Good Afternoon

Ooh what a day, more snow this morning, I have been stuck in all weekend planning to get allsorts done today and what happens more snow this morning, so I am not going anywhere today.Oh well I shall suffer stuck in the craft room?????. This is my second post today and this card uses a Tilda image coloured with my faithful Promarkers.The backing paper is from Bearly Mine designs "Christmas Fun" and the insert is also from Bearly Mine, Donna has a bundle of 50 digi inserts all ready to print off and insert into your card. The flower is a Marianne Crafts die. the ribbon and dew drops are from my stash I do hope you like it.xxx

                                                                     
I am entering this into
SWEET STAMPIN "Buttons and Bows"
GINGERLOFT "Bows"
SCRAPPY FROGS "Merry Christmas"
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS "Christmas"
INKTEGRITY "Anything Goes"
CHRISTMAS STAMPIN "Anything Goes"

OOH LA LA #68

CHRISTMAS SONG

Good morning to all you lovely people.The challenge this week  for Ooh La La is to make your project/card using a Christmas Song. I have taken the image, backing papers and sentiment from the Christmas Presence CD, done some distressing added some pearls, ribbon and flowers I do hope you like it

                                                              
The song for my card is “When a Child is Born” by Johnny Mathis

I am entering this into
CRAFTY CREATIONS "Christmas is coming"
THE CREATIVE COTTAGE "Untraditional Christmas" No reds greens or gold
CRAFTY CATZ "Christmas"
BAH!HUMBUG "Feeling the Blues"
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS "Untraditional Christmas" No reds greens "
TOP TIP TUESDAY "Layer on Layer"
INCY WINCY  "3flowers -2papers-1image"
PAPER PLAYTIME "Christmas carol inspired"

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CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY CHALLENGE#9

Well good morning to all you lovely people it is Saturday morning and that means one thing “Craft your Days Away”


The theme this week is

“TEXTURE”

We are being sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp and the winner will get $10 to spend at Simon Says.
                                                                

My card today uses a Whiff of Joy image “Dancing Willow” coloured with Promarkers. The backing paper is Pink Petticoat I have distressed and stickled the edges. The sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado. I have added a butterfly, gems and lace. I do hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
CREATIVE COWGIRLS "Anything Goes"
INKTEGRITY "Anything Goes"
CHARISMA CARDZ "One for the Girls"
ALPHABET CHALLENGE "E is for Embossing"
TOP TIP TUESDAY "Layer on Layer"
DELICIOUS DOODLES "Celebrations"

                                                                             

So Touched

Just look what I have been given by the lovely Angel I am just so touched that Angel could even think of giving me this trouble is I can't pass this on to just 5 people there are to many people that I think deserve this, I would like to pass it on to whoever would like it.

Thank you so much Angel

                                                               

James Christmas Cracker

Good evening from a very cold but no snow Sheffield. My card tonight is following Bevs Sketch over at Lili of the Valley I am using James and Christmas Cracker coloured with promarkers and mounted onto a nestie. The backing paper I have used is Papermania's "Classic Christmas" I have then added some flowers, Gems, ribbon and a sentiment . I hope you like it.xxx

I am also entering this into
DIGI DOODLE SHOPS BEST "Red and Green"
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS "Red gold green"
                                                                   

Glitzy Tilda

Hello all you lovely people I have been organising my small collection of nesties and other dies with these fab magnetic sheets I bought  they keep the nesties so tidy. I think I might use them more often now as they are on show, I tend to forget I have things unless I can see them.

Anyway my card today uses a Tilda image I have  coloured with promarkers and put gold glitter on her wings, I think I might have overdone that a bit , my backing paper is Bearly Mine "Summer Light and Simply dots" I then added a doily, butterfly, ribbon and sentiment.I do hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
TOTALLY TILDA "Glitz and Gold"
EVERYBODY ART "Use Shapes"
CREATIVE BELLI  "Embellishments begining with the letter R"
FAB'N'FUNKY "Go with the Flow"
I LOVE PROMARKERS "Anything goes" with a bit of sparkle if you like
                                                                         

COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE CHALLENGE#39

Good morning to you all well it is Wednesday again and that can only mean one thing. “COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE” The recipe today is


1. PAINT

2. ANGELS

3. RHINESTONES



Today we are being sponsored by Pixie Dust Studio

My card uses an image by Pixie Dust “Prairie Pixie” I have coloured her with watercolour paints and promarkers I then added some stickles to her wings. The backing paper is from Bearly Mine Gingham and Stripes. I have then added ribbon and rhinestones. I do hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
DARING CARDMAKERS "Three of Something"
DIGI DOODLE SHOPS BEST "Anything Goes "
I DID IT CREATIONS "Wings"
ONE STITCH AT A TIME "Choose a season or event"
ALY'S SUNDAY " Aly's Favorite things"  
INCY WINCY "Blue and white" 
POLLYCRAFT "Feeling Blue"  
FROSTED DESIGNS "Distressing"                                                              

Animals

Hello to you all I hope you are all feeling well.This is my GDT card for Anything Goes .. The challenge today is

 Animals

My card today uses a Penny Black Stamp “Listening to Stars” I have coloured this with Promarkers. My backing paper is Papermania’s” Classic Christmas” I have then added some gems, a flower and sentiment. I hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
Whoopsie Daisy "Holiday"
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR "Anything Goes"
FRESH BREWED."Show of your Style"
                                                                            

Mother Mary

Hello to all you lovely people, The image on this card is one of the ones I won this week over at The crafty Purple Frog.The image is one of Teri's from Delicious Doodles and it is called "Mother Mary". I have coloured this with Promarkers and distressed the edges my backing paper is Bearly Mine "Christmas Delight and Christmas Wonderland". I then added some lace, a flower, some gems and a sentiment. I do hope you like it.

I am entering this into
DELICIOUS DOODLES "Anything Goes"
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS"Snow and snowflakes"
FUSSY AND FANCY "Christmas with no red or green"
THE STAMPMAN  "Anything by Tim/Christmas Theme  "Distress inks"                                                                      

SWEET PEA CHALLENGE

Good morning to all you lovely people todays challenge over at

 SWEETPEA STAMPERS is a SKETCH

By Pascale

My card uses the image Blue Rose Tattoo, coloured as usual with Promarkers, My backing paper is Pink Petticoat the edges have all been distressed I then added some Ric Rac and gems . I do hope you like it.xxx

If you are looking for inpiration pop along to the rest of the teams blogs, the work is amazing.

I am entering this into
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR "Distressing"
DIGI DOODLE SHOP'S "Anything Goes"
HODGE PODGE "Anything goes"
PAPER ROMANCE "Favorite things"  (Gems and Sweet Pea stamps)
IN A SWEET PEA DREAM "Flowers"                                                              

Listening to Stars

Hello all you lovely people, it  has been quite mild here today miserable and dark but mild.
My card today uses a penny Black stamp "Listening to Stars" coloured with Promarkers and edges distressed and glittered the backing paper is Bearly Mine "Christmas Joy" I have then added some roses some ribbon tabs and a sentiment. I hope you like it.xxx

 I am entering this into the following challenges
SKETCH AND STASH  "A Sketch"
PENNY BLACK SATURDAY "All my favorite things" ( Ribbon  flowers Promarkers )
OLDIE BUT GOODIE      "Glitter " Penny Black stamp Listening to Stars  was made around 2007 CRAFTY PURPLE FROG "Flowers"
SCRAPPY FROGS "Christmas" 
PENNY BLACK AT ALLSORTS "Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas"                                                            

I'm back

Oh dear you have to put up with me tonight, my craft night at the Craft Den has been called off tonight as Lynne is not feeling well. So I have had my craft night at home instead. I hope anyone living in Cornwall is not affected by the floods.
My card tonight Has been stamped with a Barbara Gray stamp which I have embossed with a blue glitter embossing powder . ( No Promarkers were used in the making of this card ) I then distressed the edges with "Faded Jeans" the backing paper is Pink Petticoat I then added a ribbon, snowflake and sentiment.

 The inside  is decorated with the same paper with a corner and tag added. I do hope you like it.xxx


I am entering this into the following challenges
SIMON SAYS "Sparkle"
CRAFTY CREATIONS "Pretty Insides"
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS "Winter Woodland"
ABC CHRISTMAS "X is for Xmas"
STAMPAVIE AND MORE "Monochrome"
                                                                                                                                                 

COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE CHALLENGE#38

Good morning to you all well it is Wednesday again and that can only mean one thing. “COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE” The recipe today is


1. Family

2. Gold

3. Punches

Today we are being sponsored by Fairy Knoll


My card today uses a House Mouse image coloured with promarkers. The backing paper is Kars “X-Mas collection” I have then added some flowers ribbon and sentiment I do hope you like it.xxx

                                                                       
I am entering this into
AI FACTORY "Die cut or Punch"
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES "Christmas card"
ELEPHANTASTIC "Christmas"
TOTALLY GORJUSS "traditional Christmas colours"
LEXI'S CREATIONS "Traditional Christmas colours"
STAMP WITH FUN "Square"
FLOURISHES "Christmas card"
I DID IT CREATIONS "Traditional Christmas colours"

Back Again

Hello to you all I am back again. This time with a Kenny K image "Movie Star" I have coloured her with Promarkers and distressed and stickled the edges. My backing paper is Bearly Mine "Vintage and Simply Dots" I have then added a sentiment,  flowers and ribbon. I do hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
KENNY K "Sparkle and Spots"
CES  "Think Pink"
THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS "Birthday" 
LOLLOPOP CRAFTS "Very Girly"                                                                  

OOH LA LA #67

Good morning to all you lovely people It is time for another challenge over at Ooh La La and our challenge is

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER



My card uses an Image from the Joyeux Noel Cd "Reindeer" My backing paper is Basic Grey "Eskimo Kisses" I have then added some ribbon and flowers. I do hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
SCRAPBOOK SISTERS "Christmas Colours"
INKTEGRITY "Flowers and Ribbons"
BAH!HUMBUG "Rudolph - Reindeer"
BEE CRAFTY "Christmas"
STAMP AND CREATE "Tis the Season"
                                                                   

