Moving Along With The Times Challenge

Hello again, I'm back to tell you about the new challenge at Moving Along With the Times.

This week our theme is

Easter/Spring

This is the prize you could win this week.




I decided to make an oval card for this gorgeous wee chick that I bought recently from Digistamp Boutique.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter
CCEE Stampers - Use a Bunny or an Egg
Delightful Challenges - Your Eggstra Special
Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Competition
Papertake Weekly - Spring Has Sprung Card Mania - Easter. Crafting From the Heart - Easter. Crafty Boots- Easter.

Stamps
Chick - Digi Stamp Boutique
Easter Eggs - Majestix stamps

 Colouring Medium 

Copics

 Embellishments 
Flowers
Pearls

 Tools 
Giant Oval Nesties
Grand Calibur

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by MAWTT and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge at Charisma Cardz.

This week our theme is

April Showers

Our sponsors this week are Bugaboo, Digi Stamp Boutique and Inky Impressions.

I was inspired to use a stamp I bought at the SECC in March. I just love James the bear and this stamp is no exception. I've coloured him in using the WG Copics and paper pieced his umbrella. Doing this card reminded my of a Physics teacher at school whose mnenonic for remembering the rainbow was Rock On You Great Baldy Veteran. So Big J, this one's for you!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

My Mums Craft Shop - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Cute (tip - always listen to your teachers, you never know when the information will come in handy!)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (with optional twist of Spring - that would be the rain.....)

Stamps
James and Umbrella - LotV
Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo

 Colouring Medium 

Copics

Cardstock
from stash

 Embellishments 
Glamour Dust

 Tools 
Corner Rounder

Remember to drop by Charisma and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

I'll be back shortly with my MAWTT card.

Space Oddity

Morning all.

With the boys away, Andy was off yesterday and went off to play golf with friends so I decided to have a day crafting. And I've got to say I really enjoyed it. I didn't enjoy the having to clear it all up but I am such a messy crafter that I couldn't begin anything else until I had tidied up!

Now this isn't one of the cards I made yesterday but it's a birthday card I made for my friends daughter recently - she's daft on space so this seemed like a great image to use for her! I used this Bo Bunny paper but I knew in my head that I had another stack of space paper I wanted to use, couldn't find it at the time. Of course, I've found it now ;) 

Stamps 

Space Rio - Simply Betty

Stars from Jake Skates Set - Visible Image

 Colouring Medium 

Copics

Cardstock

from stash

Paper 

Bo Bunny

Embellishments 

Glossy Accents

 Thanks for dropping by today.

What's That Noise?

It's nothing. It's silence.....

The boys went away to Boys' Brigade camp in Scarborough yesterday and the silence in the house is odd! We've haven't very often had the house completely to ourselves in 12 years (once I think!) - we don't have parents that the children can go and stay with and if one has been away the other one has been here so it's odd that they're away at the same time and they're away till Saturday! Eeek.

Anyhow, they've arrived safely and I'm sure they're both having a ball. Craig is off to Lightwater Valley today but I'm not sure what Scott's group are up to.

So today I wanted to share a card which is a good sentiment for this week. It's a birthday card I made for a good friend who likes tea - as much as I do!! And these wee Joy dies are perfect for this sentiment.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter
Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes Linky Party
Crafty Bloggers Network - Die Cuts or Embossing
Paper Make Up Stamps - Use A Digi

Stamps 

Keep Calm and Drink Tea - Pink Gem Designs

 Colouring Medium

Copics

 Cardstock

From stash

Paper 

LotV

 Embellishments  

Pearls - coloured with Copics

Tools

Embossing Folder - Fiskars 

Tea Pot/Cup Die - Joy Crafts

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Love to Create Challenge

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge at Love to Create

This week our theme is

Anything Goes for a Child

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo who very kindly supplied the DT with images to play with.

I had an idea that I would make a door hanging for one of the boys and what I had intended was to cut out letters to make Beware of the Boy.... but when I was looking through my Sizzlit alphabets I found this Boy's Zone sign. Which had never been used. And when I was looking for something else I found the bone! 

It almost became a card when I couldn't find anything boyish enough to make it into a door hanging. Then I remembered this jute twine I got from B&Q. Perfect!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter
The Crafting Cafe - One For the Boys
Papertake - Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can - For A Child
Allsorts - No Flowers
Feeling Crafty - Anything For A Child

Stamps
Kidz Boy and Dog - Bugaboo

Cardstock/Paper
from stash

 Colouring Medium 
Copics

 Embellishments 
Bone from a swap I took part in with LTC team
Jute Twine - B&Q
Eyelets

 Tools 
Boy's Zone Sign - Sizzix
Paw and Hand Print Die - Joanna Sheen
Big Shot
Cropadile

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Love to Create and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

x

Dream Valley Challenge

Hello, I'm back again to tell you about a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges

This fortnight our theme is

Easter

Our sponsor this fortnight is Mulberry Crafts.

I made a shaped card blank using the Martha Stewart Cherish PATP. The cross is made using Visible Image Clayton Legend set.  The first verse of And Can It Be was printed on the computer.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Wood from Clayton Legend Set - Visible Image

 Embellishments 

Flowers

 Tools 
Cherish PATP - Martha Stewart
Corner Rounder

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Dream Valley and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

 Susan 

x

Hobbycutz Challenge

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge at Hobbycutz

This week our theme is

Fauna and Flora

We're sponsored by Crafty Sentiments this week.

I've used Hobbycutz Decorative Border Corners in order to frame this pretty little Gorjuss girl whose dress I paper pieced. I've added flowers to the swirls too.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Sitting Gorjuss Girl - Funky Kits
Sentiment - Unknown

Colouring Medium
Copics

 Embellishments
Decorative Border Corners- Hobbycutz
Flowers
Pearls

Remember to drop by Hobbycutz and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

I'll be back in a wee while with my Dream Valley card.

 Susan 

x

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Easter

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Devils.

For my card this week I've gone for something a little different. This is a fridge. This is God's fridge. My favourite Christian author, Max Lucado, said

“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning... Face it, friend. He is crazy about you! ”

So when I came to think about an Easter card I decided to go for a fridge with a photo on it. I was going to go mad with fridge magnets but..... I resisted! However, my card has upset our lovely Abi as she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to straighten up the photo!!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

craftycatz Spring

getinky Spring/Easter

simplycreatetoo Easter

stampinfortheweekend Spring colours

thestampingboutique Easter

craftyourpassion anything but square

Stamps

Rosie - Funky Kits (currently out of stock in rubber but is available as a digi)
You're Special Sentiment - Paper Smooches
Happy Easter Sentiment - Penny Black

 Colouring Medium
Copics 

 Tools 
Corner Rounder
Flower Punch
Polaroid Film Die - MFT
Big Shot

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Team Fi Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

x

Charisma Meets Die Cut Crazy

Welcome to the Charisma Cardz Meets Die Cut Crazy Special Challenge and Blog Hop. You should have arrived from Vee and you're going next to the Die Cut Crazy Facebook page.

Our Wonderful design team have this week teamed up with the wonderful magazine Die Cut Crazy to bring you some wonderful inspiration from the world of Die Cutting and also a fab packed April Edition which is available for download on all IOS Apple Devices via the Newstand and in PDF format from the website! Our designers have made some wonderful Easter and Spring projects to inspire your own crafting with your die cuts. 

This week at Charisma we have an ‘ANYTHING GOES’ Challenge where you can join in by linking or emailing charisma with your cards/designs and of course as always there are some fabulous prizes to be won which the winners will be announced next week on the blog and featured in next months issue of Die Cut Crazy.

As well as this we have a fabulous blog hop showcasing all the designers which you should have a look around! And for each comment you leave at each stop we’ll be drawing some random winners for prizes!

If you just joined our hop, be sure and go back to the Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog to start from the beginning!

And here is my card.

I have used the gorgeous Princess from Funky Kits. I've cut her out using a Giant Nestie Circle and embellished her with die cut flowers. This was a card for a 40th birthday and as I didn't know the person it was hard to know whether to actually put her age on it. So I hid it behind the circle on a die cut tag!

 Thanks for stopping by the Charisma Cardz Meets Die Cut Crazy Magazine Blog Hop and Challenge. I hope my project inspires you to create your own Spring/Easter project.  Please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by.

Next up in the hop is the Die Cut Crazy Facebook page

 If you just joined the hop, here is a list of designers so you don't miss any.  

Charisma 

Carlyann 

Emma Pountney 

Sarah

Mandy 

Marie 

Jo  

Vee 

Susan - you are here!

Die Cut Crazy Facebook page 

Lorraine

Emma 

Tina – 

Dianne Grayson 

Anna Bradshaw 
Eemeli 

Stacey 

Natalie 

Love to Create Challenge

Morning all.

It's time for a new challenge at Love to Create

This week our theme is

Our sponsors this week are Fred She Said.

I've used a pre-coloured digi image for this card - Nolan and The Bullfrog. You will also notice that I've concentrated on the bottom half of the colour palette and ignored the top half. Well you wouldn't expect anything else really would you?!

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Nolan and Bullfrog (precoloured) - Fred She Said
Sentiments - Just Rite

 Embellishments 
Frog Brad - Doodlebug

  Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Love to Create and see what the rest the DT have been up to. 

A Huge Leap for Mankind

Well. Ish.

Yesterday two people were leaving Andy's work (where I used to work too)and they were having a wee do in the office. The boys were at badminton club last night from 5.30 until 7 so I took the opportunity of nipping to the office to bid them farewell. Which was a huge step. I haven't been over the door of the office and haven't looked back at it since I left nearly 2 years ago. Got to be honest I was a bit worried about going back but I needn't have. It was nice to see friends again, even if my time was limited!

So they've moved on from the CS too and I'm sure I'll see both of them again soon.

These were the cards I made for them.

Stamps 

Dandelion Wishes - Inkylicious

 Cardstock/Paper

From stash

 Ink 

Memento Cocoa Brown

Embellishments 

Pearls

Lace

Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools

Circle Nesties

Alium Embossing Folder

Big Shot

With this card I've used LotV James and the flower but I have given him a champagne bottle instead using a Stampendous stamp and I cut his paw a wee bit (it wasn't painful) so that he could hold it. 

Stamps 

James and Flower - LotV

Champagne Bottle - Stampendous

Sentiment - Paper Smooches

Colouring Medium 

Copic

Cardstock/Paper 

From stash

Embellishments

Pearls

And one of the folk was leaving got a poem written for her by a friend from the Dundee office. I got one too but on this occasion he actually recorded himself which he sent to Andy and I burned a cd and made a box for the cd using the envelope punch board. The sticker is from a sheet from Designs on Pine. 

 Thanks for dropping by today.