Pollycraft Challenge #94 ~ Embellishment Bingo

Good Morning

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend, ours has been hectic trying to get ready for our holiday next weekend, just not enough hours in the day at the moment.  Anyway it's Monday and time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenges.

EMBELLISHMENT BINGO

A real fun challenge for you this week if you are not familiar with this kind of challenge (which I've got to admit I wasn't before now) there is a grid of embellishments all you need to do is choose a line that is either a diagonal, horizontal or vertical line, and then you will end up with three embellishments to use.  The DT have all had fun with this one and here is mine.....

I've used one of the gorgeous new images from Pollycraft this is 'Claudia Tutu', I've coloured her with watercolour pencils blended with sansador and promarkers on her dress.  This is a comissioned card for a work colleague.  

This is the Embellishment Bingo Grid

I chose the line of Tag - Sparkle - Flowers

You can't see the sparkle very well on the piccy I'm afraid, but I added Sakura Stardust in Clear Star to Claudia's bow, dress detail and ballet pump straps, then also went over the sentiment writing with it too.

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

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #20 ~ White + One

Good Morning Everyone!!

Gosh what a palava with blogger the last few days eh!!  Fingers crossed all is back up and running as usual now.

It's time for a new challenge over at Craft Your Days Away, we have also announced our new DT members, I'm so excited to welcome our new team buddies, you can check them out and the challenge over on the challenge blog.

Lesley has chosen the challenge this time round which is...

'WHITE + ONE'

So we just want to see your white plus one other colour creations.  You can use as many shades of your chosen colour as you wish and it is ok to use skin tones and hair colour if neccessary.

The DT have come up with some lovely creations and many of us have used images kindly provided by our challenge sponsor Heart Song Designs.  Here is my DT piece...

I've altered a mini-book.  I have used a beautiful image from Heart Song Designs, coloured with watercolour pencils and Sansador.

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this fortnights challenge, we look forward to seeing your creations.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #12

Ooops, I'm a bit late with my post today, I was busy crafting early this morning then we had to go out into Hull to do a bit of shopping and half way there I suddenly remembered I'd not done my post for the challenge...lol, but never fear I'm here now!!

WOW, WOW, WOW we had a massive 789 entries to our last challenge thats a CYDA record!!  Because we had so many wonderful entries, we have added a few extra surprises so check out the challenge blog!!

This time round over at Craft Your Days Away the challenge has been set by our lovely Shelley...

LOVE

So we want to see a wholoe lot of love going on for this challenge.  

We are being sponsored by Meljen Designs and the winner will recieve 4 digital images of their choice.  Melissa has also kindly provided some images for some of the DT to use, so don't forget to check out the awesome inspiration from the DT and our GD, here's mine....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Meljen Designs ' Teeny Mouse Hugs '

Papers - Blonde Moments

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils, blended with Sansador and Whipser Marker for faux stitching and handwritten 'Love You'.

Other Items - Corrugated burgundy card

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

My Time to Craft - Spots & Dots

Fab 'n' Funky - Animal Magic

Penny's Challenges - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Love Theme Sentiment

Stamp Something - Cute Sommethings

Saturday Challenge - It's a Couple Thing

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

Enjoy your weekend!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

CYDA Challenge #6

Good Morning All!!

Ooohhh it's a lovely sunny start here today, though certainly chilly.  It's time for the next challenge over at Craft Your Days Away which this week has been set by our lovely Jackie with a yummy recipe...

1 CIRCLE (at least)

2 PAPERS

3 RIBBONS

What a fab recipe and the DT and GD have all whisked up gorgeous makes to help inspire you with this recipe so please do check them out, here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi Images - Pollycraft 'Marley's Bauble' and 'Mimi's Gift'

Papers - Dovecraft 'Christmas Fancy' (from Crafty Emma's Store)

Colouring Mediums - Copics, Promarkers and Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor (for body detail)

Giant Sentiment - Pollycraft 'Christmas Roundabouts'

Ribbon - From stash

Brad - Dovecraft 'Christmas Fancy' (Birthday present from DT buddy Jane)

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for this fortnights challenge, we can't wait to see what you can cook up with the recipe.

Have a lovely weekend and hope you are able to Craft Your Days Away!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

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

Pollycraft Challenge #56

Happy Monday!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

This week it was my turn to host the Pollycraft Challenge so I have chosen a Photo Inspiration for you...

