Mint Green, Lilac, 1 other Colour and FLOWERS at Sophisticats WK27

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As below my dear friends, another post that I hope goes off in time, and most probably not with the correct amount of details, which I will add, as I go along....this week at Sophisticats, our lovely Tracy, has given us a Colour Combo with an ADDED MUST, which is Lilac, Mint Green, 1 other Colour and Must have Flowers.....I have used Easter Anya from the Greetings Farm, and teamed it up with Pink Gem's Horace, which was free in Craft Stamper April 2010 issue, I also followed the Sketch for Pink Gem CH2, hope you like it girls, and I will be back tomorrow with an update, but I am hoping to have a long lie, as I know that the weekend will have been hectic, so Brian is getting up with Tommy to see him off to school...fingers crossed....Love to all Avril xxxx

Fairies at Cute Daisy May

I am hoping upon hope that these posts go off as planned, as I will have, by the time you read these have been and come back from Beamsley, where I am sure I would have had a wonderful weekend meeting new friends and learning new crafts, these will be short posts, but I am sure I will have to add more details during the day, so please bear with me....our lovely Net has chosen Fairies as her theme, for Cute Daisy May this week, I have used one off my favourite images from sheet.......and used the Sketch - WK43 at Promarkers, to show her off, I hope you like it, Love to all, Avril xxx

An Aperture Card at Winter Wonderland

A lovely Sunday morning, my dear friends, and isn't cyber space wonderful, I am in Skipton, N.Yorkshire, and this is going off, if I have done it correctly, this morning in Edinburgh.

Our fabulous Danielle has choosen, Aperture Card with (optional Scene), for this week at Winter Wonderland, and we have a treat for you all with our New DT girls, joining us, Marianne, Kate, Janet & Mandy, so please pop over to their blogs and give them your support, they have come up with some fabulous projects and done us proud.  Our Sponsor this week, is our Old teamie the super talented Teri at Delicious Doodles, who has very kindly donated 3 off her awesome Digital Images, I don't know if you have been over to Teri's store recently, if not, you are in for a treat, as she has more and more beautiful images for using on your projects, like the "Sitting Westie" who is popping his cards in the postbox, for his wee friend, sitting on the wall...all the other goodies for this card from Patchwork Pals.  I am also going to enter this into For Fun Challenges, WK5 who also want a Scene, I will be travelling home today, after spending time with my Craft Friends, so I will report tomorrow, how the weekend went, hope you have all had a Super Weekend, Much Love Avril xxxxxx

Jester/Masquerade Ball & Clowns at Tuesday Taggers

Well my dear friends, I got behind, somewhere last week, and just never caught up on myself, so apologies, for the lateness of this post, hopefully things will improve this week....although with the Craft Retreat, at the weekend, I have less time than usual, YIKEES..

This is my week at Tuesday Taggers and I have picked the theme of Jester/Masquerade Ball, or Clown and I think I gave some of my sisters a headache, but as usual they did me proud, and have come up with some fabulous projects, as did our Guest Designer Dawn  , so pop over and see the fab projects and have a go...I have 2 projects, 1 Card, which I used the Loralie, products, on, so it can be as easy as this, or The Mask, which I printed out, coloured in with Promarkers, went over with Marvy Embossing pens, and used Clear embossing powder for that sparkle, added gems and feathers, (which made me sneeze all night, as I am allergic to feathers, etc, )....The mask came in a RAK from a very dear friend off mines.    Our Super Talented  Teri, has drawn some fabulous images if you want to take part in our challenge and are struggling for ideas......I am going to enter the card into One Stop Craft CH71 who want Spots & Dots.I hope you can all enjoy this challenge, and join us.....Love Avril xxxx

New Beginnings at Sophisticats - CH26

Hi girls this week at Sophisticats  CH26 our lovely Diane has chosen New Beginnings as a theme, and our DT girls have come up with some fantastic cards for this theme, mines is a New Baby Boy card, using an Image from CDM - Sheet 1, and teamed it up with FF Baby papers and FF - Pink Parfait papers, added lace and charm etc from stash..There are Die cuts from Lisa for this weeks prize, please pop over tomorrow and find out the winners off last weeks, challenge, so that I can send out the prize.....hope you like it girls, Love Avril xxxx

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Anything Goes at CDM, meets various Challenges

A lovely Monday morning ladies and I hope that you have recovered from the Spoiling of Yesterday...LOL..I got some lovely cards and a box of Quality Streets, which Tommy choose, as he knows Granny Shares....did I taste one, I don't think so....at least the waistline did not suffer...

