Whimsy Blog Hop

The Whimsy Blog Hop starts today and runs through till saturday 27th June at noon EST when one mystery design team member will choose a winner for this amazing prize from the comments.

You need to leave a comment on all the Design Team's posts to ensure that you are in the draw for the prize!

The Hop starts here on my blog and you have to go to Denise's blog next, she will tell you where to go from there and so on till you get to the last blog in the hop!

Here is my card for the hop, I used Whimsy Stamps Kids Collection 'Connor on bike' he is from the latest release of Kids stamps at Whimsy. There are some super cute animal stamps just newly released too aswell as the very sweet Princess Emma!

I hope you will join in the Blog Hop to see all the other fabulous new stamps in use, they are all so cute! don't forget that there is a Whimsy Challenge held every monday too with prizes to be won!

have fun, hope you are enjoying the sunshine!

The Crafty Pad Challenge

Snoozin' Albert is so cute isn't he? He is one of the latest stamps over at the Crafty Pad! I am a guest over there this week!

There is a fabulous sketch to follow for this week's Crafty Pad challenge.

Papers and buttons are Basic Grey Archaic.

Sorry I haven''t been around much, it has been a busy time here and I can't seem to find much time for crafting or blogging, hope to catch up with everyone soon!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Nip and a punch

This week on Cute Card Thursday the very sweet Alicia gave the DT a pack of her fabulous Sheetload Shortcuts to play with. She is sponsoring the challenge week and 2 lucky winners can each win a sample pack of the Sheetload Shortcut goodies!
The theme this week is to use die cuts or punches!

The gift card insert is a ready prepared gift card holder also from Sheetload Shortcuts, all you have to do is decorate! My punched items are the flowers and leaves on the front. I punched some of the larger flowers out of the acetate in the Sheetload Shortcuts sample pack. The main card is a frosted plastic card, so strong and robust, loved working with them!
I used my 7 Gypsies Notting Hill stamps to decorate the folder.
Supplies ~ Stamps - Whiff of Joy 'presents', 7 Gypsies 'Notting Hill'

Cardstock and clear blank - Sheetload Shortcuts

Punches - flowers ~ EK success and woodware, Leaves ~ L-Em

Cute Card Thursday ~ Bit o' bling

Cute Card Thursday

I am so late posting this card, been a busy weekend! I have a few things on just now so Caz is going to take over running the CCT challenge from this week! Thanks so much hun, you are a star! This week the challenge theme is Bit o' bling! I didn't really go mad with the bling did I? Was having an off day when I made this card although I do like its simplicity! The stamp is from the fabulous Whiff of Joy Summer Kit.

I did use the fantastic sketch from the Stamp Something challenge and luckily this challenge continues until this thursday june 4th! DP~ Basic Grey ~ Porcelain

Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy Summer kit

Whimsy Sneak Peek!

Today it is my turn to give you a sneak peek of one of the new Whimsy Kids Collection Stamps, she is Princess Emma! I was so thrilled when I first saw her as I always knew she would make a fantastic princess! All this week the Whimsy Stamps design team are showing a sneak peek of the new stamps so be sure to visit everyone to see them all! Links are on my side bar!

These stamps will be released for sale 1st June!

Whimsy Stamps are also Sponsoring the ABC challenge this week the theme is P for Pearls! I added a few pearls to this card so I could play along! You can win one of the brand new Whimsy stamps this week, the ever so cute new Monkey!

The EverybodyArt Challenge this week is asking for 3d creations! This is very 3d! Not sure what kind of evelope it will ever fit into!

Supplies: Stamp ~ Whimsy Kids Collection 'Princess Emma'

DP ~ Kaiser and Stampin' Up

Embellishments ~ Prima flowers, Hero Arts pearls, nestabilities for windows and L-Em leaf punch.

Just Magnolia and Stamptacular

The Just Magnolia challenge is asking for different shape cards, while this isn't strictly a card it is an alternative shape of sorts so hopefully qualifies!
The stamptacular sunday challenge is to have chocolate somewhere on your creation. I made a little pocket on my bottle decoration which is holding a packet of Thornton's special chocolate!

This is one of my favourite Edwins. He is from the Magnolia Summer Kit 2008. The papers are Basic Grey 'Archaic', I must find some different masculine papers I always resort to these!

Below is the template I used, I used my nestabilities circles to cut the top, I just stopped short of cutting out the whole circle and wound the cuttlebug backwards to take it out!

I used my Scorpal to create the folds where the points are which helps the card hang correctly on the bottle.

This is the basic shape of the box on the front to hold the chocolate. I haven't added any measurements as they differ depending on what size the chocolate bar is. I measured the chocolate bar and then added 2 cm around.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend, many thanks for dropping in!

Cute Card Thursday ~ A Sporting Chance

I finally got around to trying out a stair fold card! Been meaning to try it for ages, the Sporting Chance theme over at Cute Card Thursday was the perfect opportunity! I used cute Baseball Connor by Whimsy Stamps, love him! You can see some Whimsy sneak peeks of the fabulous new animal and kids stamps next week on the design team blogs, we each have a day to show a new stamp! I can't wait to see the other stamps made up, so far only seen the images but I promise you will love them! The new stamps go on sale on June 1st!

The stair fold card was based on this tutorial at Ashleys Creative Corner. The netting is rescued from an old trampoline net. The papers are Basic Grey and Stampin'Up. The silver brads are from a SU hodgepodge hardware set.

Over at CCT you can win a 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review E-zine! YOu should really check out this site, it is full of information, it has 2 DT calls on the homepage at the moment!

Our fabulous guest designer this week is Susie Sunshine many thanks to Sue for joining us this week, her card is adorable.

Please pop over and check out the rest of the DT cards, they are fantastic as always!

Hope you have a great thursday!

Whimsy 3 in 1

A 3 in 1 challenge card today! This is my Whimsy Stamps Challenge card, the theme is flower power, I think I added plenty of those! The prize this time is the winners choice of any Whimsy Stamp! You can use any stamp for this challenge it doesn't have to be Whimsy and you can still be included in the draw for the prize but if you do use a Whimsy stamp you get 2 chances to win! Can't say fairer than that eh?

I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers, this has become my favourite sketch challenge lately. This week it is a sketch designed by the very sweet and talented Claudia!

The third Challenge is Cafe Mojo which asks for bling! I added some blingy brads! Whimsy Stamps are sponsoring Cafe Mojo all month and this week you can win Baseball Connor, Knight Connor and a pack of BAsic Grey Brads! Fabulous prize!

I used Whimsy Stamps 'Rainy Day Emma', the papers are Basic Grey 'Marrakesh', sentiment stamp is studio G and the small roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Other flowers made with punches.

I hope you will all drop by Whimsy Stamps Challenge and the Cafe Mojo challenge, they are fairly new so only have a few players, of course that means you have a very good chance of winning!!

Have a great day!

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!

Stamp something clean and simple

The Stamp Something challenge this week asks you to case a card of Lauren's and also use her style which is Clean and Simple!

A real challenge for me, although I love the look I can't ever seem to achieve it or know when to stop! I saw this sweet little card on Lauren's blog and decided it was the one!

I have had a mojo-less morning and alread ditched a card I made, so ended up rushing this and not happy with it either. I needed to spend a bit more time on it I think! I love the idea and Lauren's examples are gorgeous. I will definitely make another one!
I will decorate the inside more next time! It was a ridiculously quick make though so if ever you need just a little bit more than a card but with little time it is a great little gift!

Incase anyone wants the measurements Lauren does have a template on her blog but I just used a 8 " x 8" square, I used my Scorpal to create folds at 4" on both sides. Then cut out one small square and the corner off the next one to make this shape. So simple!

No supplies list, think the paper is K and Co. Any other questions just shout! I am running late now so have to dash, hope you have a fabulous sunday!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Letters and Numbers

The Challenge on Cute Card Thursday this week is letters and numbers. You can use either letters or numbers or both! I just had to make a card for one of the Post Pal children as I decided that last week's card was a bit too grown up. I chose Ben S who is one of the featured children this month. His lovely face reminds me of Whimsy Stamps Knight Connor!

I am also entering this card for the Ismaki Sketch challenge too, this week it is Manue's sketch that I used.

We have a fantastic prize on offer donated by Frazzled Crafts and Sam and Dawn are sharing their last week as Guest Designers! Please go and check out their cards and the rest of the fabulous Design Team's cards.

Supplies: Stamps ~ Whimsy Stamps 'Knight Connor'

DP ~ Basic Grey

Embellishments ~ Button ~ Basic Grey

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!

Sugar Bowl Challenge - sketch by Marlene

Marlene has designed a fantastic sketch for the Sugar Bowl challenge, I love it! You also have to use buttons.

Here is my entry using the very sweet new Country Cousins stamp from Sugar Nellie 'Fragile Beauty'!

As you can see from the pic the weather has improved so I am off to do some gardening for the rest of the day, hope to catch up with you all later!

Papers are Basic Grey 'Perhaps' and flowers are Primas.
gotta fly, hope you are all enjoying some gorgeous weather where you are! Have a great day!!

Muchas Gracias

I had to make a quick Thank you card this week, for a man! I know he has a good sense of humour so I think he will really like this image!

It is from a tiny pack of stamps by Dimensions. I bought mine at the Craft Barn.

I am entering this card into the Cafe Mojo challenge this week which is to use Stamps (I could be entering every card this week!)

The papers are Fancy Pants 'Papa' and the buttons and brads are Basic Grey!
Hope you have better weather than we do, it is cold and wet here! Have a great weekend!

Cute Card Thursday ~ Happy Mail!

This week on Cute Card Thursday our theme is Happy Mail. We are asking you to make a card to cheer someone up or brighten their day! I also made this card for the Whiff of Joy challenge which has a fabulous sketch designed by Katharina! I used the adorable Whiff of Joy 'Musing Melinda' stamp.

I received an email from an amazing young lady, Vicki from Post Pals. The details are on the CCT post for this week along with a You tube clip. Please take the time to check this out and if possible send some happy mail to one of the featured children.

We have 2 fantastic stamps to give away this week kindly donated by our sponsor this week Debbie from The Crafty Pad! Debbie is also one of our guest designers along with Dawn from Dawn's Craft Time who is joining us for the first of her two weeks as guest designer. Please visit these talented ladies to see how they created their fabulous cards!

As always our amazing design team have created some stunners for your perusal, don't forget to check out their blogs too for more inspirational ideas!
Supplies: Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy 'Musing Melinda', Su ' Best yet', Crafty Individuals

DP ~ Basic Grey 'Sugared'

Embellishments ~ lace and handpunched flowers and leaves.
Thanks for dropping in, have a great day!