Congrats

A quickie congrats card. Letters cut with Cricut and stars with Quickutz. The cardstock doesn't show up here, but it's gorgeous and pearly from Papermill.

Sketch Saturday 119

This card is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge 119. The stamp is from Elzybells and papers are MME. Swirls are Tim Holtz for Sizzix and lacy border is cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

Allsorts Challenge Week 68

Allsorts Challenge blog - theme New Beginnings. Image is from Lili of the Valley. Embossing on Core'dinations card is with Cuttlebug folders. The stamp is coloured with ProMarkers and the main flower is from Prima.

Sugar Nellie

There's a Sugar Sweetie shout-out over on Sugar Nellie for a new DT member. If you're a regular visitor to my blog you'll know that I adore Sugar Nellie and I dream of being a DT member. I live in hope....

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge No 99

Clean and Simple is the theme for the sketch on Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. The stamp I used is a Sugar Nellie and is coloured with ProMarkers. The background card is embossed with Cuttlebug folders.

Night Owl ATC

If you're a regular visitor to my blog you may remember that I take part in on-line swaps of ATCs (and a few cards). Our current theme is alphabet and we are already at N. The owl is from Hero Arts. Background stamps are from Artemio. The owl is paper-pieced with Crafty Individuals paper and the background is sponged with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Lili of the Valley Challenge 63

I made this card for Lili of the Valley's Challenge 63 sketch. I flipped the sketch as I stuck my background paper on upside down!! The image is from LOTV and is coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from My Mind's Eye. The 'lace' is cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

Pink Gem Candy

Visit Pink Gem's blog for great candy. Who doesn't need great stamps, flowers, charms and ProMarkers?

Birdhouse

I really like this stamp from Paper Artsy. Shock, horror - I didn't make it for a challenge - it was a quickie card for my cousin's birthday. The background green card is from Papermania. I'm hoping to fit crafting inbetween watching my son play football twice this weekend. Going back to work really plays havoc with my crafting!

Pink Gem Challenge Blog

This is a card I made for the Pink Gem Challenge Blog -No 7. I love this cheery snowman from Pink Gem. My latest Pink Gem purchase is 'ticket texts' one of which I used on this card - Merry Christmas. I coloured the snowman's scarf and hat with ProMarkers then while I was staming the background the rest of the snowman somehow got inked - it created a pretty texture so I still used the image.

The Pink Elephant Challenge Mostly White

This card is for the challenge on The Pink Elephant. The theme is mostly white. I used the new snowman stamp from Lili of the Valley. The background card is embossed with various Cuttlebug folders. The swirl is a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and the 'lace' is cut with a Martha Stewart punch. Added glitter is Stickles!

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 45 - Christmas

Made this card for the Totally Gorjuss Challenge - Christmas in August. It's a good nudge to begin the Christmas cards early! The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers. The snowflake border is a Martha Stewart punch. Background embossing is a Cuttlebug folder.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 42

This card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge number 42 - Lilian's Sketch, featuring pearls. The stamp is from Sugar Nellie and is coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are MME and pearls are from Papermania, bargain 49p at Hobbycraft!

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 127

Another cute stamp from Lili of the Valley (links in previous posts). Made this card for the Cute Thursday Challenge 127 - no dies allowed! Coloured the stamp with ProMarkers. The papers are from My Mind's Eye. Snowflake charm is from Pink Gem Crafts.

Stamp Something Challenge 'Back to School'

Thank you Stamp Something for another reason to use my new favourite stamp. This stamp is from Lili of the Valley. The stars are Quickutz and the brads are from Basic Grey. Image is coloured with Promarkers.

Colour Create Challenge 52

This card is for the Challenge on Colour Create (52). The theme is pastels - green, yellow and lilac. Tough colour combination. The stamp is from Lili of the Valley. The papers are K&Co.

Lili of the Valley Challenge - Dots

'Let's Go Dotty' was the offer from Lili of the Valley this week. Why not?! Here's my card for the challenge. Isn't this little girl just so cute. The dotty papers are from Papermania. Border punch is Martha Stewart. The embossing folder I used is Tim Holtz from Sizzix.

Just Magnolia Challenge Week 70

Just Magnolia Challange sketch entry. I love this Father Christmas stamp from Magnolia. He is coloured with Promarkers. Background papers are from Basic Grey.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 64

Card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge. Background card has been run through my Cuttlebug using a couple of Christmas embossing folders. The image is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with Promarkers then highlighted with Stickles glitter glue. The snowflakes are a Cuttlebug die.

Wild Orchid Challenge - Make it Sparkle

What an invite! Make something sparkle. We all love that - don't we? Made this card for the Wild Orchid Challenge. Wild Orchid have the most gorgeous paper flowers and one day I'll treat myself to lots of them! The stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers. Papers are from Basic Grey.

Simon Says Challenge - Paper Piecing

The challenge this week on Simon Says Challenge is to use paper piecing, a technique that I love. I used this little Lili of the Valley guy (I know over use, but I now have new LOTV to play with). I used a Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folder for the card. The small ship is a Quickutz die. Coloured the little guy in with ProMarkers.

