Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Pink and girly with added sparkle!!

Well good afternoon peeps..

Did you all have a lovely bank holiday weekend (well those in the UK??)

We had parties and visits galore so it was great. I went bridesmaid shopping with my sister and we got that sorted and I have started on her table decorations too!! phew!!

Well other fab news...We have adoption panel next Monday yay!!!!!!!

I am so excited, nervous, excited lol...Having been in the adoption process for exactly one and a half years now so we can't wait!!

So I have a card for you today


I have used Lilli with flower from here
The papers are Echo park spring (6x6) which I got here
Flowers and ribbon are from Wild orchid crafts



I am entering this into:

Pear Tree - sparkle

Totally Papercrafts - pink and girly


Thanks for looking and have a fabby day xx

Saturday, May 28, 2011

A long weekend!!

Well hello there!

Do any of you have any plans for the bank holiday weekend?

I am working today (booooo!!) but am going for Crepes with friends tonight yummy!! Then one of the couples from our adoption course is having a BBQ (or buffet depending on weather lol) on Sunday then on Monday I am wedding shopping with my sister Eve...so a nice busy weekend for me lol..

Well as it is Sunday that means a new challenge over at


This week we want to see embossing.
Now I have tried embossing in the past but we don't really get on lol.. so I did think about just getting some embossed papers...but I do not like to be defeated so I have done some embossing and it looks ok (I did play safe and just do some shapes though lol!!)


Now everything on this card (including the card) I got at crafty Emma's store!!
The Image is WOJ
Papers MME lime twist
Bakers twine
Candi dots
Star charm

Also Emma is having a huge sale so pop on over and take a look!!!



I am also entering this into:

Charisma - Boy oh boy

Simon says - Stars and stripes!

My time to craft - Use a die

Totally Gorjus - String

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend xx

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

It's a cake revolution!!

Well hello again...

It seems I am a little cake mad this morning lol.. My MMCS card had a cake on it too..it must be on my mind lol...

So I have a second card for you today, yep that means it's a new challenge over at


This week we want your cards and projects to shine..so dig out those diamonds and glitter lol...

Here is my card:


I do love Lilli and you can get this stamp here (Still on sale yay!!)
The papers are basic grey (Life of the party) and I got them over at CES here

Now it probably doesn't look so shiny but believe me it is!!
I have glittered the cake, her bobbles in her hair, and all around the image


Hmm why does glitter never show up??

Anyhoo's I followed the fabby sketch over at Pear tree designs

I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Need some more inspiration - well go check out the other DT cards and projects... you won't be disappointed!!

xx

Chocolate..yummy...

Well hello there stampers!!

Hope mid week is treating you all well...

I am here with our new challenge over at


And this week we want to see your fave colours..

Now I am a little bit fickle and my fave colour combo changes however I do have 2 faves... Choc and pink and pink and aqua..

So to make my mind up I had to pick my Image..

Now we are sponsored by the fabby Meljen's designs and were given a few images to play with so ....


Pink and choc it is lol..

Now My camera is still broken so I am having to use Sams and I do not have a clue (way to many buttons lol!!) so the colours are not as real as they should be!!





The papers are basic grey - pink lemonade
Ribbon is stampin up
The bunting stamp is from Jellibean stamps (I love it!!)

I am also entering it into:

2 sisters - use a digi

Craft your passion - Cutie Patootie

I will be back later with my Inky impressions card xx

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

No card..just a few wedding pics!!

Hello..

Well we had a lovely day at my sisters wedding..

It was quite strange though as (now I am gonna give you the short versions as the real story confused even my 58 year old social worker who I thought would have heard everything lol!!)... basically, my parents and their best friends wife swapped when I was about 2 (not swinging..more of an affair!!!!) so my Dad and step Mum Veronica married, and My Mum and step Dad Malc eventually married (remember Veronica and Malc were once married to each other lol!!) at 7 years old I came to live with my Dad and Veronica who had my sister Eve (not her wedding- that's in July). Mum n Malc had 2 girls Zoe (- her wedding) and Jane. Malc and Veronica have two sons Alan (In the photos) and Paul - lets just say not the nicest person and we do not speak!!

So I grew up with Eve and Paul but had nothing to do with my Mum or siblings for 24ish years. I got in touch with my Mum 3 years ago.. So I haven't really grown up knowing my sisters so it was nice that they invited me. It turned out one of my old friends is Zoe's best friend so we caught up (well after 24 years there is a lot to talk about lol!!).

Any way as I grew up with my Dad everyone says I am a mini him... but I have to say after meeting my mum I am a mini her as well lol... look...



Me and my Mum with sisters Zoe and Jane!

With Malc and Alan too (I have his wedding too in July!!

Well I hope you are not too confused lol...

See you all tomorrow with some cards xxx

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Wedding season has begun

Good morning campers and how are we all this bright and sunny Saturday morning???

Well this year is quite exciting for me as 2 of my little sisters are getting married as well as 1 of my brothers!!

My eldest younger sister is getting married later today to start it all off, so it will be family celebrations all day today lol...

So today I have two DT cards to share... Firstly it's time for a sketch or garden challenge over at


I have followed the sketch and tried with the garden theme too lol...

And here is my card:


The image is a LOTV one (loving them at the moment!!)
Papers are MME Lime twist which is from Crafty Emma's Store
As is the bakers twine and butterfly charm,
The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts

I am entering this into:

 LOTV - Here comes summer

Cupcake - In the garden


My second card is for Crafty Emmas store

and this week Kaylou has challenged us to use 3 embellies on our projects..

Woo hoo...



I have used Mable MME papers
Mia with flowers by wild rose studio which you can get in the store here
Flowers from Emmas store and wild orchid crafts
Prima flower center from my stash

I am entering this into:


Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend xx

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Gothic punk girl..

Well good evening..

I have had this stamp for ages (probably a year which makes me sound awful!!) and never coloured it!!

The other week I inked up one image of every stamp I owned.. Now while it took a lot of card, it was well worth it!!

I found some real gems - like this one that I forgot I had!! I took them all on holiday and in the mornings (and afternoons, when Sam needed a kip!!) I sat and coloured a heap of them in...

Now I love the image but not sure on the pics..the card looks so much better in real life lol..

so here she is!!



Now I had a little canoe accident on holiday (well not so little but rather funny!!) and my camera is full of water so Sam is taking my pics (thanks!!) so she keeps taking arty photos.. so I better display some before she tells me off lol..





The image is from the greetings farm
Flowers and ribbon I got from Crafty Emma's Store
As I did the MME Lime twist papers (scrummy!!)
The pin I made myself (woo hoo)

I am entering her into:

Sweet sketch wednesday - as always a wonderful sketch!!

Simon Says stamp- Sparkle and glitter

Anyone for anya - Teen/ punk card

Thanks for looking xx

Anything but a square!!!

Good morning..Well I am truly back off holiday and am not liking these grey clouds lol... Although they have said the sun is coming back out to play ..yay!!!!

So it's Wednesday and that means a new challenge over at


And this week we want 'anything but square'

It can be a card, altered item..anything really as long as it is not a square!!

So here is my project:







The papers are MME alphabet soup (I so need them to do this pad as a 6x6!!)
the image is a lala land and you can get it from MMCS here

I am entering this into:

Pear tree - stamped image

Totally Gorjuss - Not square

Thanks for looking and I cannot wait to see your creations!!

Monday, May 16, 2011

I'm back... and what has been happening???!!!

Well what a fabby time we had over in very sunny Cornwall!!

We do love it, no computer and our phones tend not to work much which is lovely - well until I started work this morning and saw my 600 emails lol...

So today I have an Inky card for you..

I purchased the Lili with chalkboard stamp a few weeks ago and coloured it in..but what can you do with a blackboard??



I tried to colour it lighter, make it a white board...but I wanted it to be a chalk board!!

Then like a bolt of lightening it hit me....


Use a white gel pen!!!!

The great thing is you can write any message!!



You can get the stamp here
The papers are basic grey so luscious and I got it over at crafty Emma's with the card candy too

I am entering:

Paper Sundaes - Happy Birthday

MAWTT - 2B's (basic grey papers and blackboard)



Thanks for stopping over xx

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Still on my holiday lol..

Hey lovelies... I am still on my lovely holiday (well I hope it's lovely lol!!)

That means it is only a quick post...we have a new challenge over at


This fortnight we have a marvelous sketch


Told you it was marvelous didn't I??


I used Lili with Ice-cream which you can get here,
The papers are echo park summertime
I have used 3 different sizes of retro flower punches
Pearls and Martha Stewart butterfly punches

Hope you have time to join in!!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Were all going on a summer holiday....

Well I am lol... So I am hoping mr scheule has done his job and this has popped up this morning lol..

Sam and I are having 10 days down at Kennack Sands (The Lizard in Cornwall). I actually think it's my fave ever place... The first time Sam and I exchanged wedding rings we did it on a little cove down there (Kynance) so it holds a very special place in my heart!! (by the way we have only done it twice as Civil partnerships became legal lol!!!)

So I have 2 cards today

Firstly it's Fi's team over at Sweet stampin and this week we want to see some childhood memories...

I thought about it, thought some more and decided to combine 2 memories... I used to love dressing up and I loved dandelion clocks (I hope it wasn't just me lol) I used to waite and wait till they were ready then we had a ryhme to blow them all off lol.. oh to be a child again with no crows feet or grey hair lol... so here is my card:


The image is LOTV as is the sentiment
Papers are basic grey so Lucious which I got from Crafty Emma's
I also used the Martha Stewart around the page punch (love em!!)

I also have my CES card and this week we want to see your favourite colour combo...That's right it's up to you!!!

Easy?? Well I thought that until I had to decide lol.. but my fave colours are pink and aqua (torquise) so that's what I chose lol..



Isn't Mia just adorable? She is from a new range of wild rose stamps which you can get over at the store
as are the scrummy MME papers and pearls

Now the roses are some that fell into my basket when I went over to wild orchid crafts lol...



Right..I hope you all have a lovely week and I look forward to catchin up with you when I get back!!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

OMG... So exciting....

Well... how excited was I when I recieved an email asking me to join My mums craft shops brand new DT??

VERY!!!!!

So today is my first challenge with them and it's CUTE AND GIRLY.... Nice and easy lol..

So here is my first MMCS card:


The papers are Echo park spring
The image is Wild rose studio - Mia with cupcake



I have used bakers twine from CES and the cupcake brad too



Hope you can come and join us!!

I am entering Cupcake into:

Ladybug crafts - Going Dotty

Pear Tree Crafts - Free for all

Cupcake crafts - Something beginning with C - CUPCAKE

Totally Gorjuss - 321 (3 cupcakes, 2 papers and 1 sentiment!)

Thanks for looking xx