Crafting in the Bedroom

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Glitter N Sparkle CH26 - Cute

Happy Easter Sunday, all my lovely friends and followers, there has been a bit of sunshine in Edinburgh, this post for Glitter N Sparkle CH26 is Very late, and I apologise, had a rotten day yesterday, and very sore today, as a consequence. Our challenge at Glitter N Sparkle CH26 is CUTE, we all love a bit off cuteness and might even, banish the horrible weather blues...so hope you can join in...I did 4 cards for this challenge.

Challenges entered into Happy Campers - CH13 Add Dimension

Boy on Rocking Horse - from Digi Darla, who is giving one of our prize winners, 5 images from their store:-

Shelby with Hose

Challenges entered Pan Pastels - CH13 - Anything Goes

Madi

Challenges entered in - 613 Avenue - CH13 - Anything Goes (optional flowers)

Shelby with hose, - from Sandi Samples, (do you like her hand drawn paddling pool, LOL) and Madi (my 1st attempt at an Asian skin) who are giving one of our prize winners 4 Images from their store:-

Challenges Entered into A GEMof a challenge - CH73 Make it Cute

4th is Angel "Patience" pre-coloured form Fred She Said, (these are amazing images, fell in love), and also the sentiment "I believe in Angels" who are giving one of our Prize Winners $10 to spend in their store. I have decoupaged her dress for my card in We Love our Card Swap on Facebook group, if you like receiving a handmade card, pop over and join us.

Winners from last weeks challenge can be found here:- and a Re-drawn prize here. Good luck everyone and hope to see you there.

I also have some exciting news, the DT team of Kanban, have started up a new challenge blog that starts on the 2nd of May and is called Crafting Muskateers (all for one, one for all), LOL, what else could we be called..pop over and follow the challenge either on Blogland or Facebook, very exciting to be at the beginning of a new Challenge blog.

Challenge entered - DisDigiDesign - Flower Frenzy

I also have a Twinchie, my very 1st, which I am entering into the Twinchie Challenge-CH3 Flowers, hope you like it, and lastly hope you have not fallen asleep, I have the card below, for Movie Magic Monthly CH2, - Twilight Saga, used a fabulous Bark at the Moonimage from Delicious Doodles (who is having a 25% discount sale until Midnight, Easter Sunday)

Challenge entered into The Craft Place - Animals

That is it for me, until Tomorrow, love and hugs all xxxxx

Friday, 29 March 2013

Brown Sugar - CH35 - Flowers

Morning all, and a Good Friday and Happy Easter to you all, I have not had a very good couple of days, personal wise, but still not smoking, think that is 17 days now, not sure, though, as lost count, which is probably a good thing.

Craft wise, I have had a great week, been chosen, for 2 new DT post, the 1st one is Brown Sugar - whose challenge today is Flowers - CH35 and is sponsored by QKR Stampede, I love these images and got to play with "In Love" - Image No. 9212. I thinkl he is ever so cute..there are a number of new DT's this week, so hope you can pop over and join in the fun, and welcome them, there will be new DT's next, week, as we are in two separate teams, I am in Team B..

Our prize this week is 5 images from

QKR Stampede

The winners of last weeks "Anything Goes" CH34 can be found here.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Creative Moments - CH13 - Animals

The Paper Shelter - CH105 - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - PTT1130 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - CH32 - Animal Antics

Have a fabulous Holiday weekend, my dear friends, love and hugs xxxx

Sunday, 24 March 2013

Glitter N Sparkle CH25 - Animals and Delicious Doodles CH28 Fairies

Morning and a happy Sunday to one and all, WOW, have I missed talking to you all, I have had no use off my right hand, since Thursday morning, and half wondered it my Smoking Patch was something to do with it, so the patches are firmly on my bottom now, not on my arms, LOL...day 12 no Smoking too.

I have my Glitter N Sparkle card CH25 - Animals to share with you, and also a very late, Delicious Doodles CH28 - Fairies card for you this morning, and hope you like them both, and can join our challenges...

Today at Glitter N Sparkle we have the CH25 - Animals, for you to join, I was fortunate enough to get Artist Bear by QKR Stampede to play with, and my mind went into overdrive, as usual, and I made him a studio, with all his Art around him, isn't he talented, (Giggle)...QKR Stampede are giving 1 lucky winner 5 Images from their store, CDee Designs are giving 4 images to 1 winner, Di's Digital Images are giving a lucky winner a $10 gift voucher for their store and Delicioius Doodles - 4 images from her store, to a lucky winner (and if you love Delicious Doodles, keep reading, for a chance to win 5 Images from her store). The winners from last weeks, challenge at Glitter N Sparkle can be found here.

