My Little Friend.....

Good afternoon everyone.
Well after all the rain we had last night the snow has finally gone.....for now!!!.
Today I have another card to share.
I know someone who has a birthday on Christmas Eve and this Christmas I decided to try and make a Birthday card with a Christmassy feel......and this is what I came up with.

My idea for this card was to try and use a non~Christmas image and include some Christmas elements without turning it into a Christmas card but to keep a Birthday feel.

This is a Sarah Kay image called Babette Cuddling Kitty from Stampavie. I was having a play with my Copics so please forgive my rubbish blending.....The papers are Jovial from BasicGrey. The die~cut fern leaves are from Memory Box and the pearls, brad and spacer are from The Hobby House. The die~cut Poinsettia is from Craftwork Cards which I've had stashed in a drawer for ages...maybe years. The sentiment is computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Totally Gorjuss ~ # 168 ~ Flowers Paper Crafting Journey ~ For A Girl Creative Inspirations ~ # 198 ~ Anything Goes + An Option For Flowers Inky Impressions ~ # 94 ~ Celebrate

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday.

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 64 ~ Holidays

Good morning everyone.
Well we only had a little of the threatened snowfall last night but it's certainly very cold out there......
It's time for a new challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this week is
HOLIDAYS (Easter, Christmas, Summer)
Well I have to say I struggled with this one but went with an Easter theme and then challenged myself to making a card for a male/boy......not my best but I have promised myself to make at least one male card every month this year......Ummmm!!!!
Anyway here is my DT card

For my card I used this cute digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Josh With Easter Egg. I coloured him with Promarkers and then cut him out and mounted him on some Nestie Die~Cut mats. The papers, buttons and twine are from my stash.
Please pop along to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Crafty Catz ~ # 167 ~ Cute As A Button 4 Crafty Chicks ~ # 126 ~ Buttons Papercraft Star ~ # 129 ~ Buttons

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

Rock On....!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
Well we haven't had the predicted snow here but I may be eating my words.....!!!!
This is my second post today so please scroll down for my earlier post.
I can't believe it's two weeks since our last challenge over at 
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
so today we have a new challenge and our theme is
ROCK ON! (we want to see music related cards)
And here is my DT card

We are sponsored by

With a choice of 3 digital stamps for our lucky winner.

For my card I used this fabulous image from Kenny K called Metal Babe. I coloured her with Promarkers and I'm really thrilled with how she turned out especially the shading of her hair as I seem to really struggle at times with hair colour. I mounted my image on an old CD that had come through the door and the papers are from my stash. The brads and spacers are from The Hobby House and I picked the charm up at a craft show last year. The treble clef die~cut is from Memory Box.....I think.

Please pop along to the main challenge blog and have a look at the rest of the DT's fabulous inspirational pieces.

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

I Love Promarkers ~ # 152 ~ Anything Goes

Dilly Beans ~ Metal Accents

Sassy Studio Designs ~ # 161 ~ How Charming!

Lady Anne's Challenges ~ Anything Goes

Frosted Designs ~ Music

Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy your evening.

It Takes Two.....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well, safe and warm.
As it's Friday we have a new challenge over at
Winter Wonderland
Our theme for this week is
IT TAKES TWO (image must have two people/animals etc...)
And here is my DT card

Our sponsor this week is 
Crafter's Companion

With a £10 voucher for one lucky winner.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the fabulous makes created by the DT for your inspiration. 
For my card I used this sweet stamp from Bildmalarna called Together. I have coloured the image with Copics and the papers are again from my stash box. The punches and die~cuts are a mixture of Nesties, Sizzix, Martha Stewart and Cheery Lynn. The pearls and roses are from The Hobby House and the little 'Birthday Sentiment' is computer generated.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Allsorts ~ # 190 ~ Flower Power Paper Crafting Journey ~ For A Girl The Paper Shelter ~ # 96 ~ Anything Goes ABC Challenges ~ Birthday Cards Created With Love ~ # 25 ~ Anything Goes Creative Inspirations ~ # 198 ~ Anything Goes + An Option Of Flowers

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Friday.
Stay Warm.

And another UFO.....

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well, safe and warm.
The snow is slowly disappearing here....Thank Goodness!!!!
Today I have another 'Unfinished Object' completed.....
This is a scissor keeper....

Its not a great picture but how on earth are you supposed to photograph something like this.....David Bailey I'm not!!!!
I bought the kit at the Harrogate Knitting And Stitching Fair.....started it, made a mistake and lost interest and put it away then decided to sort out the error and finish it......
I've attached it to my Hardanger scissors......which reminds me I have two pieces of Hardanger unfinished......somewhere..........!!!
I swapped the twisted cord  for a piece of ribbon because it would only have got knotted up with all my lose threads in my sewing box.......I know another job to do!!!!
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Forgotten Christmas Makes....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well, safe and warm.
While I was putting away the Christmas decorations this year I decided to throw out any old, unwanted bits and pieces that lie in the bottom of the boxes never seeing the light of day from one Christmas to the next.....(well actually I gave them to my mum for the church jumble sale)....I came across these two tree ornaments that I made a few years ago and I'd forgotten about.

