• Angel Tag

      Morning all , so we are here, the final week for christmas. Now that I have posted my christmas cards (had to allow extra time, I keep forgetting i’m in Irealnd and all my cards to go back home…

  • Final sketch of the Year…..

     Morning all, and can you believe christmas is only just around the corner!!!! I have finally put up the christmas tree and decorations. it took me all day Saturday and it took hours…..I can’t say I particularly enjoy the activity but…

  • New DT position

      Morning, and I’m back with a second post of the day, and some news I have been lucky enough to have been invited to join the talented Design Team of   CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK CHALLENGE     For my…

  • Whoopsie Daisy……Use up Your Stash

        Good Morning, hope you are all at the start of another week (another week closer to christmas I am reliably informed by my two excited boys !)     In a refreshing change this week   WHOOPSIE DAISY…

  • Vintage Garden Clock

       ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS Challenge #18 – LACE & RIBBON or ANYTHING GOES As a DT we are so chuffed with how this challenge has taken off and really appreciate all the support we have received. My two boys were so…

  • Xmas is on it’s way …………hehe hoho!

      SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP       This is year is drawing to a close and for the first time for many years, since I’ve been making cards, and thanks to the Design Teams that I am part of…

  • First Card Class……..had a lovely evening

          Last night I taught my first Card making Class. I had a lovely group of ladies – only 5  – but it was just a lovely number and apart from one lady, they were all complete beginners.…

  • Snowflakes falling………

          WHOOPSIE DAISY   this week our challenge is to   USE A DIGI   a lovely challenge for you all, it can be for a birthday, christmas, christening – your choice   remember though if you do…

  • Angel Music

    Oh my word, what a night it was…..I was so surprise to look in the garden this morning and find the plants still in situ. We are used to rain and wind where we are, but the it was horrendous…

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN

      Hello, it was my son’s birthday yesterday   **HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN**   He is now 5, and just like my eldest, I think he just so overwhelmed with the occasion and the waiting for it, he was a bit…

  • Pink Pastels at Whoopsie Daisy

        The challenge at   WHOOPSIE DAISY CHALLENGE BLOG   is to use  PASTEL COLOURS or ANYTHING GOES      is you use a Whoopsie Daisy image   I have used beautiful image from sheet #381.   This sheet…

  • Hunkydory Xmas………A Festive Challenge

    I had a good week craft wise last week. I made a good start on my christmas cards and spent an enjoyable morning with my promarkers colouring little elves (I’ll blog the cards in a day or two) Also, I…

  • New Name …….New Challenge…….

      My design team post today is for the newly named   ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS CHALLENGE BLOG   (known formerly as Vintage Elusions)           The decision was made to change the name because possibly the former name…

  • Marie’s sketch…..

    Good Sunday Morning to you   Phew….I didn’t think I would ever make it back to my blog, this week has been so busy. Half term sort of creeped up on me a bit. I did manage to get jobs…

  • Punch It out

    Good Morning, this is my GDT card for the new challenge over at   WHOOPSIE DAISY      join us for our ‘PUNCH IT OUT’ challenge – don’t forget it’s ANYTHING GOES if you use a WHOOPSI DAISY image.  …

  • A card for Her……..

    I can’t believe this but its a third post in as many days……but how could I resist using this beautiful image from the sponser of challenge #12 over at     VINTAGE ELUSIONS CARDS & CRAFTS     The…

  • A Card for Him…..

      Good Morning, hope you all had a lovely. We’re back to the working week and we did manage to get out for our walk on Sunday. I went a bit mad with the dinner, finished it with a homemade…

  • Christmas Sketch #129

        Good Morning, its Sunday YAY! Lovely and relaxed and a great day to have a walk after our roast chicken.   Its my turn to host the sketch on    SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP    …. and I…

  • Xmas bauble

      STAMP-N-DOODLE CHALLENGE   Again the time has come for us to spotlight the designer who also contributes to the Stamp-N-Doodle website, Lauren Curtiss   Lauren has a classic style and really depicts the holiday seasons with a traditional air.…

  • Pixie Forest ??…….

      Good Monday Morning to You!     I’m full of the joys of Spring……because we have had a fabulous weekend because of the weather that resembled Spring and was 100% better than anyof the summer weekends we have had.…

  • Serene Sunrise……

        Good afternoon all, its time for a new STAMP-N-DOODLE CHALLENGE   Its time to dig out those pots of embossing powders, pigment/versamark inks and heat guns – we what to see ‘traditional WET EMBOSSING’ on your creations.  …

  • Thank You Vintage Elusions Cards & Crafts

    A quick late post from me to share that I have been lucky enough to win a challenge over at   VINTAGE ELUSIONS CARDS & CRAFTS        with my Vintage Santa recycled paper bag   Thank you so…

  • Two Cards….One Sketch

        I had a real good play this week creating my card for the  SUNDAY SKETCH & STAMP CHALLENGE.   I must have had every sheet of 12×12 out that I own and it was all balanced precariously in…

  • A Piece of Luvverly News…

    I just wanted to share with you today that one of my cards from a couple of weeks ago has been showcased on a challenge blog that I entered D.C.C & Friends     It was this card here that…

  • Challenge RECYCLING WEEK – Vintage Santa

        STAMP-N-DOODLE challenge  again this week, couldn’t believe tuesday morning had come around and I hadn’t made my DT entry yet arghhhhh   ….I had to get thinking quick…..what can I RECYCLE, our challenge this week?   i would…

  • Sparkle & Shine……..

        Monday morning, and uts time for another challenge at Whoopsie Daisy We are asking you to create something with SPARKLE & SHINE   I’m sure you will all come up with some wonderful and I can’t wait to…

  • BLOG HOP………..Skateboarding Card

    MORNING ALL Isn’t it cold this week, yesterday I had to wear my winter coat and boots…..I just could pretend that it was warm and had to succumb I’m afraid.     I really enjoyed making this card this week,…

  • Have a wonderful Day

    Hello, what a lovely weekend we have had so far – the forecast for today isn’t dry like yesterday though. Oh well I was busy doing all the outside jobs yesterday so if we are stuck in today, I shall…

  • Blue Christmas

      This week at Stamp-n-Doodle Lynne has wanted to us highlight the images that are available at her shop from the talented artist Lauren Curtis   Using one of her christmas images I have created this clean and simple christmas…

  • Make it Girly………

    Hello, hope you all had a good weekend? This week sees another new challenge at the Whoopsie Challenge Blog, and we are tasking you to ‘Make Something Girly’…….I can imagine many of you will go to town with this challenge…