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Wednesday 30 November 2011

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #101 'Anything Goes'

Hi Everyone,

Well it's Wednesday and that means it's time for a new Fab 'n' Funky Challenge, today is our last Challenge of 2011, so you had better get crafting!!!   Firstly though, I must congratulate the Winner of lasts weeks challenge (picked at random) and also the Top Three. But I must congratulate you all, for all your superb entries, I really enjoyed looking at them all, so thank you.

Today's Challenge comes under the heading 'Anything Goes', so you heard it, you can do what ever you want. We were given 'The Stamping Boutique' to use:

The Stamping Boutique

And here's my Card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Smoochie Blowing Kisses - The Stamping Boutique
Design Papers - Stash
Sentiment - Stash
Flowers - Stash
Leaves - Woodware Punch
Ribbon - Stash
Martha Stewart Punch
Gems - Kanban


Side View

Please Remember:
  1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
  2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal Stamp; not indecent.
  3. Please, please link back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
  4. You may combine your project with as many other Challenges as you like, upto a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
  5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
  6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may  only comment on 1 or 2 entries.
  7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
  8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ................... have loads of crafting fun making your project.
Well that's it from me, see you all for some fun in 2012.  

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all and your families.

Bye x x

Thursday 24 November 2011

Willow Sketchie Challenge - 4th November

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all well, and that you not too cold, in this freezing weather!!!  No I'm only joking, it not that cold (looking at people walking by!!!).

Well today is Thursday, and you no what that means, yeah another Willow Sketchie Challenge.  But before anything else, I must congratulate the Winner of last weeks Challenge .......................... Judit (picked at random).  Well done and I hope you enjoy your voucher at Willow Designs.  Once again, though I must congratulate you all for showing us your skills.  We love looking at your cards, they were all wonderful, so thank you.

 Well I said it's Thursday, and that means another Willow Sketchie Challenge.  I would like to say thank you to Pauline for being our hostess last week. Our hostess for this week is going to be Hazel, she is using Clairebears sketch, as Clairebears had to leave us, we wish you every success for the future. The Design Team used the CD Walter and Winnie does Christmas.  And here's on to Clairebears Sketch:


Along with her Sketch she also set up a extra twist, she wanted to see 2 Ribbons and 1 Button.

Now before I get on with my card, you want to know what your winning, the prize for the Winner of this weeks Challenge (picked at random) will be a Voucher to spend at Willow Designs.

Well it's time to show you my card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Stash
Image - Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD
Design Papers - Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD
Ribbons - Stash
Lace - Stash
Button - Friend gave it to me
Gems - Kanban


Side View

Please Remember
  1. We do not discriminate anyone for using there crafty stash, but if you have and Willow Designs we would love to see them.
  2. You can rotate or flip the sketch, re-size the elements as long as the original Sketch Layout can be recognised.
  3. The Challenge runs from Thursday at 9:00am (UK time) until 20:00pm (UK time) on the following Wednesday.
  4. You can enter up to 3 times per Sketch / Layout.
  5. You can also combine our Challenge with a maximum of 10 others.
  6. The Winner will Randomly be drawn on Wednesday (after 20:00pm)
  7. Finally HAVE FUN!!!
Well off you go and get crafty!!!

Don't forget to visit the other Team Members (a list is in the sidebar) to see what they've been up to.
 
Bye x x

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #100 'Happy Birthday'

Hi Everyone, 

Gosh, I made my card in only a short time so I hope you like it, well it Wednesday and that means it's time for another Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.  Firstly though, I must congratulate the Overall Winner (picked at random) ad also the Top Three, I have to admit that all of your cards / projects were wonderful and I really enjoyed looking al them all.

Well, today is our 2nd Birthday, but due to one Team Member, Louise, whose Mother is ill in hospital in Ireland.  I know that all my followers will wish her well and a speedy recovery.  We aim to make the New Year our Birthday and will have lots of sponsors and things going on then, so we will be having a late Birthday.  We will also be stopping for the Christmas Holidays, a bit sooner than required, I'm sure that everyone will understand, so next week will be are final card / project of 2011.  We will be back in the New Year.

