Good News and Sad News

Hello and welcome... 

Well... I have Good News and Sad News for you today.

I will start with the Sad News first..... this will be our very last Forever Friends Challenge... we have decided to close the challenge blog down..  Click here and you will be taken to our very last challenge posting...

Keep reading... the Good News is coming up !!

I have made 2 cards for our very last challenge, scroll further down this post for details.

Now... lets cheer ourselves up shall we.... the Good News.... 

all of the the Forever Friends Design Team are moving
to a brand new weekly challenge blog called 

CRAFTY FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG... 

if you click on the picture below, it will take you to our new blog, 

which is opening on Saturday 1st June 2013... 

there is also a fabulous grand opening candy prize draw taking place, 

with fantastic prizes from our wonderful sponsors...

My first DT card has been made using a beautiful image from A Day for Daisies... I thoroughly enjoyed making my card, the image was so lovely to colour...  I used my favourite dies again, the butterflies and the hear and bow and used a new embossing folder, which I highlighted using green ink and red promarker pen... I felt it matched the flowers on the image perfectly... some gemstones and blossoms and my card was complete....


A Day For Daisies is sponsoring our Forever Friends Favourite prize and one lucky winner will receive a $12 gift voucher to spend at their web-store.  If you click here you will be taken to their store where you can see all the gorgeous digi images on sale, worth a visit, you will be spoilt for choice :o)

I would like to enter my girl card in the following challenges:

A Day For Daisies No70: Anything Goes

Ooh la la: Seeing red

Songbird No20: Bloom and Grow

My second DT card has been made using these fab clear stamps from Cupids Clear Stamps... such a cute looking little baby.  The stamp comes in a set and it is so versatile as it can be used for either a baby boy card or a baby girl card...  I decided to add lots of stars on my card, from the backing paper, ribbon, peel offs and die cuts - a bit of star overload :o)  I layered the baby image, to give my card more dimension (see photo below).

Cupids Clear Stamps is sponsoring our Randomly Selected winners prize and they are offering one lucky winner the fabulous baby set of stamps below, plus a handmade by stamp of the winners choice.  Click here to be taken to their web-store where you can buy some gorgeous stamps sets... pop across and have a look, they are so lovely you will want to fill your basket up !!

Below is an example of the type of stamp you could choose, plus a photo of my own personal handmade stamp which I use all the time :o)

 I would like to enter my baby card into the following challenges...

Crafty Cats: 3, 2, 1 (3 dies, 2 papers, 1 ribbon)

Wags n Whiskers: Anything Goes

So I think the final thing I have to say..... is that on behalf of the entire design team at Forever Friends Challenge, Blog, we would all like to take this opportunity to say a MASSIVE thank you to all our loyal followers, entrants, sponsors, and everyone who has visited us, commented, and supported us through this wonderful journey!

We really do hope you will follow us on our new crafty adventure over at
Crafty Friends....

Hope to see you on Saturday 1st June for our first challenge...

Until then.. bye for now !!!!

Midway reminder of Forever Friends Monthly Challenge

Hello and welcome...

Cannot believe we are half way through the month of May.... where is the time going to ?  This means thats its time for a reminder about Forever Friends Monthly challenge....

Click HERE to be taken to Forever Friends Blog and take a look at more stunning inspiration from our fabulous design team ladies.   Click HERE to be taken to the orginal monthy posting, where you can enter your cards via 'Mr Linky'.

We are sponsored this month by two wonderful companies - Bugaboo and Di's Digi Downloads... Click HERE to read details of our sponsors.

I have made another card for this challenge using fab images from Bugaboo and I thoroughly enjoyed making my card.   It has been made for a special lady (Brenda) who works in our department at work.  She is retiring and I just had to use Bugaboo's image called 'Stella' for her card.

 
I had to alter 'Stella's' face slightly, as Brenda is one of those lovely people who is always smiling and helping everybody and so 'Stella' had to have a smiley mouth.

 The inside and the back of the card was also decorated with images of 'Stella', with plenty of space for everyone to write their goodbye messages.

I would like to enter my retirement card into the following challenges...

Flutter by Wednesdays: Open 

Penny's No126: Die Cuts and/or Punches

Crafty Catz No182: Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody No20: Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays No154: For a Special Woman plus sentiment

 A Gem of a Challenge: Things with wings (butterflies and bird)

Thanks for popping over to see my card.

I always appreciate your visits and reading your kind comments. 

Hope you can join in the challenge at Forever Friends

Have a great week. 

Recipe: 

All Stella images: From Bugaboo

All images coloured using Promarker Pens

Background Scene digi image: Pixie House

Signpost digi image: From the internet

Sentiment: From TLC Creations and Scrap-A-Licious

Fence, Ivy, Bird Dies: Marianne Creatables

Papers: Papermania

Cream/Pink card: Papermania

Butterfly punches: Woodware

Gemstones: Papermania

Roses: From my Stash

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenege No61

Hello and welcome... 

If you live in the UK, hope you are enjoying your bank holiday weekend, isn't it lovely having an extra day off work :o)...

Over at Forever Friends, the fortnightly challenge has been posted, pop over and take a look... the DT cards are stunning and definitely worth a look. The theme of this times challenge is to make a card/project using pastel colours - nice and easy.  

I have made two DT cards for the challenge using gorgeous images provided to me by our 2 wonderful sponsors - Oak Pond Creations and Whoopsi Daisy.  Scroll further down my post for details about WD and OPC.

I needed an anniversary card for my Sister and Brother-in-Law and the two love birds image from Whoopsi Daisy was absolutely perfect for them, as they own 2 love birds of their own called Tuppence and Thripence (as in old UK money before decimalisation)...

Their birds are so cute and are always sat on their perch huddled together :o)   So I know my card will be well received next week.

I would like to enter my Anniversary card into the following challenges:

Flutter by Wednesdays No238: Love (included butterfly)

Penny's No125: Animals

One Stop Craft No227: Flower Power

And I just couldn't wait to work with this gorgeous image from OPC  :o) ... this owl just makes me smile, plus it meant I could use papers from my new paper pad, which is full of different designs of owl papers... the flowers are cut from another paper from the same pad.  I am starting to make 'thank you' cards for some of Benjamin's teachers and teaching assistants, who have given Benjamin lots of support whilst he has been at secondary school... still cannot believe he will be leaving school in June... where have all those years gone ?

I would like to enter my owl card into the following challenges...

Tuesday Throwdown No145: Thank You Teacher

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: My take on their lovely sketch, which I have rotated

Jelly Park: Girly

Creative Card Crew no35: Bling

Here are more details about our 2 wonderful sponsors...

The Sponsor of the Randomly Selected Winners Prize is Whoopsi Daisy

who are offering 4 sheets of digi images to one lucky winner

  

The Sponsor of the Forever Friends Favourite Winner is Oak Pond Creations

who are offering 2 digis to one lucky winner

Thanks for popping over to see my DT cards.

Hope you will join us over at Forever Friends Challenges...

 

Have a great day !

 

Recipes: 

 

 Image: Whoopsi Daisy

Coloured using Promarker and Flexmarker pens

Anniversary Stamp: Dawn Bibby Stamp set

Papers: Papermania

Blue card: Papermania

Padded Heart: E-crafts

Square and Heart Die: Nestibilities Labels

Leaf Die: Memory Box

Butterfly Punch: Woodwear

Blossom: Papermania

Large Pearl: Prima

Small Pearl: From an Ebay store

Small blue gemstones: From an Ebay store

 Image: Oak Pond Creations

Coloured using Promarker pens

Papers: First Edition, Sweet Owl paper pad

Flowers: First Edition paper pad

Pink Card: Papermania

Pink Ribbon: Hobby Craft

Silver Leaf brads: Papermania

Thank You Sentiment Tag: Forever Friends Tag Kit

Leaf Die: Marianne Creatables

Gemstones: Prima

Glitter Glue: Stickles Crystal

Forever Friends Monthly Challenge No17

Hello and welcome... 

Cant believe another month has flown so quickly, which means its time for another monthly challenge over at Forever Friends...  This month the theme is lovely and easy - ANYTHING GOES.

Here is my DT card which I have used a gorgeous image which was given to me by Bugaboo - thanks !!!

I have used a colour pallet that I dont normally use, so at first i felt a bit out of my comfort zone... but it didnt take long for me to begin to enjoy using different colours :o)  Sorry just had to use my heart die again, it feels like it appears on virtually every card I make at the moment.   The image is called 'Girl with Daisies' and she was so lovely to colour.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations No212: Birthdays

Creative Craft No9: Animals (Butterflies) 

Penny's No125: Animals (Butterflies)

Digital Tuesday No208: Distressing

Wags n Whiskers: May flowers

We have 2 wonderful sponsors, who are offering fantastic prizes... 

Bugaboo is sponsoring the Randomly Selected Winners draw and are offering one lucky winner 7 digi images of the their choice from their web-store. Click here to be taken to the web-store to see their gorgeous images and click here to be taken to Catch the Bug Challenge Blog for more inspiration.

Di's Digi Downloads is sponsoring the Forever Friends Favourite winners draw and are offering one lucky winner a $10 voucher to spend in their web-store. Click here to be taken to the web-store to see their gorgeous images and click here to be taken to the challenge blog for more inspiration

Thanks for popping over to see my DT card. 

Hope you can join us over at Forever Friends.

Have a great month. 

