Bliss

Another week has gone by and since going full time at school everyday seems to roll into one. Hence the delay to putting cards on blog and comments onto blogs. Sorry!! Onto this weeks challenge at ICS we have a great sketch and again we were provide with a digital image to use from our sponsors  The Pixie Cottage. Have also added some stamped images from my new stampin up set.

Attitude Rocks...

Where did half term go to. It flew past for me. Although I have to say I am recovering from a trip to Cadbury's World (Monday). They give you many freebies whilst visiting but I have to say I love chocolate but the smell of chocolate all day made me feel ill, so I brought my stash home and still haven't touched them.... On the other hand Holly and her friends demolished any chocolate given to them in seconds. Surprised they weren't sick on the way home!

On to this weeks card for ICS. We have been sponsored by Digi's with Attidue. I really loved the images they sent us to play with. The one I used was based on Britney Spears.



Holly my daughter has also been busy and has made a card which she has posted on her blog and below here. She would love your comments as she is only just starting out.

Many thanks for all your lovely comments

so tweet...

Yes it half term and have a whole week off with my daughter moaning she is bored. Unfortunatley the weather is horrible so unable to do some of things we planned. On to this weeks challenge at ICS. We have another great sketch and sponsor Fresh Brewed Designs who provided us with the great digi images.  

We were asked to create an easel card as well using the sketch this week.

Giraffe

Another week has passed by and what with extra hours at work I never got the chance to put my card on for this weeks sketch at ICS. On count down now, just tomorrow at school and a week off. Yeah!!!!

We had some great digi images from our sponsor this week digi doodles shop. Many thanks for taking the time to have a look at my card.

A Helping Hand

This card started life at a coffee morning... Well crafty / coffee morning at my friend Fleurs. I stamped this image and then started colouring it in using her distress inks. I fancied a change to my promarkers. I was quiet pleased with the result so decided to use it for this weeks challenge at ICS.

I have changed the sketch a bit by putting the flowers at the back rather than the front, but I think I have stuck to the sketch. I also decided not to do a flat card  but go a bit 3D so have folded the card to match the different rectangles. (not sure the picture shows this!!)

Thank you Fleur for allowing me to have a play with your craft stash.
 Can't wait to see your creations this week.

I would like to enter for the following challenges too.
Whiff of Joy - Love is in the air
Bunny Zoes Blog Challenge - Love is in the air
Simon Says Challenge - Love is in the air
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Have a Heart
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love
Allsorts - Love Love Love

A Little Cow

Oh my where has January gone!! I can't believe we are already in February. Well here is my card for ICS this week and our sponsors Soft Pencil digi stamps. This cute image is great for childrens birthdays or new baby card as I have used it.

I have used: Soft Pencils digi image

   Promarkers

Papers not sure as were given to me

Others bits are from craft stash

Many thanks for taking the time to look at my card and please feel free to visit the other DT cards or even enter a card at ICS.

A little bit of Love!!!

I know it is early but I have made my valentines card for hubby. Firstly because it was a image sent to use for the ICS DT for this weeks challenge and secondly if I don't make it now he may not get one!!

I have used scrap papers to make the flowers and used as the background paper too. The image is a digi one from DZ Doodles our sponsers this week at ICS.

I have entered for the following challenge:
Craft your day away



Fairytale

Another week has passed by and so very quickly. This is my first time at paper piecing. Have seen many people try it so thought I would have ago I am quiet pleased with the result too. I have used a sketch from ICS and a Sassy Studio digi image

I have decided to enter this card for the following challenges too:
Polly Craft Challenge
Stamp in for the weekend
Cute card Thursday
Allsorts Challenge

 Thank you for looking

Scrap papers

Good morning to you all. A little dull and foggy here today. This card / tag was inspired by Jules who has given herself the challenge to use up scrap pieces of paper on her cards. So I set about making this card with that in mind. I only used scrap paper that I have in a box on my desk and some wrapping paper that I saved from a present I had back in November. This card and envelope were made for my niece's daughter for her 13th birthday. She loves to cook so decided as part of her present I would do up a bowl with ingredients in for her to make a sponge pudding (unfortunately forgot to take phot of present!!) but her is the card.



Many thanks for taking a look.

Penny Black Challenge
Craft your days away



Smile....

