I received this Beautiful Blogger award today from Avril thank you so much please take the time to check out her wonderful blog she has some beautiful creations.
I would like to pass this on to all the ladies who take time out and come to my blog and leave me such wonderful messages and inspire me with their beautiful creations please take this award for yourself’s as you deserve it, thanks to all of you.





Susie at Sassy Designs is holding a fabby blog candy, so check out her beautiful designs and enter her candy while your there.

I shall be back later to check out your blogs as I have to go out now.

Hugs Linda

Award

I received this award from Linda, thank you Linda.
I shall pass this on.


Linda
Anesha
Linnie
Avril

Linda
Sally

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Good Morning Ladies

Lots of great entries for last weeks Cute Daisy May challenge and we loved looking at your creations so this morning over at Cute Daisy May we have another great challenge, a great sketch for you to follow and was created by my fellow DT member Net.

I loved following this one, I used a new Daisy image that Linnie has just designed, I just love these new designs and you can find the images of Daisy and her accessories here.

I wanted to enter into Secret Crafter challenge this week and their theme of spots and stripes.

I coloured Daisy with my Copic and gelled the flowers to make them shine but I don’t think you can see it on this pic, ahh well. The pink spot paper is wild raspberry and the green and stripe is from a Bo Bunny collection, pearls and pin from my stash, flowers Bo Bunny and the spacers are a RAK from Linda at Crafty Creations ohh thank you so much Linda I love them, the pearls near the flowers are kanban.


The sentiments on the front and the inside are from a store called Stamping all Day, owned by the lovely Nicky and she has the most gorgeous sentiment stamps besides lots of other scrummy stuff oh I can hear my credit card groaning again lol.

All for now as I have to go off and make a card for a friend who’s Birthday it is tomorrow and I have not even started it yet. Thank you for popping by again and hope you all have a very good day.
Oh before I go I am having a few issues with google error messages and not letting me leave coments on some of your blogs, is anyone else having the same problem? or is it just me.

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Blog Candy

Hi Ladies just a quick post to let you know of this:


Irena from Everything Paper Crafts decided to start her VERY OWN STAMP COMPANY!!! and is calling it "La-La Land Crafts"?
Congratulations Irena and look forward to visiting you.

You will be able to purchase her stamps through her website, http://lalalandcrafts.com/ and also in some of the craft stores, will be available internationally too.

So in celebration she is holding a blog candy go check it out for a chance to win some yummy stuff.

Stamp for the Weekend, A Spoon full of Sugar and Colour Create.

Good Evening everyone and hope you all had a good day and the sun shone for you, well I got three cards made yesterday but could only post one as the people who they are for come to my blog lol derrrr I thought I was going to have two post in one day lol ahh well. This morning I managed to make a card for three challenges but had to go out and I have only just got to post it.
So without further ado here it is I just loved the sketch from A Spoon Full of Sugar so I combined it with Stamp for the Weekend which you could pick from a song title, so I choose Tangled up in Blue – Bob Dylan, love Bob Dylan and Colour Create and the theme is Blue and White.

The image is from Penny Black coloured with different shades of blue using my Copic and I used a gel pen on the flowers and hat ribbon, the papers are Bo-Bunny again also the brads, the little blue flowers are from a shop in Cyprus, the pearls, bling and pin are from my stash. I used my EK punch to do the corners and the leaves are from a BossKut die, which I am so glad I bought as I use this quiet a lot.

I left the inside quiet plain as I did not want to spoil the lovely design on the paper, so just add the sentiment and bling in each corner and use my EK punch for the design on the edges.


Thank you for popping by my place again and I do appreciate your comments you so kindly leave me, I’m going to look at your creations now as you always give me oodles of inspiration.

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Whiff of Joy Candy by Katherina Frei

Katharina Frei from Stamping with a Whiff of Joy is hosting a candy for the new release of
Whiff of Joy / Elisabeth Bell Fall Stamp Kit and is offering two stamp kits as candy.

The pre-order for the Kit is open until August 7th. It includes 5 brand new, never before seen, main character stamps, 3 large accessory stamps, designed by Elisabeth Bell and 6 text stamps, designed by Katharina Frei (in english). You have until July 26th to enter so pop on over and see her.

Die Cut Dreams

Good Morning ladies and it’s been a busy morning here, I was busy putting my exam and making a card and my DH did my grocery shopping for me and he’s now making soup yummy and as it’s the weekend here, we get Friday and Saturday we always have a treat of bacon and eggs as hubby it not allowed it really but a treat is always nice.
I now take a couple of days off study before I start to research for my next exam so I am going to craft all day as DH wants to watch sport, which suits me fine lol.

The card I made this morning is for a challenge blog I came across called Die Cut Dreams and their theme was glamour and glitz and as I love a bit of glitz I had to enter it.

The stamped image was a free download from Sassy Studio Design and I covered the whole thing in pink stickles then while it was still wet I covered it with white glitter and left it to dry overnight and added bling.

I used labels 1 nessty, Bo-Bunny papers, the lace, roses, pearls and bling were from my stash. EK punch for the design under the lace and the bits from the punch I put in the corners. I got a new EK punch this week that you add ink to and I did the sentiment with that, I hope it’s glitz enough.

The inside

See you later as I shall be back with another card today after I have had a blog hop, wooo two cards in one day, never been known lol.

Hugs Linda

Grandson and Blog Candy

Good Evening Ladies
I was posting this card tonight and found out that Crafty Going’s On is holding a blog Candy again with 72 Copic pen! yes you heard me right 72 wow how fantastic is that. There is twist to this candy:

Link to a card you made with a download or a stamped image (does NOT have to be one of ours). If you are using one of the Charmed Cards & Crafts downloads or Delectable stamps then you get two chances how easy is that.

I was doing another card for my grandson and I just happened to be using one of their digital download images so I will be linking this one.

The buttons are from Vicki and were part of my candy I won from her, thank you Vicki who’s blog is Stamped Smiles and she sure does have a wonderful blog and beautiful creations to show you, pop over and take a look you will not be disappointed.

The papers are Bo Bunny and I used labels four for the image and sentiment on the inside. I did the Happy Birthday on the computer again as I don’t have a stamp to do the round sentiment, well not yet but I do have one coming hehehe another little spend.

This week I was lucky enough to win some stamped images from Susie over at Sassy Designs thank you very much Susie, another lady with a beautiful blog, you must look at her creations they are just gorgeous.

Susie also has a shop called Sassy Designs by Susie at Die - Cut Dreams it's the Home of Designer Custom Die Cuts and other crafty goodies and I might add she has some gorgeous charms, I have got my little eye on them lol.

Thank you for popping by and I’m off to see your creations now.

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Cute Daisy May - Stamp for the Weekend - Stamp with Fun

Good Morning ladies.

Glad to say I am feeling a lot better today, woo I hate summer colds they seem to drag you down and leave you feeling drained, so much so my MOJO has left me and tottered off into the unknown, so if anyone finds it! send it back please as I need it for Friday, I have a special card to make for my very good friend here, who’s Birthday it is and I have no idea what to do aggg.

Well onto my DT spot for Cute Daisy May and this week and the theme is Three of a Kind, I decided to go down the red route as I had purchased these beautiful red flowers and had not used them. I used sheet 37 from the Cute Daisy May range and you can find them here, Linnie has now created 50 of these sheets and they are beautiful so you will be spoilt for choice, she is also offering a download of a Daisy image to try before you buy.

The brown lace paper is K and Co, another new purchase that I shall have to go back and get some more as I love this paper. The red paper and 3 pieces of bling are from my stash and flowers and brads are Bo Bunny, also 3 of them. The daisy leafs are BossKut and I have used a Sakura gel pen to give the highlights, I also wanted to round the corners on the card so I use

a corner punch and EK punch for the strips in the middle. Daisy was cut out and mounted onto a Nestabilities label four die.

