A Cherry On Top

My card tonight follows the sketch on Sketch Saturday :-

I am entering into the following challenges :-

Sketch Saturday # 413 -  Follow Sketch
Craft Your Passion # 313 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp (Monday) - Make A Wish
Creative Moments # 93 - Anything Goes - optional black white and one colour (pink)
Cute Card Thursday # 426  - Food and/or Drink
Moving Along With The Times # 20 - Man or Boy
In The Pink # 94 - Happy Anything and Pink
Allsorts # 364 - Happy Birthday


Image - Sugar Nellie - A Cherry On Top
Coloured with Distress Inks
Paper - Echo Park - Spots and Stripes
Tonic Dies - Sunburst Gazania
Birthday stamp free with magazine
Gems from stash

Thank you for visiting and any comments you leave are appreciated x

Sugar Bowl # 71, Simon Says Stamp, Stampavie and More # 155 and Moving Along With The Times # 123

Got some crafting time last night and really enjoyed making this card.  The sketch was great and definitely one I will use again.

I am entering my card into four challenges:-

Sugar Bowl # 71 - Sketch with optional theme of patchwork (although I have left off the sentiment, hope that is ok)
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons
Stampavie and More # 155 - Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times # 123 - Food and Drink (if this doesn't suit the challenge, sorry)

Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Papers - Papermania
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Nestabilities
Marianne Design Button Flower Die
Twine
Buttons

These are some of Shannon's formal photographs from Wednesday night.  She looked beautiful and Matthew scrubbed up well too. He is our neighbour and is like a brother to the girls.  They had a great night. Thank goodness the formals are now over, can now relax and start to think about Christmas.

Thanks for popping by, your comments are always appreciated.  Off to Belfast shopping today with the girls, although not sure if we are wise as the MTV Music Awards are on Sunday night and it will be very busy.  Then again, you never know who we might spot out shopping.  Hollie has her camera with her just in case. Enjoy your weekend.

Sugar Bowl # 47, Totally Gorjuss # 56 and Pollycraft Monday # 70

Got to make another card yesterday.  Definitely was a good weekend as I got to make three cards.  I know that doesn't seem a lot but for me that is so good.


I am entering my card into three challenges:-
Sugar Bowl # 47 - Follow Sketch with added option of ribbons and bows.  (Didn't do the option)
Totally Gorjuss # 56 - Christmas - Traditional Colours
Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 70 - A Glittery Christmas


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Echo Park
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Stickles
Martha Stewart Punch (another of my new punches)
Sentiments - Echo Park
Brad from stash

I am really enjoying these Martha Stewart punches.  I only had the Doily Lace and it didn't always give a clean cut as it is so intricate.  These ones are just so easy to work with and I will definitely be using them more than I thought I would.


Thanks for popping by on this cold foggy frosty morning.  Off now to do the housework, well Sophie's bedroom anyway as she had her friend Chloe to stay for the wekend and you probably can imagine what her bedroom looks like.  

Sugar Bowl # 46, Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 68 and Papertake Weekly

Just a quick post from me today.  Have not been feeling great these last few days with a chesty cough and as two of my daughters are still on holidays, not much time for crafting.


My card today is for three challenges : -


Sugar Bowl # 46 - Marlene's Sketch plus optional theme of One for the Boys
Pollycraft Monday Challenge # 68 - It's Chill Time (interpret how you wish)
Papertake Weekly - Penny for the Guy (card for boys/men)


Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - K I Memories (have had these for years and never used)
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Computer generated sentiment
Golf embellishments from stash (can't remember)
Ribbon - K I Memories

Anyway, thanks for popping by, your comments are very much appreciated. Going now to collect my eldest daughter from school.

Sugar Bowl # 44 - Lilian's sketch

Just a quick post from me today.  This is a card I have made for the Sugar Bowl Challenge # 44 - a sketch by Lilian with the theme of A Birthday Card.  I have wanted to use this stamp for a little while so thought I would make a card for a boy's birthday.  However, don't seem to have many papers for a boy's card.  Came across these that I have had for years when I started scrapbooking so it is another blue and green card.
Cardblank - Craftwork Cards
Patterned Paper - Scrapworks (double-sided, so used for layering as well)
Image - Sugar Nellie
Sentiment Stamp - Free with magazine
Woodware Punch
Coloured with Distress Inks.

Only entering into the one challenge this time.  Hopefully be back later today or tomorrow with another card.


