Hi all!  Before we get on to the new challenge over at at Flutter By Wednesday, I can now announce that the ever lovely and uber talented Amanda of Cats, Cards and Copics has permanently joined the team!  Welcome Amanda honey {WAVES}!!

Okay, so on to this week's challenge which is an..
 

Open challenge 
Don't forget your butterfly, fairy or angel!

Regulars to my blog will know that I am a massive fan of Michelle Perkett Studios digis so this week I used Ashley the Autumn Sprite...

She's totally sweet and thought she'd also be appropriate for a Xmas card.  I matched her up with papers from the BasicGrey Wassail pad and My Favorite Things dies.

We are also joined this week by Guest Designer Jessica Diedrich who is another hugely talented lady so you won't want to miss her gorgossity for us which you can see with the rest of the gorgeous DT creations over at the Flutter By Wednesday blog!


I used this month's sketch over at A Sketch For You To Try...

 
I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Sparkles Creations Christmas challenge
• Bunny Zoe's monthly challenge - Christmas with pearls
• Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas
• Sparkles Christmas challenge - angels
• St Luke's Christmas - Christmas

Friends

Okay, so it's a little late, but at last, here is my card for this week's new challenge over at Flutter By Wednesday! This week our challenge is to use the theme of...

"Friendship" along with your butterfly, fairy or angel!

So here is my make using the gorgeous Juniper and Cecilia by Michelle Perkett Studios...

I luuuuurve Michelle Perkett Studios creations! I matched these beauties with papers from the My Minds Eye Vanity Fair pad and I scrunched up some ribbon with Tim Holtz Antique Linen distress ink.


We also have a guest designer this week! Please be sure to stop by Leanne's blog and leave her some love!!! And don't forget to check out the rest of the gorgeous DT creations over at the Flutter By Wednesday blog!



I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• My Mum's craft Shop - sugar and spice
• Your Next Stamp - friends
• Colour Create - turquoise, deep pink, cream
• Catch the Bug - anything goes
• Di's DigiDesigns - ribbons and bows
• Totally Stampalicious - anything goes

Make It Monday sponsored by Cupcake Cards and Crafts!

A new linky party has opened over at Make It Monday!  As usual, it's anything goes, we just want you to share your creativity!  As we are being sponsored by the lovely Mandy over at Cupcake Cards and Crafts, I used papers from the beautiful Primrose Path digi paper collection...

Primrose Path digi paper collection

Gorgeous, isn't it! Very feminine in a sweet  mix of pastel and bright colours and each design comes in ten colours.  Mandy is offering the Primrose Path digi paper collection to our winner!  And don't you love that little lady?  She is Princess For a Day by Michelle Perkett Studios - she is so cute and pretty!

Last but not least, for my choice from last week's entrants, I have chosen this fresh and pretty make by Marilyn of Marilyn's Cards and More...

Created by Marilyn of Marilyn's Cards and More

Isn't it just brilliant?!  I love the patchwork and the way Marilyn has layered the card and embellished it simply with the onesie!  Thx for sharing your wonderful inspiration with us Marilyn!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Prairy Fairy Fridays - girly makes
• Emerald Faerie Garden - punches/dies
• Di's DigiDesigns - girly creations
• Deep Ocean challenge - happy birthday
• Crafts and Me - use a digi
  

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, Cupcake Cards and Crafts Primrose Path digi paper collection

Stamps: Princess For a Day by Michelle Perkett Studios, Pink Petticoat sentiment

Mediums: Copics
Accents: KaiserCraft lace, beads

Tools: Nestabilities, Stampin Up window punch, My Favorite Things rolled rose and leaf dies

How spooky, a krafty Cupcake Craftroom monthly challenge!

It's the first of the month (pinch, punch an' all that!) which means it's all new at the Cupcake Craftroom monthly challenge!  This month we have a fun challenge for you...

Krafty Halloween!

 This month the DT got to play with the More Kraft Kard paper collection by Cupcake Cards & Crafts and you can get it here!  This is a digi paper collection of different coloured and subtly patterned kraft and here is what I made with it...

This is such a versatile collection!  I used four of the different papers and here is a close up of three of them...

The solid kraft in the background, the smooth biege kraft behind the witch and then the textured paper on the bottom half which I also ran through a paper crimper - the photos don't do them justice - there is so much tactile-ness going on in this card!!  I matched the papers up with this Michelle Perkett Studios FREEBIE digi called Fly Away Witch - aint' she adorable!!?? 

