Christen that baby...

Another Christening card needed.  I find them quite hard when I am not religious.
This lovely image comes courtesy of Wee Stamps.  Just the right thing me thinks.

I'm entering the following challenges - wish me luck:
Something spooled at The Squirrel and the Fox
Sparkle at Eclectic Ellapu
Make it digital at Passion for Promarkers
Make it sparkle at Divas by Design
Bingo at A Creative Romance (ribbon, bow and charm)
Colour at Brown Sugar


Carry on crafting !

Light that lamp !

I needed an ice hockey player for an ice hockey mad friend turning 65.  Cue Kenny K.  Just what I had in mind.  I'm hoping I got the Wightlink Raiders colours right - or it will be a puck in the eye for me !

Challenge blog entries:

Anything goes at Kenny K's (sorry no love twist for me)
Seeing red at Creative Corner
Brads at Fab'n'Funky
Colour B at Allsorts(Black obviously)

Happy crafting !

A bit of Harley love

I purchased this digi ages ago and it lends itself to a Valentine card for a biking mad gent.  I don't think she's available now, but there's some other great images at Simply B Stamps.

I'm taking part in the following challenges:
Sketch 296 at Sketch Saturday
St Valentin/Love at Just Inspirational
Valentine at Oldie but a Goodie
This is a man's world at Crafty Cardmakers
Valentine at Digi Haven
Love at The Squirrel and the Fox

Happy crafting !

Bath, bubbles and birthdays

I love this simple image from Bugaboo.  Very handy for the duck, soap and bubbles embellishments too.

Challenge blog entries for this one:
Week 294 at Sketch Saturday
No designer paper at Dream Valley
Use embellishments at The Squirrel and The Fox
Anything goes at Passion for Promarkers
Spots and Stripes at Craft your Passion
Something new at Cute Card Thursday (the digi stamp)


Thanks for downing your crafting tools to take a look.

What life snippet would you give...

...on someone's 18th birthday ?  A reminder at any age to stop and smell the roses is a good one, but I wish I'd paid more attention at 18.  The image is courtesy of Tiddly Inks.

In to the following challenges:
Week 293 at Sketch Saturday
Anything goes at In the Pink
Use a fairy at Crafty Catz
Recycle at Oldie but a Goodie (background pink shiny paper is from an old Tiffany calendar)
Ribbon, lace or twine at Passion for Promarkers
Less is more at Creative Creations

Thanks for taking time to stop by.

Expecting...

One of my team members is expecting a baby.  She call's her bump Baby Bean.  This does make me smile.
Anyway, it seems to have become a small tradition that I make leaving cards.  So here's the latest.
I think I'm starting to get a grip with hair colouring.  Skin tones need perfecting next.

The sketch is my take on the one over at Sketch Saturday.  Thank you.

And in to the following challenges in addition to the above:

New beginnings at Oldie but a Goodie

Something new at Whimsy Inspires

Something new at Southern Girls

Something new at A Creative Romance

Show off your new stuff at The Squirrel and the Fox (new digi stamp for me from Redonkadoodles)

Tweetie pie

A friend asked me to make a card for her son's girlfriend.  She really likes birds.  Thank goodness for
this super cute digi stamp from Time for Tea.

The sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  Thank you - and good luck with your take over.

Challenges entered in addition to Sweet Sketch:
Clean and Simple at Passion for Promarkers
Add a bow at I love Promarkers
Girly at Just Inspirational
Spots/and or stripes at Without Words

Thanks for taking a peek.

Holly and the wedding

Friends getting married at Christmas - what a super excuse to make a Christmas related wedding card.
Isn't it amazing how the colours look different with the flash - but I wanted to show off all the holly related papers, so I've shared one with and one without.

The image is from Tiddly Inks.  I love it and is just so nice to colour.

This is going in to the following challenges:

Clean and Simple at Creative Corner
Gold and White at Sketchy Colors (and a little bit of crafty red and grey)

Thanks as always for downing your crafting tools.

Less windy wishes would be more appropriate.

What a horror of a wet and windy December we're having here in the UK.  Great for card making, not so great for anything else.

I'm using this lovely image from A Random Fan again.  She's just lovely.

The sketch is number 227 from Sketch Saturday. 

So as well as Sketch Saturday, this one is going in to the following too:

Sentiment at Passion for Promarkers

Brown with blue/aqua at Allsorts

Winter at Oldie but a Goodie

Clean and Simple at Creative Corner

Celebrations at Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for downing your crafting tools for a wee while.

A winter's birthday

Isn't it great when you can make your own cards and add a seasonal twist to suit the month ?
This digi has quickly gone in to my favourite list.  She's from A Random Fan.

The sketch is this one from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  Thank you.

And this is my card...

So as well as the sketch challenge, this one is going in to these as well:
Anything but Christmas at Allsorts
Summer or Winter at The Squirrel & The Fox
Spots and Stripes at Crafty Ribbons (gem spots)
A touch of frost at Fab'n'Funky (check out my frosty snowflakes)

Thanks for downing your crafting tools for a while.

From one winning card to another...

I ran a handmade Christmas card competition this week and the managers judged them.  This one got second place, which will do just nicely, and what with winning over at Sassy Cheryl's last week, well I feel good.

Talking of Sassy Cheryl, I used another of her digis for this one:

The sketch is courtesy of Sketch and Stash.  My Christmas trees were my neglected stash.  I've had them for years and found them when I was looking for something else.

 So in to the following challenges for this as well as Sketch and Stash.

Red and Green at Sketchy Colours
Anything Goes at Sassy Cheryl's
Feeling Festive at Divas by Design
Traditional Christmas at Creative Corner

Thanks for downing your crafting tools to take a look.

It's the 1st of December...best I start making Christmas cards...

Where did December come from ? I think I'll be buying my cards this year.

I'm pleased to say I found the time for making this one though.  This is using a digi from Sassy Cheryl.

The sketch is this from Sketch and Stash.

I've used last year's Christmas tree decorations I picked up in the sale - the purple snowflakes.

I've entered the following challenges too:

Use metal/charm at C.R.A.F.T
Winter at Crafting When We Can
Anything goes at Creative Inspirations
Winter at Sassy Cheryl's
Winter wonderland at A Gem of A Challenge

Thanks for downing your crafting tools to take a look.

Need a drink...

I feel I've mislaid my creativity somewhere.  I'm afraid this is a thrown together card, and artificial light doesn't help either. Can you see the glitter along the rim of the glass, and the lacquer in the glass ?  Daylight for the next photos.

Image courtesy of Bugaboo - thank you. 

 Sketch is from Sketch and Stash.  My neglected items were the odd bits of papers that have been hanging around in my "dump" box.  You know - the box of bits you just can't throw !

Let's see how I can do in the other challenges too:
Geeks at Passion for Promarkers
Humour at Dream Valley
Anything goes at Catch the Bug
Glitter at Just Inspirational (along the rim of the glass - trust me it's there !)
All that glitters at I Love Promarkers  (see above !)

Thanks for putting down your crafting tools - I think I should have !

Sometimes you just want simple...

...this card is for my biking buddy Paul.  I was lucky enough to ride around the UK with Paul and our friend Lee.  Little old me went away with two married men.  Luckily I'm friendly with their wives too!  We were inspired to do it after reading the Long Way Round - a book and documentary on Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's motorbike travels.  I've very fond memories of that trip.

Anyway I won the stamp from Bugaboo and it met my needs totally.  I had such a simple idea in my head, and it's worked a treat.  I love the cats eyes too.

So let's see how I do in the following challenges:
Books at Creative Creations (Long Way Round) (11/11)
Anything Goes at I Love ProMarkers (6/11)
No Design or Digi Papers at Moving Along with the Times (7/11)
For the Boys at C.R.A.F.T (6/11)
Textures at Creative Corner (textured card, and lacquered goggles and headlight)  (6/11)
Shaped Card at Sweet Stampin' (9/11)


Thanks for downing your crafting tools for a mo.

A girly's best friend...

Don't you just love her ?  Thank you Tiddly Inks.  She's fab, but boy do I need lessons on colouring hair and fur !

The sketch is a wee play on this one from Digi Sketch:

And in to the other challenges too:
Passion for Promarkers (give me a P (Patterns, Paws and Pooches) (29/10)
Creative Inspirations (Anything goes) (30/10)
C.R.A.F.T. (Recipe-1 die cut circle, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellish bits (bones, paws and bowls) and bling gems) (31/10)
A Gem of a Challenge (more than one fold) (2/11)
Creative Corner (femme fatale) (31/10)

My first guest designer post...

Did I tell you I won over at ABC Challenges and I was asked to come back as a guest designer ? Oh I did ! Oh well ! Here's my card for their blog.

I'm not sure where the digi stamp came from - I think it might be from Digistamp Boutique judging by the design, but I can't find it on their site now sadly.

I am placing it in to the following challenges too:
Sketch and neglected at Sketch N Stash (Digi stamp) (21/10)
Autumn colours at Allsorts (12/10)
Buttons at Dream Valley (that's a Per Una button!) (20/10)
Let's hear it for the boys at A Gem of a Challenge (12/10)
Autumn is here at Sweet Stampin'  (12/10)
Celebrate autumn at Eclectic Ellapu (13/10)
Two by Two at Papertake (boy and teddy) (15/10)
3 or more layers at Divas by Design (16/10)

Thanks for downing your crafting tools to stop by and look see.