My Lovely Friends

Sunday, 7 August 2011

Kenny K Krafty Girlz Challenges...............

Well good morning my lovelies this is another scheduled post, hopefully right about now I'm maybe just about start cooking brekkie.........well you have to have bacon & eggs etc when you are on your hols...........its the LAW!!!!!!!!!!! lol.
Well its sunday & you know what that means dont you...........yessssssssssssss

Our yummy sponsors this week are the fabulous Whimsy Stamps with a $15 gift certificate.
All Kenny K images can of course be brought here.


Our new challenge this week is SUMMER FUN.  As long as its bright & cheerful & happy tra-la-la then come & play with the KKKGirlz........... 
I've combined 2 fabbylicious images for my card..........& tried some new colouring......biting fingers!!!

Not many embellies again.........I'm getting good at this lol......trust me I will be making up for it when I come home off my hols..........serious withdrawal here!!!!!!!!!

I tried to keep it pretty simple so the image would be the centre of attention.....well she deserves it dont you think?? I used Bo Bunny 'Ad Lib' papers which are fabulous for striking colours & I stuck a Aqua Blue Mulberry Daisy on.

The Kenny K image is 'Showgirl' available from Kenny K I rotated so she would be lying down.......chillaxing on the sand getting a nice glow.... she kinda looks like someone off a Special K breakfast cereal advert lol. I merged her with a fabby image from another of my fave digi shops.......I really need to get my images coloured from here as I have soooooo many lol. This is of course 'The Beach' digi image from Make It Crafty. First time I've coloured sea & sand....not quite sure what I think, the sea is ok but not sure about the sand????
Image is of course coloured with Copics. I've given my Promarkers to hubby for fishing, they colour the lines etc to blend in with the background lol. I just dont enjoy using them anymore, I prefer Copics!!

Postage stamp at the bottom is from Whimsy which I got from Bunny Zoe's. Cloud sticker, seagulls & lobster button are from my stash.

Well thats it from me but please pop on over to see my fab DT teamies creations......gorgeous!!!
Look forward to seeing your Summer Fun projects.

Tatty bye peeps hope you are having a fabulous weekend, Thank you for stopping by my lovelies.
Huge squishy hugs xoxoxox


Saturday, 6 August 2011

CES Challenges DT Card...............Water It!!!!

Good morning my lovelies how are you? Actually its really friday night & I'm scheduling this post & the next couple. Right about now I'm probably running around like a blue ass fly as we are going away on a little break to Selkirk for 4 nights in a log cabbin.........arggghhh bliss I cant wait. Its only a simple little hol but we like the simple things........peace, quiet & with your family.........that is HEAVEN!!!!

Anyway its time forrrrrr........CES Challenges.....yayyyyy & this week our lovely sweet Caroline has chosen the theme & its a canny one actually.........
WATER IT!!!!
If it has something to do with water, wellies, rain, sea, fishing, bathing.....etc etc then come along & join in the fun............there could be a tenner in it for ya to spend at Crafty Emma's Store.

Look another male card........check me out lol.
I went along the fishing line..........ha ha line...fishing line pmsl.... see I'm stressed already its 10.15pm friday night & I still have started packing arrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

 Paper is from the Fancy Pants collection from Crafty Emma's Store & where you can also get the 6x6 scalloped card. The sentiment & flag is also from the paper.

 This of course is Teddy Bo 'Gone Fishing'.......he is just lush & as soon as I saw it it made me think of hubby when he goes fishing. The image was coloured in Copics but this image has been coloured for soooooo long I cant remember the colours. The image has been coated with a few coats of UTEE, tho its hard to tell here.
The fish & bubbles stickers are from my stash.
The fishing rod I lined up with the palm tree on the DP & then attached a fly on a hook at the end of the line.....look at me knowing fishing jargon............pmsl.......

Piccy's were took beginning of the week when the weather was soooooo hot it was like an oven in my hobbit.......I felt like an hog roast........without the skewer up my bum of course.....
 Well thats it from me but please do check out my teamies creations over here & looking forward to seeing your fabulous creations.

Tatty bye peeps I will catch up with you all when I get back on Wednesday. Take care & keep on smiling. Thank you for stopping by I really do appreciate it sooooo much.
Huge squishy huggles xoxoxox





Friday, 5 August 2011

You Are Getting Sleeeeeeepppppyyyyy...................

Well howdi doodie my lovelies how are you all on this glorious morning? Up here in the north east its looking promising......fingers crossed no rain today so have pegged washing out woooo hooooo.
This morning I have something a bit different....for me that is lol. I've been hopping around blogland doing my commenting & I have been seeing gorgeous images & thought I really should get mine printed & make a card. So I did last night..........actually I saw the sketch first & that pushed me even more........
Shall I just shush & show you the card.........yeah me thinks so.......