I bought these along with four other Santa's from a show in Harrogate quite a few years ago and I only ever managed to finish these two.....although these two still need ribbons attaching to their hats. They are cross~stitched Mill Hill beaded decorations stitched onto a paper canvas.
 This year I have made it my aim to try and finish as many craft items that have been started and left on one side with the promise that I will come back to them and like many crafters never do!!!!
So I have found the other four Santa kits and some ribbon and we'll see what happens.......
Thank you for popping by.
Have a lovely day.

You Little Monkey

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today I have another card to share.

I won this cute little digi image last year from Meljen's Designs and I have never got round to colouring him up. This image is called 'Monkey Toes' and I thought I would give him a nice bright sweater to keep him warm......it's really only this colour as I had the button lying about on my craft desk and thought it would be a good colour to use on his winter woolly. The papers are again from my scraps box. I coloured this cheeky little chap with Promarkers. The twine is from a local garden centre and the pearls as always are from The Hobby House.
Another of my crafty New Year's resolutions was to try and make at least one male card a month so here is starting as I mean to go on.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Creative Corner ~ # 2 ~ Cute As A Button Created With Love ~ # 24 ~ Critter Birthday Kaboodle Doodles ~ # 154 ~ Buttons Ooh La La Creations ~ # 121 ~ Happy Birthday

Thank you for stopping by.
Keep warm and snug.

Die~Cuts & Flowers

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well and keeping safe and warm.
Well it arrived.....the 'SNOW' I mean!!! Now I love it when it's all nice and fresh (and I'm inside all snug) but when it all gets messy and mushy.....that's another matter entirely......
Today we have a new challenge over at 
Sparkles Monthly Challenges
Our theme this month is
DIE~CUTS & FLOWERS
and here is my DT card

This time around we are sponsored by
Di's Digi's

who are offering our lucky winner a $10 voucher.
Please pop along to the main challenge blog and have a look at the rest of the DT's creations and don't forget this is a multi~crafts challenge blog so you can make any type of craft project as long as you follow the theme.
For my card I used this lovely image from LOTV and I coloured using Promarkers. The papers are from my scraps box again.....I'm really proud of myself as this was one of my crafty 'New Years' resolutions to use up as much of my stash and scraps as I could without having to buy new bits and pieces.....so far I'm doing well but you want to see my wish list for new crafty stash.....
The flowers and brads are all from my stash box but were originally from The Hobby House. The stem die~cut is from Marianne Creatables....I think. I finished off by adding Stickles to the little fairy's wings.

 I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
The Paper Shelter ~ # 94 ~ Flowers Bunny Zoe's Crafts ~ Anything Goes Catch The Bug ~ Anything Birthday Stampin With the Dragon ~ Anything Goes Charisma Cardz ~ Happy Birthday Flutter By Wednesday's ~ # 222 ~ Must Have A Butterfly Or Fairy 

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

Polly Will Be Proud!!!...

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well this chilly Sunday morning.
Today I have something a bit different to share......Well different for me at least.
Last year, my very talented and fabulously creative friend Polly challenged me to join in with  Kate Crane's  365 Calendar Journal.....which I did for about two months and then I was left well and truly by the wayside. Well this year I decided that I would try again......so here goes!!!!
JANUARY

Now please be kind as this really isn't my type of thing.....or so I thought....in fact I can't draw or paint to save myself but after attending a class with Kate last March at Art From The Heart I think I am well and truly hooked. I don't always know what I'm doing and it never seems to turn out how I imagine but as Kate says......
"There are no mistakes in art"
so I guess I'm ok then as I seem to make endless mistakes....
I also love getting all messy and inky which I never thought would be me at all....
BUT IT IS.......
I am adding my January journal pages to Kate Crane's 365 Journal Challenge.
Now I just need to fill in each day of my journal.....easy!
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday.

A New Baby

Good morning everyone.
Today we are halfway through our challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this time is
NEW BEGINNINGS
and here is my DT card

For this card I used this lovely digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Baby Girl ~ Sleeping Teddy. She is just so sweet and so easy to colour. I used my ever faithful Promarkers to colour and my favourite papers from Craft Creations Ltd. I used a Nestie for the mat and added lots of Stickles to the cloud and buttons and pearls from my stash.
Please pop along to the main challenge blog and take a look at all the fabulous creations the rest of the team have made for your inspiration.....

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
A & T Emerald Faeries ~ # 39 ~ Celebrations Creative Corner ~ # 2 ~ Cute As A Button MilkCoffee Challenge ~ New Beginnings Creative Moments ~ # 8 ~ Monochrome Creative Craft Challenges ~ # 1 ~ New Beginnings Totally Gorjuss ~ # 166 ~ Spotty

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely Saturday.

For The Birds....

