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HEY LITTLE BIRDIE!!

2012-02-26T09:48:00.000Z

Morning all

Beautiful morning here in Essex :) I'm off out shopping with my daughter this morning so before I go I need to let you know that a new challenge starts at TOTALLY TILDA today :)

This time its all about .....

DIE CUTS & PUNCHES

We need to see some die cuts and some punched out elements on your card ... easy peasy!!!

Here's mine ...

I've used a Martha Stewart PATP to make my cute little doiley, and Nellie Snellie punches for the flowers, the DP's are from a MME paper pad "Blink of an Eye", the fence, birdhouse and bird are all from the same Marianne Creatables die cut set .... love it!! I've coloured my Tilda with Promarkers for a change and ruffled some seam binding along the edge of her and finished off with pearls. The ticket sentiment I bought at Ally Pally ages ago and forgot I had them - oops! ... I think they are by Creative Expressions :)

I hope you likey and thanks for stopping by ... don't forget to check out all the inspiration over at TOTALLY TILDA and then join us :)

Right ... must dash and get ready to go shopping :)

Catch up with you all soon

HAVE A ROARING BIRTHDAY

2012-02-15T11:19:00.000Z

Morning All

Told you I'd be back today with Hubby's birthday card ... had a fab evening together last night ... we went to a footie match ... yes I know what you are all thinking but I love football and don't go nearly often enough :)

Will definitely have to make the effort to go more it was fab!!

Anyway ... here's my card ....

This great image is from PRAIRIE FAIRY and is perfect for hubby as he loves Formula One :), I added the sentiment to the image before I printed it out and then coloured with Copics and cut out with a nestie, I finished off with punched out buttons, a charm and some "chequered flag" ribbon :)

I would like to enter :

CREATIVE CARD CREW - MASCULINE

CES CHALLENGE - LOTS OF LAYERS

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / HAPPY VALENTINES DAY HUBBY

2012-02-14T11:28:00.000Z

Morning All

Well ... today is not only St Valentines Day but it is also my hubby's birthday :) so I have to make him two cards (not that I mind lol) ... so today I thought I'd show you his valentines day card and I'll pop back tomorrow with his birthday card :)

Here you go .....

This cute little mouse is from DIGISTAMP BOUTIQUE and I've coloured her with Copics, the "heart" card is from my stash and I've made a circle to highlight the date, the sentiment is one of mine - you can find it HERE and I've finished off with CARD CANDI and FLOWER RIBBONS both of which are available at my shop :) ... I might add he loved it!!

I would like to enter ...

DIGISTAMP BOUTIQUE - FEBUARY COMPETITION

CARDS FOR MEN - VALENTINE/LOVE

FAB N FUNKY - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

TOTALLY GORJUSS - LURVE

so thanks for stopping by and a very Happy Valentines Day to you all :)

TILDA WITH A HAT ON

2012-02-12T09:01:00.000Z

Good Morning All

Hope you are well this morning ... I think the temperature is starting to rise here in Essex so hopefully this snow will disappear soon ... It's so pretty to look but not good to drive in lol

Anyway ... another challenge starts today over at TOTALLY TILDA and we are sponsored this time by the lovely Bron from SHOPBRON ... the winner of this challenge will win the very Tilda on my card below :)

and the theme this time ...

TILDA WEARING A HAT

so dig out all those hat wearing Tildas and join in with the challenge ... check out my teamies for some fab inspiration :)

Here's mine .....

This is the gorgeous Koala Tilda all the way from SHOPBRON in Oz and I've coloured her with Copics, the paper is from a paper stack by Echo Park - Victoria Gardens, the tree is my new purchase from Memory Box ... just love it!! ...and I've added some punched out butterflies and finished off with pearls, the lace netting is from a bouquet of flowers I received this week (waste not, want not LOL) and the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digital downloads LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY and I've printed it onto Letraset Safmat which then acts like a rub on :)

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

I would like to enter :

MAGNOLIA MANIA - ANYTHING GOES

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE - LACE

Catch up with you soon :)

IT'S A GIRL!!

2012-02-10T17:49:00.001Z

Evening All

I've had a busy few days crafting ... my hubby's birthday is on Valentines Day so I have to make birthday cards and a Valentine's one ... and on top of that I had a challenge card to do for this Sunday and then on Wednesday my Nephew and his girlfriend had a baby girl .. so I'm a Great Auntie .. again ... so I've been busy buying pressies for her and I thought I'd stop by and show you the card I made and the beautiful girl herself :)

This little cutie is from LILI OF THE VALLEY and I've coloured her with Copics, the paper is from an old stack by DCWV, I've finished off with gems and a bow :)
and here is a pic of the beautiful girl herself ...

xxx LEXY xxx

How gorgeous is she???

Right I'm off to cook tea now .. catch up with you all soon

I'VE JUST DISCOVERED SATURATED CANARY!

2012-02-07T09:00:00.000Z

Morning All

Brrrr ... a very cold day here in Essex ... me thinks I'll stay in the warm and craft :)

Thought I'd stop by and show you a card I made for my friend DI .. her birthday was a week ago but I couldn't post it until now as I've only just seen her this weekend and gave it to her lol

It was my birthday this weekend just gone as well and Di & me treated ourselves to an all day Scrapbook Crop with the lovely Jackie Da Silva - we had such fun .. scroll down for a piccie :)

Anyway here's the card I made her and I have to say I've just discovered SATURATED CANARY digi images .. they are gorgeous ... I will definitely be adding more of these to my collection :)

This little beauty is called WHISPY and I've coloured her with Copics, the DP is from Prima and I've glittered and embellished the flower corner, the butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch and the sentiment is one of mine which will be available very soon when my new Digi Sentiment shop opens :)

I would like to enter :

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAYS - OPEN BUT MUST HAVE FAIRY/BUTTERFLY

Now ... as promised .. here's a pic of Di & me at the crop :)

Thanks for stopping by and catch up with you soon :)

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TOBY

2012-02-05T12:34:00.000Z

Morning All

Well ... we had lots of white stuff arrive during the night and I woke up to a very pretty scene in my garden this morning ...

our little Westie - Skye - bless her she "disappeared" in the snow what with her being white and small :)

Anyway ... on to my card ... It's my Great Nephew's 1st Birthday today and we was supposed to be going over to see him later but that's had to be cancelled now due to the weather :( .. but here's the card I made for him ..

I love this Mo Manning image .. just so cute ... he's called TEX and I've coloured him with a combination of Copics / Promarkers, cut out some nestie stars and added a sentiment to the middle .. it's one of mine from a set of 6 digital downloads - SPLIT CIRCLES - I've added a chipboard "1" and inked the edge, and a "Sheriff Star" charm to finish

I would like to enter :

MO'S DIGITAL PENCIL - ANYTHING GOES WITH A MO IMAGE

HERE COME THE BOYS - SONG TITLE - "WILD WILD WEST- WILL SMITH"

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by .. catch you soon :)

D'ARCYS DIARIES CARD ....... FINALLY LOL

2012-02-01T13:50:00.000Z

Afternoon all

Well ... it is a sunny day here in Essex but boy is it cold ... brrrrrr!!

I'm indoors, nice and warm and snug doing some crafting ... Happy Days!!!

and finally I have made a card using those D'Arcys Diaries images I showed you a few days ago ..

I decided to keep it simple as the image is so lovely :) .. this cutie is called "Key to my Heart" and I printed her onto Kraft card and coloured with pencils. I used a Kraft card base and made a "lace doiley" with a Martha Stewart PATP, threaded some ribbon through and tied a bow, then finished off with some punched flowers. The sentiment is one of mine and will be available soon at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

I would like to enter :

MY TIME TO CRAFT - A IS FOR ADORABLE

DIVAS BY DESIGN - ANYTHING GOES

FAB n FUNKY - USE A DIGI IMAGE

Thanks for stopping by .. catch up with you soon

HOME SWEET HOME

2012-01-31T13:31:00.000Z

Afternoon blogland :)

What a wet, cold and miserable day it is today here in Essex :( ... so I'm crafting :)

Thought I'd stop by and share with you a couple of New Home cards I've made ... hubby asked me to make them for two of his team who are moving house ... so here they are ... same - but different lol

They are both DIGISTAMP BOUTIQUE images - you get a set of three houses separately and three houses joined together and I've coloured them with Copics, matted and layered and used Martha Stewart punches on both and finished off with ribbon and card candi. The sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 - LINE SENTIMENTS - NEW HOME

I've added them to the January Competition over at DIGISTAMP BOUTIQUE BLOG

Hope you like them and thanks for stopping by ... catch up with you soon

VALENTINE TILDA

2012-01-29T09:33:00.000Z

Good Morning All

Well ... things didn't go quite to plan yesterday ... thought I would spend the whole day crafting but it didn't work out like that ... ended up with a really bad headache and spent the afternoon sleeping :(

Good news is that I feel a lot better today ... but am off out shopping with my daughter .. so no crafting again! I will get around to making cards with those D'Arcy images soon I promise lol

Anyway ... today sees the start of another new challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA where the theme this time is ....

RED & PINK - VALENTINES

and we are sponsored by the fab Nikki at BUNNY ZOE CRAFTS

This little cutie is from the new collection - Tilda with Cozy Heart and I've coloured her with Copics. The clock face is a Tim Holtz die I've had for a while and thought it suited this card perfectly. The postage stamps are from Whimsy along with the die to cut them out and my heart doiley is from my stash.

