Sad News!!

Well I was shocked this morning to recieve a message from CJ to say she was closing down all her sites.

I don't know the reasons why she has feels she needs to do this, other than she has some health issues, and has been working very hard lately. I, for one, have been EXTREMELY PROUD to be counted among her posse, and have been right from the beginning. I was using CJ's images when she first started up selling through Stitchy Bear! I am going to miss seeing her new creations, and will continue to use them on my cards

I'm sure she would like to thank all those who regularly joined in with our challenges over at Cowgirls Up Challenge Blog.

:( XXX

Flower Garden

I made this card using one of CJ's latest releases called "Laura". I think this is a really prettty image :D This comong sunday the Cowgirls Challenge is going to be sponsored by the fabulous Roberta from "Prairie Fairy"

I am entering this card for the following challenges;

Tuesday Morning Sketches #60 "Homemade Flowers"

Digital Tuesday#77 "All about the Girl"

Crafty Little Place#57 Colour combi Brown/Green/Orange

XXX

Aloha!!

This card is for 3 challenges; Tuesday Morning Sketches#56, Digital Tuesdays#73"cool it"(use water/beach/tropical digi) and Flutter By Wednesday#119 "open theme"
I have used the sketch by Melissa Craig and turned it on end. The dp's are from DCWV Vacation, and the image used is "Hula Girl" from Cowgirl-Up Designs.
A quick reminder that the Cowgirls are Hopping this weekend (Sunday 29th) to show off CJ's new images, which will be available with a 25% discount for the week of the hop :D And there is still time to join in this weeks challenge "Summertime Feeling"
Enjoy :D XXX

The Cat's Meow!!

I'm just lovin' these little critters from CJ at Cowgirl-Up Designs :D This one is called "Tabby".The background papers are from Brenda Pinnock's Sucerie collection and DCWV Vacation. The sentiment is my own:D I have used Tabby to front a card for the following challenges;
Bee Crafty Downloads#36 Ribbons and Bows
Sentimental Sundays#16 Ribbons and/or lace
Prairie Fairy Fridays#32 Photo inspiration(I chose colours)
Anything Goes Challenge Blog#12 "3 layers "
Flutter By Wednesday#118" Recipe " (1 sparkle,2dps,3button/gems)
Enjoy XXX

Christmas Fairy Tag

Bah! Humbug!'s Challenge#31 this week is to use "Angels or Fairies", so straight away I went for "Jessica" from CJ at Cowgirl Up Designs(she is just so pretty). I've framed the tag by stamping ivy and mistletoe images around the edge and then glazing the leaves with Glossy Accents. The berries on the mistletoe are pearly stuff. I then stamped the sentiment and stitched around it with organza ribbon.
I have also taken inspiration from Winterwonderland#"Tag It", Crafty Ann's#21"Christmas in August", and Sew Many Challenges#20"Sew Stitchy"
And don't forget, if you like the "jessica" image, you could win a chance to get free images from Cowgirl-Up Designs by entering our challenge on Sundays. Not only the winner gets prizes, 3 runners up also get to choose an image from CJ's shop and a badge to put on their blog:D
Enjoy XXX

Foxy-licious!!!

Couldn't resist using another of CJ's animal images this week. This one is called "Fox"
I'm using this card for Critter Sketch Challenge #26, Digital Tuesday's#71 "Butterflies and/or lace, and Flutter By Wednesday's#117"open theme". The dp's are form K&Co's "Roam" stack(the green one has a stamped lace effect). The butterfly is chipboard inked, overstamped and then glazed with glossy accents.

Watch out for the new challenge at Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge on the 15th, and as this will be the 3rd challenge of the month we will be choosing a GDT. It will be an inspirational challenge(using buttons n ribbons), and our sponsor will be the fabulous Pollycraft Designs,


who are giving a £10.00 gift voucher to spend in their store, woohoo! I have bought Pollycraft images before and they are awesome!!!

You still have time to enter this weeks Challenge, which is a lovely sketch by Andrea, with a chance to win a set of cutting files from Kandrews Designs and 4 images from CJ
XXX

Using a few of my favourite things...

There is a new challenge on the block called "Craft your Days Away", and for their 1st challenge they have asked us to use our "favourite things". Where to start!!! It's probably easier to do this as a list :D

This isn't a card, it is covered greyboard(1)

The board is covered with K&Co Blossomwood papers(2) adhered with double-sided tape(3)

The Butterflies(4) are chipboard di cuts(5), which I have inked(6) stamped with acrylic flower stamps(7) and adhered with pinflair glue gel(8)

The image is my all time favourite from Cowgirl Up Digital stampen Ranch "Lou"(9) who I have coloured with promarkers(10) and adhered with 1mm foam pads(11)

The edges of the papers have been gently distressed(12) and sparkle added with Stickles Stardust(13)

The whole piece is worked in my fav colour combi of Blue(14) with natural tones(15)

And last but not least I love making wall hangers(16), which is what this will become shortly :D

I am entering it in the following challenges;

Craft Your Days Away#1 "favourite Things

Flutterby Wednesdays#116 "favourite colour"

Prairie Fairy Friday's#31 "Frame it in a circle"

Sketch Saturday#115

Thank you for sticking it out to the end :D XXX

At Last!!

Finally got round to some card making this week, managed to get 3 cards done while hubby has taken kids out. This card is for 4 challenges ish. Technichally it's 3 challenges and 1 huge apology!

The 1st challenge is Bee Crafty Downloads#35 "all about the image". The 2nd is Crafty Ann's challenge#20"lazy hazy days of summer"(if I can remember where I saw it), and 3rd Prairie Fairy Fridays #30 "anything 3D"( I hope the board letters count:D).

The image is called "Bee Happy" from CJ at Cowgirl Up Digital Stamping Ranch, and that's where the huge apology is going! I am supposed to be on CJ's DT, but a few weeks ago I chucked a big mardy fit and left her and my DT colleagues while I had a big sulk. I hope you will all believe me when I say that this is not my normal behaviour, in fact I shocked myself. Can't remember the last time I stamped my foot and threw a hissy fit. I don't want to go into too much detail, but last year was a very stressful one for me, and I thought I'd coped with it very well, but obviously not as well as I'd thought. Lot's of little things that I would normally have brushed aside just built up inside me and Boom!! So I can only apologise publically to CJ and the rest of the DT for my unprofessional behaviour, and hope you will all accept my apology. So the 4th challenge is at Cowgirls Up"Bugs and Animal" cos I hadn't done my dt card (obviously NOT for the prize draw:D)

XXX