CYDA Challenge #29 ~ Pink, Brown & Blue

Well this is a few days late I'm afraid.  Our internet problems are still ongoing despite BT telling us it's now fixed each time which it is for a short time, but we've just had 2 days with no internet and an intermittent phone line, they say they can see the fault which is external, I think it's about time they again send out a physical engineer rather than dealing with it remotely.

Anyway, I want to say a massive thank you for all my birthday wishes, cards and gifts.  I had a fabulous party on Friday night, after nearly a year in the planning all seemed to go well and I think everyone enjoyed themselves, but boy did my legs aches on Saturday after all the dancing, but it was fun so thats the main thing.  Just waiting to see some photo's now as we forgot our camara, but luckily others took photo's.

So onto the Craft Your Days Away challenge this fortnight.....

Angel has chosen the challenge theme of...

PINK, BROWN & BLUE

I love this colour combo, and the DT and our GD have plenty of inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog.  Here's mine...

 I've combined a popcorn bear stamp with one of Pollycraft's digital images for this baby boy card commisioned for a work colleague.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for our current challenge over at CYDA, we can't wait to see your creations with this fab colour combo.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #28

Good Morning All

Crikey we're in September all ready, where is the year going?  We seemed to of had the longest spring ever, will this month give us a short burst of summer.....hmmm wont hold my breath.  Off out later for a very late lunch with some work colleagues (once they finish at 3 o'clock, lucky me has the weekend off!!) to say goodbye to one of the girls who's starting her maternity leave.  I'm sure we will all have a good laugh, so I'm looking forward to that.

It's time for our next challenge over at Craft Your Days Away, and Cathy has chosen.......

MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

I've used some of my own crocheted flowers, still very much a beginner on these but these aren't looking too bad.  The DT appear to have had fun with this one with lots of wonderful handmade flower creations to show you over on the challenge blog.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this fortnights challenge!!

Enjoy your weekend...

Hugs

Joanne xx

CYDA Challenge #24 ~ Fancy Folds

Good Morning!!

Wish I could say it's a nice bright and sunny start like it should be this time a year, but here in East Yorkshire it's a dull dark start to the morning.  So a good excuse to stay in today and make a start on my birthday party invites for September....ohhh the big 4 - 0...lol.

Anyway today is the start of a new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away and this fortnight it's Shelley who has set the theme....

FANCY FOLDS

The DT have all had fun with this one and have provided lots of inspiration for you over on the challenge blog.  Here is mine.....

Our sponsor for the challenge is the the talented Melissa Jenkins of Meljen's Designs.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this fortnights challenge.

Have a lovely weekend!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Sparkles Monthly Christmas Challenge

Can you believe it's June already??  Where is the time going, flying by it seems.

Well it's the first day of the month so that means it's time for a new montrhly challenge over at SFCC, this month it's all about...

SNOWMEN

....as chosen by Lesley.

We all love an adorabloe snowman or two in our Christmas crafts, I know I do.  You'll find lots of snowmen inspiration from the DT and here is mine....

I was running well behind on my DT stuff to get done before my holidays so I've just done a simple tag, coloured with promarkers, chalks and sakura stardust, it really does sparkle lovely but unfortunately the camara couldn't capture it.

Joanna Sheen is sponsoring this challenge with a £10 voucher for the winner to spend in her online store. We do hope you'll be able to join us for this months challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #87 ~ Old/Neglected Stamp/Image

Well Mr Blogger was not playing the game today with scheduling my post, so many apologies for this late post for the new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges 

The challenge has been set this week by Kylie......

OLD/NEGLECTED STAMP/IMAGE

So it's time to dust off one of those stamps you've not used for a while or search through your stash of digi images on you PC, who knows what you might find, maybe something you'd even forgot you had.

The DT have had a good old shuffle through their stamps and digi's and come up with some gorgeuos creation, so be sure to check them out.  Here's mine....

I've dusted off one of my old time favourite Sherbert Kisses stamps, I just love these and I always have the urge to give these girlies funky coloured hair...lol.

Paula is your sponsor this week and one lucky winner will recieve the full set of the brand new released today Swings & Slides Set 2

We hope you can join us for this week's challenge.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #86

My gosh it's Monday again and it arrived quicker with losing an hour over the weekend...lol.

It's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges, and this week Jane has set the challenge of...

FRIENDS

The DT as always have some wonderful inspiration to show you over on the challenge blog and here is mine..

I've used Cherish from the Woodland Elves Collection.  Paula has a fabulous offer currently running over at the Pollycraft Shop until the 1st April...

So now is a good time to grab all those digi's that you love and keep meaning to buy.

This weeks sponsors are LETRASET and one lucky winner can win a 5 pack of Promarkers.

We do hope you can join us for this weeks 'Friends' challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #16

Good Morning All!!

Woo-hoo it's the weekend, and there's nowt better way to start the day then waking up to glorious sunshine.  Looks can be decieving as I bet it's chilly out there but just seeing the sun is warming enough.

It's time for a new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away this week, thank you to all those who joined us for our last challenge, were you our random winner, TOP 3 or GD choice, gop check out the blog to find out, and whilst there check out the new challenge which has been set by the lovely Amanda....

FOR MUM OR A SPECIAL LADY

It's nearly Mothers Day here in the UK, so the perfect challenge to get you started on your Mothers Day cards/gifts, we know it's not Mothers Day just yet for some of our friends across the world so that's why 'Special Lady' has also been included in the challenge.

Our GD and the DT have the most gorgeous inspiration waiting to show you over at the challenge blog, so please do check them out.  Here's mine....

I used a gorgeous image from my RAK stash coloured with Promarkers.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges...

Die Cut Dreams - Mothers Day or Special Friend

Charisma Cardz - To 'DIE' For

Stamp Something - Something Sweet

ABC - Q is for Quote (or use a sentiment)

We do hope you'll be able to join us for our latest challenge and we look forward to seeing all your gorgeous creations.

Have a fab weekend!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Another one for a mum....

Yep, another blog post from me and there could be another one later...lol.  Here is another of the Mothers Day cards I've been making this weekend...

The image is a stamped RAK I had in my stash, I wasn't too sure who it was by but since posting this post I have been imformed it is a Lili of the Valley image, thank you Amanda xx

I'm entering this one into the following challenges...

Sparkles Fortnightly Challenges - Mothers Day

Cutie Sunday - Favourite Colour Combo (Pink & Green is one of my favs)

Incy Wincy - Pastel Colours

Kaboodle Doodle - Go Green (Hopefully there's enough green)

Cupcake - Pink Polka Dots

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Off to go start some tea now, catch you all later.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

A Mother's Day Card

Hiya All!!  Been busy so far this weekend making some Mum cards for mothers day to take into work next week.  I had an amazingly large stash of cards so decided to take some of them into work for the staff and customers to buy, with all money going to our current charity 'Sunshine House' in Hull.  I've not been at my branch for nearly a month now, but the girls have told me that all the cards have all gone, so need a complete restock when I go in next week, hence the 'Mum' cards.  I'm so chuffed that the cards have all sold there were 46 in total, raising some lovely money for the charity, hopefully the next lot will sell just as well.  So anyway here is one of the cards which I'm entering into some challenges....

I've used one of my favourite Lili of the Valley stamps 'Rosie Posie' and coloured her with Promarkers.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges....

Lili of the Valley - Say it with Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky - Girly/Womanly

Saturday Challenge - Flowers for Mum

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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Hugs

Josanne xxx

Two cards for some challenges....

Still enjoying my week off with oodles of time to craft so I'm on a roll this week with my cardmaking, and have two to show you for various challenges, first up....

Im entering this card into...

Sparkles Fortnightly Challenges - Colour Combo 'Pink, Brown & Blue'

Papertake Weekly - Anyhting Goes

Stamp Something - Flowers

And the next one up.....

And I'm entering this one into the following challenges...

CES - Flowers & Flutterbys

LOTV - Circles

Simon Says Stamp - Recipe (1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 types of embellies)

Sparkles Forum Monthly Challenge - Springtime Is Coming

Die Cut Dreams - Spring Garden

The Crazy Challenge - Here Comes Spring

One Stop Crafts - Spring Flowers

Paper Cutz - Spring

Incy Wincy - Spring Is In The Air

Oldie But A Goodie - Spring Is In The Air

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Phew a lot of challenges, Spring is definately in the air.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

SF Christmas Challenge, Pollycraft's Critters & Cogs Party and some awards.........

Got a few things to share with you on this post...

Firstly there is just a few days left to enter our very first challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges, sadly we've not had too many entries as yet.  I know many of you are still maybe getting over all the Christmas crafting, but don't forget that doing a few bits through the year will be a real help in the run up to Christmas this year, and you maybe just glad that you got started throughout the year when it comes to it.  It's a monthly challenge and you can enter more than once if you wish.  So please come and join us for this months challenge, before our second challenge is set on the 1st March.

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Pollycraft's Critters & Cogs Party.......

Still has a few days left to run with bargains available in the shop until Sunday.  Paula has been showcasing DT cards and featured bloggers throughout the week as well as running a C&C challenge and a guess the first C&C image competition, so keep on following the fun.  I have another C & C card to show you made with one of the new C & C images, 'NOVA'....

I'm entering this card into the following challenges...

Passion for Promarkers - One For The Boys

Paperplay Challenges - Let's Get Sentimental

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And finally I have recieved two awards in the past few days, not done any of these for a while, and sadly I'm not going to follow the sending on rules of the awards, I know I'm very naughty and apologies to the two buddys that sent them to me, but I do want you both to know I very much appreciate that you thought of me and my blog, so first up is from my darling buddy Angel....

And the next is from the lovely Moni....

Thank you to you both XXX

Now as I said I'm not going to pass them on in the way they are meant to be passed on however, I would like to award them to all my blog visitors and all I ask is that you pop on over the both Angel's and Moni's blogs and leave them some love, and as they have both been so good with following the award rules you will also be able to check out the proper rules of passing on these awards, if you should want to follow them.

Right, I think thats me for now.

Thanks for popping by!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #81

Good Morning!!

Another Monday is upon us so it's time for a fab new challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges.  This week Marit is your host with the challenge of...

DIAMONDS & PEARLS

The DT have created some wonderful inspiration for you over on the challenge blog, so be sure to check them out, and here is my card...

I've used 'Cherry Kisses - Tea in the 20's', coloured with Promarkers.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge of 'Diamonds & Pearls'

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And don't forget we are also celebrating a year of Critters & Cogs with lots of fun and bargains over on the Pollycraft Blog and Pollycraft Store.  Here is another card using one of the recent C & C images 'Fluffy Wabbit'

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by

Hugs 

Joanne xxx

Critters & Cogs Party!!!

Over at Pollycraft we are celebrating one year of the Critters & Cogs.  Paula has released 3 new C & C images and is also running a C & C challenge over at The Pollycraft Blog.  Everyday for the next week there will be 'Featured Bloggers' as well as some DT features.

I've a card to show you today using one of the new Critters & Cogs images 'Trix'....

Isn't she fabulous and check out the cog birdie too!!!  The sentiment was made up using the Critters & Cogs clear stamp sentiment set which you can grab for £3.99 as well other special offers on the C & C images all over at the Pollycraft Store. 

I made my own flower following a fab turorial by my buddy Angel, you can find the tutorial HERE on the Sparkles Forum.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges....

Simon Says Stamp - Make Your Own Embellishment

Papertake Weekly - Putting on the Glitz

Cute Card Thursday - Shiny Happy Cards

Paperplay - Add Shine

Stamp Something - Funky Somethings

Fab 'n' Funky - Make Your Own

Totally Papercrafts - Do It With Digi's

Paper Sundaes - Masculine Colours

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So don't forget to check out all the Critters & Cogs fun this week, with the chance of some fabulous prizes.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #14

Good Morning All!!  It's a bit of a wintery mix here today in Yorkshire with rain and snow, I don't think the snow is meant to come to much the rain will domineer I expect.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our last challenge over at Craft Your Days Away, so many wonderful takes on Donna's 'Photo Challenge'.  This week I am your challenge host and I've provided a simple sketch, firstly here is my card...

And this is the sketch....

You must follow the LO of the sketch and include the ribbon/lace/string with a bow/knot in the corner.  You are of course free to flip/rotate the sketch and add further embellishments and/or sentiments, as longs as the sketch LO can be seen.

I have used a cute new stamp from Marianne Design, which us girls from The Crafty Weekend were kindly provided with.

Our sponsor for this challenge is my lovely buddy Emma...

Please check out all the wonderful creations from the DT and our GD over on the challenge blog.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for our latest challenge over at CYDA.

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #1

Well, it's finally here the launch of the Sparkles Christmas Monthly Challenges, every month a new Christmas theme will be set and all you have to do is follow the theme with whichever kind of craft you want.  A great way to build up your Christmas cards, gifts, tags and decorations throughout the year.

So you'll now want to know what our first challenge is...

'Christmas Tree's'

 A nice easy theme to get you started and Christmas Tree's throws up all kinds of crafting possibilites.  My fabulous DT buddies have lots of inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog so please do check it out.  Here's mine....

We are have THREE fabulous prizes for our 1st challenge...

Pink Gem Designs with a prize of 4 Digi's

Joanna Sheen with a £10 voucher

And DT Shaz, also has a special prize for one lucky winner.

I have used 'Winter Kaya' from Pink Gem Designs on my card, such a cutie she is.

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We also have something else going on with the challenge blog, you can vote for your 'Designer of the Month' over on the Sparkles Christmas Challenges Designer of the Month Blog, so if you've always wanted to have a say on a DT's piece of work this is your chance.

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for our fun Christmas challenges.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #78

Good Morning All!!

It's Monday so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Challenges.  Thank you to everyone who joined us for last weeks challenge, so many wonderful creations as always.  This weeks challenge has been set by Lisa, who is sadly leaving us after this challenge, wishing you all the very best Lisa in your future ventures. And Lisa's challenge for you is....

'BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE'

Shouldn't be too hard to think cold with the current chilly weather here in the UK.

The DT have some wonderful inspiration waiting for you over on the challenge blog so please do go and check them out.  Here's mine....

Found this to be the perfect time to use some of my xmas paper scraps teamed up with 'Bronson and Beaker Branch Out' which is currently on special offer for just 49p along with many more images over at the Pollycraft Shop.

The challenge is being sponsored this week by The Creative Cottage and the winner will recieve a £10 voucher.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge!!!

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Don't forget tomorrow is the launch of the brand new.....

A monthly Christmas challenge blog starting the 1st February 10:00 a.m., we have some wonderful prizes lined up for the first challenge, so please join us over at the Christmas Challenge Blog from tomorrow onwards, just think how ahead you could get with your Christmas cards, gifts and decorations this year!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

It's the weekend so time for a card.....

Was up bnright and early this morning though it felt like a lay-in compared to the time I get up during the week...lol.  Was working in another town, Hornsea this week and found a little craft shop, gosh I could of spent up in there...lol, glad I don't work in Hornsea all of the time, but I did decided to treat myself to a new nesties set, which I couldn't wait to use this morning, so here's my card...

I'm entering this into the following challenges...

