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Sharon over at Cards 'N' Greetings is celebrating her 50th birthday with some candy. You have until the midnight (GMT) on 9th October 2009 to enter so go get yourself on over there now before you miss out on little lot.

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Cuttlebug Challenge

Well, here is the forth piece for the Cuttlebug Birthday Challenge which has been going on all througth the month of September. The challenge this week is to make a 'Centrepiece' following on your own theme. My theme has been a little boys party so here is what I made and let me tell you I found this really difficult as I have never made anything like this before. It was quite hard to photograph so have taken two.

I used an empty gravy granule tin which I pierced holes into the lid of and threaded straws through to use as my balloon handles. I hope it fits the challenge OK.

**Just a note for the Cuttlebug team I have now swiss dot embossed the orange centre's of my mini album pages which I couldn't do at the time due to so much pain, if you would like me to re photograph them please let me know.**

Front view

Side view of lower half.

Supplies:-

Pot - Empty gravy granules tin

Straws (For Balloon Handles) - Kitchen Cupboard

Designer Paper - Papermania 'For Him'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Boy With Balloon'

Medium - Promarkers

Balloon's & Name Tag's - Computer Generated

Papertake Weekly, Stamp With Fun, Digital Tuesday, Creative Inspirations, My Time To Craft, Allsorts, Stampavie & Mo's Digital Pencil Challenges

Well today I made this card just because I purchased the image and of course needed to use it straight away. I have not added any embellishments as the papers are very busy. It fits in with numerous challenges so I will list them in no particular order as follows:-

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Stamp With Fun Challenge - Autumn

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Falling Leaves

Creative Inspiration Challenge - Autumn/Fall

My Time To Craft Challenge - Autumn Fest

Allsorts Challenge - Autumn Days

Stampavie & More Challenge - Pumpkins

Mo's Digital Pencil on PCP - Fall Colour Challenge of Olive Green, Chocolate Brown, Orange, Yellow or Mustard.

So after all of those here is the sketch used and my card.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Shabby Princess Downloads

Image - Mo's Digital Pencil Too!

Sentiment - Clare Curd Signature Range

Medium - Promarkers

Sunday Sketch & Stamp, Kaboodle Doodle, Creative Card Crew, Whimsy Stamps & Digital Ink Challenges

This is a card that I have made for an order today for a couple's ruby wedding anniversary. I was asked for something without flowers, no need for the number of years, to have the colour ruby on it somewhere and for it to have abit of humour so what do you think?

The image I used is one I purchased a couple of week ago to make a card for my friends wedding anniversary then forgot to take a photo, I purchased it from Mo's Digital Pencil Too! if you haven't been over there yet you really must take a look. The images are superb quality.

I have used the 'Sketch' from Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge, Kaboodle Doodle Challenge's theme is '1 Solid Cardstock, 2 Patterned Papers, 3 Embellishments & a Digi Image', Creative Card Crew Challenge asked for us to 'Deocorate The Inside', Whimsy Stamps Challenge wanted to see 'Buttons' and Digital Ink Challenges asked for '2 Designer Papers, & 3 Brads, Buttons or Eyelets'. I think I can tick the boxes to all of those.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - K&co 'McKenna'

Cardstock - Coredinations

Image - Mo's Digital Pencil 'Jack & Ginger'

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Verse - Imag-in-a-tion

Medium - Promarkers

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Heart Blocks'

Buttons - Stash

Thread - DMC

Our Creative Corner, Winter Wonderland & Allsorts Challenges

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This afternoon I have had ago at decorating a candle. I have seen these on other people's blog's and thought they were going to be difficult so avoid them, how wrong was I, they are so easy. I did watch a couple of videos on You Tube before I started but I honestly think I could of managed without.

I will just mention that this was not a particularly good candle it has an off white colour to it, I asked my mum in law to get me a couple from the car boot to practice on so I didn't spoil any expensive ones and this has done the job needed.

I have continued the snowflakes around the candle and then stamped 'Christmas Wishes' on the opposite side to the image.

So what do you think? I have not wrapped it up as this one will stay on my desk just because...

