Totally Papercrafts Challenge #31

Good Morning Friday again that means it's the final day of our holiday and my last scheduled post, I just hope they have all posted...lol.  It's time for our next challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and the challenge for you is...

CLEAN & SIMPLE

So no fuss or frills for this one!!

Please check out my fellow DT creations and here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Pollycraft From the new Cute Xmas Mice range

Paper - Crafts Too

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor

(Watercolours used for the moussies fur)

Embellishments - Card Candy from stash

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We do hope you will join us for this weeks challenge!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #30

Good Morning All!!

Gosh it's Friday again, though I don't mind as we are off on a fishing holiday tomorrow for a week, so I've been wishing the week away...lol.  It's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and this week your host is my delightful sister-in-law Mel and her theme for you is....

SUMMER FUN

Well if summer wont come to us we'll have to create our own summer fun wont we...lol.  Interpret this as you wish be it summer colours or images.

Our sponsor this week is Squigglefly.

The DT have all been creating their own summer fun as have I...

If you can't find a frog a fish will have to do...lol.

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Squigglefly

Papers - My Minds Eye

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Embellishments - From stash

Wording - Handwritten by moi

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge and I apologise in advance that it will be unlikely that I'll be able to get to comment this week as internet access where we are going is very poor, sorry!!

I have a number of scheduled posts coming up over the next week so fingers crossed Mr Blogger will be playing nicely and all will post ok!!

Have a wonderful day and weekend.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #29

Good Morning!!

Gosh it's Friday again already, where do the weeks go?

Well as it's Friday it means it's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and your host this week is the lovely Joey.

Her challenge for you is quite apt for the rather non-summery weather we are now experiencing and looking at the weather so far here today, we could quite possible see one or two...

RAINBOWS

It's up to you whether you want to feature a rainbow or two on your projecft or maybe you want use a number of the colours from a rainbow, you could even just use text with the word 'rainbow' in.  We can't wait to see your colourful creations, hopefully they'll brighten up this dismal weather.

This week we welcome back one of our regular sponsors Sew Many Cards.

Please check out my fellow DT buddies colourful creations to help inspire you, here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi Image - Sew Many Cards 'Duncan the Duckling with Umbrella'

Papers - Dovecraft and White Hammer Card from stock

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and Dovecraft Shimmer Chalks for the Rainbows

Sentiment - Done on my PC

Embellishments - Dew Drops from stash

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We do hope you will be able to join us for this weeks colourful challenge, we can't wait to see what you come up with.

Have a lovely day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #28

Good Morning All!!

It's a lovely sunny start here in East Yorkshire lets hope it's here to stay.

It's Friday and that means it's time for our new challenge for you over at Totally Papercrafts.

This week the challenge is hosted by the bubbly Sue and her challenge for you is...

BY THE SEA

So think of the seaside or in the sea itself.

We are being sponsored this week by Mia of AiFactory.

The DT have come up with some wonderful seaside/sea creations to help inspire you for this one, so please do spend a moment to check them out.  Here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi Image - AiFactory 'Mermaid, Starfish, Fish & Seaweed'

Papers - Papermania & Dovecraft

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Dew Drops - From stash

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We do hope you'll be able join us for a beach themed challenge this week we can't wait to see your creations!!

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Don't forget tomorrow is the launch of a wonderful new challenge blog 'Craft Your Days Away', set up by myself and all the original Magical Crafts DT, plus one new DT member who'll be announced with the challenge tomorrow, we do hope you'll pop over and join us for the first challenge.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #26

Oh my goodness this is very late.  I had scheduled this post and not only did it not post but it's completely disappeared.  I've been travelling back from Scotland today so hadn't realised until just turning on my lappy now, so on to the challenge...

This weeks challenge for you is....

'FEELING FRUITY'

The DT have all come up with some amazing fruity creations to help inspire you so if you haven't already checked them out you know what to do.  Here's mine...

