Weekend Catch Up!

Camping this weekend was wonderful despite being a little on the chilly side in the evenings and rain stopping play at the crazy golf course on sunday it was definately a success, cant wait for the next time. It was just a shame I had to work on Sunday night!!

What with work and our weekend away I've had a bit of catching up to do today.

Card 1: If nothing.........

• Charisma Cardz ~ Quote me.
• Colour Create ~ Orange, Black & Cream with Checks.
• Paper Play ~ No Patterned Paper.
• Polka Doodles ~ Monochrome.
• Allsorts ~ Butterflies.
• Crazy4Challenges ~ "Case It" {I used Barbara's Layout}

Card 2: Joy.

• Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club ~ Peace, Joy, Noel.
• Magnolia Down Under ~ Charms.
• CRAFT ~ Pink & Brown.
• Bah Humbug ~ Pink.
• Fun with Shapes ~ Charms.
• Just Magnolia ~ Anything Goes {Christmas}
• Stamp Something ~ Charmed Something.

Card 3: Lucky

• Get Sketchy ~ Sketch #35.
• Our Creative Courner ~ Blooming Blossoms.
• Die Cut Dreams & Pollycraft ~ Make your own Flower's.
• Cupcake ~ No Square cards.
• The Pink Elephant ~ Aqua.

Card 4: Remember.

• Moving Along With The Times ~ Sketch & Animals.

• PP ~ BasicGrey.
• Pearls ~ Prima.
• Grand Adhesions ~ K&Co.
• CS ~ Bazzill & Coredinations.
• Ink ~ SU.
• Stamps ~ Magnolia, SU & BG.
• Alphas ~ Thickers.
• Charm ~ GCSInternational.

3Sketches4today!!!

Here are today's makes.

These are going to be my last makes for this week, I'm at work for the next couple of day's and then Me, James, Lou, Aiden & Willy the Dog are going to brave the April weather and spend the weekend camping in North Norfolk, MAD well I'll let you know how mad on Monday!!!!

Card 1 Happy Birthday.

• Laura's Sketch #50 ~ 2Sketches4You.
• Thing's with Wings ~ Simon Say's Stamp.
• Birthday ~ Creative Card Crew & A Spoonful of Sugar.

Card 2:

• Bonus Sketch ~ 2Sketches4You.
• Black & White +1 ~ Incy Wincy.
• Tear It Up! ~ Die Cut Dreams.
• S is for Sparkle ~ ABC Challenges.
• Monochromatic ~ Caardvarks.

Card 3: Have a Ice Christmas.

• Sketch #163 ~ CPS.
• Peguins ~ Stamptacular.
• I is for Ice ~ ABC Christmas Challenges.

• CS ~ Coredinations & Coredinations "Whitewashed".
• Stamps ~ SU, Scrapagogo & Pink Petticoat.
• Flower, Leaves & Pearl drops ~ Prima.
• Gems ~ Anita's.
• Ribbon, Lace & Pearls from stash.

One for the Boy & A Girls Night Out!!!

I spent half the day at the hospital today waiting to see various Doctors and Nurses ( The 30hrs a week I spend there working just isn't enough........LOL) That was gone teatime when I managed to make it out to my den.

Card 1

• Just Cute Bears ~ One for the Boy's.
• Card Paterns ~ Sketch #60.

Card 2: Girls Night Out!

• Sunday Stamp & Sketch ~ Sketch #2.
• The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Glitter & Bling and "At the Movies".
• Kaboodle Doodles ~ Embossing.
• Simon Say's Stamp ~ Movies With Embossing.
• Raise the Bar ~ Movies.

And my Movie...........Well TV film actually "Dancing Queen" was screened on IVT in 1993 written by Rik Mayall and starring Helena Bonham Carter, it was 3hours long!.

• PP ~ BasicGrey.
• CS ~ Papermania & SU.
• Stamps ~ Dawn Bibby, All Night Media & Whiff of Joy.
• Gems ~ Anita's.
• Raffia, Button and Glittered paper from Stash.

Sunday Sketch Day!

I did nothing but craft yesterday..................Well, except for cook tea that is!

Card 1 : Marshmallow Angel.

• Sketch & Angels ~ Moving along with the Times.
• Festive Furry Friend ~ Bah Humbug.
• Animal Magic ~ Polka Doodles.

