Creative Card Crew DT

Anyone who reads my blog regularly will be aware I have constantly been apologising lately for the fact my cards are always late. As a result this will sadly be last card as a member of the Creative Card Crew DT :~(  However, I'm finishing on a high as I really enjoyed this challenge to make a card using

KRAFT

This isn't the best photo, but I loved colouring this darling LOTV image on kraft with my Prismas. The papers are Prima - Sparkling Sring. You can just see the Glamour Dust I added to her wings. I'm definitely going to use kraft for colouring again, I've admired it on other cards, & it was much easier than I'd imagined.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. Play along with us this fortnight & you stand a chance of winning a fab prize from our sponsor, Simon Says Stamp.

I am also entering this at Lili's Little Fairies, where their theme is Ribbon, Buttons & Bows.

I also based my layout on the sketch at Totally Gorjuss this week.

So that's all for me for now. I hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Creative Card Crew DT

Oh dear, this is rather late, but I made it in the end! Tuesday saw the start of another fab challenge at Creative Card Crew. This time around our theme is

VINTAGE

I hope I'm not boring everyone with my Tiddly Inks obsession yet. This digi is Druscilla. She's coloured with Prismas & the papers are Memory Box - Gossamer. IRL this looks so much nicer, it doesn't have that artificial glow!

 

I hope you'll now pop on over to see the fabulous inspiration of my lovely D-Teamies at the Creative Card Crew blog. This week we are thrilled to be sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

I am also entering this at Papertake Weekly, where the theme is 'One for the Girls'.

At Bunny Zoes, the theme is shabby chic/Vintage.

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

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Creative Card Crew DT

Good Morning & a Happy Tuesday to you. It's time for another Creative Card Crew challenge. Our theme for you over the coming fortnight is

HUMOUR

Something a little different from me today as this isn't the kind of cutesy image I normally go for. I love the sentiment that goes with the image. I not sure who I would send it to, but I know my hubby would say it's definitely appropriate for me, LOL! She's coloured with Prismas & the papers are Echo Park - Springtime.

The fabulous people at Bugaboo, who provided my image are also sponsoring our challenge this time around. What more incentive do you need to play along with us. Check out the Creative Card Crew blog for more wonderful inspiration from my fellow D-Teamies.

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

'Anything Goes' once again at Alllsorts Challenge too. 

Well it's back to work for me then today :~( but that means it's only a 4 day week, Yippee! Hope you all are having a great week.

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew DT

Happy Valentines Day one & all! I'll show you the card I made for my hubby tomorrow, because today we have a new challenge at Creative Card Crew. It's the one we all dread, LOL!

MASCULINE CARDS

 

Grown up male cards are absolutely the hardest to find inspiration for I always think, but with 2 young boys to cater for, I do have a supply of images for them. This is from the Kraftin Kimmie Snips & Snails set. The papers are parcel paper & from a pad I got free with a magazine. I dusted off my Promarkers for a change for this one. They have not had much of a look in of late.

 

I hope you'll pop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to see the fabulous inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. This week we're sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp, who are offering our lucky winner a $20 voucher to spend instore

 

 

I am also entering this at Allsorts Challenge where they are hanging 'Free & Easy'.

 

So I'm off to work now, but as the boys are at my Mum & Dads, we'll be having a nice romantic evening, I hope tonight! Has anyone got anything special planned? I hope you all have a wonderful day.

 

Thanks so much for looking.

 

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew - Fantasy

Hurrah for Tuesday & it's time for another fab challenge at Creative Card Crew where our theme this week is

FANTASY

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Michelle Perkett & she has generously given the DT some fab images to play around with. This is 'Forest Fairy' who also comes with a lovely sentiment that I couldn't comfortably fit on my card. She's coloured with Prismas & my papers are Prima Fairy Flora

I've never coloured a Michelle Perkett image before & I have to say I love this one. She's a change from a lot of the cutsy images I usually go for. But this image is beautiful. Check out all the other gorgeous images available at Michelle's etsy store here. Play along with us this week & you could win some fab digis.

