Pastels Challenge

Hi peeps

Well its that time again for my digi challenge which can be found here.

This time we have a lovely sponsor of a voucher for $15 from

The challenge theme is Pastels and here is my card.............................

I have used my image 'Izzy with Bee' and some new stamps from papermania for the sentiments, i have coloured Izzy with copics and used the 'out of box' technique to make her look like she is sitting on the ribbon.


I do hope you like it and join in the challenge.

Izzys Little Bird

Hi There peeps

Just thought i'd show you a card i made with my new image 'Izzys little bird', which can be found at My store. for $2.50

I have used my distress inks and i am still trying with these, i do tend to stuggle a bit with them, i am contemplating investing in the new pens, but boy are they expensive?

I have used some paper that was  a freebie from a crfating mag and lots of ditress crackle paint. I do hope you like it!

I am entering this into:

Simon says. Anything goes, sorry but i dont think i have used any my minds eye products as well.
Paperplay. something old - lace, something new Digi
littleredwagon. vintage item - lace, which i have had from my mum. 

The pixie cottage  Anything goes 
cutecardthursday. Signs of spring... i suppose her summer straw hat would count!


Hope you like it
Take care

New Lace and Pearls Challenge

Hi there my lovely crafty friends

Well its time again for a new challenge over at my Digichallenge blog, and this time its a lovely one called 'Lace and Pearls'

our sponsor is a $10 voucher from Joanna sheen so get crafting!!

Here is my card:

I have used my image Izzy with Pony and coloured her with copics, i do hope you like it and i am entering this into:




Stampinfortheweekend. Bingo...Pearls, lace, polkadots 
Allsorts. Anything goes 
Papercrafting journey. Make it cute
Cropstop. Three flowers
Charismacardz. Love is in the air
stampwithfun. Shapes
Movingalongwiththetimes. lots of layers

New image and card, Ellies bathtime

Hi there peeps

Here is a card i made with one of my new images 'Ellies Bathtime', i have used distress inks to colour it in and i still struggle with these, and of course some liquid applique for the foam.

The papers where freebies from a papercraft mag that i had stashed and the sentiment was off the net too also a freebie! I have faux stitched it and distressd the edges.

Hope you like it, i am entering this into:

Digital Tuesday. use your stash and my digi image 
Paperplay challenge. Critters. 
Cute card Thursday. Flower power

Its all about SNOW!!

Hi my lovely crafty friends

Sorry its been so long since my last post, life just catches up with you sometimes! 
today i would like to show you a card for my   Digidesignchallenge.

The theme this challenge is all about SNOW and your card can be anything ......a snowman snowflakes etc

Please pop over and join in the fun, This fortnight we have the fabulous Chris Dark at 

  Sketching Stamper.   giving away 4 digis of your choice!!

here is my card :

I have used my image CANDYMAN and coloured him with copics.
I will be entereing this into:


Movingalongwiththetimes. Cute Critters
papertakeweekly.Anything goes
Allsorts. free and easy.
craftuscrazy. anything goes. 
sweetandsassy. anything with a hat.


have a great weekend all Keep warm!!! and dont forget enter into my challenge and join in the fun!!!

VALENTINE Challenge

Hi There peeps Well its time fo a new challenge over at Digichallengeblog.
and the theme is Valentines of course. My card is made using one of my images called 'Love Ballons' i have coloured him with distress inks and found a very apt sentiment freebie. 


 This fornights challenge is sponsored by Joanna Sheen with a $10 voucher,

so what are you waiting for go and check out my fab Dt's cards they are awesome! 




 Just a quick post today hope you all have a great weekend

New Challenge at Digi Designs, THANKYOU

Well Hi there Peeps
Hope you are all keeping well and crafting away in the new year, today i have a card to show you for my Challenge blog over at DigiDesigns.


Our generous sponsor this week is Michelle over at Michelles scrap.

and she is giving away a lovely $10 voucher to spend in her shop. ( p&p may have to be covered for uk residents)
so the theme this fortnight is THANKYOU.....................
and here is my card:

I have used my new image 'for someone special' and coloured her with distress inks, boy i love these still learning but i love using them and boy they will go a long way!!

I have used a freebie Thankyou sentiment i got on a mag, just in time for this challenge.

So what are you waiting for please join in my challenge over at Digidesignschallenge, and check out the fabulous DTs cards they are awesome!!!

