Dotties World challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is
ANYTHING GOES - BLUE
Here's what they say:

Hi gang, Karen here with another challenge for you. The anything goes themes are proving popular so lets continue in that vein, this time it's anything goes as long as you have used predominately BLUE. Please link to your project (the project, not just your blog, I am afraid that we cannot go searching for your entry) in Mr Linky.

It's strictly one entry only, but if you use one of our downloads you can enter twice. Remember to link to Dottie's World in your post or you will not be eligible for entry into our prize draw.

So what is the prize? Well the Bo Bunny Noel Collection pack was so popular that we are giving you a second chance to win it:




So here is my card


The image is from the fabulous Santas little Helpers collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers.
The papers are from DCWV, and the ribbons and embelishments are from my stash.

Dotties World challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is
ANYTHING GOES - RED
Here's what they say:

"Hi crafters, Karen here with another challenge for you. Again it is an "anything goes" challenge, which means you can use ANYTHING, not just one of our downloads. The only stipulation is that we want to see lots of RED! If you do use a Charmed download well then you can enter your name twice in Mr Linky and be in with twice the chance of winning our random draw prize. Please link to your project in Mr Linky.

Did you know that we now stock Magnolia stamps? We are giving one away for this challenge. This Tilda with Fir Tree is a beaut for your Christmas cards (along with our fabulous downloads of course :-)).

So here is my card

The image is from the fabulous Once Upon a Time collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers.
The papers and gems are from my stash.

Dotties World challenge & blog candy

There's a challenge over at Dotties World this week to win some fabulous blog candy.
The challenge is anything goes.

This is what they say
"Yes this really is anything goes. All we want to see is a Christmas project - card, layout, anything at all, and for a change it does not matter if it doesn't have one of the Charmed downloads on it. Just enter a link to your work in Mr Linky below and link to the challenge on your blog - please also mention the candy in your post. :-) Please do not link to old posts, it must be a new post on your blog.

We are giving away a gorgeous prize with this challenge: a BEAUTIFUL Bo Bunny Noel Collection Pack."

So this is the card I've entered, it's for my fabulous Hubby for Christmas

The image is from the fabulous new Santas Little Helpers collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from last years DCWV winter collection, as are the ribbons and chipboard shapes.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Karen and here is what she says:

Conditional Christmas

This is the time we all make a start on our huge pile of Christmas cards - if it isn't then it should be as you surely don't want that last minute panic :-) To get you started we would like you to create a Christmas card, the condition here is that you must not use traditional Christmas colours, so I don't want to see any reds or greens, anything else is good to go. The only absolute must-have is of course one of the gorgeous Charmed downloads.

And here is my card:

The image is from the Charmed Christmas collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers. I've used my bug and the swiss dots embossing folder. The large snowflake is from a pressie from last Christmas and the small ones are done using an X-Cut punch.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Adele and here is what she says:

"I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone, children going back to school and the thought of Autumn ahead already. Let's make the most of the weather whilst we can!

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Please make a card, project with an outdoor theme. That's the only requirement apart from obviously using one or more of the fabby Charmed Downloads".

This week my friends daughter asked me to make her a journal to use in 6th form, so I thought I'd do it for the challenge. And here it is:
The image is from the Girls about town collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts
and is coloured with my ProMarkers. The papers are Papermania's Sweet Nothings.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Louise and here is what she says:

"Hello Folks, Louise here. As this challenge goes live I will actually be sunning myself in Turkey! So I think it would be a fitting plan to make a beach/vacation themed card - make it sunny please! Don't forget your Charmed download!"

I decided to make a little holiday memories book instead of a card. I made one like it at a craft club a while ago and thought they would make lovely little gifts so have made a few for people.

And here it is:

The image is from the Holly and Madison world tour Collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts

I've coloured the image with Sakura pens for a change as I wanted it to have a glittery touch. The beach themed stamps are from a See D's set which I think is called "Lifes a beach"
The card and papers are from little stash :)

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Louise and here is what she says:

We haven't had a photo inspiration challenge for blummin ages! So here we go, use this picture as inspiration to make a card (or even something else!)- maybe it will be the colours, maybe the flower, maybe the romantic feel of it - there are no rules with inspiration challenges, it's how the picture effects and inspires you. Oh actually there is one rule! The rule is -and believe me some people still forget this one - USE A CHARMED DOWNLOAD!

Isn't it a stunning photo!

So here is the card that I have done:

The image is from the Charmed Christmas Collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts It is coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from the DCWV Christmas stack. The poissettia is cut out using a PM template.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Gunn and here is what she says:

"This week I thought you can get an easy challenge. We have to admit to ourselves at least, that we often get favourites. That can be a book, a flower, movie, friend a family member or whatever....

This week I want you to take your favourite Charmed One- a new or old and just make a card or project with it. You can do whatever you want, just have fun. But your favourite has to be a CHARMED DOWNLOAD.

So let me see lots of favourites this week, and have fun."

So here is my card

The image is from the Pixie Chicks collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers

The papers are Papermanias Henbury Lane and the gems and flowers are from my stash.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Karen and here is what she says:

This week we would like you to frame something on your card. It could be framing an element, an image or indeed the card itself. Along with the frame I would like to see a few dots, how you present them is up to you. Please don't forget the most important part - a Charmed Download, which must feature somewhere on your card :-)

There is also an added bonus to the challenge:
Good news! From now on we will be giving you *something *on the first Sunday of each month! Strictly speaking this is the second Sunday of the month, but who's counting :-) This month there is a £10 voucher to spend in the Charmed online shop for one lucky participant in this weeks challenge. The draw will be performed at random.org and the result announced next Sunday. GOOD LUCK!

So here is my card:

The image is from an early George collection, George at work, which are available at Charmed cards and crafts Instead of the usual matting and layering of the image I've added a frame over it.
The image is coloured with ProMarkers and the papers are Funky Village from Dovecraft. The dots are candy dots.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Sheila, and it is her last challenge as she has stepped down from all her design teams to concentrate on living a little more.

Sheila set the challenge for this week before she left and this is what she said:

I love going to the cinema with my grandsons.. gives me the perfect excuse for seeing all the latest kids Disney/Cartoon movies so with this in mind my theme for the challenge this weeks is....

LETS GO TO THE MOVIES!!

So find your favourite Charmed Crafts download and turn it into a movie/movie character or relate it to a movie/character.

So here is my card:

The image is from the Once Upon A Time collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is coloured with ProMarkers

The papers are basice grey and the ribbon and flowers are from my stash.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Gunn and here is what she says:

Time for a new challenge. This time I would love to see Vintage style on your cards, and be inspired by summer. It could be the colors, flowers, time of year and so on. Make the card or project in Vintage style and you are good if you - REMEMBER TO INCLUDE A CHARMED DOWNLOAD, that`s the most important thing with these challenges.

So here is my card:

It's a bit of a naff picture as I had to scan it as my camera is packed ready to fly off to Spain

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Sheila and here is what she says:

Ok this is my first time as a Dottie hostess so be gentle with me :-), I would like the theme for this week to be
NO DESIGNER PAPERS!
You can use as many layers as you like, you can make your own backgrounds, using stamps...inks...chalks.. even embossing.. just don't use any designer papers.
And don't forget you MUST use a CHARMED DOWNLOAD on your creation too.

Here is my card

The image is from the Boy Oh Boy collection is available at are available at Charmed cards and crafts
The image is coloured with ProMarkers and for the background I've used the Cuttlebug embossing folder, Swiss Dots. The distressing is done using a voilet Whispers Archival ink pad, and the ribbons are from my stash. I've also coloured the candy dots with the same ink pad.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Louise and here is what she says:

Well we have Father's day coming up (20th June)so what better opportunity could we have to make cards for our dads! I'd like you to make a Father's day card- don't worry if you have no use for a Father's Day card, please still play along and make any kind of masculine card, I'll leave that up to you. All I say is a MUST is that you use a Charmed download please.

So, as I don't have my Daddy around anymore I thought I'd make a card for my wonderful Hubby, and here it is:

As you can see it is an accordion card and I've used images from various George collections which are available at Charmed cards and crafts

The images are coloured with ProMarkers and the papers are from scrapbook set I got from Costco. I've distressed the card and paper using a file and Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink. All the sentiments are computer generated.

Card for 2 challenges

This card is for 2 challenges this week.
The first challenge is at Oh Alice! The challenge this week is:
"what's YOUR MUCHNESS? We want to know the HEART of your stamping style. Whether it's your favorite embellishment, "signature style", fave technique...we WANT TO SEE the MUCHNESS!"

I've used a digital stamp on the card which is one of my fave things to use as you can re-size them to suit the card you are making.

The second challenge is Dotties World this week it is set by Gunn and here is what she says:
"On this one I kind of want to challenge myself and you guys has to come along on this one. I am not that clever to use the colour green on my card, I mean as the main colour. So on this one I want you to have green as the main colour on your card. And the rest is up to you, but you have to use a Charmed download for this one, that is in fact the most important thing. I also would like you to include a metal charm."

Well green is my worst colour too, I hate it and hardly ever use it.

Anyway, here is the card:

The image is from the Mikey collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is of course coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are My Minds Eye.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Karen and here is what she says:
Have you tried making the very popular, and dead easy, Easel cards yet? My challenge this week is to make one so here's your chance to have a go. There are instructions on how to make an Easel Card on the Charmed site. Theme, colours - anything goes, as long as it has one of the Charmed downloads on there somewhere.

And here is my card

The image was a freebie from last weeks challenge. Isn't she just adorable, I can see her being used quite a lot! She is coloured with ProMarkers, the papers are from a collection I got at Costco last year. And the flowers are from my stash.
I've used a Tim Holtz Wild Honey distress ink pad (which I won from Charmed cards and crafts ) to distress the outside of the image and the lacy border.

Card for 3 challenges

Hello all, it's been a while hasn't it. I've been rather busy sunning myself in Egypt. It's very hard work but someone has to do it! ;-)

Well it's back to the good old English weather, which for once is gloriously sunny, so I've dragged myself out of the garden and into my craft room to do some challenges. I found that one card would cover all my usual 3 challenges this week, so more time for basking in the sun!

The 1st challenge is at Passion for ProMarkers this week is set by Tracy and the theme she has set is:‘fantasy/mythology’

The 2nd challenge is at Oh Alice! Chapter 14 and it is to follow a sketch.

This is the sketch

The 3rd challenge is at Dotties World this week it is set by Adele and she wants us to have a thank you greeting on the card.

So here is my entry for these challenges

The image is from the Pixie Chicks collection available at Charmed cards and crafts and is of course coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are from Papermania's Henbury Lane pad.

Card for 3 challenges

I didn't do any challenges last week with me supposedly going on holiday, but as you all know the skies were empty so here I am stuck until this Friday. And for this reason I have been able to do a card. I have done the card for 3 challenges, the first one being at Oh Alice! The challenge this week is to follow the sketch below
The second challenge is Dotties World this week it is set by Louise and here is what she says: "This week I'd like you to fill your pockets! :) In other words include a pocket in your creation, I don't mind what you put in it as long as the pocket is there....if you are sending it to me £10 notes work well :D.
Don't forget Dottie's World challenges MUST include a Charmed download!"

And the 3rd and final challenge is Passion for ProMarkers this week is set by Maria and the theme she has set is:

“in the garden”

i.e. things you may see in the garden - flowers, vegetables or even a garden shed, it’s entirely up to you, as long as you colour your image with promarkers you will be in with a chance of winning our prize.
Their sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen and one lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store.

And here is my creation

The image is from the Pixie Chicks collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and is of course coloured with ProMarkers. The papers are My Minds Eye.

Card for two challenges

This card is for two challenges, the first being Dotties World this week it is set by Nicole and here is what she says:
This week I would LOVE to see at least two butterfly embellishments....patterned paper with butterflies won't do!! :o).....the butterflies must be 3D :o) and of course you must include a Charmed download!

The second challenge is at Oh Alice! and the theme there is monochromatic and distressed.

This is the card I have done:

The image is from the Holly and Madison collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts and it is coloured with ProMakers. The papers are from the Papermania capsule collection, as are the buttons, flowers and butterfly.

Dotties World Sunday challenge

The challenge over at Dotties World this week is set by Adele and here is what she says:
With spring (hopefully) in the air I want you to think:

Paper Roses...............

or daffs, or tulips....you get the picture? BUT I don't want to see any pre-made flowers please - only die cuts, punched flowers or any flower/s you have made from scratch on your creations this week please. The only other limitation is that a Charmed Download MUST be used....but that is no limitation at all is it, there is so much to choose from! LOL


And here is the card I have done:
The image is from the Holly and Madison collection which is available at Charmed cards and crafts it is coloured with ProMarkers. The paper are from My Minds Eye. I have used a Martha Stewart punch for the borders. And the flowers is handmade by cutting 3 different sized petal shapes, inking the edges, scrunching them up and then opening them up and attaching them to a brad. Then close the centre petals over the brad hiding it.

Card for two challenges

This card is for two challenges, the first being Dotties World this week is set by Gunn and here is what she says:
Hello everybody.
Another sunday with another challenge. This week I wasn`t to sure what I really wanted. Suddenly it hit me- AddOns...
And by that I mean: You have to use 3 flowers, 2 brads, 1button and finally 1 charm.
And ofcourse you have to remember to use a Charmed download.
So go ahead and have fun.
Gunn oxo

The second is Passion for ProMarkers and is set by Debbi and she has chosen a sketch for us to follow. This is the sketch
The sponsor this week is Letrasetand the lucky winner will receive a 5 pack of promarkers.
So this is my card:

The image (which is from the Holly and Madison collection available at Charmed cards and crafts) is of course coloured with ProMarkers, I've used Duck Egg blue and Cerise as the main colours.

The papers are My Minds Eye and the embellishments are from my stash.