Good Evening

Hello to you all again.My card tonight uses a Tilda image coloured with promarkers, the backing paper is Pink Petticoat I then  added some ribbon, a flower  and a sentiment. I do hope you like it.xxx



I am entering this into the following challenges

DIE CUT DREAMS CHRISTMAS "Snowflakes"

SWEET STAMPIN "Snowflakes"

TOTALLY TILDA "Icy christmas Tilda"

2 SISTERS "Christmas"

MARKS FINEST "Snowflakes"

JUST MAGNOLIA "Donalda's Sketch"

                                                                       

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY#8

Well good morning to all you lovely people it is Saturday morning and that means one thing “Craft your Days Away” The theme this week has been chosen by Lesley 

“CHRISTMAS TREES”

We are being sponsored this week by Charmed Cards and the winner will get TWO Digi Bundles of the Winners choice
                                                                
My card uses a stamp from Paper artsy coloured as usual with Promarkers and I have added some gems on to the tree. The backing paper is a Pink Petticoat download as is the sentiment. I then added a ribbon. I hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
CREATIVE BELLI "Old new borrowed blue"   (Old Gems)
CREATIVE COTTAGE "To someone Special at Christmas"
ABC CHALLENGE  "H is for Holidays"
FRESHLY BREWED " Two or more patterned papers"
CUTE CARD THURSDAY "Anything Goes"
WHOOPSI DAISY  "It's Christmas"
THE STAMP MAN "Christmas"                                                            

Hello

Hello to you all, another weekend looming, and it will soon be christmas. I hope you are all organised and have all your pressies bought and wrapped ???????

My card today is for the challenge over at STAMPINSANITY who want us to use our scrap up. The image I am using is a freebie from stampinsanity called "Valentine’s Day Maddie!" and you can get it here along with another one.I think she is quite a cutie.
 I have coloured my image with Promarkers and distressed and stickled the edges. the backing paper is scraps of Bearly Mine "Simply Dots and Vintage" I have used that flower die again and added a ribbon and sentiment.I do hope you like it.xxx


I also have some news to give to you Bearly Mine is having a sale from today till Nov 19th to celebrate Donna's birthday.  Get yourself over there now these are really great papers.

                                                              
   

Tea and Chat

Hello to you all. I am late todayI hope you are all well.  I have decided today to make a bright and cheery card, because it has been dark all day here and I needed something bright to focus on. The image on my card is one of the new LOTV Tea and chat girls coloured with Promarkers and the edges distressed and stickled, the backing paper is Bearly Mine "Spots and Gingham" in lovely summery colours. I love this flower which is a "Marianne Design" die that I treated myself to yesterday. I then added a sentiment and button.I hope you like it and it cheers up your day.xxx

I am entering this into
TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS "Happy Birthday"
CRAFTS AND ME Glitter"
DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES "Glitter it up"
LOTV "Anything Goes"
MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES "Nice and Bright"
                                                                          

COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE CHALLENGE#37

Good morning to you all well it is Wednesday again and that can only mean one thing.


“COOKING IT UP WITH KATIE”

The recipe today is

1. FOOD/BEVERAGE

2. TAGS

3. SENTIMENT

 We are being sponsored by Robyns Fetish


My card today uses an image from a Chloe Rose CD. I have coloured it with Promarkers and distressed the edges. The backing papers are Pink Petticoat. I then added a tag, ribbon and gems. I do hope you like it .xxx

If you want some inspiration do visit the rest of the teams blogs.
I am entering this into
FAIRY TALE "Anything goes"
NO TIME TO STAMP "Tags are Fun"
TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS "Tag It"
CATCH THE BUG "Anything goes"
CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES "Square Cards"
TOP TIP TUESDAY "Use an image/Sentiment"
 LADYBUG  CRAFTS "Ribbon"
CRAFTY CREATIONS "Buttons"
STAMPAVI AND MORE "Use a Tag"                                          

ANYTHING GOES GDT

Hello to you all I am back with a card for my GD over at Anything Goes where the challenge this week is Embossing . The image on my card is a Kenny K girl "Xmas Shopping" Coloured with Promarkers and edges distressed. The backing paper is Bearly Mine "Spots and Christmas Dreams" The plain blue card has been put through the cuttlebug in a snowflake folder. I have then added a ribbon, gems charm and sentiment. I hope you like it.xxx

I am entering this into
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS" Dry Embossing"
ONE STITCH AT A TIME" Winter wonderland"
SCRAP CREATIONS "Christmas"
                                                                     

Blog Awards

Hello again I am so proud to have recieved some awards

This one is from the gorgeous Neus. Thank you so much for thinking of me I feel honoured.

                                                                       

                                                                                        
And this one is from Linda and Jackie.Again thank you so much for thinking of me ladies.
To accept this award and be eligible for the $5 free digi certificate


                                    I have to list 3 things about me. So here they are..

1) I am the most shy person you can come across
2) I burn practically everything I cook, I have done all my married life
3) I hate talking on the phone

   Now I am supposed to pass these on, but I know to many deserving people to chose just 5 so I am going to say if you want this award please take it  you are all such wonderful people.xxx