Firstly here is my card

And this is the photo...

You could maybe be inspired by the shapes or a shape, the colours or a colour, the swirls, just let your imagination run wild on how this photo inspires you.  As you can see from my card I was inspired by the circles and stars.  Please check out my fellow team buddies work and see how this photo inspired them.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Beer Monster'

Papers - Dove Craft and Blank Orange & Green Cardstock

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor

Embellishments - Star Paperclips from Staples and Dew Drops from stash

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We are being sponsored this week by The Craft Garden

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for this weeks challenge, we can't wait see how it inspires you.

Have a lovely day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #27

Happy Friday Morning!!

Thank you to everyone who took part in our fruity challenge last week, all very yummy.  This week over at Totally Papercrafts we have a theme chosen by Lols..

GOING TO THE MOVIES

So interpret this as you wish, but please let us know what film inspired your card.

We welcome back our monthly sponsor Simon Says Stamp.

.Do check out my fellow teamies cards, some you'll guess the film straight away others you may not see straight away but once you see the film title you should see it.  Here's mine...

When I first saw this image from Just Inklined I just had to have it as it was finally a cocker spanial that actually resembled my little Mollie Mops, and now it's coloured up it could be her. Paddling in water is her favourite thing, not swimming though...lol, here's a couple of pics taken at Whitby last summer.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Just Inklined 'Cocker Spanial'

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Medium - Watercolour Pencils and Sansodor to blend

Wording - Cuttlebug 'Hippy Chick' Dies

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' Embossing Folder

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This is actually Mollie's birthday card for the 16th August hence no unedible embellishments.  She eagerly awaits the postman everyday, brings us the post and then sits and waits for us to give her any junk mail or empty envelopes, which she rips to pieces, but she mormally always leaves it all in a neat pile for us to pick up...lol, so for her birthday she can have her own post.

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Oh and the movie inspiration if you've not guessed is 'Splash'.

We do hope you'll be able for this weeks challenge we can't wait to see what you create and the movies that inspired them.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xxx

Pollycraft Challenge #54

Hi everyone, I hope you all enjoyed a pleasant weekend.  It's Monday so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Pollycraft.

Your host this week is Becky and her challenge for you is...

LOVE & MARRIAGE

This week the lovely Wendy from Secret Crafter is sponsoring the challenge.

Be sure to check out all my fellow DT buddies creations, there's plenty to inspire.  Here's mine...

RECIPE

Digi Iamge - Pollycraft 'Cuthbert & Kiki Wedding' (aren't they cute?)

Paper - MyMinds Eye

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

Sentiment - Pollycraft

Punch - Martha Stewart

Pearls - Crafty Emma's Store

Other Embellishemnts - Paper Rose from stash, Punched leaves from my buddy Liz

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

Have a fab 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

A Spoon Full of Sugar Card Drive for Michelle

Good Morning, I'm feeling a bit poorly today with what feels like a head cold, so not planning to go very far today but I have managed to get one card done so far and it's for a very special challenge going on over at A Spoon Full of Sugar.  Some of you may be aware that Michelle Oatman, a DT member of A Spoon Full of Sugar, Stampavie and Just Magnolia, had a terrible accident a couple of weeks ago which has sadly resulted in Michelle losing her right eye.  To follow how Michelle's recovery is going please do hop on over to her blog 'Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles', she sure is one courageous lady.  Her fellow teamies over at A Spoon Full of Sugar have set a Card Drive Challenge to last over the next 3 weeks.  They want you to make a card for Michelle and then post it on to her, hopefully she will be recieving sack full's of love and support.  For full details please do pop over to the challenge blog, there are lots of fab prizes to be won.  Also, Melissa Jenkins and Ann Vento,  two artists for Whimsey Stamps have teamed up together to create a sweet donkey image with matching sentiments which is available for free for the duration of the card drive, you can find it over at the Whimsey Stamp Store.

Ok so here is my card for Michelle...

RECIPE

Digi Image & Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps (download for free on the Whimsey Store front page)

Papers - Papermania

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor

Ribbon - Both from stash, white satin for the strip and white organza for the bow

Flower Buttons - Handmade by punching flowers (Woodware) from card covered in DP added two holes on each then sewn thread through each hole of the flowers

Doodled on the sentiment using a Whisper Marker.