Today at CDM, Linnie says "Anything Goes", which is just fab, so come on girls, no excuse this week, any theme, any card, any atc, LO or altered item, is welcome into our challenge and for this there is a chance of a sheet off these fabulous Digi's and a Blinkie....you don't have to use a CDM image, but if you have one, get them out and join in.   .I have used an image from Sheet 173, and teemed it up with the Promarker Challenge WK42 Colour Combo - Bright Green and Mango, which I think are quite funky together and suitable for one of my many Nieces birthday's this year, 7 off which turn 17....I am also entering this into Cute Card Thrusday CH103 who are celebrating their 2nd Blogversary with a challenge of CELEBRATION, and also The Secret Crafter Saturday, CH74 - "Anything Goes"....so come on girls get creating and join us this week....Love Avril xxxx

Victorian Christmas (distressing optional) at Winter Wonderland and Guest DT card for OSAAT, meets various challenges

A very good Sunday afternoon, my dear friends, and a huge apology for the lateness off this post, I have been suffering so badly from the migraines, that my vision, went double yesterday, and the fatigue of my FMS, took hold, so I have just this minute finished my DT card for Winter Wonderland, which this weeks challenge was chosen by our Darling Pascale, who wants to see a Victorian Christmas with Optional distressing, there are so many variations of this theme, and our DT girls have made some awesome projects for you to look at and take inspirations from, I used a Digital Image, Tilly, which was free from Wendy, before xmas, and I think looks quite Victorian, I used Anna Griffin papers and embellishments, which just scream Victorian to me, don't you just love her goodies, I usually look at them, stroke them, and then put them away, this week I made an exception...We are being sponsored by Regina at Cutting Cafe, who is giving 3 digital files as a prize for this weeks challenge winner.  .I would like to thank everyone who took part in our DT call, and we have chosen our new Girls, to join our team, they are:-

• Marianne
• Kate
• Mandy
• Janet -

It was so difficult to choose, as usual, and hopefully you will all pop over and give the new girls your support.

The top 3 for last weeks Sketch challenge are:-

1. Mandy
2. Babs
3. Kathy

so please girls pop over and pick up your Top 3 badges and wear them on your blog with pride, Well Done...

I have used a sketch from Papertake Weekly SK36, and have added this card to Tellens Place - CH9 Green , and Pollycraft Challenges, WK35 who want Distressing (around the edges of the backing papers) I also want to add this to For Fun CHALLENGE, which is Green also.

Also here is the card for my Guest Spot at OSAAT CH4, which I won the other week, and was thrilled to be chosen, there challenge this week is a Recipe, off 1 Ribbon, 2 Brads/Eyelets and 2 Backing Papers, I love this wee cat image, and hope you girls do too, please pop over to OSAAT and join their challenge this week...and maybe you too can be a Guest in the weeks to come...

I am sorry for the longness off this post and please believe me when I say, that I would go on and on, if the head allowed....but suffice to say, that I wish you all a fantastic Sunday and hope all you Mothers out there are getting thoroughly spoiled....as you all so richly deserve.....much love and Happy Mothers Day, from Avril xxxx

ECP Challenge 8

A lovely Saturday morning dear friends, hope you are all looking forward to a fantastic weekend, we start a new challenge here at ECP - which is a Colour Combo, I used another CDM image from Sheet 174, a boy this time, which is a card for my Nephew, cannot get over how much this image looks like him.....our sponsors this week are Sunshine Stamps who are donating a $20 voucher to the winner off this challenge.      I have also added my card to Corrosive Challenges, CH54 - Sketch, which I liked as it was not too fussy, also adding it to Crafty Catz Weekly CH23 which is "Something for the Boys" hope you like it my dear friends....Love Avril xxxx

One card for Several Challenges

A very good Wedensday evening, dear friends, I am sorry I have AWOL, since yesterday morning, but I have had a massive migraine, that just lifted this afternoon, thankfully, as I had a Commisioned card to do, for the boys in Brian's work, who go golfing and forgot, a certain young ladies 18th birthday last month, I have to still, add their stupid message, but I left it out, for the minute, more because I am waiting on Brian bringing more Ink in for my printer...

