Yippee my sprout is up for the vote!

Oh my gosh I am so excited a while ago The Greetings Farm had a challenge to design a new Wild Sprout that if you won it could be made into a new stamp and go up for sale. I am lucky that mine design Henry the huggable hoodie has been picked and put through to the vote please if you like him help me out and follow the link and VOTE HERE the vote is only open for today. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Pollycraft the 5 S's

The challenge this week at Polly Craft Challenge Blog is to uses at least 2 of the following FIVE 'S' words :

SNOWFLAKES

SPARKLE

SPOTS

STRIPES

SWIRLS

I am lucky enought to be GDT for this one and it was great fun I think I got all of them but the swirls :D please come and join us I would love to see what you create

AND...

There will be a bonus FREE single image download of your choice to anyone who manages to use all 5!!

The prize up for grabs for 1 randomly picked winner is:

This cutie clear stamp 'Adoration' from the Woodland Elves range.
For my card I have used one if the new Enchanted Noel images (you can pick yours up at Polly Craft Designs) that I have coloured with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens. I have then used glossy accents on the snowman's scarf to make the dots stand out more. The paper is from dovecraft winter wonderland paper pack. the sentiment is from papermaina and the paper candy is of course from craft work cards

Secret crafter - For the girls

This is a very girl card I think I have used another of my new Sugar nellie stamps coloured with promarkers the I used the glossy accents to make the flowers look shiney :D The brilliant paper is from papermania and I got the pack for the bargain price of just £1! The flower gems and ribbon are from my stash.

Cute card Thursday - BUZZ OFF

No I don't mean you! You can stay as long as you like it is just the name of the challenge over at cute card thursday :D They wanted to see you using yellow and black. As soon as I saw it I thought of my lovely new Manga stamp from Sugar Nellie I have coloured her with my promarkers again and put her on foam pads so she stands out a bit more. The foiled paper and paper candies are from craft work cards the sentiment is from my stash and the bit of yellow patterned paper is from the brilliant Designers extreme vol III

C.R.A.F.T. - NO BACKING PAPER!!!!

When I first saw this challenge I thought it was going to be impossible but I am quite happy with the result I have used another Sugar Nellie stamp and again coloured her with promarkers and sakura stardust pens but this time I have covered the star in Glossy accents and I love the shine it has given it :D All the paper are just bits from my stash as are the peel offs. Yet again I have given in to the paper candies I think they just finish it off.

Cupcake craft - DISTRESSING TECHNIQUES

Cupcake craft want to see some form of distressing on your card so I have decided to have a go with some chalks and I have to say I loved it they are just a tiny papermania set and they are great as they have a touch of sparkle in them. The image is one of the new ones I got I have decided to have a proper play with them so I have a couple more cards to load :D I have coloured her with pro markers and sakura star dust pens. The gems and peel offs are from my stash.

Mystery Monday - Joni's rule of threes

I was so happy today as the postman brought me my new Greetings farm buys!!!! I got the my guy set and this super cute limited 80's Anya. I just had to ink them up so there are more cards to come but this one is for the new Mystery Monday challenge over at club Anya. This sounds like it is going to be great fun as every week one of us readers will be chosen to set the challenge and you have the chance to win an Anya or Ian stamp. This first challenge has been set by the amazing Joni and she says you have to use 3 embellishments ( I have gone for flowers,gems and brads) and the colours pink,white and black.

I loved colouring my Anya with promarkers and sakura pens then I have decoupaged her so she looks more 3d and added the gem to her bow. The foiled paper is from the mono set over at craft work cards The flowers are from my stash and the sentiment is one from the new my guy set at The Greetings Farm.

Fresh Farm Friday

OK so I have missed way too many of The greetings farm Fresh farm friday challenges but I have made this one :D They want to see embossing and of course the image is from them you can find it in their new look shop just click Here.
I have coloured them with promarkers and sakura stardust pens. Then I hve added glossy accents to give them shiny noses and flower soft to look like stuffing from the sofa.
The backing paper is from dovecraft and the embossing folder I got for my birthday it is from the Cuttlebug range.

Flutterby Wednesday - Use sparkle

I just love Flutterby Wednesday and even more this week as they have a challenge where you have to use sparkle which you may have noticed I love. For this card I have again used a Christmas Kisses image from Polly Craft and coloured her with promarkers and for sparkle I have also used sakura stardust pens. I have then added some glossy accents to her wings. The beautiful paper is from Designers extreme vol III. I have edged the paper with these great peel off boarders which I managed to stock up on at the show I went to on Friday :D
Also from the show are the brilliant paper candies that I just can not get enough of so sorry for boring you all. They are from craft work cards

Friday sketcher #70

There is another great sketch this week over at Friday Sketcher I think I will be using it again :D
I have again used one of the cute Christmas Cherry kisses range from Polly Craft I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens then I have used glossy accents on her wings and buttons to make them stand out a bit more and give them a shiney look. The paper is from dove craft and the ribbons are from papermania as is the sentiment. Again I could not resist the paper candies from craft work cards, so I have used them to frame the image and I love the effet they give.

