Kitty thank you's...

Morning all!

There's a brand new challenge over at That Craft Place this fortnight! And our theme this time around is....

ANYTHING GOES!

Super duper easy challenge for everyone to take part in! So i thought i'd make use of some odds and ends around my craftroom and use up somethings floating around i had a whole batch of blue and white cards i did the other day for an order i have a whole pot of bits and bobs i've not put away (tut tut) so that's how this card today came to be!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place - Kraft
*DSP - Jillibean Soup

*Image/Stamp - Lili of the valley

*Other  - Ribbon from stash, flowers mix of prima and dovecraft, Pearls from meiflower, leaf pins from local sewing shop

Hope to see you at the challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

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Love & Peace

Let's party!

Morning all!

I'm here for this week's challenge over at Digi Sketch which the rest of the fab DT have designed some awesome cards you should check them out and be sure to join in to win a fab prize!

Our Challenge this week is....

CUTE!

And of course there's a fab sketch to follow as always!

So whatcha waiting for!?

I'd like to enter my card to:
Hobbycutz  - Challenge #38 1 Year Celebrations/Celebration Card.
The Ribbon Girls - Must use ribbon -Birthdays

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP -  My Minds eye

*Mediums - Prismacolour Pencils

*Image - LOTV

*Other  - Ribbon - Cosmo Cricket, Pearls Meiflower, Su Punches for sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Love & Peace

Love You! #Happyvalentinesday

Morning all!

It's Valentine's day!!! awwweee feel the love! 

it's a brand new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts this week! and our theme is of course...

Love/Valentines!!! 

We have a fabulous sponsor as always! So be sure to pop over and join in our theme this week! I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

For my Design Inspiration i want to share a cutesy card i created using the beautiful Lili of the valley stamps! 

I dug out my prisma pencils again this week, it's been a long while since i used them but i love the effects they can give!
So here's my card!

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP -  Gorjuss Girl & Echo Park

*Mediums - Prisma Pencils

*Image - Lili of the valley
*Ribbon - American Crafts

*Other  - Charm from Ebay, Pearls from Meiflower, Sentiment from Papersmooches

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

Love & Peace

Sweet Lil One...

Morning all!

I thought i'd pop by and share a new creation from me.

I love how this card came out especially the shape of it! With this new year are coming lots of new baby news's from people i know so i'm having fun creating baby cards! and this one's no different!

I created the shape on my cameo and cut out some diecuts to go with it in the same cardstock which is a beautiful purpley blue ideal for a baby boy but not too girly... 

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

C.R.A.F.T. - #240 Anything Goes

MilkCoffee Challenge - (W1 of 2) Celebrations

Crafting By Designs -  Anything Goes (ends on the 25th)

Inky Impressions -  Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - New beginnings 

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

*Image - Lili of the Valley
*Die Cuts - Cut on Cameo

*Embellishments - Flowers - Prima, Buttons - Ebay, Rose Cabochon Handmade by me, Stars from stash, Ribbon from American Crafts

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I'd love if you'd leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!
xoxo

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Love & Peace

What a Cracker! Christmas and snow!

Evening all!

I thought i'd pop by with another christmas creation from me!

I loooove how this card turned out, I've soooo much i wanna do the list is endless at the moment! I just need like some extra time from somewhere! haha! just not enough hours in the day right now!

December is a busy bee month for me! and work is crackers (literally)! im not just talking about the pulling type i mean the ediable ones too! haha! I'm awaiting the white stuff soon it's forcast! hehe but for now i've been playing again with my snow effects!!!

Anyways... I've created another christmas card with the beautiful images from lili of the valley i really adore james bear he's so darn cute!

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

Delicious Doodles -  No. 65 - Christmas/ New Year

Stampin' For The Weekend -  (W1 of 2) - Use Some Red

Divas by Design  - Festive

Stamp n Doodle -   Christmas

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP -  Basic Grey Joyeux Noel

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - From Stash

*Other  - Flowers - Wild orchid crafts, Distress Ink ''Tea dye'', Ribbon from stash

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

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

Christmas Cracker

Afternoon all!

My gosh it's super chilly here in the west midlands today! -1 reading on the car last night when i went to work at 8pm! it's gonna be getting cold now i think, hubby keeps telling me the snows on the way.... eekkkk!

So that must mean Christmas is round the corner! work is crazy as always and if your a regular follower of my blog you'll know that every year i'm amazed at how much a supermarket actually sells of stuff and yep no different this year the mounts of Crackers (food ones) are stocking up by the pallets! urgggghhhh more work for me! haha

Talking of Crackers i'm here to share a new card today i made a few weeks back and has actually sold through my online shop page here now, but i hadn't blogged it! i absolutely adore how this card turned out!

