Blooming Marvelous GDT with Moving Along With The Times

Good morning friends! 

Well I think it is just Bloomin Marvelous today isn't it? 

Well I would be thinking that because I have been very lucky to be joining the gorgeous girls at 

Moving Along With The Times !

This week the girls have a delicious challenge that I know there is 

NO EXCUSE for not playing along!

Challenge #133 Blooming Marvelous!

(Show some flowers/ have flowers on your creation)

Too Easy! 

I had so much fun playing along to this challenge and even managed to step greatly out of my comfort zone into colors of rich bright greens and yelllow(s), that generally I would never go near!  I also pulled all this together from my scrap buckets!  

The green and yellow ladybug fabric piece along the bottom started this card off and the rest just followed.  I don't know why but I did have a moment where I wanted (and I was having) the ladybug fabric, then the lace, then the neon green ribbon and then the thin yellow ribbon, my mind would just not change on this and so while putting it all together I was thinking this is way way to much, it finished so nicely that I am glad I let my creative mind go with it after all.

The main ribbon in this is a very real fluro green, like the safety jackets that the road work crews all wear, sadly my camera has not done the color justice :(  The fabric is embroidered and I salvaged it from Nana's crafting box that was given to me, and blinged up the ladybug spots with some pearls and jewels. The sunflower spray is left over from another project and the 3 green roses were in the bottom of my ribbon box :$

This week there is a fabulous prize up for grabs! From 

's Crafts

For more details check out the 

Moving Along With The Times Blog 

HERE

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you in this weeks challenge! 

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Pile It On - #4 Lace Sun E1/- 

Paper Crafting Journey - #1 Floral  2Thurs E1/-

My Time To Craft - #171 Your Fav embellishment (lace and flowers) 2TuesE1/

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - #25 Ribbons & Bows FRI E1/1

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - #52 Bows Tues E1/1

Hotshot Craft Blog - #3 Flowers 

Make It Monday - #73 Anything goes Mon E1/-

Clearly I Stamp - #44 Pastels  Fri E1/1
 Gingersnap Creations - GC136 Glorious green Monthly
Little Darlings Challenges - Polka dots W1/2 Wed E1/-
My Mum's Craft Shop - #41 Flowers Wed E1/3
The Paper Shelter - Pearls & Swirls - Wed E1/3
Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten (the fabric) W2/2 Wed E1/-
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #23 Pearls or Bling -Wed
Deep Ocean Challenge - #17 Sparkling and or glitter W2/2Tues  E1/-
Everybody Art - #177 Swirls Tues E1/-
The Stamping Boutique - #24 Die Cuts  -Tues E1/-
Hooked On Craft - #16 Something Bright  DT

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Something for the Boys at The Crafty Pad

Good evening crafty friends, I hope you have all had a great crafty weekend.

Today brings me to this weeks challenge with ...  

The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog  

and this weeks we are getting in touch with our masculine side with ...

#154 - Something for the Boys

Again this week I am using one of the new releases from The Crafty Pad Designs called 'Bowling - It's a strike' that is available in either a colored or un-colored version. 

 

 

I could not resist mixing some stripes and spots with stars and circles on this card.  Today they all just seemed to click into place and go with each other. The spots I have embossed and then highlighted with some distressing ink, the bowling ball embellishments I made from some scrap brown glitter card-stock that I punched and then used my eyelet tool to add the finger holes for the balls.  The stars on the top right I have added some metal wire to and laced with a knot at the top and the admit one tickets are from some Kaiser Papers that I had left over in my stash (I think the up up and away series range). 

This week we are being sponsored by the lovely 

Who has kindly offered a prize of  £10 to spend in her shop!

 For your chance of winning this magnificent prize, you have to join us this week and play along by adding your creation to the Mr Linky and leaving us a link back on your blog post.  Yep, It is that simple and easy! 

The Design Team have done a striking job this week so please do drop The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and share some love and inspiration with the girls.  We would to see you and your creations!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you in this weeks challenge! 

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Stamping with the Dragon - #2 Anything Goes  FRI E1/-
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #138 Use Numbers  THUR E1/5
Cards for Men - #2 Boys and their toys  MON E1/
DYSU Challenge Blog - #55 Pattered Paper THUR E1/
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio - Going Dotty
Celebrate the Occasion - Any Occasion with Polka Dota

Uncle Ted's Birthday Card

Afternoon folks!  Hope you are ready for a fabulous weekend!

I have a quick post to share with you of what I got up to in the craft room this morning.  I am busily making a start on some of the birthday cards that are coming up in the next month.  January and February are big birthday months for us.  This one is for a very special Uncle Ted aka Ben's mums new partner or if you're asking Little Miss Emilie (her very elder boyfriend, as she has him wrapped round her little finger) lol

The gorgeous image is from The Stamping Boutique and I have colored it today with my watercolor pencils and written Ted's name on the tag to personalize it.  All the embellishments on this on are handmade / cut and punched and I love the wire twirly's I added to the stars as they really feel and look like shooting stars.  I always seem to struggle with cards for guys but this one fell together easily.  And yes, it had bling on it even though it is for a guy, but I think it goes well.

