Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today

It's challenge time again over at Fussy and Fancy and this fortnights challenge is "more than words".  We want you to use your long sentiments or verses for your projects this time so no "happy birthdays", "get well soons" or "good lucks"!

I've used a sentiment from the talented Barbara Gray's collection at Clarity Stamp and a new fold (tutorial in seperate post) that I learnt at a recent craft retreat, from a demo held by Nat.

Materials used:

Sentiment - Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today 
Nestability - large deckled rectangles

Pearlescent card

Backing papers - First Edition - Desert Blooms

Distress ink - antique linen
Ribbon from my stash

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up - distress
Southern Girls - distress
City Crafter - it's all natural
Crazy Challenge - die or punch
Allsorts - anything goes



xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

With All My Heart...

Well it's nearly Valentines Day girls!!!!!  Have you got your cards ready for your husbands, fiancees, boyfriends or just someone you wish was, tee hee :-)

Over at Fussy and Fancy our challenge for the next 2 weeks is "With All My Heart".  I hope you'll join us and share your cards and projects with us and show us some love.  I wonder how many hearts we'll see?

Here's the card that I've made my Valentine (Mark) and I've also made a box for it to go into as well, hope he likes it :-)  It's been a real struggle trying to hide it from him as he loves looking at my work and when I had a friend over to help her make one for her husband he was banned from the room, bless him!!  Hope it's all worth it in the end!!

For more inspiration pop over to the Fussy and Fancy challenge blog and check out what the talented girls on the design team have done.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers - love is in the air
Crafters Companion - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - love themed
Little Miss Muffet - valentines and love
Bling It On - love is all around
My Mum's Craft Shop - love is in the air
Outlawz - love - drawn end of February
Joanna Sheen - love is in the air
Dream Valley - valentine


xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

All Our Dreams

I think I may be seeing spots before my eyes for the next 2 weeks as the challenge over at Fussy and Fancy is "polka dots".  So go wild with those spots and go a little bit dotty with those dots and show us what you can do!

Here's my card for inspiration although it's very tame on the old spots, but they are there :-)

 Materials used:

Image & sentiment - all our dreams

Coloured with promarkers

Core'dinations card

Distress ink - spun sugar

Nestability - labels 18 & lacey circles

Peel off corners, gems, ribbons, backing paper

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - photo inspiration
Cutie Pie Challenge - favourite song (Lionel Richie - Stuck On You) - WINNER
I Love Promarkers - pink & purple
Passion For Promarkers - new beginnings
Crafter's Companion - love is in the air
Bling It On - new beginnings
Papertake Weekly - happy highlights
Joanna Sheen - celebrations

Whimsy Stamps - pearls/bling



xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Christmas Dance

It's challenge time again over at Fussy and Fancy and this fortnights challenge is "let it snow".

When I saw this challenge I knew exactly what I was going to use as I'd had this LOTV image for a little while and she'd never been inked and also the frostyville border, my new nesties, oh and my new glamour dust!!!  What a fab chance to play with my new goodies eh :-)
I definately enjoyed making this card, hope it gives you some inspiration and we look forward to seeing your entries and hope you get to use some of your new goodies too.

Materials used:

Image - christmas dance

Coloured with promarkers

Distress ink - victorian velvet

Nestability - labels 18

Frostyville border

Glamour dust - crystal

Gems, backing paper, sentiment, ribbon from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Dream Valley - anything goes

One Stitch At A Time - anything goes

Sparkles Forum - new craft goodies

One Stop Craft - spots & ribbon

Craft Us Crazy - anything new

Lili's Little Fairies - favourite LOTV stamp

I Love Promarkers - cute and cuddly

My Mum's Craft Shop - here come the girls

Passion For Promarkers - song inspiration (waltz of the snowflakes from the nutcracker ballet)

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Cuddle Cloud Baby Girl

One of my colleagues at work has just become the proud Dad to a new baby girl so I was asked if I could make a card for everyone to sign to  give to him and his wife when they bought her in to see us all :-)

I think this image is so cute and just perfect for a baby card - hope you like it too?

Materials used:

Image - cuddle cloud baby

Coloured with promarkers

Liquid Pearls - lemon yellow

Core'dinations card

Doodlebug Designs Baby Girl Kit

Nestability - scallop oval small

Distress Ink - spun sugar

Marianne Designs Die

Lace, ribbon, pearls and gems from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Freshly Brewed - use something new (die)

Inky Impressions - anything goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - something new (baby & die)

Paper Shelter - anything goes

Whimsy Inspires - new beginnings

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes (new baby & die)

Sassy Cheryl's - new beginnings

Shopping Our Stash - Meljen's image

Stamp N Doodle - anything goes

By The Cute And Girly - new beginnings

Di's Digi Designs - something new (baby)

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Emma Shoes

Happy New Year and I hope you've all enjoyed your celebrations whether you were having a good ol' knees up or a quiet evening in :-)  Let's hope that 2012 brings you everything that you wish for and more besides!

It's challenge time again over at Fussy and Fancy and this time we are celebrating our 2nd birthday and are giving you the option of either creating a birthday card or using an animal print on your cards.  Here's my card to give you some ideas and why not pop over and have look at the design team's cards for more inspiration too.

Material used:

Image - Emma shoes

Coloured with promarkers

Core'dinations card

Distress ink - vintage photo

Nestability - labels 11

Embossing folder - divine swirl

Liquid Pearls - pastel raspberry

Flowers & buckle - Wild Orchid Crafts

Animal print paper cut from an old gift bag (see I'm a true crafter!)

Ribbon (that tied up the gift bag - see above!)

Sentiment & flower stamp - Jane's script

Lace, pearls & glitter glue from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles - let's celebrate - TOP 3

Paper Creations Ink - die cuts/punches
Pollycraft - punch it
Stamp And Create - vintage
Stamps R Us - anything goes
Crazy Challenge - party
Cutie Pie Challenge - use a sentiment
Sketch N Stash - sketch
Robyn's Fetish - anything goes
Kenny K - anything goes
Pile It On - anything goes
Sentimental Sundays - anything goes
Sparkles Forum - anything but a Xmas card
Delicious Doodles - anything goes
Really Reasonable Ribbons - sparkle & ribbon
Stampin For The Weekend - anything goes
Aud's Sentiments - anything goes
Joanna Sheen - celebrations
Cupcake Craftroom - anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Cooking It Up With Katie - anything goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx