Big Smile

It's that Welsh scrapbook again, this time using two photos of Robbie in his Llechwedd Slate Caverns helmet.  I think he looks sooo cute and more than a little bit cheeky!

The papers are all Papermania, mainly from the Happy Days range, apart from the red and white stripy one which is from the Cranberry and Apple Capsule Collection.  The journaling card and large letter stickers are Papermania too and the stars were made with Xcut dies.
The final embellishments are some ruffled ribbon, assorted buttons, the largest threaded with baker's twine, and some red nail heads.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #26 - Cute
Totally Papercrafts - #160 - metal, I used metal nail heads

Frantage Butterfly

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you don't eat too much chocolate and make yourself sick!
Mum and I had a lovely crafternoon playing with our Craftwork Cards Shabby Vintage goody bags we picked up in the their sale after Christmas.

We got quite messy with our cards as we stamped the patterned paper with flourish stamps and dusted them with blue mica powder for a touch of shimmer, unfortunately it doesn't show very well in the photo.
The butterfly topper was in the goody bag, I just added some Stampendous embossing enamel to it and heat embossed for a shabby look.  I used some lovely large brown pearls for the body and mounted the butterfly onto a die cut circle made with a Spellbinders Splendid Circles die.
The sentiment is an old Anita's one that's been in my stash for ages, I think it would be perfect for many occasions.
To finish off, I stuck on two Creative Expressions corner embellishments, a blue bow, some lace and some blue pearls.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Allsorts - #200 - Vintage
Totally Gorjuss - #177 - Something Blue
Totally Papercrafts - #160 - Metal, I used metal corner embellishments
Rhedd and Rosie - #3 - Vintage/Shabby
Die Cuttin' Divas - #108 - Embossing and Ribbon, I used heat embossing
LEJ - #46 - Vintage/Retro

A Holiday Treat

I've been scrapping again, this time with these fun pics of my son eating a HUGE chocolate eclair.  These photos really make me smile!

This one's a real stash mash of different brands of paper, I used Papermania, Dovecraft and Bazzil, along with some Doodlebug grosgrain ribbon, a Dovecraft sentiment stamp, Papermania letter stickers and some cupcakes made with Spellbinders dies.  To finish off I added some Boofle buttons, Card Candi, cupcake brads and cream and brown pearls.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Crafts 4 Eternity - #117 - Cut as you Like (I think my 6 year old counts as cute!)
Papercrafting Journey - Ribbon or Lace
Whimsy Inspirations - #51 - Stitch It, I used faux stitching on the journaling card and sentiment panel
Totally Papercrafts - #160 - Metal, I used two metal brads

Last of the Egg Easels!

More eggy easels, these are the last ones I promise!

The cute image was a freebie from, Jane's Doodles, I don't think it's free any more though, I couldn't find it to add a link.  It's been coloured with Promarkers and inked with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink.  The flowery paper is Prima meadow Lark and the flowers were made with Nellie Snellen punches.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Dilly Beans - Easter
Crafts 4 Eternity - Cute as You Like
Daring Card Makers - Springing into Spring
Jellypark - Pretty Pastels
Delightful Challenges - Hippity Hoppity

This image was a freebie too, from Pink Gem, he's not free any more is still available in the shop I think, I coloured him with Promarkers.  The patterned paper is Papermania Hot Diggedy Dog and the flowers were made with Xcut and Nellie Snellen punches.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Pink Gem - Make it Cute
Sweet 'n' Sassy - #98 - Think Spring
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - #35 - Bring on Spring
My Sheri Crafts - #107 - Spring has Sprung
Milk Coffee - Anything But Square

I used a Forever Friends stamp for this one, again coloured with Promarkers.  The flowers were made with Nellie Snellen punches.

I'm entering this card in the following challenge -
Pattie's Creations - #64 - Easter
Hanna and Friends - #168 - Easter/Spring
One Stop Craft - #222 - Easter
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #120 - Anything But Square
Addicted to Stamps - #52 - Easel cards

So Green

Yep, it's another Welsh scrapbook page!  I decided to try something new for me, a monochrome page, to highlight the landscape photos taken in the gardens of Portmeirion.

