Yummy!

Its Saturday so that means time for a new challenge over at CES where this week we want to see your

  CANDY & CUPCAKE 

 creations, so get out your yummy cupcake stamps or candy canes & pop over & join in the fun! Also don't forget Emma is closing down real soon, so make sure you pop over & grab yourself a bargain or two!

There are stickles on the icing, but as usual I can't get a very good picture of it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Critters Challenge- fab sketch

CRAFT- animals

Cute Card Thursday- animal magic

Creative Belle- animals

Creative Craft- animal antics

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Cupcake Mouse' by Meljens

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Mouse- pale pink, tea rose, umber, caramel, sandstone & march hare

Cupcake case- pink pearl, sorbet & fuchsia pink

Icing- pink pearl & antique white

Ground- soft aqua, aquamarine, cool aqua & cloud blue

Papers & Embellishments

Faux stitching- pink pearl Flexmarker

DP- 'Back 2 Basics III' by Dovecraft from Crafty Emma's Store

Lemon divine twine from Crafty Emma's Store

Pink dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store

Pink paper from Kodak

Bunting stamp off the Forever Friends 'New Arrival' collection

Flower punch by X-cut

Stickles

Thank you for stopping by today please pop over to the main challenge blog & check out what yummy creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Sunnies Required!!

This is my third & final post for today, please scroll down for my Delightful Challenges & Willow Sketchie creations hugs xx

Today's post for MAWTT is rather bright so be warned you might need your sunnies! lol!!

This weather is so depressing, I hate the rain at the best of times but after our week away in the sun, I think it just makes it worse!! That's why I decided to make such a bright card!

Anyhoos on with this weeks challenge over at Moving Along With The Times, where we want to see your

GARDEN OR FLOWER 

creations, so as long as your creation has flowers or something you will find in the garden your OK to enter. So this week I want to be hopping by your blogs to see your fab creations! The Dt were lucky enough to have a few image from this weeks sponsor to play with!! Thanks Stitchy xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Bildmalarna Challenge- bingo (layers, blue & flowers)

Crafting Life Pieces- fab sketch

Creative Bell- animals
My Moms Craft Shop- outdoors
365 cards- That's Loud!

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Bee & Flower' by Delicious Doodles from Stitchy Bear Stamps

6" square scalloped edge card from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Bee- lemon, yellow, canary & sunflower

Wings- primrose

Flower- sunflower, gold, vermillion, shocking pink & cerise

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Rainbow' digi set by Digital Delights

Pink, yellow & blue paper by Kodak

4mm blue gems from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment by Pink Petticoat (vermillion)

Leaf flourish by Marianne D LR0151

Victorian edge cut using my Woodware finger guard cutter

Flower punch  by X-cut

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps! The winner will receive $10 to spend instore!

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope my bright card put a smile on someone's face

hugs xx

Thank You!

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my Willow Sketchie & pop back soon to see my MAWTT creation! Hugs xx

Time for a new challenge over at Delightful Challenges & this week we want to see your

PAPER PIECED

creations, I haven't done this for ages but had so much deciding which bits to paper piece,  have also decoupaged my paper piecing, just to give it a bit of depth!

Don't forget Wendy over at Digital Delights has the most gorgeous digi images on offer, so why not pop over & grab yourself a bargain or maybe a freebie if your lucky!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

One Stop Craft Challenge- fab sketch (which I rotated)

Crafts & Me- embossing
I Love Promarkers- floral

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Thank You' flower pot by Digital Delights

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Flowerpot- baby pink, cocktail pink & antique pink

Flower centre & text- pumpkin & spice

Leaves- lush green, emerald & chartreuse

Papers & embellishments

DP- 'Sweetheart' digi papers set by Digital Delights

Pink & orange paper by Kodak

Chequered hearts embossing folder by Papermania

Chequered embossing folder by Papermania

Green card & gems my stash

Flower punch by Fiskars


This weeks sponsor is Robins Nest, the winner will receive a $15 voucher to spend instore!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & check out my teamies fab paper pieced creations!

