PB wreath

Hello peeps and a warm welcome to my new followers.

 I've had a rather topsy turvy week (and  I DO like order in my life) so am rather glad it's the weekend. Hope you all have something nice planned (that doesn't involve fighting hoards of Christmas shoppers!!) 

I have a CAS card to share with you today.

The image is from the PB set Christmas Friends, which I haven't used nearly enough this year (still time though!!).











This was coloured with my lovely Promarkers and stuck to the backing paper with Pinflair glue gel for dimension. A sentiment and a couple of regal gold card candi and there you have it!!

Horse/House work beckons and Martin is working today so I may get a little time to get some future DT cards done.

You will find this little chap at these challenges

Fab 'n' Funky #195 - Cute Critters
I <3 Promarkers #196 - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks # 170 - Christmas
Totally Papercrafts #195 - Ho, Ho, Holidays
Crafty Little Fairies - Classic Christmas (Red, Green & Gold)

Whatever you are up to I hope the sun is shining for you like it is here in Dorset xx

A Three Piece Suite

Hello all, it's me...LIVE, sorry you've had to put up with me twice in one day but I really didn't want to miss a final challenge entry at

  Christmas Stampin All Year Long !!

particularly as it's taken almost a week to put this together as I've been in and out of work...grrrrrrr!!

A close up of the little chap to show the texture too!

I found the fabulous papers in Wilko together with the additional trimmings (including the bow which I have stupidly covered with my watermark...doh!!). I decided upon an easel for a change, which I covered in aforesaid papers. The lovely little image was a Birdie Brown one. I cut strips of the papers to make the rosettes and backed the larger one with a Marianne die cut so the tag can be written on. It can of course be pegged to the gift bag!! (12x12 paper from my stash and another wilko strip)

You will also find this trio at these challenges

Here come the boys #65 - Sentiment only (It does spell JOY!!)

Crafty Cats #208 - Tags & bags

Crafting from the heart #1 - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational - Rosettes

Inky Impressions #136 - Presents and Gifts

Divas by Design - Something Red (? artistic licence!!?)

Stampin for the weekend - Feeling Festive

Sweet Pea Stampers - Lots of texture (pleats, embossed circle, flowersoft on hat & stocking)

TTFN, thanks for coming to see me xx

AYLI DT Card

Good morning peeps and a warm welcome to a new challenge at 

As You Like It Challenge.

An easy one this time. We would like you to share your favourite digi stamp (and don't forget you MUST tell us why!). Re-phrase that actually, as it was NOT an easy task for me to choose I can tell you!! However, of late I have been using Heather Ellis images so deduced from this that they MUST be my "current" favourite!!

Here it is

I paper pieced the dress on this little cutie using Pink Paislee Prairie Hill papers. The rest of the image was coloured (as usual) with Promarkers and the background sponged with tumbled glass DI pad. It's actually a very special card as it was for my lovely Team Mate Carol's 21st (Plus P&P!!) Birthday last week so do pop over and give her some belated Birthday wishes.

I am joining in with these great challenges

Challenges 4 Everybody #34 - Anything goes #2
Aud Sentiments #94 - Any Sentiment
Sister Act #34
Digi sketch Challenge - Paper Piecing
Creative Fingers #12 - Anything goes (Optional use metal - pewter brad)

That's all for now folks. Hope you will play along with us this time, use a digi and tell us WHY it's your favourite ...simples!! xx

Ribbon & Lace

All being well, this will hit blogland while I am at work!! Early start and late finish on Tuesdays :0(

I am sharing my Oldie But A Goodie DT card with you today as it's the start of a new challenge. I'm sure you can lay your hands on some Ribbon and Lace and join in with us...just remember that  you need to tell us which item on your project is older than six months. 

Without further ado here is what I made...

Isn't she sweet!? I bought this little Cuddly Buddly cutie last year so it was nice to see her again. She was coloured with Promarkers. The little bit of digi Christmas pudding paper was lurking at the bottom of my Christmas stash hamper - too perfect to miss, although I don't remember where it came from but have a suspicion that it was from a CD rom that I had many years ago!! The ribbon and crochet lace came from my stash and I added glossy accents to the little sentiment, although it's not really very clear.

I am playing along at these challenges

Chalenges 4 Everybody #34 - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge #152 - For a Child
Fab 'n' Funky - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippet Playground Challenge #100
Creative Card Crew #50 - Sweet treats

Thanks ever so much for visiting me and for your thoughtful comments.

See you soon xx

Create a Scene

Morning Campers!! Monday kicks off with a new challenge starting at

The Cutie Pie Challenge

and this time we would like you to " Create A Scene"

So we would like you to create a background that goes with an image in the foreground.....i.e. a cloud background, or  grass and flowers or how about a  snowy scene  etc.  As long as your image has some form of a scene around it you’ll be fine.

 Our challenge is sponsored by the wonderful

and as you can see one lucky winner will receive a $20 voucher for there online store

My word... did that get the cogs whirring?! However, I was "accidentally" buying more digi stamps and  inspiration struck and here is my little contribution.

I tore three different papers from the same collection to create the background and then stickled all the edges for a bit of sparkle, which sadly doesn't translate well in the photograph :0(  Little Clementine and Donny were coloured with Promarkers, fussy cut and then stuck to the background. With hindsight I should have raised them on 3d foam for some dimension, but never mind!! The sentiment is from a Sheena Douglass set. Ooh nearly forgot to mention the tree that I adorned with lots of teeny tiny sparkly gems . 

A pair of little cuties indeed!! My teamies have been hard at it too, so for more inspiration pop over and have a look...you won't be disappointed. Do remember though that your card must be CUTE in order to play along. 

I am joining in here

Charisma Cardz #46 - Christmas Anything Goes

Crafty Hands Challenge #3 - Sparkle and Bling

Allsorts #234 - Bring on the Bling

A Gem Of A Challenge #107 - Sparkles

I know it's Monday but have a good one whatever you are doing!! xx