Allsorts Week 37 .....

There is a really great sketch to follow this week at Allsorts Challenge, and they are also looking for a new design team memeber to join their talented team as Gro has decided to step down from the team.  I have used their sketch for my card and of course I would love the oppourtunity to be a part of this talented team at Allsorts Challenge.

I have rotated the sketch to fit my new Lili of the Valley Wedding Couple stamp.  The image is coloured with promarkers, sakura stardust in clear, glossy accents, chalks, PM pink parfait papers, gems, pearls,ribbon coloured with promarkers to match,  flowers, flower spacer, charm is available from Truly Scrumptious crafts.

I  have just recieved my first set of Stampin' Up goodies today from Victoria, so I'm going to have a play with them tonight!!  Thanks for poping by again today,

Angela xx

Heidi with Blue Ornament .....

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Friday Sketchers challenge 80 Tanja's sketch, the sponsor this week is Magnolia-licious with a beautiful Tilda Christmas angel stamp,

Allsorts week 29, "buttons",  this weeks sponsor is digi sparkle.

I found these papers that I had hidden away and thought it was time I used them up!! I have used copic spica glitter pens on the bauble with glossy accents to give it the sparkly sheen!!

Papers - Doodlebug

Cardstock - DCWV

Image - C.C designs Heidi with ornament

Colouring - Promarkers/copic spica pens

Punches - Woodwaare snowflakes

buttons, ribbon, gems from stash.

I went shopping yesterday,  I needed more card to make cards for the parents of the babies in the neo-natal unit on Christmas day, and I managed to get a few more presents at the same time!! The lights didn't get put up outside yesterday , so maybe I will get them done one moring while Philip is at nursery??  I don't think it has stopped raining here today, so I spent all of this afternoon wrapping Christmas presents!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela  xx 

Dreaming of a White Christmas ......

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Kraftin' Kimmi challenge 7, a Christmas card, there is a cute Bernadette Bunny stamp for the lucky winner!!

The Pink Elephant challenge 42, "something plaid and brads no ribbons", sponsored this week by Jen Shutts.

Sketch and Stash week 24, I have used my new Kraftin' Kimmi  stamp "Antoinette", with a neglected brad!!

Allsorts challenge28, "a Christmas carol or song title", there is a cute Tilda stamp for the lucky winner.

Charizma Cardz challenge 47, "anything Christmas", sponsored this week by Your Next Stamp!!

I have coloured Antoinette with promarkers, copic spica glitter pens, polar white flower soft, twinklets diamond dust, papers are DCWV Christmas stack, DCWV c/s, candy dots, brad.

I have chosen "White Christmas" as my song title as I think Antoinette looks very dreamy!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

Limited Edition Skating Ellie .....

I have made this card for the following challenges;

Your Next Stamp 3, Christmas with a twist you are not allowed to use any red or green on your Christmas card or creation.

Create 4 Fun week 46, I have used their sketch to help create my layout.

Cupcake Craft Challenges 65, "digital images".

Allsorts week 27, " anything made for a child".

 Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 58, "four seasons"  

Charisma Cardz challenge 45, "merry and bright".

I have used the really cute limited edition digi download Skating Ellie, coloured with promarkers, copic spica glitter pens, papers are MME colourful christmas, DCWV c/s, ribbon,  gems, twinklets for the ice.

There are some really cute Christmas digi images available to buy for a limited time from Your Next Stamp.

Well the party was a success as the girls loved the shrink plastic charms they made but the noise!!  We needed more time to make bracelets, so I gave the girls them to take home my poor head  couldn't have managed another 5 minutes!! So today I have booked Philip a soft play party, unfortunately it will be 2 weeks after his birthday as they are fully booked for next January!!?

Lucy had a lovely birthday, thank you to everyone who left birthday messages or entered my candy giveaway!!

Hope you had a good weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Angela  xx

Sugar Nellie Christmas Card .....

I thought I would have a play with non traditional Christmas colours for this card, I am entering it into the folllowing chalenges: 

Charisma Cardz challenge 44, I have used their lovely sketch for this card.

Totally Gorjuss challenge 4, "BLING", well you can never have too much!!

Allsorts challenge 26 "BRING OUT YOUR BLING"

I have coloured Bumble Bee with promarkers, sakura clear stardust for her wings,  papers are Craftwork Cards, nesties, MS doilie puch,  ribbon, gems and pearls. 

I love the way the colours of have worked together, these papers from Craftwork Cards are great, only one sheet has a design that is exclusively Christmas, so they are excellent to use all year round!!

Hope you have had a great weekend, 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

Snowflakes in September .....

This is my card for the following challenges;

I have used the fabulous sketch from Papertake Weekly challenge 24, sponsored this week by digi delights.

"Snowflakes in September" Allsorts challenge 19, this weeks winner will be Guest Designer for October, what a great oppourtunity!!

Secret Crafter challenge 50 "one for the girls", so I thought this card would fit the bill!!

