Nature gives...........

I was bought up by a man obsessed with Charles Dickens and the Victorian era, needless to say it rubbed off on me & I now have the same passion for period drama's and Classic literature, so when this sentiment appeared amongst  a Pink Petticoat Sentiment set I knew it had to be used!

Today's challenges are:

Daring Card Makers ~ Colour Combo.

City Crafter ~ 9 words & 2 Ribbons.

Cards und More ~ Glitter & Sparkle.

Fussy & Fancy ~ More than Words.

Card Crafter's Circle ~ Buttons.

One Stop Crafts ~ Button It!

Crazy4Challenges ~ Fun Folds.

Allsorts ~ Spread your Wings.

Ingredients:

PP & Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat.

Die's & Punches ~ Marianne's & SU!

Brads ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.

Perfect Pearls & Stickles.

Button ~ Button Sudio.

Card base and shape cut by Silhouette 

Kenny K Krafty Girlz ~ Bloom & Grow!

I'm a day late with my posting but it's still time for a fab new challenge over at the 

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge

This weeks sponsors are of course the man himself with a fabulous 5 digi stamps of the winner's choice from Kenny K's Downloads.

As well as a wonderful $10 gift voucher from

  Michelles Scrapbooking & More.

This weeks theme is:

Bloom & Grow

so we would like to see flowers, either on paper or made of paper but lets have lots of them!

Today's challenges are:

Colour Create ~ Black, Yellow, Grey & White.
CRAFT,  Craft Your Day's Away & Dream Valley ~ Mother's Day.
Stamptacular ~ Text Me!
The Crafty Pad ~ Newsprint.
The Pink Elephant ~ Layer's.

Ingredients:

Digi Stamp ~ Kenny K.
PP ~ Pink Petticoat.
Flower's ~ Wild Orchid Crafts.
Gem's ~ Anita's.
Coloured with Copic's.
Stickles. 

Crafty Cardmakers ~ My Sketch!

Its my turn to set the challenge at Crafty Cardmaker's

this time but before I do ,we are sponsored today by 

ONE STOP CARD CRAFTS 

who are offering a £10 voucher for their store as a prize. 

We are also sponsored today by DIGI DOODLE SHOP 

who are offering a $10 Gift Certificate for the store

So here is my sketch!

Here is my take on my sketch.

Today's other challenges are:


Simon Say's Stamp & Creative Inspirations ~ Anything Goes.

Ingredients


Digital Stamp ~ Dilly Beans.
PP & Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat.
Coloured with Copic's.
Inkssentials Gel pen.
Die ~ Marianne design.
Beads & Ribbon from stash.

Look what I got..........

........I am so chuffed!! 

My first entry to Dilly Beans and I received a Top 3 award!!

Today's challenges are:

Dilly Beans ~ Black & Green.

Stamp with Fun ~ Sketch.

Dare to Be Sassy ~ Seeing Green.

Polka Doodles ~ Spots & Dots.

Raise the Bar ~ Twine.

Secret Crafters  &  Paper Sundaes ~ Green.

Ingredients:

Digital Stamps ~ Dilly Beans.

PP Pink ~ Petticoat

CS ~ Core'dinations.

Coloured with Copic's.

Inkssentials white Gel Pen.

Twine from stash.

Sketch Saturday ~ # 197 with The Saturated Canary.

It's Tracey's turn to  host the sketch at Sketch Saturday. 

This week we are sponsored by The Saturated Canary.

The winner of Tracey's fabulous sketch will receive 

Two digital stamps of their choice from Krista's store.

So here it is Tracey's absolutely stunning sketch.

Our Guest Designer this month is Cor pop over to the Sketch Saturday blog to see what she and the rest of the Saturday Girls have made......Have a look at mine first though!!

Today's other challenges are:

ABC Challenges ~ K is for Kraft.
Penny Black & More ~ Turquoise, Brown & Cream.
Scrapology ~ Layer's.
Paper Sundaes & My Time To Craft ~ Circles.
Here Come the Boy's ~ Vintage Feel.
Creative Inspiration & Simon Say's Stamp ~ Anything Goes.


Ingredients:

PP ~ Bearly Mine Designs "Boyz Zone".

Digi Stamp ~ The Saturated Canary.

Die's ~ Spellbinders & Tim Holtz.

Chipboard ~ Make It Crafty.

Brads ~ Eyelet Outlet.

Papermania Metallic pen's, Vintage Photo Distressed Ink & Image coloured with Copic

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.