Inspirational Card Sketches ~ Sketch # 153 sponsored by Jessica

Its Tuesday and time for another sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches.

This week we are sponsored by Jessica who is one of our DT,

 she has put together this lovely prize package for our winner!

 {Personally I'd quite like the sewing machine paper for myself!!}

Here's this weeks sketch designed by Dawn.

And he's my take on the sketch.

It's not often I "blow my own trumpet" but I have to say I'm rather pleased with her!

Usually I find White on White challenges so difficult but this time as soon as 

I found the butterfly vellum it sort of all came together!

Today's other challenges are:

Cute Card Thursday ~ Winged Thing's.

Sweet Peas Stamper's & Secret Crafter's ~ White on White.

Truly Scrumptious ~ All Creature's Great & Small.
Hooked on Crafts ~ Hearts.
Everybody Art ~ Monochrome.

Ingredients:

Vellum ~ Papermania.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Stamp ~ Sweet Pea Stamps.

Brads ~ Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Pin's ~ Jenni Bowlin.

Die's & Punches ~ Martha Stewart, Spellbinder's & Tonic Studio.

Gem's ~ Anita's.

Coloured with Copic's. 

Happy Birthday Di.

Well it's not until next week but I know she doesn't read my blog.

 {I don't even think she know I have one at that!!}

Di is my Zumba buddy and is about to celebrate the big 50!!

She's not at all worried about it........NOT!

Anyway her favourite colour is lilac so this one is spot on for her.

The Rose's are the same colour as the card but I have no idea why they have come out bluish!

Today's card is for challenges at:

Lili's Little Fairies ~ Afternoon Tea,

My Time to Craft ~ Bring on the Cake.

Totally Gorjuss ~ Yummy.
Sketch & Stash ~ Sketch #82

Addicted to Stamps ~ Birthday with Spot's.

Kaboodle Doodle ~ Shade's of Purple.

The Cutie Pie Challenge ~ Flowery.

Cards und More ~ Glitter & Sparkle.

Raise the Bar ~ Purple, Green & Yellow.
Stamptacular ~ Purple & Yellow

{OK so there's not much green on the card but it is there!!}

Ingredients:

Stamp ~ LOTV.

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Punch ~ Matha Stewart.

Rose's ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Number's ~ Cosmo Cricket.

Ribbon & Pin's from stash.

Coloured with Copic Pen.

Stickles.

"Dusty Concord" Distress Ink.

A Crafty Weekend.

How do you fancy getting away for the weekend?

Amy has organized a couple of wonderful weekends and a mid-week break at a fantastic location in Shropshire. You can find all the details here at

A Crafty Weekend. 

There are a few places left for both Weekend Groups and the Midweek Group too!

Its great value for money and you leave with a fabulous Goody Bag too!

Marie Antoinette.

Feeling vintage this afternoon .....It may just be the damn good Zumba class this morning!

 I felt great this morning but I'm a tad tired now!

Well it done nothing but boost my mojo. 

There's a couple of Parisian inspired challenges that needed fulfilling so here goes!

Daring Card Makers ~ Marie Antoinette.

Simon Say's Stamp & Show ~ London, New York or Paris.

Papertake Weekly ~ Get Krafty!

Stamping for the Weekend ~ Flower's, Lace & Pink.

Our Creative Corner ~ Over The Edge.

Ingredients:

PP & Image ~ Free Vintage Digital Stamps.

Rose's ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Sticker, Gem, Lace and Button from stash.

"Vintage Photo" Distress Ink.

Hooked on Crochet ~ Ellie's Cardy.

This is garment number 2!

Here's the cardy my eldest requested the pattern is from Lets Get Crafty Magazine about 2 years ago!

Lets hope she likes it!

Now its time to make something for myself!!

Kenny K Krafty Girlz ~ Spring Zing!

As the weeks fly by it's my turn to set the challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz 

this week but before I let you in on this weeks theme.

 I'd like to announce the arrival of some fabulous new releases in Kenny's

Kid Nation Range. 

This weeks sponsors are of course  Kenny K Downloads 

who has the winners choice of 5 digi'd to give and we also have 

Crafty Ribbons too! 

The Prize from Crafty Ribbon is a fabulous goodies!

This weeks theme is:

Spring Zing!

Your Challenge is to make your creation as bright and springy as you possibly can.

I have used the Bicycle Boy from the New release.

The challenges for this card are:

Incy Wincy ~ Birthdays.
Stamp with Fun ~ Shapes.
Simon Say's Stamp ~ 3 Designer Paper's.
Crafts & Me ~ Shades of Spring.
Allsorts ~ Anything Goes.

My second make is a Money/Gift Card Holder

The challenges for this one are:

Paper Pretties ~ Punches & Dies.
Delightful Challenges ~ Use patterned Paper.
Craft Us Crazy ~ favourites ( My favourite Brand of Papers)
Willow Sketchie ~ Anything Goes.

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp ~ Kenny K Downloads.

CS ~ Core'dinations.

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Alpha's ~ Pink Petticoat, AC Thickers & Echo Park.

Dies ~ Spellbinders.
Photo Anchor & Brad from stash.
2Spiced Marmalade" Distress Ink.
Coloured with Copic's & Inkssentials white gel pen.

She's at it again...........

Yep...I've been doing stuff with Red & Black again and

 I have to say I never though leopard print, Polka dots and star's would go so well

The challenges are:

Dilly Beans ~ In Stitches.

Our Creative Corner ~ Over The Edge.

Craft Your Day's Away ~ Paper Piecing.

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp ~ Dilly Beans.

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.

Ribbon ~ eBay.

CS ~ Core'dinations.