Dutch Dare Challenge 32

I've been waiting for ages for my internet connection to work properly, it's really driving me scatty!!!

Anyway, I've made another card yeah! and as I haven't played along with Dutch Dare Challenge before, I thought I'd give it a go. The challenge for this week is Card with Mosaic.

Paper: BasicGrey two scoops

Stamp: Sugar Nellie - Daisy

Accessories: Watercolour pencils, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, various prima flowers, Hero Arts gemstones and DCWV blossoms and butterflies brad.

Thanks for looking.

More blog candy

Check out these wonderful blogs for gorgeous candy Sharon over at PaperFections is celebrating 2 year blog anniversary Claudia has wonderful new stamps from Alota to give away over at Pretty Pressings Debbie has a huge selection of candy, check out A Scrapjourney.

Magnolia vs Stampavie challenge

This is the first time I've played along with Magnolia vs Stampavie challenge blog, but I couldn't resist 'cause the challenge is 'Show us your bows', and I love playing with ribbon (don't like cutting it, just playing LOL!). Paper: BasicGrey Infuse Stamp: Sarah Kay Precious Moments Accessories: various Prima flowers, ribbon, distress inks, watercolour pencils, and roses. Thanks for looking.

Whiff of Joy

Have you pre-ordered your Whiff of Joy Spring Kit yet? If not, why not????? So far there's just a tiny sneak preview of one of the stamps. You can pre-order your kit until 26th January and then the kit will be shipped out about 2 weeks later. If you can't wait until then to own some wonderful stamps, check out the other collections.

Also check out Katharina's blog there's a chance to win a kit!!

Blog Candy

As I've been blog hopping, I've came across loads of tasty blog candy and I thought I'd share with you :) Fiona has some fabby candy over at Diva Stampin - winner being picked the beginning of February). Jo, also has wonderful candy on Siggi-Shop - closes 30th January. Kim has a scrummy selection of candy over on Crafty Makes - 31st January. I have some more to list, but my internet connection is playing silly beggers with me, so I'll come back tomorrow and put some more up :)

Arty Girlz Challenge

I'm just in time with this challenge, as a new challenge will be set tomorrow (and I can't wait LOL!). So the challenge last week over on Arty Girlz was 'Button It'.

Card: Core'dination

Paper: Basic Grey Euphoria

Stamp: Sarah Kay my sweet Lili and BasicGrey flourish corners

Accessories: Stazon jet black ink, Versafine imperial purple, watercolour pencils, prima flowers, brad, buttons.

Thanks for looking.

My Time to Craft Challenge

As I promised myself at the beginning of the year, I will be more organised and would craft and blog more. So far I've been pretty poor on both scores, maybe I'm just a slow starter LOL!

Anyway, as I'm way behind on birthday cards (nothing new there then!!!), I decided to make a card with my new gorgeous stamps from Whiff of Joy. And as the challenge over on My Time to Craft blog is 'Mice and Easy' I couldn't resist playing with my mouse stamp.

Paper: BasicGrey Boxer

Stamps: Whiff of Joy party animal collection - mouse under party hat, and Hero Arts sentiment

Accessories: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, H2os and Stazon jet black.

Thanks for looking.

Awards

This award was kindly given to me from Tee go check out her wonderful blog :) Also Lea gave me this award, pop along to Lea's blog too, she is going Dottie LOL! The award comes with the following sentiment:-This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger's aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger’s who must choose eight more and includes this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

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Sarah C has given me this award, her blog just amazes me :)

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This award was given to me from the very talented Debbie the very proud mammy of Faith As I am very late posting these awards, and I'm very sorry to everyone that has passed on awards to me, I do treasure them. Most of the blogs I visit already have these awards, but if you don't, kindly accept one or all of these awards with my blessing :).

Basic Grey Challenge

Would you believe it, the first couple of cards I made this year are Christmas cards LOL! I couldn't cut up my new BasicGrey Wassail papers before now. Anyway, I was looking at some challenge blogs 'cause I need to get back into crafting, and I spotted BasicGrey Challenge blog - the challenge this week is 'Chipboard' and my two cards fit the bill perfectly YEAH! Paper: BasicGrey Wassail Accessories: BasicGrey chip stickers (I've never bought these before, and they are fab!), buttons and brads. Green and brown ink and scissors to distress the squares. All the BasicGrey products can be found at Sassy Crafts, plus Emma has a great sale on at the moment so go and grab a bargain or two! Thanks for looking.

