Clean & Simple christmas Cutie

 Hello everyone, there's a Christmassy vibe going on here today. With only five months until the big day I am really steaming ahead with my Christmas cards. Today is the start of the new challenge at

where we are looking for your Clean and Simple Cuties. We are sponsored by Just Me and the DT images were so gorgeous that I made cards using ALL of them!!

They were all coloured with Promarkers and I used a couple of  Christmas sentiment dies cut twice and stuck together for a bit of interest. It was soooooo hard not to add more though!!

I think the time thief has been pinching days again, I was shocked to see that it's been over a week since I posted anything!! We have been busy here doing some repairs to the barn roof and replacing some cladding that we intended to do "one day" which turned out to be several days, last week. Still, we are now watertight once more and safe in the knowledge that the several hundred bales of hay being delivered next week will stay nice and dry when the wet weather comes.

I hope that you are all managing to stay safe and well. Masks are still a requirement for me at work and, to be honest, we will still continue to wear ours out and about for a while yet. 

That's all for now. See you later in the week xx

Hearts and Flowers

 Hello and welcome...it's Cutie Monday again and this time we are sharing Hearts and Flowers, you can choose Romance if you like or even Mothers' Day, it's up to you.

 I have gone with a Valentine. It's not usually a big event in our house but with last year being CRAP a write off I am feeling like spreading the love so made this for Hubby, using an image from our brand, spanking, new Sponsor Just Me Digital, whose images I absolutely adore. I used Pig Valentine and coloured the little cutie with Promarkers, and used a snippet of MFT paper ( a very important snippet, to find out why, read more HERE).

I hope that you will join us, we are a friendly bunch!! 

You know I said that muffins and sweet treats were off the menu, well, I lied. I went and fell off the wagon and accidentally made iced buns...you're welcome!!

                                                         See you soon lovely people xx

Some Challenges

Pixie's Snippets Playground #396 -  Ruby's Memory

Passion for Markers #578 - Celebrations

I love Promarkers #428 - Anything Goes

AYLI Flora or Fauna??

Hello again my lovely crafty friends.

Thursday again and another Bank Holiday Monday...yipee!!
I know we brits love to talk about the weather but I am not looking forward to the weekend at all. There's going to be thunder storms....eeek!! I am not a great fan of thunder and lightning. I really hope the weather folk have it wrong...fingers crossed!!

Anyway, weather aside,  I am here today with a DT card for

A good theme this week...Flora or Fauna?

I have gone with "fauna" as, for cardmaking purposes, I love cute animals and characters and thoroughly enjoy colouring such images. In this case it's a cute giraffe!!

This fella is from Just ME Digital Stamps, coloured with Promarkers. 

Whatever you are doing this coming weekend I hope it's a good one!!

If I survive the weekend weather I will see you on Monday with some Christmas Cuteness!! xx

AYLI Feathers or fur?

Hello crafty friends Hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend. Before that though it's challenge time at

Yes, it really has been two weeks!! This time the theme is

Feathers or Fur?

It has to be fur for me, I love the soft silky fur of our sprollies, the downy fur of Mo the yard cat and the smell of Surprise is intoxicating (strange but true!!). We have had hens in the past and Declan had a sweet budgie called Paddy,  who stayed with us when he left home but sadly you can't cuddle a bird!!

Anyway, here is my card featuring a furry fox!!

The image was part of a prize from Just Me and I had a lovely time browsing the images there. Do take a look if you have a spare moment. I coloured him with my Promarkers and used some Doodlebug paper that were perfect in colour. I used a tiny scallop edged die on the black mat under Mr Fox and I was pleased to find a wooden button in the exact same colours of the paper too.

So, I hope I have inspired you to join us with your furry or feathery creations!!

On the subject of fur, thank you to those of you who left such lovely comments about my Surprise. She had her seven weekly visit from my Farrier and as he is the person I trust the most in relation to her legs and feet, I was thrilled when he said that a full recovery is probable as long as I introduce work slowly, so I am back in the saddle at the weekend...yay!! Can't tell you how much I have missed it.

Thank you for dropping in xx

Some challenges

Allsorts # 429 - Forest Friends
Dragonfly dreams - Animals
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #5 - Anything Goes but must feature a creature
Crafty Animals #5 - Anything Goes