New Giraffe....Oops sorry baby!

It's the weekend again yay & the bonus is it's Easter weekend. Which means my girlies are off college & my gorgeous hubby is at home. But the best news is the British Touring Car Championship starts lol....Come on Plato you can do it this year!!! Well as you can probably guess most of my Sunday's are now going to be full of screaming & shouting at the TV screen for hours! I do love it tho, anything with an engine really the F1, British Superbikes, World Superbikes, Moto GP, British & World Tour Cars....to name just a few of what we watch over summer...throw in the odd Sharks rugby match & I'm a very happy bunnie over summer!!

Anyhoos enough of that, I'm here today to share my latest creation with you for My Time To Craft.

Where this week we have one of my all time favourite themes....

GET KRAFTY!

you can either colour on it or use it for mat & layering etc...

I decided to colour on mine, which I do love doing.

Just had to get this stamp, he is such a cutie!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafts 4 Eternity- baby, baby!
Creative Corner- animal fun
Always Something Creative- baby
Country View- use kraft card
Creative Craft Corner- 3 of a kind
Crafting For All Seasons- animal magic

Image & Colouring Medium

Image- 'Wild About You' by Rachelle Anne Miller

Spectrum Noir Pencils

Giraffe- 93, 92, 91, 87, 86, 85, 71, 63, 33, 32 & 31

Birdie- 107, 71, 63, 33, 32 & 31

Flowers- 71, 63, 38, 33, 32 & 31

Ground- 59, 58 & 57

Sun stamp- 22 & 15

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Bazoo' stack by Helz Cuppleditch

A stamping done on 'Neenah Desert Storm' kraft card 

Stamped using 'Jet Black' Archival ink

'Welcome Little One' sentiment from the chick stamp set from the Honey & Hugs range

'Sun' Stamp by Anita's

My stash- blue paper & pink card candi

Tools & Glues

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

Sizzix Bigshot

'Ticket' die cut by X-cut 657569

'A2 curved borders #1' Borderabilities by Spellbinders

'6" square top notch white card blank

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Happy Easter to you all 

Hugs xx

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Happy Birthday to Ya!

I just want to apologise to all  those who I regularly visit....my M.E has been an absolute toe rag this last few weeks, with me crafting in between sleeping. I've been sleeping on average 18-20 hours a day, so crafting has been done in between eating & sleeping lol! Hopefully this will go away really soon, as I am fed up of not being able to play much with Nico or see Nige & the girlies for very long! Nige did drag me out of the house on Saturday as we has promised to help with a bird of prey show. Don't really remember much of it lol I walked around in a daze. Sunday we managed a trip in to Wales to Lake Vwerny I slept all the way there, had a walk, fell asleep as soon as we got in the car again & after we had had burgers cooked by Nige I got back in the car & fell asleep while they went off wondering lol!! Then I slept all the way home as well, don't remember getting in to bed! Lol good job Nige is patient with me lol!

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Inky Impressions, where this week we have a sketch for you to follow. Please click here or scroll down to the end of my post to see the sketch.

Don't forget you don't need to use an Inky image to enter!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Birthday Lili' by Inky Impressions

Promarker/Flexmarker

Skin- coral, sunkissed pink & blush

Derwent Inktense pencils

Hair- amber & sicilian yellow

Shirt- carmine pink

Trousers- lagoon, mauve, cherry & sherbet lemon

Shoes- red violet

Balloons- golden yellow, sherbet lemon, shiraz, carmine pink, bright blue & iris blue

Party hats- iris blue, sherbet lemon, shiraz, cherry mauve & leaf green

Present- golden yellow, sherbet lemon, violet & red violet

Bag- bark, oak, dark purple & deep rose

Ground- oak & tan

Tim Holtz distress marker

Butterfly- spun sugar 

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Honey & Hugs' by Papermania

My stash- yellow card, ribbon, green card, pink dew drops, pink card & yellow dew drop

Tools & Glues

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

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

Sizzix Bigshot

'Daisy Flower' die cut by Joy Crafts 6002/0024 from Natalie & Amy's

'Butterfly' die cut by Marianne D LR0261

'Tag & Sentiment' die cut by Marianne D COL1315

'7 X 5" white card blank' from Natalie & Amy's

Please pop over & see what the Inkettes have made using this fab sketch

Hugs xxx

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Raise The Bar GDT!

Grrrr so sorry this post is late Mr Blogger was meant to post it for me!!
hugs xx

I was thrilled a few weeks ago to see my card had been picked in the Top 3 over at Raise The Bar! Well I had the chance of being a GDT for a week, well I couldn't say no!!

I just wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to be GDT & use such a cute image, which I had loads of fun colouring with my Prisma pencils!

This weeks theme over at Raise The Bar is

ANIMALS!!

so get out those super cute bunnies, kittens & puppies & pop over & join the RTB DT!

I was lucky enough to be able to choose an image from this weeks sponsor, thank you!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Tuesday Morning Sketches- fab sketch
ABC Challenge- going dotty
Happy Campers- digital (it's all digital except sentiment)
Crafting By Design- animals

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Baby Animals' by Eureka Stamps

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

Prisma pencils & sansodor

Papers & Embellishments

DP & flower- 'In The Meadow Collection' by Nitwits

Oval die cut by Spellbinders

Colour distressing done with Tim Holtz broken china

Brown card my stash

Sentiment off the 'Honey & Hugs' sheep stamp set

Tag is a cut down 'rectangle parenthesis' #2 large die cut by X-cut 503045

For details of the prize please pop over here, while your there please have a look at the DT's creations!

Hugs xx

Let's Party!

Over at Digital Delights its time for a fab new image & digi paper release & this month Wendy has drawn some fantastic images.....make sure you pop over to the main challenge blog & check out what fab creations the DT have made with these great images!!

The challenge this week is

SUMMER FUN!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Catch The Bug- great sketch

Card Cupids- animals

I Brake For Challenges- summer fun

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Pauly In Paradise' by Digital Delights

Image- 'coconuts' from the 'Luau' accessories set by Digital Delights

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Pauly- celestial blue, sky blue, agean, amber, pumpkin, burnt orange, red, lipstick red, canary & lemon

Shorts- shocking pink & cerise

Cocktail, lemon, sunflower, shocking pink, cerise, bright orange, mandarin & glacier blue

Sunshine- gold, summer sun & lemon

Coconut tree- umber, caramel & sandstone

Coconuts- shale, umber & caramel

Flowers- shocking pink & cerise

Leaves- forest green, chartreuse, apple & meadow green

Grass- chartreuse & forest green

Papers & Embellishments

Blue & yellow papers by Kodak

DP- 'Luau' digi papers by Digital Delights

Sentiment stamp off the 'Owl' 'Honey & Hugs' set by DoCrafts

Sky has been coloured with chalks by DoCrafts

I hope you will join in with us for a chance to win a fantastic prize from Really Reasonable Ribbons!

Also don't forget to see what fab offers Wendy has on over at Digital Delights, just click on the link on my sidebar!

Thanks for stopping by today

hugs xx

Little Bundle Of Joy!

I just want to say thank you to you all for your Happy Anniversary wishes & the cards we have received wow!! Thank you from both of us!

We spent Saturday on the Churnet Valley steam train on our own which was lovely, but I missed the girlies! Yesterday I didn't get up until about 11 because I was awake most of Saturday night with blasted nightmares...... but we went for a walk around Stafford park & Doxey Marshes (wildlife reserve) I reckon we walked about 4 miles & boy do I know it, my knee is killing me!!

Well this card started out on Saturday night when I coloured the image watching Big Brother & got put together last night whilst Nige was cooking me my lamb Sunday roast & boy it was cooked to perfection!! NOMMY!!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fussy & Fancy- sketch

OSAAT- use a digi

Stampin' Sisters- pastel colours

Craft Your Days Away- handmade flowers

Alphabet Challenge- P- pastel colours

Card Mad Fairy- add flowers

Goodies I Have Used

Image- Patchwork Horsey by Beccy free from her fab blog

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

Promarkers with fine nibs

Horsey- baby pink, cocktail pink, carmine, blue pearl, cornflower, powder blue, arctic blue, soft lime, yellow, meadow, green, leaf green, lavender, lilac & amethyst.

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Celebrations' by Fizzy Moon from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- blue corrugated card & ribbon

Ribbon punch by Woodware

Flower stamp- by Clare Curd

3mm white pearl gems from Pizzazz Aplenty

Sentiment from the Piggy stamp set  Honey & Hugs by Papermania

Thank you all again for your congrats & cards....I will post some pics later this week!

Hugs xx

Lollipop Anyone?

Oh Mr Blogger is driving me mad! Thats two posts in less than a week he hasn't posted for me!! Sorry I'm late yet again.....I decided last night I was going to stay in bed today for an extra few hours....we went out for a walk on Saturday & it made me soooooo tired lol so I thought I'd catch up lol!

At Craft Your Passion this week we have a great sketch for you to follow!

We also have a fab sponsor for you this week Phooka! Being on the DT I got a chance to have a play with some of Phooka's fab images...

Goodies I Used

Images- Lollipop set by Phooka

IQ paper from Staples

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Bunny Lollipop- blossom, lavender, dusky pink & sunkissed pink

Bow tie- cyan & agean

Bear Lollipop- cocoa, henna, pastel pink & cocktail pink

Bow tie- cyan & azure

Lolli-sticks- burnt sienna

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Honey & Hugs from Papermania

Circle cut out on my Fiskars shape cutter

Pink card from Papermania

Dry embossing do with Swiss Dots folder

Flowers by Prima from Crafty Emma's Store

Dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store

Card Candy (was white, coloured with burnt sienna) from Crafty Emma's Store

Butterfly cut on my Slice with Basic 2 SD card

Colour distressing done with Tim Holtz, dusty concord

Thanks for stopping by, please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my fellow teamies have come up with!!!

hugs xx

Time To Say Good Bye!!!

Today is a 1st Birthday celebration over at The Crazy, there are some fab goodies up for grabs...but also its my last challenge with them! I have decided to step down from the DT, I have been with them since May last year & I have enjoyed every minute of it thank you ladies your a fab bunch!!

Let the celebrations begin!! This week we want to see anything as long as its a

CELEBRATION

For a full list of our sponsors & their prizes pop over to The Crazy!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Eat, Sleep, Stamp -sketch

Crafty Purple Frog- distressing

Crafty Sentiments- fav things (promarkers, distressing tool & dew drops)

Rainbow Ladys- bears

Goodies I Used

Image- Celebration Time from Di's Digi's

6" square scalloped card from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers

Hedgie- tan, caramel & walnut

Hat- red & cyan

Balloon- soft lime & canary

Bear- cocoa, walnut & rose pink

Bow- cyan & agean

Nose- walnut & burnt sienna

Hat- amethyst, purple, carnation pink & rose pink

Champagne glass- primrose & buttercup

Bubbles- satin

Ground- warm grey 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- HOTP 4 Seasons stack

Blue card from Papermania

Sentiment from Honey & Hugs (owl set)

Dew drops (clear) from Crafty Emma's Store

Stickles

 My second card for The Crazy today is for our baby girl Katie, who will be 13 on Sunday!!

She's always dancing around the house, not very quietly tho, shes got the elegence of an elephant lolol!!!

Goodies I Used
Image- Ella dancer from AI Factory
IQ paper from Staples
6" square scalloped card from Crafty Emma's Store
Promarkers
Skin- blush & sunkissed pink
Hair- raw sienna, mustard & vanilla
Dress- blossom, lavender & lilac
Bows- lavender, lilac & rose pink
Ballet pumps- blossom
Ground- ice grey 1

Papers & Embellishments
DP- Desert Blooms by First Edition from Crafty Emma's Store
Flowers by Prima from Crafty Emma's Store
Leaves from Crafty Emma's store
Pink pearl beads from Papercellar
My stash ticket

Thank you for stopping by today...I just wanted to say thank you to The Crazy girls for having me on board!!
Please don't forget to pop over & see what goodies are for grabs this week!!

Naptime Anyone?

Well I'm not sure if I need to, as I didn't get up until 11.30 today oops...but I did wake up with a stinking head, so was told by my gorgeous hubby to stay in bed awww how sweet! But he still thinks the housework fairies come in the night & tidy up after him!!!

I made this card yesterday morning, I thought I would have time to take pic & post before my friend Cal turned up, but I didn't :0(  so by the time I had added the finishing touches it was to dark to take any pics! I also blame Cal for spending pennies lol...we popped over the road to MY craft shop lol well as its 100yrds away from my frontdoor it is MINE!!!!

You can't see in this picture but this cute little bunnie has stickles on his muzzle & on the flower!!

Challenges I Am Entering

Creative Craft Challenges- celebration (new Baby)

The Craft Pad- stitching

I Did It Creations- charm (I hope the dummy counts)

Cowgirl Sunday- Bling it up!

Crafty Cardmakers- stitching

Fairymoon Crafts- sketch

Cooking it up with Katie- girly, lilac & bow

Totally Papercrafts- bling!

Goodies I Used

Image 'Naptime' Stitchy Bear

IQ paper

Promarkers

Cot- lemon, canary& soft lime

Bunnie- powder blue, arctic blue & pastel blue

Ears- pale pink

Ground- cool grey 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Dovecraft Back To Basics

'Cherish' sentiment Pollycraft

' Little bundle of joy' Honey & hugs sheep set

Dew Drops (blue) from Crafty Emma's Store

Faux stitching whispers brush marker

My stash- flower, brad, dummy, ribbon & blue & purple card

Thanks for stopping by, I love reading your comments

huge hugs xx

A New Baby!!!

Well today is a very happy day at 'The Camels Hump', when Nige gets home today he's off until Monday...whooohoooo!!! so hopefully we are gonna have a few days out..Alton Towers (maybe weather permitting), tomorrow hopefully The Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester...oh! & hopefully off to the seaside at some point so Nige & the girlies can go sea fishing! I won't be joining in yukkkkkyyy I will be taking my parchment with me & I will be sitting in the car!! lol... 

My friend Jen & her partner Warren, have just had a little baby girl 'Amelie'

congratulations to you both!!! So I thought I would make them a card!

I got this image months ago from 'Crafty Urchins' in Cheadle, but totally forgot about it. until I was looking through my stamps oops!!

 

Challenges I Am Entering

Little Red Wagon- Hearts

StampInsanity- think pink!

Cute Card Thursday- sketch

Aud Sentiments- baby

Polka Doodles- baby

Goodies I Used

Image 'Willow With Toddler' Whiff of Joy

IQ paper

Promarkers

Willow

Skin- blush & dusky pink

Hair- canary & primrose

Dress- orchid & amethyst

Flowers- amethyst

Baby

Skin- blush & dusky pink

Hair- sandstone & caramel

Babygrow- pale pink & baby pink

DP- Dovecraft 'Back To Basics'

Dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- flowers ( KatieKats hair bobble) pink & purple card

Sentiment- Honey & Hugs sheep stamp set

Thank you for stopping by, & leaving a comment I do appreciate them

huge hugs xx

Its A Sad Day Today In The Swinscoe Household.....

I am feeling rather tearful today, as both of the girls start back at school tomorrow (there both a bit nervous as its a new school for them both) & after spending 9 weeks together 24/7 its going to be really strange not having them around....the only thing is I get more me time which I am looking forward to, more cards made , more time with me dawgy on our own, I know I have missed my cuddles with him the last 9 weeks...but anyway on with my DT cards

The first card today is for Craft Your Passion, this week we have a theme of 'lace & at least 1 flower'  Heres my contribution, I just love this image, I think she is really cute..

I thought about distressing the edges, but as I seem to be doing that on all of my cards just lately I thought I'd do a doodle instead....

Stuff I Used

Image Cocodingo 'Little Rockette'

IQ paper

Promarkers

skin- blush & dusky pink

Rockette

Hair- caramel & henna

T- shirt- hot pink & ruby

Doll

Hair- mustard & primrose

T-shirt- lilac & amethyst

Skirt- tea green & denim blue

Flowers & lace my stash

Gem- papercellar

DP- Chartrease Dream, Chills n Thrills Collection 'Silly Stripes'

Sentiment Pollycraft

Dew drops Crafty Emma's Store

My second DT card for today is for 'The Crazy' where this week we want to see your Bundle of Joy creations... This week we are sponsored by Hobbissimo...

I thought this was the ideal time to make a card for my friend who is expecting a baby boy next month...

I just love these LOTV stamps they are so sweet..

