Elephants 2 challenges in one

I am entering this into the Spoon full of sugar challenge and the theme is to have butterflies somewhere. Also this was Sharons challenge at the Manchester Meet at Warrington.
Image was kindly donated and sharon provided the card blank folded and also the acetate. We had to use 3 - 5 brads some ribbon and a sentiment. The Butterflies are Brads and are on the acetate some looks like they are flying. Sorry picture not too good.

New Whiff of Joy Release _ Womens Delight

Wow just been blog hopping and have you seen the new stamps they are on general sale midnight 14th june. If you are looking for a stamp for the expectant mum and wedding a new mum then you wont beable to resist. So pop on over and grab yourself a truely amazing stamp. Click on the picture on my side bar and it will send you to the site nothing easier than that. Also over at Katharins's they are doing fab candy for 2 lucky people to winn these amazing stamps what you doing get on over there and join in.

Look what i have got 3 awards

Received this from Dazie Lovely blog with some fab cards so pop and and check it out. I have to pick 15 people which with the following award i am going to find it hard so please forgive me if i dont award to enough.

Just received this fab award from Dianne and Crafty Dawn thank you both really appreciate it. If you havent been to their blogs pop over now they are really great blogs and Lovely talented people and we chat most days and they have been very supportive to me.

Well here goes
Kay for her help in setting me up.
Janette for just being there when ever i need an ear
Alex for just being such a wonderful person and so talented
Jennie for being so generous
Kimmi for her support
Natalie for her encouragement
Anne for just being there and making such fab cards
Minah for her help and encouragement
Kathleen for her continued support
Scrappy Gill for being gill and talented
Dianne for being a fab talented kind friendi know you are supposed to give them back but well i couldnt think of better people to give to
Dawn for the same reason as dianne
Trish for her support on docrafts
Jackie for her continued support

Also like to give to all my friends and followers would love to list you all but fingers have gone dead. lol

Mikey Birthday Card 2nd Guest Designer Spot on Creative inspirations

Good morning all today is my 2nd card for my Guest Designer Team Memeber over at Creative Inspirations and the theme this week is 4 different papers on your project.
The prize this week is from Crafty Ribbons


Had to do my nephew a card so thought this image from Dotties World Mikey was just perfect.
Papers are Papermania, Basic Grey Boxer and the strip is a piece of handmade paper from my stash.
Buttons are from my button box.




Thanks for looking and hope to see you all posting your challenge entries.

Tilda Country side.

Over on Docrafts we have a Tilda weekly challenge and this is this weeks. Well this is my challenge card set by my friend Jules.

Country side, flowers, buttons. Hope this fits the bill and is coloured with my new promarkers still got along way to go and need more colours too. Papers are a mixture of dovecraft and basic grey. Buttons have little bees on. Image is from the spring collection.

ABC Docraft Challenge - X

This week is X but it is oriental

`XIAN` city of central china. It`s not as hard as you think because it is to do with china i am going for a `ORIENTAL` theme,so come and join me and you have two weeks and when you have done your card,just let me know on this post so that we all can see your wonderful creations.

So this is my entry. Thanks Kozmik for the gems just the right shade too.

Last Day for my 1st week on my guest spot 3 to go

Well last day for this weeks challenge over at Creative Inspirations where the challenge is something hidden. Have enjoyed doing my 1st challenge and cant wait for you to see my next and hope you will join us. If you have already done yours you still have time. Hope to see you there.

Just wanted to share

This is a picture of my sons birthday card he made me. Say he is rubbish at cards but i think he did good. Mind you he has been warned not to use too much of my stash but he picked everything and coloured and choose the layout so only thing i did was thread his ribbon but he stuck it down didnt see it till it was finished.

Quick post as today is my birthday

Well had a fab weekend son came home but has now gone back. Went to the pictures to see Angels and Demons and then chris made my tea love his chinsse and had a large glass of wine. Dont normally drink but well special treat. Sunday got up and opened my post which came over the last few days. Brother and 2 nephews called with my present 3 sets of promarkers so i am well pleased. Got some money so will be getting some tildas.
Below is a picture of all my cards and presents from my buddies over on Docrafts they really do know how to make a preson feel special.
Thanks to everyone that sent cards and emails with good wishes for my birthday.

Great News

Well have to share my son has just come home on a very short visit didnt expect to see him for at least another month. He phone yesterday and said would i like a visitor for the weekend as it is my birthday on sunday. Lol. He even paid for his own train ticket. So if i am missing this weekend thats why.
Take care all and C U soon.

Penny Black docrafts challenge

Over on the Docrafts forum there is a Penny Black Challenge every week and this week it is Football yes thats right now it isnt actually the game the colours of your team. Well it had to be Manchester United being a Salford Girl didnt it.
All items are oddments from my stash so hope you like. Did use my new nesties how did i manage before we had these. lol.

Nephew s Mikey Birthday Card

Asked to make a birthday card for my nephew with about an hours notice so having just got this i decided it would be great as he is 19.
Image is from Dotties world and the rest from my stash. Hope he likes it. I have entered this into the One Stop Craft challenge which lets hear it for the boys.

Fairy Doodle Slider Card - GDT Creative Inspirations

Well hello everyone it is Wednesday and my start as Guest Design Team Member for June over at Creative Inspiration well I am well excited and hope i do them proud. I am also entering this into the Truely Scruptious challenge Brief for this being more than 1 fold.

This week on Creative inspiration we have been given the brief of something hidden. I have chosen a Slider card which I must say looks harder than it was.
Love these little stamps from Fairy Doodle and the images are from 2 sets "Sent with Love" and "Just for You".
Paper is from CCSR used the Black to match in with the characters.
Images are watercoloured and then 3d glossed. Wings have glitter on not too sure if this comes across in the picture and base card had to be yellow.

Do hope you will all join us with this brillient challenge would love to see what you all come up with.






Thanks for looking and call back soon.

New Background

Well fingers crossed Summer is here so I have changed my background to reflected this. Hope you like, gone are the dark colours of winner. Please let me know which you like the best.
Thanks

Afternoon to you all

Well the sun is shinning and i even have a dress on which is very unusal for me. Done my washing and it is sat drying nicely on the line. So off to my Dad's and may even pop into the papermill for some card on the way back. Hope you are all enjoying the sun. Well that silly because you wouldnt be reading this. Oh well hope the sun is shinning where you are and have a lovely day.

Wow I won Guest Design Team Spot

Wow i am in shock i have won a guest design team spot for June over at Creative Inspiration wednesday blog.
I am so excited and can't wait to start! Roll on June what a fab birthday present as my birthday is the 7th.
Thanks Girls for asking me and i hope you will all come and join in the challenges.
Just had to share. Thanks for reading. lol

Penny Black Perrrrrrrrrrect Birthday Card

Have made this card for my nephew's birthday but have combined 2 challenges. Creative Inspirations where the theme this week is Male Card. Great theme with father's Day coming up and perfect timing for my nephews birthday. So please go and check the challenge out as i have now a vested interest as i have just been announced the winner of Junes Guest Designer Spot. How is that.
The 2nd challenge is over on the Docraft Forum Penny Black Challenge. This is to make a card using the colours brown, cream and blue and also to use a 1,2,3 formula.
1 Bow
2 Pieces of patterned Papermania Paper
3 Gems
Hope this fits both challenges and thanks for looking

Felicity Sweetheart

This weeks Challenge on Pollycraft Monday Challenge blog is set by Sue and is Monochrome.
I have used Felicity Sweetheart and choosen the colour Blue. I have used a cuttlebug folder to emboss the dots on the light blue card and used a base Turquose card and mounted with the same card. The backing paper is from papermania. Swirls from my kind friend christine and are the Bigz Sizzex range in dark blue. A few punched flowers to finish. Hope this fits the challenge and thank you for looking.

Stampavie and more challenge card

This week over at stampavie and more we where given this fab sketch.
I decided that i would make a babies birthday card so used a tilda image and some papermania papers used nice bright yellow and pinks and blue. Added a few yellow silk flowers and tiny blue brads for centres and added a little pink pram i had in my stash.
Hope this fits the challenge and thanks for looking.

Tilda at the seaside

I have combined 2 challenges with this card. Just Magnolia and The Tilda Challenge on the DC forum.
Just Magolia's brief was to do a shape card well have used my new nestie for this the large label.
DC forum brief was all the colours of the Ocean and to add some gems and alittle of the sea.
Well have used a rub on for the star fish and sea weed a few gems a few beads for the fish and the shells.
I hope that this fits the challenge and thanks you for looking hope you will come back.

Sugar Nellie Daisy

This is my entry for A Spoon Full of Suger and Creative Inspiration challenges



Over on A Spoon Full of Suger they are celebrating their birthday so the challenge this week is to make a celebration card. I have decided that Everyone need a Birthday Card so here it is.
The sketch was provided by Creative Inspiration. Fab Challenges provided each wednesday so go check them out. This weeks prize is a June Dt spot so what you waiting for but you must be fast.
Sugar nellie daisy stamp. Watercoloureded and 3d glossed. Flower from a hydrander in silver grey. Papers are from my stash think are papermainia, Embellishment and buttons from stash and my new labels nestie which i watercoloured the edge with pink glitter pen. happy Birthday stamp was from a ebay seller sent from USA free with some stamps i purchased.
Thanks for looking.

Summer Whiff Of Joy

Well It is that time again doesnt the week go quick only seems yesterday that i made last weeks challenge card.
Over on the fab Whiff of Joy challenge blog the talented Heather has come up with this stunning sketch. If you havent entered there challenges what you waiting for.
Decided to use one of the new fab summer images that a kind and very talented docrafter sent me till i mangae to get some myself. Car expenses prevented me from getttin the kit.
Embossed the red card with the dots folder from cuttlebug.
Papermaina backing paper
Flowers from stash
Gem centres
Summer stamp i found in an oddments bin at the local craft fair last weekend
Diecut from my stash from a docrafter.
Red mirri board to mount the image.
W H Smith watercolour pencils.

Thanks for looking and hope you will come back to see more of my cards.

Whiff of Joy Challenge Week 30

Over on The Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog the theme this week is Friends. There is no layout the one condition is you must have 1 Whiff of Joy image.
I decided to use this guardian Angel image as best friends are often your guardian angel and the quote is " Best friends are the siblings god forgot to give us"
Paper is papermania and used my new nestie. Flower is from hobby craft.
Hope you like.

Daisy and dolly

Well what can i say other than i had to play with my new goodies. Daisy and Dolly from Sugar Nellie. Papermaina dottie paper. My new Nesties Label turned at an angel. Card is more Aqua blue than the picture shows. Base card is Pale Green to match Daisys top. Blue Silk Flowers and same colour blue gems. Pale blue satin thin ribbon through blue metalic eyelets.
Thanks for looking

Dotties World is 1 year old

It is Party Time over at Dotties World they are celebrating 1 year with a new look. So go grab yourself an invite to the party and join in with all the games and candy. The party lasts for a whole weeks so bring it on.
Wow look at the candy on offer below. what you waiting for.

Craft Fair Goodies

These are my goodies i got from the fair in leigh today had a wonderful day with a docraft friend. Christine aka Tilly trotter got a couple of other things but 1 for me off tilly for my birthday and another for another friend. Spent too much but it isnt like everyday is it.

Pink Miss Anya

Just love these stamps and cant wait to get my hands on the new ones.
Paper is Papermaina and pink mulberry paper stitched, Flowers are from Sainburys,and a touch of white lace. Have left the sentiment off till i decide what i will use it for.
Thanks for looking