All Things Beachy!

 Its nearly the end of June??!! Its gonna be Christmas before we know it...anyhoos, I'm here today to share my latest DT creation for 'My Time To Craft' Where for the next fortnight our theme is.....

ALL THINGS BEACHY

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creative Craft Cottage- ATG

The Creative Crafters- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- Little Kates Sea Song' by Elisabeth Bell

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in pink

Panpastels in red

Skin- fair skin blend, cinnamon & medium flesh

Hair- gold yellow blend & walnut brown

Ribbons- pale pink shades

Swimsuit- pale pink shades, burnt carmine & bright pink blend

Bucket- lavender blend & mauve

Sand- muted brown blend

Shells- coral blend

Sky- turquoise shade & turquoise

Kite- pale pink shades & lavender blend

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'pink' 12 x 12 card by Bazill

DP- 'Beach Life' by Helz Cuppleditch

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'kite' from the Tropical mini collection by Cut & Make

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on the 1st July....until then take care xx

DayDreamer

 Its time for a new challenge over at 'Sheepski' I can't believe this is my 5th year on Andreas DT....I just love her images they are fabulous. Make sure you  pop over to her Etsy store here & check them all out!!

Ok so our theme for the next month is.......

FEATURE A CREATURE

so after much deliberations & going backwards & forwards...I chose this super cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals- ATG

Creative Craft Cottage- use a digi

CCC Digi- sentiment

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'My Pad' by Sheepski

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Frog- dark sepia, indian red, orange glaze, dark chrome yellow & cold grey III

Lilly pad- hooker's green, emerald green & grass green

Lilly- magenta, fuchsia, light purple pink & dark indigo

Water- helio blue reddish, cobalt blue, ultramarine, light ultramarine & skyblue

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Lynda Chapman

DP- 'Riverbank Revels' by Helz Cuppleditch

'pink' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack from Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Scan n Cut

D,Y,(2nd) R & M- Ecuador font

(1st) R- Florida font

(1st)  E- Impact font

A- mango sticky font

(2nd) E- NA sleepy sloth font

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, make sure you pop over & check out the fab makes on Sheepski's Facebook page. Or if you don't do Facebook, we have a monthly challenge on our Sheepski blog. Make sure you check them out for some amazing inspiration from the DT ladies xx

I will be back tomorrow so until then take care xx

Summertime!

Hey there fellow crafters, its time for me top share my latest DT make for 'Simply Create Too' where this month the theme is....

ALL SUMMER LONG

so beaches, BBQ's boating, ice-creams etc

I decided to go along the beach theme & mashed a few different stamp sets together!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Krafty Chicks- stamps act

Crafty Creations- ATG

Crafting Happiness- Summer

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- Beach hut, sandcastle & gulls- Creative Stamping Issue 59

Images- Hippo- from the 'Cooling Off' stamp set by Clearly Besotted

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Nuvo markers by Tonic in green

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in purple

Beach hut- coral shades, true blue shades & true blue blend

Sandcastle- gold brown blend & bright pink blend

Sand- sweet vanilla, apricot blush & sandcastle

Hippo- ice grey blend & blender

Ice cream- muted brown blend & dusty purple blend

Sky- salty ocean

Sign- aged mahogany & vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Beach Life' by Helz Cuppleditch

'red' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

'kraft' card from the 12 x 12 kraft stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card by Lynda Chapman

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'beach sign' die cut form the 'tropical' mini collection by Cut & Make

All stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop back later as I have another make to share with you.  Until then take care xx

Ice Cream Unicorn

Its time for the first 'Creations In Pink' challenge of 2020. This month we are sponsored by the fabulous Sherri Baldy! Make sure you pop over here & check out what the fab prize is you can win.

I won some Bestie images a while ago & hadn't found the time to play with them....until now!!

I just loved this image & it was great to colour!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Cardmakers- ATG
Jan's Digi Stamp Challenges- ATG
Besties International Challenge- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Enchanted Unicorn Sweets' by Sherri Baldy

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Tim Holtz Distress Oxides in pink

Cone- gold brown blend

Ice cream- pale pink shades & pale pink blend

Horn- magenta blend

Flowers- blue turquoise blend & alpine green blend

Surround- worn lipstick

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Beach Life' by Helz Cuppleditch

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

'raspberry pink' Nuvo Crystal drops by Tonic

'party pink' Nuvo Crystal drops by Tonic

'blue lagoon' Nuvo glitter drops by Tonic

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'metric stitched rectangle' dies by Heffy Doodles

'today's the day & happy birthday' from the sentiment tag set #24 by Lili of the Valley

tags stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous 'pink' creations the DT have to share with you this month.

I will be back on the 20th, until then take care xx

Sweet!

It's time for a new challenge over at {PIN}spirational, where for this fortnight we have a fabulous image for you. You can find it here or at the end of my post.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Di's Digi Designs- tic tac toe (sentiment-digi image-pearls)
Colouring In Scrapland- critters
Cute N Crafty- ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter
Crafty Animals- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Strawberry Mice' by Di's Digi Images

Faber-Castell Polychromo pencils in brown

Left mouse- cinnamon, medium flesh, light flesh, raw umber & brown ochre

Right mouse- cinnamon, medium flesh, light flesh, cold grey V, cold grey IV & cold grey III

Strawberries- cool grey III, red violet & deep scarlet red

Leaves & stems- deep cobalt green, dark phthalo green & leaf green

Flowers- cold grey III, light cadmium yellow & cadmium yellow 

Background- light phthalo blue

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Riverbank Revels' by Helz Cuppleditch

'red' card from the A4 stack by Limetree Crafts

'green & white' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' colouring card by Rymans

My stash- 3mm yellow pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'flower' from the A2 stitched rectangle floral set by Crafti Potential

'corner sprigs' Shapeabilities die cut by Spellbinders

'SWEET' die cut by Diamond Press DP1193

'6" scalloped edge white card blank'

This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the {PIN}spirational DT have made.

Take care xx

Fishing With The Mackenzie's!!

Its that time again, where i share my latest 'If You Give A Crafter A Cookie' creation. You will find the latest cookies here or at the end of my post 

I decided to use a stamp set I've had for ages, but think I've only used it maybees once before.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Addicted To Stamps- ATG
Lil Red Wagon- birthday with animals
The Male Room- wild & free
That's Crafty- animal magic
Everybody Art- use a stamp (no digis)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Fishing With The Mackenzie's' by Helz Cuppleditch

Tim Holtz distress inks in pink

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Poppa bear- antique linen, tea dye, vintage photo & firebrick

Baby bear- hickory smoke, weathered wood, iced spruce & firebrick

Bucket- firebrick

Fishing net- firebrick & crushed olive

Fishing rod- hickory smoke & faded jeans

Grass- mowed lawn

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Vacations' by DecoTime

'white' watercolour card by Crafters Companion

'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack  by Papermania

My stash- happy birthday stamp

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

image stamped using 'desert sand' by Memento

sentiment stamped using 'gray flannel' by Memento

'5" square white card blank

this fortnights cookies 

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over here & check out the fab makes by the DT.

I will be back on Friday, until then take care xx

Snowman & his Dog!

Its time for a new image for our {PIN}spirational challenge. You will find our new image here or at the end of my post.

I just love Christmas, well the actual day, I hate all the faf & fluff on the run up to it!! lol...nah not bah humbug just don't get why people stress out over the shops shutting for a day!

