Daily talent spot

Hiya everyone,

Well, it's monday again...groan so roll on the weekend! Lol

Today's featured card is this fab House Mouse card made by

Flyin Fresian

from her Crafty Fresian blog 

The soft colours are lovely and it's a great image (I think I have this one but can't remember - that's bad isn't it?!? Lol)  

To see more of Flyin Fresian's cards you can view her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Flower Power

Hiya Everyone,

Thanks so much much to everyone who entered our "Someone special" challenge.

Unfortunately, there can be only one winner of the random prize draw of the £15 Joanna Sheen gift voucher which this time has been won by

Cheryl

Congratulations Cheryl! - Please email me on cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

Our DT member Sandie has chosen her Top 3 which are as follows:-

Helen

IreneM

 Amelia 

Congratulations to you all! - Please feel free to snatch our Top 3 blinkie off the sidebar!

Also picked by Sandie is our next Guest Designer which is 

Sue H

Congratulations Sue!  Please e-mail me on cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to get the details of the next challenge.  Sue actually is one of our non-blog entries so don't feel the Guest Designer positions are only for those with a blog - If you fancy it - pop GDT next to your name

Onwards and upwards to our brand new Challenge which is

Flower Power

How you interpret the theme is entirely up to you, whether you use a floral image, go for a groovy 70`s feel or just stick flowers on it - we really don't care!  We're happy to see any kind of creation from cards, scrapbook pages, altered art, handmade gifts etc - as long as it fits the theme!  

Our DT have come up with some fab inspiration for you which are all totally different we just shows how different our tastes and talents are!

Alison

Jane

Teresa

Paula

Wendy

 Sandra

Guest Designer - Lexie

Up for grabs for a random winner is a £15 Joanna Sheen Gift Voucher so enter your flowery entry to be with a chance to win!

Thanks for looking!

Blog candy

Hiya everyone,

Up for grabs this week is this gorgeous Happy Hopper set - Hoppy Birthday!

This is such a fab set and could be used for so many occaisions which would make a fab addition so anybody's stamp collection!

As usual, to be in with chance of winning our fab weekly candy all you need to do is be a follower of the blog and leave a comment on this blog post.  We would appreciate if you could pop a piccie of our candy on your sidebar but you don't have to so you can enter even if you don't have a blog!

This candy will be open till thursday 3rd May and the winner will be announced on Friday 4th May.  New candy will be listed on saturday 5th April!

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot

Hiya everyone,

Today's featured card is this lovely one made by

Jools 

from her Jools' Papercrafts blog

The soft colours are so pretty and work so well with the tag and butterflies.  To see more of Jools's cards you can visit her blog here. 

Don't forget to check back later to see what the new candy will be @ 12pm

Thanks for looking!

blog candy winner

Hiya everyone,

I hope you're all having a great week so far.  There's a fab new challenge starting on Sunday so be sure to pop back and check it out!

The random winner of last weeks Marianne Birdcage die is

Pauline

Congratulations Pauline! Please e-mail me on cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

Don't forget, brand new candy is posted every saturday so come back and see what we have on offer each week!

Thanks for looking!

daily talent spot

Hiya everyone,

Massive apologies for not doing the daily talent spot yesterday but my head was banging all day so I was feeling more than a little sorry for myself! 

Todays featured card is this little cutie made by

Donna 

from her Craftdee Donna blog

I really like the fresh zingy colours and that image is just so cute!  To see more of Donna's cards you can view her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

 

Daily talent spot

Hiya everyone,

Todays featured card is this lovely card made by

Jocelyn

from Jocelyn's Place Blog

I think the vintage image ad the bright orange colour is just super.  To see more of Jocelyn's cards you can visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Oops! This was actually yesterdays daily talent spot that I saved to draft (again) rather than actually posting! Doh - Ah well! Better late than never! :))

Todays featured card is this cute hedgie card made by

Berni

from her Handmade by Berni blog

I love Penny Black stamps as they are so cute and the papers and layout really make for a lovely card.  To see more of Berni's cards you can visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Todays featured card is this elegant Birthday Card made by

Jaymor

who is one of our non-blog entries.  This is a a person who does not have a blog of their own so I upload piccies of their cards to the Joanna Sheen non-blog blog and then into the challenge on their behalf.  For this challenge so far we have already have 12 entries so there are plenty of you out there that don't have or want a blog but still want to join in the fun!  

