A Sunny Lil Hunny :)

    

Hi there lovely peeps and hope you are all OK today :)

It’s that time of the week when we nip across the water and catch up with our friends in the jolly old US of A cos it’s time for another fab Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

This week we have inspiration in the form of this beautimous summer board which was put together by our very own Joy.

I think it look amazing :)

As always, Heidi will be giving away a whopping …..

… gift voucher which our lucky winner will get to spend in the store ….

… right here.

We’ve all used Hero Arts products this week but of course you don’t have to.

So  …….

… this is what I did.

I love this cute image – it’s the way her hair sticks out of her cap (soooo sweet) and she is called Beachy Beatrice. She is one of the new CC Designs images and I put her onto a Nestabilities LABELS 18 Eighteen and then coloured her with these Copics -

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R02, R20

Hair – E15, E25, E29, E33, E50, E51

The rest – E00, E43, Y0000, Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08, Y11, Y15, Y17. Y21, Y28, Y38 (phew!!)

The sunny papers are from an Echo Park Hello Summer paper pack – perfect for this I thought :)

I’ve had this die for ages but this is the first time I’ve used it properly (hangs head in shame!!).

It’s a MFT Banner Day Die-Namics Die and I then printed out the sentiment onto some good old SAFMAT Self-Adhesive Printing Film.

The orange gemstones started out as clear Hero Arts gemstones and I just coloured them to match the card using my Copics.

 

So that’s my sunny card for today sweet peeps.

I hope yer eyeballs are still in one piece – I didn’t give you a  BRIGHT warning,  ooops!!! It’s the only bright thing around here at the mo cos the sun didn't stay around for very long yesterday and first thing this morning the heavens opened. I think my most worn item of this summer so far has been these bad boys …..

My old faithful wellies!!

I ‘heart’ them :)

These aren't my actual ones cos I wouldn’t dare put them on here as they are generally covered in filth and ming!!! But this is what they would look like if I cleaned them!!!  They used to look green and shiny but now they always seem to look, well brown and muddy really, like they have a sort of a camouflage pattern. I know I could run them under the tap but being the slob that I am, I don’t :(    I just take them off and hang them up cos I always think that I will do it next time!!!!  I’ve had them for 30 years and they are still going strong, bless em!!!!

I call them my Captain Scarlet wellies cos they are indestructible!!!

When we went to stay with Richard’s cousin a few months back, we took our outdoor stuff as we were going walking and it was really muddy. So out comes Jane’s wellies – pristine and gleaming. And then out came mine – ohh I nearly died!!!!  Still didn’t clean the beggars though did I!!!!!

Anyway, I’ll be back tomorrow with another card to share so until then, have a fab day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Soft Colours & The Sweetest lil Poppet :)

   

Hi there lovely peeps and hope that you are all OK today.

It’s that time of the week when we head on over to Papertake Weekly and out theme this week is

3 –2 – 1

and we just want you to use 3 of one thing, 2 of another and 1 of another and what you use is entirely up to you :)

There’s a fab prize up for grabs from the sweetness that is Katharina over at Whiff of Joy and of course as always, some gorge DT cardage to feast yer eyes on :)

So ….

… this is what I did and I went with 3 blooms, 2 papers and 1 image.

I saw this image and was just itching to colour it in. She’s one of the images in the Rosie Collection 1 set from Digi Stamp Boutique and I think she is soooo cute.

I coloured her with these Copics - 

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20

Hair – E25, E29, E35, E51

The rest – B0000, B00, B05, G99, YG0000, YG00, YG03

The papers are from the FQB Stuffed With Love collection from Nitwits and I have to say that these papers are just so pretty – really soft pastel shades.

I loves ‘em!!!!

 

Take 1 Magnolia Doily Flower die, 3 rolled roses and the old faithful  Magnolia leaf and swirl die – I managed to use both today – and this is what I made!!!!

Both dies are available in the Simon Says Stamp store.

 

The double  bow is made from 25mm Celery Green Plain Sheer ribbon and I topped it off with a button from the 10g pack of pearl buttons. I also used some Ivory Pleated 5/8" Satin Ribbon and all of these are from The Ribbon Girl

 

So that’s the cardage done for today but before I go, I do hope that nobody out there has been affected by these awful floods. My heart went out to them when I saw what had happened to their homes. If you are one of them, I am thinking of you and hope that you manage to get everything sorted soon.

I’ll be back in the morning with my weekly trip across the pond so until then, I’ll say tarra and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Hello Sailor!!!!

    

Hi there lovely peeps and a very happy Monday to all xxx

I'm just doing the catch up thing today because I’ve been a bit swamped these last 3 days with grandchildren, birds etc etc. So this is the first opp I have had to get my card for this week’s Just Magnolia and hAnglar & sTanglar challenge where our theme is

Fathers’ Day / Edwin

There’s 2 fab prizes so if you haven’t already nip over and check it out when you get sec peeps :)

So this is what I did.

I used Dangling Sea Edwin and the papers are fomo the Nitwits FQB Aye Aye Captain collection.

Copics used here are -

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20

Hair – E25, E33, E35, E51

The Rest – B00, B39, B93, B95, B97,  E50, C00, C1, C2, E25, E29, E33, E35, E51

 

Another homage to Leann here with a bit of string!!!

I also added a bit of kraft card and a die cut made using a Spellbinders Lattice Motifs die

 

I found the button in my stash and thought it would go nicely.

I ought to have stuck it on with some silicone glue rather than with a dimensional pad cos it looks a bit scruffy as it is. I’ll change it and I’ll also be sorting out the inside of the card cos this will be going on ebay soon as soon.

 

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Right-oh it’s a real quickie to day but I’ll be back tomoz with some Papertake cardage.

Have a fab day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Yeeeeehaaa & A Blast From The Past:)

    

Howdy lovely peeps and hope you are all OK.

Time to nip over and check out what’s happening at the  Lili’s Little Fairies Challenge and this week it’s

One For The Boys

There’s a brand new sponsor ….

… J & C Creations,  so nip and check it all out if you get a sec :)

So here’s what I did and we have a bit of a wild west thing going on today !!!

This image is called Yee Haa - I can only imagine what the poor doggie must be thinking - and this is perfect for any little cowboys out there!!

I coloured it with these Copics -

Skin – E000, E100, E11, R00, R20

The rest – B00, B39, B93, B95, B97, E15, E43, E50, E57, E81, R02, R05, R17, R27, R59, Y21, Y28

The papers are from the FQB Aye Aye Captain collection from the awesome Nitwits :)

I’m back with Set 24 again – I really do love this set of tags and the possibilities to mix and match are endless.

You can clearly see in this close up that my small hole punch is in dire need of sharpening – doh!!!!

I’ve been at the kraft card again :)

I’ve also been at the Magnolia leaf and swirl die again too!!

So that’s the old card done.

I have had a few probs with the old puter again today. Last night I went to shut down the pc and this message flashed up to let me know that I had a lot of spyware on the pc. It even listed the folders where this and all the nasty worms were supposed to be, along with links etc to remove them. Well it all looked very genuine  and there was even a McAfee type icon but something stopped me from clicking. I checked it out out this morning with out IT boys and it seems that it was indeedy a fake!! I would probably have wiped my computer had I clicked. I spend a lot of today running all types of diagnostics on here and thankfully it was all clean but my day has been disrupted thanks to whichever the half wit came up with that lil beauty!!! Anyway, I hope your fingers go mouldy and drop off you stoopid twerp, whoever you are!!!!

What is it with these morons – they clearly have a brain cell or two between their ears so why not use it for good purposes rather than to cause people like us who are minding their own business a whole heap of probs. I do run Malware software and anti virus scans regularly so I’ve now added a couple more anti this that and the other software as well. Paranoid perhaps but better that than no pc.

Vent over and breathe!!!

Right here’s a little sneakie peekie-poo of what’s appearing tomoz …..

… can ya tell what it is yet!!!

So cos I’ve had a bit of a wasted sort of day, I’ve been a bit self indulgent with this week’s Blast From The Past. Not THAT long ago this one but one of my fave bands even though 'I’m probably wayy tooo old to like them really (not that I care about such trivialities cos they are fab). But I’d forgotten how much I love this track and then we were at a wedding a few weeks ago and this came on. My very pregnant Emma, who had not been drinking (of course) and had sat there very serenely all night with her lemonade bless her,  could contain herself no longer and up she got and was bopping away to it. We all thought that she would go into labour for sure  the next day but she didn’t. But it was less than a week later when she gave birth.

If you have good speakers on your pc, crank them up and sit back and listen to this. There is the official video version which is quite good, but I chose this one cos Jools at the beginning looks like he’s been sniffing the cork on the old vino – a trifle under the influence methinks but it’s quite funny, as is Al Murray’s Hootenanny!!!.

So enjoy and I’ll see ya tomorrow. Hugs to all xxx

A Girl’s Best Friend :)

  

Hi there sweet peeps and hope that you are all OK :)

Over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge today we’ve gone very verrry posh and it’s all about

Diamond Jubilee, Crowns & Gems

As always, the lovely Heidi is giving one lucky winner a fabulous ….

… which they get to spend in he store ….

… right here :)

So …

   

.. this is what I did.

The  image is Sweet Princess Tilda and i coloured her with these Copics -

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20

Hair – E42, E50, E81

The rest – RV0000, RV000, RV01, RV95, Y21, Y28, YG0000, YG000, YG03, YG23

I also added some polychromos pencil detail as well

Don’t you think that these papers are just heavenly?

They are from First Edition and this set is called Bird Song – gorgeous!!

A trio of dies here peeps – just for a change!! I used a Tilda Lace Die, Magnolia Heart Tag and my old faithful Magnolia leaf and swirl die

Then I made a rolled rose to sit on top of the tag.

What would I do without SAFMAT Self-Adhesive Printing Film.

I am so bad at stamping directly onto an image panel so this is just the job.

This pretty crown is from this set …

… which is by  Blue Moon and clicking the pic will take you straight to the right place on the website.

I love these soft pastel colours, I really do, and pink and lime is one of my fave combis.

Well I went to see my new Granddaughter last night – and not forgetting my sweet and precious Kyla as well – and I changed her for the first time. Talk about scary and all fingers and thumbs!! You wouldn’t have thought that I had had 2 kids of my own, not to mention  Kyla. I was ever so slightly terrified I can tell you (Richard is still a bit scared of holding her, bless him!!)  Anyway what would have taken me 5 minutes max  in the past, took nearly 10 and I have to say it was as if she knew cos she never made a murmur (which may have been cos the poor kid was too scared even to squeak to be honest!!! ) And her nappy was a disaster – it sort of ended up by her knees.  6 years out of practice is what I am!!!!

Ohhh what an amateur!!! 

Anyway we managed it eventually and I felt such a sense of achievement that it was quite pathetic really. We are having them both to stay over on Friday night so that Emma and Tim can have 8 hours of undisturbed sleep (and I get to have lots of cuddles, hahahaaaa!!) . So I better shape meself and quick otherwise she won’t want to come here again lol!!!

Right I better go and finish off. I’ll see you tomorrow with some more cardage but till then, have a fab day and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

Extremely British or What!!!!!

    

Hi there lovely peeps and hope that you are all OK on this very grey and damp  British day today.

It’s the last day of our Bank Holiday and to be honest we haven't done anything at all because Rich had to work :(  plus we have 10 chicks to look after (I say we but as I have been here and he hasn't then it should be ‘I’ lol!!!)  and that takes up a lot of time and effort and even my poor old crafting had to take a back seat , boo hisss!!!

But it looks like I am back on track now, and just in time to go back to work – aint that typical –  but I’ve had to share my card for this week’s Papertake Weekly with the LOTV  Jubilee Special –  just a little more time  left to enter if you haven’t already.

So this week over at Papertake Weekly, it’s all about doing your own thing cos our theme is

Anything Goes

with an option to make a boys / man’s / Father’s Day card (I didn't!!)

and ….

… this is what I did - jolly British or what, with the patriotic colours and the teapot!!! The image is of course from Lili Of The Valley and it’s called Time For A Cuppa.

Stupidly (not like me I know!!)  I didn't write down the Copics colours but I’ve tried to  remember which ones I used!!

Skin – E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20

Hair – E50, E81

The Rest – B00, B39, B93, B95, B97,  E50, E81, R02, R05, R17, R27, R59

The FAB papers are all from this ….

… here, which is the FQB Tour of London collection by Nitwits

 

Rather than use ribbon, I thought that this red and white check Bias Binding was perfect for the card cos it reminds me of old fashioned tea shops. It is of course from Mary & Andrea over at The Ribbon Girl.

So that’s me done for today and I’ll be back tomoz with some more cardage.

Until then, have the fabbiest of days peeps and huggiest of hugs to all xxx

The Wanderer Returns!!!

Hi there peeps and hope that you are all OK and enjoying the Jubilee Celebrations – even if the weather let us all down!!!.

It’s been a mad old week with one thing and another here – more in a sec!!

But it’s a day of firsts here today and the first ‘first’ is the brand new challenge over at The Ribbon Girl Blog – or rather it’s the first card I’ve done for the challenge.

This is going to be held on the first Sunday of the month and is going to be really popular I think  :)

To kick off the first one, we just want you to use ribbons and lace – it’s as simple as that. And there are some gorgeous cards to be seen from the DT so nip over and have a mooch if oy get a sec.

There’s a ….

…up for grabs, PLUS…. 

Ribbon Girl red ribbon kit, PLUS ……

… a stamp of your choice from Lili Of The Valley

It’s prize-tastic peeps!!!

So this is my card for the challenge and I think you’ll agree that it is not at all like me ie there’s no image and it isn’t square.

I based this on the most gorgeous card I saw somewhere a while ago and it  was so fab that just stuck in my head.  I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw it though, but I cased the layout from it so big ups to whoever that oh so clever girlie was  and if I find out whilst on me travels,  I will of course credit her cos it would be naughty not to.

The base is  made from kraft card and the pretty gingham is from the Nitwits Grin n Bear It collection. 

The bow was made from 32mm Deep Rose Pink Pure Silk ribbon– pure gorge – and I topped it off with a button from …..

… this pack. Its a 10g pack of pearl buttons and every one of them fab.

The heart was cut using a Magnolia Heart Tag die and there’s the good old  Magnolia leaf and swirl die again – well the swirl bit at any rate!! Both are from Simon Says Stamp.

I gathered up some 32mm Cream Fine Vintage Style Scallop Edge Flower Lace and then added a strip of Ivory Pleated 5/8" Satin Ribbon topped off with some of these…..

… sugar and spice pearls .

They are from The Ribbon Girl, as is all the ribbon and lace.

The doily (or half a doily!!)  I have had for years – my mum gave them to me and she died in 2003 so that’s how long ago it was!!!

And of course, the sentiment was printed onto SAFMAT Self-Adhesive Printing Film which I got from Simon Says Stamp.

So there we are, all done with my card for today.

You probably gathered that I have been AWOL for a week and if you read the last post on here, you probably guessed why. Well here she is, this is my second ‘first’ cos this is the first time she has appeared on here (it wont be the last I am sure of that).

Meet …….

… Thea Lauren (pronounced Tay-ah).

Awww, bless her – and she is so good as well. Kyla is being a wonderful big sister to her …..

… and is being such a good help to Mummy too (!!!).

You’ll have to excuse her tatty bed head here but this was the first bottle of the day and she hadn’t had time to brush it in her quest to help!!!! Oh don’t we all remember the un-brushed hair bit girls – or was that just me!!!

Anyway they are all OK and the baby is settling in well. It does seem strange having another baby around – even if she isn't around if you get my drift. With Kyla, she was here all the time and I realise now how lucky I was and what a privilege it was to have had such an input in her first few weeks of life – not to mention the next 4 years as well.

Best not leave Mum & Dad out had I!!!!

        

How well does my Emma look!! The  baby was not 2 days old on that pic and she looks amazing.

Right enough of the doting Grandma bit. I’m off to get some more bits and bobs done, including doing some work with the brand new LOTV release. I can’t give too much away, natch, but I will just say CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!

But before I go, have you checked out ……

.. this over at the LOTV Ideas To Inspire Blog yet?

You only have one more day so if you haven’t already, nip over and have a look peeps – don’t miss out on this whatever you do!!

Right I’ll be off and will see you tomorrow.

Huggiest of hugs to all xxx