Colour Challenge at Catch The Bug

Hello,

I'm back with another scheduled post today as I'm away for the weekend in Glasgow!  Today's card is my latest Guest DT creation for the Saturday Colour Challenge at Catch The Bug.  This week they have a fantastic colour inspiration challenge for you.

I've used one of their fantastic digi stamps Flower Teapot and coloured it with Promarkers

Materials used:

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Flower Teapot

Promarkers

Designer Papers - Trimcraft First Edition Storyteller

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Cardstock, button & twine from stash

I'm really sad that my time as Guest DT has almost finished, I'm hoping I can squeeze in one more card next week before my time is up.  My image is coloured up and ready to go on a card or maybe a tag!  I've really enjoyed working with the regular design team and Jodie's fantastic images.  It's been a positive experience for me as I've made a few cards using images I'd never really have thought to use before but now that I have I love them!

Anyhoo, that's all for now, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs,

Shona xx

Freebie Friday at Bugaboo

Hello!

It's Freebie Friday over at Bugaboo and the fab giveaway showcased this week is Deacon Bugs!

Here's my take on this fab digi, why not hop over to Catch the Bug to see what else the team have made

Materials Used:

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Deacon Bugs

Promarkers

Designer Papers - Docrafts Hot Diggity Dog

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Grass Die - borrowed off a friend

Cardstock, button & twine from stash

That's all for now, my daughter and I are heading South to Glasgow this afternoon for a weekend at Cheer Comp (and some shopping hopefully), heading back Sunday night just in time for work and school on Monday!  Hubby and Auntie Winnie are holding the fort at this end while we're away.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #106 Anything Goes x
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #463 Anything Goes x

Humour Me Wednesday at Catch the Bug

Hello!

Another scheduled post from me - I'm impressed at how organised I'm becoming!  I'm here to share my latest Guest DT project for Bugaboo Digi Stamps at Catch the Bug.  I've joined them for Humour Me Wednesday where we celebrate the week's most weird and wonderful holidays!

My card celebrates World Goth Day on the 22nd of May!

I've used a fab Bugaboo image called Girl Skelekinz 01 and coloured it with Promarkers.  There's lots of fab Skelekinz digis in the shop if you like all things Goth.  It was great to get a change away from my usual cute and cuddly cards, although I still think it has a good bit of cuteness about it!  I've distressed all the edges to give the card a more edgy feel.  I don't have a tool for distressing, although I believe you can purchase them, I get by with carefully running the open bladed edge of a small scissors along the edge of the card or paper.  I picked up this tip from the Create and Craft Channel when I first started crafting and it's one that's stuck!  

Materials used:

Bugaboo Stamps Digi - Girl Skelekinz 01

Promarkers

Designer Papers - Gorjuss

Heart Die - Marianne

Cardstock, button, twine and letter stickers from stash

Be sure to come and visit us at Catch the Bug to see what holidays the other DT members will be celebrating this week!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes x

Dream Valley Challenges - #202 Only Girls Allowed x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #106 Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - #243 Anything Goes x

Crafty Creations - #391 Anything Goes x

Craft-Dee BowZ - May x

Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #50

Good morning!

A scheduled post again today to share my DT card for the latest Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge as always the theme is 'anything Christmas goes' and we'd love to see you there!

It's been quite a busy weekend celebrating my friend's 50th birthday, mine won't be that far behind, just a few months!  Anyway, we're back to normality now and looking forward to another weekend away at Cheer Comp in Glasgow.  I must do some research to see if there's any good craft shops nearby, even a Range would be good!

Anyhoo, back to my card.  As we're a just for fun challenge the DT have free reign on what they use on their creations and this time I've gone for a Magnolia stamp.  I never tire of colouring this one!  The papers are ancient Docrafts ones that came as a freebie with one of their magazines.

Materials Used:

Rubber Stamp - Magnolia Ice Tilda

Promarkers

Designer Papers - Docrafts 12 Days of Christmas

Snowflake & circle dies - X-cut

Scalloped circle die - Spellbinders

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Cardstock, button, twine and gems from stash

That's all for just now, have a great day.

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x

CHN Christmas Challenge - #438 Anything Christmas Goes/Optional Candy Canes x

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes x

Dream Valley - #202 Only Girls Allowed x

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #106 Anything Goes x

Passion for Promarkers - #494 Anything Goes x

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - May Anything Goes/Optional Snowflakes x

Crimbo Crackers - #184 Anything Christmas Goes x

CRAFT Challenge - 513 Christmas x 

Surprise GDT at Bugaboo!

