Masculine Card

Today I'm sharing a quick Father's Day card I made my husband for my boys to give to him last Father's Day.  I forgot to post this nor did I think it was worth posting.  I wish you could have seen it on the day in real life as photo's don't do it justice.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge # 222 Gold and Silver Winner

2. Aud Sentiments Challenge # 171 Anything Goes + A Sentiment *

3. Crafting By Design Anything That Shines Challenge *

4. Incy Wincy Designs For The Men In Your Life Top 5

5. The Crazy Challenge #240 Black Is Back Winner 

6. Crafty Creations Challenge #333 Anything Goes *

7. The Corrosive Challenge #1 Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White Linen Card

2. Coloured Card: Black Bazzill

3. Gold, Silver and Bronze card

4. Embossing folders used:

a. Argyle

b. Swiss Dots

c. Diamond Plate

5. Tools Used.

6. Dies Used:

Fancy Tags by Spellbinders

Stitched Squares by My Favourite Things

7. Sentiment: PC generated

8. Nine alternate square using 3 colours and three dies

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care wishing you all a wonderful week, happy crafting.

Bugaboo Birthday Bird 4

Good evening and welcome to my blog.  I can't believe that my boys summer holiday break is nearly over only two more weeks and they're back to school.  Our summer hasn't been that amazing so far, yes you guessed it our summer will get hot and sticky once they go back to school and they're stuck in their classrooms.

Welcome back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 for 2017.

Congratulations to last months winner I noticed a few more entries than usual which was nice.

This fortnight we have a new sketch by our very own

Anne great sketch and it's really easy.

Sketch # 104

Here's a quick glimpse of my finished card and the inside of it. 

This week our wonderful sponsor is Jodie Mackrell the owner and illustrator over at Bugaboo Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

Bio:

Everything that you ever wanted to know about Bugaboo Stamps:  As if raising 5 children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the work of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. Bugaboo Stamps has become one of the leading companies in digital images. From seiously snarky to sugar sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!!  If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps at Totally Stampilicious.  And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for the weekly Challenges at Catch the Bug.

Store: www.bugaboostamps.com

Challenge Blog:  http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com

Our winner will receive

from Bugaboo Stamps there are just so many to choose from you'll be spoilt for choice.  Don't forget to head over to 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 to check out what the rest of the design team have created this fortnight just for you.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge # 334 Must Use A Ribbon  *

2. Whoopsi Daisy Digi Challenge It's All New *

New Image, New Design Paper 

3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge # 50 Anything Goes *

4. Allsorts Challenge # 398 Wings On Things Top 5

5. PDE Linky Party Challenge #155 Cards To Mail Out *

6. Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #001 Anything Goes *

7. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #154 Anything Goes *

8. Crafting Musketeers Party Time *

9. Southern Girls Challenge #151 Stitch Me Up Top 5

10. Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White Linen card.

2. Coloured Card: Sun Coral & Palo Verde Bazzill

3. Design Papers: Story Teller by Kaisercraft and Sweet Delight by Rosies Studios

4. Image: Bugaboo Birthday Bird 4 by Bugaboo Stamps

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Black and White Gel Pens

6. Tools Used

7. Dies Used:

Stitched Circles by My Favourite Things

8. Glossy Accents: Used for the Balloons and Eyes

9. Embellishments:

a. Flat back cream pearls

b. Cream and gold satin ribbon

c. Sweet from Sweet Delight Papers by Rosies Studios

d. Flat back cream pearls

10. Inside the card, the papers and card were excess off a 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 design paper pads then there isn't any waste.  Also the back of the card.

Take care wishing everyone a great fortnight and happy crafting.

Flower

Hello and welcome to my blog.  This week over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge our theme is Anything Goes so I want to see those creative juices can run wild with you.

Here is another view of my card using this weeks sponsors image.

Peak of the inside as well.

This week our sponsor is 

Little Blue Button Stamps

Don't for get to view Little Blue Button Stamps as there are so many amazing images to choose from.  

This week the prize is

$10.00 gift certificate for their online store. 

Store - http://lbbstamps.com/
Blog - http://lbbstamps.blogspot.co.uk/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Blue-Button-Stamps/548116598552527?ref=hl

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created using 

Little Blue Button Stamps.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes *

2. Crafting By Designs Anything That Shines Challenge *

3. Crafty Creations Challenge #333 Anything Goes *

4. Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Challenge #334 Must Use Ribbon *

5. Inspiration Destination Challenge # 120 Anything Goes *

6. Little Miss Muffet Challenge #154 Anything Goes *

7. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #50 Anything Goes *

8. RRR Challenge # #155 Anything Goes using a ribbon *

9. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #001 Anything Goes *

10. PDE Linky Party Challenge #155 Cards To Mail Out *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Grape Bazzill and Aqua Kaisercraft Card

3. Design Paper: Purples by Kaisercraft

4. Image: Flower by Little Blue Button Stamps

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used

7. Glossy Accents: For the blue bubbles.

8. Dies: Spellbinders Floral Ovals

9. Embellishments:

a. Beautiful ribbon flower with diamante centre

b. Medium flat backed Aqua pearls

c. Aqua satin ribbon all from my stash 

10. Inside and the back of my card.

Take care wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Coffee Break

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Well Christmas and New Year are now over and we're having a lovely summer here in New Zealand, but it's not as hot and I thought it was going to be.  I feel that our seasons are changing as it seems to be getting hotter at the end of January and February, but I here that my northern hemisphere blogging friends are having a really cold winter and a lot of snow.

This week over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge  #311, I'm using a new sponsor for me as I haven't used The Paper Shelter images before.  These images are so cute.

Sponsor

The Paper Shelter

Our lucky winner this week will receive 

$10.00 Gift Certificate

for The Paper Shelter online store

Store - http://www.thepapershelter.com

Blog - http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/

Challenge I'm Entering:

1. Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 142 Anything Goes *

2. Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge # 221 Anything Goes *

3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #49 Anything Goes *

4. Brown Sugar Challenge # 232 Anything Goes *

5. QKR Stampede Challenge # 225 Warm Thoughts Top 5

6. Sweet Stampin Challenge Something New  *

(New Sponsor's Image, New Ribbon and New Sentiment)

7. Crafty Catz Add A Ribbon *

8.Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #  155 Anything Goes with a Ribbon *

9. Digi Choosday Crafting Week 1 Anything Goes *

10. Through The Craft Room Door Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Peacock and Aqua Kaisercraft Card

3. Design Paper: Cloud 9 Paper

4. Image: Coffee Break by The Paper Shelter

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Black, White, Silver Gel Pens

6. Tools used.

7. Dies Used:

a. Spellbinders Large Squares

b. Stitched Circles by Creative Memories

c. Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles 

8. Embellishments:

a. Pearl Buckle - Hobby House

b. Peacock and White Ribbon from my stash

c. Sentiment - From Cuddly Buddly

d. Peacock flat back Pearls

9. Inside the card and the back of my card.

Take care wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Dandelions & Butterflies

Wow I can't believe that Christmas and New Year's over already and here it is 4th January 2017 already.  Well we're back over at Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge

and this week our theme is

Anything Goes

and our sponsor is 

Bugaboo

and our lucky winner will receive

I've always wanted to make a card with this wonderful silhouette of Dandelions and Butterflies 

and this was the perfect week to use it.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT's have created using Bugaboo images over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge.

Challenge Recipe:

1. Base: White Linen

2. Coloured Card: Black Nor by Bazzill

3. Design Papers: Basic Papers and colours by Rosies Studios

4. Image: Dandelions & Butterflies by Bugaboo Images

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used

7. Glossy Accents for the bubbles.

8.  Dies Used: Spellbinders Circles

 My Favourite Things Stitched Circles

9. Embellishments: Black gems, Ribbon and Brad all from my stash.

10. Card finishing:  Inside and the back.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week.  

Happy crafting.