 

RECIPE

Stamped Image - House Mouse RAK

Papers - Paper Pizzaz & K & Co

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor

Embellishments - Ribbon, Rose & Charm from stash, Red Pearls from Crafty Emma's Store

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

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

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Had a wonderful few days visitng my mum and step-dad up in Scotland, the journey up was a wee bit wet...lol, but it was a lovely day on Thursday for the shopping trip I had with my mum in Stirling, where I was spoilt with some early birthday pressies.  Also enjoyed a lovely evening over at my little brothers in Glasgow and his girlfriend cooked a lovely meal, oh and I beat my brother easily at Mario Cart on the Wii much to his disgust...hehehehe!!  It all went far to quick and after todays journey home I'm pretty cream crackered so I'll leave it there.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #25 & Pollycraft 'Flash Those Freebies'

Good Morning All!!

My I'm a tad late this morning with my post for our next challenge over at Totally Papercrafts.  It's been all go for me over the past couple of days. Over the past couple of months I've been doing numerous tests, a telephone interview and then a face to face interview for a job at HSBC, alot of waiting gaps inbetween all of these too...lol.  My final interview was last Friday and finally late on Tuesday I got the job offer...woo-hoo!!  I'll have about a month to get myself organised before going back into full-time employment after a 4 year break.

Well thats my news now onto the TPC Challenge!!

Carol is your host this week and has a recipe for you...

1 IMAGE

1RIBBON

2 PAPERS

3 EMBELLISHMENTS

(it can be either just 3 embellies or 3 types of embellies)

We are thrilled to this week be sponsored by Elizabeth over at Soft Pencil, and the winner will get a $10 voucher to spend in her image store.  Elizabeth also provided us DT with some gorgeous images to work with.  So please check out my fellow DT buddies wonderful work and here is mine...

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Soft Pencil 'Japanese Girl'

Papers - Dovecraft

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor & Promarkers for the skin tones

Sentiment - PC Generated

Embellishments - Ribbon and Flower from my stash.  Pearls & Ribbon Slider from Crafty Emma's Store

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We do hope you will be able to jin us for our recipe challenge, we can't wait to see what you whisk up!!

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POLLYCRAFT

It is Friday but there is no new freebie for you today, unless you do a little work!!  Paula through this week has been running a little challenge called 'Flash Those Freebies', you'll find full details over on the Tales from Pollycraft Blog, taking part means you will get a freebie image emailed to you for the next part of the fun, but there are some strict rules so please read them carefully.  It's been running since Monday, so if you've not popped over and seen it yet you still have a few days left to take part.

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Just one more bit of news......

Some of you may have already seen on the Magical Crafts Challenge Blog that sadly it will be closing after the current challenge.  But don't worry, the MCFC DT and myself are working on a brand new fortnightly challenge blog to launch in August.  Please keep an eye out on the DT blogs next week for more info on the new challenge blog launch and there will be a chance to win some candy too.  So watch this space!!

OK, you can go now...lol, that's all my news for now.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #24 & Pollycraft Friday Freebie

Good Morning All!!

Are we all ready for the heatwave this weekend here in the UK? Oh and the World Cup Final, it's all happening...lol, Spain or Holland, which will you be rooting for?  I'll be rooting for Holland in support for all my dutch blogging/crafting buddies.  Anyway it's Friday so it's time for our new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts, which this week has been set by yours truly, so my challenge for you is...

SWIRLS & PEARLS

Time to get out your swirly papers, stamps, die-cuts etc, and add some pearls.  Easy right??

We are being sponsored this week by Squigglefly and the winner will get to choose 3 images of their choice.

To help inspire you please check out all my DT best buddies creations, but for now here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi-Image - Sqigglefly 'All Dressed Up'

Paper - Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Ribbon & Pearls - From stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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We do hope yu'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait to see your swirly pearly makes!!

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POLLYCRAFT FRIDAY FREEBIE

Well with all the football over this past month, and the new football season will soon be upon us (groan), Paula has come up with a fab football themed image, great for any football fans...

This is Football Maurice, and you can grab him for free for ONE week only from the Tales from Pollycraft blog.  Isn't he fab?  As you can see I've altered an old CD into this football themed hanger.  I've used the colours of our local team Hull City.

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

Sketch & Stash - Sketch (Circle) (new image)

Fab 'n' Funky - Get Into Shape

Cupcake - World Cup Wonders

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Hope everyone has a lovely weekend and gets to enjoy some glorious summer weather!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #23

Good Morning!!!

Tut, tut I'm late with my post again this week for our new challenge for you over at Totally Papercrafts, well I totally slept in...lol, I blame Emma and Mel for tiring me out yesterday with a fab day out to The Hobby House and then on for a lovely lunch at Brigg Garden Centre, thank you girls it was a wonderful day!!

