One for the Boys

Evening All. I'm sorry I've not been around for a while - what with everything that's been going on, I needed to take some time out to get my head around everything and back in the right 'place' if you know what I mean and I wanted to make sure that I was 100% ready before I started blogging again. But I am, and here I am! And while I've been away, I've been making lots of cards so I've got plenty to share with you....starting with this one! I've finally managed to make one to join in over at the Sugar Bowl, which is Challenge 86 - Marie Therese's Sketch - I even managed to meet the theme 'One for the Boys' whoop, whoop. Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Simply Sassy - Sugar Nellie/Funky Kits watercoloured with distress inks.

Papers - My Mind's Eye.

Die - MFT die-namics.

Other - Rub-on sentiment - Crate Paper, Buttons from stash, Brown card - Bazzill Basics.

After such a long time off-line, I had about a million emails to catch up with so I went through all of those yesterday and now I'm going to start on catching up with all of you - I just hope I've still got some followers left. I've missed being a part of blog land and I'm happy to be back - I hope you're happy to have me and that you like my card. Back tomorrow........xx

Evening!I think everyone was so busy enjoying the jubilee weekend that no-one put the post up on the
Sunday Sketch and Stamp blog. Thankfully, Gry came along to save the day! Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Sugar Nellie coloured with Spectrum Noirs with glitter on the wings.

Papers - My Mind's Eye.

Doily Die - Cheery Lynn.

Sentiment - Whimsy.

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts.

Also used: Paper lace tape and gems from stash.

I must apologise for going missing again - the news from my aunt's PET scan wasn't good, I'm afraid and my family have been going through a really hard time - and a huge thanks to those of you who left me some really touching comments - I can't thank you enough for being so supportive, it means the world. I don't want to go into it too much at the moment because we've come away for a week to try and take our minds off of it, so I'm trying not to upset myself. Anyway, I hope you like my card and I hope you've all had a good weekend. Bye for now..........xx

Sk8er Boi

Morning! There's a new challenge starting today over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges and this week it's 'The Great Outdoors', which you can interpret however you like really! Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Pollycraft coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - My Mind's Eye.

Dies - MFT dienamics notebook edge.

Other - Bazzill Basics Kraft Card, Prima wall background stamp, Slice machine to cut banner for sentiment, Doodlebug Rub one letters for sentiment.

I'm also entering my card over at the Pollycraft Monday Challenge #137, which is the fabby sketch that I've followed.
Don't forget to hop over and check out my teamies gorgeous cards over at the MMCS challenge blog and make sure you join in with the challenge this week - we're being sponsored by Pollycraft, who are giving away a fab prize of 5 digis! Oh, and talking of Pollycraft, in case you didn't know already, they're got a very generous offer on at the moment - enter the code APR50 to get 50% off their digis!!!! I used it the other day to take advantage of the yummy new releases!!
Well, that's it from me for now. Have a good day...................xx

Teddy is 1!!

Just a quick post cos I'm on my way out.....you might remember me mentioning one of my best friend's has a gorgeous little boy called Teddy and I can't believe he's now turning one!! She's having a tea party for him today and that's where I'm off to. I've bought him the coolest present - it's a cookie monster from Sesame Street wearing a rucksack on it's back and you press it's foot and it says 'Hiya' 'I smell cookies' and when you put these plastic cookies in it's mouth or the rucksack, it counts. Honestly, it's hilarious!! Hope he likes it as much as I do LOL!!! Here's the card I made for him:

Ingredients:

Image - Digistamp Boutique coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - MME.

Other - Edges all distressed with Making Memories distressing tool.

And that's it!!! I'm going to enter it into Digistamp Boutique's April Customer Competition and Challenge 78 over at Truly Scrumptious, which is the fabby sketch I followed. Right, I'm going - got tea to drink.....xxx

Celebrate!!

