Rosebuds

Sugar Nellie Elise

2012-01-28T19:28:00.001Z

I have been playing with promarkers this afternoon, yes don't faint! This little lovely is called Elise and she came from Sugar Nellie. Actually she also came down from Manchester as I bought this stamp from Diane. ( Waves!) I am entering this into a number of challenges.
Sugar bowl - Sketch challenge and paper piecing
Cute card Thursday - You're a gem
Ribbon girl - Pink and blue
and Lothian crafts- Die cuts

Craftbubble " Standing under"

2012-01-28T11:35:00.002Z

This Saturday it is my turn to set the challenge over on the Craftbubble CMLI group challenge. I have set a sketch and theme today. My theme is " Standing under" and here's my sketch.

My stamp is a Wild Rose studio one. Aren't they adorable?

Valentine's at Di's digi challenge.

2012-01-28T11:20:00.003Z

This fortnight at Di's digi challenge myself and the fab design team have been playing with Di's beautiful images to make Valentine's projects. Please pop over and join in the fun and make something for that special somebody in your life. Once you do, enter it in to our challenge and you will have the chance to win $10 from Joanna Sheen and if you use one of Di's lovely images you'll also be entered in to the draw to win two more of Di's images.
Here's mine.

I am also entering this into the following challenges.
ALLSORTS - One or more hearts
SIMON SAYS- Anything goes
MAMI DOODLES - For a loved one
ROBYN's FETISH - Love
CRAFTY PURPLE FROG - Valentine's Day

Tilda's Christmas stocking.

2012-01-15T18:12:00.001Z

Do your eyes deceive you? Sadly not, it is another Christmas card to add to my ever growing pile! I shall be ready for Christmas this year no matter what and it looks like my piles will be enormous!!!!! I blame the post Christmas sales! They MADE me purchase these papers and Tilda which was reduced at Sir stampalot! Tilda has been coloured with a selction of prismas ( of course) The note stamp is a lili of the valley one and the dies used are doohickey ones.

New CMLI Craftbubble challenge

2012-01-14T10:14:00.001Z

Morning all! This week the lovely Karen has set the challenge over on the CMLI group at Craftbubble. Her challenge this week has seen us getting back into the festive spirit! I did moan a little, I confess!! I think Karen is determined to have me organised this year and so should I actually thank her?? Bah humbug I say!! Still, I also confess to having an unstamped stamp here from the gorgeous collection from Lili of the valley. Who couldn't fail to love this cute pair? Well her challenge is " Christmas presents" and here is mine, coloured of course with primas.

I am sorry that my photo is a bit washed out, I couldn't take it in natural light!

A new Year, a new design team.

2012-01-14T09:59:00.002Z

Morning all. Well lucky me is all I can say! I am fortunate enough to now be on the design team for Di's digi downloads which I consider to be an absolute honour! I only recently discovered Di's digis through a win on another challenge blog and I just love working with these cute, adorable images. Do pop over and have a look and then when you've done that come and join us over on our challenge blog, which can be found here. This fortnight you have the chance to win a prize from http://www.michellesscrap.com/ . Our challenge this fortnight is " Thank you". Without further ado, here is my card.

I am also entering this for the following challenges.
Crafts and me challenges- Anything goes
Papertake weekly - die cute special
Bearly mine designs - Anything goes
bunny zoes crafts - photo inspiration
Anything goes- Anything goes

New CMLI Craftbubble challenge.

2012-01-07T09:19:00.002Z

Morning all and welcome back to the CMLI challenge on Craftbubble. This week it was my turn to set the challenge and I have provided a sketch and twist, of something old, something new, something recycled too.
Here's my card. The something old is the brown paper and music card, the something new is my button die and my seam binding and the recycled is my lovely stamp, previously owned by the lovely Diane...sending her lots of love. xx

Amigurumi frog

2011-12-31T10:40:00.001Z

I had a fab book for Christmas about making amigurumi creatures. Now it has been a long, long time since I have done any crochet. ( We're talking childhood here!) so I thought I'd have a go at it and see if I could still do it! Unfortunately my efforts make him seem a little overweight, but he is perfect for all us new year dieters! We can look at his body and instead of saying " Phwor" we can all say " I must stick to that diet,!!" Well, he'll come in handy for singing "hmn, hmn said the little green frog one day"http://www.singup.org/songbank/song-bank/song-detail/view/150-little-green-frog/ at work and if I make four more I'll be able to use him for five little speckled frogs as well! I also need to get the right sized crochet hook because that should help with his weight loss!! If only New year diets were that flipping easy!!!!

Penny Black new acquisition.

2011-12-30T18:38:00.002Z

Oh who can resist a new Penny Black stamp? Not me, by all accounts! I just had to have it and it's even better when it's in the sale! I have hardly embellished this one because the stamp is so cute I didn't want to distract the eye from it.

Sweet Crazy Love.

2011-12-30T18:32:00.002Z

Here's one I made today whilst looking through my Maggie's collection. This little pretty came with the latest stamp club kit. I just love her curly, wild hair!

