Spring Bringer

Good morning you crafty peeps.

 Hope all is well with you this Thursday, if you are under par then I send get well wishes. 

We have new challenges starting today at 

As You Like It Challenge

 where we would love you to show us your creations using your favourite colouring medium, and

The Crafty Little Fairies

 who would like you to share your "Things with Wings" 

I have a girlie card to share with you today featuring Spring Bringer who fits the brief perfectly.

 She was coloured with my Promarkers to match the pretty, pretty paper that is new Peach Blossom. 

Those of you that visit me often will know that I LOVE my PM's. I have tried other alcohol pens and failed miserably as they seem to bleed, are scratchy and generally don't blend as well. 

I am joining along at these challenges

Creative Inspirations #256 - Fave colour combo (peach & green is one of them!)

Fussy & Fancy #109 - Birthdays

Totally Papercrafts - Female Birthday

The Squirrel and The Fox #65 - Spring or Autumn

Crafting from the heart #9 - Favourite colours (peach and green)

Have a lovely day everyone and do spare some time to see my fabulous Team mates' creations. xx

Up, up and away!!

Monday morning and it's not raining...yay!! 

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the sunshine and dry weather. I managed to grab a few minuted to put this together.

Quite a simple little card really but it really didn't call for much else. The stamp set is from Little Claire (coloured with Promarkers and a little bit of white pen) and the papers Pink Petticoat. 

I am joining in with these challenges 

Sweet Stampin' - Inspired by a film, song or book (Up, up and away by 5th Dimension)

Fantasy Stampers #5 - Spring Colours (Daffodil yellow)

My time To Craft #238 - Frame It

Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #167 - Anything but square

Crafting for all seasons #72 - Spring into Spring

Pixie's Playground Snippets #115

Have a lovely day and see you soon xx

...more Christmas!!

Happy Friday peeps. Hope the sun is shining on you. If not, then I shall share a bit with you!!

 It's really warm today, here in Dorset. So much so that the pony has gone outside naked for the first time. It's hard to believe that a month ago we were suffering floods and gales, in fact it was only a week ago that the hay barn was repaired and made watertight again. I'm sure those folk on the Somerset levels and the other affected areas are still a long way from being normal, so I won't forget about them. 

Anyway enough of the weather report and on to the real reason I am here, to share another Christmas card with you. I have made a good start this year, so if my resolution does waver I have a good foundation!!

I used the current sketch from Christmas Challenges with Sketches. The papers are all from First Edition Nordic Christmas pad, even the shimmery one which I embossed. I used a woven ribbon to add texture too.  I had Bailey the reindeer already printed and, as luck should have it, was the perfect size too. He's coloured, as usual, with Promarkers. Just three pearls and that's it...done!!

This was inspired by the following challenges

Christmas Challenges with Sketches #113

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #166 - Ribbons etc

Completely Christmas #1 - Anything Goes

Sparkles #38 - More than 3 embellishments 

Digistamp Boutique - March Customer Competition

That's it from me for today. Thank you so much for your lovely comments and see you soon xx

Spring is in the air...

...and it's also the start of a new challenge at

Oldie But A Goodie.

Helen has chosen the theme " Spring has sprung" and I think it's safe to say that it's a real possibility!! I now have a few of my  daffodils in bloom together with crocuses and primroses. The granny bonnets have emerged from the soil and all in all I am beginning to feel a little bit more optimistic!! 

Here is my spring creation

I had a jolly nice time flicking through my paper pads looking for some springtime colours and found the perfect thing in MME The Sweetest Thing " Tangerine".

 This was another base that I put together last week using the fantabulous LOTV sketches. The image is from a stamp collection that I love by The Cat's Pyjamas and this one is called Kick some Grass. The sentiment is from Field of pinwheels. I used Pro/Flexmarkers to colour the image to match the paper and finally added some pearls and a felt strip that co-ordinated perfectly. 

I really hope that you will find some spring inspiration from my team mates and play along for the chance to win a surprise package, just remember though that something on your card must be at least six months old. 

Some challenges that I am joining

Cute Card Thursday #310 - Springtime

Allsorts #248 - Spring is Coming

Created With Love #77 - Think Spring

Hope this has put a "spring" in your step!! Have a good day and thanks for calling xx

Pearls & Swirls

Welcome to a new challenge at The Cutie Pies. For most of you this challenge will be a doddle...

Pearls & Swirls

Here is my contribution

It was a great opportunity for my neglected dies to see daylight, I used Frantage AND got the dust cover off the sewing machine too!!  As usual I started with my papers as the base on which to build the design, did a little paper piecing  and coloured Phoebe to match.

                                                                               

I covered the corner and  swirl dies with shabby pink Frantage and then went  bonkers with the pearls!!

Though I say so myself she looks adorable and my team mates have done a fabulous job too, go on pop over and take a look!! I hope you will be inspired enough to join in. Don't forget though that your card must be CUTE!!

I am taking her along to these challenges

Sister Act #46
Simply Create Too #56 - Shop in your stash
ABC - G is for Girls
Sweet Stampin' - Cute
Stamping Sensations - Pretty in Pink
Penny Black and More - So sweet

Have a good Monday and see you soon xx