Have A Hoppy Day!

I've deleted all my usual chatter because of what has happened 50 miles away from us....my heart goes out to everyone involved xx

Its time for me to share my latest 'Try Stampin' on Tuesday creation with you. Don't forget the sketch is a must the theme is optional. You will find the sketch here, or at the end of my post!

This fortnights optional theme, which I think I have covered in buckets, is......

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

I've had this cute bunny for a while now & decided he fitted the theme perfectly!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Cutie Pie- cute, ribbon & rubber

Creative Craft Cottage- include an animal

Sparkles Forum- four or more legs

Pile it On- animals

Deep Ocean- furry/feathered friends

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Tulip Bunny' by Little Claire's

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils

Sansodor

Bunny- brown black, brown, pale brown, white & blush pink

Heart- deep red & red

Plant pot- white, royal purple, bright lilac & pale lavender

Tulips- pimento, rose & bright pink

Leaves- dark green & light green

Ground- black, mid grey & dove grey

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bird Song' by First Edition

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

'white' card from the black & white stack by Papermania

Neenah Desert Storm 'kraft' card from Crafters Companion

'Have A Hoppy Day' sentiment from the Woodland Rabbits set by Dawn Bibby

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'Olivia' Classiques ribbon threader die by Die'sire (used part of)

'circle' die cut from the Doily set by Nellie Snellon MFD020

'ticket' die cut by X-cut 657569  (faux layer)

'triple butterfly' punch by Tonic

All stamps, stamped using 'onyx black' Versafine from Crafty Purple Frog

'C6 deckled edge white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

Thank you for stopping by today, don't forget the sketch is a must & the theme is optional. Can't wait to see what you create...

Hugs xx

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Advent Calendar

It's Saturday, so that means its the WEEEEKKKKENNNDDD!!!! Yay & one week closer to seeing my baby girl, when we visit her in Cardiff!

Also it means its time for a new challenge over at My Time To craft, where this fortnight the theme is......

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

so you can make a box, ATC, bookmark anything as long as its not a card!

I decided to try my hand at making a matchbox advent calendar for our Danni to open at Uni. Just don't want her to feel left out!

I had so much fun making this, I had to get Nige to help me with the roof as I just couldn't get it right lol!!!

Sorry but there is loads of photos

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creative Artiste- ATG mix media
Morgans ArtWorld- more than one fold
PDE Linky Party- anything but a card
Through the Purple Haze- furry friends (Fizzy Moon)
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'- die cuts
Crafty Sentiments- for someone special (daughter in Uni)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- Fizzy Moon with Presents by Trimcraft

Image- Fizzy Moon with his Snowman by Trimcraft

Image- fizzy Moon on the Moon by Trimcraft

Image- Fizzy Moon & his Sack by Trimcraft

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Derwent Coloursoft words in brown

Fizzy Moon with Presents

Fizzy- march hare, light sand, sand stone, brown, cocoa & brown black

Hat- surf blue, electric blue & dove grey

Button- pink mittens & blush pink

Presents- surf blue, electric blue, yellow, orange, fuchsia pink, bright lilac, trick or treat & bright purple

Fizzy Moon with his Snowman

Fizzy- march hare, light sand, sand stone, brown, cocoa & brown black

Hat & scarf- poppy, cranberry & dove grey

Snowman- baby blue

Nose- bright orange & blood orange

Scarf- rock pool & prussian blue

Fizzy Moon on the Moon

Fizzy- march hare, light sand, sand stone, brown, cocoa & brown black

Hat- poppy, cranberry & dove grey

Baby grow- celestial blue, electric blue, pastel blue & pale blue

Moon- tulip yellow, blood orange & orange

Snow- baby blue

Fizzy Moon & his Sack

Fizzy- march hare, light sand, sand stone, brown, cocoa & brown black

Hat & jacket- poppy, cranberry & dove grey

Sack- frosted jade, sea green, tulip yellow & bright orange

Holly- holly

Berries- poppy

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Back to Basics modern Christmas by Docraft

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

My stash- gold heart brads, blank matchboxes & cotton wool

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

X-cut Xpress

'icicle' border die cut by Marianne D LRO135

'holly & berries' die cuts by C.C.Designs
'Let It Snow' text die cut by Creative Dies
'grass' die cut by Marianne D lr0360

Pokey tool by Dawn Bibby

I hope you like my fun creation, I know Danni likes it because I showed her whilst we were chatting on Skype. Just gotta remember to take it with us at the end of October!

Make sure you pop over & see what fabulous 'anything but a card' creations the DT have made!

Hugs xx

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Time & Space!

As today is Saturday, it can only mean one thing....a new challenge is starting over at 

My Time To Craft. Also I'm really happy as I've got Nige home off work until Tuesday yay....he only has one weekend off a month, so I get a bit carried away being able to spend time with him lol!

This week we want to see your...

TIME & SPACE 

creations. So think aliens, clocks, DR Who, spaceships anything like that.

