Gone Fishing!!!

Had a funny day today, Amelia is still poorly but at least she is starting to eat a bit more.

I have had this card sitting on the side half finsihed nearly all day and finally I added the few final touches and mounted it to some cardstock! I use the Fishing George from the Sporty George Collection . I water coloured this a while ago before I got my Prismacolors, I used a shimmery grey for the fish, topped with a little glitter glue, topped by a few layers of Glossy Accents....tried to get that "wet fish" look!!!!

I was given a boost to make this - not only to cross of another image from Juliet's Challenge but to complete this weeks Arty Girlz challenge too.

Mr Postie arrived with some more goodies for me today too. Some reduced papers and blooms that I ordered last weekend....AND two Design team stamps from the lovely Nikki over at DewDrop Craftz. I couldn't resist trying her out straight away Nikki. Meet my first Gerdy!! I have so many ideas hopping around my head (pardon the sad pun!) Thank you Nikki!!!!


Gerdy is in a flirty mood here I think, just look at her lipstick and bright blue glittery eyeshadow! I wonder who she is fluttering those lashes at!

My first Christmas Tilda!!!

I have loads of other cards I needed to make first but I just couldn't resist her!!! I decided to make this card towards the challenge over on The Artistic Stamper. "For the challenge you can make anything you like as long as it has a Magnolia, Tilda,or Stitchels stamp in it. Here is the blog candy and you will also get a Stitchels stamp too!"

I used the round greeting from the Christmas Dottie & George Collection...and yes they world a treat with my new nestabilities!!!!

OMG - BLog candy alert!!!

Lookie, lookie - it's got to be worth a try. They are giving away the most fantastic blog candy over at Funky Fairy!!!! I have just downloaded some of their freebies to try out, I must get my printer sorted now out!!! Scrummy goodies, go take a look.

Dottie on a sketch!

I have been playing with my Nestabilities and deffo need another set now! The sketch I used from Friday Sketchers worked a treat with my attempt at this weeks Dotties World Challenge.

Hello on this bright and sunny Sunday Morning!! lol!!This is Nicola and it my turn for the Challenge,which isRhinestones...Ribbon and Raised...Raised can be corregated/textured Card,embossed paper,3d card or just foam pads, the choice is yours.

Unfortunately I don't really do "bling" and I didn't have any Rhinestones...LOL...but I used a little glitter instead and a shiny blue metallic eyelet (!) as I didn't want to miss out on the fun!

A Scrap lift Distressed Tilda.

I so enjoyed making the card for this weeks Tilda & Co Challenge that I decided to go for another one, I love this style of work anyway and what better excuse to play with one of my new stamps!

I took another Scrap lift opportunity for the Sassy Crafts competition running over on Just Bex.
This time I used this card for my inspiration.

And with a bit of shuffling around I ended up with this!

Organising my stamps!

With the delivery of a few more unmounted stamps yesterday I was busy stamping up load of images and trying to start organising storage for them. Up 'til now my unmounted stamps have sat in a shallow drawer in a filing cabinet. I have cut up pieces of card to fit into the packaging bags of my Magnolia, Nellies, Maggie & Hamish stamps, stamped on the image and labelled the tops. They are all sat in a little plastic "take away" type carton for now until I find a more suitable box.

I stamp and cut around quite a lot of my images rather than work directly on the card, if you know what I mean, so after stamping loads of images, I have coughly cut around them and placed them in the appropriate little bag so I should always have a stamped image at hand. This is great for me as I can take my little box downstairs of an evening and happily cut around the images while watching TV with hubby.

I want a bigger box now so I HAVE to buy more stamps to fill it up!!! LOL...I hope to do the same with the rest of my unmounted stamps soon, that way it will free up another couple of drawers to put my A4 cardstock in. One day I WILL be organised.

Just in time!

I have JUST finished this weeks challenge from Cute Card Thursday when I heard the Postie put some letters through my door!!! YIPPPEEEEEE!!! My new Magnolia stamps have arrived along my my first set of Nestabilities!!

Quickly load this, have some lunch and I will have a short time to play before I collect the children from school!!!!!