Ok, ok I best get on with this weeks challenge for you which is....

'ONE FOR THE GIRLIES'

So if it's for a girl/lady we want to see it!!

We welcome this week a new sponsor to us....

Jules from Daisy Doodles

If you've never visited Jules' gorgeous digi shop then you would certainly be missing out if you didn't go take a little looksies!!  The winner will get to choose one of two wonderful digi-sets, so go check out the challenge blog to see what they are.

Some of the DT have used images kindly given to us by Jules and we also welcome THREE of her wonderful DT as our guest designers for this week, so make sure you check them out too.

Here's my card using one of the Daisy Doodle images...

Now with all this warm weather we are having what girly wouldn't enjoy a lovely cocktail, mmmmm!

RECIPE

Digi Image - Daisy Doodles 'Tropicana'

Papers - Basic Grey

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Chalks

Adhesive Gems - Simon Says

Other Embellishments - Flowers, Spacer, Charm and Button Brad all from stash

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We do hope you can join us for this weeks challenge we can't wait to see what you create.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #22 & Pollycraft Friday Freebie

Good Morning Peeps!!

I hope everyone is enjoying some summery weather, it sure does lift the spirits when you wake up to a sunshiney day, don't you think?

Right I better get on got a bit of a long post for you...

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TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS CHALLENGE #22

Thank you to everyone who joined in with Sue's sketch challenge last week, this week it's the lovely Anne's turn and her challenge for you is.....

'AN EASEL CARD FOR A MALE'

The DT girlies have all been busy on this one and we also welcome Carol to the DT with her first card so please do check them out over on the challenge blog or you can visit their blogs, links are on my left side bar.  Here's mine...

 

Firstly, meet Maurice, this is a little sneak peek for you of one of the fab new images to be available in the Pollycraft Shop from the 1st July, so keep an eye out for more sneak peeks of upcoming images over the next week.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Maurice Fishing' (release date 1st July 2010)

Papers - Papermania 'Cool Tones' and Dovecraft 'Funky Vintage'

Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers

Embellishments - Rik-Rak, Cord and Card Candy all from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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We do hope you will join us for this weeks challenge we can't wait to see what you come up with, and also from next week we will be announcing our Top 3 from then onwards for each challenge.

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POLLYCRAFT FRIDAY FREEBIE

Flo was really popular last week and I'm sure you are all gonna love this weeks freebie from Paula...

Isn't this mermaid gorgeous?  Well she can be yours for free for one week only, all you need to do is hop on over to Tales from Pollycraft and click from there to download.  Remember we would love to see your cards or other creations using the freebie images so please don't be shy to share them with us.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft Freebie 'Mermaid'

Papers - Papermania 'Cool Tones'

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils and Promarkers for the skin tones

Sentiment - Done on the PC

Pearls - From stash

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Pearlidoodles - On the pearl jewellery and her belt

Sakura Stardust Clear - On the bubbles and on the scales of her tail, though unfortunately this doesn't show on the photo.

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

Paper Cutz - Circles, Stars or Squares

Crafty Catz - Let's Go Digital

The ABC Challenge - X for Xtra Dimensions

Crafty Creations - We Want To See You Shine (well this does in real life)

The Crazy Challenge - All Things Spotty

Crafts & Me - Birthdays

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Thanks as always for stopping by, I hope you all have a wonderful and hopefully summery weekend.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts #21 & Pollycraft's Friday Freebie

Good Morning!!

I'm so sorry that my post is late today for the Totally Papercrafts challenge but Mr Blogger wasn't letting me play earlier and I couldn't sign-in, thank goodness I got signed in eventually, it's rare I have to ever sign-in but over the past week it keeps asking me too, what's that all about?

Anyway on to this weeks challenge which is a wonderful sketch by our lovely Sue.

My fellow teamies have all had fun interpreting the sketch and some of us have used images by this weeks wonderful sponsor Sew Many Cards.  Here's my card and Sue's sketch....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Sew Many Cards

Papers - Crafts Too

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Embellishments - Pearls & Flowers all from stash

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We can't wait to see your take on the sketch!!

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Pollycraft Friday Freebie

Paula's freebie for you this week is absolutely adorable....