ProMarker Challenge 29

The ProMarker Challenge this week is to add a charm to your card and, of course, to use ProMarkers. I used this cute Lili of the Valley schoolgirl.

A Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge 118

The theme on A Spoonfull of Sugar this week is either a recipe (add one ribbon, 3 flowers and 2 buttons) or a shaker card (or both). I chose the recipe. I used a stamps from Pink Gem (girl and sentiment), coloured with ProMarkers. Papers are Basic Grey.

Passion for ProMarkers

The theme on Passion for ProMarkers this week is a sketch+Autumn. The papers I've used are from my stash, ribbon is from packaging on an old Molton Brown kit and swirls are Tim Holtz die. Leaves are cut with a Papermania punch and emboss. Stamp is a Gorjuss Girl by Suzanne Woolcott and is from Funky Kits.

Cupcake Craft 105

Made this card for the Cupcake Craft Challenge 105 (blue and green). Found this stamp while looking for something else. The papers are from Basic Grey. The stamp is Hero Arts and is coloured ProMarkers. The 'water' in the vase is Glossy Accents.

The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog

Made this card for The Pink Elephant Challenge sketch. While looking for Christmas stamps that I had 'tidied away' last year I found some stamps I hadn't used for a while. This dress stamp is from a set by Hero Arts. The papers are from Basic Grey. Dresses coloured with ProMarkers. I used a mask when stamping the dresses.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 63

Made this card based on the sketch challenge on Sweet Sketch Wednesday (No 63). Background paper is from K&Co. The image is the cute Lili of the Valley boy playing games. Who doesn't have a husband/son or even daughter who is often in a similar pose? I coloured him with ProMarkers.

Sketch Saturday 117

Made this card for the Sketch Saturday Challenge No 117. I used a Lili of the Valley stamp with K&Co papers.

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 44 - Star

Totally Gorjuss want to see stars on this week's challenges. This little Gorjuss Girl has a built in star! Background papers are from Basic Grey. Stamp coloured with ProMarkers. Stars from Quickutz.

Secret Crafter Challenge 97

A little different this one! Made this card for the Secret Crafter Challenge 97 - theme is blue and cream. I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink for the background - applied with his sponge applicator. The swirl/heart stamp is from Hero Arts. Tim's flowers are cut from Grungepaper and coated with the same ink as the background. The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.

Sugar Bowl Challenge 41

I made this card for the Challenge on The Sugar Bowl. This week's challenge is a sketch. The Gorjuss Girl is by Suzanne Woolcott at Funky Kits. The papers are MME. The birthday ribbon is from Trimcraft.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 126

This is for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge 126. The papers are from My Mind's Eye. The lovely stamp is from CC Designs - Cupcake Kiki, from Funky Kits. She is coloured with ProMarkers. Swirls are a Tim Holtz die.

Stampin' For the Weekend Challenge 45

Here's a card for Stamping for the Weekend challenge No 45 - Anything Goes. The papers are from My Mind's Eye and were a freebie in a craft magazine recently. Stamp details in previous post (sorry for repeated use of this little guy, but I just adore him!) I coloured him in with (shock, horror) Tim Holtz Distress Inks and a water brush and used ProMarkers (phew!) for skintone/hair. The boat in the circle is from Paper Artsy.

Lili of the Valley Sketch 61

This is the card I made for this week's sketch challenge on the Lili of the Valley blog. I'm sorry (again) I don't know what make the paper is as it's a loose page from a pad. I do, however, know tht the gorgeous stamp is from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers.

Windermere Suites, Windermere

As I said in my previous post I stayed at Windermere Suites last week. Here are some pictures of the room we stayed in and I have to say the breakfast was the best breakfast I have EVER had! Check out the cup - how fab is that?

Miller Howe, Windermere

Last week was our Silver Wedding Anniversary. I rememer my wedding well, I was just 15 years old *joke*! We spent the week at Windermere Suites, a fabulous 5* hotel. On our anniversary we went to Miller Howe for a meal. The meal was lovely and I couldn't help but share the photos with you (and I've run out of new crafty type photos for the moment).

The views were towards the Langdale Pikes and, or course, Lake Windermere. We started with hors d'oeuvres - the carrot crisps were magnificent! First course (not photographed for some reason) was carrot soup and was creamy and delicious. The chosen starters were salmon and twice baked cheese souffle. Mains were pork and beef. I couldn't manage a pudding, but my husband had the chocolote option! Coffee and petit fours were served in the conservatory. Couldn't manage the chocolates, so decided to bring them home. Found them yesterday squashed and melted in my handbag! Oops.

Cropped Card

You may recognise this card from a previous post. I wasn't sure of the card when I made it and posted it here. Still not being happy, I decided to crop it. I much prefer it now! The card is for a lovely friend who got married earlier this week.

18th Birthday

I made this card for the my friend's daughter's 18th birthday. She loves Eeyore, cats and dogs, so these were an essential part of the card! The image is from Penny Black. Paper is Max and Whiskers from Basic Grey.

Lili of the Valley

Can't get enough of Lili of the Valley and Basic Grey at the moment. This little boy is sooo cute!