Fairies

Here is my card made with the free image from Just Some Lines, this weeks theme is Fairies . When I saw the image I knew I was going to have to have it and enter their challenge too,she is so cute I just love it.

I have coloured the image in Pro Markers and the background is made using distress inks and my brushes from Inkylicious, I do like using the foam but the brushes give me the finish I like . I then took some off whit roses and coloured them with the pro markers. I mounted the image on 3 layers of different card and then finished it off with Lace all form Stampin up . the backing paper is from Annabelle's garden paper pack which is mounted on garden Green Stampin up card. i then finished the whole card off with a rose red butterfly with added bling.

Thanks for stopping by if you like my work or just let me know you have been please leave a comment .

Hugs txx
Challenges entered
Just some lines          Fairies
Crafty Blogger network     Spring/Pastels
Make it Monday      Anything goes
Inspire me Friday           Anything Goes
Stampin for the weekend             Lace
Craft us Crazy                Anything Goes
Cuttin and stampin    must use flowers
Through the craftroom Door          Anything goes 
The Shabby Tea room        Pink,lace and flower
Paper Play Time      Anything Goes

The Colour Green

 Its got round to that time again its the Ginger Loft new challenge The Colour Green. Being on the design team ,this was the image I decided to use Its is Mermaid Scene 2 I just love it  :). I have used pro markers to colour the image, then added H2O paints to give the tail a glisten (this doesn't really show up). I then used green distress ink to give it the watery look. The backing paper is a digi paper that I made using Serif Craft Artist. I then added the transparency to the paper to make it look like water.

Complimenting this with  some images of seaweed to make the setting more realistic. The image and backing paper were mounted on to green card from Stampin up, the card is an 8 inch square.  To finish the card I have used glossy accents to stick on dew drops which look like bubbles.

Thanks for visiting , please let me know if you have visited so I can
return the love.
Hugs Tania xx



Challenges entered
Challenges 4 Everybody     Always anything goes
Rhedd and Rosie 1st challenge        Anything goes
Card Makin Mamas       Green
Creative Corner Challenge        Go green
Digi Haven             Green
Dilly Beans Challenge blog       Going Green
Wags n Whiskers           Go Green
Sweet n Sassy           Go Green SNSDC95
Simon Says    A bit o' green
The Craft Place           Anything goes

Liebster Award

Good afternoon. I am honored to have  recently been nominated for two Liebster Awards firstly Lisa and secondly by Sue you can visit their lovely blogs by clicking on their names.

The rules for the Liebster Award are

1. Thank the person who nominated you by linking back to their blog

2. Nominate five blogs with less than 200 followers.

3.  Let the nominees know by leaving a comment on their blogs.

4.  Add the award image to your site.

I'm thrilled at receiving this award so thank you so much.. So here are my 5 blogs

Lexie     http://lexiesblogstardate.blogspot.com/ 

Heather Valantin      http://purimagination.blogspot.co.uk/

      Susan Hogan    http://shogan03-timetoplay.blogspot.com.au/

Ina Grenham      http://littlebitsofcraft.blogspot.com.au/

Hilde   Marsh     http://happyglitzygirl.blogspot.com/

Your work is wonderful Hugs txx

Spring Blossom

The  Spring blossom is on the tree's on the Isle of Man, and I think this reminds of cherry blossom. I have used the large winter tree from Visible Image for my tree and embossed it with WOW embossing powder on to a large decorative spellbinder circle cut from midnight muse card.. I made a similar card in yellow and blue for my Sincerely Yours Creations design team card( don't for get to enter the theme is Mother's Day) scroll down through my cards to see it. That card is in England for my Mum and this is for my darling husband's Mum. I cut out mini flowers ,used a ball tool to shape them added with pva glue then added liquid pearls to them in baby blue. The back ground is using the tree branches and stamping with midnight muse and pretty in pink ink from Stampin Up . I then cut out circles in co-ordinating card , spiraled them and made the small flowers. I used a Spellbinder to cut out the banner and stamped with with Mother's day from the happy mothers day stamp from Visible Image and added a small happy.

Many thanks for calling by, please let me know you have visited, so I can pop over and say hi.

