LEJ Designs - Challenge 14 - Magical, Mystical Or Mysterious

Morning everyone, I hope you are all well and have better weather where you are than  we do  here, I am little bit late with this post this  morning as when I went to schedule my post last night I found my internet and phone line were down (probably because of all the thunder storms we have been having).

Anyway it's time to start a new challenge over at the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Magical, Mystical or Mysterious, we have two fab prizes to give away plus the rolling jackpot for cards made using an  LEJ Designs digi on your projects is now up to 8 digi's of  the winners choice.

The prizes this week are,

 the first randomly drawn name will win 3 digi's of their choice from LEJ Designs

And the second name randomly drawn out will win £5.00 worth of goodies of their choice from Crafty Embellies Store

Plus we also have a design team call running on the challenge at the moment.

So here is what I have made 

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog -  Challenge #81 - Things With Wings

DCC & Friends Challenges - Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon says anything goes

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments 

Lindsay xx

Love Is In The Air

Hi everyone, I hope that you are all well and having a good start to the week, I would like to say sorry to everyone for being slow to get around blogs to comment at the moment, my get up and go  seems to have officially gotten up and gone and it seems to take me a very long time  to do  anything lately. I just can't seem to get myself back  to "normal", rest assured I will get there eventually everything is just taking me longer at the moment.

Today I have an anniversary card to show you that I was commissioned to make

To make this card I have used PanPastels and a Kaiser Craft stamp for the backing paper and sentiment and a Lili Of The Valley die cut topper with some embroidered cotton and have then decorated with pearls ribbon charms and rhinestone hearts.

I would like to enter this card in  to the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 37 - Summer
Creative Crafts Challenges - Summertime
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog  - Simon Says Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - Weekly Challenge - Dog Days Of Summer
Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 142 - Pearls
DCC & Friends Challenges - Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Challenge #80 - Anything Goes
Pile It On  - PIO #31 - Cute As Can Be
Simon Says Stamp & Show  - Challenge : What Do You Say
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge  - Bright & Cheerful

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

Vintage Artisans challenge 3 - Travel

Morning everyone this is my second post of today, please scroll down to see my panpastel DT card, it's time for a new challenge to being over at the Vintage Artisans challenge blog and this week our theme is Travel.

Challenge 3

Theme Travel

Sponsors

Dragons Lair

Beth is offering 4 Digis for the winner

Crafty Pad

Debbie is offering 3 Digis for the winner

Crafty Emblies

Judie is offering £10.00 voucher to spend in her shop

We are a new company, Started in 2012 and we family owned and run. All our wooden, metal and plastic items are made to order here at our site. So we always will have our items in stock. All our wooden items are made from 3mm ply or 3mm MDF. Please note Grain and colour will varie to pictures as wood is a natural product. We are working with plastic at the moment.

We have our own CNC machines here on the premises and all our designs and artwork are designed and cut in house.

So here is what I have made 

I  would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Anything Goes Challenge - Challenge 72 - Lets Not Be Square

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge  - Challenge #24 - Very Vintage

Craft Punked Week 30 - Speed Demon (transport)

Thank you all for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I hope that you will come and join in with us at the Vintage Artisans 

Lindsay xx

PanPastel Challenge Blog - Challenge 29 Schools Out/ Buttons & Bows

Morning everyone, I hope that you are all well and having a lovely weekend, it's time for a new challenge theme to begin over at the PanPastel challenge blog and this week we have a double theme week so you can choose to do either a Schools Out themed project or a Buttons & Bows themed project. The winner will receive a fab PanPastel starter kit (colours may vary) from our regular sponsor Your Creativity Store.

I have chosen to make a Buttons & Bows themed card, as most of you know I do LOVE buttons lol and seeing as how my button collection has now filled 3 large tins I thought I had better use some of them.

To make this card I have used an 8" x 8" scalloped card blank, violet, magenta and red iron oxide tint PanPastels with a bow stamp and perfect medium for the papers blending the colours in to one another on the paper. I have then used some embroidered cotton material  to frame the sentiment, some ribbon from Mishelflo Creative Crafting and some satin scraps for the bows. Finally I have added some vintage buttons and some of my handmade stick pins to decorate and a stamped sentiment from a Tim Holtz sentiments stamp set.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Craft-Room Challenge - Buttons  Bows

Simon Says Stanp Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes 

D.C.C & Friends Challenges - Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes

I also have some fantastic news that I can share with you now, some of the PanPastel challenge blog DT were included in a PanPastel masterclass feature in the issue of Papercraft Inspirations magazine that come's out this week and I was one of  the people lucky enough to have a go so I  am over the moon about it

Sept 2012 Issue 

Thank you for  reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I hope that you will all come and join in with us at the PanPastel challenge blog as we love to see your gorgeous creations.

Lindsay xx

If I Only Had A Brain.......

Evening everyone, I hope that you are all well and enjoying your weekend, this is going to be a quick post I am afraid as I am running behind again lol (so what else is new)

I made this card partly because I just loved the gorgeous papers and partly because this is just so me at the moment, anyone that has been around me lately will be able to vouch for the fact that I have been very scatty lol.

I have made my card using Graphics 45 papers from Mishelflo Creative Crafting and silk scraps.

Thanks for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I will get round to all of your blogs eventually.

Lindsay xx

Anything Goes At Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude

H again everyone, this is my second post for  today, please scroll down for my ATC's  &Cards With Attitude DT project.

This fortnight over at Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude the theme is Anything Goes and we have this fabby  prizes up for grabs,

Delicious Doodles

Teri is offering 4 Digis of winners choice

Here is the card that I have made using Teri's gorgeous images and papers from Graphics 45

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenge,


Willow Sketchie Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #108 - Tropical Paradise

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I will be trying to catch up with everyone later.

Lindsay xx

Anything Goes At ATC's & Cards With Attitude

Morning everyone, I hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend, I can't believe it's friday again already.

I am please to say that I was asked to join the design teams for ATC's & Cards With Attitude & Fat Pages With Attitude.

So this fortnight is Anything Goes over at ATC's & Cards With Attitude and we have some fabby prizes up for grabs,

LEJ Designs

 is offering 3 Digis of winners choice

Sassy Studio Designs



Sassy is offering 4 Digis of winners choice

So here is what I have made for my first project

I hope you like my  card, I have used one of the Sassy Studio Digi's and promarkers to colour and the papers are from DCWV.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Moving Along With The Times - We Are In Pink At MWATT
Stampin For The Weekend   - Challenge 14 - Photo  Inspiration
Passion For Promarkers - Week 159 - Feeling Fruity (I have gone for fruity colours)
Simon Says Stamp  & Show - Challenge : Hey Girl
Simon Says Stamp  Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes
Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog - Anything Goes


Thank you for reading this post, I will be back shortly with my  post for Fat Pages With Attitude and as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

A little reminder

Hi everyone, this is my second post today, please scroll down to see today's card, I have just stopped by to remind everyone about the Altered Elusions & Cards Artitude Travel themed challenge there are still 9 days left to enter and we except cards, tags altered items or pretty much anything else you can think of plus we have some fabulous prizes to give away so please come and join in the fun

Lindsay xx

Peek a Boo!

Evening everyone, I hope that you are all well and having a good day, my day has not been great so please excuse me if I am not too chatty.

To make this card, I have used some free papers from a magazine, an embossed card frame that I one in a blog candy a while back, a Humphrey's corner stamp from Crafters Companion coloured in with promarkers, some silk scraps and flowers from my stash and the little silver balls are decorations from Christmas crackers last year that I recycled.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Crafters Companion Challenge Blog - Challenge 26 - Ho ho ho Christmas
Polka Doodles Challenge Blog - Week 29 - Go Green & Recycle (I have recycled the silk scraps and the silver balls from last years Christmas crackers)
Passion For Promarkers - Week 159 - Feeling fruity (My Fruity Colours are raspberry & lychee)
Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge # 23 - Christmas In July
I Love Promarkers - Challenge # 127 - Gold Silver Or Bronze
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes
Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thanks for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

Sleepy Summer Days

Evening everyone,  I hope that  you have all had  a nice day, I am a bit  later  than I  intended with this  post today, the time got away from me, but better  late than never lol.