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE - HAVE A HEART

SIMPLY CREATE TOO - LOVE IS IN THE AIR

THE CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE - SONG TITLE - "YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING - REAL THING"

CUPCAKE CRAFT - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

CREATIVE CARD CREW - SEEING RED

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE - ONE OR MORE HEARTS

Wow I haven't entered that many challenges in a while LOL

Right .. off to get ready to go shopping ... have a fab day whatever you are up to

Catch up with you real soon :)

D'ARCYS DIARIES

2012-01-28T08:35:00.001Z

Morning All

Hope you are all good ... I have a free day today .... yippee ... and I plan on doing some crafting :) ... so I may be back later with a card or two

But ... I just had to stop by and show you my new obsession ... D'ARCYS DIARIES

They are just the most cutest images ever ... I'm sure you will fall in love too :)

Anyway ... I printed 3 out onto Kraft card and coloured them with my pencils and am really pleased with the result ... I will be making them into cards but thought I'd show the results first

Aren't they the cutest!!! Me thinks you will be seeing a lot of these LOL

So ... off to do some crafting ... may be back later :)

TILDA IS BACK WITH HER KOALA!!

2012-01-22T09:48:00.000Z

Morning All

Sunday again ... where does the week go?? and the ironing beckons yet again ... oh well the sooner it is done the sooner I can craft!!

Anyhow ... it's midway time at TOTALLY TILDA where we want to see your Tildas with non-domesticated animals :) ... no cats or dogs lol

Check out my teamies for inspiration and here is another from me :)

I've coloured with copics. The papers are Echo Park and I've punched out flowers with the paper too and finished off with some LACE, SEAM BINDING and beautiful FILIGREE CORNERS

I would like to enter :

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY - DISTRESSING

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS - MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

Oh well ... now for the ironing lol

catch up with you all soon :)

AUSSIE TILDA WITH HER KOALA

2012-01-15T12:45:00.000Z

Afternoon All

Apologies for being a bit late posting today ... the ironing was calling me and unfortunately I had to answer! But all done now so I can relax for the rest of the day :)

Today sees the start of our first challenge of 2012 at TOTALLY TILDA and we are sponsored by Bron from

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT HER SHOP

Bron is offering this limited edition Tilda with her Koala as a prize which is only available from Shopbron

So ... as you can imagine .... our theme this time is ....

TILDA WITH NON DOMESTICATED ANIMAL

No cats, dogs or rabbits we want to see wild animals with your Tildas :)

Check out my teamies and what they have done with this fab Tilda

Here's mine ......

She is such a cutie don't ya think???? I coloured her with Copics and mounted her with nesties, the rosette is a Magnolia stamp too and I've added one of my sentiment stamps to the inside .... My stamps are reduced at the moment to £3.99 - check them out HERE. The butterflies are both Martha Stewart punches and the charm is from EWE 2 CAN CRAFT

Hope you like my little Aussie Tilda and thanks for stopping by

I would like to enter

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - DIE CUTE SPECIAL

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAYS - BRIGHT COLOURS

Catch up with you all soon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRINA

2012-01-04T11:07:00.000Z

Morning All

Well .. I'm finally getting back to normal after all the Christmas and New Year frivolities lol ... we had a quiet one and didn't do much so it takes a while to get back to reality ... you know... washing, ironing, housework etc.

and I promise I will join you her more often now lol

Anyway ... today is the birthday of one of the ladies on my hubby's team at work ... she also happens to be a crafter too so I waited until today to post her card just in case she saw it before lol

I think this LOTV image is just so cute and I've coloured with Promarkers for a change :), I've cut her out with a nestie shape and distressed the edges, the "doiley" is made using a Martha Stewart PATP, the DP is from My Minds Eye, the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digi downloads LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY and I've finished off with pearls and a wooden flower

Hope you like it :)

I would like to enter :

CUTIE PIE - USE A SENTIMENT

TOTALLY GORJUSS - SOMETHING HAPPY

Catch up with you all soon

MERRY CHRISTMAS BLOGLAND!!!!

2011-12-25T10:00:00.001Z

Good Morning All and a Very Merry Christmas to you all!!!

This is a scheduled post .. and I hope at this very moment I am unwrapping pressies from Santa lol

Today is the first midway slot for TOTALLY TILDA "Thank You" challenge and here is mine .....

I love this Tilda together with this suitcase stamp .. I think they go well together :) I've coloured with Copics and cut a "doiley" shape using a Martha Stewart Punch around the Page. The sentiment is one of mine from a clear stamp set MINI MUST HAVES - EVERYDAY and I've punched it out with a Stampin Up oval punch.

Hope you like it ... don't forget to check out the CHALLENGE HERE

So... all that is left to say is .....

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL FROM THE TOTALLY TILDA TEAM ... see you in the New Year :)

AN APOLOGY, A CATCH UP AND AN APPEAL

2011-12-22T10:26:00.000Z

Morning All

First of all can I apologise massively for being absent for so long ... Our son was 18 this a few days ago and what with sorting out that and getting ready for Christmas blogging seems to have taken a back seat ... I really don't know where the time has gone and can't believe that it's Christmas Day in 3 days!!!!

Today I'm making my Christmas cake and its smells divine :) then I'm gonna wrap some pressies later on :)

Cardmaking seems to have taken a back seat too and I've no card to show you but I do have an appeal to share with you ...

A blogging friend of mine / ex-teamie, Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs has launched an appeal ... she is giving away a free digi and would like you to make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society Fund .. she has someone close to her who is suffering at the moment and would like to raise awareness and raise some money ... every penny you donate will go to the fund

Here's the image ...

If you click HERE you will be able to find out all the details

Right I'm off to sort out my cake lol ... I promise I will be back at some point with cards again ... just gonna get Christmas out the way first ... oooooh excited!!!

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Catch up soon

RAGGED CAROLLERS

2011-12-06T11:12:00.000Z

Morning All

Well .. I've taken the dog for a walk and I'm now going to spend today catching up making my Christmas cards ... I know, I know .. why do I leave it all to the last minute - I do it every year! LOL

So before I get started I thought I share with you some I have made already .... well I say some ... It's the same card, three times :)

I have three friends I have known for 25 years and and I've made them all the same card ... so no favourites LOL

These are the RAGGED CAROLLERS from MO MANNING ... as soon as I saw them I knew I had to have them .. you get three separate carollers and the lampost ... I merged them together to make the scene and coloured with Copics. The sentiment is from PINK PETTICOAT.

I kept the card simple as the scene is large

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

I would like to enter :
MO'S DIGITAL CHALLENGE - THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Catch up with you all soon

TILDA IS WOW!!!!

2011-12-04T07:37:00.001Z

Morning All

I'm up bright and early again this morning .. have a few chores to do and then we are putting up our Christmas Decorations Woo Hoo!!!!!! I'm still like a big kid at Christmas .. love the whole atmosphere of Christmas :)

We went out last weekend and bought a whole new colour scheme of decs for our tree ... can't wait to decorate it .... may even post a piccie later he he :)

Anyway ... over at TOTALLY TILDA we are beginning a new challenge today ... when you first see the theme you may scream .... but believe me it's so much fun!!!

The theme this time is :

WHITE ON WHITE

NO OTHER COLOURS AT ALL ... no shading and not even a tiny green leaf lol .... The only colours allowed are Tilda's flesh and Hair

Pop on over and check out my teamies' creations for inspiration they are fab as usual :)

Here's mine ....

Another new Christmas Tilda lol ... I stamped her with London Fog memento ink to give her a softer feel and then "coloured" with glitter, the embossing folder is a Tim Holtz one and .. shame on me ... I've had it for ages and only just used it - perfect for this card though - I've cut a nestie circle frame to highlight the 25th, added some pom pom ribbon, lace and punched flowers to finish

Can't wait to see all your creations

I would like to enter :

CREATIVE CARD CREW : MONOCHROMATIC

JUST MAGNOLIA : ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTION OF SPARKLE

Catch up with you all soon .. and thanks for dropping by :)

TEDDY BO LOVES WEST HAM!!!

2011-12-03T08:36:00.000Z

Morning all!!

Its a bit cold and nippy here this morning and can you believe I've been up since 5am cos I couldn't sleep!!! ended up making this card for the boy next door as I suddenly realised it was his birthday today ... Oooops!!!

He is Captain of the West Ham Boys .... hence the claret & blue :)

I'm off to do a bit of housework then going to get to work on colouring my images for my Christmas cards :)

I've had this Teddy Bo image for a while now and haven't had the occasion to use it ... so this was perfect!!! I've coloured him with Copics in the West Ham colours and found this scrap of football paper in my stash (that was a lucky find lol). I added his age in the football and used one of my digi images from a set of 6 - BIRTHDAY ROUNDS which are also available as a CLEAR STAMP SET

and don't forget ....

**END OF YEAR SALE BONANZA**

starts today at CRAFTS 4 YOU .... 25% off of all your orders and if you are currently a Club Member you will receive 35% off ... starts at 9:00am today, Saturday 3rd December and end 9:00am Monday 2nd January .. so head on over and grab yourself a bargain :)

I would like to enter

FAB "n" FUNKY - ANYTHING GOES

CES CHALLENGE BLOG - MUST INCLUDE A BEAR

Right I'm off to do my housework boo!! but then I'm colouring yay!!!

Catch up with you all soon

BIRTHDAY WISHES

2011-11-30T08:26:00.000Z

Morning All

I'm gonna have a crafting day today .... yippee!!!!!

I've decided to get as many Christmas Cards done as I can .... I've already coloured a lot of the images in - just a case of making the cards now lol!! So I may be back later showing you what I've done :)

Anyway ... thought I'd show you a card I made for hubby to give one of his girls at work for her birthday ...

