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Friday 29 March 2013

Delicious Doodles Surprise Easter Egg-stravaganza

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has decided to have a surprise Easter Sale.

There is 25% off everything - isn't that wonderful??  To get the 25% off you need to put the following code in at check-out:
4SRE22U0
The sale runs from now and at ends on Sunday at midnight (UK time).  Make sure you pop on over to the Delicious Doodles Shop to grab some bargains.

Thursday 28 March 2013

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 28 March 2013 - Use a sentiment for a child

The challenge this fortnight over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog is "use a sentiment for a child".

For our challenge this fortnight we have two sponsors.  The first sponsor is Digis by Kris:
and the second sponsor is Doodle Pantry:
For my card I have used the Doodle pantry image called "Toy Truck Ants" and I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.
The backing papers are from DCWV.  I have finished the card off with some die-cut cogs, ribbon, chipboard pieces that I have coloured with my Promarkers to match, brads and a Craftwork cards sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Lots of layers
Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Cupcake Craft - Cool men
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a digi
Ooh-la-la-Creations - It's a man thing
Paper Pretties - For the kiddos
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Divas by Design - Use some metal (brads)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Nadia's challenge - BINGO board - I've gone for the middle column of ribbon/lace, dies and blue

Bearly Mine Designs Easter Sale

Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs is having an Easter sale from Thursday 28 March 2013 through to Tuesday 2 April 2013.  

Please make sure you pop on over as there is 20% off all digi sets and if you buy all 3 Designer Extreme CDs for £25 you will receive the inserts disk FREE (which will save you £13.00!!!).

Sunday 24 March 2013

Thank You Card

Here is a thank you card I have made using the Delicious Doodles image called "Crocus and Butterfly".  I have coloured the flowers and butterfly with my Promarkers and kept to Spring-like colours, coloured the frame and highlighted areas of the flowers and butterfly with my Pan Pastels and added Stickles to the butterfly and flowers.  The backing papers I was given and went for delicate papers as I didn't want to detract from the gorgeous image.  I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, buttons tied with twine, stamped sentiment and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Boots - Flowers
Passion for Promarkers - Butterflies
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers galore
Everybody Art - Spring
Simon Says - Easter/Spring
Inky Impressions - Flowers
The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring
Nutcrafters - Spring is here
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Papercrafting Journey - Ribbon or lace
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Spring days
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
Chocolate Coffee and Cards - Bring on Spring
Sweet Stampin - Lots of layers
2 Sisters - Easter/Spring
Pan Pastel - Photo inspiration
Cupcake Inspiration - Photo inspiration
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
No Matter Which Challenge - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Pearls and lace
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Friday 22 March 2013

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Friday 22 March 2013 - Fairies

It is time for another challenges over at Delicious Doodles and the challenges is "fairies" and it is time for Team B to show you their creations so please make sure you pop on over and have a look.
For my card I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Gothic Fairy".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted some areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen and some Stickles glitter glue.  I had to take a deep long breath and brave breaking into some more of my Tim Holtz papers which my son bought me for Christmas 2011.  They are so yummy you just don't want to use them.  No doubt many of you will know what I mean.  I have distressed all the layers of paper/card with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and inked the edges with chalk ink pads.  Out of some of the scraps of paper I made the flowers using a Spellbinders Blossom die, scrunched them up, used a chalk ink pad around the edges and added a Tim Holtz brad to the centre.  I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, Craftwork cards die-cut sentiment and buttons.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Something old (my beloved Tim Holtz papers)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Crafty-Emblies - Anything goes
Lacy Sunshine - Layer it up
Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Ribbons or lace
The Crazy Challenge - Fairies and flowers
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Flowers
Cupcake Craft - Mythical creatures
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers galore
LEJ Designs - Add a flower(s)
Inky Impressions - Flowers
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Happy Campers - Add dimension
CRAFT - Photo inspiration
Papercrafting Journey - Ribbon or lace
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
No Matter Which Challenge - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - C for coveted (my beloved Tim Holtz papers)

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Bearly Mine Designs - 19 March 2013 - Anything Goes

Today sees the start of another challenge over at Bearly Mine Challenge.  This week the topic is "anything goes".
    