I used the lovely sketch at  Stamp With Fun for my layout for this card.

At Cute Card Thursday, the theme is 'You're a Gem' & at Stamptacular Sunday they want you to use diamonds or pearls. Mine are more like amethysts, so I hope that's OK!

So now I hope you'll pop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to see the awesome inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. 

Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge -

It seems like forever since my last post, a whole week!! But it's time for another Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge again, so I have something new to show you. This week our theme is chosen by the fabulous Franz, who wants to see you using, 

RIBBONS

I coloured this cute little Nellie Snellen sweetie with my Prismas & used Memory Box dies for the heart border & the corners. The butterfly I picked up at the Manchester Stitch & Creative Crafts show last year. I entirely forgot I had it.

I used the fab sketch at Crafting Life's Pieces this month for my layout.

 At Creative Card Crew & Simon Says Stamp this week, 'Anything Goes'

So I hope you'll now pop on over to the Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge to see the awesome inspiration of my wonderful D-Teamies. This week we're sponsored by Heather's Hobby Haven who are offering our lucky winner a $15 voucher to spend in their store. There is loads of fab stash there to get your mits on!

So has anyone got anything fun planned for this weekend? Jack is off to a party this evening at the Trafford Centre & I plan to have a good shop while I wait for him. That hour of me time may well turn out to be the highlight of my weekend, LOL!!

Well that's all from me for now. What ever you are up to, have a great weekend. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red

Good Morning! It's time for another fab challenge at Creative Card Crew & with Valentines Day around the corner, for this challenge we are

SEEING RED

I have had this Marie Antoinette image from Kraftin Kimmie for the longest time & this challenge seemed like the perfect time to ink her up. I love colouring material, so I had loads of fun with this one! Having said that I would like to give her another go as I'm not entirely satisfied. She coloured with Prismas & the papers are a mix of MME scraps. The sentiment is Catslife Press.

 

I based the layout on the fab sketch at the Kraftin Kimmie challenge this week, so I would also like to enter this there.

I hope you'll now pop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to see the awesome inspiration of my fellow D-Teamies. You'll also see we have a fab sponsor this time around in Pizzazz Aplenty. They stock a wonderful selection of embellishments to have fun with in your crafting.

I've got to dash or I'll be late for work. But just wanted to thank you all for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew - Snowy Day!

Given that I never make enough Xmas cards for everyone I want to make them for I thought I'd get a head start on my Xmas cards this year, LOL! I still have lots of stamps I did not have chance to ink up in time for this Xmas, I think that means I might have too many, but I think I'll ignore that thought for now!! Anyhoo on to the new challenge at Creative Card Crew where our theme this fortnight is 

ONE SNOWY DAY

I used one of my favourite Whiff of Joy stamps, Charlie Building Snowman. He's coloured with Distress Inks & the Papers are Echo Park. The sentiment is by Whimsy Stamps.

We are thrilled to be sponsored this fortnight by the lovely people at Simon Says Stamp. So I hope you'll play along for a chance to win.

I based my layout on this week's fab sketch at Sketch Saturday so I am entering my card there.

Back to work for me today :~(  Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew - Christmas Lights

So are you ready yet? I'm nearly there, not quite. Still got some Christmas cards to make yet too. We've got another fab challenge over at Creative Card Crew, for those of you, loike me who still have a bit to do yet. This fortnight our theme is

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

It's so frustrating that these photos look so horrid, taken under artificial light. IRL they are silver, blue & white. I'll have to try & remedy this if I get chance.

I had a couple of ideas for this theme. Christmas tree lights & star light. So I used these gorgeous Memory Box dies to cut out the shapes, with glittered vellum behind.

This last photo is a bit better. Perhaps you can now tell that I really did follow the colour scheme at Colour Create so I could enter my cards there.

I hop you'll pop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog where you'll find loads of fabulous inspiration from my lovely D-Teamies. This time around we are sponsored by the wonderful Robyn's Fetish

So there you go. Got to fly or I'll be late for work. Thanks so much for looking.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx



Creative card Crew - Tis the Season!

Hurrah for Tuesday. Always good to get Monday out of the way, workwise at least! I've got 2 posts for you today. Firstly my card for Creative Card Crew where we are celebrating Christmas. Afterall,

TIS THE SEASON!

I had a blast with this card. I've been dying to ink up this Stamping Bella - Eve under the Mistletoe, from Quixotic Paperie. She's coloured with Distress Inks & the papers are MME - Holly Jolly. The sentiment is by Catslife Press at Crafty Emma's store. The mistletoe die is a Doo Hickey, with Liquid Pearls for the berries. The holly was made with a Memory Box die with added stickles for the berries. A little Glamour Dust on the fur trim & that's it.

 

I used the fab layout at the Quixotic Paperie challenge for my layout.

The colour scheme of red, white & green fits with the challenge at Colour Create to.

At Bunny Zoe's they want to see 'Anything Christmas with pearls'.

Well I hope you'll now take the time to check out the fabulous creations of my fellow D-Teamies at Creative Card Crew, where this fortnight we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I'll be back sooner than you think with my card for Passion For Promarkers. Hope everyone is keeping warm & well out there. It has certainly started to feel a lot colder here in Manchester.

Thanks so much for looking,

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic

Happy Tuesday one & all! Time for another fab challenge at the Creative Card Crew. This fortnight we want to see your creations that are

MONOCHROMATIC

I confess to getting a little scared by the thought of being limited to a single colour, but I always like how it turnes out. I love the sepia tones of this card, with a little copper thrown in for a little shimmer. The image & sentiment are both LOTV, coloured with Distress Inks. The stars were cut with a X- cut die & the criss cross ribbon I picked up in a cake decorating shop.

I am also entering this at Divas By Design who are also running a Monochromatic challenge.

At Creative Card Crew, we are thrilled to be sponsored by the lovely, generous people at Paper Pretties, who are offering our winner a fab prize.

I wanted to use one of their fab images for my card this week, but my printer wasn't playing ball. However, my fabulous DTeamies have been busy weaving their creative magic. So pop on over to the CCC blog & check out what they have for your delectation & play along with us.

You'll be pleased to here my computer problems have miraculously rectified themselves somehow. I guess it was some kind of network or ISP problem. However, if I hadn't wasted so much time trying to work out the problem, I might have had my Passion For Promarkers card ready for you by now too. But for now this will have to suffice. I hope you like.

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

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Passion For promarkers & Creative Card Crew DT Double Header

Happy Tuesday one & all! I have 2 cards to show you again today. My first comes with some happy news. I have been asked to join the Creative Card Crew DT & this is my first card for them. Yippee!! Our challenge for you this week is to

BE THANKFUL

I keep moaning about taking my photos in artificial light. However, when I took my pictures of this card it was bathed in sunlight & it looks just as bad!! The Prima Botanical papers look really washed out, whereas IRL they match my colouring a lot better, honest!! This is my favourite Tilda, she's coloured with Distress Inks & I used a Heart Swirl Doo Hickey up the side & a Sizzix die in the corner. The flowers were cut with a Spellbinders die.

The Thank You sentiment is a bit big for the card, so I may have to replace it. I don't have many 'Thank You' stamps. I mustn't say it often enough!! For

 this card I used the lovely layout at Sketch Saturday

 so I would also like to enter my crad there.

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp this fortnight. Our lucky winner can win a fab voucher to spend at their store.

So now please hop on over to the Creative Card Crew blog to see the wonderful creations of my new & fabulous D-Teamies & give them some love :~)

However, before you do I just want to show you my other DT card today for Passion For Promarkers. My gorgeous D-Teamie, Julie has chosen this week's challenge to use

KRAFT & 1 OTHER COLOUR

This is one of my favourite snowmen images. I don't have many, but I just love this Kraftin Kimmie snowman. The papers are MME & I overstamped the Kraft background with a massive snowflake stamp I won along with the big acrylic block to stamp it with at Sketch Saturday. You have to squint quite closely to see it because the ink isn't very good, but it's by Impression Obsession from the Craft Barn. I love it!! It's brilliant & there are a whole host of other background stamps I need to save up for!

For this sketch I used the great layout at Stamptacular Sunday.

We also have a wonderful prize at Passion For Promarkers, where we are sponsored by Some Odd Girl who will give the winner their choice of 3 of their wonderful digis.

My awesome D-Teamies at Passion For Promakers have been excelling themselves again & you need to check out the PFP blog to see what they have been up to.

Oooooh dilemma where to go first? CCC or PFP. Why not both & if you can combine the 2 even! I leave it up to you.

So for now, that's it from me. I just want to thank you so much for looking.

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

Passion For Promarkers - Flexible

It's a special week at Passion For Promarkers this week as we are celebrating the imminent release of the fabulous, new Flexmarkers from Letraset. We have all has an opportunity to play with some & I have to tell you, I love them!! Our challenge this week is

FLEXIBLE

ie. anything goes!

You can probably tell I was up late last night getting this finished, hence the horrid orange glow from the lamplight. I will remedy that later, but I have to go to work in te meantime. I just love this little cutie. It just reminds me of how almost everyone in my family feels after Xmas dinner after my Mum's fantastic cooking & you just want a little supper later on! It is an LOTV stamp & sentiment & the papers are Memory Box - Spiceberry. The Star is a Marianne Design die cut covered in Stickles.

So I hope you'll now pop on over to the Passion for Promarkers blog to see the awesome creations of my fellow D-Teamies. Play along this week & you could win the most awesome prize. Letraset are sponsoring us with 6, yes 6 packets of the new Flexmarkers for this week lucky winner. You know what they say, 'you gotta be in it to win it!'

I am entering this at Stamp With Fun this week where I used their fab sketch for my layout.

At A Spoonful of Sugar it is 'Partytime'. As it is their last ever challenge, this image seemed appropriate that it depicts a scene after the party has ended. Thank you to all the wonderful ladies  at ASOS for all the awesome inspiration they have provided over the last 3 years. Your challenge blog will be missed :~(

At Creative Card Crew, 'Anything Goes' this fortnight, so I would also like to enter my card there.

OK, better fly as I'll be late for work otherwise. Thanks so much for looking. Have a great week.

Big Hugs,

Andie xx

Secret Crafters- Jane's Sketch

Whoop Whoop for the weekend & another Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge! It's the turn of my lovely D-Teamie, Jane, to chose this weeks theme & she has created a fab sketch for you to follow.

This is Jane's sketch

I used one of the cute little fairies from the last Kraftin Kimmie release. This one reminds me a bit of Kylie Minogue! She's coloured with Promakers (for a change!) & the gorgeous papers are by Kaiser Craft & available at Secret Crafter here. I added a little watered down liquid pearls to add a bit of shimmer to her wings, but you can't see it very well in the photos. The sentiment is from LOTV & the flowers from WOC.

She's a bit cheeky isn't she, LOL! I wish my backside was as pert as that! Well I'm working on it. I'm lugging it round the Manchester 10K tomorrow, so wish me luck with that!!

I am also entering this at the Creative Card Crew, where this week's challenge is May Flowers.

Stamp Something are celebrating their 3rg anniversary with an Anything Goes Challenge & a fab blog hop.

So that's it for now. I'll be back later with my belated Crafts 4 Eternity DT card.

Thanks so much for looking,

Big Hugs,

Andie xx