Wednesday 29 May 2013

Boy Sledging at I ♥ Promarkers

Good morning Everyone, 
We had a lovely day at the seaside on Monday. The weather stayed sunny and we managed to avoid all the traffic jams! We had a walk along the seafront, and the harbour, we played cricket on the beach and finished the day off with fish and chips!

Anyway, it's Wednesday, and you know what that means...another challenge at I ♥ Promarkers.
This week the theme is....
                             USE DIES (NO PUNCHES ALLOWED)
I've used 'Boy Sledging' from Lili of the Valley for today's card. 
I've coloured him  with my promarkers and the background papers are from Lili of the Valley.
As one of our fabulous sponsors this week is Marianne Designs, I had to use some Marianne dies on my card.  My favourite marianne dies are the snowflake die and the tree die.

This is the prize that is up for grabs from Marainne Designs.

Our second sponsor this week is Visible Image with another fabulous prize.

Don't forget to be eligible for the prize draw you must use Promarkers, Flexmarkers and or Tria markers on your project.

I'd like to enter the following Challenges
Mariannes Design Divas - Get your dies out
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Show some white
Sweet Stampin Christmas - Winter Sports
Lili Of the Valley - Boy oh Boy
Cupcake Crafts - Boys
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
Thank you for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments.
Lorraine x

Monday 27 May 2013

Baby Hammock

Good morning everyone, 
I hope you're all enjoying the bank holiday weekend. 
I've got a quick card to share today. This is 'Baby Hammock' from Penny Black.
I've coloured him with my promarkers and added faux stitching around the edges. 
I've used a Joy!crafts daisy die, MB precious hearts die and a LOTV sentiment.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Penny Black and More - Sew Special
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Bingo (Pearls, Flowers and Blue)
Challenges 4 Everyone - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Animals

We're having a day out today, (which for a bank holiday probably means we will be sitting in traffic for half of it!!lol)so I'll be round to visit you all later! Have a lovely day and thank you for taking the time to visit my little blog today
Lorraine x

Saturday 25 May 2013

Butterfly Daisy at Di's Digi Designs

Good Morning Everyone, 
We had a very rainy day yesterday, so as planned I made a chocolate cake with the kids.......all gone now...mmmm!!

We have a brand new challenge starting over at Di's Digi Designs today. This fortnight the theme is....
                                       THINGS WITH WINGS
I've used  'Butterfly Daisy' for today's card, which you can find here.
I've coloured her with my promarkers. The background papers are from Prima
I've used a Marianne Creatables fence die, a Marianne Creatables Butterfly die, and a MB cherry blossom die.

Our fabulous Sponsor this fortnight is THE CUTTING CAFE and they are offering any 3 SETS of choice from their shop of FABULOUS cut files, digi sentiments and other digi designs!!
The Cutting Cafe

If you use one of Di's images on your project, you will be entered into a second prize draw to win 2 more of Di's images.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Charizma Cardz - Here comes the Summer
The Squirrel and the Fox - Here come the Girls
ABC Challenge - N for Not just one
Ribbon Girl - May Colour Challenge

Thanks for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Lorraine x

Friday 24 May 2013

winter wonderland

Good morning Everyone, 
The kids finished school yesterday for half term and typically it's forecast a rainy day here! So I think a bit of baking with the kids might be in order. The downside is that the kitchen will be a bombsite afterwards!! lol. Oh well, at least we can have chocolate cake for tea! 

Anyway, we have a brand new challenge starting at Winter Wonderland today and this week the theme is....
                                                 ALL TIED UP
I've used 'Jingle Bells' from Di's Digi Designs for today's card. 
I've coloured him with my promarkers and the background paper is from Dovecraft.
The snowflake is a Marianne Creatable die, covered in glitter and the ribbon from my stash.

We are sponsored by Wild Rose Studio who are offering 2 stamps of the winners choice.



I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
ABC Christmas Challenge - J for Jingle Bells
Cute Card Thursday - Tie it Up
Dream Valley - Animals
Fab n Funky - Ribbon or Lace

Thanks for taking the time to visit me today and for all your lovely comments.
Lorraine x

Thursday 23 May 2013

Vintage Boys at Lilies Little Fairies

Good morning Everyone, 
The kids finish school today for half term, so I may not get much crafty time next week! I'll have to make the most of my last day of peace and quiet!! lol
There's a brand new challenge starting at Lilies Little Fairies today. This week the theme is .....
                                                SPOT AND STRIPES
I've used an image from Sketch Pad 1 - Vintage Boys and coloured him with my promarkers.
The background papers are DCWV - La Creme stack.


And we are thrilled to have on board Teresa of MY CRAFTY HEART as our sponsor this week with a £10 store voucher



Don't forget you must use a LOTV image or topper on your project to be eligible for the prize draw. 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Boy Oh Boy!
Passion for Promarkers - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Lots of Layers

Thank you for visiting my little blog today and for all your comments and encouragement.
Lorraine x

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Man Flu at I ♥ ProMarkers

Good morning
It's Wednesday and that means time for a brand new challenge at I ♥ ProMarkers.
This week we have a very easy theme for you.....
                                                     ANYTHING GOES

I've used 'Man Flu' from Dr Digi for today's card.
I've coloured him with promarkers and flexmarkers. I added a little bit of paper piecing for the blanket.


We have 2 sponsors for this challenge, which means we will have 2 lucky winners!
Our first sponsor is DR. DIGI. The prize is 2 digi images of your choice.

And our second sponsor is HOBBYCUTZ offering a £7.50 voucher.


Don't forget you must use Promarkers, Flexmarkers and or Tria markers on your project to be eligible for the prize draw.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Ladybug Crafts - Get Well Soon
Make it Monday - Linky Party
Papertake Weekly - If the paper fits
Passion for Promarkers - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Just Checking

Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog today and for all your lovely comments. Lorraine x

Monday 20 May 2013

Alf and Beer

Good Morning Everyone, 
I hope you had a good weekend. I had a very lucky one! Firstly I won the very generous birthday candy from Pauline at  Passion for Papercraft Blog and then I won the Saturday candy from Teresa at My Crafty Heart Blog! Thank you very much ladies, you made my weekend.

I have a few craft fairs coming up and I am seriously lacking in men's cards, so I decided to make a start! This is 'Alf and Beer' from Digi Stamp Boutique.
I've coloured him with my promarkers. The background papers are from Fancy Pants Designs - To the Moon.
I used a Die namics fishtail stax die, and the sentiment is computer generated.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Challenge
Challenge 4 everyone - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments.
Lorraine x

Saturday 18 May 2013

Cat Bath

Good Morning Everyone,
It's the weekend...yay!! I hope you've got something nice planned for the weekend. It's raining here so we're not doing much...might get in my craft room....mmmm....I'll be lucky!!
I haven't used a Penny Black stamp for a while so I've had a rummage and found this little cutie. It's called 'Cat Bath'.
I've coloured him with my promarkers and flex markers. The background papers are First Edition - Spring Drop
I've used the following dies
Marianne Creatables Button Flowers Die - LR0205
Marianne Creatables - Garden fence Die - LR0206
Marianne Creatables - Bird box, and ivy die - LR0164
The sentiment tags are from LOTV and the ribbon is from Meiflower.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Mariannes Design Divas - Get Your Dies Out
Charizma Cardz - No digi's
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Whimsey Inspires - Anything Goes

Thank You for visiting ,my little blog today and for all your lovely comments. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Lorraine x

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Angellica at I ♥ ProMarkers

Good morning everyone, 
I'd like to say a big Thank you to everyone for all your lovely comments yesterday and a BIG Hello to my new followers. I really appreciate you taking the time to follow me and I hope you like what you find on my little blog.

Well, it's Wednesday and that means a brand new challenge at I ♥ ProMarkers .
This week the challenge is.....
                                                     SIMPLY DOES IT
We want to see all your clean and simple cards with minimal or no embellishments.
I've used the gorgeous 'Angellica' from Sugar Nellie for today's card.
I've coloured her with my promarkers, and of course added lots of glitter to her fairy wings! The background papers are from Nit Wits.
We have 2 sponsors for this challenge, and they are....
J & C Creations, who are offering a £10 voucher to our first lucky winner.


