The Creative Cottage Challenge #16 Pearls & Swirls

Good evening! Well firstly congrats to the England footie team who've just qualified for the next round of the World Cup by the skin of their teeth...I didn't see the game but I know we won 1-0.

Ok, it's time for another Creative Cottage Challenge, but firstly I'd just like to say thanks to all the people who joined in with my challenge last week over at The Creative Cottage! There were some lovely 'pairs' and I had a hard time choosing my favourites! This week Suzie has set the theme and she would like to see 'pearls and swirls' on your cards/paper craft projects.

For my card I've used the Summer Mornings and Sunny Days paper packs from The Creative Cottage, you can find them over at Pollycraft. The image is a stamp from Wild Rose Studio, coloured with Promarkers. I've added a little sentiment, some flowers and of course some lovely pearls! I'm entering my card into the challenge at Simon Says Stamp 'You Gotta Have Friends' and also Passion For Promarkers 'Your Favourite Things'... guess what I just love cats!

Pop over to The Creative Cottage Challenge blog to check out the other girls' creations!

Cupcake Craft Challenge # 96 Strawberries & Cream

Hello peeps! To celebrate the start of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships we have a super theme this week over at Cupcake Craft Challenge... 'Strawberries & Cream'! You can interpret this either through colour or images... I've gone for the colour option on my very girly card! We have a super prize for one lucky random winner this week, our sponsor Digi Doodle Shop are offering a $10 gift certificate to spend in their shop! Pop over to check out their fab range of digis! The DT girls have once again come up with some fab crafty cards & projects, pop by and take a peek and if you have time leave a little comment, we'd love to hear from you!

I've used one of my older Sugar Nellie stamps on my card, coloured with Promarkers. The paper is K & Co, and the flowers are some new ones I just got from Wild Orchid Crafts. I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Ice Cream Flavours (Strawberry & Vanilla for me)

Stamp Something - Something Summer (Strawberries & Cream are SO summer)

Totally Gorjuss - Sugar & Spice (and all things nice... that's what little girl's are made of...)

Thanks for popping by today, Happy Crafting!

Good morning peeps! Well last night France got beat by Mexico in the World Cup (sorry Catherine) so things are looking a bit gloomy here, the dull weather isn't helping either! So, I thought I'd post a nice bright summery card, it's one I've done using the lovely sketch from Dawny P over at Lili Of The Valley Challenge. I've used this super cute LOTV stamp... I adore this image. It's been coloured with Promarkers (just for a change lol). The papers are My Minds Eye 'Bloom & Grow' and the flowers are Prima. The little cat sentiment is a stamp I've coloured from Cuddly Buddly. A bit of ribbon and a few pearls finish it all off. My card also works for the challenge at A Spoon Full Of Sugar 'Enjoying the Sunshine'

Well tonight it's England's turn to show they're worthy of a place in the World Cup... although I do hope Mr Green (if he's playing) forgets to rub butter on his hands before he goes onto the pitch! Come On England!

The Creative Cottage Challenge - It Takes Two

Hello! This week at The Creative Cottage Challenge it was my turn to pick the theme, so I've chosen 'It Takes Two'... a card and something to match! This could be a gift tag, gift bag, bookmark... the choice is yours! There's a fab prize for one lucky winner... it's one of the new digi kits (Sending Love) that are brand new today... check them out at The Creative Cottage Store at Pollycraft!

For my card and bookmark I've used paper from the 'Sherbet Just For You' digi kit and letters from the 'Something Sweet' digi kit. The image is a Sugar Nellie 'Cheddar' coloured with Promarkers. I'm entering my card into The Sugar Bowl Challenge which is a fab sketch! If you'd like more inspiration be sure to check out the other DT cards and matching items, lots of fab ideas from the girls this week!

Flowers and Showers

Hello, me again! Can you believe that I've managed to post two cards today... I can't! This one is hot off the press... just did it this afternoon during a huge thunder storm! It's so lovely and green and fresh outside now the sun has come out! Anyway I was looking through my stamps and came across this little bear, it reminded me of the weather today, and I hadn't used this for ages so thought what the heck! Both the bear stamp and the sentiment stamp are both Penny Black, the paper is Dovecraft (from ages ago). I've added some raffia and ribbon, the pearls are new ones I just got (bottom ones are green but hard to see on photo) and the flower is a die-cut I found in my stash (I doodled on it and added a pearl). So there you have it! I'm gonna enter this card for the following challenges...

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Floral Delight

ABC Challenge - W is for Weather

Totally Papercrafts - Animal Magic

Stamp Something - Happy Somethings

Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - Doodling (on flower)

By The Cute & Girly - Something Old (stamp and paper), Something New (Pearls), Something Borrowed (Stapler to staple on rafia as mine broke), Something Blue (Pearls & Umbrella).

If you're interested in seeing my Cupcake Craft Challenge DT card just scroll down, it's under this post! Thanks for popping by!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #95 'One for the Boys

Good morning! Today at Cupcake Craft Challenge my fellow DT member Kathrin has chosen a super challenge for those who haven't yet done their Father's Day card... it's called 'One for the Boys'. You can make a Father's Day card, or just simply a card for a boy or a man. I've done one for my nephew's Birthday... I've used a super digi from Di's Digi Downloads called 'Ipod Max', coloured with Promarkers. The papers are from a free CD with Do Crafts magazine (first time I've used this and it's not bad... should've checked it out sooner). I've added a corner (Sizzix) and buttons for a bit of detail and the sentiment is from Papermania. I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges...

The fab sketch I used is from Papertake Weekly Challenge

Simon Says Stamp has a recipe... 1 image, 2 patterned papers and three embellishments (bottons, twine and corner)

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp... Red/White & Blue (World Cup)

This week at Cupcake we're sponsored by Digital Delights who are offering a $10 gift voucher to one lucky winner! So now all you need to do is take a peek at all the lovely DT cards and have a go at the challenge this week!

New Challenge Blog Starts Monday 14th June!

Hello Peeps! Just wanted to let you all know about a new challenge blog that's starting on Monday... Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge! As it's a monthly challenge I'm sure we can all find time to join in! The blog will be run by Nikki from Bunny Zoe's Crafts and her Design Team! Good Luck for the launch and I for one am looking forward to joining in!