Wednesday 21 December 2016

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and A Day for Daisies



Here is my DT card for the current challenge over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 where this time we are sponsored by A Day for Daisies.

I chose to use this sweet snowman image and coloured it with my Sakura sparkle and glaze pens and popped a few Stickles highlights over the top of it.

This challenge we are choosing our favourite sketch from 2016 so  plenty to choose from and plenty of time to enter as the challenge runs for a month.

I do hope that some of you who visit me might be able to join us.

Best wishes and thank you for visiting

Anne

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Pennys Challenge 308 Rory Santas Little Helper



Here is my card for this weeks challenge at Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge where our Challenge is Christmas.

My picture is a bit pants because I didn't get my card done until teatime on Sunday and I haven't been at home in daylight since and making an easel card meant it was impossible to scan, oh well better luck next week.

Hope it's a good week for you.

Hugs
Anne

Thursday 8 December 2016

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge



Here I am with my DT card for the latest challenge over at Pennys Paper Craft Challenge Blog where we are at Challenge 307.

I was so happy to be able to use this sweet Penguin with Umbrella image from Lemon Shorbread. I really enjoyed colouring him/her in and I even coloured my flowers to match. 
My papers are Nitwits Snow Princess and the flowers and ribbon are from the jars on the shelf.

Thank you for visiting, wishing you a lovely week.

Hugs

Anne

Wednesday 7 December 2016

Clean and Simple



Here's a card I made for a colleagues birthday using the Stamp It collection from Craftwork Cards.

I think it fits the CAS criteria so I'm entering it over at Allsorts Challenge Blog.

Thank you for visiting me

Best wishes

Anne

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Evening all, I am a little late with my Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 DT post tonight as I  didn't get chance to schedule it and have been out straight from work this evening.

Here is Sallys sketch, nice and simple for people like me who are so far behind this year that they may have to buy some cards to send for Christmas.



and here is my card with an image supplied by our sponsors Lacy Sunshine


I had the Nitwits papers out from some other cards I'd been making so decided to use them on this one and colour my image accordingly, so rather than Peppermint Snow Bunny I think I have a toffee, one of those that lasts for ages.
The holly die is sizzix and I've done the pearls with Liquid Pearls.

Thank you for visiting and do please join in the fun with us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Best wishes

Anne

Sunday 4 December 2016

Pennys challenge 306



Here is my DT card for this weeks challenge at Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge where our theme is Anything Goes

I used the image Santa and his reindeer from our sponsor The Stamping Boutique.
It's couloured with copics and the snowflakes are glittery although it doesn't show up very well.
The star paper is Trimcraft and the candi and sentiment are from Craftwork Cards.


Wednesday 23 November 2016

25 down 60 to go

Here is my DT card for our latest challenge over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge, it's Christmas card number 25 and I still need to make about another 60 - oops! I am so far behind, it was making all the wedding stationary that did it I think.


I had this Crafty Sentiments image - Snowman Candy and holly to create with and I coloured him with Copics and Wink of Stella pens. As usual all the sparkle doesn't really show on my photo.

My card base is from Craftwork Cards as is the ribbon, the sentiment is a Penny Black stamp and the snowy background is from Digi stamp Boutique. I have gone around the edge with liquid pearls.

This picture shows the sparkle a little better


Thank you for visiting

Anne

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and Sami Stamps


Here is this weeks fabulous sketch which we are creating with at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.
Nice and simple great for making a quick card.

I made it even quicker by paper-piecing my lovely image from Sami stamps.
I chose to use Umbrella Splash, who doesn't love splashing though puddles in their wellies.


My papers are from the Craftwork Cards Chambray and lace pad, and all the red bits are from my scraps box. The tiny bit of colouring is from my scrap box..

Thank you for visiting and for any comments you are kind enough to leave and release come and play, you have 2 whole weeks to create.