For more details on how to enter this way please visit the non-blog blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Blog candy

Hiya Everyone,

This weeks candy is this fab Marianne Creatables Tunis birdcage die which is so versatile!

As usual, to be in with chance of winning our fab weekly candy all you need to do is be a follower of the blog and leave a comment on this blog post.  We would appreciate if you could pop a piccie of our candy on your sidebar but you don't have to so you can enter even if you don't have a blog!

This candy will be open till thursday 26th April and the winner will be announced on Friday 27th April.  New candy will be listed on saturday 28th April!

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Todays featured card is this lovely card made by

Rachel

from her Fisher's card and crafts blog

Such a lovely image and really lovely papers.  To see more of Rachel's cards you can go to her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Blog candy Winner!!!!

Hiya everyone,

We had this fab 7 Gypsies Conservatory paperstack up for grabs last week and the random winner of this is:-

Kelly's Kards

Congratulations Kelly! - Please e-mail me on cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow for some more great candy!

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Todays featured card is this little cutie made by

Sheena

from her Sshhh Creations blog

It is clean and simple but very pretty and the image is so cute!  To see more of Sheena's cards you can view her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Today featured card is this free standing card (which folds flat for giving) made by

Lisbeth

from her Lisbeths Kort og scrap blog

This has been made with lovely shades of lilac and the blossoms are very pretty.  To see more of Lisbeth's creations you can visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

Todays featured card is this lovely card made by

Amanda

from her Amanda's Paper Palace

I'm really loving the green and red combo (I've been using it quite a lot myself recently) and the image and layout is just fabulous!  To see more of Amanda's cards you can  visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya Everyone,

Todays featured creation is this gorgeous box made by

Nnalorac 

from her Something gone missing blog

Such a gorgeous image and papers - all put together wonderfully!  To see more of Nnalorac's cards you can visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Daily talent spot!!!

Hiya everyone,

I was really pleasantly surprised so many of you entered the "It's a man's world" challenge so a big thanks to all of you that took part.  I think a lot more of you will be entering Carol's "Someone special" challenge though.  Since it's changed to 2 weekly me and Carol will be alternately hosting challenges so I'll be back with a new challenge on the 29th April and I'll still be doing the daily talent spot for all the challenges too. 

Anyhoo, back to todays featured card which is this gorgeous pink one made by

As.I.DoRodos

from her As.I.Do.Rodos blog

Such a cute image and the papers are adorable too!  To see more of her cards you can visit her blog here.

Thanks for looking!

Someone Special

Hiya everyone,

Carol here and today is our second bi-weekly challenge rather than monthly so there is much more fun to be had and more chances to win!

Massive thanks to everyone that took part in our "It's a Man's world" challenge. Also, a big thanks to Lyndsey who was our Guest Designer!

Unfortunately there can be only one winner and the random winner of our £15 gift voucher is:-

No 57 - Shelby

Congratulations Shelby!! Could you e-mail Paula on cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

Our top 3, in numerical order as picked by our DT member, Teresa, are:-

No 71 - Corry

No 107 - Lisa

No 163 - Dorte

Congratulations to you all! - Please feel free to grab the "I made the top 3" blinkie off our sidebar!

The Guest Designer chosen (also picked by Teresa) is:-

Number 87 - Lexie

Congratulations Lexie. Could you kindly email Paula at cheeky_monkey_24@hotmail.com to get the Guest DT blinkie and your challenge info!

Today's challenge is to make something for that "Someone Special" which shouldn't be too much of a challenge for most of us as we're always making things for special people.

As always we have some fabulous inspiration from our talented design team to share with you :

Edna

Suzanne

Suzi

Sandie

Natalie

Carol

And last but not least our fab Guest DT Fi :

  

There is a £15 Joanna Sheen gift voucher up for grabs for a random winner as well as a new Top 3 and new Guest Designer position so be sure to enter!

Please add your name to the Thumbnail linky below - Make sure that you link up your specific blog post rather than just your blog as your cards can sometimes be difficult to find! If you want to be considered for a Guest designer spot please add GDT to your name!!!

Thanks for looking!