Fairy Bluebell's Craft Adventure

Sparkles Challenge ~ Mother's Day/Spring

2012-03-15T12:24:00.000Z

Hello everyone....I hope you are all well.
Its time for a new challenge over at Sparkles and this month the theme is....
Mother's Day or Spring
Here is my DT card

Our sponsor this month is Di's Digi's

With a wonderful prize of $10 for the lucky winner.

Don't forget you can make any project for the challenge as long as it fits this month's theme.

For my card I used this cute bunny image from Penny Black called 'Spring Joy'. The papers are 'Bird Song' from First Edition Papers and I have coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is LOTV , the pearls are from The Hobby House and the ribbon and wooden flower are from my stash.

Please pop over to Sparkles to see what the rest of the team have created. We would love to see all your Mother's Day/Spring projects.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Allsorts Challenge ~ # 145 ~ Say It With Flowers

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 154 ~ Something For Mum!

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 108 ~ Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge ~ # 48 ~ Mum's The Word (for Nanna)

Sunday Sketch & Stamp ~ # 97 ~ Marie's Sketch

Thank you for stopping by.

Vintage Wings

2012-03-11T17:13:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....well what a wonderful Sunday it is, the weather is fabulous and we have had a lovely day.
This morning we took the dogs for a walk in some of the local woods.

This is Stella and Daz with the 'Boss'

And this is Bertie having a scout round.
We then came home and went out for lunch at a small Thai restaurant, afterwards we had an ice cream on the sea front and I can't believe how many people were on the beach....and then I came home to watch my beloved rugby....and we 'WON'....yeah!!!!
Oh yes and I have something to share too.

I'm sorry its not a great photo.
I went to my friend Polly's last week and had an lovely evening of crafting with Polly and Jacs.....'I never finish anything as we end up chatting' but just to prove it girls.....I finished the 'Tag'.....
The tag is a Tim Holtz die cut as are the angel wings and the bird and cage. I used one of Polly's stamps for the background.....I think this is also Tim Holtz....in fact if I think about it, most of the embellishments are Tim Holtz too. The rose ribbon, flowers and pearls are from The Hobby House. I have edged everything with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:~
The Stamp Man Challenge ~ VintagePaperCrafting Journey Challenge ~ # 4 ~ Anything GoesCrafts And Me Challenge ~ # 74 ~ Things With Wings
Craft Room Challenge ~ Shabby Vintage

Thank you for stopping by.

Angie Angel

2012-03-10T13:10:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone.....I hope you are all well and enjoying this lovely Spring sunshine.
I have finally got round to making a card. I have had such a busy week and I'm so tired but all the running about and the house work are done now so I can relax and spend the afternoon watching my beloved rugby.
I made this card for a challenge and then missed the deadline.....I can't tell you how many times I have done this little trick.....but hey~ho.....never mind.....

This is one of the images I chose from Robyn's Fetish when I won some digis last month. She is called Angie Angel and I just thought she was so sweet.

The papers are from my scraps box. I have coloured using Promarkers and the roses are from The Hobby House. The sentiment is from LOTV. I have finished off using a couple of gems and added Stickles to her wings.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Craft Your Passion Challenge ~ # 100 ~ Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge ~ # 74 ~ Mother's Day

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge ~ # 109 ~ Think Spring ~ Lets See Some Flowers!

Lexi's Creations Challenge ~ # 60 ~ Mother's Day

Thank you for stopping by.

Winter Wonderland ~ A Christmas Scene

2012-03-09T09:00:00.026Z

Good morning everyone......Its time once again for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'A Christmas Scene'.....
This week we are sponsored by

Squiggle Stamps

who are offering 2 digis to the lucky winner.

Here is my DT card

I have had this stamp for years and I am ashamed to say that I have never used it until now. The image is called Winter Lingers by Stamps Happen. I have simply coloured with Promarkers and mounted the image on to black and blue glitter card. To finish off I have just added Stickles to areas such as the fence, trees and roof of the cottage.
We would love for you to come over and join us in this weeks challenge.....don't forget to pop over to Winter Wonderland to see what the rest of the team have created. We look forward to seeing all your lovely cards/creations.
Thank you for stopping by.

Spring Hare

2012-03-08T15:36:00.001Z

Good afternoon everyone.....I hope you are all well.
Its been a lovely sunny day here if not a little chilly.....and just a tad windy down on the sea front were I have been out for lunch with a friend.
Today I would like to share a picture of an embroidery that my mum made for me....As well as mermaids I love hares and living in Lincolnshire we have a fair amount of them racing around the local countryside.

This isn't a very clear photo but the hare is made up of different materials such as fabric, leather, metallic threads, gold work and beads.
I love this picture and was really thrilled when mum gave it to me.
Thank you for stopping by.

One Stitch At A Time

2012-03-05T22:30:00.000Z

Hello everyone....I hope you are all well.
First I would like to say a huge 'Hello and Welcome' to my new followers. Thank you so much for joining me on my crafting journey.
Today I have something a little different....and its completed and framed too (has been for some time to be honest) but I would still like to share it here on my blog. After cleaning out the wardrobes and finding lots of unfinished pieces of embroidery/cross stitch I'm now on a mission to complete all the things I have started.....and believe me this will take me forever.....

This is a Miribilia cross stitch design called The Queen Mermaid. I loved doing this picture partly because I love anything mermaid and partly because of the beautiful colours and threads in the pack. I have several other patterns by the same designer and all are mermaids.
Over the years I have given away nearly everything that I have stitched but this is one picture that I am definitely keeping.
Thank you for stopping by.

Sunday Football

2012-03-04T13:56:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone.....
Well the weather here is rubbish.....Rain, Rain, Rain....but I guess we need it really, the garden did look a bit sorry for itself.
At last I have managed to make a card....I promised myself at the beginning of the year that I would try and make more cards for men/boys, as I tend to shy away from them unless I really need one.....I never know what to make for male cards.
Anyway here is a birthday card for a boy....no boy in particular just any little boy.

I have had this LOTV image for ages and it has only been used once. The papers are First Edition ~ Up, Up & Away. I have coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is LOTV and the pearls are from The Hobby House. I have added some twine which is my new favourite thing and I want to use it on all my cards just lately. This is my second reel of black and white already.
I have followed this sketch from Sketch n Stash Challenge....

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Sketch N Stash Challenge ~ # 82 ~ Jill's SketchAud SentimentsChallenge ~ # 49 ~ Happy Birthday

Thank you for stopping by.

Love, Love, Love...

2012-03-03T08:58:00.001Z

Morning everyone.....isn't it just typical, the last two days have been warm, sunny and just like Spring and what do you know....its the weekend and its cold, damp and miserable. Oh well never mind, the only thing for it....is to....'Craft'!!!!
Today I have my ATC's to share for February's swap over at Ali's ATC Swap~Stop!. With it being February the theme was of course....Love!!!!

The papers were from my stash as were the buttons, pearls and the ribbon. The die cut tag is from Magnolia and the little stickers are peels offs from a bargain bin at one of my local garden centres.
I'm now looking forward to receiving my swaps through the post.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Thank you for stopping by.

