A Sort Of Card For Some Challenges

Good afternoon I really wish this weather would make up it's mind. I hope where ever you are it is better than here, we have rain one minute then sun and then rain again grrrr.

I just popped on to share this, well I am not sure what to call it, it is like a card but not actually attached to a card base so is it called a topper? I don't know. It was made by request after I used this image (Elisabeth Bell's Digi 'Little Best Friends') previously, the lady said it would be perfect for something she was putting together for someone. All I know is it is going to be attached to something else along with some other details so I guessing a bit like a collage.

Supplies:-

Designer Papers - DCWV 'Citrus Stack'

Image - Elisabeth Bell 'Little Best Friends'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Face - Peachy Keen 'Everyday Character Assortment'

Lace - Local Hardware Store

Cricut - Expression, Elegant Edges & Pack Your Bags.

Cricut Cuts

Elegant Edges - Large Stamped Circle 4.5"

Elegant Edges - Mats 3.5" & 3.75"

Pack Your Bags - Sun & Shells 2"

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Willow Designs - Sketch

Elphine House - Fun In The Sun

Craft Your Passion - Under The Sea or Favourite Season (Summer)

My Craft Spot - It's Hot out There 

KB Cute - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Water Themed

By The Cute & Girlie - The Sea

Die Cut Dreams - Holiday Fun

Everybody Art - Summer

Deep Ocean - Sea

Clear It Out Tuesday's - Summer Is Here 

Paper Pretties - Die Cuts

Really Reasonable Ribbons - Sizzling Summer 

The Emerald Faeries - Lace

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi Day

Card Mad Fairy's - Summer Holidays

Card And Scrap - Summer

The Stamp Man - Anything goes With Summer Colours

One Stop Crafts - At The Beach

St Luke's Charity - Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

I Did It - Children

Wow there are a lot of the same challenges this week.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Crafty Sentiments Punches & Dies Challenge

Good morning people, thank you for stopping by. 

It's Thursday and so that means it's time for another challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs and this week we are challenging you to use 'Punches & Dies'. Nice and easy so grab your punches, dies or even as I did my Cricut, any kind of die cuts or punches allowed.

I have used pretty little Primrose dressing the snowman which was one of last week's new release images. Now I have added those gems which on the packet say 'snowflakes' but to me they look awfully like stars, what do you think?

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Bazzill Smooth

Designer Papers - Dovercraft 'Tis The Season'

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Primrose & The Snowman'

Medium - Promarkers

Die - Cricut Elegant Edges cut at 4.5"

Punch - Unknown 

? Snowflakes - Just Pots

Challenges I would like to enter this card into:-

Christmas Challenges With Sketches - Sketch

Ooh La La - Oh Christmas

Ruby's Rainbow - Gems

Fussy & Fancy - Christmas In August

Fab 'N' Funky - It's Christmas

That's all from me today but please pop over to the Challenge Blog and see what the other ladies have been up. We have two guest designers with us again this week who wonderful creations last week so can't wait to see what they made this week.

Belles n Whistles All Customer Blog Hop

Welcome to the first ever Belles ‘n Whistles “All Customer Blog Hop”.  

We are so excited to be a part of this special release. Along this hop you will find those new releases. And we, as customers of Belles ‘n Whistles, get to play along using any of our favourite BnW Stamps…

Today we are celebrating  the rebirth of the darling SweetArt girls designed by none other than Artist Elisabeth Bell. Belles ‘n Whistles now has a total of 17 SweetArt girls in their store. They were just too beautiful to be left sitting in the archives. Elisabeth Bells talent deserves better than storage, don’t you think?

If you have just popped in, it would be great if you started in the beginning, and hopped along with us. You will find the master list of participants over on the Belles ‘n Whistles Inspirational Blog.  To keep things easy, please follow that list and leave a comment on each blog.  Do you know why?  Because YOU could win a stamp from Belles ‘n Whistles, just for leaving some love along the way.  There will be FIVE winners chosen randomly from comments that have been left along the way.  No one knows who’s blog the winners will come from.  

