Freebie Digi sentiments

I just want to add that I've found the link for the free digi sentiments I used in my last two cards after searching last night then getting sidetracked!    They came from Sentimental Sundays , from the lovely Ann!  This is a new challenge blog and she has some gorgeous sentiments ( Raindropecho) .

Happy Birthday!

Its Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge day and this week its time to make a birthday card! Easy!  Isabella has so many gorgeous digis suitable for any sort of occasion, whether you like cute, vintage, floral, whatever. Check them out here at Isabella's Sketchbook.  I've used the birthday party balloons, coloured with copics and covered with crystal effects. The cake icing is a puff paint , the flowers and leaves are prima and the border punch is MS.  The yummy paper is DCWV Citrus stack.   The sentiment is another freebie digi from Sentimental Sundays.

 This week we have an additional prize for the winner. Recognizing that we crafters love our tools - Isabella has added a cuttlebug folder to be included in the prize package.
There will be more "surprises" every so often that will be added to our weekly challenge prize - so mark us down on your challenge calendar!
 
I'm entering this card in PTW- say it with flowers
 Stamp Something- celebrate
 Stampavie- flower power
Practical Scrappers- patterned paper
Allsorts - birthday

Masculine time

 

Ok, I don't make many masculine cards, I guess we all struggle a bit with them but this week over at Karens Doodles UK Challenge blog that is the challenge!  Fortunately Karen has some really cool male images !  Pop on over to the blog to see what the DT has come up with.
  This had to be my choice, for some strange reason...can you guess? The paper is Cosmo Cricket , MS punch., SU card , and the sentiment was a freebie digi from Sentimental Sundays .   I had this card set out ready to take a photo, turned around for a sec and turned back in time to see Brodie grab it in his sparkly pearly whites and start to head off outside with it!  @!*!!\?*!   He  obviously though it was for him! He's a boy isn't he?

 I'm entering this is Our Creative Corner- masculine cards

The story of my life!

Think I might send this card to me! LOL!
This is for a challenge over at Sassy Cheryls Challenge blog, using a sketch and a Sassy Cheryl image. I love this new image, and there is a cat one too. So cute!

 The paper is Kaisercraft Peachy keen, the sentiment is Whimsy and I've coloured with copics. The folded tab is a die cut from the paperpack.
Its a crappy afternoon, I'm struggling with a DT card ...fortunately the coffee keeps coming! The dogs are crashed out, what a life!

Don't Believe it!

This dog isn't real! The flowers are still in one piece, the butterfly is still alive!  Ha!
 I've made this card using this cute digi from Karen's Doodles . He's called " butterfly puppy" .  I've used BG Kioshi paper, and punched the flowers with retro punches.
I'm entering this in the Quixotic challenge- DIY flowers.
   Stampartic- Sun

Distressed

Aren't Hanglar stamps just so cute?  This image was sent to me by a wonderful blogging friend and I've been ever so nervous about inking up! Took the plunge last night and made this card for a few challenges.              ABC challenge- Unused stash. The paper I've used  I've had for years and never cut it! Its Basic Grey Motifica. Also the flowers are primas I dug out of the bottom of a drawer. And I guess the Hanglar- never used one before!

Pixie Cottage- sketch, including vintage/distressing.

Crafty cardmakers- distressed

I forgot to add in my post yesterday that Brodie has also eaten a lipstick, some business cards and my cute cellphone case! He has such a varied palate!   I've just been out filling in holes and re-turfing where he has torn up the lawn. I know he'll settle, its just a matter of time.......!!! But how long?!!!!!!!!
   We had Abbie & Bruno go through the same things but then there were two of them egging each other on so I think they were worse if thats possible!
 Oh, and my eye feels better today, no harm done!

Free to a good home!

Brodie aka Brodus the Destroyer has really been pushing his luck the last few days. The other day he dug a hole in the back lawn. Then he ate my jandal. Then he ate a roll of plastic rubbish bags. Then he ate a pad of post-it notes. Then he ate a cushion.
First thing this morning he leapt on the bed and smacked me in the eyeball with his humongous-dinner-plate-size paw. I have a paw print embedded on my retina and I'm sure the eyeball itself is bruised...if that's possible!!!!!!

 Oh, but ya gotta love him, with a face like that!  Oh yeah, he ate the poodle's bed that he's lying on there too!

Blog Colours

This week at Isabella's Sketchbook challenge blog , we've gone for using the colours of Isabella's header on her blog.   Gorgeous colours too,  I had fun with this . I've used some new Kaisercraft Utopia papers and  my new Nestie labels die . The flowers are cut out of the designer paper. I've distress inked around the image also. The image is " Grape Cluster 2"  available at Isabella's Sketchbook.    Remember , you must use one of her images for this challenge .
 I'm also entering this in Dare U 2 Digi- Anything goes

Sketch Time

This week over at Karen's Doodles UK challenge blog we have a great sketch by Elaine to follow.
I thought I'd use this cute threesome "On the beach" available from Karen's Doodles here.  (I'm trying sadly to hold onto summer though it has gone!) and I've used paper from my new DCWV Citrus stack. Yummy! The sentiment is a whimsy stamp.

Don't forget, if you want to enter this challenge, you must use a Karen's Doodles image available at the link above.

I'm entering this card in Inky Impressions- summer creations

Big day out!

The little boys came with me to an all-day agility demonstration at the Hawera Club Expo yesterday. Big day for all of us and we were all knackered last night!  Vinnie did a couple of runs even though he is retired and Riley was eventually trusted off lead to run a few times . My boys were so good, I was very proud of them. I didn't take Brodie cos there was so much going on around us, with games of rugby league , balls flying everywhere, he would've been out of the ring and off playing league and puncturing balls before I knew it!
 Marise took this cool photo of Riley for me. Isn't it cute?!!!!

