Three Little Bears!

This is my first post for today please pop back later to see my Sparkles Christmas creation!
Hugs xx

Its time for a new challenge over at Divas By Design

this week we want to see 

FLOWERS 

on your creations! I decided to use one of my new LOTV stamp sets that I got with a voucher that I won! 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crazy Amigos- die cuts/punches

Truly Madly Crafty- animals

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Present Trio' by LOTV

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

1st bear- umber, caramel, sandstone & budding rose

Present- sky blue, arctic blue, soft aqua & red

2nd bear- budding rose, cool grey 2, 1 & grey squirrel

3rd bear- tawny owl, tan, oatmeal & budding rose

Present- pink lobster, shocking pink & cerise

Sky- soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bazoo' by Helz Cuppleditch

Blue, pink & turquoise paper by Kodak

Flower punch by Crafts Too You

Butterfly punch by Tonic

Green card my stash

Scalloped circle die cut by Marianne D LR0164

Clear dew drops

This week we are sponsored by the fab LOTV 

Don't forget to pop over & see what fab LOTV images my teamies have used!

Thanks for stopping by today, we are back to normal today so hopefully I will be around to see you real soon! hugs xx

Santa's Little Helper!

Its Wednesday, wheres this week gone? Its flown by & the weather is still pants! We just want one Saturday with the sun shining so we can go to Blackpool Pleasure beach for the day!! Argghhhh we gonna try again this week! So keep ya fingers crossed x

Anyhoos, its time for a new challenge over at Divas by Design, where this week we want to see your

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

creations....oh my favourite kinda card, just love making Christmas cards & yeah it will soon be here lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Christmas Card Challenge- fab sketch

Forever Friends- Christmas In July

Hooked on Craft- Christmas In July

Lollipop crafts- Christmas In July

The Crazy Challenge- Christmas In July

The Pink Elephant- Christmas In July

Truly Madly- animals

Goodies I Have Used

Image & Sentiment- from the 'Humphrey Corner' stamp set '1st Christmas'

 by Crafters Companion from Natalie & Amy's

C6 card blank

Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's

Lumpy- IG1, IG2 & IG3

Nappy- BT2 & BT1

Hat- CR11, CR9, CR8 & CR7

Snow- BT3, BT2 & IB1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- from the 'Humphrey CD' 'Ho, Ho, Ho!' by Crafters Companion from Natalie & Amy's

Circle die cut by Nellie Snellen doiley set MFD020

Scalloped die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD024

Ribbon my stash

Blue paper by Kodak

This week we are sponsored by the fab Pink Gem

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main Divas blog & have a look at what fab creations my teamies have made!!

hugs xx

'Deevonne'

Over at Divas by Design this week we have a fab challenge for you

TO 'DIE' FOR!!

so get out your die cuts & pop over & join in the fun!!

I decided to have a proper play with my Prisma pencils. I haven't used anything else to colour this fab image in just my pencils & I loved doing it. You have so much control over them its great!

Just a question for those of you that used them or similar pencils.....what do you use to blend? I have been using a dorso blending solution that I have to use with my Parchment craft.....it works fine but just wondering  whats the best to use & also best place to get it from?  Thanks in advance xxx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Feeling Sketchy- great sketch
Bunny Zoe's- girls, girls, girls!
Great Impressions- die cut/punches

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Deevonne' by Hannah Lynn from Crafts & Me

6" scalloped square card blank

Prisma pencils & blender

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'A Hint of Pink' by Kate Knight

Pink & blue papers by Kodak

Ribbon my stash

Flower & swirl die cut by Marianne D  LR0110

Leaf Flourish die cut by Marianne D  LR0151

Butterfly punch by Tonic

Daisy Patchwork card candy

Our sponsor this week is the fab 'Bunny Zoe's' the winner will recieve a
£10 gift voucher to spend (P&P not included)

Thank you for stopping by, I really do love reading your comments & will do my best to get back to you!

Hugs xx

Cosy Winter Owl!

I can't believe its so long since I posted a card, I've been really busy getting ahead of myself! Both the girls & Nige are off next week so we have a few things planned. We are going to Anglesey so we can see the Hawk aeroplanes, Blackpool Pleasure beach & hopefully Chester Zoo or West Midlands Safari Park, so a busy, busy week!

Today is the start of a fab new challenge over at Divas By Design, this week its the easiest challenge ever!!

ANYTHING GOES!

So you really have no excuses not to join in this week! So hopefully the DT will be hopping around your blogs real soon!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

That Craft Place- trees & nature

Crafty Calender- things with wings

Crafty Hazelnuts- Christmas foliage

Just Some Lines- birds

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Cosy Winter Owl!' by Meljens Design

6" square card blank

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Prisma pencils

Owl- umber, caramel, sandstone, apricot, spice & baby pink

Hat & scarf- walnut, burgundy, crimson, amaranth red & blue grey 1

Branch- firebrick, cocoa, caramel & tan

Twigs- pine & forest green

Snow- cool aqua & soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

Faux stitching- walnut

Black dew drop, brown & green card my stash

Branch die cut by Marianne D LR0181

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

Flower die cut by Marianne D LR0169

Leaf die cut by Marianne D LR0117

Red paper by Kodak

Sentiment by Kanban

This week we are sponsored by the fab Meljens!

Thank you for stopping by today, I love reading your comments & will do my best to pop over to your blogs!

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

Hugs xx 

Little Wizard!

This week over at Divas we have a great challenge for you to follow! 

 ONE FOR THE BOYS!

so if you have a male birthday or Fathers day is around the corner, why not join in the fun!

I have used another one of those fab Pollycraft images that I got in that bundle, such a cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Midnight Madness- fab sketch

Ladybug Crafts Ink- anything but a square

Papertake Weekly- cute, cute, cute!

Bunny Zoe's- ribbon or twine

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Wizard' from the Swings & Slides set by Pollycraft

Scalloped C5 card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- raw sienna & buttercup

Hat & cloak- slate, amethyst, orchid, saffron & gold

Tshirt- emerald, lush green & chartreuse

Trousers- umber, caramel & sandstone

Shoes- cocoa & burnt sienna

Wand- sandstone & gold

Crystal ball- blue grey 1 & 2

Ground- khaki, soft khaki, pastel beige & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Checks' by Papercellar

Brown card & ribbons my stash

Punch by Fiskars

Sentiment 'Birthday Boy' by Pollycraft (emerald & chartreuse)

This week we are sponsored by the fab Digi Garden

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

Hello....................

Its time for a new challenge over at Divas By Design, where this week we want you to

STAMP SOMETHING!

as long as your creation has a stamped or digi image or sentiment on you can enter, so I hope I will be hopping around all your blogs, because this week there's no excuse lol!!

I decided to make a clean & simple-ish card this week, I have had this fab Meljen image for ages but never used it! But the bunny was fab to colour & I used my glitters & flock on him!

I have used a DL card for my bunny, I think I might have to sneak this into Nige's bag that he takes to work! Just so he knows I'm thinking of him! x Yeah I know soft, but I often stick a sticky note on his lunch box so when he gets it out of his bag there's a note from me! I thought a card would make a change lol!

 I have gone over the HELLO with my pink flock & used glitter on his cute little bunny tail!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Top Tip Tuesdays- animals.... my tip....is to use a quicky glue pen when using glitter or flocking!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle- rabbits

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Hello Bunny' by Meljen's Design

DL card made out of a scrap piece of white pearlised card from Create & Craft

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Bunny- baby pink, umber, caramel, sandstone & champagne

Hearts- lipstick red

Doodles- azure

Papers & Embellishments

Glamour dust from Crafty Emma's Store

Pink flock my stash

Flower punch by X-cut

Leaf flourish die cut by Marianne Design LR0151

Leaf die cut by Marianne Design LR0117

Pink paper by Kodak

Clear dew drop from Crafty Emma's Store

Our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs you will find details of the prize here!

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

Hugs xx

Favourite Things!

Its time for a new challenge over at Divas By Design & this week we want to see you using your

FAVOURITE THINGS!

you'd think this was an easy challenge, well this card has taken me three days to make lol! Couldn't decided on anything! I kept changing my mind in my favourite things. But I got there eventually!!

My list of favourite things 

Forever Friends Bears 

CD crafting (I've only been using cd's for the last 3 months

 & I love it, print it use it, need more print more)

My Ecraft (used to cut out the flowers & circles) fantastic bit of kit, everyone needs one!

Ribbon, flowers & dew drops

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

I think that's it, make sure you leave use your list so we can see what your favourite crafting goodies are!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Forever Friends Monthly- sketch

Kaboodle Doodle- flowers

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Daisy Bear' Forever Friends from DoCrafts

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

'Daisy Bear'- putty, tan, lavender, almond & pale pink

Flower- apple, tea rose & pale pink

Ground- khaki, soft khaki & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments

DP- off  the 'Forever Friends' craft CD ' Black & Gold from DoCrafts

Ribbon my stash

Pink paper by Kodak

Flowers cut on my Ecraft using Fundamentals 1

Pink dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store

Circle sentiment by 'Cats Life Press' from Crafty Emma's Store

Circles cut on my Ecraft using Fundamentals 1

Tank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main Divas blog & take a look at what fab favourites my teamies have used!

Hugs xx

Gorjuss Foxy!

Its time for another Divas By Design challenge & this time we have a fab sketch for you to follow which you will find here!

I am keeping with my new year resolution & using an old stamp for this card, no scraps tho! One outta two ain't bad lol!!

We also have a fab sponsor for you this time
Di's Digi Downloads

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Stamp N Doodle- include an animal

Hooked on Crafts- Something bright

Goodies I Have used

Image- 'Gorjuss Foxy' from Sugar Nellie

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- ginger, terracotta, chestnut & burnt umber

Hat- orchid, amethyst & slate

Coat- cerise, shocking pink, magenta, lilac, amethyst, sunflower & yellow

Tights- orchid, amethyst, shocking pink & magenta

Foxy- oatmeal, ginger & spice

Ground- khaki, soft khaki & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments

All DP 'Woodland Folk' A4 paper stack from Docrafts

My stash- white paper, brown card & brad

Sky- cutout cloud stamp by Imaginisce

Colour distressing- Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Star & circle button stamps by Molly Blooms

Noticeboard stamp 'The Good Life' Forever Friends Retro Collection

Sentiment by Personal Impressions

Top notch die cut rectangle by X-cut

Thank you for stopping by, don't forget to pop over to the main Divas blog & check out the fab sketch!

hugs xx

For My Little Monster!!

Its time for a new challenge over at Divas By Design & this fortnight we want to see your

MONOCHROMATIC

creations! We have a fab sponsor Digi Garden pop over to the main blog to see what the fab prize is thats up for grabs!!

We were lucky enough to be given an image each to play with

thanks hun x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Bearly Mine- one for the boyz
My Time To Craft- take two (two monsters)
Paperminutes- childs birthday
Critter Challenge- monochromatic


 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Dotti' by Digi Garden

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Left Dotti- pastel blue, denim blue, cornflower & china blue

Right Dotti- cool aqua, duck egg & denim blue

Sentiments- soft aqua & aquamarine

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Checks' by Papercellar

Icicle die cut by Marianne Design LRO135

My stash- card & sentiments

Please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made & thank you for stopping by!

Hugs xx

Something Spooky!

This fortnight over at Divas we want to see

SOMETHING SPOOKY

on your creations!

We have two sponsors this time,  Di's Digi's & Delicious Doodles (hello girlies!) Pop over to the main blog to see what the prizes are!

I have use this super fab image by Jasmine Becket Griffin from Crafts & Me

I'm not normally, shall I say goth/dark card maker, but I fell in love with this image & thought she shouted goth!

