Closing Down!!!

Sadly for us...but totally understandable from Shaz's corner... Funky Fairy's Papercrafts are closing their doors. Shaz is taking time out to concentrate on her family life...and hopefully have time for a bit of crafting too!! :) I for one am really going to miss FFP... Shaz, and her papers became a huge part of my crafting life, and I know I'll still be hitting the 'print' button!!
Shaz will be putting the bolt across the door tonight so quick!!! Get your wings on for the last time and fly across to the shop to pick up some fabulous cut price goodies!! Can you believe that the fantastical Pinkie Pops is at an all time low price of £2!!!!!
Don't forget the FFInspirations blog too...there are the 'Freebies' over there and that will also close tonight.
Have a great afternoon of 'Funky' Fun...and to Shaz...
Thank you so much for everything...my Funky Friend xxx

Fab 'n' Funky... #4

Hi all! I can't believe that we're on the last challenge at Fab 'n' Funky before we hit 2010!!! *.*
Where did 2009 go? In fact...where did last week go?!!! I really must be more careful, I keep on losing weeks!! :0)
Well this is as I say, the last challenge of 2009 so you have 2 weeks to play, and a new one will start on the 3rd January. This weeks is a sketch, so nip over to the challenge blog and pick it up...
Papers - Fairy's Papercrafts - Shabby Christmas
Sentiment - Stampin' Up!
Scallop & Oval punches - Stampin' Up!

All that Glitters...

...along with another great sketch, is our Fab 'n' Funky challenge this week! It's been rather manic this week with poorly parents and making Christmas Play costumes...but I've finished sewing and just managed to make a card before I dash off to my bed! :0)

Fab 'n' Funky... #2

The weeks seem to be dashing by now! Are you ready and all shopped out yet?? I've done most of my shopping...for once...but Christmas cards??? Don't be silly now...I'm not THAT organised! lol
This weeks challenge at Fab'n' Funky is another sketch (we all seem to love them! :) ) so I took the opportunity to make another Christmas card for my list...

Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts -
Image - Stampin' Up! - Scandinavian Season
Heat and Stick - Stampin' Up!
Dazzling Diamonds - Stampin' Up!

Doubling Up with Mo!

Hello! What a miserable old night!! The rain is pelting against the windows, and the wind is sounding a bit rough out there too! I'm glad I'm cosy in here! Mind you...if Mr Blogger does as he's asked...It'll be morning and I'll be at school when this goes out! :0)
Anyway...this week for Mo's challenge Caryn would like us to make a Christmas Scene using more than one image on our creations! You can paper piece these or use software to merge them.
I don't have any software to do the latter, so here is my card using Mo's fantabulous new 'Sticky' (again!! ;)) and her Decorated Tree...
I can't wait to see all your fabulous work ;)
Oooh and!!!! ...I'd just like to wish all my wonderful friends from across the pond...A Very Happy Thanksgiving xxx


Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts -
Images - Sticky & Decorated Tree - Digital Pencil Too
Sentiment - Stampin' Up!
Oval Punch - Stampin' Up!
Sewing - Machine

NEW!!! ** Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #1 ** NEW!!!

Well...here we are! The brand new Fab 'n' Funky Challenges have arrived! Yayyyy!! This week we have a sketch for you to play with...AND...there's a prize too!!! ^.^
If you nip across to the challenge blog you will find all the details, and a 'New Look' blog with lots of fabby DT samples for you to peek at :0)
For my card I have used a selection of papers from Funky Fairy's ever so gorgeous 'Li'l Blue Christmas Cracker' set, pink dotty paper from Dainty Dots (also Funky Fairy's) and an adorable new image called 'Sticky' from Digital Pencil Too!
We hope that you'll like the new look...and new challenges...and there will be surprises too! Have Fun!! :0)

Papers - Li'l Blue Christmas Cracker & Dainty Dots - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts
Image - Sticky - Digital Pencil Too
Sentiment - Stampin' Up!
Border Punch - Eyelet border punch - Stampin' Up!
Sewing - Sewing machine
Glitter - Dazzling Diamonds - Stampin' Up!

Funky Changes...Part 2

It's getting closer to our Funky relaunch!! YaY!!
Just to keep you going, Lou has set a little competition over on the challenge blog!!

Mo's Recipe!

Another week has flown by...and Christmas is now just 36 days away!!! Eeeek! *.*
It's Thursday again and therefore 'Mo challenge day'! This weeks challenge - again set by our fabby Caryn - is to use a recipe! The ingredients are...

• Three (3) different papers
• Two (2) ribbons
• One (1) decorative edge (punch, lace, trim, etc.)

I have made a Christmas card for a teenage girl using Mo's 'Goth Girl' image.
Papers - from stash
Image - Goth Girl - Digital Pencil Too
Sentiment - Funky Fairy's - Christmas Oval Punchums
Punch - Stampin' Up! - Oval large

All Change!!

There's no Funky Fairy challenge this week...but this is the news over on the Challenge Blog!!

"Things have been a little up & down in Funky Fairy land as several of our DT members have left us for pastures new . . . so we wish Ria, Lorraine, Emma, Anne & Joanne all the very best with their "Crafting Adventures" and we hope that they will still join in with us in future challenges.

Now we have exciting news to share with you all . . . a new look challenge blog . . . !

After much deliberation we have decided that we needed a "Winter Spring Clean" and therefore we will be radically over hauling the blog over the next week, so keep popping back as we will be dropping little hints as to what is happening to the blog and of course, there will be a few surprises too ! !

Taking the above into consideration, there will be no challenge this week but we will be back with avengence next week, Wednesday 24th November with a NEW CHALLENGE, a NEW BLOG and lots of NEW SPONSORS . . . don't panic the ever so generous Shaz (Head Funky Fairy) is still involved . . . so keep popping over . . . you never know what you might find !

Happy crafting,

Fab 'n' Funky DT"

Can't wait to see you there next week!!! :0)

Allsorts...

This weeks challenge over at Allsorts is to make a card for a child. Now...I could be cheating a bit here, but in a normal land this would be an ideal card for a child! The fact that I made it for a dear friend of mine who is in the Fire Brigade , hopefully won't matter! lol

Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - More for the Men
Image - Digital Pencil Too - Playing Firefighter
Sentiment - Stampin' Up! - Oval All
Punch- Stampin' Up! - Oval large, Scalloped Oval

Retro Fairy's!!

Hello!!
This week the Fairy's are going Retro!!! Something out of my comfort zone...but made so easy with the use of the new 'More for the Men' kit :)
If you get a chance, do go and have a peek at the DT girls work...there are some 'Groovy' cards going on!!! :0)
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - More for the Men
Image - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Funky Fairy digi image
Sentiment - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Happy Birthday Oval Punchums

All that Glitters...

...Is the brand new challenge at Mo's this week! As we have moved into November...our new DT host for the month is... Caryn...and she would like you to use 3 different types of sparkle on your creations!
I have made a shaker card, and inside the shaker part is flower soft, dazzling diamonds and tiny sequin stars. On the actual card there are...tiny star gems and Stickles
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - A Shabby Christmas Time
Image - Digital Pencil too - Kai in the Snow
Sentiment - Funky fairy's Papercrafts - Oval Punchums
Border punch - Stampin' Up! - Eyelet Border

Funky Fairy's 'Fall'!

Well...we don't actually...we 'fly' of course!!! ...But this week at Funky Fairy's we want to see all your creations made in Fall/Autumnal colours and themes...
I have made my card with the fantastic new set of papers 'More for the Men' which just has so many wonderful designs...and not just for men I might add!! :0)
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - More for the Men
Cardstock - Stampin' Up! - Always Artichoke & Bravo Burgundy
Image - Digi stamp - CC Designs
Sentiment - Stampin' Up! - Flight of the Butterfly (NEW)
3D Butterfly - Stampin' Up! - Flight of the Butterfly (NEW)
Oval Scallop Punch - Stampin' Up!
Border Punch - Stampin' Up! - Eyelet Border punch
Bead charm - made by Me!

Just for Jaimie...

"On October 4^th, four teenagers, armed with knives, broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings."
You can read the full story here

Denise and Erin - the girls behind the Stamp Something challenges, have organised this very special blog hop in hope that we can all give a little bit of hope and love to a very special and brave little girl.
When Denise posted on 'Mo's Digital Pencil Too' group on SNR, the story just tugged at me and I knew I just had to take part! The injuries that Jaimie sustained that day were horrific...both physically and mentally, and to lose her Mum too! It must be so awful to lose a parent through illness or accident, but this was just such a senseless waste of life, and a living nightmare for Jaimie. I feel priviledged to have my parents in my life for as long as I have, I can only imagine the heartache for Jaimie and her family.
If this story tugs at you too, all the details to make and send a card for Jaimie are at the Stamp Something For Jaimie blog.
Jaimie's favourite colours are Hot Pink and black...but she's not a girly girl...so I thought that this was just the thing for her!
If you hopped here from Sharon's blog then you're on the right path and you can hop along to Cindy's blog now ... but if you've just joined us here and missed the rest...do one large 'jump' back to Katharina, from Whiff of Joy's blog, to start at the beginning ... and I'll see you again soon!!

Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Pinkie Pops
Image - Digital Pencil Too - Goth Girl

Mo's Challenge #4 ...Folded Cards...

Where is the week going??? It's Thursday already...and that means it's Mo's challenge day!! Yay :0)
This week Sandy has set the challenge of using 'a folded card'...which means you can start on that list of easel, stair step, side step, gatefold and pocket fold cards that you've got, and just haven't got around to doing!!
The rest of the DT have made some fantastic cards, so if you have two minutes spare please go and take a peek x
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Lil Blue Christmas Cracker
Images - Digital Pencil Too - Kai in the Snow &

Touchy, Feely!!!

For this weeks challenge at Funky Fairy Towers, we'd like you to make something with the theme of 'Textures'.
So dig out all those embossing folders, 3D embellishments, glitter and the like and see what you come up with!
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - A lil blue Christmas cracker
Image - Digital Pencil Too - Thursday's Child

Halloween Treats...

Morning all :0)
It's not just Monday today...it's 'Half Term Monday' ...Yip!!! So I'm posting at a leisurely pace...can you tell?? Mind you, it won't last long as I'm dashing off in a while and before I know it, it'll be dark outside!! lol
I'd better get on to this weeks Cute Daisy May challenge before my coffee is finished...and it is..... 'Happy Halloween' !!
Now, not being a great Halloween fan, I don't tend to make many cards...and being a meany and not letting the children go 'Trick or Treating' I usually just do a 'spooky tea' at home and give them a few treats instead.
For this weeks challenge I made a start on those....

In case you're wondering, this is a lolly holder :)

Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - A Lil Bit Spooky
Images - Cute Daisy May - Sheet 7
Card Stock - Stampin' Up! - Elegant Eggplant
Sweeties - Sainsbury's!! :0)

Use A Photo...

This weeks challenge with the Funky Fairy's is to 'use a photo' on your creations! You can make cards, scrap pages, ATCs, what ever you like - you just need to use a photograph somewhere.Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Dainty Dots
Cardstock - Stampin' Up!
Sentiment - Stampin' Up!
Punches - Oval large and scallop - Stampin' Up!
Flowers - Stampin' Up! - Scallop circle
Punch - Daisy -
Nesties - Blossom

Totally Gorjuss In Pink!!

Good morning!! It's Friday...yay!! :)
Such an exciting day too as it brings you the very first Totally Gorjuss challenge!! YIP!!
The challenge for this week is such an easy one...but means you can go soooooo girly! It's...PINK...!
We'd love to see what you all come up with...have fun!!Papers - DCWV - Sweet
Image - Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girl
Coloured - ProMarkers
Sentiment - Oval Punchums - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts
Charm - Made by Me
Flowers - from stash

No Image Allowed!!!

'GULP'!!!!! *.*
That's the challenge at Funky Fairy's this week...and after the initial shock of 'No Image' ...not a stamped one...not a digi one...not a tiny one...not part of one...not even a picture! Some were more shocked than others...mentioning no names.....LOU!!! lol It became a challenge that I actually really enjoyed doing...it's so effective! :) If you nip over to the challenge blog and look at all the fabulous DT work, you'll see what I mean :)
I used the brand new set of papers from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - 'Add A Splash of Colour' ... this is a collection of really gorgeous papers!! Floral, stripes, paisleys, plain, shabby & dots all in sorts of wonderful colours!
Oh and!!!!!!...Almost forgot to say...we are after a Guest DT member for 2 weeks...so if you want to try for that, just add DT to your comment when you've made your project :) Good Luck x
Papers - Funky Fairy's Papercrafts - Add A Splash of Colour
Cardstock - Stampin' Up! - Only Orange
Sentiment - Stampin' Up!
Punch - Stampin' Up! - 5 Petal punch
Sewing - Sewing Machine