Easy Craft Projects Challenge 10 - My sketch!

Another fortnight has flown by and we are already at Challenge no 10 on the Easy Craft Projects Challenge blog. We had loads of entries for our Easter Challenge! Thanks so much to all of you who took part.

This fortnight we are using my sketch! I am always making square cards so I decided to go for a tall card shape instead. I used papers from the DCWV sweet stack combined with some pink gingham card and blue ribbon.
Our sponsor this month is the Stamping Boutique so we were very lucky to be given the choice of some images from their lovely online shop.

The little chick is so cute and you can use him all year round, not just Easter! I think he would be lovely for New Baby cards too.
I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge for the chance of winning some lovely images, make sure you also check out the Challenge Blog for some more inspiration from the DT.

NEC stash shopping and a Funky Mini card

As promised, here is a photo of the new stash I bought yesterday at the NEC. I went up there first thing on Sunday morning. My Hubby and I discussed it on the Saturday night as one of us had to stay at home on Sunday to look after Charlie our puppy as he had 'the operation' on Friday. I wasn't sure I fancied the drive on my own but got up Sunday early and just went for it!


I just tidied my desk so I could unpack my bags, I actually bought more than I thought I had. I bought the £5 Create and Craft goody bag and got some free DL card blanks and envelopes from them too, they were really heavy to carry around! I got lots of stash from the £1 craft stand, brads, card blanks etc. My first stop was at the Magnolia stand where I bought 3 stamps, I can't wait to ink these up. I bought various other bits and bobs from all over. I really like the Hobbyhouse stand and I stocked up on Envelopes from 'A touch of craft'. It was great fun seeing all the people from the telly, they all look really different in real life.
My tickets for Ally Pally arrived today, I am going on the Sunday, can't wait! Ally Pally is still my favourite of all the shows I have been to so far.
I had a day's holiday from work today to look after Charlie, I took him back for a post op check and he has a temperature so is feeling a bit sorry for himself. We have to take him back Wednesday to check it again. I have been sat downstairs with him and had a play with my Funky Hand CD and used some of the papers to make a DT card, I used the leftovers to make this mini card.

The image is from the Stamping Boutique and was perfect to make a card to Thank my Friend Madeleine who gave me a box of eggs from her 4 Chickens on Friday. We had them for dinner on Friday night and they were delicious!
Jane
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An Easter basket for Easy Craft Projects

Our new Easy Craft Projects Challenge launched last night and the theme this fortnight is Easter. I created another woven basket following the tutorial on the Magnolia Challenge blog.

Our sponsor this month is the Stamping Boutique so we were very lucky to be given the choice of some images from their lovely online shop.

I chose the super cute Audrey holding a basket of eggs to make a label to decorate the basket. I cut some Nestabilities shapes, inked the edges and added an eyelet to thread with ribbon.

I used Papermania patterned paper to make the basket teamed with yellow card and added Gingham ribbon and lots of flowers and cute little butterflies with gems. The sentiment on the label is from Elzybells.

I coloured Audrey using my Promarkers using Pastel colours. I just love this image, I think Audrey is adorable and the little chick is really cute too!
I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge, the winner this month will receive 5 images of their choice from the Stamping Boutique.
I will be back later with Jane's Doodles new image release.
Jane
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I LOVE DIGI CHALLENGE #1 THINK PINK - DT card

Hurrah! It's finally here! Today is the launch of the 1st 'I love digi challenge' and the theme is :

THINK PINK

The sponsor for this Challenge is THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE and their prize is 5 Digi Images of the winners choice.

For my card I used one of Jane's monsters and coloured her in shades of pink adding little stick on gems to her horns. I cut her out and added her to a shaped card base I had cut with my Nestabilities. The spotty paper is from the latest Funky Hand CD. I printed everything onto textured card as I love the luxurious look this gives. The sentiment stamp is Hero Arts and the button is from Elzybells tied with some ribbon from my scraps box.

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT blogs for more inspiration:

Elaine - Leader

Paul

Callie

Bev

Karin

Dee

Poppy

Mel
and guest DT Jane

Then come on over to the blog and join us for our 1st Challenge!

Jane
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