Lots of die cuts & punches.....

Good Morning, it's Monday yet again..... Today is a new challenge over at Love to Create and this week's challenge we want to see.....

Lots of die cuts/punches

We are sponsored by Bugaboo for this challenge

I have used Bugaboo Bratz Desiree

I have coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Papers were free with Complete Cardmaking issue 37 

think they are Polkadoodles and the sentiment

 Lots of punched butterflies and some paper flowers

Big hugs Jo xxx

Bugs life.....

Morning, I didn't sleep at all last night, just couldn't so I got up and did some crochet.... hubby got up at 6 so went back to bed for 2 hours I think it is going to be a long day and I am aching all over.

Anyway onto my card for today, it's a DT card for Love to Create Challenge Blog and our challenge this week is a card with a tag and we are sponsored by Fresh Brewed

I have gone all bright yet again.... coloured with promarkers

Paper is from free beach babe stack

A tag, flowers, butterflies some lace and gems

I would love to enter the following challenges

Secret Crafter -  Bright and Cheerful 

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi 

The Crafty Pad - Things with Wings 

Robyn`s Fetish - Summer Fun 

Crafty Calendar -  Fun in the Sun with the option of Sparkle and Shine 

Little Claire's  - Summer Holidays

Big hugs Jo xxx

Spots and Dots.....

Morning, Monday is here once again but what a lovely morning warm and sunny :)

Today I have a DT card for Love to Create Challenge Blog and today's challenge is Spots and Dots and Meljens is our sponsor this week.

So here is my colourful summer Spots and Dots card 

I have used this cute bunny called Garden Bun Bun fairy digi from Meljens, 

Paper is a freebie from the Beach Babe stack that was free with mag, 

as I still don't have any printer ink.....

Some dotty paper flowers

Coloured quickly with promarkers this morning as didn't have my card ready.

I would love to enter some challenges too....

Dream Valley Challenges -  Summer

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Animal Crackers 

Platypus Creek Digitals - Things with Wings

Big hugs Jo xxx

3 of something.....

Good morning what a horrid wet morning it is here..... I hope you all had a good weekend and are now ready to tackle the week ahead.

Today I have a DT card to share for Love to Create Challenge and our challenge today is 3 of something, we would like to see 3 of something on your creations I have gone for 3 designer papers or 2 lots of 3 pearls or even 3 different types of flowers.

We are also sponsored by Tiddly Inks this week I have used one of my digi that I haven't got around to using so here is my card with  Carpenter Jane

The papers are Beach Babe freebie from mag

Coloured with ProMarkers

Ribbon and lace layered, pearls and some of my flowers, 

the sentiment is from Whimsy Digis

Big hugs Jo xxx

Photo Inspiration....

Good Morning.... Monday is here once again and I am off the the doctors this morning to have my cholesterol checked which I am dreading as I know it is going to be high, last time I had it checked it was high and I have now put on more weight since being ill and it runs high in the family too :( so guess I will be told off when my results come back next week :(

Anyway onto my card for today and something bright to lighten the mood... It's a new challenge over at Love to Create today, we have a photo inspiration for you to look at and show us a creation from inspiration from the photo.

Here is my take on the photo and today I have played with 

a Sassy Studio digi who is also sponsoring us this week

I think this is a steam punk image but I have gone all 

bright and funky as not too good with the steamed punk!

I have coloured with Spectrum Noirs

I also coloured my gears and tags with 

some ink pads to colour co-ordinate

Some dotty digi paper that I had printed so not sure who....

and a few pearls to finish

Big hugs Jo xx

Stars and Stripes.....

Good Morning,

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Second post for me today and it's another Monday challenge over at Love To Create Challenge Blog and this week's challenge is Stars and Stripes and we are sponsored By Bugaboo stamps....

I fancied making something a little different from then normal stars and stripes, I have gone all pink, blue and white!

I have used BBrat Girl Sitter Balloon digi from Bugaboo Stamps

Stripy papers for my "Stripes" element 

the paper was a freebie with a craft mag a while back

I have coloured with my Spectrum Noirs this time

A few stars and a stars borders for my "stars" element

even done the inside too!

Big hugs Jo xxxx

Anything Goes....

Good Morning, Monday is upon us once again and I have a busy day day to today lots of things to do!

First up need to pick a random winner of my paper flower blog candy...... and the winner is

No. 10 Lisa Jane 

Please can you contact me with your address

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But to start the week of we have a nice and easy challenge over at Love to Create today which is....

Anything Goes

So for today's challenge I have used one of the new stamps 

from Crafty Sentiments called Butterfly Girl

I have coloured with my Spectrum Noirs

Some of my paper flower and cameo cut butterflies, hearts and tag

Even managed to do inside too... papers were a freebie with a magazine

A quick stamped sentiment a bit of ribbon and some sticky pearls

Big hugs JO xxx

Summer....... Ashley with Rose

Good Morning, Monday is here once again and I have my Love to Create DT card to share today... Today our challenge is Summer, but I'm not sure where the summer is on the UK at mo we have had so much rain!

But here is my card using Digi Darla's image Ashley With Rose

I have used this sweet leaf paper from Pink Petticoat

Bet your sick of seeing my handmade flowers by now....

Lightly coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Added a bit of ribbon and a few pearls from stash

Hope you have a good start to the week!

Big hugs Jo xxx

Recycle..... and Make Me Smile :)

Good morning all, had a really restless night I am so tired with lack of sleep... I have my 3 month appointment for my face, neck and shoulder injections tomorrow and not looking forward to it, can't wait to get it over and done with and maybe I will catch up with my DT work and other things that is on my ever growing to do list, well I can always wish for a miracle!

Today's challenge over at Love to Create is to Recycle..... and Make Me Smile :)

We have been sponsored by Sassy Studio today 

I have used Country Donna (Country Girl Sassy) image

So here is my card, not sure if I like it and not sure on the colours 

either but glad I managed to put a card together yesterday....

I have recycled flowers which I have on some 

older projects and scraps of paper that has been in my box for years for old creations too....

I have coloured with my Spectrum Noirs

Added a few Cameo cuts the key and lock and fence are from Dreamees 

and the tag is something I made yearly this year 

with Dreamees Blossom Stamp and Distress Inks

Big hugs Jo xxx

Father's Day.....

Good morning, hope you are having a good bank holiday weekend despite the weather.....  Today I have a DT card to share for Love to Create Challenge Blog.

Today's challenge is 

Father's Day

We are also sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I have used 

Turtle Flower think he is so sweet

The papers and sentiment are from Dreamees Mostly Mens CD

I have coloured my turtle with Spectrum Noirs

Greens: LG1, LG3, LG5

Browns: EB2, EB6

I would love to enter

Cards For Men - Father`s Day

Lexi's Creations -  'For the man/boy in our lives'

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Here Come the Boys -  Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi

Platypus Creek Digitals -  For the boys 

Di's Digis Designs - Male inspired creations

Little Claire's  - Male theme  

Sugar Creek Hollow  -  Father's Day

Big hugs Jo xxx

Party Girl Annabel

Good morning, what a buy weekend been out with hubby's work colleagues, craft show and family meal, stayed down my Mum's Saturday night too.... and no crafting all weekend :( so I must catch up today after a quick spring clean through the house this morning.  Hubby starts his new job this morning in a different branch so I do hope it all goes well, looking forward to him ringing lunch time to let me know what's it like!

Anyway enough waffle from me and on to today's card for Love to Create Challenge blog, today's challenge is to add a sentiment we were also given some wonderful handmade paper to use to from Paper Alice and sponsored images and sentiments from Crafty Sentiments and Digi Darla.....

Well as you know I'm on the DT for Crafty Sentiments 

I could not resist using one of our new stamps called Party Girl Annabel 

and I used one of our sentiment stamp sets

Coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Die cut some leaves and made some flowers with a punch

Here is a pic of my handmade paper from 

Paper Alice before I added it to my card

Something I keep forgetting is challenges

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

Great Impressions - Anything goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Birthday Cards with Sentiments on the Front 

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Pocket full of Posies (Flowers)

Totally Gorjuss -  Something New (New paper & stamp)

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Big hugs Jo xxx

Card for Mum or a Special Lady.......

Morning today I have to share my Love To Create Challenge Card.  This week we have worked with Bugaboo images and our challenge theme is

Card for Mum or a Special Lady

I decided to do something a little different from the usual flowery cards so here is my card....

I have used Jesse Bear Angel which I think is sooooo cute!

I have coloured with my Spectrum Noirs

Papers are from Pink Petticoat

A few cameo die cuts, a button and pearls from stash

Big hugs Jo xxx

Flowers and Buttons........

Good morning Monday is here again..... lets hope I can get up to date and organised this week!  Today I have a card to share for Love to Create Challenge Blog today's challenge is...

Buttons & Flowers 

and an optional sketch

We are sponsored by Meljens today and here is my card

Coloured with my Spectrum Noirs

Paper from Pink Peticoat

A few buttons a bit of ribbon and a cameo cut heat and tab

Hope you all have a good day

Love Jo xxx