Sketch challenge card

Good evening followers

How are we all...me i am so glad that tomorrow is Friday...what a week!!!

Okay so over at the trimcraft site there is a monthly sketch challenge run by Rozzy and this month we had a great sketch to work with. So as i needed to make a birthday card for a friends hubby i decided to enter the challenge .....

The backing papers are from a swap i did with a trimmie, border was punched using a martha stewart punch and the key was from an embellishment kit i bought ages ago from the NEC..

Challenges for this one are

OSAAT - use embellishments
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything goes

Time for chill out time now with some promarkers and some digis...brill

Sylvia xx

"Celebrations"

Celebrations is our theme this week over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges and we had so many digis to choose from to use on our DT cards but i chose this oh so cute image from "eiglas".




Only problem was once i got out my DCWV nursery papers i couldn't decide whether to make a "girl" card or a "boy" card...so i made both. Coloured with my promarkers and then added some baby embellishments to them.




We have great prizes from our fab sponsors again so do come and join us.

Have fun and enjoy the rest of the day

Challenges for my cards are...

Passion for Promarkers - Song Title..Baby Love
I love Promarkers - cute and cuddly
Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
OSAAT - use embellishments
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Something new (new baby)

Hugs Sylvia x

My 1st DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenges

Good morning followers

Well what a surprise this was, after being asked if i would like to be a GDT for C.R.A.F.T Challenges during December I have now joined this great team as a permanent member of their DT!!!! How happy am I !!!!

Well the challenge this week is "Thank You" and we got to choose some wonderful digis to work with, mine is from "Karen's Doodles" and if you have never visited her site you won't know what you have been missing.




I have colored the image with my beloved promarkers and the delighful BP's are DCWV " Blossoms & Butterflies" and a sentiment from craftwork cards....

Do try and join us for this weeks challenge as we have some fantastic sponsors and stunning prizes for the winners...

this card was inspired by the sketch at Sketch N Stash

I am also entering this card over at One Stitch at a Time and also at Papertake Weekly Challenge

See you all soon

Sylvia xx

Mary Mary Quite Contrary....

Aha...did you guess which stamp I had used from the soon to be released "Nursery Rhymes" from Nutcrafters

How cute is she and just wait til you see the others!!! These new stamps are to be released on the 9th January and i just know they are going to be very very popular and miss lucky here gets to work with some of them..

Our challenge this week is anything goes, but do please remember to use a nutcrafters image. Our prize will be a £10 voucher to spend as you like in the nutcrafters shop, and i know what i would be spending it on...



Good luck in the challenge followers, enjoy the rest of your day and watch this space for more sneak previews

Challenges for my card....

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge
The Paper Shelter
Papertake Weekly Challenge
Stampin for the Weekend

Sylvia xx

1st DT challenge of 2012...

My 1st DT challenge card for 2012 is this one for Creative Craft Challenges. Our theme for the new year is "What's Your Resolution". well one of mine is to be a bit happier in the morning, I'm not a morning person as i need at least 3 cups of tea before i am "normal" so around 10 is a good time for me....

I have made this card for one of my very good friend's hubby, he is always saying how my friend is grumpy in the morning which i know is rubbish cos i have known her for 26 years and she is NEVER grumpy!!! but thought this card would make them both chuckle.

The image is from Bugaboo and i love it and the brill sentiment and know it will be well used. do pop over here and have a look at what my fab teamies have come up with, we have fantastic sponsors again and there are brill prizes to be won

Challenges...

Sentimental Sundays
Papertake weekly challenge

Till next time.....

bit of a tease for you!!!

This is a small part of the card I have made for the Nutcrafters challenge later in the week using one of their fantastic new stamps....but which one???? well you will just have to wait til Wednesday when i shall reveal my DT card to you all. If you really can't wait til then ...well why not pop over here and have a sneeky peek at these new stamps Nutcrafters have come up with....they will be released very soon and i just know they are going to be sooooo popular!!!

See you Wednesday then followers

Sylvia xx

Thank You's...

Welcome to 2012 followers. I hope you have all had a great festive time, I am just enjoying my last day of freedom before going back to work tomorrow!!!

I have been asked to make some thank you cards so thought i would share them with you..




this one is made from a goody bag from craftwork cards, i just love the colour combinations. I thought i would enter this one into the challenge at Sentimental Sundays




This one is also made using the craftwork card goodybag and if you're looking for inspiration check out their website..it's brill



and finally a quite simple/plain one but i love this one with the gorgeous shimmery papers

Right must dash as i have lots of DT cards to make before the day is done...enjoy your day

Sylvia x

Sketch Saturday Winner !!! Wooo Hoo

What a great end to 2011, i've just found out i have won the latest sketch challenge over at and i have won a mystery prize. I love surprises so huge thanks to the team

Happy 2012 to you all

Sylvia xx

C.R.A.F.T challenge GDT card

Well this is my last card as a GDT for C.R.A.F.T.Challenges and the theme was "New Year".

Bit of a quickie card for me as time seems to have run away and i am now back at work!!!! This funny little man is 'Harry' from LiaStamp. Lia is one of the sponsors this week along with "Sew Many Digital Stamps". Be sure to drop by and have a look at what the clever DT girlies have come up with this time.

Until next time..

"Happy New Year!

Sylvia xx

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my followers.

I wish you all a super duper Christmas and the very best of wishes for 2012.

I look forward to visiting you all Next Year and huge thanks for your support and help during my 1st proper year of blogging!!!!

Sylvia xx

Final Christmas Cards

These may have been my final Christmas Cards but they are definitely the most important. They are for my daughters...I have 3 lovely daughters so as soon as i saw this LOTV stamp I knew i had to have it!!!! I have made the girls all the same card but just changed the outfits and the hair colour .... this one is for my middle daughter who has brown hair..coloured with my promarkers and copics for a change. Martha Stewart Punch for the border and my favourtie snowflake punch. The sentiment came with the stamp.

Challenges for my card are..

Stampin for the weekend
Shelly's Images
Digi Doodle Shop
Charisma Cardz
I love Promarkers
Papertake Weekly
Passion for Promarkers

Merry Christmas to you all

Lots of love

Sylvia x

C.R.A.F.T.Challenge GDT card

Hello followers...are we already for the big day, are you stockings hung up for Santa!!! mine is and as i have been a very good girl i expect it to be full to the brim!!!

Now over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenges this week we have 2 fab sponsors Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and 2 Cute rubber stamps. The theme is "Pastelles for Christmas" so nice pastel shades for your projects this week please...




I got to work with this lovely little angel, not really a fan of angels (don't like things with wings)!!! but this one is sooooooooooooooo cute i just had to use her...coloured with my trusty promarkers and I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday. The backing papers are from the great pack "Mistletoe Kisses" from docrafts.

Enjoy your day and will chat very soon

Sylvia xx

Nutcrafters Challenge...Happy New Year

Hello followers, well i do hope you are all ready for the big day on Sunday...by the time you read this i will be at work and i will either be all nice and calm cos i have everything done or i will be stressing lol

Over at Nutcrafters we have a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Nutcrafters fabby shop for the winner of our latest challenge and the challenge this time is "Happy New Year".

Why not come and join us with your creation (just remember to use a nutcrafters image) and you could be having a post Christmas spending spree with your winnings.

We look forward to seeing you soon

Challenges for this card are..
Sketch Saturday....
Crafty Cardmakers......
Totally papercrafts.....
My Time to Craft....
I love Promarkers.............
Sylvia xx

What a day!!!

Hi followers hope you are snuggly and warm this evening.

I never expected today to be a good one, it is the 1st anniversary of the death of my nan so obviously i woke up very sad. I planned to go to the cemetery, light a candle and place some hyacinths and flowers for nan but 1st i needed a shower. Had a wonderful refreshing shower then walked into the kitchen to find the cat had left me a mess yuk, cleaned it up, mopped the floor and then got back in the shower....came out got dressed did my hair, coffee time....went back into the kitchen and yes you guessed it poor Jess had been poorly again!!! Cleaned it up, mopped the floor and finally left the house minus the coffee....

Thankfully the afternoon has been much better...look at this lot i made!!!



I recently bought a goodybag from craftwork cards..wow brilliant and this is what i have used to make the last lot of my christmas cards.... only needed to add some ribbon and punch some scalloped circles and voila...sorry the piccies aren't brill there was no daylight left once i had finished.




Challenges

Charisma Cardz...last minute xmas card and these are very last minute
Dream Valley Challenges...Christmas

Still got a few more to make for my daughters and of course my hubby ....

Off to get ready for a party tonight and i am really looking forward to a large glass of wine..

Have a wonderful evening followers and stay warm

Sylvia xx

This weeks C.R.A.F.T Challenge...................

