Do you want to build a snowman?!

Hi everyone

Sorry for getting that tune into the heads of all you Frozen fans!  Once I found this stamp in my Christmas box I just couldn't resist!!  This is one of the first wooden stamps I bought, it was in one of the Forever Friends kits and I blame this kit for my stamping addiction and empty purse!

Items used:

Stamp - Forever Friends
Coloured with ProMarkers

Die - Memory Box

Card - Papermill Direct

Glitter card, Stickles and Glamour Dust - my stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Without Words - Purple & Green but no halloween
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - No design papers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - C&S Christmas


Thanks for popping by today, any comments you leave are very much appreciated.
Have a good week ahead.

Sharon x 

Love is in the air...

Hello everyone

February already!  It's still cold but the sun is shinning and the snowdrops are out so that means the daffodils can't be far behind and Spring not too far away!

Anyhow, enough of the wishful thinking!  Today I have another card:

Items used:

Stamp and Papers - LOTV

Coloured with ProMarkers (white spots - Sakura gel pen)

Dies - Spellbinders and Memory Box

Binding, twine, button and flowers - The Ribbon Girl

Congratulations banner, pearls and glitter from my stash

Corner punch - X-cut

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Hearts
Sweet Stamping - Love 
Ribbon Girls - Romance
Allsorts Challenge - Flower Power
Live & Love Crafts - Hearts
Creative Inspirations - Roses


Thanks for popping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.
Have a good week.

Sharon x 

James and Snowman

Morning everyone

Wow! It's stopped raining today and it's freezing cold instead!

Another Christmas card today using my latest favourite papers.  I have tried to create snow using Glamour Dust (I haven't yet mastered Frantage but am working on it).  Unfortunately it looks like I've caught the ink pad on the outside of the stamp and it has marked the card so will now try to disguise it somehow (more snowflakes required I think!)

Items used:

Stamp: LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers: LOTV Classic Christmas
Die: Memory Box
Ribbon: Crafty Ribbons
Bell: Ribbon Girl
Twine, Glamour Dust and gems from my stash

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Merry Christmas
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Ribbon Girl Lovely Lili Challenge - make a Christmas Card
Stamping Sensations - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - Frosty the Snowman
Squirrel's Snow-vember challenge


Thanks for popping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Sharon x 

Sledging Hedgies

Evening everyone

It's starting to get cold now, the cars were covered in ice this morning.  I'm back with another Christmas card today and there seems to have been an explosion of glitter in the house and I'm finding it everywhere now!!

Items used:

Stamp - Penny Black
Sentiment stamp - LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers
Die - Memory Box
Snowflake punch - Woodware (I think)
Papers, ribbon and Glamour Dust from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Christmas Card
Stamping Sensations - Christmas
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Animals
Totally Gorjuss - Non-Traditional Christmas Colours
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (option of sparkle or glitter)


Thanks for popping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x 

Lilac fairy

Hello everyone,

Just a quick card today, have been busy in the garden as the sun is out.

Items used:

Stamp: LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers: LOTV
Dies: Spellbinders, Memory Box
Ribbon, gems and glitter glue from stash
Cardstock: Papermill Direct


I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Pretty Papers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Dies or Punches
Crafty Little Fairies - Sparkle & Bling
Stamping Sensations - Things with Wings
Ribbon Girls - Use Ribbon 
Totally Gorjuss - Bling

Thanks for popping by today and any comments you leave are very much appreciated.

Sharon x

The surf's in pink!

Hello

It must be a Bank Holiday, I'm back again!

I like this stamp so much I thought I'd make a girly version:

Not sure what happened with the second photo, I think the camera steamed up!


Items used:

Stamp- Penny Black
Coloured with ProMarkers
Dies - Memory Box
Papers, buttons (flip flops) and ribbon from my stash


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - To Die For
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Summer Colours
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Summer Colours
Crafty Little Fairies - Cute & Cuddly
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Buttons & Bows


Thanks for popping by, enjoy the week ahead.

Sharon x

If you can't beat them, join them!

