Sweet *N* Crafty: January 2014

Meow!

Morning all!

I'm pretty excited to be sharing some news this morning! I'm officially apart of the Totally PaperCrafts Design Team! I'm thrilled to be joining them!

This week our challenge is CAS!

Simple right?! ohhhh i don't do simple haha! I love being challenged outside my comfort zone though! And i apologise for the naff photo i dropped my iphone down the toilet oppps! im hoping he dries out pretty soon else i'll be heart broken! haha! and lost!

We have a fabulous sponsor! Digi Stamp Boutique offers a range of quirky and digital stamps for all your card making projects. There is something for every occasion and new images are added regularly so there is always something new. I've used the super cute Oliva and archie cats from DSB! a firm favorite of mine for sure!

Well i'm off to create a lil more i'll be back soon with a list of challenges to add my card to.... but for now here it is...

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Limetree crafts

* DSP - GCD Studios rose tinted glass

*Mediums - Prismacolor Pencils

*Image - Digi Stamp Boutique
*Die Cuts -Sizzix

*Other - Sentiment - Lili of the valley, Punch - Stampin' Up, Flowers - Ek Success Punch, Pearls from stash

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Hope to see you at the challenge!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Love & Peace
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Little Moments...

Morning all!

I'm a busy bee at the moment creating! I've loads of work and designs and website things coming! it's all manic! haha! I really don't know how i find the time to create and breathe!! haha!

Today i thought i'd pop by with a brand new creation that i made this last week which photo just doesn't do it justice i love the way this card came out!

I've used my new My Minds eye papers that i brought from The Craft Island's half price sale! everything in the store is half price think yall have two days left so go have a peek... but don't quote me... lol

I've used the beautiful Alice Mae from Some Odd Girl, I actually really like her! and can defo see me using her again soon!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~Everybody-Art-Challenge - #263 Heart~~

~~Incy Wincy Designs - Ribbons & Pearls~~

~~The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - (Week 2) Anything Goes~~

~~The Ribbon Girls - Must use ribbon -Anything Goes~~

~~Passion For Promarkers - Anything Goes~~

~~Cute Card Thurs - Something New (My Papers)~~

Here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla

* DSP - My Minds Eye Sweet Girl

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers & Blue SU Chalks for clouds

*Image - Alice Mae from Some Odd Girl

*Stamp - Sentiment Dear Lizzy American Crafts
*Die Cuts - Silhouette Cameo & The Cats Pajamas

*Other - Ribbon from American Crafts, Charm from ebay and tiny pearls from hobbycraft

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations are avalible to purchase and my 2014 Custom Order book is now open over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Love & Peace
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Happy Everything!

Morning all!

I've a quick post to share with y'all this morning! I'm here with one of the brand new digi's available from Time For Tea Designs they're super cute! And what's more Jo is releasing some very cute stamps at Whimsy very soon! and they're all perfect for the upcoming valentines! go check them out!!!

It is a mega quicky from me as i'm in a rush this morning!

As i'm not feeling too good so it's a quicky post from me!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~Crafting By Designs -  Girly~~
~~Crafting for all Seasons  - #69 Girly~~
~~Digistamps 4 Joy  - #84 Ribbon~~
~~Divas by Design - Anything Goes~~
~~Inky Impressions  - #143 Ribbon~~
~~Whimsy Inspiration - #67 Something new (ends Feb11)~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

* DSP - Echo Park Summer Days

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Time for tea designs
*Die Cuts -Stampin' up punch

*Other - Flowers from stash, wildorchid crafts and that craft place, heart pearls from ebay, Ribbon from American Crafts

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Love & Peace
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Let's Fly Away!

Morning All!

I'm here with a brand new project that's to be featured in next months Die Cut Crazy Magazine! so be sure to check it out! goes on sale first week of Feb!

This fortnight's challenge over at That Craft Place is a fabulous Colour theme!

I had such great fun in creating for this challenge! I love how my card turned out even if the background chalk did take me hours haha!! And i exceptionally loveeeee the colour scheme and being able to create to a colour theme is such great fun! I adore C.C. Designs Stamps and this is one of my new stamps and she's such a cutie and i can see her becoming one of my favorites.

Even though the Chalk took me so long i love the scene it's created! Defo a new technique from me that i'll be using again and again! I adore my new Cut & Paste paper collections from My Minds Eye you really should check them out! LUSHHHH!