This week we have another two great sponsors who are Crafty Sentiments and Teddy Bo.
This is is the prize that is on offer from Crafty Sentiments of this gorgeous little beauty.
Teddy Bo are offering three images from their store for the lucky winner.
For my card I have used the Teddy Bo image called "Scooter Bo".  Yes I know Teddy Bo is the boy bear but I like to have images that have multi uses and when a bear is all prepared on a scooter with a helmet who will know whether it is a boy or girl!!!  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  I then got a  scrap of material and then soaked it with the blender pen and dabbed it on the bear to make a fake fur effect.
For my card I have used the Bearly Mine Designs Spring Surprise and used various papers from this set including cutting one out for the stars.  The card has been finished off with some spotty ribbon, card candi, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment, lace and a ribbon bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Stop Craft - Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Pile it On - Circles and/or squares
Crafty-Emblies - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Craft Your Passion - Ribbons or lace
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything goes 

Sunday 17 March 2013

Delicious Doodles - Wednesday 20 March 2013

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has some very exciting and beautiful oriental images that are due to be released on Wednesday 20 March 2013:

 Fan-tasia Preview:

Lotus Silhouette Preview:

Oriental Four Corners Preview:

Oriental Frame Preview image:

Oriental Square Frame Preview:

Preview for a set of 10 oriental papers:

Make sure you pop on over to the Delicious Doodles shop on Wednesday to check out the new images/papers.

Quiet Contemplation

I have a number of people I know are celebrating their 40th birthday this year - oh to be 40 again!!  This card is for a special lady celebrating this coming week and I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Quiet Contemplation" which I have coloured in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with a white gel pen.  I decided to go with a purple monochrome colour scheme.
     
The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Mini DotsRose's Dreams, Gingham and a freebies paper for the flowers.  I have mounted the image on a Marianne Designs die-cut which I have distressed with Tim Holtz's Dusty Concord distress ink pad and my Inkylicious brush.  I have made some fans using a Tim Holtz rosette die and scraps of some Bearly Mine Designs Mini Dots paper.  I have finished the card off with a LOTV stamped postcard (which I have inked with Tim Holtz's Dusty Concord), Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment, gem brads, no "40" peel-offs, frayed muslin, raffia ribbon, pearls, beads and some ribbon/pearl embellishments which I have had forever.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's - Girly
Incy Wincy - Things that begin with "f" - fans and floral
Use it Tuesday - Die-cuts, punches and cut-outs (my hoarded items are the beads and the ribbon/pearl embellishments which I've had for many years)
Passion for Promarkers - From around the world
Papertake Weekly - 1-2-3 of something (1 image, 2 fans and 3 handmade "40" flowers)
I Love Promarkers - Ribbons and bows
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Numbers (40th birthday card)
One Stop Craft - Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - Something old (my something old are the beads and the ribbon/pearl embellishments which I've had for many years)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes/optional twist of St Patrick's Day/green
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Mum's the word
Crafty-Emblies - Anything goes

Saturday 16 March 2013

Last Crafty Ann's Challenge - Winner from my Blog Comments

As mentioned in my post on Friday 1 March 2013, Ann has decided to shut down the Crafty Ann's Digi Shop and the Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog.  Our last challenge finished yesterday so that was sad.  As a farewell Ann is allowing us to pick one winner out of comments and that winner can contact Ann and pick one item from her shop.

So I have put Random.org to work and he's come up with:
and therefore that means my winner is .................... Marie-Louise.  Congratulations Marie-Louise.  Please make sure you contact Ann and let her know you are my winner (click the main Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - and at the left hand side click the bit that says "e-mail entries" and this will automatically take you to Ann's e-mail).

Thank you to everyone that entered Crafty Ann's Challenges over the years.  Thank you to my wonderful fellow Design Team members and thank you to Ann for taking the chance on a Design Team Newbie some years ago.

Friday 15 March 2013

Happy Easter

Teri over at Delicious Doodles released a new image today called "Easter Chick".  He's such a cutie that I thought I had to have a play ........ or two!!
I follow lots of blogs and love seeing what other people create.  One blog I do follow avidly as I love my Spellbinders is Christine Emberson whose blog is called Hope and Chances.  The title of her blog was quite apt for me recently.  I make my cards to sell to raise funds for different charities so funds are very limited.  Bloggers worldwide often send me bits-and-pieces to help my cause but I enter challenges and blog candy and put anything that I win to that good cause as well ie "hope" and "chances" and recently I was blessed to win some of the new gold corner Spellbinder dies from Christine.  This is my first time to play with them and I love them.  They are perfect for any card/creation but I think the shapes lend well to male cards/creations.  