The light is terrible in this photo...makes everything have a bit of a greeny tinge! So Sorry about that!

Last Christmas cards of 2011

2011-12-29T09:28:00.001Z

Hope you've all had a Merry Christmas. Here are my last three Christmas cards of 2011 that I made yesterday. I don't plan on making any more this year, but I just couldn't resist making them before I put my Christmas craft box away and I had printed out these digis before Christmas and I wanted to start the 2012 box off with a couple of cards. It makes me feel like I have something to work with! I am entering these for Di's digi download challenge blog as these little beauties are all her digi downloads and their last challenge of this year is Christmas, so it's the perfect excuse! My lovely images have of course been prisma coloured!

I am sorry if you are sick of my Christmas cards, but I promise that I think I am done now and I plan to put this all away today! ........BUT never say NEVER!!!!!!

freebie My minds eye papers

2011-12-12T09:00:00.000Z

I haven't used these little freebie jobs from Cardmaking and Parecraft magazine until now and I have to say that I love, love, love them! The little robins go perfectly with this cute lili of the valley image. This image has been prisma coloured , but was in my " first aid" box. The snowflake charms are really sweet and I got those on eBay. The glittery strips came form somewhere, but I can't remember where and I have almost used all of these up. I quite like this card, so will struggle to give it to somebodyelse!! Oh aren't I mean?!!!

A Big Purple hug

2011-12-11T09:00:00.000Z

Promarkers again? Well, yes but sadly this is another "first aid" one, salvaged from my pre-coloured box and quickly put together with scraps of this and that and a sentiment from the box. Countdown to finishing those pesky cards is almost there and I'm on the home stretch!

Sledging first aid!

2011-12-10T09:00:00.000Z

This one was promarkered! Have I fallen back in love with promarkers I hear you cry? Err no actually! This one was coloured last Christmas before my broken right wrist and was put in my emergency coloured images box; for those times when you start panicking because you still haven't made quite enough Christmas cards and you are in fact getting sick at the sight of them! Oh, do you not have one of those then? Hmnn I have almost depleted the stock of mine...things are getting desperate and I'm not going to let this happen next year! Once this batch is finished, (and I am getting there.....)I'm going to start colouring in new stuff to make up for next year's box of pretties " first aid" . Button is made from my sizzix scraps, emergency first aid box. Papers are nitwits ones! I am out of the office this weekend and away from my work desk. I have a big family get together for my little brother's 40th, his partner's 40th and their son's 1st. Might need the first aid box again.....but more likely to be in search of headache pills than coloured images!!

Domestic Goddess

2011-12-09T09:00:00.000Z

Awh isn't she a sweetie? This could almost be a photograph of me in the kitchen....NOT!! She's far too clean and tidy, unlike myself!

Pretty Roses

2011-12-08T09:00:00.000Z

Here's one I pre-coloured earlier! It's been sat in my pre-coloured box for ages and so this was quick to run up! Papers are trimcraft ones I think and they are all glittery and sparkly! Die cuts are magnolia ones and look, a button form my box....shock horror.....espcially as this is one of my favourites because it's spotty!

Easel nice shepherd!

2011-12-07T09:00:00.000Z

Another unfussy card today! Time is running out for Christmas card making and I need to make lots more!!

Holly Wreath Tilda

2011-12-06T09:00:00.000Z

Isn't she a cutie? I just love that little wreath she is holding. I have opted for plain and simple on this one, one backing paper which is glittery, one tag, one ribbon and a piece of pretty lace. Simples!

Christmas skater.

2011-12-05T09:00:00.000Z

This was me being very " over embellished" I got out a whole heap of craft stuff and just played, played, played! The background stamp is by Alota and I masked Tilda before stamping the background. I used a Martha Stewart icicle punch for the bottom and the ribbon was cheap stuff from the works, which actually was very high quality! There was also plenty of it. I punched the leaves and used lots of glitter and sparkle and flowers from Wild Orchid crafts. The button was prised out of my button box...with great difficulty! For those who know me they know how particular I am about my button box!!

Blue, chilly Christmas.

2011-12-04T14:15:00.001Z

Shiver and shake, it's a cold Christmas! Well these two little fellows certainly think so! Love their little hats and these were a joy to colour. Thanks to Lauren who sold them last year with the proceeds going to Clare for the breast cancer appeal.

Nephew's Christmas card

2011-12-04T13:27:00.001Z

Here is my Christmas card for me little nephew. I saw this wooden stamp on EBay and got it for 99p plus postage. A veritable bargain I say! It's not an overely fussy card, but perfect for a very cute little boy who happens to be a bit poorly at the moment and will be turning one on December 12th! xx

Nephew's first birthday.

2011-11-28T20:15:00.001Z

My brother's little boy is going to be one next month and I can't believe how quickly he has grown into this little active boy who loves coming to see his auntie and sorting through her DVD collection! I am glad he has impeccable taste as he sorted out the classics ( costume dramas) and posted the rest under the cabinet! His little face lights up when he sees me and he gives me the most gorgeous little smile. You can't help but melt...anyway this doting auntie has made this little card for his birthday and bought him some books and some new dungarees and a top for the impending birthday. The stamps are from the cute companions range form Crafter's Companion.