I decided to use an image I have had for an absolute age & not used. There is a whole load of aliens, robots & spaceships in the set. They are by Pollycraft & sorry to say I can't find them in the  Little Miss Muffet store!

I thought he was the perfect digi to decoupage!

The 'nuts about you' was supposed to mean as in mad, nut! 

Not squirrel nuts as our Danni said to me lol

Challenges I Would Like to Enter

Brown Sugar- 2 or more colours
Crafters Cafe- anything goes
Little Red Wagon- layers
Everybody Art- circles

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Critters Ship' from the Critters & Cogs set by Pollycraft

Spectrum Noir pencils & Sansodor

Alien- 60, 57, 46 & 45

Spaceship- 118, 114, 112, 69, 64, 14 & 12

Panpastels

Sky- phthalo blue

Tim Holtz distress inks

Clouds- tumbled glass

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Funky Vintage' by Dovecraft

'I'm Nut About You' sentiment from the 'Woodland Squirrel' stamp set by Dawn Bibby

My stash- yellow card

Tools & Glues

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

'Collall 3D' glue with tools from

Sizzix Bigshot

'Clouds' die cuts by Joy Crafts 6002/0199

'5" square white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Thank you for stopping by today xx Please pop over & see what fab 'Time & Space' creations the team have made 

Hugs xx

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Dilly Duck!

WOW! Where has the last month gone? It doesn't seem five minutes since I made those wedding invites for my friend, but it was a month ago.....mmmmm must be getting old!

I'm 40 next October & Nige keeps winding me up saying I'm 40 next year, I just say well your nearer to 50 than me as he is nearly 6 years older than me lololol!! 

Anyhoos enough yapping from me & on with this months Sparkles Monthly Challenge, where this month we want to see your

NATURE

creations, I was planing on decorating a frame with my Woodland creatures, but then I saw who the sponsor was & just had to use one of Wendy super cute images!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fetch A Sketch- great sketch

Bunny Zoe's- summer

Craft Your Passion- gone buggy

Truly Madly Crafty- summer fun

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Dilly Duck with her Ladybug' by Digital Delights

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Dilly Duck- gold, sunflower, yellow, pumpkin & amber

Ladybug- poppy, lipstick red & ice grey 4

Grass- forest green, grass & chartreuse

Sky- soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

Yellow card & ladybug my stash

Sentiment off the 'Floral Maze' DB014 stamp sheet by Dawn Bibby

DP- 'Country Drive' by Echo Park

Organza bee Forever Friends ribbon by Docrafts

Our sponsor for this month is Digital Delights! with a $5 voucher for the winner

We also have a prize unclaimed from last month, so there is also a LOTV voucher up for grabs!

So two chances to win this month!

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

Hugs xx

Anything But A Card!

I'm running a day behind this week, hopefully by next week I will have caught up with myself lol!! Feeling better today, more awake & don't feel quite so doped up on meds yay!!

Anyhoos I managed to get my creation finished for CES Challenge last night, by which time I was pooped, after being dragged out for some fresh air. Don't tell anyone I did actually enjoy it lol, didn't think I would, but it was good to stretch my legs & get some fresh air!

Well today no idea whats going to happen other than shoe shopping for the girlies for school. So might get something made later! But for now heres my creation for our

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

challenge. I really enjoyed making this bookmark for our Katie Kat, I have had two orders already one for our Didge & her friend saw this one & has asked if I can do a Stoke City one for her dad! Yay!!

Best get on then lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Craft A Scene- make a scene
Dream Valley- animals
Fashionable Stamping- bugs & butterflies
Lets Ink It Up- anything goes

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Woodland Deer' by Dawn Bibby

Promarkers & Flexmarkers 

Deer- champagne, light fawn, cinnamon, cocoa, burnt sienna & walnut

Papers  & Embellishments

Scrap piece of card

DP- 'Country Drive' by Echo Park from Crafty Emma's Store

Bookmark cut on my Ecraft free svg from Free Svg's

Flower cut on my Ecraft free svg from Free Svg's

Grass cut on my Ecraft free svg from Pigtails & Paper trails

Leaf die cut by Marianne Design LR0117

Card Candi 'Daisy Patchwork' from Crafty Emma's Store

Wooden butterfly button from Crafty Emma's Store



This weeks prize is a £10 voucher to spend in Crafty Emma's Store!

Before I forget to mention the massive clearance sale currently on at

 Crafty Emma's Store...plus there is 30% off 6x6 Papers, Card Candi, Ribbons, Hero Arts, Inkadinkado & Whiff Of Joy Stamps. Emma has lots of new stock on order and when you pre-order the new paper pads you can receive a voucher code with your delivery for 20% off your next order! Make sure you check out the new products and pre-order sections of the shop so that you don't miss anything!

Thanks for stopping by, have a fab Sunday

hugs xx

Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary!!

Well ok so its not until Saturday, but heres my card that I've done for my gorgeous hubby!

I got this set of stamp when we were up in Dundee at Hazels house earlier (mwauhhhh!!!) this year & this is the first time I've used them!! oops!! shhhh!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Stamping With Brenda- C&S sketch

Oh La La- No backing paper

Bird Is The Word- LOVE

Goodies I Have Used

Image & bunnie paw- bunnies set by Red Hot Bed

4" square petal point card blank

Promarkers with fine nibs

Bunnie- warm grey 1, 2, 3 & baby pink

Gournd- tea green & grey green

Papers & Embellishments

Sentiment- 'woodland rabbits' by Dawn Bibby

Colour disstressing- Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Nestie shape cut on my Slice using Noteworthy sd card

Thank you for stopping by & leaving me a comment I really appreciate it!!

Oh check out my new signature that my fab hubby sorted for me....abit of a computer nurd I am!! lol

Funny Birdie Thingy!!

Oh I have been a nawty girl today, I have ordered some of those fine nib thingys for my Promarkers & they are a lot cheaper than I thought they would be! Can't wait for them to come, hope they hurry up!!

Anyhoos todays make is a funny one, I don't know if you remember but my gorgeous hubby took me to Dawn Bibbys shop a while ago & whilst we were there I got a set of Hero Arts stamps. Well this fuuny little birdie come potato thingy is from that set lol!!

I took about 30 photos in all & these 2 were the best! Its so dull here today, I think we are gonna have some thunder later!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

I Love Promarkers- C&S

Midnight Madness- sketch

Cupcake Crafting- single layer cards

Paper Sundaes- stitching (2nd entry)

Stampin Sisters In Christ- C&S

Goodies I Have Used

Image- Birdie by Hero Arts from Dawn Bibbys shop

4" square petal point card blank

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Bird- raw sienna, terracotta, henna, blossom & rose pink

Crown- gold

Doodling- brown whisper brush pen

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope your weather is better than ours....even our Charlie dawg is hiding under my craft table!

Hugs xx

Dawn Bibby!!!

Well my gorgeous hubby did take me to Topaz Crafts & we did meet the fab Dawn Bibby & I had my photo taken with her.....I just want to say she is one of the nicest people, she was really busy getting things ready for Tuesday on Create & Craft at 2pm lol but she still took time to speak to me!! I also spent a few pennies on some stamps, punches & card blanks...

My card today is using one of the super cute stamps I got on a set yesterday, sorry not sure what they are called! If anyone knows can ya let me know please...thanks xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sweet Stop- sketch

Goodies I Have Used

Image & sentiment off stamp set ?

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Skin- blush & sunkissed pink

Kimono- carnation pink, rose pink, antique pink, dusky pink,

pear green & marsh green

Hair ribbons- antique pink

Papers & Embellishments

Card blank- Kanban

Pink card by Papermania

Dew drops (pink) from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- ribbons

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope your all having a fab BH weekend!

Hugs xx

 

All Things Beginning With B!!!!

This is my second post for today please scroll down to see my DT creation for Crafty Sentiments!!

This week over at MAWTT we have a fab challenge for you we want to see

2 B's.....

on your creation....so that could be, buttons, bows, brad, bling, blues or browns as long as you let us know what it is you have used & you must use at least 2 different B's!!!

We have a fab sponsor this week Crafty Emma's Store

The winner will receive this gorgeous stamp set by

Hels Cuppleditch

The three B's I have used are.....brown, bunnie & bling!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sunday Sketch & Stamp- sketch

Goodies I Have Used

Image & flower- Woodland Rabbits by Dawn Bibby from QVC

4" petal point card

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Bunnie- cocoa, walnut, cinnamon & pale pink

Flowers- apricot & pumpkin

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Desert Bloom by First Edition Papers from Crafty Emma's Store

3mm chocolate rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty

I hope you are all well & its nice & sunny where ever in the world you are!

Please take a minute to pop over to the main blog to have a look at the fab B's the DT have used on their creations!!! hugs xx

New Challenge Card

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

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





Stuff I Used

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


thanks for looking, your comments are always appreciated hugs xx

Thought I'd better use at least one of them...

Opps... how long is it since the NEC? Well I got about 7 of the new Lili of the Valley stamps and yeah I've not used them...well I used one along time ago lol...so as I had a wedding card to make I thought I would use one of my new stamps...I absolutely love this image soooooooooo cute

I would like to enter it in the challange on the Lili of the Valley
where they had a sketch to follow...
Also the challenge on One Stitch at a Time is flowers so my little card fits that as well
And over at Pollycraft this week its making your own flowers





Stuff I Used

LOTV stamp stamped onto IQ paper
stamped with tuxedo black memento ink
coloured with my Promarkers
backingpaper set from Dawn Bibby QVC
flowers, card candy, ribbon and leaves my stash
flower cut on my slice basic elements card
leaves cut on my slice think pink card
'love' sentiment my slice think pink card

thanks for looking, hope you all had a nice weekend..
hugs xx