Gorjuss Bag

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for news of my weekend and a Wedding card.

This little Gorjuss girl hasn't been used for a very long time. She's one of the Sugar Nellie stamps which I have coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers. I've used papers from the Papermania Capsule packs, aqua and heather, one of my fave colour combos. The bag is from Jo-Anns, in USA. Hope I can find some more of these next time I go as they are bigger and much stronger than the ones I bought in Hobbycraft. I also like the fact they are kraft inside. I did pop into Hobbycraft yesterday though and like their new range of small acrylic stamps, only £1 each. I bought 4 of them, so watch this space. Anyway back to my card. The butterfly is from The Works. It's really pretty and sparkly, doesn't show up so well in a photo. I've used Marianne dies for the flowers and leaves.

Challenges

Incy Wincy Anything but a card 

Stamptacular Patterns galore (at least 3 papers) 

Willow Sketchie Anything Goes 

Simon Says Anything Goes 

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes 

ABC DT Colour challenge 

The Sugar Bowl Gayle's fab sketch

Vintage Wedding

What a great time we had at the weekend at the two day Village Festival. Great atmosphere, loads of people, 3,500 adults plus children on Saturday and even more on Sunday. It was my best ever event, steady sales both days and would have done even better but it started to rain about 3.30 on Sunday. It left off for a while but then came down heavier so people started to leave and instead of being there until 6pm we all packed up about 4.30 which was a shame but other than that the weather was lovely. All my efforts of the last two weeks certainly paid off and I had lots of compliments about the quality of my cards. I also got an order for 2 doorhangers and a lady who said she will ring me for 5 Christmas bags for her grandchildren. Whether she will or not of course remains to be seen.

Yesterday hubby was off and we had to catch up on things having been out all weekend so sorry I haven't had a chance to catch up with you all. I shall be making a start on bloghopping and crafting today. I haven't made anything for the last 4 days and am itching to get started again.

Today I am sharing a Wedding card I made for somebody I used to work with and have met up with again thanks to Facebook.

Recipe

Images - Crafty Individuals Miniatures

Papers - Bo Bunny Timepiece

Tools - TH distressing tool, Crafty Sentiments border die, MB Sofia heart and butterfly dies

Sentiment - LOTV

Lace from stash

Challenges

Simon Says stamp and show What do you say 

Fussy and Fancy Vintage with distressing and lace 

Simon Says Anything Goes 

Penny's Wedding/anniversary 

Crafts and Me Anything Goes 

Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes

Baby weigh in and Commenter's candy

Isn't this such an adorable image from LOTV. It's another of their die cuts which I have teamed with some Basic Grey paper. I've used the cut off strips again as I did with my ship card last week and some organza ribbon. I love these spotted buttons which I have tied with raffia from The Works. Sweet and simple.

Challenges

Simon Says Anything Goes 

Crafty Creations Buttons

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and as promised I have randomly chosen one of my regular commenters from last week to win a stamp.

That's you Rachel. Please e-mail me and a Lazy Ellie stamp from Stamposaurus will be on it's way to you. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to comment. I really do appreciate it.

Birds of a feather

It's my last GDT card for The Crafty Pad and our theme this week is Things with wings. I chose this gorgeous bird silhouette. I kept to the bird theme and found this paper, which was sent to me by Janet at The Stamp Basket when I was a guest designer there. It is Prima, Meadowlark I think. It was so pretty with so many different details I kept to one paper for a change. I added a Kars wooden bird, some scrim coloured with Tea Rose Flexmarkers, ribbon, Fairyopolis rubon greeting and a MB die cut landscape.

Take time to stop and smell the flowers

I've scheduled this post, which is my DT card for Totally Gorjuss, as I will be selling (hopefully) at a large two day local festival. We have been several times as visitors but it is the first time I have had a stall. I will be in a large marquee so hoping for good weather, but not too hot. I'll catch up with you all on Monday.

Recipe

Digi image - Dillybeans (our sponsor this week)

Medium - Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - MME Blink of an Eye

Scrim - B&Q coloured with Honeycomb Promarker

Ribbon - mag freebie

Dies - MB - Macarena corner, buterflies and dragonfly

Pearls from The Hoby House

And that's our challenge this week, Pearls, nice and easy.