I hope you can play along with us this month - you don't need to use Cupcake Cards & Crafts goodies and I just know you will love playing with this colour combo!  Want to see more inspiration?  Check out the rest of the DT makes at the challenge blog here!

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween
• Crazy 4 Challenges - anything goes and card to be sold for charity (95% of my cards are sold for charity!)
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Southern Girls - anything goes
• Crafty Ribbon - Boo-tifully spooky!
• Moving Along With The Times - spooky going ons
• Fussy and Fancy Friday challenges - a new technique (using a crimper!)

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, More Kraft Kard paper collection by Cupcake Cards & Crafts

Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studios FREEBIE digi called Fly Away Witch, By Lori Designs sentiment, CC Designs sentiment inside card

Mediums: Copics
Accents: string from stashm BasicGrey button
Tools: paper crimper, Nestabilitie dies

Make It Monday sponsored by Annabelle Stamps!

It's a new Make It Monday linky party!  I hope you are enjoying this party - I know I love to see all the  creations and get inspired to do something different!  For my make this week I made a thank you card...

 

 

 

 

Isn't this image just gorgeous?  It's a digi image by Michelle Perkett Studios and she's called Hannah the Flower Goddess - you can see why!  You can buy her here in the MPS Etsy store.  I love MPS designs, they are absolutely stunning!

This week we are sponsored by the very lovely (and super talented) Andrea over at Annabelle Stamps!

AnnaBelle Stamps is an Australian based online store specialising in it's own line of clear photopolymer stamps and embellishments, and digi images and papers.  We have a growing range of supplies for the cardmaker and crafter, and a challenge blog for inspiration!  We hope you'll come visit us soon :)

And Annabelle Stamps are celebrating their 2nd birthday in September!

Want a chance to win a prize?  Take the code in the box below and add it to your blog in a post, then add their link on the AnnaBelle Blog for a chanceto win!

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For Make It Monday this week, Andrea is generously offering  the Branch Out stamp set to the winning commenter...

 

Now for my choice from last week's entries!  I chose this gorgeous card by Deena of a Necessary Creativity who actually drew this school boy!

Deena of a Necessary Creativity

Isn't he fab?!  And I love Deena's colouring and that layout too!  Fantastic Deena - thank you for sharing with us at Make It Monday!

That's it from me for now, back later with my Pollycrafts Monday DT post!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Michelle Perkett Studio - thank you - and their last ever challenge  : (
• The Paper Shelter - dies and punches
• Papertake Weekly - dies to die for
• Phindy's Place - make your own (flowers)
• Totally Gorjuss - as you like it
• BasicGrey challenge - anything goes (used Porcelaine papers)
  

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, BasicGrey Porcelaine

Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studio Hannah the Flower Goddess

Mediums: Copics
Accents: beads, velvet ric rac ribbon
Tools: Martha Stewart boder punches, Fiskars floral border punch, My Favorite Things rolled rose and leaf dies, Nestabilitie dies

"Cow"abunga dude!

Hi everyone!  I hope your week is going well so far!  Not that I'm counting down the days, but only two more days until the weekend - yay!!!  But onto what we're here for - card sharing!  Today I am the guest designer card for Michelle Perkett Studios....

 

Cool, huh?!!  I love this cutie called Cal the California Surfing Cow although I couldn't decide what colour his surf board should be - to match or contrast?!  So I contrasted and think it's come out pretty good!  I am going to give this card to my dad - he's always reminiscing about how he loved the beach as a kid when he grew up in Hong Kong so thought he'd appreciate this!  I coloured him in with my Copics on watercolour paper - I love the richness of this but it sure does drink the ink!!  You can buy other Michelle Perkett Studios gorgossity in her shop here (not that I'm trying to be an enabler!!).

You can see more of the Design Team cards gorgeous inspirations here.  That's it from me today - see you tomorrow with another preview for Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!




I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• Deep Ocean challenge - anything goes
• Sweet Stampin' - playing in the summer sun
• Prairie Fairies - summerfun
• Catch the Bug - anything goes
• Paper Pretties - use summer as your inspiration
  

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, watercolour paper, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Fly A Kite (from Quixotic Paperie here)

Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studios Cowabunga Dude

Mediums: Copics
Accents:Doodlebug ribbon
Tools: border punch, Nestabilitie rectangle die 

Let the beauty we love be what we do

(Please scroll down for my Pollycrafts Monday Challenge card and Make It Monday DT posts)

Isn't that a lovely sentiment?  It's part of a gorgeous digi by Michelle Perkett Studios called Willow the Autumn Fairy and I made this card with her...

I love working with MPS digis - they are all so beautiful to colour in.  I matched her up with some DPs from the K&Company Wild Saffron mat pad and my new My Favorite Things rolled daisy die - I am in love with this die!!!   I am entering this into the MPS bingo challenge (pearls, ribbon, die cuts) and also into the next challenges:

• Flutter by Wednesday - open
• My Mum's Craft Shop - things with wings
• Divas by Design - florals
• Crafty Sentiments - neutrals
• Pixdie Dust Studios - make your own embellishments (flowers)
• Cute Card Thursday - embellishments
• Paper Sundaes - let's get sentimental
• Bunny Zoe's - lace

That really is all from me today!  Back tomorrow with my usual DT cards for Ladybug Crafts Ink and A Spoonful of Sugar plus two other surprises!!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, K&Company Wild Saffron mat pad
Stamps:  Michelle Perkett Studios Willow the Autumn Fairy

Mediums: Copics, Distress Ink in Antique Linen
Accents: ribbon and lace ribbon from Ladybug Crafts Ink
Tools: Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, My Favorite Things rolled daisy flower and leaf dies,Martha Stewart border punch

Two cards!

Hi everyone!  Where did Saturday and Sunday go?!  I'm sorry I haven't been around much - will be desperately trying to catch up with you today!  We went to see the new Pirates of Caribbean on Friday - it was okay but always a pleasure to watch Johnny Depp :) and on Saturday we did a bit of a spring clean and out for a meal in the evening, then Sunday we had a big family meal for my nephew's 18th birthday.  All in all a lovely, lovely time but not a lot left for crafting!

Anyhoo, I did manage to finish off two cards last night, both very different styles!  My first card is for this week's Michelle Perkett Studios challenge using Sleeptime Fairy to make your own patterned paper so I used my Hero Arts background stamps and used my Viva Decor gloss pen in white opaque to create little pearls....

 

I am also entering this card in the Papertake Weekly challenge for pale pretty pastels, Wags 'n Whiskers for stitches, Allsorts for things with wings, Flutterby Wednesday for CAS, Totally Gorjuss for string is the thing and Paper Sundaes for shabby chic/vintage.

I have also been impressed by all those CAS cards out there at the moment and Kathleen who is a queen on this style made this lovely card here and inspired me to get my old Rubber Romance stamps out to make this card....

 

It's as simple as I could make it!  No embellishing and just letting the paper and simple sentiment complete it - what do you think?  Perhaps it needs something a little extra?!!  I'm itching to add something to that bottom left hand corner!!  But I won't touch it - yet!

I am entering this card into Crazy 4 Challenges for favourite holiday spot - I love visiting Paris and this card always reminds me of when we go there and sit outside watching the world go by!

To distress or not to distress?

Hi everyone!  A very quick one from me tonight to post the card I made for this week's Michelle Perkett Studio's challenge to use die cuts.  I had to rush this card because I couldn't decide if I wanted to do one of my clean cut bright cards or to practice one of my less used techniques of vintage style.  I decided to be brave and do a vintage card but it took me aaages because it's just not my natural style!  Anyway, here it is....

 

 

I think the text needs to be bigger!  Hey ho.  I used the Put On Your Party Dress digi by MPS and the papers are from a Prima design pad that I won from The Scrapbook Garden's April giveaway - lucky me!  They have a new blog candy giveaway for May/June - you can enter it here so give it a chance!

I used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch and I am also entering it into the following challenges:

• Sparkle Creations for May flowers
• Papertake Weekly for bloom and grow
• The Paper Shelter for distress to impress
• Pixie Dust Studio for vintage
• CES challenge for embellishing

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill bling cardstock, Prima Magnolia paper pad

Stamps: MPS Put On Your Party Dress digi

Mediums: Aqua ProMarkers, Distress Inks in Antique Linen
Accents: Stampin Up ribbon (ordered from Nic, The Sticky Elf, here), Prima Magnolia flowers, 8mm flat backed pearls (from Quixotic Paperie here)

Tools: Nestabilities dies, Magnolia border and leaf dies (I get mine from Bunny Zoe's Crafts here), Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

Cutie Patootie Mermaid!

Just a quickie to post my card for this week's Michelle Perkett Studios challenge for mermaids!

 

 

I used this Cutie Patootie Birthday Mermaid - she really is, isn't she?!  I bought my digi from Bunny Zoe's Crafts here.  I matched her up with the gorgeous new Cosmo Cricket Salt Air paper pad that I recently got from Quixotic Paperie (here).

I am also entering my card into the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge for circles, Copics Creations to use Copics from the yellow family and I also used this week's sketch over at Sketch Saturday...

And before I go, have you seen Elaine's gorgeous card here using one the new Carmen Medlin for SCACD Stamps preview on her blog?  Those of you who know Elaine's work will know she is one of the true masters of colouring!  Please go and take a look (there's also candy to be won!) - you won't be disappointed!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock,  Cosmo Cricket Salt Air paper pad (from Quixotic Paperie (here).

Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studios Cutie Patootie Birthday Mermaid (from Bunny Zoe's Crafts here), CC Designs sentiments

Mediums: Copics, Glossy Accents (on heart)

Accents: web ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Fiskars wave border punch, heart punch, Nestabilitie label die inside card

Bloom, grow, live

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope you have all had a super week and got lovely weekend planned!  To end my week, here is a card I made for this week's Michelle Perkett Studios challenge for Mothersday Europe.  We actually had our UK one some time ago, but I can never make enough thank you cards for my mum and MIL!

 

 

I made this for my hubby to give to his MIL who does a lot of gardening - I know she'd rather be doing other things though!  I used a Michelle Perkett Studio digi called 'bloom, grow, live' (bet you couldn't have guessed that, huh?!!) and you can get her here.  I used the fabby new My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky (bought mine from Quixotic Paperie here) - this new MME Lime Twist collection is LUSCIOUS!!!  So much so, I bought them all!  (Bad Mary!).

I am entering  this card also into the following challenges:

• Card Cupid for Mothers Day
• Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes as long as there is a butterfly, fairy or angel
• Colour Create to use aqua, green, purple and white
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
• Paper Sundae - favourite hair colour (brown!)

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky (bought mine from Quixotic Paperie here)
Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studio 'bloom, grow, live' (here), CC Designs sentiments inside card

Mediums: Copics
Accents: ribbon from stash, pearls (from Quixotic Paperie here)
Tools: Nestabilities dies, Martha Stewart border punch

Put on your party dress!

I remember loving going to parties, but now I'd much rather have a good meal with a friend or two - yes, I am getting too old!  Still, there are occasions that call for a good party dress and I fell in love with this one by Michelle Perkett Studio...

 

 

Beautiful image, huh?!  I won the MPS challenge last week and received a free digi of my choice but of course I had to buy a couple  more to keep it company  ;)

I am entering this card into their challenge this week for turquoise and brown - hopefully it still counts because there is a dash of green leaves!

The royal wedding is later on today in the UK - if you're into it, then I hope you enjoy your day!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, My Minds Eye Stella & Rose Gertie paper pad Stamps: MPS put on your party dress (inc sentiment), My Favorite Things sentiment inside card

Mediums: Copics, Sakura white gel pen
Accents: antique gold velvet lace, beads from stash
Tools: Fiskars border punches, Corner Chomper, My Favorite Things rolled rose and leaf dies

Delicate delightful mermaid

Hi everyone!  Meant to post this earlier but we spent the day down on the beach, walking and talking then sitting and reading!  Spent far too long doing not a lot so had to rush home and get ready to go out for a meal - no time for crafting and blogging!  But I managed to finish a card using a delightful digistamp mermaid by Michelle Perkett Studios called Just Breathe (got mine from Bunny Zoe's here) for their challenge this week of anything goes...

 

 

I matched her up with that gorgeous BasicGrey Indian Summer paper pad (also from Bunny Zoe's here) and a floaty dusky pink wired edge organza ribbon (also from Bunny Zoe's here).

Well, had better wrap up and go to bed now!  See you tomorrow for my Ladybug Crafts Ink and A Spoonful of Sugar DT posts - ta ra!

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, BasicGrey Indian Summer

Stamps: Michelle Perkett Just Breathe Mermaid, Pink Petticoat digi sentiment

Mediums: Copics

Accents: dusky pink wired edge organza ribbon

Tools: Nestabilities label die, EK Success border punch