The papers, border strips and glitter flowers are all Papermania Capsule Collection in Chelsea Green, the letter stickers and round gems are Papermania too, but from different ranges.  The journaling tickets are Bo Bunny and the flower gems and baker's twine have been lurking in my stash for a while.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Craftroom Challenge - In the Garden, Anything But a Card
My Craft Spot - #92 - Strings and Things, I used baker's twine
Brown Sugar - #45 - Flowers

Digi Haven DT Card - Spring

We have a lovely, seasonal challenge for you starting today over at Digi Haven, this fortnight our theme is "Spring" and all you need to do to play along is to use a digi on your creation and follow the theme.  Our sponsor this time is My Graphico who are offering a digi prize to our randomly chosen winner.  The DT were given some cute images to play with, I chose this dragonfly to make a get well card in pretty spring colours.

I coloured the image with Promarkers then used tiny SeeDee stamps to stamp around the edges of the topper in various Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from a SeeDee set too, which I've had since the dawn of time and rarely sees the light of day.  I thought that this image was crying out for googly eyes, I mean, who isn't cheered up by a googly eye or two!
The papers are Papermania Go Green and all the edges were inked with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink.  I created a border using a Martha Stewart punch and added some fresh looking green gingham ribbon and bow.  The flowers were made with punches and some blue gems complete the card.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Crafty Ribbons - #42 - Anything Goes With Ribbon
DRS Designs - #64 - Paper Flowers
Whimsical Designs - Pastels
Digital Tuesday - #203 - Spring Colours
Passion For Promarkers - #191 - Bingo, ribbon, gems, punches
Digi Darla - #55 - Flowers
My Graphico - #148 - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - #117 - Cute as You Like
Sweet 'n' Sassy - #98 - Think Spring

Cute Little Bunnies

Here's another Easter card, I've so enjoyed making them this year, especially using cute images and pretty pastel papers.

The super sweet image is from Di's Digi Downloads and has been coloured with my trusty Promarkers.  The sentiment was stamped onto a die cut egg made with an Xcut die which I then decorated with a scrap of paper and some narrow ribbon.
The papers are my much loved Papermania Spots and Stripes Capsule Collection, they've been so useful for my springtime projects.  The flowers were made with Woodware punches and I finished off with a ribbon, a bow and some yellow buttons.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Crafty Creations - #215 - Easter
Creative Belli - #166 - Easter
Totally Papercrafts - #159 - Easter Eggstravaganza
Creative Moments - Animals
Inky Impressions - #103 - Easter/Spring
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring
Stamp 'n' Doodle - Easter/Spring
Digital Tuesday - #203 - Spring Colours
Passion For Promarkers - #191 - Bingo, ribbon, die cut and buttons
Digi Darla - #55 - Flowers

Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway

Here's another layout from my Welsh scrapbook, this time featuring the steam train journey we took on the Blaenau Ffestiniog railway.

The papers are DCWV The Denim stack, the label embellishments are fussy cut from the pack too.  The railway badge was cut from a photo and I added a strip of washi tape with a map print to continue the travel theme.  The lettering is Papermania Birdsong and I finished my page with a Papermania metal cog, glazed brads and a luggage label for journaling.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - #55 - Anything But a Card
Hotshot Craft - #15 - Anything But a Card
Crafting For All Seasons - #48 - Anything But a Card
Divas By Design - Use Metal, I used a metal cog and brads

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Spring is in the Air

It's time for a new challenge over at I Love Promarkers, this week our theme is "Spring is in the Air".  Our sponsors this time are Marianne and Visible Image who are both offering a lovely prize of two clear stamps.

I've made another egg shaped easel, I've really enjoyed making this style of card.  This time I've used a Bugaboo image along with some pink gingham cardstock and some Papermania Spring Chic patterned paper.
The flowers were made with Marianne dies and the leaves with a Woodware punch.  I added some grey ribbon to pick out the colour of the rabbit and finished with a pink stripy bow a stamped semtiment and some pink gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Bearly Mine - #79 - Girly Pink
Crafty Sentiments - Easter
Cuttlebug Mania - Easter, I used my bug to cut the shaped blank, flowers and sentiment label
In the Pink - #17 - Easter/Spring
Sweet Stamps - #110 - Easter
Daisy Doodles - #80 - Easter
Melonheadz Friends - Easter/Spring
Whoopsi Daisy - Use a Digi
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #25 - Animals
Crafts and Me - #126 - Pretty in Pink

Bargello Hearts

Here's my project from last night's craft session with the girlies.  I wasn't well at the weekend and I was too busy to bake yesterday, so  Mr Cadbury had to provide the sweet treats to go with our tea in the shape of mini egg cakes!  This week we all had a go at the bargello technique using strips of paper to create patterns.

