To the 19th!

Perfect way to spend a sunny day for Hal - I've used the pre-coloured Hole In One Hal from Dr Digi and added him to the background and used one of the sentiments from the Comic Sentiment Sheet 01 which has been coloured with Promarkers. I've made the speech bubble on the pc.

I'd like to enter the following:

Craftin' Desert Divas: Create a Scene
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner: Anything Goes

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 154

Welcome to another From The Heart Stamps challenge - a sketch with a twist!  You can either complete the sketch or the twist or combine both together!  The only other rule is that a FTHS image is used - there are freebies in the store.

I've used Birdbrain Wine, coloured with Promarkers and used card from my stash.  The die cut sentiment is Clearly Besotted and the charm is from my (rather extensive) stash!

Here is the sketch - good luck!

I'd like to enter the following:

613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time:  Stitching Real or Faux
Alphabet Challenge:  G for Girlie
Just Add Ink:  Anything B - Bottle, Bird, Black, Bow

Polkadoodle Challenge - Birthday!

To continue with the Polkadoodle Birthday celebrations, the current challenge is:

Birthday

I've used the very cute Winston Bear Birthday and coloured it up with Promarkers.  I've made a he into a she for this card to celebrate a first Birthday!  The card is for one of my cousins as its her daughter's birthday soon.  And Winston is so versatile!  I have a feeling that this is going to be one of those digi stamps that I use time and time again - it's on my favourite list!  Papers are from Work and Play 10.

I've used my own template for the large number, layered it onto white card and glittered the edge.  Bunting is from scraps of printed card with vellum overlay and half pearls.  Sentiment cut with Girls are Weird Sizzix letters and then also glittered.

I'd like to enter the following:

Die Cuttin' Diva's:  Polkadots  SHOWCASE
Everybody Art:  For The Girls
Fairy Tale Challenges:  Girls Only
Inky Chicks:  Anything But Square and Favourite Stamp  TOP 3
Tuesday Throwdown:  For A Child

And Relax!

There is nothing better than to have a nice soak along with a cuppa, newspaper and favourite rubber duckie - Deirdery certainly knows how to roll!

Coloured with Promarkers plus liquid pearls on her cap and glitter glue on the bubbles, Papermania Tea House 6x6 papers plus a Clearly Besotted die cut.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge:  For Girls
Fairy Tale Challenge:  For Girls
{PIN}inspirational:  Anything Goes
Craftin' Desert Divas:  Create a Scene

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 153

It's Monday so it can only mean that there is a new From The Heart Stamps challenge!  Don't forget that you can either use the sketch or the twist or both!  The only other stipulation is that you use a FTHS but with some freebies in the store you really can't go wrong!

I've used one of the Birdbrain Chicks - What's Up Chick and coloured it with Promarkers.  Papers are from Funky Hand - Funky Daze cd, which is sadly no longer available.  I've added a banner and the half pearls are from my stash along with the vellum.

The sentiment are two dies from Clearly Besotted.  The sketch is below - good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps:  Pretty In Pink TOP 5
Love To Scrap:  Anything Goes
CD Sunday:  Things Beginning with B - Bird, Branch, Bunting, Birthday TOP 3

Flower Power

A quick card for a work colleagues Birthday - she likes to travel so I thought that the Birdbrain Hula Chick by From The Heart Stamps would be perfect!  I've coloured the image with Promarkers and used papers from Echo Park - Summerdays.

The flowers are from my stash - the larger 3 are actually recycled from a flower garland and the others I found lurking in the box.

I'd like to enter the following:

Mojo Monday:  Sketch followed
A Gem of a Challenge:  Flowers
Dragonfly Dreams:  Summertime
One Stitch At A Time:  Hot Colours
Stamping Sensations:  Anything Goes

Polkadoodle Birthday Celebrations - 7 Year Itch (part two)!

Here I am again with my second and final part of the 7th Birthday celebrations going on over at Polkadoodles. I've been part of the Design Team right from the start and the 7 years have totally flown by!

Each Design Team member were asked to create merged / scratched images from existing digis and these were then shared but we didn't know who created what!  I've been sent this image - using Hats off Twiggy and one of the shops from the Dollie Daydream cd.

I've used Promarkers to colour and also watercolour pencils plus added ribbon and half pearls from my stash.

Hope you're enjoying the Birthday celebrations - there is something going on each day!

I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Calendar:  Things With Wings
Hiding In My Craft Room:  Feminine
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps:  Animals
My Sheri Crafts:  Pearls

Good Luck

A card made for a colleague who is leaving to start a new role - he works in finance and I've used the corporate colours (yes, orange is one of them!) but tried to keep it masculine.  Papers are Papermania  For Him colossal 6x6 paper pack which I've had in my stash for more years than I care to remember.

I've used a wonderful Jellypark image which sadly is no longer available, coloured with Promarkers and layered onto black card.  I've hand written the sentiment and made the bunting too and added half black pearls from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Time To Craft:  Sketch followed (mirror flip)
Brown Sugar:  Anything Goes
Crafty Catz:  Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes Top 3
Cards Und More:  Masculine Top 3

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 107 - Anything Goes

It's time for a new Crimbo Crackers challenge and to keep things easy, the theme for the fortnight is:

Anything Goes

I've used papers and image from Polkadoodles - Work and Play 5 - Festive Hollybobs cd.  I've coloured the image with Promarkers and added glitter glue.  All papers are from the cd and I've layered onto silver card, added some silver string, a charm and a snowflake Marianne Creatables die.

To finish off, I've added a dotted line around the edge of the image with a blue gel pen and a faux running stitch around the papers with a white gel pen.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following:

CRAFT Challenge:  Christmas Top 3
Moving Along With The Times:  Man or Boy
Christmas at Sweet Stamping:  Winter Fun Top 3
Crafting By Designs:  Get Ready For Christmas
Crafty Creations:  Monochromatic

Polkadoodle Birthday Celebrations - 7 Year Itch!

Polkadoodles is 7 years old and to celebrate this achievement and the anniversary which is usually called 'The Seven Year Itch' the team have done something a little different and mixed up / scratched some images together!

I've used the cool Hairdresser digi and combined it with the mirror from Dolly Daydream Girl Talk cd.  I've then flipped the hairdresser image to make it a reflection and added it to the mirror!  I've used Promarkers to colour, the ribbons and comb charm are from my stash and the papers are also Polkadoodle.

The celebrations are lasting two weeks and we will all have something to share!  I'll be back again with a merged image from one of the DT later in the celebrations but for now, the discount code from me to use in the store is:

BIRTHDAY25 

It will give you a whopping 25% discount on individual downloads only.  But be quick!  It expires at midnight on 21 May GMT!

I'd like to enter the following:

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies:  Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges:  Flower Power

Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes

Crafty Girls:  Anything Goes

Baking Brian

An easy to make male Birthday card is to use Baking Brian from Dr Digi - I've coloured him with Promarkers plus some liquid pearls on the cake.  Backing paper is from Funky Hand which is no longer available and I had in my stash.

I've also used up an off cut from making a square card - I have loads of these off cuts and need to use them up!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Going Grey With Scrap Creations:  Masculine
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Stamps and Fun = Creativity:  Male

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 152

Another Monday and another From The Heart Stamps sketch challenge with a twist!  I've used Echo Park papers from Summerdays and added a black card border plus two faux gems from my stash.  The image is Spectacular Birdbrain but it's not available in the store as it was part of the fundraising pack Faith released a while ago.

The sketch is below along with the twist - you can use either the sketch or the twist or both but you must use a FTHS - there are freebies in the shop and a new cute one was added not so long ago!  Every entry that is linked up will receive a $1 voucher to spend in the store - save them up to buy a free stamp!  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create:  Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time:  Hot Colours
A Beautiful Mess:  Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes

Congrats

Quick card made for a work colleague who recently got engaged.  I've used two wooden figures I found in my stash.  Well, I found a full pack of them when I was looking for something else (didn't find the something else).

