Rainbow Lady- Patriotic/St George

Over on Rainbow Lady this week we are going all patriotic as it's St Georges day next week, so the topic is Patriotic, St George/British so plenty to choose from. I have used the Faye Whittaker cd to create my entry, I have also used craft Artist to add the shaped sentiment box and the embellishments.

There was a huge entry last week so we hope you can do the same this week. It's a lovely topic and I'm sure you'll be able to find something in your stash to be able to join us.

CD Sunday - Ring a Roses

Good morning all, this week on CD Sunday the theme is Ring a Roses. Well with a topic like this I was spoilt for choice but as I have recently purchased the Shoes in bloom cd from Ooh La La decided that I would use it for this weeks card. I was going through the images and spotted the backing paper and that it what decided me on this idea. I knew I had some dark red silk mirri somewhere so just had to dig it out, it is almost the same colour as the printed page turn so I think it works quite well. The bits of bling I bought from The Range and I think they may be Papermania, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and then finished it all off with a white ribbon.

I hope you can come and join us this week, we did enjoy looking at your Toybox Treasures last week.

Celebrate with a touch of vintage - Rainbow Lady's challenge

Hello here I am again late posting my contribution for the challenge over on Rainbow Lady, this week is Cynthia's 200th challenge so we are celebrating and we want you to join in with us. 200 is a great number so to add a bit more interest we want you to add a touch of vintage, for my take on the celebration I have chosen the street party scene from the Faye Whittaker cd by Joanna Sheen, there are some lovely images on this cd and quite a few would have worked but this is such an evocative scene that I couldn't resist.

So not only is it Cynthia's anniversay but she has a wonderful sponsor and prizes so come on over and join us.

CD Sunday - Toybox Treasures

Good morning and a very Happy Easter to you, this is my card for the challenge on

 CD Sunday

  this week. We have chosen 'Toybox Treasures' as our theme and I have used a cute cuddly elephant to represent all the cuddly toys that children get. This is from a dvd called Plush Pals from Ella's Design, there are some lovely animals on it and one of the favourites is the sheep but I'll save that for another day.  I have used a gold holographic card which I think is probably a bit too blingy for my taste but some folks love it so it can go in the box for a later date.

We still have our guest Colleen and she has made us a super card from MCS so do pop over and see what the whole team have done and hopefully you can join in with us. See you there. x

Wedding Wishes

Just thought I'd share a wedding card I've made, not a very good picture but it is late at night. The butterfly paper is from the Ooh La La cd Shoes in Bloom 2, the corners on the white are stamped and embossed with silver pearl embossing powder. Hope you like it.

Rainbow Lady - Happy Easter

Over on Rainbow Lady this week we are wishing you a Happy Easter and hope you can join in with something Easter themed.

For my contribution I have used Joanna Sheen's JNM 11 and this image is from cd2 the small animals chapter.  I have used Craft Artist to make my design, I quite like the stitching and the ability to colour the bows to match the shades in the backing paper. Hope you like it!

CD Sunday - All Sewn Up

Good Sunday morning to you all, up at the crack of dawn again why can't I sleep in at the weekend? Not to worry I can get a bit of crafting done while the rest of the house is asleep.

This week over on CD Sunday we have a fab theme of All Sewn Up, this has come about because we have a wonderful sponsor in Debs from Debbees cd's and she has given us some files from the very pretty cd Stitchin Tails, the team have had a bit of fun using these images.

I have used a backing paper that has little cross stitching on it, it's a lovely colour and it's on the cd. I have used a purple coloured backing paper for my mats and split it into three for a slightly different look, although the card looks square it isn't but I did cut it down from an 8 inch card so it's probably about 7 x7.5. The reason I cut it down was I didn't want the scalloped edge..

I hope you can come over and join in with us and you never know you could win a cd of your choice from Debs and she has some pretty good stuff over on her site.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - butterflies

This week over at Rainbow Lady the challenge is Butterflies and as it's being sponsored by our very own Caroline then there will be a prize on offer too.  Caroline has supplied us with some digi images to work with and I have to admit that I did go in and change the colour because the ones she gave me didn't go with the card I needed to make but that is the beauty of digi images they can be anything you want them to be.

The backing paper and the image is from RHS cd from Joanna Sheen, I must admit it's not one of my most used cd's but when I found this set I had to use it and have done so more than once, I think it's so pretty and butterflies are the perfect accompaniment.

I have seen the DT samples and they are all stunning so I do hope you can come and join us, it's great to see you.

Hello everyone from a beautiful sunny Wigan, I have been up since the crack of dawn and only just remembered that I didn't schedule my post for CD Sunday this week.

Anyway our theme this week is Spring has Sprung and this was chosen by Jocelyn, you must go and check out the DT ideas there are some great things this week.

For my card I decided to use an idea I had for my craft class, this week I was showing them how to use around the page punches so decided to incorporate my DT card, I have used an image and matching backing paper from JNM 11 by Joanna Sheen, I think of spring when I see yellow as the daffodil is usually the one thing that finally persuades us winter is over and spring is here.

I hope you can come and join us and let us share your ideas for spring.

Rianbow Lady challenge - House and Home

Over on Rainbow Lady's challenge blog this week we have a lovely challenge called house and home.

For my contribution I have used one of the Polkadoodles cd's, this is designed as a shaped card but I have only used the front of the shaped bit and popped it onto a straight back leaving me room to add a sentiment. The front once printed has a tab at the side for joining the pieces together so I put this piece under the pink backing paper. The flowers, door , roof and tree are all layered to give it a bit of interest.

I hope you like it and can come over and join us, I'm sure you will come up with some wonderful ideas just like the rest of the team.

CD Sunday - Spots and Dots

Good morning it's a beautiful bright morning here in Wigan and it's lovely to see the blue sky only trouble is the sun shines into our bedroom so we are wide awake at silly o'clock but it does make a lovely change from the dull damp weather we've had recently.

Over on CD Sunday this week the challenge is to use spots and dots, my spots are on the cat and the dots are on the background and on the piece of green card down the side that I put through the swiss dots embossing folder. The wooden tiles were given to me and have been in a draw for ages so I thought I would get them out and put them to some use.

CD Sunday - From Me to You

good morning to you all and as it's another Sunday it's time for our latest challenge on CD Sunday and this week Christine has chosen From Me to You so plenty of scope for everyone.

I have chosen to use the Faye whittaker cd from Joanna Sheen for my card, there are some gorgeous images on this cd and I was spoilt for choice but settled on this one and the backing paper I have used several times because it seems to go with so many other things.  I embossed the lines one the plain card to give it a bit of interest and added a few gems to the areas where the lines cross.

 I hope you will come over and join us and we will enjoy looking at the things you create, so till the next time bye for now.

Golden Wedding Card

We are going to David's uncle and aunt's golden wedding party tomorrow so this is the card I've made to take with us. I'll be back tomorrow with the CD Sunday challenge.

Rainbow Lady challenge - Brown, cream and red

Over on Rainbow Lady this week our challenge is brown, cream and red, now at first I didn't have a clue and then I remembered that after last weeks challenge one of the entries was a dog from this set and once I'd found them I just had to have them.  My card is an 8inch square and although it looks wonky it is straight, just the angle of the camera.  I have used red mirri card and brown matt card for the layers and the message is stamped in brown pigment ink but not embossed.

I do hope you can mange to join us and share a bit of colour, looking forward to visiting you over the week.

CD Sunday - Imagine

This week over on CD Sunday we want you to use your imagination as the title of our challenge is taken from the title of the cd we have on offer.

This week we are being sponsored by Elegant Inspiration and they have given us a copy of their newest cd to offer as a prize. I have used two of the images to make my card and I do have to appologise for the poor picture but the light was bad yesterday and this was the best I could do. My card is is a dl and when it's folded down will fit into a dl envelope making it fine for posting, I have made quite a few easel cards but a friend made a dl one and I thought how good it looked so decided to have a go, so thanks Judy and I hope you don't mind me using your idea.

Hope you can come and join us and maybe as the saying goes it could be you who wins the cd.

St David's Day - Rainbow Lady

It's St David's Day today so this is the challenge over on Rainbow Lady this week. I have used a picture of some daffs bobbing in the breeze and a photo of a squirrel both taken on the same day at Dumham Massey which is a beautiful National Trust property.
I do hope you can join us and show us something Welsh to help celebrate the day.

Believe it or not today is dog biscuit appreciation day so with this in mind Cynthia has given us the theme of dogs, thank goodness it wasn't the biscuits!

For my page I have used CA and a piture of my boy, Pooka. He is 13 now and still bounces around like a young dog and one of his favourite places is the beach so this is what inspired the page.

I do hope you can join us at Rainbow Lady this week and have a bit of fun, I guess you could add a biscuit of two into what you do if you like.

CD Sunday Challenge - Wings and Legs

This week over on CD Sunday the chosen theme is Wings and Legs, well as I am on the design team for a fairly new company called Elegant Inspiration and this week they have launched a new cd called Imagine I thought what would be better than showcasing the cd in my contribution.

The cd is lovely with some pretty images on it and the book I have chosen to show you is one each of the images on the cd, so there are plenty of wings and legs in selection this week.  sorry for the naff pictures but took them just before sending the samples off for the launch of the cd which was on Create and Craft yesterday and it was a very popular choice, if you like the look of the cd but can't afford to buy it at the moment then keep a lookout on the challenge blog in the next few weeks.

Rainbow Lady - Mardi Gras

Over on Rainbow Lady this week we want you to use the theme Mardi Gras as your guide to doing something incredible. For my contribution I have used Craft Artist and done a page with a kit I bought from Digital Crea.
I'm sorry to be at least 8 hours late posting but I keep forgetting to schedule my post in time and then end up having to do it in the evening.

CD Sunday L is for..................

.Over on CD Sunday this week we have decided that we'll use a letter this week, as it's so close to Valentine's day Wendy chose the letter L. For my card I've chosen to use Faye whittaker's cd from Joanna Sheen and my L is for London.
I hope you can come over and join us and I think you're going to like the design teams cards there are some pretty ones this week.