Saturday, 17 March 2012

Lucky Green!

Happy St Patrick's Day to All my Irish friends.

Its been another one of those week's everyone in this house has something wrong with them Aiden was off from school for a week went back for a day and was poorly again!! Then James came home from work with Manfluenza! If thats not enough Laurie comes over for the weekend and then spends it in bed after vomiting this morning!! Well I'm off to work this evening so they can keep their germs to themselves!

Today's Card is for a mountain of St Patricks Day Inspired Challenges!

Card Crafter's Circle ~ Pot of Gold. {Gold Stickles}
Raise the Bar ~ Four Leaf Clover.
Sweet Pea Stampers ~ Luck of the Irish.
The Naughty Step,  Rainbow lady  &  Crazy4Challenges  ~ St Patrick's Day.
The Sweet Stop ~ Sketch # with Green.
Allsorts ~ 3 in a row.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Bearly Mine Designs.
Decoupage ~ The Crafty Purple Frog.
Stamp ~ Dovecraft.
Ribbon & Gem's from stash.
Shamrocks cut on Silhouette.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Gold Ice Stickles.

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Rockin Dude!

It's my Little Dude's Birthday next week {Well ok not so little at 10 but he's still my baby} and it's got me in the mood for "Boy" cards!

Today's make is for challenges at:

Scrapology ~ Use a Digital Image.
Polka Doodles ~ Boy's & Men.
Crafts & Me ~ Circles.

Ingredients:

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Digi Stamp ~ Kenny K.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Die's ~ Spellbinder's.
Card Base cut on Silhouette.
Action Wobble springs.
Coloured with Copic's.

And here's the ActionWobble Spring in "Action"! 

Monday, 12 March 2012

Hooked on Crochet ~ Mum's Summer Shrug.

First is a Shrug I've made for my Mum's Mother's Day Pressie. 
Mum doesn't have internet access so  know she won't see this!

Pattern was bought from a lady on Craftsy
You can fond her pattern's here  LazyTCrochet.


and a Matinee Jacket for a work friends bump made using pattern from Purple Linda Crafts.


Wool used for both project is Stylecraft Special Double Knit in Cardinal & Lemon.
Size 6mm hook for Shrug and 3.5 & 4mm hooks for Matinee Jacket.
Buttons from stash.

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Kenny K Krafty Girlz ~ Going Green for Mothering Sunday!



March is my favourite month of the year, spring is well on the way and all the flower's baby animals are starting to appear, it makes me feel all warm and cuddly!
Thank you to all those who played along with "Bloom & Grow"  last week.
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz are back this week with another Krafty challenge for you.



Our first sponsor for this week is of course Kenny K Downloads 
and as alway's our prize from Kenny is 5 digital stamps of our winner's choice.




This weeks second sponsor is Marianne design.

Here's what you could win from Marianne Design.
This Fabulous Stamp and wonderful set of dies too!!




Going Green for Mothering Sunday.
Your challenge is to make a Mother's Day Card using green as your main colour!



Today's other challenges are:

Raise the Bar ~ Go Green.
Craft Your Day's Away & Dream Valley ~ Mother's day.
One Stop Crafts ~ Mother's Day with Ribbons.
The Crafty Pad ~ Mum's the word!


Ingredients:

Digi Stamp ~ Kenny K Downloads.
PP & Alpha's ~ Pink Petticoat.
Flower's ~ Prima.
Ribbon ~ eBay.
Gem's ~ Papermania.
Coloured with Copic's.

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Sketch Saturday ~ # 198 with Simon Say's Stamp.

Simon Say's Stamp are back with us for another Fabby sketch at Sketch Saturday.


As ever their generosity knows no bounds and the prize is a fabulous 
$25.00 gift voucher for their online store.


Jo's made us a super sketch for this week!


and here's my make for this week.

Today's other challenges are:

Creative Inspirations ~ Green & Cream.
Totally Papercrafts ~ Favourite Things {Pink Petticoat Paper's}
Raise the Bar ~ Go Green.


Ingredients :

PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
CS ~ Core'dinations.
Digi Stamp ~ The Saturated Canary.
Raindrops.
Coloured with Copic's.
Frantage Glass Glitter.

I did it again! I made Top 3 at Dilly Bean's for the second week in a row!
How Chuffed do you think I feel?!!!


Thursday, 8 March 2012

Feelin Fine!

I've been having a wonderful week!
 With 4 Fabulous wins and a Top 3 at Dilly Beans. As well as my crafty appreciation, I've managed to get back into a size 16 which is one hell of reason for the fact that I'm feeling on top of the world! Although now I need to spend more money on clothes instead of craft stuff ;0S.

Today's first card is for challenges at,

Charisma Cardz ~ Ribbon's.
Moving Along with the Times ~ Cute as a Button.
Stamp with Fun ~ Pink & Green.
Basic Grey Challenges ~ Spring Colours.{ Sweet Threads PP}
Mojo Monday ~ Sketch #231.
Papercraft Journey ~ Anything Goes.



Next is my Mummy's card, I can put it on here because she doesn't 
have internet and probably doesn't even know that I have a blog!!

Outside :      Teddy Bo ~ Blue & Cream, Flower's & Butterflies, Stitching & Glitter.
Simon Say's Stamp  ~ Mother's Day.
The Pixie Cottage ~ Sketch #111 & Thing's with Wing's.
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes with Shrink Plastic.


Inside:   CPS ~ Sketch #255.


Ingredients:

PP ~ Pink Petticoat & Basic Grey.
Digi Stamps ~ Teddy Bo & The Saturated Canary.
Velvet Ribbon ~ May Arts.
Lace, Ribbon & Pearls from stash.
CS ~ Core'dinations & Papermania.
Shrink Plastic ~ Shrinkart.
Punches & Die's ~ SU & Marianne's.
Rose's ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.
Coloured with Copic's.
Stickles.

The Crafty Purple Frog ~ Pink & Girly!

Today at The Crafty Purple Frog we've gone all..
PINK &GIRLY
so lets see lots of prettiness!


Today's other challenges are:

Crafts & Me ~ Things with Wings.
Whimsy Inspirations ~ No Sentiment.
Stampavie & More ~ Easter or Spring.


Ingredients:

Carnation Fairy Decoupage Sheet ~ The Crafty Purple Frog.
PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Flower's ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.
Ribbon, Charm & Pearls from stash.
Stickles.