Red~White & Blue....

Hello everyone.....
I hope you have all had a wonderful day. It has been glorious here.
I have a card to share....I know its very late but I have been so busy since getting home from work.

This sweet little image is from The Digi Garden ~ Lil Diva. I have coloured with Promarkers and the papers are from Forever Friends ~ Best Of British. The brads and pearls are from The Hobby House and the sentiment is computer generated. I have finished off with a little Stickles for the belt and some Glossy Accents to the sun~glasses.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
One Stitch At A Time Challenge ~ # 115 ~ Red, White And BlueThe Crafty Pad Challenge ~ # 172 ~ The Colours Of Your Country's FlagWillow Sketchie Challenge ~ Red, White And Blue/Sketch Or Both

Thank you for stopping by.

Mouse Trouble!!!!

Good morning everyone.
It looks as though it's going to be another beautiful sunny day.
Up early (as usual)...Going to take the dogs for a run in the woods before it gets too warm and then we're going to give the loft, which has been converted into an office a quick lick of emulsion, then hopefully I can get some crafting done this afternoon before going to my parent's for dinner.
I just wanted to tell you about a little problem I've had with a certain little critter.
This is my lovely little car which I've been having a spot of bother with......

You see...she has had a little visitor under the bonnet....which I'm told by my wonderful mechanic has done untold amounts of damage.....The 'mouse' had made a meal out of a bundle of wires which has resulted in a new alternator, a battery and a regulator not to mention a re~wiring job. It has cost me a fortune but happily we are now reunited and back on the road.
To add insult to injury my mechanic found a very tiny(empty) nest tucked under the engine while he was working so they have been having free trips all over town too!!!!
Anyway the engine has now been sprayed with a mouse deterrent and hopefully they won't come back.
Luckily I have a very big sense of humour(which is a good job) but we did think the fact that the car was covered in butterflies and daisies may have added to the problem....

The flowers were left on the car after Brogan's Prom last year....partly because she loves them and partly because she is having the car when she learns to drive.
I promise I'm working on things(craft~wise) but nothing to show today.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a fabulous Sunday.

My Exciting News

Good evening everyone.
I hope you have all had a share of the lovely sunny weather today.
I don't have any crafty projects to share this evening but I do have some exciting news to share.I have been lucky enough to be chosen to join A Gem Of A Challenge Design Team.

I'm absolutely thrilled to bits and so excited.
I am so looking forward to meeting the rest of the team and getting to know them.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.
 

More Inky Pages......

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well this lovely, sunny Saturday.
First I would like to say 'Hello and Welcome' to my new followers. Thank you so much for joining me on my crafting journey....Wow!!! I can't believe I have 300 followers. I would also like to say sorry to everyone for not getting around to their blogs this week.....I will try and catch up with you all this weekend.
To be truthful I've been having a few issues with muscle pain this week, particularly my neck and shoulders so it has held me back somewhat....but hopefully it will improve soon.
I have a couple more of my unfinished journal pages to show today.....these are from what I call my practise journal.

I love the way the paints and inks worked on these pages so I will try and recreate them in my main journal which I plan to use for my hols.

This page I created while watching the fabulous Kate Crane's DVD.....I worked directly from her instructions or in my case.....Destructions. But I'm really happy with how it came together.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a wonderful Saturday.

Lollipop....Lollipop!!!

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well and enjoying this lovely sunshine....At last!!!!
Today I have a card to share...
I was at a friend's recently and we were stamping out various images and having a play with pens and pencils. As usual I didn't finish the project....because we just end up chatting....so I sat and put this card together last night.....and Brogan has just laid claim to it as she needed a birthday card for the weekend.
That didn't last long did it?....

The paper is from my scrap box....I think it's Kaisercraft ~ Lilac Avenue Collection. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. The little heart buttons and pearls are from The Hobby House and I've finished off with lots of Stickles.....
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Creative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 164 ~ Anything GoesRobyn's Fetish Challenge ~ # 108 ~ Anything GoesThe Craft Place Challenge ~ Monochromatic

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Ink & Paint....Everywhere!!!

Good evening everyone.
Tonight I'd like to share some of the pages I created while messing about with inks, paints and sprays.
These were created after attending a class in Harrogate at Art From The Heart with the fabulous Kate Crane.
This first page was actually done while I was in the class....but it's not finished yet!!!

I created these next few pages at home and they are really experimental pages.

The idea is, if I like any of the results of these pages I'll 'Try' to recreate them in my main journal.
These are just the start of the pages....I know they look a little boring at the moment but I have lots of elements yet to be added.....such as stamping, collage, journalling,doodling, rub~ons etc....

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Cheesecake Wishes!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well. 
Today I have a card to share.....it's been quiet here today so I have managed to get all the housework done, made the tea and I've even managed to get a bit of my DT work finished.....I usually leave it until the last minute........