Wednesday 16 November 2016

Pennys Challenge 304


Here is my DT card for Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge where this week we are sponsored by Lacy Sunshine and Di's Digi Images.
I am using Rory Silver Bells from Lacy Sunshine.Papers are first edition and the poinsettias die was a magazine freebie.
Thank you for visiting and for any comments you are kind enough to leave.
Anne

Sunday 13 November 2016

Pennys Paper crafty challenge #303



Here's my DT card for this weeks challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge where this week our theme is Anything Goes and we are sponsored by Lacy Sunshine.

I have used the image Rory - just a lil pixie and my papers and ribbon are Craftwork Cards, emossing folder is Stampin Up and the lace trim is from Poundland.

Thank you for visiting and I do appreciate any comment you are kind enough to leave.

Best wishes

Anne

Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Bugaboo

Here is my card for the latest sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. I'm a bit late posting this week as I have a lousy cold so it's been enough to go to work to be honest. Hopefully I am feeling a bit better now as I have a busy week ahead.


This fortnight we are sponsored by Bugaboo and have this great sketch created by Sally


I used the image Theodore Birthday  sign and papers are from the Celebrations set from Craftwork Cards.

Please do try and join in with us this fortnight at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, we'd love to have you play along.

Best wishes

Anne

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Peonys at Pennys


Here I am again with my DT card for Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges.
Our theme this week is Anything Goes and we are sponsored by Little Blue Button and Fred She Said Designs.
I had to choose a Little Blue Button image and I chose this Peony image which I printed off several times and made a bouquet to fit into this parasol die from Sweet Dixie. My papers are from Craftwork Cards Beau Papier.

Thank you for visiting and for any lovely comments you are kind enough to leave.

Anne

Going montrously batty


We have recently had a week in Ibiza, no clubbing but plenty of walking and dodging the showers.
Here's a picture of me and the other half outside the cathedral in Ibiza Old Town. It was taken by a gentleman from Peru who was quite assertive shall we say.

As it's Wednesday, it's time for another sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Here's the sketch


This week we are sponsored by Dilly Beans and I ended up using this sweet little monster image.


I had a lightbulb moment and remembered these themed Stampin' Up papers which I had from when I used to attend a crop fun by one of their demos a few years ago, I was so pleased I found them.
My image is coloured with Copics and enhanced with glossy accents.

Thank you for visiting and I do hope that you can play along with us this week.

Sunday 23 October 2016

Pennys card challenge 300


Here's my DT  card for the currrent caleenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge blog. It's a little belated, we had a week away and I have been under the weather for most of the week since we came back.

Our theme this week is Hallowe'en and I don't do Halloween but I've coloured my Lacy Sunshine image Rory's Giant Pumpkin in what I suppose are the traditional colours for this time of year and added a touch of shine with the gold doily which I found when looking at something else, Papers are Basic Grey and I've coloured her with Copics.

Thank you for visiting, best wishes

Wednesday 12 October 2016

Pennys Paper Crafty challenge 299



Here is my DT card for this weeks challenge over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge blog where our theme this week is Anything Goes

I have used the image Flower Ladybug Love from Bugabbo who along with Dis Digis are our sponsors this week.
I loved this image when Kathie created with it at SSW2 a few weeks ago so it didn't take me long to choose my image for this challenge.
I have coloured it with copics and white gel pen for accents.
Papers are from the LOTV scraps box
Card is Craftwork Cards
Pearls are Dreamees

Thank you for visiting

100 sketches at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

It's time for another sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, and drum roll........ it's sketch no 100


and if that wasn't enough we have one of our favourite sponsors in Digistamp Boutique.

Here is the card I have made using Funtime Dan


Thank you for visiting and I do hope that you can join in with us over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this fortnight



Wednesday 5 October 2016

Lazy Louise

It's time for another challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge and this week I am using the image Lazy Louise from Oddball Art. It's the first time I have come across these images but I did enjoy creating with her.


I used my polychromos pencils for the colouring and papers are from Raspberry Road.
I have had the little sparklies for years and I just thought that they suited this image.
Ribbon is from Craftwork Cards as is the base card.

Sorry about the photo, it could be brighter, will try harder next time.

