All about the Pink!!

Hello bloggers. Another Bank Holiday over and it's back to work, today and Thursday for me this week, which is sure to confuse me but I shouldn't complain!! 

So, I have had the luxury of a quiet house since Sunday and managed to get quite a few cards made for challenges that grabbed my attention. I have also been trying out tent style cards with NO bulk at all. I was shocked to discover last week that 12 First Class stamps cost me nearly eight quid!! Yikes!!

These sweet hedgies are from a T for Transparent Penny Black set called Wonderful. Coloured with Promarkers to match the complimentary cardstock and papers by Doodlebug. 

I am supporting these challenges

Allsorts challenge #365 - In the pink

In the Pink #95 - 1, sentiment, 2 hedgehogs, 3 layers

Creative Inspirations #252 - Anything Goes

Paper Creator's Crafts #47 - Anything Goes

Right, better go and get ready, a long day ahead of me 7.45am - 7pm!!

Whatever you are doing I hope it's a good day xx

Winter Woodland

Hello crafters and for those of you in the UK, I hope you are having an enjoyable Bank Holiday Weekend. We had scary thunder and lightning yesterday, (nowhere near as bad as those poor people in Poland) and a lovely day today so I hope tomorrow will bring more of the same.

Unusual for me to be here on a Sunday night but Martin has an early start so is tucked up in bed and Connor (having taken his last exam for his degree) and Laura have rented a holiday cottage in Lincolnshire for a week, so I have no interruptions at all and made this...

I snapped up this stamp set when Waltzing Mouse Stamps announced that they were closing their doors and cased a card from their inspiration gallery for this one. The stamped elements were coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut and added to the stamped tree background. Not my usual style but I was really pleased. My Cheery Lynne Poinsettia die set had an outing and the ribbon and perl brad were in my stash.

I was inspired by these challenges

A Gem Of A Challenge - Weather (I chose snowy winter)

Christmas Card Challenges #26

Penny Black and More May Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with Dragonflies #58 - Animals

Winter Wonderland - Pearls and Ribbon

Thank you for stopping by xx

An apple a day

Hello everyone, hope you are well today. 

 I've been naughty (again!!) and I hold Lucy fully responsible, she MADE me buy some new images and I'm so glad she did because they are gorgeous and were an absolute bargain!!

Here's the first it's called An Apple A Day

I bought this image especially for this card, it's for a little boy whose Grandma keeps her horses here. He adores my Surprise so I coloured the image in her likeness and chose Doodlebug papers to compliment her bay colouring. The sentiment was stamped using an alphabet set from Inkydoodles.

Ooh and I used Jules' Sketch 15 too, if you are short of inspiration for a layout go take a look!!

Anyway I had better get a wriggle on, several workmates have had or will soon be having Birthdays so we are having a Girls Night Out here , good company and good food, what could be nicer!!?

Before I go I would like to play here

Ooh La La #205 - Four legs not two

Cardz 4 Guyz #121 - It's Hip To Be Square

Moving Along With The Times #21 - Age related sentiment

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - For the Boys

Allsorts Challenge #364 - Happy 7th Birthday Allsorts

Thank you for sharing your day with me. Until next time xx

Meg & Kitty

Hello bloggers. Hope you had a good weekend. It was Martin's weekend off so we spent some time in the garden and doing a few bits and pieces in the field, in between heavy showers!!

This is another brilliant image from Sasayaki Glitter. She was a joy to colour and suited the Doodlebug papers brilliantly so I was really able to go to town with the bright summery coloured Promarkers that rarely get used. The sweet die cut flowers were made using scraps of card.

I am entering these challenges

Crafting With Friends #21 - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #164 - Dies and punches (die cut circle mats and flowers)
Little Miss Muffet #138 - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends #32 - Summer Time
Creative Craft Cottage #264 -  Include an animal

Have a lovely evening xx

How big is your bow?

Hello peeps I hope Thursday finds you well and looking forward to the weekend. I know I am!! Once again I apologise for being a bad blogger, someone seems to have shortened the days lately and my good intentions have fallen by the wayside. I doubt I will ever catch up but will visit soon!!

Anyway, I have a DT card to share today for the new challenge at

where it's all about the size of your bows...Little or Large? and don't forget to tell us why

I am always mindful of postage costs so rarely add bows to my cards. However when the need arises and the card is to be hand delivered or is for a customer I always make the same sized ones on my bow maker, not too little and not too big...just right!! 

I decided to go digital for this piece as Halcyon Days has been sitting on my desk for quite some time still in it's cellophane wrapper so I thought I'd better do some thing about that. The inspiration came from the current Cardz 4 Galz Challenge which is Tea for Two and so this card was born.

Additions were by way of some matching cardstock, ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Hope you will find time to share your bow adorned creations with us at As You Like It.

I am taking my card to these challenges

Cardz 4 Galz #22 - Tea for Two

Creative Moments #93 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination #86 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts #15 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion #312 - Anything Goes
Cute CArd Thursday #426 - Food and/or drink

Until next time xx