Come play BINGO with Nutcrafters!

Good morning my lovelies.......hope you're all well!

Wednesday again......the last one in April......eeeeeekk......the weeks sure are

flying by! So for this fortnights' challenge our lovely boss lady Katie has a bingo card for

 you......you choose which line you want to follow......up, down, diagonal, left to right.......you 

know what I mean!

As usual, fab prizes to be won.....

1st prize......£10 Nutcrafters voucher to spend instore 

 (you must use a Nutcrafters image to win 1st prize)

2nd prize......1 stamp sheet or 2 digis or your choice subject to availability

For my card I used the sweetest image, Fairest, from the gorgeous Enchanted

collection available here and followed a diagonal line using a mono colour scheme, ribbon &

 a girly image! As usual, there's some gorgeous makes from the rest of the Dt & if you fancy

joining us but don't have any Nutcrafters images there's a freebies page here.

Thanks for calling......have a lovely day & I'll see you tomorrow!

xx

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters

paper - free with a mag

ribbon, gems & letters - stash

challenges 

anything goes at Brown Sugar

anything goes at Crafty Catz

cute only at Fairytale

anything goes at Sister Act

anything goes at Crafty Sentiments

girly at Creative Card Crew

Pink & Girly with Delicious Doodles!

Morning my crafty friends.......hope you're all well.....if not sending you hugs!

Today sees Team B posting over on the Delicious Doodles blog where we're

continuing our special 2 week challenge with a PINK & GIRLY theme in

 support of Breast Cancer Awareness.........and if you pop here you'll find an

Awareness Ribbon set from Teri for free! As usual, not many rules........only 1

entry unless you use a Delicious Doodles image & then you can enter twice!

The prize is 5 of Teri's fabulous images & if you do use a Delicious Doodles

image you get to be spotlighted too!

Now as you might know I'm really not a pink girl but when I saw this image

I knew she'd be perfect......and I loved colouring & making it too.....reminds

me of long ago Summer days when I had lovely long pink hair.............and I

daresay I wore a flower or two in it as well!

So that's it from me for today.....not going far today as it's wet & dark 

outside......is that my desk I can hear calling?? Thanks for popping by and

whatever you're up to.....have a lovely day!

xx

ingredients

image - Sunshine Gal from Delicious Doodles

papers - free with a mag

flower punch - stash

sentiment - LOTV

scallop circle punch - stash

coloured with Copics

gems - stash

challenges I'd like to enter

lots of layers at Sweet Stampin'

die cuts & punches at Totally Gorjuss

orange & pink at Sketchy Colours

die cut/punch at the Squirrel & the Fox

Liebster Award!

Morning my crafty friends......hope you're all well! 

I was chuffed to bits (and very honoured) to receive a blog award from my

lovely blog buddy Penny Rae.......the Liebster Award is a Pay-it-Forward award

to be given to blogs with under 300 followers. I'm so happy to receive this & to pass

it on to 5 of my lovely blog buddies who have encouraged, inspired & supported 

me in my crafty adventures. Penny Rae also sent me a list of questions:

1 - What's your fav type of card to make? I love to have a go at any & all types!

2 - What tool can you not live without? My paper trimmer!

3 - Do you have your own craft room/space? Yes.....my fav place to be!

4 - Do you only make cards? No, I love to have a play at all papercrafts.

5 - What's been your biggest crafting achievement? Being on some great Dt's!

6 - What's your fav craft store? I have 2: Sir Stampalot & CuttingEdge Crafts.....both offer

fantastic customer service, great prices & super fast delivery!

7 - What's your fav colour to craft with? Blue & brown and purple & black

8 - Where do you get your inspiration from? My lovely blog buddies, Pinterest....anywhere & everywhere!

9 - Do you work outside the home? No - I'm a carer for my eldest....I have 6 children, all still living

at home so they keep me busy, busy, busy!

10 - What do you do if you lose your mojo? Sulk! No, really I don't.....I stalk you lovely lot!

11 - Which is your favourite digi stamp? No way could I choose 1.....love them all!

So now I have to choose 5 lovely bloggers to pass this award onto:

Debbie at Debs' Crafty Time

Rachel at Fisher's Cards & Crafts

Hazel at Hazels Baskets of Joy

Julie at Crafty Julie's

Glenda at Gilby's Corner

Here's my questions for you:

1 - What's your favourite thing to make?

2 - What's your favourite colour combo?

3 - What's your favourite craft thing to buy?

4 - Do you have your own craft space?

5 - What craft item would you be lost without?