I followed the Sketch at Moving Along with the Times, CH36, who also wanted "One for the Girls", OSAAT, CH3, want  colour combo, Pink and Purple, Ooh-la-la, CH49, Anything Goes, Kaboodle Doodles,  CH26 Happy Birthday, Cupcake Crafts, CH81, Flower Power, Crafty Calendar CH6, Flower Power also and Quirky Crafts, CH23 want Buttons....I used a Cute Daisy May image, Sheet 174, coloured her with promarkers, they guys wanted an A4 card, so hopefully the sketch worked out...mainly I hope Laura, will like the card....

I am off the check out the challengers, before I get back to some more crafting, this weekend is a busy one for my DT wise, as ECP begins on Friday and it goes on each day until Tuesday....so please don't be angry with me if I struggle to visit your blogs, you know how much I love you ALL and love your cards....have a great night...Love Avril xxxx

St Patricks Day at Tuesday Taggers

A very lovely Tuesday Morning my dear friends, today at Tuesday Taggers, our fabulous Teri, has chosen St. Patricks Day, as our theme, also we welcome as our Guest designer this week Gail, who has some awesome work on her blog, you should pop over and take a look, please, ...I decided to make a Gift Card to hold a Lottery Ticket, that I am going to send to my Mum and Step-dad, as a wee surprise...and hopefully it will be lucky for them, my step-dad is an avid Celtic supporter, so the colours and the Irish theme of St. Patrick, suits the card and the gift, perfectly, I picked up a free image from Dustin Pike, which I am sure you will agree is very cute...hope you like this my dear friends and hope you will take this chance to join our challenge this week, please pop over and see what our Awesome DT Sisters have come up with this week.

I am adding this card to Cute Card Thursday CH102 which is "Lucky Green" and Crafty Catz Weekly CH22 who want Shades of Green, Option of St. Patricks Day.  I think this also fits into Prairie Fairy  - WK 9 - Lucky Green.
Love Avril xxxx

CH25 -Flourishes & Bling at Sophisticats

This week, our leader Lisa has choosen Flourishes and Bling for this weeks challenge, the flourishes on her card can be purchased from her shop at Allissas Papertown.  Our DT girls have come up with their own take on the challenge and as per usual some fantastic work is over on the challenge blog for all to see...mines is made with a gorgeous image that was given to me in a RAK from a very good friend (you know who you are, thank you so much, love these images).

We have a couple of Rubber Stamps up for grabs this week, brand new, just out off the packet...

I am adding this card to the challenges at Creative Card Crew, whose theme is "It's a Celebration" and Gingersnap Creations - CG45 - who have the theme Celebrate.

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Mothers Day at Cute Daisy May and various challenges

A very lovely Monday morning my dear friends and I sure you all had a fab weekend, can you believe how quickly we are getting through this year?

This week at Cute Daisy May our fabulous Max has choosen Mothers Day as our theme, and as usual all our DT girls have come up with awesome work, using Linnie's fabulous images, I have used on on Sheet 170, so cute, and good enough to eat I think...I followed the Sketch at For Fun Challenge 3, given by the talented and wonderful Stef...I also followed the Recipe at Papertake Weekly, which is Buttons, Bows, Brads & Bling, I am also going to enter this card into Simon Says Stamps Challenge  who are asking for Mother Day, Girly,  Tellens Place CH8 - Bling it Out, and Totally Papercrafts  CH6 - Mothers Day/Special Lady, some challenges I have picked up visiting all the challengers blogs, so thanks girls, for making my life so much easier..LOL..hope you take the time to join us this week, I am sure all our Mother's will love having a card made with such beautiful and cute images, such as these....have a fab day girls, Much Love Avril xxxxx

Mad March Days at Dragons Dream Tag It On

Hi dear friends, just a quick post before I go up to Bedfordshire...LOL, I am so very tired, been up since 6am this morning, and have crafted for most off the time, in between, mountains of washing and bedding, getting done, a woman's work is never done...LOL...

