I wanna be just like Margie!

I do wanna be just like margie and the card of hers is stunning I loved casing it for the Club Anya contest. The papers and cakes I used are a digital set I feel really lucky to have brought from the greetings farm. I added tiny gems to the cakes to make them even more sparkly and the digi Alice is coloured with promarkers and then decoupaged to be more 3d.

Cup cake craft - challenge # 45

This week at cupcake craft is a brilliant sketch. This was a lot of fun I thought I would try and use a digi set I got a while back from the greetings farm. The set is called wonderland and the big flower and all the papers are part of it. The image is from a greetings farm stamp set that has the same name. I have coloured my little Alice with promarkers and Sakura star dust pens for a bit of sparkle. The ribbon flower and buttons are from my stash.

Stamp with fun and daring card maker

Daring card maker want you to make a miss you card while over at stamp with fun there is a brilliant sketch to follow so I thought I could combine the 2. The cute image is another from Polly Crafts Cherry kisses range and has again been coloured with promarkers. The papers are all from K &Co sparkly sweet The flowers are from papermania and the sentiment and butterfly are ones I got free with magazines some time ago.

Crafty Muse and Polly craft

For this card I have used the layout from crafty muse. I love it this is my first time taking part with crafty muse but it will not be my last. The image is from Polly crafts Cherry kisses set and I have coloured her with pro markers and added some tiny gems to her wreath as they wanted to see gems on your card. I have also added some more gems down the sides which are not on the crafty muse layout but I could not resist :) The papers are all from papermania the Christmas multi stack. The sentiment is from paper cellar.

Fresh Farm Friday and Then next level

Fresh Farm Friday is a new weekly challenge from The Greetings farm they wanted to see you go dotty for spots and over at the next level they wanted to see a step or pop up card so I thought I would work out my own sort of pop up card.
To make this one I cut 2 pieces of paper 9" x 5" and another one 6"x 2".
I scored the both 9x5 pieces 2" from each end giving me a 5"x5" square in the middle of each. Then on one of them I cut a window out of the 5" square section to be the front window to look through (This could be any shape or size you want).
For the 6"x2" I scored 1/2" from each end (this is going to be the centre section)
At this stage I decorated all my section before I put it together. The image I stuck to my newly created window and I stuck the dotty backing paper to the 5"x5" section of the other strip.
The little scene I doodled and coloured then stuck to the 6"x2" section.
Then you can put it all togeter.
The 6"x2" I put tape on the 1/2" sections I have scored and folded them away from my scene. The 9"x5" bcak section you need to fold the flaps towards the backing paper then fix the scene to the sides inside. Finally you can fold the front window piece with the flap folded away from the image and stick the sides the outside of the whole card.

I hope this makes sense. I forgot to take pics while making it sorry.

The image I hve used is cowgirl Anya and I have paper pieced her and coloured her with promarkers before decoupaging her to look more 3d. The scene as I said is a doodle I did and coloured with promarkers. The all the papers are from Designers extreme vol II

Send some Happy mail

This week at Simon says the aim is the best idea ever to make a child smile. They are asking you to send a card via Post Pals to make a sick child smile. It is such a great idea and I could not resist so I will be sending the following cards to different children in the post tomorrow it is such a small thing but I hope will make them smile.


The first 2 are images and paper I have drawn and made the 3rd is from an earlier post the image is from digital boutique and last one is dustin Pike images.

Friday Sketcher and abc (two tone)

For this card the sketch is fro friday sketcher and the colour combo is two tone to fit with ABC's challenge this week. Th image is the second digi stamp called Patty by the amazingly talented Kimmi over at Poppy Petal Designs She is just the cutes cow I have seen in a very long time and I could not resist and as soon as I saw ABC's challenge I knew she would be perfect. The papers are all from an ole dove craft set called charcoal prints and the flowers and peel off that you can't see in the photo but says "happy birthday" are from my stash.

Lili of the valley paper piecing

Lili of the Valley's challenge is paper piecing and I thought I would try to do my paper piecing slightly differently this time round. I am really into digi crafts at the moment so though I would try a bit of digi paper piecing the papers and the image is digi I have put the image onto the digi papers then cut out the bits I wanted in photo shop and put them together as you would normal paper piecing and I think it has turned out well.
The cute image is the first ever digi stamp from Poppy Petal Designs there are now 3 in the set so far and I will be doing more cards with these amazing stamp over the next few days. All the papers are from Designers extreme vol II including the ones I used for the paper piecing. The peel off sentiment say "best wishes sorry you can't really see it in the pic it looks much better in real life.

