Willow Sketchie Challenge - 26th January

Hi Everyone,

Well, the latest instalment in my heating saga, is that British Gas came around and refused to work on it until the heating flue was fixed (well I suppose that's all right, seeing as they had put one circuit board in on Saturday and another one on Monday!!!).   I've spoken to the housing authority, they came around today and have found a leak on the flue, so basically they turned my heating and hot water OFF!!!  Now I have none and the apartment is freezing, until they have worked out who is at fault.  Never rains but it pours!!!

Well anyway, it's Thursday and that means it's time for another Willow Sketchie Challenge.  Firstly, I have got to Congratulate the Winner of our Challenge and the Winner is .......... (drum roll) Irene (number 10), I really enjoyed looking at your card / project, most wonderful.  I hope you enjoy spending your Voucher at Willow Designs.  I would also like to say thank you to Pauline, for being such a wonderful hostess. 

Well, it's time introduce the designer of this weeks Sketch, its the most wonderful Shell.  Well she designed the following Sketch for us to use:

But I hear you say "What does the Winner of the Challenge get???".  Well the Winner (picked at random) will get is a Voucher to spend in Willow Designs.

Well lets get on with my card and maybe some inspiration for you:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Polly Pickleberry CD

Sentiment - Polly Pickleberry CD

Design Paper - Polly Pickleberry CD

Flowers - Great Expressions

Leaves - Woodware

Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory

Gems - Kanban

Pearls - Kanban

Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Eyelet Squares

Side View

Please Remember:

1. We do not discriminate anyone for using their own crafty stash, but if you have any Willow Designs we would love to see them. 
2. You can flip the Sketch, re-size the elements as long as the Original Sketch Layout can be easily recognisable.
3. The Challenge runs from 09:00 (UK time) until 20:00 (UK time) on the following Wednesday. 
4. You can enter up to 3 times per Sketch/Layout.
5. You can combine our Challenge with a maximum of 10 others.
6. The Winner will be drawn Randomly after 20:00 (UK time) on the Wednesday.
7. Finally ........ HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go on then, Go and Get CRAFTY!!!

Don't forget to visit my other Team Members and leave me a message to tell me what you think.

I would like to enter my Card into the following Challenges:
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Challenge #3 - Pretty In Pink
Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Challenge #201 - You're a Gem

Bye x x

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - #105 'It's All in the Eyes'

Hi Everyone,

It's Wednesday that means it's time for Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.  Wow!!!  Thank you all for joining in with us last week, I had so much fun looking at and commenting on your Cards / Projects.  Your selection of Cards / Projects there were using our Bingo Card too.  So thank you for joining in with are Challenge and I hope you had as much fun as I had commenting and seeing you Cards / Projects.

 Well there were 2 lucky Winners (drawn from random) from last week.  Congratulations and I hope you enjoy your Prize.

This weeks theme is called . . ."It's all in the eyes"

Now doesn't that sound rather bizarre?  I bet a few of you are panicking right now and thining "how do I do this challenge?" but this week it is a photo inspiration challenge and when you see the photo, you will understand the title of the theme . . .

We are again lucky to have 2 sponsors for this weeks challenge and they are:

£10 to spend in Store

£10 to spend in Store

Well I think it's time we got on with with my card:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Create and Craft

Image - Daisy's - The Stamping Boutique

Design Papers - Polly Pickleberry CD

Sentiment - Pink Gem

Butterflys - Stash

Ribbon - Stash

Flowers - QVC

Leaves - Woodware

Gems - Hunkydory

Side View

Please Remember:

1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal Stamp; not indecent.
3. Please, please link back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
4. You may combine your project with as many other Challenges as you like, up to a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may  only comment on 1 or 2 entries.
7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ................... have loads of crafting fun making your project.

Have a great week everyone and I can't wait to see how you have used the photo to create your Card / Project this week.

Please visit my other Design Team to see what the came up with.

Leave me a message to tell me if you liked it (or not!!!)

