I got in such a mess......

.....but loved every minute of it!! lol !!

I had seen this image a few weeks ago & fell totally in love with 'Miss Wings' another (gorgeous & so easy to colour) image from Stitchy Bear....

I decide to try & get the distressed look with this card...I just hope I haven't distressed it to much!

 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Stamping With The Dragon- use ink

Inspirational Card Challenges- sketch

Papertake Weekly- 3 of a kind...dew drops

Digital Tuesday- sewing (faux)

City Crafter- wings

Penny's Papercrafting- something that flies

Delightful Sketches- metal (I hope a charm is ok)

Goodies I Used

Image 'Miss Wings' from Stitchy Bear

IQ paper

Scalloped Card- Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers

Miss Wings- pale pink, baby pink, warm grey 1 & 2

DP- K & Co Classic K Bailey

Dew drops- Crafty Emma's Store

Stitching- Whispers brush marker

Stickles & glamour dust

Distressing- Tim Holtz 'Vintage Photo'

Lace, charm, flower & thread my stash

Thank you for stopping buy & leaving a comment, I love reading what you think of my creations.....Oh don't forget you still have time to enter this weeks challenge over at One Stitch At A Time where this week its a really easy one....just use your favourite embellishments...buttons, ribbon, gems, flowers you decide....

hugs xx

My siggy has gone walkies yet again, I do wish Mr Blogger would leave well alone lol x

OSAAT Crimbo!!!

This week at OSAAT we are doing an 'anything goes' challenge...woohhooo my favourite kinda challenge..lol! 

Look at his little face, just makes me wanna cuddle him!!

Challenges I Am Entering
One Stop Craft- snowflakes (DP)
ABC Challenge- D is for distressing
Anything Challenge- cute
2 Sisters- Christmas
Totally Gorjuss- Christmas
Sew Many Challenges- Christmas


Stuff I Used

Image- Stamping Dragon 'Happy Xmas Jiggy'

IQ paper

Promarkers

Jiggy- forest green, olive green, satin & khaki

Claws- moss & olive green

Wings- tea & grey green

Presents & baubles- gold,

red & ruby, azure & true blue,

cerise & carmine, lavender & lilac,

lemon & pastel yellow, duck egg & turquoise
Around- cool grey 1

Mirri card & ribbon my stash

Snowflake DP- K & Co

Distressed with Tim Holtz 'Pine Needles'

Stripy DP- Milton & Co Christmas & A Winter Day Stamp

both from Crafty Emma's Store.

Don't forget to pop over to the main OSAAT blog to see the other DT's fabulous creations...hugs xx

Operation Write Home!!!!

This weeks OSAAT challenge is very special....we are doing a challenge to promote

the awareness of Operation Write Home, which supports our nations armed force, by sending blank handmade greeting cards, for our troops to send home & also to send them words of gratitude & thanks to encourage them...
Please pop over to KatieKat's blog to see her GDT card for this challenge...

You would never believe how much of a mess I got into with my distressing inks making this card, but I had so much fun lol...

Challenges I Am Entering
The Stamp Man- distressing
Catch The Bug- birthday (OWH)
Shelly's Images- birthday (OWH)
Stamp something- use a digi
Paper romance- birthday (OWH)
Bellie Challanges- beginning with B (butterfly)

Stuff I Used

Image Sylvie 'Kokeshi Dolls 2'

IQ paper

Promarkers

Floor- tan & caramel

1st Doll- duck egg& turquoise

2nd Doll- blue pearl & cornflower, dusky & sunkissed pink

3rd Doll- red & ruby, duck egg & grey green

Faces- blush & dusky pink

DP- K & Co designer 'Classic K Bailey'

Distressed with Tim Holtz 'Vintage Photo'

Ticket stamp Tim Holtz

Sentiment Craetive Impressions

Flower & flutterbut my stash

Pearls- papercellar

This week we are sponsored by the fantastic Joanna Sheen, the winner will recieve a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop...

