Flower Power

Morning everyone

 It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter blog.
Our theme this week is FLOWER POWER which I'm assuming will receive a multitude of entries as we all love those little blooms on our cards don't we?

image - The Paper Shelter

papers - Carina Gardiner

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

ribbon, lace and pearls - stash

Fanciful Flourish 

Tattered Lace Embelishments

I actually made this card a few weeks back for a lady I work with but since it fitted the theme for today's challenge and since I was trying to get a bit ahead for going off on me jollies I saved it till now :)
Take care
Anne x

charming

Morning everyone
Wow, two posts in one day.  No there's something that doesn't happen very often.

Today's card is for the new challenge which goes live now over at The Paper Shelter

The theme for this fortnight is CHARMING

image - The Paper Shelter

papers - Carina Gardiner

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

charm, pearls and gems - stash

Fanciful Flourish 

Sentimental Florals

So, that's my little bit of inspiration for you all.  Do check out some more fabulous cards over on the challenge blog from my lovely teamies and don't forget to play along
Anne x

challenges

Die Cuttin' Divas - birthday

Creative Colours - insp pic

Bunny Zoe Crafts - flowers and charms

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Rosie

Morning girls
Hope your all fine, dandy and ready for the weekend.  Anyone got anything nice planned?  We've nothing set in concrete although we will be going into town later this afternoon so no doubt we'll stop in somewhere for a bite to eat and a little wine or three:)

It's my turn to post over on the  Art by MiRan blog so here's my little bit of inspiration for you.
I'm showcasing Rosie today, isn't she gorgeous?  I loved her little hat sat atop her head like that and of course the roses are perfect too

image - Art by MiRan - Rosie

papers - Paper Street Designs

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Flourish Trim

pearls - That Craft Place

ribbon and brad from stash

copics

Being as it's almost spring, note the almost as it's bloody freezing here. I thought I'd go with some bright zany colours and I must say I love how it turned out.

Don't forget that there is also an ANYTHING GOES challenge running over on our other blog and we'd love it if you played along.  
Happy Crafting
Anne

challenges:-

Alphabet challenge - D for diecuts

Craftitude - add a brad or an eyelet 

Delicious Doodles - Mother's Day

Sister Act - anything goes

4 Krafty Girls - anything goes

Crafting by Design - anything goes

Scrappers Delight - Mother's Day

...your knickerblocker glory sir

Evening Everyone
Hope your all fine, dandy and rested this weekend.
I'm knackered.  My cousin asked if we could babysit her kids last night and keep them till this afternoon.  Not a problem at all but oh how I've forgotten just how tiring toddlers can be.  I could easily climb into me kip and sleep till morning lol

So, this card was a comission a couple of weeks ago. The brief was a waitress with blonde hair and glasses.  I searched everywhere for something suitable but couldn't find a thing. Tamara from The Stamping Chef came up trumps thoughand added some nifty specs onto this image for me.  So kind, and I just love how she turned out :)

image - The Stamping Chef

papers - Make and Create

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

pearls - That Craft Place

So, now I'm off to soak in a nice warm bubble bath, snuggle up in me jim jams and hopefully chill for the remainder of the evening.
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:

ABC - H is for hair

Bearly Mine - one for the girls

2 Sisters - black and white plus one

Sunflowerfield - birthdays and/or flowers

Stampin' for the Weekend - anything goes

Hello

Remember me?

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted. 

I won't go into details but suffice to say

life as we knew it was threatened by redundancy and I just threw a wobbler lol

All is well now though and I'm raring to go.    I've still been making my cards, commissions only, but I just couldn't do the deadlines being on a design team involved.  I may even try out for a design team or two in the near future.

So, that being said I thought I'd show you my latest commission.

image - Yam Puff on Deviantart

papers  - Lidl (yes they had gorgeous papers in Lidl)

buttons - Trimcraft

blooms - Wild Orchid Crafts and hand made

circle sentiment - Scrapalicious (I added Mum)

Tools

Martha Stewart punch

Marianne Designs -  Fanciful Flourish

copics and Graph It markers

So, there you have it girls.  My first post in just over a month but I promise to be around more from now on.  I've missed hopping along to visit you all:)

Oh and I'd a bit of luck in a Facebook comp the other day too.  I won a cricut cart from Oh My Crafts.  So am looking forward to having a play with that when it arrives:)  Happy days eh?

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Simon Says - anything goes

Bearly Mine - use a digi

Crafty Sentiments - make it girly

Love to Scrap - BINGO (middle line across)

The Ribbon Girls - girly cards

double trouble

Morning girls

I've been keeping a little secret from you all.

The lovely Dee of Meljen's Designs invited me to be a guest designer for the month of June.  Of course I just had to accept and today is my first showcase:)

I'd a job and a half choosing some images to work with but these cuties fell into the basket straight away.

image - Meljen's Designs

papers - Polka Doodles

doilley - Hooked on Crafts

brad - Wild Orchid Crafts

sentiment - made on pc

spellbinders

copics

prisma pencils

I'll keep this short and sweet girls as I've 1001 things to get sorted before our trip to Turkey on Thursday.  Three weeks in the sun is not coming quick enough although I will have a few cards scheduled whilst I'm sunning myself by the pool or on the beach with a cocktail or three:)
Enjoy your weekend]
Anne x

challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - H for happy

Totally Papercrafts - anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Crafting with Dragonflies - one for the girls

Elphine House - welcome little one

nifty at fifty

Morning girls

Six more sleeps till we're off to our little place in the sun.  Three weeks of wall to wall sunshine and relaxation is just what the doctor ordered and I can't wait.  It's been a long winter:(

Today's card is one I made a week or two ago but haven't got around to blogging.  I'm so snowed under trying to get things sorted for our holiday that my poor blog is being neglected.

image - Mayzy Art

Fanciful Flourish 

roses and brad - Wild Orchid Crafts

Spellbinders and Dienamics dies

copics

sentiment made on pc

It's been so long since I made this I can't remember where the papers are from.  

Have a smashing weekend girls what ever your up to.  

Anne

challenges: 

Die Cuttin' Divas - shaped cards

Charisma Cardz - divas

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Milk and Coffee - load on the flowers

Crafting by Design - anything goes

Fab n Funky - girly

The Paper Shelter - easel cards

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Just riding along in my automobile

Morning everyone

We've a bright blue sky this morning but will it last is the million dollar question.  If we get anymore rain it'll be a canoe and paddle to do the weekly shop never mind a car.  It rained non stop yesterday from dawn, I won't say till dusk as it was torrential when I went to bed with gales to match.  It's May for goodness sake!!

I remember, many moons ago, you got a new summer dress and sandals ect for the first Sunday in May.  The poor kids today will be getting new wellies and a mac lol

Anyway I'll stop the waffle and show you my card for today.

image - The Paper Shelter

papers - Crafty Purple Frog

flourish - Marianne Designs - Lavender

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and local craft shop

Spellbinders

copics

sentiment - I made on the pc

She's a cutie eh?  I'll let you into a little secret:)  I made this for one of my DT and when I went to upload it I realised I'd totally gone off on a tangent and forgot all about the theme for our challenge.  I was obviously engrossed in my own little craft world but hey ho it's back to colouring I go lol

Enjoy your holiday weekend girls.  I've nothing special planned other than crafting:)

Anne x

challenges:

Craft Catz - inspired by a song - Riding along in my automobile

Jelly Park - girly girl
Creative Inspirations - birthday

Stampin'  for the Weekend - die cuts and punches

Totally Papercrafts - shaped cards

Wags n Whiskers - girly birthday

Marianne Design Divas - Going Girly

Mad for Markers - One for the Girls

Charisma Cardz - shaped cards

one for the girls

Morning everyone

Has Spring sprung in your neck of the woods yet?  On Saturday our it was quite nice here, the freezing winds we've had for well over a week finally blew out but yesterday and again this morning we've torrential rain:(  I'm so (insert what ya like) sick of it!!

Today's card is for the new challenge on Digi Galore.  We've a nice easy theme for you this fortnight and one I know loads of you will want to play along with.

ONE FOR THE GIRLS

We're sponsored by the fabulous Mazy's Art and the lucky winner will get to choose three of her gorgeous digital stamps!!  Coolio eh?

image - Mazy's Art

papers - Best Creations Inc

Marianne Designs and Spellbinders dies

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

lace from stash

copics

So, how do you like my not so dark goth girlie?  I couldn't resist using some bright colours on her, she's so pretty.  My neighbour asked me to make a card for her 18 year old neice so rather than a DT card for me box I  killed two birds with one stone.
I do hope you'll play along girls.  I know you all love the girlie theme:)
Have a smashing day
Anne x

challenges:

So Artful - green, pink and blue

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Toddlers, Teens and Inbetweens
Dream Valley - Happy Birthday
OSAAT - bright colours
The Corrosive Challenge - life's special ocassions

birthday girl

Morning girls

Happy Easter weekend:)  Have you all got your eggs painted and ready for rolling?  I've fond memories of doing this with me Gran many, many moons ago.  Scraps of wool for the hair and a wee paper hat on top lol

I can't imagine the kiddiwinks doing much of that tomorrow lol

Today's card is another one my son asked for.  He'll do anything but spend money (wink)

image - Crafty Sentiments Designs 

papers - Summer Driggs

flowers and lace  - Wild Orchid Crafts

doily and pearls - stash

Spellbinders

Fanciful Flourish  - Marianne Designs

sentiments made on pc

little metal twists I made with some jewellery wire

Have a smashing weekend girls

Anne x

challenges:

Crafty Catz - swirls and pearls

Sweet Pea Stampers - spring colours

Totally Papercrafts - use metal

Paper Crafting Journey - ribbon or lace

Divas by Design - use metal

I Do

Morning girls
It's day four of the new stamp release showcase from Crafty Sentiments  Designs Inspirational blog.
Have you been keeping up?  Suzette has totally outdone herself this time, they are all fab!!!

Today I've the gorgeous Sincerely Yours to show you.

She's a sweet little thing isn't she?
I decided to go with WOW with just a little splash of pink here and there.  I stamped twice so I could layer up the little flowers in her headband and the one she is holding.  It's not showing to well in the pic though

image - Sincerely Yours

flourish - Marianne Designs
Spellbinders 

brads - Wild Orchid Crafts
heart - Cuttlebug embossing folder

lace from  and pearls stash
copics

Remember to pop over to the  Inspirational blog to see the smashing cards me teamies have made too.
Happy Crafting, enjoy the rest of your day
Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Sweet Stamps - embossing folder, dies and stamps

Bunny Zoe Crafts - flowers and pearls

Creative Creations - inspired by a song - Here Comes The Bride

it's your day

Morning girls

It's day four of seven of the new release from Crafty Sentiments Designs.

Some of me teamies have been showcasing all week but with my visit to Paris last week I just couldn't get another card sorted so this is the only one from me but wow I do love these blooms.

Aren't they pretty?  Perfect for Mother's Day, a female birthday and lots more:)

I stamped twice so I could layer the blooms.  It's not showing too well in the pic but it's actually quite dimensional.  It's coloured with my usual copic markers and I then added a little stickles to the centres for a wee bit of sparkle.

image -  Crafty Sentiments Designs

papers - Polka Doodles

flowers -  Wild Orchid Crafts

sentiments -  Polka Doodles and a freebie from TLC

dies -  Spellbinders and Cheery Lynne Designs
pearls, lace and doily from stash

copics

So, there's my little bit of inspiration for you girls.  I do hope you like my card.  Don't forget all these fabulous new stamps are available now over at  The Crafty Sentiments Designs  store.
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:

Cheery Lynne - add a flourish
The Crazy Challenge - birthday
Addicted to Stamps - pearls and swirls
Amusing Challenges - use a doily
OSAAT - anything but square
Pile it On - Fancy Folds
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

day dreamin'

Morning girls

It's another cold one here but thank goodness we've non of the white stuff so far.  I'm hoping it stays that way too.  There's nothing worse than trudging through the streets of sludge or worse still sliding your way to the shops when it's iced over.  Why oh why don't I drive lol

My card today is for Whimsy Inspirations challenge

  This week we'd love to see

FANCY EDGES

Now that's a nice easy one so hopefully you'll find the time to play along

ingredients
image  - Marika Collins Collection via Whimsy Stamp Store
papers - Sherry k Designs
brads and pin  - Wild Orchid Crafts
sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle
flowers from stash
 dies - Marianne Designs
copics

I'm keeping this short and sweet this morning as I've a few commissions to get out over the next day or so, so best crack on.  Housework first then hopefully an afternoon of colouring should set me on the right road.
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Can U Digi It - getting girlie

Craft Room - valentine

Cardmania - girlie

Are you hoppin' again today'?

Morning girls

brrrrrrrrrrrr it's a chilly one here.  Not that that's anything new but it seems colder for some reason today.  Just the excuse I need to play in me craft room.  Yip, I'm going to have a colouring day with lots of coffee me thinks:)  Everyone is at work so I've the house to myself and no one to please but me:)

There's another showcase of the new releases over on the Crafty Sentiments blog today.  This is day three:) Have you been hopping along since Tuesday?  Aren't all the new stamps just gorgeous? Some lucky blogger will receive three of the new stamps but you need to comments on all of the blogs who take part over the whole of the hop to be in with a chance of winning them.  So get hopping girls:) Oh and don't forget to become a follower of the Inspirational Blog too.

You should have arrived here from the lovely Audrey, if not then you'll need to go back to the begining at the Inspirational Blog to hop along:)

 I've been playing with the lovely 60's Fashion.  You'll find her and all the other new releases over at the Crafty Sentiments Store

ingredients

image and sentiment- Crafty Sentiments

papers - Polka Doodles

roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

flourish - Cheery Lynn Designs

spellbinders

ribbon, button and eyelets - stash

So, there's my little bit of inspiration for you today and if you're hopping don't forget you need to comment on all the posts over the whole of the hop to win.

Next on our hop list is  Manderly.  I'm sure she's got something yummy to inspire you too

Happy Crafting

Anne 

challenges:

Dies to Die For - Celebration

Totally Gorjuss - anything goes with ribbon

Crazy 4 challenges - ribbons and bow

Totally Stampalicious - buttons and bows

What's in the sack?

Morning girls

...from a dark, dull, dreary Glasgow.  Winter is here!!  Autumn seems to have passed us by altogether, no nice crisp mornings, just slap bang freezing rain and winds with a chill factor that feels like zero degrees:(  I'm going to hibernate in me little craft room all weekend and keep warm and snug.  

I may pop out on Saturday to watch that rubbish that is the X Factor though.  Fingers crossed that horrid Rylan with all his dramatics gets the boot this week.
Then again since I won the lovely Jacqui's candy I may just spend the day drooling over on Wild Orchid crafts and fill me basket.  Thanks so much Jacqui I'll enjoy spending:)

So onto my card for the day.  It's for the new challenge on Totally Papercrafts and the theme this week is

CHRISTMAS - 9 WEEKS AND COUNTING

Is it really that close??  Eekkk I'd better get the shopping started. I've not a thing in yet:(

Our sponsor for this week is 

and here's my card

No, this is not for my hubby.  It's actually a commission so I killed two birds with one stone as the deets were to make it a 'wee bit raunchy'  

ingredients:

image - Kenny K

papers - First Edition

snowflake - Whimsy

border - Ribbons and Rosettes cart

ponsiettas - Joys of the Season cart

brad - WOC

stickles and white glitter to her cuffs

seeds beads and ribbon from me stash

I coloured her up with Flex markers.  The jury is till out on these I'm afraid.  I do like the ease of colouring with them but I don't find they blend as well as the copics and I find they have a tendancy to bleed but I shall keep at it with them.  Practice makes perfect as they say!

So, there's my effort for this week girls.  Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog, especially if you played along last week.  You could be the lucky winner of those fab digi's from Redonkulas:)

Happy crafting and have a smashing weekend.

Anne x

challenges:
ABC Christmas - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - glitter
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut - snowflakes

make your own

Morning Girls

Happy Friday:)  Who has crafty plans for the weekend then?   I'll need to work me little socks off to get done everything I want to, and, hopefully get ahead a little with my DT work.  So that means no Facebook or Pinterest for for me!!   

So, the new challenge over on Totally Papercrafts today is to 

MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

We've also a brand new sponsor for this one girls but guess who forgot to send away for her image:(

Talk about thick!!!

24000 Redonkulous reward points for the winner of the challenge.  It's the equivalent of 3 digis, or can be used for clipart, or papers. 

