And the Animals Came in Two by Two!

Good morning to you all - did you have a nice weekend? It was Mothering Sunday here in the U.K. yesterday.  My daughter came over with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and took me out to a Michelin Starred restaurant for lunch.  My sister came too as she doesn't have any children and has always been like a second Mum to mine.  We had a lovely time and I felt like the Queen!

Today sees the start of a new challenge at Lexis Creations and the theme this week is Easter we want to see your creations made for Easter, here is mine:

Mmmmm quite a busy card I think!  The image is by Your Next Stamp coloured with my Copics and chalk for the sky which you can't really see that well.  The papers are Nitwits Waddles Whimsy and the little duck in the corner comes from the set.  The sentiment is Inca stamps and I used Marianne die to cut it out.  Heart banner is La La Land and Dienamics Stitched Rectangles to cut the image out.  Here is another view:

Please pop over to the challenge at Lexis to see the rest of the creations by the DT.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Calender - Animal Antics
Di's Digi Designs - Welcome Spring
Open Minded Crafting - Animal Antics
Brown Sugar - Easter
Polkadoodles - Spring is in The Air
Aud Sentiments - Easter or Spring Sentiments

Well thank you so much for calling round to see me today and any comments you leave. Take care xx

Ribbons and Flowers

Good morning and a Happy Friday to you all! A big welcome to Karen my latest follower - great to see you Karen. Today is my last card that I am making for Sassy Designs I have made the decision to step down with the baby's arrival in 12 days time I won't have as much time for crafting.  I would like to thank the team for being fab and very supportive I will miss working with the wonderful images. Big wave to my Sassy Sisters and Brother xx

Sassy are sponsoring Left of Centre Challenges today and the theme is Ribbons and Flowers.  Now I have only just realised they are a bit steampunky and goth over there so not sure how my card would go down but they won't see it so it doesn't matter I guess!

I have used Sassy Little Honey's Japan and coloured her with Copics.  Dienamics Stitched Rectangle Stax to cut her out.  The papers are ancient some I got years ago on QVC and never used, they came in a set with peel offs and decoupage things.  The flowers are Cheery Lynn and tag is Go Kreate. Here is another view:

Not sure where that pink hue came from I think it may have been too sunny when I took the picture.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Little Fairies - Add a Tag
Ladybug Crafts Ink - For a Special Girl
Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a Bow
Craft Your Passion - For the Ladies
Glitter 'n Sparkle - Use Some Blue
Pile It On - Pretty Hair
Pink Gem -  Special Female/Birthday

I am off with my daughter today for last minute shopping for things.  She is still in breech and with the baby being big and her having developed gestational diabetes they have booked her in for a Caesarian Section on the 9th April.  I will be relieved when it will be all done the only disappointment for me is that I was going to be with her during the birth but with a Section only one person is allowed. But not long now!

Thank you so much for looking today, take care xx  

You Shouldn't Have

Good morning again these mornings soon come round don't they? Over at the Digital Delights Blog there is another Delightful Thursday when the DT showcase some of the fabulous images available at the Digital Delights Shop. Here is my card:

Wow you shouldn't have - but thank you! I have used Gift Giving Susie available here and the sentiment is from the Spring Sentiments Set available here. Papers are Celebrate from Sweet Shoppe Designs.  I used my Copics to colour the image and then cut her out with Dienamics Pierced Rectangle Stax.  The sentiment has been cut and matted using Dienamics Fishtail Stax. The fancy border was made with Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders One and then Memory Box Precious Hearts to finish. Here is another view:

Head over to the Digital Delights Blog for lots more inspiration from the DT. Don't forget there is a new challenge starting today over on Delightful Challenges and the theme this week is Out Like A Lamb (include an animal) sponsored by Reasonable Ribbon.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
Marker Pop - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for looking today and any comments you would like to leave. Take care xx

Spring Delights

Good morning its a beautiful sunny day here today hope it stays that way lots of washing to get out on the line! Today sees the start of a new challenge at The Paper Shelter and the theme this week is Spring Delights. Here is my card:

I have used Keeper of My Enchanted Forest which is available here she has been coloured with my Copics. The papers are First Edition Spring Feast.  I have used Spellbinders Grand Labels One and  Grand Decorative Labels One for the card shape and matting.  The image has been die cut out using Dienamics Pierced Rectangle Stax.  Other dies used are Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterfly Small 2, Dienamics Grass and Pierced Circle Stax, Lil Inker Small bow and various flower punches.  I stamped around the edge of the image with a Penny Black stamp in Victorian Velvet DI which I had seen Sue do and thought how pretty it was - thank you for the inspiration Sue. Here is another view:

As usual there is a terrific prize for one lucky winner:

Hop over to the challenge at The Paper Shelter for some more inspiration from the DT.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Mother's Day/For the Ladies
Fitztown - Dies and Punches
Kaboodle Doodle - Dreaming of Spring
My Craft Spot - Anything Goes

Well I went to the hairdressers yesterday and had all my hair chopped off! I do get bored with hairstyles and after a few years like to have a new style.  I loved Meryl Streep's hair in Devil Wears Prada so wanted a style like that, my fringe wasn't long enough but we are growing it.  I keep getting a shock when I catch sight of myself in a mirror!

Thank you so much for visiting today I really appreciate it and love to read your comments, thank you for taking the time to write them. I will be back tomorrow, take care xx

Monochromatic

Good morning thank you so much for coming to see me I really appreciate your visit. Today I have a card using a Sassy Design Studio image as Sassy are sponsoring the challenge at Just Inspirational Challenge where the theme is monochromatic.

The image is Sarah Sanderson Honey and I have coloured her with my Copics. The papers are Nitwits Truly Madly Deeply with Papermill Kraft.  I have used Spellbinders to cut the image out using Antique Linen to distress around the image though it seems to have a greenish tinge in this photo - not IRL though.  The border is Dienamics Simply Scalloped Trio.  The sentiment is LOTV stamped in brown Memento and cut out.  Sparkler from The Hobby House and ribbon and rose from stash.  Here is a side view:

Challenges I would like to enter:

Bunny Zoes - Monochromatic
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Bow
Craft Your Passion - For the Ladies
MelonHeadz - Girly
One Stitch at a Time - For the Woman in Your Life
Bearly Mine - One for the Girls

Well thank you again for calling round to see me, hope to see you again. Take care xx

Photo Inspiration

Good morning hope you are all refreshed for your week ahead.  We had a beautiful day yesterday with clear blue skies all day and this morning is the same although quite frosty at the moment.

We have a new challenge at Card Makin' Mamas and for this fortnight's challenge we have a photo inspiration.  Here is my card:

And here is the photo inspiration picture:

I used the colours and the vase of tulips for my inspiration.  The tulip stamp is by Hero Arts which I have had for many years and I actually coloured it with my Distress Markers!! Used some Glossy Accents on the vase.  The image was then cut out using my Dienamics Stitched Square Stax and matted on a Marianne die cut mat. Papers are Nitwits Petal Pixies and I used Memory Box Corner Bow. Here is another view:

I was quite pleased that I actually used my Distress Markers to colour the image as I have had them yonks and not really used them though I much prefer my trusty Copics.  Please head over to Card Makin' Mamas and see what the rest of the team have done.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Come and Get It - Easter/Spring
Sentimental Sunday - Flowery Spring
That Craft Place - Flowers and/or Mother's Day
Fairy Tale Challenge - One Old Stamp
Polkadoodles - Spring is in the Air

Thank you so much for looking today I really appreciate each visit! Take care xx

It's A Girl Thing

Hello there Happy Sunday and a big welcome to my two new followers Julie and Linda I'm so honoured that you have decided to follow me - welcome aboard.

The NEC was wonderful so tiring but great to see all the different things. I came back with loads of goodies to play with - picture at the end.  Today is a new challenge at Hobbycutz and this week we want to see Girly But No Pink! Easy peasy right? Although I must admit I do love my pink its still easy enough to make a girly card using other colours.  Here is mine:

I have used the gorgeous Faerie Dandelion from our sponsor Whimsy - thank you.  She has been coloured with Copics and I used Frantage Shabby Blue around the edges.  The papers are Nitwits Petal Fresh.  I used my Spellbinders Grand Circles and  Stately Circles to cut and mat her.  The die cut is Memory Box Chloe Stem and the leaf from Fabulous Phlox.  I painted my pretty butterfly lasercut with Acrylic paint and then Frantaged that too there are lots of lasercuts available here at the Hobbycutz store.  Here is another view:

Have a look at the Hobbycutz challenge for further inspiration from the Design Team.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Aloha Fridays - Things With Wings
Paper Creator - Spring is in the Air
Digi Haven - Things With Wings
Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Things With Wings

Finally, a picture of my goodies:

Thank you so much for coming to see me today, I will be back tomorrow. Take care xx

March Hop at Sassy

Good morning and welcome to the March hop for Sassy Studio Designs.  You should have come here from Chris's blog if not please go back to Sassy and start over.

Today we have a Bingo board to play with and I have made this:

I recycled a green tea bag box.  I have used Sassy Easter Bunny and coloured her with Copics.  Papers are First Edition and the flower is made with a punch.

Here is the Bingo Board:

From here you want to go to Kim's Blog.

Sorry this is short but its Friday night and we have just got in and I am so tired through lack of sleep just want to go and chill out in the lounge before my early start tomorrow.. Thanks so much for looking, take care xx