My Apologies & giving up my craft-room

Good morning my lovelies we have another miserable day here.........where ever you are I hope you are warm & safe peeps.

Ok its just a post really to say a huge sorry to you all for not getting round to your blogs, I'm sooooooo trying lol.

As you know we are getting these gorgeous cats, well I am giving them my hobbit (craft-room), its getting converted into & we are adding runs so they have somewhere to play. We are also sectioning off 1 end to turn into a whelping area with incubators etc in, completely sterile so they cant pick up any nasty germs & wat-not. They will of course sleep & live with us in the bungalow, this is just where they will play & where mom can have her babies when the time comes.

So as I'm giving up my craft-room I am moving into the corner of the living room........not good lol but this is my decision I dont mind giving this up for my furry babies.

After speaking to my lovely sweet friend Pops & me picking at her brains lol I am going to get one of those work-box thingys............a wardrobe folding cupboard thing..........wow check me out how good am I explaining things.....not.. lol. Hubby was just gonna get me a large desk but how messy would that look & in the living room it would drive me round the bend. TBH I'm a messy crafter but like the home clean. 

Anyway it means I'm having to DOWN-SIZE........wow how hard is that but tbh I dont need this many stamps its silly I will never ever get to use them all as I keep buying new ones that come out & I also have a bjillion digi images...........which I soooooo love lol. So I'm mega busy trying to sort out crafting things...........what to keep & what to sell. The selling stuff is gonna help pay for this cupboard cus damn are they expensive grrrrrrrr.........wonder if I could sell hubster......or.....

HUBSTER FOR RENT cheap prices but will need him back in one piece..........he brings you cups of tea while you are crafting & he's lovely ;0)

Anyone interested............answers on the back of a comment box lol.

So my lovelies I am trying to visit you all & leave comments but when I'm late this is why, we only have til the 10th december before she comes (still havnt completely decided on a name lol) & with crimbo & the bungalow needs decorating............I need blinking help !!!!

Right off for a womble before the school run........well 6th form but its still the same aint it.

Tatty bye & thank you so much for putting up with me mmwah xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Midweek Magnolia's DT Creation

Hello my lovelies how are you all? The weather here is awful, really awful, we have terrential rain, bad winds.........which can be awful when you live next to the sea lol & its so grey & gloomy we've got lamps on. So my plan is to stay in where it is nice & warm :0)

Now I'm late but I'm finally here with my DT Creation for Midweek Magnolia Challenges & this week we have the theme.........

AUTUMN/FALL COLOURS

Now I made a bit of a mistake & just thought Autumn & thought of Halloween & as I have lots of these to make I made another Sweetie Bag for Halloween...........but forgot to go with Autumn colours.......altho we do still see green dont we, we have evergreens all in our garden so they never lose colour lol.........trying to let myself off here lol.

This is a boy sweetie bag........so of course went with the lovely Edwin/

I have added to the bottom a Grassland Border & a Doo-hickey Fence. The grass is in black card & the fence I sponged with Black Soot & Peeled Paint distress inks......I did put a wee bit too much black on the fence but it still looks ok.

I cant actually find this stamp in Sir Stamp A Lot which is where i got him from 2 years ago :0( sorry peeps. I have done with quick colouring using copics & prisma's.......so quick this way is lol.

The sentiment I printed out then cut it out using the top of a Doo-Hickey tag die, I even inked my thumb a wee bit & pressed on to get the print lol. Gravestone button is from my stash.

Added Tim Holtz clock & inked it again with Black Soot & Peeled Paint distress inks, added less black tho this time lol. Added green card to the centre. Paper is Basic Grey edged with Black Soot.

Ingredients used............

Edwin stamp - Magnolia

Sentiment - Delicious Doodles

Magnolia Doo-Hickey Dies - Bunny Zoes

Tim Holtz clock die

MB Grassland Border die - My Crafty Heart

Basic Grey paper

Brads from stash

Please check out my teamies fanabulous creations, they are awesome!!

Well I'm trying my best to catch up with you all & I will at points today get round to you. It is Megans birthday today so we are treating her to having the full works on her hair & we've brought a Meerkat like on Compare the Market, she loves em & keeps trying pinch mine but I gave my to Natalie. They are also coming over for tea as I'm making Megans favourite.....homemade Meatballs with Herby Potatoes.........I do make a mean meatballs & herby potatoes mind ;0)

Thanks for popping by you all rock!!!!! Thank you also for the comments on the kitten below we will be getting, we are soooooooo excited ;0)

Tatty bye mmwah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I'm Entering...........