So here is my Card (rather rushed, I hope you like it)


Card Materials


6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Crafters Companion
Image - Di's Digi Downloads
Design Papers - Stash
Sentiment - Forever Friends - Black and Gold
 Ribbon - Create and Craft
Charm - Stash
Flowers - Hobbycraft
Leaves - Woodware Punch
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Eyelet Squares


Side View


Please Remember 
  1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
  2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal stamp; not indecent.
  3. Please, please link back to the 'Fab 'n' Funky' Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
  4. You may combine our Challenge with as many other Challenges as you like, upto a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
  5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
  6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may only comment on1 or 2 entries.
  7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
  8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ........ have loads of crafting fun making your project.
Well that's it from me.

Bye x x

Sunday 20 November 2011

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Challenge #161

Hi ya Everybody,

I'm back, don't they say that 'You keep turning up like a bad smell'!!!

Well I have this other card which I competed today, but if I'm being honest I just don't know about it.  The card is for The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, it was a wonderful Sketch, but I don't know if I did it justice.

Here is there Sketch.


And so onto my Card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Gingerbreadman - Beccy's Place
Design Paper - Papermania - Henbury Lane - Pointsettia
Gems - Stash
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Tag - Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Fancy Tags Three


Side View


It's growing on me, what do you think???

Bye x x

The Sweet Stop Challenge - SSS135 November 19, The Stamping Boutique - Monthly Contest and Oldie But a Goodie - Le it Snow Challenge

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I haven't really been up to anything today, well that's when I got up.  I am sure all our clocks within the house are playing a game with me, I mean it couldn't of been 11.30.

Well after looking at several of the Blogs, I chose to enter a few with a card I made, The Sweet Shop had a wonderful Sketch to follow from yesterday, so I based my card on that.  I also thought of entering The Stamping Boutique Monthly Contest and finally Oldie But A Goodie was hosting an idea of 'Let it Snow'.



So on with my Card:


Card Materials


6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Snowman with a Sign - The Stamping Boutique
Design Papers - Daisy and Dandelion - Penelope and Percy
Ribbon - Stash
Pearls - Kanban
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory


Side View


I would like to enter this car into the following Challenges:

The Sweet Stop Challenge - SSS135 November 19
The Stamping Boutique - Current Monthly Contest
Oldie But A Goodie - Let it Snow Challenge

That's it from me

Bye x x

Saturday 19 November 2011

A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge 34, One Stop Craft Challenge - Week #158 Colour Challenge and Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday - Embossing

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a good afternoon and that went out and you spent loads of money.  I stayed in my Craftroom all afternoon, I am sure my Mum had a good afternoon, as there was two John Wayne movies on.  Well, she knows that the TV is mine tonight, Strictly and Merlin, I can't wait.

Well on to my card, it's for A Gem of a Challenge they had a wonderful Sketch to follow, One Stop Craft Challenge had the Colour Blue to follow and Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday had Embossing somewhere on you project.

This is the Sketch from A Gem of a Challenge.


Well on to my Card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Reindeer and Robin - Pink Gem
Design Papers - Stash
Ribbon - Stash
Gems and Pearls - Kanban
Martha Stewart Punch


Side View

I would like to enter this card in the following:


Had better go and have tea, and then it's my favourite Strictly and Merlin.

Bye x x

Crafts 4 Eternity - R#46 Embellishment Recipe

Good Afternoon,

It's a nice bright day here today, and there's lots going on (well there does seem to be with the amount of people walking by!).  They must be going Christmas shopping, I'm quite proud of myself, I've done mine, well I need to get something for my Mum which she know nothing about, but I have ideas!!!

I was on the computer yesterday and looking at all the Challenges I could enter, I chose Crafts 4 Eternity.  They had a Bingo theme going, and I chose to do Snowflake / Button / Ribbon.

So would you like to see my card, well here it is:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Personal Impressions - Christmas Bears
Design Papers - Papermania - Henbury Lane - Pointsettia
Sentiment - Personal Impressions - Christmas Bears
 Ribbon - Stash
Snowflake - Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Create - A - Flake 3
Button - Stash
Gems - Kanban


Side View

I would like to enter this card into Crafts 4 Eternity - R46 Embellishment Recipe

Oh well, off I go.


