30 August 2012

NEW CHALLENGE BLOG!!

This is my third post for today, please scroll down to see my MAWTT & Delightful Challenges creations! Hugs xx

WOW! I have been waiting for today to come around for a while now, I was so excited when 
Natalie & Amy asked me to join their DT for their new challenge blog. I am really happy to be joining them at the start of this fab adventure!

Natalie & Amy have decided to open an online craft shop, where you will find some ubber fab goodies, stamps, card, glitters, papers oh & also loads of jewellery goodies which is a fab addition!
On with our first ever challenge which will run until 29th September!

ANYTHING GOES!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Eira' by Amy Young for C.C. Design from Natalie & Amy's
6" square card blank from Natalie & Amy's
Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's
Skin- FS3 & FS2
Hair- GB10, GB9, & GB7
Dress & boots- CR11, CR9 & CR8
Snowflake- BT5, BT4, BT3, BT2 & BT1
Prisma Pencils

Papers & Embellishments
DP & Ribbon- 'Back To Basics Christmas Modern' by Dovecraft from Natalie & Amy's
Stickles 'Star Dust' from Natalie & Amy's
Sentiment off the 'Christmas Wishes' Humphrey's Corner set from Natalie & Amy's
Red paper by Kodak

There is a fab prize up for grabs, please pop over to the main challenge blog to see what it is!
I hope you will join in with us for our first challenge of Anything Goes...
Hugs xx

'Peekabee!'

This is my second post for today please scroll down for my Delightful Challenges & pop back later to see my creation for a fab new challenge blog!!
Hugs xx

This week over at MAWTT we have a fab new challenge for you

FLYING HIGH!

so, planes, birds, kites, bumbly bees anything that flies!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Paper & Such Design- wings & things
Tuesday Alchemy- bee, guitar & lunch

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Peekabee' by Stitchy Bear
5" square card blank
Tim Holtz distress markers
Face- tattered rose & milled lavender
Eyes- chipped sapphire
Body- black soot & mustard seed
Wings- victorian velvet

Papers & Embellishments
DP- (dark blue) 'Splash' by Echo Park
DP- (light blue) 'Country Drive' by Echo Park
DP- (honeycomb) 'Country Drive' by Echo Park
Pink paper by Kodak
Doorplate die cut by X-cut 503008
Sentiment my stash

Our sponsor this week is the fab Stitchy Bear Store
the winner will receive some fab image to play with!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations the girlies have made!
Hugs xx

'Haystacks!'

This is my first post of the day, please pop back for my MAWTT creation & my card for the start of a brand new monthly challenge, which starts today! Hugs xx

Wow I can't believe that this time next week my girlies will be back at school, where's the last nearly 7 weeks gone!! Its been fab having them around, I'm not the only one who's gonna miss them tho. Our Charlie will be really lonely, they have both given him so much fuss & play time he's gonna drive me mad for the first few days lol!!

Anyhoos I'm sure they will drive me mad at the weekend lol!
This weeks challenge over at Delightful Challenges is 

FALL DAYS!

I know in the UK we don't celebrate Fall but anything autumnal will be fine!


I just loved colouring him in with my Distress Markers, he just seem to come to life!


Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Sketch Saturday- fab sketch
LEJ Designs- ATG
Shopping Our Stash- use your favourite things (Tim Holtz distress markers & Digital Delights images)
Squigglefly- falling into fall

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Haystacks' by Digital Delights
5" square card blank
Tim Holtz Distress Markers
Haystacks
Face- tattered rose & spun sugar
Hat- black soot & broken china
Jacket- broken china, rusty hinge & fired brick
Trousers- chipped sapphire, fired brick & rusty hinge
Straw- mustard seed & vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments
Sentiment- 'Autumn Wishes' pre-coloured by Digital Delights
DP- 'Simply Fall' digi papers by Digital Delights
Brown paper & brown gems my stash
Felt leaf border from Create & Craft
Flourish die cut by Marianne D LR0110

This week we are sponsored by the fab Joanna Sheen, the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in her online store!


Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'Simply Fall' creations my teamies have made! Hugs xx

28 August 2012

Sweet 16! Maybe Not!

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my A&T Challenge creation!
Hugs xx



Its time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft, where as of this week we are going weekly! YAY!! So you only have until Monday night to get your

MILESTONE BIRTHDAY

creations in! I think most of you know after my Christmas creation for the last MTTC challenge, that our Didge is into spooky, Gothic images! Well I decided I might just get her birthday card done. Yeah I know her birthday isn't until March but she is 16 so I'm gonna be busy sorting her invites out!


Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Crazy 4 Challenges- great sketch
Forever Friends- anything goes with animal
Poodles Parlour- winged things (bat)

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Imagine' from the Cherry Kisses set by Pollycraft
6" square black card blank
Promarkers, flexmarkers & neonmarkers
Skin- sunkissed pink & blush
Hair- chestnut, rosewood, firebrick, burnt orange, spice & ginger
T-shirt- slate, amethyst, orchid & glowing green
Under shirt- plum, purple, orchid, warm grey 5, 4 & 3
Trousers- black, cool grey 5, 4, plum & purple
Shoes- warm grey 5 & 4

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Halloween' freebie by Sheri K
Black paper, glitter card & ribbon my stash
Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz black soot
Bat & cat cut on my Ecraft using free svg s by Free SVG's
'16' peeloffs by Anita

Thank you for popping by today, please pop over to the main blog & check out what fab creations the DT have made!
Hugs xx

Bunny says Thank You!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my, My Time To Craft creation!
Hugs xx

WOW thank you to all of you who entered our anything goes over the last fortnight! Make sure you pop over to the main A&T challenge blog to see if you won!

On with this fortnights challenge, we have a fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here! I had loadsa fun playing with this sketch! 



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Craft Your Days Away- anything goes 

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Bunny With Flowers' by A&T Digital Design
6" top notch card blank
Promarkers, Flexmarkers & prisma pencils
Bunny- warm grey 3, 2, 1, champagne, linen, antique white, ivory, baby pink & pale pink
Bow- cerise & fuchsia pink
Flowers- amethyst, lilac, cerise, fuchsia pink & soft green
Ground- khaki, pastel beige & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Woodland Folk' by Docrafts
Pink & green paper by Kodak
Doily & 4mm blue pearl my stash
Border punch by Woodware
Flower die cut by Marianne D LR0169
Leaf die cut by Marianne D LR0117
Sentiment by Craft Work Cards
Doily die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD 020

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made using the sketch you will find here!
Hugs xx

27 August 2012

Pretty Black Kitty!

I just want to say sorry again for not being around your blog for a while, my health isn't the best at the moment & with having the girlies off I've been watching movies with them! I will try my best to get around to you all this week! xxx


I have decided to step down from the Platypus Creek design team, it was a hard decision to make as I just love there cut files & it made me use my Ecraft!

This challenge is my last one & its a fab one! 

LET'S GET SPOOKY!

Just to say I have used the black cat cut file but, I haven't used the shaped card, just the cat! 
Also before I managed to get this little sweetie on a card our Katie pinched him 
& he is now on her wall!!! lol! Little madam! But it does show you what you can make!
Katie has asked if I can do her a whole line of them to go in her window!! mmmmm we shall see!




His eyes have been coloured with 'glowing green' one of the new Letraset Neonmarkers that are on general release on the 1st of September! They are all fabby & perfect for you Halloween creations!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Great Impressions- animals
Robyns Fetish- anything but a card (its a decoration now lol)
My Crafting Channel- Anything Goes use an SVG

Goodies I Have Used
Black Cat shaped card svg by Platypus Creek
Black, glittery, white card & ribbon my stash
Buckle- gold Promarker
Ribbon & hat band- plum Promarker
Eyes- glowing green Neonmarker

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creation my teamies have made!
I just wanted to say thank you to Tracy for having me on her fab DT!
Hugs xx

23 August 2012

There's No Place Like Home!

Firstly I just wanted to say thank you to Hazel (dido) for being there for me the last few days, having some problems with my health & ended up in hospital Tuesday morning after waking up feeling really strange & a really bad pain in my chest! All is ok at the moment, fingers crossed when I go back to Dr they have some answers fro me! I also want to say sorry if I haven't been around your blogs recently, I'm finding it really difficult concentrating. I will be back & I will try & pop around real soon xxx

Anyhoos on with today's card, which is for a fab new challenge over at Delightful Challenges. Where we want to see you

FANCY & FRILLY

creations. I just love my card this week had so much fun making this & its got glitter on it lol I hardly ever use glitter. But after talking to Hazel on the phone she said Dotty needed glittery red shoes!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
The Sweet Stop- great sketch
Paper Pretties- card for kids
Waste Not Wednesday- lace & glitter


Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Dotty' from the Delightful Dotty set by Digital Delights
Image- 'Tree stump' from the 'Delightful Oz' background set by Digital Delights
5" square card blank
Promarkers, Flexmarkers & prisma pencils
Dotty
Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush
Hair- gold, canary & lemon
Short & socks- antique white
Dress & bows- true blue, agean, cyan, yellow & red
Basket- umber, caramel & sandstone
Shoes- ruby, red & amaranth red
Tree stump- umber, caramel & sandstone
Flowers- yellow, baby pink, carnation pink, amethyst & lilac

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Rainbow' paper set by Digital Delights
Blue & yellow papers by Kodak
Baby blue pearls, glitter & lace my stash
Doily die cut my Nellie Snellen MFD020
Grass & bull rush stamps by Alys Inky Fingers
Branch garden die cut by Marianne D LR0151 from Natalie & Amy's

Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe, the winner will get to pick 3 sets from there online shop!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!
Hugs xx

21 August 2012

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

It's time for a new challenge over at Emerald Faeries. This fortnight we want 
to see your creations that include

PUNCHES/DIE CUTS

I had loadsa fun making this card, just loved colouring these little cuties in using my distress markers. I do hope they bring out some more colours because I love using them!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Willow Sketchie- I followed the fab sketch
Creative Mondays- for kids
The Pink Elephant- make your own embellishments (flowers)
Whoopsi Daisy- sentiment

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Larakins' by Emerald Faeries
5" square card blank
Tim Holtz distress markers
Top Larakin
Skin- spun sugar & tattered rose
Wings- tumbled glass
Hat- barn door & faded jeans
Trousers- faded jeans
Bottom Larakin
Skin-spun sugar & tattered rose
Wings- tumbled glass
Hat- fired brick
Trousers- chipped sapphire & fired brick
Branch- peeled paint

Papers & Embellishments
Pink & blue paper by Kodak
Green card my stash
DP- 'Diamonds' from the Cute Companions CD by Jayne Nestorenko
Sentiment from the 'Owl' stamp set by Honey & Hugs
Pine tree branch die cut by Marianne D LR0181 from Natalie & Amy's
Corner die cut by Provo craft
Flower punch by X-cut
Faux stitching done using Promarkers with fine nibs (azure, rose pink & olive green)

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope the weather is good where you are! Please pop over to the
 main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made & to see what fab prize is up for grabs!
Hugs xx

18 August 2012

Sexy Basque!

Morning all, hope your all OK on this dull Saturday morning! Those of you who aren't have a hug from me!
Today's creation is a just because card, I managed to find sometime yesterday when the girlies nipped into Hanley to do some girlie shopping....I hope you like what I made!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Try Stampin' On A Tuesday- fab sketch
ATC's & Cards With Attitude- lace
Crafts & Me- lace

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Basque' freebie from Paperprintables
6" square card blank from Natalie & Amy's
Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Basque- burgundy, crimson, poppy, red, amaranth red, black, cool grey 5 & 4

Papers & Embellishments
DP (red) 'Empress Silk' by Dove of The East from QVC
DP (brown) 'Embrace' by Dove of The East from QVC
Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz black soot
Sentiment by Craft Work Cards
Doily die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD020
Leaf flourish by Marianne D LR0151 from Natalie & Amy's
Lace my stash
Black gems by My Minds Eye

Thank you for stopping by, I always love reading your comments!
Have a great weekend
hugs xx


Creepy Coffin!

Oops I totally forgot to post this yesterday, sorry!!
I will be back with a sexy basque card that I made yesterday xx

Today creation is a treat box using a new SVG release by Platypus Creek, you will find all of the inspiration you need here, also some fab new Halloween images!


The SVG file come with the box bottom, lid & four different tops. A plain one, a raised one, a spiders web & the bats which I have used! I'm really sorry about the pants folding but I have lost my ball tool & had to do it by guessing! Need a new ball tool me think!


Goodies I Have Used
Coffin cut on my Ecraft SVG by Platypus Creek
Orange & black card my stash

Thanks for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations & new images there are!
Hugs xx

16 August 2012

Bouquet Ridley!

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my MAWTT creation
hugs xx


Hey I hope your all keeping well, those who aren't have a hug from me!

Its time for a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges, we've got a really easy one for you this week

PUNCHES & DIES!

see really easy, I know I use them on about 90% of my cards. So you have no excuses not to join in!


I can't believe I've been on Wendy's DT for over a year now & have never used any of these super cute raccoons.....be warned you my see lots in the future, I really enjoyed colouring him in! 


Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Dream Valley- die cuts & punches

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Bouquet Ridley' by Digital Delights
5" square card blank
Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's
Ridley- PP2, PP1, black, IG10, IG8, IG7, IG4, IG3, IG2, IG1 & CR11
Bow tie- BP4, BP2 & BP1
Flowers- CT4, CT3, CG3, CG1, BP4, BP3 & BP2

Papers & Embellishments
Doily die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD 020
Lemon divine twine
DP- 'Rainbow' by Digital Delights
Yellow, pink & blue paper by Kodak
Butterfly punch by Tonic

Our sponsor this week is the fab 'Cut & Paste'

Please pop over & see what fab creation my teamies have made! 
Hugs & thanks for stopping by xx

Stepping Stones!

This is my first post for today please pop back later to see my Delightful Challenges creation! Hugs xx

MAWTT is still running a fortnightly challenge, just to give you extra time to get your creations made & join in the fun!
This time we want to see your 

NOTHING SQUARE

creations, I really ran out of time on this DT card. With having the girls off I really don't seem to have the time to do anything crafty! I was planing on making a really fancy shaped card, but I ended up wth a C6 scalloped card blank! Oh well next time x



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Seems A Little Sketchy- fab sketch
Freshly Brewed- rubber only
I Love Promarkers- gardens
Waste Not Wednesday- use forgotten stuff (HOTP paper stack)

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Hanna' by Pixie Cottage (I stamped this out when I went up to see Hazel last year & love her so much I'm gonna order her lol)
C6 scallop card blank
Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Prisma pencils
Skin- sunkissed pink & blush
Hair- raw sienna, mustard & vanilla
Bow & dress- antique pink, dusky rose & budding rose
Wellies- grey green, pebble blue & tea green
Stone- sandstone, march hare & morning mist
Water- dolphin blue, powder blue & glacier blue
Bull rushes- henna & olive green
Flowers- yellow & cerise
Ground- grass & chartreuse

Papers & Embellishments
DP, sentiment & tags- 'Seasons' stack by HOTP

This fortnight we are sponsored by the fab Sir Stampalot, the winner will recieve this prize!!


Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main blog & see what fab shaped creations my teamies have made! Hugs xx

15 August 2012

Dilly Duck!

WOW! Where has the last month gone? It doesn't seem five minutes since I made those wedding invites for my friend, but it was a month ago.....mmmmm must be getting old!
I'm 40 next October & Nige keeps winding me up saying I'm 40 next year, I just say well your nearer to 50 than me as he is nearly 6 years older than me lololol!! 

Anyhoos enough yapping from me & on with this months Sparkles Monthly Challenge, where this month we want to see your

NATURE

creations, I was planing on decorating a frame with my Woodland creatures, but then I saw who the sponsor was & just had to use one of Wendy super cute images!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Fetch A Sketch- great sketch
Bunny Zoe's- summer
Craft Your Passion- gone buggy
Truly Madly Crafty- summer fun

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Dilly Duck with her Ladybug' by Digital Delights
5" square card blank
Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Dilly Duck- gold, sunflower, yellow, pumpkin & amber
Ladybug- poppy, lipstick red & ice grey 4
Grass- forest green, grass & chartreuse
Sky- soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments
Yellow card & ladybug my stash
Sentiment off the 'Floral Maze' DB014 stamp sheet by Dawn Bibby
DP- 'Country Drive' by Echo Park
Organza bee Forever Friends ribbon by Docrafts

Our sponsor for this month is Digital Delights! with a $5 voucher for the winner
Digital Delights by Louby Loo

We also have a prize unclaimed from last month, so there is also a LOTV voucher up for grabs!
So two chances to win this month!

Thank you for stopping by, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!
Hugs xx


14 August 2012

Danni's Christmas Card!

Those of you that know me, know our eldest Danni is into dark spooky stuff! So when I was asked to join A & T with Emerald Faeries I couldn't wait to play with this fab image. Its just perfect for Danni & I had loadsa fun making it & getting covered in distressing inks!

I have decided to combine my two DT cards today so here's the first challenge.....

Over at A & T challenge blog,  we want to see your

ANYTHING GOES

creations, real easy one this time. So no excuses not to join in the fun! Make sure you pop over to the A & T challenge blog & see what fab prize is up for grabs!

And over at My Time To Craft we want to see you

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

creations, make sure you pop over to both blog & see what fab creations the girls have made!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Kimbee's Creations- fab sketch
Make It Monday- anything goes
OSAAT- anything goes
My Moms Craft Shop- Christmas

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Christmas Skull' by A & T designs
5" square card blank
Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's
Skull- GG5, GG4, GG2, GG1 & EB1
Hat- TB6, TB5 & TB4
Holly- JG6, JG4 & JG1
Berries- CR11 & CR9
Banner- TN1 & TN2
Candy canes- CR11 & CR10

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Miltons' Christmas stack by Wild Rose Studio
Gold paper, holly card, ribbon, blue gems & brad my stash
Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz's vintage photo
Paper distressing done using thread cutter
Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart
Small snowflake punch by X-cut
Sentiment by Kanban


Thanks for stopping by hugs xx

13 August 2012

ABC Ella!

I hope your all well, those who aren't here's a huge hug ((((xxxx))))) just for you!
We had an absolute fantastic day yesterday, we nipped up to Blackpool for the airshow & boy it was fantastic the Typhoon was amazing, it had Katie squealing saying her bum was vibrating lol the noise & power that thing has AMAZING!
We also went into Madame Tussards, only really to surprise Katie with The Beatles being there.....mmmm but I didn't know there was one of Mr sex bomb himself, yeah Tom Jones was there but I'm talking about Alan Shearer, oh I cried, my knees went weak oh I was a blubbering mess & yeah Nige got a photo lol. Might put it on here if its not to bad lol!!
But Katie when she saw The Beatles she cried lots & hugged me & Nige really tight & said thank you such a sweetie & then spent the next 20 minutes walking around the Fab Four looking at them. She did notice that Macca had his shoes on & no cigarette in his hand. I have taught my daughter well lol!!
Anyhoos a fab day out, well worth the 5 minute rain shower we got caught in!
Hugs xx


Its time for a new challenge over at Platypus Creek, this fortnight we want to see your

BACK TO SCHOOL

creations! I decided to make a card for my friends little girl who starts in Preschool this September, she just seems so small & starting school. I know our girls were that small years ago but I can't remember them being that small when they started school!! Anyhoos on with my card!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Skipping Stones- fab sketch
Scrappers Delight- Back To School
Raise The Bar- Back To School
Paper Pretties- Back To School


Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'ABC Ella' by Platypus Creek
A6 scalloped card blank
Promarkers, Flexmarkers & prisma pencils
Skin- sunkissed pink & blush
Hair- gold, canary & lemon
Bobbles- true blue
Shirt- vanilla & satin
Skirt- indigo blue, true blue & cobalt blue
Shoes- midnight blue & china blue
Book- burgundy, crimson, yellow & sky blue
Ground- blue grey 3, 2 & 1

Papers & Embellishments
DP- (stripy) 'It's A Party' by Digital Delights
DP- (pencils) 'School' by Digital Delights
Yellow paper by Kodak
Leaf border punch by Fiskars
ABC cut on my Ecraft using font off my laptop
A- lipstick red
B- cyan
C- turquoise

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made & what great prize is up for grabs!
Hugs xx