Messy Rabbit

 Good morning, I hope you are well. I seem to be posting nothing but Christmas cards at the minute! At least I know I won't need to panic come November lol!!

Today sees the start of a new challenge over at 'My Time To Craft Christmas' where for the next fortnight our theme is.....

KRAFTY CHRISTMAS

whether you stamp on it, use it as matting & layering its ok as long as we can see it. As colouring on Kraft is one of my favourite things to do, thats what I did lol!!

I used one of my favourite older stamps, Messy Rabbit is such a cutie x

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Archi-scraps- multiple design papers (Facebook)

Crafty Animals- ATG

12 Months of Christmas- ATG

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Baggy Jumper' Messy Rabbit by Joanna Sheen

Polychromo Pencils by Faber-Castell in black

Distress Oxides by Tim Holtz in pink

Messy- dark sepia & warm grey 1

Jumper- deep cobalt green, pine green, hookers green, caput mortuum violet, permanent green, white, scarlet red & brown ochre

Snow- light ultramarine & sky blue

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Traditional Christmas' by Sara Davies for Crafters Companion

'desert storm' Neenah kraft card by Crafters Companion

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

My Stash- sentiment

all stamped using 'tuxedo black' ink by Memento

'5" square white card blank

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what 'krafty' creations the ladies have made.

I will be back on the 19th, until then take care xx

Messy Rabbit

I was so happy when Janis asked me to join her Christmas blog DT.....so here is my first post for 

The Merry Christmas Challenge.

The theme is always

ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

so I decided to get out one of my oldest & favourite stamps & have a play with him.....just love how he has turned out!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Brown Sugar- All creatures Great & Small
4 Crafty Chicks- alcohol inks
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
Christmas At Sweet Stampin' - ATG Christmas
Sunny Day Crafting- add an animal

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Baggy Jumper' from the Messy Rabbit collection by Joanna Sheen

Tim Holtz distress inks words in pink

Tim Holtz distress oxides words in red

Messy- iced spruce & tattered rose

Jumper- candied apples, salty ocean, squeeze lemon, pine needles & chipped sapphire

Snow- salty ocean

Sky- salty ocean

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Hunkydory

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

'white' water colouring card by Crafters Companion

'Christmas Grungy Message' stamp set by Lili of The Valley

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

large 'snowflake' punch by Martha Stewart

all stamped using 'vintage sepia' by Versafine

'5" square white card blank'

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great weekend & I will see you again on Thursday. Until then my friends, take care xx

Take It Easy!

I'm back again today to share with you my latest creation for Inspiration Destination. We are an anything goes challenge, with the occasional optional twist.

This fortnight we have the optional added twist of...

EMBOSSING

wet or dry, you decide

I thought I would use my latest embossing folder, I just had to have this one. As soon as I saw it was reduced to half price at work I brought it lol....one good thing about working in the arts & craft department in The Range, I gets to see stash as its reduced lol xx

I also thought I would use one of my super cute House Mouse stamps

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Water Cooler Wednesday- ATG masculine

Tuesday Throwdown- distressing

House Mouse- ATG

The Paper Girls- watercolour

heARTful stamping- ATG with stamp

Images & Colouring Mediums

Image- 'Poppy' From the House Mouse collection by Joanna Sheen

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Mouse- bark, saddle brown & tan

Poppy- dark chocolate, indian ink, sepia ink, shiraz & poppy red

Leaves- ionian green, beech green & field green

Ground- iron green, hookers green & apple green

Sky- iris blue

Panpastel

'turquoise tint' used to colour distressing on embossing folder

Papers & Embellishments

'winter sky' blue card from Limetree Craft

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

Tools & Glues

'Collall' all purpose glue

Sizzix Bigshot

'entwined hearts' embossing folder by Tonic

'corner sprigs' Shapeabilities die cuts by Spellbinders (cut up)

distressing done using sand block by Crafters Companion

distressed edges done using my thread cutter

image & sentiment stamped using 'Onyx Black' ink by Versafine

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & check out what fabulous 'embossed' creations the 'dream team' have made.

I will be back on Saturday with my next creation for you.

Until then take care, hugs xx

House Mouse!

I just wanted to say sorry for not being around the last few day or the next few. I was on antibiotics for a severe kidney infection & I had a reaction to them, where my brain swells (yeah I know what brain lol!) causing really bad & I mean really bad headaches to he extent that yesterday I couldn't pick my head up off my pillow or look at lights without being in tears! So I am sorry if I don't get around to commenting I will be back hopefully by Monday after a few days rest!! The hospital last night said I'd just got to wait it out & let the meds come out of my system naturally!! Not to bad today I can look at lights without it hurting, but I still feel like I've had one to many whiskeys! lol
Hug xx

This week over at CES Challenge we have the perfect challenge for you at this time of year!! We would like to see

SNOWFLAKES

on your creations! The winner will recieve a £10 voucher (p&p not included) to spend in Emma's online store! Emma does stock some of these gorgeous HM stamps & they are on offer at the moment along with loads more things, so pop over & check it out

My first attempt at colouring these gorgeous little mices, I think I am gonna need more lol!!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Get Hippity With Ippity- sketch

Crafty Catz- snowflakes

Fabulous Friday- Die cuts

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Walnut Cradles' set of House Mouse stamps from Joanna Sheen

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

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Mices- sandstone, caramel, umber, light fawn & mute pink

Cone- antique white, sandstone, caramel & umber

Holly leaves- holly, forest green & chartreuse

Berries- lipstick red & crimson

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Back to Basics Christmas' by Dovecraft from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment- 'Winter Wave Words' by Stampendous!

Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake punch by X-cut

Red & green card by Papermania

4mm silver pearls from Crafty Emma's Store

Flourish die cut by Create 4 Fun 6003/0002

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you all have a fab weekend. Anyhoos, don't forget to pop over to the main blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!!

hugs xx

Carolling Mice!!!!

I can't believe its the first of the month again!!! So that means its time for our monthly Christmas challenge over at Sparkles & our theme this month is

HOLLY & IVY.....

you can use either or both!!

We have two, yes two fab sponsors this month

Joanna Sheen will be giving away a £10 voucher & Di's Digi's is going to be giving away 5 digis!!! How cool!!!

For my card this month I have used one of Di's Digi's real cute Christmas images....thanks hun x

How sweet are these little mices?

Goodies I Have Used

Image- Merry Mice by Di's Digi's

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Snow- cool aqua

Mice- cool grey1, 2, warm grey 1, 2 & pale pink

Clothes- turquoise, marine, poppy, ruby, lemon & canary

Lanterns- cool grey 3, 4, gold, yellow & red

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Peppers Christmas Party by Hely Cuppleditch

3mm cranberry gems from Pizzazz Aplenty

Holly leaves from Papercellar

Sentiment by Kanban

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop back later for my DT card for OSAAT....hugs xx

Everybody Walk The Dinosaur!!

This is my second post for today please scroll down so you can see my DT card for GINGERLOFT!



Well this week at OSAAT we want to see things

FOR THE BOYS!

We are sponsored this week by the fab Joanna Sheen who is giving the winner a £10 voucher to spend in her online store

Right onto my card! I had so much fun with this card...I loved getting my glitter out, don't use it very often, but I thought it was needed!

Goodies I Used

Image- Dino by Stitchy

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Dino- pear green, olive green, cyan, agean & warm grey 4

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Dinoland paper pack by Panda Bear Designs

My stash- red glitter & sentiment

Please pop over to the main blog & see what inspirational boy creations my fellow teamies have come up with!! I hope your weekend is fab!

Hugs xx 

Christmas In February!!!

This is my second card for today so please scroll down to see my card for
Party Time Tuesdays new Challenge blog!!

Today sees the start of a new monthly challenge over at

 Sparkles Christmas Challenge Blog

As today is the first one we have chosen a really easy theme to get you back into making your Christmas cards!!!

CHRISTMAS TREES!

see told you it was an easy one......

We have 3, yes 3 prizes for 3 lucky winners!!! 

1st we have Joanna Sheen who prize is a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop

2nd we have Pink Gem who will be giving the winner 4 digi stamps of their choice

3rd we have our very own Shaz giving away a prize

Goodies I Have Used

Image- Christmas Penelope from Pink Gem

IQ paper from Staples

Promarkers

Penelope- warm grey 1 &2

Tree & holly leaves- grass, forest green & tan

Pot- cool aqua & sky blue

Scarf- red & ruby

Papers & Embellishments

Colour distressing with aged mahogany by Tim Holtz

My stash- DP, glitters & ribbon

Penelope is covered in glamour dust

Round sentiment from Pollycraft (red & cool aqua)

Long sentiment from Daisy & Dandelion

Thanks for stopping by please pop over to the main blog & say

hi to the other DT girlies!!

Hugs xx

Shopping Trolley & A Bag!!

I just want to thank you all for your texts, emails & phone calls, you all wonderfuls & I lurves ya all xxxx I am ok today still hobblin about but getting there....the only thing is they have forcast more snow tonight & for the next 2 days & I can't refuse a good snowball fight!!! We are ment to be driving down to Oxford on Sunday to meet up with my best bud Lou & her family to exchange prezzies. As this year we aren't going to Bognor for Crimbo, but stopping at home! Gonna be a wierd ole' Crimbo first time in 3 years we have stopped at home lol usualy end up very drunk & having such a giggle with Lou & Ady!!! Gonna miss it this year, but Nige's family needs us to be close.

This week at The Crazy we have a fab theme for you

On The Go!!

Which can mean lots of different things, I ummmed n arrrred for ages as what to do for this one!!! Nige suggested a Spitfire aeroplane, Katie suggested someone walking the dawgy! & Didge said about some kids sledging!!!! So you see lots of different answers!! So you can interpret this one yourself lololol!

Goodies I Used

Image- 'Supermarker Diva' from the Diva Collection by Joanna Sheen

Super Smooth card from Crafty Emma's Store

Promarkers

Skin- blush & sunkissed pink

Lips- rose pink

Hair- raw sienna, mustard & vanilla

Flower- blossom & yellow

Dress- apricot, honeycomb & moss

Shoes- cinnamon, cocoa & moss

Bag- cinnamon & cocoa

Flower- blossom & yellow

Trolley- ice grey 1 & 2

List- warm grey 1

Shopping- soft lime, canary, red, bluebell,

gold, rose pink, apple & china blue

Ground- ice grey 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Retro' stack from HOTP

Brown card- Papermainia

Flowers from Crafty Emma's Store

Dew drops (gold) from Crafty Emma's Store

Tag- 'Retro' stack from HOTP

My stash- sentiment

Ribbon from the Capsule Collection by Papermania

We have a fab challenge for you this week at Craft Your Passion

Monochrome...but you can choose the colour!!

Challenges I Am Entering

Sassy Studio Designs- mono

Allsorts Challenge- mono

Goodies I Used

Image- 'Handbag' from Cocodingo

IQ paper

Promarkers

Bag- warm grey 3, 4 & 5

Flower- ice grey 1 & 5

Chain- ice grey 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Colossal Collection from Papermania from Crafty Emma's Store

Black card from Papermania

My stash- ribbon, charm & sentiment
Dew drops (black) from Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon slider from Crafty Emma's Store

Glossy Accents on the flower

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to see what fab things the other DT ladies have been making!!

Bikini's & Wishing Wells in Winter?????

What a fab day out we had yesterday, we went to Cannock Chase looking for deer & we found them & they were gorgeous!! We must have walked for about 3 miles looking for them & I will admit, we had fun skipping (well hobbling in my case) & scaring Katie!! She's got a thing about snakes & the last time we were out there we saw an adder....so this time Nige got a stick & put it over his foot & started screaming...Katie proper freaked out it was soooooooooo funny!! The other thing that Nige did to scare the girls was....as they were walking under a tree he shook it so all the rain fell off..lolololol even me poor dawgy didn't like that one!! I am sufferin today tho, so not doing anything today other than maybe a bit of crafty
stuff & watching the footie!!
On to my cards for today...I will post pics of the deers tomorrow!!

This week at OSAAT the challenge is anything goes but with an

 event or season theme, if ya get me lol!!!

We havea fab sponsor this week

Joanna Sheen with a £10 gift voucher

How cool is that???

My first card for this weeks challenge is a birthday card!

I just love this Pony Girl in her bikini, she is fab!! Maybe not

 quite the right clothes for this weather lol

Challenges I Am Entering

Digi Doodles Best- anything goes

Goodies I Used

Image- 'Pony Girl'  Barbara Jensen

Scalloped 6" x 6" cards from Crafty Emma's Store

IQ paper

Promarkers

Skin- blush, dusky pink & tan

Eyes- powder blue

Hair- raw sienna, mustard & vanilla

Bobble- true blue & french navy

Boots- true blue & french navy

Bikini- true blue & french navy

Around Pony Girl- blossom

Papers & Embellishments

DP- DCWV 'Nana's Kitchen'

Dew drops (blue) from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- blue card, ribbon, flower & charm

Celebrate- Words & Expressions on my Slice

For my second card this week for OSAAT I have decided to do an Annivesary

card!!

I thought this 'Wishing Well' image was just perfect for an Anniversary card!

Challenges I Am Entering

Crafty Purple Frog- flowers

 

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Wishing Well' Toucan Scraps

IQ paper

Promarkers

Base of the well- cocoa, henna & walnut

Roof- burgundy & walnut

Beams- burgundy & walnut

Pully- putty & pastel beige

Handle- pastel beige

Rope- sandstone & caramel

Birdie- denim blue

Bucket- ice grey 2, 3, & 4

Ground- grass, forset green, pastel blue & cerise

Around Wishing Well- tea green

Papers & Embellishments

DP- Papermania 'Exquisite'

Ribbon chiffon pale pink from Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon slider from Crafty Emma's Store

Dew drops from Crafty Emma's Store

Sentiment- Docrafts

Flowers- Prima from Crafty Emma's Store

Leaves from Crafty Emma's Store

My stash- burgundy card

Well thanks for stopping until the end of this long post, please pop over to the

 main blog so you can see my teamies fab creations!!

Have a fab Sunday hugs xx

A Great Chance To Use Your Favourite Embellishments!!!

This weeks challenge over at OSAAT is 'embellish it with your favourite things'

This is the perfect chance for you to get out all your favourite gems, flowers, buttons, ribbon you could also cover everthing with glitter lol!

This weeks sponsor is the fantastic Joanna Sheen fancy winning a voucher to spend in her online shop? Well get all your embellishments out & come & join in the fun....

As for my favourite embellishments, well at the moment its dew

 drops, buttons, pins & lots of glitter lol!

I have used the gorgeous 'Presents' from Stitchy Bear

I just love those big eyes! I used stickles on all of her fir trim, but

 you can't really see it :0(

Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Totally Stampalicious- at least 3 snowflakes (DP)
A Spoonfull Of Sugar- winter wonderland
The Sisterhood of Crafters- bling!
Sarah Hurley- colouring in

Goodies I Used

Image 'Presents' from Stitchy Bear

IQ paper

Promarkers from Crafty Emma's Store

Skin- blush & dusky pink

Hair- tulip yellow & primrose

Hat, dress & boot- lipstick & berry red

Belt- warm grey 3 & 4

Present lavender & lilac

Sentiment- lavender & lipstick red

For the tree & ribbon on the present I used an assortment of

 Whispers brush marker pens.

 Buttons, green & pink card my stash

Stickles

Fibres in buttons MME from Crafty Emma's Store

Dew drops & pins from Crafty Emma's Store

DP- Papermania 'Nawty & Nice Christmas'

Sentiment circle- Pollycraft

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to be in with a chance of winning the prize, you gotta enter lol can't wait to see what you come up with! Don't forget to pop ove rto the main blog & see what the other DT members have created!

hugs xx

Toowit Towoo!!!

Well this week has gone so quick, I can't believe its Thursday already. This weekend  is Bank Holiday here is England, so Nige has got Monday off work as well, so three days to hopefully take the girlies out somewhere...hope the weather is nice at least one of the days...Danni's friend Jess is stopping for the weekend so really need to get outta the house...might take them to Cosford Museum to see the planes, I know our girls love it there, they both spend their time walking around with Nige asking him the most obscure questions trying to find something about planes that he doesn't know the answer tooo lolol so funny

Well as its Thursday its time for a new challenge at Moving Along With The Times, were this week the challenge is to make a card with an autumn feel using 2 design paper, 1 ribbon & 3 flowers.

This week the winner will get a two week design team spot WOW!!!

This owl stamp is one of my favourite I just love seeing him come to life

 when I colour him.

Challenges I  Am Entering

Crafts & Me Challenges- petals & pearls
Stampin For The Weekend- anything goes
The Tree House- fall colours

 

Stuff I Used
Image Joanna Sheen/Jayne Netley Mayhew Owl

IQ paper

Promarkers

Owl- cocoa, cinnamon, sandstone & satin

Ground- pear green & moss

DP- HOTP Seasons stack

Ribbon & flowers Papermania Capsule Collection

Dew Drops Crafty Emma's Store

Thanks for stopping by, your comments are always welcome, don't forget to pop over to the main MAWTT blog to see the other DT creations

hugs xx