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.

Hi, I'm here at last in between doing a lot of other jobs. This set was made a few days ago but I've not had time to put it on my blog. Fresh pretty honeycombed digi papers from Pink Petticoat, Fiskars punch used, Phlox flower die, the top flower made from Vellum. The digi bunny is from Pink Gem, coloured with Promarkers, fence is from Crafty Sentiments as is the lovely stamped egg image on the easter basket, small sentiment stamped with a Studio G stamp, greyish ribbon was re-used from a present wrapping. Hope you like this as much as I do, it's a set to give to a little girl in my family who has not been too well. 

So onto the many challenges mainly spring and easter themed. My Mums craft shop 'anything goes', MAWTT 'sweet treats', Crafty Ribbons, Papertake, Dream Valley, Sweet Stampin, Cardmania, Stampin for the weekend, Paper Shelter, Bearly Mine, Love to create, Created with love, Sir Stampalot, CRAFT 'recycle..ribbon', Incy Wincy 'on the card..3 sequins, 2 flowers layered, 1 ribbon bow', Ladybug Crafts, Paper pretties, Crafty Sentiments, Simon Says, Totally Papercrafts, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned, Crafty Catz, Challenges 4 everybody. Thankyou for coming over, your comments are always appreciated.

Hi, it's April already and what wonderful start to the month here, I hope everyone had a great weekend and raring to go. My card is using a fantastic HM stamp gruffies 'pebble & friend..finding friendship' coloured with Promarkers. It's hard to thank someone with just a simple verbal 'thankyou' when you know they've gone out of their way to do more than that. I think this says a little bit extra. Paper is a Summer Driggs old digi paper, sentiments from American Crafts.

The inside has a little of the paper and some doodling. Challenges...Natalie & Amy, HM, Papertake, CCC 2nd, Crafty Catz 2nd, I Love Promarkers, and used  a sketch from Sunday Sketch #191, they're also celebrating a birthday with a hop! Enjoy a lovely evening.

It's Mothering Sunday tomorrow so I thought I would post a little card for all those Mothers who do so much for us, love us eternally and for those who have lost a mother figure in their life I do hope you have wonderful memories to cherish forever. I've gone for simple again as time has been a little on the short side, tomorrow clocks go forward so we lose an hour. 

I used a lovely strip of digi paper, floral embossing folder, stamp is freebie from Pink Petticoat with a magazine, top sentiment is from Elzybells. Coloured with Promarkers, some pricking using my sewing machine without thread, heart dies from Spellbinders set. Challenges are several...followed Papertake sketch, Crafty Catz 2nd, Totally papercraft 2nd, CRAFt 2nd, Sentimental Sundays 2nd, Allsorts 'dies', Paper Pretties 'paper pricking' as is Crafty cardmakers, CCT, OSAAT, Dream Valley and Cupcake Inspirations. Wishing all Mothers out there a jolly good pampering tomorrow, bye.

Hi to a great start to the weekend, hope you are all well and happy. My card is using a pre-coloured digi image from Nikky's Polka Doodle cd, cut round, used a die fence, stamped the sentiment. So this is really simple for me, ready and waiting to go! Challenges 10...CCC 'animals', Penny's 'fave colour combo...pink and brown', Creative Inspiartions 'girl thing', Kaboodle Doodles 'spring' as is CRAFT, Challenges 4 Everybody 3rd, Nutcrafters 'pink & brown', Crafty catz, Totally papercrafts 'pink', and Sassy Cheryl's show Thursday. Have a great Friday!

Hi once again, my creation is using this great Sassy Cheryl image stamp, adorable isn't it? Used my swiss dots embossing folder alot on this one, lovely lace from stash, found a dotty bow added a pearl, image coloured with Promarkers and such a lot of layering from me that I don't normally do...even on the inside!

Challenges entering... Crafty Ribbons 3rd, Papercreator 3rd, Sassy Cheryls, Incy Wincy, Cardmania, Created with love 3rd, Love to create, Cuttlebug..they're celebrating their 1st blogaversary too, used the fab sketch from catch the bug Stella Sketch, Promarker, Glitter n sparkle 2nd and CRAFT pic inspiration. Bye for now.

Hi to a fine Monday. What gorgeous weather...this pretty stamp is from Crafty Sentiments named 'tea party anyone?' is great for sunny birthdays. I remember feeding my toys cups of tea many many years ago...it is ofcourse a childhood thing and I just love this coupled with the circle stamp at the top, also from CS, I added the 'birthdays' afterwards and got it right on cue!  Image is coloured with Promarkers, some digi paper which has decided to change colour while it was printing...all that blue was meant to be green but I still like it. Used my MS fence border punch, found some neglected ribbon for a bow and glitter glue plus some Glamour Dust to finish.

So onto the challenges...Papertake, Sentimental Sundays, Crafty Ribbons 2nd, Totally Papercrafts, Di's Digi Designs, Crafty catz 2nd, Simons Says 2nd, Glitter n sparkle, Inky impressions 2nd and ofcourse Crafty Sentiments. Many thanks for leaving  such kind comments, bye.

March is racing through....wow...weather is being kinder and I wonder when the hedgies come out of hibernation! I thought this would be great for a 'green fingered person'...oh it sounds like me that does. This cute stamp was with a magazine last year, paired it off with those d/load papers printed straight onto card, the little individual flower came with the set too, coloured with Promarkers as is the hedgie. Little bit of bling to finish.

Challenges of which some are 'green' themed. Papercraetor 2nd, Simon says, Natalie & Amy, Crafty Ribbons, Ribbon Girls, Created with love, My Mums Craft shop 2nd, Inky Impressions, Sweet Stampin, Glitter n sparkle 2nd, Sentimental Sundays, Challenge 4 Everybody, CYP, Pink Gem, Crazy, Paper Shelter, Crafty Catz and MAWTT pic inspiration.  Well I hope that all is well and like me you're looking forward to some sunny days, bye.