Christmas Crafting! March Challenge

2012-03-01T15:01:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone. This is my second post of the day and what a beautiful sunny day it is here today.
This time I want to share my DT card for this month's challenge over at Christmas Crafting!.
This month's theme has been chosen by 'The Boss' Arline, and she has chosen to use a non~Christmas image to create a Christmas card. This was quite a challenge but I got there in the end....
Our challenge this month is being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish.
Here is my DT card using one of their lovely images.

I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from Kanban ~ Deck The Halls. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls are from The Hobby House. I have added some Stickles to the roses and the little fairy's wings and just a little twine to finish off.
Please pop over to Christmas Crafting! to see what the rest of the DT have created for your inspiration.We hope you can join us this month and look forward to seeing your creations.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge ~ # 95 ~ A SketchLittle Darlings Challenge ~ # 18 ~ PearlsFlutter By Wednesday's Challenge ~ # 192 ~ Open

Thank you for stopping by.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #14

2012-03-01T11:00:00.001Z

Good morning everyone......March 1st already and its time again for another challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges
The theme this month is Peel~offs....
Well this had me stumped for a while until I remembered I had some wonderful Christmas Tree peel~offs in my stash that I had never used.
Here is my DT card

I came up with the idea of filling all the different sized circles with buttons, beads and pearls and I'm quite pleased with the effect if not the photo.
This month we are lucky enough to have two sponsors.....

A £10 Voucher

from Joanna Sheen

4 Digi Imagesfrom Pink Gem Designs

Please pop over to Sparkles and have a look at the rest of the teams creations using peel~offs.And don't forget your project must have a Christmas theme but can be anything you like as we are a multi crafts blog.
We look forward to seeing all your creations.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown Challenge ~ # 2 ~ EmbellishmentJingle Belles Challenge ~ Stuck On You

Thank you for stopping by.

Sparkles Christmas Blog Hop.....Winner

2012-02-29T20:30:00.000Z

Good evening....I'm sorry I'm so late with this post.
Its time to announce the winners of our Birthday Blog Hop.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Hop, visiting all the DT and leaving such lovely comments.
The winner from all the comments left on my blog is......No 13 Cathy....of Kraftykoolkat.
This is Cathy's beautiful card

Congratulations Cathy.....please pop over to the Sparkles Christmas Challenge blog where you will find details on how to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone who took part and Congratulations to all our winners.

Thank you for stopping by.

I Want To Ride My Bicycle.....

2012-02-27T22:41:00.003Z

Good evening everyone....
Its been a very long day today, a 10 hour shift for my first day back at work......but I have a yet another card to share tonight....
I made this card for my partners birthday tomorrow.....he loves his cycling and does quite a bit of off road/mountain biking when he has time....Its become a bit of a joke as whenever I make him a card there is usually a Magnolia Edwin image on it, this is due to the fact that quite a few people have mentioned in the past that he looks like Edwin..... especially when he wears his glasses.....Aww Bless!!!

The papers are Kaisercraft...'Shaken Not Stirred' and I have coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is from LOTV. I have used some twine and a little bicycle charm and added pearls from The Hobby House. Finally I added some glossy accents to the bike to make it shiny.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Allsorts Challenge ~ # 143 ~ Its Your Choice

Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ # 181 ~ Boys And Their Toys!

Sketch Saturday Challenge ~ # 16 ~ A Sketch

Time For Tea

2012-02-26T15:36:00.001Z

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well and having a lovely, relaxing Sunday.
I have yet another card to share today.....back to work tomorrow though so I doubt I'll have as much time to spend crafting.....never mind.....'Note to self....You need to work to buy stash!!!....

I thought I would ink up another of my many LOTV images that I haven't used yet.....This little sweetie is called....'Hello Cupcake' and I really enjoyed colouring this one with my Promarkers. The papers are First Edition Papers called Dreamcatcher. I have used the Tim Holtz clock die and the flowers are two different sized Retro Flower punches punched, spritzed and crunched into shape. I have finished off with a sentiment from LOTV and pearls from The Hobby House.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Lili's Little Fairies Challenge ~ Afternoon Tea Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 151 ~ A SketchI Love Promarkers ~ # 105 # Time

Thank you for stopping by.

Birthday Cake....

2012-02-25T09:30:00.004Z

Good morning everyone....Its a beautiful, bright sunny morning here....if not a little chilly but you can't have everything now can you.....
I'm on a mission this morning to get all my jobs done early as come lunch time I will be parked in front of the T.V. watching my beloved rugby, telling the Ref how to do his job...so I'm afraid nothing else will be done until that ball is kicked into touch at the final whistle.
I have another card to share today....can you tell I've had a week off work!!!

The inspiration for this card came from Cupcake Inspirations with this stunning picture....

I've had the idea for this card in my head all week but only got round to making it last night.
The image is Celebrate from SCACD....coloured with Promarkers. The papers are a mixture of Kanban card and Craft Creations Ltd. I've had the Banner Pennant die cut from Whimsy Stamps for months and I've never used it until now.....naughty me. To finish I've added my usual pearls from The Hobby House and some Stickles.
I love this stamp and can see it being used many times but then again I love all things 'Cake....!!!'.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~ Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 148 ~ Photo InspirationPaper Sundaes Challenge ~ # 108 ~ BirthdaysMy Time To Craft Challenge ~ # 173 ~ Bring On The Cake

Thank you for stopping by.

Winter Wonderland ~ Glitter and Bling

2012-02-24T09:00:00.011Z

Good morning everyone....Its time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'Glitter and Bling'.....
This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

and they are offering a $15 voucher for the lucky winner.
And here is my DT card

The image is from LOTV and I have coloured using Promarkers. I added some glitter to the image and then I had the idea to turn it into a shaker card....haven't made one of these for ages....I used some micro beads that I found hiding away in my stash box. The small embossed frame is from Craftwork Cards and the sparkly gem flowers and swirls were from The Hobby House. To finish I punched a couple of snowflakes and added large gems at their centres.
I hope you are able to come over and join us this week....we would love to see all your lovely sparkly creations. Please pop over to Winter Wonderland and have a look at the fabulous cards the rest of the team have created.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge ~ # 86 ~ Winter BluesCraft Us Crazy Challenge ~ # 21 ~ Favourite Colour/Favourite Embellishents ~ My favourite colour is blueChristmas Inspirations Challenge ~ # 41 ~ Anything GoesDivas By Design Challenge ~ # 23 ~ Bling It Up!

Thank you for stopping by.

Just Peachy...

2012-02-23T09:01:00.000Z

Morning everyone....I hope you are all well.
Well I managed to get the wardrobes finished yesterday....so I might tackle a bit of gardening today....Please note.....I said....'Might'....!!!
I have another card to share today....

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out....I had no ideas or intentions of how I wanted my card to look and these are the papers that I had lying around on my desk so I challenged myself to use what was there.....
The image had been stamped for weeks and the poor little dragon had been sat naked until I chose his colours and gave him some dignity.
The image is Fergus With Poppy from the Wild Rose Studio and the papers are Desert Blooms from First Edition. I have coloured using my very trusty Promarkers and used a Nestie for the mount. The flowers are made from two retro flower punches....spritzed and scrunched and I have used my favourite embellishments.....pearls from The Hobby House to finish off.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Allsorts Challenge ~ # 142 ~ Anything GoesPaper Pretties Challenge ~ # 194 ~ Punches/Die CutsTruly Scrumptious ~ # 74 ~ All Creatures Great And SmallThe Cutie Pie Challenge ~ # 12 ~ Flower PowerThe Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Mothers Day/Card For A Female

Thank you for stopping by.

