GDT And I'm on Crutches!!

Hi everyone! 

Sorry i wasn't around yesterday to comment on your blogs but i was in A&E.

I had a fall and  have managed to tear some ligaments in my right knee, i'm just so please it wasn't broken or fractured!! Hubby says 'It's about time something slowed me down', he was joking of course!!

Now for the good news!! I made Top 3 at DMCC and with that became a GD for Challenge  #47 

which is to make a card/creation to encourage someone, so come and join in!

Here's my card

Image - Magnolia Tilda

Medium - Promarkers and Distress Markers

DP's - Prima

Tools - Spellbinders

Bling -  Michaels Stores

Embossing powder - Papermania

Ribbon - from my stash

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Challenges i'm entering

CountryViewCrafts - Die Cuts

Crafty Catz - Pick And Mix

Marvelous Magnolia - Bright Colours

Midweek Magnolias - BBQ/Summer

The Rubber Buggy - Sketch Challenge

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Summer Lovin'

Hi everyone, my garden is coming on a treat, we've been busy repotting, repositioning and general maintenance and we are really pleased with the results!!

My card share today is using 'Sugar Nellie's' 'Together is Where i Want to be' stamp, i've had this a while but i had forgotten all about it and it's such a beautiful stamp too!!

Image - Sugar Nellie, sentiment stamp is from a freebie set.

Medium - Copics and TH Distress Markers

DP's - Prima 'Romance Novel' ,Heidi Swapp and Kraft

Tools - Spellbinders Floral Oval die, Sissix Bigs Hearts dies and Cheery Lynn Butterfly die.

Everything else - From my stash.

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I'm entering in these challenges

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Card Mania - Kraft

Card and Scrap - Use a text stamp

CountryViewCrafts - Die Cuts

Craft-room - Here comes summer

CreativeCornerChallenges - Summertime

Cute Card Thursday - Summertime

Deep Ocean - Welcome Summer

Divas By Design - Distressing

DLART - June linky challenge

DRS.Designs Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Eclectic Ellapu - Celebrate summer sunshine

House of Gilli - Bright colours + ang

Inky Chicks - Love

LEJ Designs Challenge - Add some texture

Little Scrap Pieces - Summer Luvin' Challenge

Loves Rubber Stamps - Summer theme

One Crazy Stamper - Summer Fun

Oozak Challenge - Anything goes w/sentiment

PCJ - Pearls and Swirls

PTW - Hot, hot, hot

Patties Creations - Summertime Fun

Penny's Challenges - Anything goes w/swirls

QKR Stampede - Summer Fun

Scrap it Girl - Use Your Dies

SSS&Show - Kraft (Kraft heart layer)

Sister Act - Anything goes

Stamp and Create - Summer Fun

SFTW - Anything goes

The Hobby House - Anything goes

The Kraft Journal - Felt, Twine or burlap

The Ribbon Girls - June colour challenge

The Ribbon Reel - Treasure pearls

The Rubber Buggy - Sketch challenge

The Sugar Bowl - June Challenge

Totally Papercrafts - Flowers and bows

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Wedding/Anniversary/Love

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge#85

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Prima Doily Dolly

Hi Folks, here's a creation i made using some of the goodies i received from the lovely 

Teresa from 'My Crafty Heart'. Thank you so much Teresa!!

Image - Prima Mixed Media Doll Stamp

Medium - Copics

Tools - Cheery Lynn French pastry doily die, Marianne D's clock die.

DP - Basic Grey's 'Serenade'  and Kraft paper

Mixed Media Pad - Prima

Flowers & Butterfly - Prima

Lace - Melissa Francis

Rose ribbon trim - Marianne Design

Brown ribbon and pearl brad - My stash

And here's what i made!

I'm entering these challenges

Basic Grey - Doilies ( 'seranade' paper)

BMC - Flowers Galore

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

CME - Shaped card

CountryViewCrafts - Die Cuts

Cheery Lynn - Keep it Krafty

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time

Deep Ocean - Welcome Summer

Divas by Design - Distressing

D.L.ART. - June linky challenge

Fashionable Stamping - New style/new products ( used both)

HIMCR - Die Cuts

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Flowers and Ribbon

LEJ Designs - Add some texture

Loves Rubber Stamps - Summer Theme

Marianne Design Divas - Lace and Pearls

Papertake Weekly - Hot, Hot, Hot

Scrap it Girl - Use your Dies

SSS&Show - Kraft

Songbird Challenge - 9-5 use a clock

Sparkles Forum Monthly - Steampunk or Vintage

Stamping Sensations - Summer Blossoms

The Crafty Bloggers - Bright and Breezy

The Hobby House - Anything goes

The Papernest Dolls - Summer Lovin'

TTCRD - Anything goes

Vintage Challenge - Vintage/Shabby

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Driving by on Your Birthday

Hi all, i've just finished a card for my Nephews birthday using a Gruffies stamp from the House Mouse stamps, coloured with Promarkers and layered onto white and black swirly CS.

I added a car charm onto a bow of black velvet ricrac ribbon .

I'm entering these challenges

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Creative Card Crew - Metal

Creative Creations - For Dad/masculine

Dream Valley Challenge - Father's Day/Male Theme

HMFMC147 - Anything goes plus a charm

Joanna Sheen - Father's day or male card

Creative Stamp Friends - Birthday

Lexi's Creations - Father's day/special male birthday

Simon Says Stamp - Transport

The Hobby House - Anything goes

PDCC - Splash of Nectarine

Webshop AnMaCreatief - Birthday

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Dancing With The Stars

Hi Folks, well after all that gardening i've been in agony but i've taken some painkillers and rubbed in some Deep Heat and hopefully it will be gone!!

My card is created using Magnolia's 'Dancing with Stars Tilda' and she is coloured with Copics and DM's.

Paper was a freebie, used my Magnolia 'Angel wing' and 'Lace flower' dies and my Marianne D's Craftables Rectangle die, a Prima flower and some pearls.

I'm entering these challenges 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Marianne Design Divas - Lace and Pearls

Midweek Magnolias - Favourite colours

The Hobby House Challenge - Anything goes

Tilda's Town - Use your stash

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Clean and Simple for My Hubby

Hi all, i'm really getting into these CAS cards, this one is for my Hubby because he loves nature just as i do!

This one is using a mini stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers and i've coloured the image with a Copic Ciao marker. I cut some ribbons from my stash to make them look like banners and stamped a sentiment on one.

Before i share my card i thought i would share some photos of my garden.

Apple & Apricot trees, Lupins, Lillies, Honeysuckle, Kujo No Mai 

and i don't know what the pink flower bottom left is!

Delphiniums, First Plums!

I'm entering these challenges

A.R.T Challenge - Summertime

ALOTA#109 - Make a Wish

Card and Scrap - Use a text stamp

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Crafty Emblies - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time

D.L ART. Challenge - June linky challenge

D.L ART Thankful Thursday - Father's Day/Male card

Dream Valley - Father's Day/Male theme

Fashionable Stamping - New style/something new (new stamps & style)

Joanna Sheen - Father's Day or a male card

Ladybug Crafts - For the men in your life

Lexi's Creations - Father's Day or special male card

NSHK - Clean and Simple

PanPastel Challenge - Male Theme

PTW - Hello Boys

PB & More - CAS

The Artistic Stamper - Makes for Men

The Hobby House - Anything goes

PDCC - Nectarine splash

TTCRD - Anything goes

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Enjoy The Summer!

Hi everyone, i've been having a couple of days off from crafting to get some more gardening done, just general stuff like mowing, digging and repotting!!

But, today i'm back with a Magnolia Tilda creation, not one Tilda but two!

Images - Magnolia's 'Tilda with Hawaian Flower' and 'Mini Tilda with Prince Froggy'.

Medium - Copics

Tools - Magnolia Doohickey 'So Lovely Heart', Cheery Lynn Design 'French Pastry' doily and butterfly dies.

DPs - Prima 'Meadowlark' and Heidi Swapp.

Embellies - Marianne D's 'Richilieu' lace, Flowers, pearls, ribbon and seam binding all from my stash.

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I'm entering in these challenges

A.R.T Challenge - Summertime

Basic Grey - Doilies (used BG's sentiment stamp)

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Card and Scrap - Use a text stamp

Copic Marker Europe - Shaped card

CountryViewChallenge - Die Cuts

Craft-room Challenge - Here comes summer

Crafty Calender - Things with wings

Crafty Catz - Let's go pink

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time

Di's Digi Challenge - Beautiful borders

D.L.Art - June linky challenge

Everybody Art - 2 Papers

Fashionable Stamping - New style/something new (new stamp)

HOAC - Bingo (Lace, ribbon, pearls)

HIMCR - Die Cuts

LH or SM - Lace and Pearls

Magnolia Down Under - Anything goes

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Luscious Lace

Marianne Design Divas - Lace and Pearls

Marvelous Magnolia - 2 Magnolia stamps or 2 Magnolia dies + stamp.

