live, laugh, party

Morning girls

It's another damp, dismal one here in Glasgow.  Nothing new there then eh?  One of these morning I'll waken to brilliant sunshine!!  Well a girl can dream can't she?  We've had it all this weekend, from torrential downpours to bright sunshine all the while a wind that would cut you in two!  All seasons in one day!!

It's time for a new challenge over on Karen's Doodles and this week our theme is

FANCY FOLDS

 

Now it's been years since I've made on of these cards.  Don't ask me why this shape popped into me head but it did and I must say I quite enjoyed putting it together:) I even managed to get some decent pics despite the weather.  My last few have been terrible which makes the cards look bad too although this bottom one could've been a bit better.

 

I've used two of Karen's newest images on this card.  Beat the Heat on the front and  Boating Fun on the inside, both of them available from the store.

Coloured with copics, prisma pencils and I tried on of the new techniques Zoe and her team are showing over on Make It Crafty which is to use a white gel pen to add water droplets although I'm not quite sure I managed it successfully lol. Papers are from Pink Petticoat, sentiment is Sparkle n Sprinkle and the other bits and bobs are from me stash.

So, that's my effort, do pop over to the challenge blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the other Doodle Divas, even better, why not play along for the chance to win some of these fab images.

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

challenges:

Make it Colourful - make it wet

Stamptacular Sunday -  fancy folds

Frosted Designs - animals

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Stamp Insanity - lace and pearls

I Did It Creations -  shaped cards

Fuzzy Wuzzy - fancy folds

Sentimental Sundays - shaped cards

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm marshmallows

Morning girls

It's dark, dismal and wet here in Glasgow.  I think we've had our summer:(  Mr Sunshine has most definitely not got his hat on, a mac and brolly would be more appropriate, oh and some wellies too.  It depresses the life out of me, I hate dank, dark days but what can you do eh?

Anyway, being Friday it's time for a new challenge over on Totally Papercrafts.


FOOD and DRINK

and it's time for our monthly sponsorship from Meljen's Designs too



the lucky winner will get to choose 4 of their fab digi images



So, another Christmas card for me box is made as I just loved this image.  I could quite happily have a few sips of that creamy hot chocolate right now:)
I've coloured as usual with copics, the papers I think are Imaginisce, they're left overs from last year so am being a good little crafter and using up me stash too:)  Sentiment is from Sparkle n Sprinkle and the brads are also left overs from last years Christmas bits and bobs.
So that's my effort for this week girls, do pop by my teamies for some gorgeous eye candy and bucket loads of inspiration, oh, and remember to play along too:)
Thanks for dropping in,have a smashing weekend
Anne x

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - CAS

Fab n Funky - Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - punches and die cuts

rain rain go away

Hi girls
I've the perfect card for the weather today.  It's raining cats and dogs here in Glasgow with no sign of it going off either so I'd a wee play with Tlida in the Spring Rain.

Isn't she cute all wrapped up against the weather?  I've coloured with copics and paper pieced her clothes with the same Dovecraft papers as I've used on the card.  The big flower brad is also Dovecraft, ribbon and smaller brads are from me stash.
So, that's my effort from this morning.  Best go and get on with some DT work now.
Thanks for popping in and keep safe if your in any of the area where there are riots:(
Anne x

challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Happy Birthday
Papertake Weekly - grow your own
Tuesday Throwdown - birthdays
Paper Playtime - water
Crafty Emma - water it
Craft Your Days Away - birthday

button it

Morning girls

What was with the grotty weather all weekend?  It was horrid here in Glasgow, especially yesterday, it rained on and off the whole day.  Still it let me me get in front a little with my DT cards and I even got as far as printing and starting to colour a few other images which hopefully will find their way onto some cards this week.

Anyway enough of the waffle.  Seeing as it's Monday that means it's time for me and my teamies to set you a new challenge over on Karen's Doodles and it's a nice easy one too.

