Keeping Warm....

Heeeeeellllllllooooooooooooo!!! There's a new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges starting today and it's 'Keeping Warm'. I thought this image would be perfect the way she's warming her little paws on her cocoa with marshmallows - and it just so happened I had the most perfect paper......

Ingredients:

Image - Saturated Canary Digis coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers.

Papers - K & Co.

Ribbon - Free with magazine.
Other - MS Swirling Lace PATP punches.

I can't believe I lost out on the chance to stock up on the Saturated Canary digis that I'm missing when Krista had the most amazing sale yesterday - just my luck that it was the day before 'pay day' and I literally didn't have a penny to my name :-( Oh well, at least I'll be getting my birthday (and Christmas!) money very soon!!
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch #122.
• Kaboodle Doodles - Challenge #95 Bundle Up for Winter.
• Make It Monday - Anything Goes.
• Saturated Canary Challenges - Challenge #5 Anything Goes.

Right, that's it from me! Don't forget to join in with the challenge and of course, check out the other DT member's fabby cards!! Mwah..............xx

Look what I made....

It's the first time I shared something I've 'baked' with you!! And I don't mean to blow my own trumpet but it's yummy!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Bright Christmas Lights.......

Morning! Am feeling so much better knowing the 'puter's fixed and I've got the world of blogland at my feet again!! I'll be round to visit you all later on today - after I've been to pick my Aunt up to bring her over and I've been to see my Mum and Dad cos it's their Ruby Wedding Anniversary today - I can't believe they've been married for 40 years!! I can't imagine being married for that long, mind you the way I'm going, I'd be lucky going on a date for 40 minutes never mind being married for 40 years LOL!!!
Anyway, back to the main reason of my post!! There's a new challenge over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp today and this week, it's a fab sketch by our lovely leader, Maggie (and it incorporates bunting - sure to get some of you excited!!) Here's my card:

Ingredients:

Image - Tiddly Inks coloured with spectrum noirs.

Papers and Stickers - Echo Park 'Holly Jolly'.

Card - Bazzill Basics.

Also used - Glossy Accents on her specs and Crafts Too embossing folder (and Cuttlebug!) to emboss the pink card.

I love this Tiddly Inks character, Minnie - she's just so much fun and Echo Park's new 'Holly Jolly' collection is just full of fab, bright colours - perfect if you don't want to go the traditional route on your chrimbo cards. I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:

• Tiddly Inks - Challenge 74 Anything Goes.
• Totally Papercrafts - Challenge 94 Christmas.
• Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes.
• Creative Craft Challenges - Free for All.

And that's about it for now, I think!?! I'll be along to see y'all later, till then....................mwah xx

Yay - I'm back!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone. I'm so glad to be back online - it feels like I've been lost in the wilderness for weeks, although I know it's not quite that long!! My computer died on me last weekend and I've been waiting all week for it to be repaired - thankfully mr repair man managed to restore all my digital images and photos, etc so it was worth the wait in the end! I might be back later with some cardage or if not, I'll be back with my SS & S DT card in the morning, I just couldn't wait to get online and say 'hello' to everyone!! It's quite amazing how dependant I've become on blogland and all of my lovely friends out there!! Did anyone even miss me?!?! Sending cyber hugs...xx

Fairy in a Tea Cup.............

Hello again! Because of the time difference between the UK and NZ, there's a new challenge starting tonight over at Southern Girls and this fortnight's theme is 'Embellishment Bingo' and as it was my lovely Mum's birthday on Sunday, I decided to make sure the card I made for her included  '3 in a row' (quite appropriate really cos my mum plays bingo every week LOL!!) My three were the middle row: Die Cuts, Gems and Ribbon. And here's my card (a couple of pics cos it's a triple step card!)

Ingredients:

Image - Mo's Digital Pencil coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

Papers - Prima and Pink Coredinations card.

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards.

Flowers and Ribbon - Wild Orchid Crafts.

Dies - Magnolia Doohickey Heart Tag, Whimsy Stamps Vines Flourish.

Other - Baker's Twine and Gems from stash.

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

• Daisy Doodles - Challenge #46 Anything Goes with a Digi.
• Crafty Boots Challenges - Fantasy.
• CES Challenges - Challenge #61 Ribbon and Roses.
• Card Caravan Challenge - #6 Birthday Theme.
• Paper Sundaes - Challenge #95 Digital Images.
• Crafting When We Can - Female Birthday.
• DP2 Challenge - #108 Fancy Folds.

 I've got a real thing about Mo's gorgeous images lately (in case you haven't noticed!) and they just seem to 'fit' what I've been making cards for, like I thought this one would be adorable for my mum - not to mention the fact we're a family of tea drinkers LOL!! Anyways, I hope you like it - I'd love to hear you've been by for a visit, as always. Laters...........xxx

Champagne Fountain....

Morning! I know I said I'd be back yesterday with this card but I'd got ahead of myself and was getting everything done a day early LOL!! Today, there's a new challenge starting over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges and this week, we want to see you mix and match your papers - so you need to use papers from different designers. Now, some people in blogland make this look easy - Pops for example, always makes the most amazing cards using bits and pieces of papers from different designers (well, she always makes the most amazing cards full stop!), but if you're anything like me, I tend to stick with one collection never mind one designer LOL!! But I gave it a go and here's my attempt:

Ingredients:

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Pearly pen on the champagne bucket and lots of glossy accents wherever there's glass or champagne!

Papers - Crate Paper 'Restoration' (Black and White & Calendar paper used for doily die cut), and WRS Milton and Co Christmas paper stack (Green paper).

Sentiment - Paper Cupcakes.

Dies - Magnolia Doohickey Doily die and Marianne Designs corner die.

Other - Gems from Papermania.

I did want to give this card a more masculine feel because out of all the images in the recent LOTV release, this was one of the ones I felt you could use for a man's card and I quite like how it turned out but I must be honest, I'm not happy with the colour I used for the champagne and when I use this image again, I'm definitely going to use a much lighter colour.
I'm also entering my card into the Pink Ink Sketch challenge as I've followed their sketch #10, LOTV Challenge #120 - Creature Comforts and Joyful Stamper's 'Anything Goes' challenge and that's it!
I've got no plans to go out today - other than to walk the dog, so hopefully I can crack on with some Christmas cards!! TTFN......................xxx