More Big News!

** I apologise - I forgot to schedule this!**


Morning! How are we all, well my trip to the dentist ended with antibiotics, they are starting to work but still in lots of pain, keeping on with the painkillers and hopeful that only another 24 hours or so till I no longer have to take them! 

Well its been a busy week and I confess that I have got myself behind with all my DT work due to my teeth!  But I do have some more big news to share with you.  While being a vegetable I had a message from the Lovely Carlyann from Sweet and Crafty asking me if I would like to join the DT over at My Mums Craft Shop Challenges - I applied a couple of weeks ago and completely forgot that I had! and so what more could I say - Have you seen the talent over there? I just had to say yes! 

I didn't think that I was going to be able to share the news this week due to my tooth but I managed to put something together to share with you today! Before I share my creation with you let me tell you about this weeks challenge.  

'For The Boys'

Yes - we are looking for your creations for all the boys out there.  Our sponsor this week is the wonderful 

Digistamp Boutique

I hope you will pop over to the shop to take a look at what they have to offer! Some lovely stamps over there! Well I suppose I best share my creation.  On the 28th June my amazing husband and I will have been together 8 years! (I'm sure I would get less for murder - only kidding!) I can't believe that 8 years ago we didn't really know each other and here we are married with two amazing little girls (well sometimes!) So I have made him a card - just to jog his memory! 

I have used the beautiful 'A Little bit of Country' from Sarah Kay, the image was coloured with copics; 

E50, E51, E53, E55 E57, and a splash of R20

The Image was cut out using Spellbinders scalloped ovals, they have been sat in my stash for quite a while and never really been used! 

I used Tim Holtz Tea Dye to distress the paper the image is stamped on,  the papers are Prima Sun Kiss 6x6 stack and the mini flourish in the corner is cut using Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork all these are available from My Mums Craft Shop. The flowers are a mix of Wild Orchid Crafts and some I purchased from e-bay a long time ago! 

I just had to sneak a close up of this in - at first it was meant to be a 'trial' to see if I could colour in sepia effect - I was so impressed when it turned out the way it did! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Crafting for all Seasons- #29 For Men (1st wk)

Desmet Designs -  For the Men and Boys (ends 29th June)
Scrappy Frogs -  Celebrate Men (ends 30th June) 
ATCs & Cards With Attitude -  Anything Goes / Fathers Day 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope to see you again soon!  If you get time pop across to the My Mums Craft Shop Challenges and take a peek at the very talented DT creations and hopefully join us with the fab challenge!

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Top Tip Tuesday - Stars And Stripes

Morning all, well still on painkillers but feeling slightly better - hope that today may be the last day I need to take them - Its OK till I eat and then all I want to do is cry! Well As you can guess I haven't managed to craft much the last four days and I am really getting withdrawal symptoms - Every time I try to look down to colour the pain sets off again!  Oh well it will have to be over soon! 

As you can guess I don't have a creation to share with you just yet for this weeks challenge over at TTT - but I am hopeful to get one together soon! Maybe even today if I'm lucky - I will have to see how I am after the school run!   ANyway I Will let you know about the challenge we are looking for... 

Independence Day or Stars & Stripes

creations, it could be a card, a scrapbook page, a gift, who knows! We would also like to know a bit more about how you are celebrating! Our sponsors this week are 

Crimson Cloud

Prize offered to 1 lucky winner is 3 packs of die cuts.Crimson Cloud is a mother/daughter venture - a way to indulge our joint passion of cardmaking and crafting. We only sell products that we have tried, tested and love using. We have developed our own exclusive range of dies cuts, digital stamps, svg files and "Make Your Own Card" kits which reflect our styles of card making - and hopefully yours too!"

Bugaboo Stamps

One lucky Random winner will win 7 Digi images for their choice

We are also doing things a bit different this week... 

We want to focus on YOUR Top Tips for this challenge so here's what we want you to do....

• Add a Top Tip (your own tutorial or written tip) to your blog.
• In your post link back here, stating it's a Top Tip for TTT.
• Add that post to our Mr Linky adding (TIP) after your name. 

• Once you've added your Top Tip we want you to visit other TTT Top Tippers.

(They will have (TIP) after their name on Mr Linky)

• Leave them a comment stating you are a Top Tip Collector (TTC) from TTT

At the end of the challenge we will pick x2 RANDOM TTC comments (from our Top Tippers' Blogs - NOT THIS BLOG) to win a small surprise gift each, even if you don't win you will have a huge array of Top Tips collected along the way!(The prizes will be small token gifts donated by Carol & Samantha - we'd just love to get you all sharing your Top Tips and so would like to offer a couple of small gifts as a thank-you)

Big News...

Morning all! How are we today?! Well I have had another sleepless night from my poor amelia but hopefully she is on the mend now!! Im here to share some big news!!! 

A few feels ago I applied to a The Crafty Pad as they had a DT call.... and... 

Yes! I made it to the team.  I can't wait for it to start, I'm so excited to be working with such talented and lovely people! Keep your eyes peeled as there is so much to come! 

Please pop over to The Crafty Pad Design blog and meet the rest of the team!!! Im sure they would LOVE you to stop by!! 

Hugs and see you soon! 

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