Chloe's Easter Card

Good Evening

Hope you are all having a good week apart from the weather!  If this is spring I think I would rather go back to the 'winter weather' we had last week ~ warm and sunny!  Anyway enough of my waffling about the weather and onto the card I have made Chloe for Easter. 

Image & Sentiment ~ Daisy & Dandelion 'Some bunny loves you'

Papers ~ Daisy & Dandelion ' Some bunny loves you'

Flowers ~ Prima

Pearls ~ Prima

Challenges

C.R.A.F.T ~ Easter
Cupcake Craft ~ Easter with lots of chocolate
Papertake ~ Open theme
Pile it on ~ Animal-Riffic
Fussy & Fancy ~ Easter
Paperplay ~ Easter

Allsorts ~ Spring is in the Air!

Good Morning

This week at Allsorts the challenge has been set by my lovely teamie Amanda and she has chosen 'Spring is in the Air'.  So this week we would love to see all your spring projects and as always the DT have made some fantastic projects for inspiration.  Don't forget to check to see if you were last week's winner or one of the top 5 for my 'Pink, Black & White' challenge.

Image ~ Daisy & Dandelion 'Some Bunny Loves You' stamp set

Papers ~ Papermania Capsule Collection (yellow gingham) and Wild Rose Studio (daisy print)

Flowers/Pearl ~ Prima

Ribbon/Bow ~ Papermania

There are lots of spring and green challenges at the moment so I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesay ~ Sketch

The Creative Cottage ~ Flowers

Fussy & Fancy ~ Green

Creative Inspirations ~ White, Yellow & Green

Cupcake Craft ~ Going Green

Cute Daisy May ~ Anything Goes

Die Cut Dreams ~ Use 2 Punches

(mine are McGill pine punch and Fiskars border Punch)

A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Easter

Simon Says Stamp ~ A splash of green

Susie's Sassy Challenge ~ Easter

The Pink Elephant ~ Spring

Crafty Catz ~ Spring

SFTW ~ Easter

Pile it on ~ Pastel colours
Rosie-D's ~ Think Spring
Secret Crafter ~ Spring

It's Chris' birthday today so we are going out for a family meal later to celebrate.  Hope you have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned.

Allsorts Challenge ~ Just for Men

Good Morning

Kirsten has set the challenge this week at Allsorts and she has chosen Just for Men.  We are being sponsored by our regular monthly sponsor Digistamp Boutique who have a huge selection of digistamp images for all occasions. 

For my card I have used a Daisy & Dandelion decoupage pack which includes the die cut decoupage image and papers.  You will also notice I have used some peel off corners which rarely see light of day nowadays.  I had cut some Cuttlebug corners but they looked too much and I thought the peel offs added a more subtle finish.  I also used a peel off sentiment to match.  Don't know if I will be using them again any time soon but they came in handy for this card.

I am also entering this card for the following challenges.

LOTV ~ Easel Card
Kaboodle Doodles ~ Fancy Folds

Following my request yesterday I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has visited my daughter's blog.  She was really pleased to see she had some comments and a few followers. 

We are going out tonight so MIL is coming round to babysit.

Hope you have a great weekend whatever you have planned. 

Crafty Calendar Challenge and Chloe's Blog

Good Morning

It's the first Friday of the month so that means a new challenge has been set at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month the theme is FLOWERS with the added option of pastel colours.  You could use floral papers, flowers on your image,  flowers on your card etc.

This card is for our friends who have recently had a baby girl 'Poppy'.

Image ~ Daisy & Dandelion

Papers ~ DCWV and Papermania Blueberry Hill

Flowers ~ Prima

Ribbon ~ Craft Fairy

Sentiment ~ Forever Friends

I am also entering this card for the following challenges.

Creative Card Crew ~ Celebrations

Simon Says Stamp ~ Girly

The Craft Garden ~ Photo Inspiration

My 9 year old daughter Chloe has just started a blog.  It would make her day if you could stop by and leave her a comment. Thank you x

Allsorts #36 ~ Hearts & Flowers

Good Afternoon

Sorry I am so late with my Allsorts DT card but I had to wait for my camera batteries to charge.

