PTW SKETCH

Afternoon!There's a fab sketch over at Papertake weekly  this week so I just had to join in :)
I've used gorgeous Bon voyage Tilda again coloured with Polychromos pencils and cut her out with a labels 4 nestabiltiy,paper is Papermania capsule collection - it's gorgeous!well worth purchasing and it's double sided too!,flower's are from Wildorchid crafts,Leone elm leaf punch,ribbon from stash,Papermania jewel brad's and Handstitching.

Thanks for stopping by today.Have a lovely evening :) xx

JUST BECAUSE

Hi!Today's card is just because I wanted to make a card using the colour yellow,I usually struggle to make cards with this colour so really wanted to make one that I liked. I've used one of my Tilda's who has been coloured with polychromos pencils,cut out and mounted onto an oval nestability,cardstock is coredinations,paper is Dcwv citrus stack,flower's are prima,craftwork cards candy,dovecraft ribbon,Fiskars border punch, papermania sentiment and ofcourse Handstitching :)

Thanks for stopping by today, your comments are really appreciated xx

STAMP SOMETHING - FALL COLOURS

Afternoon.Today's card is for the Stamp Something challenge which is to use fall colours on  your cards. I've gone with the gorgeous red's,orange's and yellows you see for mine. Think I'm trying to cheer myself because of all this miserable weather we're having lol.
Tilda has been coloured with promarkers,cut out and layered onto oval nesties, red cardstock is coredinations,cardstock behind tilda is dcwv swiss dots,paper is DCWV citrus stack, MS heart border punch,craftwork cards sentiment, ribbon from stash, flowers from wildorchid crafts and Handstitching.
Thanks for stopping by today xx

JUST MAGNOLIA - WK74 - DAWNY'S SKETCH!

Evening.Well I was'nt going to do any crafting today as I'm still not feeling great but this little cutie popped through the letterbox this morning so I just had to use her for this week's Just Magnolia challenge which is a fab sketch by Dawny.Bon voyage Tilda has been coloured with Polychromos and cut out with a nestabiltiy labels 4 (i think?),cardstock is coredinations,patterned paper is dcwv Garden party stack,sentiment is Papermania,flowers are from wildorchid crafts,ribbon from stash,sizzix tag die,MS heart border punch,PM brad's and Handstitching.
Well i'm off to make myself a cuppa and get comfy for the X factor :)
Enjoy your saturday evening whatever you're doing
Thanks for stopping by xx

THE SUGAR BOWL - CHALLENGE 44 - LILIANS SKETCH

Afternoon.Not feeling well, :( and feeling pretty much like the weather today - miserable! lol .Oh well enough of my moaning and onto today's card which is for this week's Sugar Bowl challenge which is a fab sketch by Lilian. I love a nice easy and fuss free sketch as CAS is my preferred style at the mo. I decided to have a dig through my old stamps and found this little beauty. She's coloured with promarkers,i'm really loving these pens and feel another addiction coming on ;)
Paper's are from the fab DCWV Citrus stack, ribbon from stash, dew drops,papermania sentiment and ofcourse Handstitching!

Well thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a fab weekend :) xx

CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE - #38 - ANYTHING GOES!

Hi.Today's card is for the Charisma cardz challenge which is Anything goes! I had a sort out in my craft room recently and came across a gorgeous Papermania paper 12x12 stack I've had ages and forgot about so thought it was time I used it. This image is one of my fave CC Designs, I love anything to do with swings!
She has been coloured with the usual Polychromo pencils cut out with a square nestability and layered onto a scalloped square nestability. Sentiment is also papermania,flowers and spray are from wild orchid crafts, MS butterfly punch and finished off with ofcourse some Handstitching :)

Thanks for looking xx

TILDA TRIO

Good evening.Well i've just cleared up after tea and done the dreaded ironing and thought i'd have a little rest and show you a few cards i've made recently. I made these really quick and simple Tilda cards as my nan has a lot of grandchildren and always asks me to make cards for them so I thought i'd make a batch up ready to personalise when needed.I stuck to the same layout for each one just used different images and papers etc.

Thanks for stopping by xx



A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - 122 - ANYTHING GOES!

Evening. I really enjoyed working the image and paper's I used on yesterday's card but I was'nt quite happy with how the card turned out  so I decided to make another card with them and I'm much happier with this one :)

I'm entering this card into this week's A Spoonfull of Sugar challenge which is 'Anything goes' and Winter Wonderland which is Monochromatic christmas card.
Image - Snowflake -Sugar nellie coloured with promarkers and outfit paper pieced
Sentiment - Peel-off (had it years so not sure what brand it is sorry)
Paper - Dcwv christmas stack
Embellishments - Papermania bow, various nestabilities,cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder,fiskars border punch and Handstitching.
Thanks for stopping by :) xx

MOJO MONDAY 157

Good evening, thought I'd pop on to show you a card I've just made using this week's Mojo monday sketch before I go cuddle up with my lovely boyfriend to watch a film :)
I thought this little beauty would look good paper pieced so hopefully you won't get bored of her as I've paper pieced her a few times with different paper's ;)
Image - Sugar nellie coloured with promarkers and paper piecing
Sentiment - peel-off
Paper - DCWV christmas stack
Embellishments - Ribbon, various nestabilities,MS punch,PM Adhesive stones and Handstitching.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your evenings whatever you're doing :) xx

ANYONE FOR ANYA - MONOCHROMATIC

Hi.It's stupid o'clock and I can't get to sleep :( so I thought I'd share the card I made tonight for this week's Anyone for Anya challenge. I really like the monochromatic look so had to join.
Image - Anya coloured with Polychromos
Sentiment - Papermania
Paper - Basicgrey
Embellishments- Adhesive pearls and Handstitching.
Thanks for stopping by and for any comments :) xx

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - TWEET AND A FLUTTER!

Evening all. Today's card is for CUTE CARD THURSDAY which is to use birds or butterflies on your cards. I went with the butterflies :)
IMAGE - Sarah Kay coloured with Polychromos
SENTIMENT - Craftwork cards
PAPER - DCWV Linen Closet
EMBELLISHMENTS - Martha Stewart butterfly punch, circle and rectangle nestabilities and Handstitching

Thanks for looking xx

JUST MAGNOLIA & COLOUR CREATE!

Hi there!Firstly thanks so much for all your comments on yesterday's cards.It's really nice to be back in blogland :) Today's card is for two challenges Just Magnolia - wk 72 - Dawny's sketch and Colour Create - wk53 - Red,Gold and Cream.
Image - Tilda coloured with promarkers
Paper - DCWV
Sentiment - Anita's peel-off
Embellishments - Papermania gold brad's, nestabilities and Handstitching.
Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave :) xx

THE SUGAR BOWL - CHALLENGE 43 - JUDY'S SKETCH!

Afternoon everyone. Been having a play with some of my stamps which I've had for a while now and only just got round to inking and I've also been playing with my new promarkers - yes I've finally been bitten by the bug :) - I just love how vibrant the colours are. Anyway this card is for this week's Sugar bowl challenge which is a fab sketch by Judy with the added requirement of adding buttons.
Image - Elise(sugarnellie) coloured with promarkers
Paper - DCWV the Doodlin' around stack
Embellishments - Papermania heart buttons, Circle nestability and Handstitching.

Thanks for looking and have a lovely relaxing sunday afternoon! xx