"Toby With Roses"

Good afternoon, I hope you've got a lovely bank holiday weekend planned,

We've got some last minute holiday bits to do, This time next week, it'll be "Bon Voyage!"

I can't wait!

I've got this Leaving card to show you today,

I've used,

"Toby with Roses" Stamp from wild rose studios,

Coloured with Prisma pencils,

Papers from First Edition "Summer Breeze"

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I've followed the sketch from fridaysketchchallenge

Hope you all have a lovely weekend,

Thanks for having a look and I always love to read your comments,

Wendy x

"Unusual Friends"

Good afternoon, I hope you've been having a good week so far, 

I've made this card for a last minute order for a friend,

I've used,

"Unusual Friends" Digi image from thepapershelter

I've used the pre coloured image, as it was a quick card!

Papers from First Edition,

Distressed the edges and used Tracing wheel for the stitched effect,

Lace & Braid from local craft shop,

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I'd like to enter this for,

liveandlovecrafts - Fab sketch,

thepapershelter - Anything goes,

craftingforallseasons - Stitching, Real or Faux,

sassycherylschallenge - Birthday,

bearlymine-challenges - Anything Goes,
inthepinkchallenge - 50 shades of pink
ccmonthlychallenge - Best friends

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment,

I always love to read them,

Wendy x

Cutie Pie DT Card #25 Borders & Frames

Good morning, I hope you all had a good weekend and enjoyed the lovely weather,

Today is the start of our new challenge over at cutiepiechallenge

This time the challenge is "BORDERS & FRAMES"

Here's my card,

I've used,

"Skipping Milly" Digi image from pinkgemdesigns

Each image comes with a pre coloured version too, this is what I've used here,

Flower punches are a mix of Tonic and Woodware,

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Make sure you check out the fab work from the rest of the Design Team

and full challenge details at cutiepiechallenge

I'd like to enter it for,
robynsfetishchallengeblog - Use a digi,
sendasmile4kidschallenge - Anything goes
thecraftypad - To Die for
stamptacularsundaychallenge - Lets hear it for the girls

Hope you have a great week,

Wendy x

Pink Gem DT Challenge 53 Animals or Teddies

Good morning, I hope you are all well, It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day today, so I'm going to make the most of it! I hope it's lovely where you are too.

Today is the start of our new challenge over at pinkgemchallengeblog

and this time the challenge is "ANIMALS OR TEDDIES"

Here's my card,

I've used,

"Love Birds" Digi stamp from the New "Tweet Birds" Set from pinkgemdesigns

I've printed the pre coloured images twice and layered them up.

I think they are so cute!

The Blue backing paper is "Corrugated effect" download from pinkgemdesigns

So pop over to pinkgemchallengeblog to see all the other fab work from the design team

and to check out the full challenge details, remember you have 2 weeks to join in!

Also if you've not checked out our new pinkgemdesignsinspiration blog

There's still time to enter the launch candy, so come over and join us.

I'd like to enter it for,
lejdesignschallengeblog - Clean & Simple,
thepapershelter - Clean & Simple,
bearlymine-challenges - Wings
/nomatterwhichchallenges - Anything goes
sparklesforumchallenges - Nature

Hope you all have a brilliant weekend,

Thanks for stopping by,

Wendy x

"New Hat"

Good afternoon, I've made this card for a friends birthday,

(sorry about the photo, the pinks have come out a funny colour!)

I've used,

"New Hat" Stamp from liliofthevalley,

Coloured with Prisma pencils,

Nestabilities Lables Die,

Papers from Bridgeport stack,

Handmade rolled roses,

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I'd like to enter it for,

liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge - Oh so Girlie,

paperprettiesblog - Square cards,

cutedaisymay(Whoopsie) - Anything goes,

whimsyinspires - lots of layers,

cardmaniachallenges - Anything goes,

aandtsketchchallenges - Anything goes,
sendasmile4kidschallenge - For the girls

Thank you for having a look and taking the time to leave a comment, they are

always appreciated, I'm going to try and catch up with you over the next couple of day,

I'm sorry I'm really behind,

Wendy x

"Clara with Flower"

Good morning, I hope you are all well, feels like I haven't blogged for ages!

I'm not sure what happened last week? it was gone before I knew it!

I've made this card for some friends, It's the 1st Birthday of their shop

"Krafty Moos!"

So I thought this image from pinkgemdesigns was perfect!

I've used,

"Clara with flower" from pinkgemdesigns

Coloured with Prisma pencils,

Marianne creatables flower Die,

Martha Stewart bubble border punch,

I've used the sketch from shellysimagesblog

pausedreamenjoychallenges - Around the farm
aandtsketchchallenges - Anything goes,

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Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment,

I always love to read them,

Have a great day, Wendy x

Exciting New Blog!!!!

Good afternoon everyone, I have some exciting news to tell you,

There is a new blog starting today!

It's the new pink gem designs inspiration Blog!!!

It's been set up to give you lots of ideas and

 inspiration for using your pinkgemdesigns Stamps, Digi images, Papers, etc,

 To launch the blog, Janet from pinkgemdesigns

Has given this fab Candy to win!

To be in with a chance of winning, pop over to the Blog

Become a follower, add the Badge to your sidebar and leave your details with the Linky!

The winner of the candy will be drawn by Random Org on Monday 20th August and announced on here on Tuesday 21st August.....

You may already be a follower of our A Gem of a Challenge Blog. If not be sure to check it out at pinkgemchallengeblog

 There's a new challenge every fortnight with prizes and we would love for you to be a follower and join in with us

So pop over and join us, we'd love to see you there,

Wendy x

"Milton with Bear"

Good afternoon, I hope you are all well, welcome to my new followers,

It's always great to have you,

This card was ordered by a friend for a little girls first birthday,

I've followed this weeks sketch at sketchandstashchallenge and then made it

into an easel card, Hope that's ok!

I've used 

Milton & teddy stamp,

Coloured with Prisma pencils,

Tonic flower punches,

Ribbon, lace, pearl flowers from stash,

Papers from Forever friends stack,

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I'd like to enter it for,

sketchandstashchallenge - fab sketch, new stash - the stamp,

digidoodleshopsbest - Ribbons, bows,

fabnfunkychallenges - Pearls,

charismacardz - pink +1

ribbongirls.blogspot - Bingo pearls, bow, lace

cinspirations - Anything goes,

papertakeweekly - anything goes,
ready-teddy-gochallenge - Anything goes (2nd entry)

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment,

I love reading them all,

Wendy x

Cutie Pie's DT card - Spots & Stripes

Good morning, 

Today is the start of our new challenge over at cutiepiechallenge

This time we'd like to see you use "SPOTS & STRIPES"

and don't forget they need to be cute!

Here's my card

I've used,

Digi image from bugaboostamps (one of our sponsors for this challenge)

Coloured with Promarkers,

Nestabilities Circle & Scalloped circle,

Memory box spring border die,

Marianne creatable flower die,

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you check out the fab work from the rest of the DT

and the full challenge details over at cutiepiechallenge

I'd like to enter it for,

cuteycrafts(Dies to die for) - Fab sketch,

nomatterwhichchallenges - Anything goes,

divasbydesignchallenge - Flowers

Hope you have a good week,

Wendy x

Pink Gem Sketch Challenge DT Card

Good morning, and welcome to my new followers it's lovely to have you here,

Today is the start of the new challenge at

pinkgemchallengeblog

This time we have a brilliant sketch for you to follow by Vicky

Here's my card,

I've used,

Digi stamp "Cartwheel Jodie" From pinkgemdesigns

Yellow "Distressed Heart" Backing paper from pinkgemdesigns

Kraft card,

Nestabilities Label die,

Lace & Ribbon from stash,

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Remember you have 2 weeks to join in & the chance to win some fab Digi's from pinkgemdesigns,

Check out the pinkgemchallengeblog for the full details

and to see the amazing work from the rest of the DT, hope you can join in with us,

I'd like to enter it for,
allsortschallenge - Flower,stamps,paper
sendasmile4kidschallenge - For girls,
movingalongwiththetimes - Summer
paperplaychallenges - Layer it up,

Hope you have a great weekend,

Wendy x

Sparkles Xmas Challenge DT Card

Good morning, I have some exciting news today!

I have joined the fab DT at sparklesforumchristmaschallenge!
Yay! Thank you for having me ladies,

As it's the 1st August today is the start of our new challenge,

"PUNCH IT"

So, we'd like to see your Xmas projects using your punches!

Here's my card,

I've used,

Image from Teddy Bo,

Coloured with Prisma pencils,

Martha Stewart Punch around the page,

Go Kreate Dies,

Woodware Snowflake & Daisy punch,

Lots of Glamour Dust!

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We have 2 amazing sponsors this month,

£10 Voucher from joannasheen

$10 Voucher from disdigidownloads

Make sure you check out the other fab work from the DT

and the full challenge details at

sparklesforumchristmaschallenge

I'd like to enter it for,
sweetstampinchallengeblog Xmas in July
bearlymine-challenges - Anything Goes,
diecuttindivas - Anything Goes,
onestitchatatimechallenge - Use a digi
paperplaytime - Anything goes
thepoodlesparlour - Anything goes
thepapershelter - Glitz & Glimmer
ready-teddy-gochallenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, they are always appreciated,

Wendy x