I love the whole shape of the card which i used my cameo to cut along with the clouds and sentiment flag!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:

Docerela Creations No. 53 - Use Something New

~~Wags 'n Whiskers No. 120 - Anything Goes~~

~~Chalk N Stock (January) - Anything Goes~~

~~Red Rubber Inspirationals - Make a scene~~

Feeling Crafty Challenge - #24 Butterflies

~~Silhouette Challenges – Anything Goes~~

~~Natalie and Amy's Challenge – #16 One for the Girlies~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - My Minds eye Cut & Paste 'Charm'

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
- Stampin' Up! Chalks for background

*Rubbah Stamps - C.C. Designs & Sentiment From The Cat's Pajamas
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo & The Cat's Pajamas Cloud Die

*Other - Flowers are a mixture of Wild Orchid Crafts, Prima and That Craft Place, Pearls from Hobbycraft and Cabochon from That Craft Place

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations are available to purchase and my 2014 Custom Order book is now open over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Don't forget to bookmark my new site coming soon! www.charismacardz.com

Love & Peace
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Fabulous Friend

Heya All!!

I'm here this Afternoon with a brand new Digi Design from Time For Tea Designs Last Release! I know i'm mega late with this one but it's a new one from me! hehe! !

I absolutely love this release and as always the wonderful Jo has really out done herself! Be sure to check out the newest release from 2014 they're fantastic and as always i'll have projects featuring in just a few days!

This sweetie i've used today is called ''Winter Hoodie'' though really i can see this one being used at anytime of the year!

I kinda went for a retro feel for this card today and really love the Happy Days papers from Echo Park!!!

Lushness!

Also look what's coming! can you spy???

www.charismacardz.com

Yep i've reclaimed my website back! finally... i'm busy putting the final touches to it but it'll be up and out asap!!! stay tuned for more on that!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~Bloggers – Friendship~~
~~Brown Sugar – - No. 77 - Anything Goes~~

Polkadoodles – No.3 - Anything Goes/ Girl Talk ♥ WINNER ♥

~~Moving Along with the Times - Girly Cards~~
~~Cards Galore Encore - #1 Anything Goes~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Echo Park

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Time For Tea Designs
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Other - Sticker sentiments - Bella Boulevard, Dew Drops - Simon says stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations are available to purchase and my 2014 Custom Order book is now open over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!
And will soon be available to purchase from Charisma Cardz website here!

Love & Peace
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It's a boy thing!

Morning all!

Well it's another challenge fortnight at charisma and i'm here with a sneaky peek of a project that's in next month's Die Cut Crazy Magazine!

Yes this fortnight's challenge is...

It's a boy thing!

I know! Male cards right Sigh!!! I too am guilty 100% of not making more of these when i should ok i'm just not into boy things i'm a total girly girl!! hence my love of pink! so this was a challenge but also a challenge to kick my butt into shape and make a male card!

I've been playing with my favorite bo bunny star papers so all is not lost!! haha!

Here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Bo Bunny

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Pollycraft Stamps
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Other - Metal Corners from That Craft Place, Buttons from stash, Square metals from Micheals

Especially Elspeth

Morning all!

I'm here with a brand new card and a whole new thing to tell y'all about!

As you know i'm on the Design Team for the lovely craft shop that is That Craft Place!

Well we're going Digital!!! Yes there's a whole bunch of Digi Designs that'll be available very soon! And i'm here this morning with a sneaky peak of one of them!

You can find the shop here - Ditzie Digi Designs!

Don't forget to book mark so you don't miss all the new releases being added! There's some fabulous Digi's you'll not want to miss!

I'm here today with 'Elspeth' Which will be available soon!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~Lacy Sunshine - (2nd Week)Anything Goes.~~

~~A Gem of a Challenge - #110 (W2 of 2) Something New~~

~~Sweet Pea Stampers - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Maggie Holmes - Crate Paper

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Ditzie Digi Designs 'Elspeth'
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Other - Ribbon from stash, Flowers mixture of Choles Cards, Wild Orchid Crafts and That craft Place, Charm from stash, Dew Drops from Ebay, Glass flower That Craft Place

Heard your expecting...

Morning all!

I'm here with my Design Team post for the wonderful challenge over at Digi Sketch Challenge we have a wonderful sponsor and a fantastic sketch to follow this week! As always!

So pop over and have a peek!

Our challenge theme this fortnight is super easy...

FLOWERS!

Who can't do that right? so come join us you never know our lucky winner could be you!

I've made this card today for the challenge using my Cameo, along with some punches and lots of yummy prima flowers and embellishments and using the lovely pregnancy digi from saturated canary off hand i think it's pickles and something i can't remember as i'm not in my room at the moment!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~Craft~~ ~~Your Passion~~ ~~- Fancy Borders/Edges (I went for edges)~~

~~Creative Creations Challenge Blog - Anything Goes~~

~~Fitztown Challenge - (Week 1) Anything Goes~~

~~Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes~~

~~Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - Lace It Up~~

~~The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge -Anything Goes~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - My Minds eye - That Craft Place

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Saturated Canary
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo & Butterfly MS Punch

*Other - Gems ''Meiflower'', Flowers - Prima, Stickles - Diamond Ice, Buttons from various places, Lace and ribbon from American Crafts.

Thinking of you lil birdy!

Morning all!

It's a brand new fortnightly challenge at That Craft Place this week and i'm here with another creation to share for the Design Team!

I adore how this turned out and in real life the colours are so vibrant!

This fortnights challenge is...

So Charming!!! yes we want to see your beautiful charms!

I adore these papers by Cosmo Cricket infact who can't love that paper brand!

As always we have a fab prize to be won so hop on over to the challenge blog and see what else our DT came up with to inspire you all!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges

Glitter n Sparkle - Challenge #66 Anything Goes.

~~Whoopsi Daisy - Girly~~

~~The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Cosmo Cricket - De lovely

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Jade Dragon / Sentiment from Craftwork Cards
*Die Cuts - Spellbinders floral lace oval

*Other - Flowers - Prima, Stickles - Diamond Ice, Charm - That Craft Place , Cabochons - That Craft Place, And metal corner also from That Craft Place

Sweet Lil One...

Morning all!

I thought i'd pop by and share a new creation from me.

I love how this card came out especially the shape of it! With this new year are coming lots of new baby news's from people i know so i'm having fun creating baby cards! and this one's no different!

I created the shape on my cameo and cut out some diecuts to go with it in the same cardstock which is a beautiful purpley blue ideal for a baby boy but not too girly...

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

~~C.R.A.F.T. - #240 Anything Goes~~

~~MilkCoffee Challenge - (W1 of 2) Celebrations~~

~~Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes (ends on the 25th)~~

~~Inky Impressions - Anything Goes~~

~~Little Red Wagon - New beginnings~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

*Image - Lili of the Valley
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Embellishments - Flowers - Prima, Buttons - Ebay, Rose Cabochon Handmade by me, Stars from stash, Ribbon from American Crafts

Happy Birthday Charisma!

Morning everyone!

Eeeekkk my gosh how time flies! Charisma Challenges is 5 years old today! I'm truly shocked at the response we've had over the last 5 years and thank you to all our wonderful sponsors and friends who've been on the team! And of course my wonderful Design Team!

We're also changing to become a fortnightly challenge blog freeing our design team up a lil to hop around all the beautiful entry's each week!

I've had such a good new year with friends and family i've not had much time in my craftroom but i've managed to steal a day and clean it up, as much as i wanted to move to my second room i moved back farrrrr tooooo cold! haha!

So here's my card for today's DT work! I've cut the base on my cameo, im loving these shapes haha! and i've used the gorjuss CC Designs Pixie one of my favs! Along with my New Drew Drops!!!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges:

~~Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes (ends on the 25th)~~

~~Creative Moments - #33 Anything goes~~

~~Crafty Creations - #253 Anything goes (ends Jan08)~~

~~Divas by Design - Anything goes (ends Jan07)~~

~~Simon Says Stamp - Something new~~

~~Whimsy Inspiration - Party Time (ends Jan03)~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - My Minds Eye

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - CC Designs Swiss Pixie
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Embellishments - Flowers - Prima, Organza Ribbon from stash, Dew Drops - The Glitterpot

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!!

I wish each and everyone of you the very best for 2014!

And everything you wish for this year comes true!

I'm here with a cutesy card today! Why? Because there's a special challenge going on over at That Craft Place, HOWEVER.... It's in our facebook group That Craft Place Natter & Chatter! The theme... Anything Goes! Don't forget the wonderful shop online... here!!! and also our shop selling page right here on facebook too!

The challenge...well it's super easy! Anything Goes!!! And there's a fab prize too!!

So naturally i had to dig out my pinkness!!!

And here's what i came up with!

I'm certainly loving my Cameo at the moment! and really dig how this card came out! totally me! and of course a beautiful digi from All Dressed up! one of my absolute favorites!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges
~~Card and Scrap - #67 Use Flowers~~
Cards Galore Encore - #1 Anything Goes
Digi Galore - use digi - Girly **TOP 3**
~~The Crafting Cafe - – Anything Goes~~
~~Creative Craft Challenges - #26 Anything Goes (Week 1)~~

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP - Docrafts - Me2you

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - All Dressed Up
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Embellishments - Flowers - Prima & Wild Orchid Crafts, Buttons - Various shops, Pins - Ebay, Cabochon - Ebay
*Stickles - Diamond Ice

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now my order book is open for Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Love & Peace
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