Sparkles Challenges - Recipe (5 Gems, 4 Brads, 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons and 1 Ribbon/Bow

Passion For Promarkers - Let It Shine (have used sparkly gems and buttons and sakura stardust on her wings)

Paperplay Challenges - Layer It Up

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Well it's a bright frosty day here today, popping out shopping in a mo, then hopefully I can spend an hour out in the garden this afternoon to take part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch which is happening this weekend, I try to take part every year in memory of my dad who loved wild birds, so a touch of birdwatching with my bird sheet and pen...lol.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Brightening Up the Day

Good Evening All

Well they say the chilly weather is on it's way back later this week here in the UK, don't know about you but I can't wait for spring.  So in the meantime I decided to do a card using using bright and zingy colours to help brighten the wet and windy days we are currently having.

RECIPE

Stamped Image - GF 'Miss Anya'

Papers - Prima 'Paisley Road' (from Crafty Emma's Store)

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers

Punch - Martha Stewart

Ticket Die & Sentiment Stamp - Whimsy Stamps

Other Embellishments - Pearls, Flowers and Buttons all from stash

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I'm entering my card into the following challenges...

Sparkles Forum - Brighten Up Your Day (set by me to run for 2 weeks)

The Crafty Pad - Something New (new promarkers and papers)

The Pink Elephant - Pink, Orange & Aqua (all those colours are there but also with a few more so hope it's ok, if not no worries)

One Stitch At A Time - New (new promarkers and papers)

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 Well Charlotte got off OK and she should of hopefully landed within the past hour, just awaiting to hear from her, all depends if there was any delays etc with her connecting flight from New York.  

I'll be back in the morning with a card for the next Pollycraft Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Another Tilda

Been ages since I've used Tilda's on my cards until these past few weeks, I do so love them and must treat myself to some more Magnolia stamps in the coming months.  I've not used a RAK this time but dusted off one of my neglected Tilda stamps.....

RECIPE

Stamped Image - Magnolia (forgotten what it's called)

Papers - Kate Knight (free with current Cardmaking Magazine)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Flowers - Prima and Roses from stash

Sentiment - Whimsy Stamps

Ticket Die - Whimsy Stamps

Flower Punch - Martha Stewart

Scalloped Squares - Nestabilities in Cuttlebug

Pearls - From stash

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I'm entering my card into the following challenges....

Creative Inspirations - Use Something New (new Promarkers, flowers, sentiment stamp and ticket die)

Crafty Ann's - Old & New (new as above, old - stamp, punch)

Just Magnolia - My Favourite Things (flowers, Tilda stamps and Promarkers)

Stamp Something - Anything Goes

Paper Play - Cutie Patootie

Aud Sentiments - Two Words

Oldie But A Goodie - Bright and Cheerful

Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday (waving to my fabby ex- DT buddies xx)

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And thats all of them folks!!

Got two of the girls visiting today for night, Charlotte the youngest flies off to America tomorrow to start her new adventure working for the next 6 months for Princess Cruises, all very exciting for her.  She only got a few days notice to say she was going so all has been a bit rushed, her sister Karen is taking her to Manchester airport at the crack of sparrows tomorrow.  So we have enjoyed a yummy home cooked chinese for our tea and we are all sitting here totally stuffed now.  Best we get an early night if we want to see them off at 5 in the morning!!!

Enjoy whats left of your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Multi-Challenges Card

Still trying to keep my blog ticking along without too many big gaps inbewteen postings, don't think I've done too badly so far this year, I know we're only just over a week into it...lol.  Got another sweet Tilda card for you...

RECIPE

Stamped Image - RAK

Papers - From my scraps stash

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Flowers & Pin - From Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon & Pearls - From stash

Scalloped Circle - Nestabilities using Cuttlebug

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I'm entering this into the following challenges...

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Let's Ink It Up - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Circles

Saturday Challenge - Textures

Moving Along With The Times - Old Stash Alongside New (old = scrap papers, new = flowers & promarkers)

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything Goes

Flourishes - Flowers

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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Hope you have all enjoyed a pleasant weekend!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx