MAWTT - Clean and Simple

Hello....  

I hope you are all well today... isn't it cold!! although yesterday was a lovely day here in Manchester... blue skies and sunshine... so that was a nice change from all the dull we've had lately... today it's time for a new Challenge over at 

Moving Along With The Times

and this week our lovely Shell has chosen a fab theme of...

'Clean and Simple'

which is perfect for this time of year when we are all so busy with Christmas preparations... so if you need any last minute cards then why not make them CAS for our Challenge!  Remember you can enter up to 3 times but please no backlinking!

We are sponsored this week by the wonderful Saturated Canary and Krista kindly gave us some fab images to play with and I chose .. 'Ugly Christmas Sweater' .... isn't she gorgeous!!! I love her so much!! You do get some wonderful sentiments with the image but I decided to do a Bridget Jones style comment and made this one on my computer....

This weeks lucky Winner can choose 2 Digis from the Saturated Canary Shop!!!  How cool is that!! Don't forget to hop on over to MAWTT to see my Teamies wonderful cards this week! lots of fab inspiration and we are very pleased to have some Guest Designers joining us this week too! 

I've coloured 'Ugly Christmas Sweater' with Promarkers... I got the Ultra Fine Nibs out and it really was a joy to colour!

You know I don't think I have actually made a Card with SC image before now!!!  ... I have bought quite a few SC images but just never got around to colouring them... partly due to all the illness that I've had this last year.... but anyway... to make up for lost time I've made two cards for this Challenge!! Yay! .. this next one is using 'Molly The Elf' which I bought last Christmas and never got time to use .... 

I've used a Kraft card blank and coloured cute little Molly with Promarkers.... added some Stardust Stickles for a little sparkle. Molly is helping out Santa and has long list of girls who have been very good this year.... do you recognise any of them? LOL - I'm sure they will all be getting visits from Santa this year!! 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - 'Make it Girlie' ends 8th December 2012

Less is More - 'Red and Green' ends 8th December 2012

I Love Promarkers - 'Anything Goes' ends 11th December 2012 

I'm feeling a bit better this week... I had a stomach bug last week and I really felt like 'death warmed up' and don't ever remember feeling as weak... so I'm taking things easy and trying not to do too much because as I'm sure you know from all my moaning this year... I keep getting ill... but think I have got most of my Christmas Cards made now and so can relax... I'm glad that I made some all year round... as every one helps a little!

I'm looking forward to Strictly on Saturday... but wonder who will be knocked out this week? they are all so good now... don't want to see anybody leave... I'm glad they are having four contestants in the Final now!! :-)
Thanks for visiting and for all your lovely comments... I really do appreciate your support!
Love and Hugs

MAWTT - 'Use 3 Things Begininng With the Same Letter'

Hello....  

I hope you are all well this Thursday morning...  it's time for a new challenge over at

Moving Along With The Times

and this week our lovely Kim has chosen a fab theme of...

'Use 3 Things Beginning with the Same Letter'

It doesn't have to be a card... you just need to use 3 things on your creation that begin with the same letter... so lots of scope! ;-)) I'm sure you can all guess that I have gone with the Letter B !! so that's Blue, Birdie and Buttons....

We are sponsored this week by the fab Digi My World

who are kindly giving this week's winner a $10.00 Certificate to spend in-store!!

Annie also gave us some cute images to play with and I have used an image from a set called 'Little Birdie' and they are really sweet!! you can buy them pre-coloured also.

I have digitally coloured this image and used Pink Petticoat Papers... I layered up the papers on my computer and then printed them out as one... so although it looks like more... there are just two layers on this card including the image... I want to make some lighter cards that are easier for postage... so I've kept the embellies to a minimum... 4 buttons, a little silver flower sequin on the flower... and the sentiment which I made on computer.

The image was coloured digitally to match my papers and embellies...and I've added a silver flower sequin and blue pearl pen...it was a very quick card but I think it's cute! hope you like it too! :-))

Hope you can pop on over to MAWTT  where there are more details of the Challenge and you can see my Teamies cute creations...looking forward to seeing all your fab entries this week!

Thanks for all your lovely comments!
Will catch up with you soon..

Love and Hugs

Christmas Angel

Here's a Christmas Card using LOTV Stamp 'Icy Angel'. Now she doesn't look very icy does she? LOL - I've gone for non-traditional colours on this one...I just felt like making a Christmas Card that was bright and cheery! the sentiment comes with the stamp.



The paper was freebie with Crafts Beautiful magazine last year and just thought it went with my little angel... the flourish was a free sample that Tracy kindly gave me with an order from Dies to Die For and I think it's called Mega Flourish 2. Flower is from My Crafty Heart and is Prima 'Miss Godivas' Marshmallow. Gem is from stash.

 I've coloured Icy Angel with watercolour pens and added stickles to the wings, stars and flowers... hope you like it...

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Crafty Creations - 'Christmas is Coming' ends 27th November 2012

Cute Card Thursday - 'Girls Only' ends 28th November 2012

Lillies Little Fairies - 'Anything  Goes' ends 28th November 2012

PaperPlay - 'Sweet Angel' ends 28th November 2012

Christmas Stampin' - 'To Die 4' ends 29th November 2012

Allsorts - 'Bring on the Bling' ends 30th November 2012

Sweet Stampin - 'Flowers' ends 30th November 2012

The Crafty Pad  - 'Add Some Glitter' ends 1st December 2012

Creative Card Crew - 'Anything Goes' ends 3rd December 2012 

Dream Valley - 'Non Traditional Christmas' ends 8th December 2012

Lexi's Creations - 'Christmas' ends 8th December 2012

I hope you are all managing to stay safe and dry in this horrible weather... weekend was very dismal and wet!! Thankfully I could stay indoors warm and cosy and I made a couple of Christmas Cards on Sunday... then watched Crickley Hall... ooh it is SO spooky... some of the scenes were filmed just around the corner from where I live... the rest is filmed in Derbyshire which is perfect for ghost story... ;-)

Hope you all have a good week!

Will catch up with you soon....

Love and Hugs

MAWTT - Let's Go Dotty

Good Morning....  

I hope everyone is well today.. it's Thursday again and so time for another challenge over at...

Moving Along With The Times

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

'Let's Go Dotty'

So we want to see dots or spots somewhere on your creations... it doesn't have to be a card... as long as you follow the theme!! and don't forget you can enter up to three times! but please no backlinking....

I have gone very Clean and Simple this week as I need to make some Thank You cards...

I've used a pink card blank and my new embossing folder which I love!! made the sentiment on computer... where are the dots you ask? on the little ladybird!! I really should have used my swiss dots embossing folder but just didn't think at the time... I was so eager to try out my new folder!! LOL 

We are sponsored this week by the fab Stitchy Bear Stamps

who are kindly giving this week's winner a $10.00 Certificate to spend in-store!!

they also gave us some really cute images to play with and I have used one called 'Lady Bug' which is perfect for a Thank You card!!! 

I made the graduated blue background on the computer and left the image black and white to colour... I've coloured the image with Promarkers. So it was quite a quick card.... but hope you like it...

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

Also... we are having a DT Call over at MAWTT - so do please pop over for details if you are interested in joining our wonderful and friendly team ... DT CALL MAWTT

Looking forward to Strictly on Saturday - doesn't it come around quickly... the weeks are whizzing by now!! it is getting so close on the eliminations and the standard is really high this year... I don't want to see any of them go out! ...  Did you watch The Secret of Crickley Hall on Sunday? I thought it was fab... really spooky! just how I like it... 

Sorry if I haven't got around to visit everyone... I've had a couple of appointments this week and I feel really shattered after them... I guess I am run down with all the chest trouble that I've had recently... just want to sleep at the moment!!

Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment... I really do appreciate your support and will catch up with you soon!

Love and Hugs

Heidi in the Forest....

Hello... Here's little Heidi again... can you tell how much I love her!!! you might even see her again soon... but I promise she will always be coloured differently so hopefully you won't get bored!! As you can enter twice for the Crafting Life's Pieces November Challenge I thought I would use the Sketch again and use Autumn Colours this time... with the idea that Heidi is in a Christmas Forest...

This gorgeous Wee Stamp called 'Heidi' is available from My Crafty Heart. The scrummy papers are a mix of Kaisercraft - Turtle Dove and My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found. The sentiment is LOTV from the Grunge Christmas Stamp Set.

The Flower is a Prima one that I've had for over a year! and it just happened to be the right colour... the holly is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the little gold berries have been recycled from an old xmas flower arrangement.... pearls are MeiFlower - Coffee Mix. The little wooden tree and ribbon are from stash.

I've coloured 'Heidi' with Watercolour Pens. I've used a little bit of Wow Flock on her Pom Poms and Snow Crystal Glitter for the Snow.

hope you like it! :-)

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

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - 'Inspired by a Carol' ends 19th November 2012

(Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas)

Paper Crafting Journey - 'Anything Goes' ends 21st November 2012 

Dream Valley - 'Anything Goes' ends 24th November 2012

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - 'Use Something More Than Six Months Old' ends 24th November 2012

(Prima Flower is over 6 months old)

The Crafty Pad - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' ends 24th November 2012

Heck of a Challenge - '50 Shades of Autumn' ends 30th November 2012

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

I hope you are all having a nice weekend... wonder who will be in dance off tonight? I'm wondering whether it will be Richard and Victoria as they didn't seem quite as good this week... thought Lisa was amazing and Wow! absolutely loved Denise and James's Charleston... glad I taped it!! 
Thanks for visiting!
Love and Hugs

Thank You!!!

I was nominated for this award by my lovely blogging friend Cathy...

so would like to say a big thank you hun!!!

I would also like to thank all my Followers....  I really appreciate your support and you taking the time out to comment... I know I have not been the best of bloggers lately...!!

I would also like to thank Pat who sent me a Get Well Card and this lovely Owl Cosy for my mobile... isn't it cute!!! you can just see my pink Samsung peeping out... it fits in properly though and is all cosy and snug... I love it!!! If you want to buy a Cosy like this or any of other Pat's fab creations then why not check out her Etsy Store... HERE!! 

Okay I'm going to see what I can find for tea and watch Neighbours and It Takes Two.... then I might do a little bit of colouring later... my chest infection is back yet again... but not feeling too bad in myself at the moment... don't think I am up to Children in Need though!! it's SO noisy.... LOL 

Will catch up with you all soon!

Love and Hugs