Fetch A Sketch Challenge 23

It's time for another Fetch A Sketch challenge and it's my turn to host the first week with my sketch:

We have two sponsors this fortnight:  Funky Hand is offering a download:

And A Day For Daisies is offering a $12 gift certificate!  So two prizes means two winners!

I've used a wonderful image from A Day For Daisies called Sleeping Flower.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and added some tiny half pearls plus rich purple ribbon from my stash.  I've used on one my fancy X Cut dies for the card shape and then two Nesties for the image and layering.

Papers are from Funky Hand and I've used the Spring Has Sprung download.

Good luck with the challenge - closing date is Sunday 13 May at 12noon GMT and for more details and how to enter, pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Paper Sundaes:  Ribbon and Pearls
Scrappy Frogs:  Shape It Up
Stampin' Sisters In Christ:  Something Planted
Fairy Fun Friday's:  Anything With Flowers

• Image:  A Day For Daisies, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Funky Hand - Spring Has Sprung download
• Dies:  X Cut and Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else:  My stash

It's Happened Again!

It's the last Sunday of the month so its another round of the Inkart Championships at Daytona Manchester!  Three rather exciting qualifying rounds and Samuel again had a bit of bad luck in one of the rounds however he started again in the A final with a 4th place grid position and just like last month, he whipped round the second and third grid starters and straight into second place on the first corner!

He held his position for the full 20 laps and finished in second place!  He also broke his personal best time which previously was 26.01 seconds, so now he has a 25.90 second lap!

Here he is getting his second place trophy:

And on the podium with the other cadet drivers (they are the smaller ones!) and the junior drivers.  Samuel is second in the black suit on the left of the picture:

 And here he is with his trophy!  It is actually slightly different to the March race and also a bit bigger too!

And not to be outdone, Jacob has made it onto the Formula Bambino Power Lap standings with a 30.636 lap in the recent Formula Bambino round!  It's not his personal best time but still a cracking good time!

I think I'll sleep well tonight as it was a rather early start due to the Manchester Marathon and the roads being closed around Daytona Manchester!  Plus all the excitement!!

Stylish

A pretty quick card to make once I'd decided what I was doing!  The image is a stamped Penny Black and I've coloured it with Promarkers to match the paper which is Bazzil Basics Swiss Dots that I've had for ages (since Harrogate September 2009!!)  I've also used some plain pink and black card from my stash for layering.

The sentiment is a magazine freebie and I've used various flowers, the brad and half pearls from my stash that came from different RAK's over the years.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black:  No Patterned Paper
The Sweetest Thing:  Sketch followed
Southern Girls:  Get Your Girly On
Inspired By:  Colour Combo Used
Fab N Funky:  No Designer Paper

• Image:  Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  All from my stash
• Sentiment:  Magazine Freebie
• Everything else:  My stash

#1 Dad

It's my Dad's birthday tomorrow and although I've had plenty of notice (it falls on the same day each year), I'd still managed to forget to make a card!  However, I bought a huge (3,000) amount of digi's in Dustin Pikes recent Blogversary sale and I came across this image within the files so I decided to use it.

I've used my brand new circle Nesties to cut the shape (no more wonky circles for me now!) and I've used the fab Echo Park Mr Campy digi paper pack for the papers. The sentiment is a magazine freebie from ages ago from Ladybug Crafts Ink.  Image coloured with Promarkers.

Just have to remember to take the card with me now when we go over to see them tomorrow!  Won't be the first time I've left something at home and had to post it!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Pikes Playground:  Great Outdoors
Card Positioning Systems:  Sketch Followed
My Mums Craft Shop:  The Great Outdoors
Ladybug Crafts Ink:  Birthday

• Image:  Dustin Pike, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Echo Park, Mr Campy
• Dies:  Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Sentiment:  Magazine freebie

Simply Create Too Challenge 12 - It's About Time

There is a new Simply Create Too challenge!  And this fortnight, the theme is:

It's About Time

I've used a 6x6 Prima paper from the Romantique collection which I've only trimmed down very slightly.  The wonderful clock die cut was sent to me by the wonderful Funky Hand DT mate Debs and I've coloured it with various Promarkers and dies to make it match the paper.


The teacup image is from Jellypark and again I've coloured it with Promarkers to match the papers.  It's been layered onto the centre bit from the clock and I've added some tiny half pearls here and there.  I don't normally do 'grungy' and I think this is about as far as it goes for me, but I do like it!

Good luck with the challenge!  For more details, pop over to the Simply Create Too challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Day Cards:  Day 57 - A New Technique
Paper Crafting Journey:  Vintage
Truly Scrumptious:  Distressing & Die Cuts
Anything Goes:  Tick Tock
Passion For Promarkers:  Die Cuts
Cheerful Stamp Pad:  Time / Queen / Tea (at least 2)

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers
• Die Cuts:  From Debs
• Papers:  Prima 6x6 Romantique pad
• Everything else:  My stash

Polkadoodle Challenge 17 - Shabby Chic / Vintage

It's time for another Polkadoodle challenge!  This week the theme is:

Shabby Chic / Vintage

And here is what I came up with!  I do like making baby cards and I always like to make a boy and a girl one!  I've used a kraft card blank for each and then slightly trimmed it down so it would fit in my rather ancient Sizzix Original red die cutting machine so I could use the fab Marianne Embossing folder (it also punches out the little bits across the bottom!)  I've also used the Baby Carriage too.