To make this card I have used a House Mouse stamp that I won from the lovely Heather in the House Mouse & Friends blog hop and I have coloured  it in  with Promarkers

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog - HMFMC #124 - Summer Holidays & Summer Fun
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog -  Animal Crackers
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 37 - Summer
Creative Crafts Challenges - Summertime
Shopping Our Stash - Challenge 61 - Something New (this is the first time I have used this stamp since I won it)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon Says Anything Goes
Crafts &  Me Challenges - Challenge # 94 - Anything Goes

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

Christine's Digi Adventure Showcase - Girl Sitting

Morning all I hope that you are all well and having a  good week, I still can't seem to get myself in to gear, I guess I will get there eventually. It's time for another showcase over at Christine's Digi Adventure  and this week Christine has asked us to showcase her Girl Sitting digi, so here is what I have come up with.

To make this card I have used papers from the Papermania Capsule collection Christine's Girl Sitting Digi  and the tree stump is  one of my  own digi's from LEJ Designs both coloured in with polychromos pencils I have then added some ribbon, gems, flowers and some of my  handmade stickpins to decorate.

Thank you for reading this post, as always I  love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

LEJ Designs - Challenge 13 - Bling Bling

Morning everyone, I hope that you are all well and enjoying the sunshine, lets hope it stays for a little while lol.

It's time for a new challenge to start over at  the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog and this week our theme is Bling Bling.

By Bling Bling we mean anything that sparkles or shines, so metal charms, gems, beads, glitter and anything else you can think of that shines or glitters.

We will have two prize winners this week, the first randomly drawn name will win 3 digi's of their choice from LEJ Designs

And the second will win these fabby goodies  from our Sponsor Letraset

Available in a range of 12 perfectly matched and easy to blend colour groupings, ProMarker Colour-Blend 3 Sets ensure you always have compatible colours at your fingertips.

There were no entries using an LEJ Designs digi again this week so the prize pot for using an LEJ  Designs digi on your project has gone up to  7 digi's this week.

So here is what I  have made 

For this card I  have made the papers myself using PanPastels,  masks and alcohol inks, I have then used some pieces of scraps of silk, my image is a Mozpoz image from LEJ  Designs coloured in with PanPastels. I have then used a  Tim Holtz sentiment stamp, leaves cut out using a  Marianne Design Die, gems, a metal butterfly, one of my handmade flowers and two of my handmade stick pins to decorate.

I would like to enter my card in to the following challenges,

Totally Gorgeous  - Challenge 141- Leaf It In (I have used Leaf die cuts and a leaf mask for my papers)

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 164 - Distressing (I hope that my torn papers and frayed material is ok for  this)

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes & DT Call

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I do hope that you will all come and join in with us at the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog  

Lindsay xx

Christmas in July

Afternoon everyone, I hope you are all well and having a good start to the week, We finally have some summery weather here today YAY! So in a typically random fashion, as it's nice and sunny I thought I would make a christmas card lol.

To make this card I have used an 8"x8" card blank, freebie papers from magazines  last year, some embroidered white cotton, dies from Marianne Design, a Papermania sentiment stamp, gems from Papermania and ribbon from Mishelflo Creative Crafting. The image is a stamp from Magnolia, coloured in with Promarkers and I have then used a quickie glue pen and clear glitter to add sparkle to the light from the lamp and around the edges of the letters in the sentiment (I have tried my best to show the glitter  on the photo's but you still can't see  it as well on them as you can in real life, sorry)

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,
Magnolia-Licious Highlites Challenge Blog - July 2012 Challenge - Christmas In July
Marianne's Design Divas  - Anything Goes & DT Call
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge 59 - Tag It
I Love  Promarkers - Challenge #126 - Sparkle
Willow Sketchie Challenge  - 19th July Challenge - Christmas In July
Delightful Challenges  - Delightfuls  Christmas In July
Totally Stampalicious Challenge - Christmas In July Challenge
Tilda's Town  - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 164 - Distressing (I hope my frayed material and torn papers are ok for this)
Pile It On - PIO # 30 - Tag Your It
Simon Says Stamp & Show  - Challenge : Hey Girl

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

Altered Elusions & Cards Artitue - Challenge 4

Good morning everyone, this is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my PanPastel DT project.

It's time for another new challenge to start over at the Altered Elusions & Cards Artitude Challenge Blog this  fortnight our theme is Travel and we have some fabby prizes up for grabs .

