Little Raccoon

Well I'm back, after nearly two weeks away from blogger. I spent 3 days in bed with the flu, still not feeling perfect but a lot better. So I'm playing catch up with crafting!

So today I'm here to share my latest DT creation with you, for If You Give A Crafter A Cookie. As always we have a cookie to help inspire you with your crafting

You will find our latest cookie here, or at the end of my post.

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fab n Funky- in the garden 

Crafting From The Heart- ATG

UnstampaBelles- To 'die' for with a bird or two

Crafty Friends- animals or birds

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Raccoon' has been made using a punch & various stamps from the set 'Foxy Friends' 

Stamped using 'grey flannel' Memento & 'onyx black' Versafine from Crafty Purple Frog

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise. ultramarine blue tint & diarylide yellow

Papers & Embellishments

'green, brown & white' card from 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'Collall 3D' glue with tools from Craft Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'flying birds' die cut by Memory Box 98655

'fence' unbranded

'princess tree' die cut by Cheery Lynn Designs 13180

'grass' extended die cut by Ellison

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

This fortnights fabulous cookie...

Thank you for stopping by today, make sure you pop over & check out what fab creations the DT have made using our great cookie!

Hugs xx

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Little fawn

Its Saturday, I really have no idea where time is going too!! We had a fabulous day on my week off, we went to Cardiff to see our Danni for the day. She is loving Uni & moving into a house in July with her friends. So glad shes happy & settled with friends. It was a worry to start with, her being so far away from home.

We had such a good day, even if we did get soaked through & I mean wet through to my knickers lol!

Anyhoos I need to get on with why I'm really here, today is the start of a new challenge over at

 My Time To Craft, where we have a fabulous theme.....which is....

NO DESIGN PAPERS

so get out your inks, embossing folders, stamps & join in with us.

I just loved bringing this little cutie to life....need to watercolour more me thinks xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Moving Along With The Times- into the woods

Dream Valley- 4 legged friends

Path of Positivity- the beauty of nature

Crafting When We Can- animals

Ribbon Girls- card + ribbon

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with a critter

CCC Digi Creations- include an animal

The Dream Factory- Bambi

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Little Fawn' from the Neighbourwood set by Helz Cuppleditch

Image- 'mushrooms'from the Neighbourwood set by Helz Cuppleditch

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Fawn- baked earth, saddle brown, madder brown & carmine pink

Flowers- shiraz, scarlet pink & sun yellow

Leaves- iron green, hookers green, field green & apple green

Butterflies- dusky purple & fuchsia

Ground- beech green & spring green

Mushrooms- poppy red, shiraz, amber & baked earth

Panpastels

Sky- turquoise & turquoise tint

Embossing folder- magenta & magenta tint

Flowers & flourish- violet

Papers & Embellishments

'green' card 12 x 12 coloured stack by Papermania

'white' paper from Staples

'watercolour' card by Ranger from Crafty Purple Frog

My stash- ribbon & 4mm white pearls

Tools & Glues

'collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'collall 3D' glue with tools from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'label #4' die cut by Spellbinders (& faux layer)

'leafy flourishes' die cut by X-cut 503489 (part of)

'floral frenzy' Embossalicious embossing folder by Die'sire

'flower' punch by X-cut

'triple butterfly' punch by Tonic

'Stix2' pick up pencil 

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

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great weekend

Hugs xx

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Happy Easter

 Its time for a new challenge over at If You Give Crafter A Cookie. We have a fabulous cookie to inspire you this fortnight. You will find the photo here or at the end of this post!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said, we were lucky enough to have one of her fabulous images to play with!

I printed it out twice so I could fussy cut the butterfly & give it some depth

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

The Paper Shelter- digital (image)

Creates & Makes- Springtime

Whoopsi daisy- Spring sings in flowers

613 Avenue Create- Spring

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Doodle Flower Trio' by Fred She Said

Promarker/Flexmarker- words

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Left & right flowers- pastel blue, 66, 65, pale blossom, 37, 34, canary, 107 &101

Middle flower- soft mauve, 79 & 78

Leaves & grass-meadow green, 48 & 46

Butterfly- sky blue, 67, tropical orchid & 42

Tim Holtz distress inks

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Spring Time' by Hobbycraft

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

My stash- happy Easter stamp

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'Collall 3D' glue with tools from Crafty Purple Frog

'C6 deckled edge white card blank' from Crafty Purple Frog

This fortnights cookies for you

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous creations the DT have made, using this fabulous image as inspiration

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Retirement Card!

Todays creation I a going to share with you is for Inspiration Destination, where as always our theme is....

ANYTHING GOES

so why not pop over & enter any creations you make!!

After lots of worrying, thinking & backwards & forwards...Mom has finally decided to retire! So this is for Mom from me xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fairy Tale- cards with animals

2 Cute Ink- ATG

Ike's World- ATG twist in the garden

Crafty Cardmakers- spring into spring

Use Your Stuff- spring is in the air

Glitter n Sparkle- for a female (my mom has just retired)

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Bunny Carrot' by 2 Cute Ink (March 2017 club image)

Promarkers/Flexmarkers words in black

Derwent Coloursoft Pencils words in brown

Bunny- ice grey #1, steel grey & cerise

Carrot- bright orange, blood orange, mid terracotta, chartreuse, dark green & green

Background

All stamps from a freebie set from a magazine

Dirt line stamped using brown, Versa Color

Grass stamped using fresh green Versa Color & Bamboo Leaves Memento

Carrots stamped using Gray Flannel Memento from Crafty Purple Frog

Carrots coloured using bright orange & bright green Flexmarkers

Panpastels

Sky- Turquoise

Dirt- burnt sienna tint & burnt sienna

Papers & Embellishments

'green & white card from the 12 x 12 Coloured stack by Papermania

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

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

Thank you for stopping by today, please take time to pop over & see what the 'dream team' have created

Hugs xx

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Happy Snowman!

Its that time again when I share my latest 'Try Stampin' on Tuesday' creation with you. You will find this fortnights sketch here or at the end of my post.

As always you must follow the sketch but the theme is optional & this time the theme is....

3 DIFFERENT DESIGN PAPERS

as you can see from my creation I decided to give the theme a miss this time around!

Challenges I Would Like To enter

A Snowflakes Promise- ATG

The Holly & Ivy- ATG

613 Avenue Create- ATG twist rubber n digi's

Crafty Sentiments- ATG

Die Cuttin Divas- ATG with die cuts

Image & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Snowman' from the 'Secret Winter 2013' stamp kit by Whiff of Joy

Spectrum Illustrator Markers- words from Crafty Purple Frog

Spectrum Noir Pencils- numbers

Snowman- pale mint & blender

Buttons & eyebrows- 120 & 117

Nose- bright orange & 92

Arms- raw sienna & 95

Hat- brown grey #4, 120, 117, blue turquoise, 120 & 72

Tim Holtz distress inks

Surround- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Christmas Wishes' by First Edition from Crafty Purple Frog

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

'Christmas Time Is Here' sentiment from the 'Secret Winter 2013' stamp kit by Whiff of Joy

My stash- turquoise card candy

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue from Crafty Purple Frog

'Collall 3D' glue with tools from Crafty Purple Frog

Sizzix Bigshot

'circle' die cut by X-cut 503416

'mini poinsettia's' die cut by Marianne D LR0142

'large snowflake' punch by Martha Stewart

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

 This fortnights sketch, I have rotated it for my card.

Thank you for stopping by today, please take a few minutes to pop over & see what fab creations the DT have made using this sketch!

Hugs xx

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