Crafty card makers -#3

The challenge over t Crafty card makers is to use their gorgeous sketch. This is the first time I have entered this challenge but it will not be the last :D

For my card I have used this adorable Christmas Cherry Kisses angel from Polly Craft. I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and Sakura stardust pens to giver her a touch of sparkle. The stunning paper is from Dove craft and I picked it up at the show I went to on Friday. The sentiment and gold snow flake are from papercellar while the green snowflake is from papermania.

A New Challenge !!!!!

The lovely Amanda is starting a monthly challenge over on her blog . This is the first one and Amanda has created a brilliant sketch to follow.
This is my interpretation of it. I have used this super cute image that is a freebie (Yes that is right it is free!!!) from Polly Craft. I have coloured her with promarkers and sakura stardust pens and I have covered the snowball in glitter :D
This card also fits for Stamp somethings challenge this week as it is to use your favourite colours and I love blue and silver as a combo.
The embossed frame behind the image is from craft work cards. The snow flakes are from Anita's and the sentiment is from paper cellar.

Passion for promarkers - Polka dots

Yep you guessed it I could not resist the paper candy's from craft work cards again and thought they could make a great polka dot effect on a card which would fit perfectly with passion for promarkers this week. I found that I could not stop at one card so have made 2 using these gorgeous new stamps from Polly Craft I have used a few different colours of promarkers on these cards and some sakura pens to add the touches of gold sparkle to their wings and other items. The main colours I have used are berry red and Holly green as I wanted to make the cards in the old traditional Christmas colours.
For the girl I have covered the decoration she is carrying in glossy accents so that it looks all shiny and I think it just gives a nice touch of texture to the card.

Allsorts - Snowflakes in September

I have been itching to use these adorable Miss Anyas since I got them the other week and have coloured a load of them ready to go on cards but this is the first one to make it. She is of course from the brilliant The Greetings Farm I have coloured her with my fav mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens for that added sparkle. The beautiful paper I got at the show on Friday and is from Dovecrafts winter wonderland pack. The swirly foiled paper and shaped card blank is from craft work cards The sentiment is from my stash and the chipboard snowflake is from papermania.

C.R.A.F.T. & Digital Tuesday

I told you I had a few posts well this is not the last yet :D
Over at C.R.A.F.T. they want you to use the colours pink and brown. I love this colour combo so it was not hard at all for me and I am sort of liking the challenge of doing more simple cards so I had a go for this weeks challenge at Digital Tuesday which is to make a clean and simple fall card. I hope this fits as the super cute image I have used from the Cherry Kisses range at Polly Craft makes me think of Autumn with the bare tree and the woolly hat. I have coloured her with promarkers and then added glossy accents to the heart on the tree to make it look a bit more 3d. I got the glossy accents at the show on Friday too and I have to say I am loving it. Again I could not resist using some paper candy from craft work cards and the sentiment is from my stash as is the ribbon :D

Sketch and stash #19

I can not believe I have got so behind with my challenges! Well I am making up for it now so be prepared for a few posts tonight lol.

I love this sketch for this weeks sketch and stash challenge I have got to use a load of new goodies that I got at the show on Friday :D The gorgeous foil embossed paper, flower, sentiment, paper candies and embossed border in the middle are from craft work cards. The image is one of the MAnga stamps from Sugar nellie that I have wanted for ages and again I got at the show as they had a deal tht I could not resist 5 for £20!!!! She has been coloured with promarkers and mounted on foam pads to stand out. The ribbon is the only thing on the cards from my stash as I even got the card blanks at the show.

Papertake - Faking it

For this Weeks challenge over at papertake they want to see something fake on your card. I had the best time at my first ever craft fayre on Friday and found these brilliant little things that are kind of fake brads and are called paper candy. They are from a company called craft work cards and are just 99p a bag what a bargain of course I stocked up. I have attached them with silicon glue to the top and bottom of the card as the silicon holds them up and keeps them in shape. The super cute image is the lovely Ginger from Polly Craft I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura pens and mounted her on foam pads so she stands out from the card. The sentiment is from my stash and the gorgeous papers are from Designers extreme vol III

What I was doing yesterday and last night!

Well as normal I had left the challenges over at club Anya for the new releases to the last min so managed to get all these done yesterday just in time.
The challenges were to say good bye to the club Anya team 01 and you had to case each of their cards you could choose which cards of theirs to case. I had so much fun I made 5 cards in the end.