Hugs Tania xx

Challenges entered

Visible Image           Spring
Craft 4 eternity    marvellous mums

Delicious Doodles    Use a die cut
Art Impression s blog     Anything goes
Stamping Sensation    Great outdoors
My Mum's craft shop    Spring has sprung
On Stop Craft Challenge       Spring
WOW Embossing Powder    Anything goes
The crafty Blogger Network     Pastels or Spring

Fairy Fae with Ribbon

Well I am PROUD to say I have been chosen to design for      

 I consider myself  very lucky to join such a talented bunch of ladies. So here is my first card.

 I have used  the Fairy Fae digi image from Delicious Doodles.Which I have coloured using Pro-markers and then added Sakura glitter pen to make her wings come alive.

 I then mounted the image on co-ordinating card and framed the image with  Baja Breeze ruffle ribbon. this was mounted on to a piece of first edition card.I then added Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon down the side with a double bow. To tie the card together I used another of the Fairy Fae images and just used the butterflies. Which I coloured the same as the main image.and added them over the main card .The complete card is on a 8 inch square Hunkydory card blank.

Don't for get to join our new Ribbon Challenge at
 
 and this months sponsor is

and the winner of the challenge can gets the choice of 4 digi images.

Many thanks for stopping by , please let me know that you have visited. 

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask

Hugs Txx

Challenges Entered

The Crafting Cafe           colour  combo

Card Mania         Fairies or Butterflies

Make It Monday           Always Anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody         Always Anything Goes

Colour me Creative             with a butterfly

Papertake Weekly        Anything goes

Everybody-art-challenge     Butterflies

Passion for Promarkers      Theme one for the Ladies

Wags N Whiskers         Recipe

Playing Nurse...

My new found love,are Heather Valentin Digi images. Here is Eleanor & Pickles feel better soon new digi images( I have just found out I will be guest designer for the next Lacy Sunshine Challenge :) :) :)) . I think they are both so cute. I have coloured the image with Promarkers  and added the background colour with distress ink. I then mounted it on real red card from Stampin Up and added faux stitching. This was then mounted up on some red polka dot paper and red card again. I finished off with some chunky red bakers twine.

Hope you like my card ,please let me know you have

visited hugs Txx

Challenges Entered

Lacy Sunshine       Double trouble
Challenges 4 Everybody    Anything always goes
Hobby Cuts Challenge       Anything Goes
The Craft Place     Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl Blog    Ribbon or Twine
Catch the bug blogspot        Anything goes
OneCrazy Stamper     Anything Goes

Through the craftroom door       Anything goes 

A gift for you

Just a little something for today, I have decided to Create a tag and use the image provided by Just some Lines.A wonderful pile of presents which would look great on a card or tag. I took a normal kraft parcel tag and coloured the digi image with Promarkers , then cut the image out and stuck it in the corner. I then took Salty ocean distress ink and coloured around the side. then using small stamps I stamped all the way round. to finish off I added a balloon button(less Shank)

I have quite a few birthdays coming up in March so it will be very useful.

Thanks for calling by, please let me know you have visited

Hugs Tania xx

Challenge entered

Just some Lines   create a tag
The Artistic stamper    Create a Tag
One Crazy Stamper      Anything goes
Hotshot Craft Blog     Anything but a card
The Stamp Spot Children's Cards and or gift tag     

Imagine that two...

Here is my St Patrick's Day card for 17th of March. Inspired by my free digi image from Imagine That Digi Image Blogspot.


 I joined in their first progressive challenge and if you didn't but want to join in you need to purchase the current image, enter by March 14th and you will automatically at the end of the challenge  get the next challenge Digi  free. I chose to use Kathleen and coloured her with my Pro markers and also the Dance if... sentiment which I added ruffle ribbon to. I added tiny gold gems for her earrings  I mounted her on 3d foam on some  old Papermaina backing paper I just love greens. This was mounted on daffodil delight and garden green card from Stampin Up. The St Patrick's day sentiment is from Hero arts.

