World Wildlife at We Love Stamping

It's World Wildlife day on March 3rd so we've used that as our optional theme at

We Love Stamping

  Of course you can share anything just as long as there is a stamped image on your project.

Here's what I made

The wildlife and words are from a Clearly Besotted stamp set called Wild Thing. It's not on the website so, I suspect, retired now as it is an old set. I stamped the characters coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them. The sky was made with an inked Dutch Dubadoo cloud stencil and tumbled glass DI. The "savannah" was created using a very old Memory Box grass die ( I can't find it anywhere, it's that old!!). I doodled a border for a bit of interest to finish it off.

 Two prizes of AALL and Create stamps and stencil (photos not to scale)

  

Thank you for your visit. See you soon xx

BINGO!!

Saturday again and we have a game of BINGO going on at

so eyes down, look in...here we go!!!

I have made a pair of Christmas cards using  the top row Distress Ink, Dry Embossing and Red, and the middle vertical row, Dry Embossing, Green and Twine.

The cute paper was a Making Cards freebie, I actualy used a Memory Box stencil for the embossed snowfall, a Lawn Fawn bauble die and a free Christmas sentiment stamp..

Prizes from Stampendous 

It's a brilliant board with lots of choice so it's going to be a great week!!

See you soon xx

 

Heart Bunny

I am sharing the love today in the shape of this sweet little bunny with her cart full of hearts. She is available here.

I had a moment of panic when I couldn't immediately locate my lovely heart of hearts die, but as you can see, finally found, it is backed by a scrap of red cardstock. Bunny was coloured using Promarkers and I added some  glitter to finish off. After the fiddling and faffing with the wedding card at the weekend it was time for a more CAS project!!

Well, that is me for today. Have a good weekend, when you get there!! 

Some challenges

Fab 'n' funky #380 - Valentine, say it with words
I love Promarkers #352 - Love, wedding/anniversary
Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge - Love
Passion for Promarkers #430 - Love and kisses
Digi choosday week #6 - Anything goes

It's all about the shape at AYLI!!

We are all about the shape at As You Like It today. An easy peasy theme so do join in and don't forget to give your reasons.

I chose 15cm x15cm. I love symmetry and balance on my cards and although I use my "frilly" die a fair bit I am never really 100% happy.

It's Declan's Birthday today and this is (obviously!!) for him. I have been itching to have a play with one of LOTV's printable sheets and as time was short this was the perfect opportunity. I was really pleased and teamed the image up with papers from a Joy Crafts pad. My new letter dies also got an airing...really pleased with them. He works incredibly long hours and I know he has arranged to have today off to spend with Mollie and Chelsea so I hope he will manage to "take the weight off" just like the little fella on his card.

Thank you for your visit today and if I haven't managed to visit you for a day or two I promise to rectify that very soon!!

Have a good one xx

AYLI Food or Drink?

Hellooooo!! It's challenge time at 

and this time it's all about your favourite Food or Drink.

I like food (chocolate especially!!) AND drink, however I NEED coffee (decaf these days!!) in order to fuel me for mucking out in the morning so I have chosen to showcase some rather lovely coffee cups :0)

It's the first outing for this tower of die cut cups which I paper pieced using some pretty papers from Joycrafts . I inlaid some of the other gaps with pearl card and glittered and glossed some other details to add some texture to an otherwise plain card. 

I hope you will find time to join us with your makes, you'll be most welcome and don't forget to tell us why you have made your choice.

I'd like to join in at these challenges

Pennys paper-crafty challenge #280 - Anything Goes
CCC Digi Creations #50 - Anything Goes
Creative Ladybirds Creations #16 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #314 - Anything Goes

Keep Crafting!! xx

Walking in a WOW Winter Wonderland!!

Hello peeps...me again, two posts in one day...get me!!

(My AYLI DT piece is here)

I have looked in awe at the fabulous WOW cards that have made an appearance in blogland this week in support of the latest Winter Wonderland Challenge and decided I MUST have a go. It was also a good excuse to play with a Tonic die set that was given to me for my Birthday and hadn't been used.

Normally I struggle with this kind of work but I really enjoyed making this one and am SO pleased with the result, I only wish I'd cut more pieces at the same time and made more!! I used Centura Pearl card for all the elements which is why I think this was successful. When I've done these before I have used up scraps of white cardstock and as we all know these vary so much in colour.

Hope you are bathed in sunshine like we are here...it's a miracle really, I never thought spring would ever arrive!! On that note, I'd better go and drag the lawnmower out!!

Thank you for sharing your day xx

Testing...Testing!!

Hello friends, hope you are well today. 

I've been having a test run with my new pencils. I decided that I had been drooling long enough over Jane's fabulous pencil work so bit the bullet and ordered some Lyra Rembrandt Polycolour Coloured Pencils. I got them from HERE.

Anyway this was my first attempt (there are three more in the pipeline, they were that good!!)

I didn't use blending solution on this occasion although I did give it a rub with the splender pencil!!

The sweet image is a digi from the now closed Pollycraft. She was coloured to match more very old MME papers which, I think, were called "Happier". Check out the colourful snail, done in scraps of the same paper together with the tag.

I'm off to play here

Allsorts Challenge #361 - A cherry on top (fruit or berries)

Sunny Day Crafting #6 - A colourful project or a project with fruit

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #33 - Anything Goes

Pile it on #107 - Garden Creatures (die cut snail and various insects on the paper)

The Crafty Addicts #7 - Anything Goes +/- ribbon

Better go and get Surprise in before she starts shouting at the window...it's drizzling and the poor old soul doesn't like getting wet!! It's not that she owns me or anything...much!!!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend xx

A heart full of joy

Happy Sunday everyone. Well, the Birthday celebrations are over, as my waistband can testify!! We enjoyed a delicious family lunch out yesterday and I still have treats to come by way of Beauty/Hair Treatment and Shopping Gift Cards, so I shall save those for now. Thank you for your good wishes, cards and pressies, you are such a lovely lot!!

Anyway, I managed a bit of crafty time last night and as I have deviated a little from my Christmas Card Plan decided to rectify that by making this...

This is my first Your Next Stamp stamp set, I was so impressed with the quality it definitely won't be my last. I have looked at fabulous examples of colouring on Kraft so decided to have a go myself using my SN pencils, without blending solution this time. I was relatively pleased with the effect and will be having another play in the future. I made a sparkly heart to give a bit of life to the flat CAS style, using a long forgotten MB die.

Here are some challenges

ABC Christmas - D = Don't overdo it!!

Winter Wonderland - CAS

Crafty Catz - CAS

Sweet Stampin - Glitter and Sparkle

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #103 - Anything Goes

ABC challenge - B...you pick (Bunny, bow, bird)

Enjoy your Sunday and if you haven't already left a comment on my Birthday Post below please remember to do so for the chance of  a "spend" at dies to die for!!

Take Care xx

Best of the bunch

Hello crafters and I hope you have had a good week and have an even better weekend planned.

I am here to share another Buddly Crafts image with you. She is called Best of the bunch and was coloured to compliment the pretty Marianne Deigns papers. 

I have been having a bit of a die cutting frenzy lately and theis layout was a bit of an experiment which worked!! I marked the centre of my square piece of paper put the die in place and embossed all of it first, slid the whole piece along the base plate to the marked centre line (one half of the die and paper were hanging over the edge) popped the cutting plate on top and ran it through and hey presto a whole, unusual shaped mat!! I'm so easily pleased I am!! Anyway, twine, a charm and an oddment of die cut border and the jobs a good 'un!! Hope you like it!!

Some challenges

Cute Card thursday #381 - Ladies only
Creative Inspirations #321 - girlie
Polkadoodles #27 - Add some Embossing
Crafty Friends #9 - Anything Goes
Lil patch of crafty friends #13 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #72 - Anything Goes
Clear it Out - Anything Goes
Pennys Papercrafty Challenge #235 - Anything Goes

Thank you for sharing your day with me xx

Favourite Sport

I bought this LOTV pad just for this little lady when it was released and am ashamed to say this is the first time I have used it, probably because it feels a bit like cheating!!

Anyway she is perfect for my DT piece at

As You Like It

where the new challenge, starting today, is Favourite Sport.

No prizes for guessing that my favourite sport is anything to do with horses and why?....because I love them!! There is nothing nicer than an early morning ride, the smell of the honeysuckle is glorious  and there isn't a soul about, apart from the odd jogger (yesterday however, was the exception to the rule as even at silly o' clock (6am) it was 20 degrees and a tad sticky!!).

The stripy paper was a lucky find and matched her sock perfectly. I used several dies, Happy Birthday, Stitched Squares and scalloped border.

Some doe cutting challenges

Cuttlebug Mania - Use a sentiment
Die cutting divas #222 - Anything Goes

Have a good day and stay safe and comfortable in this heat!! xx

Nell and flowers

Hello crafty peeps and I hope you are enjoying the Bank Holiday Weekend (if you are in the UK AND lucky enough not to be working), to the rest of the world Happy Monday anyway!!

I just could not resist this little darling from Digistamp Boutique and used Promarkers to colour her.

The cheery papers are by Taylored Expressions and my other most favourite die set came out to play again.

Some challenges to play along

Creative Corner - Anything Goes
 Crafty Catz #280 - Kids
Aud Sentiments #132 - Cute + a sentiment
Digi Choosday #18 - Anything Goes
Digistamp Boutique - May customer Competition

Have a lovely day xx

Just be happy

Hello everyone. Hope that you had a good weekend and are ready for another new week.

I have a very CAS card to share today using a sweetie from Di's Digis.

She was coloured with Promarkers, cut out using MB Stitched layers matted onto a matching pink scalloped circle and the little tags were cut from a paper pad. Simples!!

I am trying my luck at these challenges

Sweet Stampin' - Clean and simple

Paperbabe #12 -  Picture Inspiration

In the Pink #69 - Real or Faux Stitching

 (I hope die cut stitching counts, if not, feel free to delete me!!)

Creative Moments #68 - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky #259 - Tag it

DigiDesigns Challenge - Load on those flowers

Wishing you a good week xx

Cute Critters

Hello my blogging buddies. The first day of March...how did that happen?
 Anyway, back to Christmas!!

My card today is my DT piece for Christmas Cards All Year Round as

our March challenge starts today and we would love to see your

Cute Critters

Here's mine.

The stamp is from a PB Set Christmas Friends, stamped on linen card, coloured with SN pencils and cut out (yet again) with my fabby MB stitched die. The SB Holiday sentiments set had it's first outing. Not entirely sure about the papers but I have a sneaking suspicion they were Bo Bunny from many years ago. Finally a little bit of glamour dust to make the snow sparkle.

Fab 'n' Funky #248 - Christmas (snowflakes)
Crafty Catz #268 - Dies and punches
Creative Fingers #69 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes

Your visit is appreciated, as always xx

Not a card

Morning peeps, I love Thursdays...nearly the weekend!! Yay!!

This is a particularly good one as I get to share my project for our new

As You Like It challenge and this time it's

" Your Favourite Not a Card" (don't forget to tell us why?)

I chose to make another slip cover box. I really enjoy making these, they are really easy to do, look expensive and make a great alternative to a decorated gift bag or conventional box. Added to that it's a great excuse to use up those "special" double sided papers that have been gathering dust for years...as in my case anyway!!

First off I must mention the adorable bunny that is Bently (with his bunny on this occasion) who was coloured with Pro/Flexmarkers. The box was made entirely from First Edition Floral Pavilion 12x12.

Here you can get a better look at the pretty interior and how it slides together.












We are off to play at these challenges

Sweet Stamps #210 - Anything But A Card
Through the purple haze #79 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #250 - Always Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers #285 - Letters of the alphabet
(B for Bunny, Bently and Box)
I Love Promarkers #258 - Animals
Digistamp Boutique February Customer Competition
Crafty Gals Corner #8 - Fancy Folds

Thanks for visiting xx

Buffy Bunny

Hello and welcome to everyone and I hope you are well.

I seem to be favouring animal images lately so here is another one!! 

I broke with tradition on this card though as I usually choose my image first, then papers and colour the image to match. However this time I made the base first, just because I couldn't wait to cut the beautiful paper that I had to have in my (massive) collection. The base and mats were die cut using my   Go Kreate Frilly #10. The darling bunny is Buffy and was coloured with Promarkers to compliment the pretty papers and then cut out using my fabby new die Memory Box die set. 

The finishing touch was a matching coloured button and a tiny strand of twine that was lurking in my bits and pieces box...perfect!!

I am playing at these challenges

Crafting for all seasons #96 - Dies and/or punches
Inky Impressions #197 - Cute and Cuddly
Creative Inspirations #301 - Buttons
Crafting from the heart #47 - Anything Goes
Dream Valley #100 - Fave colour combo
( I love turquoise and pink together)
Creatalicious #72 - No square or rectangle
Digistamp Boutique - Customer Competition


WARNING  Scary photo alert!!

The lovely Sue ( Olliesmam) shared a fabulous crochet hat a while back and kindly sent me the pattern. I promised to show my effort so here it is and don't say I didn't warn you!!

Ok you can stop laughing now!! Looks like the weather's on the change though so I'll have to save it for next winter!!

Thanks for your company xx

Wot no image!?

Ooh what a chilly day it's been, so chilly that the stable cat followed me back to the house this afternoon and sat outside the patio doors meowing at me. I let her in for a cuddle and then marched back down the field to give her more food in her barn.Think I may well have started something!! Apart from doing the horse today I have stayed in the warm, wrapped all the presents that I have bought (so far) and finished writing my cards, a couple of which  I am here to share. (I had forgotten making these!)

The Memory Box Grand Merry Christmas die came in handy again together with some Marianne snowflakes. You can see I used the sparkly ones set in the plain pearl card and vice versa. Both ribbons came from a local haberdashers and the dazzler from my stash. 

I am entering these challenges

Fussy and Fancy #129 - Snowflakes & Ribbon

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #80 - Christmas

Crafts 4 Eternity  #206 - Christmas Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Seeing Red

Crafty Creations #278 - Something to die for

Thanks for stopping by today, I appreciate you all xx