A sweet sketch wednesday magnolia card

Hello everyone! I hope you had good weekends and enjoyed my little project yesterday! Thanks for popping by to see me again today!
I have made a card today following the sketch over at sweet sketch wednesday and have used this adorable noble Tilda stamp along with this stunning digi swing stamp which I bought from Make it crafty again, don't they look adorable together?!
I have used papers from papermania capsule collection and have used a crinkled chiffon ribbon from my stash along the bottom of the card. All of my flowers are from wild orchids and my sentiment stamp is waltzingmouse, my butterflies are cut with xcut and my pearls are from stash. I have also sparkled my butterflies and flowers as per the norm.

My image has been coloured with prisma pencils again, with Tilda just cut out and stuck onto her swing. I am also entering this card into flutterby wednesdays open challenge, Crafty Catz magnolia challenge and cowgirl ups girlie with pearls challenge.
Thanks again for coming by to see me! Hugs to all

OSAAT special guest designer sponsor!!!!!! Use your digis challenge

HI everyone, thanks for coming by again! Today is a very exciting day over at OSAAT as we have a special prize from a very special sponsor!
Rick St Dennis MFA
Now a much collected pen and ink artist brings his work to DIGI-Stamps!
Designer of over 100 theatrical productions, Rick St Dennis is also the author of 4 books on decorative painting and contributor to at least a dozen national magazines on crafts and art. He has taught design at the college level as well as seminars and classes across the USA and Canada. He is one of a handful of designers to have designed TWO productions of AIDA, Verdi's massive Egyptian opera spectacle. Currently living in the quiet beach communuity of Seal Beach, California he writes restaurant reviews and theatre reviews between assignments for web designs, logos and creating art for local shows. Rick has appeared on such TV shows as Home Matters with Susan Powell, Aileen's Crafts and others. He was Crafts editor for Country Folk Art Magazine and sells his artwork nationally through galleries and shows. Among numerous awards he has won a presidential commendation in 1976 for his contributions to the bicentennial year including the design of the west coast premier of William Grant Still's opera BAYOU LEGEND. His drawings and paintings are in the collections of Diana Ross, Sandy Duncan, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jacqueline Onnasis amongst others. Please check out his links!!
Ricks shop
Ricks Blog
And a few of us were lucky enough to work with some exclusive stamps he has created just for us!! Our challenge this wk is to use your digis, be it paper or images and you can have the chance to win an EXCLUSIVE set of digi stamps designed by Rick for OSAAT, yep the winner will be the only person in the world to own these exclusive stamps WOWZERS!!
I decided to create both a card and matching gift tin to showcase Ricks fabulous xmas bear image and to show the versatility of digi images.

My card was made following the sketch over at a new blog called sparkle dreams who have the added extra of using sparkle and flowers on your creation. My fabulous papers are a digi download from Nitwits again and my fabulous flowers and holly are a mixture of wild orchids and mulberry crafts,my flourishes are Marianne Ds and my little gems from stash. I have distressed all my edges and stickled with golden rod sparkle.

My stunning image has been coloured with Prisma pencils and I have tried to give him a more traditional/vintage look, he was so beautiful to colour! I have distressed the edges with Tea dye distress ink. My little ribbon pieces are American crafts and my mini golden brads are from stash.

I absolutely adored making my tin! Would you beleve that this tin is what you now buy your tea bags in from Starbucks?! I think I'm going to have to lay my hands on a few more of these lovlies! I have again used Nitwits papers from the same range (comfort joy) and have used the same American crafts ribbon and same flower combination. My Chiffon ribbon is from stash and my stunning yellow lace around the top is Prima. I have attatched my tag with chain and jump ring.

I used Ricks image again and photoshoped out the body so I just have the bear head and bow for my tag. I coloured him in the same way with the same distress ink and glitter round the edges. My little adhesive pearls around the top are also from stash.

I loved making this so much and am loathe to give it away now lol, I guess someone will get lucky at xmas!
Now for my challenges! I am entering this into Incy Wincys sparkly glitter challenge, The crazy challenges recycle challenge (my tin is recycled), spoonful of sugars sparkle and shine challenge, Creative card crews bloomin marvellous challenge, Digital Tuesdays ribbon and bling challenge, City crafters hooray for holidays challenge, Fab and funkys use a digi challenge, Glitterbabes anything goes challenge, MAWTT anything but a card challenge, Dutch dares tagalicious challenge, Sarah Hurleys flowers challenge, create 4 funs use a digi challenge, one stop crafts alter it challenge (my tin) and If the shoes fits distressing challenge.
I promise to link up my creations when I get home from work this eve as this is a scheduled post!!! Thanks loads and loads for coming by! Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to see what the other DT have been creating (there are some gorgeous creations!) and break out your digis for this exclusive challenge prize it's a must!! Hugs to everyone!!!

Pink Gem designs new sketch with optional Autumn colours

Good morning all! Today sees another sketch challenge over at A gem of a challenge and this wk Sharon has created this lovely sketch with the optional extra of using autumn colours.

I have made my card using these gorgeous stamps available at the pink gem store, Broomstick Milly and halloween cat and there is a 15% discount on polymer stamps right now! I have also used papers from Nitiwits with sentiment stamp from waltzingmouse. My flowers are wild orchids with long stem leaves from mulberry crafts. My images have been coloured with Prisma pencils and all my edges have been inked and distressed.

I have drawn in the moon shape behind Milly and coloured with Prismas and then distressed the edge of the image with dusty concord ala Tim Holtz.

I am also entering this card into Simon says stamps halloween challenge, Gingersnaps gothic elements challenge, Bee craftys furry friends challenge, Cupcake inspirations photo inspired challenge and cowgirl ups anything goes challenge.
Thanks so much for popping by my blog again, I hope you manage to get by and join us in this months sketch challenge, hugs to all

Crafty sentiments fall colours challenge

Hiya everyone! Thursday means another challenge over at crafty sentiments and this wk Jo has chosen our theme and that is fall colours, so break out your oranges, browns and reds etc and join us for this wks challenge. It is also Jos brithday soon so there is a birthday freebie on the blog which wont be around for long so grab it whilst you can!!!! I have made my card with this yummy stamp available from the crafty sentiments store and have followed the sketch this wk over at Totally Gorjuss.
I have used papers from Robyns fetish which are available from the stitchy bear and I did it creations store, along with a die cut doily from the fabby hobbyhabitat. My chiffon ribbon is from stash and my flowers and ribbon slider are wild orchids with my leaves from mulberry crafts. My pearls are from stash and my sentiment is waltzingmouse stamps again!

I am also entering this into Pollycrafts anything goes challenge, Charismas Autumn colours challenge and sentimental sundays autumn with a sentiment challenge. Thanks for coming by my blog! Don't forget to join in with our challenge this wk! Hugs to everyone

A quick card for the sugar bowl challenge

Hiya folks! A quick card from me sneaking in at the last minute for the sugar bowl challenge! I have been itching to use this princess manga since I bought her ages ago but really haven't found the time and what with all the halloween/fall/xmas cards that I have been creating of late, I felt the need to create something girlie and pink!

I actually didn't spend as much time on this as I would have liked but thats life lol! My yummy papers are papermania rose garden collection, my lace is a stunning buy from ebay, my scalloped oval cut with nellie snellen and my sentiment cut with nesties and stamped with waltzing mouse, my multitude of flowers are wild orchids and my pearls from stash. I am also entering this into challenge up your life lace and pearls challenge.

I've been busying myself with lots of DT creations of late so please excuse my absence! I am very excited about the yummy creation for OSAAT (come back sunday for that!) and look out for an impending crafty sentiments blog hop in a couple of weeks with new releases! Thanks for popping by! Hugs

Pocket full of posies Autumn leaves challenge

Happy monday to everyone! Today sees another challenge over at Pocket full of Posies which this fortnight is Autumn leaves. We would love to use some leaves and autumn colours on your creations and of course a few flowers lol! We are being sponsored by Craft Brulee this time.
I have made my card using this gorgeous Sweetpea stamp (autumn harvest) which I bought from my friend linda at Jazzlins and have used the sketch this month over at CLP, I sort of swamped one of my square corners of paper with flowers though lol!!

My yummy autumnal papers are digi downloads from nitwits and my gorgeous flowers are mostly wild orchid crafts with some sparkly stickles. My leaves are from my stash and my swirls are cut with Marianne Ds. My sentiment is waltzingmouse stamps.

I am also entering this card into A crafty little places Autumn challenge, My time to crafts Autumn colours challenge, Tuesday taggers here comes Autumn challenge, Simon says stamp Autumn challenge, Moving along with the times fairies and fantasy challenge, stampin for the weekend Autumn inspiration and craftalicious Autumn harvest challenge. Thanks so much for coming by to see my creation today. Don't forget I have magnolia xmas candy on my blog for another 2wks so join in!!
Hugs to everyone

OSAAT second DT card

Hiya folks, another offering from me today for the OSAAT challenge for this wk. Did you join in with the fun and games yesterday?!
Well this wks theme is perfect for those of us getting ready for the end of the month festivities and it's a SPOOKY theme for halloween! there are so many fab new digis over at the store that fit this theme and there are plenty on sale at amazing prices too!!
Did you guess yesterday that I was using STITCHY as my creator?! Well today I have the pleasure of using Sylvie and wow isn't she a stunning stamp!

For my card I have followed the sketch this fortnight over at sunday sketch and stamp and have used yummy paper from susan at crafty chaos (I'm loving these for halloween!) My gorgeous lace is from wild orchids with gems and spider web rub on from stash. My beautiful die cut butterfly is again from hobbyhabitat and my fabby sentiment is again from waltzingmouse stamps.
I'm sure someone with better colouring skills could do even more wonders with this stunning image!

She is also a bit challenge hungry lol! I am entering this into totally stampalicious happy halloween challenge, the crazy challenge no ribbons or buttons (my lace isn't ribbon right?!), Pennys paper crafty circles challenge, and Aud sentiments use a halloween sentiment.
Hope you have some spooky fun with this challenge! Hugs all

Which creator at OSAAT?