I have used the gorgeous Sugar Nellie "manga christmas fairy" coloured with promarkers stickles stardust glitter glue, DCWV cardstock, papers are Kaiser craft (chosen for the snowflake design), MS doillie punch (at last I have used this!!) snowflake pubches, gems, pearls, sentiment is craftwork cards.

A little last minute again, its been one of those weeks!! I'm hoping to finish a card for another challenge tonight sothat I can squeeze that one in before the deadline!!

Hope you have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by,


Angela xx

Allsorts Challenge 18 .....

I seem to be last minute with the challenge for Allsorts this week, which is to use a sketch provided and only 2 colours. I have used blue & white for the main colours, but have followed through with a little silver for the snowflakes to tie in the paper, so I hope this will be ok.

I have coloured my new Ketto stamp with promarkers, I have wanted one of these little cuties for a while and managed to find it at the show last week!! The papers are the new Jack Frost range from craftwork cards, DCWV cardstock, pearlised dark blue paper, stardust stickles glue, glossy accents, ribbon, snowflake punches, gems.

I have added an extra photo to show the sparkle, as I never usually manage to get it show up on my main picture??

I have another last minute card to post as I managed to get 2 cards finished last night,

thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

A Milk Carton, 2 challenges .....

I have made this cute Milk Carton for the Create 4 Fun challenge week 35 and combined it with the Allsorts Challenge week 16 which is "NO STAMPING".

I followed the template provided and used some gingerbread man ribbon (don't remember where I got it) nesties, swiss dots embossing folder, sizzix sizzlits gingerbread man #2, stickles stardust, gems, ribbons, sentiment is craftwork cards.

The milk carton was really easy to make and came together quickly, I think it will make a really great novelty way of giving a gift and for so many occasions!!

I'm off to have a quick play with my new sizzix flower dies, there's a great tutorial over at Just Magnolia Monthly Challenges and the flowers they make look gorgeous!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

Combined Challenge .....

A card at last, I haven't made very much this week so this one is for the following challenges,

Whiff of Joy Challenge 45 is "bling", this week's sponsor is Simon says Stamp, $10 voucher and WOJ blossom fairy Charlotte

The Secret Crafter Challenge 46 this week its colours, "brown & turquoise"

Allsorts Challenge 15 is a sketch and torn edges set by Jule's, there are some fab goodies for the lucky winner

ABC Challenge this week is C for Circles, sponsored by WOJ, this weeks guest designer is Rach

I have coloured the very pretty Willow with Hot Chocolate stamp from Whiff of Joy stamps with promarkers, using the brown & turquiose colours from the Secret Crafter Challenge. I used my nesties for the circles for the ABC challenge ( I changed the rectangle from the sketch to a circle as I thought it suited my stamped image better). I did cheat a little with my torn edges and used my fiskars fancy edged ruler, I just can't help being neat!! I used lots of small gems for my "bling" for the Whiff of Joy challenge. Papers are BG Pheobe & Archaic.

Going to try and get another card made ready for tomorrow, I coloured a few images last night so they are ready to put together, I just need to find the papers to match, I usually colour my images then choose papers, It works for me most of the time!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Angela xx

TOP 5 IN CHALLENGE 15, ALLSORTS CHALLENGE BLOG!!

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

Allsorts Challenge Week 12 .....

This week at the Allsorts Challenge it's " 3 2 1 ", 3 flowers, 2 papers, 1 ribbon.



I have stamped Miss Anya, coloured with promarkers, I have used my copic spica glitter pen to add a little sparkle to her hair band. The 2 papers are BG Eva, Nestabilities, 1 ribbon, 3 flowers from my stash, I have used glimmer mist to add some shimmer to the card, the stamped image has been distressed with brown and gold ink pads.



This is my first post tonight, managed to make two cards last night, and Ihave another to finish putting together, I'm trying to get ahead as we are going away for a couple of days. We are off to Drayton Manor, to Thomas Land as Philip will love it there. You would never believe it though, he was sick again this morning, it seems as though he gets upset when we talk of going away, hope he is ok in the morning as we have along drive tomorrow!!



Thanks for Stopping by,



Angela x

Allsorts Challenge Week 11 .....

There is a feb sketch this week by Dawny P at the Allsorts Challenge Blog, week 11 is Kirstens challenge "chocolate and marshmallow" are the inspirational colours for your design. The lucky winner this week will win a selection of charms and spacers!!

I have used my large magnolia cupcake stamp, coloured with promarkers, glossy accents and ultra fine glitter for the icing, cuttlebug swirls embossing folder, birthday rub on (may have to make a new tab as I think this patterned one is a little busy), card and papers are from Craftwork Cards everyday chocolate goody bag, which were perfect for this challenge!!

Its been another grey day and the rain is well and truly set in tonight, if only the sun would shine!! The postman did bring "more" promarkers today so I'm going to have a play, it sounds quiet upstairs I think its safe to go up without being disturbed!!

Angela xx