Deep Ocean Challenge ~ Christmas in July

Good Morning,

I'm so sorry I'm late again with my card for Deep Ocean Challenge,

It's my final week and I would just like to say a huge thank you to the team.

This week the theme is . . . 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

I have used one of GORGEOUS new releases from LOTV

I have also used:

LOTV ~ 

Fairies in Stocking, 

Handwritten Phrases 

&

 Grunge Christmas Postmarks

Thanks for popping by.

Big HUGZ 

A reminder !

Hi, just popping by to remind you, 

that you still have time to enter this month's challenge over at

Lili of the valley's ideas to inspire

It's a nice easy one, we just want to see. . . 

PINK

Also, if you are in the Peterborough area 

I'm demoing at Sir Stampalot on Sat 27th, 10am ~ 4pm

find the details here

Have a great weekend

HUGZ 

LOTV Blog Hop ~ Festive Tree

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to 

celebrate the launch of their gorgeous new Christmas stamps

This is the first set in their 2013 Christmas collection and is an adorable mix of 16 cute characters 

which we think you are going to LOVE!

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Thursday July 25th (UK time) along with some fabulous new art pads and patterned papers

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The LOTV design team are all joining in and you may have noticed that there is another new name on the list...

we’re all thrilled to welcome our new teamie, it’s the amazing Kathy!

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I’m sure you know what to do by now lol  ...

just ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card, 

hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration along the way for using the new images

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs on this hop, 

we don’t know where it is hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog

We will let you know tomorrow evening which was the ‘lucky’ blog and a winner will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on that blog

 The prize is a full set of the new Christmas stamps...

that’s 16 rubber stamps, one each of all the new designs

 Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

 

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky
Dawny

Debbie

Dena 
Elise

You are here !!!

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Kim

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Moni

Here’s my card .

"Festive Tree"

I have also used:

LOTV ~ Handwritten Christmas Phrases & Christmas Tags

Raspberry Road ~ Naughty or Nice

Other products are listed at the bottom of this post

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out who the lucky winner is of that great prize

 Enjoy the hop…    and good luck!

BIG HUGZ

GDT at The Paper Nest Dolls

Good morning, 

I hope I have schedule this for the right time,

A little while back, I was asked by Christine 

if I would join them as their GDT at The Paper Nest Dolls for this weeks challenge.

The  theme is . . .

DIE CUTS

well that's an easy one for me lol!

I have used ~ Flower Basket Ellie she is available in both Digi or Rubber

She has been coloured with Tim Holtz DIs

Thanks for popping by,

I will try to sort out some candy, as promised.

BIG HUGZ

MDUC DT card ~ Christmas in July

Hi, Sorry I've been a bit quite on here,

Hope you are all enjoying the hot weather.

This week at MDUC we want to see . . .

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

 I hope you can join us

Big HUGZ

Deep Ocean Challenge ~ Blue

Good morning,

I am running really late with this one,

It was supposed to go on last night, 

Anyway, This week I have my 2nd card to share 

for my guest spot over at 

Deep Ocean Challenge and they want to see BLUE

I made this card a while back for a commission,

The lady wanted a naming ceremony card for twin boys.

I haven't put a sentiment on the front but have added a tag for a message

A close-up of the image

and the inside has been decorated too

Thank for looking

BIG HUGZ

A Special Baby Boy

Hi, I have something a bit special to share tonight,

Our lovely Camilla, from MDUC is expecting her first baby any day now,

So as a surprise all the DT girls have "hijacked" the challenge blog with a gorgeous array of cards.

So the theme this week is

What are little boys made of ?

You can also use the Tic Tac Toe Board,
which you will find over at the challenge blog.

I have used ~ Flowers, Metal & Dies

I hope you find time to join us 

Big HUGZ 

Tilda With Big tulips

Good Evening.

A quick post tonight!

I made this card for the Sir Stampalot Demo back in April

and completely forgot about it, until I saw it on their gallery.

I also have a couple of pics to share of Mackenzie with her new cousins, 

my great niece & nephew.

Mac's so excited about them, they were born last Thursday

Isabell 6lb1oz

George at 5lb14oz

Thanks for popping by
Big HUGZ

MDUC ~ Shabby

Hello,

 hope you are enjoying the weather.

I'm back with my DT card for MDUC

This week we want to see something . . . 

SHABBY

Here's my effort.

I hope you can join us.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

BIG HUGZ

A Creative Romance ~ Twine

Hiya, please scroll down for my Die 4 a Sketch DT card,

crikey it seems ages since my blog has been this busy LOL

I'm back with my DT card for

A CREATIVE ROMANCE 

and this time we want to see  . . .

RIBBON or TWINE

Another card for another friend!

I have used Raspberry road papers as usual

Our fab sponsor this week is

Hope you can join us

Thanks for looking

BIG HUGZ

A die for a sketch #14

Good morning, 

Firstly I'd like to say a mahooosive thank you

for joining the LOTV hop yesterday and all of your lovely comments.

I had some great news yesterday too.

My nephew and his wife had their twins,

a girl & a boy, I can't wait to meet them.

Anyway it's time for another challenge over at . . . 

A DIE FOR A  SKETCH CHALLENGE

I made this card for my friend's daughter, who was 16

The image has been coloured with DIs

I have used the gorgeous Springtime from Saturated Canary

The sentiment is one from the recent release at LOTV ~ Good times

Papers are from Raspberry Road

Here's the sketch

 Our sponsor this week are

Hope you can join us, I'll be back later today with my ACR card

BIG HUGZ

LOTV Blog Hop & some awesome new DT Members!

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop 

to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous Summer stamps

There are 10 new designs including fairies, flowers and also some that are a little bit different!

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday UK time on Monday 8^th July and will be launched in their Leeds shop on Saturday 6^th if you are near enough to visit

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The LOTV design team are all joining in and 

you may have noticed that there are some new names on the list

We’re all thrilled to welcome our new teamies . . . 

The very fabulous Kim, Becky and Debbie

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You just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card, hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration along the way for using the new images

There are some great prizes up for grabs on this hop, we don’t know where they are hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog

We will let you know tomorrow evening which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and the winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs

 1st prize

The full set of 10 new stamps

2^nd prize

4 new perfectly pretty stamps

3^rd prize

3 new flower stamps

4^th prize

3 new fairy stamps

 Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning as we don’t know where the prizes are hidden;

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky
Dawny

Debbie

Dena
Elise

Me !!

Gretha

Jen

Kim

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Moni

Here’s my card,  I have used the gorgeous 

CUTE FAIRY

Your next stop is Gretha and if you get lost along the way you can start again at the Ideas to Inspire blog

Don’t forget to also stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out who the lucky winners are of those great prizes

Enjoy the hop…    
 and good luck!

Big HUGZ 

Deep Ocean Challenge ~ GDT

Good evening.

I'm back to share a card for the Deep Ocean Challenge Blog,

as this month I'm so happy to be their guest.

This week the theme is ...

On The Beach.

I have use a gorgeous Saturated Canary image "To The Lake"

Other items are linked at the bottom of this post.

Thank you so much for your comments

BIG HUGZ

LOTV Sneak Peek ~ Flower Fairy

Hello, I have another LOTV sneak peek to share,

Sorry it's such a late post, I've had no internet all day.

This sweet little fairy is perfectly named . . . 

FLOWER FAIRY

she will be available in-store, from July 6th or 

on-line July 8th from midday!

I have also used a sentiment from the last release,

Grungy Wishes.

which fits perfectly in the bookmark die, making a little gift too!

Thank you so much for popping by,

I've noticed I have been blogging for nearly 4 years

So I will get a bit of candy sorted soon.

BIG HUGZ