This week it's my turn to set the challenge and I have chosen 'Hearts & Flowers'. Please pop across to the Allsorts challenge blog to see the fabulous work my talented teamies have created for this challenge. 

The prize this week is a Rachelle Anne Miller clear stamp (Lily - Taking Care) and a selection of paper roses from my stash of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Most of the products used to make this card are from the January Docrafts goody bag which contains the complete range of products from the Papermania Capsule Collection (Sunshine) and this cute Daisy & Dandelion clear stamp. The small orange flowers are Petaloo Flora Doodles and the yellow flowers are from my stash. The sentiment was done on the PC. This is the first time I have bought a goody bag because usually I don't always like everything in them but this one is fab!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Sophisticats ~ Spring

Charisma Cardz ~ Fruity Colours (Oranges and Lemons)

It's a Crafters Companion ~ Orange and Yellow

The Crafty Pad ~ Animals

Simon Says Stamp ~ Punch It!

We are having a lazy day today and then we are going out later for a late lunch/early tea
at Zak's (American Diner). 

Hope you have a great weekend whatever you have planned.

Allsorts Challenge #33 ~ New or Old (plus a sketch!)

Good Morning

Allsorts is back with our first challenge of 2010!  This week Jules has set the challenge of  New or Old (plus a sketch!).  So for this challenge you can either show off your new Christmas craft goodies or be good and use up some of your old stash but please remember to use the sketch.  This week our sponsor is Funky Hand and the prize for one lucky winner is a 'Funky Daze' CD.

I decided to use both new and old stash for my card.  I have used my new Forever Friends 'Pink Parfait' papers that I bought with my Christmas money and my old item is the bear image which is from the Daisy & Dandelion 'Bubbles & Squeak' stamp set.

Image ~ Daisy & Dandelion 'Bubbles & Squeak' stamp set

Papers ~ Forever Friends 'Pink Parfait'

Pearls ~ Prima

Butterfly ~ Tabby Crafts

Flowers and Leaves ~ Stash and McGill and Woodware punches

I am now off into town to pick up a few bits and when I get home we are taking the Christmas tree and decorations down.  I love Christmas but once the New Year is here I can't wait to get back to normal.

Die Cut Dreams ~ Halloween

Good Morning

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I have been up since 6 o'clock so have made another HALLOWEEN card using the Daisy & Dandelion die-cuts. This one is for the Die Cut Dreams Challenge which is a fab sketch and to use the colours Black, Purple, Orange & Green.

I decided to make this card look a little more spooky by inking the flowers and the orange cardstock. The paper is from the Bearly Mine Designer Extreme Vol III CD, Ribbon from stash, Flowers are Green Tara (Purple & Green) and the orange one is Petaloo (I have removed the yellow gem and replaced it with a black Kanban pearl). This card is for my daughter, Chloe, so hope she likes it!



Sorry about the photo ~ my camera didn't like the colours for some reason!

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. It is sunny here today (and a little chilly) so I am now going to take Jamie for a bike ride.

Allsorts ~ Week 22

Good Morning

Well Saturday is here again so it's time for another Allsorts Challenge. This week Gro has set the challenge and she has chosen HALLOWEEN. We are being sponsored by Pink Gem Designs and the prize is this cute stamp.

Here is my DT Card

I decided to use these cute Daisy & Dandelion Halloween Pumpkin & Aubergine die-cuts for my card. They are great value because you get 4 sheets for £1.99 and are ideal for making quick & easy Halloween cards, invitations and goody bags. I have also used MME Bloom & Grow paper, black shiny cardstock, Kanban black pearls, purple spotty ribbon from stash, a die-cut frame, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and Fiskars border punch.

I am also entering this card for A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge as they also have a HALLOWEEN theme this week and Simon Says Stamp BOO!

Hope you can join us at Allsorts this week as we would love to see your SPOOKY creations.