Sketch and stash + digital boutique take 2

I have used the brilliant sketch at sketch and stash this week for this card and thought I would have a second go at digital boutiques challenge to use an Olivia image. I have coloured my Olivia with promarkers and sakura stardust pens for a bit of sparkle and then for extra bling I have added a host of gems. The papers are from Designers extreme vol II. The flowers, corners and ribbon are some from my stash that I have had for ages just waiting for the right card.

Can you believe it's challenge #4 !!!!

Well it is that time of the week again for a new challenge from Stampin' at the weekend and for this one I got to try something new the challenge is "Pocket full of ......" and the challenge is to make a pocket card of some shape or form. All the DT have done a load of different types of pockets so go hopping and get inspired their links are in the side bar and the guest designer this week is the amazing Nancy .
The prize on offer is A Cupcake stamp set and Birthday Fairy Stamp from Paper Makeup StampsFor this little wallet I used the instructions from an amazing designer Tammy she has a great blog that she puts little tutorials on called Fun Paper Candy Demos


I had such fun making this, the images and sentiments are from the greetings farm showtime set and have been coloured with a mix of promarkers and sakura pens for sparkle. The papers are from Designers extreme vol II. The ribbon and the gems are from my stash.

Digital Tuesday - Use your scraps

For this card I have used a brand new image from my DT friend Kimmi (this lady is sooo talented!) she is just branching out into digi stamps and this little donkey is her first one so make sure you go and pick him up at her shop Poppy Petal Designs . I have coloured him with promarkers and then decoupaged him to make him look 3D. The paper scraps I used are from papermania and Designers extreme vol I and the peel offs are from my stash.

Funky Fairy and digi stamp boutique

The chalenge at funky fairy is to use this lovely sketch and the challenge at digistamp boutique is to use one of the offer of the month images which this month is Olive. I have coloured Olive with a mix of pro markers and sakura stardust pens to give a bit a bling and then added a gem to her bow so she is even more sparkly :) The peel offs, flowers and pearls are from my stash and the paper is from Funky fairy.

Spoonful of sugar - Wedding

This card is going to be for a very good friends wedding next month so the couple have been coloured to match them and white and red are he colours they are going for. The image is from the greetings farm cake toppers set and has been coloured with a mix of promarkers and sakura star dust pens. I have then decoupaged them so they look more 3d and mounted them on the handmade paper on more foam pads. The papers are from the amazing Designers extreme vol II while the ribbon, gems and sentiment are from my stash.

Passion for promarkers and Flutter By

This is the first time I have entered Flutter By and there challenge this week is fairy out side. Passion for promarkers wants you to use lemon and meadow green as the main colours. I have used dustin pikes image for the background to make it seem like my flutter Anya is outside :) I have coloured both images with promarkers and to emphasise the lemon and pale green colours I have kept the rest of the card simple and in those 2 colours.

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Create a scene

Well I just could not resist this set from Dustin Pike when I saw it and it makes the most brilliant scenes so is perfect for Dare you 2 digi's challenge this week. I have coloured the images with promarkers and then I added pearls to the clams in the back ground and put the whale on some acetate so he looks like he is swimming free. The sentiments I made using ticker tape and then I drew a black border round the back ground and mounted it on the printed card blank. The gems were just to give it that little extra sparkle :)

Paper take weekly - Delightful Digital

For this card I have used yet another Dustin Pike digital image and isn't it so cute :) I just can not get enough of his images right now they are just such fun and work so perfectly for men or women, children and adults. I have coloured him with a mix of pro markers and Sakura stardust pens to add a touch of sparkle. The stunning papers are from Designers extreme vol II and if you have not seen these discs you really should have a look the papers are incredible and there is something to cover every occasion you could think of. If you like what you see or love using them you might be interested to know that Bearly mine is looking for some new DT members so make sure you go and have a look if you want to be part of it :)

Bearly Mines DT call !!!

Just have to tell you all the amazingly talented Donna from Bearly mine crafts is having a DT call. If you have not seen these discs you have no idea what you are missing. I don't think I could live without them lol. I use the papers from her designers extreme discs for almost every card I make so make sure you get over to the Bearly mine blog and have a look and the amazing creations from Donna and the rest of the DT. I bet you will not be able to resist having a go for the new DT either.

Cupcake craft - Fathersday

For this card I have again used a Dustin Pike image and coloured him with promakers and sakura metalic pens. The paper is from papermaina's boys collection and the sentiment I made with ticker tape.

A B C - Summer

The summer always makes me think of being out side and fields so when my friend asked me if I could do a card for a farmer friend of hers I though it would go perfectly for ABC's summer theme. She wanted a tractor some farm animals and his dog (Scarlett) in it so I have tried to draw his dog as best I could from a tiny picture. I am quite happy with how it turned out I found it quit a challenge to get all she wanted in it.

Spoonfull of sugar and Secret crafter

Ok so another card for 2 challenges then I have to go to bed as will need to be up at 5! This one is for
Secret crafter -Jungle
Spoonful of sugar - Sketch which I have rotated

The image is again from the amazing Dustin Pike and coloured with pro markers. The papers are a mix of Lili of the valley, Polly craft and Designers extreme vol II! The ribbon, flowers and peel off are from my stash and the sentiment is again LOV.

Stamptacular and digital Tuesday

This card is for my Grandad (Papa) for fathers day so it fits with stamptaculars fathersday card challenge. The image is one of the amazing Dustin Pikes dragons and my Granddad love football and Fulham is his team so I made the shirt black and white. Digital Tuesday wanted you to use blue, brown and bling so I have used these fab papers from Bearly mines Designers extreme vol II and added gems and silver peel offs from my stash to finish it off and for a touch of bling :)

Rock n' Roll 60's

It is Friday which means it is time for a new challenge at Stampin' for the weekend ! This week you have to make a card inspired by the title of one of the following 3 songs

1. Mr Postman
2. Whiter shade of pale
3. Time of the season

There is an amazing prize this week from Simon Say's Stamp a $25 gift voucher.


Please have a look at the rest of the incredibly talented DT's blogs and the brilliant Sandie is again our guest designer.

I could not decide which one to go for as they all got my brain working so I made one for each song :)

Mr Postman

Paper is from crafters companion Christmas cute companions disc. The Tilda I have coloured with promarkers and then given her a letter to go in her hand. It is hard to tell from this pic but the background is from my craft studios world of water colour disc and is decoupaged.

Whiter shade of pale
This card was very quick to make the stamp is from the greetings farm and I have thought I should give my promarkers a rest so coloured it with water colour pencils. The sentiment is from DCWV and the one paper I used is from papermania. I kept it simple as I feel that sympathy cards should be.


Time of the season
For this one the robin is from The greetings farm "Vintage birds" set and I have coloured him with a mix of sakura stardust pens and pro markers. The sentiment came free with a magazine last Christmas and the papers are from Paper cellar.

I can't wait to see what all you super talented people come up with for these and I hope you have as much fun as I did.

A new shop is offering candy

As if this new shop Quixotic Paperie was not good enough they are also offering some great candy to celebrate staring up that runs until 30Th June. On offer is a £15 Gift Voucher to spend on anything at Quixotic Paperie. All you have to do is:

1. Add one of the banners below to your blog, telling all your friends about the store.
2. Leave a comment on this post to let me know you’ve added the banner and link to your blog.

So go and have a look, what have you got to lose.

Polly craft and one stop

Over at one stop the challenge this week is to add some sparkle to your card well I have added a star gem to this super cute Cherry kisses fairy from Polly craft. Polly craft this week had a recipe of 3 embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image. For my embellishments I have used a star gem peel off gold borders and there are brads on the sentiment. The papers are from polly craft cherry kisses and Designers extreme vol I. My image has been coloured with a mix of pro markers and sakura pens to add a bit more of that sparkle that one stop wanted :) I have attached her to the card with acetate so she moves around as if she is flying over the card.

Passion for promarkers and stamp with fun

This card fits with Stamp with fun's challenge to use dots and with passion for pro markers colour combo of berry red and royal blue. I have coloured this gorjuss girl with promarkers and then put he on foam pads so she stands out. The sentiment is from DCWV and the papers are from Designers extreme vol II. The sequins are from my stash I think I got them from partners stationers but can't be sure.

Charisma cardz - Something Yummy

For this card I have used my Suzie surprise set from the greetings farm. I have coloured them with sakura stardust pens and promarkers. The paper is from Designers extreme vol I. I have been so busy the last few days and unable to craft so I am trying to catch back up :)

Winter wonderland - Let it snow

For this card I have used a paer I got free from a magazing and the sentiment is from paper cellar while the snowflake is from dovecraft. For the snow at the bottom I have used some of the fake snow blankets that I have cut a bit off of it comes already glittered :) The image is from the greetings farm Forest friends set and has been coloured with pro markers and sakura metalic pens.

Cute card Thursday - Quotations

For this card my quote is from DCVW - love clear stickers and it says " I love you not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for that part of me that you bring out."
Sorry for the rubbish picture it looks a lot better in real life. The image is from the gretings farm set "cake topper" and has been coloured with promarkers and sakura stardust pens.