Ive been having a bit of a play today!!

Ive been busy with a few Challenge cards today first up if for http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/ " Eye eye, keep it Natural" and also for http://iheart2stamp.com/

• Stamp ~ Magnolia
• PP,CS & Eyelets ~ Papermania
• Cardboard form inside a hardback envelopeNext is for #9 at http://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/

• PP ~ Cosmo Cricket " Honey Pie"
• Bloom's, Brads & Stamps ~ Lakeland's
• CS Papermania

Next is for #50 at http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/

As above

And this is for Card Sketch 41 by http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/

• CS ~ Papermill Shop
• PP & Sentiment ~ Cosmo Cricket "Honey Pie"
• Flower Die ~ Sizzix

• Gems from Stashand for # 62 at http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/

• PP ~ Cosmo Cricket " Cogmos"

• CS ~ Papermania

  

  And for http://iheart2stamp.com/ and at http://artygirlzchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ the theme is open so I chose "Robots"

• PP ~ As above

• Stamp ~ Papermania

• CS ~ DCWVFor # 17 at http://ismaki.wordpress.com/

• PP & Stamps~ Basic Grey "CupCake" & Build a Clown

• Balloon Stamp ~ QKD

• CS ~ Papermania Ive slightly varied this sketch form My Paper world for this one, for which Ive used

• PP & Stamps ~ Dovecraft Laura Ashley Collection

• CS ~ DCWV

• Bloom's as before

• Watercolour Pencil's ~ Derwent used through-out

Finally for http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ April #4

• PP ~ As before
• Stamps ~ As before and All Night Media
• Ribbon from Stash

I Love my CB friends........

..........They send me such nice things! These Atc's Come from Sara aka Fairy Princess and Jo Nevile aka Boot's the Monkey. They were made for the April "Dot's" Swap and This Gorgeous Bookmark is from Jule aka Devonbunny also at http://www.creativemakes.blogspot.com/

I so look forward to recieving these swap's. I'm the host for the May Swap, the theme is "Butterflie's" come and join in with us over at CB http://www.crafts-beautiful.com/site/index.php/forums/

Tag your'e it!!

I'm really getting in to all this Tagging lark, this week at http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/ is to use a picture slide on your tag.

• Picture slide~ from a kit from Poundland.
• CS ~ Papermania.
• Stamp ~ Whisper's.
• PP ~ "Cup Cake" Basic Grey.
• Grommet ~ Making Memories.
• Watercolour Pencils ~ Derwent.
• Ribbon from Stash

Caardvarks "Black & white +1"

The latest challenge for Caardvarks is to Create a card using Black & White + 1 other colour, http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

• CS ~ Papermania
• Watercolour paper ~ Daler-Rowney
• Stamps ~ QKD
• PP ~Dovecraft Amythest Floral Prints
• Rbbon ~ Recycled from Xmas Gift
• Ink ~ Stazon, Black. Pretty Colour , Red

DCM " Most Distressing"

I just love distreesing bit of paper.......... http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ Challenge was to produce a card with a bit of wear and tear to it. Ive used this weeks sketch from http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/

• CS ~ Papermania.
• BP ~ Cosmo Cricket " Honey Pie"
• PP & Grand Adhesion Butterfly ~ K&co "Mira"
• Inks ~ "Spiced Marmalade" Distress Inks, Tim Holtz & Colorbox Queue Chalk Ink.
• Birds and Swirls ~ Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.
• Stamp ~ All Night Media.

Arty Girlz - Handmade Background

At Arty Girlz this week the challenge has been set by Guest Designer Paula from Mini Book Pixie blog who says:

"I love patterened paper very much but it is far too easy to whack on cards etc. So for my theme, I want to see handmade backgrounds. Get those fingers inky & painted & make a custom piece of paper/card for your design" Ive used

• cream Hammered finish CS ~ Papermill shop
• "Brushed Cordroy" & "Peeled Paint" Distress Ink ~ Tim Holtz
• Archaic PP ~ Basic Grey
• Dino Stamps ~ Basic Grey
• Alphabet Shape Cutter ~Fiskar's
• Make-up Sponges ~ Poundland
• String from Stash

I made the background by sponging the ink directly on to the card.http://artygirlzchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

http://sewdelish.blogspot.com/ Has some blog candy which asks to create something you don't usually make well this is my first door hanger so I think I can count this!!

