Birthday Kisses!

It's time for me to share my latest 'My Time To Craft' make with you. For the next fortnight we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow. You will find it here or at the end of my post!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Craft Rocket- birthday

Seize The Birthday- birthday

Sunny Day- animal

Cute & Crafty- birthday

Aud Sentiments- ATG with a sentiment

Images & Colouring Mediums

Images- from the 'Lovers Lane' stamp set from the 'Bunches of Love' collection by Country Companions

Faber-Castell Polychromo pencils in brown

Leaves, stems & bush- chrome oxide green & leaf green

Roses- caput mortuum violet & deep scarlet red

Ladybugs- middle cadmium red, pale geranium lake & black

Gate & fence- cold grey IV & bistre

Hedgie- madder, walnut brown, burnt sienna & brown ochre

Wellies- cobalt blue, cobalt blue greenish & warm grey V

Garden flowers- mauve & manganese violet

Ground- warm grey VI & warm grey IV

Tag- magenta & black

Ladybugs sign- walnut brown & dark sepia

Butterfly- rose, carmine & dark sepia

Sky- sky blue

Papers & Embellishments

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

'white' colouring card by Rymans

My stash- sentiment

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

sentiment stamped using 'Onyx Black' ink by Versafine

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations the MTTC DT have made using this sketch. I will be back tomorrow with my latest Sheepski creation. Until the take care xxx

Mouse's In Love

Good morning & welcome to my small part of the World Wide Web. Firstly I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent me 'good luck' messages, emails etc...I really

 do appreciate it xx

In answer to some of your questions, I love my new job...its awesome, my first shift I got to play with some new dies from Sizzix & boy are the gorgeous. I also saw what we have coming 

in the new year, I seriously need to save some pennies 💗 them all. 

I have been asked (after taking some of my favourite makes in to show my supervisor) to do a weekly demo, either Saturday or Sunday depending on my hours. This was meant to be happening after Christmas, but it looks like its gonna be sooner arghhhh!!! scary!!!

Anyhoos, the real reason I'm here is to share with you my latest creation for 'Inspiration Destination' we have an optional theme for you this fortnight...

EASEL CARDS

I just love easel cards, they are just that little bit extra. I decided to make a circle one lol

After much messing & a few A4 sheets of wasted card I managed to make this. I hope you like it xx

Just love these cute mouse's 

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Creates & Makes- ATG
Inky Chicks- not square
Craftaholics R Us- ATG
Little Red Wagon- shaped cards (no square/rectangle)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- ATG with critter

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Dreamboat' from the Lovers Lane set by Country Companions

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Left Mouse

Ears & nose- carmine pink

Fur- baked earth

Jumper- lagoon & iris blue

Boots- shiraz & tan

Right Mouse

Ears & nose- carmine pink

Fur- neutral grey

Jumper- shiraz & poppy red

Boots- shiraz & tan

Pillow- red violet

Champagne flutes- sicilian yellow & neutral grey

Tree- oak

Leaves- hooker's green & felt green

Water- sea blue

Ladybug- poppy red

Champagne bottle- poppy red, tan, hooker's green & felt green

Oars- neutral grey & hot red

Boat- madder brown, hot red & neutral grey 

Papers & Embellishments

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

'white' colouring card by Ryman's

My stash- pearl & hearts 

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'circle stitch' die cuts by M&C Boutique from The Works

'precious hearts' die cuts by Memory Box

'heart' border die cut from the LOVE set by Diamond Press DP1188

'flower' die cut from the Make & Create set from The Works

'card base' made using 'A4 hammered card' by Crafters Companion

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fabulous 'easel cards' the Dream Team have made to help inspire you

I will be back tomorrow, so until the take care xx

Hugs xx

Christmas in July

Hi fellow bloggers I hope you are all well & your weather is better than we've been having it here...lots of rain with the odd sunshower as Nige says! So yeah its awful. 

Some good news though our Danni has landed a volunteering job in the British Heart Foundation shop down the road from us, which is really good. its gonna get out of the house a bit more & interacting with people!

Anyhoos, its Saturday, so its time for a new My Time To Craft challenge. Don't forget we are running two weekly over summer. This weeks theme is ....

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

yeah I know the dreaded C word. With donating my cards to charity I make Christmas cards all year round. My first one this year was Boxing Day lol

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Christmas Stampin' - CAS
Daring Cardmakers- Christmas
Winter Wonderland- traditional colours
C.R.A.F.T. challenge- Christmas
Crafting By Design- Getting Ready for Christmas

Image & Colouring Medium

Image- 'Happy New Year' mini stamp from the Country Companions set by Docrafts

Spectrum Noir Pencils

Mousey- 91, 90, 86, 85, 84 & 07

Shirt- 77

Boots- 117, 77, 76 & 75

Plate- 117

Christmas pud- 117, 104, 96, 95 & 93

Holly- 48, 47, 45 & 38

Ground- 66 & 65

Promarker

Berries- sunset 

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Back to Basics Vintage Christmas' by Dovecraft

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

Tools & Glues

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

'Collall 3D' glue with tools 

Sizzix Bigshot

'Seasons Greeting' mini die cut by Tattered Lace

'Holly & Berry' die cut by C.C.Designs

'5 x 7" elegant edge white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab 'Christmas' creations the DT have made. Don't forget you have two weeks to enter!
We are off out car shopping today, I have really missed my Bug since she went at the start of the year. Be great to get my freedom back...whoop so excited!!

Hugs xx

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Cute Little Hedgie!

Please can you pop over here & leave a coment for our Katie & her first DT card for Craft Your Passion Kids!


Hi everyone out there in blogland! First off I want to say Merry Christmas yeah I know I'm a few days late, but I spent most of Christmas Day in bed with a stinky cold!!!  I am really sorry if I haven't popped round to your blog I will get to you eventually!

My card I am sharing with you today, I started last Thursday & finished it yesterday but have only just got around to posting it! oops!! Still feel like bleurghhhh!!! We did have a nice day tho, well afternoon! We watched Harry Potter the last two films which are really good, then had a giggle at Nige & the girls on Guitar Hero! I did want to have a go but my brain couldn't tell my fingers what to do quick enough lolol!!

Right enough yapping! My card!!

This super cute Hedgie was a freebie in a mag ermmmmm can't remember which one.....just that Nige got it for me when he went out! xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Sketch & Stash- sketch (new stamp, old DP)

Papercreations- something old DP something new stamp

Secret Crafter- anything goes

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Hedgie' Country Companions

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

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Hedgie- champagne, sandstone, cappuccino, caramel & umber

Wellies- burgundy, crimson & red

Ground- khaki, pastel beige & light fawn

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Woodland Folk' paper stack by DoCraft

Red paper by Kodak

Ribbon, green & cream card my stash

Scalloped circle cut on my Ecraft SVG by Darlicious Creations

Leaf flourish die cut by Marianne Design LR0151

Flower die cut by Marianne Design LR0110

Thank you for stopping by, I hope your having a wonderful Christmas

hugs xx