Some exciting news !!!

I've been bursting to tell you all my news,
 I just love all things Magnolia and

I've been asked to join a fab new Design Team over at

MARVELOUS MAGNOLIAS

Wow I'm so excited,

There will be a brand new challenge each Thursday,
We have two teams of 10 fab girlies, Team pink & Team purple,

Team pink will kick off our first challenge on . . .

1st November.
We have got some great sponsors lined up with some great prizes.

You can enter 2 creations for the challenge and there is
no limit of how many other challenges these can be linked to,

I really hope you can join us,

The two teams are.....

TEAM PINK

Rina
Katie
Samantha
Tina
Becky
Jan
Rebekah
Nicole

Eva Marie

TEAM PURPLE

Rina 
Suzie
 Christy
Alison
 Brigitte 
Fleur (me) 
Nancie Quah
Laney
Dorothy
Chris

 Make sure you pop over to the main challenge blog and get it checked out.
I can't wait to see what everyone gets up to.

BIG HUGZ

999 Folllowers !!!!

Oh WOW, I'm so proud!!!

As I write this post I have 999 followers,

I'm going to sort some candy,

Just to say Thank you. 

So watch this space!!!

I am so grateful to you all and I feel through blogging

I have made a new bunch of, like-minded, friends.

Will be back in a while with some fab news too

BIG HUGZ

Candy Alert

WOW!!!!!

Just look at this awesome candy,

if you fancy a chance of winning click here

Good luck,

I've got my fingers crossed too.

HUGZ 

Another sweet mermaid

Morning, Hope you are all well.

My Sneak Peek card today is very similar to my last post.

I wanted the LOTV mermaids to compliment each other.

I have used to the same papers and layout.

Just a slightly different take on the embellishments used.

Don't forget,

They will be available at Lili of the Valley’s next 

Open Day on Saturday 27^th October and then online the following week.

 I have used:

Raspberry Road ~ Seaside Chic

Marianne ~ English Rose, Starfish & Leaves

Noor! ~ Rectangle Frame & Edge

Thanks for looking,

BIG HUGZ

LOTV Sneak Peek ~ Little Mermaid

Hello, a super quick post today

I have another LOTV Sneak peek today,

This one will be available at Lili of the Valley’s next 

Open Day on Saturday 27^th October and then online the following week

Isn't she pretty!

 have also used the new Noor stencils
Edge and Rectangle frame

 

Sorry it's so short,

Will be back later in the week with another sneak peek

Thanks so much for looking

BIG HUGZ 

Butterflies

Good afternoon,

A real quick post today.

I have a magnolia card to share,

please don't look to closely at her hair, 

I think I over-coloured it and it's gone dull!

I have used :

Magnolia ~ Tilda with Hawaiian flower

DooHickey ~ Heart & Sweet Lovely Lace

Raspberry Road ~ Pansy Garden

Nestabilities ~ Decorative Elements Oval

Marianne ~ English Rose

Thanks for looking

Have a great weekend

BIG HUGZ

LOTV Blog Hop Candy Winner

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on the mini hop

I was was one of the blogs with a secret prize.

and the winner is

Christine Harrop

Christine comment was

Another absolutely gorgeous card Fleur. 

the colours are simply beautiful and I love all the trees.

Congratulations Christine can you email me your details at

darrenandfleur@aol.com

HUGZ 

Another LOTV Sneak Peek ~ Bumble Bee Fairy

Hi, just had to colour another

 of the new LOTV images,

This time I chose "Bumble Bee Fairy"

She will be released, along with the other new images,

 at Lili of the Valley’s next  Open Day on 

Saturday 27^th October and then online the following week

 I have used:

LOTV ~ Bumble Bee Fairy

LOTV Sentiment ~  Greetings Postmarks

Marianne ~ English Rose and Leaves

Die-namics  ~ Mix and Match

Raspberry Road ~ Botanical Bliss

Nestabilities ~ Butterflies
Noor! ~ Floral Flourish ~ Leaves

and another 2 gorgeous new dies from 

Noor! designs ~ Corner & Rectangle Frame

Thanks for popping by

BIG HUGZ

LOTV ~ Sneak Peek ~ Little Mermaid Friends

Good morning, 

Hope you enjoyed the LOTV hop yesterday, 

if you didn't get to visit, it's in the post below!

Wow, I always consider myself extremely lucky to be on

the LOTV DT, not only because ALL the images are adorable, BUT:

I get to play with their new releases.

Once again they have come up trumps!

You're gonna love this new release ~ 

it's a mixture of our favourite Fairies & some NEW

Mermaid images.

They are being released at Lili of the Valley’s next 

Open Day on Saturday 27^th October and then online the following week

I just couldn't resist this sweet image,

Little Mermaids ~ Friends

I have also used:

Marianne ~ Anchor & Starfish and Chinese Rose

DooHickey ~ Swirl and Leaf

Die-namics  ~ Mix and Match

Raspberry Road ~ Seaside Chic Papers

Tim Holtz ~ DIs

Brads from stash,

and this gorgeous new die from 

Noor! designs ~ Square Frame 

Thanks for looking

Will be back soon with another Sneak Peek

BIG HUGZ

LOTV Mini Hop ~ Delivering the presents

Good morning peep's

It's the 15th of the month, so that means it's time for 

another LOTV mini hop from some of the DT

This month we're all using the gorgeous

Delivering the presents from a recent Christmas release.