I love these SUGAR NELLIE DIGIS ... so beautiful!!! I've coloured her with Copics and mounted her on my new Sizzix set of nesting shapes ... (I bought them in September and have only just used them - shame on me lol!!!!), the DP is from a My Minds Eye paper stack and I punched the flowers from the same, the sentiment is one of mine and I've finished off with pearls and card candy

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

I would like to enter :

FAB "N" FUNKY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I'm off to play :)

Catch up with you soon

MIDWAY MASKING REMINDER

2011-11-27T07:12:00.000Z

Good Morning All

Hope you are having a good weekend ... I popped out to a local craft shop yesterday who had their members day on where you get 30% off!!! Yay!!! Met up with Wendy Woo and had a cuppa too ... Fab :)

Oh .. and you might have noticed my new blog background .... was gonna wait until 1st December to put it on but really couldn't wait ... I'm in the Christmas spirit already lol ... decorations go up next week and I'm nearly finished Christmas shopping .. how great is that!!!

Anyway .... just thought I'd pop by and remind you that you still have a week to enter the challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA where the theme this time is:

MASKING

Here's another card to show you ... plenty more to be seen so pop on over and check out my teamies for their fab creations :)

Thought I'd keep the card nice and clean and simple so I could highlight the masking. I've masked together two Tildas and a Magnolia presents stamp and coloured with Copics, keeping the colours to just reds/greys (apart from flesh/hair) and mounted up on red card. The sentiment is from a Christmas stamp set I've had for years and I punched it out with the Stampin Up Decorative Label punch and then finished off with Bakers Twine and Gems.

I would like to enter :

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS - CHRISTMAS

I'm off to have a pedicure this morning ... love a bit of pampering lol

Catch up with you all soon

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY

2011-11-23T17:03:00.000Z

Evening All

Hope you all had a good day ... I've had my nails done and bought my sweets for Christmas .. now will they last until Christmas ... ooooh such temptation LOL!!!

Anyway .. thought I'd show you a card I made for a really good friend of mine Wendy Woo .. I missed her birthday :( but saw her last Saturday so she got a belated one ... better late then never eh??

This little cutie is from Hanglar Stanglar and I've coloured her with Copics. The DP is from a My Minds Eyes paper stack that was free with a magazine and I used my new Stampin Up pendant punch to punch out of it too ... sentiment is from Stampin Up as well

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you soon

TILDA ON HER CANDY CANE

2011-11-21T09:54:00.002Z

Morning All

First of all ... I'm so sorry I didn't post this card yesterday ... I went out at 8:00am and didn't get home until after 10:00pm .. I was at the Christmas Show at the Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court ... and silly me forgot to do a schedule post ...Ooops!!!

Anyway better late than never lol ..

We have started a new challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA where this time the theme is :

MASKING

Check out all my teamies to see what we mean and admire their fantastic work!!

Here's mine ...

I've used another one of my new Christmas Tildas and I've sat her on a Candy Cane and then coloured with Copics. I decided to do a bit of distressing for a change and distressed all my papers. I used a Kraft card blank for a change too :) and finished off with some PEARLS, LACE and a MISTLETOE DIE from Marianne :)

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by I really appreciate it

Catch up with you all soon

ANYONE FOR GOLF???

2011-11-17T10:26:00.000Z

Morning All

Sorry ... was meant to come back yesterday and show you all the other card I made ...oooops!!!!

I have a really good excuse tho ... I was Christmas Shopping all day ... and I'm nearly finished!!! and then hubby came home and took me out to dinner .... fab day!!!!

Anyway ... here's the other card ....

Love this little guy ... it's part of the STAN COLLECTION over at DIGI STAMP BOUTIQUE and I've coloured him with Copics, DP is Fancy Pants and the sentiment is computer generated

Hope you likey and thanks for stopping by ... really appreciate it :)

Oh well.. seeing as I was out all day yesterday I suppose I better go and get some housework done .. boo!!!

Catch up with you all soon

MR FIX IT!!

2011-11-15T13:41:00.000Z

Afternoon All

Been a busy bee today ... I've cleared out my understairs cupboard ... I've never seen so much rubbish and how many coats can one family own!!!! LOL ... but it's looking lovely now :)

Then I made two cards for my brother's birthday this weekend .. one from Mike & Me and the other from the kids - here is the first one ... I'll be back with the other one tomorrow :)

As soon as I saw this Mo Manning image MR FIX IT .. I knew it was perfect for my brother's birthday as he loves a bit of DIY.. I've coloured him with Copics. The DP is Fancy Pants and I thought the stripey bit looked a bit like wallpaper LOL, the sentiment is one of mine and was a freebie a while back at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU and the "drill" charm is from my friend Sharon's shop EWE 2 CAN CRAFT

Hope you likey ... here is a sneak peak of the second one I'll be back with tomorrow he he

Have a great rest of your day and I'll catch up with you tomorrow :)

TILDA IN PURPLES

2011-11-13T08:26:00.000Z

Morning All

Hope you are all having a good weeknd :)

Just thought I'd pop by and let you know that you still have a week to enter the challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA where the theme this time is ....

CHRISTMAS ... BUT NO REDS, NO BLUES & NO GREENS

My first DT card for this challenge was in pink ... but this time around I decided to go with an all purple theme ... it's a colour I don't use that much but looks great for Christmas cards ...

Another one of my new Christmas Tildas and she does look so cute in purple don't you think?? I coloured here with Copics and used an old corner punch I haven't use for ages to mount her up. The DP is from a older Cosmo Cricket paper pad Mitten Weather and I've finished off with pearls, a sparkly snowflake and my new favourite stamps from Whimsy ... mini postage stamps ... I now have the whole range ... Ooops!!!!

Hope you likey :)

Catch up with you soon

TOM & TILLY

2011-11-10T12:41:00.000Z

Morning All

Bah ... it's a really miserable morning here in Essex :( and we had a power cut this morning which lasted for over 2 hours!!! No electric, no heating and worse of all NO LAPTOP!!!!

Anyway it's back on now thank goodness ... makes you wonder what we all did before electricity LOL

Just thought I'd stop by and show you a card I've made for my brother and sister-in-law for their Anniversary next week ....

I love this Mo Manning image TOM & TILLY .. I knew as soon as I saw it, it was perfect for this card :) I've coloured with Copics. The "corner" is made using a Martha Stewart corner punch and the sentiment is one of mine and is part of a set of 6 LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY

Hope you likey and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you all soon

CHRISTMAS TILDA .... BUT NO REDS, NO GREENS & NO BLUES

2011-11-06T10:24:00.000Z

Morning All

First of all I'm so sorry I haven't been around for the past week or so ... life hasn't been that good ... been to the Doctors three times and am trying to get all my medication sorted out and it has left me completely drained .. I haven't even looked at my craft desk!! But hopefully medication is sorted and I can get back to some sort of normality now :)

So .... we are back at TOTALLY TILDA again with a new challenge .... this time we want to see ....

CHRISTMAS

BUT WITH NO REDS, NO GREENS & NO BLUES

and this time we are sponsored by the fantastic Susie from DIE CUT DREAMS ... she has just re-opened her shop so please go check it out - she has the most brilliant die cuts

This was the perfect opportunity for me to use pink LOL! and of course one of my new Sweet Christmas Tildas (I might just have bought quite a few so watch out for more he he he )

here it is .....

I cut her out with a nestie, then distressed the edge before I took her out giving me a white border and then coloured her with Copics, the DP is an old scrap I had in my stash from last Christmas, those gorgeous flowers are carnations from WILD ORCHID (all the colours might just have found their way in my basket lol), the branches are a Martha Stewart punch, the snowflake is from Cuttlebug

Please go check out my teamies HERE .... what fantastic inspiration there is

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

I would like to enter ....

WINTER WONDERLAND - MAKE IT SPARKLE

JUST MAGNOLIA - ANYTHING GOES with option of PEARLS

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS - BINGO BOARD - GEMS, FLOWERS, DIE CUTS

Catch up with you all soon

A NEW JOB

2011-10-26T14:05:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Another Teddy Bo card ... can you guess that I am slightly obsessed with gorgeous little furry beauties LOL

They cover so many different occasions for both men and women

My brother has got himself a new job so I thought this image was perfect for a card

I've coloured him with Copics, used my favourite Martha Stewart button punch and added some BAKERS TWINE to the middle and finished off with one of my sentiments which is part of a set of 6 LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY 2

I would like to enter

TEDDY BO CHALLENGE - CLEAN & SIMPLE

I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

GOOD LUCK

2011-10-24T14:51:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Well .. we made it back and forth from Gatwick last night and our daughter is safely home and looking very, very brown lol

Anyway .. thought I'd drop by and show you a card I made for my hubby to give to one of his colleagues who is leaving his team ...

Just love this Teddy Bea image, I've coloured her with Copics and mounted her on nesties tying a small piece of SEAM BINDING around the top, the DP's are from Nitwits ... THIMBLES and finished off with ADHESIVE PEARLS. The sentiment is one of mine from a new set of 6 LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY 2

Hope you likey and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you soon

AUTUMN LEAVES

2011-10-23T08:01:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All

Hope you are all well ... I'm very excited this morning for two reasons firstly ... my daughter comes home tonight from a two week holiday in Tunisia ... we are on the Gatwick run later lol ... can't wait to see her!!

and secondly ... I'm back on the TOTALLY TILDA DT .... WOO HOO!!!!!

After Guest Designing last week when I sponsored the challenge I realised how much I had missed my Tildas and so .. to cut a long story short ... Susie and the girls have welcomed me back ... thank you so much ladies I missed you all lots :)

So this is my first DT card and this time around the theme is :

AUTUMN LEAVES

Use leaves of some kind on your creations .. and of course a Tilda!