Right, this weeks challenge (#18) on Cute Card Thursday was to make a card for a child! I thought I would try out one of the Socks downloads from Pink Petticoat...I have had them a while and they have been sitting in a box all coloured in and waiting to be stuck on a card! I tried to make this quite bold and textural.

Not sure you can see but he has lovely glossy teeth and shiny bulbous eyes!

Just SMILE!

More blog hopping- very unlike me, I never usually have the time. On my blog travels I have found some more beautiful BLOG CANDY on offer. Have a look over on Mayas Hobby Blog! The though of having all those image drop through your letterbox is enough to make anyone SMILE!

Right off to finish my next card!

Andrea's Magnolia Blog CANDY!!!!

AS a new found Magnolia stamper (!!!) I have been blog hopping recently to help me decide which stamps to treat myself to next. (Eargerly drums fingers on desk and hopes Mr Postie will turn up trumps tomorrow!) During my expedition of Blogland I discovoered that Andrea is offering Magnolia Blog Candy!!!!!!! Pop over and take a took.

Andrea has asked anyone entering to tell her what their fav Magnolia stamp is...and why. LOL...seeing as I only have 4 at the moment I am going to decide from those as I cannot truely pass comment on a stamp I haven't worked with.

Hmmm my choice is;

Edwin with Pencil- I love layering him up for a really 3D effect.
Tilda with Daffodil- only used her once so far
Tilda with Rosebud- my first attempt at Magnolia
Tilda with Easter Egg- I have loved the detail on her dress

I think it's a close call, but I will go with Tilda with Rosebud. She was the first Magnolia stamp I used, I love her hair bunches, her quirky little legs and the versatility of her.

......but tomorrow may be acompletely different story!

Tilda & Friends ATC-Perfect Pearls

My second ATC-hmmm- I can see how easy it will be to get addicted!!!

This weeks challenge over on Tilda & Friends ATC Challenges is Perfect Pearls.

This week our theme is Perfect Pearls, so we would like to see you incorporate pearls, pearl paint, pearl paper or pearl shimmer of some kind on your ATC. Just a reminder that an ATC should measure 3.5 inches x 2.5 inches, and although we allow some overhang of the image and embellishments, please remember that if you intend swapping your ATC you may have to keep within the size. Further information on making an ATC is on the side bar.

and here is my version. A little Pearly Princess. ( never have been very neat with Liquid Pearls-sorry!)

One for the Boys!

On a roll today with my first challenge from Spoonful of Sugar:

We would like you to make a Male inspired card. Don’t forget you must include at least one Sugar Nellie, Rachelle Anne Miller or a Hanglar stamp somewhere on your design.

As my stamp collection isn't that extensive (YET!) I choose my little Hamish with Tractor stamp. I have been using some offcut shapes that I have had for absolutely ages, and scraps of paper on my desk to make the "ribbons!" I am so enjoying colouring with my Prismacolors-so relaxing and well worth the money!

Another Sketch Challenge!

Found the Friday Sketchers blog last night and it would have been rude not to have joined in!


Here is the template;



and here is my card;
please excuse the wet glossy accent....off to make lunch!

Another card for a teacher!

I decided to treat myself to a few new goodies yesterday so I will eagerly be awaiting Mr Postie this week. Well after all I need to pat myself on the back for getting my new job and also having survived the sicky lurgy that has struck the family since Wednesday night (better not speak too soon though!) I have had 4 very sleepless nights and I needed a boost...is that a good enough excuse?

Anyway, one of my most recent purchases was a reduced Magnolia stamp - Tilda with Easter Egg...not one to miss a bargain ! Don't know about you, but I have to try out all my new stamps, even if I don't actually make a card with them...and after stamping her I wondered if she could somehow be adapted rather than just use her at Easter...such a waste!

Here is what I ended up with;

I used this weeks Tilda & Co Challenge which was to ..."Make her Distressed looking, a little rough around the edges, a bit of grungy! So stay clear of these cute pastel colours if you can help it and get down and dirty with tilda!"

Not sure that it has really worked, but either way I have my second Teachers card complete!