I've used papers from Sugarplum Daisy (gingham) and Candy Doodles cds.  Then I found various ribbons in my stash - I think the pink gingham must have been tied around something before as it looked 'used'!  The charms are from my stash too.

Good luck with the challenge - for more details, pop over to the challenge blog!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bearly Mine:  Baby Days

Creative Card Crew:  Ribbon

Party Time Tuesday's:  Anything Goes + Kraft

Kaboodle Doodles:  Embossing

Lollipop Crafts:  Baby Baby

• Dies / Embossing:  Marianne Creatables
• Papers:  Polkadoodles - Sugarplum Daisy and Candy Doodles cds
• Everything else:  My stash

Crimbo Crackers Challenge 14 - Angels

 It's time for another Crimbo Crackers challenge and the theme this fortnight is:

Angels

I have two wonderful sponsors for the challenge - Funky Hand and Jellypark!  A download from Funky Hand and two digi's from Jellypark are the prizes for this challenge so two lucky winners!  A big thank you to Anice and Claire for their continuing generosity!

For my creation I have used two different Funky Hand products - the main backing paper is Rainbow Polkadots download and I've also used the Boys and Girls download behind the image which is no longer available.  And from Jellypark, I've used the Cute Little Angel stamp which has been coloured with Promarkers plus the obligatory glitter on her wings!

The ribbon is from my stash and I've had to do the one loop method as it wasn't long enough for a traditional two bow finish!  I've used my Sizzix snowflake die to cut sparkly paper and vellum and layered them up.

Good luck with the challenge!  For more details please pop over to Crimbo Crackers.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments:  For A Child

Flourishes:  Bingo (Pink, Ribbon, Die Cut)

Passion For Promarkers:  Use Die Cuts

Karen's Doodles:  Something For The Kids

The Crazy Challenge:  Girly

• Image:  Jellypark, coloured with Promarkers and glitter glue
• Papers:  Funky Hand
• Dies:  Sizzix snowflakes
• Everything else:  My stash

Dude Time Doodles May New Release & Blog Hop!

It's time to show off the brand new release images from Dude Time Doodles, and we celebrate this on the last Wednesday of each month with a Blog Hop!

So, if you've arrived at me from Anne then you are on the right track although there is no start or finish point - just as long as you work your way through each of the blogs and leave us a comment at each point then you'll be in with a chance of winning!  After you have left me a comment, pop over to Dawn.

I've used the fab Jacques Waterman image, coloured him with Promarkers and added some Funky Hand papers and stars cut with my X Cut dies.  I've handcut the waves.


Good luck with the blog hop and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog as you hop around!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Daisy Doodles:  For The Boys

My Grafico:  Fun and Games

 

• Image:  Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Dies:  X Cut nesting stars
• Everything else:  My stash

Craft Juice Tuesday - Week 114

Welcome to another Craft Juice Tuesday!  Here are a few items from Craft Juice that have caught my eye:

Pretty elephant hairclips made from felt - buy from Merry Berry

A retro wooden pin brooch from Mimi and Lucy

Funky one of a kind elephant earrings from Koo Koo Craft



See you next Tuesday for more Craft Juice Tuesday!

Fetch A Sketch Challenge 22 - Midway Extra

It's time for my offering over at Fetch A Sketch as it is the Midway Extra post.  Jenny set the challenge and sketch last Monday:

And now its my turn to do the middle bit!  We are sponosred this fortnight by Bugaboo who are generously offering the winner a $21 gift certificate to spend instore!  To have a look at the huge range of digi stamps, just click the banner below!

And here is my take on the sketch.  You can flip it or rotate it and as long as we can see the sketch in your creation we will be happy!  And you can create any item you want - it doesn't have to be a card or layout!

I've used the Ribbon Bunny digi and coloured it with Promarkers.  I've used my Nesties for layering and the paper is from Shabby Saturday download from Funky Hand.  The ribbon and pearls are from my stash along with the pearl headed brad to keep the ribbon in place.

I picked the digi as its a cause very close to my heart at the moment as I have a wonderful blogging friend who is suffering a lot from Breast Cancer and is undergoing treatment.  If you get chance, pop over to Jennifer and tell her I said hello!

For more details on how to enter please pop over to the Fetch A Sketch challenge blog.  Good luck!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Di's Digi's:  Animal Friends
Card Makin' Mamas:  Getting Girlie
Fussy and Fancy:  Punches / Dies
Paper Play:  Animal Antics
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop:  Use Dies

• Image:  Bugaboo, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers:  Shabby Saturday download from Funky Hand
• Dies:  Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else:  My stash