Hello everyone.
I was meant to post this earlier.....better late than never.....
Today we have a new challenge over at 
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
Our theme for the next fortnight is
FOR THE BIRDS (So we would like to see a bird somewhere on your cards)
And here is my DT card

Our sponsor for this challenge is

With a choice of 5 digi images for the lucky winner.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and have a look at the lovely 'Bird' inspired creations the rest of the DT have made.
For my card I used this sweet image from Robyn's Fetish called 'Waking Up Birdie'. I coloured using Promarkers and the papers are from my stash....I'm on a roll using up bits of paper from my stash.....a New Year's Resolution.....we'll see how long that lasts!!!! The crochet flower and the ribbon were part of a Christmas gift from Arline....I just love the colours of the flower. (Thank you Arline). I used various die~cuts and Nesties and finished off with pearls and some Stickles.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Robyn's Fetish ~ # 141 ~ Anything Goes MilkCoffee Challenge ~ New Beginnings Paper Crafting Journey ~ Anything Goes Divas By Design ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely weekend.  

Shop Till You Drop!!!!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well this Friday morning.
Today sees the start of  new challenge over at 
Winter Wonderland
Our theme for this week is 
SHOPPING (this can be a Christmas or non~Christmas creation)
and here is my DT card

Our sponsor this week is

My Crafty Heart

offering the winner a £10 voucher.

Please pop along to the main challenge blog and take a look all the lovely creations the rest of DT have made for your inspiration. We are also joined by our very talented new team member Jayne who joins the Icicles team today. 

For my card I used this fabulous Simply Sassy image by Krista Smith called Retail Therapy. I coloured using Promarkers and the papers are from my stash. I used lots of Kraft card too but it never seems to look right when I add it to my cards....I'm not really sure why. The lace, pearls, brad and spacer are from The Hobby House.

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

Incky Chicks ~ # 1 ~Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty  ~ # 109 ~ Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door ~ # 52 ~ Anything Goes

Creative Creations ~ # 1 ~ Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations ~ # 81 ~ Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish ~ # 141 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely day.

12 Tags Of 2013 ~ January

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Well I've taken the plunge and decided to go on a crafting journey with Mr Tim Holtz and his  '12 Tags Of 2013' adventure.

I was inspired to do this after seeing the fabulous tag created by the incredibly talented Kath.
This is not my usual crafty adventure I might add but I thought I would have a bash and as its a monthly challenge I thought I might be able to keep up to date....Yes I know Polly!!!!... I was rubbish at keeping up with Kate's journal last year but I plan to rectify that this time around......Umm what have I just said!!!!!!
I keep saying I'll join in with the '12 Tags Of Christmas' but it always seems to pass me by...so hopefully I can keep up to date with this challenge......yeah right!!!
So here's the tag I made 

I didn't have all the crafty items required for the job but I improvised as I went along.....I can't tell you how excited I was when I actually had something that Mr Holtz had used.....but I guess thats the idea and I had great fun creating my little tag.

I am entering my tag into the following challenge:~
Tim Holtz 12 Tags Of 2013 ~ January

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.

Little Flower....

Good evening everyone.
At last a card to share.....
Unfortunately 2013 hasn't started quite as I had hoped.....but hey~ho never mind.

I've had this little gem stamped up for ages and thought it was about time she had a home. This image is called Mimosa ~ Autumn Walk.....from Bildmalarna although I've coloured her in lovely 'Spring' colours....I coloured with Promarkers and used Kraft and papers from my stash. The flower is WOC (I think)...and I've used various die~cuts from Marianne Creatables for the leaves. The pearls are as always from The Hobby House.

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

Crafty Catz ~ # 164 ~ Anything Goes

Divas By Design ~ # 66 ~ Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed ~ Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers ~ # 149 ~ Monochrome

Little Miss Muffet ~ # 51 ~ Anything Goes

Inky Impressions ~ # 91 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely evening.

And We're Off......

 A Very Happy, Healthy, Peaceful  And Of Course Crafty New Year  To All My Blogging Friends.
Good morning everyone.....
I hope that the New Year finds you all well and raring to go.
As it's the 1st of the month it's time for a new challenge over at
Sparkles Christmas Challenges
Our theme for the first challenge of 2013 is
SNOWMEN
And here is my DT card

We are sponsored by 
Di's Digi Downloads

who are kindly giving our winner a $10 voucher to spend online.

For my card I used this lovely snowman image from Great Impressions. I've had this stamp for years and found it tucked at the back of my stamp shelf......I have coloured using Promarkers and the papers are Winter Wonderland from MME. The pearls as always are from The Hobby House and the little snowflake button is from my stash. I have finished off by adding some Stickles for a little sparkle and bling.
Don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at the rest of the DT's 'SNOWMEN' creations.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas ~ # 105 ~ Anything Goes Forever Friends   # 52 ~ Anything Goes Joanna Sheen ~ With Love At Christmas Milk Coffee Challenge ~ Christmas Or Winter Holiday Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.