Cute Card Thursday Challenge

Hello, hope you are all keeping nice and warm! We still have snow and although I like it I'm getting sick of it now. We've had it since Xmas and being in a village makes it a bit difficult to get into camp etc. Hope this means we will have a nice Summer!!
Onto this week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge and the theme is

Pink and Grey

Here's my card

I have used an Inky Impressions image called Cowgirl Lili. She's been coloured with promarkers.The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions. The papers are a mixture of Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket. I've layered them onto some grey Bazill cardstock.The flowers and gems are from my stash.
Here's a close up

The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards again, all so very different but beautiful. We are also joined again this week by Norma of From my craft room, as our guest designer.
Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp and they are offering a $25 credit voucher to spend in the shop.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Still lots of snow here, I don't think I've seen so much!!
Onto this week's challenge for the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge blog and the theme is a recipe:

3 pieces of designer paper
3 flowers
3 buttons
1 ribbon

Here is my card

I have used a stamp from the Funky Kits Sugar Nellie range and she is called "Raven".I've coloured her with my trusty promarkers. All the papers and embellies are from November's Sarah's monthly kit. The papers are by Crate Paper.
Here's a close up of Raven

Our sponsor this week is Wendy of Digital Delights. Wendy is offering a $10 gift certificate to spend at her store.

If you would like to see the other DT's work and join in with the challenge, all the details are on the ASOS blog here.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge

I hope everyone isn't snowed in yet. I've been in Germany for about 9 years now and this is the most snow I've seen. The first day we got here it was snowing but no where near as much as this!! We have about 7-8 inches and it is still snowing hard. But unlike the UK , Germany seems to cope much better, the kids are still at school,buses are running and the shops are all still open.
Enough waffle now onto my Cute Card Thursday card.

The theme this week is

All New

That could be a new beginning card, baby, home etc or it could be new stash.
Here's my card

I've used one of the gorgeous newish stamps from Funky Kit's Sugar Nellie range. This one is called Isla.
She has been coloured with my trusty promarkers. I had to use a trimmer to cut out the rectangle, I usually use my nesties but I've gone and broke my wizard plate so can't use it now!! The papers are Chatterbox and I've stitched around each of the layers. The butterflies have been made with a Martha Stewart punch. The "Spring" has been made with my Cricut.
Here's a close up of the image
Our sponsor this week is Kraftin Kimmie and she is offering 3 of her stamps. Kimmie's DT have also made some cards and you can see them on the blog.
The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration. For all the details on how to join in and to take a look at the DT's work go over to the CCT blog.

Inky Impressions Challenge #27

This week's challenge from Inky Impressions is a great sketch by one of our inkettes, Domi.

And here is my take on the sketch



I've used an Inky Impressions stamp of course and this one is called Lili's secret.I have coloured her with promarkers. The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions and is called Aw shucks. The papers are by Crate Paper. Everything else is from my stash.
Here's a close up

There is plenty of inspiration for you on the Inky Impressions challenge blog for you to look at. The new DT have outdone themselves, they are beautiful.

The challenge will last for two weeks so plenty of time for you to join in.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Happy New Year!!!

That did go quick!!! New year already and a new start so ASOS is back and the theme this week is

Hearts

Here's my card

I've used some older Magnolia images for my card which I found under a pile of images when I was sorting my craft room out. They've been coloured with promarkers.
(Not a very good pic, seems to be permanantly dark here). The heart paper is by Crate Paper and I've stitched around the edges with a zigzag stitch. The I love you is made on my Cricut and the pin I made up myself with bits from my stash.
Here's a closer look at the image.

Our sponsor this week is Michelle from the pixie cottage . Michelle is giving away a gorgeous stamp , you can see it on the ASOS blog.
All the DT girls have made some gorgeous heart projects this week, truly lovely and we are joined by Debby Yates too this week. Her work is just beautiful.
To find all the details on how to join in with the challenge and see the projects just go over to the ASOS blog here.