 I have used:

LOTV ~ Delivering the Presents

LOTV Sentiment ~ Christmas Circular Sentiments

LOTV Paper Pad ~ Krafty Christmas

Which Craft   ~  Elegant Step Card

Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Pine Tree & Tree Line

We have two great sponsors

 and

As usual there will be secret prizes dotted along the hop, but we don't where yet!

So to be in with a chance of one of the prizes,

you need to leave a comment for each of the DT girls taking part.

Anne,
Dena,
Elise,
Mindy 

&
ME!!!

One of us will draw a prize on the 18th, so make sure you pop back.

Oh and please pop back tomorrow as I'll have a sneak peek to share!

Thanks so much for popping by,

BIG HUGZ 

Mix it & Make it

Morning, Hope all is good.

I'm back today with another of the 

gorgeous LOTV mice images.

 I have used:

LOTV ~ Mix it & Make it

LOTV ~ Recipe Sentiment

Nestabilities ~ Decorative Elements Oval

Marianne ~ English Rose & Open Leaves

Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Chip Block, Bookplates, Tabs  & Hardware

Raspberry Road ~ Pansy Garden

SU ~ Tiny Tabs

I'd like to enter the following:
Deep Ocean Challenge ~ Anything goes
Papertake Weekly ~ All creatures great & small
Simon Says Stamp ~ Dies and punches

Thanks again for popping by

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

BIG HUGZ

Cheeky Boy

Hello, a quick post this evening,

I have a card to share that I have made for Sir Stampalot.

A bit different from my usual colours

 

This cute little image is appropriately  called

CHEEKY BOY
and he's available here

I have also used:

DooHickey ~ Cloud, Fence & Leaf

TH ~ DIs & Clock

I'd like to enter the following:

Cupcake ~ Autumn colours 

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ 

Moving Day

Hi, hope you are all good.
Hello to my new followers, so hope you decide to stay.

I have another LOTV card to share today, 

I've had a few orders recently.

This one was made for a friend, who's Mum has just moved to Cyprus.

The brief was to keep it fairly flat ~ Well I did my best, 

I only added the brad and the compass charm LOL!

I have used a LOTV's image from their fantastic Occasions range

This one is called Moving Day

I have used :

LOTV ~ Moving Day, Grunge Postcard,  

Greetings Postmarks & For You,Circular Sentiments

I found the Old Map papers at Raspberry Road and thought they'd be perfect.

The little Miss Match Bingo Tag is from Kaiser Craft

Charm from stash

Thank you so much for looking
I'd like to enter :
Papertake Weekly ~ All Creatures Great & Small
Deep Ocean Challenge ~ Anything goes

BIG HUGZ 

Sprinkled with Sugar

Hello.

I have had a card to share tonight using one of the older LOTV mice images,

I adore these little mice, they look so busy baking that cake lol.

This adorable image is called Sprinkled with Sugar, 

I have also used:

LOTV Sentiments ~ Greetings Postmarks

Raspberry Road ~ Moments in time

Marianne ~ English Rose

  DooHickey ~ Leaf and Rose Leaves

Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Hinge, Tabs and Chip Block

Cheery Lynn ~ Kiwi Spirit Doily

Die-Namics ~ Mix & Match

Memory Box ~ Butterfly Delight

Thank you for popping by and for your lovely comments,

they always mean so much to me.

Sorry if I don't always leave comments but I do visit.

Biggest HUGZ

Scooter Boy

Good afternoon,

the sun is shining here today,

but Darren is packing the garden stuff away for the winter.

Can't believe we've only had about 3 BBQ's this "so called summer"

I suppose it doesn't help with it being a late Harvest this year and Darren always working late.

Anyway I have a card to share today for special friend's son.

I love the fact that LOTV have an image suitable for almost any occasion & hobby

and I thought Scooter Boy would be perfect for George,

He's always going up to school on his scooter & I love it that his mum always scoots home!!!

I have used :

 LOTV ~ Scooter Boy

LOTV ~ Greeting Postmarks

DooHickey ~ Star Tag

Tim Holtz ~ DIs, Hinge & Chip Block

Raspberry Road ~ Glory Days

Thanks for looking

enjoy the rest of the day

BIG HUGZ

A Gift For You

Hello, I have my Just Magnolia DT card to share today,

This week it's a nice easy "anything goes" challenge and you have the 

option to use fabric on your creation.

I have used a little bit of seam binding and some cheesecloth for my fabric.

I have used:

Magnolia ~Tilda With a Gift For you

DooHickey ~ Vintage Tag

Noor! ~ Fleur De Lys Border

Go Kreate ~ Lrg Frilly #7

Marianne ~ English Rose

Marianne ~ Leaves

Die-namics ~ Butterflies

 This week our sponsor is:

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I'd like to enter the following:
Dutch Magnolia Chickie's ~ Bingo (Ribbon, Flowers & Pearls)
Totally Tilda ~ Bingo (Distressing, Charm & Punches)

BIG HUGZ 

Meant To Be

Happy 1st October to you all,

Today it's our wedding Anniversary today - 18 happy years.

I have made Darren's card using one the 

gorgeous  romance images from LOTV

MEANT TO BE

I have used:

LOTV ~ Meant To Be

LOTV Sentiment ~ Simply Sophisticated

Raspberry Road ~ Moments In Time

Marianne ~ English Rose

Tim Holtz ~ Hardware Findings

Memory Box ~ Willow Dragonfly

Kaiser ~ Miss Match Bingo Cards

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