A Spoonful of Sugar - Celebrations!

A spoonful of Sugar Challenge are celebrating their 2nd blogaversary this week! 

They have 2 sponsors, Whimsy Stamps and Bunny Zoe Crafts!

To celebrate ASFOS have asked for guest designers from both Design Teams and also have 2 special young designers this week!

This challenge will run for 2 weeks!

Here is my card, using Whimsy Stamps Dog with Sign with Whimsy Stamps sentiment stamped onto it, some new Basic Grey 'Max and Whiskers' papers and Basic Grey buttons and brads.

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Challenges ~

Moving along with the Times - sketch

Pink Elephant - orange

Incy Wincy - button up (sponsored by Aspire to thrive Childrens Charity)

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thanks for dropping in, have a great evening!

Whimsy sponsors A Spoonful of Sugar

Whimsy Stamps are sponsoring A Spoonful of Sugar challenge this week, you can win a $15 gift certificate to spend in the Whimsy Online Store.  Debbie (happy birthday!)  asked the Whimsy Stamps Design Team to be guest designers with the them to make something for a birthday. 

I was a little late with my offering though as I was away on holiday so this was a bit last minute  so  sorry if it looks like it was whipped up in no time, it was!

Luckily I had the digi image of Pebbles the Cat drawn by Crissy Armstrong and the Friends sentiment designed by Ann Vento aka Raindrop Echo Designs both from Whimsy Stamps so I was putting the card together in minutes! 

This card is perfect for Ann's Sentimental Sundays challenge which this week is themed

Blooming gorgeous!

I am also going to enter it into the Charisma Cardz Challenge which is monochromatic.

Seem to have lost my mojo a bit this week, instead caught a bit of spring cleaning fever and I don't get it very often so thought I best run with it.  I am sure I will be fully recovered and back to normal next week!

Hope you are enjoying some lovely hot, sunny weather like we are!

Whimsy sponsors A Spoonful of Sugar

Whoohoo! Whimsy Stamps is sponsoring A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge this week so Debbie asked us if we would like to be guest designers for this challenge!

The theme is

Easter!

A spoonful of sugar is very dear to me as I was a designer on there for the first few months after it was created so I always leap at the chance to be a guest for them!

I had this box of Lindt chocolate carrots and couldn't resist decorating it and thought the very sweet Whimsy Stamps 'Water Lily' would be perfect looking like she was watering them!

Water Lily is coloured with distress inks, I used Mustard Seed for her dress and hair and Weathered Wood for the watering can. I get the flesh colour by mixing Antique linen, Victorian velvet and even a touch of Mustard Seed! I used Peeled Paint on her wings and then stickles frosted lace over the top. I also used a touch of Tea Dye in places for shadows.

the gorgeous little easter sentiment stamp is also from Whimsy Stamps. It is included in a set called Whimsy Holiday Postmarks.

The pretty floral punch is Martha Stewart.

This little gift is going to be sent to a friend I know will really appreciate the chocolate, I am sure she will enjoy the package too ;)

I added glossy accents to the water spilling from the watering can so that I can enter
Saturday Spotlight ~ the theme is you're so slick!
also
Totally Gorjuss ~ who want something sweet (don't we all?)
and
Pink elephant - with a spring theme

Don't forget there is still time for
A Spin on the Merry Go Round
my post in the Whimsy blog hop is
here

Whimsy Sneak Peeks Day 2

Less of a peek and more of a full blown ogle today!

Couldn't resist letting you see the whole thing!

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This is Water Lily, one of the brand spanking new Whimsy Stamps to be released tomorrow. She is one of a set of 4 Mythical stamps designed by Katie Sowa.

My bag is for the following challenges:

Stamp Something ~ Something Cute

Pink Elephant ~ Ribbon

Saturday Spotlight ~ Around the house (the bag)

Our Creative Corner ~ Something old thats new (the little metal brad, had forever)

Allsorts ~ 3,2, 1 (used 3 flowers, 2 DP, 1 ribbon)

Totally Gorjuss ~ Feel the lurve

Spoonful of Sugar ~ Spring is in the air

You can see more of these adorable Mythical Stamps tomorrow in the

Magical Mythical Tour

starting at noon (EST) on Simonne's blog
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There is a fabulous prize on offer to one randomly selected hop participant including all the new stamps along with the new sentiment stamps. Denise is also stocking some fabulous flowers and charms in the Whimsy Online Store so she is adding some of those to the fabby prize!

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There will also be an extra prize drawn on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog so don't forget to drop by and leave a comment there tomorrow too! If you drop in today you can find out which other DT members are giving sneak peeks today!

Supplies:

Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Water Lily' (released wednesday 17th Feb)

Sentiment stamp ~ SU ' holiday best'

DP ~ Cosmo Cricket ' Girl Friday'

Flowers ~ Wild Orchid

Nesties ~ circle and scalloped circle

Punches ~ SU oval and scalloped oval

Hope you have a fantastic and hope you can drop by tomorrow for the

Magical Mythical Tour!

Whimsy sponsors A Spoonful of Sugar

The challenge over at Spoonful of Sugar

this week is being sponsored by

Whimsy Stamps

and the theme is a recipe

1 patterned paper, 1 embossing, 1 button and 1 ribbon

Yikes, wasn't keen on those 1's!

I decided to use Whimsy Stamps 'A cool ride' one of the carousel horses designed by Crissy Armstrong. It is a nice big image so I woudn't miss my usual layering!

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The Whimsy Inspirations Blog is now open, the design team will be taking turns to showcase their favourite Whimsy creations and we will be watching blogland for Whimsy creations that catch our eye to feature too!

The Whimsy Online Store is now stocking Charms, there is a fantastic selection over there and such a great price too!

I used the sketch from the Totally Gorjuss Challenge. Not totally convinced I followed the sketch well, I turned it round and got confused! I am very easily confused!

Can also enter Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge the theme is punch it and bling it!

The secret crafter saturday challenge is asking for monochrome, tones of one colour + white.

Allsorts Challenge would like to see distressing, button(s) and bows.

My ingredients

Whimsy Stamps ~ A Cool Ride

Whimsy Stamps ~ Whimsy Holiday Postmarks

Basic Grey ~ Figgy Pudding 'Silent Night'

Image coloured with Copics

Edges distressed and stamped with Distress inks ~ Antique linen and Tea Dye

Cuttlebug and snowflakes embossing folder

Martha Steward border punch

EK Success snowflake punch

ribbon and gems

Thanks for dropping in!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Spots and Dots

Over on Cute Card Thursday this week the theme is

spots and dots

The image I used is a digi from Phindys Place, our sponsor this week, you just have to check out the cuties she has over there! This sweet image is called 'love cycle'.

The sentiment stamp is from Whimsy Stamps Sentiment collection

other challenges ~

I used the fabulous sketch from

A Spoonful of Sugar

Papertake weekly - Love Actually

**~ Blooming Gorgeous~**

this week on Cute Card Thursday the theme is Blooming Gorgeous!

Good excuse to get your flowers out! Not that I ever need an excuse, probably need an excuse to put them away!

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This is another from the Whimsy Stamps latest release Snickerdoodle Kids designed by uber talented Crissy Armstrong (who by the way has the most sensational blog candy on her blog just now)

this is the very sweet Janice and the stamp is called 'ready, set, duck'

Project Tuesday have a great challenge this week too, to create a Wiper Card. You can find the tutorial here it is such a fun fold, took a bit of working out so I spent a bit longer on this card than I had hoped but glad I tried it out!

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Over at the Whimsy Stamps group on SNR there is a new challenge this week set by Sue who is asking us to use hearts on our projects. You have to use a Whimsy image to be included in the draw for the prize, a whopping $10 Whimsy Gift Certificate! If you don't have a Whimsy image, you can download a freebie, just click on the link above.