Bargello is usually used to create backgrounds, but some of us decided to die cut shapes from it instead, I used Spellbinders for mine to make this wedding card.
The patterned papers are Papermania Confetti, one of my all time favourite packs with only off cuts left now, to which I've added some textured gold card and linen cream pearl card.  The sentiment was computer generated.
To embellish, I used Creative Expressions metal corners, a pink bow, a heart padlock charm, a resin flower, a beaded organza flower and some pearls.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Creative Creations - #6 - Thing Starting With B, I used the bargello technique
That Craft Place - Wedding
Charisma Cardz - #11 - Die Cuts

It's Another Egg Shaped Easel!

Yep, here's another one!  My wee boy, Robbie, watched me make lots of these egg shaped cards and asked which one was going to be his.  He seemed disappointed that there wasn't one for him, even although they all had flowers on them, so I made him this one with his name on.

The stamp I used is a magazine freebie with Quick Cards Made Easy and has been coloured with Promarkers.  I used my largest Xcut die to make the card blank from Payper Box blue gingham cardstock, the next size down for the image and the smallest to make the holographic eggs.  The bunting was stamped with alphabet stamps then snipped into little flags.  I made a stamped and die cut label into the stopper element and decorated my card with red gingham ribbon, two bows, two blue pearls and some blue gems between the flags.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges-
ABC - #22 - Easter Cards
Cards For Men - #6 - Easter
Kaboodle Doodles - #164 - Easter or Early Spring
Ooh La La - It's a Man Thing
Addicted to Stamps - #52 - Easel Cards
Penny Black and More - One For The Boys
Speedy and Friends - #152 - Bunnies or Easter
Crafts 4 Eternity - #116 - Easter
Raise the Bar - #136 - Spring is Just a "Hop" Away
Clear it Out - Easter, No Rectangle Cards , the gingham and holographic card is old stash

GDT Card for Forever Friends

I was lucky enough to be picked as guest designer for the Forever Friends & Co challenge blog, the theme this time is "One For The Girls", so nice and easy to play along.  You don't have to use a Forever Friends image to join in but I decided to get out this stamp that has only seen ink once before.

The stamped image has been coloured with Promarkers to match my oh so pretty, new Dovecraft Cupcake Boutique papers.  The sentiment is from the same Papermania stamp set as the image, and is perfect for me as I'm a real tea jenny, the kettle's always on in my house!
I decided to add a die cut doily made with an Xcut die to continue the tea time theme, I've had such a lot of use out of that die, I just love it.  The flowers and leaves were made with Woodware punches and I finished my card with a bow, some large, square blue gems and a scattering of little pink gems.

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #25 - Animals
Robyn's Fetish - #152 - Food and Drink
Stamptacular Sunday - #208 - Fuzzy Friends
Clearly Inspired - #71 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - #155 - Make it Cute
Creative Moments - #13 - Animals
Incy Wincy - Pastels
Love to Create - #58 - Pastels

Under the Weather

I had a notion to make a card in pastel citrus colours, here's the zesty and cheerful card I came up with.

The image is a digi from Bugaboo and has been coloured with Promarkers.  To create the rain, I made teardrop shapes with Liquid Pearls, then sprinkled on some Glamour Dust while it was still wet for lots of sparkle.
The papers are Papermania Spring Chic, to which I've added some tangerine card.  I inked all the edges and the scallops on the blank with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink.
The sentiment was made with a Kanban ticket stamp and a Personal Impressions sentiment stamp, I use these two sets together quite a lot.  The flowers are ancient Papermania ones which have been lurking in my stash for years and the leaves were mad with a Woodware punch.  To finish off I added some ribbon, a bow and a few pearls.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Joanna Sheen - Come Rain or Shine
Di's Digi Designs - Easter/Spring
Sweet Stampin' - Lots of Layers
Crafty Catz - #175 - Sparkle With a Bow
Delightful Challenges - Get Well Cards
One Stitch at a Time - #156 - Use a Digi
Paper Pretties - #250 - glitter
Creative Creations - #6 - Thing Starting With B, mine are brolly, bow and blooms
CI Paint - Anything Goes
Digi Makeover - #80 - Pastels

My Guys

It's a layout from Wales again, this time I've used photos taken of my husband and son on the Ffestiniog railway.  I love these pics, seeing them smile makes me smile!

