Birthdays and packing ...

Two weeks today and we will be on holiday and I cannot wait!!  Already packing in my head LOL!!

 I love this image by Saturated Canary, Pack light, and this is going to be me!!!  Icoloured the image using my copics, and added some viva pen pearls and a bit of stardust stickles under the suitcase.  The dp is Basic Grey What's up, and I just added some ribbon, a bow and a Whimsy corner.

The girls are very excited about going on holiday, abut both are concerned whether the tooth fairy will find them as they both have wobbly teeth - apparently there is a tooth fairy that covers Scotland so we have 2 relieved little girls!!!

But I need to get a couple of birthdays out of the way before the holiday ...

So here is another of Krista's digis, Ellie's Birthday.  Again she is coloured using my copics and I added some pearl dots, stickles to the ground and the balloons, a double bow, ribbon and a charm.  The flowers are Spellbinder's Bitty Blossoms and I added a Craftwork Card sentiment to finish it.  The dp is more of that scrummy Basic Grey What's Up.

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - make your own
Creative Inspirations - colour scheme
Divas by Design - happy Birthday
My mum's Craft Shop - Birthday girls
Paper Pretties - birthday
Paper Shelter - metal embellishment
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Crafty Catz - all that glitters
Color me Creative -anything Girly

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

If you are looking for my Totally Papercrafts DT card please scroll down xx


 This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is Flag, you're it - so we want to see flags or pennants.

 I used Cocoa's Baby Block, and coloured it using my promarkers.  I have used a new paper for colouring my digis, and am not very happy with its blending ability, so am going baack to Rymans. The dp is DCWV Nana's Nursery and I used a Whimsy die to create the pennant, before adding alphabet stickers.  Some layered ribbon completes it.

Challenges -
Stamps and Creativity=fun - pennant

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week's Totally Papercraft's theme has been picked by Wendy, and she has chosen a colour theme 

orange and yellow

Our fabulous sponsor this week is...

I went for something a bit different as I am not a big fan of yellow and orange ...

I used my distress ink pads, spiced marmalade, dried marigold and squeezed lemonade, and stamped them directly onto the card blank.  I stamped the outer 2 first, lining the edge of the pad up with the corner of the card blank so it matched on the corners.  Having stamped the dried marigold I then stamped over using sepia and a text stamp  - simples!!

 Exactly the same technique for this one, except I stamped an SU flower stamp in the centre of each ink block, added some buttons and a sentiment.

Challenges:
Crafty Creations - buttons
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
DutchDare - colour challenge (orange, yellow and white)
Do you stack up - for a friend

Strawberries anyone??

 I used this cutie, Strawberry patch,  from Sugar Nellie's Manga range, and coloured her with my promarkers.  I used my Go Kreate dies to make the shaped card blank and mats.  The dp is from DCWV Nana's Nursery.  I added some spotted ribbon and tired a simple knot bow.  No other embellishments for a change - I feel i have been flowered out recently LOL!!!

Challenges:
Anything Goes - anything but square
Bearly Mine - shaped card
Creative Craft - summertime
Everybody Art - summer
Oldie but a goodie - summer photo inspiration
Passion for Promarkers - feeling fruity
Crafts and Me anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
I love Promarkers - gold, silver, bronze (tools coloured using a silver promarker)

Fairy birthday

Just a quick post before we go out for the day as the sun is shining.  I made this girly birthday card with my little raptor, Beth in mind.  For such a little tomboy she does love her pink and fairies!!Tilda is coloured using my copics and she has been glamour dusted and stickled within an inch of her life!!  The dp is DCWV Nana's Nursery and i added some ribbon, plenty of WOC flowers, a bow and a sentiment.

Challenges:
Just Magnolia - Lets make a birthday card
Wild Orchid - circles
Stampin for the weekend - photo inspiration

 

50 shades and a splash of red!!

 I used this gorgeous image, Jules, from Krista's Saturated Canary range, and coloured her using my promarkers.  The dp is Bo Bunny, and I coloured the doilly with my red promarker. The edges of the cardstock and dp have been distressed aunig my TH distressing tool. The flowers are made using a Memory box die.  Finally I added some satin ribbon and black lace.

