Digital Scrapbooking again.

The first two images are of pages done for a scrapbook challenge at DaisyTrail.

This a page I made of my grandson in the sink. He never liked the bath but would play for hours in the sink.
I have had to do two posts because I couldn't upload more than one photo the first time. I am totally hooked this time on digital scrapbooking.

Digital Scrapbooking

I made FSB with this page, first time ever. It's my aunty Rosie as a young girl and then later with my Nan. The layout is from Creative Scrappers.

Crafters Companion Challenge 5#

This is my entry for the Crafters Companion Challenge 5#. I have used a Milton christmas stamp coloured with promarkers. Then mounted onto card from my stash. I have made the flowers and added some gems. The flourish punch is from EK success. The flower looks a bit blue here must be lack of the photography skills again.

Riverside Crafts challenge #5 Christmas Cute Companions

This is my entry for the Riverside Crafts Chalenge #5. I have used a Crafters Companions rubber stamp, coloured with my promarkers and added glitter. the backing is card from my stash that I have punched with Martha Stewart punch around the page. I then added some flowers and bling.
To enter just purchase a Cute Companion Christmas Rubber Stamp that Riverside Crafts have for sale, and follow their blog.
Make your card using the layout above, its open to your own interpretation, and include the Cute Companion Christmas Rubber Stamp.
Inlinkz will allocate you a number, if your number is picked out of the bag you win Crafter's Companion Cute Companion Christmas Collection of CD Rom, 3D Template Builder & Winter Tales DVD worth £44.97. Good Luck All entries must be received by Thursday 30th September, and the winner will be notified by 6th October.

Crafter Companion Challenge 4#

I am entering this card into the Crafters Companion Challenge 4#.
I have used the Crafter Companions Flower Fairy cd and have decoupaged the Rose fairy.
I have used My Minds Eye paper and puched out a border using a Martha Stewart deep edge punch and a EK success fower punch. I have added some card candy and some glitter to the fairy.

Another Scrapbook Page

This programme is adictive. These photographs have been sat on my pc for 2 years and have finally found a way to use them.

Crafter Companion Challenge 3#

Well this is my entry for the Crafters Companion Challenge 3#. I have used Joanna Sheens Giordano Puppies and Kittens cd. The papers were from the various images on the cd. I have chosen a decoupage sheet and made it smaller to fit the card. The flowers were from the embellishments on the cd. I added a greeting and some bling. The border was made by cutting and pasting one of the borders on the cd and then punched with my Martha Stewart punch. The reason the image of the pup is not as clear as the flowers is because I forgot to add the background image first time round and then found out that I had run out of my good photo paper. So it goes to show always use the best!

Digital Scrapbooking

I am liking this program. I have found a website where you can download Digital scrapbook software for free called DaisyTrail Digital Scrapbooking. I am hooked.

All I have done for the last few days is play with the programme and this is what I have produced. Nowhere near as good as the pages on the website but I am getting there.

Cuttlebug

Woohoo I am so excited!! I have just got a cuttlebug after saying I was going to get one for ages.
Well actually my husband bought it for me from Riverside Crafts in Goole.
This is my first project apart from using the embossing folder. (Maybe because this the only die I have at the moment) it is a Spellbinders Peonie. I saw Sheila Douglas do something similar and had to have a go. They are made by using the pages from an old book this one I have to say I had only just finished reading. I then used coloured ink pads to colour them. I then cut into the flowers and curled the edges of each petal. Not to bad for a first try I must say.

Riverside Crafts Craft club

Riverside Craft Club -Arty flowers
I seem to have missed out on a lot of crafting sessions at my local craft shop recently, my normal day to go is a saturday but yesterday I gate crashed another session and this is what we made. We spritzed the background then stamped the background with flowers, we made masks of the flowers first. Then cut out some stamped flowers and a butterfly and added them to the card.
Now spritzing is not a favourite of mine so I have made another card using distressing inks for the background but using the same technique for the flowers. This time I stamped the flowers with distress inks and water coloured with them. I then added a butterfly peel off and coloured it with promarkers. I am not really pleased with how the butterfly turned out but it will do this time.

Create4Fun candy

To celebrate 1100 followers Create 4Fun have this Martha Stewart punch candy.

All you need to do is three things:

1.) Add your name and URL with Mr.. Linky
2.) Add the "Candy Create4fun image" on your blog linking back to their blog
3.) Become a follower

Precious Moment cards

For this one I used Cuddly Buddly papers and some card candy then stuck Dad on as an after thought.

For this one the backing paper is from Kanban, the words are from my stash, I then added some punched stars with a bit of bling and made a greeting.
The other image is in the bin due to the fact that I tried to take off the card I had mounted it on to and creased the image. Serves me right for trying to be perfect!

Precious Moments

Well we have just come back from the VW festival at Harewood House what a day! Could fill this blog with all the sites and sounds of the day but I won't. Just to say was a fabulous day out, we are going to camp next year and get the full experience of the weekend. Can't wait!
Well onto my pics this little chap is a Precious moments image which is free on the web. I have coloured him with my promarkers, did print three pics and went mad and coloured all three. He is cute, watch this space to see what I decide to do with him.

Birthday card

This is a card I have made for my daughters birthday. I have used bazzill basics in lilac and turquoise and Winter wonderland papers. I have used a Martha Stewart punch on the edge of the turquoise card. The flowers were made using card candy ( I saw them on the craftwork blog there are lots of ideas) and some punched leaves. I used the crafters companion sketch. Can't enter it though as I have used an image from Pollycraft.

Want to win all this?

I have just been looking around at new blogs that I have not visited before and came across this one with all this candy to win. All you have to do is post this pic on your blog with a link back to Kellie's blog. How fantastic is that.

Riverside crafts challenge #4

Another card today for the Riverside crafts challenge showing another way to use the Flippin' images. This time I have used the dancing queen added ribbon, gems and peel off letters. I have also stuck to the sketch on this one.

Riverside Crafts Challenge #4 Flippin' August

This is my entry for the challenge. I have used a Flippin' Kids decoupage sheet, the backing papers are from the Kanban Wobblers cd. I have added some greetings and some gems. I have also rotated one of the rectangles in the card layout.

To enter just purchase a Flippin Decoupage sheet (Excluding Christmas) that Riverside Crafts have for sale, and follow their blog, you must have your own blog to enter. Make your card in the style below, its open to your own interpretation, and include the Flippin Decoupage. Put your image on your blog and click on add your link button to add your details (images must be clear and of good quality) .

Crafters Companion Challenge 2

This is my card for Crafters Companion challenge 2. I have used an image from Jane Netley Mayhews collection part 2. The cute little cat is from the decoupage section on cd 1. I have mounted this onto black and white polka dot paper and added some card candy and a ribbon.

Flash your freebies part 2

This is my entry for Flash those freebies part 2. All you have to do is use the freebie from part 1 and Polly craft will let you choose any digi image from their site for free. Yes that's right for free! I have coloured mine using promarkers and mounted it onto Come Rain or Shine kit papers from Country Cottage, then added a flower, a greeting and some gems.
Now need to have lessons in how to photograph my cards!

Flash those Freebies

This is my entry for the Polly craft flash those freebies. To enter you just use a friday freebie which are available to download every friday from the Pollycraft site.
I have used Cuthbert with balloons coloured with promarkers and mounted him onto My minds eye paper and added a flower also coloured with promarkers and a greeting.
You will receive a freebie in return for entering so have a go.

DONT SHOW YOUR NEW FREEBIE YET, WAIT FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE FUN!!!

I have also decided to enter this for the Pollycraft Bold and Bright challenge.

London 2010

Getting our makeup on on the coach to London.

Picnic under the London Eye all dressed and ready for the theatre.


Outside the theatre before the show we had some funny looks that day.

Me and Coleen after the show.

Me and Coleen during our meal at the Savoy.



Two posts in one day but this is for my sister so she can see pics of our London weekend. We went to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert which I can highly recommend it was a fantastic show.
We all went dressed as drag queens, we had a picnic near the London Eye before going to the theatre. In the evening we had a meal at the Savoy and this was followed on the sunday by a trip to the Tower of London to see the crown jewels and sightseeing. We had a fabulous time and it was over far too quickly.

