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Many thanks to those who have emailed me regarding my comments, they are disabled.  I've had some nasty experiences on youtube with my demonstration videos (bottom of blog)

But I do wish to progress with the challenges so I'm going to enable them

Deep intake of breath

Kindest regards

Challenge Two - today

Magnolia Tilda - With lantern & Winter night Background

Spellbinders - Oval deckled edge

Promarkers with Memento ink

Stash: Bling, peeloffs & ribbon

Anything goes!  then that must  mean Winter and Christmas.   I suppose like all crafters I have an ongoing box particularly for Christmas,  somewhat depleted from last year.  I had a quick rammage through my bits box and had some badly stamped backgrounds ... ya I know .. throw them away, but you can't - hence the reason the background has been 'die cut' and I think it actually makes for a nice embellishment, by accident

Submitted to Magnolia Mania Anything goes

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I just been looking at this one again,  how sad that my photos are so dreadful, since this is a rather pretty little card.  So, I couldn't resist a play in Paint Shop Pro  So eyes down for a bit of magic

Challenge

Submitted to Passion for Promarkers #133 Recycle

and

Cupcake Craft Challenges  #177 Recycle

Made from

Silver card - back of old Christmas card

Tape wrap from Christmas present - pj's from Sainsbury

Old Anniversary card

Using

EK Success Butterfly Punch and unknown butterfly die 425005

Sizzix Flower  :  Dahlia

Crafts Two :  Embossing folder

ONLY STASH was cardstock, pink backing paper(Blueberry Hill)

flower wire & beads, peeloffs

I must say this was a bit of fun.  I do save loads of old bits, probably we all do

Monday

Pity about the cold spell but it might mean a bit more crafting.

Can I just say to anyone visiting this blog, although not entirely my first, but due to previous experience particularly on Youtube, I do not have a comments. 

I'm quite happy if you email me with any requests for information etc.

I have entered several Challenges which I really enjoy,  however I seem to have done something wrong last week and was withdrawn, perhaps if I had, had a comments section I might know where I went wrong. So to any sites where I submit Challenges I try hard to understand the rules and trust I never offended anyone.

REGARDS

Challenge time

Sugar Nellie Stamps : Charity - It's a girl thing

Funkykits : Charity, Breast Cancer

Memento & Promarkers
Spellbinders : Standard circles & lace

Large Butterfly punch : EK success

Stash: handmade papers, beads, bling, rafia & peel offs

A fantastic challenge to have participated in,  strangely enough I don't use a lot of bling normally but I notice the last card I made I did the four-corner-bling.  Do you hate using the ''last'' when you haven't got the suppliers details any longer? I do :(  Just noticed on the 'enlarged' version you can just make out the sparkle effect of the Cryogen cardstock used for stamping.

Sumitted to Sunday Sketch and Stamp Sketch #91 by Maggie
and
My Time to Craft Challenge #171 Your Favourite Embellishment
which is of course BUTTERFLIES

Just when you think you know what your doing

I've made a new post, rather than a page. 
Let that be a lesson to me

Challenge time

 Sugar Nellie 2011 Stamps : Molly

Memento & Promarkers
Stamped on Cryogen card stock*

Rafia bow sprayed with Cosmic mist
Papers : Papermania Blueberry 

Stash bling

This truly is one of the most wonderful stamps to work with, probably because it reminds me of my grand-daughter, as she is now.   A must have!  Sugar Nellie    Just a comment on *Cryogen cardstock, not particularly highlighted with this example, but it's a doubled sided sparkle card, gives a fantastic finish with the colour as it were under the sparkle so the appearance is uniform, but doesn't allow you really to work the Promarkers with layers, else it mottles & blotches.

  Submitted to Creative Inspirations  #147 Anything Goes

Challenge time

FunStamps

Designed by Lindsay Mason : Butterfly Fairy

Memento & Promarkers
Spellbinders : Beaded ovals

Papers : Docraft 'Back to Basics' 6x6''

Stash bling

Fantastic little stamp to  work with (card 5x5''),  would love to obtain more by Lindsay Mason, but never been able to track them down

Submitted to  Sunday Sketch & Stamp #90 Donna's sketch

From the card box

Mary Baker Flower Fairies :  Iris

Memento & Promarkers

Bow rafia & sprayed with cosmic shimmer Mist

Yep we all have them, lots go to charity, many are personalised on the inside, addressed on leftside of insert & generalised greeting, boxed and given as presents, would say well received.  But thought as I've just started this blog I would look back at past achievements.....emmm efforts and occasionally dip into the box.  Oldies to share.

Flower Fairies IMHO are not the easiest of stamps to work with,  shimmer type paints work well (might look for one) but this was the first I did using Promarkers and must say, opened a new door of opportunity.

Challenge time

Butterfly Dreams :  Tilda with Flower

Tilda Stamp\Memento

General stash stuff

Promarkers

Background paper : Crafts-Too

I made this one  for a challenge and to use some deeper shades & specifically the background paper, picking up the colours.  Which brings to comment on the purchase of backing papers on-line,  ever noticed how they all show the patterns as being very small and turn out massive,  actually this happens when you buy sealed packets to find the paper is nothing like the wrapper.

Submitted to Magnolia Mania #38 Sketch

NEXT

Butterfly Dreams :  Tilda with Flower

Tilda Stamp\Memento

General stash stuff, Glossy accents

Promarkers

Background paper : Created using Paint Shop Pro \Printer

I would would like to thank Natalie who inspired me to try finally to make a card using Glossy accents.

More Butterflies

Butterfly Punch :  EK Success

Plain and simple with stiching a joy to make.  Bottom butterfly has a top layer of Pergomano parchment   Flower wire & seed beads worked as an embellishment.

Butterflies

Magnolia Tilda :  Sweet

Tilda Stamp\Memento

Promarkers

EK Success Large Butterfly : wired & beaded

Stash box

Hawthorn Fairy

Mary Baker Flower Fairies :  Hawthorn

Memento & Promarkers
Butterfly punch large : EK Success

Spellbinders : lacy circles

Stash stuff

The buttferfly is layered, meri-type card with printed flower paper on top,  the flower wire is fed with seed beads the tail finally made by winding the wire around a needle, actually it's a picking tool for from my Knitting Machine days and as you can see is tapered can't think of many substitutes , perhaps a Crochet hook.  Fiddly but fun!

Submitted to Crafty Card Makers #60 Beads