Forever Friends and sad news:(

Sadly this is to be my last DT project for the Forever Friends Blog I have been with the Blog for over 18 Months now but feel its now time to step down from the DT......

I have loved designing with these cute bears and they will take pride of place in my stamp draws, ready for me when I need them....

This weeks Challenge is ......

'Spring'

We challenge you to make a spring themed card.....

I thought these papers from DCWV (blossoms and butterflies stack) would be perfect and a few Martha Stewart large monarch butterflies punched from white card stock and coloured and shaded with promarkers....

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Allsorts - Helene's challenge

Well its that time again and time for another challenge at Allsorts

This week the challenge has been set by Helene and her challenge is

'From Rags to Riches'

Helene would like you to Alter something

I have altered an old Prima Flower tub

This was great fun please come and join us this week...

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Papertake Weekly - Henry is celebrating Penny Black... and new Digistamp Boutique images...

There is a great sketch yet again at Papertake weekly this week by the Fabby Dawny P!

Here is my take on the sketch I didnt add any embelishments as i didnt feel the sketch needed any and the papers are so beautiful I didnt want to cover them up......

New Japanese dolls from Digistamp Boutique

Sachi

Isnt she just the sweetest Sally - Ann has created the most beautiful images they are so much fun to colour too! you can see them here

****Edited to add****

I have also made this card for Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is Butterflies and Bees...

The papers are blossoms and butterflies from DCWV right off to do the shopping see you all later!!!!!

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Back from the GNPE! Caution long post lol!!!

I had a fab day at Harrogate yesterday but was totaly shattered when I got home, so I thought i'd post about it today, yet again the show was extremely busy and there were lots of familiar faces on the stalls I got a chance to see the very talented Bev Rochester demoing at the Hobby House stand doing some beautiful colouring her technique is so beautiful!

Had lots of fun at the craftwork cards stand (more about that later)......

I also met the wonderful Dyan from Art from the Heart she showed us the most wonderful bright grunge techniques I have ever seen , she was fabulous to watch and myself and Kirsten stayed for the last half hour of our stay watching her demo, she was so easy to talk to and gave us and demo'd lots of techniques for us, we'll definitely be boking ourselves onto one of her workshops...

Never mind all that I here you say where's the crafty stash!!

Well I had a clear shoppping list in mind when I went this time, Nesties, some new promarkers and some Lili of the valley stamps......which I managed to get yipee!!

And a few extra bits of course..................

Now about that fun at Craftwork cards I mentioned........ Craftwork Cards were holding the Card Oscars this year and all you had to do was enter a card in the class you though you were at either beginner, Intermediate or Advanced so I thought i'd take a card along for the Intermediate group, just before the announcements myself and Kirsten were at the craftwork cards stall buying some much needed last minute essentials (as you do) when over the tanoy sytem (yes tanoy system!!!) they announced the winners of each class I was absolutely gobsmacked when they read my name out as winner of the Intermediate catagory and also turned a beautiful shade of beetroot which can be verified by Kirsten (by the way at this point she is pointing at me and going thats you, thats you!) and all the girls on the Caftwork cards stall, who were all lovely and congratulated me and clapped. Well I though this was lovely and I was quite excited and embarrassed as I hate being the centre of things like that, we made our way round to the main desk as I was told their would be a prize to pick up, when I got round to the main entrance there was a red carpet out!!..,..gulp!!! and Di Grimshaw the editor of Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine was there and she gave me my Oscar lol! we then had our photo taken and it will be published along with my card in the mag........!!!

Here is my Oscar and the card I entered...

And a quick pic of my prize a goody bag crammed full of fabulous Craftwork Card goodies, and 3 issues of Creative cardmaking Mag!!!

What an eventful day............ right time to play with crafty stash, house work is done Jack and Ian are at rugby..............ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

Have a fantastic Sunday!!!

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Lili of the valley and Anyone for Anya Challenge

This is the card I have made for the Lili of the valley challenge there is a fab sketch to follow and I highly recommend you pop over and take a look!

And the challenge over at Anyone for Anya is Easter inspired tese papers were a free download you can find them here

I dont normally make Easter cards just because I dont generally give them out but I think this would be great for an Easter birthday perhaps.....




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Allsorts

This week we have a great theme set by Amanda

and spring is in the air

decided not to make a card this week so went with this sweet bookmark.

The cute sheep is from pink petticoat and I love this set of images and the best bit i s because they are digitalthey can be resized to fit anything!

