Mum

Another weekend....gosh where does the week go, just a short post tonight cos I'm off to the NEC tomorrow to have a look at all things new, I remember going to this trade show when it was called stitches and the first show was in Solihull when Una Stubbs was the celeb that year....now thats along time a go and my children were babies, I opened a needlework shop when my daughter was a few months old.......

This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Flutterby Wednesday......include a butterfly and hearts, there are some hearts in the image.
Creative Belli......include a butterfly on your card.
Secret crafter...Mothers Day.
Lots to Do......use a machine e.g a Bigshot which is what I used to do the embossing.

Hugs for now Daniele x

In the pink

Quickie post this morning before going to work walking in all that white stuff which is melting so will be gone by tonight ahhh...
Love the sketch at Charisma Cardz so just had to have a go at this one....must say there are some great sketch challenges this week. Another challenge entered is Cute Card Thursday the theme is to include metal be it brads, charms etc. I have gone for glitter (of course) metal brads. Image is painted as always in sakura penns and twinkling h2os, as I've got to have some bling, papers are K and Ko and from a magazine, flowers are from stash I think they're from Orchid crafts but I purchased mine from a local shop. Lots of spots is the theme at Totally papercrafts...I know there are a few spots in the background paper but my main spots are the pearls and metal brads as well as the punched border.

Hugs for now Daniele x

Its Snowing

Yay......... the weather man got it right at last and its snowing, now I know lots of you are fed up with the white stuff but we've missed out apart fom when the whole country was covered. Decided to take my mum and grandson to a local play centre called Jam Jam Boomerang.....funny name for a play centre. Mum, after getting used to the loud noise of all the children, thoroughly enjoyed herself sipping cappucino and watching all the kids have fun especially her own daughter who was playing on the slide, ball pool, and climbing blocks although it was an excuse called looking after her grandson....... who said at 50+ you can't have fun...lol.

I was quite excited when I saw the sketch for Lili of the Valley challenge this week as it looked gorgeous, so at 7.30am I dashed upstairs to make a start on todays card......ok I walked upstairs but had the body been willing I would have dashed...lol. I started to punch out the border when it jammed and could i unjam it...no.... so I had to wait for my son to get up so he could fix it for me.....I find these  punches by Martha Stewart abit frustrating as my heart punch hates paper so consequently my card is a little later than planned.

Challenges for this card are:
Lili of the Valley challenge.....followed the sketch have been dying to use this stamp as its so sweet as is the little girl one.
Fab n Funky.......have the theme of a child card.
Papertake....use check or gingham.
If the shoe fits challenge...Mad for plaid is the title for this weeks challenge.

Hugs for now Daniele x

Brown, Pink and cream

Another busy day at work today as we have a special offer on Easter Eggs (BOGOF) on all the £3.50 eggs ....what a bargain. Colours for this card as you can see are brown, pink and cream with the tinest smidge of blue. This colour scheme is the challenge at Roses on Paper. The challenge at Magnolia Down Under is to include Buttons, flowers and ribbons on you project. Check it out is the theme at Papertake Weekly so you can use either check or gingham or both on your design. I followed the sketch at Sketch and stash, the new stash that I have used is the magnolia Tilda stamp. Three types of embellishment, two patterned papers and one image is the challenge at Simon Says.As well as the challenge at Simon Says they also have a blog hop where you need to visit various blogs gathering letters along the way...I'm fine until it comes to unscrambling the letters then my brain turns to mush.

Hugs for now Daniele x

Chocolate OD

.Had a regional meeting today but as usual ate far too many chocolates I think we should be able to go to a health spa for a week once a year for a detox and diet, I did sugest it but no go....

Todays card is a splish splosh of glimmer mist and distress inks, the main background paper i distressed with fired brick, shabby shutters,dusty concord and broken china I then spritzed the paper with gold  glimmer mist which produces the most amazing effect which doesn't photograph as good as it looks, stamps are from Crafty Individuals. I followed the sketch from Everybody Art, Springtime is the theme at A Spoonfull of Sugar, The colours on this card remind me of bluebells in a wood and the orange and golds are sunshine, the clock represents the time of change and the bird completes the picture. Time is the theme at Tuesday Taggers. Probably abit late for this challenge but at Gingersnap Creations the theme is lace and fibres. Create a little something.....is the challenge atCreatalicious challenge this month. The challenge at Stamp Something Challenge this week is A touch of Spring.

hugs for now Daniele x

Forever friend bear

Off this Monday, but being as my Grandson is here I don't get much crafting done, he upended a box today and we spent some time putting it all back.....he was having fun though so thats all that matters. This card was made yesterday evening, featuring a Forever Friend bear painted using cosmic shimmer paints and sakura pens. Papers are from Papermania.

Challenges for this card are :

Pink Elephant......use ribbon, the ribbon I've used on this is the satin daisy ribbon which I then added diamante flowers to the centre.
Just cute bears challenge......followed the sketch.
Forever friends........add hearts, now I know mine are small but they are there each corner has a pearl heart in it.

Little birdie

Oh what an day I'm having, total indulgence.....no jobs to do, well they can wait till tomorrow, have had a crafty day so here is my second post.....Haven't used this stamp before, which is from Crafty Individuals and the background is from the paper that I use to line my box to catch all the spray from all that misting I do....never waste anything me, in fact I've managed to stamp 4 images on it and all of them are completly different.Main
papers are from Papermania signature collection and I've used my last flower....so love these shabby roses.(reminder to self to buy some more).

Challenges for this card are:

Pile it on.....flowers.
Create4Fun.....sketch
Cup Cake Craft......theme this week is keep it simple being as this card was a quick one to do and only 1 main embellishment I think its a simple design
Crafty Angels....theme is Fantastic flowers

Mostly Red

Never tried using all red before as it seems such a harsh colour but I quite like the finished effect of this card, although its been glimmer misted to add some bling.......can't not do bling.
The image is from Crafty Individuals these stamps are so detailed and easy to use, I used Fired red brick and tea dyed for the background of the image and then misted with gold glimmer mist to get the mottled look. I also sprinkled a little bit of gold embossing powder in certain parts before the image to give a metallic finish, the lace was misted to match the background as was the ribbon, heart cut was distressed with red brick and a music image again from Crafty Individuals stamped onto it.

Challenges entered for this cards are:

One Stop Craft.....sketch done by Chrissie this week and Its a real gem of a sketch, love it.
Crazy4Challenges.....use mainly red.
if the Shoe fits....use 3 eyelets,ribbon and hearts.
ink on my fingers......theme is love.
Rainbow ladys challenge.....Have a heart and the option of red,
Tuesday taggers....love
Daring Cardmakers.....Have a heart
Sassy designs by Susie......herats and flowers
Belli Challenge......use ribbons
Fussy and Fancy Challenge......dazzle us
Ohh La La creations challenge......Love

Happy Valentines Day with hugs from Daniele x

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Iced out

Phew what a day I guess every one left it till today to buy their loved ones chocs for Valentines day cos we were busy to say the least but still managed to make this card. Papers are from Papermania haven't used them for ages but wanted a vintage look for this card so they fit the bill, image painted with twinkling H2Os, Sakura Pens and a splash of cosmic shimmer.
Challenges are:

Lots to Do....love is in the air.
Our creative corner.......something old not used for a whille....papers.
Allsorts.....3/2/1 recipe, I used 3 papers, 2 ribbons and 1 rose embellishment.
Alphabet challenge...P for pink.
Polka Doodle....hearts and flowers.
Friday Sketcher.....sketch.
Fab n Funky.....shabby chic.
Just Magnolia....theme of love

Hugs for now.

Just for you

Went for another different colour scheme for me turquiose and pink.....well gotta have pink, image painted with sakura pens.....so loving the glittery effect you get with these pens. Papers are from MME. I have put lace aound the edge of the image for extra bling (doesn't show to well in photo)
Challenges entered are:

Creative Inspirations....use left over pieces of paper.
Spoon full of suagar...1 patterned paper,1 embossed paper, 1 button and 1 ribbon.
Allsorts....Get distressed with a button/s and bow.
Lily-Boo....this months challenge is to include a tag and ribbon.
Create 4 Fun....sketch.
Pink Elephant.....gushy valentine
Stamp something .....theme is something cute
Totally Papercrafts....buttons and bows

Hugs for now Daniele x

Valentine fever

A day off today and a rest from work............as you can imagine its getting busy in the shop lots of iced messages to do, I think I ice neater than I can write with a pen these days. I love this time of the year as the men come in and make a big song and dance about it...had one yesterday muttering thank god its only once a year i reminded him thats there also a wedding anniversary, birthday and christmas as well as the odd surprise still to go. lol ..They don't get sympathy in my shop. Got my grandson again today hopefully will manage to sqeeze in the odd card making session at some point in the day.

With Love

This mornings card was done late last night so hence the bags under the eyes, I don't know why but I seem to have more inspiration late at night or first thing in the morning. Image from the new magnolia collection, papers are MME, image painted with twinkling H2O's and Sakura pens.
Challenges for this card are:
The Pixie Cottage.....Love theme.
Simon Says....Whats love got to do with it.
Quixotic...Tag it include a tag or make one
Cute card Thursday......in the name of love.

Hugs for now Daniele x

Gem of a challenge

Yesterday saw the launch of the Pink Gem challenge.......as these stamps are fabbie I just had to join in the fun. The first challenge is to follow a sketch and there is the option to use pink and gems.......didn't hesitate at that so lovin' pink and gems and glitter and anything girlie at the moment.....mid life crisis me thinks all those hot flushes leave you hot and looking pink lol. Stamp is... guess....ok, Pink gem, papers are from DCWVand a magazine.
Stampavie....baby card

Hugs for now Daniele x

My Time to craft

Morning everyone today sees the start of another challenge at My Time To Craft, this weeks challenge is ....hearts and kisses....nice and easy with valentines round the corner, so pop over and join in the fun. Just to remind you that you still have time to enter the challenge at Crafters Companion Challenge.....it was my time last week for the challenge so you are following the sketch i drew and a recipe would be lovely to see your wonderful creations, why not combine the two.......

Crafters Companion DT Card

My Time to Craft Dt card

Hugs from Daniele x

Pink and Grey

This mornings post has been done under duress, not good idea sharing your workroom with your grandson, don't worry all sharps are out the way but not boxes of ribbons and after picking them up off the floor several times i kept the card quite simple. Tilda is from the new collection and very sweet, papers are from Pink Parfait from Papermania and DCWV christmas collection (stripe pink and grey), ribbon and flowers are from stash,

Challenges for this card are:

Crafty Angels....whats your colour, well for me its anything and pink.
Sketch and Stash........sketch and the new stash i've used is the new magnolia Tilda stamp.
Magnolia Down Under.....pink and grey colour scheme.

off for a walk in the park now to get a certain little person off to sleep......i hope

hugs from Daniele x

Green and red valentine card

Recieved some new Magnolia stamps this weekend so just had to ink them, Roses are from the new collection and Tilda holdng a heart is from last years collection. I'm surprised that i managed to get two cards completed this weekend as we had our grandson for the weekend whilst his mum and dad went away. Its an experience ......went to an indoor play area with him on Saturday, i could just about squeeze through the openings whilst scrambling over the climbing frame.....did manage to go down the slide without getting stuck, went swimming in the ball pool oh what fun.
The challenges for this card are:

