My news

I think I have left you waiting long enough now.
I am so excited and so looking forward to this.
I am now a very proud member of the design team for Crafty sentiments digital designs. woooooooo hooooooooooo.
I am so looking forward to working with the other girls and getting to know them.
hop over to Crafty sentiments digital designs and have alook.
There is a freebie there to if you haven't already got it.

Hope to see lots of you come and take part in the challenges we have planned. Cant wait to get started.


Right off to catch up with abit of telly. And really hope I can get a good nights sleep and fingers crossed I sleep later than 5.30am.

Oh I just want to say a big thank you to all of you for following and commenting on my blog. I really appreciate it.

Truley Scrumptious challenge and DT call

This is the first time I have entered a challenge here. The challenge is to follow a sketch and there is a optional theme of 'Strawberries & Cream'.


Ingredients
Blue bazil card
DP papers were all left over scraps
Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania flowers
Ribbon I won

Also on this blog they are looking a some peeps to join their DT
so why not pop over to here and find out more

so here are 2 cards I am putting forward for this.





Thanks for stopping by and hope you all enjoy your day

Not long left

If you haven't already..........you better be quick.
Blog candy over at Mess2Magic
The fun part to entering this candy... as the thumbnail Lisa would like you to put in a pic of something that sums you up! It can be anything . A creation, a favourite item, a place .. you get the picture .

So here's my pic


Can you guess..............

good luck all who enters Lisa's candy. And thank you Lisa for the chance to win.
I also have something to tell ya all..........but I am going to be wicked and keep ya in suspenders .........so watch this space.........hehehehe

Fairymoon crafts sketch/colour combo

Good morning all, wow what a wonderful weekend , the weather has been gorjuss. but sad that England have been knocked out the world cup. But to be honest they did not deserve to win yesterday.
Anyway onto this weeks challenge over at fairymoon Crafts
This week as normal follow the sketch and also we would like to see you use a colour combo of green/white.

My take on the sketch


Ingredients
Papers scrap works 12 x 12 papers , Bazil, Papermania Capsule
Tilda coloured with copics
Gems from stash
Sentiment from Dovecrafts

All above products can be purchased from Fairymoon crafts shop

So why not hop on over to fairymoon crafts blogs and take part in this weeks challenge. It would be great to have more people take part in this.
This is what you could win for taking part.


Thanks for popping by, enjoy your day

Sitting Pretty

Good Morning. I seem to be in a rut at the mo and waking up at 5.30 every day. so this morning I got showered and made my cuppa and made this card.


Ingredients
Papermania sunshine papers
Green paper scraps from stash
Sugar nellie sitting pretty stamp coloured with copics
Gems and sentiment from stash.

I am entering this card into

MAWTT - Sketch
Colour Create - Mad as hatters (colours from inspirational pic)

Thank you for popping by. Hope you all have a wonderful day. Looks like its going to be a hot one.

Here comes Millie

Such a cutie this image.This is one of the images I won from Bella Studio.
And yes that's just one of the challenges I am entering this card into.


Ingredients
Millie (Bella studio) coloured with copics
Papers from Bearly Mine Dots and Floral delights
Martha Stewart border punch,
Corner punch
Pearls and sentiment from stash.

I am entering this card into
Bella Studio - Flowers and Pearls
Sir Stampalot - Punch it
Crafty Sentiments - Sketch
The Crazy Challenge - All things spotty

Thanks for dropping by....

Loving these papers

Bearly mine papers that is. they are just sooooo yummy. And decided they were ideal for this week Just magnolia Challenge.
This weeks challenge is in the garden. so had to have something to do with Garden.

Ingredients
Bearly mine papers
Tilda coloured with copics
Flowers and doiley from stash

Entering this into
Just Magnolia - In the Garden
Sketch Saturday Sketch

Thanks for dropping in

Fairymoon sketch 24 with colour combo

Wow where are the weekends going. I have had a lovely weekend.
Saturday I went to a 50Th Anniversary at the Primary school I attended. It was lovely as I hadn't been there in a while, and saw a few old faces. was great to see these people as I hadn't seen some since my teens.Went to a friends birthday BBQ Saturday evening.Then yesterday I spent the day giving my bathroom a make over. I decided to re-grout the tiles as it was looking rather dull. Just got all the paint work to do now. but my god do I ache today in my neck, and shoulders. Really doesn't help being a short A***. lol. Will finish it next weekend.
Anyway here goes this weeks sketch and colour combo over at Fairymoon Crafts
This is the sketch

And the colour combo is BLUE/SILVER

My take on the sketch


I hadn't got any decent silver papers or card, so went for the next best thing a grey card.
And shock horror I remembered to take note of the Colours I used to colour Edwin
Clothes B00,B02,B12,B24
Skin R20 for cheeks, E21,E50,E00
Hair E37,E35,E31
Bike & Shoes C3, C5, C7

Ingredients
Scrapbook 12x 12 blue papers(sorry didnt know who by, but purchased from fairymoon crafts)
Grey/silver card from stash
Nesties circle bazil card
Edwin coloured with copics
Ribbon from stash, colour white ribbon with Copic C3

All items can be purchased from Fairymoon shop. You can find details about the shop here

Don't forget they have some lovely candy up for offer.

Thanks for dropping by

One more 2 challenges

Ok this will be my last for today, and maybe this week, as I have a few card orders for fathers day cards to get done.Also lots of orders for up and coming birthdays for July, and that's not including the ones I need for next month. July is one of the worst months for birthdays for me. And their not spread out much either. Also got our wedding Anniversary 21 yrs this yr, 1st July, oh my where have those yrs gone.
Wouldn't change him for the world, even if he does watch far to much football lol.

Anyway here goes this card is for
Friday Sketchers - Sketch
Crafty Catz - Embossing


Ingredients
Sugar Nellie stamp coloured with copics
Papermania Henbury Lane Papers
Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Sentiment rubber stamp had for yrs

That's it for now,thanks for dropping by.

Sunday Stetch n Stamp/Crafty Crafty Sentiments

yet another card with pink in.
This card I am entering into

Sunday sketch n stamp - sketch
Crafty Sentiments - Pink , Black n White


Ingredients
All in memories Papers
Sugar Nellie Manga Girl coloured with copics
Buttons from stash

Just Magnolia

This week Mina has designed the sketch for just magnolia

I seem to be on a pink thing today. Three out the four cards have pink in them.
I am only entering this in the Just magnolia challenge.


Ingredients

Tilda coloured with copics
Papermania Henbury Lane papers
Doiley from stash
Cuddly buddly sentiment stamp
Prima forever flowers

Thanks for popping in

MAWTT challenge 50

Ok here goes first of four cards for today
This card I am just entering for the MAWTT which is a sketch


Ingredients

pickle from Bella Studio coloured with copics
Papermania Henbury Lane Papers
Martha Stewart Punch
Oval nesties

Fairymoon Challenge 23

This week sketch and colour combo Blue/Brown

This weeks card I used all left over scraps from 12 x 12 papers I had purchased from the Fairymoon shop.
And the sentiments are computer generated

Hop over the fairymoon Blog to see the sketch and also the candy thats up for grabs for the month ahead.

Thanks for dropping by

New Blog Challenge and DT call

Wow this guy is just talented Kenny K. go and have alook at some of his amazing work here
He is starting a new blog challenge which can be found here
And also looking for some people for the Design team.

To find out details for the blog and entering the DT call hop over to here

I am showing this card again to show what my style is like as I would like to give it ago in entering for the design team.

This DT call will run from June 13th till June 26th.

Thanks for dropping by

Bella Studio challenge

Well can I just tell you what a shock today, but it was a very nice one. yesterday I entered a card for last weeks Bella studio challenge and was cutting it fine.
But today I found out I had won. Shock or what. But also well chuffed.
This week over at Bella Studio they also have a blog hop going on.
So why not click here and go and find out about the blog hop and the challenge.
This weeks Challenge is to make a card and the Sentiment has to be the main focus.

Firstly I made a backing sheet with the Bella freebie image from last week and then coloured her with my copics. I layered that onto pink bazzill card. The ribbon I coloured with a pink copic pen, as I didn't have any deep pink .I used my cuttlebug for the nesties. The Sentiment I done on the Computer.

Ingredients
Pink Bazzil Card
Bp paper I made myself,using the Bella studio freebie image, coloured with copics
Cuttlebug nesties
Ribbon from stash.

Thank you for dropping by. Hope your all enjoying your day

Bella Studio

Omg I am really pushing it here. Thought this challenge closed tomorrow. Until I looked about half hour ago.
This is a new blog Bella Studio that has started doing all sorts from challenges to tuts.
I have made this card using the free digi Image and also followed a sketch which was posted on the same blog in the week and the colour combo.


Ingredients
coloured the image with copics .
Bazzill green and yellow card
Papermania capsule papers lavender collection
Martha Stewart Punch
Cuttle bug embossing folder which I then used colour box fluid chalks .
flowers from Stash.

I really am cutting this one on entering this.so lets hope I make it.

Thanks for dropping by.

Didn't expect.........

To be posting again today. But while having a tidy up. I came across a Stamped image of Tilda that I had coloured weeks ago, and I was going to throw it in the bin as at the time I wasn't happy with it. Anyway It looked better than I originally thought.

I found this Blog awhile back now , on colouring with black n white with copics.
I got along way to go yet. not prefect but I am happy.
So after blog hopping found another site that I have never came across before, and thought I would have ago at the challenge on it.
So here's my card for Sunday Sketch & Stamp


Ingredients
Tilda coloured with copics using the W pens
Bazzill card shades of grey
Papermania Capsule collection Monochrome
Martha Stewart Border Punch.

I am entering this into
Sunday sketch and stamp ....Follow sketch and include some stamping.


Thank you for dropping by , I don't think I will be back posting today. lol

Fairymoon challenge 22

Sorry did get this made yesterday, just didn't get it posted, follow the sketch and colour combo which is Burgundy/Cream.

Ingredients

Bazzill Basic card
Cream card was from my stash
Flowers made from bazill and cream card using woodware flower punch.
Martha Stewart border punch
L-Em.com Ash branch punch.
Pearls and sentiment from stash.

Please pop over to Fairymoon crafts to find out about this weeks challenge.
I do know also that they will be doing a DT call very soon, so keep your eye on their blog.

Thanks for popping by.

House mouse challenge 71

Wow did I enjoy making this card.This is the first time I have done a House mouse challenge. I love House mouse and only have a few stamps. They are just sooooooo cute.This weeks Challenge was called Sweet.

Ingredients
House Mouse stamp coloured with copics
Doodlebug cuppy cakes paper
Nestabilities Circle and scallop oval(cut in half)
Buttons & Ribbon from Stash

I am entering this card into
House Mouse Sweet
Sketch Saturday Sketch

Thanks for stopping by

MAWTT Challenge 49

I have been doing abit of blog hopping today. Blogs that I have never looked at before. And came across this challenge and thought I would give it ago.
you had to follow a sketch.Which can be found here

I just had a make a card using these new papers I purchased last week. I think they are soooooo gorjuss.I think I will be using alot of them.

Ingredients
Patterned papers Bearly mine floral dreams and just plaid
plain papers from my stash
Martha Stewart Border Punch
flowers from stash

looks like my Mojo is now returning.
Thanks for dropping by .

Blog Award

Wow look what I got yesterday from Rosie a special blogging friend.
Thank you so much Rosie, so kind.


Now there are some rules to follow for this award....

1. Thank and link the person who gave you the award
2. Display the award on your blog
3. Tell 6 lies and one truth about yourself or vice versa
4. Nominate 7 others and leave a message letting them know.

So here goes 6 lies, one truth.
1, Really don't like Magnolias.
2, I cant stand football.
3, I don't like blogging or facebook.
4, Hate chocolate.
5, I'm not addicted to coffee.
6, I'm not a big brother Fan.
7, I love my husband to bits.

I think I may look abit like Pinocchio. lol

Anyway the 7 people I am going to pass this award onto are....

Dawn
Nicky
Jackie
Toni
Louise
Shell
Bev

Thanks for dropping by. I will be back later with my Fairymoon challenge card.

sorry no cards

I seem to have really lost my mojo at the moment, managing to get my DT card made for fairymoon blog for Mondays. then not interested in doing any other cards.Don't know where its gone.
Today I have spent some time with my dear mum. me n hubby took her out for lunch. As today would have been my dear dad's 67th birthday. so had a nice lunch and a drink for him.
sooooooooo miss him and wish he was still with us.
I know he is with us in spirit.
If anyone happens to find my mojo can they please kick it back to me, really need to get back into blog challenges. And I know I have alot of orders coming in soon, as July is a very busy month for birthdays.
Hope everyone is well and enjoying this lovely weather, although we have now had abit of rain. so it has cooled down abit now.
Just watched spellbound in the finals of BGT. I would love to see them or chandi the dog win.