Fussy & Fancy Guest Designer

Hi Crafters,

I was recently offered a Guest Designer spot at Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge which I was delighted to accept.

Their theme for this fortnight is ....ANYTHING GOES

which gave me great scope to create this lovely birthday card.

Recipe

Background Paper - Papermania 12x12 stack by Lucy Cromwell

Bronze Glitter Card

Craftmania Cherry Blossom Die

Tattered Lace Scalloped Square Die

Cheery Lynn Floral Corner Die

Cheery Lynn Flower Tiny Flower Die

Britannia Sentiment Die

Pearls

Organza Ribbon

I cut the cherry Blossom die twice, once from white card and once from pink and paper pieced the little petal parts back in to the white die cut for this look.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Love To Craft - #28 ATG

A Bit More Time To Craft - #80 ATG
Craft-Dee Bowz - ATG + Bow
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Paper Piecing
Die Cuttin' Diva's - #395 Birthday
Try It on Tuesday - Family & Friends
Crafty Creations - #378 ATG

Thank you for joining me today and please take a look at the  Fussy & Fancy challenge blog where I'm sure you'll also want to join in the fun!

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #23 Christmas Decoration / Gifts

Hi Crafters,

This weeks challenge was chosen by Rita and here are the two cards that I've created.

Silver and green mirri card used on this one with a Marianne Designs Bauble die and Sue Wilson embossing folder.

Gold Glitter card, another Sue Wilson embossing Folder and a Find It Media Bauble Die.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas

Creative Moments - #156 ATG / Use as much white as possible

Crafty Catz - #437 Getting Ready For Christmas

CHNC on Saturday - #411 ATG Christmas

613 Avenue Create - #215 ATG  / Christmas/ Winter

If you'd like to take a look at the other ladies creations in the team their links are in the tab at the top of my blog.

Thanks for joining me today, I'm off to watch the Remembrance Service on tv so tissues at the ready.

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #469 - Autumn or Autumn Colours

Hi Crafters,

There are so many Autumn leaves in my garden at the moment it's definitely time to get out there and start clearing them. Autumn has certainly arrived and the colours are gorgeous.
This week at Passion For Promarkers our theme is Autumn or Autumn Colours and so I have used this lovely image called Autumn Breeze from our sponsor at The Paper Shelter.

Recipe
Image - Autumn Breeze - The Paper Shelter
Coloured with Promarkers
Go Kreate Die for frame
Tonic Studios Scalloped Square Die
Spellbinders Assorted Leaves Die -
inked with Distress Inks
Papers - First Edition 'Dessert Blooms' 8 x 8 pad
LOTV Sentiment Stamp
Recollections Leaf Brads

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #93 ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #227 ATG
Crafty Creations - #377 ATG
Cute Card Thursday - #554 ATG
As You Like It - Favourite Halloween/Autumn Colours
(I love the warm tones of Autumn colours, the browns, reds, oranges and mustard colours. They all seem to compliment each other and whatever project I'm creating I always seem to favour these tones.)
Crafty Catz - #436  ATG + Add a Sentiment
Crafty Friends - #96 Two or More Patterned Papers
Allsorts Challenge - #492 Pretty Papers
Love To Craft - #28 November ATG
A Bit More Time To Craft - #79 ATG


There are a few simple rules to follow for our challenge, you must use your Winsor Newton Markers somewhere on your project, tell us in your post where you have used them and follow the theme.
I look forward to seeing all your entries and wish you luck as the winner will receive 3 digital images of their choice from...
The Paper Shelter

Pop over to the challenge blog here for more inspiration and a comprehensive set of rules.

Thanks for joining me today.

Lorraine
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Christmas Card Club Challenge #22 Winter Wonderland

Hi Crafters,

I'm a day or two late posting my card for the Christmas Card Club, so I'm sending my apologies to the group but better late than never as the saying goes :o)

Here's my contribution...

The image is printed from a CD Rom I believe but for the life of me I can't locate which one and it was in a folder of things that I'd printed last year and never used - note to self...write on the back of printed items where they came from!

I then used an MFT scalloped, wavy border die to create the snowy foreground and some Lea'bilities Fir Tree Dies to match in with the trees in the picture and bring it all together. The sentiment die is made by Apple Blossom.

Please take a peek at the other ladies creations in the group their links are below:

Dutchess

Christine H

Sylvie (Gibmiss)

Zoe 

Rita

Maureen

Carol

Mary H

Rachel Fisher

Valerie - Mrs A

Margaret

Kate

Shaz - Silverwolf Cards

Thanks for popping in today and hope to see you again soon.

Lorraine 

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Passion For Promarkers Challenge #467 - Halloween Colours

Hi Crafters,

Today marks the start of new challenge at Passion For Promarkers and this week we'd like to see your projects using...

HALLOWEEN COLOURS

Any project, a card, scrapbook page, 3D piece, tag etc but you must use your Windor Newton markers (Pro, flex, brush, aqua, tria or metallic markers) and tell us in your post where on your project you have used them.

I have coloured this fabulous Bugaboo Stamps image called 'Halloween Poem' with my Promarkers and used a Sizzix Mini Cabinet die for the tomb stone label. I inked the edges with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink but with the glare of the lights it's not showing up very well here. The cobweb is a Cottage Cutz die which I attached with a green eyelet and tied the top of the treat bag with Halloween coloured twine through the eyelet.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Unicorn Challenge - #37 Autumn / Halloween

Brown Sugar - #283 Halloween / Autumn

Sweet Stampers - #25 Autumn / Halloween

Not Just Cards - #60 ATG

Try It on Tuesday - Trick or Treat - It's Halloween

Our sponsor this time is

Crafty Sentiments Designs

They are offering 3 digital images to the lucky winner.

Thanks for popping by today, take a look at the challenge blog here for more inspiration and I'll see you again soon.

Lorraine 

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #21 - Christmas in Mono Colours

Hi Crafters,

 Well I'm told it's just over 10 weeks until Christmas so here is another Christmas card for your inspiration :)

It was Kate's turn to choose our theme and she has given us

CHRISTMAS IN MONO COLOURS

Here is my card using shades of blue with white accents. The papers are a digital download, Banner and snowflake frame die are a magazine freebie and the 'wife' stamp and die cut are from Clearly Besotted Stamps.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

CHNC Every Saturday - #407 ATG Christmas

Allsorts Challenge - #489 Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #486 Christmas

Have a great Sunday!

Lorraine

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Passion For Promarker Challenge #465 - Animals

Hi Crafters,

Here's a little festive card for today's 'Animal' challenge at Passion For Promarkers.

I've used a little artistic licence to include birds in the 'animal' category ;o)

Recipe

Image - Christmas Robins by All Dressed Up

Coloured with Promarkers

Spellbinders Ornament Die
MFT Stitched Rectangle Die

Gemini Embossing Folder

Marianne Designs Fir Branch

Red Pearls from stash

Design Paper - Santa's Workshop Pad

Challenges I'd like to enter:

I Love Promarkers - #369 Use 3 of a Kind (Pearls)
Cute Card Thursday - #550 ATG
Crafty Friends - #94 Use more than one die
CHNC on Saturday - #406 ATG Christmas
A Bit More Time To Craft - #77 ATG
All Dressed Up Challenge - #85 ATG

Our sponsor this week is...

All Dressed Up Stamps

...they are offering 2 digi images to the lucky winner.
A few simple rules and you're in with a chance at this great prize, just use your Winsor Newton Markers on a new project, tell us in your post how you have used them and follow our theme this week of 'Animals'.

Have fun!

Lorraine
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