Merry Christmas…

My dear friend Bea has come up with this fabulous sketch over at Ismaki this week.  I used the cute snowman from Magnolia and the papers, I think, are by Daisy D’s.  Sentiment stamp from Cuddly Buddly, fence (thanks to Claudia), scallop circle and snowflakes made with punches and ribbon from SU.  There is an option this week to include leaves…maybe the holly leaves on the sentiment will pass for that optional extra!  The snowman is covered with glitter, not sure it’s show up that well unfortunately.  Thanks so much for looking and for any comments you may leave

Spooky Stuff…

Hi, another Halloween card and this one has been made following the sketch at Tilda & Co Challenge blog.  I used some images and bat ribbon sent to me by my dear friend Claudia and coloured with copics.  Ovals cut with Spellbinders dies.  There isn’t much else to explain about this card…….just a quick post today…….thanks for stopping by!  Hoping to catch up on some of  the challenges this week…there are too many to choose from these days, that’s the problem!

Friday Sketchers and Blog Candy Winner

Good Morning! Another Friday…and another sketch at Friday Sketchers!  The lovely Mumur (Le blog de Scrapmumur) has designed this weeks fabulous sketch, thanks Mumur!

I had forgotten how large this Sugar Nellie Bird House stamp is…it virtually fills a 6″x6″ card and it’s covered quite a bit of the sketch panels!  I coloured with copics and added glitter to the flowers for some sparkle.  Papers…mostly hidden, flowers and ribbon are from Sarah’s Cards, this months card kit.   Tag is a Sizzlits die and sentiment from Sudio G.

Hope you join in the fun this week at Friday Sketchers…we have a great prize up for grabs again.  The Design Team have made some wonderful cards for you with Mumur’s sketch…go check them out!

Thanks for looking and hope you have a good weekend.

 THE WINNER OF MY BLOG CANDY IS

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Thanks to everyone that took part, I was amazed at how many people joined in the fun…thanks for all your lovely comments and I hope I ‘see’ you again soon!

Raspberry Ribbons Sketch…

Wow…been AWOL for a few days! This card is made with the sketch from Raspberry Ribbons Sketch Challenge blog.  I made it for a special friend and I know that she received the card today so I am safe to show it now!

Papers are from Crate Paper and Tilda has been coloured with copics.  Ribbon slider die from Spellbinders.  All embellishments from my ever growing collection!

Thanks so much to Jilli for passing these awards on to me…you’re so kind Jilli!

 

For some reason, my link button isn’t working on WordPress today……..I’ll be back later to link these awards………..and anything else that needs linking!

Blog Candy Time…Trick or Treat?

Hi, can you believe it…….it’s Friday already! Time for Friday Sketchers.  This weeks sketch is hosted by the lovely Kristine (Kristine’s Cards and Photos) from Norway…it’s her first sketch for us and what a wonderful start…loved it Kristine, thanks!  We have a fabulous prize this week so hop over to Friday Sketchers and have a read all about it.  Don’t forget, if you need inspiration, the design team have come up with some wonderful cards again this week.

I used some SU papers and dug out one of my Penny Black Halloween stamps……..don’t you just love this Dracula cat?!!!  There wasn’t much colouring to do with this image as it’s mainly his black cloak….really nice for a change!  The cut out bats were done with a Sizzix paddle punch and the 3d bats were sent to me by my  blogging buddy and friend Claudia.  I don’t know why, but I quite like making Halloween cards….I’m really looking forward to getting the new Magnolia Halloween stamps…..what a shame we can only use these stamps for such a short time!

BLOG CANDY…………

Well, my blog candy is way overdue.  I don’t have any specific numbers/facts or figures to give to you, that doesn’t really interest me………I just know that I get so many wonderful people visiting my blog each day who leave me such encouraging comments, that I have decided to give away this candy.  We all have such busy lives these days………it’s so easy not to bother commenting, but thanks to everyone that finds the time to leave me comments, I do appreciate it…..and so  this is my thank you for just that………..GOOD LUCK to everyone that takes part and I will ship the prize worldwide.

