Incy Wincy Children's Charity

Heather from Vanilla Hev'n is a co-founder of the Incy Wincy Children's Charity Inc. The charity shop on the website has just gone live, amongst other items you will find crafting goodies which also include some beautiful Digital-Stamps. Heather asked myself and some other crafters a few weeks ago if we could design some cards using some of the digital-stamps. Here are the cards I made.

This Koala digital-stamp will be available coloured or uncoloured, I've used the coloured image for this card.

This cutie was coloured with copics makers and I've added a stamped cake from the Daisy and Dandelion stamp range.

Please go and take a look at the wonderful digital-stamps that have already been added to the charity shop.

Those of you who know Heather, will know she has been working so very hard over the past few weeks getting the website launched, so please if you haven't already, show her your support by visiting the Incy Wincy website and why not sign up for the newsletter too. You can find out what the charity is about and how it was set up on the website as well as on Heather's Blog.

I would just like to finish by wishing Heather and all the other founders of the charity, every success in their fundraising.

3 Challenges in 1

This is the first time I've managed to combine three challenges, and I hope none of the challenges mind. I've followed the sketch over on Just Christmas & Birthday Cards.



The image is Ice-Skating Mimi from Pink Gem Designs, so I'm hoping this will fulfil the 'Transport' theme over on Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge. Coloured Mimi with Copics and a little clear Sakura Stardust to the snow. Inked and chalked the edges then mounted onto lilac and pink cardstock from my scraps stash. The paper is from the Pheobe & Maude winter kit from Pollycraft Designs. The decorative felt is from Papermania. The sentiment was done on the PC then cut out all the circles using the Fiskars shapecutter and added some white snowflakes. As it's a christmas card it also fits this weeks challenge on Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge which is 'Anything Goes'. Below is this weeks sketch to follow over on JCBC:

WOW, never dreamed I'd combine 3 challenges in 1 and I promise I wont make a habit of it.

Build A Blossom

Jak Heath over on Crafters Kitchen has made some beautiful sheets called 'Build A Blossom', which you can download for free from her site. Last night I had a play with one of the sheets.

I made up the blue blossoms using Jak's sheets. Once cut out I lightly creased the petals to give a little lift and dimension then held the layers together with pearl brads. I threaded up some beads in 2 lengths and attached them to hang from the large blossom. The dp used is K & Co. The lace is attached to a piece of green card which matches the base colour, then attached it to the lower half of card. The sentiment was done on the PC, I then cut three different sized scallop circles, using nesties, from the sentiment, dp and one of the PM Venetian Skies papers, layered them together then cut out a fan shape adding a green flat-backed pearl to the fan base.

It's one of those cards I'm not sure about again, but I think it's growing on me. I loved working with Jak's blossoms though.

Well it's a foggy and icy start here this morning, and boy did we have some hefty hail and snow storms yesterday, short and sharp thankfully. It had started off a nice day so got out in the garden for a bit of tidying up, wish I hadn't started and my arms are paying the price this morning, would love to get out there again today to continue the job half done, but not looking likely at the moment can hardly lift my arms..lol.

Well I hope you all have a great day whatever your plans xxx

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #41

The challenge this week over on A Spoon Full of Sugar is 'Torn Edges'. I'm not a big fan of tearing, not that I don't like everyone's elses creations using torn paper, it's just my own tearing...lol. And for this challenge I went overboard with the tearing, mind you if you'd been in my house last night when I was putting this card together, you'd of heard a lot of tutting and a few choice words.

The image is one of the new Gorjuss Girls, which was a RAK from my buddy Emma, who popped round for a coffee and chat yesterday, good swap for a coffee I think, you can come again Emma...lol. Coloured her with Copics, then did something a little different with the background, I chalked it in purple then using a waterbrush and ruler I added stripes, I was really pleased with the final effect and I'll be experimenting some more with chalk and water. I've torn the edges of the image and re-chalked in the purple. The papers are handmade papers I had in my scraps stash and again I've torn all the edges. Found a piece of purple mulberry paper in my scraps and so using the ruler and waterbrush again I drew a square with the water, tore the square shape then mounted the image onto this. The fabric flowers are from my stash and I punched some mulberry paper flowers for the centres, then put the flowers together with purple brads. Added some flat-backed pearls to the free corners of the card and image, which were coloured with peel-off markers.

Funky Fairys Challenge #6 ~ Blue

Good Morning Everyone!! I hope you are all well. It's challenge 6 over on Funky Fairys Challenges and this week we would like you to use 'Blue' on your creation. Remember you don't have to make a card you could alter something, do a scrap page, ATC...etc, anything you imagination desires, all we ask is that you use at least one Funky Fairy papercrafts item on your creation, to be in with a chance of winning the prize. Which this week is a fabby FF download kit and a beautiful clock made by our very own Emma using FF papercraft items, it's so gorgeous and I'm well gutted I can't have the chance to win it.

The DT have had real fun this week and the creations are varied and all wonderful, so be sure to take a peek. And this week we welcome our Guest Designer to the funky bunch, Lorraine.

