Flower Dottie!

I have snatched a few minutes here and there to make up another Dottie card-this time I have used Flower Dottie from the Dress up Dottie Kit. I started this card, got the part oval idea and the scallopped grass in place then realised the it might suit the latest template over on Challenge Ismaki I played around with the flower stems for a while, added beaded wires and then scrapped them in place of a few doodled stems!!

Dottie Downloads!!!!

After dithering around last night I panicked about which format I should buy my Dottie downloads in....so this morning I took the plunge and ordered my first set......."Dress up Dottie" after downloading and printing off was such a breeze......I just couldn't resist going back in for more!!!! LOL....I now have ...ermmmm....65 images all printed off and ready to colour. The children had great fun this morning looking at them and helping me choose which ones to try out first.

Pencils, pens and watercolours at hand I am going to cuddle up with the children and do some crafting.

My 2nd Dottie!!

Been a busy gal today, after making a scrummy spag bol, with Amelia's help (well actually the phone rang and she threw the rest of the uncut peppers into the bin with the scraps!!!) I left Chris to look after the children while I shut myself away to craft for a while.

First I mounted the blue tag onto a backing and made up a complete card.

Then I set to work on my 2nd Dottie. She is such fun to work with, I suppose it's her quirkiness that made me feel a bit more adventurous with colours as well as attempting my first ever freehand scallops!!!! LOL......I really feel I went over the top with little Charmed Dottie no.2 , but I love her!! Loads of texture with the tiny bubbles CB embossing folder and yet more dots on the BG paper. Look closely and you may see that I have used have a tube of glossy accent too!! But Dotties a very extrovert young girl it seems!!!!

A quick tag!!

I found this challenge on blog by the fanstastic Jules and I thought it looked quite a quick and easy challenge to do while the children are around. I have had Amelia in here with me doing the embossing on the CB!!!

Tag You're It!- the first challenge was "Shade of Blue!" I am not sure about the finished tag, but had fun making it and tried a different effect by doing some freehand embellishes with my glossy accents just to add a bit of dimension!!! I used a friend stamp from Hero Arts, as a collage effect for the large tag and the little girl stamp is by Crafty Individuals....and of course my beloved CB embossing folder!!!

Looking forward to the next one of these.

Hello Dottie!!!!!!!

My first (of what I am sure will be many) Dottie card....meet Charmed Dottie!

This is also my first challenge over on Charmed Cards & Crafts.

Round 2 challenge 4 by LouRight ladies this is a nice easy one, so easy in fact I’m only giving you a week to do it (evil laugh). To celebrate the launch of Dottie I challenge you to make a ‘Dottie’ card (Dottie the character, not polka dots LOL).

Okay so here are the points·

For making a Dottie card........ 30 points·

For adding Scalloping...............10 points·

For Dry embossing.....................5 points·

For using buttons.......................5 points.

50 points in total

I love her so much I am going to treat myself to some downloads later....if the children give me a few spare minutes that is!!LOL. This is another first for me as she is my first card made with a download. I was a bit concerned that the ink would run so I used my marvy markers more than actual water colours, and of course a few features were hilighted with my glossy accents..but not shown that well in pics-sorry.

It's finished at last....

....the card that has been sitting on my desk for 2 days that is!!!! I have been quite low again today, just struggling to get motivated and not knowing what to do first really. So much is on hold for one reason or another and I cannot tick the box and say it's done if you know what I mean. BUT it's another card off my "To do list" and it also meets the latest challenge over on Cute Card Thursday! Our challenge this week is 'Planes, trains and automobiles'
but of course we wouldn't restrict you to just those vehicles, absolutely any mode of transport is allowed!

Using my little Hamish with Tractor stamp, picked up on the background swirls on the papers and used my devine swilrs CB folder....and of course finished with a few glossy accents!!

I just can't resist a dare!!!

So much for sticking to order in my challenge diary! I was half way through a card this morning, then I updated my diary with some new challenges that had been launched today...and then it all fell apart at the seems!!!

I obviously cannot resist a dare!!!!



We've folded.....:)
Now this weeks mid week dare is inspired by Rachel and is called 'Folded' ! This is not folds in the card blank itself, but rather folds ON the card- whether it be some kind of paper folding technique or folded embellishments or even just a folded over message of some type.



Now funny enough this idea came to me at the weekend while making some cards for another challenge so as soon as I read this- I just had to drop everything a give it a go....the other card by the way is still sitting unfinished on my desk!!! ( I have an excuse as the children are at home, I have cooked dinner tidied up and helped hang one of our new vertical blinds in the kitchen! )Now it is time for a nice cuppa and curl up on the settee with hubby to watch Moonlight.

The paper is out of the prize pack Martine sent me, the gold shimery paper is out of the depths of an untouched pack from yonks ago-think it came from Craft Creations

Trying triangles!!

I have been playing with this idea for a "triangle card" for a few days now and kept on putting it off- but the diary system is working and I am trying to put some order in my life!!! So after a very tiring morning at the hospital with Amelia I am treating myself to a short time crafting while the children watch a DVD!

The inspiration came from the latest Arty Girlz Challenge ; The challenge this week is to have TRIANGLES on your project, as usual you choose the format so you could make a card, do a scrapbooking layout Altered Art etc......

So here it is my fairy with triangular bunting!!!!! Great way to use up all those little scraps of paper...LOL.....I don't throw ANYTHING away!!!

Stamped image-RAK, CB embossing folder, blooms by Lisa.

Thank you, thank you!!!

Ellen from Scrappanic has given me an Arteypico Award!!!!! Thank you so much for your kind words. I am quickly posting this for now and will have to have a think about who I pass it on to. The children are up to mischief-must rush!!LOL.

For now, thank you to whoever reads my waffle!

On a roll now!

The diary seems to be inspiring me- I have put in about 12 challenges to do over the next week. LOL- don't imagine I will get many of them done with the children on school holiday but I can try.

My next card is made from a template challenge (no.13) on Challenge Ismaki. I loved working with the dull "masculine colours!"

Right, what's next in my diary!!!!

Long Tall Sally!!

Another card- another challenge. This time I have joined in with this weeks Funky Fairys Challenge where "I want you to make something tall and skinny (like I want to look!! LOL). It can be a card, tag, bookmark - you decide, just make sure it is tall and slim!"

I decided to use the little Imaginisce chick stamp I won over on Just Bex. I attacked her with some watercolours and pearlescent paints, then glossy accents. Popped in a little black brad eye and then cut her out.

Snow - it had to be done!!!

It is still coming down thick and fast here so we made the most of it and had some time in the garden with the children- not sure who enjoyed building the snowman the most- Chris or the children!! All back in the warm again now and the kettle is on!

Papertake Weekly- Making Waves!

I have been looking around for a few more challenge sites and building a nice little list in my favorites- I am still trying to get myself tidied and organised, but progress is slow. If only I didn't take quite so long dithering about what to actually do- then progress would be much better...but that is me I am afraid, I have been like it for 42 years, I can't see me changing now!



I am going to use a big desk diary that is sitting unused in the kitchen, for my crafty use. Hopefully I can put in challenges and deadline dates as well as working towards any cards I need to make personally. My own diary gets filled up with appointments for hospitals, opticians, school meetings, NVQ deadlines....etc.....not anything for ME!!!! Now if only I could find my old filofax and transfer all the birthday dates over I could make a start!!!



Right waffle over- this is my first attempt at a Papertake Weekly Challenge. I found the site a few weeks back but never got around to joining in. But this week I just had to have a go.

Making Waves

This weeks challenge is nice and easy! 'Making Waves' - the challenge is to use scallops or zig-zags (or both if your really keen lol!) on your project! Looking forward to seeing your creations!



I have been wanting to try out some large scallops for a while and yesterday while organising the childrens crafty stuff, I came across an embossing template that came free with a magazine...it had a really large scalloped edge so I just couldn't resist trying it out- and the scallops fit perfectly onto a small square card. I made two this morning- a Sugar Nellie for a girl and a Cuddly Buddly for a boy.