Allsorts Challenge 261

Hope you are all having a good weekend. Thank you to everyone that joined last weeks Blog Hop - l am due back from my hols today so will check who is the winner  (updated - see below) from my blog and sort out your prize in a day or so. Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie Sarah is the host and she has chosen

For The Guys

The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details.

Stamp LOTV Big Present

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers MME Wild Asparagus

Fancy Labels die

Star brad

We have been generously sponsored by
Digi Stamp Boutique


Cuddly Buddly




My Winner from last weeks blog hop comments is Sharon  -please email me (address in my sidebar) with subject Allsorts Blog Hop Winner  with your address details so l can get a prize out to you.

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x

Cutie Pie Challenge

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, a sheduled post for me today. Time to get all Cute again.  Today is the start of the new challenge over at Cutie Pies and this time it is....

Cute With Embossing
There are not many rules so please keep it Cute to be in with a chance of winning. The Design Team have some lovely cute inspiration to share with you here on the challenge blog.
This is my fav christmas stamp isn't she gorgeous, l had her coloured up a while ago so just added some lovely embossing enamel and kept the rest simple to show her off.

Stamp Whimsy Berry

Coloured with Copics & Prisma pencils

Papers Craft Creations

Embossing Enamel

Sentiment Whimsy - embossing powder

Ribbon, berries, leaves, gems, glamour dust

We have been generously sponsored by
Crafty Sentiments Designs

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments and hope you join in the challenge x Susan x

Allsorts 5th Birthday Hop Celebrations

Good morning all my lovely crafty friends - today is a special post as we are celebrating our 5th Birthday over at Allsorts this week, to share in the celebrations we are having a Birthday Hop.
If you have arrived here from Mervi - welcome, don't forget to leave me a comment and collect my letter then hop over to Jo next for the final letter. I have a lovely surprise for one lucky person - Brenda will be picking my winner for me as l am away at the moment but will be back soon .

I have this little card to share with you today - one of the new Fairies from LOTV they are so cute l just had to have them all - this one is Cobweb and l have used Inktense pencils for the first time - they are just perfect to take on my hols with a few stamped up images just in case l get some free time.

Stamp LOTV Cobweb 

coloured with Inktense pencils

papers LOTV/Nitwits Always & Forever

Welcome to our 5th Birthday celebrations here at Allsorts.

It's been a fabulous five years and it's wonderful to see all you lovely crafters joining in each week, many who have been with us from the start and it's all of you who make Allsorts such a success. Plus of course our fabulous sponsors and talented Design Team, a huge thank you to you all.

In time honored fashion we are having a Blog Hop where there will be loads of prizes to go along with this weeks theme of...................

******Happy Birthday******

Lots of you will be familiar with a Blog Hop but just in case here's how it works, following the list below Hop to each DT's blog, leave them a comment.....that bit's important as each DT will be doing a draw from comments on their blog's for an extra prize, collect a letter from each DT's blog and using the grid below make two secret words and mail them to Brenda to be in with the chance of yet another prize.

Here is the grid which you need to fill to make two words using those you collect from the DT's own blogs and we have given you one letter to set you on your way:

_ _ _ _        _ A _ _ _ _

Here's the order of the Hop, if you get lost you can always pop back here to start over.................

Tracy Mouse  

Sarah 

Tracy 

Helene

Brenda

Wendy 

Mervi 

Susan (Me)

Jo 

And now for all those fabulous prizes......................

Marianne Design

Crafty Ribbons

Yours and Mine Paper Craft

A Passion for Stamps

 Scrapper's Delights

 Baker Ross

FlonzCraft 

Good luck to you all.

I would like to enter this card into LOTV May Challenge Fairies

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, today would have been my Son's 19th Birthday - Miss You More than words can say Sweetheart x Susan x

Winter Wonderland

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, it is friday again and the start of the new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week it is

Christmas Shopping

Team Snowflake have some gorgeous inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog here, along with all the details.
A quick post from me as l get ready for my hols

Stamp Penny Black - Favourite Time 3908K

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers from my scrap box

Joy banner Die

ribbon, gem & stickles 

This week we have been generously sponsored by
Whiff of Joy with a stamps of winner choice


Digital Delights with a $5 Voucher


Thanks for stopping by and for your comments hope to see you over on the challenge blog x Susan x

Advance apologies

Hello my lovely crafty friends, just letting you know l won't have time to visit you much this week as l have lots to do - some DT stuff to get ready as l will be away next week for my hols.  I have been very busy in the allotment getting everything planted, so less for my daughter to kill water in the greenhouse - she does not have green fingers :(  I will take a few photo's of my allotment tomorrow.

I was the lucky winner of the guess the fairies names at LOTV's birthday bash so popped over this morning to collect the gorgeous cards - Thanks Ladies.,
Here are a few photo's of my back garden l have taken today.

These 2 photo's are where my daffs and spring bulbs were and are now dying back under the perennials  so l don't have to pull them out (less work)- now full of aquiligeas,   dicentra alba, bluebells, geraniums & mint (adds to the foliage) - l don't do summer bedding as it takes too much time.

This wisteria is in a pot and has been moved a couple of times but now has the bottom cut out and set in the flags, l have cut it back last autumn

The spring bulbs are covered with japanese anenomies and a gorgeous blue speckled geranium when it flowers (Isaac played ball here and knocked my plants down) and another dicentra or bleeding heart as the are commonly known, my oriental poppies are in there somewhere too. You can just see Toby in the conservatory in his sunbathing spot too. A few pots hardening off for the allotment too - l am going to keep some of my tomatoes here, some in the greenhouse and some in the allotment and see which do best.

I love the Acer as the colours change so much through the season and it gives good shade for the pond which is full of fish - fortunately the Heron flys past and has never landed. The wild garlic was a big mistake - it looks pretty but spreads too quickly and is difficult to dig out, l have irises and a blue veronica and a couple of hostas here too.

Hope l have not bored you with my garden - it is my summer passion and l love to be outside after spending so much time inside during the winter months.

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts Midway

Hello my lovely crafty friends, we are now halfway through the Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenge for May which is

 Anything Goes 

You still have plenty of time to join in to be in with a chance of winning a great prize from one of generous sponsors listed below.

 My teamies have some lovely pieces to share with you over on the challenge blog here. You can use any brand of stamp except digi's - any entries using digi images will not be eligible for a prize. If you use a Penny Black stamp you could be chosen as a Guest Designer for a month.
Here is my card to share with you, love this sentiment stamp and bear stamp as it can be used for so many occasions

Stamps Penny Black - A Hug is 2969K & Snug 3824F

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Gems & Stickles

We are generously sponsored by...

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Flonz

Classy Crafts

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

TBA

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x

Allsorts 259

Hope you are all having a good weekend and enjoying the glorious sunshine.  Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie Tracy is the host and she has chosen

Purple Passion

The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details.

Stamp Whimsy Kaydance

Papers Nitwits Time for Tea

Dies - MB corner, Tonic daisy doily, Joy dragonflies

Lace, seam binding, pearl medallion

Pearls & stickles 

We have been generously sponsored by

Passion for stamps

Craft Fairy

Next week is Allsorts 5th Birthday celebrations and we are having a Hop so please come back next week to join in our celebrations

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

TBA


Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x

Cutie Pies Challenge 69

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, time to get all Cute again.  Today is the start of the new challenge over at Cutie Pies and this time it is....

Cute Bring on The Bling

There are not many rules so please keep it Cute to be in with a chance of winning. The Design Team have some lovely cute inspiration to share with you here on the challenge blog.  I have used an image from our sponsor Pink Gem Designs

Image Pink Gem Designs Grace with Balloon

Sentiment Pink Gem Designs

Coloured with copic and prisma pencils

papers Nitwits Time For Tea

Rhinestines, glossy accents, glamour dust, stickles 

Seam Binding

Spellbinders border die

We have been generously sponsored by Pink Gem Designs

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments and hope you join in the challenge x Susan x

Allsorts 258

 Allsorts celebrates its 5th Birthday soon and we are having a bit of a hoppity hop, please hop back soon and join in the fun.

Hope you are all having a good weekend so far - l have scheduled this post as l am popping over to LOTV which is only 15 mins away,  to join in the fun with their 10th birthday celebrations.
Today is the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts and my lovely teamie Wendy is this weeks host and she has chosen

Different Folds or Shapes

I went for the different shape to make this sweet little card, this cutie is called Feather Boa and l thought it would be fun to add a little feather behind to finish it off. 

Stamp LOTV Feather Boa
Coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Nestie rectangle/scallop
Papers dovecraft
Ribbon, pearl medallion, feather

We have two generous sponsors for this challenge for two lucky winners chosen at Random

Eureka Stamps features some wonderful hand calligraphy greetings, realistic as well as whimsical animals, a selection sure to please cat and dog lovers, plus a large selection of Christmas designs. Designs are available as natural red rubber stamps and as digi-stamps

Hello! My name is Mei and I have been card-making for about 3 years now but my tremendous love for it has inspired me to open up my very own online store! Yours and Mine Paper Crafts is a place where you can purchase supplies to create your own projects, or view my gallery for inspiration! We carry brands like The Greeting Farm, Penny Black, Spellbinders and more! All the brands and products we carry are items I have personally used for my own projects and I feel are awesome products that you would like as well.

Its my pleasure to sponsor this week’s challenge at Allsort and as a bonus, use discount code TAKE20 for 20% off my store until the closing date of this challenge.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

TBA

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge blog x Susan x

Winter Wonderland

Happy Friday - hope you have all had a good week and a ready for the weekend.  As it is Friday the new challenge starts over at Winter Wonderland and this week it is........

Winter Animals

I have gone for this sweet LOTV stamp Christmas Penguins. We have three new snowflakes joining the Design Team this week and they are - Debs, Mags & Eileen - we are so happy to have them join us and would love you to please pay them a visit.  All the challenge details are here along with the amazing inspiration from team Snowflake.

Stamp LOTV Christmas Penguins

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers - Nitwits Winter Wishes

Tim Holtz Snowflake Die

Glitter glass and stickles.

We have three generous sponsors  this week - so three lucky winners 

Crafts U Love with a £10 Voucher for one lucky winner

Crafters Companion with a £10 for another lucky winner

Clickit4Crafts with $35 worth of products of the winners choice

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge blog x Susan x   

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts Challenge

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, hope you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend and the glorious weather.  As it is the first Sunday of the month that can only mean one thing - the new challenge over at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts and this month it is the one you all love...

Anything Goes

Anything goes - so long as it is a stamped image as the main focal point  NO DIGITAL IMAGES

My Teamies have some gorgeous inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog here along with all the details.

This is one of my fav Penny Black stamps it is so sweet/

Stamp Penny Black 40-058 Sunshine in the Rain
Copics
Papers Stampin Up
Dies - Memory Box corner, Marianne flower
Punch - Martha Stewart
Glossy Accents, stickles, card candi.

We have been generously sponsored by 

Penny Black 

Crafts U Love

Flonzcraft

Lets Create

Classy Crafts

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Penny Black Saturday Challenge  -May Favourite Stamp
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x

Allsorts 257

Hello my lovelies, thank you to everyone that entered the oriental challenge l hosted last week, there were some stunning entries - today is the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts and the lovely Tracy (Mouse) has chosen.....

Butterflies

We all love out butterflies, you can use them as your main focal point or as an embellishment - it is your choice.  My Teamies have some gorgeous inspirational pieces to share with you over on the challenge blog here along with all the details.  I chose to get inky for my card and made a matching bookmark too.

Stamps - all Inkylicious, Daisy Fields, Flutters 1, flight of dreams
Fibres - Inkylicious

Inks - adirondak 

Pearls, liquid pearls.

We are generously sponsored by:-

$20 Voucher

Nicecrane Designs offer a huge range of high quality Vintage inspired design sheets and images to create and compliment all your crafting projects from cardmaking to scrapbooking. Designs range from Vintage fashion and animals to well known children's characters such as Peter Rabbit and The Water Babies with new images being added to the range on a monthly basis.

£10 Voucher

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, hope you join the challenge  x Susan x