Thank You!

Firstly I just want to say sorry to all of my blogging friends for not making around your blogs for a while. I am really struggling with my M.E at the moment. I am so tired all the time I am sleeping more than I am awake, so only managing to do DT cards & commenting. I promise as soon as this tiredness goes away for a bit I will be back!

Anyhoos enough of that, today is the start of a new challenge over at 

The Perfect Sentiment, where this week we want to see your 

THANK YOU!

cards. Please don't forget your sentiment on the front!!

I decided to use one of Teri's fab images from Delicious Doodles that I won a while ago I chose for this very reason!

I just think this image is perfect to say 'Thank You!'

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Just Us Girls- fab sketch

Delicious Doodles- purple, turquoise & gold

One Stitch At A Time- use a digi
Creative Card Crew- things with wings

Image & Colouring Medium

Image- 'Fuchsia & Hummingbird' by Delicious Doodles

Derwent Inktense pencils

Frame- sienna gold

Hummingbird- cadmium gold, iron green, mallard green. green aquamarine, dark aquamarine & teal green

Fuchsia's- dusky purple, fuchsia & red violet

Leaves- iron green, beech green & apple green

'Turquoise' Panpastel from Natalie & Amy's

'Dusty Concord' distress ink by Tim Holtz from Natalie & Amy's

Papers & Embellishments

My stash- gold mirri card

Centura Pearl card from Crafters Companion

Tools & Glues

Collall all purpose gluen from Natalie & Amy's

Collall 3D glue with tools from Natalie & Amy's

Sizzix Bigshot

6" square card blank from Natalie & Amy's

'Flower' embossing folder by Hobby Central

'Lace #7' die cut border by Die'sire

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear, the winner will receive 3 free digi images of their choice!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I will try my best to get around to see you all real soon. Please try & pop over to the main Perfect Sentiment blog & see what fab 'thank you' creations the girls have made!

Hugs xx

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'Sympathy'

IT's the weekend, yay. So glad its here, this week seems to have dragged a lot!

No idea why, just seems to have gone slowly. Maybe its because I haven't been bloggin as much as I normally do. I have been crafting tho, making DT stuff & sorting DT stuff. So I have been busy, oh & I've been playing on the Wii & X-box with the girlies! So loving them being off school xx

Anyhoos it's time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft! Our theme for the next two weeks is

SYMPATHY!

I know, a difficult card to make, but sadly one that is often needed!

I have used an image I won a while ago from Delicious Doodles, its a beautiful image & can also be used for a 'remembrance' card.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Atlantic Hearts - fab sketch

MilkCoffee- embossing

Aud Sentiments- sympathy

Paper Crafting Journey- die cuts/punches

365 Cards- butterflies

Image & Colouring Medium

Image- 'Remembrance' by Delicious Doodles

Derwent Inktense pencils

Cross- willow & bark

Poppies- poppy red, shiraz & sicilian yellow

Leaves & grass- hooker's green, iron green, apple green & spring green

Sign- neutral grey

'victorian velvet' Tim Holtz distress ink

Papers & Embellishments

White mist card

My stash- brown card, 2.5mm & 3mm cream pearls

Tools & Glues

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

'Collall 3D glue with tools' from Natalie & Amy's

'6" scalloped square card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Sizzix Bigshot

'Bow Border' die cut by Craft's Too CTD17015

Large corner rounder by X-cut

'Vine' die cut by Sizzix 657095

'Butterfly' die cut freebie with magazine

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main MTTC challenge blog & see what beautiful creations the girls have made!

Have a great weekend

hugs xx

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'Red, White & Blue Christmas!'

It's the start of a new challenge over at 'The Perfect Sentiment' today. After this week we are having a month off for summer! So we will be back the first Wednesday in August!

Right this weeks challenge is

RED, WHITE & BLUE!

as it's nearly 4th July & our American friends celebrate 'Independence Day' we are doing a challenge to mark the occasion! But I have put my own twist on my creation!

Don't forget to pop your sentiment on the front!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Digi Make Over- all tied up

Digi Sketch- christmas in June (theme)

Sunday Sketch & Stamp- great sketch

Delicious Doodles- stitching

Creative Craft- stitching

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Angelique' by Delicious Doodles

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Derwent Inktense pencils

Skin- dusky pink & blush

Lips & nails- cherry

Hair- oak, willow, mustard & amber

Eyes & jewellery- deep blue

Dress- shiraz & hot red

Wings- iris blue

Faux stitching- azure with fine nib

Poinsettia colour distressed using Tim Holtz 'victorian velvet'

Papers & Embellishments

Red & blue papers by Kodak

DP- 'Back 2 Basics, Modern Christmas' by Dovecraft from Natalie & Amy's

My stash- ribbon, 3mm cranberry pearls, 4mm white pearls & sentiment

'Star Dust' Stickles from Natalie & Amy's

Tools & Glues

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

'Collall 3D glue with tools'  from Natalie & Amy's

Sizzix Bigshot

'Mini Poinsettia' die cut by Marianne D LR0142 from Natalie & Amy's

'Fabulous Phlox' leaf die cut by Memory Box 98511 from Natalie & Amy's

5" square card blank from Natalie & Amy's

This week we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear 

The winner will receive 3 digi images of their choice!

