Crafty Purple Frog Challenge At A Blog Near You..........

Good morning every1 yayyyyyy its finally time for the.......

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge

Everyone on the DT are sooo excited that the day has finally come around & let me tell you they have got amazing inspiration for you over on the challneg blog, why not pop along & visit them they would be so pleased to see you.

This week our first challenge is everyone's favourite....

Anything Goes

they have prizes gallore over at the blog which you should go check out.....you will be pleasantly surprised.

Now although we would love to see your Crafty Purple Frog downloads you dont have to use 1 of our images you can use anything......however for this first challenge only for everyone who does use one of our downloads you can go over to Crafty Purple & choose 1 download sheet FREE......yes FREE!!!!!!

Here is my 1st DT card......

This is Tulip Decoupage, she is soooo pretty these photo's do not do her justice I couldn't believe the quality of them when I printed them out & just how beautiful they are.

Here I have made a gift folder which is so easy to make, the tutorial you can find here.

The corners I have used my MS corner punch then cut them & then embossed them in gold to give the impression of metal corners, I think they look fab! The paper is actually some new paper coming soon at Crafty Purple it is gorgeous. I have inked it with 'Lavender Mill' distress ink. Below the image I used my nestie's & the lilac & purple card is from Paper Mill I get all my card from here. The gems are from my stash, the flowers are from Crafty Emma's Store & the cream 1 was also inked with 'Lavender Mill' & the purple Jute ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's

This is the inside of the Gift Folder, you could use the other side for vouchers etc or even if you want to send some craft images to a crafting buddy. The front piccy I have decoupaged up this 1 I just used 1 layer so that it would slide in the pocket easily......I think it shows just how versatile these images are & the best thing is you can resize them & print them out as often as you like they are just fabulous.

So get yourself over to the Crafty Purple Frog challenge

& give the other DT some love there really is a very talented team over there.

So thats it from me hope to see you at the challenge blog & we cant wait to see your creations

Bye-D-Bye for now peeps see ya later.

Thank you sooo much for stopping by I love reading your messages they make my day.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS??????????????????



Hi peeps I have no card as I have a card for you tomorrow.......because its time for......

CRAFTY PURPLE FROG CHALLENGES

Thats right the challenge kicks off tomorrow & we have lots of FAB prizes  on offer so pop over there & check it out...........you wont be dissapointed I promise you.

Now remember when my hubby brought me this.........

Well I have had to say 'Bye-Bye' Yes my baby went bye-byes. Hubby, son & a few others decided to go fishing in hubbys boat, we only live vertially 2 minutes from the sea but to the bay to push your boat out its about 5 mins away. They had unhooked the boat off my truck & hubby went take the truck up to the car park where it sat til he came back. When he got back to the boat my yougnest had fallen in the sea & his waders had filled up & he panicked a bit so was a bit upset so rather than going out with my son dripping hubby decided to get the truck & bring the boat back in & just return home. The wind was picking up, the tide was turning.....very fast & this is the North Sea we live beside. Anyway the tide turned extremely fast the waves got higher............can you see where this is going yet?????????? YEPPPPP thats right 'death by drowning' went my ickle truck. Lifeboat got the tractor & pulled everything to safety & we had brought my eldest son a new car that weekend so he towed his dad back home. Luckily we have the van to fall back on so are not without transport. We phoned a local garage on the Monday they came & picked it up but unfortuantely things went worse....so we ended up with a 100 quid bill off them & then went thru the insurance who then deemed it 'A WRITE OFF'....yes sea, salt & cars just dont mix at all :0(

Anyway we finally got the cheque today from the pick-up truck, so thats going in the bank tomorrow so we went & brought another new, (well 2nd hand of course lol) motor today. I spent the whole of last night looking for cars. Hubby is selling his boat cus of what happened & so therefor I dont need a 4x4 now so instead I have brought a car in memory of my dad, its his fave car EVER.......but he could never afford a convertible 1 but with the economy the way it is at the mo up here in the North East we are getting some canny bargains......... here is my new baby.....

This is an exact replica of mine, I will put the real piccies on another time the garage I got it from has removed it from their website & its too dark take piccies lol.

So all is well that ends well & I was gutted to lose my truck I was more relieved that my son & my hubby were ok I dont care about a stupid truck compared to them....a truck can be replaced, my son & hubby cant!! So there is the little fiasco we have had the pleasure of this last 2 weeks.....

