Lonely, or just shy?

Hey girls
We've a new kid on the block at Totally Papercrafts.  A lovely new teamie, Marion.  I hope you'll all pop by her blog and say hello.  Her cards are sooperdooper so you'll find loads of inspiration for sure.
Now, for our challenge this week our hostest with the mostest Caroline would like to see..........

PAPER PIECING

and we're sponsored by

the lucky winner will receive 5 digital stamps

So, here's me effort for this week.  This gorgeous image is one of my all time favourites from Squigglefly.  She's called 'Lonely' but I think of her as shy lol. 

The little I've coloured has been done with copics, papers are from Raspberry Road, sentiment was in my very full goodie bag from Sparkle n Sprinkle this month. Gems and ribbon are from me stash.
Now, what about this ribbon?  I seen a card over on Becca's blog using this technique and fell in love with it.  Luckily she has a tut on how it's done, a bit fiddly, only because it's small, but sooooooooooo worth it for the effect.
Thanks for stopping by
Anne x

challenges:

Papertake Weekly - sketch

A Spoon Full of Sugar - birthday wishes

Digital Tuesday - use punches

Squigglefly challenge

Morning girls
It's another nice easy challenge for you today over on Squigglefly. We'd love to see some doodling on your creations.


So, to be in with a chance of winning some great images, grab those pencils and pens and doodle a little. Remember to add a direct link to your card girls and not your blog so it's easy for the DT to leave you a comment:)
I'm not the best at doodling so I choose just to add a little around my main image, papers are K & Co Sparkly Sweet and the little brads are from my stash
challenges:-

Stamptacular Sunday - spots and dots
Secret Crafter - get well

Thanks for stopping by
Anne x

It's time for another challenge on Squigglefly

Hi girls
Did you all have a good crafty weekend? I got a few bits and pieces sorted but they're for another day. Right now I want to tell you about the challenge this week on Squigglefly.
Nice and easy it is too. All we want to see this time is some flower embellishments!!!


Squigglefly have released a new product line that they are very excited about called 'Inside-Outs'

These sets contain everything you need to make a card from, well, the inside out! Typically, they will contain two images and two sentiments, one of each to be used on the inside of the card, and one of each to be used on the outside of the card. It's everything you need to make a complete creation in one package!

How cool is that, plus there's an extra chance to win one of these great sets for free. All you need to do is create a project, show it on your blog and link back to this post for the chance to win. So that's two challenges is one this time around.
challenges for this one:-

Crafty Creations - babies
Friday Sketchers - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - flower power

Show us your shiney embellies

It's Monday already and that means it's time for another challenge on Squigglefly:)
Hopefully your all rested after the weekend and ready for some crafty fun but before I tell you about the challenge I've some news too.
The team over on Squigglefy posted over the weekend that if the blog reached 225 followers they would give everyone a special discount. Well we smashed it!!!

so you get a discount

I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE 25% THOUGH

Just enter the code follower in the Discount Code box on the image detail page on squigglefly.com.

Enjoy the discount code through the end of March. Code will expire on April 1, 2010.

Now onto the challenge. Maria has set a nice easy challenge this time. Use any Squigglefly image and show us some nice shiny embellishments! Now it doesn't come much easier than that does it? So..............

This is another image by Cheryl Alger. I love her style of drawing and the images are always a dream to colour. As usual I've used my copic markers, paper is Doodlebug and the lovely little ladybird charm that you can hardly see in the pic and a couple of shiny eyelets completed the card.
I'm also entering this into the following challenges

The Secret Crafter - open theme this week in celebration of their new stamps
Paper Cutz who also have an open themed challenge this week
Creative Inspirations - charms

It's time for another challenge on Squigglefly

Happy Monday girls
It's time for another challenge over on Squigglefly. It's Maria's team this week and we'd love to see your creations using fancy borders!! Nice and simple, especially with all the fab border punches that are around at the moment


This is Cupcake Bunny by Ashely Summers. Coloured with copics and sakura glaze pens which I added some seed beads to before it set. DP's are K & Co and the other bits and bobs are from my stash.
So, if you've like to be in with a chance of winning a fab image, there are loads to choose from then play along with us this week:)
.............and the challenges:-

CRAFT - ribbons and sparkle
Cute Card Thursday - ribbontastic

Lonely - just for fun

Good morning girls
I've finally had time to play and make a card just for fun:) This is 'Lonely' another one of Cheryl Alger's gorgeous images for Squigglefly. Although why she named her Lonely I've no idea as I don't think she looks at all lonely standing there all pretty hiding the little flower behind her.

