Dottie's Sunday Challenge..Juliets..Love

Finally I have managed to find some sunshine to take a descent picture.
It Juliets turn over on Dottie's World.
'Good morning, I hope you're all well this Sunday morning and raring to go with this week's challenge. This week, I'd like you to create something on the theme 'Love is......' and I would like to see a message or journalling on the FRONT of your card. As usual, you must include one of the Dottie downloads too'

I used a Christmas Cuttlebug folder for the embossed words,which I made pink for October at its Breast Cancer Awareness month!
Hot off the press Paper Piazza Friendship 8x8 paper.
I used the wonderful Christmas fairy from the Christmas Bundle downloads. I coloured her with a pink watercolour pencil,then added gold cosmic shimmer,which is difficult to show even in the daylight,I then added icicle stickles . And all these items are available from Charmed Cards and Crafts. Its my turn this coming Sunday, so make sure you check Sunday morning.

R.I.P Paul Newman.xx

Those blue eyes have finally faded!
One by one they are all leaving us,but my goodness what they leave behind for us to remember them always,God rest his soul!

Dottie's Sunday Challenge

Its Adeles turn over on Dotties world and the challenge is Geometric.

I chose rectangles and Circles. I used an image I havent used before,so goes towards juliets challenge of using images not used before. The image is the Nutcracker from the Christmas Collection of Downloads available from Charmed Cards and Crafts. This a very bold and bright card, I found some wonderfully red red card and bright green card, so they bounce off each other quite well. The sentiments are the sentiment circles from the collecton too,i used basic grey brads.

At Home for Christmas

This is a Helping Hands Template 'Dolls house'.It is made to the size of an a5 card(a4 in half) There are lots of different pieces with this template, but its worth it in the end,as the result is wonderful!!
For this house i used images from The Christmas collection and a few from the Love & Marriage collection of downloads available at charmed Cards and crafts, click the blinkie and it takes you directly to them.

I added a fireplace using a new Christmas unmounted stamp from cuddly Buddly, I cut off the surround to get the right size. The fencing is ct down also to size and is available from Charmed Cards & Crafts online shop.

Then had fun adding the snow writer all over the front, i love the stuff, its like icing a cake lol!!

The roof and the front sections open to reveal the upper floor or attic and the downstairs. I put the li dots up their for their own bedroom, this are fron the Love & Marriage collection. Downstairs the images are from the Christmas collection
I made the bedroom furniture using brown paper and water colour pens
xx

Time for Blog Candy!!

Over on Linnie Pinks blog you can have the chance of winning a Helping Hands Lantern template, I have made 'Dear to my Heart' amongst others with this template,its fabulous!!
Go take a peek!!

New Template at Helping Hands

This is Helping Hands Brand new Truck Template it was realeased a week ago. It can be made to suit any occasions,little boys would love this! But then I have made a universal Christmas card that would suit young and old alike.

I used the new Christmas Stamps from Cuddly Buddly, the truck has two doors on it trailer which opens to a compartment,the wheels I used are from Arty Farty Designs.

The Truck is mounted onto a card,so it makes a perfect greeting card.

Sunday Challenge..Go green

Its Karens turn over on Dotties World and it Go green time,
See how green you can go,sprinkle 3 buttons or brads and a dash of ribbon, a special something 'recycled' This is my card, I used the witch Dottie image from the Halloween Collection and suspended her on a recycled string spiderweb,she is also printed on a brown paper bag and I paper pieced her in all her coloured glory onto it. I added 3 basic grey brads & a tiny bit of ribbon for the tie on her cape. I cut the aperture out of the green glitter card and added backing paper from Hot off the press 'Paper piazza' 'Friendship' 8x8 paper. Brads,Papers and Dottie image all available from Charmed Cards and Crafts

Dear to my Heart

This is one of my entries for the Card Making & Papercrafts Card Maker of the Year 2008 competition. this is for the Hot off the Press Section, you had to make a card using one of their products.
I used 8x8 Friendship papers,paper Piazza available at Charmed Cards and Crafts .I made the flowers using a flower punch and the papers. The Lantern is using using the Helping Hands Lantern Template
The beautiful lady image is from Crafty Individuals

Sunday challenge

Its Sunday Challenge over on Dotties world again,my where has the week gone! Been busy making lots this week,all will be revealed soon!!
Anyway this week its the amazingly talented Louise's turn and if you enter a link to your card by wednesday you have the chance of being chosen for the guest designer slot for two weeks,the challenges still runs til sunday.
Louises challenge is to incorperate a song or words of a song inyour card.
I used the Christmas download Carol singers image from Charmed cards,the paper is English paper company, to which I added holly and berries using tapestry stamps & versa pad 'alantic' ink.I used sparkly blue crochet cotton to wrap the card,punched out some snowflakes with a punch and added some sparkle by using Stickles glitter glue. Checkout Dotties world for the other Design teams wonderful cards

A4 Anniversary Card for My Nan and Grandad

A Tale of times gone by!!
Friday saw my Nan and Grandads Wedding Anniversary,73 years!!My Grandad is 93 and my nan 89.
On Joanna sheens Dancing with shadows cd there is an image of a couple riding their bikes,well my Grandad used to ride his bike from Chester-le-street,Newcastle,County Durham to see my nan,when they were courting,for her half day off work when she was in service in Kendal,they used to spend a couple of hours toghether riding their bikes around and then he used to ride all the way back up home! And he still is ultra fit,goes swimming every morning!! This is a large A4 card and I made the box to display the card so the roses dont get squashed.

This a pic of my nan and Grandad bless 'em!!

G is for Gifts....ABC Challenge

Over on ABC challenge,which last time my fellow dt member for Dottie was guest designer,it is
G....for gift.
I have posted this before but think it fits perectly as they have their gifts all wrapped by the tree in the window.
This is using, for all the images the Chirstmas Collection Downloads from charmed cards and crafts and the window is using the Greenhouse template from Helping Hands Templates.
I hope,now the kids are back at school and nursery to join in more challenges, as had run out of time will the holidays.

A4 Anniversary Card

This is a very large a4 card I made for my Mum and dad I used the most wonderful images and papers fron 'Dancing with Shadows' by Joanna Sheen,the roses were from Madabout cards
The width of the card is a4

Sunday Challenge...AND ALSO

Its my turn over on Dotties World and I have set the challenge...
AND ALSO..........
I would like you to make a card or something using a Download from Charmed Cards and crafts...And also....... include something that can be removed,it could be a tag,bookmark,notelets etc. This card I used my own design
It is folded so when it opens out
It has pockets to put money or gift vouchers in.
I used images from The Christmas Collection over on Charmed cards,the lovely sentiments are 'lil messages' and the lovely patchwork paper is by The English paper company. I used my Cropadile to add the eyelets which secure the pockets,this can also be used to attach ribbon or tags to to close the card.

Halloween!!!

This lot is made using Louises brand new 'Halloween collection' available on Charmed cards.
For the trick or treat bag,I used Karen foster paper for the back ground,Snag 'em Imaginsce Clear stamps for the 'Happy Halloween' greeting,also available from Charmed Cards and the delightful group image of all the trick or treaters themselves from the Halloween collection.
For the straw I again used the Halloween downloads,this time using the individual images and re-sizing them on word,then i laminated them and attached to straws,which i picked the co-ordinating colours to match the images

Sunday Challenge...Christmas

This week over on Dotties World
Its Juliets turn to set the sunday challenge and its Christmas,use a Charmed download and make it Christmas, it ofcourse doesnt have to be a Christmas image, as I have used,sleeping kitty from the Cat collection

I printed on to a sheet of water slide decal transfer,after adding the colour to kitty on paint,as this was a transclucent download. When the images has been printed I cut it out and spray with Crystal Acrylic spray vanish, this make the transfer image water proof,then you can treat it like a decal,by soaking backing off in water for 30 seconds and placing on the glass,then carefully squeegy the water out to make te decal adhere to the glass.
This is now washable after 24hrs left to dry,but not dishwasher or microwave proof,also you mustnt soak the glass or the transfer will eventually dissolve.
I am going to make a set for Christmas,as they can be used for wine or a dessert,they make ideal gifts and the images could be changed to an anniversary or special birthday or engagement etc.

