Calm Down Dear!!!

Hi peeps and today we are celebrating over at Papertake Weekly cos today we are 4!!!

Woo hooo to us I say xxx

There is sooo much going on and all the details and the list of our lovely sponsors today are all on the main blog so do nip and check it all out peeps.

If you are on the hop already and have come to me from the very lovely and oh so talented  Sharon's blog then you are in the right place but if not, hop over to the main blog to get started.

We have an

 Anything Goes

theme with the option of adding something punched and …. 

.. this is what I did.

I coloured It’s My Party with Copics - don’t you just love her!!

She is of course from the fabby Lili Of The Valley and those papers are from Nitwits

Copics used are -

E000, E00, E212, R11, R20, E42, E50, B0000, B000, B00, B12, R85, RV0000, RV00 and there is also some blingy stuff here and there as well.

I used Spellbinders Rose Creations from Simon Says Stamp to make the flowers and added some Wild Orchid Crafts self adhesive rhinestones

 

Quite!!!

OK now I have a little bit of a giveaway to say a huge thank you to everybody that puts up with my waffle on here  ….

… it’s a pink bucket full of pink stuff :)

There’s a mixture of allsorts in there and I don't want to list it all as it will be a nice surprise for whoever Mr Random Bod chooses, so leave your name with old Linky and it could be winging its way to you …..

I have to say a massive thank you to all of our sponsors today and also to the wonderful DT who really are the BEST.  And finally to all the lovely Papertakers who join us every week cos without them there would be no challenge.

And here’s to another 4 years :)

OK now the next step of the hop is our fabulous Debi so nip over and check it all out sweet peeps.

Have the best day and enjoy the hop and good luck and of course, huggiest of hugs xxx

Fancy Some Pink Piggy Candy ?

Hi peeps and hope everyone is well.

As promised, it's time for a bit of a giveaway cos I haven't done one for a while and I'm feeling ever so guilty cos I've been a bad blogger lately so it's a thank you from me to thee for bearing with me while my head has been stuck firmly where the sun doesn't shine lol !!!

So what is there here?
I am so bad at taking pics like this (I aint so hot on the card pics either on occasions!!!) so I'd better do a list -

Pepper & Friends Designer paper pack - 12 x 12 (it's gorge!!)
Pepper & Friends Bath Time stamp
Pepper & Friends Honey To The Bee stamp
You can see what the stamps look like on the cards here
5 x 1m rolls of Papermania ribbon
Pack of Papermania buttons to match the ribbon
Tube of mixed fibres
2 rolls of DST (we all use it !!!)
Pack of stick on gems
Pack of stick on pearls
1 x 100 mixed baby pink embellishments from Wild Orchid Crafts
Mixture of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

So if you fancy getting your mitts on it, all you have to do is -

Become a follower if you aren't already one
(and thank you to everyone who already is xxxx)
Add your name to Mr Linky
Put a pic of my candy on your blog or in your sidebar with a link back here
Check back here on 24th Feb to see if Mr Random Thing has picked you :)

This candy is open to everyone and I'll ship to anywhere in the world.
And that's it - best of luck and hugs to all xxxx

ETA don't forget to add yourself as a follower if you aren't already cos a couple of peeps have forgotten to do this and I'll have to check it so that it's fair to everyone.
Cheers chicksies xxxx

Blog Candy 4U :)x

EDITED -

And the winner is ..........

Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:88Timestamp: 2009-11-08 14:34:57 UTC

It's Leanne - Slinky Cat.

Well done chick, and if you email me your details, your bag of goodies will be on it's way to you.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the blog candy and hugs to you all. I'll be doing another one soon so stay tuned and keep checking xxxx

This post will stay at the top until Sunday 8th November so scroll down for other posts

Well firstly, please excuse the dreadful pic here - I just cannot seem to take decent pics like this.

But I hope you can see that there's lots of goodies here which I am giving away - it's an early Christmas prezzie to say thank you to everyone who takes the time and trouble to visit here - despite the fact that I am a such a bad blogger lately lol xxx

So what's on offer is -

1 Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch (yes, it's true - how can I bear to give one away lol xx)

1 Joanna Sheen 3 CD set - Victorian Companion

1 clear Penny Black stamp set (Bubbly)

1 Penny Black wood mounted 'Love Conquers' stamp
1 Smirk Santa stamp
1 Smirk girl and reindeer stamp

1 box (140) Papermania coloured metal tags
1 pack of Sue Dreamer Charms
1 pack of Dovecraft Funky Brads
1 carton of Dovecraft Christmas tags
1 packet of Dovecraft Christmas shakers
1 pack of Papermania snowflake embellies
1 pack of Papermania butterfly embellies
1 pack of American Crafts mini mark rub ons
1 pack of glittery Christmas chipboard shapes
1 pack of Crafty Bitz 3D birthday stickers
1 pack of Crafty Bitz 3D Christmas stickers

So if you fancy getting your mitts on that lot, all you have to do is -

become a follower if you aren't already one

post a link on your blog to here

leave your name in the Mr Linky box below.

I'll choose someone using Mr Random DoDah on Sunday 8th November so that the winner should get it in time for Christmas, postal strike permitting, and it's open to anyone anywhere in the world.

Good luck xxx

Blog Candy, Sneak Peeks and a Willow Sketchie xxx

Ohh there's a lot going on here - it's a post in 3 parts so best get comfy lol xxx

OK, sneaky peakies first.

I was a bit more sneaky yesterday cos you couldn't really see the image, just my fave punch in the world :))x

This is another card for this month's Tutti Fruity Raspberry Ribbons kit. This time I used the pink organza and the gorgeous floral satin ribbons, along with the sweetest lil Sugar Nellie image, from Funky Kits. I won't even tell you what I coloured her with lol xxx The pretty papers are PP and I double printed them - see Liz's tutorial here.

In this month's ribbon kit, you get some little fruity charms and I also used a couple of them.



You can see them better here.

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And now for a challenge - the Willow Sketchie Challenge
And it was a challenge, but thanks Sharon cos I really enjoyed this.


So this is the sketch.

But Sharon don't make it that easy girls, oh no!!

So, you have to follow the sketch natch, but also you have to put 2 hand drawn shapes out of patterned paper on and you had to use at least 1 Willow Design item.

And if that wasn't enough, you had to make a keepsake.

Phew lol xxx

Well as luck would have it, this lil fairy flew into my stamp collection today all the way from Willow, and I could not resist using her.

And this is what I made.

The papers are Willow Design, except the crown and the bow, which I drew onto PP paper. I thought I had better tell you what they were cos I have said it before and I'll very likely say it again, by I won't be giving Picasso any sleepless nights with my drawing ability.

The ribbon is from my stash, the little pink pearly dots were from Creative Pastimes, and that beautiful butterfly lace was a prezzie from my lovely blog buddy Dawn xxx. It was one of the things in the parcel she sent me yesterday and was the only thing that put a smile on my fizzog all day!! How gorgeous it is, and even nicer IRL

So we've done the sketch, and we've used the right stuff and we've drawn (badly) 2 things, so what about the keepsake bit?

Well it isn't a card, it's lil box, and one with dividers.

I thought Kyla could use it to keep her array of hair bobbles, ribbons, clips, slides etc in. I got the template for it from The Cutting Cafe and it is really easy to do. I will use it again for sure and it will come in handy for Easter.

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BLOG CANDY bit is now at the top xx