Shimmer and Shine

This week I have learnt a valuable lesson. After a recent storm we were without power in our home for nearly 24 hours. Luckily for our gas stove top and gas hot water we weren't hungry or smelly however, we were placed under a fair bit of pressure. 

I couldn't tell you how many times I attempted to turn on a light, how I decided to just do a little ironing, how I thought I might watch a bit of telly. I mean ... duh! Finally the power flickered back on and cheers were heard.You just don't realise how much you rely on something until you don't have it. 

BUT, the most valuable lesson I learned was this: If the power ever goes off again, put your 17 year old daughter in the car and drive her directly to grandparents, friends, strangers homes - anywhere - as long as she has power to charge up her iPad and straighten her hair because you don't realise how much you rely on your sanity until you don't have it :)

Over at Southern Girls we are all about Shimmer and Shine this fortnight. Break out the bling, dab on the glitter glue and shimmer away! We are sponsored by Marianne design, flourish with a Bling and Rhoda Design Studio so there will be some fabulous prizes on offer. I have used a Sherri Baldy image, papers from Bazzill Basics and Copic markers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting by Design Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks #164 Multiple layers

Top Tip Tuesday #112 Black and White with a splash of colour

Emerald Faeries #48 Sparkle

And they called it ....

It is not even my turn ... but I just couldn't resist. Over at Southern Girls, this fortnights challenge with Team Lou is 'Song Inspired'. As soon as I saw this image from Sherri Baldy, I immediately thought of Puppy Love. I would like $1 for each time I listened to that song. 

I would be a millionaire. 

"And they called it Puppy Love 

Oh I guess they'll never know 

How a young heart really feels 

and why I love her so"  

Come on sing it with me. I know you know it! 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
My Besties Norge Use Dies
Tammys Scrapin Corner #83 Inspired by Song Title
Besties Challenge Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas #136 Use Brown
Digi Sketch Challenge Love     Top 3

Be Prepared

BE PREPARED! 

That is my new motto. 

(and I can't remember what my old motto was) 

So now, if I ever need a card for a 4, 5 or 6 year old boy - here it is! All prepared and ready to give.

 Come to think of it ... since when do I need a recipient in order to make a card. 

My new, new motto: Make cards! (ah! that was the old one)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Inky Impressions #127 Sports and Hobbies

Crafters Cafe #30 Die Cuts/Punches

Cut it Up #28 Going in Circles    Top 3

Crafty Catz #200 Happy Birthday     Top 3

Card Makin Mamas For the Kids

2 Sisters #163 Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Anything Goes 4 Kids

Paper Crafting Journey For the Boys

Milk Coffee Paper Piecing

I have used Copic colours: E0000,00,11,31,33,35,37,93, YR04,07,09,B24,26,28,29,C0,1,3,5,7 and Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad Rewind Collection.

Vintage Violet

I am certainly loving Washi and have already made a collection of cards with bits of tape all over them. But ... I looked over and saw my neglected Copic markers. I just blurted out to Washi that Copic is where my true love lies. I have to say, Washi took it very well. I am sure Washi knows that it is still high on my favourites list.

Speaking of favourites ... that would have to be anything from Saturated Canary. This is Vintage Violet and I have teamed her with the Basic Grey 6x6 pad Lucille and the following Copics:

E000,00,11,13,93

E04,07,08,09

E31,35 and YG93

BG70,72,75,78

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Pennys Paper-Crafty #145 Use 2 or more designer papers

Divas by Design Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes with a twist of Vintage

Paper Crafting Journey Flowers

Charisma Cards Favourite Colour Combo (It is definitely Teal and Rust ... this week)

Digitally Sweet #54 Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room #116 Lots of Layers

4 Krafty Girls Anything Goes

Saturated Canary Shabby Chic (Not really sure if this fits with 'shabby'. I probably should have 'roughed up' the edges a bit more but my OCD alter ego has only recently allowed 'crooked' so 'roughing up' was out of the question)

Monochrome

I am back from my holiday and refreshed after all that lovely sunshine (and food and just a couple of cocktails). Now I am ready to go with this fortnights challenge over at Southern Girls. Our challenge to you is to create something monochrome.

Our sponsors are Marianne Designs (I have used a flower die) and Rhoda Design Studio so that means some fabulous prizes on offer. Pop on over to the Southern Girls challenge site and check out the fabulous inspiration from the other team members. 

I have had heaps of fun playing with my new collection of Washi tape and there is a good chance you will see some more Washi cards soon. I just need to get a few more colours because I only have.... 12,13,14 ..... 22,23,24 ..... 46,47,48 ...... Ooops! got distracted by the pretty colours and lost count. That is the story I am sticking with :)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle #50 Add some pink
Just Inspirational Die Cuts
My Craft Spot Favourite Technique (sticking bits of Washi tape on stuff)
A Little Bit Crafty Clean and Simple 
Inky Chicks Pretty in Pink
Heart 2 Heart Favourite Things (Washi tape)  

Marianne's Design Divas Anything Goes

Warm and Fuzzy

This is my first post as a design team member for Southern Girls Challenge. Wooo Hooo! 
(Oh, I can just hear my daughter now - You are so embarrassing Mum.)
Our theme is Warm and Fuzzy and I thought that this little guy from Digi Stamp Boutique was just perfect cause he is ... warm and fuzzy. 
Our sponsors are JoyBells Scrapbooking, Rhoda Design Studio and 7 Dots Studio. 
Wow! I think that means lots of prizes.

Pop on over to the Southern Girls challenge site and check out the fabulous inspiration from the other team members. 
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Jellypark Challenges: Cuddly Wuddly
Creative Corner: Anything Goes
Allsorts: Use your new stash (Loopy rings from Memory Box)
A Gem of a Challenge: Use a Punch or Die
Make My Monday: Its Child's Play 
Paper Playtime: #17 Use Pearls 
Cutie Pie Challenge: #51 Anything Goes     Top 5
Digi Stamp Boutique: August customer competition

Happy Times

I have very happy memories of my time at school ... Don't be rude ... I can remember that far back. The excitement of being chosen as the milk monitor, my projects proudly displayed on the classroom wall and even inside games during a rainy lunch time. All happy times. Perhaps not so much for the teachers who I now appreciate so much more - they didn't get a break from us on those rainy days. 

See! my memory is perfect. A quick post today 'cause I am off to take the kids to school ..."Has anyone seen my keys and where's my bag!"

I have used a La La Land image called Backpack Marci and papers from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad 'Shaken Not Stirred Collection' and the following Copic markers:

E000,00,11,13,93

E50,31,25

R02,05,08

C0,2,4,6,8

I am entering in the following challenges:

2 Sisters #156 Favourite Embellishments (anything that I can die cut)

PNDC #10 Back to School     Top 3

Created with Love #53 Back to School

Crafty Boots Die Cuts

Party Time Tuesdays #133 Back to School

Crafty Sentiments Dies and Punches

Enjoy

This is going to be me soon. Off on a sun filled holiday - eating ice cream in my bikini - looking glamorous by the pool - hair flowing in the warm breeze .... And then I woke up.

I am actually off on a sun filled holiday soon (fingers crossed there will be no summer storms) and I should have woken up at that point because all that ice cream, bikini and hair flowing was a sure sign that dreams may be based on fact but they become fantasy very quickly.

The more likely scenario would be: There will be a one piece with a wrap to hide my 'bits'. Ice cream in the heat drips faster than you can eat it so that often results in lots of slurping and mopping up. So now I have ice cream on my wrap, it has flicked in my hair, and then, OMG there is a breeze! Now there is ice cream on the man next to me and my wrap has flown up over my head. That sounds more like it. I am looking forward to my holiday and you may not have noticed, but perhaps I am really neeeeeeding a holiday.