Hobbybook  who are offering a choice of 5 digis to our other lucky winner.


Don't forget you MUST use either ProMarkers, FlexMarkers, TriaMarkers or AquaMarkers and of course follow the theme to be entered into the prize draw.

Lorraine x

Tuesday 14 May 2013

WooHoo!!! How excited am I??

Good morning Everyone, 
I was lucky enough to win one of the prizes in the Lili of the Valley birthday card competition recently. The prize was to be their guest designer!! So today, you'll find ,me on the Idea's to Inspire Blog....woohoo, how exciting is that??!!

Here are the cards I made for my GD spot. There's a few so you might need a cuppa!!

The first one is the gorgeous 'Baby with Bunny'    
                                    

Supplies
Papers - Forever Friends, New Arrival
Memory Box Precious Hearts die
Memory Box - Tessatina Border die
Memory Box - Cherry Blossom die
Spellbinders  - Classic Circle
Spellbinders -  Classic Scalloped Circle
Sentiment - Lotv

I'm really enjoying doing the candles at the minute and this one is using 'Ami with Lantern'
Supplies
Stamp – Aimi with Lantern
Medium – Promarkers
Magnolia – Lace die
Flowers - WOC


My third card is using 'Hand Picked'. I think this stamp is just so cute!
Supplies
Stamp – Hand Picked
Papers – Nit Wits, Applebutter Charm
Memory Box – Puffy Clouds die
Memory Box – Arboscello Tree
Marianne Creatables – Button Flower
Marianne Creatables – Fence die
Lotv – sentiment tags
Medium - Promarkers
Liquid pearls


My next card is using 'Kitten Cuddles'.
 Supplies
Stamp – Kitten Cuddles
Papers – Nit Wits, Gratitude
Memory Box – Puffy Clouds die
Spellbinders – Edgeability die
Spellbinders – Floral Ovals
Marianne Creatables – Flower die LR0108
Marianne Creatables – fence die
Lotv – sentiment tags
Liquid pearls
Medium - Promarkers


I do love doing 'boys cards' and this next one is using 'Astronaut'. 
Supplies
Stamp -  Astronaut
Papers - Nit Wits, Spaced out
Spellbinders - Classic Ciricles
Spellbinders - Grand Circles
Magnolia Die - Starlight Lace
Medium - Promarkers


 My final card, is using my all time favourite LOTV stamp which is 'Abracadabra'. I really enjoyed colouring this one.
 
Supplies
Stamp - Abracadabra 
Papers - Echo Park, Scoot
Dienamics - Fishtail Stax
Magnolia - Starlight Lace
Xcut - Star die
Medium - Promarkers



I really enjoyed making these cards and I was so chuffed to win the competition. I would like to say a BIG Thank You to Anne and the team at LOTV for having me today!

Thank you for visiting my little blog and for all your lovely comments
Lorraine x

Saturday 11 May 2013

Little Lou at Di's Digi Downloads

Good Morning Everyone, 
It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Design Challenge. This fortnight the theme is....
                                 SHOW US YOUR BLING
I've used the gorgeous 'Little Lou' for today's card which you can find here.
I've coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers. The background papers are from Nit Wits. I did make a mess of the bunch of flowers in her hand so I printed them out again and cut them out! (The photo doesn't show this very well)

I've used a Joy!crafts daisy die, a Whimsey corner die and LOTV sentiment tags. I added lots of bling around the spellbinders circle die.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Digi Darlas for this 
challenge, with a fabulous prize of 5 digi's for one lucky winner.

Digi Darla 5 images of winners choice


Don't forget that if you use one of Di's gorgeous images on your project you will be entered into a second prize draw to win two more of these gorgeous images...how cool is that!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - Happy Birthday

Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog today and for all your lovely comments. I didn't get much computer time yesterday and we are at a Cubs Cricket competition all afternoon, so I will try and visit you all later.
Have a lovely weekend.
Lorraine x

Friday 10 May 2013

Pickle on Igloo at Winter Wonderland

Good Morning Everyone, 
It's Friday already, I can't believe that's another week almost over! There's a brand new challenge starting over at Winter Wonderland today and this week our theme is....
                         Ppppppppppick Up A Penguin

I've used 'Pickle on Igloo' from Wild Rose Studio for today's card.
I coloured this little cutie with promarkers and added lots of glitter to the image, to me, to my craft room floor......!

