ABC Challenge DT

Happy Saturday! Big Yay for the weekend & time for another fab challenge at ABC Challenges. This time around we are on

D for DECK THE HALLS 

 I so love this super cute Stampendous image & it was fun to colour with my Distress Inks. The paper is Bazzill & the fir was cut down from a Marianne Design die. I sprinkled Bedazzles on the star & Stickles on the Xmas tree decorations. 

Pop on over to the ACB Challenges blog to see the fabulous inpsiration of my fellow D-Teamies. Their work is fabulous. We're sponsored for this challenge by one of my favourite stamp companies, Lili of the Valley.



So there you go for now.

Thanks so much for looking.

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

Good Morning! Ooooh, it's getting closer, are you ready yet? At Divas By Design we've got the perfect challenge for helping you gey another Chrimbo card sorted. This week we simply want you to

USE SOME RED 

 I just love this Whiff of Joy image. She's so beautiful. I coloured her with Prismas & the papers are Papermania - Silent Night. The poinsetta was created with a Doo Hickey die & the holly is a Memory Box die. 

I hope you'll check out the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies at the Divas By Design blog. Our lucky winner this week will receive a fab prize from Di's Digital Downloads.



I would also like to enter this at Cute Card Thursday where the theme is Red & Green.

So that's it from me for now. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers DT

Woo Hoo, it's a biggie today. Today sees the start of of the Mega Christmas Challenge at Passion For Promarkers. It lasts for 4 weeks until Jan 1st. You do not have to make a Christmas card, but your sentiment on your card must contain the word

HAPPY!

I made this card for a friend to give to her niece. I love this gorgeous Saturated canary image, but then I love them all! The papers are Memory Box, Gossamer I think? The sentiment was computer generated. I covered her dress in Glamour Dust to ensure she looked totally gorgeous.


So now you need to pop on over to the Passion For Promarkers blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. As it's our 'Mega' challenge we have several sponsors generously donating fabulous prizes to our lucky winners.

Letraset are generously offering 3 x Season’s Gift Sets – so that means 3 winners!

Joanna Sheen is generously offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store.





DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of 6 digi images of their choice from her store.

Bugaboo Stamps are generously offering a prize of 7 digis (which we are going to split into 2 prizes)





Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of $15.00 worth of digi papers, which are available at Whimsy Designs. 

Wow, so many chances to win & such fabulous sponsors. We're honoured. I hope you will play along. Can't wait to see what you create.

I would like to enter this at Totally Gorjuss, where this week 'Anything Goes... with Glitter'

So that's me for now. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

ABC Challenge DT

 Good Morning! Finally got my ABC Challenge DT card uploaded. Grrr the problems I had with blogger & storgae space. Don't get me started, it actually all very dull but annoying nonetheless!! Anyhoo, back to my card. If you haven't already seen, our theme this week is

C for CLEAR IT OUT

  

The Stamp Fairy kindly gave us images to play with. When I saw this one I knew straight away which papers I wanted to use. I've had these MME Wonderful Winter papers for the best part of 2 years now I think, & they never get a look in.

Our sponsor this week is The Stamp Fairy. Our lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend at their store.

Pop on over to the ABC Challenge blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies.

I am also entering this at Stamp With Fun where the Challenge is 'Winter'.

At Simon Says Stamp, 'Anything Goes'.

So there you go. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

I know, I know two posts in two days. I don't know what's come over me, LOL! Actually I do. I swapped teams at Divas By Design & so it's my week again to show you what I've been up to. This week our challenge to you is to use

AT LEAST TWO DESIGN PAPERS

 The papers I used are Basic Grey - Plumeria; still amongst my very faves. I felt like playing with my somewhat neglected Distress Inks for this & I always love colouring LOTV stamps with them. I was going to add lots of flowers with this, but I decided it looked better on a more simple vibe.



So my fellow Divas by Design D-Teamies have been busy creating more gorgeousness for your delectation. Check out the blog & play along with us this week for a chance to win a surprise! Get straight on ver there to find out more!



 I used the fab sketch at Stamp with Fun for my layout. So I would like to enter this there.

At Lili's Little Fairies the theme is 'Food, Glorious Food', YUM!

So that's it from me for now. Hope you are all keeping well.

