Birthday Millie

Morning all. It’s time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and as always it’s Anything Goes, but the team are showing you some fabulous Winter Birthday creations:

I have used Millie with Heart Balloon and paired her with some wintry teal papers.

Supplies:

• Image: Millie with Heart Balloon  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Grey Card, White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From a 6x6 Craft Sensations Pad
• Dies & Punches: Crafters Companion Border Die, Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframe Dies, Sizzix Nesting Star Dies and Stampin Up small Label Punch
• Sentiment: From a Stampin Up Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad and Pumice Stone Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Doodling, Stencilling and Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• The Corrosive Challenge  - Anything Goes January
• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
• Pile It On – Land or Water Animals

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chilly Gift

Morning all. We have a brand new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and as always it’s an Anything Goes Challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas’.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly Snowman Gift :

I love the aqua and red colour scheme.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly Snowman Gift  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Aqua Card, Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: From stash
• Dies & Punches: Precious Marieke Die and a clearly Besotted Snowflake Die
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp Set
• Embellishments: Tonic Nuvo Drops

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Unicorn Gift

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the team are showcasing some ‘Gift Bags’

I’ve used Unicorn Hot Chocolate to make my gift bag:

And I heat embossed my die cut circle to make it super shiny.

Supplies:

• Image: Unicorn Hot Chocolate from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Paper, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Digi Papers from Polkadoodles 
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies from Polkadoodles, a Kars Starburst Punch and a MS Snowflake Punch
• Sentiment: From a Simon Says Stamp clear stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Nuvo Drops and string/rope

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes   

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chilly Snowflakes

Morning all. It’s time for a new Anything Goes Challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, but the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Sparkle.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Chilly with Snowflakes:

And I love this colour combo.

Supplies:

• Image: Chilly with Snowflakes from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Card, Teal Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP:
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Scalloped Stitched Oval Frames and Tonic Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Sentiment: A Clearly Besotted Stamp and die set
• Ink & EP: VersaMark, WOW Sparkling Snow Embossing Powder and WOW Bright White Superfine Embossing Powder
• Embellishments: Spectrum Clear Sparkle Pen

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Magical Birthday

Morning all. It’s time for another Anything Goes Challenge, over at a gem of a challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Mythical/Fantasy’.

Supplies:

• Image: Birthday Unicorn from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Glitter Card, Teal Matte Mirror Card, Sheena’s Stamping Card and Neenah Desert Storm Card
• Dies & Punches: Bubbleicious Frames Dies from Polkadoodles, MFT Dienamics Blueprint 14 Dies and Stampin Up Label Punch
• Sentiment: From a Stampin Up Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Winter Emma

Morning all. There is some brilliant news this morning over at A Gem of Challenge…..we are carrying on with the challenges! Nikky at Polkadoodles is going to be selling some of Janet’s gorgeous Pink Gem images and has decided to sponsor the challenge and keep it going.

So with a few changes we are back with a brand new Anything Goes Challenge, however the team are showing some creations along the the theme ‘Mainly Pink’.

Here is another Christmas card for my stash using the fabulous Emma Winter:

Supplies:

• Image: Emma Winter  from Pink Gem Designs at Polkadoodles  
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Pink Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Digi Papers from Polkadoodles 
• Dies & Punches:
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: Stampin Up Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles Holly Die from Whimsy Stamps 
• Embellishments: Doodling, Glitter Glue and Pearls

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

40 Years Young

Morning all. I’m not sure what is happening with my computer and/or blogger  but I have a few of my posts disappear after I have scheduled them, so with a cuppa in hand I am going to get it sorted out

It was recently my Sister-in-Laws 40th Birthday and I used the adorable Chloe on Swing to make her a very girly Birthday Card.

And I love grey and pink together.

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe on Swing  from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: White Card,Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Dovecraft
• Dies & Punches: Whimsy Border Die, Spellbinders Plain and Scalloped Ovals, Fancy Rectangles from LDRS
• Sentiment: From a Stampin Up Set
• Ink: Stampin Up Blackberry Bliss Ink Pad
• Embellishments: Ribbons, Pearls, Gems, Paper Flowers and Thickers Glitter Alphas

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes (Optional Autumn Colours)
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes (Autumn Colours)
• Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes
• Dream Valley – Pearls or Gems
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Broomstick

Morning all.  I have some good news and some bad news, so I’ll start by getting the bad news out of the way. Janet is closing the Pink Gem Designs Shop! This is really sad news, I have loved the images for many many years and have been lucky enough to be on the DT for the past 5 1/2 years, but the really great news is you will still be able to get Janet’s images through her Etsy shop Pink Gem Designs.