Card for Mum

Over at Isabella's Challenge blog we have a theme this week of  " Mothers Day" . Isabella has lots of  gorgeous images perfect for a card for Mum. Check out what the rest of the design team have come up with, there are lots of great ideas on the challenge blog.
 I've used " Mum's Helper" and coloured her with copics. The paper is MME and the sentiment is computer generated. The flowers are prima. I've distressed the edges and inked with Antique linen distress ink.

I'm also entering this in the Stamptacular Sunday-   Mothers Day

Digi Doodle - Anything goes

Crafty Catz- Spots

 Crafty Card Makers- Distressing

S2G - For Mother

Anything but a Card

Ok, so a challenge like this takes a wee bit more thinking but there are so many tutorials out there for all sorts of wonderful creations. I saw this accordian file on the Scor Pal site and decided to give it a go. Didn't take anywhere near as long as I thought it would. Now I have something to store my digi images in!

The image is  Karens Doodles  Maggie & Me - Now  and the project is for this weeks challenge at Karens Doodles UK blog .  The paper is MME, butterflies and leaves are Prima. Hop on over to our challenge blog and see what everyone has been up to.

  I'm entering this in Stamp with Fun- friends
      and A Spoonful of Sugar- furry friends
   Lexi's Creations- Animals

White out!

I thought this would be a hard challenge but it was fun! Sassy Cheryl's Judy challenged us to use white on white ie no colour except for the image. I've used this cool Sassy girl that I've had for ages but never got around to inking ( wanna guess how many other digis are hiding in my files and never seen the light of day?!) .
 I've used punches and cuttlebugs and nesties to decorate this card, a bit of ric rac , dew drops and Rock Candy distress stickles.

I've previously posted pics of Brodie lying in poodle beds much too small for him...well I bought him a big bed. Now Vinnie lies in this huge bed and Brodie.....well, he goes to sleep like this! ROTFLMAO! Yes, he is snoring ,upside down!

and this is Vinnie rattling around in the new bed!

Yahoo!!!

Wonderful news was waiting for me when I got home from work on Monday. I'm on the DT for Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge !!!!!!
  Isabella has some gorgeous images of all kinds. Really worth checking out if you've never been over to see. Take a look here.   The design team is full of talented ladies, so go take a lot at my teamie's gorgeous cards to see what is in store!  We are all so excited to get this up and running!

This is a card I made for this introduction, just cos I had this cutey sitting here waiting to be coloured.  A dog, shopping , the only thing missing is a cuppa coffee.......

 In honor of this being the first Design Team for Isabella's Sketchbook, everyone is invited to participate in this week's challenge with ANY Isabella image of their choice AND

the winner will receive SIX FREE IMAGES of their choice

AND

the gorgeous new "I Won" Badge.

Animal Magic Challenge

What could be more magic than a doggie!  Ha!  I have a one-track mind! 

 This week at Karen's Doodles UK Challenge blog we have a theme of animal magic. Karen has lots of cute animal digis available on her blog here.

 I've used some BG Sugared paper I've had forever and cut out some of the flowers to layer over the card. .  (Tracy, you're not allowed to laugh at me cuttting out, you know how much I LOOOOOOVE cutting out fiddly things- NOT!)

This image is called " Maggie & Me-then"

Sugar Time

Thought it was time to enter a Sugarbowl challenge again. Bought this gorgeous paper on Saturday , its Kaisercraft Utopia . I love these colours!
The challenge follows a sketch by Tiets and you need to use punches.  I've punched the flowers, added some Prima swirls, and some dew drops.

Brodie has to be locked inside today as some friends are coming to lay a slab of concrete. I can just imagine how helpful he'd be, stealing tools, walking through the newly laid concrete, trying to bury something in it! ROTFLMAO!

Meljen

The challenge this week at Meljens is " For the little ones"  . I've used sleeping teddy from Meljen's Digis , he's such a cutie! Paper is MME, sentiment is SU an flowers are random & punched.
 I'm not happy with Brodie & Riley this morning, they both took off when they got out the gate out at our training grounds. Caught Brodie quickly but Riley decided to be a little shit!  I had to follow him into someones backyard to get him!  He knows he's not flavour  of the day......  :(

Not happy....

Just can't seem to get this one right...aaarrrggh! Just not happy with it.
 This is my card for Isabella's challenge which this week is Food! The image is from Isabella's Sketchbook and I've used Kaisercraft Gypsy sisters papers. I've used Rock candy distress stinkles on the icecream and stickles on the plate.   Sentiment and punches are SU.

Sketch time

This weeks challenge over at Sassy Cheryls is to use a sketch.  I've used the cute freebie teddy Cheryl gave us at PCP but you can find her gorgeously cute digis at the Sassy Cheryl store if you want to join in the challenge.  My card is made using SU paper and card , coloured with copics, distress stickled and random flowers & brads. The sentiment is a tag from my Bearly Mine CD.

Monochrome

The theme this week at Karen's Doodles UK challenge blog is to produce a monochrome card, using a Karen's Doodle image. Last time I tried a monochrome theme , my card was hideous....I think its all in the colours and tones you use. Went softer and plainer this time ( lots of purples in my last one...!) and I'm much happier with  this one.
I love this little dog, I guess you could stamp a sentiment on the bone if you wanted! She's called "Puppy & her bone" and she's available from Karens Doodles. I've coloured this cutie with copics.

The paper I have used is Kaisercraft, the ribbon, hardware, sentiment and cardstock is SU.
 I'm entering this in
   Stamp with Fun- animals
  Paper Sundaes - no people