Thanks for visiting
Best wishes
Anne

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Post




I have just joined the Design Team at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges and this is my first card for them. Our theme this week is Winter/Christmas.

I have used Christmas Decor from one of our sponsors A Random Fan, a new company to me but I do like this sweet penguin image which I had to play with and had great fun with flock glitter and flower soft which just about shows up on the photo.
I used a scallop circle from Whichcraft to make my card, dies are Spellbinders and Britannia and an X-cut snowflake punch came out of the box too.
Papers are Nitwits Snow Princess.
Coloured with Copic and Sakura pens.

Thank you for taking the time to visit.

Freshly Brewed at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Would you believe it we are at sketch 99 at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this week and here it is


and here is the card I made 



I think that I am in a bit of a bug and flower mode at the moment as I chose Lazy Day Bug from our sponsor Fresh Brewed Designs as the image to use, I've paired it with some Echo Park Summer Days papers, I am obviously not ready to let those summer days go yet.

We do hope that you can play along with us this fortnight and Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 .
Please hop over to the blog nd see what the rest of the Design team came up with.

Wednesday 14 September 2016

Anniversaries at Allsorts



Here is a silver wedding card that I made earlier this year but have never blogged.


Allsorts have an anniversary theme this week so I thought that I would enter it over there.

Letters, frame, sentiment and base card are Craftwork Cards
Papers are Lili of the Valley
Ribbon is from the Cake shop
Sparklies are from my stash.

Thank you for visiting

Daisies and A Day for Daisies


I'm a little late with my card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week.
 Shhh don't tell the boss but I ended up printing my image off at work because my laptop was mis-behaving, touch wood it's behaving just now. Anyway here I am.

This week we are sponsored by A Day for Daisies and I have used the image Potted Gerbera Daisies, I do like gerberas but have to admit to a little artistic licence as I don't think that I have ever seen a purple one.

Here is Sallys lovely sketch


I have to admit that I'm not usually keen on a diamond shape focal point but having used my Labels dies on this one I think I might be converted and may have to revisit some older sketches soon.

Why not give it a try at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Wednesday 7 September 2016

New baby



We've just had a new baby in the family and here is the card I made.
Image is from one of the now retired LOTV artpads and the papers are Nitwits
Base card and ribbon are both Craftwork Cards.
Sentiment I have had forever.

I am entering this at

Allsorts - New Beginnings
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything goes
Craft your Passion - Always Anything goes

Thank you for visiting and any comments you are kind enough to leave, they really brighten the day.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Wedding card

We went to a wedding recently for which I made all the wedding stationery, favour boxes and guest book so the wedding card ended up being made the night before we travelled to the wedding and this is it.



LOTV image and papers, memory box and tonic dies.
Card blank from Whichcraft, pearl string from Hobby House, heart charm Mei Flower.
Ribbon Craftwork Cards.




Here's a favour box in place along with a place card



Stamp embossed with WOW embossing powder
Dies Spellbinders for the two circles and Sizzix for the favour box.
Card from Craftwork Cards, charm from the Hobby House


and here's the guest book



I am entering this at the following challenges
Allsorts - Use 2 or more dies
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes


Thank you for visiting




In the garden with Bugaboo and Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2


Hello and welcome to my post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Work has been too busy for me recently what with catching up after my own break and covering for someone elses. Luckily we have just had a bank holiday and though in theory I had planned lots of crafting I only managed this DT card although I did manage to fit in a few hours at the Great Create in Harrogate where I purchased more craft supplies aided by my beloved.
I am looking forward to getting them out of the bag and having a play.

Enough waffling, this week we are sponsored by Bugaboo and I chose to use Flower Garden. I really enjoyed colouring this image in and plan to do it in a different colour tone soon.
The papers are Craftwork Cards from the Kitsch Collection, the flower started life as a white one and was coloured to match my image.

Here is the sketch Sally created for us to follow this time around


I do hope that you can join in the fun with us,

Thank you for visiting and best wishes

Anne

Saturday 20 August 2016

Oodles of doodles at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Hello and welcome to my very late DT post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

We were away last week and so operation catch up at work added to covering for a colleague has made for a tiring week.

