Anything Goes @ Paper Nest Dolls!

Morning all, I know its been far too long since I have been here.  Lots has been happening and just hours are vanishing faster than I can keep up!  

So I'm here today with the latest challenge at The Paper Nest Dolls! 

We have the wonderful theme of anything goes! We have some wonderful prizes on off and don't forget out 500 follow candy!!! 

So my creation this week :)  

I have used the adorable Frog Catcher Owen available here :) 

He was coloured with copics and cut on my cameo.  The papers are all from my mixed stash so I have no idea what ones they are.  the happy birthday was printed and cut on my cameo.  

I just love the way he has turned out.  I would like to enter my card to the following challenges; 

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Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope if you have a moment you will leave me a comment! 

I promise it wont be so long next time!  Hope you will join us over at The Paper Nest Dolls! 

:) 

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Creative Creations Challenges

Good Morning!! 

Al cylinders are firing here this morning, I think most people's little ones have gone back to school - mine have an 'inset day' so one final day with them!! Not sure what to do with the weather being so grey and horrible!!!  Anyway I'm here this morning with the first challenge of 2014 for Creative Creations challenges - we have had a few changes so pop over to the blog and take a look at whats new!! 

So we have a nice easy theme for you this week 

'Anything Goes' 

Yep - the team over on the blog have some fantastic inspiration!! 

So over to my creation…..

Now I'm sorry for the lighting - this weather really can't decided what its doing and taking photos in here is getting harder and harder!!! I have used the adorable Toby Arr Captin form Crafty Sentiments Designs - It has been a long long time since I have coloured him and it was fun to bring him out again!!!  The image was coloured with copics and the papers are from my scrap box!! 

I do hope you like him! I had such fun making him!! i do hope you will join us over at CCC - I know the team can't wait to see your creations!! 

See you again soon 

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Happy Birthday Dude!

Afternoon, well the ball is rolling here and were in full christmas mode!  So much to do and so little time!! I am making so many gifts this year - only cause I can!!!  ANyway I'm here to share with you a card I made for a friends little ones birthday a few weeks back.

The little guy in question never fails to put a smile on my face, he comes over and likes to 'collect snail shells' from my garden as well as dig holes in places.  He is never forgets a thing!  For some reason when I saw this image it made me think of him! 

Isn't he just adorable!  I kind of think its the sort of thing the little guy would do is catch a frog too! He is from Pollycraft  - unfortunately I don't think he is available anymore - so glad I have him on file as he is perfect for any little guy!! The image was coloured with copics and the papers are all scraps from my stash.  The 'Frankie' was cut on my cameo - His little face was a picture when he opened it and saw his name on it!  I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Daring Cardmakers - Digital

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

7 Kids college fund - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by, If you have a moment I would love to know what you think! 

Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs 

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Lift Off

Afternoon everyone - where has the sunshine gone?  The full weather is making me want to sleep - lets hope the sunshine comes back soon!!! 

Well I have been creating slowly…. Im here to share with you today the challenge over on the Facbook Page at The Stamping Chef - we have great challenge this week using the fantastic 

Lift Off

You can get the image in the store now with 20% off!!! So over to my creation

I pretty much went back to basics with the image, keeping it bold colours as I thought its perfect for a little boy!  The image was coloured with copics 

(Ins Colours) 

The papers and ribbon are from my stash and the stars were cut on my cameo! 

Well I hope you like my creation! I do hope you will stop over to the TSC Recipes page and join in! hope to see you again soon :) 

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Stars!!

Morning! 

arrrr

Morning! I know this is strange for me too but I am here two weeks on the trot to share with you the challenge over at Crafty Sentiments Designs! Thank you to everyone that joined in with the 'birthdays challenge' last week - some lovely entrys - pop over to the CSD blog to see if you were a lucky winner! 

Ok so onto this weeks challenge 

ANYTHING GOES! 

Oh how we all LOVE these challenges - so free and easy!!! 

Now this is one of my favourite CSD stamps! I LOVE colouring him - he really is a pleasure! He was coloured with copics and the papers are from my stash! 

Well I hope you like him - I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Card Mania - Birthdays

Incy Wincy Designs - ANything Goes

Birthday Pirate

Morning! So my compeer was playing up yesterday and the laptop seems to not like blogger at the moment! Grrrr - anyway I have been sat there colouring and creating away trying to keep busy! So I'm quickly editing this post now before I have 101 other things to catch up with!

