sprinkle stardust

couldn`t wait to ink up this sweet stamp..and what a dream to colour too!!

used the sketch by Gayle and inspiration from a pic of her dream kitchen (manly green, with brown baskets and silver appliances) over on :~
THE SUGAR BOWL#69

THE SECRET CRAFTER#155 ~ANYTHING GOES AS LONG AS IT SPARKLES!!!

(LINKS ON LEFT SIDE BAR)

used crate paper and kars xmas papers, sugar nellie (wish upon a star) stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities label and circle dies, quickutz star dies, all finished with lots and lots of stickles glitter!!

thankyou to all my visitors to my blog and for leaving such wonderful comments ~makes my day!! THANKYOU!!
have a fun ,creative day...

happy kiss~mas!

oh yes i`ve had time to make another xmas card ~this time using one of my new uninked LOTV stamps!!
used the sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#122

COOKING IT UP(with katie)#78 ~FABULOUS, FUN AND ANOTHER "F" WORD ~i using the word "FESTIVE"

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS#132~FRIENDSHIP

FAB AND FUNKY#93~ DIE CUTS/PUNCHES

LILLI OF THE VALLEY#115~LET IT SNOW

SIMON SAYS...SPARKLE AND BLING

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#87 ~ANIMALS

ALL LINKS ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR

USED CRATE PAPER XMAS PAPERS, LOTV XMAS STAMP, COLOURED WITH PROMARKERS, ELZYBELLS WORD STAMP, NESTABILITIES LABEL DIES, SIZZIX SNOWFLAKE DIE, FINISHED WITH STICKLES GLUE AND GLITTERED BRAD (in the centre of the snowflake)

gosh our first day of cold winds today..had to get my jacket out, leave the summer shoes at home, get the old winter shoes out, for the walk to school this morning!!!

thinking of you

i have made this card for a friend who has just had the sad loss of losing their dear grandma...

used the sketch over on :~

THE SWEET STOP#SSS128 ~( just seen i have not added the small dots at the bottom ~the card has been delivered now ~oops ~hope that still counts??)

PAPER SUNDAES#89~LOTS OF LAYERS

ABC CHALLENGE~ A FOR ANYTHING GOES

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE ~WINGS (at least 6 months old ~kanban stamp set and paper)

used pinkpaislee paper, kanban background and butterfly stamps, coloured with promarkers, and the greeting farm word stamp. kept it simple as it is a sympathy card.

..and still the sun is shining... if i didn`t see the golden leaves on the trees falling to the ground i would say it was august!!..enjoy your day!

from me to you

well here we are again MONDAY MORNING and time for our next challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS!! (link on my left side bar) ~ this fortnight the challnge is #35~AUTUMN COLOURS ~well looking out of the window the leaves are turning those lovely golden colours of autumn ~i just love this time of year!!..and here on the Dorset coast of England we have had such beautiful blue skies and such heat too, more like august!!

used kiki`s sketch over on :~
THE SUGAR BOWL#68 (on it`s side)

I LOVE PROMARKERS#85~GET DISTRESSING!

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS#86 ~AUTUMN

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY ~PHOTO INSPIRATION (autumn trees)

(links on the left side bar)


used crafty individuals papers (all distressed with tim holtz distressing tool), sugarnellie girl/leaf and acorn stamps, magnolia tree stamp, coloured with promarkers, c c desings wording stamp and nestabilities label dies.

hope you have had a wonderful weekend and looking forward to a new crafting week!!

peace,hope,love and joy

what beautiful weather we are having ~sun shine and heat ~and i am showing a christmas card!!

used the sketch from :~
CHRISTMAS CHALLENGES#10

FAB N FUNKY#92 ~RECIPE~1 RIBBON/2 PATTERN PAPERS/3 BUTTONS OR BRADS OR GEMS (hope card candy counts??)

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#173 ~OPEN

4 CRAFTY CHICKS#57 #ANYTHING GOES

LILLI OF THE VALLEY#114 ~BUTTON IT (3 buttons for centre of flowers)

WINTER WONDERLAND (CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG) ~HOW CHARMING (star,word charm)

CRAFTY CATZ WEEKLY#102~ THINGS WITH WINGS

FUN WITH SHAPES AND MORE#93 ( dies and punch)

ALPHABET CHALLENGE ~R IS FOR RECIPE ~1 IMAGE/2 PAPERS/3 FLOWERS

(ALL LINKS ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR)

used crafty individuals xmas paper, lilli of the valley angel stamp, coloured with promarkers, elzybells word stamp, nestabilities label dies, x~cut diamonds punch, quickutz poinsettia die, card candy ~ sparkly ribbon, buttons, thread and charm from my stash, finished with a little sparkles glitter!!

up and about as had not much sleep ~worrying about Lewis, after coming out of school very distressed (thankyou for your support, my friends on facebook)... i`ll be fine monday morning..things need to be said and done!
have a wonderful weekend... will not be going down to the beach this weekend there will not be a inch of sand to be sat on!!!..maybe later in the evening for a seaside walk and even a toe in the sea..could be what i need!!

