From Our House To Yours!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my Delightful Challenges spooky creation! Hugs xx

Its the start of a new challenge over at MAWTT, where this week we are

SEEING RED!

so as long as your creation has a splash of red on it your welcome to enter! I thought I'd have a play with one of my all time favourite Christmas images, Winnie is such a cutie & these images always seem to sell well at the wildlife sanctuary I donate all my cards to!

Hazel (Didos) I hope your reading this wifey as its your fault I'm now using glitter on everything, after never using it!!! Bad influence you are!! lol!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Critter Challenge- fab sketch
Bearly Mine- add a sentiment

Shopping our stash- animals or birds
365 cards- falling snow
Whoopsi Daisy- things with wings

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie in her Santa suit' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' CD by Willow Design

5" square red card blank by Anita's

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- burnt sienna, caramel, cinnamon, sandstone, apricot & rose peach

Santa suit- burgundy, crimson, red & cool aqua

Gloves- sky blue & cool aqua

Ground- aquamarine, cool aqua & soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

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

Blue paper by Kodak

Sentiment from the 'Christmas Ticket' set by The Craft Pad

4mm cranberry gems my stash

Star dust Stickles from Natalie & Amy's

Our fab sponsor this week, who provided the sentiments for us to use (thank you) is The Craft Pad!

Thank you for stopping by today. By now I have hopefully caught up with you all, if not I will try & get around to you today. Don't forget to pop over & see what fabby red creations the girls have made!

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 

Christmas Winnie!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see my MAWTT & 

Delightful Challenges creations xx

I have no idea why I decided to make a Christmas card for my Willow Sketchie DT creation

 today.....oh it might be that the weather is pants! lol! After our week away in the sun, coming home to Stoke 

where the weather is so cold & yak I've had to start putting the heating on again!?!?! that might 

have something to do with it!

Anyhoos on with my card for Willow Sketchie, where this week it was my turn to design a sketch & pick a theme.....you will find my sketch here, but the theme is

3 OR MORE BRADS OR EYELETS!

remember you don't have to do the sketch you can just do the theme, or just the sketch or both, its up to you!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Pollycraft- cute critters

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie' in her Santa suit off the 'Winnie & Walter Does Christmas' CD by Willow Design

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- apricot, umber, caramel, sandstone & champagne

Hat & coat- slate, aubergine & orchid

Gloves- orchid, purple & plum

Trimmings & pom poms- lavender

Ground- col aqua & honeydew

Papers & Embellishments

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

Eyelets & purple paper my stash

Sentiment by Pollycraft (lavender & lilac)

Ribbon by Craftime from Crafty Emma's Store

Thank you for stopping by, I love reading your comments good or bad!

hugs xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR
 to you all, we didn't go out. But spent until about 4am playing on the X-box & Wii had a really good giggle laughing at the girls driving & hoping Katie never ever asks for a car!!! LOL!! My knee is really, really sore today, my own fault for playing silly Olympic games like the hurdles & long jump!! Never gonna end well lol!! I hope you all had fun! xxx

Wow where has the last 10 days gone, I can't believe Nige & the girlies are gone again on Tuesday, it only seemed like five minutes ago that they were breaking up from school & work!! Oh well more me time to craft & use my new crafty stash!!

Anyhoos its the 1st of the month which can only mean one thing a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas, I know most of you have had enough of Christmas card making....just think if you join in with us once a month you will have 12 extra cards come December lolol ok enough waffling from me! This months theme is

STOCKINGS

& we have two fab sponsors Joanna Sheen & Pink Gem Designs! Please pop over to the main blog & check out what you could win!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Auds Sentiments- anything goes
Crafty Purple Frog- Christmas

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Walter in his stocking' from the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

6" square card blank from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Walter- caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut, apricot & cocktail pink

Hat- red & crimson

Holly- berry red, pine, holly & petrol blue

Stocking- turquoise, marine, petrol blue, cerise, shocking pink, magenta, berry red & sunflower

Papers & Embellishments

DP & sentiment-from the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by

Willow Designs

Turquoise card by Papermania

Corner rounder punch by X-cut

Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake punch by X-cut

Pink gems from Crafty Emma's Store

Thank you for stopping by I hope you will join in with us this month, please pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have come up with!  hugs xx

Winnie All Wrapped Up!