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - CH34 - Anything Goes

This is my very late post for Delicous Doodles, CH28 - Fairies, I used the amazing Easter Bunny Fairy. As always the winner will receive 5 images of their choice from the Delicious Doodles store. You can enter our challenge only ONCE, but if you use a Delicous Doodles, image, you can enter the same project twice...pop over to the challenge blog and check out the rules..and hope you can all join us this week, thank you so much.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Card Makin Mamas - Spring Colours

Digi Haven - (must use a digi - Spring)

Raise the Bar - CH136 - Spring is a Hop Away (use a bunny, chick or baby animal)
OSAAT - CH155 - Use a Digi

That is me for now, and hope you all have a fabulous Sunday, love and hugs always xxxxx

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Creative Craft Challenges2 - CH6 - For the Kids

Morning ladies, I am again, well behind, my Brain is honestly mush, but I am on day 7 No Smoking, and if my challenges go up a little late, the so be it, hopefully you will bear with me and still be my friends and followers at the end....

Today and until 1st April, we have CH6 at Creative Craft Challenges2 - For the Kids...our Sponsors this fortnight are Dustin Pike (whose digi I have used.... Dudley enjoying his shake ) and Mei Flowers who are giving us a £10 voucher to spend in their store.. I hope you can join us, my Dudley looks much more green in real life, not sure why my camera, makes him look, a yucky colour. Winners of our CH5, can be found here..

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Great Impressions Stamps - March - Going Green

Avenue 613 - CH11 - Anything Goes (with optional twist - St. Paddy's Day Green)

The Ginger Loft - GL The Colour Green

Challenges4Everybody - CH16 - Always Anything Goes

Have a fabulous Tuesday and if you have the awful, Snow that we have here in Edinburgh, stay SAFE and WARM...xxxxx

Sunday, 17 March 2013

It is Easter time at Glitter N Sparkle - CH24

A happy Sunday, to my dear friends, how many off you had thought I had left blogland? hands up now!, LOL...so sorry I have neglected you all so badly, if have not entered a challenge that I am a DT for, I know I have not visited your Blogs, I am so sorry, for those off you who, are not friends with my on FB, will not know that I gave up smoking 5 days ago now...and my Head is just Mush....cannot settle to anything..anyway enough prattle from me......

Our challenge at Glitter N Sparkle this week is CH24 - Easter....as usual we got given Digi's to play with and I was given, this lovely Sassy Image - called Dorothy Honey, isn't she devine....I decided to make more of an Easter Picnic type card...more grown-up, so I can send her to my Mum...hope you like her...our DT have made some wonderful cards, and I have to say, especially Pamela Smith, has made a real funny one, you must go check it out, you will laugh (I hope).....our Sponsors this week, are Sassy Studios - 4 Images from their store....Stitchy Stamps - $10 to spend on Images from Delicious Doodles, Stitchy and Panda Bear images, and Crafty Sentiments - 3 digis from their store...great prizes, don't you agree....The winners of last weeks challenge can be found here.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Pan Pastels - CH11 - A Touch of Green

Incy Wincy Designs - F - for Female

ABC Challenge - J is for Just as you Like (anything goes)

Creatalicious Challenges - CH46 - Lovely Easter

Tando Creative Challenge - March - WK2 - Flowers

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Glitter N Sparkle CH23 - Must have GREEN (St.Patricks Day)

Happy Mother's Day, my lovelies, better late than never so they say, here is my challenge card, for this weeks CH23 at Glitter N Sparkle - Must have GREEN, (St.Patrick's Day).....I was given a fabby image, called Jumping in the Leaves by Jellypark, who are one of our sponsors this week...added some spellbinders leaves and used the new papers from Do-crafts - Me to YOU - Spring Chic, now I love Gingham, my favourite pattern of all times, and try hard not to pick it up each time I make a card, but over the past week, or so, maybe, it is with doing so many Spring like cards, I just have to use it....Our prizes this week are (7 images from their store - Bugaboo,) ($6 gift certificate for their store - Floppy Latte), and (5 Images from their store - Jellypark). So come on girls get your Green, pens, paints, papers, flower, gems, whatever and join us.....

The winners of last weeks challenge can be found here

I would like to enter this card into A Gem of a Challenge - Floral Frenzy, & Card Making Mamas - GREEN

The above card was made for Sugary Sunday WK55 - Facebook, which was embossing, I think I just made it into the challenge, well hopefully...I used Victoria - Full Head, from Funky Kits, which was a dream to colour...I am entering her into the following challenges The Sugarbowl - CH101 - Anything Goes (with a Funky Kits, image) - Tuesday Throwdown - CH137 - Lace and Doillies, Colour Me Creative - Anything Goes, with optional Bugs or Butterflies, Card Crafters Circle - CH65 - Vintage Flair.

Friday, 8 March 2013

Kanban DT Cards

Evening, sorry all, I did it again, lay down to ease my pain and fell asleep, not happy with myself at all...so here later than planned but here all the same are my DT cards for Kanban for this week...the 1st one is from the Well Wishes & Celebrations kit...I have made this for my Daughter and her Partner, who have just moved into their new home, this week, after several weeks of decorating it, I am going to see her on Sunday, so this will go down well with her....

Products used for this card are:

Toppers, Sentiment and Border - Happy New Home - 901565

Card = Cream Distressed - 901232

Silver Mirri Card - A4MRSI

Card Blank - BC51012

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Paper Playtime CH5 - Anything Goes

ABC Challenges - ABC19 - Anything Goes

The 2nd card, I made for a Commission card, for a young lady, who ordered it for her mum's birthday, she has also given me and order for 20 girly, cards. As a beautician, she wants to giver her loyal customers a birthday card..so very happy with that 1st big order...

For this card I have used the Vintage Tapestry Kit and used the following products:-

Card Blank - Panache In the Garden (40 cards and envelopes)

Topper - 901010

Happy Birthday Sentiment - Man's Best Friend - 901795

Card - Birdcages - CRD1504

A4 Brown Panache Card

A4 Gold Mirri Card - A4MRGO

Paper - Vintage Tapestry Paper Pad

Buttons - Sugar Buttons

Pearls PRL5MM

Ribbon - Kanban Mixed Ribbon Pack - 901345

Once again I have used several different kits and taken elements from then, they all work so well together, which I hope you agree.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Card Crafters Circle - Vintage Flair

Crafts 4 Eternity - R#114 - Marvellous Mums

Inspire me Fridays - CH99 Always Anything Goes

Before I go could I remind you of our current 1st Challenge at Kanban, using your Kanban products - Anything Goes, which runs until 3rd April 2013, would love to see all your creations there...Have a fabulous Friday evening, it is Blue Bloods, NCIS and a Curry in this house, so looking foward to relaxing with hubby, be back tomorrow, bye for now xxxxx

Delicious Doodles - CH26 - Use Die Cuts and a Warm Welcome to our new DT Members

Morning all, well I set the alarm early this morning too, as this is going to be an extra long post and I hope you can bear with me....1st off we have a new Challenge today at Delicious Doodles CH27 - Use Die Cuts, easy peasy....I made 2 cards.

Challenges for this card are:-

LEJ Designs - CH43 - All Things Spring

CRAFT - CH197 - Easter/Spring

The 1st one is a Fun one for my Grandchildren for Easter (which Tommy, 12, last night said that is awesome, LOL). I used Bunny with Egg for this one, and just made it fun, adding in the grass, eggs, clouds and what is supposed to pass as a sun....hope you agree that it is Fun.

Challenges for this card are:-

Happy Campers - CH12 - Flutterby Butterfly

Pinspirational Challenges - Purplicious Yummy

Twist of Faith - CH27 - Ribbons and Bows

The Crafting Cafe - March - Favourite Colours (Purple)
Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 157 - Punch it (butterfly martha stewart punch)

My 2nd one is more Adult, for which I used Kissing Butterflies, a stunning image from Delicious Doodles, that I hope you agree is lovely...I used a spellbinders edging and frame, not sure off the names and a new Stephanie Weightman, Tattered Lace - Fuchsia, and Memory Box - Lisette Buckle..

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone, who took part in our DT Call, to say that picking, was a nightmare, is putting it mild, there are so many, many, fabulous crafters out there, but a decision had to be made and as a Team, we Choose the following girls:

NanaConnie who is in my Team B

Kelly also in my Team B

Suzi - Team A

Kay - Team A

Nikki - Team A

KristyLee - Team A

Shelley - also my Team B

Kym also my Team B

Vicky - also my Team B (and has celebration candy on her blog)

The girls on Team B, are up and running this week, and next week, you will see the projects from our Team A, I hope you can pop over and give our new girls some love....

The Rules of our challenge are very simple, 1 entry only per challenge, BUT, if you use a Delicious Doodles, image, you may enter the same card/project a 2nd time, stating that it is 2nd entry using a DD Image, Good Luck and enjoy creating, looking forward to visiting your blogs, throughout the week...

The Winners and Spotlighers of last weeks CH25 - Yellow, you can find the names here..

Have a wonderful day, I will be back in a bit with my Kanban DT cards for this week, so busy, busy, here in my crafty room in Edinburgh xxxxx

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Lacy Sunshine - Double Trouble and other challenges

Evening my lovelies, so sorry, I am way behind, set my alarm this morning at 4am to catch up on blogs, which I did, then had it in my mind to post this card this afternoon, well I lay on my heat pad, at dinner time and slept until 4pm, then had a melt down...so here it is a card that I have made for Lacy Sunshine's CH3 Challenge - Double Trouble, I have used Eleanor & Pickles, Birthday Time, which I bought a couple of weeks ago and finally inked up..hope you like her...

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

RheddandRosies - 1st Challenge - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - CH 188 - One for the Ladies

Creative Card Crew - CH31 Ribbon

I will be back tomorrow with my Delicious Doodles DT cards and my Kanban DT cards, hope you can join me...have a lovely evening, what is left off it, love and hugs xxxx

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Pink Gem Challenge - Button It - using Free Image

Afternoon, all, I am furiously trying to get my cardmaking up to date, especially as I am hoping to attend the NEC on the 21st and 22nd March, so trying to get ahead....I am so sorry, that so far this week, I have not visited any blogs, and hoping to rectify that tonight or tomorrow morning, as I think I am winning the battle...LOL...hope you have all had a fab week so far...

I have managed to put together a card for Pink Gem Challenges - CH69 - Button It, using the gorgeous Free Image - Bird on Toadstool, this was just begging to get inked and for me to use the fabulous free papers from Papercraft Essentials Issue 90, I love the colour of these papers, and hope you agree that they just fit, in with this fab, image...

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges also:-

Cuttlebug Mania - Cuttlebug Mania Tuesday - Butterflies

Everybody Art Challenge - CH226 - Butteflies

Ribbon Carousel - RCC78 - Spring is in the Air (must use ribbon/twine)

I have one more card to finish, for tomorrow, then I have a Dr's appointment to attend...will be back later, I promise...love to all and have a great Wednesday xxxx

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Mother's Day at Creative Craft Challenges2

Morning ladies, well today, I know it is Tuesday, LOL....all day yesterday, I thought it was Tuesday, hope I am not mixed up all week long...

At Creative Craft Challenges2, we have a new challenge Mother's Day, I have used and Image from Delicious Doodles - Daffodils and Butterfly, paper, ribbon, flowers and gems from my stash...pop over to our blog and see the fabulous projects that our DT have made...our Prize for this challenge is a Ribbon Pack, from Crafty Ribbons.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - 172 - St. David's Day

The Stamping Shack - CH7 A Card for Mum

Visible Image - Spring

Hope you can all join us, in our challenge, thank you so much for popping over and leaving a comment, it is very much appreciated...

Monday, 4 March 2013

FIRST KANBAN CHALLENGE - Today is the Day

Morning my lovely friends, well it is here, the Kanban Challenge - the First and I am hope you are all as excited as we are, what weekend, we have all, I think for the 1st time, wanted Monday to come....

I would like to enter this card into:-

Challenges 4 Everybody - CH15 - Anything Goes

Hobbycutz - Anything Goes

I would like to enter this card into:-

CD Sunday Challenge - Butterflies

Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by Anything Goes WK2

The Ribbon Girl - March - Must add Ribbon or Twine

My cards for the challenge were made using the Discs Feline Friends and It's a Dogs Life. These discs are stunning and for those off you who did not see my e-mail read out on C&C, I said that I printed the images and backing papers off on the Draft setting of my Epsom printer and WOW, what fabulous results. I hope you agree...

What do we want to see for our 1st Challenge, an easy one, ANYTHING GOES, so come on, all, dig out your Kanban, Old and New and get creating...there is a Prize of Goodies from Kanban, for the winner of this challenge....love and hugs all, and hope to see you all there, Thank you for accepting my invitation to join US....xxxx

If you want to update your Kanban goodies, there is our Crafted by YOU store, which is have an update everyday, and you can also go to our Kanban Digitial, where you just Choose, Pay and Go.....

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Glitter N Sparkle - CH22 Mother's Day

Mom Fairy - Digi Darla

I want to enter the above card into Creatalicious Challenges - CH45 - Colour Palette

and Forever Friends - March - Lots of Flowers.

Leah at the Salon - Guylou's Inimitabilty Digi Stamps

I would like to enter this card into Natalie and Amy - CH7 - Diecuts, TheCupboard Trilogy, CH9 - Mother's Love and LEJ Designs - CH42 - For a Lovely Lady.

Morning my lovely friends, I would like to say, Hello, to my new followers, also, thank you for taking the time to come and visit..I hope you get some inspiration and some challenges to enter....Today at Glitter N Sparkle, there is a new challenge CH22 Mother's Day..I am sure we are all making card for our lovely Mothers', so please share them with us...I made 2 for this weeks challenge....the 1st one, "Mom Fairy", from Digi Darla, and the 2nd one using "Leah at the Salon" by our new sponsor, Guylou's Inimitablity Digi Stamps. Our prizes this week are as follows, $10 to spend instore at Guylou's Inimitablity Digi Stamps, 3 images from Daisy Doodles, 5 images from Digi Darla and 4 digis from Sandi's Samples...so great prizes, all.. Our winners for last weeks challenge can be found her

I hope you all have a fantastic Sunday. Brian is golfing so I am going to have a nice crafty time, love and hugs to you all, and thank you so much for visiting. xxxx

Friday, 1 March 2013

Kanban DT Cards and some WICKED, EXCITING, NEWS

Afternoon, and I have managed to get in a wee nap, Tommy is home from school, and off out to play already, they only do a Friday morning school, here in Edinburgh, so the day seems so much shorter, well as promised I am back to share my Kanban DT cards for this week, but before I share them and the Products I used, I would like to let you know that WE at Kanban, are going to have a Challenge Blog....starting from this coming Monday the 4th March 2013, and the 4th of the month thereafter. How utterly fabulous is this...so Do you Love Kanban?, stupid question! Do you want to win some Kanban Goodies? stupid question!, if the answer is YES and YES..well this is the Challenge for YOU...

Now after all that do you want to see my cards for this week? Yes, well thank you, here they are, the 1st one is from the Recent Kit - Walk with Me:-

I kept it quite simple and can add embellishments and sentiments to it later, for whomever, I will be sending it to...Products used:-

Card Blank - Panache in the Garden 40 cards and envelopes

Round Topper - Waterside Views - 901482

Long Topper - Countryside Scenes - 901476

Gold Mirri Card - A4MRGO

Papers from Watercolour Magic Paper Pad

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:-

Fab N Funky - CH160 Pastel Colours

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Simon says - Anything Goes

2nd Card is from the Lavender Rose Keepsake Kit...(made a gift like book, with a bookmark), products used:-

Card Blanks 2 x 6x6, scalloped square - BC51012

Toppers:- Middle Postcard - Floral Postcards - 900754

Butterfly, Loveheart, Bookmark (made from Tag with Lilac double sided Satin Ribbon), - 900780

Birdcages, Birds and Flowers - 900755

Verse Topper - 900751

Card - Lilac Bouquet - 900772

Card - Hydrangea Flowers - 900765

Pastel Bling 3mm - 900911

I would like to enter this Gift, into the following challenges:-

Ruby's Rainbow - In the Garden

Bearly Mine Challenges - CH75 -Anything Goes

Phew well I think that is all for now, please add our Kanban Challenge Blog badge to your Blog and spread the word, see you back here for the challenge on Monday, love to all xxxx

Emma's Crafty Challenge 14 - Vintage and DT Call

Good morning my lovelies, had a fabulous day in Dundee, yesterday, but got back to a nearly broken computer, thankfully it is okay, so I am able to bring this lovely challenge to you today....At Emma's Crafty Challenge CH14 - we are looking for a VINTAGE project, anything you like, card, scrapbook page, altered art....I used a fabulous image from QKR Stampede - "Girl with Bear", used my fabulous papers from Prima's Tea-Thyme collection, the flowers and hat are from my stash, but the green lace was part of candy I won, from the gorgeous, talented Nicola Saul, thanks NJ....

Our Sponsor this month is:-