My Time To Craft 'Gothic' Challenge

Good morning all, I hope where ever you are the weather is not too bad and not caused you too much trouble. Here we have only had a very slight snow, so little in fact if you blinked at the wrong moment you would of missed it lol but I know lots of you have not been so lucky.  

We are travelling to our eldest son's this weekend, it will be the first time I have been out in the car for more than an 15 minutes at a time since my holiday in January so I am praying it does not make my back any worse than it already is!! We haven't seen our grandson since new year's eve so really looking forward to seeing him.

Anyhow onto the matter in hand the awful awful boss named Shell (ha ha only joking, she's lovely really) of My Time To Craft set us the challenge of 'Gothic' well first of all I called her the names possible then set to the challenge which couldn't of been further from my comfort zone if you tried.

I have had this rubber stamp which I won from Whimsy Stamps for probably 2 years and it had never been inked until now so another one off my list of unused stamps! However I had no papers or anything really to do Gothic. I looked online for papers but nothing struck me so looked in my large Silhouette library and found this unused background and Gothic archway so they formed my card along with a few pearls across the archway. I didn't add a sentiment as I just don't know what I would use this card for. I am not sure I am happy with this card but it was such a challenge I just didn't know what else to add.

I am sorry the photo is pants, the image is quite brightly coloured but all my camera keeps picking up is the background. The close up below does show the colours a little better.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Stamp - Kenny K 'Devastatia' from Whimsy Stamps

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Pearls - Poundland

Die Cuts - 'Halloween Background' Valerie Foster Designs & 'Gothic Gate' Loni Leah Designs

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Coral, Sunkissed Pink & Dusky Pink

Eyes - Bluebell

Hair, Clothes & Boots - Purple, Spring Purple & Cool Grey 1 to 5

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Charisma Cardz - Die Cuts

Addicted To Stamps - Mark It

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Use It Tuesdays - Die Cuts, Punches & Cut Outs

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes

Well that is all from me today. Have a good weekend and I will see you all soon.

Thanks for popping by, please leave a comment so I can come see you to.

Moving Along With The Times 'Decoupage' Challenge

Good morning all, hope your all having a good week. I had a lovely day yesterday for my birthday and thank you all for the birthday wishes.

It's time for a new challenge over at Moving Along With The Times and this week I am the hostess and chose 'Decoupage' as the challenge. You can use either the traditional type or a layered stamp. You need to hop over to the challenge blog to see all the wonderful creations the design team have made. 

For my card I used this adorable little bear called Popcorn, it is quite a large image so went for an A5 sized card. This is another of my never used before stamps and I enjoyed the challenge of colouring such a large area. Because the image is so big I kept it quite simple. I die cut the flag strips on my cameo using a Lori Whitlock file.

Supplies:-

A5 Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Craft Creations

Image & Sentiment - Crafter's Companion 'Popcorn Bear Smile'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Flag - Silhouette 6 Banner Set by Lori Whitlock

Gloss - Ranger

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Teddy - Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Tan, March Hare & Light Fawn

Blanket - Tan, Ivory & Linen

Balloons - Verdigris, Duck Egg, Oasis, Cool Aqua, Lemon, Soft Lime, Primrose, Sunflower, Mustard, Tulip Yellow, Lilac, Lavender, Soft Mauve & Spring Lilac.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Creative Craft - For A Child
Deep Ocean - Cute & Cuddly
Use It Tuesdays - Die Cuts, Punches & Cut Outs
Creative Creations - Things Beginning With B (Balloons, Blue & Bear)
Creative Cutting - Anything Goes
Love To Create - Anything Goes
Stamp & Create - Fur Or Feathers
Mema's Craft - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and please don't forget to stop by the challenge blog to see all the other wonderful creations.

Blogger's Closure

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In light of the changes and the proposed closing that are supposed to take place with blogger shortly I am trying out this new place to have my blog so would appreciate it if you would follow me over there when or if it happens.

Thank you.

My Time To Craft 'Bunnies' Challenge

Good morning all.

I hope this finds you all well. Where are the weeks going, they seem to go by quicker and quicker each week. 

I hope those of you going to Harrogate have a lovely time, I would of loved to of gone but there is no way I could walk around there at the moment with my back and legs being so bad and when I am in my wheelchair you just cannot see anything plus I always feel in the way of others.

Anyhow onto the matter in hand it is time for a new challenge at My Time To Craft and this week the challenge is 'Bunnies' so we need to see a bunny on your creation somewhere.