Anyhoos here's my {PIN}spirational creation.....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

A Snowflakes Promise- ATG
Ike's World- Christmas in July
Papercraft Challenges- Christmas in July
Shopping Our Stash- Christmas in July
Holly & Ivy- ATG Christmas
Sweet Stampers- Christmas in July

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Snowman & Pepper' from the Hide & Seek collection by Helz Cuppleditch

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils words in brown

Snowman- warm grey IV & warm grey III

Nose- dark cadmium, orange, scarlet red & orange glaze

Arms- walnut brown

Hat- warm grey VI, warm grey IV, pine green, leaf green & deep red

Scarf- permanent green, light green& scarlet red

Hedgehog- burnt ochre, walnut brown & brown ochre

Star- dark cadmium orange & naples yellow

Pepper- brown ochre & cold grey III

Snow- cobalt turquoise

Tim Holtz distress Oxides

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Hunkydory

My stash- silver mirri card

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'snowflake' large Martha Stewart punch

'clear' Spectrum Noir sparkle pen

'5" white square card blank'

This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on Friday with my 

next make, until then take care xxx

Hearts With A Bow

Its time for me to share my latest {PIN}spirational creation with you. You will find this fortnight photo here or at the end of my post. 

This fortnight we have a fabulous sponsor, so make sure you pop over here & check out who it is....

Now for my creation

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Pattie's Creations- love is in the air

Crafty Cardmakers- love & romance

Use Your Stuff- love is all around 

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Hearts With A Bow' by Pattie's Creations

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell Polychromo Pencils words in brown

Heats- lipstick red, red violet & dark red

Ribbon- oasis, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bazoo' by Helz Cuppleditch

'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'4" square elegant edge white card blank'

This fortnights photo

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fab creations the DT have made using this photo as inspiration. I will be back tomorrow with my next creation. 

Until then take care xx

Ice Cream

Hi & welcome to the latest {PIN}spiration challenge. If you entered our last challenge make sure you pop over & check out if you are a winner or chosen in the Top 3.

For this fortnights photo you need to go either here, or pop to the end of my post.

We are sponsored by Sherri Baldy with her fabulous Bestie images. I was lucky enough to get a cutie to play with.....

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Hazelnut's- patterned paper

Love To Craft- ATG

Colour It Create It- ATG

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge- ATG

The Sketch Aunts- sketch

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Big Eyed, Big Head Dolls Img 588' by Sherri Baldy

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Faber-Castell words in brown

Skin- blush, cinnamon & medium flesh

Eyes- apple cider & olive green yellowish

Lips- antique pink

Hair- pebble blue, cobalt turquoise & cobalt green

Flowers- dusky rose, indian red, bright green & permanent green

Dress- tea rose, indian red, venetian red, dusky rose, indian red & medium flesh

Socks- oasis, dusky rose, indian red, antique pink & yellow

Shoes- pebble blue & cobalt green

Ice cream- champagne, brown ochre, pale blossom, medium flesh, light flesh, sorbet, fuchsia, heather & light red violet

Ground- pastel beige & champagne

Papers & Embellishments

'turquoise' card from Limetree Craft

'white' colouring card from Ryamns

DP- 'Bazoo' by Helz Cuppleditch

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'Hello' from the 'Hello Flower' thinlits set by Sizzix 660805

'photo' corner punch by Woodware

'white' gel pen by Uniball

hundreds & thousands on ice cream  white gel pen & pink #9 fineliner by Edding55

'C6 deckled edge white card blank'

This fortnights {PIN}spirational photo 

Thank you for stopping by today,  please pop over & check out what fabulous makes the DT have created. I will be back on Thursday with my next share.....so until then stay safe & take care

Hugs xx

Down on The Farm

Whoop Whoop, its Saturday & my fabulous hubby is off at the same time as me....never happens!! So Guess what we are doing on Sunday??....getting up early (as in 615, bootie is about an hour away & starts at 7ish lol)& going to a car boot lolololol!!!

Anyhoos, this fortnights theme is great, I don't much like making male cards but with this theme I didn't have to! My card even tho farm themed can be for anyone!

So the new theme over at My Time To Craft is....

DOWN ON THE FARM

So anything you can find on the farm....animals, machinery, crops & plants etc

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Animal Friends- animal with wings

Classic Design Team- ATG

Crafty Animals- ATG

Creative Craft Cottage- include an animal

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- Henry Mouse 'Easter Parade'  by Whiff of Joy (no longer available 😟)

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Henry- carmine pink, saddle brown, tan & oak

Chicks- cadmium yellow, tangerine, poppy red & iris blue

Ground- felt green & apple green

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise & turquoise tint

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Riverbank Revels' by Helz Cuppleditch

'apple green' co'ordinations card

'kraft' card from the 12 x 12 kraft stack by Papermania

'Best Friends' sentiment both sets small & large scrabble tiles by Creative Expressions

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'A2 curved borders #1' Borderbilites die cut by Spellbinders

'sun' unbranded die cut

'stitched rectangle' Sizzix Thinlits

'6" square white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

Thank you for stopping by, please pop over & check out what fabulous 'Down on the Farm' creations the DT have made to help inspire you

Have a great weekend

Hugs xx

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Basil the Bunny

Its Inspiration Destination day, we have a new challenge starting today, but today we have something a bit different. As always the theme is ATG, but with a twist .....

ANYTHING GOES WITH A 

MASCULINE TWIST

so why not use this chance to get one of those awkward masculine cards made. I know I always put off making cards for men!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Cardz 4 Guyz- the great outdoors
MarkerPOP- watercolour
Penny Black & More- Spring
Sweet Stampers- animals
Crafty Calendar- Spring

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Basil' from the Happy Harvest stamp set by Helz Cuppleditch

Derwent Inktense

Basil- neutral grey & carmine pink

Dungarees- peacock blue, iris blue, shiraz & poppy red

Shirt- iron green, green, aquamarine & teal green

Boots- shiraz & poppy red

Spade- bark, willow, saddle brown, tan & neutral grey

Carrots- tan, burnt orange, tangerine, mallard green & field green

Dirt- bark, willow & tan

Sky- iris blue

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Woodland Folks' A4 stack by Dovecrafts

'red' card from the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'Collall 3D' glue with tools from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'banners' die cut by Joy Crafts 6002/0384 (red layer is faux)

'to someone special' mini sentiment die cut by Tattered Lace

'dotties' die cut by Presscut

'6" square white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous creations the 

'dream team' have made to help inspire you!

Hugs xx

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Little fawn

Its Saturday, I really have no idea where time is going too!! We had a fabulous day on my week off, we went to Cardiff to see our Danni for the day. She is loving Uni & moving into a house in July with her friends. So glad shes happy & settled with friends. It was a worry to start with, her being so far away from home.

We had such a good day, even if we did get soaked through & I mean wet through to my knickers lol!

Anyhoos I need to get on with why I'm really here, today is the start of a new challenge over at

 My Time To Craft, where we have a fabulous theme.....which is....

NO DESIGN PAPERS

so get out your inks, embossing folders, stamps & join in with us.

I just loved bringing this little cutie to life....need to watercolour more me thinks xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Moving Along With The Times- into the woods

Dream Valley- 4 legged friends

Path of Positivity- the beauty of nature

Crafting When We Can- animals

Ribbon Girls- card + ribbon

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

CCC Digi Creations- include an animal

The Dream Factory- Bambi

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Little Fawn' from the Neighbourwood set by Helz Cuppleditch

Image- 'mushrooms'from the Neighbourwood set by Helz Cuppleditch

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Fawn- baked earth, saddle brown, madder brown & carmine pink

Flowers- shiraz, scarlet pink & sun yellow

Leaves- iron green, hookers green, field green & apple green

Butterflies- dusky purple & fuchsia

Ground- beech green & spring green

Mushrooms- poppy red, shiraz, amber & baked earth

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise & turquoise tint

Embossing folder- magenta & magenta tint

Flowers & flourish- violet

Papers & Embellishments

'green' card 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' paper from Staples

'watercolour' card by Ranger from Crafty Purple Frog

My stash- ribbon & 4mm white pearls

Tools & Glues

'collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'collall 3D' glue with tools from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'label #4' die cut by Spellbinders (& faux layer)

'leafy flourishes' die cut by X-cut 503489 (part of)

'floral frenzy' Embossalicious embossing folder by Die'sire

'flower' punch by X-cut

'triple butterfly' punch by Tonic

'Stix2' pick up pencil 

'5" white square card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great weekend

Hugs xx

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Little Bundle of Joy!

