Cute Little Anna....

Still playing so next up is this card....I think I quite like this one. It just reminds me of a nice sunshiney day...The stamp is called Cute Little Anna from Stampavie which I coloured with copics. The papers are Buttercup from Lilybeedesigns. I die cut those rolled flowers with various MFT dies and added tiny pearls to the centres, the flourish is also from MFT as is the buttons. I added some pins and pearls and ribbon, I was having withdrawal symptoms so I added some doodling too to finish off...hope you likey!!

Simon Says Stamp - birthday
Creative Card Crew - ribbon
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - lots of texture
Creative Inspirations - flowers
Paper Sundaes - ribbons and pearls
Moving along with the Times - summer sunshine
Crafty Catz - April showers bring may flowers
Ladybug - birthday
Crafting for all Seasons - handmade flowers
Crafters Companion - here comes summer
Love to Create - flowers and buttons
Paperplay - pins and pearls
Stampin for the Weekend - lots of layers
Truly madly Crafty - handmade flowers
Joanna Sheen - flower power



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Sugar Bowl Challenge #82

Good morning sugar fans....and I know what you're thinking but yes it's my first Christmas card of the year...I am normally rushing around late in the year getting those made but I am going to be totally prepared this year!!

Today's challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is the fabby sketch below..




...and as always the optional theme of "scrolls and swirls".

Once again one lucky winner picked at random will win 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits...



...and as normal if there is more than 100 entries, the prize goes up to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps....so get those entries submitted...

For my card I have used Knitted with Love from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits and I coloured with copics, papers from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate, the snowflakes have been punched from a Martha Stewart punches, the swirl is from MFT, I added some gems to finish.

Papershelter - wings and things
Whimsy Stamps - punches/die cuts
Craft Your Passion - die cuts/punches
Lexi's Creations - punches/dies
Paper sundaes - anything goes
Stamptacular - anything goes


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Springtime.....

Good morning Saturday bloggers....yes scheduled but my last weekend of working!! I'm on holiday from Wednesday and then I start on my new Monday-Friday shift and in my new role as a Senior HR Co-ordinator and I have a wee fab team reporting to me!!

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is "Anything goes"...how easy can that be!! We have our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen...




and we have a new weekly sponsor A Day for Daisies...


I have used this cure little digi - Ducks in a Row from A Day for Daisies, I coloured the image with copics. The papers are Springtime from Echo Park which have been layered onto bazzill card. I cut a scalloped border with my SU scallop punch and added a matching ribbon, button and pearls....forgot...there's glitter in there too!!

Deconstructed sketches - sketch
Paper Sundaes - photo inspiration
Stamptacular - button
Crafts & Me - spring
My Mum's Craft Shop - use a digi
Pixie Cottage - spring
Joanna Sheen - spring
Sassy Cheryl - think spring
Crafters Companion - spring
Dream Valley - easter
Moving Along with the Times - spring
Paperplay - spring
Crafty Catz - spring is in the air
Fairy Fun Friday - spring fling
Hotshot Crafts - ribbon
Simply Create Too - spring
Sweet 'n' Sassy - spring
My Craft Spot - spring scallops


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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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another wee cupcake....

Hi folks....well it's been a lovely day here today and I have managed to get lots of washing done and hung out...hopefully it will be dry soon!! I am hoping that I will be able to get most of folded and put away without having to iron it.

I am just loving this little stamp from LOTV...she is so adorable. My friend Donna asked me to make her a card to give to her auntie as it's a big birthday for her at the weekend....hope she likes it.

I coloured the image with copics, the papers are First Edition - New Leaf which I layered onto kraft, I distressed the edges and added some stitching. The flowers have been cut with matching card and kraft using my MFT flower trio die and I gave them some doodled petals and stuck a pearl in the center....a few of my favourite things on this card!!

