Islander Flower Girl -take 2

Hello all,
as promised here is the second card I made for the challenge which is currently still running over at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. A little bit more of a traditional birthday card, the image is from Lemon Shortbread coloured with Promarkers. The papers are from a magazine and the sentiment is computer generated. I added a Marianne swirl die cut and a filigree heart die cut. A couple of paper flowers coloured with promarkers and some little green gems finished it off:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge #4-girls/ladies
Crafty Sentiments -anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #62-feminine
Time Out #55-dies/fussy cut
I Love Promarkers #307-pastel colours
Fussy & Fancy #162-female birthday
Polkadoodles #16-swirls/flourishes
Suzy Bees #127-female

Well thank you so much for stopping by today and for any comments you may wish to leave.
Until next time.
Aloha
Andree x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge 32

Hello all I hope you are all well. Todays post is to let you all know that a new challenge has begun today over at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.

Our challenge runs for two weeks and as always it has an Anything Goes theme so that gives you loads of scope to come on over and join us, we'd love to see you there.
Huge thanks go to our sponsors who for this challenge are:

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize ~ 7 Images

&

Lemon Shortbread

Prize ~ 3 Images

For my card I got to choose this lovely image from Lemon Shortbread called Islander Flower Girl which can be found here.

I ended up making two cards for this challenge myself. The first card is a traditional type birthday card but when I'd made it I had another idea which I just had to make so this one is actually the second card I made. (I'll show you the first one in my next post!!)

I found this fab background on a free clipart website and thought it matched the image perfectly so I layered the image digitally and then coloured her in with promarkers to match the background. 

I also found some images of shells which I fussy cut and layered onto the image using some raised pads. I punched some little flowers to add too and the sentiment is computer generated which I then layered using some Nellie Snellen oval dies. I finished off with some glitter to her dress and a couple of little pearls:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

(this is a scheduled post so I'll link up later)

Not Just Cards #31-anything goes

Dream Valley #129-anything goes

Craft your Passion #307-anything goes

Passion for Promarkers #341-bingo-gems, image, flowers

Crafty Sentiments -anything goes

Creative Moments #91-anything goes

Crafting from the Heart #107-anything goes

Crafty Girlz -anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner #67-dies/punches

Well thank you so much for stopping by today -don't forget to come on over to the Lil Patch to take a peek at the gorgeous cards the DT have been very busy making for you and to hopefully join in too.

Until next time-

Princess Beauty

Afternoon all, just a quick post today to share a card I made in the holidays using a Starstampz image I won in a recent challenge.
I coloured her in with my Promarkers and layered her with papers from Nitwit adding a doily behind the image. The edge is punched with a Martha Stewart punch and I added some glitter, a paper flower (with a little punched centre) and a couple of gems. The sentiment is computer generated:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

I Love Promarkers #306-two colours
Fab N Funky #300-girly and pretty
Creative Moments#91-anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons #124-tic tac toe (sparkle, digi, backing paper)
Inspiration Destination#81-anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #14-anything goes
Star in my Pocket -use a digi
Aud sents #153 -anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #67-dies/punches

Well thank you so much for stopping by today-nearly the weekend yay!!!
Until next time then.
Aloha
Andree x

Abbie with Cake

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well.
So, the Easter break is nearly over and as usual I feel like it's flown by but it's been a lovely rest and I have spent lots of time at my craft desk.
I've had the day to myself today too so apart from the hour cleaning the oven (yeuck!!) I have made lots of time for me-card making and catching up with some TV programmes too.
My card today is one I made with a gorgeous freebie from Connie Fong.
I coloured her up with my Promarkers and layered her with some papers which came free with my magazine. I added some die cut balloons, a heart and used my hobbycraft 'handmade with love' die but only showed the 'with love' part! The sentiment is from Netty's cards and I found a cute little button in my box which I thought fitted it perfectly:

I had some fab news yesterday too-I emailed this to my magazine to show them how I'd used their fee papers and got a reply back from them saying they'd like to share it on their letter page in June so I was really thrilled about that!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons #123-dies/punches
Fussy and Fancy #161-pink and green
Simply Papercraft#27-anything goes
Crafty Calendar-anything goes April
Crafty Friends #29 -for a child
Jades sparkling butterflies #16-anything goes
In the Pink #91-dies /punches
Craft your Passion #306-anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge#312-for a young girl

Well that's all from me for today. Thank you so much for your visit, I hope you have a lovely week and until next time.
Aloha
Andree x

A Bit More Time to Craft -new challenge

Hello friends and followers, I hope you are all well.
This post is to let you know that a new challenge begins today over at A Bit More Time to Craft.
Our challenges start on the 1st and the 15th of each month and are always an Anything Goes theme so we hope you can come on over and join in the fun with us this time. There's also a chance to win some of Lozzy's gorgeous backing papers too.
This time we are sponsored by the fab Sheepski designs and I got the chance to use their gorgeous image called Fuzzy. I coloured him with my Promarkers and used some of Lozzy's pretty 'Fun' papers layered with Kraft card. I added some paper flowers and a couple of gems. The sentiment is computer generated:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