This week over at Willow Sketchie we have another fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here! My darling hubby helped me with this card, my brain just wouldn't work! It just kept shouting nope not gonna do it lol & it really is such a fab sketch!

So Nige messed with my Ecraft program, while the printer was printing off the pink snowflake paper & he put it through my Ecraft & the three panels were cut out!! I would never, ever done that I just would have put three panels on top! So he gave me a totally different look than I would have!

Thanks gorgeous xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

ABC Christmas Challenge- Z- zingy colours
Freshly Brewed- Christmas
I Love Promarkers- anything goes

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie in Earmuffs' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- light fawn, sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna, apricot & cocktail pink

Scarf- turquoise, marine, petrol blue, cerise, shocking pink & magenta

Gloves- turquoise, marine & petrol blue

Crown- sunflower, gold & shocking pink

Earmuffs- cerise, shocking pink & magenta

Ground- cool aqua, aquamarine & soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

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

Turquoise card by Papermania

Doily die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD 020

Wooden star button from Crafty Emma's Store

Aqua divine twine from Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon my stash

Thank you for stopping by, please pop over to the main blog & take a look at what fab creations my teamies have come up with!

Hugs xx

Winnie In Her Blue Santa Suit!

This week over at Willow Sketchie we have a fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here, but we also have a twist! You must

ADD TEXT

to your finished creation!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
ABC Christmas- anything Christmas

Crafts & Me- Snowflakes
Passion 4 Promarkers- Christmas

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie in her santa suit' from the 'Winnie & Walter Does Christmas' cd from Willow Designs

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

Promakarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- light fawn, sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna, apricot & cocktail pink

Santa suit- cool aqua, surf blue, cyan, agean & soft aqua

Ground- soft aqua, aquamarine & cool aqua

Papers & Embellishments

DP & sentiment- from the 'Winnie & Walter Does Christmas' cd from

Willow Designs

Pine branch by Marianne Design LR0181

Flower cut on my Slice using my Noteworthy sd card

Card candi- daisy patchwork  from Crafty Emma's Store

Large snowflake by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake by X-cut

3mm baby blue pearl from Crafty Emma's Store

Blue, pink & green pearlised card from Create & Craft

Thank you for stopping by, don't forget to pop over here to see what our fab sketch is for you this week!

hugs xx

Door Hanger

This is my 4th & last (yay lol!) post for today, please scroll down to see my Digital Delights, MAWTT & Sparkles Christmas creations!


This week over at Willow Sketchie we have the easiest ever challenge for you

ANYTHING GOES!

see told ya! No reason why you can't enter this week, so I wanna be hopping by your blogs to see what you have created! Don't forget to pop over to see what fab prize you could win!

My DT creation is one of the things I made for Sharon when she was on C&C back in October! I wanted to make something a bit different & Nige came up with the idea & made me a template as well...thanks hun xx

I'm not sure if any of you watch the show or can remember, my door hanger was hanging off the spotty potty!!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fab & Funky- anything goes
Stamping Royalty- anything but a card
Whimsey Inspries- anything but a card

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie in her Santa suit' from the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd from Willow Designs

Doorhanger template by Nige Swinscoe xx

Promarkers

Winnie- sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna, apricot & cocktail pink

Santa suit- burgundy, crimson & red

Ground - tea green

Papers & Embellishments

white card embossed with Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder by Provocraft

Colour disstressing with Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Eastern Rounds die cut by Nellie Snellen MFD010

'Santa Please Stop Here!' computer generated

Glamour dust from Crafty Emma's Store

Snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Lined paper out of a notebook

Handwriting done by Katie with a Letraset fineliner from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- blue card & burgundy card

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main blog & take a look at what fab creations the girls have come up with!

Hugs xx

Singing Walter!

This week over at Willow sketchie we have another fab sketch for you to follow which you will find here!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Fab & Funky- cold weather
Ruby's Rainbow- something with wings

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Walter & the Choir' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

6" square card blank from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Walter- light fawn, caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut, apricot & cocktail pink

Hat- burgundy, crimson & red

Other two owls- light fawn, sandstine, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna, & apricot

Hats- red, crimson, lipstick red & berry red

Song sheets- blue grey 1 & aquamarine

Ground- soft aqua, aquamarine & cool aqua

Papers & Embellishments

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

Red paper by Kodak

My stash- ribbon

Corners cut on my Slice using my Noteworthy sd card

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main blogto check out the sketch, what prize is up for grabs & what gorgeous creations my teamies have made!!

hugs xx

Walter In His Pom Pom Hat!

