Thank you Teacher

Morning! wow so here we are - 6 weeks of summer holidays!  

We have a little planned but nothing too special - well other than off to see a very good friend and Peppa Pig World - the kids don't know that bit yet - I can't wait to see their little faces! 

So yes my not so little any more Miss A has finished year one! Where has the last year gone - it only feels like yesterday she was starting?  I can't believe next year is her final year at her school - Miss N starts nursery for 3 days a week in September too!! 

So as per usual it comes to that time that you don't know what to get for the teacher to say 'Thank you' - me being me forgot till the night before she broke up! And so the mad panic set in!! I didn't want to do the chocolate or the flowers, I wanted something special and so I made this…. 

Yes I have braved a floating frame! I saw the file on the Silhouette store and just couldn't resist the words were just perfect!  I cut the file in vinyl so it stuck to the glass - just to ensure no mishaps! The butterflies were also cut from the vinyl and placed inside.  That was a job and a half weeding all those letters!!! 

I then went on to decorate the frame with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and then added some sparkle to them with glitter.  I didn't want to add too much to over power what was there! I would like to enter this frame into the following challenges; 

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft room Door - Anything Goes

Fairies Challenge Blog - Flowers

The Crafters cafe Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks fro stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think of my creation! Hope to see you again soon :) 

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A cute little butterfly….

Good Afternoon, well its been another long night - poor Nancy is smothered in pesky little spots :( not much I can do other than giver her plenty of cuddles and try to keep her happy - my goodness this young lady knows what she wants!  Anyway I have been busy doing bits here and there…. 

I was asked the other day if I could do an 8x10 for someone - I thought it was about time I coloured up a big print after all its been a while, and so this is what fell together! 

I have to say I am so in love with her - this is the gorgeous I am a Butterfly from CC Designs available from here .  when I was asked to do her the only requirements were that she has blue hair and a pink/purple theme and I have to say she is just so adorable - I was over the moon with the ideas of pinks and purples!!!! So I set to work strait away - she took a while to colour but she was well worth it.  She was coloured with copics;

E00, E21, E11

R30, R81, R83

BV000, BV00, BV02

B000, B01, B12, B21

The photo just does not do her justice! 

I also had to add some sparkle to the wings… I didn't want this to be too over the top and so I added it just on the outside lines using my stickles.

As I framed her I had to add a little bunch of co-ordinating flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts to the corner - I just stuck these using silicone, again you can't really see the colours and the pinks look more peach but I think thats just the photo!  I then had to add some punched butterflies that I coloured using the BV's as listed above.

Well I hope you like her - I had so much fun doing her and think I may have to do more sometime soon! I would like to enter this framed print into the following challenges; 

Can you Digi It - Sparkle (there is sparkle on her wings, flowers and rhinestones)

Crafty Sentiments - Sparkle/Shine and glitter

Everybody Art Challenge - Pastel Colours

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think! Hope to see you again soon 

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Graveyard Hanging….

Evening - well I need to keep this brief as hubby is home and I am full of cold - well a sore throat and horrid cough - sleep tonight will be little to none! So I'm here to share with you another creation for the 13 Days of Halloween Challenge over at Simply Challenged Challenges - I am determined now more than ever that I will complete all of them!!! 

So were now onto Day 7 - only 6 more to go - I can't believe it! This has all been SOOO much fun - I don't want it to end! Anyway back to the theme

Grave Digger - Create a graveyard scene

WOW that was all I said - and we only had about a day and half to do it!!! SO the thinking cap went on - I had a wonderful idea but didn't have all the materials - and so I decided to make a halloween hanging for above my fire place

Now Im sorry for the photos - didn't know how to take them tonight! so yes we have to put up with a bit of flash! The frame is one that I purchased from Sainsburys and just painted it black (about 5 times) today and then sprayed it with Spray and Shine to make it shine again! 

here is a bit of a close up - I have used so many images from SBS! I love them all - and ohh the background - thats from MIC - Oh how I love their background images!!! 

The whole image was coloured with copics - I used so many i lost track of what was what! Well I hope you like my creation! I would like to enter it into the following challenge;

Simply Challenged Challenges - Day 7 - Grave Digger

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon! 

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Butterflies and Fairies

Good morning everyone - how are you today? Well the school run is done, a bit of work around the house and then me time I think - I have been on quite a roll recently!

Anyway thank you to everyone that took part in the 'shaped cards' challenge - some wonderful ideas out the - very inspiring! So onto the challenge this week!!!

This week it was my turn to choose the theme…. so I had to make it a favourite!!!
We are looking for your creations with

'Things with Wings'

So I'm sure you would love to know who is sponsoring….

Prize One





Prize Two



Ohhh some FAB sponsors this week!!!

Ohhh you know I just LOVED this challenge.  I had so many ideas of what I wanted to do and then I had an order for a frame and card set! I was over the moon and just had to tie it all in!

SO happy with how it all turned out! The image and sentiment stamp are from LOTV - I just LOVE their fairies - I used my nesties to die cut the image, the papers are Prima Fairy Belle 6x6, the flowers are all from WOC and the butterflies were punched from kraft and purple card using my MS butterfly punch.  I added rhinestones for bling! 

I would like to enter this set to the following challenges; 

Crafting for all Seasons - Things with Wings

Fab and Funky - Things with Wings

Thanks for stopping by, hope you will pop over to Charisma Cardz and take a look at what the rest of the DT came up with! ohhh and were having a DT call - take a look! 

Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs

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Thank You Mrs Hunt

OK so this was meant to have been posted about a month ago and I forgot.  One of those moments, its only cause someone asked to see this that I realised that I never posted it on here! Im here to share with you one of the three gifts I did for Amelia's School Teachers.  I cant believe she has done her 1st year at 'big school' and she will no longer be one of the youngest in the school!

Now it was all done in a bit of a rush... One of those you think for so long what you want to do and then you never allow enough time! But I dont think the whole thing turned out too bad, I did the same for the other teachers too - all very much the same but all personalised to them! 

Now I have seen quite a few people stamping on canvas bags and then colouring them! This again was one of the moments that I never allowed enough time to do what I wanted! But I don't think it turned out too bad! This is one of the lovely stamps from Sugar Nellies called Skool Days available here.  The images were all coloured with copics. 

The card I made was using - Well I cant remember that stamp but I will edit the post later! once again she was coloured with copics! 

Well I hope you like what you see, would love to read what you think! Hope to see you again soon 

Hugs

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My Mums Craft Shop - Challenge 67 - Birthday Girls

Morning! How are you today!? Well I have scheduled this post as I should be back from holiday but not till very late last night! So will will have to see if I get here to edit this! 

Thank you to everyone that took part last week some gorgeous creations! And well done to out winner, don't forget to pop over to the MMCS challenge blog and check out the winners from last week! 

Well onto the challenge this week, our sponsors are; 

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OK so the challenge this week is Birthday Girls. Now I have been really into doing these frames recently and have big plans to try and do one for a little boy! That will be exciting! But after a friend saw my frame that I had done for a friend she asked me for one - I couldn't help but say yet.  I asked her what it was for and it was for her friends birthday!  SO it fits with this challenge really well!!! 

I dud use the fab Tagxedo program again to make the inside pretty - although I know she was going to add a photo to the frame before giving it to her friend! 

The flowers are from WOC - oh how I love my flowers - there is this part of me thank wants and needs to use them but also I want to love them and never be apart from them - sad I know but I think if I use them I can but more! 

Over all the flowers I used stickles just to add some sparkle - It really brings out the detail and colour on them! 

I also used my lovely MS butterfly punch available here.   I love this punch so much as its so quick and day to use! 

Well I hope you like my creation and that you will join us this week with our challenge at MMCS Challenge! See you there soon! 

Hugs

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My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 65 - No Cards Allowed

Morning! Well what a week, and not long till I go on holiday now - oh I am so looking forward to some sun! anyway what fab entries we had to the colour inspiration challenge last week over at My Mums Craft Shop! Thenk you to everyone that joined and and a big well done to the winner! Pop over to the blog to see if you won!!! 

Anyway, this weeks challenge was a little bit strange for me, I didn't know where to start.... this weeks challenge is 

NO cards allowed! 

Well I haven't spread my wings much more recently other than cards - not had too much time and with the teeth playing up as they have been cards have not been a priority! But I sat and I thought! A month or so ago I wanted to make a special gift for one of Amelias friends from ballet.  I used the wonderful Tagexdo to create a word cloud in the shape of ballet shoes.  I brought the frame and its just been sat there.  I finally got the get up and go to get it done, when I put the word cloud in it looked OK but rather boring.... then I sat and thought....

Out came the punch, out came the flowers and I created the above!  I was so happy with how it turned out.  I never thought I would make something that looks so pretty! What was better was the look on the little ones face when she opened it, she was stunned and couldn't wait to get it on her bedroom wall!

The flowers are a mix of Wild Orchid Crafts and some from my stash, I used silicone to stick them on and once dried I added stickles over the top to add shine! The butterflies were punched from my Marther Stewart Punch available here. 

This is the arrangement in the top corner from the other angle.  Everyone that has seen it has commented on it and has asked me if I will do one for them.... Im thinking about it - although they don't take long, i'm not sure if I like using so many flowers at once! I am however in the process of doing two or three for Amelia's School Teachers - I can't believe that she will be in Year One starting September! 

Anyway before I go I would like to enter this frame into the following challenges;

Jacksons Digital Expressions - Anything Goes

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Di's Digi Designs - Pile on the Flowers

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Make it Sentimental

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope if you have time you will tell me what you think! Hope to see you soon! 

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