Of courses i've been playing with my Cameo now! hit the 3 month mark eeeek that has gone so quick but i'm so in love with this machine it's untrue!!! 

I'd like to enter to the following challenges

Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Christmas

Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas

Crafty Calendar -  All things Christmas  *TOP PICK*

Little Claire's   - #39 Christmas

Annabelle Stamps Challenge - No.173 -  - Christmas

*Card Recipe*

*C/Stock - That Craft Place

* DSP -  Basic Grey Joyeux Noel

*Mediums - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

*Image - Lili of the valley
*Sentiment - From Stash

*Other  - Gems ''Meiflower'', Distress Ink ''Tea dye'', Ribbon from stash

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!

Sending Warm Wishes!

Good Morning all!

With christmas right around the corner! I'm busy creating christmas cards left right and center! Work is hetitic as always! and i know i say it every year but i still cant believe how many packs of sultanas and raisans people buy at this time of the year! crazy!!

This week's challenge over at Charisma is Anything Goes! super easy!!

So I chose to stick with the festive season!

Todays card features the beautiful bear from LOTV James! I adore these images! so cute! i've used ink dusters around him with distress inks! added some lovely wooden star snowflakes (cant get enough of these wooden embellishments!)

I also used a patterned piece of paper with the lamppost on these we a websters freebie from last christmas in one of the magazines i don't normally have a use for those sorts of papers but it was perfect for todays card!

So here it is...

*Stamps - LOTV James Bear

* DSP - Websters

*Wooden Embellies - Karrs

*Ribbon- Local hab shop

*Medium -  Stickles - Gold & Distress Inks

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Micey Congrats...

Morning all!

This weeks Charisma Challenge is all based on Animals! so there's so much you can create! Of course we have some wonderful sponsors and as equally some wonderful prizes to giveaway this week!

I've been busy with work and i'm glad i'm on my hol's!!! lots to do this week!!!

I've been playing with the LOTV Cute squares this week i adore these little mice ones they're so cute! and perfect for quick cards! 

Sorry it's a quicky post today!

Here's my card!

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - Papermania

*Pearls & Gems - American Crafts

*Punch- EK Success

*Medium - Stickles for glitter

*Ribbon- American Crafts 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! xoxo
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Mum To Be!

Heya all!

I'm here this evening just a quick post as i'm not good at the moment (long story) but i'm here to share a new creation from me which was a custom order for my friends sister who's just found our she's expecting!!! wahoo!!! Thrilled for her!!

There seems to be something in the water recently! (hope it goes my way soon *wink wink*)

I'd like to enter this to the following challenges

Crafty Catz - No.201 - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles – No. 55 - Shaped Cards

Crafting By Designs  -  Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty  - #147 Anything goes

Creative Craft Challenges - #20 Anything Goes (Week 1)

Through The Craft Room Door  -  Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - (1st week) Cute & Furry

Here's my card!

♥ Card Recipe ♥

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up!

* DSP -  DCWV Nana's Nursery Boy/girl

*Image - Lili of the valley

*Ribbon - America/Gems Telford

*Sentiment - Hand Stamped
*Other  - Gem number ''hobbycraft'', brad ''stash'', diecuts on my cameo, dummy ''stash''

*Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers - That craft place

*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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If Friends were flowers...

Morning all!

It's a brand new challenge over at Charisma this week! and Team gem have a super challenge of NO DIGI'S allowed! So i thought i would join in with the team this week and create something without a digi! (I know it's a rare thing for me right now, im loving my digital images!

But i do miss my rubbbah! Though this week's card is actually from lili of the valleys pre-coloured cute squares so i thought it perfect for this week's challenge!

I've gone for the simple approach today!  I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges

Crafty Creations - #222 Keep It Simple Paper Shelter Challenge - #112 Anything Goes Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes Loves Rubber Stamps - #52 May Flowers

*Image - Lili Of The Valley

* DSP - Basic Grey

*Pearls - American Crafts

*Punch- EK Success Corner Rounder

*Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Charisma Challenges 4th Birthday! * Candy *

Morning all!!

Today's a special day!!!

Why? Because Charisma Cardz Challenge's turns 4 today!!!

It's mad!!! i can't believe i set Charisma up 4 years ago! and how well we're doing and have done! it's all down to the fantastic Design Team of course! we still have 2 original DT gals with us!! so a special thanks goes to VEE and Joanne who have been with me since day ONE!

So naturally this week's challenge is....

BIRTHDAYS

In celebratory style i'm going to give one lucky reader of my blog some candy (we'll get to that in a mo) show you my card first!

Todays card is true to my style PINK! Why not? I had too right? quite CAS for me today! with gorjuss paper from first edition i've had for erm... years that i errrr  forgot about haha! along with the gorjuss lotv topper and lots of added sparkle and my favourite Prima flowers (so need more) i've created this....