Card is linen effect white card from The Papermill and I've embossed one of the panels with a Cuttlebug folder.  X Cut heart die, dotted liquid pearls around the edge and added a Sizzix tag with a hand written sentiment.  Waxed cord from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches:  Sketch followed
Crafting When We Can:  Clean and Simple (top 3)
Creative Corner:  Let's Celebrate
Sisterhood of Crafters:  No Patterned Paper

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 151

It's the start of a new From The Heart Stamps with a Twist challenge!  I've used Birdbrain Football Fanatics - you get different images in the set and this is one of the single ones, coloured with Promarkers and added to Funky Hand papers - no longer available - which I found in my stash.

The sentiment dies are from Clearly Besotted and I handwrote the banner sentiment.  Don't forget that you can follow either the sketch or the twist, or complete both, but you must use a FTHS - there currently is a 'free bee' in the store!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes
Ellibelle's Creative Moments:  Anything Goes Hand Coloured

Best Daddy

I just love this image from Jellypark (no longer available as store has closed).  Coloured with Promarkers and the stripy paper is Dovecraft Back To Basics 4 6x6 stack.  I've cut the stars with my X Cut die and the papers are all off-cuts from my stash.

The sentiments are also from Jellypark.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Mojo Monday:  Sketch followed
Dragonfly Challenges:  Forever In Blue Jeans
Crafty Friends:  In The Garden (top 3)
Fussy and Fancy:  Birthdays

Getting Ahead....

I have a list of Father's Day cards to make so thought I'd better get cracking!  Here is one made with a Jellypark sentiment which is no longer available.  I printed it directly onto the kraft card, layered it onto some black and then embossed some panels with a Cuttlebug folder.

Everything else is from my stash and I've added a faux running stitch with a black fine liner pen.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Always Playing With Paper:  Sketch followed
Avenue 613 Create:  Use A Die To Showcase Sentiment
Addicted to Stamps:  Sentiment Only
Clean and Simple on Sunday:  Stitching

Spotty Dotty Dalmation

I've been rediscovering some of my loved and sadly neglected digis and unfortunately Jellypark is no longer trading but still doesn't stop me from using them!  This actually was not a dalmatian but the card request was for one so I've added spots.  It did take me a while to work out if it should be a black dog with white spots or a white dog with black spots.....

Sentiment is also from Jellypark but a different digi.  Image cut with a Spellbinder die and then layered onto a scalloped circle.  Spotty card from my stash along with the ribbon and half pearls.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday:  Sketch followed
Fussy and Fancy:  Birthdays
Aud Sentiments:  Animals and a Sentiment
I Love Promarkers:  Ribbon

Golf?!

I'm getting ahead for Father's Day and the requests I've got for cards!  Here is one made with one of the new release images by From The Heart Stamps - Hamlet PigWit In the Rough.  I've coloured him with Promarkers and I found a half made wordbook in my stash so I've carefully used the papers from that, and layered onto black card.

I cut a Sizzix tag and handwrote the sentiment, golf club and ball charm are from my rather extensive charm stash (I blame ebay!) and the waxed cord is also from ebay.  Pop over to the From The Heart Stamps store as there are quite a few new PigWit releases!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch:  Sketch followed
A Beautiful Mess:  Anything Goes
Creative Fingers:  Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft:  Anything Goes

Hoppy Birthday!

I decided to use up some of the paper stacks that I have as I just seem to print off what I need at the moment and neglect what I already have, so I've used Papermania For Him Colossal Paper Pack 6x6 which I've had to piece together as wanted to use up existing scraps rather than cut into a new sheet.

The image is Birdbrain Brew by From The Heart stamps and I've coloured it with Promarkers.

The stars have been cut with an X Cut die and I've used plain card scraps from my stash that tied in with the colours in the papers.  I've added two little key charms (can't really see them too well due to the shadows from the sun!)

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday:  Pick a Sketch - I've used #216
Aud Sentiments:  Animals and a Sentiment
Digital Delights by Louby Lou:  Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet:  Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday:  Colouring
Fab n Funky:  Three or More Layers

Polkadoodle Challenge - Things With Wings

Time for a new Polkadoodle challenge and the theme for the fortnight is:

Things With Wings

I've used the very cute Lily Bug Love collection, which is available on either cd or download.  I've gone for a pre coloured image which I've cut out and added to the card with foam pads so it stands proud a little.

