{PIN}spirational Challenge time

Hi all you lovely crafty friends, at last i`ve got time to blog!!! its been 4 days lol & thats a long time for me, i`ve been so busy since getting back from a fabulous weekend in Birmingham. I met the most brilliant mad scatty people, who i`m so pleased to call my friends, i genuinely love them all......Kath, Lindsay, Lisa, Linda, Susan, Jane, Kat, Karen Thank you for a brilllliant weekend, can`t wait till we all meet up again xxxxxxxx 

I also want to give a big thank you to Linda Simpson, who gave me such a gorgeous gift, which is pride of place on my desk, a beautifully decorated letter rack which i absolutely adore...Thank you gorgeous lady was lovely seeing you again xxxxxx   

Now the blogging stuff hehe

Its {PIN}spirational Challenge time

& the inspirational pic is

Awwwww so cute

The fab sponsors this week are

~Creative Bug Digital Stamps~

&

~Bugaboo~ 

Both have the most amazing images

so why not try your luck

Papers are from LOTV

Dies used are 

Die`sire Ornamental oval frame

Scalloped ovals 

Lala land banner die 

Spectrum Noirs for colouring

I would like to enter this into the following challenges 

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Recipe box

Morning all, todays the day my mum & i & the lovely Lindsay are travelling to Birmingham for the Hobbycraft show, & meeting (some for the 1st time) crafty friends, & i`m so excited 

So this will probably be my last post till Sunday...

maybe even Monday depending how tired i am from the weekend lol

I made a box & matching card in the week, it was a customer order for her friend who loves backing cakes, & she wanted a box for her to keep her recipes in.

I used a kit that was a free gift on Create and Craft for members a while back

& is from Hunkydory

I have designed all the wording on my Cricut Gypsy

I made the sentiment on the computer

& cut with Spellbinders 

Sweet Treat Christmas Gift

Morning everyone, i`m getting really excited now as the weekend is nearly here & can`y wait till the N.E.C woohoo, have fun all that are going today.

I`ve been having a play with Crafters Companion Sweet Treats board, 

and made a little Christmas gift, 

i thought it would make  brilliant him & hers sweetie gift box

I`ve used Core`dinations 

Darice snowflake embossing folder

Die`sire Ivy

Die`sire scalloped labels

leaf border die

panelled all round

Such a wonderful sentiment

its from Sentimentals Christmas magic stamp set 

I just sat playing with my ultimate Pro

to create the holder

These are made with the smallest milk cartons on the sweet treat board

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Fab shoes

Morning everyone, i`m so happy, i got all my wedding invites done & card orders all up to date, well except Christmas ones lol so can now relax & look forward to the nec on Saturday, 

can`t wait to meet lots of by facebook crafty buddies :)) 

It was my eldest daughters 20th birthday on the 1st Nov & as she loves her fashion

i used the fabulous shoes CDRom, i adore the colours & patterns on this cd

I`ve used my favourite shape card, the French oval

& used a daisy punch to make the flowers

I made the sentiment on the computer & cut with Spellies Labels 29

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by xxx

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-31.html
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/cmc-33-anything-goes.html
http://www.twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/2tc62-free-for-all.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftyhandsdevon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/our-very-first-challenge-anything-goes.html

Something for the men

Hi everyone hope you`ve all had a good Sunday & weekend, i`ve had a busy one making 130 wedding invitations, still have a final 50 inserts to do, but so pleased i got so much done.

Wanted to share some male cards i`ve made, i seem to get asked to do a lot of football cards, so made a nice change to do these.

The topper is from the Kanban `So Macho kit

the sentiment was made on the computer 

& cut with Spellies labels 29 

Did this on the computer, layered on to various papers from my stash

Made the sentiment & cut a label shape around it

Created the name on my Cricut Gypsy

Embossalicious grande dots used for the background

Sentiment made on the computer

Crafters Companion - November challenge

Morning all, are you ready for a new challenge?

The November challenge over at Crafters Companion 

is waiting for your creations

The theme is Christmas/Winter

This is my DT card this month

The image & co-ordinating papers are from Mulberry wood Christmas

You can find the CDRom HERE

I`ve used the following Die`sire Dies

Ivy

Holly 

die`s available HERE

Sunflower quilling die

Thanks for stopping by, look forward to seeing your creation xxx

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/challenge-92-inspirational-christmas.html
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/
http://creativefriday.blogspot.com.au/
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.no/2013/10/challenge-113-seasons.html
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/challenge-139-anything-goes.html
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/november-challenge.html
http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/albc-sparkle-and-shine.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/chnc-challenge-extra-for-november.html

Feeling crafty challenge - - - - Steam punk

Hi everyone, wow can you believe its November already

this year is going way to quick for my liking

The good thing about the beginning of the month

are the new monthly challenges starting

& today i have my card i created for the dt at feeling crafty challenge 

The theme is Steam Punk

& we have a fab sponsor who are giving a prize of a 

£15 voucher to spend in the Scribble & Scrap shop

Check out Scribble & Scrap site HERE

The toppers & papers are from Kanban

I made the sentiment on the computer

& cut with Spellbinders Cogs

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/

http://rheddandrosies.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/cwlc-64-anything-goes.html

Bear & Bee

Hey Happy Peeps, i`m getting really excited as its less than 2 weeks 

till i`m going to Birmingham NEC

I`m so looking forward to meeting lots of crafty friends, some for the 1st time

I have a couple of cute cards to show you today

the 1st is from Crafters Companion Popcorn CDRom

The football is a Tattered Lace Die

I cut Stanley using Cricut cart Mickey Font

I embossed with Embossalicious Grande Dots

The sentiment & topper are cut using Spellbinders Labels 29

{PIN}spirational Challenge

Morning all & a very happy Tuesday morning to you all

There is a new challenge over at {PIN}spirational Challenge

& our fab sponsor is the amazing Sassy Studio

& the Inspirational pic is amazing, lots of things to look at & be inspired by

It could be an object, a colour, a theme or a moment in the pic (the choice is yours)

I decided to go for the TinkerSassy 

Kindly given by our sponsor

for me to have a play with

you can find this gorgeous image HERE

inspired by the butterfly wings

& the colours green & red

this is my card :)

I`ve coloured Tink with my Spectrum Noirs

& using one of the new Die`sire dies - Nouveau stamping frame

i have cut the image & sentiment out

the sentiment is from Die`sires new sentimental stamps - Love is all you need

Other dies used are Cheery Lyn leaf border die

& Spellbinders Les papillions two

The middle paper roses are made using Flower Shoppe Cricut cart

Thanks for stopping by, look forward to seeing your creations in this weeks challenge xxxx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/anything-goes-dt-call.html

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/challenge-32-anything-goes.html

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/challenge-103-anything-goes.html

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/8-anything-goes-optional-twist-inspired.html

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/

http://designedtocolor.blogspot.co.uk/

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/lej-designs-challenge-no-77-anything.html

http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Bella Italiano

Happy Monday everyone hope this post finds you all safe & well

what with this terrible weather

I`ve been playing with one of my favourite kits, Bella Italiano

by Kanban

i love the toppers & papers in this kit

& i got to play with my new Tattered Lace Dies

I made the sentiment on the computer

Have a great day xxxxx