Card 2: Day Dreaming Edwin.

• Sketch ~ The Pixie Cottage.
• A Day Out ~ Secret Crafter.

Card 3: Make a Wish.

• Sketch ~ Crazy4Challenges.
• Monochromatic Brown ~ Penny Black Friends.

Card 4: Thanks a Bunch .

• Sketch & Thank You ~ Just Magnolia.
• Masking ~ Magnolia Down Under.

Card 5:

• Yellow & Green ~ Whiff of Joy.
• Sketch ~ Sweet Sketch Wednesday.
• Touchy Feely ~ Cute Card Thursday.
• In Stiches ~ Allsorts & The Crafty Pad.
• Spring ~ Pile it On!.

Card 6: My Tweet Friend.

• Sketch ~ A Spoonful of Sugar.
• Layered ~ Stamp Something.

Card 7: April Shower's.

• Sketch & April Showers ~ Truly Scrumptious.
• Heavy Metal ~ Quixotic Challenges.

Card 8: ....From the Heart

• Sketch ~ Stamp with Fun.
• Things with Wings ~ One Stop Craft Challenges.
• Butterflies ~ Our Creative Courner.

• PP ~ BasicGrey "Lily Kate, Romany & Archaic"
• Stamps ~ Magnolia, Whif of Joy, Daisy and Dandelion, Papermania, The Crafty Pad & Penny Black.
• Paper Flowers ~ Prima & Lakelands.
• Metal Flower ~ Making Memories.
• Buttons ~ American Crafts.
• Brads ~ BG
• Gems ~ Papermania.
• Ribbon ~ Prima, SU & Dovecraft.
• Hardware ~ SU & MM

GSP ~ St Georges Day.

It was my turn to come up with the Challenge at Glue Scissors Paper this week.........like the true English Rose that I am I chose "St Georges Day".

So Think Knights, Dragon's Tudor Roses and the English Flag and come and have a go!!

Here are my DT Makes.

This weeks Challenge at Cupcake is "Red & White"

• CS ~ Coredinations & Bazzill.
• Inkessentials white pen.
• Whispers Strokes Red Pen.
• Stamp ~ Dovecraft.
• Brown cotton floss ~ Anchor.

Not to put to finer point on it..............

.........You're the only bee in my bonnet ,

Make a little birdhouse in your soul!

You know how it is, you hear a song and that it.......its stuck in your head all day long.

I typed Birdhouse into google this morning with the hope of finding a template and was faced with the lyrics of the above song, so there it is. Ive driven Aiden nuts humming it!!! I never found what I was looking for either so had to go and make one up instead!!

The aim of this was to produce these.....

This month challenge at Vanilla Sugar is "Birdhouse" this first one is now proudly sitting on my shelf as storage for some of my punches.

Ive used Dream Street & Double Take DP's and Coredinations "Chocolate Box" CS

I got excited and made another one.

My next one is for Basic Grey Challenges "Blue, Gold & White"

I've used BG Marrakech DP, Origins Brads

& SU Cardstock. On both project I've used K&Co wooden elements.

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club!

I was lucky enough to win last weeks challenge at Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club along with my winnings of some lovely reindeer die cuts I won a Guest Design Team spot too!!

So here we are...

This weeks Challenge is Very Vintage Christmas.

Here is my GDT card.

The DP & Brads are BasicGrey "Wassail" and the stamp is Inkadinkadoo from around 4 christmas ago!!.

I have combined my GDT spot with sketch #162 from CPS.

A Fairy Tale!

My final make for today covers challenges at.........

• Fairy Tales ~ By The Cute & Girly.
• Monochromatic ~ Charisma Cardz.
• Magical ~ Incy Wincy.
• Sketch ~ # 62 ICS.

• DP ~ Artistic Paper's "Lacy Goddess".
• Stamps ~ Dovecraft & See D's.
• Gems ~ Prima.
• CS ~ Coredinations.

Material Girl!

This new Cosmo Cricket "Material Girl" DP also came with my Scrapagogo Kit this month in abundance, it teams perfectly with the Maya Road Chipboard and Scrapagogo Stamp set.

Card 1:

• Sketch ~ Our Creative Corner #11.
• Patchwork ~ Everybody Art.