Thanks for stopping by, please pop over to the main challenge blog or to

Operation Write Home for more details on how you can help our troops!

hugs xx

My MAWTT DT card for this week.

Oh so much is going on at the moment I am struggling to think straight....I have got some really exciting news (well it is for me) to tell you but your gonna have to wait lol
On to this week challenge at Moving Along With The Times, this week its Hazels turn to host. She has decided on a sketch but with an anything goes with it lol, if ya get me lol.....

This week we are being sponsored by Whimsy Stamps the winner this week will recieve 5 digi stamps of their choice, the DT were lucky enough to get some images to have a play with...I just love this little girl so cute.

I just thought this text was perfect for her...

Stuff I Have Used

Image Whimsy Stamps

IQ paper

Promarkers

Skin- ivory & dusky pink

Lips- pastel pink

Hair- burnt umber, walnut & black

Shorts- pear green & moss

T-shirt- peach & mango

Bubble blower- blue pearl

Bubbles- cool grey 1 & 2

Bottle- blue pearl & cornflower, tea green & grey green

Surround- pale pink

DP- back piece papermania, other flower K & Co

Stripey & brown papers my stash

Brads Laura Ashley

'giggle' cut out on my slice basic elements card

Thanks for looking, please stop by the main blog & leave the other girls a comment

Arrgghhh!!! this weather!!!

Well after about 2 hours of sunshine yesterday, its back to the dull, cloudy, rainy yak again!!! What is it with this country & pants weather, its s'posed to be summer arggghhhhh!!!!!!
Anyway back to my cards for today the first one is a proper cutie made for one of my best friends little boy, whos birthday it is today so HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM XXHis birthday present off his mom Hazel (dido) was a hamster & he called him Marble...how cute!

Stuff I Used

Image was a freebie from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps

IQ paper

Promarkers

Orange paper my stash

DP- K & CO

Text cut out on my slice 'Basic Elements' card

My second card is for my friend Susie who isn't feeling to good at the moment 'sending you huge hugs hunnie, hope your feeling better real soon'

Challenges I Am Entering
Pink Gem- sketch

Prairie Fairy- 3D it (flowers & image)

Totally Papercrafts- movies (Twitches) so my girlies say lol)

Cupcake Challenges- distressing

Stuff I Used

Image- Whiff Of Joy 'A Little Bit Of Magic Might Help!'

IQ paper

Memento Tuxedo Black

Promarkers

Skin- blush & dusky pink

Hat, dress, shorts & shoes- bluebell & cornflower

Apron, socks, spots, under skirt & hat band- baby pink & rose pink

Hair- raw sienna & terracotta

Bottles & contents- sandstone, meadow green, berry red, primrose & saffron

Leaves on hat- grass 

DP-Bringing Crafts Too You

Distressing Tim Holtz - worn lipstick

Green & pink papers my stash

Sentiment Dovecraft

Flowers- Fred She Said

Pink pearl beads- papercellar

Hope your all having a good week so far

hugs xx

Mmmmmmonday again!!!!

I am totally in shock that its August already, wheres this year gone? It doesn't seem like 5 minutes ago since it was Christmas & we were going down to Bognor for New Year, but it was 7 months ago!!!!!

Anyways on to my cards for this sunny...yes I said sunny, its the first proper sunshine we have

 had in nearly 5 weeks ....

My first card today is for 'The Crazy Challenge' where we have a colour combo to follow, olive green, fuchsia & teal . Also I want to take this opportunity to welcome some fab ladies that are joining our DT.

Our sponsor this week is Zlatoena who has kindly given the DT some images to play with, they are the most adorable rabbits.....

Challenges I Am Entering

Ooh La La Challenges- birthday

KAH-Wink-E-Dink- anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays- birthday & sentiment

Stampin' B's- birthday

Daring Cardmakers- its a girl thing

Stuff I Used

Image from our sponsor Zlatoena

IQ paper

Promarkers

Rabbit- pastel beige & warm grey 1

Nose- fuchsia

Cake- lemon & fuchsia

All the rest- olive green, marine, red & blossom

Teal paper, rik-rak & eyelets my stash

DP- K & Co

Sentiment- Pollycraft

Please pop along to the main blog and see the new DT ladies gorgeous creations.