I made a boob this week (put it down to not feeling well) I usually check out all the challenges going as I like to enter a few with Daisy, but I just got on and made the card, then this morning I realised my mistake so off I pop to check them all out and my first stop is always Stamp for the Weekend as it’s one of my favourites, if I had the time and they would let you I’d enter more than once, anyway I digress so back to the story, I could not believe my luck as their challenge this week is Strawberries and Chocolate and I think my card will qualify for this challenge as I do have a chocolate coloured brad.

I also entered into to Stamp with Fun and their theme is shapes and punches, this is my first time to this challenge blog and I hope to enter many more of their challenges, how lucky am I pheww, and thanks for looking.

I have to pop off myself now as I made another mistake this week, I have done my diagram for my exam totally wrong and will have to do it all again aggg not a good week for me, but I will be back later today to have a little blog hop and see your creations.

Thanks for popping by my place and listening to my ramblings once again, maybe one day I just might post a card and say nothing lol, naaaaaa I don’t think that will ever happen.

Hugs

I received an award from the lovely lady Dalis from Stampgirl and her layout and cards are awesome.







This award comes a set of rules
1. Add the award to your blog 2. Link to the person from whom you received this award3. Nominate 7 more blogs4. Leave a message on their blog letting them know they have received ‘One Lovely Blog Award’



Ok I have 8 I would like to pass this onto, never been one for rules heheh.



Jem

Lorraine

Linda

Joey

Sandy

Stef

Tracy

Donna

Dino for the Grandson

Dino for Grandson

Good Evening ladies hope your all creating and having a good time, well I am feeling a little better today after a hot toddy last night my temperature has come down but I am still a bit sniffy and tired.
I think I pick up one of those bugs when I went for my monthly injection the other day at the hospital as there was a few people coughing in the waiting room. So only a little study today but I must get on tomorrow, as it’s due in on Thursday aggggg.

I had to make a card for my grandson, well I make two for him because his mum and dad live apart (seems to be the norm nowadays) so I send one to each house then there is no arguments (why did you send it there and not here aggg ) problem solved :-).
His other favourite animal besides pigs are dinosaurs lol, so I followed the sketch by Sunday Sketch and Stamp, which was a great sketch to follow, and I enjoyed doing this one very much.
I used a dinosaur image from Digi Downloads, which I coloured with Copic and used K and Co papers, Bo Bunny buttons and ribbon. The sentiment I designed myself on the computer and added his name Leandro.

I always have trouble getting items with his name on so he will love this, he always misses out on these things and his sister always gets them, so he will be showing it off lol, awe bless.

The inside is just kept simple with shapes to match the front.

The image on the back I designed myself just for him using the computer and that’s it for today.

Thanks for popping round my place and hope you all have a very good night.

Hugs

WIN $1000 at THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT!

Entry Title: Win $1,000 at TheCuttlebugSpot.com!

I have just discovered that The Cuttlebug Spot is having a contest - "The Journey to 1,000"! They are trying to reach 1,000 followers by the end of July and need your help. To enter all you have to do is go to their site, sign up as follower and complete a few easy steps and you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops (http://www.customcrops.com/)! GO NOW and check it out at http://www.thecuttlebugspot.com/

Wow how fantastic is that!!! on your horses ladies and gallop over there to enter, you gotta be in it to win it.

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No Card Today

No card for the past couple of days because, A. I am finishing my exam, well I suppose to be and B. I have been unwell what started as a cold has turned into hign temp and nose bleeds which I have never suffered before, DH calls it mad blood lol, so I have not felt like doing anything.

I went on a little blog hop because I am fed with laying on the couch and found the Little Yellow Company and there having candy and need all the support they can get, so hop on over as see whats its all about.
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Cute Daisy May, Stamp for the Weekend,Pile It On, Digital Tuesday

Good Morning all

We have a winner for the Cute Daisy May challenge from last week and Moon Goddess won those superb papers congratulations, shame I could not enter as they are so scummy.

On to this weeks challenge at Cute Daisy May and we would love to see hot colours so get your fingers burning and lets see what you can create for us.

For my DT card I used Orange and Green combination and using the sketch by Kimmi from Stamp for the Weekend which I loved doing. They have two sketches this week so I will be having a go at the other one, as that looks good too, I also entered into Digital Tuesday and you had to create something to do with summertime and Daisy has been busy in her garden this week.

Daisy is from sheet 37, papers, brads and flowers are Bo Bunny, gems and pin from my stash and I have entered Pile It On challenge, using three different embellishments.
The sentiment is from the Whiff of Joy collection and the daisy leafs are BossKut which I used Sakura gel pen on, oh also used it on Daisy’s flower’s.

I pick a name out of a bag for my pocket card and a selection of images, this will go to one of my followers and the name was Riet, so if you email me your address Riet I will it posted off to you.

Thanks for popping by my place again and have a really good day all.

Hugs

Whiff Of Joy and Blog Candy Win

Good afternoon ladies hope your all enjoying the fine weather and of course the tennis, sad to see Andy Murray go out but he played well.
To all my American friends have a good holiday and happy 4th of July.

Hubby and I went out to a Spanish dinner and classical guitar performance last night and I must say it was excellent, the only down side was I had a new white blouse with pink roses and scallop sleeves on, which I had just bought that morning, and disaster struck my sleeve ended up in my soup not just any old soup but TOMATO agggggg, I am still trying to get the stain out.


Enough of that as it makes me sad so onto my pocket card, as you know I make these to give to my followers as I do not always have time to make cards and visit your blogs as much I would like, especially when exam time is looming on the horizon, so I have decided to make these as they do not take up much of my time up and I can still get to craft.

Today I want to enter the challenge by Whiff of Joy with three different papers, three flowers and one piece of Ribbon .
I shall be filling it with some images and shall draw a winner on Monday when I post my DT work, so leave me a comment to say if you would like this one.

Big news today I won another blog candy yippee, well I seem to be on a roll, they say it always comes in three’s and it has for me.

This beautiful candy was from Vicki from Stamped Smiles and she sure does have a wonderful blog and beautiful creations to show you, pop over and take a look you will not be disappointed. Vicki was giving away this candy as part of the Squigglyfly blog hop which I participated in.
Thank you Vicki and I cannot wait to play with this lovely candy.

Thanks for popping by and I shall be round your blogs tonight to see what you have been up to.

Hugs

Charisma Cards. Stamp Something.Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

The little package for Secret Crafter is posted just below this post and the second one for Charism cards is too.

Hi Ladies
My first post tonight is a card for a friend and I got a bit carried away with the new distressing tool I purchased lol but hey I love it. I used a Whiff of Joy image and sentiment, just love these images, the papers are Bo Bunny and the flowers, pearls and pin are from my stash, the leaves are my new Nesstie die and I used label 2 Nesstie.
I also entered it into Charisma Cards and the one below this post I am going to enter too, as you can enter 4 times this week, and you could use any theme you wanted.
Stamp Something was my next challenge I entered which this week is embellishments 3 or more.

I decorated the inside and just noticed that my label is a bit winkey wonkey so I shall have to remove it and do it again, reminder to my self do not stick things down after dinner and a glass of wine! lol.

On to my second item, which is a little package, I made for a friend (the one who has gone to the UK) Linda who also makes cards (ok you can look now Linda). Now Linda is bringing some crafty goodies back we ordered but I can not remember what, as it was a long time ago we ordered lol she also listens to me rambling about my studies so I thought I would give her a treat and made her this.

The inside I have added some stamped images for her to use and hope she like them.

I have entered it into Charisma Cards as you could use any theme you wanted and also Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and this week it’s Pretty Packages.

I am so busy with my studies this year as I have one exam a month I do not always have time to make cards and visit your blogs as much I would like, especially when exam time is looming on the horizon so I have decided to make these as they do not take up much of my time up and I can still get to craft and I will have something to post each week or even maybe two if I have time.

Ever time I post one I shall be giving it away to one my followers as a thank you so stay tuned for the next one it might be you, different colour and images of course and you might get two in a row posted and then nothing for a week giggle, unpredictable Linda at the moment lol.
Thanks again for popping by my place, I off to visit you now.

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