Meet 'FLO' isn't she a real cutie?  Well if you would like to grab Flo for free then hop on over to the Tales From Pollycraft blog where you can pick her up and remember she is only free for ONE week only.

RECIPE

Digi Image - 'Flo' Pollycaft Friday Freebie

Papers - Basic Grey

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Embellishments - Buttons, Ribbon, Flowers & Brad all from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

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

One Stop Crafts - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Ice Cream Flavours

(well my favourite flavour when I was young was 'Tutti Fruiti' and all these colours remind me of all the colourful little bits it had in.  Nowadays I like any flavour of ice cream except Chocolate..lol, I love chocolate but have never liked chocolate ice cream, I must be strange!!)

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Enjoying The Sunshine

Allsorts - Lace and/or Buttons

Our Creative Corner - Gotcha Cornered

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Before I go, if your still with me that is...We had a wonderful few days away down in Tewksbury and ended up staying a little longer than first planned.  The days were spent lazing by the lakes or canals Steve with his rods and me alternating between my pole and rod.  Steve caught by far the most fish but he didn't catch many real biggies that was me, it was fun to have our little matches between us, and though he always beat me on the amount of fish I won everytime when it came to the total weight.  So feeling much more relaxed and chilled now after our little break.

Right I'll leave it at that for now.

Thank you for stopping by and all your lovely comments.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #20

Good Morning All

Are we all ready for the start of the World Cup??  You either love it or hate it I guess.  It means for me I can sneak off and do some extra crafting whilst Steve watches the numerous matches, but I do like to watch the England matches especially at the later stages if we get that far, so come on lads!!  However I'm gonna escape the first few days as we are off to Tewksbury tomorrow for a few days of fishing, so Steve can listen to the matches in his own little personal world on his DAB radio whilst fishing, just as well we don't talk too much whilst fishing...lol.

Anyway it's Friday and that means its time for our next challenge over on Totally Papercrafts.  Your host this week is Mel and her challenge for you is....

'ANIMAL MAGIC'

Cute, cuddly, or ugly we want to see your work with animals in mind.

We this week welcome a new sponsor to us...

2 Cute Rubber Stamps

Heidi from 2 Cute has a lovely Etsy store with the cutest digi's and cling stamps and she is offering our winner of the challenge 2 digi's of their choice or 1 cling stamp.

Some of the DT have used digi's kindly given to us by Heidi and here is mine...

RECIPE

Digi Image - 2 Cute Rubber Stamps 'Thank You Cat'

Papers - Dasiy & Dandelion

Colouring Mediums - Chalks & Copics

Border Punch & Love Hearts - Martha Stewart

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Ribbon & Card Candy - From stash

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I've used Dovecraft Shimmer Chalks to lightly colour the kitty and the Copics were used on the flowers.

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

Though I'll be away over the weekend and into early next week I have a couple of posts scheduled for the Magical Crafts & PollyCraft challenges so thank you in advance for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #19

Good Morning All!!

Oh gosh I'm a little late with this one, I was even late with my card and didn't get a chance to finish it until this morning, but hey-ho it's all done and finished now.  Thank you to everyone who joined in with Sue's challenge last week over on Totally Papercrafts.

This week your host is the lovely Joey and her challenge for you is....

'MORE THAN ONE FOLD'

As the title suggests we want to see you cards that invlove more than one fold, there are so many possibilities with this one and we can't wait to see what you come up with.

We are kindly being sponsored this week by....

Karen is offering a lucky winner 3 digi images from her store. She also has a gorgeous new free image on her site if you would like to go and get it !

 

The DT have planty of awesome inspiration to show you so please do check them out.  Here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Kiki Bloom' (Soon to be released addition to the Cuthbert & Kiki collection)

Papers - Crafts Too

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils and Promarkers

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Sentiment Round - Pollycraft

Embellishments - Ribbon, Flowers & Brads all from stash

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I have used watercolour pencils blended with sansodor on Kiki's body and the promakers on all other areas.

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

Right I'm off to put up a tent on a practice run...lol, need to check we know what we are doing and all bits are there as we are camping out for the night tomorrow at a family party in York.  Please stay dry!!!

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #18

Good Morning!!

It's Friday and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts.  Firstly thank you to everyone who entered Lorraine's 'Photo Inspiration' challenge last week.  Lovely to see the different ways you were all inspired, strawberries were a firm favourite.

This week our bright and cheery buddy Sue has set the challenge for you, Sue is currently away on holiday and apologises for not being around to visit all your blogs and she noramlly does visit ALL the blogs..lol.  Hope your having a fabby time Sue, we're missing you hun!!

Anyway Sue's challenge for you is....

MONOCHROME

So pick a colour and play with those different shades of it!!

We welcome back our ever wonderful and generous monthly sponsor Simon Says Stamp for this challenge.

We also welcome a new friend to the the team, we are thrilled to have Caroline join us.  And what a superstar she is, she only agreed to join us yesterday but promptly made up a gorgeous card for todays challenge, so be sure to check out her's and the rest of my fellow teamies makes on the challenge blog.  Here's mine....

I love her blue hair!!

RECIPE

Stamp - Sugar Nellie 'Claudia the Artist'

Paper - Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Scalloped Circle - Nestabilities used in my bug

Embellishments - Ribbon, Beads, Flowers, Brad and Gems all from my stash

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge and as always we look forward to seeing your creations.

Have a great day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #17 and Charity Blog Candy News

Good Morning

Ooohhhh it's absolutely gorgeous outside and it's set to get warmer over the weekend, dare I mention the BBQ word...lol.  But it is definate Strawberry Daiquiri's weather which will give you a slight clue to this weeks challenge for you over at Totally Papercrafts.

Thank you to everyone who entered last weeks Wedding/Anniversary challenge, so many wonderful pieces of work, this week your host is the lovely Lols and her challenge for you is a photo inspiration one...

Now don't you think that screams summer and even Wimbledon, such a delish image.

We welcome back Ellie from Digital Stamp Oasis as our sponsor for the challenge, the lucky winner will get to choose 3 images of their choice from Elllie's Esty Store.  Ellie has also joined us as our guest designer for this week, so be sure to check out her's and all the other wonderful work from my DT buddies to see how this photo inspired them.  Here's mine...

I just had to use this fella for my card he is, 'Sammy Squirrel Eats Strawberries' and is one of Ellie's images which is available from the Digital Stamp Oasis Etsy Store.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Details above

Papers - My Minds Eye and Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils with Sansodor, Copics and Promarkers.

Sentiment - Done on PC

Embellishments - Flowers, Charm & Chain and Card Candy all from stash

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I used watercolour pencils blended with sansodor to colour Sammy's body and Copics & Promarkers for all other areas.

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CHARITY BLOG CANDY NEWS!!!

Crafty Emma is still doing an amazing job at raising money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and she now has running an awesome blog candy full of yummy prizes, but this time round to enter you need to donate at least £1 to the YAA using Emma's 'Just Giving' page.  I have mentioned this before but sorry I'm gonna mention it again the YAA need to raise £7,200 A DAY to keep both helicopters and the air ambulance staff running, they don't get any government funding.  These guys do an amazing job and save so many life's.  Why not nip over to Annie's blog Annie's Antics and read the story of her husband who was in an horrific accident about 9 months ago, and if it wasn't for the YAA he may not of been here now.

So if you would like to help Emma with her fundraising in memory of her dad 'Ronnie' then please go visit her BLOG for full details. EVERY £1 MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!

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I hope you are all enjoying some glorious weather and have a fabulous day!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #16

Good Morning and Happy Friday to you all!!

It's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts.  This week my good friend Emma is your host and her theme for you is....

Wedding/Anniversary

Well it tis the season for many weddings and anniversaries, so we would love to see your wedding or anniversary themed papercraft creations.

We are this week being sponsored by the lovely Di from Di's Digi Downloads and the prize is 5 images of the winners choice, I can tell you it will be so hard to choose!!

As always the DT will blow you away with their inspiration for you, and here's mine...

RECIPE

Background Paper - Used from my scraps stash, not at all sure where it's from or who it's by.

Embellishments - All from my stash

Sentiment - Kanban

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We do hope you will be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait to see your creations.

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Before I go I just want to tell you about a little givaway going on over at Emma's. As many of you may know Emma has over the past few weeks been fundraising for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of her dad Ronnie.  A tremendous amount has been raised for YAA through the sales of the special edition 'Ronnie Relaxing' image.

If you don't have this image yet, he is still available for £1.50 with all monies going to YAA, you will find the links of where to get him at the top of my right-hand side bar.

