Thursday, December 15, 2016


As You Like It Challenge

This is the last challenge for 2016 on AYLI  so it is has to be a festive theme. 
I think it has been a quick year and I am not quite convinced Christmas is but a week away. Anyway I shall just need to be ready. So onto our chalenge details...


Our sponsor is

Crafty Ribbons


This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using
your Favourite Christmas Carol or Christmas Song (& why).
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.


One of my favourite carols is 'O Christmas tree' or in German 'O Tannenbaum'.
I have fond memories of learning this at school in German and thinking how clever I was!




I have used Nit Wit papers, Spellbinders curve borders, Intricutz tree dies, Memory Box deer  and tree border and Stickles

I am entering this card into the following challemges:-


Thursday, December 08, 2016



Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

December is here and everyone is producing fanatastic Christmas projects. I have had so much inspiration from all your creations. It is a joy to view all thee work you submit. 

Today we have a lovely sponsor

The Paper Shelter

Our theme is :-

Theme: Christmas for you Love (you can interpret this however you want. Maybe a project for your spouse, significant other, child, etc)
plus a sentiment


I have used one of our sponsors Christmas images 'the most adorable snowmen'. 


This is my Grandson's Christmas card ths year.
I love this waver card style.

I also used Promarkers, Nit Wit papers, Stickles, X-Cut let it snow die and letters, Intricutz tree die, Memory Box  tree border,  and the rest from my stash. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Passion for Promarkers

Passion for ProMarkers

*** WARNING – LONG POST ***

Grab a cuppa and a biscuit (or two) and make yourself comfortable!

Good morning dear crafters, we hope you all had a fantastic week last week. The DT really enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing you fabulous creations for last week’s “eat, drink & be merry” challenge.  Don't forget to check back later to find out who the lucky winner of the stamp set (must be in stock) courtesy of Clearly Besotted stamps will be and also to see who Lisa has chosen as her top 5 Passionista.

Before we announce the details of our biggest challenge of 2016 we would like to let you know who our new DT members will be and who will be joining Team 2 in January 2017.  Please welcome Jacky and Kitty.  Check out their blogs to see their amazing creations.  Thank you to everyone who entered our DT call.

This week we are launching our very special “Mega Christmas challenge” which runs for a whole month and ends on 3rd January 2017!  I’m sure you’ll agree that both design teams have worked extremely hard once again this year and they deserve a little break to catch up on their last minute gifts and cards.  However to make up for the lack of challenges we have some fantastic prizes up for grabs!

Our theme for the Mega Christmas challenge is “use your dies/punches”.  You are welcome to make Christmas cards but as the challenge will still be running after the ‘BIG’ day you can of course make any type of creation as long as you follow the theme.  As time is precious for our DT at this time of year we are limiting the number of entries you can make to just 3 for this month long challenge.  Please remember to be eligible for our prizes you must use your promarkers, flex markers, tria markers, metallic or aqua markers.  Please can you help us by stating which Letraset products you have used on your creation i.e. ‘coloured with promarkers’ etc.  Thanks x x

So now for the exciting bit – the prizes!

Winsor & Newton are offering one lucky winner a Student Designer pack of 24 promarkers
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DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a £10.00 voucher.
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Bugaboo stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a $30.00 voucher.
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Dies to Die For are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a £25.00 voucher.
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Di’s Digi Stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a $12.00 voucher.
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A Day for Daisies is generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a $12.00 voucher.
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2 Cute Ink are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of 3 digi images.
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Clearly Besotted Stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of 1 (in stock) stamp set.
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Wow we are sure you’ll agree our sponsors have been super generous once again this year!
We have asked both design teams to share some inspiration with you but as it such a long challenge we will be posting the inspiration from Team 2 today and then in two week’s time we will be posting inspiration from Team 1. So here are the gorgeous cards from team 2 (please click on their names to visit their personal blogs):


We are here today with our last challenge at Passion for Promarkers of the year. How scary is that!!!!

Here is my card for the

Mega Christmas challenge




I used Promarkers, QKR image, Spellbinders border, Nesties labels, Nitwit papers, Stickles
and the rest from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Come and join the Christmas fun



Thursday, December 01, 2016

As You Like It Challenge

 I can't believe we are now in the month of December.  We are now on the Christmas count down. It is the start of Christmas lunches, Christmas trees and decorations. I am pleased my gift buying is almost complete and mostly wrapped. 

Let's get on with the challenge.
Wilma is hosting this fortnights challenge.


The sponsor of this challenge is
Sweet n Sassy Stamps
$10.00

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps


This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using
your Favourite Gold or Silver (& why).
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.



I like silver more than gold. It looks especially good with blue at Christmas time.

I have made several of these boxes to put gift vouchers in. 

I used a Craft & Create die, a free stamp with Cardmaking & Papercraft  magazine, Marianne snowflake die & silver card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-



Thursday, November 24, 2016

Aud Sentiments

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

It is time for another Aud Sentiments challenge. 
Today it is Aud Sentiments that is sponsoring the challenge

Our theme is :-

Anything Goes + sentiment

 Here is my card.


I have used Die-namics 'At the Movies' dies, Britannia 'happy birthday' die, Do Crafts 'Wellington' papers, Tim Holtz borders and the rest from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Passion for Promarkers

Passion for ProMarkers

Today we have another Passion for Promarkers challenge with a lovely theme.
We would like you to create a project with your 

3 Favourite colours. 

Our generous sponsor this week is Winsor & Newton (formerly Letraset) and they are offering one lucky winner a 12 pack of Promarkers (neutral tones).

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 I have so many colour combinations I like. This one is pink, green and kraft.
I think they look very pretty together.

I used Fizzy Moon image, Promarkers, LOTV papers, Woodware punches, Nesties and Stickles

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Thursday, November 17, 2016

AYLI

As You Like It Challenge

It is time for another AYLI challenge. Oh where is the time going to, we are now in the middle of November!

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using
your Favourite Christmas Colours (& why).
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.


Our sponsor is:-

This is one of the toughest choices for me. I love so may colour combos. I like to make my Christmas cards with different colour themes. Today I was in a red, blue and green mood because it is nice frosty feel and yet a cosy warmth with the red.

I am using our sponsors Cute Robin Chicklets


I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Aud Sentiments #168





Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

Welcome to another Aud Sentiments challenge. We had lots of fantastic entries last time. It was a joy to look through them all.

This fortnight we have Aurora Wings sponsoring our challenge. 


I am using Aurora Wings Poppy


I have coloured this with Promarker pens. I used an old paper pack by Papermania, Blueberry Pie, Die'sire 'with love ', Liquid Pearls, Docrafts tag die and the rest from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.:-

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Passion for ProMarkers

Good morning and welcome to another Passion for Promarkers. Today it is my turn to pick a theme, so I hope you like it. 
It is
Cute Animals

We are sponsored  by

DigiStamp Boutique logo
The prize is a £10 voucher

I have used Meljen's Giraffe's necktie coloured with Promarkers of course.




I also used Nit Wit papers, Memory Box clouds, Spellbinders border, Liquid Pearls and the rest from my stash. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


We would love you to come along and play here

Thursday, November 03, 2016

As You Like It Challenge 

Lovely to all the entries last time with old and new stash. We are now in November and a new challenge at AYLI. 

This time we would like to see a project using 
your 

Favourite Teddies or Fairies (& why).
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Our sponsor is Dies to Die for



Here is my favourite
Teddies win hands down with me. I love the soft cuddly look and feel, they are so adorable. 

I have us a Me to You stamp, I stamped it and scanned it then flipped it over for a mirror image.  
My papers are Nit Wits & coloured with Promarkers. I used Nestie ovals and Woodware heart and flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Thursday, October 27, 2016

Aud Sentiments challenge #167

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog

We had so many lovely vintage cards and projects last challenge, it was a joy to see them all. So something different this time.

This fortnight Aud Sentiments is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps


Our theme is Cute plus a Sentiment



I have used Bugaboo Ava School Sign It. I made this for my grand-niece starting school and wanted it to be bright. 
I also used Promarkers, Spellbinders curve dies, Woodware stars and K and Co papers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-


Tuesday, October 25, 2016




Passion for ProMarkers

This week on Passion for Promarkers we have photo inspiration. A lovely selection of colours and photograph. Check my team mates samples for even more inspiration here.



Our sponsor is 
A Day for Daisies $12 voucher





I have used a Mo Manning image Video Boy. Coloured with Promarkers. LOTV papers and Simon Says dies. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-