CRAFT Challenge 196 - Use Embossing

This week at CRAFT we want to see some embossing and here are out sponsors:

Sponsor 1: Trimgym's Digistamps and Images 

The prize for winner 1 is 3 digistamps or 2 easel card sheets or 1 paperpack of the winners choice from my digistamp blog.

There are freebies on her blog every Sunday and Monday and a monthly challenge starting the first Monday of the month.

Sponsor 2:Doodle Dragons

The prize for winner 2 is $10 download from their site.

Sponsor 3: Meljen's Designs

The prize for winner 3 is 4 digis of choice from their site.

Sponsor 4: Eiglas

The prize for winner 1 is any download from her site to a value of £10.0o

Here is my card using 'Bird Bath' by Doodle Dragon Studios :

Promarkers to colour

Buttons, snail embellishment, ribbon, card and background paper from stash.

I'm off to bed now as I feel like 'pants' with this stinking cold.

Bye for now

Jeanette

50th Birthday Cake

I got persuaded to make a cake for my boss. I try not to make too many these days, usually I restrict it to family only, but I crumbled (ha ha) and asked him what he would like and as he is an Accountant he settled for an old ledger book and wanted fruit cake and sponge cake! Well blow me, this was a challenge and I had wondered what I let myself in for. Doing the cake isn't the problem, it's the time that's so precious and the evenings are still dark so it's difficult in artificial light to ice cakes, but I couldn't be beaten on this one and here it is:

One half the cake is sponge and the other is fruit cake. God I hope he likes it.
It's being delivered tomorrow and whilst I'm in the area I'm doing lunch with a girlfriend and looking forward to that.
Phew what a relief it's all over. Now my next cake project is a three tier sponge wedding cake. Why don't I ever get the easy tasks!
Jeanette

C.R.A.F.T. 195 - A Recipe

Whoops a bit late but I have been busy making a 50th birthday cake which I'll post later.
So this week is a recipe and here it is:

Nice easy one for you and here below are our sponsors:

Sponsor 1: Pink Gem Designs

The prize for winner 1 is 4 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 2: Crimson Cloud

The prize for winner 2 is 3 diecut packs of choice from their shop.

Sponsor 3: Flonz 

They make and sell rubber and clear stamps at their online store, ebay and etsy.

Prize for winner 3: voucher for $20 in their store for the winner of challenges.

Sponsor 4: Trimgym's Digistamps and Images 

The prize for winner 3 is 3 digistamps or 2 easel card sheets or 1 paperpack of the winners choice from my digistamp blog.

She has freebies on her blog every Sunday and Thursday as well as a monthly challenge starting the first Monday of every month.

And here is my card:

I've used a Pink Gem image called Fairy Chloe. Isn't she sweet.

I've used Promarker to colour and my freebie papers I had some time ago. Added some star embellies, die cut corners and stickles glitter.

Now don't forget to join us HERE

Jeanette

C.R.A.F.T. 194 - Christmas in February

I'm loving getting my Christmas cards done so early, it's taking the pressure off and at C.R.A.F.T. we want you to join into our mission.
So we have some great sponsors:
Sponsor 1: Bugaboo Stamps


Sponsor 2: Floppy Latte Designs



Sponsor 3: Pattie's Creations



Sponsor 4: DigiDarla




Here is my card:



'Little Penguin – Winter Bench' by Bugaboo Stamps

I've used Promarkers to colour the image, added a large snowflake recycled from a Christmas card, die cut swirl, and a little wooden heat on the sentiment.
So don't forget to join in HERE
Bye for now
Jeanette

Happy valentine's Day

 

Happy Valentine's Day to you all. Hope your all getting spolit rotten by your loved ones.

Here is a card I made for my hubby. I've used two cards and joined them together. I've used backing papers from Pink Petticoat and covered the front and back of card, also making a pocket to put a heart message inside. The i and u is from some scrapbooking papers I'm using for my wedding album. The mounted hearts is a die my mum has kindly lent me which I know need to return as I've had for some time. The ribbon is from some stash I have. I'm rather pleased as it the first card I've made since having Tillie-Belle and looking forward to finding some more time to get backing into the crafting.

I hope you like. Michelle xx

One For the Girls

Over at I Love Promarkers the challenge is One For The Girls and I'm entering the following card:

I've used Promarkers to colour the image which is from Stamping Bella. 

