At the bottom of the garden

 

I am so sorry this post is so late going live. We would like thank everyone that took part in are last challenge and here are the 2 lucky winners:

1. #16 Renate

2.#2 Jane's Journal

 

Please look out for my email over the next couple of days.

 

 

 We have 2 great prizes up for grabs again

 

The first lot is from the lovely Cuddly Budly.



 

And the second prize is a surprise bag from Marianne D herself.

For the challenge this month we would like you to get inspired by gardens. Here is some inspiration from the DT......

 

 

Tracy

Marianne Design Used

Paper Bloc La Musique PK9084, Craftables Birdhouse & Ivy LR0206

Craftables 3 Leaves LR0193, Craftables Flowers XL LR0196

Blankina

I have made a special "welcome to my garden" card with a secret message...

please find all details on my blog..also with a link to the tutorial..

if you open the card slightly you can see this...

but if you completely open the card, you can see the image and text

if friends were flowers..I would pick you!

The Marianne Design goodies which I have used to make this special card are:

stamp:

DDS 3317 clearstamp Don & Daisy

creatables:

LR 0256 branch , flowers

LR 0203 tree

LR 0206 bird and bird house

LR 0205 bird and fence

LR 0255 leaves

craftable:

CR 1201 round lacy circle

Paper:

PK 9076 Indian Summer

ribbon:

FR 1124 ribbon with roses red

Julie

Marianne Designs products used: JU0674 Bird House Charm, FR1101 White Flower Trim,

Paper Blocs Spring Time and Cafe Le Patisserie

Dies LR0261 Topiary, LR0161 Lace Edging and LR0258 Garden Bench

Suzi

Marianne Design Products Used:

Paper Blocs Nostalgia & Fancy Flowers PK9088

Paper Tape: Bird cage PT23011

Cutting Sheet 3D Vintage: VK9523

Creatables Used: Petra's Large Oval LR0240 - Branch & Flower 1 LR0256

Tiny's Flower 3 LR0250 - Decorative Hearts LR0159 - Butterflies LR0158

Lace: Vintage Christmas White.

Tineke

Marianne Design products used:

Paper bloc Eline's Babies PB7025

creatables: icicles LR0135, tree LR0203, fence LR0205, Ivy LR0206, branch & flower 1 LR0256, garden bench metal LR0258, wheelbarrow & watering can LR0260, topirary & butterfly LR0261,

collectables: birdhouse home COL1309, birds COL1311

Artesania-

using for this Card :

Marianne Design Creatables

Petras Square LRO234,

Tab with tex ten Collectable 1315,

Designpapier Pretty Paperbloc "Hello sweet baby" PB 7041

Don&Daisy DDS3330 "Love is....."

DDS 3333 "Summer"

Mona using

Creatables tree LR0203

Creatable Butterfly 2

Donna

using

Flower & Leaves LR0156

Wheelbarrow & Watering Can LR0260

Birdhouse Home Stamp & Die Set COL1309

Petra's Square Frames LR0234

Anja's Leaves 4 LR0229

Anja Corner LR0200

Branch Garden LR0151

Bird on a Branch Large LR0138

Cafe La Pastisserie Paper Bloc PK9090

 

 

Favourite colours

Thank you to everyone that took part in our last challenge and showed us so many ways to use banners and bunting. Here are the 2 lucky winners as picked at random.....

1.SOMA

2.Sanne

Please keep an eye out for my email :D

Now onto this months challenge. We would like you to use your favourite colours and of course your Marianne D goodies. We have 2 great prizes up for grabs again.....

First is this great prize from the brilliant Bunny zoe....

And prize number 2 is a surprise pack from Marainne D herself.



Here is some inspiration from the DT to get you started and you will notice we have a new member we are happy to welcome Donna to our little team as sadly Susie has decided to step down.

Tracy (Favourite colours - earthy tomes)

Marianne Products used

Craftables - Birdhouse & Ivy LR0206

Craftables - Birdhouse & Grass LR0204

Blankina

My favourite colours pink tones , pastels and brown...

This month I have made a little decoration for my craftroom, with a calender and space to pin messages.

I have mixed the new January collection with some products from previous collections.

