Samantha @ Penrith Crafts

PINK! stinks!… HAHA!

2012-01-28T08:00:00.007Z

Well I really am having a bit of a hard time telling everyone that pink Pink stinks…. when I have made Several Pink cards lately, but in my defence they are for friends that LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE blinking pink!

At Totally Gorjuss this week the challenge is KISS to Keep It Simple,
Hmmmmm me and C&S cards yup! right ok!

sharp intake of breath! always a difficult one not to put LOADS of embellishments and pretty papers and and and and…..

We are sponsored by LOTV

Hmmmmmm!!! OK! KEEP IT SIMPLE…. Here goes…

I have used this Cuteeeeee Penny Black Puppy isn't he cute! I have had him for a long time, along with quite a few tucked away and forgotten… I know it sounds mad… But we all tuck them in a draw or wherever you store them and some how forget what you have got… SO I have made a plan to get them out use them more!

I have coloured him with distress inks and highlighted with white gelly and black glaze pens, and glossy accents on his nose and the rose! The stitching is also in white gelly pen, Distress the edges very lightly and blended the main image a little too! some brown ribbon and a rose that’s it!

Challenges I am playing along with this time are:

The Sweet Stop – Sketch _WHOOPS!
Challenge finished today! but they have another fabby sketch

Ladybug Crafts – Bows.

Paper Take Weekly - Happy Highlights- Highlight part of the image.

Stamp-N-Doodle - Include An Animal.

Crafty Bloggers Network- Distressing.

Crafty Boots -Inspired by a Song – Puppy Love (Donny Osmond).

Truly Scrumptious - Something Forgotten – Cute Penny Black puppy.

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes.

Happy Saturday Friends.

Bear with me! Naughty Mr Blogger

2012-01-25T09:00:00.001Z

We are on Letter B at ABC Christmas Challenge this time But I have sad News from ABC Challenge this week our lovely Delphine is having to leave us she is Snowed under at the moment... and need to step out for a while. I will / we will really miss her she is such a lovely buddy But I know she will stay in touch and hopefully be coming to visit us and do the odd guest spot and you never know if I twist her arm LOTS

she will maybe one day be back full time! I CAN HOPE RIGHT! I'll Keep Bugging her! Promise!

:0) Miss you hunny! but will be visiting you Often! tehhehe :0)

Also a quick note Blogger keeps changing my links so once this has posted!

I am checking all the links work ok!
so please Bear... (Bare haha! sorry could not resist!) with me!

Sooo then ABC Christmas Challenge

Our Lovely Host this time is Dorte and she has chosen this lovely theme.

Bears and any of the following; Bunting, Banners. Brads, Buttons, Bows & Blooms Challenge.

We have 2 Fabulous Sponsors and they are:

Our very own Lacey with Stamp and create

and Bugaboo

The image I am using is Polar Bear from Bugaboo and guess what Helen and my cards are on the Bugaboo blog too! tehehhehee :0)

I am not sure if you can see from my photo I have a white card and then I cut my die cut shape from the blue paper, both stamped with snowflake stamps and distress inks…. The buntings are glued behind the die cut aperture.. and the blue paper part is raised… with the Polar bear on the front, I have shaded him and his nose and pads of his feet also have glossy accents on.

The ribbon and jute bow is a 4 layer bow, and I have used a white gelly roll on the card candy, and a good lashings of stickles.

I would not normally use the colours I have used together but who could resist this inspirational photo from Cupcake Inspirations

YES it has pink!!!!!!!!

So here are the challenges I am playing with this card:

Cupcake Inspirations - Inspirational photo.
Card Crafters Circle – Bears.
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Ribbons / Bows.
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Christmas Glitter.
Clearly Inspired – Pastels.
Fussy and Fancy - Let It Snow.
Stamp and Create – Anything Goes.
Simon Says Stamp and Show - A Song Title – Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear - Traditional Children's Song.
Stamps R Us - Card for Kids.
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes.
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.

Happy Wednesday friends

hugs me x

Who caught our eye?

2012-01-24T17:39:00.001Z

Who's Caught our Eye this week at Top Tip Tuesday?
Hi All

We are halfway through our Sketch challenge, and Its time to share the creation that caught our eye!

We also have the fabulous Lisa with a Cracked Glass tutorial Make sure you stop by to see both!

Happy Crafting
hugs me x

Anything but a card….

2012-01-23T11:00:00.000Z

Todays challenge and Incy Wincy is Anything but a card….

and we have a fabby sponsor K 'n K Designs

I had so much fun making the little box the other day I had to make another one

I really like how these cute boxes turn out will have to do a tutorial maybe?
The image is a cute bear from K 'n K Designs.

Here are a few Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Emma - Anything but a Card
Little Claire's - Anything but a Card.
Card Crafters Circle – Bears.
Patties Creations - Fancy Folds.

Have a great Monday everyone, hugs me xx

Awwwwww welcome baby

2012-01-21T11:00:00.011Z

Its Saturday and Crumbs we are flying towards the latter part of January too! The New Challenge at Totally Gorjuss today is...Welcome
This could be Welcome home, Welcome back, Welcome Baby
I guess there are lots of different welcomes you could have???
We are sponsored by Heathers Hobbie Haven

I have been busy and last week I posted a picture of some crocheting I was teaching myself. This is the picture I showed you…. and No one guessed what it was going to be…??

we I have finished this cute little project,
its a pair of tiny Baby Slipper…

and made a little gift box for them….

But…. and there is still one! this is no ordinary box….
See the slit down the front…?

here’s why the slit is there it opens like this…..
I have used several off cuts of ribbon as I wanted to have different ones, ( from the bargain bowl) so there are several pieces here, and the Penny black bear I coloured with distress inks the welcome I printed on my PC and then stamped the bear over the text.

What do ya think?
Challenges I am adding my projects too are:
Lucy's Inspiration - day - 3
Whimsy Inspires Challenge - Blue and Brown.
Stamptacular Sunday – Texture
Digi doodles challenge – Blue and Brown.
Crafty Catz - Buttons and Bows. (buttons on the shoes)
Patties Creations - Fancy Folds.
Simon says stamp and show - Anything but a card
Paper Play - Ribbon Every Which Way.
CES Challenge - Anything but a card.
Penny Black Challenge - Crafty Bargains - I wonder if the little heart Buttons can be classed as a crafty bargain I got them when I bought a couple of new tops at Christmas, they buttons were on the tags sold at a clothing shop called the white stuff... so they were a bargain for me as I did not even pay for them! tehhehee, Also the ribbon was all little off cuts reduced in price.
I Just want to share the other item I have been working on…. This was the picture I added….

These 2 projects are the first things I have made to be worn. The wool in the picture above is Rico Creative Galaxy, a Chunky wool with lovely sequins in it.
Sooooo here is what I made Wrist warmers for Sandra my Friend and boss! and she LOVEs them! haha! YAY!!
They were quite tricky to make but I got there in the end.

Trouble is there are not many crochet patterns for them Never mind i will keep trying
Happy Saturday friends, hugs me xx

Certainly not Ohhhh Deer!

2012-01-18T08:30:00.001Z

Wooo hooooo!! 104 entries so far! that is AWESOME!
but we have another week yet…

ABC Christmas Challenge

So make sure you join us… We want you to be ready for Christmas 2012

so then the challenge is A for Anything Christmas Goes hosted by Lacey.

Our Fabulous Sponsors are

Simon Says Stamp

Stamp Fairy

And The Ribbon Girl

My card is made with 2 colours of distress inks Vintage photo and black soot, 2 Penny Black stamps ( Leaping Deer and snow scroll) and a LOTV sentiment stamp. oh and 3 gems. I inked the reindeer with both colours of distress ink then spirited it, and then stamped.

Here are the challenges I am joining for this card:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes.
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes.
Tuesday Throwdown - Neutral Colours.
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes.

Happy Wednesday friends, Don’t forget to check out the fabulous ½ way reminders inspiration from the Stamp Fairy Team and our Own Designers of the ABC Christmas Challenge team.

hugs me x

Things are a little Sketchy

2012-01-17T09:00:00.000Z

Good Morning Its Tuesday so that means its a Top Tip Challenge and WOW we had 603 Entries!! wooooooo hoooo!!!
This week our challenge is...... sketches chosen and drawn by our lovely hostess with the mostess! Lisa!
She has given us 2... Sketches to choose from Layered or Clean and Simple - the Choice is yours!
I have gone for Sketch 2 Clean and simple sketch…

I thought It looked hard at first until my new set for Stamps arrived… Called Snowflake serenade, I got them from Papertrey Ink but thanks for sending them Heidi :0)

SO here is Sketch 2

You may rotate or flip the sketch, add a few extra embellishments or elements but we have to be able to see the Sketch clearly,

This weeks fabulous Sponsors are......
Stamp & Create

Karens Doodles

and Sew Sweet

We have Awesome Guest Designers and also don’t forget the fabulous TTT girlies!

So then here is my card

Clean and Simple 1 layer card and 3 colours of distress ink and a few Gems

Challenges I am joining are:
Paper Pretties – Colours – Blue, White and Silver.
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes.
The Pink Elephant - Favourite Colour(-s).
Addicted to Stamps – Colour Blue.
Gingerloft - Anything Goes
Let`s Ink It Up - Anything Goes – No digi’s

Happy Tuesday friends xx

Happy Birthday My boy!

2012-01-16T11:30:00.012Z

Firstly I would like to wish my own Son a happy 15th Birthday! GOSH!!! where did that time go? Here is the link to the card/project I made for him.

We had some friends over last night My Son had requested Homemade PROPER lasagne…. (he calls it Proper lasagne because I make it from Scratch… I make fresh Handmade Pasta, and the white sauce (béchamel) When I asked what he would like for a cake/pudding he said well!!!! Chocolate Brownies.. YUM!!…. I was loved by all! ahhahaa! This morning I am preparing as we have my folks coming over for the evening for my sons Birthday, so again I asked what would he like for Dinner on his Birthday and the reply was PROPER Steak and Kidney Pie with that Yummy Pastry you make!… Oh your cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire puddings too!

Good job Mondays are my day off! haha!

So then to my card for today..

At Incy Wincy Challenge this week we have another lovely Challenge for you - Bold and Bright.

Our sponsor this week is

I do hope you come and join in with our challenge, Don’t forget to check out the rest of my team members creations too!

I love sketches and found this fabulous one at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, I have been itching to use it but had to wait to share it! until now yay!! thanks SSW

I hope you can all see the stripes on the ribbon they are there… for these 3 challenges:

Simon says stamp – Spots and or Stripes.

Moving Along With The Times - Spots and/or Stripes.

TotallyPaperCrafts – Spots n Stripes.

Some more fabulous challenge I would like to play are:
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything goes.
Lexi's Creations - Anything goes.
Pollycraft BINGO for me Ribbon, Sparkle(gems), Flowers.
Happy Monday friends hugs Samantha x

All warm and Fuzzy

2012-01-15T11:30:00.004Z

WOW where do the weeks go?

I have another Pile It On Challenge for you and this week our challenge is Fuzzy Friends..

We are Sponsored by Di’s Digi Downloads.

For my card this time I found this awesome Sketch Challenge CLP Challenge Here’s their awesome Sketch.

I have used a Cute House Mouse Stamp thanks Lorraine, I love the 2 cute mice aren’t they naughty!

Now I have to say YES there is Pink! but…… Just because I don’t like pink ( YUK yuk!! ) I am being nice and thinking of who will be receiving the card… SO this is for a friend who love pink ( Strange girl! ha ha)…Ekkkk!!! hahahhahaa! cough! Anyway! ok so I have used CLP’s Sketch. and I have as always used distress inks to colour the image, The frosting on the Cupcake is spun sugar distress ink and glamour dust for extra glittery sparkle, the Pin was cream and I have coloured it pink, ewwww,tehehehee and the sentiment done on my PC, the papers are core colour white wash and Echo Park.

Of Course I want you to come and play along with us at Pile It On for our Fuzzy Friends Challenge and below are the Challenges that I have been inspired to play and of Course I have piled them on….

CLP Challenge: Sketch.

Gingersnap Creations - Ribbon.

Inky Impressions - Anything goes.

Whimsy Inspiration - Happy Birthday

4 Crafty Chicks - Recipe: 1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons and 3 Layers.

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Embossing.

Meljens Designs - Anything Goes.

Sassy Studio Designs - Let`s Celebrate!

Southern Girls - Sparkle.

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – Glitter.

My Craft Spot - It's Delicious!

Simply Create Too – Layers.

Poodles' Parlour - Add buttons

One Stop Craft – On the spot and Ribbon.

Sweet Stampin – All that Glitters

2 Sisters 74 - Use Metal - (Pin)

Happy Sunday we have friends over today as its my Sons birthday Tomorrow my Parents tomorrow so its a weekend of cooking! off to make Fresh Lasagne and Chocolate brownies his Favourites!…. Have a Great Sunday whatever your Doing and don’t forget to stop by Pile it On to see the rest of my Teamies inspirational projects.

Totally Gorgeous - Grunge for my Son

2012-01-14T11:30:00.003Z

Hi Girlie's

This Weeks Challenge at Totally Gorjuss is Be a Star!

we are Sponsored by Crafters Companion

I have made a card and some little boxes for this challenge, Its my son's Birthday on the 16th Jan and I wanted to make a couple of little boxes for some small gifts, and I wanted to have a bit of a play and get a bit grungy on his card as he is doing design for GCSE's… I saw a card oh must be a good couple of years ago and LOVED it to bits and have Cased the card for my base design but when my PC crashed last year I lost the links to where the card was… I had the card in a LOVE this Album on my pc but did not have the link…. as I save links on my Bookmarks…

SO thank you to the person who gave me the inspiration and if its you PLEASE email me so I can add a link and give you the proper credit too!

click the image if you wanna close up...

