Sketch Time at Critters

Happy Monday. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. It was gorgeously Sunny here, so hot I had to find a spot in the shade, but I shouldn't complain we will probably back to rain in time for the Jubilee weekend.

It’s time for a new challenge over at Critter Sketch and this week we have another fabulous sketch by Colleen Spangler for you to follow:

I’ve used a cute little Digi from All That Scraps called Spring Kiki La Rue and coloured her with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers, with just a touch of Stickles and Liquid Pearls on the flowers and shoes.

My patterned papers are from Fancy Pants Summers End 6x6 pad and are mat and layered onto Bazzill Kraft Card and I’ve cut the bottom edge of both with a Tim Holtz Sizzix Wonky Scallop Border Die. The squares have been cut with Nesties (top left is actually a scrap of MME paper but I can’t remember which pad it is from). I’ve replaced the stars from the sketch with some Puffy Clouds cut with a Memory box die and the ribbon has been replaced with couple of MFT Flourishes and some MFT flowers die cut from orange felt (IRL they match the paper but the camera seemed to highlight them and make them look a lot brighter). And to finish just a few gems and pearls.

This little cutie is going to be my Nieces birthday card, she’s turns 18 in August but I don’t have any numbers that looked right, I have my eye on some number dies but I have spent a fair bit on stash this month so may have to save up some pennies before I can buy them. Oh well I’ve till August..lol.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Dies to Die for challenge – Anything Goes with Die Cuts
• OLLCB – Make it Girly
• Passion for ProMarkers – Birthdays
• My Time To Craft – Two of something (my two’s are squares and flourishes)
• Divas by Design – Fabulous Flourishes
• I Love ProMarkers – Use Die Cuts
• Southern Girls Challenge – Dying to Die cut
• The Paper Shelter – Bling it On
• All That Scraps Challenge – Photo Inspiration (the colours and it makes me think of Summer)
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Use Die Cuts
• Paper Play – Summer Lovin’
• Allsorts – Happy Birthday to someone Special
• Totally Gorjuss – Something New (my digi and my cloud, flower and flourish dies)
• Crafters Companion – Here Comes Summer

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

New Beginnings at Sarah Hurley Challenge

I'm here to share my first challenge theme at Sarah Hurley. I have a lot of friends getting married, moving house and having babies so it would have been silly of me to pick a theme that wasn't NEW BEGINNINGS. I would love to see you create something to celebrate a New Beginning. I've already given a couple of suggestions above, but the possibilities are endless...New Job, Graduation, Retirement, etc, etc.

I’ve created a New Baby card for some close friends of my hubbies:

I drew the Onesie/Babygrow by hand onto Kraft card. I've then used pastel papers from Sarah's Craft Basics Collection and lot’s of die cuts, pearls and an old Cuttlebug embossing folder to decorate.  I've tried to keep the colours neutral as our friends baby isn't due until September and they don't know what they're having.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

• Southern Girls Challenge – Dying to Die Cut
• The Paper Shelter – Bling it On (Hope my pearls count)
• MAWTT – Celebration but not a birthday
• Fussy and Fancy Challenge – New Baby
• Fab n Funky Challenges – New Beginning (New Baby)
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Die cuts
• Tuesday Throwdown – 3D
• Dies to Die for challenge – Anything Goes with Die Cuts

I do hope you join us for my first challenge theme and we look forward to seeing your projects - you have until midnight on 3rd June to enter over at Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Anything for Kids

Hands up….who’s enjoying all of this lovely weather we are having? Don't get me wrong I love the nice weather but to have a little cool down I thought I would stop for a cuppa (hot drink to cool down!!! it may sound mad but it works for me) and tell you all about the special new challenge over at Paper Crafting Journey.

We are linking up with the Send a Smile 4 kids challenge blog this fortnight and our theme is:

ANYTHING FOR KIDS GOES

So make anything but it must be for kids. Here is my card:

I’ve  used a gorgeous digi from Digi Stamp Boutique. I picked this as I’m sure lot’s of little girls would love to be a ballerina. She has been coloured with a mix of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. I’ve kept the rest of the card quite simple, with some paper from Echo Parks 6x6 pad Walk in the Park, some Kraft card, some ribbon, pearls, MS Border punch and my new favourite dies the CC Designs Phlox Flower Cutters and the CC Designs Leaf Cutters. The flowers have been cut from felt.

It would be fantastic if you could send your cards off to Send a Smile 4 Kids. They do great work and how amazing would it be to know that your card could put a smile on the face of a child?  You can read more about the work which Send a Smile 4 Kids does here.

So because PCJ are linking up with SAS4K, we will be accepting back links from 19th May 2012 but only if you have entered your card into the SAS4K challenge! Lisa (our PCJ Boss Lady) will be checking.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Ladybug Crafts Challenge – Something with Wings
• My Time To Craft – It takes two (flowers)
• Oldie but a Goodie – Things with Wings (old stash is PP and the digi)
• Passion for ProMarkers – Special Challenge – Birthdays
• Crafts and Me – Fabulous Flowers
• I Love ProMarkers – Use Die Cuts
• Southern Girls Challenge – Dying to Die Cut
• The Paper Shelter – Bling it On
• Alphabet Challenge – Handmade Flowers
• Card Makin Mamas – May Flowers
• Sweet Stampin – Faeries or Angels
• The Corrosive Challenge – Flowers/Doilies/Bling (I’ve used Flowers and Bling)
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Things with Wings
• Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog – Happy Birthday
• Sundays with Crissy – Things with Wings
• Digi Stamp Boutique – May Challenge
• Milk Coffee Challenge  - Die Cuts
• Dies to Die for challenge – Anything Goes with Die Cuts

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

PS: I’ll be back later with my post for Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog.

Final GDT Post for Jellypark

A new challenge started over at Jellypark on Friday and this fortnight the theme is:

WASHI TAPE/OFFICE SUPPLIES

I’ve used some gold striped Washi Tape and my office supplies are Tiny Yellow staples (top and bottom left, but not sure they show up in the picture). I’ve used Girl in a Bee Costume which can be found here in the Jellypark Shop. I’ve coloured the image with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. I’ve also used some scraps of Forever Friends and DCWV patterned papers and lastly a few gems.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Anything Goes Challenge Blog – Black plus one other colour
• Simon Says Stamp – Clean & Simple
• I love ProMarkers – Anything Goes
• MAWTT – Keep It Real
• Saturday Challenge – In the Garden
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

A New Digi at Jellypark

Over at Jellypark, Claire released a new digi on Friday. It’s the cutest little girl all dressed up in a Nurse Outfit and can be found in the shop here.

I’m a little late sharing my card with you as we’ve had problems with our internet connection. And it’s scary how lost I feel when I can’t get on the internet.

I’ve coloured the image with ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and used papers from my stash (the patterned paper was a magazine freebie).I’ve also used a Tonic Studios Border punch, a CC Designs 5 Petal Flower Cutter and some gems and pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• My Mum's Craft Shop – Feeling Blue/Get Well Soon
• Simon Says Stamp - Clean & simple
• I Love ProMarkers – Anything Goes
• MAWTT – Keep It Real
• Sparkles Forum – Get Well
• Alphabet Challenge – Handmade Flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa