LUCKY~ LUCKY~ LUCKY

Good morning everyone....it looks as though its going to be a lovely day after all the rain we had here yesterday....


Today I'd like to say 'Hello and Welcome' to my new followers....Thank you ladies and thank you to all my wonderful followers who leave me such lovely kind comments.


I've had a lovely week and can't believe I've been so lucky. First of all I received this lovely Blog Candy through the post from Angela, which I'd won last week....its fabulous and so many beautiful goodies to play with....Thank you so much Angela.

Then I received my first ever blog award from Claire who has a lovely blog herself and lives in Portugal. Thanks for thinking of me Claire I'll put it on my blog....and my 'blog and I'  will wear it with pride.

I also had to pop to the post office to pick up a parcel and I'd won some stamps in a Craft Stamper magazine give~away and finally last night I got a text from Lynn who owns one of my local craft shops to say I'd won the craft lotto bonus ball £50 voucher this week.....I'm absolutely thrilled to bits...what a lovely, lucky week....and I used to say 'I never win anything'.

And finally on to some crafting....Here are three pages that I managed to complete....I'm on a roll, although I think its down to the fact that we now only do one page at my scrapbook class instead of two which I think is great....but you can do a mirror page if you want to.

The photos here are from when my daughter was Confirmed last year....the picture at the top was taken when they all tried....'How many people can you fit in the confessional box?'. Thankfully I think the bishop was rather amused.

The photos on this next page were taken as Brogan was getting ready for her Prom....the first one that is!!!!

Her friend Emily was helping her out....I can't tell you how loud these two are together but its lovely to hear so much laughter.

And finally this is yesterday's page....all completed. These photos were taken of Brogan last year at Doddington Hall. As you can see she tends to be the subject of most of my page layouts.

Thank you to Tracey who always comes up with these lovely scrapbook page layouts for our class.

If you've managed to stay with me this far....Thank you for looking.

I hope you all have a lovely Sunday....

Debbie x

LITTLE BIRDIE

Evening everyone. What a change in the weather again today....it was lovely and sunny yesterday, my day off but today its turned cold and horrible....glad I was at work (did I say that!!!)....got the better day off me thinks....


Today I want to share a card that I made using a Magenta stamp that I bought a few years ago....used it once and then put it back on the shelf gathering dust....shame on me!!!...

This is also my first attempt at paper piecing....hope I've done it right. The papers are First Edition...Up,Up and Away and I've used Promarkers to colour. The roses are from The Hobby House. I've added some pearls and some buttons to the flowers and a few punched leaves to finish off.

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

The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Birds Eye View

Paper Sundaes Challenge ~ # 77 ~ Paper Piecing 

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x

TATTY'S SUNFLOWER

I bought a new Tatty Button stamp a few weeks ago and I actually inked her up and then promptly left her all naked of colour on my craft table....poor Tatty!!!!

Anyway last night I got round to colouring her and this was the end result....

I followed this sketch from the Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge:~

The papers are My Mind's Eye ~ Bloom and Grow. I coloured the image with Promarkers. The Nestie is a new one I bought at the Stamp Magic show at Doncaster last month and I'm ashamed to say it was still in its packet and even worse....still in my carrier bag, along with a few other bits and pieces that I bought...!!!

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

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge ~ # 40 ~ A Fabulous Sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge ~ # 150 ~ Your Favourite Cupcake Challenge ~ 

   Mine is # 144 ~  Zesty Colour Combo

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x

A NEW ADDITION

Today I have a card to share that I made just because I've had this stamp lying about on my work desk for weeks and thought it was about time I inked him up....no new babies lately so I haven't had a need for a 'New Baby' card...

The papers I have used are fast becoming one of my favourites and are from Craft Creations Ltd...I can't buy just one sheet of these papers and find myself picking up two or three sheets at a time.....well I might 'Need' them.

The image is from Fizzy Moon....Wish Upon A Star. I have coloured him with Promarkers and used a Martha Stewart border punch and a Nestie. The little pink stars are from my stash and I've added some Stickles to the star he is holding.

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

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge ~ # 49 ~ Spots and Stripes

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge ~ # 111 ~ Free and Easy July

Bearly~Mine Challenge ~ # 14 ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x

PROM NIGHT

I've just finished this scrapbook page....and I'm almost up to speed on completing pages I've started....I promised myself that I would try to keep up with the pages that I start at Running With Scissors at the Saturday morning scrapbook class I go to....(and not put them on the 'To Finish' pile when I get home).

The little tab lifts up to reveal another photograph of my daughter but its just a close up of the one on the front page. These photographs were taken as she was leaving for her prom last Friday evening. My little girl all grown up....where do the years go?....

Thank you Tracey for the lovely design you created for this page.

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

First of all today I'd like to say a huge Thank You and a Very Warm Welcome to all my new followers.


Well I can't believe I've made my first Christmas card....and its only July. I usually leave it until the very last minute then end up making lots of cards all of the same design to make it quicker and my life easier...then I run out of time and end up having to go and buy some cards anyway.....well not this year!!!.

I tried to keep this card as simple as possible as I thought the image was quite busy. I've had this stamp for years and I just love it. It is a Great Impressions image....how cute are these little mice.....

I've coloured using Distress Inks...the paper is from my stash. I've added a few gems, some snowflakes and lots of Stickles to give the snow some sparkle.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

Winter Wonderland ~ Christmas Buffet (Patterned Papers, Snowflakes and Gems)

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x

GOTTA HOLD OF MY HEART

I absolutely love all the Molly Bloom stamps and I particularly like this one...

I have followed the sketch over on A Gem Of A Challenge.

I've only recently started entering challenges that use a sketch and I'm really enjoying it....I've always done my own thing so this is a bit of a change for me.

The image is obviously a Molly Blooms stamp and the papers are a mixture of Basic Grey and Craft Creations Ltd. I coloured her with Promarkers and used a Martha Stewart border punch and one of my Nesties. I've added a crochet flower and a velvet brad from my stash box...had these forever and never got round to using them. The leaf punch is from McGill ...another of my favourites, I've just finished off with some ribbon and some Stickles to the heart.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:-

A Gem Of A Challenge ~ # 24 ~ A Sketch

Thank you for looking.

Debbie x