Natalie & Amy's Challenge ~ Blinging Birthday's!

Good morning and it's time for a new Challenge at Natalie & Amy's 

This month the theme is......

Blinging Birthday's!

the priize this month is a fabulous £15.00 gift voucher for the

 Natalie & Amy online shop!

Today's other challenges are:

My Time to Craft ~ Transport.

Stampavie & More ~ Sparkling.
Whimsy Inspirations, Hiding in my Craftroom ~ Anything Goes
Stamptacular ~ It's your Birthday.

To make my card I have used
 6 x6 Card Blank, DCWV Metalic Stack, Gems, Dovecraft Back to Basic PP& Dovecraft Stamps.

I have also used Stickles and a sewing machine.

Kenny K's Krafty Krew ~ Challenge #113 No Squares Allowed.

Good morning all and welcome to another Super Sunday challenge for

 Kenny K's Krafty Krew.

Thank you to everyone that took part in our challenge last weeks
 "Hey Fruity!" challenge  

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But first this week I have some FANTASTIC NEWS!!!
Kenny K Downloads is having a SALE!!!

For just one week you can get a Whopping 
30% off all Digital Stamps with this 

 coupon code: PREHOLI

So now's the perfect time to nip over and grab some bargains

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This weeks first sponsor is Kenny K's Downloads

The prize from Kenny is the winner's choice of 5 digi's.

And our second sponsor is 

Niki at Being Scrappy

This weeks prize is a choice of 5 Copic Caio Pens or £12.50 gift voucher for her online store

 Be Scrappy

Our theme this week is:

No Squares Allowed!

Make whatever Takes your fancy as long as its not Square!!.

Today's other challenges are:

Crafty Ribbons ~ Anyting But a Square..
Craft Us Crazy, City Crafters  & Blogger's ~ Halloween.
Delightful Challenges ~ Orange, Green & Purple.
Copic Marker Eurpore ~ Halloween.

Ingredients:

Digital Stamps ~ Kenny K DOwnloads.
PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Ribbon ~ Ribbon Oasis.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Distress Inks & Copic Pens.

Paper bags from eBay.

****Birthday Super Star! ****

It's been really nice having this week of work. 

I've actually managed a couple of Non DT cards so I've had a chance to play along with a few more challenges too!!

Today's challenges are:

Celebrate the Occaision  & Cards und More ~ Sports.

Moving Along With The Times ~ Seeing Red.

Charisma Cardz ~ Something for The Guy's.

Southern Girls ~ Spots & Stripes.

The Sisterhood Of Crafter's ~ Happy Birthday.

Wobble Wednesday ~ Let's Polka

Tuesday Morning Sketch ~ Sketch #165 

Ingredients:

Digital Stamp ~ Kenny K Downloads.

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Wobble Action Spring (Under Image)

Tape and Machine ~ Around the Block.

Brads ~ Papermania.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Coloured with Copic's.

Sketch Saturday #227 with The Craft Barn.

This week its the turn of The Craft Barn to sponsor the super prize over at
Sketch Saturday!

"We are a UK business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

We have over 10,000 products, some of the leading brands that we stock include: Sizzix, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Katzelkraft, Crafts Too, DecoArt, Copic, Viva Décor, Spellbinder Nestabilities, Impression Obsession, Tando Creative, Marianne D and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few. We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us."

The Craft Barn offer a wide range of goodies for all crafters from all things 'Cuttlebug' to grunge paper, from cottage cutz dies to cosmic shimmers, then there's your essentials like cardstock and papers and adhesives.

Not forgetting their HUGE stock of clear and rubber stamps to tantalise you!

There really is something for everyone :)

For all the latest products that have been added to the site PLEASE CLICK HERE

LATEST NEWS from The Craft Barn!...

EXTRAVAGANZA 2012

Click here for details and booking 

of workshops and masterclasses

Click here for the amazing list of free demonstrations

If you do have the opportunity to go, then please do. This is a very popular event, and very worthwhile, you may pick up some crafting tips and meet up with fellow crafters too

And of course you will be able to see the full range of wonderful products available in store.

This weeks challenge winner will receive a generous gift voucher from The Craft Barn, HUGE thanks Sandy!

                         This weeks prize is a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in The Craft Barn Store.

So on with the Sketch!

Today's other challenges are:

Teddy Bo & Whimsy Inspirations ~ Anything Goes!
Addicted to Stamps ~ Autumn Colours
Everybody Art ~ Autumn.
 Craft Us Crazy, City Crafters  & Blogger's ~ Halloween.
Paper Pretties ~ Fall Inspired.

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp ~ Teddy Bo
PP & Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat.
CS ~Coredinations.
Leaf ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Chevron Crazy Too!

I though I'd jump onto the band wagon and have a go at being trendy!! How could anyone resist these perfect paper's from Pink Petticoat. I bought mine a few weeks ago but they are still on offer

 at just  £5 for 5 new Colour Collections!!

Today's challenges are:

The Pink Elephant & DCM ~ Chevron's.

Craft Your Passion & Our Craft Lounge ~ Button's & Bow's.

Raise The Bar ~Lavender & Grey.

Crafty Blogger's Network  & Creative Card Crew ~Purple.

Ingredients:

PP & Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat. 

(Chevron's & Herringbone in Silver Cloud & Dusted Lavender)

Tulips ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Card Blank, Gem's & Twine ~ Natalie & Amy's.

Ribbon & Button from Stash.

CS ~ Coredinations & Papermania.

Ellis' Birthday Cake!

It seem's to have been a while since I did some baking but with Ellis' 17th Birthday earlier this week I'd be ashamed of my-self if I bought one and I think she may have been a little disappointed!

It's two layers of lemon sponge filled with Vanilla butter cream and Lemon Curd, covered with Lemon butter cream and more Vanilla butter cream to ice the flower's, topped off with white sugar pearls!

I've got some really cool sweet treats lined up for Halloween this year so if you enjoy baking too look out for those!

Autumn Leaves.

Autumn is really here now and looking as gorgeous as ever, I love these crisp morning's and afternoon sun. We have been very lucky in Norfolk to have missed the awful weather that I know so many people are having to deal with at the moment.

On today's card I have made some fabulous leaf embellishments using Stamp 'n' Bond

 embossing powder and foil. Its a simple but effective technique.

 I coated a 10cm square piece of dark green card in Versa Mark ink and then covered with Stamp 'n' Bond, heated and then I took pieces of crumpled up foil and pressed onto the embossing powder. You may need to reheat between colours as it can loose its tackiness sometimes. Once dried completely I punched out several leaves and arranged them around the image to make a frame.

Today's challenges are: 

One Sweet Challenge ~ Fall Colours

Really Reasonable Ribbons ~ Autumn Colours.

Mariannes Design Diva's ~ Stamp Something.

Just Keep On Creating & Simon Say's Stamp ~ Anything Goes!

My Craft Spot ~ Falling Leaves.

Diva's By Design ~ Fairies & Fantasy.

Sweet Stamping ~ How Charming.

CRAFT ~ Make your own Embellishments

Ingredients:

Stamp ~ Sweet Pea Stamps.

PP ~ Basic Grey "Indian Summer"

CS ~ Coredinations. 

Ribbon, foil & Charm ~ Stash.

Leaf Punch ~ Woodware.

Stamp n Bond Embossing powder.

Versamark Ink Pad.

Copic's