Sparkle

Hi Everyone hope your Monday has been sunny and great, we had to go out today and while waiting for our Son, we walked around the Swansea Marina, the sun was shining and warm and it felt like we were on holiday aaaaaahhhhhh!


Now to today's offering, I followed the The Stamping Boutique FB October sketch and went back to some DP's I had years ago. I have decided to revisit old items and use them.  I printed and cut all Dp's and image frame to add to the card and decided to have a 3 fold ribbon, I'm so glad I did I really like it. AND some lovely Glamour dust.

Sorry for the wonky photo.

Digi stamp is Watering Girl by The Stamping Boutique
DP's are Sassy Girl by Bette Duganitz
Sentiment Create with TLC
Ribbon Papermania

I have entered the TSB challenge on Facebook.

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/girly-challenge.html  Girly - Yep!

http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge  Mainly pink - Yep!

World Card Making Day

Hi Everyone, it's World Card Making Day and as I am GD on Deedee's Digi Stamps, I decided to use her image to celebrate.  I used the ready coloured image from Turtleriffic Day.  I've used it a few times, but it always makes me smile each time I use it. 

A change for me I used a cut file, this time from Birds Cards and made an easel card, I think, only the second one I have made. I fussy cut the image and layered his body and mouth, I had terrible trouble getting a photo as it was 9.45pm when I finished it.  Which is just as well as I can now send it to my Goddaughter for her birthday next week. I decided to off layer so to speak the bottom and top to more interest.  I cut the sentiment out and "shadowed it". The inside sentiment comes with the digi set and it so cute.  Considering I had to do it in a rush and it has been a very busy day, I am quite pleased with the result, I may even do another one like it LOL.

DP Designs by Sheila
Plaid template by Kathryn Estry

Challenges

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/week-40-anything-but-square.html  Anything but square - Yep!

http://www.blogquickquotes.com/2014/10/friday-challenge-44.html  Circles and stripes - Yep!

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-77.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

DSC # 108

It's time for a new challenge at

 Digitally Sweet Challenges

the Theme is 

Lots of Flowers

sponsored by  Lacy Sunshine

My DT choice of image today is "Bella Petal Nifty Britches" the challenge "lots of flowers" I think I have covered that brief LOL. She is certainly surrounded by flowers. I'm trying hard with colouring hair digitally, but not succeeding very well, but better than if I had other ways, I've tried and it's worse :( Love this image though, so will have to have a practice hair colouring day.

DP and elements are from a from a digi kit by Aimee Asher

banner is from Allison Kimball

Here she is printed, but couldn't get a good photo sorry.

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-273-use-orange.html  ~Use Orange - Yep!

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/october-anything-goes.html  Anything Goes  - Yep!

Candle and card

Hello Everyone, I am thrilled to announce - yep! announce :) that I am a Guest Designer at Deedee's Digis for the month of October Yipeeeeeeee!

Here is my first offering. The firefly and mason jar are from the brill "dagoodyjars" kit at Deedee's, lots to choose from in the kit, but I went simple and did a thank you card and candle. I was thrilled with the candle, as I had only made a trial one before this and that was last year. I was amazed it was so clear. I coloured all in Photoshop. Embossing folder is a freebie from a magazine.

Challenges

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-38.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/ttcrd-challenge-september-30-october-6.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/09/pinspirational-challenge-125.html  Any kind of project - Yep!

1st Anniversary card

Hi everyone, I have an anniversary card for you today.  I was asked to make a white card. I added the aborialous bling as the wedding was lilac and she wanted a tiny bit of colour on it! as it turned out I did right and she was thrilled .  The flowers are cut from vellum. As it's a paper anniversary and I had come across a template on this blog I added a newspaper layout to the card as an extra sheet. This was also well received, thankfully. I added Glamour Dust glitter to the flowers they really sparkle, not sure if you can see it.

Of course 90% is pure fiction, on this newspaper!

The embossing folder is Embossalicious Elegance 

The ribbon is Hallmark

Flowers are a cut file by Valentina's Creations 

Die is Leafy flourish from Joanna Sheen

Die shape is Xcut

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-71-its-special-occasion.html  Special Occasion - Yep!

http://thatscraftychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/all-you-need-is-love-challenge.html  Love - Yep!

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-104.html  Use some flowers - Yep!

TLC challenge

Hi everyone, I am trying to do a card everyday for the progressive challenge on Create with TLC. I don't do a card everyday now, especially after retiring I have definitely slowed down! so thought I have to have a go at this.

My first one I have already passed onto to Paulette, but thought I would post it here to remind myself I can still do it LOL. The house is free for the challenge, I already had the sentiment, the DP's and the tree and windmill are from a digi kit by Down this Road Designs.

My second day entry is Coffee, the image is a freebie for the challenge, again the sentiment is one I already have from Create with TLC. The coffee border is by Victoria Hutto. The striped DP is from a kit by MLE card. The coffee beans are by Nibblescribbles, I added 3D gloss to the cup.

http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.co.uk/  Progressive Challenge.

DSC # 107 Musical

It's time for a new challenge at

 Digitally Sweet Challenges

the Theme is 

Musical

sponsored by  Bugaboo Digi Stamps

I was looking for idea on "Musical" and saw this show, (now on in London) which made me choose the DT image this week from Bugaboo. Let me tell you a story, then perhaps you will understand how this card came about.

Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O'Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the sewing room of Ford’s Dagenham UK. car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’. 

Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita leads her friends in a battle against the might of Ford and the corruption of the Union supposed to protect them. As the girls’ inspiring journey gets bigger than anyone could have imagined, the pressure is too much for some, but can Rita keep up the fight and the happy home she’s worked so hard for? 

This verbatim account is from here HERE

This is the musical show I am depicting here today in my card. I can remember this story from the time it happened.  What a woman! (I hope you don't think I am being political about this, but it just shows how inspiring ordinary women can be)  

Image Bugaboo - JJ Sewing Needles

The DP & swirls - The Kit Cart Designs

Music background - free vintage digi sheet music.