Pretty In Pastel With The Southern Girls.

It's time for a new theme with Lou's team over at Southern Girls today and the theme this time is

"Pretty In Pastel"

My lovely image is Fairy Freya and she is by 

the sponsor this time is 

Art by Miran, 

I coloured her using Copics adding definition to my colouring using Polychromos. I finished off my card with hand cut bunting, not done this for a while

 but it does make me happy!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Create and make 4, Anything goes, die,

Unicorn 13, Birthday,

Incy Wincy, Things that fly.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Anything Goes With The Southern Girls

It's time for a new theme with the 

Southern Girls challenge today, this time we are spoiling you all with an

"Anything Goes!"

 I used "Candy Circus" by Ppinky Dolls art, one of the sponsors this time. Please check out the challenge blog for full details of the challenge sponsors this time.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CC127, Buttons,

FNF269, No patterned paper,

CCC92, banners.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Lemon And Lime

It's time for April's Challenge at Lavinia and the theme for this month is

"Lemon and Lime"

I made two items using the theme this time using a selection of Lavinia stamps on my card.

I trimmed into my "Alura" die cut to create my tag adding some stamping to the background, in my head I envisaged that the gorgeous fairy is collecting dew drops falling from the branches above her, I do love this die!

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

CFAS99, Animals,

LRW283, Animals,

Simon Says, Happy Birthday,

TSOC, Fly with me,

Cards and more, Tag,

TIOT, wings.

If you fancy joining in with the challenge this month, all you need to do is follow the theme and break out those Lavinia Stamps or Dies, you could find yourself winning a

£40 voucher!

There's no need to have a blog to enter as 

email entries are accepted!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Patchwork Tilda

 Here's one that I'd forgotten about, a card made for my lovely Sister-in-law a few weeks ago. I bought these papers with her in mind as she's a real whiz on the sewing machine, would love to have her skill!

She made a beautiful patchwork throw a while back  and that's what inspired my card.

The Tilda 12x12 pad has a couple of pages of die cuts so I decoupaged using two of the sewing machines. I even threaded the bobbin and added a snippet of cotton fabric and some ricrac to give the impression of it being mid sew and made a tape end to add to my tape measure ribbon where I tucked in the sentiment.

  Then you know me, sometimes bunting is the only way to go lol!

4CGC, Anything goes,

CRC99, Anything goes,

DC, Ribbon,

STB, Twine,

TSOC, Die cuts and punches,

DOCB82, Lots of layers,

TTT, Material Girl,

PDE15, 3 or more papers,

OLL161, Vintage,

SFC29, Round.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie B.x

Baby Bunting.

Good morning, it's time for a new theme at 
Totally Ladybug Tuesday 
and the theme chosen by our very own Susan is

"Baby!"

I love this set of stamps,
 it's the usual pick for me for 
baby cards. Unfortunately  the stamp version is no longer available but it can now be bought as a digi!

And this time I used it for my great niece, the oh so gorgeous Katie.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

PB&M July, Dies and punches,

TCCB203, Forever young,
EAC286, Monochrome,
CHPP, July,
SH94, Celebrations.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Like A Record Baby!

It's time for a new challenge at Southern Girls and the theme this time is

"You Spin Me Right Round" 

so circles will do nicely thank you very much ;)

The image that I have used is called "Hooter Framed" By Dillybeans, one of the sponsors for this challenge. Please check out the challenge blog for full details of all of the sponsors this time.

The image actually has a fab doodled frame but unfortunately, I didn't think it through properly when I chose this image for the theme, the frame is actually square. I just fussy cut all of the flowers from the frame to add to my design instead. 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

EFCB57, Birthday,

BM July, Digital,

CAM149, Wings,

CraftyHazelnut July, Patterned paper,

JIC July, Stitching,

TSP 9, Stitching,

CMC50, Circles,

LTCC122,3 or more DP.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Evening!

Good evening bloggers, just a quick post from me tonight to remind you that there's a chance for you to win the entire collection of "Bloomin Fabulous "  digi images the new collection from LCI.

The image I used here is Fishbowl O Roses. 

