My Crafty Heart DT Card

Hello everyone, guess what its the weekend wooo hoooo. Thanks for the positive thoughts regarding Arjay with his tests. There was a big chance that our lil man was deaf as you could make loud bangs & he wouldnt even blink, not even when a doctor stood behind him & banged on his desk. However his tests have come back satisfactory, although at first they thought he was deaf in one ear. So this is good news up to now, yayyyyyyyyy...... do you know what that means............ he really likes my singing!! He always smiles when I sing to him....... lol.

Anyhoo's onto my quickie card that I have for you today using goodies from My Crafty Heart.

I have used a Magnolia stamp from last years collection Christmas Story (possibly my fave collection) this one is 'Tilda On The Roof' coloured with copics.

The gorgeous papers are from 2 MME pads. The main papers are from MME 'Lost & Found Christmas' & the piece of paper with Merry on it is from MME 'Vintage Christmas'. All papers have been inked & machine stitched.

The banner is LLLC 'Heart Banner' & I added pearls from my stash & letters from Maja Design 'Die Cut Letters'.

I added gorgeous MF 'Lace Trim' up the side. The plaited one on top is from my stash. The large flower is also from my stash. The dies I've used are MB 'Snowflake Border' & MB 'Fresh Foliage' . The gems are 

MME 'Faceted Christmas Gems'.

There is a big sale over at My Crafty Heart so why not get over & do some crimbo shopping. 

Saturated Canary rubber stamps are only £6...........yes £6. There are many other bargains over there too.

Well thats it from me I will catch up with you all sometime today & tonight. We are at Ben & Megans for tea later then bringing Payton back with us as she is stopping at ours tonight. Usually its friday but I wasn't well enough last night.

Thank you soooooooo much for stopping by 

big hugs to all

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Saturated Canary DT Card

Hello everyone how are you all? My brain is like mush this week if I'm not forgetting things, I'm forgetting about things............honestly my brain is screwed. Now I'm running a tad late with this post, I've had an Occupational Therapist here with an Architect & I'm babysitting Payton so its been busy.

Anyhoo's onto the job in hand. Ok so another fortnight has gone by & its time for a new challenge over at Saturated Canary & the theme this fortnight is...........

UNTRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS

...........I lurve untraditional colours so loved this challenge.

I have gone for one of my fave colours on crimbo cards, well actually on any card lol, Violets ;0)

The papers I've used are Websters from my stash, they are not even christmas papers...........yep totally untraditional lol. I inked & stitched them as always.

The snowflake is from Asda last year & I'm making sure they get used this year lol, they really are so pretty though. The chipboard snowflake is from my stash & I added shabby white fran-tage & a bit of

  Wine Fran-Tage.

I have cut a Marianne Creatable Village & covered it with glass glitter, its lush & sparkly IRL.

The gorgeous image is 'Nikki' & I cropped her & coloured her with copics & added shabby white fran-tage.

Colours used are......

E11, E21, E00, E000, R20 

E57, E55, E53, E51

R39, R37, R35

C3, C1, C00

V99, V95, V93, V91, V00

The flowers are 'Prima Serenade' & Prima Miss Godiva except the cream one which is from WOC. I've also added some beautiful 'Lavender Frosted Berries' as well..........soooooooo love these!!

If you pop yourself along to the Saturated Canary shop you will see some fabby new releases ;0)

Well thats it form me peeps, I'm gonna go get our tea done as my grandaughter is hungry. Arjay is at the hospital again at the mo having an important test done, we are hoping the results are gonna come back not as bad as we are expecting. Fingers crossed for the little fella :0/

Thanks for stopping by big hugs to you all

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Let It Snow.....

Hello everyone how are you all? Sorry I am late getting round, Payton didnt want go home yesterday when Ben & Megan were leaving & we felt so sorry for her cus she was crying cus she wanted stay at nanna & gramps..............so yes, we had her stay at ours. Well whats a nanna to do  ;0)

Anyway's I do have a card, I did mean to do it earlier but I've been stalking the LOTV shop for the new stamps & lots of others lol..............well they had a sale!!! Then late this afternoon we took Payton home (yep had tears again ) & had a cuppa with Megan & kisses with Arjay.

So here's my card............finally lol.

The papers are my absolute fave paper Maja Design & these are from the new Vintage Frost Basics. I have used '9th December' & '10th December' both sheets have been inked with Pumice Stone DI & machine stitched. I've also added white gesso to them.

The lace with the pearl centre is from my stash & the lace thats on the tag is also from my stash.

I have added a large sparkly snowflake which was from Asda last year. The 2 flowers I've made with a MB die with the same paper & inserted a Tim Holtz 'Bauble' inside each one. I also added white gesso to these as well. I also added Magnolia 'Vintage Berries' in blue.

This is the inside complimenting the front. Excuse my thumb in the corner again............I really need to keep that thing out of the way lol. The frame is spellbinders but I dont think you can get these anymore. I've had this nearly since I started crafting. I inked it up with Pumice Stone.

The tag is a Magnolia Doo-Hickey & the sentiment is a wood block one from my stash. The tree is a Marianne Design die which I have covered in glass glitter...........wish I could capture the sparkle on it :0(

I also added a Tim Holtz Bauble to the lace on the tag.

The uber cute image is of course LOTV James Bear 'Santa Stop Here' I lurve James Bear & I've been wanting the one with the christmas tree for ages but its always been out of stock, even when I placed my order this afternoon. However when I went to get the link for this stamp I saw he was in stock...........yes yes yes I got him lol. I dont care I didnt get 20% off him I'm just happy to have him woooooo hooooooo.

He has been coloured with distress markers & stardust stickles added to his hat. I also added glamour dust to the snow.

The bracket-y thingies were made with Joy Crafts 'Edge' which I cut in half & inked up with Pumice Stone DI.

Well thats it from me but lastly I do want say a huge thank you for your lovely comments about Arjay. I have been asked how long does he have the cast on for & all we know is about 5-6 months depending on scans, hopefully it wont be any longer than that. 

Thank you for stopping by, huge hugs to all

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

LLC Challenge - Stardust

Vintage Angel

Hello everyone how you all? Hope you are all enjoying the weekend.

Todays card is a Vintage card that I made for the photo inspiration challenge over at Live & Love Crafts. However we were at Ben & Megans yesterday then me & hubster cuddled & watched movies last night & I forgot all about it.......never mind lol. Also tbh I'm not that happy with how it turned out, in my head it was much better & very different...damn it!!

Anyhoo's here is the card..........in all its..........????

I have used the uber gorgeous new Maja Design Vintage Frost Basics paper & this one is '19th December' I inked the edges with walnut, distressed them & machine stitched them.

The corner is a Joy Crafts die, which was also inked with Pumice Stone. The flowers are from WOC & I also added 'White Frosted Berries'. I also added a 'Shabby Bark Heart' & 'Birch Pine Cones'. I added bits of white gesso to everything.

The dies used are Joy Crafts 'Snowflakes Ice Crystals 3' & Square Frame & Marianne Design 'Poinsettia' & 'Pine Branch', the dies have been inked with Pumice Stone. The snowflakes have had shabby white fran-tage on them & scalloped pearl centres added.

This gorgeous image is 'Vintage Angels' by Inkado. I machine stitched around it & added bits of white gesso.

Inside is decorated as always. The lace is from LLC.  I've also added Marianne Design 'Rudolph' die to the front, again inked up with Pumice Stone.

Also I thought I would show you a pick of Arjay in his cast. We know its gonna do him good in the long run but OMG its awful not being able to hug him as he's gotta stay absolutely flat at all times.

Here he is at mine on a bean bag with his blanket underneath him.

The cast goes up to his waist with just a bit cut out for his bum. He has 2 nappies on, his normal one that has to be changed & then a bigger one over the top as you cant fasten his normal one as it causes him discomfort. The only way we hold him is on a pillow across our legs :0( He's still obviously in discomfort but we have had lots of gorgeous smiles from him in between bless him, you know the ones that melt your heart....

Anyhoo's I'm gonna go do some blog hopping. Thank you all for your lovely comments especially about Arjay they really do mean the world.

Thank you for stopping by & I hope the rest of your weekend is fabulous mmwah

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Sweet Angel Of Mine

Hello everyone firstly thank you so much for all your well wishes for Arjay. Unfortunately they had to keep him in as his heart kept racing really high, his breathing suffered so his oxygen had to be turned up & had a temperature. His pain carried on being really bad so he had to stay on morphine. Anyway he is at this minute 5pm, on his way home from the hospital, thankfully!! Cant wait to see our little fella.

Anyhoo's I made a card for my daughter for christmas & as LOTV monthly challenge is pink & white, this was perfect. Also had to use this image as she is our Angel!!

The papers are MME 'Lost & Found - Madison Avenue' & the edges were inked with walnut & machine stitched.

Used Martha Stewart PATP for around the card. Lace is from my stash & the letters are from Maja Design.

I have made pocket for inside for 2 tags to write on. The tags are Magnolia Doo-Hickeys & put her name on using sticky letters. We call her 'Natty' short for Natalie.

The tree is Marianne Design & I covered it with white Flower Soft, it looks lush IRL.

The uber gorgeous image is 'Holy Light' by LOTV & I coloured her with copics & added shabby white fran-tage around the edge. The candle also got stickles added to the flame.

The dies I've used are Magnolia doo hickey lamp post, swirl & also Joy Crafts Snowflake. The flowers are from WOC. The doilies are from my stash. The frame around the image is Spellbinders 'Floral Oval' & also had the fran-tage treatment.

Well thats it from me. I will be round later, yesterday was bit frantic with whats going on & I was also at the hairdressers for a couple of hours. I will show you my new style & colour next week, I'm having a new tattoo on the 3rd so I will show you them both at the same time ;0)

Well I'm going now as my grandchildren have just come through the door, yayyyyyyy Arjay cuddle woooooooo hooooooooooooo.

Thanks so much for stopping by big cuddles to all.

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

LOTV Challenge - Pink & White

My Exciting News & Update On My Grandson

Good morning everyone how are you? By this weather is getting darn cold now..........think I need some thermals lol.

Anyhoo's I'm here with a quickie post today to tell you something exciting...........

yayyyyyyyyyyy 

Oh wait you need me tell you before I start yayyy-ing.........yes yayyy-ing is a word its in the Vickionary ;0)

Well my news is that I've been asked to join............

CRAFTY LITTLE FAIRIES

wooooooooo hoooooooooo so excited & chuffed. I can work with any images so I can start getting out more of my neglected ones. Cant wait to start working with the uber fabulous girlies on the DT

The new challenge this week by the way is.........

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, red, green & gold.

Now isn't that easy.......

Well I'm away but I will be back shortly with my card.

Update on Arjay is he had his operation yesterday, mum & dad were bit panicky as he was only supposed to be down theatre an hour when he ended up being down there 5 hours. He's in so much pain so his heart rate keeps going high & he's not feeding too well so they have had to insert a nasogastric tube up his nose so they can give him what he wont drink.

He has to have a scan this morning to make sure everything has stayed in place but fingers crossed the operation went well. We are hoping he picks up & our little fella can be allowed home today.

I REALLY need give my tough little fella kisses & cuddles.

Well tatty bye my lovelies I'm off to put my new badge on my side bar, woo hoo ;0)

Hugs to all mmwah

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A Peaceful Christmas

Hellooooooo there, how are you all? Sorry I've been missing in action its that busy time of year for everyone isn't it. I am also in the process of having a complete new look ready for 2014 lol, I'm going lighter with my hair, the first stage has been done..........just got to wait for the second stage & then its getting quite a lot chopped off :0/ With my hair been so dark it takes a bit get it light. 

Anyhoos I have soooooooo many images coloured up that I thought I better make a start in getting them onto cards & what better time then when you have new papers ;0)

Yes I've used the gorgeous new Maja Design 'Vintage Frost Basics' the one I've used is '3rd December' & I've used both sides. They have also been inked with Walnut & machine stitched.

The candle is a Marianne die & I added Shabby White fran-tage to it. The smaller flowers are from WOC, the larger one is 'Kaisercraft' all the flowers also had Stardust Stickles added to them. I've also added 'Birch Pine Cones'. I was gonna add some gesso to them but IRL they look gorgeous in their real colour against the white flowers.

As always I decorated inside, the doily is from my stash & the tree & frame are Marianne dies.

Excuse my thumb in the pic lol, I put Minnie Mouse decals on my nails a few nights ago, Payton is Minnie Mouse mad...........lol.

The seam binding & lace are from my stash, I made a double bow with the seam binding & added the gorgeous 'Bark Star' to the centre. I also added a wee bit of Shabby White Frantage to it.

The gorgeous stamp is 'Peaceful Tilda' from the new Winter Wonderland collection & I coloured her with distress ink markers & added stickles to her candle flame. I also masked her to add the

 Magnolia Christmas text behind her.

I also added my favourite 'Snowflake' die this year by Joy Craft & also the tree die by Marianne Design, both have been embossed with Shabby White Fran-Tage. The scalloped pearls are from WOC.

