I ♥ You!!

Good evening everyone, i hope you are all well!! I don't have a card to share but a Valentines decorative hanger!! I've used my favourite new stamp Magnolias 'Tilda Blowing Hearts', coloured with Promarkers and i've added a couple of pearls for hair bobbles. The large heart is a digi image from 'Floppy Latte's Designs' which can be purchased from the Stitchybear store and i coloured it with my TH Distress Ink 'Festive Berries. I used my Magnolia 'So Lovely Heart' die and stamped a sentiment on it, added some ribbon, a heart charm and a rose. I also used a heart doily and lots of pearls.

For the following challenges

Avadares Challenge - Valentines or Love

BMD Challenge - Hearts Galore

By The Cute And Girly - Cute and Girly

Crafts And Me - Favourite Embellies ( pearls and flowers)

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Different Corner

Deep Ocean - Love and Lace

DCD - Anything Goes

Hanna and Friends - Anything Goes

I ♥ Promarkers - Love is all Around

Ladybug Crafts - Anything but a Card

LMMC - Hearts and Flowers

Loves Rubber Stamps - Have a Heart

Magnolia-licious - Inspiration Challenge

Magnolia-licious Highlites - All You Need is Love

Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes

OSAAT - Use a Digi

PTT - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Simply Magnolia - Heart Shape Challenge

Cutie Pies - 3 Different textures

Ribbon Girls Magnolia Only - Ribbons or Lace

Totally Tilda Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Tuesday Throwdown - Bling it on

Whimsy Stamps - Fancy Edges

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Tilda in Venice & My Last GDT Card For 7 Kids

Well Folks, i'm back with my 3rd post today and i'm sad to say it's my last GDT card for the
7 Kids Challenge and i would like to thank Carisa and the other Girls for a fun time and also for including me in their blog hop!!
We have a really fun challenge for you this time
Hexagons

I've paper pieced Tilda's trousers using Basic Grey's 'Serenade 6x6 paper'.

Magnolia 'Tilda Blowing Hearts'

Magnolia 'Venice'

Medium - Promarkers

Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles

Basic Grey 'Serenade 6x6 papers

Prima 'Almanac' paper

Memory Box Leaf Die

Ribbon & Pearls are from my stash

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For the following challenges

Basic Grey - Love is in The Air

Brown Sugar - Valentines

CRAFT - Valentines Day/Love

Crafty Ribbons - Love/Romance/Anniversary

HIMCR - Valentine's Day

I ♥ Promarkers - Love is All Around

LEJ Designs Challenge - Use 2 stamped images

Loves Rubberstamps - Have a Heart

Magnolia-licious Highlites - All You Need is Love

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Something Old & New ( New stamps and paper/Old ribbon&die)

Simon Says - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girls - Magnolia Only Challenge (Lace or Ribbon)

Tilda's Town - Celebrate

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

From Australia With Love

Hi Folks, i'm back with my 2nd post today so please scroll down for my other post!! For this card i have used a cute stamp by Elizabeth Bell for Elphine House Australia, coloured with Promarkers and cut out with my Spellbinders nestie and i've layered it onto a diecut oval. Papers are Basic Grey's Serenade and two Prima's Almanac. Ribbon from my stash and Flowers are from WOC.
EDITED TO ADD PIC OF STAMP
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I have had a few people who have not recognised this stamp as an Elizabeth Bell for Elphine House Australia, i won this and another stamp on the Elizabeth Bell's World challenge and the prize came directly from Elphine House Australia. I don't know it's name as i can't find it on the EHA site but it must be an EB stamp from there as this is the pic depicts the way i received it, if anyone knows the name of this stamp i would appreciate it!!

 For the following challenges 

Basic Grey - Love is in The Air (BG product Serenade 6x6 paper)

Brown Sugar - Valentines 

CRAFT Challenge - Valentines/Love
Crafts And Me - Your favourite Embellishment (flowers)

  Crafty Ribbons - Love/Romance/ Anniversary 

Delicious Doodles - All You Need is Love
DCD - Anything Goes

EBW Challenge - A Vintage Valentine 

EHA Challenge - Going Vintage 

Fashionable Stamping - Show Some Love

  Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge - Use Ribbon or Lace 

HIMCR - Valentines Day

  I ♥ Promarkers - Love is all Around 

Inky Chicks - Bingo ( ribbon,sentiment,flowers)