Hi Everyone. There's a new challenge starting today over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge and this week we want to see your creations celebrating something!! My aunt had asked me to make her a card for an old friend who was celebrating her 60th birthday and being as she'd just been to Iceland to see the Aurora Borealis and loves Angels and Fairies, etc. I decided to use an LOTV image to make this card (lots of pics, sorry!):

Ingredients:

Images - Lili of the Valley coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Stickles.

Papers - MME Lost and Found 'Blush'.

Dies and Punches - Nestibilities Labels, Cottage Cutz 'Floral Doily', MS Butterfly punch, Marianne Designs.

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts.

Sentiment - Whimsy.

Other - Lace, Pin, Pearls and Gems from stash, all Edges distressed with TH Vintage Photo DI, Numbers cut with Slice machine.

I'm also entering my card into the challenge over at The Sketchy Challenge cos I've followed their sketch (Challenge #20 - Chantal's Sketch)and Wild Orchid Challenges Week 46 - Things with Wings.
OK, I think that's it from me for today - I keep trying to catch up with everyone but with Sam being on Easter holidays at the moment, I keep getting waylaid. I'm hoping to get one day in front of the computer. BTW - Is anyone going to Ally Pally on Sunday?? Don't forget to pop over and check out my talented teamies cards over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges and make sure you join in, it's a pretty open challenge, so I'm sure you can come up with something!! Bye for now.................xx

Have Fun!!

I don't know how the weather is in your part of the world but here in London, it's glorious!! We spent a lovely day in the park yesterday, I took along my son and one of this friends and we met up with some more friends - it's so relaxing to sit there with the sun shining. It just makes everything seem somehow better!!
Anyway, enough about the weather and back to the matter in hand LOL!! As it's Sunday, there's a new challenge over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and this week, Uma has designed a sketch which I'll admit I found rather challenging when I first looked at it, but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out (even if it did have me digging out different bits of kitchen crockery to draw around!!). Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Pollycraft coloured with Spectrum Noirs (with glossy accents on the balloon).

Papers - MME.

Dies - Star border MFT dienamics.

Other - Scrabble letters and Black fineliner pen both from stash.

I have to say, I was absolutely thrilled to be picked as a Pollycraft favourite last week - I really needed a boost like that at the moment. So - I felt it only right that I took part in their challenge this week - Challenge #132 Check it out. I also used one of Paula's (the store owner) favourite techniques - doodling! Which (I think) is a first for me, but definitely one to be repeated!! Right, I think that's it from me for now........xx

Let's Get Digital....

Tell me - did you say that to the tune of the 80's anthem 'Let's Get Physical'? Ha, ha - no? Just me then!! Funny the way the mind works (or mine at least)!! Anyhoo - this week's challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges is to use one of your digital images. Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Some Odd Girl coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - MME.

Card Blank - Craftwork Cards.

Sentiment stamp - Lindsay Mason designs/Personal Impressions.

Other - Buttons and Star gems from stash.

I've followed the sketch over at the Some Odd Girl challenge blog, so I'll be entering it over there and I think that's about it for the moment! Enjoy the rest of your week! Ta-ta for now.....xx

Red, Yellow and Blue

Good Morning! There's a new challenge starting today over at Southern Girls and this fortnight, it's a new one for me over at SG - a colour challenge! This time around, we'd like to see your projects using the colours 'Red, Yellow and Blue'. Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Pollycraft coloured with Spectrum Noirs (and a bit of Glossy Accents on her apple!)

Papers - My Mind's Eye.

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics and DCWV.

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards.

Ribbon - Papermania capsule collection.

Dies - Marianne Doily die (under image), Marianne flourishes and MFT Rolled Roses dies.

I'm also entering my card into the Pollycraft Monday Challenge cos I followed their fabby sketch over there, The Poodles Parlour 'Anything Goes' challenge and Cardmadfairy's Digi Days challenge 29 'Add a Sentiment'.
When I first saw the colours for this challenge, I first thought boy's cards but then I noticed that the gorgeous new MME papers were predominantly those colours, so I can't wait to see what you come up with! Make sure you join in over at Southern Girls........xx

Hello There!

