Black and White Joanna Sheen Challenge

Hiya everyone,

Todays the day for a brand new challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge.  The theme this time is:-

Black and White

There is a £15 gift voucher up for grabs to the random lucky winner so why not come and join us!

I have useda House Mouse image from the "Flying high" set which you can get here.  I have coloured the images with my promarkers and the papers are from an old paperstack that I've had ages.

I did an easel card for a change as I haven't done one for ages.  It's the in-laws wedding anniversary today so I'll share the card I made tomorrow!

Thanks for looking!

GDT Forever Friends

Hiya everyone, 

I was thrilled to be asked by Diane over at the Forever Friends Challenge blog (along with the rest of the Joanna Sheen DT) if I wanted to be GDT for February.  As Joanna Sheen was sponsoring that particular challenge I tried to find the time to make one using a Joanna Sheen image.  I didn't have loads of spare time so my card is quite clean and simple which I think suits the image I chose to use.

I love these little House Mouses smelling the lavender.  I coloured them in with my promarkers and the papers are from my DCWV Boys Nana's nursery paperstack which I love.  The sentiment is just a craftwork cards sentiment - ideal for being quick and easy.

The theme over at the Forever Friends Challenge blog is any creation with animals or birds or butterflies on it.  Check it out here.  A few of my Joanna Sheen Teamies has also taken part.

Thanks for looking!

February blog candy

Hiya everyone, 

Here I am a little bit late with my february candy.  I have decided to offer up this fab Martha Stewart bunnies in the grass border punch as it will be great on all your spring cards coming up.

As usual, to be in with a chance of winning you need to:-

Be a follower of my blog

Post a piccie and link on your sidebar

Add your name to Mr linky below

I will draw a winner at the beginning of March!

Thanks for looking!

January Blog Candy Winner!

Hiya everyone, 

After a funny old week I have just realised that I have not drawn a winner for my January Candy that was this fab calenders stamp set from Lili of the Valley.

Anyhoo, the winner I had just picked with the help of Random.org is No. 66 which is:-

Catherine J

Congratulations Catherine!  Please e-mail me with your address and I'll send you out your prize!

I have lot of samples to share with you but I seem to struggle finding the time to fit everything in.  I will try and share some more fab Wild Rose Studio samples in the coming week!

I will post my February candy tomorrow when I decide what it is! Lol

Thanks for looking!

OMG!!!! Fab news!!!

Hiya everyone, 

I have some amazing news!!!  As most of you will know, I run the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog.  Well, yesterday I had an e-mail from Joanna telling me that we had won the Best Craft Blog Award ran by Crafts Beautiful and Let's make Cards magazines.  I was sooooo shocked but soooo thrilled.  I knew we were nominated but never expected to win as we were up against some really tough competition.

You can see more info here on the win.
 
It's really made my week after the awful week I've had so far.  On that front my nan is out and hospital and is improving by the day and the vet is hopeful that with treatment, Toba should be ok.  


Thanks for looking!

House Mouse and Friends - Special cuts

Hiya everyone, 

I am a little late with this card (only about 10 minutes but still) as I've only just made it this morning.  I have had an awful week after taking one of my cats to the vet for blood tests on friday and on saturday morning my beloved Nan was rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke.  We visited her yesterday and she doesn't seem too bad as she can still move everything and talk but she is almost 88 so anything like this is such a huge worry.  As it was the weekend, there was no specialist on so we haven't really been told very much.  Hopefully we'll find out more today.  We also have an appointment at the vets to discuss my little Toba's liver problem so I've had that to worry about too all weekend!  

Anyhoo, back to my card which is my DT card for the House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge which has just started today.  The theme today is "anything goes with special cuts" which can be shaped cut card, die cuts or something else!

I very quickly opted for a shaped card as I didn't have a lot of time and decided to use this gorgeous fish stamp that I've had ages and never used.  I thought I could give it to the father in law as he keeps Koi so I thought he'd like it!  The images has been coloured with a combo of promarkers and flexmarkers and the papers are from the "Isabelle" first edition paperstack.

We have some fab prizes up for grabs from our amazing sponsors so be sure to check it out!

3 fab House Mouse Stamps donated by Team Leader America

 £10 gift voucher from Joanna Sheen

 

$10 Gift certificate

 

 

I will try and enter this into a few challenges later on.

Thanks for looking!

Sending hugs......

Hiya everyone,

As I had a spare five minutes I thought I'd share the 3rd and final card entry into the Card Designer of the Year competition that I was runner up in (Simply cards and papercraft magazine).

The papers are from the Prima "birdsong" paperstack.  I decided against a stamped image so apart from a few dies and a stamping up notebook punch I only used the paperstack.  I made the envelope from cream vellum by first pulling apart a small envelope to use as a template.  It looked far nicer in the flesh but I suppose most cards do don't they?

I will enter this card into the following challenges:-

Tip top tuesday -  Lavishly lucious layers
Inky chicks - BINGO (Ribbon, sentiment,flowers)
Crafty bloggers network - Flowers 
Kaboodle doodles - Ribbon 
Make it monday - Always anything goes 
Unstampabelles - Use one or more dies 
Speedy and friends - Use twine  
Catch the bug - BINGO (Twine, ribbon, starts with a "P" so punch) 
Sugar creek hollow - TIC TAC TOE - Bling, ribbon, diecuts
Inspire me friday - Anything goes

Thanks for looking!