Crafts 4 Eternity - Sporting Marvels & a DT call!

It's Friday & time for another Crafts 4 Eternity challenge. With Wimbledon in full swing, this week's theme is,

SPORTING MARVELS

I'm rooting for Andy Murray, but made a card to celebrate another fantastic British sporting champion, the youngest major winner since Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy!

I have to say, I don't know any golfers, hence this Sugar Nellie cutie has never seen ink before. The photo is dreadful, but he's coloured with Promarkers & the papers are Memory Box - Brioche. I used a MFT Die-namics die for the stars & the sentiment is from LOTV.

Now I have some sad news. Because I have an (almost) full time job, to fund my crafting passion, it always gets it the way & denies me the time I want to craft as much as I would like. So it is with a heavy heart, that I have had to step down from the C4E DT. I have to say a big Thank You to wonderful Michele who runs the C4E store & blog, for giving me what has been a fabulous opportunity & for putting up with the fact that my cards are always late! But I'm hoping some of you lovely ladies out there will answer Michele's DT call, find the details here. I can assure you she is a lovely boss to work for :~) While your there, check out the fab creations of my lovely D-Teamies.

I would also like to enter this in the current Sugar Bowl challenge, where I have used Marlene's fab sketch.

So that's all for now. Have a great weekend & thanks for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 eternity - Finally!!

OMG, I didn't think I was ever going to get this posted! If you are not already aware, this week's C4E challenge is a colour theme from  a choice of these colours

I needed to make a card for one of my son's friends who is a United fan (Booooo). So I used this little Sugar Nellie Manga boy in his footie kit.

He's coloured with Promarkers & the papers are a mix of MME, K& Co & plain Bazzill. A bit of ribbon, a few button & dew drops & there you go. Not much else to say really!

I based the card on the sketch at a Spoonfull fo Sugar so I would also like t enter this there.

Apologies for not posting this sooner, it has been a somewhat hectic weekend with having a belated birthday party for Jack. Poor thing turned 8 on April 14th, but with Easter & all the bank holiday weekends we finally made it happen yesterday. Today I have been running the Manchester 10k, if you can call my dragging my backside round Manchester & Old Trafford running! If anyone out there braved the horrible weather to come out & support, I thank most sincerely. It makes a big difference when you have people cheering you on.

So I'm off to relax now & se if I can stay awake long enough to have an early night!

Hope you are all well & have had a good weekend.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch

Yay for Friday, the weekend is nearly upon us & a special bonus for me as I'm already off work, with the boys, for a teacher training day. Oh happy day!!

Time to tell you about our fab challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity this week where  we have a sketch for you to follow. This week's lucky winner will receive a Crafts 4 Eternity mini card kit!

This is a slight departure for me as I always frame my layers with dark card. No longer, as I love the effect of distressing creamy coloured card. It makes the whole thing so much lighter. Perfect for Spring.

I've used another of the released Elizabeth Bell images for Belles & Whistles, originally done for Sugar Nellie. I'm just loving these at the moment. The papers are SEI - Claire & the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. I die cut the leaves with a Magnolia Doo Hickey die & added flat back gems for a touch of sparkle. The sentiment is from my fave set by Lili of the Valley.

I hope you'll now hop on over to the C4E blog to see the fabulous creations of my lovely D-Teamies.

I would also like to enter this at Papertake Weekly this week, where 'Anything Goes'.

So there you have it. Thank's so much for looking. Have a lovely day!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes!

What a fabulous day it has been. I'm not a royalist but the wonderful wedding of William & Kate has brought the country, & beyond together in celebration & it's fantastic! I have to apologise for not posting this earlier, but I got caught up in wedding fervour today, more than I anticipated.

Anyways, here is my DT card fro Crafts 4 Eternity, where our challenge this week is 'Anything Goes!' I've been dying to ink up this Simply Sassy image for ages & couldn't leave her in the packet any longer! I'm jealous of how gorgeous her hair is!

She's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers & from the divine Prima Botanicals pad. I went a bit overboard with the Viva Glitter Liner, can you tell?!! The flower was made with EK Success retro flower punches & the swirl is a Magnolia Doo Hickeys die.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Crafts 4 Eternity blog & check out the fabuklous cards of my lovely D-Teamies. No excuses for not joining in this week!

I based my card on this week's sketch at Papertake Weekly, so I am entering my card there.

Cute Card Thursday are also challenging you to use any sketch this week.

At Simon Says Stamp, 'Anything Goes' as they celebrate their 2nd anniversary!

Finally, at Stamptacular Sunday the challenge is to 'Pile it On' & use 5 or more layers. Mine total 5, including the image.

So there you go. I hope everyone has had a lovely day, whatever you have been up to. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity-Embellishment Challenge

I don't know where the weeks go! It does not seem 2 minutes since my last post & I'm already late with this one. Actually I did quite a bit of trial & error, more so than usual!! Can I just say, don't bother trying to Glimmer Mist a feather!

Anyway, on to our challenge this week. If you haven't already seen it at the C4E blog, this week it is an embellishemnt challenge & we want you to use the following items on your card:-

1 A feather

2. A doily

3. A charm

I used a Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy girl that I have reached for on a number of occasions but never actually ended up using. Finally she's been inked up & I just love her. I coloured her with Distress Inks & cut her out with a Nesties die. I also distressed the doily & the feather a little to tone down how white they were. The swirl is a Magnolia die cut I finally bit the bullet & treated myself too from Bunny Zoe's where I also got the bird charm. The papers are Kaisercraft-Secret Bird Society

This week's prize at C4E is this adorable digi, generously donated by my lovely D-Teamie Suzette who owns, Crafty Sentiments. Isn't he adorable?! Pop on over to the C4E blog to see more inspiration from my wonderful  D-Teamies.

I'm also entering this card at Stamptacular Sunday, wher ehte challenge is 'Girls & Swirls'. Also at Totally Gorjuss the challenge is 'Fluffy'. I don't know if birds count as fluffy, but my feather certainly is!

Well that's all for now. Thanks so much for looking. I'll be back in a few hours time, with My Secret Crafter's card!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Colour Challenge

Happy Friday & the weekend is all but upon us! Time for another Crafts 4 Eternity challenge, where this week we have a colour combo for you to play with. The colours are deep purple, pale green & aqua. Here's my interpretation.

I saw this stamp at the Manchester craft show, but it had sold out. Fortunately I eventually got my inky mitts on it! It's perfect for those none cute cards, especially for my Mum & Dad who are always watching the birds that come in their garden. I used Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder over the image & distressed everything for a vintage feel. The papers are Basic Grey-Kioshi & Wisteria. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts & I used a Magnolia die cut for the leaves. I hate how expensive they are, but I do love the result!

Quite a simple offering from me this week. Please go check out the Crafts 4 Eternity blog to see how my lovely D-Teamies got on.

Hope everyone out there is happy & well. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Sketch Challenge

Yippee, it's Friday! Which means, not only does the weekend start today :~) but it's also time for another fab challenge a Crafts 4 Eternity where we have a fab sketch for you.

This card was for a friend at work who complained to me about the lack of cards available with dark skinned images. She was thrilled with this (thank goodness!) & I have to say I think she is rather beautifu myself. She's a digi called Tabia, by the fab Mo Manning. I coloured her with Promarkers & the papers are the divine GCD Studios - Ella Blue. I used a Cuttlebug die for the corner florishes & the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Big waves to my D-Teamies at Passion For Promarkers. I thought I'd pay along with their girly 'Sugar Rush' challenge this week.

Please pop on over to the Crafts 4 Eternity blog to see the fabulous creations of my lovey D-Teamies there too.

Have a great day! I'll be back tomorrow with my first Secret Crafters DT card!

Thanks for looking,

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Easel card

We've got a nice simple challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity for you this week. Make an easel card. Everyone likes making those don't they?!

My card doesn't look so great in these photos. It's very simple in it's design. I used Stempleglede stamps from Quixotic Paperie. They are just stunning, but this is my first real attempt at 'grunge' & I'm not sure I've mastered it yet, in fact I know I haven't. My heart will always be in cute, but this card was for my Mum & she's not that keen on cute!

I used Memory Box - Gossamer papers & the stamping was done with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink with Perfect Pearls in Heirloom Gold dusted over the top. I 3D'd the image for extra interest. Other than that there is not much to say really.

Now it's time to pop over to the Crafts 4 Eternity website, where we are thrilled to have a new sponsor. This week's lucky winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend on the fabulous digis at Deedee's Designs.

