In the Garden

Hello and thank you for visiting.

 

I hope that your weekend is going well and that you are doing fine :) 

 

I have been a little unwell lately but I am on the mend.

 

I am wanting to let you know about our new challenge at Come and Get It which is themed: In the Garden and is sponsored by Paper Shelter.

 

For my card I have used one of the Paper Shelter images called in the Sweet Gardener and I have added some extra flowers plus a sentiment that reads “Wishing You Sunshine all Year Through”.

 

The Sweet Gardener image is pre-coloured and I just love the bright fresh colours so I wanted to create a layout that showed them all off. 

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

I have used a few different papers from retired SU DSP packs and I just love how the image just seems to pop out at you.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Paper Shelter Challenge - #151 Spring Delights

A Creative Romance Challenge – Spring Flowers

Polka Doodle Challenge – Spring is in Air

Totally Paper Crafts Challenge - #212 Think Pink

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #187 Spring

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - #132 Getting Girly

Southern Girls Challenge – Floral Frenzy

 

Thanks once more for visiting and if you get a chance please join us over at Come and Get It or just have a browse.

 

All the best

 

Meg

Christmas Bingo

Hi and thanks for visiting!

 

I just want to share with you my card for the new challenge at Holly Jolly and this week we are playing Bingo!

 

Our challenge is sponsored by Oak Pond Creations and Lacy Sunshine, so we would love you join us! Maybe in a win a prize but you could tick one or two cards off your Christmas List too!

 

I have used an image from Lacy Sunshine called Eleanor and Pickles Deck the Halls and I have enjoyed continuing my practice of colouring with my Copic markers.

 

I was going to use a sketch but in the end I sort of made one up with “more than 3 layers” – one of my choices from the Bingo.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

and here is the Bingo:

 

 

Gems/ Pearls	Snowflakes	Gold
Red	Free	Ribbon
Santa	Blue	More than 3 layers

 

 

If you had not already guessed, I have used Gems/Pearls/Free/ More than 3 Layers but I have also just realised the card fits the Red/Free and Ribbon choice too – Bonus!

 

I have surprised myself by using some Lace, which I recently purchased a bag from a craft show plus I have also used a new die Memory Box Peaceful Snowflake Frame Set.

 

The sentiment is from the More Merry Messages stamp set and the ribbon is from my stash a retired Old Olive Satin Ribbon.  The snowflakes are have been punched our using the Martha Stewart Winter Snow punch.  I still haven’t perfected the whole punch yet but that will be another task for the weekend maybe.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Hobby Cutz Challenge - #40 Girly but no Pink

Lacy Sunshine Challenge - #29 Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge – Festive

Cards Galore Monthly Challenge – Use Stamp or Digi Stamp

Card and Scrap Challenge - #72 Ribbon and/or Lace

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge – Use Patterned Paper

Feeling Crafty Monthly Challenge – Use Digi and Bling + DT Call

Winter Wonderland Challenge – Paint the Town Red

4 Krafty Girlz Challenge - #14 Anything Goes

 

 

Many thanks for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous week!!

 

Meg

CAGI Easter/Spring

Hi everyone.  Just a quick post to tell you about our new challenge at Come and Get It.

 

The seasons are changing and Easter will be here soon.  So we would love you to join us for our Spring/Easter Challenge

 

By joining us you can be in the draw to win a prize from our two sponsors: Fitztown and Art by Miran.

 

I have used an image from Art by Miran called Lillian’s Lilly and created an Spring/Easter card.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

The image has been coloured with Copic and the card stock used is Elegant Eggplant.  The little sentiment is from the Teen Tiny Sentiments and has been cut out and embossed using the Nestabilities Beaded Ovals Die.

 

The copics used are:

 

Leaves – YG 00,03, 21, 23

Flowers – Y0000, 000, 21, 26

Ribbon – V000, 20, 22

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Creatalicious Challenge - #61 Easter

Die Cut Divas Monthly Challenge – Emboss It

Fairies Challenge - #22 Easter

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge - #168 Anything Goes

Savvy Handmade Cards Challenge – Spring Flowers

The Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - Easter

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #186 No Pattern Paper

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge - #73 No Designer Paper

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #69 Easter, Bunnies, Chicks etc

 

 

Have a wonderful week and thanks for visiting.

 

Meg

Crafty Creations Holiday Challenge

Two weeks have gone by and we now a have new challenge for you over at Crafty Creations.

