Cake and Candles

Does what it says on the tin despite looking like an unstable structure!  Cake and Candles from Dr Digi - the only way to celebrate a Birthday!  And at just £1 it leaves enough to buy some real cake!

Coloured with Promarkers, glitter glue and liquid pearls, I've added the image with foam pads for depth and then added to a star shaped card.  Papers and sentiment are Funky Hand - Happy Happy Birthday cd which is no longer available.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart:  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion:  Anything Goes
House of Cards:  Shaped Cards
Melonheadz:  Birthdays

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 30

Time for another challenge at Fetch A Sketch and this fortnight I am the hostess and here is my sketch:

We have two wonderful sponsors for the challenge - so two prizes on offer to two lucky entrants:  Jellypark are offering two digi's (have you joined the Jellypark club yet?!)

And Funky Hand are offering a download of the winners choice

I've used the very cute Knight digital stamp from Jellypark and used papers from Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand - I thought the pattern was perfect!  The image has been coloured with Promarkers and I've added some faux stitiching around the X Cut ovals.

Around the edge of the card I've added some large black Sharpie marker dots and then blobbed some glossy accents over the top so they look like mini brads.  Last but not least, some embroidery thread to finish it off.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details, pop over to Fetch A Sketch and have a look at Lou's fab sample too!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges:  Die Cuts and Punches
Here Come The Boys:  Boys Toys
No Matter Which Challenges:  Anything Goes
Pile It On:  Add Some Metal (his suit of amour)
The Crafty Pad:  Show Some Metal (suit of amour)

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand, Happy Happy Birthday cd
• Dies:  X Cut
• Everything else:  My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 8 - No People / Animals

It's that time again - Crimbo Crackers challenge time!! And I've got a special sponsor this fortnight:


Nikki the designer and owner is offering 3 single digi stamps to the winner of the challenge (click the badge above to go to her store). And the theme this fortnight is:

No People or Animals

As long as it is festive or Christmas themed then it can be entered!

I've used the fab Santa This Way cupcake digi stamp, coloured it with Promarkers plus a little glitter glue (snow does glisten!) The printed papers are from my box of bits so a bit of clever cutting was in order!

All the other bits are from my stash and I've added a random bit of reddish paper as a backing plus inked and rounded all corners and added some doodling.

Good luck with the challenge!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch followed
Fab n Funky: Use A Digi
I Love Promarkers: Photo Inspiration
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
Cards For Men: Seeing Red

• Image: Limited Runs Digital Stamps, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Hand - Happy Happy Birthday cd
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Get Funky Challenge - January Blues

Welcome to another Get Funky Challenge!! It is my turn to hopefully provide some inspiration on the theme Lou has set:

January Blues

As always, at least one Funky Hand product needs to be used in your creation (its in bold because this is the one rule that constantly gets overlooked!!) and Anice has one ready and waiting to fit the theme - just click here!

I do like making wordbooks and I've made this one with with papers from Happy Happy Birthday - I've used wordart to create the letters, printed onto the backing paper, cut out and then layered onto the pages.

I've added a thin line of glitter glue around the edges of the letters plus flowers and gems from my stash along with some white organza ribbon and blue grosgrain.

Good luck with the challenge and don't forget the Funky Hand product! The challenge is open until the 14th so plenty of time to get creative!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lexi's Creations: Fancy Folds
Truly Madly Crafty: Anything Goes
Unstampabelles: Anything Goes
Sir Stampalot: Monochromatic

• All papers: Happy Happy Birthday cd
• Everything else: My stash

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 27 - Favourite Christmas Film

Are you ready for a Dude Time Doodle Challenge? This week, the challenge is:

Your Favourite Christmas Film

I've gone with The Snowman and used Duck the Snowball Warrior which has been coloured with Promarkers and a bit of glitter glue although you can't actually see all the sparkle in the photo!

I've used Funky Hand papers from Happy Happy Birthday plus the red is from my stash and the sentiment is also Funky Hand but from Twelve Crafters Crafting.

I've added a Sizzix snowflake die, a gem, some faux stitching and I've dotted around the edge of the image and sentiment with a blue gel pen.