We'd like to see some

BUTTONS & BOWS

I've used Bovine Beauty for my card this week.  I think she's one of my absolute favourites of Karen's images but you'll need to excuse the rubbish pic.  It was so dark and dismal here yesterday this was the best of  over twenty believe it or not.  I was pulling my hair out in the end grrrrrrrrrrr.
Coloured with copics, papers are Echo Park, dew drops, ribbon and button from me stash.

challenges:

Card Cupids - buttons and/or ribbon

Sparkles Forum - one for the girls

Crafts and Me - anything goes

Are you hanging up your stockings yet?

Morning girls

Thanks for popping in.  I did have my post all typed and ready to go when Mr Blogger threw a wobbly on me and I lost the lot so now your getting the shortened version:)

Friday means it's time for a new challenge on Totally Papercrafts where our theme this week is

HOLIDAYS

Our sponsor is Karen's Doodles and the lucky winner gets to choose three images.

I decided to go with Christmas.  Well, why not take the chance to get another one into me box eh?

I've taken CAS to the extreme with this one.  Baubles were cut on my cricut and a load of glitter added to the bows.  I then cut three two inch circles, sized the little stockings to fit and once they'd been coloured with my copics I cut them out and pop dotted them in place.  A multitude of flock and glitter was then added to their tops.  Job done!!

So, that's my effort for this week girls, do pop over to the challenge blog for loads more inspiration from my lovely teamies:)

challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - no patterned papers

Paperplay - Christmas in August

Do It With Digi's - Christmas in August

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas in August

Crafty Catz - Christmas

Moving Along With the Times - don't be square

The Paper Variety - circles

Thanks for popping in

Anne x

need for speed

Evening girls

I'd a little play this afternoon and managed a wee card for a couple of challenges.  Seems like forever 

since I made something just because.......................

The image is Kenny K, coloured with copics and a little diamond glaze on the car headlights.  The papers are part of a scrapbook kit from Summer Driggs.  I opened them with my graphics programme and added the flashes (is that what you call them?) before printing them out.    It worked quite well I think since the same sort of design is on the car anyway.  Brads are ancient and from me stash.

challenges:- 

Kenny K - add metal

Cards for Men - clean and simple

Craft your Passion - anything goes

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - sketch

Papertake Weekly -  anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Anne x

save the environment

Morning girls

Happy Monday:)  Did you all have a sooper dooper weekend, enjoy plenty R&Rand have a few cold ones?

We've had smashing weather here all week, just for a change.  It's usually persisting itr down here in Glasgow so it's been lovely to have a few days spent outside.

Anyway it's time for a new challenge over on Karen's Doodles and this week our theme is

RECYCLE IT

I decided to make a tag for a change, it's a bit on the big side to use though lol

I recycled the blue card from some packaging and the button from me Mum's box.  She has loads of them, I think some of them were probably me Grans there that old.  

I've used one of the newer images Cannonball, isn't it fab!  I coloured with copics as usual, waves and sun were cut on my cricut and the sentiment was pc generated.  A couple of ribbons from me stash finished it off.

challenges:
Craft 4 Eternity - anything but a card
Sew Many Cards - anything goes
Stamp Something - summer fun
Crafts and Me - ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon - sizzling summer

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

I'm late, I'm late

for a very important date

ooooooooooo'eeeeeeer I should've had this scheduled and ready to go this morning for the challenge this week on Totally Papercrafts but Mrs Last Minute left it too late to get a pic last so here I am shame faced almost four hours late because as it was my turn to choose the them it was also my turn to write up the post for the challenge blog.  WHICH I ALSO DIDN'T DO and it went live without the info ect on it.  

A mahhooooosive thank you to my lovely teamie Mel who sorted it all out this morning.

BLING IT UP

so get those gems and pearls out

We've two sponsors for you this week too:)

so two great reasons to play along!

For my card this week I've used this fabUUlous image from Make it Crafty, isn't she gorgeous.  That hair took some colouring I can tell you but I got there in the end.

