3 layouts

I promised to share the 3 layouts I made last Friday with you, and here they are. The first is of me at school. I am sure you can easily spot me. This is the layout I am most pleased with, perhaps because of the texture. I used DCWV Burlap paper for the die cut clock and I love the effect. The days of the week were made with stamps I bought in America.

This is my favourite of the 3 photographs and shows me and my hubby not long after we first met. He used to race the hydroplane we are sitting on. I love using wooden embellies. I bought the figures in America but the heart is part of a set from Little Claire, check them out they have 2 fabulous sets of wooden embellies.

This is me with my lovely Grandma on her 90th Birthday and a smaller pic of her in the seventies. Sadly she is no longer with us. I would like to enter this layout into the celebrate a special lady challenge at Sparkles.

Guest Designer at EBW

I was lucky enough to win the previous challenge at Elisabeth Bell's World and as well as choosing 2 digis and receiving a CD full of wonderful images I was asked to be a guest designer this month where the challenge is pearls and lace, easy peasy as I love using both of these.Not only am I guest designer but I can enter the challenge with it too.

Image - Elisabth Bell digi tasty read

Medium - Copics

Papers - mag freebies

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner (I seem to be using these a lot)

Die - Spellbinders resplendent rectangle

Other - lace, wooden butterflies coloured with DI Victorian Velvet, pearls

Challenges

Elisabeth Bell's World Lace and pearls

Papertake Ohhh so cute 

My Mum's Craft Shop Lots of layers 

ABC L is for lots of layers
We Do Doobadoo Lace

Under the sea

Our new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge is to use felt or fabric (not just lace or ribbon). I chose to use my favourite burlap and kept the colours very neutral to show off the beautiful image.

Image - Pink Gem Mermaid Evie

Medium - Copics

Paper - Papermania Oyster Capsule

Die - Die-namics shell

Other - pearls

Challenges

Papertake Ohhh so cute
A Creative Romance Girly
Divas by Design Anything goes
Creative Knockouts Colouring show off

I had a lovely day yesterday with my friend Lynsey and we both made 3 scrapbook layouts, which was very pleasing. I will share them with you on Monday. This afternoon I am selling at a craft fair and tomorrow we are planning a day out shopping at Freeport outlets.

Little Claire project - using scraps

Today is my turn to post on the Little Claire blog with a project. I love using strips of pretty papers in this way. For full instructions head over to Little Claire and leave me a comment.

Shaped card blank and Silhouette die cut- Little Claire

Papers - scraps

Flowers - various from stash

Other - pearls

Challenges

Simon Says Monday Botanical 

Stamp and Create Spring colours (bright)

My first All Dressed Up card

I have been admiring these digis for some time now and when I realised there were a couple of gorgeous freebies I just had to colour one up. The freebies are on the challenge blog and on the Facebook group. I am definitely going to need to buy more of these sweet images.

Image - All Dressed Up Twinkle Toes

Medium - Copics

Papers - Prima Fairy Belle

Die - Memory Box Precious Star

Flowers - Michaels

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Other - pearls, stickles, Viva decor pearl pen

Challenges

Papertake Ohhh so cute 

TTCD Anything goes 

The Squirrel and the Fox Let's hear it for the girls 

Feeling Crafty One for the girls/ladies 

Crafty Sentiments Inspired by a song (Ballerina Girl by Lionel Richie)
Deep Ocean Wings
Creative Inspirations Birthdays

Furry Friends

I have so many new images to use yet I couldn't resist the 20% off at Funky Kits as I love Sugar Nellie stamps. The discount is on until the end of May so hop over and grab some bargains, rubber and digi.

Image - Sugar Nellie Furry Friends rubber stamp

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft 'Tis the Season

Die - Spellbinders

Punches - MS holly border, 2 snowflakes

Other - Lots of Stickles

Challenges

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas extra Anything Christmas goes 

Natalie and Amy Rubber stamping 

Sparkles Christmas Baby it's cold outside 

Crafting from the heart Anything goes

Papertake Ohhh so cute 

21

As I have a male 21 card in my stock I decided to use the Woodware stamp and make a girly card with some paper pieced oddments. The backing paper is First Edition Rose Garden, to which I seem to be addicted at the moment. I added some flowers from Wild Orchid and used an MS punch for the fern leaves. The lovely velvet ric rac was from a win at The Ribbon Girl.

