Father's Day

Good morning to you all! Hope you have some nice plans for the weekend whether they be just relaxing or something more strenuous!    Today we have a new challenge at Wags 'n Whiskers and the theme for this challenge is Father's Day. Here is my card:

I have used the delightful and somewhat saucy Sophia available here.  I have coloured her with my Copics.  The paper is by Meghan Mullens called A Reason to Smile.  For the black card I embossed it with a woodgrain embossing folder which I thought was manly ???  I have used Spellbinders die Wonky Rectangles to cut the image out with.  Cheery Lynn dies used are: Tags 2, Burlap Border and Expandable Tiny Borders.  The button is made with Dienamics Button Quartet and I have triple embossed it with extra thick embossing powder.  No other embellishments as its a man card lol!

The lucky winner will win a Wags 'n Whiskers rubber stamp! You don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers image but if you do then you will be entered into a 2nd draw for a Wags 'n Whiskers digi.  Please go over to the Challenge and see what the rest of the team have done for some more inspiration!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Father's Day/Male
Paper Crafting Journey - Masculine Cards
Creative Craft Challenge - For the Fellas
Cupcake Crafts - Boys
Brown Sugar - Masculine Birthday
Creative Corner - Boy oh Boy

Thank you so much for looking today! I will be back tomorrow, enjoy your day and take care xx

Dear Dad

Good morning to you all!  Thursday sees the start of a new challenge at Delightful Challenges and the theme for this week's challenge is we want to see a project for:

Father/Important Male in Your Life

I no longer have my Father so I have done a card for a man:

I have used Chef Luigi from Digital Delights available here and Ticket Sentiments available here.  The Black and White checkerboard paper is from the Fabulous Fifties Paper set available here.  I coloured Chef Luigi with my Copics then cut him out.  He is mounted on a mat which has been cut out with Spellbinders Ovals and Lacey Ovals and the white part embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder which you can just about see.  The border is made with Spellbinders Edgeabilities  Classic Postage Stamp.  The balloons are a Lil Inker Die and the star is Dienamics.  Some Glossy Accents to the icing on the cake and the twine and button from my stash.

We are sponsored this week by:

Scrapy Land are giving a $15 gift store card to the lucky winner!  Please go over to Delightful Challenges and see what the rest of the lovely DT have done for some more inspiration.  Remember, you don't have to use a Digital Delights image to win but if you do you can enter it twice so that will be two chances of winning!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge 2 - For the Fellas

Cupcake Crafts - Boys

Digi Makeover - Anything Goes

Here Come the Boys - Buttons

Well that's all from me for today! Hope you have a great day and thank you so much for coming to see me! See you tomorrow, take care xx

Merci Beaucoup

Hi there - mid week already, I swear someone is fast forwarding the clocks when I'm not looking! I can't believe its only a week and a half until we go on holiday!

Here is a card I made for Annie the other week she has received it now and this is the first chance I have had to post it:

The image and sentiment are from the new Pollycraft range.   I coloured the image with my Copics, Glossy Accents for the eyes and Stickles to the flower and sentiment.  The papers are Nitwits.  The flower is a Joy Crafts die with Card Candi in the centre. I hand cut the fishtail banner and cut and matted the image with Spellbinders.  I kept it very simple as it was going all the way to Australia so I didn't want a bulky card.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything Goes
Songbird Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small
Dream Valley - Animals


Thank you so much for coming around today I love our visits!  See you tomorrow, take care xx

Show us Some Stitching

Good morning to you, hope you enjoyed your long weekend those of you who had one.  It rained such a lot here in Blackpool yesterday - good for the garden!!

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments and the theme for this week's challenge is we want to see some stitching - real or faux.  As I have jammed my sewing machine and haven't got round to downloading the manual from the internet I have gone with faux:

I have use the super cute stamp Hedgehog Hello from Crafty Sentiments which is available here to purchase. He has been coloured with Copics and chalks and I added some Stickles to the butterfly and flowers.  The image has been cut out with SB Romantic Rectangles.  I have used a  Cutter Bee Bug to make the stitches and joined them with a Lilac Jelly Roll Glaze Pen.  The papers are Nitwits Bonnets n Bowties.  Dies used are MB Precious Hearts, Cheery Lynn Tags 2 and Build a Flower 1, Joy Crafts Daisy and the leaves were made with a punch.  I used DI in Milled Lavender on the flowers. Ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl, pearls and brad from my stash.