Willow Sketchie Challenge - 19th January

Hi Everyone,

Gosh!!!  I've been at my apartment yesterday and today, and to tell you it was cold, very cold.  Because my heating and hot water had gone down, then talk about whose responsible!!!  Well I have heating and hot water now, for the time being, there back on Saturday to do another repair.  Oh well.

Well anyway, lets get back to Willow Sketchie Challenge.  Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Winner of our Challenge and the Winner is .......... (drum roll) Lisa (number 10), I really enjoyed looking at your card / project, most wonderful.  I hope you enjoy spending your Voucher at Willow Designs.  I would also like to say thank you to Miria, for being such a wonderful hostess.

Well, it's time introduce the designer of this weeks Sketch, its the most wonderful Pauline.  Well she designed the following Sketch for us to use:

And she also said you can add embellishments and a sentiment where ever you wish.

But I hear you say "What does the Winner of the Challenge get???".  Well the Winner (picked at random) will get is a Voucher to spend in Willow Designs.

Well lets get on with my card and maybe some inspiration for you:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Polly Pickleberry CD

Sentiment - Polly Pickleberry CD

Design Papers - Polly Pickleberry CD

Ribbon - Stash

Butterfly - U-Create Essentials

Gems - Hunkydory - Coloured with Pro-markers

Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Eyelet Squares

Side View

Wow!!!  I loved making this card, the colours are so strong.

Please Remember:

1. We do not discriminate anyone for using their own crafty stash, but if you have any Willow Designs we would love to see them. 
2. You can flip the Sketch, re-size the elements as long as the Original Sketch Layout can be easily recognisable.
3. The Challenge runs from 09:00 (UK time) until 20:00 (UK time) on the following Wednesday. 
4. You can enter up to 3 times per Sketch/Layout.
5. You can combine our Challenge with a maximum of 10 others.
6. The Winner will be drawn Randomly after 20:00 (UK time) on the Wednesday.
7. Finally ........ HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go and Get CRAFTY!!!

Don't forget to visit my other Team Members and leave me a message to tell me what you think, I love it!!!

Bye x x

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #104 ' Eyes Down for BINGO!!!'

Hi Everyone,

It's Wednesday, and that means it's half way through the week and it's time for a Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.  Think I have given up on the New Year's Resolution's, I think chocolate is calling me to eat it!!!!  Well I might have some, but eat it in a sensible way.

Well what an ingenious bunch of crafters you all are with last weeks "Recycle" theme and we have noted down many ideas to use in future projects. The lucky winners, chosen by Random.Org, are Heather and Deonna 9 (separate prizes, please see the blog) 

Well done you for Winning, your entry's were amazing, really well done.

Before we get onto this week theme, there has been another birthday in the Fab 'n' Funky DT, so can we request that you all start warming up your vocal cords and join us in singing

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear LOU

Happy Birthday to you

Now this week we thought it would be fun to have a game of "Bingo" and here is your Fab 'n' Funky bingo card.

You may either take your choice from any of the rows, colums or horizontal lines but please let us know which "line" you have chosen when we pop over to visit you.

Well we have again 2 sponsors for this weeks challenge and they are:

Here is the my Card, playing along with the lines of Handmade Embellishment, Digi Image and 2 Different Papers, I have used Pink Cat Studio Image:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Pink Cat Studio

Sentiment - Pink Cat Studio

Design Papers - Stash

Ribbon - Stash

Gems- Hunkydory

Flower - Handmade

Side View

Please Remember:

1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal Stamp; not indecent.
3. Please, please link back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
4. You may combine your project with as many other Challenges as you like, up to a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may  only comment on 1 or 2 entries.
7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ................... have loads of crafting fun making your project.

Please visit my other Design Team to see what the came up with.

Leave me a message to tell me if you liked it (or not!!!)

Now go and play Bingo!!!

