BASIC GREY - Shabby Chic

Hello, 

I'm back with my BASIC GREY DT card

and this fortnight the fab theme is.....

SHABBY CHIC

I have used Basic Grey ~ Hello Luscious

I have also used

LOTV ~ Hello Cupcake
Marianne D ~ English Rose (sorry if I'm boring you with these LOL)
Wild Orchid ~ Small Roses

Doohickey ~ Dragonflies and Antique Lace
Go Kreate ~ Tag
Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Stickles and Crackle paint
Charm, Pearls and Lace from stash
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Thanks for stopping by
BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS - Things with wings

Hello, 

Thank you to those who entered our ALLSORTS blog hop, 

My winner is announced at the bottom of this post!

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This week it's my turn to set the theme and I would love to see

"THINGS WITH WINGS"

 I have used:

LOTV ~ Freedom

MME ~ Mabel

Marianne D ~ English rose

Doohickey ~ Swirly butterfly and Antique lace

Small butterfly punch

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Stickles

Flatback pearls

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I would like to enter the following:
LOTV ~ Believe in fairies

Now onto the winner of my prize .....

True Random Number Generator 

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Result: 12 Powered by  

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That's........

Gill A

congratulations Gill

please email me at 

darrenandfleur@aol.com

Thanks for looking & please pop back later to see my Basic Grey Dt card
HUGZ

ALLSORT'S Birthday Blog Hop!!!

THIS IS A STICKY 

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWER POSTS!

Good morning, 

This week ALLSORTS are celebrating their 2nd birthday,

I feel so proud to be a part of this fantastic challenge blog along with some truly lovely ladies! 

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To celerbrate ALLSORTS are having a blog hop.

There will be several prizes along the way, so hope you will join us.

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To have a chance of winning one of the great prizes you will need to start at the main challenge blog,

then visit all of the DT members, where you will find clues to complete the following....

_ R_ _ _ // _ R A_ _

Hopefully you will have just hopped over from......

Debs and found her letter

I'm sure you've already guessed mine, lol

Now you need to hop over to Brenda to find hers!

You will also need to enter a card into this week's theme which

Brenda has chosen, and she would like this
gorgeous scene to inspire you!

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Here's my take....

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I have used

Magnolia ~ Tilda with swimsuit and Bridge deck

October afternoon ~ Fly a kite and Thrift shop

Marianne D ~ English rose die

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

E.lm ~ Leaf punch

Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Stickles

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Thank you for visiting and if you leave your name with 

Mr Linky one lucky winner will have the chance of winning this cute
High Hopes stamp
Buddy Bear Candy Wrapper

which has been kindly donated by 

and a selection of charms, spacers, gems, stickers and flowers from me!

Hugz

Afternoon tea

Happy Wednesday!

Thank goodness the wind has stopped and it's now a gorgeous day!

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A quick post to share, this sweet stamp came from

SIR STAMPALOT

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I have used

Stamping Bella ~ Miranda in teacup

Echo Park ~ For the record

Marianne D ~ English rose and leaves

E.lm ~ Fern punch

SU ~ Ribbon and corner punch

Tim Holtz ~ Core~dinations,  DIs and stickles

Flat back pearls and staples

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I would like to enter the following

Creative Craft World ~ 3 or more flowers

Truly Scrumptious ~ Anything goes & DT call 

Creative Card Crew ~  Anything goes

I love this image as her is very similar to how I used to have mine LOL!

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Thanks for loooking

HUGZ

A Spoonful of Sugar - Thing's with wings

Hello, hope you are all well.

Hopefully the wind has died down, 

Darren had to cut one of our "Black Elderflowers" down as it had been battered about in the wind. 

It's been quite bad everywhere!

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Onto this weeks challenge at 

A Spoonful of Sugar

and we have a fab theme of

THING'S WITH WINGS

The DT have come up with some beautiful samples,

so be sure to check them out!

