Simon Says ,,,,,,, Lets play BINGO !! :-)

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with our "Bit O'Green" Challenge last week. It was fantastic to see so many of you joining us !

Eyes Down Look In ,,,, It's time to play ,,

BINGO !

Here is Domi's Bingo card for you to play !
You can choose a line or go for a full house if you feel up for it ! :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

This week the Design Team are showcasing MAGNOLIA PRODUCTS. If you have any Magnolia products, we would love to see them but tis up to you what you choose to use :-)

For my card I need to thank both Mandy and Jo for their gorgeous Tilda birthday cards, I used them for inspiration :-) It is ages since I coloured a Tilda so I was way out of my comfort zone so thanks so very much girls xx :-)

I used this oh so cute Tilda with Kitten image, coloured with copics, cut out and popped on a Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die cut which I had coloured with Vintage Photo distress ink The papers are from Magnolia , I used a plain design for the background and a cloudy one for the clock face. The postmark is a new cling stamp from Hero Arts called Untitled Postmark , I used a Martha Stewart PATP Pansy set and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The clouds were made with a C.C Designs Clouds die and I inked these with Stormy Sky DI, I also coloured the Monarch Butterflies with the same ink. The gorgeous rose is from Prima and I used a Heart Swirl die cut and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) our lovely GD Laurel and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so please pop over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

Crafty Cardmakers ,,,,,, Time

Sentimental Sundays ,,,, metal ( I used a brad to fix the clock hands)

Colour Me Creative Copic’s ,,,, Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,, Happy Birthday

Weathered Clock	Tilda With Kitten	C.C Designs Clouds	Prima Roses	Pansy PATP
Distress Ink	Monarch Butterfly	Star Dust Stickles	Copic Markers

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Furry and Feathered Friends ,,,,,,:-)

Hi all :-) Are you ready for Christmas ??? NO !!! me neither :-) BUT ,,, I am getting there !! Being on the ABC Christmas Challenge DT is brill !! I have a box which, by Christmas ,,, will be full ! :-) no last min panic for me ,,, noooo :-)

This week our deputy head, Helen, has chosen the theme ,,

‘F’ For Furry and/or Feathered

We have 2 fabby sponsors this time ,,,

Lili of the Valley will be giving a £10 voucher to their store

AND

Bugaboo will be giving a choice of 7 digi images ! :-)

For my card I used a new ( to me) House Mouse Peaceful Flight stamp, coloured with Copics and the edges inked with Colorbox pigment ink. I used some teal coredinations and paper from a Bo Bunny Snowfall pack. I cut out the trees on my new fab Silhouette machine and smothered them with Hero Arts Crystal glitter. The organza spotty ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl and I added a tiny snowflake, from an EK success border punch, a pearl, Star Dust Stickles and a sentiment to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards so please hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges

The Ribbon Girls ,,, White/Aqua ( my 2nd entry )

Eyes Down Look In ,,, time to play ,,, BINGO !!

Hi all :-) its Tuesday and time for a new theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)

This week Dawny has made us a fab bingo grid to use ,,, so are you up for a game ?? ,, you can pick a line or go for a full house !! :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely teamies Mary and Andrea aka The Ribbon Girl so a fab pack of ribbons and embellies on offer for one lucky entrant ,, wish I could play ! :-)

I chose 1 down,Gems/Ribbon/Button

I used a House Mouse image ,,, for a change ,,, lol ,,, well, in my defence I have been away for a few weeks and I just HAD to ink them up !! I missed em ,,, :-) This one is from a Joanna Sheen unmounted set called Balloon Birthdays, I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with some Colorbox pink chalk ink, The papers are from a My Minds Eye Life of the Party pack and I used stitched all the edges and used some fab ribbon and heart shaped button from The Ribbon Girl, and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) our fab GD’s and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges :

Love to Create ,,,,, Anything Goes

Make It Monday ,,,, Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe ,,, Ribbon and/or Lace

Stamptacular Sunday ,,, Cute as a Button

2 Sisters ,,,, Spots and dots

Crafty Ribbons ,,,, Birthday

Cute Card Thursday ,,,, Happy Birthday

Dutch Dare ,, Dots and Stripes

Balloon Birthdays	Colorbox Pink Chalk Ink	Life of the Party	Clear Dew Drops
Sparkly Heart Buttons	Star Dust Stickles	Copic Markers	Pink Open Weave Ribbon

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If I’d a known you were coming I’d a baked a cake ,,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) did you have a nice weekend ?? I hope so :-) I had a FAB weekend !! ,,let me tell ya why ,,,

When I was at the CHA I was the lucky winner of a Rhinestones Accessories Pack for a Silhouette Cameo machine. ,, all together now ,,, Woo Hooo !! :-)

Now ,, I didn’t have a machine ,,but I do now !!!! my lovely postie delivered it on Saturday.

I spent yesterday getting to grips with it so you will see a few creations made using it in the next few days :-)

Did you join us on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge yet ?? If not ,,, PLEASE join in !! It was my turn to choose the theme this week and I need to drum up some extra interest :-) I have made this card for the Mid Way Reminder post :-)

We have 2 fabulous sponsors ,, the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp will be giving one lucky entrant a $25 voucher to the store

AND

the Sweet Stamp Store will be giving a $10 gift certificate too :-)

I used this very cute Happy Hopper stamp, this is called ‘Recipe for Friendship’, coloured with Copics and I used Crackle Accents on the bowl. I cut the base card with a Grand Calibur, using a Grand circle and Grand scalloped circle dies, I have been making a few like this recently and love the shape :-) The papers are from SU ( bought from Mandi) and I used some cream organza ribbon and button from The Ribbon Girl. The flowers are a mix of Prima, Hero Arts and the centre one I bought at the NEC last year, I popped in a Heart Swirl and finished with Robins Nest Dew Drops ( love these ) :-)

I chose this yummy photo inspiration, so you can use any image !! use the colour scheme or the cupcakes !! tis up to you to decide :-) Just remember that you need to use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in :-)

Thanks for looking, and please do pop over to the HM&F Challenge blog to see what our fab GD’s and the DT have made ,, soo cute :-)

Challenges :

By the Cute and Girly ,,, In the Kitchen

Lets Ink It Up ,,, Show us your Flowers

The Ribbon Girls ,,, Aqua and White

Crafty Ribbons ,,,, Birthday ( Mum is baking a b’day cake :-))

Cute Card Thursday ,,, Happy Birthday

Do You Stack Up ,,, Favourite colour ,, I love Aqua

Little Miss Muffet ,,, Easel, Shaped or side step cards

ALSO ,, our lovely leader, America, has bought this gorgeous signature for us to use on our HM posts !! isn’t it CUTE !!

Grand Circle	Grand Scalloped Circle	Grand Calibur	Crackle Accents
Copic Markers	silhouette cameo

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Less Is More on a Spiffy Scooter :-)

Hi all :-) well I am back again with another Paper Smooches card :-) When I saw that the theme over on the Less Is More Challenge was masking I thought I would break open my new set and have a play :-)

I used my new Spiffy Scooters set that I just HAD to have !! It is my niece’s 21st birthday soon and she has a scooter so I thought this would be a perfect image for her card ( which is not this one ) … just in case she reads this !! :-)

I stamped the scooter with memento ink and masked it, I then tore a post it note to create another mask for the ground. I then used Pumice Stone Distress ink to swirl on some colour, I removed the ground mask and then stamped the clouds and puffs of smoke :-) I coloured with Copics and paper pieced the flowery DP . The sentiment came with the set.

Thanks for looking :-) I am also entering this into the Paper Smooches GD call so wish me luck !!

Paper Smooches GD call :-)

Happy St Patricks day !!! :-)I hope you're all having a lovely weekend ,, are you going to any mad parties ?? There are quite a few 'Guiness Fest's' going on here ,,but I think I will give them a miss :-)

I just saw a GD call for April over on the Paper Smooches blog and thought I would throw my hat in too :-)

I used a very cute Folkal Points set, I randomly stamped the little chicks and then stamped an extra chicken onto separate card, coloured with Copics, cut out and adhered with a pop dot for extra dimension, I then added some flower soft to his feathers and glossy accents on his beak and eye :-) I also popped a sun in the corner and sparkled with Star Dust stickles

The whole green panel is also raised on foam tape and I punched the edge of the card with a Martha Stewart border. The sentiment was made using a Lawn Fawn alphabet set ( sorrry I don’t have a Paper Smooches one) :-)

Thanks for looking and hope you have a fab weekend !! :-)

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,,, for a boy ,,,, :-)

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me eeee happy birthday to me :-) I don’t have any plans today except to spend the day doing nothing !! I will pop into me craft room for a little play later tho :-) ,,, what an exciting life I lead eh !! :-)

As you know I have just got back from the UK and I did have a lovely time meeting up with the lovely Mandy, aka Crafty Fox Cards, she, and her hubby took me to a craft shop on the outskirts of Oxford and I treated myself to some lovely goodies. They brought along their gorgeous dog, Jack too :-),, sooo cute ! I also met up with Jo, aka Rambling Boots and we had a lovely wander around the shops and lunch in London :-) So they really made my birthday special. Thanks girls xx It was fabulous to get together and I hope we meet up again in the near future :-)

So onto the Totally Papercrafts Challenge ! This week it is Sarah’s turn to choose the theme ,,,

Make a Card for a Male

makes a change from all the girly themes lately eh !! :-) now we know that some people don't like making 'boy's' cards ,, but ,, sometimes ya just have to !! :-) so put away the pinks and get out the manly colours and join in :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa from Meljen Designs so a fab prize of 4 digi images of the winners choice :-)

For my card I followed Michelle’s fab sketch on the Sketch and Stash Challenge. I used this very cute Party Fergus from the Wild Rose Studio. I coloured him with Copics and inked the edges with a pink chalk ink from Colorbox. The papers are also from the Wild Rose Studio, the gingham is from the Wintry Christmas pack and the spotty from a Girly Polka Dots pack. I added some Robins Nest Dew Drops, lots of Star Dust Stickles and a neglected orange spotty ribbon that I have had for ages and never used. The sentiment comes with Fergus ad I used nestie circles to cut it out :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so pop on over to the TPC Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Sketch and Stash ,, Sketch + neglected ribbon

Cupcake Craft ,,, Going Dotty

My Craft Spot ,,,, Manly Man Cards

Crafty Ribbons ,,,,, Birthday

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,,Happy Birthday