Papers are from Dovecraft, pearls and ribbon from me stash

challenges:-

4 Crafty Chicks - bling

Crafts and Me - use ribbon

The Paper Shelter - anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters -  Happy Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday - make it girly

The Crazy challenge - ribbons

Thanks for stopping by, have a smashing weekend girls

Anne x

Less is More

Where's Mr Sunshine go?  We've had glorious weather here in Glasgow for the past few days but this morning the sun has done a runner and we're back to the wet stuff:(  It's supposed to be nice over the weekend again so I'm keeping me fingers and toes crossed.

It's ages since I've played along with Mandi and Chrissy over on Less is More but I'd a wee play with some rub ons last night and this is the result.

I think the lettering would've looked a bit better more to the left of the card looking at it now but last night the aim was to centre it from the ribbon.  Hindsight is a wonderful thing ain't it lol.  The challenge this week is to use buttons or ribbon, as you can see
I've used both but I think it works......... will they? (grin)

challenges

Less is More - buttons  or ribbon

Crafty Creations - Christmas

Creative Belli - Christmas

Truly Scrumptious - buttons and bows

Deep Ocean - ribbons

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

Power Shower

Morning girls

Have you been over to Karen's Doodles challenge blog yet this morning to welcome our new Doodles Princesses.  Boy we'd some fantastic entries, it's such a shame we couldn't have more girls on the team.

Anyway, this week we'd like you to play bingo with us.  

Choose a line in any direction and create your card.

I've gone with the top line across, buttons, ribbon and flowers although I've cheated a wee bit and 

used floral ric rac.  

What do you think of this new image of Karen's.  It's called 'Beat the Heat'  Cute or what?  I couldn't wait to colour it over the weekend.  I used prisma pencils blended with mineral spirits and a dash of sakura glaze pens on the flowers 

of Rosie's dress.  The papers are Pink Petticoat and the ricrac was from me stash.

So that's my effort for this week girls.  

I do hope you play along with us as it's always nice to see how you interpret our themes.

challenges

Paper Sundeas - Summer or beach

2 Sisters - anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - summer

Crafty Emma - humourous

One Stop Crafts - recipe

A present for you

Good morning girls

Another week nearer Christmas (groans) and another Christmas card for me box.  

I just had to buy this little cutie patootie as soon as I saw it.  He's from Wee Stamps latest release.  If you've not been over for a peep yet girls then your missing out.  Sylvia's new images are all gorgeous!!!

I printed the image twice so I could pop dot the litte bear, I wanted him to stand out from the pressies.  Coloured as usual with copics, loads of stickles and some flock on his hat.  Once I'd mounted the image on the backing die I then pop dotted that too so it really is a lovely dimensional card.  

Papers are from Memory Box, left over from last year, a few snowflakes and a sentiment from Sparkle n Sprinkle and the card was done.

I'm also entering this into the DT call over on Cheery Lynn Designs girls so wish me luck.  

I've me fingers, legs and eyes crossed for this one:)

challenges:
Polka Doodles - Christmas in July
Your Next Stamp - recipe - 2 papers, 1 image, 3 embellies
Creative Card Crew - animal antics
Papertake Weekly - something cute

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

Look who's 1

Morning girls

I can't believe it's been a week since we'd our last challenge on Totally Papercrafts but alas yes, tis Friday and time for a nice shiney new challenge.  Since we'd the girls last week we thought we'd give the boys a turn.

So this week our challenge is

ONE FOR THE BOYS

I confess this card was made a few weeks ago when I needed a first birthday card.  Just as well too as me mojo hasn't exactly been playing along lately:(

Jings, I can't even remember the name of the papers lol.  I think they're Pink Paislee.  Image is from Karen's Doodles, Thank You Boy set.  I added the sentiment before I printed the image which I've coloured with copic markers.  The inspiration for this actually came from little Matthew himself.  His Dad had printed out an a4 sheet with Happy 1st Mother's Day on it and taken a pic of him holding it in front of himself just like this. So I thought this was just perfect for his birthday.

challenges:
My Time To Craft - citrus colours
KB Cute Monday - use a digi
Birthday Sundaes - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - sunshine colours
Southern Girls - happy birthday

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

wooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh look who's 1

Amber Ink is One Today, 

Happy Birthday Girls:)

It's hard to believe it was April when I ran with the pink  torch now 

here were almost in August celebrating in style!!!

So we're having a blog hop. Catch the train and see some fab new images and inspiration from all the torchbearers

Twelve short months ago

We made our big debut.

So now we'd like to commemorate

our 1st birthday with you.

This flash mob of torchbearers

always light our way.

Won't you please jog along

on our special day?

Leave your comments here and there

over the next 48

on FRIDAY we'll announce the loot.

Don't wait...Let's CELEBRATE!
(Don't forget to comment Here, there and everywhere)

You should have arrived here from Sue's blog so if you didn't then you'd better run back to the begining and play catch up.

I've used this fab food mixer image and sentiment, perfect for all those cooks among us.

Papers are Basic Grey which I've also used to paper peice the image.

I've kept it plain and simple as I felt this paper was quite busy therefor a piece of black lace is the only embellishment I've used.

Your next stop is the lovely Penni,

Have fun girls!!

Anne x

winter magic

Morning girls

Friday means a bright shiny new challenge from me and the girls over on Totally Papercrafts 

and this week we'd like to see everyone's favourite

GIRLIE GIRLS

we're sponsored this week by

and the lucky winner will receive £10 voucher not inclusive of P &P

I missed the May release from Wee Stamps as I was on me jollies and forgot all about it on my return.

I was nosey around blogland the other day when I came across this little beauty so of course I'd to run and buy her straight away.  Isn't she gorgeous??  

Coloured with copics, stickles, flock and diamond glaze.  Papers are from Memory Box, sentiment is Sparkle n Sprinkle ribbon from me stash and the holly was cut with me cricut---------phew!!!!

Thanks for popping in, have a fab, sunny weekend

Anne x

challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - going round in circles
Pixie Cottage - wrap it in ribbon
The Paper Shelter - things with wings
Paperplay - things with wings
Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July
The Rubber Cafe - use your spellbinders
My Time to Craft - bird watcher
Stamp Something - Christmas

just for fun

Hi girls

I've been playing today.  It seems ages since I've made a card just because I felt like it.

I really should be cleaning up after all our visitors for the birthday girl yesterday but the dust can wait.  

I can't write me name in it yet so it's fine lol

The image as I'm sure you'll recognise is by Kenny K, coloured with copics.  Papers are a freebie from Summer Driggs. which I've torn, distressed  with black ink and some white acrylic paint.  Lace and flowers are from me stash.

challenges:
The Crafty Pad - lots of texture
Kenny K Crafty Girls - Anniversary blog hop
OSAAT - anything goes
The Paper Variety - photo inspiration
Simon Says- anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday - sketch

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

21 today

Hi girls

Just popping in quickly to show you the card I made for my DD who is 21 today:)  

It certainly doesn't seem that long since she was a babe in arms who became a little monster and then blossomed into a beautiful young lady:) 

I've seen a few of these easel cards around but this is my first attempt at it and over all I'm pleased with it.  She loves it which is the main thing. She's not at all girlie, hence the plain Bazill card stock, even putting the flowers on had me cringing lol.

The image is from Make it Crafty, isn't she gorgeous?  

It took me an age to colour her hair with me copics although I followed one 

of Zoe's fabulous tuts and got there in the end. Ive really seen an improvement in my work since 

I've been a member of her site.  Thanks Zoe:)

I wasn't sure how the other girls made the little cake but I used an old ribbon reel and a spellbinders die.

It worked fine and is sturdy too so hopefully it won't fall to bits lol.

challenges:

Make it Colourful - pleats and folds

Make it Colourful Celebrations challenge - use MIC colours

i copic - Birthdays

Lollipop Crafts - anything goes

Paper Creators' Crafts - special occassion

Digital Tuesday - use your dies

Allsorts - free and easy

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

Summer Fun

Morning girls

It's time for a new challenge on Karen's Doodles and this week our theme is

SUMMER FUN

I started by cutting our the shapes with my nesties to make a shaped easerl card.  It's alot smaller than I would normally make but I'm pleased with it.  This is 'On The Road Again', one of Karen's new summer images.  Isn't it fab!!!  You'll find this and some other new ones over at her store

 I've coloured with my usual copic markers apart from the sky which I did with prisma pencils 

and blended with mineral spirits. The papers are from Safrass Lass. 

 I cut a  few flowers with my cricut to help it stand and left it at that.  I did look at adding some embellies but it did nothing for the card so in the end I left them off.

That's my effort for this week girls.  Do pop over and see the wonderful cards the other girls on the DT have created this week and don't forget our DT call is running until 20th July.

challenges:
Dream Valley - summer
2 Sisters - summer fun
Craft Your Days Away - fancy folds
One Stop Crafts - summer
Card Makin' Mammas - summer
Pollycraft - the great outdoors

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

Birds Eye View

Hi girls

This is my second post today so if your looking for the Totally Papercrafts challenge please scroll down:)

My card this time is for our new challenge on The Poodles Parlour 

A BIRD'S EYE VIEW

How cute is this little fella? You can find him and some more cuties over at Jacqui's store.  

 I've used Dovecraft papers again for this one, I really like the soft shades on this set. Even did a bit of stitching on this too, albeit not very straight lol.  I cut the bird cage and stand from the Serenade cricut cart, added some glitter and popped the little bird inside.  Prima flowers, ribbon, some beads and a button from me stash completed the look.

Do pop over to the challenge blog for some more gorgeous cards from the other girls on the DT and don't forget to play along too:)

Thanks for stopping by Anne x

challenges
Cooking with Cricut - anything goes
Divas By Design - die cuts/punches
Simons Says - stitching

At the beach

Morning girls
I'm up to my eyes in it at the moment and Mr Mojo isn't playing fair so I'll keep this short and sweet as I'll need to crack on and hope he plays nicely.

It's time for another challenge on Totally Papercrafts and this week we've a fab them for you.

AT THE BEACH

our sponsor

Isn't  this one cool cat?
Talk about the cat that got the cream, or in this case the cocktail and check out them shades lol

Papers are Dovecraft, Meljen's image coloured with copics, sentiment is from Sparkle n Sprinkle

brads and dew drops from me stash.

challenges
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Craft Room - summer birthdays
Digital Tuesday - bling it up
Penny's Papercrafts - birthday
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

BIG D

Morning girls
Well we've the wet stuff again today. I knew it was too good to last.  Mr Sunshine doesn't keep his hat on very long here in Scotland:(
Anyway, I don't often show any commissioned cards on me blog but I thought I'd show you  this one.  The brief was 'It's for a male named Big D' who dresses like a cowboy and will be 70.  The mind boggles!!!  Do you get asked for silly things too?  Or is it just my luck?
Straight away I thought of this image from Karen's Doodles, then I remembered that Tracy did a little cowboy set when she's Creative Cottage, perfect!  I was sorted easier than I thought I'd be:)

I wanted a distressed feel to it so inked the edges of all the papers and backers.  Once I'd that all sorted I cut the the letter with my cricut, added the tiled letter on top and I'd the basis of my card.  Once I'd coloured the image with my copcis I pop dotted him on, added the sentment, bashed a couple of metal snaps up a bit and the job was done.
I'm quite happy with how it turned out.  I just hope Big D whoever he is likes it too:)


challenges
Anything Goes - the letter D 
Cards for Men - Wild West
Sentimental Sundays - anything goes
2 Sisters - birthday
Clearly Inspired - punches/die cuts