Winter Love

Morning guys! How's everyones week going so far? Good I hope! I'm still poorly but hopefully will be feeling better soon once my antibiotics have kicked in:)

On Friday I got my monthly Design Team package from Sugar Nellie and oh my how sweet it is! I will never get used to receiving dt packages, I always feel like the luckiest crafter alive to be given such wonderful stamps and goodies! I just had to use this new Diane Duda stamp first, tis my favourite I think and they're called 'Winter Birds' and are available to buy here. To see all the new releases from Sugar Nellie go here as Leanne Ellis, Diane Duda and Mary Hall have all got new releases out-you're gonna love em! I thought these birdies would go super well with my new MME Love Me Do paper set available here from Quixotic Paperie-they are soooo gorgeous! I thought these beautiful birdies would be fab as a Winter anniversary card perhaps or even a not so traditional Christmas card to a loved one. I might save it for Ian for our 1st wedding anniversary in January;)

For the layout I've used the sketch over at the MME blog because even though its more geared towards a scrapbooking layout there's no way I could resist having a shot at the fab prize they've got since I love MME so much! Also I'm going to enter this over at Cute Card Thursday (another awesome prize this week!) where the theme is primary colours, and Allsorts where they want to see sparkle!

Stuff: Sugar Nellie stamp 'Winter Birds' by Diane Duda available here, copics to colour, MME Love Me Do paper pack and accessory sheet available here, Cosmic Shimmer iced crystal jewels (think that's the name!) for snow on branch, flowersoft polar white for earmuffs, sewing machine, dcwv glitter stack, stickles for adding glitter around hearts, accessory sheet of MME paper pack, hero arts sentiment, distress ink in broken china.

Here's a close up of the cuties:~

Well that's it from me today, back to my sick bed! Thanks so much for stopping by and any comments you might leave-I love reading them and do try to come visit you back! Be back tomorrow with another Quixotic Challenge DT card!

Stamp Something DT Card-Birthday Somethings!

Afternoon everyone! It's Friday which means it's nearly the weekend-wohoo! But more importantly it means it's time for a new challenge at Stamp Something! This week we want to see your Birthday somethings-nice easy one:) I've gone all summery today with my card and used this Sugarnellie cutie called Daisy-she is just the sweetest isn't she?! Since I have gone all summery I'm entering this at The Pink Elephant and Cute Card Thursday's theme this week is Lazy Summer Days which works for this too. Over at Whimsy Challenges this week they'd like us to use ribbons and Papertake weekly who are celebrating their 100th challenge want us to pick our favourite so I've picked 4 seasons which was from 4th august. A new challenge blog Lala land crafts has just opened and their first challenge is flower power-so this works for that too:)

Stuff: Sugarnellie Elisabeth bell 'Daisy' stamp coloured with copics and promarkers, mme papers, core'dinations cardstock, sewing machine, prima flowers, mcgill and xcut flower punch, martha stewart heart punch, buttons from stash, ribbon from stash, rub on sentiment royal and langrick.

Can't wait to see your birthday 'somethings'. You must pop over to see the other dt work-tis gorgeous:) thanks for popping by and any comments you might leave-I love reading em! Huggles xxx

Something Fruity

Evening everyone! Hope everyone has had a good weekend! It's all go here...my niece went back home yesterday after staying for a week and now my mother in law is here visiting! I'm sorry to have not been able to catch up with everyone yet...this week I'll be able to catch up and visit you all! Tonight I managed to finish a card I started on Friday evening using my new magnolia summer kit stamps...I love the fruits in these! I've also combined a few challenges (I am officially addicted to combining challenges!) which are Whimsy Stamps Challenge which was a fabby sketch(I hope I'm not too late...), Cute Card Thursday which is called Get Fruity, Three Clovers which is called tooty fruity and Just Magnolia which is distressing!

Stuff: Magnolia stamp coloured with copics, distress inks in broken china and shabby shutters, papers by magenta and hotp, prima flowers, buttons and raffia from stash, core'dinations card (blimey I get through this stuff), sentiment by magnolia

I think the sugarbabes are all coming home now after having a fantastic time it seems and I reckon they're coming home loaded with goodies too:) Ooo also if you've been waiting to get your hands on the new Manga kids from Sugarnellie they are now back in stock...hurry though they keep flying out! Night all...

Something Festive!

Hi everyone! Got something a bit unseasonal to show you today! I'm actually still not 100% happy with it, I can't tell you the amount of times I've done and re-done it it but I think this is as good as I'm gonna get it right now. I'm entering it over at Whimsy and Cute Card Thursday which both want to see something Christmassy/wintery and Stamp with Fun who want to see shapes and/or punches. Haven't had much tome to craft as Leo and Ian are both poorly! It's also been a bit busy round here this week with Leo's granddad coming to visit, having playdates, and general running about!

Stuff: Magnolia stamp colored with promarkers, flowersoft (hood), stickles (hood), basicgrey papers, core'dinations card, buttons from the button company, nesties, distress inks, raffia, hero arts sentiment, sizzix die (holly), pearls, SU ribbon.

