A Christmas quickie before bed...

Good evening blogging fans....I thought I would share this wee card before I hit the hay!!  I just love this stamp from Sugar Nellie...my favourite Christmas stamp (I think) ...well one of them anyway!!

I have used papers from MME - winter wonderland which I layered onto bazzill card, the snowflakes have been punched using a Martha Stewart punch, I added glitter and liquid pearls to them,the message is from Craftwork cards and the image has been coloured using copics...I also added lots of glitter to the furry bits and Santa's beard!!

Totally Gorjuss - anything goes

Charisma Cardz - bling

Craft us Crazy - anything goes

Delightful challenges - winter holiday

hannah & Friends - dots & stripes

Paperplay - shiny/bling

Simon Says Stamp - glimmer & sparkle

Cupcake Craft challenges - winter

Fi

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Sugar Bowl Challenge #84

Good morning sugar fans and my scheduled post....I am still trying to get used to my new Monday to Friday shift. Being off at the weekend is good though as my friend and I had a wee unexpected visit to the House of Sugar last Saturday which was really fab. The scenery on the way up and down was simply breath taking and if I can work out how to get the photos from my phone to the PC then I will let you see the snow covered mountains. We met Karen and her daughters and Erika and Kate, they were all so lovely. Karen even gave us the guided tour of the shop and where Mark , our Funky Kit man does his online orders...I would so love to work there. Now if any of you are in the area and feel the need to pop in to the House of Sugar...omg you will be spoilt for choice, Karen has such a variety of products on sale....

Today's challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is "anything goes" so you can use whichever layout and theme you like but you need to use a Sugar Nellie stamp.

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits....




....but if over 100 entries then the prize increases to 6 stamps.

For my card I have used Butterfly Girl from sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics, the papers from MME - On the Sunny Side, the flowers have been cut with different rolled MFT dies, I also cut a little dinky flouish out too and added a couple of pins behind. I added some ribbon and a charm to finish off...

Pop back tomorrow to check out my birthday candy!!

Stamptacular - butterfly kisses
Cupcake Inspirations - colour combo
Colour Me Creative - anything goes
CES - anything goes
Crafty Catz - birthdays
Hotshot Crafts - die cuts
Crafty Ribbons - flowers
Dutch Dare - birthday
Do You Stack Up - flowers
Truly Scrumptious - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes
Joanna sheen - happy birthday
Bearly Mine - dies
Bunny Zoe - anything goes



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Time for some doodling...

Good morning folks...well I am so glad I didn't leave the washing until today as it's pouring down, typical Scottish weather!!
I made this card last night so I thought I would share it with you all today.
I followed the Sketch on the MFT blog, the image is from Saturated Canary - Belle and Becki which I coloured with copics. The papers are MME - Be Amazing which I layered onto kraft and bazill card. I added my doodles around the edges, the flowers, clouds and panel I have all be cut with MFT dies, the tiny tags have been cut a SU jewellery tag punch and then finally some twine, ribbon and a button....hope you like!!

MFT - sketch
Saturated Canary - twine
Cupcake - going dotty
Totally Stampalicious - flowers
Paper Sundaes - feminine flair
Totally Gorjuss - anything goes with a button
Creative Mondays - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - birthday
Die-ing for a challenge - anything goes(dies/papers)
Lothian Crafts - 2 main colours(orange/blue)
Cute Card Thursday - birthdays

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Little birdie love....

Hi folks and my second post today!! I couldn't wait to ink up this little cutie but I had a bit of a bother getting her as she slipped out of her packaging and went AWOL in the post along with some buddies...all safe and sound now!!

I have made this card for Michael to give to his girlfriend on Valentines Day...I hope they both like it.

So for this card I used my brand new papers from Fancy Pants - Love Collection...delish!! The stamp is from Personal Impression and is called Bluebird's proposal although I have made it pink....mmm perhaps I should have made it blue for a boy, oh well never mind!! I coloured the stamp with copics. I added some pom pom ribbon, felt flowers and hearts which were die cut, oh and also a couple of buttons threaded with black twine....bought all these from Sew Sweet. I cut the message from the same papers and finished off with some pearls. Forgot about the stitching and I tried something a bit different to kind of match in so I made it look like a heart beat.....well it's supposed to!

Sweet Stamps - hearts
The Pink elephant - hearts
There's Magic in the Air - from the heart
Paper Sundaes - saturated colours(the image has 4 shades of red...hope that is saturated)
Crafters Companion - love is in the air
The Alphabet challenge - You choose
Crafty Catz- use something new(everything on the card is new)
Delicious doodles - something new
Simply Create Too - more than 2 layers
Paper Play - in stitches
My Mum's Craft Shop - girls
My time to Craft - hugs & kisses
Cupcake - something new
Crafty Calendar - news, news
Challenge up your life - bingo( ribbon, buttons, die cuts)
CMC Copic challenge - hot pink
Designed to Delight - include a heart
Papertake Weekly - Die cute


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Warm Winter Wishes

Another post from me today but not scheduled...I coloured this little cutie the other night so thought I would quickly make it into a card. The stamp is Warm Winter Wishes from Sugar Nellie which is unfortunately out of stock at the moment however it is available in digi format here.

The papers are Echo Park - Winter Park, which I layered up and doodled around the edges of each layer, I like layers!! I coloured the stamp with promarkers. punched a snowflake and added a message and ribbon...then glittered the whole thing up...you can never have too much glitter!! Hope you like.

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Christmas Card challenges - doodling
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Lexi's - Christmas but no red/green
ABC Christmas Challenge - anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Christmas
Crafts & Me - Christmas
Divas by Design - Christmas
Little Red Wagon - Christmas
My Mums Craft Shop - cute and funly christmas
Bearly Mine - untraditional christmas
Cupcake - sparkle
Dream Valley - christmas
Joanna sheen - Christmas
By the Cute and Girly - Christmas
I ♥ Promarkers - blue and white(not sure if I have too much of other colours so just delete me if I do)
Totally Gorjuss - let it snow
Paper Sundaes - anything Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas
Crafty Purple Frog - it's cold outside
Delightful Challenges - anything goes
Forever Friends - it's all Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - christmas
Paperplay - Christmas
Really Reasonable ribbons - anything goes
ABC Challenge - F is for Frosty




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Sugar Bowl Challenge #74

Good morning sugar addicts.....almost time for Santa to come but before then we have another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. The challenge this week is Maria Therese's fab sketch below...





...the theme is no Shop bought or digi papers but you can make you own. Once again we have the fab prize of 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits....



...but if there's more than 100 entries then the prize will increase to 6 stamps....so what are you waiting for?? Pop over and check out the inspiration from the other sweeties...they are fab!!

for my card I have embossed the main card with a floral embossing folder and then I also embossed the panel the image is layered onto. The stamp is "Fifi goes Walkies" which you can but here from Funky Kits. I coloured Fifi with copics this time and I think I am happy with the way she turned out!! Of course I glittered her and the card but you can't really it that well...iot does actually have lots!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge - sparkle, gleams, glitters
Whoopsie Daisy - sparkle and shine
Crazy Amigo challenge - embossing
Corrosive Challenge - anything but Christmas


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #71

Good morning Sugar fans and another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is Erika's sketch below....isn't it awesome?? Of course as always there is the optional theme of "patchwork"....the sketch is perfect to make the theme fit so why not give it a go...



....as normal the prize for one lucky winner chosen at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits and as always if there's over 100 entries.....6 Sugar Nellie stamps...woo hoo!




For my card I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End which I layered onto kraft card and then did my patchwork stitching. The stamp is Foxy - Gorjuss Girl which I coloured with copics. I then cut out the image and layered it onto a kraft circle which I have also stitched, I had to do some distressing to the edges as it didn't look quite even...distressing hides a multitude of sins. I then added some white pencil shading around the image. I cut out the felt flowers and leaves with a MFT die-namics and finished with a little message.

Raise the Bar - sew what
Dream Valley - anything goes
Anything goes Challenge - stitching
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Creatalicious - Distress the edges
Marianne's Diva Designs - die cuts
Cupcake Craft Challenge - take a leaf out of my book(not sure if I have enough)
Ooh la La - stitching
Pollycraft - anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - fall
The Paper Players - fall theme
Craft Your Days Away - Autumn
Stampavie & More - anything goes



Fi
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So what....

So what...the sound of a teenager!! Did I tell you I am holiday from work this week?? Quick post before I organise tea.....slimming world recipe but don't tell hubby..he won't know!!

I coloured this little cutie the other night and it took me ages. The stamp is from Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy - So What which you buy here from Funky Kits. I coloured her with DI's...they do take that bit longer but I love them and I also got my new DI's yesterday so another post with those may be up tonight, anyway back to this one..I have used a mix of MME papers - Hattie and So Sophie. I cut the flowers with my MFT flower trio die and added a ribbon and bow and finished with some buttons and twine...hope you like!!

Willow sketchie - sketch
Stamptacular - anything goes
Totally gorjuss - bingo(flowers, buttons, bows)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - buttons and bows
Pollycraft - girls, girls, girls



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Whooooo...

Well here is the next one and there may even be another card today depending on how much housework I decide to do!! I thought I would make a wee Halloween card...I just love Halloween and all the bits and bobs that come with it!! so when the lovely Abi sent me a little surprise package the other day....well of course I had to use them!! The papers are from MME - Boo to You, the tree and massage is from the set Creepy - Personal Impressions, I layered the papers onto kraft card, added a picket fence which I cut with a TH sizzix die, I tied a piece of twine around the card and added a pumpkin charm...hope you like.

CLP - sketch
Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet - To die cut for
Cute Card Thursday - tree-mendous
Fussy & Fancy - halloween
Cupcake Craft Challenge - halloween
Creative Card Crew - spooky fun
Crafts & Me - use orange
Simon Says Stamp - halloween
Hanna & Friends - halloween
Sarah Hurley - halloween
2 sisters - halloween
Phindy's Place - halloween
Alphabet Challenge - S soon to be halloween


Fi
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Anything but a card....

Hi all...second scheduled post of the day....thought I would wait til lunch time so I can do the linky thing on my lunch break!! When I saw Faye's lovely work of art I thought..I am going to make one of those...I need one for my desk anyway!! So here we are...a little bit out of my comfort zone and it didn't quite go according to plan!! So I used an old tub, then I sanded it and rubbed it and primed it and rubbed it and painted it but then I thought I could add some tissue papers around the lip on the top but that's where it all went wrong!! Looking at it now though, I did manage to fix it up a bit and it's not as bad a sit was!! I covered the tub in MME - So Sophie papers, there is also a band all the way around with matching buttons on, maybe should have taken a photo from the side, oh well, I cut the felt flowers out using my MFT rolled daisy die...I think this die works perfectly on felt, I am not so keen on it with papers. I then added a bow and a couple of punched butterflies.....hope it's not too naff!!

Cupcake - alter it
Moving along with the times - handmade flowers
Paperplay - make your own flowers
Lothian Crafts - handmade flowers
Pollycraft - felt
Totally papercrafts - anything but a card

Craft your Days Away - handmade flowers


Fi
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Paper Sundaes DT card...

Good afternoon Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post. Today's challenge over at Paper Sundaes is the "Sundae Bar"...that means you need to use at least 2 of the following..twine, buttons, green and a banner.

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp...

who are offering a $15 certificate to spend in their store.

For my card I have used MME - Be Merry papers. The stamp is Stitched Tree from Hero Arts, which you can buy here from Simon Says Stamp, I cut the tree out and layered it onto the card, I also added some stitched doodling...first time I have done that and wasn't very sure but I think it goes with the image. I added some buttons and twine. I have entered the challenges below.

Remember you still have time to enter our DT Call, all details are here!!

It's also Sneak Peak week over at Sugar Nellie....fab new stamps out soon so get your plastic ready ladies!!

Cupcake - sketch
Totally Papercrafts - christmas in August

Fi

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Fashionista....and some news!!

Good morning fellow bloggers. Here we are then the last day of my holiday and it's done nothing but rain!! This is the first of my posts today although housework permitting whether I can more posted or not..first of I will share my news since I have had the official email from the lovely Gayle. this is the very last time I can enter The Sugar Bowl Challenge....oh no I hear you say but that's because....you may or may not have seen the post yesterday on The Sugar Bowl, well if you didn't I have been asked to join The Sugar Bowl Design Team...how fab is that?? I am still jumping and clapping and all excited as I love Sugar Nellie stamps so much and this is just perfect...the sugar on the cake!! Thank you so much Gayle, I feel so lucky and honoured to be part of the team!!




So for my card, which is my favourite colour combo...brown, green and blue I have used MME - So Sophie papers, the stamp is Fashionista from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, I coloured her with copics this time, I punched the scallop border and as I still haven't found my MFT rolled flower die, I have cut those by hand, added a couple of buttons and a message....oh that wonky stitching too!!

The Sugar Bowl - sketch
Cupcake - sew mad
CYDA - birthday
A Spoon Full of Sugar - birthday
Anything Goes - birthday
Papertake Weekly - flowers
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Paper shelter - stitching




Fi
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My job is done now....

what a gorgeous day today and I am not at work...oops did I tell you that already!! so anyway the lovely Gayle has set a task for Cathy and I to make 6 cards for the Sugar Bowl....well Cathy my job is now done!! This is such a fab sketch that we had to keep going...there's no stopping us!! The stamp is of course from Sugar Nellie - Festive Friends which I have coloured with copics, the papers are so scrummy, they are from Fancy Pants - hot chocolate collection, I added my usual wonky stitching and I distressed the layers of the card...thought that would help to take your eye away from the wonky stitching however it doesn't and the punches are Martha Stewart Arctic snowflake and Himalayan snowflakes....hope you like...oh and I added some glitter to the furry bits!! I am now off for some some in the garden.

The sugar Bowl - sketch
A Day for Daisies - christmas in July
The Stamp Man - stitching
Crafty Catz - christmas in July
Totally gorjuss - christmas in July
Cupcake - shabby sparkle(distressed my edges...does that count as shabby)
Totally Papercrafts - bling it up
Allsorts - free & easy



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Birthday, birthday, birthday....

Well...update...Michael made it home safe and sound at about 3.30 am this morning and has slept almost all day, wakened for food and is sleeping again!! Oh to be a teenager again!! I thought I would make a wee quickie tonight as Holly as staying at her granny's tonight as I am working tomorrow and it's the school holidays, so some time to myself!!

Oh I just love lots of layers....So the papers are from Echo Park - Country Drive, the image is one of my favourite LOTV fairies which I have coloured with copics, the flowers..well do I need to tell where they come from?? I have distress the edges of each layer and also embossed the middle panel just for a bit more texture, added a piece of lace, a message and some glitter. I have entered the challenges below.

LOTV - sketch
Cute Card Thursday - lace
Icopic - birthday
The Crafty Pad - lots of texture
OSATT - anything goes
Cupcake - favourite challenge - #138 - lots of layers
Colour Me Creative - favourite copic tecnique - feathered the skirt
CES - recipe
Wags & Whiskers - birthday
Stampavie - 3 or more layers
Stampin for the Weekend - wings
Truly Scrumptious - wings
Oldie but Goodie - anything goes(stamp is more than 6 months old)
By the Cute & Girly - wings


Fi
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Sweet Stampin DT card..

Morning folks and the start of my scheduled weekend posts. The challenge this week over at Sweet Stampin is either a sketch or a theme of in the garden. I did start off with the sketch but somehow got sidetracked so I ended up just going with the theme and another sketch. I have used Cosmo Cricket - Garden Variety papers, the image is from Heather Ellis...oh so cute!! and coloured with copics. Now I'm sure about these rolled daisies yet...I may need a bit more practice but they are from MFT - rolled daisy die-namics die.

The sponsor this week is Heather Ellis

who is giving 3 digis to one lucky winner

and

we have our monthly sponsor who is Joanna Sheen

and she is giving a £10 gift certificate...so check it out!!

Remember you still enter my candy draw...HERE!!

Hanna and friend - sketch
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - birthday
Inspire me Fridays - anything goes
Fab 'n' funky - make your own blooms
Cupcake - in the garden


Fi
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It's not blue....

After my afternoon with Holly...I made this card, not blue I hear you say!! Well not for long cos I have some blue ones lined up for the rest of the week. This little lady is of course Birthday Fairy from LOTV and I coloured her with copics. The papers are from MME - fine and Dandy collection....need I tell you about my little flowers?? I have entered the challenges below.

The Sweet Stop - sketch
Cupcake - lots of layers
Do You Stack Up - scallops
LOTV - birthday


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It's all about embossing at Paper Sundaes

Hi folks and welcome to another challenge over at Paper Sundaes. This week our challenge is embossing...one of my favourite things is my embossing folders although I don't have enough of them.



Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp who are offering a gift certificate to one lucky winner picked at random. so what are you waiting for. Pop over and see what the other sundae girls have made.

For my card I have used papers from MME - Stella rose collection. I have used CC Designs - Honey August and coloured her with copics. I cut out 3 balloons with acuttlebug die and added some pearls. I have entered the challenges below.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - sketch
Bunny Zoe - birthday and pearls
Cupcake - Up in the air(if this doesn't qualify then just delete me!!)
Kaboodle Doodle - birthday
Copic Creations - blues
Papertake Weekly - triple tastic(3 balloons/3 pearls)
Simon Says Stamp - birthday
Stampin royalty - embossing
Paperplay - embossing
All That Scraps - birthday
Charisma Cardz - to die for
Little Miss Muffet - brads, gems or pearls
Sarah Hurley - embossing
Anyone for Anya - birthday


Fi
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well what can I say...

I have been doodling away at this image since last week and this is actually my 4th attempt at colouring her hair....it's not too good. I did try to follow Debbi's tutorial but I was kind of rubbish so more practice needed!! By the time I finished the colouring, I couldn't really be bothered so for me a plainish card although I did find the following challenges to enter.

Cupcake Craft challenge - pink polka dots
Simply Create - monochromatic
Craft your passion - anything goes
Stamping Vacation - monochromatic pink
stamping bazaar - monochromatic


Fi
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I love You.....

Good morning my fellow Saturday bloggers and here we are with another scheduled post and this weeks challenge over at Sweet Stampin Challenge. It's team Carrie's turn this week, so get on over there and check out all the other DT cards....fabby!! This week the theme is "love bugs" so you card has to have a bug of some sort on it.

We have 2 sponsors this week first the fabulous Prairie Fairy Designs...they have lots of gorgeous digis and seconly Crafty Emma's Store.

For my card today I have used papers from Bo Bunny - Crush Collection...perfect for all those luvvy duvvy cards. I have used Lolita Lady Bug from CC Designs and coloured her with promarkers. I added a gem to the centre of her flower and spiral wires for her antenae cos I had to chop of the ones that were attached when I cut her out. The hearts have been punched with a sizzix paddle punch. I have entered all the challenges below which is a record amount for one card...it will probably take me about an hour to link them all up!! I think everybody will have lots of challenges entered this week.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch
Stampin for the Weekend - valentines
Crafty Calendar - love
Stamps R Us - valentines
Cupcake Craft Challenge - seeing red
Crafty Cardmakers - hearts
The Pink elephant - valentines
Bunny Zoe - love is in the air
Creative Craft Challenge - hearts & flowers
Passion for Promarker - let there be love
A Spoonful of sugar - let's see some love
Papertake Weekly - have a heart
Crafty Creations - 3 little words
The Crafty Pad - love is in the air
Delightful sketches - get punchy
Cute Card Thursday - hearts & flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - valentines
Pixie dust Studio - be my valentine
For fun Challenges - hearts
Creative card Crew - for a loved one
Paper Cutz - ladybugs
The Crafty Purple Frog - valentines
Crafty Catz - valentines
Stamp & Create - love
Crafters Companion - romance
Whoopsi Daisy - hearts
By the Cute and Girly - red
The Stamp Man - hearts