For my card I was going to use my freebie bunny from whimsy that you may remember I used a few ago but I found this little cutie from Crafty Sentiments that I have had for a couple of years now. I really enjoyed colouring this, it was quite therapeutic lol do you love colouring when it all goes to plan and you like the finished effect? I used those ever popular Papermania Spots & Stripes papers again, a bit of lace from my stash and a few gems. The mat layer that the bunny is sitting on was cut on the Silhouette Cameo and was one part of three different frames designed by Jennifer Wambach and sold in the Silhouette Store.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Spots & Stripes Pastels'

Image - Crafty Sentiment 'Rosie Spring Flowers'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Die Cut Mat - Eyelet Lace Frame Set - Jennifer Wambach

Lace - Stash

Gems - Home Bargains

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

 

Bunny - Nutmeg, Tan, March Hare, Light Fawn, Tea Rose & Fresh Bloom

Dress - Duck Egg, Cool Aqua & Soft Aqua

Large Flowers - Buttercup, Eggnog & Soft Lime

Leaves - Chartreuse & Leaf Green

Basket - Caramel, Sandstone & Champagne

Butterflies - Lavender & Soft Mauve

Flowers In Basket - Soft Lime, Orchid, Cool Aqua, Starfish, Cocktail Pink & Meadow Green.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch 
Oldie But A Goodie - Feeling Floral
Avadares - Easter or Spring
Docerela Creations - Pastel Colours
Jellypark - Bunny Hop
Fairy Tale - Photo Inspiration
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare - Spots & Stripes

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend. I will be celebrating my 18th wedding anniversary tomorrow with a lovely meal and then my birthday on Tuesday with another lol.

Sparkles 'Birds' Challenge

Good morning all, the weekend is near and the weather is a little brighter so there is hope!

I cannot believe a whole month has gone by since I joined the lovely ladies at Sparkles Monthly Challenge and what a lovely lot of lace creations you entered. This month the challenge is 'Birds' so that means any kind of bird on your creation.  We are sponsored this month by Lili Of The Valley who are offering a £10 prize.

I was really struggling with this challenge as I don't really have any bird stamps apart from a Christmas one. I looked at some digi's and nothing jumped out at me so searched the Silhouette Store and found a few, then this pair appeared and I knew straight away I could use my Peachy Keen stamps to work with the die cut.

I had this clouds background from Hero Arts and sized it to fit the card blank, then cut the birds in the nest from Miss Kate Cuttables leaving out the face pieces. I used Peechy Keen Everyday Faces and just coloured the beaks. I used two different stamp sets for the sentiment and that was it, job done!

Supplies:-

6" Scalloped Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Face Stamps - Peachy Keen 'Everyday Faces PK495'

Bless This Stamp - Studio G 'VS4911'

Home Stamp - Kars Castle 'Alphabet 2'

Silhouette Die Cuts - Clouds 'Hero Arts', Birds In Nest 'Miss K Cuttables'

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Anything Goes - Seeing Double

That's all from me for today, I will be back tomorrow with my My Time To Craft card. Thanks for stopping by.

My Time To Craft 'Food & Drink' Challenge

Oops I forgot to schedule this, it was still sitting in drafts, sorry folks.

Good morning everyone, the weekend is finally here so I hope you are all going to spend it wisely. The weather could be better though, what happened to those first signs of Spring.

This week at My Time To Craft we are looking for 'Food & Drink' on your creations, quite an easy one. I went with this adorable stamp from Lily Of The Valley called 'Cherry On The Top' which I have had forever and never used, how bad is that? I have teamed it with those gorgeous yet simple pastel papers again from Papermania.  The lace is from my local craft shop Let's Create owned by Jo Channon from Create & Craft, then used a border die from Spellbinders and a few pearls here and there from stash.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Spots & Stripes Pastels'

Image - Lili Of The Valley 'Cherry On The Top'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Die - Spellbinders Edgeabilities

Lace - Let's Create

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Mice - Blue Grey 1, 2 & Icicle, Tan, March Hare, Light Fawn & Linen

Cherries - Molten Red

Cakes - Blossom, Pal Blossom & Muted Pink

Jar - Duck Egg, Cool Aqua & Soft Aqua

Shelves - Cool 3, 2 & 1

Cake Stand - Pale Blossom

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

A Die For A Sketch - Sketch
Lili's Little Fairies - For Mum or Grandma
Delicious Doodles - Die Cuts
Stampin' For The Weekend - Use Lace
The Paper Shelter - Punches or Dies 
A & T Emerald Faeries - Bling
My Craft Spot - Tasty Treats

That's all for today, see you all soon.

Moving Along With The Times 'The Birds & The Bee's' Challenge

Good morning, what happened to the lovely Spring weather we have had over the last couple of days? We are back to rain and cold here now which is not nice.

