Divas by Design - '3 Layers or More'

Hello... I hope you are all well... it's Team A's turn for a new challenge over at 

Divas by Design

and this week we have the fab theme of...

'3 Layers or more'

I thought Fairy Fae would look nice in sunshine colours... I've combined the papers with silver mirri card... also remembered that I had a butterfly embossing folder that was freebie with my magazine a while back...

We are sponsored by the fabulous Delicious Doodles

and we were very kindly given some lovely images to use... I chose 'Fairy Fae' - isn't she gorgeous! 

 Image: Delicious Doodles - 'Fairy Fae'

Papers: Prima 'Meadow Lark'

Flower: Prima

Sentiment: LOTV

Die: Memory Box - 'Precious Hearts'

Embossing Folder: Freebie with magazine

I've coloured 'Fairy Fae' with Promarkers and Copics... Star Dust Stickles on Wings....

I hope you can pop on over to our main website at Divas by Design and see my Teamies gorgeous creations!!  

Thanks for all your lovely comments - I really do appreciate them! :-)

I will catch up with you very soon
Take Care 

Love and hugs

MAWTT - Anything Goes!!!

Yay!! We're back!!!

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Moving Along With the Times

Well it feels really good to be back after our Summer break.... and to celebrate our return we have both A and B Teams combining for a theme that you will all love!!

Anything Goes!!

Yes, you can make anything crafty that you like ... your world is your oyster!! :-))

We are sponsored this week by the wonderful Sir Stampalot! 

and the winner will receive this fab prize!

I hope you can hop on over to our main site at MAWTT for more details and to see the rest of the Team's wonderful creations this week... lots and lots of gorgeous inspiration for you!!

I thought I would make a card using my new Kite Die from Memory Box. I have lots of happy memories of  kite flying in Autumn at our local park... and do you remember those balsa wood glider kits that you got in comics that slotted together? I used to love them so much.... I was very easily amused!! LOL

I've used a digital image from Whiff of Joy which is called Henry with Vintage Kite... but I've cropped off the kite part of the image... so that I could add my new MB Die. The die cut kite looked a bit plain and so I added a piece of patterned paper and some strips of card to look like wood...

Image: Whiff of Joy - 'Henry with Vintage Kite'
Papers: First Edition - 'Sweet Owl'
Sentiment: LOTV Black & White Sketch Pad
Flower: Prima
Die Cuts: Leaves - Marianne Design Flower Set and 'Summer Kites' - Memory Box
Nailheads: JosyRose

I've coloured cute little Henry with Kurecolor Markers

Well it really feels like Autumn now and the nights are drawing in....I can't believe it's October!!! where on earth did September go.

My dad moved into the Nursing Home on Monday and is settling in... he was very tired and bit disorientated at first but is now getting to know the staff who seem lovely.  He has lost so much weight though during the 10 weeks in hospital and we are really hoping he will start eating a bit more. The Chef made him a special omelette yesterday and he also had some ice cream which he has wanted for a while now. He has a lovely room with a view of garden.

It's been very tiring this week as we are getting used to new routine for visiting, shopping etc. We all feel quite shattered... but I'm sure that once we get adjusted it will be ok. Again, big apologies if I haven't got around to visiting...I'm trying to fit in a bit more commenting. I really do appreciate all your comments and support!

I was so tired on Saturday that I fell asleep and missed beginning of Strictly!!! LOL can you believe after me raving on about it so much?  so I watched it on Catch Up, Sunday. Ooh Julien Macdonald needs to calm down a bit!! I laughed so much at the Hairy Biker though - he had Mick Jagger's strut down to a T! I think there will be quite a few good dancers this year.

I hope you are all keeping well and if not then I hope things improve for you very soon.
Take Care
Sending love and hugs

Divas by Design - 'Monochrome'

Hello... I hope you are all well this morning! it's time for a new challenge with Team A over at 

Divas by Design

and this week we have one of my favourite themes ....

'Monochrome'

I think the easiest way to define monochrome is.... different shades of one colour... and it is definitely one of my favourite themes! :-))  I decided to make a girly card with a pocket inside for Gift Card.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Dilly Beans

We were kindly given some images to use and I have chosen Girl and Butterfly....

Image: Girl and Butterfly - Dilly Beans

Lilac Mirri Card: embossed with eBosser folder

Border: Tonic Studios Vine Punch

Star Dust Stickles on Butterfly

Sparklet, Pearls and feather from Stash

(Image coloured with Promarkers and Copics)

I saw a corner pocket design on my team buddy Janice's Website a while back. So I thought I'd have a go at making one although I don't think mine looks as good!! ... I could have maybe glammed the inside up a bit more but was in a rush when making it!! I've not added any sentiments so I can use this for any occasion where I want to give a gift card.. for a girl anyway... don't think a bloke would appreciate this !!! LOL

I hope you can pop on over to the main Divas by Design website and check out my Teamies gorgeous creations this week! :-))

I'm sorry that my commenting is still very hit and miss. We are still waiting for a place at the nursing home for my dad. He is stable ... not really improving... but I think he is as comfortable as they can make him. I can't believe how time flies by when you are hospital visiting and trying to remember all the everyday jobs that you need to fit in also.

My daughter and I did make time to watch Downton on Sunday and really enjoyed it... we opened a box of choccies and so that was a nice evening! Looking forward to the next episode and also Strictly on Friday/Saturday! 

I will catch up with you all very soon

Take Care

Love and hugs

Marie Antionette

Hello... I hope you are all well.... it's been a very rainy week here in Manchester... but hopefully it should brighten up a bit tomorrow? fingers crossed.

I thought I'd show you a card that I made a while ago for my lovely friend Ira. I know she loves Marie Antionette and so I found a picture on the internet and used it as main focus of the card... it was lots of fun to make. I used some lovely glittery Tilda Country Escape Toppers. 

I traced some text for the sentiment and then wrote over with 0.05 ink pen as I wanted to give it a handwritten effect.  The doily lace edging was done with a Martha Stewart Punch. Papers are Glitz Design - Vintage Blue.

I hope you like it...

Can't believe how the time is flying by today... I better get a move on and finish my jobs... need to do Tesco order for tomorrow or else we won't have any food for weekend !! I'm glad Downton is back on Sunday... hope this series is a bit more cheerful though!!

Take Care and I will catch up with you all soon...
Love and hugs

Divas by Design - 'Weddings & Anniversaries'

Hello... I hope you are all well today... it's Team A's turn for a new challenge over at 

Divas by Design

and the fab theme this week is

'Weddings & Anniversaries'

I thought I would use a LOTV Topper from the Coloured Art Pad - True Love. These images are perfect for Weddings and Anniversaries. I've gone with a white and silver colour combo to give it a classy and elegant feel... I'm quite pleased with how this card came out considering I didn't really feel in the mood for crafting when I made it.

Image: LOTV - Coloured Art Pad - True Love
Sentiment: LOTV - Sketch Pad 8 - Sentiments
Embossing Folder: Sizzix - Flower Rings & Clusters Set
Flower: Prima
Die: Memory Box - Precious Hearts
Punch: Tonic Studios Simplicity Geared - Vine
from Stash: Silver Mirri Card, pink pearl

I bought this Silver Mirri card to try and loved it so much that I bought loads more of it in different colours... so you will be seeing a lot more of it in next few weeks... I bet you will be sick of the sight of it by Christmas!! LOL

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous Lili of the Valley

I hope you can pop on over to our main blog at Divas by Design and see my Teamies romantic creations this week... they are all beautiful ... :-))

I'm loving the eBosser so far by the way. It embosses beautifully. The stacks/sandwiches are a bit heavier than I thought they would be... but I can kind of lean the stack against my desk and it's not too bad. The real problem with the Big Shot was the winding it back and forth... some dies needed it quite a few times to cut properly and boy it really pulled on the discs in my spine!! So at least with the eBosser you can just feed it in a couple of times... no cranking!!  I tried one of my most difficult dies which is a Vivienne Butterfly one by Memory Box... and it came out ok apart from one tiny area... so I think I will probably feed it through twice next time. But love it so far! 

I hope you are all having a good week

Take Care

Love and hugs

Moving Along With The Times... DT Call

Hello everyone.... I hope you all had a lovely weekend...

I'm here with a quick reminder that....

MAWTT is back on 3rd October!!!! Yay!!!

and we are having a DT Call !!

 so if you would like to find out more about joining our very friendly team then click HERE 

I'm really looking forward to working with the lovely girls again! :-)

Thank you for all your kind comments and best wishes for my dad... he has got over his pneumonia now and is stable and more comfortable... he is still in hospital and has a lot of things wrong still...and the doctors have said he needs to go into nursing/care long term. So we're hoping to get him settled somewhere in the next few weeks... it feels really weird that he won't be coming home though... I'm sure we will adjust but it just takes a bit of time to get your head around it all...

As soon as things settle down a bit, I want to try and get back into my crafting proper again... I just hope that I can get motivated again!!

I have treated myself to... 

I've wanted one for a while and hopefully it will make my crafting much easier... the Big Shot was getting harder and harder for me to use and was hurting my spine!!!  so I'm looking forward to being able to use more dies again now!

Did you see Strictly? I watched it but had to mute the sound for first half hour as my nerves were not up to the noise! LOL I must be getting old !! but at least the lineup and pairings look quite good this year... looking forward to seeing how they all shape up once they start dancing properly... I will be back in a few days with a card for Divas! ;-)

Take Care and I will catch up with you all soon

Love and hugs