Now just by chance this candle fits into three challenges these are Our Creative Corner Challenge where they have a colour theme of 'Light Pink, Hot Pink, Chocolate Chip & White', Allsorts Challenge who this week want us to use 'Snowflakes' and then Winter Wonderland Challenge whose theme is 'Hot Chocolate'

Supplies:-

Candle - Car Boot

Image Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Hug In A Mug'

Snowflake - Unknown

Medium - Promarkers

Gems - Kanban

Tissue Paper - Poundland

Greaseproof - ASDA

Sketch Saturday, One Stop Crafts & Penny Black Saturday Challenges

Today I have created this card which I will be entering into the Sketch Saturday Challenge as I used their 'Sketch', the One Stop Crafts Challenge who have the theme of 'Beary Nice', I gave my bear the blender pen treatment to give him a ruffled look on his coat lol and then the Penny Black Saturday Challenge whose theme is 'Lace & Pearls'.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - K&Co 'Sparkly Sweet'

Cardstock - Coredinations & Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Penny Black 2007 'Dream A Dream'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Nestabilities Classic & Scalloped 'Ovals'

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Leafy Branch' & 'Bird Call'

Lace - Local Hardware Store

Pearls - Ebay

Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential

Vicki is starting a new challenge blog a week tomorrow with challenges running every other Saturday and to celebrate the start her and her diva team are offering some gorgeous candy to one lucky winner but it ends today so you need to hurry and and be sure to get over there quick.

The challenge blog is called Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential and you can find the candy HERE.

Friday Sketchers, Stamp Something, Stamp Scrap And Doodle & Pile It On Challenges

Here is another card that only just meets the challenge deadlines. I have used the 'Sketch' from the Friday Sketchers Challenge, Stamp Something Challenge have the theme of 'Favourite Colours Or Papers' which is a hard one but having used these colours a couple of times now I really like them together. Then I have my colour combo 'Blues & Oranges' that follow the theme over at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge and finally Pile It On Challenge have a theme of 'Punches' which again fits in nicely.

I have used my nice new Belles & Whistle Stamp which arrived in the post today.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Shabby Princess Downloads

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Belles & Whistle 'Belle With Teddy'

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

Punches - Woodware Small & Medium 'Daisy'

Gems - Ebay

The Sugar Bowl & C.R.A.F.T Challenges

This is a little late due to not having been able to craft for a couple of days but, it is just in time to meet The Sugar Bowl Challenge deadline. They have a brilliant 'Sketch' along with a colour theme of 'Pink & Brown'. C.R.A.F.T Challenges also have a colour theme challenge this week of 'Pink and Brown' so my card will be entered into that one too.

I generally love sketches with lots of layers and detail but I was surprised by how much I liked this one, I think it gives the card a nice clean and simple feel.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - ?DCWV I think but I am not sure

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Country Garden'

Medium - Promarkers

Sentiment - See D's

Card Candy - Local Craft Store

Flower - White Prima Coloured With Promarkers

Cuttlebug Challenge

I am really sorry but this post is going to be short and sweet as I am not feeling good at all today. I have been in pain for the last couple of days and today just seems never ending hence I am going straight to my bed after I have written this. I wanted to post this 'Mini Album' as it is part of the month long challenges to celebrate Cuttlebug Challenge's 1st birthday.

My album continues on from my theme of a boy's birthday party, I have shown you 2 of the inside pages, the other 2 are exactly the same but have 'My Cake' and 'My Presents' on them. My album is 10cms square.

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Designer Paper - Papermania 'For Him'

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Boy With Balloon'

Sentiment - Daisy & Dandelion

Medium - Promarkers

Bookrings - Ebay

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Stamp With Fun, Roses On Paper, Artful Inkables & Penny's Challenges

Here is a card I made earlier using the Stamp With Fun Challenge 'Sketch', it was an unusual sketch which is why I decided to have ago at it but I am not really happy with how the card turned out. As the card has dried the ribbon has gone all funny and even started to fray, I see this card heading for the bin the more I type. Perhaps I will add some embellsihments to it once it is completely set and that may change the look altogether. I have not added a sentiment either partly because I cannot print anything at the moment due to waiting for my ink to arrive and secondly because I don't know who it would be for if of course I use it. I have used the colour theme from Rose's On Paper Challenge which are 'Lavender, Soft Blue & Cream', it fits nicely into Artful Inkables Challenge where they have a receipe of '1 image, 2 ribbons, 3 layers & Scallops, then Penny's Challenge is to use 'Scallops' so that fits in too.

The sketch

The disaster

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Papermania 'Purple Infusion'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Magnolia 'Tilda With Puppy'

Medium - Promarkers

Crafts 4 Eternity, Passion For Promarkers, My Time To Craft & Secret Crafter Saturday Challenges

Here is my card which I made today at a crop. I used the Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 'Sketch' and it also fits nicely into a few other challenges which are Passion For Promarkers Challenge 'Any Colours & Polka Dots', My Time To Craft Challenge 'Polka Dots', Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 'One For The Girls'.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Papermania 'Sweet Nothings'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Daisy'

Medium - Promarkers

Sentiment - Papermania 'Clare Curd Signature Range'

Gems - Anita's 'Gem Wheel'

Whiff Of Joy & Creatalicious Challenges

This is a card I have made for a friends daughter's birthday. I have found it really hard this year to make her a card, I think it is because I have to live up to her mum's standards lol, you know who you are!!!.