Inky Impressions Challenge #26

We have challenge # 26 this week on the Inky Impressions Challenge blog and the theme is

Add Embossing (Dry or Heat) and Glitter or Flocking

So here is my card

I have used an Inky Impressions stamp called Fairy Lili, a versatile stamp as it can be used for a Xmas or non Xmas card. I've coloured her with promarkers and I have paper pieced her dress and shoes. Her wings have been done with star dust stickles. Here's a close up

The papers are My Mind's Eye and I have dry embossed the triangle corner and the decorative border with a spotty embossing folder and broke my Spellbinders plate in the process!!!!! The snowflakes started off as chipboard but I then used Stamping Up heat and stick powder and the glitter to cover them. Then I threaded some pearl beads through with thread and stuck the pearls onto the middles and randomly around the snowflakes.The decorative pin head is a pin with a pearl at the top and then I added the silver beads and a bow. Gems and pearl hearts are from my stash.

The new DT have made some really gorgeous projects, you need to see them!! You can find all of them and details of how to join in with the challenge on the Inky Impressions Challenge blog here.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge

Wow it is so cold here in Germany, many places have had snow but we haven't yet. I'm sure it's on it's way.

I didn't think I'd have time this week to do the challenge but I managed to put this card together very quickly.
So the challenge for the Cute Card Thursday blog is

An Aperture card

I haven't made one of these for years and I had to use my cricut to make the aperture.

I have used an Inky Impression stamp called Ice Skating Rachel. She has been stamped and cut out leaving a little border around her. I have coloured her with promarkers and a little bit of diamond stickles. The papers are all My Minds Eye Colourful Christmas collection. The die cuts and sentiment are also from the same range. Everything else is from my stash.

Here is a close up of Rachel.

We are being sponsored this week by Nicole of Inky Impressions, she has offered the winner a $15 gift voucher. Nicole has the most gorgeous stamps and is well known for her cute girls. I should know I'm on the DT ;0)

The DT girls are all so busy but have managed once again to make some beautiful cards. You can see these and all the details of the challenge on the Cute Card Thursday blog.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Morning everyone, sorry I have been such a bad blogger but I am so busy. My daughter has just come home from Uni and after not seeing her for 3 months we are spending time together along with the Xmas concerts, parties etc for the younger ones.

I am still managing to get my Challenge and DT cards done though for now.
So onto today's challenge and it is the A Spoon Full Of Sugar Challenge.
We had a lovely sketch to follow created by Nikki and was also lucky enough to be sent a brand new release stamp from Nikki's collection Wags 'n Whiskers.

So here is the sketch

And here is my card


The new release stamp is called Bear Hug and is from the Wags 'n Whiskers range. Isn't she a cutie? I have coloured her with promarkers and I used some polar white flowersoft for her wings. Here she is in a close up

The papers are Chatterbox Greenhouse, I have inked around them and stitched them too. The circular flower on the left is a chipboard flower and I covered it in some of the same papers. Everything else is from my stash.

Nikki has a great prize this week it is 2 stamps of your choice from the Wags 'n Whiskers range . The DT girls have all used one of Nikki's newly released stamps. They are all gorgeous and so different. If you would like to see them and maybe inspired to have a go at the ASOS challenge you can find all the details here on the blog.

This will be our last challenge now until the New Year so I will here with a new ASOS challenge on the 6th January.

Cute Card Thursday meets The Sugar Bowl

Cute Card Thursday's challenge this week is

Sew Beady

This week we want to see your cards/projects that include beads somewhere...wherever your like...loads or just a few.

Here is my take on the challenge
I have used this week's Sugar Bowl Challenge sketch and included my fav colour, which is the peach.

I have used a new stamp from Funky Kits called Isla.She's been coloured with promarkers.The papers are from Chatterbox and are from the Garden range. I have stitched around the edges. The butterflies are made with a Martha Stewart punch. I have added 3 little beads down their centres and then I threaded 2 more little beads onto illusion thread and did some loops too. I then adhered them to the back of the butterflies to make them look like a kind of trail. Everything else is from my stash.
Here's a close up.


The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards again for this beady challenge. You can see them and all the details for the challenge here on the CCT blog.
We are sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp and they are offering up a $25 credit voucher.
I would also like to put this card in for the Sugar Bowl Challenge.

Inky Impressions Challenge #25

Wednesday again, phew whizzing by!! And it's time for the Inky Impressions Challenge. This week's challenge is

Add Snowflakes

here is my card

I have used one of the gorgeous new winter images from Inky Impressions called Angelica's sled.I have also used Angelica's pretty gifts to go on the sled. I have coloured them with promarkers and some diamond stickles. Here is a close up

The papers are by Chatterbox and I've sewn around the edges.The snowflakes have been punched out and then I used SU heat and stick and glitter to bling them up. The "joyous" is a bottle cap from a digi kit.I printed it out, cut it out and then I used the cracked glass effect. That is smeared it with versamark and then covered it with UTEE and heated it up. I did this bit three times and then popped it into the freezer. A little later I took it out and bent it in several places to make it "crack".The flowers are a mixure of bead caps and punched shapes.

So this is the first challenge that has been done with the new Design Team and they have made some really gorgeous projects. It's well worth going over to take a look, they are stunning.
You can find all the projects and details of the challenge on the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog. The challenge will be going for two weeks and I'd love to see your snowflake creations.

Forgot to tell you in my last post, Nikki is having a blog hop for the Wags 'n Whiskers new releases. All the details are here.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar and Friday Sketchers

A Spoon Full Of Sugar's theme for this week is

Monochrome (not just black and white)

Here is my card

I've used one of the new stamps from Sugar Nellie, the Sugar and Spice range. This one is called Raven.I have coloured her with promarkers and used a nesty to cut the circle around her. The scallop circle layer was made with my Cricut. The other circle was made in the exact same way and the sentiment is from Whiff of Joy. The papers are all from the Cottage range from Chatterbox. The sketch is from this week's challenge on Friday Sketchers so I'm putting this card in for the two challenges. It's a great sketch to work with and was ideal for the monochromatic theme.
Here's a close up of the image.

This week's prize is a Greeting Farm stamp set called "Sweet Message" and has kindly been donated by non other than our very own Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

The DT girls have done some beautiful cards this week, all so very different but gorgeous. You can see them all on the ASOS blog.

Cute Card Thursday

The Cute Card Thursday theme this week is

Swirly Girly

This week we want to see your cards/projects that are girls. They can include anything that is particularly girly...for example your image, colour combo, flowers. ribbon, bling and even swirls....the more girly the better.

As our sponsor is Nutcrackers this week I have used one of their sweet angel digi images.
(don't look too closely, I was hurrying to get a pic and the silicon glue hadn't dried on the flower yet).

So the image is from Nutcracker, I have coloured her with promarkers and her wings have been blinged with diamond stickles. The papers are Chatterbox and I have layered them onto one of the darker red papers. Everything else is from my stash.
Here is a close up of the image.

This week's prize is from Nutcrafters and Kate is offering 2 stamps and a set of digi downloads, which includes the one I have used.
The DT girls have made some fantastic girly swirly cards including Avril who is our GD for the next two weeks. All the cards and details can be seen over on the CCT blog.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

This week it was my turn to choose the theme for the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge. So I chose

Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Here is my card

I have used a cute little digi image by Pollycraft called Bronson and Beaker Letters to Santa.
They've been coloured with promarkers and a little diamond stickle. The "snow" is polar white flowersoft. The papers are from Cosmo Cricket and are called Jolly by Golly. What a great name!! I have run several strips through my Martha stewart punch for the decorated strip. Everything else is from my stash including the roses which have had a little bit of diamond stickle added to their edges.

Here's a close up of the image.

I also got to choose the Guest Designer this week and I chose my fellow Inky Impression DT member Crystal. Thanks Crystal!! She made a gorgeous card and you can see it on the ASOS blog.

We are sponsored this week by Elizabeth from Soft Pencil digital stamps who has kindly offered a $15 gift voucher for her shop.

Hope you decide to have a go at this week's challenge and I look forward to seeing your cards.

Cute card Thursday

This week the theme for the Cute Card Thursday challenge is

Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails.

We'd like to see a card made for a younger boy.

And here is my card

I have used a Mo's Digital Pencil image called Bye-Bye Boy.He's been coloured in with promarkers and cut out. The papers which are Prima Dude have been layered onto burgundy bazill and then I've stitched around the edges. For the embellies I used some chipboard letters which I inked up. I then just added the 3 buttons.

Here's a close up of the image

The other DT girls have made some really gorgeous cards as well as our guest designer, Lorraine from Lorraine's loft.

We also have a fab prize for one lucky winner from Bryony at Silly Monkey Crafts.

Hope to see your creations on the blog. You can find all the details on the CCT blog here.