The two frames are also from the collection and I've added these plus a sentiment.  The card blank I found in my stash and I've added a line of dotted liquid pearls around the edge and inked it a little with a rather faded pink ink pad.

Good luck with the challenge!  I'd like to enter the following:

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies:  Add A Sentiment
4 Crafty Chicks:  Sassy Woman
Crafting With An Attitude:  Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Birthday
Unicorn Challenge:  Spotty Dotty

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 106 - Anything Goes

A new Crimbo Crackers challenge has started and the theme is:

Anything Goes

I've made a simple Christmas tree shape using buttons and half pearls plus a sentiment printed directly onto the card blank.  Really quick and easy to make and it uses up some of the many millions of buttons I seem to have......!

For more details on how to enter, pop over to the blog!  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz:  Include a Button or Two
Through The Purple Haze:  Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs:  Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesdays:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesdays:  Anything Goes

Cute Giraffe

I just love using this cute Giraffe from Jellypark although it's no longer available to buy.  I've coloured it with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue.

The die cut is a Spellbinder fancy oval and I've added liquid pearl dots, flowers, beads, embroidery thread and charm from my stash.  I typed the sentiment in Word and added it

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sassy Studios Designs:  Sketch followed
Crafty Cardmakers:  Pearls or Gems
Crafty Boots:  Monochrome
Critters and Creatures:  Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs:  Clean and Simple
Lawnscaping:  Critters

Professor Dummkopf

The Dr Digi images are great for making large cards - Prof Dummkopf has been coloured with Promarkers and I've made him approx A5 size. I hand wrote the sentiment with a black fine liner pen and added glossy accents to mimic the lenses on the specs.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations:  Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes
Not Just Cards:  Anything Goes
Where The Heart Is:  One Layer

From The Heart Stamps Blog Hop - Pigging Out

It's time for the May Blog Hop at From The Heart Stamps and we've gone for a theme of

Pigging Out plus the option of adding ribbon

Which is a perfect excuse to show of the fab PigWit images!  Plus there are some new releases in the store which are just wonderful!

I've used an older stamp - Hamlet PigWit Being Shy which I've coloured with Promarkers and added a Spellbinder lacy edge die cut behind her (I've changed him to a her!)  I hand wrote the sentiment on the die cut.  All the papers are from Dovecraft Back To Basics 3 6x6 pad which I bought for £2 from The Works.

The pom pom ribbon is also from The Works - I got a huge roll of it for £3 and the reel is nice too!  To finish off the card I've added a dotted line of liquid pearls around the edges.

If you've arrived at my blog from Michelle then you are on the right track!  Before you hop over to the last stop which is the FTHS blog make sure you leave me a comment.  One lucky person who leaves a comment on my post will be in with a chance to win a free image from the store!

As an added bonus - count up how many of us are using ribbon and then email Faith faith@fromtheheartstamps.com with your answer before the end of the hop to be in with a chance of winning a $15 gift certificate from the store.

Good luck - the hop will end on Sunday 8 May at 6am EST with the winners announced on the blog on Wednesday 11 May.  Good luck!!

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Paper Play Sketches:  Sketch followed

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 150

It's time for a new sketch challenge at From The Heart Stamps - this is a really lovely sketch to use and my card was quick and easy to make!  I've used the Surprised Birdbrain image which I've coloured with Promarkers and watercolour pencils.

The sentiment which is from the digi set has been layered it onto a lacy Spellbinders die.  Papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics 3 (bought from The Works for £2!)  Ribbon and half pearls are from my stash.

The sketch is below along with the twist - don't forget that to enter you must use a FTHS stamp and you can either follow the sketch or the twist or both.  For every entry that meets the rules, a $1 voucher towards your next purchase will be emailed to you!

Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  Anything Goes
Pile It On:  Garden Creatures
Crafty Friends Challenge:  All Things Cute
Di's Digi's:  Pastel Colours
A Beautiful Mess:  Anything Goes