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - First Edition

*Brads - American Crafts

*Ribbon - Local Garden Center & American Crafts

*Stickles - Diamond Ice

*Chalk - Cherry Pink Ice

*C/Stock - Kraft

*Flowers - Prima

A little giveaway.... hmmm.....

For every comment i recieve on this post & any other blog posts (posted after today but before closing date) between now and 16th Jan 2013 7pm I will put into a draw to win.... a £20 voucher to your favourite online store (can be anywhere i can phsyically purchase a gift certificate too) How's that sound?!

Anyone can enter all i ask is that your a follower of my blog and also the Challenge blog! (i shall check)

*Please don't follow just for candy! 

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Tea Break anyone???

Morning all!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas!

Sadly i'm back at work tommrrow! No rest for the retail bunch! haha!!!

Just stopping by with today's challenge from Charisma which is ANYTHING GOES!

I'm glad in a way to be getting back to making NORMAL cards haha

I love the Tea and chat collection from LOTV they've been a favourite of mine for a while well since they were first released mid this year! they're cool! so i dug my cute squares out and used this gorjuss topper for today's creation!

LOOK!!! I even have a charm!!! i seriously forget i have things in my craftroom and charms are one of those embellishments i forget about!!! 

I've added lots of lovely prima flowers to my creation today i espechially love the ones with the dots they're fab for using stickles on and really cool once done! I've even used jeweled brads again something else i seem to forget i have (hard knowing how many brads i hord!!!) haha

Hope to see you at the challenge here's my finished card!

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - MME

*Brads - American Crafts

*Ribbon - QVC

*Stickles - Turquiose & Diamond Ice

*C/Stock - Kraft

*Flowers - Prima

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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First Noel...

Quick post from me this morning as i'm soooo tired from work and though it's my day off i have soooo much to cram in!!!

Today's challenge over at Charisma is...

Christmas Makes!

We've had alot of christmas related challenges this last few weeks to kick your mojo's into place and it's certainly kicked mine into shape! haha!

I've made a very! simple card well what i would call simple for today's DT creation using a beautiful cute topper from LOTV Which i have distressed the edges with my own homemade ink duster! (which i now have proper ones haha!) but needless to say i love the results (quite simple just use a make up brush!)

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - Dovecraft

*Lace - From local shop

*Ribbon - Ebay

*Medium - Distress Inks

*Stickles - Golden Rod

*Chalk - Jumbo Java

*C/Stock - Kraft

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Warm Wishes...

Morning all!

I'm here this morning as it's another challenge at charisma this week i have set Team GEM! a challenge... not too difficult JUST christmas!!! haha!!!

Christmas is in full swing at work and i'm shattered i tell ya my days off at the moment are catching up on sleep dosing on the sofa and not doing a great deal! this time of year in retail is manic for any other fellow retaillers out there i feel for you! espechially  if you do the graveyard shift like me!!!

Today's card is simple i love simple at the moment due to the time i have erm not got haha! i've dug out my magnolia mistletoe die for todays creation tho i'm sure it'd of looked better white now... ermm....

I have no list today but the papers are from Me2You and obviously the gorjuss image is LOTV!

i'll be back shortly with more creations roll on jan! norm is needed!

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Sweet Fairys...

Gosh it's mighty cold this morning!

Thank you for popping by my blog today! I'm here with another Creation for a brand new challenge at Charisma this week! Team Carly have a fab challenge for you this week! which i must admit i'm quite excited to see everyone's entrys too... why???

This week it's CHRISTMAS BUT.... No GOLD/RED OR GREEN!

Now that's a challenge! it's also really nice to see the non traditional christmas cards that everyone is fabby making at this time of year! so i'm looking forward to getting round the entrants!!!

I've gone for blues and silvers today! Using this gorjuss image from LOTV! So cute! I've added lots of stickles to her and dug out my EK Success punches my favourite swirl one added some ribbons from my stash and pearls and a lovely long sentiment! The snowflake is made from normal blue cardstock i say normal from stampin' in up! lol and mirri card it's a beautiful snowflake one of my favourite dies i use every year for christmas cards! And a brad to finish!

Hope all's well with all!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Crafts and Me - #112 ribbon or trim
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - #24 Anything Goes (Week 2)
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Merry Christmas
Sweet Stamps - #93 Cold & Snowy

Tuesday Alchemy - #42 Anything Goes

ABC Challenges - Anything Goes

*Stamps - LOTV 

* DSP - Papermania

*Brads -  American Crafts

*Ribbon - From Stash

*Punch - EK Success Notepage

*Stickles - Diamond Ice

*C/Stock - Stampin' Up

*Dies - Spellbinders - Circles, Scalloped Circles & Cuttlebug Snowflake

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Snow..... Flakes that is...

Morning all!

A quick post from me this morning with another christmassy card! It's certainly starting to feel alot like winter! very cold!!! icy and i'm sure snow is on the way?!?!?

I'm chuffed to bits how it turned out today I love these wood snowflakes!! I love the new star die i brought a few weeks back too it's fab! and it embosses too! which i didn't know (really should read packaging) haha

I've used the gorjuss lotv james bear cute square today for my super whipped up quick card along with basic greys jovieal christmas papers and matching ribbons! 

I heat embossed some mixed gold and sparkly embossing powder onto my wood snowflakes again something i brought last year that i've only just got around to using this Christmas opps! 

Here's my card!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges:
Crafty Ann's - Week 1, Birds & or Animals (no people or insects)

Crafty Catz - Snowflakes Stars & Sentiement (include all 3) 

Emergency Crafters – Week 1, Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers- Week 1, Christmas

Creative Moments -  Anything Goes (1st week)

Crafty Creations - #197 Christmas Is Coming

*Stamps - LOTV 

* DSP - Basic Grey 

*Ribbon -  American Crafts

*Punch - EK Success

*Stickles - Diamond Ice

*C/Stock - Kraft

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Winter Wonderland

Morning all!

Another fortnight has flown by here at MMCS Challenges! It'll not be long till the big red man climbs down the chimney with this years good girls and boys pressies! Work is a nightmare at the moment every year i write on my blog about the amount of cranberry sauce and this year is no different i actually stood and worked out (i know how sad) how many jars where on the end of the isle's stack last night 657! seriously why do people eat it? am i missing something great about it?? I like cranberry juice that's yummy but not sauce or jelly with turkey... urgh! gross!!

Anyway! i'm sure your sick of me moaning about sauce every year haha!!
This week's challenge at MMCS is 'Winter Wonderland' and i dug out all my christmassy things once again this week! 

I reused the tree die! yippie to be honest the more i use it the more i ♥ it! hehe!
The gingerbread tree and star punch i picked up in last years christmas sale at the glitterpot for only £3!!! ek success border punch too!!! what a bargain! (had to wait till this year to use it of course) lol!!!

I'll be back later to add my card to any challenges it may fit but for now here it is! 

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - DCWV

*Gems - From stash

*Ribbon - Local Hab shop

*Punch - EK Success

*Die - Marianne Designs

*Stickles - Diamond Ice

*C/Stock - CC Mirri Card

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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Looking alot like Christmas....

Everywhere i go!!!

Hehe! Morning all!

I'm here to share a new project this week! I thought i'd play along with Team Gem at Charisma this week for some added inspiration to there fab challenge - feeling blue!

Normally that to me would be get well or something similar but i thought i'd make a bluuuuue christmas card! hehe!

I've used these gorjuss Lotv toppers which you'll be seeing alot of on my blog over the coming week's there fab and fantastic for when you've not got alot of time to colour (like me over christmas im so busy with work) I'm loving these dies from marianne's at the moment so i had to throw those in there too! and lots of glitz!! 

I can't remember where the snowflake ribbon is from sorry it escapes my mind the gorjuss trim is a piece my friend emma gave to me months ago! the gorjuss shiny ribbons and spotty glitter ribbon is from QVC which is what ive had for yonks! haha! im sure im not alone in that boat!

Anyhooo 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you at the challenge! xoxo
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Shiny Christmas..

Morning all!

It's that time again for Team Carly over at Charisma for a brand new challenge!

This week we have a yummy recipe for you to follow....

3 Flowers or Embellishments (I chose Ribbon, Pearls & Sequins), 2 Designer Papers and 1 Image!

I've used the gorjuss LOTV for this week's project! LOTV are fast becoming a favourite of mine since selling my maggies! hehe (I have a few left but i'm taming down my stamp collection have far too much unused!) This week i've used the gorjuss swirly christmas tree die from memory box! I've been dying to get my hands on this since last year and finally found one in stock! I do have to admit those intricate dies are quite tricky to get out once cut but i love it! 

My first EVER Double bow! Which i'm totally in love with! and to be honest not as difficult to tie as i first thought! I'll have to share an easy video on how to very soon!

I'd like to enter it to the following challenges
ABC Christmas Challenge - 2W, Christmas - Vibrant Colors

Crafts and Me - #108 Bling

Divas by Design - #59 Festive (Christmas)

Fab 'n' Funky - #145 diecuts/punches

Inky Impressions - Lots of Layers

Paper Shelter Challenge - #88 anything goes

*Stamps - LOTV

* DSP - MME & Me2You

*Pearls - Maiflower

*Ribbon - American Crafts

*Die - Spellbinders labels 10 & Memory Box Christmas Tree

*Stickles - Diamond Ice

*C/Stock - Mirri Card

Thanks for stopping by! xoxo
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