Pollycraft DT Card - Stamp with Fun & Cupcake Craft Challenge

Had a bit of time to myself this morning so took the opportunity to make this card for two challenges. The first one is for Stamp with Fun where there is a lovely sketch to follow. The second challenge is for Cupcake Craft Challenge where the theme is 'A Time For Celebration'.

The digital image I've used is the adorable 'Baxter & Bridget Sweethearts' from Pollycraft.

The DP I've used is BasicGrey - Bittersweet.

The flower I made myself using my Spellbinders die and the heart is a quickutz die. The sentiment was created on my pc.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy GD Card

Good morning everyone and hope you're all ok and not getting too stressed out with all your Christmas preparations.

Today I'd like to show you another card that I've made using the gorgeous Whiff of Joy stamps. The cute little fella is called 'Wee & Drum' and I've coloured him using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is a digital download from Cuddlebeez called 'I Believe'

The sentiment I've used is also a digital download from Pollycraft.

The snowflakes I made myself using my spellbinders die, fine bronze glitter and brass buttons.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy GD Card - Simon Says & WOJ Challenge

Hi there and hope that you're having a nice relaxing Sunday. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for two challenges. The first one is for Whiff of Joy where there is a fabulous sketch to follow

and the second challenge is for Simon Says where the theme this week is 'Christmas'

The image I've used for my card is the gorgeous 'Freezing Willow' from Whiff of Joy and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The snowflakes and flower I made myself by using my Spellbinders dies.

The sentiment and snowflake charm I've used is also from Whiff of Joy.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Wags 'n Whiskers Stamp Challenge 6 - Punches or Dies!

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Friday so that means we have a new challenge for you at Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. This week we want you to use punches or dies on your creations. One lucky winner will have the choice of one of these gorgeous stamps.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch from A Spoon Full of Sugar where this week Wags 'n Whiskers are sponsoring. So if you want another chance to win these gorgeous stamps why not enter there also. I'm also going to enter this card into the Quixotic Challenge where the theme this week is 'LACE'

The DP I've used is BasicGrey - Bittersweet

The gorgeous stamp I've used is 'Bear Hug' from Wags n' Whiskers and I've coloured it using my ProMarker pens.

The flower I made using my Sizzix Flower Layers die and everything else is from my stash.

The sentiment I created on my pc.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

p.s Don't forget my tutorial on Whiff of Joy for my Paper Flower, it's the post before this one.

Whiff of Joy Tutorial Sneaky Peak

 

Here’s a sneaky peak of my tutorial that I have just posted for you at the

Whiff of Joy Inspirations and Tutorials blog

click the link above to take you there

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Tuesday and we the DT at Passion for ProMarkers have created more fabulous projects to inspire you. Don't forget that this challenge runs until 9am on the 5th January 2010.

For my project I've gone for a box with drawers. The image I've used is the gorgeous Willow with Christmas Candle from Whiff of Joy and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The flower I made myself by using my Spellbinders Peony die. Keep checking on the Whiff of Joy Tutorials & Inspirations blog as I will be doing a tutorial on how to make this flower.

The snowflake charm is also from Whiff of Joy.

I look forward to checking out all of your gorgeous creations and don't forget all those fabulous prizes to be won.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy GD Card - 3 Challenges

Good morning all and hope you're enjoying your weekend. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for three challenges. The first challenge is for Sketch Saturday where there is a fabulous sketch to follow. The second challenge is for Whiff of Joy where the theme this week is 'Sparkle' and the last challenge is for Quixotic where they want to 'See Stars'

The adorable image I've used is 'Wee and Drum' from Whiff of Joy and I've coloured him using my ProMarker pens.

The DP I've used is a digital download called 'I Believe' from Cuddlebeez.

The snowflakes I made myself using my Spellbinders die. I then flattened two star brads by putting them through my Bigshot and then glued them onto the snowflakes.

The sentiment I've used is also from Whiff of Joy.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hugs Michele x

Wags n Whiskers Blog Hop

To celebrate the launch of the new stamps that are being released today at Wags n Whiskers all of the DT have participated in a Blog Hop.

Wait until you see these gorgeous stamps, you are going to love them. The images are simply adorable and the quality & detail is exceptional! Crissy Armstrong is the very talented artist who has created these gorgeous stamps.

If you are joining in the Blog Hop, have you hopped over from Lacey. If not I'm afraid you're going to have to go back to the beginning, which is the Wags n Whiskers Blog.

Make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way as there will be 4 random blogs chosen amongst us. The 4 chosen blogs will then pick a winner, and the winner can then choose 2 stamps of their choice.

The Blog Hop will remain open until Monday 12pm GMT/7AM EST and if you can't wait to see if you've won any of these gorgeous stamps, they will be available to purchase today from 12pm GMT/7am EST.

The image I've used on my card is the adorable 'Thinking of you' stamp from Wags n Whiskers. This image is of Nikki's daughter Zoe and her cute little cat and I've coloured them using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is MME - Wild Asparagus.

The flowers I made myself using my peony spellbinders die. The floral accent scrolls are also by spellbinders.

The sentiment I made myself on the computer and everything else is from my stash.

I've followed the fabulous sketch from Stamp with Fun, so I shall enter this card there.

Hope you've enjoyed your stay and if you're following the Blog Hop you're next stop is Inge to see what gorgeous creation she has made.

Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 22

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Today we have a new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious this week. This is the fabulous sketch to follow

Our sponsors this week is Whimsy Stamps and they are giving one lucky person these two gorgeous stamps

Oh I'm so late in posting this, this morning but I've been feeling very poorly these last few days with a bad kidney infection. Now the tablets are starting to kick in hopefully I'll start to feel like my oldself in the next few days. Ok now enough about my health and onto my card, LOL.

The image I've used for my card is the adorable Codi which will be available very soon from Pollycraft.

The papers are a digital download by Katie Pertiet - La Cremerieframboise kit.

The sentiment that I've used for my card is also available from Pollycraft.

The flowers I made myself using my spellbinders peony die.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hugs Michele x

Pollycraft Challenge GD Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Monday so that means that there is a new challenge over at Pollycraft and this week we have a fabulous sketch to follow created by Paula.

And this is my card following the sketch

The image I've used for my card is Aurelia Joy and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year and the snowflake I made myself.

Everything else is from my stash.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Michele x

4 Challenges

Hi there and hope you're enjoying your Thursday evening. I've made this card to enter into 4 challenges. The first one is for Digital Tuesday where the theme this week is Christmas Sparkle. The next challenge is for Simon Says where the theme there is 'So Charming'. The third one is for Quixotic Challenge where the theme there is 'Be Charming'. And the last one is for DP2 where the challenge there is to make a Christmas card for 'Someone Special'

The image I've used for my card is the adorable 'Sticky' from Mo's Digital Pencil and I've coloured him using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The snowflake I've made using my Spellbinders die.

The sentiment is a freebie digital download and the snowflake charm is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Whiff of Joy GD - Cupcake Craft Challenge & Papertake Weekly

Hi there and good afternoon. Today I'd like to show you my first ever GD card for Whiff of Joy. My stint as GD for Whiff of Joy has finally started WoooooooooooooHoooooooooooo and I couldn't wait for my GD package to arrive, so I've made this card to show you. I've followed a fabulous sketch that is over at Papertake Weekly Challenge and also a colour combo from Cupcake Craft Challenge which is red & green.

The image I've used for my card is the gorgeous Winter Charlotte with Cat and I've coloured them using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is a freebie digital download from Cuddlebeez.

The flower I made myself using my brand new flower Spellbinders die which I bought from Simon Says Stamp.

The Merry & Bright sentiment is also a stamp from Whiff of Joy.

Everything else is from my stash.

Also don't forget to check out the amazing sale over at Whiff of Joy.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Really Exciting News

I still can't believe it but, I was invited to join the design team for Wags N Whiskers! I'm so excited and honoured that I received an email from Nikki Fairburn The design team they have put together is amazing, and I'm still pinching myself about being asked to join them! If you haven't seen this ADORABLE line of stamps, you've got to go check them out. It is a line of stamps designed after the children of the two co-owners of Wags N Whiskers stamps - Lacey Stephens and Nikki Fairbairn, and drawn by the fantastically talented Chrissy Armstrong. Just wait until you see these images, they are sooooooooo cute.

I can't wait to receive my DT package and get started on these gorgeous stamps. Once again thank you so much Nikki for inviting me to be on your DT.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Tuesday, so that means we've got a new challenge for you this week at Passion for ProMarkers.

Oh you are in for such a treat this month over at Passion for Promarkers, the new challenge runs from 9am today (1st December) until 9am on the 5th January 2010.

You can use ANY COLOURS of ProMarkers and you can make ANYTHING BUT A CARD.
We have loads and loads of prizes to give away, so there will be loads of winners - want to see the prize list?

Grand Prize: 148 ProMarkers from the fabulously generous Letraset - that's the entire collection including all the old and new colours
Plus they have donated another 2 x 5 Promarker Theme Packs

Sugar Nellie/Funky Kits have donated 8 prizes of Sugar Nellie stamps:
4x Maggie & Hamish stamps PLUS 4x Home Grown stamps

Joanna Sheen has donated a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop

Stampeezee have also donated a £10 voucher to spend with them

Whiff of Joy have donated a Fred, Celebrating Elephant stamp designed by Alison Acton

Julie is an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator and she is giving away a stamp set and ribbon.

Aren't these prizes just amazing. If you would like some inspiration, please visit my fellow design team members to see what gorgeous creations they have to show you. You will find all the links on my sidebar.

But that's not all on the 15th December, we will be showing you some more fabulous creations - so keep a look out for those.

You can enter as many times as you like, so get creating all those non-card christmas creations.

So here is my creation

I've come up with a gift bag made out of a normal brown lunch bag. All I've of done to this is cut off the top and then added some fancy ribbon for the handles. I punched out the holes using my crop-a-dile and then pierced the ribbon with the snowflake brads to keep them in place.

The adorable image I've used is the lovely Codi and she will be available very soon from Pollycraft. I've coloured in Codi using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The sentiment is also a digital download which is available now from Pollycraft.

The flower I made myself using my Pointsettia die from Spellbinders and then used some organza ribbon for the centre. I coloured one of my pearls using Crimson ProMarker pen.

The snowflakes are also made using my Spellbinders die.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this month, as you do not want to miss out on these fabulous prizes.

I can't wait to see all of your gorgeous creations.

Hugs Michele x