My second card is my Craft Your Passion DT card where this week we have a sketch to follow

I had loads of fun with this sketch & the image I just love its so cute.

I just thought this image was perfect for a new home card.

Challenges I Am Entering

Paperplay- anything goes (2nd entry)

Creative inspirations- animals

Charisma Cardz- something with a tail

Dutch Dare- anything goes (2nd entry)

Creative Friday- things with wings

Stuff I Used

Image Lauretta's

IQ paper

Promarkers

Tea-pot- almond, putty & apple

Straw- raw-sienna & yellow

Butterflys- red

Bird- tea green & duckegg blue

Ground-  honeycomb

Image & sentiment distressed with Tim holtz stormy skies

Green paper & ribbon my stash

Boarder punch fiskars lace

Corner cut on my slice 'basic elements' card

Flowers Papermania 'Capsule Collection'

Silver pearl beads papercellar

Sentiment can't remember but it was a freebie digi..

Thank you for taking the time to stop by & I look forward to reading your comments

Please try & pop by the other DT ladies blogs & see there creations

hugs xx

Where's the weekend gone?

I can't believe how quick this weekend has gone, its simply flown by...

I've got quite a busy week this week, later today we are going to the girls school for a look around before they start in September. Then tomorrow morning we hand the keys back to our old house & thats it no more going back lol.... then later on tomorrow we have to go to the local education authority to make an appeal about Danni getting in the same school as Katie, a load of faffin if you ask me....we have already been told they can't say no because Katie has already been excepted. So thats another of Niges holiday days wasted argghhh!!! Getting worried now because he's not gonna have many left when I have my op in September & I can't do anything for at least 6 weeks....Wednesday will hopefully get chance to do a few crafty things...Thursday Charlie has got his check up at the vets ...& friday I am refusing to get out of bed lololol

Well as its Monday I have got two cards for you today the first is for 'The Crazy Challenge' where this week our theme is 'Boys, Will Be Boys' and our sponsor this week is the 'Digi Doodle Shop'

I am really sorry about the rubbish picture, the weather here is awful, so dull

 & overcast makes me wanna cry lol

This little robot guy, is gorgeous, he is a digi drawn by my friend Spyder (lyn) who has got some awesome digis in her shop

Challenges I Am Entering

Lexi's Creations- faux/real stitching

Donnas Den- its a mans world

Artful Inkables- faux/real stitching

Tuesday Throwdown- faux/real stitching

Dare U2 Digi Stamp- faux/real stitching

Crazy 4 Challenges- buttons

Ellephantastic- faux/real stitching

Stuff I Used

Image 'Robbie Robot' from Spyder

IQ paper

Promarkers

'Robbie' cool grey 1,2,3 & 4

All bits black, red, sky blue, yellow, bright orange,

caramel, lush green, purple & cerise

DP, buttons, brads & ribbon my stash

Sentiment 'Pollycraft'

Faux stitching whispers pen

My second card for today is my DT card for Craft Your Passion & this week we have

a colour combo for you orange, yellow & blue....so why not pop over & join in the fun & get

 the chance to win some fab digi stamps.

Lol I've got a confession to make I don't like clowns (I did tell Lauretta x) but I thought I'd

 be a brave girl, put on my big girl pants & use him, & I have come to the conclusion as long as they are

 drawn & not real they are fab lolol

I thought I'd show you a close up of his shiney little (ok big) nose lol

Challenges I Am Entering

Fairy Fun Friday- for the boys!

C.R.A.F.T. challenge- babies/children (yeah I know clowns are scary, Oh well!!)

Stuff I Used

Image Lauretta

IQ paper

Promarkers

Skin- ivory & dusky pink

Nose & Lips- red

Hair- mandarin & orange

Bow Tie- lemon & canary

Hat- azure & canary

DP- K & Co

Shoelace, all other papers & card candy my stash

Sentiment cut on my Slice 'Words & Expressions' card

Flower cut on my Slice 'Basic Elements'

Glossy accents for his nose

Thanks for looking, I hope you have a great week..don't forget to pop over to both challenge blogs & check out the other DT cards...hugs xx

Rainy, rainy 'orrible wet stuff....

I seriously think our weekend away has done wonders for my mojo, I can't stop making cards(but this rain is getting silly now...please go away) lol....downside is whilst I am making, I am not looking for a house argghhh!!!.....well today spent about 3 hours housey hunting looked at about 400 different ones, found 3 that were suitable, phoned to book viewings, one already gone, got viewings on thursday to see the other two...so hopefully one of them will be just perfect...

My second card for today is a 'Get Well Soon' for my friend who is feeling a bit under the weather, & as she loves her garden, I thought this image was just perfect.

Wasn't to sure what colours to do the flowers, but decided to stick to subtle colours.

 I Am Entering This in The Challenge at

Delightful Inspiration use the free image

Stuff I Used

Image freebie from Delightful Inspirations

IQ paper

Promarkers

Plant pot- ginger & spice

Leaves-grass & forest green

Flowers- bright orange & orange, lilac & amethyst,

 blue pearl & cornflower, pink carnation & fuchsia pink,

yellow & soft peach

Sentiment sorry can't remember where its from coloured with lavender

DP K & Co

Purple paper & ribbon my stash

Thank you for popping by hugs xx

'The Crazy Challenge'

Wow, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you that joined in with my theme last week..and congrats to the WINNER and well done to the TOP3

Right onto this weeks challenge, the theme is 'Something New', that can be anything. A new baby, new house even using some new stash...anything goes really.

This week we have a fab sponsor Digi Doodle Shop with a $10 gift certificate which can be spent on anything in store, except custom blog work. They have some gorgeous digis.

Being on the DT I recieved a digi image to play with and I absolutely love him such a cutie...

I decided to go with 'New Home'

Stuff I Used

Digi image Digi Doodle Shop
IQ paper
Promarkers
Cup & saucer- satin & cool grey 1
Flower & leaves- red & ruby, grass & forest green
Mouse- warm grey 1 & 3, pale pink
Bedding- lemon & yellow, lavender, orcid & amethyst
Purple paper, ribbon, card candy and gems my stash
DP- K & Co
Flowers & buttons Capsule Collection from Papermania
Sentiment is a freebie from Birds Cards click the links at the top some great sentiments and other freebies

I also though  would enter this in the challenge over at 'Sentimental Sundays' whos theme this week, is 'New Beginnings'



Thanks for taking the time to comment whether they are good or bad I do appreciate them xxx...and I can always delete the bad ones lol   hugs xx

Such a cutie!!!

Hello, sorry I've not been around for a few days, not been feeling like me at all, very strange feeling...but anyways, didn't feel like making anything at all over the last few days. But today felt a bit better so decided to make a 'New Baby' card for my friend who has had a little boy...Congrats Clare & Jon xxx
I have tried to keep up with my usual blog hopping, but if I have missed you I am sorry and hopefully after a nice weekend with Nige and the girls I will be some what back to normal...xxx

Right on to my card, I decided to follow the sketch over on 'I Love Promarkers' and the theme over on 'Saturday Challenge' is metal, I hope the little charm counts...theres also a challenge on 'Fab & Funky' whose theme is also metal....

Close up so you can the doggies little nose all shiny and wet lol....

I also thought I would put a picture of my baby, Charlie...and his toy box lol..

Stuff I Used..

Image LOTV
IQ paper
Memento tuxedo black ink
Promarkers
Skin- blush
Hair- sandstone
Doggie- Warm grey 1,2 & 5
Trolley- red & ruby
Clothes- cyan & azure, tea green & soft green
Ground- cool grey 1
Glossy accents doggies nose
String, blue card, bear button, charm and ticket my stash
Checked paper K & Co
Nappy Pin stamp dovecraft
'Congrats' cut out on my slice 'Words & Expressions' card
Thanks for popping by, your comments are always welcome hugs xx

Thank You!!

