Dilly Duck!

WOW! Where has the last month gone? It doesn't seem five minutes since I made those wedding invites for my friend, but it was a month ago.....mmmmm must be getting old!

I'm 40 next October & Nige keeps winding me up saying I'm 40 next year, I just say well your nearer to 50 than me as he is nearly 6 years older than me lololol!! 

Anyhoos enough yapping from me & on with this months Sparkles Monthly Challenge, where this month we want to see your

NATURE

creations, I was planing on decorating a frame with my Woodland creatures, but then I saw who the sponsor was & just had to use one of Wendy super cute images!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Fetch A Sketch- great sketch

Bunny Zoe's- summer

Craft Your Passion- gone buggy

Truly Madly Crafty- summer fun

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Dilly Duck with her Ladybug' by Digital Delights

5" square card blank

Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Dilly Duck- gold, sunflower, yellow, pumpkin & amber

Ladybug- poppy, lipstick red & ice grey 4

Grass- forest green, grass & chartreuse

Sky- soft aqua

Papers & Embellishments

Yellow card & ladybug my stash

Sentiment off the 'Floral Maze' DB014 stamp sheet by Dawn Bibby

DP- 'Country Drive' by Echo Park

Organza bee Forever Friends ribbon by Docrafts

Our sponsor for this month is Digital Delights! with a $5 voucher for the winner

We also have a prize unclaimed from last month, so there is also a LOTV voucher up for grabs!

So two chances to win this month!

Thank you for stopping by, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Danni's Christmas Card!

Those of you that know me, know our eldest Danni is into dark spooky stuff! So when I was asked to join A & T with Emerald Faeries I couldn't wait to play with this fab image. Its just perfect for Danni & I had loadsa fun making it & getting covered in distressing inks!

I have decided to combine my two DT cards today so here's the first challenge.....

Over at A & T challenge blog,  we want to see your

ANYTHING GOES

creations, real easy one this time. So no excuses not to join in the fun! Make sure you pop over to the A & T challenge blog & see what fab prize is up for grabs!

And over at My Time To Craft we want to see you

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

creations, make sure you pop over to both blog & see what fab creations the girls have made!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Kimbee's Creations- fab sketch

Make It Monday- anything goes

OSAAT- anything goes

Stamping With The Dragon- Christmas

Just Keep On Crafting- Christmas

My Moms Craft Shop- Christmas

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Christmas Skull' by A & T designs

5" square card blank

Spectrum Noirs from Natalie & Amy's

Skull- GG5, GG4, GG2, GG1 & EB1

Hat- TB6, TB5 & TB4

Holly- JG6, JG4 & JG1

Berries- CR11 & CR9

Banner- TN1 & TN2

Candy canes- CR11 & CR10

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Miltons' Christmas stack by Wild Rose Studio

Gold paper, holly card, ribbon, blue gems & brad my stash

Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz's vintage photo

Paper distressing done using thread cutter

Large snowflake punch by Martha Stewart

Small snowflake punch by X-cut

Sentiment by Kanban

Thanks for stopping by hugs xx

ABC Ella!

I hope your all well, those who aren't here's a huge hug ((((xxxx))))) just for you!
We had an absolute fantastic day yesterday, we nipped up to Blackpool for the airshow & boy it was fantastic the Typhoon was amazing, it had Katie squealing saying her bum was vibrating lol the noise & power that thing has AMAZING!
We also went into Madame Tussards, only really to surprise Katie with The Beatles being there.....mmmm but I didn't know there was one of Mr sex bomb himself, yeah Tom Jones was there but I'm talking about Alan Shearer, oh I cried, my knees went weak oh I was a blubbering mess & yeah Nige got a photo lol. Might put it on here if its not to bad lol!!
But Katie when she saw The Beatles she cried lots & hugged me & Nige really tight & said thank you such a sweetie & then spent the next 20 minutes walking around the Fab Four looking at them. She did notice that Macca had his shoes on & no cigarette in his hand. I have taught my daughter well lol!!
Anyhoos a fab day out, well worth the 5 minute rain shower we got caught in!
Hugs xx


Its time for a new challenge over at Platypus Creek, this fortnight we want to see your

BACK TO SCHOOL

creations! I decided to make a card for my friends little girl who starts in Preschool this September, she just seems so small & starting school. I know our girls were that small years ago but I can't remember them being that small when they started school!! Anyhoos on with my card!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

Skipping Stones- fab sketch

Scrappers Delight- Back To School

Raise The Bar- Back To School

Paper Pretties- Back To School

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'ABC Ella' by Platypus Creek

A6 scalloped card blank

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & prisma pencils

Skin- sunkissed pink & blush

Hair- gold, canary & lemon

Bobbles- true blue

Shirt- vanilla & satin

Skirt- indigo blue, true blue & cobalt blue

Shoes- midnight blue & china blue

Book- burgundy, crimson, yellow & sky blue

Ground- blue grey 3, 2 & 1

Papers & Embellishments

DP- (stripy) 'It's A Party' by Digital Delights

DP- (pencils) 'School' by Digital Delights

Yellow paper by Kodak

Leaf border punch by Fiskars

ABC cut on my Ecraft using font off my laptop

A- lipstick red

B- cyan

C- turquoise

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over & see what fab creations my teamies have made & what great prize is up for grabs!

Hugs xx

Flying High!

Hi, I hope your all keeping well, those feeling poorly huge hugs from me!

Today's creation is using a new SVG release by Platypus Creek....I just had to have a play with these cogs you do get 6 different ones, I have only used 2 but have re-sized them!

I have no idea who this stamp is by, I got it years ago when I first started stamping! If you know could you let me know thank you xx

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

4 Crafty Chicks-  Up, Up & Away

Digi Doodles- things with wings

Pixie Dust- vintage

Sassy Cheryl's- All About The Boys

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Spitfire' sorry don't know where from

6" square kraft card blank from Natalie & Amy's

Tim Holtz Distress markers

Spitfire- crushed olive, vintage photo, barn door, faded jeans, mustard seed & black soot

Scenery- vintage photo, black soot, peeled paint, pine needles, forest moss, broken china, crushed olive, weathered wood, worn lipstick & brushed corduroy

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Checks' by Papercellar

Cogs cut on my Ecraft using an SVG by Platypus Creek

Cogs cut on kraft paper from my stash

Colour distressing done using Tim Holtz vintage photo

4mm silver pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty 

Sentiment my stash

Thank you for stopping by today, please pop over to the main Platypus challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx

Donkeying Around!

Don't forget the challenge over at MAWTT is into its second week & the theme is summer!

I just want to say sorry to the ladies who blog I regularly visit, I will try my best to get around to seeing your creations real soon. Having the girlies off school totally throws my routine out the window lol!!

Its time for a new challenge over at Delightful Challenge & this week we want to see your creations using some

FABRIC/ FIBRES/TRIM

I had so much fun making this card, I just love the image & spent ages colouring her in with my Tim Holtz Distress Markers, just love them!

I thought I'd show you a close up of my felt die cut flower & leaves!

Challenges I Would Like To Enter

2 Sisters Challenge- fab sketch

Crafts & Me- use a digi

Scrap-Creations- 'D' for donkey

Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes + felt

Goodies I Have Used

Image- 'Precious' from the 'Donkeying Around' set by Digital Delights

A5 card blank

Tim Holtz distress markers

Precious- weathered wood, frayed burlap, spun sugar, black soot & chipped sapphire

Grass- crushed olive & forest moss

Papers & Embellishments

DP- 'Boofle' 12 x 12 stack by Docrafts

Flower & button di cuts by Marianne D LR0164

Leaves di cut by Marianne D LR0117

Green paper by Kodak

Felt from 'The Range'

Sentiment from the 'Missing You' set by Digital Delights

Our sponsor this week is

Scrapyland with a $20 voucher for the winner to spend instore

I hope your like my card today, would love to know what you think of my colouring with these pens!

Thanks for stopping by today, please pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab creations my teamies have made!

Hugs xx