Truly Scrumptious - CAS

Happy Wednesday, 

It's time for another challenge over at Truly Scrumptious

We'd like to see....

CLEAN and SIMPLE

and I can tell you it was definitly a CHALLENGE for me!!!

I had several attempts at a CAS card and really aren't happy with any of them!

BUT they are called a challenge for a reason ~ LOL

Anyway this was the one I decided to show,

Please be gentle with your commenting!

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I have used:

SU ~ Image and sentiment

Nestabilites ~ Classic and deckled ovals

MS ~ Small monarch butterfly

Flat-backed pearls

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The card used for the image is not as white as this IRL,

t's actually almost the same shade as the base card ~ blame it on the light!

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Pop over to the challenge blog for more info and the prize details

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HUGZ 

Birthday Wishes

Good Morning.

Can't believe it's already Friday,

Going to have a bitof a crafty evening tonight.

Darren out with work and Mac is having a sleepover ~ next door at her "neighbour-sister's"

Jessica is 3 and she adores Mackenzie and because they are both only children we call them sisters!

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I have a card to share that I made for an order.

I won this sweet image over at the pink gem challenge awhile back ~ Isn't she sweet!

I have use: 

Pink Gem ~ Butterfly Chloe

Magnolia ~ 12x12 and 6x6 papers

DooHickey ~ Cloud tag

Sizzix ~ Number die

SU ~ Tag punch and corner punch

Nestabilities ~ Butterfly

Marianne ~ Leaf die

Nellie ~ Doily die

Die-Namics ~ Daisy die

Whiff of joy ~ Photo corner punch

Tom Holtz ~ DIs

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Can't you tell I like my dies and punches, LOL

Thank for looking

BIG HUGZ 

Get Well Soon

Evening, hope everyone has had a good start to the week.

Thank you all so much for Mackenzie's birthday wishes, 

we had a fab weekend.

Unfortunately the pool was closed, so no swimming!

We went to a play barn instead, we only had a couple of hours

to rearrange everything and let everyone know!

but they all had fun, then came back to ours

for food and another play.

Then off to Frankie & Benny's.

Mac was totally worn out.

Then yesterday we went to see the smurfs and had an easy day.

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Anyway here's a card I made for Sir Stampalot a while back.

 I have used,

Magnolia ~ Nurse Tilda and papers

Nellie's ~ Doily die

Doohickey ~ Swirl and sm dragonfly

Marianne ~English rose and open leaves

Nestabilities ~ Labels 16

SU ~ Twine

Flat-back pearls

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS - Flowers & Swirls

Good morning, 

Well that's one week of school over and done with,

Had a busy week myself, 

getting all the stuff sorted for Mackenzie's birthday.

I managed to keep her off my blog, so she wouldn't see her card, but I forgot to close down the file in which I keep all my DT cards so she had a sneak peek LOL.

I have also made her one from the pets, 

but I can't show that just yet!

 

Anyway it's time again for another fab challenge at ALLSORTS and this week it's the turn of our lovely Jill.

 she would love to see 

FLOWERS AND SWIRLS

I have used:

Sarah Kay ~ Elodie in her garden

Basic Grey ~ Kraft & Hello luscious

Nellies ~ Doily die

DooHickey ~ Swirl and vintage daisies

Marianne ~ Leaves

Sizzix ~ Number die

SU ~ Corner punch & sentiment

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and weathered clock die

Brad, spacer and flatback pearls from stash

Charm from my lovely friend Chris

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Another lovely friend, Lou, has some gorgeous candy to celebrate her 2nd blogoversary

Pop over and take a look, she makes some truly gorgeous cards & painted signs.
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Thanks for popping by.

Hope you all have a lovley weekend.

We're off to Mac's swimming party now.

 

 

 

ALLSORTS & BASIC GREY DT Cards

Hello, 

Hope everyone is well,

Well our summer hols are nearly over and I'm really not looking forward to Monday morning!

Mac seems to have grown up no end this summer,

she'll be 9 next week and I just don't know where the time has gone!

 

Anyway it's challenge time again at ALLSORTS and BASIC GREY

At ALLSORTS we have a lovely colour combo set by Emma,

She wants to see....