The Paper is from the pink Parfait set from Forever friends and the little pink blossoms are from a Forever Friends Sticker sheet I found it my stash....

Well as I type this I am very excited as I am going to the GNPE today in Harrogate with my best friend and Allsorts DT buddy Kirsten although by the time this is posted with the help of Mr Blogger we will have alredy set off!!!

Have a great Saturday!!!!!!

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Forever Friends - Sandras Sketch

This Fortnight at Forever Friends we have a sketch from the lovely Sandra for you...

I really enjoyed using the sketch and the papers are new crafty stash I bought from Hobby craft they are Forever Friends 'Pink Parfait' and thay are really lovely!!!!!!!

Click on the Forever Friends link on my sidebar to join in this weeks fun.....

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Sketch from Whiff of joy.....

I hope all you mums out there are having a fab mothers day

I have spent a little time crafting and joined in the WOJ challenge

I have used a different card stock today for my image and it is fantastic its 'Digital Smooth' card from Craftwork cards and its just perfect for promarkers.....

The sketch was so lovely to work with thanks girls!

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Anyone for Anya? Mums the word.....

I am entering this present I have altered for my mum

I was inspired by the plants label .....

So it had to be this sweet Red Riding Hood Anya

I used some Raffia to decorate the pot and some white prima and punched flowers here is the finished present....

The text was added with a computer program and I'm really pleased with the results!

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Allsorts Pink White and Black Challenge

Good Morning !!!!

Before I show you my challenge card I'd like to say a huge thankyou for the beautiful cards I received yesterday for my birthday they were so beautiful and as soon as I get some new batteries for my camera i'll post them so you can all see them xxxxx

Ok back to Allsorts This weeks challenge is from the lovely Lisa and she would like to see Pink black and White on your card or project....

I altered this box its one I saved from christmas and its one that the buissness christmas cards were in its approx 7" square and I used this sweet anya image that the fabulous Tasha sent to me (thanks hun) the lace round the edge of the box was white but I coloured it with my fav Pro Markers and voila Black lace!

I think the papers were DCWV but they were black and white so I cloured them with Promarkers (again lol!) to give them a bit of colour

I hope you can join us this week ....there was a fab turn out for Kirstens Male challenge last week if you joined us don't forget to see if you were the winner or in her top 5

Have a great rest of the weekend

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge !!!

Its seems like ages since i've had time to join in the fun at PBSC so yesterday I made time and they have a great easel card challenge.

I havn't made a conventional easel card but rather a twist on the same idea so I hope it still counts?!

The papers I have used are from the DCWV Blossoms and butterflies set which was one of the first pads of DP's I bought when I started crafting and its perfect for spring cards,

I used promarkers to colour the image and the butterflies have been cut from a co-ordinating paper in the same pad...... its been so much fun making this card and joining the challenge at PBSC I think I may pop a little Mothers Day greeting on this and send it to my Mum on Sunday!

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Allsorts week 42

Well its that time of the week and its time for Allsorts this week we are sponsored by our regular sponser Digistamp Boutique

Sally-Ann has some fantastic new images this week in the boutique you can see them here

This weeks Challenge has been set by by fabby friend and DT bud Kirsten

she has challenged us to make a mens card ....

The image is from Digistamp Boutique and is called Spencer isnt he a cutie

The papers were from my stash but they were loose and dint have a label on them I think they may be K & Co but i'm not 100%

I hope you can join us at Allsorts this week and I look forward to seeing your creations

***Edited***

I have made another card using one of this weeks new images from Digistamp boutique while crafting with my son Jack who now has his own little desk in my craft room lol!

Jacks Desk

Jack Making his Alsorts Challenge card which you can see here

Crafting in your PJ's does it get any better!!!

I'll get no peace now Lol!!


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Forever friends - Photo Inspiration challenge

This fortnight at Forever Friends we have photo inspiration for you

we would like you to make your card/project using this photograph you may be inspired by the colours, textures, shapes, layout its entirely as you see it.....

I used one of my new stamps which I got in the Glitter Pot sale such a bargain......

2 chipboard zig zags and a few prima flowers finished of with white craftwork cards cardcandy coloured with promarkers (the white ones are so versatile as you can colour them any colour with your pm's or copics) and a Craftwork cards die cut sentiment these are fab too just wish I had a punch for it so I didnt have to cut it free hand when i mount them but its not too bad,

and i'm off to the GNPE at Harrogate hopefully at the end of the month so I may pick one up there... :)

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