Papertake Weekly Challenge #41

Good morning fellow bloggers,

Well what a dull and wet day we've woken up to and according to the forecast it's here for the day...!! On the plus side, at least my new veggies and plants will get a good watering....

Another challenge Ann-marie and I decided to enter was this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge - it's the first time either of us have entered this challenge. This is the sketch we have to follow:-

We decided that we were going to use Mummu from Mo's Digital Pencil as our image for this challenge. I love all Mo's images and they are a real pleasure to colour.

So on to my card:

Recipe

• DP - Papermania Signature - Regency
• Ribbon - Stash
• Sentiment - Create with TLC
• Corners - Kindly donated by Ann-marie (I've used the bits that pop out to frame the sentiment)
• Coloured with prismas and sansodor and I've inked the edges with burgundy Ink It Up.

I'll be back soon to show another couple of cards I made last night.

Tracy xx

just magnolia challenge......

I thought i would enter the challenge for just magnolia and i think im cutting it fine heres what i used for the stunning magnolia image.

• bo bunny papers
• bazzil card
• crochet flowers made by me
• coloured image with prismas
• bows, gems ,buttons and mini roses from my stash
• stickles ..crystal

well as you can see i manage to get a bit of crafting done not been gardening because we have had so much rain... hope it stops soon want to lay the turf next week if not then more crafting and the kids break up so no doubt they will be doing a bit .

ta ta for now x ann-marie x

my first challenge with wiff of joy...

Well here it is i finally plucked up the courage to enter my card in to a challenge but im not gonna rate myself because i always think im rubbish at them but i enjoy making my cards...lack any confidence in my

self oh well i will put it in and hope for the best .

This card i have been making all weekend been gardening and sorting stuff out so its been here there and everywhere but i said to tracy that i will post a challenge so here goes ...heres what made the card

• paper my minds eye
• stamp dancing willow from whiff of joy
• cream glitter card
• ribbon and brads from my stash
• flowers are retro punch and a diecut flourish
• coloured with prismas and sansador and paper stumps

Gonna make a few family cards in next couple of days because i have got birthday galour in april, so i need to get cracking, dont think i will be doing any gardening in next couple of days as i got told its forcast to snow which i dont want because we need to lay turf for next week, oh the joys of british weather.

ta ta for now

ann-marie xx

Whiff of Joy Challenge - Bev's Sketch

Here's my first card made using the Whiff of Joy Shopping Willow. I've seen some gorgeous cards using this stamp, Dancing Party Willow and Dressing up Willow and couldn't wait to make something myself. They really are gorgeous to colour and I'm sure you'll be seeing many more of these.....

I'm going to enter the card in to this weeks Whiff of Joy Challenge, which is to create a card using the very talented Bev's Sketch. If you haven't seen her creations, you should check them out, she has some really gorgeous cards. So this is the layout to follow:

And heres my creation...

I really love the pink and blue on this card and they look gorgeous together me thinks....

DP - Papermania Blueberry Hill
Image - Whiff of Joy "Willow Shopping"
Cardstock - Bazzill Card
Flowers - Samual Taylor, Leeds (a pressie from Ann-marie - during another swapsie session ...LOL)
Ribbon - Samual Taylor
Pearls - Hobbycraft

Think that will be it from me today, I'm off to do a bit of clothes shopping for the boys (they grow so fast and I can't seem to keep up with all the new stuff they need.....) and then I have the pleasure in having my tea cooked for me at Ann-marie's tonight - first time we've had proper time together in ages and I can't wait to sit and craft and chatter and chatter and chatter....LOL

Toodlepip for now

Tracy xx

Create4fun meets Crazy for Challenges with a bit of Simon Says thrown in for good measure...

Well after all the ups and downs of the last few weeks and finally finishing work, I've managed to slowly start getting back in to crafting and boy have I missed it. Seem to have mislaid my mojo at the moment though and not doing any crafting for the last few weeks has left me feeling a bit like a newbie again - it's taking me ages to put the cards together and I'm not that happy with my colouring but hey ho, hopefully now I'll be able to get back in to the swing of it all...

Anyway enough waffle, I've decided to enter a couple of challenges this week and hopefully I've got all the elements right and they fit in with each challenge. I've gone for Simon Says "A Splash of Green), Crazy4Challenges who want to see a Spring card (I'm hoping the colours and butterflies justify it being Spring like...) and I've used the sketch from Create4Fun.

Paper - Honey & Hugs by Papermania

Cardstock - Bazzil Card

Image - "Summertime Tilda in Hat" - coloured with prisma pencils and blended with sansodor

Flowers - Two tone pink roses and leaves from local craft shop, Cherry Blossom from Wild Orchid Crafts

Butterflies - From Ann-marie (thanks chick, I absolutely love these and am gonna have to get myself the punch...)

Embellishments/Sentiment - Doilley is from Samual Taylor in Leeds, ribbon and gems are from my stash and the metal butterfly was bought from Ebay. The sentiment has been stamped using a Forever Friends stamp

I decorated the inside of the card with the striped paper to match the outer and stuck a doilley in the middle (definitely think it makes a huge difference decorating the inside to match). I've sticked her headband and socks with diamond stickles and not sure what has happened as it looks really dark and like the ink has bled slightly....... Again, my camera hasn't taken a very clear picture but whats a girl to do when her wish list increases by the day and a new camera is way down that list..... LOL

Thanks for looking

Tracy xx

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Friday Challenge - Punches

OMG we've woken up to several more inches of blooming snow..... Will Spring ever come??

Just thought I'd pop on and post a card I made last night and whilst mooching through the card challenges, I've found that it fits the challenge over at Dare U 2 Digi Stamp this week, which is to use your PUNCHES........ And of course you have to include a digi stamp.

• Papers - My Minds Eye - Pretty Please (which were free with a craft mag!)
• Image - Holly & Madison - Charmed Cards & Crafts coloured with prisma pencils (not really visible)
• Flowers - Punched using X Cut flower punch
• Pearl Brads - Papermania (bought from Range)
• Sentiment - Not sure what brand the Shop till You Drop one is but the Best Wishes is from Personal Impressions.

Tracy xx

Simon says Happy Hello Hop AND Recipe Challenge

Morning,

And what a miserable dull day it is - perfect excuse for more crafting me thinks....! LOL

So another first, I've created a card to enter in to the Simon says Happy Hello Hop AND Recipe Challenge :-). The rules are to create a card from their "recipe" which consists of:

3 TYPES OF EMBELLISHMENTS

2 PATTERNED PAPERS you can also use coordinating cardstock :-)

1 IMAGE

You also have to bloghop to each and everyone of their design teams blogs to have a look at their gorgeous creations and find a mystery letter on each blog. Then when you've bloghopped them all you have to unscramble all the letters then post a comment on Simonsaysstamp's blog with your answer and then link to your card.

So for my entry i've made this card (my camera is really pants and the pictures don't look that

good).

So my 2 patterned papers are:

• Wild Asparagus from My Minds Eye - I love the vintageness of this paper
• And i've used Pink Bazzill card

My 3 types of embellisment are:

• Flowers - I made these myself (and i'm quite proud of myself... lol). I bought a pack of craft stuff from Poundland and it had some small sheets of different coloured papers (kind of a handmade feel to it) so I cut it in to different size circles, sat for ages scrunching it up and it actually moulds really well and then I just stuck it all together.


• Buttons - These are from stash (raided my mums button box...)


• Pearls - The small ones are from Ebay and the bigger ones are from Hobbycraft

The image is:

• Tilda and she's from the Winter Stamp Club Kit - I've coloured her with my prisma pencils and used sansodor but again the camera doesn't pick it up very good and it looks like part of it isn't coloured....

I've used my Martha Stewart Punch and stuck some of the hearts to the edge and I've inked the pink border with a pink Ink it up pad and used the same ink to stamp the sentiment.

So that's it for the this entry and fingers crossed it qualifies.....

Tracy xxx