Good Luck card

Well it seems like forever since I have posted on here but work calls.
Here is a card I made for a friend who has been working with us for a while. I have used a topper from a Kanban Hippy Chick concept card and mounted this onto In my minds eye paper and red bazil basics card stock, the flower was from my stash I then added a silver peel off and a bit of bling with the gem stones.

Blog Candy Challenge #3 Summer Flowers at Riverside Crafts

To enter just purchase anything Floral that Riverside Crafts have for sale, and follow their blog, you must have your own blog to enter. Make sure your card uses the layout below, its open to your own interpretation.......
This is the card I have made for this challenge. It might be the last one for a while as it is back to work for me tomorrow! Must say though that I am ready to go back now.
I have used my Popcorn Bear Floral cd. The decoupage image and backing paper is from the cd, I have mounted this onto a white circle of card added a pink ribbon and bow. The flowers were punched from a backing paper sheet on the cd which I then made by sticking two flowers together and curling the top layer of petals, I then added a gem to the centre of each, the leaves were from a scrap of green. The sentiment was from my stash.

Variation on a theme!

This is a card I have made for a friends birthday. Yet another Sarah Kay image, papers from my stash recoloured and some punched flowers. Gems added cos you got to have a bit of bling.

Kanban Special Moments Topper Kit

Another little card I have nade using a Kanban topper kit. Was going to make 2 cards using this but decided not to. I have used the backing sheet from the kit and mounted it onto silver card added the topper and some pearls. Took about 10 mins to make max!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

It has taken me a while but I am nearly back to what I started with. Just a few more tweaks and I will be there! (There is a god)!

OH DEAR ! What have I done?

I have just been sat playing with this new template design thingy on blogger and have completely messed with my blog. Rats am now going to have to try and undo all my damage and quick!

Moment in Time

I have made this card using a Flower Soft Moments in Time stamp and coloured with my promarkers. I have then mounted it onto green and yellow Bazil basics 12x12 papers. The flowers were made from the same paper using a woodware punch. (Yes! to all who know me,  I used a punch and it is still in one piece! :) I am a bit ham fisted with punches to put it mildly. Have added some card candy from my stash. I have just used flowers to decorate this card but any one of them could be substituted for a greeting. All items used for this card were purchased from Riverside Crafts in Goole.

Lily of the valley challenge

This is my entry for the LOTV challenge. Being off work recovering from a bad back had certainly allowed more time to get into blogging.
I have used a LOTV baby stamp I purchased at the NEC in Birmingham, I have coloured with promarkers my favourite tool at the moment. The papers and flowers were a freebie from The creative cottage.

Easel card

I am getting daring today and am going to enter 3 challenges with one card, well I am going to try to.
I have used Cherry kisses chillin' and Cherry kisses garden gate from Pollycraft. I colured them with promarkers and cut out the girl and sat her on the gate. For the sky effect I used promarkers on the back of the card and kept colouring until it bled through.
The flowers were made using a retro flower punch with card candy added.
Below is a side view of the card.
I am entering this card in the Digital Tuesday Challenge where you have to make an easel card.
I am also entring it into the Bee Crafty Challenge which has to include flowers.
And last but not least I am entering into the Secret Crafter Challenge where you have to add a quote.

Get the Party Started

  

I am entering this card into the Pollycraft Challenge #48. It's called 'Let's have a sing song'.  I have used the friday freebie from pollycraft and coloured it using promarkers. The papers were downloads from my stash. I have added some card candy.

Week #107 Sketch Saturday Challenge

This is my entry for the sketch saturday challenge using the sketch as shown below.
I have used a sarah kay image that I have coloured using promarkers. The papers are Classic K from K & Company. I have used a Martha Stewart punch around the page for the edging. I then added gems and a flower for a bit of bling. I have used distessing inks around my image and that is just what it is 'distressing' because I am still practising with them and not quite there yet.

 

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/

Riverside Crafts Challenge

This is my second entry into the challenge at Riverside crafts, I have been in bed with a trapped nerve in my back and so I have had lots of time to play.
Recipe :
             Image - Paws for a Moment clear stamp from Buzzcraft coloured with Promarkers
             Papers - Kay & co
             Buttons made from a woodcraft punch purchased from Riverside Crafts, I have also used my new     Martha Stewart punch around the page. I have used a card layout sketch from Crafts 4 eternity.