Spring is here...

...but I think that's a matter of opinion!! :) It's jolly cold and miserable here today...coats and gloves required!!!
Anyway, a good excuse to join in with the Fab'n'Funky team this week to make lovely Spring themed cards to brighten the place up :) I've used the gorgeous butterfly stamp set and punch from Stampin' Up! and dotted all the dots with liquid pearls...

Keep Smiling x

A card that I made to send out with a parcel .....to a land far away.
Keep up the fabulous job that you, and so many others, are doing Allan...stay strong...stay safe...not long to go now x I'm entering this into the My Time to Craft challenge this week as the theme is...'Make it Manly'

F'n'F Piecing challenge...

At long last I've managed to get my DT card for this weeks Fab'n'Funky challenge on here! This weeks theme is to use your favourite technique! Now I have to say that as I love so many different ones, paper piecing isn't actually my No1 fav but I needed to chose something...so it won! :0)
The other girls on the DT have made some fab cards for this challenge so don't forget to nip across if you have time xx I'm also entering this into this weeks...
Passion for Promarkers - include an animal
Colour Create - Choice of Pastels + Spring or Easter

Mo's Challenge - Sketch

Morning! :)
Time is flying by, and I can't believe that little George has been here 2 weeks already! He's an absolute sweetheart, and has slotted into our 'girly household' beautifully. I've even had time to play with paper...Yay! :)
This weeks challenge from the world of Mo, is a sketch by our very talented hostess for the month...Cathy :)I have used one of my favourite images... Fairy Tabia

I am entering this into ...
Flutter By Wednesday - open theme
Creative Cottage - Sparkle
Digital Tuesday - Spring
Charisma Cardz - Spring
Cute Card Thursday - Dimension
Allsorts - Spring
Secret Crafter - Spring

Flippin' Women!!

Hopefully, just as this post goes on, Jak should be live on Ideal World...channel 644 on Sky... Freeview 22... Virgin 747 and Freesat 812.
Jak will be launching the new range of Flippin' Women stamps...that are just FAB!!
Here are the cards that I made using 'Crafting' and 'Bubble Bath' .... Numpty that I am, forgot to take a picture of the reverse of the 'Crafting' one...maybe you'll get a peek on the TV :)
The other girls in the Design Team have made some fantastic cards, so do nip over and take a peek :)
The bus to Karen's goes from here!
The bus to Toni's goes from here!
& Jak of course is here

3 Punches for Mo!

Hello again!!!
I have finally managed to get my DT card done for this weeks challenge at Mo's!! And as George seemed to be a bit busy on day 3 of his little life, he didn't manage to get his Mummy's Mother's Day card done either...so here it is!
Cathy has given us a fabby challenge this week...to use 3 different punches! I've used my SU! slot punch, MS doily punch and 2 x SU! oval punches.
I'm also entering this card into
Die Cut Dreams challenge - to use 2 punches

La Pashe Blog Hop

Hi all :)
The La Pashe Design Team have a monthly Blog Hop/challenge ...and this months theme is to use a La Pashe design and 'BUTTONS' ...
I've used the Gardener and one of the sentiments from the set...

Sorry for being late girls...I've had a real nightmare with my internet connection this morning :(
We started at Toni's blog...so if you started here, hop back to Toni...and then there's Karen's to see as well ...although I think she's got a few gremlins in her internet too!! So please bear with us x

He's Here!!

Baby George has entered the building!! Kayleigh had a really awful time of it bless her, but we battled through 2 nights and a day with tears, laughter, the very occasional 'woman on a mission' type mouth' lol and in the few moments of pain free time, even had time for a word search or two!!
'Little' George eventually decided to make an appearence Thursday morning weighing in at .......10lb and 11ozs!!!!!!!!!!!
I brought home a very 'battered' Kayleigh and the most adorable little Grandson Friday afternoon. I have had a wonderful time tonight having cuddles and snuggles while 'Mummy' catches up with some much needed sleep and recovery time. Wish me luck as we head off up the stairs...and I'll let you know tomorrow if it was a wise move to park him in my room rather than the next one along the landing!!! lol

Fab'n'Funky - Wedding

This is going to be a super duper quick post, or I won't get it on at all!! :)
This weeks challenge at Fab'n'Funky is weddings...


Image - Digital Pencil too

And Another...

...sunny day!! Yay!! I'm sure it's far warmer outside than in...but that breeze is just a bit too chilly to move paper and pencils out there just yet! So...indoors it is...and I've had another play with the Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets.This card has been stamped with the Penelope's Fancy set, and I've used Stampin' Up! Close to Cocoa, Old Olive and Rose Red inks. The background has been simply shaded using SU! chalks.

For a Stockist of Rubber Stamp Tapestry go to La Pashe

La Pashe - Tapestry

I had great fun today playing with some of the Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets from La Pashe and all my messy inks! I haven't done that for quite a while! The fab thing about tapestry stamps is that you can never go wrong...and every design you do is unique!
Now I need to go and soak my hands in Blending Solution!! Don't you just love getting messy sometimes!! :)
This is the first one I made... and I'm going to enter it into this weeks challenge for
Allsorts - Just for Men
Alphabet Challenge - Stamping


For a Stockist of Rubber Stamp Tapestry go to La Pashe
I used

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Deer Forest
Glossy card stock,
Adirondack Alcohol inks
Brilliance ink pads on the stamps
Stampin' Up! - Ballet Blue cs
Stampin' Up! - Large and small Tag punches
Stampin' Up! - Large Eyelets
Stampin' Up! - Linen Thread

Forever Friends...

Yay...it's the weekend!! :0)
Today's card is one that my sister asked me to make for a friend of hers...and it fits in nicely with the challenge from...
Stampin' for the weekend - Their theme is Monocromatic ...
Creative Card Crew - Celebration
Stamp Something - Girly
and
One Stop Craft Challenge - Optimistically Pink! Just adding a quick picture of the two 'little people' who dressed up today for book week. If you didn't work it out...Katieann is Alice...and Daisy is Figaro ...bless x
(having only been told about it 2 days ago...Alice's blue dress was in the wash so she had to wear her purple one!! )
Hope you all have a fab weekend...and no...no sign yet!! ;)

Mo's Challenge #21

Hello and welcome to challenge # 21 at Mo's Digital Pencil!
Here we are in March and I'm so hoping that spring is on it's way! This is the 4th sunny day in a row here...but it's still very chilly!!
Cathy is our new hostess at Mo's for the month of March, and she has some fab challenges for you all!
This week is a colour combo, and she has asked us to use Blue, Brown and one neutral (white or cream) ...and of course a Mo image to be in with a chance of winning!
The DT have some wonderful creations to inspire you...and all the details are on the challenge blog too. Have fun! :)
Papers - Stampin' Up!
Oval Punches - Stampin' Up!

Fab'n'Funky - Shaped

Morning :)
It's Fab'n'Funky challenge time again...and this week we want to see 'Shaped' cards!
Circles, ovals, houses, word books...whatever you like but no squares or rectangles...
I've used a scalloped Carousel Note from Stampin' Up! and the digi image is from Soft Pencil ...who are sponsoring us again this week...in fact they have agreed to sponsor us every month!! Yay! Thanks SP :)

Stamp and Punch combo offer!

Just popped by to let you know of the new Stampin' Up! promo we have for March!
"during the month of March, get 20 percent off select punches when you purchase the coordinating stamp set. Plus, get a sneak peek at the brand-new Full Heart
punch--not available again until the release of the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue!"
I have used the new Whisper White Ink pad and French Filigree background stamp on Basic Black cardstock for this card and I have to say...I'm LOVING the WW ink pad!! At last we have a decent white ink pad in the crafting world!! :)
It's just a plain rectangular shape card, but I've added a brad to the inside back to make it 3D...it's just a bit difficult to see that being black.The 'for you' sentiment that I used on this card isn't in the 'oval all' set but the Oval punches are very versatile. Click the picture for details...and just give me a shout if I can help x

I'm soooo Happy!!

...And SOOOOO 'Flippin' excited to have been asked...by the fantabulous Jak Heath....to be in the La Pashe Design Team!!!!! Wooohooo!! I'm so happy, pleased, proud...and honoured to be part of such a fabulous team.

Thanks Jak xx