Deckchair Teddy

2012-02-22T11:55:00.002Z

Morning everyone....Well its a miserable morning here and I'm supposed to be cleaning wardrobes out....but as you can see I've gotten a little sidetracked....but don't tell anyone I'm here.....
I have a card to share today and I have followed another tutorial over at LOTV...

The image is LOTV and I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from my stash of scraps and the roses I think are from Prima. I have used a variety of punches and dies and I finished off using pearls and some lace from the Hobby House.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 40 ~ SketchStamp n Doodle Challenge ~ Lace And FlowersStampalot Challenge ~ In The GardenLollipop Crafts Challenge ~ # 68 ~ Anything GoesTotally Gorjuss Challenge ~ # 119 ~ Lace

Thank you for stopping by.

Little Grey Squirrel

2012-02-18T17:13:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well.
First I would like to say 'Hello' and 'Welcome' to my new followers. Thank you for joining me on my craft journey....I hope you enjoy the ride.
I'm hoping to get lots of crafting done this week as I have a week off work but typically who woke up this morning with a rotten cold.....'Me'....again!!!!
But I do have a card to share....

I have had this stamp for a few weeks but haven't had the chance to ink the 'little chap' up until now. This is a Whimsy stamp called 'Fluffy On The Lily'.
The papers are Wisteria from Basic Grey....I've had this paper pad for months and months but never really used it. I have coloured using my Promarkers and used various Nesties and a Martha Stewert border punch. The flower is a die from Marianne Creatables which I'm ashamed to admit is having its first outing too....Shame on me!!!!
I decided to follow a sketch this time.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 104 ~ NatureAllsorts Challenge ~ # 142 ~ Anything GoesSketch Saturday Challenge ~ # 195 ~ SketchAud Sentiments Challenge ~ # 48 ~ HappySarah Hurley Challenge ~ # 60 ~ Die Cuts

Thank you for stopping by.

'Things With Wings'

2012-02-15T10:00:00.003Z

Good morning everyone.....
Its time for a new challenge over at Sparkles and this month the theme is....
'Something With Wings'
Our sponsor this month is....Lili of the Valley

The prize for the lucky winner is a £10.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

And here is my DT card

The image and the sentiment are of course from Lili of the Valley....the image is called 'On Tiptoe'. I have coloured using Promarkers and I followed a tutorial from LOTV on using Promarkers and the blender pen. The papers are from My Minds Eye....I love these!!! I have used various punches and Nesties and finished off using pearls from the Hobby House.

So please pop over to Sparkles to see what the rest of the team have created and hopefully you'll feel inspired to come and join us in this month's challenge.

We look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

Thank you for stopping by.

Little Elephant

2012-02-14T18:35:00.000Z

Good evening everyone.....
Today I have a card to share.... I don't seem to be getting much time for crafting just lately.
I made this card for my other half....I had so many plans for this years Valentines card but as usual time ran away with me but although its simple the sentiment remains the same......

I'm sorry my photo seems a little blurred today.....

The image and the sentiment are from LOTV and the papers are from Kaisercraft ~ the Shaken Not Stirred collection. I have coloured using Promarkers and just added a few pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 149 ~ Lot's Of Love

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 103 ~ Love Is In The Air

Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 21 ~ Love Is In The Air

The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Totally Gorgeous Challenge ~ # 118 ~ Lurve

Thank you for stopping by.

White Rabbit....

2012-02-12T08:17:00.000Z

Good morning everyone....I hope you are all well and keeping warm.
Firstly I must apologise for not visiting and commenting on your blogs much recently, I will try and catch up with you all soon. I have been so busy lately with one thing and another and I have started a crochet class as well as already going to an embroidery class and a scrapbooking class....I've also started knitting again....well trying anyway.
Today I would like to share a card that I made for my dad's birthday this week.

The image is of course The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland but I can't remember what the make is. I bought a set of about eight at a show a couple of years ago and their all stored in a clear bag. I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from my stash. The clock is a Tim Holtz die and I have just added a few brads and pearls to finish. The little watch charm is from the Hobby House.

I'm not completely happy with the backing papers on this card but my dad liked it so that's all that matters really.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Cards For Men ~ # 3 ~ Seeing Red

Thank you for stopping by.

Winter Wonderland ~ No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed

2012-02-10T09:00:00.016Z

Good morning everyone....Its time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed'.
This week we have two sponsors....
Our first sponsor is Crimson Cloud ~ and they are giving away a beautiful prize of a Penny Black stamp called Mystical.

Our second sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs and they are offering 4 digis from their online store.

And here is my DT card

The image is a Penny Black stamp called Daisy Bunnies....which I've had forever and I have coloured using my Distress Inks for a change. The papers are First Edition ~ Desert Blooms. I have used a variety of die cuts and Nesties and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I hope that you are able to join us this week....Please pop over to Winter Wonderland to see what my talented team mates have created to help inspire you for this challenge....We look forward to seeing all your wonderful projects.

Thank you for stopping by.

January Journal....Late..Late..Late!!!

2012-02-08T22:07:00.001Z

Evening everyone....Hope you are all well.
I've had a busy week so far and not much time for card making or scrap booking but I did finish this journal page at the weekend. I missed the January link up for Kate Cranes 366 art calender over at The Kathryn Wheel but I'm already working on my February page.....
A few weeks ago I spent a lovely evening at my friend Polly's along with Sandra and Jacqui crafting and getting inky. Polly had already created her January journal page and I got very inky creating mine....I wanted my January page to have a wintery feel but after inking and spritzing it was definitely lending itself more towards a sea theme.....so that's how it turned out.

This photo was taken before I added any writing to the journal.
Thanks for stopping by.

Scrap Book Mad!!!!

2012-02-04T08:16:00.001Z

Morning everyone......Well its freezing this morning but none of the promised snow yet.....I don't tend to bother with the weather forecasts any more.....I tend to stick to 'If you want to know what the weather's like....Look out of the window!!!'
Today I have yet another finished scrap book page to share...

As always this is a page that was designed and taught by the 'Oh So Talented' Polly at the class I attend on a Thursday evening at my local craft shop. I love these papers and the colours.
The photo is of my grandparents taken at their home in Lancashire in 1965.....check out the haircuts and the fashion!!!
I remember my Nan saying that before these photos were taken....(they had a bit of a photo shoot from what I gather) she went out and bought plastic Daffodils and Tulips to stick around the garden, her theory being that as the photos would be in black and white no-one would know the difference....
'Thats My Nan' xx
Thank you for stopping by.

My Way ~ ATC's

2012-02-02T13:37:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone.....well I have a good excuse to stay indoors today....It's freezing outside and we woke to a light covering of snow.....so I plan a few hours in my craft room.
Today I have my January ATC's to share. These are for the swap over at Ali's ATC Swap~Stop!....This month the theme was 'My Way'....this was to create an ATC in what we felt was our 'Signature' style. I'm not that sure what my 'Style' actually is so I decided to choose things I like....
The colours yellow and green....Floral papers....Butterflies....Gems and Pearls and Flowers.
And this is what I came up with....

Not my best creation but I have managed to stick to my own personal challenge this year of trying to create my ATC's from all my leftover scraps, bits and pieces.
There still aren't many of us taking part in the swap so if you would like to join us just pop over to Ali's ATC Swap~Stop to see what its all about.
Thank you for stopping by.

Christmas Crafting! February Challenge

2012-02-01T20:34:00.000Z

Good evening everyone....I hope you are all managing to keep warm and toastie.
This is my second post of the day....This time I want to share my DT card for this month's challenge over at Christmas Crafting!.

This month's theme has been chosen by Sara from our DT and she has chosen a colour combination of Blue, White and Silver.
Our challenge this month is being sponsored by Paper Pretties and they are offering 6 Digi images to the winner of this month's challenge.
Here is my DT card.

I have used this cute image from Paper Pretties and coloured with

Promarkers,the sentiment is LOTV and I have added snowflakes and pearls to the acetate.
This card didn't quite turn out how I wanted it to....but it's growing on me.
So please pop over to Christmas Crafting! and take a look at the wonderful cards the DT have have come up with this month. We would love for you to come and join in the fun and we look forward to seeing your lovely creations in our challenge.
Thank you for stopping by.

Celebration Time...

2012-02-01T10:00:00.010Z

Good morning everyone.....
Today it is our 1st Birthday over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and we are celebrating with a Blog Hop.
The theme this month is 'Anything Goes'.BUT it must be a Christmas creation.
There are lots of prizes to be won along the way from each of our DT members.
Here is my Birthday Blog Hop DT card.

So on to the Blog Hop

If you have arrived here from Jacqui's Blog you are heading in the right direction.

1. You need to start the hop from Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog and follow each of the DT members in order.

2. Each DT member has a prize to win along the way, so make sure you leave a comment on each of their Blogs to be in with a chance of winning.

Here is the fabulous prize that I have been given for the lucky winner on my Blog.

5 Digi Images ~ Whimsy Stamps

How wonderful is this....

3. To complete the Hop you need to link your project/creation on the Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog.

4. The Blog Hop ends on the 27th February and the winners will be announced shortly after so you have plenty of time to enter.

From here you need to hop over to my Fab Teamie Shell's Blog.

We look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

GOOD LUCK

Thank you for stopping by.

Don't forget to leave me a comment to be eligible for the prize.

Told You I Was On A Roll.....

2012-01-30T21:03:00.001Z

Evening everyone....I can't believe how cold it was when I was walking home from work this evening...and I was so pleased to get home after a very long shift I can tell you.....
Well as I said I'm on a roll when it comes to finishing things off at the moment and here is yet another completed scrapbook page.

This is another page taught by Polly at the class I attend at my local craft shop. This photo was taken for our local paper quite a few years ago. Brogan had been picked to be a model for the day which was a weekly feature. She was allowed to pick 3 outfits for the little photo shoot. I didn't think she was going to perform.....but perform she did.....and she was given one of the outfits as a gift and I ended up buying the other two outfits.
Thank you for stopping by.

Surprise...Surprise...

2012-01-29T17:16:00.003Z

Good evening everyone....I hope you are all well and have had a lovely weekend.
I have had a lovely week this last week considering the month started out badly....I was lucky enough to win a beautiful image from Teddy Bo this week in their Blog Hop and on Saturday my card won first prize in The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge and I won 5 images from Robyn's Fetish.
Then yesterday while I was shopping I picked up a copy of Simply Homemade magazine and later as I was browsing through over a cup of tea I spied on their Into The Blogosphere page (for inspirational blogs) my blog banner....first I was amazed to see it there and then delighted....can't imagine how it got there but there it is..................I'm thrilled to think that anyone would ever think my little space in Blogland was 'inspirational'.

Today I also have another finished scrapbook page....I'm on a roll with this finishing projects off thing.

Yes I know....its another photo of my daughter at her prom last year but this does happen to be my favourite photo. The page again was created and taught by the very talented Polly. This page has too many embellishments to put in a scrapbook so I'm going to put it in a box frame.

Thank you for stopping by.

Winter Wonderland ~ Swirls And Pearls

2012-01-27T09:00:00.012Z

Good morning everyone....Its time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is Swirls and Pearls....
This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp! and they are offering a $15 voucher for the lucky winner.
Here is my DT card

The image is Simply Sassy called Spread Your Wings and I have coloured using my very trusty Promarkers. The papers are Papermania ~ The Rose Garden....my favourite. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls, lace and diamante and pearl swirl embellishment are from The Hobby House.
I hope you are able to join us this week...we would love to see all your wonderful creations.
Thank you for stopping by.

Well...Hello In There!!!

2012-01-25T22:43:00.002Z

Evening everyone....I don't normally post this late in the evening but I have a card to share.

I'm sorry about the terrible photo, I'm afraid the light wasn't good....nothing to do with my photography skills then!!!
The image I have used is from Penny Black and is called 'Hello Dear'. I bought this stamp ages ago and I've never used it before. I coloured with Promarkers and the papers were a freebie from a magazine sometime last year....My Mind's Eye ~ Pretty Please. I used a deep trellis border punch from Martha Stewart and added various punched flowers, a sentiment from LOTV and my favourite embellishments....pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 147 ~ Anything GoesTotally Papercrafts Challenge ~ # 100 ~ Make Your Own FlowersSketch Saturday Challenge ~ # 191 ~ A SketchMy Time To Craft Challenge ~ # 171 ~ Your Favourite Embellishment

Thank you for stopping by.

Pretty As A Picture...

2012-01-24T11:32:00.000Z

Good morning everyone.....what a miserable, wet day it is here....
Its my day off and I was supposed to be spending the day with my parents in Lincoln but instead I'm stuck in waiting for a parcel to arrive....but I'm sure the parcel will be worth the wait....watch this space.....!!!! Never mind though we can go to Lincoln on my day off next week.
Today I have a completed scrapbook page to share....

This page/layout was taught by the incredibly talented Polly at my local scrapbook class. Polly is such anenthusiastic and inspirational crafter that you can't help but feel inspired by her wonderful ideas. Thanks Polly....I love this page.
For this page Polly asked us to pick three different pieces of 12 x 12 paper....usually the papers are already chosen for the class....so at this point I would normally be Umming and Ahhing....but No!! I went straight out, picked my papers and came back and sat at my seat.....very unlike me but one of my New Years resolutions is to try and be a bit more spontaneous in my crafting and I must admit I'm thrilled with my finished page.
The photo of my daughter was taken in the park last summer just before she went off to her Prom.
Thank you for stopping by.

Let Them Eat Cake....

2012-01-22T12:08:00.003Z

Good afternoon everyone.....I hope you are all well today. Its really windy here....I just hate the wind and as everyone is out today I'm tucked up in my little craft room trying to ignore the gale blowing through the trees outside.
Today I have a card to share....at last!!!

The image is House Mouse....I love these cheeky little mice and I've coloured them using Promarkers. The papers are some of my favourites from Papermania called Rose Garden....The sentiment is from LOTV and I've finished off by adding my usual Stickles and pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 100 ~ Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Challenge ~ # 100 ~ Make Your Own Flowers

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 38 ~ A Sketch

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 144 ~ Photo Inspiration

Stampin With The Dragon Challenge ~ # 2 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge ~ # Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.