 

We have a Holiday Theme challenge for the next two weeks and our sponsor is Stitchy Bear, so we would love you to join us.

 

I have used one of the sponsors images called Silk on Glass and created a fresh Spring card using some papers from the Sweet Sorbet SAB papers.

 

The layout of my card was inspired by the current Mojo Monday Sketch #337, although I have adapted it a bit but the idea is still there.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

The flowers have been coloured in using my Copics – BG 0000, 10,11,15 for the flowers and G21 & 40 for the leaves.

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Mojo Monday Challenge - #337 Sketch

City Crafter Challenge - #203 Spring in the Garden

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - #187 Tic Tac Toe (Paper Piecing, Digi Image, Flowers)

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - #215 Use Green

Crazy Challenge - #167 Flower Frenzy

Catered Crop Challenge – Spring Fever

One Stitch at a Time Challenge – Use a Digi

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - #65 Autumn or Spring

 

 

I hope you week is going well, it is all downhill now towards the weekend – yah!

 

All the best  Meg

HJ Christmas Scene

Hi everyone, just a quick post to share with you my card for our Christmas Winter Scene Challenge at Holly Jolly.

 

I have gone very simple with just a few layers of Crumb Cake and Whisper White cardstock, a lovely Cherry Cobbler Bow and I stamped one of the images from Lovely as a Tree set in Whisper White Craft Ink and then heat embossed the White embossing powder.

 

The little sentiment is from the Teen Tiny Sentiments set and punched out using the Modern Label Punch.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

The trees to me look like they are all covered in winter snow a sight you do not get here in Sydney.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Love to Create Challenge - #107 CAS and/or Classy & Elegant

Card and Scrap Challenge - #72 Use Lace and/or Ribbon

Crafts and Me Challenge - #146 Anything Goes

Completely Christmas Challenge - #3 Anything Christmas

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - #185 Trees

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #250 March Christmas

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous week.

 

Meg

The Luck of the Irish

Yep we are in the St Patrick’s day mood at Come and Get It, so may the luck of the Irish be with you when you join us this week to be in the draw to win some Bugaboo images.

 

I have used the Bugaboo Image call St Patrick’s Leprechaun, he is very cute. The layout of my card has been inspired by the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and they have a twist use 3 B’s on your project.

 

I have used a couple more than 3 – bow, black, brad, bling, buckle and brown.

 

I have coloured the image in using my copic markers and the have used a couple of different greens like the retired Certainly Celery Ribbon and the Gumball Green Ink for the sentiment.

 

The paper is from the Sweet Sorbet DSP which is available as part of Sale-a-Bration and this paper mainly features the soft green colour of Pistachio Pudding.

 

I have also paper pieced the clovers the little leprechaun is lying on and used the same sheet of paper from the Sweet Sorbet pack.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

The copic markers I have used are:

 

Skin – E0000, 000, 00, E21, R20

Jacket/Hat – G00, 21, 24, 28, 40

Pants, Buckle & Shoes – E0000, E30, 33, 34, 42

 

 

Here is the sketch:

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches – Sketch 240, Twist 3 B’s

Catch The Bug Challenge – Bingo (Leprechaun/Use Green/Ribbon)

Brown Sugar Challenge - #85 Paper Piecing

Stamping with Dragon Challenge – Let’s Go Green

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #80 Use Ribbon

Inky Impressions Challenge - #150 Go Green

Crafty Sentiments Challenge – Lots of Green

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge - #94 Shades of Green

Sweet Stamps Challenge - #160 Lucky

 

 

All the best for the week ahead and thank you for visiting.

 

Meg

Inkspirational Photo Challenge

We have a colour photo challenge at Inkspirational for the next two weeks and we would love you to join us!

 

I have used some of the very colourful Watercolor Wonder DSP from the Seasonal Catalogue and I have used the sketch from CAS(E) this sketch challenge.

 

Of course I have added some butterflies and the embossed Designer Frame around the sentiment has been cut using the Ovals Die.  Also I have used my new Banners Framelits Dies.

 

The sentiment is from the retired stamp set Upsy Daisy as set I have kept when it retired.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

here is the sketch:

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge - #68 Sketch

Sister Act Card Challenge - #48 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - #102 Anything Goes with sentiment

DL.ART Challenge - #128 Uplifting Sentiment (with at least 5 words)

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge – Sentimental Journey

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - #132 Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - #142 Sentiments Only

Card Mania Challenge - #42 Something New

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you over at Inkspirational if you get a chance.