Oppps, I forgot .....

to put this card on my blog. I made it a little while back for Sketch Saturday challenge. Here's the sketch

Paper: K & Co Roam

Stamp: Whiff of Joy stamps Melinda blowing kisses

Accessories: Prima quick picks, lace, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, watercolour pencils, Ranger perfect pearls.

Thanks for looking

More wonderful blog candy

This is the blog candy that Kari is giving away. And Bev is giving away this wonderful selection of candy.

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Don't forget that Sally is giving away a Bootiful Stampz every day.

Gorgeous blog candy

Check out Sugar Nellie, gorgeous candy up for grabs Sally is still giving away wonderful candy over on Bootiful Stamps

Sketch Saturday #26

I have been AWOL again. I just don't know where the days/weeks/months are going and I can't believe it's just 5 weeks till christmas, I seem to just keep running round in circles! Oh well, on a brighter note I did manage to make a birthday card for my nephew. I used this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. Paper: BasicGrey archaic Stamp: Forever Friends Accessories: StazOn jet black ink, H2os, watercolour pencils, BasicGrey archaic buttons, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, computer printed sentiment. All the linked stash can be bought at Sassy Crafts. Thanks for looking.

My Time to Craft Challenge #36

Over on My Time to Craft this weeks challenge is Snowmen. And again for this challenge I used Snow Juggler by Sugar Nellie. He's a great stamp and so easy to colour in.

Paper: Dovecraft Christmas Blues

Stamp: Sugar Nellie's Snow Juggler from Funky Kits.

Accessories: watercolour pencils, glitter, Cuttlebug, snowflakes embossing folder.

Thanks for looking.

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Just a reminder,

for you to pop along to Bootiful Stampz today for the chance to win a stamp in the Big Bootiful Stampz Giveaway.

Bootiful Stampz Big Giveaway

Have you checked out Bootiful Stampz blog recently? Well Sally is kindly giving away a stamp every day for the month of November and all you have to do is go onto the blog and leave a comment and spread the word on your blog - simple (now that's what I like LOL).

Papertake Weekly Challenge

I've started making my christmas cards again, woooohooo (and it's about time too! LOL). Anyway I thought I'd play along with Papertake Weekly challenge this week, they have a great sketch. Paper: Doodlebug whimsical winter collection Stamps: Sugar Nellie's Snow Juggler from Funky Kits and Penny Black sentiment stamp Accessories: H2o's, glitter, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, ribbon. Thanks for looking.

One Stop Craft Challenge

One Stop Craft Challenge blog is a new challenge blog and this is only the second week of challenges so go along and join in. The challenge for this week is 'Things with wings' and of course I had to get out my Whiff of Joy Stamps out. Paper: BasicGrey Urban Prairie from Sassy Crafts Stamp: Whiff of Joy stamps, Melinda hugging heart Accessories: H2os, watercolour pencils, Prima quick picks, Dovecraft brads, Ranger liquid pearls and ribbon.

Blog Candy

Take a look at all this wonderful blog candy. Would you like to have a chance of winning, just pop along to Bev's blog All The Things I Love and leave a comment. Also, whilst you're there, check out her amazing creations.

Sketch Saturday #23

This week over at Sketch Saturday Coco designed a wonderful sketch. I just had to play along :)

Paper: BasicGrey Blush

Stamp: Sarah Kay Fannys cuddle - check out the new christmas stamps at Sassy Crafts ;)

Accessories: Ric rac, watercolour pencils, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities

Thanks for looking.

House Mouse stamps

Have you seen these beauties? Sassy Crafts has started stocking Stampabilities stamps, House Mouse and Happy Hopper stamps.

Now my biggest decision is which of the fabby new stamps do I buy first LOL!.

Dream Street Papers

I've made a layout with Dream Street Papers Rue collection for the 'In The Spotlight' at Sassy Crafts. Check out Sassy Crafts as the DSP are on sale for one week only, and that's for all the different collections. The flowers are Junkitz large blossoms and I used my Cricut to cut the other flowers out of the DSP. I always smile at these photos and I can tell you I had hundreds of Tanya trying to make Bear look at the camera, but he just wouldn't. What do people say "never work with children or animals" LOL, that is sooooo true! Paper: Dream Street Papers Rue collection Accessories: Junkitz flowers, Dovecraft brads, Cricut, Stickles.

