Less is more

Well this is so not me !! lol

Clean, simple cards .......... !!! No bits or glam ....

Well I sat on my hands and made this !!

It was so hard to resist the bits...... 

It was good therapy for me !!! lol !!!

This week the challenge at C4E is Less is more !!! Pop over and join the fun !!

I used a Hot Diggity Dog image and added some words !! 

Not a lot else to say Lol !!!

Happy crafting !!

Cooking up a storm !!!

Well a cake at least !!! lol !!! This week at C4E the challenge is Food for thought !!! 

Pop over and join in the challenge !! You could win a prize !! Our sponsor this week is ............

Well I did say a few weeks ago you would see these papers and layout again !!! lol !!

LOTV image, Nitwit papers, Cheery Lynn die cut, WOC flowers and Marianne star die cut !!!

So its the last week of the summer holidays here ............. No more lie-ins .. mmm ....

New school uniform already washed and ironed and hanging ready !! 

My baby girl (11 really) is off to high school ......... where did the years go ??

Her baby sister will miss her during the day, she loves her so much and her face lights up when she sees her !

Ah bless, life is good !

Happy crafting !!!

Splish splash splosh !!

Well I have never done one of these before !!! Over at C4E this week the challenge theme is Water !! 

Pop over and join in the challenge !!! You could win a prize !!! Our sponsor this week is ......

Thankfully I had just got hold of the new House Mouse Cd !! I was looking for another challenge (oops nearly gave you a sneak peak there !!) and found this image !! 

Phew ......... water isn't one of those things I have bought for before !!

I used the Die-namics butterfly die (LOVE it !) and a tag from Doh-hickey (LOVE it again !) Ribbon is from my stash and flowers from WOC ! The paper is from the House Mouse Disc too, there is one with every project !! This was actually a piramage project but I just used a flat printed image and glittered it up!! LOVE this disc !! Actually I just LOVE  House Mouse !!!

Happy crafting everyone !!

Happy Anniversary !!

Yikes another week over with !!! The school holidays are flying by !!! Mind you I am exhausted !! 

We have done so much ........... Roll on Sept and I can have a day on the couch !!!

Well this week at C4E our challenge is a colour one !!! Entitled Sandcastles.

Pop over and check it out !

You could win a prize !! our sponsors this week are .......

So, I dusted off my House Mouse stuff ......... I haven't used them for ages and I LOVE them !! (I have used them for my next challenge too !! Lol ....... yeah I am ahead of myself for now !!! lol !!)

The hearts are a Marianne die, border is a Martha Stewart punch and sentiment from LOTV on a spellbinders die cut. Papers are Nitwits !! Phew ......... that seemed a mouthful !! lol !

So, hope the pics are better ......... I got a new camera !!! Well tomorrow we are having a family reunion !! We haven't had one for 11 years !! So I HAD to (cough cough) have a camera to take decent pics !! 

Well I couldn't say I needed one for cards !! Lol !!!

Happy crafting !!

Summer fun !!

OOh it has been so nice having all this sunshine !! The challenge this week at C4E was so well timed !!! Summer sun ! We want to see all your summer projects !! Come and join us you could win a prize !!!
Crafts 4 Eternity are our sponsors this week !!! Thank you !!

I used Scarlette Beach from Bugaboo, I just love this image, I have already used it once this summer !!! I even coloured it with my promarkers !! lol !! The papers are from DCWV pocketful of posies, I have had these ages and not used them !! I am terrible with bought papers ........... !!! The ice-cream stickers are from K&Co (I thhink) I have had these 2 years and not used them till now !!! I really must make an effort to use stuff and not keep it cos its nice !!! And the sentiment was from a a die cut sheet but who knows where that came from !!! sorry !!!

Well I hope the summer hols are going smoothly ............. no "I'm Bored: yet I hope !!! I don't think my feet have touched the ground the last two weeks !!! lol I'm gonna need a rest after the hols are over !!!
Happy crafting everyone !!!

Birthday cake !

This week the challenge at C4E is Birthdays !!! We want to see all your birthday cards !!! Pop over and join in the fun !

I made this card on the hop !! Its House Mouse stamp I coloured with water colour pencils, Paper is from Forever Friends Retro, hearts are a  Marainne die and the tag is a Dohickey one !! A rare one for a man ! Its not often I make male cards, they are so hard to do !!!! lol !!!

Happy Crafting

Crazy circles

Wow another week has gone by !! Today is the last day of primary school for my little girl ! Off to Secondary school in September !! Where did the years go ??????

So ............ at C4E the challenge this week is Crazy circles !!! Pop over and join in the fun !

My card was made using my Aunts Go Create Scalloped large dies and the Grand spellbinder dies to make an easel card. Thank you for lending me them !!! I used Cottage Rose papers from Cuddly Buddly, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. The leaves are cut using a Marianne die and the butterflies are a die-namics die ........ just loving those little butterflies !!  I need more gems tho for them !!

The image is Wee Bunnies from Hobby House, I picked it up at a craft show in Harrogate earlier this year.

Sentiment is a Wimsey Stamps image.

 This card is wending its way to my cousin in the USA, she is poorly and needs cheering up bless her !!
Happy crafting everyone !!!

Yellow mellow!

This week at C4E we have a colour challenge !!! 

Here is the colour inspiration pic for you !

As you can see I went for the yellow !!! 

The paper is glittery but hasn't shown up well on the pic ...... 

Tag is a Dohickey one, hearts are a Marianne Die and flowers from Wild Orchid crafts.

Well Gran has had her Radio therapy, all we can do is now see what happens .....

Bless her, she does so well.

Pop on over to C4E and join in the fun !!

We are sponsored by Stamping all day and the digi garden !! You could win some digi images from them !!

Olympics !!

Its getting close to the start of the Olympics !!! This week at C4E the challenge is Olympic themed ! Go and see the great DT cards and join in the fun !

I borrowed from my wonderful Aunt the rubber stamp image, it is a Stampendous stamp and is really fabby !! So easy to stamp and colour !! The papers and stopper are all from the Forever Friends Best of British Cd !!! Ooh LOVING that CD too !!! I used a Whimsy rubber Stamp for the banners and added bling to make them pop !!!

Well Gran is at hospital today for treatment so I best get a move on things to do people to see !!
Happy crafting to everyone !

Birthday bear

Well over at C4E our challenge is birthday bears !! We want to see all your cards for birthdays with a bear on !!! Go check out the DT cards, they are lovely !!!

Mine was a very quick one, Its been a tough week. My beautiful Gran has been diagnosed with cancer and its been difficult for us all. But we are trying very hard to keep things as normal as possible for her while we can. She is a brave lady and I am so proud of her !

So my card, ff papers and Tatty teddy image !!! Quick simple sorry !!

Hugs to all

Coffee Cupcake Colour Challenge

Well its Friday again !!! where has the week gone ??????????? Wow ! This week our challenge at C4E is a colour challenge from the picture below. We are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs come join in !

I used Nitwit Papers, LOTV image ...... cheated as I ran out of time ! (seem to be doing that a lot lately) 

Cheery Lynn die, Martha Stewart Punch, glitter and pearls !

Phew, as I type this Blogger keeps stopping working !!! Arghhhhhh 

Hope you like it ! This is a short post sorry !

Happy crafting

Happy Fathers Day !

Well Michelle at C4E has some really great challenges for us each week, this week its dashing Dads !!

 Come over and join us with all your dad cards ! Our sponsor this week is

For my card I used these fantastic papers by Coreen Silk called Unplanned outing. 

Image by LOTV corner and fence die from Marrianne Dies and Swirl from Cheerly Lynn !

I hate doing mens cards but I am quite pleased with this !!!

Hope you like it too !!

Phew what a week !! My eldest daughter has had Tonsilitis ........ she is now feeling much better after eating 10 tons of icecream !!! lol !!! Mmm ....... hope she hasnt got used to having it for breakfast !!! So bad !!!

Have a great day all those Dads out there on Sunday !

Happy Crafting.

Hexagons!!

Wow where has this week gone ?????????? Its time for a new challenge over at C4E, Hexagons !!
Well Its a simple card this week as I have had baby poorly and just wanting cuddles. ............ bless her !!

I got out my fabby cricut, blew the dust off and made a hexagon card on the computer! Tatty teddy is a topper bought from The Range and papers are from Pizazz. Sorry it had to be a quick one!!

Well the sun is shining, hope you all have a great weekend, we are off to my son in laws for a bbq !! Nice!

Fairy wings

Hi there !!! Wow its friday already !!! Where has this week gone ???
Over at C4E our challenge this week is Wonderful wings !! Come and join us here !

For this I used my yummy fairy background stamp from PSX !! Ooh I love those stamps how I wish they were still in business. The papers are Nitwits and image LOTV!

Well a nice relaxing weekend !! SATS are now over !!YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH So its out to the Indian restaurant to treat my little girl !
Happy crafting !

Lets Celebrate !!

Well I did warn you !!! Yes more of those roses and yes they are purple !!! lol !!! So I am sorry there are two cards in a row the same colour ...... But I made the roses for the other card for this challenge !! lol !! 

This week at C4E the challenge is a colour challenge with this great colour mix.

The image is a LOTV, papers are Nitwits and Pink Petticoat. I used that fabby fabby cheery Lynn die for the flourish and a Marianne die for the corner and MY ROSES from the sizzix flower die !!!!! 

Well its been busy busy here !! Decorating ........ plus baby girl is getting Christened Sunday !!! So fingers crossed the rain holds off !! 50 people coming to the party !!!! Yikes !!! I best get cleaning, baking, washing, arrghhhhhhhhh where to start !!! lol maybe I will just hide out and make cards !!

Happy crafting !

Ribbons

Hi there !!! This week at C4E the challenge is to have ribbon on your project !!!
I just LOVE the stamped LOVE image !!! Its a PSX image and is the most expensive stamp I have ever bought !!!! But boy it will get used !!! lol ! I am just so loving the image and the colours, I know I have made a card similar in the past !! The hearts are a Marianne die and the border is a Martha Stewart one !! I just love the papers , yeah they are from Nitwits !!! Reckon this would make a great anniversary card !!!
Happy crafting everyone, come see us at C4E !!

Spring has arrived at last ...... well the rain sure has !!!

I never knew our home had a lakeside view !!! Mmm the lake is IN my garden !!! oh no that would be the garden is a lake !!! hehe SO much rain !!! STOP raining !!! hehe

Anyways this week at C4E the challenge is Spring. Well for me daffodils say its Spring time so this was the inspiration for my card. I was inspired by the layout from trawling through the internet one afternoon, not sure now where I found it but thanks I love it !! The papers are from Me to You Spring Cd and the image is forever friends. The daffodil embellies are from Jolees, I bought them years ago !. The butterfly is a marianne die and the corner die is too !!!

Well best get on, decorating the bathroom so back to it !!!
Happy crafting !!!

Something New

This week at C4E the challenge is something New, eg, new from your stash, new home, new car, new baby and so on !!!

Well ............. I got this fabby stamp from LOTV at Harrogate so I thought I would use that. I also used my new promarker blues to colour it in !!! And of course the card is to celebrate a NEW baby !!!

The paper is forever friends, tag is a Magnolia die cut and the hearts are from A Marianne die.

So ..... again all I need is for someone to have a baby boy !!! hehe all the babies recently in the family have been girls so come on boys where are you !!!!

Cool Greys and WINNER of blog hop !!

This week at C4E its a colour challenge !! Cool Greys !!

 Mmm ............. it really had me stumped so a great challenge !!! It wasnt until my wonderful Aunt came to the rescue with some grey papers I got any inspiration !! Papers are from Craft creations, and as they are Christmas papers it had to be a Christmas card !!! Well I am getting ahead with my Christmas cards if nothing else !!! hehe !!!  Of course Tatty Teddy had to be used being grey and I found the grey ribbon at the bottom of my stash I have had for about 8 years and not used it !!! hehe !!! I really like it and would make a grey card again !!

And of course we need a winner for the lovely Princess Nelly digi stamp !!!
There were 19 comments and I used random.org to select a number !!! Which is .............. No: 18 is Kezzy !!! Congratulations !!! Email me at passionforsparkle@gmail.com so I can email you your digi image !! Sorry tried to copy and paste the number generator but it just wouldn't do it arrgghhhhh !

Happy crafting everyone !

BLOG HOP Bunnies and Chicks ! It must be Easter then !

Well this week the challenge over at C4E is Chick and/or bunnies !!! Plus we are having a blog hop !!!
All you have to do is follow the rules below !!!  I have one prize to give away on my blog given by C4E so one winner ! The winner will recieve the digital image of Princess Nella !!!

C4E Easter Blog Hop Rules

1. Visit all blogs in the hop.

2. Each blog will have a letter to collect. Collect all 6 letters, unscramble them to make a word and leave a comment including the unsrambled word on the final blog to be entered into the final draw. Entries without the word will not be entered into the final draw.

3. Each blog will have a prize draw to enter, leave a comment (or use inlinkz) to be entered into the draw.

4. All draws will end at Midnight Thursday 12th April, winners will be announced Friday 13th April.

For my card I used some paper from my stash I managed to get over from the USA, and a new LOTV stamp !! Loving it !!! Its so easy to colour !!! Mmm  Ilike easy these days ............. hehe !!! Hey time is short when you have a baby !! lol !!!

The embelishments are some out of Walmart a couple of years ago and the bunnies I think are a Jolees sticker ..... I am getting old I cant recall so well these days !! !hehe !!!

The letter for the blog hop from me is .....................

E

So onto the next blog to find the next letter which is Anne-Katrine !!! Good luck !!! And thanks to our sponsor Crafts 4 Eternity !!