First of all I just wanted to thank you all for taking the time to come and comment on my blog, I really, really do appreciate it and do my best to return to your blogs to repay your kindness...again thank you so much xx

Well my nextdoor neighbour came around last-night to have a crafty play. While the men watched footie, (I had an ear out on the footie, as you know I lurves my footie) managed to catch the last 30mins or so, looked like a good match.

Anyway onto my card I did this to start with just to cover a few challenges, but have just discovered, it covers quite a few so there is a list today lol
Passion For Promarkers, theme is 'Gratitude'
I Love Promarkers, theme is 'Wings' flutterbuts on paper have wings
Delightful Sketches & Challenges, use your punches. I used my boarder punch
Dare You To Digi Stamp,is flowers
Doodle Palace, follow a sketch
Fab & Funky, fancy edges

                           Wow!!!! don't think I have entered so many challenges with one card lol...

Stuff I Used..
Digi image was a freebie from Pollycraft
Coloured with my Promarkers
bear- pastel beige, tan & sunkissed pink
clothes- cerise, carmine, yellow, grey green, duck egg, green & forest green.
heart- lipstick red & crimson
pencil- sky blue & cyan
blender to take away the spots
DP- K & Co
Pink paper, ribbon, buttons and twine my stash
Flowers Fred She Said
Sentiment a freebie from Sentimental Sundays

Thank you for popping in and saying hi xx

Triangles? lol

Hi blogging friends hope your all enjoying you Bank Holiday weekend (if you in the UK that is) what horrible weather we are having at the moment....its what I call total pants. We have done nothing all weekend, I made a challenge card yesterday while Nige and the girls played on the Wii, then we nipped to Wilkos and got some bedding plants for my baskets....today spent all day making one challenge card and playing on the Wii...oh we also took Charlie out for a quick walk that turned into a 3 hour walk...and I wanna go to Derby tomorrow to see if we can see the Peregrine Falcons feeding...

Anyway onto my card for today lol...when I first saw this sketch I thought I'm gonna give this one a miss this week I think, but I sat down and played with different papers and after colouring in 2 different images I decided on this one, and considering to begin with I didn't like it, I think its turned out ok.....

I would like to enter this into the challenge over at Totally Papercrafts as it was their sketch I followed.

Stuff I used

Goth girl from Sugar Nellie
Triangle papers K & Co
Flowery backingpaper dovecraft Funky Vintage (which I think are yummy)
scalloped shapes cut on my slice 'noteworthy' card
brown backingpaper & gems my stash
flowers papermania capsule collection
sentiment Lilac Lemon designs


Thanks for looking..oh and don't forget to check back tomorrow for details of this weeks challenge over
at The Crazy Challenge and see my first DT card......hugs xx

New Challenge Card

Well I have been so, busy these last few days, with getting my first DT card done for The Crazy Challenge pop over on Monday for the details of the new challenge, and have a look at my first card arrrgghhh so nervous lol and the girls have had today off school, think it was because it was a teacher training day, so we have spent the day crafting and having a good old laugh....especially when Nige fell over, yes my 6" 5 silly hubby fell over...still not sure what happened, but he blinking scared me, daft muppet he is..

This card is for the challenge over at Moving Along With The Times, this is one of those challenges that I try and join in with every week as the ladies over ther are lovely and the challenges are always fun to join in with....
This week there is a sketch to follow and an optional theme of buttons, glitter and bows... It also falls in with the challenge over at Charisma Cards whos theme the weeks is girlie with flowers..
I have used some of the new colours I got the other day on my shopping expedition (love the turquoise colours of her dress, think thats gonna get used lots...) with Cal...can I please ask you to pop over to Cals blog and show her your support as she has just started joining in with different challenges, and I know it would be appreciated...thank you xx





Stuff I Used

April Showers Sugar Nellie stamp
Stamped on IQ paper with memento tuxedo black
coloured with my Promarkers
white gel pen sakura
pink DP are K & Co the 360 12" pages pack my fab hubby got my for £6.50
the turquoise paper, buttons, twine and brad my stash
the crackled DP is from a Dawn Bibby set I got ages ago from the QVC outlet
sentiment I think docrafts
flower cut on my Slice basic elements card


thanks for looking, your comments are always appreciated hugs xx

Oh I just love Daisy

Hello all my blogging friends, hope your all ok...
I went to the hospital today hoping for a date for my op, only found out that I've gotta go back in June to see someone else...whats that all about? I don't need to be refered both myself and Nige have agreed is the best thing for us as a family if I have the op....so I'm a bit cheesed off today....