Anyway I'm off to have a nice hot shower & straighten my hair....I will be back to crafting tomorrow, 2 whole days without I'm getting serious withdrawal now. However I'm going shopping in the morn 1st for a Bigshot hopefully the shop will have 1 in stock now.......fingers crossed.

See you all tomorrow thankyou for popping by & hugs to you all take care

Bye-D-Bye

Vicky xxx

Double Trouble.......Double Tilda

Hi everyone I'm running a wee bit late tonight. 1st of all I want to say that I'm so sorry if I've not commented on any new creations since last night but I havn't been feeling good at all & only finally pulled my self together tonight to make a card. 2nd of all I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all your kind comments, I really dont think highly of my cards at all I'm always in awe of every1 else, its actually hubby & my boys that push me into even thinking about being on DTs.......I get told off all the time for thinking less of myself but I really cant help it. I've read all my beautiful comments & they have really cheered me up you all totally rock & I loves ya 'al you are just the greatest & I'm soooo lucky to have wonderful cyber friends like all of you. So again from me to you MMWAH & Thank you.

Right onto my ickle creation, I dont know if its cus I've been bad or what but my Icky-mo (my mo-jo lol) has got up & ran off the little bugga has..... I sat at my craft table for an hour just looking at what was on it....nothing...not a thing came to mind. So I thought right I will look see what challenges there was & try get something working in my wee little brain...........yayyyyy my Icky-mo paid a visit & here it is.....

This is my 1st step card I have seen these around Blogland & absolutely loved them, well I finally got around to making 1. For this I have used 2 pretty Tilda's, Travelling Tilda from the Bon Voyage collection, sitting on an Easter Cart (I chopped off the eggs lol) & Tilda with Wedding Presents from the Wedding 2010 collection. The cart I love & think it can be used for a multitude of sins once the eggs are chopped off unless you want it for Easter of course lol. They have both been coloured with Copics, my 1st images done with them & I have to say I do like these pens, its always the skin tones that take the longest when using a new colouring medium but I'm starting to get there.....I think.

Now for this card it is 2 challenges that gave me the inspiration, Colour Create & Magnolia Stamp Lovers, well I certainly am a Magnolia lover lol.

Over at MSL they want 'Sparkle' so I have tried to incorprate as much sparkle as is humanly possible lol. I have sprinkled clear embossing powder over the cart & warmed it with the heat gun, I also did the same to the edges of the nesties, the gingham flags, the butterfly & Tilda's presents.

This Travelling Tilda I nearly ordered the other day when I put an order into Sir Stamp A Lot luckily I didn't & ordered different 1s cus today I found 5 Magnolia stamps that I had ordered & not inked up so totally forgot about them.....how shocking is that??

Anyway onto the sparkly business I also glittered with Diamond Stickles Tilda's socks, flowers & the top of the flags...so hopefully that will be enough lol.

Over at Colour Create they want 'Pink, Green & Cream' so that is what I've gone for. Now onto the list of supplies.............

Gingham ribbon, pink pearls, glitter & embossing powder all from my stash.

Flowers from Wild Orchid

Small sentiment & Flag Die from Whiff Of Joy

Travelling Tilda from Bunny Zoe's

Tilda with gifts & Cart from Sir Stamp A Lot

Butterfly made using a Tonic Studios punch

DP's are Memory Box 'Gossamer' & both Pearl Hat Pins from Crafty Emma's Store

All papers have had their edges inked with 'Victorian Velvet' distress ink.

I think thats about it peeps so I'm off to link up then off to connect my head with my pillow & my ass with my bed cus been ill sucks especially when it doesn't let you get much sleep grrrrrr.......

Will play catch up tomorrow I promise hunni's.

Goodnight god bless & you all take care.

Big HUGE cyber hugs to each & every one of you

MMWAH

Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering......

http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com/ - Sparkling

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Pink, Green & Cream

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - More Than One Fold

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Flowers & Layers

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Bingo-Pearls, Stickles & Ribbon

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Fancy Folds

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Step Away From The Square

Sweet Stampin Challenge......Challenge 48

Guess what............I'm back he he hee.

YAYYYYY Saturday which as well as CES it also my 1st DT card for..

Sweet Stampin Challenges

WOOOO HOOOOO.....altho to be honest I do find the first DT card to be rather nerve-racking, I worry incase they realise they have made a terrible mistake in asking me to be on their fab team. All the girlies over there are sooo talented, they are brill.

