Basic Grey Challenges Week 12 ......

The new challenge this week at Basic Grey Challenge is "animals", the challenge is sponsored by Simon Say's Stamp.

I have used the cute Scout the Snail from Your Next Stamp, coloured with promarkers sakura stardust pen around the shell, glossy accents for his eyes, papers are BG Archaic, DCWV c/s, nesties, ribbon.

Nice and simple agian, but I think it will be suitable for a male card??  I have loved using the BG Archaic papers and I only have a few sheets left, they mix together so well, may have to find some more quite soon.

Thanks for stopping by again,

Angela xx

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 25 ......

Last minute again, but I do need to get a couple of baby cards made as I haven't made one for some time.  I just love this new Sugar Nellie "Vintage Baby" stamp, the please include option for The Sugar Bowl  challenge 25 is your favourite colour, which seems to be  pink when it comes to making a card but I do buy a lot of blue clothes??

It is a really good sketch that Lilian has provided for this challenge and the lucky winner will recieve 12 Sugar Nellie stamps!!

I have coloured the "Vintage Baby" with promarkers, sakura satardust pen, stickles stardust glitter glue, nesties, papers are BG urban prairie, cored'inations white waash c/s sanded to show more of the pink, shimmer dots.

Short and sweet today, I thought I would try and finish this post before my friend arrives.  Thanks for stopping by,

Angela  xx

A Windy Day .....

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Papertake Weekly sketch 28, this week the challenge is sponsored by Peggy loves Vintage, 5 sets of cut outs for 2 lucky winners!!

Basic Grey week 8 "glitz and bling" sponsored by Simon Say's Stamp, this week there is a gorgeous Indian Summer themed prize!!

Passion for Promarkers week 26, colours "burnt umber and marsh green", sponsored by letraset!!

I have used my new Mariane Designs Snoejes stamp, coloured with promarkers, copic spica glitter pens, cream flower soft for her hat, papers are BG Archaic, BG Sultry, glossy accents, stickles, gems pearls and candy dots.

I love this BG Archaic paper, unusually for me I keep going back to it and I have used it for so many different projects, I would definately buy more of this one!!  I have added pearls to the background paper for bling along with gems and stickles glitter glue on the mats.

This stamp is perfect for the weather we have had over the past few days!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela  xx

Another Birthday Card ......

This is a card I made with the sweet Spring Tilda stamp that I recieved from Lilackat's mini candy giveaway,  Thank You so much, she is so adorable to colour in.

I am entering this card in the following challenges;

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge 76, is this lovely sketch by Sonja, this week Bryony from Silly Monkey Crafts is sponsoring the prize - a Kraftin Kimmie Stamp!!

Basic Grey week 7 is a photo for inspiration, the colours are maroon, chocolate and cream, each challenge is now sponsored by Simon Say's Stamp, this week's prize is a Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses themed prize.

Quixotic Challenges, challenge 1,  this is a new weekly challenge blog set up by Elaine, this week's challenge is Birthday's in honour of Elaine's brthday!!  There is amonthly prize draw, £20 voucher for Quixotic Paperie, Elaine's on-line store, there is some gorgeous stash there!!

I have coloured Spring Tilda with promarkers, glossy accents, papers are BG Lemonade, I inked the edges with a brown ink pad, nesties, flowers, brad, charm, gems, sentiment is craftwork cards.

I will be posting my candy tomorrow!!   Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

My Guy Ian ......

This is another of my new purchases!!!  I have used Clare's sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp week 13, sponsored by Joanna Sheen £10 voucher.   I am also entering this card into the Anyone for Anya the challenge this week is "perfecr paper piecing".

I have stamped Ian onto BG archaic papers and DCWV card stock, cut out the pieces I wanted  to use and layered him up, I used promarkers for the colouring, glossy accents for his shoes.  The papers are MME wild asparagus, DCWV card stock, BG archaic elements stickers, nesties. rub on.

I do love the effect you get from paper piecing, its so effective, I need to remember to use it more often!!?

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

Your Next Stamp First Challenge ......

There is a new challenge blog Your Next Stamp, this is the first challenge set by Amy and it is a colour combo of "pink & yellow".  Your Next Stamp Store have the cutest stamps and other crafting goodies, for a limited time they have some digi stamps, I have used the very sweet Fhiona cute witch digi stamp.  The challenges are set every 2 weeks and there will be 3 prizes on offer for each challenge!!  You can see the inspirational cards from the very talented design team here.

This is the first time I have used a digi stamp, I found that it was easy to print out and I had no problems colouring the image with my promarkers. I have also used sakura stardust pen,  stickles stardust glitter glue, papers are BG lemonade, DCWV card stock, nesties, retro flower punches, pearls, sentiment is craftwork cards.  I like the colour combo, and although it is not a traditional colour scheme for Halloween I still think this has worked out ok.

I am entering this card into the following challenges,

Your Next Stamp challenge 1, pink and yellow.

Prize 1

The hostess of the challenge will pick her Favourite Card, that winner will get their choice of a stamp set PLUS a YNS Challenge winner Blinkie!!!

Prize #2
One Random participant will win a YNS stamp!

Prize #3
One Random commenter will win FREE shipping on any stamp order!!

Basic Grey Challenges week 5, I have used the lovely sketch by Martine.

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge 72, Halloween. Sponsor Bunny Zoe's Crafts, new stamp "Ruffles a Present for You".

Allsorts Challenge 22, Halloween. Sponsored this week by Pink Gem Designs.

This is my first post will be back with another soon, thanks for stopping by,

Angela  xx

Another Triple Challenge .....

CLICK HERE TO ENTER MY **HALLOWEEN CANDY**

ENDS 3RD OCTOBER 10PM!! GOOD LUCK!!

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Anyone for Anya challenge, this is the fab sketch they have provided for inspiation this week.

Papertake Weekly is a colour theme of "black, white + 1 other colour". The sponsor this is week is Simon Says Stamp, with a fab $25 voucher for their on-line store.

Basic Grey Challenges week 4 "embossing".

I have coloured Miss Anya with promarkers, stickles sequin glitter glue, glossy accents, papers are BG Eva, DCWV card stock,  cuttlebug paisley embossing folder, ribbon, sentiment is craftwork cards. I have lightly sanded the embossed panel to highlight the gorgeous paisley pattern.

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

Four Challenges, One Card .....

I have made this card for the following challenges,

Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge "3D"

Basic Grey Challenge 2 "pink, yellow, brown"

Sketch Saturday Week 65 "sketch"

Poftcraft Monday Challenge "My Favourite Things"

I have followed the fab tutorial by Debby, at Just Magnolia Monthly Challenges to make a 3D stamped image, coloured with promarkers, glossy accents, papers are BG lemonade, fiskars border punch, retro flower punch, buttons, ribbon, sentiment is craftwork cards.

I stamped several images colouring the extra pieces I needed to build up the layers and cutting them out, it is quite time consuming but the effect is worth it. The sketch is another really good one to work with from Sketch Saturday. The colours from Basic Grey Lemonade are perfect for this weeks challenge, My card is inspired by my favourite things cute Magnolia Tilda stamps and the colour pink for the Pollycraft Challenge.

Think I need to iron tonight :( so no cards tonight, I have been staying up late crafting and need to get back into a routine as this won't help those stressful school mornings!! Only 2 weeks left of the holidays, Lucy is looking forward to being with her friends again, Philip will start nursery sometime in september as we managed to get full time support to help him get around!! I will get some time for myself at last!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

CHOSEN TO ENTER THE MONTHLY PRIZE DRAW AT BASIC GREY!!

Double Challenge .....

There is a great new sketch this week at Just Magnolia week 19 by super talented Rach, which I have combined with Stampin' for the Weekend challenge 12 colours "pink and grey". I have moved the sentiment to the circle at the bottom and added a bow with a charm.



I have used Sweetheart Tilda coloured with shimmer paints, watercolour pencils and promarkers, papers are BG Perhaps which were just perfect for this challenge, DCWV cardstock, nesties, swiss dots and snowflakes embossing folders, ribbon, charm, and embossed circle with greeting from craftwork cards.



It is another Christmas card, I keep sneaking them in, slowly my stash of Christmas cards is building up. I am quite pleased how well the colours have worked for a Christmas card, it gives a fresh modern look as I do tend to go for more traditional colours.



Thanks for stopping by,



Angela xx

TOP 5 WEEK 12, STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND!!

Two Challenges .....

I have combined two challenges for this card,

Allsorts Challenge week 13 is Gro's challenge, "vintage", the winner will recieve 6 promarkers (my favourite!!).

Basic Grey Challenges are back, this week there is a sketch by Tara G, its a really great sketch to follow, they are not offering weekly prizes, instead 5 lucky people chosen at random from this challenge will go through to the monthly prize drawing which has been sponsored by sponsor Simon Says Stamp.

I have used Baisic Grey Archaic papers and element stickers, Edwin coloured with promarkers, PM cardstock, ribbon, gems, rub on, brad, brown ink pad. I have inked the edges of the papers with a brown ink pad and used a distressing tool on some of the layers to give a worn look.
I thought the muted shades of greens and browns along with the distressing gave the card a worn vintage look.

I will be back later with another card, thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx