Gotcha Kate!!!! .....

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I just wanted to say 'Hello' and 'Welcome' to my new followers. Thank you so much for joining me on my crafting adventure.....
I would also like to offer an apology for my lack of posts and comments this week even though I've had a week off work.....I haven't stopped.
I have been so busy with one thing and another my plan to catch up and get some crafting time in went out of the window......and I've ended up decorating my dining room, gardening and hedge cutting. Taking out bathroom suites, dental appointments and the list goes on.....but I did get a day out in Lincoln with my daughter on Friday, and a lovely day at 
The Hobby House
on Saturday for the 10th Birthday Bash and today I've been to The Brocklesby Show......where despite the wind and the rain I have still, as always had a wonderful time.
Here is a photo of some of the HH DT who I met  (obviously I know Kate)

Janine, Kate & Nikki
I had a lovely day and met lots of fabulous crafter's including these three very talented ladies who I'm very honoured to be on the DT with. I also met Chris (HH's Create & Craft Demonstrator) and Hazel who were demonstrating some fabulous creative makes.
I bought lots of new crafty stash items and can't wait to tip them out of my bag and have a play.
Thank you so much for popping by.
Have a lovely afternoon.

A Spot Of Gardening....

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today I have another card to share.....now can't you just tell I've got a week off work.
This is the card I have made for my dad for Father's Day.

My dad can often be found in the garden usually on his knees doing the weeding.....much to my mum's annoyance as he's forever ruining his trousers because he never uses a mat to kneel on.
For my card I used another of the Coloured Art Pads from LOTV called 'Vintage Boys'. I love these pads as they are great for quick cards but also give you inspiration for colouring too. The papers are also from LOTV  'Country Gent'. I added some garden twine and attached some gardening themed charms and completed my card with pearls from The Hobby House. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Polka Doodles  ~ # 24 ~ Male Theme MilkCoffee Challenge ~ Father's Day/Male Inspired Crafting For All Season's ~ # 54 ~ One For The Boys Cards For Men ~ Boys Will Be Boys Crafty Sentiments ~ Card/Project For A Male Totally Gorjuss ~ # 188 ~ For Dad
Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Beer Monster.......

Good afternoon everyone.
This is my second post of the day so please scroll down for my first post. As the weather turned out better than I expected we went to the cinema and out to lunch so this post is a bit later than usual.
We have a new challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
and our theme this week is
FATHER'S DAY/MALE
and here is my DT card

For my card I used this pre~coloured digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Beer Monster. I added some colour to the beer glass and his horns so as to blend in with my papers a little better. The papers are from my stash. I mounted the image on to a Nestie die cut shape and added brown and green pearls from The Hobby House  around the edge. The 'Beer Monster' sentiment is also from Pink Gem Designs.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at all the lovely creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Polka Doodles ~ # 24 ~ Male Theme MilkCoffee Challenge ~ Father's Day/Male Inspired Crafting For All Seasons ~ # 54 ~ One For The Guys Cards For Men ~ # 12 ~ Boys Will Be Boys Crafty Sentiments ~ Card/Project For A Male

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

The Hobby House ~ Midway Reminder

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I can't believe it's wet, windy and miserable out there again.....oh oh oh there's the sun....No it's gone again!!!!
Ah well...................never mind.....
Today I'm here to remind you about the The Hobby House's 1st Challenge.
The theme is 
ANYTHING GOES
And the winner will receive a £25 voucher (excluding P+P) from 
The Hobby House

This is one of the cards I made using some of the gorgeous products from The Hobby House.

Hobby House Products Used ~
HH Kenny K Toppers ~ Queen's Cutie HH Self Adhesive Pearls ~ Golden Trio ~ 5mm HH Ribbon
The flowers were made using Marianne Creatables die cutters and the swirl die is from Memory Box. The papers are from my stash and the sentiment was computer generated. The border punch is from Martha Stewart.
You have until 5 pm UK time on 28th of June to join in.....we hope you are able to join in with the challenge.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Have a lovely day.

Spots & Stripes......

Good morning everyone.
What do you know.....It's Friday once again and time for another new challenge over at
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is
SPOTS & STRIPES
And here is my DT card

This time around we are sponsored by
Delicious Doodles

who are offering 4 digi images to our lucky winner.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at all the beautiful creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.

Remember that it is Christmas creations only.

For my card I used one of my favourite snowman images from Great Impressions. I love this image and I've had it for years. I coloured using Distress Ink Markers and the papers are Winter Wonderland by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is computer generated and the pearls as always are from The Hobby House. 

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

C.R.A.F.T Challenge ~ # 211 ~ Christmas

Created With Love Challenges ~ # 45 ~ Anything Goes

Paper Playtime ~ # 12 ~ Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door ~ Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon ~ # 189 ~ Use 3 Or More Patterned Papers

CHNC Challenge Extra For June ~ Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.

Have a lovely day.

I hope to be able to catch up with you all over the next few days as I have some time off work this week.

Friends Forever......

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today was my last day at work for the next ten days and what do you know......It's Raining!!!!!
Anyway today I have another card to share. This is a Father's Day card that I made for my partner's dad.

The image is taken from one of the Coloured Art Pads ~ Vintage Boys from LOTV, these are great if you are in a hurry. The papers are Country Gent and the Father's Day stamp are also from LOTV. The pearls are from The Hobby House. I wanted to keep this card fairly simple.
Thank you for stopping by.
Have a lovely evening.

Spring Bringer

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today it is my turn to share some inspiration over at 
The Hobby House
Here is a card that I made 

The Hobby House products I used for my card are:~
Hobby House Wee Topper ~ Spring Bringer Hobby House Pearls ~ Snow White ~ 5 mm Hobby House Mulberry Roses ~ Raspberry Truffle ~ Large, Medium and Small
The pearl trim around the image is also from the Hobby House and will appear soon on the website.
The papers are from Dovecraft ~ Garden Party. I added pearl sprigs and punched leaves to the flower arrangement and Stickles to the fairy's wings.
Thank you popping by.
Have a lovely day.