Thank You.....

EDIT: Sorry everyone, the site that i'm staying on has no access to the internet landline or Wi-Fi so i have had to come to the local library and pay for a one off access, so i can't do the competition this week but i will do it next week so please leave your comments below and i will do everything i said i would from sunday when i get home.

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I've got no card to show you today as I've been shopping and sorting my Mum and Dad out as we are off on our hols tomorrow... and yesterday I had to get the car serviced and I had visitors for my birthday...But I just wanted to say  a BIG BIG THANK YOU to everyone who sent me gorgeous cards,presents and Birthday wishes for my Birthday yesterday,your all so kind and generous..... I won't be posting cards everyday but please keep checking back everyday from Sunday, as I've decided to post pictures of our hols each day I'll try to do it in the morning and I will get Katy to pick a winner everday from the comments to win a small prize,it's just my way of saying thank you to you all for visiting and leaving me lovely comments and also to celebrate my good luck over the last 2  weeks in joining two fabulous DT...I will post the winners prizes out when I get back....Hope you all have a great weekend what ever your doing...Take care.....

Hope your sitting comfortably......

Morning Everyone,

Hope your all sitting comfortably I have lots to tell you and show you.....Right the first thing to tell you is.. That have been picked to join the fabulous team over at Truly Scrumptious,please pop over and checkout the latest challenge and see the gorgeous cards that the DT have made....Right the next thing to tell you,as some of you know it's my birthday tomorrow and look what my lovely Mum and Dad have given me  for my present,all these gorgeous flowers..

They came from Mulberrycraftsuk ...... Mulberrycrafts is run by Bev and Fun, they are both working from home mums supplying crafters with quality materials at reasonable prices. No order is too small..Please pop over and checkout their fabulous flowers and other craft items,I'm sure you won't be able to resist some of the fabulous flowers....

Right what's next oh yes the postman has asked me to run away with him after our encounter last week,no he hasn't just joking .....But I do have a card to show you I have made this for the following challenges....

Fussy and fancy friday Challenge - stitches,scallops and sparkle...

Charisma cardz Challenge - Pink...

I am going to give this to my friend for her birthday,she is pink mad and I think I've covered that for the Charisma requirement...I have used one of the Kenny K Digi's I think their fab.. she is coloured with polychromos pencils blended with sansador and i have glittered the front of her shoes as a girl can never have too much sparkle...I have cut and layered her and put some faux stitches around the outside...I have used pink card from my stash for the bottom layers and then used pink glitter card for two squares at the top and bottom...The border is cut with a MS punch out of pink mirri board that I found in my stash, the ribbon through the middle I got when I was away last year in Wales...

All of the flowers and gems are from my rather small stash, but thanks to Mum and Dad the flower one is looking much healthier I  have sprayed them with pearl glimmer mist and then sprinkled them all with glamour dust..The sentiment is from a P.I set.....I have used my usual scalloped edge card so I think I have fulfilled the Fussy and Fancy requirements...Hope your all still with me... One more thing don't forget that there are two fab challenges going on over at....

 A Gem of a Challenge lots of fab stamps up for grabs...

 Cards For Men where these's a voucher to spend at One Stop Card Crafts.......

I'm going to try and visit all of the challenges and your blogs in a bit...as katy finishes for the summer hols at lunchtime today, she also finds out today whether she got all of the options she chose for her GCSE's so keep your fingers crossed for her...Catch you later....

Cards for Men Challenge 15.......A Recipe...

Morning Everyone,

Hope you've all had a great weekend,we've been getting everything ready for our hols next week....Today see's my first DT card for Challenge 15 over at Cards for Men and we have a recipe for you,1 image,2 DP,3 Embellishments...And we are being sponsored by Shelly over at One Stop Card Crafts,she has very kindly given us a .....

Here's what Shelly has to say

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.

We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.
Shelley is offering all Cards For Men customers a 10% discount for the duration of our challenge. All you need to do is quote the reference CFM2010 to get your discount

 

And on to my card that I have made using the recipe....

 

I have used one of the lovely new images from K Kenny's coloured with polychromes pencils blended with sansador....All of the DP is Doodlebug,the card,ribbon,jute and buttons are from my stash....The sentiment is from a Hampton Arts set from A maze of memories...I know it's a bit sassy but I thought it suited the image..let me know what you think...Please pop over and join in the challenge with us and checkout the fabulous cards the rest of the DT have made....

Sorry.....

Morning,
Your all ok I've been a good girl and left the postman alone so no more stories to tell....I must say a big Sorry to my friend who reads this,She very kindly brought me a set of crafter's companion stamps ages ago,and I'm ashamed to say that I have only just used them..Slap on the wrist for me.. I only remembered them when I saw the themes for the following challenges which I would like to enter....
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Sir stampalot - lazy hazy days of summer

By the cute and girly - Warm summer days

He is my card...

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I have made a background using my Letrajet and promarkers,I drew a cloud for a mask...the birds are just drawn in, the sun is a sentiment stamp from P.I and I've just cut the brown poles out of card,their for the ?? (can't remember what their called but a lot of beaches have them)...I then stamped and  coloured with polychromos pencils,the sandcastle,bucket,the little mouse in the deckchair,his hat and jacket...The hat and jacket are seperate so I just decided to put them together...The sentiment is another one from a P.I set...Anyways that's all folks...I have something to show you tomorrow that came yesterday in the post,but it won't be until later in the day....Take care...

Pink Gem DT Card...

Afternoon All, Where has the sunshine gone own up which of you has it because it's certainly not here it's pouring down with rain now it's been overcast all morning....I must just tell you about my encounter with the postman this morning,I had just ordered something to be delivered tomorrow and I noticed the postman coming up the drive so thought I'll just ask him to put the parcel in the usual place tomorrow because I have to go into town,so I shut Jack the dog in the dining room so he couldn't rush at the postman when I opened the door, only little did I know that he was actually not in there so when the front door opened he rushed from behind me knocked me into the arms of a very surprised postman who then dropped all his post onto the drive,well me being me I got the giggles,you should have seen the poor postman's face..Anyway enough about my crazy antics here is my Pink Gem Designs DT card.....

I would like to enter it into the following challenge....

friday Sketchers - Sketch

I have rotated the sketch to fit the image I hope this is ok but if not just delete my entery...

This is one of the new stamps that Janet has just released over at Pink Gem Designs she is called Ella isn't she adorable...I have coloured her with my polychromos pencils blended with sansador...The DP is by American Crafts but it's a very old design...the glitter card,flowers and ribbon are from my stash...I have used a border punch by EK success on the white card and punched out the butterfly twice and layered together....

Also don't forget to go over and checkout the latest challenge at A Gem of a Challenge there are lots of lovely stamps up for grabs this month to celebrate my birthday...Also I must tell you I was so lucky this week I won at Winter Wonderlands challenge and I also won the Truly Scrumptious Challenge, two fabulous challenges why not pop over and join in with their latest challenge's...off for some lunch now then I'm going to try and make another card before everyone comes home....Catch you all later...

Truly Scrumptious DT call.....

Hi Everyone,
back again...I was just doing a hop of the challenges and noticed that Truly Scrumptious have a DT call, check out the Challenge blog here for all of the requirements...One of them is two pick two of your favourite cards,wow that's hard as I'm so critical of my own cards and always wonder if their good enough so it was a difficult decision but here they are....

Wish me luck..Be back tomorrow.....

Kenny K's krafty Girlz Challenge.....

Hi Everyone,
Have you all still got the gorgeous sunshine, we have it's been another scorcher of a day..I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays like it for our hols....I've been busy today,washing done,ironing done,windows cleaned,oven cleaned,hoovered,dusted and made three cards one I can show you now the other two are DT one's for when I'm away on my hols,me being organised is amusing everyone...Anyway on friday my cousin and her daughter came to visit and ...anyway to cut a long story short I'm not brilliant with computers etc and I wanted to buy some of the fab Kenny K digi images but got in a pickle and so my cousin's daughter sorted it out for me( I know she reads this so a big thank you) and so here is one of them made into a card for the following challenges......

 Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge 1 - Pastels

 Sketch Saturday Challenge - Sketch

 I have used Download Diva and coloured her with Polychromos Pencils blended with sansador...And followed the sketch from Sketch saturday.....

The DP is doodlebug and all of the card,flowers,ric rac and gems are from my stash...The sentiment is one from a Inkadinkado set....