Sunday sketch & stamp - sketch
Lili's Little Fairies - butterflies and fairies
Color Throwdown - colour recipe
Crafty Sentiments - wings
Ladybug - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - flowers
Paper sundaes - feminine flair
Allsorts - say it with flowers
Fairy fun Friday - distress it
Fussy and Fancy - fairies
Totally Papercrafts - favourite things(kraft, distressing, stitching)



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Back to work tomorrow....

Happy Sunday everybody...well I did intend to get more cards made this week whilst I have been on holiday but you know how it is when the schools are off....Holly had me traipsing all over and spending money. although she got bored and fed up once she had eveything she wanted!! Went shopping to Glasgow one day too....I thought it was bad enough shopping with Holly but my mother and Holly on the same day...love them both dearly but omg!! Holly likes to go to Primark, Repbulic, New Look and then you go to the other extreme...the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which confused Holly as we were in Glasgow. What did I buy....roasting bags from Lakeland, that was me so I think a little bit of internet shopping may be in order later today.

So for my card I have followed the sketch over at A Gem of a challenge although I have tilted it round, I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Summers End, I have layered each of the papers onto bazill card and distressed the edges, the stamp is from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with copics. I have cut out some felt flowers with my MFT flower trio die which has to be my most favourite die but then you may know that!! I added a ribbon and a bigger bow than I would normally use but I think it looks ok.

I hope to be back shortly with another creation.

A Gem of a Challenge - sketch
Allsorts - free & easy
CES - spots & dots
Crazy 4 challenges - spots & stripes
Crafts & Me - distressing
Cute Card Thursday - flower power
Crafty Catz - favourite things(flower die)
Craft us Crazy - favourite things(flower die)
Dutch Dare - distressing
Crafters Companion - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - ribbons and bows
Sarah Hurley - die cuts
Paper Sundaes - birthdays


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #76

Good morning sugar fans....I hope you are all playing with your new rubber from the last release of stamps...I thought so. In that case you are in luck as there is a new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. This fortnight's challenge is the sketch below....

...of course as always there is the added option of Paper Piecing. The prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits.

I love paper piecing although it does take a bit of time but very therapeutic!! So I have used papers from Fancy Pants - Love Story collection. I pieced everything other than the hair and skin. I edged each of the layers with some doodling....seems to be my new thing at the moment. I added some flowers which I cut using my MFT flower trio die and stuck some pearls in the centres....

My Mums Craft Shop - flowers
Whimsy Inspirations - pearls
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Karen's Doodles - paper piecing
Paper Sundaes - paper piecing
DYSU - ribbons
Moving Along with the times - Blooming marvellous
Hotshot Crafts - flowers

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Fifi goes shopping...

Good morning folks, well the snow from yesterday seems to have disappeared for the time being although it's very frosty and baltic!!

Well you know it would only be a matter of time before Fifi would be on my blog and here she is...I love Fifi just as much as her pal Pippi..they are best pals on my desk!!

For my card today I have used a mix of papers from First Edition - Up and Away and Jillybean soup - Apple cheddar Soup...one of my favourite colour combos. I have layered them onto kraft, seems to be my thing at the mo, oh and my other thing is the doodles. I distressed each of the layers..the stamp is Fifi goes shopping from sugar Nellie which I have coloured with copics. I added some glitter to the furry bits on her boots and jacket. The flowers have been cut with my MFT flower trio die which also doodled, the felt flower has been cut with the same fie and I threaded some twine and a button on to it....finished with a message and some gems.

My Mums Craft Shop - favourite colour combo
The Kraft Journal - stamp it pretty
Squigglefly - button it up
The Pink elephant - favourite colours
Truly Madly Crafty - anything goes
Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - buttons, boes, bling and blooms
Pixie Dust Studio - going dotty
Totally Papercrafts - make your own flowers
Paper pretties - glitter
Paper sundaes - past challenge - #89 lots of layers
Crafty Catz - buttons and bows
Joanna Sheen - celebration


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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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It's Pippi....

Well I said Pippi would be along soon, so here she is. I think there seems to be a bit of an orange thing going on here...don't you think??

Just a quickie...the papers are from Jillybean Soup - Apple cheddar Soup, which I have layered and stitched. I dyed the TH ribbon and flowers with Spiced Marmalade DI. The stamp is of course Pippi Longsocks from Sugar Nellie which I coloured again with my new polychromos.

Totally Papercrafts - sketch
Prairy Fairy - things with sparkly wings
simon Says Stamp - something new(new pencils)
Paper sundaes - something old, something new(new pencils, everything else is old)
The Pink Elephant - anything goes
Fairytale Challenge - something new (pencils)
Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes
Crafts & Me - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes(new stash)


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It's Bella...

Ok folks...next up is Bella!! When I saw Bella on Elaine's blog she made me realise how adorable Bella is so i needed to give her some colour!! So last night whilst waiting on Big Ben striking I decided to make a start.

The papers are from Fancy Pants - Summers End, and I have coloured Bella using my new polychromos...gosh does it take long. I think I am quite happy with how the colouring went apart from Bella's cankles...they look a bit patchy!! I dyed those TH flowers to match the card and added a wee message!!

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Fussy & Fancy - birthday
The Secret Crafter - anything goes
Totally gorjuss - happy
paper sundaes - something old, something new(polychromos)
Creative Inspirations paint - something new(polychromos)
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Sarah hurley challenge - colouring
4 Crafty chicks - something new(polychromos)


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Merry Christmas....

Good morning windswept bloggers!! Well...what a day and night yesterday for us Scots...we had winds up to 160mph at parts of the day. The extreme weather caused havoc all over and I am so glad I didn't need to venture out!! It was a tad scary I have to say and I hope everyone was safe.

So I doodled away last night colouring in this stamp which is Festive Friends from Sugar Nellie and this time I coloured with copics and then glittered it up. I bought a few new colours so thought I would put them to the test although I haven't managed to get the right shade of green, so if anybody knows of a kind of lightish promarker green, let me know. Now when I saw the sketch over at Christmas Challenges, I had to try it...I do prefer lots of layers as I am kind of rubbish at the embellishments so With lots of layers I don't need to add too many other bits and bobs.
The papers are from Fancy Pants - Hot Chocolate collection, and they are yummy!! I have entered the challenges below. I layered the papers onto kraft card and edged them with a fine pen to give them a stitched look. I punched out the snowflake and glittered it up and then added a button and twine. I also added some twine around one of the layers and attached a snowflake charm.

Christmas Challenges with sketches - fabulous sketch
ABC Christmas challenge - anything goes
Crafts & Me - snowflakes
Paper Sundaes - sundae bar(stripes, red, fake stitching and a punch)
Creative Card Crew - tis the season
Creative Craft Challenge - stitching(mine is fake this time)
Passion for promarkers - celebrations
Craft your Passion - anything goes plus glitter
Cute Card Thursday - anything goes
By the Cute and Girly - let it snow
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - let it snow
Hotshot Crafts - promarkers
Divas by Design - anything goes
Addicted to stamps - christmas
Crafty Calendar - cold & frosty
Designed to Delight - snow


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A little snow angel....

Good morning sweet stampers...over at The Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog we have another challenge for you...this time it's "snow" or "snowmen, people....something with snow!!

This week our sponsor is Crafty Emma's Store, who is offering up this fab paper pad to one lucky winner.....


For my card I have a little snow angel which is from Inky antics. I coloured this stamp with promarkers this time so that I could join in the promarker challenge as the sketch is just fab!! The papers are Echo Park - Winter Park which I also layered onto kraft card, I added some button twine, punched a snowflake and added a button to the centre...then of course glittered it up.

Now pop over and see what the other sweeties have to show you.

Passion for promarker - sketch
I ♥ promarkers - snowmen/flakes
Stamptacular - Christmas
Simon Says - anything goes
Cards & More - snowflakes
Creative Craft - free for all
Craft your passion - tis the Season
Make it Monday(The kraft Journal) - Christmas
Dream Valley - sparkle
Paper sundaes - Winter Wonderland
By the Cute and Girly - let it snow
Delightful sketches - let it snow
Totally papercrafts - let it snow
Fairy Tale challenge - Christmas
Patties Creations - Christmas
Simply Create Too - Christmas
Wags n Whiskers- angel or fairy (does my snow angel count)
OSCC - let it snow


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Happy Birthday Sweet Stampin'

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Sweet Stampin', happy birthday to you!! Yes Sweet Stampin' is 2 years old so why not pop over to the challenge blog and see what's in store.

All you need to do is make something that is birthday related...how easy can it be. There is also fabby sponsors this week....

Crafty Sentiments -

one lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in their store.


My Creative Classroom -

One lucky winner will receive a free seat to a class of their choice.

Prairie Fairy



one lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store.

Saturated Canary -

one lucky winner will receive 2 digis from their store.


The Craft Room -
one lucky winner will receive a £10 gift voucher to spend in their store.


Tiddly Inks -
one lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store.

How amazing is all that?? Well that's not all...there is also some candy to give away on the DT blogs but we don't know who's so you need to leave a comment if you want to be in with a chance of winning some candy.

For my card I have used one of Krista's digis called Sleeping Beauty and I think she is a beauty. I coloured her with copics, the papers are Up, Up and Away - First Edition. I added a ribbon, a message and a couple of teeny pearls.

sketch n Stash - sketch
Paper sundaes - use a digi
OSCC - blue
Crafting when we can - female birthday

Squigglefly - birthday
Patties Creations - birthday
2 sisters - let it sparkle
Colour Me Creative - colours of the Sea( the whole card is sea colours...I think)

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A new buy...

Good evening bloggers, thought I would quickly post this before X Factor which is due to start soon but I am sky plussing it so I can fast forward the ads!!

I coloured this little stamp last night, it was one of my buys at the SECC on Thursday. It's from Lili of the Valley and has been coloured with copics, I also glittered it up with come glamour dust. The paper I used is MME 12 Days of Christmas which is just fab...which I also distressed each of the layers. The message is also from LOTV. I added a ribbon and a little snowflake charm.

Now before I go I thought I would also post a piccy of my masterpiece...the scarf which is supposed to take 1 hour to complete but in my case it took 5 hours...but I am chuffed with it, I love all those ruffles.


Lili of the Valley - sketch
Totally papercrafts - glitter It
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
Crafty ribbons - bingo(glitter, punches/dies, lace...if the lacey stuff I have used doesn't qualify then just delete me)
Hannah & Friends - glitter
Moving along with the Times - no girls allowed
Paper Shelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar(sparkle & distressing)


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There's a Halloween thing going on...

Good morning Saturday bloggers and my scheduled post...back at work!! Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is "Halloween".

Our sponsor this week is the fabby Bugaboo and are giving 7 digs to one lucky winner.

For my card I have used Stella Calendar month - October from Bugaboo and I coloured her with copics. The papers are from MME - Mischievous collection and are perfect for those Halloween projects. I cut the pumkins with a sizzix die however I had to cut the them down to size as they were just too big for the card...

A Gem of A Challenge - sketch
Paper sundaes - Halloween
CYDA -Halloween colours
Crafty Boots - Halloween
Make it Monday with the Kraft Outlet - spooky stuff
The Stamp Fairy - Halloween
Papertake Weekly - use black
Divas by Design - spooky
Delightful Sketches - Halloween
Allsorts - Halloween
2 sisters - pumkin patch
CMC Copic challenge - halloween

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Sugar Nellie Blog Hop...down the Fairy Glen

Good morning Blog Hop fans...the day has finally arrived where you can see all the fab creations with the new release of sugar from Sugar Nellie.

The Blog Hop will run from 09:00am today until 11:30pm tomorrow night showcasing lots of delish cards.

If you have arrived here from Sugar Mama Gayle's blog then you are in the right place but if not then you need to go back to the beginning and start at The Sugar Nellie Blog. All you need to do is leave some love on each of the DT's own blogs and you never know...you might even win some free sugar!!




As always the new release of rubber is available at Funky Kits...so you better keep Mark busy and get on over there.




For my card I have used Pippi Longsocks.....isn't she just the best?? Of course you can buy her here from Funky Kits today!! I have coloured this little cutie with copics and glittered her wings up for a bit of sparkle. The papers are from MME - Mischevious collection, the message is from SU - Crazy for cupcakes stamp set and flowers have been cut with my MFT flower trio die.

Next stop on the hop is the fabulous Lilian's blog....check out what she has made....and remember to leave some love too.

I have also entered the challenges below...

Paper Sundaes - lots of layers
Anything Goes - punches/dies
Simon Says Stamp - sparkle/bling
the Crafty Purple Frog - lots of layers
Fab 'n' Funky - die cuts/punches
Truly Scrumptious - distressing

By the Cute and Girly - anything goes
The Secret Crafter - anything goes as long as it sparkles(wings)

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Paper Sundaes DT card

Welcome all my fellow Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post. This week the challenge over at Paper Sundaes is "Shana's Sketch".


Our sponsor this week is Paper Jewels.

Paper Jewels have lots of online products so pop over and have a look.

Jenny also has a big sale on just now -

Buy 2 - Get 1 FREE Stamp of equal value, Buy 4 - Get 2 FREE Stamps of equal value, Buy 6 - Get 3 FREE Stamps of equal value and so on....For example, if you buy 2 priced at $9.95 and 2 priced and $5.25, you may choose 1 free stamp with a value up to $9.95 and another with a value up to $5.25.

for my card I used Spesch birthday Girl which is available from Paper Jewels, I coloured the image with copics...not sure about the eyes!! The papers are from MME - Fine and Dandy collection. I made this card for Michael to give to Holly for her birthday.

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Paper Sundaes DT card

Happy Halloween my Sundae bloggers and my scheduled post...no I'm not working but Michael had some friends staying last and I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to get to the PC for my post. I was also a bit confused at what time I should post this, for those of you who don't live in the UK, British summertime has now ended and clocks went back an hour...it seems I guessed correctly though...phew!!The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is "For the Boys"....so you can make anything you like as long as it is suitable for a boy. Our fabulous sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp who has a massive range of products online in the store. For my card I have used a combination of Kaisercraft and Scenic Route papers. The image I have used is Edwin from the Magnolia range which can be purchased from Simon Says Stamp....the lovely Debbie sent me this stamped image along with some other Tilda's...thank you Debbie!! I coloured Edwin with copics and gave him an extra bit of shading with waterpencils too. I cut the grass from the Kaisercraft papers...to make it look like Edwin is running through the grass trying to catch the dragonfly. I have entered the following challenges.

Stamps R Us - sketch

Cards for Men - masculine







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Paper Sundaes DT card

Hello all you Sunday bloggers and my not scheduled post..cos I'm on holiday!! The challenge this week over at Paper Sundaes is "Natural Woman" and this weeks sponsor is the fabby Wags 'n' Whiskers at Stamp & Create. I have used Iris from the new fairy release from Wags 'n' Whiskers. I have used papers from MME, the flowers have been cut from the same matching paper and layered on to the card. I coloured the image with promarkers...and then did some additional shading with waterpencils...quite like doing that. I added some glitter to finish off but may have got a bit heavy handed with that. This was actually my fifth attempt at colouring this image...kept mucking it up but eventually made it and then just as I was about to take the photo ...I spilt my cup of tea...so this was the rush job replacement.
A wee reminder that there is a DT call aswell which closes 26th October so if you fancy entering check out the details here.

I ♥ Promarkers - autumn

Flutter by Wednesday - fairy

Sketch Saturday - sketch

The Pink Elephant - brown and orange

2 sisters - anything goes


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