Friday 18 November 2011

Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge #120 - Tic Tac Toe

Hi Everyone,

My it's a bit overcast today, shouldn' complain about the weather, well at least it's not raining and that's the main thing.

I was looking around and Incy Wincy Designs were having a Challenge, about Tic Tac Toe, I chose to follow the Tic Tac Toe, in the diagonal form, so mine went Red / Any Christmas Sentiment / Ribbons.  However, I did add some flowers, very naughty!!!   To cut a long story short, I made this card last night, however, due to the light in my Craftroom, I wasn't able to take a photo of it until this morning.  

On to my card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card -Create and Craft
Image - Personal Impressions - Beary Christmas
Design Papers - Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Collection 'A Winter's Tale'
Sentiment - Personal Impressions - Beary Christmas
Ribbon - Stash
Embellishments - Stash and Polar White Flower Soft


Side View

I would like to enter this card into Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge #120 - Tic Tac Toe

Bye x x


Thursday 17 November 2011

I Love Pro-markers - Challenge #92 - Christmas Trees and The Cutie Pie Challenge - Challenge #5 - Bears

Hi Everyone,

How are you all??  I hope you are all well, I'm fantastic, I went to my Stroke Club this morning and I had a really good time, and they invited me to a Christmas Meal.  I thought how nice of them.

Well, today (this afternoon in fact) I thought that I might try a few Challenges.  I thought I might give I Love Pro-markers and also The Cutie Pie Challenge.

Well this is my card:



Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Personal Impressions - Beary Christmas
Design Papers - Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Collection A Winters Tale, and. 
Papermania - Henbury Lane - Pointsettia
Sentiment - Personal Impressions - Beary Christmas
Embellishments - Stash
Ribbon - Stash
Gems - Stash


Side View

I would like to enter this card into the following:


I'm going now.

Bye x x


Willow Sketchie Challenge - 17th November

Hi Everyone,

Well you guessed it, it's Thursday and that means it's time for a Willow Sketchie Challenge.  Wow don't these days go faster and faster.

But before we go any further, I must congratulate the Winner of last weeks sketch, and the Winner was........... Michaela (picked at random).  I hope you enjoy your voucher to spend at Willow Designs.  Once again, though I must congratulate you all for joining in and showing us what you have been up to.  We love looking at your cards, they were wonderful.  So thank you.

Well I said it was Thursday and that means it's time for another Willow Sketchie Challenge.  Our hostess for the week is the most lovely Pauline.  The Design Team used the new CD Walter and Winnie does Christmas.  Pauline designed this lovely sketch for us to follow, it's wonderful:


But first the Prize for the Winner of this Challenge (picked randomly) will be a Voucher to spend at Willow Designs.

Well it's time for me to show you my Card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Sentiment - Hunkydory
Embellishments - Card Candy from Craftwork Cards
Ribbon - Stash
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory


Side View

Now Remember
  1. We do not discriminate anyone for using there crafty stash, but if you have any Willow Designs we would love to see them.
  2. You can rotate or flip the sketch, re-size the elements as long as the original Sketch Layout can be recognised.
  3. The Challenge runs from Thursday at 9:00am (UK time) until 20:00pm (UK time) on the following Wednesday.
  4. You can enter up to 3 times per Sketch / Layout.
  5. You can also combine our Challenge with a maximum of 10 others.
  6. The Winner will Randomly be drawn on Wednesday (after 20:00pm).
  7. Finally HAVE FUN!!!
Please visit other members of the Design Team, and tell us what you think of our cards.

I would like to enter this into
Forever Friends - Christmas is Coming
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Challenge #137 Christmas Time

Well, I had better go.

Bye x x


Wednesday 16 November 2011

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #99 'It's Cold Outside'

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe it, it's that time off the week again!!!  Well it's Wednesday, that means two things, those who are working, your half way through the week and more importantly it means it's a Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.  Firstly, I must congratulate the Overall Winner (picked at random), and also for the Top Three, your cards / projects were of the highest standard.  But thank you all for entering.

This weeks Sponsor is Fred She Said, I am so excited because Fred She Said is a wonderful site, I spent ages looking and I am sure it deserves another look!!!


Tacey Lynne 'Fred' Millar started Fred She Said and said I am an aspiring papercraft and graphics artist and avid doodler.

This week the Challenge was ''It's Cold Outside'.

And so on with my card:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Emma the Skating Elf - Fred, She Said Designs
Design Papers - Create and Craft
Sentiment - Hunkydory
Ribbon - Stash
Gems - Kanban
Flowers - Pointsettia Stash
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory
Martha Stewart Punch


Side View

Please Remember:
  1. Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week). 
  2. Use what you like to create your project ....... as long as it's a legal stamp; not indecent!!
  3. Please, please link back to the 'Fab 'n' Funky' Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
  4. You may combine our Challenge with as many other Challenges as you like, upto a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
  5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
  6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may only comment on 1 or 2 entries. 
  7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
  8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE......have loads of crafting fun making your project.


I would like to enter this into ABC Christmas Challenge - W is for Winter Sports


Go and get Crafting!!!


Saturday 12 November 2011

Sketch Saturday - Week #181 - 12th November

Hi Everyone, Again

I promise this is going to be my last post, for today anyway!!!  I'm still trying to watch the tv and I will have to hurry up, Merlin's on soon.

This card is for Sketch Saturday, I really enjoy taking part in there challenges.


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Tilda fom Magonlia
Design Papers - Daisy and Dandelion - Penelope and Percy
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory
Embellishment - Stash
Ribbon - Stash


Side View

I would like to enter this card into Sketch Saturday - Week #181 - 12th November

Well I'm going, just in time for Merlin.

Bye x x


The Sweet Stop - SSS134 - 12th November

Hi Everyone,

It's my second post of today, and I'm still cold!!!  I think I am going to be cold for the rest of the day, I'm watching 'Strictly' as I am writing this, so look out for mistakes!!!

I would like to enter this card into The Sweet Stop, they have got a really good challenge at the moment, they have a Sketch which I followed, and here it is:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Pink Gem
Design Papers - Daisy and Dandelion 'Christmas Collection' A Winter's Tale
Sentiment - Hunkydory
Ribbon - Stash
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory
Martha Stewart Punch


Side View

I would like to enter this into The Sweet Stop - SSS134 - 12th November

Well I'm off (I'll be back I've got another card to post)

Bye x x

Friday Sketch Challenge - #5 By Tracey & Nutcrafters - #5 - A Christmas Card for a Child

Hi Everybody,

Hope your all well? I tell you I'm a bit nippy here, it seems colder in my Mum's house than outside. If I don't warm up I'm thinking about going out, and sitting in the back garden, Brr!!!

Well today I'm doing a combination of challenges, I saw on Thursday that Nutcrafters had a Challenge to create a Christmas Card for a Child and they gave you an excellent Digi Image to use. Then on Friday I saw that Friday Sketch Challenge gave an excellent Sketch.

Well here goes, and my card looks like:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Nutcrafters
Design Papers - Papermania - Henbury Lane - Pointsettia
Pointsettia - Stash
Gems - Kanban
Embellishment - Craftwork Cards - Card Candy
Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory


Side View

I would like to enter this card into the following:

and

Well I'm off now, you never know I could be back!!!

Bye x x

Thursday 10 November 2011

Just Inspirational Challenges - Challenge #2 - Rememberance Day and Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #190 - Reds for Rememberance

Hi Everyone,

Tomorrows Rememberance Day, it's time for us to think of others and what they gave up for us, and still continue to give up for us.  To think of those less fortunate then ourselves, I will be observing the 2 minute silence thinking of these things.

Talking about Rememberance Day, it was so good to see that Just Inspirational Challenges and Cute Card Thursday have Challenges about it.

My Card tries to convey it too:


Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - Poppies - The Stamping Boutique
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Ribbon - Stash
Gems - Kanban
Spray & Sparkle - Crafter's Companion
Martha Stewart Punch


Side View

I would like to enter this into the following:


Take Care and See you Soon

Bye x x