Swirls & Pearls - Delightful Challenges DT

This is my DT card for this week over at Delightful Challenges, this week our theme is Swirls and Pearls, all my images and backing papers are from Digital Delights by Louby Loo, the images are coloured with Promarkers and Sakura Glaze pens, this was a great chance for me to use my Marianne dies and my Kordt & Godt pearls.

Our fantastic sponsor this week is:

  The winner will receive this lovely set of sparkly ribbons:

Challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday- anything goes
The Paper Shelter- for the girls
Simon Says Stamp- anything goes
make it monday - anything goes

anything goes challenge.- anything goes

Crafty Boots -  Wings

Digi Makeover Challenge - - Re-size Your Digi's

cute card thursday - animal crackers
pennys paper challenges - anything goes
party time tuesdays. - anything goes
critter challenge - anything goes
lexis creations - for a child
lollipop crafts - anything goes
theres magic in the air - Die cuts/punches
ooh-la-la-creations - dies/punches
do you stack up - swirls
4 crafty chicks - anything goes
paper-crafting journey - dies/punches

Winter Wonderland - CD Sunday DT

This week the theme over at CD Sunday is 'Winter Wonderland' so a great chance for me to use my Flowersoft Snowy Stuff better known as Polar White, Crystal Glaze, glitter and Sakura glitter pens,  my Cd's for this card were Crafters Companion - Cute Companions Christmas for the background and latern paper, and  Popcorn, Frosty and Bright for the Popcorn Bear, Souffle Duck and sledge images which I cut out and decoupaged.  Hope to see your Winter Wonderland entry over at  CD Sunday  just remember to use something from a CD even it's only a a little bit of paper.

Challenges:

jingle belles rock - Suzy Snowflake

lilypad - Bling

stamping with dragon - Decoupage

the paper shelter - anything goes

papertake weekly - creatures

shopping our stash - no colouring

try it on tuesday  - Wonderful World

crafty hazelnuts christmas - for a child

one stop craft challenge - Easel card

crafters companion monthly challenge - Christmas

christmas cards all year round - stash over a year old
Speedy the Cat - Things With wings  (Souffle Duck)
pile it on challenge - fancy folds
the squirrel and the fox - anything goes
come and get it challenges - easel
OSSAT - favorites (popcorn bear & Snow)
paper sundaes - anything goes
lexis creations - for a child
nettie gs - anything goes
sparkles forum challenges - something that sparkles
craft-room challenge. - christmas
crafty calendar challenge - bears
wee memories - patterened papers
bows n berries - glitter
crafty boots challenges - wings (souffle duck)
cupcake craft challenges - teddy bears
incy wincy designs - fancy folds
unstampabelles challenges - animals

Autumn - Delightful Challenges DT

It's Thursday again already, I'm all behind today, having been awake for hours last night I finally fell asleep at 6.45am, then of course I slept in late, now any sensible person would have got up and done the posting when they couldn't sleep, but not me !!!! mostly because hubby was sleeping so soundly and I didn't like to wake him to help me get to the computer and then back again afterwards, poor devil has enough to put up with me in the daytime, let alone being woken up at night if  it's not an emergency.  

As it's Thursday it's time for a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges  . This week our theme is 'Celebrate Fall' sponsoring this week's challenge is our very own Digital Delights by Louby Loo who is offering a prize of 

This week I thought I should do a Shutter style card as I haven't done one for a while, I stretched it out a bit for the photo, so you could see all the lovely Digi's.  

My Recipe:

Digital Delights Stamps: Prairie Kids, Fall Acc set
CS /DD Papers: Fall Papers, Hammered Card, Mirri, Card
Access./Embelies: Crystal Glaze, Nesties
Colouring: Promarkers, Sakura Glaze Pens

Challenges:

Heart Song Inspirations- orange

Pile it On- fall/autumn colours

Crazy 4 Challenges- pumpkin

Stamp with Fun - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Dies to Die for

pennys challenges - Fall

crafting for all seasons - fall colours

digi stamps 4 joy - anything goes

the paper shelter - anything goes

scrapbook sisters - autumn colours

anything goes challenge - anything goes

ladybugs crafts ink - Animals

papertake weekly - critters

tuesday throwdown - fall

ppp-make it monday - anything goes

my craft spot - leaves

ooh-la-la-creations - die cuts/punches

southern girls challenge - anything goes
nettie g's digital gems - anything goes 

Black n Blue - CD SUnday DT

Wow it's Sunday again already, not sure where the week has gone.  This week we would like to see you Black and Blue creations over at CD Sunday,  This was quite a quick and easy card to to make, the digi's and Bp's this week are from MCS Everything Oriental . The bamboo page was cut on my Craft Robo, the circles were cut with circle punches, I used some black hammered card for the base and black glitter card behind the bamboo and also layering of the circles and blue color box chalk inks to highlight the edges of the oriental scenes.

Challenges:
card makin mamas - punches
frosted designs - punches
creatalicious challenges - anything goes
cute card thursday - anything goes
shellys images - anything goes
corrosive challenges - punches /dies
totally gorjuss - not square
card cupids - anything goes
the squirrel and the fox - anything goes

Girly Girl - Delightful Challenges DT

This week over at Delightful Challenges we want to see your Girly Girl Cards, I had a chance to use my latest Marianne Creatables purchase which is a combined embossing and cutting die, I'm really pleased with it, the core'dinations whitewash card really sets it of well after it has been sanded.

