You Passed!

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I just have a very quick card to share.
My daughter's boyfriend Jake has passed his driving test this week so I wanted to send him a card to say 'Well Done'. 
And here it is......

The image is from one of those fabulous art pads from LOTV. I love these pads as they are invaluable for making a quick card and I thought this particular image was quite apt for the occasion. The papers are also from LOTV and compliment the picture perfectly. I added some die cut stars, pearls and a sentiment to finish off.
Right that's both Brogan and Jake passed their driving tests and we are very proud of you both.....so what challenges are next on the agenda......

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Paper Crafting Journey ~ Anything Goes Crafty Sentiments ~ Bingo ~ Red, Pearls, Die-cuts

Thank you for taking the time to pop by.
I really do appreciate all your comments.

Get Well Soon....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well today.
Thank you for all your lovely well wishes, they have really cheered me up. I am beginning to feel a little better now.....but boy is this cold taking some shifting.
Today I have another card to share.
A friend of mine has been unwell recently so I thought I'd make a card.
And here it is.

The image is from one of the LOTV Art Pads and I randomly added some liquid pearls around the edges of the image. I tried to keep this card very simple only adding pearls and a ribbon and bow from my stash. The papers are in fact more lilac but appear grey in this photo.....sorry I blame the poor light!!!!!

Thank you for dropping by.
Have a lovely day.

Wedding Bells.....

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm feeling very sorry for myself as I'm just about recovering from an awful cold.....I haven't felt this ill with a cold in year's.....so bad I spent the last two days in bed and that's so not me......I'm so frightened to death I might miss something!!!!!
Anyway I think I'm on the mend now.
So here is a card that I made for my partner, who's friend got married at the weekend.

I used a Hobby House Wee Stamps Topper called Silver Fairy for my card. The papers are from my stash.....I'm slowly working my way through my stash of papers. I also found the flowers lurking at the bottom of a drawer and thought they matched perfectly. The heart dies are Memory Box and the lace, pearls and ribbon are also from The Hobby House. I finished my creation by adding some punched leaves and Stickles.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Ohh La La Creations ~ # 141 ~ Things With Wings Challenges 4 Everybody ~ # 31 ~ Anything Goes My Time To Craft ~ # 239 ~ Congratulations

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Inspiration At The Hobby House ~ Roses

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It's my turn to share some inspiration for our current challenge 
ROSES
over at 
The Hobby House

I made a candle gift box 

The Hobby House Products Used Are:~

HH Wee Stamps Topper ~ Christmas Berry

HH Mulberry Paper Roses ~ Red Velvet

HH Mulberry Paper Roses ~ Wedding Day

HH Mulberry Roses ~ Vanilla Fudge

 HH Pin Wheel ~ Elegant Hearts

HH Self Adhesive Pearls ~ White

HH Pearl String Collection

Thank you for dropping by.
I hope I have helped to inspire you to join us in this month's challenge.
Have a lovely day.

Spooky!!!!

Hi everyone.
Well I really am behind today but this is my second post all be it late.
We have a new challenge today over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
and this week our theme is 
SPOOKY (Halloween etc....)

The prize as always is 

2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 

of the winners choice from Pink Gem Designs.

And here is my DT inspiration creation

Now I have to confess I made these little triangular gift boxes quite a while ago...and I printed the images out very small. I used Mummy Josh, Pumpkin Spot and Trick or Treat calendar all from Pink Gem Designs. I printed Mummy Josh and Trick or Treat pre~coloured and I coloured Pumpkin Spot with Promarkers. The papers were given to me so I'm not sure what make they are. I followed instructions on how to make these gift boxes from an old card making magazine and I tied the tops with black and white twine.
Please pop along to the main challenge blog and take a look at the 'SPOOKY' inspiration from the rest of the DT.
I would like to enter my treat boxes into the following challenges:~
Totally Papercrafts ~ # 189 ~ Too Cute To Spook Papertake Weekly ~ Happy Halloween Hues Crafting For All Seasons ~ # 63 ~ Too Cute To Spook Ladybug Crafts ~ Halloween And/Or Use Your Die Cuts Delicious Doodles ~ # 58 ~ Non Scary Halloween

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.

Hobby House Midway Reminder ~ Roses

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Sorry this is late.....I tried to upload this earlier today and I don't think Mr Blogger liked me very much and then we have been out all day at a wedding.
So I'm just here to remind you about this month's challenge at
The Hobby House
Our theme this month is 
ROSES
And here is my creation

And the prize

The papers are from my scraps box as is the kraft card. The topper, roses, pearl swirls, heart pins and self adhesive pearls are all from The Hobby House. The die cut is a Nestie and I finished off by adding a computer generated sentiment, punched leaves and lots of Stickles.
Please pop along to the main challenge blog and take a look at the lovely creations made by the rest of the DT.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~

Alphabet Challenge ~ R For Roses Cards Galore ~ Flowers

Thank you for taking the time to pop by.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Carol Singers......

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I am so late with this post today.
Anyway it is the start of our new challenge over at
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is
Carol Singers
And here is my DT card

Our sponsor this week is
Ladybug Crafts

who are offering our winner a £10 voucher
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at the lovely creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.
For my card I used this cute topper that I've had in my stash for quite some time. I bought it in a kit from Craftwork Cards. The border punch is from Martha Stewart and the flowers are from The Hobby House. I added some punched leaves, pearls and some Stickles to finish.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.  
Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Poor Teddy....

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Isn't the weather just rubbish but I suppose we do need the rain.....but not all in one go though!!!
A couple of weeks ago I took a Copics class at my local craft shop with the very talented Kate.
Well I have to say that I was quite pleased with how my colouring turned out on this little bear but then I very carefully cut my finished image down to size and then realised that poor teddy looks as though he is being catapulted out of his deckchair. Ah well we live and learn!!!!

Well he must have had his deckchair on a bit of a slope and that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
I really enjoyed making this card as the papers are some of my favourites from Craft Creations Ltd....just love those spotty papers. I'm quite chuffed with my lacy bow too.....I'm not good at bows but this turned out OK.
Thank you for taking the time to drop by.

Thank You.....

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Finally I have a card to share.....I am so far behind at the moment with all my crafting commitments......but my mum asked me to make a quick 'Thank You' card so I hope this fits the bill.
    The papers are my all time favourites from Craft Creations Ltd and the ribbon has been in my scraps box forever. The image is from one of the Lili Of The Valley art pads. I just love these little pads, they are so handy and so pretty. The pearls are from The Hobby House as always.
Thank you for taking the time stop by.
Have a lovely evening.

Just A Few More......

Hello everyone.
Well what a damp and miserable day it has been here.
Nothing crafty today although given the weather, there should be no excuse.
So here are just a few more photos to remind me of my hols......can't believe I was sat in my shorts/tops and summer dresses just a couple of weeks ago.
Arriving In Slovenia ~ Koper
This was the morning we had been hit by a 75 knot wind and had to sail around for 5 hours waiting for the wind to drop so we could make harbour.

Me In Slovenia

Koper 

Croatia ~ Dubrovnik

A Day At Sea

Arriving In Valleta ~ Malta

Spain ~ Cadiz 

Trying To Make A Pint Look Elegant ~ 'NOT'

And This Is The Man Who Asked For A Pint And Half And Came Out With Three Pints......Mmm. Me Thinks His Spanish Needs Some Work!!!!!!

And Balcony Sunsets

Another fabulous holiday with some wonderful memories.

I'm sorry this has been so photo heavy and if your still with me.....

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Have a lovely evening.

A Christmas Lantern

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well this morning.
I have another project to share that I made for 
The Hobby House
This was posted while I was away on my holiday and was one of the makes that I thought I had scheduled and hadn't......Whoops!!!!!
My chosen artist for the challenge was 

Elizabeth Bell

The Hobby House products used are

Elisabeth Bell - Christmas - Pre-coloured Topper

Rhinestones

Mulberry Roses

Mulberry Cherry Blossom

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Have a lovely day

Just A Note......

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well today.
I have another of my giant peg note holders to share today.
I have made this as a gift for a birthday present.

The papers are Basic Grey from my stash and the roses and flowers are from a few different places, mainly The Hobby House and Wild Orchid Crafts. I won the two large pins in a Candy prize a few years ago and have never got round to using them but the colour was perfect for this project.
I would like to enter my decorated peg into the following challenges:~
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ # 30 ~ Anything Goes Crafty Catz ~ # 201 ~ Anything Goes Creative Craft Challenges 2 ~ # 20 ~ Anything Goes Through The Craft Room Door ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Holiday....Gibraltar

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It looks as though it's going to be a lovely day here.
Nothing crafty to share today although I think I'm finally finding my Mojo again......I thought I'd left it on holiday......
Here are a 'few' photos of our stop in Gibraltar.
This is our ship....The Crown Princess.....docked in Gibraltar. (The larger of the two....)

The Botanic Gardens

Cable Car Up To Europa Point

(Gareth hates heights but he did this)

Europa Point

(The Windswept Look)

(It was a bit nippy up there)

But It Didn't Bother The Apes

Spot The Difference

We Spent Ages Watching Their Antics

Leaving Gibraltar ~ View from Our Balcony.

(The Windswept Look Again~The Only Look I Manage).

Thank you for taking the time to pop by.

Have a lovely day.