Sugar Bowl Challenge - "hello little friend"

Can you believe it ladies, i actually got another challenge card done today. I am so happy that im actually managing to get some crafting done!! Well its week 10 at the Sugar Bowl Challenge, and this week is a fabulous sketch from the lovely Marlene.

What a fab sketch it is too, i shall definiately be using it again. I have used one of my favourite sugar nellie stamps and papers from a HOTP pad.

I used my pro markers to colour in the image, and not sure if you can see from this picture but the card is pearlescent. Double click on the image and you might see it clearer. Ribbon , flower buttons and flat backed pearls from stash.

Flower is my retro whate of a punch, with a prima flower followed by a rosebud.

Hope you've all had a lovely day, its been raining here ALL day and its cold, so i've had to put the heating back on! I can not believe how miserable its been, roll on Saturday and im heading for some sunshine , or at least i hope so!!!

Have a good evening, hugs Linda x

Elizabeths Blog Candy and some Treasured Memories/More Blog Candy

Whilst on my blog hop this morning i came across Nilla's fabulous blog. Oh my what a lovely array of cards she has on show. You must go and take a look for yourself. Nilla is also offering some lovely blog candy to one lucky follower. This is open till the 25th May so you have some time yet. Go visit her here you wont be disappointed.

The ever talented Elizabeth has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs, this is open till the 24th May, so go here and take a look for yourself. I feel sure you will all want to win these lovely stamps!

To be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize you have to recall a childhood memory. Wow, i can not believe what i thought of. Its something i had almost forgotten, or have maybe pushed to the back of my mind for reasons im not sure. But this memory brought with it a wave of emotions that i was un prepared for. The memory itself was times spent at my nanas when i was young. I used to stay there alot, my nana lived with her older brother George. He was nicknamed Grumpy Uncle George, not sure why because to me he never seemed grumpy. He was a big rotund man with no hair except a few strands on the side which he isisted on spreading over to the other side of his head! I actually don't remember too much except we used to sit outside in the over grown garden. The garden was a wild overgrown garden with a natural split level. We used to sit on the hill and just watch the long grass blowing in the wind. I can't remember actually speaking but just sitting. I also remember the lilac tree at the bottom of the garden in a little corner. I loved the lilac tree, i remember thinking how pretty it was and the lovely smell of the blossoms. Why were these such special moments? i dont know, but obviously they were to me. I have buried them for a long time, and i don't know why. Don't know why ive remembered them either, except maybe its because of the Paul McKenna books ive started reading. Im going to read a bit further and see what else comes up. Bet you all think ive gone mad!! not sure you wouldn't be right!

Well my lovelies, im off got some more reading to do and a DT card to make.

Have a lovely day, big hugs Linda x

Sketch and Stash Challenge Wk

Well ladies i am on a roll this week, i am enjoying taking part in some challenges and keeping my blog up to date. Im off on holiday this Saturday for a week in Majorca, can't tell you all how much im looking forward to it. So although my blog is being updated regularly this week, it will be quiet here from Sunday. I am scheduling some posts, but only time will tell if they actually work.

Sketch and Stash Challenge Week 10

I have been wanting to take part in this challenge since the wonderful Becky started it. I have used some K & Co papers and some downloaded papers (whose name excapes me). The image is one of the fabulous Rachelle Miller ones. How adorable this cute cat is.

As you all know ive started to decorate the inside of my cards but im still getting to grips with it, im still a beginner!!

So this is the sketch this week, why don't you go take a look for yourself.






Marias fabulous sketch

My lovely friend Maria has put a sketch on her blog free to anyone to use. So i made this card following her fab sketch below. I have used some papers that i downloaded along with this gorgeous sugar nellie image, this is one of my favourites from funkykits. The flowers have been glittered and the leaves glossy accented. I hope you like this card.

Again, my attempt at decorating the inside of my card.

I love a bit of bling as you know!

So have a go at this sketch yourself, im sure you'll enjoy using it as much as i did.

So thats all from me today on the crafting front.

I had some fabulous news this afternoon i won some blog candy over on the Victoriacaseartdesigns.com blog. I am thrilled as i love Victorias fab designs. If you havn't seen them go over and take a look im sure you'll fall in love with her designs when you see them.

I would like to thank those of you who have left get well wishes to my dad, i really appreciate them. He is back home and enjoying some peace and quiet i think! It is strange not having him around here, but it has meant that i've managed to do some crafting.

Well ladies, hope uou all have an enjoyable evening, back tomorrow maybe with another challenge card.

Hugs Linda x

Blog Candy at Debbies/More blog candy

There is so much beautiful blog candy about just now. Look at this, for a chance to win, go check out this fabulous blog here. This is such a lovely blog you are sure to be inspired. This runs till the 15th May, so don't hang about.

