Better Late than Never...Crafty Calender challenge!

Sorry this is days late, i should have had it posted in Saturday morning. I have had one of those weeks where nothing happens as it should and along with that i am not feeling great at all. Still retaining water and look like i have someone else's legs!

Anyway let me tell you about the new challenge at Crafty Calender. The theme this month is

Under the Sea!!

What a fab theme for the gorgeous weather we are having right now. (I am sitting in the garden as i post this and its burning hot!)

This month our sponsor is a store that i couldnt live without... Its Wild Orchid Crafts.

The prize is a pile of coloured flowers and a few packets of pearls. Something that us crafters are always in need off!!!

For my card i have used WRMemory keepers & Lot and Found MME papers and Kraft cardstock.

My Tilda image is coloured with Promarkers. I have used my Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, bakers twine and seam binding. The charm i used is has a story behind it. Its actually a recycled earring which i thought mimicked the underwater bubbles. We have just had a large warehouse open near our home so we went to have a look and there were lots of great bargains. I came across a missive box that was full of jewellery. I had a rake and found so many things i could take apart to use as charms and embellishments. Even pearl necklaces that could be taken apart to use the beads. The jewellery was all from Argos, Boots and a few other named shops and i assume it was old stock. This was my new stock! Each item was under 50p so this was my bargain of the month!

Anyway back to my card, the leaves are from my Cricut Wild Card Cart and the anchor from my Pot pourri cart. My gems from my stash.

I would like to enter into the following challenges;

Just magnolia - Anything Goes

Simply magnolia - Anything Goes

Totally Papercraft - Bingo (diagonal - Gems, Flowers and Punch/diecuts)

Bling It On - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy

Well thats all for now. Please pop by the Crafty Calender Challenge and enter your Under the Sea creations to win that fab prize form Wild Orchid Crafts!

Thanks for reading!

Crafty Calender challenge - Teddy Bears!

Good Morning! Its a absolutely beautiful morning here in Scotland. I think its a day to do nothing at all but heading to a caravan shop with my friend first, just for a browse.

I am here to bring you the new challenge over at Crafty Calender.

Before i go into the challenge details i want to tell you all some news. Starting with the sad news.

Liz, who has been on the CC DT, is stepping down. She has been such a inspiration to me since i joined the team and i cant image how many hundreds she has inspired over the years she has been here. So... Thank You Liz, for all your hard work and amazing creations you have brought to the challenge! It would be great if you could pop over to her blog and leave some love!!

The next news is that Lisa has decided she step down from running the challenge so i have decided to take over the running of the challenge. (bit nervous about that!)

Anyway the Lisa is not leaving us altogether as she is staying on the design team which we are all so happy about. (especially me, as i might need her help!)

Thin that's all the news for now so onto the challenge!

The sponsor this month is The Stamp Fairy!

The theme for this challenge has been set by Caroline.

Its her Dads birthday this month and as he gets called Ted she has decided to go with ..Teddy Bears!

Now onto my card. I have used the super cute Teddy Bea on my card. I love this image as there is a set of extra accessories that you can use with it. She is coloured with Promarkers. The papers are MME. The sentiment which reads "Come on...under my umbrella" was computer generated and printed off. Love how you can have much more personal sentiments making them yourself. All the pearls, ribbon etc are from my stash. Oh..the flowers are of course Wild Orchid crafts.

I am going to enter the following challenges;

Teddy Bo - Easel card

I love Promarkers - Song Title (Rihanna..under my umbrella ella ella.."!)

I hope you can head over to the Crafty Calender challenge blog and see the rest of the teams inspiration and join in with our challenge!

Thanks!

Crafty Calender Challenge - Spring!!!

Sorry this a bit late..i had it scheduled but silly me had the wrong date! (Yes, i lost a day!)

Today is the start of the new monthly Crafty Calender Challenge! What a massive turnout last month and all the entries were stunning! 

Anyway this month the challenge is.......Spring!

We have a amazing sponsor this month, its the fabby Robyns Fetish!

The winner of this months challenge will win 5 digital products from Robyns Fetish store!! What a great prize!

The DT were generously given one of Robyns images and papers to use on our projects this month!

I used Katie Kitty on my card, its a lovely to colour and is really adorable!

I am entering the card into the following challenges also;

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Recipe - 1 image, 2DP, 3 embellishments (flowers, charms, gems)

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Spring into Action!

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - 4 legged creatures

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - Signs of Spring

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - spring into action!

Thanks for popping by and i hope you can join in with our Spring Challenge over at Crafty Calender!

Crafty Calender Challenge DT Card - Love!

Good Morning! Well its the first Saturday of February which means that its time for another Crafty Calender Challenge!. Before i tell you about the challenge this month i must say that i cant believe the talent out there,  i got so much inspiration from the blogs i visited while out there to check out your "New Beginnings" creations. Well done to everyone!

Onto February's challenge...this month we want to see all those "love" themed creations!

We have Squiggle Stamps as our sponsor this month and the prize is just amazing...

The winner will receive a £15 Gift Voucher!!! Pop over to the store here to have a look at what you could buy with that!!!

Squiggle Stamps very kindly offered the DT one of their fab images for us to use on our cards this month. The image is chose is "Daisy with Balloon". How cute is she! I coloured her with Promarkers and added touches of Glossy Accents and Glamour Dust.  I decided to make a Criss Cross card this time. The paper is from Bo Bunny, love the little hearts on it. The border was cut from my Story Book Cartridge and mounted onto white CS then edged with pink lace. As always my flowers were handmade and inked with pink and the green vines are from the Potpourri Basket Cartridge. The pink lace and charm are attached to the inner card. The charms i have been using lately are from "The Works". They have a rotating stand which has lots of good bits and pieces on it. Everything is £1 which is a bargain...they have ribbon, flowers, charms, buttons, gems and lots more. 

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

Stampavie and more - Criss Cross Card

I love promarkers - Anything Goes

Paper Play - Use a stamp

Creative Craft Challenge - Hearts and flowers

Die Cut Dreams - Hearts With No Sentiment

Stamping for the weekend - Valentines card

Stamp Something - Use a Digi 

Cardmadfairys Digi Days - Romance

Creative Craft World - Love

The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - valentine

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and please pop over to Crafty Calender to enter this months "Love" challenge!!

Crafty Calender Challenge DT Card - New Beginnings!

Good Morning!

Last night it started snowing here again, its a got deeper and deeper! I am now officially fed up with snow and never want to see it again!!

Anyway on a positive note today starts the new challenge over at the Crafty Calender Challenge! The theme is "New Beginnings" with the option of using punched borders.

This can be new home, new baby, wedding card....ok you get the idea...anything new!

This month the sponsor is the fabby Pink Gem Designs! They have the most cute images for any occasion. They have also got great new products in this month and a amazing sale on too! Pop over and grab a bargain or just totally spoil yourself!

The winner will receive a fab digi paper pack from Pink Gem Designs!

Pop right over here and be inspired by the amazing DT and i cant wait to see all your lovely entries over the month!