Pollycraft bundles - last chance!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Just a quick note to let you know that Paula's added the mega-bundles of digis over in the Pollycraft shop for one last weekend, as she's had lots of requests from crafters who missed out before she closed.

So if you didn't grab them before, hop over and get them this weekend as they'll be gone on Monday.

Back later with a card, have a lovely day :o)

Morgan's birthday card

Hello everyone :o)

It's Morgan's 11th birthday tomorrow, so I thought I'd show his card today... he's always plugged into his iPod so this fab Pollycraft image is very appropriate!

He even had a jacket with skulls on just like this one until he was inconsiderate enough to grow out of it lol.

Items Used

Card base - cut using Grand Nestabilities Labels 1

Digi stamp - Classic Cave Jerry Kisses Tunes - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Basic Grey Hipster - MCH

(there's 20% off all paper pads at MCH this week, including this one!)

Memory Box Virtuoso Music die (cut up) - MCH

Nestabilities squares & scallop square dies

MFT dienamics By The Letters dies

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Totally Gorjuss - dotty
Paper Crafting Journey - for a boy
Simon Says - anything goes

See you tomorrow with my Sugar Nellie DT card... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - birthday girls

Hello everyone :o)

I've had another day of rushing around and getting nowhere, so I'm late again... hopefully things will be a bit calmer after Morgan's birthday.

Our new challenge at Pollycraft is 'birthday girls' and I've used the lovely Pippa for my card.

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Candyfloss Crew Pippa - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - LOTV

Impression Obsession Mini Rectangle Tags dies - MCH

Memory Box Geneva Vine die - MCH

Flower - Bo Bunny Plum Purple Daisies - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Personal Impressions

Pearl - Meiflower purple mix - MCH

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - anything goes
The Squirrel & the Fox - happy birthday
Eureka Stamps - tag you're it
Stamp & Create - birthdays
Parade Your Crafts - birthdays

Off for a little blog catch up... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft - harvest colours

Hello everyone :o)

Our new theme over at Pollycraft Challenges is 'harvest colours', which for some reason seems to have sent me embellishment happy... this is one fussy card for me!

Items Used

Scalloped card base - Joanna Sheen

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Pip - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Echo Park Reflections Fall - MCH

Sentiment tag stamps - LOTV

Memory Box Lavish Branch (cut up) - MCH

Whimsy corner die

Flowers - Bo Bunny Plum Purple Daisies & Prima Cabaletta Fall - MCH

Wooden leaf - Prima Leaves & Mushrooms - MCH

(coloured green by sponging on inks)

Pearl & gem from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - child's play

Crafting Boutique - fall challenge

4 Krafty Girlz - anything goes (1st challenge)

Pile It On - tic tac toe (patterned paper, dies, autumn colours)

Totally Gorjuss - anything goes

Bearly Mine - fall colours

I went to the gym with my friend this morning for a look around, and we were both happy with it so we're going back for an induction soon... really can't wait to get started!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - for the kids

Hello everyone :o)

We'd like to see your creations 'for the kids' over on the Pollycraft Challenge this fortnight, and there are some adorable new Lil Dumplings images that are perfect for the theme... I've used one of them, the super cute Roland, for my card.

You'll have to pretend I've glossy accented his glasses - I forgot!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Roland - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Bo Bunny On the Go - MCH

Star punch - Hobbycraft

Sentiment stamp - CC Designs

(stamped in Danube Blue Memento ink)

Buttons from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says - anything goes
Simply Create Too - for a child
ABC Challenges - no flowers

You can see all of the new Lil Dumplings below - available at a special price of £5.75 for all 6 here at the moment!

I've used the cross-trainer for the first time today, and let's just say I didn't manage to stay on very long before I had to haul my sweaty self off!  But it's a start eh?

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - buttons & bows

Hello everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Pollycraft Challenges where our new theme is 'buttons & bows'.  I've coloured this sweet little bear using prisma pencils for a change - I often use them for adding a bit of shading to my copic colouring, but hardly ever colour entire images with them, so I've never fully got the hang of them and I'd really like to... I find them very relaxing to use compared to markers.

