A card for my Matey

I'm posting this early, Tara wont recieve this till tomorrow but i've told her no peeking, as i'm away first thing in the morning..... YAY !! I'm so excited, lol.

I've made some lovely friends through Blogging and the DC forum and have recieved beautiful cards as well as fabby goodies and Tara's an absolute treasure, completely on my wavelength and has me in stitches, been caught so many times laughing at the computer screen, bemused looks from O/H but i dont care. So every so often we send a card and little bits and bobs and this is my latest to her to say thank you for all the smiles she's given me lately, life can be tough going at times and we all need good friends to lift our spirits ..... Thank you Tara.

I made this using another adorable Hanglar image.....C'mon Funkykits where are they? Paper is Doodlebug, the black decorative circle was sent to me by another lovely lady on the Docrafts forum, Doreen (Blackfeather) a complete surprise parcel full of lovely shapes she had cut on her Craft Robo, lots of Ooooooo's and Ahhhhhh's when i opened it, so thank you again Doreen. Prima flowers, Woodware Heart brads, Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch for the scalloped paper across the card, Pink Pearly Doodles, which went a bit wrong in places,not sure where i got the butterfly from and sentiment from a Hero Arts set... think thats it?

When i make cards, mostly i think 'Thats ok' but the odd time i make one that i actually like and this is one of them, hope you like it Tara.

So that's me till Sunday when i'm back from my break, hope you all have a nice weekend and look forward to catching up with you all later.. Byeeeeeeee xx

P.s I'm having trouble getting some of my blog list links to work so until i sort it out i'm hitching via the links that do work, so hoping to have it back to normal soon, so frustrating when you want to keep up to date with all the lovely blogs xx

A welcome break

It's been a long while since i've had a proper break of any kind so i'm really excited as i've been asked if i'd like to join a group of ladies who are spending this weekend at an outdoor centre not far from me. Of course i said yes !! Its not far from Pendle Hill, some of you may know the story of the Pendle witch trials, you can see more info here and a YouTube link here. I loved the Most Haunted show that they filmed there and i know there's a walk planned up the hill..... Oooooooo scary, lol.
It'll be so nice to escape the routine of looking after everyone else and have a bit of me time for a change, we all need that i think from time to time. Lots of other lovely activities planned like a Beading workshop,Reflexology,Aromatherapy,Silk painting, indoor rock climbing, caving and Life coaching, yes i need that, and i've been asked to take some of my Craft stash incase anyone would like a go !!

Apparently the village is closed off this weekend as so many people try to walk the hill at Halloween in search of the Witches, mental thats what i say!! I'd run a mile, lol.

Will post another card tomorrow, then that'll be me till Sunday......tee hee, hoping to take some piccies to share with you when i return, Oooooooo thats if i return, lol xx ps judging by the first pic i'm guessing there will be some strange characters around, lol.

My 5 minutes of fame !

Hi Folks, they say everyone has there 5 minutes of fame, well i think this is the nearest i'll get to it, lol. I was contacted by Docrafts a while ago and asked if i'd like to feature in their magazine, Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm let me think about that..... of course!! So i got a copy yesterday and here i am !! They sent me some lovely Doodlebug goodies to use, found using stickers instead of stamping very different but i was happy with the overall result.xx

Blog Candy !!

The ladies at Funky Fairy Papercrafts are offering this lovely blog candy,all you have to do is name 3 members of their design team to be in with a chance of winning !!

Ok..... I'm not sure about this one !

Hi Folks, i need your honest opinion about this one please. I bought a set of these Sexy Santa's Helpers the other day, when i first saw them i thought' Ooooooooo they're different' well now i'm not so sure i like them. Plus the card it self i'm not struck with, white doodling is PANTS and the oversize bow is'nt doing it for me either, lol. And i couldn't print out the paper i really wanted to use cos my blummin printer is out of ink AGAIN!!! It dosnt last 5 minutes for me.... tips anyone? So what do you think? Do you think a Man is more likely to buy for a Girlfriend/ Wife than the other way round, i make my cards to sell you see so it's an important factor. Thanks for taking the time to look. Oh and what you done with the weather today? It's RUBBISH, raining and blowing a gale here in Yorkshire.... Ta ta xx

Thank you Gina, Caroline and Erin

Thank you so much Gina and Erin and Caroline for giving this award to me, thats so lovely of you, if you hav'nt visited their blogs yet, all are new bloggers, then please do.... gorgeous cards ! Will pop back later to pass this on, found some amazing blogs!!

