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Morning All,

Well what a funny day it is here, really hot but overcast - think we may have a storm later.

Today see's my last guest designer card for the CRAFT challenge, but I am very happy to tell you all, that as of next week I become a permanent member of the team again -Big Smiley Face :O)

The challenge this week is to have a feather or bird theme on your creation (just couldn't resist this LOTV one on mine).

Once again there are four brilliant prizes up for grabs from our sponsors, The Stamping Boutique, My Creative Classroom, Flonz and Truly Madly Crafty.

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

I Love ProMarkers - anything goes

Craft Room Challenge - friendship

Creative Craft Challenges - tweet tweet

Craft Your Passion - things with wings

Cupcake Crafts - birds of a feather

Whoopsi Daisy - things with wings

and

Critter Sketch - colour inspiration

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

Hugs Sharon xx

Father's Day

Morning All.

For the second day running it's sunny - what's happening. Hope this is here to stay now as it makes the world seem a better and happier place.

Todays card is for the new challenge at CRAFT, where I am guest designing, and this week they would like to see your 'Fathers Day' cards or creations. They also have 3 wonderful sponsors this time, so that there are plenty of fab prizes up for grabs. The sponsors are Meljen's Designs, Scrapper's Delight and Bugaboo Stamps. It's got to be worth hopping on over and joining in the fun.

I have gone back to using a Lili Of The Valley stamp on my card, as it just seemed so appropriate for my Dad and his beloved shed.

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

Crafting For All Seasons - for men

Fab 'n' Funky - fathers day

Crafty Sentiments - fathers day

Passion For ProMarkers - lots of layers

Cards For Men - fathers day

One Stitch At A Time - for the man in your life

and

Secret Crafter - happy fathers day

Thanks for looking.

Big hugs Sharon xx

GDT Time

Morning All.

Well it must be half term as it is still raining, as soon as the kids go back you know it will be sunny. But a little something to cheer the day is that I have been lucky enough to be asked to guest design for CRAFT for the month of June. So here is my first challenge for them - A Male Themed Card (right up my street).

There are 4 fab sponsors for this challenge, so it is well worth entering. They are Crimson Cloud, Floppy Lattes Digital Designs, Trimgym's DigiStamps and Images and Flonz.

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

Dude Time Doodles - boys and their toys

Bearly Mine - how charming

Try It On Tuesday - anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs - blue or black with sentiment for a boy or man

and

Lexis Creations - for the man or boy in your life

Thanks for looking, and I'll see you again soon

Hugs Sharon xx

Two For One

Afternoon All.

Must be Wimbledon fortnight, as it keeps on raining.

Anyhow todays card is a bit of a 2 for 1, thats 2 DT briefs in one card. Firstly, my card is monochromatic, to fit the brief for the new challenge over at Do It With Digis, where we are being sponsored by he lovely Lynne herself, with a prize from Crafts 4 You. Secondly, it fits the recipe challenge set by C.R.A.F.T., of 1 tag, 2 circles and 3 squares / rectangles, where I am lucky enough to be guest designing. The sponsor this week is Digital Delights, who are offering the winner 3 digi images of their choice from the shop.

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

Lexi's Creations - no sentiment

Sketchy Colours - cream, mint and olive

OSAAT - things with wings

Craft Your Days Away - monochrome

Polka Doodles - all that flutters

Totally Papercrafts - die cuts and punches

Crafts 4 Eternity - embellishments beginning with R (ric rac)

and

Delicious Doodles - things that flutter

Thanks for looking,

Hugs Sharon xx

Father Fishing

Hello Again,
It was a quick retype for this one.
This card is ready for the new challenge over at C.R.A.F.T. , where I am guest designing for the whole month - hurray :o). Their theme this week is 'Fathers Day', so I have made this card ready for my father-in-law, using the Wildrose fisherman stamp. This week they have Some Odd Girl, as the sponsor, and the prize on offer is 3 images of choice from their store.
I would like to enter my card in the following challenges;
Fussy and Fancy Friday - card for a man or boy
Delicious Doodles - texture
One Stop Crafts - texture
Easy Craft - for Dad (hope Dad in law counts)
Creative Inspiration - fathers day or card for Dad
Craft Your Days Away - fathers day/special man
Dream Valley - stamp something
Cupcake Crafts - things with tails
Lexi's Creations - fathers day or a man card
The Crazy Challenge - fathers day
Stampin' Scrapping - embossing
Ladybug Crafts Ink - its all about the males
Creative Inspiration - card for dad/man in your life
Crafts and Me - stamp something
and
Delightful Sketchers - fathers day
Thanks for dropping by, and I'll be back again soon.
Hugs Sharon xx

Exciting News

Morning All.

Well I have some exciting news, I have been invited to join the CRAFT challenge team for the month of June. I am so pleased to GD for this fab blog for the second time. Please pop on over and see all their lovely creations.

Todays challenge is Wedding/Love, and the sponsor for this challenge is Digi Doodle Shop, who offer a $10 voucher for the winner of this challenge. I was lucky enough to be given their 'Just Married' image to play with for this challenge.

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

Creative Craft World - use more than 3 flowers

and

Crafty Cardmaker - love the lasting kind

Thanks for looking, and have a great day.

Hugs Sharon x

Pastel Patchwork

Morning All.

It's a bit of a sad post today, as this is my last card as a guest designer for CRAFT - it has been really good fun playing along with their challenges - Thanks Folks.

Anyhow, todays challenge is sponsored by those lovely people over at Craft Obsessions. Why not check out their shop as they have some fab goodies.

The challenge this time round is a Colour Aschelon, and I must admit it did throw me for a while, but then whilst on a rather long phone call to my sister, it all came together. I even managed to machine zig zag all the ptchwork pieces without dropping the phone :o)

The paper patchwork on this card all came from my scrap box, and are various different brands. The image is one of my favorites digis from Meljen's. I hope you will come and play along.

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

Totally Papercrafts - do it with digi's

Totally Gorjuss - check it out

Alphabet Challenge - P is for paper piecing (not sure if my patchwork counts)

CES - spots and stripes

I Love Promarkers -stitching

Creative Inspirations - stripes

Stampavie - welcome

and

The Crazy Challenge - baby love

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

Hugs Sharon xx

Another First

Hello again.

Well it's another first from me today. The new challenge at CRAFT is 'Anything But A Card', and I must admit I was a bit stumped as to what to do. Then my friend Lynne suggested doing a door hanger - thanks Hunni - and so that's what I tried - I hope you like my first effort.

The challenge is being sponsored by Toucan Scraps, who have some fab digi's on offer, so why not pop on over and check them out.

The chipboard blank for my door hanger came from Die Cut Dreams, and I have covered it with football paper (sorry not sure of the make of that one). The grass has been cut using a good old Martha Stewart punch. Finally the image is a Di's Digi Download, which just sooooo reminded me of my youngest son (apart from, I can't see him cuddling the puppy, as he's a tad scared of dogs).

Why not give a door hanger a go, it was great fun for a change.

I'd like to enter this into

A Spoonful of Sugar challenge - anything but a card

and

Our Creative Corner - cut it out

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Sharon xx

Valentine Edwin

Morning All.

It's time to show you my second card as a guest designer for the CRAFT challenge blog. The theme this week is.......
Valentines

If you enter the challenge you will have the chance of winning 2 digi stamps of your choice from The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs, who are kindly sponsoring them this time.

I paper pieced, Edwin in a Tie for my card, and have added a paper rose to add dimension to the card.

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

The Crafty Pad - love is in the air

I Did It Creations - love is in the air

Totally Tilda - Tilda with lots of hearts (not sure if Edwin counts)
Lets Ink It Up - romance / Valentine's day

Allsorts - It must be love love love

Secret Crafter - valentines

Crazy For Challenges - valentines

Craft Your Days Away -photo inspiration

CES - red and romance

Crafty Catz - tartan / plaid

Cupcake Crafts - seeing red

Die Cut Dreams - hearts but no sentiment

Stamp With Fun - love

Crafty Sentiments - Valentines / love

Crafty Cardmaker - hearts

Cards 4 Men - valentine / love

Creative Craft Challenge - love is in the air

Cute Card Thursday - hearts and flowers

Incy Wincy - love

A Spoonful Of Sugar - lets see some love

My Time To Craft - hearts and flowers

Papertake Weekly - have a heart
The Crazy Challenge - lots of love

OLLCB - for someone special

Passion For Promarkers - let there be love

Try It On Tuesday - hearts and flowers

Cooking It Up WIth Katie - red, ribbon and corners (hearts)

and
Stampin' For The Weekend - Valentines

Thanks for looking, and I hope you like him.

Hugs Sharon xx

CRAFT Challenge GDT Member

What an exciting day it is today, I can finally tell everyone that I have been invited to be the Guest Designer for February at the C.R.A.F.T. challenge blog. I'd like to thank all the ladies there for inviting me to join them for the month - Thank You xx.

Their challenge this time is called...............In the Roll of a Die.

They would like to see you use die cuts on your creations. The sponsor for this challenge is Diecut Dreams, who are offering a "50 piece Valentines Die cut Cupcake kit, cut in yummy Romantic Red, Hot Candy Pink and Pure White quality card," as the prize.

I have used one of my favorite LOTV stamps on my GDT card. Then the image has been cut out using a Quickutz cookie cutter, before being mounted on a scallop circle, which was cut using my beloved nestabilities. The flourishes were cut using the Marianne D Creatables swirl, leaf die. Finally, the flowers were made using a new purchase - a Crealies Creative Flowers cutting die, which I have layered together to give a fuller effect.

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

Crafty Catz - flowers

Totally Paper Crafts - one for the kiddies (how many of us have dressed up in Mums high heels)

Totally Gorjuss - as you like it

Stamptacular Sunday - whateva

My Time To Craft - flourishes

and

Papertake Weekly - anything goes + flower

I hope you like the card, and that you will pop on over to CRAFT, and join in the die cutting challenge.

Thanks for looking,

Sharon x