(this is a scheduled post so I will link up later)

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies #16 anything goes

Crafting by Designs -april challenge anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - #65-anything goes

Inspiration Destination #79-anything goes

Southern Girls -anything goes

Creative Moments #90-anything goes

Craft your Passion #305-anything goes

Simply Papercraft #26 anything goes

Classic Design Team challenge #1-anything goes

Well thank you so much for stopping by today and for any comments you may wish to leave. Don't forget to pop by the challenge and take a peek at the gorgeous inspiration cards that my team mates have been busy making. We'd love for you to join in too!

Until next time, have a lovely weekend.

Aloha

Andree x

Balloons and ice cream

A very good afternoon to all my friends and followers, I hope you are all having a lovely Easter weekend.
We popped down to the seaside this morning for a little wander and a spot of lunch. Managed a quick walk on the beach afterwards before it started to rain too.
I saw a challenge on City Crafter to use clouds and thought this fab little image I recently won from Star Stampz would be ideal to use. The paper is by Lozzy of A Bit More Time to Craft. I die cut a couple of balloons and punched some corners with a Hobbycraft punch. The sentiments are a mix of Hobbycraft clear stamps and magazine freebies. I added a banner to the bottom and a couple of gems to finish off:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

City Crafter #304 -on cloud nine
Crafty Friends #28-anything goes
Imagine That -birthday
2 Creative Chicks #8-anything goes
Crafty Time - birthday
Just Keep on Creating -anything goes March
Creative Ladybirds #13-anything goes

Well thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today.
Hope to see you soon and until next time.
Aloha
Andree x

Happy Easter

Hello today and a very Happy Easter to all.
This is just a really quick post to wish you all a wonderful and peaceful weekend.
I started mine with a really lazy morning and actually got to spend some time making and putting together a couple of cards. I really enjoyed myself and am hoping I can get back to my normal craft speed over the holidays.
I made this card using some stickers I found at the front of a First Edition paper pack, I'd completely forgotten they were there and thought they were really cute and just right for a quick card I needed to make.
The yellow check paper is also from a First Edition pack and the sentiment was from a magazine freebie.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafting with Friends #17 -anything goes
Creative Fingers #105 -anything goes
Daring Cardmakers -spring
Fussy and Fancy #160-pastel colours
QKR stampede #184-easter cards

Wishing you all a wonderful time over the holidays and I hope to see you all again soon.
Thanks so much for visiting today.
Until next time.
Aloha
Andree x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge 30

Hello to all,

First of all I must apologise for being such a bad blogger this last couple of weeks but I have had lots going on and to add to that my mojo has completely left me- I have been checking in every day though to keep up with all your gorgeous makes.
This post is to let you all know that we have  a new challenge beginning today over at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends and of course like always it is an Anything Goes theme.
For our challenge we have two fab sponsors so our thanks must go to the fab

Moonflower Digistamps

Prize ~ up to $10 USD/€10 Euro worth of digital stamps

Michele R Designs

Prize ~ €10 Euro Gift Voucher

For my card I got to use the gorgeous Elf Maiden from Moonflower Digistamps and coloured her up with Promarkers. I layered her with some gorgeous papers called Treasure my Heart from Michele R and layered her up with Kraft card. I added some paper flowers from Sweet Lilac and added a die cut heart and corner. The sentiment is computer generated and a few pearls and sequins finished it all off:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

(this is a scheduled post so I will link later)

Crafting with Friends #16 -anything goes

Simply Papercraft #25 -anything goes

QKR stampede #183-sentiment

Jades Sparkling Butterflies #15-dies/punches

Craft Rocket #11-anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude-anything goes

Aud Sentiments #151 -bingo (die/flowers/2DP)

Inspiration Destination #77-anything goes

Well thank you so much for stopping by today and for any comments you may wish to leave. Hopefully I will see you soon and in the mean time don't forget to come on over to the Lil Patch to see the gorgeous cards made by my team mates and also to hopefully play along in our challenge.

Until next time then.