And if you've time to enter the challenge this time, you've still got almost a week to join us in the extra easy theme.

Anything goes

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Emerald Fairies 57, Birthday,
BMIC, Digital,
CGECB, Digi/stamp,
CCCDC, Digi and Embossing.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Just Another Name

Just another name card using the ScanNcut. this one with some hand cut bunting.

Not much else I can share with you at the moment I'm afraid. I've been sewing instead of creating cards, making some Caterpillars for work, I wish I'd remembered to photograph them before I'd given them to the children to play with. They were really cute and the perfect thing to help them develop the skill involved with buttoning their own clothes. I'm hoping that my crafting buddy Karen may have taken some photos of them the other evening otherwise I'm going to have to photograph the played with version lol! that'll teach me! 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Crafting at the weekend, Anything goes,

Totally Gorjuss 235, Don't be square,

PPC176, 2 or more dp

TTPurple Haze, Anything but square.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Birthday Bunting.

Ok you know how it is around here, minimum notice given to create a card! Here's what I came up with for yesterday's request for the party my son was going to last night. I have to admit though that this time he had mentioned in passing earlier in the week that he needed a card I'm getting forgetful in my old age lol!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

LIM 170, 3 shades of one colour,

SACC55, Anything goes,

ABCC, K,Keep it simple.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

What It Says On The Label!

Our baby boy turned 18 at the weekend.

He's really into purple at the mo

So a purple 18 seemed to fit the bill with the little addition of some hand cut bunting, just for a change lol!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

C4G13, Numbers,

CIOCB, Stitching, anything goes,

FTT30, Anything goes,

JIC, Embossing,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Fancy Poor Lighting !

No work for two whole weeks, Yay!!!!!

So I thought that before I go to visit my poorly mum I would share a card that I made for my friend's mum.

I just wish I'd checked the quality of my photos before I delivered the order.

My friend had seen this card and wanted a larger one but also wanted some of my bunting included, it is there, just nestled amongst the butterflies! 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

TPP190, Three,

TSATF67, Creatures,

CCC, Wings,

S. S. Dies and punches,

That's Crafty, Round.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Spring Colours With Lavinia.

It's a new challenge theme at Lavinia Stamps Challenge,

This time it's,

"Spring Colours"

Ok, mine are a little more Citrus than Spring but they are certainly cheerful! I used a selection of stamps and inks onto a piece of scrap card which I then hand cut it into triangles to create my bunting adding some inky stitching.

The same goes for my background, also stamping, embossing and colouring my Zentangle butterfly.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Hobbycutz, Shaped card,
C4E169, Mum,
DD81, Mum.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Framed, Scan N Cut!

 I thought I'd share the gift that I made for the recent arrival of a sweet baby girl.

I found this layered box frame on special offer in Sainsburys and thought it would be perfect meaning that I could even add some lovely bunting. I have to say that the Brother Scan N Cut is perfect to create this kind of thing, I used it for the lettering, the triangles for the bunting and also the daisy border.

Whilst I'm here, a little mid way reminder that I'm hosting this fortnight's 

"Totally Ladybug Tuesday Challenge"

For a Special Lady.

I used an image from the "Baby,baby digi collection"

I'm using this for the following challenges:-

Craft My Life, Feb/March, No Cards,

Bunny Zoe's, Monochrome,

Lawnscaping, CAS,

Perfectly Rustics 19, Baby Card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Oh Brother

I shared a few weeks ago that I was a lucky girly, but as I keep saying, I haven't been getting much time to play at the mo.  However on Monday, I thought I'd switch on my "Brother Scan n Cut" and make a card I needed.

Now, I've made this style of card before but I have to say, even though this was the first time I'd made one the "SnC" it took a fraction of the time that the hand cut versions have taken and gives a much cleaner result.

Saving the design to the memory it's going to be the quickest of makes next time I need a card for an 18 year old!