Afternoon! I've just noticed that a couple of my cards have been featured today over at the MilkCoffee Digi stamps Blog. I discovered their images a couple of weeks ago and I've already posted one of the cards they've featured but this is the other one:

Ingredients:

Image - MilkCoffee coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - MME.

Sentiment - Paper Cupcakes.

Dies/Punches - MFT Crochet Doily Die and Crochet Border Die, Woodware flower punch.

I really am liking their images at the mo, so expect to see more cards made with them in the near future!! Bye lovelies........xx

Bee My Valentine..........please x

Morning! There's a new sketch by Maggie today over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp. Apologies for being a wee bit late with my post today but I've come down with this dreadful cold that seems to be sweeping the nation at the moment and last night, I was up nearly all night cos I couldn't sleep what with the dripping tap nose and one thing and the other - and then I fell asleep this morning and so wasn't awake to do my post on time doh!! Anyway, here's my card....

Ingredients:

Image - Kraftin' Kimmie 'Valentine Willard' coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - MME 'Love Me'.

Other - Slice used to cut letters and heart and Gems added from stash.

Dont'cha just love Willard? I fell in love with the Christmas version of him and had to have this image but would you believe it's the first time I've used it? Slapped wrists for me!!! I am actually a big Kraftin' Kimmie fan and have got quite a few of her stamps that still need inking - I really am gonna make a concerted effort this year to ink up more of my neglected rubber!! Although I was naughty last week cos it was Kimmie's birthday and she had some amazing offers in her store which even made it worthwhile with the shipping from Canada!! And I was hugely impressed when they arrived yesterday, which I think is pretty speedy all the way from there!!
I'm going to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Totally Gojuss - Challenge 118 Lurve!
• CES Challenges - Challenge 72 Lots of Layers.
• Addicted to Stamps - Challenge 23 Valentines/Love.
• Crafting When We Can - Challenge 11 Valentines/Love.
• Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 25 Valentine.
• That Craft Place - Challenge 6 Love is All Around.
• The Crafty Pad - Challenge 157 The Letter 'B' (as in the Bee on his nose!!)

Right, that's about it methinks! Anyhoo, ta-ta for now, I'll be doing the rounds in a bit......xx

Happy New Year!!!!

Long time, no see (if ya know what I mean!?!) Yep, I know I'm a bit late but I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and here's to a very Happy New Year for all of us, eh!? I'm so happy to be back blogging - and with a new computer too!!
I guess I should explain my absence (although I must admit to being a bit sad not to have heard from a single one of you - 'specially those of you that I thought I could consider friends, but hey ho!) Before Christmas I was having an absolute nightmare with my computer, in the end I was avoiding using it because it seemed like it was doing nothing I wanted it to and was just stressing me out!! Luckily though cos my birthday was just before Christmas too, I was able to get a new 'puter!! Then in the week before Christmas I had to go into hospital for a week or so. I came out in time for the big day and had a lovely time over Christmas and the New Year at my mum and dad's (although they've not quite made it into the 21st century yet and don't have internet access at their house!!) I had to go back into hospital in the new year but now I'm home and ready to
get back to my blogging best!!
So - down to business! There's a new challenge starting today over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and here's my attempt at the sketch:

Ingredients:

Image - 'My Heart' from D'arcy's Diaries coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Sakura glitter pen.

Papers - My Mind's Eye.

Crinkly Paper Ribbon (yes, that's a technical term!) - Bunny Zoe's.

Pink Card - Papermania, Kraft Card - Bazzill Basics from Dies to Die For.

Also used - Slice machine (to cut hearts, lettering and key), Buttons and Twine from stash.

Have you seen these gorge new images from D'arcy's Diaries? I saw a few previews but now the shop's open - although there are only 5 images at the moment, I can't wait to see more!! They're by the same lady who brought us Teddy Bo - and look what a huge success that's been, so I see big things for this character! And I've used my Slice quite a bit on this card! One of my 'Crafty New Year's Resolutions' to use it a bit more!! I love it, and I can cut some great shapes using the design cards I've got but for the most part it just sits there forgotten :-( I'm sure you've got equipment like that....I call it the crafter's curse LOL!! We have so much stash, we only use half (if we're lucky!) of it!!

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

• Blogger's Challenge - Wings and Things.
• Clearly Inspired - Challenge #43 Valentine's Day.
• Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes.
• The Poodles Parlour - Button Up.
• Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 99 Spots and Stripes (there's spots on the word 'love' and lines on the background paper, so I hope it counts!?)

And I think that's about it! I'll be round to visit you all this coming week - although it's gonna take me some time to get round to you all - I've got a lot of catching up to do!! Bye for now..........x

Cute and Funky Christmas

Morning! There's a new challenge starting today over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges and this week, we want to see your cute and funky christmas creations! Here's mine:

Ingredients: 

Image - Tiddly Inks coloured with Spectrum Noirs, Papers - MME Holly Jolly, Pink Card and Ribbon - Papermania, Sentiment - Doodlebug, Dies - Magnolia Doohickey Tilda Lace die (and cuttlebug!)

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

• Friday Sketch Challenge - Sketch # 7.
• Dare to Be Sassy - # 102 Non-Traditional Christmas Colours.
• Bearly Mine Challenges - Challenge # 25 Un-traditional Christmas Colours.
• CI Paints - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours.

I think that's it. Don't forget to join in the challenge - and to check out my teamies beautiful creations! Have a wonderful day everyone, I'll be back later (assuming this posts on time!?!) TTFN.............xxx

Snowmen and Snowflakes......

Afternoon! There's a new challenge today over at The Crazy Challenge and this week we want to see your creations featuring either Stars or Snowflakes....yes, I know my post title is snowmen and snowflakes but wait til you see my card.......

Ingredients:

Image - Ellephantastic (who also happen to sponsoring this week's challenge!) coloured with spectrum noirs with a bit of stickles.

Papers and Stickers/Die Cuts - All MME Colourful Christmas.

Other - Gems from Anitas.

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

• Inkspirations - Challenge #97 Sketch.
• The House the Stamps Built - DCC1123 Christmas with Snowflakes.
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge 65 Snowflakes.
• Aud Sentiments - Any Winter Holiday Sentiment.
• Charisma Cardz - Challenge #46 Snowflakes.

OK, I think that's about it. Hope you like my card..... man, I'm so behind on my chrimbo card making this year....although from what I've been reading, I'm not the only one. I really must start earlier next year!! Well anyway, have a good week everyone. TTFN............xxx

Something for the boys!

Morning all. Hope you're having fab weekends! Today there's a new sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp and Lisa has designed a fab sketch for everyone to work with. Here's my card:

I've used an adorable image from Pollycraft (I love this range!), which I've coloured with promarkers - with a bit of glossy accents for his specs. All the papers are MME Lime Twist (something else I love - such fun, colourful designs!) and I've added a star border cut with a MFT die, some colour me star buttons and a sentiment sticker from my stash.
I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

• Crazy 4 Challenges - Challenge # 91 Masculine cards.
• Fussy and Fancy - Card for a man or boy.
• Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes.
• Mami Doodles - Challenge 2827 Card for a man or boy.
• Little Miss Muffett Challenges - Challenge # 11 Numbers.
• CES Challenges - Challenge # 40 Saturday night at the movies. My film is 'Stand by Me' - as I keep looking at this card, it's keeps reminding me of, I think it was River Phoenix who played the little boy with the glasses, and the scene at the beginning where they're all riding their bikes. I hope someone else who's seen the film knows what I'm on about LOL!!!

OK - and that's about it from me. I'll be back later with more cardage. Gotta dash cos I've got to take the little muttster for a walk, then I've got to drop Sam round at a friend's cos he's off to one of those huge indoor play places, then I've got to go and pick my aunt up and bring her over. Once I've got all that out the way, I can spend the rest of the afternoon crafting - whoop, whoop!!!! I hope you'll join in with this week's sketch. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday - whatever you might be doing, make it a good one!! Bye for now........xx