Here Come The Boys - Edwin Only

Its A Magnolia Challenge - Halloween

My Simply Sassy Winner & A cute new member

Hello my lovelies I'm sooooooooo sorry I'm late I've been the RVI hospital today for camera inside my stomach & totally ofrgot about choosing a winner. Feeling a bit out of sorts so I will say s orry if anything is mis-typed lol.

I also want to show you something especially cute & gorgeous, we havnt got her yet we just paid a deposit on her, she is coming to us in December. In 6 months time we are going back to this breeder & buying a boy. In about 18 months-2 years we are going to start breeding these beauties. There is no-one in Northumberland that are breeding these we are having to travel over 400 miles to get ours as this breeder gets her from USA only, which are the best. The odd person who do have them are not breeding them properly as they shoudl be.

This is a beautiful F4 Savannah kitten & here she is just 4 weeks old..........yes they are very big cats & in order for us to breed we need a F4 queen & pref an F5 boy. To those who dont know about Savannah cats they are the largest domestic cats in the world,  They really do take your breath away!! They are extremely expensive, they really are but I'm selling my beloved truck to help pay for this as this is something we have wanted to do for long time.

Anyway I'm babbling now lets announce the winner. So I had 49 entries & mr randomy thing pulled out number 

20 - which when I counted is  FAYE.....

cONGRATULATIONS SWeetie can you please email me your address & I will post little Miss Saassy stamp tomrorrow hun.

Thank you to everyone who entered I will have more candy soon so dont be too dissapointed, if I could I would send you all something.

Take care my darlings mmwah xxxxxxxxxxxxx

24 Hour Simply Sassy Give-Away

Hello everyone hope you are all have a lovely jubbly weekend. I'm sorry I'm behind on commenting I was looking after my grandaughter yesterday while Ben & Megan went to Durham to buy the cutest little kitten, its grey & its gorgeous lol.

Anyhoo's as another way of saying sorry & also because me loves you guys sooooooo much I thought I would offer up this stamp. She would be perfect for halloween as well as other things.

This is a brand new un-opened Simply Sassy stamp by Krista Smith called 'Witches Cauldron'

You have 24 hours in which to pop something in the comment box as I want you to have this ready for halloween if thats what you want it for ;0)

There are no rules what so ever, just add a comment & thats it. I will draw a random winner this time tomorrow.............so you have until 11am UK time monday 15th October.

Thats it peeps, good luck my lovelies.

Tatty bye.

To Add or Not Too Add, that is the question......

Hello everyone how are you all? Hope you all have a fabby dabby weekend, we have the sun shining here by the sea...........fingers crossed it stays for a while ;0)

Here is my card I made a couple of days ago, something landed through my letterbox & I had to use them or 1 of them anyway, straight away lol.

You see the gorgeous Joy Craft die that the image is matted onto that, well those came through my door & OMG I'm soooooooo in love with them. I also inked the raised parts with Weathered Wood DI.

Added Tim Holtz On The Edge 'Snow Flurries' & some pom pommy stuff along the top ;0)

The gorgeous paper at the bottom is Magnolia 'Old Angel Script' which I thought went perfect with this stamp. It has also been inked with Weathered Wood. The strip along the middle is a scrap piece but I think its from the 'Rondelle' pad. Silver ribbon is from my stash.

This is 'Dancing With Stars Tilda' & she is coloured with Copics.

I have to say this is my favourite Maggie stamp she is just lush & of course she has wings & I lurve wings.

Inside I have kept plain & just added another Joy Craft die inked the same way as the front. I'm not sure if there should be something else on this card, not quite sure if something is missing........hence my post title lol. I did want Tilda & that die to be main focus so that bit works lol.

Ingredients used..............

Magnolia 'Dancing With Stars Tilda' - Sir Stamp A Lot

Magnolia paper - Sir Stamp A Lot

Melissa Frances Pearls - My Crafty Heart

'Rondelle' paper - My Crafty Heart

Well I will see you all soonies I have all the family coming over shortly but will be round to see you all at some point during today. Thank you so so much for stopping by it means the world to me.