Evening everyone,

Christmas seems to be creeping into the craft world at a fast pace! So I thought I'd make a start on my cards too!  This is my first Christmas card of the year:

Items used:

Stamp - LOTV, sentiment - Personal Impressions
Coloured with ProMarkers
Dies - Memory Box, Spellbinders
Papers - last years Country Companions
Glitter card, punch, ribbon and lots of Glamour Dust from my stash

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Christmas in August
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - To Die For
Crafty Little Fairies - Cute and Cuddly (not sure polar bears are cuddly but this one looks to be!)
Penny Black and More - Anything Goes


Thanks for popping by today and enjoy the rest of your evening.

Sharon x

Surf's up!

Hello everyone

I hope you have had a good week.

Not much crafting been going on here recently,  I blame the tennis and cycle race (and of course work)! Anyhow I've had the idea for this card for a while and have finally got it finished, it's almost how I imagined it!

Close up:

Items used:

Stamp - Penny Black, Sentiment tags - LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers

Distress ink salty ocean sponged on edge of circle and on the tags

Card - Papermill Direct, glitter card from stash

Papers - LOTV

Dies - Memory Box Big Splash border, Joy! Crafts palm tree, Spellbinders circles

Ribbon and gems from stash

(I hadn't realised until after I'd uploaded the photos that one of the gems had come loose but soon got that sorted!)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Dies and Punches
My Mum's Craft Shop - Summer or Bright colours
Live & Love Crafts - By the sea
Crafty Little Fairies - Summer fun
Passion for ProMarkers - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
Creative Inspiration - Favourite Occasion (holidays!)
Allsorts Challenge - Splish, splash, splosh


Thanks for popping by and your encouraging comments, they are very much appreciated.

Have a good week.

Sharon x

Butterflies Everywhere

Hi everyone

Wow! Where did that last week go? Flew by yet again.

My card today has, I think, a summery feel to it with the colours of pink and yellow.  I just hope we manage to get some real summery weather soon. This is another of my new LOTV Fairy stamps.

Items used:

Stamp and sentiment tags -LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers - Dovecraft, Back to Basics
Card - Papermill Direct
Die -Memory Box
X-Cut corner punch
Ribbon, flowers, gems, liquid pearls and glitter glue from stash

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

My Mum Craft Shop - Ink It up
Papertake Weekly  Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Perfectly Pink
Crafty Little Fairies - Spots and Stripes
The Ribbon Girl - Girlie
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Mum or special lady

I am also entering the Papermill Direct June competition.

Thanks for popping by today and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Sharon x

Water Lily

Hi everyone

Hope you've had a good weekend.  I managed to get another of my new LOTV stamps out but unfortunately the card hasn't turned out quite how I expected!

Items used:

Stamp -Lili of the Valley Water Lily, and sentiment tags (covered with glossy accents)
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers -Dovecraft, Back to Basics
Dies - Memory Box tree, lanterns and Fence, Spellbinders circles and Impression Obsession sunglasses
Glitter card, ribbon, stickles glitter glue, glossy accents from stash
Ink pads - black Momento and blue pigment ink sponged for sky

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Fairies
Allsorts challenge blog - Happy Birthday
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - For the Girls

Thanks for popping by.  Have a good week!

Sharon  x

Break for Cake

Hello everyone,

I'm finally able to find time to do a bit of crafting thanks to the Bank Holiday weekend, unfortunately work and life in general has been getting in the way since the Easter break!
Today's card features Penny Black "Break for Cake", I just love these happy little critters.

Items used:

Stamps: Penny Black, sentiment Papermania
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers: First Edition Bird Song
Dies: Memory Box
Butterfly punch, glitter glue and ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairies - In The Garden
Allsorts Challenge - Butterflies
In The Pink - Butterflies (hope it's pink enough!)
Cute Card Thursday - Here Comes Summer
Graph'it Markers - Pink (again hope it's  pink enough!)

Thanks for popping by.  To those on holiday today, enjoy the break.

Sharon x

Time for tea

Hello everyone

Saturday again! It's a very "breezy" one here today, so much the washing will not stay on the line!

Anyhow, I've finally got my hands on some Kraft card:

Items used:

Stamp: LOTV
Colouring: ProMarkers, Sakura white pen for dots
Papers: LOTV Promises
Cardstock: Papermill Direct
Dies: Spellbinders, Memory Box
Ribbon, flowers, pearls, butterfly punch: stash



I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Crafty Bingo (Ribbon, pearls, flowers)
Cute Card Thursday - Girls, girls, girls
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite colouring medium and why (ProMarkers, love the colours and the finish)
Passion for ProMarkers - Butterfly kisses
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes


Thanks for popping by.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Sharon x

Anyone for Footie!!

