A Gem of a Challenge & my candy winner!

I'm back with my 2nd post for today, my DT card for A Gem of a Challenge, where our challenge is 'for the girls'... easy peasy eh?!  I was a bit short of time though, so I've used one of the fab Keep Calm digi stamps - they're so great for quicker cards :o)

Items Used

Elegant Edge card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi Stamp - Keep Calm & Drink Wine - Pink Gem Designs

Papers - Prima Firefly - MCH

Memory Box Corner Bow die - MCH

Memory Box Cherry Blossom die - MCH

Memory Box Macarena Corner die (cut up) - MCH

Whimsy Corner dies set

Pearls - MeiFlower Pink Mix - MCH

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Creative Card Crew - purple

The Crafty Bloggers Network - purple

And now I need to announce the winner of my £20 LOTV voucher - thank you to everyone who entered, and for all your lovely comments.  There can only be one winner though, and the lucky one is...

No. 23 - Becky

Congratulations hun!  Please email me so I can pass on your prize :o)

Hope you're all having a lovely evening!  I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with another card... Oh and the car cost us a little over £100 to get it through the MOT, but at least it's done for another year!

Tiny the Baby Bunny - Sugar Nellie DT

Happy Saturday everyone :o)  

It's my day to post on the Sugar Nellie blog today, and I thought I'd use this cute little bunny from the Little Cotton Rabbits collection.  This is one of the very first stamps I bought - lovely to go back and play with an old favourite isn't it?

Items Used

Card blank - cut with large Go Kreate circle dies

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Tiny the Baby Bunny - Funky Kits

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Prima Tea Thyme - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Simply Sophisticated set - LOTV

Whiff of Joy Heart Banner die - MCH

Memory Box Floral Vine die - MCH

Flower - Prima Silentium Tea Thyme - MCH

Pearls - MeiFlower Coffee Mix - MCH

Ribbon - Dovecraft Garden Party ribbon pack - MCH

Viva Decor Pearl Pen Ice White - MCH

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

DYSU - scallops

Crafty Ribbons - anything but square

Little Miss Muffet - anything but square

I'm going to have a good catch up with your blogs today... I've got very behind this week with all the birthday boy's celebrations.  Hubby's taken my car for its MOT today, so I've got everything crossed that it doesn't fail like it did last year!

I'll be back later with my Pink Gem DT card and to announce my candy winner too!  Have a lovely day :o)

900 followers candy!

Well as I mentioned yesterday, amazingly I've now gone over 900 followers... how did that happen eh?!

As a little celebration and thank you to you all, I thought a little candy was in order.  So here it is....

Obviously this isn't the real voucher lol!  But I'll have a £20 Lili of the Valley voucher for one lucky winner :o)

This is open to followers only - new or old... and no 'candy only' blogs - I will check!  You don't need to advertise it on your blog if you don't want to, just add your blog link below.  Good luck :o)

Birthday boy

Blinkin' ink, I'm so tired!  It's Morgan's 10th birthday today and the last couple of days have been non-stop... and we've got his party at Hollywood Bowl tomorrow after school too.  Can't wait for the weekend lol!

I just thought I'd quickly pop in with the card I made for my mum to give to Morgan - I can't show ours yet, because I'm also using it for a DT card for next week.

It's just another quickie using one of those fab little pre-coloured die cut images from LOTV and some lovely Melissa Frances papers.  The image reminds me of my mum's little Jack Russell, Lily - she trails around after Morgan whenever we're there, gazing adoringly at him just like this little dog.

I'm not sure if I'll get chance to post tomorrow, but you never know!  I'll definitely be back on Saturday with a couple of posts though.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your evening :o)

A wonky little dancer...

Hmm... isn't it annoying when all your photos turn out looking a bit squiffy?!  My card is straight, it's just my camera skills that are on the wonky side!

This one is for my 'niece' who is 2 today :o)  We're off to see her as soon as hubby gets back from work, armed with Peppa Pig themed prezzies!

Items Used

Elegant edge card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Wish Upon a Star - LOTV

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Papermania Capsule Collection

Sentiments - Simply Sophisticated set - LOTV

Memory Box Macarena Corner die - MCH

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White - MCH

Stickles in Diamond (on her skirt) - MCH

Flowers, buttons & brad from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Lilis Little Fairies - flower power (2nd entry - hope that's ok)

Moving Along With The Times - girly, prim & proper

Sketch & Stash - fab sketch (moved image to other side)

Off for some snuggles with the birthday girl... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Quick & Cute...