So this will be our last challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and we re bowing out with a fabulous theme of ‘Halloween or Halloween Colours’:

I have used both Halloween and the Halloween colours and used the super sweet  Broomstick Chloe to make this card:

I have coloured this with my distress inks.

Supplies:

• Image: Broomstick Chloe from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Distress Ink
• Card: Orange Card, Matt Black Card, Dark Purple Centura Pearl, Lime Green Centura Pearl and Watercolour Card 
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies and Stitched and Pierced Nested Circle Dies both from Polkadoodles 
• Sentiment: Doodled by hand
• Embellishments: Doodling, White Gel Pen and Glitterglue

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes (Optional Autumn Colours)
• Moving Along with the Times – Fall/Autumn
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Fab ‘n’ Funky – All Creatures Great and Small
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes (Autumn Colours)
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Love Birds

Morning all. We just got back yesterday from a lovely week away in Ironbridge and I’m up and attacking the laundry pile at the moment.

This weeks new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge  is  ‘Wedding Anniversary/ Wedding Day/Engagement’ and it’s perfect timing as Hubby and I celebrated our 11th Wedding Anniversary while we were away.

I’ve used Love Birds:

And as Hubby doesn’t like fussy cards, I’ve kept this one quite simple.

Supplies:

• Image: Love Birds from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Kraft Card, Red Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Fanciful Circle Nested Dies and Stitched and Pierced Nested Circle Dies both from Polkadoodles 
• Sentiment: Written on the Computer
• Ink: Brilliance Moonlight White Ink Pad and Ranger Perfect Impressions Inkpad
• Embellishments: Gold Perfect Pearl Powder, Doodling and Pearls

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Creative Moments – Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door – Anything Goes
• Papercraft Challenge – Animals
• Allsorts – Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Unicorn

Morning all. We have just had a lovely week on holiday in Scarborough and now I’m starting on the massive laundry pile and catching up on chores.

Anyhoo, over at A Gem of a Challenge we are going to have a month long challenge for Breast Cancer Awareness and our theme is Pink.

I’ve been meaning to colour this Unicorn Jodie image for a while now and I thought she would look great in pink:

My papers are pink as well, but they look a little dark in the photo.

Supplies:

• Image: Unicorn Jodie from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Distress Inks
• Card: Watercolour Card and Kraft Card
• DP: An old magazine freebie from Fancy Pants
• Dies & Punches: Fancy Rectangles Tab Die Set from Polkadoodles, Heart Border from CC Designs and MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Border Dies
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Paper Flowers, Gems and Stencilling

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Dots and/or Stripes
• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes
• Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown – Stencilling
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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Chloe with Ice Cream

Hello all. Well we haven’t had the best end to the school term and start to the summer holidays….both children have been ill with fevers and Tonsillitis so I am a bit behind with my blog post for Pink Gem Designs.

So, over at A Gem of a Challenge we have a new challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Summer Time/Holidays’.

I’ve used the super adorable Chloe with Ice Cream:

And I’ve coloured her with Distress Inks…..I think I may be getting the hang of them.

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe with Ice Cream from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Distress Inks
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card, Blue Card and Watercolour Card 
• DP: Lili of the Valley/Nitwit Designs
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Tag Corner Stitched Rectangle Stax and Tonic Doily Punch
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Paper Flowers and Pearls

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
• Allsorts – Flowers all Over
• Crafty Catz – Anything Goes/Dies and Punches
• Alphabet Challenge – I for Ice Cream
• Crafty Creations – Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty – Anything Goes
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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Rudolf the Red Nosed….Barclay!

Morning all. Who’s enjoying the nice weather? It’s a little too hot for me, so to cool me down I thought I would make a Christmas card.

Over at A Gem of a Challenge the new challenge theme is ‘Teddy Bears’ and Janet has loads of Christmas themed Teddy Bears in the Pink Gem Designs shop which made my Christmas card a lot easier.