Anyway onto this weeks challenge is .......

RIBBONS

No excuse not to join in as we all luuurrrvvveee ribbons dont we girlies??

Here is my contribution.....

This is Ching-Chou Kuik's 'Soft Goth Night' who is sooo pretty. I absolutely love these stamps & dont use no where near as much as I should.......bad bad girly I am!!! I have had this stamp for ages I got it from none other than Crafts & Me I love the stamps this artist does they are different to the cute ones we all use, I just think they are 1 of the best stamps there is......I went on to buy some more the other day & they arrived 2 days ago but sadly I've still not had time to play yet......:0( Hopefully I will get the chance today.

Here is a closer piccy of her, she has been coloured with Promarkers but the end of her tail that has been coloured with Sakura pen to give it a nice glittery sheen........isn't it lush!!!

Now for the details are all the thingy-ma-bib-bobs. Right the ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's The large light blue mulberry flower is from Crafty Emma's, the small dark blues 1s are from Wild Orchid & the rest of the flowers are from my stash, also the gems are as well. The swirls were cut out using the cuttlebug & the frame around the image I made with 2 different sized nesties. I sprayed some paper a few weeks ago with different sprays I was just playing you as you do lol. When it was dry I put it to 1 side & thought mmm maybes I will use it 1 day..........well guess what, you'll never EVER guess.........I DID use it here lmao. I think it goes pretty well. The doily again from my stash & I inked it up a little with 'Tumbled Glass' distress ink I also inked up all the paper with it to which is K&Co.

I think thats it from me but go over to Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog to check out my teamies creations I tell ya you are in for a wowing......they are fan-dabby-doozy.

Well I'm away to find some challenges & then I'm off to look after hubby. I've put him to bed to sleep off the sleepy stuff lol. Will hopefully get some crafting in. Until then catch ya soonies thankyou once again for stopping by you are all wonderful & if I could give each of you a hug I would but here are some HUGE <> cyber hugs for you all.

Bye-D-Bye

Vicky xxx

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Flowers & Layers

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Stamped Project (anything goes)

http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Colouring In

http://sweetpeastampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Brads/Bows or Both

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ - Flowers

CES CHALLENGE.............Challenge 8

Well good morning you lovely crafters its Saturday so we all know what that means......

CES CHALLENGES

Its challenge 8 already I cannot believe how quickly these weeks are flying by. I did however get my daughters main pressie yesterday I got her the Ipod Touch 32gig, she absolutely loves music more than anything so hopefully she will be really pleased with it......yayyy for me I actually have a present in woo hoo.

Anyway onto this weeks challenge, this week the lovely Jane has set the challenge & she has chosen....

Male Card

Thats right get making those male cards for all the men in our lives whether its your son,hubby, nephew, grandad.....etc etc.

I normally hate doing male cards but this week a lot of the DT have used the digi images that Pollycraft & Digital Delights designed to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of Crafty Emma's dad who was tragically killed at work in September 2009. Yorkshire Air Ambulance rely solely on contributions, they are a charity who go above & beyond to help the lives of every day folk like you & me. They do an absolutely fantastic job they are our unsung hero's in the sky. PLEASE pop on over to check out these Digi Images all money from the sales goes to Air Ambulance, you can also buy them here.

Here are Relaxing Ronnie & Ronnie Reading......

They are just the cutest fella arn't they?? We didn't have to do 2 cards but I love these images & couldn't decide which 1 to do so I thought I would do them both to show how versatile they are....

Relaxing Ronnie....

Finally I have done some paper piecing, I've kept meaning to have a go at this for sooo long but always forgot lol. For this card I have followed the sketch over at Friday Sketchers & also the theme over at Cards For Men is 'Happy Birthday' so I've combined the 2 on this card. All the papers are from Crafty Emma's & they have all had their edges inked with 'Walnut Stain' distress ink. They have been layered up with card also inked with the same ink to match. The buttons are from my stash & the twine is also from Emma's.

This is with the tag pulled out. The smaller tag is printed off the computer & I coloured it with a Cinnamon & Tan Promarkers & inked the edges with Walnut Stain & put a small hole at the end & threaded some twine through & then it just slides back in. The nestie is actually my new Spellbinder which I got this week from Magnolia Crafts which I was pleased to find on the net this week as so many shops were sold out on the Magnolia Doo Hickey tag which is what I really wanted but thought it was bit rude just ordering 1 thing he he hee.

It was all layered up with 3D foam pads.

Ronnie Reading......

Here is another cute 1 this 1 I have done as a Get Well Card because he is sitting in his dressing gown I think he could be for birthdays, get well, thank you....so many posibilities & I love images like that lol. For this layout I followed the sketch over at Craft Your Passion. I have coloured the chair this time on this image, both images have been coloured with Promarkers & Copics. The papers again are from Emma's, as to is the Twine & the Dew Drops. The button is from my stash as is the gems. The sentiment I made on the computer. All papers have had their edges inked with 'Tumbled Glass' distress ink.

I printed out the image twice so I could cut around Ronnie & layer him up onto the 1st image to give the 3D appearence....what do ya think?.........lol

I put some glossy accents onto Ronnie's glasses which I've just managed to capture in the photo.

Go over to CES Challenges & check out what my  fabulously talented teamies have made, they are all gorgeous.

So come on over & enter this weeks challenge there is a chance you could also win this....

A selection of Flowers, Leaves, Buttons & Springs.....as they say you ave to be in it to win it.

Hope you can join us this week we would love to see what you create.

Well thats it from me I hope this has published as it was scheduled I have to take hubby to dental surgery for minor op to get his tooth removed, apparently the tooth is as stubborn as he is lmao. Will be back soon tho with another DT card so until then TTFN.

Soz for the long post peeps, lots of piccies lol.

Bye-D-Bye & thank you sooo much for stopping by

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Challenges for Relaxing Ronnie...

http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/ - Happy Birthday

http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - Paper Piece

Challenges for Ronnie Reading.....

http://creativeinspirationschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Get Well Soon

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

My Quickie Hanglar card

Hellooooo again check me out 2 posts in 1 night......I think they may of put something in the water up here lol....

This is gonna be a quick post as I have a bath running as I type lol. I have made a really quick hanglar & stanglar card, I have brought quite a few stamps lately but was still yet to ink them up & make a card so I've slapped my wrist & made a start......here is 1 of them....

This really is a quick card, probably my fastest ever lol. The image of course is from 1 of my new sets that I managed to catch on Ebay, I absolutely love hanglar & stanglar my addiction is getting huge!!! The leaves underneath his feet are also from the stamp set I coloured them with 2 greens & an orange promarkers & then smothered them in crackle accents. The leaves I did last night as an experiment. The nestie is a new 1 that arrived this morning, of course I had to try it out. The edges were inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.

I'm gonna show a photo of what my card looked like before I switched on my daylight lamp....

Bit of difference isnt there lol?  The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons & the papers are from Crafty Emma's. The sticker in the top corner I found in my stash & not sure where it was originally from. All papers were inked with Vintage Photo & then distressed.

The flower is made by moi but I cant remember what I sprayed it with as I made it about a month ago I found it tonight in my stash lol. The leaves are from my local craft shop they were on a sale for 50p for a packet so I grabbed what was left which was about 5 packets I think lol.

Well I'm off to link it up on the hanglar challenge blog. There theme is 'Seasons'.....this is Autumn. I'm not quite sure if I like it or not I will see how I feel in the morn but it was just a quick card as their challenge ends in 1 day I think & I knew I would forget. Well nighty-nights peeps sleep tight & thank you once again for stopping by huge hugs to you all will be hopping around very shortly & I'm sorry for the wrong info on the previous blog, I really should do my homework lol.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://lovely-haenglar-only.blogspot.com/ - Seasons



My 1st Shaker Card

Hello peeps a quickie post from me I've been busy making DT cards today & last night but though today I would take a little break & make a quickie card.

I've done a Shaker Card, I've not made 1 before but I have been seeing them around Blogland & love the look of them so thought why not try it...........I like to try different things.

So here it is......

Its a Mo Manning image which you can get here I cant remember the name of it I brought it ages ago but then my hard-drive broke so I lost all of my images fortunately for me I have a few images printed out here & there so coloured this 1 in......will have to go over & buy it again tho but I do not have the name of the image. She is sooo cute tho isn't she?

She is coloured with Promarkers & all the white on her coat, boots & earmuffs is covered with Diamond Stickles. The plastic-ky-thingy (not sure of the name lol) I brought a couple of months ago from my local craft shop here. The doily in the background I coloured green with a Promarker. Inside the plastic I put a mixture of Diamond Dust & glitter from my stash which I cant remember the name of & it got transferred to a tub & I threw away the packaging....ooops!!

All the flowers have a sprinkling of Diamond Dust on. The large white is a Large Curly Mulberry flower from Emma's & the large green & 2 small green & cream 1s are from Wild Orchid, others are from my stash.

This is shaken to show the effect which is supposed to look like snow, sparkly snow lol & because of the diamond dust it gives a nice sound when shaken.

Papers are K&Co

Large white flower - Crafty Emma's

Green flowers - Wild Orchid

Diamond Dust - Hobby House

Sentiment - Sentiments 4 You

I'm entering this card into Mo's Challenge Blog which is a sketch, its the 1st time I've entered there so I hope its ok, I might have a quick peeksie see what other challenges it may fit then get more crafting done....of course lol. Will be back later to catch up on some blogging.

Hope you like my shaker card would love to know what you think whether its good or bad I appreciate every 1 of your comments.

Thank you for stopping by I will pop kettle on next time & hand out the bickies lol.

Bye-D-Bye for now

Hugs Vicky xxx

EDITED TO ADD.... A fabulous follower has kindly pointed out that this image is NOT from Mo's but is indeed from Karen's Doodles so I've been over to find the image & update my blog. It is called 'First Taste Of Snow' & thankyou soooo much Elaine I like to give credit where credit is due. Sorry every1 its no wonder I couldn't find it on Mo's lmao. xx

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Winter Wonderland

http://mypartnerincraftingcrime.blogspot.com/ - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Recipe



Life Is A Journey When You Dance With Tilda...............

Good morning everyone hope you are all fine & dandy this fine Monday morning...lol. Yeah right I hate Mondays, Monday should be part of the weekend I think......how blinking fab would that be!!!

Anyway onto my ickle card. An idea popped into my head last night for making a card, I was actually in the middle of another project & ended up dumping it to finish another day & making this 1.....well I may of forgotten to do...you know how it is dont you?? lol. I have diagrams & notes written all over the place with idea's etc & still never get around to doing them.....I will 1 day tho you will see lol.

Right I'm just gonna push on cus their are a few piccies to share for this 1. Over at PFP this week their theme is Recycling.....here is my attempt at reclycling.....

I have also followed an old sketch from Papertake Weekly, its Sketch 40

This is Ballerina Tilda....I think she is soooo pretty. She is of course coloured with Promarkers & I went for the sepia look which is a first for me but I quite enjoyed it. All you need are 5 Promarkers/Copics depending what you use......the promarkers I used are; Almond, Putty, Tan, Cinnamon, Henna & its sooo quick to do. I have a few bits of recyling on this.....1 of them is on the bottom I will show you what it looked like before it fell into my hands....

Yes its a cd I brought these a few years ago to put some music on, they actually look like mini records but its hard to capture on photo......this 1 however has got scratched over the years & usually I will coasters out of them for the kids bedroom or something, they choose the design. Well i thought I could add it to my card lol. I also recycled some lace & some tulle from some old clothing 1 being a very pretty party skirt of my daughter's that was not too small, I have put the rest of it in my stash lol.

Here she is with her black lace & her white Tulle but I coloured it a little with a bit of distress ink, she also has 'Platinum' & 'Antique Linen' Rangers Stickles on her crown. The ribbon is from my stash & the pearl buttons are from The Hobbyhouse. The papers are a mix of DCWV 'La Creme Stack' & GCD 'Paris Nights' both are really beautiful & are available from Crafty Emma's Store The 1 with the eiffel tower on is the 'Paris Nights' one. As I was using french style paper I decided to make a French Sentiment. So I created my tiles by printing out the letters in a biggish size then rubber over them with 'Brushed Cordroy' distress ink & then smothered with 'Crackled Accents' & left overnight to dry, hence why its this morning before I could post it on here lol. It says 'Dance' in french & I think they have turned out quite well & I really like them. Gems & pearls are from my stash.

A better look at the tiles...well a bit better lol.

This is the bottom of my easel card with the CD. Both of these papers are the 'paris nights' one. The large curly mulberry flowers are from Emma's, the cream one I added a bit of 'Brushed Cordroy' to it. The tag is one I printed off & the sentiment which I absolutely love is actually a digi from here. I inked the edge with the same distress ink that has been used throughout the card & smothered it in Crackle Accents.

This also I am really pleased with. The tag I inked with 'Brushed Cordroy' distress ink & all papers & card were inked with this & the papers were also distressed.

Well thats about it I think. I hope you have all had a nice enjoyable weekend. I will hopefully be back tonight with something else, hopefully lol. I'm off to get some cleaning done I've still got Natalie off school with a bad cough bless her so hopefully I will manage to get everything done.

Thank you for stopping by & for leaving your wonderful comments it really does mean a lot to me. See ya soonies.

Hugs To All Vicky xxx

Challenges I'm Entering

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Recycling

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - Favourite Challenge From Last 3 Years

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Something For A Teenager (all teenagers like to dance)

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Magnolia/Tilda Week

http://creativecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Glamour Puss

http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Tag It

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Distressing

CES CHALLENGES.....................Challenge 7

Good morning everyone, we have a very miserable start to the day up here in the North. It is grey, ugly, damp & we have mist off the sea, the weather is just down-right poop!!! Hope its better where-ever you are.

Right its Saturday once again so you know what that means don't you.....

CES Challenges

yayyyyyy.....altho it also means another week closer to crimbo arrrgggghhhhhhh.

This week over at CES the lovely talented Kaylou has chosen the theme, which this week is...

CREATE A TAG

Thats right as long as it has a tag on or is a tag, basically as long as we can see a tag then please enter it lol. Just think of all those crimbo pressies that you will be doing or more birthdays that are maybe coming up.

Mine this week I have done for my daughter, we are getting her an Ipod Touch for crimbo cus we are getting her 1 of those TV's with an Ipod dock in as well. It is soooo hard to buy for Natalie the only thing she can play with is rattles but she does love watching TV & like her mummy she loves music, but Natalie loves absolutely any kind....& I mean ANY.

Now this week we are honoured to have the fabby Pollycraft sponsoring us so the winner will receive 5 digi images of their choice....how fab is that.....

Pollycraft were kind enough to let the DT have a play with an image.

This is Lilybean Snowfairies 'Clover Snowclouds' I love these images sooo much that yesterday afternoon I ended up going over & buying the set lol. I also brought some sentiments from them as well...

I will put a list of items used & their links at the bottom of the post to make things easier....

This is Roundabouts Christmas Sentiments & I printed it out twice so I could cut out 'Christmas Wishes' to layer it up a bit, 3D it lol. I made it into a card type thing......

I stamped a Cats Life Press stamp onto card, this is ' A Day To Remember Calender' which I think is just fab because it can be used all year round. When I cut it out I cut a little tab out on the side so I could attach it to the pollycraft sentiment.....what do you think.....

These are my handmade snowflakes.

Right onto the ingredients......

Papers are My Minds Eye-'Holly Jolly' 12x12 which are available at Crafty Emma's Store. The image was coloured with Promarkers which you can also get from Emma's, also the gorgeous Poinsettia's.

The snowflakes were punched out with a Woodware punch & then covered with Diamond Dust from the Hobbyhouse & I then popped a Prima gem on top from my stash.

I popped my papers into my sewing machine which my fabby hubby fixed for me. All the papers were edged with 'Brushed Cordroy' distress ink. The ribbon & buckle are from my stash & parts os the image I added some stickles to various bits. Its sooo hard to capture the sparkle on camera, well for a novice like me it is & I use the super macro setting all the time, I will be doing something wrong no doubt lol.

Well I think thats it from me pop yourself over to CES Challenges to check out the wonderful DT's creations, they are stunning!!!!

Well hopefully I will see you later with something else providing my Mojo agrees with me, its kinda gone a bit AWOL this week so I have been struggling.....but I will fight it all the way lol.

Thank you sooo much for your fab fab FAB comments, you are all wonderful & big hugs to each & every 1 of you.

Bye-D-Bye for now

Hugs Vicky xxx

Also just to update you know I'm a bit thick yeah, I'm actually a blonde in disguise thats what it is, I was given brunette hair to fool you all lol. Anyway I got my GDT a bit wrong I am actually on the DT over at Sweet Stampin Challenge blog how awesome is that I am sooo pleased & extremely honoured to work with a group of very talented ladies. Head on over there their new Challenge started today which is 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friends' & we all love our bling dont we girls, the prize is fab for the winner, so head on over.

I'm really going now so TTFN peeps xxx

Challenges I'm Entering....

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - Got To Have Wings

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - X is for Xmas

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle & Shine

 

My Fantastic News

Hi peeps just a quickie post at the mo will be back later with a few things.