Challenges

Sketch Saturday
Sweet Stampin' Milestone Birthdays 

Sister Act Anything goes 

One Crazy Stamper Anything goes and an embellishment 

The Crafty Blogger's Network Pink with ribbon

Still my favourite LOTV fairy

Yes as the title says this is still my favourite fairy LOTV stamp and here she is in my favourite colour too. I had a card on my blog a few weeks ago with her in purple and one of my regular buyers asked for a card with her. As I had sold the other one here she is again but with different papers, layout and embellishments.

Image - LOTV Fairy on Tiptoe

Medium - Copics

Papers - Craftwork Cards Time Flies

Dies - Spellbinder hearts circle, Memory Box banner

Flowers - The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid

Ribbon - The Ribbon Girl

Challenges

LOTV Fairies 

The Ribbon Girl Lilac/purple 

Sketchy colours Grey/lilac 

Stampin' for the Weekend Colour challenge

  Allsorts Purple passions 

Crafting for all seasons Things with wings 

Simon Says Die crazy 

The Paper Shelter Girly girl

Definitely CAS

I have been making a few samples for Little Claire using some of their dinky stamps and I decided to have a go at a really clean and simple card. The card is 5x5 and the cute image is coloured with Copics with added Stickles. The sentiment is from the Fabulous Day set also from Little Claire. I simply added a doodles stitched edge and mounted on red Cor'dinations, simples!

Challenges

Inky Chicks CAS 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas extra Anything goes 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Anything goes 

Sparkles Christmas Baby it's cold outside

Running out of baby titles!

Finding a title for the post is sometimes really easy but I think I am running out of baby ones. I bought a couple of the new art pads at LOTV as they have some gorgeous images which aren't available as stamps. I teamed it with some new Time Flies papers from Craftwork Cards, a new Memory Box baby die and some older MB precious hearts dies, ribbon, pearls and a pearl heart. I thought the tiny pearls added to the crib were a cute finishing touch.

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili- add pearls 

My Mum's Craft Shop Lots of layers 

Papertake Pretty pastels

We are out for a carvery this evening with friends, looking forward to that.

Have you entered my candy yet? Check out the post above.

Teddy Wedding

I almost squealed with delight when I saw this new release at Pink Gem. I need some more Wedding cards for my stock so I quickly printed this one off and made a 7x7 card. I hope he has thick fur as he has his buttonhole pinned on it, ouch!

Image - Pink Gem digi

Medium - Copics

Paper - HOTP Botanical Etchings

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Doily - Woodware

Punch - MS fern

Die - Cottage Cutz

Challenges

MAWTT I heard it on the radio (Going to the chapel - The Crystals) 

Bizzy Becs Anything goes 

Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper Anything goes 

Stamp and Create Spring colours

Is it time for Santa?

As promised with my first post today I am back with a card this time. This is another of the stamps I bought on Saturday, thought I needed another James stamp, so cute.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft 'Tis the Season

Ribbon and ricrac - Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment - found printed in my stash, think it is a digi

Other - pearls, pearl bow and Christmas tree, think it is K&Co

Challenges

Winter Wonderland Winter animals 

The Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili add pearls 

As You like it Fur or feathers (it has to be fur and teddies are by favourite) 

Crafting from the heart Aything goes 

Di's DigisUse those markers 

Christmas Challenges with sketches Great sketch

60's

Yes, it's another layout for my DT piece for Crafty Ribbons where we have the very popular challenge anything goes with ribbon. I have gone for a flower power inspired layout. The journalling says it all really. The photos are not the best quality but I can't go back and get them retaken! I found the slide mounts from HOTP in my stash and as the backgrounds aren't very interesting thought I would use them to highlight the subjects. 

We have been revamping our conservatory and have bought some retro stuff including some 60's badges which I photocopied and used on this layout. I have also used some lovely velvet ribbon and some narrow red ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, washi tape and a large brad.

Challenges

Simon Says MondayM (Me, Marianne, Memories)

 Sister Act Anything goes 

Deep Ocean Distressing
Divas by Design Anything but a card

I will be back with a card later this morning.

First New Fairy Card

I just didn't know which of my new stamps to play with first but this one does make me smile so much and when hubby came in the craft room just after I had coloured her he laughed and said she looks like Grace, our friend Lynsey's daughter when she puts her sunglasses on so now I think of that and smile even more.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Country Lady from LOTV

Flowers - The Ribbon Girl

Die - Marianne corner

Punch - Woodware

Other - pearls, Stickles and Glossy Accents

Challenges

LOTV Fairies 

The Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili - add pearls 

Crafty Sentiments Flowers 

Delightful Petal power 

Graph'it Let's go pink 

Feeling Crafty One for the girls 

ALBC Flower power

A few photos from the weekend

I just have a few photos from the weekend to share with you. The first few are from the LOTV Birthday Party. This is me with Lynsey and Debby.

And here we are with Gretha from the LOTV DT and also our fellow DT member at Crafty Ribbons.

These are my purchases. I have a card made with one of the new fairy stamps to share with you tomorrow.

And these are a few other goodies I bought after visiting Sir Stampalot in Peterborough and a Samuel Taylor shop I found in Harrogate.

I still seem to be playing catchup with commenting so apologies if I haven't commented on your blog for a little while. I have some card orders and DT work to do and the ironing pile is ridiculous for just a few days away. Please scroll down for today's card and up for candy.

Watering the pots

Here is my third and final, for now anyway, sample using the lovely set of A5 stamps from The Isobel Craft Collection. This time I used 2 of the pot stamps coloured with Copics and a sentiment stamp from the set. The papers are First Edition Rose Garden again, I really love these papers. The watering can, topiary and birds are on a wire are all Marianne dies.

This is the set

which costs just £8.99 and is available from Facebook (link on my sidebar) or Ebay.

Challenges

Simon Says Spring flowers 

Penny's 2 or more patterned papers 

Bizzy Bec's anything goes 

Natalie and Amy Rubber Stamping

  Marianne's Design Divas Anything goes (at least 3 Marianne Design products)

Have you entered my candy yet, see above?

Guest Designer at Bunny Zoe's Crafts

I was so surprised and delighted to be asked to be a Guest Designer this month at Bunny Zoe's Crafts where the challenge is flowers and charms. I got to choose a stamp from the store. Oh my word have you seen the choice, amazing? I decided to keep the colours very soft and one of my new paper pads was perfect for the idea I had in mind. As I wanted to keep it soft I didn't add any glitter to her wings for a change.

One of my blogging buddies has this card now for her Birthday earlier this month.

Image - Whimsy Wee Stamps Rowan Fairy

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden

Die - Doohickey lace border

Charm and flowers - Wild Orchid

Other - lace, ribbon and baker's twine from stash

Challenges

Papertake Anything goes 

Live and Love Crafts Photo inspiration 

TTCD Anything goes 

Crafty Sentiments Anything goes 

Divas by Design In the pink 

Stamping Sensations anything goes 

Simon Says Spring flowers

In the Pink Fluttering by (use a butterfly) 

The Crafty Blogger's Network Pink with ribbon

Transport

Thanks to all those who have left me comments whilst we have been away. We stayed in Peterborough on Thursday night and then in Harrogate for the last two nights. I had a wonderful time at LOTV's Birthday party yesterday and met so many blogging buddies. I bought 5 of the new fairies, some older stamps, a paper pad, a die and a couple of art pads

I have two cards to share today, both made using some postcards I bought at Ally Pally from Kraftyhands. Hubby declared these cards a hit so hopefully they will sell well. For the first card I used Papermania Al aboard papers. The map was made using DIs, Frayed Burlap, Broken China and Evergreen Bough and then overstamped with a Papermania stamp. I can take no credit for this idea which came from a blogging friend Lorraine (Rainey). I told her I loved it and would try it.

The second card uses papers from Bo Bunny Weekend Market, wooden arrow from a new set I bought from Little Claire, wooden chevrons from Studio Calico and baker's twine.

Challenges

Let's Craft and Create Transport 

Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper Anything goes

Flower Framed Poppy

Here I am with my second DT card today, this time for A Gem of a Challenge where we would love to see your favourite colour combination. I of course love purple but I am also loving teal and aqua at the moment and they make a fabulous combination.

Image - Flower framed Poppy

Medium - Copics, Sakura teal sparkle

Papers - Papermania Capsule Heather

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dies - Memory box leaf and bloom with sanded Core'dinations

Punch - MS border

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Other - pearls

Challenges

Feeling Crafty One for the girls/ladies 

Bearly Mine Flowers 

ALBC Flower power 

Papertake Anything goes
Rhedd and Rosie All about texture
Bizzy Becs Anything goes

Lucky me I am at the LOTV Birthday party in their shop today. Hoping to meet up with several blogging buddies, many of whom I have never met before. A little spend is in order I think, be rude not to.

Sorry if I haven't managed to visit but we have been away since Thursday morning. I hope you have entered my candy, see post above.

Butterfly Blossom

Time for another challenge at Little Claire and spots and stripes is our theme this month. A nice easy one for you so do hop you will play along and remember you don't have to use a Little Claire product though we love it when you do of course.

Image - Little Claire butterfly blossom

Medium - Copics

Papers - Mixture

Dies - Cheery Lynn butterflies, Britannia sentiment

Other - pearls

And just look what you could win.

I will be back soon with another DT card.

Zentangle Just For You

I have been longing to have another go at some Zentangle cards and these Woodware stamps are perfect for it. It is so much fun learning the patterns and experimenting on altering them as well as I did on the U. I thought I would try using kraft card instead of white for a change but brighten it with some red striped paper from Dovecraft Curiosity Corner, baker's twine and a star button. Not too much to say about the card really other than I had fun and really like the way it turned out. 

Hope you have entered my candy, see post above.

Heat embossing

 I have another sample from the new Little Claire May stamp set for you. Something a bit different for me as I used the flower from the stamp set and heat embossed it, then used DI Victorian Velvet. The ribbon is Me to You and the die cut butterflies Cheery Lynn with added pearls. The paper is from my oddments pile.

Challenges

The Ribbon Girl Flowers 

Bearly Mine Flowers

  Allsorts Butterflies 

ALBC Flower power 

Stamping Sensations Anything goes 

Crafts 4 Eternity Stamp it 

In the pink Fluttering by (use a butterfly)

Simon Says Spring flowers

Today we are off to Peterborough so I am planning a visit to Sir Stampalot, never been there before so looking forward to that.

More owls

I don't know if you saw my news on Saturday and the gift bag I made, but I was asked if I would like to make some samples for The Isobel Craft Collection. You can see the logo and link on my sidebar, stamps are available on Facebook or Ebay.

This is the set I used, £8.99 for all these

I love these shaped card and used just one of the stamps to create this card, which I sold last Saturday.

Image - Isobel Craft Collection

Medium - Copics

Papers - Prima Fairy Belle

Butterfly - Prima

Die - Memory Box butterflies, Spelbinders resplendent rectangle

Flowers - peach ribbon flower from Meiflower, brown ribbon flowers from a candy win

Challenges

Crafty Ctaz Anything but square

Allsorts Butterflies 

That Craft Place Anything goes 

The Ribbon Girl Flowers 

Crafting Musketeers Anything but square 

Penny Black and more at Allsorts Anything goes

Reflective

I promised you Summer after yesterday's Christmas card didn't I. I was delighted to spot somebody selling this brand new stamp on Facebook as Sugar Nellie no longer sell Elisabeth stamps and I have always loved this image. I must admit I bought another SN and a Sarah Kay from her too. Of course I needed more stamps, lol! I have gone for a dsisressed look today.

Image - Sugar Nellie, Reflective by Elisabeth Bell

Medium - Copics

Papers - First Edition Rose Garden

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Flowers - Dovecraft 'Tis the Season

Dranfly - Memory Box die and sanded Core'dinations

Other - lace from stash, Viva Decor pearl pen

Challenges

Sugar Bowl April showers bring May flowers

  Elisabeth Bell's World Lots of flowers 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Distress 

Creative Inspirations Spring flowers 

Simon Says Anything goes 

It's all about the vintage and beauty Flower power 

The Ribbon Girl Flowers
Graph'It Pink

I am off to the hairdresser today for a cut and colour, got to look my best for LOTV's Birthday Party on Saturday, so excited to be going. I can't wait to get my hands on some of those new fairies.

Don't forget to check out my new candy, see above.

Brrr feeling blue

I love this gorgeous snow family stamp and used one of my fave paper pads too, lovely colour combo. I may have left Winter Wonderland DT but I am determined to keep those Christmas cards coming.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - EP Winter Wishes

Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Snowflakes - Memory Box

Other - lace and bows from stash, Viva Decor pearl pen

Challenges

Christmas Challenges with sketches 

Winter Wonderland Bows 

We Do Doobadoo Lots of layers 

Quirky Crafts Something beginning with S (snow, snow people, snowflakes) 

Addicted to stamps and more Holiday 

Fab n Funky Christmas 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas extra Anything goes 

Sparkles Christmas Baby it's cold outside

As a complete contrast I have a lovely Summery candy on offer, see above, and a Summery card scheduled for tomorrow. Enjoy your Bank Holiday Monday.

Upside down

I have so many new stamps to use and this is another one I bought at Ally Pally, such a cute image and I seem to have used peach, teal and aqua again. This is definitely a favourite of mine at the moment.

Image - LOTV

Medium - Copics

Papers - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Punch - MS fern

Die - Go Kreate scalloped circle

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Other - washi tape, Me to You ribbon, pearls and doodling

Challenges

Papertake weekly Sketch 89 

Creative Card Crew Girly 

Cutie Pie April showers bring cute May flowers 

That Craft Place Anything goes 

Di's digis Birthdays
Simon Says Anything goes

Exciting new design opportunity

I was delighted to be asked if I would make some samples for The Isobel Craft Collection. You can find their page on Facebook here. If you are on Facebook please hop over and like the page. 

There are 2 cute new stamp sets and I chose to play with the owl set.

The set is £8.99 and I must say stamps beautifully.

I decided to stamp put a little scene and decorate a gift bag.

Images and sentiment - Isobel Craft Collection

Medium - Copics

Paper - Country Gent from LOTV

Die - Memory Box butterflies

Other -  Pearls, burlap, suede strip and button

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for the karate kids.

Challenges

Simon Says Anything goes 

One Crazy Stamper Anything goes and an embellishment

Karate Kids

These are two new images from Pink Gem and I couldn't use one with the other, so cute. I used a Personal Impressions sentiment so that the cards could be used for Birthdays or good luck or well done for karate. The ribbons are both from Crafty Ribbons.

Challenges

Sketch n Stash Great sketch (images are new) 

Simon Says Anything goes

The Paper Shelter Ribbon

I will be back with another post shortly and an exciting new venture for me.

Little Claire May club stamp

Have you seen the gorgeous new stamp set from Little Claire, which is the May club set? It is gorgeous and this is the first of my samples. The image and sentiments are part of the set which includes flowers and butterflies. I love it and have more samples to show you another day.

Image - Little Claire

Medium - Copics and Sakura Rose Star pen

Papers - First Edition Floral Pavilion

Doily - Dovecraft Curiosity Corner

Punch - MS deep border

Die - Memory Box butterflies

Other - pearls, lace, flowers and pins

Challenges

Crafting for all seasons Lots of layers 

Delightful Add dimension 

Simon Says Anything goes 

My Mum's Craft Shop Lots of layers 

Natalie and Amy Rubber stamping

What a cutie

Today is the first of the new monthly challenges for Crafty Little Fairies and our challenge is In The Garden. We have several sponsors as we were set up for weekly challenges so lots of chances to win. I made this card for my good friend Lynsey's daughter for her 6th Birthday. Grace loved crafting and loves receiving handmade cards so I knew she would appreciate this card. She loves fairies and pink, just like her Mum.

Image and sentiment tags - Lili of the Valley

Medium - Copics

Papers - scraps from oddments pile

Die - Spellbinders heart circle

Punch - MS border

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Other - lace, wooden butterfly painted with white acrylic paint and then frantaged, Stickles

Challenges

A Creative Romance Scraps 

Crafty Catz Anything goes
That Craft Place Anything goes
TTCD Anything goes
Creative Card Crew Girly
  In the pink Fluttering by (use a butterfly)
Cute Card Thursday Here comes Summer