Here's my DT creation for the challenge:

I've altered what was a plain wooden box (available from The Range for 99p). I made this in mind that it would be perfect for a man, my man in fact, as he's always leaving bits 'n' bobs around, but my fellow DT's think it's far to good for a man to have and it was even suggested by my fellow DT and buddy Emma, that a margarine tub would be more appropriate for his bit 'n' bobs...lol.

Anyway, I painted the box, using blue twinkling H2O's, then lightly sanded it before going over the top with a dark blue marker, this made it darker where it was sanded heaviest but still allowed the metallic effect of the paint to show through. I've then added paper panels using papers from the FF 'Love Train' kit. The lettering was cut from one of the papers on my cuttlebug using the 'Hippy Chic' alphabet dies. Once each letter was stuck down I went around the edge of the letters with a blue sakura glaze pen. To finish I made a hole through the front of the lid and added a 'Pliers' charm with a brad for the handle. I used a little superglue in the hole, to give it more of a firm hold. Below is the open box, with some bits 'n' bobs in:

If you are not familiar with Funky Fairy papers then please pay a visit to Funky Fairy Inspirations where you will find some gorgeous free downloads towards the bottom of the sidebar list, and if you hurry Shaz has a fabby free download kit available for a few days only, so don't miss it. You can also purchase kits from the Funky Fairys Papercrafts Shop.

I do hope you'll join us this week for our challenge, we love to visit your blogs and see your creations, and why not tell your friends about it too, everyone is welcome. And below is that gorgeous clock kindly donated by Emma as an extra prize for this weeks challenge.

Now who wouldn't want to win that? Enjoy your day everyone xxx

Funky Fairys Freebie

Hop over to Funky Fairy Inspirations where Shaz is offering a gorgeous freebie 'Feeling Sweet', but be quick, these will only be available as a freebie for a few days. Don't forget you'll also find some more free downloads further down the sidebar. The quality of these papers are superb, so why not see for yourself by grabbing these freebies. There's a new challenge tomorrow over on Funky Fairys Challenges, so if you need an exscuse to use your FF papers, why not come and join us, we'd really love to see your creations.

Sketch 'n' Stash Challenge #5

There's a great sketch to follow for the latest Sketch & Stash challenge, definately one I'd use again.



I've used one of my new Daisy & Dandelion stamps and added the stamped flowers, bird and bee also from the D&D range. Coloured using watercolour pencils and a waterbrush than chalked the background and inked the edges. Mounted onto brown cardstock. The paper was in my stash, something I've printed out, but not a clue who it's by. Added some checked brown ribbon with knotted brown silk ribbon. The sentiment is a stamp from the new Clare Curd Signature Range. Punched the flowers out of the brown cardstock and applied tiny yellow gems to the centres. Below is the sketch to follow:


The Sketch & Stash team are looking for their next guest designer, and they'll be choosing someone from the entries to this challenge.

Pollycraft Challenge #10

The latest challenge over on Pollycraft is a fabby sketch by the lovely Sue.


I've used Heartfelt 1 from the Promise Collection available for download at Pollycraft Designs. Coloured using Copics and watercolour pencils with a waterbrush then chalked the background and inked the edges. Matted on to pale green paper from scraps and inked the edges again.
The dp is from PM's Olivine Essence. Used green cardstock from my scraps stash for the scalloped panel embossing the scallops using the Romance Keepsake Board. The clover was made by cutting out four hearts from the green cardstock and glueing to a small card disc then adding a green half pearl brad to the centre, inked the edges and centre. The sentiment is handwritten onto the pale green paper then matted on to the green cardstock, again embossing the scalloped edges. Below is the sketch to follow:

What a wonderful kick start to my week......

I have recieved an email this morning asking if I'd like to be a DT member for the new Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, WOO-HOO!!! And of course I have accepted this exciting opportunity. Though I've been crafting nearly 5 years it's only in the past 4 or 5 months that I've actually grown to love stamping, and that is down to some of you wonderful bloggers who have inspired me to give stamping a chance, so thank you.

Congratulations to all the other DT members and I look forward to working with you.

The new challenges launch on Sunday 5th April, so I do hope you can join us if you can. And do hop over to the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog where you can become a follower and check out the latest information and news.

2 in 1 Challenge Card

My second ever combined challenge card, though it wasn't intentional to start with. I was originally making it for the One Stop Craft Challenge # 18 which is 'Simply Stunning' (no papers) and then realised when I'd finished the card it also fitted challenge #40 over on A Spoon Full of Sugar which is 'Shape Shifters'.

Image is SN ' Pen Pal' and coloured with copics and a little sakura stardust on her jewellery and belt buckle. Chalked the background then layered onto two different shades of blue card from my scraps stash. The base card is, as you can see, envelope shaped. Punched the flowers using the blue scraps of card already used and added little clear and blue gems to the centres. Added a ribbon with three different shades of blue ribbon tied in a knot.

Well it's a glorious day here today, so Steve and I are going to go for a drive with Mollie to the Lincolnshire coast this time and get a bite of lunch whilst we are out.

Hope you all enjoy your sunday xxx