I hope you like what you see and thanks for dropping in on me.
Have a great weekend!

   

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Shelly's Images - Anything goes Thurs  E2/-
Pixie Dust Studio -  We're going Dotty Thur E1/-
City Crafter Challenge Blog - #92 Pretty inside and out TUE E1/-
Celebrate the Occasion - Any occasion must use poka dots TUE E1/1
Paperminutes - #200 Anything goes  Tue E1/-
Party Time Tuesdays - #51 Happy Birthday Tue E1/3
Tuesday Throwdown - #81 Neutral Colors 

Crafty Cardmakers - #59 No Floral Embellishments  Mon E2/-

The Crazy Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, Image and gems) Mon  E1/2

2 Sisters - Use Metal Sat E1/-

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What's New Pussy Cat With Craft Ann's Challenge !

Fabulous Friday to you all! 

What better way to kick start the weekend by joining us in this fortnights 

Crafty Ann's Challenge of 

#57 - What's New Pussycat!

This can be some new crafty stash you got for Christmas or even a new technique you have learned! The options are endless and I am sure you can all play along with us!

Still new for me is some new bling that I am having so much fun playing with, all things pink with a new pink stamp pad, ribbon and some oh la la lace and just prior to Christmas I finally got my very belated Birthday pressy .... My ! (oh this toy has been sooo much fun to play with!) 

This week I have been playing with my watercolor pencils and have used the very gorgeous Calla Liles 2 from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop and have layered and paper toiled the image up to really make the lilies a focal point of the card.  I have then placed them on a 3 layer frame that I cut with the Cameo and I have embossed the 3 layers to give them a sparkle and a shine with gold, silver and then bronze embossing powder.  I have given all the edges a distress with a splash of pink ink that match my new pinky apricot ribbon and my new lace is just perfect for 'blinging' up with some jewels.  The butterfly I stamped onto the card and have layered up as well to give the impression of fluttering flying wings and his swirly tail is finished with some pearls. 

By playing along with us this week you will be in the running to win  

2 digi images, 1 Backing paper collection and 1 pre-coloured sheet of your choice from the gorgeous Crafty Ann's!   

There is some fabby new stuff just added to the Crafty Ann's Digi Shop that includes two new gorgeous scrapbook kits; Sweet Sage Kit that is very vintage with some lovely embellishments and the Traditional Scrapbook Kit that will go perfectly with the recent Christmas pics I am sure you all snapped over the holidays. 

Here is a sneak peak for you, but do pop by the shop to check out all the juicy details!

   

Thanks for dropping by to see me this week and I wish you all a crafty weekend!

   

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Crop Stop - #54 A bit Old You Said ? Thurs E1/3
Shelly's Images - Anything goes Thurs  E1/-
Cooking it up with Katie - #87 Pink, pearls and Posies Wed E1/1
Creative Bellie - #135 Fancy Frames  Wed E1/-
My Mums Craft Shop - #40 Fave Color Combo (pink and brown) Wed E1/3
Deep Ocean Challenge - Sparkling and or Glitter Tue E1/-

Creative Inspirations Paint - Birthdays  Sun E1/1  ***EDIT*** Made Top 3

Sentimental Sundays -  Ribbon Sun E1/-
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - #122Something New Sun E1/-
Catch The Bug - Birthday Challenge  Sat E1/-

New Year Sparkle with The Crafty Pad!

Good evening crafty friends, I hope you have all had a great weekend.

Today  I am happy to announce that  

The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog  

is making the return from the Christmas break, and are now back every Sunday with challenges.  I hope you can all join us and play along as we would love to see you!

We thought we would kick our first challenge of the New Year with a bang with some

#153 - NEW YEAR SPARKLE!

(Glitter, gems anything dazzling and shiny)

We all know girls love their shiny things, diamonds and bling, so I am sure you will all find this challenge easy peasy!

Mrs Clause was ever so nice to me and stuffed my stocking full of new bling, flowers and assortments and I just could not help myself with getting the bling and glitter on while playing with the gorgeous CraftyPad new release ‘Lulu Birthday cake image’.  (There is colored and uncolored images available too!)

 

Now the new home is all settled in it has been great to get back in the craft-room and play!  I paper pierced Lulu today, kept with my traditional style of distressed and had a great time making some handmade flowers that I could not resist sprucing up with a touch of glitter flecks, kindy glitz and of course ... some BLING!

This week we are being sponsored by the lovely 

Lorraine @ Digital Downloads

Who has kindly offered a prize of  £10 to spend in her online shop

 For your chance of winning this magnificent prize, you have to join us this week and play along by adding your creation to the Mr Linky and leaving us a link back on your blog post.  Yep, It is that simple and easy! 

If you need a little inspiration do pop by The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and check out the amazing works from all the DT (they have done an impressive job this week) and if you’re up for some shopping do checkout The Crafty Pad Digi Shop and have a peak at the New Year releases (that are on sale at the moment as well *bargin*).  I am sure there will be something to your liking!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you in this weeks challenge! 