Blog Candy

The very talented Juliet is giving away some wonderful blog candy for reaching 10,000 hits. So if you would like to have a chance at winning these goodies, pop along to her blog and leave a comment.

I've been given an award

from the very talented Juliet. Check out her blog, her creations will blow you away. Thank you Juliet, this means a lot to me :)

Design team work

With a kit that Emma from Sassy Crafts sent me, I created this layout. The papers are the gorgeous BasicGrey Ambrosia. Cardstock: Bazzill Paper: BasicGrey Ambrosia Stamp: BasicGrey flourish corners Accessories: Junkitz flowers, StazOn, Prima Brad Bitt, lace. Thanks for looking.

Wonderful Blog Candy

Take a look at all these wonderful goodies, I've just found some more gorgeous blog candy over at Rach's blog Papercrafts by Rach. Pop along and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning :)

Sketch Saturday

I noticed that I haven't posted these cards I made (granted too late to enter them for the challenges, but I do love the sketches) one card is for my brother in law. Both cards I took from previous sketches from Sketch Saturday - which reminds me to use last saturdays sketch. Paper: BasicGrey Vagabond collection Stamp: Third Coast stamps (can be bought from Sassy Crafts) Accessories: Dovecraft metal brads, Versafine ink, computer printed sentiment Paper: BasicGrey Two Scoops (from Sassy Crafts) Stamp: Sarah Kay Rose's Garden (again from Sassy Crafts) Accessories: H2os, BasicGrey two scoops button, cuttlebug, nestabilities, thread.

More blog candy

Rosietoes (Edna) is celebrating an anniversary, so go check out her wonderful blog, as she is giving away some blog candy. I've 'known' Rosietoes for a number of years now, and I love looking at her wonderful creations.

Blog Candy Alert

This is the gorgeous selection of Candy that Julie over at Scrapping Away is given away, so pop over there and leave a comment :)

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas ....

No I haven't lost the plot, but have you seen the new BasicGrey Wassail collection? They are truly scrummy. Here's a little taster And what's even better, pop along to Sassy Crafts as they are all on sale for a limited time. Well I'm off to do a little shopping LOL!

Design Team call

Sassy Craft is looking for two new members to join the Design Team. All the information is on the blog. Why not have a go ;)

Friday Sketchers #23

Wow, it's been ages since I've played along with Friday Sketchers. As I needed a card for my sister in laws birthday, I thought this sketch would be perfect.

Paper: K & Co classic

Stamp: Whiff of Joy Stamps Melinda blowing kisses

Accessories: StazOn jet black, H2os, watercolour pencils, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, lace, Ranger liquid pearls, Ranger icicle stickles.

Sassy Crafts weekly challenges

I've been a bad blogger! I've also forgotten to post some cards I made for Sassy Crafts challenge. The first card is following the sketch for the challenge and the other two, I just wanted to use my new Alota Rubber stamps LOL. Paper: BasicGrey Euphoria - I love this collection, it's really easy to use Stamp: Sarah Kay, my sweet Lili - this is also a new stamp and it's really cute Accessories: H2os, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Prima got flowers, Hero Art gemstones and lace. Paper: DCWV Blossoms and butterflies Stamp: Alota Rubber stamp kids collection Accessories: Watercolour pencils, Stickles, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Paper: Dovecraft Birthday and Dovecraft designer paper pack Stamp: Alota Rubber Stamp kids collection Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, various pens and ribbon Thanks for looking

Cutie Sunday challenge

I haven't played along with Cutie Sunday challenge blog before, but I'm always looking at the fabby sketches, so I thought why not join in. So I did ;) This is the great sketch for this week and this is my take on the sketch. Paper: K & Co McKenna Stamp: Whiff of Joy stamps Melinda hugging heart and Stampin Up! circle of friendship Ink: Stazon, Distress ink tattered rose Accessories: watercolour pencils, glitter, Prima quick picks and small got flowers, Dovecraft brads, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug. Thanks for looking.