Flower Power :)

 

Hi peeps and hope you are all OK today xxx.

It's that time of the week when we catch up with our friends in the US of A over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge and this week our theme is

Flower Power

This week, the DT are showcasing Prima and CASual Friday products. You don't have to use them of course, but if you have them we would love to see them  :-)

And as always, our lovely Heidi is giving away a fabulous …

… for one lucky winner to spend …

… right here :)

THANK YOU Heidi & Simon Says Stamp xxx

So what did I do then?

    

I went with the Prima option and a fairly quick and simple card but I think it's quite pretty all the same.

The main white flower is a Prima Craftable flower which I did get from Simon Says Stamp but it was ages ago (years in fact) and now I cannot find these on the website. I'll keep looking and will update if I find them.

And the black pins which you can only just see are actually floristry pins I found laying about the place.

For the rest, I thought I would do the pics thing for a change today - sparing you my inane waffling!!!
So I'll leave you to check out the photies and see you in a tick ....

 

 

The pink flower has a sprinkling of fine glitter which you can barely see in the pic
but oh my,  they are soooooo pretty :)

 

 

 

And speaking of glitter, I added a bit to the edges of the die cut here.
Sometimes I cannot help meself at all.

Perhaps I've been a magpie in a different life!!!

 

 

I found an old dark pink ink pad which, like me, is just about ready for the knackers yard
but I managed to squeeze a bit of life out it to go around the pale pink paper edges.

 

 

So here's the stuff that I've used today and .....

             

                    

.... it's all linked up - hope it helps peeps.

 Right we are done for another day.

Must just leave a quick message for Jane re the post yesterday - no it wasn't Saughall Church hunny - it was Our Ladies in EP :)

Have the most fabulous of days and I'll see you soon as soon.
Take care and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Pea & Mint ….. or Minty Pea!!!!

Hi there loveliest of peeps and hope you are all OK today.

Well what  fab response to our blog hop and the winners will be announced soon so keep your eyes peeled in case I was one of the blogs with a prize!!

So it’s our usual Friday trip over to the Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar challenge and today our challenge is

Green

I could not decide whether to go for mint green or pea green …….. so I used both!!!

And ……

… this is what I did.

Just for a change (no really, that wasn’t a sarky ‘just for a change’ …….  just for a change lol!!) I used a hAnglar & stAnglar image seeing as I have neglected my H&S stamps, and I coloured this sweetie with these Copics -

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20

Hair – E41, E42, E43, E50, E81

The rest – BG0000, BG000, BG00, BG10, G99, YG0000, YG01, YG03

and the papers are from the Nitwits FQB - Bonnets 'n Bowties Collection.

Just for a change – yes there’s the sarky bit – I used a Magnolia Doily Flower die  and topped it off with a rolled flower and added a couple of leaves made with the Martha Stewart BRANCH Craft Punch M230367 . And the new toy is out again which looks like it will be the next ‘just for a change’ thing lol!! It is of course the Martha Stewart PATP Deco Fan Shells punch :)

All of those items are available from Simon Says Stamp.

A little bit of  prettiness from The Ribbon Girl here.

The bow is made using 15mm Aqua No 78 Berisford Satin ribbon and I added an Aqua Small Striped Button. Just peeking put there is some Aqua Tiny Ric Rac  – you can see it on the main pic a little better :)

Talking about The Ribbon Girl, our lovely Mary is 21 again – well she was yesterday, today she is 21 and a little bit more!!!. So she is having a bit of a birthday giveaway.

So who fancies winning  ……

… this beautimous fun, felt, flower-festooned bag of yumminess.

If you do – and who wouldn't – then pop over here and you can read all about it.

Righty –oh I best be off cos I am seriously up to me bits in it again. I’ll see you soon as soon (maybe sooner than you think???) but till then, have a fab Friday and an even fabbier weekend.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

She’s Dotty …. Just Like Me :)

Hi peeps and hope you are all OK today.

Over at the Lili Of The Valley Thursday challenge we have an

Anything Goes

theme and there are 2 prizes up for grabs this week  ….

… a yummy floral package from the lovely Paul & Siri over at Wild Orchid Crafts

and …

.. this fab voucher to spend in the Lili Of The Valley shop.

So this is what I did.