Going back to the giveaway, Emma wants to say a huge thank you to everyone for their support and donations so far and has 4 Alota stamps to giveaway.  To be in with a chance of recieving one of these stamps you need to hop on over to Emma's Blog, follow a few little rules then add your name and blog to Mr Linky.  But you must hurry the giveaway closes tomorrow (15th May) and the winners will be drawn on Sunday.  After this Emma will be announcing another candy in her ongoing fundraising events.

Enjoy your Friday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #15 & Pollycraft Friday Freebie

Good Morning All!!

Are we all fed up with the election jargon yet here in the UK?? Deary me goodness knows what will happen next.

Anyway at least we have crafting to take us away from all the political mess, it's Friday and time for our next challenge for you at Totally Papercrafts and of course it's Friday Freebie day at Pollycraft.

Thank you to everyone who joined in with my sketch challenge last week, so many wonderful takes on it.  This week the challenge is hosted by Anne and her challenge for you is...

STITCHING

Real or faux it's up to you!!

We this week welcome back Nikki from Bunny Zoe Crafts as our sponsor with a gorgeous prize for our winner.

The DT have been busy with their machines, hand sewing or just plain faking it and have plenty of gorgeous inspiration for you, so please do check out my fellow teamies work.  Here's mine...

I have used this weeks Pollycraft Friday Freebie for my stitching card.  Meet Cuthbert 'FOR YOU'...now unlike the normal weekly freebie's this little darling is only going to be available for 24 HOURS, so don't be hanging around to get hold of him as after the 24 hours he will then join the Cuthbert & Kiki set of images due for release on Monday 10th May in the Pollycraft shop.  So to get hold of him for free now, hop on over to Tales from Pollycraft.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Cuthbert - For You' (Friday freebie available for 24 hours only)

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils with Sansodor, Copics and Promarkers

Flowers - My own crochet flowers

Buttons - From stash

Sentiment - Papermania

Other Tools - Paper Pricking Tool, Whisper Markers for faux stitching and Brass Stencil for butterfly.

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Some people have asked me that when I use watercolour pencils with sansodor and Copics/Promarkers which areas are coloured with which, so I will try to remember in future to include which areas are coloured with which.  For this image....

Watercolour Pencils & Sansodor - Cuthberts furry body.

Copics/Promarkers - Everywhere else.

When there is fur detail on an image I like to use the watercolour pencils blended with Sansodor as for me this gives me the shading and texture I'm happiest with to make an image look more furry/fluffy.

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We do hope you will be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait to see what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #12

Good Morning to you all.  Thanks to everyone who entered our 'Distressing' challenge last week, so many amazing entries, you all seem to love distressing your lovely papers...lol.

This week over on Totally Papercrafts the lovely Sue is your host and she has chosen the theme......

'Spring/Spring Colours'

So we want to see your creations reflecting either spring directly or maybe you are inspired by some fresh spring colours, so interpret how you will.

We welcome back Sew Many Cards as our sponsor this week and Angela is offering our lucky winner 5 digital images of their choice.

Some of the DT have used a selection of some of the wonderful images available from Sew Many Cards, so please do check out my fellow team buddies gorgeous work.  Here's mine....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Sew Many Cards 'Duncan with Owen'

Papers - K & Co and Basic Grey

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils, Sansodor and Promarkers

Faux Stitching - Whisper Markers

Embellishments - Ribbon and Flowers from stash

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We do hope you'll join us this week for our spring fresh challenge!!!

Yesterday I had a fabby day with some wonderful crafting buddies, and it just so happens we are all on the Totally Papercrafts DT.  Lorraine is currently over in the UK visiting friends and family, so I invited her along with Emma and Mel to mine for the day.  Crafting could have been on the agenda, but the day just flew by with lots of chat and laughter, in fact nigh on 7 hours of it...lol, couldn't of asked for better company for the day.  Poor Steve spent the majority of it outside fishing, I did say he could join us but he ran a mile...hehehe.

It was so lovely to meet up with Lorraine again, and of course I always enjoy meeting up with Emma and Mel on a regular basis.  We managed to get a pic of us all together too....

Left to right...Lorraine, Me, Emma, Mel, my niece and Mel's daughter Emily and of course always liking to get in on the action Mollie...lol.