CHallenges
Make it Monday
Alphabet - L for Lace
Dieing for a challenge - sketch
Allsorts - distressing
Craft your days away - Shades of grey +1
Incy wincy - lets party
Saturated Canary - Black, white +1
Craft your passion - black, white +1
Ohlala Creations - recipe
Stamp with fun - lace doilly

Basic Grey Challenge

 This week's Basic Grey challenge is Things With Wings as usual we are sponsored by the lovely Heidi from

I used this adorable angel, Rosie, from Sugar Nellie, and coloured her using copics, before adding glamour dust and stickles.  The dp is Basic Grey Plumeria, and I embossed flowers onto the plain dp sheet from the set.  I added gingham ribbon, ricrac, a layered flower and some flat backed pearls.


Challenges:
Sugar Bowl - sketch
Bearly Mine - girly birthday
Papertake Weekly - all things girly
Paper Pretties - bling it up
Divas by design - anything goes
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday - wings and bling
Cute Card Thursday - fairy nice
Allsorts - distressing

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge and blog hop

Its release day over at Sweet n Sassy and Korin has some gorgeous Christmas stamps for you to get creating your Christmas projects with.  The Sweet n Sassy Digi challenge girls are having a blog hop to celebrate the release and show you he fab new designs.  Click the pic to go to the Sweet n Sassy digi challenge blog for more details.

And you can get your mits on these fab Christmas beauties here ...

I went for a sentiment digi stamp, not something I would normally do, but i love the effect, and so much quicker than having to colour an image in!!!!  This sentiment is called Born this Day, and I matted it up onto kraft and red cardstock, used some GCD Christmas papers with a fab vintage feel, and a great texture!  I added some hunter's green ribbon, green flat backed pearls and a bow - voila!!
 So here is the list of DT girls to hop along through ...

Cathy Wallington (me!)

Ceal Pritchett

Cyndi Bundy

Melinda Gleissner

Patricia Hays

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

Wendy Jordan

Korin Sutherland(our fab stamp designer!)

Challenges:
Stampavie - Christmas in July
Lollipop - Christmas in july
Dream Valley - anything but square
Totally Gorguss - Its Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas in July
Craft Your Passion - kraft and lace/ribbon

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week's Totally Papercraft's theme has been picked by Lisa, and she has chosen an inspiration picture ...

 We are sponsored by

 I coloured this Mayzy Art image, MacKensie,  using cpoics and then matted her onto DCWV Linen dp - it always takes my breathe away cutting into these papers!!  I added some card candi, flowers, ribbon and ricrac, and a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

Challenges:
Bearly Mine - girly birthday
Papertake Weekly - all things girly
Stamps and fun=creativity = sketch
Divas by design - anything goes
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Love to create - 3 of something (types of embellishment)

Pretty in pink

So right now Ali is clapping her hands and Susan is shaking her head ... and I am checking my temperature as I don't do pink!!!

 This is one of Krista's latest Saturated Canary digis, Jules, and she is coloured using my promarkers and flexpens.  The dp is a mix of Bo Bunny and MME and I added bitty blossoms die cut rolled flowers, pearls, gems and ribbon - love this ribbon from Sew Sweet.  The sentiment is from Pollycraft (sadly shut:(().  Finally I added some frosted lace stickles to the edge of the image and under her feet.

Challenges:
 Creative Craft - black and pink
I love promarkers - sparkle
My Mum's Craft shop - cats and dogs
Fab n Funky - make your own flowers
Crafts and Me - ribbon and bow
Simon Says Stamp - sketch
Dutchdare - recipe
Moving Along with the times - Pink, pearls, pretty
Charisma Cardz - favourite animal
Creative Card Crew - black cardstock

This and that

I made a couple of really contrasting cards yesterday ...

I coloured this gorgeous Sugar Nellie Simply Adorable (but very neglected!!) image, Rebecca, in using my promarkers.   The dp is Bo Bunny Welcome Home, which hasn't seeen daylight in months!!!  I added raffia lace, satin ribbon, a pearl swirl and some WOC flowers.

Challenges:
Sugar Bowl - sketch
Oldie But a Goodie - flower power
Incy Wincy - dust off
Bunny Zoe - swirls and lace


And then I decided to do the inspiration challenge over at the Allsorts challenge, using as similar stash as possible from that sent to the DT ...

I used papers from Memory box and distressed, tore and inked them up. I diecut the weathered clock from kraft paper and inked the edges.  The bird and cage are a TH shapers and movers die set, and the bird has been inked with walnut stain distress ink, and the cage coloured using vintage photo distress stain, rock candy crackle paint and walnut stain distress ink.  I stamped the Sugar Nellie little birdie and TH sentiments using sepia ink, before adding ribbon, buttons with twine through them and some flat backed pearls.

Challenges:
 Allsorts - a challenge for the DT
Craft your Passion - kraft and lace/ribbon
Simon Says Stamp and Show - no rules
Sir Stampalot - your crafty passion (distressing, everything Tim Holtz, kraft)

A couple of cards

I had a bit of a colouring fest yesterday ... and these are 2 of the cards I made up ...

 

I used this gorgeous Kathy Hare image from Sugar Nellie, Worried,  and coloured him with my promarkers.  The dp is Simply Stories, Happy Birthday I think.  I added buttons made using a very neglected Marianne Creatible's die, and a stamped tag and chippy brackets, coloured using my umber promarker.

Challenges:
Sugar Bowl - sketch
Creative Monday - for Men

 

This gorgeous Magnolia, Ballerina, hasn't seen ink in absolutely AGES!!  She is coloured using copics, and I added glamour dust and frosted lace stickles to the image.  The dp is Stampin Up Blueberry Crisp, another neglected item from my stash!!!  I added some Memory Box die cut flowers, pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts, lace, gingham ribbon and a doilly to finish.

Challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - doillies and lace
Just Magnolia - bingo (flowers, glitter, blue)
Oldie But a Goodie - flower power
Craft your Passion - kraft and lace/ribbon
Color me Creative - Navy/dark blue
Crafty Boots - Bingo (blue, ribbon, lace)
Incy Wincy - dust off
Love to Create - 3 of something (types of embellishment, 3 ickle flowers)
Make it Monday

Beach Baby

 I coloured this fab Saturated Canary image in using my promarkers.  The dp is Pink Petticoat and Basic Grey Life of the party.  I added ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Just a quick post from me today - off out - should have been out the door 10 minutes ago!!!

Challenges:
Stamps and fun = Creativity - summer
Incy Wincy - summertime

Everbody-Art-challenge - summer
Crafty Creations - free for all
Fab and Funky - Summer holiday
Tuesday throwdown - hot colours
Passion for Promarkers - gingham
DutchDare - bingo (bright colours, bling, ribbon)
The Stampman - Anything goes, summer colours
Fuss n fancy - photo inspiration

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

 This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is to make a multi-fold card ...

 

I love making these envelope style tri-fold cards.  I used this cutie, Benjamin Bunny, and coloured him in using my promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is from Nitwits, and i added the thank you sentiment from the Many Thanks sentiment set. Finally I added a die cut butterfly, some pearls and some organza ribbon.

The inside ...

Challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - gingham

Aaarrrggghhhh!

 Its Friday!!!!  This week's Totally Papercrafts theme is Lots of Layers - one I really struggle with as I'm not a lots of layers type of girl!!  We are sponsord this week by the fabulous Kenny K.

I needed to make a pirate mad 51 year old boy a birthday cardand this fab Keny K image, Pirate, fitted the bill perfectly!!  I coloured him using my promarkers.  The dp is Bo Bunny's Market Weekend, and I added a map created using a TH map stamp stamped onto the card back of a set of post-it notes (recycle, recycle, recycle!!!)  I grunged it up using distress ink pens, vintage photo ink and lots of scrunching and tearing. The image is on 3d foam pads for a bit of dimension, and  I added some twine and a skull and crossbones charm, and a SU sentiment, also popped onto 3d foam pads.

Challenges:
Creative Monday - for Men
Cards for Men - Happy Birthday
Fabulous Friday - stamping

Travelling Colours

 I coloured this fab image by Krista Smith, Traveling Colors, using my copics for a change.  The dp is MME Lime Twist, and I stitched round the edges of it.   I added some pearls, lace, flowers and stickles and a doilly, oh and some pearl dots made using a Viva Decor pen.  This will be me when we go on holiday - I am taking my pens and lots of images to colour!!

Challenges
Copic Marker Europe
Saturated Canary - bling
Bunny Zoe - swirls and lace
Creative Card Crew - swirls and pearls
Crafty Creations - free for all
Creative Inspirations - bingo - pearls, flowers, blue