  Joanna Sheen - 3 2 1 

  MMCS - Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy's - Somethingold/somethingnew (new stamp and papers/old flowers and ribbon)

  Passion for Promarkers - Add Sparkle

  Ready Teddy Go - Something New (New stamp and papers)
Simon Says - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Love 

The Sketchy Challenge - Karen's Sketch
Whimsy Stamps - Fancy Edges

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 

 Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Seasons Greetings

Good morning everyone, for my card today i have used Magnolia's 'Tida on The Roof', coloured with my Promarkers and i've sat the stamped image on a print from DAP Designs. I cut a star using my Magnolia star tag die, paper is Magnolia and i've finished it all off with some ribbon, lace and gems.

For the following challenges

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Cold and Frosty

Divas By Design - Colour Combo

Everybody Art Challenge - Monochrome Blue

Magnolia-licious - Inspiration Challenge

MMCS - Anything Goes

PanPastel Challenge - Seeing Stars

RCC76 - Winter Spirit

Ribbon Girls Magnolia Challenge - Lace/Ribbon

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Seeing Stars

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Winter Blues

Tilda's Town - Celebrate 

Tuesday Throwdown - Bling it up

Winter Wonderland - It Takes Two

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Love You My Cupcake

Hi everyone, for my card today i have stamped my Basic Grey cupcake and paper pieced with Basic Grey spotty paper from my Serenade pad. I've also used KaiserCraft stripe paper and Prima floral paper, ribbon and gems.

For the following challenges 

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Bling it on

TTCRD - Anything Goes

TPC - Anything Goes

The Artistic Stamper - Your favourite stamp

Stamptacular Sunday - Spots and Stripes

Stamp and Create - Love

Simon Says - Paper Piecing

PTT - Anything Goes

PTW - Sketch Free For All

Natalie and Amy - Your favourite things (Cupcakes)

MMCS - Anything Goes

Loves Rubberstamps - Have a Heart

Joanna Sheen - 3 2 1 

Forever Friends - Use Ribbon or Lace

Fashionable Stamping - Show Some Love

CRAFT Challenge - Valentine's Day/Love

BMD Challenge - Hearts Galore

Basic Grey Challenge - Love is in The Air (BG product Serenade paper and cupcake stamp)

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Le Tour de France

Hi everyone, for my card today i have used 'Frencje Friends Michelle and Jojo' from Crafts And Me and i've coloured the image with my TH Distress Markers. I've used 3 papers 2 of which are Prima and the 3rd is BMD. used my MS eyelet lace border punch, Memory Box bicycle die, Basic Grey's Paris stamp and finished off with lace, ribbon bow and 2 pearls.

For the following challenges

AGOAC - Holidays

Card and Scrap - Use a Punch

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

CMC Challenge - Favourite colour combo

Craft-room Challenge - Monochrome

Crafts And Me - Vintage

Crafty Boots - New ( new stamps and die )

Die Cutting Divas - Edge Punch and Ribbon

Inky Chicks - Bingo ( ribbon, image, pearls )

Joanna Sheen - 3 2 1 

Mervi's Candy Challenge - Anything Goes/Friendship

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Favourite things ( Girly and pink)

Nutcrafters - Cute and Girly

OLLC - Wheely Good

PCJ - For a Girl

PTW - Bow

Simon Says Stamp and Show - What you are known for ( my love of pink )

Sweet Stampin' - Ribbon

The Sketchy Challenge - Karen's Sketch

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Whimsy Blog Hop Is Here!!!

Happy Saturday everyone, i say happy but the snow is back, lol!! Anyway, it's time for the Whimsy blog hop at 7 Kids

  

And here's what one lucky commenter can win

To win this fabulous prize all you have to do is leave a comment for each of the DT members and this is the order of the blog hop. 

