Thursday 28 January 2016

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE - CHALLENGE NO 94 - THINGS WITH WINGS


Hello there!  We've had some changes on the TTPH blog this year, the team has been split into two and our challenges are now fortnightly.  So here's my first contribution for Team Bubbles where our theme is 'Things with Wings'.   We've been sponsored by 'All Dressed Up' and they are offering 2 digis to our challenge winner so come on let's see your creations!



Wendy Burns who owns the shop, lives in Nottinghamshire - just like moi - and she has some absolutely super images to choose from.

Ingredients

7" x 7" White card blank - Anna Marie Designs
Image - 'Fairy Magic' from All Dressed Up Stamps
Lace Edger die (SD 007) - Joanna Sheen Signature Dies
Ribbon Banners LG die - Spellbinders Dies
Pippi Butterfly die - Memory Box Dies
Pin Point Scalloped Circles die - Memory Box 'Open Studio' Dies
Pin Dot Circles die - Tattered Lace Dies
Patterns of the Rainbow paper pad - Aspire Crafts
Promises pad - LOTV
Flexmarkers 
Sparkles pens - Spectrum Noir
Pearl flower embellishments - Brenda's Lace and Ribbon Specials

I do hope we see your creations very soon.  

By the way - we are having a very busy week trawling around catteries - yup we've decided we're going on holiday and don't want to leave three terrors alone in the house - goodness knows what sort of things they'd get up to - orgies, parties, disco's, smoking catnip - oooh you name it!  So we've been out and found a lovely place and the 'rooms' are really big - of course we'd need to have one for each cat 'cos they never sleep in the same room - well they are divas of course.  Having said that, Donny is being left at home because he is so timid and frightened of his own shadow that it would be too stressful for him and our neighbour will take care of him for us.  Just got to sort out our insurance now - that's an hour or three on the 'phone because they need to know 'the in's and out's of Meg's backside' as my old uncle used to say - bless him.  They have to know all about my medical bits and bobs but we don't care as long as we are covered.  I had a week all planned out but we suddenly decided to do this so everything went haywire!  Oh well - just looking forward to that sun and if Scottie can beam me up and transport me without the aid of an aeroplane, I would be more than grateful.  Ooops just remembered - need to go to the Travel Agents now to book the holiday - duh!!!

Take care all of you - I hope you are keeping well and dry.

Hugs to you all.


Love Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Crafty Addicts Challenge No 7 - Anything Goes/Elegance
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge No 156 - Punches and/or Dies

Sunday 10 January 2016

OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 253 - ANYTHING GOES BUT NOT SQUARE OR RECTANGLE


Good afternoon fellow bloggers - as I'm posting this one there's a little ray of sunshine peeping through the window - not sure how long it will last so I thought I should mention it 'cos I'm always whingeing about the wet weather.   Anywoo this card is for the OSAAT challenge this fortnight and as you can see above you can make anything you want to as long as it isn't a square or rectangular in shape.  Simples.




You can win gorgeous digi images and a paper pack so it's well worth entering our challenge.  Come on peeps - let's see your creative juices flowing!



Ingredients

7" x 7" White card blank (cut into hexagon shape) - Anna Marie Designs
Digi - 'Sianne' by Kaz Kraftz at the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
Patterned Card - My Mind's Eye 'Lost and Found 3' Ruby Glittered Pad (New)
Black card - stash
Tattered Lace Dies - Hexagon Nesting dies (New Dies)
Creative Expressions Dies - Frames & Tags Pierced Flags by Sue Wilson
Spellbinders Dies - Sentiments 5 by Die D'Lites
Signature Dies - Mirror Pairs Mini Leaf Flourish by Joanna Sheen
Pearls - stash

Whilst I'm here I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year - just in case I missed anyone - let's hope it's a good one for everybody.

Big hugs to you all and I'll catch you up on Biscuit's health problems later on.


Love Sue xxx


Oooops better late than never - I'd like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges

Saturday 2 January 2016

CRAFTY CALENDAR - JANUARY - SOMETHING NEW!!

Happy New Year everyone - I'm hoping for a healthier and positive year for all of us.  Mind you this bloomin' weather isn't very healthy at the moment and I really am thinking about all of the poor families out there suffering because of the floods.   Take care!

I'm now posting my very first card for 2016 as a member of the Crafty Calendar Challenge DT - our theme this month is 'Something New' - now that could be anything - new home, new baby, new crafty item, new fur baby (just had to get that one in!!) so the scope is endless.



We have two sponsors this month - All Dressed Up, who are giving two digis as a prize and Wild Orchid Crafts, who are giving a £10 gift voucher!  The digi I've used is from All Dressed Up - Wendy Burns who drew this gorgeous image lives in Nottingham just like me - woo hoo!!!   I've used a new die (ooops, just spilt the beans to Winnie)  and a new doily for my 'Something New' items on my card.

Ingredients

Digi - Little Skater from All Dressed Up
7" x 7" White Card Blank - Anna Marie Designs
DCWV - 8" x 8" Citrus Stack pad
Grand Scalloped Square die - Spellbinders Dies
Classic Scalloped Circles Large die - Spellbinders Dies
Curlicues die - Tattered Lace Dies (NEW)
Snowflake SDD007 - Sweet Dixie Dies
Snowflake punches
Copic Markers
DecoArt Glitter
Cosmic Shimmer Clear Varnish Lacquer
Square paper doily - NEW from Ebay

I haven't popped a sentiment on this one 'cos it's going to be the first one in my 'card stash' box this year and I didn't use typical winter colours either because she's at the Nottingham Ice Skating rink!  Ta da!!!

Anyway I just hope you can do a little bit of crafting and enter our first challenge of 2016.  

Lots of big hugs to you all - 


Love Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes
That's Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge No 89 - Anything Goes Winter