My handmade Pen storage box

Hello my lovely blogging friends and followers, hope you all had a nice day yesterday?

my hubby dan was at work the whole day and didnt get home till 8pm, so we shared a bottle of white and watched the tv together, he surprised me too which shocked me, he bought me a craft light box AND the most gorgeous pendant a sterling silver with a beautiful teal green modern style love heart, and i absolutely lolve it!!!!!

........heck ill just show it to you

The pic is a bit rubbish but there you go lol.

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Also ive made featured artist over at Penny's !?!?!?! i was over the moon and still cant believe to have won??

Anyways i have a bit of crafty stuff to share with you... i started to make this storage box a while back but hadnt finished it, so today i put the finishing touches to it and here it is!!!

I hope you like it?

i used the dovecraft basics1 papers, white grossgrain ribbon a die cut butterfly, and on the other sides there are stamping up flowers,

Of course i used my bind it all to make this.

I wandered for ages what to use it for, but as ive bought more sakura pens and they were bursting out of my pencil case i thought id try them .....and they fit perfectly

Id like to enter this into a couple of challenges please

1. Pennys - Anything goes

2. Fab n funky - Try something new (you wont find anything else like this on my blog lol)

3. Allsorts - Free and easy

4. Charisma - Things with wings

Hope you have a lovely day whats left of it, im off out tonight with lots of mums from reception class at school, im a class 1 mum but im lucky enough to have been invited, so im looking forward to that later, with my lovely friend dee and co.

PLEASE REMEMBER I HAVE A BLOG CANDY AS WELL ON MY BLOG, ITS HUMBLE BUT COULD BE YOURS....

Happy valentines at CCC

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

i hope you got a little something nice from a loved one?

We have a new challenge ready today from Creative craft challenges and we are all about

........VALENTINES

Remember we still have a DT CALL open till the 21st so if your interested pop over an have a nosey at the deets,

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Our sponsor this time is the fabulous Stamping dragon designs, and the dt have used thier images in thier work,

(except me as my printer isnt printing with enough decent quality for some reason)

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Here is my Card for the challenge, its very CAS but i had to make it quickly lol

The stamp is from stamping up and the satin ribbon from meiflower,

please pop over and join us...

Cards for men DT card - valentines

Good morning everyone, its monday the beginning of the school break !!!

Im not seeing much crafty time coming up this week lol, so a good job ive done my dt card for
Cards for men early hey lol,

Our sponsors are "freshed brewed designs"

Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.
All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational. I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email.
the winner will recieve.....
Prize: 3 digi images of your choice
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And here is my card that i made using a fresh brewed image

 And a close up

I would love to enter this into a few challenges

1. Totally gorjuss - Lurve 

2. Fussy and fancy - With all my heart

3. Paperplay - Love letters

4. DYSU - Love

5. Papertake - anything goes with options of love

6. Crafty catz - Valentines

7. Fab n funky - Love is in the air

8. Craft your passion - anything goes, no dp's

Young and in love

Its friday!!!!!!! and the start if the kiddies school holidays!!!!!! so that means craziness and all sorts of chaos, but also a more relaxing morning rather than my usual rush lol,

I have had loads on of late much same as everyone else i expect but crikey me lol

I have managed to make a few valentines cards though for a couple of orders, so im showing you one here which was made for my cousin to give her fella, she wanted soppy lol

The papers are making memories i think, and the hearts are die cut shop bought,

Of course my lovely image is a lily of the valley stamp, arent they beautiful

 A close up of the image

She hasnt seen the card yet so i do hope she likes it???

id like to enter this into a few challenges that are out at the mo,

1, Crafty catz - Valentines

2, Fussy and fancy - With all my heart

3, DYSU - Love

4, Paperplay - Love letters

5, C.R.A.F.T - Valentines

6, Fab n funky - Love is in the air

7, I love promarkers - Love is in the air

8, Partytime - Valentines

9, Papertake weekly - Anything goes with option of a heart

Also folks dont forget we have a DT CALL over at creative craft challenges if you want to see the deets pop over there have a look, xxx

twice the cuddles

Good morning folks, its been a couple of days since i last posted as its been my birthday so havent had time to craft or share any craft with you im afraid, i got tons of cards from my fab trimmie friends,

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Any way here is a card i have been working on for a commision...The lady who ordered it wanted unisex as the parents didnt know the sex of thier babies yet,

So here it is using a brand new lily of the valley stamp, i bought it as it was divine and soooo cute, but got home to think when shall i get to use it lol, so as soon as i knew i had a 'twins' card to make i was delighted lol,

 I kept the colours to pale yellows and greens with gold finishings as that seemed to work together,with ivory lace and ribbon, the papers are from the pampered pets range, i dont often do pets themed stuff but those papers were scrummy,

 A piccie of my finished card

What do you think? i think the names are too big but she wanted them on and my lappy not printing very well so had to use peel offs instead and that was the smallest i could make them,

Anyway i would like to enter this card into a few challenges

1. Pretty little ribbons- Anything goes

2. Allsorts- free and easy

3. Lili's little fairies(lotv)- spring colours

4. ABC - I for in pairs

5. Crafts and me - use new image

6. Papertake weekly - anything goes with option of a heart

PLease remember i have a humble blog candy open on my blog and would love you to enter



 

Cardmadfairy's digi days - Hearts

Good morning everyone, hopefully this post has gone live as its been scheduled lol, Its time to see what new theme we have over at Cardmadfairy's Digi days..........our last theme was popular we had some great entries, this one i expect will be popular too,
Sponsored by crafty sentiments..
So do you want to know what it is then !!!!!!!!!!!
HEARTS
so get everything out with a love heart on and get creating, the more the better!!!
We are being sponsored by crafty sentiments

And here is my card,

its one of my fave images from jennis amazing digi creations i use her all the time, and she is only 99p can you believe it,

the papers i receved in a swap along with the wire heart,

I doubled up the white and pink satin ribbon and layered it over the doily punched border from martha stewart, then those teeny weeny heart brads where from making memories,

Here is the full view of my Dt card, i hope you like it? i actually felt rather pleased with this one :-o which is rare lol, i layered up lots of different flowers as well,of course the use of my PM's was essential lol

I would love to enter into a few challenges if i may.

1. Secret crafter sat - Ribbons
2. Allsorts - One or more hearts (bp doesnt count)
3. Pile it on - add lace (lace doily punch if that counts)
4. Truly scrumptious - love hearts
5. Fab n funky - use a digi
6. By the cute and girly - love is in the air
7. Penny's - love is in the air
8. Anything goes - to the one i love

DDCC picture inspirational theme

 Good morning everyone, i thought i had scheduled this post so i relaxed this morning with a cuppa and a friend having a chat, it wasnt till i came on to see my post to notice it hadnt published...grrrrrr.

Anyway ive finally got it on now so you can have a nosey.

Its challenge time again over at Dutch dare and we have got a picture inspiration challenge for you !!!! and boy is it a gorgeous piccie to inspire, which was taken from simply hue !!!!! isnt it lovely, i thought whatever i made using that palette of gorgeousness would look great!!!!!! well i was wrong lol what i made looks pretty crappy to be honest but time being short and me being ill the last couple of weeks i didnt have time to make a fresh one.

Anyway here it is !!!! a tag using some of the colours from the inspirational pic and buttons. i dont like it at all but thought better thasn nothing at all lol,

Here is our great sponsor for this challenge and they are...In2stamps

Ok so thats it now if you Pop over to Dutch dare and check out if you were our lucky winner from the last challenge and see the other girls amazing take on the theme, cant wait to see you there.

Challenges entered

1. Cute card thurs - buttons and bows
2. Paperplay - get in shape
3. DYSU - anything goes
4. Creative inspirations - make a tag
5. Party time tuesdays - anything goes
6. Come and get it - anything but a card





Bingo and a DT call

We are playing bingo over at creative craft challenges today....its a really easy challenge so pop over and have a look at the bingo board and all the dt inspirations they are amazing and sure to fill you with lots of ideas!!!!

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Also we are having a DT call at the moment as well so if your interested you need to check out the deets at CCC and then email me at ...mailto:...creativecraftchallenges@live.co.uk

no experience required.

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Here are my cards for that challenge

here is the card which i used a kenny k digi image as they are one of our sponsors

 And my other card also using a fabby Kenny K image, this one is my own personal stamp as i had to have her in the flesh so to speak lol,

Id like to enter a couple of challenges for these cards

1. Party time tuesdays - anything goes
2. Crafty sentients - punches and/or does
3. Pollycraft - fave things (pink ...2nd card)
4. Lollypop - anything goes

Cards for men - Seeing Red

Well good morning guys, we are back at cards for men with a brand new challenge.....

we are... SEEING RED so come on folks get those red papers and embellies out an get creating!!!

also remember that we are a blokey challenge so it needs to be masculine themed,

We are being sponsored by letraset and they of course are the home of my beloved promarkers

here is my card that i made for my hubby for our impending anniversary in march, the image of course is a kenny k one isnt she naughty!!!!!

Hope you can join us in our SEEIN RED theme and cant wait to see what you make

ready..get set.....GO

Hello guys, isnt it cold today? we are off to a family indoor play centre shortly as a treat to alex who is 6 as he came home with the star pupil certificate friday,

Although ive still got a dicky tummy so hope i will be ok? hubby wont take them on his own so if i dont go alex wont get his treat!!!! MEN

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Anyway here is my latest offering for you, using a topper that was sent tpo me in a swap so not sure of where it came from??