At Christmas time I saw Christine make some candy wrappers on Create and Craft so I thought I'd make some with this gorgeous chick from Delicious Doodles.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and knew from the start I wanted to do some Zentangle on the chick's egg.  The backing paper I have used is K&Co which I got for my birthday last year.  I have finished the top wrapper with some die-cut corners, orange fibres, peel-off sentiment and some Papermania Glitterations. 
The second candy wrapper I have finished off with die-cut corners, yellow glittery fibres, peel-off sentiment and Papermania Glitterations.
Here is a little sneaky peek of what is inside.  To measure the candy wrapper I used my Crafter's Companion Boxer board and scored to take into account the width and depth of the bars of chocolate.  Bother wrappers were different dimensions as one bar of chocolate was thicker than the other!!!

I am entering these wrappers into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the air
Crafty Sentiments - Hello spring
Deep Ocean - Cute and cuddly
LEJ Designs - Things with wings
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Delightful Sketches - Here's one for the boys (I've used the corner dies rather than flowers/other female orientated embellishments as I have made these for my two boys)
Moving Along with the Times - Spring is in the air
Sincerely Yours - Easter
Always Something Creative - Easter
Polkadoodles - Easter

Birthday Wishes

For this card I have used the template by the ever so talented Lyndsey Turner for an Upright Z Fold card.  If you've not visited Lyndsey's blog before make sure you pop on over and have a look.  The image I have used for this card is from Delicious Doodles and is called "Thorne".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers, cut out and some faux stitching added.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the card off with a clock die-cut which I have inked with a chalk ink pad, die-cut butterflies, lace, ribbon, sparkly swirls, fluffy brad, Craftwork cards die-cut sentiment and pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Robyn's Fetish - Birthday cards
Card mania - Lots of layers
Love to Create - Lavender and lace
Whimsy Stamps - Stitch it
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Ribbon and lace

Thursday 14 March 2013

Easter Window

Here is an Easter card that I have made using this month's papercraft freebie from Crafter's Companion.  I have used an image which will be for sale in the Delicious Doodles store on Friday which is called "Easter window".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and coloured around the outside with two different yellow Pan Pastels.  To the centre of the daffodils I have added some orange Stickles.  I have finished the card off with some Marianne Designs corners (which I have used four of to make into a frame), ribbon, sentiment off the computer, die-cut butterflies coloured with the same Pan Pastels, Papermania Glitterations, card candi and a daffodil button which I've had for some years now.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Flowers
Wags n Whiskers - Go green
Pattie's Creations - Green for St Patrick's Day
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Easter
Allsorts - Springtime
One Stop Craft - Spring
The Squirrel and the Fox - Autumn or spring
Gingerloft - The colour green
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - St Patrick's day/use some green
Whoopsi Daisy - Buttons or bows or both (I have used a bow and also a daffodil button)
Paper Make-up - Easter/spring
LEJ Designs - Things with wings (butterflies)
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion - Spring is in the air
Flourishes - Go green
Crafty Sentiments - Hello spring
Digital Tuesday - Frame it (hope this window frame is OK)
The Paper Shelter - Easter
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Creative Belli - St Patrick's day/green (my old/forgotten embellishment is this daffodil button which I've had for some years now.  It was a nightmare to get the shank off the back with scissors but it whizzed off with the wire cutters!!)
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Make them green with envy 
Milk Coffee Challenge - Go green
Moving Along with the Times - Spring is in the air
Sincerely Yours - Easter
Creatalicious Challenge - Lovely Easter

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 14 March 2013 - Any sentiment for a girl

It is time for another challenge at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This time the challenge is "any sentiment for a girl".
This fortnight we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter.  The lucky winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter Shop.
For my card I have used the gorgeous Paper Shelter image called "Rapunzel".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and kept to subtle pastel tones.  I have used Pan Pastels in a blue and white for the sky using my fine Pan pastels tools and then used Tim Holtz's Broken China distress ink and a dotty See D's stamp to add some dimension to the sky.  The backing papers are all from my stash.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, doily, sparkly brad, Craftwork cards sentiment and pink gel stickers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
2 Sisters - Pastels
Pan pastels - Girly theme
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Birthday cards
Card Mania - Lots of layers
Bunny Zoe's Monthly - Girly
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon 
Divas by Design - Put on some pink
Fab n Funky - Add a sentiment
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Two Different Images ......... Four Different Cards

For these four cards I have used two different Delicious Doodles images.  The first image is called "In the harbour" and the second image used is called "Coming home".
I have coloured all four pictures with my Promarkers.  The bottom two I have them coloured over parts with a sparkly Cosmic Shimmer paint.  I decided to make my own backing papers.  I was recently a winner on the Kenny K's Challenge and I won a voucher to spend at Flonzcraft.  They have a wonderful selection of stamps and it was so easy to place the order and await their arrival.  I picked a nautical set of stamps, some accents and an old car so I knew I could use the nautical stamps for these cards so I have used the anchor and the ship's wheel.  I then used my Inkylicious brush and Tim Holt's Broken China and Faded Jeans distress ink pads to change the background to blue tones.

On the first and third card I used the Papermania Chronology globe that was free with the Creativity Magazine and stamped and embossed with gold embossing powder.  On the second card I used the same globe but this time I stamped it with Imagination Sparkle Medium.  The last card was certainly more trying and I'm not too happy with how it turned out.  I used gold embossing powder and some Frantage flakes but no matter what I did I couldn't get them to stick as I wanted.  I know, I know I most probably need some moreplay time to get it right!!!  The cards have been finished off quite simply as I wanted them all to be male cards - although I'd love to receive any of them as I would love to live by the sea.  I used Craftwork Cards sentiments, ribbon and Papermania Glitterations to finish the cards off.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Masculine birthdays featuring technology or gadget (hope the globe, anchor and wheel are OK)
For Your Inspiration - Photo inspiration
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Sweet Stampin' - Males
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Birthday cards 
Make my Monday - Heat embossing (cards no 1, 3 and 4)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything goes
V's Sweet Ideas - Masculine Theme
Paper Pretties - Create your own background paper
I Love Promarkers - Ribbon and bows

Monday 11 March 2013

Name that Delicious Doodles Image

Teri has been busy creating again and has some lovely new images in the store.  She has also recently designed this gorgeous creation.  There's one snag - it doesn't have a name - therefore Teri is running a competition on the Delicious Doodles Blog and the Delicious Doodles Facebook page to "name that image".  The person who names the image that Teri picks will win a free copy of the image.  Hurry ............. the competition ends tomorrow at 12 noon (UK time).

Friday 8 March 2013

My Very First Post as a Delicious Doodles Design Team Member - 8 March 2013 - Die-cuts

Today sees the start of another challenge at the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog but it also sees the start of my first card to show as part of Teri's wonderful Design Team.  Am I excited?  Of course I am.  I love Teri's images.  The challenge this week is "die-cuts".
I had a look at Teri's images and decided to use one of her newer images called "Daffodils and butterfly".  I love the way that Teri has designed this around a frame so after colouring the image with my Promarkers, white gel pen and Sakura Stardust clear pen there was little to do with the image than stamp a "Happy Easter" stamp on it with sepia Versafine.  The backing papers I have used are from a K&Co pad I've had for some time now.  For the die-cut element of the challenge I have used a Marinane Designs corner and a Joy Craft butterfly die.  All of the die-cuts I have inked with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade distress ink with my Inkylicious brushes.  I have finished the card off with some yellow lace, seam binding ribbon and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - Embossing
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Add ribbon or twine
Robyn's Fetish - Easter
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or pastels
Lexi's Creations - Easter
Victorine Stamps - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lady Anne's Nana Vic's Challenge - Anything goes
LEJ Designs - All things spring
Everybody Art - Butterfly
Party Time Tuesday - Die-cuts
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
The Paper Shelter - Punches and dies
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Spring into spring
CRAFT - Easter/spring
4 Crafty Chicks - Die for dies
Natalie and Amy - Die-cuts
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Happy Camper - Flutterby Butterfly
Moving Along with the Times - The birds and the bees
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Easter

Sweet Pea Stampers - 8 March 2013 - Spring theme/colours

We had a massive selection of entries to the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge last month.  Make sure you check back next week to find details of the winners.  The challenge this fortnight is "Spring theme/colours".
For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital image called "Violett" by Joanne Schempp and coloured her in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Star Dust Stickles.  The backing papers I printed off ages and ages ago from Summertime Designs.  I thought I'd use them up as they are so bright and cheery and what is needed for Springtime.  I have made the scroll, flower and butterflies out of the leftover backing papers and dies.  The card has been finished off with some lace, brads, Craftwork Cards sentiment and bow (which I've coloured with pink and lime green Promarkers to match the colour scheme).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Sweet Challenge - Spring or use the colours pink, yellow and green
Allsorts - For a lady
2 Sisters - Fairy tale/fantasy
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with pink
Glitter n Sparkle - Mother's Day/ladies cards
The Ribbon Girl - Add ribbon or twine
Pile it On - Happy birthday
Make my Monday - Inspired by nature
The Cutie Pie - Magical
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Spring or pastel
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Pretty in Pink
Passion for Promarkers - One for the ladies
LEJ Designs - All things spring
Everybody Art - Butterfly
Party Time Tuesday - Die-cuts
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
City Crafter - Shades of pink
Ribbon Carousel - Spring is in the air
Cuttin' and Stampin - Use flowers
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to make a Mother's day card or a card for a special female
Nutcrafters - Something beginning with "B" - butterflies and bow
My Mum's Craft Shop - Pretty in pink
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Spring into spring
CRAFT - Easter/spring
4 Crafty Chicks - Die for dies
Cute Card Thursday - Spring fever
Natalie and Amy - Die-cuts
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Happy Camper - Flutterby Butterfly
Moving Along with the Times - The birds and the bees
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Thursday 7 March 2013

Chef Lola

This is a card I've made using a Lacy Sunshine image called "Chef Lola" and is available for $1 at the moment.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  The backing papers are from a Forever Friends New Arrivals paper pad.  I have finished the card off with some ruched washi tape, glitter flourishes and dots, peel-off and faux stitching.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

That Craft Place - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - All that glitters
Pile it On - Happy birthday
Penny's Paper Challenge - Stitching - real or faux

Wednesday 6 March 2013

New Design Team Position

Some weeks ago I applied to join the Delicious Doodles Design Team as I love using Teri's images.  I was DELIGHTED to get the news some days ago that I had got a place on the Design Team.  Was I pleased .................. YES!!!!!!!  There are a number of us newbies but we will settle in very quickly as they are a friendly bunch of people.  

I am in Team B so my first card as part of the Design Team goes "live" this Friday so please pop back and have a look at what I have created.

Tuesday 5 March 2013

Bearly Mine Designs - 5 March 2013 - Mother's Day

Today is the day for another challenge over at the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog.  This time the topic is "Mother's Day".

This week we are lucky to be sponsored by:
and the lucky Kenny K winner gets to pick 5 digital images of their choice from the Kenny K Store
and
Marianne Design who have offered this gorgeous set of two dies for the lucky winner.
Well who wouldn't want to win either of these prizes.  If I wasn't on the Design Team I would be first in the queue!!
For my card I have used the Kenny K digital image called "Super Mom".  I can't say this was an easy card to make.  This will be the second Mother's Day without my mum.  In her honour I made the card in her favourite colour green - but a colour I dislike!!!  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers.
  
The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Christmas Light and Christmas Traditions.  Whenever I buy papers/digital papers I like to get as much use out of them as possible and these two digital sets show they are not just for Christmas.  I have inked all the edges of the papers with a chalk ink pad.  I made little flowers out of punches and bits of the backing papers leftover.  The card has been finished off with some die-cut shapes, Papermania Glitterations, ribbon and peel-off sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - Dies or punches
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Sincerely Yours - Mother's Day
CRAFT - Use embossing
Moving Along with the Times - Lovely ladies
My Time to Craft - Embossing
One Stop Craft - Mother's Day
Allsorts - For a lady
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Mother's Day/Ladies cards
The Ribbon Girl - Add ribbon or twine
Songbird Challenge - Mama I love you
Paper Playtime - Anything goes
By the Cute and Girly - Favourite things (using digital images, my beloved promarkers, dies and digital papers)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or optional Tic-tac-toe - I have opted for the Tic-tac-toe and I have used the final column of bling (Papermania Glitterations),  green and ribbon
One Stitch at a Time - Green
Lady Anne's Nana Vic's Challenge - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - One for the ladies
Party Time Tuesday - Die-cuts
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Mother's day
Sweet Stamps - Green
Crazy Amigo - Women
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option to make a Mother's day card or a card for a special female