Happy St Patricks Day if you're celebrating. What beautiful weather today...I'll be needing my watering can soon for my seedlings in their trays. The warmer days of full sun has sent them crazy. The backing is a print d/load from Crafts Beautiful , absolutely adore it, perfect to say a little 'thankyou', used my new stamp from Pink Petticoat that came from one of the magazines free, coloured with Promarkers, fence die from Crafty Sentiments, LOTV grunge message, glitter and single gem on the punched butterfly.

I'll be on my annual break soon but I do have a few cards to show before I go. Onto challenges for this one... mainly on the green theme...CYP, Loves Rubberstamps, Cardmania 'new..stamp', Sassy Cheryls Thursday, Crafty Sentiments, Promarker, Simon Says, Challenges 4 Everybody, Glitter n Sparkle, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned, Created with love, Stampin for the weekend, Sweet Stampin, Papercreator, Hiding in my craftroom, Bearly Mine 2nd and Papertake 2nd 'die, free..image, glitter'. Wishing you all a happy week!

Hi again fellow crafters, hope all is well and that spring is nearing as I write. It definitely feels very much like it  now with the deep fog first thing which has taken all morning to lift and now for a few hours we have glorious sunshine. This is what it inspired me to do...I used LOTV stamp, one of the older images but I still love it!!!Coloured with Promarkers, fence is a lovely die from Crafty Sentiments, Jenny Ellory pink design paper d/load, sentiment is LOTV Grunge, pearls and glitter glue to finish.

Challenges 10...Ribbon Girl, Crafty Ribbon, Crafty Calendar, Stamping Sensations, used Sketch Saturday 2nd entry, Ideas to inspire monthly 'bingo..ribbon,pearls, flowers', Simon Says, Love to create, Papertake 'bingo...diecuts-fence,free-image,glitter', and Glitter n Sparkle. Have a super rest of the day!

Happy middle of the week, just two more days to go till the weekend. Hope that you are all well and happy! My card today is featuring one of Faith's gorgeous digi's from Designed 2 Delight..I've collected so many and this is Skater Boy, coloured with Promarkers, dotty digi paper, all sentiments are stamped and that wonderful fence is a die from Crafty Sentiments that Suzette sent me, I think it will be on nearly every card for summer.

The back is bigger than the front and I decorated with a strip of stamped sentiment. Onto challenges 10...Nutcrafter, Paper Pretties, Ladybugs Crafts Ink, Creative Inspirations 'fave colour combo....I've many this is one for the boys', MAWTT, MIM 'final challenge', so sad to see this challenge go too, Penny's, OSAAT, I Love Promarkers and Allsorts...is skateboarding a sport....That's it for now, except I went to browse in Tesco's today and picked up Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine with the Free Damask embossing folders and exclusively for them there was a Pink Petticoat Pretty Potties stamp set in there too, absolutely a bargain! Thankyou for visitng and leaving your kind comments, bye.

Hi to a glorious Saturday...it's been so warm and sunny today. I can  feel it may be another beautiful few days to come, it's so good to see the crocuses coming out, the daffodils to follow shortly...I'm so excited it makes me feel truly well again. My card today is using this wonderful HM 'yarn tales' stamp coloured with Promakers, used some gorgeous pink d/load paper, sentiment from Elzybells. I wouldn't mind receiving this as I love to knit and perfect to say a little 'thankyou mum for all you do'. Hope you like it!

Challenges 10...House Mouse, Gruffies and Guests, Totally Papercrafts, followed Sketch Saturday...it's their 300th challenge and they're celebrating with a hop, CRAFT 2nd, Crafty Ribbons 2nd, I Love Promarkers 2nd, MIM, Creative Inspirations and OSAAT 2nd. Many thanks for visiting today.

Hi and welcome all. Today my card is using some pink digi d/load paper from Papercrafter Magazine by Jenny Ellory, blue watering can paper from Crafts Beautiful Spring Garden by Sally Denton, both gorgeous papers but the blue one was really green in colour...my printer has a mind of its own! Nevertheless I won't waste it, used a beautiful fence die from Crafty Sentiments (I won a fab goody bag packed with some very lovely stamps and embellishments from Suzette...so 'thankyou very much'). Bottom sentiment is a bargain £1 and is a Studio G woodbacked stamp, wonderful sweet girl image stamp from Nutcrafters by Harriet Hurst.

Lots of challenges....My Mums craft shop, Crafts & me, Paper Pretties, Crafty Creations, Papertake 2nd, I Love Promarkers, Bearly Mine 2nd, Created with love 2nd, Allsorts  2nd, Crafty Hazelnuts 2nd, Catch the bug 2nd, CYP, Crafty ribbons, Ribbon Girl, Fab n Funky, CRAFT, CCT, Crafty Catz 3rd and Sassy Cheryls thursday. Many thanks for coming over, bye for now.

I'm much better but I could have done with one of these earlier! Hi...I quite like the look of this one. Backing is a d/load from one of the magazine websites, beautiful paper which I sparkled up a bit, cute digi from Pollycraft, fab images and I have lots of them too. Coloured with Promarkers, sentiment from an old Personal Impressions set.

Challenges of which are several...mainly Spring themed. Cupcake Inspirations, OSAAT, Glitter n sparkle, Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper, Sweet Stampin, Allsorts, Stampin for the weekend, Totally Papercrafts, Crafty Catz 2nd, Hiding in my craftroom, Promarker, CCT, Bearly Mine, CCC, Natalie & Amy, Ladybug Crafts, MIM, CReated with love and Papertake. Thankyou for your kind comments all!