Creative Knockouts - Birthdays

This week at Creative Knockouts it's BIRTHDAYS

I created a notepad to write birthdays in!

Our fabulous sponsor is Sami Stamps and generously provided the DT with images to use, i used Balloon Puppy and coloured with promarkers.

The papers are from a pad i got from Wilkinson

The letters were cut on the portrait.

Thanks for looking and be sure to pop over and enter the challenge

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Selfie Snowbuddy!

Just a quick post from me today 

Meet Selfie Snowbuddy, isn't he cute?! I have a 14 year old daughter who is forever taking selfies so this image may well be used for her Christmas card this year!  He also has a an ipod buddy too!

I coloured with promarkers and added glitter to the snow by using Stickles.

The papers and sentiment are all from the Craftwork Crafts, as is the candi which again is smothered with Stickles!

Thanks for looking

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Creative Knockouts DT - Outdoor Fun

Time for another challenge at Creative Knockouts and this week we are sponsored by 

For our Outdoor Fun challenge 

I used Anglin Andy and coloured with Promarkers.  

I cut him out on the Silhouette Portrait along with the circles.

The stripey paper is Basic Grey and the Stars are Echo Park

the sentiment is Kanban and the candi is from Craftwork Crafts and was originally white!

Thanks for looking and be sure to pop over and enter the challenge

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Cuddly Buddly DT - King Edward Post Box

I have another Cuddly Buddly DT card here for you and this time it is using King Edward Post Box!

As always i have coloured with Promarkers

The paper is from Hobbycraft, i love their range of Christmas papers, they are fab quality!

The sentiments are available here

The ribbon for the bow was in my stash!

I hope you like it and thanks for looking

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Cuddly Buddly DT - Bunny Balloons

Hi everyone, i'm here with another creation for Cuddly Buddly

The image is a new one from Lilyboo Designs and is called Bunny Balloons and is coloured with Promarkers

The papers are Echo Park

All die cuts are cut on the Portrait

The sentiment is available here

Thanks for looking 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Suzy Bees Bloomin Challenge - Anything Goes - 12/09

Crafting at the weekend - Anything goes -26/09

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Cuddly Buddly DT - Bunny Buddies

I have a new image from Cuddly Buddly to share with you today

Aren't they cute?!  This image is called Bunny Buddies, i coloured with promarkers and die cut using the Silhouette Portrait

The paper is from Papermanias Honey and Hugs range

I die cut lots of snowflakes and smothered with Icicle Stickles

I hope you like it and thanks for looking

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Creative Knockouts DT - Things with Wings

Time for another challenge at Creative Knockouts and this week we are sponsored by 

For our things with wings challenge 

I used One of a Kind  and colooured with promarkers.

I also used the sentiment that comes with it, while i'm not religious i thought this was a good sentiment.

The green spotty paper is Perfect Prints Paper and Dovecraft Bazoo paper for the centre panel.

And i finished with 3 pearls! 

Thanks for looking and be sure to pop over and enter the challenge

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I made it!!

You may remember at the beginning of the week i applied to be on the Cuddly Buddly Design Team, well i was accepted!!!

You have NO idea how happy i am about it.

I made a card to share my news :-D

This is an image i got AGES ago as a freebie (i think) and have never got round to using him.

So i thought now would be a good time!  I coloured with promarkers

I used Rosa dotje 6 x 6 Papers, they are fab quality and double sided!

I cut the holly and posionettas on the Portrait and used liquid pearls 'Lemon' for the centre

The sentiment is Merry Christmas found here

Well i hope you like my first DT project for Cuddly Buddly and i can promise you will see more of them!

Thanks for looking 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Hobbybrook - 2 designer papers - 02/09

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Creative Knockouts DT - Favourite Activity

Some more exciting news!

I made the Creative Knockouts DT!

My first challenge is FAVOURITE ACTIVITY and we are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps!

When i saw this i was a bit stumped, but while browsing the images i saw the image below and knew that was the one i had to use!

I can't function  in the morning properly without a cup of coffee! 

This is an 8 x 8 card.  The image is Girlz Coffee from Bugaboo, coloured with promarkers.

The papers are Echo Park

And the die cuts were cut on the Silhouette

Be sure to pop over and join in at the challenge

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

I love Promarkers - Anything goes - 19/08

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Meet Raff!

Yet more news!  I have been accepted on to the Autumn Moon Design Team!

Samantha who owns it is just starting ouit with digis and has already come up with some fab images

This is Raff, isn't he gorgeous!  I coloured him with promarkers and mounted him onto Bazoo Giraffe patterned paper onto a 7 x 7 inch card,  the sentiment says 'With Love on your Birthday'

I kept it simple, but i think it is very effective!

Thanks for looking and be sure to pop over and say hi at Autumn Moon!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

1. Love to create challenges - Anything Goes - 10/08
2. Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes - 10/08
3. Papertake Weekly - anything Goes - 11/08
4. Crafty Sentiments - use a sentiment - 12/08
5. The Paper Shelter - Make it Digital (digi stamp) - 12/08
6. Bearly Mine - Anything Goes - 30/08
7. Ladybug Crafts Ink - CAS - 1st September

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My first Die Cut Crazy Mag Contribution

I told you on Monday i had lots of exciting news coming!  

Well my 2nd bit is being signed up to be a contributor to online craft magazine Die Cut Crazy 

As the name suggests the magazine is all about crafts with die cuts!

I made a box card, cut on the Silhouette Portrait, as are the border and words.

The paper is Me to You

The image is Tiddly Inks and is coloured with Promarkers

For mine and lots of other fab projects visit http://diecutcrazymag.com/

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Exciting News!

Hello Blogland,

I know i have been missing for a couple of weeks but i have had some really exciting stuff going on which i will reveal over the coming weeks.

I do have some news for you tonight though, a little while ago i applied for a DT position at Little C's Challenges and I was so excited to find out that i have been accepted onto the team!

Little C's  Digi's are cute and whimsical and ideal for those kiddie cards! Go check the shop out here and follow it on Facebook here

The challenge blog is here and on facebook here and the first challenge is 1st October 2014

AND it don't stop there because we are looking for a couple more DT members so pop over and apply!

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The Stamping Chef DT - Stitching

Last week the lovely Tamara at The Stamping Chef put a DT call out and as they have sponsored my challenge blog a number of times, i had to apply as i love the quirkiness of the images! And Tamara chose me! I am on the Challenge team so here goes 

This fortnights challenge is to use 

STITCHING!

you can use real or faux stitching, as long as we can see it!

And here is my card

I went for the soft feel and used We’re Tied Together.  I coloured with promarkers.  The papers are First Edition.  My stitching is Faux.  The flowers are from Dottie 4 Crafts.

Be sure to pop over to the challenge blog and join in! 

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JIC DT Kenny K

Time for another challenge at Just Inspirational Challenges and this week we are sponsored by the fab

and the winner will get to choose 3 fab digis from there!

Go HERE to the store!

The theme this week is to add a metal embellishment

And here is what i did:

I used this sexy image from Kenny K which is coloured with promarkers.

The paper is Boofle and that is it! Clean and simple.

Thank you for looking and be sure to pop over and enter the challenge.

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Charisma Cardz DT - Use a number

Morning everyone, Its that time again for a new challenge at Charisma Cardz and this week we would like to see your Number creations, we would like you to use a number

Our prizes are 

A winner this week will receive a £10 voucher for My Mums Craft Shop! 

And 

The Stamping Chef is joining us as our sponsor.

3 digi's to one lucky winner

How fab is that?!

So here is what i made

The image is from The Stamping Chef and coloured with promarkers and Copics.

The papers are Docarfts and Kanban.

Thanks for looking

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