High Hopes Challenge #4 and Funky Fairy Challenge#38

Hi everyone, this is my entry for the High Hopes and Funky Fairy challenge. The challenge for both is to make something other than a card so i thought i'd have a go at making an ATC for a change. I really enjoyed it, although it's quite hard working on such a small space. Not sure if it looks balanced as the image, which i LOVE, is small compared to the sentiment but i'm pleased how it turned out.

I used Pinkpetticoat paper from the new Christmas collection 'Tis the season', the cute little kitty is from www.highhopesstamps.com, the fab round sentiment is a download from www.funkyfairyspapercrafts.com, used my SU round scallop punch and tied a little jingle bell onto the prima flower .

A big thank you to the girls at Funky Fairy's too, i won last weeks challenge !! Yay, i'm chuffed to bits, my first challenge win :D XX

A little cutie

Hi everyone, hope the sun's shining where you are? Managed to get a card made last night, love these and cant wait for the UK release. Coloured with Promarkers, paper from www.sweetshoppedesigns.com, Flora Doodle flower, and heart charm from www.thestampman. Enjoy your day xx

Funky Fairy Challenge #37

Really enjoyed all my new downloads today and this is my entry to this weeks challenge which is to follow a sketch over at Funky Fairy's

Ooooooo Decoupage !!!

Hav'nt done any real Decoupage for ages and it made a nice change from having to colour myself.... both are available free to download here all except the round Christmas sentiment which is a steal at only £2.99, lots of different sentiments in the one kit available here. No connection but well worth a look xx

Halloween printable goodie bag

Hi everyone, i found a great free Halloween download at which included a printable goodie bag and some great papers !! You can find their store here

Tis the season...........

I love Pinkpetticoats new Christmas collection !!! Had a quick play today, can tell it's Friday i'm soooooo tired and struggling with my mojo, just cant help myself when i get something new though. So it's a very simple card which at a time like Christmas when you've so many to do is probabely best anyway. Hope you all have a nice weekend xx

High Hopes Blog candy !!

Hi folks, Nikki has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs, aww these are so cute !! Just leave her a comment and link to her blog to be in with a chance of winning !!

Pick up a penquin !!

Hi everyone, been having a play with my blog, and came across this little penquin for Breast Cancer Awareness,feel free to click on him and add him to your blog to spread the awareness. I admit i rarely check if everything's ok but will give em a squish later, sounds a bit pervy but hey it's important !! xx

High Hopes Challenge 2#

This is my entry to this weeks High Hopes Challenge. The challenge is to make a card using Brown, Green, Blue and Natural colours. I used my new Callie Christmas Kitty stamp, available from www.sillymonkeycrafts.co.uk, paper is from a new K&co mat pad Peppermint Twist, computer generated sentiment, natural grosgrain ribbon. Coloured with my Prismas, Stickles and Glossy Accents.xx

High Hopes Christmas Fairy

This little Fairy landed on my doorstep yesterday and i could'nt wait to make up a card with her !! She's one of the new designs available from Silly Monkey Crafts. I coloured her using Prismas, highlighted her wings with stickles and Glossed the ivy.I made this for two reasons, one for the new High Hopes Blog Challenge although i totally missed out the brief, lol, just like me !!! and the other reason will become evident later.......tee hee. She's one of two stamps that arrived so watch this space............ xx

Hey where's my post gone ?

Ok my last post has disappeared into cyber space !! So here i go again .....

I was tagged last week by Kathleen, you have to list 7 facts about yourself so here goes....

1.My christened name is Katherine but only my Nan who passed away years ago has ever called by that name.

2. I have mild OCD, which cause some amusement in the house at times. I have to always check the cooker is off before i go to bed, stand there twizzling the knobs for the hob, up and down a few times !! I also have to double check i've turned the GHD's off before i leave in a morning and can be literally heading out the door then run back upstairs !!! It seems to be worse when i'm stressed or very tired but i'm thankful i dont have it that bad compared to some poor people, it really can rule your life and be quite limiting.

3. I'm VERY ticklish !!

4.My favourite time of year is now when all the leaves are changing and the weather is cooler but not cold

5.In my teens i used to compete every week at disco dancing competitions all over the country, the whole sequin lycra thing,loved it till i was 16 and i discovered boy's were more interesting............for a while anyway.

6.My first job when i left school was at a Hairdresser's, went on to qualify but after i had my son never went back to it.

7.I have a scar next to my left eye where my Dad dropped me when i was a baby !!

Ok now i'm supposed to pass this on so i'm going to have a scout round, it could be youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu xx

A Little Something.......

For my Matey Tara she's always spoiling me!!! I really enjoyed making this wallet, The image is a High Hopes stamp, Tara kindly cut me some Nesties, the paper is BasicGrey and the cord and little bell from a Haberdashery oh and i used my Martha Stewart punch on this too xx

Halloween Dottie

Hi everyone, feeling a bit poorly today, sore throat and headache. Always seems to happen when the seasons change dont know why. So this card was a quickie, dont feel up to much cardmaking today. The image is a Halloween download available from Charmed cards and Crafts, its great because it comes coloured or not coloured so as i'm not feeling well i opted for the coloured, bit of a cheat !! The papers are a download too from Sweet Shoppe Designs, if you havnt checked their site it's a must!!! Hope you all have a lovely weekend and enjoy some sunshine xx

Awwwwwwww!!!!

A little update on the kitties, managed to take this photo yesterday of this little sweetie!! All 5 are doing well and now can sit up but very wobbley.I think i'm going to find it very hard to part with any of them :( xx

Penny Black Mouse

Another christmas card today, image kindly sent to me from Tara, papers are DCWV christmas stack, sentiment and snowflake again from Tara,thanks love xx

Penelope

I thought i'd have a go with a download i bought from Polly Craft Designs ( link at side) last week, they have some great downloads and really reasonably priced. I bought some triangle shaped cards from a craft fair recently, there dosnt seem to be many around this year? Paper is Laura Ashley,flower and scallop die-cut all; from Tara thank you so much for all the lovely goodies xx

Yet another stamp i LOVE !!

Well this stamp i was given to make samples with for a craft shop and i thoroughly enjoyed working with it.I love the cuteness of Whipper Snapper designs, may have to invest in this one! I coloured it using my trusty Prisma pencils and brushmarkers, paper is Doodlebug. Kept the layout quite simple so it's easy for customers to follow and that seemed to work as a few bought everything on here,one lady even took a pic with her phone so she had reference to work with which i thought was nice. Anyway hope you are all having a great weekend and enjoying some sunny weather it's been glorious here in Yorkshire

Thank you Linda

I recieved this award the other day from Linda Thank you so much, what a lovely award!! Always means so much to me.

I'd like to pass this on to Tara,my matey and an amazing talent,Sarita,love your creations and drawings,Kirsty I thoroughly enjoy reading Kirsty's blog, such a creative Lady,Janet Fabulous stamp designer and cardmaker and finally Kerry, gorgeous,gorgeous cards xx

Another of my new Panduro's

Had another little play with my new stamps this morning, this time the 'My Little Angel' collection. I used downloaded papers from Daisie Doodles and sentiment from Sassy crafts.Image paper pieced and decoupaged, coloured with a mixture of pens and prismas.xx

Oh It's A Hard Life!!

Couldnt resist taking this photo of Smokey, he's not been himself since Chester had her kittens. Now the weather's changing he's indoors a bit more, poor thing has Arthritus in one leg and damp weather makes his limp worse. So here he is catching 40 winks xx

Panduro Christmas

These Stamps arrived today from Panduro Hobby and i LOVE em!! The quality of the stamp itself is ace. So had a little play, just a quick card. Used the new Papermania felt ribbon and stamped the image on Concord card, coloured with Distress inks and Pro Markers.Really enjoyed using the Distress inks, was quite surprised how much because my watercolouring ability is pants!!

Hope you all have a great weekend xx

Hugh And Ruby Download

I came across these on Jo Kill's blog a while ago,she's an amazing card designer, and today i thought with me having my own pc now i'd buy the download at last.They come in coloured or non-coloured, with or without borders.Love the quirkiness of them, sooooo cute.Available at Tiggerfrog.xx

A couple of cards

well not much cardmaking been going on lately, sooooo busy but here are two that i've made over the last couple of weeks, the christmas card is very plain and simple,love this Precious moments stamp!! Plus another Alota card using the fab new punch. Hoping to catch up with everyone's blogs now i have no excuse haviong my own pc!! Enjoy what's left of the weekend xx

Love this punch

I spotted this punch on the Pinkpetticoat website!! Well i had to have one so after much searching and bidding i finally got one,it's a Martha Stewart doily lace punch from the states,quite a few on ebay if anyones interested.Love it!!