More challenges for this card......Saturday Spotlight ~ Bright colours

Allsorts ~ Hearts and flowers

A spoonful of Sugar ~ Freestyle

your next stamp challenge ~ Anything that sparkles

creative inspirations ~ feminine

Lil red wagon ~ hearts

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There is still time to join the Snowball Fight and be in with a chance to win some fantastic prizes! See here to start!


You can also still purchase the fabulous Whimsy Stamps 'Wings of Hope' designed by Crissy Armstrong to aid the people of Haiti. You can purchase it for only $4 from here!

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Thank you so much for your visit, have a great thursday!

whimsy stamps challenge ~ warm and cosy!

We have a new theme on the Whimsy Stamps Challenge over at SNR this week!

Cozy and Warm!

Just what we all need with all this crazy snow!

Denise is giving away a $10 Whimsy gift certificate to one lucky winner who participates in this challenge!

My lovely teamie Vicky has also created a fabulous tutorial to make a cocoa holder which is perfect to make for this challenge. Here is mine....

I used the beautiful Whimsy Stamps 'Cool Ride' designed by Crissy Armstrong. Watch out for Crissy's newest stamps being released on sunday, they are so cute!!!! The colour scheme is blue and white to fit into the Stamp Something Challenge this week. Whimsy are also sponsoring this challenge this week so make sure you play along!

It fits into a few more challenges too, see the list below!

This is the cute pocket inside the card for the cocoa to fit into.

Challenges~

Crafty Pad ~ Animals

Double Dutch ~ Frozen or Frosty

Saturday Spotlight ~ snowflakes

One stop Craft ~ fancy edges/corners

Spoonful of Sugar ~ Lots of layering

Be sure to visit Denise's blog as she is giving away some fabulous New Year Candy!!!

Whimsy Stamps Challenge and ASOS

Autumnal (or fall as I should say now) colours are the themes on A Spoonful of Sugar and also Whimsy Stamps Challenge!

I found this fabulous DP by Cosmo Cricket at Robert's the other week and knew it had to be Whimsy Stamps Connor on his bike. Nearly all these patterns were on the one 12x12 sheet!

Supplies: Stamp ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Connor on bike'

DP ~ Cosmo Cricket 'Mr Campy', Basic Grey 'Offbeat'

Embellishments ~ Buttons from Wal-Mart, Jewellery Essentials Hemp Cord

Spoonful birthday celebration

You just have to check out the challenge over at A Spoonful of Sugar this week! It is their birthday and are having a fabulous party! The theme is Celebration so pretty much anything goes and they have lots of fantastic prizes on offer! Whimsy is just one of the fabulous sponsors offering the gorgeous Mother goose and babies stamp!

Seems like a long time ago now but I was on the original design team along with Marlou who is also featuring this week as a guest designer, I was so honoured to be asked to return for the birthday challenge! Thanks so much Debbie, it has been fun!

The stamp is by Magnolia from the Summer Stamp Kit 2008,

~DP~ Basic Grey 'Archaic'

Embellishments ~ Doodlebug brads, ribbon scraps, Basic Grey button

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My friend Debbie Moore who owns The Crafty Pad has asked if I would promote this fabulous stamp for her. Here is what she says about it....

For every stamp I sell I shall donate £1.00 to THE CANCER RESEARCH CHARITY. :)

Introducing A Race for Life stamp named June I designed this stamp especially for the Race for Life charity run. I have named her June. :)I shall be donating £1.00 for every stamp sold to the Cancer Research Charity. She is quite a versatile stamp in that the Text is actually seperate to the image and so she can be used for Congrats, Good Luck, Well done etc. I have left the banner blank for you to use as you wish :)

June shall be available for pre-order from Monday 18th May - orders shall be dispatched on the 25th May. ;)She is of course available to buy from The Crafty PadThe price for the June stamp is £3.00I also have her for sale on ebay. :)

I hope everyone will help support this good cause, if like me you couldn't run to catch a bus this is a good way to contribute!

Have a great day!

Spoonful ~ Buttons Galore!

I was honoured to be asked to be a Guest Designer for A Spoonful of sugar this week by Karen who very kindly brought us some sunshine back from her holiday in Spain last week, thanks hun!

