BASIC GREY ~ Be Charming

I'm back with my Basic Grey  DT card,

This fornight we'd like you to....

BE CHARMING

Please add a charm to any project, and let us know which

Basic Grey product you have used!

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I have used :

Basic Grey ~ Hello Luscious

Sarah Kay ~ Fleur gathering flowers with Manon 

(another gorgeous birthday pressie, this time from my friend Lou)

 Marianne ~ Leaves

Retro flower punches

Small butterfly punch

Flat back pearls

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Charm ~ Ebay

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I have entered the following:

Stampavie & more ~ Pearls

Please scroll down to see my Allsorts DT card

Thanks for looking ~ We're off out, now with friends, to watch the annual Spalding tulip parade,

Hope it stays dry!

Hope you have a fab weekend.

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BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ Oriental

Good Morning, hope you enjoyed the Royal wedding.

I loved the car at the end ~ it was fab.

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This week at ALLSORTS Amanda would like to see

ORIENTAL

I really don't have much oriental stash, 

but I adore dragonflies and got a gorgeous set for my birthday from my friend Nicola

  and it included several dragonflies and a waterlily, 

 which I thought was perfect for the theme!

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I have used:

Prickly pear ~ Dragonflies (Sir Stampalot)

K&co paper

SU ~ Old Olive card stock

Nestabilities ~ Ovals & Scallop Ovals

Flat back pearls

Tim Holtz ~ Distess inks

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ALLSORTS is coming up to it's 2nd birthday & 

we'll be holding a blog hop

 Please help spread the word by adding this pic to your sidebar

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Will be back later with my BASIC GREY DT Card

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

CHARISMA CARDZ ~ GDT~April showers/May flowers

Morning everyone,

Hope you are ready for tomorrow's Royal wedding,

I'm going to watch it on the telly with Mackenzie, she's quite looking forward to it!

Later on I'll be celerbrating at my friend Fritha's

wedding reception. It will be much less formal, but equally as important lol.

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Moving onto my card, It's my final week as guest designer at

CHARISMA CARDZ

I've really enjoyed my month with them, 

Thanks for having me girls!

This week they want to see.....

APRIL SHOWERS/MAY FLOWERS

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I have used

Stamping Bella ~ Shower bugg

Go Kreate ~ Card die

Cuttlebug folder ~ Bird call

Doohickey ~ Dragonfly

MME ~ Paper

Marianne creatables ~Leaves

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Flowers & pearls ~ from stash

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Thanks for looking

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR - A Right Royal Knees Up!

Hello, hope you all had a fantastic Easter weekend,

The weather was truly gorgeous.

Mackenzie gone back to school & Darren's gone back to work today ~ Already missing them!

So it's just me and Fletch, 

At least it's another short week!

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This week at 

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

Mary would love to see 

 All things royalty, e.g. castles, princess/prince, a crown/tiara, posh gown, etc!

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I have used

Magnolia ~ Maid Marion Tilda & PrincePhilip the frog (small)

Mollie Blooms ~ Bunting (freebie)

Doo Hickey ~ Dragonfly (small)

Marianne ~ Leaves

Sizzix ~ Swirl

Nestabilities ~ Deckled ovals

Grand Nestabilities ~ Labels 4

Go Kreate ~ Tag

LOTV ~ Sentiment

Wild Orchid ~ Flowers

Magnolia ~ Mini papers

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Clear star gel pen

Flat-back pearls

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

 

ALLSORTS - April Showers.

Hello,

Hope you're all enjoying the Easter weekend & the beautiful weather!

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A real quick post this morning.

Over at ALLSORTS Kirsten would love to see.....

APRIL SHOWERS

Please pop over to the challenge blog for sponsor details.

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I have used

Molly Blooms ~ George in puddles

Basic Grey ~Marjolaine

Nestabilities ~ Labes 16, classic oval & scallop ovals

Go Kreate ~ Card die

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

SU ~ Twine

Button from stash

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

CHARISMA CARDZ GD - Jokes & Laughter

Good morning, 

I am back with my 3rd card as Guest Designer for

Charisma Cardz

This week the theme is.......

Jokes & Laughter

"A creation to make you smile"

I love this image & I'm hoping it will bring a smile to your face!

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 Art Impressions ~ Golden Oldies "Jump in" Available here

Kelly Panici ~ Giggles

Magnolia ~ Bunting

SU ~ Button & Corner punch

October Afternoon ~ Thrift shop

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

OLDIE but a GOODIE ~ DT card and a couple of pics!

Good morning,

It's time for another challenge over at

OLDIE but a GOODIE

Before I tell you all about it, I would just like to tell you that, sadly, it's my last card with them!

I have really enjoyed my time & they are a real lovely bunch of ladies to work with,

I'd also like to thank Francesca for picking me when they first started the challenge blog.

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Anyway, moving on to this fortnight's challenge,

The lovely Lisa Jane has set a a fantastic theme....

Fit for a Queen/Princess

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I have used ~

Magnolia ~ Princess Tilda

MME ~ Laundry line

DCWV ~ Hopscotch

Nestabilities ~ Classic Ovals, Scallop Ovals, Classic Hearts & Scallop Hearts

Go Kreate ~ Scallop card die

Marianne D ~ Flowers & Leaves

Small butterfly punch

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Stickles ~ Stardust

Wild Orchid ~ Cherry Blossom

Cricut ~ No 3

Pearls & Breads from stash.

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I would like to enter the following:

Anything goes challenge blog ~ Pink & Brown (hope Kraft counts)

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We went to West Midlands Safari park yesterday & had a fab day, Mackenzie was chuffed

 to bits when she got asked to help with Jack, the sea lion.

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Just a couple of quick pics to share for now ~ More to follow!

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Mac gets a kiss from Jack.........

and nearly one from a cheeky  camel too lol!

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Thanks for looking

Hugz

BASIC GREY~ Easter

Hello again,

Over at BASIC GREY the theme this week is

EASTER

I have made a card & a little basket

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Picture looks a little blurred ~ please click for a clearer look!

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I have used

Basic grey ~ Origins & A little bit of Kraft for dragonfly

Magnolia ~ Tilda with egg basket & Goblin branch

Doo Hickey ~ Dragonfly

Go Kreate ~ Tag

SU ~ Old olive cardsock, sentiment, button & twine (Tilda's laces)

Nestabilities ~ Classic hearts, Scallop hearts, Classic ovals & Scallop ovals

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Brad, Flatback pearls & Ribbon from stash

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Thanks for looking & please scroll down to previous post to see my ALLSORTS DT card.

HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ A Sketch

Hello,

It's ALLSORTS time again, Thank you for the gorgeous entries for my theme last week,

It was so, very, difficult to pick a top 5 as there were some awesome creations.

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This week the lovely Emma has given us a fab sketch to use.

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I have flipped the sketch and used:

Sarah Kay ~ Josephine & Kiki

Woodware ~ Salutations

Basic Grey ~ Origins

SU ~ Old olive cardstock, button & twine

E.lm ~ Leaf punch

Flowers ~ A selection of Wild orchid, Hobby house & Innovations (a local auction)

Tim Holzt ~ Distress inks & stickles

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

HUGZ

Enjoy life's moments.

Hi, I made this card for a recent DT card & really wasn't happy with the outcome.

I love this sweet image so much, but boy I found  it hard to colour in!

Anyway this must have been my 3rd attempt at colouring, so I thought I must use it to make a card.

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ



CHARISMA CARDZ GDT ~ PINK BLACK & GREEN

Hello, Hope all is well in blogland,

I'm back with my 2nd card for my Guest spot over at

CHARISMA CARDZ

The theme this week is

PINK BLACK & GREEN

I have used digi image ~ Alyssa Elven Princess from this weeks sponsors ~ Make it crafty

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I have also used

Papermania basics ~ A secret Santa gift from my blogging buddy Tracy

Retro Flowers

Sizzix Swirl

Nestabilities ~ Ovals & Scalloped Ovals

SU ~ Sentiment

Go Kreate ~ Tag die

Copics

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR ~ All creatures great & small

Good Morning.

Hope you are all enjoying the sun!

This week at

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR

It's my turn to pick the theme & the guest designer

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I would like to see

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

and for my guest I have invited my lovely friend Chris,

from Always about colour....

Chris is a very talented lady & does some amazing demos at SirStampalot.

Make sure you pop over to have a look at her fab blog.

 Here's my card

I have used:

Magnolia ~ Wilma with rose

Nestabilities ~ Oval & Scallop oval

Doo Hickey ~ Antique lace, Rose leaf & Small dragonfly

MME ~ not sure of name

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks & Distress stickles

SU ~ Word window punch

Retro flower punch

Wild orchid  ~ Small roses

Brown Daisies ~ A gift from my lovely blogging buddy Liza,

they were cream but I sprayed them with Suede glimmer mist

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Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ ANYTHING BUT A SQUARE

Happy weekend everyone.

Sorry if I haven't been to visit you recently, I just don't know where the time goes!

Mac has broke up from school for the Easter half term, she has 2 weeks off, goes back on the Tuesday then has the Friday off for the Royal wedding! Then it's bank holiday Monday so she's hardly at school in April.

Got a few things planned with various friends, and Darren is having a couple of days off too ~ so looking forward to some Family time!

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Anyway, It's challenge time over at ALLSORTS.

I must say there was a huge amount of stunning entries for Brenda's "blooming blossom" theme,

hopefully this week's theme will also prove popular as it's been set by ME!

I want to see....

ANYTHING BUT A SQUARE!

Can't believe that I've been on the ALLSORTS team for just over a year now,

Time flies when you're having fun!

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This week we have the fab Sir Stampalot to sponsor us, pop over to the challenge blog for more details!

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Here's my card

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I have used:

Mo Manning ~ Baby fairy Flora

Nestabilities ~ Blossoms 3

Marianne D ~ Leaves

Magnolia ~ Dragonfly

Wild Orchid ~ Flower

Stickles ~ Stardust

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Tim Holtz ~ Tattered rose for paper colouring

Brad, Pearls & Spacer from stash

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Thanks for looking

GUEST DESIGNER ~ CHARISMA CARDZ ~ WEDDING or ENGAGEMENT

Hello, just after Christmas I received a surprise email from

Carlyann at CHARISMA CARDZ asking is I'd like to guest sometime,

Well I was most surprised she'd asked me ~ especially when I saw the other talented ladies that had been asked to guest.

