I have some very exciting news to share with you all....

 

Hi everyone hope your well? been waiting to share my news with

you all for some time and now I can....

A little while ago onestopcraftshop

were looking for new design team members didn't think I had a chance

 but I thought I would Send my name, details in

 along with a few samples of my work. I crossed my fingers and waited.

Well I  found out I was given the amazing opportunity to join their wonderful team and today I

was sent my first products to make my male themed samples with.

how excitied am I!!!!

Thank you so much Charlotte hope I do them justice.

Here's picture a of the super products I was sent

all of which can be found on their website along with lots

and lots of other great brands and essentials.
Striaght away I can tell you these are a great mix of modern
male themed products of really good quailty.
 

My pack included some Papermania caspule soild cardstock

Hey boy Basic Grey designer chipboard stickers

Hey Boy Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad

Hey Boy Basic Grey buttons and brads

Hey you Basic Grey printed cardstock shapes

Hey you Basic Grey snippets .

Dovecraft clear stamp

Just click on the product list and it will take you straight to the

Onestopcraftshop where you can buy this all from.

So off to take a closer look and start to plan some samples.

watch this space for more up close reviews of each product.

 



 New card and a two candy winners

Good evening crafters hope your all well?

First thing first time to announce my two candy winners.....

Price 'A' goes to Rozzy

and Price' b' goes to Sarah well done and if you send me your

address details to craftingdiva41@yahoo.co.uk

I'll get your prizes posted off to you.

thanks for taking part everyone.

Now onto my card first card I have made is a clean simply design

using Penny Black stamp, some glitter and promarkers.

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

My mum's craft shop challenge-simply and clean-closes 31st Aug-x
Cute card Thuirsday challenge-clean and simply-closes 21st-x

Thanks for stopping by would love to read your comments
~x~

 A card designs, a blog makeover and candy draw....

 

Morning everyone hope your all well?

and enjoying the nice weather we are having.

Gave my blog a little summer makeover and to celebrate I

have a candy draw see below for details.

 Also Been having a play in my craft room 

with my Brother machine,

and came up with this design.

I have used Gorjuss stamp, promarkers, Papermania

papers die cut circle shape, gems and the swirl frame was

cut on my machine.

I have used just Aqua tones for my card design.

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

The ribbon girl-Aqua/Turquoise challenge-closes tonight 9pm-x 

I Love promarkers -229 Monochrome-closes 29th July-x

 

 

CANDY DRAW

To celecbrate my new blog thought it was time I did a mini candy draw.

The prize is either a new Annabel baby stroll stamp or

a new Saantoro stamp.

All you have to do to be put into my draw is add a comment to this post

write whether you would like to go into a or b or even both prize

draws, I will pick two winners on the

10th August at 6pm

Good luck and thanks for stopping by

    

                                                                

A

 

                                             



B

                                                

 

Another design using my scan n cut

 

Hi everyone hope your good? have another card to show you

today I made this using my scan n cut machine.

I cut the frame, the little flowers, leaf from a svg file

then used my machine to cut them out.

The image is penny Black watercoloured this time for a change,

and background was stamped with the free

stamps from Quick cards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Would like to enter this into following challenges:

Simon says stamps challenge-anything goes-closes 2nd July-x

New embellishment giveaway

 

The ribbon girl has a wonderful giveaway ends sunday

so come and join in you can win all the embellishments

used to make a super  design you can see on their

blog

Draw ends Sunday so best hurry

good luck everyone I have my fingers crossed

 

Brother scan n cut card

Well everyone can you believe it I have a card
to share With you all.
 I have made this card design up for a 13 year girl.

I have used a Gorjuss image, some D.c.v.w papers,

ribbon, pearls and a lovely resin rose.

I would like to enter this into followiung challenges:

The ribbon girl-Numbers-closes 7th June-x



NEW CHALLENGE CARD

Hi everyone have another fab challenge card for you this time my card is

made for the Papermill june challenge.

You have to make a card on the theme of events

in June so I have gone for Father's day.

You can find all the details on how to enter here

I used some Edwin stamped images, some paper,

Nice gold card stock, eyelets and added gold tones emblishments

to finish my design off.

For my inside I found a nice poem and finished off

with another Edwin stamped image and some more pattened paper
To pull the design together.

Hope you like my card can't wait to give it to my dad.

 

Hello everyone I'm back.....

Hi everyone hope your well? sorry not been on blog land for a good while,

you know how it is time just gets away from you.

Anyone here is a new card from me and I would love

To enter this into following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday challenge-Favorite stamp-closes 6th June-x

Penny black and more challenge blog-Anything goes-closes end of May-x

Stamping Sensations-Anything goes-closes end of May-x

I made this card using First edition mixed card stock, Penny black 

slap stick stamp, promarkers, Martha punch, Papermania

buttons, pearls and ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.

NEW VALENTINE CARD CHALLENGE

 

Hi everyone hope your well? have a couple of challenges cards for you today first is a new challenge The papermill shop are running to see who can made a
valentines themed card. The prize is a years worth of
Simply cards and papercraft magazines, wonderful prize.
So well worth ago.
I have used a digi image, red, pink toned card, some glitter ribbon and red gillter
to make my design stand out.
The closing date is 10th Feb and winner will be picked 13th Fed good luck.

Come and join in here.....

http://papermilldirect.co.uk/community/valentines-day-challenge-win-a-subscription-to-simply-cards-papercraft-magazine

 

New challenge card for Stamping sensations.

Here is a card I have made for the new challenge over on the

Stamping Sensation blog.

The challenge this month is Wings,fantasy, fiction.

So I have gone for a fairy design.Used distress inks, gold spary,

stamp image, swirl stamp, promarkers, flower and pearls.

Went for a peach/gold tones theme.

Hope you like my card.

Closes end of Feb

 

 

A NEW BLOG CHALLENGE FOR ME..
and some amazing news....

 

Hi everyone hope your well thought I would give a new blog challenge ago

 today which I have never entered.

The blog is Crafter Companions and they are

having a monthly challenge with the chance to win
£30 voucher.

The December challenge is Ribbon/Thread or twine.

For my card I have used a super cute Humphery stamp, I coloured with Specrum noirs and used some Dovecraft papers,brad,gems and some lilac ribbon.
I added message to finish.
Hope you like my card.

 
On to my amazing news I found out I won three prizes in Cardmaking and papercraft
cardmaker of the year competition.
Wow so shocked and over the moon!!
Here are my cards that won....

Crafttime 2nd place

Docrafts 3rd place and

Woodware 3rd place.
How lucky am I now I have to make room for my wonderful prizes!!!

 

 

Creative Inspiration blog challenge

This week's challenge is Bingo!

This week we have 2 prizes and the first of which is from BEARLY MINE DESIGNS and is a £10 GIFT VOUCHER!

The next prize is from our regular sponsor J&C CREATIONS and is another £10 GIFT VOUCHER!

Here is my card design I went for stamped image,snowflakes and pearls

 for my design good luck with this weeks challenge.



Creative Inspiration blog challenge

This week's challenge is Christmas In August!
We would like to see Christmas creations only!
This week's prize is from us and is the chance to be our GUEST DESIGNER FOR SEPTEMBER!

Here is my card design I went for classic Father Christmas.

good luck and look forward to seeing your take on this weeks challenge.



 Couple of New challenge cards to share...

 

Evening everyone hope your well? been having little play and thought I would share with you a couple of easel cards I have made. First I used this super cute Humphrey stamp. I have had this a while and it's still one of my favouites. I used my Spectrum Noir pens to colour my image and went for pink and orange toned card. Mixed in some die cut metal flower emblishments to finish and a birthday message.

 Would like to enter this into following chalenges:

Crafters companions challenge-Animals-closes end of Aug-x
Cute card Thursday 281-die-ing to punch-closes 15th Aug-x
My mum's craft shop challenge blog-Summer Sun-closes end of Aug-x

My next card is a double easel card I got the idea from lastest issue of quick cards made easy and thought I would give it ago.
I used my Penny black stamps, spectrum noir pens and made my own fabric flower.

I would like to eneter this into follwoing challenges:
Penny black and more challenge- In the garden-closes end of month-x
Penny black Saturday challenge-Bright and sunny-closes end of month-x.


Gift box idea to share....

 

Hi morning everyone hope your enjoying this nice warm weather we are having,

here's hoping it's going to last!!!

Today I thought I would share with you a gift box I just made using a

scoring board I brought that just cost £2. I used a fab set of stamps
from Penny Black called 'Petal party'.
For my box I used strong American crafts card stock,

 stamped my images on panels of white card.

and I used my Spectrum Noir pens to colour my flowers.

Shows how good these pens are used 7 pens in total for this whole project.

For my top panel I used a Woodware punch edger to make a layered panel

then I stamped my flower and a few leafs again coloured and 3d all up.

Used mini gems, big pearl and glitter to finish. 

Hope you like my gift box as had fun making it.

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

Stamping Sensations challenge-summer colour-closes 31st July

Cute card Thursday-oranges and lemons challenge-closes 24th July-x 



Creative Inspiration challenge 219:

This week's challenge theme is New Baby / A Card For A Child!
Create something to celebrate a new baby or a card that would be suitable for a child to receive.
This week's theme is chosen by Me!, so hope you all enjoy taking part.

This week's prize is the chance to be our GUEST DESIGNER FOR JULY!

 

Here is my card design I went for a card for a child. I made a 3d box card using a template and some lovely D.C.V.W papers, and plain green card stock. For my image I went for a Penny black stamp called Fly away which I coloured with my trustie promarkers and spectrum noir pens.
I stayed with a green, orange and brown toned card to match in with my papers.
Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by and look forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

 

Hope you enjoy the challenge this week and look forward to seeing what you made.

I would like to enter this into following challenge:
Penny black and more challange-cas-closes 3rd July
I love promarkers challenge anything goes-closes 25th June-x
Joanna sheen challenge-male card-closes 28th June



Creative Inspiration challenge 218

 

This week's challenge is HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Create something to celebrate the fact it is Father's Day in the UK soon, whether it is a card for this occasion or just a male themed creation!

This week's prize is from CRIMSON CLOUD which is
3 DIE CUT PACKS OF THE WINNERS CHOICE!

 

Here is my card design I went for mixed papers which I have torn to give a disressed effect, Used a Sugar nellie stamp which I found hiding in my craft room must have had this stamp for ages but still
a favoiute. For my image I just went for some watercolours.

Quite a simply card design.

Would like to enter this into following challenges:
Simon says stamp-Masculine/Fathers day challenge-closes 12th June

 
I also made this card a few days ago, I used Penny black image' Fly away', which I coloured with spectrum noir, promarker pens and added white pen for detail.I used a mix of papers for my layers and a embossing folder was used to add texture.
Little chipboard buttons were added to finish and a little glitterglue.

 

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

Penny black Saturday challenge-Masculine-closes 5th July

Simon says stamp challenge-Transport-closes 18th June-x

 

NEW CHALLENGE CARD

 

Hi everyone hope your well had a few lovely warm days here and it really
 inspired me to make this card.

To make my card I have used a  Tilda image which I coloured with my Spectrum noir, promarkers and a little white pen..
 My papers are from Fancy pants love love these papers.
Letters were cut on my cricut machine and used bright buttons,
 and faux stitching to finish my design.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

Would like to enter this into following challenges:

I love promarkers challenge 171-stitched up-closes 11th June-x

Joanna sheen challenge blog-spots and stripes-closes 12th June-x

Creative Inspirations blog

This week's challenge is Magnolia Madness!
Use ONLY Magnolia Stamps on your creations!
Chosen by our DT Member CAROLINE!
This week's prize is from CRIMSON CLOUD which is
4 DIE CUT PACKS OF THE WINNERS CHOICE!

 

For my card design for this weeks challenge I used a Tilda stamp which I coloured with promarkers. Went for a green and yellow feel to my card with embossed panel, the papers are a mix from first edition and K&co. A little mesh ribbon was added to the background and a
 Thank message and gem details were added to finish

Thanks for stopping by and good luck with this weeks challenge.

 

 

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:
I love promarkers-Simply does it-closes 21st May
I won this challenge
Crafty Creations challenge-Keep it simply- closes 20th May-x
 Stamping sensations May challenge-embossing and texture- closes end of May-x 



 Pop up Tilda card.

Hi everyone hope your all well? and enjoyed the lovely back hoilday 

wow the weather was lovely!

Spend the day in garden having a good tidy, cut the grass 

and even had time for a little sunbathing.

   I also had a little time to craft so I came up with this design

 I have to share with you today.

I made a pop up Tilda card like I did before only this time went for a simply clean look

 used first edition papers, Tilda stamp, promarkers and Spectrum noir pens, and some buttons from Papermania.

Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by.

I would like to enter this into following challenges:

I love promarkers- Put a button on it-closes 7th May-x

Simon says stamps challenge-Happy mail-closes 7th May-x

This week's challenge is Birthdays!
Make a Birthday Creation to celebrate our 5th Birthday

This week's prize is from THE PAPER SHELTER 

 which is a $20 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

    

     

Hope you enjoy taking part in this weeks challenge here is my card, I was

given a lovely fairy image to use which I coloured with my spectrum noir pen. I kept to just a few colours to keep my design clean and simply.
The papers are from K&co and i used a little plain green card stock.

The flower was white so coloured with my pens to make it work with my design.
Good luck with the challenge.

 

 I would like to enter this into following challenge:
Crafty creation challenge 219-pink plus one-closes 30th April-x