Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - Mellow Yellow

Hi Crafters,
I'm here to share my DT card with you for Top Tip Tuesday.
The theme this week is 'Mellow Yellow' so we would  like to see your projects with the colour yellow in them.
There is a fabulous $12 gift voucher prize from our sponsor this time, Sami Stamps.
I decided to make a wedding card using 'Rose Bride', isn't she gorgeous?

Recipe

Rose Bride - Sami Stamps

Pro/flexmarkers

Artoc Speciality papers

Doilies

SB Gold Elements One Corner Die

Organza Ribbon

Lili of the Valley Sentiment Stamp

Pearl Brad

 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #73 ATG - Add a Sentiment

Sister Act - #99 ATG

 

We'd love to see what you come up with for this challenge, if you need any inspiration then take a look at my teamies blogs and leave them some love while you are there too.

Thanks for visiting and a big 'hello' to my new followers, it's great to have you here and I hope you enjoy visiting again and again.

Bye for now,

 

Lorraine

Christmas Card Club Challenge # 7 - Feature a Critter or Critters

Hi Crafters,
Well it's nearly the end of March and it's time for another challenge from the Christmas Card Club. Maureen has given us the theme of Christmas with a Critter or Critters on our card. Here is what I have made...

Recipe

Hobby House Christmas Kit

Pre-coloured Topper
SB Scalloped Squares Die

MFT Scalloped Banner Die

Twine

Charm

Challenges I'd  like to enter:

Christmas Cards All Year Round - March Challenge - Cute Critters

CHNC Challenge Extra - March Christmas Challenge

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add Some Metal
Try it on Tuesday - Hats
ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for Frosty
CHNC Christmas Challenge - Stick it any which way you like
March Rudolph Days - Christmas

This is a great kit to use and I will be sad when I come to the end of it. I probably have enough for two more cards and that's it because they don't sell it anymore :(

Hope you are getting lots of crafting done, this will be my seventh Christmas card make for my box. I'm going to try and make more than one for each challenge to build up my stash ready for when it gets crazy on the lead up to Christmas - we'll see how that goes. Don't forget the links to the ladies blogs are in the tab at the top of this page if you want some inspiration for your Christmas makes. I will be round later for commenting, enjoy your day!

Lorraine



Sharing an Oldie on Friday

Hi Crafters,
I'm late to share my 'Oldie for Friday' today, it's been a busy one - craft fair this morning and taking my mum for an X-ray this afternoon but as Friday isn't over yet I think it still counts.
I'm joining in the fun with Erika over at Snappy Crafts so here is my oldie ...

Recipe

Silhouette Cameo Cut Files - Golf Caddy and Golf Photo Frame

 

This was an order for a.. wait for it....golf lover for Father's Day last year.

It seems so long ago now that I made this and yet it is less than a year ! I have made so many cards in the past 18 months though, I guess that's the reason. If you want to join in with us and share one of your old crafty projects then give Erika a look on her blog.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend.

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #289 - Chocolate

Hi Crafters,
Mmmmm....Chocolate is the theme for the challenge at Passion For Promarkers this week. We'd like you to either have an image of chocolate or use chocolate colours on your project and your Letraset markers of course.
Letraset are our sponsors this time and are giving away a 12 pen set of Manga Promarkers, Steampunk colours, so a fab prize to aim for.
I've gone with an LOTV image of a box of chocolates on my card...

...in fact I've gone completely LOTV on this card, the image is 'Chocolate Box' coloured with my Pro/flex markers, the papers are from the 8 x 8 'Heartfelt' paper pad and the sentiment comes from their Vintage Labels Set 28 - Occasions Stamp set. All edges were inked with Vintage photo and matted on to kraft card.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Mojo Monday - #390 Sketch

Crafting From The Heart - #52 ATG

I Love Promarkers - #261 Favourite Song (Sweet Like Chocolate - Shanks & Bigfoot)

In The Pink - Lots of Layers

Brown Sugar #138 ATG

Creative Fingers - #72 ATG

One Crazy Stamper - March challenge - ATG

Country View Crafts - ATG

Addicted To Stamps - #100 Celebration

 

Please take a look at the scrummilicious cards the DT ladies have created and leave them some love on their blogs.

Thanks for visiting me today and for your words of encouragement here.

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

 

Look Away Now !

Hi Crafters,

***ENABLER ALERT***

(I do not wish to be blamed for making you get more crafty stash)

 

I've had a few requests to share my crafty purchases from my bi-annual pilgrimage to the NEC last Thursday.

As I laid them out to take the picture I realised just how much I had bought but they were all things I NEEDED, you know how it is girls. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Magnolia stand there this year and just had to snap up some dies. I got some great bargains from the 'Every crafts a pound' stall and like Jacee I had to get some of the Beatrix Potter CD roms. I was also lucky enough to get the free £50 gift bag from Crafters Companion on the Pink Frog stall for being one of the first five customers although it isn't in the picture here. So all in all I was a lucky girl and had a fab time.

Any how, waffle over, this is what you have been waiting for...

 

 

I always stock up on cardstock while I am there as postage is very high on the net. I couldn't resist the Inkylicious and Lavinia stamps, I have some ideas planned for those and of course I needed more ribbons and lace.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my haul, good job it only happens twice a year though.

Happy crafting!

 

Lorraine



A Cutie from Wild Rose Studio

Hi Crafters,
I have made a card using this cute magazine freebie stamp and paper pad. It was one of the cards I made for my daughters' birthday last week for her Nanny to send to her. This image is so adorable and reminds me of my daughter when she was little.
I have coloured her with my Promarkers using the illustration on the stamp packet for inspiration and am really pleased with how she came out.

Recipe

Blackberry Lane Paper Pad - Wild Rose Studio

Magazine Freebie Stamp - Wild Rose Studio

Pro/flexmarkers

Spellbinders Lacey Circles Die

MFT Blueprint 14 Die border

Papermania 'Granddaughter' Stamp

Wide organza ribbon

Flowers - The Ribbon Girl

Pearls

 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Papertake Weekly - Happy.... Anything

Fussy & Fancy - #135 Girly

One Crazy Stamper - (March) ATG

Penny Black & More - Blossoms and Bows

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Spring Colours

 

Thanks for all your lovely kind comments of late and for your encouragement too. I have been a bad blogger recently too so I shall try to remedy that over the coming week.

Bye for  now,

 

Lorraine

613 Avenue Create Challenge #116 Anything Goes/Purple Day

Hi Crafters,
Thank you so much for all the get well wishes, I really appreciated them and they cheered me up no-end.  I am feeling much better today but I must learn not to overdue things.
On to the job at hand though and it is a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create. This time we are celebrating Purple Day which is the 26th March and is Epilepsy Awareness Day. The challenge as always is Anything Goes but for the twist we would like you to use the colour purple or add purple ribbon to your project. We have three sponsors this week, links to their shops are below and here is my card using a polaroid shaker cut file from The Cutting Café.

Recipe

Polaroid Cut File - The Cutting Café'

Cottage Cutz Fancy Lace Border Die

Joanna Sheen Harriet Lace Edger Die

Marianne Designs Flourish Die -  LR0116

Background paper DCWV The Cherry Limeade Stack

Pearl and ribbon trim

'Believe' Cut file on my Cameo

Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels

Silver Micro Beads

Glitter

Gems

 

 

Challenges I'd Like to enter:

(as I'm at a craft fair today I will link up later this evening)
TTCRD - ATG
Brown Sugar - #138 ATG
Sister Act - #98
Creative Fingers - #72 ATG
Fussy & Fancy - #135 Girly
 

As I mentioned above we have three sponsors this week offering some fabulous prizes, they are...

The Cutting Cafe

Zuri Digital Stamps

Jellypark Digital Crafts

Come and join in the fun this week and check out the other DT members makes while you are there.

Have a fabulous week and see you soon,

 

Lorraine