Passion For Promarkers DT

Good Morning! I hope everyone is feeling rested after the Bank Holiday weekend. In case you're not, my wonderful D-Teamie, Pinky has chosen a nice easy theme for you at Passion For Promarkers this week that you shouldn't find too taxing. It's

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Could it be any simpler?

Such a simple theme in fact, I actually made two cards. My son Jack turned 10 last month & I had to make a card for my Mum to give him too.

Both images are from Tiddly Inks & the papers are DCWV - All About Boys.

Fancy cards would have been wasted on Jack so I just went for fun images I knew he'd love & kept them really simple.

So you better pop on over to the Passion For Promarkers blog to see the wonderful creations of my fellow D-Teamies. We're sponsored this week, by the fantastic Lili of the Valley, who are offering our lucky winner a £10 voucher.

I am entering this at Bearly Mine Designs, where 'Anything Goes'.

So that's all for now folks. Hope you're having a good week. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge DT

Thank Goodness for the weekend, Hurrah! Time for another fab challenge at Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge. This week, lovely Helen has chosen a most appropriate theme, given we are in the grip of Olympic fever,

GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE

This seemed like a perfect opportunity to get another Xmas card under my belt. How cute is this new LOTV stamp. He's called 'Delivering the Presents'. I coloured him with Distress Inks & the papers are Memory Box. The snowflake is a Marianne die.

This week we welcome back our regular sponsor, The Digi Doodle Shop.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafter's blog to see the fabulous creations of my fellow D-Teamies.

I'm hoping there's enough 'Sparkle & Shine' to qualify this for entry at Bearly Mine Designs challenge.

At 'Papertake Weekly' & Creative Inspirations, 'Anything Goes' this week.

I'm also joining in the Bingo at Simon Says Stamp, where I've used gems & the gold lace.

So there you go! I have to admit that everything is playing second fiddle to the Olympics at the moment. OMG, it's just fabulous. Lots of amazing sporting action. All the participants are fantastic, but Team GB are all doing us proud. It's been such a success. What am I going to do when it's all over? Well the Premiership starts again next weekend. That will have to do. Come on the Toffees!

I also have to thank the lovely ladies at The Craft Barn. I won a £10 voucher to spend there at Sketch Saturday last week. It took me ages to decide what to spend it on, given the wealth of fabulous goodies available at their online store.

Whatever you are up to this weekend. Enjoy the last of the Olympics & the good weather. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

Good morning once again. Back once more with another card for Divas By Design, where this week our challenge is nice & simple,

FLOWERS

This super cute LOTV seemed perfect for this challenge. She's coloured with Prismas & the papers are Prima - Songbird.

My fellow D-Teamies have been excelling themselves once more. Our sponsor this week is the totally fabulous Lili of the Valley.

Hop on over to the Divas By Design blog to see the wonderful inspiration.

I am also entering this at Papertake Weekly, where I used their fab sketch for my layout.

At Bearly Mine Challenges, ' Anything Goes'.

So there we go for now. Thanks so much for looking.

Big hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes!

Oooooh, are you ready yet? Not long now!! I'm so excited, but not as much as the boys. One more sleep to go, they can hardly contain themselves!! A couple of things to show today in my last post before the big day. My first is for the last challenge of the year at Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge, where

ANYTHING GOES!

This is the card I've made for my hubby for Xmas. It's an old Sugar Nellie image, though I'm not sure if it's still available. They look so loved up

I also want to show you what I've been up to at our local crafting cafe, whenre you can paint pottery & they fire it in the kiln for you. Last week we decorated plates for Santa. This is my effort, shame it will only get used once a year!

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafter's blog where you'll find the wonderful inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies.

At Bearly Mine Designs  & Creative Inspirations the theme is also 'Anything Goes'

At Papertake Weekly they want to see your 'Last Christmas' card.

This will be my final post of the year. We're off for Christmas at my  parents, with my sister & her family flying over on Boxing Day, so it's going to be a lovely family time. I just wanted to wish everyone a Wonderful Christmas & a Very Happy New Year! A big Thank You too, to everyone who has taken the time to visit & left a comment.

Thanks for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge - Borders & Flowers

Ooooooh yippedy-yip for the weekend. How I love it so :~) Especially as we have another fab challenge at Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge. This week it's lovely Janet's turn to chose or theme. She has gone for

BORDERS & FLOWERS

I had to take a break from Xmas cards this week as it's my gorgeous sister's birthday next week & I'd been saving this SCACD image for her, as it's almost as beautiful as she is. She's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers are one of my faves, Memory Box - Gossamer. The border die is a Doo Hickey & the flower is by Spellbinders.

I kept this relatively simple as I think she's such an elegant image I did not want to detract from her too much. With that in mind, the flower is perhaps, a little big. Too late now though. My layout is based on the fab sketch at Quixotic Paperie this month.

At Bearly Mine the challenge is 'My Favourite Things'. As I got this image with my sister in mind as it reminds me of her elegance, I am using her as 'my favourite thing'. As I said, the papers are amongst my faves too.

So I hope you'll now hop on over to the Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge blog to see the fantastic inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. It's also the last challenge of the month so also therefore your last chance of entering & being in with a chance of winning a fab prize of 5 gorgeous digis from The Stamping Boutique.

So that's all from me for today. We're off visiting my Uncle in Leicester today. I haven't seen him for ages & he hasn't seen the boys for years. So it will be interesting to see what they make of each other. I've had to warn Jack that my Uncle is not into football at all. I'm not sure Jack will know of anything else to talk about. He's such a football bore, LOL!!

I hope everyone has something fun to look forward to this weekend. Only 4 weeks till Xmas!! Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafters - One Layer Cards

Good Morning & a happy weekend to you all. Hope everyone is feeling fighting fit & raring to go. I myself am feeling a bit grotty, hence this being a bit late. But I won't let that spoil the weekend. It's what I live for, LOL!

Lovely Helen has chosen our theme at Secret Crafters this week. It's,

ONE LAYER CARDS

I have to confess one layer cards scare me a bit. Not because I lack inspiration, but I don't know what paper to use. I don't have any card stock that carries my Distress Inks very well other than the paper I normally use which is a bit expensive for creating a whole card with. The paper I use for my Promarkers is too thin to fold into a card & other card stock bleeds too much. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

However, this stamp is by IndigoBlu & for a one layer card it turned out rather 3 dimensional! I decided to 3-D the main flowers & covered them with Sepia Glossy Accents sprinkled with a little glitter. I also played about with some Distress Stickles, pearls & obviously the button! I can't decide if I actually like it or not!

My fellow D-Teamies at Secret Crafters have created lots of gorgeousness for your delectation. I hope you'll hop on over & check them out.

I am also entering this at Cute Card Thursday  & Creative Inspirations where this week, 'Anything Goes'.

At the Bearly Mine Challenge, they want us to 'button it up'.

So there you go for now. I'm off to tackle the boys bedroom. I'm hoping to throw lots of things out, if they let me! What is everyone else up to? Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs to one & all,

Andie xx

Secret Crafter - Making a Scene!

Whoop-de-Whoop for the weekend & another Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. This week, wonderful Wendy has chosen our theme this week. She wants to see cards that 

CREATE A SCENE 

I've had this Magnolia background stamp for ages & this was the perfect opportunity to use it. Everything is coloured with Distress Inks. I also used the Magnoli fence die, that I love on everyone else's cards, for the first time on here too. The butterflies were cut from the Prima papers I used & the little flowers were made with the McGill Hydrangea punch. Tilda is 3D'd for extra dimension.

I also added glitter, Stickles, Liquid Pearls & Glossy Accents for added sparkle. You can see them better in this photo.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafters challenge blog to check out the amazing creations of my fabulous D-Teamies. I had loads of fun making this. I hope you will too if you play along this week.

I am also entering this at Papertake Weekly where they are playing Bingo this week. I used blooms & pearls on my card.

At Bearly Mine, they want you to 'Bring on the Bling'.

So there you go. I hope you like it. Thanks so much for looking.

Have a fab weekend.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

P.S Apologies that this card is slightly late. Blogger & me are not getting on very well at the moment :~(

Secret Crafters - Holidays!

I'm doing a happy dance for the weekend! Even though it's raining, I'm not at work, so it's not all bad, LOL!!! Even better news is that it's time for another Secret Crafters Challenge, set this week by lovely Helen. She has chosen a theme of

HOLIDAYS 

This Kraftin Kimmie stamp is called Florence & I think she's fab!. I coloured her with Distress Inks & the papers are MME. I wanted to keep ths really simple, just added a heart shaped connecter from Crafty Emmas

, ribbon & the adhesive pearls.


When I asked my boys, independently of one another who Florence reminded them of, they both said my sister - WRONG answer!!! At least not the one I was hoping for. They both said my hair was a lot curlier & then darling hubby chipped in with '& greyer'! Do you see what I have to put up with?!!!

Oh well! I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafters blog to see the fab creations of my awesome D-Teamies! Before you go these are the challenges I am entering with this card.

 At Papertake Weekly, things are getting Hot, Hot, Hot! And at Bunny Zoes, the theme is 'Fun in the Sun'.

At Creative Inspirations, there's 'No Flowers Allowed'.

Big waves to my old D-Teamies at Crafts 4 Eternity. They have a 3-2-1 challenge this week. I've used 3 adhesive pearls, 2 design papers & 1 charm.

Bearly Mine Designs & Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Finally, one of my favourite challenges that I don't enter very often is Stamptacular Sunday. I have based my card on their fab sketch this week. I tried to make the top & bottom layers represent the sun/sky & the sand.

So there you go. Thanks so much for looking.
Big Hugs,
Andie xx

Wey Hey for the weekend! Saturday once more & it's time for another Secret Crafters challenge! This week fantastic Francesca has chosen our theme of

GET WELL SOON

I thought Tilda with Tulips, from the Butterfly Dreams collections would be quite a verstaile image when I got it & perfect for this challenge. But I've just realised I forgot to add a 'Get Well' sentiment to this card! DUH!! Just imagine it in the top right hand corner.

Almost everything about this is Magnolia. The image, the papers & the die cuts, apart from the larger flowers which are a Nesties die cut. I distressed the papers with Antique Linen to lessen the whiteness (is that a word?) of them.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafters blog to check out the gorgeous creations of my fellow D-Teamies.

I would also like to enter this at some other challenges. Firstly the layout is based on the sketch at the fabulous monthly challenge Crafting Life's Pieces.

At Papertake Weekly & Bearly Mine Challenge, 'Anything Goes', while Allsorts Challenge is hanging 'Free & Easy' throughout July.

So there you go. Thanks so much for looking & have a wonderful weekend!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafters - Here Comes Summer!

Whoop, Whoop Secret Crafters time again, set this week, by my lovely DT colleague, Bridget, (aka Curly Bear!). She has chosen the theme,

HERE COMES SUMMER

I chose one of the new LOTV images. I love the oversize sunflower & the frame round the image. She's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers are MME(?) Fine & Dandy.

In keepng with my experiments with the CAS look, I've kept this one relatively fuss free. I have to say I loved colouring this & I think this image will be so versatile.

I hope you'll now hop on over to the see the glorious gorgeousness of my Secret Crafter D-Teamies.

I would also like to enter this at Creative Inspirations & Bearly Mine Challenges where the theme is 'summertime'.

At Allsorts Challenge things are 'Free & Easy'!

Thanks for Looking. Have a great weekend! 

Big Hugs,

Andie xx