 If you've seen the brilliant demos that Mel and John have done on C&C you'll know that it's easy to weld shapes together, I did this, flipped them and reversed them then welded them together again to create both the front and back of the card in one piece. I then just cut the numbers out individually from DP, inked the edges, and added inky stitching before overlapping them on the front of my cut blank. (Does that make any sense?)  Even the bunting was also cut on the "SnC" from sized triangles. The stars and tag were die cuts though I could also have cut them on the machine.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CWD, Shaped card,

CC258, Birthday,

PWC301, Birthday,

PPC168, Anything goes,

MIM182, Anything goes. (Sadly this is the last ever Make it Monday challenge :( )

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Swing In The Breeze With The Southern Girls.

It's time for a new Southern Girls Challenge Theme

and it's a particular favourite of mine.

Banners And Pennants!

The gorgeous Melody is by Make It Crafty, one of the great sponsors of this challenge. Please check the challenge blog for full details of all of the sponsors this time. 

Her outstretched arms were just begging to  raise up a banner. I have a confession though, the usual hand cut bunting went out of the window as I am now the extremely lucky owner of a new gadget, I used the "Scan n Cut" to cut each of the triangles of paper and to cut out the letters for "Happy" I'm rather pleased with my Polychromos colouring, it's no way perfect but it makes me Happy lol!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CM31, Use a sentiment,

TTPH30, use pencils,

MIM180, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Little Bit Of The Old Faithful!

Just sharing a card made using the off cuts on my bench. Anyone that knows me or is a follower of my blog will know that I LOVE bunting! 

Not sure that I'm 100% happy with this card but I'm afraid it just had to do!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

C4C217, Photo inspiration, 

Allsorts 240, Free and easy,

Brown Sugar 75, Twine,

CRAFT240, Anything goes,

CCC1, Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A Reminder And Some News.

 Good evening crafters, it's been a beautiful day,I can't believe how strong the sunshine was for October! We certainly are being spoilt!

I just thought I'd give you a little reminder that there is just under one week left if you like to join in with my challenge theme at Ladybug Crafts,

"Pierce, Sew or Inky Stitch!"

I know, there's not an awful lot of Inky Stitching here but if you look carefully at the bunting you might see some lol!

Check out that gorgeous little face just peeping out from the pram! The image doesn't actually come with a hair bow but I double stamped the pram and used the bow from there!

Whilst you're here, let me share some news with you, Kerry has been busy lining up some new images for you to play with and next week there will be a new release, I CANT WAIT to show you the one that I've got, it's a stunner! Anyway, grab the banner and add it to your side bar to remind yourself to check it out!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

BMC107, Ribbon, string,twine,

Inky Chicks 14, Two different die cuts,

LRC73, Polka dots,

Use It Tuesday 65, Scraps,(paper off cuts for bunting),

OBAG, Bingo,(Centre horizontal),

The Craft Place, Baby,

MIM161, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

p.s Congratulations to Ross and Jenni on the arrival of Annabelle!

Twenty One Today

I can't believe that my biggest baby has turned twenty one today, how did that happen?

 I just used a selection of forever friends papers, the Cricut, Plantins schoolbook cartridge and some fussy cutting of the butterflies. I never bore of making bunting, my daughter was delighted with her card.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

CCC42, Banners,

Paperminutes 282, Pastel shades,

TTCRD, Anything goes,

CMC27, Favourite embellishment,(Bunting) 

CYP175, Twine,

CBN 14, Favourite things, Bunting,

MIM153, Anything goes,

MMM, 3D elements,

All That Stickles, Crystal stickles used,

HIMCR110, Scraps,(Selection of scraps for bunting).

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Super Cute And Colourful Billie.

Happy Ladybug Tuesday! 

At Last, it's time for a

 New Challenge Theme

For this one we would like to see you use this colour prompt.

 

I used the gorgeous "Billie Bunting" from the New release, how clever of Kerry to also have them without the numbers now!

I teamed my image with the gorgeous Nitwits papers at LOTV papers that luckily had almost all of the colours already, I did also add yellow to the bunting but got a bit carried away and changed it before realising, luckily Billie's little heart is still lemon!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Hobbycutz 12, For a child,

SS166, Childsplay,

OSC237, CAS,

WPS 30,Birthday,

2CC5, For kids,

HOG53, Bright colours,

CCC42, Banner,

MIM152, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x