6 - Do you craft to music or tv?

7 - Are you a messy crafter?

8 - Do you prefer markers, pencils or inks?

9 - What do you do if Mr Mojo goes walkabout?

10 - What's your worst craft mishap?

11 - If money was no object & you could buy ANY craft item, what would it be?

Now it's over to you.....choose your 5 bloggers & Pay-it-Forward

Thanks again Penny!

xx

Go Girly with Nutcrafters!

Good morning my lovelies.....hope you're all well! Back to school/college

for my lot today so a big clean up for me then maybe some platytime!

Now as it's Wednesday I'm sharing my Nutcrafters make for the current challenge, I got to

choose the theme this time & I chose - GO GIRLY!

 Fab prizes to be won, there's a Freebies page &

if you pop over to the shop our lovely Katie has left a free digi - Springtime

Harriet is available here. You have until next Tuesday to play.....hope you

can join us....we'd love to see you !

xx

ingredients

image - April from Nutcrafters

papers - free with a mag

hearts - punched

umbrella - Die-namics die

fence - Marianne die

sentiment - created by me!

gems- stash

coloured with Copics

challenges I'd like to enter

anything goes at Crafty Girls

April showers at Charisma Cardz

anything goes at Sister Act

lots of layers at Sweet Stampin'

die cuts & punches at Totally Gorjuss

girly at Creative Card Crew

April Showers at Cuttin & Stampin

Love turquoise!

Morning crafters, hope you're all well.......it's a bit cooler here today but still dry......might

 have a potter in the garden......or maybe not, maybe I'll sneak an hour at my desk

instead!!! Sharing another little shambala bracelet today & this is probably my favourite 

colour (for now!).....wooden beads & turquoise waxed cord for a quick & easy 

make & it looks fab with denim! Enjoy your Monday friends......see you soon!

xx

Items for sale!

Hiya.....just to let you know I've added a for sale page.....been having a bit of a sort

out.....email me if there's you fancy!

x

Simply Gorjuss

Morning lovelies.....hope you're all well & enjoying this lovely weather!
Bit breezy here but lovely to see the line full of washing.......I.m gonna spend today
getting all my jobs done then the long weekend doing fun things & hopefully it will
involve crafting & chocolate!! So today I'm sharing a card I made for Rebecca
(Iknow, she should have made her own, right?) to give to her best friend for her
Birthday...........loved making this, love all the Gorjuss range.....sometimes love it
too much to use it......how sad is that lol? This one has lots of layers, the image is
 decoupaged & finished with a few black gems! No sentiment again, I've found
myself leaving sentiments off lots of my cards recently......what do you think...
....should all cards have a sentiment?
Thanks for calling and for any comments you might leave....see you soon!
xx

ingredients

paper, image, scallop oval - Gorjuss

heart die - Memory Box

bow die - Cheery Lynn

flowers & butterflies - punches (stash)

gems - stash

corner die - Die-namics

challenges I'd like to enter

anything goes at Ditzie Digi Design

monochrome anything goes at Artistic Inspirations

die cuts or embossing at Crafty Bloggers Network

anything goes/girly at Creative Moments

anything goes at 4 Krafty Girls

for a special female at Paper Crafting Journey

Go Girly with Nutcrafters!

Hi crafters........happy Wednesday!

Over at Nutcrafters this week we have a new challenge for you......I got to choose

the theme this time & I chose GO GIRLY! Girly in any shape, form or colour

is good......doesn't have to be pink & fluffy lol! As usual, if you use a Nutcrafters

image you could be the winner of a £10 voucher to spend instore!

If not, you might just be the 2nd place winner of either 2 digi's or 1 stamp sheet of your

choice (subject to availability). If you don't have any Nutcrafters images then

there's a freebies page here. Katie's brand new Spring collection is available now

either in digital or stamp form..............and they'd be perfect for this challenge lol!

Don't forget to go visit the rest of the Dt makes................gorgeous as always!

I made a little tag this time, probably to go on Miss Rebecca's Birthday present

and as you can tell, she's not a pink & fluffy girly girl! She is very girly but just

loves all things black, purple, green, gothic.............anything outside the usual girly!!!!
Rightio my friends, that's me for today........I can hear the housework a-calling!!
Thanks for popping by..........see you soon!
xx

challenges I'd like to enter
tags & banners at My Craft Spot
anything goes at Through the Purple Haze
anything goes at Crafting by Designs
anything goes/girly at Creative Moments

New challenge at Sparkles!

