Strawberry Pickin

Hi all i know i know but with all this nice weather 

we've had lately I've been in my garden

so crafting has taken second place at the mo.

But now the rain has arrived I've had a bit of a colouring 

session and couldn't wait to use this cute

Teddy Bea.

Over at the Teddy Bo the Challenge at the mo,

is to make an Easel card. I have used one of their new

images that have just been released, i know

i keep going on but i am in love with these cute bears.

I have used Polychromos pencils and sansodor.

The papers are Magnolia, i have used a flower

embossing plate on some cor-dinations white wash

card and sanded to reveal the flower.

Strawberry stamps from Magnolia.

Sentiment LOTV.

  

Ric rac ribbon and lace from stash.

I am also entering my card into a few other challenges

CES - Favourite colour combo

(I've used Strawberries and cream) yum!

Creative inspirations - Embossing

Sweet Stampin challenge - Childhood memory

(Going strawberry picking with my Mum...Happy Days )

Bunny Zoe challenge - Wants to see lace

I've got lots of flowers on my strawberries, can't wait.

The ones you buy in the shops somehow never taste

as good as your own.

Thanks for stopping by 

ta ta

April Showers bring May Flowers

Hi there, wasn't going to blog today but i

coloured this last night and wanted to do 

something with it so i made a card for

the following challenges.

Addicted to stamps  has a recipe to follow

2 papers,3 flowers and 3 half pearls.

Charisma Cardz Challenge has the theme

Aprils showers brings May flowers.

 I have used yet another of those super cute

Teddy Bea bears and coloured her with

polychromos pencils and sansodor.

The papers are from Bearly mine Designs

vintage collection and the

postcard bit is from K & co life's journey paper pad.

i have stamped around the edges 

with a flower stamp from Sheena's paint fusion berries

stamp set. I also used the same stamp to make the flowers

and added half pearls in the centres.

The sentiment is from LOTV

I also used Marianne creatables die's

and Martha Stewart leaf punch.

I have stamped and distressed

with Pumice stone distress ink.

I'll be back tomorrow with my scheduled page for 

Papertake weekly,which i wrote last Saturday

as i was going to be busy on Tues got to take

Beth to the dentist again to have her braces 

tightened, can you believe it's been 6 weeks already.

anyway have a great day whats left of the bank hols

Thanks for stopping by 

ta ta 

Vintage Teddy Bea

Hi all, there's no stopping me now I've discovered how

brill digi stamps are.

I've seen these cute bears around blog land

and last week i decided to take the plunge and buy some.

The Teddy Bo website was closed over Easter,boo hoo

but to my delight when the opened again yesterday 

they were having a buy 3 get 1 free offer till friday,
so it was worth the wait.

As you can imagine I've bought a few, and made 

a card to enter into the Teddy Bo challenge.

I've had a go at a Vintage/Shabby chic style.

The paper is actually a freebie from 

Bearly Mine Designs they do some gorgeous

vintage papers i might have to get them next.

I have used the same papers to make the flower

out of punched shapes.

Distressed the edges with Pumice Stone distress ink.

Coloured the image with polychromos pencils.

Marianne Creatables swirls and the tag is from

a Go Create die.

Seam binding from Ribbon girl

Lace/ gems/ brad from stash.

I'm also going to enter it into

Simon says stamp - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Vintage/Distress.

Thanks for stopping by today 

Take care

ta ta 

Spring Bringer

Hi all oooow it was hard work to get up this

morn, it's always the same after the kids holidays.

Anyway they are back at school for three days this

week, hardly seems worth it, then there is another

long weekend Hurray!!

My card today is for Papertake Weekly

this week there is a sketch to follow,

which is sponsored by 

Simon says stamp.

I have used one of the new digi stamps from wee stamps

available from Cuddly Buddly.

She is called Spring Bringer, she is so lovely.

I have used Polychromos pencils to colour her.

The papers are papermania and a freebie from

Bearly mine Designs.

Computer sentiment.

 Flowers are from Prima and Wild orchid crafts.

Nestie and Marianne creatables dies.

Martha Stewart leaf punch.

Ribbon from stash.

Where's the sun gone it's been gorgeous here 

and I've been in my garden. why is it

that the weeds always grow better than your 

flowers? It just seems never ending.

Managed to get some of my sweet pea's in 

yesterday and all my bluebells are coming out,

they look lovely.

Thanks for stopping by .. hope to see you

over at Papertake Weekly.

ta ta 

Spring is here

 

Hi all hope you are having a great Easter.

Managed to get a bit of crafting in yesterday,

to make a card for some challenges.

I took these picture's in the sunshine it's not 

to bad, there is a bit of shadow but it's

shown the colours up well.

It's been a lovely day here today,

hubby made us all get up early

and dragged us to a couple of car boots.

Didn't get any bargains, but i did get some homemade

Damson jam, yum mm i love it on cream crackers.

I have used an oldish Tilda i think she

came out spring last year but i must say she is 

one of my all time favourites ( one of many).

I have stamped her onto water colour paper and 

coloured her with Distress inks.

Spun sugar, tumbled glass,Forrest moss,

vintage photo and tattered rose.

The papers are Basic Grey Phoebe.

Sentiment computer generated.

flowers wild orchid and my local market.

Martha Stewart punch, Nestie blossom shape and

a Marianne Creatables swirl die.

The challenges I'm going to enter my card into are

CES - Spring colours

Basic Grey - Spring

Addicted to stamps - Sketch to follow.

Thanks for stopping by today

Hope you all enjoy whats left

of the Easter break, and don't get caught 

up in the traffic tomorrow...LOL.

ta ta

Spots and Stripes

Hi all, call off the search party I'm

back. Been MIA for a few days, we've been  away

to a VW rally over the weekend.

What a brill time, we saw some lovely vans.

good weather, beer flowing, good time was had by

all. 

When we got home on Sunday my stamps had arrived that 

i ordered from the new Hanglar web site, i missed

out on the Attitude set when they where on eBay.

So i ordered them from the new site and they have only taken a few days to arrive.

so I'll bee playing with them next.

Anyway on to this weeks challenge at
Papertake Weekly

The theme this week is 

SPOTS AND STRIPES

sponsored by the Ribbon Girl.

You can use either or both it's up to you.

Gone for another Easter card, using Tilda painting an egg.

I have sat her on a cluster of stamped eggs, 

coloured with Polychromos Pencils and blended

with Sansodor and paper stumps.

The papers are from K&Co best of paper stack.

The butterflies are from card craft UK

Oliver's orchard stamp set.

Used nestie shapes and holographic paper.

Martha Stewart punches and

flowers from Magnolia and stash.

I also had a go at making one of the little

boxes from the latest Magnolia Ink mag,

there is a template inside.

I think the best way to make one of these 

is not to do what i did and

print it on plain card then back it with paper.

Print it onto pattered card,

it would be a lot less fiddly.

I have filled it up with my favourite mini

eggs and i have been very good and not had

any, i gave choccies up for lent and have only

one more week to go yippee!!

I did hope that i might loose a few pounds not 

eating chocolate but that hasn't happened (boo hoo)!!

so chocolate must be good for me....

hurray!!

I don't seem to craft as much with the kiddies on

school hols, so i don't know if i will be back again

before Easter if not hope you all have a good 

time, and the Easter bunny brings you all an egg

(Chocolate of course)

and have a nice long weekend break, the 

weathers supposed to be good at the moment

fingers crossed.

Don't forget to pop over to papertake and have a go
Thanks for stopping by
ta ta 

Truly Dimensional at Papertake Weekly

Good morning it's Papertake time again

and this weeks challenge is
 

Truly Dimensional

Sponsored this week by WOJ.

I have really gone to town with this challenge,

i had just got my scor-pal for mother's day

and couldn't wait to use it.

so i decided to make a tri easel card.

The images are Patchwork Pixes that came free with  

Simply cards and Papercraft mag issue 82.

They are coloured with Polychromos pencils and blended with sansodor, I have also decoupaged them.

I have used the heart and mushroom

from the set as stoppers,

and mirror imaged one of the mushrooms

on my computer for the other side.

The papers are from Doodlebug.

Have used Nestie circles

and the lace is from my stash.

I really enjoyed making this although it took 

three days in all, it was the

colouring that took the time.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you 

all have a go at this weeks

papertake weekly challenge

ta ta