Stamp Something

Good Morning, in fact ... Good Friday to you all. I hope you are all having a great day so far and perhaps enjoying the Bank Holiday :o)

It is time for another great challenge on Stamp Something and this week we want to see different shapes.

I decided not to make a shaped card but instead have added different shapes on my card. I have used the fabulous Miss Anya from Dies To Die For and she has been cut with one of the many great shaped nesties. There are also circles, scallops, rectangles and little hearts on my card too ... not forgetting the wonderful swirls with my new punch from The Hobby House.

If you enter this week you could win this stamp which I have donated as this weeks candy. It is Sugar Nellie's 'Porridge' and is a really difficult to get hold of now so for a chance to win remember to link your card to Mr Linky.

A final close up of my card. Am loving my spacers at the moment and also these gorgeous paper roses which were a steal from The Range at only 99p for 28 roses ... stocked up on these, lol!

Enjoy your long weekend everyone and I will be back tomorrow witha brand new challenge from Penny Black.

Stamp: Miss Anya

Papers: Basic Grey 'Euphoria'

Tools: Nesties, EK Success swirl punch, MSDP

Flowers: Poppicrafts and The Range

Embellies: Ribbon from The Ribbonbox, gems from stash, spacers

LILI OF THE VALLEY

Hi everyone, just got back from a great day shopping with hubby and another lovely lunch out - I sure could get used to being a lady of leisure! Got a lovely new handbag and also a fabulous new top - green silk ... total bargain from Monsoon. Hubby and I are going out for a drink or 2 this evening so shall be wearing it ... I love it so much (love him too, lol)!
Anyway, onto this weeks challenge from LOTV , we would like to see a bit of fun with your creations so get your thinking caps on and join in the fun.

Here is my card for this week - a very lovely friend sent me this image and sentiment, she is the queen of cupcakes and a lovely blogging buddy .... ta hunny, mwah!

Papers are a digi download, I bought some premium paper from Tescos and what a difference it makes for printing - will never use a lighter weight paper again!

I would also like to say well done to Claire and Lorraine for winning a place as Guest Designers for the next 8 weeks - love your blogs, welcome to the team!! A huge thankyou to everyone else who entered too, your cards were all fabulous!

Remember you have 2 weeks to enter your card for this challenge. Make sure you pop over to the other DT member's blogs for further inspiration.

Have a great Easter break everyone.

ABC I is for .....

Good morning to you all, I am half way through my week off and enjoying it soooooo much, too much ... wish i could stay home all the time :o)
I am meeting my friend for lunch later which will be nice - she is due her baby any day though so lets hope we make it to desert (priorities, lol).

And now for some sad news. Due to other committments I have made the difficult decision to leave ABC . I have loved my time here and it was my very first DT position so it will always be special to me. There is a brand new shiny DT member called Helen so please make sure you give her a really warm welcome.

I is for ...... INSIDE

So lets see you decorating the inside of your cards. Lots of you do this already so it should be easy for you all to join in. I have started this a little while ago now and i do love the finish it gives to my cards - I could never go back to a plain white insert now. I have used this sweet PM image and kept it quite simple. I picked up the lovely ribbon at Harrogate last week knowing I had to make a christening card.

My inside is quite simple, I have carried the colours through and focussed on the lovely daisies from the papers - you can never have enough flowers can you!

A closer look at the sweet heffalump. I have also discovered chalks ..... these are fab for colouring all that white space around your image. Got several sets from The PaperMill Shop in the sale. These ones are pearlescent although you can't see the sparkle in this piccie.

Have a wonderful day whatever you are doing.

Inspirational Card sketches #11

Good morning to you all, are you all ready for another great sketch from Dawn at ICS ? I hope so because it is a fabulous one again this week.

I have used lots of goodies from Dies To die For on this card, details of which can be found below :o)

I have also used some of my new spacers and charms that I got from The Hobby House , gorgeous!

Isn't fairy Chloe just the sweetest little fairy ..... I love her little face, she is just so cute. Another good excuse to get the glamour dust out .... love a bit of sparkle!

Remember to have a look at the different interpretations by the fab DT, hope you can all join in!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm 'fairy chloe' from DTDF, sentiment by Whiff of Joy

Paper: Bazill Bling 'Blue Eyes' , Mauve Ice and Bo Bunny 'Alissa Twirls

Flowers; Poppicrafts

Dies: Spellbinders nestabilities and shapeabilities scroll

Embellishments: pearls and jump rings from Joanna Sheen, spacer and charm from The Hobby House, brad from stash

Penny Black Saturday Challenge / Singalong Saturday

Good morning and what a gorgeous day it is!!! The sun is shining and I am off now until after Easter, woohoo!! As for today I have a little more painting to do in the loft and then I can hopefully get all my stash moved up into my brand new craft space :o)

Thankyou to all of you who took part in last weeks PBSC , it is great to see so many of you joining in and having fun with us. This week is another great theme so come and show us all something to do with ...

EASTER

I love this cute stamp and think I might give this card to my nieces with their eggs next weekend. Loving my K&Co papers too - they are such great colours and so cheap!!

A closer look at my little bunny ... now that is the size of Easter Egg I want this year, lol!

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SINGALONG SATURDAY

I have only heard this song a couple of times but it is stuck in my head now so thought I would share it with you. I am really pleased to see Britney back after the awful few years she has had and hope she can stay on track and sort herself out. I have always loved her music, can't beat a bit of pop!!

Have a fab weekend!

Stamp Something DT card

Good morning, it is Friday again and so far no sign of those snail showers thank goodnes, lol. It is however time for another great challenge with us all at Stamp Something . The theme this week is ...

EASTER

We are lucky enough to have another fab sponsor, Didital Stamp Oasis , and this is one of their cute images called 'Rebecca Rabbit the Painter' . Check our blog for full details of this weeks sponsor and prize!

Still using my new goodies from Harrogate including these fab K&Co papers and my great prima flowers! I have used the sketch from this weeks Charisma Cardz ... really like this one!

Still trying to decorate the insides too. I will take better piccies later today - these were taken last night and are a bit poor quality ... sorry.

Another apology too - sorry for the lack of comments from me this week. I have been so far behind with my cards this week. Catching up still from Harrogate and my parents stopping. Have next week off so hopefully should get caught up again. I hope you all have a fabulous day ... almost the weekend... hang in there!!

ABC ....H is for ......

Good morning, time for my day off again which is always a happy day because I get to spend it having fun creating :o)
We are lucky to have Fran as our guest designer this week on ABC and you really need to pay her blog a visit to see her beautiful creations. This week the theme is ......

HEARTS

I have gone for hearts everywhere ..... on the papers, my image and even on the sentiment!!

No diva tantrums with this card today but my mum now knows what a messy crafter I am ... everything has to come out! Mum and dad are now back in the sunshine in Spain and they enjoyed their little break back to the UK. Think mum will have to start saving for all the shopping that we will do on her next trip.

Hope you can all find time to join in - thanks for the continued support you give us each week - we do appreciate it and love visiting your blogs.

Stamps - Lelo Design Roses for You from Dies to Die For , Sentiment from WOJ

Papers - Basic Grey

Tools - Martha Stewart Doiley Punch (more MS punches for sale this week at DTDF)

Embellisments - flowers Prima and the roses are from The Range, BG brad

A big squidgy thankyou to Mrs Wonka for this lovely award ....

Thanks babe, you are such a sweetie.

Finally, I am such a blonde. I have just been telling darling hubby (and mum on the phone) about the snail showers that have been forecast for today - freek winds had lifted these little things up in the air from France and I read on Yahoo that they were due to fall to the ground over the UK this morning. Hubby just sat there laughing at me .... why ....... yep, it's April Fools Day - pity I didn't realise, gee I am gullable hahahahaha!