A Little Bird Told Me

Evening peeps

Another quick post tonight, I need to be up early in the morning to make sure I can get an appointment at the doctors.  You have to start ringing from bang on 8am and it normally takes a good half hour to get through.  My doctors don't book appointments in advance.

Anyway, the digital stamp on my card tonight is called Bird On Branch from Sami Stamps and it has been coloured using ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Digital patterned paper

Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad

Stampendous Frantage Shabby White embossing enamel

Black satin ribbon

Yellow button

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Sweeties - Photo Inspiration

Sami Stamps - Add Dots

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Journeys - Shake Your Tail Feathers

Tuesday Throwdown - Fall Feathers

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

Crafty Ribbon Challenge - Ribbon
Crafty Catz - Birds Of A Feather

Craft Rocket Challenges - Ribbon

Inky Chicks - Animals
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Pretty In Pink

Evening peeps

I have had the honour of being asked to be a Guest Designer on the Art By Miran Challenge Blog.  I decided on a girly card in the colours of pink and brown.

The digital stamp is called Chelsea and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.  Other materials used are:

White card stock

Pink card stock

Brown card stock

Patterned paper

Joanna Sheen Signature Dies Isobel Lace die

Crealies Set Of 3 Flowers No. 23 die set

Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad

Stampendous Frantage Shabby White embossing enamel

Glamour Dust glitter

Brown ribbon

Pink button

Gemstone

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge Blog - Pink And Brown

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog - Buttons And / Or Ribbons

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Lacy Sunshine's Color And Craft Your World - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl Blog - Use Any Image

Creative Inspirations - Bingo (Button, Ribbon, Shabby)

Passion For ProMarkers - Stripes

Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Cut It Up
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Inkspirational - Glamour

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge Blog - P For Pretty In Pink
Cut It Up - Pink

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Autumn

Afternoon peeps

Well I still hadn't managed to shift my headache this morning, so I have spent the day relaxing and doing a bit of crafting in between.

This card has an Autumn theme to it.  The digital stamp is called Playing In The Pumpkin Patch from A Day For Daisies and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Digital patterned paper

Tim Holtz Festive Berries Distress ink pad

Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress ink pad

Memento Bahama Blue ink pad

Dylusions White Linen ink spray

Tonic Celtic Dream Layering die set

Memory Box Birthday Cloud die

Tattered Lace Flower die set

Die'sire Ivy die

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Happy Little Stampers - Watercolour Spritz
Happy Little Stampers - Distress

Just Us Girls Challenge - Photo Inspiration

A Day For Daisiesn - Add Some Wood

Die Cuttin Divas - Vegetables

Paper Minutes - Sunny's Side Of Autumn

MFT Card Challenges - Sketch

Mod Squad Challenge Blog - Falling Leaves

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps - Autumn Wonders

Crafty Boots Challenges - Autumn Is In The Air

The Crazy Challenge - Autumn Is Coming

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Fall Harvest

Melonheadz Friends - Autumn

Hanna And Friends - Birthday

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Christmas Angel

Evening peeps

Just a quick post tonight, as I haven't been well all day.  My back and arm has started to play up over the last couple of days and I have worried myself sick over it, so I woke up today with a really bad headache, the worse one I have had in a while.

Anyway, this is a clean and simple Christmas card.  The digital stamp is from Scrapper's Delights and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Double sided adhesive sheets

Tattered Lace Delicate Snowflakes embossing folder

Lattice embossing folder

Tattered Lace Mini Christmas die

Memento Blue Bahama ink pad

Blue Fine Liner pen

Glamour Dust glitter

Gemstones

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Angels

Winter Wonderland - Tic Tac Toe (Blue, Sparkle, Embossing)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Use A Sentiment

Always Playing With Paper - Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Monochromatic

Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Hiding In My Craft Room - Any Holiday

Weekly Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Embossing

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch

CASology - Cute

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Christmas

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Christmas
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Fantasy
Cute Card Thursday - CAS

My Sheri Crafts - Christmas

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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My Little Handbag

Afternoon peeps

What a busy couple of days I have had.  As well as working 10 hour night shifts, I have had to get an order completed for this little handbag box and make a card for a Guest Designer spot this afternoon.

Anyway, I have made one of these boxes before which a friend of my Mums brought off me and she asked me to make another one in the colours of black, gold and red.

Materials used for this box are:

Black card stock

Gold Centura Pearl card stock

Red card stock

Lattice embossing folder

Tattered Lace Over The Edge Floral die

Your Next Stamp Stitched Border die

Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms stamp and die set

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

Black gemstones

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog - Gift It

Eclectic Ellapu - Gift

Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Fussy And Fancy Friday Challenge - My Favourite Things (Handbags)

My Time To Craft - Anything But A Card

Dream Valley Challenges - Embossing

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Thinking Of You

Afternoon peeps

Quick post this afternoon, as I never seem to have a lot of time at the beginning of the week.

The digital stamp on this clean and simple card is called Sweet And Fragrant from Ching-Chou Kuik and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Signature Collection Butterfly Corner embossing folder

Tim Holtz Mustard Seed Distress ink pad

Glamour Dust glitter

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Color Throwdown - Colour Inspiration

CAS On Sunday - One Layer Card

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Things That Fly
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Use An Embossing Folder

Come And Get It Challenges - One Layer Creations

I Love ProMarkers Challenge Blog - Flowers / Nature
Ooh La La Creations - Feminine
Make My Monday Challenge Blog - No Patterned Paper
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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My Car

Morning peeps

After doing a charity coffee morning yesterday, I have decided to start building a stash of men's cards.  Everyone was asking for them, so I think we would have sold a lot more.  It would seem that everyone has trouble buying cards for men.

Anyway, this is one to go into my stash.  The digital stamp is called Vintage Car from The Paper Shelter and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Clarity Stamps Abstract Squares stencil

Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress ink pad

Tim Holtz Festive Berries Distress ink pad

Crealies Crea-Nest-Lies XXL No. 23 die set

Memory Box Birthday Cloud die

Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments die set

Glossy Accents

Brown Pearls

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz - Cars

Tuesday Throwdown - Easel Card

The ABC Challenge - P Is For Pearls

The Paper Shelter - Card Of Many Folds

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog - Masculine

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges - Boys, Men, Masculine

Alphabet Challenge Blog - O For Oval

Happy Little Stampers - CASE The Designer

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Orange And Brown

Scrapy Land - Happy Birthday

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Toga

Evening peeps

Just a quick post tonight as I'm getting everything ready for work tomorrow and I have an order for a handbag box to finish.

Anyway, before I started any of that, I have made a Birthday card with an Autumn feel to it.  The digital stamp is called Floral Toga Fairy from Lemon Shortbread and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Digital patterned papers

Presscut Square Nesting die set

Spellbinders Marisa's Bouquet die set

Die'sire Ivy die

Signature Collection Flit And Flutter die set

Whimsy Stamps Birthday Sentimentables die set

Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad

Memento Bahama Blue ink pad

Brown pearl

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenges - All Squared Up

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Butterflies

Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Fall Colours

Card Mania - Earthtones

CAS(E) This Sketch - Sketch

Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog - Fall Colours

Creative Corner Challenges - Autumn
Glitter 'n' Sparkle Challenge Blog - Birthday

Crafty Cardmakers - Autumn

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Special Occasions

The Pencil Case - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Autumn Time Birthday

Evening peeps

Well I was really looking forward to a lay-in this morning until I got a phone call from my Mum last night asking me to go up to Orpington with her early this morning, she won't drive that far on her own.

That's fine I thought, I can get a lay-in tomorrow morning instead.  That is until I got a phone call earlier asking me to go to a charity coffee morning.  As much as my body is screaming for sleep, I can't say no to anything that's raising money for charity.

Anyway, I have made an Autumn / Halloween themed Birthday card to night.  The digital stamp is called Pumpkin Fun from Di's Digi Stamps and it has been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Couture Creations embossing folder

Memento Grape Jelly ink pad

Memento Lulu Lavender ink pad

Adirondack Earthtones Espresso ink pad

Spellbinders Circle Nesting die set

Diamond Press Tags die set

Die'sire Ivy die

Stampendous Frantage Shabby White embossing enamel

Orange ribbon

Orange pearls

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

Left Of Center Creative Challenges - 4 Legged Creature

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Bingo (Tag, Texture, Circle)

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Halloween Colours

Die Cuttin Divas - Birthday

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Ribbon

Crafty Gals Corner - Critters

DRS Designs Rubber Stamps - Halloween

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes Optional Ribbon And Pearls

QKR Stampede - Embossing

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Birthday

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs - Birthday
Digi Design Challenge Blog - Ribbon

Not Just Cards Challenges - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - Birthday

Scrap 'n' Challenge - Halloween

That's all for now.

Teresa

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Travelling

Evening peeps

My second post today and this card is a Good Luck card for a friend that is going travelling.

I have used to digital stamps the first is called Suitcases from Tiddly Inks and the second is called I Love My Teddy from All Dressed Up.  They have been coloured using Copics and ProMarkers.

Other materials used are:

White card stock

Three different patterned papers

Yellow buttons

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs - Scraps

Just Us Girls Challenge - Colour Inspiration

Inkspirational - Inspirational Photo

My Sheri Crafts - Travel

Hiding In My Craft Room - Designer Papers x 3

Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Use Buttons

Feeling Sketchy - Sketch

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Any Tiddly Goes

All Dressed Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

That's all for now.

Teresa

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