WOYWW :-)

I have been away for a few weeks so I have a few piccy's to show you ,, you might like to get comfy and have a nice cup of coffee as this may take a while :-) It's Wednesday so it's the day to show everyone whats on your desk and link up to the lovely Julia at the Stamping Ground for the WOYWW slot :-)

As you can see I did succumb and bought a few bits and bobs at the NEC but lots of this is birthday pressies from my lovely crafty buddies too :-) Did you spot the HM mug !! that was a gift from a fellow HM&F +SSS challenge teamie, Heather :-) Thanks Heather I know it will get lots of use :-) there are stamps from Domi, and ribbons and embellies and papers from Jo, Chris, Natascha, Joey, Sue, Carissa, Jane, I also received a beautiful frame from Debby which I will show later with a photo of us in it ,,, just need to get that printed !! oh my goodness ,, I hope I didn't miss anyone ,, I have been in the UK for a few weeks and my brain is muddled as things arrived there and here ,,and I didn't write things down !!! If I have forrgot you I am sincerely sorry and please give me a nudge so I can add you xx

now for the gorgeous cards I received ,,, these are from Jo, Sydney, Joey, Jane, Mandy, Natascha, Chris, Domi and Sue ( Scoopy)

These are from Tara G, Helen, Dorte, Debby, Carissa, Squirrel, Samantha, Anesha and Delphine :-)

And last but not least ,, this one was from my Mum :-) Don't you just LOVE that feather boa !!! :-)

Thanks to you all for making my birthday so special :-) I had them all on display at my brothers house and they were all seen and admired by lots of friends and family :-) I did feel very loved so thank you all xx

Now ,,, am not finished yet !!!! wait a min ,,,, there is one more piccy to show you !!

this was taken in Weatherspoons at the NEC :-) It was so lovely to meet up with so many people ,, here is me with Kim and her friend ( who's name escapes me ,, sorry xx ) Dawny P, Kath, Heather and Jo, Ialso met a few other blog buddies but we forgot to take piccy's before they left ,, so a big wave to Cathy and Vicky :-) it was lovely to finally get to meet you :-) Waves to Jacqui and Marlene too ,, it is always so lovely to meet you :-)

Ok ,,, going to make me a nice capuccino in my fab mug and then will be coming for a snoop around your desks :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Easter/Spring Colours :-)

Hi all , It is nice to be home and back in my craft room, I hope you are all fit and well and looking forward to another Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! I am a bit late today ,,!! I am still trying to catch up after my trip ,,, I hope to be back later with some photo's from the NEC and to show you the gorgeous cards I received for my 5oth birthday ! ! :-)

This week we would like you lighten and brighten things up, hopefully Spring is on it's way for most of us and we would like you to use Spring colours or an Easter creation if you celebrate Easter

This week the Design Team have all featuring Magnolia ! The Simon Says Stamp Store sells an amazing range of Magnolia products including papers, doohickey dies, flowers as well as the stamps and now, just in are the NEW Magnolia Mini Stamps- check them out ! If you have any Magnolia stamps, we would love to see them but if not, we would still love you to join us !

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! See the NEWEST stuff on the All New Just In Page For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too !!! :-)

For my card I used an oldie but goodie stamp ,, this one is called Tilda in Spring Rain. I coloured the image with Copics and decoupaged her brolly. The background paper is also from Magnolia and I made the side panel using a Hero Arts cloud stamp, stamped several times, cut out and used as masks to create the sky. I then used a Copic Air Brush and blue and green markers. I do love my airbrush !! The sentiment is from a Penny Black Clear set and I used some organza ribbon a Tim Holtz flower ,, which was part of a strip of Lavish Ribbon with a Prima rose in the center. I added a charm and a Martha Stewart medium punched butterfly with a few Kaiser Crafts pearls to finish Of course everything is glittered with Star Dust Stickles ,, I wish they sold that in LARGE bottles !! I also used a new Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle die and a Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge border punch

Here are close ups and one taken at a jaunty angle to show the 3D effect,, sorry it's blurred ,, but as you all know I am useless with a camera !! :-)

It could be YOU !!!! You could be the lucky winner of this fab $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store !,,, so get crafting and join in the fun !!

Click on this banner to take you to the Simon Says Stamp Blog where there is always fabulous candy on offer and fab inspiration too :-)

Challenges :

Anything Goes ,,,, Pearls

Tuesday Throwdown,,,,, Spring

Crafty Calendar ,,,, April Showers bring May Flowers

Secret Crafter ,,,,, Butterflies

Crafty Catz ,,,, April Showers

Raise The Bar,,,, April Showers/Weather

Colour Create ,,,,, Pastels

Craft Us Crazy ,,,,, Easter/ Spring

Papertake Weekly,,,,, Anything Goes !!

I am back from my trip to London and still have loads of catching up to do !! I hope to pop by to see you all very soon :-)

Anyway it is time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,, a nice easy one for you !!

ANYTHING GOES

with the optional extra of ‘something new’,, new stamp, paper, technique ,, anything !!

We are sponsored by Lili Of the Valley and one lucky entrant will win a £10 voucher to the store !! Woo Hoo !!! :-)

I made this card following Sem's fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge. I used my new Lili of the Valley stamps that I bought at the NEC, a Cherry on Top and a Recipe Sentiment stamp. I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The papers and button are Basic Grey and the flower is Prima, I added a little bow using Jillibean bakers twine. I added dots of Glossy Accents to the cherries and Star Dust Stickles on the icing and around the edges. I finished with some ribbon which I coloured with a Copic marker and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops

The DT have made some gorgeous creations for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges

Sketch Saturday ,,,,, Sketch
Craft your Passion ,,,, Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz ,,,,, Bling and Sparkle

Simon Says ,,, Domi's Sketch

Good Morning all :-) This is the last day of my holiday so I am going to have a wander on Oxford St for some last bits and bobs :-) I will be home tomorrow so hope to catch up with you all over the weekend.

This week, we have a sketch for you designed by our very own teamie, Domi and have all used Penny Black stamps. Penny Black very kindly sent the DT some images to use for this challenge so a huge thank you to Penny Black for being so kind and generous ! The Simon Says Stamp Store sells a humongous range of Penny Black stamps - check them out ! If you have any Penny Black stamps, we would love to see them but if not, we would still love you to join us !

For my card I chose to use this fab new Penny Black stamp, this one is called La Soiree. Very little Copic colouring here, almost everything is decoupaged and paper pieced :-) I should have taken an angled piccy ,,,,, The papers are Crate Paper Restoration, I love these fabulous quality and designs. I used a Spellbinders Large Deckled Edge Rectangle die cut , I inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink and used Star Dust stickles for sparkle :-) I added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and Prima flowers, the leaves are made using a Martha Stewart Frond Leaf punch.

Here is Domi's FABULOUS sketch :-) Thanks Domi xx

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! See the NEWEST stuff on the All New Just In Page

For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too !!! :-)

The DT have made some fabulous creations for your insiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight ,,,,, Decoupage
Lets Ink It Up ,,,,, Die Cuts/Punches
Stamptacular Sundays ,,, Birthday but no kids
Crafty Emma Store ,,,, Die Cut Crazy

Totally Papercrafts and Stamp Something Challenges

The sun has got his hat on hip hip hip hooray :-) You will need your sunglasses on this morning before you scroll down to see this weeks card lol :-)

I am still on holiday and this is another scheduled post, I hope Mr Blogger does his job and posts this for me :-)


This week on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge it is Marion's turn to choose the theme and she chose

CUTE AND CUDDLY

We are sponsored by the lovey Gerda at Stamp Fairy so some fabulous Digi images on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

The theme on the Stamp Something Challenge is

SPRING SOMETHINGS

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $20 spree to the store for one lucky entrant !! :-)

I combined the challenges as time was running out before my trip and I didn't manage to get all my DT cards done ,,,

For this card I used a new release image from Penny Black, this is from the Garden Friends clear set. I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress Ink, The papers are old Funky Fairys and the butterfly is a MS Monarch punch. I also used a MS border punch , some ribbon from my drawer and a charm ,,, finished off with loads of star dust stickles :-)


Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by and I will come and see you when I get back from my trip :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,,, Mother's Day/Girlie Challenge

Another Scheduled post :-) I am in London on holiday and having a fab time :-) This weekend I will be going to the NEC and meeting teamies Jo, Heather, Dawny P and hopefully we will get to meet up with Debby too :-)I know several other blog buddies are going too ,, Cathy, Vicky, Kath ,,, I CAN'T WAIT !! :-) If any of you are going I would love to meet you :-)

Ok ,, moving on to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge ,,

It is Mother's Day in the UK on April 3rd so I think there will be quite a few challenges with a similar theme ,, lots of opportunity to combine !! :-)

MOTHER'S DAY/GIRLY ,,, nice and easy :-)

It will be Mother's Day in the UK on Sunday 3rd April and in the rest of the world on 9th May :-) Not all of us are lucky enough to have our Mum's still with us so we would like to see cards for a special girl in your life too :-)

This week the DT have all used Basic Grey products on their creations, you don't have to to join in but if you have them we would love to see them :-)

Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 spree to her fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store,, so good luck !! :-)

For my card I used this fab Time For the Bubbly stamp set from My Favorite Things. I coloured the image with Copics, masked the image then sprayed the background using my fab Air Brush and decoupaged the bath, ( I should have taken a piccy from an angle to show that better !! ) The papers are Basic Grey Hopscotch, I paper pieced the floor and used some sanded coredinations for the rug. The lovely 'garter' ribbon is from Tim Holtz Lavish Trimmings ,, perfect for this image I think ,,, and I added my fave Star Dust Stickles on the bubbles and mirror. I used a Spellbinders Labels 8 nestie for the sentiment and added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish.



edited ,, I was lucky enough to meet up with Debby on a recent visit to Guildford :-) We spent a few lovely hours chatting ,, it was so lovely to meet you Debby and hope we manage to meet up again on Sunday !! :-)

Here's a photo of us in Starbucks,, well ,, we HAD to go to an American coffee shop in honour of our Simon Says Stamp family on the other side of the pond !! Waves at Heidi,Steph, Sarah and all doing such a fab job in the offices. Good Luck in your new warehouse :-)



Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabulous creations for your inspiration so hop on over to theSimon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Flourishes ,,,,, Masking
My Time To Craft ,,,, Ladies Day
Die Cut Dreams ,,, Mother's Day/Special Friend
Lexi's Creations ,, Ribbons but no Bows or Knots
Ooh La La Creations ,,,,, Mothers day / Special Friend
Shabby Tea Room ,,,, Bingo ,, I chose 3 down, Gems/Glitter/Ribbon
Craft Your Days Away,,,, For a Mum or Special Lady

Oldie But Goodie Colour + Papertake Weekly Challenges

Good Morning all :-) I am still on holiday in London and having a lovely time :-)

This is my 2nd card as GD for the Oldie But Goodie Challenge, I didn't have time to make a different card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge so I have combined the 2.

The theme on the Oldie But Goodie Challenge is a lovely Colour Challenge, We are sponsored by Stampelkallan and the will be giving one lucky entrant 5 gorgeous stamps.


PINK/BLUE/BROWN

For the Papertake Weekly Challenge we are sponsored by Digital Delights so a fab choice of Digi images and we have the theme of

MUM/GIRLY

I used this Oldie But Goodie Gruffie :-) This one is called Bear-ied in Paperwork. I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. The papers are from a Basic Grey Hopscotch paper pad, the button is also BG, I used a few dew drops, which are not easy to see but they are there,, a blob of Glossy Accents on his nose, some ribbon, twine and a paper clip to finish :-)



Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-) I will come to see you when I get back from my trip :-)

Stamp Something and Totally Papercrafts Challenges

I am combining challenges today ,,, not something I like to do really ,,, but I am still away and I just didn't have time to do all my DT cards ,,, so I cut corners too where possible :-)

The theme on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge is BUTTONS

for the Stamp Something Challenge it is ,, Stamp Something Sweet/Cute

apologies ,, but am not sure who is sponsoring the TPC this week ,, for the Stamp Something Challenge we are sponsored by Sugar Nellie so a fab prize on offer :-)

Isn't this CUTE !! I love this Sugar Nellie Big Sister image ,,, very cute :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with pink chalk ink. The paper is Kaiser Craft, I kept this really simple and just added an organza ribbon, a heart shaped button and a few dew drops to finish.


Thanks for looking :-) The DT's have made some fabby looking creations for you to see so please hop on over to see them :-)
I am still away on holiday so I will pop by to see you all soon :-)

ABC Christmas Challenge ,,, F for Freebie and a Sketch

Hi all :-) This is another scheduled post so I am hoping that Mr Blogger is behaving himself :-)
It seems many of us will be quite well prepared this year !! loads of you are joining in with the challenges !! Well Done and thank you !! :-)

We are already onto the letter 'F' and this time it is Carissa's turn to choose the theme

F for FREEBIE !! :-)

Carissa has also made a fab sketch for us to follow so please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge to see the sketch and get more details for the challenge :-) There is a gorgeous freebie for you to download too !!!

We are sponsored by the lovely Gerda at Stamp Fairy and one lucky winner can choose some fab images :-)

Gerda very kindly gave me this image a little while ago so I just HAD to use this Santa's Chimney one :-) I coloured the image with Copics and added some Polar White Flower Soft to his hat trim and pom pom and glitter to the icy chimney. The papers are Crate Snowy Day,, love these ,,, :-) I added a ribbon and a MS snowflake and thats all ,,,, after spending HOURS removing embellies last Christmas I am making cards that will fit into an envelope !!! :-)

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

Simon Says ...... Happy Birthday !!

This is a scheduled post so I hope Mr Blogger is doing a good job while I'm away :-)

This week we have a fab easy theme for you on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge


HAPPY BIRTHDAY :-)

It is my 50th Birthday today ,,, so I just couldn't resist setting this theme :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 spree to the Simon Says Stamp store !!! what a FANTASTIC prize eh !! You can get loads of yummy goodies with that !!! :-)

I used this very cute House Mouse stamp from this Balloon Birthdays unmounted set. What better cake for a mouse than a cheese cake !!!! :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are Basic Grey, not sure which paper pad but I think it's called Cupcake ,,,. I embossed the blue panel with Cuttlebug folder, added some ribbon, a few Robins Nest Dew Drops and an American Crafts Brad . The sentiment is from a Hero Arts Tags and Tickets set .

Aww ,,, he is putting alot of effort into blowing out his candle eh !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some fabulous creations for you to see so hop on over to the Challenge blog to see them :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,, Trio- tastic

This is a scheduled post so I hope Mr Blogger is doing his job :-)

This week the theme on the Papertake Weekly Challenge is

TRIO-TASTIC ,,, so things in 3's !!

I am sorry but I don't know who the sponsor is ,,, if I find out I will edit ,,, but if not you'll just have to hop on over to the challenge blog to find out :-)

I just HAD to use this HM stamp ,,, this one is from an unmounted Joanna Sheen set , aren't they cute ,, so happy they found some yummy berries to eat :-) I coloured them with Copics and inked around the edges with Distress inks then added my fave Star Dust Stickles. I am not sure who made the papers ,,,, I just added some ribbon, 3 Dew Drops , a butterfly and stamped the sentiment from the same HM set.


Thanks for looking :-) please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-) I will pop around to see you when I get home :-) xx

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,,,Welcome Spring

Hi All :-) I am in London at the mo' so Mr Blogger is taking card of my blog while I'm away :-)

This week it is Mary's turn to choose the theme and she chose

Welcome Spring :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fabulous $15 voucher on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I used this very cute House Mouse Blossoming Friendship stamp, coloured with Copics, inked around the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink and Star Dust stickled. The papers are a mixture of Wild Rose Studio and Basic Grey. Iadded some Dew Drops and some Prima flowers ,, a ribbon from the local haberdashery.

Isn't that kitten CUTE :-) ,,, awww ,, I know that if any of my cats saw these mice it wouldn't be the petals they would be playing with !!!!

Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by and I will come and see you after my trip :-)