Good afternoon!

Another scheduled post from me today and I have some exciting news!  Quite a long time back I applied to be a guest designer for Bugaboo and earlier this month out of the blue I got an email asking me to be their Surprise GDT member for May.  Obviously I said yes!  This is my first project I've made for them, watch for some more coming up in the next couple of weeks.  Our Saturday challenge theme at Catch The Bug is 'Bingo' and we'd love you to join us, you can take part here.

This is my GDT card for the challenge using one of their fab digis Tulip Hedgie

I've gone for the top line - Sparkle/Stitching/Sentiment

Materials used:

Bugaboo Digital Stamp - Tulip Hedgie

Promarkers

Designer Papers - Pebbles Inc, Girl Squad

Sentiment Stamp - Personal Impressions

Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust

Cardstock, button and twine from stash

That's all from me today, I'm off out very soon to celebrate my bestie's 50th Birthday, let the cocktails commence and the fun be gin!

Hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x
Crafting from the Heart - #243 Anything Goes x
Simply Create Too - #149 Anything Goes x
Not Just Cards - May x
Crafty Creations - May x
Pattie's Creations Challenge - #158 Birthdays x
I ❤ Promarkers - 384 Anything Goes/Optional Flowers x
Crafty Sentiments - Pastel Colours x
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #462 Anything Goes/Optional Buttons or Flowers x
CCC Digi Creations - #103 Add a Flower x
Sweet Stampers Challenge - #32 Animals x
Crafty Friends Challenge - #110 Anything Goes x

Bingo With The Cutie Pies

Good Morning,

Another scheduled post from me, I'm definitely getting more organised!  Today I'm sharing my latest DT card for the Cutie Pie Challenge, our theme is Bingo and I had the pleasure of choosing the theme and hosting this month's challenge.  As always we ask you to also include a cute character on your creation as well as sticking to the current theme.

We are sponsored by Di's Digi Stamps who have a fantastic prize for our lucky winner.

Usual Bingo rules apply - any line across, down or diagonal or a full house!

Here's my card for the challenge using a fab image from Di's that was a freebie over at Kit & Clowder a couple of weeks ago.  I can't find it in their shop but there's lots of similar and equally cute images to choose from!

I've gone for 2 lines and used Button/Twine/Flowers/Stripes/Spots

Materials used:

Digi Stamp - Di's Digital Stamps (K&C Freebie)

Promarkers

Sentiment Stamp - Personal Impressions

Dies - X-cut

Patterned Papers - MME Happy Day

Cardstock, button and twine from stash

Why not come and join us this month and enjoy a game of crafty bingo!

Love and hugs,

Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x
Crafting From The Heart - #243 Anything Goes x
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #105 Anything Goes x
Simply Create Too - #149 Anything goes x
Unicorn Challenge - #43 Colour Pallette x
Not Just Cards - May x
Crafty Creations Challenge - May x
Pattie's Creations - #158 Birthdays x
Dream Valley Challenges - #202 Only Girls Allowed x

Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #49

Good Morning,

Another scheduled post from me as I'm working today.  Mind you I can't complain as I had the May Day Bank Holiday yesterday and it was fab to have a 3 day weekend!  The only downside of the weekend has been the really cold weather we've had for the last few days.  The temperature has dropped by 15-20 degrees and my central heating is back on big time!  I can hardly believe that just a fortnight ago on Easter Monday we had an afternoon sunbathing on the beach.  Hopefully this cold spell with be short lived and we will be back to the beach and bbq's before long!

Anyway, since it's feeling quite wintery (we've even had some snow!) my DT card for the Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge seems all the more seasonal this fortnight!  As always our theme is 'Anything Christmas Goes' and is a just for fun challenge.

For my card this fortnight I've used 2 gorgeous chubby robin images that I coloured some time back, they are both from the same set by Hobby Art Stamps.

Materials used:

Clear Stamp Set - Round Robins by Hobby Art Stamps

Promarkers

Sentiment Stamp Set - LOTV

Snowflake Die - X-cut

Papers - Magazine Freebies Raspberry Road

Cardstock, Button and Twine from Stash

Thanks for calling by today, it's much appreciated.

Hugs,

Shona

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - May x
Christmas With The Cuties - #26 Feature a Creature x
Crafting From The Heart - #242 Anything Goes x
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #105 Anything Goes x
Simply Create Too - #149 Anything Goes x