This is to tell you my exciting news.....I was absolutely jumping about & woo-hooing last night when I got an e-mail asking me to join........................

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge

YAYYYYYYY I am sooo excited to join the DT over there they are a very talented bunch of ladies....

DT Team.....(in no particular order)

Amy

Pascale

Teri

Jayne

Chanell

Sarah

Kaos

Vanessa

& ME.....yayyyy...lol

I tell ya I was sooo excited my eldest son (who is an apprentice plumber) started hitting me playfully with a rubber glove so I took the gloves off him & put them on my feet & put my toes into the fingers, obviously they were flappy cus they were too long lol.....I then started waddling around doing a penguin impression lmao...... I thought my kids were gonna wet themselves laughing lol. I'm what my kids call a mad mum, their friends call me mad cool mum lol. Well life is too short to be boring isn't it.

Now the 1st challenge over at CPFC does not start until 21st October but until then there is still time to enter for their candy........mmmmm candyyyyyyyy (I'm drooling now like Homer lol).....3 winners will get picked to win candy, how fab is that!!!

Pop on over to the challenge blog & give the team some love & check out their individual blogs, I'm sure you will agree that they are awesome, each 1 of them!!!

Now I also got an e-mail last night asking me to be Guest Designer.......wow how shocked was I when they approached me.....both of these people last night 1 being Amy have no idea how honoured I am feeling, its awesome it really is. Anyway I'm not sure if I can say who I will be GD for yet so I will keep my mush shut.....makes a change doesn't it lol. Anyway I am going to celebrate. I had started collecting bits & bobs over the last month I was building it up ready for when I hit 100 followers or my 1st Anniversary, which ever came 1st. Well because of all my DT news I'm going to give what I have now in a Candy Giveaway for my lovely followers to enter. Check back later on when I have sorted some piccies out & put your name in the linky...........providing I can figure out how it works!!!!

Anyway thank each & every 1 of you that truly make my day every day with your comments & words of encouragement because all of what I do is down to you, my followers, my inspiration....so from the bottom of my heart I say THANK YOU

Bye-D-Bye for now see ya laters with my candy....mmmmm sweeties!!!

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

MMWAH



New hAnglar stAnglar

Hi peeps just a quickie post to let you know about new hAnglar stamps on Ebay

Arnt these just gorgeous, here is the link here 

I have a serious problem......I'm am starting to have a huge addiction to these little guys & if they keep putting these on Ebay I will end up skint lol, yes I ended up buying these as well but I've told myself NO MORE hAnglar!!!! Dont know how I will manage that 1 but I can try eh.....lol.

I got chosen in the Top 3 over at I Love Promarkers for my 'Old Fashion Girl' candle box cardy thingy I have no idea what you call them lol but THANK YOU SOOOO much girls it really means a lot to me.

Thats it I'm off to have a play with my new Copics & my new hAnglar which Mr Postie delivered to me this morn woo-hoo, hopefully will be back later with a card.......Hopefully I say lol.

Hugs to all & thank you sooo much for all your lovely comments they really do make my day, better than any pick-me-up pill I tell ya lol.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx



A Card For Crafty Purple Challenge Blog

Hi there peeps I'm in a major rush today with this post. My computer went down last night & I only have til midday get this entered. Its for a DT position on the new Crafty Purple Frog Challenge blog. They sell decoupage sheets of work of ching chou kuik, which I absolutely love. I already have a few stamps by that artist but now I have also brought a sheets of decoupage from Crafty Purple's amazing shop.....believe me I was spoilt for choice. I brought 3 & you dont want to know how long it took me to decide which image to use for this card but here it is lol.......

Now I'm really sorry about the crappy pics its been 1 of those mornings. I have done an easel card which is hard enough to photo the best of times never mind when you are in a rush.

This is to show the layers I will put better pics on later but I really need to link this up before I run out of time. I would soooo love to be on this DT its super & the images are fantastic the photos on the web dont show the true beauty but believe me they are stunning.

Thankyou for popping in & wish me luck I have absolutely everything crossed.

EDITED TO ADD EXTRA PHOTOS

I think this is a better pic I tried not put too much on the top half cus I didn't want to distract from the beautiful Sweet Pea image itself.

This is the bottom of the easel.

Hope you all like this, I will put a list of materials used at the end of the post later.

All my hugs to you all

Vicky xxx