Cute Card Thursday ~ Getting Edgy

First of all I have to thank everyone who left sweet messages for me following my mishap! It is healing well but stitches aren't out until monday now! It is feeling better though and I am managing to create with the other 3 fingers and thumb! I had these images coloured up from last week but hoping to try colouring later today!This card is for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge, I must say a huge thank you to Andrea for stepping in and writing up the post for me to give my finger a break! (Hopefully she will be tempted to come back full time..hehe!)

The theme this week is 'Getting Edgy', you can distress, tear or sew your edges.

I love this challenge, it was one Lynn set before her break!

Hopefully you can see all the distressing and I managed to do a little tearing inside!

I am also entering this card for the Truly Scrumptious challenge, the sketch is amazing, so many layers, just the way I like them! The theme is also to make a card for a child! Whimsy stamps is sponsoring the challenge, you could win a fabulous Whimsy stamp and sentiment stamp set.

I used my Whimsy Kids Collection Baseball Connor, the larger size is on the outside and the regular is on the inside. I think it is so cute to use both sizes. You can still get the larger size Baseball Connor for a limited period and at a discounted price over at the Whimsy Online Shop!

My son chose the sweeties he wanted in his card so the fold was measured accordingly! The little envelope holds some money.

We have a fabulous prize over at CCT this week generously donated by Lisa from C&T Publishing!

We have the very talented and sweet Marcea as our Guest Designer for the next 2 weeks!

Please check out the rest of the Design Team's fantastic cards, they really are amazing!
Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps ' Baseball Connor' large and small sizes,
DP ~ Basic Grey 'Archaic'

Embellishments ~ Basic Grey rub ons, BAsic Grey Archaic brads,

MIA

I had a nasty little accident on friday, gave myself a deep cut with a kitchen knife on the index finger of my right hand, such an inconvenience, it affects so many things!

I ended up in A&E having 5 stitches!

It is still very sore and I am having difficulty typing and don't know when I will complete a card, I will be trying though, where there's a will there's a way!

I hope to get around to visiting again soon but due to the laborious way I am having to type my comments will be short and sweet until my finger heals!

Stitches out on friday so fingers crossed!

Take care, hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Debx

Cute Card Thursday ~ Floral Fantasy

Our challenge this week over at Cute Card Thursday is 'Floral Fantasy'! Very simple challenge to use any kind of flower! Do pop on over to check out the amazing creations from the DT and Jacilynn is once again our Guest Designer for this week. We have a fantastic prize again this week from Daisy May Designs!

I needed some inspiration for my layout so found a great sketch over at Sketch Saturday!

I used this sweet stamp called 'Reflective' by Sugar Nellie! The papers are Basic Grey 'Sugared'. The image is coloured with my new Copic pens, I love the depth of colour you get with these, so quick to use too which is just as well at the moment!Supplies: Stamps ~ Sugar Nellie 'reflective', Studio G sentiment

DP ~ Basic Grey Sugared

Embellishments ~ Prima flowers, spacers from Ebay, Dovecraft brads

Whimsy Challenge and Ismaki

Not at all sure about this card, I am out of my comfort zone using red and green! I usually save this colour combo for Christmas cards but decided to give them whirl. Think I will keep them for Christmas in future!

This card is for 2 challenges, first of all the fabulous new Whimsy Stamps Challenge which is celebrating its first week so the theme is 'Occasion Celebrations', so I made a birthday card!

The winner can choose any 2 stamps from the Whimsy Animal Collection, what a fantastic prize!

I used the fabulous sketch over at Ismaki this week created by Elisa.

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps Kids Collection 'Rainy Day Emma', SU 'Circle of friendship'

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Infuse'

Embellishments ~ Papermania adhesive pearls, ribbon and eyelets, Prima flower

Whiff of Joy and Stamp Something challenges

What fabulous service from the Craft Barn! I ordered my copics on thursday and they arrived on friday! This was my first dabble with them, I have put off buying them for a long time but after seeing Rach's fabulous tutorial over on StampARTic I had to give them a try!

I nearly gave up in the first 5 minutes, they are so different from painting but I persevered and now I love them!

I used Katharina's fabulous sketch for the Whiff of Joy Challenge. I used the Whiff of Joy 'Melinda with muffiin basket' stamp designed by the fabulous Elisabeth Bell. The new summer kit by Elisabeth is going to be available to pre-order this monday, after seeing the tiny sneak peek I will definitely be ordering! This card also fits into the Stamp Something Challenge as it has lots of shapes on it. They are giving away a fabulous Sugar Nellie stamp as a prize this week!
Supplies: Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy 'Melinda with muffin basket', Script stamp of unknown make
DP ~ Basic Grey 'Marrakesh'
Tools ~ cuttlebug, nesties, Martha Stewart zigzag border punch, L-Em leaf punch
Embellishments ~ ribbon, Papermania adhesive stones, Panduro wooden heart, Provocraft memory rub-on sentiment
Colouring ~ Copic pens

Hope you are all having a fantastic Easter weekend and get to eat lots of chocolate!

I am off to finish off decorating this bedroom now, fingers crossed it will be finished today!

Thank you so much for your visit and kind words!

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.

Whimsy Blog Hop

Welcome to the Whimsy Blog Hop!

Hopefully you will have already been to visit Denise and Vicki but if not pop on over there as we are holding a Whimsy Blog Hop today through 'til wednesday.

This is my creation for the Blog Hop, the theme was to use punches! I made my box using nestabilities for the top and bottom, I used a strip of card for the middle. I used a Fiskars lace edge punch for the decoration on the side, an EK success flower punch and Woodware flower punch for the flowers and my favourite L-Em leaf punch. The Whimsy image I used is 'Pajama Time Emma', she is such a sweetie and you can get her at a special price just now at the Whimsy Online Shop! I used my circle nestabilities to get just a portrait. The papers are Basic Grey 'Porcelain' also available at the Whimsy Online Shop.

You can also now get your hands on the newly released Whimsy Animal Collection 'pig', 'lamb' and 'geese'!
The next Whimsy DT member on the blog hop is Erin, hop on over to check out her creation. She will also tell you the next DT on the list to visit! You should end up back at Denise's blog and have visited everyone to be in with a chance of winning a prize!

The DT call for the Whimsy Challenge blog ends today so make sure you get your entry in asap! The challenge goes live next monday, 13th April!

The 'little sister' sentiment is a Basic Grey Rub-on from the Sugared collection.

All flowers are handmade using punches and the same Basic Grey papers!
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Okay, that is it from me for today. Fingers crossed that it worked as I had to schedule it as we are away for a few days. We should be well on our way home as this posts though, so I will catch up with you all soon!

Now, don't forget to hop over to Erin's blog now to continue on the Whimsy Blog Hop!

Have a great sunday, thanks for dropping by!

Cute Card Thursday ~ citrus colours

The challenge this week on Cute Card Thursday is

Citrus Colours!

You can use any combination of hot pink, orange, lime or lemon!

Do pop on over and check out the DT's fabulous creations, guaranteed to brighten up your day!

I made a little gift bag using nestabilities and a handmade paper bag insert.

We have a fabulous new sponsor this week Lisa of C&TPublishing is donating a fabulous Fantastiques set.

Our guest designer this week is Joanne, many thanks go to Joanne who has been a fantastic guest designer for us the past 2 weeks!

Supplies: Stamps ~ Sugar Nellie ' Gorjuss girl', 7 Gypsies 'Notting Hill'

DP~K&C0 'Hannah'

Embellishments~ lace, ribbon, pearls, book page

To You from Me - Whimsy DT and Spoonful of Sugar

A Spoonful of Sugar

have a fabulous sketch to follow this week designed by Lim!

I used the very cute Whimsy Owl, once again couldn't resist colouring her pink to match these gorgeous Basic Grey papers and brads all available at Whimsy Online Shop!

The background paper is stamped with various stamps using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

Whimsy Stamps are sponsoring the challenge this week and are offering two fabulous Whimsy stamps as prizes!

Baseball Connor and Rainy Day Emma!

If you would like to have a chance to win these adorable stamps then all you have to do is play along in the challenge this week!

Baseball Connor is available to buy in two different sizes until the larger size runs out! Don't miss out on a larger Connor as he is ideal for the larger A5 cards or scrapbooks etc!

The new Whimsy animals are shortly going on sale too! Go and have a peek at these cuties here!

You can also buy BasicGrey 6x6 pads, buttons and brads in the Whimsy Online Store!
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There is a new Whimsy Challenge which will launch on 13 April, there is currently a DT call for a whole new team, hurry on over as the deadline for DT entrants is 5th April!

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Supplies: Stamps 'Whimsy Animals Collection Owl', Stampin' Up 'Best Yet', Basic Grey 'Insignia', 7 Gypsies ' Notting Hill'

DP ~ BasicGrey 'Porcelain'

Embellishments ~ Basic Grey 'Porcelain brads', Heidi swapp brads, Kaiser gems

Spring is definitely here, I heard the first lawn mower of the year this evening! Mine won't be seeing daylight for another couple of weeks! Love the smell of fresh cut grass but glad it wasn't mine! I am hoping the hares are hungry just now and keep it down a bit longer!

Hope you are all enjoying some gorgeous spring weather too! Thanks so much for your visit!

Easter Basket

Another busy weekend but just managed to whip this up this morning after the finding the template here.

It fits perfectly into the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge which this week is Easter!

The basket was so simple to make, the hardest part was deciding what to embellish it with!

It was made with Imaginisce papers, the bunny and heart is from Panduro and the button is Basic Grey.

Whimsy Stamps News!

Whimsy Stamps Challenges!

DT call!

Fabulous news, a new challenge is about to launch featuring Whimsy Stamps!

Denise has just announced a DT call for designers for the challenge blog, this will run until Sunday April 5th! Go check out the details here! The Whimsy Stamps Design Team won't be part of the Challenge Design Team but we will feature as guest designers from time to time....so exciting!!! I am sure we will all be playing along each week too!

If you need some inspiration check out the Whimsy Stamps gallery !

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As if that is not excitement enough for one post, I would like to inform you in advance of a fun Whimsy Blog Hop which will take place from Sunday April 5th to Wednesday 8th April. It will start and finish on Denise's blog and there will be prizes!

Bro ~ Cute Card Thursday

Our challenge over at Cute Card Thursday this week is A Family Affair!

You have to make a card for a family member, I need one for my BIL soon so thought that Baseball Connor by Whimsy Stamps would be the perfect choice. I printed the sentiment directly onto my DP.

We have another fabulous prize on offer this week, stamp set kindly donated by My Favourite Things. I hope you will pop on over and check out the DT's fantastic creations, we also have a new Guest Designer, Joanne many thanks for joining us this week!

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Baseball Connor'

DP ~ Fancy Pants 'Papa'

Embellishments ~ Word cut on Cricut, Basic Grey 'Archaic' brads, photo turns and ribbon.

So glad we're friends

A very quick post today, I am way behind after having an off-day yesterday! I didn't get this finished in time and so am late for last week's Truly Scrumptious challenge! I used their fabulous sketch and the very sweet 'Rainy Day Emma' from Whimsy Stamps. I can't tell you how much I love these stamps, they stamp perfectly everytime and are a dream to colour!

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Kids Collection 'Rainy Day Emma', SU 'Best yet'

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Eva'

Thinking of You

The Whiff of Joy Challenge this week is to use green!

Okay, I may have a tad more blue than green but there is quite a bit of green in there too! I also used the Friday Sketcher's Sketch designed this week by Beatrix!

I was lucky enough to receive some of these gorgeous new Whiff of Joy Guardian Angel stamps just a little early, thank you so much Katharina, so kind of you and I love them!

The stamps are now available to buy along with some new accessory stamps which are so adorable! They have been designed by the fabulous Elisabeth Bell of course, just love her work!

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy 'Melinda with bouquet', Stampin' Up 'circle of friendship'

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Periphery'

Embellishments ~ Flower punch EK success, L-Em leaf punch, Crystal Stickers Pearls, Rub-on

Hope all the Mum's celebrating Mother's Day today had a fabulous day with lots of treats, think I might have overindulged in the chocolate today!

Thanks for visiting!

Baseball Connor ~ Cool Kid!

I am cutting it fine with this one as I used the Friday Sketcher's Sketch by Carole from last week for my layout but it may be just a bit too late! I have had a busy old week so didn't get to post it earlier!

It also fits into the Spoonful of Sugar Challenge which asks for Gems!

