The Next Level new challenge blog candy :-)

Wow look at this fabby candy !! To be in with a chance of winning pop over to The Next Level Challenge blog. They are looking for Guest Designers too !! The new challenge is launched on the 1st June and the candy will be drawn on the same day :-)
Good Luck everyone :-)

House Mouse Monday and One Stop Challenges :-)

I made this card using the House Mouse Stamp 'Warmth for Winter' that I bought in winter and never used ! Shame on me I know !! :-) The sentiment stamps are from a new set Simon Says Clear Stamps SIMPLY THE BEST SENTIMENTS Exclusive Set which are available from the Simon Says Stamp store I bought the HM stamp from there too, they have a fabulous range of these :-)

I masked the image so that only the mouse knitting would be inked, I used brown memento ink and then coloured the image with copics :-) I 3D'd her and mounted her on a nestie cut circle.
I colored the mouse wearing the hat and bootees to use on the inside :-)

The papers are Stamping Up, stardream shimmer pink and dark brown cardstock for layering. I also used some wool balls and a length of yarn :-)
I added sparkle with crystal gems and a little stickles :-)

I am entering this card into the House Mouse Monday Challenge which has asked us to use this fabulous sketch and the One Stop Craft Challenge
who's theme this week is Pink and Brown :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Heffalump Doodle's :-)

I made this card using the gorgeous Eli and Emily elephants digi download from the Doodle Palace Digi Download store aren't they cute !! :-)

The papers are a mixture, the yellow background is a download from the Funky Fairy's Papercrafts store, 'Its so Distressing' set.

I coloured the image with copics and 3D'd his head and tail and tied a ribbon around it :-)

The flowers are Prima ivory ones that I stamped with yellow and lilac brilliance inks.

The sentiment is from a new Simon Says Stamp Exclusive sentiment set called 'Simply the Best
Sentiments ; :-)

The ribbon on his tail is from my messy drawer :-)

I am entering this for the :-
1 Cupcake Crafts Challenge
who have asked us to use this fab sketch by Donna :-)
2 The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge whose theme is Glitter :-) Well my papers are glittery :-)
3 Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge
who are asking for lemon and lilac, neither of which are my favourite colours but that's what a challenge is eh !! Challenging :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Funky Fairy :-)

This is my daughter, Amy, wearing my Funky Fairy wings :-) Yes I did wear them when I was asked to be on the Funky Fairy's DT !! :-) Amy and her friend, Emma, who lives next door, were all ready to go to a fancy dress party when I took this photo :-) Don't they look fab !! :-)
Don't forget you only have until Wednesday morning to enter the current Funky Fairy's Challenge and the chance to win a fab paper download from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts :-)

Am looking forward to seeing your entries :-)

Lorraine x x

Lovely Awards :-)

I got these awards from Sue a couple of days ago but forgot to post it !! Sorry but I was poorly and full of anti histamines for my Hay Fever so my brain wasn't on full function !! :-)
Thanks Sue I really appreciate them.

I have also just received the 'Inspiration ' award from Joanne too :-) Thanks so much, I really appreciate you thinking of me :-) x x x



I also received these awards a couple of days ago too so I am going to put them all together :-)


From Donna
and Josianne

From Donna


From Donna


Ooh yesterday Josianne at Cardmaking Galore gave me the first of these 3 lovely awards but I din't have the time to post it on my blog and now today Donna at Bearly Mine Crafts
have given me these too :-)

I have to pass these on to 5 others but am sorry I 'll have to come back to this later ,,,, busy at the mo !! :-) I was just taking a break from cleaning loo's etc ughughugh to have a cuppa t so back later ,,,, :-)

OK now am editing and will do my job and pass these awards on :-)
But first I have to tell you one fact about me that you may not know ( thats the rule on the award from Sue !! :-))
This is difficult, can't think of anything interesting err OK thought of something :-)
On my 40th birthday I went for a night out to the 'Nightclub area in Malta' and there just happened to be a massive American aircraft carried in the harbour :-) Well all the sailors were there in their gorgeous white uniforms, ooh they were handsome ,,, anyway I ended up on the stage with them at the Hard Rock Cafe singing ( and yeah doing the moves !! ) of the Y M C A !!!!! lol

Ok Now to pass these on to 5 lovely friends. This is the hard bit cos I hate leaving anyone out so as well as these 5 I would like all my followers to take these too, I just can't link everyone it would take forever :-)


Lorraine
Anesha
Poppet
Ginny
Caroline

OK off to boost my caffeine levels now :-)

Have a lovely Sunday :-)
Lorraine x x x

Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Sneak Peek :-)

10cm square notelet



Recipe book ( Ray translated it into Italian !! ) :-)



This is an absolutely gorgeous recipe !! I copied it from a Sunday Times magazine and have cooked it several times ! easy to do, basically just fry everything add the mushrooms which have been soaking in the chicken stock, sherry and simmer. Then add the creme fraiche and serve with either rice or potatoes and veg :-) Yummy !!



Gift of lovely Italian Porcini mushrooms :-)


I made these using a fabulous soon to be releases set of Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Clear stamps I think it would make a lovely gift for new neighbours, we are actually having new neighbours soon but so far they've caused nothing but trouble and we've had to get our lawyers involved so they will definitely not be getting these !! :-) We have never had any trouble before and everyone in our alley is lovely but several of us have had to resort to lawyers, it's not just us !!! Awful they are ughughugh !! hope they sell up and move quickly :-) Am planning on getting Amy's amplifier pointing in their direction on high volume while she practises her electric guitar :-) lol

Anyway will let you know as soon as these fabby stamps are released, watch this space for more sneak peeks :-)

Don't forget the Simon Says Challenge is now weekly, so we have a new one starting on Wednesday !!

Lorraine x x

Choo Choo !!! All Aboard :-)

I love making albums, and I especially enjoyed making this one :-) Isn't the image cute !! Its a new download called 'Sammy and the Steam Engine' available from the Digital Stamp Oasis

I coloured the image with copics and then smothered the train with diamond glaze, added a little stickles and 3D'd Sammy and the wheels :-)
The papers I used were Papermania snd stardream card. The text was cut out on my cricut :-)
I used my bind-It-All gadget to fix it all together an added ribbon, think thats all :-) !!

I am entering this for the following challenges :-
The pink Elephant Challenge, light blue/medium or dark blue/green and white.
Cute Card Thursday Challenge Letters and/or Numbers
The ABC Challenge 'N' for 'Not a Card'

Thanks for looking I appreciate youir comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

3 Fabulous awards :-)

From Donna
and Josianne

From Donna


From Donna


Ooh yesterday Josianne at Cardmaking Galore gave me the first of these 3 lovely awards but I din't have the time to post it on my blog and now today Donna at Bearly Mine Crafts
have given me these too :-)

I have to pass these on to 5 others but am sorry I 'll have to come back to this later ,,,, busy at the mo !! :-) I was just taking a break from cleaning loo's etc ughughugh to have a cuppa t so back later ,,,, :-)

Lorraine x x

3 Challenges in 1 :-)

This is my 3rd attemp to post this ! It keeps disappearing !!
Ok start again !!

I made this card following the fabulous sketch by Dawn on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge they also ask us to 'Go dotty' :-)
It also qualifies for the Dare U 2 Digi Challenge
whose theme is 'Gingham and Stitching' they also request that the card be sent to a child on the Post Pals website, there is a link at the top of my sidebar :-) It also qualifies for the Papertake Weekly Challenge whose theme is 'Animal Antics', they would also like us to send the card to a child. Well I have sent some off in the post this morning and I have another pile waiting to go. This one has a stamp on already and has gone into the post box to Kerry F, go to the Post Pals website to read her story.

Sneak Peek !! this image is a lovely digi download which will soon be available from Doodle Palacestore :-) ( I am on the DT if ya didn't know already :-))
Isn't it fabulous :-)
All the papers I used were from Funky Fairy's Papercrafts The sentiments are also from a new, soon to be released, set of Simon Says Samp Exclusive Stamps from the Simon Says Stamp store

The ribbon is from my messy drawer, I thought it looked quite nice in real life but now I'm seeing it on the photo I think I'll change it,,, don like it !! :-)
edited : Ok had another look and changed my mind it does look OK in real life I think so the ribbon is staying on !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x

Sammy's race for life + blog candy

I did mention this before but I though it wouldn't hurt to give you all a reminder :-) Sammy is belly dancing the race for life in a pink outfit !! LOL how courageous is that !! I think she deserves all of our support :-)
She is offering blog candy in return for cards to raise money for charity :-) Pop over to her blog for further details :-)
Lorraine x x

Boy's best Friend :-)

I made this card following the lovely sketch by Maggie on the Sunday Sketch and Stamp Challenge
, I only found this a few days ago so unfortunately I missed the first one !
The image is a digi download from the Digital Stamp Oasis, so I know that doesn't count for stamping but the 'Best Friend' was stamped using a hero arts set so I hope that's OK if not just scrub my name off :-)
It also qualifies for the Cupcake Crafts Challenge whose theme this week is a 'Card for a Man or Boy' Well this one will be going to a special boy on Post Pals later this morning :-) I made this as a shaker card with gold/silver hearts and stars inside ( I didn't have any thing else ! bones would've been nice !! ) :-) I thought a child would like to give it a good ol' shake :-) !!
When I started this card I coloured it first intending it to qualify for the Color Create Challenge too, am not sure if they expect more Green/Blue though, so again if it doesn't qualify just scrub me off :-)
I did make this for the ABC Challenge too whose theme was M for Metallic but I forgot to upload it yesterday so I missed the deadline ! duh !!

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Lorraine x x
P.S the Funky Fairy's Challenge has a fabulous theme starting today ( Wednesday) so why not join in, you could win a fabulous Funky Fairy's Papercrafts download !! Also the Simon Says Challenge has a new one starting today with fabulous prizes so pop over and take a look there too :-)
And last but not least the Digital Tuesday Challenge has a fabulous challenge for you too that will make you get your thinking caps on that's for sure !! :-)

Funky Fairy's Challenge #16

This week on the Funky Fairy's Challenge
we are asking you to use 'Flowers and Bling' on your project :-)
I used a Funky Fairy image download, there are 9 images available all for £2.99 !! fantastic value !!
I also used Funky Fairy's Papercraft download papers from the 'Fluffy flowers' set and the 'In with the Old' set.
The sentiment is by Penny Black, gingham ribbon from Meiflower,punched star from a Papermania punch, buttons from my stash.The flower is a papermania one with a SU diamond brad :-) All the gems are hot fix ones :-)

The Design Team have made some fabulous creations for your perusal :-) Hop Over to the challenge blog to see them :-)
Every week there is a fabulous paper download on offer as a prize so what are you waiting for !! There are lots of free paper downloads available on the Blog Of Inspiration for those of you who are unsure about paper downloads why not give them a try before you buy ! I love downloads they are so convenient ! You always have the 'right' colour !

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x
Don't forget to join in I will be checkin up on ya'all !! :-)

Simon Says Challenge 'One for the Boy's'

It's time for another challenge over on the Simon Says Challenge blog. The theme this week is 'One for the Boy's', hop over to the challenge blog for details, there are fab prizes on offer this week Heidi from the Simon Says Stamp store is offering a $25 voucher and as though that wasn't enough Donna from Bearly Mine Designs has offered her CD Designer Extreme Vol 1 as a prize too !!! WOW !!

PLEASE NOTE :
As from this week it will be a weekly challenge :-) Twice as much fun !! YAY !! :-)

I also made the card to fit in with the Sketch and Stash Challenge
, where we have to use your newest stash on your card. Well I made this on Monday evening, Donna's CD, 'Designer Extreme Vol 1 arrived that day so the paper I used was very new !!
All the papers I used were printed using the CD, the stamps I used were from the Simon Says Exclusive set Paris Rome New York I have used this set alot I find it really useful for my scrapbooks too :-)
The text stamps are by hero arts, I used them alot too cos they look good wonky ! Perfect !! I hate using a stamp positioner !!
I also used a Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz collection stamp as the background to the Eiffel Tower which was then sprayed with green and orange glimmer mists.

The Design Team have made some absolutely fabulous creations for you to see and give you inspiration so hop over to the blog ( after leaving me a comment !! lol ) to see their wonderful works of art :-)

Thanks for looking :-)
Lorraine x x

Pollycraft Monday Challenge

Hi I made this for the Pollycraft Monday Challenge
whose theme this week is flowers :-) I received this fabulous image and the papers in an email from Pollycraft yesterday :-) Isn't that nice of them :-)
Unfortunately I started colouring her face before I had let the ink dry properly ( I was so eager !! lol) and the ink did run a bit when I started colouring her face but I think she just looks a bit smudgy and sweaty from all the shopping she's been doing lol. I promise to wait longer next time :-) I decided to give her hair a trim too :-) couldn't be bothered cutting around all those curls, anyway I think it makes her look trendy :-)
I got the idea of embossing the flowers from my Funky fairy's teamie Emma :-)
This card will be going to a Post Pal, have quite a pile now :-)

Thanks for looking, your comments are appreciated so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x

Dottie's World Birthday Party !!

Oh my goodness this sounds like fun !! :-)What a fab party !! :-)
Go and tell them you're coming to the party too the link is HERE
Lorraine x x

Simon Says Stamp Blog Mum's Day Competition

I just thought I would give all my followers the heads up on this one :-) Am not going to give too much away tho ! You have to go to the Simon Says Stamp Blog to find out more :-) My lips're sealed :-)

Believe me you DONT want to miss this :-)
Lorraine x x

Toodles and Binks Blog Candy

This is what they wrote on their blog :-)

Now, down to the serious business of Blog Candy for this month. We've got three candy bags to give away this month, all you need to do is post about the new releases on your blog with a link to our Blog Candy, then post a Permalink in Mr Linky below to your post (if you need help with that bit then see Kay's post from a few weeks ago).


Also leave us a comment too telling us what you think this chap's name is - surprise, surprise it has absolutely nothing to do with Jon Richardson or Twilight this time!

So get your thinking caps on :-)
Lorraine x

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

I made this card for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, they have a fabulous sketch to use :-)
Well it's not very often I manage to make a card on the day the challenge is posted unless it's a DT one !! Am still feeling guilty that I missed a couple of their challenges after winning one of the fabby prizes on the launch day !! lol

I have made this card for a friend's daughter who will be having her birthday soon :-)The image is Sarah Kay 'Picnic Time' and when I checked to see what the name of the SU paper was that I had used it's called 'tea Party '!! there's a coincidence !! :-)
I also used some purple stardream and some new coredinations whitewash, it's gorgeous !!
The sentiment is from the Clare Curd sentiment set and the flower is a mix of different ones :-)
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)

Don't forget to PLEASE enter the Funky Fairy's and the Simon Says Challenges :-)At Funky Fairy's there's a GD call too !!
Heidi has a special prize on offer on the Simon Says Stamp Blog to celebrate her mum's 60th birthday, you wouldn't want to miss this !! :-)

Lorraine x x

Daisy and Dandelion Challenge 9#

It is my neighbour's son's B'day later this month and he is a keen Man United fan ! Why he couldn't support a fab team like Leeds United I'll never know lol !!
I made this card for him using my fab new Daisy and Dandelion stamps that I bought yesterday from Binky Crafts. I just had to get this set ! Perfect for boys big and small !! :-)
I followed the fab sketch by Clare for the Daisy and Dandelion Challenge I thought it suited this set really well with the football ! Am sorry Zoe I only realised after I made it that I'd made it almost the same as yours :-/
I coloured the image with copics in Man U colours and 3D'd him :-)I also decorated the inside ! I don't do this very often ! but to be honest I stamped the footballs and 'Goal' intending to use it on the front but it just looked too fussy, well, I didn't want to throw it away so stuck it on the inside :-) All the things, boots, trophy, football and text are stamped from the same set.I also used Anita's 3D glaze on the football under his arm. I kept this card clean and simple, I think Luke would prefer it like this !! Don't think he's appreciate flowers !!!

The red paper is a Funky Fairy's Papercrafts Cherish Collection download :-)

Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-)
Lorraine x x
p.s only a few days left to enter the Funky Fairy's and Simon Says Challenges :-)
Also there is a fab Mother's Day competition on the Simon Says Stamp blog

Fabulous awards :-) and only a couple of hours left till my candy closes !

I received these awards a few days ago from Bea at My Little Piece of Heaven.
I'm sorry it took me so long to get around to posting these but I've been busy holidaying :-)
I have copied this text from Bea's blog :-)

"These blogs are exceedingingly charming.These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends.They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of this award"
now i need to choose 8 people to pass them onto

Well, I always find this so difficult to do, choosing a few people when I admire so many blogs, and have made so many lovely friends, soooo
I am going to award these to everyone that has taken the time ( and a little bit of effort !! ) to enter my blog candy :-)

I also want to remind everyone to enter the Challenges on the blogs associated with the candy !! :-)

Thanks Bea, I really appreciate these awards x x

Lorraine x x x