A haunting we will go.....

Hiya peeps

My second card for today but this time

it is Halloween Colours & Themed.

The spider image & "Beware" on this card is from PaperArtsy

out of the "Hot Picks" red rubber stamps set.

I love these stamps & get to use them every Halloween 

& sometimes between. 

All ribbon used is from Crafty Ribbons.

I am entering this card, Spider Beware, 

into the following challeges:

Cheerful Sketches Challenges I have moved the items around slightly

Deliciolus Doodles - Halloween

Fabrika Fantasy digis #2-halloween

Spider Beware:

DT project for the new challenge at Crafting Musketeers

Hiya peeps

Its time for a new challenge over at

Crafting Musketeers & the theme is "Boxes"

We are sponsored by the lovely

The Stamping Boutique

and out of 3 images that we were given (as a DT) I chose to use

the image "Gift Box" and printed it off in 2 dfferent sizes.

The larger one I coloured, in oranges & greens (both glittered).

The smaller image, inside the shutters is coloured in

pinks & gold glitter. The backing papers. pearl 

decorational strings & lace are all from my own stash.

I then placed a verse & short sentiment on the rear of the box card.

This is also my first time of themed props in my photos. This idea actually came from my daughter who recommended to use the wooden gift boxes that I bought off Facebook a couple of years ago. I then dressed them up with flat backed pearls, pearl strings, bows & charms. All very lovely if I say so myself. 

I am entering this in to the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge, #383, the theme is "Re-run" taken inspiration from Tracy & Susan - Birthday

Artistic Inspirations Challenge, #164 AG

Brown Sugar Challenge #218, the theme is AG (wk) 

The Crafty Addicts - #25 AG

An entry for an artists challenge

A card made with a digi stamp especially for the

Gerda Steiner Design Stamps 25th Challenge

I used a digi stamp called Picnic Penguin

and he was a real joy to colour using my alcoholic

marker pens. I also used some of my favourite ribbon 

from Crafty Ribbons called Meadow ribbon 

from the Summer Festival collection

What the final result was a "Fun in the sun" sentiment 

complete with a sun cut from bright yellow card, a card butterfly (from my own stash) and a picnic peguin. I cut the

meadow ribbon down slightly round the feet of the penguin

& bottom of the basket. I then just stuck some letters under

the ribbon to form the sentiment "Fun In The Sun!!"

I am entering this card in to the following challenges:

25th Share you Designs Challenge ends 17 Oct

DT make for Crafty Ribbons new challenge of Sweet Treats with ribbon

Hiya peeps

Its time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Ribbons & the theme is Sweet Treats with ribbon

I chose to use a Paper Shelter image called

Gingerbread House and made a large tag out of it

which I will use for a large gift bag at Christmas.

The backing paper, used on both sides, was a free gift along with some toppers that came free with one of the craft magazines 

I subscribe to. The freebie is not a recent one. 

I used the

Narrow Chocolate from the Chocolate Ribbons Collection

to finish off the tag

I hope you like the finished project, I would love to read any comment that you wish to leave. Dont forget to enter the challenge

with your make on the theme but please, dont forget the ribbon

after all we are a ribbon website & blog.

Blog Candy available (ends 13th Sept)

400 followers & a 3 year blogging anniversary Candy is available at:

KT Fit Kitty is well known in the blog crafting community

as shes won no end of blog challenges,coming in anything from

a random draw winner to being picked in the top three.

KT Fit Kitty's blog which ends tomorrow (13th Sept)

and the prizes which there is 2 lots available.

(I have only just seen (12th Sept 11pm) this candy on Kitty's blog)

Full details are available at this link below:

Blog Candy at KT FIT KITTY BLOG CANDY

DT card for Crafty Ribbons theme is Holidays!!!

Hiya peeps

Its time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Ribbons

the theme for the "Bows Team" (of which I am part of)

is Holidays and dont forget the ribbon!!! 

After all we are a ribbon blog.

You could win a gorgeous selection of Christmas Ribbons:

For my card I made a holiday themed card of a boy snorkaling 

along a coral reef in tropical waters. (well thats what I wanted

to show).

The ribbons I have used are all from Crafty Ribbons 

and are:

Holiday Postage Stamp theme

and a 2 part layered selection of other ribbons both of

which are available here

The rubber stamped image is from two stamp sets from

Crafty Sentiments, using Coral Reef set no 1  & Let's Swim, 

coloured using alcohol marker pens and fineliner pens. I glued

this coloured image on to the orange die cut topper which is one

part of a Tonic Studios die set. 

I hope you like this card and will join in with this 

blog challenge-theme is Holidays

DT post for Crafting Musketeers #41 theme is Back To School

Welcome to the new challenge at Crafting Musketeers where the

new blog challenge for this month is sponsored by the fantastic Crafty Ribbons.

#41 Back To School with Sponsors Crafty Ribbons

For my card I was adiment that I wanted to use an image from the

wonderful The Paper Shelter and its called "Back To School".

I thought that she was so cute and just like some of the young children that live near me.
A fab 8x8 inch card, backing papers are freebies
downloaded from Trimcraft, ribbon & all buttons are
from Crafty Ribbons.
The sentiment was die cut using a Tonic Studio's die set as
was the oval shapes for the pre coloured image.

I would like to enter this make into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter #262 Make It Digital