Have got some new goodies to play with so I'm going to go do that now Leo has finally gone sleepies. Still no Magnolia summer kit though........can you believe it? Anyways...thanks for stopping by and any comments you might leave-they make my day! Don't forget to pop over to Pile It On and check out the fab challenge this week-the only challenge blog that WANTS you to combine challenges! Huggles

Cute Card Thursday

Over on Cute Card Thursday the theme is bling! To be fair the card I've made isn't the most 'blingin' I've ever done hehe but if you click on the pic for a close up you can see I've popped some glossy accents over the spots on the brolly and the rain drops so didn't want to go OTT with the embellies. The 'bling' bits I've added as extras are 3 ickle kanban bling adhesive stones and the large pearl brad in the flower. Don't you just love this stamp?! I love all Elisabeth Bell's stamps though but since this has a brolly in it I love it even more:) Ooo I've also used download papers-I never thought I'd do that ever but I think I may have been converted:) I don't think I'll be venturing to digi stamps though as I'd miss out on my favourite parts of stamping-I LOVE picking out my stamp, rummaging around in my stamp boxes, and I love inking em up:) I love the little rubber smell they all have too hehehe. Is all part of the fun for me anyways.

Materials: Whiff of Joy stamp coloured with Promarkers, Backing papers from ShabbyPrincess - Sun Porch by Amy Teets, BoBunny paper Linen Fields, BoBunny ribbon, Papermania sentiment, core'dinations cardstock, Ranger Glossy Accents, Kanban Bling, Papermania brad, Prima flowers.

Ooo almost forgot....I won the goodies over at C.R.A.F.T challenge! How cool is that! Well am gonna go start my SugarBowl entry I think. See ya tomorrows:)

Friday Sketchers and Cute Card Thursday

My dad wanted me to make a card for his sister-in-law's 60th next month so I've used the sketch over at Friday Sketchers which is another cracker. Will defo be using this again. Am also going to use this for Cute Card Thursday which asks for Letters and/or Numbers this week. I wanted to make a classy card that isn't 'old' because 60 is so not old now is it and she definetly looks great so this is what I came up with?! I used my new goodies that Steph sent me that I won which are gorgeous colours and another Leanne Ellis stamp. I love this one, it's very versatile isn't it. So this is what I used....

Materials: Leanne Ellis stamp for Sugar Nellie, Cloud9 papers, Prima flowers, core'dinations cardstock, cricut for numbers, BoBunny ribbon, brads from stash.

Thanks for stopping by and peeking, I love all your comments. Have a fab weekend!

Cute Card Thursday

What a beautiful day! Again! I am so loving this weather, makes you feel wonderful, doesn't it? First I'll tell you my bit of news, our village shop bought 9 of my cards to sell! Wohoo, am well chuffed about that, and she actually bought them outright rather than stocking them and taking a cut! Also my hairdressers are having some too! All very nice and gives me a few extra pennies (goes towards funding my stamping habit!). Have had a busy few days with this and that but on to the card...

This card was made for Cute Card Thursday with my new magnolia stamps which arrived yesterday, love them soooo much, have wanted this flower box for ages! Am really pleased with it, I think the colours go really well. I used K and Co paper (rose one), CCSR The Big One (polka dots), dcwv metallic, prima flowers, and a K and Co rub on, brads are doodlebug. 

I haven't posted since Sunday and thats because I've been trying to make a card from a sketch and I keep not being happy with it so have been faffing around for a couple of days, this happens to me once in a while where I just can't seem to get things 'to go', I think everyone does though don't they at some point?!

Oooo I got a parcel from Sillymonkeycrafts today, I've never used them before but I got some paypal money and decided I'd top up my promarkers from there, and guess what? In the parcel they also put a Cadbury's fudge bar in! LOVE it!!! How cool is that! Tis only a little thing but I thought it was a lovely touch! Will defo be buying from them again soon, they also do a rewards thing too which is good. Well I may be back later, you never know ; )

Cute Card Thursday meets Colour Create

Here is my card for cute card thursday which had the yummy theme of chocolate and marshmallows (drooling here). When I look at this card it makes me want some, am really pleased with how it turned out in the end, took a while actually as I originally had a different backing paper and just couldn't co ordinate it, when I eventually gave up with it and chose this one it was done in about half an hour. I'm also entering this for Colour Create as I think it fits in with their colour scheme really nicely of chocolate, coffee and cream. For the card I used Magnolia stamp love muffin, daisy and dandelion backing paper, promarkers, hero arts stamp and papermania brads. Hope you like it! Well I'm off to the Post Office in a moment to send some bits and bobs. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

If you're stopping by please do take a moment to say hi and comment, it really is appreciated and I can come visit you too! 

Cute Card Thursday

Here is my zesty citrusy card for Cute Card Thursday. Loved using these colours, makes you feel so cheery, ideal on a foggy murky day like we've had today. 

Was in my lovely local craft shop today and the Clare Curd stamps are finally in stock!! I'd already got the sentiments and doodles as soon as they came out but couldn't get hold of the stampin chic and the blokey ones til today. Can't wait to use them now! 

Think the new Sugar Nellie's will be on pre-order tomorrow.....ooo, shall have to have me some of those :) 

Thanks for popping by looking at my card.