WAITING FOR A BLUEBELL DRIP

Morning everyone....Well its cold, miserable and raining here this morning so that's me stuck in the craft room then....Isn't that a shame!!!
Today I have an ATC to share....I haven't made one for ages....

The image is a House Mouse stamp called Waiting For A Bluebell Drip. I stamped the image twice and after colouring both images with Promarkers I decoupaged the little mouse and the bluebells. I added some very tiny icicle gems to the flowers and leaves to make it look like raindrops. The butterflies are from a Martha Stewart corner punch. 

I think this is my favourite colour combination to use....until I change my mind tomorrow that is....

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

House~Mouse Challenge ~ # 101 ~ An ATC

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge ~ The Great Outdoors

Flutter By Wednesday Challenge ~ # 166 ~ Open (must include a butterfly, fairy or angel)

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LITTLE YELLOW FLOWER

Look at me....my second post of the day!!!! Can you tell I'm off work this week.
I just seem to have so many ideas buzzing around in my head at the moment although I know my partner would say that there was a lot of space in there for ideas to run free.....got in there before you did Mr T....
My second card is a birthday card for a friend....

I absolutely love this stamp....it was a freebie from the Craft Stamper magazine and I think its just so pretty. I have coloured the image with Promarkers. The border punch is from Martha Stewart, the dragonfly is a Magnolia die and I have used a selection of different Nesties and a CB embossing folder. The pearls are from the Hobby House.

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

Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 123 ~ Lemonade! Yellow And White

Divas By Design Challenge ~ # 7 ~ Summer Is Here

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge ~ # 36 ~ Favourite Stamp

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WHITE ON WHITE

Morning everyone....three posts in three days, I haven't managed that in a while. The back is improving after I pulled a muscle celebrating a 'try' at Twickenham on Saturday....silly me ~ see HERE....and the suns out!!!
Today I have another Christmas card to show, my fourth card so far this year....

 I followed this sketch from the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge:~

The image is a Forever Friends stamp that I picked up a while back. I love this cute little bear with the robin but I adore anything with a robin on. I coloured him using Promarkers. I really struggled with the white on white theme and was very tempted to add more colour but I managed to resist as I want to enter this card into a couple of challenges. I embossed using several different CB folders, added a few gems and  a sentiment from LOTV. 

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

Winter Wonderland Challenge ~ White On White

Fussy and Fancy Challenge ~ # 42 ~ Christmas In July/August

Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge ~ # 67 ~ Erin's Sketch

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 27 ~ White On White

Christmas Crafting Challenge ~ # 1 ~ Christmas Card With A Flower

I would also like to add my name to the Christmas Crafting Challenge to try my luck at joining Arline's DT.....Fingers crossed.......

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THINKING OF YOU

Hello everyone.....its a bit cold and miserable here today but no rain yet!!!
Today I have a card to share that I made for a very special friend who isn't well. I just wanted her to know that I'm thinking of her.

The image is called 'Isla' by Sugar Nellie. I have coloured her with Promarkers and the papers are from Prima ~ The Madeline Collection. I have used a Martha Stewart border punch and a Nestie and some flower punches. The butterfly, gems and pearls are from the Hobby House.

I have followed a sketch from the Pink (INK) Sketch Challenge....

I was also lucky enough to win this lovely CD from the House Mouse 100th Celebration Blog Hop:~

Thank you Christine from Nanaseaside. I love House Mouse and I'm sure I'll have great fun with this.

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

Pink (INK) Sketch Challenge ~ # 3 ~ Jeanette's Sketch

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I'M A TWICKERS CHICK....

Evening everyone....hope you've all had a relaxing weekend. I have to confess there has been no crafting this weekend for me as I have been away enjoying one of my greatest passions.....rugby. I am a fanatical rugby fan and on Saturday I went to see 'My Boys' ~ England play Wales at Twickenham. I have loved rugby for as long as I can remember....
This is Brogan outside the stadium....

This is us having a Guinness before the match in The Scrum Bar....

 Its not rugby without a Guinness....to which I am a little partial although not normally in a pint....but hey ho....when in Rome or Twickers.....

A very kind marshall offered to take a photo of the three of us....by the way that's my Guinness Brogan's holding.....

These photos were taken as the ground was beginning to fill up and then when everyone had taken their seats....

Eighty two thousand people....give or take....

The National Anthems....really brings a lump to the throat....

The game....

England won 23 ~ 19 and I came home a very happy bunny indeed....with a rather sore throat and a pulled back muscle when I shot out of my seat when we scored a Try....Now for the World Cup.....I can't wait.

Sorry if I've bored you all with a non crafting post but I hope to get lots of crafting done this next week as I have a whole week off work now....Yeah!!!

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LOOK WHAT I FOUND....

Morning everyone....it looks as though its going to be another sunny day here.
I was having a little rummage in my craft room yesterday and I found some cards tucked away that I had made well over a year ago as sample pieces....and as this blog is a record of my crafting experiences I thought I would show them today. I'd bought some Sarah Kay decoupage glitter die~cut sheets and was having a play. I wasn't really quite sure what I was doing and I followed a few examples of cards that a couple of friends had sent me in the past....so 'Thank you' Liz and Lisa for the inspiration.
Here are the cards I made....

I'm not sure why but anything green, blue or turquoise I put on my blog never seems to come out true to colour....must work on this me thinks.

I have also completed another scrapbook page that I started at my local craft shop....Running With Scissors....I think I'm up to date with finishing these now....that is until I find another bag stashed away somewhere with some poor, unfinished page inside. 

These photos were taken a long time ago a my niece Chloe's First Holy Communion....she's seventeen now bless her.

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SWEET SIXTEEN

Good afternoon everyone....well its been a wonderful day with lots of lovely sunshine here but it is becoming a little humid now so I'm waiting for a thunderstorm....I love thunderstorms.
Today it is my baby's sixteenth birthday....all grown up bless her and it seems as though it was only yesterday when she was born....Where does the time go?
....and this is the card I made for her.

This is another Sassy image called Call Me....quite an apt image I think for Brogan as she never seems to be without her mobile phone these days, either talking or texting.
I have coloured this little sweetie with Promarkers and I have used papers from Basic Grey ~ Green at Heart. The brads and pearls are from the Hobby House and I found the little crocheted flower in my stash.
I followed a sketch from the Papertake Weekly challenge and then silly me missed the deadline.....

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

Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ # 153 ~ How Old?...

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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