Morning lovelies.....hope you're all well! Another bright, beautiful morning here on the

Yorkshire Coast...........hope it's the same for you all!

So today see the start of a new challenge over at Sparkles & this time we want to see your 

favourite colour combo's......I chose Blue & White although if I'm honest it could easily be blue

 with brown, blue with pink...........yep, I love blue lol!

Anyway, enough waffle......we want to see YOUR fav colour combo & you could be the

lucky winner of a generous $10 voucher from this months lovely sponsor:

Di'sDigi Downloads

As usual, there's the loveliest inspiration over on the main blog, you can make anything you

like so long as it fits the theme & you have until May 13th to play!

Here's a close up of the gorgeous image I used:

Rightio, that's me for today......thanks for calling, see you soon!

xx

ingredients

image - Some Odd Girl

coloured with Copics

clock & arrow  - Sizzix dies

flowers - stash

papers - free with a mag

ric rac - stash

challenges I'd like to enter

flower power at Penny's Paper Crafty

anything goes at Whimsy

anything goes at 4 Krafty Girlz

use a digi at One Stitch at a Time

monochrome at Artistic Inspiration

monochrome at Bunny Zoe's

Easter with Delicious Doodles!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......another gorgeous Spring morning here

and doesn't it make you feel good! So today I'm here with my Dt make for the new

challenge over at Delicious Doodles.....the theme this time is Easter! As usual, only

one entry please unless you use a Delicious Doodles image & then you can enter

twice! There's 5 of Teri's fabulous digi's up for grabs...you will definitely be spoilt

for choice! I chose to use the beautiful Daffodils 2 image available here, a stunning

image I think & my favourite flower too! Coloured with Copics, I also used an 

XCut alphabet die.....the paper & card were from my scrap box & the gems are

from my stash! Don't forget to go see the fantastic Dt makes over on the main 

blog.......gorgeous as always!

So that's it for me for today......thanks for calling, hope you have a lovely day!

xx
challenges I'd like to enter
Easter at Dream Valley
Easter at Crafty Boots
Spring at Creative Card Crew
Spring has sprung at Papertake Weekly
Polka dots at 4 Crafty Chicks

Infinity love shambala bracelet

Morning lovelies.....hope you're all well! It's a bright, beautiful day here on the
Yorkshire Coast......perfect weather for pottering about in the garden methinks! All
boys at home today so some much needed muscle around to help......1 to strim
 the edges, 1 to mow the lawns, another 1 to do some digging.......oh, I'd be lost
 without my boys lol!
So today I'm sharing another Shambala bracelet.....this one is made with pink &
white waxed cotton cord, pink & white pearls and an infinity love connector
embellished with a little pink rhinestone......and as usual, it's adjustable so one size
fits all! Rightio my friends, off to rouse the troops lol.......thanks for calling & I'll see
you tomorrow!
xx

Tots & Teens with Nutcrafters!

Hello friends......happy Wednesday, hope you're all well!

I'm here today with my midway reminder card for the latest Nutcrafters

challenge......our lovely Helen chose the theme of Tots & Teens.....just perfect

for Katie's latest images! As usual, you have until next Tuesday to play &

there's some fab Nutcrafters prizes to be won.....we'd love to see you there!

ingredients

image - Nutcrafters

coloured with Copics

clouds - Memory box die

banner - Die-namics fishtail die

sentiment - LOTV

fence - Marianne die

flower punch & gems - stash

papers - free with a mag!

challenges I'd like to enter
stripes at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards
for a child at Crafting when we can
cute with dies & punches at Cutie Pie
for a child at Oh La La

Rightio, that's me for today......thanks for calling!

xx

Things with Wings over at Crafty Calendar.....and a Dt call too!

Morning my friends......and a lovely bright Spring morning it is too!

Today being the 1st Saturday of the month means we have a new challenge

for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme is THINGS WITH WINGS!

As usual, we have a fabulous sponsor, this month it's Elisabeth Bell offering

2 gorgeous dig's....you can see them over on the main blog!

We're also having a Dt call.....you'd be mad NOT to apply.....a great team,

a fantastic team leader.....just a real nice place to be......again, you can find out

all you need to know over on the main blog!

So that's it from me for the weekend......I'm feeling a bit better today so some

craft time is in order I think.....and a catch up with the Sewing Bee!!!

Whatever you have planned for the weekend have a lovely time.....thanks for

calling......see you soon!

xx

ingredients

image - Time for Tea Designs

coloured with Copics

papers - scrap box

flourish - Memory Box die

butterfly - free-with-a-mag die

flowers & pearls - stash

challenges

cute with dies & punches at Cutie Pie

anything goes at Papertake Weekly

dies & punches at Crafting for all Seasons

anything goes at Paper Crafting Journey

Ribbon & Flowers with Left of Center!

