Childhood Memories.

It's time for a new challenge with the Southern Girls and challenge 22 is Childhood Memories. I must admit that I was rather pleased that the international sponsor for this fortnight is Heather Ellis meaning that I got to play with one of her lovely images,the NZ/Aus sponsor is Mad for Markers.

The Paper has been in my stash for simply ages just waiting for the right image to go with it. This cute little Pure Innocence image 29 is just perfect for the job.
  

I had a little trouble at first colouring her with the Copics as I added shading for the features,lol,the poor child ended up looking a bit like a pig. I got there in the end though and I love the way she now looks.

I would like to add that the nearest I would have got to a bird as a child was the time I opened the door and knocked one out by accident. Boy did I get hysterical,I thought I'd killed it! have had a bit of a phobia ever since.

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

Craft Room,Summer birthdays,

Digital Tuesday 117,Flower power,

Paper Minutes 172,Red and Lime green,

CYPC64,Use red,

Forever Friends,Must include an animal,

Lexis 43,Bugs,(butterflies and Bees on DP)

OLLCB83,Summer flowers,

Stamps R Us, There was a little girl,

Bee Crafty 51,Summer's here.

That's it from me for today,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

This is my second blog entry for today,please scroll down for previous post :D 

Summer Fun

It sure has been hot the last couple of days and Scrapbook Sisters seem to have chosen a most apt challenge this week to go with the weather,"Summer Fun" not that I find the heat much fun.I'm even allergic to Sunshine lol! it's no joke when you've a family that likes sunshine holidays, I'm the one wearing factor 50,sat in the shade returning from tropical holidays without a hint of a tan line.

For my DT card I thought my Gorguss Girl would love a bit of fun in the sun so I put her in her brightest sunny dress and fashioned her a sunshine with the help of my Nestabilities.

 Loving the Lime Twist,Out of the blue 6x6 paper pack by My mind's Eye Papers, just perfect for a touch of summer. That girlie looks like she should have worn a higher factor sun lotion though ,I went a bit heavy with the E21 me thinks !

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

Bearly Mine 13,Summer,

Craft Room Challenge,Summer Birthdays,

MTTCC146,Summer,

CCH73,Beautiful women,

CraftyPad 127,Bold and bright,

Our Creative Corner,Your Style.

So how are you going to have fun this summer,if it's card making ,why not enter this week's challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Ladybug Blog Hop!!!!

What do you want first,the good news or the bad? I'd go with the good news every time! :) So the good news is that it's Tuesday and time for a Blog Hop with Ladybug Crafts Ink to celebrate the new release of Christmas stamps. How exciting is that,even the design team haven't seen all of the releases,only the one we've been given to work with so I can't wait to do a bit of hopping myself to see what the rest of the the team have come up with!

The DT have followed this week's challenge theme chosen by Amanda and it's "Christmas in June" 

So in the words of Julie Andrews in Sound Of Music,

"Let's start at the very beginning,it's a very good place to start!" 

So the first stop on the Hop is Kerry, then follow on from there. Once you've posted your comment here,the next stop on the hop is "Pinky". The winner of the hop will receive all of 4 of Christmas stamps and 5 runners up will each receive their choice of  1 of the stamps.

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What do you think of the cute stamp I had to play with,it's called "Dear Santa" and comes complete with both of the sentiments shown on my cards.

He was gorgeous to colour,I used Copics and added some stickles to the tree ornaments.

I decided to make a second card,this time using some paper piecing to create a Christmas table cloth and wall paper,not sure I'm happy with the faux stitching here though,I might go back and alter the corners at a later date.

I'm using my cards for the following challenges:-

First card-

MIM43,Anything goes,

CCC30,Die cuts,

Fun With Shapes 86,Die cuts.

Second card-

Craft Your Passion,Use red,

TSG113,Use at least 3 dies,

PIO26,Circles,

Phindy Place 61,Circles,

Sew Many Cards 58,Embossing,

Secret Crafter 140,Embossing.

I'm really hoping that you join in with the fun!

Oh and the bad news????? Today's my last spot as Guest Designer with the lovely Ladybugs! Thanks for making me feel so welcome!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

p.s Some excellent news,up until July 5th,the new stamps will be available at a discounted price of £5.50

One I Made Earlier!

I Hope you've had a brilliant weekend, I'll fill you on on mine including photos of my Crafty Cabin that arrived on Saturday later in the week. This is just a quick post to share the card I made earlier in the week. It wasn't what I had planned on making, my SIL love Tim Holtz style but I just can't achieve it. This card took me absolutely ages to make even though it looks fairly straight forward and the end results happened entirely by accident lol!

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

Secret Crafter 140, Embossing,

Sugar Creek Hallow,Tic tac toe,

Sew Many Challenges 58,Embossing.

That's it from me till Tuesday, when there's lots of fun planned,be sure to stop by won't you as it's Ladybug Crafts Ink Christmas Blog hop and my last challenge with them as Guest Designer.,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Feeling Sketchy

Evening all,it's nice to see you! I've always got a card on the go but I can't believe that I wasn't prepared for two family birthdays this week.My Sister-in-laws birthday is today and I didn't get round to making her card till this morning,very naughty, I'll show you that one another time as I'd hoped to catch up with her today but didn't manage it,there's a chance she might look on here before I see her.  This card is for Saturday but I think I should be safe to show it here. I wanted to use my LOTV fairy, I haven't used a sketch for a while now but when I saw this  one I thought it would be perfect. 

The papers are from the 12x12 paper pack.First Edition"Spring Feast" I thought the pattern echoed the curls of the hair on the image. The next photo isn't brilliant as it  was taken in the sun light but shows how glittery the papers are. 

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

LOTV's 102,Sketch by Donalda,

Crafty Creations 124,Let it shine,

Belli 120,G-glittery,

EAC147,Anything goes,

MPS, Wings,

Bunny Zoe's 13,Fairies,

TCSP20,Things with wings.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Anything Goes!

How about a nice easy challenge for a Wednesday?  It's Scrapbook Sisters' Challenge 41 and the theme is Anything Goes! Now I could have got a bit more adventurous with my DT card I know but there I was,sat at the table about to craft when I heard a little voice from a brown paper bag on my desk. I tried to ignore it but it kept on saying "Pick me,pick me!" Ok  maybe the voice was in my head but I have to admit that this gorgeous sheet of scrumminess has been calling to me ever since I chose it as part of a class kit a few weeks ago.  I have stroked it against my cheek on numerous occasions (I know I'm amongst friends and can admit to this) but there was no way I could use it for a layout,it had to be a card for this beauty! The paper is Haunted,"Harlequin" by My Mind's Eye,it's velour on this side and dotty on the reverse. The Sentiment is Forever Friends,stamped in brown Stazon. I got out my neglected Cropodile to add eyelets to thread the knotted string through and to punch holes for the brads. I love this simple card!

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

Clear It Out,Keep it Simple,

Everybody's Art Challenge 147,Anything goes,

SOS5,Tools of our trade,

MIM42,Anything goes,

PIO25,Metal,

CYDA22,Monochrome,

C4C92,Use String.

Don't forget that Scrapbook Sisters also have a fortnightly giveaway so don't for get to enter your name when you check out the rest of the DT cards!                        

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Totally Ladybugs Tuesday.

Happy Tuesday! How time flies when you're having fun and I've certainly been having some of that with the the lovely ladybugs! I feel kind of sad to think that next Tuesday will be my last as Guest designer and that I'll have to return my Tiara! :-( 
Till then I'm going to have some more fun!  This week it's Gaelle's Challenge, the theme is "Use some red in your project" So for my card I used the rather lovely,cuddly Magnum with add ons,coloured him using Copics,added on a slice of cake using a foam pad and cut him out using my Nellie Snellen Frame dies.

The sentiment comes with Magnum,I just added some doodling around the edges and a little glossy accents to his nose.It doesn't show up too well but there's also some stickles added to the candle flame. The buttons are added using red glittery thread, no ribbon this week's card as it's for my friend's husband.

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

Scrappy Frogs,Use Red,

SSIC94,Doodle,

Speedy The Cat 60,Use buttons,

Stamp and Doodle,Male,no flowers,

Catch the Bug,Man's world,

C4C92,Use string,floss,twine etc,

Little Claires 9,For men,

Mami Doodles,For a man,

Wags and Whiskers 56,Male.

If you fancy some fun next Tuesday,be sure to join in with all the fun of  a Blog Hop! you wouldn't want to miss out when you see the fantastic stamps that are up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x