I am also entering it for the last (for now) Arty Girlz challenge which is 'stamping'

Here is Baseball Connor from Whimsy Stamps, isn't he adorable? I so enjoyed colouring him and my son just loves him! I can see him being used on lots of projects!

Fantastic news from Whimsy! Denise now has Basic Grey paper pads, buttons and brads, they are gorgeous and my favourite papers so I will definitely be rushing over there to snap some up!
You can also get a first glimpse of the new animals due for release early in April, they are so cute! Have a look here!
This one had to go in the mail so no money!!! Instead I found the flattest chocolate bars I could find, I wish I could see my nephew's face when he opens this, hopefully the postman will get it to him in the morning!
I used my new Crackle effect stamp by Crafty Individuals! I also stamped the stars and the boy motif which were both Studio G stamps! The sentiment is a rub-on. Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Baseball Connor', Crafty Individuals 'crackle', Studio G 'boy'
DP ~ BAsic Grey 'archaic'
Embellishments ~ Charms from Ebay, recycled twine and Papermania adhesive gems

I have a busy weekend coming up but hopefully enjoyable, hope you all enjoy your weekend too, thank you for your visit and your kind words!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Recipe

This week on Cute Card Thursday we have a recipe to follow set by Lynn who

is now lying low (on holiday) as she gave us a real stinker!

Her challenge is this, take 1 thing torn, 2 papers and 4 embellishments! Hah, easy I hear you say, until you hear her catch....if you layer your flowers, each

layer, each brad has to be counted as an embellishment! This was a REAL challenge for someone like me who likes to be very liberal with embellishments!

I decided to play safe and cover a shopping jotter that I have been meaning to alter for a while. This is one of the sweet Gorjuss girls from Sugar Nellie.

I might have stretched the rules just a little, I made my flower out of my patterned paper so I didn't count it as an embellishment but I did count the rub-on! You have to be quite creative with this challenge! My 4 embellishments are the rik rak ribbon, the spacer, the brad and the rub-on.

We have a super set of stamps as a prize to give away with this challenge kindly donated from The Greeting Farm!

It is the Happy Chef set and is so cute!

Supplies: Notebook

Stamps : Sugar Nellie Gorjuss girl, Crafty Individuals letter stamp

DP : Basic Grey 'Sugared'

Embellishments : Spacer from Ebay, Heidi Swapp brad, rik rak and rub on.

Whimsy DT card ~ Memories

I was so excited to receive my new Whimsy DT stamps at the weekend, I couldn't believe how fast they winged their way across the Atlantic!

I didn't know which one to do first so I stamped and coloured them side by side. Emma was first to be made into a card though! Ladies first! She is called 'Rainy Day Emma'! She is available to buy along with Baseball Connor now!
I popped Emma onto the inside of the card as the front has a collagey effect and she got lost sitting on top of it. I much prefer her here and the style of the card means that it will probably be displayed open.

I was in a real stamping mood yesterday and just couldn't stop, I stamped and inked up everything in sight! As I had coloured Emma in sepia tones I decided she needed a nice vintage type card ~ my favourite type!
The gorgeous letter style stamp is by crafty individuals which I bought at the Craft Barn with a voucher I won at Ismaki! The text and butterfly stamp are from a set by 7 Gypsies it is called Notting Hill. I have used this set loads since I bought it from the Glitter Garden a couple of months ago. I stamped the butterfly first, masked it, then stamped the text over it.

I made my own flowers again, the only way to get a great match and of course gives you a very economical embellishment!

The journalling sheet comes from a spiral bound pad by Making Memories.
A close up of darling Emma, she is such a sweetie. I can't wait to try her in all my favourite colours! No doubt you will see her in pink very soon!

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Rainy Day Emma', 7 Gypsies ' Notting Hill', Crafty Individuals 'CI-214'

Inks ~ Distress Inks 'Tea Dye', 'walnut stain' and 'antique linen', Colorbox dark brown chalk inkpad, Stazon jet black

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Motifica', K&Co 'name unknown'

Embellishments ~ EK Success flower punch, L-Em leaf punch, Woodware small flower punch, eyelets, ribbon, charm, gold thread, MM 'spiral journalling book Paperie Mocha', page from old book