Lets Fly Away

Morning!! Well hubby has cleared the first ice from the car this morning its f…f…f…freezing!!! I have switched the heating up this morning cause I'm so cold! Well I have been creating quietly in-between doing Halloween stuff! I decided to make a very C&S card - just cause the mood took me!

Its not like me to make white on white but I decided to give it a go - and who can resist a whole Kaleidoscope of butterflies at any time of year?  They were punched using my MS butterfly punch, I used both sizes that the punch punches.  I also aded some lace from my stash - just to add something more.  The sentiment is a peel off from my stash. 

Here they are up close! I have a few different ideas I want to try with this effect - but they are on hold till Christmas is over and done with! I haven't really started doing much for this year but I know I need to knuckle down soon! 

Well I hope you like my card, I would like to enter this into the following challenges; 

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes
Polka Doodles - Wings and Things 

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

Hugs 

x

Simple and Shiney

Morning! 

how are we all?   Well I have been working away on loads of different stuff and can't wait to share it all!!! Today I'm quickly here to share with you a quick and easy card I made last week!

I was asked for something pretty, feminine but not too heavy and came up with this.  The die cut is from my marianne butterfly die I purchased ages ago and have never really used.  I added lace from my stash and the sentiment is punched out letter using my quickytz Daisy alphabet! Well I hope you like it,

Thanks for stopping by hope to see you again soon! 

Hugs 

My Mums Craft Shop - Ice Cream Flavours!

Morning all! Well what a busy few days - trying to catch up with DT stuff as well as catch up with friends and family - feel like I haven't stopped - and I don't think I'm going to for a while!  The holiday now seems like it was a lifetime ago, and the summer holidays are filling fast with parties and little bits and bobs!! Got busy times ahead and can't wait is all I can say! 

Anyway back to why I'm here! Firstly thank you to everyone that joined in last week - remember to pop over to the MMCS Blog to see if you are a winner, now cause of getting back off the holiday I didn't get much time to comment but I hope to find some time to get about and see all the entries!!! 

Onto this weeks challenge.... over at My Mums Craft shop were looking for your creations using.... 

Ice Cream Flavours

Our sponsor is 

My Mums Craft Shop is sponsoring this challenge and is offering the winner a £10 voucher to spend in store! 

OK, so for this challenge I had to first indulge in my all time favourite Ice Cream... the one and only 

Oh yes... after all the work I have had done on my teeth I can finally enjoy a bit of Ice Cream.  Now as you may very well understand that I had to eat the whole tub to really see the colours in the tub (Thats what I told hubby!)... and one tub was not enough, but I think it really helped with the end result! 

I have used the beautiful Sarah Kay First Kiss available here.  I so can't wait to get some more Sarah Kay stamps - I am so in love with them at the moment!

So do you see the cookie dough?? I hope you do - my hips have had to suffer for this LOL!!! As I said I'm quite impressed with how it turned out! Sorry for the pants photos - hubby has left the 'long lens' on the camera and I have no idea how to change it! The papers are from my stash, one is Bo Bunny Weekend Market available here - never used this paper stash till now! 

The image was coloured with copics

E50, E51, E53, E55 and E57

I decided that a monochromatic theme was best! I can't wait to colour this image up again! So lovely - all of Sarah Kay stamps are lovely! The sentiment is from a clear set I have with no labels on them... so no idea as to what company make them, but the sayings in the set are lovely!

I know you don't find them in Ice Cream... but I had to add some butterflies! This is the wonderful Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Punch - Butterfly available here, I am so in love with it at the moment! 

Well I hope I have inspired you to join us this week over at My Mums Craft Shop Challenges.  I can't wait to see what flavours everyone else come up with - remember to pop to the MMCS Blog and see the DT's amazing creations! 

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

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Crafting When we can - Monochrome

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Anything Goes

Pile it on - Cute as can Be

The Hybrid Chick - Ice Cream 

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

x

Top Tip Tuesday - #78 Sparkles Galore

Afternoon! Oh I have so lost the plot, can't remember what day of the week we are on... Its been a busy few days and now the kids have a week off... hopeful for maybe a lay in one day! So have you been celebrating the jubilee? We were suppose to be having a party... and in British style, its chucking it down, typical! 

Anyway I was suppose to have done this first things and I forgot so I'm here to share this weeks challenge over at TTT

In honour of this special weekend we would like to see

Sparkles Galore! 

Now theres a FAB tutorial over on the blog so please pop over and take a look! Onto the sponsors

Simon Says Stamp

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And

Stamp Fairy

Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010.  Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats.  You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters.  Stamp Fairy has new releases along with a free image every Friday and Guest Designers each month.  Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images.  We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity.

So we have some lovely guest designers this week too! So please take a look, now I haven't got many photos of my creation but I will try to add more later today!

I have used the stunning Double Take from saturated canary, I just fell in love with her, 

I will hope to be back later today to add more details on this card and add it to some challenges! 

Need to cook tea now

see you soon 

x

Where Flowers Grow

Morning, well I have been meaning to post this for a couple of days but we have just not had the weather for me to take the photos! even today I have had to put all the lights on to try and take a photo... oh where has the warm and dry weather gone, I know we need the ran but surely we can have some sun too! 

Anyway I have been creating loads recently and still have loads to do and share, its so much fun having a list of stuff to do... although I guarantee that by my next post i would have lost my list and be chilled cause... well it its kinda stressful all these deadlines! 

Once again I introduce the lovely Butterflies from Saturated Canary, now I believe Krista is in-between shops at the moment, so if she's not there and you want her, e-mail her! 

She is just beautiful, not her skin look very orange in the photo and its not when you look at the card, its the light that I have on, I so can't wait to get my daylight lamp! 

She was coloured using Copics; 

Hair - E35, E37

Skin, Lips and Eyes - E000, E00, E02, Ro20, R81, G43

Dress and gloves - BV0000, BV01, C1

All the other embellishments are form my stash. 

Im so in love with these sentiment stamps from Whimsy, so cute and the words are so lovely! Well I hope you like what I have made, i would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Catered Crop - the letter B (Butterflies)

 Chalk-ah-lot cafe - Anything Goes

Dream valley Challenges- For a Special lady 

Great impressions - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - For a Special Woman
Tuesday Alchemy - Dear mother

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

Hugs

x

SO I tried Smash*ing.....

Yes I know, I have to try it all, I wanted to try and post this last night but it was far too late!! I have see so many people doing this and have wanted to try for a while.  I got chatting to a friend yesterday who was very helpful and encouraged me no end!! So a BIG THANK YOU to Casper!.

Theres not much to show you on it.  as I don't have a journal (yet) I just used an A4 piece of paper and covered it with some pretty 12x12 I had! I have some ideas on what I want to do with my next one... That won't be for a few days though, lots of work to do! I did do a bit of looking on the net for words, I was rather surprised to discover that butterflies were known as witches, but its each to their own.  Anyway I introduce to you.... 

My Smash*ing Butterfly

So... I know not the best, but for a first attempt I'm quite pleased.  Im hopeful to have a journal before we go away because I know how inspirational this holiday is going to be.... I can't tell you too much more about this page as there is nothing to say... 

Thanks for stopping by, if you have any pointers let me know! Ohhh if you haven't already, just a reminder I have candy here!!

Hope to see you soon! 

 x

Inked Paws #1 - All Creatures Great and Small

Morning all, how are we today?! 

Well todays the day.... 

Yes its the first Inked Paws challenge and the team are all so excited!!! 

Have you been popping over to the blog?  Have you met Miss Paws?! 

Its been a very very busy week for us all, making important decisions, colouring, creating, making sure this all runs as smooth as possible for us all today!!! 

Anyway less chattering!! 

There is a main prize (winner will be selected by random) of 2 digs of the winners choice from Inked Paws as well as the opportunity to be Guest Designer for a challenge in a  couple of weeks time.  A top three will be selected by the DT and be given a badge to display. 

The challenge is open from now until 10pm Wednesday 14th March when links will closed and we will select our winner(s)

If you pop to the blog there is a special treat for all of you that wish to play along. 

Anyhow... onto the challenge... 

All Creatures Great and Small

What a fab theme for the first challenge, we all decided on what image we wanted to use, I have used the adorable Baby China who I just couldn't resist!! 

isn't he just sooo cute!! I coloured him with my copics using BV04 and BV02, I can't remember any of the other ones!! The ribbon and the wording is just from my stash.  I didn't want to make too much of a fuss around him as I wanted him to stand out.  Still need a lot of practice at those bows!! 

I just had to share this photo, he looks so cute and I just want to cuddle him. I have to say I am pretty impressed with my colouring on this occasion, will never match it again! LOL! Well I hope you like what I have created, 

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

Flutterby Wednesdays -  Butterfly, Fairy or Angel (He has a butterfly on his nose)

Pennies Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will pop to the Inked Paws blog and maybe play along, it would be grate to have you there!! 

Hope to see you soon! 

Hugs