Here we are again with another exciting challenge from ICS this week. We have a great sponsor too Robin Fetish digi stamps. Hope you are all settling back down after the christmas break I seem to be finding it really hard to get back into any routine, hopefully this won't take too long!!!

This is the sketch for you to use.

Digi Image from Robin Fetish digi stamps

Coloured using watercolour pencils

 Wrapping paper from birthday present which I loved so much I kept it to use (thanks Fleur)

ribbon and buttons from my stash



First Card of the year

Happy New Year to you all and hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. Back to work tomorrow..... Never mind though I can't complain as I do get a lot of holidays. (joys of working at a school) This card is for ICS and their challenge this week. We now have a sketch and colour theme to follow and I have used a digi image provided by our sponsor this week Patties Creations.



I have turned the sketch and added a few little extras.

Happy crafting and hope you join us at ICS.

DT Call

Hello to you all and thank you for your lovely comments from last week. Last week at school as we break up for Christmas on Friday Yeah!!! Can't wait then I am back to normal only working half days when we return next year..

 On to this weeks challenge at ICS as you can see from the title we are looking for some new DT members to join us in the new year. Please take at look at the ICS blog. I am really enjoying my time on the team.

Merry Christmas to you all and Happy New Year.

Happy Birthday Holly ..

I really am getting fed up with the snow and the cold weather. I really don't like it and much prefer it when it is warmer. A change this week a a card I made for Holly's birthday which was on the 5th Dec. I can't believe that she is 8yrs old. Where has that time gone. I have used the sketch at ICS this week as my basis for my card. Please pop over and have ago at their sketch if you have the time.

I have used:

Penny Black Stamp - Never mind Shelty

Stampin up - Mini Sentiments

Kelly Panacci - Faux Stitches

Promarkers

Hero Arts Flowers

Unfortunately today for our family we had some bad news. My husbands father died this afternoon so please forgive me if I do not comment on your cards this week.

Let it snow ...

Well we have a little snow now well actually about an couple of inches or so. Holly not to happy as making her walk the mile to school and home again, as I refuse to drive as the roads are not clear. The exercise will do us both good although it is very cold. On to this weeks challenge at ICS this week. We have another great sketch.

I have used:

Tilda Magnolia  Stamp

Christmas Circle stamp

Woodworks - Leaf punch

Martha Stewart - Doily Lace punch

Embossing folder

Stickles

Promarkers

O Christmas Tree

Hope all is well with everyone in blogland. Time for me seems to be flying past far too quickly and I am so disorganised and so unprepared for Christmas this year. This christmas number was created for this weeks ICS challenge. Our sponsors are DZ Doodles and the image I used is one of their digi images which I just fell in love with for its simplicity.

I used:

Digi image - DZ Doodles

Kelly Panacci - Faux Stitches

Stickles



ICS challenge..

I am so sorry this post is late but have big problems with internet provider messing up hence they cancelled our internet. This happened on Sunday and only just got it back!!! (After a several  long calls to them) My post for the ICS challenge this week.

I used:

Penny Black stamp

Stampin Up - Sentiments

The Greeting Farm - Whimsical wishes

Tattered Florals - Tim Holtz

Promarkers



Christmas !!!

I am so unprepared for Christmas this year. Unfortunately everything seems to be snowballing this week, where to begin. I am working full time until Christmas so have very little time to craft due to commitments at home taking priority.To top that Nicks dads has been put into rest bite for a week but we still seem to be called upon from his mother (when will it end!!). This week (today) would have been our little girl Ashleigh's 3rd birthday so emotions are all over the place as well. So please except my apologies if I don't get the opportunity to look and leave comments on your blogs for a while...

Now onto this weeks challenge at ICS we have a sketch to follow this week. Please come and join us.



I have used: Stampin up - Winter Post Stamp

Sizzix dies - tag, lilly of the valley leaf & holly

Scrap papers & recycled ribbon

Many thanks for taking the time to look.

For Something Different...

Well another week has passed by and this week at ICS we have been asked to make a box using one of the templates from our sponsor DZ Doodles. Something different for me as have never made one!!! I found this a bit of a challenge just trying to print out and assemble.... but got there in the end.

I have used lots of punches for this box they include: Martha Stewart - Doily Lace,

Stampin Up - Mini tag & bird & finally EK Success - Photo Corners.

Stampin Up - Sentiment stamp

Whiff of Joy - Swirl stamp

Not a bad attempt after it took so long to make and think of how to decorate.