The papers are DCWV The Denim Stack, the belt, pocket and labels were all fussy cut from patterned paper, the blue cardstock is Core'dinations that I gently sanded.
It doesn't show up well in the photo, but I added metal studs to the pocket and eyelets and glazed brads to the label embellishment just above the pocket.
The title lettering was done with Papermania Birdsong stickers, the "Just Like Daddy" tab was cut from a paper pack and I added a tag for journaling to the pocket.  A bit of faux stitching adds to the denim theme.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Creative Corner - #11 - Layer It Up
Crafty Ribbons - #41 - One For The Boys
Southern Girls - #65 - The Kids Are Alright
Crafting For All Seasons - #48 - Anything But a Card
Creative Craft - #6 - For the Kids

Another Egg Shaped Easel

I've had such fun making my Easter cards this year, especially egg shaped easel cards, I've made loads of these so expect to see them popping up on my blog over the next few days!  I challenged myself to make them all with a stamped image, gingham card, ribbon, two bows and three punched flowers but to make them all different.

I used a Tatty Teddy stamp from last year for this one, stamping in London Fog Memento for a soft look and inked all the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The flowers and leaves were made with Woodware punches.
A couple of people asked me if the shaped blanks were made with my Grand Calibur and the answer is yes, but, it could be done with a Cuttlebug or Big Shot as I made the blanks from 6x6 cards using the largest die from my Xcut set.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Little Miss Muffet - #57 - Happy Easter
Cute Card Thursday - #261 - Easter
Vicky's Place - Teddy Time
2 Sisters - #136 - Easter/Spring
Speedy Fox - #152 - Easter or Bunnies
Broken Box Stock - #22 - Easter
Card Makin' Mamas - Spring Colours
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - #35 - Bring on Spring
Crafts 4 Eternity - #116 - Egg-cellent Easter
Jellypark - Pretty Pastels

Caernarfon Castle

Another layout from my Welsh holiday!  These pics were taken on a day trip to Caernarfon Castle, we had such a fun day out that day, the castle is massive and there's so much to see.

The papers I've used are Theresa Collins with the addition of some Core'dinations cardstock and the journaling tags are Bo Bunny.  I used felt lettering from Hobby Craft and glitter stickers from The Works to make the title, I love the look of mixed fonts on a layout.  The final flourishes were tartan ribbon, a giant brad, heart shaped buttons, grey pearls and rows of nail heads along the top of the smaller photos.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Crafting For All Seasons - #48 - anything but a card
Craft Your Passion - #154 - ribbon or lace, I used tartan ribbon

Easter Egg Easel

I made this egg shaped card for my Mum for Easter.

I used Xcut dies to create the card, along with Papermania Capsule Collection papers and peach cardstock.  The stamped image (Crafty Impressions) was coloured with Promarkers and I used lots of Wild Honey Distress Ink on all the edges.  The sentiment is from the same set as the image, I die cut it with a Nestie to make the stopper element.  The flowers and leaves were made with Woodware punches and I finished off with some lace, ribbon, two bows and some gold gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Dutch Dare - #209 - shaped cards
Charisma Cards - #11 - die cuts
Papercrafting Journey - ribbon or lace
Sincerely Yours - #3 - Easter
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #119 - gingham/checks
Celebrate the Occasion - #104 - Easter
Clear it Out - Easter, no rectangle cards, my old stash is the paper and ribbon
Shopping Our Stash - #94 - Easter/spring
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #63 - Easter

A Bit "Cheeky"

I just love this digi from Just Some Lines, it really made me smile.  It's a freebie at the moment, you'll find it here.

The image was, of course, coloured with Promarkers and I glittered the fairy's wings with Glamour Dust.  I used up some older stash on the one, the papers are Papermania Capsule Collection in Sunshine from yonks ago and the pretty, dimensional butterfly stickers have been lurking in my stash for ages, I used Liquid Pearls for their trails.  The flower was made with my Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, I inked cream card with Mustard Seed and Wild Honey Distress Inks to add colour to my bloom.  The leaves were made with a Marianne die.  The leafy border was made with a Martha Stewart punch.  I finished off with yellow ribbon and a brad topped bow.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Passion for Promarkers - #190 - butterflies
Just Some Lines - fairies
Inky Impressions - #102 - flowers
365 Cards - #79 - sunshine
Top Tip Tuesday - #97 - ROFL
ABC - #21 - flowers
Crafty Boots - flowers
House of Gilli #51 - flowers and ribbon
The Crazy Challenge - #141 - fairies and flowers
Lacy Sunshine - #4 - layer it up

Easter Basket

Here's my project from our Monday night craft session.  After tea and mahoosive chocolate whoopie pies filled with marshmallow, we all made these cute Easter baskets, following the instructions from Quick Cards Made Easy magazine.

The basket is a pretty decent size considering it's made from just one sheet of 12x12 scrapbook paper, I used my favourite Papermania Spots and Stripes Capsule Collection paper again along with some Honey and Hugs paper for the green flowery border and some Bazzil Bling for the punched heart border (made with a Martha Stewart punch) and handles.  The flowers (there's one on the other side too) were made with a Woodware daisy punch and various circle punches and dies, with a lovely glitter brad in the centre.  The handles were attached with brads too, so they can move.
I've filled my basket with yellow tissue paper and chocolate treats for a friend.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges -
Craft Room Challenge - in the garden, anything but a card (flowers are garden element)
LEJ - #45 - add flowers
Shopping Our Stash - #94 - Easter/Spring, my old stash is the flower punches, green card and Honey and Hugs paper
Papertake - Easter treats
Crafty Boots - flowers
Creative Creations - #6 - thing starting with B, mine are basket, brads and blooms
Eureka Stamps - #31 - what's in your Easter basket?
Whoopsi Daisy - punch it out
Anything But a Card - #15 - Spring or Alice in Wonderland
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #24 - Spring/Easter

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Anything Goes

We have a new challenge for you today over at I Love Promarkers, this week our theme is the ever popular "Anything Goes".  We have two sponsors this time, J&C Creations and Crafty Sentiments, so there's double the chance to win.  I've used a Crafty Sentiments image on my card from a recent challenge win, I think it's really cute and was fun to colour with my Promarkers.

The papers are Papermania, from the Tatty Teddy Valentine's range, to which I've added some red pearl card and some pink Core'dinations which I embossed with a Docrafts heart folder, then gently sanded and inked with Barn Door Distress Ink.  I used the same ink on all the layers too.
The sentiment is a Personal Impressions stamp, I like the funky font.  The hearts were made with Spellbinders dies and I finished off with some red ribbon, a bow and some red gems and pearls.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Anything Goes - #88 - seeing double, I used 2 bears and 2 hearts
Deep Ocean - #47 - cute and cuddly
Tuesday Alchemy - #52 - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - #154 - ribbon or lace
Stamptacular Sunday - #207 - wedding/anniversary
Crafty Creations - #213 - embossing, I used an embossing folder
Creative Moments - #13 - animals
Stamp 'n' Doodle - anything goes

The Frasers

It's a page form my Welsh holiday again, this time focusing on this lovely photo of my son, hubby and me, it's a rare day we are all in a photo together, this one was taken by my sister on a visit to Caernarfon Castle.

The ledger print and spotty papers are Theresa Collins, the grey and blue cardstock is Core'dinations and the brightly coloured papers and stickers are Fancy Pants.  The journaling card is Papermania and the glitzy lettering came from the works.  I added some heart shaped buttons threaded with baker's twine as this pic was taken on our wedding anniversary.  I finished my page with clear, white and grey gems, some round buttons and a tiny brad on the weeny tag.

You Make Life Sweet

Once again I've combined my love of baking with my love of card making with this yummy cake card.