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I'm entering Michelle's card into the following challenges...

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Card Drive for Michelle

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges - Two or More Ribbons

Paper Sundaes - White + One Other Colour

The Crafty Pad - Animal Fun

Incy Wincy - Punches

Crafty Creations - Make Your Own Button(s)

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I'll be sending my card off to Michelle in the next day or so, soon as I shift this head cold.  Please do check out this very special challenge and send Michelle some love by snail mail.

Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Two Cards, Lots of Challenges.....

Good Morning, well I have two cards for you today, can you tell Steve was away last night....lol.  I was mean cardmaking machine last night, but I'll just be showing these two for now.  First up is another Pollycraft sneek peak for you of another Crystal Fairy...

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Crystal Fairy Collection' (due for release on the 1st of July)

Papers - Well, none far a change...lol, just used plain old white cardstock

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils, Sansodor to blend and Promarkers for skin tones

Embossing - Cuttlebug

Embellishments - Ribbon, Flowers and Dew Drops from stash

CHALLENGES

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

La La Land - White on White

I Love Digi - Emboss It

Craftalicious - Monotone

Crafty Ann's - Embossing

Allsorts - Embossing

The Crafty Pad - Embossing

The Crazy Challenge - Make It In An Hour

Incy Wincy - Things With Wings

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And now here's a bright and cheerful card....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Digi Stamp Boutique 'Bianca'

Papers - Scraps from my scraps stash

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils and Sansodor to blend

Embellishments - Flowers and Ribbons from my stash

Sentiment - Handwritten with Sakura Stardust Pink

CHALLENGES

Create 4 Fun - Sketch

Oh La La - Simply Summer

Corrosive - Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Dare U 2 Digistamp - Blooms & Butterflies

Aud Sentiments - Use the word 'Love'

Digital Tuesday - Summertime

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Animal Crackers

Crafty Cardmakers - Inky Fingers

Phew... and thats that!!

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Well it rained last night quite hard, but it is still real muggy and sticky, the sun is trying to break through now, so a good chance to take Mollie for her stroll and go do a bit of shopping.  We had a lovely time at the beach yesterday, Mollie was in her element running around in the sea, luckily she never goes out of her depth, even went paddling myself then we had a little picnic, though Mollie was more interested in digging a moat around me and the towel then eating...lol, so the sarnies got a bit sandy.

Oh and one more thing my little blog is featured in the current '101 Lovely Craft Blogs' over at dotcomgiftshop.  It was a nice thing to see when I recieved an email from them this morning, I'd not heard of it before, I've been and looked at the list and recognised a few other blogs on there too.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

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

Football Crazy

Good Morning All

Another dreary day but not quite so wet as yesterday at least.  Well the world cup starts on Friday so this inspired my card for today...

I've used my new 'Football Dragon' digi from DigiStamp Boutique, which is one of 10 images I was lucky enough to have won from my buddy Emma's charity candy.

RECIPE

Digi Image - DigiStamp Boutique 'Football Dragon'

Background Papers - All from my scraps stash

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils & Copics

Embellisments - Buttons from stash, adding the red lines with a red CD marker and Card Candy from stash

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I only used a copics red marker on the scarf to draw the lines, the rest of the image was coloured with watercolour pencils and blended with sansodor.

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This card fits the following challenges....

Sketch & Stash - Sketch (new stash is the image)

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Red, White & Blue or World Cup

Stamp Something - Digi's

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Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are much appreciated.

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

Arise Sir Cuthbert

Hello all, hope everyone enjoyed the bank holiday weekend, bit of a mix on the weather front and it's a bit of a washout today, though the weatherman says after today it's meant to start warming up again..yipeee!!  I'm just hoping that Saturday is going to be nice on the day and night, as we are off to a double celebration family party in York, and so we can enjoy a drink we have decided to borrow a tent and camp for the night, so please be nice weather that day!!!

I have a card for you featuring a new Pollycraft image soon to be released........

This is 'Brave Knight Cuthbert' and is one of six new images soon to be released from the Cuthbert & Kiki range.

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Cuthbert & Kiki - Brave Knight Cuthbert' (soon to be released)

Papers - Kanban

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils, Copics & Promarkers

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Embellishments - Brads and Card Candy from stash

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I used watercolour pencils blended with sansodor on the Cuthbert's body and the copics & promarkers on all other colourings.