This weeks challenge over at Crafty Sentiments Designs is nice and easy for you

Happy Birthday!!!

WHooop!!! We have had so many parties in the last couple of weeks!  So I have used the Lovely little Toby Arrr Captain available from here.

The image was coloured with copics and the papers are all from my stash! Well I hope I may have inspired you to join us this week at Crafty Sentiments Designs! Im looking forward to seeing you there

Hugs

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Twinkle Twinkle...

Good morning! 

Thank you to everyone that joined in with our challenge last week over at My Mums Craft Shop - some lovely entries! The winners can be found over on the MMCS Challenge Blog! 

So this week we are sponsored by 

The grate...

Kitty is giving £10 to the winner to spend in store. 

So onto the challenge, this week we are looking for your creations with 

STARS

Yep, anything with stars on.  We are so looking forward to seeing you creations and I'm hoping that I may inspire you now! 

I don't know when or where I brought the paper I have used for this challenge - but it was perfect! 

I used some glitter card from my stash and mounted the paper onto it

When making my card I was singing 'twinkle twinkle'… yep mad I know but then it inspired me to write this little verse that is on the front of the card. 

I thought it fitted very well! I die cut the wording and then brushed the edges with one of my ink pads.  

I hope you like my card! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Bearly-Mine Challenges - Add A Sentiment

Our Daily Bread - Something Musical

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will pop to the MMCS Challenge blog and take a look at what the rest of the DT have created ohhh and give a warm welcome to our new members! 

Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs 

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Dude…..

morning all! Some of you have patiently awaited this post!I was meant to do it two days ago! Anyway how are we all today - rather chilly here!!! 

Ok so onto the card this is using one of the FAB releases from Simpy B Stamps - now there are only 6 days left to get these before they will be discontinued!!! Quick grab them while you can!! ! 

Last week while sat at my grandmas I had one of the 'light bulb' moments! you know sat there - not thinking about crafting at all and then 'PING' so I had to get home as quickly as I could! I had coloured the image up the night before and I suddenly had an idea that he should move!! 

What a better way for a snowboarder to move than down hills??

Yep - not quite sure what you would call this style of card… but he is on a piece of invisible string and he moves about! I think he took longer to cut out than he did to put together!  I think this card was mostly inspired by the challenge over at Simply Challenged Challenges!

I also pulled out the good old quickutz…  oh I'm so glad I didn't sell it a few weeks ago! It has been so useful recently! Well I hope you like him! I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges; 

Simply Challenged Challenges - What was that? 

Art Impressions - Fun & Games (Sports)

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Snips and Snails 

If you have a moment I would love to read what your think - your comments are what keeps me creating!!! Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs 

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The Great Outdoors!

Evening! How are you today? If your here for the 'Tumblin Buddies hop' click here! 

Well it has been a busy week - so much happening here there and everywhere!!! Having SOO much fun though.  So I had to create a card for Marks cousin who turns 5 today! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY!! 

Now I never like making boys cards… and so this was quite the challenge! 

I have used the fab 'Squeekin Jude' available here. 

He is SOOOO cute! I love him to bits! I have to say he is grate to colour up! I also now need to get his buddies!! 

The papers were all from my stash and the image was coloured with copics! I also used my Quickutz to cut the number and letters out! I hope you like him! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Simply Challenged Challenges - Let's Go Camping! 

Crafting For All Season - For A Child

Creative Card Challenges - For The Boys

JustWordz - Celebration 

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

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Crafty Sentiments Designs Release Hop!

Morning all, I wish this weather would make up its mind so my wardrobe can make better decisions....I still have my winter jumpers out, I never remember a summer like this when I was younger!

Anyway back to the point! Im here with the new release over at Crafty Sentiments Designs! and we have a lovely hop for you to release the new stamps!  Now on this hop we have a little prize, one lucky person will win two stamps from the new release - and I will tell you they are all so adorable - I so have to get them all!!!!

Now hopefully you have hoped over from the Crafty Sentimens Designs Challenge blog, if not pop back and start the hop from there!!

So onto my creation, I have used the lovely Toby Arr Captain available from CSD Shop.  I just fell in love with him from the moment I saw him! I did get a little help from my amazing little helper - she chose the papers and helped me make this card - so thank you Amelia! 

He is just so adorable! He was coloured with Copics and the papers were all from my stash I also dug out my old Quickutz and gave that a bit of use!  Perfect card for a little boy I know!!!

I was somewhat nervous about colouring is parrot, but after a good old google search I don't think he came up too bad! 

