Birthday Fairies!

Afternoon All!

I'm here this afternoon after I finally got creating late last night and I've just this min stepped out of the craft room I love turning the music up and chilling out and getting lost in crafting!

I'd like to share a new creation this afternoon from me, It was a Custom Order I had from a close family friend, who wanted something special for there mum's birthday! I really enjoyed making this card as i love the colours not my usual pinks and purples hehe!

I'd like to enter my Card to the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - #284 Things with Wings
Dutch Dare Card Challenge  - #232 Birthday Wishes
Seize The Birthday - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Anything Goes


Here's my card!



♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - DCWV
DSP -  DWCV The girl Stack
*Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons @ The NEC
*Flowers - Prima / Dovecraft
*Dies - Spellbinders
*Other  - Pearls 'Meiflower', Charms 'From Stash', Buttons 'Hobbycraft'
Sentiment 'Craftwork Cards', Stars 'Gift', Pins 'Mayarts', Doilys 'Morrisons'
*Stickles - That Craft Place
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
 I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

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With Love...

Morning all!

Super quick post from me this morning as i'm buried in orders to get done today! eeekkk!!

I'm here with a new creation as it's a brand new challenge over at Charisma this week!
The lubbly Leah has chosen the challenge of basically ONE of everything! man.... that's really hard... and yes i cheated of course i did! haha!!

So I went for - ONE colour - pink (errr and white!) lol, One Embelly - Gems (just lots of them), One sentiment - One die cut (banner) and One Cut-out (haha) totally cheated eh?? 

I've even dug out my embossing powders and glitter!!! 

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges
Crafter's Cafe - #26 embossing
Simon Says Stamp -  Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration - Clean and Simple (ends Sep 04)
Crafty Sentiments  - Make It Girly
Fitztown Challenge  - (2nd week) Add Sparkles

Lexi's Creations -  (2nd week) Sparkle & Shine
Stamp and Create - (August) Glitter

Here's My Card

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
*Stamp - Chloe's Creative Cards
*Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
 I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

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Heart Of Buttons!

Morning all!

Super Early Post from me this morning as I wanted to show a project I made recently for my bedroom!
Yes i even have a pink and white bedroom! not that my husband has any say in the matter! I'd paint the whole house pink if i could! Seriously!! haha!!!

I've not got many photos or pictures in my room so i thought i'd create something instead, i was inspired by my friend Emma who has a serious button fetish to give these Frames ago! and I must say after making about 8 of them for various rooms I do love how they've turned out but boy I couldn't sit there and do them for a living I literally glued myself to everything in my craft room haha! yep they're a little bit fiddly!! haha!!

I'll be sharing what else I've made real soon but here's the one i made for my bedroom! 
The Quote is a famous one by 'Thomas Carlyle' to which i read into the meaning and i believe it means when a person reaches a point in their life that their heart become's a  ''loving one'', when you let all guards down and accept the knowledge of reality without being affected by hatreds and other ideas. To have a true loving heart is the only way a person can progress in life and achieve happiness!

 I know soft for 7am on a Tuesday morning right!?! haha!

So here it is!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges

Created With Love - Anything Goes

Make My Monday  - Anything But a Card
Joanna Sheen Challenge  - (1st week) Pretty In Pink.
PanPastel UK Challenge  - Challenge #34 Pastel Colors. 
Pollycraft Challenges -  #5 Buttons and Bows (2nd week)



Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
 I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!
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Fluttering Fairys!

Evening all!

Hope all's well with everyone! I'm meant to be in the land of nod but i've hit an insomnia wall today and soooo can't sleep for love nor ribbon! haha! so...

I thought i'd drop by with some Time For Tea Digi Stamp inspiration this evening as i've had this card made up for a few week's and forgot to post it on my blog!

I'm totally loving the way it turned out and i'm so in love with these pretty papers from prima that of course i totally forgot i even owned!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe - (1st week) #43 Anything Goes (ends 7th of September
Great Impressions - (August) (4th Week) Square Card  (ends 31st August)

Lacy Sunshine - (2nd week) - Challenge #14 -Girls, Girls, Girls.


Here's my card!
♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
*Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers, Distress Inks, Chalks
*Ribbon
*Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
*Punch - Martha Stewart
*Dew Drops - From Stash
*Stickles - That Craft Place

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
 I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts! And I can pop along and visit you too!! xoxo

Don't forget - Most of my Creations and Now I'm taking Custom Orders over at my Handmade Cards & Crafts Shop @ Charisma Cardz!

Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!
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Pretty In Pink

Afternoon all!

Thought i'd pop by with another post this afternoon! With a custom order card i created this past week!
It's totally my cup of tea! after all it's pink!!!
I'm so busy with custom orders at the moment I've lots to keep me busy in between work and sleep! 

You can find my Facebook Shop Here! and also details on how to order from me too!

I love how this card turned out and i adore the saturated canary! she's so nice to colour! I love creating pink kinda cards obviously being my favorite colour an all!
I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Card Crafter's Circle - No. 89 - Bright Colors
Crafty Bloggers Network - (August) Favourite Things
Loves Rubber Stamps - #66 Round Or Square Cards
Cuttin & Stampin Challenges  - #33 Monochromatic
Digistamps 4 Joy  - #74  Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend  – Week 2 - Butterflies
Sister Act Card Challenge - No. 21 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too No. 44 - Week 2 - For a Child
Crafty Calender - Anything Goes

Here's my card!

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
DSP -  DCWV
*Stamp -  Saturated Canary
*Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers
*Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
*Ribbon  - American Crafts
*Brads - American Crafts
*Flowers - Prima & Various
*Dies - Spellbinders
*Butterflys - From Stash
*Metal - '3' We R Memory Keepers - Corners - That Craft Place

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Strudel Cat! Layout!

Hey all!

I know right me posting on a sunday dinner?! what's going on! well... it's formula one weekend which means no sleep for me again!! i'm here this afternoon to share a layout that i made yesterday!

I love working with sketches for layouts and this project was no different, only it has not one but FOUR photos!! eeekkk! I totally panicked when i saw it as i'm not one for using lots of photos but i really love how it turned out! And of course it's all about my lil boy! strudie!!

I've used the gorjuss Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Papers and the same collection die cuts, along with my super cute star punch which i can't get enough of to create my layout following Sarah's Cards August Challenge!

Here it is...
♥ Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Co-ordinations
DSP -  Dear Lizzy - Lucky Charm
*Sentiment - Thickers
*Die Cuts - Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm
*Punches - Martha Stewart

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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All Of A Flutter...

Morning all!

I've some fab news to share!! I've recently been asked to join the DT over at
That Craft Place LTD totally thrilled and of course said yes! The DT are such a fab bunch of girls! And Lisa the lady who owns the shop is fab too! So i'm thrilled i'll be designing for her!

This fortnight we have a brand new Challenge over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog

This Challenge we want to see Stitching! Faux or Real! totally up-to you! 
I must admit i'm not a great sewer and have recently broken my machine needle so i had to go with the option of faux for this challenge! 

So for today's DT Card I've dug out my favorite Magnolia Stamps (one of the few i couldn't bear to part with!) the beautiful large Butterfly! I've coloured with Flex and Promarkers!
I've also created the felt flowers myself! I love how bright this card has come out and of course it's pink!!!


♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
DSP -  Magnolia
*Stamp -  Large Butterfly - Magnolia stamps
*Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers
*Sentiment - Docrafts
*Cabohons - Ebay
*Ribbon/Lace  - American Crafts & Ebay
*Pearls - That Craft Place 
*Flowers - MFT & Memory Box
*Dies - Magnolia Do Hickeys & Spellbinders Lacey Circles
*Pins - Mayarts
*Faux Stitches - Ranger enamel White & signo Gel pen

If you'd like to purchase any cards you see on my blog you can find my Facebook selling page here!

Thanks for stopping by hope to see you at the challenge!! xoxo

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Christmas in August???

No i'm not celebrating christmas already haha! infact today i'm here to share my latest DT creation for this week's challege over at Charisma which shockinly has nothing to do with the festive period what so ever!!!!

Infact this week's challenge is....

Ice Cream flavours!


Yep we'd like to see your favourite flavours on your designs and i'm loving toffee and vanilla at the moment so went for those colours! and snowflakes for the effect of ice! haha! ok im kidding!

I'd like to enter my card this week to the following challenges:
Crafting By Designs -  Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)
Divas by Design  - Christmas
The Stamping Chef  - Christmas
Bearly Mine Challenges  - #99 Anything Goes
Cuttlebug Mania  - Anything Goes - Embossing
The Hobby House - (August) Christmas


This week's card comprises of a gorjuss snowflake embossing folder plate from sizzix, stamps are all echo park which i got in the sale back in january! Flower punch which i loves! Gems and pearls are from meiflower and my stash! and the kraft cardstock from the NEC!

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Monochrome... Mice!

Afternoon all!

I'm a lil late with my post today! It's a brand new challenge over at Dream Valley this fortnight!
This fortnight we want to see you Monochrome Creations!

So I thought i'd dig out my decoupage mouses from the house mouse collection to create today's card! Pretty simple style card quick and easy one for today!
I love house mouse i have so many of there stamps but i forget to use them! just like the rest of my stamp collection! 

Here's my design Team card! 

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock -Kraft
DSP -  Craftwork Cards
*Image -  Housemouse
*Sentiment - Dovecraft
*Ribbon - Jems

Hope to see you at the challenge! 

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Green Irish Fairy...

Morning all!

Thought i'd pop by with my latest Creation which is actually a commissioned card!
I was asked to make a Green... Irish inspired... Fairy... Card! ok simple i thought i'm not one for green soooo not my colour! but i'm pretty chuffed at how it turned out!
I've used the gorjuss Time For Tea Designs Fairy once again she really is my favorite image at the moment!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Delicious Doodles - No. 48 - Buterflies
Wags 'n Whiskers - No. 110 - Week 1 - Fairytale/Fantasy
The Cupboard Trilogy  - Monochrome
An Inky Situation - #3 Buttons
Crafty Ribbons  - #56 Anything Goes with ribbon
Crafts and Me  - #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)
Whimsical Designs - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - No. 54 -  Anything Goes


♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
DSP -  Wild Rose Studio & Papermania
*Stamp -  Digi - Time For Tea Designs
*Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers
*Sentiment - MFT
*Buttons - Ebay
*Ribbon - American Crafts
*Charms - Ebay
*Flowers - Prima
*Punch - Martha Stewart
*Gems & Pearls - Meiflower

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!
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Happy Everything!

Morning all!

So things in my world are pretty good at the moment! i'm very smiley recently! I've lots to be happy and grateful for! anyhooooo... I wanted to pop by with a new creation from me this morning I've been busy in the craft studio playing with lots of new ideas and techniques I thought it best I actually come show one off! haha!!

I've been delving into my beautiful MME papers again! How i can't get enough of those and echo park they're just lush.... and OMG CHA releases oooohhh my bank balance is going to suffer!!! haha!!

So here's my card for today! I really love how this turned out!

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
DSP -  MME Echo Park
*Stamp -  Wild Rose Studio
*Medium - Promarkers, Chalks
*Sentiment - Lili of the valley
*Buttons - Ebay & Dovecraft


So i'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

Crafts and Me - #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)

Whimsical Designs -  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments  - Animals
Loves Rubber Stamps - #64 Anything Goes
Paper Minutes - #281 Gifts/Presents
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts  - (July/deadline Aug 10) Pink & White
The Crazy Challenge - (1st week) Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girls - Must use ribbon -Birthday Card.
One Crazy Stamper  - Birthday
Crafty Catz - No. 194 - Pastel Colors   **WON GDT SLOT FOR SEPT**
Delicious Doodles  – No. 47 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - No. 18 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Super Excited...

Morning all!

So I have some super exciting News to share with everyone today!!
A few weeks ago i was contacted by the lovely Stephanie Shock Editor of Die Cut Crazy Magazine 

What's more exciting is this Magazine is in the Apple ITunes Store!!!



Pretty cool i can have it on my iphone!!! So Stephanie loved my projects on instagram and found my blog and said some lovely things to me and wanted to ask if i'd like to be published in the magazine! UMM... naturally i said yes! I was thrilled to bits - still am!!! So Imagine my shock when i opened up the latest issue this morning to find NOT 1 but 5!!! yeh 5 of my designs appear in the reader gallery! I'm thrilled to bits and so chuffed! 

I had no idea which designs Stephanie would pick but i am thrilled with her choices! The magazine is fantastic full of inspirational pictures, tutorials and bits and bobs! it's defo one for any crafter and is avalible on iphone/ipad/ipod/apple devices lol! And i must say even #Strudelcat is chuffed he's famous! haha!! 
Here are my projects that have been published!


 
Sure is a happy day!! Thanks for stopping by! xoxo 

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Love is...

Hey all!

So with my holiday from work under way! Yay Time off! I have time to catch up on craftiness as well as housework (boring) and other bits & pieces, so i thought i'd check in with blogging!
I wanted to share a card i made with a stamp i brought yonnnnks ago! and yep true to my standard form i fall in love with something and buy it, it comes and then never use it lol so that cycle has to stop! else my hubby may actually ban me from buying anything else haha!

So today's Card is using the beautiful Indigoblu 'Love is...'

Such a beautiful stamp and so detailed i really love this one! It's so pretty i wouldn't want to put anything else with it and hide it, such as papers etc, so I kept it pretty simple!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges:
PanPastel UK Challenge - Challenge #31 Floral - Flower    
Little Claire's  - (July/August) #35 Wedding/Anniversary  ends Aug 16th
Crafts and Me - #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)
Paper Shelter Challenge - #122 Anything Goes (2nd week)
Simon Says Stamp -  Anything Goes 

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
*Stamp -  Indigoblu love is...
*Gems - Meiflower
*Buttons - Ebay, John lewis

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Soaring By to say...

Morning all!

Well i'm here this morning to show off some new cards that i've created for this week's Charisma Cardz Challenge! This week our challenge is 'Up in the clouds'. I've been after a Papertrey ink stamp set for aaagggeees and finally nabbed the button bits when i found them, they're so rare in the UK! I begrudge spending extortionate rates of postage on the PTI website i'd rather wait! haha! anyways.. Ive made three slightly different cards with this beautiful stamp set today and even dug out my tied together embossing folder that i've neglected! Opps! so i'll get to it and show ya....

Card One!

I'd like to enter to:

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me -  #139 Anything Goes (ends Aug 21)


♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
* Embossing Folder -  Conture Creations - Tied Together
*Stamp -  PTI Everyday Button Bits
*Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers & Chalks
*Sentiment - PTI
*Gems - Meiflower
*Buttons - Ebay, John lewis & Dovecraft

Card Two - 
I'd Like to enter to - 
Inky Impressions - #119  Button
Paper Shelter Challenge - #122 Anything Goes (2nd week)


♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
Embossing Folder -  Buttons
*Stamp -  PTI Everyday Button Bits
*Medium - Chalks
*Sentiment - PTI
*Buttons - Ebay & Dovecraft

Card Three
I'd like to enter to
Created With Love - Anything Goes + Blog Hop
Creative Inspirations Paint - (1st week) Anything Goes (ends 10th August) 

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up
Embossing Folder -  Buttons
*Stamp -  PTI Everyday Button Bits
*Medium - Chalks
*Sentiment - PTI
*Buttons - Ebay, John Lewis & Dovecraft

Thanks for stopping by today!! xoxo
Be Sure to leave me a comment so i can pop by your blog!

If you'd like to purchase any cards you see on my blog you can find my Facebook selling page here!

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