ABC Challenge DT

Oh My Goodness. How did this happen? My post for ABC Challenges didn't apppear & I didn't even notice. I'm usually camped on t'interweb every chance I get. I've been preoccupied over the last 24hours helping Jack with his thesis for his Black belt grading for Taekwon-Do. He's only just turned 10 yesterday & he had to write a thesis! Anyway, I now know a lot more about TKD than I did, LOL!

Anyhoo, on to my card & it's time for another challenge at ABC Challenges where this week we are up to

L for LOVELY LACE  

It's a shame the quality of this photo does not do justice to Gardner Gayle from Little Darlings/Saturated Canary. She's colured with Prismas & the papers are Prima, which are also not as wishy-washy IRL. All the dies are by MFT - Dienamics. 

  

So have you seen the fabulous creations of my lovely D-Teamies at ABC Challenge. Hop on over to check them out. Our lucky winner will win a $25 voucher from My Favourite Things. Ooooh, I want to play!!

I am entering this at the Saturated Canary Challenge blog, where this time around, 'Anything Goes'.

At Cute Card Thursday, they are looking for 'Butterfly Kisses'.

So there you go for now. I'm off to take a well earned rest! There just aren't enough hours in the day. Or the night, for that matter!!

Anyway, thanks so much for looking. Have a great week.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

ABC Challenge - Finally!

 

Oh my what a week. It all got a bit hectic to the extent my ABC Challenge card is rather late. So sorry. Our theme for this challenge, if you're not already aware is

 

J FOR JUST AS YOU LIKE

I used this Paper Shelter cutie. She's coloured with Promarkers & the papers are Glitz - Hello Friend.

We are sponsored this week by The Paper Shelter who are offering our lucky winner a $25 voucher



We are also sponsored by Stamp & Create who are also generously offering another $25 voucher



Hop on over to the ABC Challenge blog to see the fab creations of my fellow D-Teamies.

So there you go for now. Just a quickie from me. Thanks so much for looking. Hope you are all keeping well & having a good start to the week.

Big Hugs,
Andie xx

ABC Challenges DT

Phew, I've finally caught up & here at last is my ABC Challenge DT card. Time is marching on & we are up to I already. For this challenge our theme is

I for IN LOVE

I daren't think about how long I've had this uber cute LOTV stamp & I don't think I've inked it up before. But I have now, so that's OK then! I've coloured it with Distress Inks & the papers are Glitz - Hello Friend. The flower is a fabulous MFT die that I got for my birthday from my bestest blogging buddy, big waves! The other dies are Doo Hickeys.

We have 2 fabulous sponsors at ABC Challenges this fortnight. The wonderful ladies at LOTV are offering one lucky winner a£10 gift voucher to spend on their gorgeous stamps.



The Stamp Fairy are also sonsoring us with a $10 Gift certificate to spend on their super sweet range of digis.



If you haven't already been over, go check out the fabulous creations of my fellow D-Teamies & our guest D-Teamies at the ABC Challenges blog.

I am entering this at Papertake Weekly this week where I used their great sketch for my layout.

So are you all set for the weekend? I'm excited as my sister is over from France with my beautiful niece & nephew. It's always so lovely to see them as I only get chance a few times a year. Anyway, got to get to bed as I have to pick them up early from the airport in the morning. Whatever you are up to, have fun.

Thanks so much for looking.
Big Hugs,
Andie xx

ABC Challenge DT

Good Morning! Hurrah, January is out of the way & things are already starting to feel a bit lighter for longer (a bit!). It's time for another fab challenge at ABC Challenges. This time a round we're on

G for GOING DOTTY

This is 'Happy Hour' from Kenny K & her gorgeous polka dot dress seemed perfect for this challenge. She's coloured with Promarkers. I had the spotty ribbon in my stash & used this to build my card around. It's generally quite clean & simple. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture & finally flat back gems for extra 'dots', incase I didn't have enough already!

Please pop on over to The ABC Challenges blog to see the wonderful inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies.

 

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this time around. The first is Little Darlings who are offering 1 lucky winner one of their gorgeous stamps.

 

 

The second sponsor is Marker Pop who are offering a whopping $20 voucher to spend at their store.

 

 

So there you go. Double Yay because the weekend starts this evening. Have you got anything nice planned. More decorating for me :~(

 

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

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

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

Good Morning once again. I'm back with another card, because it's challenge time again at Divas By Design! This week we've got a nice easy one for you. Our theme is

FOR A CHILD  

 I made this for my gorgeous little nephew's 2nd birthday, using this super cute LOTV image. I finally splashed out on a full set of Prisma pencils & used them on this. I like how he turned out, but I think I need to get some better paper. I feel a trip to Hobbycraft coming on! The papers are MME.

 

I hope you'll play along with us this week. Check out the fab inspiraion of my wonderful D-Teamies at the Divas By Design blog. Play along with us this week for a chance to win a fab prize from our sponsor Lili of the Valley.

I am also entering this at Stamp With Fun, where I used teir fab sketch for my layout.

The theme at Papertake Weekly is 'Things that make you go Aaaaw'. I hope you think this little cutie fits the bill.

At the ABC Challenge they are on W for 'Wishes'. Mine are birthday wishes for my nephew.

So there you go for now. Hope your week is going well. Nearly half way there to the weekend! Tanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Sketch 'N Stash - Hello Little Friend!

Whoo-Hooo, Happy New Year! Has everyone had fun over the festive season? I hope so. So this is my first post of the year & it feels good to be back. I did no crafting over Xmas & I missed it so! Anyway, without further ado, let me show you the card I made using gorgeous Michelle's fab sketch at Sketch & Stash this fortnight.

I coloured this super cute Sugar Nellie image - Hello Little Friend with Distress Inks. The paper is Prima - Botanicals & I used a Spellbinders die to cut the flower. The leaves were cut from a Doo Hickey & McGill punch. That all oldish stash. The ribbon I picked up from Hobbycraft, but hadn't used till now. Obviously, I can't colour a fairy without also using lots of Glamour Dust on the wings & a touch of Viva Decor gold glitter liner on her wand.

Here's the sketch for you to use. I can't wait to see what you make of it. Maybe you got new crafting stash for Xmas too. Be sure to let us know what you got!

We are also thrilled to be sponsored by the wonderful Heather Ellis, home of the Pure Innocence images. She is offering our lucky winner a choice of 3 of her gorgeous digis.



I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp were this week 'Anything Goes'. 


At ABC Challenge, G is for Green. I took this photo inartificial light. it's much more green IRL.


So there you go. Sorry this is a bit late. Ben has been poorly this morning, though seems to be perking up a bit now. 


Wishing everyone all the best for a wonderful & prosperous 2012!


Big Hugs,
Andie xx

Passion For Promarkers & Papaertake Weekly Halloween Double Header

Happy Tuesday one & all! I've got a double helping of scary cards for you today. My first offering is my GDT card for this week's challenge at Papertake Weekly, where we want you use

HALLOWEEN HUES

(ie. purples, oranges, greens, black etc. It doesn't have to be a Halloween card though.)

As you can see, this little Bildmalarna scarecrow is not really that scary at all. That's because this is for my recently turned 1 year old nephew, so I went all out cute & colourful for him instead. He's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers are Fancy Pants - Oct 31st. I embossed the purple co-ordinations paper & the bow was off a chocolate box or something.

This next card is an altogether much spookier affair. But I love the image & I hope my 8yr old son, Jack will too. This is my DT card for Passion For Promarkers, where lovely Lisa has chosen our theme this week, which is

STARS

 

This is Mr Punkinhead from Kraftin Kimmie. He was a doddle to colour & I added Distress Stickles to his eyes & mouth to enhance the effect of the light inside his head. It sounds wierd writing it like that, but you know what I mean. The sentiment comes with the image & the papers are Fancy Pants once again.

The layout for both cards is based on the fab sketch at Quixotic Paperie where they have a new monthly challenge back up & running again. Yippee!!

There are also other Halloween themed challenges that I am entering these cards into at Creative Card Crew, Simon Says Stamp, ABC Challenges, where B is for 'Boo!'  

I hope you'll now go and check out the fabulous inspiration of my wonderful D-Teamies at Papertake Weekly & Passion For Promarkers & play along with us this week. There are fabulous prizes to be one, including a £20 voucher to spend at Crafters Companion available at Passion For Promarkers. What  re you waiting for!!

Well I hope you are all having a good week so far. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx