3 Into 1 - Or Should It Be 1 Into 3?

I'm never quite sure which way round lol xxx

But basically what I mean is that I've done 1 card for 3 challenges.

I have to say that I really love this Penny Black image - it is one of my faves.

So The 3 challenges are -

Penny Black Saturday Challenge (Buttons & Bows)

A Spoonful Of Sugar Challenge which is a fab sketch
by my pal Caryn (loved it chick xxx)

& Colour Create Challenge which this week is red, yellow, black and white

So I think I ticked all the boxes there. I coloured the image with my old faithful PMs but left it bling free.

And this is the card.

I've put the pics on here a bit different cos I've removed all the backgounds.

What do ya think?
Do they look better backgroundless?
Or does it make them look like they are sort of floating?

I can't quite decide.

The paper was from a download I got from the lovely Marieka Vermeulen. I've had this for ages and the link is to her Etsy Shop, but I'm not sure she still does the black and white collection.

The ribbon is from Poppicrafts and the buttons were from who knows where cos I've had them for soooo long and never used them, cos I'm really not a 'yellow' person!!

But they came in very handy here!!!

And that's it - a teeny bit of dimension that's all, which you can hardly see, but it is there!!!

Well I have paperwork coming out of my ears so I have to knuckle down and get it sorted today. Once I am in that frame of mind, I will whizz through it - but getting started is the hard bit.

Then I am off for a bit of a shop to get some goodies for a blog candy I have planned VERY soon. I have most of it but there are one or two bits I want to put in as well. So have the best day peeps and see you soon.

Hugs to all xxxxx

Papertake Spookly :)

Yes we've gone all 'spooky-doos' over at Papertake Weekly and we're inviting you to join us over at

The Dark Side

And as I said yesterday, we have someone verrry famous as our special guest and it is non other than Joanna Sheen!!!!
(yes Vic, you were so wrong, my lovely lol xxx.

Joanna has made a card for us, we have 2 brand new GDT peeps AND there's lots and lots of fabulous cardage to feast yer eyes on. So nip over and check it all out if you get a sec xxxx

I thought this fabulous image of Milly on her broomstick from the very wonderful Janet at Pink Gem was perfect!!!

The original image has little stars round it - you can see it here - but I cut her out cos I wanted it to look like she was flying.

Just a note to say that Pink Gem will be closing from 16th to 25th October so if you want any goodies, best get them now lovely peeps xxx

Naturally, I used PMs and lots of blingy Glamour Dust. And as Milly is a very special witch, I gave her a glittery frock.

I think she looks fabulous!!!!

I cut the bat our using the Cricut - shock horror, it has been used twice in as many weeks - and I stuck it on a piece of acetate so it sort of floated over the card. I wanted to make it look like it was flying round Milly.

I have to say that IRL you can hardly see the acetate but of course, awesome Annie here with her marvellous editing skills has made it really stand out.

The papers and sentiment are all from Pink Petticoat's Happy Hauntings collection. I am loving this collection - the papers and colours are stunning.

And BTW, have you seen the new PP Fairy Lights collection? Check it out here - it is just awesome, AND it is on offer :)))x

So there's the old card.

As Halloween is approaching and we will no doubt be inundated with all sorts of little horrors asking us if we want a trick or a treat, I wanted to make something to put the 'treats' in.

And then I remembered this tutuorial over at Liz's blog.

It's a little sour cream container.

They are just perfect I think. They are soooo easy peasy, they only take about 1 minute to make and you get 4 from a single piece of A4 card. You could really go to town decorating them but I've left this quite plain so you can see it better. I'm sure you all saw them when Liz first blogged them but I thought I'd put it on here anyway. I am going to make loads for Kyla to take to her nursery Halloween party to give to her little pals.

So that's me done for the day.

But before I go, I have to say the biggest CONGRATS to my lovely blog bud Marcea. She's only gone and got picked for Magnolia's Design Team - wooohoooooooo. You can read about it here. I have had the pleasure of meeting this sweet girlie and this could not have happened to a nicer person. I am THRILLED for ya sweet cheeks (I am also dead jealous as well lol xxx) but well done you xxxxx

Have the fabbiest of days and hugs to all xxx

Ohhh What A Job .....

... I had editing these pics!!!!

So this has turned into the 'how many different shades of blue can you turn one card into' post!! Not intentionally of course.

So please excuse the dreadful quality here. I might re-take them tomorrow when the light is better (I always say that and I never do, but it sounds good lol xxx)

So I got a lovely bundle of goodies from the sweetness that is Tracy at Dies To Die For and this lil poppet and her blueberries was in it. How could I resist?

So I've used her for this week's Just Magnolia Challenge which is a sketch by Mina - and a fab one it is as well. And the challenge is sponsored by Tracy as well so it all fitted together nicely.

So this is the card and shade 1 - a bit of a cornflower blue tone in this shot. I used PMs and did the bling thing.

Check out Tilda's blue suede shoes (don't step on them will ya lol xxx)

OK, shade 2 here.
We've now got a bit of airforce blue.

I think I should point out that IRL this is a gorge colour. It is PP, Stripes and the colour is'blueberry' (to match the image cos I am such a saddo!!).

And wooohooooo, the MS doily punch is back in use.
And there's a sneaky bit of Cuttlebugging going on as well!!!

The ribbon was from the local floristry warehouse that I go to - cheap as chips as his orangeness David D would say :)

Ohh now I'm not sure what you'd call this shade - periwinkle maybe?
Or is that a tad pretentious?

It's in between the cornflower blue and the airforce blue so how about cornforce blue.

Ohh I am just rambling now!!!!

But this is the shade that is closest to Liz's blueberry.
Pretty isn't it.

Ohh I give up!!!!

So now for the excuses, nay reasons for the cock up that has been the pics.

OK, yesterday I ran out of batteries for my camera (which was why I was late with me Anya card). I ended up getting some from our village shop and I reckon they must have been in there since World War 2 cos they had about as much life in them as a comatose sloth!!!

So today, I make me card and get it finished just as the last of the good light is fading. I take a couple of pics and then the flippin sloth batteries die. So I legged it back to the village shop and bought some new ones, got back and tried to take some more pics. But it was heading towards dusk - not good - so I ended up putting the lights on.

Result? Crap pictures.

So some are too dark and some have a lovely yellowy tinge that make them look like they've been in a room full of Capstan Full Strength chain smokers. Sorry peeps but I hope you get can get the general idea.

And on that sorry note, I am off to sort out me card for tomorrow's Papertake Weekly. Now you don't want to miss this cos we have a very special guest designer tomorrow. She's very verrrry famous - that is all I will say. Tune in and see who it is if you get a sec. And you might even see a decent pic from me if I shape meself and get the pic done before the twighlight zone set in!!!!

Have a fab night and see ya tomorrow xxxxx

Burberry Anya

Weeeeell............... sort of lol xx

It reminded me a bit anyway!! Mind you, I've always seen things that other's can't so it is probably me being me as per usual.

But anyway, as it is Sunday, it's time for another Anyone For Anya challenge and this week our theme is

Perfect Paper Piecing.

The team have done some gorgeous work, as always, so if you have a sec to spare, nip over and have a mooch. And if you want to join us but find yourself without an Anya to your name, you can pick one up over at Dies To Die For as well as lots of other fabulous goodies.

So here's what I did.

I really do love this colour combi - tis one of my faves - and I think Miss A looks rather chic in her outfit.

What do you think of her red boots?

Please excuse my awful colouring peeps - I have new contact lenses - them there gradual varifocal things - and I am still getting used to them. Of course, I used my good old bad boys - no blingy stuff though (shock horror)!!

It isn't the hobo bow - I'm giving it a day off for good behaviour - but it did come from the US xxx.

The papers are a mix of Wild Rose Studio Spring CD - the dotty paper from the 'colour it yourself' section and I just left it plain, and Mad About Cards gingham.

The button was a stash inhabitant!!!

And there you have it.

It was Port Sunlight Craft fair yesterday and I was there doing my demo thing with Pro Markers, Pink Gem stamps and the new Wild Rose Christmas CD. Lots of lovely ladies came to say hi, including my blog buds Pauline and Shell. Lovely to see you again chicks. I have to say that the weather, for the time of year, was glorious and lots of people were having their lunch outside in the sunshine.

So after the last mad few days, a quiet day is in order today I think. We are having a bit of a trad Sunday lunch and I am off in a sec to start making it. I am going to savour every single morsel of me roasties and every molecule of unhealthy lemon tart with cream (or tart au citron if you are posh!!!) cos this is my last proper meal for a while.

Yes, the lardage has piled on again when I wasn't looking, no doubt cos I was too busy stuffing food into my trap!!!! My chins are almost into double figures. My thighs are getting huge - thank God my stomach covers them lol xxx And my behind is getting wider by the day, to the extent that very soon, I will need a couple of tugboats to turn round.

It is really not a good look.

I have resisted the urge to get on the scales for a couple of weeks now cos I think I had developed ostrich syndrome. But this morning I got a bit brave and I did not like what those flamin' scales told me.

They could be wrong, but straws and clutching is springing to mind lol xxx.

So I am back on Slimmers World. PDQ!!!

Enjoy your Sunday (and your Sunday lunch) girlies and see you soon.

Hugs to all xxx

Spooky Pumpkin Cutie :)

Hi Peeps xxx
Hope all is well with everyone.

This lil sweetie is Pumpkin Emma and she is a CC Design image. I think she is really sweet and I thought I'd use her for my Happy Halloween card for Kyla.

I love CC Designs and there is a fab range available over at the equally fab - if not fabbier - Dies To Die For.

Buy sheer good luck, I can also use her to join in with the challenge over at A Spoonful Of Sugar cos this week it is Halloween :)

And this is what I did.

I coloured the image with PMs - no blingy stuff for a change and also no punches - MS or otherwise!!!I thought I'd show you the papers like this cos you can't see them in their full glory on the card but they are perfect for Halloween cards and they are of course Liz's brilliant Spooky Doodlies papers from Pink Petticoat.

The colours are gorgeous - I just love them!!!

You'd never know it if you looked on here but I do actually have a Cricut machine. To my shame, it doesn't get used half as much as it should but I have told myself that I must start to use it more.

So this spider's web and spider were from the Wild Card cartridge - it is awesome and chock full of stuff. I used some little orange gems which were on offer at The Paper Mill for the spider's eyes.

And there ya go.

I am on a flyer tonight cos I am off to do the technical thing with my keyboard and mouse. The mouse is one of them digital wireless things - grrr - and lately it has developed a mind of it's own to the point where I am almost ready to feed it to the cat.

My keyboard is also missing half the letters cos for some reason (probably due to heavy handed Annie here lol xx) after about 6 months of use, I managed to wipe the writing off most of the keys. This the third keyboard I have ruined and this particular one is now down to 4 keys that are readable.

So I've been to PC World and replaced them. And if you stick your head out of the window in about half an hours time, you will no doubt hear the yells and cursing when thicko here can't get either of them to work.

If you stick your head out and it happens to be quiet, it will either mean a) I have given up and gone to bed b) I have thrown them both through the window or c) both.

Have a fab night and see ya soon xxxx

2 Little Dickie Birds & Lotsa Pics :)

Ok, they are not so little but I couldn't think of anything catchier than that for my title!!! When I first saw these images I fell in love with them cos they are quirky and a bit different.

A bit like me I suppose lol xxx

I have to say that I have something else in common with them as well. I'd like to say that it's the long legs. But sadly, that little fantasy exists purely in my head cos the reality is that they are 3 x 4 legs.

But we are both pink lol xxx

So over at Papertake Weekly it's time for another sketch -

- it's this one here.

And as we are being sponsored again by the lovely Kathe from TAC, all the images we've used this week have come from her, and they are gorgeous.

I really liked 2 of the fabulous flamingo images and I could not decide which one to use. So I did 2 cards. I kept to the same papers and colours cos I quite like seeing how different you can make them look using the same stuff.

This is the first one.

I added a cheeky bit of decoupage on her skirt to make it look like she was really doing the hula - or doing lots of hip action as they say on Strictly !!! And there's a bit of Stickles action going on as well!!!

The blooms are a mix of ones I won from Simon Says Stamp and Papermania and there's a scrap of me fave ribbon there as well.

It's a bit like a hobo that bow, cos it goes from card to card to card lol xxxx

The gingham paper is Mad About Cards and the pale pistachio is one I made up in Paint. The sentiment is TAC and the punch is SU which I got from my fab teamie Mandy.

Pardon us for looking up yer skirt chick, but it' a better way to see the dimension.

So that is my first card.

All together now - she wore an itsy witsy teeny weeny lime green polka dot bikini :)xx Sorry about that peeps cos I just realised that I've probably reminded you all of the gurning weirdo that is Timmy Mallet.

So anyway, this is the second card.

The blooms are from the very wonderful Poppicrafts and the ribbon was from the US of A and sent over lovingly by one of my fab friends who shall remin nameless, but she knows who she is xxxx

I made the green spotty paper by overprinting a sheet of the pale pistachio card I made with some black spotty paper from Pink Petticoat's Blooming Doodles collection (love this one).

And just when you thought you'd seen the last of Martha Stewart's finest on here, one pops up again. You didn't think I'd gone off them did you!!

And that's the last card.

Which is your fave? I have to be honest and say that I cannot pick cos I quite like them the same really.

And that's me done for today. Nip over if you get a sec and see what the PTW girlies have done with the sketch and the images - fabulous team cardage I think.

Have a great day and I hope that the weather is nicer where you are than here. Sadly though I fear it isn't (unless of course you are reading this from somewhere warm and exotic).

See ya soon xxxx

It's a Cover Up :(x

Yes, we managed to get ink all over the card - about 10 minutes before I was due to do the Anyone For Anya Post!!!! So a state of emergency was declared here at the sty and I had to get me thinking cap on really quick. I'll show you in a sec.

So over at Anyone For Anya this week, we thought we'd have a 'Your Anya' challenge so we had to use the image which best summed us up.

Now I have to say that had I had the Laundry Anya, I would have used that image cos it seems to me that my head is always in the washine machine either putting stuff in or taking it out.

But sadly I aint got it.

She is available though at Dies To Die For and had I been a bit more organised (ha!!!), I would have ordered her.

So I thought l'd use the Snow Anya cos I am a winter girl - love the snow, love the dark nights (yes, it is a bit strange I know) and love cosying up to a nice roaring fire.

So here's me card.

I coloured Miss A in with PMs and there is some Glamour Dust on the furry bits.

I also got the Flower Soft out again and made some nice crunchy snow for her to stand on. I'm getting obsessed with that stuff lol xxx

I made a little charm.

The snowflake charm was either from Bunny Zoes or Simon Says Stamp. Sorry I cannot for the life of me remember which one this was from, but they are available at both these places.

I know where the papers were from though. The stripey grey and pink snowflake papers were from the fab Pink Petticoat and the grey gingham was from Funky Fairy


Here's the cover up.

I'd been inking something else, had a bit of BLACK ink on my hand which I hadn't noticed, picked up this card and ended up with a ruddy splodge of ink down the side of the image. This was not a happy accident - I was very unhappy I can tell you.

So 3 strategically placed punched snowflakes have saved the day!!!

So there you have it.

I'm off to do a bit of shopping. It's card club tomorrow night and it's our first birthday so I want some nice bits and bobs to take with me :)))x

But before I go, I thought I'd show you these little sweeties -

They are little angel charms and you can use them on your cards or jewllery.

I have some left over from an order I did, so if anyone is interested in buying any, just drop me an e-mail (they are £1.50 each including p & p).

I have to say a huge thank you to my lovely friend, the absolute sweetness that is Marlene, cos I got the idea for them from her and she has very generously said that she didn't mind me selling them. Thank you lovely girlie and I can't wait to see you at the NEC xxx

Have a great Sunday and hugs to all xxxx