Hey, Cutie!

 Good morning fellow crafters I hope you are all well. I'm here today to share with you my latest 'A Place To Start' DT creation with you. For the next month our theme will be......

ATG

so you really have no excuses not to enter!!

I have used one of my newest digi images for this make. I just love Lee Hollands images they are sooooo damn cute!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- include a critter

Crafty Animals- must have an animal

Creative Craft Cottage- include an animal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Dragon With Flower' by Lee Holland

Promarkers/Flexmarker in black

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in green

Prism Inks by Hunkydory in pink

Versafine Clair Pigment Inks by Tsukineko in red

Dragon- turquoise, helio turquoise, tulip yellow, dark cadmium orange, dark chrome yellow, blossom, middle purple pink & light purple pink

Flower- sunflower, dark cadmium orange, delft blue, ultramarine & sky blue

Stem & leaf- bright green, hookers green & emerald green

Ladybug- lipstick red & dark red

Grass- deep cobalt green, hookers green, leaf green & grass green

Sky- periwinkle

Hey- charming pink

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card (Hey) by Pink Frog

'pink & purple' card form the 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'notebook' edge die by Sizzix

'Hello Everyone' stamp & die set by Heffy Doodle

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back on the 5th. 

Take care xx

Candle For Danni

 Good morning fellow crafters & welcome to my small part of the WWW...I am here today to share with you my latest 'Winter Wonderland' creation. 

As this month we have no sponsors & no theme, I thought I'd use this opportunity to share with you one of my Christmas crafty makes.....Our eldest daughter Danni loves Yankee Candles. So I got her one of the Christmassy smelling ones, (cinnamon & gingerbread) after looking at it & thinking it needs something, not sure what! But something!!

Our theme for this month is...

ATG!

I hope you like what I have done to it!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

613 Avenue- cute critters

Crimbo Crackers- ATG

Cute Card Thursday- ATG

Christmas Craft Creation- anything but a card

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images & sentiment- 'Baa Humbug' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber Castell

Sheep

Face & legs- dark sepia, burnt umber & brown ochre

Fleece- warm grey VI,  burnt umber & brown ochre

Hat- red violet, deep red & scarlet red

Ground- warm grey III & white

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Lynda Chapman

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

'red' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

My stash- red ribbon, twine & white fibre ribbon

Sizzix Bigshot

'Tag #2' die cut by Sizzix

'snowy' border punch by EK Express

image & sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what the 'design team' have created to help inspire you!

I will be back on the 7th, so until the stay safe xx

Gold Christmas

 Good morning I hope you are all doing well. We have started getting Harvey a few bits for Christmas. I'm so excited, its his first Christmas & he's at home with us!! its going to be amazing!! I have been saying to Katie, save your money, stay at home a little longer lol...she doesn't realise I was only saying it so they don't move out! I'm dreading it, its going to be so empty & quiet when they do move out.

Anyhoos, I'm here to share my latest DT make for 'Cardz 4 Galz' not bore you with my wittering's lol!!

So for the next fortnight we want to see your 

SILVER & OR GOLD 

If you look closely (taking a photo of this card was a nightmare) you can see I have both gold & silver.

I brought some gold mirri card from Hunkydory years ago & found out whilst playing with it, if you take off the top coat of gold its silver underneath. If you look at my sentiment you will see what I mean, I have taken the top half of the gold away & of course the trees have been scrubbed to reveal silver.....how cool is that! 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Dream Valley- dies & or punches

Christmas 24- Christmas landscape

Papers & Embellishments

'white' card by Lynda Chapman

'gold/silver' mirri card by Hunkydory

Tools & Glues

'red liner' tape around card & snow mound

'radiant gold' Nuvo gilding flakes by Tonic

Sizzix Bigshot

'pine trees' by Sizzix (original die)

'merry christmas' die by Sweet Dixie Dies

'6" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow with  my next DT creation, until then stay safe xx

Trick or Treat

 Its that of the month were I share my latest DT for Sheepski.

This month or theme for you to follow is.......

AUTUMNAL/ HALLOWEEN

I decided to use one of Andrea's newest images, I just love her gnomes, they are some of my favourite images by Andrea!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween

Paper Shelter- Halloween

Try it on Tuesday- Halloween

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Trick or Treat' by Sheepski

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell

Skin- chromium green opaque & earth green

Hat- dark indigo, prussian blue, helio blue reddish & cold grey III

Beard- dark sepia & cold grey V

Sleeve- delft blue

Bandages- walnut brown & brown ochre

Pumpkin- black, scarlet red, dark cadmium orange, burnt umber & burnt sienna

Shoes- black, walnut brown & burnt umber

 Ground- cold grey VI, cold grey V & cold grey III

Papers & Embellishments

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'orange & black' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

'blue' card from the A4 turquoise stack by Hobbycraft

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'3D black adhesive foam squares' by Stick It!

Sizzix Bigshot

'stitched rectangle' die cut by Sizzix

Scan & Cut

'spider & web background free SVG's by Birds Cards

'5" white square card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow, so until then stay safe xx

Autumnal Colours!

 Wow! Today has been a busy day for DT creations, here's my third. So make sure you scroll down & check out my other makes!

I'm here to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' creations with you. Our theme for the next fortnight is.....

AUTUMNAL COLOURS

I love autumn, the colours of the trees just blow my mind. They are soooo pretty!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

Creative Craft Cottage- add an animal

Love To Scrap- fall back

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Fall Fun' by Clearly Besotted

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Distress Inks by Tim Holtz in red

Hippos- cold grey IV

Pumpkin- scarlet red, light cadmium red, cadmium orange & orange glaze

Leaves- chromium green opaque, olive green yellowish, leaf green, 

terracotta & dark cadmium orange

Shadow- dark sepia & burnt umber

Pumpkins- brown ochre, terracotta, light cadmium red & dark orange

Sky- salty ocean

Edging- vintage photo

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Woodland Folk' by Docrafts

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'orange' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'leaves' from the Autumn Leaves set by Creative Dies

'notebook' edge die Sizzix

'keeping tabs' tab die by BoBunny

'photo notch' corner punch by Woodware

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by my small part of the WWW, I really do appreciate you taking the time to visit me!

I will be back on the 5th, until then stay safe xx

Cornflowers!

Its that time of the month when I share my latest 'Sheepski' creation with you. 

This month the theme is....

FLORAL'S

as Andrea has lots of floral images, it was really hard for me to choose. But I finally decided on this beautiful bunch/spray of Cornflowers. I will admit I have never heard of them, so had to do a search to see what colour they were!! I love my finished card! What do you think?

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

MMM- Spring flowers

The Paper Girls- florals

Dragonfly Dreams- flowers

Allsorts- flowers

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Cornflowers' by Sheepski

Tri-Blend markers by Spectrum Noir

Flowers- true blue shades & true blue blend

Stems- dull green blend

Jar- ice grey blend & aqua blue blend

Ribbon- coral shades

Table- muted brown blend

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'vintage outdoor' 12 x 12 stack by Craft Sensations

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'silver' card by Hunkydory

'red' card from the A4 stack by Lime Tree Crafts

'Belgium bluestone' Nuvo stone drops by Tonic

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'notebook' edge die by Sizzix

'B' from Part 1 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-cut

'L, O & M' from Part 2 of the mini alphabet die cut collection by X-cut

Large X-cut corner rounder

'7 x 5" white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you are all staying safe. I will be back on the 23rd. until then take care xx

Reindeer Games

Its time for me to share my latest GDT make for 'A Place To Start' for the next month the theme is....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

so whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa  please join in the fun!

I like trying new techniques & when I heard about this one I decided to have a play. After a lot of looking around for something suitable, I managed to do some mirror stamping.......I just love it, I will be playing with the technique lots more!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Addicted to Stamps- ATG
Stamping Sensations- ATG
Crimbo Crackers- animals
Lavina World- ATG
Animal Friends- reindeer

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- 'Reindeer Games' by C.C.Designs

Tri-Blend Markers by Spectrum Noir in black

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide in pink

Reindeer right- pale pink blend & tan blend

Antlers- red brown blend

Scarf- blue turquoise blend

Coat- coral shades & blue turquoise blend

Reindeer left- pale pink blend, muted brown blend, earth brown blend & earth brown shades

Antlers- earth brown blend

Scarf- magenta blend

Coat- blue turquoise blend & magenta blend

Snow- salty ocean

Mistletoe- twisted citron & mowed lawn

Papers & Embellishments

'turquoise' card from the A4 stack by Limetree Crafts

'white' colouring card by Rymans

'white' stamping card by Sheena Douglas

'silver crystals' Nuvo glitter drops by Tonic

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'mistletoe' Sizzlits die cut by Sizzix

'stitched square' die cut by M&C Boutique

'A5 curved' border die cut by Spellbinder (used as a template for snow mounds)

Images stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

Sentiment stamped using 'onyx black' ink by Versafine

My stash- sentiment

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please take a few minutes to pop over & check out what fabulous 'Happy Holiday' makes the design team have made. I will be back on the 6th, until then take care xx

One Of A Kind!!

Its that time of the month again, where I share my latest 'Sheepski' creation with you. This month I decided to make a card for my hubby. A just because I can kinda card.

I haven't given it to him yet so shhhh!! lol

Over at Sheepski we do have an optional theme, which this month is 

AUTUMNAL COLOURS

which I suppose I have kinda stuck too, except for the blue robot lol!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

A Bit More Time To Craft- ATG

A Perfect Time To Craft- ATG

Classic DT Challenge- ATG

Crafts Galore Encore- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Bob' by Sheepski

Promarkers/Flexmarkers in black

Faber-Castell in brown

Tim Holtz distress inks in pink

Tim Holtz distress oxides in red

Bob- oasis, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, frosted jade, helio turquoise, cobalt turquoise, cobalt green, cool grey 4, black, cold grey VI, sunset, indian red, yellow & light yellow ochre

Bolts- cool grey 2, black & cold grey VI

Robots- vintage photo & gathered twigs

Brick background- rusty hinge, frayed burlap & fossilized amber

Papers & Embellishments

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

'kraft' card from the 12 x 12 kraft stack by Papermania

'white colouring card from Rymans

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Diamond Press by Crafters Companion

'robot' from the Birthday Boy set by Ellison for Sizzix 662076

'brick wall' 6 x 6 stencil by Clear Scraps

Sentiment stamped using 'vintage sepia' by Versafine

My stash- sentiment

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out the other fab creations on the 'Sheepski' Facebook page. I will be back tomorrow, until then take care xx 

Say Cheese!

Today I have one card to share with you but for two design teams. First up we have 

My Time To Craft where the theme is....

MORE THAN ONE FOLD

so steppers, easel, gate fold etc....

I'm also using this make for my  Not Just Cards DT piece. Where as always the theme is 

ANYTHING GOES

so really you have no excuses not to join in with us!

I can't believe I forgot to take a photo of this make standing up....it is a stepper card base

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creative Knockouts- fancy folds

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with an animal

Classic Design Team- ATG

Crafty Animals- ATG with an animal

Sunny Day Crafting- add an animal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- all stamps from various sets by Craft Sensations

Tim Holtz distress ink words in blue

Doggie- vintage photo, tea dye & antique linen

Camera- black soot, hickory smoke, weathered wood & iced spruce

Bunny- spun sugar, hickory smoke, weathered wood & iced spruce

Birdies- spiced marmalade, hickory smoke, faded jeans, tumbled glass, seedless preserves & milled lavender

Puppy- vintage photo, tea dye & antique linen

Box- scattered straw, pumice stone, old paper, black soot & hickory smoke

Balloon- abandoned coral

Heart stamp- fire brick, tattered rose & spun sugar

Papers & Embellishments

'water coloured card by Crafters Companion

'white' colouring card by Rymans

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'grass' extended cut by Ellison

'side step' card blank die cut by Sizzix

My stash card for card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to both challenge blogs...MTTC & NJC... I will be back on Tuesday with my next make, until then take care xx

Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?

Its time for a new challenge theme over at 'My Time To Craft' just love this fortnights theme, which is.....

INSPIRED BY A MOVIE

Being such a movie nut, this was a difficult challenge for me. Trying to decide which film to take inspiration from....I decided on FROZEN

I just love Olaf he is such a cutie, so just had to put him on my card!!!

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Olaf' from Disney's Frozen set by Avec

Derwent Inktense pencils

Olaf- neutral grey & madder brown

Carrot- cadmium orange & tangerine

Buttons- neutral grey

Twigs- baked earth & madder brown

Snow- iris blue

Tim Holtz distress inks

Surround- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Magic & Sparkle' papers from the 12 x 12 stack by Dovecraft

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

'white colouring card from Rymans

'watercolour card' from Crafters Companion

My stash- various gems

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

'Collall 3D' glue with tools

Sizzix Bigshot

'pine tree' die cut by Sizzix 38-0179

Diamond Press

'Let It Snow' die cut by Creative Dies

'snowflake border' punch by EK Express

'Olaf' stamped using 'onyx black' Versafine

Stix2 pick up pencil

distress inks applied using Dreamweaver stencil brushes

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today. please pop over & check out what fabulous makes the MTTC DT have come up with ....

I will be back on Tuesday with my next make

Until then take care xx

Bubble Blowing Daisy

It's that fabulous time of the month again, where I share with you one of Wendy's fabulous new Digital Delights releases, which also includes digi papers & sentiments.

I just loved colouring this cutie in, she reminded me so much of our youngest Katie. She would spend hours just sitting in the garden blowing bubbles for the dog to chase lol

Anyhoos here's my creation....

As I was colouring her, I thought pale colours suited her better.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'bubble blowing Daisy' by Digital Delights

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Derwent Coloursoft pencils words in brown

Skin- blush & blush pink

Hair- primrose, pimento, ochre & light sand

Hat- glacier blue, baby blue, pink lavender & bright pink

Flower- yellow

Dress- pink lavender, bright pink, glacier blue, baby blue & dove grey

Shorts- pink lavender, bright pink & dove grey

Shoes- pink lavender &bright pink

Bubbles- soft aqua & cloud blue

Bubble stick- yellow

Ground- black, mid grey & dove grey

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Beat the Heat' digi paper set by Digital Delights

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

sentiment from the 'Summer Antics' set by Digital Delights

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'oval' die cut by Sizzix 65756

'scalloped oval' die cut by Sizzix 667564

'dragonfly' die cut from the 'Freshwater Friends' set by Die Cut Essentials

'5" square white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

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Sugarplum Shaker!

It's time for a new challenge over at Inspiration Destination. Where this fortnight we have a fabulous theme for you 

SHAKER CARD

ok so have been making cards for about 15 years or so now & this is only my second ever shaker ...,. I loved making this one & I think I will be trying to make more in the future.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Die Cuttin Divas- ATG

Pammie's Inky Pinkies- ATG

Simon Say Stamp Monday- circles

Addicted To Stamp- animals

Come & Get It- nautical

Crazy 4 Challenges- summer destination

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Sugarplum' Swiss Pixie by C.C.Designs

Images- 'sea creatures'  from the 'By The Sea' set by Creative Expressions

Image- 'porthole' from the 'Sea View Collection' by Sheena Douglass

Derwent Inktense words in brown

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Spectrum Noir pencils numbers

Sugarplum

Skin- blush, 09 & 08

Hair- amber, saddle brown & madder brown

Tshirt- neutral grey & hot red

Trousers- peacock blue, iris blue & hot red

Circle behind Sugarplum- tea green 

Porthole- neutral grey

Big seahorse- thistle

Small seahorse- carmine pink

Fat fish- cadmium orange

Octopus-teal green & red oxide

Skinny fish- iris blue

Tim Holtz distress ink

Sea- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

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

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

My stash- acetate & sequins

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'Foam Squares' by Dovecraft from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'grass' die cut by Marianne D LR0360

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

'Vintage Flourish #1' by Joy Crafts 6003/0032

'Vintage Flourish #2' by Joy Crafts 6003/0029

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

All stamped onto 'Ranger Surfaces' watercolour paper' from Crafty Purple Frog

'6" square white scalloped edge card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

I really enjoyed making this card, I hope you will join in with our 'shaker' challenge this fortnight. Also why not pop over & checkout what fabulous 'shaker cards' the 'Dream Team' have made

Hugs xx

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Easter Parade Bunneh!

I'm here on this gloriously sunshiney morning here in Stoke in the UK to share with you my latest DT creation for My Time To Craft. 

I am so glad the weather has improved & just in time for my week off work, how fabulous is that? Lots of walking ones fat skunk I think, need to get his winter chub off asap!!

 I thought I'd share one of my favourite photos of Nico from last year. One of the girls that works at Gentleshaw is an awesome photographer & took some great ones of Nico. This is my favourite, just look at his fluffy stuff....oh this boy has definitely stolen my heart 😍xx

Anyhoos on with my creation. I am part of a Facebook group that runs a progressive challenge. As long as you use the digi in the allotted time you will get the next one free & so on. I am quite new to this artist, but have fallen in love with her images. Make sure you pop over & see what fabulously quirky images she draws!! Bloobel Stamps

So this make is using this months progressive image, which I just love!!

Our theme over at My Time To Craft is....

WOODLAND ANIMALS 
or 
EASTER

I just love how quirky her images are!

I made this into an Easter card for our eldest, between her & her two flat mates at Uni 

It does say Happy Easter inside x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Bloobel Progressive Facebook

Dragons Lair- ATG with Spring flowers

Fussy & Fancy- Springtime

Creative Knockouts- Spring is on it way

Fab 'n' Funky- flowers

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Easter Parade Bunneh! by Bloobel Stamps

Promarkers/Flexmarkers- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Bunneh- linen, 87, 86, baby pink, 09, chartreuse, 113, 112 & 27

Hat- dusky rose, 42 & 40

Flowers- 13, 33 & 31

Leaves- 49, 48 & 46

Tim Holtz distress ink

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

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

'white' paper from Staples

My stash- 4mm cream pearls

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'Hello Flower' text by Sizzix 660805

'A2 curved borders #1' borderbilities by Spellbinder

                                        'A2 curved borders #2' borderbilities by Spellbinder

'leaf sprig'  from the Fabulous Phlox die cut set by Memory Box 98511

'flower stamp & die cut' by Make & Create from The Works

'5" square white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you have a fabulous weekend & your weather is as good as ours...

Hugs xx

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