 

Meg

Christmas Treats

Our new challenge at Holly Jolly this week is:

 

Christmas Treats

 

and our challenge is sponsored by Limited Runs

 

I have used one of the sponsor’s images called Snowflake Christmas Cupcake – yum Cupcakes at anytime :)

 

A fairly CAS layout and non traditional Christmas colours, I have used Rich Razzleberry cardstock and ribbon plus I used a marker and coloured the bling in.  Trust me there is lots of bling!

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

The sentiment is from the Teen Tiny Sentiments stamp set and the label is a retired die cut.  I also added some paper piecing with some retired DSP.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - #75 Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge - #48  Christmas Cards

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – March Christmas creations

Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenge - #38 More than 3 embellishments

Di’s Digi Design Challenge – Make It Green

Brown Sugar Challenge - #84 Make It Sparkle

Completely Christmas Challenge - #2 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge - #221 Paper Piecing

 

Thanks once more for visiting and please visit again soon.

 

Meg

Ribbon & Bows

One of my favourite embellishments is ribbon and then creating bows so I am hosting the new challenge over at Come and Get It for the next week and so I have chosen this as the theme for the challenge:

 

Ribbon & Bows

 

So if you we would love to see you there if you get a chance plus you could win a wonderful prize from our sponsor Stamping Boutique.

 

I have used a Stamping Boutique image called Smoochie and coloured her in with my Copic markers.

 

The layout for my card has been inspired by the current challenge at Sketch and Stash Challenge and I have used some DSP which retired called More Amore.  I just loved the colours in this paper plus there were some die cut hearts in the pack.  I have used about 4 of these hearts to create the border behind the image.

 

I have also used some flowers (non-SU) from my stash and the wonderful retired satin ribbon Pretty in Pink for the ribbon and created two bows.

 

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Sketched Birthday stamp set and has been die cut using the Bitty Banners die.

 

I have also used the Scallop Trim Border punch, Large Scallop Edgelits die as well as one of the embossing folders from the Delicate Designs set.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copic markers used:

 

Face: E0000,000,00,11

Eyes: B02

Lips: R22

Hair: E0000, 000, 30, 33

Apron/Boots: W00, 1, 3

Skirt/Bows: R0000, 81, 83, 85

Shirt/Stockings: BG0000, 10, 11, 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

 

I just loved how the card turned out so soft and feminine.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Sketch N Stash Challenge – #134 Sketch

Challenges & Candie - #29 Flowers

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - #109 Birthdays

Simply Create Too Challenge - #56 Shop in your Stash

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - #249 Mothers/Female

Crafty Ribbons Challenge - #79 Anything Goes with Ribbon

In the Pink Challenge - #39 Mothers/Special Lady Card

ABC Challenge – G is for Girls

The Paper Shelter Challenge - #148 Anything Goes

 

Thank you for stopping by and visiting, I hope that I have inspired you a little and that I will see you again soon.

 

Have a fabulous week.

 

Meg

Birthday

Hello and welcome to my post to tell you about the new challenge at Crafty Creations and share my card.

 

We have a fabulous Birthday Theme for the next two weeks and our challenge is sponsored by Beccy’s place.

 

I have created a CAS card and the colours have been inspired by the Cas-ual Friday Challenge which is to use two shades of Grey.

 

The stamp sets I have used are Create A Cupcake & Sketched Birthday. 

 

I have created a border on each piece of cardstock with the Scallop Trim Border punch and the colours I have used for the two shades of Gray are: Basic Gray and Smoke Slate plus I have used Very Vanilla and Crisp Cantaloupe.

 

So here is my card:

 

 

 

In case you cannot see the sentiment clearly enough it reads:

“There’s something fabulous about your birthday (must be you!)”

 

Which I think is a great sentiment for any birthday card.

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Cas-ual Fridays Challenge - #129 Two Shades of Grey & CAS

Craftin Desert Divas Challenge - #26 Birthdays

Craft Your Passion Challenge - #203 Birthday

The Pink Elephant Challenge - #240 Birthday

Fashionable Stamping Challenge – Anything Goes

Scrap It Girl Monthly Challenge - Birthdays

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #220 Anything Goes

 

Hope that your week is going well and with luck I will see you again soon.

 

Meg

Christmas Fairies and Angels

We have a wonderful themed challenge this week at Holly Jolly.  Our challenge theme is:

 

Christmas Fairies and Angels

 

to me Christmas is one of those times you can believe in anything so why not Fairies and Angels.

 

Our challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo and I have used a Bugaboo image called Winters Fairy, which I have coloured in with my copic markers and used some Winter Frost Speciality DSP. I just love the colours in this DSP and so I have used Coaster Cabana, Whisper White and Smoky Slate.

 

The image has been die cut with the Ovals Collection die and I cut an extra oval out which has been cut in half and added behind the image.  I have also die cut the Snowflake Sprig Memory Box die and added it to the card.

 

The ribbon is the Whisper White Organza ribbon and the border edge has been created with the Scallop Edge punch.  There is a touch of bling on the two Smoky Slate snowflakes.

 

I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the trim of the hat, jacket and wings of the angel but it is a little hard to see in the photo.

 

Here is card:

 

 

 

The layout for my card was inspired by the current sketch at Bugaboo.  Here is the sketch:

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Bugaboo Challenge - #204 Sketch

Avenue 613 Challenge - #61 Anything Goes with Option: use stash

Bugaboo Monthly Challenge – Anything Goes

My Perfect Life Challenge – Christmas Cards

That Craft Place Challenge – Anything Goes & DT Call

DL.ART Challenge - #127 Image of Girl/Lady

ABC Christmas Challenge – D is for Die Cuts

Fab n Funky Challenge - #205 Christmas

 

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again soon.

 

Meg

Flowers

Hello and thanks for visiting!

 

Just a quick post to tell you about about new challenge at Come and Get It and our challenge theme is:

 

Flowers

 

and we have two sponsors Fred She Said and Digi Stamps 4 Joy.

 

I have created a birthday card using the new Spiral Flower Die from the Seasonal Catalogue and I watched a video on Patty Bennett’s blog on how Patty used the die, you can view the link here.

 

Being my first attempt I am happy with the flowers but I need to practice more on getting some smaller buds and also with some other ways to create the flowers maybe different colours and more sanding.

 

The layout of my card has been inspired by the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the flowers which show you the two different cardstock.  I used Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals.

 

 

 

I just love flowers so I just love this die and I think it will be used a lot.

 

The sentiment is from the Bloomin with Kindness set and the punch is from the Scallop Trim Border punch.

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - #44 Sketch

Allsorts Challenge - #248 Spring is Coming

Totally Gorjuss Challenge - #225 Happy Birthday

Card and Scraps Challenge - #71 Use Dies

Fairies Challenge - #21 Spring

Kreativeinkauf Challenge - #12 Spring

Lady Bug Crafters Monthly Challenge – Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy Monthly Challenge - #18 Flowers

4 Krafty Girlz Challenge - #12 Anything Goes

 

 

Have a wonderful week and keep safe.

 

All the best.

 

Meg

Inkspirational Colour Challenge

Hi everyone,

 

We have a great new fortnightly Colour challenge at Inkspirational.  So what are the colours:

 

Purple, Green and White

 

You can pick two or three of the colours to use but your project should be limited to these colours only.

 

At first I just couldn’t decide what to do with these colours but I believe with every colour challenge it is about the balance of the colours.

 

I knew I wanted a simple layout so I went searching for current sketch and found the sketch challenge at Pals Paper Arts and I have used this sketch for the inspiration of the layout.

 

I love my butterflies so they have featured too and I wanted to send the card to my sister, so the sentiment of “thinking of you” was a perfect fit.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

The colours that I have used are Wild Wasabi, Concord Crush and Whisper White. 

 

The DSP is from my stash and the punches used are the Scallop Trim Border and Modern Label punches. Oh and don’t forget the bling!

 

Here is the sketch from Pals Paper Arts

 

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Pals Paper Arts – #193 Sketch

Creative Corner Challenge - Green

Jelly Park Challenge – Things with Wings

Simply Create Too Challenge - #56 Shop in your Stash

Little Red Wagon Challenge - #226 Yearning for Spring

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - #184 Anything Goes

Card Mania Challenge - #41 Use Sentiment

Eureka Stamps Challenge - #78 Add a Butterfly

Pile it on Challenge – Thinking of You

 

 

Have a wonderful weekend, keep safe and thanks for visiting.

 

Meg