I also thought with the 'trick or treat' it was perfect for me to give Nige for Halloween lololol!! not sure if he will take it the nawty way or as I ment it lol! oops! Since spending time with Nat & Ruth on my weekend away my mind is very nawty...as Ruth would say its gone all Carry on up there lolol!!

Had loads of fun colouring this image up, mixing my Promarkers with Flexies just perfect combo!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Tuesday Trio- sketch
Something old- papers
Something new- Flexmarkers
Something borrowed- image
Something blue- eyes

Delicious Doodles- Halloween no orange!
HELLO!! I'm waving!
Papertake Weekly - spooky hues
Creative Stamp Friends- Halloween
Paper Creations Ink- Halloween

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Violet Angel' by Jasmine Becket Griffin from Crafts & Me

6" square petal point card blank from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Skin- blush, sunkissed pink & coral

Eyes- arctic blue

Dress & wings- orchid, amethyst, slate, warm grey 3 & 4

Bodice & rose- Ice grey 1, 2, 3, 4 & amethyst

Hair- ice grey 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, warm grey 3 & cool grey 1

Ground- pastel beige & khaki

Papers Embellishments

DP- 'Capsule Collection Heather' by Papermania

Purple paper my stash

Lace punch by Fiskars

Colour distressing using Tim Holtz black soot

Sentiment freebie from Birds card

Thank you popping by today, please pop over to the main blog & have a look at my teamies creations!

hugs xx

WHAT?

Wow! that fortnight gone quick? Where did it go? Oh well its soon gonna be Christmas lol!!!

Onto the challenge over at Diva's By Design where for this one we have a fab sketch which you will find here!

We also have a fab sponsor Stitchy Bear pop over to the main challenge blog to check what you could win!!

I think this out of all the GG stamps I have has got to be one of my favourites! She is so like our KT!! lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
My Time To Craft- L is for little madam!
Top Tip Tuesday- kids

Goodies I Have Used
Image- 'Little Miss Attitude' by Sugar Nellie
6" square petal point card blank from Crafty Emma's Store
Promarkers with fine nibs
Skin- blush, sunkissed pink & coral
Hair- raw sienna, mustard & primrose
Hearts in hair & on dress- forest green
Dress- orchid, amethyst & slate
Tights- orchin, amethyst, lime zest & lime green
Shoes- cocoa & walnut
Ground- tea green

Papers & Embellishments
DP- spotty & patterned 'Heather' Capsule Collection by Papermania
Arrow stamp by Papermania
Heart & star stamp by Molly Bloom (forest green)
Ribbon punch by Woodward
Paper distressing thread cutter
Colour distressing Tim Holtz tumbled glass
What Sakura gel
WHAT? cut on my Slice, Basic Elements sd card (lime zest)
My stash- green & purple card

Thank you for stopping by please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made with the sketch!!
Hugs xx

Building A Snowman!

This is my second post for today please scroll down for my Crafty Sentiments preview card!

It's time for another challenge over at Divas by Design & this time we want to see your

 CHRISTMAS

creations

This week we are sponsored by Poodles digi Doodles

please pop over to the main blog to see what the prize is!

Goodies I Have Used

Images- Winter Kids & Snowman by Poodle digi Doodles

5" square card blank

Promarkers with fine nibs

Snowman- cool aqua, blender, amber & pumpkin

Jumper- royal blue, indigo blue, blossom & carnation pink

Scarf- cool aqua, duck egg & dusky rose

Gloves- royal blue & indigo blue

Girlie

Skin- blush sunkissed pink & coral

Hair- warm grey 3, 4 & 5

Bobbles- dusky rose

Top- baby pink, dusky rose, cool aqua & duck egg

Trousers- cornflower & china blue

Shoes- warm grey 3, 4 & 5

Hat & gloves- cool aqua & duck egg

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Penelope & Percy by Daisy & Dandelion

Snowflakes punch by Fiskars

Sentiment (royal blue)- Crafty Sentiments 

Don't forget to pop over to the main blog to see what fab Christmas creations th erest of the girls have made!

Hugs xx