Friday sketchers........sketch.
Alphabet challenge.......use ovals.
Simon Says........inspiration is red and roses
Cooking it up with Katie......Punch something and use a sticker mine is the sentiment.
Die Cut Dreams......Theme is have a heart.
Stamp with fun......Hearts
The Pink Elephant........Hearts/valentine

Close up detail of image, painted in Sakura pens and twinkling H2O's

Hugs from Daniele

Tickled Pink

Think i went overboard with the pink and embellishments on this card, can't make my mind up whether it works or not, i kinda started with the border and thought i'd follow the theme at forever Friends which is an
Inside out card i.e. an aperture, image painted with sakura pens, papers are from Basic Grey, 'sugared' range,
Challenges entered are:
Basic Grey challenge......sketch.
Crazy 4 challenges.....Be my Valentine.
Stamp Something........Love
Stampin for the Weekend........Valentine
Creative Inspirations........Pink and cream
Forever Friends.......Inside out card.
Simon Says.....inspiration of a rose and colours red.......pink is a shade of red
Just cute bears challenge.....Hearts
Pile it On Challenge.....love

Close up detail of frame and image of bear inside the card

Hugs from Daniele x

Splash of purple......lol

Don't usually do purple so in for a penny... as they say, Stamped image is from Crafters Companion new Romance Popcorn collection and cooured in using Sakura pens..............so into glitter effect at the moment will probably need therapy soon. Papers are from Daisy and Dandelion from Papermania, I sprayed the lace with purple pansy glimmer mist.....ohh that is such a nice colour. Added buttons with faux stitching and a half glitter flower, glitter brad is from the new capsule collection again Papermania.
Challenges for this card are:
Cute Card Thursday........Spots and dots
lili of the Valley........theme this week is Valentine and although this isn't your traditional colour scheme its certainly a love card.
Gingersnap Creations........theme is Romance.
Fab n' Funky........Emboss it, I embossed the background paper with dots.
Truly Scrumptious......sketch.
Creative Card Crew.........Valentine.
Charisma Cardz.....have the theme of love
Cute and Girly.......this months theme is love.

Hugs from Daniele x

Its A Crafters Companion Challenge

Morning.....she says with eyes half shut don't think i'll ever get a lie in...my own fault, sat up till 11.50p.m last night making a card and you know what its like once you start you have to keep going, anyway just wanted to remind you challenge junkies that the challenge has been posted at It's a Crafters Companion challenge blog and this weeks challenge has been set by me..... following the sketch that i drew for my entry to join their design team.........and you can use any stamped image now so why not join in the fun and Ildiko has put up some candy for this challenge as well....so kind of her.

grateful

 Todays card is using the digi image from whimsy called Wings of Hope the image has been made to raise money for the Haiti disaster fund (American Red Cross) as I'm sure you'll agree a well worthwhile cause and you get a super carousel horse image to colour the cost is approx £2.50. The papers I've used are from My Minds Eye.....which were a freebie in a craft magazine how fab is that as its a 6x6 book of lovely papers.

Challenges for this card are:

Everybody Art......Thankyou card
Crafty Angels............Buttons
Polly Craft.........Things with wings
Friday Sketchers......Sketch

Hugs from Daniele x

Just for you

Have been playing with my new stamp i recieved from Crafters Companion......its sooo cute, i like these designs as they are larger,although on the sheet you get a smaller design as well as sentiments so they are great value at £5.99. Papers are Papermania Pink Parfait.........that sounds so like a chocolate yum yum.....no its Sunday so i'm on a diet,l always diet on a Sunday ready for work on a Monday...rofl now for the challenges:

Sketch and Stamp.........followed the sketch,
One stop Craft......make it personel
Alphabet challenge ..............N is for new, The stamp is new from Crafters companion featuring Popcorn Bear from the new Romance collection
Secret Crafter................Hearts
Ink on my Fingers........theme this week is hearts.Have gone for cutie hearts instead of messy hearts hope Hels forgives me lol
Creative card Crew...................Punch it I'm assuming they mean the paper and not the hubby lol
Cute bears challenge......theme is congratulations
Pink Elephant......is a colour theme all about pink