Hello everyone!

Wow! January came and went and my crafty stuff kept getting pushed off the table by homework, essays, assignments, etc.  Hopefully February will be a bit better.

Today I have a man's card.

Items used:

Stamp - Penny Black Game On and Papermania
Colouring - ProMarkers
Dies - Spellbinders and Memory Box
Embossing  folder - Crafts-Too
Card - Papermill Direct
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons from stash

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Stamping
Little Bit Crafty - Man Up
My Mum's Craft Shop  - Spots & Stripes

Thanks for popping by, try to keep dry this week!

Sharon x

Love is in the air

Happy New Year everyone!

I've finally moved my crafty supplies back into the dining room, now Christmas has been put away and that very long and crazy first full week at work is over!

I would like to say how sorry I am to hear that Theresa is closing her online store, My Crafty Heart.  She always provided fantastic service and a wide variety of products.  Good luck for the future.

On to my card, I've used one of my new stamps from Penny Black (Squeeze 'til I Squeak) and new papers from LOTV. The stamp is coloured with my ProMarkers, dies from Marianne Designs and Memory Box, Stickles glitter glue to the flowers, pearly heart from MCH.  Flowers, ribbon, pearl and peel-off from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Love & Romance
My Mum's Craft Shop - Love
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - New (new stamp and papers)
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Blooms & Pearls
Penny Black blog, Sending Hugs

Thank you for popping by today and for all your comments,  they are very much appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon x

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone

This is my last Christmas card for this year and it's for my daughter, it seems it's always those important ones that are last to be done!

I've used the Penny Black stamp Dashing Through the Snow, coloured with ProMarkers, Memory Box die and my old snowflake punch with glitter paper, the background papers are Country Companions Christmas pad again and I've used lots of Stickles and Glamour Dust for the snow.  I decoupaged the Christmas tree and sledge and paper pieced a couple of the parcels.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Christmas
Without Words - Nearest and Dearest
Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas ..... card of the year
My Mum's Craft Shop - Wintery/Christmassy - 3rd entry

All that's left to say is a big thank you to those who have supported me in my first 6 months of blogging and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and happy and healthy New Year.

Best wishes

Sharon x

Snowy Bear

Hello everyone

Christmas is not far away, I think I've seen a countdown that said 16 days!  

Today I'm back with a card using the polar bear stamp from LOTV again.  I love this little chap and his penguin friend.  The sentiment tags are also LOTV.  Coloured with ProMarkers, stickles and glamour dust for the snow, ribbon from stash, papers are Country Companions as before, the white pearlised card is from Papermill Direct and the glitter paper is from my stash.  I've used Memory Box snowflake die and Spellbinders circles die for the frame.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Embossing
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Cold & Frosty
My Mum's Craft Shop - Wintery/Christmassy - 2nd entry
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Animals

Thanks for popping by.  Enjoy the week ahead.

Sharon x

Polar Sledging!

Hello!

The weekend is here again!

Today I've been playing with another of my new LOTV stamps.  This one is Sledging Buddies and I think it's rather cute!  I've coloured with my ProMarkers and teamed it with Country Companions Christmas Wishes papers, Memory Box die, ribbon from the local craft shop (but I think the online ones stock it too!).  The holographic card, gem and peel off are from my stash.  I've used white glitter and Glamour Dust for the snow.  

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
The Ribbon Girl - Lovely Lili Challenge Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in October
Stamping Sensations - All Creatures Great & Small (2nd entry)
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Ribbon

Thanks for popping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sharon x

Hedgie Birthday

Hello

I hope your weekend is getting off to a good start.

 

For my card today I have used my new stamp from Penny Black (well, new to me) "Mighty Wishes", coloured with ProMarkers and some Pearly Stuff (Woodware) for the icing.  The Happy Birthday stamp is Papermania.  I think the papers and glitter card are Dovecraft but I can't be certain as I've had them a while. The banner is a Memory Box die and the balloons are an Impression Obsession die.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Two by Two (2 hedgehogs, 2 papers, 2 dies, 2 balloons)
Penny Black & More - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - All Creatures Great and Small
The Ribbon Girl - Make it Sparkly (2nd entry)

Enjoy the weekend.

Sharon x