Craft Your Days Away - For Children

Happy Saturday!

Hope you've all got something nice planned for the weekend. Today will see me buying some gold wool to crochet a tea cosy - how random!  I've never made one in my life but in a months-ish time it'll be entered to the a competition at the Staffordshire County Show - so no pressure!  How hard can it be?! (Although, I think I may be bitten off more than I can chew here!)

A fabulous new challenge launches today at Craft Your Days Away.

This new challenge is For Children, which is fabulous, even better is our amazing sponsor Bugaboo who are providing a great prize of 7 images (how will you choose?)

So here's my card:

I used an image from Bugaboo called Kidz Boy Balloon, my papers are Gracie Taylor - Playtime, for the denim paper and Papermania - Happy Birthday to You for the lighter paper.  The cupcake is cut with a Marianne Die and I used the world's supply of Glossy Accents on the balloons!

So why not pop over and see the rest of my teamies creations and then play along with us - I can't wait to see what you create!

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

Ladybug Crafts Inc - Birthday Cards

Passion for Promarkers - Cut it Out

Stampin' for the Weekend - Sparkle and Shine

Thanks for looking, hope you all have great weekend!

Julie x

Guest Designer - Lexi's Creations

Evening!

A week or so ago I won a guest spot for Lexi's Creations .

Their new challenge is: Use Your Punches and Die Cuts.  I don't have many punches so die cuts it was! (Note to self: Get hold of Husband's Shiny Credit Card to fix this crafting emergency soon!)

Here's my card; the image was very kindly provided by the sponsor of this challenge Fairy Dust Crafts and is called Auri.  

I love this ruffled ribbon - I must get some more (in a range of colours just to be on the safe side) as it looks great!

Why not stop by the Lexi's Creations Blog and play along with us!  Thanks for letting me play along with you!

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

Auds Sentiments - Spring / Summer Colours

Little Claires - Doing the Rounds

Bizzy Becs - Add Some Texture

Thanks for looking!

Julie

(Edited to add challenge links - as I forgot - DUH!)

Gold...

Evening!

Just a quick post from me tonight as I am shattered!

I made another Christmas card last night while I was having a play. The digi is a freebie from Bits N Bobs. The gold baubles are cut from some gold tags that I've had lying around for ages.  I think they look good!

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

Papertake Weekly - Bingo:  Die Cuts, Free (Free Digi!), Glitter.

For Fun - Circles

Winter Wonderland - Fairy or Angel

Aud Sentiments - Song Title (Hark the Herald Angels!)

Jingle Belles - Neutral Noel

Righto - I'm off to bed.  Thanks for looking! 

Julie xx

Birthday Cake..

Hi!

Just a quick post from me to share my latest card.  I've used some of my fancy new Marianne dies that I've bought in the last week or two.  I don't have an embossing mat for my Bigshot so I've just been using an embossing tool with the paper still in the die to help create the texture.

I love this paper and the little cake - it's so cute!

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

Cupcake Craft - Something New
Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Challenge
Saturday Challenge - Let Them Eat Cake
Crafty Cardmakers - No Floral Embellishments
Ladybug Challenge - Show Us Your New Stash
Simply Create Too - Layers, Layers and More Layers
Bee Crafty - Celebrations + Balloons

I'd also like to say hello to my new followers: Katrina and Victoria!  I can't seem to see a link to either of your blogs (probably because I'm doing something wrong) - so if you can leave me a comment with your blog address and I'll be over a good old nosy on your blog!

Thanks for Looking!

Julie x

Grandad

Evening

I'm so full!! I've just got back from my work's Christmas Dinner and it was yummy. I decided to be a bit crazy and not have turkey - but went for Moroccan Lamb instead and a nice chocolate cheesecake for pudding!!

Here's the card I made for my lovely Grandad - he's very old now and not entirely with it - but I'm hoping it cheers him up a bit!

I've used some more of my lovely Dovecraft Paper.

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

Sassy Cheryl's - Snowman with a Die cut
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch / Someone Special
Catch the Bug - Baby It's Cold Outside
Craft Your Days Away - Snowmen
Little Claire's - Family Christmas

Thanks for Looking!

Julie xx

Stepper Card

Hi,

It's the happy hour here - which means the children are asleep in their beds having an afternoon nap and I have some well earned peace and quiet.

Today I've had a happy crafting parcel through the doors in the shape of a deer die - I can't wait to give it a go, in fact once I've finished this post I'm off to crank up my big shot.  I got it from a site called Capture the Magic - and they sent a little unexpected freebie of some little train eyelets! So thanks very much for that!

Here is the card I made last night - I though I'd have a go at making a stepper card and was surprised at how easy it was.

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

Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas Card
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
Ladybug Challenge - Winter Blues
Sew Many Cards -Stair Steps
Aud's Sentiments - Winter Sentiments
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Winter Wardrobe
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards

Thanks for looking!

Julie

White Christmas

Evening!

After all the pink of yesterdays Christmas card - tonight I've gone for some white.

After counting up how many cards I still need to make (43!), I dug out some Christmas chippies to speed things up a bit and then added some more felt snowflakes!

I really quite like this layout - so I'll probably make a few more like this!

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

Bunny Zoe - Anything Christmas with Pearls
Simply Create - Love You Bear-ly Much
Woopsie Daisy - Anything Goes for Christmas
Card Patterns - Sketch
Pollycraft Monday - Christmas Fun

Thanks for Looking!

Julie

Angel Christmas

Evening all:

Well I managed to make my card while the children were napping, and I'm now hiding in the kitchen making Sunday dinner posting this card:

I even managed to cut some pink snowflakes out felt and dusted off the Stickles for some sparkly wings!

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

Craft Your Passion - Let it Snow

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Women Only

Winter Wonderland - What a Cutie

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Nutcrafters - Christmas Card for a Child (Thanks for the freebie!)

The Stamping Boutique - Winter Holiday

Sundays With Crissy - Non Traditional Holiday Colours

St Luke Hospice - Christmas Cards

Thanks for looking!

Julie

Pink Christmas

Happy Weekend!

I read somewhere the other day there is only 78 days till Christmas which sounded a bit close for comfort - but I've just checked and by reckoning there is only 73 - how has that happened?

So here is my latest Christmas card:

What my crappy photography doesn't show up is the fact I may have caused a world shortage of glitter!

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

Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Bling
Jingle Belles - Pink Christmas
Bah Humbug - Glitter and Glitz
Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes as long as it Sparkles
Crafty Cardmarkers - Anything Goes
Card Mad Fairy - To Early for Christmas
Bunny Zoe - Sketch

Thanks for Looking

Julie x

Marianne Snowflakes and a Cat

Evening!

I've bought myself a set of Marianne Snowflake dies - they are lovely but are fiddly beyond belief to get the cut shape out of the die. I can only assume I'm doing something wrong as I'm currently having to poke them out (carefully) with my craft knife.  So if you have any tips for getting them out let me know.



Here is my latest card. I've been having a play with my embossing folders this time.

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

Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension and Texture
Freshly Brewed - Emboss It
Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar (Buttons and Green)
Card Mad Fairy - Buttons
The Stamping Boutique - Monthly Competition

Thanks for looking!

Julie x