I would like to enter this into the case it challenge at Allsorts.

Birthday Fairy

This is another of the samples I made recently for Stamposaurus. You will find Dottie in the Christmas section but I think she works well all year round. She has been cut out with a Go Kreate Tag die and coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with added Sakura clearstar and bluestar pens for a bit of bling. The paper is Paper Cellar Victorian Classic. I have used a star embossing folder with Core'dinations and sanded it down, ruched up some seam binding and added some flowers and pears. The ribbon is Fizzy Moon, sentiment Lucy Cromwell.

Challenges

Sweet Stampin' Monochrome 

Charisma Monochrome 

Simon Says Anything Goes 

My Mum's Craft Shop Birthday girls 

Divas by Design Happy Birthday
Southern Girls Angels or fantasy

Regular visitors will know what a busy week I have had making cards ready for a two day village festival at the weekend. This has meant I have had less time than usual for blogging and won't be around at all this weekend.. I really do appreciate your visits and have visited as many of you as possible this week. Some of you visit me every day and leave comments and to show my appreciation I will be sending a little something to one of you. I will sort this out on Monday and let you know who the lucky person will be.

Thank you

Thinking of you

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for a vintage card and scroll up to enter my candy.

I've tried something new on this card, using different shades of grey only on the image. It just shows what a contrast you get with using ice greys, cool greys and warm greys, Promarkers of course, I've used DI Iced Spruce around the edges. I wanted to contrast that with a lovely warm colour. Not sure which pad the orange paper came from, the flowered paper is from the V&A pad. The flowers are from Michaels, some of these in my candy along with a larger version of this cute stamp, Lazy Ellie, from Stamposaurus.Tag sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

Challenges

Craft your days away Shades of grey plus one 

Creative Inspirations Colour challenge 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Summer Blooms 

DYSU For a friend 

Aud Sentiments Sentiment on a tag
Simon Says Anything Goes

Steampunk Time

I had a really good day yesterday with the cardmaking, 12 cards and a gift bag. Feeling good now about the amount of stock I have for the weekend festival. I could do with a few more gift bags, large cards and vintage cards like this one if I have time. Hubby is off work today so we need to give the conservatory a thorough clean from top to bottom and may go out later so not much will get made today.

I love making this style of card and they sell well too. I have used Bo Bunny Timepiece paper, penny farthing rubon from America, Tim Holtz steampunk  on the edge die, clock embossing folder, DI Vintage Photo, distress tool and metal gears, Jolee's metal corner scroll and a clock charm from Wild Orchid. I used Core'dinations with the embossing folder, sanded it down and then used DI Vintage Photo.

Challenges

Crafts 4 Eternity Crazy circles 

The Paper Shelter Metal 

Scrapbook Sisters Clocks 

Chocolate, coffee and cards Steampunk and metal

Allsorts Distressing 

Fab n Funky No stamped images 

Charisma Monochromatic

Simon Says Anything Goes

Hannah's Birthday

This is my second post for today.

I made this card for a friend's daughter's 22nd Birthday which is today so I can now share it with you. Krista's fabulous images work so well with jazzy hair colours and as Hannah currently has red hair I wanted to colour her hair red. I've used Promarkers and Flexmarkers, more odds and ends of papers, MS PATP double loop punches, TH distress tool, DI Lipstick Red and Black Soot, Marianne flower dies, brad and padded heart from stash.

Challenges

The Sugar Bowl 2nd entry using Gayle's fab sketch 

Saturated Canary Black and white plus one

Marianne's Design Divas Anything goes

Flowers for you

I adore these LOTV couples and they make great Anniversary cards, I'm afraid it's another die cut as I don't have time for colouring all my cards this week. I've used DI Vintage Photo and Basic Grey Capella papers, TH distressing tool, a couple of MB dies with kraft card and some pearl hearts I found in my stash.

Challenges

Lili's little fairies A touch of romance 

Allsorts Distressing

Short and sweet post but I will be back later with another card, and this one has been stamped and coloured.

Good Luck Cats

This is my second post today. Please scroll down for a cute Ellie card. 

I am still beavering away to get ready for the weekend. Hope I get plenty of customers after all this cardmaking. Today's card was made using one of the LOTV die cuts. It's such a cute image but not a stamp I would buy as I wouldn't get enough use out of it. That's where the die cuts are so handy. I've used some more papers from my slowly decreasing odds and ends paper pile. I've used DI Black Soot, some ribbon and pearls from stash and a bow from a recent challenge win.

Challenges

Creative Card Crew Use black card stock 

Crafting When We Can Monochrome 

Crafty Catz Monochromatic 

Crafts and Me Ribbon and bows

Have you entered my candy yet? Link is in the post at the top of my blog.

Another sweet Ellie

I thought I would share another sweet Ellie sample with you today. Ellie has been coloured with promarkers and Flexmarkers and I have used nestie dies. More papers from my scrap pile, MS border punch, Prima flowers, pearls and ribbon from stash. I never usually use two ribbons together but I really like the effect.

Challenges

Paper Shelter Anything Goes 

Whimsy Punches and edgers 

Card Makin' Mamas 1 image, 2 DPs, 3 embellishments (mine are flowers, ribbon and pearls) 

Dream Valley Summer 

Joanna Sheen Animal Crackers

Return from the sea

Hope you are all enjoing this gorgeous sunshine which has finally come our way. I have a fairly simple but I think very effective card to share today. I have used an image from Delicious Doodles, which I love. The paper is from my use up stack. I love to use striped way this way, by using the two strips which I cut off and which are normally thrown away. Use them on your base paper by lining the stripes up the opposite way. I added a Craftwork Cards sentiment, baker's twine and a charm from EBay.

Challenges

Digital Tuesday All tied up 

Cupcake The Ocean

My pets

This is my second post for today. It's been lovely having a weekend off from craft fairs, as much as I love doing them. Met friends for lunch yesterday and spent the day at Springfields shopping outlets today. Bit of retail therapy and another lovely lunch. Not much time for crafting or blogging this weekend so must crack on tomorrow as only have this week left to make more stock ready for the big two day festival next weekend.

Recipe

Image - Sugar Nellie 

Papers - Echo Park Boy's Life (love these bright colours)

Medium - Promarkers

Stars - Kraft card from Cratfwork Cards

Butons from America

Raffia from The Works

DI - Aged mahogany

Tools - crimper

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Challenges

The Sugar Bowl Great sketch 

Passion for Promarkers Down on the farm 

Crafty Sentiments Blue and orange 

The Ribbon Girl Colour challenge 

Charisma Favourite animal (mine is cats)

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

No, not my Winter Wonderland DT card but my GDT card for this week's interactive challenge at The Crafty Pad. I have never made an interactive card before apart from a circle slider from a CD and I found that difficult. However thanks to a mag tutorial I found this slider card easy. Just to prove it works

here's teddy walking with his snowman. The papers are from The Snowman pad. I found the chipboard embellishment in my stash and thought it was perfect for this card. a much simpler design than usual for me but the style of card means not many embellishments are needed I think.

My favourite season - Fall

I have been so busy making card that I haven't had any time for making layouts but when I saw the challenge at Totally Gorjuss was leaf it in I knew it was my excuse to take time for a layout for my DT creation this week. I have used some beautiful fall foliage pictures from New England. 

Recipe

Papers - some old Stampin' Up ons which I won about 3 years ago

DI - Forest Moss

Die - Marianne sign

Lettering - Colour Connection from Dunelm Mill

Bird Stamp - Tim Holtz

Large leaves - Michaels

Small leaves and sentiment- Me and my big ideas

Wooden bird and leaves - Kars

Challenges

Creative Inspirations Anything but a card 

Sir Stampalot What's your crafty passion (scrapbooking, when I have time!) 

By the Cute and Girly A day at.... (New England) 

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy's DT call

Natalie and Amy are looking for 5 DT members that will be able to make at least 1 creation a month from the products in their fabulous online shop and also spread the word about their products. You must live in the UK and be enthusiastic, no previous DT experience is necessary. In return you will get 25% discount in the shop and receive some free goodies every month. The DT call is open until 15 August.