My! I'm somewhat late with this post, but it's my birthday today & I've been out most of the time. I did not realise I would not be sitting down at my laptop until just now! Thanks so much to you all for looking & have a great weekend.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishment Recipe

My Goodness! Where has the week gone? It's C4E time again already. This week we have an embellishment recipe for you to include,

1. Hearts

2. Glitter

3. Pin(s)

I've been dying to get chance this adorable little cutie from LOTV. I think she is my fave from the last release. She's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers are Prima - Sparkling Spring. For the glittery bits I used Cosmic Shimmer- Aurora Sparkle glitter. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts & I think I got the pins at Quixotic Paperie.

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I'm annoyed that the photos do not do this card justice, it does look better IRL!  Nonetheless, there are several other challenges I am entering this card into.

I based the layout on the fab sketch at Stamp with Fun

At Papertake Weekly they're 'Putting on the Gitz'

& of course I had to enter the LOTV challenge where they want you to use your favourite colours. I love these pastel shades.

Lovely Suzette at Crafty Sentiments is sponsoring this week's challenge & the lucky winner will get this adorable Flower Teddy digi!

So please pop over to the C4E blog to see the wonderful creations of my fellow D-Teamies & play along with us this week!

I've been away with Paul this week & am off to my parents tonight so I apologise for the total lack of visiting I have done this week. I hope to get chance to come say 'Hello' real soon! In the meantime, hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Polka Dots!

It's Friday & we've got another top challenge for you at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week's is nice & simple. You need to incorporate polka dots onto your card. Easy!!

I could not resist this super cute beauty from Bildmalarna. I coloured her with Distress Inks & added a little glitter to the  butterfly. The DPs are Prima - Jack & Jill & the sentiment is from Pollycraft. I haven't used flowers for ages & I love how gorgeous these blooms from Wild Orchid Crafts are.

I based my layout on the fab sketch at Sketch Saturday.

I also hope my cuties fit the bill at Secret Crafters where the challenge is 'It's a couple thing'! Perhaps not the conventional couple they were thinking of, but they sure make a lovely pair don't they?!!

I hope you'll pop on over  to the C4E blog & see the fab creations of my marvellous D-Teamies. This week's prize is a collection of 25 stamped images. (FYI, they are also 'Going Dotty' at Just Magnolia & hAnglar & sTanglar this week, so there is a fab opportunity to combine both challenges.)

Thanks so much for looking. Have a great weekend!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishment Recipe

Oh my Goodness, I am so late with this card. Despite using the most adorable LOTV image, my mojo has been AWOL this week. But, trooper that I am, I soldiered on & produced a card I'm reasonably happy with! Enough of my twittering though, let me tell about this week's challenge. To join us at C4E this week, your card must incorporate the following items:-

1. String

2.Flower

3.Button

I coloured the 'Birthday Fairy' with Distress Inks. I've been experimenting with background shadow lately & didn't get it how I wanted with this one, Grrrr. The papers are Gossamer by Memory Box. I sooooo love these! I added fine glitter on her wings & MS tinsel glitter in her wand & deeley boppers. Everything else is from my stash.

If you have not already paid the C4E blog a visit, please check out the wonderful creations of my fellow D-Teamies. Play along this week & you could win this gorgeous digi from our fab sponsor, Crafty Sentiments. Isn't she a cutie!!

Finally, there are a few other challenges I would like to enter with this card.

The layout is based on Dawny's fab sketch at LOTV this week.

Cute Card Thursday are host a 3,2,1 challenge. I've used 3 papers, 2 flowers & 1 image.

I've also completed a line on the Simon Says Stamp bingo card, by using buttons, flowers & glitter.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Thanks so much for looking!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Colour Challenge

Another fab challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. No sketch this week, instead we want to see your cards with a navy, light blue & silver/grey colour scheme. Perfect for the cooler temperatures we have at the moment. Having said that I went for rain over snow! Hopefully, we've seen the back of that for a while.

This poor Miss Anya has not seen ink for ages, so I coloured her with Promarkers & kept it very simple. The DPs are Tim Holtz & the crystals are Prima. The ribbon I picked up at the NEC.

I based my layout on the sketch at Totally Gorjuss this week, so I like to enter this card there too.