 

Recipe: 

 

Image: Bugaboo

Coloured using Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Wishes Stamp:  Cupids Clear Stamps

Papers: First Edition

Card: Papermania

Butterfly Dies: Tim Holtz

Heart & Bow Die: Memory Box

Blossoms: Prima & Papermania

Brads: Papermania

Butterfly Punch: Woodware

Pearls: Prima

Heart Charm: Pink Gem Designs

Silver Thread: The Ribbon Girl

 

Reminder of Forever Friends Monthly Challenge

Hello and welcome... 

Pop over to Forever Friends Challenge Blog to see more gorgeous inspiration from some of the monthly DT on a reminder posting about the Challenge for April.

The theme is Paper Piecing

Here is my DT card I made, which was showcased on the posting at Forever Friends on 1st April (click here)

For more details about my card, click here to see my original posting 

Hope you can join in the challenge at Forever Friends

Have a great week. 

Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge No59

Hello and welcome... 

Pop over to Forever Friends for the new fortnightly challenge - the theme is to use Dies and/or Punches on your cards... the DT have made some stunning cards for this challenge, so its definitely worth a visit... hope you can join in, looking forward to visiting your blogs...

I have made 2 cards for this challenge, using a beautiful image from Michelle Perkett Studio and some pretty digi papers from Bearly Mine Designs... scroll further down this posting for details of our wonderful sponsors.

My first card has been made using a beautiful digi image I was provided with from Michelle - thanks very much :o)  I really do love her images...The image is called Easter Lily Fairy and she is so lovely to colour.  I am so pleased with how my card turned out - it has been made for my cousin Bev; whose birthday next week.    All the flowers on the backing paper are so lovely - they are slightly raised off the paper and are glittered, unfortunately my camera has only picked this up on the flowers on the top left of my card :o(

I would like to enter my birthday card into the following challenges...

I Love Promarkers No162 - Favourite Colour (Pink)

Totally Papercraft No161 - Birthday Girl in Pink

Totally Gorjuss No 178 - Anything Goes with Sparkle 

One Stop Crafts No223 - Birthdays

Sketch Saturday No 253 - my take on their sketch

Emerald Faeries No42 - 1 Image, 2 dp, 3 embellys (Tag, Ribbon, Blossoms)

 

My second card has been made using the gorgeous daisy digi papers from Bearly Mine Designs, who are a new sponsor who have joined our Forever Friends Family - Welcome.

My little Forever Friends bear has been decoupaged which gives depth to my card and again I've used my favourite ribbon and bow die ...  added ribbon and lace to make it even more 'girly'.

Sorry the photo is slightly dark, it was early morning when I took the photo and the sun hadnt appeared properly... my hubby had to take the card into work for a colleague of his (Ann), so I couldnt wait for better light...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges...

Wags and Whiskers No101 - April Showers/Spring

A Gem of a Challenge No74 - Animals

Ready Teddy Go No21: Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons No49 - Floral Delights

We have a brand new sponsor, Donna from Bearly Mine Designs who is kindly sponsoring our Forever Friends Favourite Prize... The prize is a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their web-store.

Pop over to Bearly Mine Designs (click here) to see all the beautiful digi papers on sale, they are so lovely, its definitely worth a visit.  Here are some more links for Bearly Mine Designs

Bearly Mine Crafts

Bearly Mine Challenge Blog

Bearly Mine Design Team Gallery

 

Michelle Perkett Studio is kindly sponsoring our Randomly Selected Winners Prize and the winner can choose one of the digis the team were provided with to use on their DT cards.  See posting at Forever Friends for more details.

Pop over to Michelle's web-store (here) to see more of her gorgeous digi images and for more inspiration, pop over to her her own personal blog (here)

Thanks for popping over to see my card. 

I always appreciate your visits and reading your kind comments. 

Hope you can join in the Challenge at Forever Friends

Have a great fortnight

and happy crafting. 

 

 Recipes: 

 

Birthday Card

 Image: Michelle Perkett, Easter Lily Fairy 

Sentiment Stamp: Pink Gem Designs

Image coloured using Promarker pens and Fleximarker pens

Floral and Spotty Papers: First Edition

Tag: First Edition

Gold Peel-off Letters and Flower : Anitas

Pealised Dark Green and Light Green Card: From my Stash

Green Blossoms: Prima

Pink blossoms: The Ribbon Girl

Folded Ribbon: The Ribbon Girl

Lace: The Ribbon Girl

Glitter Glue: Stickles Crystal

Leaf punch: Woodwear

Die - Lable Standard Square Large : Nestibilities

Pink Gemstone: Papermania

 Speedy Recovery Card

Image: Forever Friends 3D Papers

Daisy Digi Papers: Bearly Mine Designs

Blue Card: Papermania

 Die - Lable Lacey Square: Nestibilities

Die - Ribbon and Bow: Memory Box

Daisy Button: From my Stash

Yellow Bow: From my Stash

Lace: The Ribbon Girls

Yellow Ribbon: From my Stash

Gemstones: Papermania

Peel-off Corner: Anitas