Material Marianne Design:

stamp:

Don & Daisy DDS DDS 3322

stampfairy ( text ) SF 1113

Eline's huis EC 0121

ribbon:

pink lace JU 0844

ribbon text JU 0877

paper:

pretty paper block fancy flowers

pretty paper block beautiful butterflies

craftable:

clock CR 1234

stamp rettangle CR 1223

creatable:

large oval LR 0240

little butterfly LR 0158

branch with flower 1 LR 0256

collectable:

heart COL 1306

close up of lay out

Julie

Favourite colours: Brown and Aqua

Stamp: DDS 3322, Lace JU0863, Pearls CA3103, Flowers JU0887, Twine

Dies: LR0205 fence and birdcage, LR0256 tree, LR0201 border


Tineke
My favourite colours: pink tones en pastel colours

Marianne Design products used:

pretty paper blocs: Eline's Huis in the Meadow PB7028, Eline's Huis Roses are red PB7029, Eline's Winter Huis Pale pastels PB7036

Collectable: bird COL1301

Craftable: heart CR1225

creatable: branch and flower 2 LR0257

Clear stamps: Airmail EC0120

Suzi

My favourite colours: Pinks, greens, earth tones.

Marianne Design Products Used

Pretty Paper Bloc Birds & Flowers PK9085

Snoesjes Chill HM9450

"New" Marianne Designs Creatables Branch and Flower 1 LRO256

"New" Marianne Designs Collectables Flowers & Foliage 2 COL1304

"New" Marianne Designs Text ribbon Live Laugh Love JU0877

"New" Pearl Swirls - white CA3101

Artesania

My favorite colours are aqua/blue and earth tones.

Craftable- "Heart"CR1225,

"Knitting and wool CR1235, "Daisy Basket"CR1207

Creatables -Vintage scissors LR0195,

Designpapier -Eline´s Huis "Pale Pastels"

Old Fashioned Nursery Boy

Charms "Knitting and crochet" JU0880

Stempel- "Snoesjes Knitting and crochet"HM9449

Lace-Richelieu JU0865
Eline´s Wood Tags and ShapeEL8529



TRACY

Image by Marianne Design Freezing Cold

Paper by Marianne Design Pretty paper bloc Beautiful Butterflies

Snowflakes Finnish Star

Marianne Design Collectables Candy Hearts

Marianne Design Silk Flowers Blue

AMY

I have used

Flower and leaf 3 collectibles die and stamp set, Funky tape and birdcages

Donna

used

Marianne D Creatables Anja Leaves 1 LR0226

Marianne D Craftables Circle CR1201

Marianne D Creatables Branch Forest LR0150

Marianne D Creatables Branch Garden LR0151

Marianne D Craftables Clock CR1234

Marianne D Creatables Flowers Hip LR0132

Marianne D Creatables Christmas Stars LR0134

Mona 

Fav colours at the moment are blue and white and beige (vintage)

Using Branch and flower creatable #2 LR0257
Anja`s leaves #3 Creatables LR0228
Decorative elegance LR0157
Frame Circle LR0112
Blue silk flowers
Vintage lace Chantilly

Banners and Bunting

Thank you to everyone that took part in our last challenge of 2012. Here are the lucky winners as picked at random.....

1 - #7 Eileen

2 - #76 Annie

3 - #49 Ulla

 

Please keep an eye out for my email :D

Now onto our first challenge of 2013!!! We would like you to use banners or bunting (or both if you really like :D ) We have 2 great prizes up for grabs again....

The first one is from the lovely Cuddly Budly and they are giving this lot...

And the second prise is this lot from Marianne D herself....

Here is some inspiration from the DT and I have to say they are starting the year in amazing style I am so proud I hope you love them as much as I do.

Tracy

Using - Marianne Design Products

Paper Bloc Nostalgia PK9074, Craftables - Birdhouse & Ivy LR0206

Craftables - English Rose LR0162, Craftables - Branch LR0162

Blankina

Marianne Design products used:

stamp Snoesje hm9443

Paper flowers rb2211

Paperblock romantic nursery pb7038

creatables ;

church lr0254

leaves lr0255

banners lr0187

Tracy Payne

Decorative Elegance LR0157

Marianne Design Roses

Marianne Design Rope

Marianne Design Silk Flowers Blue

Marianne Design Organza Ribbon Roses

Suzi

Paperbloc Vintage Pastels PK9080

Paperbloc Dark Vintage

Vintage sheet VK9523

Vintage Lace JU0824

Marianne Clear Stamps CS0856 for banner

Various Marianne Flowers Here

Circle Die CR1201

3D cutting sheet ( Vintage Spring) VK9523

Paper Tape PT23010

Julie

Marianne products used:

Marianne Dies: CR1228 Eline’s Scandinavian Heart, CR1233 Angel with Banner, LR0185 Snowflake, LR 0162 English Roses, LR0226 Anja Leaves,

FR1101 Rose Trim and JU0824 Bird Charm

Tineke

Marianne Design product used:

paper bloc Romantic Nursery PB7038

creatables: Anja's squares LR0242, Eline sokje LR0216

knipvel Eline Nursery 1 AK0053

Amy

Using - Creatables Die - Tree LR0203, Nostalgia A5 Paper Bloc, Creatables Die - Tiny's Flowers 3 LR0250, Creatables Dies - Petra's Small Ovals LR0235, Creatables Die - Bird & Fence LR0205, Creatables Die - Bird & Ivy LR0206, Creatables Die - Bird & Grass LR0204, Creatables Dies - Butterflies LR0158, Creatables Die - Bird Of Paradise LR0148, Creatables Die - Bird Cage Tunis LR0147

Suzanne B

Using Marianne Designs Products as follows:-

Vintage Cutting Sheet VK9525, Designer Doily Die LR0130, Craftables Clocks-hands CR1234,

Lace Ribbons JU0856, Bird on Branch Die LR0138,

Songbook A5 Paper Bloc, Warm Nostalgia A5 Paper Bloc

 

 

 

Artesania-

using Marianne Products as follows-

 Collectable-

                          Owl Col 1302,

Craftables -

Knitting and Wolle CR1235,

Creatables-

Brunch and flower 2 LR0257

    Designpaper :

Beautiful Butterflies PB9089

Lace : Vintage Lace Ribbons blue JU0845

 

 

 

 

 

 



It's Christmas!!

I want to start by saying a massive thank you to everyone that has entered our challenges this year. This will be our last challenge of the year and we would like you to be inspired by the season so show us your winter or Christmas themed creations.

We have as always some great prizes up for grabs but first I am sure you want to know who the winners for last months Gentlemens hour are...

Prize numer 1  - #6 Lesley at Grenouille

Prize number 2 - #14 Kbrady4

Please look out for my email.

Now onto this months prizes we have 3 Christmas prizes from ....

A surprise bundle from Bunny Zoe

 

 

Marianne is giving this little lot...

 

 

 

A surprise bundle from Natalie and Amy

So there will be 3 prizes rather than the normal 2 as it is Christmas :D

Here is some inspiration from the DT.....

Blankina

It has been hard to chose the materials for this challenge...Marianne Design has lanched such fantastic

winter / Christmas products, please check my blog this month for other examples....

Material Marianne Design used:

stamp:

Marianne Design Stampfairy Christmas sentiments SF1118

Marianne Design Stampfairy SF

paper:

Marianne Design pretty paper bloc scandinavian winter

craftables:

Marianne D Craftables - Eline's Xmas Star CR 1229

Marianne D Craftables - Stars CR 1226

Marianne D Craftables - Stamp Set CR 1223

Marianne D Craftables - Envelope CR 1211

ribbons are also MD

Tineke

Marianne Design products used:

Pretty paper bloc Cozy Christmas PK9086

creatables: ijspegel LR0135, dennenbomen LR0136, lantaarnpaal LR0191, kerk LR0254

3d snoesjesvel 3DHM0019

clear stamp Eline's Winter huis EC0133

pretty pearls (stars) PP9203

Julie

Marianne Design Products Used

Pretty Paper Bloc Elin's Vintage

Don & Daisy stamp DDS3309

Marianne Dies: CR 1231 Angel with Star, LR 0117 Frame, LR 0236 Anja Large Oval,

LR 0136 Tree, LR 0244 Holly, LR 0204Grass

JU 0865 Vintage Lace

Artesania

My Recipe for this Card:

Marianne Design

Creatables- Small Oval by Petra LRo235, GrassLRo204, Tree 1.LRo174, Merry ChrismasLRo225 , Fence LRo205, Pointsettia Miniature LRo142,Holly Brunches LRo244.

Craftables-large Chrismas Tree CR1224,English Cottage CR1219,

Stamps: TC0828"Basket" , TC0829 "Chrismas Gifts, TC0827"Wreath" , TC0826"Garland" ,

TC825 "Chrismas Hug" , TC0824 "Chrismas Tree".

Design Paper-Pretty Paperbloc "Warm Winter Wishes" PB 7039.

Suzi

Marianne Design Products Used

Punch and Emboss Folder Anja Vintage DS0913 - Christmas Trees CR1227 - Image Little Sweethearts Garland TC0826 - Paper Tissue's PT2309 - PT2302 - PT2304 - Seasons Greetings/Merry Christmas LR0225 - Happy Birthday/Congrats LR0223

TRACY

Marianne Design Products Used

Christmas Tree CR1224; Poinsetta LR0122

MONA

Marianne D products used:
Angel with heart craftable
Angel with star craftable