week off

Yes, it's my week off this week over at Sweet Stampin.
But that doesn't mean that there isn't a challenge for you!
This week, Team Faye have some truly beautiful work to show you,
the theme is 'Clean & Simple' (or DAZ cards as I call them!)
Please pop by the blog to see their gorgeous cards for yourself,
or click on the links in my sidebar to go direct to their blogs >>>
Maybe you will feel inspired to make your own DAZ card eh?


Literally back in a minute ;)

I'm actually entering some challenges!

I don't often have time to look around other challenge blogs anymore, and it's something I must admit that I have missed doing

I have made this card for a friend, it's his birthday next week.
He is a chef and a bit of a movie nut too, so I hope he likes the card!


supplies used:

SU cardstock - whisper white & basic black
SU patterns paper pack - real red
Edwin stamp by Magnolia, coloured with SU markers
Sentiment - SeeDs stamp set
Sizzix - filmstrip diecut
Gold star brads

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I would like to enter this into the following challenges...
(It has been a long time since I was able to say that!)


Stamp Something - Happy Something
Totally Gorjuss - For the boys
Incy Wincy Designs - One for the guys
The Corrosive Challenge - #67 - Die Cuts
Cupcake Craft Challenge - One for the boys

Sweet doodlin'

We want to see some doodling this week over at Sweet Stampin :)

I started by sponging a piece of cardstock, then got out my black marker & drew the cross-hatched design around the edge.
I doodled around the flowers and leaves too.

The wonderfully cute image is of course a Hanglar! :)
given to me by my lovely, kind friend Maya.
I've coloured her in with SU markers, certainly celery, apricot appeal & barely banana, her hair is creamy caramel, and finally blush blossom with a touch of pretty in pink for her cute face and cheeks.

The SU flowers and hardware were from my friend and fellow sweet stamper Emma (thank you again Emma)
The leaves were punched using a woodware punch
The sentiment is handwritten onto a circle of card that was lightly stamped first with a freebie stamp that spells 'love'
The backing paper is by Dovecraft.

Hope you like my card, you can see more beautiful work by visiting the Sweet Stampin DT members blogs! >>>

Have a wonderful weekend! xx

Mmmmmmmmm! Neopolitan Icecream!

That's what I think of when I look at this card :)
Shades of pinks, whites & browns...yummy!

This is my card for this weeks challenge over at Sketch Saturday.



And this week you could win a whopping $25 to spend at Simon Says Stamp!


This gorgeous teddy image is by Stampavie, and was given to me by Terry, and isn't he adorable?
I coloured him in using distress inks and SU markers, adding a bit of glitz to the flowers with a glitter gel pen.
The pretty scalloped borders at the bottom of the card were made using my SU eyelet border punch.
The patterned papers are by Paper Cellar (I think)

I'm loving all the cards made by my fellow Sketch Saturday DT members this week,
be sure to go take a look for yourself! They are fabulous! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Stampin #29 - Boys and their Toys!

It's our first week with our brand new Design Team members this week over at Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog, and I must say, these ladies have got straight into it and produced the most gorgeous examples to show you all :)
Please go take a look yourself, their blogs can be found in my right sidebar >>>

Black Leaf Studios gave all of the DT a free download to use in their work this week.
The collection we were given is called Toy Transport, a selection of bright, cheerful images, sure to appeal to young and old alike.

Now, unfortunately, my temperamental printer finally decided to give up on me :(
It's been threatening to die on me for a while now so it didn't come as a huge shock to be honest.
My spare (not so good) printer is in the boot of our car, it was on route to be recycled, but our car also decided to give up on us, well actually it went with a bang! and is now in the garage having major repairs to it :(

My Mom printed this image for me, but I think her printer is in a moody too because the blue colour of the police car came out almost grey and had banded stripes across it.
Not my Mom's fault at all, I'm grateful that she printed the image so I could make my card.
still a pity though, so I coloured over the image with my bashful blue SU marker to give it a bit more colour.

Please don't be put off with my image, because the downloads are really top quality with bright vivacious colours



My mojo has left me this week, my brain is in a tizz with other things, so it's hard to concentrate at the mo.
Although I'm not entirely happy with this card, I am happier than I was when I first completed it.
This card had a different backing paper before I changed it to this 'Not Quite Navy' patterns pack paper.
Like I said though, I'm not entirely happy with it :(
So to see some beautiful, colourful and inspiring examples showing the best of what 'Toy Transport' has to offer, please go visit my fellow DT members blogs, their work is fantastic!

It's Paula's DT week!

This week is DT week over at Sketch Saturday, which means it's my week off :)
My talented friend Paula has made this weeks sketch for us, and it's a beauty!

Our sponsor this week is The Secret Crafter.
and Wendy is offering this weeks winner £10.00 to spend in her store! :)

Here is my card this week...

The gorgeous stamped image is of course a Magnolia, isn't she adorable?
Thank you Terry for sending her to me :)

I used my trusty SU markers to colour her in and used SU papers too, the blue is from the Bashful Blue patterns pack, the yellow is from the Tea Party collection.
The flowers were punched using a small retro flower punch and I added a pink pearlised bead to the centre of each one.
The sentiment is hand written.

I shall be sending this to my friends little girl, whose birthday is on the 11th June.

Thanks for looking!
If you want to see some stunning examples of cardmaking loveliness, then please go visit my fellow DT members blogs, their work always inspires me :)
Their links are over there >>>

PBC winner...

Thank you to everyone who entered the draw to win my PBC and thank you for your sweet comments too :)
To find a full list of winners please visit Sketch Saturday, and while you are there you will see this weeks challenge (goes live in 10 minutes time at 8am)

So here we go... the winner of my PBC is...

Uma! (A sense of Uma)

Congratulations!
Please EMAIL ME your full postal address so that I can post out the PBC to you.
I hope you like the goodies that are inside! :)

Jo xx