Dawnies Den

As I have previously said, I am into scrapbooking & 3d paper projects at the moment, together with my colouring. I have several projects to show you, just not got round to posting them here. I do use Pinterest  Dawn & I also have a Facebook page Dawniesden if anyone wants to take a look.

Here is my first video uploaded to You Tube showing this beautiful album, so please be kind to me.

This album I have made for my sons wedding in 2016 for me to put all my pictures in. I have used an excellent tutorial by Terrys Scrapbooks & the video link is included on her blog, together with the cutting guide etc. She takes you through the process step by step & I am thrilled with the end result.

Now I know I have not been blogging for ages, I have been busy crafting, but have left my card making as I have got into interactive scrapbooking & colouring. I have been asked to demo my colouring at a local craft shop to me soon, which is something I still cannot believe!
This image is by Tiddlyinks & was available as part of the monthly colouring class over at Kit & Clowder. It is coloured with Polychromo pencils. I've kept the card simple, so as not to distract from the image & also to keep the postage down at this time of year.
I hope to post my photos of my scrapbooking soon.
Thanks for anyone who is still about & reading my blog.

This image is from Crafts & me called Twilight & can be found here. She is coloured with Polychromo pencils, as is the whole picture. The brick wall, the ledge, arch & sky are all drawn in by myself to create the scene. The die is a Magnolia DooHickey called Love Lamp Post & the tag die is part of a DooHickey club set. Added glitter around the edge of the image, ribbon from stash & the stars were bought at a local garden centre several years ago & was in my Xmas stash.The papers were from scraps, so no idea whose they are.
Entering the following challenges
A Day for Daisies Frame It
Jingle Belles Use something from stash, at least a year old (stars & lamppost die)
Simply Create Too Early Holiday Wishes
Aud Sentiments Anything Goes with Sentiment
Crafting with an Attitude Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Corner Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes

I was just surfing the internet recently & came across this stamp, which I just had to buy & colour. Its called Xochiquetzal by Digiscrap Latino. She is coloured with Polychromo pencils. The papers are Bo Bunny Prairie Chic, the heart die is a DooHickey & that paper is Ken Oliver Studio. Ribbon was from Cyprus & the flowers as always are from Thailand. The leaf punch is Martha Stewart.
Here is a closer picture of the image & colouring.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting with an Attitude Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Anything Goes
Scrap & Craft Butterflies
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesdays Anything Goes
Crafty Girls  Bingo...I used top line across. Flowers.Ribbon & 2+ layers
Sisterhood of Crafters Photo Inspiration
Doodle Pantry Use digi image

This is a project I have been working on for a while. Its a video & tutorial from Paper Phenomenon & is called Hidden Treasures Trunk. It holds a mini scrapbook & clipboard in the drawers as pictured.
Kathy makes the most brilliant 3D projects & sells the tutorials & or the videos.

The trunk is made of chipboard or greyboard, as its sometimes called here in the UK.
It has a secret drawer on one side, which can hold mementos or one of the scrapbooks. The handles are Forever Moments Bureau Handles by Tonic.all the brown strips are chipboard stained with Walnut Stain DI & then smeared with Glossy Accents to make it look like leather.
The top opens on hinges to reveal an opening.
The papers are Tim Holtz Wallflower paper collection, which is absolutely gorgeous.
The front unclips using magnets to reveal a place for a photograph with a ready made frame & another drawer. The handles are Mini Ring Handles by Tonic.
Here is the inside of the drawer. Lastly another picture of the box,
The clips & brads all came from an Etsy store called Forest Era, they have loads of hardware, all comes from Hong Kong & took about 10 day from ordering The sides have magnets which can be opened, so that the front panel drops down.
I now have to add photos to the scrapbooks, but am so pleased with this & its on display in my lounge..
Entering the following challenges
Scrap Creations Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Put a Bird On It (several on this project)
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Anything Goes
That Craft Place Anything Goes
We Love 2 Create Anything Creative/Mixed media

This is an image by Yampuff over at Deviantart who made this image free over at Kit & Clowder Create & learn class last month.
I have coloured it with Polychromo pencils & added the water circles & sky & rain myself to create the scene.
Cant say much else as all I have done is mounted it onto tonal card from stash. No embellies at all, not sure what is wrong with me, not adding anything else lol.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting with an Attitude Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes
Fab n Funky Things with Wings
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesdays Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Colouring in Scrapland Things with Wings
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes

Make It Crafty have a new set of digi stamps out on a floral theme & included in it, is this beautiful kingfisher, which I just had to have & can be bought here. I have also entered this into the DT call that is currently open too, so fingers crossed.
I have coloured with Polychromo pencils, its the first time I have coloured a bird & am quite pleased with the feathers.
The papers are from stash, so no idea whom to give credit for, I think the pink cherry blossom may have been Do Crafts.
Added a little lace, a double bow & brad & that's it, didn't want to distract from the beautiful bird. I have added a light grey background, but you can't really see it in the photo.
Entering the following challenges
Cute Card Thursday Anything Goes
In The Pink Anything Goes with lots of pink
Crafters Cafe The Great Outdoors
Crafting for all Seasons Bright & Beautiful
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Lace and or Ribbon
The Three Muses Feathered Friends
Wonderful Wednesdays Anything Goes

Just when I thought my thumb was getting better after its injury, it has become infected again, so more anti biotics. 2 months on & still not healed!!
This image is Coral Border , as is the Mermaid Shellina & they are part of the Under the Sea collection from Make It Crafty & I merged the two to create this underwater scene. There seems to be a theme running here with seascapes at the moment lol.
I have coloured it with my Polychromo pencils, added some glitter to her scales & mounted onto matching card. Not much more to say really, as I have added no embellishments, just showing off the colouring.
I have entered the Make It Crafty DT call, as I have quite a few of Zoes's images & I do love colouring, so who knows, I may be lucky.
Enteringthe following challenges
Artistic Inspirations Anything Goes with a twist of water
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Sun Sea & Sand
Scrappers Delights Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge M is for Mermaids
Crafting-With-Friends Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Ocean/Water Animals

Here is my first card since injuring my thumb in my guillotine. Wow was it painful!! Its still not completely healed, but its getting there. The nail will obviously take longer to grow back, but it could have been worse.
This is an image that I purchased from Kit & Clowder as part of their Craft for Clearwater campaign. Its coloured with Polychromo pencils. The paper is Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss. I added glitter to the mermaid scales after colouring them. The dies are Magnolia die club set. The triple bow is ribbon from my stash.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting with an Attitude Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Design Anything Goes
Southern Girls Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps & More Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons Bright & Beautiful
The Paper Shelter Punches & Dies

Just to say I am not crafting at the moment as 3 weeks ago I cut off part of my nail & tip of thumb whilst using a guillotine. It's being dressed every other day at the moment.  Hopefully full service will be resumed as soon as possible.

I am still practising my colouring & have been colouring an A4 piece of art, which will be framed & put up in my house in Cyprus, I will show you once its finished.
This is an image I got from Kit & Clowder & was part of the Craft for Clearwater competition, where funds were raised for Clearwater dolphins.
This is coloured with Polychromo pencils entirely. The 2 dies used are from a Magnolia die club set. The image is mounted onto navy blue card. I didnt want to add anything else as I just love the picture by itself.
Entering the following challenges
Ikes World Use Earth, Wind, Fire & Water (any or all..... I have used water)
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Kleuren Met Potloden Anything Goes, must use digi stamp & colour with pencils
Ladybug Crafts Use Dies
Crafting From The Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations Here Comes Summer

Time for a new challenge over at Digi Choosday & we want to see your Male cards or Fathers Day cards. I used Plumber.Mechanic.Tradesman from Work & Play 11 collection & coloured him with Polychromo pencils.He can be bought as a separate digi here too.
The papers are also from the same collection & are perfect for those male cards.
The card base & mount was made with a Couture Spring Collection die set. The embellies are from Hobbycutz, which I dont think are trading anymore. The brad was from HobbyHouse & the sentiment  is from an old QVC kit.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Fathers Day or Male Cards
Love to Scrap Male Call
The Paper Girls Fathers Day/Masculine
Use Your Stuff Sentiment

This is an image from Digi Darlas called Flower Ribbon Cluster, which has now closed down I believe. Its coloured with Prisma pencils. Mounted onto Co-ordinations card stock. The paper is Papermania. The heart die is Magnolia & the ribbon, doily, & flowers are all from stash. (Flowers from Thailand).
Entering the following challenges
Crafting When We Can Bling It Up
One Stitch at a Time Anything Goes
Pile It On Focus on Colouring
Stamping Sensations Flower Power
Corrosive Challenges Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge Flowers
Challenge Up Your Life Digi Stamps

Time for another Digi Choosday challenge & today ''Its Pretty in Purple''.
I chose to use Octavia Moonfly Friendly Hugs, which can be purchased here as an individual digi stamp or here as part of the Octavia Moonfly CD.
This was coloured with Polychromo pencils & the scene is created by myself, with the help of the monthly Create & Learn classes over at Kit & Clowder.
I have framed the picture with purple Co ordinations cardstock, the flower is Prima & the sentiment is from Twiggy & Toots CD collection.
I didn't want to add much more, as I wanted to show off the scene.
Entering the following challenges
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Dream Valley Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Anything Goes
Inkspirational Purple
Creative Corner Anything Goes
Fussy & Fancy Lavender & Yellow

Digi Choosday has a new challenge & its an easy one, just add a bow. I needed to make a wedding cards for my friends daughter, so decided to use Bride & Groom digital stamp from Polkadoodles. You can also buy the full CD, which has papers, embellies etc, which is called Love & Kisses here.
I coloured it with Polychromo pencils, the papers are Bo Bunny Smoochable. The punch used on the edging is a Martha Stewart & the 2 dies are both part of the Magnolia die club set 3, as is the tag. Flowers from stash, which largely means Thailand & the bow is made using my Zutter Bow It All.
Entering the following challenges
Craft-Dee Bowz Anything Goes with Handmade Bow
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Layer It Up
Glitter n Sparkle Use some Ribbon (her tiara is glittered)

Here is an image from Polkadoodles Twiggy & Toots CD collection. It is available as a separate digital stamp too & is called Tea for Twoo.
The papers are Lili of the Valley & Raspberry Road Designs Timeless Victorian pad & Bo Bunny Ambrosia.
I coloured the image using Polychromo pencils. I shaded the doily with a little pastel chalk & added a little burlap onto that.
The lace die cut is from Couture Creations called Ornamental Lace.
Flowers and jewels, all from Thailand.
Sentiment is also on the same Polkadoodles CD.
Entering the following challenges
Craft for the Craic Wings
Dragons Lair Bouquet of Flowers
Sister Act Card Challenge Anything Goes
Stamping Boutique Die Cut or Punch
DRS Designs Birds & or Bees
Southern Girls Animals
Crafting by Designs Flowers
Crafty Gals Corner May Flowers

I won over at Crafty Gals with this card.

Digi Choosday has a new challenge today & the theme is Flowers, a nice easy one eh?
I took some colouring away with me in April & coloured these Roses, which are from the Love & Kisses Work & Play 9 CD collection, which can be bought here
I coloured it with Prisma pencils, the paper is from a Santoro Pursuit of Happiness pad. The flowers are from Thailand & the ribbon I bought from a local garden centre. The pearls came from Stamperama in Stevenage, but I cant remember the stall name.
Entering the following challenges
Come & Get It Flowers
Stamping Sensations Flower Power
Dis Digi Designs Load on the Flowers
Suzy Bees Anything Goes with Twist...Add Flowers
Splendiferous Creations May Flowers
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Spring has Sprung
Dragons Lair Bouquet of Flowers
Kitty Bee Designs In The Garden

I can finally show this card as my friend has had her birthday now & I know she does look at my blog sometimes. The image is called Rosarna by Karen Middleton & can be bought here. I coloured it with Flexmarkers. One of the papers was K & Co, but to be honest I have forgotten where the checked one came from. The lace was bought in Cyprus & the flowers & jewels were bought in Thailand. The sentiment is Paula Pascal.
Entering into the following challenges
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes with optional vellum
Fab n Funky May Flowers
I Love Promarkers Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Always Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Lace
Pennys Paper Crafty Anything Goes

I recently went to an all day crafting crop locally at Colemans at Rushden & spent all day colouring (6 hours lol) this image from Polkadoodles. It is called Breaktime & can be bought here as a digital stamp or as part of the Work & Play 10 Country Life CD here. I coloured it with Polychromo pencils.
The papers are Docraft & Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss. The relax sentiment is also from the Work & Play 10 collection as above link.
One of those hard to do male cards for my box.
Entering into the following challenges
2 Cute Ink Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
ABC Challenge I for Inspire, show us your style..... my colouring
Card & Scrap Male cards
Country View Challenges Simply Scenic
Paper Creators Animals

Todays challenge over at Digi Choosday is CAS, now this is not my usual style, but here we go! Image is Polkadoodles Saucy Wedding Night, which can be found on the Love & Kisses Work & Play CD, which can be found here  or as a separate digi stamp here. She is coloured with Polychromo pencils. Paper is Lili of the Valley & Raspberry Road Designs Father Knows Best pad & the sentiment die is a Spellbinder. A nice easy CAS card.
Entering the following challenges
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers Dots
Love to Scrap Anything Goes
Stamp & Create Anything Goes
Pink Elephant Anything Goes

I am very quiet on my blog at the moment, as I have discovered scrapbooking & have started making some fairly ambitious projects, photos of which will follow in due course, as well as my online classes with Kit & Clowder, hence not many cards to show you, thank you for those loyal followers that do still visit, it is much appreciated.
Here is a Greetings Farm image coloured with Prisma pencils called Cordelia & the papers are Michelle R Designs. Lace, flowers, doily & pearls, all from stash.
Entering the following challenges
Stamping Sensations Pretty in Pink
Corrosive Challenges Floral Fantasy
QKR Stampede Spring Flowers
Sister Act Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes with Spring Flowers twist
Pennys Paper Crafty One for the Girls

I am back from my holidays & todays a new challenge over at Digi Choosday & the theme is Pearls & Gems. The background papers on this card are from the Back to Nature CD, which can be found here & the image , which is coloured with Polychromo pencils is True Love/Best Friends, which can be found here as a digi download or here as part of the Love & Kisses CD.
On the image I have used a Spellbinder die & the film strip is a Jus Cutz die, onto which I have stuck some of the scrabble squares from the Love & Kisses CD. Added some pearls & of course a cherry blossom & flowers, all from Thailand.the feather is also a Spellbinder die. The bow is a triple bow made with my Zutter Bow It All.
Entering the following challenges
Craft-Dee Bowz Anything with hand made bow
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Dots or Stripes or both
Ooh La La Creations At least 5 layers
The Shabby Tea Room Rainbow of Colours

The new challenge at Digi Choosday is Think Ovals (Easter). I decided to stick with the ovals theme & used papers from the Back to Nature CD, which can be found here. There are lots of fabulous papers & elements on this CD, which has proved very popular.
I literally printed off the background paper & an element sheet & matted them onto card coloured with a Promarker & layered them up. The flowers are from stash & the sentiment is a Stamping Up stamp.
I am on holiday when this is posted, but will look for challenges as I can.

A new challenge starts today over at Digi Choosday & the theme is Anything but a Square Card. I chose to make a gift card using the gorgeous papers from the Work & Play 9 Love & Kisses CD. I chose a rose themed one & a pink stripe. The edges are using a Magnolia DooHickey die. I then used one of the embellies from the same CD & cut it out several times, each time cutting a little more, to make a decoupaged rose. The sentiment is a Paula Pascal stamp. Lastly a ribbon sleeve with a triple bow.
Entering the following challenges
Papertake Weekly Happy Anything (this is a birthday gift, not the Tesco clubcard lol, just the holder, Im sure the recipent will be happy about receiving an ITunes voucher which is now in there instead)
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Craft-Dee Bowz Anything Goes with handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes

I have had this image for years, which I got as part of being on a DT, I think it was One Stitch At A Time. I cant find a shop or link to credit anyone with it unfortunately. Its coloured with Polychromo pencils, with some pearls added to give dimension & is called Pearls n Leather.
Papers are Dovecraft & Core'dinations Nostalgia. Die frame is Couture Spring Orchard Collection. Flowers from stash & the heart is also from stash & I have written on it. A few pearls complete the card.
Entering the following challenges
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes
Inky Impressions For a Special Lady
Scrappers Delights Anything Goes
Card & Scrap Bling, Glitter or Pearls

There is a new challenge over at Polkadoodles today & the theme is Ribbon & Lace, a nice easy one eh?
I have used a precoloured image from the Work & Play 9 Love & Kisses CD called Princess Bride & doubled her up as I have a friend whose daughter is getting married later this year to her partner, so it fits perfectly for them.
The papers, the sentiment, the champagne bottle & glasses are all from the same CD, its jam packed full of elements for those love/marriage themes.
Ribbon from my stash, as are the flowers, so that means Thailand, for anyone reading my blog regularly.
The love birds are a Magnolia Vol 3 die club set & the charm I bought from HobbyHouse.
Entering the following challenges
CRAFT 3 Embellishments. 2 Papers 1 Image
In The Pink For a Special Lady (In Pink)
Meljens Seeing Double
Southern Girls Get Your Girly On
Crafters Cafe Use a Charm
Crafting for all Seasons Girly Girls

This is an image from Ching-Chou-Kuik digi stamps called Dark Lilies, which I have coloured with Polychromo pencils. The papers are Lili of the Valley & Raspberry Road Antebellum paper pad. The hearts are Sissix Framelits Hearts die. The ribbon I picked up at a garden centre a couple of years ago & the hello sentiment is a Spellbinders Sentiments 5 set.
Entering the following challenges
Sketchy Colours 

This is an image from Polkadoodles Work & Play 9 Love & Kisses. CD & you can also buy just the digi image, if you don't want the whole CD. I coloured it with Polychromo pencils & made her a little grungy as it suits the person to whom this card is going to.
The papers are Bo Bunny Ambrosia set. The lace is a huge piece I bought in Cyprus & cut out one of the layers & coloured it with a Promarker to match the colour theme.
The dies are Magnolia Vol 3 die club set & Magnolia Old Swedish Lace, again coloured with a Promarker. Flowers are from stash, ie Thailand & the sentiment is also from the above CD.
Entering the following challenges
Inky Chicks Flowers
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Anything Goes
Bunny Zoes For the Girls
Crafty Boots Use a Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant  Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze Anything Goes

This image is by Saturated Canary & is called On My Heart & is coloured with Polychromo pencils. I have edged everything with Walnut Stain DI & also distressed the edges. I also added some Shabby White Frantage to the image. The papers are from the fab MicheleRDesigns & is a freebie she is currently offering here. I have used the banner, the tag & the postcard from the sheet, as well as the backing paper. It is to celebrate a new set she is bringing out called Cottage Garden, its so pretty.
I have added silk ribbon from stash & the perfume bottle die is Magnolia Vol 3 die club set, coloured with a Promarker & the feathers are a Spellbinders Shapeabilities 6 die.
All the flowers are from Thailand.
Entering these challenges
Fun With Shapes & More Shabby Chic
Left of Centre Use Your Dies
Simply Create Too Anything Goes
Dragons Lair Hearts & Flowers
The Stamping Boutique Hearts
Cute Card Thursday Floral Delight
Moving Along with the Times Pink/Lilac & or Butterflies

Been practicing my colouring again & this time with Prisma pencils & no blending solution! I love my pencils & always have done, probably more than all my marker pens, but now I know I can get even better results than before, I have fallen in love with them again lol. In fact, I have a set of Polychromos coming my way soon for an early birthday present. Thanks Alyce, over at Kit&Clowder for the lessons.
The image is PpinkyDoll & can be bought here
The papers I have used are Michelle R Designs Whimsy Romance, which can be found here.
The lace & flowers are all from my stash, which means bought in Thailand. My friend has a son living & working there, so when she goes over to visit him, she shops in the markets & brings back heaps for us.
Lace I bought in Turkey.
The sentiment is a Paula Pascal sentiment set of clear stamps.
Robyns Fetish Square Cards
Stamping Sensations Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time Anything Goes with Love
Digi Designs Lots of Embellishments
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Love is in the Air
Simply Create Too Anything Goes

My exciting news is that I have selected onto Polkadoodles Design Team & here is my first card made for the new challenge starting today, which can be found here. The winner will get a £10 voucher to spend in the digi store. How good is that?
The theme is All Things Kraft & I chose to work with the Work & Play 9 Love & Kisses CD which can be found here
I used one of the templates & made a stepper card & covered it with papers from the CD. The scrabble letters are also printed out from the CD onto Kraft card.
The image is once again from the CD & coloured onto Kraft card with Prisma pencils
I added a Magnolia flourish die from Vol 3 die club set & a Christmas Lace die from Couture Creations, as well as flowers, ribbon & dew drops from stash.
So there is my first card for  Polkadoodles & I look forward to working with a great bunch of ladies & of course the famous Nikky Hall!
Entering the following challenges
Cute Card Thursday Perfectly Pink
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Bunny Zoes Foe The Girls

Hubby is at the Spurs match, so I have all day to myself & I have managed to make 2 cards so far. This one & a male card, I'll show another day.
This is by Aurora Wings Orchid Corner & I have coloured it with Flexmarkers. Mounted it onto card coloured with the same Flexmarker as the darkest colour & added a sentiment from a Paula Pascal set. Thats it, a CAS card, which I very rarely do lol.
Entering the following challenges
Cards Galore Use a stamp or digi (this is a digi stamp)
CCC Digi Creations Your Favourite Colour (pink is one of them)
Moving Along with the Times Pastel Time
Crafting By Designs Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Corner Pinkalicious
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Stampavie Lots of Flowers

I got my pencils out today & coloured up this little beauty by Aurora Wings & she is Fuschia Sprite. The paper is Bearly Mine & part of the Floral Surprise collection. (Sadly this shop has closed down due to the EU regulations regarding digital products). I edged the paper with a Promarker. The doily die in the top right is Magnolia Vol 3 die club set & once again coloured with Promarkers. The banner is La La Land die & the friend sentiment is from a Paula Pascal stamp set. The tag in the bottom right Is also Magnolia Vol 3 die set. Flowers came from stash,  so that means Thailand.
Entering the following challenges
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Anything Goes with Purple
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday Anything Goes
CardMania Add Some Red