Ok soooo I have used a scallop border punch and have distressed it with black soot distress ink, All the black on the card is glaze pen that I have doodled and the stars on the card as from some Really OLD tags that had paper centres that I have binned the centres and kept the metal outer, I have had the tags since I started crafting about 6 years ago! ekk! the Background dots is metallic paint through a piece of dotty Ann tape, and I used my circle nesties as a stencil for the black circles, My son’s Name and age are cut from recycled card and embossing in pale blue.

The boxes are similar to these but I have made them on a metric Scor pal and had to work out how to convert the tutorial as the one Here as the tutorial was for an open box I wanted to make mine close so use the Cropodile to punch the holes so I could thread the twine through and finished with some Magic Mesh and a matching tag.

These are the challenges I am entering with todays Projects

Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday (optional- "3") Its Charisma's 3rd Birthday so that is why the 3 is optional on your projects.... now I did say my son is 15 so adding a 3 would get me shot! sooooooooo I have 3 x 5 makes 15 tehehehee close?

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - For the Boys
Card Crafter's Circle – Happy Birthday

hugs me x

Question!

2012-01-13T21:11:00.000Z

Hey Guys now as you can see I am practising my Crochet

and I thought I would show you a sneak peek!

but my question is what do you think I am making?

The Yarn is Rico Double knit Cotton..

This one is a New Yarn we have at the shop

This one below is also a Rico Yarn but it is Creative Galaxy and is a Chunky wool
and has lovely sequins in it too!

hugs me xx

Zig Zag gelly Roll

2012-01-13T10:38:00.002Z

Good Morning!
The sun is shining but its a frosty morning what better to share than a Christmas card?

No I am not joking!How could I not use this cute guy on a card?

I coloured him with distress inks when I was making my card for my ABC Christmas card DT card and well I love him so much just had to make him into a card too! I seem to be having a bit of a yellow phase… But I think it works well with the recycled Kraft card I kept from a package I had for Christmas… seemed fitting to use it to make a Christmas card don’t you think?

I saw the Christmas challenges with Sketches Sketch and just had to play along I love the layout and had die cut cut the image and the circle behind so when I saw the sketch and looked at the image on my desk it was just perfect.

I have stamped the back layer of Kraft with a mini star stamp and they are yellow… Then added some mustard seed distress inks to the yellow die cut corners, Barry’s stars and feet and nose are highlighted with glossy accents and I have made the faux zig zag stitching with a white gelly roll pen, the 4 larger yellow stars are hand cut as I do not have a star punch (YET) tehhehe and lastly I have used some of my new brown Twine.. got to love twine.

the challenge I am playing along with are:
Christmas challenges with Sketches - Sketch above...

Craft Us Crazy - Christmas, Anything New and/or Humorous.

Paper Play - In Stitches.

Crafts and Me – Christmas.

Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or stitching – faux stitching.

Papertake Weekly: Die cute special.

Dream Valley - Anything Goes.

Happy Thursday and see you soon xx

Another 1st for 2012

2012-01-11T08:30:00.001Z

HEY COME AND PLAY!

Its our First Challenge of 2012 at ABC Christmas Challenge and you just have to come and play!

Maybe you all over dosed at making Christmas cards but you really must come and play with us this year and you will I promise be very ready for Christmas 2012, we had lots of ladies playing last year and they were ALL really really pleased they did join in as MOST of them were ready and even had time to relax and play and try new things for a change.

Ok so on to our first challenge, We are back to the letter A and to make it nice and easy for you Lacey our Host has chosen the theme Anything Christmas Goes.

Our Fabulous Sponsors are

Simon Says Stamp

Stamp Fairy

And a New Sponsor to our Challenge yippee
Ribbon Girl

I have chosen this lovely Sketch from Sketch Saturday

I have used the cute image provided by Stamp Fairy - Barry Countdown To Christmas he is soooo cute, the papers are from EP times and Seasons, I have used a MS punch and also my ribbler for the pale blue/green spotty paper and also the top corner under the star brads, I also glittered the star brads with clear embossing powder and glamour dust.

Here’s a closer look

Think you can see the stickles better on the close up and also the glossy accents on Barry’s nose, feet and stars :0)

Here are the challenges I am joining for this card -

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Gingerloft - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - January Anything Goes.

Crafty Emma - Anything goes.

Drunken Stampers - Glittery Holiday

Marks Finest Papers - Used Brads or Eyelets (star brads

Meljens Designs – Stars

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes

House of Gilli - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday friends, Don’t forget to check out the fabulous Guest Designers projects on our ABC Christmas challenge post and also the rest of the ABC Christmas team

so once you finished here be sure to leave them some comments too!

hugs me x

CAUGHT OUR EYE!!