The tasty looking cake image is from Digi Darla and has been coloured with Promarkers, the sentiment and strawberries were stamped with  Creative Expressions stamps, I used a yellow gel pen for the seeds on the berries.
The papers are Papermania Little Cake Shoppe, to which I've added a panel of Core'dinations that I embossed with a cupcake folder then sanded.
The cupcake border was done with a Martha Stewart punch, the flowers and leaves were made with punches too.  Some red gingham ribbon, a bow, pearls and a scattering of gems complete my card.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Vickie's Challenge - #4 - anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - #163 - frills (lace, ribbon, pearls etc)
ABC - #21 - flowers
My Craft Spot - #91 - embossing or Glossy Accents, I used embossing
Whoopsi Daisy - punch it out
Bearly Mine - #78 - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - flowers
LEJ - #45 - add flowers
Loves Rubberstamps - #44 - chocolate

My Family

Here's another Portmeirion layout featuring the only photo with all the happy holiday makers in it.  We got a passer-by to take it in exchange for a look round the house!

I've used Dovecraft Tea Party papers, along with blue spotted Bazzil cardstock and I inked all the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  The journaling card and Big Bloomer flower are from Papermania, I just layered the flower up and added pink seed beads to the centre and for a bit of texture.  The lettering was done with stickers and the corner die cut was done with a Marianne die.  The spotted border round the title circle was made with Card Candi and I finished off with some gems and pearls.

Cutie Pie Dt Card - Easter

It's  challenge time once again at Cutie Pie, this time our theme is "Easter".  Our sponsor this time is Pink Gem and the DT were lucky enough to be given a image to play with, I just fell in love with this pretty image, which I coloured with my Promarkers.

The papers I've used are My Mind's Eye In Bloom, a stunning double sided stack in the prettiest soft colours, to which I've added kraft for matting and layering.
The flower was made with Xcut dies, layered up and topped with a button the leaves were made with with Marianne dies and the heart border was made with a Martha Stewart punch.  To complete my card, I used ribbon, a bow, a stamped sentiment, buttons and pearls.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #24 - Easter/spring
The Squirrel and the Fox - #39 - spring or autumn, I chose spring
Really Reasonable Ribbon - #68 - flowers and ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge - #71 - Easter or spring
Oozak - anything spring
Di's Digi Designs - Easter/spring
2 Sisters - #135 - flowers for spring
Polka Doodles - #11 - Easter/spring
Simply Create Too - #38 - Easter or bunnies

Village Views

It's my Portmeirion album again, this time I've used a couple of photos of different views of the village.

The papers I've used are Papermania Spots and Stripes Capsule Collection, I've used so much of this pack already, I just can't get enough of it!  I inked all the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink for a bit of definition.
The cardstock letter stickers are Papermania too, as is the little blue bow.  I made a border of layered ribbon and added in a tag from The Works.  The bunting was made with my favourite Stampin' Up punch, I've had so much use out of it.  The flowers were made with my Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die with Capsule Collection buttons in the centres.  Some assorted orange buttons and a scattering of blue gems finish it off.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Red Carpet Studios - #28 - layouts with ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon - #68 - ribbon and flowers
One Stop Craft - #220 - anything goes

Chocolate Egg

I've made this Easter card to give to my sweet toothed Father-in-Law.  I tried to keep it as masculine as a could, steering away from springtime pastels, opting instead for rich chocolate shades.

You may recognise the image as the same Digi Stamps 4 Joy stamp that I used for my Digi Haven DT card, only this time I've made it a chocolate egg giving it a very different look.  It was, of course, coloured with Promarkers.
The papers are from my new Papermania Gorjuss pack (including the tag which was fussy cut from a sheet of paper and had a sentiment stamped on it) with a bit of kraft thrown in for matting.  I used raffia rather than my usual ribbon to make it more masculine and added some pearls to finish.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Creatalicious - #46 - Easter
Stamping Shack - Easter
Crafty Calender - Easter egg-stravaganza
Di's Digi Designs - Easter/spring
My Sheri Crafts - #106 - Easter
So Artful - shades of brown with cream
Sweet Stampin' - Easter
Polka Doodles - #11 - Easter
Delightful Challenges - one for the boys
Paper Shelter - #103 - Easter

Battery Square

I'm so glad to have found my scrapping mojo again, here's another layout from my Portmeirion scrapbook.

It's my DCWV The Sunshine Stack papers again along with ledger print kraft and letter stickers from Papermania.  The loopy border was made with a Martha Stewart punch, to which I've added some Create and Craft grosgrain scalloped ribbon in a lovely duck egg colour.  I highlighted the arched shape of the painting by adhering blue gems along it, and I finished off with a giant brad and brown pearls.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenge -
Creative Corner - #10 - fastener, I used a giant brad

All Around the World

Woo hoo, it's the weekend, bring on the lie-in!  Here's a card I made with the Papermania All Aboard stuff from the latest Docrafts goody bag.