To be honest, I think this attempt looks a bit rubbish and washed out, but I didn't have time to redo it!  Think I'm going to take the pencils on holiday with me, see if I can find time to practise while we're there.

Items Used

Kraft card blank - Anna Marie Designs

Digi stamp - Jaspers Gift - Pollycraft

Colouring - prisma pencils

Papers - Prima Believe - MCH

MFT dienamics Blueprints 3 dies

Button from my stash

Back later with another card!  Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - Fun in the Sun

Hello everyone... I forgot to schedule this last night so I'm running late as usual!

Here's my card for our new theme at Pollycraft Challenges - Fun in the Sun... chosen by me, which is odd as I'm not really that keen on hot weather lol.  I do love the Lil Dumplings images though, and there are several that are perfect for sunny/ beachy cards.

Items Used

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Nipper - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Echo Park All About a Boy - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Magnolia

Spotty buttons - Papermania

Bucket - NEW Memory Box Garden Tools dies - MCH

Go Kreate Scalloped circle dies

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says - anything goes

The Male Room - anything goes (1st challenge)

Well we had to change our plans today as it's done nothing but rain!  So no seaside, we'll have to do that when we go to Norfolk in a few weeks.  We went to the cinema instead to see Smurfs 2 - we all enjoyed it... Dex LOVES the smurfs!  So I don't think anyone minded missing the beach really.  Tomorrow we've got plans with Pav's family and could really do with it staying dry - fingers crossed!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' DT - Balls!... and my new hair

Hello everyone... Ooh I'm very late today!  Forgot all about blogging this earlier and then we decided to pop to the park, and we needed a few bits from the shop too... Got here eventually though!

Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' for this week is 'Balls'... footballs, snowballs, any balls at all!  We're sponsored by My Mum's Craft Shop, Saturated Canary, and our monthly sponsor is The Ribbon Girl :o)

I've used one of the gorgeous Lil Dumplings images from Pollycraft for my card...

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Shelby - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Echo Park Sweet Girl - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Magnolia

NEW Memory Box Serene Scallop die - MCH

Corner rounder punch

Twine & buttons from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - die-ing for a punch

Crafty Creations - summer

Cute Card Thursday - beside the seaside

I don't often post pics of myself on here (or anywhere!), I really don't like having my photo taken... but I was brave this morning and had my hair cut short - it was in a bob before... So I thought I'd be even braver and show photos too!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - Ruby Red

Morning everyone :o)

Time for a new challenge at Pollycraft Challenges, and this fortnight our theme is 'ruby red'... I've used the fabulous Rusty the Robot to make a card for yet another kids' party that Dex is going to at the weekend.

I kept it very simple - when I'm hot and bothered I just can't do embellishments, the crafty brain gets very confused!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Rusty the Robot - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics

Papers - Prima Bohemian Bamboo - MCH

MFT dienamics By The Letters dies

Go Kreate Large Circle dies

Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Pollycraft Challenge - Stars & Stripes

Morning everyone :o)

Over on the Pollycraft Challenge our theme for this fortnight is 'stars & stripes'... I've used the very lovely Bailey and made a card for Morgan's friend Katie, whose party he's going to on Friday - they're being picked up from school in a limo and Morgan's a teeny bit excited!

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Candyfloss Crew Bailey - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - Echo Park Sweet Girl - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Personal Impressions

Stars - Hobbycraft punch

Corner rounder punch

Glamour dust in Crystal

Buttons from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - fab sketch
Papertake Weekly - anything goes (+ optional animals)
Charisma Cardz - 3, 2, 1 (3 stars/ buttons, 2 papers, 1 image)
Created With Love - for the girls

Hope you all have a fabulous day, whatever you're up to :o)

Lil Dumplings Rory - Pollycraft DT

Happy Saturday everyone :o)  We've had a lovely day today - we met up with the in-laws for lunch, and then took the boys to the Butterfly House because one of Dex's school projects required him to tick off lots of 'mini-beasts' as he saw them... while seeing bees and ants isn't too difficult, he wasn't likely to see snakes/ newts/ frogs etc without going out somewhere.  Still need to spot a ladybird and a centipede but we're almost done!

