HEY LITTLE BIRDIE!!

Morning all

Beautiful morning here in Essex :) I'm off out shopping with my daughter this morning so before I go I need to let you know that a new challenge starts at TOTALLY TILDA today :)

This time its all about .....

DIE CUTS & PUNCHES

We need to see some die cuts and some punched out elements on your card ... easy peasy!!!

Here's mine ...

I've used a Martha Stewart PATP to make my cute little doiley, and Nellie Snellie punches for the flowers, the DP's are from a MME paper pad "Blink of an Eye", the fence, birdhouse and bird are all from the same Marianne Creatables die cut set .... love it!! I've coloured my Tilda with Promarkers for a change and ruffled some seam binding along the edge of her and finished off with pearls.  The ticket sentiment I bought at Ally Pally ages ago and forgot I had them - oops! ... I think they are by Creative Expressions :)

I hope you likey and thanks for stopping by ... don't forget to check out all the inspiration over at TOTALLY TILDA and then join us :)

Right ... must dash and get ready to go shopping :)

Catch up with you all soon

TILDA WITH A HAT ON

Good Morning All

Hope you are well this morning ... I think the temperature is starting to rise here in Essex so hopefully this snow will disappear soon ... It's so pretty to look but not good to drive in lol

Anyway ... another challenge starts today over at TOTALLY TILDA and we are sponsored this time by the lovely Bron from SHOPBRON ... the winner of this challenge will win the very Tilda on my card below :)

and the theme this time ...

TILDA WEARING A HAT

so dig out all those hat wearing Tildas and join in with the challenge ... check out my teamies for some fab inspiration :)

Here's mine .....

This is the gorgeous Koala Tilda all the way from SHOPBRON in Oz and I've coloured her with Copics, the paper is from a paper stack by Echo Park - Victoria Gardens, the tree is my new purchase from Memory Box ... just love it!! ...and I've added some punched out butterflies and finished off with pearls, the lace netting is from a bouquet of flowers I received this week (waste not, want not LOL) and the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 digital downloads LINE SENTIMENTS - EVERYDAY and I've printed it onto Letraset Safmat which then acts like a rub on :)

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :)

I would like to enter :

MAGNOLIA MANIA - ANYTHING GOES

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE - LACE

Catch up with you soon :)

TILDA IS BACK WITH HER KOALA!!

Morning All

Sunday again ... where does the week go?? and the ironing beckons yet again ... oh well the sooner it is done the sooner I can craft!!

Anyhow ... it's midway time at TOTALLY TILDA where we want to see your Tildas with non-domesticated animals :) ... no cats or dogs lol

Check out my teamies for inspiration and here is another from me :)

I've coloured with copics.  The papers are Echo Park and I've punched out flowers with the paper too and finished off with some LACE, SEAM BINDING and beautiful FILIGREE CORNERS

I would like to enter :

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY - DISTRESSING

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS - MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

Oh well ... now for the ironing lol

catch up with you all soon :)

I'VE BEEN PUBLISHED ... AGAIN!!

Good Morning All

Apologies for no posts for a week but I have been suffering with a cold and cough which has made me feel lousy :( .. but I had to drop by this morning and show you that I have been published again ... I'm so excited!!!!!

I am in the magazine supplement for Simply Cards & Papercraft which is concentrating on Christmas cards .....

I have used one of my sentiments from a set of 6 CHRISTMAS SAYINGS and cut it out using a nestie, the DP is from a Prima paper pad NORTH COUNTRY, the flowers are a cut and emboss Nellies punch POINSETTIA and I have finished it off with some SEAM BINDING and ADHESIVE PEARLS

Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by .. I'm off to lay on the sofa and feel sorry for myself LOL

Catch up with you all soon :)

WARM WINTER WISHES

Afternoon All

Had a fab day yesterday again ... took my shop on the road to Jackies Scrapbook Crop - all the ladies are so lovely and it's great to meet up with them regularly

Jackie is a Stampin Up Rep and runs classes as well as the monthly crop ... check her out HERE ... if you fancy a day out email her to check availability ... and you get the chance to shop too :)

Anyway ... I have made Lili of the Valley Christmas Card No. 2!!

I'm so loving these new Christmas stamps - simply gorgeous!!

This little beauty is called SHINE A LIGHT  and I've coloured her with Copics and Lyra Polycolour pencils, the papers are from a Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad ESKIMO KISSES, the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 CHRISTMAS LINES, I've embellished with pearls and my new favourite punch ... a Nellie Snellen small floral punch and emboss set POINSETTIA

Well... hubby is watching football all day today so I may have to craft some more hehe ... and I may be back with another card later .....stay tuned!!

Catch up with you soon :)

COSY & WARM - PUNCH IT OUT!!!

Morning All!!

and welcome to our first challenge for 2011 at DCD CHRISTMAS CLUB 

it's never too early to start your christmas cards and think how happy you will be at Christmas 2011 when all your cards are made .... if you entered our challenge ever week you would have 52 cards ready to go!!!

this week we want to see you :

PUNCH OUT YOUR SENTIMENT

I'm very proud to sponsor DCD CHRISTMAS CLUB every month from my digi store SENTIMENTS 4 YOU and this week the DT worked with my sentiments :o) ... thank you girlies!!! the winner of the challenge will get to spend $10 in my store!!!

Please pop on over and check out the DT cards they are, as always, absolutely fab!!!

Here's mine

As you can see I'm still in love with my copics ... but I really must not neglect my promarkers so will try to use them next time lol, the image is a Penny Black stamp and the sentiment is one of mine from a set of 6 which you can find at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU, background paper is from a very old papermania stack I've had for years!!

Hope you join us :o)
I would like to enter :
7 Kids Challenge - Hot or Cold
ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas

Oh .... before I go ..... I just have to tell you that over at PRAIRIE FAIRY we are having a DT call - we are looking for 5 new Fairy Princesses - pop on over and check it out - all the details are there of how to apply and the lovely Queen Fairy, Roberta, is giving away a free digi to get you on your way ... what are you waiting for ..... off you go!!!

Until next time ....

TILDA IS IN HER NEW COAT!!

Evening Everyone!!

Been busy today - making DT cards and preparing cards for my class next week :o) but ... just stopped by to let you know that there is a new challenge over at IN2CRAFTING

This time there is a sketch to follow with an added extra of circles .... lots of circles!!!!

Here's my card :o)

This is one of my new Magnolias "Tilda with Winter Coat" and I've coloured her with promarkers, this time, for a change, I've used punches - circle and scallop circle - the DP is from a paper stack by Marianne - Vintage Christmas, Snowflakes are also Marianne, the sentiment is one of mine and can be found at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

I would like to enter :
Fab n Funky - Going round in circles
Creative Inspirations - Pink Christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges - Create a Christmas Card

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :o)

IN REMEMBRANCE

Morning All

This is my midweek reminder card for Fairy Fun Friday and should be posted tomorrow but I know Bertie won't mind that I've posted it a day early on Remembrance Day.  I'm not sending this card to anyone but it is dedicated to all the brave men and women who lost their lives and those that are still fighting - we thank you!

The image is called "Hoisting Sails" and is from Prairie Fairy and you can find it HERE, I've coloured with pencils and blended, I've made my poppy from circle punches and the sentiment is one of mine which is my FRIDAY FREEBIE which I've posted early - there are actually two freebies - pop over and grab yours now CLICK HERE

Off now to finish off my demo samples for Saturday :o)

See you all soon

MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

Morning All!!

Off to work this morning but before I go had to share with you my card for this week's challenge at

FAIRY FUN FRIDAY where the challenge this fortnight is :

MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

Here's my card :o)

I've used GEISHA GILLIAN and coloured her with promarkers, the DP is from a paper stack by DCWV "Far East", my parasol is from a pack of cocktail umbrellas and I've made my flowers from two sizes of the cherry punch, shaped and inked, I think they look a bit like lotus blossoms :o)

The sentiment is one of mine and is from a set of 6 ovals and can be found at SENTIMENTS 4 YOU

Pop over and check out all the other DT cards they are fab!! you could be in with a chance of winning some Prairie Fairy Designs Digital Images

Oh well ... off to work now

catch up with you all soon :o)

AWWH CUDDLES AT CHRISTMAS

Evening Everyone!!!

Thought I'd share with you another card I made for my class on Tuesday :o)

This is another new magnolia "Brother and Sister" decided to do a blue theme with snowflakes, sentiment is also a Magnolia stamp, coloured, as usual, with promarkers and i've used marianne lacey circle die cuts, then nestabilities circle, scallop circle punch and then the sentiment punched out too - lots of circles!!!!

I would like to enter :

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Snowflakes

Delightful Sketches - Circles

Thanks for stopping by :o)

See you again soon

USE A CANDY WRAPPER

Hi there :o)

This post will be very short and sweet ... excuse the pun LOL as my right arm is in a sling and i'm typing with my left hand! Very long story but having problems with my right shoulder :o(

Anyway its new challenge time at Fairy Fun Friday and we want to see you use a candy wrapper on your creations so a good excuse to eat some chocolate and use the wrapping!!!

Here's what i did :o)

This is the gorgeous Gillian from Prairie Fairy and my flowers were made out of the packets and some tissue paper.  The sentiment is one of mine and be found at Sentiments 4 You

Thanks for stopping by ... be back as soon as my stupid shoulder sorts itself out!!!

ANYTHING BUT A SQUARE!!

Evening All

Hope you are all okay :o)

Thought I'd share with you one of the cards I'm using on  my workshop tomorrow.  As you may have all gathered I love a square card!!! Anything else just won't do ... so when I was coerced into doing a workshop called "Anything But A Square" I sort of freaked!! But .. they didn't turn out too badly - still love my squares though!

This is one of the images off of Penny Black clear stamp set "Mimi's Christmas", I've coloured her with pencils this time for a change, the sentiment is from a new clear stamp set by Trimcraft, the edging punch is by Martha Stewart - Snowfall :o)

Hope you like it :o) thanks for stopping by :o)

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Morning All!!

It's Wednesday and another challenge over at Cooking it Up with Katie

This week's Recipe is :

Furry Friends

Patchwork

Buttons

Check out the challenge and have a look at all the DT Cards they are brilliant!!

We are sponsored this week by the fantastic Meljens Designs pop over and have at look at her images they are great!!

This little cutie is called Teddy Bear Teacher, I've coloured her with promarkers, the cork sheets i've punched into squares and made a patchwork, the ruler is from a new set of Cuttlebug embossing folders and the ABC is from my new Sizzix Tim Holtz alphabet - Vintage Market.

I've found a few challenges lol :

Cupcake Craft - Lets Get Digital

Daisy Doodles - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Back to School

Creative Card Crew - Back to School

Stamp Something - Back to School

Simple Doodles - Back to School

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by :o)

Lots of Love