BLOG CANDY.....COMING THICK AND FAST

Christine from Change of Heart is offering some blog candy but you have to work for it! LOL! She's asking you to make a bookmark - I'm going to offer my eyes one and if I get time I'll try and do some more. I have one somewhere I did for a Cherry Pie swap .......

Steph is also offering some great blog candy!

DEBBIE is also offering some fab blog candy!

KEEPING IT SIMPLE

The challenge over at ABC challenge this week is the letter K - Keep it Simple. I've used Stampin Up Oval punch and Oval All stamp set and flowers from the Carte Postale Set.

INCHY BY INCH BLOGOVERSARY

My inchy challenge blog is one year old this week and there's is some blog candy up for grabs. You'll find it here

This week's challenge is BLING

Wednesday Stamper

Wednesday Stamper this week challenged us to show Mother Nature in our piece.

Here's mine:

MMM - CHOCOLATE ANYONE?

The girls over at Stamp With Us have given us a yummy reason to craft this week - use this chocolate cupcake as inspiration.

I love using SU's Chocolate Chip cardstock and its normally one of the first one I grab. Here I've done a gatefold card using Summer by the Sea stamp set. The image has been coloured in using SU's chalks - poppin pastels technique.

BLOG CANDY

Debbie has some fabulous blog candy to give away - check out her blog here

MONDAY'S CRAFTING:

Theme Thursday have asked us to come up with Glamour Girls and Saturday Surprise have asked us to use music and lyrics so I've added my two together with Marilyn and Candle In The Wind.


The challenge over at Mixed Media Monday is Mermaids - here's my entry.

I'M BACK

I'm back after my holiday in Texas - it was nice to go back and see where we used to live and catch up with friends but I was glad to come back home! I didn't spend half as much in the craft shops as I thought I would!



My first port of call this morning had to be my inchy challenge blog and this week's theme is Butterflies.



Here's mine - I added some lovely purple beads I received in my Easter Bunny swap with Debs on Aunty's Forum - she sent me some lovely purple craft goodies - so much better for a girl than chocolate!!!!!! LOL!!!!

I'm off for a browse around blogland and see what I can catch up with.

CAT INCHIES

An early challenge this week over at inchybyinch and another Guest Designer

Angela came up with the theme of Cats for us this week - as I'm going to be away from my computer for a while - this theme will run for two weeks.

Here are my little darlings! My real ones have gone to the cattery - gulp! They'll be all grumpy when we get them back - as will Tara.

THEME THURSDAY - PARIS

The theme over at Theme Thursday this week is Paris - only last night I ordered a great stamp from Stampfrancisco with an image of a woman in front of the Eiffel Tower - but as I won't be getting the stamp for a few weeks I can't use it! Doh!

Instead I've used a Cherry Pie Stamp I have with Mona on it - well, she is in the Louvre in Paris - that was the closest I could get. Hope you like her! The French says "You will find me in the Louvre"

FROM THE GARDEN/ART ON THE DARKSIDE

Simon Says Stamp blog is running a challenge of yellow and green cards - I'm going to enter this one - made with Stampin Up From The Garden stamp. Its the huge flower stamp - it may be big but it stamps really well.

Another new challenge site for me is Art on the Darkside - here they give you an image to work with and this week it was an atmospheric bench. I added a Cherry Pie stamp and a quote.

Wednesday Stamper

Wednesday Stamper have given us free rein this week - apart from the size - it has to be 2x4 - I've not tried this size before - not as challenging as an inchy though it has to be said!

DANS MA MAISON.....

....there is a Baby King this week. Mention King to me and I always think of Elvis - so I printed off a picture of the King as a baby. The background is sheet music I had of Love Me Tender which Elvis actually co-wrote.

Elvis has, most definitely, not LEFT THE BUILDING yet!!! LOL!

INCHY CHALLENGE - BLACK AND WHITE REVERSAL

We have another Guest Designer over at Inchy Challenge Blog this week - Jeanette has chosen black and white reversal for her inchies. Why not pop along and join in -

Here are mine

ONE POWERFUL HOUR - I'M GUEST DESIGNER - AND MORE....

YOU'LL FIND ME OVER AT ONE POWERFUL HOUR CHALLENGE BLOG THIS WEEK AS THE GUEST DESIGNER. I'M SO THRILLED.



I CHOSE "EYES" AS MY THEME



THE FIRST ONE USES A FABULOUS STAMP AS THE MAIN IMAGE OF THE EYES FROM THIRD COAST STAMPS. I'VE ADDED SOME ORANGE JEWELS JUST TO MAKE THEM APPEAR MORE EERY. I'VE ALSO USED A BACKGROUND IMAGE FROM THE STAMP CONNECTION TO MAKE IT LOOK AS THOUGH THE ANIMAL IS BEHIND A CAGE. EXTRA STAMPS ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE BOOKMARK ARE FROM CHERRY PIE.









THE SECOND IMAGE ALSO USES CHERRY PIE STAMPS ON A COASTER.







LET ME KNOW IF YOU JOIN IN WITH THE CHALLENGE - I'D LOVE TO COME AND SEE YOUR EYES.





JIGSAW PIECES:


2cre8art have a great challenge up this week - Jigsaws pieces. I couldn't get hold of any jigsaw pieces quick enough but I do have some great Cherry Pie stamps in the shape of jigsaws. I stamped them onto mountboard and coloured them - the one on the left was coloured in with Stampin Up marker pens, the one on the right with Luminart inks - it has a great shimmer to it.







ART FREEBIES CHALLENGE GAVE US A COBWEB BACKGROUND TO WORK WITH -

ONCE AGAIN MY CHERRY PIE STAMPS GOT AN AIRING. THERE IS A SILVER EMBOSSED MOON IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER - NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SPOT IT. THE WORDING ON THE DRESS SAYS:

"THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN MAGIC WILL NEVER FIND IT"

DARING CARDMAKERS THEME THIS WEEK IS WOMEN - ANYTHING SO LONG AS ITS FEMALE. HERE'S MY IMAGE:

INCHY BY INCH CHALLENGE/SATURDAY SURPRISE

Aren't these inchies just gorgeous - Frankie calls them little jewels and Frankie is our Guest Designer over on inchy challenge blog this week. Why don't you come and play with us. Frankie is putting up a tutorial on her blog to share her technique for making these gorgeous inchies.

Here are mine - though I'm not over the moon with them.

Another new challenge site for me this week Saturday Surprise asked us to do a Sewing Basket. Well, I'm not much good at sewing - I can just about sew on a button so don't really have a sewing basket. But its amazing what you find in your stash and I found these embellishments - I knew they'd come in handy one day.

I'm chuffed to see I made it on to the Wednesday Stamper sampler last week. Two in one week - now....there was only one ambition I had left - I wonder did I make it???????

YES I DID - woohoo - its been an ambition to be featured on an Arty Girlz sampler and I managed the very last one - thanks girls - hurry back!!!!

DANS MA MAISON.....

aujour d'hui il y a ......une tache......

a stain for the challenge over at Dans Ma Maison.......

Tag You're It Challenge/TGIF/Pat on the back for me

Some tags for the Tag You're It Challenge and Design Team call this week. Sorry about the pictures - they didn't scan too well - might see if I can get some better images.





The Challenge over at TGIF today is Smiling. I couldn't resist this image - I wonder what he's smiling at.

A pat on the back for me as I've been sampled in Dans La Maison Il y a...... - my first time on a sampler. Woohoo! Thanks ladies.....

ARTY GIRLZ LAST CHALLENGE!/STAMPIN UP NEW CHALLENGE BLOG

I've had an emotional last few days with my daughter having to be hospitalised suddenly but thankfully she's home now. But I was shocked to read from Julie and Crissi that they are stopping their Arty Girlz challenge blog for the time being. This has been such a popular blog and I know they'll be sorely missed in blogland. Thanks girls for such a great challenge over the past months - what are we going to do without you?


Here's my Tag for the last challenge: I've used one of my new Stamp Connection stamps that I received as blog Candy from Jennie at Artistic Stamper, together with a Cherry Pie stamp and SU stamp.

AS ONE BLOG FINISHES ANOTHER BLOG STARTS! A NEW CHALLENGE BLOG PURELY FOR STAMPIN' UP! GOODIES IS SOON ON ITS WAY - THEY HAVE SOME BLOG CANDY AVAILABLE FOR ONE LUCKY BLOGGER! YOU'LL FIND THEM HERE

More fabulous Stampin' Up! blog candy over at Jeanette's