Hello blogland it's the first day of December. Hope all is well. Many thanks on your kind comments for the knitted bootees on my last post. My creation today is using a cute digi image I've had a long time....not too sure where I grabbed this freebie, could be Jelly Park?? So today my cuttlebug has been out for the shaped die from Go Kreate, some embossing on the kraft, X cut snowflake punch into some vellum, piece of old lace from stash, sentiment was free stamp with magazine as is the holly/berry stamp 3d'd, the robin is a stamp too, coloured with Promarkers...I've given my Frosty a warmish glow. The lovely silver dingly bells from The Ribbon Girls, twine from my flour bag.

Lots of challenges fit this one, so I'm going for them all! Winter Wonderland, Crafty Catz, Sweet Stampin, OSAAT, I Love Promarkers, Pink Gem 'kraft & black', Creative Inspirations, Fab n Funky, Simon Says, Paper Pretties, Penny's, The Stamping Chef, Cuttlebug, Crafty Sentiments, MAWTT 'song inspired..Frosty the snowman', Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas, Papercreator , Stamping Sensations 2nd and Glitter n sparkle. Many thanks for your lovely comments, they're always appreciated. 

Hi to a rather chilly monday. Hope all is well where you are and in the best of health. Today I've a shaped card and some gorgeous pink hand knitted bootees to give as a little gift, I've even cellophane wrapped it. I'm quite enjoying my knitting frenzy of bootees at the mo and if I get enough made in the next couple of weeks I'll be wanting to sell them. So  Go Kreate die shape, digi paper from Nikky Halls Kraft cd...absolutely beautiful papers! Baby stamp 'cosy pram' from LOTV...my first inking and you'll recognise a fair few sentiment stamps which are from them too. Coloured with Promarkers.

The inside has one of their stamps on.

Now for 10 challenges...ABC..X for extra special, Crafting by designs, Penny's, Papertake, CCC, Natalie & Amy 3rd, Cuttlebug, Crafty little fairies, Ideas to inspire 2nd and Winter Wonderland. Thankyou for visiting today.

Hello all! I've recently become an aunty (again) and couldn't wait to make something for the baby's 1st christmas and as you can probably guess it's a boy. I made another of those pop up boxes, made my own paper design with plain blue paper overstamped with snowflake stamp and wonderful stitching stamp from LOTV Baby Companion set. You'll see pretty much everything used is from the lovely LOTV! The main image is Balloon Basket, absolutely a treat to colour with Promarkers, grunge messages, sentiment at the back is computer generated, snowflake punch used, ribbon bows, bit of scrap lace. I also got out my knitting needles to do the bootees and threaded through some ribbon. Dummy charm is a win from Ribbon Girls 'thankyou'.

Hope you like this set. I've several challenges now to enter...firstly Ideas to inspire monthly..so sad it's the last one, Crafty little fairies, Papertake..I believe there's 2 and 4 legs, CCC 2nd, CYP B for baby, Little claires designs, Papercreators, Craft Creatoins, I Love Promarkers, Promarkers, Bearly Mine 2nd, CRAFT, Crafty Ribbons (bootees), Crafty Catz, Allsorts, Stamping Chef, Natalie & Amy 2nd, Glitter n sparkle, Stamping Sensations, Crafty Calendar, Paper Shelter and Crafting Musketeers. Such a lot....many thanks for coming over.

Never To Forget

Challenges entered...Allsorts, Sweet Stampin, OSAAT, Fantasy Stampers, Love to create, Simon says 2nd, Crafty Catz 2nd and Stamping by designs 2nd. Bye for now.

Hello everyone, sorry it's been long since my last post. My card is using a fab and super cute HM image from the Christmas 'singing angels' rubber sheet, I always need a couple to send to friends whose Christmas is a bit sad and 'happy' doesn't seem appropriate hence the 'thinking of you',  coloured with Promarkers, Anita's gloss for the red berries, plenty of die work with a Go Kreative shape die, Spellbinders corners, embossing folder, created a tag with sentiment stamp, rhinestones, colourised some plain white ribbon with promarker. The HM challenge blog are celebrating 6 years with a blog hop, hope you'll have time to join in too!

Challenges are several... HM 'anything, brr it's cold outside', Gruffies & Guests, CYP 'b for berries', CCC, Papertake, Bearly Mine, Promarker Beatles song...Christmas time is here again, I Love Promarkers, Crafting By Designs, Crafty Creations..bow, Penny's, The Stamping Chef, Simon Says, CCT, Incy Wincy, MAWTT, CRAFT, Crafty Catz, Dream Valley, Cutie Pie, Natalie & Amy and Stamping Sensations. Have a fab evening! 

Hi everyone. Today my card is using 'yarn tales' from HM, coloured with Promarkers and as you can see a single layer card, sentiment from Elzybells stamp, phlox flower dies, embossing and gems, some sparkle on the wool. I stamped some footprints on the inside too. I thought this would make a nice thinking of you card for October Cancer Awareness month...sending big hugs to anyone who is suffering from this awful disease. We all need to be there for one another. Challenges entered are only 8...Ribbon Girls, AAGWAT, Allsorts, CYP flowers, gems, dies, CCT, HM, Gruffies and Guests 2nd and Creative Knockouts. Sorry it's a quick post but I have a lot to get through today, many thanks for coming over, bye.

Good afternoon all. Well the rain has taken a bit of a rest today...just a bit of drizzle in the air. I hope all is well for you and you like what you see here. I'm not a 'halloween person' as such but don't see any harm in all the fun. Here in the UK as you may know it's not celebrated that much so I don't really know what to actually do with any cards I make. Never the less it doesn't stop me joining in the fun challenges. This is a new HM stamp 'interview with a vampire' and I won it last year would you believe it...many thanks! Coloured with Promarkers, digi paper I beleive to be from the lovely Donna, fab sentiment from the talented Paulette, raffia for my bow, die cuts for my buttons. Hope this one counts for the many challenges I've found...some of them very new to me.

Challenges are....HM 'buttons & bows', Gruffies & Guests 'anyhting plus haloween, CCC 2nd, Glitter n Sparkle 2nd, Bearly Mine 'halloween' as is Ladybug Crafts, OSAAT 'anything with orange', Incy Wincy 'tiac,tac,toe..funny, free, just a little bad', Crafting by designs, QKR Stampede, Bunny Zoes 'animals', Papertake 'superfly...bats, Crafting from the heart and Sentimental Sundays 'buttons & sentiment'. Thankyou once again for leaving kind comments, I'm slowly making my way round to my favourite blogging buddies. Bye for now. 

Hi there crafters. Today my creation is using this fab digi image from All Dressed Up, a new company to me who have started to sell these gorgeous images at Sugar Nellie...how great is that! They're having a hop and have given this freebie image to celebrate and enter their challenge. Coloured using Promarkers, digi paper from Pink Gem(freebie long ago), strip of pink ribbon, cupcake charm from The Ribbon Girls, die cut flowers with sequin centre, glitter glue to finish. Inside I placed an insert stamped with a sentiment and cupcakes using some Simon Says Stamps exclusive stamps. I hope you like this one as much as I do.

Challenges entered are 10... All Dressed Up, Promarker 'fave colour combo..pink & white', Papertake 3rd, Creative Card Crew 'black cardstock', Crafty Calendar 'flowers, pink, sparkle', Glitter n Sparkle 'include black & white', The Stampin Chef 2nd, Crafty Little Fairies....apologies my first card didn't fit...I knew that long break hasn't done me much good ;), Creative Inspirations 2nd and Fab N Funky 'anything ribbon'. Hoping everyone is well rested for the new week ahead, many thanks for leaving your kind comments, bye.

Hi, I'm back with the card that I'd made last month. Lovely elegant d/load paper from Michele, distressed with walnut stain, glittered rose, alphabet dies, coloured insert added. I didn't have much time and made quite a few to send through the post to special ladies in my life. This one was believed to be bought but my handmade stamp was on the back.....I can imagine the ooooohing and aaaahing that went with it! No doubt this one was greatly received.

Challenges entered...Incy Wincy 'colour inspiration', Cupcake Inspirations 'I went with a few colours on there', Di's Digi Designs, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterened paper, Allsorts, Crafty little Fairies 'only 1 dp', The Stamping Chef, Crazy 'special lady', Papertake 2nd, Glitter n Sparkle 2nd, Catch the bug 2nd, Crafty Sentiments 2nd. Terrible weather out there today, gusts and even mini tornadoes.....stay safe wherever you are and thankyou for visiting today.

Hellooooo everyone! I'm finally back from a very long blog break (my longest since I started blogging)....it seems a lifetime since I was last here and I've really missed it. I did however try to keep an eye on my favourite blogs and tried to make the odd card to show here. I do hope life has been good to all. So onto my wall hanging for a birthday last month, subsequently I made a few more to post to special people. I used fab digi d/load paper from the magnificent Michelle, the bottom sentiment was a freebie too. The brown dotty paper I made myself with dotty stamp using walnut stain ink pad. Quite a lot of die work...the 'happy birthday' is from Wild Rose Studio finished with rhinestones. I also made a matching card using the fab paper which I'll show you soon but i'd like to enter this in some of my fave challenges.

Challenges entered are 10...mostly' anything goes'. Papertake, Polka Doodles, Crafty Sentiments, Catch the bug, ABC 'unique...anything', Creative Inspirations, Dream Valley, Glitter n Sparkle 'B for butterflies, black, brown', Sentimental Sundays 'bling it up and sentiment', Fab n Funky'ribbon'. I've found a new challenge blog so I'm making something to enter that, bye for now!

Two posts in one day!!! Wow...this is unusual for me but as it is absolutely pouring it down every few minutes there is nothing for me to do except watch a pile of clothes that need ironing or wait until the house is empty to indulge in my new LOTV stamps. You can guess which I went for and the house is not empty at all, cooking still needs to be done but I'm sure I'll get a bit of help with that. How could I not ink this one 'time flies'...love it, tried to keep it simple as the embossing ones are always 'oohed and aaahed' over in my house. Stamped with a lilac ink pad some dandelion flowers for the background before embossing. Coloured with Promarkers, sentiments are LOTV too, found a bit of scrap lace, Phlox flower die and Marianne Creatables leaves die, bit of glamour dust to finish!

Challenges are several...Stampin for the weekend, Crafty catz, Paper Pretties, CYP, Promarker, I Love Promarkers 2nd, Ladybug Crafts Ink 2nd, Incy Wincy, Cardmania, Allsorts (it's their 5th Birthday...what a great milestone!) Stamp Sensations 3rd, Challenges 4 everybody 3rd, OSAAT, Ribbon Girls, Crafty Little fairies 3rd, Ideas to Inspire 2nd and Crafty Creations. Many thanks for coming over, every comment is appreciated.

Hi, I'm sort of still on my blog break but I thought you might like to see the male version of the pop up box card I made a few weeks ago. Brilliant dude digi image from Lady bug Crafts ink... a win from Friday Sketch some time ago so many thanks. Colouring with Promarkers on the school bag which is a digi too and image, paper d/load from Crafts Beautiful site by Sally Elford. Sentiments are mainly stamps.

Onto some challenges 10... Ladybug Crafts Ink using their own digi 'mobile phone', Stamping Sensations 2nd, Challenges 4 Everybody 2nd, My Mums Craft shop 2nd, ABC 'l for lots of layers', I LOve Promarkers, The Stamping Chef, Di's Digi Designs, Glitter n Sparkle, Penny's 'spots/stripes'. Hope evewryone is well and looking forward to the summery weather, today is rainy and very dreary. I'm going to get a few crafty bits done I think. Bye for now.

Hi again, wow it's been hot in between showers today and are we ready for our heatwave in the coming days?....no, no, no. I'll be indoors as extreme heat makes me a bit ill. Anyway I do hope all is well in your part of the globe. My card is a little different, with a slight step in it, embossed in the cuttlebug with swiss dots folder,  LOTV stamp used 'little dot', the sentiment along the bottom comes with it too, coloured with Promarkers, the ticket is the only one from the computer, everything is stamped, scrap of pale blue dotty digi paper, Phlox flower dies used and Marianne Creatables leaves, bit of twine, pearl and glamour dust to finish.

Challenges entered...Ribbon Girls, CAGI, Ideas to Inspire, CRAFT, Glitter n Sparkle 2nd, Dream valley 2nd, Incy Wincy, Natalie & Amy, Allsorts 2nd, Cardmania, Simon Says, Papertake, Crafty Sentiments and Crafty Little fairies. Wishing you all a great day!

Hi to all, hope life is treating you well. I've had a little spend this morning at LOTV as they're celebrating their 10th birthday with 20% discount offer, many thanks my pennies have been spent now and I look forward to receiving my goodies and having a play with them. So onto my pop-up box which I made myself...so easy. I've got 2 members of my family who are teachers now, one was already and one is a NQT (newly qualified teacher) at the tender age of only 22....I'm so overjoyed that I had to make a couple of these to celebrate their good news. Both will go a long way and have the potential to be outstanding teachers! So happy for them!!!

Girly image is a digi from Krista's Saturated Canary called 'Alice', digi paper from CB magazine d/load by Jenny Ellory, backpack is a win from the cupcake inspirations blog some time ago and from Robyns Fetish, colouring with Promarkers and plenty of sentimental stamping going on, lilac ribbon bow and a gem to finish. The other make I'll show in another post.

Onto the many challenges I've missed and some new ones found... Papertake, Allsorts, Stamping Sensations, Crafty Sentiments, Challenges 4 Everybody, Paper Pretties, fab n Funky, Simon Says, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned paper, Pink Gem 'pink/lavendar', The Stamping Chef, My Mums craft Shop, Crafty Creations, Nutcrafter 'girly, ribbon, Monotone', Glitter n Sparkle, Dream valley, Craft My life and Wedodoobadoo. Thankyou for your lovely comments, I'll try to get back soon.

Welcome to another posting all, hope everyone's in good health and enjoying the lovely weather, though we're still having night frosts so cover up those tender plants. My shaped card is using this cute girly character from Sassy Cheryl stamp sheet 'patience secret', I love these drawings and don't use them enough! Digi paper is from old company (creative cottage), found some scrap ribbon, image coloured with Promarkers.

Challenges entered...10...Sassy Cheryl's, Crafty catz, Crafty Littel fairies, Catch the bug, Simon Says, Creative Inspiartions, Promarker, I love Promarkers, Crafty Ribbons and MAWTT. Hope to catch you all soon, bye!

Hi, it's been a beautiful day crafty bloggers, so my card is cas as I had a fair few jobs outside that needed my attention. I've been really lucky whilst entering challenges to win some fab digi's from some lovely people, they're something you can't always find in the newsagents for that special someone who likes his drink. This 'beer belly man' from Ladybugs Crafts Ink 'thankyou it will be well used' is coloured with Promarkers, round sentiment stamped, fence die used and plenty of embossing. Oh that sentiment is a dangly one!

So onto many challenges...Simon says, Ladybug Crafts Ink, Penny's, used Stella Sketch, Catch the bug, Challenges 4 Everybody 2nd, Sweet stampin, Crafty Catz, Natalie & Amy 2nd, OSAAT, Sentimental Sundays, Lexis Creations, The Paper Shelter, a couple of new challenges to me...Let's Create, Eclectic Ellapu 'birthdays'. Many thanks for visiting!

Happy Easter to you if you're celebrating. Well I've just a few more creations to show...this one is my second for LOTV 10th birthday. Using 'lazy afternoon' stamp so perfect for guys, used plenty more stamps as you can see, coloured with Promarkers, no papers here, hope you like it.

Challenges entered are...Ideas to inspire 2nd, Ribbon Girls, Crafty Catz 'b for birthday boy', Totally papercrafts..last challenge, so sad to see you go, Crafty Hands, MAWTT, Penny's 'icecream colours...choc mint', Paper Pretties, used Stella's Sketch, Catch the bug, Challenges for Everybody 2nd, My Mums Craft shop 2nd and CYP. Many thanks for coming over!

Hi to a fab Saturday! I hope all of you are well and happy too. Onto my creation which is especially for LOTV who are celebrating their 10th Birthday next month....what a great time to celebrate, the weather has definitely picked up and it's party time. I've been very lucky to have won a lovely bundle of stamps last year and this is my first inking of 'my birthday cake' from their baby set. Absolutely wonderful to colour with my Promarkers and I stuck to a pink & red theme as you can see. I love this one so much, she'll be needing a little stool to blow out that candle...pink paper is digi d/load from a magazine, the number is stamped with some clear stamps from my stash, sentiment is from Simon says Exclusive stamp sheet.

So onto the many challenges I found...firstly Ideas to inspire monthly, Pink Gem, Catch the bug, Glitter n sparkle, used sketch from Sketch & Stash, Fab n Funky, Promarker, Stampin for the weekend (LOTV stamps), Crafty Ribbons, Penny's, Paper Pretties, Stamping Sensations 2nd, Creative Inspiartions, Allsorts and Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned paper. Wishing you all a fantastic weekend.