MAWTT - Spotlight Technique

Hello!! I hope you are all well this Thursday morning... biggest of hugs to those who are not....it's my turn to host a new Challenge over at...

Moving Along With The Times

and I have chosen the theme of.....

'Spotlight Technique'

I think a lot of people are put off this theme because of leaving some areas black and white... so hopefully in this card below it shows that you don't necessarily have to do that... also below is a short tutorial.

In this card I have mounted the circle with 3D Foam pads to make it stand out.... the paper was a freebie with magazine..

If you have never heard of the technique it is really easy....

1. Stamp or Print out the same image twice.... if using digital images make sure they are both same size. 

2. Cut or Punch out a Circle of one of the images.

3. Now you can either leave the circle black and white and colour the other image ... or do the reverse... colour the spotlight and leave the rest of the image black and white.. or you can colour both if you wish... it's up to you... and the main thing is that you have fun!

4. If you mount the spotlight on 3D pads it really makes the spotlight stand out... 

The spotlight doesn't have to be a circle - it could be any shape that you wish....

The technique works really well on tags and I think they look quite cool.... and very quick to make when you are in a rush for Christmas....

I enjoyed making both the card and tags ... I hope that they inspire you to have a go at this technique....

We are sponsored this week by The Crafty Pad 

We were very kindly given some mega cute images to play with and I have used 'Holly Mouse Hanging Christmas Stocking' and 'Christmas Ted Bringing Home Xmas Tree'....

this week's winner will receive 5 digital Images of the Winners Choice or 3 Digi Images and 1 Paper pack.

If you hop on over to MAWTT  there are more details of the Challenge and you can see my Teamies gorgeous creations... we really hope you can join us this week!

I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

The Crafty Pad - Challenge 195  - 'Anything Goes' ends 10th November 2012

Cupcake Craft - Challenge 217 - 'Get Krafty' ends 11th November 2012

Bearly-Mine - Challenge 60 - 'Anything Goes' ends 12th November 2012

Papertake Weekly - 'Anything Goes' ends 12th November 2012 

Scrap Creations - 'Do it Digi' ends 12th November 2012

SweetStamps - Challenge 90 - 'Christmas' ends 12th November 2012

Crafty Creations - Challenge 195 - 'No Flowers' ends 13th November 2012

Divas by Design  - Challenge 60 - 'Let's Get Cute' ends 13th November 2012

I can't believe it has got around to Thursday again already...  not long before the weekend! .... looking forward to Strictly and hopefully doing some Crafting... I have some new embossing folders to try out! and I might do a little bit of online Christmas Shopping... the festive season is coming around way too quickly!!!

Thanks for visiting my blog and for all your lovely comments! 

Take care and have a good day! 

Love and Hugs

Heidi - CLP Sketch

Hello... Happy Bonfire Night! I hope you are all well.... and big hugs to those who are not... I am feeling much better now although I do seem to be very SLOW at doing stuff... I have been really struggling to find my mojo... so thought I would work with a Sketch for some inspiration... I have used this fab one from Crafting Life's Pieces for their November Challenge.

I've used a gorgeous Wee Stamp called 'Heidi' which is available from My Crafty Heart. The gorgeous papers are Kaisercraft - Turtle Dove. The border and sentiment was also included in the pad.

I've added a rich red bow. Both the ribbon and pink gems are from MeiFlower. Also some Wooden Snowflakes from stash. Sorry about the photos they are a bit glary!! and poor Heidi looks totally anaemic but she does have a pink face irl honest!!... I've taken so many photos of this card and I'm still not happy but it will have to do... I should get my light box out but I don't have the energy yet!!! LOL

I've coloured 'Heidi' with Watercolour Pens. I've added 'Snow Crystal' Glitter on image and also on the torn paper.....

hope you like it! :-)

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:-

Divas by Design - Challenge 59 - 'Feeling Festive' ends 6th November 2012

Christmas Stampin' - Challenge 35 - 'Anything Goes' ends 8th November 2012

Stampin' For the Weekend - Challenge 20 - 'Anything Goes' ends 8th November 2012

Dream Valley - Challenge 44 - 'Glitter and Bling' ends 10th November 2012

Ooh La La Creations - Challenge 117 - 'Christmas' ends 11th November 2012 

Crafting Life's Pieces - Challenge 53 - 'Sketch' ends 30th November 2012

Live and Love Crafts - Challenge 5 - 'Christmas' ends 30th November 2012

I hope you are all having a nice evening. My daughter and her boyfriend have gone to a Firework Display... I'm staying in warm and snug!! Just had my Bangers and Mash for Supper... so am nice and relaxed and will probably be feeling sleepy again very soon!! Wasn't Downton fab!! I am going to miss it SO much... isn't the new girl Rose a Hoot!!! LOL methinks she is going to cause bedlam in the Christmas Special !!!
Take care
Love and Hugs

MAWTT - 'Stitch Up'

Good Morning... hope you are all well today.... I am feeling a lot better than I did last week. Thanks for all your good wishes.. I will be catching up with you all over the next few days. I can't believe it's Thursday again already... and so time for a new Challenge over at 

Moving Along With The Times

and it's our lovely boss Hazel's turn to host with a fab theme of...

'Stitch Up'

So we want to see Stitching! Lots of scope for this challenge... you could stitch your Design Papers, use Faux Stitching or Sew something with Felt... it's up to you....really looking forward to seeing all your fab creations! 

My intention was to sew several of these hearts but with being poorly I only got one of them finished! The sewing kit was a pressie from my daughter last xmas. I thought all the pieces would be cut out and ready to sew... but basically they just gave you a load of materials, buttons and some templates and said.... 'have fun' LOL!! It took me quite a while to do as my dexterity is not good.... but did most of it a few weeks ago while my daughter was away in Scotland.

The two fabrics that I used here frayed a lot... but they kind of give it a shabby chic look? that's my excuse anyway. I forgot to sew the hanging ribbon into the seam and so have tried to make it look pretty with the added button. Hope you like it!

We are sponsored this week by the fab Cupcake Cards & Crafts 

For more details of the Challenge and Prize... hope you can hop on over to the MAWTT Blog where you will also find lots of lovely inspiration from my Teamies!! 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts - Challenge 178 - 'In Stitches' ends 2nd November 2012

Divas by Design  - Challenge 59 - 'Feeling Festive' ends 6th November 2012

Not long until the weekend and can you believe it is the Finale of Downton!!! I am gonna miss it so much... but think there is going to be a Christmas Special so we can look forward to that! ;-)
Can't believe how the weather has changed while I was ill... all the trees are shedding their leaves now and it's looking quite wintry. Just ordered my Calendars for 2013... it's the beginning of my Christmas Shopping!
Stay warm and snug!

Love and Hugs

MAWTT - 'Too Cute To Spook'

Good Morning... hope you are all well today.... it's Thursday again... and so time for a new Challenge over at 

Moving Along With The Times

and it's the lovely Debs turn to host and she has chosen the fab theme of...

'Too Cute To Spook'

Yes with Halloween just around the corner... time to create something spooky but not too scary!! in fact it has to be CUTE!! remember it doesn't have to be a card as long as you follow the theme!

I have chosen a very cute image from Paper Shelter called A Great Harvest... this little fella looks all set for Trick and Treating!

I've chosen some of my favourite MAMBI papers and kept the card quite simple... just added a flower and leaves made with Marianne Design dies... and added a WOC purple carnation in centre.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers. Can't believe that I was stupid enough to colour in all this image and then realise that I  hadn't left enough card space around it to cut out a square, circle or anything!!! anyway.. I had spent so long colouring it ... decided to cut the image out and just leave some white space... I just hope it looks ok? 

We are sponsored this week by the fab Di's Digis who are very kindly giving this week's winner 3 Digital images of their choice from instore!!!

For more details of the Challenge and prize ... hope you can pop on over to MAWTT and also see my Teamies gorgeous creations this week... lots of fab inspiration...

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Stampin' For the Weekend - 'Something Spooky' 

Sweet Stampin - 'Boo It's Halloween' 

Lexi's Creations - 'Halloween' 

Dream Valley  - 'Halloween' 

Tuesday Throwdown - 'Halloween' 

Scrap Creations - 'Halloween' 

Ladybug Crafts Ink - 'I Need a P' 

(Purple, Pumpkin)

Crafty Creations - 'Halloween Spooks' 

My Mum's Craft Shop - 'So Spooky' 

Sparkle and Glitter with Rick - 'Sweet or Spooky Halloween' 

Top Tip Tuesday  - 'Halloween' 

Hope I have entered these correctly - I struggled doing these links as I am not well so if I have broken any rules then big apologies and please delete... I'm just glad that I typed up this post and all the links last week before I got ill. 

Sorry I haven't been able to visit you all and comment but I have yet another chest infection. Sunday I had temperature and was shivering all day... then in evening it started going up... and up... when it got to over 104F I felt really ill so went to A & E and they admitted me. So they kept me in until Tuesday afternoon while they got my fever down and I came home with some mega strong antibiotics. I still feel really ill and can't do much... any slight exertion and I can't breathe so basically I just have to rest. Can't believe that when I got back... the bloke next door is having is blooming house renovated. They are stripping the whole roof off and some top bricks and sending them all down a huge chute... Oh the noise!!  Thank the Lord for earplugs!! :-))

Hope you are all okay.... will catch up with you all as soon as I am able

Take Care

Love and Hugs

MAWTT - Alice Inspired

Morning - I can't believe it's Thursday again already! and it's time for a new Challenge over at 

Moving Along With The Times

and this week it is our lovely boss Hazel who is hosting and she has chosen the fab theme of

'Alice Inspired'

So we want to see creations inspired by Alice in Wonderland!!! it doesn't have to be a card.... could be a tag, altered item, atc.... as long as we can see that you have followed the Alice theme.

 I had to put my thinking cap on for this one... but decided to go with the Mad Hatter and a 'tea' theme... after all tea is such a quintessential part of British life! I coloured the MH in browns and then found this cool Raspberry Road paper which was freebie with magazine... I just had to use it as it had teacups on!!

 I've added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.... and added some gold Ivy which is Marianne Die... and there is an actual Tea Bag underneath the quote!!! yes I know it is a little crazy but it is the Mad Hatter after all!! LOL

The quotation is by Sir Philip Sidney who was an English Statesman in the 1500's... but I reckon he's hit the nail on the head with these words... I've also added a Twinings Label in top left corner... I've coloured the Hatter with Promarkers and a touch of Prisma Pencils...

We are sponsored this week by the fab Digi My World 

who very kindly gave us some images to play with...

I have chosen the Mad Hatter from the Alice's Wonderland Set... you can also get the images pre-coloured if you wish...

I hope you like my 'mad' card! LOL

and hope you can hop on over to MAWTT for more details of the challenge and prize... and to see my Teamies gorgeous creations this week!!! Lots of gorgeous inspiration for you..

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Bearly-Mine - Challenge 57 - 'Anything Goes' ends 22nd October 2012

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 120 - 'Tea at Granny's' ends 22nd October 2012

I Love Promarkers - Challenge 139 - 'Anything Goes' ends 23rd October 2012

Live and Love Crafts - Halloween and/or Autumn Colours' ends 31st October 2012

It has felt really Autumny this week here in the Uk... the leaves are beginning to turn pretty colours... and we have had some sunshine... and some rain... and some very weird and loud gusts of wind in the night!!??? not sure what they are about... I just hope the owls have got their woolly hats on!! LOL

Not long until the weekend... I'm SO looking forward to Strictly and Downton again....

Thanks for all your lovely comments... I appreciate you taking the time out to visit! :-))

Hope you have a lovely day!

Love and Hugs

Snow Goddess - Purple and Pom Poms

My daughter is helping me with a major sort out of my room... something that I have been putting off for ages but it needs doing urgently now... anyway, I'm coming across loads of half-finished cards and coloured up images! is it just me who does this? please say no!! LOL 

I found this little lady all coloured-up and ready to go... :-) and saw the  Winter Wonderland - 'Photo Inspiration' Challenge with the colours purple and white... and the Sketch on Sparkle Creations (see below) and I thought... Hmmmm... I should really finish this card.... so managed to squeeze in a little Crafting and here it is... quite a simple design but love the colours and sparkle...

Sparkle Creations - Challenge 46

The image is by Michelle Perkett and is called 'Snow Goddess' - isn't she gorgeous? you might remember I used her on a Hexagonal Card a while back... but she looks very different in these contempary colours...

The gorgeous Papers are Cosmo Cricket 'Mitten Weather' and the scrummy Pom Pom Trim was a gift from lovely Alessandra - thank you hun!!

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and gems are from stash.

I used Promarkers, Flexmarkers and touch of Prisma Pencils... added some Viva Pearl Pen for snow (think it was Silver) ... and some Star Dust Stickles on the Fur Trims... I added the sentiment before printing.

I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'Anything Goes' ends 15th October 2012

Crafts & Me  - Challenge 105 - 'Anything Goes' ends 16th October 2012

Divas by Design - Challenge 56 - 'Anything Goes' ends 16th October 2012 

Christmas Stampin' - Challenge 32 - 'Anything Goes' ends 18th October 2012

Winter Wonderland - 'Photo Inspiration' Purple and White ends 18th October 2012

Sparkle Creations - Challenge 46 - 'Sketch Challenge' ends 20th October 2012

Paper Crafting Journey - 'Add Some Bling' ends 24th October 2012
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Challenge 94 -  'Snowflakes' ends 20th October 2012

Hope you like it...

Wasn't Downton exciting... real nail biting stuff... I won't give away the plot in case you haven't watched it yet... but the storylines are wonderful this series... and really enjoyed Strictly but I'm a bit sad Johnny Ball has left... I would have liked to see him stay in just a little bit longer...

Thank you for all your lovely comments... I really do appreciate you taking the time out to visit my blog!
Take Care
Love and Hugs