I just think these images are fabulous for Katy and her friends who are teenagers and very difficult to make cards for as their likes and dislikes change on a daily basis...I'm on a roll off now to make another DT card, the image is coloured ,papers picked just need to make it....See you all tomorrow....

A Gem Of A Challenge 6...

Morning everyone,
Today sees the start of challenge 6 over at A Gem Of A Challenge...We have a few changes this month,,we have decided to go with a sketch and an optional extra each month,and the winners and Top 5 will be announced at the same time as the start of the new challenge.....It's my turn to host this month and I've done the following sketch....

with the optional extra of decorating the inside....

Here is my card.......

I have used Birthday gem from Pink Gem Designs,coloured with polychromos pencils and blended with sansador.....The paper is Best Creations Inc Once upon a dream I have put tiny pearls on to Little Gem's hat and the centre of the flower.....the rest of the card,flowers and ribbon are from my stash... The sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs also.....

There will still be the Top 5 choosen by the DT. The random winner will be choosen from all entries with a Pink Gem Designs image and they will win 2 PGD stamps of their choice(Subject to availability)...but as it's my birthday on the 22nd July I have decided to give a few extra prizes myself. So there will also be...

 2 PGD stamps for my favourite entry with a PGD image

 and 2 PGD stamps for my favourite entry without a PGD image

 so it is worth everyone entering even if you don't use a PGD image! Use your favourite stamp and enter....or go to the challenge blog and use the free Pink Gem Designs Digi to enter....Hope to see lots of you entering to help me celebrate my Birthday.....

No Card,But a sneeky peek and some News.....

Hi Everyone,
Hope your all having a good day....I went and had my hair cut this morning,came home had lunch and then thought I'll make my DT card,but it wasn't to be I'm sure as soon as I think those kind of thoughts a dark force goes into action....I did manage to colour the image and then the phone rang,and then a friend dropped in so that was the afternoon gone,Katy came in from school and needed to go into town so off we went came back,Hubby came home from work....I made a curry for dinner,loaded the dishwasher,sorted out katy's bit for tomorrow as it's enrichment day at school and her year is off to Thorpe Park,the rest of the years are all going to different parks,some to Drayton manor, some to Alton Towers..And here we are no card later...
But I do have some news for you as you may have noticed I have some new badges in my sidebar,The lovely Donna over at Cards for Men Challenge asked me if I would like to join her Team,I didn't need to think to long before saying a big yes please,I have been joining in with the challenges as cards for men were always the ones I struggled with, but just lately I've enjoyed making them,so please pop over and check out the latest challenge and join in..

I have some more news for you..

Over  at A Gem of a Challenge we have decided to go with Sketches and optional extras from now on....
Challenge 6 will launch on the 8th July...

There will still be the Top 5 choosen by the DT. The random winner will be choosen from all enteries with a Pink Gem Designs image and they will win 2 PGD stamps of their choice(Subject to availability)...but as it's my birthday on the 22nd July I have decided to give a  few extra prizes myself. So there will also be 2 PGD stamps for my favourite entry with a PGD image and 2 PGD stamps for my favourite entery without a PGD image so it is worth everyone entering even if you don't use a PGD image! Use your favourite stamp and enter....Here is a sneeky peek of the sketch

Don't forget you can enter using the free digi image which is on the

A Gem of a Challenge blog..

Please pop over if you can and join in with the challenge..

I'm teaching my class tomorrow so will catch up with you all in the afternoon.....Take care...

Totally Tilda Challenge......

Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a fab weekend....I did I spent it with family and I was getting my cards and kits ready for my class on Wednesday...But I do have a card for you.......I just had to make a card for the first Totally Tilda Challenge which had the theme of chocolate and I followed the sketch from Friday sketchers... and here it is.....

I have coloured Tilda with my polychromos pencils and blended with sansodor,I have cut her out with my nesties and then used antique linen distress ink around the edge....I have used a corner punch to give a bit of detail....The DP is both sides of Le Romantique collection by graphic 45 the rest of the card is from my stash,the cream I have put through an embossing folder.....

The lace,pearls and flowers are from my stash, the leaves are punched with my McGill punch...The sentiment is from a ticket set by invoke art at The Stamp Attic...That's it from me for today folks...catch you all tomorrow after I've had my hair cut....