Card 2:

• Rainbow Colours ~ The Crafty Pad.
• Sketch ~ Sunday, Sketch & Stamp.

Card 3:

• Sketch ~ #134 Mojo Monday.
• Butterflies ~ Stampavie & More.

Card 4:

• Sketch ~ Sketch & Stash #33.
• Stickers ~ Paper Play.

• DP ~ Cosmo Cricket.
• Chipboard ~ Maya Road.
• Flower's , Ribbon & Pebbles ~ Prima.
• Brads ~ BG.
• Buttons ~ American Crafts.
• Stamps ~ Papermania & Scrapagogo.

Scribble Scrabble Birthday's.

This DP is from Scribble Scrabble and is called "Nana's Trunk". This is a new discovery for me and now I'm in Luuurve.

Card 1:

• Sketch ~ Card Patterns.
• Me & My Pet ~ Sassy Susie.
• Cutie Pie ~ Papertake Weekly.
• Tags ~ Paper Cutz.

Card 2:

• Sketch ~ Stamp with Us.
• Happy Birthday ~ Creative Card Crew.

Card 3:

• Sketch ~ 2Sketches4You Bonus.
• Pink, Brown, Yellow & Green ~ Pollycraft.

Card 4:

• Sketch ~ 2Sketches4You Kazan #50.
• Brads, Buttons & Blue ~ Sketches{By Tamara}

• DP ~ Scribble Scrabble.
• Ribbon & Flowers ~ Prima.
• Button & Pins ~ Jenni Bowlin.
• Brads ~ BG.
• Gems ~ Anitas.
• Lace & Eyelet from Stash.

Thursday Afternoon Makes!

I received my April "Fabrication" Kit from Scrapagogo today, This gorgeous DP is from Scribble Scrabble "Nana's Trunk" and as soon as I saw it knew it was perfect for this project, which I have been meaning to make for a couple of months. I found this Envelope Card HERE.

• Magnolia Down Under ~ Olden Day's.
• Polka Doodles ~ Wedding Celebration.
• Sophisti-Cats ~ So Distressing.
• The Pink Elephant ~ 1 Image, 2 Dies & 3 Embellishments.
• My Time To Craft ~ Pretty Petals.
• C.R.A.F.T. ~ Sketch.
• Charisma Cardz ~ Monochromatic.
• Practical Scrappers ~ Glitter & Bling.
• ABC Challenges ~ S is for Sparkle.

~ Back ~

~ Front ~

~ Inside ~

My second make is for Die Cut Dreams "Vintage with no colouring" I've used this weeks sketch from Sketch Saturday #98.

• PP ~ Scribble Scrabble & Cosmo Cricke.
• Stamps ~ Magnolia , BasicGrey, Scrapagogo & Royal Langnickle.
• Chipboard ~ Maya Road.
• Lace ~ from stash.
• Flowers ~ Prima.
• Gems ~ Papermania.

Altered Articles!

I was in the mood for a spot of Altering this afternoon,

I needed something storage for some new stick pins and remenbered I still have some little round boxes. This one is 10cms in diameter & only 5cm high so perfect for a few loose pins!

My second make is for Creative Inspirations.

This is the first time I have altered a CD, I'd say its turned out well!!

• PP ~ Scribble Scrabble.
• Flowers ~ Prima.
• Buttons ~ Jenni Bowlin & American Crafts.
• Ribbon ~ Prima & Stash.
• Pins ~ Jenni Bowlin.
• Stickers ~ Cosmo Cricket.
• Lace from Stash.

Bloom & Grow Thank You's!!

I like this lush Bloom & Grow papers from MME and I don't think you can ever have too many "Thank You" cards in your stash!

Todays cards are for challenges at Raise the Bar "Spring for it" using sketch #97 from Friday Sketchers.

Next is for Sketch and Flower's for The Sugar Bowl along with "Spots & Dots" at Stamptacular.

And finally for #51 for The Sweet Stop.

• PP ~ MME.
• Stamps ~ Sugar Nellie, SU & MME.
• CS ~ SU.
• Flowers ~Bazzill & Maya road.
• Brads ~ MM Ppermania & BG.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.
• Medium ~ Whispers Strokes Pens & Crackle Glaze.