I've used a Marianne Creatables snowflake die, a MB corner bow and a MB Evergreen landscape die.

We are sponsored by My Crafty Heart who have a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.






I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

Thanks for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments.
Lorraine x

Thursday 9 May 2013

Fairies Bouquet at Lilies Little Fairies

Good Morning Everyone, 
There's a brand new challenge starting at Lilies Little Fairies today and this week the theme is....
                              ANYTHING BUT A CARD
I've used the gorgeous Fairies Bouquet for today's project. I know it's a really poor photo....sack the camera man!! (me!)
I coloured her with my promarkers and added a bit of glitter to her wings, but there's no chance of seeing that with this piccie!! I added a few dots of liquid pearls too.
The flowers are from WOC and the ribbon is from my stash.

We have a fabulous sponsor this week and that is CRAFTY RIBBONS with a £10 Voucher



If you are not sure what to make for this challenge, check out what the other fairies have made, there's some fabulous inspiration from them.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Simon Says Stamp - Things with Wings
Anything Goes - Shaped but not Square
Dream Valley - No Squares Allowed


Thank you for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments. 
Lorraine x

Wednesday 8 May 2013

Foxgloves at I ♥ ProMarkers

Good Morning Everyone, 
It's Wednesday and that means a brand new challenge at I ♥ ProMarkers
This week the theme is .....
                                                THANK YOU
I've used a rubber stamp from Lili of the Valley called 'Foxgloves' for today's card. I really enjoyed colouring this one!
I've coloured them with my promarkers. The background papers are from Prima
I've used a Joy!crafts flourish die, a Mb cherry blossom die, a Marianne creatables butterfly die and a Martha Stewart punch. 

This week we are sponsored by Polkadoodles.

Don't forget to be eligible for the prize draw, you must use Promarkers, Flexmarkers and or Tria markers on your project.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Lots of Layers
Make it Monday - Linky Party
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with Swirls
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Favourite colours (Lilacs/pinks)
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail

Thanks for visiting my little blog today and for all your lovely comments.
Lorraine x

Monday 6 May 2013

Lilacs at Without Words

Good Morning Everyone, 
we have a brand new challenge starting at Without Words today. This month the theme is....
                                     BRING FORTH MAY FLOWERS
I've used a stamp called 'Lilacs' from Lili of the Valley for today's card.
I've coloured then with my promarkers. The background papers are a mix of Papermania and Glitz - Hello Friend.


Our sponsor this month is the fabulous QUIXOTIC PAPERIE with a voucher for you to spend in store.
sponsor for January, May & September
Please remember to follow our CAS definition and the theme of this months challenge for your entry to be a valid one

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-

By the cute and Girly - Flowers
My Mums Craft Shop - Spots or Stripes (Spots)
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Another busy day ahead today! I'm working my way round to you all as soon as I can, but if I haven't reached you yet, I will soon!! Thank you for taking the time to visit my little blog today and fro all your lovely comments. I really appreciate it.
Lorraine x

Sunday 5 May 2013

Joanna Sheen

Good Morning Everyone, 
There's a brand new challenge starting today over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog.
The theme is.....
                                        MUSIC AND LYRICS
The prize is a £15 voucher for the online Joanna Sheen store.
I was sent this gorgeous pre-coloured house mouse image to use for my card.
I used a MB foliage die, and a marianne creatables fence and bird box die .
The flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts and the ribbon is from Mei flower.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail
The Paper Shelter - Music Maestro
Cute Card Thursday - Come Fly with me
Crafty Catz - Inspired by a Song (Morning has Broken)

I'm sorry I haven't been round to visit you for a few days, but I'm hoping to put that right in the next day or so.  In between helping out at school, making scarecrows with the cub group and the village craft fair..... I haven't had much computer time this week! 

Thank you for taking the time to visit me. I really appreciate all the comments you leave for me and I'll hopefully return the visit very soon and catch up with all your gorgeous creations.
Lorraine x
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