Willow Sketchie Challenge - 12th January

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all well???  Are you all sticking to your New Years Resolutions???  Well, I have to admit mine only lasted until the 4th January, but that was longer than before!!!  But, I started again on the 5th January!!!  Let's see how long it lasts, this time.

Well, this is the first Willow Sketchie Challenge of 2012, but before I go any further let me take time to wish you a Happy New Year and I hope 2012 brings you everything you ever want.

Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Winner of our fortnightly Challenge and the Winner is .......... (drum roll) Shazza (number 7), I really enjoyed looking at your card / project, most wonderful.  I hope you enjoy spending your Voucher at Willow Designs.  I would also like to say thank you to Kelly, for being such a wonderful hostess.

Well, it's time introduce the designer of this weeks Sketch, its the most wonderful Miria.  I hope it hasn't been so windy over there in the lovely place, you call home, Italy, as it had been here.  Well she designed the following Sketch for us to use:

And she had a further recipe to add Buttons.

 But I hear you say "What does the Winner of the Challenge get???".  Well the Winner (picked at random) will get is a Voucher to spend in Willow Designs.

Well lets get on with my card and maybe some inspiration for you:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Create and Craft

Image - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD

Sentiment - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD

Design Papers - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD

Buttons - Stash

Ribbon - Create and Craft

Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Hunkydory

Spellbinders - Nestabilities - Tear Drop Circles

Side View

Please Remember:

1. We do not discriminate anyone for using their own crafty stash, but if you have any Willow Designs we would love to see them.
2. You can flip the Sketch, re-size the elements as long as the Original Sketch Layout can be easily recognisable.
3. The Challenge runs from 09:00 (UK time) until 20:00 (UK time) on the following Wednesday. 
4. You can enter up to 3 times per Sketch/Layout.
5. You can combine our Challenge with a maximum of 10 others.
6. The Winner will be drawn Randomly after 20:00 (UK time) on the Wednesday.
7. Finally ........ HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go and Get CRAFTY!!!

Don't forget to visit my other Team Members.

I would like to enter this card into:
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Challenge #142 Punch it Out

Bye x x

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #103 - "Recycle It. ... or even Them"

Hi Everybody,

Thank you all of you who completed the Fab 'n' Funky Blog Hop last week.  I had some lovely comments posted to my page, and I must thank each and everyone one of you for sparing the time for writing down you comments.  For all of you who were hopping around madly last week and also for joining in with our challenge it was great to see that everyone had so much energy in the New Year . . . !  

Well we have a few prize notifications to issue. Please look on the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge page to see how you go about claiming your prize.  This is just a quick look at all the Winners, so that you are just named.  All winners have been chosen by Random Org and are as follows: Barb, Catherine, Kiddo, Debbie, Rose, Aly, Cathy and Clare.

Well done all of you for Winning.

Now lets get on with this weeks Challenge.  This weeks challenge is to help you all get cleared up from all the recent celebrations and is called:

"Recycle It .

. . or even Them!"

We would like you to use something that you would of normally recycled (thrown away) in your project, for example, Christmas Tags (turn them over and use the white part), ribbon from presents, a gift box or bag, corrugated packaging, lining inside packaging, bubblewrap, a damaged Christmas decoration, Christmas paper etc . . . you get the idea . . . basically recycle something unwanted into something useful.

This week we are very lucky to be sponsored by two (2) different companies, so there will be two (2) lucky winners next week:

So I have been busy recycling away like The Wombles of Wimbledon and here is what I came up with using this weeks theme of Recycling, now my Recycled Item was, the Ribbon came off of one of our Christmas Crackers, the Bow was a Ribbon which needed to be tied with a Gold Tie from a Christmas present.  The Four Baubles (poking up from the flowers) came off of a Christmas Cracker.

