Winter Wonderland Challenge

Time for a new challenge over on Winter Wonderland where our theme is 'Baby's 1st Christmas'.  Our sponsor for this one is Simon Says Stamp who are offering a $15 voucher to spend in their online store.

Here's my DT card.

This image from Mo's and I've coloured it with Distress Inks.  The papers are from Nitwits, a Spellbinders die was used for the corners and I used a MS punch around the page set for the borders and the sparkle is the usual Chameleon glitter from Debbi Moore Designs.

Why not pop over and join us and add another Christmas card to your box!

ILPM's #136 - A Male Theme

It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers and we'd like to see your cards with a 'Male Theme'.  This week we're sponsored for the last time by Digi Doodle Shop, it's so sad that they're closing their doors, very soon, for the last time :-(  I for one will miss them a lot.  As usual their prize for our lucky winner is a $10 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Here's my DT card.

This image is called 'Sail Away' which you can buy and download HERE, for just $1 a bargain or what!  The papers are from a DCWV Christmas stack..... lol, well they were perfect for this card.  The corners were cut with a Mariannes die and it's finished off with card candy from Craftwork Cards.

Silver Bells by Just Inklined

I'm loving the images from Just Inklined at the moment, along with my distress inks.  It's been ages since I've coloured with distress inks, simply because I couldn't find the right water colour card.  I emailed Debbie Dolphin as she uses DI's all the time, to ask which watercolour card she uses, she kindly told me and I managed to get some, and oh what a difference, it's lovely to work with and now I'm happy with the results I'm getting, so thank you Debbie.

This card also fits the challenge again over on Polka Doodles, ' Inspired by a Song', the song is Silver Bells.

I used my hougie board to do the embossing, a Stampin Up punch for the scalloped border and a Spellbinders die for the corners.  The pearls are from Mei Flower.

A closer look at the image.

Week 38 at Polka Doodles

Well I had the perfect image for the new challenge over on Polka Doodles where the theme is 'Inspired by a Song'.

The song I was inspired by is 'Rockin' Robin'.

 The image is from Just Inklined, which I got as a freebie last year sometime.  You can still get it but you have to buy it.    I coloured the image with Distress Inks, used an embossing folder for the top embossing and my Hougie board for the bottom part.  The greeting is a stamp I got in Florida and the ribbon is recycled from a Lindt chocolate reindeer from last Christmas.

A closer look at the image.

ILPMs #135 - Occupations

Time for a new challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers.  This weeks theme is 'Occupations', a little bit different eh...... lol.  

Our sponsor is the lovely Nitwits who have a prize of a £10 voucher to spend in their fab online store.  Be sure to pop over and take a drool over their fab papers and kits!

Here's my DT card.

 Little Ballerina

The image is a stamp from Lili of the Valley, the dies used are all by Spellbinders, flowers are from WOC, glitter is chameleon glitter from Debbi Moore Designs, and the papers of course are from our sponsor, Nitwits.

A closer look at the image.

Winter Wonderland - Lilac & Lace

Sorry I'm a day late putting us this post, but yesterday just ran away with me.  Anyway, a new challenge has started over on Winter Wonderland and the theme for this one is 'Lilac & Lace'.  We have 2 sponsors this week, Crafty-Embellies who have a £10 voucher up for grabs an also Squiggle Stamps who have 2 digi images as their prize.

Here's my DT card.

I used the dies from Spellbinders for the tree and borders, and Cheery Lynn corner dies.  The purple card is from my stash and the pearls from Mei Flower, gems are Anitas.

DDSC #125 - Anything Goes

This weeks challenge over on Digi Doodle Shop Challenges has just started and this will be our last ever challenge :-(  

This challenge is running until 26th September with 3 prizes up for grabs.  1st prize is a $15 gift certificate, 2nd prize is a $10 gift certificate and 3rd prize is a $5 gift certificate, all to be spent at Digi Doodle Shop.

Here's my DT card.

This image is called Cone Flowers and Vase and you can buy it for $1 HERE

I coloured the image with ProMarkers and added some glossy accents to the water in the vase, the die is by spellbinders and the borders were cut with an MS border punch, the BP's are from a DCWV stack.  

You can still buy images from Digi Doodle Shop for $1 till 30th September, so be sure to pop over and grab yourselves some bargains.

ILPMs #134 - What's Cooking!

Time for a new challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers where our theme is 'What's Cooking!'.  We need to see cooking related things on entries for this one.

Our sponsor is the fab Joanna Sheen, who has a £10 give voucher for the lucky winner.

Here's my DT card.

 I decided to make an easel card this week, just for a change.... lol. 

The image is a stamp from Lili of the Valley.  The white die cuts are are new die by Die'sire from Crafters Companion, the other die cute are from the Iron Works set by Spellbinders and the papers are by Dovecraft.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary

I was asked to make a couple of Diamond Wedding Anniversary cards last week, and thought I'd share them with you.

An image from Mo's called 'Bunches', coloured with ProMarkers and handmade flowers.

All dies used for this card are Spellbinders and the bead pins are handmade.

Wedding Anniversary

Today is my 28th Wedding Anniversary and how fast the years have gone.

Here's the cards I made for my hubby.

All the dies used are Spellbinders and I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the base.

DDSC #124 - Handmade Flowers

Time for the 2nd to last challenge over on Digi Doodle Shop Challenges.  This weeks theme is 'Handmade Flowers'.  As usual we have a prize of $10 gift certificate to spend at Digi Doodle Shop

Here's my DT card.

This image is called Field of Flowers, you can buy and download it HERE for just $1.

A closer view of the image which is coloured with ProMarkers.  The main image was cut with a Spellbinders die, the borders are also by Spellbinders.  The flowers were cut with the Retro Flower punch and the pearls are from Mei Flower.

ILPM's #133 - Get The Bunting Out!

The new challenge over on I ♥ ProMarkers has just started and our theme for this one is 'Get The Bunting Out' and our sponsor is the lovely Lili of the Valley with a prize of a £10 gift voucher to spend in their online store.

Here's my DT card.

The image is of course from Lily of the Valley, the sentiment is from Wild Rose Studios, the snowflakes were cut with a Marianne Die and glittered up with Chameleon glitter from Debbi Moore Designs.  The papers are from a DCWV Christmas stack, and the bunting I cut myself and attached peel offs.

The close up I have of this card, just won't upload the right way up, no idea why.  If anyone knows how to put this right, please let me know.

Winter Wonderland Challenge

So sorry I'm late posing my DT card for this weeks challenge over on Winter Wonderland, but we've got internet problems.  We have internet on the main computer, which is my son, Kris's computer, but we can't pick up any wireless connections.  After going through all sorts with the techi people at Virgin, they've now decided we need a new router, so we're waiting for it to arrive, hopefully Monday or Tuesday.  I've snuck onto Kris's computer to upload this card.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Simon Says Stamp who have a £15 gift voucher to spend in their online store.  Our theme this week is 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland', so we need to see an animal ore person walking in the snow, on your entries this week.

Here's my DT card

 I just love this image which if from Mo's and I used ProMarkers and FlexMarkers to colour it in.

I used Spellbinders dies for the Poinsettia, some glitter from Debbi Moore Designs for the snow and the sentiment was computer generated.