Thanks so much for looking,

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers DT

Good Morning! Always good to get Monday out of the way, & Tuesday means it's Passion For Promarkers time - YAY! This week it's the turn of the lovely Jen to choose our theme. She has gone for

COLOUR ON KRAFT 

 I love how this Tilda turned out. I used Prismas for the background. The fence die is a Do Hickey & the Snowflake was created with Memory Box & Spellbinders dies. The papers are Fancy Pants.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Passion For Promarkers blog to see the fabulous creations of my fellow D-Teamies. This week our lucky winner will get a £10 voucher to spend at  Joanna Sheen



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

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

ABC Challenge DT

Todays the day I'm thrilled to announce my big news. I am joining the fabulous ABC Challenge DT. As I already discovered they are a fabulous group of ladies. Thanks so much for having me!

On to our new challenge & this time around we are on

B for BUTTERFLIES

This gorgeous Saturated Canary suits me down to the ground. I love colouring long flowing hair & lots of folds in fabric. I didn't entirely do this one justice, but I had fun nonetheless! She's colooured with Promarkers & the papers are Bo Bunny - Gabrielle. The butterfly was cut from the paper & sprinkled wih a little Glamour Dust. 

So I hope you'll pop on over to the ABC Challenge blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my wonderful D Teamies. Our sponsor for this challenge is the brilliant Bunny Zoe who is offering our lucky winner a £10 gift Voucher.

That's it from me for now. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

Good Morning. It's been a while since my last post. It's so annoying when life gets in the way of crafting, LOL! But today sees the start of another fab chalenge at Divas By Design, where this week,

ANYTHING GOES

I have to apologise for the dreadful photos. It's so hard to get any decent natural light at the moment when I am at work all day. I made this for my hubby for our wedding anniversary. It's a Kraftin Kimmie image, called 'Happily Ever After' would you believe! I coloured it with Prismas & the papers are Prima - Fairy Flora I think. The embellishment is a little wooden heart with the word 'LOVE' cut out. I inked it purple & covered it with glitter. The photo does not really pick it up very well. 

I hope you'll join us at Divas By Design this week, where we are lucky to be sponsored by the lovely people at Nitwits.

 

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

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Happy Halloween!

Whe ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! (That's my spooky laugh!) Happy Halloween one & all! Thought I'd show you the cards I made for my boys & my niece. Boy did I have fun with these.

 This is also my entry for the ABC Challenge DT call.

I made this for Jack. He's Mini Dracula from Make It Crafty. He's coloured with Promarkers & the papers are MME - Boo to You.

This next one is for Ben.

This image is another from Make it Crafty. This time it's mini Headless Horseman. Agian he's cloured with Promarkers & the papers are MME Boo to You. The little bats are made with a CC Cutters die & the star with a Spellbinders die.

I used the fab sketch at The Sweet Shop for my layout for this card.

This final card I made for my 5yr old niece.

This final card I made for my 5yr old niece.

I coloured this WOJ cutie with Distress Inks & used Fancy Pants Oct 31 papers.

I am entering these at Stamping For the Weekend where this week, 'Anything Goes.'

I hope you can see the bats on them all & I'm hoping they are sufficient to enter into the Totally Gorjuss challenge, 'Things with Wings' this week.

So I finally got this posted & Halloween is almost over! Hope you've all had a Happy Halloween & had lots of fun. Ben & Jack are away at my parents for half term this week & I really missed treating them to their Halloween party. It's not been the same without them. But I think they had fun nonetheless. Have to make sure I don't miss out next year!

That's all from me for now. Thanks so much for looking. Enjoy the rest of the week. Can you believe it's November tomorrow. Xmas is just around the corner!

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

Whoops, slight mix upon the dates means this is a little late, sorry! Well, better late than never I guess. This week at Divas By Design our challenge is to use

ORANGE

I used Distress Inks to colour this gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamp. I don't know if any of you have seen Pumpkin Moon. It's the most lovely Halloween cartoon, & this just reminds me of it so much. The papers are Fancy Pants, Oct 31st & the bats were cut with a tiny CC Design die. 

This week we are sponsored by Stamp N Doodle where a fab prize awaits this weeks lucky winner.

Head on over to the Divas By Design blog to check out the fabulous insration of my fellow D Teamies.

I am also entering this at Crafting Life's Pieces where I used their fab sketch for my layout.

I am also entering this at Whiff of Joy & Creative Inspirations which both have Halloween challenges.

Hope you are having a good week. The weekend is nearly here! Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers DT

Woah! Has been 2 weeks already since my last post? Where does the time go? But it's time once more for another fab challenge at Passion For Promarkers. This week our theme is

PETS

The DT have been lucky enough to be given images to play with by our sponsor,  Pink Gem Designs. I chose this little cutie & matched him with old Basic grey papers. So old I don't know what they are. Yay, go me for using old stash!! I added ribbon & dew drops for interest & the sentiment is LOTV.

 I hope you'll play along this week as you could win a choice of 4 digis from the fantastic selection at Pink Gem Designs.

I am also entering this at Sketch Saturday, where I used their lovely simple sketch for my layout.

On what was possibly the best day of Autumn this year we took the boys for a walk at Dunham Massey Park, a National Trust property near Altrincham. They have dear roaming the park. The boys loved getting up close to the wild dear that roam there.

  

Well, there you go for now. Hope everyone is having a good week. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers DT

Whoop-de-whoop! Time for another fab challenge at Passion For Promarkers. This week it's my gorgeous D-Teamie, Anja's turn to choose our theme. She wants to see cards that are

SHABBY IN PINK OR BLUE

I went for pink to colour this little Digi Stamp Boutique cutie & used Fancy Pants - Winterland papers. I added cheesecloth to 'shabby' it up a bit! The sentiment is LOTV & the litlte snowflakes are from a Martha Stewart punch. There's a little Glamour Dust on her pockets for a  touch of sparkle.

I hope you'll hop on over to the Passion For Promarkers' Blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my wonderful D-Teamies. Our regular sponsor, The Digi Stamp Boutique is offering a choice of 6 digi images for our lucky winner.

I would also like to enter this at Totally Gorjuss where, this week, 'Anything Goes'.

I also used the fab sketch at Sketch Saturday for my layout.

So there you go. Hope you're all havng a great week.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Divas By Design DT

Good Morning to you. My, how quickly the weeks are passing! Xmas will be here before you know it. With that in mind, I've made a Xmas card for my DT card for this week's Divas By Design challenge. Our theme for you this time is to use

TEXTURE 

I have used one of the new digis from Sugar Nellie & coloured him with Prismas. The papers are Tinsel by Memory Box & the sentiment is from LOTV. The snowflake was created with a Spellbinders die. I also used an embossing folder on the kraft to add texture & I'd hoped to add some cheesecloth, but it did not arrive in time :~( 

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Divas By Design blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. Play along with us this week & you could win a voucher to spend at the wonderful Joanna Sheen online store.

I am also entering this at the Sugar Bowl where I have used their fab sketch for my layout.

At Papertake Weekly they are celebrating their 5th birthday with an 'Anything Goes' challenge. Happy Birthday ladies.

'Anything Goes' at Simon Says Stamp too.

At Totally Gorjuss they want to see cards using punches or dies.

So it looks like Autumn is well & truly upon us. I hope we get some dry weather soon so we can get out & enjoy it. There is no fun in trudging through soggy leaves. I like to kick through crisp dry ones. Guess I'm still a kid at heart!

Thanks so much for looking. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers DT

 Hello! Did you think I'd disappeared? It feels like ages since my last post. I'm still finding my mojo is a little unreliable! Nonetheless, it being my turn to choose the theme for this weeks challenge at Passion For Promarkers, I had to dredge up some inspiration from somewhere! I went with the theme of

AUTUMN LEAVES

 My inspiration soon returned once I got cracking on colouring this gorgeous Saturated Canary image from the Little Darlings range. I don't recommend colouring flesh tones in the artificial light of my lounge however! I teamed her with Cosmo Cricket - Nutmeg papers. The fence is a Doo Hickey die & the little leaves were cut with Woodware mini punches. 

I hope you'll play along with us this week for a chance to win 7 fab Bugaboo images. Pop on over to the Passion For Promarkers blog to see the wonderful inspiration of my fabulous D-Teamies.

I am also entering this at Wild Orchid Crafts where the theme is Autumn Colours. The flowers on my card are from WOC.

I used the fab sketch at Crafting Life's Pieces for my layout. Though I just realised I left the sentiment off. I hope that's OK.

At the Saturated Canary Challenge they want to see at least three things on your card beginning with the letter 'B'. Mine are Blooms, Buttons (scattered amongst the leaves), Brown & Bling (just visible amongs the blooms).

So there you go. I'm just hoping this Autumn turns out more like the colours on my card than the wet, grey view out of my window. What is happening to our weather this year? Anyway, here's hoping it gets better.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx