Wags n' Whiskers Sneak Peak & Truly Scrumptious Challenge No 29

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Wednesday so that means we have a new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious and this week and we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow

And the optional theme for this challenge is 'Fly Away' which you can interpret however you want!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Di's Digi Downloads. Diane has some gorgeous images on her online store and she has kindly offered the winner of this challenge the choice of five images.

The gorgeous image that I've used for my card is called 'Scooting By' from Wags 'n Whiskers and will be available from 2nd April 2010.

The DP is a mixture from DCWV - Garden Party and Basic Grey - Nook & Pantry.

The flowers I made myself by using various techniques and the sentiment is a digital download.

I've inked up the edges using 'Antique Linen' & 'Tea Dye' distress inks from 'The Crafty Alley'

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week and don't forget to come back tomorrow, when I'll be showing you another sneak peak from the gorgeous new stamps from Wags 'n Whiskers.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge

Hi there everyone and thanks for stopping by today. It's Tuesday so that means it time for another challenge at Passion for ProMarkers where this week we would like you to use two images on your project.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from Sketch Saturday so I shall enter my card there.

The two gorgeous images that I've used is 'Cool Oakley' & 'Willow with Champagne' from the City Girl range of stamps from Whiff Of Joy. I've used the masking technique and then have coloured with my ProMarkers.

The DP is a digital download from Designer Digitals - KPertiet and I've inked the edges using 'Antique Linen' & 'Tea Dye' distress inks from the Crafty Alley.

All the flowers I made myself using various techniques.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers New Release

Are you ready for a new release??!! Well it's time to "play"!!!

If you want more information then go over to the Wags 'n Whiskers blog now.

Pollycraft Challenge No 37 - Recipe

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Monday so that means that we have a new challenge for you over at Pollycraft and this week we have a recipe for you:-

4 papers, 3embellies, 2ribbon/lace and 1 image

The gorgeous image that I've used for my card is the gorgeous 'Primrose Flower Fairy' from the Lilybean Fairies from Pollycraft and I've used my ProMarkers to colour it in.

The DP I've used is a digital download that I got ages ago and can't remember the name.

The flowers I made myself and the sentiment is also from Pollycraft.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you at Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. The challenge for this week was chosen by the very lovely and talented Tina and she has a fabulous sketch for you to follow this week. As usual, one lucky winner will receive 1 free Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!! Just remember that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp in order to be entered into the drawing.

The adorable image I've used is called 'Say A Prayer' from Wags 'n Whiskers and I've used my ProMarkers to colour her in.

The DP is a mixture of DCWV - Garden Party and K&Company both from 'The Crafty Alley'

The flowers I made myself apart from the two rosebuds, I know shock horror I've used pre-made flowers, LOL but I was running out of time with my DT card.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge

Hi there everyone and thanks for stopping by today. It's Tuesday so that means it time for another challenge at Passion for ProMarkers where this week we have a theme for you which is 'Springtime' and it has to include an animal.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from Friday Sketchers, so I shall enter my card there.

The image I've used for my card is the from the adorable Tiddly Wings range from Pollycraft and I've coloured it using my ProMarkers.

The DP is Making Memories.

The flowers I made myself using various dies.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge No 16 - Pop It Up

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you at Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. The challenge for this week was chosen by the very lovely and talented Chris and she would like you to 'Pop It Up' - add dimensions to your project. As usual, one lucky winner will receive 1 free Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!! Just remember that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp in order to be entered into the drawing.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from Create4fun so I shall enter my card there. I'm also going to enter the challenge over at 'ASFOS' where the theme is Easter.

The cute little image I've used is 'Hey Chickie' from Wags 'n Whiskers and I've used my Promarkers to colour her in.

The DP is BasicGrey - Nook & Pantry. I've inked up the edges using three different distress inks - Antique Linen - Tim Holtz, Tea Dye - Tim Holtz & Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber Gold - Ranger and I got all of these from 'The Crafty Alley Shop'

The flowers I made myself using my sizzix flower layers die and I used Golden Terracotta Glimmer Mist from The Crafty Alley Shop to spray them.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Oh I'm soooooooooooooo excited

A few weeks back I entered a DT call for my local craft shop and guess what, I've got through

WooooooooooooooHoooooooooooooo.

Here's the link to their shop if you want to have a look, so grab yourself a cup of tea because you'll be there for awhile.

http://www.craftyalley.com/index.php

And to wet your appetites here's a couple of pictures of the gorgeous products that they sell.

 

Tim Holtz Sizzix Dies

 

Graphic 45

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 28 DT Card

Hi there and a HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY TO YOU ALL. Here in Ireland it's a Bank Holiday so no rushing to get the kids ready for school, woooohooooo. Hopefully weather permitting, we'll be heading off into town around lunchtime to see the parade.

And as it's Wednesday we have a new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious this week and we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow

This week Sharon's little embellishment shop Truly Scrumptious Crafts is sponsoring our challenge. You will find a lovely selection of ribbons, buttons and charms, all at fantastic prices. And, to tempt you even further, postage and packing is FREE OF CHARGE (UK and N.Ireland only). The winner will receive and ribbon & button kit of their choice (blue kit shown below), plus a bag of charms as well.

For my card I've used 'Charlotte on Carpet' from Whiff of Joy and I've used my ProMarkers to colour her in.

The DP is DCWV Garden Party stack.

The flowers I made myself using various dies and the sentiment I created on the pc.

I hope that you enjoy the rest of the day whatever you may be doing and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge

Hi there everyone and thanks for stopping by today. It's Tuesday so that means it time for another challenge at Passion for ProMarkers where this week we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow.

The image I've used for my card is the handsome Oakley from the new Blooming Spring - Store Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy. I've used the following colours to colour him in

• Skin - Warm Grey 4, Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Coral & Cocktail Pink

• Hair - Warm Grey 4, Tan, Cocoa & Chestnut

• Shirt & Hat - Warm Grey 4, Powder Blue, Cool Aqua & Cobalt Blue

• Trousers - Warm Grey 4, Tan, Caramel & Cocoa.

Materials Used:

• DP = Papermania, Basic Grey & Dovecraft

• Image = Whiff of Joy

• Inks = ProMarkers & Distress Inks

I hope that you get the chance to play along this week.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

Pollycraft Challenge No 36 'Things That Sparkle'

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Monday so that means that we have a new challenge for you over at Pollycraft and this week the theme is

'Things That Sparkle'

The gorgeous image I've used from the new Lilybean Fairies range and this one is called 'Clover Dancing with Dragonflies' from Pollycraft and I've used my ProMarkers to colour it in. I've also used 'Old Paper' Distress Stickles on the toadstool, dragonfly & flowers for some sparkle.

The DP is DCWV - Garden Party and that has glitter on it.

The flowers I made myself and the butterfly is from my stash.

I didn't add anything else to my card as I thought the paper was already a bit too busy, so I didn't want to overload it with other details.

Hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy Challenge No 70

Good morning everyone and hope that you're having a lovely weekend. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for the Whiff of Joy Challenge where there is a fabulous sketch to follow.

The gorgeous image that I've used is from the new store stamp kits from Whiff of Joy called 'Blooming Spring' and I've used my ProMarkers to colour her in.

The DP is BasicGrey - Nook & Pantry.

The flowers I made myself and everything else is from my stash.

The small beads is from Nikki's online shop - Bunny Zoe's Craft.

Thanks for stopping by today and all the Mums' in Ireland and the UK

Happy Mothers Day for tomorrow.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge No 15 - Make Your Own Flowers

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you at Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. The challenge for this week was chosen by me and guess what it is - Yep the challenge this week is to 'Make Your Own Flowers'. As usual, one lucky winner will receive 1 free Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!! Just remember that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp in order to be entered into the drawing.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from Sketch Saturday, so I shall enter my card there.

The adorable image I've used from Wags n' Whiskers is called 'Best Friends Forever' and used my ProMarkers to colour it in.