I have used a Saturated Canary image, Summer Breeze paper pad from Kaisercraft and the following Copics:

E000,00,11,13,95

YR12,14,16,18

Y21,35,E99,47

R81,83

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Summer Holiday
City Crafter #170 Summertime     Spotlight
Creative Corner #30 Polka Dots
QKR Stampede #50 Summer Fun
2 Sisters #155 Anything Goes
Dream Valley #62 Summer Days
Creative Belli #175 Summer
Saturated Canary #49 Set Your Creativity Free

Key to my Heart

I am very excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Southern Girls Challenge Design Team. The Southern Girls Challenge is a fortnightly challenge which is posted on a Thursday and is open to all papercrafters. There are two teams - 'Team Lou' and  'Team Trace'. Pop on over to the Southern Girls site to check out all the amazing talent and don't forget to join in those challenges.  

I made this little La La card and coloured her with my Copics

RV52,63,55,66

E000,00,01,11,13,15,18,49,93

C0,2,3,5,6,7 and 0

and I will enter her in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge: #52 Love

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: #54 Anything Goes with Ribbon

One Stop Craft: #236 Add Flowers and Ribbon

The Kraftyhands Challenge: Pretty in Pink 
Marker Pop #27 Lovely Locks

All Dressed Up

I know! I know! I know! You have taken one look at this little Miss and I know what you are all thinking. I do, really! 

She is all dressed up in her finest clothes, looking very fancy in her fabulous colours and ... no lippy! 
OMG! No lipstick! 
Not even a smidge of lip gloss - what was I thinking! 
I hope my Mother doesn't see this. 
I guess that I just thought that she was making enough of a statement without the need for gloss :-)

I had lots of fun colouring another Sherri Baldy image and Copic markers just filled my workspace. Love that!
The colours I have used are: 
Y02,04,06,08
YG21,23,25,63
BG11,13,15,18
YR12,14,16,18
R22,24,27
E000,00,11,93 and 0
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Marker Pop Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Use your Markers
Party Time Tuesdays #129 Colour inspiration     Winner
Crafting for all Seasons #56 Bingo (Flowers/Digi/Pearls)
Charisma Cardz #28 Girly
Joanna Sheen Citrus Colours 
Crafty Cardmakers #96 Birthday
Really Reasonable Ribbon #76 Sizzlin' Summer colours and Ribbon
The Crafting Cafe Summers Here
Ladybug Crafts Favourite Embellishment (MFT Flower die)

A fairy happy day

  Sherri Baldy.  
Need I say more... 
I will say one more thing - Pop on over to this Etsy store. Check out these super cute images. Make sure that you take your best friend, Mr Paypal with you. (So that was three things)
The Copic colours I have used are:
BV0000,000,00,01,02
G40,43,82
E000,00,11,93

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge: #96 Checks, Stripes and Flowers     Top 5
My Besties UK challenge blog: Anything Goes
{Pin}spirational Challenge Picture
Party Time Tuesdays #128 Wing It
Totally Papercrafts: #175 All of a Flutter
2 Sisters: #152 Make it Sparkle     Top 3

Marker Pop: #26 Anything Goes

Red White and Blue

I have been over to Some Odd Girl and that horrible Paypal monster jumped out at me again. (He is not really horrible. I secretly love him, cause he always supports my passion). 
Anyway, this is Summer Kaylee. I went with a simple style of card cause I wanted to really show off Kaylee in her faded denims and singlet top and that confident look she has. 

The Copic colours I have used are:

E0000,00,11,13

R24,27,29,46,59

B24,26,28,29

C4,6,8 - 0 & 100

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Inky Impressions: #115 Red White and Blue

Crafting by Designs: Show us your colours

Allsorts: Favourite Things (Copic markers)     Winner!

