Child's Play

Good morning hope you are having a lovely weekend.  Can you believe its June already? I certainly can't! As it is the first of the month that means there is a new challenge at A Little Bit Crafty.  The theme this month is "Child's Play".  Remember that the challenge is not only for cards but for all types of crafting.  Here is my card:

Apologies for the sunlight! This was made very last minute and very much in a rush in between going over to Bolton to see my daughter and going to tea at my step-daughter's!  As you can see, I did not centre the mat very well!  The image is a Lili of the Valley that I have had quite a while and she has been coloured with Copics.  The papers are Nitwits "A Breath of Fresh Air" with Papermill Cardstock.  I used the following dies: Spellbinders Edgeabilities for the border, Dienamics Pierced Round Stax for the image, Marianne for the mat and Whimsy for the corners.  Sentiment is also Lili of the Valley which I stamped in Versafine.  I inked the mat with a Versamark pen whilst it was still in the die and used some blue WOW embossing powder and heat set.  It smudged in one place so I had to go over it again - you can still see where it smudged but it looks a bit better.

Here is a side view:

We have some fabulous sponsors this month:

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Some fabulous prizes! Remember you have almost a month to enter. Please pop over to see the rest of the DT work for some more inspiration at A Little Bit Crafty.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - R is for Ribbon

Suzy Bee's - Layer it Up

Brown Sugar - Birthday

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - Happy Birthday

I am taking my Aunt to visit her friend in hospital today, she had a stroke and was on the floor for 3 days before she was found.  I keep on at my Aunt to get an alarm in case something like that happens to her but she won't.  She says if she has one then it will happen! How can you argue with that? I have tried and tried but to no avail!

Thank you so much for looking today I do appreciate it and any comments you care to leave, thank you! Take care xx

Oh Patches

Good morning to you. Time for another challenge over at Crafty Sentiments where the theme this week is everyone's favourite Anything Goes.  Here is my card:

I have used the super cute Patches Puppy Surprize which was one of the new releases last month and is available to purchase here from the Crafty Sentiments shop.  I coloured Patches with my Copics and added Stickles to all the bits of packing around him.  Papers are Nitwits Perfect Pair and the flowers come with the Nitwits I have just cut them out and layered them.  I cut Patches out with Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax and layered him on Spellbinders Beaded Circle Nestie.  I used a Marianne border die but you really can't see it I have covered it up!  Leaves are MB Fresh Foilage and Whimsy Corner Dies.  The sentiment is LOTV, pearl hearts are from The Hobby House and acrylic flowers from my stash.  Here is another view:

There is a fabulous prize on offer to the lucky winner:

Remember if you use a Crafty Sentiments image just add 3 after your name and you will get 3 chances of winning.  If you are a follower of the Crafty Sentiments Inspiration Blog add a 3 after your name for 3 chances of winning too. If you use a Crafty Sentiments image and are a member of the Inspiration Blog then add 6 after your name for 6 chances of winning!!  Please go over to the Challenge and see what the rest of the fabulous DT have done - wow!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafting from The Heart - Anything Goes use Flowers
Digi Makeover - Add Dimension
Eureka Stamps - Animal Friends
Addicted to Stamps - Pink and White
Papertake Weekly - Lovely Layers

Well Dave's after dinner talk went well last night, it was for Tangent so I think he quite enjoyed being the only man in a room full of ladies!  I have my only free day this week today so I am going to enjoy some crafty time in my garret! Thank you so much for looking I really appreciate it, take care xx

Oops should have gone to Specsavers!

Good morning to you and a Happy Sunday.  I had a lovely time yesterday at The Great British Craft Event at Craftwork Cards so nice to be surrounded by crafters as none of my friends craft.

Today I have a card that I did for next week's Paper Shelter Challenge but I hadn't read the remit properly so I ended up doing another!  So I may as well share it with you today:

I really enjoyed doing this one, I always love colouring the Paper Shelter images too.  This one has been coloured with Copics and Prima Pencils.  The papers are all digital M Mullens I Am Enough which are available from The Sweete Shoppe wow check them out if you love digital papers the choice is amazing.  I used my Spellbinders Edgeabilities for the border, Dienamics Stitched Rectangle Stax, Memory Box Corner Bow, Cheery Lynn Large, Medium and Petite Rose and Impression Obsession butterfly.  Ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and the sentiment tag is LOTV.
Here is another view:

Challenges I would like to enter:

Di's Digi Designs - Spots and Dots
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Ribbons and Bows
Sweet Stampin' - Stitching real or faux
Delicious Doodles - Use Ribbon
Creative Knockouts - Birthday
Digistamps 4 Joy - Add Ribbon


Its pouring down buckets here as I am typing I think the forecast for today is pretty miserable. Unfortunately its housework day here and hopefully a bit of crafty time but we will be seeing Dave's grandchildren later which is always lovely, I hope you have something nice planned. Thank you so much for looking today, take care xx

Winter Blues

Good morning! I can't believe its five days since I last posted and today I have two posts.  I decided I needed to clean up my craft room since as soon as I put anything down it was swallowed up into the dreadful messy abyss of my craft room. I should have done before and after pictures but I think I would have been too ashamed to put the before pictures up.  I have almost finished, another hour or two today and I will hopefully then be able to do a bit of crafting.

Today sees the start of a brand new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme this week is:

WINTER BLUES

here is my card:

Hmph more like winter washed out blues! I really struggled to take a decent picture of this, the first lot which I did and edited were all pink!  Anyway I have used the gorgeous Winter Goddess which is available here. I coloured her with my Copics and added lots of Stickles and Glamour Dust.  I have also got my Frantage out!  The paper is from First Edition Silent Night.  Sentiment from LOTV. I used  my new Dienamics Pierced Rectangles Stax to cut the image out I really love these dies and have just got the circles, waiting for the squares and ovals but can't get them at the mo!  I then gave my sewing machine a treat and sewed around the edges of the card.  The corner embellishment is from Wild Orchid Crafts and I have frantaged that too.  The snowflake border is a Memory Box die called, aptly, Frosty Border.  Ribbon from stash and the Dazzler is Creative Expressions. Here is another view:

As usual there is a fabulous prize to be given to the lucky winner:

So please go over to The Paper Shelter Challenge for some more inspiration from the talented DT.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Ice Challenge

Cuttin and Stampin - Anything Goes with Winter

Everybody Art - Snow

Craft Your Passion - Cool Colours

Kaboodle Doodles - Winter Wonderland

Papertake Weekly - New Year New Stash (My Dienamics Pierced Rectangle Stax - love them!)

Thank you so much for looking today, I will be back at 1100 with my second post!! Take care xx

New Year - New CMM

Good morning to you, if you are in the UK I hope you are safe from the storms we have been having.  My PC seems to have recovered from yesterday's go slow but for how long who knows!

We have a brand new challenge and a brand new look over at Card Makin' Mamas.  We have gone back to being a fortnightly challenge - hurray!  We will be revealing our new DT soon so keep tuned.  Our challenge for January is Anything Goes which is everyone's favourite!  Here is my card:

I have used the super cute Brittany 1920s Flapper from our sponsor this week Art By Miran - thank you!  She has been coloured with Copics and the edges distressed with some Antique Linen DI then cut out with Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles.  The papers are Basic Grey Serenade and I have used a Whimsy die for the corners.  Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl, sparkler from The Hobby House and sentiment is LOTV.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Thank You
Brown Sugar - Use Ribbon or Twine
Crafty Hands - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Layer It Up

Thank you so much for looking today and if you would like some more inspiration please go over to Card Makin' Mamas and have a look at the rest of the DT makes.  Take care xx

Celebrate

Hello there and a big Happy New Year to you all!  I hope you all had a wonderful festive holiday and are all raring to go.  I had a fabulous time, very hard work with a lot of entertaining but I loved every second!  My son and grandsons left yesterday after coming up for New Year so sorry I have not been round to see you but I have literally not stopped.

 I am late posting this as there is a new challenge at A Little Bit Crafty and the theme this month is Celebrate.  We want to see your creations with the theme of celebrations - this could mean Birthdays, New Year, new job, new birth, engagement, anniversary, wedding and so on.  It does not have to be card you can enter anything crafty you have made yourself.  Here is my card:

The image is Whiff of Joy and I coloured it with my Copics. I don't know who the paper is by I didn't write it down!  The shutters are a Poppy die and I used MFT Dienamics Blueprints for the mat.  I made a window box and scored it with my Scor-Pal and added the flowers.  The ivy is a Marianne die and the little sentiment tags are LOTV.  The flowers were very kindly donated by Petal Lu, one of our sponsors this month - thank you! Here is another view:

We have some wonderful sponsors this month:

£10 Selection of Blossoms

Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD

£15 Voucher to Spend at Scribble and Scrap

I am so sorry I can't provide the links to the sponsors but my pc is playing up big time this morning it has taken me 50 minutes just to do this so I am afraid I will have to leave it at this for now.  If it starts behaving later I will try and get back to link up and maybe enter a challenge!

Thank you so much for looking and I am going to catch up with you all!! Take care xx

Christmas Rush

Good Morning to you and I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  Today I want to show you a card I made with one of the new Crafty Sentiment Christmas releases for the Crafty Sentiments Inspirations Blog.

Isn't she adorable?  She is called Christmas Rush and is available now here at the Crafty Sentiments store.  I have coloured her with Copics and added some Stickles to her trim and Glossy Accents to the bell.  The paper is Nitwits.  I have used Crafter's Workshop Template for the stars using Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium.  The sentiment is LOTV, ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and the star is from Crafty Bitz.  Here is another view:

If you pop over to Rachel's blog and Kerry's blog you can see how they used the image and maybe spot which three elements we all used!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Scrapping 4 Fun - Holiday/Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - Pinktober
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Tree

Thank you so much for looking!  I will be back shortly with my Hobbycutz card! See you soon I hope! Take care xx