Thank you so much for joining me today, I will hopefully be back on top of my friend commenting before the weekend. Just wish my M.E would 

give me a day off! 

Don't forget to pop over the the main challenge blog & see what

 fab 'red white & blue' creations the DT have made!

Hugs xx

'Zebra's'

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my creation for The Perfect Sentiment!

Hugs x

Its the start of a new challenge over at Sparkles Monthly, where this month we want to see your 

MONOCHROMATIC!

creations. So you need to create something all in the same colour, you can use 

different shades of the same colour!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Creative Craft-  just checking
Bearly Mine- choose 3....die cut, ribbon & flowers
Incy Wincy- animal antics

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Zebras' by Delicious Doodles

5" square card blank 

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Checks' by The Papercellar

Back card, ribbon, sentiment & dew drops my stash

'Flower' stamp by Papermania

Flower stamped using 'tuxedo black' memento from Natalie & Amy's

'Vintage Leaf' die cut by Joy Crafts 6003/0032

This month we are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons!

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations the Sparkles DT have made this month! Don't forget there is a fab prize up for grabs!

Hugs xx

New Baby!

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

I also thought I'd share a couple of pictures of my baby Dawg Charlie Chops!!

He just loves the beach, well when he gets used to the sand going between his toes he does lol

The bottom photo is at Blackpool airshow a few years ago, he had everyone around use laughing because he was watching the planes going over & howling at them!

I decided as I miss my MAWTT DT card last week,I would do one for this week!

So this weeks theme is

NEW BABY!

We have a fab sponsor this week, details at the end of blog post. We were lucky enough to get a few images to play with, I chose this one & decided to make a 'new baby girl' card!

It is decoupaged but you cant really see it!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sketch & Stash- great sketch (papers are about 2 years old)

Love To Scrap!- die cuts

Stamp & Create- more than one die cut

One Stitch At A Time- use a digi

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'A Mothers Love' by Delicious Doodles

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

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Mother

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow & eggnog

Baby

Skin- sunkissed pink & blush

Blanket- watermelon, baby pink & pink mittens

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Love Letters' by First Edition from Natalie & Amy's

Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz 'victorian velvet'

'Precious Hearts' die cut by Memory Box 98474 from Natalie & Amy's

Sentiment from the Humphrey's Corner stamp set 'New Baby' from Natalie & Amy's

'Candy Hearts' die cut & stamp by Marianne D COL1307 from Natalie & Amy's

This week we are sponsored by the fab Stitchy Bear, the winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend instore!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you will pop over & see what fab creations the DT have made over at MAWTT!

Hugs xx

Fantasy!

It's time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft. Don't forget if you entered our last challenge you need to pop over & see if Vanessa picked your creation in our Top 3!

Our challenge this fortnight is

FANTASY!

so get out your fairies, dragons all thing fantasy are welcome!

I decided to use one of my friend Terri's gorgeous images! 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Cards Und More- great sketch
Paper Playtime- anything goes

One Stitch At A Time- use a digi
The Crafty Pad- things with wings

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Mushroom Fairy' by Delicious Doodles

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- wild cranberry, tropical orchid & cerise

Dress- true blue, sapphire & cyan

Wings- linen & ivory

Mushroom- burgundy, crimson, berry, lipstick red, champagne & linen

Ground- champagne & linen

Papers & Embellishments

Pink & blue paper by Kodak

DP- 'A Hint of Pink' by Kate Knight

Punch by Fiskars

Ribbon & blue gems my stash

Thank you for stopping by today, I hopefully if I haven't already visited your blogs will be around today!

Please pop over to the main MTTC challenge blog & see what fab creations the girls have made!

Hugs Shell xx

Anything But A Card!

I'm so far behind this week, not sure what's happened! I'm usually soooooooo organised, but with having Nige & the girlies off this week has just totally thrown me!! Thankfully all back to normal on Monday.......don't get me wrong I love having them around & always miss them when their gone, they just mess my routine up so much! lololol!!

Anyhoos on with my MAWTT DT creation for this week, yeah it was meant to be posted yesterday! Sorry girls I did get it finished yesterday but the light was rubbish by the time I finished. So I decided instead of taking a few pants pics I would wait until today......this weeks challenge is

ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

mmmmm I hate these sorts of challenges, I never know what to do! So after lots of thinking & scratching my head I came up with this!! Which has now been pinched & is upstairs with Katie along with another gazillion craft things she keeps pinching! lol!!

This is my original image coloured! After I had coloured her in Nige took a photo for me which is what I used for my box lid!

I then cut the original image into pieces using Jenson (my Ecraft)!

I then got Nige to put my jigsaw together, just to make sure it all fitted!

Had loads of fun making this, loved colouring in Teri's image, a dream to colour!

This week we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear, the winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend in store!!

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Dragonlets & Me' by Delicious Doodles

Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Aquamarkers & Spectrum Noirs

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- raw sienna, mustard & vanilla

Dress, gloves & shoes- BT4, BT3 & BT2

Tights- BT7, BT6, BT5, cool grey 4, 3 & 2

Wings- BT9, BT2 & BT1

Dragon 1- vermillion, shocking pink & cerise

Dragon 2- slate, amethyst & orchid

Dragon 3- umber, caramel & sandstone

Ground- khaki, soft khaki & light fawn

Sky- mediterranean

Papers & Embellishments

All card my stash

Jigsaw cut on my Ecraft using a free SVG by Free Svg's

Blue paper by Kodak

Thank you for stopping by today, sorry again that I'm a day late. Please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creation 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

Super Spooky Christmas Card!

Ok this isn't your typical Christmas card, but our Didge loves it lol! Its her kinda thing, she's not very cute & cuddly anymore more scary & spooky!

So this image from Delicious Doodles was just perfect for her!

Hope your like it lol!!

when I first printed the image off I was kinda ewwww but I had so much fun colouring her in...loved it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
The Cheerful Stamper- Christmas
Lexi's- Untraditional Christmas
Smudgy Antics- Wicked Christmas
Delicious Doodles- X-travagent Xmas

Goodies I Have Used

Image- I'm Ba-ack! by Delicious Doodles

5" square craft card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- ivory, blush, lipstick red & crimson

Eyes- sapphire & lime green

Hair- vermillion, shocking pink & magenta

T-shirt- cyan, agean & french navy

Maggots- patel beige

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Gothic Bruise' by Crafty Chaos

Colour distressing with Tim Holtz black soot

Sentiment computer generated

Spiderweb cut on my Ecraft svg from the SVG Shop

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my spooky Christmas card as much as our Didge does lol!

hugs xx

Rosalee!

I just wanna say (well squeal really) yayayayayay AARON won BB last night & I am soooooooooo glad he did, I did try & vote for him but it was always engaged!! I know a lot of people didn't like him, but he must of had a lot of fans to win!! As I know (from twitter) that Jay & Alex were swapping places with him over the course of the week & it was only after the live BBBits show on the Wednesday that Aaron pulled ahead....so I am one very happy bunnie today! I'm sure if you lived within a few miles of me you would have heard me screaming lolol!!! Celeb get me outta here is next lol! Yeah I'm kinda addicted to these reality shows, but can't stand X Factor!!

This week over at CES Challenges we want to see your creations with

ROSES & RIBBONS

fab challenge! When I went away for my fab crafty weekend (next year already booked hehe!) I was lucky enough to get a voucher to spend over at

Delicious Doodles (thanks Teri xx) & this image is one of the ones I got, she is just gorgeous & a dream to colour!

Please pop over to the main blog to see what this weeks prize is!

'Rosalee' is just gorgeous!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Dutch Dare- punches or diecuts

Southern Girls- song 'Always On My Mind' Michael Buble

DYSU- song as above

Sketch & Stash- sketch

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Rosalee' by Teri over at Delicious Doodles

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

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- blush, sunkissed pink & coral

Hair- raw sienna, mustard, primrose & vanilla

Top- arctic blue, celestial blue & azure

Roses- pink pearl, sorbet & rose pink

Leaves- chartreuse & forest green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Uncommon' by Authentique from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment by Just Words from Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon punch by Woodware

Peach card by Papermania

Rose ribbon from my stash

Thank you for stopping by, not sure what we are upto this weekend as Nige is in work today!  The girlies do want to goto the beach lol in the UK in November why?? lololol Maybe tomorrow!
Please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made this week!

Hugs xx

Royal Flyby!!

Well this weekend we are having a fab time & the weather is great!!
Yesterday we went for a 2 miles ish walk!! The weather was stunning & today the weather is fab...but Newcastle are on TV & motor racing so today is a house day!!! Hopefully tomorrow we will be going out...I will have to set the box to record the British Superbikes though..can't miss them lol

This week over at OSAAT we have a great challenge for you

EMBOSSING

of any kind!

I decided to do dry embossing using my Sizzix Big Shot!

Goodies I Have Used

Image- Vintage Spitfire by Delicious Doodles

5" square plain card from The Works 

Super smooth A4 card from Crafty Emma's Store

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Spell Caster by Coredinations from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash sentiment

Distressing Faded Jeans by Tim Holtz

Card candi Dotty Ritz from Crafty Emma's Store

Embossing done with swiss dots by Cuttlebug

Thank you for stopping by today I hope your all having a fab weekend! Don't forget to pop over to the main blog to see what fab creations my teamies have come up with!!

hugs xx