Bank Holiday Bonus

Hurray, it's bank holiday weekend here in the UK, so I thought I'd give you a treat and offer you a 10% discount code for my shop.

All you have to do is enter the voucher code BANK10 whilst going through checkout, to claim your discount.

This means ProMarkers will be reduced to £1.52, so why not stock up now. Flippin' Men Stamps will be just £5.39. So pop on over and grab a bargain.

This offer will run until 9.00am Tuesday 30th May 2011 GMT.

Have a great weekend.

Hugs Sharon x

Fathers Day

Morning All.

How quick the weeks are flying by. I can't believe it is half term again already - must be why the sun has disappeared.

Anyhow, it is time for challenge 3, over at Here Come The Boys - and this time we woud like to see your Fathers Day / Hubby / Partner cards. Our lovely sponsor this fortnight is my lovely teamie Lynne, and she is offering a prize from her shop Crafts 4 You.

I have used a Wild Rose stamp for my creation, as the image so reminded me of my Dad, the only difference being he would be asleep, pretending to read his book.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Cupcake Crafts - bookworm

Creative Craft - restful colour challenge

Charisma - boy oh boy

Polka Doodles - male theme

Easy Craft Challenges - for Dad

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - masculine

and

Craft Your Days Away - fathers day / special man

Thanks for looking, and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs Sharon xx

P.S. Don't forget you can get a 10% discount at my shop until Tuesday 31/5/11 at 9.00am GMT using voucher code BANK10.

I'm Soooooo Late

Afternoon All.

I'm so late with this post. I thought I'd scheduled it, but it has disappeared, so I'm now retyping it. Sorry boss lady :o(.

Anyhow, this is my DT card for Do It With Digi's, where the challenge this time round is 'It's All About The Boys'. So we would like to see your male themed cards - just remember to use a digi image, and you could be in with a chance of winning 5 digi stamps from our sponsor - Di's Digi Downloads. So why not hop on over and join in the fun.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Cards for Men - no paper

Digital Tuesday - add some texture

Charisma - boy oh boy

CRAFT - alter / recycle (wooden worm is recycled from a school project)

and

Polka Doodle - male themed

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sharon x

Lizard Love

Back again.

I don't quite know whats come over me - three posts in the day, you'll all be fed up with me.

This is a card designed ready for my Magnolia Men class tomorrow - Tilda has been band, and Edwin rules the day. I thought this would be quite cool for a teenage boy. The charm, which is available from my shop, just seemed to compliment the image. Here's hoping the ladies will like him.

I'd also like to enter him in the following challenges;

The Play Date Cafe - brown, blue and biege

Just Magnolia - sketch

Paper Sundaes - pop it up

My Time To Craft - use a die cut

and

Ladybug Crafts Ink - animals

Thanks for looking, and I'll see you all tomorrow.

Hugs Sharon x

Here Comes Summer

Afternoon All.
Well I'm back with my second posting of the day, to share my Penny's Paper Crafty DT card. The theme for this fortnight is 'Here Comes Summer', and I just fell in love with this digi stamp from Sugar Nellie, which is also called Summer - how appropriate !!! Our sponsor this time round is Whiff of Joy, who are offering one lucky winner Friends Forever, Nora and Ben - so why not pop on over and join in the fun.
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
Crafts 4 Eternity - embellishment recipe
Delicious Doodles - let the sun shine
A Gem Of A Challenge - aqua, lemon and pink
I Did It Creations - anything goes
I Love ProMarkers - pearls
Papertake Weekly - pale pretty pastels
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
Crafts and Me - gems and pearls
and
Stampavie - pink
Thanks for looking.
Hugs Sharon x

Cute and Cuddly

Morning All.

Is it me, or is blogger being a pain again at the moment? I was trying to comment last night, and I kept having to log in, then it wiped the comment, so I retyped it and when you tried to post it again, you had to log in again ARGHHHHHH!!!! So I must apologise as I gave up after a couple of hours, as I think I only managed to leave about half a dozen comments in that time - Sorry.

Next I must say a huge thank you to Lynne at Crafts 4 You, for making me my new watermark. She also has the patience of a Saint, trying to teach me how to put it over the photo's. Thanks Hunny x

On to the card. This is my DT card for the new challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky, where this week we would like you to make something with a cute and cuddly theme. Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Downloads.

Well I think that's enough waffle from me, now onto the challenges. I'd like to enter the card into;

Secret Crafter - anniversary

Stamptacular Sunday - bear necessities

OSAAT - bling it on

Lexi's Creations - spots and/or stripes

Tuesday Throwdown - Stripes

and

Ladybug Crafts Ink - animals

Thanks for looking and I'll be back shortly with my next DT card.

Hugs Sharon x

Floral Fantasy

Morning All.

How excited am I today, as I am guest designing for the lovely ladies over at My Sheri Crafts this week. Their theme this week is Memorial Day / Victorian Day, which I must admit, not being Canadian or American, I didn't have a clue about. So that everyone can join in, they have changed the challenge to also include flowers, which must be the focal of your card.

I choose to make a punched craft flower from Bazzil cardstock, using chalks to tint the petals. I hope you like the result.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Cupcake Crafts - in the garden

Incy Wincy - clean and simple

Lexi's Creations - spots and/or stripes

The Crazy Challenge - pink and green

Charisma - birthdays in pink

and

Sarah Hurley - frames

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sharon x

Embossing With A Difference

Afternoon All.

I hope you are enjoying your weekends, and that it is bright and sunny, just like it is here. It is a good day, even the children are playing nicely with no squabbling - I'm enjoying it while it lasts lol.

Anyhow, I thought I'd share one of the cards my lovely ladies did in my embossing with stitching class this week. The idea came about when I found some tiny flower sequins that matched the shape of the flowers on one of my embossing folders. So I decided that you could prick a hole in the embossed card and add a sequin to each flower, holding it in place by sewing a bead on top - and this is the result - I hope you like it.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

OSAAT - anything goes

Dream Valley - dig out the old and use with the new (sequins new, embossing folder old)

Cupcake Crafts - in the garden

Incy Wincy - clean and simple

The Shabby Tea Rooms - monochromatic

Crafty Cardmaker - embossing

A Spoonful Of Sugar - anything goes

Truly Scrumptious - anything goes

Crafts and Me - anything goes

Paper Play - sparkle galore

Crafty Catz - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - don't be square

Alphabet Challenge - C is for clean and simple

CES -embellish it

and

Craft Your Days Away - white plus one

Thanks for looking, and I'll be back soon.

Hugs Sharon xx

Make Your Own Flowers

Afternoon All.

Well, it's time for the new challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky again - and this time round the theme is 'Make Your Own Blooms'. Our sponsor this week is Paper Makeup Stamps, and the lucky winner will get to choose 3 digi images of their choice. I was lucky enough to be given this cute stamp to play with, and hopefully inspire you to come on over and play along.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges;

Sarah Hurley - butterflies / things with wings

Praire Fairy - here come the girls

Paper Sundaes - happy birthday

Stampacular Sunday - pink-a-licious

The Corrosive Challenge - birthdays

Die Cut Dreams - princess birthday

The Crazy Challenge - green and pink

Creative card Crew - cute and girlie

Tuesday Throwdown - baby/child

and

The Pixie Cottage - sketch and/or pink and girly

Thanks soooo much for looking, and I'll be back soon.

Hugs Sharon xx

Edwin In Tights

Morning All.
Well it's time for the second challenge at Here Comes The Boys, where has that fortnight disappeared to.
May I just say how blown away the team has been to your response to the first challenge - it has been absolutely fantastic, and far beyond what we'd hoped for - thanks to you all - you are all winners in my mind.
This time round we have a sketch for you to follow - you can flip, rotate or do whatever with it, so long as we can still see the basics of the sketch, and it must be a male themed entry. We are lucky enough to be sponsored by Sarah Pinnington this time, who runs Stampin Up classes, and on offer is a reel of Taffeta ribbon and an Embellishment kit from Stampin' Up.
I thought it was about time that Edwin made an appearance on the blog - so here he is doing his Men In Tights impression. I hope you like him.
I would like to enter him in the following challenges;

Critter Sketch - colour challenge

PollyCraft Monday - boyz to men

The Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Crafty Creations - anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - white + one

and

Stamp Something - anything goes

Thanks for looking and I hope you will come on over and join in the fun again.

Big hugs Sharon x

Sassy And Sparkly

Hello Blogland.
It's time to go all Sassy and Sparkly for the new challenge at Do It With Digi's today.

We are luck enough to be sponsored by Digi's With Attitude this time round, and it is one of their images I have used on my DT card below.

I hope you will come on over and join in the fun.

Hugs Sharon x

Buttons and Bows

Morning All.

Well it's another busy day in this house, as today is my eldest sons birthday - and today he turns into a teenager - it doesn't seem 13 years ago that he arrived.

Being wednesday means that it is time for a new challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky, and this time we are asking you to use buttons and bows on your creations. Our sponsor this week is Pink Petticoat.

It is also time for the new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty, and this time round we have a really easy theme - anything goes. We are luck enough to be sponsored this time round by Dew Drop Craftz.

I have used one of the Adorables digi stamps from Sugar Nellie for my card, which has been coloured with ProMarkers. The DP is from Craft Creations, and the buttons are from my rather too large stash.

I hope you like it.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Papercutz - Mothers day

Stamp Something - digi day

Fairytale Challenge - Mothers day

The Crafty Pad - spots and dots

I Did It Creations - monochromatic

Critter Sketch - colour challenge

Die Cut Dreams - princess birthday

Incy Wincy - Mothers day / girlie

and

Stampavie - ribbons

Thanks for looking, and I'll be back soon.

Hugs Sharon x

Get Well Soon

Evening All.

Well what a busy day it has been. My baby boy is 8 today, so we have been celebrating all day. I have spent most of the day building Lego Starwars models, and Harry Potter bits - GREAT FUN. Now on juiors request, we are having pizza delivered for tea, so I thought I'd hide away for 10minutes, and quickly post a card.

This is another card I made for my occasions class - and yes you've guessed it, it was another LOTV image - just can't help myself - I adore them. The backing paper is by Papermania, and the flowers are from my stash.

I'd like to enter it in the following challenges;

Stamp With Fun - lace or ribbon

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - lots of flowers

Sweet Stampin' - childhood memories (playing Drs and nurses)

and

My Sheri Crafts - nurses day/get well soon

I hope you like it.

Hugs Sharon x

Good Luck

Afternoon All.

What a beautiful sunny day it is, the birds are singing and life is good - my little ones presents have finally turned up from Amazon, so he can have a birthday tomorrow - HURRAY - I wasn't panicing really, they've only been on order 3 weeks.

Anyhow, I thought I'd share this card with you - it's one I did for my Occasions class last week. The image is a LOTV, with backing papers from BuzzCraft and Craft Creations.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

Let's Ink It Up - embellish it

Dream Valley - flowers

Paper Play - show your style

Lili Of The Valley - animal antics

Totally Paper Crafts - a recipe

and

Crafty Sentiments - flowers

Thanks for looking, and have a great weekend.

Hugs

Sharon x

Koi Carp

Hello Everyone.
I'm running a bit late today, as I've been out to a fab card class this morning, then I've gained lots of extra children after school - not sure how that happened, but the house has turned completely chaotic. It's a good job I have blogland to escape to.
Anyhow its time for another challenge over at Fab 'n' Funky, and this week it's...........

No DP

This was a bit of a toughie for me, as I hadn't realised how much I have come to rely on papers. The card I finally came up with is ready for my Uncle's birthday on Sunday, as he keeps Koi. The image was made by passing a Dream Weaver stencil through my Cuttlebug to emboss the image, then I chalked through the stencil to colour it in. It was then simply matted and layered using red and black to add to the oriental feel. The card was completed with the addition of a Chinese coin (from my shop). I hope he will like it :o)
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges;
Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goesAllsorts - oriental
OSAAT - emboss it
Cupcake Crafts - beginning with C (Chinese style)
Polly Craft Monday - anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - cards for men

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

My Time To Craft - red and white

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

The Pixie Cottage - one for the boys and/or sketch

and

Creative Inspirations - embossing

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sharon x

Here Come The Boys Launch Challenge

Morning Blogland.
Well, how excited am I this morning - today is the day that my friend Woo's and my new challenge blog launches it's first challenge. It started as a fly by comment at one of my classes, then it has grown to a real life blog, and now we are launching our first challenge. So please come on over and join in our ....

Anything Goes Challenge at Here Comes The Boys.

The aim of the blog is to encourage all you fantastic crafters out there to make more male orientated cards and projects, as every challenge we run will be for the men of your lives.

I am also luck enough to be sponsoring the first challenge from my shop - Ewe 2 Can Craft - and up for grabs for the winner is a set of 5 pastel ProMarkers.

I decided I would use one of my favourite images for my launch card, so have gone for the boy and dog riding a bike from LOTV (by the way, I can't wait for their new releases on 11th May - the sneaky peaks look fantastic). The backing papers are from Basic Grey, and to complete the card I have used a little Craftwork Cards card candy (another small addiction).

I hope it will inspire you to come on over and support our new challenge - Please :o)

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;

Pollycraft Monday - fun and games

Craft Your Passion - show us your layers

My Time To Craft - perfect pets

Creative Card Crew - child's play

Moving Along With The Times - anything goes

Papercutz - anything goes

and

Crafts 4 Eternity - anything goes

Thanks so much for looking and I hope you will come on over and join in the fun.

Hugs Sharon x