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Stash
Image - Penny and her Teddy - Digital Delights
Sentiment - Stash
Design Papers - Papermania - Temptations
Flowers - QVC
Leaves - Woodware
Ribbon - Recycled off of a Christmas Cracker
Bow - Recycled off of a Christmas Cracker and Secured by a Tie off of a Christmas Tag
Baubles - Recycled off of a Christmas Cracker
Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Floral Doily Motifs

Side View

Please Remember:

1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal Stamp; not indecent.
3. Please, please link back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
4. You may combine your project with as many other Challenges as you like, upto a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may  only comment on 1 or 2 entries.
7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ................... have loads of crafting fun making your project.

Please visit my other Design Team to see what the came up with.

Leave me a message to tell me if you liked it (or not!!!)

I'd like to enter this card into:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Die Cute Special
For Fun Challenges - What Fun!!
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Challenge 39 - Here Comes the Girls

Now, off you go and Recycle!!!!

Forever Friends - Fortnightly Challenge - A Sketch

Hi Everyone,

Well I think I had better come clean, I ate some CHOCOLATE!!!  I feel so guilty now, I'll blame my Mum as she produced a huge box of chocolates, and I didn't want to let her down when she offered me some.  So ah well, that's one New Years challenge down, but it starts again today!!!

I was searching through the blogs today and I hope I'm in time for the new Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge, because it's only a few days until it's done.  I thought I would enter this one, as I have the Forever Friends Black & Gold Stamps (could really do with the papers!!!).

Well here's what I came up with:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Forever Friends - Black & Gold

Sentiment - Forever Friends - Black & Gold

Design Papers - Papermania - Antique Cream - Creative Tones

Ribbon - Stash

Flowers - QVC

Leaves - Woodware Punch

Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Butterfly Trails - Hunkydory

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Beaded Ovals

Side View

I would like to enter this into Forever Friends - Fortnightly Challenge - A Sketch

That's it from me.

Bye x x

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge #102 - Happy NEW Year

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the 1st Fab 'n' Funky Challenge for 2012 and to celebrate the start of the New Year we are having a Blog Hop .............. well why not especially as Christmas and the New Year are now over and we need to a bit of fun before the January Blues set in!!!

Okay ...... you should of hopped over here from the most wonderful Emma's blog and collected their number, however, if you have popped over visit me just to say hi but now want to join in with the fun, please pop back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog, where all we be explained.

Now my Number is 10, make a note of it because you will need my number together with all the other DT's numbers at the very end of the Blog Hop.  You now need to visit the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge blog where you can put your overall number in.  Good Luck.

Now, we have some wonderful Sponsors this year, and this week we are Sponsored by the following, and therefore have prizes from them all:

A £10 Voucher from:


A £5 Voucher from:


A "Double Sprinkle of Kraft" CD from:


A £5 Voucher from:
                        

A Selection of "Get in Shape Templates"


   

Don't forget to enter this weeks Challenge, the theme is ..........

"Something New"

Here is my Project and my "Something New" is the New Polly Pickleberry CD, which is available from Create and Craft.  I fell in love with it, you have to admit the Images are lovely.  I think this will be coming up lots in 2012.

Card Materials


6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards
Card - Create and Craft
Image - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD (will come up a lot in 2012)
Design Papers - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD
Sentiment - NEW Polly Pickleberry CD
Flowers - Stash
Leaves - Woodware Punch
Ribbon - Stash
Pearls - Kanban

Side View


There is also 2 (two) additional prizes for taking part in the Challenge on offer this week, a Selection of Flower Soft Toppers and 2 pots of Flower Soft.

   

Please Remember:

1. The Challenge will run from Wednesday 9:30am till Tuesday 10:00pm (following week).
2. Use what you like to create your project ........ as long as it's a legal Stamp; not indecent.
3. Please, please link back to the Fab 'n' Funky Challenge Blog so we can pop over to see your project.
4. You may combine your project with as many other Challenges as you like, upto a maximum of 10 Challenges.  However, we reserve the right to change this if a prize is on offer.
5. All DT work is for inspiration only and not to be copied for submission to a competition or magazine.
6. If you participate and make multiple entries for a particular weeks theme, please note that the DT may  only comment on 1 or 2 entries.
7. Only one entry per person will be submitted to each prize draw unless specified in the Challenge post.
8. The MOST IMPORTANT RULE ................... have loads of crafting fun making your project.