Hi friends......happy Friday.....aren't these weeks flying past?

So today is the day I get to post my make for the latest Left of Center challenge and 

this time the theme is 'Ribbon & Flowers!' We have the fabulous Sassy Studios

 sponsoring us offering a prize of 4 digi's & they were very kind in allowing the LOC

Dt to choose an image to use too! 

Now don't forget, Left of Center isn't just a dark themed challenge blog, you

can enter any make you like so long as you stick to the challenge.......but we do

love to see your darker makes! Don't forget to pop over & see the rest of

the Dt makes from my fab teamies......amazing as usual!

ingredients

image - Sassy Studios

coloured with Copics

flowers - handmade

ribbon & brads - stash

paper - the Works (99p for 32 vintage sheets!!)

foliage - punched

challenges I'd like to enter

Rightio my friends, that's me for today......off to go prepare something

nice for tea.......thanks for calling today & I'll see you tomorrow!

xx

Meet Milo......oh, and a little shambala bracelet!

Morning my friends......hope you're all well!

No paper crafting for me this week......this rotten cold has really knocked me

for six......good job all my Dt makes are done!

I do have a little bracelet to share though.....a pink & pearl shambala bracelet as

requested by Miss Rebecca for one of her friends! I do love making these, so

 quick & easy & seem to be quite the fashion right now.

Now I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our zoo.....I mean

household........MILO...our 2nd little Jack Russell!

Milo lived only a few doors away from us......left outside day & night in all 

weathers and just not wanted anymore. So what's a Mum to do when son says

"Muuuuummmmm, can we have another dog pleeaaaassse?"

How could I refuse that little face? Milo is the most loveable, well behaved

good natured little dog I've ever met.....aw, he's just so scrummy.

Just look at that little face.......and no, I don't mean me lol!

So a word of warning before I go.......if one of your children decides

they want to study animal care/management at College..........beware lol

we now have 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 rabbits & a guinea pig......and I wouldn't be 

without any of them.....good job we have a huge house & gardens &

lots of love to go round!

Rightio, that's it for today......off back to my tissues......you wouldn't believe

how many of them I've gotten through this week! Thanks for calling

& I'll see you tomorrow!

xx

Tots & Teens with Nutcrafters!

Morning lovelies................no make from me today but I just wanted

to pop on & let you know of the new challenge over at Nutcrafters!

Our lovely Helen has chosen the theme of Tots & Teens.....there's a £10

voucher to be won.......and if you don't have any Nutcrafters we have a freebies

 page here!

xx

Inspired by a Christmas Carol with Sparkles Christmas Challenges!

Good morning my lovely blog friends......hope you're all well & happy

April to you all.......April already!!!!!

Thanks ever so much for all your get well wishes....I'm still feeling rotten

can't remember having a cold this bad before! Anyway, the reason for

today's post is to tell you all about the new challenge starting today over

at Sparkles Christmas Challenges where the theme is 'Inspired by a Christmas

Carol'!  Oh wow, I loved making this card.....love making Christmas things

 anyway but for some reason this is already a favourite for this year!

So, as usual, you can make any Christmas craft item you like just so long

as it matches the theme & you could be the lucky winner of this fab prize

from this month's sponsor Marianne Designs!

I used a gorgeous image called 'Catching Snowflakes' from Time for Tea, the

1st time I've coloured it up and for once I'm happy with my colouring lol!

I was inspired by the Carol 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland'....I love Winter

so this was fun for me to make! Do try & find time to pop over & join us, after

all, it's never too early to start prepping for Christmas & don't forget to go check

out the amazing Dt makes.......everyone's a stunner!

Rightio, off back to my hot water bottle & my box of tissues......thanks for calling

today.........see you soon!

xx

ingredients

Catching Snowflakes digi - Time for Tea Designs

coloured with Copics

papers - Dovecraft

snowflake dies - Marianne & Sizzix

bunting die - Sizzix

banner die - Die-Namics

brow card & pearls - stash

challenges I'd like to enter
anything goes at 4 Krafty Girls
anything goes (Christmas) at Crimbo Crackers
anything goes at Paper Crafting Journey
anything goes at Completely Christmas
fav colouring medium at Christmas Card Challenges
anything goes at Aurora Wings
cute, die cuts & punches at The Cutie Pie