I love this image from Penny Black....called Cheesecake Wishes. 
I've had this stamp for years and it always makes me smile as I remember a day many years ago when I had taken Brogan out for a walk in her pushchair. We came across a patch of dandelions and I was showing her how to blow them so the seeds floated away....A Dandelion Clock....naturally she wanted to have a go but she sucked air in instead of blowing out and ended up with a mouth full of dandelion seeds.....Bless her!!!....I hate to say it but I laughed for ages.....and it still makes me chuckle when I think about it. I'm sure she will be thrilled when she reads this....Not!!!!
I have coloured the image with Promarkers and edged with chalks. The papers are from my stash and the flowers are punched from various sized flower punches with pearls added at their centres. I've finished off with a little bit of Stickles to the seeds and the dandelion centre.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 46 ~ A SketchCraft Your Days Away Challenge ~ # 45 ~ All Creatures Great And SmallI Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 117 ~ Anything GoesThe Paper Shelter Challenge ~ # 64 ~ Birthday Cards With SentimentPapertake Weekly Challenge ~ In The Garden.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday.

Winter Wonderland ~ Embossing

Good morning everyone.....
Wow....These Friday's are coming round quickly....must be my age!!!!!
So it's time once again for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland.
Our theme this week is :~
Embossing
And here is my DT card.

This week we are sponsored by 

Emerald Faeirie Garden

now known as A & T Designs

who are offering the winner 

3 digis of their choice

I hope you are able to come over to join us this week. Please pop over to the main challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT have created.

The image is another Penny Black stamp called XMouse Ornament!. I have coloured again using Promarkers and used some of my Nestie dies to mount the image. I have dry embossed the white card with some embossing folders and added gems and pearls from The Hobby House.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day.

Bath Time Blues......

Good evening everyone.

Tonight I have another card to share....This one is for a friend's birthday.

The image is a Penny Black stamp called ~ It's Your Day and I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from Papermania ~ Capsule Collection. The sentiment is computer generated and I added some Stickles to the bubbles to finish off.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge ~ # 106 ~ Maggie's SketchI Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 117 ~ Anything GoesBunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge ~ # 24 ~ Anything GoesPolka Doodles Challenge ~ # 19 ~ Monochromatic Shades

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Getting Inky.....

Hi everyone....I hope you are all well.
I just wanted to share a couple of journal pages that I have been working on after spending a day with Kate Crane at Art From The Heart last month.
After the class I bought Kate's fabulous DVD and to say I'm hooked is an under~statement....I've even got my daughter Brogan having a go and she loves it too.....to be honest, she's a bit too good at it....but don't tell her I said so. We had a great time getting covered in paint and ink.....but not such a great time clearing up after ourselves though.....
What a mess we made!!!!
These are my first pages.....

I worked directly from the DVD and followed Kate's instructions to the letter for these pages.
And these are my next two pages....

My own work....
Although neither of these pages are complete I'm really pleased with how they have turned out.
I plan to spend some time this weekend messing about with Gesso, paints, inks, stencils etc so watch this space......

Thanks for stopping by.

Sparkles Challenge~ # 32 ~ 'Get Well'

Good morning everyone.....I hope you are all well.
It's time for a new challenge over at Sparkles and this month the theme is..... 
'Get Well'
And here is my DT card

This month we are being sponsored by

Di's Digi Designs

And the lucky winner will receive a $10 voucher

Don't forget we are a multi craft blog so you can enter any project as long as it fits the theme.....so please pop over to the main blog and see what the rest of the team have created and we look forward to seeing all your 'Get Well' themed projects.
For my card I have used this sweet image of a poorly bunny from LOTV. I have coloured with Promarkers. The papers are BasicGrey Picadilly and the flowers are from WOC. I have used a Nestie and a Martha Stewart border punch and finished off with some pearls and some glossy accents to the grapes.

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

My Time To Craft Challenge ~ # 179 ~ Happy HealingLili's Little Fairies Challenge ~ Your Favourite Craft Tool ( DP's & Promarkers)Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 160 ~ Photo InspirationBasicGrey Challenges ~ # 68 ~ Anything GoesPapertake weekly Challenge ~ # Cute Cute Cute :)

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

 

Sweet Dreams

Good evening everyone.
I can't believe how quickly this week has flown by....nearly Friday!!!
My mum asked me to make a birthday card for her Aunt....who is also known affectionately to family members as 'Nanna Choc'....she has been given this nickname because whenever anyone visits, no-one ever leaves without a handful of chocolatey goodies.
This is the card I made....

I have tried to keep the design fairly simple as I thought the papers were busy enough.
The image is a Penny Black stamp called Sweet Slumber and coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from BasicGrey ~ Bittersweet. I love these papers and have managed to work my way through two of these paper pads. The border punch is another of my favourites from Martha Stewart. I've finished off using a computer generated sentiment, pearls from The Hobby House, some Glossy Accents to the chocolates and a little Stickles to the tag.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
The Paper Shelter Challenge ~ # 63 ~ Anything GoesStampavie And More Challenge ~ # 167 ~ MonochromeA & T Challenge Blog ~ # 23 ~ Anything Goes2 Sisters Challenge Blog ~ # 90 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

It's A Dog's Life....

Evening everyone.
No card from me this evening but I just wanted to share this photo of one of my furry boys.
This is 'Daz' who came to live with us just after Christmas.

He's had a hard day at the 'Office'.....The park I mean....chasing around stealing other dog's toys and football's from the lads on the pitch and 'Oh yes....tennis balls from people playing tennis at one of our local tennis courts.....Such a lovable rogue.
Naughty.....but 'Oh so cute'.....!!!!!
Thank you for stopping by.

Natural Beauty

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well. 
Well I've just been out pottering in the garden for a while and I have to say it's lovely out there.....the weather not the garden, alot of work to do out there me thinks.....but the sun is shining and its lovely and warm.
Today I have another card to share.

I think this is a Whiff of Joy image.....I can't quite remember as I've had it so long I've lost the packet it was stored in......The papers are g.c.d studios ~ Ella Blue and I've coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is from LOTV and I've finished off using a little gingham bow and pearls from The Hobby House.

I was asked to make this card for a young lady who works with my daughter and Mother-in-Law.

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

Sketch N Stash Challenge ~ # 87 ~ Andie's Sketch

Catch The Bug Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge ~ # 78 ~ Happy Birthday

I Love Promarkers Challenge ~ # 115 ~ Fairies

Crafts And Me Challenge ~ # 82 ~ Favourite Colour Combo (Brown and Blue)

Passion For Promarkers Challenge ~ # 148 ~ Special Birthdays

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely evening.

Citrus Dream

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well and enjoying your Bank Holiday.
Today I finally have a card to share after a lot of  messing about. I'm afraid my Mojo has taken a break again recently.....but I was inspired by this photo over at Cupcake Inspirations.

And here is my card

I'm quite pleased with this card as these are not my usual choice of colours but they are growing on me.
The image is from KennyK called All That. The papers are from one of my favourite paper pads BasicGey ~ Picadilly.....love these papers. I have coloured using Promarkers. I have used various Marianne Creatables die~cuts and a Martha Stewart border punch. The pearls are from The Hobby House.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ # 159 ~ Photo InspirationThe Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ~ # 184 ~ A SketchThe Squirrel And The Fox Challenge ~ # 17 ~ One For The GirlsBasicGrey Challenge ~ # 67 ~ A 1, 2, 3 RecipeCrafting For All Seasons Challenge ~ # 26 ~ Handmade Flowers

Thank you for stopping by.
I hope to try and catch up with you all later.
Enjoy the rest of your Bank Holiday Monday.

Winter Wonderland ~ Photo Inspirational

Good morning everyone....
I can't believe it's Friday again and time for another challenge over at Winter Wonderland. 
Our theme this week is:~
Photo Inspirational
Here is the photo

This week we are sponsored by Crafter's Companion

who are offering a £10 voucher to the lucky winner.
Here is my DT card

I was inspired by the colours of silver and purple and the baubles.
This rather cheeky little elf is a slapstick stamp from Penny Black called Little Elf  Mim. I have coloured using Promarkers and the papers are from my stash. I used some glittery lilac card for the mounts and added some pearls and lots of Stickles for sparkle.
I hope you are able to join us this week and look forward to seeing all your photo inspired creations. Please pop over to the main blog and take a peak at what the rest of the team came up with.

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

Twas The Night Before Christmas

Good evening everyone.
I know this post is a little late this month but there have been a few blogger issues over on the Christmas Crafting! challenge blog but finally things have been sorted out.
So its time for new challenge at Christmas Crafting!  and this time the theme was set by Morgan who chose:~

Twas The Night Before Christmas

So this month we would like to see cards inspired by this lovely Christmas poem.
Our sponsor this month is Di's Digital Downloads 

With a $10 voucher for the lucky winner.

And here is my DT card

The image is a from a House Mouse decoupage kit which I've had for ages but fits perfectly for this challenge. Don't they look cute......
Please pop over to the main blog and have a look at what the rest of the team created. We look forward to seeing your interpretation of this lovely poem.

Thank you for stopping by.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 16 ~ Christmas Trees

Hello everyone....
Can you believe it's May 1st already.....where is the time going.
Today sees another new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges and this month the theme is....
Christmas Trees!
Here is my DT card

The image is a stamp from Little Claire's Designs ~ Cold,Crisp Kisses coloured with promarkers.  I have used various different embossing folders to create the background and a Nestie for the image mount. The sentiment is from LOTV and the pearls are from The Hobby House. I have used some chalks to the edges of the punched flowers.
This month we have two fabulous sponsors.

The first prize is from Joanna Sheen with a £10 voucher for one lucky winner.

The second prize is from Crafty Emma's Storewith another £10 voucher.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and have a look at all the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have made.....we look forward to seeing all those Christmas Tree projects.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge ~ # 8 ~ Anything GoesCrafts And Me Challenge ~ # 81 ~ EmbossingCreative Inspirations Challenge ~ # 160 ~ Anything GoesFussy And Fancy Friday Challenge ~ # 61 ~ Punches And Dies
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.