I hope you like my card, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks for stopping by Txx

Challenges entered

Imagine that digi image Challenge 2      
Broken Box Stock    St Patrick's Day
Digi Haven     The colour green
Simply Create Too   St Patrick's day/ mostly green
Stamping Dragon Designs    Anything goes
Really Reasonable ribbon      Show ribbon & green
Hiding in my carft room    Greens
Card Making Mamas           Greens

Sister Act Card Challenge DT Call

Sister Act have asked for us to pick our 3 favourite cards (this wasn't easy because you don't get to see them if I don't like them), I have picked the following three each is very different . The first is made 

 with the movie set from Visible Image. I like it because its what I saw in the stamps. You dont ever have to do  what people expect .

 The second card is clean and simple, and you have to know  when  to keep your cards that way.

 The third card is me finding Digi Images, I love this image and card so much, it just makes me smile.

Each card  I make is a piece of me , and I wont settle until its just right .I also love ribbon with a passion.

 I enjoy stamping and have many, many. stamps I like that you can take a plain piece of paper and make it into something stunning . But digi images are so cool, I  like that I can own so many more  and my husband hasn't a clue :) :) :), alcohol inks just bring the images to life. I hope you like my card selection but its worth having a look through my blog and you might pick different to me. Do tune in on regular occasions, I have many cards due to be blogged.
 Dont forget if you would like to have a try to join a design team Sister Act Card Challenge are looking out for members of their weekly blog.

Thanks for tuning in Hugs Txx

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The First...

Yes its the first of March , and that means its my first card for the Design team at Lady Anne's Challenges,

I am proud to be designing using Nana Vickie's images. It is our 4th Challenge and take a look at the image I have used.
.My image coloured

So here is my finished card, I have used Nana Vickie's image and coloured it with Pro Markers. I then cut it out so the I could put a one layer decoupage  on the image. I used distress ink for the background.

I mounted the image on Stampin up card, the background card is 6 inch square, i then covered it with paper from my stash, I think its the English Stamp company paper but I have had it years. I then cut out the top layers of pennants from another sheet and applied them with 3d tape. To finish off  the card I used some of the ruffle ribbon in riding hood red which was in last years mini from Stampin up, to form the rosette.I printed the sentiment.

Thanks for calling by, please let me know you have visited and don't forget to join us at

Challenges will be for one month starting
1 st March to 31st March
Anything goes challenge
If you use a Nan Vic's image
you could win $15 prize
If not it is a $12 Prize
Hugs Tania xx
Challenges entered
Anything goes challenge     make it manly
7 Kids College fund    Anything goes
Simon Says     Anything goes
Part Time Tuesday    Anything goes
Through the classroom door     Anything goes     
Can you digi it      Little Ones
Raise the Bar     Doll/lovey/toyetc
Craft Your Passion         Banners

Mother's Day Wishes

Doesn't time fly !!! its got to that time again. its the second challenge from Sincerely Yours Creation.

This time it is Mother's Day our sponsors for the month are Dilly Beans  who do great digi images and 

Visible Image who make stunning clear stamps .

 I decided to use Visible image stamps for my Mother's Day Card , I used their large Winter tree, which I embossed with WOW silver embossing powder on to a large ornate circle by Spellbinders cut from Midnite Muse blue Stampin Up Card. I then punched out tiny flowers from Daffodil delight  yellow card and put a gem in each flower. I finished the tree off with a daffodil yellow bow, it was mounted on 3d foam. To make the backing paper I used the tree branches to stamp in both the yellow and blue ink and added a piece of the yellow ribbon and blue gems at the corners. The paper was then mounted on the  yellow card and finally mounted on a 8x8 square card.

The sentiment is from the More than words set 15 Mothers day stamp from Visible image. This was stamped in Midnight Muse on white card ,then mounted on blue and  then yellow card and mounted on 3d foam.

I am going to use the card for my Mum's mothers day card, I also did a similar card in blue and pink for my darling husbands mum.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you like my card please let me know hugs Tania xx

Challenges entered 

Crafts & Me            Dies or punches

Crafting for all seasons   Dies or Punches

Divas by design       Anything goes

Paper Pretties   punches

Kaboodle Doodle     Use any bling

Crafty Ribbons Challenge     anything goes with a ribbon

Little Miss Muffet challenge         Blue & Yellow

Lady Bird...

Hi folks here is my blog post for today,I have been busy preparing a few design team cards this week , the first will go live tomorrow. But I just wanted to share Eleanor painting ladybugs, I so love these images. i have kept the card quite plain after the original image and mounted it up on black and red. What a colour combo, I used to wear nothing but :). But now I am happy with my life I will now wear other colours.

 I have coloured the digi image using Pro Markers, I then used distress inks for the sky background  and sun and then used Stampin Up card for the card and ribbon.The little ladybird embelishments were a free gift in a card mag  last month.

Please leave a comment to say you have visited , its always nice to know what others think Hugs txx

Challenges entered

Lacy Sunshine blog challenge        Favourite Colour Combo
Make it Monday     always anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody    Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday Challenge     Birthdays
Simon Says   Anything Goes
the Pink Elephant Challenge   Anything goes
The Squirrel & the Fox    Fairy Tale or Fantasy
The lollipop ladies        nerds

A little bird told me....

Here is my card for Sunday, I have made it with my new digi stamp from Broken Box Stock called" A little bird told me". I have coloured the image with Pro Markers.

After rounding the corners on the card, I then finished off with a sentiment from Simon says and added more musical notes( this image is super for most occasions just add the sentiment to suit) and the sky is assorted blue distressing inks. The yellow paper is from the Cupcake rang of basic grey which I embossed down one side with a M-bossabilities from Spellbinders, then added a Marina Mist co-ordinating ribbon from Stampin up. I cut out 5 matching 

Marina Mist flowers and finished off with buttercup liquid pearl .

Many thanks for stopping by, please let me know you have called Txx

Challenges entered

Broken Box Stock the blog       Happy Birthday 

One stop Craft Challenge       for the kids

CMC Challenge    Its Girly

Card Making Mamas    It's Birthday Time

Lady Ann's Challenge   Anything Goes

Wags n Whiskers    A Recipe

Crafty Catz   Dies & Punches

Ribbons & Bows

Here is my first card as a member of GingerLoft Challenge Blog Design Team, Thanks to Tami for allow me to join the talented group of designers.

I chose the Butterfly Collage image from Ginger loft to be my first image, I have decoupaged the butterflies and the leaves. The image was coloured with Pro Markers. I then mounted my topper on gold and cream 

card.

The backing paper is designed from the serif  professional artist program, I also printed off a number of roses that i have also decoupaged up.I backed the paper with cream card and mounted it on a 8 inch square kraft card. To finish off the card  i added a ribbon and 2 bows I used Stampin Up ribbon its my favorite.

Don't forget to join the Ribbon & Bows Challenge over at

Let me know what you think and if you need any information don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks for looking Tania xx

Challenges entered

Challenge 4 Everybody        always anything goes

One stitch at a Time      Use a digi image

Robyn's fetish challenge blog     Use ribbon or twine

Pink gem challenge          Add a bow

Paper Creator's Craft      Flowery delight

Digi makeover challenge    anything goes

A touch grey (and yellow)

 Hi folks this is my card for tonight ,I have used the free digi image from Lacy Sunshine Challenge

she is beautiful and I love her ducks.

 I decided to go for the spectrum of ice grey Pro marker pens with a touch of yellow as my combo on this card. may sound strange but I love the combo.

I then framed her with a spellbinder die frame in yellow and mounted it onto a grey background embossed with a spellbinder splendid embossability folder the one with the daisy flowers..

Secondly I added a yellow ribbon at the bottom of the grey card , three lemon roses, (I removed the green leaves and mounted it on to grey flower) . 

The card was finished off with a sentiment from Craftworks card.

Thanks for stopping by , if you have any questions please ask.

it would be nice if you can let me know you have been and what you think hugs Txx

Challenges entered

Lacy Sunshine         Favourite colour combo

Crafting by Design    Anything goes

7 Kids College fund    Happy Birthday

Penny's Paper Craft     Anything goes

Stamp N Doodle   Anything goes

The Pretty Little Ribbon     Anything goes

Crafting Cafe    Anything goes

A little Sunshine...

Here is my card for today, i really enjoyed colouring her. (I should have been writing reports but I just got carried away.)  I used the Eleanor & Pickles birthday stamp   from Lacy Sunshine a lovely digi image.