For more details on how to join in and to see the rest of the Design Teams creations - pop over to the Challenge blog and good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Boots: Christmas

Critter Challenge: Let It Snow
Craft Your Days Away: Snowmen
Digital Tuesday: Winter Wonderland

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Printed Papers: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand
• Sentiment: Twelve Crafters Crafting from Funky Hand
  
• Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
• Everything else: My stash
  

Christmas Family

Whilst blog hopping (as you do!) I happened to notice that a DT mate was part of the new Dilly Beans DT and that there was a freebie on offer! Not one to pass this kind of opportunity, I snagged the freebie and its taken me this long to get the card finished!

Don't ask me why so long as it only took about an hour to make in total! I've coloured the image with Promarkers and glitter glue and layered it onto papers from Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand. A bit of faux stitching plus a snowflake with a Sizzix die and some red ribbon from Meiflower and the card is complete!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Dilly Beans: Snowfriends Family Giveaway
Squirrel and the Fox: Christmas
Craft Your Days Away: Snowmen
Crafty Hazelnut: Anything Goes Christmas
Little Claire's Designs: Family Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks: Christmas
Paper Play: Christmas

• Image: Dilly Beans limited freebie, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Funky Hand - Happy Happy Birthday cd
• Dies: Sizzix Snowflake
• Ribbon: Meiflower
  

Get Funky Challenge - Double Whammy!

Welcome to my portion of this months Get Funky challenge! The theme, set by Jackie is:

Make A Christmas Item and A Non Christmas Item Using Christmas Papers

Easy eh? But only when you have the fab new cd from Funky Hand - Twelve Crafters Crafting! I've used two different paper collections from the cd plus the star template. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Happy Happy Birthday and Betty has simply changed her sparkly dress! She's been coloured with Promarkers. And the stars behind her are actually very glittery gift tags!

And see how many I've made!!

I'm well over my target of 150 Christmas cards this year!!

Don't forget - you MUST use at least one Funky Hand product in your creation and you can always snag the freebie if you've not got anything. Good luck - the challenge ends on 14 December and a new challenge will be set the day after!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Little Claire's Challenge: Shaped Cards
Clearly Inspired: Christmas
Crafty Ann's: Tic Tac Toe (Red, Green and Silver/Gold)
Winter Wonderland: Christmas / Winter Birthday

• Papers, template and Christmas sentiment: Twelve Crafters Crafting
• Birthday Sentiment: Happy Happy Birthday
• Image: Our Betty, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles - December New Release & Blog Hop!

It's the last Wednesday of the month so its time to reveal the new Dude Time Doodles images and to kick it all off we have a blog hop for you!

One of the Dudettes will be the hostess with the mostest and one lucky commenter will win a digi image! So make sure you leave me a comment - As you've got to be in it to win it!

If you've arrived at me from Dawn then you are on the right track although there is no start and end point, just make sure you've visited us all! From me you need to hop to Cleota and leave a comment there too!!


I've used Welder Wencelas who has, once again, struggled with getting the Christmas turkey just right! He's been coloured with Promarkers plus glitter glue and I've used papers from Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand plus some embossing on the green paper.

The sentiment has been computer generated and I've added some doodling around the edges of the card.

Good luck with the hop and don't forget to leave a comment! Once I'm awake I'll directly link to the blogs in the hop before and after me!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Tis The Season
Daisy Doodles: Digi Stamp and Christmas
Lexi's Creations: One For The Lads
My Grafico: Dinner / Cleaning
Here Come The Boys: For The Man In Your Life

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Dies: Cuttlebug snowflake embossing die
• Papers: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand
  

Two Hedgehogs

I'm now just 1 card away from my goal of 150! Although the ticker banner has sort of had a bit of a turn and can't cope! This card is part of an order from one of my cousins (hello Claire!) and this has to be one of my favourite Penny Black images!


It's been coloured with Aquamarkers and glitter glue and I've used one of my Nesties to cut the shape - the next size up was too large so I've cut the red border myself. I've embossed the spotty backing paper (Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand) and the red is an old card blank that I've cut up as it was too thin to use for its intended purpose.