This is Rudolf Barclay:

Supplies:

• Image: Rudolf Barclay from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Bear: E55, E53 and E51
• Antlers: E27, E25 and E23
• Red Nose: R39, R56, R46 and R32
• Card: White Card, Kraft Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Designs ‘Vintage Frost Basics’ 12x12 Paper
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Oval Dies
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Distressing with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide, Doodling and Pearls.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers – 2 dies/punches or 1 of each
• Christmas with the Cuties – Blue and White
• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Red White & Blue

Morning all. What’s everyone up to this weekend? We have some tidying up to do in the garden.

Anyhoo, over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s my turn to host the challenge and I have  a fabulous theme of ‘Red, White & Blue’ which just happens to be one of my favourite colour combinations.

I have used Dress Up Chloe for today’s card:

And I felt like making a pretty and girly card.

Supplies:

• Image: Dress Up Chloe from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Red Card, Blue Pearl Card, White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Life In the Country 6x6 Paper Pad
• Dies: MFT Die-Namics Stitched Edge Dies, Stitched and Pierced Nested Circle Dies and Amy Designs African Circle Die
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: Abandoned Coral Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Doodling, Ribbon, Chipboard Heart, Gems, Pearls and Paper Flowers

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

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Always Anything Goes
• Pile It On – Holidays or Lot’s of Layers
• Creatalicious Challenges – Anything Goes with optional flowers

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Mellow Yellow

Morning all. We are off out later to a family BBQ, so fingers crossed the weather holds for us.

Anyhoo, over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s time for a new challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Yellow’.

I’ve used the super cute Fairy Chloe for today’s card:

Yellow isn’t really a colour I love.

I’ve teamed it with a spotty lemon paper from the Licorice Cream Paper Pack and I’ve added some Mustard Seed Distress Ink to the edges to deepen the yellow colour.

Supplies:

• Image: Fairy Chloe from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Colour Copy Paper, Grey Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Licorice Cream Paper Pack from Pink Gem Designs 
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders plain and scalloped square nesting dies
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley clear stamp set
• Ink: Mustard Seed Distress Inka and VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad
• Embellishments:Jute Trim, Gems, Doodling and Chipboard Hearts

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

In the Summertime

Morning all. Over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s time for a new challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘3 of Something’.

I have used Chloe & Kitten for my card and before I tell you see if you can guess what my 3 of something is…

I have three lots of three things on my card!

Three patterned papers, three pearls and three flowers.

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe & Kitten from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Studiolight
• Dies & Punches: Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley clear stamp set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Flowers, pearls and doodling

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Apple Tree

Hello again. I’m here with my second catch up post and this time it’s for the new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge we have a fabulous theme of ‘It’s a man’s world’…..so let’s see your cards for men and for boys.

I’ve used Apple Tree Andy for today’s card:

And a simple stencilled background.

Supplies:

• Image: Apple Tree Andy from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card,  Kraft Card, Matt Black Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MFT Die-Namics Elegant Rectangle Stax
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Mustard Seed Distress Ink and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Doodling and Mesh

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Under the Weather

Morning all. Over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s the of a new challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Get Well or Sympathy Cards’.

I have used Chloe with Robins, to make a get well soon card:

I felt like going extremely cute and girly for this card, so plenty of pearls and gems.

Supplies:

• Image: Chloe with Robins from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: Sheena’s Stamping Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• DP: Maja Designs ‘Sofiero’ 6x6 Paper Pad
• Dies & Punches: Go Kreate Frilly Frames #10, MFT My Favourite Things - Die-namics Elegant Rectangle STAX and CC Designs - Heart Banner Metal Die
• Sentiment: From a Whimsy Stamps stamp set
• Ink: Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Pearls, Gems, Paper Flowers and Doodling

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Na na na na…..Batman!

Morning all. Over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s we have a new challenge for you and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Children’s Playtime’. So show us Children or Children Playing.

I have used the super cute Super Hero Andy:

It’s another bookmark, because as soon as Mr 8 saw this image he requested another one.

Supplies:

• Image: Super Hero Andy from Pink Gem Designs 
• Colouring Medium: Copics
• Card: White Card, Grey Card, Yellow Card, Navy Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Plain and Pinking Circle Dies
• Ink: Faded Jeans Distress Ink
• Embellishments: Ribbon, Wooden Stars, Glitter Glue and Gems

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa