A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR ~ EASTER

Good Morning,

Hope you all had a fab weekend,

I had a lovely time at the NEC,

Got loads of lovely goodies ~ Can't wait to go again LOL

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It's challenge time at A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR

and this week, the lovely Maria has set the theme of ...

EASTER

I have made a small basket for Mac,

I think she'll be getting lots of little homemade easter baskets this year ~

hopefully she won't look at my blog and see this one lol!

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I have used

Basket template ~ HERE

SU ~ Loads of accessories, for pile eggs & sentiments

SU ~ Jewellery Tag

SU ~ River rock cardstock (also shredded)

Chicken stamp ~ not sure of make

2 brads

Basic Grey ~ Pyrus

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Thanks for looking

Hugz

ALLSORT ~ A special lady

Good morning, This is scheduled post

 as by now, I will hopefully be heading for the NEC

with Lou & Chris ~ Ooooh I'm so excited!!!

Anyway on to this weeks challenge @ Allsorts!

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There were some stunning boxes last week.
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This week Debs has set the theme for

A SPECIAL LADY

We have 2 fab sponsor

Letraset

&

Sassy Studio Design's

I have done another "fairly" clean card,

I do actually enjoy doing these for a change ~

 every now & then!

I have used:

Sassy Studio ~ My Fair Lady

Kaiser Kraft ~ Utopia

Sizzix ~ Swirl

SU ~ Photo Punch
Wild Orchid ~ Flower
Nestabilities ~ Circles

Copics
Pearls ~ from stash
Thanks for looking
Hugz

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE ~ Pink, Blue & Brown

Good morning,

Hope everyone is enjoying the weather,

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Over at Oldie but a goodie it's challenge time again,

and this fortnight Liza would love you to use the colours

Pink Blue & Brown

Check over at the challenge blog for the details

 Please remember to use a STAMPED image,

which is at least 6 months old ~ NO DIGI IMAGES please!

The DT do have to check!

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For my card I have used:

Magnolia ~ Princess Tilda & Antique lace die

Sizzix ~ Swirl

Nestabilities ~ Butterfly

Retro Flower Punches

Go Kreate ~ Card die

Woodware ~ Recycled Kraft

K&Co & MME ~ Can't remember the names

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Glitter gel pen on Skirt, Shoes, Gloves & crown

Pearls from stash

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

Pretty in Pink?

Hi, hope everyone had a fab weekend!

My card this morning is very Pink & I do struggle with pinks.

I made it for my God Daughter, Poppy who was 5 last week.

I 'm not sure if I have made it a bit too grown up for her though,

perhaps It could've done without the flowers!

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Maid Marion Tilda

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

Papermania ~ Basic Pinks

Cats Life Press ~ Sentiment

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Punched out No. 5

E.lm ~ Leaf punch

SU ~ Jewellery Tag Punch (for Poppy)

Sparkly Gel Pen

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Inks

Sewing Machine

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ



BASIC GREY ~ RECYCLE SOMETHING

Back again with my BASIC GREY card.

Please scroll down if you'd like to see my ALLSORTS post!

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Thank you for the gorgeous entries for our "Thing's with wings" challenge,

this fortnight we'd like you to

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RECYCLE SOMETHING

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We are sponsored by Simon says stamp who are offering $25 to one lucky winner.

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For some gorgeous inspiration & more details

of this fortnight's challenge please check out the blog

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I have used:

 Basic grey Origins & have recycled some

corrugated cardboard & some old dictionary pages.

Also used:

Sarah Kay ~ Josephine & Kiki

Sizzix ~  Heart

Magnolia die ~ Antique lace

Tim Holtz~ Distress inks, Stickles, Crackle paint & Tattered florals die

SU ~ Twine

Button from stash

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I have also sent this card to Sir Stampalot

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Thanks for looking

Hugz

ALLSORTS ~ Make a gift box

Good morning to you all.

It's challenge time at ALLSORTS

Thank you for the gorgeous cards for Amanda's "Luck o' the Irish" challenge,

This week it's Helene's turn to set the challenge

& she would love you to...

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MAKE A GIFT BOX

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For some gorgeous inspiration & more details please pop over to the challenge blog.

 Our sponsor Stitchy bear stamps is offering £10 voucher to one lucky winner! 

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The template for my box came from Magnolia Ink magazine.

I have used:

Retro flower punches

E.lm branch punch

Tim Holtz ~ Ticket & Stickles

Large & Small butterfly punches

Glimmer mist.

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Thanks for looking, I will be back later with my  Basic Grey card.

Hugz

Kira with wings

Hi, I have another sample for Sir Stampalot to share.

I took this over to Janice earlier today & had a fab time crafting with some of the other DT girls.

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I also treated myself to a couple of the fab Mo Manning clear stamps.

Will show at a later date.

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To make my card I have used one of the fab new images from the wild rose studio collection

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I have used ~

Kira with wings

Kaiser Kraft ~ Utopia

Nestabilites ~ Oval & Scallop

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks & Stickles

E.lm ~ Branch

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

Machine stitching

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Thanks for looking

Big

HUGS

Tilda with lace hearts

Hi, hope all is good!

Just a quick post this morning, as I'm helping out at school this afternoon, 

Mackenzie's class are doing "samba" and they are walking into town to watch a bit of a show.

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Janice from Sir Stampalot has asked for a couple of samples,
I love this sweet Tilda with her string of hearts

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Tilda with lace hearts

MME ~ Hattie

Go Kreate ~ Tag

Retro flower punch

Tim Holts ~Distrees inks & stickles

button, twine & brads from stash

I have also machine stitched around the edges, but you can't really see

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Would like to enter the following

Truly Scrumptious ~ Tag it

Will be back tomorrow with another make

Thanks for looking

 Hugz

A Spoon Full Of Sugar ~ A Sketch

Hello Bloggers!.

It's time for another fab challenge over at

A spoon full of sugar

This week Sonja has given us a gorgeous sketch to work with,

check the challenge blog to find out more.

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I have used

Sarah Kay ~ Elodie with fresh apples

Basic Grey ~ Curio

Woodware ~ Recycled card & sentiment

Nestabitlies ~ Ovals & Scalloped ovals

Retro flower punch

E.lm ~ Leafy punch

SU ~ Word window punch

Brads & Ribbon from stash

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Thanks for looking & I hope you can join us.

Hugz



ALLSORTS ~ Luck o' the Irish.

Good morning,

I hope everyone is well.

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It's ALLSORTS challenge time again!

Thanks for the gorgeous entries last week.

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This week, Amanda wants to see......

 Luck O' The Irish

I have used a fab freebie image from Waltzing Mouse, available here

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I have also used.

Woodware ~ Recycled card & sentiment

Go Kreate ~Card die & tag die

Tim Holtz ~ Distress stickles

Copics

SU ~ Twine

Eyelets & button from stash

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

Just a quickie

Hi, hope you have all had a good day,

it's been so windy here today,

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I made these samples a while back, for Janice at Sir Stampalot

they are just a few of the fab new Molly Blooms images available.

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I have used:

Molly Blooms ~ Rainy day George, Duck in boots & Sentiment.

Basic Grey ~ Marjolaine

SU ~ Photo corner punch, Scallop circle

Nestabilities

Teardrop punch for splashes (cut to shape)

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE ~ Baby

Hello,

It's time again, for a new challenge at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

Firstly a big thank you for all the beautiful entries for my spring challenge.

pop over to the challenge blog to see if you were a lucky winner & to check out the details of this fortnight's challenge which is

BABY

Please remember

 to be in with a chance of winning our challenge you MUST use a rubber stamp over 6 months old & please NO digi images!!!

Here's my card

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Not a great photo ~ the cream and white card does not differ that much in real life!

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I have used

LOTV ~ Baby with blanket

Magnolia Papers

Flat Back Pearls

Nestabilities ~ Circle

Go Kreate ~ Tag & 5x5 Card Die

Sissix Swirls

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

BASIC GREY ~ Wings

Hello I'm back again!

This time, (in my comfort zone) to show my DT card for BASIC GREY

You can see my ALLSORTS DT card here

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This week our theme is

WINGS

(Birds, Fairies, Butterflies etc.)

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I have used:

LOTV ~ Fairy on tiptoe

Nellie Snellen ~ Doily die

E.lm ~ Leaf punch

Butterfly punch

Various size SU circle punches ~ For flowers

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Pearls, Glimmer mist & Stickles

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Thanks for looking

Hugz

ALLSORTS ~ A card for a teenager

Good morning,

It's ALLSORTS time again,  

and this week Kirsten wants you to make

A CARD FOR A TEENAGER

We have 2 fab sponsors again!

Pop over to the challenge blog to find out more!

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Well I bet this is a bit of a shock for my regular visitors ~

hardly any distressing & a fair bit of white!

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I have used:

Digistampboutique ~ Sammie shopping

Copics

SU ~ Photo corners

Retro flower punch

DCWV ~ Latte (slightly roughed up, I just had too!!!)

Brad & Spacer from stash

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Thanks for looking & I'll be back in a bit with my BASIC GREY DT card,

& something a bit more me!

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR ~ TAGS

Hello, well that's half term over!

Mac has gone back to school this morning & I already miss her.

Soon be the Easter Hols though LOL!!!

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Over at A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR this week Ingrid wants you to use

TAGS

you can either create a tag or use one in your project!

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I have used:

Magnolia ~ Tilda with hanging rabbit

Scribble scrabble papers ~ Nana's trunk (I LOVE THIS)

Magnolia DooHickey ~ Antique lace

SU ~ Soft Suede cardstock (Another fave) & Polka dot ribbon

SU ~ Corner Punch

Greeting Farm ~ Small Butterfly stamp

LOTV ~ Sentiment

Go Kreate ~ Tag die

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks & Stickles

Flat Back Pearls & Thread from stash

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A close up of the sweet LOTV sentiment 

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Hope you can join us.

Thanks for popping by

HUGZ