Fraser's 8th Birthday

Some cards for a friend son

Fraser - 8 next week!

All credit for this has to go to Dav Pilkey

the creator of Captain Underpants

this uses his colouring book images - and you can do no better than that!

Fraser is a huge Captain Underpants fan!

We all need a giggle sometimes - and I did have fun doing this.

Again for Fraser

This time using my image Skate

coloured with copics

Basic Grey DP

Last - like many boys Fraser is football mad

Using Basic Grey DP's

Stamped footballs on DP's

then footballs are swinging from card on acetate.

Polkadoodles - Summer blooms

Thanks to Brenda (we all know how much she loves flowers)

we have a summer blooms challenge at Polkadoodles!

How perfect is the new Cd for that!

All Around and Everywhere - really is a fab CD

I keep finding more goodies hiding.

Like this fab paper,leaves and lovely dragonfly.

Of course I love the stacking flowers and have

 hidden a few inside my card as well.

Used once again that lovely Martha Stewart punch

to edge my joy fold card.

Lets see your summer blooms at

Polkadoodles

just remember not to combine more than 10

challenges if you want to be in with a chance of the prize!

C.R.A.F.T. - Wedding/Anniversary

Yesterday was our 14th Wedding Anniversary

and indeed as my card says

My love for you keeps on growing.......

Over at C.R.A.F.T. we are having a

wedding/Anniversary challenge

I have used my own image which I think works well

with the Toucan Scraps papers.

I am particularily pleased with the edging

inside using my new Martha Stewart punches.

The winner at C.R.A.F.T.

this week will recieve a Toucan Scraps

download....we are looking forward to visiting your

Wedding/Anniversary creations.

Crafty Creations - Magical

This week at Crafty Creations

we have a magical challenge

I have used images by our sponsors

Stitch Bear Stamps

Stitch - Misswings

and CJ  - Crosswings

Cards for a twin christening

Coloured with copics

Euan's card Dooodlebug DP

Rona's card - Basic Grey DP

Teddy(Misswings) is suspended on acetate

both holding a hay pin with wings and glass beads.

Stitchy Bear stamps

have 50% off all images in May...

and a fab freebie thing going on until

Sunday if you go have a browse.

The lucky winner can pick any 5 digi stamps

by Stitch - there are loads to choose from.

So come on lets see those Magical creations

at Crafty Creations!

Incy Wincy - Anything goes

Today I am mostly playing with my new Martha Stewart punches

Thanks Nikki for the great service at the

Polkadoodles shop!

This may be a little fussy but it's

one of those kitchen sink cards

and I had fun!

Using my image

Snail at the bottom of the garden

at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Coloured with copics and Sakura.

I'd like to enter this at

Incy Wincy who have an anything goes challenge!

OSAAT and a wee heads up....

The challenge this week is Children

over at OSAAT and

to celebrate how eager our challengers are

we have a special sometning over at Stitchy Bear Stamps

to thank you all!

If you haven't registered yet be sure to pop by and have

a wee look around

you may find something free...

and I know how we all like free things!

Lovely Ladybird - Allsorts challenge - Animals

Over at Allsorts

the challenge is Animals

I have been having fun colouring up

Lovely ladybird

for this with my copics and Sakura.

Sale is started....50% off at Stitchy Bear Stamps

The Sale is on

at Stitchy Bear Stamps

lots of great buys.

The monthly stamps will all be changing as well

in the $0.99 section you can buy one stamp

thats on special from each designer 

for a month!

Also I have new releases .....

Three this week to make up for only one last week!

These will be 50% off as well......

Polkadoodles.....Alter it!

Well this is a before and after job!

Thanks Ruth for a great challenge

thoroughly enjoyed this one!

This is my bits box  before.

after this weeks Polkadoodles challenge

Alter it

this is my bits box now.....

I have been so looking forward

to playing with the new Polkadoodles

Flutterfly fairies(which come with seperate butterflies

so they can be polkadoodly girls or flutterfly fairies)

Above is Gracie

Below is Babsie

Using the rest of the stamps

great value at £6.49 per pack

For girl, butterfly, sentiment and extras!

I have used papers and alphas from the

All around and everywhere cd

Coloured with copics and a little inking.

What have you got to alter?

Great fun to brighten up your craft storage....

C.R.A.F.T. Shaped cards

Shaped Cards

is this weeks challenge at C.R.A.F.T

I have used my Nesting image coloured with copics

and Sakura gold shaddow for nest.

Cosmo Cricket DP

Some lovely velvet ribbon with flower

to create the easel fold .

We are thrilled to have The Crafty Pad

back as sponsors

With this gorgeous Anna at the gate stamp

It's lovely and arrived with me today from Debbie

waiting its journey to its lucky winner.

So come on...what are you waiting for!

I would like to enter my card at

Creative Inspirations - Easel card

Papertake Weekly - Do something different

Crafty Creations - Create your own backing paper

Thanks Jenn for a fun challenge.....

This week at Crafty Creations!

I have been playing with bubbles again...

My backing paper is created using the fab mixture of

washing up liquid and paint in a bowl

then blow a straw into create lots of painty bubbles.

Then lift a painty bubble print from top of bowl.

What fun!

The image is from this weeks sponsor

The Stamping Boutique

Part of the Jennifer Latte collection - Bath!

Copics, bubble paper, papermania DP

Sakura and some crackle glaze for the bath.

Dutch Dare - Easel card - repeat something!

Using great images by Mo Manning...

David is 5

and he is A-Maz-Ing....

An Easel card with image inside as well

Crate papers DP and diecut sentiment,alphas and border.

paper is repeaded as is the doodled border around images.

Have a peak at the

Dutch Dare Card Challege - lots of lovely projects!

Cards for Men - Monochrome

Over at Cards for Men

They are having a Monochrome Challenge

This is for a friends FIL who is a keen sailor.

I have kept it very plain just relying on the beautiful paper

K&Co Seaglass range.

mmmmm....now that I think about it my silver charm

may be breaking the rules...

But I thought you'd like to see it anyway!

Dastardly Dave sets sail....

Dastadly Dave has set sail.....I had loads of fun with this

and still may do some more - still thinking!

Stitchy Bear Stamps are having a sale in May!

50% off all stamps including Dastardly Dave.

So pop by you may find a bargain or two......

Please note...sale doesn't start until May just giving

you all a little heads up!

New Release and OSAAT

My friend Lesley's son David

is 4 in May and this is for him

'Dastardly Dave'

I have been working on him this week and now can't wait to

ink him up - perhaps some paper piecing as well.....

This weeks challenge at OSAAT is

Flowers

and we are welcoming new DT member

Tammy who also happens to use my

 toadstool cottage digi

and makes a great job of it too!

Sew Many Challenges - Anything goes....

Sew many challenges

are having an Anything goes challenge!

what fun......

But there is more!

If you use one of their images you can

get another one free.....

How kind is that?

I have used their Oliver with flower.

So pop by Sew Many Challenges

and join in the fun!

A special couple.....

A special couple recently were wed!

My SIL Daisy married John.

They were married in Las Vegas

and we all wish them all the happiness in the world!

(well a good chunk of it anyway)

It's a bit alternate as a wedding card but then so are they......

The tree has D & J engraved into the trunk.....