One crazy stamper - June summer fun challenge

Oozak Challenge - Anything goes w/a sentiment

Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge - Ribbons and Lace

SAS4K - For The Girls

Simply Magnolia - Garden Delights

Stamp and Create w/magnolia - Summer Bright

Stamp and Create - Summer Fun

Stamping Sensations - Summer Blooms

The Abc Challenge - P for Pretty in Pink

The Hobby House - Anything goes

The Rubber Buggy - Sketch Challenge

Tilda's Town - Use your stash

TFMC - Summer with a recipe

The Papernest Dolls - Summer Lovin'

Vintage Challenge - Shabby/Vintage

Whimsy Stamps - Shaped cards

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

YM&M - Photo Challenge

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Mimosa You And Me

Good Saturday morning all!! I've made a Christmas card using 2 of my new stamps from Bildmalarna. They are called 'You and Me' and 'Snowy Fence' and i coloured them with Copics and DM's and i added some glamour dust  to the wing and snow. DP's are Prima and Heidi Swapp. I used my Marianne D's small clock die and added a metal brad. .

The sentiment stamp is from Marks Finest Papers and the numbers and words on the clock die are handwritten

I'm entering these challenges

ABC Christmas - L for Laugh or LIM

BMC - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Card and Scrap - Use a Text Stamp

ContryViewChallenges - Die Cuts

Crafts And Me - Vintage

Crafty Creations - Sketch (Hope it's ok to flip the sketch!)

Creative Card Crew - Metal

Cute Card Thursday - Once upon a time 

Deep Ocean - For a Girl

DL. ART Challenge - June linky challenge

Everybody Art - 2 Papers

HIMCR - Die Cuts

Natalie and Amy - Fantasy

NSHK - Clean and Simple

Oozak Challenge - Anything goes w/a sentiment

Paper Creators Crafts - Make it sparkle

Pin and Tack - Anything goes

SAS4K - For The Girls Challenge

Songbird Challenge - 9 to 5

Sparkles Monthly - Steampunk or vintage

Speedy Fox and Friends - Y (Yule)

The Hobby House - Anything goes

PDCC - Black, White and Nectarine

TRBC - Sketch

WAW - Anything goes

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Beep! Beep!

Hi Folks, i'm back again and as you probably can guess i have been up all night!

Anyhoo! Here's a card i made for a little Girls birthday who loves cars using my new Meoples stamp from CC Designs called 'Beep! Beep!' and i coloured with Copics and Memento markers and added some Glamour Dust to her bow and the car. Embossed the base card and dotted with a Memento fine liner, added some Marianne D's flourish dies, a sentiment and some stripey ribbon from my stash.

I'm entering these challenges

ATS Wednesdays - Glitter

Pink Gem Challenge - Emboss it

CountryViewChallenges - Die Cuts

Crafty Creations - Lets get sketchy

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes w/ribbon

Deep Ocean - For a Girl

Divas By Design - Happy Birthday

DL,ART Challenge - June linky challenge

Joanna Sheen - Spots and Stripes

Marianne Design Divas - Get your dies out

My Craft Creations - Transport

Penny Black and More - CAS

SAS4K - Anything goes for Kids

Simon Says - Transport

The Crafty Bloggers - Bright and Breezy

The Hobby House - Anything goes

PDCC - Summer Nectarines

The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes

Without Words - June Hot Colours

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

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Christmas Mouse

Hi all, well my phone and internet seem to be working okay since the engineer came out yesterday, finger's crossed they stay that way, lol!!

My card today is another Christmas card using the gorgeous 'Berry Wreath' from DRS Designs, the little mouse was a freebie from a Mag' which i coloured with Distress inks and markers, also the paper which is Kaisercraft and even the sentiment stamp are freebies. I used my Marianne D's 'Ivy Circle' die which i coloured with Distress ink and my Spellbinders beaded oval die.

I'm entering these challenges

ABC Challenge - Animals

ABC Christmas - L for laugh or LIM

CCAYR - Vintage Christmas

CountryViewChallenges - Die cuts

CHCC - Add a die cut and/or punch

CHC Extra - Anything goes

DL.ART Challenge - June linky challenge

Joanna Sheen - Spots and/or stripes

Ladybug CraftsInk - Colour wheel (red and green)

Marianne Design Divas - Get your dies out

SAS4K - Anything goes for kids

The Hobby House - Anything goes

The Rubber Buggy - Anything goes

TTCRD - Anything goes

Winter Wonderland - Four legged friends

WAW - Anything goes

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