Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love is all around!!

Hello! I hope your having a great weekend! Its really cold here today...but still no snow! I must admit i do love the snow...its so beautiful. David reckons that i wouldnt like it so much if i had to drive in it. We live at the bottom of a small village set on a hill and only way out is up!! This means when the snow arrives everyone has to park their cars up at the top of the village and walk up the hill. 

Anyway here is my card for the Crafty Calendar Challenge that is now up and running!

The theme is "Love is all Around" and the sponsor this month is the very talented Hannah Lynn Art and Design. The prize is a 5x7 print of your own choice from the store!!!

Here is my card using Ladybug Love Digistamp coloued with Promarkers and Polychromos Pencils. I have just started using the Poly Pencils and they are fab! Still in need of pactice though. 

Materials

Image coloured with Promarkers and Polychomos (blended with Sansodor)

Papers - Pink Paislee Secret Crush

Dies - Heart Flourish, Butterfle and Swirl cut from Silhouette Portrait. 

Embellishments - Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Lace and Tulle from Hobbycraft and White Pearls from County Baskets and Tim Holtz Distress Glitters.

Here are a few challenges i would love to enter my card into..

                                                                                                    

Crafts and Me - Use a Heart - ( i have used a heart die and hearts on my papers)

Digi Galore - Valentine

Live and Love Cafts - Love and Lace

Colour Me Creative - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Deep Ocean Challenges - Fantasy

Well i am away to get my craft desk organised and have a relaxing day...well thats the plan anyway!

Thanks for stopping by and for all the lovely comments you leave each time...it is really appreciated!

Hugs,

Lets Celebrate!!

 Hello! Hope your enjoying your weekend so far! 

We have had a busy day taking down the tree and decorations...the house looks so bare!

I want to say Hello to the new followers...i really appreciate you stopping by. I will be over to visit your blogs soon!! 

So i am here with my card for the new Crafty Calendar Challenge which started today.

The theme this month is "Lets Celebrate" and our sponsor is Whiff of Joy who as generously giving our winner a character stamp of their choice from the store!

I have made a card and candle set. This was actually a card a family friend asked me to make and as i was making it realised it was perfect for this month challenge.

 My card is using Rowan Berry from Wee Stamps. I just think she is so adorable!

Materials

Rowan Berry Digital Stamp from Wee Stamps - Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Lillibet, A Tale of Friendship and Acetate (for candle box)

Dies - Sizzix Thinlets Doily and Doily Border, Spellbinders Labels 1, Marianne Design Flourishes. Tonic Studio Butterfly Strip.

Embellishments - Flowers from Wild Orchid Craft. Lace, Tulle, Ribbon and Gems from Hobbycraft.

I made the decorative pin myself using beads and findings also from Hobbycraft. The feathers is from Country Baskets.

For the stamping the candle i used Memento Black Ink as well as a computer printed sentiment, Tissue Paper and Greese proof paper.

Some more pictures...

Here are some challenges i am going to enter,

Magnolia-Licious Challenge Blog (using a Wee Stamp) - Use a Doily

Colour Me Creative - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Little Claires - Make a Gift

Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon

Sweet Pea Stampers - Anything Goes

Well that me for now! I have took ages to write this post as i have stopped about 3 times to do other things and then for dinner!! 

Have a great night and a relaxing Sunday!

Hugs,

Cold and Frosty!

Hello, Hope your enjoying your weekend! We had some snow here yesterday but only a thin covering on the ground which melted away after a hours or two as it turned to rain.

I have been having such a great time with my new Silhouette Portrait! I had the Cricut Expression but i hardly used it. I felt Cricut has really limited what we can do with the machines so i packed it all up and sold it. 

I cannot believe what these machine can do! I reserched it before i bought it but even so, i am still finding new things to do on it. I upgraded to the Designer Edition of the software and have already made a few simple cutting files. I cant believe the difference between this and the Cricut...the Silhouette machines put Cricut to shame. Well in my opinion. I know everyone has their own favourites. 

Anyway here is am with my card for the Crafty Calendar Challenge that started this morning. 

The theme this month is...

Cold and Frosty!

Here is my card using "Friendship is the Greatest Gift" from Wee Stamps..aint it cute!

Materials 

 Image coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers 

Papers - My Minds Eye Chalk Studio

Dies - Snowflake Lace Border is cut from my Silhouette, Snowflakes from Cricut Potpourri Cart, Mariann Design Flourish, Spellbinder classic and scallop circles.

Embellishments - Gems and Lace from Hobbycraft. Diecuts are covered withTim Holtz Distress Glitter.

 Here is a closer picture..

Here is some challenges to enter with my card....

 A Creative Romance - Christmas with sprakle

Card Makin' Mamas - Christmas and New Year

Jingle Belles - Christmas

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Haven - Christmas cards

Thanks for stopping by and for all your lovely comments you leave each time you visit! I really do appreciate each and every one of them!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hugs,

We are going on a bear hunt!!

Hello, Well what a day i had yesterday..everything went wrong!

Everything i touched either dropped, broke or fell apart...including my laptop charger! This is just me doing my post thats should have been yesterday!

I am here with my DT card for the new Crafty Calendar Challenge!

This month we are going on a bear hunt!!

We are wanting you to get into your stamp collection, or anything else bear related that you have and let us see what you have!

I used a "Bildmalarna - Little Winged Friends On Walk" Stamp.

This the little winged friend stamps are so cute!

 

 Materials Used 

Bildmalarna Stamp - Little Winged Friends on walk

Papers - Tilda Country Escape 12x12 pad

Dies - Memory Box  Butterfly Delights, Vivienne Butterfly, Marianne Designs Scallop Circle, Spellbinders Clasic circles, D-lites Fantastic Flourish Three.

Embellishemnts - Flowers from Wild Ochid Craft, Tulle, Lace, Jute, Feather, and pearls from stash. also mini peg painted to match colour scheme. 

Here is a close up of the image...

Here is a few challenges to enter...

Allsorts - Butterflies

Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers and Pearls

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - You are my sunshine!

I hope you can join us on our bear hunt at Crafty Calendar!!

Take care and enjoy your weekend!

Hugs

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes!

Happy Saturday!! I feel like the weeks are flying past this summer. The kids weill be back at school before we know it. I have been trying to get the unifroms all bought so i dont end up trailing everywhere when everywhere is sold out of what i need! Ryan is now a Senoir (5th Year) and is a prefect also so he needed a blazer. Now i am all for recycling but i did laugh when the label at the neck where it usually says made from 100% wool reads..."Made from 16 plastic bottles!"

Anyway its the new Crafty Calendar Challenge Challenge. This month we are having a Anything Goes month!

Our sponsor is Pretty Little Stamp from Chelsea Le Designs.

Materials Used...

Image - Lovable Avie From Pretty Little Stamps

Paper - Tilda Country Escape

Dies - Spellbinders Scalloped and Classic Circle, Tim Holtz On the edge butterfly, Sizzix Fancy heart die and butterfly punch.

Embellishments - Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Ribbon, Gems, buttons, Paper ribbon (its on the border but cant see it!) Also used Americana Star Lite Varnish and Glamour Dust Glitter

My card fits into these challenge themes...

Just For Fun - Anything Goes

Ladybug Challenges - Something Floral

Crafty Catz - pastel colours

Lia stampz Challenge - Colour Challenge (Below)

       

Well off to get caught up with everything after a busy week!

Enjoy our weekend!!

Hugs

Colour Challenge @ Crafty Calendar challenge!

Hi, Hope your having a lovely day! we have had the most beautful weather here the past few days. Tonight is  so hot and stuffy..yuk!

What a few days its been. Has anyone been experiencing problems with Blogger? I have been having a nightmare of a time with the CCC Admin Blog. It has a virus and i cant get rid of it. Whenever we go to view the blog it redirects us to some strange "high risk" website. I was told they use that virus to track you IP address etc...i am not clued up on computers etc so i think its going to be better to close that one and start over. What a pain but nothing couldnt be done to stop this, not even by blogger. 

Anyway, because of all the issues i had this is me just getting my Crafty Calendar Challenge                                                                                                                                              card posted.

This month we are having a colour challenge..the colours of the beach.. Sand and the Sea!

Our sponsor for this month is Hannah Lynn Art! 

Here is my card...

Materials I have used...

Papers - My Minds Eye 

Dies/Punches - Sizzixs Thinlets Border dies, Tim Holtz Paper Rosette dies, Small Circle punch.

Embellishments - Buttons, paper string, Lace and Ribbon with a brad on the bow. 

Another Picture

Here is a couple of challenges

The Ribbon Girls - Add a bow (must use ribbon)

One Stop Crafts - Anything Goes

   Dream Valley Challenges - Make your own flowers or Embellishments

Colour me Creative - Anything Goes

 Catered Crop - Buttons      

Thanks for taking time to have a look at my card! I really apreciate all the lovely comments and also a big hello to the new followers! Thanks so much!

Have a great night!

Hugs,

                                                                                                           

Crafty Calendar Challenge Blooms and Blossoms!

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Hope you had a fab weekend! I am here with my card for the latest challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge!

The theme for this month is ....

Blooms and BlossomsSimply just flowers! Either on your DP, paper flowers, die cut flowers or even a flower stamp

Our Sponsor for this month is ..

Heather Ellis

 Here is my card using a image from the Pure Innocence Range!

Materials

Image - Heather Ellis Pure Innocence Digi Stamp 

Papers Teresa Collins - Vintage Finds

Dies - Tonic butterfly strip, Memory box butterfly, Nellie Snellen border die,

Tattered Lace Die using the middle centerpiece under the bow

Embellishments - Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon, lace, buttons and gems from my stash.

Here is a few challenge that my card fits with - 

Challenges for everyone - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Add a Button

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes

I am off now to try and get some sleep. Not had a great day so could use a few hours of shut eye!

Take care

Hugs

Lynne x

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage!

Hi , I hope you are having a good weekend.  I have had a lazy day yesterday and didnt get round to doing. The day just flew past and before i knew it the day was gone! I am going to have a crafty day today (well thats the plan!) I have been working on a Inspiration Journal which has been good fun creating. I will show some pictures once i get some more pages done.

Anyway i am here with my DT card for the Craft Calendar Challenge.

This month the theme is ..

"Love and Marriage"

I had someone order a engagement card last week so i decided to use this for the challenge. Last week i tided up my all my stamps and put them into some kind of order again and cleaned them all up properly so i came across stamps that i have not used for so long.  This LOTV stamp was a favourite of mine when it was released but it had sadly been neglected so thought it would be good for this card. 

Here it is...

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV Together Forever (well think that's the name!)

Papers - Echo Park "Be Mine"

Dies/punches - Spellbinders Beaded Oval, Sizzixs circle dies, Memory Box Butterfly, Marianne Design Flourishes

Textile Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Embellishments - Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Tulle, Gems and Charm from stash.

Here is another couple of views of my card..

I would like to enter this into the following challenges - 

My Time To Craft - Love is in the Air!

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Love is all Around

Card Makin Mama's - Love

One Crazy Stamper - Love

One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you can pop over to Crafty Calendar Challenge and check out our DT inspiration and join in with our challenge.

Have a great day and thanks for reading!

Hugs

Lynne xx