I used Little Dot – she is one of the new releases and she is, I think. in my top 3 fave ever LOTV images. That little face is soooo sweet.

Shopping list pics at the end as is my want these days lol :)

But first, here’s the cardie pics ….

 

I did an assortment of blooms here – just fiddling really but I don’t mind how it turned out.

I will never tire of gingham – never ever ever!!!!

And especially when it’s pink!!

Here’s the stuff I used today ….

From Lili Of The Valley 

Coloured with these Copics -

E000, E00, E11, E21, R11, R20(skin),  E41, E42, E50 (hair), G99, RV0000, RV000, RV01, RV10, YG0000, YG00, YG01. YG03 (the rest)

From Dies To Die For -

             

From The Ribbon Girl 

From Simon Says Stamp

From Wild Orchid Crafts

   

The flowery paper will be added as soon as I’ve found out which one it is but it’s from Dies To Die For

Okee dokee I’m off to do a bit more so I’ll see you tomoz and enjoy your evening.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Should Have Gone To Specsavers :( …….. And A Little Warning – Please Read Peeps xxx

 

Hi peeps and what can  I say!!!!

I set the challenge for this week’s Papertake Weekly and then what did I do? Went and did something completely different, that’s what  – doh!!!

Anyway our challenge this week is

When Is A Card Not A Card? When It’s A  ….

And you are supposed to make a card that can double up as something else eg a gift voucher holder or little wallet etc etc. You get the drift?

We are sponsored by the fabulous Mary & Andrea over at The Ribbon Girl 

And our prize this week is ….

….  a fab voucher for you to spend in the shop.

So this ….

… is what the dope did.

Now even Stevie Wonder would be able to see that this is not a card …. it’s not even remotely like it. I grant you it is MADE of card but that’s about it.

So we’ve extended the challenge so that you can make a little gift as well as if you want to (ohhh my poor teamies, God help them is all I can say!!!)

But isn’t it a lovely design:)
However I cannot take the credit for it cos I'm not that clever (you may have noticed lol!!).

I made it from an amazing  tutorial which was done by the lovely Sarah Bonsell who IS that clever – you can get it (and other fab ones) right here.

Some gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts bloomage and some beatimous buttons I found in my stash. I cut off the shanks (oohhh that sounds wrong and very painful lol!!) and stuck them on.  The filagree metal corners are also from WOC

And I’ve got a new toy – can you spot it peeps?

It’s  this …

 

…. bad boy here – a Martha Stewart  Branch punch.

Yes I know that it’s been out a while but I only just got around to getting me one and I rather like it actually. I’m not sure it will be over worked like other poor beggars in my stash, but nevertheless it’s very delicate and pretty. You can get them from Simon Says Stamp – here’s the link.

Thr papers I used today are from the  Oh The Possibilites Collection at Nitwits

… verrry pretty indeedy

It opens out on both sides but I couldn't fit it all into the light box, so I did half lol!!

Here’s another view.

Right,  I did say in the post title that there was a little warning for you. One of my card club ladies sent this to me in an email and it came from a Police Station and it looks genuine so unfortunately it looks like it’s probably true.

This is what it said -

A woman visited the toilet in John Lewis @ Blue Water and hung her handbag on the back of the toilet door. As she carried on about her business, a hand suddenly appeared over the top of the stall and grabbed her bag clean off the hook!!! She immediately reported the incident to the head of security, who in turn informed the manager of the store.

A couple of days later she had a call from the head of security to say her bag had been found without her purse. So she arranged a convenient time to go and meet the manager to collect her things. On arriving at the John Lewis store at the agreed time, the manager was not expecting her & neither was the head of security. No one from the store had actually called her as the bag had still not been found.

When the lady got home, her house had been burgled with no sign of forced entry. The Police believe the robbers had used her Driving License for the address and her keys to let themselves in!

This is real - it isn't just a scaremongering story. Many will be so shocked at how complex bag snatching crime has become.
Please be extra vigilant ladies AND gents (with your man bags) there are a lot of desperate criminals out there!

Now I don't know about you but I for one always hang my bag on the hanger cos I don't like putting it onto the dirty floor.  I will be careful though from now on for sure.

On that note I’m off to do a bit more so I’ll see you tomoz and have a good evening.

Hugs to all xxx