Anyone for Teal?

Good evening, second post for today, please scroll down for my Diva By Designs Sport and or stripes card....

Had a fab day out catching up with Ali at Carole's Crafts in Radyr today....  So tonight I thought I'd share a card I made yesterday using some lovely teal digi papers and a cute butterfly clear stamp from Dreamees, I am so luck as they have asked me to make some samples cards for their show at the NEC in November :)

 Here is my quick card from yesterday....

So I had a quick play yesterday and came up with Teal card using Hayley's fab CD called Back to Basics, has some lovely papers and lots of colours.... the CD is only £6.99 and free P&P

and the large butterfly clear stamp is £2.50 and free P&P, so all good :)

Just added a bit of lace, ribbon and gems!

You can check out the blog here for inspiration 

and see Carols and Hayley fab paper flowers

And some tutorials here!

I would love to enter some challenge too..
Crafts and Me - #73 pretty in lace
Flutterby Wednesdays -  must include butterfly, fairy or angel - #192 open
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #73 anything goes  
Pixie Cottage -  Sketch* and/or anthing goes
Ruby's Rainbow - White plus one other colour
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Big hugs Jo xxx

Spots and or stripes.....

Morning all, Happy 29th February!!!!   I'm off on my travels today to meet up with my friend Alyson over at Caroles Crafts in Cardiff.....for a natter and see what's new in :)

Today see's another challenge over at Divas By Design and this week's challenge is

Spots and or Stripes 

We are lucky to be sponsored by Meljens Designs 

I have coloured with Promarkers

Sentiments are from Crafty Sentiments

Dotty paper is from Pink Petticoat

A few gems, some home made twine and some die cut nesties and XCut

Have a good day, will enter some challenges when

 I get back this afternoon and then tackle the ironing!!!!

Oh and another post, so watch this space......

Big hugs Jo x

Shaped Cards.....

Morning, what a dull, grey wet morning......but to brighten our day there is a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments, it's Caz turn to host this weeks challenge..
Which is Shaped but not Square ..

So I have made a stepper card, pics not great :(
light is not the best this morning as I have left it till the last minute to take a picture....

I really have to catch up on some commenting too, I fell asleep last night I'm so far behind!

I have used on the new digis called Kai and coloured with promarkers

Papers are fab, bright and cheerful from Cupcake Craftroom called Pollyanna

Used my fav border die also from Crafty Sentiments and sentiment

and my MS butterfly punch!

I would love to enter the following challenges....

Crafty Bloggers Network -  Spring Time

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge -  must use digi -  "Color Your World"

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Sew Many Cards - "Let's Punch it!"

Squigglefly - SIO - Spring is in the Air

Lucky Leprechaun......

It's Monday and it's another challenge over at Love To Create challenge blog, this week's challenge is...

Add Stitching Faux or Real

We are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish Designs and I have used Lucky Lerechaun....I still haven't got my sewing machine out so I have some badly drawn Faux stitching, here's my card, trying some different colours as I'm sure I will have loads of spring coloured cards to share this week!

Coloured with ProMarkers

Papers are from Summer Driggs, a little ribbon from stash

Border die is one of my fav from Crafty Sentiments

I would like to enter the following challenges...

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes 

House of Gilli - SIO - Green

The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Sending some luck your way :)

Jo xxx

Sunny Sunday & News.....

Happy Sunday all, it is a glorious sunny day here in South Wales, been out for a lovely country drive with hubby today, not planned but the M50 junction to join the M5 was closed on our way to the Papercraft show at Worcester so got diverted through the countryside I loved it! Even thought I can't talk properly as my tongue is still causing me problems and driving me mad with pain and numbness I've had a fab day :)

Had a lovely day today meeting Carol and Hayley from Dreamees.... 

got some lovely CD's and stamps to play with, 

looking forward to working with these fab ladies...

New DT.....

Doreen

Sue

Jayne

Anne

Jo (Me) 

Also met up with Sharon from Glitter Perfect and have some fab stamps 

and lots and lots of glitter to play with!!!!

Linda and I are going to be doing some samples too....

My house is going to be all sparkly in the next few days hehe!

So no card to share today, nut had to share that I am going to be doing some 

samples for Dreamees and Glitter Perfect!

I will be back tomorrow with some cards, big sunny hugs!

Jo xxx

Bunny Suit......

Good morning, it's Friday..... Hope everyone is well and happy today :)

I wasn't going to share a card today but then decided on sharing an Easter Card that I was going to keep for a DT challenge card but I love the new Easter stamps from Crafty Sentiments and decided I had to share it now!!

She is called bunny suit I have called her with promakers 

and spectrum noir pens in spring colours

The papers are from Cupcake Craftroom and are called Zen 

think they are a freebie so pop on over and check it out! 

The Spring sentiment is a digi also from Crafty Sentiments

A few punched butterflies and pearls

My old favourite MS border punch

and a load of Wild Orchid Craft flowers and stickles!

I would love to enter the following challenges...

Crafty Ann's - , Bold & Bright

Crafty Catz -  Something Beginning with B

Fairy Tale -  Week 2, Spring

Guylou's Inimitability -  Girlie, Girlie

Stamp Man - Colours of Spring / Easter

Crop Stop -  Include at least 3 flowers

Delightful Challenges - Use patterned paper

Just Inspirational Challenges -  Anything goes 

Moving Along With The Times -  Lots of layers (at least 2)

Paper Crafting Journey -  Make it cute

Big hugs to all Jo xxx

LOTV oldie.....

Good Morning, Friday's nearly here, hope you are all having a good week!  I wanted to play with something old..... so I got an old LOTV stamp out and had a play got inking and colouring and fancied making a Get Well Soon card for my stash.... something that I don't have many of, saying that my card box needs a filling up!

Coloured with ProMarkers

Papers from Cupcake Craftroom love these bright florals, the set is called "pollyanna papers"

My flowers from Wild Orchid shame not right colour of blue in these pics :(

and some of my home made twine and a few pearls as I like a bit of bling!

Big hugs Jo xxx

Playing with Pink.....

Good Morning, half way through the week..... today I have a quick card to share, been play with my new flower dies from Memory Box, just some plain pink card stock and a few pearls, think they are sweet but don't think I'll kick my flower addiction, might make some little crochet one's too and maybe some butterflies!

Today I have used one of Stamp Fairy's cute digis called Patsy Tooth Fairy I am getting into the spring feeling, going bright and fresh, wishing for warmer weather and bright sunnier longer days......

coloured with ProMarkers

Papers are from Pink Petticoat, loving dots and check at mo, can't you tell

Heart border die is from Crafty Sentiments

Memory Box die flowers with added pearls...

I would like to enter some challenge too...

Ladybug Crafts Ink - SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Allsorts 142 - ANYTHING GOES

Do you Stack Up 59 - LAYERS

Big hugs Jo xxx

Painting Easter Egg.....

Morning, happy pancake day today...... hope to make some later!  For My Blog Candy you still have time to enter!

Today see's a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments weekly challenge blog and today's challenge has been chosen by Axa, which is....

2 Design Papers

So here is my 2 design papers from Pink Petticoat and I could not resist using one of 

Crafty Sentiments new Easter stamps called Painting The Egg

 I have coloured with a mix of Promakers and Spectrum Noir pens

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and punch butterflies 

with some added Stickles for sparkle a bit of ribbon and a few gems from stash

I do hope you can join in with us this week!

I would also like to enter some challenges....

The Crazy Challenge - Use a Die or Punch

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Flowers

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Ribbon and Bling 

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Sew Many Cards - Use at least 2 Designer Papers and 4 or more Gemstones

Paper Pretties -  Spring

Nettie G's Digital Gems -Anything Goes

MyGrafico -  Flowers

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Big hugs

Jo xxx

Navy & Pink......

 Good morning, a lovely sunny morning here and I do hope you are keeping well, today see's another challenge over at Love to Create and this week's challenge is a Colour Challenge!

Navy, Pink & One Other Colour

I have been lucky enough to use Pixie Cottage Digi Stamps called Cloe & Paris

Coloured with ProMarkers

Papers are from Pink Petticoat

Our AMAZING Sponsor this week is

Michelle's Scrapbooking & More, Home of:

The Pixie Cottage Stamps

Michelle's Scrapbooking & More is home to The Pixie Cottage stamps. In addition to our stamp line we carry many other popular lines of stamps, Copic Markers, Spellbinders, punches, paper and more. 

I would love to enter the following challenges....


Big hugs
Jo xxx

Gone Fishing.....

Evening, Haven't made much this week, mojo went on a little trip, but I have managed to sit down and just thought I'd share my card I've just made this evening with a digi from Crafty Sentiments and papers from Cupcake Craftroom 

                                         For My Blog Candy you still have time to enter!

The digi is called Patches Gone Fishing, I think he's sweet for a male card, 

hope you like it

Gone for some cheerful spring colours....

Coloured with Promarkers

Some twine and buttons from stash!

I would love to enter some challenge too

Crafty Emma -  #73 Spots and Dots

Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C124 Stripes and Polka Dots 

Outlawz Challenges  Pam021812 - Dreaming of Spring

Fairy Tale – Week 1, Spring

Hotshot Crafts – Week 1, One for the Boys

Wags 'n Whiskers -  Week 1, Male Birthday

Big hugs Jo xxx

Mother's Day

Good Morning all, this week has gone way too quick, haven't got back into my routine yet! Well it's Friday is here and I have a quick card to share, my DT card for The Poodle's Parlour Challenge Blog.  This week our challenge is......

Mother's Day

and we are sponsored by Lexi, 

I have gone for some some peaches and browns and got carried away with my distress ink oopppsss

Papers are Summer Driggs

With Love Sentiment and Label are stamps from Crafty Sentiments

Added a little sparkle with Stickles

Flowers from Wild Orchid

Big hugs Jo xxx

Catching up.....

Good afternoon, just a quick catch up...... 

For My Blog Candy you still have time to enter!

Here are a few of my DT current challenges that you can still enter.......

 Weekly Challenge @ Craft Sentiments is LOVE

 Monthly Challenge @ Crafty Sentiments Monthly ~ Love is in the air

Divas By Design Weekly Challenge ~ Wings & Things

Cupcake Craftroom Monthly Challenge ~ New Beginnings

Love to Create ~ Buttons & Bows

I had a fab week staying with Suzette up in Stockport, here's some pics of our first ever stall and we had a great response to all the DT ladies sample cards, thank you.....

We met some wonderful crafters at the City Event Craft Show in Manchester, a big shout out to Lisa-Jane, Laurie, Pami, Linda and Mary was wonderful too finally meet you all!

Here's a pic of us...

Way too much laughing and chatting, was so hard to try and smile without laughing!

I did do a little shopping whilst at the craft show a few dies and a new die cutting machine as my big shot has had it, I decided to try out the Happy Cut, I will get around to doing a review this weekend, I did have a little play and demo at the show and it was fab..... 

Now it's catch up time, house has been cleaned and washing done, so onto crafting and commenting, catching up with e-mails and sponsorships, so I do hope to get around to visit you all soon!

There are some brand new EASTER releases too over at Crafty Sentiments

Big hugs Jo xxx