Me and my Ted.. Passion for Promarkers #164 Pins & Needles

Morning blogworld... hope you all had a fabulous bank holiday weekend.. shame it rained so badly... but plenty of time for crafting lol..

Anyhow, onto another challenge at Passion For ProMarkers and this week Lis has chosen Pins & Needles, so we want to see some stitching and a pin on your creations. Here is my little card...

We have a fabulous sponsor this week - Bugaboo stamps and the lucky winner will receive 7 digi images of their choice. 

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo
ProMarkers & Flexmarkers
Card: Anna Marie
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug
Ribbon: Dovecraft
mini safety pin from stash

Hope you all have a great day...

Jen xxxx

I Wash My Mouth With Chocolate... Sketch N Stash #89 Sarah-Janes Sketch

Morning Sketch N Stash fans so I'm here again today with a new challenge and a sketch by the lovely Sarah-Jane. Isn't it fabulous

We are sponsored this week by

I've used a fun image from bugaboo for my card this week....

Inspiration:
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo
ProMarkers & Flexmarkers
Dps: Pink Petticoat
Seam Binding from The Ribbon Girl

Ok, I'm off to do some more house renovations but I'll be back tomorrow...

Jen xxx

Victory Kid.... Cards For Men #9 Texture

Morning blogland... now I really haven't a clue where the last 2 weeks has gone but it's time for another challenge at Cards For Men and this week we have a fab theme and a fab sponsor  KennyK ....

The theme this week is ..... TEXTURE.... we want to see you add lots of texture to your projects. Here is my creation using images from our sponsor this week.. .

Inspiration:
The Sweet Stop: #155 Pick a Sketch

Card Recipe:
Image: Victory Kid from KennyK
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers
DPs: We R Memory Keepers Travel Light (mag freebie)
Die-namics Stacking Stars
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl

I'll be back very soon with this weeks Sketch N Stash...

Jen

Summer Holiday... Cards For Men and Cupcake Crafts DT Cards..

It's my last week at Cupcake Craft Challenges as Guest DT and had a fab time looking at all your wonderful creations...  Todays card is both for the Cupcake Craft Challenges theme of... Sound Of Music... My card is based on the song... We're All Going On A Summer Holiday.... and Cards for Men's fab challenge of  The Great Outdoors.  Here it is...

 

Card Recipe:

Image: Karens Doodles

ProMarkers & FlexMarkers

Papers: My Minds Eye

Buttons & Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Hopefully I'll be back soon this week.....

Jen xx

GIve A Man A Fish... Sketch Saturday #200 Sponsored By Bugaboo

Morning Sketchers... hopefully this will work fine as I've scheduled it to post whilst I'm in Dublin....  We have another fab sketch for you this week ... and it's also our 200th Sketch!!!  Here it is...

We are sponsored by the fab Bugaboo Stamps I really love these characters...

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers: Mustard, Cappuccino, Sandstone, Champagne, Chartreuse, Forest Green, Holly, Aegean, Berry Red, Cyan, Burgundy, Gold, Ice Grey 2,4, Almond, Sunkissed Pink, Dusky Pink,
Papers: Pink Petticoat Quatrofoil
Ribbon: Stash
Pearls: Hobby house
Tim Holtz Paper Distress tool

See you all Monday...

Jen xx

The Uncommon Friendship... Crafting For All Seasons #23 Sketch

Happy Wednesday... Wow I completely forgot to schedule this but hey ho... Anyhow.. It's time for another challenge at Crafting For All Seasons and this week Catherine has done an amazing sketch... Here it is

And my interpretation using an image from one of our fab sponsors this week..

The Stamping Boutique

Card Recipe:
Image: Uncommon Friendship from The Stamping Boutique
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers
DPs: Pink Petticoat, Co-ordinations, Making Memories Vellum
Pearls, Ribbon and Charm from stash

Hopefully I'll be back later in the week... you never know..

Jen xx

Wash Day... Sketch Saturday # 199 and One Stop Crafts #174.. Handmade flowers

 Happy Saturday everyone....I'm here with this weeks Sketch Saturday DT card and I've used the same sketch for my One Stop Crafts Card as well... where the theme this week is "Handmade Flowers".

So we have a fantastic sketch for you this week... I loved working with it...  Here it is....

And my card....

We have some great sponsor over at both challenges. for Sketch Saturday the sponsor is:

There is also a fantastic weekend offer at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

10% off Everything! 

until Midnight, Sunday 18th March

And for One Stop Crafts it's the amazing Krista Smith from Saturated Canary

 

Inspiration:

I Love ProMarkers: #108 Anything Goes
Totally Gorgeous: #123 Spring

Card Recipe:
Image: Saturated Canary Wash Day
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers: Cool Grey 4, Dove Grey, Meadow, Apple, Ruby, Berry, Burgundy, Cappuccino, Almond, Sunkissed Pink, Dusky Pink, Soft Green, Surf, Mustard, Daffodil, Sandstone, Champagne.
Dps: My Minds Eye Dolled Up
Martha Stewart Punch
Felt: Ladybug Crafts Ink
Rolled Flower Die: Sizzix

I'll Be back later with my Less Is More card for this week and then dropping my car off to get the brakes sorted...

Jen xx

A Little Gift For You... Cupcake Craft #183 Going Dotty

Morning... See I told you I would be back very soon.... So It's my third week as a guest cupcake over at Cupcake Craft Challenges and this week the theme is "Going Dotty"... we would like to see all those spots and dots...   There are some fab prizes to be won from amazing sponsors....Here is my card...

Inspiration:

Lili's Little Fairies: Ribbon & Lace

Crafting When We Can: #13 Animals

Flutterby Wednesdays: #193 Spring

Scrappy Frogs: March - Seeing Spots

Card Recipe:

Image: LOTV

ProMarkers & FlexMarkers

Paper: Stampin Up

Ribbon & Lace: The Ribbon Girl

Pearls: Mei Flower

Hope you can all join in this week... one more to come....

Jen xx

Simply Wonderful... Sketch Saturday #198

Morning All... so I was up late last night "Altering" my new ProMarker storage unit that I got from Vicky with Decopatch papers so I'm a little tired but I have all my stuff to move into the craft studio today (at last) so it will all be worth it...

Enough waffling, we have a gorgeous sketch from Sketch Saturday for you this week...

Here is the Sketch....

Our sponsor this week is... Simon Says Stamp... 

Here is my interpretation...simply turned it upside down... and I didn't use my sewing machine (def my obsession lol).

Inspiration:
Penny Black Allsorts: March - Springtime
Totally Gorjuss: #122 Anything Goes with a button

Card Recipe:
Image: Penny Black
ProMarkers & FlexMarkers
Papers: Stampin Up, Bazil Bling
Sentiment: MFT set
Felt: Ladybug Crafts Ink
Buttons & Pearls: Stash

I'll Be Back Shortly with my Less Is More card.... then it's time to sort and move the stash...

Jen xx

Thanks for all you do... CFAS #22 Yellow & Green

Oh my where has time gone this week... now this should have been automatically posted earlier today but hey ho...  been crazy busy, not even done a LIM card this week.... hopefully tomorrow...

So the theme over at Crafting For All Seasons this fortnight is "Yellow & Green"  and I really did find this challenging... So we have some fabby sponsors again and I'm using an image from Bugaboo...

sorry this is so short and sweet I'll hopefully be back tomorrow....

Jen xx

Wishing You A Beautiful Day ... Cupcake Craft # Red & Yellow

Well Monday again and time for another challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges... It's my second week as guest DT and the theme this week is..... Yellow & Red

Honestly I thought I was going to struggle with this one a little, but I found these gorgeous My Minds Eye papers when routing through the stash...

