Thursday, 29 November 2012

A Little Notebook for Little Miss Muffet

Hello! 

I've been asked to Guest Design for Little Miss Muffet Challenges this fortnight... yeah!

They have a fab new challenge, Tags & Gifts... I've made a little notebook... first time I've done one of these and I have to say I LOVED making this! The super cute winged horse digi stamp is called Nightwind, and was kindly supplied by Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Nightwind is part of the Hills of Mooradale collection. I added a few handdrawn extras (rainbow, sun and cloud). I might just keep this little notebook as a gift to myself... I'm partial to flying horses, well any horses really! Why not join us this fortnight, you could win 2 fab digi stamps of your choice!

Shelly x

Monday, 26 November 2012

Black & White Plus One & Some News

Good morning!

There's a fab new challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenge today, chosen by our lovely Cupcake mummy Faye... Black & White Plus One (other colour). 

I've gone for blue as my plus one, and have used this gorgeous floral digi stamp from DigiStamp Boutique. Again I've kept this card very simple, no fussy embellishments, just clean lines and a few gems for the flower centres. Interested? Well just pop over to the Cupcake blog to check out the other lovely creations my DT buddies have made, and also to see the details of the prizes on offer from our two fabulous sponsors, Pink Gem Designs and Crafts U Love!

Right, now for my news... well as you know I just love colouring with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers, and so you can imagine how thrilled I was to be asked to join the Design Team at Passion For Promarkers Challenge! So look out for me... I'll be starting with the challenge on Tuesday 4th December!
Thanks for dropping by today xx

I'd like to enter my card into the challenge at:
Digi Stamp Boutique - November Challenge

Supplies
Promarkers/Flexmarkers

Saturday, 24 November 2012

Give Thanks

Flippin' heck... I can't believe Christmas is only a month away... I am very unprepared as usual! It looks like I'll be sending bought cards out this year, I always say I'm going to start Christmas card making early and I never do!

Well, you can't have too many thank you cards, so this fortnight at Di's Digi Designs Challenge we'd like you to 'GIVE THANKS'. So for my card I used this super cute mushroom fairy digi from Di's Digi Downloads, don't you just love her little friend?! You can find lots of other cute digis like this one at Di's online store HERE. We're sponsored by the fabulous Crafty Sentiments this fortnight, who have an online store filled with cuteness! Pop across to Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to find more details and also take a peek of all the lovely creations my DT buddies have made!

Have a wonderful weekend xx

Supplies:
Digital Stamp - Mushroom Fairy (Di's Digi Downloads), Colouring - Promarkers/Flexmarkers, Papers - Sparkly Sweet (K & Company), Memory Box Die - Spring Border (My Crafty Heart)

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Bureaucratic Monkey Business!

Hello!

Ok, so I haven't had the best of days but do you ever feel like you're getting nowhere fast? I get this feeling quite a lot living in France... I love France, but one thing I dislike about France is the obsession with paperwork over here! There's an article in The Telegraph about 'becoming french' and I quote; 

"...French officialdom's obsession with paperwork. This is one of the the most important things I’ve learned in the past six years of French rural bliss. There’s always someone demanding to see your birth certificate, wedding certificate or civil contract, driving licence or a piece of paper called an RIB that gives your bank details. Your utility bills and rates demands need to be kept for five years. Hold on to every scrap of paper you get from your builder or a tradesman. File everything — and you’ll be invincible." 

This is so true, and I've had my fair share of this, but it gets a little tiring after a while. Why make something easy when you can make it difficult? Oh well, c'est la vie...

Right, rant over... here's a little cheeky monkey card I thought I'd share with you. It's very CAS, which is a style I've become quite fond of lately. I'd like to enter the challenge at Digi Stamp Boutique, with my Marco the monkey card (Marco can be purchased from Digi Stamp Boutique).  I've coloured with Promarkers. The rest was handdrawn by moi! Bonne Soirée Mes Amis!

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Say Cheese!

Good afternoon peeps!

How's the weekend going? Wet and miserable here... I will get cosy in my craftroom later, before I watch a bit of Sunday night TV!

Urm right, I just thought I'd share this card with you... I really love this image of Maurice from Pollycraft, such a fun character! Unfortunately my photographic skills in this picture are less than acceptable, I don't know what happened with the colours?! He looks rather ill, does Maurice! A bit jaundiced perhaps!? Enjoy your evening xx

I'd like to enter my card into the challenge at:
Cute Card Thursday - Starry, Starry Night

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star...

Good evening peeps!

I just wanted to pop this little card on my blog, it's for a friend who has recently become a daddy! I have to say I had a bit of  a nightmare with this card... I did my usual doodling around the egde and it just didn't look right hence the lilac border! It looks ok, but I won't make a habit of this ;)

The image is from Pollycraft, so cute! I've coloured with Promarkers, of course! I'm entering my card for the Passion for Promarkers Challenge - Moon & Stars.

Right off to see how my bread is cooking... in the bread machine that is... you can smell freshly baked bread around the house! xx

Monday, 12 November 2012

Cupcake Sketch

Good morning to you all! Something completely different from yesterday's card for me today. It's time for a new challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenge, and the lovely Donna has created a fab sketch for us all. Here it is...

For my card I've used a fab image from Digi Stamp Boutique called Alf & Beer... I love making male themed cards but don't seem to do many... and this digi is just perfect for the occassion!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Some Odd Girl, who are kindly giving away 3 digi images to the lucky, random winner this week. If you pop by the Cupcake blog, you can check out all the details. And while you're there take a look at the gorgeous creations the Cupcakes have created to inspire you!

Thanks for popping by today, hope you can join us at Cupcake this week! xx

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Digi Stamp Boutique - November Competition

Supplies:
Image - Alf with Beer (Digi Stamp Boutique)
Colouring - Promarkers
Papers - Hopscotch (K & Company)
Numbers - By the Numbers Die, Die-namics (Dies to Die For)