First Snowglobe .....

I have made this snowglobe for the current weekly Wednesday challenge over at All That Scraps, the lucky winner will recieve a $15 voucher for their store!!!  There is a tutorial HERE, they are quite easy to make and very effective too!! 

I have used C.C Designs Nora, she is so sweet and I am ashamed to addmit un-inked until now?!!  I have coloured her with promarkers, glossy accents for herr boots, stickles for her wings, gems, paper is MME Wild Asparagus, flower soft for the snow, gems, flowers, charm, ribbon, sentiment.  I have used white staz-on to stamp snowflakes on the accetate, the edges of the inside are lightly chalked too.

I still have some ironong to finish tonight, then I might give my desk a once over, it is as usual so un-tidy!!  I'm starting to have a bit of a clearout in there too, so much craft stash sitting around un -used??  Hope you have had a good weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

C.C Designs Sugarplums Spring Kit, Candy Alert .....

The extremely talented Kellie Winnell (together with All That Scraps) is offering a very scrumptious candy giveaway - the new CC Designs Sugarplum Spring Kit!


If you want to be included in Kellie's draw to win this amazing set of stamps, which comprises 9 Sugarplum kids, 2 accessory stamps, and one set of Spring Sentiments, then hop along to THIS POST at Kellie's blog to read all about how to enter.

This Candy will be up till THURSDAY 18th of FEBRUARY 2010 and the winner will be announced on the FRIDAY 19th of FEBRUARY 2010.

I'm keeping everything crossed!! LOL!!

Angela  xx

Passion for Promarkers meets Sunday Sketch and Stamp ......

This week there is a gorgeous colour challenge at Passion for Promarkers week 36  "blossom and pastel green". I have also used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp week 20 for this card.

The image is the wonderful Your Next Stamp "Happy Day's Mermaid", the set includes 4 accessory and 4 greeting stamps, making it excellent value for money too!!  I have coloured the mermaid with promarkers, sakura stardust clear pen, glossy accents, stickles stardust, gems, ribbon, nesties, swirls embossing folders, papers are DCWV Sweet stack, they are so gorgeous and very glittery too!!  I have been saving them for sometime now!! 

I think these colours have turned out well and it is a pretty card, another one ready for the party box. Hope you are having a good weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

Guest Designer for Sketch Saturady Challenge 88 ......

This is my last card for Sketch Saturday as their guest designer for January, I would like to say a "BIG" Thank You to Simonne for asking me to be their GD for January!!  This week's sketch is no exception and was really good to work with.

The challenge this week is sponsored by the Craft Barn.

I have inked "another" new stamp (I did say I had been shopping again & again & again, LOL)  this is Greeting Farm Twinkle Tot's Izzy, coloured with promarkers,  papers are SEI Gerties Garden, DCWV c/s, retro flower punches, nesties,  swirls embossing foldder, gems, stickles stardust.  I know that it is safe to post my card here now as the postie should have delivered it by now!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

 Cute Card Thursday challenge 97 "bloomin gorgeous".

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge 88 "freestyle".

Thanks for stopping by, I do love to read the comments you leave here

Angela xx

New Challenge, Just Cute Bears ......

I have made this card for a new challenge Just Cute Bears , they have a really cute Cuddly Buddly stamp for one lucky winner this week. I have inked another of my new stamps Belle's and Whistles Beary Big Hug's.  I had to give in and buy this one, she is beautifful and was a joy to colour too!!

I coloured the image with promarkers, papers are MME Pretty Please (I love the colours in this pad), nesties, ribbon and teddy charm. Nice and simple!!

I'm off to have a play and see what else I can come up with tonight!!  I may ink some of the new Lili of the Valley stamps that I "needed" this week!!  LOL  Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend,

Angela  xx

At Last A Card .......

It does seem like ages since I made a card for some challenge's, I have been busy finishing a couple of DT creations but not a lot else???  I think I just lost my mojo for a little while, but I have not lost the ability to shop, I have bought a few gorgeous new stamps that are waiting patiently to inked!!!

This is my new Greeting Farm stamp, meet "Ruby" she is just soooo cute!! I love the expressions that are captured in these stamps.

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Anyone for Anya, "heart 4 heart's sake".

The Pink Elephant challenge 51 "polka dots, a bow and pink".

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 3, "hearts".

Papertake Weekly sketch 33,  I have used the nice and simple sketch, my favourite kind. 

Saturday Callenge 67, Donna's colour challenge

                                                                                 

                                           

I have couloured Ruby with promarkers, stickles stardust, glossy accents, DCWV c/s, BG Eva, MS heart punch, ribbon, flat backed pearls, nesties, swiss dots embossing folder.   I have used a scrap of card under the punched heart and used glossy accents between the latice.

At lat I have got this posted I have struggled all afrternoon to try and get my computer to pick up the SD card so I could up-load my pictures from the camera????  Arrrgh!!!  I will be back later with my card for the new challenge at Just Bears.  Thanks for stopping by I love to know what you think about my cards, so please leave a comment then I can return your visit.

Angela xx

Cup Cake Craft Challenge's 75 ......

The challenge this week at Cup Cake Craft Challenges is to make a "matching set", this week the sponsor of the challenge is In Style Stamps.  Although my cards are not exactly the same they are made as a gift set, so I hope this counts!!

I have been working on this set for a week as a little Thank You gift for one of the kind mum's at the children's school.  During the cold snowy weather my car was off the road and I had no courtesy car either, so I was ever so grateful for the lifts to and from school!!

                                      

I used a selection of my stamps (list at end of post) and based the colours around the PM Blueberry Hill papers of which I have mixed and matched the patterns.  The images are coloured with promakers,glossy accents, stickles, ribbons, gems, charms, M/S valentine heart punch, flowers, craftwork cards sentiments and card candy.

                                 

I made a matching gift bag to put the cards and envelopes in from a sheet of A4  card covered with more of the saame PM papers, M/S valentine heart boreder punch, card candy and some gorgeous sparkly ribbon.

I will take them to school tomorrow for her as fingers crossed after another trip to the garage all seems well, I have got beyond the three day point!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

                                                         Happy Days Mermaid        Your Next Stamp

                                                              Little Miss Attitude       Sugar Nellie

                                                                    Miss Anya Love      The Greeting Farm

                                                Miss Anya Rain, snow, Shine     The Greeting Farm

Guest Designer for Sketch Saturady Challenge 87 ......

It is time for a new sketch over at Sketch Saturday, this week it is a sketch designed by Jo with  lots of lovely layers in it.  The challenge this week is sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. The lucky winner can choose 3 stamps of their choice!!

I have used my quirky Francesca stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, coloured with promarkers, DCWV c/s, papers are the new PM capsule collection aqua, I love the beautiful colours in this set, MS doillie punch, sizzix die, ribbon, gems.

Hope you have a great weekend, thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave your lovely comments I love to read,

Angela xx

YOUR NEXT STAMP JANUARY RELEASE BLOG HOP ......

 

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp January release blog hop!!!  The hop is from the 21st-25th January, one lucky winner will recieve the entire new release (4 stamp sets), all you have to do is follow the hop and leave a comment at each post, then add your name to Mr Linky at the end of the hop at Simonne's blog,

 If you have arrived here from Your Next Stamp Guest Starlet Jenny's blog then you are on the right path, if not you can join in the fun by starting at the begining at Karen's blog here!!

I have used the awsome "Rockstar Fhinn" stamp set!!!   He is just adorable!!!   This set of stamps contains  Fhinn with his guitar, 4 accent stamps and 3 sentiment/greeting stamps!!!  How cool is that!!  He is available to buy now from the YOUR NEXT STAMP STORE!!

                          

My favourite "rockstar" has to be Jon Bon Jovi!!!  Mmmmmm!!!   I have seen the band on several occasions on their UK tours, every concert was amazing, I still have my tickets and tour T shirts in pristine condition!!! We were always fortunate as they usually played open air stadiums and the weather was always good!!

I have coloured Fhinn with promarkers as is usual for me, but these are perfect images to colour with copics/promarkers!!

The "You Rock" set is created with K & Co hopscotch papers, DCWV c/s, nesties, glossy accents, stickles sterdust, sizzix shaker box, ribbon. I managed to get to the smarties before the children and took the blue, green & brown ones to fill this fun box!!

The "Rockstar" card is created with doodlebug papers, DCWV c/s, nesties, glossy accents, glamour dust, copic spica pens, chalks.

Now it is time to hop on over to Your Next Stamp Starlet Maylee to see her fabulous creations from the new release, available now at Your Next Stamp Store!!

If you hop on over to the YOUR NEXT STAMP STORE you can pick up some of these cute stamps for yourself as Karen is having a SALE with savings between 25%-55% off selected Your Next Stamp sets!!!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 24 ......

It is time for a new challenge at Truly Scrumptious, this week we have a sketch for you designed by the very talented Nicole with the optional extra of stitching faux or real.  We don't have a sponsor for this challenge so you're playing just for fun, there are some beautiful cards as always from the design team, you can see them here. 

I have used one of the new Miss Anya love collection stamps, coloured with promarkers, sakura staedust pen, papers are the new PM capsule collection aqua, DCWV c/s, ribbon, prearls, flower is a set of sizzix sizzlits  dies, I did make two flowers but as they are quite large I decided to only put one of them on this card.  I have added faux stitching around the white mat with a light grey pen, using a pricking to give a little more depth.

I am entering this card into the following challenge;

Totally Gorjuss challenge 13.  Monotone, any one colour of your choice, I'm hoping this will count as the peeticoats use the same colour as her hair??

Thanks so much for stopping here today, please leave a comment as I love to read them and if I know you have been I can stop by and visit you sometime soon!!

Angela xx