BLUE and GREEN

I love this colour combo, 

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Emma's shoes,

Bo Bunny ~ Home

DooHickey ~ Swirl

Woodware ~ Corner punch

Marianne ~ English rose and leaves

Martha Stewart ~ Small monarch butterfly

Go Kreate ~ Tags

Sizzix ~ Numbers die

Tim Holtz ~ DIs 

Flatback pearls

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Over at BASIC GREY 

We'd like to see

CELEBRATIONS

I thought a 70th birthday is definitly worth celebrating 

(well any birthday is really lol)

I have used 

LOTV ~ New hat

Basic Grey ~ Out of print

Nestabilites ~ Butterflies

SU ~ Tag and corner punches

DooHickey ~ Bunting

Marianne ~ Englis rose and Open leaves

Magnolia paper for numbers

Sizzix ~ Number die

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Spinners

Buttons and brads from stash

I had a couple of card orders and they fit my themes perfectly.

 

It would be great if you could join us

pop over to the blogs to see the fab prizes on offer.

BIG HUGZ

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - Party and some sad news

Morning, It's time for another challenge at 

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR

Sadly this is the last card I will be making for this fab challenge as it is closing down,

I would love to thank both Nikki and Debbie

for giving me the fab opportunity to be part of such a well love challenge blog.

Although sad news, We would love you to......

PARTY!!!

 I have used :

Magnolia ~ Tilda and Edwin dancing

Basic grey ~ Out of print

Doohickey ~ Swirl, Leaves, Vintage daisies, Vintage lace and Bunting,

Cotton Scrim (really cheap from the building section at B and Q)

SU ~ Twine

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

Brads from stash

I really hope you will join our final challenge.

Thanks for looking

Hugz

ALLSORTS - You've been framed and BASIC GREY - Anything goes

Good morning,

I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left of the summer holidays,

The time has just flown by!

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I have 2 DT cards to share this morning.

Firstly over at ALLSORTS Brenda has set a great theme

"You've been framed"

You just need to use a frame anywhere on your project.

We are sponsored this week by the lovely Sir Stampalot, pop over to the main blog to see their fab prize.

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Tilda in Butterfly Dress

Marianne D ~ English Rose and Leaves

Basic Grey  ~ Out of Print and Kraft

Nestabilities ~ Circle and Butterfly

SU ~ Corner Punch

Kuretake ~ Flower Petal Corner Punch

Cuttlebug ~ Floral Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Spinners

Brads and Chipboard frame from stash

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Next up is my DT card for BASIC GREY and this fortnight

 

Anything Goes

 

 

Our sponsors are the fantastic Simon Says Stamp, pop over to the main blog to find out more. 

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Nurse Tilda (perfect for my sister's birthday & my many nursing friends)

Basic Grey ~ Out of Print and Kraft

Marianne D ~ English Rose

Doohickey ~ Swirl

SU ~ Corner Punch and Jewellery Tag Punch

Nestabilities ~ Butterfly, Classic Oval and Scallop Oval

Catslife press ~ Sentiment Seal

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Stickles

Pearls from stash

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Thnaks for looking and I hope you can join us for both challenges.

BIG HUGZ

Truly Scrumptious - Lace it up

Hello, I can't believe we are already halfway through the summer holidays,

It'll be Christmas soon, and I haven't done 1 card yet!!!

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Moving on ..............

It's challenge time again at Truly Scrumptious, 

and this fornight we want you to 

LACE IT UP

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Wedding couple (yes AGAIN!!!) I love it , and Sentiment

Bo Bunny ~ Gabrielle

Nestabilities ~ Mega Label 4

Doohickey ~ Swirl, Sm Dragonfly

Marianne D ~ English Roses

SU ~ Oval Punch, Jewellery Tag, Sentiment & Button

Tim Holtz ~ DIs & Stickles

Lace & Pearls from stash.

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Our Sponsor this fortnight is

Pop over to the main blog to find out more!

Thank you for looking

I'd like to enter the following :
Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ Grow your own

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ Seeing red.

Happy Saturday,

Hope everyone is having fun,

Can I just say a massive THANK YOU to all who entered my candy &

HELLO! to my new followers, I hope you stay around. I will try and get to visit you at some point.

I'll draw the winner later as I promised Mac she could do the random thingy!

Just seem to have been so busy. Hardly done any crafting since Mac's been off school, And  it was lovely to see so many fab entries in our ALLSORTS free & easy month, 

but crikey it did take some time commenting LOL!

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I haven't had time to do my Basic Grey card either & I hate letting the team down, so I'm sorry about that!

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Anyway we're back to normal at ALLSORTS & Helene has set us a theme of 

RED

Now, at first I automatically thought Christmas, 

but then someone wanted a card for their Mum 

& where I can, I try to fit a card with a theme, so I decided to use Red for this.

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Mix it and Make it (I love this sweet image)

Doohickey ~ Swirl and Sm dragonfly

Marianne D ~ English rose and Open leaves

SU ~  Button, Corner & Jewellery punches

Sizzix ~ Number die (Very useful item recently)

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Stickles.

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I'd like to enter the following:
Cupcake ~ How old?
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes
LOTV ~ Roses

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ 

My Craft Stamper card

Hi everyone, hope you are all good, 

I'm really sorry but I can't stand this heat ~ it's sooooo muggy!

Just thought I'd share the card that I made for the Craft Stamper magazine.

I was chuffed to bits to get it published, such an ego booster

& also I came in the top 5 over at TOMIC ~ SO CooooooooL!

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Anyway here's my card

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Mix it and Make it

Basic Grey ~ Kraft basics

MME ~ Hattie

Doohickey ~ Sm dragonfly

Marianne D ~ Leaves

WOC ~ Various roses

SU ~ Kraft seam binding

Flat-backed pearls

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

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Thanks for looking.

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS - Free and Easy

Happy weekend everyone.

Over at ALLSORTS it's our last week of 

 

FREE and EASY

Hope you have all enjoyed and will keep taking part.

 

I have done a real quick card this week

I have been asked to make a baby boy card

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I have used 

Sugar Nellie ~ Baby rabbit

Nestabilites ~ Ovals

SU ~ Twine, Tags & Button

Thanks for looking,

sorry for the short post,

Mac's off to a swimming party.

Have a great weekend

HUGZ

Truly Scrumptious - Buttons & Bows

Good morning to ya,

Hope you are all well, I'm a bit nervous as I've got an ECG this morning.

It all started because my BP was high & they wanted to stop my HRT 

(which I'm still not 100% happy about taking)

when they checked again my BP was perfect, but my pulse was 118, I've had a monitor at home all week & I think it's been fine, so fingers crossed all will be ok.

Anyway it's challenge time at Truly Scrumptious and this week we want to see

BUTTONS and BOWS

Our sponsor this week is

I have used:

Meljen designs ~ Garden bird house, available here

Basic grey ~ Origins

Nellie's ~ Doily die

SU ~ Twine and Buttons

Copics

Thanks for looking and I hope you can join us this fortnight.

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ Free and Easy / BASIC GREY ~ Sketch

Good morning, hope all is well.
WARNING this is a loooooong post!!!

First of all don't forget my CANDY

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Mackenzie finished school yesterday & we are looking forward to 6 weeks holiday.

She was a bit upset last night, a few of her friend's are in year 6 so will be leaving for secondary school and she said that she will miss them, she was quite tearful & told me she had "a very emotional day" she said that the leavers assembly was very moving and she had to be brave, 

God only now what she'll be like when it's her turn LOL

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Anyway it's time for another 

FREE and EASY

challenge at ALLSORTS

 
Here's my card for ALLSORTS

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Emma's new shoes

Bo Bunny ~ Gabrielle

Doohickey ~ Antique lace & Swirl 

Nellie's ~ Doily die

SU ~ Corner punch, Word window, Buttons, Twine & Sentiment

Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Stickles & Coredinations

Wild Orchid ~ Roses

Daisy, Charm & Numbers from stash.

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I would like to enter this card for the following

Totally Gorgeous ~ Punch or die
Sweet Stampin Challenge ~ F.F.F.Fashion


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 and over at BASIC GREY we have a fab sketch for you

here's my card for BASIC GREY

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I have used:
LOTV ~ Emma's new shoes (again)
Basic Grey ~ Hello Luscious
Marianne ~ English Rose/leaves
Tim Holtz  ~DIs & Stickles
SU ~ Kraft seam binding, Corner punch & Button
Go Kreate ~ Label
Charm & Staples from stash

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I Would like to enter this card for the following
The paper shelter ~ The colour green

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Thanks for looking
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BIG HUGZ 

A spoonfull of sugar - Make a tag.

Good morning, 

It's time for another challenge over at

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

The DT are taking a break over the summer ~ Please check over at the challenge blog for mor info!

This week we would love to see

A TAG

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Garden Tilda & Swirl

Paper-Artsy ~ HP105

SU ~ Twine

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

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Thanks for looking and don't forget my CANDY

BIG HUGZ 

Truly Scrumptious ~ Sketch

Hi, and a very good morning to you all, don't forget my candy

It's time again for another challenge over at 

Truly Scrumptious

This fortnight we have a fab sketch for you,

pop over to the challenge blog to find out more,

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Our sponsor is

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I have used:

Robyns fetish digig ~ Backpack ( I thought this would be perfect for Mac's teacher ~ Mr Boot)

Copics

Basic Grey ~ Kraft basics

SU ~ Button, twine, Corner punch & jewelry tag/ sentiment

Whimsey stamps ~ Stamps sentiment

Tim Holtz ~ Paper clip

Paperartsy ~ Ruler

Go kreate ~ Scallop card die

Staples

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I'd like to enter the following
Crafter's companion ~ One for the boys
Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything goes

Hope you can join us

Thanks for looking

HUGZ

ASFOS ~ STITCHING & Our (I mean Mackenzie's) new additions!

Good morning,
Check here for my candy

Hope you are having good weather wherever you are. 

We've just got back from a week down south & it was lovely weather,

We came back late Friday night & then went to pick up Mackenzie's guinea pigs on Saturday.

I have to keep reminding myself that they are Mackenzie's! 

I was soooo excited when we went to get them,

they are so sweet & just starting to come out from hiding themselves away LOL

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Anyway, moving on to the real reason I am here!

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This week at A spoon full of sugar we would like to see some 

Stitching

It can be real or faux.

I made a card for Darren's birthday a couple of weeks ago, 

He just loves old aeroplanes, especially anything from WWII

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I have used,

Hobby Arts ~ Fly past available here

Nestabilities ~ Classic circles

Bo Bunny ~ Time piece

SU ~ Corner punch & Twine

Doohickey ~ Swirl

Tim Holtz ~ Clock

Cotton Scrim

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Our sponsor this week is

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I'd like to enter the following:
Paper Sundaes ~ Stitching
Crafters companion ~ One for the boys
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes

Just a couple of pictures to share!
Bubble

 and
Squeak

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Thanks for looking

BUG HUGZ 

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS - Wings

Happy Wednesday everyone,

It's time for another fab challenge at Truly Scrumptious and we'd like to see 

WINGS

Now there's no excuse not to enter as I'm sure this must be

everyone's favourite challenge as it covers a wide variety of themes!

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I have used:

Stitch bear digi image ~ Fairy dreams,

I haven't coloured her in, 

I just changed the colour setting on my printer 

& added some sparkle to her hair gems!

Bo Bunny ~ Gabrielle

Tim Holtz ~ Tattered florals & Core-dinations

Nellies ~ Doily die

Stampers Anonymous ~ Border stitching -

(over-stitched with SU twine)

Cotton scrim ~ on flower

Brad from stash

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Our Sponsors this fortnight are

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Thanks for looking & I hope you'll join us

BIG HUGZ

 

A spoon full of sugar - Ribbons & Bows & some exciting news for Mackenzie & Me

Good Morning, 

It's time for another fab challenge over at

A Spoon Full of Sugar

And this week Karen has set a great challenge, she wants to see.....

Ribbons and Bows

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I have used:

Sugar Nellie ~ Happily ever after

Bo Bunny ~ Gabrielle

Nestabilities ~ Classic & Scallop hearts

Doohickey ~ Antique lace & Swirl

SU ~ Jewellery tag, Sentiment, Button & Seam binding

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

Brads & pearls from stash

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On to my exciting news.

Later today Mac's going to pick 2 baby guinea pigs, 

they will be too young to bring home just yet, 

but I'll try to take a couple of pics

I'm quite excited about getting them & 

they already have loads of toys.

Don't quite know what Fletch will make of them though!

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Told you it was only exciting for us LOL!!!

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Anyway thanks for looking at my card

I hope you can join us.

BIG HUGZ 

ALLSORTS ~ 3.2.1. Recipe challenge

Happy weekend everyone.

Hope the weather improves from yesterday, 

It chucked it down here!

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It's time for another challenge at ALLSORTS 

and Amanda has set us a recipe...

3 Papers

2 Ribbons

and 

1 Flower

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I have used :

Stamping Bella ~ Tabitha the teacup girl (available from Sirstampalot)

Doohickey ~ Leaves

Marianne D ~ Flower

SU ~ Word window punch, twine & ribbons

Penny Black ~ Salutations

MME ~ Hattie

Nestabilities ~ Classic circles

Tim Holtz ~ DIs & Core-dinations

Button, brad & flatback pearl from stash

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This week we have a new sponsor

and the prize is "a little darlings" rubber stamp of your choice

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Thanks fo much for looking 

and I hope you join us this week

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BIG 

HUGZ