Hi & welcome to my little part of the world wide web. I hope you are all well & getting in lots of crafty time!

I'm here today to share with you my latest creation for Try Stampin' on Tuesday, we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow (you can find it either here of at the end of this post). Don't forget there is an optional theme of....

WONDER AROUND YOU

but the sketch is a must, theme optional!

One of our Katie's friends has recently given birth to a baby boy called Charlie, so I thought I would make Katie a card to give to the proud mom & dad!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Sentiments- ATG

Get Creative- celebrations (new baby)

Animal Friends- animals with die cut/punches

Crafting Musketeers- babies

Let's Craft & Create- 4 legged friends

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Wild About You' by Rachelle Anne Miller

Spectrum Noir Pencils & Sansodor

Giraffe- 87, 09, 70, 66, 65, 34, 22, 17, 10, 47 & 46

Flowers- 30 & 29

Birdies- 30, 29, 14, 91 & 86

Ground- 59 & 57

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bazoo' by Helz Cuppleditch

'Desert Storm' kraft card by Crafters Companion

My stash- ribbon, sentiment & giraffe button

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue 

X-cut Xpress

'Rectangles #3' die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD048

'Ribbon' punch by Woodware

'large corner' punch by X-cut

'Oval' die cut by Sizzix 657563

'6" square scalloped edge white card blank

This fortnights sketch

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fabulous creations the DT have made.

Hugs xx

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New Giraffe....Oops sorry baby!

It's the weekend again yay & the bonus is it's Easter weekend. Which means my girlies are off college & my gorgeous hubby is at home. But the best news is the British Touring Car Championship starts lol....Come on Plato you can do it this year!!! Well as you can probably guess most of my Sunday's are now going to be full of screaming & shouting at the TV screen for hours! I do love it tho, anything with an engine really the F1, British Superbikes, World Superbikes, Moto GP, British & World Tour Cars....to name just a few of what we watch over summer...throw in the odd Sharks rugby match & I'm a very happy bunnie over summer!!

Anyhoos enough of that, I'm here today to share my latest creation with you for My Time To Craft.

Where this week we have one of my all time favourite themes....

GET KRAFTY!

you can either colour on it or use it for mat & layering etc...

I decided to colour on mine, which I do love doing.

Just had to get this stamp, he is such a cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafts 4 Eternity- baby, baby!
Creative Corner- animal fun
Always Something Creative- baby
Country View- use kraft card
Creative Craft Corner- 3 of a kind
Crafting For All Seasons- animal magic

Image & Colouring Medium

Image- 'Wild About You' by Rachelle Anne Miller

Spectrum Noir Pencils

Giraffe- 93, 92, 91, 87, 86, 85, 71, 63, 33, 32 & 31

Birdie- 107, 71, 63, 33, 32 & 31

Flowers- 71, 63, 38, 33, 32 & 31

Ground- 59, 58 & 57

Sun stamp- 22 & 15

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bazoo' stack by Helz Cuppleditch

A stamping done on 'Neenah Desert Storm' kraft card 

Stamped using 'Jet Black' Archival ink

'Welcome Little One' sentiment from the chick stamp set from the Honey & Hugs range

'Sun' Stamp by Anita's

My stash- blue paper & pink card candi

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Natalie & Amy's

Sizzix Bigshot

'Ticket' die cut by X-cut 657569

'A2 curved borders #1' Borderabilities by Spellbinders

'6" square top notch white card blank

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Happy Easter to you all 

Hugs xx

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