Sentiment is computer generated and the organza ribbon and silver chipboard snowflake are from my stash.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Inkspirations: Sketch followed
Addicted to Stamps: Christmas Card
One Stitch at a Time: Seeing Red
Penny Black at Allsorts: All Creatures Great and Small
Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Christmas, Red and Embossing
Paperworks: Recipe - Animal Image, Texture and 2 Embellishments (ribbon & snowflake)

• Image: Penny Black, coloured with Aquamarkers and glitter glue
• Papers: Printed - Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand, other from my stash
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilites and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
  
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Everything else: My stash
  

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 11

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge! I hope this one is not going to be too tricky for you! I (Ruth) am your hostess this fortnight and here is the sketch:

We are sponsored this fortnight by the Digi Garden, click on the banner below to be taken to the store! And Saffie will be offering the winner 5 digi's of their choice - good luck with picking 5 - my list extended to the whole store!

We've been given some digi's to use in our creations and I've used the fab Immies's Scarf and coloured her with Promarkers plus glitter glue.

I used a Sizzix tag die for the shape, inked and dotted a fine line around the edge and then used a template from Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand but 'pulled' the paper through from Twelve Crafters Crafting - its easy to do this as all the Papercraft Factory versions interact with each other!

The sentiment is also from Twelve Crafters Crafting and I've inked then glittered the edge of the card. Really easy! And although I did initially wonder why I'd created a sketch like I had, it has actually grown on me! I did add a few punched snowflakes but it looks like two have dropped off before I took the photo!

Join us next Monday for our regular midway point post where we will have some extra inspiration for you! Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 27 November at 12noon GMT.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes: Digital Images
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge: Shaped Cards
Rogue Redhead Designs: One Designer Paper
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Colours of Winter
CCEE Stampers: Three Different Shapes (Oval, Star and Banner)

• Papers and template: Funky Hand

• Image:The Digi Garden, coloured with Promarkers
• Sentiment: Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Get Funky Challenge - Happy Happy Birthday!

It's my turn to show my creation for the current Get Funky challenge which is

Happy Happy Birthday!

I've used papers and digi images from the new cd Happy Happy Birthday. The great thing about the digi images is that you can enlarge them to A4 size without any loss of quality - the number 6 is around A5 size and I've selected one of the papers which can be printed at the same time as the digi image - you can overlay them.

I've added the number six to the card base with foam pads so it stands proud a little, then added the sentiment (outlined with a promarker) and cute little monster also with foam pads.

The monster has wobbly eyes and I've added glossy accents to the balloon. A bit of faux stitching and the card is complete! I can see me using this cd a lot - especially this combination as there are coloured and uncoloured numbers 0 to 9 so great for quick cards!

Good luck with the challenge - there are a few days left but please remember to follow the theme AND to use a Funky Hand product - there is always a freebie in the download section if you don't have anything and it always compliments the challenge theme.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenges: Use a Digi (its all digi!)
My Mum's Craft Shop: All Creatures Great and Small (do monsters qualify?!)
Crazy Amigo Challenge: Animals (do monsters qualify?!)
Deep Ocean Challenge: Happy Birthday
Digital Tuesday: We Like To Party

• All elements: Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand
  

Stockings At Christmas

As promised, here is the second of two new releases from Jellypark. This one features the Girl and Christmas Stocking image which I've coloured with Promarkers and a titchy bit of liquid pearls as I seem to be running out!


The card shape is one of the templates on the new Funky Hand cd Happy Happy Birthday and through the workspace part on the cd, I've pulled the paper through so it prints directly onto the template. I've simply added a line of glitter glue around the edge and tied a rather large red organza bow and finished it off with some green embroidery thread.

The red card that the image is layered on is from my stash and the sentiment comes with the image.

If you've not tried a Jellypark image yet then pop over to Claire's blog - she is the owner and illustrator and she has a few freebies on offer - be warned - you will like a lot!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: For A Child
Christmas Stampin': Clean and Simple
Phindy's Place: Colour Wheel Opposites (red and green)
Stampin' For The Weekend: What a Cutie!
ABC Christmas: Shaped and Spots
My Mum's Craft Shop: Boys and Girls
Top Tip Tuesday: For A Kid

• Card template and papers: Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand
• Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Snowball Fight

To coincide with each new Jellypark challenge, two new images are released and here is one of them! This is Snowball Girl and I've coloured her with Promarkers plus glitter glue.

I've layered her onto some very shiny silver card (have to use it sparingly as it is very shiny!) and then papers from the new Funky Hand cd - Happy Happy Birthday.


A silver star charm that I found in my stash (I vaguely remember buying 20 of these a few years ago!) plus some thin white satin ribbon and a silver table confetti snowflake.

The other new release will be blogged very soon!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Stampin': Clean and Simple
Fun With Shapes and More: Christmas and Stars
Jingle Belles Rock: Suzy Snowflake (they are tiny but they are there and glittered!)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: For A Child
Craft Room: Anything Christmas
Tip Top Tuesday: Kids Challenge

• Papers: Funky Hand, Happy Happy Birthday cd
• Image: Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 22 - Photo Inspiration

It's the third Wednesday of the month so its time for a Dude Time Doodles photo inspiration challenge! The rules of the challenge are to make a Dude card and to follow the theme.

I've used Kyle Karate and coloured him with Promarkers. The star card template is from the new Funky Hand cd Happy Happy Birthday and I've used one of the papers from the cd too.

A bit of faux stitching around the edges plus some card candy and my card is complete!

Good luck with the challenge - for more details please visit the Challenge blog.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge: Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday: Digital People Images
Cards for Men: Anything But Square
Crazy Challenge: Men Only

• Image: Kyle Karate from Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Template and papers: Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand
• Everything else: My stash
  

Not Quite A Word Book!

I think I can now finally relax. For another year anyway! Both boys have now had their Birthday's and yesterday was the joint party. We really enjoyed it but it was a bit like hearding cats at a few points but still managed to get a game of pass the parcel and musical statues in!

I made this not-quite-a-word-book word book as part of my samples for the launch of the new cd from Funky Hand - Happy Happy Birthday (did you see it on telly?!!)

Its not a traditional word book in that it is bound on one side as this one opens up like a zig zag and can be used as bunting too! All the papers, digi images, sentiments and letters are from the Happy Happy Birthday cd and I've added some of my own bunting from offcuts of paper. I've used some more of the embrodiery thread to make it look like it is all tied together.

The numbers have been coloured with Promarkers as to the stars and sentiments and then I've added glossy accents over the top. All the photos are of the boys from being 2 and 4 and the various cakes they have had over the years!

Up until starting school they sometimes had 3 cakes - a party at nursery (with cake) plus one at my parents (with cake and spot the same cake used twice!!) and at their parties.

And despite the same cake being used twice (not kept for a week and then reused but done on the same day!) I'm surprised that Jacob isn't wearing any of Samuel's old t-shirts! Mind you, they are more or less the same size these days despite 2 years difference!

This was quite easy to make - the height is half a sheet lengthways of A3 card and I've simply stuck the sheets together the make one long banner and folded at the same spine.

This cd is really wonderful - so much to look at and use - I keep finding something new everytime I open it and although it is titled Happy Happy Birthday, most of the papers can be used for any occassion plus there are some wonderful colour collections for the pesky men!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

CD Sunday: Black and Blue (the papers have a black grid line running through them - just can't see it on the photos!)
Here Come The Boys: Bingo (Cute image - my boys (or if not allowed! the number digi stamps); Blue Papers; Fibre)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle: Birthday
Cards for Men: Anything But Square
Daring Card Makers: How Many Candles?

• All papers, numbers, sentiments: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand
• Photos: Me!
• Everything else: My stash
  

Feeling Pants?

Despite being a card maker (and having lots of the finished products!) I am useless at being organised enough to send cards for certain occasions. This is for a very lovely person who is recovering from planned surgery (I even knew about it and still am late!) and it will be in the post tomorrow!

Papers are from the very new Happy Happy Birthday cd from Funky Hand and the image is from Charmed Cards and Crafts - I've added the sentiment myself. Cut out with a Nestie and coloured with Promarkers plus stickles.


I've added a faux running stitch around the edge of the shape and finished the card off with a strip (just long enough!) of green grossgrain plus some red and white embroidery thread (the new bakers twine - I'm telling ya!!) tied in a bow.

Now I'm looking at the card thinking it looks a bit Christmassy....

Hope you like it Claire and GET WELL SOON!!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Inspirational Card Sketches: Sketch followed
Ruby's Rainbow: For the Girls
Party Time Tuesday's: Ribbon, Trim and Fibres
Ribbon Carousel: Funny or Punny
Sweet Stamps: Stitches - Real or Faux

• Papers: Happy Happy Birthday from Funky Hand
• Image: Charmed Cards and Crafts, coloured with Promarkers and stickles
• Sentiment: Computer generated
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
  
• Everything else: My stash