Leave me a message before you leave, it will be great to here from you.

Well that's it from me now it's your turn.

Bye x x

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Challenge 53 - Happy Birthday to US and Animal Print

Hi Everyone,

Wow!!!  It's the 2nd January, I have to keep remember the date as I'm not sure but I can't figure out the day!!!  I'll be glad when all these holidays will be over, I will then be back to normal and then remember the day.

Well I had a look through the Challenges today and found one which I had to join in with, it was Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge.

Here's what I came up with for the Challenge, I know this Challenge has two different themes, Happy Birthday and Animal Print, I'm not sure if it will pass both the elements, as it is what the cat would eat.  But at least it passes the Happy Birthday part.

Here's mine:

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Everyday Cat Purrfect - Personal Impressions

Sentiment - Everyday Cat Purrfect - Personal Impressions

Design Papers - Black and White - Harmony Designs

Ribbon - Stash

Flowers - Stash

Gems - Kanban

Spellbinders - Shapeabilities - Floral Doily Motifs

Side View

I would like to enter this into:

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Challenge 53 - Happy Birthday to US and Animal Print

Bye x x

Ready-Teddy-Go Challenge - Challenge #6 - 'In the Pink'

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year!!!!

How are you all???  I am feeling great, I have made New Years Resolutions, which I will stick too.  

They are to:

1. To not eat any kind of Chocolate, until my Birthday (no it's not the 2nd January) the 27th March 
2. To try and be successful in my rehabilitation, to hopefully get some movement out of my right arm

I'll let you know if I keep the Resolution or not???

Have you made any???

Well today's the 1st of the month and that mean it time for the New Years Challenge for Ready-Teddy-Go.

Firstly, I would like to say Congratulations to the Winner (picked randomly) of last months Challenge, and the Winner was ............ (drum roll) Anita M (number 32).  Wow, your entry was lovely and I hope you like playing with your Me to You goodies.  Secondly, I would like to say thank you to Julie Ann (the Challenge Co-ordinator), she has worked so hard putting this together, so thank you.  Thirdly, it wouldn't be a Challenge Blog without you, and you wonderful designs.

Well on to this months Challenge, it's 'In the Pink', which means anything pink in colour, I can't wait to see what you come up with.  But I hear, "What will I be Winning?", well the Winner (picked randomly) will be getting a Selection of Bear Toppers, including Forever Friends, Me to You and Fizzy Moon, how fantastic.

Well lets see what I came up with for the Challenge, 'In the Pink' 

Card Materials

6 x 6 Card - Craftwork Cards

Card - Stash

Image - Ms Cutie Bear - Robyn's Digital Fetish

Design Papers - Papermania Capsule Collection

Sentiment - Papermania

Ribbon - Create and Craft

Flowers - Lakeland Sheer Pastel Flowers

Gems - Kanban

Glitter - Diamond Sparkles - Fairy Daydreams - Hunkydory

Leaves -Woodware Punch

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Heart Circles

Side View

Please Remember:

1. Your design must feature a teddy bear/bear (pre-coloured, stamp or digi) as the main image to enter. 
2. No backlinking to previous posts is allowed - only entries posted on or after the challenge commencement date will qualify. 
3. You may combine this challenge with any other challenges but you MUST provide a link back to the challenge in your blog post. 
4. The winner of the prize must claim it within a calendar week of the announcement or it will be forfeited and redrawn. 
5. You can enter up to a maximum of 4 times per month. However a different make must be submitted for each entry. Submissions which do not meet with these rules will be removed. 
6. MOST IMPORTANT RULE - have fun !!! 

Lets See what you can come up with.

Don't forget to go over and see my team mates.  And of course leave me a message, to say whether you liked it.

I would like to enter this into the following:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sweet Sketch 134

Bye x x