Time to meet the Anime Team

Well here is what I've been terribly excited about sharing with you and it is that I have been selected to be part of the Anime DT for InStyle Stamps!!!! I read my email over and over again and pinched myself to believe it was for real!! lol I absolutely love InStyle designs because they are so fresh and modern and I really can't wait to start designing with the Anime Images. Please check out all the new DT members on my sidebar and you will see how talented they are.
Now this cute little bag was one of the creations I made when I submitted my DT application and I think it is so pretty.

Ava is so delicate and feminine and you can choose from different designs over at InStyle and right now there is a huge sale on where you can choose almost any digi or stamp for a great price ;0) I coloured Ava prior to purchasing my Copics and used my Coloursoft pencils and Sansodor and then added some Glamour Dust to her wings. The cute little heart bag is a file from The Cutting Cafe' and the paper is a download called Nana's Wallpaper from FunkyFairys.

Now on to some sad news my time with FunkyFairys has come to the end and I will surely miss all the girls on the team they have all been wonderful to work with and Shaz has been fab to design for so Thank you girls for making my time at FF's so enjoyable and keep up the great work :) My DT term is almost up too with MyGrafico and if you check out the Challenge blog the details are up for the new DT if you would like to apply ;0)
Well that's me for today and don't forget to check out my post below ;0)

Supplies:
Image - Ava - InStyle Stamps
Heart Bag File - The Cutting Cafe'
Paper - Nana's Wallpaper - FunkyFairys
Hugs

Time to meet the Paper Pixies

Hi Guys, Here is my 1st bit of exciting news today and that is Kathy the Illustrator and owner of Pixie Dust Design Studio asked me to join her new DT and become a Paper Pixie!!!! I was delighted with the offer and of course accepted. If you have not visited PDDS I urge you to straight away and especially if you love all things whimsical and pixie related. You will not only find a delightful selection of digis but also Pixie portraits, Pixie pocket pals, Paper dolls and more!
Now the card below is using Pixie Pie and her pal wink and I'm sure you will agree they make such sweet pair. The card is a double pocket fold card and you can find the tutorial here at SCS.

I decided to put Pixie and her pal on a bookmark and searched for a Children's bedtime quote to go beneath it. I cut the digi and quote with my Classic rectangles (long) nesties and then used the scalloped one to layer it on to.

I am really pleased with how this turned out and as you can see I used my Copics for the second time............(not sure if I'm actually getting any better) but I'm loving using them ;0) Please check out the Wonderful DT links can be found on my sidebar and check out what they have done with Pixie and her pal too. Stay tuned because we are currently trying to get a Pixie Dust Challenge blog set up which will be lot's of Pixie fun ;0)
Also check back later for some more exciting news!
Supplies:
Image - Pixie and her pal Wink - Pixie Dust Design Studio
Copics - E00, E02, R20, E33, E35, E37, RV10, RV21, RV23, G00, G02, YR00, YR02, BG10, 100.
Paper - Bloom and grow - My Minds Eye
Nesties - Classic rectangle (long) & Scalloped
Quote – web Sentiment - My own - CK Curly font Hugs Lana x

YNS Challenge - 3 & Very 1st COPIC Creation lol

Good Morning for the second time today,
This time round I'm sharing my card for this weeks YNS Challenge which is hosted by the wonderful Simonne!! The challenge set is to design a Christmas Card but without using the Traditional colours - Red or Green! All the DT starlets have had chance to play with some Limited Edition Christmas Digis which are adorable. I decided to use Skating Ellie with the Merry Christmas Sentiment. If you want to join in the fun you have until midnight (EST) Tuesday the 17th and you again there will be 2 winners.

This card turned out really sweet but as i mentioned yesterday it is my very 1st attempt at colouring with Copics or even markers to be fair so as you can see I have a long way to go but practice makes perfect ;0) I welcome any constructive criticism lol so please feel free to tell me what you think and any hints and tips that may help me.

I must admit though they were just amazing to use and i can see why they are so addictive :/ I also used my new ribbon trio tag nesties and I can see i will use these a lot.
Thank you for looking ;0)

Supplies:
Image - Skating Ellie with the Merry Christmas Sentiment. - YNS
Copics – E00, E21,R20,RV02,RV04,BV00,BV02
Nesties - Ribbon Trio Tags 2, Oval & scalloped Oval - Once Upon A Stamp Snowflake Paper - Rose tinted Christmas DCWV

FunkyFairys - Challenge 41 - Fall

Good Morning Bloggers,
This is my 1st card of the day and it is for FunkyFairy's challenge this week which is to create a Fall project. I was initially thinking of using the usual warm tones until this image and sentiment came to mind and i knew exactly what papers i wanted to use.

I used 'Gorjuss Ginghams' which you can purchase at FunkyFairys and i think this set is so versatile. It is perfect for this image. If you want to be in with a chance of winning a FunkyFairy download then please join us by making any Fall project and all we ask is for you to use at least 1 FunkyFairy product ;0) I love how this come together and yes it is another Easel card which i bet you're sick of seeing by now but don't worry my second post today is not an Easel card but it is my 1st creation using my COPICS!!!! Please go easy on me lol Anyway the sentiment is from the The Cutting Cafe' which is a .99 cent special and you can find it here. The image is a digi from All that scraps.Please come back later to see what this weeks YNS challenge is ;0)

Supplies:
Paper - Gorjuss Ginghams - Funkyfairys
Sentiment - Bobbing for apples - The Cutting Cafe'
Image - All That Scraps
Punch - MS - Checkerboard Nesties - Circle & scalloped Circle

How lucky am I?

Look what my extremely kind Hubby got me!!!!!
I have been mulling over Copics for ages now and finally gave into temptation last week after continually seeing more and more amazing creations using them. Well as we do i very subtly dropped a few hints what i would like for Christmas which included Copics and i knew that there was at least 4 set's of Nesties which i really wanted so i thought nothing else of it. Anyway Ryan later said well if you like you can have them now as an early Christmas present and told me to order them. Now this was tricky because where do you start with colours, markers, sketchers and so on when you are a total beginner??? Well my good friend and DT sister emailed me some fab info and advice with what she thought was a good starting point and everything else i needed to know :) I was sorted and about to order my set of 36 (a) Copics when my oh so lovely Hubby came behind my shoulder and said 'why don't you order the set of 72'!!!!! Well what could i say after all it will probably save money in the long run because i know if i had ordered the set of 36 i would still be wanting to order a few more colours. Now you may think I've been a wee bit greedy but I'm not usually and he did offer! lol Then to top my day off he went and got me the set of 4 nesties ........how sweet??? So that's me very happily sorted for Christmas. The hardest part was to take them out of their wrapper and actually try them out. I did eventually and WOW are they fabulous or what but I'm not familiar with markers at all and don't really do much shadowing when i use my Coloursofts so I know i have a steep learning curve ahead but i will say they look worth every penny :) If you want a laugh then check back tomorrow for my 1st creation using them! lol
Hugs

FunkyFairys - Challenge 40 -Touchy Feely

Good Morning Guys,
Today is challenge time over at FunkyFairys Challenge blog and this week we want you to create a project incorporating different textures. As usual the DT have come up with some wonderful projects to fill you with lot's of inspiration and once again you will be in with a chance of winning a FunkyFairy download in the random draw. You must use at least 1 FunkyFairy product on your creation ;0) Don't forget to check out FunkyFairys Inspiration blog where you can pick up lot's of freebies and Shaz has designed some wonderful new sets over at FunkyFairys.
Now onto my creation did i mention that i love the new easel cards and that you would be seeing a lot more from me? Well here is another i have made and i was really happy the way this one turned out.

I also found another stamp store which i love called InStyle stamps which sell the most fabulous Anime designs!! I love the instant gratification of Digis so i decided to purchase more than a few! lol This stamp is called 'Scarf Chic' and i adore her all wrapped up for winter. They also have a fabulous sale on at the moment so why not have a treat! lol

The paper for the top and bottom part of my card is from a new set called 'A lil Blue Christmas Cracker' and the sentiment is also new called 'Christmas Punchems' both from FunkyFairys. For the bottom i used my EK arrows punch and added ribbon on top. I embossed the labels with my snowflake embossing folder. Hope you like it ;0)

Supplies:
Papers - A lil blue Christmas Cracker - FunkyFairys
Sentiment - Christmas Punchems - FunkyFairys
Image - Scarf Chic - InStyle
Nesties - Curved Rectangles
Border - EK Sucsess - Arrows

Introducing.........Mr.Jingle

Good Morning Guys,
I am really excited about this card today because firstly I came across a wonderful new site called 'Pixie Dust Studio'which sells the most adorable things from pixie portraits to Pixie pocket pals and even printable digi stamps!! You really must take a peek at this store and i promise if you like pixies then you will love this store ;0) Kathy the owner also has a blog which you can find here and you will be delighted with the wonderfully happy and bright creations! If you fancy joining the DT then hop over and check out the post here.

Secondly I was desperate to try out an easel card which i have been seeing quite a lot of recently and when i found this tutorial i got to work straight away and i can tell you I'm now addicted so you will be seeing many more! If you would like to see the tutorial then check out this post on Suzanne's blog here where again you will be filled with inspiration from her fabulous creations.
Alrighty the Gnome whom i have named Mr.Jingle is a brand new digi stamp from a collection called 'Gnome for the holidays' from Pixie Dust Studio. The circle sentiment which reads 'Meet me under the Mistletoe' is from a set called 'Christmas All Around' from The Cutting Cafe'. Regina has been working on lot's of new set's so be sure to pop over and have a peek.

Think my bed is now calling so Goodnight all ;0)
Supplies:
Gnome image - Gnome For The Holidays - Pixie Dust Studio
Circle sentiment - Christmas All Around - The Cutting Cafe'
Nesties - Circles and scallops

MyGrafico Challenge 22 - Dry Embossing Thank You card

 

Hi Guys hope you all had a great weekend! This card is for today's challenge over at MyGrafico Challenge blog and we got to use 'Mix and Match Stems' set which you can win by entering.
The challenge is to create a Thank you card and use dry embossing on your creation. For my card I used my Cuttlebug and 'Textile Texture' embossing folder. I layered my print on to some black card and added the ribbon and bow. The circle sentiment which reads 'Thanks for lending a hand' is from a set called 'All occasion circle word set 2'from The Cutting Cafe'. Also don't forget that over at MyGrafico a sale starts on the 29th through till midnight - 31st October ;0)

 Supplies:
Image - Mix and match stems - MyGrafico
Sentiment - All Occasion circle words set 2 - The Cutting Cafe'
Embossing - Textile Texture - Cuttlebug

Your Next Stamp - Challenge 2 - Shape Card

Hi all,
Today is time for another challenge over at YNS and this week I am the host ;0) I decided on using a shape card for the challenge and the DT have come up with the most fabulous creations so please take a peek. If you want to join in the fun you have 2 weeks and you can still get the fabulously spooky limited edition digis from YNS or you will even have time to order the rubber stamps if you prefer. There will be 3 chances of winning a prize so what are you waiting for hop over to the YNS challenge blog for the full details and come join the fun ;0)

Supplies:
Stamp - Fhiona and her friend Penguin - YNS
Paper - The Christmas Stack with Glitter - DCWV
Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Nestabilities -- Circle and Scalloped

MyGrafico Challenge 21 - Retro inspired

Hi Guys,
Sorry I've been absent recently but my mum has been in hospital for an operation. Everything is fine but I'm rather behind with my DT stuff so I have got plenty of catching up to do.
Here is today's challenge over at MyGrafico challenge blog and today's challenge is to create a retro card using the colours Red, White and Turquoise and also polka dots. You can win this retro set by joining in this fun challenge. The polka dot paper is a download from Funky Fairys called Just a Bit which i seem to use all the time i just love it. I printed the paper directly on to a 5 x 5" card base.

 Supplies:
Image- MyGrafico - Vintage Appliance Stamps
Paper- Funky Fairys - Just a bit
Ribbon and Buttons my own

YNS 1st Challenge - Pink & Yellow (Winners Updated)

Good Morning again as this is my second post today already!
Today is very special over at YNS because it is the very 1st Challenge on the YNS Challenge blog!!
If you play along you will win a YNS stamp set and also a special YNS winner blinkie for your blog ;0) The winner will be chosen by whichever Starlet is hosting the challenge that week. Also Karen is allowing another random winner to to receive a FREE stamp set and also a random commentator will win a special discount!
The Challenge host starlet for our very 1st challenge is Amy and she wants you to use the colours PINK & YELLOW what a fab combo. You will also need to use at least one YNS item on your creation and if you don't already have any stamps don’t worry because for a limited time you can purchase some super cute digis which have been released today! Us girls on the DT have been lucky enough to get our crafting fingers on the newly released Halloween digis to play with so we have used them for the challenge. I'm sure you will agree that these digis are just adorable and if you like instant gratification then why not pop over to YNS where you can purchase them now! They are only going to be available for a limited amount of time so if you like them then don't miss out.
For my card I used this super cute Witch and the Happy Halloween sentiment and the pink spotty paper id from a set called 'Just A Bit' from Funky Fairys. Please check out the starlets creations and you will love what they have done and please do join us for our very 1st challenge ;0)
Now here are the winner's of my WCD giveaway:

YNS winner is........Kelly from http://kreativekornerbykelly

The Cutting Cafe' winner is .........Lee from http://loveleecreations.blogspot.com/

Please send me your email addresses so I can pass them on to Karen and Regina ;0)

Supplies: Paper - Funky Fairy - Just a Bit
Nestabilities - Circle and Scallops
Image & Sentiment - YNS

Funky Fairys- Challenge 37 - Alter it!

Good morning,
Today's Challenge over at Funky Fairys Challenge blog is to 'Alter It'. I decided to make a clip board and covered it with papers from 'Cupcake Crazy'. I then got a couple of wooden clothes pegs and carefully drew around the shape on my chosen paper which was from the set called 'A lil bit of happy' and then carefully scalped around the peg. After sticking the paper to the pegs i applied some Mod Podge to seal and protect them. To finish it off i attached the magnet to the back of my peg and attached the peg to my chipboard and it makes an ideal little memo board for your fridge ;0) To be in with a chance of winning a Funky Fairy download you must use at least one Funky Fairy item on your altered creation ;0)

 Supplies:
Chipboard - The Paper mill Shop
Wooden Pegs
Papers - CupCake Crazy & A lil bit of happy

MyGrafico Challenge 19 - Pink, Pink and more Pink

Hi Guys,
This week over at the MyGrafico Challenge blog we have a new change taking place because the Design team is now divided into 2 teams:
Team A - Colour/Recipe Challenges
Team B - Sketch Challenge
Now you will have 2 chances to win the set because Mondays you can join Team A which will be the colour challenges and Wednesday you can join Team B and do the sketch ;0)
Seeing as though today is Monday and I am on Team A here is my card which is in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The challenge is to create a project with the colour Pink!
You can win this set by joining us today or Wednesday or even both challenges.

Supplies:
Image - MyGrafico - Breast Cancer Awareness - Kelly Medina
Paper - Summertime Delsigns - Awareness Kit
Sentiment - Summertime Designs - Awareness Kit
Nestabilities - Oval & scalloped

YNS & The Cutting Cafe' World Card Making Day Giveaway

Good Morning Peeps,
Today is World Card Making Day and to celebrate I have some giveaways for you to win ;0)
Firstly this card I made is using one of the new stamps from YNS and is called 'Cloak Kitty'. I just love colouring this little Cat in his hat and he is so versatile.

Secondly I used The 'Halloween' Border' from The Cutting Cafe' which again could be used for LO'S or card making and can be re sized to suit your requirements.
The fab stripy paper is a new release called 'A Little Bit Spooky' from Funky Fairys and this set is really cool.

Right here is what is up for grabs: Karen the owner of YNS is very generously offering a random winner from each of the starlets blogs a chance to win 2 really fab Halloween Digi Stamps which will be available to purchase on the 7th October. All you need to do is visit YNS and leave me a comment telling me 'Which is your favourite stamp?' from the store. Now if you visit all the other starlets blog you can enter all of them giving yourself multiple entries. The links are on my sidebar. Karen will also be offering YNS customers 10% off today until midnight by entering the code Worldcardday when you check out.
Now Regina the owner of The Cutting Cafe' is very generously allowing the DT to giveaway certain releases which we use on our creations. So if you would like to win this fun 'Halloween border' then please leave me a comment telling me 'What is your favourite Halloween food?' ;0)
If you want to be in with a chance of winning both giveaways then leave me your answers in 2 separate comments and the giveaways will run through until 5th October midnight (EST) and the winner for the YNS digis will be announced on the 7th October on the YNS challenge blog. I will announce the winner of the Halloween border here on my blog the same day.
Good Luck and Happy World Card Making Day ;0)

This Giveaway Is Now Closed.

The Pink Elephant challenge 34 & Blog Candy Winner :0)

Firstly here is my card I have made to enter in this weeks challenge over at The Pink Elephant which is a recipe challenge:

Something with dots
Punch
Tag
The sponsor this week is Karen from Your Next Stamp and the prizes up for grabs are just delicious so be sure to check out this challenge. For this card I used 'Rainy Day Fhiona' from YNS and I'm sure you will agree she is just so cute! The dotted paper is from Funky Fairys called 'Dainty Dots' and the set comes with a variety of gorgeous colours. The sentiment is also part of the stamp set from YNS. To colour the image i used Derwent Coloursoft pencils and Zest it to blend. To give the card some texture i used Swiss dots Cuttlebug folder :0)

  Now for the exciting part which you are all waiting for is the winner of my blog candy! I would to thank all who entered and left me some lovely comments and also for those of you who decided to follow my blog. For the 1st time i decided to use 'RANDOM.ORG' which worked great however i can't seen to copy and paste the result on my blog so I will just have to announce it myself. Altogether i had 107 comments which 3 of was deleted leaving 104 So without further ado the winner of my candy is ...............number 35 which is: Crafty amy who said:
"Well done it is easy to see why they picked you your cards are amazing! Thank you so much for the chance to win this yummy candy I have added it to my side bar :D
X Amy X"
Congratulations Amy and if you email me your address i will pop your candy in the post asap x

Funky Fairys Challenge- 36 -Transport

Hi Guys,
Here is my card for today's challenge over at Funky Fairys challenge blog which is to use some form of transport on your creation. I have used 'Aqualicious Delights' for the mat behind my image and also 'Gorgeous gingham's' for the background paper. This week we have a special prize for the lucky winner so be sure to check it out. The little car image is from MyGrafico and if you enter this weeks challenge over there you could also win the sports set ;0)

 Supplies:
Paper - Funky Fairys - Gorgeous Gingham's
Mat - Funky Fairys - Aqualicious Delights
Image - MyGrafico - Sports Set

MyGrafico Challenge 18 & Tuesday Morning Sketches

Good Morning,
Today over at the MyGrafico Challenge blog we have teamed up with Tuesday Morning Sketches to give you the chance of winning twice :0)
All you need to do is follow this fab sketch and enter your creation over at the MyGrafico Challenge blog and also over at Tuesday Morning Sketches. You can win the set below from MyGrafico and another set from TMS ;0)
I really enjoyed following this sketch and knew immediately which image and papers i wanted to use. The flower head digi was perfect for printing twice and then cutting and adding extra petals to the original image for a 3D effect. I love pink as you may well have noticed and i decided that this shocking pink would work great with this subtle black patterned paper from a set called Nana's Wallpaper from Funky Fairys. This set is so beautiful and at a fantastic price so be sure to check them out. Also don't forget my blog candy ends Midnight tomorrow ;0)

Supplies:
Digi Stamp - MyGrafico - Mix and Match stems - Mujka Design Inc
Paper - Nana's Wallpaper - Funky Fairys
Nestabilities - Circles and scallops
Sentiment stamp - Crafters Companions

My Mini YNS Blog Hop Winner ;0)

Hi Giys,
Thank you to all who took part in Your Next Stamp 1st Blog Hop it was such fun and the creations which the DT girls made were fantastic. Be sure to check out if you are one of the lucky winners over at the YNS blog ;0)
Now for the winner of my YNS blog hop candy which was picked by son choosing number 21 is....Ruthie from http://gedalovitch.blogspot.com/
Please email me your address and i will get your creations in the post ;0)
YNS is also the sponsor this week over at The Pink Elephant and I will be back later with my creation.
.

Your Next Stamp - 1st Blog Hop

This Blog Hop is now Closed.

Good Morning Everyone,
Today is a very special day because it is Your Next Stamps 1st blog hop!!!! We are celebrating because today Your Next Stamp are releasing some fabulous new stamp sets which you are just going to love :0) Along the way you will be able to see what we on the Design Team have created using the new sets so you won't be stuck for inspiration. Now here is the good bit you really want to know and that is the PRIZE. Well the grand Prize is $50 worth of YNS stamps of your choice WOW!!! Karen the owner of YNS will also be selecting another winner from one of the DT blogs which will receive a stamp set. Also each DT Starlet will be offering a small prize on each of their blogs. The Blog Hop will be running until midnight (EST) on 27th September and Karen is offering FREE SHIPPING at YNS from the today until midnight (EST) on the 24th September!
Now we don't which blog it will be so to be in with a chance of winning either prize you must follow the hop in the correct order and leave a comment on each Design Team members post. If you arrived here from the very talented starlet -Maylee's blog then next you need to hop on over to another very talented starlet - Ryann's blog. If you just dropped by and want to join in the fun then you need to start at the beginning of the blog hop at the fabulous owner and talented starlet - Karen's blog where you can find all the details.
Here are my creations using stamps from the new sets and I will be offering a lucky winner any one of these creations of their choice. just tell me in my post which is your favourite stamp from my 3 creations.
Good Luck Everyone and have lot's of fun along the way ;0)

Bewitched

Hi guys,
Are you ready for the weekend? This week went by so quickly I can't believe it! Anyway here is a card I made using a new set from The Cutting Cafe' called 'Witches Hat' and it comes with a WPC and a PDF file and also 2 sentiments to go with it. I love the symmetry of this hat it gives it a real modern look. The green elegant paper is also a new set from Funky Fairys and is called 'Fancy Flourish'. Shaz has done some wonderful new collections and there is a fabulously spooky one just in time for your Halloween creations. Hope you have a super weekend :0)

Supplies:
Shaped Card - The Cutting Cafe' - Witches Hat
Paper - Funky Fairys - Fancy Flourish
Ribbon & Button - My own

Challenge 17 - Retirement

Hi Guys,
Sorry this post is a little later than scheduled but better late than never! Over at MyGrafico Challenge blog this weeks challenge was set by Cassie and it was to make a retirement card. Now to be honest this was a new one for me because I've never made a retirement card before so i enjoyed the challenge and we got to use this funky set from MyGrafico by Clip Art and Scrap called Funky Summer Flamingos. Check out the rest of the teams projects for some inspiration and join in the fun by creating a Retirement project and you could win this funky set ;0)

Supplies:
Image - MyGrafico - Funky Summer Flamingos - Clip Art and scrap

Sentiment - The Cutting Cafe' - Retirement set

Nestabilities - Rectangle long & Scallops

Ahoy Matey!

Hope you are all having a lovely Saturday ;0)
Here is a card I have made using the circle sentiment from The Cutting Cafe'. It's from one of the many fabulous sets and is called Ahoy Matey which features 21 images including Birthday invites.
Check out Regina's other new release also which includes some fab kitchen and cooking stamps.

Supplies:
Background paper - DCWV - All About Boys
Image - Doodledragon studio
Circle sentiment - The Cutting Cafe' - Ahoy Matey

Sneak peek of YNS New Releases

Good Evening all,
Just wanted to give you a sneak peek of one of the new releases at Your Next Stamp which will be on sale on the 23rd of September and to celebrate we will be doing a blog hop giving 2 lucky people the chance to win a stamp set and also a $50 worth of stamps!!! How fab is that? Now if you can't wait till then then why not pop over to the Challenge blog for a chance to win right now! The Challenges will be starting in October so grab the blinkie and spread the news ;0) Don't forget to also visit the YNS starlet group where there is lot's of fun and if you join before October the 1st you will be entered to win a $20 gift certificate. So much is happening over at Your Next Stamp so be sure to join in the fun ;0)

Happy Birthday Mermaid - YNS

Well Guys second post of the day and this time it's to introduce my very 1st card for the new stamp company 'Your Next Stamp'. Now Fhiona is a just one of the adorable sets you can purchase and my card is using the 'Happy Birthday Mermaid' set from the 'Under the Sea' range which you can view here. Altogether you get 11 stamps in this set and they are so versatile. Also if you join the new YNS starlets Yahoo group before October 1st you could win a $20 gift certificate so why not join in the fun. Lastly YNS will be having a Challenge blog which will be starting very soon so if you could grab the blinkie from here and help us spread the word we would really appreciate it.

Supplies:
Stamps - Happy Birthday Mermaid - Your Next Stamp
Backing paper - DCWV - All about Boys

Funky Fairys Challenge 34 - Recycle

Hi Guys,
The challenge this week over at Funky Fairys Challenge blog is to use 1 recycled element on your creations. You can create whatever you wish and as long as you use a Funky Fairy product on your creation you will be in with a chance of winning a Funky fairy download :0)
Take a look at the other DT projects to get some inspiration and don't forget to go green and recycle ;0) The glittery star on my card was recycled from a gift box.

Supplies:
Paper - Funky Fairys - Doodlestars
Image - Dustin pike - Doodledragonstudio - Freebie
Glittery star - Recycled

MyGrafico Challenge 16 - Autumn

Hi Guys, hope you all had a lovely weekend :0)
Here is my creation for today's Recipe challenge over at MyGrafico which was to use:
1 digi image
2 Patterned Papers
3 embellishments
and this is what i came up with.

  To join in the fun create a card following the ingredients and you can win this beautiful Autumn set.

Participants are highly expected but not required to use MyGrafico images to participate and win in our challenges.
Good luck
Lana x

Supplies:
Image- MyGrafico - Autumn Elements - Dilek design Studio
Nestabilities - Labels 4
Papers - Provocraft - Doodlecharms
Leaves Punch - Martha Stewart

Your next stamp news

Hi All,
Just wanted to let you know that currently over at Your next Stamp it is FREE shipping - Code SS1 so don't miss out on this saving. Also we now have a new forum - YNS Starlets where you can join and share your creations with us and if you join before October 1st you will be entered into a draw to win a $20 Gift certificate!!! Check out the Yahoo Forum here ;0) Be sure to Check out the other DT blogs where you see lot's of fab creations and blog candy on offer on quite a few including my post at the top.
I will be back later to share some projects.
Hugs
Lana x

Blog Candy 2 Celebrate ....NOW CLOSED

some exciting news that I have also been selected to join the very 1st Design Team for a super fabulous New Stamp store called 'Your Next Stamp'!!! Now believe me when I say this, if you have not yet checked them out then i urge you to do so because they do the most fabulously fun and whimsical rubber stamps. I knew i would be addicted the first time I laid my eyes on the range of designs and a particular set called 'Fhiona' is just irresistible.
Now last week I also joined Doodle Palace who sell a wide range of digi images which are also fabulous so to celebrate this I wanted to offer some candy ;0)
Now here are the requirements for you to be in with a chance of winning this candy:

Please take a look at 'Your Next Stamp' & 'Doodle Palace' and if you like what you see become a follower. (giving you 2 entries)

Spread the word of my candy by posting a pic on your blog linking back to this post.

Leave a comment in this post and if you don't have a blog please leave your email.:0)

Leave a second comment saying "I also followed......YNS & DP to be entered twice.

I will post worldwide and this candy will stay open until the 30th September 12 midnight (GMT) and I will announce the winner on the following day.

To make it fair i will check all entries.

Good Luck ;0)

BLOG CANDY NOW CLOSED

Where's the fire?

Hope the weather is nice and sunny wherever you are today :0)
Here is my card for Doodle Palace using one of this week's soon to be released images which are in honour of 9/11. I couldn't resist this cute little dalmatian peeping out of the boot and i thought the sentiment also one of the releases was perfect. Check out Doodle Palace to see the rest of this week's releases here.

 

Supplies:
Image and sentiment - Doodle Palace
Paper - DCWV _ Citrus mat-stack
Nestabilities - rectangles long and scalloped

Back to School - MyGrafico Challenge 15

Good Morning Guys,
Here is my take on this weeks challenge over at MyGrafico.     

                                                                                                     

                                                                                                       

                                                                                                     

You need to make a Back to School project to win this cute digi stamp set 'School Kids' from MyGrafico.  

     

The Pencil and sentiment stamps are from The Cutting Cafe' and while you are there check out the awesome giveaways on the DT blogs ;0)
Also don't forget to check out the other DT creations they did a wonderful job and don't forget my blog candy at the top of my blog. (I think this rhymes) lol
Have a lovely day

Supplies:
Image - School Kids - Ladybug Designs - MyGrafico
Pencil and sentiment both - The Cutting Cafe'
Nestabilities - Rectangle long
Paper - Black & White Mat stack -DCWV
Hugs

Cobwebs & Creepies & Candy Galore

Just to let you all know that The fun FunkyFairy blog hop will be ending tonight at 9pm so if you haven't already i would start hopping along and give yourself a chance on winning some fab candy ;0)
Now also today if you pop over to MyGrafico you can win yourself this fab spooky set by creating any project using any MyGrafico image.....

                       

Don't despair if you don't have one because there is lot's of freebies for you to grab and this the latest one.

You can download this freebie here ;0)
Here is my card I made using the wicked 'Trick or Treat' set.

Supplies:
Image - Trick or Treat - MyGrafico - Meljen's designs
Nestabilities - Long Rectangle & Scalloped Rectangle
Card and ribbon - My Own own

Funky Fairy's 'Case It Challenge' & Blog Hop.........

Good morning Guys,
Welcome to the 1st Funky Fairy's Blog Hop to celebrate the merging of the Shop & Challenge Design Teams. We thought that we had to mark this occasion & celebrate with a "Funky Fairy" party . . . or a blog hop in this instance!

Now the theme this week over on the Challenge Blog is "Case It". This simply means that we have been looking at each others fab projects and choosing one to "CASE" (case is an acronym for Copy And Share Everything) so you create a project using someone else's work as your inspiration but do not need to copy it exactly. Well as you can imagine all the DT members got involved & have pulled "a blinder" this week and if you follow the blog hop you will see all their brilliant projects. Please do leave a comment on every blog you visit to be eligible for the fab prize being offered by Funky Fairy's Papercrafts (via the Inspiration Blog) . . . we will check you know!

Here is my project . . . .

 

I decided to case this delightful card from my DT buddy Louise because i think it is soooooo Funky.
You can see Louise's original card below each picture of mine. All the ingredients will be at the bottom of this post ;0)

Now you have just left (Lou's ) blog & already got their letter but please don't forget to collect my letter which is "F ". At this point you should have ( 13) letters. inc mine. The next blog you need to pop over & visit is (Lorraine's ). If you have not collected all the previous letters, please pop back to the beginning of our blog hop over on the Inspiration Blog.
Now also along the way on some of the Funky Fairies blog's you will notice that some of them will also be offering candy as well as the fab prizes that are already on offer. I will definitely be having candy up for grabs but will be posting it a little later to also celebrate a couple of exciting bits of news so be sure to check back if you want the chance to win that too.
So all there is left to do is hop along and make sure you have lot's of fairy fun :0)
(This Blog Hop is now Closed)
Supplies:
Paper & Sentiment inlay - Funky Fairy's - Cupcake crazy kit
Fairy image - Funky Fairy's - The Funky Fairy

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Exciting news

Well I have a few things to share with you today the 1st is that I can now tell you that Doodle Palace were on the lookout for some new Princesses for their Design Team which I was totally unaware of until they asked me if I was interested in joining them...................well as you can imagine I jumped at the chance and I can now proudly say I am a Doodle Palace Princess...yeah :0) Here is my 1st card for them using a new release 'Trixie Halloween Pup' isn't this adorable???? Dee and Robyn also have a blog where you can join in challenges and win some of the fab images. They have had a sale on running through until today so if your quick you may still grab yourself a bargain. If not don't worry the prices are so good anyway you will still be able to have a treat ;0)

Now on to the next bit of news, yesterday i told you about the exciting week we have planned over at MyGrafico and today if you become a follower you have the chance of winning this super set! And finally I have a winner from my post yesterday which was to win the fun Gumball machine digi stamp. Altogether I had 20 comments so I asked my hubby to pick a number 1- 20 and he chose 18 - making the lucky winner - terriavidreader (IN-USA). Congratulations Terri and if you send me your email you sweetpea_lana@hotmail.co.uk I will send that over to you straight away :0)

Supplies:

Image - Trixie Halloween Pup - Doodle Palace

Sentiment - Circle Halloweeen - ScrapNfonts
Nestabilities - Circles Large

http://sweetpeaspapercreations.blogspot.com/

MyGrafico Fun Week and blog hop

Happy Monday Guys, this week is fun week over at MyGrafico giving you the chance to win some fab sets and images along the way. To start with we are doing a Blog hop giving you the chance to win this delicious set ‘Candy Shoppe’. Be sure to Be in it to win it ;0)

1. Visit each of the MyGrafico Challenge Design Team member's blogs - start with Martha and follow the hop as directed on each blog. If you get lost, you can always stop by the MyGrafico Challenge Blog for the correct Blog Hop order.
2. Collect a highlighted letter at each blog. The letters will spell out a special message. There will be a total of 12 letters, so be sure to hop to 12 DT blogs :) My Hint: (Check out the last sentence above the Candy Shoppe pic)
3. Once you've figured out the message, email it to Martha at mccreations@ymail.com by 10pm PST tonight. The winner will be announced on the MyGrafico Challenge blog on Tuesday morning.
4. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!! Each design team member will be giving away one of the images from the Candy Shoppe set! All you need to do comment on each of their blogs to be in for their individual drawings!!

So what are you waiting for………hop along and have some fun. Be sure to hop over to ANN for your next letter.

Below is my creation for this weeks challenge which was to user the colours RED, GREEN & PINK. I decided to use the GUMBALL image and by leaving me a comment today you can win it yourself. I will randomly select a winner later and remember you can win individual images from this set by leaving a comment on all the DT members blogs :0)

Now here is a line up for the rest of the week at MyGrafico:

TUESDAY - Follow the MyGrafico Challenge blog & you could win the Superheroes stamp set
WEDNESDAY - It's your turn to create a Sweet Card (using the fab color combo) and you could win this School Kids stamp set
THURSDAY -Comment on the MyGrafico Challenge blog & you could win the Halloween Ghoulies stamp set
FRIDAY -To culminate the celebration, everyone who left a comment or is a follower on the MyGrafico Challenge blog will be eligible to win the Trick-Or-Treat stamp set

Supplies:

Gumball image - Candy Shoppe MyGrafio

Nestabilities - circle & Scallops

Heart Sentiment - Cuttlebug folders

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‘Your Next stamp 1st Design Team Call’

Hi Guys, here are my 2 cards I have made for ‘Your Next Stamp’s 1st Design Team Call’. I instantly fell in love with the beautiful whimsical designs and knew I would love to have the chance on being on their team. The details of how to apply for the DT can be found here. They have got a fab range of fun and original stamps that I know I am going to become addicted!!! Make sure you check out this wonderful new site and you will love what they have got to offer. Currently to celebrate their launch they are offering FREE shipping until 28th August and they also have released some wonderful new set's 'Fhiona Halloween & Teachers'.

                                                                      

Supplies:
Top card - paper - Funky Fairy's - Funky Garden
Nestabilities - Circles & Scallops
Border - EK Success Arrow punch
Ribbon - My Own
Image - Swiss Pixie - CC Designs

Bottom Card - paper - DCWV - The Green Mat Stack
Nestabilities - Labels 2 & Circle & Scallop
Image - Swiss Pixie - CC Designs
Ribbon - My Own

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BBTB Contest – Back To School Project

Hi Guys, hope you are all having a wonderful weekend the sun is shining which is always a bonus :0)Here is my project for the current contest over at BBTB. You need to create a Back to school project and use at least 1 Cricut cut from any of the cartridges. I really enjoyed making this Teacher Journal Jar gift and I got the inspiration and idea from Nicola Heady at Capture the moment. It is such a fabulous idea. The concept is to fill the jar with different questions (which Nicola very kindly provides the PDF for) and everyday the teacher will pull one out and answer the question in their notebook. A very creative and different gift. The card verse was also kindly shared by Nicola Heady.

Supplies:
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge
Recycled Jar
abc digi stamp - The Cutting Cafe'
Thanks Teacher circle sentiment - The Cutting cafe'
Nestabilities - scalloped rectangles
Jar Questions & Card Insert PDF - Nicola Heady
Basket & ribbon - My own

The pink Elephant colour Challenge

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I am currently enjoying a couple of hours to myself which is a rare occasion and doing what I love most........crafting!
I decided to enter some Challenges and this card is for The Pink Elephant challenge which is to use Brown, Turquoise & Neutral . I knew immediately which image and paper I wanted to use and it all came together just as i had hoped ;0)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Supplies:
Paper -DCWV - All about Boys stack
Cowboy image & Sentiment - Wild West Doodlebat - ScrapNfonts
Derwent Coloursoft pencils & baby Gel
Ribbon - My Stash
Nestabilities - Oval lain & scalloped - Once Upon a stamp

Happy Halloween

Good Evening peeps,
Here is a card I made using the Bat image from one of this weeks releases over at doodle dragon studio. Dustin has been busy doing some Holiday images and you can find lot's of fab Christmas ones here. Later today he will be releasing this weeks set which are 'Halloween'. I wanted to use bright colours for the image to make it pop. Also you will find yesterday's freebie here.
Be sure to check the post below to find out the winner of the flower shaped card.
Supplies:
Provocraft paper - Doodlecharms
Nestabilities - Labels 4 - Once upon a stamp
Bat image - Doodledragonstudio
Ribbon - My Stash

(UPDATED - We have a winner) -If friends were like flowers i'd pick you.... shaped card template giveaway

Well Thank you to all who left me a lovely comment on my flower shaped card and for entering the giveaway ;0) Now without keeping you in suspense the winner Harvey pulled out the bowl is.....................Sandray376 who said "Great card, Lana. I love pansies, especially purple ones"
Congratulations ;0) If you let me know your email I will get Regina to send it over to you x

It's a lovely bright day again so I thought I would take my pics outside because you really get to see the true colours of your creations :0)
This gorgeous flower shaped card is another cut file from The Cutting Cafe' and you can be the lucky person to get your hands on it for free.......all you have to do is to tell me which is your favourite flower in this post and I will randomly choose a winner on Thursday evening. Be sure to take a look at The Cutting Cafe' because Regina has been very busy designing lot's of new stuff and you can still get the 'I have faith in you' set free till the end of this month :0)
Supplies:
Flower shaped card - The Cutting Cafe'
White leaf paper & green spotty paper - Provocraft - Beyond Birthdays
Deep pink flower - My stash

MyGrafico Challenge 13 Dinos

Happy Monday,
This is my card for this weeks challenge over at MyGrafico Challenge blog. The challenge is to Create a project using Dinos.
When uploading to PCP, SCS, or MyGrafico ning please use keyword/tag: MG13.
I love this set and I think you can do some really funky creations with these guys and the lucky winner will win this set!!!
For my card I printed my dino on white card and then printed him again on patterned paper. I then used my fab EK success dino punch which I adore .
Supplies:
MyGrafico - Dino stamps- Meljen's designs
My Minds Eye - Bloom & Grow
Nestabilities - Square, Rectangle
EK Success - Dino border Punch
Sentiment & ribbon - My own

Charmed Cards and Crafts Challenge

Wow two posts in one day.................(actually I posted my card below yesterday but somehow managed to delete it) lol
Well here is my card for the wonderful giveaway over at Charmed Cards and Crafts. Can you believe they are giving away to one lucky winner a whole set of 72 Copics!!!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it when I realized and knew immediately I wanted to be in with a chance to win seeing as though I would lurve to own some Copics. Anyway you needed to enter any creation using a stamp or Digi image and to be entered twice then you needed to use one of the downloads from Charmed Cards and crafts. I used this adorable image which is a Charmed Cards and Crafts freebie. The paper for my card is 'The English Paper Company' and the sentiment is a studio g stamp. I then used my square and rectangle nesties to complete.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend
Hugs

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge

Hi Guys,
Well yesterday I linked my card for The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge and for some reason I accidentally deleted it.............I am not sure how but anyway here it is. I have been wanting to enter for a while now because my poor old Cuttlebug is ever so lonely under my bureau and thought this would be a good chance to use him :0) This week's challenge is a little different because you needed to 'Spot' the Cuttlebug blinkie in 3 different places apart from any of the DT blogs or the site itself. Then you needed to create a project using your favourite embossing folder and you can win all 11 new ones!!!! And that's not all you can win a prize for 2nd,3rd and 4th so what are you waiting for! The paper is from 'Paisley Love' kit from Funky fairy's and I used my paisley embossing folder. Then my newest Nesties - Labels 4 and Tilda. I also added the little 'with love' embossing sentiment. I will be back in a mo with another card for a different challenge
Hugs
Lana x

Cupcake with a twist

Good Morning guys, hope you are all well. The weather in the UK is drab and miserable just what we expect in good old England! lol Anyways here is a bright and cheerful creation i made for my Funky fairy's DT. It was made using the gorgeous Cupcake set which is truly irresistible ;0) I love all the colours and patterns in this set they are so fresh and versatile. Shaz has done some gorgeous new kits so make sure to pop over to Funky Fairy's and check them out. Now on to the actual design of this adorable little cupcake holder this is from The Cutting cafe' and you get 2 boxes, one to hold one cupcake and the other to hold 2. I decided to use a pair of socks and use them to make a little cupcake for something different. I saw this done by one of my DT sisters from The Cutting Cafe' - Tracy Gough. Now if you have never visited before I suggest you do because Tracy does the most beautiful creations.
TFL

MyGrafico Baby Challenge 12

Well here are my 1st DT project's for the MyGrafico Challenge blog. The theme was 'Baby' so we got to use this awesome set of digi stamps to create a baby themed project. I decided to use this adorable Teddy bear stamp and make it into a shaped card using my Pazzle. I didn't colour the image because i thought it would look sweet by just dressing it up using the ribbon and pom poms.
The next card was made using the baby bib and i thought i would do a baby boy card this time and again i didn't colour it but jazzed it up using the ribbon and cut it out to make it stand out from the background paper. If you fancy a challenge and like the look of this adorable set then why not pop over to the MyGrafico Challenge blog and join in and give yourself a chance of winning this stamp set. All you need to do is make a baby themed project and use a MyGrafico image to enter and you can pick up FREEBIES here.
Lana x

Note Book & Pen

Hello Crafty friends,
This little cute notebook and pen holder was so easy to make and I think they would make great little extra gifts to put with presents. I was browsing the internet a few weeks back and found the most creative blog called Devotion to the Dream. Emma makes the most inspiring projects and this is where I found the template for this notebook. It was so simple to and quick to make and I think they look really neat.
Anyway for this one I used the delicious new set called Cupcake crazy which consists of 3 parts which you can buy individually or you can just buy the the whole set for £8.99 (a bargain)! The note papers inside are also from the set and you can view it here at FunkyFairys.
TFL

Christmas Greetings in July!

Well this is another of Dustin Pike's Christmas images and guess what? It is today's freebie so you can go and grab him and dress him up for the holiday season ;0) I decided to colour him red and yellow and at 1st I wasn't too sure about this combo but when I put the card together I think it looks quite funky! As you can see I have used my square, rectangle and oval nesties and I love them all! lol

A Big Thank You & a Winner

Good Evening guys,
I am sorry this post is a little later than I planned but we have been to my mum's today for a gorgeous birthday tea and a homemade yummilicious cake which my mum makes and I can't describe how tasty they are ;0) Anyway I have had a fab birthday spent with my family and I have been so lucky. Nestabilities, flowers, choccies, Cd, DVD, mug, money for more craft goodies and I also received this parcel which was such a lovely and unexpected surprise from the lovely Julie Huxter. How wonderful and kind of Julie to send these crafting goodies. You can see in the pic the gorgeous card and I also got some Pro markers which I m so excited about ;0) Once again THANK YOU so much Julie x
Also Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes x
Now on to the winner from The Cutting Cafe' giveaway....................................................................
and the winner is KRIS L who said 'Cute little doll Lana. Love the little sentiment...Kris'
Congratulations Kris I will let Regina know ;0)
hugs

UR so adorable digi stamp giveaway

Well I am up far too late but I am feeling pleased with myself because if you read the post earlier i mentioned that i now own 9 sets of nestabilities which are an early birthday present from Ryan and the boys (not my birthday till Sunday)......I am a lucky girlie! Anyway i can't believe how quick and easy i can now whisk up a card and i think they look so neat. Usually i spend far too long on one creation but tonight even though i am feeling groggy i have managed to get quite a lot done ;0)
I used my classic rectangles long for the layers and the cute little doll is from Lettering delights. The circle sentiment is from a new set of individual 99cent stamps from The Cutting Cafe'. I used my classic circles large and classic scalloped circles large for the sentiment. Regina once again is allowing the designers to give a stamp away which we decide to use in our project. So if you want this cute little sentiment then just spread the word and link back to this post and leave a message. I will choose a winner on Sunday evening (GMT London). Also Regina is very kindly giving away a full set of beautiful sentiments called I have faith in you till the end of August so do take a look.
Hugs

I'm hooked & 2 Cuties

Well firstly you are probably wondering from the title what I am hooked on and you crafters know that when you try a new tool and you like it you need them all regardless? Well it's my birthday on Sunday and Ryan has been asking what I want thinking that it would be highly unlikely to be anything craft related because I already have everything. Anyway I decided I wanted to try for myself a set of nestabilities because I see so many cards that use them and I always think they look fab and seeing as though I already own a Cuttlebug that is hardly used I guessed it would get me to use this more. All I can say is that after trying my 1st set which was the scalloped circles I was hooked!!! So now I can say that I proudly own 9 new sets of nestabilities which are an early birthday present from Ryan and the boys.
Here are 2 cards I have made using them along with Dustin's images. The candy cane bear is this weeks freebie so pop over for this little guy and the adorable snowman (in my case snowlady) is from a release a few weeks back.
Hugs

A fabulous new blog I found and also some yummy candy!

Hi Guys,
Just wanted to let you all know of a new blog I have come across called 'Devotion to the Dream'. Emma does the most inspiring projects and i just love her style. You need to make yourself a nice cup of tea and pop over for a look and i promise you will not be disappointed. Also Emma is offering some very generous candy ;0)
I will back later with some creations
Hugs