This is 'I'm Not Tired' by Pollycraft....isn't he just lush....
He is from the 'Swings & Slides' collection set 2........you can buy him singular or like I did in a set which works out cheaper..........yes CHEAPERRRRR, we love that word dont we lol.......well I do..lol!!!

This is the sentiment the stamp is from a magnetic stamp set that has been in my stash for sooooooooo long!! I stamped it onto ribbed kraft card & did some faux stitching & folded a bit of ribbon up & stapled....I quite like it to be honest......mmmmm snazzy lol.

These images are soooooooo easy to colour & you can just keep them simple so ideal if you need a quick card. I even used my Promarkers..........I know what a shock to the system that was!!!!!!!
For detailed work which requires in depth shading I do prefer my copics........to be honest I prefer copics all the time lol.......as I realised when I used my PM's last night!!!!!!!!! 

Now this is only my 2nd Pollycraft card, I made 1 last year I had only been crafting for a few months & already I needed my craft room in the garden extended....... So I was crafting in a litchen for a week & half & this was my 1st pollycraft image & a freebie...........
I remember feeling soooo proud of this when I made it lol.........you dont realise how you progress the more you craft do you.........

Back to my now card lol. I followed the fab sketch over at Pollycraft & if you want a card but dont want a lot of embellies on it then this is the sketch...........wow I loved it & will be using it for other cards, I soooo enjoyed making this!!!
You will be seeing more Pollycraft cus I really enjoyed this.......so watch this space.......OMG another addiction I see in the distance...........

Well I'm gonna get a cuppa & some jam on toast for my brekkie.....hubby is on doing it for me bless him lol.
Me loves him ya know!!!!!!!!
Will be popping by to see all you fabulous peeps.
Thank you so much for stopping by my lovelies mmwah.
Squishy huggles x0x0x0
Challenges I'm Entering...........



Thursday, 4 August 2011

Crafty Purple Frog...........Anything But A Card

Good morning my lovelies how are you? I am really late with this post this morning I seem to be chasing my tail this week I've got so much to do & yet I am still behind with everything arggghhh.
Also as much as I love these little puppies they are doing my head in at times.......wow how do people do this over & over......they are sure taking up my time now.........Pops hunni help!!!! lol.
Anyway I'm just gonna get on with the post now.
Its time of course for the new challenge over at Crafty Purple Frog Challenges & this fortnight the challenge is ANYTHING BUT A CARD.....
I went for quickness for this one & to be honest am not happy with it but time ran out for me............

I went for a door hanger, these are so easy to make & brilliant if you dont have much time but need something other than a card.

This is 'Night Glimmer' decoupage from Crafty Purple Frog. I've added stardust stickles to all of her flowers but I took the piccy's outside yesterday so they dont show up :0(

Papers are a mixture of Websters & Raspberry Road. Flowers are also a mixture from Wild Orchid & Crafty Emma. Added lots of pretty lace & beautiful seam binding in lilac & purple. Purple & lilac card is from Papermill Direct.

Well thats about it from me but please pop on over to here to see my fabby teamies as they have made stunners. There is also another door hanger but a posher one than mine.

I'm off to do some hopping to catch up with you all.
Tatty bye for now my lovelies & thank you for all your comments. A huge thank you for suggestions on Megans spots its really meant a lot......I've never used google so much as I've been looking everything up lol.
Huge squishy hugs to you all xoxoxox



Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Crafts & Me DT Card....................Something Sweet From Hannah

Good morning everyone how are you all? I have sooooo much work on this week so this post is sceduled & will try make it a quickie.......I said try!! lol.
Well its Wednesday so that can only mean its time for Crafts & Me Challenges & this week its the 'Rockin' Rubbah Girlz' turn. The challenge this week is everyone's favourite.........
ANYTHING GOES
Dont we all love these challenges? As its a really busy week for me I've finally put an image I had already coloured onto a card...............

This is 'Sweet Selina' by Hannah Lynn exclusive for Crafts & Me.

The large flower & butterfly are from my stash. The 35mm Aqua Blue Gardenia is from Crafty Emma's Store.

The heart was cut out using a nestie which I brought ages ago & finally used it lol.

The lace ribbon I cut in half length ways & attached to both sides altho the other side you cant really see.
The wood heart embellishment you can get here. 
Paper is from 'Raspberry Road' luurrvve their designs. Sentiment I cant remember where I got it but it comes on a roll with lots of other ones lol.

Well thats about it from me but please pop over to see my fab teamies creations they are stunning as always.

Thanks sooooo much for stopping by & for your lovely comments they mean soooo much!!!
Tatty Bye for now
HUggles xoxoxoxox

EDITED TO ADD: Fabulous Crafts & Me blog candy up for grabs link is in my sidebar peeps.