Tea For Two.....

2012-01-16T21:26:00.002Z

Good evening everyone.....I hope you are well and keeping warm.
Today I have another card to share....my mum asked me to make a birthday card for her friend and I thought this image was perfect.

I love this stamp although I'm ashamed to admit that this is the first time I have actually inked it up.....how naughty am I then....bad crafter!!!! The image is a Penny Black stamp called Tea Cozy. I have coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is LOTV and I have embellished with roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, punched leaves and pearls from the Hobby House.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Die Cut Special

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 99 ~ Cute And Cuddly

Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ # 184 ~ Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations Challenge ~ # 56 ~ Anything Goes

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ~ # 168 ~Anything Goes With Blue

The Squirrel And The Fox Challenge ~ # 9 ~ Critters

Thank you for stopping by.

My First DT Card For Sparkles....

2012-01-15T11:47:00.002Z

Good morning and what a beautiful frosty morning it is too....perfect for staying in my little craft room me thinks......
Today I have even more news to share.....I have been asked to join Sparkles Challenges....this is a monthly challenge blog where you can create anything as long as you stick to the monthly theme.
Here is my first DT creation for this month's challenge which is 'New Crafty Goodies'....
My new crafty goodies are the papers and....I know even more Stickles!!!....where would I be without my Stickles.

Now I'm sure Santa was very kind to you all and brought you all lots of new crafting goodies, or maybe you treated yourself to something you really 'needed'.

This month we are sponsored by Crafty Emma's Store and the prize for the lucky winner is

£10.00 Voucher excluding p&p
So please pop over to Sparkles and see what my new teamies have created with their new crafty goodies and hopefully you will feel inspired to come and join us in this month's challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.

WINTER WONDERLAND....MY 1ST DT CARD

2012-01-13T09:00:00.013Z

Hi everyone....

Today I have some more exciting news to share....I was lucky enough to be chosen to join the DT at Winter Wonderland and this is my 1st DT card. The theme this week is 'A Birthday Card' and here is my little creation.

This week we are sponsored by The Emerald Faerie Garden and there is a fabulous prize of 3 digis for the lucky winner.

For my card I have used this cute image from The Emerald Faerie Garden called 'Ebony'....how cute is she!!!.....I coloured the image using my trusty Promarkers and the papers are First Edition Papers....Desert Blooms. The rose ribbon strip, pearls and gems are from The Hobby House and the sentiment is LOTV. I have added Stickles to the little fairy's wings to finish off.

Please pop over to the Winter Wonderland challenge blog and have a look at the wonderful cards the DT have created for your inspiration and I hope that you will be able to come and join us.

Thank you for stopping by.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO JOIN IN?....

2012-01-12T22:00:00.007Z

Good evening everyone....I hope you are all well today.

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining me and a few like minded crafters in a monthly ATC swap.....
Every month I like to join in over at Ali's ATC Swap~Stop to make and swap ATC's.....unfortunately over the last few month's our numbers have dwindled somewhat and we are now down to 5 regular swappers and if we drop to less than 5 we would have to abandon the swap......or end up getting our own ATC's back....
ATC's are a great way of using up those scraps we all have lying around and its really lovely when a nice, fat envelope drops on your mat with your ATC swaps in. Another great thing which I love is to see how everyone interprets the month's theme differently.
Here are a few of the ATC's that I have made for past swaps.

If you would like to make and swap some ATC's with us pop over to Ali's ATC Swap~Stop and have a look around and if you would like to join in just leave a comment for Ali.

Thank you for stopping by.

I'M STILL HERE....HONEST!!!

2012-01-12T21:51:00.001Z

Hello everyone......
I just want to say a huge 'SORRY' to you all for not commenting on your lovely creations and my lack of posts recently.
Things have been rather busy both at home and at work since Christmas plus I'm trying to get to grips with my new laptop, which was a surprise Christmas present from the amazing and wonderful man in my life (he'll like that bit when he reads my blog)......'Yes Hun' I do know you read it........
I would also like to say 'Hello' to my new followers.....sorry there hasn't been much to see of late but I am working on a few projects.
I've also been struggling with a few blogging issues.....I've been trying to schedule a post but nothing is happening....I'm not sure if its me or blogger but the very lovely Kate is coming to the rescue this weekend to see if or what I'm doing wrong.
I will be back tomorrow with some news and a card to share.
Thank you for stopping by.

UP TO DATE....FINALLY

2012-01-08T16:26:00.000Z

Good morning everyone.....
At last I have managed to complete the spring cleaning on my computer and I have found two more cards that I forgot to share last year.
Both are decoupage cards and were fairly simple to make up but still enjoyable to make.
The first card was for my partners dad who plays bowls.....I found it really difficult to find anything suitable until I came upon this decoupage sheet....unfortunately the photo isn't very good so the decoupage looks quite flat.

The second card was made just so I could have a play and see how the twisted effect worked using decoupage.

Both of these cards were great to make up especially when time was limited.

Have a lovely Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by.

WITH A HEART

2012-01-08T00:50:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone.....I hope you are all well.
Well I have some more good news to share. The lovely Kate and Marianne from Winter Wonderland have offered me a place on their DT and I have said 'Yes'. I hope I don't let them down....I'm really thrilled to have been asked and can't wait for my first challenge.....
This afternoon I have been trying to tidy things up on my computer and look what I found that I had forgotten to share....

I made this heart shaped box at a class at one of my local craft shops way back last year, about February time and I've just had a quick look through my blog and I can't believe I forgot to share it.....especially as it sits on my dressing table and I look at it every day.
The class was taught by the very talented Jane of Jane's Lovely Cards.....it was quite fiddly to make but I had a great time making it but I'm afraid to say that although it is a gift box there is no way I will be parting with it any time soon.
Thank you for stopping by.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

2012-01-02T02:26:00.000Z

Good evening everyone....I hope you have all had a lovely relaxing day.
This is my second post of the day.....I know, it won't last believe me....
I have another card to share and this time it is my DT card for this month's challenge over at Christmas Crafting!....The theme this month is an easel card and as we are a Christmas challenge blog your creation/project has to have a Christmas theme.
Here is my DT creation for the challenge....

This month our sponsor is Whimsy Stamps and they have kindly given 5 Digi stamps for the winner of this month's challenge....so pop over to Christmas Crafting!....and have a look at the lovely cards the DT have created and I hope you can join in the fun.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 143 ~ Anything Goes

Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 17 ~ Merry Christmas

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 97 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SOME NEWS!!!

2012-01-01T19:08:00.000Z

Good morning everyone and A Very Happy New Year to you all.
Today I have some news...I am thrilled to have been asked to join the DT over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and with me loving Christmas so much I just had to say 'YES'.
This is my first card of 2012...and it is for this month's challenge atSparkles Christmas ChallengesThe theme for this month isChristmas Stockings.
And here is my DT creation

We are lucky to have two sponsors this monthJoanna Sheen ~ £10 Voucher

And 4 Digi's from Pink Gem Designs

So please pop over to Sparkles Christmas Challenges and see what my wonderful new team mates have created and I hope you are able to join us.