Its a fairly simple design and i have left half my card blank showing which for me is rare!!!!

The bottom half is using textured dovecraft card stock which i have distressed a little, underneath that ribbon is holographic card punched with my eksuccess zig zag punch, and ive added some glosst accents onto the goggles and number plate, (you cant see it too well though)

Id like to enter this card into the following challenge please.

1. Ditzy-craftymess - Anything goes (new challenge blogs first challenge)
2. Stamp,scrap and doodles - anything goes
3. Secret crafter - ribbons
4. CES - Check it out
5. Fussy and fancy - polka dots

Have a fabby day folks xxx

Buttons galore

Over at Dutch dare today we have a new challenge......"buttons galore"

Now that to me is a super easy challenge so im thinking there will be lots of entries for this one?

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We are being sponsored by robyns fetish who as usual provide the dt with fabby images to use,

Again as usual i am in team a so no creation from me however team b have made some super duper creations you just gotta go check em out..

also why not pop over to see if you may be the lucky winner of the last challenge, we have had a few redrawn as no one has claimed the last couple of prizes, its such a shame to let them slip by,

hugs x

A star was born

Good morning everyone, ive been a little busy lately so havent posted a card made that wasnt for one of my DT duties in a while lol, also ive been feeling under the weather and still am a little bit !!

mt little boys have got a party to go to tomorrow, my best friends little lad is 6 and the boys have known each other since birth, the following card is made for him, he likes purple so thats where i started.

 I put platinum stickles around the edges as i think it goes fab on masculine cards,as its a bit darker than silver, and those amazing star embellies i got from a friend so no clue where to get some more when they all gone as well :-(

I used my newer nesties and cuttlebug embossing folder on this one but used paper scraps big enough out my scrap box, as anyone who knows me knows i cant throw anything away lol i like to recycle everything,

I am going to enter this into the following fabulous challenges

1. Cute card thursday - Your a gem (3 in top left corner)
2. DYSU - Ribbons
3. Creative inspirations - Anything goes
4. I love promarkers - Purple and pink (the pink is in theDP hope that still counts lol)
5. Passion for Promarkers -  chall 133 Recycle ( the scraps of paper if that counts)

Ive got to go out shortly and get my alex a beavers uniform as he has his third session tonight and promptly reminded me this morning that he wants to stay there so i need to get him uniform lol....that was me told

see you all later when i may have another masculine card to show you xxx

Cardmadfairy's digi days - ribbons and bows

Well im bloomin late with ym post again and this time i just forgot (oopsie) i thought we went live next friday lol

We have a new challenge set for you over at Cardmadfairy's digi days and it is a very simple one.

.........RIBBON AND BOWS

see how easy is that??

Here is my Dt card its quite a simple design, using of course a Cardmadfairy digi image which is only 99p and can be found HERE

the backing card stock is from kanban and that fabulous sentiment stamp is from papermakup,

Im going to enter this into the following challenges

1. Charisma - clean and simple
2. Truly scrumptious - something forgotten (The stamp and the digi)
3. Dream valley - anything goes

please pop over to have a look at the dt gals and guys offerings they are truly fantastic, also to see if you may be a winner as well ;-)

DDCC # 148 A sketch

Good morning guys, how is everyone this morning? its not as cold here today as it has been, whats it like your way???

Ive had a rubbish  headache for 2 days now so im a bit tetchy lol so this wont be a massive post.

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Its time for a new challenge over at Dutch dare and kelly has this fab sketch for you...... its brill to work with.

We have the Stamping boutique joining us as our sponsor for this challenge and the dt have used TSB images, you will see mine in a min, i chose to work with KK winter and she is just too cute lol

here is my take on the sketch with kk winter, i used soft pinks and blues on my project with a slight hint of ivory pearlised card, organza ribbon which i took of a box of chocs lol,

 I used my embossing folder for tha square at the back though you cant see much of it!!

 Then i popped stickles all over the place as i do lol, and some lovely gems from meiflowers, my newish nestied which i just absolutely love.

 Im entering this card into a fair few challenges if i may;

1. DYSU - Patterned paper (spotty paper and embossed card)
2. MTTC - Your fave embellishment (anyone who pops by my blog regular will know i put stickles and ribbon on almost all my projects i just love em lol)
3. Crafty sentiments - Anything goes
4. PTT - Happy birthdays
5. Cupcake craft - Born on a winters day (wintery bday)
6. The ribbon girl - Blue and pink
7. ABC - H for Happy birthday
8. Paperplay - Ribbons every which way
9. I love promarkers - Anything goes