Take care hugs from Daniele x

Another Sunday

I think I've finally thawed out from yesterday in the shop, only to get up this morning to a thin layer of the white stuff, it was so cold yesterday in the shop that I had to eat more chocs than ususal to keep my sugar levels up to keep warm....lol. Had a visit from a lovely friend in the afternoon who used to be a mananger but has since moved and is now opening up her own interiors shop in Holt........little bit envious as i always wanted an interiors design shop but soon realised that i'd take most of the things home.......wouldn't be to good as it would then become a second hand shop........i'm spending today having a me day as i want to catch up with some of this weeks challenges and being as my friend Rachel has taken most of my cards to sell in her shop i've got a perfect excuse to make some more.....lol.

take care hugs from Daniele x

Fairy .................My Time To Craft DT Card

Dashed upstairs to my new work room to make a card for a couple of challenges, stamp is from Lili of the Valley, papers are Basic Grey, ribbon is from Papermania.

Challenges are :
Cute card Thursday.......Blooming gorgeous, flowers.
Pixie Cottage.....mainly pink or red.
Spoon full of Sugar......anything goes.
Pink elephant......Polka dots, a bow and the colour pink.
Mojo Monday.......sketch.
Quixotic.......Flutterby, mine is a glitter one on top of the bow

                                                     Hugs from Daniele x

Nearly finished

Before picture of my messy small space

Today i finally got my workroom straight so that I can get in there again and start crafting as i haven't mananged to do anything since Sunday.......Got my storage cubes from Ikea and also purchased a clear plastic desk top cover which will be great for distressing as it will wipe clean and only £3.99 and it was so big i cut it in half. I can also finally get my sewing machine up instead of dashing back downstairs to do the stitching.

After picture.........all that space i wonder how long it'll be before i fill it?

Pink Gem

Janet of Pink Gem has finally been persuaded to start her her own challenge blog using Pink Gem designs the first challenge is 8th Feb and it will be monthly at first to see how it goes, so all you Pink Gem fans can also now enter the Pink Gem challenge......yay...... the blog is called A gem of a challenge

Pink

This is a card I made a couple of weeks ago for a DT call for Crafty Companions but i didn't enter it into any challenges so thought I'd enter it into the following:

Crazy 4 challenges......pink card
Just cute bears........one for the girls
Papertake......mostly pink
crafty angels........keep it simple
Crazy 4 challenges......pink card
Just cute bears......one for the girls
Pile it on.....Warm wishes
Die Cut Dreams...........Bears
Stamp with fun........Baby

Elegant Rose

My Time To Craft Dt Card for this Tuesdays challenge which is............Elegant Rose.

got up this morning and got completly messy with inks and glimmer mist........I spray this mist everywhere and I swear that my grandson goes home some days glimmered and glittered lol. Thought I'd follow the instructions for the rose from Hels.....she was featured in this months 'stamper' magazine. I did glimmer mist my rose as well as add stickles. Products used are from Crafty Individual(image of lady), paperartsy (stamp of Eiffel Tower), Stitchels (stamp for the rose). Distress inks tattered rose, shabby shutters, lace and charms from stash.
Challenges entered:
Allsorts........hearts and flowers, there is a metal wire heart that I have painted as well as the rose
Gingersnap.......metallic effect or real embossing powder sprinkled on the tower, embossed the edge of the image, metal rose charm and heart.
Stampavie this week have the theme of...............Love card/Valentine card
Creative Inspiration.........theme of feminine

Hugs for now Daniele x

busy day

I've finally made up my mind to turn the little bedroom into a workroom well one side of it anyway as a certain little person i.e my grandson has to have his cot in there as well,but I have struggled with lack of space now for a while using just my desk.........its my own fault I've brought too much stash and its kinda overflowing everywhere, so we are off to Ikea this morning to get drawers and a larger work surface I'll post pics later when its complete but in the meantime I've still got to fight my way in there and produce a DT card for Tuesday. I don't know where the week goes the time seems to fly by oh well have a good weekend or whats left of it.

Hugs from Daniele x

Wings of Hope

I am doing my usual blog hopping, when I visited Bev's blog, she has done the most beautiful card featuring a Whimsy digi download for £2.50. Its one of their fairground horses but this one has been created  to raise money for the Haiti disaster fund via the American Red Cross, the horse is called Wings of Hope....such a beautiful image for such a worthy cause

Fairy on Tiptoes

Another fairy design today stamp from Lili of the Valley.....new releases available Monday guess who'll be ordering  the new ones as they are sooo sweet. Painted again with Sakura pens.
Challenges are:
Cooking it up with Katie....use a product not used before....papers, non human image...fairy, and texture...ribbon, glitter border and dots.
Cute card Thursday........Fairy Fantastic.
Lili of the Valley......sketch.
Charisma ........use 3 fruity colours well colours are mainly lemon, orange and lime

Don't forget you have over another week to enter this weeks challenge at Its a Crafters Companion........challenge is yellow and orange and you can use any stamped image ......and there is a prize for this challenge too.

Pink baby card

It seem ages since I posted a card I'm really struggling to get the photo of the finished card done as Its poor light when I go to work and dark when I get back....roll on Spring. Oh well here is todays offering. I've used 2 stamps on this one the baby word image is one I've had for ages but hardly used its from Crafty Individuals and the baby in the pram is a Pink gem stamp I have entered this acrd in the following cahllenges:

Simon Says....Punch it
Quixotic........have the title of Ink up an old stamp
Papertake....is a colour theme of mostly Pink
Creative card crew....Punch it
Spoon full of Sugar.....Layering

Mojo Monday.......sketch

My Time To Craft

Today is the start of another challenge at My time to Craft, this week the theme is called Damask Delights so you can interpret this any way you like. For my DT card I went for a more traditional interpretation and used just damask designs for the card, using a cuttlebug folder for the main image which I then embossed and a damask stamp for the backgroung image again I embossed this. Have fun interpreting it and I look forward to seeing all your fantastic entries.

hugs from Daniele

New Design Team

 Yay.....I must say I'm over the moon....... I've been picked as this weeks winner at Crafty Companions challenge blog not only have I won a new design from Popcorn Bear....one from the new Romance range but I am also now on their design team, I love that cute lilttle bear and duck. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead, they have relaxed their rules so that you can join in the challenges with any stamped image now, but they would love it if you could use one of the many fab products available by Crafters Companion 

 This weeks challenge is........a colour challenge... use the colours Orange and yellow.

I am looking forward to visiting all of your wonderful entries

Hugs from Daniele x

Blue and Green

first time I've inked this one up but fancied a changed, stamp is from Lili of the Valley painted in Sakura pens papers are hopscotch by K&Ko, I followed the sketch from Moving along with the Times, altered it slightly as I put buttons in the corners of the image.......needed to tidy the corners up a little after punching the border for the frame, the colour challenge at Our Creative Corner is Blue and Green. Fancy edges or corners is the theme at One Stop Craft.

Wet and cold

Saturday morning and off to work but it throwing it down with rain so it'll be another quiet day oh well tomorrow I'm off so can spend the day playing with my new stash but before that I'm going to the papercraft show at Hinckley just in case I need anything else lol.......might have to have a stamp sale soon as there seems to be lots of nice goodies on the horizon. Keep dry,

I was just going through todays challenges when I discovered that my damask card has been picked for the top 5 at Allsorts.......yay thats made my day thanks girls. Will be displaying my blinkie later as I have to get my son to do all things techie.....

Hugs x

Pink and Green

I think I'm having a pink and green day ......so loving these new papers from Papermania. Image is from Lili of the valley who have the challenge of a Thankyou card the image was coloured with sakura pens, flowers are from Tabby crafts I've entered this card into the following challenges; Truly Scrumptious with an additional option of using the colours pink, green and black.....sorry no black but definately lots of pink and green.Anything new is the challenge at Charisma this week......... well the papers are Pink Parfait new from Papermania. The challenge at Creative Inspirations is also use something new. At Cupcake they have the challenge to produce a girly card.

Crafters Companion Challenge

sketch that I drew and followed for this card

The challenge at Crafters Companion this week is to design a sketch and then make up the card. The image is Popcorn the bear and I have coloured it in using Sakura pens, the papers are Pink Parfait from Papermania......just loving the girlie pinks of these papers. I have used a hidden tag for the sentiment and I topped this off with a flower.

Hugs from Daniele x

Damask Card

I needed to come up with a DT card that had the theme Damask so I went through all my papers and then again but although I had quite a few it just wasn't happening for me, so I thought... have a play with misting sprays and make your own, most of this card developed from one experiment into another, the packing paper is vellum but the centre design and the strips are made from scratch. The centre circle is made from spritzing paper with gold and green and then I embossed the paper with the damask cuttlebug design and after that I embossed the raised part of the design in gold. The strips of background paper was made using the damask stamp from Papermania Chatsworth collection, stamped and embossed in Verdigris embossing powder which gives a lovely antique look. I then cut the piece of paper into 4 strips cut at different angles.

This card has been entered into the following challenges:                                                         

If the shoe fits......you have to use chipboard....the heart has been inked with Fired Brick and stamped with a music image and embossed in Black Soot The sketch that I have followed is from  Allsorts                                                                         

Cooking it up with Katie....the theme is not your usual Valentine image, try a technique not done before....this was embossing onto of the dry embossed centre paper and finally follow a colour theme from another challenge...Paper Cutz is red green black and white I'm hoping that the splash of gold will be forgiven.Creative Inspirations have the theme of Anniversary card and I think this card fits that criteria. This months theme at Lily Boo is to make a valentine card Over at Gingersnap Creations they have the challenge to use embossing powders and being as the papers are hand stamped and embossed this definately fits the criteria Love is the theme at Polka Doodle

Hugs Daniele x

Winter Birthday Card

Todays card is a winter birthday card which I have to admit I struggled with a bit as I had to come up with a DT card as well as, my mojo I think has had a day off. The stamped image is a Penny Black, the snowflake on the background of the image is from Crafty Individuals which I stamped in Broken china and embossed using holographic powder , the papers are from Basic Grey....Eskimo Kisses and the background plaid is from Paper Cellar, flowers are from the new capsule collection from Papermania. I recycled a christmas card using the glitter snowflake on the flowers and the glitter strips which are on the ribbon.

I have entered this card in the following challenges: Crazy4Challenges  which has the theme of a Birthday card, Basic Grey have a lovely image as inspiration to follow, Lots to Do have the title winter wonderland, I followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday, Polka Doodles have the challenge of using a song title....Cool for Cats by Squeeze, over at Crafty Angels you have to recycle a piece as do Rainbow lady.  Pink Elephant have the theme of a winter birthday card using two papers and three buttons...I kinda improvised here and used brads instead........ Hoping I'll be let off with my faux pas Polly Craft also have a challenge of doing a winter birthday card.Incy Wincy want you to add bling...I,ve got glitter and diamante brads. Pink Elephant has a birthday challenge, Stamp with fun challenge ths week is Snowflakes and Crafty Angels have the theme of texture, I've snowflakes to the flowers and sparkle to the ribbon.Another challenge that has snowflakes as the theme this week is Everybody Art

Hugs from Daniele x

Hot Chocolate

Gosh its been cold today at work, we have to have a door open so you can image its been a bit cool to say the least so this mornng I got a hot chocolate to take into work with me, so it seems appropriate for todays posting as quite a few challenges this week are hot chocolate related, I have used a sugar nellie stamp for this one and the papers are papermania the pink one being from the new forever friends collection I've entered this card into the following challenges:
Moving along with the times.e as well as following the sketch the theme is also love
cute card Thursday can include new stash...papersCharisma Cardz have a colour theme using brown,Pink cream and toffee.

Fab n' Funky........anything goes.
Quixotic have the theme of hot chocolate either as an image or colour scheme.
Simon Says....hot chocolate again either the image or the colour scheme
ABC challenge......L is for Layering
Everybody art have the theme of favourite colour combo.....any thing with pink.
Spoon full of Sugar have the theme of hearts on your card...pockets and pearls in the corners
Think thats about it quite  a few challenges again ......... thank you for taking the time to look as well as your comments

Hugs from Daniele x

Santa Baby

Here is a piccie of my sweet grandson standing next to our father christmas model which moves when you plug him in, my grandon loved him probably because he is the same height but when he came round he would go up to santa and stroke his face and give him a kiss.....ahhhh. Next year I'll take another pic. and then we'll see how much Ethan has grown.
Hope you are all keeping warm in this cold weather its a few years since its been this cold Brrrrr..

Hugs from Daniele x

Cuddly Buddly

Thought I'd go for warm bright colours for this challenge the sketch that I have followed is from the challenge at Cuddly Buddly this month and I have also entered this into Crafty Calendar as the theme is use warm colours

My Time To Craft

Morning everyone today sees a new challenge at My Time To Craft the theme is Blue and Brown so dust off your stash and join in the fun

Papertake have the theme of new beginings.........baby
Creative card crew challenge this week is distressing

Valentine card for StampARTic

Had a little play again this afternoon using glimmer mists, sprayed the flower as well as stamping over the flower with a stamp from My Minds Eye in purple I used the free stamp in this months magazine and mounted the flower on a circular doiley which again had been spritzed in glimmer mist then kept the rest of the card simple, sentiment from Whiff Of Joy

working progress finished

Detail of the metal on the sides of the frames.

I think I've finally finished my project that I started on boxing day, I picked up a ten second mould from the sale at LB Crafts yesterday and mananged to produce an arch shape to put on the top of the frames then I restuck the lace on top of them I am going to enter this into the challenge at Ink on my Fingers as they have the theme of ....Faces, and being as there is a ladys face in the little frame I think that this qualifes.

Favourite card of 2009

I love this image and colourway so this has to be my favourite card for last year. At Quixotic this week they have some great candy on offer as well as picking your favourite card to enter the challenge.

My Time To Craft

The challenge at My Time To Craft this week is to make something with the colours blue and brown, it can be anything......a card or a layout so dust off your stash and join in the fun ...........................

Happy New year to every one

Hugs from Danielexx

Quite a few challenges out there this week with the theme 'new'........can be anything and it doesn't get any newer than a baby so hence my brown and blue baby card as well as some other fab themes,

Challenges are as follows:

Stampin B......oldest stamp and newest tool

Stamp Something....new somethings.

Stampin for the weekend......new beginings,

Cute Card Thursday....sketch,

Rainbow Lady....New

Pixie Cottage.....include a button,

Creatalicious....something new,something torn and something blue,

Pile it on ......Challenge 30 has the theme clear....dewdrops
Our Creative Corner......Clean and simple... well it is for me no flowers or glitter anywhere
Secret Crafter.......New Beginings
One stop craft craft......have the theme of something begining with B....blue,brown,balloon,bear
Cupcake ......have the theme of a baby card
Cute and Girly.....have the the theme of new beginings

Classes

Just back from booking classes at LB Crafts, luckily Linda didn't make us wait till 10.00am to let us in as it was quite cold so we got extra shopping time before we could book the classes. I had made my mind up which class I was going to book and then when I got there to see the finished items I changed my mind completly and picked 2 classes that I originally wasn't going to do......next time I'll wait to make my mind up