I had a play with my inks and things this afternoon to create a Tag for T29 at Dragons Dream Tag It On whose theme is Mad March Days, I typed out the background words and made a tag, inked with distress inks, and stamped some flower CD, images with an acrylic dabber, sorry if you are getting fed up off seeing that colour, but I only have 2 paint dabbers, Aqua and Black.....I then printed out a Lion image that I purchased a while back, and coloured him with inks and covered with crackle...I then printed out a Freebie Lamb, sorry I don't have the link to hand, but I will post it tomorrow, I coloured the lamb with white gel pen, added fluffy stuff, and accented it with glitter gel pens...added the ladybird (as I just love them, they are spring, in the making), and added a tassle from my stash...hope you like it girls, I used my TH book again for the inspiration and now have a list of wants as long as my arm...I am off to bed now, but I will be back probably 6am tomorrow morning, and hopefully get a chance to catch up with all you dear friends...I am off to the Craft Retreat a week on Friday and need to try and get all my DT work done for 2 weeks, as they are all, over the weekend, challenges, so I have been busy choosing images for the challenges to come, and dear friends, there are some Awesome challenges in the pipeline for you all....eyes closing now from tiredness, hope Brian has got the bed remade, don't ya just love the fresh washed smell of your bed...I do...can't wait...Love ALL, Avril xxxxx

New Beginnings at Winter Wonderland - WK41

Well ladies, we have had a very emotional week at Winter Wonderland this week, having to say a very tearful goodbye to some off our wonderfully special DT girls, Joey due to family and new projects, Lesley, due to work and family commitments and Teri S, who is wanting to spend more time creating her Delicious Doodles mages and very kindly agreed to continue Sponsoring us, so please join us in thanking these fabulous girls, for all their work on the blog and wish them well in their future ventures...

We who were left behind, decided to have a little Spring Clean off our Challenge blog, so this WK41 - We have a sketch to follow and the theme New Beginnings....and if you pop over to the challenge blog, you will see our creations for this challenge..

We also have a new blinkie, for our Blog, as well as 2 major changes, from this week, we will be having a Top 3 - winners badge, for you girls to put on your blog, and also a Designer Spotlight, which will be for 2 people each month to join us as Guests...a lovely Blinkie has been created for those too...

With our team depleting, we are having a DT Call....so if anyone is interested in joining in our New Look Blog, please leave DT along with your name, when adding your cards to Mr Linkie, this week...

Card for 2 challenges

Well dear friends it seems like ages since I have posted here, but honest I have been busy Card Making....I have had a fair few trips down to the shed, and I think that everything I need is here too hand, once Brian gets more shelves up for my glitter glues etc....this card is for 2 challenges, and is for a very dear friend, whom I hope does not visit here, until she has received it in the post....so .....Sh...........

1st I have followed the Sketch at Create 4 Fun - WK9, this is the first time I have entered this challenge, that I picked up along the way, whilst commenting on the Challengers to my various DT posts, see girls I do pay attention....2nd I am entering into Secret Crafter Saturday - CH72, who want "STITCHING"  


The image was purchased from my dear friend Step at her Etsy Shop, you should pop over and see her stunning images.

I am hoping to get around to visiting you all tonight, as I am still busy cardmaking, for my DT posts, as I am hoping to get out off the house for a wee while tomorrow, I am going Stir Crazy, have not been over the door, since a week past Sunday....I hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend, I know that some off you will be visiting the SECC, and I wish I was joining you, but I have to give it a miss this time, as I am going down to a Craft Retreat, organised at the Tuesday Taggers, on the 19th March, which I am really excited about...so Glasgow is out....until October that is....LOL..have a fab weekend. Much love Avril xxxx

OSAAT - CH2 - Sketch & For Fun Challenges - Fairies and some news.

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A fabulous Tuesday afternoon, the sun is splitting the pavements today here in Edinburgh, and my only dilemma is will I or won't I hang out my washing, how great a problem is that too have....LOL

I have a card here for One Stitch at a Time, CH2 which is a Sketch, and guess who won the 1st Challenge? yipe little ole me! how great is that and I have to thank Marianne for pointing it out to me....so sometime in the near future I will be a Guest DT for them, so watch this space....I am also entering this card into For Fun Challenges WK2 - which is Fairies...I am also going to be a Guest DT for this challenge blog, at the end of March, I am honestly chuffed to bits, by all this news girls....I used a stamp from Pink Gem which I have had for ages and never used it, used papers from my stash and coloured the image in with Promarkers, hope you like it dear friends.....and hope you will pop over and give these 2 new challenge blogs your support....Love to all. Avril xxxx

Swirls and Curls at Tuesday Taggers

A lovely Tuesday Morning my dear friends, can you believe how fast the weeks are going by, I cannot believe this is a weeks since I posted my project for Tuesday Taggers, messy hands, which I have to say, the challengers who took part, made a fabulous job off...This week, our fabulous Pat has choosen  "Swirls and Curls" and again I have used a project from TH "Compendium of Curiosities" and as I only have 2 paint dabbers at present, I was able to follow quite easily...I used the free stamp from Fabruary's issue of Craft Stamper, as there were swirls around the image....I also teamed it up with some of the Dawn Bibby design stamps. and added some Precious Pearls and a butterfly charm to complete....Our sponsor this week, is Crafty Individuals, so we ask that you post a link to them in your posting to be in with a chance off winning the prize this week....this is also the last week for our Guest Designers, to be with us, and I am sure you will agree that they have all done a terrifc job for us...so please pop over to either our Blog or their blogs and give them your support...I will be back with another posting later on, as I was busy crafting all day yesterday, such bliss....hope you will join us this week at Tuesday Taggers, love Avril xxx

Year of the Tiger, and Asian

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Well dear friends this is unheard off from me 3 post in 1 day....but I have had such fun playing with my TSV goodies...I am entering this Tag into Dragon's Dream Tag It On Challenge #28, who had my dear friend Lyn as a Guest DT this week, and anyone who knows Lyn's work, will be in for a treat by popping over to check out the challenge..the theme is Year of the Tiger, I used my SeeD stamps, stamped onto a background of Distress Inks, taken from the TH Book *A Compendium of Curiosities" I also picked up a free digital image of a Tiger and her cub, which I coloured with promarkers and embossed and used Crackle Paint to vintage it a little.....so girls pop over and check out this challenge blog...I am also entering this into  Corrosive Challenges CH53, want to see Asian. I might be back again tonight girls, if my camera plays along with me, I only have 2 rechargeable batteries, as I lent 2 to Jenny's friend and guess what, she lost them, teenagers, eh...LOL, lots of love from a very Beautiful, dare I risk saying it "Spring" day, here in Edinburgh....Avril xxxx

Challenge 24 - Oriental at Sophisticats meets A Spoon Full of Sugar CH92

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Another post from me today girls, then I am off to play with my new Machine, so excited about that, so without further ado, this week at Sophisticats our talented Tasha has choosen "Oriental" as a theme, and us girls, just about fell apart, honest we did, but nothing gets us down and everyone rose to the challenge, as the word describes...LOL. I used my Distress Inks to do a background card, then got out my peel offs, which I have had for yonks and got to work, filling some in....I then stamped a Panda from my Oriental C-D's embossed him and inked him up a bit, added some ribbon and an oriental charm to finish...I found this card hard, as when I am making cards I am always thinking off the person, I am making it for, but no-one in my family or friends are much into Oriental, but I like the outcome fine, especially as I got to get messy again...LOL...so pop over and check out the other fab projects from the DT girls....and have a go, at Oriental....There is a Sheet of Debbi Moore images up for a prize this week...I am also wanting to thank everyone who took part in our "Embossing" challenge last week, as usual there were some Outstanding creations to visit...I am also going to add this card to CH92 at A Spoon Full of Sugar, who wants to see the Use off Distress Inks on your projects...

Follow a Sketch at Cute Daisy May

Morning ladies a new challenge at Cute Daisy May, this week, a fabulous Sketch given to us by the Awesome Pinky, such a fabulous sketch to follow, I loved it and will definetely be using it in the future,  I used an image from sheet on 133, of Linnie's fab images, I am using as an Anniversary card for my Mum and Step-dad who got married on 29 February 1988, but celebrate the inbetween years on 1st March, as my Step-dad has a birthday on 28th February...I hope you like this an join us in our challenge this week, remember that a sheet of digis and a blinkie are up for winning.....our DT girls have once again outdone themselves, with their projects...I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for taking part in our "Flower Power" challenge last week. as usual you girls rock...Love Avril xxxx