LOTV #52 - HERE COMES SUMMER!

This week's challenge over on LOTV is Here comes summer. I have used one of my LOTV images which has been coloured with Polychromos pencils and cut out with my square nesties, paper's are K&co, sentiment is PM CCSR, brad's and ribbon are PM and Handstitching.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs Amanda xx

PTW - DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

Afternoon!Here's my card for this week's PTW challenge which is to do something different.Well I thought I'd have a go at this as I like to challenge myself every now and then. And this is what I came up with...

I've used one of my fave GG images Gorjuss - Foxy and stamped her twice with TH Distress Ink Walnut stain and cut her out using my square nesties. I've used some gorgeous Bobunny paper's which have nearly all gone :( , a craftwork card's sentiment, PM brad's and Handstitching.

Thanks for stopping by :)

TOTALLY GORJUSS DT CARD - CHALLENGE 27 - GORJUSS!

Evening. Here's my DT card for this week's Totally Gorjuss challenge. This week's challenge is simply to make something with a Gorjuss Girl on it.

We have a very special sponsor this week...

the Super talented and creator of the Gorjuss girls SUZANNE WOOLCOTT!!! This week's winner will receive a voucher to spend in Suzanne's shop!How fab is that?

For my card I have used one of my fave GG images Gorjuss - Foxy coloured with Polychromos and teamed her with the scrummy BasicGrey Kioshi pad, Magnolia fence stamp, X-cut flower punch, MS Flourish punch,Sheer ribbon from stash, PM brad's and Handstitching.

The DT girl's have made some GORJUSS creations!check them out HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and for all the lovely comments you leave.Sorry I have'nt been round much lately been busy with this and that.But once my recent magnolia order arrives I'll be back! ;)

Hugs Amanda xx

TOTALLY GORJUSS DT CARD - CHARMING!

Well it's saturday again and that means Totally Gorjuss challenge time :) Thanks to all who entered last week's texture challenge sorry I did'nt get round to you all but have'nt had much blogging time with my boys being on their easter break.

This week Net wants to see Charms on our cards. For my card I decided to dig out this old Tilda, she was one of the very first I bought! She has been coloured with Polychromos pencils,cut out and stuck to the card with 3D foam pads.The paper's are Dcwv Nana's nursery, sentiment is craftwork cards, pearl brad's are PM, flower's are from WOC, lace is from Hobbycraft, teddy charm if from Quixotic Paperie and Handstitching.

This week there is a £10 voucher from Crafters Companion for the lucky winner.So pop over HERE to check out the Gorjuss DT cards and dig out your charms this week :)

I'm also enterin gthis card into the following challenges...

STAMP SOMETHING - LAYERS

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE - IN STITCHES

QUIXOTIC CHALLENGE - HEAVY METAL

Thanks for stopping by today

Hugs Amanda xx

THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE - SKETCH BY GAYLE!

Good Morning!Today's card is for the Sugar Bowl Challenge and they have a fab sketch by Gayle to play with and you must also include flower's on your card.So out came mychick-a-dee stamp by EB.She has been coloured with Polychromos pencils and cut out with my oval nestie.Paper's a re Papermania - Blueberry Hill, Flower's are from Hobbycraft and Wild Orchid Crafts, Leone Elm leaf punch, craftwork cards sentiment and Handstitching.

Well thanks for stopping by today and for any comments you leave, I love your feedback! :)

Hugs Amanda xx

SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE - A CARD FOR A CHILD

Good Afternoon!Well I thought it was about time I used the flower's I purchased from hobbycraft last week plus the flower's I'd bought from Wild Orchid Crafts a while ago! I get very attached to my pretties lol. This week Simon Says Stamp Challenge wants to see A card for a child. Well I could'nt resist using this little cutie again, I so love this image... just too cute! She has been coloured with Polychromos pencils and cut out with my oval nestie, Paper is DCWV, Cardstock is Provocraft, Flower's are from Hobbycraft and WOC, Brad's are Doodlebug,MS Flourish punch, Sentiment is Craftwork card's and Handstitching.

Well thanks for stopping by,have a lovely afternoon :)

Hugs Amanda xx

JUST MAGNOLIA & STAMP SOMETHING

Hi!Here's my card for this week's Just Magnolia challenge which is to use punches and Stamp Something challenge which is stitching. I've used this adoreable Tilda coloured with Polychromos pencils, cut her out and mounted her with 3D foam pad's, Paper is K&co, cardstock is provocraft, Sentiment is stamps away, brad's and buttons are PM, ribbon from stash, MS Flourish punch, X-cut flower punch and ofcourse the usual suspect Handstitching :)

Thanks for looking

Have a lovely sunday

Hugs Amanda xx

TOTALLY GORJUSS DT CARD - TEXTURE!

Evening.This week over on the Totally Gorjuss challenge we want to see TEXTURE on your creations. For my card I've used this fab Mo Manning stamp coloured with Polychromos pencils and teamed it with some fab flocked and foiled DCWV paper's from The Rockstar stack, I've also added some black velvet ribbon from Dovecraft,MS Flourish punch,PM brad's, sentiment is Craftwork card's and ofcourse some good old handstitching :)

The DT girls have made some truly Gorjuss creations so please pop over and take a peek HERE

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Hugs Amanda xx

TPE & PTW!

Evening all!Today I have two card's to show you thanks to my very late night last night lol.
The first card is for this week's The Pink Elepahent challenge where they have a Nature theme. So I thought it was time time this little beauty saw light again!She's been coloured with Polychromos pencils.The gorgeous paper is DCWV Nana's nursery and carstock is provocraft,sentiment is stamps away,those gorgeous little crochet flower's are from WOC(must get me some more!),pearl brad's and adhesive stones are PM,Martha Stewart Flourish punch to create the frame around the image and ofcourse Handstitching!




My second card is for this week's PTW challenge which is another fab sketch! Thought I'd make a male card for this as I don't make enough! Image is TGF,Paper's are DCWV from QVC,ribbon is from stash,sentiment is See D's and lot's of Handstitching(not very happy with it though as it does'nt look very neat)

Well thanks for stopping by!Your comments are really appreciated :)

The postie bought my Basicgrey Kioshi pad today so i'm off to have a stroke and hopefully make a card :) Enjoy your evenings!

Hugs Amanda xx

ONE FOR THE BOYS! & NO DP'S!!!

Evening friends!Hope you've all had a good tuesday? I thought I'd have a play with padded paws stickers from my docrafts goody bag as they're not usually something I make a card with. I've not mentioned it before but these little cuties have been drawn by my boyfriend Lee Holland! :)

I've used coredinations cardstock which is also from the goody bag, ribbon is from my stash,sentiment is PM CCSR and ofcourse some Handstitching.

Now I LOVE my patterned paper's so when I saw this week's Allsorts challenge of NO DP's my heart did beat a little faster lol but I quite enjoyed making this card without it :)

I'm also entering this week's A Spoon full of sugar challenge which is One for the Boys!

Well thanks for stopping by today I love reading your comments :)

Hugs Amanda xx

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

The inside...

Is the theme this week over on the Secret Crafter challenge. I've not used my SN stamps for a while so I dug out this sweetie by Elisabeth Bell called Reflective. She has been coloured with Polychromos pencils, cut out and mounted with 3D foam pad's. The paper is from the DCWV 'the mini stack 3'pad. I'm really enjoying digging out my old paper's and having a play! You may have notice I'm favouring a couple of punches at the moment,not used them for ages then all of a sudden I can't make a card without them! They are my MS Flourish punch and x-cut flower punch.Hope you're not bored of them yet as I've made a couple more card's featuring them :) . The sentiment is from stamps away, cardstock is provocraft, gems are from stash and Handstithing.I've also decorated the inside and stamped part of the image in the bottom right hand corner using Tim Holtz Antique Linen Ditress Ink, I think this really finishes a card don't you?

Well thanks for looking today,really appreciate it :)

Hugs Amanda xxx

QUIXOTIC CHALLENGE - #19 - CASE IT!!!

Happy Easter!!!

Today's card is for the Quixotic Challenge which is to case one of the Dt's card's or style.Well I just adore Elaine's card's.Her colouring is amazing!!!and her designs are always so clean and simple and she uses one of my fave embellishments...STITCHING!!! :) lol You can see the card I've chosen to case HERE

I've used Hope&Grace - Snuggle for my card which you can get from Elaine's shop. Is'nt she adoreable?She's been coloured with Polychromos pencils,cut out and mounted onto the card with 3D foam pad's. Paper is an old Basicgrey one called Perhaps and as in Elaine's card ive blinged it up with some Papermania adhesive pink shimmer dots, Ribbon is from stash, sentiment is craftwork card's and ofcourse Handstitching!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges...

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Anything Goes!

STAMP SOMETHING - Pink!

ANYONE FOR ANYA - Anything Goes!

Well thanks for stopping by today,hope you all have a lovely relaxing easter sunday :)

xxx

TOTALLY GORJUSS DT CARD - #24 - A SKECTH!

Morning!Well it's challenge time again over at Totally Gorjuss and this week is sketch week!Net has provided us with a fab sketch to work, clean and simple just how i like them :)

So onto my card which features one of my fave Gorjuss girl images which i have coloured with Polychromos pencils and blended with a paper stump and sansodor. Paper's are DCWV Nana's nursey(girl),ribbon was from NEC, button brad's are making memories, sentiment is PM CCSR and ofcourse some handstitching :)

The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards with the sketch so please pop over and take a peek HERE

Thanks for stopping by today,I love reading your comments :)

Have a fab Easter weekend!!!

Hugs Amanda xx

A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES!

The inside...

Afternoon all! Been having a dig through my old paper pad's and came across this DCWV pad called 'the mini stack 3'. I wanted to make a card using the colour's grey and blue and this sheet was perfect! Whenever I've coloured this Tilda with bunny image I've always done the bunny brown and felt like a colour change lol. I really like this colour combo and shall def use it again!I've added a strip of gorgeous blue sheer ribbon and the sentiment is stamps away, flowers are x-cut punch, the flatback stones are from a FF decoupage pack, MS punch and ofcourse no card of mine is complete without my handstitching, seriously I try to make a card without it and it always feels so naked lol. Please tell me I'm not weird lol!??? So here's a question for you! What can't you make a card without? :)

I'm entering my card into the following challenges...

LOTV - Blue & Silver

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE -Animal magic!

Thanks for stopping by today, i'm off to have me tea and then back to digging through me paper's lol.xx