A Quick Update.........

Good evening everyone how are you all?
First I want to thank you all for you kind messages & messsages of support you are all absolutely fantastic you really are!!!
Good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Megan doesn't have Meningitus phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We were all soooo sooooooooo scared we really were. All of the doctors are stumped, they dont know what it is its kinda like chicken pox mixed with nettle rash altho the spots are too small for chicken pox. Its just really weird she is covered especially on her belly & they are sooooo itchy bless her.
She saw this 1 doctor who said it was Scabies.............for goodness sake!! He gave her some stuff but didnt know if it would harm the baby. Thankfully my son told her to get a 2nd opinion & its not that & yes the cream would could of harmed the baby........I'm thinking he was due for retirement.....if not he should be made to take it!!!
She has been given some cream to help calm the itchiness down she is back at home & she is waiting now for another phone call for her to go see a specialist. She has seen 1 skin specialist already but she didnt know what it was. So its still a waiting game at the mo so she has got see 2 specialists 1 to check things are still ok for the baby & another to try determine what these spots are. What they do think tho is that its not contagious so we dont need to worry about Natalie.
I really am grateful for all your comments & I will get round to you all over this next day or 2. I am back in the morn with my Crafts & Me DT card which I will give you a little sneak peek of lol.


Well I'm off to bed now we've barely had any sleep since sunday & are feeling rather shabby to say the least lol. We have a few zzzzzz's to catch up on. Will be blog hopping in the morn to see you all. I've scheduled my post & I'm all set for beddy byes lol.
Nighty night my lovely friends. Take care & keep on smiling
mmwah huge squishy hugs to you all xoxoxoxox


Sunday, 31 July 2011

A Really Quick Post...............

Good evening everyone I'm so sorry I've not visited any of you today. Yesterday afternoon/tea time I wasnt very well & it just got worse as the night went along, which is why I've hardly published any of my comments on my CES post. Today I've still not been well but much more worrying Megan's spots have gotten a lot worse her stomach is covered, they are on her legs, her arms..... So they are again up the hospital, that place is becoming a 2nd home. We have had to come back cus of settling Natalie off but Ben & Megan are still up there. They are questioning now Meningitis now & have said if it is that the baby will die!!!!!!!!
This pregnancy just seems to be problem after problem so now we are waiting yet again with everything crossed as its not just the baby at risk its also Natalie cus if she got it then its whether she could survive it, as 90% of her brain was damaged at birth. So please forgive me for not answering e-mails or publishing comments I've just not had time to read them. I will get round to you all as soon as I can.

I'm also really sorry about not posting about the new Kenny K challenge today I just clean forgot. Links are on my sidebar tho please pop over they have absolutely fantastic new images, best ones yet in my opinion. Us girls were drooling over them when we got them the other week.

Anyway I gotta go......... Hope you are all ok & those poorly I wish you better real soon.
Huggles xoxoxoxo


Saturday, 30 July 2011

CES Challenges - Feeling The Blues

Good morning everyone well its Saturday so its time for CES Challenges & this week it is my turn to choose the theme & I chose..............
FEELING THE BLUES
I dont mean sad, I wouldn't want anyone be sad ;0(
I mean I want to see BLUE, blue creations as long as the main colour is blue then we want to see it.
So do ya fancy coming along & joining in? There could be chance of winning a tenner at

Well while you are thinking & whilst you are here how about I show you what I did............
...........................no dont run awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......come back!!!!!!!!!

I have dug around in my stamps & found this little beauty..............plz dont shout at me but she has finally seen ink I got her last year but then didnt get around to using her........:0(

Isn't she a sweetie sking along with her dog in toe.........I reckon the dog is pulling her along......
'Giddy up doggy.....faster, faster'
Yes I've had a bad night & I'm tired........believe me I go really silly & laugh a lot when I'm tired......lol

Anyway can you believe I've done a crimbo card.........yayyyy me.....ta daaaaa
The gorgeous flower I spritzed with Glimmer Mist & edged the the petal with a bit of white acrylic paint.
All the flowers except the tiny blue ones are all from Crafty Emma's Store.

The oh so beautiful paper is Webster Pages 'Santa & Sweet Season' 

This is 'Skating Along' from LOTV & she has been coloured with Copics.
I tried not do too much blue in the sky as its snowing lol. I've added stardust stickles to all her fur then I made a glitter snowflake & dotted glossy accents around the image & covered some with glass glitter to imitate snow.....thought it would be nice to have it snowing lol. This def sparkles lol.
The ice I've got the sky reflecting in it, altho you cant really see it much.

The pretty lace I won & I threaded bakers twine up & over the holes in the centre. Bakers Twine & 6x6 scalloped card is available from Crafty Emma' Store.
 Well thats it from me please pop over to see my fab teamies creations they are all just gorgeous.
Hope you will find time to play along with us this week, we look forward to seeing all your fab creations.

Thannk you sooooo much for stopping by big hugs to you all mmwah
Tatty bye for now x0x0x0x
Challenges I'm Entering..............
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - Bling It Up (this certainly sparkles lol)



Friday, 29 July 2011

Sweet Pea Stampers DT Card.............Button Up...

Good morning my darlings how are you all? Well we have lovely sunshine this morning lets hope it stays. Yesterday it was lovely all day but it was soooooooooo warm we had fans going everywhere, my little crafty hobbit was like a sauna...........
Anyway today its time for..........
This challenge is.....
BUTTON UP
Yep as long as it has buttons then come & play with us but please remember you must have a Sweet Pea stamp or a Crafty Purple Frog image on your creation.
For my card today I've gone for something a little different image wise as you will see.........

Told you it was different lol.........as you know I dont normally do cute with my Sweet Pea stamps its the fantasy range I love I love how different they are but Lynette sent me this free with  one of my orders cus she had an offer on a while ago. So I thought I would use it & do something different lol.

The papers is Websters Pages which I absolutely love & on the little frame thats on the paper I stamped a sentiment. The sentiment is from the Whimsy postage stamp from Bunny Zoe's what I had for my birthday off hubby..........these are fabulous I love 'em!!!

This is 'Butterfly Dragon' by Lisa Victoria & I coloured the image with Copics & added glitter to her wings. I stamped her out then cut her out with the next size down of this Fleur de Lis square nestie, matted it on blue card then cut out the largest square with cream card.....I love the look of it actually.

I stamped the wings on the image a second time coloured them & then cut them out & fixed on top using foam squares to make the wings 3D........

The buttons are also Websters Pages & they come with the twine, they are self adhesive but I have a thing about things being glued on securely so I added a drop of glue as well to them both. I added stickles to the flowers for an extra bit of bling.
All the flowers, heart pin & Websters Pages are from Crafty Emma's

Well thats it from me but please pop on over to see my teamies gorgeous creations they are fabulous as always.
Thank you so much for stopping by it really does mean a lot to me but please dont feel as tho you need to leave a comment especially during these lovely summer days with children off school. Enjoy yourselves, let your hair down & go dance in the sun lol...........or the rain lol.
Take care peeps & keep on smiling loves ya 'al
xoxoxoxox
Challenges I'm Entering........
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Pick Of The Bunch-Flowers




Thursday, 28 July 2011

What I've been busy on...............

Howdie doodie my lovelies how are you all? I thought I would pop on to show you what I've been busy doing this week......well I will show you some of them lol. Now cus I was ill I hadnt done any so from Tuesday I've try to work my ass off.....ssshhh tho cus I will get told off by Teresa.....ssshhhh!!
Teresa has got a stand again at Stamparama Craft Show so us DT girlies have been busy making sample with Teresa's fabulous stamps. Now these samples are going into a book like the last time so they all have to be 51/4 inches square & flat as possible.........OMG..........flat as possible......I tell ya I nearly ended up back in hospital after making these..............Oh the trauma....lol.
The 1st one I will show was my first ever stamp brought from Crafts & Me & this is the 1st stamp I put my name against for the show, lol actually it was still on from the last show lol.
Yes you knew who it would be didnt you? lol. This is of course 'Butterfly Keeper' by Hannah Lynn

As always I added glossy accents to her globe. I also embossed the frame with UTEE I only gave it 1 coat as I wanted it to have a textured effect.....if you click on the pic to enlarge to will see what I mean lol. I really am rubbish at explaining lol. 

This beauty is 'Vanessa' by Hannah Lynn. I matted her onto Lacey Oval Nestie cut out of Olive Green A4 card. The Twill Sentiment is from Crafts & Me.

This is the last one I will show you for now I will show you the others another day.
Now this card has another of my fave artist's image. This is 'Josephine' by the fabulous Molly Harrison & I have to admit this is the first time I've actually stamped her up......yes I know I'm really bad.
The beautiful Pink Ribbon Flower & Love Heart you can also get from Crafts & Me along with all 3 of these exclusive images.

I have to say I really enjoyed colouring this image she is just so soooo pretty & really easy to colour. The background was done with chalks. I kept the card quite plain to make the image stand out more as I thought she deserved the full spotlight.  All 3 images were stamped onto Smooth White card & coloured with Copics.
Teresa has new rubber stamps in her store this week so click here to check them out.

Well thats it from me I'm off to do some hopping to catch up with you all. I will be back tomorrow with my Sweet Pea card so I hope you will pop back for that my lovelies.
So tatty bye for now peeps, take care & keep on smiling mmwah
xoxoxoxoxo