The prize includes…

A brand new ( still in sealed packet) Magnolia Tilda in cherry dress stamp, 6×6 Papermania Naughty and Nice paper pack, Papermania sparkly trims, brads, StarDust glitter, paper tags and two sheets of bazzill cardstock.

To enter my blog candy, please leave a link on your blog with details of my blog candy, then leave me a comment here, with a link (hyperlink) to your post about my blog candy so that I can find your post easily.  This will remain open until Thursday 25th September 8.00pm GMT.  I will announce the winner on my Friday Sketchers post next Friday 26th September.

BLOG CANDY NOW CLOSED – THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING PART    

My dear friend Malin has given me this award......thanks Malin....love the cool cat!  I'm going to do the same as Malin.........and that's give it to everyone on my blogroll..........so, if you feel like adding this to you blog, feel free........with my thanks for making my day!

Beth’s Blog Candy…

Beth (Beth’s Little Card Blog) has some blog candy up for grabs……….it’s a Forever Friends stamp and a matching paper pack!  Pop over to Beth’s blog to see the candy picture!

Claudia’s Halloween Blog Candy and Cute Card Thursday…

Oohhh, I really enjoyed making this card!  I followed Claudia’s fabulous sketch which she has come up with for her Halloween Blog Candy….she has some really spooky candy up for grabs so if you’re in need of some stash for your Halloween cards, check out Claudia’s blog for details! 

My Scrapagogo kit arrived yesterday and I love the papers that were included this month.  I used my new Forever Friends Teddy………these images really take me back to the eighties when I used to buy these teddy cards for everyone and for every occasion…Forever Friends were definitely in Vogue back then……..maybe they are making a comeback, it seems strange to be making my own cards now with these bears!  I couldn’t resist buying nearly all of the new collection!  The theme this week at Cute Card Thursday is Food, so I thought this little cutie would just fit the bill!

Thanks for looking and have a great day….the sun is shining here today for a change!

Ismaki 31…

Hi…hope you’re having a good day so far!  This card is for the Ismaki Challenge number 31 and the sketch is by Manue.  I’ve used another one of the new Tilda’s from the Magnolia autumn kit….looks like she’s been out collecting mushrooms!  The apple barrel and label are from the Magnolia school collection.  Paper is by Crate Paper and colouring is with copics. 

I’ve now got all my blog candy goodies together, just need to take a pictute…..so I’ll hopefully be giving out details with my Friday Sketchers post on Friday!  Thanks for looking…!

Autumn Wishes…

My Magnolia autumn kit arrived last week and I’ve just managed to mount all of the stamps!  This is my favourite Tilda out of the new collection…I love the flowers she is holding.  The text and the three other stamps are all from the kit. 

The layout of the card is the sketch from this weeks Sketch Saturday.  Papers are SU, photo corners- sizzlits die, coloured with copics and glitter added to flowers.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Delicious…

Good Morning…we are starting early over at Friday Sketchers from this week, giving you more time to play with the sketch!  Heidi from Norway (Heidi’s Papier Verden) is our host this week and her sketch is fabulous.   Our sponsor  has provided a wonderful prize so please pop over to Friday Sketchers for more details and you must look at the cards the design team have created while you are there.

I used Tilda with her Muffin (thanks to my dear friend Claudia) and coloured her with copics.  The tag is also a Magnolia stamp with the outside frill cut off…sentiment Hero Arts.  Papers from Basic Grey.  I have to thank my sweet friend Malin for the inspiration with the leaves on this card…Malin always arranges her flowers and leaves in such a perfect way so I dug out my leaf punch and gave it a whirl!

I’ve noticed that my hits counter is going up and up and I keep missing certain numbers, so I think it’s time I had some blog candy…….. I just need to organise the prize and then I’ll announce it!  Thanks to everyone that visits and leaves me comments…….I love to read your blogs too, so don’t forget to leave me a link to your blog if you leave a comment.  Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.