Check out all the fabulous creations from my DT teamies :)

We are sponsored this time around by the fabulous Nikki at BUNNY ZOE CRAFTS

So .. here's my card :)

I've coloured my Tilda with Copics and attached a charm to her hand, cut her out then mounted her on foam pads, the papers are from Nitwits - NOT FAR TO FALL collection, the leaves are a Martha Stewart deep edge punch - LEAVES AND BRANCH and I've tied them with SEAM BINDING, the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digital downloads - AUTUMN AND THANKSGIVING

I would like to enter ...

MY TIME TO CRAFT - PUNCHES AND DIES

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE - AUTUMNAL COLOURS OR IMAGES

C.R.A.F.T. CHALLENGE - AUTUMN

So .. what are you waiting for .. head on over and check it out :) and I can't wait to start visiting your blogs and check out your entries :)

Have a fab Sunday and catch up with you soon

I'VE BEEN PUBLISHED ... AGAIN!!

2011-10-18T11:03:00.001+01:00

Good Morning All

Apologies for no posts for a week but I have been suffering with a cold and cough which has made me feel lousy :( .. but I had to drop by this morning and show you that I have been published again ... I'm so excited!!!!!

I am in the magazine supplement for Simply Cards & Papercraft which is concentrating on Christmas cards .....

I have used one of my sentiments from a set of 6 CHRISTMAS SAYINGS and cut it out using a nestie, the DP is from a Prima paper pad NORTH COUNTRY, the flowers are a cut and emboss Nellies punch POINSETTIA and I have finished it off with some SEAM BINDING and ADHESIVE PEARLS

Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by .. I'm off to lay on the sofa and feel sorry for myself LOL

Catch up with you all soon :)

WITH SYMPATHY

2011-10-10T10:16:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland .. it's a lovely day here in Essex .. hope it's lovely wherever you are too :)

Today I thought I'd show you one of the cards I made for the Magazine article I did in Complete Cardmaking ... this is the sort of card we all dislike making but I wanted to show you how it can be done by just using a sentiment ....

I absolutely love this poem .. we read it at both my Mum and Dad's funerals and I think it sums up exactly what you feel ... this sentiment is part of a set of 6 REMEMBRANCE sentiments which you can find at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU - finished off with SEAM BINDING and CARD CANDY

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by ...

I would like to enter :

DIE CUT DREAMS - USE A POEM

Catch up with you all soon

IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME AT TOTALLY TILDA

2011-10-09T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All

I'm very excited this morning ... as you all know I was very proud to be part of the TOTALLY TILDA Design Team but stepped down a short while ago due to personal circumstances (believe me not through choice LOL) ... Well I am sponsoring the challenge this time around from my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU and I am thrilled to be a Guest Designer too - thank you so much ladies :) .... boy have I missed my Tildas!!!!!

Here's my card ....

I had so much fun making this card ... I've coloured with copics, cut her out and mounted her on foam pads, the DPs are from an Authentique Halloween collection, I've used the top left hand corner of a 12x12 sheet and added black stickles for extra effect on the spider's web, BAKERS TWINE from my shop and the sentiment is one of mine from a new HALLOWEEN COLLECTIONthat fit the Stampin Up oval punch perfectly :)

Thanks again ladies for having me this time around .. I've loved it!!!

I would like to enter :

CHARISMA CARDZ - BLACK & ORANGE

Thanks for stopping by and I'll catch up with you all soon :)

A CUTIE PIE CHRISTMAS

2011-10-07T10:18:00.000+01:00

Morning All

Well ... what a day I had yesterday ... got up to no internet!!! OMG what did we all do before the internet???

Anyway .. it's all fixed now and I'm back online - phew!! I was lost for a while there LOL

But the good part is I managed to get all my housework done so that leaves me free today and the weekend ... YAY!!!!!!

So I thought I'd share with you another one of my Lili of the Valley Christmas cards ...

I think this image is just too cute!!! I've coloured this time with Lyra polycolour pencils for a change, highlighted with stickles glitter and mounted on nesties, the flowers are Marianne poinsettia die cuts from last Christmas :)

I made this card with a challenge in mind ... using a Bingo Board

the idea is to use any line up, down or across and indeed a Full House ... I've used the left hand column

GLITTER, 2 PATTERNED PAPERS AND FLOWERS

THE CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE

I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you all soon

MUSIC TO MY EARS

2011-10-05T12:40:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon All :)

Another lovely day in Essex but a bit blustery ... still perfect weather for crafting (any weather is perfect for crafting LOL)

On Saturday we are going to our friend's son's 18th birthday party ... I can remember the day he was born LOL .... makes me feel very old ... so I thought I'd show you the card I've made for him

I've used a fab image from the digi downloads MIKEY COLLECTION at Charmed Cards and Crafts .. these images are so good for teenage boy cards ... and I've coloured him with copics / mounted him on nesties, the papers are from Nitwits ON A HIGH NOTE, the sentiment I've made to fit the occasion and die cut with nesties, and finished off with BAKERS TWINE, MUSICAL CHARM and CARD CANDY

I hope you like it :)

I would like to enter

FAB & FUNKY - DIE CUTS OR PUNCHES

COLOUR THROWDOWN

Have a great rest of your day and I'll catch up with you soon ....

THERE'S A HUMPHREY IN THE HOUSE

2011-09-30T19:09:00.000+01:00

Evening All

Hope you are all okay .. we are having a really hot spell at the moment and the weather is glorious!!!! This is what we should have had in July & August LOL ... still I'm not complaining ... just enjoying it now :)

I've been really busy today getting ready for my open day tomorrow :) anyone who can get to me ... I am having an open day so you can come and shop at CRAFTS 4 YOU - check website for details :)

Anyway on to my card ... I made this for another friend of mine whose birthday it was yesterday ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUE!!!

I bought these Humphrey stamps a while ago and they have never been out of the packet ... shame on me !!! LOL - but couldn't resit inking up this little cutie for this card ... I've coloured her with Flexmarkers and cut her out using nesties - the sentiment is part of the stamp set as well. The papers are from a new paper pad from Echo Park - VICTORIA GARDENS and I've finished off with SEAM BINDING and PINK CRYSTAL GEMS

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

Oh well ... off to carry on setting up my shop for tomorrow .. maybe I'll see some of you there .....

YEE HAW ... IT'S COWGIRL TILDA

2011-09-28T09:24:00.000+01:00

Morning All

Just thought I'd pop by and share with you a card I made for my friend Karen's birthday today HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!

I bought this Tilda ages ago and stamped her on water colour card and forgot all about her ... how could I??? LOL ... so decided to colour her for my friend's card

I've coloured her with my aquamarkers ... I really must use these more often lol .... the DP is from a paper pad from Basic Grey HELLO LUSCIOUS. The flower is a NELLIE SNELLEN PUNCH AND EMBOSS, and I've embellished with ADHESIVE PEARLS and SEAM BINDING. The sentiment is one of my digis from a set of 6 LINE SENTIMENTS - GENERAL which I've printed onto Letraset Safmat and stuck directly onto the paper.

Hope you likey and thanks for stopping by :) .... off out to lunch with my daughter today so I'll catch up with you all soon

THREE LITTLE CUTIE PIES

2011-09-25T15:15:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All!!

Well I've finally recovered from my day at Ally Pally yesterday :) had a fab day with Wendy Woo!!! and it was so good to meet up with Vicky and it was great to see Sarah again :)

Got lots of new bits and bobs as well ...

Lili of the Valley stamps, stencils, new Sizzix dies, tag stamps, some great 12x12 papers yummy oh and some more copic colours too!!!

Anyway ... here is another Lili of the Valley Christmas card .. these little cuties may have made their way home with me yesterday he he he... thank you Wendy!!!

These beauties are called ALL IN A ROW and I've coloured them with copics, the papers are from a free My Minds Eye paper pad that came with this month's Cardmaking and Papercraft and I've embellished with PEARL GEMS, SEAM BINDING and flowers cut with a Nellie Snellen flower punch/emboss SMALL POINSETTIA . The sentiment is one of mine from a clear stamp set MINI MUST HAVES - CHRISTMAS

I would like to enter these little cuties in

THE CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE - SKETCH

Here's Woo's fab sketch

I've just turned it around to the right :)

Hope you likey and I'll catch up with you all soon

STROLLING IN THE SUN

2011-09-21T16:13:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All!!

Hope you are having a good day :)

Thought I'd share with you a card I made for my niece's birthday ... and to remind me of summer days ... did we have a summer LOL!!!!

This gorgeous image is a Sugar Nellie digi download SUMMER and I've coloured with promarkers. The charm is from EWE 2 CAN CRAFT and I've tied it on with PEACH FIZZ SEAM BINDING. The sentiment is one of mine and is part of a set that will be released soon :)

and for the first time in ages I'm going to enter a challenge or two :)

DIGITAL TUESDAY - PEOPLE IMAGES

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS - CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Hope you likey :)

Catch up with you all soon

MINE'S A PINT!!

2011-09-18T19:42:00.000+01:00

Evening All!!

Said I'd be back with another LOL

This time it's not Christmas though .... It's my nephew's birthday tomorrow and I only remembered today Oops!!!

I love this Wild Rose stamp ... so good for men's cards :)

I've coloured him with Promarkers for a change and matted and layered with some old K & Co papers I found which fit the colours perfectly :) The sentiment is one of mine from a set of clear stamps MINI MUST HAVES - EVERYDAY and some "buttons" with my favourite Martha Stewart punch tied with BAKERS TWINE

Hope you likey :) .... I'm now off to watch the X Factor .... fab!!!!

Catch up with you soon

WARM WINTER WISHES

2011-09-18T13:35:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Had a fab day yesterday again ... took my shop on the road to Jackies Scrapbook Crop - all the ladies are so lovely and it's great to meet up with them regularly

Jackie is a Stampin Up Rep and runs classes as well as the monthly crop ... check her out HERE ... if you fancy a day out email her to check availability ... and you get the chance to shop too :)

Anyway ... I have made Lili of the Valley Christmas Card No. 2!!

