Pile it On-Purple!

I've just recently discovered this new blog and so far am lovin it, and their little logo is an ice-cream-yum! Their challenge each week is to combine their challenge with as many other challenges as possible! So...I've used the sketch at Cupcake Crafts, obviously I've used purple too which is at Pile it On, and at Charisma Cardz this week you can do anything you like!

Stuff I used: SugarNellie Windswept coloured with Promarkers, Basic Grey Wisteria papers, core'dinations cardstock, distress inks in tea dye and dusty concord, lace, pin, button and rub on from stash, nesties and cuttlebug, prima flowers, raffia.

Well am off to bed soon, after I've caught up with Big Brother;). Thanks so much for stopping by and any comments you might leave! Sleep tight xxx

A Summery Sketch Saturday and Charisma Cardz!

Hi everyone, hope everyone's had a good day, even if it is Monday:)

Don't you just love this image? Looky at all the yummy strawberries. Unfortunetly I don't actually have these stamps, they were very kindly stamped up by Coco as part of a goodie bag I won:) So this card challenge is for Sketch Saturday, I really love this layout, very different from my usuals I pick. I'm also entering it over at Charisma Cardz as their theme this week is 'diamonds'. The papers are all BasicGrey again from the cupcake collection-I love the strong tones in this pack. Here's the bits I used:

Materials: Basic Grey cupcake papers and core'dinations card, woj stamp summer 09 collection coloured with promarkers, raffia, scallop template, bling from stash, woj sentiment.

Did a spot of craft shopping today, got some new papers and a pot of prima flowers, they just jumped right into my basket:) Ooo did you see/hear that the new Gorjuss girls set 3 are going to be released soon? Hands up who's getting em? I have sets 1 and 2 so I might just have to treat myself:) I'm hoping there's a witchy gorjuss girl in this new collection:) Hope everyone has had a good day, even if it is Monday:)

Pink and Brown the distressed way and bloghop news

This yummy colour combo is the challenge over at Charisma cardz this week. I thought I'd do it abit differently though and use lots of my distress inks to give it a different look. I've also added a sepia tint to Annie for something abit fun! All the papers which are doodlebug are gorgeous but all quite bright so I smeared and blended my inks over them (oo and I crumpled em up first) and did lots of distressing to the edges of paper/card. The lace I had was also white which just plain looked odd with the rest of the card so I got my craftynotions mists out and sprayed it-in real life it looks really pretty because you can see lots of gold mica pigments glittering away on top of the deep pink:) 

Materials: Sugar Nellie stamp (by Leanne Ellis) coloured with distress inks, core'dinations cardstock, doodlebug papers (lovespell), distress inks in walnut-frayed burlap-teadye-vintage photo-worn lipstick-tattered rose-shabby shutters-scattered straw, doodlebug button, craftynotions sprays in cherrylicious and antique gold, ranger sepia tint, prima flowers, papermania brads, crocheted lace, elusive images sentiment stamp.

Yesterday my new Sugar Nellie stamp arrived by Diane Duda who is a brand new designer over at the house of sugar. I am taking part in a blog hop on the 19th June (with 15 others) to feature a creation using the new Diane Duda stamps which will be released soon. I only just noticed though I am away that week on holiday at Whitby so I will have to schedule my blog post and catch up with everything on the 20th when I get back. It's going to be lots of fun though:)

Thanks for stopping by, and for any comments you might leave-I love reading them and really appreciate your feedback!

Sketch Saturday and Charisma Cardz

This is going to be my last post till Friday evening as we're going to visit my dad in Darlington till then which will be lovely. Little Leo had some jabs today and he's been feeling grisly this evening bless him, but he was so brave at the drs! 

Todays card is for Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it over at Charisma as their theme this week is purple and green. I am so loving purple right now but I'm running out of purple papers now! I used a sugar nellie stamp called Choose, Basic Grey papers, Bazzill Basic paper (purple dotty), and Ki Memories lace cardstock called bouquet. The lace cardstock was one of the goodies mr postie brought me this morning and it's something I've been after for ages but I spotted on sale last week at craftsulove and it just jumped into my shopping basket. *loves a bargain*

Well I am going to pop off now and watch the Apprentice!!! Love that show! Thanks everyone for leaving me such lovely comments recently, it's so nice of you all. Lorraine you are a real sweetie, and your card shall be in the post for you over the weekend! Have a lovely evening everyone.

Easter Card no.1

Hmmm, did you know it's Easter soon? Yeah, so did I but it seems to have crept up on me and I haven't made my Easter cards or goodies, so this is my first one I got done tonight. I could end up sending loads but I'm going to keep it to just children or I'll still be doing them at Christmas! I made this card using the sketch over at Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog. My second sketch ever! Now that I've actually had a go, I really like them, it means you can concentrate on just making and what to use instead of adding where to put it all into the equation. For this card I used my Easter Tilda stamp, dcwv pocket full of posies cardstock, dcwv metallic stack, Papermania Easter stamp, promarkers, gems, dovecraft brads, Bo Bunny ribbon and Prima flowers, phew!

I had a lovely day today, the sun was shining, we went out for the day shopping and had a spot of lunch, and my new Magnolia love muffin stamp arrived-I love it!