Thanks for popping by, it is much appreciated and have a nice weekend whatever you are doing.

Sketch Saturday 115 and Flutterby Wednesday 117

I have inked up one of my new images and I think she is going to be another one of my favourites.  She is called the Woodland Fairy and is a new manga from Funky Kits.  She was lovely to colour, although I think my stickles ran into each other and sort of destroyed her wings.
My card is for two challenges - Sketch Saturday 115, really liked this sketch and will definitely use again and Flutterby Wednesday 117, which was an open challenge - just use a fairy, angel or butterfly.
Cardstock - Paper Mill
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug (I have had these papers for years and never used them but seem to be using them more now for cards, than I did for scrapbooking)
Woodware Punch for flowers
Image - Funky Kits
Sentiment - Elzybells (only came across this site from another blog, although it is closing down and everything I think has 50% off, so got this sentiment for a bargain £1.25)
Coloured with distress inks
Stickles
Sequins - Doodlebug
Thanks for popping by, it is much appreciated and I hope my posts are now showing up on dashboards and whatever the problem was has now been sorted.

Sugar Bowl - Challenge 40, Pollycraft Monday - Challenge 55 and Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 124

This card was made using one of the new Mangas that I purchased recently from  Sugar Nellie. Didn't think I would ink it up and use it just so quickly but the challenge at Pollycraft Monday was the theme - Fit for a Princess.  Glad I purchased it now.
The other two challenges I am entering this card into are Sugar Bowl Challenge 40 - Do It Yourself.  You could choose your own sketch from the sketch gallery for this one.  I have only recently started entering challenges so thought I would use a sketch that I hadn't used before.  I went for Kathy's Sketch number 30. Really liked this one. The last challenge is Cute Card Thursday - Whateva. So thought I would enter the card into this challenge also.
Cardstock - Bazzill and Die Cuts with a View (probably need to stock up on a few more colours)
Patterned Paper - K & Co (this is really nice paper and is the same pad I used for the baby card in my last post)
Computer generated sentiments
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Martha Stewart - Circle Cutter (haven't made my mind up about this yet.  Don't get a clean cut every time, but you do have plenty of sizes to choose from.  Find cardstock not as easy to cut as thinner paper

Just realised when I uploaded image, forgot to add stickles to her ring and crown.  A princess does need a bit of bling.
Thanks for popping by. Donna

Sketch Saturday 113

This is a card I have made for Sketch Saturday 113.  I had originally wanted to follow the sketch for Friday Sketchers, only to notice that I was too late as it closed at midday, however, I will use that sketch for another card, as it was really nice.
Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View
Patterned Paper and Gems - K & Co
Image - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Computer generated sentiment
This card sort of came together very easily.  I had wanted to use this manga stamp for sometime but didn't know how to use it.  Then I remembered I had these fishy papers from a long time ago, which were at the bottom of my paper rack and so were forgotten about, as they were for a scrapbook layout, which I never got round to making.  Quite a simple card but I think I like it.
I haven't really had a chance to do a lot of crafting this week, as my daughters are going to the football matches (which finish today) and we went to The Tayto Crisp Factory on Wednesday for a day out. 
Thanks for popping by and hope you are having better weather than we are, still no sunshine.

Sugar Bowl #39 and Totally Gorjuss #40

This is a card that I have made for two challenges again.  The first is for The Sugar Bowl # 39, which was to follow Lilian's sketch and the theme was the colour blue. The second was for Totally Gorjuss # 40 which was the theme of congratulations.  I hadn't entered the Sugar Bowl as I hadn't decided on a stamp or theme and then when Totally Gorjuss was for congratulations, I thought I would combine the two with the new Manga Scooter Boy and it would be for passing a motorbike test. Hope this card applies to both. The stars spell out congratulations and well done, as the photograph doesn't really show this very well.
Cardstock - Die Cuts with a View
Patterned Paper - Sassafras - Amplify paper pad
Image - Manga Scooter Boy - Sugar Nellie
Coloured with Distress Inks
Star Woodware Punch
Black Fineliner Pen - Promarker
I am quite pleased with this card, as I never make cards for boys as I have three daughters, so I never really buy anything that is suitable for boys, although I thought this new manga stamp was so cute and as they were on offer for the four new images, I couldn't really resist.

Thanks for popping by and as always your comments are very much appreciated. Donna