This is my first post for today, please pop back later to see what I have made for  MAWTT & Delightful Challenges DT!!


I am sooooooooo loving this cd 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' avaliable from Willow Designs, yeah I know I'm on Sharons dt, but oh the images are so cute & the papers are fab I just love using it!!

Anyhoos onto todays challenge we have another fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Ruby's Rainbow- something with wings!

The Crazy Challenge- something with wings!

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image 'Walter in his pom pom hat' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd from Willow Designs

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Walter- light fawn, caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut, apricot & cocktail pink

Hat- pink pearl, sorbet, fuchsia pink, tulip yellow, sunflower & gold

Papers & Embellishments

DP- off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' from Willow Designs

Snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder

Scalloped X-cut shape used with my Bigshot

Doodling done with rose pink Promarker with fine nib

Snowflakes punch by X-cut

Pink gems from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment from Pollycraft (gold & sorbet)

Thank you for stopping by in my small part of the www today, please take a few minutes to pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have been making with the fab sketch which you will find here!!

hugs xx

Winter Wishes!

This is my first post for today, please pop back to see my Delightful Challenges & MAWTT creations! hugs xx

This week over at Willow Sketchie we have a fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here along with details of the prize up for grabs!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

The Paper Shelter- Christmas Fun
By the Cute & Girly- Christmas
Creatalicious Challenge- distressed edges

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie In Earmuffs' from the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Design

6" square elegent edge card blank from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- light fawn, sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna, apricot & cocktail pink

Scarf- orchid, amethyst, slate, baby pink, watermelon & antique pink

Earmuffs- baby pink, watermelon & antique pink

Crown- canary, sunflower & watermelon

Mittens- orchid, amethyst & slate

Papers & Embellishments

Doiley die cut by Nellie Snellon MFD020

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

My stash- white card, ribbon & self adhesive pearls

Colour distressing with Tim Holtz worn lipstick

Snowflake punch by X-cut

Sentiment off the Daisy & Dandelion Christmas stamp set

Thank you for stopping by, I love reading your comments! Please try & pop over & take a look at the fab creations my teamies have made this week!

Hugs xx

My siggys gone walkies again! lol if ya see it send it back please!

Home Sweet Home!

This is my first post for today please pop back to see my creations for MAWTT & Delightful Challenges!
We are away for the day in London so I hope Mr Blogger is playing ball!!

This week over at Willow Sketchie its my turn to be hostess! If you pop over here you can see the sketch I created for this challenge, I also would like to see some

STRIPEY PAPERS

in your creation.....I hope you will pop over & join in the fun!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

will add when I get home

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Home Sweet Home' off the Walter & Winnie Does Christmas from Willow Designs

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- light fawn, sandstone, caramel, cocoa, henna & apricot

Crown- canary & sunflower

Walter- light fawn, caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut & apricot

Housey- orchid, amethyst, slate, baby pink, watermelon, antique pink, plum, aubergine, muted pink, pink lavender, wild orchid, pink pearls & powder blue

Snow- aquamarine & soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

DP- green snowflakes off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd from Willow Design

My stash  green card

DP- stripey by bringing crafts to you

Sentiment- 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd from Willow Design

Clear rhinestones by MME

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & have a look at my sketch & join in the fun for a chance to win a fab prize!!

Hugs xx

Merry Christmas from Winnie!

This week over at Willow Sketchie we have another fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here!!

Oh wow we also have an amazing prize up for grabs for the winner this week!! Pop over here & take a look.....I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

ABC Christmas- unused stash (papers & ric rac)
I Love Promarkers- cute
Rubys Rainbow- cute & cuddly

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Winnie in her Santa Suit' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd avaliable from Willow Deisgns

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

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Winnie- light fawn, sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, cocoa, henna & apricot

Santa suit- burgundy, crimson & red

Ground- tea green

Papers & Embellishments

DP & sentiment- 'Peace On Earth' collection by Creative Cardmaking

My stash ric rac ribbon

Red paper by Zerox

Japenese fan punch by Woodware

Faux stitching, forest green Promarker with fine nib

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made using this fantastic cd!!

Hugs xx

Merry Christmas!

This is my second post for today please scroll down for my MAWTT & pop back later for my Delightful Challenges...hugs xx

This week over at Willow Sketchie we have another fab sketch for you to follow, which you will find here! But this week there is an added twist

RIBBON or FABRIC

Also there is a fab prize up for grabs! A collection of digi images worth £10 pop over here to see which digis the winner will recieve!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Passion for Promarkers- Christmas Critters

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Walter & his Perfect Present' off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd which is avaliable to pre-order here!

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Walter- light fawn, caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut & apricot

Hat- baby pink, watermelon, antique pink & arctic blue

Present- antique white, cool aqua & surf blue

Ribbon- yellow & mustard

Ground- tea green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Christmas Fancy' by Dovecraft

Turquoise card by Papermania

Ribbon a birthday present from Laurie thanks hunnie

Sentiment off Daisy & Dandelion Christmas stamp set

Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake punch by X-cut

Don't forget to pop over to the main blog, to see what fab creations my teamies have made & also the fab colloection of digi's you could win!!

Hugs xx

Toffifee! Nommy!

This is my second post for today please scroll down for my MAWTT & pop back for my Delightful Challenges creation!! Hugs xx


Well I have finished making all of my goodies for C&C, sooooooo excited! Don't forget to tune in 17th October at 8am & 2pm to see Sharon with a super ubber gorgeous cd with Walter & Winnie on the most gorgeous owls!!

I made this & sent it to Sharon just to say thank you for asking me to make things, even if mine don't get on tv I feel very honoured to have been asked, so thought I would say thank you!

I have followed this weeks sketch with an added twist of adding snowflakes, which you will find here along with the details of this weeks prize!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Crafts & Me- use a digi
My Moms Craft Shop- animals
Crazy Amigo- animals
Papertake Weekly- anything goes
Passion For Promarkers- alter something

Goodies I Have Used

Image - 'Walter- All Wrapped Up For Christmas' which is off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

A box of Toffifee

Promarkers with fine nibs & Flexmarkers

Walter- caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna & walnut

Present- blossom, sorbet, rose pink, red, pine & holly

Ribbon- pastel yellow, mustard & rose pink

Papers & Embellishments

DP- are all off the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

Snowflake stencil 'Holidays set' by Pebbles

Colour distressing done with Tim Holtz tumbled glass

Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake punch by X-cut

Sentiment tag off Daisy & Dandelion stamp set by DoCraft

4mm silver pearls from Crafty Emma's Store

Thank you for stopping by today, please remember to pop over & see what my teamies have made this week!

Hugs xx

The Perfect Present!

This is my second post for today please scroll down to see my MAWTT & pop back later to see my super cute & took me ages card for Delightful Challenges!! Hugs xx


I am sooooooooooo excited just for those of you who have been wondering what my SQUEALABLE news was .....well ...Willow Designs is going on C&C for the release of the 'Walter & Winnie Does Christmas CD' & Sharon has asked the DT to make some things to go on TV!!! I know mine might not even get shown, but I'm so excited for Sharon & the fact that she asked me!!!
Thanks hun xx



Wow, I just wanted to say thank you to all the people that entered

Willow Sketchie last week, I really enjoyed hopping around your blogs!

Anyhoos on to this weeks challenge which is a fab sketch which you will find here! With an added twist of a tent or easel card!

For deets on this weeks prize please pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge blog!

Excuse the thumb lol!! I hate taking pics of easel cards, but love making them!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

The House That Stamp Built- animals
Inky Impressions- die cuts & punches
Craft Room- Christmas

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Walter, Perfect Present' which is on the Walter & Winnie does Christmas cd avaliable to pre-order here!

2 x 5" square card blanks

Promarkers with fine nibs

Walter- caramel, cinnamon, chestnut, henna, walnut, apricot & cocktail pink

Hat- rose pink & fuchsia pink

Present- orchid, amethyst, slate, yellow & mustard

Floor- tea green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- off the 'Walter & Winnie does Christmas' cd by Willow Designs

 Pink card by Papermania

Snowflake folder by Provocraft embossed on my Bigshot

Colour distressing Tim Holtz dusty concord

Border punch 'Tag' by Woodware

Fibres by Innovations for Crafters

Snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Card candi from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment by Pollycraft (orchid & rose pink)

Nestie shape?

Thank you for stopping by, don't forget to pop over to see what my teamies have made with the fab sketch that you will find here!

Hugs xx