Daisy May Challenge #7 - 13-4-09

Well my husband and son are back from their week-end away camping in Buckinghamshire.  I have now been able to take photos of some cards I made at the week-end and upload onto blogger if it behaves itself.  

Over at the Daisy May Challenge this week the theme is for a shaped card to be used along with a Daisy May Digital Download.  I had to use these two girls as they are sooooooooooo cute and I so love the little girl with the old-style telephone.

Paper: From a Crafter's Companion CD but can't for the life of me remember which.
Digital Downloads:  two Daisy May downloads coloured with Watercolour Pencils and Sakura Pens.
Embellishments:  Flower peel-offs, ribbon, 4 fabric flowers and some silver pearlidoodles.

Sorry for no comments

Like a lot of other people I have had a lot of problems with accessing a lot of blogs over the last 48 hours ie when I open up to look at a blog I get up to 20 tabs open with the same blog and then the computer hangs and even Alt-Ctrl-Delete won't work and thus it's a turn-off by the main button is the only thing that I can do. Wordpress blogs seem OK but it is others I can't access.

It seems to allow me into my own blog sometimes but it's even been hanging with that and come up with strane errors.

I just wanted to apologise to people for not commenting. I have tried 3-4 times each day but can't cope with it playing up so I've had to avoid going on blogs. I will keep trying and will be back commenting as soon as things have been sorted.

I'm annoyed as well as I've missed out on my first ever blog candy win in about 18 months of entering as I couldn't meet the deadline as I didn't know about it as I couldn't access blogs - I'm not a happy bunny!!!!

Friday Sketchers Challenge Blog - 47 - 10-4-09

Over at the Friday Sketchers Challenge Blog there is a lovely sketch this week. It gave me an excuse to get out a lovely swirl stamp I have.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Stamps: Sharing Sherbet - Love Notes by Pollycraft Designs coloured in with Watercolour Pencils and Sakura pens and a lovely flower swirl from U-mount Stamps with highlighted areas with Sakura pens.
Embellishments: Some square shaped peel-offs coloured in with a purple Dufex pen and a peel-off sentiment.

Pollycraft Monday Challenge 13 - Orange - 13/4/09

Over at the Pollycraft Monday Challenge, Challenge 13 is for orange. I wouldn't normally use bright orange normally as a colour for a card so I am coming out of comfort zone but as I recently bought some Pollycraft stamps I thought I'd have a go at the challenge.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD and other papers/card from my stash
Stamps: Sharing Sherbet - Love Notes from Pollycraft Designs coloured in with Lyra Watercolours and Watercolour Pencils
Embellishments: Ribbon and brads from my stash

Joanna Sheen Card Competition - April 2009

Joanna Sheen had a recent card competition. You could either make a card using the LOVELY Messy Rabbit CD or the Messy Rabbit Stamps. Even though I love the CD I had to go for the stamps as I am so into stamping this year. I decided to do a village scene and used a staggering 15 stamps. After spending many an hour stamping/colouring in with Lyra Watercolours/cutting out I then used some of the backing papers from Pad 2 to create the backgrounds and like a little kid spent time working out which house was going where and with what. I received in the post Messy Pooch just as I was completing the card so he had to go on as well.

I have just seen on Joanna's Forum that I have made the status of a runner-up like I did with the Jayne Netley Mayhew CD. I've had a difficult time of late and this has cheered me up.

Daisy May Challenge Blog - Brown and Pink - 6-4-09

Over at the Daisy May Challenge Blog the topic this week is Pink and Brown. I've only just bought some downloads and had to have a little play with this cute little girl and her fluffy little dog.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Digital Image: Daisy May Digital Download coloured in with Watercolour Pencils and Sakura Pens.
Embellishments: Some flowers cut out from a Funky Hands Funky Daze CD and some pink fibres.

Dottie's World Sunday Challenge - All Things Bright and Beautiful - 5/4/09

Over at Dottie's World this week the topic is All Things Bright and Beautiful. I have used brighter things than I would normally but that's why I like taking part in challenges ie to challenge my own boundaries with cardmaking and try something new. I don't need an excuse to get little Dottie out as I think she is so cute.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD and some red card and gold card )which was put through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder) from my stash
Image: Dottie from the Front-to-back digital download collection from Charmed Cards and Craft.
Embellishments: Chipboard buckle, some ribbon, a wooden flower and a peel-off sentiment.

Colour Create Challenge Blog - Duck Egg Blue and Rose - 5-4-09

Over at the Colour Create Challenge this week the colours are Duck Egg Blue and Rose. I have added some faux stitching as an optional extra to this challenge.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Stamps: Billie Stamp from Pollycraft Designs coloured in with Watercolour Pencils and Sakura Pens
Embellishments: Satin ribbon bow.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 55 - 9/4/09

Over at the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog this week the topic is Marshmallows and Chocolate ie Pink and Brown.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Stamps: Daydream Stamp by Pollycraft coloured in with Watercolour Pencils and Sakura Pens
Embellishments: Brown ribbon and 7 of my beloved pink gems.

Easter Envelopes for Neighbours

My husband bought a small Easter egg for the children next door but we wanted to add something extra so I made some envelopes - from the Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit CD - imported it into My Craft Studio - and added some clipart and their names - and hey presto - two very personalised envelopes to put something in.

Friday Sketchers Challenge Blog - 46 - 3-4-09

Over at the Friday Sketchers Challenge this week there is a lovely sketch. I've only just managed to make the deadline with the boys being off school and husband being at home! The picture isn't the best but I took about 20 but they kept bouncing off the mirror card no matter what!!

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD, DCWV Metallic Card, Silver Mirror Card put through the Wizard in the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and some green card from my stash
Stamps: Little dog image given to me by a friend coloured in with Lyra Watercolours
Embellishments: Peel-off sentiment and a Flower Blossom courtesy of Jak Heath

Sketch Saturday # 45 - 4-4-09

Over at the Sketch Saturday Challenge there is a lovely sketch this week and I have just had enough time to take part.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD and DCWV Metallic Card
Stamps: Trio dog design given to me by a friend and colour in with Lyra Watercolours and Sakura pens
Embellishments: Peel-off, six gems coloured to match the paper with Dufex pens and a blossom courtesy of Jak Heath embellished with a larger gem coloured again with a Dufex pen.

Cute Daisy May Design Team Call

Over at the Cute Daisy May Design Blog they have a challenge and also an opening for someone to be part of their Design Team. I am soooooooooooooo enjoying taking part in challenges and certainly developing my way of looking at things, that I have decided to have a go at the challenge and will ask to be considered for the Design Team.

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Image: Digital download from Charmed Cards and Craft
Embellishments: Sentiment made on the computer and a ribbon blossom courtesy of Jak Heath.

Daisy and Dandelion Challenge 4 - Two by Two - 2/4/09

Over at the Daisy and Dandelion Challenge this week the topic is Two by Two which means, two papers, two brads and two embellishments. I so love these stamps and decided I'd have a go at this challenge and have used Candyfloss who even has a flower to match the colour of the paper!!!

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD - two co-ordinating papers
Stamps: Candyfloss from the Daisy and Dandelion Stamps and also one of the scrolly flower stamps from the same set
Embellishments: For my two embellishments I chose a cream organza ribbon bow and a light turquoise blossom flower courtesy of Jak Heath.

Creative Card Crew Challenge 4 - 31-3-09

Sadly I missed out on the Creative Card Crew Challenge last week and nearly did this week. Life and health catch up on me at times.

The topic for this week at the Card Creative Crew Challenge was texture. Well, where do I start? I have made a gridwork on my Craftroom Workstation, put some holographic pink card through my Wizard with my Swiss Dots embossing folder, I have used one of Jak's lovely blossoms but to get more texture I have screwed them up and inked over them to show the distress/texture, I've added a textured gem coloured with Dufex pens to match, some textured fibres on the side of the and finally the image from Joanna Sheen's Animal Antics CD has plenty of textures - lots and lots ans lots of wrinkles!!!

Paper: Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD and some white card and pink holographic card from my stash
Embellishments: Blossom flower courtesy of Jak Heath, some fibres from my stash and a gem.

Basic Grey Challenge No 29 - Easter - 3-4-09

Over at the Basic Grey Challenge Blog the topic this week is Easter.

Paper: Two different Basic Grey Papers (Two Scoops)
Stamps: Magnolia Tilda and an Easter egg stamp but not sure what make - both coloured in with Lyra Watercolours and Sakura Pens.
Embellishments: Sentiment from the computer and some fibres.

Various Challenges Card

Over at the Penny Black Challenge this week the topic is Easter.

Over at Our Creative Corner the topic is Easter.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #8 is Easter.
The Dutch Dare Card Challenge #42 is Easter.
Lili of the Valley Challenge 24 is Easter.
Created by Hand Challenge this week is also Easter.
Over at the Stamp Something Challenge Blog the topic is also Easter.

This lady I thought had her hands stretched out to hold some gorgeous Easter eggs!!! I've even coloured them in to match her dress and stool - how colour co-ordinated can you get???

Paper: Funky Hands Funky Daze CD
Stamps: Penny Black and an Easter egg stamp I was given - both coloured in with Lyra Watercolours and Sakura pens
Embellishments: Turquoise Blossom courtesy of Jak Heath, a large gem and a sentiment from the computer.

Monthly Charity Stall - Amount Made

Feel a little deflated that the stall only made £8 in the week ie £4.00 for the Leukemia Research Fund and £4.00 to replenish my kitty. I shall keep this charity as my chosen one for a while so I can make a donation of £20-£30.

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