I've got soooo many cards to make this week, so some of them need to be fairly quick!  This one is for my eldest son Morgan, from Dex, using one of those handy die cut images from LOTV... I can't believe Morgan will be 10 in a few days, I don't know where the time goes!

Items Used

Card blank - cut with large Go-Kreate circle dies

Pre-coloured die cut image - LOTV

Papers - First Edition Boho Chic - MCH

Memory Box Simple Banner die - MCH

Pearls - MeiFlower Coffee Mix - MCH

Wooden shape from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - a different shape

Joanna Sheen - so sweet

CRAFT - children

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - sweet treats

Hope you've all had a good day... It's been absolutely pouring down all day here!  Oh the school runs are a joy in this weather... It gave me a good excuse to wear my new wellies though - ooh they're a lovely shade of teal blue lol ;o)  Enjoy your evening, I'll hopefully be around to visit you later!

Teddy & Me - My Crafty Heart DT

Hello everyone, hope you've had a good weekend :o)  I'm here with my DT card for My Crafty Heart, which is also the card I've made for my 'niece' Jessica... she's not really my niece - she's my Auntie's little girl, but I think of her as my niece.  This one is for my mum to give her, I still need to make the one from us.

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Stampavie Teddy & Me - MCH

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Dovecraft Garden Party - MCH

Memory Box Party Lanterns die - MCH

Memory Box Macarena Corner die - MCH

Sentiments - Paper Smooches alphabet & LOTV blank tag stamp (from the Christmas tags set)

Prima Silentium Tea Thyme flower - MCH

Resin flower - MCH

Pearls from my stash

**If you like your distress inks, Teresa has a fab offer on this week - all DI pads are just £2.99!**

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Totally Papercrafts - for a child

Natalie & Amy's - anything goes

Heck of a Challenge - anything goes

Keeping this brief again, so I can have a mad dash around some of your blogs!  Enjoy the rest of your evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - how charming

Happy Saturday everyone :o)  I'm here with my DT card for Sweet Stampin', where our challenge for this week is 'how charming', so you just need to add a charm... sounds simple, but I hardly ever use them... I've got plenty though!  We're sponsored by Emerald Faeries who are giving our winner 2 digi stamps, and our monthly sponsor is Joanna Sheen with a £10 voucher prize.

This one's for an order - I don't know the customer, it's a friend of a friend of my mum's lol... So I'm hoping the style will be ok for them - I was just asked for something special with the couple's name on the front and 'happy anniversary' inside, so fingers crossed this will pass!  I should have made the chain shorter on the charm, but otherwise I'm fairly happy with this one.

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Together Forever - LOTV

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Prima Tea Thyme - MCH

Whiff of Joy Heart Banner die - MCH

Memory Box Whimsical Flourish die - MCH

Memory Box Floral Vine die - MCH

Memory Box Cherry Blossom die - MCH

Whimsy Corner Dies set

Prima Silentium Tea Thyme & Miss Godivas Blush flowers - MCH

Sweetheart blossom flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Pearls - MeiFlower Coffee Mix - MCH

Viva Decor Pearl pen Ice White - MCH

Charm, silver spacer & heart pin from my stash

Computer generated sentiment - Chocolate Box font

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

My Mum's Craft Shop - hearts & flowers

Lili's Little Fairies - flower power

Stampin' for the Weekend - feeling floral

DYSU - tags or flags (hope my heart banner is ok!)

Divas By Design - lovely layers

My plan to keep the weekend crafting free isn't working so far lol, got a couple of cards to make today... perhaps I'll be ahead by next weekend!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Judo Josh - DigiStamp Boutique

Hello :o)  For today's card I've used Judo Josh from DigiStamp Boutique... I've used him before on a card for my eldest son (who does karate) for a past birthday, and this one is for Morgan's friend Oliver, who also does karate - Morgan's very impressed, and a bit jealous, that Oliver's a black belt already!

