Not too Shabby....

So its been longer than I planned this post, life has once again got in the way of taking time to be here - however I am taking a moment to be here now... so its all on the up I suppose. 

The past week has been hectic, its all catching up, illness that has been with me for weeks, and I finally think we have found a way to get over it - although I have been told 'rest' well I sit all day so thats resting as I keep telling myself!!! 

Anyway I'm here to share with you a card and some crochet that has actually been completed in the past 24 hours!!! Miss A announced the fact it was her teachers Birthday tomorrow (wednesday) and she wanted to give her a card and gift... so I have come up with this.... 

I know photography skills not at their best but it shows what I have managed to make!!  

The card was created using my stash that has been away for far too long!!! 

Papers from Prima Tea-Thyme 6x6 pad, 

the image of the cute bear from one of the fantastic Lili of the Valley pads, 

the plain backing is from Paper Story!

Ribbon from many many moons ago!

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

The coasters have been hand made by me!!  Yes I can actually follow crochet tutorials now :)  Using the amazing Bella Coco you tube!!!  The tag has a very cheeky message of 'one for the coffee at school and three for the glasses of wine needed to recover' - I'm sure her teacher will see the funny side of it!!! 

I would really like to enter this into some challenges this week - they are as follows;

Clear it Out Challenge Blog - Nature-birds, flowers, etc Stash: ribbon, papers

Through The Craftroom Door - AnythingGoes

Craft Sentiment Designs - Birthday (Its for Miss A's Teachers B'day!)

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and I do really appreciate any comments left 

See you again soon! 

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes!

Hello…. anyone there?? I know its been so quiet here for such a long time…. life has kind of taken over!!! 

But I'm back and I'm hopeful that 2015 will be a more 'talkative' year on here :) 

SO as you can guess from the title I'm here with the latest challenger over at The Paper Nest Dolls :) 

A nice and easy one to ease you into the 'New Year' 

 Anything Goes!!!

Now there are some STUNNING new stamps being released today too and so I do hope you will stop over at the blog and take a look at the images the rest of the DT have used :) 

I have used the stunning Rapunzel stamp who is available over in the store

She has been coloured using copics and the papers are from the stunning 'time flies' collection (i LOVE this pad!), the die cost swirl is from a memory box die and the butterflies are punched.  

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges;

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Well I ho hope I have inspired you to join us for this challenge I can't wait to see your entries :) 

Hugs 

:) 

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes

Good Morning folks!!! How are you all??? Happy New Year to you all!!! I can't believe how quickly 2013 went - so how many of you made resolutions?? I decided not to this year as I never seem to keep them and so all I'm going to do this year is try a bit harder with my creativity!!!  

So I'm here today with some news…. I have been asked to be a doll!!  Yep I have rejoined the Paper Nest Dolls - I have such a soft spot for these images that I could not resist accepting!!! So I'm here today to share with you the first challenge for 2014!!! We have a nice and easy theme for you…

Anything Goes

We have some wonderful prizes on offer of

We will have a random winner picked only from those using a Paper Nest Dolls Image

They will receive the main Prize
Of a $20 gift Certificate to spend instore

also

A top 3 who will each receive a digi stamp of there choice from the store - These will be chosen by the Design Team !!

There are very few rules to follow so pop to the blog and take a look :) So over to my creation - I have used the adorable Cupcake Ellie available from the store.

I coloured the image with Copics 

Skin;

E50, E51, E21, E11, E93

Hair

E40, E41, E42, E43

Dress and Cupcakes; 

I had so much fun colouring her.  I printed and cut her using my cameo, the with love was also cut on my cameo - The wings on the sides of her are a magnolia die that I have never used till now - I decided to make them stand out a bit more by covering them with stickles! The butterflies were punched from my Martha Stewart using some scraps of kraft card I found on my mass clear up! The pin, cheesecloth flowers and gems are all from my stash :) 

Well I do hope you like her! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope you will join us with our first challenge of 2014 over at The Paper Nest Dolls :) Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

hugs 

Me

x

For a Special Friend

Good Morning! brrrr isn't it cold :( the only thing I'm LOVING at the moment are the trees turning, such fantastic colours! and when the light catches them - well yes I'm nattering again!

Anyway I'm here today so share a very special project with you - a friend of mine who is a fantastic artist (you can see some of her works here) and I were talking one night and I came up with the MAD idea that I would make a little book for her!

Well it took me ages to think of how or what to do in the first place - well we overcame that and then I put it to the side - and it sat there staring at me…. and I finally got to finish it!!!  I have to say that I'm so over the moon with how she turned out!

For this creation I used the beautiful Dreads from Saturated Canary.

The image was coloured with copics - now because it was so long ago I really can't remember what ones I used :( 

She kind of reminds me of Meg in more ways than one - that could be as I did try to make her look a bit like her!!  I don't know how or why but this just fell together when I purchased a paper pad from Craftwork Cards called Time Flies - this pack is simply stunning.

I'm normally one to buy a paper pad and have it sat there to stare at for at least 6 months - but for some reason I just had to break into this pack and start using it strait away! And I'm so glad I did.  To make it look softer i distressed the edges of all layers using Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye.  

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges; 

613 Avenue - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Crafting When we Can - Seasons (summer)

That Craft Place - Things with Wings

Well I do hope if you have a moment you will let me know what you think! Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope to see you again soon 

x

Sweet little Cherub

Good morning - ohhh these weeks are flying by at the moment, before we know it Christmas will be upon us - autumn has come round so quickly - it was hot one day - like summer dress warm and then cold proper winter jumper and boots cold the next :(
I have to say I still don't know what season is my favourite - I like them all for different reasons

Anyway I'm here to share with you an adorable magnolia stamp - as you know I'm getting a thing for these little ones at the moment :) For this card I have used the adorable Bonny Tilda

Now you can see why I fell for him…. that cute bottom!!! LOL - the image was coloured using copics

Skin

E50, E51, E53, E11, E13

Hair and Bow

E31, E33, E35

The papers are from House of Zandra - I distressed the edges using my Tim Holtz Black Soot ink pad and then added some sparkle using my heat gun and embossing powders - The butterflies were punched using my Martha Stewart Trio of Butterflies and then I added rhinestone trails behind them. 

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts - I just LOVE the big one - thats a rose put ontop of some gardenia petals - I added a few leaves, pearls and little green springs to it too! The challenges I would like to enter my card to are as follow; 

x

x

x

Well I hope you like my creation! If you have a moment I would love to know what you think! Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon :) 

x

PJ Party

Good morning! WOW these weeks are flying by!  

Im here this morning with the new release over at The Stamping Chef - as with every week she is available from the store with 20% off - so grab her with the discount!!! 

So please allow me to introduce to you 

PJ Party

Now she looks so cheeky! I just had to keep the colours soft on her - I did try something different at first but it didn't work! The image was coloured with copics;

E000, E00, E02,

R20, R22

B91, B93

E31, E33,

C0, C2

YG03, YG17

Y23, Y26, Y28

The papers are from the 'Fairy Belle' pad that I LOVE so much - I actually found the A4 one that I forgot I had :)

The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts and the other embellishments are from my stash! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Card and Scrap - Anything Goes

Just for Fun - Anything Goes

Sunshine Mail - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything But Birthday 

Thanks of stopping by, remember you can grab her here from the store with 20% off!! Hope to see you again soon! 

x

Toadstool Taylor

Good Morning everyone! Hope your well!!! 

Im here today with the latest release over at The Stampin Chef - now you must remember this image is available with 20% off in the store from today - Grab her now!!! - I just fell in love with this beauty when I saw her - she kinda reminds me of Amelia a bit!  Im sure you will know why as soon as you meet her!!! 

Please allow me to introduce 

'Toadstool Taylor' 

Now can you see why?!?! Yes the wings for a start - she has butterfly wings!! (Amelia sure is following in Mummys footsteps with fluttering!) and the ballet shoes!  She just makes me think of what Miss A would do all the time given half the chance!! 

I coloured the image with copics; 

E000, E00, E02,

E50, E51, E53

R20, R22

R11, R30

I added liquid pearls around the edge of her leotard and to the spots on her wings.   The pearl flourish is from That Craft Place - I just love the TCP line! The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts - I'm slowly ploughing through my stash! 

Well I hope you like my creation! I had lots of fun colouring and creating her! Remember she is available in the store with 20% off!! Also why not stop by at The Stamping Chef challenge blog??  fantastic theme for this challenge 'No Cards Allowed' - why not pop over any join in! 

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope if you have a moment you will let me know what you think! Do hope to see you again soon :) 

Hugs 

Me

x 

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 :) 

x

Girl Talk - :)

Good Morning!  Hope you are all well today :) 

Im here with what I hope is a 'sunny' project for you all - I have had so much fun with the recent new release over at The Paper Nest Dolls that there has really been no stopping me with them!!! BUT there are two that are my favourite from this set - they both remind me very much of my girls in some way!  

So I'm here to share with you today a notebook I have made using the cute 'Girl Talk' available from the store.  I have used her son so many creations recently! 

She is just so sweet and that hair! Yes you all know I love hair!! I can't help myself with the PND images but to love their hair!!! 

I coloured the image with copics;

E000, E00, E02, R20

R37, R37

Y21, Y26, Y28, Y35

E40, E41, E42, E43

C1, W1, W4

The papers are from MME 'Collectables' xxxx - now I'm not normally one for bright and cheery creations - I'm more of a pastel girl…. :)  BUT I think this came up so well - so I will defiantly try more like this!  The flowers are from my stash and the butterflies are Prima.  I also had to get the cameo out to cut the little 'Hi' - that came out so well! 

I hope you like her - I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges; 

Art Impressions - 5 or more Flowers

Crafting for all seasons - Girly

Creative Moments - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what thou think!

Remember to join in over on the challenge blog :) 

See you soon 

x

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 

x

The Betty Hop

Good Evening!!! 

I hope your here for the Betty hop tonight! This has been so exciting!! 

Anyway I hope you have come from the talented Trudie  if not then pop over to the wonderful Betty and see what she has made to start us off!!! 

The idea of this hop came about on the SBS fan page on Facebook - the only rules was it has to be a Betty image from Simply B Stamps that you use - should really be your favourite.  Well I have quite a few and so it was very hard to decided…. But  there was one I constantly came back to - it was one of the first ones I brought.  So introducing Movie Gala Betty.

I just love this one - one thing I have noticed though is that I always colour her monochromatic, I don't know why - when ever she comes up to colour she is always done in similar colours - I suppose I just feel it suits her! 

I coloured the image with copics 

E50, E01, E03, E55

The papers are from my box of loose papers and the 'unforgettable' was in there too.  The butterflies are punched from kraft card using my martha stewart butterfly trio punch.  The rhinestones are from my stash as well as the corners - I must get more of them as I LOVE using them at the moment!  I also used my SU distressing tool and my TH inks to age the edges.  

 I really hope you like my card, I have had fun making it and can't with to give it to someone special! So now you much hop along to Celina to see what she has made! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

see you soon

x

18th Butterfly

Eveing - I don't know how many times I have gone to write this post and forgotten - its quite scary! Im having one of those days where nothing is quite going right - I decided to cook a roast dinner for tea tonight and somehow after 1/2 hour into cooking the chicken realised that I didn't have enough potatoes… How I did that I do not know - I'm sure I brought potatoes when I last went shopping!  I will confess that I am shattered - did not sleep well again last night - this cough is keeping me awake so much through the night again :(

Anyway back to what I'm meant to be doing! I was asked to make a 18th Birthday card a couple of weeks ago - all the customer wanted was for the image to have blond hair and female - and so what a perfect time to grab out a Saturated Canary Image - one of my favourites - Cerridwen  - I just LOVE colouring her up

The image was coloured with copics - and the papers are all from my stash - I couldn't resist the prima butterfly in the corner - just felt it pulled the orange from the backing paper out a bit.  The die cut circle butterfly is a tonic circle die I have - I just love using it at the moment.  The 18 is just some peel offs (quite relieved I'm finally running out of them!)

Once again I am so please with the way she coloured up - I hope you like her too! I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

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

x

Its A Girl

Good Morning! How are you today? Its a cold damp morning here again :( oh well its that time of year so best just get on with it! Anyway I'm here to share with you a card I have made for a friend of mine who had a baby girl last weekend! There are so many babies being born and due any time I can't believe it!!!

I have used the beautiful Butterfly Baby from Saturated Canary it has been so long since I have coloured one of her images up and when I saw this beauty I couldn't resist! I coloured the image with copics and just had to add some pink ribbon too!

I used the lovely die from Butterfly Circle Die from Tonic - I purchased it a couple of weeks ago from That Craft Place - Its a lovely die and the detail is wonderful! I also used my MS Butterfly punch for the added butterflies and the papers are from my stash!

Well I hope you like my card and I hope the person that I have sent it to likes it too!  I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

One Stitch at A Time - Use a Digi

The Squirrel and The Fox  - Ribbon 

Little Claire - New Arrivals

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

x

Hearts and Flowers...

Good Morning! Have you stopped over at the MMCS blog this morning?? Have you seen the news! OK so you all need to be gentle with me now! I'm kind of scared and just hope I can keep this running as well as it has been!!!

Thank you to everyone that joined us last week - remember to pop to the MMCS challenge blog to see who won! 

Ok so I'm here with the the challenge this week at MMCS - were looking for your creations with

Hearts and Flowers!

This week we are sponsored by the FAB



Bugaboo

So onto mu creation, well I can't tell you too much about it on this occasion! 

The heart is a die cut that my wonderful friend rescued me by cutting it! and the die cuts were brought from e-bay.   I am in the process of locating the dies as they are sooo beautiful I want to try them myself!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs

x

To My True Love

Morning! So sorry this post is late - today is the first day back at school! Oh my word forgot how hard the mornings are when your trying to get 101 things done! Anyway she on her way now and so I have so peace - OMW yes my house is peaceful for the first time in 6 weeks! 

Anyway I'm not here to ramble I'm here is this weeks challenge over at Charisma Cardz, This weeks challenge is 

'seeing double'

Endless opportunities with this one! So no let me tell you our sponsors;

Prize One



A lovely prize donated from Crafty Ribbons 

Prize Two



a $10 voucher for the shop!

So some FAB prizes up for grabs this week!! Now this was a bit tough for me - I had to think lots!!! But then it struck me what I would do - the faithful stamp-a-mijig came out and I came up with this using two of the fab new stamps from Saturated Canary

I made my card using the lovely suspenders available here and wallflower also available here.  Now I have run out of so much recently so I had to make my card A5, so then papers became an issue.  Then I realised I brought a A4 paper pad a while back from Bebebubu.  

Yep the the gorgeous Fairy Belle from Prima! So glad I got it as an A4 too - never thought I would use it but it just shows.  The images were coloured with copics and the I used some of my MS punched butterflies to 'dress it up'. the sentiment stamp is from here.

Well I hope you will join us this week over at Charisma Cardz - Look forward to seeing you! 

Hugs 

x

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge

Morning all - still trying to catch up with myself at the moment - spent too much time doing nothing and not enough crafting! So rubbish of me! but I am trying to catch up now! 

Thank you to everyone that joined in with us last week over at My Mums Craft Shop - Some lovely entries - if you joined us pop over and see if you were our luck winner!!!  now onto this weeks challenge - were lucky enough to be sponsored by the fab Saturated canary!

The prize this week is 2 digs from the store!

So fab to have Krista sponsoring us! I love her images SO much!!! So onto the challenge - this week its

Anything Goes!!!! 

So onto my creation! Now I LOVE saturated canary as digs and I can't wait to get my hands on some rubber too now!!! But this week I decided to use the lovely Marry Me available here - she is just amazing to colour! 

The image was coloured using copics - now cause I coloured her in a rush I'm not 100% on the colours! :( but if i work it out I will let you know.  I have decided this is my sisters birthday card (I have a few weeks yet thankfully!) The papers were all from my stash and I had to add some of my MS punched butterflies!!! Well I hope you like her - I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by - hope to see you over at My Mums Craft SHop Challenge Blog this week! Catch you soon! 

Hugs 

x

My Mums Craft Shop - Kraft It

Oh my I have no idea as to what planet I am on! Yesterday I new I had something to do and forgot! Now I remember what it was! LOL!!! 

OK so im here with the challenge this week at My Mums Craft shop, our sponsor this week is

and the prize up for grabs is two digis from the shop! WOW!!! 

So now I need to tell you the challenge - This week we want to see you using 

KRAFT

Now I LOVE Kraft - the colour, texture I just love it and as Elizabeth Bell is the sponsor I felt I had to use an image of hers this is the lovely Little Nurse available here - she is just so adorable! I love colouring her! 

This is a card I have made for Amelia's fried who's birthday is in a couple of weeks! I used my spellbinders large circles and large scalloped circles, the papers are all from my stash and the butterflies were punched using my MS butterfly punch available here.   I alos got my Quickutz out again - its been sitting for so long but so good to use it again!!! As the letter 'n' was lost I used Rhinestones to jazz it up! 

The image was coloured with copics available here.  I love how she turned out and I think im starting to get to grips with getting a 'shine line' on hair! 

I just love these butterflies, perfect for any card! Well I hope you like my card, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Anything Goes - Summer Days (I think the card looks quite summery)

Cards and More - Anything Goes

Florishes - Used Kraft 

I hope I may have inspired you to join us at My Mums Craft Shop this week - please pop over to the blog and see the creations from the rest of the DT! 

Hope to see you soon 

Hugs

x