Monday, 31 March 2014

super pants!!

Hello my crafty friends. I am here to share my DT make for the new challenge at

The Cutie Pies Challenge

This time we are inviting you to share your CUTE  creations featuring Dies and Punches.


Our generous sponsors are....


and


This is what I did...


The super cute image is Underwear Hero who I coloured with Promarkers to match the papers. I used the following dies - MFT Photo corners, MFT Mini tabs and the stars are a mystery!!

Go on have a hunt in your stash and see what dies and punches you can dig out to bring along and play. Don't forget though that in order to be in with a chance of a winners spot your image MUST be CUTE.

Challenges I am entering

I <3 Promarkers # 212   - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers #29 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz #224 - Anything Goes
Crafting when we can #66 -For a child
The Alphabet Challenge - D for die cuts

 I'm not off to NHS land until Thursday this week, as I have swapped with a colleague, so that will confuse me no end!! Whatever you are doing have a good day and thanks for sharing your time and lovely comments with me. See you soon xx


Sunday, 30 March 2014

Olde Worlde Christmas

Good Morning blog world and I hope the sun is shining on you, this Mothering Sunday.

I have another Christmas card to share today


I used my Go Kreate die set for the kraft card base and mat, which I distressed and inked with white and brown for a shabby look. The image was from a Vintage Christmas cutting sheet. My poinsettias are a mix of Spellbinders and Marianne and the holly is by cheery Lynn.


This shows the concealed tag which was stamped with a magazine freebie and coloured with Sakura glittery pens and tied with ribbons and fibres. You can just about see the stickles.

I'm off to play here

Completely Christmas #4 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Krafty Christmas
Allsorts #252 - Use those dies
Jingle Belles - Christmas Past
Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Have a lovely day all xx



Thursday, 27 March 2014

Tag...you're it!!

Me again...told you I had another to share and this is number two.

The Crafty Little Fairies challenge this week is " Add A Tag"



I used a shaped card and covered it with the lovely Isabelline paper. Clementine had an outing, I'd forgotten how adorable she is. I used my gorgeous Marianne die to sit her on and dyed the seam binding to match the papers. I used a LOTV tag sentiment and a little pearl. Simple but effective!!

I'm playing here


Thanks for coming back...again. You'll be pleased to hear that's it from me for today!!

See you soon xx


Porky Passion

Hi de hi crafters!!

Hope this finds you well. I can't believe I haven't managed to post anything yet this week. The time seems to have slipped away with me. We've had some lovely days ( far too good to miss!!) so aside from work I have been outside . Anyhow, to make up for my absence I have two cards to share today and this is the first
- my creation for

As You Like It Challenge.

 Our theme this fortnight is to showcase your favourite animal, and don't forget to tell us WHY.

Now then, my long suffering crafty buddies will know that horses and dogs are at the top of my, most favourite animals, list. However, a little known fact is that I have a passion for all things piggish. I have a large welsh dresser that is home to masses of the little porky darlings. Ornaments, teapots, stuffed ones, candle ones...the list goes on and on, I even have oven gloves!! I'm not entirely sure how it started, we have never farmed them, so I think the love probably came from a weird fascination with Pinky and Perky as a child !!

Anyway, now I've got that off my chest here is my card...





The image is " I smell spring" from Whimsy, coloured with Promarkers. The papers are from Cuddly Buddly.

I'm taking pork chop off to these challenges!!

~Crafty girls #14 - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Animal Antics
Crafting from the heart #11 - Anything goes/ Spots or Stripes
4 CCC #187 - Spring
Aud Sentiments #103 - Easter or Spring Sentiment
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Animals

Toodles for now...I'll be back in a bit xx



Sunday, 23 March 2014

Red Christmas?!!

Happy Sunday everyone and I hope you are having an enjoyable one.

 It's fine here but VERY cold and windy.I  had a nice early ride this morning and managed to dodge some pretty heavy showers...very invigorating!! 

I decided to make another Christmas card to add to the pile,
 again inspired by  several of the fab current challenges .

 Actually, an aside here, I would be joining more challenges but am unable to join and follow any new sites with Google Friend Connect, I know lots of you are suffering different problems at the moment with blogger but I wonder if anyone has had trouble following? 


The lovely papers are Bazzil Nordic Pines and I got busy with the old distressing tool
 and inks to enhance the shabby, homely finish I was trying to create.
I heat embossed the fabulous stamp with Wow embossing powder.


I coloured the hearts and added glossy accents and glamour dust for a little bit of bling together with some bisque liquid pearls. Cotton lace, a button and an arrangement of ribbon finishes it off.

Now I'm off to play along with these challenges

Chocolate, coffee & cards #61 - Glitter and lace
Fussy and fancy #110 - Shabby chic
Winter Wonderland - Paint the town red
Christmas stamping all year long #3 - Favourite colours
 (has to be red for Christmas!!)
Crafty Ribbons #81  - Anything Goes with ribbon
Rhedd & Rosie #28 - Aged/distressed

Phew...another Christmas card done!!
 Off to poo pick the field and put Surprise to bed after a cup of tea and a hot cross bun!!
                           
Enjoy the rest of your day and see you soon xx