Buggy 40 card!

2011-11-27T16:08:00.001Z

My sister-in-law celebrates her 40th birthday in the same week as my bro, so I have been busy making her this buggy card. She is a hairdresser, so I think this card will suit her perfectly!

CMLI craftbubble challenge.

2011-11-26T09:19:00.001Z

I set the challenge this morning over on the CMLI group on Craftbubble. My challenge was to be inspired by this poem and use blue and white.

Cute Christmas Poem

I made myself a snowball,
as perfect as can be

I thought I'd keep it as a pet,
and let it sleep with me

I made it some pajamas,
and a pillow for its head

then last night it ran away,
but first it wet the bed!!!

Fall challenge on Di's digi download blog.

2011-11-21T22:24:00.001Z

I think I'm on a bit of a roll here with my crafting , all these cards, but hardly any Christmas ones! I'm going to be so behind! I couldn't resist buying this little chap though from Di's digi downloads in order to enter this fortnight's challenge over at Di's digi challengeblog. I loved colouring him in and I used the dovecraft sugar and spice papers for the fall colours. The cute heart buttons I bought on Ebay and they really are delish in real life! The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from my stash. I have to say that I so totally adore Di's digis, they are so well drawn and the detail on this one is amazing. If you aren't a digi fan I see Di also sells some polymer stamps as well! Tempted?!!

Little female footie fan.

2011-11-20T18:13:00.001Z

My offering today is for my Niece who plays football for the girl's county team. She gets mentioned quite frequently in the local newspaper and is doing really well. Her birthday is coming up very soon and these stamps are from the Magnolia winner takes all collection. Papers are from nitwits and colouring is of course prismas!

Lady luck!

2011-11-19T23:20:00.001Z

Well what a day I have had in the luck stakes! I won Di's digi challenge with my pink card, then I won her blog candy, then I logged into my lottery account and found I'd won a tenner! So to celebrate I made this cute Edwin card with a lovely stamp I won on EBay from a lovely lady called Diane, who has lost loads of her stamps to me!! Poor lovely lady, I bet she's crying now as she's packaging up her little beauties! Well Diane, if you're reading this hope you won't mind that I slapped your Edwin in an inky pad, coloured him in in my choice of coloured clothing and sewed some pretty papers ( freebies from cardmaking and papercraft) and stuck him on top! He didn't complain much and I think he likes his new adopted Mummy!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

2011-11-19T10:54:00.001Z

Karen set the challenge this week over on the Craftbubble CMLI group. Our challenge this week was to make a card depicting a Christmas Carol/song. I have gone with Santa Claus is coming to town and raiding my ever growing collection of Magnolias I came across this little lovely. Hope you likey!

My card for a fellow Craftbubble friend.

2011-11-13T21:09:00.001Z

I struggled to part with this card because being a Tilda I loved it, but fortunately it went to a very lovely person, so that made me feel better! This Tilda is bubbling Tilda. I think I should start another blog just for my Tilda addiction alone!! Har har!

Totally Tilda challenge.

2011-11-13T20:39:00.001Z

Well I confess to owning quite a large Tilda collection which will be getting bigger thanks to a lovely lady called Diane who sold me a couple more to feed my addiction! Oops! So I just happened to swing by Susie's totally Tilda challenge blog and my oh my, those entries there are amazing and mine certainly doesn't come into that league, but nothing ventured, nothing gained! So this little cutie is going to be entered into the challenge at Totally Tilda because I need to give them something to smile at! I tried very hard to capture the light of the candle but it was harder than I thought and I need to go back to the colouring board methinks! Well 'Tis the season to be merry and I can certainly drink to that! Papers incidentally are Pink Petticoat printed on linen card! Pretty aren't they?!!

Last minute, That's me!

2011-11-13T16:56:00.001Z

Well this week's Pollycraft challenge had a sketch to follow. Feeling in a "bearly there" kind of mood I have gone with this little chap. Papers are downloaded from Nitwits and no prizes for guessing my colouring medium choice, which must be boring you now! I have definitely quit promarkers for the forseeable future and it may be some time before I feel the love for them again! It's prismas all the way for me now! Just can't get enough of them! Did I say, I was in love with my prismas? Ok, ok! the promarker groups are at my door.....gotta go!

Di's digi downloads.

2011-11-09T20:20:00.000Z

Well, here in all it's glory is a second fabulous digi from Di's digi downloads. Isn't this one a darlin? The challenge over at Di's Digi challenge is ribbon and bows and so I'm going to enter this one there. My papers are Pink petticoat and the die cut is a cuttlebug one, which I had been after for years and finally managed to acquire on EBay this week, so I'm really happy about that :) Hope you like my little card and if you are thinking about buying any of Di's digis, then do, I highly recommend them because they are so sweet and beautifully drawn.

Di's digi downloads.

2011-11-05T16:08:00.002Z

I was fortunate enough to win some downloads the other week for my entry into the House mouse challenges. I won three digis from Dis digi downloads. They are all so very sweet. I chose this one and two others. I thought this little fellow would be perfect for my brother's 40th birthday in December.

New Craftbubble challenge.

2011-11-05T10:43:00.002Z

This week's Craftbubble challenge has been set by the ever lovely Lauren! This week she provided us with a fab sketch and a theme of warm and cosy. Here's my little effort, with a warm and cosy Tilda singing her heart out tokeep warm!

Pollycraft Christmas

2011-10-31T09:00:00.000Z

I have quite a few digistamps and really don't use them very much as I prefer to stamp my images these days, but looking through my digi collections I found this very cute Pollycraft image and so I printed out some pink petticoat papers on linen card ( which I have discovered adds an extra special touch to these papers and I love it!) and had some fun with some glitter and glossy accents and a very sweet sentiment stamp that came in my Magnolia stamp kit. I am entering this one in the new Pollycraft challenge, which is anything goes.

Spooky goings on!

2011-10-30T22:10:00.000Z

I am just about going to make the Pollycraft challenge deadline with my spooky card! Pollycraft have all their Halloween digis at half price at the moment. I'm not really fussed about Halloween, but I thought that this ittle image might just do for other wizarding cards and at 49p it didn't break the bank. Hmn, I'd forgotten how fab digis are. The papers are from my Pink Petticoat collection.

Louise's Christmas recipe challenge.

2011-10-30T10:13:00.001Z

Louise set us the Christmas recipe challenge over on the CMLI grroup on Craftbubble this week. She wanted us to use some kraft card, a Christmas story image or sentiment, a knot, flourish and a brightly shining star. I dug out my Christmas Elzybells stamps and a sentiment and I found this brad star that shouted " USE ME" to me! I had to cheat a bit with the kraft card and had to print it from a Pink Petticoat selection! Hope I get away with this!!

Morning all!

2011-10-29T09:37:00.002+01:00

This week's challenge on the craftbubble group CMLI is about dusting off and inking up an old stamp! Here's mine using the free papers that came with Quick cards this month.

Let them eat cake.

2011-10-25T09:00:00.000+01:00

Today's offering is a Penny Black image that I adore! Love these little mice! I'm having a bit of a run on using Penny Black images as I love them so much! No prizes for guessing my colouring medium of choice! I can't seem to get enough of these either! Ho hum!

Passionately Pink

2011-10-24T17:42:00.002+01:00

I thought I'd try a bit of pink today for a Christmas card, with a nice bit of chocolatey brown and gold.. This stamp was a recent bargain acquisition from EBay and it hadn't been used! How pleased was I? My image has been coloured with prisma pencils ( of course) and the papers were a Christmas present form hubby several years ago! Snowflakes are Martha Stewart's! Ok they are mine really, but I couldn't have done it without her!!

Penny Black Hedgie

2011-10-23T09:00:00.000+01:00

Now I confess to owning quite a few Penny Black stamps. Well they are seriously gorgeous! Here's a christmas card to add to the growing collection!

CMLI challenge

2011-10-22T10:52:00.002+01:00

This week's CMLI challenge has been posted on the CMLI group and it's blue Christmas. Blue is one of my fave colours for Christmas cards and I know it's somebodyelse's favourite too! This week I have been playing with my new Magnolia stamp kit that arrived not so long ago. My image has been coloured with prismas and the papers are old ones form my stash that I don't wnat to use up as I love them so much, but unfortunately as I love them so much they are depleting rapidly! Ho hum!

Card for Emma.

2011-10-10T09:00:00.000+01:00

My friend Emma is having a birthday very soon. I chose a nice simple card that's not too fussy and a gorgoeus Penny Black image which I have coloured up with prismas. I bet you are fed up of me using these!! The sentiment is a pink petticoat one and the papers were free with a pad on a magazine. Papercraft essentials I think it was, but don't quote me on it!

Simon says stamp challenge.

2011-10-09T20:35:00.002+01:00

Here's my entry for the Simon says stamp challenge. I have used another gorgeous house mouse image which has been coloured wth prismas...( of course) The challenge is for sparkle and bling. The photo has washed out the sparkle and bling a little, but I promise you that it is there!! The flowers have been stickled and the bling is placed around the sentiment and in the corners! Thanks for the heads up on this challenge on the comments on my last sparkly card! xx

Penny Black moment.

2011-10-09T08:30:00.000+01:00

It's my niece's birthday and she completely adores hedgehogs. I just love this Penny Black hedgehog. It's so cute! My image has been coloured with prismas and the backing papers are Christmas ones!

House Mouse challenge.

2011-10-08T18:10:00.001+01:00

This week's house mouse challenge on the house mouse challenge blog is Christmas sparkle. I had great fun making the sparkly flowers on this one. I am also entering it for the lothian crafts challenge of "anything goes". Image has been prisma penciled and the flowers were made using nellie snellen punches covered in glamous dust which I just love!

Lili of the Valley challenge.

2011-10-08T10:58:00.000+01:00

This week's Lili of the Valley challenge is " Let it snow". I just love this very cute snowy scene with the snow on the postbox looking so precarious!