The image and the sentiment I have used for my card are from LOTV and I have coloured with Promarkers.

Thank you for stopping by.

MY FAVOURITE FIVE CARDS OF 2011!!!

2012-01-01T03:14:00.000Z

Evening everyone.....I just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing all your fabulous creations in 2012.....
For my last post of 2011 I wanted to join in with Debby over at A Scrapjourney. Debby would like us to share Our Favourite Cards of 2011. This was really difficult but I have finally picked my five favourites....

This is my first card....I love the image and all the pink and I was really pleased with my attempt at blending.

My second choice is this card using one of my favourite stamps from House Mouse.

The image on this card was a freebie from Craft Stamper and I've used it so many times but I just loved the sunshine colours and how this card turned out.

This was one of my first attempts at White on White and I haven't looked back, even though I struggled to start with.

This is my final choice although there are quite a few others I would like to have picked....I have picked this card because it was a completely different style of card for me and I loved how the flowers turned out.

Thank you for stopping by......Have a wonderful evening and Happy New Year to you all.

LAST OF THE CHRISTMAS CARDS

2011-12-23T03:24:00.000Z

Evening everyone....I hope you are all well. Today was my last day at work and I have 5 lovely days off over Christmas....and I'm going to enjoy every minute.
Tonight I would like to share the last of the Christmas cards that I made this year. These were very quick and easy to make.....

These images are pre~coloured die cuts from LOTV. I bought them ages ago and found them while tidying up in the craft room. I just added backing papers from my scraps stash, pearls and lots of Stickles. The sentiments were also from LOTV.
Thank you for stopping by.

NAUGHTY LITTLE ELF

2011-12-20T18:00:00.000Z

Morning everyone.....I hope you are all well.
Today I have a card to share. I made this Christmas card to give to my daughter Brogan....I used to shy away from these white cards but now I think they have rather grown on me as I seem to make them more often.

The image is by Mo Manning from Penny Black....Little Elf Finn. I love these little elves, they look so cheeky.

I have coloured with Promarkers....a while since I've picked these up so I think I'm a little out of practise but never mind I hope to have more free time in the New Year....HaHaHa!!!.

I have embossed the background and used various punches and corner rounders and the sentiment is from LOTV....and of course I've used lots and lots of Stickles for that added bit of Christmassy bling.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 142 ~ Whitewash

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 141 ~ Photo Inspiration

Pile It On Challenge # 49 ~ Bling It Up

Thank you for stopping by.

WEDDINGS AND BIRTHDAYS

2011-12-18T16:50:00.000Z

Morning everyone....I hope you are all well.
Well at last I have now finished my round of Christmas dinners, lunches and drinks with friends, work colleagues and the various groups I belong to....I absolutely love it but boy does it make you tired. Four more days at work and then I have five lovely days off for Christmas......I just love Christmas......
Today I would like to share the last of the Wedding cards I was asked to make and a 25th Wedding Anniversary card.....

This was the third card I had made for the same wedding and I tried to make them all different.....I made a box for this one as the roses were too big to pop in an envelope.

This is the card I made for the 25th Wedding Anniversary....the roses look yellow in this photograph but they are cream.....just rubbish photos.

I love winter but the light is rubbish for taking pictures of cards.....or maybe its down to my rotten photography.......

Thank you for stopping by.

WINTER/CHRISTMAS ATC's

2011-12-13T04:50:00.000Z

Evening everyone.....I hope you are all well out there in blogland.
Today I have some ATC's to show.....The theme for this month's swap over at ALI's ATC SWAP~STOP! was Winter/Christmas. I had quite a few decoupage Christmas images tucked away that I hadn't used and decided that they were perfect for this month swap.

I mounted the finished decoupage images on to some scraps of gold Mirri card and the only other thing I added was lots and lots of Stickles.

Sorry about the poor picture quality but still hoping that Santa will bring me that lovely photographic light box........

Thank you for stopping by.

WINTER WEDDING

2011-12-09T23:16:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....its very cold and wet here today. I'm still not feeling great but better than yesterday.....Thank you so much for all your kind words, thoughts and well wishes....your all wonderful and certainly reading your comments makes me feel better.
Today I have another card to share, this is one of the three I was asked to make for a winter wedding.

I took my inspiration for this card from a scrapbook page that I did with the very talented Polly who teaches at my scrapbook classes at one of the local craft shops.
This was the original page that Polly taught.....

I haven't added a photograph yet as I'm trying to get hold of one photo in particular, when I have the photo I would like to then put this scrapbook page in a box frame and give it as a gift.

Thank you for the inspiration Polly.

Thank you for stopping by.

ESKIMO KISSES

2011-12-08T23:53:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well.....
I am sorry that I haven't posted anything in a while or commented on everyones' blogs as regularly as I should but I haven't been feeling too well....thankfully things are now improving so I am making an early resolution to do better next year.
Today I have a card to share.....

I'm sorry about the terrible photo....Here's hoping Santa brings me a lovely photographic light box for Christmas....hint...hint.
The image is pre~coloured and I think I bought it on a sheet of six from the Hobby House.....I was way behind with Christmas cards and I needed half a dozen very quick images and these fitted the bill perfectly. I must start making my Christmas cards much earlier next year.
I added lots of Stickles to the fur and for the snow and just added a LOTV sentiment along with some gold card and some DP's from my scraps box.
Thank you for stopping by.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE

2011-12-04T23:02:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....I hope you are all well and keeping warm.
Its bitter cold and wet here today but on a positive note I have finished the house~work and all the shopping is done.
I am sorry for my lack of crafting and commenting lately but every year at this time I take it upon myself to do all the extra jobs that I need to do....ie ~ cleaning out cupboards and drawers, washing inside windows, cleaning all the ornaments and polishing mirrors etc etc etc....I have been seen to hoover the walls....yes I'm quite mad and I have no idea why I do this just before Christmas but I do.....then I'm happy to put the tree up.....Well maybe next weekend anyway......
I do have a card to share today and I'm sorry to say its not a Christmas card although I'm so behind with them now I may have to resort to plan B.....shock horror....bought ones....I know next year I must do better!!!!!

This card was for no particular reason other than I found these die cut decoupage sheets in my craft room and thought I would have a play. The papers are from my scraps box and I have simply used some punches, a border punch and some Nesties....well at least I have a birthday card ready for next year.

Thank you for stopping by.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

2011-12-02T03:21:00.000Z

Good evening everyone....
Today we have a new challenge over at CHRISTMAS CRAFTING! and this month Arline(snr) has chosen the theme.....and it is.....'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'.....so we would love to see all your wonderful Santa images on your projects.
And here is my Santa card....I seem to be in a vintage type of mood just lately.

This month we are sponsored by Di's Digital Downloads.
I have used an image from Tim Holtz this time and my papers are Papermania ~ A Silent Night. I have stamped using Momento ink and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I have distressed the edges of my card and paper before adding the ink to the edges. The sentiment is from Magnolia. I've just finished off with a few snowflake brads, Stickles and my favourite.....pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 16 ~ Anything GoesTotally Papercrafts Challenge ~ # 94 ~ ChristmasThe Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Christmas

Thank you for stopping by.