I couldn't think what to use in the centre of the wooden shape - I ended up cutting a plain circle, and used an embossing tool on the back to give it a rounded look... it's like a giant card candy, and I quite like it!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Judo/ Karate Josh - DigiStamp Boutique

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition Noir et Chic - MCH

Sentiment - Stampin' Up

Buttons & wooden shape from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Totally Papercrafts - for a child

Crafty Catz - buttons

Cards For Men - going digital

The Perfect Sentiment - male birthdays

Sketch Saturday - fab sketch

I'm off to have a bit of a catch up with your blogs, before I go and pick the boys up from school... not looking forward to going out again - it's very wet and miserable here today!

Pink & purple cat

Today's card is one that my mum (and her hubby) asked me for - it's for my step-sister's birthday, and I know she's already got it so it's safe to blog it now :o)  Mum wanted me to use a cat image, and lots of pink and purple, and she prefers bigger cards so it's 8" square.  I'm really not happy with this one... one of those cards that just wouldn't come together!  Love this cute cat though, I haven't used her for a while.

Items Used

Digi stamp - Scruffy Kitty Kaboodle - Di's Digis

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Prima Firefly - MCH (they're beautiful, I've just used them really badly!)

Sentiment - Crafty Impressions Baubles set - Funky Kits

Flowers - Magnolia Doohickey dies

Pearls - MeiFlower Pink Mix and Coffee Mix - MCH

Whiff of Joy Heart Banner die - MCH

Memory Box Whimsical Flourish die (cut up) - MCH

Spotty ribbon from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

The Corrosive Challenge - animal companions

Allsorts - purple passion

Totally Stampalicious - birthday card for a girl

Di's Digi Designs - use more than 1 die cut or punch

Right, I won't stay and ramble on too much, I want to do a bit of commenting while I've got half an hr spare... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Passion For Promarkers - CAS

Hello :o)  I'm here with my DT card for Passion For Promarkers, where our theme for this week is CAS cards... something I love to do so it's great for me!  Our sponsor is Joanna Sheen, who has a £10 voucher for our lucky winner.

I've used a Wellington Bear stamp to make a card for my Uncle, from my Auntie... that sounds confusing doesn't it... or it could just be me!  Most of my family are Sheffield United supporters... in fact most of the people we know seem to be too - I've never been asked to make a Sheffield Wednesday themed card!  I used a Viva Pearl pen to give Wellington 'beady' eyes :o)

Items Used

Card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp & 'brother' sentiment - Docrafts Wellington Bear set

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen - MCH

Nestabilities oval dies

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Anthracite - MCH

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Secret Crafter - milestone birthdays

Creative Craft - anything goes

Hooked on Craft - cards for men

Dex's first full day at school seemed to go fine, although he was very tired... he's a lot more cuddly at the moment, which is nice because he's not the cuddliest of children usually.  But when I said I'd missed him while he was at school, he said he hadn't missed me!!!  Which is not so nice lol... little meanie!

Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Keep Calm - Pink Gem Designs DT card

Morning everyone :o)  It's my turn to post on the Gems of Inspiration blog today, and as I needed a male 50th card, I've used one of the fab Keep Calm digi stamps... I love these, and I get lots of orders for them - more than I show here, because some ask for the exact same card again and there's not much point showing you them lol.  I've already been asked for another one exactly the same as this one...

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Keep Calm and Drink Beer - Pink Gem Designs

Papers - Happy Days - Papermania

'50' sentiment - Birthday Numbers stamp set - Pink Gem Designs

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment - Stampin' Up

Memory Box Corner Bow die - MCH

MeiFlower Light Blue gems - MCH

It's Dex's first full day at school today, as he was just doing mornings last week... hopefully he'll be ok!  And I'm hoping to get all my crafty stuff done during the week while both boys are at school, so the weekends can be all about them :o)  Too many weekends lately, have ended up with me shut off in the craft room while hubby and the boys are downstairs or at the park... I need to change that!

Right, enough of my rambling, there's cards to be made!  Hope you have a lovely day :o)

A Gem of a Challenge - recipe

Hmm... well, so much for getting back yesterday with my second post... it got so late I decided to schedule it for this morning instead!  We 'popped' to Asda for a few bits - nearly 2hrs (and over £100) later, we got home and hubby announced he needed a card for his brother's birthday as he'd be seeing him tomorrow (which is now today... how confusing!), and did I have anything that would do?!  Obviously I didn't have anything suitable, so that was my evening gone!

Sooo, here's my DT card, finally, for A Gem of a Challenge, where Donna has chosen a recipe of 'lilac, lemon, 2 butterflies and a bow'.  Now you all probably know how I try to avoid recipe challenges... they're not my favourite generally!  But actually, once I got over the fact that I have hardly anything in lilac and lemon (which is quite amazing considering the amount of paper in my craft room), this one came together fairly easily...

Items Used

Card blank - on the edge scalloped - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Princess Set - Pink Gem Designs

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Digi papers - Daisies, Micro Dots & Stripes - Pink Gem Designs

Memory Box Floral Vine die - MCH

Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly punch - MCH

Pearls - MeiFlower Pink Mix - MCH

Ribbon - The Ribbon Collection - MCH

Card Candy (bow centre) - Craftwork Cards

Sentiment stamp - Sentiment Tags - LOTV

Stickles in Diamond - MCH

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White - MCH

Please ignore my colouring, I made a proper fluff of the purples - I obviously don't use them often enough!  Apologies if I didn't get to visit your blog yesterday, I managed some commenting but ran out of time - it's now 1am and I'm just scheduling this now... sigh!  So I'll hopefully manage to visit more of you today.  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Sparkle & Shine - Sugar Nellie DT card

Hello, happy Saturday everyone :o)  I'm here with my Sugar Nellie DT card, and I've used one of the gorgeous new Christmas digi stamps - this is Sparkle & Shine... isn't she cute?!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Sugar Nellie Sparkle & Shine - Funky Kits

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland - MCH

Sentiment - Crafty Impressions Someone Special set - Funky Kits

Large snowflake - Memory Box Crystal Snowflake die - MCH

Small snowflake (layered on large one) - Cheery Lynn Snowflakes die - MCH

Button - My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland buttons - MCH

Glamour Dust in 'crystal'

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Christmas in September

Stampin' for the Weekend - starting Christmas early

Papertake Weekly - things that make you go awwww!

Anything Goes - early Christmas

Well I'm hoping to get lots of crafting done today, and I also want to catch up with as many of your blogs as I can, so I won't sit here rambling on... I'll be back later with my Pink Gem DT card.  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Dancing Willow - My Crafty Heart DT card

Hello!  Sorry I've been a bit quiet over the last few days - it's been a very busy and tiring week.  Dex was only at school for a few hours each day, and Morgan is there all day, so I've been backwards and forwards dropping off and collecting them... not a good week for crafting or blogging!  Should be better next week though, as they'll both be doing full days then.

Anyway... for my card today I've used a lovely Whiff of Joy stamp and the gorgeous new First Edition Noir et Chic papers from My Crafty Heart.

Items Used

Cream scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Stamp - Whiff of Joy Willow Dancing - MCH

Colouring - promarkers & flexmarkers

Papers - First Edition Noir et Chic - MCH

Whiff of Joy Heart Banner die - MCH

Memory Box Whimsical Flourish die - MCH

Sentiment - Dreamy Days Circular Sentiments - LOTV

Cream Mesh Flowers - MCH

Black pearls (flower centres) - MeiFlower Coffee Mix - MCH

MeiFlower black gems (on banner) - MCH

Viva Pearl Pens - Anthracite & Light Green (on necklace), Ice White (around image) - MCH

Hope you've had a good week - I'll be around to catch up with you all this weekend!  Have a lovely evening :o)

A little bit different for me....

No cute images today!  I wanted to make something using these gorgeous new Glitz Design Cashmere Dame papers, and I thought this Stamping Bella stamp would work nicely with them.  It's from a set of 'Funky Barcode' stamps that I chose when I won a Simon Says Stamp voucher a few months ago.

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of twill ribbon, to look sort of like a garment label, but the ink bled slightly and it's irritating me... so I might end up changing it!

Items Used

Stamping Bella - Funky Barcodes set - Simon Says Stamp

Glitz Design - Cashmere Dame papers - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up

Oval Nestabilities

Memory Box - Whimsical Flourish die - MCH

Memory Box - Scalloped Posie die - MCH

MeiFlower beaded pearl hearts - silver - MCH (reverse side)

Large blue pearl from stash, black pearls from MeiFlower coffee mix - MCH

Twill ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Sweetheart Blossoms - Wild Orchid Crafts

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Crafty Ribbons - fab sketch

Paper Playtime - gingham + die cut/ punch

Wild Orchid Crafts - layer it up

Here's a pic of my little schoolboy Dex, as promised yesterday :o)

He's not as worried as he looks - just not keen on having his photo taken... bit like me then!  And they've all got name labels on this week while their teacher gets to know them... just in case you thought I'd labelled him myself lol.