2012-01-10T08:30:00.004Z

Oh my goodness we are only half way through this weeks challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and we have had an amazing turnout so far! I think you like the Theme
ANYTHING GOES? There is still one week to go to enter the challenge, however, We are showcasing 1 creation that half way through who that CAUGHT OUR EYE!

The mid-challenge 'Caught Our Eye' winner, who wins a Guest Designer Spot is…. Well I am not gonna spoil the fun you will have to rush over to Top Tip Tuesday to find out!

Our fantastic Sponsors...

And Top Tipper Prize

While you are there check out the 2 Creations for the Stamp Fairy Team for the 2nd week inspiration

from Jackie and Dora

Remember, there is still a week to go of our ANYTHING GOES challenge – You can Click here to take you straight there…. the Challenge has another week to run so you have till Monday 16th January!

hugs me xx

Oh I just have to share this with you I was Chatting to Bettina last night and she told me she was playing with some PINK!!!!! (URGH!) paper
and I said "Don't talk to me about pink!"
you know she was really naughty and said
"PINK PINK PINK pinky pink pink!"

tehhehehehe!! Naughty girl you!

anyway it reminded me of a funny cartoon

YOU got to see it!
PINKY and the... Go look!

tehhehehee :0)

Are you ready for some Vintage?

2012-01-09T08:30:00.003Z

Incy Wincy Challenge this week is a fabulous one

The Challenge is Vintage,

I don’t know about you but Men cards are always a struggle but when I saw the fabulous image that our lovely sponsor Stamping Dragon gave the DT to play with it just shouted Masculine card to me.

So I went with my 1st thought and got out some Vintage photo Distress ink and had a play.. I coloured parts of the image so it would end up darker over all when I was finished! soooo I then Distressed the whole thing, splattering with water and drying it and then re adding some more ink, I then stamped the Lauderdale Hear arts stamp to create some backing paper, I used a cuttlebug folder called diamond plate and also distressed some paper from the times and seasons Echo park paper pad, I got carried away and also distressed the cream ruffled ribbon, Added the cute little recycled safety pin to the image and added some magic mesh, a sentiment and some faux stitching.

I do hope you come and join in with our challenge and also leave us some comments as the DT love comments too!

Don’t Forget you can add your Manly cards to this weeks Pile It On Challenge too!

The challenges I am joining are:

The Craft Garden – Monochrome

Sir Stampalot – Monochromatic

Cards For Men - Recycling – Metal safety pin

Pixie Dust Studio – Monochromatic
Catch the bug - January Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Happy Monday peeps
hugs me x

Who said Christmas had finished?

2012-01-07T11:30:00.003Z

Our Totally Gorjuss Challenge this week is

An AWESOME Sketch! If you wanna see the sketch you will have to stop by the blog! thehehee!! naughty aren’t I ?

OK so its a Christmas project….! well I have started again with Christmas Projects for Christmas 2012!

Why?

Cause I LOVE making Christmas Projects and cards

AND I have been wanting to make one of these for the last few months and not had enough time
well I just could not resist trying one and making it for my Project for the Fabulous Sketch it just shouted Box top to me…

Thought you might like to see the inside too!

I have used some Echo park papers and also Kraft and Shimmer linen yellow card not sure of the name of that one was in my stash for a while,
The Tea lights smell divine the fragrance is wild cotton… Smiles lovely…

Now funny as it seems my Mum gave me some ribbon that she had in her stash and well she had it for like ages too! and when I was looking for something to pick the candle colour the ribbon SHOUTED to me and I think it works ok.. I also used these 2 bright blue Gems but have No idea where they came from?
or in fact why I only have 2

Shame they are really nice will have to make a note to find our where they are from… Hmmmmm…. ? if you know can you shout loud where you have seen them!! pretty please!
Oh and I paper pieces Henry! I just LOVE Henry!
I used Distress inks to shade the paper pieced areas.

Happy Crafting girls xx

Here are the Challenges I am joining with this Project
NEW Dilly Beans – Winter Wonderland
Creative Belli – Snowflakes
Divas by Design - Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Snow Day
Papertake - Anything Goes

Here are my Other DT projects if your looking for them
Just click the badges to get to my posts

YAY!! Top Tip Tuesday and work!

2012-01-03T08:30:00.004Z

Its Tuesday and that means its a Top Tip Tuesday Challenge
But
We are turning to fortnightly Challenges
More time for you to join in and you can enter up to 3 times too, and Don't forget we are a Top Tip Challenge so you can add Tips and also learn new ones too, and we will have Tutorials too.
Now
Because the challenge is now Fortnightly ever other week we will also be having a
New
'Caught Our Eye'
post from Leanne so keep your EYE out for that too!

This Fortnights Challenge is
Anything Goes
We thought since everyone is returning to work and getting themselves sorted after the holidays we would make the challenge easy!

We have 3 great sponsors too!

Simon Says Stamp
Stamp Fairy

and Crimson Cloud

So then to my card for this challenge, I am using Barry Birthday fabulous Stamp Fairy Image, thanks Gerda... I have used some Echo paper jazzy papers and also some Brazil and Kraft papers, I have paper pieced Barry's present and hat, coloured him with Distress inks and also added some doodling and highlights with a white Gel pen

For my card candy I did not have any in the colour I wanted so hear comes my Top Tip:
If you don't have matching card candy, change the colour. Just use white or cream candy and your colouring medium, I used Mustard Seed distress inks.
here come the challenges I am joining with this card:

Sparkles Forum - Anything BUT a Christmas Card

One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Kenny K Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes.
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Party – Birthday
House of Gilli - Anything Goes
Heart Song Inspirations - Anything Goes
Critter Sketch - Celebration – Birthday
Crafty Boots - Celebrations – Birthday
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes PLUS Distressing - Distressed edges

Here are my other challenge posts this week if you fancy looking

just click the badges to get to my posts

My first Incy Wincy DT post! EKKkkk!

2012-01-02T08:30:00.006Z

The challenge is ANYTHING GOES!
We are sponsored by the fabulous Limited Runs Digital Stamps and its a great prize too!
So be sure to come and play and have a chance at winning too!

For my 1st card for the Incy Wincy Challenge.

I found a lovely Sketch from Crafty Ribbons Challenge. I have added a few elements but the basic sketch is there! I totally love these papers from Bo bunny I only have a little bit left now not sure you can get it anymore but its a favourite for sure! and I have used this new ribbon that is already crumpled so pretty.

not sure if you can see but I have used 2 brads one in the flower and one in the bow. The cute bear called "Patches the Bear" From Limited Runs is colour with distress inks. and I have also used Kraft card and a white gel pen for faux stitching. and a tiny bit of glossy accents on his nose, Hope I did ok….?

Hope you can come play at Incy Wincy challenge and also see my talented design teamie creations too!

Here are the challenges I am entering:

Crafty Ribbons Challenge sketch
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes.
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes (2nd Entry)
Paper Shelter Challenge - tied bow
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Your Favourite Things everything I used! lol

Happy Monday friends.

Favourite Projects of 2011

2012-01-01T17:42:00.000Z

Debby and all I know its meant to be 5 but hey I could not choose just 5 so I managed to get it down to 7 everyday cards!

Ok so I said 7 cards but then there were lots of projects I was so happy with too!

I just had to include this Altered Bottle

And well My Mum and Dad love their Christmas card soooo much

Then there was the recycled toilet rolls

I know you have only just seen them but I love these alternatives to Crackers that everyone loved when they were brave enough to open them! they were all so funny not wanting to ruin them :0)

Oh and the little men!

No I know I posted a few weeks back about Duck Duck Goose?
do you remember! I was going to tell you the story about us getting a new Goose for our Lonely Gander...

Ok well this is the story but I will try to keep it short and sweet..

This is our 2 year old Gander... I call him Goose!

Early Spring 2010 His partner (Female Goose) died very suddenly.

So we managed to get 6 Goose eggs from a local Rescue Centre
(they did not have any single females)

So a few weeks later we incubated some and 4 hatched one died just after hatching

another one got stuck in the shell so I hand hatched it and we had it under a heat lamp

poor little thing

But a few touch and go days later I had a litttle helper!

Another few weeks and settling in with the others but still loves cuddles

Summer 2010 we had 3 Healthy young Geese
This is the one that was on my lap still very friendly and happy,
However they problem is all 3 are Males (OH NO!!!)

So we found all 3 new homes where they are doing Really really well,

However we still did not have a female!

So sad that we were we tried to find a female.

I was so happy when I got a phone call a few weeks ago a close friend found us 2 geese

Well so we thought!
When we arrived we were greeted by 2 piglets..

YES PIGLETS!

Well in the guys defence young female pigs that have not been pregnant are called Gilts!
still funny mind as the bloke had spent several hours chasing them around a field to catch them for us!
hahahhaaaa

So we were upset that our poor Gander still did not have a female I spent a whole week ringing around trying to find a female my Husband was asking all the people that he knew kept birds for eggs for where he works
and one afternoon in November we were given a phone number of someone that just might know someone that had geese!

Soooooo the short of it is he did know someone and we had to wait for him to collect her and 3½ weeks later on the 23rd of December we collected her

isn't she lovely!

When the weather is a bit better and the sun is shining I will get a lovely picture of her with Goose!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

hugs me x

Happy New Year! & My First Pile It On Dt Project! YAY!

2012-01-01T11:30:00.016Z

WOW HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Its the first day of 2012!!