We have a fabulous prize on offer this week for the lucky winner:

a £10 gift voucher for Crafty Sentiments Designs!  Also, if you would like to be in with the chance of winning some mystery candy just pop over to Crafty Sentiments Inspiration Blog all you have to do is:

• Become a Follower
• Put Our Banner on your sidebar with a link back to us
• Leave a message on the comments

Once we reach 230 followers a lucky follower will win the mystery candy - we are almost there!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Card Mania - Spots and/or Stripes
Created with Love - You Lift Me Up (at least 3 layers)
Creative Stamp Friends - Pastels
Eureka Stamps - The Great Outdoors
Songbird Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small
Dream Valley - Animals
Sentimental Sundays - Outdoor Fun

Thank you so much for popping in today and a big welcome to Jacqueline my newest follower! I hope you have a lovely day, see you tomorrow! Take care xx

Focus on the Sentiment

Good morning to you all! For those of us in the UK and USA I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend! The weather has been beautiful here in Blackpool for the last two days but I think we have rain forecast today - no surprise there then!  Today sees the start of a new challenge at Lexi's Creations and for this challenge we want to see you Focus on the Sentiment!  Here is my card:

Quite hard to take a decent photo with all that pearlescent paper! I have used Lexi's Lifetime Sentiment which is available at Fairydust Crafts, Lexi does some really nice sentiments its worth having a look at them!  I changed the colour in Word and printed it out on pearl paper which I then cut out with SB Romantic Rectangles.  I have used Pink Petticoat Damask printed onto Linen card for the background paper.  I embossed some Centura Pearl card with a Cuttlebug EF.  The card blank is a Craftwork Cards one.  The spacer I bought on EBay, pearl brad is from Wild Orchid crafts and ribbon and pearls from my stash.

We are sponsored this week by

Please go over to Lexi's Creations Challenge to see what the rest of the DT have done!  You have almost two weeks to enter.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Tie it Up
Moving Along with the Times - Embossing
Fab 'n Funky - Ribbon/Lace
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Say it Loud (Sentiment only)

Yesterday I achieved absolutely zilch! All day all that I did was move some embellishments around on a card and just couldn't decide on a layout! I am hoping Mr Mojo will play ball with me today and I can get a bit more accomplished!  Have a fabulous day whatever you are doing, thanks so much for looking! Take care xx

Rubber Stamps

Good morning to you and happy weekend! I hope you have something nice planned, here in the UK we have a long weekend as it is a Bank Holiday on Monday.  We actually have nice weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday.  I am off to the Trafford Centre with my daughter this morning for a spot of retail therapy!  Doing some shopping for our holiday which is just two weeks away - that really crept up on me!  Tonight we are going to a BBQ and then nothing planned for the rest of the weekend.  What are you up to?

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas and the theme for this challenge is we want to see your Rubber Stamps. Remember we are a card making only blog so any card with some stamping using rubber!  I had to dust mine off as I seem to be using digi only at the moment, here is what I made:

The stamp is a Bildmalarna 'Little Winged Friends on Walk'.  She has been coloured with Copics with Glamour Dust added.  The felt heart is a Dienamics die 'Hearts a Plenty'.  I have used SB Circles and Beaded Circles for the image and mat and also the flower is SB from the Homespun set.  The sentiment is LOTV and the heart banner is LOTV.  Ribbon and pearl from my stash.  The papers are Nitwits, I think Life's Little Lemons.

Our sponsor this week is

Please go over to Card Makin' Mamas to see what the rest of the DT have done.  I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

That's all from me, have a fabulous weekend and thank you so much for popping by! Take care xx

I'm late again!

Good morning to you! A big welcome to my new follower!  Just a quick post today with another card I made the other day with the Nicecrane image.

I needed a quick thank you card and made this.  As I said the image is from Nicecrane which I printed off, the paper and sentiment are Pink Petticoat printed directly onto linen cardstock and finished off with a little ribbon.  I needed to post it so I didn't want too much on it as I only had a first class stamp and didn't want the faff of going to the Post Office to have it weighed.

I really must stop Pinterest late at night, I stay up far too late pinning things and now I have overslept this morning.  I hate getting up after 630 it throws me for the rest of the day!!  I am off to the gym this morning then taking my Aunt out for lunch followed by tea at the pub this evening!  Another day gone in a puff!  Hope you all have a good day whatever you are doing!  Thanks for looking today and take care xx

Celebrate Friendship

Good morning to you all! Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at Delightful Challenges and the theme for this week's challenge is:

CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP

we want to see something that you would share with a friend.  Here is my card:

I have used Elvin the Toad available here from Digital Delights.  I have given him the 3D treatment but you can't see it in this picture, I should have taken a better photo!  His eyes have Glossy Accents on too so he does really pop out of the card, you'll have to take my word for it!  The papers are Kaiser Craft "Rock Pool". I got some Coredinations and cut it with an Oval Nestie and then ran it through a woodgrain Crafts Concepts embossing folder to make it look like he is sitting on some logs.  I used a Grand Nestie Circle to cut out the aperture.  The sentiment is Animal Crackers Sentiment No 1 available here from Digital Delights. The sentiment has been cut out with Nesties Labels One (I think) and distressed with Vintage Photo DI.

Our sponsor this week is:

with this fabulous prize:

Please go over to Delightful Challenges and see the cards the rest of the DT have made, there is some wonderful inspiration there!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Moments - Circles

Divas by Design - Friendship

Little Red Wagon - Make it Punny

Penny's Paper Crafty - Circles

Dream Valley - Animals

Robyn's Fetish - Four Legged Friends

Corrosive Challenge - My Sentiments Exactly

I got all my bedding plants in yesterday (yes Chrissy!) so today will just be a crafty day I think! Hope you all have a fabulous day whatever you are up to! Thank you so much for looking, take care xx

Charming

Good morning to you all! Nice and sunny here in Blackpool today1  Wednesday sees the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and this week is Team A's turn which means me!  The theme for the challenge this week is Charming so we need to see a charm on your creation! Here is mine:

I know I keep saying it but I love colouring in Paper Shelter images! I have used the adorable Faery Emma and she is available here from the Paper Shelter.  I have coloured her with my Copics and the paper is Nitwits Possibilities.  I have added Glamour Dust to her wings, not sure if you can see it though! The filigree corner and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Dies used are Cheery Lynn Anastasia Border and Tags 2.  I have used a Tonic corner rounder punch.  The sentiment is Pink Petticoat.  The ribbon, twine and button are from The Ribbon Girl and charm and heart are from my stash. I also scored the linen card at the bottom but it doesn't really show up in this photo!

Our prize this week is:

so you don't have to use a Paper Shelter image but if you do then you could win a $30 voucher for The Paper Shelter with another image you will win 3 images from The Paper Shelter.

Please go over to the challenge and see what lovely creations the A Team have made!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power
Everybody Art - Flowers
Flourishes - Butterflies
Sweet Stamps - Anything goes with Sweet Cuts or Cheery Lynn dies
Incy Wincy - Use Something Metal
My Craft Spot - Ribbon and Twine
Songbird Challenge - Bloom and Grow
Victorine - Buttons and Bows
The Ribbon Girl - May Colour Challenge

I am so happy because I found my La La Land die - it was in a big box of scraps that I keep by me for the recycling bin - the last place I had to look!!  I am off to the garden centre today to get my bedding plants for all my pots - always a mammoth task!  Thanks for coming by today I really appreciate it! See you tomorrow, take care xx

Too Sweet!

Good morning to you all hope you are well on this Tuesday morning! I have a card today that was a really quick one to make,in fact I made it this morning and its only 9 o'clock now!

I think this image is just too sweet!  It comes in a set already coloured from Nicecrane Designs.  The paper and sentiment are Pink Petticoat.  The seam binding is from The Ribbon girl and I have used a Martha Stewart punch for the border.  A heart from my stash and that was it!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

to be added later!

Well this is a quick post from me today! My two husbands have gone out walking today lol so lots of crafty time for me! Well what I mean is my first husband and my husband - I am not a bigamist lol!!  Hope you all have a wonderful day and thanks so much for coming round, take care xx

Summer Fun

Good morning and I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  I took my Aunt down to Stratford on Avon on Saturday to see her latest great grandchild.  We had a lovely time spent at my cousin's house.  Yesterday we went to the park with my sister, daughter and her partner then they came back for dinner and it was such a lovely day we ate al fresco!  Now as I write this its pouring down!!

I so enjoyed colouring in my Mayzy image for the blog hop the other day that I decided to do another!  Here she is:

She is called Mallory and I coloured her with my Copics! The papers are digi by Meghan Mullens called Morning Dew.  The sentiment tags are LOTV.  The flowers are Wild Orchid and I have sprayed them with some Crafter's Companion  Spay and Sparkle.  The leaves are made with a punch not sure of the make it looks like a woodware one but I don't think it is!  Dies used are SB Grand Nesties Ovals and Beaded and Scallop Circles, MB Fremont Crest Flourish.  The butterfly I have had in my stash for years its by Crafty Bitz, Pearls are Mei and ribbon from stash.  I took another picture outside and I can't decide which is better the one above looked a bit yellow but the one outside looked washed out -

mmm very washed out!!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Wild Orchid Craft - Sunshine
Joanna Sheen - Girls Girls Girls
Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power

Thank you so much for coming by today, I really appreciate it!  Take care xx

Mayzy May Blog Hop

Hello and welcome! How exciting this is the day for Mayzy's May Blog Hop!  Now I was so thrilled to be asked to make a card for this hop - did I have to think about it - NO!  I do love the images Mayzy makes they are such a joy to colour in! If you are following the hop you should have arrived here from the lovely Lizzy's blog here and I am the last one on the hop!  If you have got mixed up along the way or you want to join in the hop you can find a full list of the participants here on Mayzy's blog.  Here is what I have made:

I have used the gorgeous Xandi and Winky from Mayzy which I think is new and you can get it here in the Mayzy Art Shop.  She has been coloured with Copics and I loved colouring her, look at that cute little dog!  I have cut her out with SB Floral Ovals and yes that is Frantage around the edges, I have the burnt fingers to prove it lol!  The paper is MME from the Blush pad.  I used a Cheery Lynn mini Sophia's heart behind the flower which is a Prima one I have had yonks! The Memory Box Precious Hearts came out too and I used my MS PATP punch.  The gems are from my stash, ribbon and spacer from The Ribbon Girl.

Now if you are participating in the blog hop you know you need to find a secret word from each participating blog and unscramble them to win a fun prize.  Well my secret word is........

ONLY

mmmm something tells me that's not a secret anymore! 

Thanks for stopping by I have really enjoyed this and hope you are all having fun! Take care xx

Anything Goes

Good morning everyone! Today sees the start of a new challenge at Wags 'n Whiskers and the theme this week is Anything Goes!!  Here is my card:

I have used Wags 'n Whiskers Sip 'n Sun available here an coloured with Copics and Chalks.  The papers are Heather Roselli  'Under The Boardwalk' digi papers.  Dies used are Cheery Lynn Burlap Border and Tags 2, Memory Box Petite Umbrella (I chopped the end off to make a parasol), Joy Crafts Summer Lovin' and SB Rectangles.  The sentiment is PC generated and gems from stash and some glossy accents on the drink!

The lucky winner will receive a Wags 'n Whiskers rubber stamp.  You don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp/image to enter but if you do you will be entered into a separate draw for a free Wags 'n Whiskers digi!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Clear it Out - Anything Goes and 2+ DPs (Stash - gems, cardstock)
Cuttlebug Mania - Cats and Cuttlebug (I used mine to cut all the dies out)
Get Inky - Die Cuts
Incy Wincy - Animal Antics
One Stitch at a Time - Summer Fun

Well my die has still not turned up! And I think I am loosing the plot completely now.  I told you the other day that I was thrilled to be asked to be a Guest Designer for the Mayzy May Blog Hop which starts at midnight tonight.  Well for some reason I woke up at 1:20 this morning convinced that it was Saturday morning and I hadn't done the post!! I ran up to my computer which took ages to come on and started writing my post, I kept thinking I can't believe I forgot!!!  Then when I was linking back no one else had their post up and I kept thinking this is awful everyone has forgot.  Then I saw the date in the corner of my computer and I thought that was wrong too!!  It was only when I googled an on line calendar and saw that the 17th was actually Friday it dawned on me that it wasn't Saturday.  My goodness how do these things happen, I'm sure they didn't happen when I was younger!!

Thank you so much for coming around to see me today - its always a pleasure!  I will be back at midnight for the Mayzy May Blog hop so see you then! Take care xx

Bingo!

Good morning to you all! Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges and the theme this week is Bingo!

You can choose any line of 3 - horizontally, vertically or diagonally.  I have chosen the middle line - tag, ribbon/lace and punches/die cuts.  Here is my card:

Just so you know there is a tag, here is another picture:

Items Used:

Image and Sentiment:  Digital Delights Watermelon Time Set available here

Markers: Copics

Papers: Echo Park "Springtime Flowers"

Dies: SB Labels One, Grand Decorative Labels 1, Doohickey Tag, La La Land Heart Banner, MB Isabella and Pippa Butterfly,  MB Catalina Wreath

Misc: Ribbon, Pearls and Resin Flower from stash, Colour Box Ink "Ice Blue"

Our sponsor this week is:

The Cutting Cafe will be giving the lucky winner 3 sets from their store!  You don't have to use a Digital Delights image to enter but if you do then you can enter your project twice!  Please go over to Delightful Challenges to see what the rest of the DT have done there is some fabulous inspiration there!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - Use a Digi

Bearly Mine - Lucky Dip (I chose diecuts, ribbon and pearls)

Get Inky - Die Cuts

Incy Wincy - Animal Antics

One Stitch at a Time - Summer Fun

Creative Corner - Things with Wings

I am so gutted because I can't find my LaLa Land heart banner that I used on this card! I only got it the other week and it was so difficult to get hold of as everywhere had sold out! I have turned my craft room upside down and emptied bins but no sign of it! Fingers crossed it will turn up again.  I am having a totally crafty day today - hurray!! Thanks for coming round, I will be back tomorrow. Take care xx

Mid-Way Reminder and Blog Hop News!

Good morning to you all! Its pouring down today which has scuppered my plans for what I was going to do with my Aunt!  We go out for lunch once a week and during the winter have gone to the same place every week as she is in a wheelchair and I didn't want to be pushing her out in the rain and wind.  I thought that since it was supposed to be nicer weather we would start going to different places and we could have a wander around, hah back to the drawing board then!!

Today I have a card for the midway reminder for A Little Bit Crafty where the theme this challenge is Kraft It!

Items Used:

Image: Tiddlyinks Flying High

Markers: Copics and White Gel Pen

Papers: Bo Bunny Crazy Love Collection

Dies: SB Large Long Classic Rectangle and Large Long Classic Scalloped Rectangle

Lil' Inker Balloon Dies

Misc: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, MS Cherish Punch for border, Twine and ribbon from stash

We have three fabulous prizes up for grabs please go over to the A Little Bit Crafty for further details!

 Challenges I would like to enter:

Clear It Out - Anything Goes, use stash and 2 DPs (my stash: DPs, ribbon, twine)

Craft Your Passion - Child Play

Now for some exciting news! Mayzy Art is having a hop on the 18th May.  I was so thrilled to be asked to do a project for it - I love her images!!!  All you have to do is to go to each of the participating blogs and collect the hidden words and you will be in with a chance to win a fabulous prize!  Please come back here on Saturday for further details! 

That's all from me today, thank you sooooo much for visiting! See you tomorrow, take care xx

Add a Charm

Good morning to you. I got back from my trip to London yesterday afternoon, how wonderful to be able to spend some time with my gorgeous little grandsons! Sorry if I have not been around to see you but I will catch up today!  I'd like to welcome my new followers - I'm so pleased to see you here!!  Also a big thank you to Annie for the beautiful stamps she has sent me! Thank you Annie!

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments:  ADD A CHARM. Here is my card:

I have used the gorgeous Butterfly Girl stamp and she has been coloured with Copics and some Art Institute glitter to her wings.  I cut her out with Grand Nesties Ovals and matted her on Floral Ovals.  The papers are First Edition Isabelle and the pearlescent paper is a stack from Craftwork Cards I have had yonks I don't think they do it anymore!  The butterfly is MB Isabella and Pippi, leaves are Marianne, the birdcage and flower are SB and I have used Cheery Lynn Anastasia Border and Tags 2. The gem brad, ribbon and charm are all from my stash! Sentiment is computer generated.

You don't have to use a Crafty Sentiments stamp/digi image but if you do we love to see them and your entry will be counted three times in the draw if you add a 3 after your name.  The prize this week is:

 from Crafty Sentiments!

Also, don't forget:

we have a mystery prize up for grabs on the Crafty Sentiments Inspiration blog!

Please go over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge and see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team have done.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Boots - Celebrations
Digi Darlas - Tag It
Get Inky - Die Cuts
Paper Playtime - Buttons or Brads (I used brad)
Crafty Bloggers - O's and X's (I used diagonal die cuts, stamp, tag)
A Gem of a Challenge - Things with Wings
Simon Says Stamp - Things With Wings

Thank you so much for looking - see you tomorrow! Take care xx

Black, White and one Other Colour

Good morning everyone hope you had a fabulous weekend!  This is a scheduled post (hopefully lol) as I will be coming back from London today.  Today sees the start of a new challenge at Lexi's Creations and for this challenge we want to see Black, White and One Other Colour.  So predominantly black and white with just s bit of another colour.  I love this combo and think black and white always look stunning.  My first choice is to put red with it but I thought I would do something different. However, when I looked at what I did for this challenge last year I used the same colour combo!! How predictable am I then??

I have used Lexi's Happy Birthday sentiment and DSB Sketchy Flower 3 lightly coloured with Copics.  Dies used are SB Romantic Rectangles and Ribbon Banners, Cheery Lynn Burlap Border.  Papers are Pink Petticoat.  The ink is Versa Colour Orchid and ribbon is from my stash.  Our sponsor this week is:

Please go over to Lexi's Creations and check out what the rest of the DT have done! You have almost two weeks to enter the challenge we would love to have you join us!