Well thats it from me for today. I will try to get around tonight if I have time. I have my grandaughter staying tonight as Arjay has to go for an operation early in the morning. He needs an operation to put in hips in place or he will never walk. He has then got to wear a body cast for 5-6 months, poor little fella. 

Will let you know how the operation goes my lovelies.

Thank you soooooooo much for stopping by & for your continued support mmwah.

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

Time For Magnolia Challenge - Embossing Heat or Dry

Magnolia-Licious - Doilies

Saturated Canary DT Card

Hello everyone running a tad late today been busy cleaning & sorting & time got away from me.

Well yet another fortnight has gone by.............have no idea where its gone to as I'm sure it was just the other day I was posting my last Saturated Canary DT card........these days are going too quick!!

So the challenge this fortnight is a super duper easy one by our Becky.........

DISTRESSING

.......see told ya it was easy ;0)

Now I have to admit that this card I actually made about 2 months ago.........I'm not sure tbh I found it in my drawer & with me being poorly I ran out of time & this fitted the challenge. So this one has been distressed & as you can see it was also before my sewing machine was set up permantly.

Ok I'm gonna try my best to tell you the products I used................or may have used lol.

Ok so the lace & shabby seam binding is from LLC.

I did add this gorgeous butterfly the other day as it looked a bit bare there. Of course its made with my absolute favourite butterfly die Magnolia Doo-Hickey Butterfly. Also added shabby white fran-tage.

The image of course is my total favourite image by Krista & it is 'Butterfly Baby' & it was coloured with Copics. This image is in digi & also available in rubber.l.

Cant remember the colours but I do know that the wings will be lower C's & the clothes with be higher V's, prob by the looks of it V95, V93, V91, V00 .........maybe's lo

The 2 large roses are from WOC & the Bark Heart is from LLC. Everything else is from my stash. Oh wait I've also added Cheese Cloth & a doily ;0)

Hope you will play along with us this fortnight, we lurve seeing those SC creations.

Well I'm off as its tea time & we are away down to Ben & Megans after tea as hubster is helping Ben put together Payton's big present but I will catch up with yas when we get back.

Thank you for stopping by, big hugs to all

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Midweek Magnolia's DT Creation

Hello everyone how are you all? Do you have any snow? If so where are you we are all coming play in it................we had a small sprinkling twice yesterday & that was it. We get the coldness but dont get much of the white stuff :0(

Anyhoo's I'm here today with my creation for Midweek Magnolia's & this fortnight the challenge is......

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

......yep get those creative juices flowing peeps,it could be a candle, a gift bag, a gift tag.........anything, just not a card. With christmas around the corner make someone a gift or a centre piece for your home.

I had sooooooo many idea's but had a kidney infection so my brain would say one thing & my body told it where to go...........politely of course ;0) 

So I made this, I brought the template thingy over a year ago & finally made it now lol.

This cute little sleigh is called 'Sleigh Ride' & its from My Time Made Easy. I lurve her templates & have a few..........yep but I've then neglected them :0( This was sooooooo easy to make that I will def get the rest of my templates made....

The paper I've used is Maja Design '1903' from the Vintage Summer Collection. I bashed the edges a bit ;0) & inked them with walnut distress ink.

The back I just added a sticker with gingerbread peeps on it lol. I got it as a free gift from a craft store 2 years ago. 

On the inside I added little red velvet bags which I'm gonna fill with sweets & chocs.........at the mo they are just filled with paper lol. I attached 2 gold bells to each sack.......it christmas & its santa's sleigh we need bells to hear him coming..... The santa in the middle was also in the sticker set so I just plopped him there lol.

This adorable Tilda is 'Christmas Eve Tilda' & I thought she was perfect for this sleigh :0)

I won a few weeks ago over at Totally Tilda (thanks again girls) anyhoos' the prize was £10 to spend at fabby Bunny Zoes............ So I brought this little girl as I didnt get her when I pre-ordered all of mine, I wasn't sure if I wanted her..........but then after I fell in love with her......typical isn't it.

Soooooo happy now though thank Nikki.

I made a poinsettia for the front with my Marianne Die. I've also added Snowtex to the ski thingies.....well cus Santa has been through lots of snow on his travels ;0)

Everything else used for this are just things from my stash.

Well I've not been in blogland for a few days so I'm gonna have a quick catch up now & will be round again later.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Big hugs to all that pop in mmwah

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

Magnolia Down Under - Jingle Bells

Stamp & Create With Magnolia - Winter -Not A Card