Toodles, take care mmwah xxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I'm Entering...............
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Sketch (hope its ok for the snowflakes at the top)
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

My Crafty Heart DT Card - Lemon Pepper Cutie

Good morning my lovelies, yayyyyyyyyyyy its Friday ya gotta love that friday feelin'.

I have for you today my dt card for My Crafty Heart & I thought I would show you one of the new stamps that Teresa has in her shop, I soooooooooo love these images.

Teresa has the oh so gorgeous Cottage Cuties, by Elisabeth Bel,l for Whimsy in her shop & they are all so so yummy.

From top left corner......Resin Bird House ,Pink Serenade flowers & added Stickles to them & Anja Leaf, Bird Cage, showing inside with added fence & butterfly.

This is the oh so pretty 'Lemon Pepper' coloured with copics as always.

Used a shaped card blank & some 'Lost & Found - Blush' papers. Added a fancy corner & a lush scroll. Velvet ribbon & pretty lace from my stash.

Love this 'Bird Cage'. I also added pearls & a sentiment. Added pearl dots along the bottome with my pearl pen. This was one of those cards that just flowed together, dont you love it when that happens ;0) Used my punch for the small butterflies.

Ingredients used............

MME 'Lost & Found - Blush' papers

'Lemon Pepper' Cottage Cutie stamp

Cheery Lynn 'Bird Cage' die

Marianne Corner die

Marianne 'Anja Leaves' die

MB 'Whimsical Flourish'

Prima Resin 'Bird House'

MB Iron Fence

WOJ Sentiment Stamp

Prima 'Pink Serenade' flowers

Stardust Stickles

Viva Decor Pearl pen

MF Pearls

All of these above are from My Crafty Heart, Teresa also has new stock back in including the ever popular 'Frostyville Border'. Pop along & get yourself some yummy goodies

I am running really behind on visiting you as its a wee bit hectic here so I'm having to fit some in in between things lol, I will get round to you all tho. I really appreciate you stopping by & leaving all your wonderful comments........... You guys rock!!!!!!!

Right bring on the weekend yeeeeeee haaaaaaaaa.

Toodles lol xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I'm entering............

Simon Says Stamp - Dies & Punches.

Bearly Mine Challenges - Pearls & Swirls

Saturated Canary DT Card - New Image Release

Hello my lovelies, how are you all?

Well its time for a new challenge over at Saturated Canary & this challenge was set by the lovely Jane & she has given you a photo inspiration with colours, here it is......

Gorgeous colours!!!

Isn't this image just sooooooooo gorgeous!!! You get sentiments with her as well & the thing I love about this image is you really could use her for nearly any occasion ;0)

The gorgeous ribbon & lace kinda trimming stuff is from Ebay. The little tags I cut from the

 paper pad I've used & inked the edges.

From top left corner, Prima Cabaletta fabric flower, Leafy Branch, tags from papers & added a Pearl, Marianne Corner inked with walnut DI & added pearls using my Pearl Pen.

These fabric flowers are sooooooooo pretty, I also added 2 Anja Leaves.

Image is called 'Starla' & she is available in digi now in Krista's shop. I coloured her with copics & added Stardust Stickles to all her stars. I also added a fence at the bottom. The heart is punched with my MS punch.

As always the inside is decorated to compliment the front & I also added another heart inside. Added pearl dots in the corners with the Viva pen.

Ingredients used...............

'Starla' digi image - Saturated Canary

Prima 'En Francais' - MCH

Prima Cabaletta flower - MCH

Stardust Stickles - MCH

Viva Pearl Pen cream & Pearls - MCH

Marianne Anja Leaves die - MCH

MB Iron Fence - MCH

MB Leafy Branch - MCH

Pop on over to see my fabulous teamies creations. We look forward to seeing what you do with this scrummy pic.

Thank you soooooooo much for stopping by it means the world

Tatty bye my lovelies xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Crafts & Me DT Creation...........Trick or Sweet

Good morning poppets how are you all? Do you know there isnt any part of the year what I dislike, I love autumn cus of the lovely autumn colours & rustly leaves...........especially the sound when you walk through them ;0) However I hate the fact that for a month we have to put up with teenagers throwing fireworks around even thought they are well aware of the danger they can cause....................

Anyhoos' enough of my moaning onto my post. Of course we have a brand new challenge over at Crafts & Me & this week you have us Rockin' Rubbah's & our lovely boss Teresa has set a super easy challenge that you are all gonna love..............

ANYTHING GOES

See told ya you would love it!!!!!!!