I'm so loving these new Christmas stamps - simply gorgeous!!

This little beauty is called SHINE A LIGHT and I've coloured her with Copics and Lyra Polycolour pencils, the papers are from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad ESKIMO KISSES, the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 CHRISTMAS LINES, I've embellished with pearls and my new favourite punch ... a Nellie Snellen small floral punch and emboss set POINSETTIA

Well... hubby is watching football all day today so I may have to craft some more hehe ... and I may be back with another card later .....stay tuned!!

Catch up with you soon :)

A DISTRESSED RAINY DAY

2011-09-15T12:18:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All!!

Well ... I'm off out to lunch in a bit with my hubby and daughter ... mmmm yummy!! But before I go I thought I'd share with you a card I made a while ago

I fancied "doing a bit of distressing" lol

This cutie is a Bildmalarna stamp and is available at my online shop CRAFTS 4 YOU and I've coloured her with Promarkers, I've distressed the edges of everything with either a paper edge distresser, distress inks or a sanding block. I made the corners from a Martha Stewart corner punch from a PATP set. The sentiment is one of mine from my clear stamp design range which you can find HERE. I also stock the doilies .. available in two sizes .. HERE and the paper edge distress available HERE

Hope you likey and catch up with you all soon :)

THREE LITTLE ANGELS

2011-09-12T19:50:00.000+01:00

Evening All

Hope you are all well and had a good day :)

I've spent the day making baby cards for my daughter's future sister-in-law who had a baby girl this morning ..... sooooo cute!!!

Anyway ... not a baby card to show you but do you remember a few days ago I showed you how naughty I had been buying all those Lili of the Valley stamps ?? Well I inked a few up and got colouring and here is my very first Christmas card for this year .... Yay!!!! Go Me !!!!!!

These cuties are THREE LITTLE ANGELS and I've coloured them with Copics and lyra polycolour pencils, cut out using nesties and inked, added some gold stars and gems and there you go :)

Oh and the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digi downloads ... CHRISTMAS LINES available at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU ... I printed it onto Letraset Safmat which is a transparent medium - I then cut it out very close to the sentiment and stuck it straight onto the DP ... it is then practically invisible ... it's fab!! you can get hold of it from EWE 2 CAN CRAFT

Hope you likey :) and thanks for stopping by ... catch up with you soon :)

TILDA AND EDWIN GET MARRIED

2011-09-11T14:12:00.000+01:00

Afternoon all :)

I'm busy decorating the hallway at the moment but just stopped for a breather ... so I thought I'd let you know that I'm sponsoring the TOTALLY TILDA CHALLENGE this time around from my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU

I made this card a while ago for one of my hubby's work colleagues who was getting married and it was meant to be my DT card for this challenge ... I know I'm not on the DT anymore but thought I'd post it anyway :) ... I miss you guys!!!!

I've coloured Tilda and Edwin with Aquamarkers and distressed all the edges, the script is a Magnolia stamp "Valentine Letter". The sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digi downloads YOUR SPECIAL DAY which is available at my store. I've embellished with pearls, lace and a heart charm

Hope you likey :)

Oh well .......... back to the decorating I suppose ....

Catch up with you all soon

TEDDY BEA SAYS THANK YOU

2011-09-10T11:46:00.000+01:00

Morning All

Hope you are all well .... weather is not too good here so I'm gonna ink up my new stamps today and do some colouring .... nice & peaceful here .... my daughter is at work, my son is holed up in his bedroom on his X Box and hubby has gone to football :)

Before I get started I thought I'd share with you a card I made a few weeks ago for my hubby to give to one of his team members as a thank you :)

I've used a Teddy Bea image which is fab as the circle is empty so you can pop a sentiment into it and coloured with Promarkers, added pearls and a seam binding bow to a simple layout

Hope you likey :)

I'm off now to do some colouring ... catch up with you all soon

I'M SO NAUGHTY!!!!

2011-09-09T12:45:00.000+01:00

Morning All

I've been just a little bit naughty LOL

Popped on the Lili of the Valley website to look at the new Christmas stamps and ..... oops .... look what arrived for me this morning

Me thinks it's gonna be a Lili of the Valley Christmas hehe

I promise I will be back to making cards and showing you them soon ... mojo is definitely returning :) and I have to ink up these beauties ... it would be rude not to LOL

Catch up with you soon

SPECIAL DELIVERY

2011-08-31T17:05:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Well ... can you believe it ... hubby came home last night and said another member of his team had had a baby .. a girl this time... and can I make another card!

He loved the one I made yesterday so I just did exactly the same ... but in pink :)

All the details are the same as yesterday but I've used a different sentiment from the Baby Lines set of 6 ... these are now available to buy on my website Crafts 4 You .. HERE

Just love this image and may well possibly use it every time I have to make a new baby card LOL

Catch up with you soon

A NEW ARRIVAL

2011-08-30T13:13:00.000+01:00

Hi all!!

Well ... this is the first card I've made in over THREE WEEKS!!!!

Yesterday hubby asked me to make him a card for one of his team who have just had a baby boy ... if he had asked me last week I would have said "go buy one" but today I wanted to make one ... I'm so happy I'm getting back to normal ... I missed my crafting!!!

I love this Sugar Nellie's adorable baby digi download .. it has to be one of my fave baby images and I've simply added a pale flesh colour and blue to his hat - you can download it HERE at Funky Kits. The papers are from Nitwits GRINS & GIGGLES, the sentiment is one of mine and will be available at CRAFTS 4 YOU very shortly and I've embellished with card candy and a spacer/gem brad :)

Hope you like my "getting back to crafting" card LOL

Catch up with you soon

CRAFTS 4 YOU IS PUBLISHED!!!!!!

2011-08-26T15:47:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

I'm so sorry it's been ages since I posted but I'm still trying to get back to normal (whatever that is lol) thank you all for your kind wishes .... it really means a lot :)

but I had to pop on today and let you know that CRAFTS 4 YOU has been published

I'm soooooo excited!!!!

A few months ago Complete Cardmaking got in touch with me and asked me if I would like to do a feature in their magazine - WOW!!!

Basically my sentiments are on their CD as a freebie and we needed to make 8/9 cards to highlight these sentiments .. so I enlisted the help of my trusty friends DI and WENDY and we go to it... here is the result ....

We have a 6 Page Spread!!!!!

Thank you so much girls for your help and hard work you are fab!!!!!!

and to help celebrate the fact that we've been published there is a BANK HOLIDAY BONANZA on at CRAFTS 4 YOU this Bank Holiday Weekend

there is 20% off of Digital Downloads

and 20% off of my own design Clear Stamp sets from Sentiments 4 You

PLUS ....

FREE P&P on ALL your orders!!!!

Hope you all have a fab weekend and I promise I will be back very soon but until then ....

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN

2011-08-17T12:09:00.000+01:00

Hi All

Just wanted to let you all know why I haven't been around ... I've been really unwell for the past week and a half and have been unable to do pretty much anything ... hence no blog posts :(

Still struggling to get back to normal and had to cancel all my classes for the time being ... I'm so sorry ladies!!

Regarding crafting .... I haven't even sat at my desk for over a week and did something yesterday I haven't done in over 7 years .... I BOUGHT A BIRTHDAY CARD!!!!!

OMG I hated it!!!!! but just haven't had any inspiration or inclination to craft at all :(

Hopefully I'll be back soon but just wanted to let you all know

RECIPE TIME AT TOTALLY TILDA

2011-08-07T09:42:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All

Gorgeous day here in Essex ... although I won't see much of it as I have 3 classes to prepare for next week plus a pile of ironing to do!! Sigh ....... oh well :)

It's midway through the TOTALLY TILDA challenge so you still have a week to enter :)

This time it's a recipe for you to follow ....

PEARLS, SWIRLS, LACE AND RIBBON

You MUST use all 4 and of course our beloved Tilda :)

here's mine .....

This is the first outing for this gorgeous Butterfly Tilda (shame on me!) and I've coloured her with copics, the DP is from Nitwits - Thimbles, the punches are both Martha Stewart and have embellished them with pearls. The sentiment is one of mine from a set of six digital downloads - Line Wording - General - which you can download at my website CRAFTS 4 YOU

Don't forget to check out the DT inspiration .... stunning as usual!!

Oh and before I go ... I took my "Shop" on the road again yesterday to a Scrapbook Crop in Benfleet ... I had a fabulous day and meet some great ladies ... it's brilliant to see what everyone is working on - such talent!! ... As usual I was with my sidekick Wendy LOL - thanks Woo as always I couldn't have done it without you :) Mwah xxxxx

Here's a couple of pics ...

Have a great day whatever you are up to :)

IT'S CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST!!!!

2011-08-04T08:14:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All!!!

Well .. I'm back in the land of the living after having a week's holiday ... didn't go anywhere just had a nice relaxing week off with hubby .... luverly!!!!

Have spent the last few days "catching up" with my website and am now up to date ... I think .. until the next new things come in LOL!!

Anyway ... today sees a new challenge at DO IT WITH DIGIS

This time the theme is ....

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

So lets all get started on our Christmas cards ... yay!!!

Pop on over and check out the fab DT cards ... my Divas never let me down!! and this time I'm sponsoring the challenge from my website CRAFTS 4 YOU and you can win a Christmas themed prize ... I'm not gonna tell you what it is here ... you will just have to go over and see for yourself LOL

Here's my card ....