Thanks for looking today, take care xx

Punches

Good morning and hopefully you will be reading this on Saturday morning! There is a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas and the theme for this week is Punches!  Well I must confess to having a bit of a hiccup with this as I thought the challenge was Diecuts and Punches!  Luckily I have used a punch for that little bitty butterfly you can see at the top on the sentiment!!

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Rick St Dennis and if you are a regular here you will know I do love his images!  We each got to pick one and I was drawn to this fabulous one called Outhouse!  I couloured it with my Copics and added a touch of Glossy Accents.  The papers are Echo Park Orchard Lane.  I have used Marianne dies for the ivy and fence.  The butterfly is a punch I think Woodware.  The sentiment is computer generated and Weathered Wood DI added.  Please go over to Card Makin' Mamas to see what the rest of the DT have done with their fabulous images.  Please remember we are a card making challenge so we want to see your cards!

Well that is all from me for today, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back on Monday! Take care xx

Crafty Sentiments Summer Hop!

Well a Happy Friday to you all!  Over at Crafty Sentiments Inspiration Blog we are having a hop to celebrate the fabulous new release of  summer stamps:

You should have come here from the lovely Rachel's blog if you haven't then you need to go back to:

the Inspiration Blog for the full list of the hop participants! The stamps will be going on sale tonight at midnight at Crafty Sentiments.

 Here is my card:

I have used the gorgeous Jasmine Chilling in the Sun and teamed her up with some Nitwits Papers. In order to participate in the hop you must:

• leave a comment on the inspirational blog on the 8th 9th and 10th
• become a follower of the inspirational blog
• leave a comment on all participating DT members on the hop

You should have arrived at my blog from the lovely Rachel's blog and after here you need to be going to the delightful Cathy's blog.  A full list of the participating blogs is on the Inspirational blog if you get lost!  Fabulous stamps from the new collection are up for grabs so its certainly worth having a go - you have to be in it to win it!!

Thank you so much for looking!  I am on my way to London - whoopee! Take care xx

Stash It!

Good morning bloggers and hope you are ok today, getting ready for the weather change in the UK - summer is over and back to winter lol!

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at Delightful Challenges, the theme this week:

STASH IT

We want to see you using up that stuff that has been gathering dust in your craft area/room! Great chance to have a spring clean.  Here is what I have made:

I have used Party Pippin from Digital Delights available here.  The sentiment is a Digital Delights from the Birthday Sentiment set available here.  Items from my stash:  Paper (MME Lime Twist, Fly a Kite), Embossing Folder (Crafty Concepts - Starry Night first time its been used), SB Square and Scalloped Nesties (hardly ever use this set, don't know why), SB Star Circles (for the stars), Cheery Lynn Tiny Expandable Borders, Stickles and tiny Pearl.

Our sponsor this week is:

Robin's Nest have kindly donated a $15 store certificate to the lucky winner.  Please go over to Delightful Challenges and see what the rest of the team have done - some fabulous work as always!  I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Something Old (Paper, Embossing Folder, Dies) Something New (Image)

The Stamping Chef - Animal Love

Creative Craft - All About Animals

I am so excited because I am driving down to London in the morning to have three days with my gorgeous grandsons! Need to do my posts today and then sort everything out!  Have a lovely day everyone, thanks so much for looking. Take care xx

Love is in the Air

This is my second post please scroll down for Crafty Sentiments sneak peek!

As promised I am back again - like Arnie!  Today is the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and it is  Team A's turn this week.  The theme for this challenge is Love is in the Air.  This gave me a good excuse to use this gorgeous image which I had been eyeing up for a while:

As soon as I saw her I loved her and thought she would be perfect for this challenge (Private Dancer springs to mind).  The image is Arabian Spell and she is available here at The Paper Shelter.  She has been coloured with Copics and Twinkling H2Os, here is a closer look of the gleam you get with the Twinkling H2Os:

I added some Glossy Accents to the jewels but you can't really see that! I am not sure about the heart die I think it may be Nellie Snellen.  The image has been matted on Floral Ovals.  I think the Black and white paper may be Pink Petticoat.  I haven't written the details down for this card, I usually write them all down in a notebook as I make them in advance and I wouldn't be able to remember them but for some reason I haven't written these down and now I can't remember!! The black panel has been embossed and gems added and the little heart is a Marianne die which has been embossed with red EP using the sentiment which came with the die.

