Happy Birthday Little Lady

Hello guys!

Sorry I've not posted for a few days but it was George's 1st birthday last Tuesday.....I really can't believe how fast the time has gone! We celebrated at the Weekend with a little tea party for family and he really enjoyed himself ;)

I will post some pics later.

Here is a simple but cute card I made using Cute Critters set from The Cutting Cafe'.

 

 I coloured the images in my Silhouette Studio, printed and then cut them out and attached them to kraft coloured card for a simple but cute card.

The sentiment is also part of the set.

Hugs

 

 

Flower Child Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Flower Child Blog hop ;)

If you dropped by here from Charlene's blog then you are right on track.

If not and you want to be in with a chance of winning 5 Great Prizes then start back at the beginning here at the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog ;)

Here are my 2 cards which represent 'Flower Child' to me.

I decided to make a swing card for the one above as I think the sweet little Brooke bundle of joy is perfect for this. The frame is hearts circles nestabilities and the stamp is coloured using copics.

I just love the sweet little sentiment too.

 My second card uses the sweet little booties which I  embossed with 'Princess Rose' embossing powder and versamark ink pad. The frame is Lacey doily squares nestabilities. .

Thank you so much stopping by and now your next stop is is Karin's blog. To be eligible for the prizes don't forget to leave a comment on each blog on the hop.

There are 2 'grand' prizes and 3 'random' prizes attached to 3 of the blogs.

Thank you once again

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Happy Mothers Day!

Well I had a lovely relaxing day yesterday with my 4 favourite people in the world...hubby and my 3 boys ;)

I  had some lovely choccies and also a craft voucher which I'm hoping to buy the Crop-adile corner chomper.

After a delicious roast followed by sticky toffee pudding and cream we visited my Mum and then on to my Mil's.

Here is the card I made for my Mum and made it using my silhouette Cameo.

The paper is from a free set called Angel Mother by Summer Driggs and can be found here.

Thanks for visiting.

  

 

Sweet Little Cousin

Hello :)

This is a card I made for my darling little niece Erica from the 3 boys when she  turned 1 in November!

When I first saw this sweet little dear I knew it was the perfect image for her.

I found the free download here at this beautiful blog 'Free Pretty Things.'

The flowers were made using spiral blossoms one and I added a pearl to the center. The card base was made using Grand labels 23 definitely one of my favourites!

I did the sentiment myself ;)
I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by

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Swirls and Pearls

Happy Friday people and welcome to another challenge at PolkaDoodles.

This week Daniele is hosting the challenge and she wants to see pretty swirls and/or pearls on your creations.

I decided to use the 'Pretty Sweet" CD  again...... can you tell how much I love it? lol

The sweet little image and the spotty paper and sentiment is 'Pretty Sweet' and the pink swirly and flower paper is from the wonderful 'Sugar Birdies' CD. The flowers I made using a couple of punches and with a mixture of both papers. The image was coloured using copics and the border is an EK
 Success one.

It would be lovely to see your creations and if you would like more inspiration please be sure to check out the rest of the DT over at PolkaDoodles.
It would  have also been my Beautiful and wonderful Grandma's birthday today so even though she is sadly no longer with us I would like to say how much she truly meant to me and how much I have missed her and always will. She was one very special lady who I adored xoxox.

Also Nikky has decided to host a colour workshop so if you are interested please do check this out ;0)

Thank you for visiting

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and would like to wish each and every one of my special visitors a very happy, healthy & prosperous 2011!

Well now the festivities are over I can officially say that this baby is due this year....... phew! Only 10 weeks to go and boy am I ready. I'm planning on lot's of crafting before March and lot's of rest. I found out the Friday before Christmas that I have an 'Inguinal Hernia'. I noticed a swelling in my lower left side of my groin and was finding it extremely difficult to put any pressure on my left side. This is so uncomfortable being 7mths pregnant as I can't even get comfortable in bed. The Consultant told me there is not much that can be done until after baby is born.

Anyway on to my 1st creation of 2011 it's a simple birthday card using just my nesties and Designer paper.

I was lucky enough to receive 4 sets of new nesties and Labels 17 was one of them. I love this shaped card and know I will be using it for more. One of my resolutions is to be more organised with birthday cards so I went straight in for the kill. I also intend to use up stash, and to complete my cards with inserts and envelopes. 

I would also like to thank Regina Easter from The Cutting Cafe' for very kindly allowing me to be part of the team from the very beginning. You will still see me using all the fabulous sets I have and I would love to join the team again in the future ;0)

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Magnolia - Tilda holding basket

 Hi again Guys,

I'm back with my second post of the day if you are here to see my PDS challenge card then that is right below this post ;0)

Well I really fancied doing a card with one of my Magnolia stamps just for me because after going through all my stamps and putting them in some sort of order I realised I had over 20 un-inked Tilda's!!!

I feel so ashamed to admit I'm still buying craft goods when I have so many things unused. Is anyone else guilty of this too?
I have made the flower myself using nestabilities and very thin card. I will be adding a tutorial later to give exact details even though I know there are tons out there.

 I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Just Magnolia - One for the girls
Die Cut Dreams - Lace
Papertake weekly - Flowers
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Blooming Charming
A Spoon full of sugar - Cute and Girly
Phew I think that is them all! lol
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Stylish Diva - Simone

Good afternoon Peeps,

Before I share my card today I just want to say that I recently decided to step down from the YNS design Team. I have been on the DT since the very beginning more  than a year ago and have made some wonderful crafting friends who I will remain to stay in touch with. If you have never visited YNS then i would recommend you do as Karen sells the most adorable stamps and often has a great sale on ;0)

Now my DT card today is for Toodles & Binks and made using a very funky Diva named 'Simone' and you can purchase her here at Stamp Galaxy for a bargain price. Kay also stocks a wide range of Copics and refils at a fab price.

I have been determined to use up scraps of designer paper in my scrap box and was pleased to find this pink and brown combo.

I coordinated Simone using my copics and made the sentiment myself.

Please pop over to InStyle stamps blog later and you will find a very fun tutorial by me which i will be later adding to my blog ;0)

Hugs

Supplies:

Stamp - Simone - Stamp Galaxy

Copics - E00,E33,E43,E47,RV04,RV21

Nesties - Tags

 

Bugalicious & Giveaway

Happy Saturday Everyone,

I'm here today to show you cards I have made using a couple of really cute sets from  'The Cutting Cafe'!

 I decided to make some little shaped cards from my Nestabilities and I think the turned out really cute.

  For this snail card I used 'Cute Critters' and also 'Assorted Bug Circle words' . 

I inked around the circle with my dusty concord distress ink and added a bit of bling to the snail and used my gel pen to add my favourite dots on her shell.

 This card was made using ''Assorted Bug Circle words'.

I made the card using my 'Blossom' nesties and made the circle sentiment 2.5" x2.5" to fit inside my circle nestie. I cut out and coloured the little ladybird and again added my favourite white dots on her body and inked around the circle using 'Barn Door' distress ink.

 Now Regina has kindly allowed the DT members to choose a set to give away so if you would like to win the fabulously 'Cute Critters' set as seen below all you need to do is leave me a message in this post and tell me which is your favourite 'Bug' and please let everyone know about this gicveaway in your sidebar. As you can see it is an enormous set and you can use these cute little critters for just about anything.

 If you are anything like me I can't stand anything creepy crawly like however if they really looked like these adorable images then I would love them!

I will pick a winner on Wednesday the 12th of May  so please check back to see if you are the lucky winner ;0)
I would like to wish all you Mom's in the US a very wonderful day tomorrow x

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Sweet as a Cupcake Chloe

Good Evening,
I'm here to share my card for this months sketch over at InStyle Stamps blog and also to introduce a wonderful new stamp called 'Cupcake Chloe'.

I adore this stamp and you can see more Chloe stamps by visiting the InStyle Blog and looking at the other DT members creations for this sketch.
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning some fab goodies (4 rubber stamps of your choice) then why not join us.

 To enter you must use the sketch above and link to your creative project via Mr. Linky, no later than June 1st, by 11:59 pm PST on the InStyle blog.
Also don't forget to use this InStyle link to receive a 5% discount off your purchase ;0)

 Hugs

Supplies:
Image - Cupcake Chloe - InStyle Stamps
Copics - E000,E02,E00,R20,R35,R11,R29,E33,RV21,B00
Nesties - Cherry Frame, Ovals, Fancy Tags

On The Prairie - PDS Release Day & Freebie for today only!

Hi Guys,

Well today over here in the UK it is a Bank Holiday and what a wet and miserable one at that! Perfect day for staying indoors and crafting! lol

Today it's release day over at Pixie Dust Studio and it's called 'On the Prairie' and before I show you my creations I would like to say a big welcome to the new pixies!
Beth
Cat
Caz
Joyce
Marsha
Suzi
I have a made a couple of projects using the adorable images and I'm sure you agree that Kathy seems to design the perfect little characters every time! 

Here is a card and a picture I have made.

For the card I used an image from the 'Critters Cluster' collection called 'Goggles Raccoon'.

 I love the how bright and fun this turned out. I also used a piece of sponge to ink in stripes across the sentiment and I love this look.

For this next project  I wanted to use one of the images to make a little picture for a child's room. 

The image is called 'Tweet Tree' from the 'On The Prairie' collection.

The sentiment was made by me on my PC and was sponged over with distress inks.

I then attached the mat to a white frame and think it would look so cute in a little girl's room.

 You can also grab yourself a freebie called 'Glub' which Kathy is kindly offering for you here. Be sure to be quick though because he is only available for today!

Hugs

Supplies:

Images - Tweet Tree & Goggles The Raccoon - The Studio

Copics - RV04,RV21,RV10, 0,YG23,RV06,E43,Y17,G000,YR68

Nestabilities -  Rectangles & scalloped Rectangle, Big Scalloped Circles Large

You're 1 in a Million & Take a walk on the wild side!

Happy 1st of May Guys,

Hope you are all having a  nice and relaxing day ;0)
If you are looking for the blog hop then that is directly under this post.

Today I have 2 cards to share with you and they are both for InStyle Stamps.

The first card is one I have made using 'Jane' and you can find her here to purchase and if you use my InStyle links you will receive  a 5% discount off your purchase.

I made the sentiment myself and and cut it out using my 'Tags Trio' nesties. I then sponged over the ink once it had dried using my daubers and distress ink. This is a new favourite technique of mine as I think it really adds depth and makes the sentiment jump out.

I then added a border using my MS Doily Lace punch.

For my second card I used 'Boots' and I decided to make a wild pair! lol

I have had the animal print card for ages and knew that it would be perfect for this image. I printed the boots on white card then printed them again onto the animal print card and cut out the material part of the boots and glued the pieces on the white card. I then coloured the top part and the heel with my Copics.

Again the sentiment was made by me and i sponged over it using distress ink. 

I then remembered I had also got some fashion buckle nesties which I don't really use and thought one would look perfect for an embellishment on this card.

Enjoy the rest of your day ;0)

Supplies:

Stamps - Boots and Jane both form InStyle Stamps 

Copics - Jane -R20,E000,E35,RV21,E37,R49,G000,YR07,V06,B00,C5,C3,YR07,BG01

Copics - Boots - E47,E49

Nesties -  Circle, Labels 3, Ribbon Tags Trio, Curved rectangles, Fashion Buckles

Groove is in the Heart - InStyle Blog Hop

Good Evening  Guys,

I'm here this evening with my projects for this month's Blog Hop for InStyle Stamps. If you have arrived here from Jodie's blog then you are on the right track ;0)

The theme this month is 

'Mom's Day' 

because even though we have already celebrated this wonderful occasion over here in the UK it isn't until the 9th of May in the USA.

I decided to use 'Roxy' for my projects because she is so Groovy and was perfect for what I had in mind.

I wanted to fill a small pail I had purchased ages ago and never done anything with. I filled it with scrunched up paper and put some mascara, lip gloss, eyeshadow and nail polish to make the perfect gift for a groovy mum!

I made the circle sentiment for the top of the pail myself using a free font I had and cut it out using my circle nesties.

I wanted to make a card to complete the set so I decided to make use Roxy again as she was so much fun to colour. I paper pierced her top on the pail so this time I paper pierced her very jazzy flares!

I used the same paper for my my card and then just added some flowers and the text 'Groovy'

I must say I have really loved making this set and can't wait to give it to my Mum not for mothers day but just because she is so wonderful!

Now if you would like to win some goodies then all need to do is hop along to each DT members blog your next stop from here is Cyndi's blog and choose your favourite one then head back to base at Instyle Blog and leave you vote! It's that simple. I would really love your vote if you like my project and truly appreciate you taking the time to visit ;0)

Hugs and Good Luck!

Supplies:

Stamp - Roxy - InStyle Stamps

Copics - RV23,R20,E00,E11,R29,YG23,R85,E49

Nesties - Labels 8, Circles

Pail