This little cutie was a freebie sometime ago from PINK GEM and is called Ice Skating Hoot, the DP is a new obsession of mine NITWITS!!!! If you have never heard of them they are well worth a look - they have the most gorgeous range of papers, toppers and all things digital ... absolutely gorgeous!!! this set is called SNOW BIRDS. I have coloured with copics and added a snowflake centred with another favourite of mine ... my Martha Stewart button punch finished off with Bakers Twine - which is available at CRAFTS 4 YOU

I hope you like my bright, fun Christmas Card :)

Catch up with you all soon

TILDA IS LEFT HANGING

2011-07-24T09:17:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All

It's supposed to be sunny today ... it don't look like it at the moment LOL ... come on sun where are you????

Oh well ... ironing and crafting it is then!

Now .. just to let you know there is still about a week to enter our challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA - our theme this time is ....

MAKE A HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATION

so we don't want no cards this time around .... we want to see a Christmas Decoration you would HANG on your tree :)

If you are in any doubt pop on over and check out the DT inspiration ... just gorgeous as usual :)

Here's mine .....

I used my new fave toy ... my Grand Caliber, and using the grand circles made a frame in gold mirri card (I made two identical ones and glued them back to back for more stability and so that it is gold on both sides), then using a holly punch .. punched out lots of holly leaves in shades of green and arranged them around the frame .. added some red mirri card candy and some glitter

Then, using my crop-a-dile, I punched a hole in the top and set it with an eyelet and threaded ribbon through.

I think this is still one of my fave Tildas, Santa's Little Helper, and I coloured her with Promarkers

Hope you likey :)

Have a fab Sunday and I'll catch up with you soon :)

A NEW HOME

2011-07-22T09:22:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All ...

and the sun is shining!!! Hooray!!!

Just thought I'd pop by and show you a card I made for my neice who moved home this week ...

This great image is from Make it Crafty and is the Mushroom House .. they have some fabulous digi images you really should take a look :) ... and I coloured it with copics

Then I couldn't find the right sentiment ... so I made a new set LOL!! you can find them HERE at CRAFTS 4 YOU ... and don't forget it's FREEBIE FRIDAY time at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU pop on over and grab yours :)

Have a great Friday and I'll catch up with you soon

IT'S ALL ABOUT FUN IN THE SUMMER

2011-07-21T08:11:00.002+01:00

Morning All

Well .... the heading says fun in the summer and here in Essex it's so miserable!! oh well I'll just stay in indoors lol!!

Today sees another challenge at DO IT WITH DIGIS - so many great entries again last time - thank you

Would just like to welcome VICKY and HAZEL to the team .. they are my new Divas and their creations are absolutely fantastic ... go check them out!!!

The theme this time is ......

SUMMER FUN

we want to see summer themed cards .. what does summer mean to you??

We are sponsored this time around by the fantastic Di at DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS - check out her images they are gorgeous!!

Here's mine ...

This is one of Di's fab images SEASIDE TED - thought he just about summed up summer for me (if only the weather allowed it LOL) - I coloured him with Promarkers and did some matting and layering, added some seam binding and card candy. The sentiment is one of mine and is from a set of 6 - SUNSHINE SMILES which all the DT used this time around on their cards ... go check them out HERE they are fabulous!!!!

Ingredients for card

Promarkers - Ewe 2 Can Craft

Card Candy - Crafts 4 You

Seam Binding - Crafts 4 You

Sunshine Smiles sentiments - Sentiments 4 You - Crafts 4 You

Can't wait to see what you come up with - oh well ... off to the grind now LOL I'll catch up with you all soon :)

KICK BACK AND RELAX

2011-07-15T09:20:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All

It's a gorgeous day here in sunny Essex ... let's hope it last into the weekend :)

Thought I'd stop by today and show you a card I made for a lady who worked for my hubby and she took early retirement ...as usual he says "can you do me a retirement card" .. I say "sure .. when do you need it by?" ... he says "tomorrow!!!" - what are they like LOL!!!

Anyway .. after a quick trawl on the internet I came up with a fab digi image and then made a sentiment to match ...

This great image is by Karen's Doodles and is called FREEDOM - I coloured her with promarkers and added some glitter to the bubbles, then cut the image out using Labels One nesties and did a bit of distressing around the edge. The sentiment is one of mine and I resized it to fit perfectly into the SU oval punch - it is today's Friday Freebie over at SENTIMENTS FOR YOU so go grab it for yourself!!

I thought it was such a fun card for a retirement ... what do you think??

Have a great Friday and weekend and I'll catch up with you soon :)

A PURRFECT BIRTHDAY

2011-07-13T17:12:00.000+01:00

Afternoon Blogland

Just thought I'd stop by and show you a card I made for a class I taught last week "Furry Friends"

This pretty little cat was a stamp in a previous Do Crafts promotion - to be honest I forgot I'd bought it LOL but turned out to be perfect for the class

This is one of my sentiments which is part of a set that is coming soon ... so watch this space!!

I finished the card off with card candy and a gorgeous charm which "purrfectly" matches the stamp - I got it from my good friend Sharon's shop EWE 2 CAN CRAFT

Hope you likey :)

I would like to enter :

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS - NO FLOWERS ALLOWED

Have a good evening and catch up with you all soon

TILDA IS TOTALLY DISTRESSED!!

2011-07-10T10:15:00.000+01:00

Morning All!!

Well I've just finished my ironing ... so the day is mine yay!!!

What's a girl to do ..... mmm let me think ..... CRAFT!!!! LOL

Anyway ... before I sneak off just wanted to let you know that there is till a week to run on the current challenge over at TOTALLY TILDA where the theme this time around is :

DISTRESSING

Check out all the fabulous inspiration - the TT girls have done themselves proud :)

Here's mine ....

I bought Tilda with Birdcage ages ago and have been dying to use her but couldn't think of the right challenge .. when I saw this theme I knew this was the one - I've coloured her with Promarkers

I used a kraft card blank and this DP is from Basic Grey Porcelain range - but unfortunately is discontinued which is silly because it's a favourite of so many peeps!!

Butterflies are a Martha Stewart Punch and the bird cage and sentiment stamps are from a Creative Expressions stamp plate

Now the flower ... the base of the flower is a Marianne Creatables Die and the middle of the flower is made with Seam Binding ... I was shown how to do this by a good friend of mine Jackie Da Silva ... check out her blog HERE - so I can't take credit for the idea but I've done a little tutorial for you which I'm sure she won't mind me showing you how

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TUTORIAL

You can get your seam binding from my webshop CRAFTS FOR YOU ... HERE

Oh well... I'm off now - hope my mojo is there ... have lots to make LOL

Catch up with you all soon

I WONDER ... SPOTS OR STRIPES OR BOTH

2011-07-07T08:03:00.001+01:00

Good Morning Blogland

It's a miserable day where I am ... hope it's better where you are :)

Well ..... time has flown by again and it's time for another challenge at DO IT WITH DIGIS we had some gorgeous entries last time ... can't wait to see again this time!

The theme this time is :

SPOTS OR STRIPES... OR BOTH

so we obviously would like to see spot or stripes or both on your creations

I am sponsoring the challenge from my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU and there is a fab prize up for grabs for our winner ... check it out plus at the DT cards ... as usual they haven't let me down - just fab!!!!

Here's mine ....

This fabulous image is from Mo Manning and is called TWO ALL ... I love it ... it reminds me of my daughter when she was little and when she had a tantrum ... oh my those were the days!!! LOL

I've coloured her with promarkers and simply typed a sentiment added some spots and stripes and there you have it ... hope you like it :)

I would like to enter ...

ALL THAT SCRAPS WEDNESDAY'S CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES

STAMP SOMETHING - DIGI DAY

ONE STITCH AT A TIME - USE A DIGI

Well that's all from me for now ... I will be back!! LOL

Catch up with you all soon

FUN IN THE SUN

2011-07-05T19:37:00.000+01:00

Evening Blogland

Just thought I'd stop by and show you a card I made for a class I taught a week or so ago "Here Comes Summer"

These bathing belles are from an unmounted stamp set by Creative Expressions "Beach Gals" and are available at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU and they are in the sale!! and I've coloured them with promarkers .. the beach sign and sentiment are all part of the same set :) DP's are by CRAFT CREATIONS

I've attached the sentiment by threading BAKERS TWINE through the circle and then wrapping it around the papers :)

Hope you like it ... I think my ladies had fun making it!!

I would like to enter

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Here Comes the Summer

Catch up with you all soon

I TOOK MY SHOP OUT FOR THE DAY!!

2011-07-03T08:31:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland ... another beautiful day here in sunny Essex ..... I going to chill today and do some crafting for me for a change!

Yesterday I took my "Shop" on the road ... so to speak ... and visited a local Scrapbooking Crop where I met a bunch of lovely ladies ... they get together regularly (once a month) and craft all day (my idea of heaven!!)

My friend Jackie, who runs it, asked me if I would like to take my "shop" along ... so I did :) ... and hopefully I will be going back again next time .... had such a lovely day!!

Thought I'd show you some pics of my shop all set up and ready to go (unfortunately didn't get any as the day progressed as it was so busy and didn't get a chance)

Right .. I'm off to get settled in for a day of crafting hehehe

Catch up with you all soon :)

400 FOLLOWER CANDY AT SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

2011-06-28T20:46:00.001+01:00

Wow ... I've just logged on to my other blog SENTIMENTS 4 YOU and seen I've now reached 400 followers!!!