This week at Moving Along With The Times Judith set us the challenge of 'The Birds & The Bee's' so anything nature birds, animals, flowers or even a new baby card. I searched through my images for ages trying to decide what to use and ended up with this cutie from Sassy Cheryl. I was lucky to win 5 images from her last week and I have to say it was a hard decision as they are all absolutely adorable. This little cutie is called 'Have You Heard'. I have teamed the image with my scraps that are left from this Echo Park pad named 'A Walk In The Park' and this little ladybird which I have had in my stash forever.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Echo Park 'A Walk In The Park'

Image - Sassy Cheryl 'Have You Heard'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Ladybird - Stash

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Apricot, Oatmeal & Sand Dune

Shoes & Bow - Sunset, Orange, Tequila Sunrise, Soft Peach, Cool Grey 3 & 2

Ladybirds - Heatwave

T-Shirt & Socks - Sunflower, Tulip & Eggnog

Shorts - Duck Egg, Oasis, Aquamarine & Cool Aqua

Flower - Yellow, Lemon, Meadow Green & Leaf Green

Hair - Raw Sienna, Terracotta, Ginger & Honeycomb

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

LEJ Designs - Think Spring

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends - Spring Colours

Colour Me Creative - Anything with option of bugs/butterflies or reptiles

Well that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and please stop by the challenge blog to see all the others girl's beautiful creations.

My Time To Craft 'Embossing' Challenge

Good morning everyone, if you are looking for the Crafty Calendar Challenge post you will find it below this one.

It's Saturday so that mean's it's time for a new challenge at My Time To Craft and we have gone really easy on you this week and chosen 'Embossing'. This can be either dry embossing or if you are feeling adventurous you can go for wet/heat embossing.

I have two cards for you today, the first I made as I couldn't resist the challenge over at Cameo Creations which is 'St Patrick's With Bling'. Now as some of you may know I got married on St Patrick's day 18 years ago this March 17th and I think I was very lucky to have done this and used that as my inspiration for the card.

I used various cuts from the Silhouette Cameo site and the 'Hearts' embossing folder from Craft Creations which is a little hard to see in the photo. 

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill

Die Cuts - Clover Card - Daniela Angelova, Lucky Banner - Kolette Hall & 5 Banner Set - Lori Whitlock

Embossing - Craft Creations 'Hearts'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Gems - Dovecraft

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Cameo Creations - St Patrick's With Bling

Southern Girls - Pennants or Banners

Cardz TV - Luck Of The Irish

My second card has been made for my eldest son's birthday on Monday, as you can probably tell he is mad on football and has always followed Tottenham Hotspurs.

I cut the football card die cut from the Cameo store and then traced the cockerel mascot myself using SCAL3. I am really pleased with how well it came out. I used the colours of the team for the elements. I embossed the base layer of the football with Cuttlebug's swiss dots.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill

Sentiment - Teddy Bo

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots'

Die Cut - Soccer Card - 'Snapdragon Snippets' & Banner - 'SCAL3'

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

C.R.A.F.T - Embossing

Dutch Dare - For The Boys

Southern Girls - Banners or Pennants

Anything Goes - Make It Manly

Craft Room - For A Man

That's all from me, thanks for stopping by and please hop over to the challenge blog to see all the other lovely creations.

Crafty Calendar Challenge 'Easter Extravaganza' Challenge

If you are looking for the My Time to Craft post you will find it above this one.

Good morning all. How are you all this morning? Is spring on it's way, this weather certainly seem to be getting a little nicer for us.

Today we have a new challenge for you at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month we are challenging you to 'Easter Extravaganza'. That means anything to do with Easter. 

For my card I used this adorable image from Whimsy which was a freebie a few weeks ago and is now available to purchase in the webshop. I coloured the whole of the base layer then decided to colour and layer some parts for a top layer, I really liking the effect you get doing this.

Supplies:-

6" Card Blank - Boyes

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Spots & Stripes Pastels'

Image - Whimsy 'Bunny Doll'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Unknown Grab Bag Find

Dies - Spellbinders 'Classic & Scalloped Ovals'

Die Cuts On Silhouette Cameo - Easter Charm 'Snapdragon Snippets', Easter Egg Border 'Silhouette' & Bunny Footprints 'Sarah Bailey'

Brad - Dovecraft

Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Bunny - Nutmeg, Tan, March Hare, Light Fawn, Putty & Almond

Hearts - Dusky Rose

Flower - Orange, Yellow, Lemon & Soft Lime

Here is another photo to show the extra layer.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Sketch
Aud Sentiments - Easter
Crafting For All Seasons - Punches or Dies
Crafts & Me - Punches or Dies
The Paper Shelter - Animal Magic
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

That's all from my, thanks for stopping by and please hop over to the challenge blog to see the other girls creations.