Hugs xx

Polly & Walter!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my Delightful Challenges & MAWTT creations! Hugs xx

Well its Thursday which means my busiest day of the week, with three DT projects for you to look at! Here's my first for Willow Sketchie, I decided to show you one of my projects that I made way back when Polly Pickleberry was on Create & Craft, I still have quite a few thing that I've never posted on here!

Those of you that are regular to my blog will know I have a slight thing, OK a big thing about Toffifee..........I loves them, they are sooooooooooo scrummy! Well I made a box & filled it with Toffifee & sent it to Sharon (Willow Designs boss) & she took them with her to C&C!! That's what I will be showing you today!

But first I best tell you what this weeks challenge is. We have a fab sketch for you to follow which you will find here, but the theme this week, if you don't fancy doing the sketch is

THINGS OUTSIDE

This could be something to do outside, something that lives outside or a view from outside you get the idea!

oh so nommy!!

the side, sorry about the pants photo!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafting For All Seasons- anything but a card

Inky Impressions- anything goes

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Polly Watering Walter' off the Polly Pickleberry cd by Willow Design

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Polly

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- walnut, umber & caramel

Hat- mustard, sunflower, yellow, sky blue, azure & sorbet

Dress- arctic blue, sky blue, azure, sorbet & fuchsia pink

Tights- arctic blue, sky blue, sorbet & fuchsia pink

Wellies- cerise, shocking pink & azure

Watering can- red, apple & chartreuse

Fence- umber, caramel, sandstone & light fawn

Plant pots- ginger, spice & burnt orange

Walter- henna, chestnut, cinnamon, caramel & light fawn

Flowers- yellow, chartreuse, sorbet, shocking pink, azure & ginger

Ground- khaki, pastel beige, light fawn, forest green, meadow green & pale citrus

Sky- glacier blue

Papers & Embellishments

Box was cut on my Ecraft using an SVG file by Digital Delights

DP- off the 'Polly Pickleberry' CD by Willow Design

Ribbon my stash

Toffifee from the sweetie shop lol!

Over at the Willow Designs shop you will find all sorts of goodies for sale, there are some new stamps & Promarkers all P&P free!!

Thanks for stopping by hugs xx

So Tall!!

Its time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft, where this time we want to see your

GARDEN GEMS

I decided to use this super cute image by Pollycraft!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

My Time Made Easy- fab sketch

Karen Doodles- something for the kids
Paper Creations Ink- April Showers May Bring You Flowers

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'So Tall' from the Swings & Slides set by Pollycraft

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- cinnamon, gold, pastel yellow, primrose & ivory

Dress & hair bobbles- slate, amethyst, orchid & gold
Trainers- gold & canary

Socks- pastel yellow & primrose

Sunflower- forest green, chartreuse, gold, canary, tulip yellow, amber & bright orange

Grass- forest green, chartreuse & grass

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Daydream' by 1st Edition from Crafty Emma's Store

Green & white card my stash

Fence cut on my Ecraft using free svg by Penny Duncan

Grass cut on my Ecraft using free svg by Pigtails & Papertrails

Clouds cut on my Ecraft using free svg by Birds Cards

Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & check out what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Platypus Creek!

Today is my first post for a new DT I was asked to join! Tracey who runs Platypus Creek designs some fantastic SVG's & that is the main reason I joined the fab DT, I just thought it would give me more opportunity's  to work with some new SVG's & some that maybe I wouldn't usually use! She also sells some real cute digi images! There also some fab freebies so why not pop over grab one & join in the fun!

This weeks challenge is 

BLING IT UP!

the winner will receive 4 files (Cutting files, papers or digital images)

 of their choice from Platypus Creek 

There is glitter on Belle's wings, but as usual so hard to photograph!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sweet Sketch Wednesday- great sketch that I flipped!
Ippity Challenge- sparkle
Robyns Fetish- pastel colours
Stampin Sisters In Christ- pastel colours

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Belle' by Platypus Creek

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- auburn, nutmeg, mustard & buttercup

Top- fuchsia pink, pink carnation & pink pearl

Skirt- soft green, aquamarine & pastel green

Tights- pink carnation, pink pearl, aquamarine & pastel green

Wings- soft mauve

Papers & Embellishments

Scalloped lacy circle & plain circle by Platypus Creek

Ribbon, fibres, pink & green card my stash

Flower stamp by Papermania

Pink dew drop from Crafty Emma's Store

4mm ivory pearl from Crafty Emma's Store

Glamour Dust from Crafty Emma's Store

DP- 'Spring has Sprung' by Digital Delights

I hope you will join in with us this week with our challenge this week, why not pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made this week!