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I have used:
LOTV ~ Dandelion Clock
Bo Bunny 6 x 6 ~ Gabrielle
Nestabilities ~ Labels 18
Woodware ~ Recycled Kraft
DooHickey ~ Dragonflies
Mariane D ~ English Roses & Leaf
E.lm ~ Leaf Punch
SU ~ Corner Punch, Button and Twine
Tim Holtz ~ DIs and Stickles
Flat-backed pearls from stash.
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I am entering this card into the following:
LOTV ~ Here comes summer
Flutterby Wednesday's ~ Anything with wings
Fab 'n' Funky ~ Make your own blooms
Make it Monday ~ Anything goes
Thanks for looking and I hope you can join us this week
HUGZ

BASIC GREY - Mix & Match

Hello, I'm back with my DT card for

BASIC GREY

(please scroll down to see my ALLSORTS DT creation!)

This fortnight Basic Grey  have a fab theme of

MIX and MATCH

We'd like you to use more than one BG item,

Please state which products you have used.

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I have used Hello Luscious, Marlolaine & Origins

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I have also used:

Belles and Whistles ~ Anyone for lemonade

Nestabilities ~ Labels 18

Marianne creatables ~ English rose die

Magnolia doohickey ~ Rose leaf die

E.lm ~ Leaf punch

SU ~ Scallop oval and small oval puches

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Tim Holtz ~ Distress sickles ~Antique linen

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

ALLSORTS - Teddy Bear's Picnic

Hi good morning, 

It's time for another fab challenge at
ALLSORTS

Firstly I'd like to say a big SORRY for not doing much commenting last week,

What with one thing and another I didn't get round to doing much blogging and

then when I did have some time Mr Blogger didn't want to know!

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Anyway, It's Saturday now and that means it's challenge time.

This week our lovely Debs has picked a theme  which is

perfect for the warm spell we've been having lately, she wants to see.....

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC

We are sponsored by Robyn's fetish,

who have kindly donated 5 digi images to one lucky winner.

The DT were given some of the fab digi images to play with.

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Now what would all bears love to have at a picnic?

That's right! Honey.

So with that in mind I have decorated a jar of honey.

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Ted looks like he's in for a treat! LOL

Hope he saves some for me, because I love honey on rich tea biscuits ~ Mmmm yummy!

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I have used:

Robyn's fetish digi ~Ms Cutie Bear

Woodware ~ Recycled Card

Martha Stewart ~ Pinking Scallop Punch
Bumble Bee Stamp

SU ~ Twine

SU ~ Word Window Punch

Studio G ~ Alphabet Set

Tim Holtz ~ DI

Fabric, Charm & Wire from stash.

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Thanks for looking and please pop back later to see my Basic Grey DT card.

HUGZ

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR ~ SKETCH

Good morning, hope you are all well.

It's time for another fab challenge over at 

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR

and this week Natalie has given us a gorgeous sketch to work with.

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I h ave used:

Magnolia ~ Tilda loves news

MME ~ Hattie

LOTV ~ Sentiment

E.lm ~ Branch punch

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

SU ~ Cardstock

Lace from stash

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Hope you can join us
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I'd like to enter the following:
Bunny Zoe's crafts ~ Lace
Just Magnolia & Hanglar ~ Stitching
Crafter's companion ~ Girls birthday

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Thanks for looking 

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ Use at least 3 stamps

Hello, 

Hope the weather is still good, wherever you are,

Although we could do with some rain here ~ I can't remember the last time it rained properly.

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Over at ALLSORTS it's Helene's theme & she would like to see you....

USE AT LEAST 3 STAMPS

I have used:

Magnolia ~ Tilda with wedding presents, Mini Tilda with small gift & Bunting

Magnolia papers

Catslife press ~ Sentiment

Small alphabet set for name

Nestabilities ~ Label 18

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

Stickles ~ Stardust

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I would like to enter the folowing :

Just Magnolia & Hanglar ~ Optional stitching

Crafter'c companion monthly challenge ~ Girls birthday

Thanks for looking & hope you have a fab weekend

HUGZ

New Baby,

Hi, just a very quick post,

I have finally got round to making a baby card for one of the neighbours.

The blue looks much nicer in the real world, just couldn't get a fab piccy.

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Baby with blanket

LOTV~ Sentiment

SU ~ Kraft cardstock, Buttons, Twine & Ribbon

MME ~ Hattie

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

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Thanks for looking & enjoy the rest of your day

HUGZ