Bye for now

Jeanette

It's Another Sketch

Hi All
Here is a card using the free owl stamps and paper that I got from a craft magazine, and the paper has almost gone now.
I paper pieced the image and used glossy accents on the eyes.
I'm entering this card into the following challenge:
Sketch Saturday and here is the sketch:

and here is my card:

Bye for now

Jeanette

It's A Sketch!

I've almost used the 'freebie' papers now, I loved them.
Here is a quick card I made tonight using an image from Stamping Bella.

I've used Promarkers to colour the image, added faux stitching around the image and added a flower embellishment.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Sketch

Bye for now

Jeanette

Friends

Well we had a good day today. The boys were very good and Tillie-Belle is getting about everywhere. I did a curry for a change which is easy peasey and gives me plenty of time to spend with the grandchildren. I only wish my other granddaughter lived a bit closer but never mind with Face Time and Skype at least I can see her. Techno today is amazing.

Over at City Crafters the challenge is Friends and here is my card:

Right I'm off now to watch Call The Midwife.

Bye for now

Jeanette

The Season of Romance

I've just watched The Jonathan Ross show and how great it was to see Adam Ant again and in good spirits and seems to be in a happy place. I love those tunes......classic!
I completed a card for my partner for Valentines Day which I thought I would post tonight as I have the Grandchildren over tomorrow and I'm thinking I may be a wee bit shattered by the time the evening comes, but well worth it. We have to move the coffee table and keep a beady eye on Tillie-Bellie, now that she is crawling every where.

The only stamping on this card is the sentiment. I hand cut the branch and punched out hearts for the leaves. The background paper is from stash. Simple but I quite like it.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts - Vaelntines Day/Love

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Valentines

Milk Coffee Challenge - Valentines

Bye for now

Jeanette

I Love Promarkers - Happy Birthday

Afternoon All
This is the kind of weather that sends us straight to a 'crafty' area.
I'm baking another celebration birthday cake so whilst the first half is in the oven I thought I would post a card.
I think this another Sugar Nellie image (I may be wrong) and those free papers again.
I've used Promarkers to colour and just kept it simple.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

I Love Promarkers - Happy Birthday

Bye for now

Jeanette

One For The Girls

Yesterday a boy's card and today it's the girls turn!
I've recently bought a craft magazine, which I don't usually do as I had 100's and then gave them all away as I needed more room for my craft stuff. In it was a couple of owl stamps and some freebie paper and I must say I can't stop using the paper. I'm loving the colours.
So today I've created a card with what I think is a Sugar Nellie image (I could be wrong) and used my freebie backing papers:

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

MAWTT - Only Girls Allowed

Happy weekend

Jeanette

Here Come The Boys - Westerns

Hi All

Hope you are all having a great week, still very cold and can't wait for Spring and lighter evenings.
I found the perfect image for this challenge, which in fact is the first time I've used it. It's from Nellie Snellen called Jippie Yeah.

I used Promarkers to colour and found a cowboy hat embellishment in my stash. Add candi dots and a sentiment.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

Here Come The Boys - Westerns

Bye for now

Jeanette

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 193 - Use Bandages/Get Well/Sympathy

Don't the weeks come round quick! We have a new challenge this week at C.R.A.F.T. and here are this weeks sponsors:

Sponsor 1:  LEJ Designs

The prize for winner 1 is 3 digis of choice from her site.

Sponsor 2: Wags n Whiskers

Prize for winner 2 is 3 digital stamps of the winner's choice from her blog.

Wags n Whiskers is also giving our followers money off all through to the end of March!

CRAFT Challenge participants receive 10% off your order when you use discount code craft (all lower case) at checkout. The coupon is valid through the end of March.

She has a weekly candy on the store's blog if we would like to enter - or if we want to include that on the challenge blog as well. We can choose some digi's to work with, so let me know your suggestions and I will order them.

Sponsor 3: Gingerloft

The prize for winner 2 is 3 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 4: Rick St Dennis MFA

The prize for winner 4 is 2-3 images from his shop.

Here is my card:

For my card I've used LEJ Design called Blossom.
I coloured this image with Promarkers and decoupage some of the flowers then added small gems in the centre's. Die cut a butterfly, corners, buttons and ribbon.
So don't forget to join in HERE
Jeanette