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

Simon Says - Pink or Blue with Green & Brown

The Crafty Pad - Card For A Male

Dare U 2 Digi-Stamp - One For The Boys

C.R.A.F.T.- Blue & Green

Crafty Catz - The Boyz Are Back

Crafty Creations - Favourite Stamp/Digi (this Cuthbert image is my favourite from the new images)

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Thank you for stopping by and also for everyone's lovely comments wishing me well over the past week they all mean so much to me, thank you!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Magical Crafts Challenge #16

Good Morning!!

It's time for our next challenge over on Magical Crafts.  Firstly thank you to everyone who entered out last challenge, it was great to see so many colours to mix with black and white.

Challange #16

METAL MADNESS

This time round we would like to see some metal on your projects, so it could be metal embellishments, metallic colours or card or how about making something out of metal, or maybe altering something thats metal.  Lots of scope here for your imagination.  The DT have been putting their excellent talents into place to give you plenty of inspiration so please do check them out.  Here's mine....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Ronnie Relaxing' (Special charity image, please check out the top of my right hand side bar for details)

Card Stock - Kanban

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils blended with Sansodor

Sentiment - From stash

Bottle Tops - Put through the cuttlebug to flatten them out.

Brads - From stash

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We do hope you'll be able to join us for the challenge, we can't wait to see what you create.

Happy Sunday!!

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

Pollycraft Challenge #44

Good Morning, another glorious start to the day here and it really does feel like it's getting warmer.  I'm a bit stiff and achey this morning, must be a delay from all that dancing on Saturday...lol, thankfully I remembered to be careful with my shoulder on the night which was difficult with the likes of 'We Will Rock You' and 'YMCA'..lol.

Anyway it's Monday and it's time for the next challenge over at Pollycraft Monday Challenge which this week is my chosen theme of....

SUMMER BLOOMS

Just think summer and flowers and you can't go far wrong.  We are being sponsored this week by Wendy from Secret Crafter.

My fellow teamies have been getting out all their flowers and have created wonderful summery and flowery pieces of work to help get you in the summer mood so please do go and check them out, here's mine....

RECIPE

Digi Image - Pollycraft 'Kiki with Kitty' from the new Cuthbert & Kiki Collection

Papers - Basic Grey

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils & Sansador, Promarkers and Copics

Flowers - Mix of Primas with Paper Roses all from stash

Other Embellishments - Ribbon and Dew Drops all from stash

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Kiki's body was coloured using the watercolour pencils with sansador to blend.  Copics and Promarkers were used for all other colouring of the image.  The background was shaded with Dovecraft Shimmer Chalks.

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We do hope you'll join us for our 'Summer Blooms' challenge, we lok forward to seeing your entries.

Enjoy your day!!

Hugs

Joanne xx

Something Pink & Green

Good Morning

Well at the moment it's bright blue sky and sunshine, fingers crossed it'll stay like that today, though the forecast says different but you never know.  Yesterday I recieved a package from Canada with my Sweet Pea stamps in from Paper Jewels, these were my prize from a challenge I won a couple of weeks ago over at Stamp Something, so as you can imagine I couldn't wait to get them inked up and coloured, well I've got one coloured up this morning, I'll get on with the other sometime today hopefully.

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

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Daring Cardmakers - May's Birthstone 'Emerald'

Totally Gorjuss - Pink & Green

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Magical

Stamp Something - Birthday

The Crafty Pad - Use a Punch

Saturday Challenge - Recipe (3 Embellies, 2 Papers, 1 Image)

Oh La La - Minimalist (plenty of white space)

Fab 'n' Funky - Fancy Edges

Creative Craft - Bloomin Marvelous

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RECIPE

Rubber Stamp - Sweet Pea Ching-Chou Kiuks 'Masked Fairy in Green'

Papers - Artylicious and Kanban

Colouring Mediums - Watercolour Pencils with Sansodor and Promarkers

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Flowers - Prima and Paper Roses from stash

Sentiment - Forever Friends

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I've used the Promarkers for her skin and skin tones only, the rest was coloured with the watercolour pencils blended with sansodor.

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

Enjoy your Sunday!!

Hugs

Joanne xx