WEDDING CAKE

2011-11-30T04:32:00.000Z

Good evening everyone.....I hope you are all well....
I have just realised that it is a week since I last posted anything but I promise I have been busy.
Last Thursday I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate with my mum and we had a lovely day encouraging each other to part with our money.
On Friday my partner and I went to York for the weekend.....we stayed in a lovely hotel overlooking the river. While there we went on a city bus tour, a river boat trip, a ghost walk through the city at night......very spooky. We went to the York dungeons, saw Mike Harding at the theatre and walked the city walls.....and of course lots of shopping and way too much eating....needless to say I was pretty much worn out but I had a wonderful week off work.....
And I do have a card to share......

I have been asked to make three cards for the same wedding and this is the first one to be finished. The papers are g.c.d called Ella Blue. The cake is just made with pieces of embossed card and embellished with punched flowers. I have lightly inked all the edges with Distress Inks and used lots of pearls to decorate.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Lollipop Crafts Challenge ~ # 59 ~ B is for....Blue, Brown and Butterfly

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Tando Creative Challenge ~ Blue and Brown

Thank you for stopping by.

TWO LITTLE DICKIE BIRDS...

2011-11-22T23:23:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone....
Well I've finally managed to make another Christmas card....I'm way behind with making them and I thought I was doing so well....I've actually made this card when I should be concentrating on 3 Wedding cards, a 40th Birthday card and a 25th Wedding Anniversary card which I need to get finished asap but I keep putting them off.
Anyway never mind....this is what I've made instead.....

The image is called Winter Birdhouse by Tina Wenke. I have coloured using Promarkers.....I never seem to be able to get the reds right for some reason....Oh well I'll have to keep trying. The papers are a mix of Dovecraft 'Noel' and Authentique 'Wonder' paper pads. I have used Marianne Creatables die cuts for the leaves and the flowers and I have finished off using lots of Stickles and pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 138 ~ A Sketch

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Christmas Crackers

Totally Gorjuss Challenge ~ # 107 ~ Swirly Whirly

The Crafty Pad Challenge ~ # 148 ~ Festive Cheer

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge ~ # 18 ~ Anything Christmas With Pearls

Thank you for stopping by.

AND THE WINNER IS.....

2011-11-22T17:09:00.000Z

Good morning everyone....Its cold, misty and raining here today so there's nothing for it but to stay in my little craft room.....
I would just like to say 'Thank You' to everyone who sent me Birthday Wishes yesterday....you are all so kind and its lovely to be part of this wonderful, caring blogging community.....Thank you all.
So onto the winner of my Birthday/200 Follower Candy.....
We put all the names into a hat and Brogan picked....
SUSAN from Craftin' Suzie
Well Done Susan....please can you e-mail me your address and I will get your goodies in the post this week.
Hope you all have a lovely day.

BIRTHDAY CANDY

2011-11-22T05:00:00.000Z

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CANDY NOW CLOSED
I have decided to offer another candy prize....firstly because I am thrilled to say that I have reached 200 followers this week....Thank You so much.... and secondly because its my birthday next month.
So here is the candy.....a little bit of a Christmas theme this time.

To enter my 200 Follower/Birthday Candy
Please become a follower but only if you like my blog not just for the candy
&
Please place a picture of my candy on the sidebar of your blog

So if you would like a chance to win this candy please leave a comment below and I will ask Brogan to pick a name out of the hat on the 22nd November ~ {the day after my birthday}
This candy will close at 9pm on 21st November.
THANK YOU & GOOD LUCK

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU....

2011-11-21T21:09:00.000Z

Hello everyone.....
First I would like to say 'Hello and Welcome' to all my new followers and 'Thank you' for joining me on my crafting journey....Today it is my birthday and I'm enjoying a very relaxing day at home and not racing about as is my norm.
It was my niece Charlotte's birthday last week and here I have another card to share that I was asked to make for her....

The image is another House Mouse stamp called 'Fish Bowl'....I just love these cheeky little mice. I have coloured the image using Promarkers and the papers are from my scraps box....I'm sorry I can't remember which paper pad they are from....naughty me!!! The sentiment is LOTV. The only embellishment I have added here is plenty of Stickles to the stones in the fish bowl.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Lollipop Crafts Challenge ~ # 58 ~ Anything GoesCrafts And Me Challenge ~ # 61 ~ Simples!!
Thank you for stopping by.

ANYONE FOR CHESS?....

2011-11-19T20:49:00.000Z

Hello everyone....I hope you are all well.
Thank goodness its the weekend and the start of nine lovely days off work for me.....and boy have I been looking forward to it.....
Today I have a card to share....I was asked to make this for my niece, Charlotte's birthday. She likes to play chess and she also likes mice so I think this image was a perfect choice for her card....

The image is a House Mouse stamp called Check Mate. I coloured using Promarkers and chalks. The papers are from Craft Creations Ltd. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. I finished off by adding some Stickles to the straws and some pearls from the Hobby House.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Critter Sketch Challenge ~ # 91 ~ Monochrome

Pollycraft Monday Challenge ~ # 119 ~ Friends/Friendship

Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ # 168 ~ Two's Company

2 Sisters Challenge ~ # 66 ~ Let It Sparkle

Crafty Ann's Challenge ~ # 54 ~ Sketch or Monochromatic {or both}

Thank you for stopping by.

VINTAGE CAR

2011-11-17T04:48:00.000Z

Evening everyone....I hope you are all well.
Today I have another card to share. I made this card for my partners father's birthday which is today.

This is a totally different style of card for me but I have to say I really enjoyed making it. I must also report that at last I think my Mojo has finally found its way back home....Thank goodness!!!.....I will be having a serious word with it later to find out where it has been of late.

The image for this card is from Rubbernecker and the papers are from a Kanban paper pad called Industriana which I think are just perfect for men's cards. The cogs and wheels are Tim Holtz. The piece of brown card in the centre was embossed and then rubbed over with a bronze wax.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Divas By Design ~ # 15 ~ Monochromatic

2 Sisters Challenge ~ # 65 ~ Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge ~ # 23 ~ One For The Boyz

Thank you for stopping by.

REMEMBRANCE POPPIES

2011-11-13T23:41:00.000Z

Good afternoon everyone.....
As it is Remembrance Sunday I have made a card in honour of this special day.

The Poppy image is from Penny Black. I coloured using a mixture of Distress Inks and Promarkers. The Poppies were made using various punches and Shapeabilities Spellbinders.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Crafty Ann's Challenge ~ # 53 ~ Floral Frenzy

Delicious Doodles Challenge ~ # 6 ~ Remembrance

Cute Card Thursday ~ # 190 ~ Reds For Remembrance!

Just Inspirational Challenge ~ # 2 ~Remembrance Day

Thank you for stopping by.

BITS AND BOBS

2011-11-12T03:15:00.000Z

Evening everyone.....
Today I have another card to share that I have finished. It is another card designed by Sue, and was one of the six cards that we made at the Christmas card workshop that I attended recently.
This card was the last card to be made and Sue designed it so we were able to use up all the scraps that we had left over from the previous five cards that she had taught us.

Its a very simple card but of course there is plenty of free space to add other embellishments if you wanted to be more creative. I have deliberately left this space as I didn't want to cover up the lovely papers. Thanks Sue....I think this is a really good idea for using up those little scraps of paper, especially as I hate to throw anything away.
Thank you for stopping by.

SNOWY DAY

2011-11-09T04:41:00.000Z

Evening everyone....
Today I have another completed scrapbook page to share. This is another page taught by the very talented and creative Polly at my local craft shop.

This is a photo of myself and my daughter and was taken late last year when we were out walking the dogs in the woods. The snow had been quite heavy overnight and it was extremely cold and we were very wet after a spot of snowballing.

I haven't had very much to show in the way of cards lately but I have been trying to complete various projects that I have started and have left unfinished .....so I'm trying to finish things off and sort out my craft room at the moment. I do have cards that I have made but I can't show them at the minute as they are for various up and coming birthdays, weddings and anniversary's.
Thank you for stopping by.

VINTAGE SANTA

2011-11-06T21:39:00.000Z

Morning everyone....well at last I've managed to set aside some time to just sit and play in my craft room. I have been so busy just lately that the days seem to slip by between posts....but I must confess to being one of those people who can say....and I'm sorry but ...."I've finished my Christmas shopping".
Don't get me wrong.....I absolutely love Christmas but I detest shopping unless of course its for crafty bits and pieces....so hopefully now I can spend a little more time creating and crafting.
Today I have a card to share that I made at a Christmas card workshop. We made six cards in total and the class was taught by Sue and was held at one of my local craft shops.

This is the first card of the six I have completed and as per usual for me I never seem to finish things at these workshops so end up bringing them home to finish....eventually. All the cards Sue designed and taught us had different elements which you could easily recreate. I had a lovely day and came home with lots of ideas.....so 'Thank You' Sue.....

Thank you for stopping by.

TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

2011-11-02T00:43:00.000Z

Hello everyone...
Today sees a new challenge over at CHRISTMAS CRAFTING! and this month the lovely Morgan has chosen the theme and it is the 'Twelve Days of Christmas'....so we would love to see you use this Christmas song to inspire your creations for this months challenge.
The sponsor for this months challenge is Robyn's Fetish and here is my card using one of their lovely images. The image I have used is called 'Gilded Christmas Dove'....and I used this image to represent the turtle doves in the song but as you can see I have only used the one dove where there should be two.....

I have coloured the image using gold and silver metallic Letraset markers and used Diamond Stickles to the body of the dove. I then cut out the image and mounted it on embossed card which I rubbed over with silver wax.
So please pop over to Christmas Crafting! and have a look at the lovely creations my team mates have come up with.....and we would love for you to join us in this months challenge.
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SPOOKED!

2011-10-30T18:52:00.000Z

Morning everyone....Firstly I would like to say 'Hello and Welcome' to my new followers and secondly to apologise yet again for being such a rotten blogger lately.....My Mojo seems to have done a bit of a runner recently so I thought I would give myself a week off and see if the said Mojo decided to return....
Today I have some ATC's to share...

I have made these for the October swap over at ALI'S ATC SWAP-STOP where this months theme was SPOOKED!.
The papers are from my scraps box and the image which I have coloured with Promarkers is a stamp from a Penny Black set called ~ Be Very Scared. I have die cut the letters from a Tim Holtz Alterations die cut alphabet called ~ Upon a Time.
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CHRISTMAS CRACKER

2011-10-23T20:12:00.000+01:00

Afternoon everyone....I hope you are all having a lovely, relaxing Sunday. Its very quiet here today as they are all at work and as all the house work is done I thought I'd spend a few hours in the craft room....well tidying it anyway....
I was having a clean around and realised that I hadn't shown this Christmas Cracker that I made last year for a competition....

Unfortunately the competition was cancelled but secretly I was quite pleased as I was a little reluctant to part with the cracker...you see we were going to put a little gift inside and swap them with the other entrants but I had grown attached to my cracker and am pleased I was able to keep it.....although to be truthful its just sat here gathering dust.
I followed the instructions from one of the Magnolia Ink magazines last year on how to make it and I really enjoyed myself. The papers are Bo Bunny and the image is a Gorguss stamp called Foxy from Sugar Nellie. I coloured the image with Distress Inks and then just embellished with ribbon, flowers, die cut snowflakes, brads, charms and pearls.
I have toyed with the idea of making one for each member of the family to have on the table with a small gift in on Christmas Day but we shall have to see about that.....
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MY MUM

2011-10-23T00:48:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone....I must apologise to everyone for being such a bad blogger this week and not getting round to visit and comment on all your wonderful creations....the truth is I have been so busy, three evenings out this week and back to work after having such a horrible cold....I was just too tired and there really aren't enough hours in the day.....I'm so sorry.
I would also like to say 'Hello and Welcome' to my new followers and to thank everyone who visits my blog for such lovely comments....they are very much appreciated especially as my inspiration has been very lacking of late.
Today I have a scrapbook page to show that I have just completed.....'what again....'so unlike me.

I have started at another scrapbooking class at one of my local craft shops as the one I used to go to on a Saturday morning has discontinued....my new class is one evening in the week and fits in perfectly with all my other commitments. Polly teaches the class, and this is what she taught us this week....Polly is so talented and designs such beautiful pages for us. This page was perfect for a photo that I had of my mum when she was a little girl....I'm sure my mum will be thrilled to see this picture of herself here....NOT!!!! Sorry mum xx
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PURPLE AUTUMN FAIRY

2011-10-16T17:19:00.000+01:00

Morning everyone....It looks as though its going to be another lovely day here....a bit brisk but the sun is out.
Earlier this week my grumpy Westie, Bertie had to have a short stay at the vets as he ripped one of his back claws while out in the garden and had to have it removed....I must say he was grumpier than ever and feeling very sorry for himself.....

As you can see not very happy....but yesterday as the weather was so beautiful, sunny and warm and the bandages were off we took him out for his first walk...along the sea front, not through the woods as we normally do and he was fine....still grumpy but Hey Ho the boy is back....
Well I have another card to share today....I have made this as a 'Thank You' card for a friend of mine.

The image is called Purple Autumn from Sweet pea stamps....I seem to be amassing a collection of these lovely stamps but I think they are beautiful and so nice to colour. I have coloured with Promarkers. The papers {I think} are from Basic Grey but I can't honestly remember....'Sorry'. The leaves and flowers are various punches I've picked up over the years and the clock face is Tim Holtz. As always I have finished off with some Stickles and pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge ~ Thank You

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge ~ Thankful

In A Sweet Pea Dream Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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WISHES FOR KISSES

2011-10-15T19:31:00.000+01:00

Morning everyone....what a beautiful day, its cold outside but we have glorious warm sunshine and I noticed a little bit of frost on the shed roof when I got up....

I love Autumn, it is easily my favourite time of the year....

Today I have another Christmas card to share...

The layout for my card came from Christmas Challenges {with sketches}.

The image is another stamp I've had for a very long time from Penny Black called Wishes For Kisses. The papers are from an old Dovecraft paper pad called Noel that I bought half price in a sale last year. The snowflake, leaves and flower are all Marianne Creatables. I've just added a few pearls and some Stickles for the snowy bits.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Little Claire's Challenge ~ # 14 ~ Christmas

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge ~ Wings

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ U is for Unused Stash (papers and stamp)

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