Di Hickmans Sketch April #4

Here's a couple for Di's latest sketch http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ . For the 1st card I've used;

• Basic Grey "Sugared" PP & Chipboard
• All Night Media Stamp
• Colorbox Queue Chalk Ink
• Ribbon and string from Stash

This card is also for the "Tutti Frutti" challenge at http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ The 2nd card is made with;

• Cosmo Cricket " Honey Pie" PP
• "Dinky Dolly" Stamps from Lakelands
• and more of that lovely Bias binding ( I managed to get approximately 45yrds in 10 different colours for £4.00 ........Bargain or What!!!!!!!!!!)

CPS

For #61 at http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ ive used;

• Cosmo Cricket "Honey Pie" PP
• Heart Stamp Lakelands "Dinky Dolly" set
• Bias Binding from all good Charity Shops!!!

Magnolia~ Girly but Blue

My 1st Daughter being a red-head made dressing her in pink quite difficult ( it looked awful) Girly and blue came quite easy, She looked (and still does) lovely in all shades of blue and green! So for this challenge I made Tilda a Red-Head http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Ive used #14 from http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/ too!

• Stamp - Magnolia
• watercolour pencils - Derwent
• Bloom - Imaginese
• Brad - Dovecraft
• PP - English Paper company, Seafoam
• Butterflie's - Freebie from a magazine

Papertake Weekly, Katharina's Sketch #2

This weeks challenge for http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Is this gorgeous Sketch from Katharina http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/ . I got these lovely Cosmo Cricket Paper's today , couldn't wait to play!

• PP - Cosmo Cricket, Flueriste
• Blooms - Imaginese
• Brad - Dovecraft

I Heart 2 stamp!!

April 19th sketch at http://iheart2stamp.com/

• Stamp - All Night Media
• PP Basic Grey, Sultry.
• Chipboard, Basic grey.

Cartes'Maniak & Ismaki

This card is for Sketch #16 for http://ismaki.wordpress.com/ along with the sketch the challenge gives an extra option this week it was to use 4 different paper's.

• PP Basic Grey Cupcake
• Stamps from, Whisper's, All Night Media & Royal Langickle
• Watercolour pencils- Derwent

Next is for http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/ Sketch 49

• PP & Brad - Aquamarine designer from Dovecraft
• Ribbon from stash.
• Colorbox chalk inks

Papertake weekly & Sweet Sugar

http://sweetsugarchallenges.blogspot.com/ this weeks challenge is to use no Patterned paper and for http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ it "All That Glitter's"

• CS - Papermill Shop
• Maggie Stamp- Sugar Nellie
• Glitter Doodle Writer- lakelands
• Watercolour Pencils - Derwent
• Floral Fantasy & Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder's
• Ribbon from Stash

DCM "Hot'n' Spicy"

This K&co Mira Paper really lend's itself to this challenge. http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

• PP & Tag- K&co Mira
• Silk Flower's, CS & Brads- Papermania

Ismaki & Katarina Sketches

I have a bit of trouble with this Sketch it taken me all week to make this card!! #15 http://ismaki.wordpress.com/ Katharina has made this wonderful sketch for us to use . http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/

• PP Laura Ashley Comtempary- Dovecraft
• CS -Papermania
• Ribbon from Stash and Stamp Unknown.

http://rattytattysblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/competition-starts-now.htmlis running a competition on her Blog so I'm going to entre both of these.

Tag Your'e It/Cartes'Maniak !

