Mo's Challenge #1

I was excited to see that Mo from Mo's Digital Pencil Too has started a challenge blog with a stunning DT.
The first challenge is to make a card with one of Mo's images with the colour purple as the theme. Well here is my take on the challenge

I have used an image called "Duck Day". Isn't she cute? I have coloured it in with promarkers and used a little clear star pen for the drops and puddle. The papers are all from a HOTP pad which I've had ages. The sentiment is from an older SU set.

My photos look a little washed out at the moment as I haven't yet found the right spot in the new house to take the photos. I'm using Photoshop to alter them but it isn't working very well. I'll keep trying though.

It's well worth going to see the gorgeous DT cards here on the challenge blog.

Forgot to say I used one of Tiet's sketches for this one, I love her sketches!!!!

Inky Impressions Challenge

This week's challenge on the Inky Impressions challenge blog is

Fall or Halloween colours

Here is my card

I have used a digi kit for this card as I didn't have any suitable DP.I used an Inky Impressions image called Lili's chicks but I cut off the chicks to make it look like Lili was pointing to the sentiment. "Me??? a little monster????"
We'd love you to play along this week with the challenge and be able to see your great creations. All the details can be found on the blog here.

Here are the other DT girls who made a project for this challenge.

Crystal
Jacqui
Pam
Kristen

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge

A nice easy one for you this week its to use your favourite image. Hmmm how many favs do I have??????? So I picked this one out as I hadn't used a House Mouse for ages.


I have used the house mouse image called Relaxing.He has been coloured with promarkers.I've used scrap card and paper to make the ATC and some chipboard corners coloured with a green promarker.The sentiment was made with a tape writer.
If you would like to see the other DT's ATCs and have a go at the challenge then you can find all the details here.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Yay back into my DT challenges and this week the theme for ASOS is

Halloween

Well I had to use my new Halloween stamps from Alota didn't I? I've used four stamps altogether, the background stamp called "Mobile Street Houses" and the three characters called "Dracula boy", "Witch girl" and "Ghost". They have all been coloured with promarkers and the papers are from Stampin Up ,I think they are called spiced pumpkin.

The other DT girls have made some beautiful projects for this challenge. You can see them all and enter into the challenge here at the A Spoon Full Of Sugar blog.

Nikki is offering up a Stampavie stamp for the prize this week from her shop, so well worth having a go at the challenge.

Friday Sketchers again

I was a bit late with last week's FS so I got in early this time. This week's sketch looks like this

And here is my card

I've used an image by Mo's Digital Pencil Too which I've had a while but forgot about (shame on me). Just right for a teenage girls card I think. It has been coloured with promarkers and a little gold sakura pen. The papers are all from Papertrunk and are called Maybe baby. Buttons, ribbons and pearls are all from my stash.

Friday Sketchers

This felt great to be able to do a card just for fun for a challenge and I haven't made one for Friday Sketchers for ages.
This week's challenge was a sketch. It was a great sketch quite simple but easy to dress up. There is also an option of distressing.



And here is my card

I have used a new stamp from the Funky Kits Sugar Nellie manga range called Mr Stocking. He's been coloured in with promarkers. I have used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses and distressed the edges with sandpaper and then inked them with a red ink. The sentiment is from Stampin Up. Everything else is from my stash, but I must mention the fab flat backed pearls from Nikki's shop, Bunny Zoe's Crafts. I went for the mixed bag as I couldn't decide on just a couple of colours!! You can see them here. Also the delivery is really, really quick.

Inky Impressions

I forgot about this card that I can also show you. I received some brand new stamps from Nicole of Inky Impressions stamps. This is one of them.

The image is called "Cowgirl Lili".She has been coloured with promarkers and a little red gold stardust pen. The papers are from an older Sarah's monthly kit so not too sure who makes the papers. Did you notice the great sentiment? This is also now available from Inky Impressions here. Nicole has created some great sentiments to go with her images.

I'll be showing another new stamp from Inky Impressions very soon.

Helllllooooo

Well after a very, very busy month I am finally able to get back to crafting. I now have a new craft room it's a bit bare but I'm working on it!!

I've made a few cards, some I can show but some are for DT challenges next week. There is one card and a group of inchies I can show you and that is created with some brand new images I received from Helene of Alota stamps.

This image is called "Celebrating Fall Bugs". The image has been coloured with promarkers. The papers are from a monthly scrapbooking kit at Sarah's Cards. The papers are Paper Trunk - Maybe Baby. The leaves are from my stash.

Here are the inchies

I have done the theme of seasonal bugs and they are all available from the Alota store. I've just used up scraps for the backgrounds.

Inky Impressions - Challenge 11

This week's challenge on the Inky Impressions challenge blog is

Paper Piecing

Here is my card

I have used of course a cute Inky Impression stamp called Angelica's Bunny Hugs available from the Inky Impressions shop. She has been coloured with promarkers and layered onto the same papers and a peach bazill cs. The papers are My Mind's Eye and they have also been layered onto the peach bazill cs. The blooms, ribbon and charm are from my stash.

If you would like to join in with the challenge but don't have any II stamps then Nicole has put a digi stamp up on the site for you to use, you can find it here.

The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards for the challenge. If you pop on over to the Inky Impressions challenge blog you can get all the details and take a look at the DT's cards too.

New stamps from Alota

Hello

Today I'd love to show a card I made with some of the new Alota stamps. Helene has so many new stamps up on the Alota website now and most are my favourite ones , the bugs!!

Here is my Halloween card, I know you're thinking yeah but Halloween is ages away yet but just think how much the kid's summer holiday has flown by!!!! Before you know it , it will be Xmas!

So enough waffle here is my card.

I have used Pumpkin Treat House as my main image and Masked Bug for the little embellie at the top left. They have both been coloured with promarkers and a little bit of clear star pen for added sparkle. The bug has been adhered with a 3D pad. The papers are from SU and are called Pumpkin something, sorry I forgot. They have been layered onto purple bazill bling cs. All the embellies are from my stash.

Watch out for another card soon using another new Alota image , this time a Christmas one.

Time Out

Hello

I am just doing this post to tell you that I will be taking some time out . Last week wasn't part of the plan but I had a flare up because of my Rhuematoid Arthritis.
I have decided to take time out from the challenge blog DTs that I am on. I will still be scheduling posts for the company DTs that I am. Ie: Inky Impressions and Alota. Nikki, Debbie and Caz have kindly said I can come back in late September , early October. Thanks guys x
The reason being is that I am going to be so busy. We have just been informed of our moving date (at last!)which is in two weeks time! We actually get the keys and move into the new house on the 2nd September , the kid's first day back at their new school, nightmare! My mum is then coming over to visit on the 8th September and then we have to get our eldest daughter to the UK to settle her into her new University. As well as sorting out travelling arrangements for our eldest son to get to his school and board during the week.
So I decided the best thing to do was take a time out.

Hope you all have a good rest of the summer holidays and everything goes well with your children going back to school. I will see you again late September , early October. But don't forget to look out for my DT cards which will be scheduled.
xxxx

Cute Card Thursday

This week's challenge on the Cute Card Thursday blog is a colour challenge and it is

Tealy Good

Use teal and red

Here is my card

I have used one of the fab Maurie J Manning (Mo) images you can find her blog here called Mo's Digital Pencil too. This image is called Bella and Bronte and is available from Etsy here. I've coloured the image with promarkers. All the papers and embellies are from this months Sarah's cardmaking kit.

We have a great prize this week too. Kathe is offering up a stamp set from the Angel Company. A pic is on the CCT blog.

The DT girls have made some fab tealy good projects, why not go on over and take a peek? You can find all the details here.

Inky Impressions Quality Stamps

I just wanted to do a post to let you know about the good quality of Inky Impression stamps. I have posted about them on my blog and shown you cards but of course being online you don't get to see what kind of quality a stamp is. Well Inky Impressions are of a brilliant quality,EZ mounted, really deeply etched and made of red rubber.

I've taken a few pics for you so you can see.

This is how they come to you.

The stamp is on EZ mount, which gives you a clear impression every time.

The stamp is on a laminated card so it sticks to it and gives you an easy way to store it.

On the reverse side of the card you will find a full coloured image of your chosen stamp. Great idea when you get stuck for colouring choices.

All this then comes to you in a little zip plastic bag with a hole in the top for hanging.

You can find the Inky Impression stamps here.

Yay!!!

Fantastic news for me today I made it on the 2nd Inky Impressions DT.Congratulations to all the other girls who were chosen. I am so glad I made it as these stamps are just too cute. Nicole is such a great "boss" and all the DT are so friendly and fun to work with. You can see the results here.

Okay so today is Wednesday and that means Inky Impressions Challenge day. This week it was a colour challenge.


Certainly celery, baja breeze, chocolate chip and pixie pink....... but you can use colours closest to these if you don't have them.

So here is my card


The image is of course the adorable Inky Impressions LiLi and is called LiLi's birthday cake. She has been coloured with promarkers. I have used all SU papers and ribbons and flowers from my stash.

The Inspirational Inkettes have made some gorgeous challenge cards and you can see them here on the Inky Impressions challenge blog.
Why not join in with us, we'd all love to see your cards?

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

This week's challenge on the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge blog is

Floral Fantasy

Here is my card

I have used an Inky Impression stamp for this one called LiLi's secret. I have used a combination of paper piecing and colouring with promarkers for her. The papers are all from a Basic Grey pad called Scarlett's letters.The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions. Everything else is from my stash.

The DT girls have done a fab job this week, lots of lovely floral cards. As has Fran our GD.

Our sponsor this week is Belles 'n Whistles.Summer has offered up a gorgeous stamp called Lil' Miss Poppy.

To see the prize and the DT's work just go over to the blog you can find it here.