Hugs xx

Boofle!

Its Saturday again, which can only mean one thing, its time for another challenge over at 

Crafty Emma's Store! Where this week we want to see

BUTTONS GALORE 

on your creation, as long as you have more than one button on yours card you can enter!

I'm sure most of you have already heard the Emma is closing down her store, to spend more time with her gorgeous baby girl! Who can blame her, I know I would.... Well she is selling off all of her stock, so if you fancy grabbing a bargain pop over here & check it out!!

For my card I have used one of my new fab 'Boofle' stamps that I got our holipops. If you look at him closely you will see he looks textured, well its really clever as you can buy another set of different textured stamps.....the only thing is I think next time I use him I will decoupage him up a bit!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Try Stampin' On Tuesdays- fab sketch

Fussy & Fancy- dies or punches
Totally Papercrafts- buttons
Paper Crafting Journey- 3 or more DP

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Boofle' big hug by DoCrafts

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Boofle- walnut, burnt sienna, cinnamon, cappuccino, buttercup, 

daffodil bloom & primrose

Papers & Embellishments

DP-'Animal Antics' by 1st Edition from Crafty Emma's Store

Orange paper by Kodak

Star shaped wooden buttons from Crafty Emma's Store

Orange divine twine from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment from Crafty Emma's Store

Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz pine needles

Japanese fab border punch by Woodware

Texture stamp 'Boofle' patchwork by DoCrafts

Thank you for stopping by today, I love reading your comments.....please pop over & take a look at what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Christmas In April!

This is my third post for today, please scroll down to see my Delightful Challenges & Willow creations! Hugs xx

Lol no idea how this happened but 2 Christmas cards in one day?!?

I tell ya its this blinkin weather heatings on yet again??!!

Anyhoos its time for a new challenge over at MAWTT & Hazel the pain has picked

CHRISTMAS IN APRIL

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Merry Monday- fab sketch

Deep Ocean- song inspiration- Let It Snow!

Shopping Our Stash- water related- snow!

Goodies I have Used

Image- 'Girlz Winter' by Bugaboo

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Eyes- azure

Hair- raw sienna, pastel yellow & primrose

Hat- burgundy, crimson & walnut

Jumper & gloves- turquoise & marine

Scarf- cocktail pink & antique pink

Trousers- black, burgundy & crimson

Boots- umber, caramel, sandstone, cocktail pink & antique pink

Snow- cool aqua, soft aqua & aquamarine

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Christmas Joy' by 1st Edition from Crafty Emma's Store

Turquoise card my stash

Snowflakes cut on my Ecraft using a free svg by Birds Cards

Turquoise gems by MME from Crafty Emma's Store

Colour distressing done using Time Holtz tumbled glass

Our sponsor this week is the fab Bugaboo, the winner will recieve 7 digi images of their

 choice wow, great prize!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab Christmas creations my teamies have made this week!

Hugs xx 

Shop & Talk Vicky!

This is my second post for today please scroll down for my Willow Sketchie & pop back later to see my Moving Along With The Times card! Hugs xx

This week over at Delightful Challenges we have a sketch for you to follow, which you will find here!

Make sure you pop over to the Digital Delights shop & check out what fab offers Wendy has on this week!  Just click on the link on my side bar!

I spent ages trying to get a decent picture of this card, the doily & border are real bright pink & I just couldn't get a decent picture arghhh!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Lexi's Creations- use punches or dies
OLLCB- bold & bright

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Shop & Talk Vicky' by Digital Delights

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- pastel yellow, primrose & ivory

Dress- chartreuse, apple, meadow green, shocking pink & cerise

Phone- blue grey 1 & cerise

Sunnies- blue grey 1, 2, 3 & cerise

Bag- chartreuse, carmine & cerise

Shoes- apple meadow green, carmine & cerise

Papers & Embellishments

DP- (checked) 'Spring Has Sprung' by Digital Delights

DP- (clouds) 'Rainbow' set by Digital Delights 

Doily die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD020

Scalloped border cut on my Ecraft using a free svg by Monica's Creative Room

Ribbon my stash

Sentiment 'Born To Shop' by Digital Delights

Card candi from Crafty Emma's Store

This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Whiff of Joy, for details on the prize pop over to the main challenge blog here!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made using this great sketch!

Hugs xx

Christmas Winnie!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my MAWTT & 

Delightful Challenges creations xx

I have no idea why I decided to make a Christmas card for my Willow Sketchie DT creation

 today.....oh it might be that the weather is pants! lol! After our week away in the sun, coming home to Stoke 

where the weather is so cold & yak I've had to start putting the heating on again!?!?! that might 

have something to do with it!

Anyhoos on with my card for Willow Sketchie, where this week it was my turn to design a sketch & pick a theme.....you will find my sketch here, but the theme is

3 OR MORE BRADS OR EYELETS!

remember you don't have to do the sketch you can just do the theme, or just the sketch or both, its up to you!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Pollycraft- cute critters

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie' in her Santa suit off the 'Winnie & Walter Does Christmas' CD by Willow Design

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- apricot, umber, caramel, sandstone & champagne

Hat & coat- slate, aubergine & orchid

Gloves- orchid, purple & plum

Trimmings & pom poms- lavender

Ground- col aqua & honeydew

Papers & Embellishments

DP- off the 'Winnie & Walter Does Christmas' CD by Willow Design

Eyelets & purple paper my stash

Sentiment by Pollycraft (lavender & lilac)

Ribbon by Craftime from Crafty Emma's Store

Thank you for stopping by, I love reading your comments good or bad!

hugs xx

Down By The Sea!

Please if you have a few minutes spare could you pop over to Katie's blog & check out her latest DT card for Craft Your Passion kids.....thank you xx


Its time for a new challenge over at Divas By Design & we have a fab one for you this week

 ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

So its time for you to think out of the box & get creating!

I decided to make a tag  for our Katie to put on her friends birthday prezzie! It has come out a bit bigger than I wanted but fits fine, I just need to get some ribbon wide enough for the sides!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Use It Tuesday- Anything Goes (buttons & DP are both about 2 years old)
Crafty Cardmakers- fantasy (I think she's a mermaid?)
Incy Wincy- use a digi

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Violet' by Crafts & Me

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- azure, sapphire & egyptian blue

Bikini & tail - baby pink, cocktail pink & salmon pink

Hearts- red

Post- umber, caramel, sandstone, amethyst & slate

Rope- walnut, umber & caramel

Moon- pastel yellow, canary & sunflower

Sky- glacier blue

Papers & Embellishments

Tag cut out on my Ecraft using Fundamentals 1 SD card

Blue card, DP, fishes & turtles my stash

Red paper by Kodak

Daisy patchwork card candi from Crafty Emma's Store

Flower die cut by Marianne Design LRO169

Our sponsors this week are the fab Crafts & Me, the winner will receive 6 digi stamps of their choice!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm still behind on my commenting on friends blogs but will get caught up soon I promise & don't forget to pop over to the main Divas challenge blog to see what fab creations my teamies have made to inspire you!....hugs xx

Humphrey for Nige!

We are home & all sad! We had such a fantastic time, weather was amazing except for one day, it rained all day but we spent it in Plymouth Aquarium so it was fine! We did so much pictures to follow, just gotta get Nige to sort through the hundreds he took!!

Anyhoos, todays card is for Sparkles Monthly (which was meant to be posted yesterday, but numpty forgot to do it before she went) the theme this month is

MEN ONLY!

I decided to make a card for Nige from the boys, Charlie dawg, Freddie our leopard gecko & Stevie my sucker fish! Lol yeah I know mad! Well its his birthday next month so ideal time!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Tuesday Trio- fab sketch (no text)

Lets Ink It Up- distressing

Pan Pastel- one for the boys

The Secret Crafter- A Mans Card

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Humphrey' Fathers day set by Crafters Companion

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Humphrey- blue grey 1 & 2

Hat- umber, caramel, sandstone, march hare, pear green & olive

Vest- Ice grey 1 & antique white

Trousers & laces- storm blue & denim blue

Tie- pear green, olive & true blue

Shoes- umber, walnut, cocoa & cinnamon

Ground- khaki, soft khaki & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Hopscotch' by K & Company

Brown card my stash 

Colour distressing Tim Holtz vintage photo

Dotty coffee bean, card candi from Crafty Emma's Store

Our sponsor this month is Crafty Emma, the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in store.

At the moment there are some fab offers on over there so why not pop over & grab a bargain!

Thank you for stopping by today, sending all of those that need them huge hugs xx

Vintage, Me??

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my Delightful Challenges creation hugs xx

This little cutie kept watching us, there were some that had just been born but we
 couldn't see them properly!


Well I tried, hope you like it as much as our Katie did, as she pinched it as soon as I took the photos! Anyhoos, its time for a new challenge over at Moving Along With The Times!

Where this week we want to see your

 VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC

 creations, so if your anything like me, go get your inks out & make a mess! lol It was real strange not colouring an image for this card, but I did enjoy messing with my inks & Ecraft.

I must admit vintage doesn't scare me as much as it used to!

I am planning on doing a tutorial on how to make these flowers at the end of May over on Digital Delights, I will let you know when!

The idea for this card came into my head when Nige took me to the QVC outlet shop & I got those 

12 x 12 vintage papers!

Well after lots of searching around the internet & getting really frustrated with myself,  I just couldn't find a 'dress form'. I did in the end find a digi image which my fab whizz of a friend Kim changed into an SVG for me....thank hunnie xxx

Goodies I Have Used

DP- 'Vintage' 12 x 12 pack from QVC

Colour distressing done with Tim Holtz vintage photo

'Dress Form' cut on my Ecraft using a free digi by Sheri K 

Wings cut on my Ecraft using Fundamentals 1 sd card

Butterfly & flourish stamps by Dawn Bibby

Flower die cut by Marianne Design LR0164

Large pearl from my stash

4mm pearls from Crafty Emma's Store

Flourish cut on my Ecraft using a free svg by sorry I didn't name my file!

Sentiment from Crafty Emma's Store

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma's Store

the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend instore!

Thank you for stopping by, I'm hoping when your reading this the sun is shining & we are having a fab holiday! Hugs xx

In Stitches!

Thought I would show you a picture of all the crabs Katie & Nige caught yesterday at Dartmouth!!

This is my firs post for today, please pop back later to see my MAWTT creation! Hugs xx

This week over at Delightful Challenges we have a great challenge for you!

STITCHING!

real or faux so, you can either bust out that sewing machine or use a fine liner to doodle with! That's what I've done, I've used my Promarkers with their fine nibs on!

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Sitting Penny' by Digital Delights

Image- ' Tree of Love' By Digital Delights

6" square elegant cut card blank from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Sitting Penny

Skin- blush & sunkissed pink

Hair- gold, canary & lemon

Bows- cocktail pink & antique pink

Dress- cloud blue, celestial blue, cocktail pink & antique pink

Shoes- march hare & tan

Tree of Love

Trunk- umber, caramel & sandstone

Hearts- rose pink, baby pink, tea rose, vermillion, shocking pink, blossom & pale blossom

Ground- fresh meadow & marsh green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Love Letters' by 1st Edition from Crafty Emma's Store

Burgundy card & ribbon from my stash

Scalloped ribbon border cut on my Ecraft using a free svg by 'Birds Cards'

Sentiment from the 'Family Sentiment' set by Digital Delights

Colour distressing has be done using Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Faux stitching has been done using arctic blue & moss

Our sponsor this week is Scrapyland with a $20 voucher to spend!

Thank you for stopping by, I will be hopping around you blogs as soon as I get out from under the pile of washing, when we get back on Sunday lol!!

hugs xx