Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hellooo ! I hope you are enjoying this super duper Jubilee weekend ? What have you all been up to ? 

 It's that time again for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly and this week our challenge is ANYTHING GOES with the optional extra of making a Father's Day card. 

We are being sponsored by Lili of the Valley.

 The DP's I used are by American Crafts and are called "Campy Trails".  The ribbon and brad are from that collection too.

The little moose is Riley !  He has been coloured with Copics.

The sentiment is from a My Favorite Things stamp set called "Love you Mower".

We hope you can join in our challenge this week.  The DT have made some amazing cards should you require any inspiration.

Thank you for your visit and have a great Tuesday !

Copic Markers

*My Favorite Things I LOVE YOU MOWER Clear Stamps MFT

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La La Land Crafts - Inspiration Friday - Inspired by a Fairytale

Good morning ! Welcome to another La La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday ! 

Unfortunately this will be my last DT card for La La Land Crafts.  I have loved working with such a talented group of ladies and I shall miss you all and working with such fabulous images on a regular basis.  I am hoping that with the Summer holidays coming up I might have find more time to spend with my girlies as at the moment my time is being spread very thinly indeed !  Wishing LLLC every success at the upcoming CHA show !

Now, onto this week's theme.  We want you to be "Inspired by a Fairytale".  There are lots of LLLC images to choose from for this theme, just take a look at the blog for inspiration !

I used Mermaid Marci and she has been coloured with Copics.  You can see a full list of the colours I used on the La La Land Crafts Blog.

The DP's are My Mind's Eye "Stella Rose - Hattie"

The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp "Oceans of Joy"

The shells are from my stash.

We hope you can join us and be inspired by a fairytale.  Don't forget you can add your creation to our Customer Gallery and be in with a chance of winning a prize !

Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a super Friday.

Enjoy the celebrations this Jubilee weekend !

*Copic 72 SKETCH A Marker Set S72STAMPA

*Hero Arts Clear Stamps OCEANS OF JOY CL372

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Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes

Good morning ! It's Wednesday and time again for another Simon Says Challenge ! 

I am hoping that Mr Blogger is kind and publishes my post for me as I'm out cheering for my gorgeous girl in a school swimming gala ! Keeping everything crossed they do really well this year !

This week our challenge is ANYTHING GOES.

The Design Team are this week showcasing Twine and there are so many brands of it in the store - check out the DT's creations to see what they have used !

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

I used all the lovely new Basic Grey "What's Up"  products for my card and also the new Hero Arts/Basic Grey stamps.

I stamped the balloon onto vellum and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I just love the effect this created and was surprised how well heat embossing worked on vellum too.  I heated it slowly so the vellum didn't all curl up.

We hope you can join us in our challenge this week and we look forward to seeing all your amazing creations.

Don't forget there is still time to join in our DT call.  You have until Saturday 2nd June to add your name to the very long list !

Thank you so much for your visit and have a great Wednesday.

*Basic Grey WHAT'S UP 6 x 6 Cardstock Paper Pack WHA3713	*Basic Grey WHAT'S UP Flags WHA3720	*Basic Grey WHAT'S UP Die Cuts & Transparencies WHA3721	*Bazzill WHITE 21 LB VELLUM 8.5"" x 11"" 25 Sheets
*Hero Arts EMBOSS WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER	*My Mind's Eye CELEBRATE Twine Miss Caroline MC0186	*Hero Arts Clear Stamps AWAY Basic Grey 2012 CL595	*Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD

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Papertake Weekly - Dawny's Sketch

Hi everyone ! I hope you are all OK and still enjoying this beautiful weather we are having ? It's turned a bit cloudy here today but I'm not complaining. It was nice to have a bit of cool to do my pile of ironing in !! 

Well, its that time again for Papertake Weekly and this week, we have one of Dawny's fabulous sketches for you.

The DP's are Echo Park "Country Drive" and these have all been machine stitched.

The image is by My Favorite Things "Pure Innocence - Jump For Joy".  She has been coloured with Copics and also paper pieced with some of the Echo Park paper.  I also used some twine for her skipping rope.

The rolled flower is by My Favorite Things too.  This one is called "Rolled Scallop Flower".  Now, if you have always had problems in rolling these little blighters up I can let you into a little secret !  Imaginisce have brought out this nifty little tool - a hybrid petal roller and believe me, its amazing ! I can highly recommend it.

The leaves I punched with a Papermania leaf punch.

We hope you can join us in our challenge today.  The DT have made some amazing cards for your inspiration should you require it.  Just hop on over to the challenge blog to see them.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Fashionista Challenge - Simply Summer

Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes

Made Especially For You - Paper Piecing

Ooh La La Creations - Make It Girly

The Crazy Challenge - Childhood Memories

Thank you so much for your visit.  Have a great Tuesday !


 

BasicGrey Challenges - Diamond Jubilee

Good morning ! Just a quickie from me today as the girls are waiting for me to take them to the park in town for an Olympic Funday and they are becoming impatient - don't blame them ! 

Over at BasicGrey Challenges this fortnight our challenge is DIAMOND JUBILEE ! You can interpret this how you wish with crowns, bling, pearls, Royal themed stamps, Prices, Princesses, Queen, King etc. etc. All we ask is that you use one BasicGrey product so that you will qualify for our prize which is a $25 spree in the Simon Says Stamp Store !

We are also holding a Guest Designer call !  So, if you would like to join us in the fun and become a Guest Designer with us for two challenges and can use at least one item of BasicGrey in your creation then please add your name to Inlinkz on the BasicGrey Challenges Blog.

 Sorry about the quality of the photo.  I thought I would be quick and take a photo without my light tent.  It just goes to show just how good these are because I really struggled to get a decent picture.  It would have taken me less time to have set it all up !!

I used BasicGrey Urban Prairie papers which are really old ones but I just love the bright, vibrant colours.

The image is by Stamping Bella and is called "Everyday Princess"

The bling is from my stash.

The sentiment is from a Melissa Frances transfer which has been in my stash for a long time.

The crown is by Maya Road and I heat embossed this with silver embossing powder.

We hope you can join us in our challenge and we look forward to meeting our new Guest Designers.

Have a great Saturday and enjoy the sunshine !

 

La La Land Crafts - Friday Inspiration - All A Flutter

Wow, what gorgeous weather we are still having ! 

I hope you are enjoying and making the most of the sunshine. We have a lovely breeze today, just right to having coffee in the garden ! 

Well, its Friday again so another La La Land Crafts Friday Inspiration. This week our theme is "All A Flutter". 

I made this tag/bookmark for Izzy who has just started Rainbows.  She is taking her promise in the next couple of weeks and I thought this would be a nice little gift for her.

I have used La La Land "Scout Marci" and she has been coloured with Copics.  A full list of the colours I used can be found on the La La Land Crafts Blog.

The papers are BasicGrey from my scraps box.

I also used various scraps for making the letters which have been cut from My Favorite Things Die-Namics "By The Letter" dies.

The butterflies are both Martha Stewart punches.

The flowers are from my stash and probably from Wild Orchid Crafts.

We hope you can join us by adding your card or creation to our Customer Gallery.

I hope you have a super Friday and enjoy the sunshine.

Simon Says Challenge - Father's Day/Special Male Challenge

Good morning and what a beautiful one it is too ! Can't believe we have gone from wind and rain, having the heating on day and night to 25 degrees plus ! No doubt we will be complaining by the end of the week and we are all too hot !!! 

We had a wonderful, memorable day yesterday. The Olympic Torch Relay came through our town of Trowbridge. I didn't really know what to expect but it was a super day and one I shall remember for a very long time. The girls thought it was "fab, way out and awesome" too so I guess that means they had a good and memorable time too LOL !!!

 Here are a few photos I have put together :

 We were so lucky and couldn't have chosen a better spot to stand.  The girls even had the chance to touch and hold the torch with the Bearer but I was pushed out of the way by the crowd when they were holding it so didn't manage to take a photo of that :(  Thank goodness I did manage to get one of them with it so that was the next best thing ! 

Wow, at times like this it does make you feel like waving that Union Jack high and proud to be British.  I can't wait to see the celebrations now for the Queen's Jubliee.

Right, now to tell you all about this week's SIMON SAYS CHALLENGE !

This week our challenge is FATHER'S DAY/SPECIAL MALE CHALLENGE

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

The DP's I used are My Mind's Eye "Away We Go

The image is from a stamp set  by My Favorite Things called "Love you Mower" and this has been coloured with Copics.  I also added some grass with a Martha Stewart grass punch

The sentiment is from the stamp set and I have placed it on a bracket tab which is a die by My Favorite Things.

We hope you can join us in our challenge this week and we look forward to seeing all your Father's Day/Male cards.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 159 : Sketch

Paper and Such Design Blog - Father's Day

Try It On Tuesday - Father's Day

Creative Stamp Friends - Father's Day

Now, before I love you and leave you I have one more thing to tell you about !

Did you know there is a DESIGN TEAM CALL over at SIMON SAYS CHALLENGE ?

All the details of the Design Team call are on the Simon Says Challenge Blog.  Be sure to add your name to Inlinkz if you fancy joining this wonderful team - I've added my name to the hat !!!

 

Papertake Weekly - True Colours

Good morning ! I am so sorry for the delay in posting my Papertake Weekly post. We had such a busy day yesterday as the Olympic Torce Relay came through our town, Trowbridge. What a super day it was. I will post some piccies on my Simon Says Challenge post !!

This week over at Papertake Weekly our challenge is TRUE COLOURS. As it’s our Queen’s Jubilee soon plus we have the Olympics, we want you to use any or all of your own national colours in your work lovely peeps. Or if you want to use our red, white and blue, then that’s fine too :)

We are being sponsored by The Ribbon Girl this week.

 I used the lovely little Penny Black clear stamps called "Love London", these are just the cutest stamps and I am so pleased to have them especially after yesterday's amazing experience.

I cut out the little Union Jacks and made some bunting going along the card and attached it to some baker's twine.

The little mouse has been coloured with Copics

We hope you can join us in our challenge this week and we look forward to seeing your True Colours !  The DT have made some amazing cards again this week for your inspiration.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Penny Black and More : London Celebrates

Desmet Designs - Red, White and Blue  

Thank you for your visit !  Have a great day and enjoy the sunshine !

 

 

La La Land Crafts - Inspiration Friday - Spots and Stripes

Welcome to another Inspiration Friday over at La La Land Crafts 

This week our theme is "Spots and Stripes"

The DP's I have used are Echo Park "This and That" and these have all been machine stitched.

I used La La Land Crafts "Cowboy Luka" and he has been coloured with Copics.  You can see a full list of the Copics I used on the La La Land Crafts Blog.

We hope you can join us this week and don't forget to add your card to our Customer Gallery and you could be in with winning a prize !

I am entering the following challenges :

Southern Girls Challenge : About the Boys !

Cooking It Up with Katie : Brad, Twine and Rubber Stamp

Crafty Creations Challenges : Birthday Card for a Boy

Thank you for your visit.  Hope you have a great Friday !

 

Simon Says Challenge - Clean and Simple

I am up bright and breezy this morning - no idea what that is all about ! I think its because its so light now in the mornings and I'm not used to it yet. It's beautiful and sunny and would you believe, its white with frost ! What is happening with our weather ? I just hope we get a good Summer to make up for it !!

Well, its time again for another challenge over at Simon Says Challenge. We had lots of fabulous entries last week in our Sweet Tooth challenge and we hope you enjoy this one too.

 This week our challenge is CLEAN AND SIMPLE. So, you should be able to knock up a card in 5 minutes for this challenge ! ROFL !

 As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

The Design Team are this week showcasing La La Land Crafts Stamps and Lawn Fawn Stamps.  If you have any of these, we would love to see them but you don't need to use them to enter this challenge.

For my card I used La La Land Watercan Marci and she has been coloured with Copics

The DP's are Crate Paper - Pretty Party and the little butterfly is also Crate Paper, from the chipboard accents sheet.

I used my Dymo machine for the sentiment.  I see that K&Company have released a similar machine for their Smash* range which is very similar to the one I have.  You can find it HERE

We hope you can join us in our challenge this week and we look forward to seeing all your clean and simple cards !

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Goes

Pile It On - Clean and Simple

2Sisters Challenge Blog - Make It Girly

Color Me Creative Copic Challenge Group - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for your visit and have a great Wednesday !