Card Recipe:
Image: Some Odd Girl
ProMarkers: Burgundy, Mustard, Ruby, Daffodil Bloom, Pear, Moss, Almond,
FlexMarkers: Dusky Pink, Champagne, Capuccino, Sandstone, Buttercup
Papers: My Minds Eye Gertie from Stella Rose collections
Sentiment: MFT
Pearls: Nail Art kit

Hope you can join us this week...

Jen xx

Giggle.... Sketch Saturday #197 & One Stop Crafts #172

Saturday again and I'm off to Leigh today and tomorrow to help Della out at the Craft Bug as usual ...
I have a double wammy of challenges today, Tracey's fabbie Sketch Saturday sketch and a "Buttons" Challenge at One Stop Crafts (sorry been really busy this week so not managed to make 2 cards lol).

Here is the sketch Tracey has done for this weeks challenge...

We have a fabulous sponsor this week .... Krista From "Saturated Canary" with a prize of 2 digi stamps from her shop!! 

Anyhow, here is my card.....

Inspiration:

Divas By Design: #24 Spots or Stripes

Card Recipe:

Papers: MME

Image: Saturdated Canary Becka and Bo

ProMarkers & Flexmarkers ( sorry forgot to note them down)

Ticket: Tim Holtz

Buttons & Ribbon: Stash

Hope you all have a great day... if you are at Leigh today or tomorrow make sure you pop over to The Craft Bug and say hello...


Jen xxx

Dragon's Birthday... Sketch n Stash #82

** This is my second post for today... Please scroll down for my Cards for Men and Cupcake Craft Post**

Morning again... So I'm back with a fabby sketch the lovely Jill...and it's a really nice one to use...  

Here is my card....

We have a fab prize from our sponsor Paper Shelter.. with a super prize... I love their images..

Card Recipe:
DPs: MME Fine & Dandy True Blue
Image: The Paper Shelter Dragons Birthday
Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl
Orange and Green card from stash
Buttons: From stash

OK... that's it from me today... see you tomorrow hopefully as I'm painting again tonight...

Jen xx

Gone Fishing.... Cards for Men #5 & Cupcake Crafts #181 DT Duo

So a few weeks ago the lovely Faye asked me to be be a Guest DT over at Cupcake Craft Challenge and I didn't even hesitate in saying yes..... The Theme this week is " Boys & Their Toys" .
I have rolled the challenges together with the Sketch from this weeks Cards For Men Challenge.   Here is my card and the sketch from Cards For Men.

The Sketch is a freebie from Starry Nights Divas

Card Recipe:
Image: LOTV Gone Fishing
ProMarkers: Moss, Pear, Marsh, Olive, Almond, Crimson, Mustard, Daffodil
FlexMarkers: Dusky Pink, Sandstone, Champagne, Cappucinno, Blue Grey 1,2 Aquamarine
Paper: First Edition New Leaf
Brads: Stash

I'll be back in a bit with the new Sketch N Stash challenge..

Jen xx

Easter Greetings ... Crafting For All Seasons #21 Shaped Cards

Afternoon... sorry for the last post, completely forgot to schedule it!!. 
Anyhow, the challenge this fortnight at Crafting for all Seasons is to make "Shaped Cards" so we don't want to see any squares or rectangular cards. I've used a fab image from one of our sponsors Jellypark Stamps

Jelly park also have a charity stamp for sale for Little Havens Children's Hospice... so pop on over and have a look...

Inspiration
The Sweet Stop: SSS146 (used nestie dies)



Card Recipe:
Image: Jellypark
ProMarkers: Marsh, Almond, Amber
FlexMarkers: Blue Grey 1-4, Dusky Pink, Pumpkin, Sandstone,
DPs: MME Fine and Dandy True Blue
Ribbon: Bargain silk ribbon from hobby craft.. 9p for 2 meters
Button: Stash
Sentiment: PC - Dans Handwriting
Grand Nesties


I'll be back later in the week...

Jen xx