Feeling Distressed??

Morning!

I'm sure you're all still plowing through the piles of cards you got yesterday for valentines day!  

Today our new challenges launches at

And our theme this fortnight is distressing!!  There's something quite satisfying about distressing paper don't you think?

We have a fab sponsor for our challenge (as always!!) and this fortnight it's Lili of the Valley!!

                                  

Anyway here's my card.  This is the valentines card I made for my husband:

Honestly I have no idea where the papers are from - I think the hearts one is My Mind Eye.


Anyway I do hope you can join us for our challenge - time to get out your scissors, distressing tool and ink and rough up some paper!  I can't wait to see what you all create!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Digi Sketch Challenge - Theme: Sent with Love
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
Addicted to Stamps and more - Bingo: Stamp, Heart, Love
Crafty Creations Challenges - Love and/or Hearts
Divas by Design - Love and Romance
The Paper Shelter - Be my Valentine
Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Fashionista Challenge - Valentines
The Pink Elephant - Love is in the Air
Lexis Creations - Valentine / Love

Thanks for looking!

Julie xx

Tuesday Throwdown - Heart Strings

Morning!!!

Woop woop - it's Tuesday and time for another challenge at Tuesday Throwdown

We have a fabulous sponsor this week:

who have very kindly given us some super images to work with.  The theme this week is Heartstrings - so we want to see you use some hearts and string.

Here's my card:

I quite like this - although I must confess I may have been just a little tipsy when I made it on Saturday night as I was out during the day drinking cocktails!  I've also only used the smallest piece of string ever to attach my charms to my card.  The papers are from My Minds Eye and the news print paper has been lurking in my stash for a while!

So why not stop by and join in with us a Tuesday Throwndown - my teamies have made some lovely creations!  And I can't wait to see what you have all been creating!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Ribbon and/or Lace

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Valentines / Love

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Photo Inspiration

The Ribbon Girls - Love you / Valentine

Allsorts - Let's Get Cute

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

CLP Challenges - Sketch

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage

Thanks for looking - have a great day!

Julie x

Stampin' For The Weekend - Use Some Metal

Hooray it's the weekend!

I had a fab time last weekend on our ghost hunt - unsurprisingly we didn't see any, but I think we were making a bit too much noise.  This weekend sees me having a sophisticated day out on Saturday with friends (read: spending the afternoon drinking cocktails!!)

It's time for our new challenge at Stampin' For the Weekend and we have an amazing sponsor this time:

Yup - it's the very lovely Saturated Canary.  Although I've been a bit scared since I found out they are sponsoring us this year - my colouring isn't great and those lovely images have loads of lush hair, and dresses with folds and pleats.  So as we were (very kindly) able to choose an image I wimped out and chose the simplest one I could find!

I've also been watching some fab You Tube tutorials from Kit and Clowder here.

Anyway here's my card:

I love this image - it's so sweet!  It's called Washi Tape Kinda Girl. If you try not to look too closely my colouring isn't too bad.  Anyway the papers are from papermania from the Happy Days stack.

So why not add some metal to your card then pop over and join in with us at Stampin' for the Weekend.  You should see what my teamies have created - they are all so talented and just amazing!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sassy Studio Designs - Love is in the Air

I Love Promarkers - Love Is All Around

Penny's Papercraft Challenges - One for the Girls

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - Hearts Galore

Creative Card Crew - Girly

Shopping our Stash - Valentines, Hearts, Red, Love

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Hearts

 Pile it on - Use decorative tape

Thanks for looking - can't wait to see what you all create!

Julie x

Another year older!

Hello!

I'm here to share a card I made for my lovely father-in-law.  I'm hiding inside again today as it's started snowing again.  I'm bored of being cold.

I decided I needed a treat and bought some new stamps in the Lili of the Valley Sale (actually mostly the ones I chose weren't in the sale - but we'll just ignore that fact!!)

I used the Papermania Happy Days stack (I think) and dug out some random string/twine I've had in my ribbon box for ever

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Dilly Beans - Metal Accents
Fairy Tale Challenge - My New Stamp
Sassy Studio Designs - How Charming
Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes
Shopping our Stash - Use your oldest ribbon (ok I've used string - but it's almost the same - isn't?)
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Willow Sketchie - Happy Birthday 
Crafty Calendar - What's New?

Hope you all have a great weekend - I've got a fun one planned: ghost hunting on Saturday and an applique class on Sunday!

Julie x

1st Tuesday Throwdown Post!

Morning

I'm hoping this posts ok as I've scheduled it and am currently on my way to work.

Today is my first post as part of the Tuesday Throwdown Team, and I'm really excited.

                                                             

Our theme this week is Furry Friends and we have the fabulous Meljen's Designs as our sponsor!  They've been lovely and given us some cute images to work with!  I chose "Little Sock Monkey".  Here's my card:

The paper is a random piece from my drawer - I have no idea of the make! and the wool was some I had lying around.

I do hope you can stop by and join us for our furry friends challenge - I can't wait to see what you all create!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Woopsi Daisy - Use a digi
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe - Anything Goes
Melon Headz - Use a digi
Eureka Stamp - Anything Goes
Created with love - Anything Goes
ABC Challenges - Happy Birthday


Thanks for looking.

Hugs

Julie x