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Lexi's Creations - #56- Anything Goes *Mon1/2w 1/-
The Cute Pie Challenge Blog - #9 Ribbons & Lace  *Mon1/2w 1/-
There She Goes Clear Stamps - TSG138 Paper Piecing  *Mon 1/-
Celebrate The Occasion -#45 Child's Birthday  *Tue E1/1

Everybody Art - #175 Shabby -*Tue 1/-

Crafty Creations Challenges - #152 Something New - (Bling) *Wed 1/-

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #21 Happy Birthday  *Wed  2/3
DRS Designs Rubber Stamps -  Paper Piecing  *Tue 1/1
Some Odd Girl - Bling it up *Thur 1/
Coffee Chocolate & Cards - Glitter  *Fri 1/2w 1/3
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A litle crafting fun

Sweet Sundays to you all! 

I seem to have been bitten by the craft bug this week and have had my head down in my desk creating *oh it feels great!*  I've been dabbling between Birthday cards and Christmas cards trying to make a head start on 2012 and so far doing well.  As part of my new years resolution I have started to include at least two pieces from my scraps collection and I am no longer holding onto those 'to good to use' papers that I buy as they are soo pretty but never want to cut up and use.  A very bad shopping habit that I have.

Today's scraps is the bottom layer of white spots on the blue and the glitter butterfly sheet is a left over from another project that I have been hording for over a year, I think I differently made the right choice biting the bullet and combining it in this card.  I am also amazed at the amount of cardstock I have in my scrap basket, I did not have to use one single new sheet on this card as I seem to have an abundance of left over card bases. I have also used a laser sticker butterfly on this card (and I never use stickers) but I just had to toady as when I see the Just Inspirational pic this week and the blue and black butterfly I knew I had one exactly the same in my stash.

I've been playing with a new image today from The Craft Pad Designs called Lulu Blowing Bubbles and she is just adorable.  She is available in a colored and non colored version but playing around on my computer I accidentally turned her into a silhouette and I am in love with the mistake that I just had to keep her that way.  Mixed with the glitter butterfly paper with the sparkly swirl, the laces, pearls and bling this is just such a gorgeous feminine card.  The sentiment is computer generated in MS Word.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:

Challenge up your life - #60 Bingo - Swirls, pearls and sparkle *SatW2/2 E1/1

Crazy 4 Challenges -  #C4C119 Monochromatic Blues *Sat E1/-

One Stop Craft Challenge - #165 On the spot & ribbon  *Sat E1/2

Secret Crafter - #168 Anything goes with Blue*Sat E1/-

Simply Create Too - #4 Layers layers and more layers *Fri E1/3

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - #45 Any sentiment but use your scraps *Thur E1/-

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #137 Celebrations *Thur E1/5

Moving Along With The Time - #131 Spots and or stripes *Thur E1/3

Just Inspirational Challenges - #11 Inspiration Pic (gorgeous butterflies) * Thur E1/3 ***EDIT* Made Top 3!

My Mums Craft Shop - #39 Here Come The Girls *Wed E1/3

Simon Says Stamp - Spots & or Stripes *Wed E1/-

Whimsy Stamps Challenge -  #21 Happy Birthday *Wed E1/3

City Crafter - #91 Back to Black (Use a silhouette image) *Tue E1/-

Crafty Cardmakers - #59 No Floral Embellishments 

Southern Girls - #35 Sparkle - *Thur 1/1

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#56 Let’s think HOT with Craft Ann’s

Fabulous Friday everyone and Happy New Year!

Well after a few weeks with a very big snag of having no internet in our new house I am glad to report that I am now back on the internet! Still don’t have home WIFI but Mr Clause was good to me for Christmas and managed to smuggle into the house a portable WIFi connection so between that and some random coffee’s at McDonalds to use their internet, things are looking up. :))

So what better way to celebrate the return with kicking off with the first new challenge of the year with Craft Ann’s Challenge Blog.  This fortnight we want to escape the winter cold with challenge ...

 #56 Let’s think HOT!

You can take this anyway you interpret it; hot colours, hot images and even hot ideas!

 I took this challenge and used warm oranges and browns tones that are often seen in Oz here in the summer.  And being on the opposite side of the world to most of you all and being in the summer season right now, it was not hard to find some inspiration outside the window.

I used Morning Glory from Crafty Ann’s Digi Shop changed the color of the image and printed it onto my die cut and then highlighted the flowers by using some of my new gorgeous Prima Blooms in place of the morning glory.  I love how well this turned out and can’t wait to pop it in the post as a gorgeous hello card to my sweet sister.

The girls and I would love if you joined us on our first challenge of the year so please do pop by the 

Crafty Ann'a Challenge Blog and share some love with us.

 

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Shelly's Images - Out with old, in with the new (new flowers and butterfly) 1/5
Flutterby Wednesday - Open Challenge 1/1
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something new (new flowers and butterfly) 1/3
The Paper Shelter - Anything goes 1/3
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything goes 1/3
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes 1/3

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