Thanks for a wonderful day girls, it was such fun and boy was I shattered at the end of it.

Enjoy your day everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #11

Good Morning All!!

WOW...a lot of you seemed to like our last challenge, which was to use digital images and/or papers, thank you to everyone that took part.

Our challenge for you this week over on Totally Papercrafts is.....

'DISTRESSING'

So it's time to get inking, tearing, sanding, scrunching, whatever your favourite distressing techniques are.

We are this week being sponsored by the wonderful Sally-Ann from Digi Stamp Boutique.

Sally-Ann also kindly gave all the DT some images to work with, and they really are all pieces of fabulous work from the DT so please do go check out the works from my design buddies.  Here's mine....

RECIPE

Digi Iamge - Digi Stamp Boutique 'Ballet Matilda'

Papers - Basic Grey and Artylicious

Colouring Medium - Watercolour Pencils and Sansodor

Embellishments - Lace, Roses and Feather all from stash

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

Also yesterday I was chosen as one of the Odd Girl favourites so I'm now an  'Lil Oddity'...woohoo!!

They are now on to their second challenge over on the Odd Girl Challenge Blog, which this time is a style challenge with a sketch, so please go and check it out.  I'm definately going to try and take part in this one and you have 2 weeks to enter.  Don't forget to check out their SHOP too and all their wonderful digi's.

Enjoy your day, and thank you for stopping by, we're off on a day trip to the coast in a bit.

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #10 & Critters & Cogs Preview Day 2

Good Morning Everyone!!

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our challenge Pink & Green last week over on Totally Papercrafts, so many wonderful creations as always.

This weeks challenge for you is hosted by the lovely Lorraine and it is.....

LETS GO DIGITAL

So this week you just simply have to use digital images on your pieces of work.

We are being sponsored this week by Christie from Tiddly Inks.

The DT as always have come up with some awesome inspiration for you, and some of us have used images from Christie, so please be sure to check them out.  Here's mine........

RECIPE

Digi Image - Mermaid (Tiddly Inks)

Papers - Craft House 'Cupcakes'

Colouring Medium - Watercolours, Sansodor & Promarkers

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Embellishments - Ribbon and Pearls from stash

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

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POLLYCRAFT 'CRITTERS & COGS' PREVIEW DAY 2

Well it's day 2 of the the C & C previews and today there are 3 more images previewing in the run up to the release on Monday 5th April.  Once again Paula is running a prize draw for one lucky winner to win all 3 of todays previewed images, so hop on over to Tales from Pollycraft where you can enter the draw and check out all the wonderful works by my fellow DT buddies using todays images.  

For my preview card for you I have used 'Cosmic' is he not one of the cutest little critters you've ever seen, I love him!!

I'm also entering this card into...

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Challenge - Distressing

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Critters & Cogs - Cosmic' (released 5th April)

Papers - Blonde Moments

Colouring Mediums - Copics & Promarkers

Embellishments - Card Candy

Sentiment on Arrow - Pollycraft 'Critters & Cogs Clear Stamp Sentiments Set' (released 5th April)

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Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are much appreciated and I do read every one.

Enjoy the start of your Easter weekend!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #9

Good Morning Everyone!!

Firstly I must apologise for not being able to comment on any of your entries for our challenge last week using my sketch.  I have for the past week been in absolute agony with my shoulder and arm, which has left it with very little movement especially for the last 4 days or so.  Anyway the doctor has said I have a shoulder impingement and I'm now being treated with stronger meds, and have to balance rest and gentle exercises to hopefully aid the recovery. Due to this I've not been able to do any crafting :( or too much typing on the computer as I can only use my left hand at present, so one finger typing is very slow..lol and also to lack of sleep I've just been too tired to even look at the computer for very long.  So please accept my apologies for not commenting or for visiting anyone's blogs in general.  And though recovery could take several weeks to months I am hopeful that I will back to some gentle crafting a lot earlier, as soon as I can colour using my right hand I'll be back!!!

So onto this weeks Totally Papercrafts Challenge where Anne is your host for this week, and she has a colour challenge for you...

PINK & GREEN

Though I don't have a card for you, my fellow team buddies have some gorgeous creations to share with you, so please do go check them out.

We do hope you will be able to join us this week for the challenge!!

As always thank you for stopping by!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx