All The Bs!!!

Morning peeps and Happy Friday.

This is a really short post today because I am off to the airport to collect my lot and then me and Kyla are settling down for a Royal Wedding Fest :)

Today over at the Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar challenge  our theme is

Buttons, Bows & Bling

so you just need to use any or all of those on your work.

We have 2 fab sponsors and prizes so if you get a sec, nip over and have a mooch before the nuptials start lol!!!

So this is what I did and I’ll do the shopping list at the end and leave you to look at the pics …..

Shopping list -

Hello Little Butterfly Tilda  from Simon Says Stamp and coloured with these Copics -

E00, E21, R11, R20 (skin), E40, E42, E50 (hair), BG0000, BG10, BG15, BG34, BV0000, BV00 (clothes etc)

Papers are Promises Collection from Nitwits

Butterfly Die - Marianne Design Creatables - Butterfly Style 3 from Dies To Die For

15mm Gingham ribbon, polka dot buttons and butterfly charm all from The Ribbon Girl

and last but by no means least, self adhesive rhinestones  from Wild Orchid Crafts

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Ok so that’s me done and I’m off to the airport. Enjoy your day and the wedding if you are going to watch (how could you not, awww – I cant wait to see her dress!!)  and see you soon.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Wild Orchid Crafts Hop – Check It Out Peeps xxx

 

Hi again chicksies.

I'm back this time with my second card of the day and this is for the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog Hop

If you’ve arrived here from Bev’s blog then you are in the right place. If not, nip back and have a mooch so that you don't miss out.

We are launching today the new  "Classic Colour Range of Roses" are they are  now live on the website (all the fave roses are there in these beautiful new colours)

And there are prizes along the way to be won as well and as it just so happens there is one to be had right here :)

So if you want to be in with a shout for these  which are of course from the Classic  Colour Range – these are Nu Rust – then just leave your name with Good Old Mr Linky at the end of the post and if good old Mr Random Boy chooses you, they will be yours.

And there are other prizes along the way as well as this ….

… grand prize which is at the end of the hop :)

The card I did for the hop is ….

….. this one here. 

Miss Attitude hAnglar was coloured with these Copics -

E00, E214, R11, R20 (skin), E40, E42, E43, E50 (hair), E02, E40, E42, W1, W3 (clothes etc)

I used Nitwits Buds ‘n Blossoms papers and I think they match the  Classic  Colour Range perfectly

The Wild Orchid Crafts blooms I used here are -

15mm pale peach roses (from the new range), sweetheart blossoms, 10mm open roses and some long stem stamens. Sometimes I think that as the blooms are so pretty, you don't need to use shed loads so they do actually go a long way

 

The self adhesive pearls are also from Wild Orchid Crafts …

… as is this 25mm peach organza ribbon

OK now back to the hop.

You now need to pop over to Dena’s blog and check out what’s happening there. Don't forget to leave your name with Mr Linky and the blog will run from midday UK time today until till midday Saturday 30th April and we will draw our winners on Saturday night.

Enjoy the rest of your day and see you tomorrow peps. Hugs to all xxx

Part One !!!

 

Morning peeps and this is the first of 2 posts today – more in a sec!!

Today over at the Lili Of The Valley Thursday challenge we have gone all soppy – must be something to do with some wedding or other tomorrow – and our theme is

Love Is In The Air

(I do hope that you aren't stuck for the rest of the day with that God-awful song going round your head – sorry Mr JP Young but it makes me cringe a bit – reminds me of drunk people pretending they like each other at weddings and parties!!)

Anyway there is as always a fab prize up for grabs donated by the loveliest of lovelies, Lisa & Laila …

and this …

.. is my card.

A really quick and easy peasy one this cos I used a cute square  :)

I used the new Nitwits papers which are from the Promises Collection and the MS PATP punch which I have forgotten the name of (sorry Carol – again lol!!!)

 

The bow is actually made using 2 different ribbons, both from The Ribbon Girl –  25mm satin in dark purple  and some open weave in lavender. I used one of the huge heart charms and I love that it is so big and funky, I really do :)

Spot old piggy’s face in the reflection – I look like I’m in the hall of mirrors at the fair, ooooops!!!

So that’s me done for now but I will be back shortly with something a bit special so see you in a bit and hugs to all in the meantime xxx

Happy Happy Birthday – The Simon Says Stamp Challenge is 2 :)

Morning lovely peeps and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge 2nd Anniversary Celebrations :-)

This week we have an ANYTHING GOES theme and a BLOG HOP, wooohoooo :-)

If you have just arrived here by chance and would like to join in the hop you will need to start at the beginning on the challenge blog. If you have arrived here from Tara’s blog you are going in the right direction :-)

There are 3 fabulous prizes from our lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp that 3 lucky entrants, drawn at random, will win !! You can see the piccies of what’s on offer on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.

And if that wasn't enough, we ALSO have a $10 Voucher to spend in the Simon Says Stamp Store to give away at every blog along the way !!

To be in with a chance of any of the prizes you MUST join in the challenge and complete the hop, leaving a comment on EVERY blog along the way :-)

So this is my card.

I used this sweet Tilda Hello Little Butterfly image and coloured it with these Copics -

E00, E21, R11, R20 (skin), E40, E42, E50 (hair),  B0000, B00, Y00, Y02, Y06, YR31 (clothes etc)

You can just about see the Sissix Flourish & Leaf Die hiding behind the  Magnolia Doily Flower die which I’d layered and then topped off with a little button.

The papers I used are from the Echo Park  Springtime Kit and seeing as I love Lord Tim of Holtz’s Scalloped Die so much, I used it three times lol!!

So that’s the old card done peeps and now back to the blog hop.

From here you need to hop on over to Domi's blog ( Domi has also recently celebrated her birthday on 24th so Happy Birthday chick xxx)

Thank you so much for joining us for our very special celebrations and don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky so that I can get Mr Random Thing to choose a winner for my $10 voucher and leave me a comment before you hop along :-)

Enjoy the rest of the hop peeps and have a great day and hugs to all xxx

Lil Sweet Pea :)

Morning peeps and hope you are all OK. 

Today over at Papertake Weekly it’s the last challenge  of the month so it’s time for a sketch …

… and it’s this one here (and one of my personal  faves!!)

And as it’s the last challenge of the month, we are sponsored by those lovely peeps in the good old US of A, Simon Says Stamp

and there is of course a spending spree up for grabs for one lucky girlie :)

So this is what I did.

I rotated the sketch – and I could not resist using my new hAnglar stamp which arrived at chez Piggy the other day (I know it isn't NEW new, but it’s new to me if you get my drift!!!)  I call her lil sweet pea here cos I used pea green and she is very sweet lol!!!

Anyhoos I coloured her with these Copics – E00, E21, R11, R20 (skin), E40, E50 (hair), R85, RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV10, W00, W1, YG0000, YG01, YG03, YG23 (clothes etc)

And there is a bit of the old blingy stuff scattered about as well :)

I used a little bit of bloomage from the one and only Wild Orchid Crafts - hip rosebuds, 10mm open roses, 6mm closed rosebuds and of course my faves at the mo, the gorge little sweetheart blossoms

The papers are all from Tracy at Dies To Die For and they are Memory Box 8 x 11 (fab colours)

I used Lord Timmy’s Scalloped Die and a few self adhesive rhinestones from WOC

The button and bow are both from The Ribbon Girl – I used pink organza and a medium lime green polka dot button and both are so pretty.

So we are done for another day and I am psyching myself up to clear the junk out of my craft room as my hoarding has gotten out of hand - just a bit. I have decided that the only way to do it is to get everything out and then put it into 3 piles – stuff I am keeping, stuff I will sell and stuff I will chuck. Problem is that the ‘stuff I am keeping’  pile will be bigger than the other 2 put together cos I just cannot be ruthless.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated peeps. How do you organise your rooms and how do you decide what to keep and what not to keep? Heeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllpppp!!!!

So on that note I better go and make a start. I might just go and have me lunch first (procrastination is something I am very VERY good at lol!!)

I’ll leave you with a sneakie peek of what will be here tomoz and all I will say is please don’t miss it cos we have a surprise in store :)

Enjoy your day and hugs to all xxx

Happy Easter Chicksters :)

Morning lovely peeps and I hope you are all well.

If the forecast is to be believed we are in for a lovely hot day in London and as we are doing the tourist thing that is all good :)

Today is the second of the scheduled posts,  and please God it has worked OK!!!

It’s Thursday and the last working day before the good old Bank Hol and time for a catch up with the Lili Of The Valley Thursday challenge girlies.

Today we want to see those Easter cards …

… and this is mine, just for you :)

No Copics today cos I did the cheaty McCheat thing again and used one of the new Die Cut Design sheets – Spring Rabbits. I just love these cos all the work is done for you :)

The papers are from the Nitwits Egg-stra Special collection

I also used a LOTV Happy Circular Sentiments stamp. The ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and I used Pencil Stripe in Meadow Green and added a cute lil sweetheart blossom from the one and only Wild Orchid Crafts

   

I used a few more sweetheart blossoms and some other  WOC blooms as well -  daffodils,  a 25mm wild rose, some tea rosebuds and some long stem stamens.

So I’m all done with the scheduled stuff for now and hope it has worked out OK.

I’ll be back with something JM-ish tomorrow and I’ll leave you with a little sneakie peekie …

Mmmmmmm, pink – now there’s a surprise!!!

Have a great day and hugs to all xxx

Simon Says … I Hope This Scheduled Thing Works!!!!

Hi peeps and I sure hope this has worked otherwise I will be talking to meself lol

So today over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge, we want to see

Embossing

and as always there is a fab prize up for grabs :)

And …

here’s what I did.

All of the DT have used Belles and Whistles  images and being the dope I am, I used the same one that I used last week – doh – which is Belle Sitting With Teddy!!

The Copics are back today and I used these colours  -

E00, E21 (skin), E40, E42, E50 (hair), E40, E42, G0000, G00, R85, RV0000, RV00, RV10 (clothes etc)

The papers I used today are from the  Echo Park  Springtime Kit – that minty green colour is so lovely.

              

I just LOVE these Magnolia Doily Flower dies – I can’t stop using them lol!!!.

I edged them with Copics (G0000 and G00) and added a little pearl and some glitter.

    

Ooops I nearly forgot – the embossing on here was done using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder which you can maybe just about see!!

So that’s me done and by the time you are reading this (and hopefully you are), I may very well be weaving my way down the Yellow Brick Road – I may even have arrived at the Emerald City - woohoooo!!!

Have a great day and see you tomoz.

Hugs to all xxx