2 Sisters: Red White and Blue

QKR Stampede:  Rock the Red White & Blue

Gingerloft: Red White and Blue

Milkcoffee: Use country flag colours

happy day

Whhh whhhh whhh! .... that is me - blowing the dust off my blog. It sure has settled here recently. 

The reason that I have been so absent is because umm ... I had to umm..... I was going to umm..... I have been umm .... 
I don't even have a good reason. 
I think that 'life' just got in the way of my blogging - how dare it! 
But! I am back and can't wait to see what you have all been up to and catch up on all your blogs.
   
Even while I have been 'away' I have been busy making cards and this is one that I just finished using a Saturated Canary image 'Spring Ball'. Just by the name, it may not appear to fit into the whole 'Summer challenges' but I think that sunshine and outdoor activity are perfect together. I have also used Bazzill Basics Licorice paper pad, the Stacking Star die from MFT and Copic markers. 

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Incy Wincy: Summer Lovin'
Marker Pop: #25 Summer Fun

Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Summer Fun     Top 3
Penny's Paper Crafty: #134 Spots and Stripes

Little Miss Muffet: #64 Seeing Stars
Jellypark Challenges: Celebrate Summer
Saturated Canary: #47 Celebration     TOP 3

Ladybug Crafts Ink: Birthdays

And yet again ... a Boy

Once again, here is that image that reminds me of my brother, just a mere 43 years ago. Cool Dude Joe from Digi Stamp Boutique. And yes! he did have a skateboard and then a go kart and then a bike and then a motor bike (I think Mum is still recovering from that one) and then a car. What is it with men and their obsession with things!!! 

I, on the other hand was perfectly happy with playing schools, Barbie dolls and Donny Osmond. Of course I am over all that stuff now. 

Got to dash, I am off out and have to find my purple cap and I am distracted by one of those old songs playing on my ipo ..... I mean, the radio "..... and they called it puppy love, I guess they'll never 

know ... ". 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:  

Southern Girls Going Spotty Dot
2 Sisters #144 1-2-3 (1 image, 2 words, 3 clouds)
Kaboodle Doodles #172 Stripes and/or Circles
Stamps and Fun #152 Card for a Man/Boy
Love to Create #66 Something for Kids
ABC Challenge N for not just one 
As You Like It #2 Favourite Colour Combo  - Blue and Green should never be seen except with a colour in between - I never did understand this rhyme. I love blue and green together.     TOP 5

Card Mania #21 Spots and/or Stripes

Digi Sketch Cute

And again with the Boys

I've always liked the saying ..."When you are on a good thing - stick to it" and these cute Digi Stamp Boutique images are definitely a 'good thing' in my book. 
Luckily for me, I purchased the '3' set of images cause I love 3's of. 
Perhaps not so lucky for you - cause there is another one on the way. Stay tuned for 'skateboarding Joe"! 
The paper pad is MME All Spice and the Copic colours I have used are: E31,33,50,51,53,55,57 and 93

R20,22,24, and 27

YG91,93 and 95

BG70 and 72

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
2 Sisters #143 Mothers Day
The Squirrel and the Fox #43 Mothers Day
Cupcake Craft #242 Lots of Layers
Fab'n'Funky #171 Your Favourite Embellishment (Well with this card, the last card and quite probably, the next card - my favourite embellishment would be those cloud dies from Memory Box.)

Boys!!!

This little fella, 'Joe and Present' from Digi Stamp Boutique, looks exactly like my brother used to look... about 43 years ago. 

That cute, adorable, 7 year old, sandy haired kid, who could do no wrong. 

(If you believe that then you have never had a younger brother) 

I thought that he might like to give this card to Mum for Mothers Day. All I have to do now is to go and choose, buy and wrap the present for him to give Mum. I am sure that I will be greatly appreciated with a - "Oh good! Thanks for that. What did I get her!" 

Brothers! 

I think that my sister and I created a monster. A lovable monster that is. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

Moving Along with the Times One for the Guys

Stampin' for the Weekend Use Die Cuts or Punches

Created with Love Mothers Day

Pile it On #18 For a Mother

Love to Create For Mum

My Craft Spot #96 For Mom

As You Like It Favourite Dies (Love these Memory Box clouds and banner)

Cut it Up #18 Mothers Day and Die Cuts

The Squirrel and the Fox #43 Mothers Day     Top 3

Country Mama

I have discovered that I have a big problem. Okay, maybe more than one - for those who know me - BUT, my problem this week was the challenge to colour something pastel. 

I realised that pastel means: put down those Copics, stop colouring, don't add any more! 

What! 

It just goes totally against my normal: choose another colour, add more depth and only stop when the family needs to be fed!

I am so stressed now, I think I need a lie down ... on second thoughts, I think that I will get out B21,23,24,26,28,29 and even 39. Phew! I feel better. 

The Copics I used for this Country Mama image from Saturated Canary are:

B21,23 and 24

C00,2 and 4

RV91 and 93 

E31,50,51,53,55,57 and 93

the flower dies are from Joycrafts and the paper is from Kaisercraft Lavendar Haze range.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Galore One for the Girls

Ladybug Crafts Spring

Sarah Hurley #79 Projects with Character

Allsorts #203 Passion for Flowers

Crafts for Eternity #120 Spring Flowers

Raise the Bar #140 Friendship

Stampin for the Weekend Friendship
Milk Coffee Welcome Spring
Saturated Canary #41 Anything Goes

Inky Impressions #105 Punches/Dies     Top 3

And for my dear Aunty June, who loved a glass of wine, a good book and a giggle. Cheers to you! With lots of Love. RIP. 

Sweet Fairwee

Isn't she just the cutest!!!! This is Sweet November Fairwee Josie's Brella. I was so inspired when I saw her over at Anita's blog and I just had to have her. Thank goodness for digi images, Paypal and tiny purchases that no one questions when looking at your bank statement. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew #33 Clouds     TOP 3

Fab 'n' Funky #165 April Showers

Divas by Design Spring Colours

Creative Moments #14 Things with Wings

All that Scraps Winged Things

Allsorts #201 Spring has Sprung

2 Sisters #138 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Girly

This week over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is to create something 'GIRLY'. 
Saturated Canary are our sponsors this week along with our monthly sponsor, The Ribbon Girl. This is my last post with the fabulous Sweet Stampin' design team and I have loved every minute of being a part of this bunch of wonderful, friendly and supportive women. Thanks gals! 
The image I have used is called 'Thank You' and is from Saturated Canary. Those flowers are from my stash of stuff and that corner die is a Memory Box 'Madera Corner'. 
The Copic colours I have used are:
Skin: E50, 51, 53, 93
Hair: E43, 44, 47, 49
Clothes: YR0000, 000, 00, 02, 04, 07, 09, 27
V01, 09, 12, 15, 17
W0, 1, 3
I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

No Matter Which Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays #113 Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Happy Birthday

C.R.A.F.T. #200 Mothers Day/Female

Whoopsi Daisy Use a digi

Marker Pop #19 Use Glitter     TOP 3
Brown Sugar Flowers
2 Sisters Sparkle and Shine
Head on over to Sweet Stampin' and see lots of amazing inspiration from the team.

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

This week over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is to create a card for 'EASTER'. I have used little Easter Emma from CC Designs. 

I tried to make her look like she had lovely freckles but now I just think that she looks like she has the measles and is a bit sad. Maybe if you glance at the card quickly then turn away ... that may help.

Our sponsor for this week is The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop and our monthly sponsor is Ribbon Girl

The paper pad is Summer by Authentique and I have used the following Copic markers:

Y00, 02, 06, 08, 11, 15, 32 and 38

E50, 51, 53 and 93

BG72, 75 and 78

R00 and 01

C1 and 3

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs Things that begin with an "F" (Flowers)

Simply Create Too #33 Easter

On Cloud 9

If someone asked me right now to choose my favourite colour it would definitely be ... GREEN. 

What a coincidence!!! I just happen to be sitting at my desk in front of this green card that I have just made. 

Luckily, I wasn't in my kitchen ... cause then it would be red and if I was looking in my wardrobe ... it would be blue and then this post would have made no sense at all. Or should I say - less sense.   

I have used another Tiddly Inks image - little Wryn on Cloud 9 as well as a Kaisercraft paper pad called Chapter One and the following Copics:

G0000, 000, 00, 12, 21 and 82

YG 63 BV23 R20

E50, 51, 53, 55, 57 and 93  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy 2 PatternedPapers

Party Time Tuesdays #110 Die Cuts

Inky Impressions #100 St Patricks or Green

Flutterby Wednesdays #230 Open - and a Butterfly

Crafts and Me #123 Tag It

Southern Girls #64 Tag You're It

4 Crafty Chicks #132 Die for Dies

Simply Create Too #32 Use mostly Green

Card Makin Mamas Green

Cupcake Inspirations #200 Choose a challenge (#34)

Sweet Stampin' - Embossing

This week over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is "Embossing". 

Our sponsors are Sir Stampalot who are giving away 2 Molly Bloom Stamps to a random winner and there is also a voucher up for grabs at the end of the month from The Ribbon Girl.

This little digi image is Wryn from Tiddly Inks and that Window frame is from Memory Box. I have used a couple of embossing folders on the front on my card. On the inside, I have stamped my words in black Versafine ink (my favourite) and embossed with clear embossing powder. 

I love clear embossing powder cause it doesn't make a mess on the floor, oops, I mean table. Well ... I guess it does - you just don't see it. Actually, after eye strain from cutting out around Wryn and those tiny heart flowers, I am surprised that I can see at all.)

The Copic colours I have used are:

Skin: E50,51,53 & 93

Hair: YR20, 23 and Y28

Dress and Flowers: RV63,66 and 69

Flowers and Pot: BG45,49,57,70 and 72 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

C.R.A.F.T #196 Use Embossing

Sweet Pea Use a Digi image

Sweet 'n' Sassy #94 Girl Time

WOW Embossing Powder Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy #7 Diecuts

Sweet Stamps #106 Embossing folder, Die and Stamp

Moving Along with the Times Lovely Ladies
My Time to Craft #211 Embossing
Allsorts #196 For a Lady (My Mum loves these 'cute' images)

Made with Love

Just thought that I would share with you a card that I made recently. The paper pad is Authentique, the flower dies are from My Favourite Things and that image - well who doesn't love Saturated Canary.
The Copics I have used are:
Skin: E50, 51, 53 and 93
Hair: N5, 7 and 9
Clothes: RV13, 14, 17 & 19
Surrounds: BG0000, B000 and 0

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky #159 Flower Power
Crafts and Me #121 Add a Charm     WINNER
Crafting for all Seasons #46 Dies and Punches
Saturated Canary #37 Love
Craft us Crazy #37 Use your Favourites
(These flower dies from MFT and any Saturated Canary image)
Simply Create Too #31 For a Female
Crafty Catz #171 Dies and Punches
Card Makin Mamas Birthday     TOP 3
Stamptacular Sunday #204 Swirls and Lace
Sentimental Sunday #143 Flowers Flowers Flowers and a Sentiment

Thanks so much for visiting me.

Sweet Stampin' - Stars and Stripes

This week over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is Stars and Stripes. I have gone with the traditional Red White and Blue, but you can choose any colours you like, as long as you have stars and stripes on your project (and something stamped, of course). 
Pop on over to Sweet Stampin' and see the colourful creations from the rest of the team. 

We are sponsored this week by Stamp Fairy who very generously donated an image to each design team member. This little cutie is called Mimi Stars. Also, our monthly sponsor, The Ribbon Girl has a voucher to give away to a lucky winner.

The papers I have used are from LOB. Come on ... you want to know, don't you? 
What is LOB? A new paper company! 
No! it's my 'Left Overs Box' of course. You know when you use a piece of 12 x 12 and you have a bit left over? Well that bit gets neatly cut into a square (throwing away any scrappy little bits) and placed into a box with other papers that have experienced the same fate... a bit left over. 

I guess that I just could have called it my 'stash' but in the days of LOL, OMG, BTW and WTF, I think LOB sounds heaps cooler. I can hear it now! "Mum, please stop using words like 'cool'. You are so embarrassing :) 

Happy Valentines Day

Whooo Hooo! (my 17 year old will not be happy with that beginning. I can hear her now, "Mum, you are so embarrasing") Anyway ... whooo hooo! It is Valentines Day and there are heaps of  'Love' challenges at the moment. AND I just happen to be making a card for Ashleigh, a girl I work with, and thought that I would enter into a 'few' challenges - okay 12. (More like a few fews.)
I have used Hugs and Kisses from Saturated Canary and a paper pad from MME called Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

Simply Create Too #30 Valentines Day/Hearts

Allsorts #193 Valentines

A Gem of a Challenge #66 Hearts/Valentines

2 Sisters #130 Hearts

The Squirrel and The Fox #37 Love

Stamptacular Sunday #202 From the Heart

Dream Valley #50 Valentines

Cupcake Inspirations #197 Photo inspired - Heart

Ooh La La #123 Love Story

Love to Create #52 Feelin the Love

The Cutie Pie Challenge #37 Valentines

Top Tip Tuesday #95 Let me call you Sweetheart
Happy Valentines Day all! 

Sweet Stampin' - Love is All Around

This week over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is "Love is All Around". Our sponsor is this week is Cuddly Buddly who have loads of cute digi images and they have a voucher to give away to a lucky winner. Also The Ribbon Girl is our monthly sponsor and they will also give a voucher to a lucky winner of the month.  

The image I have used is Uptown Girl, Lucille from Stamping Bella and the papers are from MME Honey Cake paper pad. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

The Squirrel and the Fox #36 Something New (Lucille)

Stamptacular #200 Spots and Stripes

Paper Playtime #2 Use some brown
ABC #14 Valentines Day     TOP 3

Shopping our Stash #87 Valentine, Hearts, Love
Bearly Mine #71 Hearts Galore
The ABC Challenge 'G' is for Going Dotty

Sweet Stampin' - Show us your Frillies

This week at Sweet Stampin' our challenge to you is to "Show Us Your Frillies!"  Now we don't want to get too personal but anything with frills or ruffles would be perfect. Our sponsor this week is Lili of the Valley and our sponsor for January's prize draw is the Ribbon Girl.  

I have used Cherry Pip from Sugar Nellie with her frilly dress and the paper pad is Simple Stories Harvest Lane (thank you Glenice) with some 'frilled' grass. 

I will enter this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts #190 Flower Power

Card Mania #12 Oh, So Girly

Sparkles #40 Die Cuts and Flowers

Divas by Design Make it Girly

Crafting for all Seasons #43 Something New (paper pad)

Charisma Cardz #2 Punch it! Use at least 2 punches 

Stampin' for the Weekend Something Girlie     TOP 3
Dream Valley #49 Girls Girls Girls. 
Pop on over to Sweet Stampin' to see some fabulous inspiration from the team.

Make a Wish

I felt like doing something BIG and BOLD and BRIGHT and cute. How did I go? This is a Mo Mannings image called 'Make a wish'. The papers are from my old stash of stuff and I have of course, coloured with my Copics.   

I will enter this card in the following challenges: 

Crafting When We Can #35 Favourite Things (Bright and bold papers and this cute
Mo Manning image)

Glitter and Sparkle #15 Use a Digi

Allsorts #189 Dies and Punches

Flutterby Wednesdays #222 Open - and with a butterfly