Materials Used:

• DP = DCWV = Garden Party

• Image = Wags 'n Whiskers

• Inks = ProMarkers & Distress Inks

• Flowers = Made myself using sizzix layers die

• Ribbon = From my stash

I hope that you get the chance to play along this week.

Have a lovely weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge DT Card - Friday Sketchers

Hi there everyone and thanks for stopping by today. It's Tuesday so that means it time for another challenge at Passion for ProMarkers where this week we have a colour scheme for you which is Bright Green & Mango.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from Friday Sketchers so I shall enter my card there.

The gorgeous image I've used is Retro Melody from the new range of digi stamps from Pollycraft. I've used the following colours to colour her in:-

• Skin - Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Coral & Cocktail Pink
• Hair - Tan, Cocoa, Chestnut & Almond
• Dress & flowers - Peach, Mango, Burnt Orange, Meadow Green, Bright Green & Forest Green

Materials Used:

• DP = MME Bloom & Grow
• Image & Sentiment = Pollycraft
• Inks = ProMarkers & Distress Inks
• Flowers = Made myself using sizzix layers die
• Ribbon = From my stash

I hope that you get the chance to play along this week.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

My First Scrapbook Layout

Hi there and hope you've had a good start to the week. The weather here in Ireland has been absolutely gorgeous these last few days, cold but clear blue skies all day. Well I've finally got round to creating my first every scrapbook layout and I must admit I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out. I would love to know what you all think of it, good and bad comments please (don't be shy).

I've gone for the shabby chick look and I must admit I love the torn edge effect. I've used plain white cardstock and then used my MME Bloom & Grow stamps with distress inks. The DP is Making Memories and I've torn the edges and inked them up again using distress inks. The 'SWEET' sentiment I created with my slice machine and the 'Daughters' sentiment is a digital download.

The heart charm I got from Sharons' new online shop

The little cutie pie in the photo is my youngest child Caitlin and she was 2 years old when I took this photo. The flowers I made myself using various dies.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge No 14 DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you at Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. The challenge for this week was chosen by the very talented Karen and she has chosen 'Tags/Bookmarks'. As usual, one lucky winner will receive 1 free Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of YOUR CHOICE!! Just remember that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp in order to be entered into the drawing.

For my card I've used the adorable 'Happy Day' stamp from Wags 'n Whiskers and I've used my ProMarkers to colour it in.

The DP is a black & white digital download called 'New Beginnings' from Raspberry Road and I printed it onto blue and yellow plain paper.

The flowers I made myself and everything else is from my stash.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy Flower Tutorial - Sketch Saturday

Hi there and hope you're having a good Thursday. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for the challenge over at Sketch Saturday.

The gorgeous image I've used is from the new range of Store Stamp Kits called 'Blooming Spring' from Whiff of Joy and I've used my ProMarkers to colour her in.

The DP is a digital download from ages ago and I'm sorry I can't remember where I got it from.

The flowers I made myself and if you want to find out how to made these, then pop over to the Whiff of Joy Inspirations blog where I've done a tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Today we have a new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious this week and we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow

The optional extra challenge is to make a card that is "good enough to eat".

Our sponsor for this week is the lovely Lacey from Stamp n Create.

The adorable image I've used for my card is called 'Let's Do Lunch' from Wags n' Whiskers and I've used my ProMarkers to colour her in.

The DP I've had for such a long time and I can't remember the name of it.

The flowers I made myself using my own handmade paper & dies.

The sentiment has been computer generated.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge DT Card - Create4Fun

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Well today is Tuesday and that means we have a new challenge for you over at Passion for ProMarkers. The challenge this week is set by the very lovely and talented Caryn and she wants you to go 'Back To Nature'

Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive a 5 pack of promarkers.

And this is how I interpreted it

I've followed a fabulous sketch from Create4fun so I shall enter my card there.

The adorable image I've used is called 'Some Bunny Loves You' from Wags 'n Whiskers.

The DP is DCWV

The flowers I made myself using my handmade paper and sizzix flower layers die.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x