I'm still here

Good evening everyone.  I am still here but have been busy doing other things and not had much time to blog new cards.  I have to get all of my April cards sorted because I am away next week until the middle of the month.  This is one that is needed for the 2nd of April, and it fits  Rainbow Lady's Challenge - House and Home.  The image is from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd, the backing paper is Nitwits, the embossed strip is from my offcuts box and the sentiment is computer generated

Thanks so much for stopping by
Beryl x

Imagine

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for this week's challenge over at CD Sunday - Imagine.  The image and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams. The punched border came from my scrap box.  The sentiment is computer generated and the gems came from my stash. 

I hope you like my card and many thanks for your visit
Beryl x

Tag You're It

Well it's Sunday so it's time for another challenge over at CD Sunday - Tag You're It the team would like to see a tag somewhere on your design.  I'm feeling a bit sad though because this is my last challenge at Guest Designer.  I have had a wonderful time and would like to say a huge Thank You to the ladies on the Team for inviting me to join them for  a short spell.

For my card I have, for the second time in just a few days, turned to Joanna Sheen's  From the Heart of the Garden cd.  I took the matching backing paper into Craft Artist to lighten  it a couple of shades.  The embossed card is from my stash as are the pearl brads used to attach the tags and flower.  I sprayed the flower with Silver Sparkle spray, but it doesn't really show up in the pic.  The leaves were punched from scraps as were the tags, the sentiment was computer generated.  Sorry about the glare from the silver mirri

Thank you very much for taking the time to visit today
Beryl x

Something New

Good Afternoon, it's horrible here in the Northern Isles today - dark, wet and windy.  Just the sort of day to do some crafting.  My card is for CraftyAnn'sChalleng Blog - What's New Pussycat, requiring something new on your card a technique or new stash.  Mine is stash, but I have been very good and still haven't bought any new stash yet this year  - mind you it is still only January lol. The images and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's From the Heart of the Garden CD which I bought last year when it was launched.  Today, I finally took off the shrink wrap and had a look at it!!!  The butterflies are from a cut and emboss Cuttlebug set, the gems are from my stash.
I am also entering my card into the Ooh La La Challenge - Seeing Double - use two images the same.

Thanks you very much for visiting today
Beryl x

A Sting In The Tail

Good Morning, it's Sunday and that means it's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday.  This week the ladies have chosen Zodiac as the theme.  I struggled with this one, I searched online for images but couldn't find anything that I liked.  So, out came Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams again.  I have gone with the image for Scorpio as this is my Mum's birth sign.  I didn't use the matching paper this time and have used a freebie download from Craft Creations.  The flowers and gems are from my stash and the punched border is from a bit of card in my scrap box.

Thank you for visiting today,

Beryl x

Sweet Dreams

Good Morning, well it's Sunday again and time for the CD Sunday Challenge, this week the theme is Enchantment.  For Me there is only one CD for this challenge and that is Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams. 
I have used the matching backing paper for this design twice, one in the original colour and the other one has been lightened, I Cuttlebugged a piece of co-ordinating card, added two silk flowers with punched leaves and secured with a pearl headed brad.  The ribbon and small gems are from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into Rainbow Lady's Challenge - The Many Faces of Woman, and I hope a couple of the colours will count for CraftyAnn's Challenge - Let's Think Hot

Many thanks for visiting today, and I also have to aplogise for being a bad blogger so far this year.  I seem to have lost my mojo and have not really picked up properly after not not being very well at Christmas.
Beryl x

Under The Sea

Good Morning, well it's Sunday again and time for the CD Sunday Challenge.  This week the theme is Sea Life.   I have used an image from the first Jane Netley Mayhew cd from Joanna Sheen and teamed it with a patterned backing paper from Cuddly Buddly and a piece of matching plain paper that I put through the Cuttlebug.  I decided to go with the shell image as I remembered the bag of shells that I bought at my local craft shop ages ago and yep this is the first time I have used any of them!  The sentiment is computer generated.

I hope you can all come and joing us again this week, and many thanks for visiting my blog today.
Beryl x

Happy New Year

Hi everyone, I am sorry to have been absent for so long, but I haven't been well over Christmas.  I had the flu and now I have an ear infection, so am a bit cheesed off.  Anyhow we are now into 2012 and hopefully things will improve from now on.  So, onto this week's Guest Designer card for CD Sunday.  The challenge this week is O for the Olympics.   We are being sponsored this week by Sharon Duncan.

I have chosen Rowing as my Olympic Sport, the image is from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd, the backing paper is from Sharon Duncans Elegance Embossabilities cd, the cardstock is from my stash and I have finished off with Card Candy.

I don't usually make new year resolutions but I have decided that this year I must stop buying crafting goodies and must unearth some of my long lost forgotten stash.  Whilst packing up my craft stuff for the Christmas period I came a across stuff  that was still in it's original wapping, incuding stamps that have never seen any ink!

Once again a Happy New Year to each and everyone of you
Beryl x

Christmas Bingo

Good Evening, my card today is for Crafty Ann's last challenge of the year and we are playing Christmas Bingo.  I hope that Ann will not be angry with me because I am not using a Christmas card, but one that I have made for my Mum and Stepdad's Ruby Wedding Anniversary which takes place next Sunday, and it fits in with the bottom row of  the grid

I have used Mars Stardream for the base cards and the image and backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Floral Fantasy cd.  I forgot to take a pic with the bow undone and the card opened up, but I am sure you have all seen this style of card before.  The ribbon and gems are from my stash, the number has been cut with a Cuttlebug alphabet and the sentiment is computer generated.

I am also entering my card into the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - It's Just a Number

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

Tiger Tiger Burning Bright

Good Morning, wow am I on the ball today lol.  My card today is for this week's CD Sunday Challenge - On  Safari.  For my card I have chosen this lovely tiger and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's JNM2 cd,  I used a Creative Expressions embossing folder for the offcut of green card, the sentiment was computer generated and I added three little green buttons to finish.

Many thanks for visiting and for any comments you may wish to leave
Beryl x

Two Cards, One Challenge

Hi Folks, my cards today are for this week's CD Sunday Challenge - Paisley Fun.  This had me well and truly stumped, I have a small paisly stamp and was going to make an image using that, but couldn't decide on a cd to use for a nice backing paper to go with it.  Then I discovered some paisly patterned paper that I have had almost as long as I have been making cards!  Next problem,  what image to use. I looked through my file of printed pics  from cds and couldn't find anything that fitted the colours of my paper.  This all took place yesterday!  This morning I remembered that my paisly stamp was from an Asian set of stamps I have had for years, which led me to look at Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures CD.  All problems solved.  Because the paisly paper is so in your face I decided to just use a strip of it with a co-ordinating paper, and ended up with two cards instead of one.

I hope you like them, and thank you so much for visiting and for the lovely comments.
Beryl x

A Late Entry

Good Morning, sorry I've not been around this past few days, the Labrynthitis came back with a vengeance and it has taken a while for the pills to kick in.  I must say a huge thank you to Crafty Ann for my top 3 place on her challenge blog, I am thrilled to bits, especially as this is the third time.

I am posting a very quick and very late Christmas card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Sunset.  The card with the backing paper has been sitting around since last Christmas, the paper is from the Artylicious Seasons Greetings cd.  I printed the image from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kincade cd and made the topper last Monday, so all I had to do to make the card was add some gold ribbon from my stash, then stamp and emboss the sentitment from a Woodward Greetings set.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope to visit you all again very soon

Less We Forget!

Today's card is for Rainbow Lady's Challenge - A Time To Remember With Poppies.  The image is from Chocolate Baroque, coloured with a mixture of Promarker and Copics, the backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew CD2.  The ribbon and gems are from my stash and I added some black glitter to the centre of the poppies.

Think perhaps I should have used a different red for the main image, I used the Poppy Promarker, but looking at it now it's seems a bit garish, still it's another card for the box

Thank you so much for visiting
Beryl x

The Beautiful Game

Good Morning the wind has dropped, the rain has stopped and we have wall to wall sunshine - no lights on today!!  My card today is for the challenge at PaperPlay - Buttons.  The image is from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd, the backing paper is Cuddly Buddly,  central cardstock is from my stash, the sentiment computer generated finished off with some Bakers Twine from Wild Orchids and a button.

Thank you so much for your visit
Beryl x

With A Bit of Bling

My card today is for this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (plus a bit bling if you want)
The image is from Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams cd, the backing papers are Cuddly Buddly, the ribbon is from my stash, the ribbon slider is from Wild Orchids and the sentiment is computer generated. 

Thank you so much for visiting
Beryl x

Musical Moggies

Good Morning, I forgot to post this yesterday. It is for the CD Sunday Challenge - Puss Cat.  The image and bp are from Joanna Sheen's Victorian Companion.  The embossed card is Papermania Shimmer cs.  The sentiment is computer generated and the black gems are from my stash.  Sorry about the pic my Ott Lite has died.

Thanks for visiting today
Beryl x

Around the World

Good Evening, today's card is for the challenge at CD Sunday - Around the World.  The image is from Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures CD.  The backing paper is Cuddly Buddly, the colours altered to tone with the image in Craft Artist.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting
Beryl x

White Christmas

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for Rainbow Lady's challenge this week which is Using Acetate with a Christmas Theme.  I printed the image from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kincade Christmas cd onto acetate and then attached it to some white card using brads, I used my glue pen and glitter to add a bit of sparkle in places.  The backing paper is from the Artylicious Season's Greetings cd.  The ribbon, mirri card and gems all come from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated

I hope you like my card and many thanks for stopping by
Beryl x

Gone Fishing!

Good Evening, late on parade today.  Had to go into town to do the food shopping, a 50 mile trip, so not managed to make any cards today.  But, I have fallen lucky because I have a card in my folder that I made a couple of weeks back for a customer, which hasn't made it to my blog. This card will be perfect for the challenge set by Rainbow Lady this week - Your Song Choice, make a card that fits the title of a song.  The image is from the Thomas Kincade CD from Joanna Sheen. The bps are Funky Fairys, the sentiment is computer generated and I have embellished with Card Candy.

I hope you like my card, many thanks for visiting.
Beryl x

Oh Christmas Tree

Good Afternoon, my card to share today is for two challenges:  CD Sunday - Buttons and Ooh La La Creations - Oh Christmas!  It's a very simple card, cs is Coredinations,  bp is from Artylicious Season's Greetings CD, the tree is Creative Expressions stamped with Adirondack Bottle, the ribbon was from my stash and coloured with the same inkpad, the sentiment is a stamp I have had for years and again the same inkpad.  The buttons are from  Joanna Sheen.  I finished off by glittering the tree.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting.
Beryl x