Hi Again peeps
had to have another go with the distress inks, may have used a bir too much contrast on the photo, but i used a sketch i found in a mag and some faux stitching (quicker!).
I am not back at work till Thursday so have  afew more days off before normality strikes and kids back at school. May be able to get a few more cards done, Just for fun!!
This is a new image caled Teddy snugggles ( i do struggle sometimes to keep coming up with titles!)

I am entering this into: Simonsays. Anything goes Dutch Dare. my favourite things. ( craft) Carizmcards. Anything goes. Craftsandme. Anything goes

Home Tweet Home and Happy New year!!

Hi peeps
Well Happy New year to you all!!! hope you had a lovely xmas, my family went off to Brussels for the Holidays and as promised i have added some photos of our time there. Soo much fun!

My Hubby and I having xmas day lunch, very relaxed in a lovely bar/resturant

Xmas fairs

Floating statues.. these where amazing, looked like ghosts.

From top of the Ferris wheel, only my daughter and i would go on it!!

Well thats all folks, i wont bore you with all the rest, but a very christmassy time was had by all!!

and back to my card. This challenge is Anything New please pop over to my challenge blog here. and have fun with this New years challenge!! our fabulous sponsor is Joanna sheen so what are you waiting for??
I have finally braved the Distress inks, and i do like the effects but it takes so much time! this is my new digi Home Tweet home and i found the free sentiment at Cuddly Buddly online. Hope you like it!

Hope you are all partying tonight although i wont be doing too much as we have nothing planned after Brussels i am quite content to stay in. My mums coming for supper, so a quiet night in. I will come back and enter some challenges later as i have to go and get the supper started.
Take care all and have fun!!!!! Happy New Year!!!

CHRISTMAS Challenge

Hi there peeps
 well i would like to show you my last christmas card i made for my challenge over at Digidesignchallenges. i have finally used my distress inks What do you think? I asked my Dt friend how to stop the ink running with digi images and she gave me a few tips, one was to heat gun the ink and YEAH it worked!! The image is called Penguins walk. I have used some freebie papers and a freebie sentiment also my sewing machine.

I do hope you like it and can join in our challenge.

All White Challenge

Hi peeps
Well its now December where do the years go?? i have left my xmas cards really late this year and have only nade a few i think i will have to go shhhhh dare i say it..........and buy some!!
how awful!
Anyhow today is a new challenge over at Disdigidesigns. and this fortnight the sponsor is


Cheery lynn Designs.


A Generous $15 Voucher

My card is made usin my digi Snowman Surprise and can be found at my store Here.
I have used and embossing folder on the back( i always find these a little small) some gorgeous lace and MS icicle punch, my machine was kind to me and the swirls and poinsettia are spellbinder dies. The sentiments are a papermania set.

The image is colored with copics and some german glass again on the fur hat and coat( i was a bit more careful this time) and some funflock on the snowman.

Hope you like it?

i am entering this into:

Simon Says. Anything goes
Bling it on. Christmas

Fabnfunky. Anything goes

Crafts and me. Pearls and swirls

Christmas card!

Hi There peeps


Hope your weekend has been a good one, weather here is naff!! and i feel like i am living in the Tundra! its dark before i get out of bed!


I now have me a sun lamp that hopefully will top up my deficiant body! they are even putting Vit D in our cornflakes now cos we get no sun!


Anyhow enough of the moans here is a xmas card i made using my image 'Xmas Cheers' it is coloured with my copics, i have used some german Glass crystals on her coat ( be careful with these i ended up with shards in my fingers!)


The snow is 3D glitter, the papers are Cosmo cricket and the stamps are from papermania ( i think)

I am entering this into :

Totally Papercrafts. - Christmas

Papertake weekly. christmas crackers
Polka Doodles. - Italian christmas( red, white and green)

Addicted to stamps. - Christmas card

Have a great week, take care

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Rags and Teds Flowers

Hi again there peeps
This is just a card i have made using one of my images 'Ted and Rags' i have coloured them with my copics.
I recently went to a stamp fair and came back with this sentiment ticket stamp and the postcard stamp from lilovalley.

Just a quick post today.

I am entering this onto a few challenges:

Pile it on. 'P' (punched border)
2 Sisters. - sparkles( my flowers have glitter)
Card Mad fairy.(Texture)