Anyhow, I have used this brilliant sketch from the Whiff Of Joy Challenges and just by chance my colours match those of the theme over at Creatalicious Challenges which are 'Pink or Plum with Burgundy and Green & add Some Lace, Ribbon or Fibre', all of which I have.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Exquiste'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Whiff Of Joy 'Fall Willow With Grapes'

Medium - Promarkers

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Happy Birthday'

Punch - Woodware Small & Medium 'Daisy'

Lace - Local Hardware Store

Button - From Stash

Card Candy - Coloured with Promarkers Local Craft Store

I hope she likes it after all the agonising I have done over it.

Sketch Saturday, The Cuttlebug Spot & Cuttlebug Challenges

For my card I have used the 'Sketch' from Sketch Saturday Challenge, then I have used the theme of 'Birthday Party Card With Gift Box Or Bag' from the Cuttlebug Challanges and also the theme of 'Confetti Creations' from The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge.

As many of you will know Cuttlebug Challenges are celebrating their birthday throughout the month of September and each week they set a challenge and you must continue your chosen theme through each week. For my theme I chose a little boys party. Last week we made the invitations, you can find mine here. 

Here is what I have made this week.
I made my version of the box from a tutorial I found on Split Coast Stampers. It is called a 3" x 3" note card box and you can find it here.

Sorry the photo's are not great I thought yesterday it was due to the weather I now realise the injection I had yesterday at the hospital has given me the slight shakes (I hope it wears oiff soon, as it is not a nice feeling).

Sketch

Card

Box and Lid

Box I didn't know what to put in it and my son had his keyrings to hand so here they are!!

Lid

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Papermania 'For Him'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Boy With Balloon'

Sentiment - Daisy & Dandelion 'Dandelion Goes Fishing'

Medium - Promarkers

Eyelet - Ebay (Did you notice it is a balloon???)

Die - Xcut 'Wave'

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Houndstooth' & 'Swiss Dots'

I think that just about took care of it all.

Tuesday Taggers, Stampavie, Winter Wonderland & The Crafty Pad Challenges

Well today has been one of those days, between sorting out the DVLA's policy on disabled drivers and my hospital appointment it has not left me long to craft. So needing to make a Christmas bookmark for an order I looked for some challenges that I could fit it into . 'Bookmark's' are the theme over at Stampavie dt Challenges and Tuesday Taggers Challenges. I think that although this is a bookmark and not a card it will still fit into Winter Wonderland Challenge's theme of 'Vintage' and The Crafty Pad Challenge's theme of 'Christmas Sparkle & Ribbon', my bookmark has no sparkle on it as I didn't want to spoil the pages of someone's book but my ribbon has glitter running through it. 

Front

Back

Side I took this one so you could see how it hangs over the pages

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Designer Paper - Papermania 'Home For Christmas'

Stamp - Stampavie Sarah Kay 'Christmas Magic'

Sentiment - Computer Generated 'words are the buyers request.

Medium - Promarkers

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Flowers - Won in a blog candy, I believe made using a Sizzix flower die

Buttons and Eyelets - From stash

A Spoon Full Of Sugar, Stamp With Fun, Stampavie & More, Cute Card Thursday & Stamp Something Challenges

Here is something I have never made before, it a CD holder. I had some photo's on a disk ready to give to my daughter so I thought I would join in the challenge and make this. I also made another exactly the same front layout as a card for a blogging friends birthday. The idea of a CD holder is the theme over at Stamp With Fun Challenge. The layout of the card/holder is from the A Spoon Full Of Sugar Challenge sketch. I have used the colour theme of 'Pink & Green' from Cute Card Thursday Challenge. Stampavie & More Challenge have the theme of 'A Gift' and as I am giving this to my daughter I guess it counts as a gift. Lastly the theme over at Stamp Something Challenge is 'Your Favourite Embellishments' and as I have used both flowers and gems I guess I have that well and truly coloured. There arn't many of my cards that don't have either a flower or gems on them.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Unknown won in a blog candy

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Daisy'

Sentiment - Papermania

Medium - Promarkers

Die - Nestabilities 'Scalloped Square' & 'Floral Accents'

Punch - Woodware Medium & Large 'Daisy'

Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Double Dutch, Dutch Dare & Kaboodle Challenges

Here is a card that I have made for a blogging friend but of course I have combined it with a couple of challenges. I have used the sketch from Double Dutch Challenge and boy when I picked this one it really made me think about it, it has 8 layers to it. I have used the colours from the inspirational picture shown on Dutch Dare Challenge (did I tell you I won their challenge last week!!). I have also added a charm to my card so that fits in nicely with the theme over at Kaboodle Doodles Challenge.