 

Stuff  I Used

Image - LOTV

Super Smooth Coated A4 card Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers

Skin- blush & dusky pink

Hoody- duck egg & cool aqua, tan & caramel

Shorts- cocoa & walnut

Socks- pastel beige & khaki

Dog- caramel & cocoa, warm grey 5 & black

Trolley- red & ruby

Wheels- azure & true blue

Ground- grass

DP- Forever Friends 'Just For Him'

Sentiment- Honey & Hugs Owl set

Buttons, twine,charm & ribbon my stash

Faux stitching Letraset fineliner

Thanks for stopping by please stop by the main blogs & look at the other DT creations

hugs xx

Beary cute...lol

Just a quick post from me today. Have been busy moving my seedlings into bigger thingys (can't rememeber what they are called lol) so spent a few hours in the garden. Nige came home for an hour and cut the lawn...so its starting to look abit better in the garden now.
Before I show you my card for today, I thought I would show you this foto of Danni  and Charlie my baby on our trampoline...yes my numpty of a dog bounces on the trampoline with the girls lol

I tend to use it for sunbathing lol, and yes he joins me then as well. Yesterday I had to get him in, with him being white and not having much fur he gets sunburnt really quick. I did put his suntan cream on, but either he licked it of or it didn't work, cus the poor baby has got red bits..poor love x

Anyway my card today is for a friend just to say 'Thinking of You' and yours ...

So love this cute little bear

Look at his cute little face..arrrr

I have followed the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday for this card...there DT cards are just fab, its the first time i've entered this challenge, and after this sketch think I will do it again x

Stuff I Used

Freebie image from Bugaboo Stamps
IQ paper
Promarkers
Bear- sandstone & caramel
Bee Suit- Ice grey 4 & 5, lemon, canary, red, primrose & ice grey 1
Flowers- azure & true blue, mango & ginger
Leaves- grass & forest green
White sakura gel pen
Papers, card candy and ribbon my stash
Sentiment 'thinking of you', sheep 'Honey & Hugs
Distressing done with Versa Color 'sand beige'

Thanks for your comments in advance...have a good Wednesday hugs xx

My latest challenge card

This card I absolutely loved making...the stamp is gorgeous and the papers are fab...and as you know if you are regular to my blog you know I lurve my freds flowers lol




Stuff I used.

The new Lili Of The Valley stamp...I think its called puppy hugs
Stamped with Memento tuxedo black on IQ paper
Coloured with my Promarkers
paper are Honey & Hugs from my scrap box (thats why all the stripes go different ways lol)
buttons The Works
Brads docraft
ribbon, big pink button, heart stickers and life is beautiful sentiment my stash
puppy love sentiment docrafts

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges..
delightful sketches & challenges buttons and bling
digital tuesday scrap it
Totally Gorjuss hearts

and I had followed the colour choices from Totally Papercrafts but couldn't get online yesterday lol

Thanks for looking xx
hope you all have a fab Easter....

Things With Wings!!!!!

The 7th challenge over on Totally Papercrafts is 'Things With Wings' so I decided to use one of my favourite Charmed Crafts images....





stuff I used

Charmed Crafts digi download Pixie Chicks
printed on IQ paper from Staples
coloured with my Promarkers
orange backingpaper, gems and card candy my stash
flowered backingpaper K and Co
flowers, ribbon and buttons papermania capsule collection
side label and ribbon runner cut on my slice
sentiments Honey and Hugs sets

thanks for looking...your comments are always welcome good or bad xx

Challenge over at Delightful Sketches

This weeks challenge on Delightful Sketches is 'KIDS' so as my nextdoor neighbour went into labour yesterday I decided to make her card...yes I have left it till the last minute, to be honest I didn't know lol had spoken to her and her other half but neither of them had said anything...





I had to make it really quick and shove it threw their door, because their coming home tonight...

stuff I used

image is a freebie from Meljens Designs I absolutely love this little giraffe he is so cute..
printed on IQ paper
coloured with my Promarkers
pearlised backingpaper create and craft
pink backingpaper papermania
ribbon runner cut on my slice
inked with versa colour 37
ribbon and gems my stash
sentiments both from different Honey and Hugs sets

Another easel I love doing these lol!!!

Over at Totally Papercrafts there is a sketch to follow this week...well I thought I would get my new Whiff Of Joy stamp out....I really enjoyed making this card the layout is really simple but very effective...love it...







Must apologise for the pants pic, forgot to ask NIge to take pic yesterday while it was still light so had to take it with the flash on lol


Stuffs used

Whiff of Joy stamp..(sorry can't remember her name)
Stamped on IQ paper with Memento tuxedo black ink
Coloured with Promarkers
papers I think are papermania
fiskars lace border punch
flowers Clare Curd papermania stamp
ribbon and yellow buttons capsule collection papermania
sentiment honey and hugs stamp
purple buttons my stash