I coloured her with my usual copics, papers are DCWV, ribbon, snaps and pearls are from my stash.
I'm also entering this one into the following challenges

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - use your punches
Paper Cutz - card for a teenager
Cupcake Crafts - keep it simple
Incy Wincy - punch it out
Magical Crafts -something for the kids

Squigglefly challenge 36

Happy Monday girls
Did you all have a lovely Valentine's Day yesterday? Hubby and I spent it decorating lol, a nice way to celebrate his birthday too (not) but needs must and our hall and landing was a must:)
I hope your all ready for another fan challenge over on Squigglefly with a theme this time of animals. So now is the time to start on those Easter cards with all the cute Easter bunnies lol
Talking of animals, have you seen the lovely Shy Bears by Lynne Stansbery how cute are these little critters?


This is Shy Bear cup a Joe I couldn't resist him. He looks as though he's having a good old sniff at the coffee to see if it's instant or fresh brewed lol
So, if you'd like to be in with a chance to win some gorgeous images why not play along. You know we love to come visit:)
I'm also entering this into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - sketch
Digital Tuesday - it's all about the animals
Crafty Card Makers - digital delights

Sqigglefly GD for February is...........

none other than the lovely Mel McCarthy of

Melz Stampz

I'm sure she'd be thrilled to bits girls if you run on over and pay her a visit every Friday during this month. Don't forget now, put the date in your diary

AND

from now on the Squigglefly challenges will have prizes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Either some free digi images or a little goodie bag

Totallypapercrafts - challenge 2

Happy Friday girls
Thanks to everyone who joined in our first challenge on Totally Papercrafts last week. We had a blast visiting your blogs:) Never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd get so many entries, we're all absolutely delighted!!!! Thank you all.
It really is a pity there can be only one winner as each and every creation was fabulous. You sure rocked the challenge but one it is and that lucky blogger is

ANGEL!!!!

Congratulations Angel, enjoy your new stash.

Now for my candy winner. I'd 39 entries, thanks once again girls, superb stuff:) So I put the numbers into Random.org and the winning number was 7. and that is the lovely

Christine Craig

Christine if you can drop an email to the above account with you snail mail address I'll get your goodies out to you asap. If you could put Anne's candy winner in the subject line that would be fab:) Congratulations and I hope you'll play along again:)

For our second challenge we've a recipe for you. Nice and easy, two papers, three embellishments and one image. Told ya it was easy:)

The lovely Susie of Die Cut Dreams is our sponsor this week girls. Do pop over and have a look at her fantastic range of die cuts. Take your credit card with you though:)

For my card I used this gorgeous rose image form Squigglefly, coloured with copics and a tiny little bit of sakura stardust. Papers are DCWV, the ric rac and snaps are from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated. I do hope you'll all play along this week again girls, we had such a lovely time checking out your creations last week.

I'm also entering this into these challenges

Pile it On - no winter colours
Cute Card Thursday - spots and dots
Crafty Creations - wings (there's a little butterfly on the flowers)

Squiggleyfly Challenge 34

Good morning girls
It's Monday, that means it's time for another Squigglefly challenge. It's Maria's team who are showcasing the images this week. So don't forget to pop by the other girls and see there gorgeous creations too. For my card I chose Spinning Hearts. How cute are these guys holding on tight together lol I think this is brilliant! A bit of fun!!!


So, if you'd like to win some gorgeous digi images then you'll need to play along girls and how do you do that? Easy!!! We'd love you to make a mostly white card with some sparkle on it. Now what could be easier than that??
I'm also entering this one into these challenges

Dare u 2 Digi Stamp - valentine
Corrosive Challenges - all you need is love
SophisiCat- love

Meet Birthday Gifter

Good morning ladies
Squigglefly have new release today and this little cutie is one of them. Isn't she sweet?
Her name is Birthday Gifter and I just loved the thought of her hiding the little present behind her back :)
This is my one and only card this week. I've been beavering away looking for sponsors for our new challenge (see post above) or sitting on me backside bloghopping looking for inspiration. My mojo seemed to go walkabout without me lol

I've coloured her with prisma pencils, papers are K & C0 Sparkly Sweet, brads are Papermania and the sentiment is this weeks freebie from Pollycraft.
I'm also entering her into these challenges:

Papertake Weekly - pink
Simon Says - punch it
A Spoon Full of Sugar - lots of layers
Truly Scrumptious - sketch

Don't forget to play along with the Digital Delights blog hop here girls

Clean & Simple with Squigglefly

Good morning girls
It's challenge time over on Squigglefly and this time we'd love to see your 'clean and simple creations including the colour blue.
Except, guess who forgot the colour bit!!! Yes, my face is red, the second card I've made since I've joined the DT and I got it wrong.

As I only noticed this yesterday there was no way I'd time to make another card so apologies but I did get the clean and simple bit lol
This is Valentine Girl, she is part of the new release from Saturday and she's a real cutie, just look at that cheeky grin:) No DP's on this card girls, just plain white card stock, another piece of the same which I ran through the cuttlebug using the hearts folder and the sentiment again with plain card cut with the cricut and finished off with some gorgeous flat backed hearts.
We'd love it if you played along with us. Just make sure you use a Squigglefly image on your creation and add your name to Mr Linky. Oh and don't forget the blue
I'm also entering this into these challenges:

Sew Many Challenges - anything goes
Crafty Creations - textures
Corrosive Challenges - let's go digi

We're having a pyjama party and a sneaky peek

Wooooooooohooooooooooo get your funkiest jammies and slippers on tomorrow night girls, grab a bottle and head on over to the Squigglefly group on SNR and join the fun with Stef and some of the other girls on the DT.
I also have a little sneak peek for you today.

How cool is this little fella? Jumping snowman and more gorgeous cuties will be available from tomorrow over at Squigglefly
I'm also entering my tag into a couple of challenges - well why not eh?

1. Creative Card Crew - distressing
2. KaboodleDoodles -anything but a card
3. The Corrosive Challenges - distressing

My first DT creation for Squigglefly - challenge 31

Good morning girlies:)
Here it is, my first DT creation for Squigglefly. There's a brand spanking new challenge today and although I'm part of the team for the next challenge there was no way I wasn't playing along with this one too:) Keen as mustard me lol

Introducing Ragtime Reader by artist Cheryl Alger. Isn't she just adorable?

For this challenge we'd love you to make anything 'except' a card.

I was a bit stumped with this as I really didn't want to alter anything then my blogging buddy Joanne opened a new blog for spreading the crafty love around and I knew then exactly what I wanted to do. If you've not been over to Pay It Forward Crafting Style yet then please pop over for a visit real soon. I've been thinking for a long time now that I should perhaps do a candy draw but since the opening of this blog I will try to spread the crafty love this way. So it may be a little handmade gift of a small crafty present in the RAK . Watch for the postie it just might be you (smile)

So, that's my project, a little wallet that holds twelve images all ready to colour
The papers are DCWV Citrus Stack, ribbon and metal charm are from my stash.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges

1. Cute Card Thursday - all new (a nice new image from Squigglefly)
2. Paperplay - precious metal
Papertake Weekly - new beginings
3. KaboodleDoodle - anything but a card

Thankyou and a sneaky peek

Happy New Year Girls
I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for making my first months of blogging such a fantastic experience and of course to show of one of the new digi's which will be available from tomorrow from Squigglefly


I adore sun flowers!!! They're such big, bright cheery flowers that they never fail to lift my spirits so I couldn't wait to play with this beauty.
I started by printing straight onto some pearlised card stock, added the greeting along the stem then coloured it with my copics. I printed a further three times, twice onto some yellow DP's from a bygone age and once onto a piece of gold paper which I then ran through the cuttlebug using the swiss dots folder, a little brown ink in places then some careful paper piecing gave me my finished card. I've purposely left this 'less is more' and I think it's worked. My opinion girls but I'm sticking to it lol and of course there are the obligatory challenges!!!

1. Fussy & Fancy - something new to celebrate their new challenge blog
2. C R A F T - Thank you
3. Magical Crafts - Thank you
4. Pile it On - anything digi