New Craftbubble CMLI challenge

2011-10-08T10:47:00.001+01:00

The lovely Lauren set the challenge this week on the CMLI group. She posted this sketch for us to play with. Here's my interpretation using this pretty Tilda.

Christmas Penny Black

2011-10-07T13:54:00.000+01:00

I am still in love with my prisma pencils, you may have guessed! I have made this one for my festive recipe on the CMLI group which you can find on Craftbubble. Do pop over and take a peek!

Craftbubble CMLI challenge.

2011-10-01T09:43:00.002+01:00

It seems like for ever since I last posted on here...oh it is! I have been so busy, that my card making has been somewhat neglected! This week I set the challenge on the CMLI group. I found this fab photo and have decided to use it as my starting point for inspiration.

It's such a fabulous Autumnal photo. I love the colours and textures, the shades of brown and touches of green, plus that gorgeous shiny conker!

Here's my take on it. I have used a gorgeous house mouse image and coloured it with prisma pencils. For me the only thing to colour house mouse images with!

A RECIPE!

2011-09-21T22:43:00.000+01:00

Here is a recipe for Christmouse Pie! Take one Christmas mouse, add traditional colours and a sprinkling of glitter, all coloured with a medium of your choice! Here's what I came up with! I did some real digging around of my older stamps to find these little cuties from the Cute companions range form Crafter's Companion. I coloured these with promarkers and stamped the branch with promarkers. Make sure you get the PMs off of the stamp quickly though as they do stain! The glitter is stickles and it's still a bit wet, so the photo doesn't do it justice! Anyway, a glass of Baileys and I'm dreaming of a white Christmas certainly set the scene for me and my pile of Christmas cards is beginning to grow slowly!

Three of a kind Sunday Challenge.

2011-09-18T18:05:00.000+01:00

The DT have taken a bit of a break from the Craft Mad and loving it group over on Craftbubble, but this week we're back and we kicked off with two fab challenges from our lovely Guest designer, Clare.. Today's challenge is three of a kind and here's mine using the new clear stamps from DoCrafts. the little bears have been decoupaged and coloured with prisma pencils.

Another Magnolia stamp kit

2011-09-02T09:00:00.000+01:00

Hi, another Thursday and this time I have used the fabulous Christmas 2010 kit. The great thing about these stamps are that they don't just shout Christmas. They can be used all year. This image has been pulled out of my drawer and hence coloured with promarkers. The papers were form Crafts too and the ribbon and stuff was from my stash.

Magnolia stamp kits.

2011-08-25T09:00:00.000+01:00

Ok, it's another Thursday, So I am forcing myself to play with another of the Magnolia stamp kits that I have. This time this one is the " You are so special " stamp kit collection. I have gone all pink and brown today! Image has been coloured with prisma pencils and the stars have been stamped with a pink brilliance ink. This ink pad was one of the first that I ever bought and has had a very limited use, so it's been quite useful to dig into old craft stuff and have a play. The flower is a doohickey die cut that I have triple heat embossed with a gorgeous sparkly, pink embossing powder ( again at the bottom of the craft drawer) and the brad is one that I adore, and have just been admiring for ages! How sad am I?!

Magnolia stamp kits.

2011-08-18T11:40:00.000+01:00

So here's my second card created using a magnolia stamp kit. This week I have used a couple of stamps from the "Butterfly dreams" selection. I loved making the big satin bow and I felt that the soft pastel colours I have chosen from my now complete range of prisma pencils worked well with these images. The swirl is from the magnolia doohickey range of dies and the flowers and crystals are from Wild Orchid crafts. The pearls were from The Works. They sometimes have a great range of reasonably priced embellishments and because they are so reasonable I can afford to be extravagant with them! The papers are digital ones from nitwits and the lace and ribbon came from my local craft shop that often has cheap off cuts of these things and I always buy a handful when I see them. Hmnn I quite like this one! Are you allowed to say that you actually like something you have made??!!

"Hello" said Lauren.

2011-08-13T16:17:00.001+01:00

This week on the craftbubble CMLI group, our lovely Lauren asked us all to say " Hello". She produced a fabby sketch as always. Do pop over to the group to see what we have been up to. Here's mine using a lovely Lili of the valley stamp. The sentiment stamps are from whiff of joy.

Magnolia stamp club kits selections.

2011-08-12T12:00:00.004+01:00

I have been buying the Magnolia stamp kits collections for almost a year now . Some I have been really happy with and others less so. They are always a mixed bag of things and although I love receiving them in the post, they are not always a " WOW moment" and consequently not used as much as they should be. So with this in mind, I have decided to get creative with them. I received a fab Magnolia magazine in the post from the lovely Wynneth over at Craftbubble for a caption contest I won on the CMLI group a few weeks back. ( Thanks Wynneth, I am a very lucky girl) well, flicking through the latest issue I decided to dig out the " nautical" stamp kit and I set myself the challenge of using more than one of the stamps on my creation. It certainly made me think a bit about how I sometimes rely too heavily on far too many embellishments, when actually I could save myself a packet and be more creative with the hundreds ( ha hum) of stamps that I already own. Needless to say my images have been prisma coloured and the papers are pink petticoat, although I don't think the small dotty paper is as I can't find the right matching colour in my Pink Petticoat collections. It was one I printed ages ago, but didn't get round to using...naughty me! The sentiment ribbon is from Pink Petticoat too. Next week I'm going to try and have a play with a different stamp club kit....hmnnn not sure which yet, you'll just have to wait and see!!

Lili of the valley Christmas stamps.

2011-08-11T20:12:00.000+01:00

Oh, have you seen the new Lili of the Valley Christmas stamps? I promised myself I wouldn't buy any more until I'd inked up the huge set of stamps I already own, but I am weak.....lovely, but very weak!!! Yes...( hangs head in shame) a tidy collection fell in to my basket the other day, whilst I was browsing, and as I am due to go on holiday very soon I needed some new images to colour in. That's my excuse and one I am going to stick to very tightly! Ok, so I couldn't wait any longer and had to ink up one of these little cuties. I dug out my Christmas box of stash and after admiring said stash for an hour, I eventually got down to business! Here she is, she is called " Pretty Poinsettia". Image has been coloured with prismas and lots of stickles adorn her hat and the snow. Apologies for the photo, it doesn't do the image justice :(

Lavender House mouse

2011-08-09T17:21:00.002+01:00

Look, still no promarkers!! I'm still really into my pencils.....I think this is long term Promarker sickness!

I'm a bit behind!

2011-08-09T17:19:00.003+01:00

This week my challenge on the CMLI group was " cuddles". I have gone with a really sweet little image from Lili of the valley.

This weeks Sunday challenge on CMLI group/Craftbubble

2011-08-04T21:00:00.001+01:00

This weeks sunday challenge was nautical because the DT on cmli group on Craftbubble were a bit naughty and forgot to post it until Monday!
Here's mine using the stamp club set from Magnolia back in the summer. I am going to try and use these mopre than I do!

New craftbubble challenge.

2011-07-31T13:59:00.001+01:00

Well what a week it has been... One swollen eye which has itched like mad which has also come and gone. ( worse some days than others and more itchy in the mornings and early evenings) At least I now know what the problem is, after visiting the opticians, and frankly I'm not that surprised! Anyway, on to this weeks lovely sketch which was provided by the fabulous Karen. Her challenge was to make a tree themed card using her sketch. I have gone all house mouse this week and used a fabby Joanna Sheen one. My image has been coloured with prisma pencils. Yes, I am still in love with them and have ditched my promarkers, for now..I just find the whole colouring with pencils so much more subtle and satisfying for these stamps and I find prismas are more user friendly than promarkers!

Sewing project

2011-07-24T18:08:00.002+01:00

Here's a little bag I have been making this weekend. It is the freebie that comes with the Cath Kidston book sew.
I have been meaning to make it for ages, but just haven't had the time. It was easy to make and I really like how it's turned out, very summery don't ya think? There are a few lovely projects in the book that I want to have a go at!

A Pirate's Life for me!

2011-07-10T17:21:00.000+01:00

Ok blogger is playing up big time and this is my third attempt to try and post this card. I have used another of the Lili of the Valley images and have coloured it with my prisma pencils. The papers are Pink Petticoat as is the sentiment and the button twine is from the ribbon girl.

Harry Potter!

2011-07-10T15:38:00.001+01:00

Here's a card I have been fiddling with today. It's for my little nephew's fourth birthday in a couple of week's time. I have used one of the fabby Lili of the Valley images and again it's been coloured with prisma pencils. My new old choice of colouring medium. I love the subtlies you can achieve with these pencils and they suit these style of stamps. Well I have been a naughty girl too as I popped over to Lili of the valley last week and found myself carefully placing another load of these gorgeous stamps in my basket. Don't go there! You'll be absolutely compelled to buy some!! I know I was!!

2011-07-10T15:33:00.001+01:00

This week's Craftbubble CMLI group challenge was set by the delectable Lauren. She provided us with a fabulous sketch and asked us to think Shabby Chic. Here's my card using an old Magnolia image. I love these pastel colours. My image has been coloured with prisma pencils. I am having trouble going back to promarkers and prefer the look you get with pencils at the moment. Us crafters are soooooo fickle!

New Craftbubble CMLI group challenge.

2011-07-03T11:32:00.000+01:00

This weeks Saturday challenge on CMLI on Craftbubble was set by me. I chose to ask peeps to be inspired by either of these two paintings

I decided to go with the Van Gogh painting and here's my card.

Tilda

2011-06-04T18:32:00.000+01:00

Been having a bit of a play and here's an OTT embellished Tilda card!

Penny Black Saturday challenge

2011-06-04T18:27:00.002+01:00

This week's Penny Black Saturday challenge has the theme " Doodlebug" I had great fun playing with this one and have " doodlebugged" everywhere!!

Polka doodles and lothian crafts challenge

2011-06-04T18:15:00.000+01:00

This week Polka Doodles are having a blog hop and to go alongside this you have to make a male themed card. Here's my card using thie fab free download. This card also fits the theme for this month's lothian crafts challenge which is also a male card.

New CMLI group challenge by me!

2011-06-04T07:52:00.000+01:00

This week's CMLI grouop challenge on Craftbubble has been set by me. This week's twist is to include a piece of cardboard box, the corrugated type. As always there is a sketch!

Lili of the valley and allsorts challenge.

2011-05-30T17:03:00.000+01:00

This week's lili of the valley challenge is fairies and this week's Allsorts challenge is " things with wings" so here's mine and yes, I have been getting somewhat inky today! Best go and clear the mess up now....or carry on making a mess|!! Who needs to eat at a table???!!

Mos digital pencil challenge

2011-05-30T16:52:00.002+01:00

Here's my contribution to Mo's challenge this week which is "Pearls and flowers". I am also entering this one in to the crafters companion challenge which is girls' birthdays. I'm getting this one by the skin of my teeth as it closes at 8pm tonight! Phew!

Shhhh, it's a secret!

2011-05-30T16:45:00.000+01:00

I have been beavering away over a hot crafting table today as hubby has been at work and I have been left to make a mess!! Ooh yes, us crafters are very good at that..or is that just me?!! Well it's almost my tenth wedding anniversary and we are off to Torquay for a mini holiday. This is the card I have made for the other half for our special day. It's a lili of the valley stamp and not too girly! Ok the flowers are..but they are made with masculine papers!!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

2011-05-30T09:56:00.000+01:00

This week, the Penny Black Saturday challenge is " One for the girlies". I have just discovered this challenge and don't play with my gorgeous Penny Black stamps as much as I should! So it's the perfect excuse!

Karen's Saturday CMLI challenge.

2011-05-30T09:45:00.000+01:00

Karen set the challenge this week over on the CMLI group. As usual we were treated to a fab sketch and the twist of Christmas. well it's never too early to start making those cards. It will creep up on you pretty fast you know!!

Four in one.

2011-05-22T11:53:00.000+01:00

Here's four challenges wrapped up in one card. Penny Black Saturday have gone all " fussy and fancy", I have used the Willow sketchie challenge sketch and the ribbon girl challenge "pink and lilac". Finally the lothian crafts challenge this month is " an easel card".

Thanks go to Lauren for that fabulous lilac ribbon. Sorry hun......I had to cut my stress toy up!! xxxx

Lili of the valley summertime challenge.

2011-05-22T11:43:00.000+01:00

This week's Lili of the Valley challenge is " Summertime" and here's mine. Washing the car is only something to be done on a dry, sunny day!! That's my excuse anyway!

Mo's distressed challenge.

2011-05-22T11:39:00.000+01:00

This week Mo's challenge is " distressed". here's my take on the challenge with a card I have made for Father's Day. It's not like me to be so organised, but organised I am!! The papers are pink petticoat.

New craftbubble challenge. CMLI group. Nicola's sketch

2011-05-22T11:36:00.000+01:00

Sorry, I didn't post this yesterday, I had one of those days where I gave the toilet unconditional love and my bed second place! It started on Friday night and spent most of yesterday moaning and groaning, but feeling more like myself today, but I have been left with a snotty cold! One of the hazards of my job I guess!

Anyway, I have been making things this morning as I am seriously craft deprived. These weren't all made today, but they have been waiting for Photographs to go on! The lovely Nicola of our CMLI group hosted the sketch this week with the twist of up, up and away.

Lili of the Valley challenge

2011-05-15T17:45:00.000+01:00

Here is my card for the Lili of the Valley challenge which this week is Ribbon and bows. I have also played with the sketch from Willow Sketchie Challenge. The image has been coloured with prismas for which I make no apologies! I have fallen in love with them all over again and can't stop using them. There's also soimething magical about them. Sorry promarkers you're getting a rest at the moment!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

2011-05-15T17:25:00.000+01:00

Those of you that know mw know that I am most definitely NOT a CAS card maker! So this to me feels like there's something missing! Anyway the challenge this week on Penny Black Saturday challenge is Clean and Simple, so here it is. The image is adorable and I really enjoyed getting out my prismas again for this little lovely.

Mo's challenge

2011-05-15T13:24:00.000+01:00

This week on Mo's challenge the theme is " Here comes Summer". Mo has loads of images to choose from for this challenge. This one was a freebie that I picked up yonks ago and just sums up my memories of long summers at the now closed Lido in Bath when I was a child. Many a happy summer was spent there with my brother and our friends. It was always hot and we always took a picnic. Funnily enough my dad used to do the same thing when he was a child! It's just a shame that it's now closed!

A thinking about you card.

2011-05-15T13:18:00.000+01:00

What kind of card do you send to a young man who has been diagnosed with cancer? I have battled with this all week. I didn't think a get well soon card was appropriate as we don't know as yet whether he will get better and also his two small children don't know that Daddy is ill. But I wanted to say something. I spent forever digging through my stamp collection sorting and grouping, discarding and at one point despairing. Then I came across this Elzybells stamp and I thought to myself a battle is exactly what he's facing right now and maybe this image is subtle enough to just say what I can't put into words. I just wish that I didn't have to make this card and I can't stop thinking about my brother's best friend who has always been in our lives. I just hope that he can beat this battle.

Lauren's birdie challenge.

2011-05-15T13:05:00.000+01:00

This week on the CMLI group on Craftbubble Lauren has asked us to watch the birdie. As always we had a sketch to follow and this week my p[risma pencils have been taking a battering. I have enjoyed dusting them off and having a play. The image is a Mo Manning one and is called coexist.

Mo's digital pencil challenge

2011-05-08T09:54:00.000+01:00

This week's challenge on Mo's digital pencil is monochromatic. This was quite a challenge for me as I am not a monochromatic person! I adore colours, so being restrained from mixing them was very, very hard! I have coloured this image with twinkling H20s, not very successfully, I have to admit from the photo! It looks better in real life.... ho hum! Anyway this little stunning image is called Kansas.

Craft Mad and loving it new chasllenge

2011-05-07T08:54:00.000+01:00

This week it was my turn to set the sketch and theme on Craftbubble's group Craft Mad and loving it. Here is my sketch and my twist is hedgehogs.

Polka Doodles Challenge.

2011-04-26T22:53:00.000+01:00

There is a new challenge on the Polka doodles challenge blog. The challenge is to use three patterned papers. I have gone with using the Sugar birdies cdrom. It's so pretty and the papers are so beautiful. Here, I have made it into a little easel card. Sorry about the darkness of the photo!

Tilda meets a huge butterfly!

2011-04-25T11:24:00.000+01:00

Here is my pastel pink Magnolia card. The papers are pink petticoat as is the sentiment and the butterfly is a Martha Stewart one. My thanks to a fellow Craftbubbler who kindly sent me this cute Tilda. The button is one form my precious stash!

Birthday sweetness.

2011-04-25T11:21:00.000+01:00

This is another image form the double sprinkles of craft cdrom. The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat. I mage has been coloured with promarkers.

Little Birthday Box

2011-04-20T20:13:00.000+01:00

Here's my little Birthday box made using the new double sprinkles of Kraft Cdrom.

Sunday themed challenge on Craft Mad and Loving it blog!

2011-04-17T18:07:00.000+01:00

Well seeing as we can't get into Craftbubble today I have posted this week's Sunday Challenge on the Craft Mad and Loving it blog. I chose bags and boxes for this week.
I have made a little Easter box, filled with eggs, yummy! Ok, now how long do we think these eggs are going to last?!!

Alice in Wonderland

2011-04-16T19:06:00.000+01:00

Here's my tri-shutter card.....I have a bit of a thinmg about these at the moment! Thanks to my crafty pal Lauren for being kind enough to send me these images. I have a relative who is Alice mad, so this is for her. x

New Craftbubble CMLI group challenge.

2011-04-16T15:33:00.001+01:00

This week, we played it a little bit differently. We decided to set the challenge of getting the first person to post a card on our new thread, would be the one that we all did. In this way, the design team could also take part in the challenge. First past the post was the lovely Debs who made a stunning Lili of the valley card. She gave the twist of dreams.
Here is my interpretation of her sketch and theme. I have gone for " dream like state of mind"

House mouse

2011-04-13T21:47:00.000+01:00

Awh I am still in love with house mouse. I needed a quick anniversary card and this was sooooo quick to do but the image says it all!

A couple of easter quickies.

2011-04-13T21:44:00.000+01:00

Here are a couple of Easter quickies that I made at the weekend using a forever friends cdrom. Sometimes, when you don't have a lot of time to make stamped cards a cd can help you out and I think that they still look pretty!

Lauren's new cmli group craftbubble challenge.

2011-04-09T12:07:00.000+01:00

Lauren wanted us to show off our birthday bling and by this she meant for us to show our ballons and streamers etc! I have gone for a tri-shutter card. It's the first time I have made one of these and although it was time consuming I am quite pleased with it!

New cd - double sprinkles of Kraft.

2011-04-09T12:04:00.000+01:00

if you like Polka doodles and willow designs then youi'll love the new cd that's just been released. I just adore the lovely papers on this cd and the sentiments are stunning. I haven't had much chance to play, but here are two cards made using this collection.

Blog awards

2011-04-03T17:17:00.001+01:00

Many thanks to you all over the past few months for my blog awards. I know I never get around to thanking you all and posting the bits that many of them require! I am, it seems, hopeless! So, to all of you who have been kind enough to bestow them on me, thank you very much. Maybe one day I'll get around to posting them all up! Off for a bit of retail therapy now. xx

Buttons and bows.

2011-04-03T15:39:00.000+01:00

This week on the Sunday themed challenge on CMLI group, Craftbubble I set the theme of buttons and bows. as luck would have it, this is also the theme on Mo's digital pencil challenge blog. I have been making Easter cards this weekend and I just took the one image of Mo's and applied lots of colours and variations. Sorry for posting so many of the same image, but they were so gorgeous and different I had to include them all!