 I coloured it with Pro Markers  in my favourite colour combo of green and blue with a hint of pink.I then mounted it on green card after adding ink to background,just so love distress inks for finishing a topper off. I put faux stitching on the card and mounted it on 3d foam. The background card is from first edition up,up and away pad. I finished the card off with ribbon from stampin up and a craftwork card sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, please let me know you have been so I can come and visit you Hugs Txx

Challenges entered

Lacy Sunshine challenge     favourite colour combo
Card Making Mamas     Birthday Time
Pretty little ribbon shop    Anything goes
Charisma Cardz     Anything goes
Creative card Crew  Birthday  
Through the craftroom door   Always anything goes
CraftyBloggers Network    Anything goes

Up in the air

Here is my "Less is more" card for this week, I enjoy the challenge because even though i don't make to ornate cards I do more than their challenge requests. 

So what did I do,I used a digital paper printed off Serif digital artist plus for the clouds, then I used my Stampin up stamps UP ,UP and away to create the balloons .I cut them out and mounted them on 3d foam. I then rounded the corners of the backing paper and edged it with pro marker  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I finished the card off with my doodled  m birds :)

Thanks for stopping by please let me know you have visited so I can pop back and say hello.

Hugs Txx

Challenge entered

Less is more        Up in the air
Make it Monday   Anything Goes
Challenges 4 everybody   Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles    Anything but a square

A bit of love & romance

A little love and romance is great in the world. Here is my card I hope you think it fits the bill. I have used a  the Swirly whirlies Cats from Little Claire. I have coloured it with Pro Markers , I then drew little hearts in glaze and masked off the moon. I used distressed inks for the sky and whipped off the ink from the stars. I then removed the mask and coloured with Sakura gelly roll glitter pen.
 The sentiments are from Little Claire'speel off range
 I then mounted the topper on silver miri ,red and black card. The hearts were cut out from the same red card. Thanks for calling by please let me know what you think Hugs txx

Challenges entered

Little Claire's Monthly challenge                   Love & Romance

Divas by Design                                           Love & Romance

Stampin for the weekend                             Distressing

My Mum's Craft Shop                                 Valentine?Love      

Emergency Crafters                                     Romance

The Stamp Spot                                           Hearts

The Craft Bloggers challenge                        Anything goes

The Squirrel and the fox                               Love      

Cards for Men                                             All my love

Imagine That...Flowers for you

Hi , I manage to stumble across a web site that links all the free digi images around called Free Digital Stamps and in doing so came across this beautiful bouquet of flowers, and then found that they have their first challenge, If you use their image you will automatically get their second  digi image so everyone is a winner. Imagine That.!!!
 I printed the image off twice and coloured one layer, then decided what you would find on the bottom layer example leaves and box and the back daises and cut them out so it is a two layer decoupage. I coloured them with ProMarkers and spectrum noirs. I cut the bottom layer out with one of my new spellbinder dies, then mounted the second layer with silicon glue. The topper was added to the Hunkydory card blank using 3d foam,the backing card  was inked with Salty Ocean distress ink. The card was finished off with gold gems. Thanks for calling by, let me know you have visited thanks Txx

Challenges entered
Imagine that... progressive freebie challenge      Challenge 1
Sweet Pea Stampers                                        Digital image  
Crafting Cafe                                                    Challenge 1 anything goes

Happy Valentines

Well here its is at last, YES!!  the first challenge from Simply Yours Creation. Its Valentines day so It had to be Valentines.

This is my first Design Team card, I hope you like it?

I coloured the image of Rosalee from Kenny downloads with promarkers,.

 I then used a spellbinder die-cut and cut out the centre so it looked like an ornate picture frame and  mounted on 3D foam on my card. 

The backing paper is from first editions Love Letters, all the backing card is from Stampin Up.

 I finished the card off with a Visible image sentiment and hearts and heart shaped gems.

Thanks for calling by , let me know what you think. Txx
Challenges entered
Divas by design          Romance/love
Inky Chicks    Anniversary/Valentines
Make it Monday   anything goes  
The Pink Elephant         Love is in the air
Wags & Whiskers          Love    
The Artistic Stamper       Hearts & Flowers