Two Cards for Challenges

Hiya everyone, hope you're all well and finding time to craft.  I went to the Harrogate Paper Extravaganza on Sunday with my crafty buddies Emma and Jo.  We had a wonderful time and I even came back with change - a MIRACLE lol!  Today I've lost myself in my craft room playing with some new papers and images I've been longing to use - a bit of relief from my ongoing car trouble!  The AA towed it to the garage for me yesterday where it is now refusing to play nice with mechanics - won't even turn on!  The breakdown man discovered the clutch is gone - the jury's still out on the engine!  Oh well, such is life!

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Wow, what a lovely sunny day here in East Yorkshire, and quite warm too!  The garden is definetly waking up after its winter sleep - I can see new growth everywhere!  My first card is for nine challenges;

Dotties World - Step into Spring

Create4Fun - Sketch

Crafty Creations - Spots & Dots (Paper and flowers)

Magical Crafts - Spring/Easter

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Spring is in the Air

Allsorts - Spring is in the Air
Digital Tuesday - Happy Spring
 

RECIPE


Digi Image - Charmed Download
Colouring Mediums - Copics and Promarkers
8x8 card and Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Blonde Moments
Flowers - Prima and Hobbycraft
Punches - Martha Stewart and Leone Em
Clear Gems and Bows - Hobbycraft
Card Candy

I did this one first and found out the cost of a new clutch when halfway through - my embellies exploded all over it in response lol, VERY cathartic, even the image is layered.

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My second card is for

Pollycraft - Things that Sparkle

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - Ribbon

Simon Says - A Splash of Green

One Stop Craft Challenge- Let it Shine

RECIPE


Digi Image - Pollycraft Download
Colouring Medium - Copics and Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey
Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Stash
Spacer and Brad - Hobby House
Flower - Prima

Isn't she lovely, this is first time I've used her and I think she's gorgeous.  Her hat, dress and shoes are layered with glamour dust applied to her wings and a greenish glitter to the stars.

I think I'm gonna make more cards today for some challenges.  I'm back at work tomorrow and then won't be off til Saturday so need time to play I reckon whilst waiting for the garage to ring.  I have a curtesy car in the meantime and may even take it for a little spin to Hobbycraft and Boyes lol!

Thanks for stopping by my little haven in cyberspace. Take care and happy crafting.

Mel X

First Card of 2010 and some News

Good evening everyone.  Has life settled back down again after all the festivities?  We took our deccys down today, it feels like we have loads more room now LOL!  Have been busy on this little blog today and made several changes.  However my blog lists playing up so will have to look at that!   Still working on the loan laptop and am REALLY missing my own machine!  Hopefully it will be returned all fixed later next week - fingers crossed.  As some of you know, I went through FOUR laptops last year.  This loan laptop has kept crashing on me since yesterday so who knows - I might be on the start of breaking last years record!!!!  I just look at them and they break LOL!

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I had a wonderful e-mail last night inviting me onto the DT over at The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.  Of course I snapped their hand off, but I did wonder if they'd gotten mixed up with someone else LOL!  I am sooo excited to be working with such a talented bunch of ladies - my first DT call - SCARY!!!!

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I made my first card of 2010, sat crafting with Emily as she made not only her first cards of the year, but also her first entry into a challenge!!  Quality time!!!

My card will be entered into the following six challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge - Thankyou

Totally Gorjuss - Thankyou

Crazy 4 Challenges - Polka Dots

Sketchy Colours - Yellow, Pink and Bronze

Stamp Something Challenge - "New Somethings"

I used on of my favourite but recently neglected stamps for this.  The large flower is new as is the ribbon bow flower in the centre.  Coloured with chalks, copics and my new set of watercolour pencils - yes, I'm an old fashioned gal at heart!  The sentiment is also new.

RECIPE

Papers - Basic Grey and My Mind's Eye

Stamped Image - Sarah Kay

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Paper Flowers - Prima

Ribbon Flower - local haberdashery

Bronzy Metal Corners - stash

Card Candy

I hope you like what you see.  Thankyou for stopping by my little bit of peace and quiet here in cyberspace!  Take care

Mel X

Dottie's World and Sketch Saturday

Afternoon everyone. What a lovely day it is today, glorious sunshine and quite warm too! The children both returned to school today after being unwell since Thursday! I'm now relishing a bit of peace and tranquility, catching up on some crafting! I've another two challenge card, this one's for

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

and

Dottie's World

The challenge over on Dottie's World this week, was set by Nicole and she wants to see the colours Red, White and Black. Of course, a Charmed download must be included! For this I've used the scruffy pup from the Charming Xmas download collection. Isn't he cute! Actually,my golden retriever Murphy, was the inspiration here, as he nicked Ethan's sandwich bag off the worktop this morning, there's NOOO way I could leave meat unattended when he's around!!

I've used my new punch I only bought yesterday and some bling I've been dying to use! Underneath the silver brad is a black punched snowflake. The pawprint is a stamp made by a local crafter I've known quite a few years and she's now set up in business with her own rubber stamp designs, - certainly one to keep an eye on!!!

RECIPE

Download - Charmed Cards and Crafts
Colouring Mediums - Copics and watercolour pencils
Cardstock - stash
Punches - Martha Stewart, X Cut and Woodware
Ribbon - Papermania
Flowers - stash
Bling - Prima
Snowflake brad - Papermania
Pawprint stamp - Oakhouse Studio
Sentiment - done on laptop

Thankyou for stopping by my place in cyberspace. Hope you're having a great day whatever you're doing! Please feel free to leave a comment as I love to receive them!

Take care everyone and happy crafting!

Mel X

SKETCH SATURDAY #75 "Happy Halloween"

This is my first entry for Sketch Saturday, I have wanted to join in with them for a while. This weeks sketch is by sketch designer Anne, isn't it fab!! I flipped the design for this.

RECIPE

Cardstock - stash

Design Papers - Making Memories

Stamp - Magnolia

Ribbons - Stash

Thankyou for stopping by. Please feel free to leave a comment, I really do enjoy reading them.

Take Care

Mel X