Thank you so much - I can't believe it .... so I've decided give away some candy :)

Candy will end on 31st July at 12:00midnight GMT

I am going to give away 5 lot of candy to random winners

CANDY 1 : 5 x sets of digital sentiments plus free membership to my website CRAFTS 4 YOU

CANDY 2 : 3 x sets of digital sentiments plus free membership to my website CRAFTS 4 YOU

CANDY 3, 4 & 5 : 3 x sets of digital sentiments

I really can't thank you all enough for the support you have shown me and for the fact that you like my sentiments .... It's something I love to do and share and since I launched my designs last August I never dreamed it would be so popular and I have you all to thank for that :)
So pop on over .... CLICK HERE and enter - what have you got to lose??
Catch up with you all soon

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY WISHES

2011-06-27T17:07:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Just thought I'd drop by and show you a card I made for a friend of mine for her children to give to their Grandparents on their 50th Wedding Anniversary ... and it got me thinking "that's a good idea for a set of sentiments" LOL so I made a set of 6 sentiments of Special Anniversaries

This fab little image is from LOTV and I've coloured with Promarkers, the corners are by Marianne Design and are available at Crafts 4 You

The sentiment is, as said above, from a brand new set of 6 Special Anniversaries at CRAFTS 4 YOU

Hope you like it and I'll catch up with you soon :)

Shsssssh Baby Tilda is Sleeping

2011-06-26T16:17:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Sorry I'm late in posting today ... been clothes shopping with my daughter .. had a lovely time and bought some lovely new clothes :)

Anyway ... just thought I'd let you know that you still have this week to enter over at TOTALLY TILDA where our theme this time is :

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

There are a few more examples the DT have come up so check them out if you are stuck what to do :)

Here's another idea I came up with ....

This is one of Susie's fabulous door hangers from DIE CUT DREAMS - it's shut for a bit while Susie moves house but will be open soon :)

I've used sleeping Tilda and coloured her with promarkers - the sentiment is one of mine and was a freebie a while ago at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU in either blue or pink

I made this as a present for my daughter's future brother and sister-in-law who have just had a gorgeous little baby girl called Ava-Grace :)

Hope you likey ... catch up with you soon

I'M PUBLISHED .... AGAIN YAY!!!

2011-06-24T08:05:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All!!

Just thought I'd pop by and tell you that I've been published ... again!! I'm not excited at all LOL

Simply Cards & Papercraft ... Issue 86

They contacted me and said they wanted to do a "what's new" piece on my sentiments - how excited am I!!!!

Of course I said yes LOL :)

and to coincide with the magazine being in the shops I have released 4 BRAND NEW CLEAR STAMP SETS

Mini Must Haves - Everyday

It's All About The Girls

Mini Must Haves - Christmas

It's All About The Boys

All only £5.99 each and available exclusively at CRAFTS 4 YOU

Oh well off now to get ready for my class today .. have a great day whatever you are up to :)

Catch up with you soon

DIVA IN PINK!!

2011-06-23T08:01:00.001+01:00

Good Morning All!!

Another challenge starts today over at DO IT WITH DIGIS lots and lots of fantastic entries last week ...can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this time around :)

The theme this time is:

MONOCHROMATIC

we want to see shades of one colour only (with the exceptions of hair and flesh)

this time we are sponsored by me at

CRAFTS 4 YOU

The winner of this challenge will get a free membership to my Webshop entitling you to 10% of every order and be in with the chance of winning prize draws and having access to "Members Only" events where you will receive special offers

You will also win this Nestabilities Set

Ribbon Tag Trio 2

My fantastic Divas have come up with their usual fantastic creations ... pop on over and check them out

Here's mine ....

This gorgeous little cutie is from La La Land Crafts - Dress Up Marci and I've coloured her with Promarkers

These beautiful paper flowers are Mulberry by Petaloo and are available from my shop

This is one of my brand new sentiment designs of Clear Stamp Sets - All about the Girls

Ingredients

Card Blank - Craftwork Cards Petal Point - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Mulberry Flowers by Petaloo - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Sentiment - Brand New Design Stamp Set "All About the Girls" - Sentiments 4 You - exclusively at CRAFTS 4 YOU

Martha Stewart PATP - Bubble Bath - CRAFTS 4 YOU

GEMS and RIBBON - Crafts 4 You

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments .... I really appreciate them all :)

Catch up with you soon

GET WELL SOON

2011-06-20T15:23:00.000+01:00

Afternoon blogland

So sorry I'm late in posting my DT card today ... got caught up with orders and didn't realise the time - anyway enough of the excuses LOL .... today sees the start of a new challenge at DIE CUT DREAMS where this time we want to see .....

RED WHITE and BLUE

Pop on over and check out the DT cards .. they are fab!!!!!

Here's mine .....

This was actually a card I made for a class I did a while back "Easels Galore" - I had wanted to try this double easel for ages and was really pleased with the results - my ladies enjoyed it too :)

These are both Whiff of Joy stamps Dr Oakley and Little Nurse and I've coloured them with Promarkers, the papers are from Craft Creations, the ribbon is my new love "Retrostitch" and the sentiments are from my own clear stamp design range "Squares with Wording"

All of which are available at my webshop CRAFTS 4 YOU

Hope you likey and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you soon

TILDA IS ON ANYTHING ... BUT A CARD

2011-06-19T09:10:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland

So sorry it's been a while since I posted - had the week from hell last week :( .... still I'm getting slowly but surely back to normal now :)

Anyway ... two weeks has flown by and it's time for a new Challenge at TOTALLY TILDA

this time we want to see our lovely Tildas ......

ON ANYTHING BUT A CARD
SO NO CARDS PLEASE!!

lost for ideas?? can't think what to do?? then pop on over and check out the DT inspiration to get some ideas - they have excelled themselves this time - you won't be disappointed!!

Here's mine .....

These are our gorgeous children ... well I say children this was taken in April on our daughter's 21st birthday and our son will be 18 in December .. where does the time go???

I've covered a plain chipboard photo frame ... it comes in three parts

Added some beautiful flowers from Wild Orchid

Couldn't resist using "Brother & Sister" Tilda and Edwin ... coloured with Promarkers

These beautiful "sparklies" are self adhesive gems that can be used whole or trimmed to size

Here's the back

I have given this to my dad-in-law for Father's Day today so he has an up to date photo of the grandchildren :)

Ingredients ....

Photo Frame - CRAFT CREATIONS (coming soon to CRAFTS 4 YOU)

Design Paper - Double Sided Fancy Pants - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Flowers - WILD ORCHID

Gem Sparklies - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Oh well - it's Sunday ... so that means ironing :(

Have a great Father's Day .. whatever you are up to and I'll catch up with you all soon :)

BOY ... IT'S MYTH & MAGIC

2011-06-12T10:00:00.001+01:00

Morning Blogland!!

Now this is a scheduled post and I hope that it's worked as I am out all day today at a Trade Day at one of my suppliers looking at gorgeous ribbons & lace & buttons and .... CHRISTMAS!!!! So I hope to have some lovely goodies this week to add to my website .... watch this space ...

So ... another challenge begins today at HERE COME THE BOYS - what a fab lot of entries last week :)

this time the theme is :

MYTH & MAGIC

don't forget it has to be for the boys :)

The DT have come up with some gorgeous inspiration for you so head on over and check them all out :)

Here's mine .....

This little cutie is a digi image from CC Designs and I've coloured him with promarkers

The sentiment is one of mine and is available at Crafts 4 You as a single sentiment

Ingredients for card

Image - CC Designs

Die Cut Marianne Design Corners - Crafts 4 You

Sentiment by Sentiments 4 You - Crafts 4 You

Card Candy - Crafts 4 You

Thanks for stopping by and catch up with you all soon

ANIMAL MAGIC

2011-06-09T08:32:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland

Another day .... Another challenge begins ..... LOL

and today sees the start of another challenge at DO IT WITH DIGIS .. boy did we have lots of entries last time - had a fab time trawling blogland to see all the wonderful entries - can't wait to see this lot!!!

This time our theme is:

ANIMAL MAGIC

so lots of lovely digi animals hehe

We are sponsored this time around by PINK GEM DESIGNS and the DT got to play with some of their fab digi images - thanks Janet :) - lots of great inspiration for you to check out ....

Here's mine .....

This little cutie is BUBBLE CAT and I've coloured him with Promarkers and added some glitter to the bubbles, matted and layered with some fab Craft Creations 12x12 papers, added some seam binding and card candy to finish. The sentiment is one of mine and will be part of a set of 6 "I love my Cat" which will be coming soon ... watch this space!!

Ingredients for Card

Bubble Cat - Pink Gem Designs

Promarkers - Ewe 2 Can Craft

Craft Creations 12x12 Design Papers - Crafts 4 You

Seam Binding - Crafts 4 You

Card Candy - Crafts 4 You

Sentiment - Sentiments 4 You ... coming soon

I would like to enter:

CUPCAKE CRAFTS - THINGS WITH TAILS

DIGITAL TUESDAY - IN THE GARDEN

CRAFTY EMMAS - CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Hope you likey ... and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you all soon

MOLLY IS BLOOMING AT DCD

2011-06-06T09:34:00.000+01:00

Morning All

What a miserable day it is here in Essex :( pouring of rain!! Still that means I can stay indoors and get up to date on DT cards and plan my classes for this week :)

So ... Monday morning and another Challenge begins at DIE CUT DREAMS where the theme this time is :

A RECIPE

3 STAMPS

3 FLOWERS

and a BOW

I am very proud to be sponsoring the challenge this time around from my online shop CRAFTS 4 YOU and the winner of this challenge will receive one of my MOLLY BLOOMS stamps - Farmyard Molly :)

Check out the DT cards for inspiration they are gorgeous!!

Here's mine ...

This little cutie is called Sunflower Molly and I've coloured her with Promarkers. I've stamped the background and the sentiment from a stamp set I bought probably 2 years ago and have never used LOL - I will be using it a lot more now!!

Ingredients for card :

Molly Blooms stamp - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Background and Sentiment stamps - My Sentiments Exactly!

Flowers - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Satin Ribbon - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Scallop shaped card - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Gems - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Nestabilities

Thank you for stopping by and hope you likey :)

Catch up with you soon

TILDA HAS GONE RED/WHITE/BLUE

2011-06-05T09:14:00.000+01:00

Morning All!!