The map topper was made with a large stamp, coloured with Promarkers then the edges were inked with Tea Dye Distress Ink.
The tags and tickets were fussy cut from the 6x6 paper pack and I added a border of washi tape along the border.  To continue the slightly vintage look, I applied some Distress Stickles (that always sounds like a disease of the men's downstairs department to me!) in Frayed Burlap and some assorted nailheads.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
365 Cards - #73 - scattered
Passion For Promarkers - #189 - all around the world, I decided on the whole world!
Crafty Ribbons - #41 - one for the boys
Little Miss Muffet - #56 - boys only
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - #5 - for the boys
Penny Black and More - for the boys
Delightful Challenges - one for the boys

Hercules Hall

Here's yet another layout from my Portmeirion scrapbook, this time featuring the beautiful Hercules Hall.

Once again I've used DCWV papers from The Sunshine Stack along with kraft, a Papermania Happy Days journaling tag, Papermania Birdsong letter stickers, pearls, gems and a chipboard embellishment.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Anything Goes - #88 - seeing double, I used 2 photos
Lasting Memories - #130 - tag you're it, I used a tag shaped  journaling card

Digi Haven DT Card - Easter

It's challenge time again at Digi Haven, this time our theme is "Easter", all you need to do to play along is to use any digi image on your project as long as it follows the theme.  Our sponsor this time is Digi Stamps 4 Joy, the egg images I've used on my cards are one of their stamps, printed out in different sizes and coloured with Promarkers.

I coloured the eggs to match these pretty Papermania Spots and Stripes Capsule Collection papers, ribbon and buttons, any excuse to use this gorgeous range, I can't get enough of it!
The only other stash I need to add was a stamped sentiment, a brad for the centre of the bow and a punched border made with a Martha Stewart punch.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
DL Art - #105 - Easter
Dutch Dare - #208 - spots and stripes
Sincerely Yours - #3 - Easter
The Paper Shelter - #103 - Easter
Bearly Mine - #77 - Easter
Ribbon Carousel - #78 - spring is in the air
Daisy Doodles - #79 - springtime
Digi Darla's - #53 - buttons

Night and Day

Here's another page from my Portmeirion scrapbook using two photos of the same scene, one taken during the day, the other in the evening.

The papers I've used are DCWV The Sunshine Stack, along with yellow glitter Core'dinations and a scrap of paper from a Fancy Pants stack.  The sun and banner were fussy cut from the DCWV paper pack and the journaling tabs are Papermania Happy Days which have been cut in half.  The circle behind the photos was made with Spellbinders grand dies and the layered stars were made with Xcut dies.  The felt flowers were from the Early Learning Centre!  To finish my page I added a punches strip made with a Martha Stewart punch and some gold gems.

I'm entering this layout in the following challenges -
Charisma Cardz - #10 - stars
Craft Us Crazy - #39 - anything but a card
Anything Goes - #88 - seeing double, I used 2 photos
Use It Tuesday - #52 - die cuts, punches and cut outs, I've had the star dies and yellow card ages

You're a Hoot!

I bought this sweet owlet stamp at the SECC last October and hadn't got round to inking it so I decided to get it out and get stamping.  It's a Helz Cuppleditch Neighbourwood stamp that I got for the bargain price of £1, I think it's just so cute.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and went round the edges of the topper with Shabby Shutters and Walnut Stain Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.
The green patterned papers are Dovecraft Riverbank Revels, as are the flowers which I layered up and topped with a tiny patterned brad.  I added in some brown wood grain and brown gingham  cardstock compliment the rustic look.
To finish off I used some red gingham ribbon with a bow, some leaves made with an Xcut punch and some green gems.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Creative Moments - #12 - add a sentiment
Flutterby Wednesday - #231 - any winged creature
LEJ - #44 - winged things
Stamping Sensations - the great outdoors
Celebrate the Occasion - #1103 - spring
Crafty Sentiments - hello spring
Ladybug Crafts - springtime
CLP - #56 - sketch
Art Impressions - #104 - plaid, gingham or checks
Moving Along With The Times - spring is in the air