Hope you have a lovely evening :o)

Cute Fairy - DigiStamp Boutique DT

I've used one of the very cute new fairies from DigiStamp Boutique for today's card - I love that she's walking a ladybird :o)

Items Used

Digi stamp from the Cute Fairy Collection - DigiStamp Boutique

Coloured with promarkers & flexmarkers (dress is paper pieced)

Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen papers - MCH

Twill ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Memory Box Cherry Blossom die - MCH

Memory Box Macarena Corner die - MCH

Sentiment from 'Sentiment Tags' set - LOTV

Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly punch - MCH

Viva Decor Pearl Pen 'ice white' - MCH

Meiflower blossom sequin 'baby pink' (in her hair) - MCH

Glamour Dust in 'crystal'

Pearls, silver spacer & large chipboard flower from my stash

The chipboard flower was plain - I coloured it black and then coated it in 'spray & sparkle'

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - sketch (I rotated it & changed a few bits - hope that's ok!)

Fairy Tale Challenge - something metal (silver spacer)

The Squirrel & The Fox - anything goes

Pile It On - patterned paper

No Matter Which - die cuts/ punches

Joanna Sheen Challenge - going dotty

DYSU - birthdays

I'm a bit miffed that the ink from the new printer seems to smudge slightly :o(  Just hoping that when we change the ink for compatibles I won't have that problem - fingers crossed!

Today was Dex's first morning at school!  He only goes for a few hours each morning this week, then next week he'll be there full days.  I had a bit of a wobble when he was all dressed in his uniform - he just looks so teeny and cute, and very proud of himself!  He went into the classroom quite happily and he was still smiling when I picked him up :o)  I'd show you a photo, but hubby was in charge of the camera this morning and the pics aren't the best lol... I'll try and get better ones tomorrow!  Have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - white on white

**My second post for today - if you popped in for the Sugar Nellie hop, click here or scroll down**

I'm back with my DT card for Sweet Stampin', where our challenge this week is 'white on white' or WoW.  We have 2 sponsors for this week - Letraset and our lovely teamie Natali's store Iva Nova Chest, and also our monthly sponsor Joanna Sheen.

Now, do you remember me saying the other day, how happy I was on all my teams and how I loved every minute in the craft room... well that doesn't apply to this card lol!  I love WoW cards when other people make them, but I really am hopeless at them.

Items Used

Pearlised card - Papermill Direct

Kanban tree stamp from the 'Spring Garden' set, embossed in Detail Silver

Sentiment stamp from the 'Just To Say' set - LOTV

Cuttlebug embossing folder called Jules Jewels (possibly!)

Memory Box Whimsical Flourish die - MCH

Memory Box Macarena Corner die - MCH

Mesh butterfly - MCH

Nestabilities ovals & Go Kreate circle dies

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend so far.  It's been hot in Sheffield - too hot for me, I just end up really sleepy!  Feels like it's cooling off a bit now though, so hopefully I can manage not to nod off.  Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Sugar Nellie - Sparkle & Shine release day!

Good morning :o)  Today we're having a little Sugar Nellie hop to show you the six gorgeous new Christmas digi stamps that will be available at Funky Kits from 9am this morning!

Hopefully you arrived here from Pat's fabulous blog, but if not please pop over to Sugar Nellie so you don't miss anyone's lovely creations - and the chance to win some fab Sugar Nellie candy of course!

This gorgeous image is called Forest Friends - such a pretty little scene, isn't it?  You wouldn't believe the disasters I've had trying to get this little cutie coloured in though!  First off, the printer broke while I was trying to print her out... so we bought a new printer.  And then the first one I coloured was almost done when a red flexmarker decided to blot a huge puddle of ink all over her hat.  Even this one has a smudge of black ink that I had to cover up!  It's a relief just to have a finished card to show you lol!

Items Used

Sugar Nellie 'Forest Friends' digi stamp - Funky Kits

Coloured with promarkers & flexmarkers

My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland papers - MCH

My Mind's Eye Winter Wonderland buttons (spotty button & the 2 button banners) - MCH

Crafty Impressions Someone Special sentiment stamps - Funky Kits

Snowflake twill ribbon - Fantastic Ribbons

Nestabilities Labels 22 - Pink Gem Designs

Memory Box Corner Bow die - MCH

Glamour Dust in 'crystal'

Your next stop is the super talented Mina with her gorgeous card to show you... don't forget to leave comments along the way - always lots of hidden candy on a Sugar Nellie hop!

I'll be back later with my Sweet Stampin' DT card, hope you have a lovely day :o)

New Christmas Sugar Nellies tomorrow!...

Hello!  Just a quick one to let you know about the Sugar Nellie blog hop - it's starting at 9am tomorrow, and the DT will be showing you our creations made with the 6 new Christmas digi stamps.... ooh they're all so cute!

Have a lovely evening, and I'll see you in the morning :o)

Waste Not Wednesdays winners

You might remember from my last Waste Not Wednesdays challenge, that I said I'd have 2 prizes - a £5 gift voucher provided by the lovely Sally-Ann at DigiStamp Boutique, and a surprise one from me.  So I need to announce the 2 winners, and they are...

No.48 - Cheryl (SheStamps)

wins the DigiStamp Boutique prize

No.89 - Made By Mandy

wins a Wild Rose Studio stamp, and some extra bits that I forgot to take a photo of!

Cheryl, could you email me so I can pass on your details to Sally-Ann, and Mandy, could you email me with your postal address please, so I can send you your goodies :o)

I'm sorry to say I've made the decision to put Waste Not Wednesdays on hold for now... I've got plenty of DT creations to keep me busy at the moment, and I'm not complaining at all - I'm sooo happy with all the teams I'm on, and I'm loving every minute in the craft room!  But I can't fit WNW in with everything else, so for now the challenges are closed... maybe I'll pick it up again eventually - we'll see!  Thanks to everyone who's joined in, I've really appreciated you all playing along with me xxx

If you popped in to see a card, please scroll down to my post from this morning!  Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Fluffy Hanging in There - MCH DT card

Well today's version of the school run went much better than yesterday's lol... Morgan was happy to be going back to school, he couldn't wait to see all his friends again.  I've still got Dex at home for now though, as he doesn't start until Monday.

So... my card for today is my first as part of the DT at My Crafty Heart, and I've used an adorable stamp from the Whimsy Wee Stamps range.

Products Used

Whimsy Fluffy Hanging in There stamp - MCH

Coloured with promarkers & flexmarkers

First Edition Boho Chic papers - MCH

Memory Box Corner Bow die - MCH

Whimsy Corner die

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Circles - nesties & large go kreate dies

Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly punch - MCH

Meiflower Coffee Mix pearls - MCH

Resin flower - MCH

Viva Decor pearl pen Ice White - MCH

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• My Mum's Craft Shop - anything goes
• Songbird Challenges - string of pearls
• Secret Crafter - animal antics
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes (+ optional shaped card - might make one of those later!)
• Whimsy Inspirations - lots of layers

Right, off to get a bit of commenting and crafting done... I must try not to forget there's a school run to do this afternoon!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Passion for Promarkers - lace & swirls... and my fab news!

Well, today's off to a very disorganised start - took Morgan to school for his first day back, to find the gates locked and no one there... Came home, checked the last newsletter and found the bit that says they go back tomorrow... umm, oops?!  So we get to do the 'first day back' thing all over again tomorrow lol.

Anyway... I'm here to show you my DT card for this week's challenge at Passion For Promarkers, which is 'lace & swirls'.  We're sponsored by Letraset, who have a new Promarker Collector's Set for one lucky winner.

I've used the gorgeous Fifi Goes Walkies from Sugar Nellie at Funky Kits, and coloured her with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The papers are First Edition Summer Breeze, and I've used a Cheery Lynn flourish die, Memory Box cherry blossom die and an MFT corner die.  Added some lace, ribbon, button and pearls from my stash, and the sentiment is from a set of tag stamps - not sure what make they are though.

Now I said I had some fab news didn't I?!  I'm thrilled to at last be able to share a little secret - the lovely Teresa asked me to join her fabulous team at My Craft Heart and of course I said yes :o)  So excited, and I'm already enjoying working with Teresa's gorgeous goodies - I'll be back tomorrow with an 'official' MCH DT card!

Thank you to everyone who left me printer advice yesterday, you're all so helpful!  The Kodak sounded good, but I'm afraid it'd drive me mad if the red didn't print properly.  We've decided on a Canon, but I've got to wait until tomorrow evening to get it - fingers crossed it'll do everything I need it to!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)