Well it's Sunday .... and that means TWO things ..... another challenge begins today at TOTALLY TILDA and I need to get my ironing done LOL!!!

As I've said before the sooner it's done ... the sooner I can play :)

This time around the theme is :

RED, WHITE and BLUE

you can obviously use flesh/hair colours but everything else has to be in those colours

The DT have come up with their usual array of fabulous inspiration so pop on over and check those out :)

Here's mine .....

I decided to use two of my "older" Tildas this time around ... and this theme screamed SEASIDE at me - the pier is a digi image from CC Designs and I then stamped, coloured (with promarkers) and cut out my Tildas to sit/stand by the pier

Here is a close up of my charm which is from Ewe 2 Can Craft and my fabulous Baker's Twine which I am in love with!!!! - this is the Airmail version :)

I matted and layered with red/blue card and my DP is Craft Creations Spotty/Candy Stripes range

Where to Shop....

Craft Creations 12 x 12 papers - CRAFTS 4 YOU (Coming Soon)

Baker's Twine - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Charm - EWE 2 CAN CRAFT

Blue Card Candy - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Nailheads - (the little red gems at the bottom) - CRAFTS 4 YOU

I would like to enter

JUST MAGNOLIA/HANGLAR - ANYTHING GOES

Oh well... the ironing beckons .....

Thanks for stopping by and have a good Sunday :)

IT'S MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!

2011-06-04T09:01:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland

Thought I'd come by and show you all the Wedding Anniversary card I made for hubby ... we have been married 23 years today!!! and we are having a BBQ later .... gorgeous weather here in Essex!!

First time have used this LOTV stamp - I stamped onto linen card for a change and coloured with polycolour pencils and blended with odorless white spirit

This bow has a long story LOL - my good friend and DT buddy LORI from JUST DUCKY uses these bows on her cards and I think they are just gorgeous ... but I got in a bit of a pickle doing one so she very kindly showed me step by step (I was having one of my blonde moments LOL) check out her cards on her blog using these bows .. they are awesome!! She also has some candy up for grabs which ends on 8th June :)

The sentiment comes with the image :)

Ingredients for Card

Seam Binding - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Heart Pin - CRAFTS 4 YOU

Sizzix Swirl

Grand Nesties

Fancy Pants DP - Charming - CRAFTS 4 YOU (coming soon)

Grand Nestabilities

Gems and Brad

Have a lovely weekend whatever you are up to and I'll catch up with you tomorrow for a new Totally Tilda Challenge :)

IT'S FATHER'S DAY

2011-05-29T10:07:00.000+01:00

Good Morning Blogland

Well Sunday morning means ironing for me ... I don't know why I leave it to pile up ..but I do!!! and Sunday morning seems to be the time that I always do it :( Oh well the sooner it's done the sooner I can craft :)

Today sees our 3rd challenge start at HERE COME THE BOYS ... can you believe we are on No. 3 already!! and this time our theme is:

FATHER'S DAY

and I am delighted to be the sponsor this time around from my store CRAFTS 4 YOU and until 6:00pm (GMT) tomorrow evening there is FREE P&P!!!!!

the winner of this challenge will win a ribbon bundle of my fabulous "retro stitch" ribbon in "boys colours", a multi pack of Baker's Twine (brand new in) and a Club Membership to my online store - which will allow you to get 10% off everything you buy in the future - so pop on over to to HERE COME THE BOYS for all the details and to check out the DT cards - they are fab!!!

Here's mine ....

I used a stamp I bought ages ago and haven't used (as you do) and coloured with copics, the papers are some I forgot I had (as you do) ... I really should rummage through my drawers more often LOL!!

The ribbon is that lovely RETRO STITCH RIBBON which is part of the prize for this challenge and the sentiment is part of a set of 6 FATHERS DAY both of which can be found at CRAFTS 4 YOU

Oh well ... off to do the ironing I supppose ...

Thanks for stopping by and I'll catch up with you soon :)

BANK HOLIDAY EVENT AT CRAFTS 4 YOU

2011-05-28T12:29:00.000+01:00

Afternoon All

Not a very nice start weather wise to the Bank Holiday weekend ... well at least here in Essex anyway - cloudy and dull :( ... but perfect weather for crafting or craft shopping :)

so I thought I'd let you know that I have a Bank Holiday Event at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU

CLICK HERE TO ENTER SITE

I am offering FREE P&P all weekend up until 6:00pm (GMT) Monday 30th May - so the perfect opportunity to stock up on those "Must Have" crafting goodies :)

Just Arrived from the USA beautiful BAKER'S TWINE

and also arrived yesterday

the simply gorgeous MOLLY BLOOMS stamp range

Right .. I'm off to do a spot of crafting ... which may just include either Baker's Twine or a Molly Bloom LOL - I'll catch up with you tomorrow for another challenge at Here Come the Boys

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by :)

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOYS!!

2011-05-26T08:37:00.000+01:00

Morning Blogland

I'm off later this morning to play with my crafty friends again - so much fun!! but before I go there's just time for me to let you know that a new challenge starts today at DO IT WITH DIGIS

last week it was all about the girls - so this time .....

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOYS

let's see those male themed cards ... don't forget to use a digi image :)

The lovely Di from DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS is sponsoring us this time and my DT got to play with some of her gorgeous images

Here's mine ....

This little cutie is called ON THE BENCH and i've coloured him with promarkers in West Ham colours - and is the card I'm giving to my hubby from our Westie Skye for Father's Day ... here's hoping he doesn't look at my blog before then LOL

I've followed a fab sketch from SKETCH & STASH and my neglected stash is my papers - these are from Pink Petticoat and sadly I don't use them nearly often enough but have gained inspiration from my blogging friend Vicky who uses them all the time and her cards are fab!! My new stash is my Martha Stewart button punch - just love it!!!

This is the Friday Freebie this week - check it out from tomorrow at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

My new favourite toy - my Martha Stewart button punch available HERE at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU

I would also like to enter:

CREATIVE CARD CREW - ANYTHING GOES

I hope you likey and thanks for stopping by :)

Catch up with you all soon

A NEW DT POSITION!!

2011-05-23T08:32:00.001+01:00

Morning Blogland :)

Another beautiful morning here in sunny Essex and I have some very good news to share with you - I am now a fully fledged member of the DIE CUT DREAMS CHALLENGE BLOG DT Woo Hoo!!! Thank you so much Susie for inviting me I am so looking forward to working with all the fabulous girlies over there :)

So ... this is my first card for the challenge - a new one starts today :) We want you all to follow Dawn's brilliant sketch and the winner gets to Guest Design on a forthcoming challenge!!

Check out the other DT cards they are awesome!!!

Here's mine ....

This is a card I made for my niece's birthday last week and she loves cats :) this little cutie is from Digi Stamp Boutique - Olivia and Archie - I bought the whole set (as you do) but they are available separately too and I coloured with promarkers for a change - my papers are from MME and I've added card candy to embellish. The sentiment is one of mine and can by found at CRAFTS 4 YOU as can the card candy :)

I have entered it into the May Competition at DIGI STAMP BOUTIQUE

Hope you likey and I'll catch up with you all soon

TILDA IS ON A TRIO OF TAGS

2011-05-22T08:33:00.000+01:00

Good Morning All!!

Well after a heavy downpour first thing this morning the sun is now shining and we have bright blue sky ... have to say the garden really needed the rain :)

So ... on this beautiful morning we have another challenge starting over at TOTALLY TILDA and this time we would like to see ...

A TRIO OF TAGS WITH TILDA ON EACH OF THEM

If you are stuck for inspiration pop over and check out the DT selection there are some beauties there :)

Also ... we have two new additions to our team TERESA and LISA ... I already know Teresa as she is my teamie on Here Come the Boys - looking forward to working with both of you :)

Here's my creation ....

I decided to use the same Tilda and make a selection of Christmas Tags - I coloured her in different colours with copics to match the papers - which I chose as they are all from the same stack - Let it Snow from Dovecraft - as they all had greetings on them already, and then added ribbon, gems and "bobbly" ribbon to match - I will be saving these for pressies for Christmas!!

I would like to enter :

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER - CHRISTMAS IN MAY

Oh well... off to do the ironing now :( .... but will be crafting later :)

Catch up with you all soon

MY NEW TOY!!

2011-05-18T18:41:00.000+01:00

Evening All!!

I just had to share with you what the postman brought to me this morning hehe!!

I had a class this morning so had to wait until just now to get it out the box and have a play!! which was agony LOL

I have to say it's brilliant, sturdy and feels really smooth when you use it - can't wait to buy some more dies!!

Here it is ... my Grand Calibur!!!!

With my Grand Squares and Circles

I'm justifying it by using it on my Big and Beautiful class next week and then on the next class list I do will have a class specifically on the machine (hehehe ... sorted!!!)

Off now to have tea and then play some more!!!!

Catch up with you all soon :)

EASELS GALORE

2011-05-17T16:36:00.000+01:00

Afternoon Blogland!!

Just thought I'd pop by and show you a card I made for my class this week on Easel cards :)

I've had such fun making these cards - I've twisted, double twisted and done a circle one too LOL - I'll post the others in due course

This one is a single twisted easel ...

Blue is my favourite colour so really enjoyed colouring this one in .... I coloured with promarkers - this gorgeous "Gorjuss" girl is called LITTLE HEART and the stamped bow is part of the stamp set too and can be found at my shop CRAFTS 4 YOU as can the MINI DIE CUT SENTIMENTS and the BLUE PEARLS

Here's hoping my ladies enjoy making it on Wednesday and Friday!!

Catch up with you all soon :)