Sketch and Stash Challenge #24

Well hi again my crafty friends

Hope your weekend is going well, i've been shopping in Liverpool today, my the city has really come on since capital of culture. They now have a fabulous ferris wheel a massive thing all covered in lights and a large ice skating rink and snow, a disney castle grotto for the kids, its a really buzzing city now and one i'd be proud to take anyone to.

The girls all really go to town on their dress and you see some amazing fashions (in a good way!)BUttt today was just too hectic i wanted to scream you couldnt get in the changing rooms for ques never mind the massive ques to pay. To top it all i had finally got in a que and the fire alarm went off and we were all evacuated in H&M, so i didnt get my stuff BooHOO!!! some nice eye candy firemen turned up though!

Anyhow back to my card. I'm entering this into Sketch and Stash. My new stash is one of my images not plugging or anything (lol!!) but i do like to see how they colour! although i dont stand a chance compared to mo manning she is brilliant!

Heres the sketch which i turned the otherway up:
On the snowman i used some fun flock mixed with prismatico crystals and some besdazzle (although this looks like he has spots!)

I coloured Maisy in with copics and the papers are Bo BunnyHoliday cheer back to back.

The sentiment i made myself in photoshop as i am getting tired looking for the right one so i thought i'd try and do my own, came out ok i think.

Also used the usual nesties. oh and i gave in and bought an icicle punch from MS.The snowflakes are woodware punch covered in prismatico crystals.

Well hope you like it! and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hugs Di xxxx

Stampin for the weekend # 26

Hi there peeps

Well idont think i've seen so much rain as late boy is it chucking it down!! more excuses though to stay in and craft. Its my only day off today and i've only just hauled myself out of bed, well actually i took the kids to school at 8.00am then came back looked at the housework and went back to bed!!! is that really bad of me?? I feel better though and ready for some blogging!

Well today is time for Stampin' for the Weekend we'd like to see a colour combination of Lilac and Silver!
This one i found quite haed as lilac is not a colour i use often so i had to improvise.

The theme is- Christmas and this week we would like to see a Gift Card and Tag

This week our lovely Fiona is going to be sponsoring us and is offering the lucky winner:

Arent these just FABULOUS!!!

We have two lovely guest designers with us this week Lisa and Rosalien!! Please pop over and check out their deisgns. Here is my take on the theme :

Well this is a tag card that i made from memory( i made one a long time ago and had to remember how to do it again). As i said i had hardly any paper so i copied an idea i saw done over on my other DT by the lovely Sharon.

I used a mixture of inks spread on white card then stamped snowflkes over the top, greta idea Sharon!.

The sentiments where computer generated and i used my snowflake cuttlebug on core card.

The floers wher puched sprayed with water and crumpled then held together with a silver flower and brad from stash
The image is of course (not to plug or anything!!!lol!) from my new digi site. Please take a look!!

Well thats it off for a blog and a play hope you like the card!!

Hugs Di xxx

Kaboodle for multi challenges

Well hi there peeps

I have had an exciting day today launching my digi store i hope you will take a look and snag my blinkie Pleeeeeeease, pretty pleeeeeese!!! becoming a follower would be cool also!

I have made a card using one of my images, Kaboodle and am entering it into Sketch and Stash. my first challenge for ages.I am also entering Spoonful of Sugar. where they want a card for babys first christmas, i think this will be ok.I have also entered into the Creatalious Challenge blog. Here they want Christmas sparkle. I have added stickles to my poinsettias and Kaboodles cracker, although it does not show up very well in the photo. I have also entered Kaboodle into Simon says Challenge. Animal Antics. Also Kraftin Kimmi challenge blog. want cards with a merry christmas happy winter theme. I think this will qualify. This is also for pollycraft monday challenge blog. Here they want the theme of christmas.

Papers i do not know sorry! but i made my poinsettias with my retro punch and just pointed the ends and added some brads. Kaboodle is coloured with copics, i used red brick distress ink around him and the sentiment i made myself in photo shop, and the usual nesties.
Hope you like it!!
TTFN!

MY NEW DIGI STORE NOW OPEN

Hi there my Crafty friends

Well the time has come!!

I have spent many hours trying to get this right and i hope you like it!

My new digi store is now open!!! whoooo!

I am still adding piccies and new ones will be added regularly, i will be putting up some candy to celebrate soon!

Please feel free to look around, follow me, and buy if you wish, oh and i have a blinkie i would love you to put on your blog.

I would love to see some creations and i will add them to my blog if you email me them.

Off to add more. TTFN, have a great Sunday!

(My Blinkie. Please snag, check my side bar for address.)

An Award!!