The wonderful Debbie is celebrating her birthday today and she has this fabulous blog candy up for grabs to celebrate. How great is that, its her birthday and she is offering one of us presents? thats just the lovely kind person she is. This candy is running until the 24th May, go take a look here for yourself.

Creative Crew Challenge Week 10 - MINIMAL/My friend Marias Sketch

Good morning ladies, another week at the Creative Crew Challenge, this week the challenge has been set by the fabulous Joey. We want you to make your cards Minimal this week. This is always hard for me, i love all that added detail, and still probably have more on here than i should! I mentioned earlier im loving yellow at the moment, it reminds me of summer.

This week we have two country cousins stamps up for grabs, the Fragile Beauty and the Country Garden. Go over to Funkykits to see these cuties.

Hope your all enjoying some fabulous weather, its sunny here but blowing a bit of a gale. I was hoping to sit outside later and do some colouring, but i don't think thats very likely, my papers will blow all over the place!




The image here of the birds was a freebie from a magazine some time ago, the hearts are cut out from my Sizzix heart dies. Sentiment from the computer and the gems and hearts are from my stash, both i believe by Paper Cellar.

MARIA'S FABULOUS SKETCH

My lovely friend Maria, has come up with this sketch on her blog, isn't it fab? i am off to make a card with it now. Will be back later to post it. Please go and take a look at Marias blog here. You will not disappointed.




Hope to see you later with some cards for some more challenges this week. Have a great day my lovelies.



Hugs Linda x

FRIDAY SKETCHERS WK 51/Sketch Saturday Wk50

Here is my card for Sketch Saturday wk 50 challenge. 2 cards today from me, i can hardly believe it. I have decided to use up the papers from the card below. I love these pollycraft images, aren't they the cutest. This weeks sketch is so easy to work with, will definitely be using it again.

Have stickled her wings and the flowers, i love a bit of bling as you all know!

This is the sketch for this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge. To take part go here.

Good morning my lovelies, another week ahead. The sun is shining and i actually got round to making a card for this weeks Friday Sketchers challenge. I am loving the sketch this week and have used a ready done image, sorry i cheated!!!! The papers i believe are from the rockstar DCWV stack. I love this colour blue one of my favourite colours just now!

This week the DT have surpassed themselves, their cards are just gorgeous, go take a look for yourself here.

Im off to make a cuppa and sit outside to enjoy the sunshine. Have a good day my lovelies. Hugs Linda x

More Blog Candy at Toodles and Binks/More blog candy up for Grabs

If you have not visited this blog before you must go now, it is full of inspiration and im sure you will love it. Go here now. There is also some surprise blog candy up for grabs, and we all love candy don't we? The blog candy runs to the 30th May.

There is some fabulous blog candy at Toodles and Binks to celebrate the release of some new gorgeous stamps go take a look for yourself here. The talented Sally-Ann's work is so gorgeous, im sure you'll love her designs as much as i do.

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #6 - Sketch

Another weekend almost over and so far just one card made from me this weekend!!! I had so many things planned, and as per always they all went to pot!!

I was determined to get one card challenge done today, so finally a card for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. This is the first time i've entered this challenge, in fact i came across this by chance. I have made this card for a special little girl called Abbie, who has been poorly lately.

I love these hanglar images and the image has been coloured with my pro-markers. I need to concentrate on my shading! any tips gratefully received.

The hearts have been glossy accented and put on pads to raise them. The corner die cuts have been stickled. This little girl better like bling!

This has been a hectic weekend. For those of you who know me, know that my dad has been staying with me after an operation three weeks ago removing a blood clot from an artery in his neck. He had been doing well then Thursday he seemed to take a turn for the worst, he was incredibly sleepy and lost his apetite (not at all like him!). Friday i took him to the doctors and they prescribed him some anti-biotics after confirming he had some fluid on his lungs. The plan was for dad to return home Sunday (thats today). Fortunately the anti-biotics did the trick and dad was feeling better Saturday, i wanted him to stay here with us for a few more days but he insisted on returning home. Hubby is on his way back now from dropping him back home in Lydd.

I had the dreaded dentist appointment on Friday, i think i was more scared of being told off for not having a check up sooner than the tooth ache! as it turned out i had the most lovely dentist, infact he resembled Richard Gere, and had the most lovely softly spoken voice! Anyway it would appear its nothing drastic, not really. Its an old filling causing the trouble, but because the tooth is right at the back and difficult to get to he has said to leave it unless i get more pain. My options are a root canal filling (which he explained would be very difficult because its so far back) or extraction. Well i have decided on the later, when the time comes. I have an appointment with the hygienist when we come back from our holiday and thats me done for six months.