Anyway this time around we are sponsored by Laurie at Doodle Pantry who luckily for me provides coloured as well as outline images so great when you need to make a card quickly but you still have the outline image for those times when only colouring will do.

I chose to use the Basil Plant image and here is my card


Here is the sketch


I am sure that you will agree that it is a great one and will work well twisted too.

I do hope that you can join us in our challenge this time around.

Thank you for visiting

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Pretty in Pink

Hello and welcome to my DT post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

This week we are sponsored by DigiStamp Boutique and I chose to use Party Phoebe which I coloured with my Copic markers and matched up with the Pretty in Pink papers from Craftwork Cards.



The pink card is from American Crafts, the sparkler is from Hobby House and the lovely sparkly gold ribbon is from the local cake decorating shop.

Here is Sallys lovely sketch


We do hope that you can join us this fortnight and play along for a chance to win some lovely digi images from Sally-Ann.


I am entering this card in the following challenges
Allsorts Challenge Blog - A touch of Sparkle



Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes


Thank you for visiting me and for all the lovely comments that you are kind enough to leave.



Thursday 21 July 2016

Sweet Sketch #94 with Sami Stamps


Here's my card

Here's a gorgeous sketch


I used the image Sandcastle Fun from our sponsor Sami stamps.

Papers are from Craftwork cards and the shell's are cut from the paper too.

Thank you for visiting

Wednesday 6 July 2016

More than one bug at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2


or bird depending on which side of the Atlantic you reside. Ladybird that is, but enough of my ramblings.

Here I am with my DT card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 where this week we are working from this lovely sketch designed as ever by Sally Dube and here it is.



We are sponsored this week by Bugaboo and I chose to use the image Hedgehog Flower.

I had a lovely hour or so on Sunday afternoon colouring the image in  and here is the result.


Image Bugaboo Hedgehog Flower coloured with Promarkers
Papers are Craftwork Cards Countryside
Embellishments have been in my collection between 5 weeks and about 15 years.

Thank you for visiting and I do hope that you can play along with us this time around.

I am entering this card at Allsorts challenge blog  - Gingham
Fab n Funky - Two or more designer papers













Wednesday 22 June 2016

A simple sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

Here I am with my fortnightly Design Team post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

We are using Dearie Dolls images this time around, plenty to choose from and even better they are free!, what stereotypical Yorkshire person wouldn't love that.

So here is my card


I used a precoloured image, (you can get both versions in every image) so this was a super quick card to make, the papers are Nitwits Dress Shoppe, pears are from the Hobby House, coloured card is American Crafts and the blank is from Craftwork Cards.

Here is Sallys lovely sketch. I can see this being used for Christmas cards, watch this space.


Thank you for visiting and I do hope you can play along with us.

Saturday 11 June 2016

LC designs Monthly Challenge GDT

I was delighted to be asked to be the Guest Designer for the LC Designs Monthly Challenge this month. I have always liked their images and was a member of their club for some years so am lucky to have a nice collection.

The theme this month is Make A Scene and this is my creation



I have used the Freedom Set to create my scene and coloured it with Copics.
The fences are Memory Box dies and the papers are Nitwits.
My card base is size 7x7

Thank you to the LC Designs team for inviting me to join in with them this month.
Why not hop over to the blog and join in yourself.

Thank you for visiting and for your continued support, it does mean a lot.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

SSW2 SKETCH 91



Here I am with my Design Team post for our latest challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Here's the sketch that Sally has designed for us this time around





Another great sketch and so quick and easy to create with and here's what I made.



My image is from our brilliant sponsors Digistamp Boutique and is from the set Rosie Collection 1.

Papers and sentiments are from Craftwork Cards Celebrations collection.
Base card is Craftwork Cards and other card is from the craftroom shelves.

The ribbon was part of  a recent thank you gift from a work colleague who I helped out with his final project for college.


What's not to love about a few rolls of ribbon.

Thank you for visiting me again and I do hope that you will be able to play along with us at
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this fortnight