Wishing....

Evening Folks!

Just dashing on to share a card I made this afternoon using another very cute Penny Black stamp called Wishing that I 'rescued' recently from Ebay! I'm also hoping I've still got time to enter the 3rd Anniversary challenge at Sparkles Christmas challenge before it closes - I'm cutting it a bit close again!!

Such a cute little expression! 

Coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers. The backing paper is Bazzill Basics Swiss dots and the word one is another oldie from my collection by Trimcraft I think (?) 

The gold backing is very sparkly but in this light it's hard to see ;-(

Ribbon and candi dots from my stash.

 I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

MAWTT - Sketch

Fab N Funky - Spots or stripes (spotty dog and paper!)

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

ABC Christmas - D for Die cuts (nesties behind image)

The Cutie Pie challenge - Cute with spots and dots (spotty dog and paper!)

Winter Wonderland - The most wonderful time of year

Feeling Crafty - Dies and / or punches

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Christmas

Squirrel and the Fox - something spooled 

A bit cheesy!

Morning Folks!

I'm super excited to announce that I have joined the DT over at Sweet Stampin' and today is my first post for them!!

The new challenge is 

HUMOUR

Here's my card using the cheese stamp from the Giggles Greetings set by Stampin Up. The cheese, coloured with pro and flexmarkers, kind of dictated the colour scheme- quite masculine but I do need a few more male cards in my box! 

The papers are scraps, the dotty one is by Fancy Pants but I'm not sure about the background one which is much older. The sentiment is also by Stampin Up from the Sketched Birthday set. 

Hope you can find the time to visit the main Sweet Stampin' Blog and see the rest of the inspiration and just to tempt you even more we have 2 great prizes on offer to the lucky winners:

Weekly Prize: Crafts you Love £10 voucher

Monthly prize : £10 Cuddly Bubbly voucher

So what are you waiting for, grab those funny stamps 

and make us laugh!!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
A little bit Crafty - Man Up Patties Creations - Spots and dots
Crafty Little fairies - One for the boys
Fab n funky - Spots or stripes
Divas by design - Rubber stamps only
The Stamping Boutique - Use a die cut (banner and scalloped square)
Papertake Weekly - Lovely layers

Box of Hearts

Evening Folks!

This is going to be a short and sweet post from me tonight - the power here in Hampshire keeps dipping and I'm not sure how long it is going to last...!!

I meant to blog this card earlier this afternoon but ran out of time, which seems to be the story of my life lately!! Introducing the rather lovely Alfie Bear from Craftwork cards which I bought ages ago and then he got left in a drawer until his big moment on Valentines day!!

Love that cute face- a proper shaped teddy!!

He is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.

Papers - Forever Friends - Forever love and scraps from my box

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug Swiss dots

Dies - Stampin Up border, Nesties hearts and Simon Says Heart banner

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Pearls - Mei Flower

Thanks for visiting!! 

I'd also like to enter the following challenges - 

Inky Impressions - Sketch

Passion for Promarkers - Have a heart

Papertake Weekly - with a heart

Deep Ocean Challenge - love is all around 

The Squirrel and The Fox - Love

Addicted to Stamps - Hearts

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Hearts / Love

Feeling Crafty - Dies and punches

Divas by Design - With Love

A Creative Romance - Include a sentiment

Sister Act - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Valentine's / Love

Alphabet Challenge - Always and forever

Crafty Little Fairies - Teddies

Paper crafting Journey - Love is in the Air

Cute card Thursday - Clever cutting

4 Crafty Chicks - Use Pearls

The Crafter's Cafe - Must have hearts

Fab n Funky - Love

Crafting by Designs - Anything for love

Choccy Box Raid ...

Afternoon Folks from a very grey and soggy Hampshire!

I grabbed some time to myself this morning and made a card that I have been thinking about making all week - just never quite found the time!!

I've had this Happy Hoppers set from Joanna Sheen since last year and I thought it was perfect for Valentines day so it finally got some ink on it!!

Such a cutie, although I've never had a rabbit that would eat chocolate !! My Rupert is more partial to a grape or three!

Papers - First Edition & Echo Park Yours Truly 

Sentiment - LOTV

Dies - Simon Says Stamp Heart Banner

Pearls - Mei Flower

Ribbon - Art of Craft and Wilko!

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

House Mouse & Friends - Show some love

Simon says stamp - have a Heart

Wags N Whiskers - Bingo - Middle row

A gem of a challenge - All you need is love

Natalie & Amy's Challenge - love is all around

Crafty Catz - Love is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts - Hey Cutie

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Be my Valentine

Crafts 4 Eternity - with Love

Crafty Ribbons - Anything with ribbon goes

Crafty little fairies - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Lots of Love

4 Crafty Chicks - Flags / Banners

The Ribbon Girl - Hearts

Divas by Design - Die cuts

Crafting for all Seasons - Romance

Papertake weekly - Anything goes (and optional shaped card)

Creative Craft Cottage - Love

Crafty sentiments - Love is in the Air

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Valentines

Craft Your passion - Love is in the Air

Gruffies and Guests - Love is in the Air

Feeling Crafty - Dies and punches

My mums Craft Shop - Spots and/ or stripes

That Craft Place - Valentine

Crafty Calendar Challenge - love is all around

A creative romance - Show us some love

Craft Mojo - Love

Thanks for visiting!!

EDITED TO ADD:

Love that Bow Tie!!

Afternoon Folks!

Just wanted to share my latest card - it's a cute Valentine for my husband ! I 'adopted' this stamp from ebay last year - he just makes me smile!

Love him looking all posh and proud of himself in that huge tie!! Coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers!

The papers are a mixture of very old Forever Friends 'Pink Parfait' and new FF Forever love collection that fell into my basket in The Range the other weekend! Brads are really old too - Making memories from about 2006!! 

Thanks for visiting and for any comments !!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketchie free for all - I used #73

Penny Black Saturday - For someone special (my husband!)

Crafty calendar - Love is all around

Passion for promarkers - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper challenge - February challenge

I love promarkers- Love is in the air

Addicted to stamps - hearts

Cute card Thursday - Something new (papers and stamp) 

4 crafty chicks - Anything goes

Natalie & Amy's challenge - Love is all around

Aud Sentiments - Sharing the love

CRAFT - Love / valentines

That Craft place - Valentine

Corrosive challenge - Feel the Love

Sweet stampin' - Love /Valentines

Allsorts - Love is in the air

A gem of a challenge - All you need is love

A Creative Romance - Show us some love

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Love is in the air

Craft Mojo - Love

Play it again.....

Evening Folks!

I managed to get a little time to play today and I'm squeaking in at the last minute for another challenge!! This one is for one of my fav challenges - House Mouse and Friends, where they'd like to see you ink up a stamp you haven't used before. Now, I must confess there are quite a few in my HM collection that fall in to that category so it was a tough choice!! This one is from a Joanna Sheen set called Friends like you.

I just love the look of concentration on his face as he thumps the keys!! Pretty much my own piano playing style!

He is of course coloured with promarkers (nearly all the shades of grey!!) and the papers are mainly papermania capsule collection.

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave!!

I'd also like to enter the challenges at:

Crafty Cardmakers - Black and white

Craft your passion - Face the music

Papertake weekly - Bow Dies

Passion for promarkers - Ribbon, lace or twine 

Inky Impressions - Ribbon

Gruffies and guests - Anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - Furtastic 

Crafty Catz - Monochrome

Heck of a challenge - New (new stamp)

EDITED TO ADD:

Buddy's Balloon

Afternoon Folks!

A quick post from me today, I want to enter the Winter Wonderland challenge that finishes tonight!! 

My mojo has been hiding for a while so I tried to tempt it to play by buying a new digi stamp at the weekend - it's called Buddy's Balloon from Bunny Zoes - so cute! Here's my card, quite simple but at least I made something instead of throwing it in the bin!!

All the papers are from my scraps box and I've paper pieced the balloon! the sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Thanks for visiting today!!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - 

Winter Wonderland - A dog is not just for Christmas

That Craft Place - Colour palette

The squirrel and the fox - New stuff (new digi)

Stampin for the weekend - Happy Birthday

A little bit crafty - Celebrate

Aud Sentiments - Any sentiment

Deep Ocean Challenge - Birthdays

Without words - Spots and / or stripes

Di's digi design challenge - Spots & dots

& Sweet Stampin' - Your favourite style - I think this card shows my favourite style - quite CAS with few embellishments, an animal or bear stamp,  and promarkers to colour!

Edited to Add: Top 3 pick at