Magnolia Wiper Card

Hi all, Now don't be shocked, challenged myself to be lots more blingy and flowery (not easy lol). So not easy using grey either but here you are pink and grey, was lucky to have a coffee and a play at my friends Emma's in the week (got a pass to go in late) we got our touch markers together and Emma got some Copic sketch markers, which are so different to my touch markers, so went for a play and coloured this lovely image as you can see still need to practice. My wish list is made!!

This is the second wiper card I have made and this one is huge, hubby wants to know why make a card that can't fit in an ordinary envelope!! Hand stitched the flower using SU ribbons, added the heart button with silver metallic embroidery thread for the middle. The gorgeous roses are my new purchase from Bizzy Becs, then placed them on flowers from my stash that I kindyglitz the bottom layer, there are two layers plus the rose. Machined stitched various papers and distressed edges. Also used my new Distress Stickles - Brushed Pewter for the balloon and her wings, from Susana's Store. Please see my Sidebar for links to these stores, Bec and Susana are such lovely ladies to deal with. All cardstock and dsp SU. For 1, 2, 3 challenges, 1 gorgeous image or 1 handmade flower, 2 matching layered flowers on the very left or two hearts on Tilda's pockets, 3 little bud roses in the leaf ribbon or 3 beaded hearts to the very left or 3 dsp, then I went onto 4 beautiful layered roses lol.

ChallengesMidnight Madness Sketch Challenge #40 - Sketch to above
Magnolia Down Under #33 - Buttons, Flowers and Bows - missed Pink and Grey but definately fits this weeks
Just Magnolia #42 - Love
Magnolia Stamp Lovers #3 - Buttons or Bows
Magnolia-licous Highlights - Wiper Card
Simons Say Stamp - Love
By the Cute and Girly - Love
Creative Belli Blog - Ribbons
ABC Challenge - 'N' is for New
Creative Card Crew #44 - Valentines
Flutter By Wednesday #96 - Love + Angel/Butterfly
Pile it On #5 - To the One I Love
Alphabet Challenge - P for Pink
Stamp with Fun #45 - Hearts
Tuesday Taggers - Love for a friend
Tellen's Place #5 - Use at least 5 Hearts
Cute Card Thursday #99 - In the name of Love
Allsorts #39 - Recipe 3, 2, 1
and Doodle Palace - Lots of layers

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

p.s. would like to thank everyone involved in hosting these challenges, DT and GDT for taking the time to leave a some love, much appreciated!

SNEAK PEAK - Doodle Palace

Hi all, this is a sneak peak of one of the new release Digital images at Doodle Palace, male cards are definately not easy for me, but thought I would challenge myself!

I used grit 60 sandpaper for the sand effect, SU cardstock for everything else, the sentiment is sponged with only orange and yellow yoyo (sun effect), didn't matter how many pics I took, still looks brown. This card has been made for a friend who has just got the all clear, so definately cause for celebrating. Now hubby tells me I have a freshwater fishing rod for sea water (not that he has done much fishing), just think he likes to tease LOL!! Used kindyglitz along the edge of the sandpaper and special effects on boots, catch and rod.

Doodle Palace have a new challenge - lots of layers, so please come and join us if you can.

Challenges

Rosie D #64 - Just for Men
ABC 'N' - New (new digi image and sandpaper)

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Delia - lets help cheer her up by sending a card

Hi all, just found this out about this little girl via Dustin Pike's site,

This is an email Dustin received from his friend Jennifer:

On Friday, December 11th, 2009 my friends daughter Delia was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She is 10 yrs old and is currently being treated at the Denver Children's Hospital.

She loves art, photography and really loves owls. I was hoping that there would be some wonderful women or men out there that would love to send her a card of encouragement. I thought it would bring a smile to Delia's face to be inundated with cards as a special Valentines Day gift from people around the world. Please find it in your heart to bring hope and love to this beautiful spirited girl. Any card will do..but if you have an owl that would be a bonus. Please pass this information around so we can thrill a little girl in her time of hardship!

She is on her second round of chemo and its been a struggle for her, although she is doing better today.
An address for her mail is here.

Att: Delia Cadwallader
2048 Sandhurst Dr.
Castle Rock, CO 80104

IF you are willing to make a card/something for this little girl email me dustin_pike@yahoo.com and I will send you the above owl images to use for her and whenever else you'd like consider it a small payment for a small set of Digi's... Dustin.

So my owl card is going to fly its way to Delia, so glad to find a lovely home for it. Hopefully it will be flying with many more, makes me think how fortunate I am and to try and make the most of every day, must remember this the next time my two test my patience.

Thanks for visiting, happy crafting, take care AnnetteX:)

Twit Woo, I Owl You

Hi all, just a quick post as it has taken me twice as long with doing a post for Rosanna so not going to waffle on too much, is that a huge sigh of relief I hear LOL! I have entered Delightful Inspiration Challenges for the first time, they give you this gorgeous digital image to play with and if you complete this challenge they give you another one for the next challenge, how cool is that. Did think of putting the sentiment I Owl You, but Rosanna wasn't keen, I think the card says it all. Firstly apologies to whom I visited one night whilst blogging and saw a tutorial on making these flowers using a heart punch, got to say theirs definately looked better, though they did use a nestie/spellbinder template, thought I had put them in the favourates to give them credit but can't find it. Did try machine stitching the ribbon around the heart, but failed and had to start again with sticky tape so I added diamond glitter to the sticky tape on the front of the heart.

Challenges

Midnight Madness Sketch #39 - as above
Delightful Inspiration Feb - to use their digital image
Papertake Weekly - Love Actually
Crazy 4 Challenges #23 - Be My Valentine
Creative Card Crew #44 - Valentine
Belli Challenge #84 - Ribbons
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp #30 - Valentine
ABC Challenge - N for NEW - (charm, digi image, purple ribbon)
Inky Impressions #29 - Add a Charm/s
Tellens Place #4 - Tic Tac Toe, I chose Flowers, Punch and Bling
Crafty Creations #53 - To use Wings
La-La Land Challenges #24 - Use Hearts
Pollycraft #33- Things with Wings
C.R.A.F.T. #36 - Love or Valentine
Pile it On #5 - To the one I Love
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #1 - Hearts

Also entered this into Digital Doodles Challenge this week - Textures

Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take careX:)

Rosanna's First Post and Challenges

Hi all, This post is for my daughter Rosanna (12) we had a couple of hours girly time together yesterday to play she wanted to create a card and enter it in some challenges, it had been fun crafting together this is all her own work and she even used my touch markers (first time LOL).

She studied my notebook and picked out which challenges she wanted to do and worked one of my favourate challenge blogs Midnight Madness Sketch Challenges. Didn't get to post today as we have had a family day and been to Geelong to the beach and a bonus hubby happened to spot Riot and Craft sign (then wished he hadn't lol) so added a few touch markers to the collection.

This is Rosanna's wonderful creation using a Softpencil Digital image. Not too blow her trumpet but I think she has done a fantastic job.

Challenges


Midnight Madness Sketch #39 - as above
Belli Challenge #84 - Ribbons
Flutter by Wednesday #95 - Open
ABC Challenge - N for NEW - First Challenge, touchmarkers and charm
Inky Impressions #29 - Add a Charm/s
Tellens Place #4 - Tic Tac Toe, I chose Charm, Ribbon, Dewdrop
Crafty Creations #53 - To use Wings
La-La Land Challenges #24 - Use Hearts
Pollycraft #33- Things with Wings
Tuesday Taggers - A Bear and a touch of Red
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #1 - Hearts

Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take care Annette and RosannaX:)X:)

Just for Fun at Digital Doodling

Hi all, been meaning to get this one posted, Wendy at Digital Doodling has this challenge with a difference (Ends Feb 15th), you take a photo and place it onto a magazine cover at MagMyPic

its fun and whats more it is FREE. Also check out Wendy's blog too she has some lovely Digital Images.

Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take careX:)

My First card as a DT for Doodle Palace

Hi all, here is my first card as a Doodle Palace Princess, I decided to choose the Toad image, did colour him darker originally but wasn't too keen so I coloured him lighter and Rosanna said looks more like a frog, anyway I think he is kinda cute, he will be available to purchase at Digital Doodle, please check out Dee and Robin's, wonder digitals images starting from only 99 cents.

I used touchmarkers to colour him and special effects to highlight parts of him also used on the waves along the bottom. The beautiful lily was a stencil we bought many years ago to decorate our bathroom and changed our minds, at least it has been used now, the lily is sponged using SU inks, also sponged around the edge. Please check out the other talented Princesses.

Couldn't decide which was best

Challenges

Little Red Wagon #13 - Hearts

Cute Card Thursday 97- Blooming Gorgeous

Pile It On #4 - No more winter colours

The Corrosive Challenge Blog #49 - All you need is Love

Paper Popsicles - Love or Valentine

Easy Craft Projects Challenge #5 - Valentine for a man

Belli Challenge #83- Hearts

The Cute and Girly - Love

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Love Actually

Creative Card Crew #44 - Valentine

Digital Palace - New

Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take careX:)

NEWSFLASH !!!! A DOODLE PALACE PRINCESS!!!!

Hi all, oh I am soooooooo excited, yes I have been skipping again much to Morgan's amusement, hubby is just rolling his head LOL! I have been asked to be a member of the New Design Team at Doodle Palace, so I am now a Doodle Palace Princess (think I could fit Purple in there LOL, quite like the sound of Doodle Palace Purple Princess) Oh I have so been bursting to tell you all since Dee and Robin (designers of these gorgeous doodles) emailed me last Monday, yes last Monday had to keep mum for just over a week, didn't think I was going to make it LOL! Couldn't believe my eyes, thought it was a 'no job' still can't believe it GDT one week, then becoming a Princess the next, just so loving this wonderful crafting/blogging journey, you are all amazing wonderful ladies and so love spending this time in Cyber world with you all. I have listed all the new DT in my side bar, we will be starting on Wednesday with our first projects, I hope to give you a sneak peak soon, if hubby doesn't work me too hard LOL! Been very busy at work (only had time for my DT card) but, fantastic all our boxes tested to 10.5 bar with no leaks, fantastic news too! Got to be worth some new crafting supplies, some copics, would like to try distress inks too, oh the list is endless as I am sure many of yours are too LOL!

Also busy getting Rosanna and Morgan ready for their new school, only remembered (Saturday) hadn't taken their blazer sleeves up and thought I was so organised LOL! Anyway at time of writing they have had a wonderful day at school! Although Morgan wasn't too impressed with getting homework first day back.

Was going to try and schedule this for first thing in this morning but forgot to change the time when I first started posting and then it wouldn't copy and paste into another post, do any of you bloggers know what I am doing wrong or is this how it is? Much appreciated if anyone can help.

As only posted Tuesday at 9.00am buts says Monday night!!!!

Thanks for looking, happy crafting and take careX:) Yours extremely excited Princess Annette LOL (goes to show you are never too old to be a princess, unless you listen to the children) So sorry for waffle LOL promise to improve. Off to work now.

This is a link to the some of my Doodle Palace Creations

Guest Designer Challenge at Doodle Palace

Hi all, Oh boy can't tell you how excited I am, here is what I created for my Guest Designer Post at Doodle Palace this week. This is my First Easel Card placed on top of my first four drawer box, also new for me Yes my FIRST GT position!! Oh perhaps I mentioned that LOL! So I thought NEW was appropriate for the challenge, you can also use a NEW technique, use something NEW or NEW born baby theme, entirely up to you, I have used the USS Ark Digi Image created by Dee, it is coloured using my touchmarkers/copics, I paper toled the duck, giraffe and sheep, not too clear in the photo but the heart dsp is behind the giraffe dsp, so there is a row of hearts all round.

I have stitched around the edges, embellishments, flowers, flower brads are from my stash. The rhinestone brads and ribbon are Stampin Up. I found a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers by Beate Johns, then discovered this talented lady Kirsten for the four drawer box, not to blow my own trumpet but fairly pleased with how this turned out, not easy when not using purple LOL! Just lately everything has been Pink. Our friends daughter is expecting a baby any day now, so hopefully I have guessed right or I shall be back to making a blue card LOL.

Tried to get a side view

Challenges
Doodle Palace - New
Crafty Creation Challenges #51 - Valentines or Love
Crazy 4 Challenges #21 - Pretty in Pink
Allsorts #36 - Hearts and Flowers
Stamp with Fun #43 - Baby
Spoon Full of Sugar #88 - Freestyle
Stampin Sisters in Christ #23 - A touch of Green
Pile it on #3 - Warm Wishes
The Cute and Girly Challenge - New (found this Mon night when blogging)
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge #5 - Glitter and Sparkle

Post date is actually Wednesday 27th, actually scheduled for Tuesday (forgetting the time difference) luckily I hadn't published it but couldn't change the date, too excited LOL!

Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take careX:)

P.S. Hope you get time to come and play, would be great to see you there.

My Inky Impressions Mingle card for Angela

Hi all, first apologies for the pictures, had to take tonight as I am working tomorrow and wanted to post this to Angela, whom I met through Yahoo Inky Impressions Group, you should check it out there are some wonderful creations. It has been a while since I have inked my Inky Girls up (a little distracted with Digital Images). This is Fairy Lili (one of my favourates), I have used touchmarkers to colour, kindyglitz on her wings and hair ties and special effects on her eyes. I have stitched in various places but was not brave enough to stitch the image on, maybe another time. Have pleated (I think) then stitched the ribbon down the middle.

Also distressed the edges and sponged around the image

This is the inside, stamps from Stampin Up Sets

All card stock, dsp and ribbon - Stampin Up

The crochet flower was made by Alison, picked these up from Stamp Camp, must find out how to make them, bought the crochet hook and thread, a challenge for another day.


Challenges

Midnight Madness #37
Spoon Full of Sugar #87 - Lots of Layering
Inky Impressions #28 -Pink & Hearts
Cute Card Thursday #96 - Fairy Fantastic
Crazy 4 Challenges #21 - Pretty in Pink
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #23 - Just a touch of green
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Pretty Pink Papertake
Pile it On #3 - Warm Wishes
Allsorts #36 - Hearts and Flowers



Thanks for looking, happy crafting, take care, X:)