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Anyway I'm going to be here for the month of April!

Thanks Carlyann.

The theme this week is

WEDDINGS or ENGAGEMENTS

this was the perfect opportunity to use my lovely new LOTV stamp!

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I have used

LOTV ~ Love Bubble Bath

Nestabilities ~ Eyelet Square, Heart & Scallop Heart

Retro Flower Punch

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Ink & Stickles

SU ~ The Best Is Yet To Be (I thought this would be suitable for wedding or engeagement)

Sizzix ~ Swirl

Brads from stash

Stardust ~ Gel Pen

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ



OLDIE BUT A GOODIE ~ WEDDING or ANNIVERSARY

Hello, thank you for all the birthday wishes, gorgeous cards & gifts.
Also the kind comments on my last post,

It's time for another challenge over at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

and Francesca would love to see

WEDDING or ANNIVESARY

Please remember, image must be hand~stamped using a stamp older than 6 months

NO DIGI IMAGES!

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I have used

LOTV ~ Wedding Couple & Calendar Postmark

Flowers are a mixture of ~ Magnolia, Wild Orchid & Handmade

E.LM ~ Branch

Scribble Scrabble & MME Papers

Sizzix ~ Heart

Glimmer Mist

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Inks & Stickles

Stardust ~ Gel pen

Hobby House ~ Pearls

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The card is for my friend who is getting married the same day as the Royal Wedding,

She had it booked well before!

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Thanks for looking

Hugz



Tilda with bunny

Happy Mother's day to anyone who is a mother,

Hope you have all been spoilt.

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Had a lovely day, with the exception of someone running into the back of the car,
 (we've only had it 3 weeks)
Thankfully, although it was seemed quite a bang, we are all ok, Mac was quite shaken & very tearful .
but there was no damage to the car, apart from a few scratches which Darren later managed to polish out.
The poor girl who was driving was so upset ~ she kept apologising and was so worried about Mac,
she was even worried that it had spoilt my mother's day. She admitted it was all her fault & that she had only passed her test 2 weeks ago ~ hopefully, she has learnt from this & stays safe.
She even rang us up later to check that we were all ok!
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Anyway moving on to my card
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I have used

Magnolia ~ Tilda with hanging rabbit

MME ~ Hattie

SU ~ Twine, cardstock & button

Retro flower punch

Marianne ~Flowers & leaves

Tim Holtz ~ Distress inks

Glimmer mist ~ Suede

Flatback pearls

I'm going to enter this for this weeks Just Magnolia & Hanglar challenge,

where they are having a DT call,

I don't expect to get picked

but the worst they can do is say no!!!

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Thanks for looking

HUGZ

BASIC GREY ~ MORE THAN 1 FOLD

Only me,

Back again with my BASIC GREY card

This fortnight we would like to see creations using

MORE THAN 1 FOLD

I have made a surprise "wiper" card

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I have used

Wiper card template ~ HERE

LOTV ~ On The Garden Wall

LOTV ~ Inspirational Sentiment

Basic Grey ~ Curio

Retro Flower Punch

E.LM ~ Branch

Nestabilities ~ Oval & Scallop Oval

SU ~ Soft Suede Cardstock

SU ~ Circle & Scallop Punches

Small Butterfly Punch

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Inks & Stickles

Pearls From Stash

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Off to Sir Stampalot now as the very talented Crafy Lou is demoing ~

 if you're in the area, please pop in!

Thanks for looking

HUGZ

ALLSORTS ~ BLOOMING BLOSSOMS

Happy Weekend everyone!

This week at ALLSORTS we have another fab challenge for you,

Brenda would love to see

BLOOMING BLOSSOMS

We have our regular sponsors

DigiStamp Boutique

Pop over to the challenge blog for more details

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I have used

Digistamp boutique ~ Bunch of flowers

Copics

MME ~ Not sure of name (really must pay more attention)

Seam binding from local sewing shop

Nestabilities ~ Oval & Scalloped oval

Go Kreate ~ Scallop card die

SU ~ Button

Hobby house ~ Pearls

Stardust pen

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Will be back later with my Basic Grey DT card.

Thanks for looking

Hugz

Guest DT @ Penny Black @ ALLSORTS ~ Black, White + 1 colour

Hello,

Hope all is good!

The time has finally arrived for me to do my 1st GDT spot

over at Penny Black at ALLSORTS.

The ALLSORTS DT are regular guests!

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The theme is

BLACK WHITE + 1 COLOUR

My other colour is

PINK

I have used

Penny Black ~ Day Dreams

Not sure of paper!

Shapeabilites ~ Large Butterfly

Magnolia Doo Hickey ~ Antique Lace

SU ~ Button

Tim Holtz ~ Distress Inks

Black Gems & Thread from stash

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Thanks for looking

Hugz