Hope its a good one! Even Better than 2011 that was a tough year!

Ohhhhh I am soooooo excited to be posting my first DT card/project gosh I hope it is up to standard the Pile it on girls are AWESOME!

So the Challenge at Pile It On this week is Anything Goes, Nice and Easy you can do Anything you want! We are sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says stamp.

I have used: A lovely New Spellbinders Butterfly die & A New MS Punch,

Some jute, some Basic Grey papers, Stickles and a few other bits and bobs from me stash… Really enjoyed this card and LOVE my new Butterfly dies, the mini Butterflies are from a Martha Stewart Border punch.

So Here are the other Fabulous Challenges I have Piled On:

Art Impressions- Diecuts and punches
Cooking It Up With Katie - Anything goes.
My Mum's Craft shop - Anything goes.
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes.
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes.
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes.
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash - Tie It Up
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open challenge.
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes.
Glitter Geeks - Brand Spanking New
Basic Grey Challenges - Anything Goes - Iv'e used Hello Luscious the reverse of succulent.
Fairy Fun Fridays - Things with Sparkly wings
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Jelly Park - Old year/New year
4 Crafty Chicks - Something new
Secret Crafter - Anything goes

hope you join in its Easy Peasys!!

hugs me xx

Totally Gorjuss Happy happy happy

2011-12-31T09:00:00.003Z

Ohhh this weeks Challenge at Totally Gorjuss is Happy ---- Something?
It could be Happy holidays, Happy Birthday, Happy New Year anything!
Its my Son's Paternal Granddad Birthday New Years day so this card is Happy Birthday Granddad.
This week we're sponsored by the lovely girls from Lili of the Valley.
I found this fab sketch at Papertake weekly.

Sorry about the rubbish photo the light has been so poor this week…

I have used this Cute High Hopes Monkey with a cupcake stamp and also a Cupcake stamp set from Hero Arts, I have stamped the HH stamp in memento and coloured with Distress inks, The HA set I have used one of the cupcake stamps 3 times for the Crafty Cardmakers by stamping it on the brown recycled card and embossed, the 2nd time is on the white and then distressed and I ribbled the bottom, and the 3rd to stamp and colour for the cupcake on the right bottom corner. The sentiment is from the cupcake set also,
and the sprinkles are stickles. Oh and I nearly forgot I paper pieced the HH cupcake case too.

The challenges that were inspiring are:

Papertake weekly - Sketch.

Charismacardz - Anything Goes.

Simon says Stamp - Anything Goes.

Karen's Doodles - Spots and Stripes.

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Use a Sentiment.

Crafty Cardmakers - Use It three times (Cupcake stamps).

Happy Saturday and Happy New Year!

hugs me x

There were 10 in the bed!

2011-12-28T08:30:00.005Z

At ABC Christmas Challenge this week we have some more inspiration for you!

and I hope you check it out!! the Girls have made some fun projects to share with you!

you have until the 10th to enter!!

Its our final challenge of 2011 so you just have to join us!

Our theme is: 'Z is for Zingy Colours!'

Our Host is Helen and she found this funny photo for some inspiration:

Te hehheee fab isn’t it! Lol rainbow coloured turkeys!

We have 2 awesome sponsors for this challenge

Our lovely Lacey & her store, Stamp & Create:

and we also have the fabby Bugaboo

So here is my project!

There were 10 in the bed and the little one said

Roll over

Oh dear! tehehhehehee Ermmm! they all fell out! well into envelopes for some of my close friends…

Here is a close up! these little guys I have made with 3 head pins and some beads… and they are on a key charm/phone charm.

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes.
Partytime Tuesdays – Anything Goes.

Ooh La La Creations - Anything BUT a Card.

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan – Metal.

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes.

Happy Wednesday Friends

hugs me x

Top Tip Tuesday…

2011-12-27T09:30:00.003Z

Top Tip Tuesday

Hope you have all had a lovely Christmas?

This weeks challenge at Top Tip Tuesday is our last challenge of 2011 But…… is mega easy and the Team have made some beautiful creations to help inspire you…

The challenge is ANYTHING GOES

It doesn't have to be Christmas either! any remember we will be back soon in 2012 for the 1st of our New challenges so keep your eyes peeled for that….

We have some News at Top Tip Tuesday this week!

From next week the 3rd January, Our Challenges will be fortnightly! So you will have more time to join in and also so we can do a mid-way feature post, that post will be for a few eye catching creations that we think you should see! so many times we see creations and wonder if others have spotted them too! Also last week we started posting the winners on the side bar as so many wonderful prizes are being missed!! so make sure you look there for the winners.

Taking of winners have a peek at this weeks sponsors!! 4 of them!! woooo hooooo!

Here are the fabulous sponsors this time

Pink Gem Designs

Fred She Said

Ooh La La Creations

Dew Drop Craftz:

So then this weeks challenge is ANYTHING GOES!! and that means absolutely ANYTHING. This card is very simple and quite quick to make.. 3 layers..2 score lines 3 punched snowflakes, 3 pearls, a tiny sentiment and some stickles for plenty of sparkle.

Ginger loft Challenge - Christmas and winter
Raise the bar - Christmas
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Happy Crafting!

hugs me x

Happy Christmas friends

2011-12-25T00:11:00.000Z

Happy Christmas everyone…

Here is a happy Christmas project I wanted to make some non crackers I made crackers for last Christmas so wanted to make some thing a little different so these are my Christmas Cracker alternatives for this year!

The papers are Echo park and Bazzil dotted swiss, I decorated them with a sentiment, a snowflake, a gem and some scraps of ribbons…

These are easy and totally not time consuming! will show you them before filling with a Scratch card and some toffee shop toffee. they are so easy to make I can show you a picture here but if you like I have do a picture tutorial soon xx

Challenges for me to enter are:

2 Sisters - Snowflakes
Marks Finest Papers –Anything Goes
Secret Crafter – Anything Goes
Wee memories - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles – Anything Goes
Fairy Fun Fridays - Holly Jolly Christmas (no red or green)
Fairy Tale - Something Easy – These are mega easy
Jellypark Challenges - Anything but a Card
Just Add Ink – Fancy Packaging

Have a fantastic Christmas

hugs me xx

My Favourite Five Christmas Cards of 2011

2011-12-24T23:26:00.015Z

Debby had a post last year Choose your favourite 5 cards of 2010 last year

So I was soooooo pleased to find her post today for 2011

so here are my 5 favourite cards

This card is one that I did not really know how it was going to turn out
but using my favourite Distress inks and some gel pens I think it came out ok

This is my Son's Christmas card I love Henry and enjoyed making him sparkle

This card was one of my ABC Christmas challenge cards for the J for Joyfold cards

I have never made a joy fold card before and in some crazy moment of madness

I derided to make a circle one! tehehhehee think it turned out ok!

This card was/is for my Parents for their Christmas card

I made this one in November

I so love this card too! this one I made just this month

the image is so NOT pink! hahhaa!

Frizzy Jynx is such a cute image I love her and wanted

to use her to make my Husbands Christmas card!!

You know this Choosing 5 cards Debby is really sooooo difficult!

I could have chosen 20! infact I did and narrowed it down to 5

hugs me xx

Samantha @ Penrith Crafts

PINK! stinks!… HAHA!

Bear with me! Naughty Mr Blogger

Who caught our eye?

Who's Caught our Eye this week at Top Tip Tuesday? Hi All

We are halfway through our Sketch challenge, and Its time to share the creation that caught our eye!

We also have the fabulous Lisa with a Cracked Glass tutorial Make sure you stop by to see both!

Happy Crafting hugs me x

Anything but a card….

Awwwwww welcome baby

Certainly not Ohhhh Deer!

Things are a little Sketchy

Karens Doodles

and Sew Sweet

Happy Birthday My boy!

Firstly I would like to wish my own Son a happy 15th Birthday! GOSH!!! where did that time go? Here is the link to the card/project I made for him.

All warm and Fuzzy

WOW where do the weeks go?

I have another Pile It On Challenge for you and this week our challenge is Fuzzy Friends..

We are Sponsored by Di’s Digi Downloads.

For my card this time I found this awesome Sketch Challenge CLP Challenge Here’s their awesome Sketch.

I have used a Cute House Mouse Stamp thanks Lorraine, I love the 2 cute mice aren’t they naughty!

Of Course I want you to come and play along with us at Pile It On for our Fuzzy Friends Challenge and below are the Challenges that I have been inspired to play and of Course I have piled them on….

Totally Gorgeous - Grunge for my Son

Question!

Zig Zag gelly Roll

Another 1st for 2012

CAUGHT OUR EYE!!

Our fantastic Sponsors...

And Top Tipper Prize

Are you ready for some Vintage?

Who said Christmas had finished?

YAY!! Top Tip Tuesday and work!

Simon Says Stamp Stamp Fairy

and Crimson Cloud

My first Incy Wincy DT post! EKKkkk!

Favourite Projects of 2011

Happy New Year! & My First Pile It On Dt Project! YAY!

Totally Gorjuss Happy happy happy

There were 10 in the bed!

Top Tip Tuesday…

Top Tip Tuesday

Happy Christmas friends

My Favourite Five Christmas Cards of 2011

Who's Caught our Eye this week at Top Tip Tuesday?
Hi All

Happy Crafting
hugs me x

Simon Says Stamp
Stamp Fairy