MMCS - Buttons & Ribbons!

Good Morning!

This week over at the MY MUMS CRAFT SHOP BLOG we have the theme of Buttons & Ribbons! I have used a pre-coloured topper by The Hobby House on today's card which is a line that MMCS have in their shop. They are great for those quick cards with beautiful designs!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:

ALLSORTS - LADIES DAY

SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP - SKETCH

INGREDIENTS -

Pre-coloured Topper by Mo Manning for The Hobby House

MME Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

MMCS Clear Drops & Wooden Hearts £1 Embellishment Packs

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INKS USED -

Distress Ink Ink - Spun Sugar

(used for blending around the edges of the Topper)

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Charisma Cardz - Non Craft Related Product!

Good Morning!

We've a brand new challenge starting today at CHARISMA CARDZ which is to use something on your creations that is Non Craft related! After a lot of pondering what on earth I could use the answer was staring right at me, a Seed Packet! It also goes perfectly with one of my new Penny Black stamps so I was rather happy with this decision!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

ALLSORTS - LADIES DAY

INGREDIENTS -

Penny Black 'Pansy Bouquet' Stamp

Magnolia Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Jet Black

Copic Ciao Markers - 100, C1, C3, V05, V06, BG93, BG96, B00, Y08, Y15 & R37

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Creative Inspirations - It's A Boy Thing!

Good Morning!

This week's challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is It's A Boy Thing! We want to see all things masculine this week! This week's prize is from another brand new sponsor of ours for 2014 which is CRAFTS U LOVE and they are offering a £10 VOUCHER to the lucky winner!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - BUTTONS & BOWS

LOTV CHALLENGE - NAME THAT TUNE

(Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin)

INGREDIENTS -

LOTV 'Vintage Boys' Sketch Pad

Maja Design Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbons, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INKS USED -

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, BG93, BG96, B00, B23 & B24

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

PTW - Sketch!

Good Morning!

This week over at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY we have the challenge of a Sketch! You know what I am going to say next don't you .... as you already know you can choose to use either the new sketch or one of the oldies. I have used the new sketch but flipped it upside down! I have used another pre-coloured topper by LOTV, I seem to be getting good use out of these pads recently.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

ALLSORTS - LADIES DAY

CUTE CARD THURSDAY - BUTTONS & BOWS

LOTV CHALLENGE - NAME THAT TUNE

(You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbara Streisand)

INGREDIENTS -

LOTV Art Pad & Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Lace, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Some News!

Hello!

I just wanted to pop by quickly before tomorrow's post goes live to tell you all some news!

I have decided to start another blog dedicated to just Gardening. 

You may have noticed over the last year that I have had a few posts on here dedicated to my Garden so I decided why not have them all in one place?! That way I also don't annoy any of you who aren't really into Gardening and equally for those of you who are, can see more frequent and detailed posts on this subject.

It'd be great if some of you could pop over and join me, there is a little description over on the blog in more detail of what it is all about if you fancy a look, just click the picture to head over.

Happy Crafting!

xxx

MMCS - House Mouse Daisy Float!

Good Morning!

This week over at the MY MUMS CRAFT SHOP BLOG we have another free week so I decided to use one of the new House Mouse stamps we have in stock over on the website! This little cutie is called 'Daisy Float' and just reminds me of those lazy summer days .... a distant memory right now! lol

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:

HOUSE MOUSE & FRIENDS - AMETHYST, WHITE + 1 COLOUR

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

INGREDIENTS -

Stampendous House Mouse 'Daisy Float' Stamp

Paper Smooches 'Scripty Sayings' Stamp Set

LOTV Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

MMCS Large Sparklers £1 Embellishment Packs

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Watering Can

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copic Ciao Markers - C3, C5, E00, E21, E33, E35, R11, R20, Y21, BG93, BG96, V000 & V01

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Creative Inspirations - Buttons!

Good Morning!

This week's challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS is Buttons! Pretty simply make sure we can see some buttons on your entries this week. This week's prize is from ROBYN'S FETISH DESIGNS and is 3 DIGI IMAGES OF THE WINNER'S CHOICE!

This week both me and 2 of the girls from my Design Team have used images donated by the sponsor. I wasn't sure quite how well I would colour up the image that I used but I have to say I'm pretty happy with the end result!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

INGREDIENTS -

Digital Stamp 'Sunflower1' by Robyn's Fetish Designs

Penny Black Sentiment Stamp

Maja Design Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth, Buttons & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Coffee

Copic Ciao Markers - E33, E35, E37, B00, Y08, Y17, Y38, BG93 & BG96

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

PTW - Lovely Layers!

Good Morning!

This week over at PAPERTAKE WEEKLY we have the challenge of Lovely Layers! I've made quite a few Clean & Simple cards in the past few weeks for PTW so this was a perfect theme for me to do. I have used one of the pre-coloured LOTV images from an Art Pad of theirs and decided to match the papers with the colours on the image. I have to say Black, Red & White has become of my favourite combinations.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

BUNNY ZOES CRAFTS - HEARTS / LOVE

DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGES - LOVE IS ALL AROUND

THE RIBBON GIRL - RED

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

LOTV CHALLENGE - NAME THAT TUNE

(Love Is All Around Us)

INGREDIENTS -

LOTV Art Pad

MME Papers

Flowers & Crystal Stem from Wild Orchid Crafts

MMCS Large Sparklers £1 Embellishment Packs

Twinklets Glitter, Ribbon, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

I hope you can play along!

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Milly Hello!

Good Morning!

I have a rather unexpected post to share with you all today. I was lucky enough to be one of the daily Giveaway Winners over at the LOTV IDEAS TO INSPIRE BLOG last week and my prize was this cutie of a stamp below that arrived on Saturday!

I couldn't wait to have a play and today's card is what I made. I have also used their most recent Saturday Sketch but I swapped the circle for a rectangle.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

SIMON SAYS STAMP - GET KRAFTY

STAMPIN' FOR THE WEEKEND - FLOWER POWER

LOTV CHALLENGE - NAME THAT TUNE

(Hello My Friend)

INGREDIENTS -

LOTV 'Milly Hello' Stamp

MME Papers

Flowers & Corner Embellishments from Wild Orchid Crafts

MMCS Large Sparklers £1 Embellishment Packs

Twinklets Glitter, Hessian Ribbon, Lace, Paper Doily, Cheesecloth & Dew Drops

Collall All Purpose Glue & Ranger Glossy Accents

Frantage Chunky White Embossing Powder

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Distress Paint - Picket Fence (used on Corner Embellishments)

INKS USED -

Archival Ink - Watering Can

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copic Ciao Markers - C1, C3, C5, E00, E21, E31, E33, R11, R20, BV23, BV25, BV27 & BG09

Thanks for popping by,

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

Creative Inspirations Design Team Call!

Hello!

I know it is late but I am just popping by quickly to let you all know that we are holding a Design Team Call over at the Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog! You can find all the information you need over on the blog just by clicking this picture:

I shall keep the call open for the next few weeks until I have made a decision. I have to say that it'd be great to see some of you lovely ladies that follow my blog apply!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX

The GREAT British Weather?!

Good Morning!

No card from me today, I thought I'd share some photo's of my Garden seeing it has been a while since I last did so. However it hasn't exactly gone to plan. The firs four photo's are what I did on Tuesday as the weather was nice and sunny and things seemed to be brightening up a bit ...

'Refreshed' Hanging Baskets with some bright & cheerful Primroses.

I planted up some containers outside with some Hyacinths and Iris's that had been in the Greenhouse and were starting to grow nicely.

However on Wednesday the weather took a turn for the worse and we were hit with the strong winds. I didn't actually expect them to be as bad as they were but boy was I wrong ...

4 Sheets got blown out which resulted in quite a bit of destruction and I'd just sown some seeds the day before too whilst sorting the baskets. I managed to run in and try to move them at 10pm when the winds hit and try to also save those plants I'd been over-wintering. The Greenhouse is now currently sat with a massive sheet of plastic which will hopefully keep it together until we can re-fit everything in a week or so .... which will consist of taking the WHOLE thing apart to put those 4 sheets back in. I'm certainly tempted to get a proper glass one after this!

I know this is nothing compared to how others are suffering, but when it happens to you personally no matter how small or large the damage, it still hurts. We also lost some of our roof ridge and tiles but I was more upset by this! I hope all of you have kept safe & sound!

HAPPY CRAFTING!

XXX