The challenge theme this week is Buttons Galore! The DT cards are amazing and they have a fantastic prize to be won!

I made another of my book cards, this time for my daughter, the first time I made a girly one. She loved it! Her eyes lit up when she saw it!
She especially loved the little bag of sweeties!

The images are the fabulous Sugar Nellie 'Sweet and Sassy' and 'flowers' designed by Elisabeth Bell!

The papers are Basic Grey 'Lily Kate' and Doodlebug

The sentiment is a Basic Grey rub-on

I created a little box to attach so that the sweeties had a little holder.

Make sure you don't miss Spoonful next week as it is their blogaversary so lots of exciting things happening!

Think I covered all supplies but any questions just shout!

I am back in the garden today, just loving the sunshine, lots of jobs to do out there but they are never a problem if the weather is good! Hope you are having great weather too!

Have a fabby day!

Pretty Pajama Time Emma! SS, CCC & SOS

Whimsy Stamps are sponsoring the Sketch Saturday challenge this week and Whimsy designer Debbie has designed the fantastic sketch! You can win the stamp I used on my card Pajama Time Emma and also Rainy Day Emma! You can also get a whopping 20% discount if you order before Saturday 9th May! Check out the Whimsy site for details!

I can also enter this card into the Copics Colour Challenge as I used RO2 flesh on Emma's face!
I am going to be cheeky and also enter this card into the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge which is 'Touchy Feely', I am sure the lovely crocheted flower can count towards being added texture!

I added a little pocket to the inside of the card to add a little flat gift or chocolate bar! Supplies: Stamp ~ Whimsy 'Pajama time Emma'

DP ~ Papertrunk 'Jellybean'

Embellishments ~ Prima hydrangeas, ribbon from Ribbon Oasis, crochet flower from Wild Orchid Crafts

many thanks for dropping in, I will be back in the morning with a card for Cute Card Thursday!

Have a great evening!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Mirror, mirror!

This week the theme on Cute Card Thursday is Mirror mirror! To use something shiny. You might be wondering where my shiny thing is........look very closely and you still might struggle to see it! I used glossy accents on the glasses, doesn't show up well in the photo though! I also used a metal plaque and my eyelets are quite shiny. Well, that is about as shiny as I get!
I used the sketch from the Friday Sketcher's challenge, I have seen this one used so many times this week, wasn't it a fabulous sketch?

I am also entering this card into the Spoonful of Sugar challenge which is blue and green this week.
Thanks to everyone who has asked about my finger, it is improving and I am able to use it much more but it isn't perfectly healed unfortunately, looks like it will take a while and still feels a bit numb! The stitches are out but it still looks a mess!

Back to CCT we have another fabulous prize, a Stampin' Up stamp set kindly donated by Jenny of Made on the Farm. We have Marcea and Sam who are our guest designers and of course some fabulous cards made by our regular design team.

Supplies ~ Stamps ~ Magnolia

DP ~ Basic Grey ~ Marrakesh

Embellishments ~ Metal plaque, flowers, ribbon and fibres, eyelets and brads.

Tools ~ Cuttlebug, nestabilities

Cute Card Thursday ~ marshmallows and chocolate

With school holidays and decorating kiddies bedrooms I am not finding much crafting time so I made this card for 3 challenges!

Cute Card Thursday has a colour challenge Marshmallows and Chocolate or Pink and brown! We have some sweet High Hopes stamps for blog candy kindly donated by Fran our DT member!

I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers which is being sponsored this week by Whimsy Stamps! You can win two of the fabulous, newly released animals stamps!

A Spoonful of Sugar asks How Old? and wants a card with a person's age on!

I used the very sweet Pajama Time Emma from Whimsy stamps, the papers are Basic Grey Sugared.

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Kids Collection 'Pajama Time Emma', Whiff of Joy 'Presents', SU 'best yet', Panduro 'tag'

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Sugared'

Embellishments ~ Basic Grey buttons 'Porcelain', ribbon, beads and eyelets.