In The Meadow - The Stamp Basket DT

Hello everyone :o)  Today I have my DT card for The Stamp Basket blog to show you, and it's my last card as a member of the DT as I decided it was time for me to move on...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards straight edge card blank

Wild Rose Studio - In The Meadow stamp

Wild Rose Studio - Annabelle's Meadow papers

Prima Essential Petals - Meadowlark

Whimsy Corner Dies Set

White flat lace - 2 1/4"

The Hobby House - 8mm pearl brads & Clear Rhinestones

I've coloured the very pretty Wild Rose Studio image with promarkers and flexmarkers, the sentiment is Stampin' Up, and the pink pearls and spotty ribbon are from my stash.  Everything else is linked above!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Craft - flowers (must be on the image)
• Everybody Art - summer

Have you all enjoyed the bank holiday?  It's been very wet and a bit chilly here, but we still had fun - we took the boys to see Brave at the cinema - I love a good kids film lol.  Hubby's off work this week, and we had all sorts of days out planned, but as it's supposed to be raining most days, we might have to find some indoor alternatives!  Ooh, and I noticed today that I now have 900 followers  - how amazing is that?! I'll have to think of a little something to celebrate that, so I may be back later... Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Bella with Presents - The Stamp Basket DT

I have my DT card for The Stamp Basket blog to show you today, and it's also my card for a lovely friend who's celebrating a special birthday... she banned me from putting her age on the card though lol!  I decided to make a book card, as I wanted a little space for a pressie...

Sorry, there are quite a few photos!

The perfect space for a little package of rubber stamps :o)

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Wild Rose Studio - Bella with Presents stamp

Prima - Meadowlark papers

Prima - Essential petals 'Meadowlark'

Seam binding - chalk white (dyed with lavender memento ink)

Berisfords super sheer white ribbon

Lilac button

The Hobby House - pearls and 8mm pearl brad

I've coloured lovely Bella with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding my little Viva pearl dots around her, and some grass using Prisma pencils.  The sentiments - inside and out - are LOTV, and I stamped a flourish, by Eco Green, on the tag in 'lulu lavender' memento ink.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Flutterby Wednesdays - friendship (there are butterflies on the image, hope that's ok!)
• Simon Says Stamp & Show - anything goes
• Forever Friends - anything goes
• Creative Stamp Friends - special card shape
• Pile It On - cuddly critters (are elephants cuddly?!)
• Corrosive Challenges - cute as a button
• Divas by Design - anything goes

Rush, rush, rush again!  Few more things to do, and then I should get some time to sit and catch up with some of your blogs... Hope you've had a lovely day :o)

Tilda with Wrapped Heart - The Stamp Basket DT

It's my day to post on The Stamp Basket blog, and I just had the urge to colour my favourite (and most used) Tilda again... so I did!

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - straight edge card blank

Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love - Tilda with Wrapped Heart stamp

Prima - Song Bird papers

Prima - Essential Petals 'Belle'

Berisfords Satin Picot Edge ribbon - pale pink (altered slightly with a promarker)

Memory Box - Honeyblossom Sprig die

The Hobby House - 8mm pearl brad

The Hobby House pearls

I've coloured lovely Tilda with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding my little Viva pearl dots around her.  The sentiment tag is LOTV, and everything else is linked above!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday - another fab sketch
• Crafty Catz - anything goes
• Divas By Design - for a female
• Midweek Magnolias - 2 dies or punches (1 die & a corner rounder punch)
• Fab n Funky - pearls or rhinestones

Rushing off so I can catch up with some of your blogs!  Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Tilly with Gift - The Stamp Basket DT

Evening all :o)  I'm here with my DT card for The Stamp Basket blog, and I've used one of the super cute Tilly images from Wild Rose Studio again... I love 'em all!

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - straight edge card blank

Wild Rose Studio - Tilly with Gift stamp

My Mind's Eye - Howdy Doody papers

Whimsy - corner dies set (currently out of stock)

Memory Box - honeyblossom sprig die (currently out of stock)

The Hobby House pearls

I've coloured the lovely Tilly with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding some Viva pearl dots around her as usual.  The spotty ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons and I've used card candy for the centre of the bow.  Everything else is available from The Stamp Basket.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday - fab sketch
• The Ribbon Girl - bingo (ribbon, pearls, image)
• Great Impressions - a walk on the wild side (include an animal)
• DYSU - polka dots
• Crafty Ribbons - seeing spots & dots

Keeping this brief so I can have a mad dash around some of your blogs - things are busy around here with the school hols!  Have a lovely evening :o)

Tilly with Flowers - The Stamp Basket DT

**My 2nd post for today - please scroll down or click here for the Sugar Nellie blog hop**

I'm very late posting this, so I'll try to keep it fairly brief!  I'm back with my DT card for The Stamp Basket blog using one of the adorable Tilly stamps from Wild Rose Studio...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - scalloped edge card blank

Wild Rose Studio - Tilly with Flowers stamp

Wild Rose Studio - Letters From Paris papers

Whimsy - corners die set (currently out of stock)

Vintage style pink ribbon

The Hobby House rhinestones - clear

The Hobby House - pearls

I love all of the Tilly images - they're so cute and very easy to colour.  I've coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers as usual, and added some of my little Viva pearl dots around her.  The sentiment is LOTV, the butterfly was cut with a Kars punch and the scalloped border is a MFT die.

I followed the sketch at Sketch Saturday so I'm entering my card there.

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on my first Sugar Nellie DT card today - I'll be back in the morning with another sneak peek for you :o)

Mimosa waiting for Santa - The Stamp Basket DT

Hello!  Here I am, late again... I'm sorry I've been a bit absent for the last couple of days - I've got so much to do before we go away on Saturday, I'm crafting non-stop at the moment lol.  At the weekend I wrote myself a list of all the cards I need to make before we go, I thought it might make me feel less stressed to see them written down and getting them crossed off... when I'd finished there were 17 cards on my list and I most certainly didn't feel less stressed!  So I apologise in advance if I don't get chance to visit your blogs too often this week, I'll do my best whenever I get a spare moment.

Right, onto today's card which is for The Stamp Basket blog, where it's still 'Christmas in July' so I had to make another of them there Christmas thingies... also Janet's having a Guest DT call so pop over and read this post for all the details if you fancy applying.

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - scalloped edge card blank

Bildmalarna 'Mimosa - waiting for Santa' stamp

Bo Bunny - 'Father Christmas' papers

The Hobby House - 5mm ivory silk pearls

Deco Art Glamour Dust - crystal

I've coloured Mimosa with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added a bit of sparkly glamour dust.  The snowflakes were cut with a MS punch and sprayed with 'spray & sparkle', not that you can tell from the photos... Added some card candy and a Stampin' Up sentiment, and everything else is from The Stamp Basket.  Oh, I used my new MFT mini scallop border die too, on the edge next to the stripy paper - it cuts beautifully.

I followed the sketch at Sketch Saturday, so I'm entering my card there.

Will try and do some catching up with you all tomorrow if I don't manage it tonight.  Hope you've all had a lovely day :o)

Fizzy Moon - The Stamp Basket DT

It's 'Christmas in July' for the next couple of weeks over on The Stamp Basket blog - do pop over and have a look as there's Christmas Candy up for grabs :o)  This means I had to make one of those dreaded Christmas card things lol...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards on the edge scallop card blank

Fizzy Moon - Presents stamp

Papermania - Noel glitter paper pack

Berisfords satin ribbon - red

The Hobby House rhinestones - clear

Deco-Art glamour dust - crystal

Fizzy Moon's very cute isn't he?!  And he's only £2.99 at the moment in the sale at The Stamp Basket :o)  I've coloured him with promarkers and flexmarkers, added lots of glamour dust on his hat and used a Sakura clear stardust pen for the silvery ribbon on the presents.  The papers are lovely and sparkly - not that you can really tell from my photo!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Forever Friends - Christmas in July
• The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July
• The Cutie Pie Challenge - glitter & bling
• The Squirrel & The Fox - Christmas in July

I got absolutely soaked when I did the school run this afternoon!  It's my own fault for thinking how lucky I'd been to miss the worst of the rain until now... All my clothes were wet through, my shoes are probably ruined - looked like I'd got in the shower in my coat lol.  Oh, and didn't Andy Murray do well?!  It was a shame he didn't win, but it was a fab match and I did shed a few tears when he got all emotional trying to give his little speech at the end... fingers crossed for next year eh?  Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Chloe - The Stamp Basket DT

It's my day to post on The Stamp Basket blog, and I've used a gorgeous Whimsy stamp for today's card.  She's called Chloe and she's so lovely to colour...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards scalloped edge card blank

Whimsy 'Chloe' stamp

Wild Rose Studio 'Strawberry Picnic' papers

Memory Box 'marshmallow clouds' die

Vintage Style ribbon - pink

The Hobby House 8mm pearl brads and adhesive pearls

I've coloured the lovely Chloe with promarkers and flexmarkers, used Prisma pencils for the grass, and added Viva pearl dots around her.  The flower was cut with the Memory Box cherry blossom die (yes, again  - sorry!), butterflies cut with Kars punches, the sentiment is LOTV, and everything else is from The Stamp Basket.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• DYSU - blue skies & clouds
• Joanna Sheen - summer daze
• Charisma Cardz - anything goes
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - anything goes
• I Love Promarkers - anything goes

Sorry for the rushed post - off to catch up on some commenting while I've got a spare half hour!  Have a lovely evening :o)

Clean & Simple wedding card

It's my turn to post on The Stamp Basket blog today, and I've used some of the lovely Prima 'Fairy Belle' products to make a CAS wedding card.

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Prima 'Fairy Belle' papers

Prima 'Fairy Belle' wooden button

Prima Essential Petals 'Belle' flower

The Hobby House 8mm pearl brad

A friend of a friend has asked if I could make her a wedding card, and as all I know is she'd like something 'not fussy', I said I'd make a little selection so she can choose one.  Everything on this card is from The Stamp Basket, except for the sentiment which is Pink Petticoat.

I followed the sketch at Clean & Simple Stamping so I'm linking my card up there.

Sorry for the rushed post, hubby says our food is ready!  Will be round to do a bit of commenting later, have a lovely evening :o)

Porridge...

Every year my mum asks me for a card for a friend of hers who's mad about pigs... it gets harder each year to come up with something different!  So I decided to treat myself to this lovely Porridge stamp by Sugar Nellie - isn't he fab?

I've coloured Porridge with promarkers, flexmarkers and prisma pencils, adding some little Viva pearl dots around him.  The papers are from my stash, I'm not sure what make they are, the blue cardstock is core'dinations.  The corner die is Whimsy, the flower is the Cherry Blossom die by Memory Box and the leaves are the Poppystamps Loralei Leaf die (cut into pieces).  The sentiment tab is MFT, sentiment stamp is LOTV, blue gems and pearl from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• The Sugar Bowl - sketch (turned to fit the stamp)
• Allsorts - dies to die for
• Aud Sentiments - bingo (top row - happy, flowers & bling)

I've had a nice relaxing weekend, visiting family and catching up with crafty stuff.  We spent the afternoon/ evening at my mum's today and it's been such a lovely mild evening Dex decided to strip off and run around mum's garden with everything on show lol... hope he didn't scare any of their neighbours!  Hope you've all had a lovely day too :o)

A card at last!

Hello!  I've finally made a card - haven't been up to crafting for 2 whole weeks and I was beginning to get very frustrated.  Last week when I posted, I'd hoped that the antibiotics would be finished and I'd start to feel better, but the doc put me on some different ones that made me sick so I felt even worse... sob!  I think it's going to take a little while to get things back to normal, but I really needed to make something, so here's a little creation for The Stamp Basket blog...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards on the edge elegant card blank

Wild Rose Studio 'Tilly with Gift' stamp

My Mind's Eye 'Howdy Doody' paper

Whimsy Circle Pennants die set and matching Celebration Circle Pennant stamps

The Hobby House 8mm pearl brads

Quite a simple card, but I'm happy just to have got started again :o)  I've coloured the adorable Tilly with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added some Viva pearl dots around her.  The frame die is Stampin' Up, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and the yellow thread is from my stash.  Everything else is from The Stamp Basket.

I'm putting Waste Not Wednesdays on hold for a bit until I've caught up with other stuff, so apologies if you came to link up for that.  Sorry to have been missing for so long - thank you for all your lovely comments while I've been away from my blog!  Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Happy Anniversary to my hubby!

I'm very late with this post, but it's been a bit of a busy day (and I'm still not feeling well, but I promise not to bore you all!).  Today is my 5th wedding anniversary, and it's also my day for posting on The Stamp Basket blog, so I've combined the two and made this for my hubby...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards scalloped edge card blank

Magnolia Cuddly Siblings stamp

My Minds Eye Fiddlesticks papers

Whimsy corner dies set

The Hobby House - clear rhinestones

Stickles - diamond (on Tilda's dress)

I've coloured this sweet cuddly pair with promarkers and flexmarkers, adding my little Viva pearl dots around them.  The sentiment is from LOTV, the hearts are 'waste' bits from a Memory Box border die and everything else is from The Stamp Basket.  I kept it fairly simple because men aren't keen on loads of flowers and stuff are they?!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - fab sketch
• Just Magnolia - anything goes (sorry, I didn't notice the optional doily until it was too late!)
• Simon Says - anything goes
• Magnolia Down Under - seeing double (I've used 2 people, 2 hearts, 2 gems)

Sorry to rush off, but we haven't even eaten yet and I still want to try and cram some commenting in!  Hope you've all been enjoying the long bank holiday weekend :o)

Bella with flowers - The Stamp Basket DT

It's my day to post on The Stamp Basket blog today, and here's my little creation...

Can't add all the product links at the moment because there's a fault coming up on the shop site when I try to do it, so I'll edit this later...

I've used the very cute Bella with Flowers from Wild Rose Studio and some gorgeous Prima 'meadowlark' papers.  I coloured Bella with promarkers and flexmarkers and added some Viva pearl dots around her.  The tags are LOTV stamps, little pink blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the twine is from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - animals
• Cooking it up with Katie - brads, twine & stamped image
• Sentimental Sundays - pocketful of posies

Apologies if I didn't manage to visit you this weekend - I seemed to spend most of it dozing!  It's the heat and the hayfever tablets, they just knock me out... so I won't be taking any during the week, I'll just have to put up with the wheezing, sneezing, headaches and sore eyes instead - at least I'll be awake lol!  

Oh, and for those who asked about my new watermark - sorry I haven't let you know before, the lovely Janet at Pink Gem Designs made it for me, and you can order yours here.  Have a lovely evening, I'll be trying to catch up with you all :o)

Dancing Tulips - The Stamp Basket

It's my turn to post on The Stamp Basket blog today, and I decided to have a play with some dies instead of a stamped image for this week's card...

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards scalloped edge card blank

Memory Box - Dancing Tulips & Tulip Petals dies

Whimsy corner dies set

The Hobby House - pearls

My Mind's Eye paper - Howdy Doody

Distress Ink - frayed burlap

Sentiment stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink

I've used 2 separate dies for the tulips - Dancing Tulips cuts the basic tulips and leaves, and Tulip Petals cuts the flower in 4 pieces, and then you just layer them up.  I used my new Stampin' Up framelits dies (not the biggest one, this is the next size down) to cut the central shape, and drew around the die on kraft card to make the mat.  The sentiment is also Stampin' Up, stamped in Rich Cocoa memento ink.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Secret Crafter - in the garden
• Totally Papercrafts - sketch
• Papertake Weekly - in the garden
• My Mum's Craft Shop - feeling blue/ get well soon
• Simon Says Stamp - clean & simple (please delete me if this isn't CAS enough!)

When I picked Dex up from nursery this afternoon, he said "I'm going to be really nice to Morgan today... and to Daddy".... "Oh, that's nice" I said "are you going to be nice to Mummy too?"... Dex thinks about it for a while... "No, I don't think so!"  Cheeky little monkey!

Have a lovely evening :o)

GDT card for Simply Magnolia

I was lucky enough to be chosen as Guest Designer for this week's challenge at Simply Magnolia, which is 'pearls and lace'.  Here's what I made...

I got myself all nervous deciding what to make and took forever to pick which stamp to use!  I finally decided on one of my new ones as I hadn't managed to use her yet - this is Tilda unanchor... I probably wouldn't have chosen this one if she hadn't been in the selection from the Magnolia stamp club, but I'm glad I've got her now, she's very cute :o)

I coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added my usual little Viva pearl dots.  The papers are digi ones from Raspberry Rd - Life Documented and Life Documented dots & solids, printed onto linen card.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, leaves cut with a woodware punch, swirl cut with a Cheery Lynn die and the sentiment is a digi one from Pink Petticoat.  The Whimsy corner die, ribbon and lace are all from The Stamp Basket and the pearls are from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Crafts and Me - pearls & lace
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers - hip to be square
• I Love Promarkers - anything goes
• Tilda's Town - anything goes (1st challenge)
• Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
• Crafty Catz - girlie time
• Bunny Zoe's - anything goes

I was supposed to be having a crafty afternoon, but every time I go upstairs the boys find something to argue about (hubby included!), so I've given up for now... will do a bit of hopping around your blogs and then we're off to my mum's for a couple of hours.  Crafting will have to wait until this evening!  Hope you're all having a lovely day :o)

Bildmalarna Tulip - The Stamp Basket DT

I'm running a bit late as usual, been busy in the craft room all day and haven't had chance to do any blogging... Here's my card for The Stamp Basket blog, using a gorgeous Bildmalarna stamp - I think she's so pretty :o)

Not sure why the last photo is so blurry!

Items available from The Stamp Basket

Craftwork Cards - on the edge card blank, scallop white (size 6)

Bildmalarna stamp - Tulip

Prima papers - Fairy Belle

Whimsy circle pennants die set & matching Celebration Circle Pennants stamps

Dovecraft white flat lace 2 1/4"

Vintage style ribbon - pink

The Hobby House - 8mm pearl brads, clear gems & pearls

Prima Essential petals - Belle (under the rose)

Distress Inks - frayed burlap & antique linen

I've coloured the image with promarkers and flexmarkers and added my little Viva pearl dots as usual.  I've used Bazzill thread to 'stitch' the bunting, adding a Hobby House pearl brad at each side.  The big pink flower (under the image) is from a bag of Craftwork Cards chipboard shapes I've had for ages - I painted it with acrylic paint, distressed it a bit and then sprayed with 'spray & sparkle'.  The pink hearts are 'waste' pieces from a Memory Box border die and the pink rose is from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• The Sketchy Challenges - sketch
• Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
• Paper Sundaes - things with wings
• Charisma Cardz - pink & girlie

Apologies if I didn't get chance to visit you this weekend - it's not been the best few days but I won't bore you all lol... the yucky antibiotics were a bit of a disaster and there's just no getting past a 4yr old's clamped jaw!

Oh, nearly forgot - The Stamp Basket now has a Facebook page, do visit and 'like' it for all the latest info and offers :o)  Have a lovely evening!

Cuddly Siblings - The Stamp Basket DT

How's your bank holiday weekend been then?  Good I hope :o)  Mine has been quiet, with hubby still not well, but we spent most of yesterday visiting family so I've not had chance to do much blogging or crafting... must catch up later!

I'm here with my little creation for The Stamp Basket blog, and I've used a sweet Magnolia stamp for today's card...

Items used from The Stamp Basket

Magnolia stamp - Cuddly Siblings

Prima papers - Fairy Belle

Prima - essential petals 'Belle' under a matching wooden button

The Hobby House - pearls (various sizes) and 8mm pearl brad

Memory Box dies - madera corner and scalloped posie

Whimsy corner dies set

Stickles glitter glue - diamond

I love this stamp, but I get ever so confused when it comes to their feet!  I really can't tell which feet belong to Tilda and which to Edwin...lol... safest to give them the same colour shoes ;o)  I've coloured the image with promarkers and flexmarkers, and added stickles to Tilda's dress for a bit of sparkle.  Oh and the Viva pearl pen came out to play again! The sentiment is LOTV, large rose is from Wild Orchid and everything else is from The Stamp Basket.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Just Magnolia - anything goes + optional swirls & pearls
• The Sketchy Challenges - sketch (although I did change it a little bit, hope that's ok)
• Stampin for the weekend - layer upon layer (at least 4 layers)
• Midweek Magnolias - May flowers

Right, off for a mad dash to catch up on commenting - let's see how much I can do before I go cross-eyed!  Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)