all your dreams

A touch of red is this weeks challenge set by the lovely ladies over on Less is More. I have decided to ink up this new little stamp by Inkadinkado (isn't that a fab name). A little colouring with copics, tiny punched flowers and a few even tinyer (is that a word?) gems to finish.

Going to make time tonight for a nosey at the other entries, the standard is always really high. That's, of course, dependent on this weeks plan for my Penny Black card working out!

Lucy says Happy Birthday

First of all a huge big thank you for all the congrats
on my 'cover girl' post.
You guys!

So, meet Lucy one of this month's new images from the DigiStamp Boutique. In fact, the Lucy collection is on special offer throughout April.

I coloured Lucy with copics and promarkers. The spotty paper is from my scrap box. The sentiment is from craftwork cards and I have finished off with little dotted buttons in the flower centres.

I am entering my card into the Allsorts challenge.....blooming blossoms.

Whilst I'm here I want to show you this.......

....cute huh? Find out all about the April give-away here.

I'm a cover girl!

This month's issue of Papercraft Essentials is on the shelves now and guess who has a card pride of place on the front cover? Yep, little old me!

So, if you are in the newsagents or supermarket move it to the front, cos that's what I'm doing!

birthday wishes

My second design team card to share today. This time it's for the Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month's challenge was chosen by me.....

April Showers Bring Forth May Flowers

And what image could be more perfect for this challenge than little Oscar from the DigiStamp Boutique with his big umbrella and cute wellies!

We have a fabby prize this month from Sentiments 4 You.....

You're the Best

Good Morning Penny Black fans.

Time for another challenge.
A cool sketch for you by our teamie Domi.....

We have two fabulous prizes this week from our regular sponsors.
This gorgeous bundle from The Ribbon Girl.....

and this stamp, Hibiscus, from Penny Black....

So, you know the drill. Pop over here to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge where you will find lots of inspiration from the team.
And, who knows, maybe you are last weeks lucky winner!

DigiStamp Boutique...new releases

Bunnies and chicks, perfect for Easter.
This is only one of three lots of new images for April from the DigiStamp Boutique.
There's also Lucy and some gorgeous handbags.
See them all here.

I am entering my card into three challenges....

A Spoonful of Sugar....Easter

Creative Card Crew....Child

Digi Tuesday.....For the Kids

toot!

For tonight's creation I used two stamps from the Penny Black transparent set 'hello friend'. The cute dog, don't you just love his ears? And his even cuter little mouse friend.

I coloured my images with watercolour pencils and did a bit of embossing along the middle strip. The black scallop bit is actually felt, doesn't show up too well in the photo. And finished off with my little letter stamps, I can't believe they languished at the back of the crafty cupboard for years, now it seems I can hardly make a card without them!

My card is for two challenges.....

Creative Inspirations......cards for men

Truly Scrumptious......a fabby sketch

just wanted to say....

My card for this weeks 'Less is More' challenge, a fabby sketch to follow.

A few weeks ago I won $50 to spend at Simon Says Stamp after winning their challenge. I ordered some stamps and this groovy 'rolled flower' die-namic. This is my first attempt and I am fairly pleased with how my three little rolled flowers turned out.

happy birthday Barney

Here is a bright 'n' bold card using Barney from the DigiStamp Boutique. I coloured Barney with prismapencils and the papers are by Doodlebug. I stamped out the happy birthday and added a few tiny buttons to finish.

I am entering my creation into this weeks challenge over on Digital Tuesday 'button up'. Just in the nick of time, I hope!

Remember there is still a couple of days left to enter the Boutique giveaway and competition.

photo frame

Here is my final project for this month's Simply Create Design Team duties.
I turned this little frame from Hobbycraft into this.....

Firstly I covered the frame with DCWV paper 'linen closet'. I then stamped out some flowers and leaves from the Hero Arts set 'dots n flowers' onto paper from the same pad and cut out. A twine bow finshes off.

I am entering my creation into this challenge....
Creative Inspirations 'not a square card'

hello

Good Morning Penny Black fans!

This week our challenge to you is.....

Recycle

For my card I used brown paper packaging and some string (there's a song there somewhere). Teamed it up with a super cute Penny Black stamp 'garden visit' which I watercoloured. Finished off with stitching, buttons and a stamped out hello.

So, for all the info on this weeks prize, last weeks winner and some fabulous recycled inspiration from my teamies visit the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

sunny days

Here is my card for the current challenge over on The Ribbon Girl blog 'green and yellow'.

The minute I saw the challenge included yellow I thought of this Penny Black stamp 'sunny days'. The papers are from the springtime range by Echo Park. The must have bakers twine is, of course, from The Ribbon Girl.

The change in the weather and making bright sunny cards really lifts your spirits (or is that down to the cup of tea with the four finger kitkat).