I decided to make something a wee bit different & super easy & quick to make, the colouring of the image took me the longest lol.

A packet of sweeties for the little Trick or Treaters on Halloween............so easy to make ;0)

I've used a fabulous sentiment & cut it out using a ticket die I've also cut out some grass from Basic Grey scrap paper.

Used Basic Grey paper from my stash & black card from my stash. Added 'Leafy Branch' thought it added that spooky charm to it lol.

I've even inked another unused stamp, go me lol. This is 'Skulls & Stars' by Jasmine Becket-Griffith for Crafts & Me Store. She was of course coloured with copics.

Will be making lots more of these as they are just so quick to make ;0)

Ingredients used..........

'Skulls & Stars' rubber stamp - Crafts & Me Store

Whimsy Ticket die - Bunny Zoes

Sentiment digi image - Delicious Doodles

MB Grassland Border - My Crafty Heart

MB Leafy Branch - My Crafty Heart

Well hope you like my 'Trick or Sweetie' lol. Pop on over to see my super duper teamies creations they are fantabulous.

Thank you for stopping by, I'm still on catching up with you all but I'm getting there. Take care my lovelies.

Tatty bye mmwah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I'm entering...........

Challenge Up Your Life - Candy Wrapping

Craft Room Challenge - Alter It (altered bag)

Crafty Calender Challenge -  All Things Spooky

Snowy Tilda & A Pic Of Me & Payton

Good morning my lovelies how are you all? I'm sorry I wasnt along with a card yesterday I had my grand-daughter at the weekend so there was housework etc to catch up with :0(

Anyway I do have a card to share with you today using one of the new stamps just released from Magnolia. Now I told myself I wasnt buying any of these as I have so many uninked christams stamps...............yea I know I'm weak!!!!!!!!!

This is 'Snowy Tilda' from the Magnolia Christmas Story collection, she does have a snowflake in her hand but I replaced it with a metal snowflake charm but cut off the loop. I paper pieced her dress with scrap paper & added prisma pencil for a bit of shading.

I've used Magnolia 'Christmas Toys' paper & inked the edges with Walnut DI.

I cut out 2 trees using a Marianne die. The ribbon is from my stash as is the tag punch I used for the sentiments. Added 'Icicles' from a Marianne die. Added Stardust Stickles & a pearl using my Pearl pen in the centre.

The pom-pom trimming I got from here.

I havnt decorated inside because TBH I'm not very happy with the colouring on her gloves & boots so I wouldn't be able to send it to anyone. Instead I will just turn her into a Christmas picture or she will stay in my hobbit on my card shelf lol.

Ingredients used..............

Magnolia 'Snowy Tilda' stamp - Sir Stamp A Lot

Marianne Christmas Tree die - Sir Stamp A Lot

Stardust Stickles - MCH

Magnolia paper - Sir Stamp A Lot

Poinsettia's - WOC

Viva Pear Pen - MCH

Bobble Trimming - Ebay

Here is a piccy of me playing with Payton saturday night, we have got Natalie's sensory foil blanket & fibre optics & giving payton a go with them lol. Natalie's lurves these. She is looking at her grandad here pulling faces.........

So glad I wasnt looking up when this was took as it was a no make-up day lol. We took her out the next day to buy her a new Adidas tracksuit & I had got her some Adidas trainers off the net & they arrived few days before so it was only right get her a tracksuit to match lol.

Anyways my lovelies Payton is coming over in a bit but I will be round at some point during today & tonight to catch up with you all. Thank you sooooooo much for stopping by & a HUGE MAHOOSIVE welcome to my new followers so honoured to have you here mmwah.

Tatty bye xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ALSO OVER AT MY CRAFTY HEART TERESA IS HAVING A SALE ON ALL HER 'GORJUSS' STAMPS.

SPECIAL OFFER! 20% of all Gorguss Girl Stamps until 15/10/12
Personal Impressions are no longer making these stamps, so they will become quite collectable - so once they've gone, they've gone!

Challenges I'm entering..........

MDUC - Favourite Colours (blue & brown)

Simply Magnolia - Doily & Charm (charm is the snowflake, I cut off the loop & doily is under the sentiment tags)

Copic Marker Europe GDT

Good morning everyone how are you all? Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

A few weeks back the lovely Tracy asked me if I would be GDT for

 Copic Marker Europe......OMG it took me like 3 seconds to say yes!! However since then I've been full of nerves & when it came to colouring my image I was incredibly nervous.............

I chose to use an image by one of my favourite artists & its another one of her new releases.

I have made a christmas card for a dear lady friend who inspires me all the time, & there was no question to what image to use, it had to be an SC image & this is the new 'Stockings', isn't she fab!!!

This lady deserves foofiness lol ;0)

I have added 'Snowflake Corner' & added Pearl Dots. The sentiment stamp I've had for ages but cant remember where from, it goes perfect with this image tho ;0) 

Added thick Burlap, seam binding & gingham ribbon all from my stash & tied a

 Bronze Christmas Charm, these are gorgeous.

Under the flowers I added 'Holly' die cut.

I have used 'Lost & Found Christmas' papers & inked all the edges using walnut DI. I lurve this pad :0)

Added a 'Frostyville Wreath' & the sentiment I cut out using a WOJ tag die & slid underneath the image.

I used copics to colour this image & I added bits of Stardust Stickles.

Colours used...........

E11, E21, E00, E000, E0000, R22, R20

E29,E27,E25,E21

R59,R37,R35

G28,G07,YG09

R32

I also went all around the outside of the image with 90% Warm Grey Prisma pencil & added

 Pearl Dots.

Added stickles to the poinsettia & a pearl & pearls in each corner. Red & white flower from my stash.

Ingredients used..............

'Stocking' - Saturated Canary

MME 'Lost & Found Christmas' - MCH

Tag Die - WOJ

Pearls, Stickles & Viva Decor Pen - MCH

Flowers - WOC

MB Wreath & Snowflake Corner dies - MCH

Sentiment stamp - Molly Bloom

Marianne 'Holly' die - MCH

Bronze Christmas charm - MCH

Thats it from me pop yourself over to CME blog, there is some serious talent on that blog there really is. I would like to thank Tracey soooooooo much for asking me to be GDT, I really am thrilled & honoured you asked hun.

Thank you soooooooooo much for stopping bby, you all totally rock!!!!

Tatty bye mmwah xxxxxxxxxxx

My Crafty Heart meets the best of Saturated Canary

Good morning my lovelies how are you? How are you all enjoying Autumn? I lurve the colours, however what I dont like is my doggies feeling the need to bring in every dry leaf into my home from outside...........I could make a darn leaf rug I tell ya lol.

Anyway today I have My Crafty Heart DT Card with what I think is the best of Saturated Canary. I have used one of Krista's new images, OMG this in my opinion is her best, I am totally & utterly in love with this beauty!!!!!!!!!

Yes this little cutie is 'Butterfly Baby' & Krista just excelled herself with this one............it is officially my FAVOURITE digi EVER!!!

Products used here are............

Anja Corner die, Anja Leaf die,  Prima 'Spring' flower & Prima Tile, WOJ Sentiment & 

Willow Dragonfly die.

Seam binding, burlap, lace & punch for butterflies from my stash.

She was of course coloured with Copics. I added Stardust Stickles & pearl dots using the Pearl Pen.

Colours used...............

E21, E00, E000, E0000, R22, R20

E57, E55, E53, E50

R85, R83, R81, RV10

E35, E33, E31

E81 RV000

BG05, BG01, BG000 - eyes

White gel pen on cheeks

Papers are the gorgeous MME 'Lost & Found - Blush' I've inked the edges with Walnut DI.

Added Pearls to the corners. Inside has always been decorated to compliment the front.

Ingredients used...............

SC 'Butterfly Baby' digi image - Saturated Canary

WOJ Sentiment stamp - MCH

MME 'Lost & Found-Blush' papers - MCH

Melissa Frances Pearls & Pearl Hearts - MCH

Marianne Design Creatable dies - MCH

Prima Cabaletta 'Spring' - MCH

Prima 'Songbird' Tile - MCH

MB Dragonfly die - MCH

Stardust Stickles & Viva Decor Pearl pen - MCH

Pop on over to My Crafty Heart to see the yummy new stock Teresa has in...........I had to go shopping when I saw all the yumminess ;0)

Thank you sooooooo much for stopping by & for your lovely comments they really mean the world to me.

Tatty bye mmwah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I'm entering..................

Sugar Creek Hollow  - Things With Wings

Simon Says Stamp - Glimmer & Sparkle

Charisma Cardz - Badda Bing (bling/shiny)

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Think Pink