Daisy & Dandelion Challenge 14

Good Afternoon

I haven't had much time for crafting the last few days as the house really needed a good tidy. However, I decided to take some time out from housework and made a card for the Daisy & Dandelion Challenge. Sadly this is the last challenge but the DT are setting up a new challenge Moving Along With the Times.



Image ~ D&D Marshmallow coloured with Promarkers
Papers ~ Papermania Venetian Skies
Flowers ~ X-Cut punches and Kanban pearls
Butterflies ~ D&D Stickers mounted onto white card

Daisy & Dandelion Challenge

Good Afternoon

Hope you are all having an enjoyable weekend. It isn't very warm here but at least the sun is shining. I started making this card Thursday night but as I was at work yesterday only finished it today. It is for the Daisy & Dandelion Challenge and is a fab sketch by Clare.



Image ~ "Bubbles" Daisy & Dandelion
Papers ~ DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl
Flowers ~ X-Cut punches, Prima (pink) and Calico Crafts (green)
Ribbon ~ From Stash
Sentiment ~ Magazine freebie
Embellihsments ~ Shimmer brads and pearls

Daisy and Dandelion Craft Challenge ~ #1

Good Evening

I have had a busy day with the children today as we went into Norwich shopping. They both had £15 to spend which they were given from various family members for Easter. Jamie bought a tractor with his money (this didn't surprise me because he is TRACTOR MAD!) and Chloe bought some new clothes for her bear (Rose) from The Bear Fatory. I also had a few purchases and spent way too much ~ clothes for myself and the children, perfume and 2 CD's for Chris!

When I got home after I had a much needed cup of tea and the children were happy playing I had time to make a card for Erica Martyn's Daisy & Dandelion Craft Challenge which is a fab sketch. If you would like to participate in this challenge you need to be quick as the closing date is 18th April.

I was going to use my Bubbles & Squeak stamps but then I remembered I had bought a pack of Candyfloss & Marshmallow stickers so decided to use these. All the products on this card are Daisy & Dandelion. The flowers and sentiment are all from the sticker pack and have been mounted onto white card and then cut out and raised with foam pads.



I am back to work tomorrow. I only work Mondays and Fridays and as our department is closed on bank holidays this meant I didn't have to go into work for 10 days. Think it's going to be a bit of a shock to the system tomorrow lol!

Mum's the Word!

Good Evening

Hope you are all having a lovely week so far. I have had a nice day as my mum phoned this morning and asked if she could come over as she had baked some buns for the children. Luckily for me she also had some craft goodies for me. She has recently bought some craft goodies and shared them with me ~ Thanks mum! x

This week the Charisma Cardz challenge is Pretty Cards / Pretty Cards for Mum and I have made this card for my Mum for Mother's Day. The "MUM" template is a download from Cuddly Buddly. Hope she like's it!







It was quite time consuming making this but I really enjoyed it and will be making another one for Chris' Mum for Mother's Day.

As always thanks for looking and your comments are most appreciated. x

Lili of the Valley ~ #20

Good Evening

Here is the card I have made for the Lili of the Valley Challenge which is a great sketch by Donalda and they are looking for 2 new DT members. I used one of the cute Daisy & Dandelion bunny stickers I bought at the weekend. These little bunnies are so cute I think I really "need" to buy the stamps. I might pop into The Range on my way home from work Friday to see if they have some more in stock.



Image ~ Daisy & Dandelion sticker
Papers ~ Daisy & Dandelion
Sentiment ~ From above sticker pack which I have mounted onto card
Flowers ~ Papermania & Prima with Kanban pearl and punched flowers

Many thanks for looking and any comments are most appreciated. x

Truly Scrumptious ~ #1

Good Evening

Here is my card for the Truly Scrumptious challenge which was a great sketch. The cute teddy stamp is one of the new Daisy and Dandelion stamps that I bought from The Range at the weekend. I really wanted the cute bunny stamps as well but they had sold out.



Image ~ Bubble & Squeak (Daisy & Dandelion)
Papers ~ DCWV Retro
Flowers ~ X-Cut punches with Kanban pearls
Ribbon ~ Wilkinsons
Sentiment ~ Wilkinsons

As always your comments are most appreciated. x