As Maria said, the thought of going is much worse than being there! Basically ladies im a big baby!!

Talking of babies, my friend Kim has become a grandmother today, her daughter having given birth to little Isabella. Congratulations to Kim and her daugher Claire.

As if that wasn't enough, my babies have laid eggs!!! yes my beardies have been producing!! i can hardly believe it. For those of you not familiar with my babies, here they are!! So this afternoon we had to go and buy an incubator, and hopefully in little less than 90 days we will have baby beardies!!

Well thats my weekend activities, i trust you lovelies have had a wonderful weekend, i am off to do a bit of blog hopping before bed.

Have a good evening, hugs Linda x

Blog Candy

The wonderful Irina has some gorgeous blog candy up for grabs, but it ends Monday 11th May, so you will have to be quick. Irina has a fabulous blog, go check it out here.

Tracy has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs here. This is to celebrate the opening of her new website. This blog candy runs to the 31st May, so you have plenty of time. While your there have a nosey round this fabulous blog!

This gorgeous blog candy is up for graps until the 20th May, go take a look here for the chance to win. You will also find lots of gorgeous cards on this blog to give you lots of inspiration.

I am not sure if your aware there will soon be a special pro-marker challenge blog starting. If you don't have any pro markers you have the chance to win these lovely pens here. Personally i wouldn't be without my beloved pros! i love them.

Oh my goodness, i have found a wonderful blog by Fiona! She has some gorgeous work on her blog, and at the moment she has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs, including these gorgeous gorjuss girls stamps. go take a look here, before the 15th May for a chance to win. You will not be disappointed.

Have you seen the Bearly Mine webshop? if you have not seen Donnas gorgeous work you must go over here now. Donna has this fabulous blog candy up for grabs, but you need to enter before the 15th May, so what are you waiting for? You will love your visit i promose!

The ever talented StampinCaz has this wonderful selection of blog candy up for grabs here i feel sure you are all familiar with her work, if not please go check it out. She is celebrating 200000 hits which im not at all surprised about. Her blog is amazing. This candy closes the 12th May so hurry!

Ruby has this fabulous blog candy up for grabs but hurry it closes Monday 11th May. This is a new blog to me, but im glad i came across it! lovely inspiring work here.

I feel sure you will all be familiar with the lovely Jacqui's work. She has some lovely blog candy up for grabs to celebrate her hits. Hardly surprising she has reached 60,000 seeing what gorgeous work she does. For teh chance of winning go visit her here.

Wow look at this wonderful blog candy up for grabs over at Victoria Stamps. This is a stunning site, so if you have not already visited, i suggest you got there now. I already have my fair share of Victorias stamps and digi downloads, they are totally awesome. This is open till the 12 th May so you still have time. Go check it out now.

Kelly has this fabulous blog candy up for grabs, entry ends on the 23rd May. Go take a look at this striking blog, some classy looking work here.

The wonderfu Ila has this fabulous blog candy up for grabs, entry ends on the 12th May, go take a look at this wonderful blog, you are certain to find alot of inspiration here.

Firday again Happy Birthdays

Friday morning again, and another week gone. May already where is the year going? It has been another busy week, with on crafting from me yet. These two cards are what i made last week for a couople of special ladies birthdays. I know the cards have been received now so am safe to post them.

I trust everyone is having a good week, the weather has not been so nice this week, but we are still having sunny intervals, which keeps me going!

I have been having trouble with one of my teeth for a while now but wednesday i was forced to book a dentist appointment. I am going this afternoon, and ladies i can't tell you how much im dreading it. What a baby i am and such a bad example to my children!!! i know i should go for regular check ups but im too scared, so this is my punishment - toothache!

It is coming up to my blog anniversary in just over a month, so i will be gathering together a lovely blog candy for you all, so please keep an eye out for it over the next week or so.

So this card was made using some papers from a QVC tsv. The image of course is one of the delightful whiff of joy!

I used liquid pearls around the outside of my mount. Flowers are a punch with diamante centres.

This is the poem i made up for the inside of the card. I'll never be a poet, but it came from the heart!

I have only just started decorating the inside of my cards, but am really getting into it.

This is the gorgeous image from Pollycrafts. I love these girls, and don't use them half as much as i should. I suspect most of you are like me, too many stamps and not enough time to ink them ! its criminal, but the days just seem to get shorter, and more and more gorgeous stamps are being put in temptations way!

Papers are from my local craft shop, an A5 pad brought made moons ago. Only just managed to bring myself to cut it up!

So ladies, i hope you have a good day whatever you are doing, one thing is for sure, its likely to be better than my trip to the Dentists!

Hugs for now Linda x