New Stamps at Pink Gem Designs.....

Hi Everyone,
How you all doing...It's nearly the weekend and I'm so looking forward to my lie in tomorrow Hubby has managed to wake me every morning this week at 3am as he gets up for work and then I can't get back to see and then I'm up at 6.30am with katy so she can catch the bus for school at 8am,so I'm really tired...We have had rain on and off  today hope the sun hasn't gone for to long we have hols soon..Anyway over at Pink Gem Designs Janet has just released some really cute new stamps...pop over and check them out also check out the rest of the DT's blogs as they got to play with them too and have made some gorgeous cards.....Let me introduce you to one of the new snow peeps....

I would like to enter  this card into the following challenge....

Winter Wonderland - Punches

I have coloured him with my lovely polychromos pencils blended with sansador,I wanted him to look cold so went with the blue,white and silver theme...He is cut out with my nesties...the white card I ran through the cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder...The blue glitter card,mirri card,ribbobs and gems are all from my stash...The snowflakes are punched out with a papermania punch...the sentiment is also from Pink Gem Designs...You can't see it very well but I have glittered his bobble's on his hat and the cuff's on his gloves...

Here is the third card I made of the set of Dollie Mama's.....

The lady has asked for another set the same to give as a gift  so she really liked them...Here is the close up...

The saying is "Money isn't everything,but it sure keeps the kids in touch" how true is that ??...

Don't forget to pop over and check the lovely new stamps at Pink Gem Designs and also don't forget to enter my Birthday candy details in the post at the top of the page ,it has hAnglar images in..hope you all have a fab weekend what ever your doing...Take care....

Creatalicious Challenge.....

Evening All,
Hope you've all had a good day...I have I've been busy been to my Mum and Dad's taken them to the farm shop for all of their lovely fruit and veggies, and would you belive it they have a craft shop on the complex by the garden centre so I just had to go in and guess what I brought a new toy it's called a Crafler it's by Creative Expressions it's like a stapler but it comes apart and is magnetic so you can staple the beautiful butterflies,leaves,flowers,buckles etc anywhere on your card, I'll show you tomorrow...I did manage to make this card....

I would like to enter it in the following challenge..

Creatalicious Challenge - Sketch & stitching,real or faux

I have used one of the gorgeous hAnglar images coloured with polychromos pencils blended with sansador...I used antique linen distress ink around the edge....And put faux stitching around the edge and the edge of the green mat...

The paper is Crate Paper from The Stamp Attic and the card and textured card is from my stash...The brads are from Bee Crafty..The buttons and ribbon are also from my stash and the sentiment is from an Hero Arts set which I got from A Maze of Memories....

On to the second one of my Dollie Mamas set now....

not a good pic again but here is the close up....

The saying is "it's official..I've become my Mother"....

Hope you like both of these and don't forget to enter my new July Birthday candy take a look at the post at the top it's got hAnglar images in and the June winner is in the post below.....see you all tomorrow.....

Winner of June Candy .........

Evening Everyone,
Here is a picture of the surprise June Candy.........

In the candy was....

 56 papers

A flower template

Gems

Alphabet stickers

50 cream A6 cards and envelopes

5 Promarkers

Set of 5 Pastel Embossing powders 

And the Winner is..............................

And that means it is CRAFTYGRANNY who is the winner..

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Please e-mail within the next 7 days and I'll get it in the post asap..If I don't hear from you within that time I will draw another winner....

Don't forget to check out my new July Birthday Candy in the post at the top of the page....

JUNE CANDY........

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Hi Everyone,

Time for my new June candy this one is going to be a surprise I will tell you there are promarkers in there but the rest is going to be a surprise for you all.....

Here are the bits you need to know to enter.......

It's open to all of my lovely followers... so if your not a follower already then become one for a chance to win.....

post a link to my candy in your sidebar...

Leave a link with Mr Linky

If you don't have a blog then you can still enter,just leave your name and my blog address..but don't forget to leave a comment with your entery number and your e-mail address so I can find you...

The candy will run from 6pm 2nd June 2010 until 6pm 1st July 2010 when the winner will be drawn by random org....

And finally please leave a comment in case Mr Linky goes walkabouts but also I can come visit you...

Good luck Everyone.....

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