This week's Challenge at http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/ is no Stamping. Ie made two for this challenge but decided the second is more a door hanger than a tag as it too long!! This card uses Sketch 48 at http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/.

• PP & Chipboard- Basic Grey Sugared
• Fantasy Floral-Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Brad's- Basic Grey Two Scoops
• Flower's- Papermania
• Mustard Seed Ink - Tim Holtz
• CS- Papermaina & Papermill Shop
• Ribbon from Stash.

Arty Girlz- Ribbon's

This week's theme at http://artygirlzchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ is Ribbon's, Ive used #40 at http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/

• PP, Adhesive Ribbon & Chipboard - DCVW
• Brad's - MM
• CS- Papermill Shop

Basic Grey - Archiac and Sugared

Total obsessed with all things Basic Grey I had to have these lovely paper's. Using Archiac and Sugared I've made these's for April #3 at http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ and April 12th Sketch at http://iheart2stamp.com/page/2/

• PP ,Chipboard & Dino Stamps all Basic Grey
• CS ,Papermill Shop
• Miss you Stamp, All Night Media
• Ribbon and string from stash.

A pretty productive sunday!!

http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/ have set their 2nd Challenge and its"Polka Dots", here's my Effort!!! Lakeland blooms and brads, Sakura Souffle pen'sThis card cover's a multitude of challenge's.At http://magnoliachallengeblog.blogspot.com/ it "Ribbons Galore", Both http://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ and http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ ask for Fairie's http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ is "In Stitches" and finally I've used #13 from http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/ . PP from Dovecraft Retro flower's & Jumbo Brad Whisper's Ink in Pink, "Stylized Flower's" Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Magnolia Stamp. For http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ #60. Basic grey Sugared PP, Ghost Flower from a PFI i recieved earlier this year, Imaginisnce bloom.Ive used Stetch 4/12/08 from http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/ . Use's K&co Wild Saffron Products .

The latest Challenge at http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/ is "Flight of Fancy" and at http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ it's " Butterfly Flutterby". I've used Fiskar's Butterfly Shape cutter Stencil, Papermania Vintage Designer collection PP , Dove craft Jumbo Brad .The Sketch is #8 from http://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/.

Finally http://bcr8iv.blogspot.com/ has a Blog Candy Challenge for a Men's card, I've used the latest Sketch from http://iheart2stamp.com/ . I've Dovecraft Masuline Products.

All CS is from Papermania and The Papermill Shop and ribbon ,lace and all other product from my stash!

Susie xx

Today's offerings!!

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ little extra this week is folding so Ive made these Origami butterflies to make my card for http://sketchesbytamara.blogspot.com/ #39 too. Ive used Dovecraft Amythest Designer pp , QKD stamps, Colorbox Queue Chalk Inks and a tad of ribbon. The next 3 are all made with K&co Mira Products and ribbon from my stash! "Pretty as a picture" http://dihickman.blogspot.com/ April #2 "The Sweet Life" an old one of Di's February #4. "Cherish Life" #42 from http://janellerichmond.typepad.com/sketchthiscards/

Hooked!

I'm hooked ........this is another entry for http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/" Tag you're it" "Shades of blue" Challenge. Ive used the same products for this as I did the other tag, http://whiteribboncards.blogspot.com/2008/04/tag-youre-it.html

I recieved this wonderful R.A.K. today a handbag charm and ATC from my CB friend Sarah aka Tiggertastic, http://www.sm-fashionwarehouse.com/this was totally unexpected and I was competely overwhelmed , Its amazing how these R.A.K. make you feel so special!!!!!!!!! Then Aiden comes home from school with this amazing creation (its a Tile!!)............what d'you reckon ? an artist in the making?

Claudia's Box Challenge

Here is my entry for Claudia's Challenge at http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ this week. I cheated a bit and made mine Half the size so I only used 1 sheet of CS. Except for the ribbon the Box is made entirely of K&co Wild Saffron Products and is perfect for all the lovely ATC's Ive recieved in the last couple of months