As usual there is a fabulous prize for the lucky winner:

Please go over to the challenge and see what the rest of the fabulous DT have done!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

My Heart Pieces - Embossing
Creative Card Crew - Bling

Thanks for looking today I appreciate it! I will see you all tomorrow, take care xx

New Release Peeks

Good morning and I am so excited because Crafty Sentiments are having a new release and blog hop on the 10th  and today I have a peek at one of the new releases!  When we were asked if we wanted to do a project with one of the new releases I jumped at the chance and these new stamps are just brilliant! Check this one out:

Isn't he adorable?  And what a joy to colour!  The stamp is Toby Me and My Cat I have coloured him with Copics and used chalk for the sky.  Toby was cut and matted with Spellbinders Grand Nesties.  The papers are Echo Park Country Drive.  I used a MB Puffy Clouds die for the clouds, Marianne for the fence and Cheery Lynn Little Things with Wings for the Ladybirds.  The sentiment was cut out with a Lil Inker die.

For more previews of these fabulous stamps, just perfect for your summer projects, please go over to Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog and don't forget to come back on the 10th for our blog hop where you will have a chance to win some of the new stamps!

I would love to enter the following challenges:

Creative Craft - All About Animals
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Cards for Men - Animals
Crafty Boots - Use a Stamped Character
Digi Sketch - For the Boys
Moving Along With the Times - One for the Guys
Crafting by Design - Remembering our Childhood

I will be back shortly with my second post today - phew! Take care xx

Laughing Giraffes

Good morning - a bit late today lol!  What a fabulous day yesterday, it was so nice to be able to sit in the garden and bit warm!  Hope you all had a fabulous weekend whatever you did.  I have a card today using the cutest image from From the Heart Stamps:

How adorable are these two!! I knew I had some really furry paper somewhere that I wanted to use.  I found it and I know its not really giraffe patterned but I think it goes  ok and it is so furry!  Here is a side view:

I downloaded the Serengeti photo from Google Images.  The giraffes have been coloured with my Copics and I used Grand Nesties to cut the circles, adding some acetate.  The sentiment is computer genereated and cut out with Spellbinders ribbon banners.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail
Artistic Inspirations - Monotone
Cards and More - Animal Friends
Creative Craft Challenge - All About Animals

Right I am off now to get some more washing on the line whilst this sunshine lasts!! See you tomorrow, thanks for stopping by. Take care xx

Grrrrrr!

Good morning to you all hope if you are in the UK you are enjoying a lovely Bank Holiday weekend.  The weather here in Blackpool is a bit mixed today, rainy and sunny! Fingers crossed for tomorrow its  supposed to be 18!!

I have made a card today just for me.  I have been trying to get ahead with DT work so I have just been concentrating on that but thought this morning I would have a little break from that.  So here is my card:

I have used one of Stephanie's adorable dinosaurs from her Dino-Mite collection which is available here from Clearly Besotted. You get loads of sentiments in the set too which I have used here.  I stamped directly onto the card but it is linen card stock and it was a bit of a devil to do, this is my sixth attempt!  I did have to fill a bit in with Copic Marker - but don't tell anyone!  I have coloured him with my Copics and just had to add some Glossy Accents to those eyes!  I cut him out with my Lil Inkers Photo Die and popped him on some foam squares.  I embossed the background linen card.  The paper is MME Fly a Kite and I have edged it with Cheery Lynns Tiny Expandable Borders.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Paper Creator's Craft - For the Boys
2 Sisters - Bingo (Embossing, Image, Die Cuts/Punches)
Delicious Doodles - Something for the Boys
Moving Along With the Times - One for the Guys
Shelly's Images - Kid Theme
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Animals

Well that's all from me for today, back to the DT work! Hope you have a lovely day whatever you are doing and get some crafty time too! Take care xx

Washi tape!

Good morning to you all, don't talk too loud I have a bit of a wine headache this morning lol!

Over at Card Makin' Mamas a new challenge started the other day.  There have been a few problems with the challenge and it did not start when it should and we had to change the challenges around so I have not posted my card yet! The new challenge is washi tape well I can tell you that sent me into a real panic!  I am not really a fan of it and I didn't want to buy something that I wouldn't use again but then I remembered that I had bought some in Florida last year and dug it out! However when I dug it out it turned out to be Christmas Washi tape!! So out came all my Christmas boxes and I had to make a Christmas card - yes Chrissy I know!! Here it is:

Items Used:

Stamps - Waltzing Mouse and Molly Bloom Sentiment

Papers: October Afternoon 'Make it Merry'

Dies: Spellbinders Bauble, Marianne Tree, Memory Box Precious Stars, Cheery Lynn Expandable Tiny Borders, Lil Inker Penant Die

Embellishments: Martha Stewart Washi Tape and ribbon, gems from stash, Fired Brick DI, Clear Embossing powder - resist technique

Please go over to Card Makin' Mamas and see the rest of the DT makes, a lot better than mine!!  Thanks for looking today, enjoy your weekend! Take care xx

Girly Birthday

Good morning to you all. We had a fabulous day yesterday weather wise - wall to wall sunshine and lovely and warm too! Today is cloudy but fingers crossed the forecast looks good for the Bank Holiday Weekend.  We are going over to my daughter and her partner's house tomorrow for a BBQ and then on Monday we are having one for Dave's daughter and family.  Have you got any nice plans for the weekend?

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers and the theme for this is "Girly Birthday" - right up our street isn't it!!  Here is my card:

Well I must admit I had lots of fun doing this one! You can just keep going with female cards can't you?  I used Wags 'n Whiskers Fairy Hannah which is available here for the USA and Canada and here for the rest of the world. The papers are Nitwits 'Butterfly kisses' - I have fallen in love again with my Nitwits and can't stop using them now!! Hannah has been coloured with my Copics and Glamour Dust added to her wings. The image was cut out using SB Romantic Rectangles.  The envelope is a Marianne die and the sentiment was computer generated.  The hearts are MB Precious Hearts Die.  Ribbon, butterfly, crystal bling and resin flower all from stash.  The spacer was bought on E Bay and my husband flattened it for me!

The prize on offer is a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber stamp.  You don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp but if you do then you will also be entered into a separate draw to win a Wags 'n Whiskers digi! Please go over to the challenge here to see what the rest of the DT have done!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Paper Pretties - Pink and Green
The Perfect Sentiment - Make it Feminine
Nutcrafters - Bingo (I used the bottom line, die cuts, gems and ribbon)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Digi Darla's - Celebrate
Digi Makeover - Celebrations

Well I am off to the gym and hairdressers this morning and hopefully a bit of crafty time this afternoon! I have done all my DT cards for May just trying to do June's now!  We are away in June for almost three weeks so I really need to get ahead of myself! Thanks for coming by today, see you tomorrow! Take care xx

Add Ribbon

Good morning to you all!  Today sees the start of a new release at Delightful Challenges and as this is the first one of the month there is also a new release at Digital Delights! I was given a fabulously cute image to work with this month, here is what I did:

Isn't Karate Kevin the cutest???? You can get him over at Digital Delights here. There are lots of cute images including graduation, a paper set and sentiments! My sentiment is from the new set called Keeping in Touch and is available here.  I have coloured Kevin with my Copics and yes there is an orange belt in Karate I checked on line!  The papers are Pink Petticoat.  I used Spellbinders to cut and mat the image and a Dienamics die from Lead the Way for the sentiment.  The ribbon is Offray.

Our sponsor this week is:

Scrapy Land will be giving the lucky winner a $15 store card!  To enter you don't need a Digital Delights image but if you use one you can enter twice!  Why don't you have a look at Wendy's images over at Digital Delights, so much to choose from and they are such fun to colour! If you don't like colouring you can choose one pre-coloured!

Please go over to the the challenge and see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team have made!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail
Crafting for All Seasons - Monochromatic
Emerald Fairies - Add Ribbon
Glitter n Sparkle - White and One Colour
Sweet Stampin' - Anything but a Birthday
Card Crafter's Circle - Boys to Men
Dutch Dare - Sports

I went to the pictures last night with my sister to see Love is All You Need which we both really enjoyed! I didn't really know anything about the film and when it started in Danish with subtitles thought we were sat in the wrong screening!

Well that's it from me for today! Thank you so much for coming by, take care xx

KRAFT it!

Good morning to you all! I can't believe its the first of May! Maybe now we may start getting some warmer weather - please!  As it is the first of May then it means the start of a new challenge at A Little Bit Crafty - our second challenge!  The theme for this month is KRAFT it. So we want to see a project with some Kraft card/paper on it.  Here is my card:

I have used Sarah Hurley's Curio Kit, she is one of our sponsor's this challenge.  The images are Flying Airships by Hero Arts and the other stamps are Kaisercraft "Check In".  I have used Crushed Olive DI and Memento Ink.  The photo corners are Dienamics as is the notebook binder die, button October Afternoon and twine and brad from my stash.

We have some fabulous sponsors this month:

Sarah Hurley Crafts

Hobbycutz

Clare Curd Crafts

You have a month to enter the challenge, you can enter up to three times and you may use enter any type of craft as long as it follows the theme!  Please go over to A Little Bit Crafty and see what the rest of the team have done.

Well I am just waiting for 8:30 so I can get to the hospital to get my bloods done then I can have a drink! (I meant coffee lol).  Then it will be the gym and then I am taking my Aunt out for lunch and the afternoon.

Thanks for coming to visit me!  I will see you later with another post!! Take care xx