Supplies:-

6" square card blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - K & Co 'Sparkly Sweet'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Stamp - Sarah Kay 'Rosalie's Bicycle'

Sentiment - Papermania

Medium - Promarkers

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'D'vine Swirls' & 'Tiny Bubbles'

Die - Nestabilities - Classic & Scalloped Oval

Flowers - blog candy winnings that have been coloured with promarkers

Charm & Chain - Local Craft Store

The Crafty Pad, Winter Wonderland, Cupcake Crafts, ABC, Crafty Creations & One Stop Crafts Challenges

The last few days I have started different projects and for one reason or another I have not managed to finish any of them before the challenges end, so today i looked at two challenges and thought I would make a card for those but having now finished my card I find it fits into many others aswell.

Here are the challenges that this card fits into:-

The Crafty Pad - I used their sketch

Winter Wonderland - snowmen

Cupcake Crafts - colours 'red, white & blue'

ABC - 'D' for diecuts

Crafty Creations - embossing

and last but by no means least

One Stop Crafts - let it snow.

Supplies:-

6" square card blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Papermania 'Home For Christmas'

Image & Sentiment - Personal Impressions 'Christmas set 1'

Medium - Promarkers

Die - Nestabilities 'Scalloped Square & Scalloped Oval'

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes'

Gems - Poundland

Ribbon - Dovecraft

Brads - Stash

Sketch & Stash, Passion For Promarkers, Allsorts, Cuttlebug, Pile It On & Creative Inspirations Challenges

Here is a card I have made for a few challenges and they are Sketch & Stash Challenge whose lovely sketch I used, Allsorts Challenge who have the theme 'Something For The Boys', Pile It On Challenge whose theme is 'Birthdays', Passion For Promarkers Challenge who this week have the coulours of 'Blue Pearl & Sandstone', the Cuttlebug Challenge which has the theme of 'Birthday Invitation' and Creative Inspiriations Challenge who have a colour theme of 'Blue & Brown'.

Supplies:-

6" sqaure card blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Papermania 'For Him'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Boy With Balloon'

Medium - Promarkers

Sentiment - Computer Generated.

Post has now been edited correctly sorry for mucking you peeps around.

Whiff Of Joy, Crafty Creations & La La Land Challenges

Here is my entry into the Whiff Of Joy Challenge for which I used their 'Sketch', the Crafty Creations Challenge who have the theme of '3 or more patterned papers' and La La Land Challenge who have a theme of 'Bling'. I really enjoyed working with the sketch I am sure I will use it plenty more times. The image I have used today is another image that I stamp while at Tracy's 'Scrap Happens' crop a few weeks ago and what a gorgeous image it is.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - K&Co 'Classic K'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image - Whiff Of Joy 'Willow With Flower Basket'

Sentiment - Papermania

Medium - Promakers

Punches - Woodware small & medium 'Daisy' and I am not sure who the border punch belongs to there is not name on it.

Gems - 'Ebay'

Stamp With Fun, Passion For Promarkers, Papertake Weekly & Creative Card Crew Challenges

Todays card has been made following 4 different challenges. I have used the sketch from Stamp With Fun Challenge, the theme at Passion For Promarkers Challenge is 'Girly & Glittery', Papertake Weekly's Challenge theme is 'Angels & Fairies' and last but by no means least Creative Card Crew Challenge have a colour theme 'Pink, Black & White. I don't know what it is but I am really not sure if I like this card, please let me know what you really think of it and if anyone knows the name of this stamp can you let me know so credit goes to the right company.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Paper - Black Papermania 'Handmade papers' & Pink DCWV 'Blossoms & Butterflies'

Cardstock - Paper Mill Shop

Image - Unknown 'Receive as part of a blog candy prize'

Medium - Promarkers

Stickles - Cotton Candy

Thanks for stopping by.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge

Well this beautiful stamp arrived this morning along with the rest of my Blog Candy winning from Debbi of The Crafty Cuttings Of Wiccababe and I could not think of a better way to use it. I am absolutely loving these Sugar Nellie stamps and I really enjoyed working with this brilliant sketch from The Sugar Bowl Challenge. Because my papers are quite busy I decided to colour my image with light colours.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - K&Co 'Classic K'

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Demure'

Medium - Promarkers

Lace - Local Hardware Store

Buttons - Car Boot

Brad - Papermania