How chuffed am i i recieved an award from my good blogging friend Christine. Thnaks Hun (waving)
i have to mention 5 things i love: well here goes

in no particular order!!! lol (x factor)

Crafting

my family

my bed

my new kitchen!

a cup of tea.

Hi there my crafty friends

Yes, it's Colour Create day again, Mina has picked the picture for this week's challenge. Here's the fab picture she chose:

Our colours this week are GREEN, RED and WHITE with the optional extra of CHRISTMAS

Please take a look at the incredible variety of inspirational pieces that the talented DT have made this week. There is something for everyone over at the challenge blog.

We're sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp! this week and she's given us a $25 credit voucher for one lucky winner.
I hope you'll find time to join in with us.

Well here is my card unfortunately i have been really busy at work lately and my blogging and crafting time has taken a battering, sooooo and no this isnt an excuse this card was thrown together quite quickly as you can tell!!!!

i tried to make a scene of snow and pine tress by embossing the background but i didnt think it works well! but didnt have time to make another one!

my fox was covered in funflock but you cant really see it in the piccie. My sentiment went all crocked so i covered it in embossing kalidescope and did not heat it. (trying to hide the mistakes!!). Well hope you like it cos me no likey!!!

Have a great weekend all, take care!

Hugs Di xxxx

SFTW CHALLENGE # 24 Big Celebrations

HI there my crafty friends,

Well today is Friday and its SFTW. challenge again this week is BIG Celebrations!It could be a special birthday or Anniversary , wedding or Birth anything its up to you!

This week our sponsor is Heidi from simon says stamp store. voucher for $25 how fab is that!


Well it just so happens that i am off to my neices 18th luncheon party for all the oldies in the family on sunday!! lol! no nightclub for us! lol

So decided to make her card.

I have drawn my own image which will be available soon in my Digidownload store (What do you think??) her name is maisy. Coloured her wth copics and used some vellum for a boarder and Fancy Pants paper. I had to rush this as i have been doing overtime and i only just got this posted for 10.00pm. (sorryKimmi!!)

Please check out the blog and our new designers, Trish and Benedicte

Well i can now show you some of my kitchen photos for you to have a nose its finally finished just waiting on some blinds and new table.

my kitchen extension where we knocked the wall down between kitchen and dining room. 2 doors one onto decking area other into extension room.

my fab decking area with led lights (how cool!!) i'm so chuffed. We love it here now its like living in a new house. well worth the hassle. Maybe you should all come round for a party!!lol!

HI all

Just letting you know i am not blogging this week except for DT card, i am messing with my template. C u soon my crafty friends!!1

SFTW Challenge

Hi there my crafty friends

Wow have i been busy these last few days i dont know where the time goes with work and the kids etc!! not had much time to blog its my daughters 14th and organising and shopping for her. Soooo Sorry this post is late.

Stamping for the weekend Challenge #23. this week is a festive goodie box! the idea came from a very talented Vicki, who is also very kindly offering this candy for the winner! So its a christmassy themed box with the added option of distressing!
If you pop over to SFTW you will see all the yummy boxes and a tutorial on how to make one!

Well this is so out of my comfort zone i didnt even go there making one , yep i cheated! this box is from Prague where i went last christmas and have been keeping it ever since it even has some choccies left! (i forgot they were in it! but no more !!! lol!!)

So i covered it in christmas paper distressed the edges, used one of my Magnolia images my good blogging friend christine sent me and mad the flowers from stash coloured them with copics and used glimmer dust. A bit of ribbon and a tag and hey presto!!!

my first box!

Colour Create DT card #

Hi peeps

Well its time again for Colour Create and and i can't begin to tell you how fab all the enteries where last week, you all seemed to loved the white theme!

Well i have been really busy this week back at work and finishing off the kitchen at night. I am just waiting for my splashback to be fitted and some doorhandles, my new table tomorrow hopefully!! and its done and i will post some piccies.

Well onto my card, the challenge chosen by Karen this week is to use Blue Silver and White with the extra option of winter.

Ideal for christmas hey!!

Our sponsor is:

The Handy Hippo

Here is my card:

I used my new stamp by Sugar Nellie called Angel Wishes. She is sooo gorgeous! cant wait to ink her up in all colours!

I used copics to colour her in and the background again is glimmer mist, this time i just cut her out instead of masking. Unfortunately the holly leaves are silver mirror card and have photoed black i had some fab advice to photo without flash but i just havent had the time and its dark now when i get home so you will just have to imagine it!!!

The card in real life is very blingy!! but thats what christmas is all about!!! i also used flower punches for my flowers and the sentiment i wrote myself.

Hope you like it !!

TTFN Hugs Di xxxxxx

SFTW DT card and an Award!!

Morning everyone!

Well its that time again at SFTW. Challenge blog and this time its back to the 80's, using the colours below we want you to also design a card using one of these songs!

Girls on film - Duran Duran

Girls just want to have fun - Cyndi Lauper

Dirty Laundy - Don Hadley ( i must admit i dont remember this one!)

This weeks sponsor is Peachy keen Stamps. and a very generous voucher for $25.

This weeks Guest designers are: Aunty Sue. Lil Sis. and Gry Heidi. pop over and take a peek
All your Halloween cards were fabulous by the way and pop over to SFTW and find out if your one of the top five winners!

Well i chose Girls just Wanna have fun, I chose to use The little swiss pixies from C.C designs Heidi amoung the flowers. I enhanced the flowers by making them 3D.

The image is coloured in copic and i used glimmer mist for the background by masking off the pixie. I have used 2 freebie stamps on this card from crafting stamper. The ticket and just for you cool hey!! flowers i made myself and rest from stash. Hope you like it!

Oh i have recieved a lovely award from Jane thanks for thinking of me Jane. i am soooo chuffed.

sorry no piccies of Kitchen yet nearly finished, fitting tops as we speak! soon very soon will i have my kitchen back!! ohh pasta drool!

Bye for now Hugs

My own Digi image and sketch and stash Challenge

Hey there my crafty friends!

Well i have been putting together my own images for digi downloads and figuring out how to connect to paypal, getting there but still a little bit more to do. Anyhow i decided to use one of my images for the Sketch and Stash Challenge. and just to see how it lools on a card. I'm a little nervous about putting them on because of being stolen but thats the chance i have to take. There is a theme to the images but i'm not telling yet.

Anyhow here goes ...... what do you think?????. My girl is called maisy and my cat is Kaboodle. I have over 50 images so far and here is one.

Well i'm not sure about the colours but you get the drift.
Let me know if you like it.
Oh my kitchen is nearly done waiting for granite worktops to arrive i'm so excited, but i still have no hob or sink. I will post photos when its all complete. TTFN!! Hugs


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #22

Hi there peeps

Well i have spent the last 2 days playing with my background and in the process deleted all my blog list aarrrgghhh!!! Anyhow here is a card i made for the Sugarbowl challenge.
here is Kathy's sketch and the option is lace.

Well i used my Diane Duda stamp again but this time i used Glitter dust on the wings and halo although you cant see it much in the photo. I used Bo Bunny papers St NIck Holly Berry Back to back, a chipboard snowflake cvered in embossing powder. Sentiment from printworks and angel coloured in copics.

Hope you like it off to play with my blog!

TTFN hugs Di xxxx

SFTW DT Card # 21 and Stamp something Challenge

HI there peeps

Well another week has passed and its time for the challenge over on Stampin' for the Weekend we have a 'spook'tacular challenge this week.

Halloween themed projects please.

The sponsor this week is Donna's store, Bearly Mine Designs, and the prize being offered is Designer Extreme Vol. III

We have 2 new guest designers this week, Tracy and Beccy (lil sis).
plus our very own Donna is playing along too.

So onto my Card:

Well i think this card looks great because of that wonderful image drawn by MO Manning she is such a fabulous artist, isnt the witch sooo cool and i just love the cat hanging on for dear life!!!
I coloured her with copics, used a cut out circle for the moon, the sentiment is from printworks and i made the bats from grungeboard and the cobweb too. The flowers are made from my retro flower punch.

Hope you like it.
So if you have made any halloween cards pop over to SFTW and join in the challenge.
I have also joined in the fun over at Stamp something challenge. as they want something spooktacular, i have also entered my card into My Time to Craft blog. TTFN. DI xxx

Colour Create Challenge # 30

Hey there peeps

Well it's time for another colour challenge at Colour Create and the mega talented ladyHeather's gave us the choice of no colour - except for the image you use. I actually thought i would struggle with this one but it turned out rather fun!

I bought this new stamp pure of heart, artwork donated Diane Duda, & the rubber by Richstamp for breast cancer awareness month and of course i had to colour her pink!

Have you ever felt you are going mad in your craft room! i have searched and searched for the background paper i used to tell you what it was but can i find it!! it will pop up after this post obviously! But the paper is beautiful and has a large black and white flourish across i chose a nice piece and slightly coloured some in pink with polys.

The angel is also coloured with polys and copics and my new toy metal flock for the wings and halo. The rest of the paper is ebossed with cuttlebug and edged with distress inks and i have used and ms punch for the border.

The flowers i made using a tutorial i found on Stampartic.

Taking my Aunt and uncle from Toronto (Canada)to liverpool today shopping. We have a fabulous shopping mall so taking them to Debenhams and John Lewis.

Have a great day all and dont forget pop over to Colour Create and see the incredible work by the rest of the DT

Stamp something Challenge

Hey there peeps

Hows it going today? well i've just come back from having my stitches out and boy did it hurt!!

The lump i had is definately a fibroadenoma and benign!!! what a relief! but the scary thing was he said it was over an inch in size AARRRHH!!! how come i did not notice it? he said these type of lumps come at you like an iceberg coming out of the mist! one minute not there next minute iceburg ahoy!!! Anyhow all is now well, my kitchen is coming on, but as usual parts are missing, i will post a piccie soon.

Well i thought i'd enter the Stamp something challenge. 'bling it on' the photo does not show the bling too well the moon i decorated with metal flock and i sprinkled glitter dust on flowers and over the little bunnies and snowflake. I used the sketch over at Simon says but i am a few days too late it was last weeks duurrrr!!!!never mind!

Here is my card: Recipe:

Image: Giraffe by Nellie Snellen.coloured with copics. Moon decorated with metal flock, glitter dust.

Tools: MS punches, cuttlebug embossing snowflake folder, nestabilities, retro flower punch large and small.

Papers: White card stock and craft creations

Misc: Brads, ribbon,

Belles and whistles DT call and Sketch and Stash

Sunday October18th
Hi there my crafty friends

Wow i'm cutting it fine! i decided to enter the Belles 'n Whistles Guest Design Call.

This call is held at Roses on Paper and is open until October 19th. Well i thought i'd give it ago but as these things happen i started the card on Friday thinking i had plenty of time and it is now 10.30 pm sunday!! where did that weekend go??? i also want to enter Sketch and Stash as i havent entered for a while so i have used the sketch over at the Sketch and Stash Challenge 21.

Here is my card using the colours orange brown and green and a greeting farm stamp:


Hope you like it but sorry not got time to give you the recipe but if you want to know anything please email me!

Hugs Di xx
p.s. Guess what: my kitchen is coming tomorrow!!!

Hi there my crafty friends

This week on at Stampin' For The Weekend we have a wonderful sketch by Amy for you to follow, unfortunately i could not post this yesterday and forgot to schedule it, but better late than never soooo...
Heres the sketch:

Our sponsor this week is Whiff of Joy who are offering the winner one stamp...

They are generously offering this week's winner this wonderful stamp
I WANT HIM!!!!!

We have 2 wonderful Guest designers this week Jerusha and Tracy, please check out their blogs along with the rest of the design team to see what they've been up to

Heres my card:

The image is a freebie off a card mag (isnt it cute?)is covered it in kaliedoscope embossing power with pritt glue and left to dry not heated so it gives a coverd effect.

Hope you like it TTFN

Hugs Di xxxx

Hi i'm back!!! Operation over!

Hi there my crafty friends

Well i'm back with a card i did for one of my DT but i forgot to post it the right week !! Durrr and so its just a card today.

Well i am well and look like i have had one boob implant !LOL! swollen and bruised. Unfortunately they gave me morphine and i was really sick Urrgghh! and sonked for days, i am taking it easy at home with all my builders!!!!

I have to go back for test results and dressing change next week but the surgeon said it looked fine and benign! yippee!

A VERY BIG THANKYOU to you all for your lovely kind thoughtful comments they were a real comfort! and one bigger thankyou to my first blogging buddy Nanaseaside. for a beautiful card shown below.

Is'nt it fabulous ??!!

I will post some photos of kitchen soon it is now painted electrics in and floors being done as i blog.

Off for a quick hop around and check out what you've all been up to!

Hugs Di

Cute card Thursday Challenge 81.

Hi there my crafty friends

My lovely friend had a baby girl on wednesday and here is the card i made for her.

For the sentiment I have used a chipboard heart coloured it with copics and used rub on words then covered it in crackle glaze. Never used this before love the effect. quite pleased with it

I used my whiff of joy stamp and coloured it with copics, the edge of the nesties is inked with distress ink.

I am entering this into Cute Card Thursday. as they want a charm featured on the card.

Recipe:

Image- Whiff of joy -Willow holding baby.

Papers- Bassil card stock pearl pink, white bassil card, Prima-angelique collection

Sentiment- chipboard heart, rubons, crackle glaze.

Tools - Nesties, MS doily punch, MS butterfly punch, retro flower punch, MS leaf punch.
Misc- pearls, roses, charm, ribbon etc from stash

Off to a stamp fair tomorrow they have 2 a yr here never got tickets before so really looking forward to it! TTFN

Hugs Di x

p.s. if i dont blog again see you sometime next week after my operation, having my Breast lump removed Monday, in one night so home Tuesday! my son is worried i will not wake up! now theres a sobering thought!!!