AND

The prize is Four Digi's of the winner's Choice

...and here is my creation

I just had to buy this little lovely yesterday when she was released.  Hence my photographing this at 11pm last night.  Thank goodness for my newly acquired daylight lamp.  The pic is still a little dark but better than it would've been without it.

ingredients:

image - Saturated Canary

papers - First Edition

flower dies - Marianne

brads - WOC

sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle

Spellbinders

ribbon - stash

copics 

So, that's my little bit of inspiration for you girls.  Please pop over to the challenge blog to say hello to my lovely teamies and of course play along with us too.

I'll be back shortly with my Polka Doodles card too:)

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges

Divas by Design - anything goes

Papercraft star - fall colours

Simon says - dies and punches

Die Cuttin' Diva's - fall colours

Wild Orchid Crafts - anything goes

it's sketch time

...and me last stint as a GDT member for Papertake Weekly.

I've loved creating cards for their challenges this month and would like to say a mahoosive thank you to Dawn and the girls for having me:)

Anyway, as the title says it's  one of Dawns fab sketches this week

so I got our the crimbo stamps and got a wee bit distressed at the thought lol

ingredients:

stamp and sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle

Winter Jewel snowflake die - Whimsy

papers - Cart-Us

lace - WOC

copics

brads from me stash

So that's my effort and another one for the Christmas box to boot.

Thanks once again for having me girls, it's been fab!

Thanks for stopping in, hope it's warm, dry and sunny where ever you are:)

Anne x

challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas in July

Stamptacular Sunday - patterns galore

2 Sisters - Christmas in July

Rogue Redhead Designs - distressed greens

Sweet Stampin'  - Christmas in July
Paper Pretties - use more than one DP

can I have a push please

Morning girls

I'll need to be short and sweet this morning as I've 101 things to get through so...

Our new challenge on Totally Papercrafts this weeks is

ORANGE AND YELLOW

Feel free to use other colours too but the main focus must be ORANGE AND YELLOW

Our sponsor is

and here's my card:)

Ingredients

image - Bugaboo

papers - Polka Doodles

flowers - WOC

leaves - Marianne Designs

bumble bee- cut with cricut

doily and ribbon - me stash

copics

So, a nice, bright, cheery, summery card this week girls.  I do hope you'll find the time to play along and don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog for bucket loads of inspiration from me teamies.

Have a smashing weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Creative Craft - summertime

Die Cuttin' Divas - summer fun

Oldie but Goodie - inspirational pic

PINspirational - inspirational pic

Morning girls

wayyyyyyhaaayyyyyyyyy t'is the weekend at last!  Black Friday or not I don't care, it's been a long week so I'm more than ready to have some R n R and a few glasses of something long and cold:)  

So, being as it's Friday it's time for a new challenge with us   Totally Papercrafts  girlies and it's nice easy theme too. 

LOTS OF LAYERS

is our sponsor for this week and us girls got some of his fab images to play with.

Ingredients

image - Kenny K

papers - ermmmmmm guess who threw the last of them out without looking!!!

sentiment - Polka Dooldes

flowers and brads -WOC

Marianne Design die

copics

So there's my little bit of inspiration for you girls.  Do pop over to the challenge blog to see what the other girls have created this week and don't forget to play along:)

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Creative Craft - pink and black

Sketch n Stash - sketch
Crafty Creations - free for all

just sitting here...

Morning girls

Well it's still raining here.  Great weather for wellies and ducks.  Typical isn't it, the kids break from school and are stuck indoors because of the horrid weather.

So, onto my card for today which is for our new challenge on Totally Papercrafts.

I'm your hostess with the mostest today so I'd like you to use a digital image on your creations

Our sponsor is

and the lucky winner will receive 5 digital stamps

Us DT girlies got some gorgeous images to play with too.  This is Rosie, ain't she the cutest:)

So, she's all coloured up with copics, the papers are Best Creation Inc and the brads are from WOC.

I've deliberately left this CAS as I didn't want to cover up this little lovely with too many embellies:) and I'll add the sentiment once I decide what to use it for.

Thanks for popping in, have a great crafty weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

My Craft Spot - hot summer colours
Sketch & Stash -  choose your own (67)
Charizma Cardz - anything goes
Fab n Funky - cute and girlie
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes