Oh IDo Like To Be Beside The Seaside!

Well I actually do live beside the seaside beside the sea!! And I really don't appreciate it enough I can assure you. It's like a ghost town in the winter and over flowing with holiday makers in the summer and I'm not sure which is best!!

Anyway enough of that, can you believe it's the 1st of July already? I can't and I would like the first half of my year back please, I'm sure there was stuff I had to do in it!!

But the 1st of July it is and that means a new challenge at

HECK OF A CHALLENGE

and this month we have a theme of

The Sea

(hence my post title)

I've gone down a whole different route for me and made a CAS card. Christine made one the other week that I just loved so here is my CASED version

 I just love this Tiddly Inks image. I got it last year with a voucher Sarah got me for my birthday and I can't believe it's taken me so long to colour up!

Nothing else needs explaining on this card LOL except I used peel offs! I never thought I would!!!

Head over to the main challenge blog for some gorgeous inspiration and all the details and the prize that the lovely Mandy's are giving away this month from their fabulous online store

http://www.everycraftsapound.co.uk/

or if you're in the area call in to the bricks and mortar shop

The Craft and Hobby Store, Heckmondwike

Catch you all later - gotta fly!

Love 'n Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into these challenges (if I have time!!)

Love & Romance @ Diva's

Good Morning to my lovely friends, I hope you have all cleared a path to your doors for the postman tomorrow morning! LOL I'm not expecting any Valentines cards but it is a happy time of year and it's nice to get caught up in all the love and romance and that's just what we are doing over at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

our theme today is exactly that

Love & Romance

Here is what I came up with

 I've used this cute little Tiddly Inks image that I got last year with a voucher bought for me by my lovely teammie here at Diva's, Sarah (Thank you Hunny I love her)

The papers are last years from MME and the red lace is from a pack by Marianne. Assorted die cuts including my new heart in the background from Memory Box and flowers from WOC

We are sponsored today by

 http://www.craftie-charlie.co.uk/

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some LOVE-ly inspiration from my teammies. I'll be back tomorrow with some more love to spread at MAWTT

Thank you for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Charisma Cardz - Love
Cute Card Thusrday - Love Struck
Allsorts - Valentines
Simon Says Stamp - Have a Heart
The Squirrel and the Fox - Love
Songbird - Hopelessly Devoted to You
Craft Your Passion - My Valentine
Papertake Weekly - Hearts and Flowers
Tiddly Inks - Love is in the Air
Inky Chicks - Valentines

MAWTT - Not quite!

Good Morning Blog Land, it's time for a brand new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week our lovely Mau is hosting her first challenge since joining the team

and she would like us to get out

In The Garden

I'm presuming that's if it stops raining!

Well I hate to say it but I failed! My life caught me up and I didn't get a chance to make a card for this challenge - but the rest of the fabulous team did so get on over there and check them out!

I have got a card to post though, one that I made a while ago but it doesn't fit with the theme so I didn't want to add it to the challenge blog.

This is the lovely Wryn from Tiddly Inks - isn't she cute! This time I coloured her hair black with just my Copics, last time I used prisma pencils to get the depth. The paper is all furry and gorgeous from Kaiser Craft and the ribbon is part of my winnings from RRR a few weeks ago, great service from the USA and fab choices! Played it safe with a rub on sentiment - too many times I've stamped it after I've coloured it and messed it up!

I hope you will all get a chance to play along at MAWTT this week they are being sponsored by the fabulous

All the details can be found on the main challenge blog.

Thank you to those who stop by and read my drivel!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Tiddly Inks - A Million Ways to say Thank You

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Black & White + 1 colour & Ribbon