No squares allowed.....

Happy Saturday, I do hope you are having a good weekend..... today see's another new challenge over at Di's Digis Challenge Blog and this week's challenge is

NO SQUARES ALLOWED

No this is my downfall as I love square cards so I have one for a rectangle!

I have used Shop till you drop digi

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs 

Papers are from Cupcake Craftroom new release

some of my paper flowers

and some pearls to finish....

Big hugs Jo xxx

Lemon, Lime and Lilac......

Good morning, I am still feeling yuck but I do have a card to share today as today sees new paper being released over at Cupcake Craftroom I am loving these new papers with lemon, lime and lilac tones....

I have teamed these papers with a Saturated Canary image that I coloured over the weekend so glad I did as my hands are too shaky to colour today :(

Love these new papers 

and this is one of my favourite digis from Saturated Canary

Some of my flowers

Coloured with promarkers

Please pop over to challenge blog to see our other DT creations 

I would love to enter the following challenges

Sassy Cheryl's -Pretty Papers

Try It On Tuesday -  Anything Goes For July  

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge -  Summer Fun 

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays -  Anything Goes

Big hugs Jo xxx

Christmas Heidi.....

Morning..... Finally got my mouse working and my keyboard don't know what went wrong yesterday but mouse wasn't working then keyboard wouldn't work, but now sorted!

I have another Wee Stamps card to share today one ready for Christmas she is called Heidi

Coloured with ProMarkers

Paper is a digi dotty paper from Cupcake Craftroom

Some punched snowflakes with liquid pearls

Some lace with blue trim

  

A little stickles for some sparkle

I would love to enter the following challenges

Delightful Challenges -  Christmas in July

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes

Paper Play - Christmas in July

Shelly's Images - Christmas in July

I Love Promarkers -  sparkle

Stampavie and More - Christmas In Summer 

The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front - anything goes

Jo xxx

Rain Rain Rain.....

Good morning a bit late with post this morning as I have been doing a little cleaning as have visitors coming, yay and then hairdresser this afternoon :)  and my mouse doesn't want to work so having to use the touch screen on pc but I love my mouse.....

Today I have an inspirational card for whimsy 

I have coloured with my ProMarkers

Sentiment and digi are both from Whimsy sorry I can't link at mo with no mouse

Paper id from  Cupcake Craftroom Flourish Set

Some of my handmade paper flowers

Some lace

I would like to enter the following challenges

Fab 'n' Funky -  make your own flowers

Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes

Big hugs Jo xxx

Wee Stamps Peggy.....

Morning Hubby's still sleeping and I'm awake and up so thought I'd share a card I've made today...I have played with a cute digi stamp from Wee Stamps called Peggy I love her she is a real cutie!

The paper is a digi set from Cupcake Craftroom called Flourish

I ave coloured with ProMarkers

Some pearls and sentiment from Whimsy Stamps, Garden Bun Bun Fairy Set

And some paper flowers

I have a pile of flowers to make......

Big hugs Jo xxx

LOTV Wedding Card....

Afternoon, second post for today.... well what a day after my little lie in this morning, than call to go down to doctors (Cholestrol is high) then went for a swim to relax and now back home and need to catch up with some commenting but just thought I'd share an LOTV card to share that I made for a wedding on the weekend.

I have lightly coloured with ProMarkers on Linen card

Paper is a new release from Cupcake Craftroom Collection called Flourish

The sentiment is has been printed on PC

Here is a close up of one of my crochet flowers 

that I have been making in the evenings in front of the tv

A piece of lace and some lilac pearls to co-ordinate

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

Bearly Mine - Pearls & Lace

Stamp and Create -  Hands full of Love

Whoopsi Daisy  - Make your own Embellishments

Let`s Ink It Up - All Girls 

Penny Black and More - Summer Blooms

That Craft Place - Anything Goes 

Big hugs Jo xxx

Going Green.....

Good morning totally slept late so am a little late in posting this morning..... Today I have a card to share for Whimsy Inspirational Challenge and today's challenge is monochromatic and I have gone all green!

I have used this sweet digi Fairie Dandelion from Lia Stampz

Coloured with ProMarkers

Papers are from Cupcake Craftroom Leaves and Things

  

A lovely piece of flower lace and some pearls

And to finish off with some of my paper flowers

I would love to enter the following challenges

Bearly Mine -  Pearls & Lace

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Summer

Sassy Cheryl's -  Summer Fun

Big hugs Jo xxx

Cupcake Craftroom New Papers...

Back again hope you are all having a good Sunday morning,  please.....

click here for my Blog Candy Stamps & Flowers - Ends today ****

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click here for my Crafty Sentiments New Stamp Preview Day 1

click here for my Crafty Sentiments New Stamp Preview Day 2

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click here for my Flower Tutorial

Second post of the day and today see's some new papers and new monthly challenge over at Cupcake Craftroom, this month's new releases are called Flourish and our challenge for the month is layers....


I have chosen to matt and layer a solid coloured cardstock and the patterned new flourish paper in layers in a simple way with a crochet flower layer that I made with either a brad or a button and gem.


I managed to make 3 similar cards that reflect summertime to me, so here they are.... I warn you I have a lot of pics to share.....

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

Crafting When We Can - Summer Fun

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Summer Daze

Love Jo xxx

Spots and Dots.....

Good Morning all and the weekend is here.... Today I have a new DT card to share,  I have joined the ladies over at Di's Digi Saturday Challenges..... and today's challenge is....

Spots and Dots

I have been lucky enough to play with this sweet image called Teddy Snuggles

I have coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush and CR3 for Cheeks

Hair: EB8, EB3, TN9, TN5, TN2

Dress & Shoes: CR6, CR3, CR1

Present: CR6, CR3, CR1, TB3, TB4

Bear: TN3, TN2, TN1

Bear Top: TB3, TB4

I even done inside, this is normally one of my downfalls 

but am making a deal with myself to finish cards off in one go....

Papers are from Cupcake Cards and Crafts called Last Summer

Some of my handmade flowers and some cameo cuts 

Hope you all have a crafty weekend!

Big hugs Jo xxx