Here's a little card I made for one of Dex's friend's whose party we went to yesterday afternoon - Dex chose Lil Dumplings Rory from Pollycraft and insisted the image had to be coloured in 'green with yellow and purple stripes'... luckily these Echo Park papers were a good match!

Items Used

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Rory - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - Echo Park Summer Days - MCH

MFT dienamics Blueprints 1 dies

Spotty button - Papermania

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Crafts 4 Eternity - spots & stripes

Cards For Men - boys will be boys

Craft Your Passion - let's play dress up

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Pollycraft 1st challenge - anything goes!

Hello everyone!

It's an exciting day for the Pollycraft DT - and for all Pollycraft fans too - as it's the return of the Pollycraft Challenge!  Yay :o)  It's a nice and easy 'anything goes' theme for the first one, and there's a £10 voucher for our lucky winner.

I've used one of the newest Lil Dumplings images for my card - you can get all 10 of these super sweet images for a bundle price of £7.50 until 30th June... this little cutie is called Fleur.

Items Used

Petal edge card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Lil Dumplings Fleur - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - NEW First Edition Floral Pavillion - MCH

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox die - MCH

Memory Box Delicate Fern die - MCH

MeiFlower Crystal AB 2mm gems - MCH

Button from my stash

I'll be around later for a commenting catch up... Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Hogs & Kisses and my exciting news!

Hello everyone :o)

As some of you might already have spotted, I was very lucky to make it onto Paula's DT at Pollycraft... eeeek, so exciting!  So I had to celebrate with a card of course... and here's my annual 'pig-themed' creation that my mum always requests for one of her friends (who loves pigs, obviously!).

Items Used

Scalloped card blank - Craftwork Cards

Digi stamp - Hogs & Kisses - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

White highlights - copic opaque white

Papers - Dovecraft Garden Party (out of stock) - MCH

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Butterflies - Kars punches

Memory Box Simple Banner die

MeiFlower gems - MCH

Pearls from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion - fluttering by (butterflies)

We've been to see Epic with the boys today - it's the school hols, hubby's off work for the week too, so of course it's done nothing but pour with rain lol... It was quite a good film, the kids enjoyed it, but I was more excited by the clips at the beginning - so many sequels coming out this year, and I can't wait for the Monster's Inc one... I love kids films!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - doodles

Happy Saturday everyone :o)

I'm here with my DT card for Sweet Stampin', where our challenge is 'doodles'... Now, I don't doodle, I can't doodle, so I struggled with this one!  I tried all different doodles but they all looked like I'd let Dex loose on my card (perhaps I should have done!), so I resorted to adding some dots... still looks very messy to me!  We're sponsored by Crafter's Companion, Sir Stampalot, and our regular monthly sponsor is The Ribbon Girl, so lots of chances to win.

Here's my card...

Items Used

Digi stamp - Party Monster - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - NEW Echo Park All About a Boy - MCH

Layout & dies - MFT dienamics Blueprints 3 (LOVE this set!)

Card candy - Craftwork Cards

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - use a number

Crafts For Eternity - sweet tooth

One Stop Craft - anything goes

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Jasper's Kite - DT call at Pollycraft!

Happy Saturday everyone, hope you're having a good weekend so far :o)

Did you spot the DT call at the newly re-opened Pollycraft?  I love Pollycraft images and couldn't resist entering... Here's the card I've made for my entry, using one of the new images, the very cute Jasper's Kite.

Items Used

Digi stamp - Jasper's Kite - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - NEW Echo Park All About a Boy - MCH

NEW Memory Box Summer Kites die - MCH

Memory Box Marshmallow Clouds die - MCH

Sun die & Fishtail banner die - L'il Inkers

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

Star punch - Hobbycraft

Buttons from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cards for Men - animals

Stampin' for the Weekend - button it up

Thanks for all your lovely messages about my poorly old cat... He's a bit brighter today, managed a drink and a tiny bit of food... only if I stand there with the bowl under his nose though lol!  We've been back to the vets this afternoon and are now loaded up with various tablets, stuff to syringe into him, special food... £120 spent so far - ouch!  Back again next week to see how he's doing, if he's not much better he'll need blood tests and x-rays... We're getting Boris (the kitten) insured before he starts being expensive I think!

Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

Sweet Stampin' - create a scene!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Ooh I found this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' a bit of a...well, a challenge really!  We'd like you to 'create a scene', and we're sponsored by Cuddly Buddly and our monthly sponsor The Ribbon Girl.

Sooo... I was really struggling with this one!  None of my ideas were working out, and then I noticed Paula's announcement that Pollycraft was reopening... went to have a nosey in her new-look shop, and she had a great background scene that I thought I could put together with an image I bought (and hadn't used yet) when she was closing Pollycraft almost a year ago.  I'm still not very happy with my card, but it's not as bad as my other attempts lol!

Items Used

Digi stamps - Pollycraft

Colouring - copics & prisma pencils

Papers - Echo Park Summer Days - MCH

Twine from my stash

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Simon Says - happy mail

MAWTT - one for the guys

Delicious Doodles - something for the boys

A Little Bit Crafty - kraft it

I'm off for a little blog catch up... Hope you all have a great weekend :o)

Less is More - a film...

So... I'm trying to join in with Less is More as often as I can, so even though the challenge is to be inspired by a film (one of my dreaded themes, along with inspiration photos!...) I've had a go... and it's one-layer week too!

Monsters Inc is one of my favourite films - and I don't even have the children as an excuse, because I saw it at the cinema when I was expecting my first son lol... Oh well, I like kids films, and now I get to watch them all the time and blame it on the boys :o)  This fab monster from Pollycraft (now closed... sob!) always reminded me of Sully, so it made my card fairly easy really.

Items Used

Digi stamp - Pollycraft (now closed)

Colouring - prisma pencils

Computer generated sentiment

Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Light Green - MCH

I also went over the black lines with a fineliner, as they always look washed out to me after colouring with prisma pencils on kraft.

I'm also entering my card for the 'birthday bash' challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

Hope you all have a fab day... I'm off to the craft room but I'll be around to catch up with you all later :o)

Happy Valentine's Day!

So did you do the whole Valentine's thing then?  Supposedly we were just exchanging cards, but I got up to presents!  Which is lovely, but now I feel guilty that I didn't get anything for Pav... and we've all got yet another rotten cold, so it's going to be takeaway and lemsip tonight lol, ugh I really do feel awful, been shivering all day.

Anyway, here's the card I made for hubby - he doesn't 'get' girl images on male cards, so I've used the lovely Chester, with some gorgeous new Bo Bunny papers from My Crafty Heart.  I suppose I could have used one of my couple stamps, but I just wanted to colour this one :o)

Items Used

Digi stamp - I Heart Chester - Pollycraft

(but now available as a rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet)

Colouring - copics

Papers - NEW Bo Bunny Family Is - MCH

Memory Box Precious Hearts die - MCH

Sentiment - Simply Valentine Greetings - DigiStamp Boutique

MFT die-namics chevron die

Red pearl from my stash

Copics Used (remembered for once!)

Brown - E31, E33, E35, E37

Turquoise - BG15, BG49

Blue - B97, B99, BV29

Red - R05, R27, R29, R46

I'm entering my card for the following challenges

Cupcake Craft - fab sketch

Divas by Design - love & romance

Cute Card Thursday - an eye for detail

Charisma Cardz - anything goes

Moving Along With The Times - love is in the air

Hope you all have a lovely evening - probably a lot more romantic than mine lol :o)

Ooh, I almost forgot... look at my followers... just 1 away from 1000 eeeeek!  We'll have a little candy soon to celebrate I think!