Whoops, Sorry I'm Late

Hello Bloggers

and a big sorry from me

I've been having problems with my laptop and couldn't get onto my blog to do my post for the Lemon Shortbread Challenge #12 but thankfully I've been reunited with a fully working laptop and can share my make with you now

I used 'Star Girl' and decided to use her for an altered notebook I was making. The notebook was only 4"x3" so I had to make her quite small to fit. I coloured her with ProMarkers and added clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to her stars. I covered the notebook with papers that I distressed with mini ink pads and added ruffled ribbon to the spine edge before finishing with some flat back star embellishments

You can find her and all of the other great Lemon Shortbread digi images in the Etsy shop here and don't forget to enter the challenge and you could win some images

Happy Crafting

Kate

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Scrap-Creations

StampArt

Sweet Stamps

Through the Craft Room Door

Artistic Inspirations

Colouring in Scrapland

Crafting from the Heart

Craft Your Passion

Dream Valley Challenges

Get Creative

Sweet Roses

Hi Bloggers

Brrrrrr its so cold at the minute, where's the lovely Spring weather? I can't wait for the plants and flowers to start sprouting and growing in my garden again, I love flowers and decided to use a very floral image for my DT make at Lemon Shortbread this time

Isn't she just so pretty

She is called 'Rose Wavy Hair' and is available here. I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours listed below, and once she was finished I knew she would be perfect for another Pocket Letter swap where the theme is 'Shabby Chic with Pink'

I made some paper and lace flowers, ribbon pull bows, a decorated pin and scrunched up netting to decorate along with air dry clay bird & cherub, die cut butterflies, teeny rolled roses and pearl trim

I hope my partner loves it as much as I loved making it, and yes it was scary to chop her up after I coloured her 

I hope you will join our challenge this time where you could win some fabulous Lemon Shortbread digi stamps

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - apricot, coral, oatmeal, blush

dress - sorbet, blossom, pale blossom

dress trim & roses - maroon, tropical orchid, pink carnation, fuchsia pink

leaves - marsh green, soft green, fresh meadow

hair - buttercup, daffodil bloom, ivory, blender

flowers - coral, sunkissed pink, dusky pink, putty

eyes - silver lining

I would like to enter this into these challenges

WOW! Challenge #10 at Lemon Shortbread Already

Hello Bloggers

I cant believe we are at Challenge #10 already here at Lemon Shortbread, time is whizzing by

I knew as soon as I saw this digi that I had to make a Mothers Day card for my mum using it, and as its Mothers Day on Sunday here is the UK I don't have long to wait to see if she likes it. She loves gardening and and last summer we did a lot of gardening together working on the front garden of my new bungalow, this year we hope to remodel the back garden

Isn't she so sweet

She is called Gardening Girl and I coloured her with ProMarkers (colours listed below) and all my papers & the frame embellishments are from the Papermania Bellissima collection. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the flowers & lace are from my stash

I hope you will come along and join our challenge, which as always is

Anything Goes

and if you use a Lemon Shortbread image you can win 4 images of your choice. Take a look at all the wonderful images Vera draws here

I look forward to seeing all your fab entries

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - apricot, coral, oatmeal, blush

hair - walnut, burnt sienna, cocoa, cinnamon

eyes/tray - burnt sienna, cocoa, cinnamon

trousers/gloves/bow - grey green, pebble blue, tea green

top/hat/shoes/butterflies/flowers - coral, sunkissed pink, dusky pink

potted plants - summer sun, mustard, buttercup

coral, sunkissed pick, dusky pink

pesto, marsh green, pressed leaf

olive green, herb green, pear green

apple, leaf green, meadow green

denim, frozen lake

bushes - pesto, marsh green, pressed leaf

path - khaki, frosted leaf, pastel beige

sky - denim blue, dolphin blue, frozen lake

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys

Crafty Friends

Crazy 4 Challenges

Sweet Stampin'

Art by Miran

Crafting With Friends

Creative Fingers

Simply Papercraft

The Stamping Boutique

Polkadoodles - sentiment/lace/flower

Sweet Valentine

Hello Bloggers

It's the start of Challenge #9 at Lemon Shortbread and I am sharing something different with you today that's had me hooked since September last year

Pocket Letters!

I just love these things. Little pieces of art, the same size as ATC's or trading cards, displayed in plastic envelopes. I joined a pocket letter swap group and we make them on themes and add little crafting goodies to the back of the pockets, along with a note and a teabag/coffee sachet/hot choc sachet. It is just a great way of making new friends, sharing your artwork and swapping goodies :)

So onto my make this week

I used the super Heart Sunglasses Girl, coloured with ProMarkers and fussy cut her out before sticking her to the front of the plastic wallet. The ATC's I kept quite simple and stuck mainly to the red & black theme using die cuts & a doily I coloured black, washi tape, ribbon and some flatback gems & pearls

I added a February calendar tab to the front of the plastic wallet and coloured a metal double heart embellishment sticking it over the 14th. I love that this image is 'grown up' and can be used for many occasions

As you can see you don't have to just stick to cards when using digi image and can enter our 'Anything Goes' challenges with any type of crafting that uses a digi. If you enter using a Lemon Shortbread image and you win, you get an extra image. So come along and join our challenge, and also join our Facebook group for all the latest news and new releases

Happy Crafting

xxx

ProMarkers Used

skin - coral, apricot, oatmeal, blush

hair - black, cool greys 5 & 4 & 3

dress/shoes/glasses - poppy, sunset, lipstick red, black, ice greys 5 & 4 & 3

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Ching-Chou Kuik
The Crafters Cafe
Crafts and Me
Doodle Pantry
Live and Love Crafts
Noor Design
Paper Creator
Pearly Sparkles
Deep Ocean Challenge

For You

Hi Bloggers

Today is the start of Challenge #8 at Lemon Shortbread, I can't believe its number 8 already

I used the gorgeous 

Toadstool Seeds Fairy

for my card this week

I love this image. I had the perfect embellishments to match the image, a long (over 1m) strip of felt toadstools/mushrooms that I brought months ago for £1 from Lidl. I coloured her with ProMarkers, colours listed below, and added liquid pearls to the bell on her hat. I kept the layers quite simple with plain red & white card along with swirly green paper and Doodlebug glittered paper from my stash. Other than the small flat backed pearls and the simple sentiment I didn't feel the need to add anything else and I'm really happy with how my card turned out

I hope you will come along and join our challenge this time, as always we have an 'Anything Goes' theme with the chance to win up to 4 Lemon Shortbread images

Don't forget to join out Facebook group where you can keep up to date with the latest news and releases, and share your makes

Happy Crafting

xxx

Pro Markers Used

skin - coral, apricot, oatmeal, blush

eyes/hair - silver lining

dress/grass - olive green, herb green, pear green

hat/roses/toadstools/bag - crimson, ruby, chilli red, amber, gold, sunflower

sky - blue pearl, pastel blue, blender

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Card Mania
CCC Digi Creations
Petal Lu
Sisters of Craft

Back to The 80's

Hi Bloggers

Brrrrrrrrrr its cold here in England at the moment, some places have even had snow not that I have been so lucky :( I love snow & love to see my furbabies playing around in it chasing snowballs

So onto my make today

It's the start of the Lemon Shortbread Challenge #7 and I decided to use the fab image called

80's Star Girl

On TV over the Christmas holiday there was a few programmes with remembering the things in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's and I loved the 80's one as that's when I remembered most things from growing up. It was so fun looking at the terrible fashions we all thought were terrific then :)

I coloured my 80's Girl with ProMarkers (colours listed below) and a sliver glitter Sakura for her buttons. The papers are all from my stash, the star flourish is the Sue Wilson Star Spray die and the sentiment stamp is by Stamps Away

I hope you like my card and that you will come along and join in our challenge this time. If you use a Lemon Shortbread digi you can win 4 images or 3 if you don't, and its always an Anything Goes challenge. Check out the Lemon Shortbread Etsy shop for all Vera's fabulous digi images, and why not join our FaceBook group to find out all the latest news and new releases

Happy Crafting

xxx

Pro Markers Used

skin - oatmeal/blush/sand dune

hair - burnt sienna/caramel/sandstone

eyes - denim blue/china blue

jacket & trousers - cadet blue (flex marker)/china blue/denim blue

top - aubergine/plum/purple

shoes - aubergine/plum/purple/warm greys 4,3 & 2

I would like to enter this into these challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge - New Sentiment Stamp & Star Flourish Die
Fan-Tastic Tuesday
Our Daily Bread Designs - New Sentiment Stamp & Star Flourish Die. Old Papers & ProMarkers
Sweet Stamps
Through the Craft Room Door
Crafting From The Heart
Craft Your Passion
Get Creative - New Sentiment Stamp & Star Flourish Die
Our Crafty Corner

Happy Birthday Son

Hello Bloggers

I can't quite believe it but my son is going to be 20 on the 15th Jan and before you ask no it doesn't make me feel old, well not any older than I feel most days :)

So I thought I would share the card I have made for him

This is so my boy and it's been so hard for him this past 2 wks as his xbox had to be sent away for repair and he has been getting withdrawals :)

I coloured the image using ProMarkers, the papers were from my stash and I added flat back pearls, a button & twine and some of my new letter tiles attached with mini brads

We are going to be having typical young lad food for dinner, pizza's & garlic bread and I haven't decided what cake to make yet but something yummy and probably chocolate

I hope you like my card

Happy Crafting

xxx

I would like to enter this into these challenges:

Crafting From The Heart

Craft Your Passion

Crafty Boots - New Letter Tiles & Old Papers

Eureka Stamps

Get Creative

Our Crafty Corner

Through The Craft Room Door