Good morning followers, i hope you are well and managing to stay warm, bit blustery isn't it??

Well onto the latest challenge over at C.R.A.F.T. challenges, we would like to see a Christmas card with a removeable part!!!

I got to use a fab digi from "Bows and Berries Digital Stamps" who are one of the brill sponsors this week. I chose this cute little penguin and his brother...i love penguins i just think they are soooooooooooooooooo cute...my card was inspired from a fantastic tutorial from Annette Dayot which can be found here...thank you so much Annette.

Our 2nd sponsor this week is My Creative Classroom and the prizes are just wow, so do pop over and have a look at what the clever peeps have made and then join us and you could be this weeks winner.

Look forward to seeing your entries





Thought i would enter the following challenges with this project

Charisma Cardz
Dream Valley Challenges
One Stitch at a Time
Craft your days away
Hotshot Craft blog

Love and hugs

Sylvia x

We're back...

Hello followers...well we have returned from a wonderful week in the Lake District, where we have seen sunshine, hail, rain and lots of snow !!!!! We had a great time, and thought you just might like to see some of the lovely piccies I took


We went on a cruise along Windermere to Ambleside and this is the view we had on our way back, this is before the snow arrived in town!!



Sophie getting ready for her walk with her padded coat, it was so dirty when we got back to the cottage it went straight in the wash...



on our way up to "Orrest Head", snow has begun to fall...



Hubby needed a sit down when we reached the summit lol

me i needed a brandy!!!!





winter wonderland in Windermere.......



mid afternoon over coniston water..

ok that's it won#t bore you with anymore.

Off to put up the Christmas tree now

Sylvia xx

C.R.A.F.T challenge GDT card

Hello followers, well another scheduled post from me as i am still chilling in the lake district with my hubby and dog Sophie.

Over at the C.R.A.F.T challenge blog there is a great sketch to follow this week and i was lucky enough to be able to choose to work with this fab digi from Glitterbabe called "Country Tree". I think it is sooooo funky and perfect to go with these great papers and sentiments from docrafts papermania pack "Mistletoe Kisses".

There are fab prizes to be won on this challenge so do pop by, say hello and show us your wonderful creations.

Just a quick thank you to Jo and the team for asking me to be part of their team in December....xx

Sylvia x

Nutcrafters Challenge...

Good morning followers..I do hope you are all well.

I shall be in the Lake District having a pre- Christmas chill out by the time you are reading this (assuming the scheduled post has worked) lol

Over at Nutcrafters the challenge is make a card or project with a winter theme....so here is my card for the DT using another of the great stamps from the winter collection. Doesn't she look all snug and warm wrapped up surrounded by snowflakes???

Do pop over to the challenge blog and have a look at what my team mates have made..they are always so inspirational... the prize is once again a £10 voucher to spend in the fab nutcrafters shop AND they have new stamp sets out that are just WOW!!!

I look forward to seeing your creations

Have a great week and will chat soon once i get back from the lakes

Sylvia xx

Creative Craft Challenges DT card

Stamping Boutique provided the DT Team with some amazing digi images for our challenge this time over at Creative Craft Challenges. It is a stitching challenge this time and it doesn't matter whether it is real stitches or the faux ones.

I ordered 2 goodybags from craftwork cards this week and voila when i opened one of them there was some gorgeous backing papers with faux stitches on so that was my cue to make this card. I love this cute teddie with his sewing needle. I used some twine for his sewing thread and obviously coloured him with my promarkers.

do pop over and have a look at what the very talented team have come up with, then get your creative juices flowing and show us your projects. As always we have fantastic prizes for the winners

Love and hugs

Sylvia xx

ps I am in the Lake Distric with my fingers crossed that the scheduled post has worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GDT for December over at the C.R.A.F.T challenge blog

I had a lovely email the other day inviting me to be part of the GDT for December over at C.R.A.F.T challenge blog which of course i said yes too....

The 1st of the December challenges is "Christmas Present" and we had the most gorgeous digi images to work with from Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

I chose this one as i thought the little girl looked so happy with her "Christmas Present".... do join in the fun over at the C.R.A.F.T. challenge blog


There are great prizes up for grabs from the wonderful sponsors "Crimson Cloud" and of course "Lauretta's Digital Stamps" you will also see very inspirational projects from the team. Look forward to seeing your projects over there

I am entering this card into the following challenges

The Poodles Parlour
Totally Papercrafts challenge
Craft Your Days Away

Love and hugs

Sylvia x