Our lovely sponsor this week is

who are offering a prize of a voucher for £10 to spend on goods from their store (excludes P&P)

Recipe:
DDSTAMPS USED: Cutie Pie Rosie,- available from the lovely digital delights by louby loo
CS AND PAPERS: Just Girls Papers, Centura Pearl, Core’dinations
INK: Colour Box Chalk Ink
MARKERS: Promarkers, Sakura glaze, Sakura Glitter Pen
ACCESS / EMB: Marianne Emboss & Cut folder, ribbon, Kort & Kodt pearls & roses

Challenges:
papercraft star - anything goes
ladybugs crafts ink - flowers
tuesday throwdown - pearls
crafty boots challenges - anything goes
daisy doodles creative challenges - embossing
forever friends challenge - dies
make it monday - anything goes
stamps fun - creativity - Animals
alys sunday challenge - bow
I did it Creations - Anything goes
one stitch at a time challenge - anthing goes
pile it on challenge - layers
mami doodles - creatures
catch the bug - lets-get-punchy
rubys rainbow - for the girls
party time tuesdays - ribbon
paper play challenges - punches and dies
cute card thursday - anything goes
crafty ribbons challenge - anything goes
marianne design divas - bloom and grow
emerald faeries - pearls
shellys images - anything goes

M for Marigold - CD Sunday DT

This week we are using the the letter M over at CD Sunday, so after much deliberation I settled on Marigold the Fairy.  I also decided it was time for a waterfall card as I haven't made one for ages.  My images and BP are from Crafters Companion Flower Fairies range, lots of corner punching, then used nesties for my shapes and although you can't see it in the piccy there is also some glittering on the fairies, well you can't have a fairy without some sparkle can you.

Challenges:
catch the bug - dies/punches
ellephantastic - here come the girls
alphabet challenge - pastels
flutter by wednesdays - anything goes with a fairy
Speedy the Cat challenge - punch 
I Did It Creations - anything goes  
the secret crafter saturday - Song Title - Marigold, Nirvana 
charisma cardz , inspired-by-song - Marigidold by Nirvana 
lil red wagon - die cuts 

Bling It - Delightful Challenges DT

Thought I would do a Christmassy easel card this week for our bling challenge over at Delightful Challenges, nice and bright and cheery. Lots of glitter and sparkly bits. - Still waiting for my mojo to come back from its hols, if you've seen it pleeeaaassse can you send back home to me, I'm really missing it right now !!!!!

Our Sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe who are offering 3 cutting files from their shop to our lucky winner

Recipe:
DDSTAMPS USED: Tango Skating Bird, Smiley Christmas Tree (available at Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
CS AND PAPERS: Cute Companions, Centura Pearl,
MARKERS: Promarkers, Sakura glaze, Sakura Glitter pens
ACCESS / EMB: MS Punches, MS Glitter, Kort and Kodt pearls

Challenges:
make it monday
crafty creations - not square
creative card crew - anything goes
paper take weekly - anything goes
shopping our stash - bugs, beasts, b irds
top tip tuesday - Easel
bunny zoes crafts - easel
crafty boots challenges - anything goes
Christmas Inspirations - glitter
christmas card challenges
crazy challenge christmas - anything xmas
crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge - no senti
crafters companion challenge.- chnristmas
christmas cards all year round - use old stash
christmas stampin - different folds
fabs big christmas cards challenge - christmas tree
paper creators crafts - easel 

Inspired by Peacocks - CD Sunday DT

Yay, it's the 1st challenge of the month over at CD Sunday so that means it's a sponsored challenge, this time we are lucky to have Glenda Waterworth who designs the fabulous Artylicious CDs as our sponsor.  Glenda has been so very generous with the prize (to be chosen by Mr Random thingy) which is a copy of Decadent Brocade, Season's Greetings and Peacock Summer Party, CDs how fabulous is that. This week it's my turn to pick the top three, so I have been allocated a prize to send to my 1st choice person of Summer Party CD, it's just sitting in the envelope ready for the address of my winning choice, so come on wow me with a wonderful card.  The DT were very fortunate to be given our own copies of  the Peacock Summer Party CD to play with, there are some gorgeous images and papers on it.  Hope to see your entry there.

My Recipe:
Backing Papers: Glenda Waterworth - Artylicious -  Peacock Summer Party CD 
Image & Silver Look Frame : Crafty Anns digis
Colouring: Promarkers, Sakura Glitter Pens
Acc/Embell: Marianne Dies, Ribbons, Gems, Card Candi,

Challenges:
crafty creations - 3 dies - 1 x scroll, 3 diff flower petal dies, 1 x leaf
daisy doodles creative challenges. anything goes
i love promarkers - anything goes

the paper shelter - anything goes
party time tuesdays - anything goes
Passion for promarker challenge - Anything goes
marianne design divas - anything goes
Splendiferous Creations - Monochrome
Card mad fairies - add flowers
crafty catz - monochrome
fun with shapes and more- anything goes
jelly park challenges - die cuts/punches
rainbow ladys challengeblog - embossing 

Spooktacular New Release - Delightful Challenges

It's new release time at Digital Delights by Louby Loo, this months release is all about Halloween and they are some fabulous images as always.  So over at the sister challenge blog Delightful Challenges we would like to see something Halloween this week.

Recipe:
DDSTAMPS USED: Broomstick Bella, , Halloween Acc set
CS AND PAPERS: Spooktacular Papers, Centura Pearl card, gold mirri
MARKERS: Promarkers, Sakura glaze, Sakura Glitter pens
ACCESS / EMB: Marianne Dies,
Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp who are offering a $20 voucher for their shop to one lucky winner

Challenges:
daisy doodles creative challenges. anything goes
i love promarkers - anything goes
more than favors - Halloween
the paper shelter - anything goes
party time tuesdays - anything goes
Passion for promarker challenge - Anything goes
wags n whiskers - Outdoors
marianne design divas - anything goes