HOME

just when you thought it would be a while until i made a "new home" card here comes another one!! (both made for my mother, to give two friends, who have just "down sized" to new homes.

used the sketch over on :~

SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH#136

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS#10~FALL COLOURS

I BRAKE FOR CHALLENGES ~IBFCC#10 ~FALLING FOR YOU

SIMON SAYS ~ANYTHING GOES

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNERY#20 ~DIE CUTS/PUNCHES

ALL LINKS ON MY LEFT SIDE BAR

used papermania and prima papers, kanban house and extras stamp, coloured with promarkers, unity word stamp,n estabilities label dies, quickutz cookie cutter flower and swirl dies, martha stewart punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, finished with card candy.

what beautiful weather we are having , cannot believe we are doing the school run in t~shirts and still hot!!....maybe a cup of coffee and biscuit at 11am, out in the garden today..... heaven!!

there is no space like home

yes here i am again..another creation to show.

used the sketch over on:~

STAMP WITH FUN (SFC)#130

PAPER SUNDAES#88 ~ANYTHING GOES

STAMPS AND FUN#66~ANYTHING GOES

links on my left side bar

used prima papers, high hopes birdhouse stamp and wording, sizzix corner and swirl dies, quickutz leaf die, card candy and flowers from my stash

what a morning already a push bike and car had a collision just outside my house at 8am ~had the car driver in for a sweet tea until her husband could pick her up... seems the bike was riding on the pavement and just went into her side of her brand new white car!!!..think i need a sweet coffee now i have done the school run and sat down!

notes

something a little different from me this morning.... my brother and sister~in~law bought me a blackboard (with chalks) for my newly decorated kitchen..however the colours were not right so thought i would decorate it to match..

followed the challenges on:~

ALLSORTS#122 ~KEEP IT SIMPLE

CES#55 ~RECYCLE ~(used fabric tape from a pair of my sons shorts to hang the board, and cardboard white circles poppped out while making up cd boxes from IKEA ~on the nameplate )

links on my side left bar

used brenda pinnick and colorbok papers, quickutz nameplate die, sizzix alphabet dies.

going to give the decorating a break for a while...paint brushes etc have gone back into the garden shed...hope that will give me some more crafting and blogging time..have a wonderful day whatever you are doing!!

christmas day ~25th dec ~fairy special

oh yes at last a christmas card..couldn`t wait to ink up this cute image!! (while waiting for some paint to dry ~so can add the final coat of shiney white paint to the kitchen!!)

used the sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#120

COOKING IT UP#76 ~ CREATE AN INSIDE OUT, ORANGE OVAL

CRAFTY CREATIONS#136~FABULOUS FAIRIES

FLUTTERBY WEDNESDAY#172 ~OPEN

I LOVE PROMARKERS#84~INCLUDE A NUMBER ~(25)

HANNA AND FRIENDS#112 ~ANYTHING GOES

STAMPIN` B`S#129 ~USE 2 OR MORE SPELLBINDERS TO MAKE CARD ( 2 different oval dies)

STAMPIN` FOR THE WEEKEND#17 ~WHAT A CUTIE

links on my left side bar

used crafty individuals xmas papers, lilli of the valley xmas fairy stamp, coloured with promarkers, lilli of the valley circle xmas stamp, nestabilities oval and scalloped oval dies, quickutz flower circle die, card candy and finished with stickles glitter.

below is the inside of the card.

well yet again i have been busy living life, nothing exciting (decorating) and not visiting your blogs.......smacked wrist.....the decorating is nearly finished...so i hope next week i will be back to normal!!

sending birthday wishes

at last i have found some crafting time ~between the painting/decorating!! ~just long enough to make this birthday card!

used the sketch over on:~
SKETCH AND STASH#70 ~FREE CHOICE ~I USED SKETCH #40 (used this new sassy stamp and neglected stampin`up circle word stamp)

STAMP WITH FUN#129 ~ANYTHING GOES

ANYTHING GOES#50 ~ANYTHING GOES

STAMPS AND FUN#65 ~USE SHAPES/DIE CUTS

SIMON SAYS...DIES TO DIE FOR

(ALL LINKS ON LEFT SIDE BAR)

used crafty individuals papers, sugar nellie,sassy stamp, nestabilities label and circle dies, sizzix swirl die finished with card candy.

what a beautiful day ~such a bright blue sky and slight breeze ~just perfect weather, i just love the autumn!!.only time and those leaves will be turning orange.....

CSF#34~ANYTHING BUT A CARD

firstly could i say a big thankyou to all my friends who have visited my blog over the last month....sorry i have not been to visit you, life has just taken over.

here we are MONDAY MORNING and time for a new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS#34 ~ ANYTHING BUT A CARD!!~ so great chance to get creating gifts/boxes/ scrapbook pages or something different.......

i would also like to enter these felt brooches for the challenge over on :~
PAPER SUNDAES~87 ~FELT (link on left side bar)

i have made these felt brooches for a birthday gift ~first time to make these ~just kept them simple ..will try harder next time!!..also made some tags to attach them too.... gift box can be seen in my last blog post!!
used sizzix flower dies, kanban stamps, ~ buttons/brooch clips/felt from my stash.

why does the weekend go so fast?? got lots done ..nearly finished decorating the kitchen.. my brother and family are down , so lots of family time over at my parents home.... then i hope to have some blogging/crafting time back this week!!!

wishes come true

seems life has taken over from my crafting and blogging.....but just had to make this very quick gift box for a pressy.....
used the sketch over on :~
SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#110

FAB AND FUNKY#90 ~ EYES DOWN FOR BINGO ~ FLOWERS/SENTIMENT/DIE CUTS (bottom row)
links on side bar

used kate knight papers, kanban die cut girl, kanban flower stamps, nestabilities label dies, craftwork cards die cut wording, flowers from my stash

hope you have a wonderful weekend..... what ever you are doing have fun!!

classy and fabulous

oh just love using purple ~so enjoyed making this birthday card. used the sketch from:~

SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#118

ANYTHING GOES#49 ~ VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC

COOKING IT UP#74 ~SHOW ME A PURPLE SENTIMENTAL BOW

I LOVE PROMARKERS#82 ~METAL EMBELLISHMENT/CHARM (word charm)

STAMPAVIE AND MORE#151 ~PEARL AND LACE (pearls on flowers/hat/dress/bow)
(links on my left side bar)

used papermania and crafty individuals papers, kanban stamp (decoupaged), coloured with promarkers, kanban word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, finished with buttons, lace, ribbon, bow, pearls and charm from my stash..oh with stickles purple glitter.

sweet as a button

firstly can i say a big thankyou to my crafting friends who sent me birthday wishes yesterday (wednesday 7th) ~via facebook ~ made my day extra special, ~had a lovely day with my parents, eating cake and drinking latte coffee at Haskins garden centre, and had a look around hobby craft.

now on to this photo frame i have made for a new baby boy gift!!

used the following challenges:~
CHARISMA CARDZ CHALLENGE#36 ~INSPIRED BY A SONG ~BEAUTIFUL BOY BY JOHN LENNON ( written for his son Sean)

CRAFTY CREATIONS#134~ANYTHING BUT A SQUARE

HANNA AND FRIENDS#110~LITTLE GIFTS

used provo craft paper, lili of the valley baby boy stamp, coloured with promarkers, sizzix button/photo corner dies, nestabilities label die and sizzix alphabet dies

well the boys went back to school yesterday..Lewis has so many tears before and after school...did go in with no tears this morning but looked like a frightened rabbit..only tomorrow then it`s the weekend!!!

CSF#33~A CARD FOR A MAN

here we are again MONDAY MORNING and time for a new challenge on CREATIVE STAMP FRIENDS!!!(link on my left side bar)..HAVE YOU MISSED ME???...yes/no???? ok i have only been on two weeks hols with DH Paul and the boys..no time for crafting/blogging!!!
anyway back to CHALLENGE #33~ A CARD FOR A MAN....we all need a "male" card now and again , so why not join in.....

for this card i used the fab sketch by Arlana from SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY#117

I LOVE PROMARKERS #81 ~ ANYTHING GOES

used forever friends papers, lili of the valley boy stamp, coloured wth promarkers, crafty individuals word stamp, nestabilities circle dies, quickutz photo corner die and finished with card candy.

well a start to a new week ~Lewis and myself are going to Lewis friend`s house this morning.. and later this afternoon my husband is taking me to the cinema for my Birthday treat, yes only a few days until i am another year older!!! whatever you are doing today , have fun.
only a few days and the boys are back to school ~where did the summer holidays go????..back to early morning school runs.....packed lunch boxes...school uniforms...yuck!!!