Good morning everyone I hope you all have a fantastic weekend planned...did you all enjoy the hop yesterday didn't the team have some amazing makes to show you...have you chosen your Puppy Love favourites yet, I would love to know which ones they are...you should have arrived her from the amazing Vicky's blog but if you didn't and you want a chance of winning some candy pop on over to the fab Jane's blog to start at the very beginning all the details are on the Sugar Nellie Blog...don't forget to leave each of the sweeties on the hop a comment for a chance to win some goodies from Sugar Nellie
my little beauty to show you today is the gorgeous Fifi Goes Shopping, I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her fabulous little outfit and her sweet little puppies too with some Basicgrey Little Black Dress papers...I used her as a tag (backed with more of the same papers) for a Kraft paper gift bag I made, she works brilliantly like this doesn't she...
I stamped a sentiment on the bag and used a stunning metal frame which is another of my fabulous Secret Santa Tim Holtz gifts, love them all...I finished with a black velvet ribbon tie and bow and a lace bow,I love this fantastic stamp she is perfect for a girly of any age dont you think......your next stop on the hop is over to the fantastic Tiets who has another amazing creation to show just as wonderful as yesterdays, Im entering this for the Basicgrey challenge and Cutie Pie challenge...enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget your comments for a chance to win, have a wonderful weekend
Good morning everyone, I hope your all well and happy...your in for a treat today, there's a brand new release at Funkykits....our brand spanking new Sugar Nellie Puppy Love release...they are so gorgeous and perfectly girly....you should have joined me from the fabulous Jane's blog, if not then hop on over to the wonderful Pat's blog to start at the beginning, you don't want to miss anything and don't forget to leave a comment on all the sweeties blogs on the hop for a chance to win some candy, all the details are on the Sugar Nellie blog
its my great pleasure to show you the beautiful Best Day Ever, I love love love that dress, my Daughter had one just like that when she was small and wore it for her 4th Birthday....I coloured this little darling and her mouse friend with Distress inks and teamed her up with these beautiful Melissa Frances papers...I added some ruffled elasticated ribbon from Tim Holtz (a gift from my secret Santa this Christmas) and cream satin ribbon and a ruffled bow to finish...I wonder which of the girls you will fall in love with and wont be able to resist getting your hands on, I'm dying to know, I have my favourite picked out already...your next stop om our hop is the massively talented Tiet's, she has something stunning to show you...don't forget along the way to leave your comments, you don't want to miss out on a chance to win the lush candy...have a wonderful day and enjoy the rest of the hop, I will see you tomorrow hopefully for Blog Hop part two
Good morning everyone are you all well, there is loads of sniffling and coughing going around so I hope you haven't got the lurgy...I had one of those klutz days yesterday, you know the days when everything you do goes wrong and you cant even walk in a straight line...I fell up the stairs (now what sort of klutz falls up stairs) and whacked my elbow so hard I couldn't feel my arm for an hour and no amount of swearing or rubbing helped at all lol, then I caught what was left of the cuff of my fav creating top and ripped it till there was only a seam holding it on, I'm going to have to give up and throw it away aren't I, there will be tears that day I tell you, plus when I caught my cuff I had a cup of coffee in my other hand and it went all over me, yucky...I gave up after that and huddled on the sofa with a hot water bottle and a packet of biscuits watching rubbish daytime TV waiting for the roof to fall in...I can do without days like that but they do make me laugh when I think about them later, so every cloud has a silver lining...my card for today is using this fantastic Kraftin' Kimmie Jayne stamp which is on sale at Bunny Zoe's Crafts for £4.58, bargain isn't she and gorgeous to colour, I used my usual distress inks and paper pieced her dress and bow with the same Prima 6x6 Sparkling Spring paper pad papers as i used for the card, I cut out the edge of one the sheets to make this fab shape and finished with a stunning sparkly chipboard sentiment from a K&Co sheet, I didn't think it needed anything else as the paper is so gorgeous, my cards seem to be getting less and less embellishments on them don't they...I'm entering this for the Anything Goes challenge and the Allsorts challenge
its another preview time before our Sugar Nellie blog hop tomorrow and Saturday...today's preview is on the fabulous Gayles blog, hop on over to the Sugar Nellie blog to read all about it and I will see you at 9 tomorrow for our fab blog hop...Its supermarket day with my lovely Dad today so I will be keeping my arms by my sides and my feet firmly on the ground in case of anymore mishaps...have a safe and brilliantly fun day everyone
Good morning everyone do you have sun, we had sun yesterday and the day before and its so lovely to see it again...even the temperature has gone up a little...my lovely Dad and I went for lunch yesterday and boy it was so yummy but while we were eating there was this middle aged guy whose phone rang, nothing strange there until he proceeded to put the phone on the table on hands free and yell into it while he was eating, he was so loud that everyone in the place, and there was quite a few people, stopped eating to stare at him, he was sssssooooooo loud and what was worse we couldn't understand what he was saying because he wasn't speaking English lol...I said to my Dad I thought I should go over and try to explain to him it was a mobile phone not a megaphone, which made my Dad chuckle, its lovely to see him looking so much better and seeing him have that cheeky giggle of his again, he has even had a haircut and looks a lot more like himself...my card for today is using this amazing Mo's Digital Pencil Georgia, doesn't that fabulous little face just make you smile...I coloured her with distress inks and knew as soon as I saw her which papers I would use, these gorgeous papers from the Prima Madeline 6x6 paper pad and the tag from the same pad just go perfectly with her gypsy outfit don't you think...I finished my card with some ribbon and punched butterflies...the lush sketch is from Sketch Saturday and I'm also entering it for the CES Challenge and the Crafty Cardmakers challenge
now news of some sneak peeks for you...there's a brand new release of stamps called Puppy Love from Sugar Nellie being released on Friday 13th and as always there will be a two day blog hop with prizes along the way all the details are on the Sugar Nellie blog...but before Friday we are having a couple of sneak peeks for you
today's sneak peek is at the wonderful Vicky's blog, hop on over and see what she has to show you, you are going to love these new ones I promise...I'm having a crafting day today and a visit from my beautiful Daughter, whatever your up to have a fabulous time
Good morning everyone are you all well and happy, we finally got a bit of sun yesterday but I'm still struggling with my photos and still cant enlarge them, but if you click on them you can see them larger...I'm probably doing something really simple wrong but my poor brain cant get round it at all, maybe I just need new glasses and they only look blurred to me lol...I managed to get some rummaging done yesterday and found loads of things I had forgotten I had (its shocking isn't it how much stash we have that we forget about isn't it) but my mojo is still sadly lacking and missing in action, I must have a look under my beds for it, that's where I usually found things I have lost lol...I have a couple of cards and some DT cards made for this week so I'm going to just forget about my missing mojo for a couple of days and hope it will sneak back when I'm not looking...its sneaky like that you know...anyway onto my card today which is using some of the paper I found yesterday I had forgotten about, I have the Prima Madeline paper pad but I bought this sheet ages before I got that and forgot about it, I love that beautiful Rose paper side but the other is an amazing blue sheet music, gorgeous collection this isn't it, this paper is called Prima Madeline Spring Tide, I want the job of thinking up the names for papers, wouldn't that be a brilliant job imagine getting paid to look at lush papers all day...the cute little twins stamp is a Fizzy Moon stamp called New Addition, I bought it from Dunhelm Mill and coloured it with distress inks, I finished with one of the sentiments from the same Fizzy moon set and added a shocking pink bow and some blue buttons...the fab sketch is from Stamptacular Sunday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Crafty Catz weekly challenge and the Simon Says Stamp challenge...I'm going out with my lovely Dad today for lunch, I'm taking him out to Town for his lunch, we still haven't heard anything from the Hospital and we are going with the 'no news is good news' attitude...have a fabulous day everyone
Good morning everyone, did you all have a fabulous weekend?...we did nothing yesterday at all, we were meant to go to town but I wasn't feeling too well and fell asleep at 2pm yesterday afternoon and didn't wake until 8pm would you believe...and I was still in the same spot I fell asleep in, woke with a really stiff neck though...ouch and I woke up after Phil had gone back to work so missed him leaving, I hate doing that...I think its the time of year you know as everyone seems to be the same, after all the hustle of Christmas things in January are very very quiet aren't they and I think we could all do with some fun and sun, so sign up below for a holiday away and we will all go somewhere warm for a crafting holiday oooohhhhh or how about a crafting cruise...anyone up for it lol...onto my card for today which is for our new challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts challenge, this month our lovely Bettina chose the theme and its a inspirational photo challenge...my photo is once again rubbish because of the weather to get any photo at all I had to use the overhead light and that was in the morning too, roll on the sunshine of spring I say and it might give my mojo the boot up the bum it needs too...I chose to use this beautiful little Whimsy stamp called Valerie & Kitty Sitting Pretty, so cute isn't it and coloured it with distress inks...the lush papers and tag are from the Kaisercraft English Rose 6x6 paper pad this pad is so lush and the colours are beautifully muted too, I finished with some soft pink bias binding and some of the flowers from the same pad cut out and raised around the sentiment...I added some more of those lush Kaisercraft Resin flowers in Fuchsia as I cant resist them...I used the fab sketch from the Totally Gorjuss challenge and I'm also entering it for the Fussy & Fancy Friday challenge too...I'm going to have a rummage through my stash day to see if I can jump start my mojo...if your hiding it own up so I don't have to hunt for it lol...whatever your up to today have a brilliant one
Good morning everyone did you all have a wonderful day yesterday, ours was very very quiet but we are going to have a mooch in town today so we will make up for it, oooohhhh and I still have gift cards to spend...thanks for all your emails asking about my Dad, your such lovely thoughtful people, hes much better but we are still waiting for some results from Hospitals and Doctors but we have all our bits crossed that its nothing too bad, but like I said to him yesterday even though its happening to him whatever it is we will cope with it together, as a family...oooohhhhh that's deep for this early on a Sunday morning isn't it lol...right now onto my card for today, how beautiful is this Hannah Lynn digi from Crafts and Me, shes called Kissy Fish, I love how Hannah Lynn draws hair don't you and its a dream to colour...I used my usual distress inks and added a little bit of glitter to add a bit of bling...the lush papers are from the K&Co 12x12 Classic K Bailey scrap kit, love this kit so much, I finished my card with some of my favourite cream satin ribbon and a bow and a couple of flowers from my stash...the fab sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I'm also entering it for the CES challenge and Creative Inspirations challenge...I'm off to have a look at the Boots website to see what goodies they have on offer for me to spend one of my cards on...whatever your up to today have a fantastic Sunday
Good morning everyone, do you have anything fantastic planned for this weekend?, I don't think we will be doing very much at all really, but then you never know do you...when my lovely Phil came home last night after we had eaten he was gone for ages and I could hear him pottering about in the kitchen, then slowly this wonderful smell started to tweak at my nose, he had been baking and made pasties and pies and they smelt incredible, it was all I could do to stop myself having one then and there, only the thought of the molten lava insides and what it would do to my tongue stopped me, I did manage a little nibble or two when they had cooled though of course...he is the best baker ever, his pies are to die for...everyone loves them to the extent he made two huge ham and egg pies last Saturday and by Sunday morning they were both gone...I didn't eat them all honestly although if I put my mind to it I probably could....right now onto my card for today and before I tell you about, I'm having a real problem posting my images, is anyone else having problems?...I can get them posted but when I try to enlarge them they go all blurred, I have tried saving them in different ways etc and they look great on my computer, its only when I upload them it happens...its driving me crackers
right now card Mina...ok...how fantastically beautiful is Winter Fairy Talva (look at those cute toes) from Mo's Digital Pencil, she like every other Mo's image is a dream to colour...I used distress inks and of course loads and loads of glitter...the fabulous papers which I think are a perfect match for her don't you are from Whiff of Joys 6x6 paper pad Frühlingserwachen from Bunny Zoe's Crafts, I used a few punched snowflakes and a huge organza ribbon bow to finish, I love that ribbon its lush, I so wish I could remember where I had got it from...the lush sketch is from Inspirational card sketches challenge (sketch 126) and I'm also entering it for the Stampalot monochrome challenge and the Do You stack up challenge...right I'm off to have a pastie lol...whatever you get up to today I hope its a brilliant one
Good morning everyone have the winds finally settled down where you are, they died down a little yesterday afternoon then there was stillness last night and it seemed so weird because it has been blowing so long the silence was surreal...we went to the supermarket yesterday and put the whole world to rights over our coffee and tea so prepare to see things pick up over the next few days lol...my beautiful Daughter text me and asked me did I fancy dinner which is Daughter text for 'do you fancy cooking', well I didn't but I did buy us all takeaway instead...we had pizzas and I don't know if it was the garlic or what but I was so so thirsty I couldn't stop drinking water all night...we had a good old natter and spent some time together and her lovely fella even put my bins back for me bless him...I never know what to call him, partner sounds like their names should finish with Ltd or & Co doesn't it, I cant say boyfriend because they have been together 5 years and living together for nearly 3 of them, boyfriend sounds like they go on date or two...maybe I should call him my future Son-in-law might give them ideas to make it legal and give me an excuse to make some wedding invitations lol...what would you call him all suggestions greatly accepted...anyway onto my card for today which is another dark photo as the skies are still so grey the colour gets all washed out...this gorgeous little cutie is from Belles and Whistles and is called Clowning around, isn't she so gorgeous, I coloured her with distress inks and paper pieced her outfit, I love paper piecing, its all that cutting out...btw a little hint when your paper piecing, when you cut whatever your doing out go around it with a black pen and then you wont get those raw white edges...the fantastic papers and sentiment I used are from the Kaisercrafts Blea and Ivy 6.5x6.5 paper pad, the pad and stamp are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I finished with some fantastic red gingham ribbon, the blue, green and red isn't a combo I have used before but I think it works well don't you...the fab sketch is from Sketch Saturday challenge and I'm also entering it for the Papertake Weekly challenge and Truly Scrumptious challenge too...I'm going to do some crafting and tidying today so not going out at all...whatever your up to today have a fantastic one
Good morning everyone, I hope you haven't been suffering the storm we have here, I woke up yesterday morning to my two bins empty at the bottom of my garden and the contents all over the place (thank goodness they were emptied on Friday), the wind had whipped one of them so hard it dug a huge chunk out of the grass...needless to say the contents and bins are still there as I wasn't going to brave the elements to collect them, they can wait until the storms die down...my lovely Dad was telling me that his neighbour woke to a satellite dish in her garden and she doesn't even have one, well I suppose she does now lol...I wonder how far it travelled, I had visions of it sailing though the air like a scene from the Wizard of Oz...we did go out for a while though as my Dad needing some food shopping but we didn't stray far as the wind, snow, rain and hail was almost horizontal...straight home a fire on and heating full on and we were sorted for the rest of the day...ok now onto my card for today which is a midway reminder for our mega challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenge, you still have until the 18th January for a chance to grab one of the 6 amazing prizes on offer, the theme is anything goes and you can enter a maximum of 3 times too, so what you waiting get on over there and join in...I used this amazing Dusk digi stamp by Sara Burrier, beautiful isn't she and one of my all time favourite Crafts and Me digis...I coloured her with distress inks and the stunning paper is a Michele R Digital Design paper called Vintage Postcard, I printed it three times and layered the flower, butterfly and one of the leafs...because the image and paper is so beautiful I didn't think it needed anything else...well I hope it didn't anyway lol...I'm entering this for the Top Tip Tuesday challenge and Magical Monday challenge too...oh btw is anyone having problems with blogger?, some of my sidebar info and gadgets keep disappearing and I seem to be dashing around chasing them...oh well I'm sure it will settle down...I'm not going out today I'm going to watch the bad weather from inside in the warm...whatever your up to I hope the weather is better
Good morning everyone I hope your all well and happy, I had a semi successful crafting day yesterday and managed 3 dt cards, but I so need to do so so much more...at least over the last couple of days I have done some fabulous blog hopping and plan to do loads more tonight, I so miss it when I don't have time to do hopping, I love a good surf don't you but I'm so easy distracted by links lol...I wont get any crafting done today as my lovely Dad needs some shopping and I feel a coffee to put the world to rights is desperately needed...well it wont sort itself out will it lol...my card for today is using a Christmas stamp, don't you just love it when you can use something all year round..I used this stunning little Wish Upon A Star from Funky Kits and with the addition of some cute teeny tiny pearls and a load of glitter I changed its use, I think it works really well don't you...I coloured her with Distress inks and I'm so sorry but I keep forgetting to keep a note of the colours I use to add at the end, but I will do my best in future...the lush papers are from the new Basicgrey Little Black Dress paper pad, this pad is so lush, when you first look at its you think its all greys and blacks but it isn't there's some pale blues and creams/gold as well, there's also an amazing animal print in it that I cant wait to use...this pad and loads of other crafting goodies were a Christmas gift from the fabulous Karen at Sugar Nellie, isn't that amazing...I finished my card with some fabulously glitzy sparkly ribbon and a bow and a couple of crown pins from the Ribbon Girl...that fabulous sketch is from the Sugar Bowl challenge and I'm entering this for the Basicgrey Challenge, have a wonderful day everyone and whatever your up to I hope you have fun
Good morning everyone, I hope your all well and are having a great start to 2012, Phil has gone back to work and it seems so strange to be here alone again but at least I will get loads of work done today, well that's the plan anyway...we had a fantastic family lunch yesterday and my lovely Dad seems to have his appetite back and even asked for a second Yorkshire pudding, fingers crossed he is well and truly on the mend, you probably heard the sigh of relief from where you are lol...because my Dad wasn't with us for Christmas we had a extra special lunch and even had Christmas crackers, and he chuckled at each and every terrible bad joke in them too...I missed his laugh as we haven't heard it much when he wasn't well, we are going shopping together tomorrow so he can spend some of his gift cards he got for Christmas, I don't like shopping for clothes with my Dad, he doesn't really need anything and the men who complain women are picky shoppers should spend the day with my Dad, I will give you an example when we were shopping for a new TV for him, it took him 12 weeks and I mean looking at them at least twice a week too...couldn't make his mind up if I paid him lol...anyway onto my post for today, its for our new challenge at The Pretty Little Ribbon shop challenge...
the choice of theme this time is from our fab teamie Peet and she chose Be My Valentine, as soon as I started to think about this DT project I knew I had to use this amazing Ragged Romeo from Mo's Digital Pencil, stunning isn't it and look at that little girls face, perfection, I coloured them with distress inks and used them as a tag for a box...the stunning ribbons are from The Pretty Little Ribbon shop and are Antique Gold Sheer Ruffle Edge 16mm (just peeping behind the white) and White Silky Crush wired ribbon, I finished with loads of Prima roses and a mixture of velvet and satin leaves from my stash...wait until you see what the rest of our wonderful came up with, wow...I'm entering this for the Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge, the Joanna Sheen Celebration challenge (mines Valentines) and the Dutch Dare Card challenge too...I'm having a crafting catching up day today and I'm not coming out of my craft room until I have caught up...have a wonderful day everyone and when you have time pop on over to The Pretty Little Ribbon shop challenge and join in
Good morning everyone and Happy New Year, I wish you all love, happiness and good health for 2012...anyone got a hangover?, oh and have you made any resolutions I would love to hear them, I never make any as I never ever keep them so its not worth the guilt trip when I never manage them...er...remember I said I wasn't going to buy anything in the sales, well we all went to Sainsbury's yesterday to get the food for today's New Years Day/Sunday lunch and I couldn't resist a little mooch through their sale goodies now could I, then I saw it, the fluffiest, biggest dusky pink dressing gown I have ever seen and an amazing 40% off now how could I resist that...so I didn't and bought it...I look like a polar bear who is going through its pink phase but it is so warm and lush, I love it...my card for today is for anyone who needs a little help with their hangover lol...the fantastic image is from Mo's digital pencil and is called Nurse, shes great for any get well card don't you think, I coloured her with distress inks and these lush Christmas papers (see you don't have to use Christmas papers just for Christmas do you), I haven't a clue who they are by though as there's no markings on them at all, I bought them from my local shop Crafter's and Co so must ask Sara who they are by...I finished with a white satin ribbon and a red tartan bow, the letters are from a sheet of Basic Grey embellishments...the fab sketch is from the My Time Made Easy challenge and I'm also entering it for the Card Crafter's Circle challenge and the Charisma Cards challenge too...I am so so behind with all my DT work that Phil's says he is going to make lunch today to give me a chance to at least get organised as to what I need to get done, thank goodness for men that can cook lol...we are having a lovely family lunch today, my favourite thing to do...whatever your up to I hope you have something wonderful planned too