As a bonus if you don't live in the UK or don't want to be on the DT you can still have a chance to win a prize by helping to spread the word. Just grab the DT call badge and show it off on your blog with a link back to * HERE * for the chance to win a surprise package.

To apply for the DT call Natalie and Amy would like us to show some of our favourite creations. Always so difficult to choose, but here are just four of my favourites.

First Christmas Bag

Friday means another challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week we have a colour challenge for you. Squirrel is our lovely host this week and our sponsor is Lili of the Valley with a £10 voucher, wish I could win that. So, we want to see pink and/or lilac and aqua and/or green. So you can choose to use two colours, pink or purple and aqua or green or three or even all four. I have chosen pink, purple and aqua, such a yummy combo. I decided to make a start on Christmas bags. 

Recipe

Bag - Hobbycraft

Image - Bildmalarna stamp from J&C Creations

Medium - Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Wild Rose Wintry Christmas

Flower - Marianne dies

Holly leaves - Woodware punch

Ribbon from stash

Swirl - Sizzix die

Challenges

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes 

ABC Christmas N is for not a card 

J&C Creations Anything Goes 

Hooked on craft Christmas in July 

ABC DT Colour challenge

Playing with some new stash

Now here's a very different card for my second card today. I had 2 lovely parcels arrive this week, one from Simon Says and one from Wild Orchid. Both were winnings, but I did of course spend a bit more than the vouchers. Well, you have to make the postage costs worthwhile don't you. I was so inspired by the inspiration challenge at Allsorts that I thought I would make a card just using die cuts and flowers. The paper is Papermania  Happy Days. I've used kraft card and DI Vintage photo, Tim Holtz clock die, new MB bird and cage dies from Simon Says, ticket from Craftwork Cards, stamped with Kanban stamps which I found at the Range recently, Woodware punched leaves and flowers from Wild Orchid where the challenge is shabby chic. I ordered the new limited edition Autumn Promarkers today from Joanna Sheen, only £9.99 and free postage, bargain. They look really lovely colours too. I would like to enter this into the challenge of going round in circles at Joanna Sheen.

Twinkle Toes Christmas

Please scroll down to enter my candy. It's another Christmas sample for Stamposaurus this time using Twinkle Toes. These stamps are so cute and suitable for cards all year round.

Recipe

Image - Twinkle Toes from Stamposaurus

Medium - Promarkers, Sakura clearstar and bluestar pens

Papers - Bo Bunny Snowflake

DI - Antique Linen

Snowflakes - wooden Kars and MS punched kraft card sprayed with silver spray and sparkle

Ribbon - Anita's

Other - MS snowflake border punch, Viva pearl pen from MCH

Challenges

Sketch N Stash Sketch 92 (new stamp)

Divas by Design Anything Goes 

Papertake All things girlie 

Hooked on Craft Christmas in July 

Creatalicious Christmas in July

1400 followers candy

I am totally amazed to have so many followers and to have so many people who visit and leave me comments. I love to read your comments and visit you all as often as I can. I wanted to offer some candy to say thanks for following. So what's in my colour co-ordinated candy?

Large Lazy Ellie stamp from Stamposaurus 

Small Ellie stamp from Stamposaurus

Pack of 5 Promarkers

Peach pearls from The Hobby House

Selection of blue, pink and peach flowers, some glittered from Michaels

The rules are simple

Follow my blog

Enter via the link

Post a pic on your sidebar with a link back to my blog

Leave me a comment

The candy will close on Saturday 4 August.

Red and Gold Christmas and candy winner

This is my second post for today.

Finished off the last of my samples for Stamposaurus  and made my Totally Gorjuss creation today so I thought I would share one of the samples with you. This is Daisy and you can buy her here. She is in the Christmas section but of course can be used all year round. I have coloured her with Promarkers and Sakura pens for sparkle. The papers are Wild Rose, sentiment is a Crafty Sentiments digi. The flowers came from a local shop and I sprayed them with gold Spray and Sparkle and added gold brads. 

Challenges

A Gem of a challenge Great sketch 

Hooked on craft Christmas in July 

Creatalicious Christmas in July

Candy Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered my Stamposaurus stamp candy. The lucky winner who followed all the rules is ...................

That't you, Lisa. Well done, please e-mail me.

Don't despair that you didn't win as I will have a new candy tomorrow to celebrate the fact that I have gone over 1400 followers. Welcome to my lovely new followers.

Wedding Day

Here's another of the cards I made yesterday. I love these large LOTV diecuts, shame they don't make them anymore as they are perfect for 8 x 8 cards. I have used DI Tattered Rose and Sakura Rosestar on the hearts for a bit of sparkle. The papers and ribbon are Papermania Confetti. Of course I covered up most of the lovely ribbon! I used a Tim Holts on the edge die and MB Sofia Heart with kraft card. The wooden embelies are Kars.

Challenges

ABC T is for Two ( 2 people, papers, wooden embellies)

Sparkles Wedding 

Lili's little fairies Pretty in Pink 

Just Inspirational Photo inspiration 

Friday Sketch

Keep calm and drink tea

I'm back with my second post for today. Popped out to Sainsburys this morning and then have been cracking on in my craftroom and have made 9 cards so far. No colouring, that's my treat this evening, so love my colouring, but have been making cards with pre-coloured digis like this one. The keep calm cards are so popular that I am making several of these. I know some people would make a batch all the same but I like to make every one different even if it just the backing papers. I have used 2 digis from Pink Gem, Papermania Portobello Road papers and some card candi. I made the bunting out of scraps from the paper pad and some navy card.

Challenges

Sketch Saturday Great sketch 

Sweet Stampin' Colours of your flag 

Crafts 4 Eternity Photo inspiration 

Try it on Tuesday So very British 

Secret Crafter Food and drink

If you haven't entered my candy yet then please check out the post at the top of my blog as it ends today.

Twinkle Toes you're a star

A quick post from me as I have lots more crafting to get done today. I am busy getting stock made for a two day event at the end of the month. It is a village festival which is very well attended and my biggest craft fair to date so I need plenty of stock. I am also working on some more samples for Stamposaurus and this is Twinkle Toes. There are 3 gorgeous girls in this range and although they are Christmas images would work well for cards all year round. I've coloured her with Promarkers and Sakura purple glaze and clearstar pens for sparkle. The papers were freebies with a magazine, sentiment is Lucy Cromwell, Woodware punchd stars and Sizzix die cut swirl corner. I have used the fab sketch at Cute Card Thursday.

To Do List

I thought I would share another of the samples I have been busy making for Stamposaurus. I used DI Tattered Rose and coloyred the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with a touch of Sakura Goldtsar for a bit of bling. I bought some of the new Papermania Happy Days journalling cards and immediatey had the idea of making a To Do List for the elves. Looks like they haven't made much of a start on that list yet! The gorgeous papers are Marianne Designs Merry Little Christmas. I also used a Marianne icicle border die and some K&Co pressies.

Challenges

Marianne Design Divas Anything Goes 

2 Sisters Christmas in July 

Papertake Strawberries and cream (I used the colours) 

Hooked on Craft Christmas in July 

Creatalicious Christmas in July

A day at the seaside

It's my third week as Guest DT member for The Crafty Pad and our challenge this week is paper piecing. I decided to use one of my fave digis from The Crafty Pad and that is the beach hut. Now I don't know how you paper piece a digi but I scanned the printed image onto a sheet of white paper and then cut round it and placed it on the patterned paper. I drew round it on the back and voila, my beach hut was of course back to front, with the cut out for the ball on the right, oops! Turned over my template and tried again.

Recipe

Papers We R Memory Keepers

Scrim from B&Q

Baker's Twine

Dovecraft bunting

Letraset fine liner for doodling

K&Co Chipboard lighthouse

Our sponsor this week who are offering a £20 voucher are

They have some fab embellishments as such reasonable prices. £20 will get you a lot of new stash.

Challenges

Fab n Funky We're all going on a Summer Holiday
Passion for Promarkers Gingham/checks

Willow Sketchie Summer holidays 

Fussy and Fancy Photo inspiration

Baby Ellie

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for a Christmas card.

I've been very busy crafting today and have finished off the last of 16 samples for Stamposaurus. I have another 6 samples to do of some other new very cute stamps and hope to get those made this week. I have also been making some cards for stock as I have another craft fair tomorrow so I don;t have much computer time this weekend I'm afraid. I have loved using these sweet Ellie stamps, they stamp beautifully and it has been challenging to make the cards all different. Don;t forget if you would like an Ellie stamp please enter my candy.

Recipe

Image - Lazy Ellie by Stamposaurus

Medium- Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Papermania Blueberry Pie

Dies - MB butterfly and Sizzix swirl

Buttons, elephant button, ribbon and bow from stash.

Viva Pearl Pen Ice White

Challenges

Delightful Bling and bows (hope the pearls count as bling) 

The Paper Shelter Pearls and Swirls 

Southern Girls Pearls 

Passion for Promarkers Gingham/checks 

Crafty Bloggers Network Anything Goes

Christmas in July

I am amazed to find that I have 1400 followers. Thanks so much to all those who follow me, especially those who take the time to leave me such lovely comments. I truly appreciate it. When my current candy ends I will have to have another to celebrate. Our challenge at Totally Gorjuss is Christmas in July and we are sponsored by Crafter's Companion. I am showing another of the samples I made for the new Christmas stamps at Stamposaurus. I have used some papers from my 12 x 12 box again, DCVW I think. Lots of doodling on this one, Woodware punched holly leaves with red card candi and Sizzix die cut trees. Coloured with Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Sakura pens for added glitz.

Challenges

Divas by Design Christmas in July 

Crafty Sentiments Christmas in July

Boys and their toys

Sorry I haven't been around as much as usual. Have had a busy week, was at a craft fair yesterday afternoon and evening, which was pretty good. I have another craft fair on Sunday and am also busy making samples for Stamposaurus. I am hopping around blogs though whenever I get a few minutes to spare. I sold the sewing card which I made this week. This style of card always seem to sell. I made this card for my friend Lisa's son Jamie's Birthday yesterday. I know he loves cars so I thought this digi which I won from The Stamping Boutique ages ago would be perfect for him. Coloured with Promarkers of course with DI Worn Lipstick around the edges. The papers are Wild Rose For Men. The sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe, another win a while ago, charm from EBay tied with baker's twine and card candi to finish.

Challenges

Passion for Promarkers Gingham/checks

What, no image!

I had two sympathy cards amongst my cards for sale and sold them both on Sunday so I thought I had better restock. I wanted to try something different and used the gorgeous Chloe Stem and Prim Poppy Memory Box dies with Core'dinations. The paper is Papermania Hampstead and the sentiment is Stampin' Up which I won from Elaine a little while ago. Some Viva pearl pen dots, lace from stash and a MS punched butterfly to finish. I'm rather pleased with the way this turned out.

I seem to be having a busy week this week, samples to finish, appointments and a craft fair this afternoon and early evening at the local hospital. 

Challenges

MAWTT Sentiment (no image) 

Party Time Tuesdays Punchy (punches/ die cuts)

Dressmaking

I just couldn't resist these fabulous new retro papers called happy Days from Papermania nd this one is just perfect for a sewing themed card. I found this digi on my computer and it is labelled as an LSS image. I have no idea who that is but it is lovely. I tucked a piece of lace underneath one corner and I've used the TH distress tool and lots of DI Vintage Photo. The tape measure was cut from a piece of 12 x 12 MME kraft card and I've used my sewing on the edge die from Tim Holtz and some vintage baker's twine.

Challenges

Kaboodle Doodles Anything French 

Simon Says stamp and show Layered 

Cupcake Number cruncher 

Craft Punked Monochrome

Whimsy Monochromatic

In the garden

I'm back with a second post today and another garden post too. I took a break from making the Stamposaurus samples to make this card using one of the first stamps I ever bought. She is still one of my favourite images and hasn't been used for far too long.

Recipe

Image - Elisabeth Bell for Sugar Nellie

Papers - Papermania Lucy Cromwell and First Edition Dreamcatcher

Medium - Promarkers and Flexmarkers

MB fence and butterfly dies

Large flower at the back from stash

Challenges

The Sugar Bowl 2nd entry using this fab sketch 

The Ribbon Girl Girlie 

ABC DT Colour challenge

  Loves Rubberstamps Sweet Summer Days 

Everybody Art Summer 

Card Makin' Mamas Rubber 

Willow Sketchie Summer florals 

Cute Card Thursday Gardener's World 

One Stop Craft Summer flowers

 I would also like to enter this into Lisa's waste not Wednesday challenge for using an old rubber stamp.

Ellie in the garden

Yes, it is Ellie again but a very different card to yesterdays. This is one of my favourites of the samples I have made for Stamposaurus. I have used some Prima papers, sorry don't know the make as they were left from some work I did for The Stamp Basket.I've gone for a shabby chic look today, using my TH distress tool and DI spun sugar. I coloured some scrim with a Promarker and used Prima flowers and MB dies with kraft.

Challenges

Penny Black & more at Allsorts Summer Blooms 

Incy Wincy Summertime 

Scrapbook Sisters One stamp 

Secret Crafter Pastel colours

Red and green are not just for Christmas

Well Good Morning and a good Monday morning it is too. It isn't raining, yet!, and I won a £15 voucher on the Wild Orchids challenge, woo hoo. Happy spending for me.

The craft fair yesterday was lovely, only 4 hours and only 6 miles away. A very sociable event and I sold more cards than Saturday too. Need to restock now as I am doing the hospital Summer Fair from 4-8 on Thursday and another fete on Sunday. 

I had a good sort out of the blogs I follow last night as I found some on my list which I never visit and I haven;t a clue who they even belong to. There were also some that don't exist anymore. Sometimes you just have do a bit of blog housekeeping. It should make it easier for commenting now and visiting all you lovely people who take the time to visit me.

I am sharing another of my Stamposaurus samples today. I tend to use pastel colours for sweet Ellie but I wanted to make one which was a complete contrast. I really like the way it turned out with the patchwork effect. Don't forget you could win an Ellie stamp if you enter my candy.

Recipe

Image- Ellie by Stamposaurus

Papers - Raspberry Road Summer Goodness

Medium - Promarkers MB leafy branch die and X cut flowers with mini pearls

Sizzix die cut hearts

Ribbon from Crafter's Companion

Challenges

Crafty Catz Spots 

Delightful Primary colours 

Whimsy Anything Goes 

The Paper Shelter Flower power 

Everybody Art Dots

Hung out to dry

Sorry I haven't been around to comment but I was selling at a fete all day yesterday. Unfortunately very few sales but today I am at a handmade only craft fair so hope that will be better. Thanks for all your comments and I will catch up with you as soon as I can.

It's time for my second guest DT card for The Crafty Pad and this week's theme is At the Seaside. I have used one of the sponsor's images, The Stamping Boutique, coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers with some highlights using a Sakura Rosestar pen for a bit of bling. I have used DI Wild Honey and a great sentiment from The Crafty Pad. The papers are Fancy Pants Beach Babe. The corner was made using a Memory Box Macarena Corner die and I added a button tied with raffia and some card candi.

We have two great sponsors this week, The Stamping Boutique

and Letraset who are giving away a set of mid tone Promarkers.

Challenges

By the Cute and girly A day at (the beach) 

Crafts and me 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments 

Crafty Sentiments Summertime
Delicious Doodles Summer Holidays
Totally Papercrafts Here comes Summer
Papercrafting Journey Summer

Don't forget to enter my candy.

Enjoy your flight

The first week of the month means a sketch challenge at Totally Gorjuss and her is my interpretation of the sketch. We are sponsored this week by Joanna Sheen who has all sorts of lovely goodies in her online shop so definitely worth playing along. 

I love the LOTV boys as much as the girls and this is one of my fave images which I have coloured with PMs and FMs. I have used DI worn lipstick around the edge. The papers are We R Memory Keepers Travel Lite and the backing paper looks layered but is actually one sheet. I thought the wording was so appropriate. I have added some ribbon, plane charm from EBay tied with baker's twine, Woodware punched stars and star buttons.

Challenges

Kaboodle Doodles A boy's life 

Cupcake Bright as a button 

Cards for Men Happy Birthday

DYSU Red 

Dutch Dare For a child 

Fab n Funky Stars and stripes