Good Afternoon All

I just wanted to pop on and apologise for deserting you all but I have had some family problems to sort out as well as some health issues yet again.

I am really hoping all will be back to normal within the next week or so. I have managed a little blog hopping this afternoon so that's a start plus I can't wait to get back in my craft room!! I am amazed by just how much I have missed it.

See you all soon.

xXx

Crafty Sentiments 'Animals' Challenge

Good morning all, I sure hope this lovely weather is here to stay and we will not be back tracking to any more snow.

Firstly I would just like to wish my husband Happy Anniversary as we celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary today on St Patrick's Day and yes I did where green when we got married although neither of us is Irish!! My hubby booked our wedding as a Valentine's present and tried to book it for my birthday which is on the 19th but this was the nearest date he could get and had not noticed what day it was. We had just under 5 weeks to arrange everything with 4 young children and 1 of them a baby of 3 months to sort out as well but we did it and I wouldn't of wanted it any other way NOW lol. 

Happy St Patrick's Day also to all my Irish visitor's.

This week our challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs is 'Animals', now I know a lot of my fellow team ladies have used the NEW really cute Baby Bears from the Mini Kit that have been released TODAY and which I gave you a sneaky peek at last week, however I decided to use something different to show that if you have collected the freebies as time has gone by you will have the perfect 'Animal' image to use this week. Plus I know there are a lot of people finding money a little tight at the moment and cannot afford new purchased but this way you can still play along for the chance to win. 

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Craft Superstore

Cardstock - Paper Mill Direct

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Pampered Pets'

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Birdhouse'

Medium - Promarkers

Sentiment- Crafty Sentiments 'Spring Sentiments'

Lace - Craftmania

Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbons

Die - Xcut 'Corner Flourish'

Die - Cricut 'Accent Essentials'

Promarkers Used:-

Birdhouse - Tan, Cinnamon & Cocoa

Flowers & Bird Breast - Rose Pink 

Leaves - Lime Green

Bumblebee - Soft Lime & Black

Worm & Bird Feathers - Tan & Cinnamon

Here is the NEW Release available TODAY.

For my card I used the 'sketch' from Passion For Promarkers so would like to enter my card into their challenge.

Don't forget to pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog and see all the new designs out, you never know you may just not be able to resist and they are really reasonably priced, not that I am encouraging you lol. 

My Pink Stamper Challenge

Good afternoon all. 

I have been busy with my Cricut again and this time I have made a Winnie Pooh card which fits in nicely with Robyn's aka My Pink Stamper Challenge of 'Spring'. Whenever my friend Dumi visit's (that the mum of my two young god children) she is always on the look out for cards that she can use for when her two little ones go to parties and I thought this one would be perfect.

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Mixture all from my scraps.

Grass - DCWV 'Spring Stack' 2009 I Think!!

Cricut - Provocraft

Cartridges - Pooh & Friends and Plantin Schoolbook

Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

White Pen - Pentel Signo

Cricut Cuts:-

Pooh - 4.75" Pooh & Friends

Butterfly Net - 3" Pooh & Friends

Grass - 1.5" Plantin Schoolbook

Flowers - 2.5" Pooh & Friends

Butterflies - 1.25" Pooh & Friends

Thanks for looking and just before I go I want to remind you of the New Release available Thursday March 17th over at Crafty Sentiment Designs. 

I gave you a sneaky peak of new designs on Thursday during our 'Just For You' Challenge which incidentally you still have time to enter.

Crafty Sentiments Designs 'Just For You' Challenge

Good afternoon all. 

Firstly I am really sorry this post should have been up this morning as it is the start of the new challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs where this week we have the theme 'Just For You'. 

I made a tag for a new baby girl using one of the soon to be released Baby Bear digi's, this one is called 'Sleeping Bear' and I also used one of the new sentiment circles from the 'New Arrival' set that has been released this week. However my 3 year old god son decided to spill his milkshake all over the first tag so I have had to make another this morning!! I had used different papers originally but had to use what I had left to recreate lol.

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Paper Mill Direct

Designer Papers - Forever Friends Baby Collection (I think)

Image - Crafty Sentiments 'Sleeping Bear'

Sentiments - Crafty Sentiments 'New Arrival'

Medium - Promarkers

Bling - Anita's Gem Wheel

Ribbon - Dovecraft

Promarkers Used:-

Bear - Tan, Cocoa & Cocktail Pink

Pillow - Dusky Pink & Sunkissed Pink

Blanket - Pastel Pink & Cocktail Pink 

Please hop on over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog and see all the other designs created by the design team.

My Pink Stamper Challenge

Good morning all. It is a beautiful bright warm morning here on the east coast of England and looking out of my window the sea is the calmest it has been so far this year, now does that mean that Spring is finally on it's way oh I hope so.

Today I have a very quick card to show you that I made with the Cricut, 'Owl' from Pooh & Friends  and the card base shape from Once Upon A Princess Cartridge.  I welded the two shapes together in design studio to make this easel shaped card for a friend that is mad on 'Owl' from Winnie The Pooh.

My friend is not a girlie girl and doesn't like flowers so I found it hard to embellish this which is why I just added some stitching, gems and a piece of lace to detract from the plainness of just having Owl.

Supplies:-

Cardstock - Bazzill

Lace - Craftmania

Gems - Anita's Gem Wheel

Sentiments - Papermania

Owl - Cricut 'Pooh & Friends'

Card Base Shape - Cricut 'Once Upon A Princess'

Stitching - Pentel 'Hybrid Gel' Pen.

I would like to enter this into the My Pink Stamper Challenge which is to make a project using 'A Feathered Friend'. 

I hope your all having a lovely day, I am off to make my DT cards and a St Patrick's Anniversary card for my hubby.