Dawn has blog candy!!

Check out Dawns blog for Candy,well worth a visit!!
xx

80th Birthday Pop-out card

I used an image from Joanna sheens Victorian companion cd for this card
On the inside I printed 80 out on word ,cut it out and added to a piece of acetate,using strong jewellery nylon I suspended the numbers in the aperture I had cut out of a piece of a4 card.

I made the backing paper on word again,to put behind the number

Sunday Challenge ..Tagged

This week,over on Dotties World its ...You've been tagged,they can be large,small,tag books anything with tags I used Dottie and George from the Christmas collection available at Charmed Cards and Crafts
I added colour using watercolour pencils,embossed a complimenting blue backing paper with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder also available from Charmed cards. The Christmas Tree decoupage is by Trimcrafts .

Also now available is another fantastic set from Louise,its the Halloween collection,checkout the downloads you'll be amazed!!

New stamps!! Available from Joanna Sheen

These are the new 'Messy Rabbit' unmounted stamps available from Joanna Sheen.

Nativity Shed

Well I do believe I feel very festive!! It must be the glorious weather we are having....Not!!
I used the Shed template from Helping Hands Templates I used a snow writer for the snow,which reminds me of icing on a gingerbread house!

Inside I used the wonderful Nativity image from Charmed Cards and Craftsofcourse.
I used a holly punch to make the holly and added it into the shed.

Christmas Fireplace/ABC challenge Holiday

This is another version of the fireplace,using Helping Hands Template 'Fireplace'
I uwsed various Christmas Embelishmentsmy favourites are the Christmas tree they were from a Dawn Bibby Christmas TSV on QVC they are completely glitter and are gorgeous! Over on ABC Challenge it is 'h....for holidays' so I have chosen Christmas holidays

Sunday challenge on Dotties world-pink.Pink..PINK!!

There is a bit of a techncal glitch over on Dotties World

Karen was going to set the challenge this week but is without internet connection,which is not good as she has her online Business Charmed Cards and Crafts too!

Anyway the challenge is Pink!! Use as much pink as you can and add a jewel or gems,also ofcourse using a Charmed Download.

This is my challenge sample

I used lil dot image from the new 'Love & Marriage' download available at charmed designed by Louise
I decoupaged lil dot,after resizing on word on the pc, added Stickles diamond glitter glue,I used the embellishments,including the string of pearl gems from the Let make cards issue 17..

Birthday Fireplace

This is made using a Helping hands template 'Fireplace' I used Jolee Boutique embelishments for the Dress,tiara & ballet shoes. I used shrink plastic for the mask

Karens Blog Candy

Karen of Charmed Cards and crafts has some blog candy to give away,you should check out her blog for free sentiment circles too, she is a very talented lady,full of imagination and expertise!! Click on this link to go to her blog Crafty goings on Thanks Karen.xx

Anniversary Card

It was my turn over on Dotties world a week ago,to set the challenge,before I went away.nd it was Aperture...Ribbon and Doodles this was my example card I used a Keepsake board by the Glitter Girls,cutting the gate and aperture out
I made a greeting using a cropodile and cord,this can be used to hang on a wine bottle.
Using a cropadile again I attached the ribbon through the card.
I used one. of the brand new images from Charmed cards Dottie and George downloads 'Love and Marriage. The flower peeloffs came free witha magazine.

I'M back....!!!!

Hi all, just got back from our hols in Looe, my goodness could there be any more rain in the clouds!! Lovely place bit wet lol!!!
Got sorting out to do then will be sending the Crafts beautiful Atc swap out and then get down to the business of filling the house full of glitter again, the dog just doesnt seem the same without glitter lol!!!Hope you are all well.xx