Challenge Marathon Sunday

I'm at work for the next two day's so decided to have a bit of a challenge Marathon today!!

Card 1: Happy Birthday.

• ICS ~ Sketch #61.
• Stamp with Fun ~ Recipe; 3PP, 3 Flowers & 2 Buttons.
• Stampavie & More ~ Green.
• Practacal Scrappers ~ Markers.
• Paper Play ~ Shiny Happy People.

Card 2: Get Well.

• Lord Have Mercy ~ Sketch #68.
• Secret Crafter ~ Get Well Soon.

Card 3: Thank You.

• Papertake Weekly ~ Sketch.
• The Pink Elephant ~ Nature.

Card 4: You Mean Everything..........

• Everybody Art ~ Sketch.
• Just Cute Bears ~ Flowers.
• Allsorts ~ Petals & Pearls.

Card 5: Merry Christmas.

• Lili Of the Valley and Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club ~ Blue & Silver.
• The Pixie Cottage ~ Sketch & Embossing.
• Lots To Do ~ Embossing.
• Penny Black Friends ~ Buttons.

Card 6: Merry Christmas 2.

• Whiff of Joy ~ Janes Sketch.
• ABC Christmas Challenges ~ Holly.
• Bah Humbug ~ Tags & Labels.

• PP ~ BasicGrey & Dovecraft.
• Stamps ~ Whiff of Joy, Penny Black, Forever Friends & BasicGrey.
• Flowers ~ Prima, Bazzill & Maya Road.
• Pearls, Gem Brads & Buttons ~ SU .
• Brads ~ BG.
• Ribbon, Holly, Gems & Peel-offs from Stash.
• Ink ~ Whispers Soft Pens.
• CS ~ SU & Coredinations.

Black Friday!

Just two makes for today, Now don't shout at me for swearing.............but I've been doing that awful housework stuff!!!!

No 1: Lou's Shoe.

• Rainbow Lady ~ Red, Black & Gold with a touch of Oriental. ( I'm hoping Cynthia will let me have the snakeskin as my "touch of Oriental!")
• Die Cut Dreams ~ Shoes & Boots.
• DCM ~ "If the Shoe fits..............."

No 2: Thank You.

• Crafting Lifes Pieces ~ April Sketch.
• Lots To Do ~ Black & White.
• The Crafty Pad ~ Lace & Bows.
• Cute Card Thursday ~ Mono Mania.
• Moving Along With The Times & Pile it On ~ Easel Card.
• Paper Cutz ~ 3 Pattern Papers.
• Stamping For The Weekend ~ Ribbons & Bows.

• Stamps ~ BG & SU.
• CS ~ Coredinations & SU.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft & Interflora.
• PP , Lace, Peel-Offs & Feathers from stash.

A Gorgeous Sunny Day..............

...................and I spent it in doors!! But OH look what fun I've had.

Card 1: Spring Bloom.

• Our Creative Corner ~ Sketch.
• One Stop Craft Challenges ~ Paper Piecing.
• Secret Crafter ~ "How does your garden grow?"

Card 2: Thank You.

• Sketch Saturday ~ #97.
• Just Cute Bears ~ Yellow & Green.
• Charisma Cardz ~ Thank You.

Card 3: Sugar & Spice.

• CPS ~ #161.
• Stamptacular ~" Sugar and Spice and all things nice..."
• Our Creative Corner & C.R.A.F.T. ~ Buttons.

Card 4: Congrats.......

• 2Sketches4You ~ Bonus Sketch.
• The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Pink & Green.
• Cuttlebug Challenges ~ Baby.
• Pollycraft ~ Celebration.

Card 5: Happy Birthday.

• Basic Grey Challenges ~ Sketch.
• Quixotic Challenges ~ Joys of Spring.
• Cupcake Challenges ~ Make your own flowers.
• Penny Black Friends ~ "Check it Out"

• PP ~ BG & K&Co.
• Stamps ~ Magnolia, Penny Black, Daisy and Dandelion, SU, BG & QKD.
• Brads ~ BG & Dovecraft.
• Buttons ~ American Crafts & Stash.
• Ribbon ~ Dovecraft.
• CS ~ SU & papermania.
• Yellow Flower ~ Prima.
• Rub-on ~ Poundland.