My Favourite Five Creations Of 2013

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm joining in again with Debby and showing 'My Favourite Five Creations Of 2013'

Now I had a bit of trouble choosing my favourites so I have 6 creations to share.....sorry Debby!!!
You can click on the title to take you to the original post.
Just A Note

Just For You

Gus Again

Rock On

My Little Friend

Another Cheeky Monkey

Well that's my favourites.....I think.
Thank you so much for popping by and 
'Thank you' for your continued support and encouragement even if I have been a terrible blogger over the last few months.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and keep warm.

I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY  AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR.

My Five Favourite Christmas Creations Of 2013!!!

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well today.
We've been blowing off the cobwebs this morning and have just got back from a lovely walk with the dogs around our local park. It's cold and frosty but the sunshine was beautiful and we had a cup of hot chocolate from the little cafe to warm us up while watching the ducks on the pond.
The very talented Debby is hosting her fabulous 'My Favourite Five Christmas Creations' again this year and as I joined in last year I thought I would join in again this time around.

It took me ages to pick these but here they are (you can click on the title to take you to the original post).
Dashing Through The Snow

Christmas Elves

In The Pink

Season's Greetings

Spots And Stripes

Well that's it......I think.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by.
I really do appreciate all your support and encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and keep warm.

Just For You!!!!

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well and having a wonderful Christmas.
I have to say that I have been thoroughly spoilt in every way and have received the most fabulous presents amongst which were..........
A fantastic Dylusions Alphabet Set from my daughter Brogan which had been on my wish list for absolutely ages and the complete set of Pan Pastels and accessories from my partner Gareth.....now how lucky am I!!!!!!
Today I have a final Christmas card to share.
This is the card that I made for my partner. 

  It has become a bit of a tradition at Christmas to make my partner a card with Edwin on as we think he looks like this cheeky little character..........
I coloured this cute image with Distress Ink Markers and used papers and Kraft card-stock from my stash. I added lots of Stickles and pearls and various die~cuts to complete this card. 

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
Enjoy the rest of your day and keep warm.

Apologies And A Card

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I would just like to apologise for being absent for so long and not visiting and commenting on your blogs recently.
Apart from the usual Christmas preparations and work being so busy, I have been having problems again with my neck which has given me a constant headache for weeks on end, for which I am now having physio and my hands, fingers and wrists have been so painful which has stopped me from blogging and card making......I have now had steroid injections to the wrists and I hope things will now improve so I will be able to get back to normal..........or whatever normal is!!!!!
I have managed to make a couple of cards although I did colour these images in the summer.

I made this card for my daughter Brogan. The papers are from my stash and I have coloured the image with Distress Ink Pens. I added lots of Stickles and Liquid Pearls and finished off with pearls from The Hobby House and a computer generated sentiment. The ribbon was in the bottom of my ribbon basket and matched the papers perfectly. Brogan loved the card and purple was always her favourite colour when she was a little girl.............everything had to be 'Purple mummy'!!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

I really do appreciate all your comments.

I hope to catch up with you all over Christmas.

A Little Favour

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Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
My daughter Brogan is doing a little survey over on her baking blog
The Happy Little Cupcake

She wants to know what everyone's favourite type of cake is~ The flavour that is!
I wonder if you would be kind enough to pop over to see her blog and cast your vote.
I know she will be so happy to know you have visited and if you wanted to follow her in her baking adventure she would be thrilled.
Thank you so much.

Hobby House Topper Inspiration

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
Today it is my turn to inspire you to enter
The Special Christmas Event 
over at 
The Hobby House
 This time I made a Christmas card

And those Hobby House products are:~

Pearls

Ribbon

Stickles

Hobby House Topper Elisabeth Bell - Snow Fun

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely day and keep warm.

Anything Goes At A Gem Of A Challenge

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It's time for another challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this time around is
ANYTHING GOES

The prize as always is 

2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 

of the winners choice from Pink Gem Designs.

And here is my DT card

For my card I used this cute pre~coloured image from Pink Gem Designs called Barclay With Bauble. Now isn't he just the cutest teddy ever. The papers are from my scraps box and the pearls and ribbon are from The Hobby House. I used scraps of Kraft card stock for mounting and added Stickles and Liquid Pearls to finish.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to take a peek at all the lovely creations the rest of my team mates have created for your inspiration.

Thank you so much for taking the time to pop by. 

I really do appreciate your visits and lovely comments.

Have a great evening and keep warm.

Winter Wonderland

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It's time for another challenge over at
A Gem Of A Challenge
And our theme this time around is
WINTER WONDERLAND

The prize as always is 

2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS) 

of the winners choice from Pink Gem Designs.

And here is my DT card

For my card I used this super cute pre~coloured image called Winter Philip from Pink Gem Designs. The papers are from Lili Of The Valley. The ribbon is from my stash and the gem and pearls are from The Hobby House. I added lots of Stickles for some added sparkle and a tiny tag from Craftwork Cards.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Ladybug Crafts ~ Blue & White Colour Combo The Crazy Challenge ~ # 159 ~ Snowy Winter Crafting By Designs ~ Christmas/Winter Charisma Cardz ~ Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Stay warm.

A Christmas Mouse

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It's time for a new challenge over at 
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is 
A CHRISTMAS MOUSE
And here is my DT card

We are sponsored by

Crafter's Companion

Who have a £10 voucher for our lucky winner.

For my card I used this super cute stamp from Great Impressions called Christmas Mice. I just love these two little mice. I coloured using Distress Markers and the papers are from my stash. The die cut is from Memory Box and the flowers and pearls are from The Hobby House. I added lots of Stickles for added sparkle and a computer generated sentiment.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~

Crafting By Designs ~ Christmas/Winter

Divas By Design ~ Use Some Red

4 Crafty Chicks ~ # 170 ~ Christmas

Charisma Cardz ~ Christmas

Bearly Mine Challenges  ~ Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations ~ Christmas

Thank you for dropping by.

Have a lovely evening.

In The Pink

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are all well.
It was my birthday yesterday (yes another year older) and I spent a lovely day with my mum and three other wonderful friends at the Knitting & Stitching Fair in Harrogate.....Thank you ladies I had a wonderful day!!!!
I think we've been going to this show since it started.....
And here is the cake that my daughter Brogan made for me...

It tastes fabulous.....Mary Berry would be proud!!!!
Please pop over to Brogan's baking blog where she explains how she made it and to take part in her cake flavour survey......
The Happy Little Cupcake

I also have a card to share today...
I made this card for a friend who has recently retired.

I tried to keep this card relatively clean and simple as I think these beautiful Art Pad images from Lili Of The Valley don't need much help in the way of embellishment as they are stunning in themselves. I did use my very favourite papers from Craft Creations Ltd and of course....as ever pearls from The Hobby House. I finished off by adding some Liquid Pearls and a sentiment also from LOTV.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. 
I really do appreciate your visits and your lovely comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Bringing Gifts

Hi everyone.
I hope you are all well today.
I can't believe how cold it has been here.....very frosty first thing but gorgeous sunshine, so Brogan and I decided to have a drive through the Lincolnshire Wolds to a large garden centre. It was such a glorious morning and the scenery and colours were amazing. 
We had a lovely time, lots of Christmas shopping and lunch to finish off....then a leisurely drive home.
Anyway on with a card I have to share.

This is another card to add to my growing list of finished Christmas cards. I think I am almost there now.....maybe one or two more.
The pre~coloured image is from Lili Of The Valley as are the papers. I used Kraft cardstock to mount the papers and added a die cut poinsettia which came from a pack of die cuts that I've had for ages from Craftwork Cards. The pearls, lace and the poinsettia centre are from The Hobby House. I finished my card by adding lots of Stickles and I will add a sentiment later.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Bearly~Mine Challenges ~ # 113 Traditional Colours (Red & Green) Using Die~Cuts Ladybug Crafts ~ Use Kraft Cardstock Creatalicious Challenges ~ # 57 ~ Christmas Time

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Hopefully I will have another card to share tomorrow.

Just Relax

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I am hoping to catch up with you all this week as my blogging and commenting has been seriously lacking of late......I seem to be so busy and haven't time for anything at the moment. 
I have a week off work though so am hoping for some crafting time and to try and get all those extra jobs done in the house that I always think need to be done for Christmas......as if anyone else would notice other than me of course!!!!!!
Anyway I have a card to share.....

I made this card for my partner's dad who's birthday it was last week.
The papers and the image are all from Lili of the Valley. I mounted the papers on black card as I thought this went quite well together. The pearls are from The Hobby House and the sentiment is computer generated. The clouds are die cuts which I finished by edging with some grey chalks to add a bit of depth.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~
Challenges 4 Everybody ~ # 33 ~ Anything Goes Natalie & Amy # # 14 ~ For The Boys Totally Gorjuss ~ # 210 ~ 3 Patterned Papers Created With Love Challenges ~ # 67 ~ Anything Goes 

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.
Enjoy the rest of your day.

Hobby House Midway Reminder ~ Pearls

Good afternoon everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm just here to remind you about this month's challenge over at 
The Hobby House
Our theme this month is 
PEARLS
And here is my creation

And the prize

The papers I have used are from Lili Of The Valley and I have mounted them on Kraft cardstock. The topper, pearls, ribbon, lace and self adhesive pearls are all from The Hobby House. I added some Stickles to the heart shaped balloons and finished off with a computer generated sentiment and some Liquid Pearls.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at the lovely creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:~
Cards Galore ~ Animals Inky Chicks ~ # 17 ~ Pearls & Swirls Crafty Ribbons ~ # 70 ~ Anything Goes With Ribbon By LORi Designs Challenge ~ Ribbons & Bows The Crafter's Cafe Challenge ~ # 37 ~ Embellish like a Crazy Person Crafty Sentiments ~ Blues Ladybug Crafts ~ Use Kraft Cardstock

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
Have a lovely day.

Inspiration At The Hobby House

Good evening everyone.
I hope you are all well.
This is my second post for today. (Please scroll down for my earlier post)
Its my turn to share some inspiration for our current challenge 
PEARLS
over at 
The Hobby House
This time I made a little gift box

The Hobby House items I used are

HH Wee Stamps Topper ~ Hopeful

Hobby House Roses

Hobby House Pearl Flourish

HH Pearl String Collection

I also used a large Martha Stewart snowflake punch to make the leaves around the roses.

I would like to enter my gift box into the following challenges:~
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge ~ # 223 ~ Gift Bag Or Box Inky Chicks  # 17 ~ Pearls & Swirls Challenges 4 Everybody ~ # 33 ~ Anything Goes Crafty Catz ~ Anything Not Square

Thank you for stopping by.
Enjoy the rest of your evening. 

Fairy Wishes

Hello everyone.
I hope you are all well.
I'm playing catch up again.......!!!!!!
It's time for a new challenge over at 
Winter Wonderland
Our theme this week is 
Fairies & Angels
And here is my DT card

We are sponsored by
Wild Rose Studio

And the prize is two stamps of our winners choice.
For my card I used this lovely topper from The Hobby House ~ Wee Stamps called Winter Fairy. The papers are from Lili Of The Valley and matched the coloured image perfectly. The flowers are from my stash. I added some gold ribbon and pearls and finished off with lots of  Stickles.
Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at all the lovely creations the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration.

Thank you for taking the time to drop by.