LEJ Designs

Lindsay is offering 3 Digis of winners choice

Floppy Lattes

Jess is offering $10 voucher to spend in her shop

Fresh Brew Designs

Heather is offering 3 Digis of winners choice

Don't forget you can also enter cards etc to our challenge as well, so here is what I came up with using ones image from our sponsor Floppy Latte and one image that is one  of mine own and will be appearing on the LEJ website shortly. 

Another old box that was laying around got turned in to something pretty, I  think this one was an avon gift box of nail varnish so I  thought it would be appropriate to use nail varnish to decorate the box with a splatter effect. I have also used a paper from the DCWV immortal love collection, some black card, some ribbon and some maritime buttons to decorate.

I would like to enter my altered box in to the following challenges,

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Challenge : No Rules

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog - Challenge 172 - Altered / Anything But A Card

Crafty  Catz Weekly Challenge - Challenge #142 - Monochrome

Tuesday Alchemy - Challenge #  23 - Button, Button Whose Got A  Button

Thank you for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I  hope you will come and join in with us at the Altered Elusions & Cards Artitude Challenge Blog, don't forget it doesn't have to be an altered project you can enter your cards as  well.

Lindsay xx

PanPastel Challenge Blog - Challenge 28 - Mystical & Magical

Morning all, I hope that you are all well and enjoying your Sunday morning,  it's time for a new challenge to start over at the PanPastel challenge blog and this week our theme is Mystical & Magical  and the winner will receive a fab PanPastel starter kit (colours may vary) from our regular sponsor Your Creativity Store.

So here is what I came up with 

I have made the background using my PanPastels and coloured in my main image with PanPastels as well, the main image is a digi from LEJ Designs and the fairy silhouettes are stamps from Dovecraft, I have then added  some  Martha Stewart glittered butterflies  to finish off.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Simon Says Stamp  & Show - Challenge : No Rules

Cute Card Thursday  - Challenge - 226 - Fairy Nice 

Thank you for  reading this post, as always I love to read your comments and I hope that you will all come and join in with us at the PanPastel challenge blog as we love to see your gorgeous creations.

Lindsay xx

Poppies By Moonlight

Hi again everyone, I hope that  you are all enjoying your Saturday, I have popped back on to blog one of the paintings that I had in the garden art exhibition last week, apologies to those of you who have already seen this in my post about  the exhibition but I  wanted to repost it in a more detailed shot as Brenda  is running a challenge over on her blog  where she would like people to use poppies as the inspiration and I thought this oil painting would fit perfectly in  to the theme.

So here is the close up of my painting

And in case anyone would like to join in with  Brenda's Challenge here is her badge with  the inspirational picture and details of the fabby prize that she is offering

Thanks for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Hi lovelies, I hope you are all well,I have just realised I have done a daft thing and should have posted this on thursday so big apologies for the lateness, I swear if I had a brain I would be dangerous lol.

Here is my gdt card for the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Use a playing card theme

The papers and the image are all available from LEJ Designs

I hope you will all pop over to the C.R.A.F.T. challenge and join in as there is still time apologies again for the lateness

Lindsay xx

A Little Bit Glittery

Evening all, am back again (as usual a bit later than intended lol)

Here is a white on white card I made today, I love white on white and haven't done one for ages so I really enjoyed making this.

To make this card I  have used an 8"x8" scalloped card blank, some white embroidered cotton, some white satin, a Sheen Douglass embossing folder, a quickie glue pen and white glitter, a Cuttlebug embossing folder and a Magnolia stamp coloured in with Promarkers. I have then cut out the butterfly using a Cheery Lynn die and added some papermania gems to it, finally I added some pearl flower sprays and a big satin bow to the bottom right of the card.

I would like to enter this card in to the following challenges,

Cards Galore Challenge Blog - July Challenge - White On White
Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge # 22 - Glitter & Bling
Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge Blog - Sugar (Use Tilda Only)
Simply Magnolia Challenge Blog - Embossing Challenge (Heat Or Dry)
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog - Challenge 37 - White On White
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge  - Challenge #172 - Wings & Bling
Magnolia Mania Challenge - Princes & Princesses
I Love Promarkers - Challenge #126 - Sparkle
Divas By Design - Challenge 44 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show  - Challenge : No Rules

Thanks for reading this post, as always I love to read your comments

Lindsay xx