Trying a little less fussy

Hello friends and followers, hope you are all well and that you had a good weekend.
I had a lovely Mothers Day, went shopping with my daughter and had some lunch out which was very nice-hope you all had a lovely day however you spent yours.
I've had a little bit of a crafting wobble this week-someone made a comment on my cards and said I should make some that were more simple and with more general images-not the 'little girls' I normally use. I spent about three hours yesterday trying to do just that but I don't know, I struggled with it and felt a bit lost for a while. I ended up throwing three away, getting myself in a right old mood and then putting all my stuff away.
In the end I came up with this one -no flowers and no die cuts and although it is girly she isn't little!! I felt a little bit lost and my mojo definitely went AWOL but then figured I should just make what makes me happy and accept that it won't always be what other people may choose!
My image is from Pink Gem and is a pre-coloured version-I really love the colours on this one so chose to use this rather than colour one up myself and after spoiling three cards I felt I needed something a bit quicker.
My papers are from Lozzy at A Bit More Time to Craft and are from the Fun set. The only thing added is a sentiment and a couple of gems:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Craft Cottage #59-sentimental
Craft your Passion # 302 -anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #102-anything goes
Our Crafty Corner #7-anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies #52 -girly
Inky Impressions -lets hear it for the girl
In the Pink #89 -for a special lady
Cardz 4 galz #17-women

well that's all from me for today, hopefully I'll be back soon and my mojo will have returned to it's normal self.
Thank you so much for stopping by today and for any comments you wish to leave. Have a good week and until next time.
Aloha
Andree xx

A Bit More Time to Craft- New Challenge

Hello all I hope you are all well.
My post today is to let you all know that a new challenge has begun today over at A Bit More Time to Craft.
Our challenges are always Anything Goes so why not pop over and join us this time, we'd love to see you and there is also the chance of winning some of Lozzy's fab papers too.
For my card today I decided to use Lozzy's Micro Dots and Checkout papers which team so perfectly with Kraft card.
The image is from Crafty Sentiments called Charles Just Relax and I coloured him with my Promarkers and added some glossy accents to his bubbles and some gold glitter pen to the barrel. I die cut a fancy corner and added some card candi too. The sentiment is from a magazine freebie set.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
(this is a scheduled post so I will link up later)

Melonheadz-include an animal
Ooh la la Creations #199-add a sentiment
Craft your Passion #301-anything goes
That Craft Place #5-anything goes
Crafting with Friends #15-anything goes
Alphabet challenge -Z for Zoo animals
Simply Papercraft #24-anthing goes
Jades Sparkling Butterflies #13-anything goes

Well thank you so much for stopping by today and for any comments you may wish to leave. Why not pop over to take a look at the gorgeous cards made for you by the rest of my lovely team mates and enter the challenge too.
Lozzy is currently having a DT call too so if you're looking for a DT position why not consider applying. Lozzy and the ladies are such a fab bunch of ladies to work with and our challenge is so fun and relaxed. All details will be on the blog for you.
Take care.
Andree x

Lucky Butterfly

Hello all, I hope everyone has had  a good week and you are looking forward to a fab weekend.

A quick post from me today to share a card I made for a work colleague who left today. I used a stamp and some pretty papers which came free with past issues of Quick Cards. I used Promarkers to colour the butterfly and die cut the circles with a Nellie Snellen die. I cut a leafy flourish with a Die namites die from Ebay and punched some slots with a Hobbycraft punch to thread the ribbon through. I added some punched butterflies and a few gems. The sentiment is from Netty's Cards, also cut with the circle die,  and some paper flowers coloured with promarkers finished off:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Craft your Passion #300-anything goes

Passion for Promarkers #334-dies/punches

City Crafter #300-polka dots

Addicted to Stamps #182 -make your mark

That's Crafty -circle it

Southern Girls -sparkle

Create & Inspire #40-anything goes

The Stamping Boutique -ribbon

Well thank you so much for stopping by today for a visit and for any comments you may wish to leave. Take care and until next time.

Aloha

Andree x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge

Hello friends and followers, I hope you are all well.
This post is to let you all know that a brand new challenge has begun today over at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
Our challenges run on the first and third weekend of the month and are always Anything Goes.
For this challenge we need to thank our fab sponsors who are:

Fabrika Fantasy

Prize ~ 3 Images

Fred She Said Designs

Prize ~ 3 Images

For my card I got to colour up this gorgeous digi from Fred She Said called Wee Hummingbird and Petunia which can be found here-isn't it just a gorgeous digi and could be used for so many different occasions.
I used Promarkers to colour and layered it up with some papers from my Papermania Sweet Paris pad.
I added some paper flowers coloured with Promarkers and also some glitter and gems. I die cut a heart from cream card using a Tonic die and also a leafy flourish using a Die namites die and punched a strip with an Xcut punch. The sentiment is a computer generated one:

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

QKR #179 -layer it up
Inspiration Destination #73-anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons#120 three of a kind
The Papershelter #236 -make it digi
Penny's #265 -anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #281 -layer it up
CCC creations#43-fave colour combo (this is my current favourite)
Love to Scrap #72-anything goes
Dream Valley -sparkle, bling & embellish

Well thank you so much for stopping by today to visit me. Don't forget to pop on over and take a look at the beautiful cards made by my team mates for this challenge, and why not enter a project while you're there, we'd love to see you. Until next time,