Midweek reminder & a sneak peak!

Morning you lovely bloggers.....hope you're all well!

Wednesday again and I'm here to remind you of the current challenge over 

at Nutcrafters where the theme is "SPOTS &/OR STRIPES"!

You have until next Tuesday to join us and there's some fab prizes to be 

won.....and don't forget, there's a freebies page over on the main blog

 here.  The gorgeous image I used is from a soon-to-be released Nutcrafters 

 stamp set called "Baked with Love".........isn't she just adorable......I've

 teamed her with some Melissa Francis papers, a recipe, some lace & paper 

string, pearls and a teeny tiny whisk & wooden spoon! As usual, there's

 some fabulous inspiration and full rules over on the main blog!

Thanks for calling today......see you soon!

xx

challenges I'd like to enter
anything goes @ Paper Crafting Journey
sweet treats @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
anything goes @ QKR Stampede
square cards @ 2 Sisters
girls, girls, girls @ Lacy Sunshine
something new (stamp) @ Craft Room
make it girly @ Crafty Sentiments
lace & pearls @ The PAper Shelter

A bookmark for Bex......

Good morning lovely bloggers....hope you're all well!

Do you have anything nice planned for the Bank Holiday weekend? Nothing 

much happening here....I'm still not too well but we do have my son 

James 21st birthday on Monday....he has to work but I'm sure there'll be 

some fun afterwards! ;) Haven't been able to manage much craft time 

recently....all the tablets I'm on are just starting to kick in, I think, and all 

I want to do is sleep!! Here's a little bookmark I made for Miss

 Rebecca.....she's always got her nose in a book....or 3...and has to have a

 huge supply of bookmarks....the idea for this one came from a mag

 and it was so quick & easy, can see this being the 1st of many in this 

style! Rightio, my friends, thanks for calling today, hope your days a good one!

xx

Spots and/or Stripes with Nutcrafters!

Hi guys......happy Wednesday......hope you're all well!

We have a new challenge starting over at Nutcrafters today and the

theme as chosen by our lovely teamie Debbie is SPOTS AND/OR STRIPES!

A great theme and just perfect for boys/male cards don't you think?

I used the adorable "drumming Cash" stamp and teamed him with

some of my fav papers..........(the cheeky FF on the drum stands for 

Foo Fighters)......and on the tag there's a die cut Boys Rock!

As usual, there's 2 fab prizes up for grabs

1st prize is a £10 spend in the Nutcrafters store

 (must use a Nutcrafters image to win - there's freebies on the blog) 

2nd prize is 2 digi stamps or 1 stamp sheet of choice

(subject to availability)

You have until September 3rd to play and don't forget to check

out the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team!

Thanks for calling today.........hope your days a good one!

xx

challenges
anything goes @ Craftin' Boutique
fav colours (browns) @ Totally Papercrafts
add stripes @ One Stop Crafts
anything goes @ Cutie Pie
bold & beautiful @ Sweet Stampin'

Up, up & away with Sparkles Challenges!

                         

Good Morning you lovelies......hope you're all ok!

Thanks so much for all your kind words yesterday, it means a lot.

Here's hoping today will be a bit better than yeterday!

So for today I'm sharing my DT card for the latest challenge over

at Sparkles where the theme is UP, UP & AWAY! We'd like to see any

thing to do with balloons on your makes! As usual, you can make what

ever you fancy and you could be the lucky winner of a fab

prize of a £10 spend (ex post) at the Crafty Ribbons store!

Don't forget, you can also check out the rest of the team over on the main

blog and meet our lovely new teamies! 

ingredients
image - Pollycraft
spotty papers - free with mag
cog papere - Papermania Chronology
die cut cogs & hearts
ribbon, gems - stash
coloured with Spectrum Noirs
sentiment stamp - Smooch

challenges

anything but a Birthday card @ Aud Sentiments

anything goes @ Craftin' Boutique

black, white + 1 @ Card Makin' Mamas

have a heart @ Polkadoodles

bold & beautiful @ Sweet Stampin'

die cuts/punches @ Totally Gorjuss

colour challenge(red) @ The Ribbon Girl

anything goes @ Cutie Pie

pinches/dies @ A Gem of a Challenge

Sparkle & Shine with Lexi's Creations

Hi friends.........hope you're all well!

I've been an awful blogger/crafter this last week but I'm having some

pretty awful health issues right now........but today, I feel a little better so

have managed to create a card for the new challenge over at 

Lexi's Creations where this time, the theme is GLITTER & SPARKLE.

As usual, we love to see anything you'd like to make, you have until

August 31st to play and you could be the lucky winner of 5 digis

from our lovely sponsor Fairy Dust Crafts

Don't forget, there's also some gorgeous inspiration over on the main blog

from the rest of the fabby dt! I kept my card real simple this time...

I used a die cut decoupage sheet covered in lots of glitter & sparkle!

 Rightio, that's all from me for today........fingers crossed I'll be visiting

 all your lovely blogs sometime today!

Thanks for calling.....hope to see you at Lexi's!

xx

Surf's up......

Morning.....another bright, breezy morning with a beautiful blue sky

too....a gorgeous day! Today card is a just-for-fun card and best of

all......it's made using all scraps! The image is the sweet Ian from the

Greetings Farm coloured with pro/flexmarkers, the papers are Three Bugs

 in a Rug, bunting is cut with Framelit dies, anchor is a Marianne die, I

 used some long forgotten stickers to spell 'dude', some paper string & my

 hand-written sentiment and that's it! Rightio, must dash..........it's

grocery shopping day..........then maybe a little crafty time!

Thanks for calling.....hope you have a lovely day!

xx

a challenge or two

anything goes @ The Male Room

Summer @ Happy Campers

Summer fun @ Totally Papercrafts

Summer @ A Gem of a Challenge

only squares @ Here Come the Boys

outdoors @ Pile it On

sports @ Tamm'y Scrapin' Corner

Birthday Hoopla @ The Greetings Farm

An Emo Christmas....

Morning....a bit cooler & a nice breeze here today.....just the way I like it!

Been a bit of a busy weekend here so not much time for crafting but I did 

manage this Christmas card...............and Miss Rebecca has claimed it

already lol! It looks a lot brighter IRL but no matter which angle I look at it

 it never looks straight......or maybe it's just me that's lopsided??

Anyway, here's what I used: the image is from Delicious Doodles and she's 

called "An Emo Christmas" and I think she's fab! Scraps of 

Christmas paper (can't remember what it's called), precious stars dies, a

few gems and a LOTV sentiment stamp! Hope you like it & thanks

for looking today......see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges
anything goes @ Crafts & Me
anything goes @ Brown Sugar

Fav colour combo at Christmas Stampin' all Year Long!

Hi guys.......happy Friday........another week closer to Christmas.....eeek!

It's new challenge day over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and

this week the theme is colour combos.....we want you choose a 

colour combo from the DT makes for your make.....easy peasy, right?

Now I'm quite a traditional when it comes to Christmas.....my tree,

house decorations, presents....in fact everything Christmas in my house

is traditional red & green but when it comes to making cards I do love

blue....all those gorgeous, frosty blues with maybe a bit of kraft!

We're sponsored by the fabby Fred She Said ....the winner will receive

a $10 spend instore. The DT were lucky enough to choose a

Fred She Said image to play along, I chose Emma the Caroler, I was

going to keep it real Clean & simple but then I found the little chipboard

embellies so just had to use them! You have until Wednesday 14th to

join us an don't forget, there;s some gorgeous inspiration over on

the main blog! Thanks for calling......see you soon!

xx

A scrap page for Cam.....

Morning lovely bloggers.......hope you're all well! I've been a lazy bones again

and had another sleep in, it's a good job I don't do it very often cos I

do feel a bit rough around the edges! A big hello to my new followers too

and thanks for following me......Di, so pleased you & Sam had a lovely day

with Maureen......can't wait 'til Miss Rebecca & I meet her too!

 So for today, I'm sharing a digi scrap page I created for one of my boys,

Cameron. It's without photos as he hasn't decided which ones he wants in

it and I was too impatient to wait lol! I created it in Serif using a kit

called Trading Post, you can get it from Daisy Trail & it's on sale right now!

Rightio, better dash......2 of the boys have decided to remodel a part of the 

back garden.....and doesn't it always look worse before it looks

better???? Thanks for calling today....hope your days' a good one!

xx

a challenge or two....
anything goes @ Digitally Sweet
anything goes @ 2 Sisters

Butterflies & Bows with Nutcrafters!

Good morning......I'm a little late today......just had my 1st sleep in of the 

Summer holidays......lazy me! So today we have a new challenge 

over at Nutcrafters and this fortnight the theme, as chosen by our very 

own Gemma, is "Butterflies & Bows".....a lovely, pretty theme I think,

 don't you? As usual, there's some fab prizes to be won:

 1st prize is a £10 spend at the Nutcrafters store

( to win this you must use a Nutcrafters image - freebies on blog)

2nd prize: 2 digi stamps or 1 stamp sheet of your choice from Nutcrafters

(subject to availability)

You have until August 20th to play and don't forget to go check out the 

fab inspiration from the rest of the team!

I used one of the new release images called "Garden Friends", a Tim

Holtz on the edge die, some freebie-with-a-mag papers and finished

 with a huge bow, a couple of pearls & a computer generated sentiment!

Rightio, that's it from me......hope you'll come join us!

Thanks for calling!

xx

challenges
punches and/or die cuts @ Paper Crafting Journey
Summer fun @ QKR Stampede
anything goes @ 2 Sisters
anything goes with pearls @ Totally Gorjuss
Summer days @ Dream Valley
die cuts @ Crafty Boots
anything goes @ The Crazy Challenge

5 minute make!

Morning.....and a lovely morning it is too.....and I'll be spending part of it

 in......the supermarket!!!! Yep, it's grocery shopping day today but first I

 wanted to share the quickest card I've ever made......I love it when someone

 knows exactly what they want! One of my boys asked for a card with 

a motorbike on, some of "that grey/black paper with lines on" , oh, and

can the motorbike be on that square "with the curved edges"...........good

job I knew what he meant lol! If only every make was that simple.........

Rightio, wish me luck with the shopping......see you tomorrow!

xx

a challenge or two....
anything goes @ The Male Room
monochromatic @ C.R.A.F.T
monochrome @ That Craft Place
clean & simple @ Eureka Stamps
anything with scallops @ Kaboodle Doodles

Anniversary with Lexi's Creations!

Morning friends....hope you're all well! It's wet, cold & dark here today

......just the way I like it lol. I think some craft time might just

be on the cards for today! But first, we have a new challenge over at

Lexi's Creations

and this time the theme is "Anniversary"! As usual. any make is

welcome & you might just be the lucky winner of a fabulous prize:

a £10 spend at Joanna Sheen!

You have until August 17th to play and don't forget, there's some

amazing inspiration over on the main blog! 

So for my card, I used a shaped card blank, a Kanban topper, my

new fav Spellbinder die, and some ribbon & pearls! A real quick &

easy card.....hope you like it! Rightio, some nasty housework to

do then......playtime! Thanks for calling!

xx

Anything Goes with Crafty Calendar!

Morning lovely bloggers....hope you're all well!

Today we have a brand new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the

couldn't be any easier......it's Anything Goes......told you it was easy!

You have until Friday 6th September to join us and don't forget, no 

more than 3 entries per person! We have a fabulous sponsor for you this 

month, Pretty Little Stamps and oh my, they're the most

gorgeous, girly images.....do go check them out.....you'll love them!

 The DT were lucky enough to be given an image to use.....I chose

"Cammy in the Wind" and she was a pleasure to colour.....she

definitely brought out the girly in me lol! The winner will win 3 digi 

stamps of their choice....you really will be spoilt for choice!

I coloured Cammy with pro/flexmarkers, used a couple of scraps

of paper, pink card, pearls, flowers, and my new Spellbinder

dies! Thanks for calling today......hope you have a lovely weekend 

whatever you're up to!

xx

challenges

anything goes @ Eclectic Ellapu

anything goes @ One Stitch at a Time

anything goes @ Pile it On

it's a girl thing @ That Craft Place

anything goes @ Crafting by Design

anything goes @ The Paper Shelter

anything goes @ Craftin' Boutique

Christmas Flowers with CSAYL

Hi guys....Happy Friday! Here we are again with a new challenge over at

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

and this week the theme is "Christmas Flowers"....they can be on 

your image, your paper..........anywhere just so long as they're there!

We have a new sponsor this week too....QKR Stampede and

they're offering a fabby prize of 5 digi images!

The DT were lucky enough to choose an image to play along...1 chose

 Santa's List...a real traditional looking Santa checking his list...

.....hmmm, will I be on the naughty or nice list this year???

I used Spectrum Noir pens, papers were free with a mag, flowers 

are cut with a Marianne die and that's it.....hope you like it!

You have until August 7th to play and don't forget to go check 

out the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the team!

Thanks for calling.....see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges

Christmas in July @ Totally Gorjuss

Christmas in July @ Stamp & Create

Use a digi @ Tammy's Scrapin' Corner

Christmas in July @ Deep Ocean

Charmed I'm Sure with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

Good Morning lovely crafters....happy August 1st!!!

Another month gone, another month closer to Christmas.....my favourite 

time of the Year! Have you started prepping yet? It's never too early in my

 book so why not come join in with our monthly challenge over at

 Sparkles Christmas challenges

where this time the theme is "Charmed, I'm sure".....a nice, easy theme, 

just make sure you add a charm to whatever you fancy creating!

 We have a fabby sponsor this month......Pink Gem Designs and our 

lucky winner will get 3 digis of their choice!

 The DT were lucky enough to be given a digi to use......I got the sweet

Nativity Philip.......isn't he adorable? I made a card....and pinched some 

hay from the rabbits' cage lol! I used Spectrum Noir pens, Dovecraft

paper, LOTV sentiment & paper twine & a charm from my stash!

As usual, you have a month to play & you can check out the

gorgeous makes from the rest of the DT here.

Rightio, that's me for today....I sat at my desk all day yesterday

so today......washing, ironing, cleaning......might even feed the kids lol!

Thanks for calling......see you tomorrow!

xx

challenges

Christmas in July @ Card Crafter's Circle

Christmas in July @ Crafty Catz

Christmas in July @ Polka Doodles

How Charming @ A Gem of a Challenge
Christmas in July 4 kids @ Send a smile 4 Kids
Christmas in July @ Totally Gorjuss
Christmas in July @ Cards for Men
use a digi @ Tammy's Scrapin' Corner
Christmas in July @ Deep Ocean
Christmas in July @ Little Red Wagon
Nativity @ Crimbo Crackers