This one is cased from one of Traci's cards



This is cased from Rosette:This one is from Janna:
This is from Kristine's
And last but not least Jaquie:

As normal I did not win with any of them but I had a lot of fun and while the party was going on there was a further speed challenge to use your scraps so I made the card bellow it does look better in real life but I was taking the pic at 3am so the light was not great lol.

Polly craft - Black and white plus one

I had a lot of fun with this weeks challenge at Polly Craft Challenge Blog you have to make something using just black, white and one other colour you can pick what that last colour is and I chose purple! I have used this little cutie again I have used the Cherry kisses range (I just love this range!) this one is from the frames selection that you can get your hands on HERE. I have coloured her with pro markers and added gems to the frame on the right side. The paper is from an old dovecraft set the peel off and gems are from my stash.
The prize for this weeks winner is a surprise but I can tell you that it is large festive and digital and trust me you do not want to miss the chance to win it :D

Creative craft crew - Fairy nice

This week the creative craft crew want to see fairies well Paula from the brilliant Polly Craft has been drawing again and come up with some new Christmas Cherry kisses images that I just had to play with as soon as I saw them. I have coloured these cuties with a mix of promarkers and sakura stardust pens then put the back 2 on 1mm foam pads and the one in front on 2mm pads so they look like they are coming out of the card. The sentiment is from paper cellar and the ribbon is from Papermania. The papers are from Designers extreme vol II.

Passion for promarkers and Simon says

I have loved making this card and it is for 2 challenges Passion for promarkers where they want you to use sandstone and pastle blue. Simon says wants you to create some thing oriental. For that I have used this adorable Geisha Anya from The Greetings Farm I was lucky enough to get her when she was still avilable as a digi so thought I would put her inside the card as well.
On the front I have decoupaged my Anya so she looks more 3D and put a tiny blue pearl in the centre of the flower in her hair. All the papers and inserts are from Designer Extreme I & II and Designer Inserts Extreme disk. I am hitting back at the challenges so I hope to be entering lot more over the next few days :D

One stop - Let it snow

Ok so this started as my entry for sketch and stash but I liked it like this and so did not want to add any more so it does not follow the sketch enough I will just have to keep playing :D

This is though perfect for one stops challenge this week Let it snow. I have used these brilliant snow flake brads from papermania that I have then added gems to so they sparkle that bit more.
This gorgeous image is from the new stamp set that the amazing Paula from Polly Craft has designed they will be released on the 21st of September. I have coloured her with a mix of promarkers and sakura metalic pens.
The beautiful papers are from Designers extreme vol II & III. The peel off says happy Christmas and is from my stash.

Papertake - Sketch #23

For this sketch I have used this super cute image from Dustin Pike I have coloured him with promarkers and sakura stardust pens then mounted him on sticky pads so he stands out a bit more. The papers are from Dove craft and Designers extreme vol II The sentiment is from the new mini set also from Bearly Mine.

Donna's Sketch at Stampin' for the weekend

This week's challenge at Stampin' for the weekend is a sketch provided by the amazing DONNA

This week our sponsor is Simon says



The prize being offered by Heidi is a $25 gift certificate

I have gone with this adorable image and sentiment from Polly Craft and coloured her with pro markers and sakura gel pens then mounted it on a doily. All the papers are from Designers extreme vol II and the brads are from papermania.


Please don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for even more inspiration and this week we have another 2 amazing guest designers with us they are Lorraine and Lisa

Cute card thursday - Strawberry mint juelp!

I am so sorry for being such a bad blogger lately but I hope I am now back up and running and will be catching up on all your amazing blogs. This is for this weeks Cute card Thursday challenge which is a colour combo they want to see pink and green. I have used this brilliant new image from the Ginger range over at Polly Craft and coloured her with a mix of pro markers and sakura pens for that all important sparkle. The beautiful papers and flowers are from the incredible new mini kit Country Garden. The ribbon, sentiment and gems are from my stash.

Stampin' for the weekend challenge #14

This week we have a color scheme challenge of Pink, Teal and OrangeOur sponsor for this week's challenge isThe Craft Barn

They are offering the winner a massive £15 gift voucher to spend in their shop.

This was a colour combo I have never used before and I have to say it was a bit of a challenge but I am happy with how it turned out. I used this adorable image from the new set of Digi's "Sweet dreams" at Polly Craft if you have not seen them I would highly recommend going and having a look as Paula has created some gorgeous images and they are a real bargain price :D I have flipped the image so they are facing each other and coloured them with pro markers. I have then given them a touch of bling by adding tiny gems. The swirly heart paper is from Designers extreme vol III and the patterned card blank is from my stash I think it's a papermania one. The sentiment is from DCWV.




Please don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's cards too there are 2 amazing guest designers with us this week as well, Carlie (who is only 11) and Lorraine!