Got back from the hospital at about midday, so decided to finish my card for the Passion for Promarkers challenge 'in the garden'.....
I have been after this stamp for ages after seeing it on Debbi's blog I just love it, but only managed to get it this week after my local shop got her in for me....along with the new April Showers and Miss Clause also by sugar nellie, which I can't wait to have a play with....
I decided to put Make a Wish because it looks like she's blowing one of those dandelion things, even tho shes not I thought it fitted quite well..lol
I forgot I was entering this into the challenge over on Sentimental Sundays its their first challenge this week....flowers and a sentiment....I have tried to add a link to the blog but it keeps kicking me off the computer so I give up lol...it is in my sidebar...





Stuff used...

Daisy stamp by Sugar Nellie
Stamped on IQ with memento, tuxedo black ink
coloured with promarkers and sakura white gel
6" -6" card frm paperbox
backingpaper K & Co
distressing done with tim holtz aged mahogany
blue paper, brads, ladybug and paper to make flower my stash
corner punch woodware
button The works
flower and leaves cut on my slice think pink and basic elements cards
'make a wish' cut on my slice words and expressions card
button and sentiment coloured with promarker

I lurve these stamps lol

I got this set of stamps from the NEC, I had seen a similar cat on someones blog, but couldn't find them anywhere. These were one of those must have sets of stamps lol they are great so funny and cute. I decided to enter them in the challenge over at doodle palace which is funny animals...and I thought these kitty cats were purrrfect lol









Stuff used

stamp set cats 1 by personal impressions
stamped with memento tuxedo black on IQ paper
coloured with promarkers
backingpaper K & co
ribbon, brads pale blue backing my stash
cut with nesties eeerr labels I think lol
freds flowers
happy birthday sentiment docrafts
ribbon runner cut on my slice
cat sayings rubon from Anita I think

Thanks for looking, hope your all enjoying the sunshine

xxxx

A card for my darling hubby..

I thought I would make Nige a card, just so he knows how much I do appreciate him...
Also to thank him for all his support and help over the last few years...and for helping me come to a huge decision about my future....within the next few months I will me having major surgery and won't be able to do anything for nearly 2 months (so no card making argghhh!!! thats gonna be soooo hard lol) but Nige and my fab girls have said they will help me as much as they can, so I feel so much better about turning their lives upside down for a few months lol





Stuff I Used

I decided to use a freebie image that I got from meljen's designs she has some gorgeous images so why not pop on over and have a look...
Printed on IQ paper
Coloured with my promarkers
Papers K & Co
letters & heart cut on my slice in scrap papers
button, ribbon, brads and twine my stash



Thanks for looking, you comments are always welcome xxx


I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Meljens Designs Challenge Blog anything goes
Pollycraft anything goes
Totally Papercrafts going digital
Cards for men humourous
charisma cardz animal magic
one stitch at a time anything goes
magical crafts animal antics

Things With Wings!!!!!

The 7th challenge over on Totally Papercrafts is 'Things With Wings' so I decided to use one of my favourite Charmed Crafts images....





stuff I used

Charmed Crafts digi download Pixie Chicks
printed on IQ paper from Staples
coloured with my Promarkers
orange backingpaper, gems and card candy my stash
flowered backingpaper K and Co
flowers, ribbon and buttons papermania capsule collection
side label and ribbon runner cut on my slice
sentiments Honey and Hugs sets

thanks for looking...your comments are always welcome good or bad xx