So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, tea, or Lemonade and enjoy all the fun and exciting things we, the Belles ‘n Whistles Customers, have to share with you today.

For my card I have used the sweet, sweet image very appropriately named 'Sweet Dreams' which I was lucky enough to win in one of the Belles n Whistles challenges just a few weeks ago. Isn't little Eden the sweetest baby ever? I have followed a sketch but also added a little surprise tag at the top of my card. I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and even remembered to photograph the inside for you too, although I left if quite plain.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Designer Papers - Craft Creations 'Baby Girl Words' & DCWV 'Nursery Stack from 2008' I think

Cardstock - Bazzill

Image - Belles n Whistles 'Sweet Dreams'

Tag Wording - Clear Choice 'Baby Arrival'

Sentiment - Papermania

Medium - Promarkers

Dies - Nestabilities 'Classic & Scallop Oval and Labels Seven'

Tag - Cricut Plantin Schoolbook 4" & 4.25"

Lace - Local Fabric Store

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Charm - Local Craft Store

Thread - DMC 818

Gems - Imaginisce 'Glam Rock Rhinestuds'

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-

CLP Challenge - Sketch

Belles n Whistles - So Girly

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes option of Metal

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Tags

Bearly Mine - Charm The Spots Off

Ruby's Rainbow - Gems

Charisma Cardz - Bingo (Circles, Ribbons, Charms)

Hanna & Friends - Dots or Stripes

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Card Cupids - Buttons and/or Ribbons

That's all from me for today. Don't forget to hop along to all the blogs for your chance to win, it couldn't be any easier.

Thank you to Belles and Whistles for having me play along with their All Customer Blog Hop.

It's A White Wedding...

Good afternoon all.

I am just popping in to show you my wedding card I have made for an order. The request was for an all white card with a hint of grey for the groom and lavender for the bride. I have never made an all white card before and was a bit daunted at first but quite like the effect now.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Happily Ever After'

Sentiment - Crafty Sentiments

Medium - Promarkers

Doily Die - Marianne Designs 'Designer Doily'

Border Die - Nellie's Multi Frame 'Border 3'

Lace - Local Craft Shop

0.5" & 1" Ribbons - Local Craft Shop

Charm - Gift

Thread - DMC 3474

Challenges I would like to enter this into are:-

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch & Lace

Creative Stamp Friends - Monochromatic

My Mum's Craft Shop - Monochromatic

For Fun - Anything Goes

The Emerald Fairie - Lace 

Cute Card Thursday - No Designer Paper

C.R.A.F.T - Anniversary

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you leave.

Crafty Sentiments New Mini Release & 'Christmas' Challenge

EDITED To add challenges I want to enter, unfortunately when I was writing this post last night we had a power cut and my laptop battery only lasts about 5 minutes so had to cut the post short.

Good morning all what a lovely day it has been weather wise here on the east coast of England. 

Today we are celebrating a NEW Mini Release at Crafty Sentiments Designs and as they are Christmas images we have decided our challenge this week should be 'Christmas'.

Just as it says above there are 3 new stamps available, 1 is a stand alone image and the other 2 are made to suit images from the previous release. 

The new stamps are:

Primrose dressing the snowman (as seen above)

Primrose sitting (as seen below on the sledge)

&

A fireplace to go with the Taking a nap image.

All of the new stamps are available from tomorrow HERE.

I went with a nice bright fun kids card this week.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - Dovercraft 'Tis The Season'

Stamps - Crafty Sentiments 'Sledging' & 'Primrose Sitting'

Sentiment - Unknown I think it was a freebie

Medium - Promarkers

Snowflakes - Baker Ross

Glitter on hat trim - Stickles 'Diamond Lace'

Challenges I would like to enter this into are:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Craft Your Passions - Anything Goes

Use It Tuesday - 2 Hoarded Items (Papers & Snowflakes)

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas In August

Crafts & Me - Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Christmas In July

Fussy & Fancy - Christmas In July

Totally Gorgeous - Christmas In July

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas In July

Please pop over to the challenge blog and have a look at all my team mates creations plus we have two guest designers with us so feel free to send them some love too.