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That's right... It's time for the first CES challengeof 2011....

This week we want to see ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL...

Now it didn't say that they have to be current creatures so I went with Dinosaurs lol...

Now the super cute image is from the greetings farm

Papers are basic grey

Everything else is from my stash..

Now I have used some jigsaw pieces...these were a new buy and while I had this idea of how thet would work it does not seem so easy lol.. However I just covered these in 3 different basic grey papers....

So I am entering my dino boy in:

sweet sketch wednesday - Wonderful sketch

charisma cardz - Birthdays and celebrations

crafty purple frog - Use a new goodie or technique (jigsaw)

fab n funky - Anything goes

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend xx

                                                

It's Autumn!!

I actually think Autumn is my favourite season here in the UK...

My craft room looks out the front of the house and there is a river and lot's of trees out front (we are soo lucky as I don't think I could cope now if another house was opposite lol!!). It is just stunning with all the red, gold and brown leaves..I just love the Autumn colours so that is the theme of todays card!!

The image is a wonderful Hanglar STanglar stamp coloured with copics

Papers are basic grey Pryus (One of my faves now....)

flowers are Wild orchid crafts

Now I am entering the following challenges:

the shabby tearoom - Photo inspiration (now I haven't used pumpkin but I used the colours!!)

Peartree designs - Autumn

Papersundaes - A change in seasons

Totally papercrafts - Autumn

Sweet sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Well thanks for looking....see you all tomorrow xxx

Hello again...it's been a while lol...

Ohhh I am still on holiday for the weekend...so another scheduled post ( I so have my fingers crossed lol)

Well over at

Sweet stamping

we want you to 'punch it!!'

So here is my card:

The cute image is from Tiddly inks

The papers are basic grey

I have used a spellbinder die

Retro flower punches

martha stewart loop puch and leaf punch!!

The we have a new challenge over at

CES

Get ahead....get a hat!!

well .....I did scratch my head...empty out my craft stash...but this is my end result lol:

The image is a wonderful Hanglar Stanglar

The paper is memory box (blackbird) available here

Thanks for looking....be back in a few days and will pop over to say hi xxx

Come and do the Cowgirl hop!!!

Good morning and welcome to my first Cowgirl blog hop!!

Now first of all we have this weeks challenge which is....

Make your own flowers...

Now CJ has some new images out and I couldn't wait to get this one inked up and ready to go....

The flowers are made with 3 sizes of retro punches and the Martha Stewart leaves punch

Papers are basic grey Origins

Now the prize this week....

The winner of the challenge will receive the Flower Ribbons plus 3 images from CJ and the Winners Badge to display on their blog.

The "Top 3" will each receive 2 images from CJ and the "Top 3" Winners badge to display on their blogs.

How fabby is that???

CJ also has a 25% sale off the flower category for this hop!!!

***** BLOG HOP******

To be in a chance to win the candy you "must hop" along the list in order and look for the letter to spell out the sentence (each DT has 1 letter). Leave a comment on each blog beginning at our challenge blog and ending with an ending comment at our challenge blog.

So If you have arrived from Beccy you are in the right place..If not you need to check the route from the start here...

My magic letter is........D

Now you need to pop on over to Claire to get your next letter!!

Good luck xxx

It's time for a new blog about town...and one stop !!

That's right a new and exciting blog is starting today....

Woo hoo!!!

And I was asked to join the wonderfully talented DT!!!!

So this week it's

ANYTHING GOES...

This makes it sooooo hard to design a card as I kept changing my mind lol..

But here is my finished card:

The image is from Sugar Nellie and coloured with copics

All the below listed are available in the STORE

Papers - basic grey Olivia

Ribbon

Charm

Pins

Now remember to pop on over to the challenge blog here and check out the DT samples and the store!!

And it's my week over at

one stop crafts

And this week they want you to get all sentimental..

I used Kraft cardstock from here

The ribbon and card is stampin up!

Now I was right out of my comfort zone for this one....so to be more inspired pop over to the challenge blog...you wont be disappointed!!

Thanks for looking xx

Sweet Saturday!!

Well good morning peeps....

Hope you are starting your weekend well..I am at work so there is nothing good bout that lol..

Well over at sweet stampin this week there is a fabby sketch for you to follow...

I have to say I LOVED this sketch and found it great fun..

So here is my card...

The image is from The greetings farm and coloured with copics

Papers are the cutest ever from basic grey...Dino.. I had to have them as soon as I saw them lol..

So what are you waiting for?

Pop on over to the challenge blog and see the other dt's wonderful creations as they are all so different..

And remember you could win some wonderful Heather Ellis designs..

Thanks for looking xx

It's a cowgirl sort of day!!

Yeee Haaarr!!

That's right it's time for another

Cowgirls Sunday stamp challenge

And this weeks challenge is ....Anything goes...

So here is my card this week:

Now this week the image is from our sponsor

I have coloured her with copics

The papers are basic grey

Flowers- retro punch

Ribbon stamping up

Sentiment - Kraftin' Kimmie

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is

Michelle Perkett

Your price will be that you can pick

* 3 images by choice from her store and

* 2 images of choice from CJ's Cowgirls Up!

Along with a "Winners Badge" to display on your blog!

The "Top 3" will win "1 Image of choice from CJ"

and a "Top 3 Badge" that they will be able to proudly display on their blog's.

 

I have also followed the sketch at Midnight madness 

 

Thanks for looking xx

It's a one stop Saturday

Morning all.....

Well what happened to the weather??

I am hoping it becomes nice again soon lol...

Well it's saturday and this week it's time for a

 one stop craft challenge

This week we want to see a colour splash...Pink, Green, Blue with red flowers!!

So here is my card!!

Papers are basic grey

Image is Tilda and coloured with copics

Butterfly is martha stewart punch

Pin is from pretty pin embellishments

Now don't forget to pop over and see the other DT work!!

have a fab weekend xxx

It's a sweet stamping Saturday

Well lovelies...

I am hoping for wonderful weather today as it is one of our closest set of friends weddings today....

I have a lovely dress (for anyone who has seen me that is VERY unusual lol!!!) and fascinator (lot's of feathers lol!!!)!!!!

So this week over at sweet stampin we are asking you to create something 'with wings!!!'

Here is what I did..

I do REALLY love this Tilda image lol...

The papers are from Basic grey

Tickets are Tim Holtz

Pearls are from Quixotic

Bead leaves are from Magnolia

Now then don't forget quixotic are our sponsors this month!!

I am also entering:

midnight-madness-sketch

Thanks for looking and have a fabby weekend xxxx

It's Saturday woo hoo!!

Well good morning ladies...

I am hoping today is gonna be a nice day as we have lot's to do in the garden today!!

So I have this weeks sweet stampin  card to show you today...

Now the theme is doodling so I got out my sweet stamping choc chip pen and got drawing lol...

Now I am finding it hard to photo easel cards so I am gonna do some close ups lol..

Well I use a new stamp to me..Flower Lili from Inky impressions

I coloured her with copics and used basic grey origins papers

I used a template and gems from quixotic for the swirls

The pin is from Lisa who is sponsoring us this month

I am also entering:

cupcake craft - Dazzle us

creative card crew - Thank you

abc-challenge - W is for Weather (sunny day)

quixotic - Fold it (more than one fold)

sweet sketch wednesday - Sketch

Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend xxx

Erm....where has the sun gone?

I think the sun has gone in because it was my first day back at work today!!!

I had a good day and realised I had missed it ( I NEVER thought I would say that lol!!!)

I am only back part time and am gonna build up my hours to make sure everything goes smoothly..

Now any 'normal' person may have told you what they did for a living, after all I have been blogging for 11ish months lol...but although I love my job I know that people hate me for it lol...no I am not a traffic warden lol.... I manage a team of debt collectors!!

Did I just hear boos???? lol...

As I said I LOVE it..I have tried other jobs but always come back to collections and 3 years I got my own team and they are fab!!

Anyway onto my card....I made it with a sunny day in mind lol...

This is one of my very fave Tilda stamps I absolutely love her..I also use her as a get well card (I colour the ladybug green with caption...'sorry you caught a bug'!!)

I have coloured her with copics. The paper is basic grey (green at heart)

I am entering the following challenges:

the crafty pad - Over the edge (Just ribbon i'm afraid!!)

creative inspirations - Distressed

crafty creations - Favourite stamp

sweet sketch wednesday - Sketch

Thanks for looking xx

April shower!!

Well it is definitely living up to its name this month isn't it!!

Never mind, I am in a good mood as Sam will be home for 4 whole days woo hoo!!

Well onto today's card...

This one started off for a specific challenge....but ended up being for a completely different one lol!!

The image is a new Tilda for me, coloured with Copics, flowers, lace and pins are from Quixotic,papers are nook and pantry from basic grey the buttons are papermania and ones from my tub..

I am entering her into the following challenges...

Midnight Madness - Sketch

pollycraft - recipe (4,3,2,1)

crafty creations - Anything goes

paper take weekly -  Open

the crafty pad -  Yellow, orange and green

Thanks for looking xx

It was a lucky week last week!!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend..I did..My visitors came so that was a busy day lol!!

It is so hard though not being able to pick my nephew up!!

Then yesterday we went to watch Alice in Wonderland...I loved it!!!!!

I do have news for you today.... Last week was a lucky week for me!!

I came top 3 over at Kaboodles, and top 5 over at The wild flower patch and crafty card makers..then on Saturday I found out I had won a prize too!!!!

Woo Hoo!! I have a lot to live upto this week lol!!

So onto the card..

I was told by a lovely lady (yes Faye that is you) that I had to stop using greeting farm stamps as she now wants them all....so I have..

well for this card lol..

I have used a Tilda stamp (ain't she cute??) and coloured her with Copics

The papers are basic gray - green at heart

Flowers and ribbon are from over at Quixotic

Hope you like her!!

I am entering her into the following challenges:

sweet stampin -  Sketch

crafty cardmakers - Spring

colour create -  Pastels (pink and green)

charisma cardz -  Spring

totally papercrafts - Pink and Green

saturday challenge -  Green, pink and flowers

the pink elephant - Pastels - pink and green

Thanks for looking

OH MY GOD!!!

I cannot believe that I almost forgot to enter the sweet stampin challenge this week...

It is possibly my fave lol!!!

Anyway they gave us a colour combo to work with this week so I had to have a real think!!

I also followed the sketch over at totally papercrafts (fab sketch ladies!!)

The papers are the new basic greys - Green at heart (came this morning)

Card is stampin up

Coloured with copics and stampin up marker pens

Thanks for looking xx