That's Crafty! Challenge - Purple Passion

Hello everyone,

Time for another challenge over at That's Crafty! and this time the theme is: Purple Passion.

So we'd like to see your creations featuring a lot of lovely shades of Purple ( sorry Annie).


Pop along and enter and you could be in with a chance of winning this

I made a card for this challenge featuring my favourite Dina stamp again. There's just something about her soulful expression isn't there? Wish all my girl drawings would turn out like this....I've decided my girls always turn out feisty looking!

Dina Wakley and Stampendous stamps, Crafters workshop and Wendy Vecchi stencils, Copics, Dylusions sprays, Decoart paints, stickles

Hope you like it

Donna x

Be Fearless

Hello everyone,


A CAS card today featuring another Banksy inspired stamp. Wouldn't it be lovely to be able just to get some balloons and do that?!

I am entering this into the following challenges:


Less is More, Recipe week - Snippets

Simon says Weds, Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes



Bee Crafty stamp,Impression Obsession balloon die and the circles are die cut directly into the card stock using a Tim Holtz thinlits die.


Hope you like it
Donna x

Always Fragile

Hello everyone,


Hope you are all keeping warm in this typical British Summer weather we are having! Not sure what is going on but I suppose at least it's better weather for crafting purposes....always look on the bright side huh ;)


A painting on wood for you all today. This is on the old wood I had but never fear I now have a new supply of wood...yay for me!

I am entering this into the following challenges:


Crafty Cardmakers and More, Anything but a Card

Addicted to Stamps and More, Photo Inspiration

( I've used some of the colours and the flower too)






A Sprinkle of Imagination, Anything Goes, use something they sell in the shop ( Ive used a Tim Holtz stencil and Stampotique stamp)

Frilly and Funkie, Things with Wings

We Love to Create, Anything Mixed Media/ Creative/ Inky Goes

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes





Decoart Paints, Tim Holtz and Crafters Workshop stencils, Stampotique wings ( aren't they just yummy), Stabilo black pencil, white Posca pen.


Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! - Grunge Angel

Hello everyone,

I'm over at Thats Crafty! team blog today with a grungy angel on a card for you.....please pop along to see how it was made ;)

Hope you like it
Donna x

Beachy Mermaid Fairy

Hello everyone,


Hope you are all okay out there. Quick one from me today on this rainy, dull day here in the UK so the photo is a little dark unfortunately!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Less is More, Life's a Beach

Crafty Cardmakers and More, Water

Addicted to Stamps, CAS

Cosmic shimmer texture paste, Thats Crafty! bubbles stencil, Distress spray stain, FC Pitt pens, Lost Coast Designs and Tim Holtz stamps.

Hope you like it

Donna x

I Scream for Ice-Cream

Hello everyone,

Quick one from me today....once again supposed to be getting on with other things but using delaying tactics!

A card featuring the naughty little Stampotique dog for you ;)

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simon says Mon, I Scream for......... use something with the letter I (in this case Ice-cream of course)

Stamping Sensations, Feature a Creature

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes



Copics, Stampotique and Tim Holtz blueprint stamps, Tim Holtz dies' (one cut out,other embossed)  and chit chat sentiment.



Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! - I love Dinky delights

Hello everyone,


In keeping with the week long theme of the brilliant new ATC sized stencils over at Thats Crafty! team blog, please pop on over and see how I've made these ;)

Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! Challenge - Stencils and Masks

Hello everyone,

Time for another challenge over at Thats Crafty! and this time the theme is: Stencils and Masks.

Pop along and play and you could be within a chance of winning a £20 shop voucher.

My creation was made on Thats Crafty! white/greyboard ATCs' and using Thats Crafty! new fab, Dinky stencils.

Thats Crafty! white/greyboard ATCs', Decoart Gesso, Gelatos', Thats Crafty! Dinky stencils, Dina Wakley stamps, Tim Holtz chit chat stickers, white Neocolor II for splatters.


Hope you like it
Donna x

Mixed Media World - Stencils

Hello everyone,


Time for another challenge over at Mixed Media World, this time picked by our very lovely Georgie C and the theme is a fab one: STENCILS.


To add further to the excitement, I'm so happy to announce we have the most wonderful and generous sponsor for this challenge

For the lucky winner, the prize is 10 ATC sized stencils.........WOW!!


It's exciting times over at  Thats Crafty! as Laura (the lovely shop owner) has just produced their own range of ATC sized stencils and as I'm extremely lucky (along with Deborah and Amanda) to be on the shop DT, we got some to try out and all I can say is I fell in love with them straight away!


So, for my MMW creation, I've used a lot of Thats Crafty! stencils especially the 'bubbles' one, this is going to be a big favourite with everyone.

This is all Thats Crafty! Dinky stencils apart from the tree.

The finished creation.....how I LOVE stencils!

A close up of the crackle paste texture

Another close up showing the stencilling and splatters.

Thats Crafty! White Greyboard for the base, background was all Gelatos on Gesso (using a baby wipe to remove the colour through the stencils). Stencils are Thats Crafty!, Crafters Workshop, Tim Holtz and Stencilgirl, Decoart Crackle paste, Distress Inks, Faber Castel Pitt pen in black, Bee Crafty Banksy Hope stamp and a Prima messy writing stamp.
White splatters were done with a white Neocolor II.


Please pop on over to see what my talented teamies have made and more importantly come and join in! Please have a little look at the rules, don't worry there isn't many, we love you all ;)



Here's a couple of important links for you for the Thats Crafty! products used:

Thats Crafty! Dinky Stencils

Thats Crafty! Alterables

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I am entering this into the following challenges:

Take it, Make It, Take a stamp,Anything Goes (3rd entry)

That Craft Place, Anything Goes

Love to Create, Anything Mixed Media/ Inky Goes

Simon says Weds, Anything Goes

Graph' it Colour challenge, Pink, Yellow or Orange



Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! - Watch the Birdie

Hello everyone,

As it's Saturday I'm over at Thats Crafty! team blog with a quirky make with one of Tim's fab crazy bird's. Please pop on over to see how it was made ;)

Hope you like it
Donna x

Dog Gone It!

Hello everyone,

Yes I know the blog post titles get worse by the day but it's very challenging to keep thinking up new ones isn't it?!

A card from me today featuring a poor little doggy all on his own amidst some very mischevious  looking cats.

I mentoring this into the following challenges:


Simon says Weds, Furry Friends

Stamping Sensations, Feature a Creature

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes



Stamps are Stampinback, Carabelle, Stampotique, Copics, Tim Holtz die cut and sticker sentiment.


Hope you like it
Donna x

More Banksy?

Hello everyone,

Well the weather seems to have cooled down for getting crafty again, which is a good thing.

A card for you today featuring another Banksy inspired stamp....I could quite easily buy the whole lot of them....probably will at some point!

I am entering this into the following challenges:


Less is More, Red, White and Blue

Addicted to Stamps, Make your Mark

Inspiration Destination , Anything Goes

Mixed Media Card, Blue




Distress Inks, Bee Crafty Banksy stamp, Tim Holtz Hashtag stamp, Tim Holtz Lace stencil, the word grow is from a StencilGirl stencil.



Hope you like it
Donna x

A Brusho with Banksy

Hello everyone,

Quick one from me today....I have loads to do but I am stalling on doing it!

A CAS type card today featuring my beloved Banksy girl stamp.

I am entering this into the following challenges:


The Mixed Media Card, Blue

Take it,Make it, Take a Stamp (Anything Goes) - 2nd entry

Love to Create, Anything Mixed Media/Creative

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes

ATP Exchange, Crafters Workshop stencils



Blue and Green Brushos, Bee Crafty stamp, Decoart black paint, 2 Crafters Workshop stencils.



Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! Sneak Peak - Know your own Strength

Hello everyone,

As it's Saturday I'm over at my other little corner of quirkiness in bogland Thats Crafty! team blog where I've made a card all for you lovely people out there. Please pop on over to see how it was made

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Graph'it Colour Challenge, Pink, Yellow or Orange

Inspiration Destination, Anything Goes



Happy 4th July to all my lovely American followers out there especially wonderful Annie ;)

Hope you like it
Donna x

Thats Crafty! Challenge - Wish upon a Star

Hello everyone,

Time for another challenge over at Thats Crafty! and this time the theme is: Wish upon a Star
so of course anything starry will fit the bill!
Don't forget you can enter anything you like and you could be in with a chance to win this

and without giving too much away, lets just say within the next week or so there is going to be some very exciting new stuff in the shop on top of all the lush stuff already stocked of course, so a great time to grab that voucher ;)

I made a card for this challenge featuring the Carabelle star and sentiment stamps with a couple of little Stampotique naughty boys thrown in.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps, Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers and More, Sentiment

Take it, Make it, Take a Stamp - Anything Goes (must use a stamp)





Gelli print background using crafters workshop stencils and Decoart paints, Promarkers, various inks, Carabelle and Stampotique stamps.


Hope you like it
Donna x

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes

Hello everyone,

Today I'm over at Altered Eclectics where the theme is always Anything Goes. You can make anything for this challenge but please no cards, ATCs' or Layouts.

My creation for this challenge is on wood (no comment) and seemed to take me ages for some reason!

The face is handmade from a mold using Silk clay, Tim Holtz Lattice stencil, Decoart paints and misters, rusty wire, Decoart modelling paste, Dina Wakley script stamp. The sentiment is computer generated.


Hope you like it
Donna x