I hope you'll pop over & check out the wonderful creations of my lovely D-Teamies at C4E & play along with us this week.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - New Look!

It's our first challenge of the year & we've got a new look! From here on in the challenges will no longer be based around sketches. There will be something different to get your teeth into each week. Having said all that, we're kicking off...with a sketch!

It's been a while since this super cute LOTV fairy has been out to play! She's so gorgeous. I coloured her to match Prima Jack & Jill papers.

I've kept it very simple & faithful to the sketch as I made this for a friend to give her daughter & I'm not sure she wanted lots of flowers. My instructions were girly & glittery!



I am also entering this card at Papertake Weekly where the challenge is 'Anything Goes'.

Tell you what, it's not even been a full week back at work & I am so glad it's the weekend already. The holiday is already a fading memory!

Thanks for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Pea Soup!

It's Friday & time for another Crafts 4 Eternity challenge. This week we want you to use Michele's fab sketch with shades of green. The lucky winner of this weeks challenge will get to choose 3 of the wonderful digi images available at the C4E store.

This close to Christmas with a green theme, what else is there to do but make a birthday card! It's Ben's 5th birthday on Sunday & this is for him. He loves video games, a little too much!

The image & sentiment are from Lili of the Valley. They make the cutest boy images. He's coloured with Distress Inks. I went a bit made with the distressing round the edge & it looks a bit grubby. But then again that fits with Ben perfectly too!! The papers are MME.

Overall I kept it simple, though I couldn't resist a bit of sparkle with the adhesive crystals!

It's time to pop on over to the C4E blog to see what my lovely D Teamies have been up to.

I am also entering this at Cute Card Thursday where the theme is 'one for the kids'.

Thanks so much for looking. Hope everyone out there is happy & well.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

C4E - Treasured Friends with Special Guest Designer

It's Friday & we've got a lovely theme for you at Crafts 4 Eternity this week - Treasured Friends! Michele has created a lovely simple sketch to go along with it.

The image on my card reminds me of the fabulous Christmas Louis Armstrong classic, 'Zat You, Santa Claus?' I coloured it with Promarkers & it's from Bildmalarna. It's just adorable. Wonderful Dena got it at the NEC & I had to 'borrow' a few copies! 

My papers are MME - The Merry Days of Christmas & I used a Martha Stewart deep edge punch for the snowflake border. The sentiment is from Catslife Press.

Now for a big drum roll please!Our special guest designer this week is my very own 7 year old son, Jack. He was off school poorly last week & made a card for his Grandma & Granddad to help his recuperation. He used a Whiff of Joy snowman, but mean old Mummy wouldn't share her Promarkers, so he made do with felt tips! She's not all mean, as she did let Jack use some gorgeous October Afternoon DPs (gulp!).

The border was created with another Marhta Stewart

punch & the ribbon is from my stash. All finished off with a Xmas Tree charm & snowflakes created from the punch with little gems adhered. Jack is so proud of his efforts & would love to read any comments you may want to share :~)

We have 2 fab prizes for 2 lucky winners this week. One will win a set of Xmas digi sentiments from Crafty Sentiments, the other will win this adorable Clive the Penguin digi, created by Michele herself. Isn't he cute?!!

Please hop on over to check out the fabulous creations of my fellow D-Teamies at C4E.

Jack & I would also like to enter our cards at A Spoonfull of Sugar, where the challenge is to make a Christmas card.

So there you go. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Vintage!

Thank Crunchie it's Friday! Time for another fab challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week we want you to incorporate a vintage theme with this week's sketch.

I embraced the vintage feel this week & stepped out of my comfort zone. I used an image from Crafty Individuals.

 

I used Distress Inks to colour the background & ink the image & embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer Arctic Pearl. The DPs are MME Holly Jolly. I distressed everything with my embossing tool & used Ranger Perfect Pearls & Liquid Pearl to further add to the vintage feel.

Not sure vintage is really my strong point, but I did enjoy getting my fingers dirty with this. Might just have overdone it a bit though!

Please pop over to the C4E blog for more fabulous inspiration from my lovely D-Teamies.

Hope everyone has a great weekend & is keeping safe & warm!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Crafts 4 Eternity - Stars!

Hurrah!!! It's the weekend & about time too! Time for another fab challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity. This week we have another great sketch for you, along with the theme 'Stars'.

I coloured this uber-cute LOTV image with Distress Inks & jazzed it up with a few extras. I added a touch of glitter to the fur trim on his hat & used Glistening Snow Writer on the snow.

The papers are Memory Box Mistletoe again (lurve them!) & the lace is from Bunny Zoe. The star is a Xmas decoration, given me by wonderful Dena. I coated lightly it with an Adirondack acrylic paint Dabber on Pearl.

I'm not going overboard on my Xmas card embellishments, so they won't cost me an arm & a leg in the post! I hope you'll join in with this week's challenge & pop on over to the C4E blog to see the wonderful inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies.

I have also made this card to fit with a couple of other challenges. First off, at A Spoonfull of Sugar, 'Anything Goes'. At Simon Says Stamp, the theme is 'Let it Snow'.

Thanks so much for looking. Have a wonderful weekend!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Santa!!

Hurrah!! It's nearly the weekend. Thank Goodness! Does everyone else live for the weekend like me. I just can't wait till I win the lottery. I'm sure it must be any week now!! In the meantime I'll have to confine my crafting to evenings & weekends! This is my card for weeks challenge at Crafts4 Eternity, where we want you to use Michele's fab sketch & include an image of Santa.

This is my favourite Santa stamp from Rubber Stampede. For me he encapsulates perfectly my idea of Father Christmas. A bit like Richard Attenborough in 'Miracle on 34th Street'. He is stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Crimson & embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Crystal Sparkle. The snowfalkes are a mix a Creatables Die, & Martha Stewart &Woodware punches with adhesive pearls & crystals. The papers are Papermania, 'A Silent Night'.

You can see a little better here the twinkle & sparkle of the embossing powder. This weeks challenge at A Spoonfull of Sugar is 'Snowflakes'. At Cute Card Thursday, 'Anything Goes'. So I would also like to enter these cards at these challenges.

I hope you will now pop over to the C4E blog to see the wonderful creations of my fellow D-Teamies.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity - Doodling

As you read this I will be heading down the M6 with my wonderful blogging pal Dena. We're off to the NEC& boy are we excited!

We've got another fab challenge for you at Crafts 4 Eternity, starting today. Lovely Michele has designed another great sketch & this week's theme is to include some doodling. I chose this super cute High Hopes image for my card, as in the early hours of Thursday morning Daniel James Everett entered the world, & this card is for him!

I've coloured this with Aqua Markers. I created the frame with a Martha Stewart punch & the papers are very old, from Paper Adventures. The sentiment is a peel off & I added a button from an ages old QVC kit to cover the join in the frame.

So there we go. Please don't look too carefully at the doodling round the edge of the image!!

I hope you'll join in with us at C4E this week & pop on over to see the wonderful creations of my fabulous D-Teamies. 

If you're at the NEC today or tomorrow, please stop & say Hello if you see us. I'm so excited I couldn't sleep last night! It was like being a kid again & waiting for Santa!

Thanks so much for looking. Whatever you are up to have a great weekend.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Crafts 4 Eternity

It's nearly the weekend & I've got a day off work today, Yippee!! Hence this post is a little late as I'm at my Mum & Dad's & competition toget on the computer is fierce!! I'm not kidding! So finally I am able to show you my card for this week's Crafts 4 Eternity challenge where we have a fab sketch for you, & this week we want you to include a Christmas Tree on your card.

I've used one of my favourite Xmas stamps for this from Whiff of Joy. I just love how cute this is. He or she, she I think, is coloured with Aqua Markers & the papers are MME. The sentiment is Catslife Press & the snowflake behind it is a Creatable die.

I've made this card to fit 3 other challenges too. At Whiff of Joy, the current theme is distressing, I love distressing! A Spoonfull of Sugar wants to see cards with a punch or diecut shape, mine is the snowflake behind the sentiment & the sentiment itself was cut with a punch. Finally Papertake Weekly is looking for cards that are 'sparly & bright'. I was going to use more sparkle than this, but reined myself in. Just adding Viva Decor glitter to the star & baubles & adhesive rhinestones for effect.

So I hope you'll pop over to the C4E blog to see the wonderful inspiration my fellow D-Teamies have been creating this week.

For now, hope you have a good weekend.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx