Leap Frog.....

Good morning everyone.
Firstly I must apologise for being a very bad blogger.  I have been so busy recently and still seem to be suffering with a headache after last weeks migraine......but tomorrow sees my last day at work for 11 days.....Yeah!!!! so I'm hoping the weather stays good and I can get lots of crafting done.
Today I have a card to share that I made for a challenge last week....and yes I've done it again....I missed the deadline.....I'm just 'rubbish' at the moment.

The image is Penny Black ~ Jump For Joy! and I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from a new paper pad I bought from BasicGrey called Sweet Threads. I just love these papers. The flowers are various sized retro flower punches and I have added pearls and gems to finish.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Freshly Brewed Challenge ~ # 89 ~ SpringGingerloft Challenge ~ # 36 ~ Happy Birthday 
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

February Journal...Late...Late...Late Again!!!

Hello everyone.....I hope you are all well.
Well I'm playing catch up again and I've got so many things to finish too.
The reason why I am so behind is because Friday saw me in Harrogate at Art From The Heart with Polly, Sue and Sandra at one of the fabulously talented Kate Cranes workshops, and what a great time we had. I learnt so much and I was itching to get started with all the wonderful new techniques I had learnt but Saturday saw me on the early train....1st Class...'don't you know' heading for a weekend in Manchester. We spent lots of time shopping and then onto lunch and The Lowery for a show. A ballet.....Matthew Bourne's The Nutcracker which was fantastic. In the evening we were out to dinner and then more shopping on Sunday....Radley handbags and Birkenstocks. Arrived home Sunday evening very tired and went on to mum and dads for a late Sunday dinner...which was lovely as they had just arrived back after 5 weeks in Australia,.....spending the inheritance.....Only joking!!!....they had a wonderful time but its so nice to have them back.
I have had this journal page finished for a while but haven't had time to post it on my blog.

This is not how I imagined the pages would turn out and I'm really not quite sure about them but their growing on me. I just feel there is something missing!!!!
Thank you for stopping by.
I will try and catch up with you all soon.

Winter Wonderland ~ Photo Inspirational

Good morning everyone....Its Friday again and I hope you are all well. Its time once again for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is.....
Photo Inspirational
Here is the photo

This week we are sponsored by Pink Gem Designs

who are offering the lucky winner 4 digis of their choice.

Here is my DT card

I was inspired by the colours red, white and green and also the wreath and the ribbon.

I have used this cute little robin from Pink Gem Designs called Robin With Mistletoe. I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers and ribbon are from my stash and the sentiment is LOTV. I made the wreath by using a leaf punch and forming them into the shape of a wreath around the robin.

The pearls are from the The Hobby House.

I hope you are able to come over and join us this week....we would love to see all your lovely creations.

Please pop over to Winter Wonderland and have a look at the wonderful creations the rest of the team have made.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day

Bluebird's Proposal....

Good morning everyone....I hope you are all well.
I, unfortunately have had a humdinger of a migraine over the last few days but thankfully I feel as though its beginning to improve....although I still have a whopper headache going on.
I made this card using a sketch over on the Willow Sketchie Challenge and if I don't post it now I'll miss the deadline....how many times do I do that?......

The image is Bluebird's Proposal from Simply Gorjuss and I've coloured using Promarkers. The papers are a mixture from my stash. The flower border and flower are die cuts and the sentiment is from LOTV. The little punched butterflies were left over from a previous project. I have finished off by adding a little Stickles to the flowers and some glossy accents to her boots.

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

Willow Sketchie Challenge ~ Sketch and/or Theme ~ Embellish It

Totally Gorjuss Challenge ~ # 123 ~ Spring

Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge ~ #  195 ~ Open ~ Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge ~ # 137 ~ Things With Wings

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge ~ # 21 ~ Spring

Stampin With The Dragon Challenge ~ # 6 ~ Things With Wings

Thank you for stopping by. 

Have A Lovely Day.

Mother's Day Cupcake

Good evening everyone....I hope you are all well.
Just a quick post to show a photo of the giant cupcake my daughter, Brogan made for me for Mother's Day.

I haven't had any yet as I don't want to spoil it.
It's a chocolate sponge cake with apple green vanilla flavoured icing, and white chocolate fingers and the flowers are royal icing with silver ball centres.

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely evening.

Bath~Time Buddies

Good morning everyone....and a very Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there....I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Today I have a card to share that I made for my partners mum....I offered him lots of different cards to give to her but he insisted on this little decoupage image....as his mum has 3 dogs, soon to be 4.

The image is from a set of 4 called 'hot diggity dog' and was nice and simple to put together until I had completed the card and managed to drop an ink pad on top of it.....luckily it missed the decoupaged bit, and I was able to salvage the rest of the card.....Phew!!!!
Have a lovely Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hello Bumblebee

Good morning everyone...I hope you are all well.
Thank goodness its the weekend....It's been such a busy week and I haven't had much time for crafting or visiting your blogs.....so I do apologise and I hope to catch up with you all this weekend.
I do have a card to share though...

The image is a stamp from Penny Black called Bees and Bunny and the papers are Picadilly from Basic Grey. I have coloured using Promarkers and used a Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment is LOTV and I have finished off using Stickles and pearls.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge ~ # 97 ~ Marie's SketchPenny Black Saturday Challenge ~ # 193 ~ This, That and the OtherBasicGrey Challenges ~ # 65 ~ Mother's Day/Girlie

Thank you for stopping by.

Sparkles Challenge ~ Mother's Day/Spring

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)

Thank you for stopping by.

Vintage Wings

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.