So I best let you get on with the hop you no need to visit the wonderful Heather, remember you need to start at the CSD Challenge Blog to be in with a chance of winning! 

Crafty Sentiments ch blog

Katrina - You are here!

Heather

Shelby

Jan

Caz

Jac

Pinky

Chrissy

Lorraine

Dora

Lisa

Jo

Crafty Sentiments blog

Thanks for stopping by, remember you need to comment on each of the DT's blogs to be in with a chance of winning 2 of the new stamps! Good Luck! See you Soon!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Songbird - anything goes

Craft your Passion - anything goes

D.C.C & friends - anything goes

Hugs

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TTT COE

Morning all, how are we?? Well dentist cancelled the appointment - something to do with electricity problems - was I up-set - well yes and no - I had my head set that is was being done but I wanted to chicken - so it worked in my favour! Anyway I'm here to remind you all of the latest challenge over at TTT! Were looking for your 

Starts and Stripes or Independence Day Creations

Now if you pop over to the TTT blog you will be able to see the creations that have caught our eye with this challenge! Some lovely creations this week, please pop over and take a look! 

So as some of you may remember I didn't have a card last week and so I do have one to share with you now! 

This was inspired by a friend of mine, her son had his Karate grading over the weekend and passed, so I made him a card!  his little face was a picture when he opened it! The image from Redonkulous was coloured with copics; 

E000, E00, E02, R20

E33, E35, E37 

C3

The paper and stars were freebies that I found on the internet and I added the letters into the stars using text boxes, I then attached them to the back of the image on small springs using silicone.  Im so happy with how this turned out!  I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Art with No Boundaries - Anything Goes

Cards for Men - Sports With A Sentiment 

Desmet Designs - For the men and Boys

House of Gilli - Red, White and blue

Thanks for stopping by - remember to pop over to TTT!, I would love to hear what you think! If you haven't signed up I am running a Candy for all my followers - please take a look here - anyone is welcome to join in! Hope to see you again soon! 

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Cameoflage JoJo

Morning, oh what a week, the weather has been awful - hence why not much computer or crafting time! then I thought I had a chilled morning only to find that Amelia had ballet... oh well.  Now this is going to be a quick post as we have 101 things to do today and there is not enough hours to get it done - two orders to finish as well as get the stock together for next weekend! 

Last week Amelia and Nancy had a birthday party to go to, I had to make the card pretty quick, all I could think of was camouflage.... And so (I apologise for the photos - they do not show it very well at all!) this came together... 

Yes it was all a bit rushed and as I say the photos make it look rubbish! But i wanted to share him anyway!

He was coloured with copics and the paper was from online somewhere!

I think the best bit was the cheesecloth that I coloured to match the paper, I was pretty impressed with that! 

Anyway I best crack on - hope to have some bits to share later/tomorrow or even next week - See you soon! 

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Surfs Up!

Afternoon! Ewww what another grey horrible wet day! I can't believe that every time the kids break up for holidays here is rains... Not much we can do with the weather though! Anyway I'm here to share another creation with you! I have been trying to make my cards a bit different and I cam across the lovely Life Guard Christian from Simply Betty Stamps - Now I wasn't sure what to do with him at first and so I decided to purchase the lovely Beach digi from Make It Crafty.  Now I have never tried colouring a whole scene before and so I was very surprised with myself when it turned out like this.... 

Ok so I could do with wokring on the sky and sea a bit, but not bad for a first attempt if I do say so myself! I used so many different colours I can't remember what ones though! 

I love the colours that I used for his top and shorts, i think they may have been BG15, BG13, BG10 - I will double check that one a bit later! 

I used papers form my stash, mail just 12x12's and Kraft.  The ticket stamps are from Whimsy stamps and the charms are just from my stash! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

I break for Challenges - Summer Fun 

Sundays With Chrissy - Tags and Tickets

Cute Card thursday - Water Water Everywhere

Delightful Challenges - Fun in the Sun 

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

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Get Well Soon...

Morning, How are we today!?

Well been busy again tonight, made a Get Well Soon card.  I don't often make them as I don't like too... Plus they are normally very simple and floral decoupage.  I saw this stamp over at whiff of joy before Christmas and just couldnt hold on any more!! I just had to get him!!

He is just the cutest!! The thing is he could be a birthday card or a get well card.  I coloured him using my copics and my spectrum noirs for his skin (I keep trying them but still not sure!)

The papers are all from my stash and some even from the scraps! 

Well I hope you like him, sorry its a bit of a short and sweet post, got a lot happening here at the moment... 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

ATC's and Cards with attitude - Anything Goes

Clearly Inspired - Anything goes

Hope to be back soon

Hugs

x

Dead Men Tell No Tales...

No No No... I haven't gone crazy... well I hope I haven't, maybe I have! This is part of the sentiment on todays card!! I coloured up this fab Pirate from Tickled Pink last week and my little helper (Amelia) couldn't wait to get him on a card!! 

I have to say he is kinda cute!!! This is Little Pirate Frankie from Tickled pink Stamps.  I brought him a while back and found him in the 'to colour' box of images.  He will be printed off again rather soon!! I made this card for a friends little boys birthday, he turns 8 at the end of Feb, I can't wait to give him the card now! 

Turning 8 is such a big thing, they don't want fussy cards so I kept this quite simple. 

The papers are from my stash, The small 'map print' is Su paper that I dreaded cutting into! but its over now and I feel that I can now use some of the paper at least!! The PIRATE paper was from my local craft shop, I brought it ages ago, and finally found a use for some of it!!! I thought it had worked quite well the way PIRATE sits along the bottom, I couldn't resist 'Dead men Tell no Lies' up the side of the image!! 

i coloured the image using my copics and for the life of me I can't find my notebook.... I will edit tomorrow as soon as I find it!!! 

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Memas Crafts - Anything Goes

Pennys paper Crafty Challenge blog - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Digital Tuesday - Use your Stash

Paper Take Weekly - black, White and red all over!

Kaboodle Doodles - Masculine 

Thanks for stopping by, I would love to hear what you think! Hope to see you again soon!! 

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Happy Birthday....

Evening all, well been a strange day.  Both girls are poorly and so we have stayed in all day! The girls have had fun colouring with me though! They have both been sat at the table with their pencils, Amelia with one of my digs, Nancy with her colouring book and we have had hours of peace and quiet! Their friends came over to play and then at 5 it started to snow! I can't wait for tomorrow! 

I have been trying hard to work on cards for men and boys, I have so many images that I can use for them but then I never get round to it! OK I always make excuses not to! So today I tried and I tried and I still need to do some work but....

This is the adorable Splashing Toby from Some Odd Girl.  I have had him for ages, but never got round to colouring him! Today I have surprised myself! Im so happy with how he has turned out! but not so keen on the card, Its lacking something and I'm not sure what! 

I can't remember what pens I used... As the kids were at the table I kept my pens as far away from them as I could... Amelia did ask at one point if she could use my skin pens, I told her NO! She's only 4 1/2!

I have made this card for Amelia and Nancy's friend who turns 3 on Thursday.  Thats what made me finish this otherwise he would have been sat in the draw for a year waiting to be mounted! I used my QK bubble die and Moxie alpha to do the letters and bubbles! The number is just a peel off! Toby was die cut from a set of nesties I have! 

i would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Allsorts - Free and Easy February 

Send A Smile For Kids - Anything Goes For Kids

Ditzy Challenge - Anything Goes

Fun With Shapes and More - Birthday 

Thanks fro stopping by and hope to see you soon! 

x

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #94 Clean and Simple

Morning again, is everyone enjoying their Monday morning?! I am, My dear husband got up and did the school run for me this morning and then came home and let me have a pampering session! Ahh that was bliss, he is no outside playing cars, im having a bit of time on blogger and then going to make something - mmm maybe I should do the housework first! 

Well Im here now to share with you the challenge over at Incy Wincy Designs this week.  Its been a brilliant week for me as the challenge is...

'Clean and Simple'

we are sponsored by 

Digital Delights

Its been brilliant seeing what everyone else thought of clean and simple! so onto my card for this week.  We were fortunate enough to be given so lovely images from out sponsor, I chose to use Peyton, who is available from here!

Dont you think he is just adorable! I love the way he has his hands in his pockets! I coloured him with my pro-markers and then mounted him onto so textured bazzill card stock.  In the bottom left corner I stuck a peel off saying Son, 

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Card Cupids - No Patterned Papers

Corrosive Challenges - Birthdays

Bee Crafty - Birthday for Little Ones

Word play Weekend Challenge - Child

Well I hope you like him and that you may join us over at Incy Wincy Designs this week! If you have time please pop over and see what the design team have created, i'm sure they would all love to hear from you! Also remember to pop over to our sponsors website and see what they have to offer! 

xx