#133 Butterfly or Buttons

This week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time is Butterfly or Buttons. My image is Fairy Fae by Teri of Delicious Doodles over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. Fae is beautiful and was a joy to colour. I used my Promarkers of course! The card blank is a large square by Craft UK. After colouring the image I cut it out with my x cutter and matted it on to pink card. All the pink card is from Papermill, two different shades of pink to match the roses on the beautiful paper which is in a pad from Create and Craft. The pad is actually by Arts and Crafts Direct and is called Quintessential Country Garden. I've had it for a while but it's the first time I've used it. They are A4 sheets and it's a shame to cut it down to fit a card. The butterflies are cut with my Spellbinders dies. The pearls for the bodies of the butterflies are by Wild Orchid Crafts and the wire for the antennae is by Create and Craft. I blinged her wings with Stickles.

The prize structure is listed on the challenge blog, please check there for details.

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:
Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley Challenge - Something Magical
Simply Create - Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Things with Wings
Divas by Design - Fairies and Fantasy
Flutterby Wednesday - Butterfly or Fairy
Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Things with Wings

Here is my card for the Things with Wings challenge at Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog. I've used the beautiful little image from sheet 355 which is available to buy here.

I coloured her with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and then cut round the image leaving a small white border. I blinged her wings with two colours of Stickles. She was then matted on to a Spellbinders Parisian Motif. The backing paper is printed from a CD and was in my stash. The card blank is from Craft UK. The pink card is from Papermill and the silver card was a freebie in a magazine. The bright pink butterflies are from the stash that I bought when we visited Australia a couple of years ago. It had been Eric's ambition to visit his relatives in Darwin, Perth, Mandurah and Manjimup and we managed to do that two years ago so I have lovely memories of that holiday.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Babies or Children - Missed deadline!
Love to Create - Things with Wings = Missed deadline!
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge - Anything Goes = Missed deadline!
The Paper Girls Challenge - Baby
Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Things with Wings
LEJ Designs Challenge  - Sparkle and Shine
Pattie's Creations - Anything Goes - Cannot access blog will try again later.
Totally Papercrafts - For a Child
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes


Just a quick note to say thank you for the ongoing messages of support I'm receiving. This week has been slightly better. I've made an effort to go out most days and Friday was the only day I stayed in, to do some washing. I cried all morning and then I picked myself up and got through the rest of the day.

#132 Bingo

The theme at One Stitch at a Time this week is Bingo and I've chosen the line Ribbon, Digi, Die Cut. The image I used was chosen for me by Ali, a team mate on OSAAT, and it's called Flight of Fancy. The designer is Jess and the digi can be bought from Stitchybear Digital Stamp Shop.

The card blank is a large square by Craft UK. The backing paper is from Create and Craft I think - I've had it for so long I've forgotten - the red card is from Papermill. The image didn't really need much to enhance it. It was matted on to red card and then the addition of a red organza ribbon from Create and Craft and a black scroll cut with a Marianne die completed the design. 

The sponsor for this challenge will be announced later but please check the OSAAT challenge blog for full details of the prizes.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Love to Create Challenge - Things with Wings

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Things with Wings

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Show us your Ribbons and use something at least 6 months old - that backing paper!!

Papelitos Challenge - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Things with Wings

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Something Magical

Simply Create - Anything Goes

Patties Creations - Anything Goes

#131 Autumn

Here is my card for this week's challenge at One Stitch at a Time with the theme of Autumn.

The digi is Peacock by Priyanka at Stitchybear Digital Stamp Shop. The card blank is by Craft UK. I coloured the image with my Promarkers and after cutting with a Spellbinders nestie I used Distress Ink on the edges. The mottled green/gold card is from Payper Box and the handmade paper is by Indus. I used the same mottled card to cut the Spellbinder flourishes and leaves.

Please check out the challenge blog for details of the prize structure. 

I'm entering my card in to the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge - Distressing

Crafty Sentiments - Leaves

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Willow Sketchie - Things with Wings

Raise the Bar - Anything with Wings

Buttons or Bows

The theme for the challenge at Whoopsi Daisy this week is Buttons or Bows and I think you can tell which I chose. I'm slowly getting back in to crafting and I can't say that this is one of my better cards, sorry! It's a small Craft UK card blank and the red backing paper is from a QVC scrapbook set that I've had for ages. I matted that on to a sheet of yellow paper from Papermill. The image, from sheet 356 and available here, was coloured with my Promarkers. After cutting by hand (!!) I rounded the corners with my Carl punch and coloured the edges with Distress Ink in Squeezed Lemonade. The five tiny organza bows are from Create and Craft I think. The three red pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Come along and join in and you could win some of Linnie's lovely digis.

Thanks again for all the lovely messages you left for me.I thought I was doing so well but I've had an awful week and have been absolutely distraught. My apologies if I can't get round to comment on all your beautiful cards.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:

Papelitos Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel - Beautiful Bows
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes

#130 Under 18s theme

I'm trying so hard to get back into the swing of things so here is my first card for quite a number of weeks. The other cards that have been posted have all been scheduled for quite a while. The theme for this One Stitch at a Time challenge is Under 18s theme and I have the image of Fae1 by Pookie over at Stitchybear Digital Stamps Shop. I'm not sure that I've met this challenge theme myself but my brain is taking time to recover!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Craft World - check out the challenge blog for the prize structure.

I used a large scalloped card blank by Craft UK. The patterned paper is by Dovecraft. I used my Spellbinders nesties to cut out the image and the green pearlescent card. The doily is cut with a Cheery Lynn die. The green paper and pearlescent card are from Papermill. I used silver paper, from a Secret Santa gift, as a background to the green shapes and that was also cut with a nestie. The green flowers I've had for ages, from Create and Craft I think, and the pearl centres are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I coloured Fae with Promarkers and glittered the wings with two shades of Stickles. They look really pretty.

I'm entering this card in to the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge - Myth or Magic
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything with Wings
Emerald Faeries - Use a Doily
Deep Ocean Challenge - Things with Wings
Oldie but a Goodie - 1 image, two papers, 3 flowers - the flowers I have had for YEARS!
Papertake Weekly  - Anything Goes



I've had an awful week. Maybe I'm expecting too much too soon when I'm attempting to catch up with cards and challenges. I'll do my best to comment on your lovely entries but if I fall behind I'm sure you'll understand why. My love and thanks for all your lovely comments.