Ok so we have a new game today over at OSAAT and this time if you pop across and look at a few other DT offerings, including mine, you have to guess which creator we have used!!!There is still time to enter our anything goes challenge too, only 31 more entries and we make it to 300 woop woop!!!
There is also a fab cute poem created by Liz! You have to read through it, find out how many creators she mentions and which ones she has missed out! there are stacks of prizes to be won with all your guesses and some other little questions too!
Here is my card using the mystery creators digi!

I have followed the sketch this wk over at sweet sketch wednesday (don't I always lol!) and have used fabby papers from the creative cottage (who are having 20% off for the whole of Oct!)

I have used a multitude of different coloured stickles in stardust, lavender and orange with a fabby sentiment from waltzingmouse stamps and some yummy flowers from wild orchids, my tulle is a bargain from Ebay. I am also entering this into papercutz challenge of 3dps, spoonfull of sugars spots and stripes challenge and by the cute and girlies spooky challenge this month!
I really hope you can come across and join in with the fun this wk, so much to be won and so much fun to be had! There will be another OSAAT offering from me tomorrow! Enjoy your saturdays hugs all

20% off at the creative cottage!!!

Hiya folks just wanted to let you know of a great offer at the creatve cottage webshop which is running for the whole of October!!

Tracy is offerig 20% off all purchases when you type in the code october2010 at the checkout, so now her fabulous value kits are even cheaper!! This offer will run fr the whole of October so don't miss out! Hugs all

Just a little card

HI everyone! No challenge or DT card from me today but just a little card I made for my hubbys birthday which was yesterday (I also made choc cupcakes and brownies lol!) I have made this little card using the sketch from last wks friday sketchers so no challenge entry!

I have used papers from nitwits and my image is one of the 10 (yes 10) that I won from digi stamp boutique. My hubby is a golf fan and had clubs for his birthday! My striped ribbon is SU with sentiment from walzingmouse stamps and twine from stash.
He had a nice afternoon before going off to work on nights!
Thanks for popping by again, it's sneak peek time again for OSAAT tomorrow so don't forget to pop by both here and there for the games! Hugs

Crafty sentiments challenge use a border punch

Good morning everyone! thursday means another challenge over at the crafty sentiments challenge blog, which this wk has been chosen by Claudine and she is challenging us all to use border punches (pretty easy huh?!) Don't we all have a MS or Xcut beauty that we either use constantly or needs getting out to be used again?! I actually only used my MS doily punch to create a different edge to the front of my card but some of the other DT have used them in brilliantly unique ways!

For my card this wk I have used this cutee sitting Amy stamp available at the store and I have attatched these feather butterfly wings which I have had hanging around my stash forever! My background is a gorgeous digi scene stamp called whimsical log from make it crafty, thanks so much Carol for pointing me in the direction of these, her stunning card with the fairy tree house got me over there pronto!! My backing paper is pink petticoat and my flowers have been punched with a tonic flower punch. My sentiment is papermania and my tiny pearls from stash.

I have stickle sparkled her wings to cover up the print on there I wasn't as keen on lol! I am entering this card into Incy Wincys challenge of anything goes, Tuesday throwdowns challenge of using punches and paper sundaes things with wings challenge
Thanks so much for coming by to visit me again, hope you can join in with our challenge this wk!
Hugs to all

OSAAT anything goes challenge!!

Hiya folks! Sunday again means another challenge over at OSAAT and this wk we are saying "anything goes!" Yep nice and easy so everyone can join in with our challenge!
We are being sponsored this wk by cropstop so why not join in?!
I was lucky enough to work with one of our creators in store, floppy latte designs, I have used the gorgeous digi mini sweets kit full of the yummiest papers and digital embellies for my card, you can find them in the store here.

I have followed the sketch this wk over at sweet sketch wednesday and continued throughout my card by decorating the inside with the yummy papers and the digi flowers from the kit. My sweet little image coloured with prismas and given a little distressed look is fairytale Chloe from Pink gem designs, so pretty isn't she?! My little flowers inside were punched with a tonic punch and all my flowers both punched and digi have pearl centres.

I have distressed the edge of my cut out image with tea dye and vintage photo distress inks and edged in golden rod stickles

The aperture is outlined in cardstock and pink lace from my stash. All the papers have been distressed and stickled of course! The grey lace across the top of the card is prima and my sparkled flowers are wild orchids. My sentiment tablet was part of the digi kit and then stamped with a waltzingmouse sentiment stamp.

I am also entering this card into flutterby wednesdays winged things challenge (there is a little birdie in there!), ABC D is for distressing challenge, delightful challenges make it sparkle, Charismas anything goes challenge, stamp it crazys anything goes challenge, challenge up your life lace and pearls, cowgirl up 3 flowers galore challenge (I have 3 diff dps and 3 diff flowers in roses, punched flowers and digis), sentimental sundays dimension challenge and if the shoe fits flowers challenge.
And in store now we are celebrating halloween! There are lots of spooky images papers etc all available now so why not jump over and see what there is to offer!

I hope you have enjoyed popping by my blog today! Don't forget to pop and give some of the other DT some love and then join in with our challenge! Hugs everyone