 Carisa Zglobicki 

Colleen Holmes 

Hazel Brown - (That's Me)

Karen Gauthier

 Kim O'Connell

 Lizzi Graf 

 Sharm Nidyanandan 

 Here is my card using a Whimsy rubber stamp

Image - Whimsy's Winter Fairy

Medium - Promarkers

Paper - BMD

Tools - Whimsy Snowflake die

Pearls and ribbon - My own stash

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I would like this entered into the following challenges

ABC Christmas - B for Bows or Boys

BMD Challenge - Tictactoe ( 3 down )

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

CMC Challenge - Favourite colour combo

Craft-room Challenge - Monochrome

Cute Card Thursday - Out of This World

Divas By Design - Fairytales

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks - Bingo ( die-cuts,bow,pearls)

LEJ Design Challenge - Stitching

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Your fave things (pink&pearls)

PCJ - For a Girl

PTW - Bows

RCC76 - Winter Spirit

Simon Says Stamp and Show - I'm known for Cute cards

SFTW - Something Girlie

Sweet Stampin' - Ribbon

Sweet Stamping Pixies - Snowflakes

The CutiePie Challenge - 3 different textures

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - January Bonanza Challenge

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps - Fancy Edges

Winter Wonderland - It Takes Two

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

It's Time For Love With Tilda!

Hi Folks, another quick post before the Whimsy blog hop!! 

My card features Tilda Blowing Hearts, coloured with my TH Distress Markers and i've used my new Marianne D clock die and rose ribbon. I've also used Prima's Romance Novel paper, a bow, pearls and i cut some banners and added some glitter chipboard letters.

For the following challenges

It's A Magnolia Challenge - Use a Clock

Magnolia-licious - Inspiration Challenge

Marianne Design Divas - Banners and Bunting

Midweek Magnolias - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - I'm known for my Tilda creations

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Feels Like Winter

Hi everyone, i've a quick post to share with you as i'm getting prepared for the Whimsy blog hop which starts today at 9.00am mst or about 3.00pm if you live in the UK!! 

So here's a card i made using a beautiful image from the lovely Debbie Ann at DAP Designs which i cut around with my Fiskars scissors and layered onto a Spllbinders die cut. I embossed some glitter card with a snowflake border folder and my Venus swirl folder, added some ribbon, bow and pearls.

For the following challenges

ABC Christmas - Bows or Boys

AGOAC - Holidays

ALOTA99 - Make your own backgrounds

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

Craft-room Challenge - Monochrome

Crafts And Me - Vintage

Deep Ocean - Anything but Square

Digital Tuesday - Favourite colour combo

It's all about the vintage - Winter Feelings

My Craft Spot - Bling it up

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Favourite things (Colour Pink)

North Saltern HobbyClub - Challenge #68

PTW - Add a Bow

Penny's Challenge - Embossing

RCC76 - Winter Spirit

Ribbon Girls - January Bonanza Challenge

Unstampabelles - Use one or more die cuts

Without Words - Baby it's cold outside

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Whimsy Blog Hop at 7 Kids & A Sneaky Peak!!

Happy Thursday everyone, i have some fabulous news!! 

As you know i'm currently GDT at 7 Kids Challenge for the month of January and this Saturday we are holding a Whimsy blog hop with a fantastic prize for one lucky commenter!! 

You really don't want to miss this!! 

Here's My Sneaky Peak

Check out the DT's Sneaky Peaks at The 7 Kids Store Blog!!

View all Whimsy Stamps in store Here!

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

My New Year's Resolution........... Eat More Chocolate, He, He!!

Good evening everyone, for my card today i have used one of my new Gruffles stamps from House Mouse and Friends, i stamped onto a Spellbinders die cut and i've coloured with my Promarkers and Distress Markers. Papers are Basic Grey's 'Serenade' and First Edition's 'Dreamcatcher'. I've used my MS eyelet lace border punch and the ribbon and flowers are from my stash. Sentiment is a digital and Washi Tape was a freebie from a mag'.

For the following challenges

Basic Grey - New Beginnings/Something new ( BG product Serenade 6x6 paper )

BMD Challenge - Tic tac toe, used line 3down

Card and Scrap - Use a Punch

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

CMC Challenge - Favourite colour combination ( pink & cream )

Crafts And Me - Something New ( new stamp and papers)

Deep Ocean - Anything But Square

Die Cutting Divas - Edge Punch with Ribbon

Digital Tuesday - Favourite colour combo

HM&FC - New Beginnings 

Joanna Sheen - New Beginnings

LEJ Designs - Stitching real or faux

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Favourite things ( Chocolates

PTW - Add a bow

Ready Teddy Go - Something New ( New year's resolution and stash)

Simon Says Stamp and Show - What are you known for..... cute cards

Simon Says - Use Washi Tape ( Floral Washi tape freebie)

The Ribbon Girls - January Bonanza Challenge

The Sketchy Challenge - Karen's Sketch ( hope it's ok to turn the sketch around)

Unique Crafters - New Beginnings

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Hello Sailor!!

Hi everyone, for my card today i have used Magnolia's 'Tilda with Anchor', coloured her with my Promarkers and Distress Markers, papers are from my new Basic Grey paper pad called 'Serenade', dies are Spellbinders beaded oval and Iron Works accents. Flowers are my new stash and ribbon is from my old stash. I also punched a border using my MS punch.

For the following challenges

Allsorts - Flower Power

Basic Grey - Something New (New Basic Grey 'Serenade' 6x6 papers)

Crafts And Me - Something New ( Papers and Flowers )

Creative Inspirations - One for the Girls

Lovely Hanglar/Sweet Magnolia - Ribbon or Lace

MMCS - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - What are you known for  (My Tilda cards)

The ABC Challenge - Your favourite Tilda stamp 

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Flowers and Ribbon

The Sketchy Challenge - Karen's Sketch

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Love is all Around

Happy Sunday everyone, if you have snow where you live i hope you are staying warm and safe!! 

For my card today i have used my new Magnolia 'Tilda Blowing Hearts' from the new collection. I coloured with 'TH Distress Markers', Papers are 'Romance Novel' by Prima. Spellbinders 'Beaded Oval' die, Marianne D swirls die, and Sissix Hearts Bigs die. Pearls, ribbon and flowers are all from my own stash.

For the following challenges

Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything But Square

Marvelous Magnolia - New Beginnings ( New Romance )

Midweek Magnolias - Pink, ribbon and Pearls

Totally Tilda - Tilda in Trousers

You, Me and Magnolia - Flowers and Swirls

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx

Winter Fun

Hi Folks, the snow's still here and there's more falling at the moment, did my grocery shopping yesterday so don't have to go out for quite a few days, yippee!!
My card for today is using Elizabeth Bell's 'Letters to Santa' which you can find HERE. I've coloured with my Promarkers and added some Polar White Flower Soft. I cut some snoflakes from my Spellbinders dies, added some ribbon, buttons and a gem. The sentiment is from ALOTA Rubber Stamps.

For the following challenges

Cards Galore - Anything Goes

CRAFT Challenge - Christmas in January

CHNC - No Rudolph

CHNC Extra - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Winter Fun

Cute Card Thursday - Diamonds are Forever

Delicious Doodles - Winter Themed Makes

EBWorld - White Fluffy Snowflakes

EAC - Girl

Loves Rubberstamps - Cute as a Button

MMCS - Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy - Your favourite things ( the colour pink )

PTW - Baby it's Cold Outside

Passion for Promarkers - Whatever The Weather

RCC - Winter Spirit

Sweet Stampin' - Gingham

The Ribbon Reel - Winter Wonderland

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime. 

Hugs xx

Valentine's Keepsake..... January GDT @ 7 Kids Challenge

Hi everyone, i'm back with my second post today!! This is my second January GDT creation for the 

7 Kids Challenge    

Can you believe this started life as a cereal box and Matchmaker boxes!!

The THEME for the next fortnight is 

Use Something New - Use Something Old 

Warning - This post is picture heavy!!

Fullish View

My New Something's are 

My Prima Papers ' Romance Novel'.

Cheery Lynn Design - 'Butterfly' and 'Princess tree' dies.

Magnolia 'So Lovely Heart' die

Flowers, heart doilies, pearl brads and metal embellishments.

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My Old Something's are My 

Magnolia 'Tilda with wrapped heart'

Spellbinders 'Heart circles nestabilities'

Spellbinders 'Iron Works Accents'

Tim Holtz 'Distress Markers'

MS 'Eyelet Lace' border punch

Ribbon 

Top View

Front View

Left Side View

Right Side View

For the following challenges 

Creative Inspirations - One For The Girls

Joanna Sheen - New Beginnings ( New Romance )

Mervi's Candy Challenge - Anything Goes/Friendship

Live and Love Crafts - Something Old ( Vintage )

MDUC - Flowers

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Anything Goes

North Saltern HobbyClub - Challenge#68

RRR - Valentine's Day/Love with ribbon

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Lace Love

Stamp and Create - Love

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx