Mojo Monday #152 & An Award

Hi girls, I hope your weekend is going well and that you are having a great time with friends and family. It's good of you to take time to call in to my blog and I hope you find it to be time well spent.
This card was made following the sketch given in the latest Mojo Monday challenge. The image is a Lili of the Valley image called "Teddy with Letter" which I have coloured using a mix of my Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are all unnamed and I have used some Bazzil Bling as a backing card. The embellishments are all from my stash including the Wild Orchid flowers.
I enjoyed making this card and I hope you like it. Perhaps you can even find a little extra time to leave a comment letting me know your opinion. I always value anything you have to say.

A Beautiful Blog Award

I have been given this Blog Award from Judi over at Judi's Craft Corner. It's beautiful. Thank you so much Judi I am really flattered that you would think of me. I now have to pass it on to seven people whose blogs I love to visit. That's tough because limiting myself to seven from all the blogs I love is almost impossible. I have chosen to pass it on to the following lovely ladies.

Kathleen at The Daisy Chain
Teri at Teri's Cards and Toppers
Tracy at Country Mouse
Lisa at Mess2Magic
Lynn at Crafty Linby
Jane at Jem's Crafting Blog
and
Juls at The Glitter Chick

My son and his family arrive today for a holiday and I will probably find it more difficult to find a lot of time for blog hopping so if I miss the odd day be assured I will catch up with you all.
Thank you so much for calling in and above all stay safe and healthy.

Love and Hugs,

Sentimental Sundays & Stamptacular Sunday #72 & Totally Tilda #3

Hi girls, thanks for calling in to my blog today. I hope you like what you find. Hopefully you have something exciting lined up for the weekend. We are expecting our eldeast son and family to arrive tomorrow for a week's holiday so we are really looking forward to that. My daughter-in-law Sarah (Lil-paper-pixie) will no doubt be straight into my craft room so I'll have to do a quick stocktake Lol. It's also my youngest son's birthday on Sunday.

I made this card for entering into three challenges. Sentimental Sundays where the rquirement was ribbon or lace plus a sentiment, Stamptacular Sunday who wanted buttons and bows and Totally Tilda where the required element was stitching. I inked up Magnolia's "Tilda with Flowing Hair" and coloured her with my Copic Ciaos and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are SEI's Winter Song - Crystal Arabesque. The flowers are a mixture of handmade flowers and bought flowers and the sentiment is cut on my Cricut Expressions out of silver mirra board having merged the lettering using Cricut Design Studio.
I really hope you like this card enough to leave me a comment telling me what you think. I appreciate your time and thank you for your visit.

Today is the last day of Teri's Digi Freebie giveaway over at Delicious Doodles so get on over there to pick up today's goody by clicking on the advert in my sidebar.

Take care and stay safe and healthy.
Love and Hugs,

Create4Fun #33 & Allsorts Wk65 & Secret Crafters #96 & Just Magnolia Wk69

Hi again girls. Thanks for calling over to this part of cyberspace. It's great to have you here. I hope everything is going well for you and that your crafting mojo is fit and healthy. If there is something here that gives you any inspiration I will be well pleased.
This card has been entered into four challenges. Create4Fun's sketch forms the basis of the card. Allsorts wanted Paper Piercing or Paper Piecing and I pieced Tilda's dress. Secret Crafters had the theme "What are Little Girls Made of". Just Magnolia required a sentiment. The image is Magnolia's "Sweet Tilda" and is coloured using my Copic Ciaos.The papers are unknown odds and ends from my scraps stash. the flowers are from Wild Orchid and Magnolia. The stickles, charm, pearls and ribbon are all from my stash.
I hope you like this card because I really enjoyed making it. If you have an extra minute to leave a comment I would be very grateful. I value what you have to say about my creations.
Today is day 6 of my friend Teri's Digi Giveaway over at Delicious Doodles. She is also running a competition where the prize is the winners choice of any 10 of her digital images. Why not pop over by clicking on the advert in my sidebar, pick up your freebie and enter her competition. Her artwork is awesome so it's well worth the effort.
Stay safe and healthy and enjoy your crafting.
Love and Hugs,

Fussy & Fancy Friday #17

Hi girls, Thanks for dropping in. I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good day. I went to hospital yesterday and although the consultant was pleased with me he said I was to stay on the oxygen machine for the next six months at least, albeit on a slightly reduced rate of oxygen. I have also been given an overnight monitor to put on to see what happens to my blood oxygen while I'm sleeping (let's hope I sleep better than I have been recently).
We are getting toward the end of the week already and it's time to post a card for a Friday challenge. I intend to enter this one into Fussy & Fancy Friday since I based it on the fabulous sketch they gave us. It's the first time I have entered this challenge and I love the detail they put in the sketch.
I have inked up Magnolia's "Midsummer Tilda Dancing" and coloured her using my Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are from Papermania's Capsule Collection. I used Marianne Design and Creatables to make the swirls and the panel on which to stamp Tilda. The flowers are from my stash. I trust that you will like this card enough to let me know what you think of it. Your opinions are valued and I always look forward to reading what you say.
Remember that today is day 5 of Teri's digi giveaway over at Delicious Doodles. So nip over and see what is on offer today by clicking on the advert in my sidebar and get the details of Teri's competition to win 10 of her fantastic digi images. Her artwork is amazing.
Have a great day and enjoy any crafting you get time to do. Stay safe and healthy.

Love and Hugs,

MAWTT # 59 & Cute Card Thursday #125 & LOTV #60

Hi girls, great to see you back on my blog again. If however it's your first visit - I glad you popped in. I hope you had a good day yesterday. I had a great day because my friend Kathleen of The Daisy Chain) came round in the afternoon and we had a couple of hourscrafting together. It's great to have someone to craft with.
I made this card for my youngest son Andrew's birthday on Sunday coming (I can post it because he never looks at my blog) but want to enter it into three challenges. Moving Along With the Times (MAWTT) who gave a fantastic sketch to follow, Cute Card Thursday had the theme "Tree-mendous" and Lili of the Valley where the theme was "4 Seasons" and you were asked to make a crad representing one season - I chose Summer. The image is LOTV's "" and coloured it using a mixture of Copic Ciaos and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are one by Magnolia, Basic Grey's Capella - Forte and one unknown. I also used brown card as a mount. I also used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder on one panel. There are no other embellies because I don't think he would want anything too fancy. I hope you like this card and would love it if you could find the time to let me know what you think of it.
Just a quick reminder that Teri over at Delicious Doodles in on the 4th day of here freebie giveaway. She is also running a competition to win 10 Digi images of your choice from her site so why not click on the advert in my sidebar and pop in to see what is on offer.
I have a hospital appointment today so I might not be around until the afternoon - hopefully having been told I can forget the oxygen machine.
Thanks for calling in. I hope your day goes well and that you get some quality crafting time to yourself.
Love and Hugs,

Crafty Creations #80 & Simon Says & Rosie-D's #77

Hi girls. Welcome to my blog where I hope you find something that brings a smile. I am so pleased you had time to call in to see me. Yesterdays weather back to being overcast but at least it was dry. I hope it picks up for the weekend because my eldest son and family are coming up from Solihull for a week.
I made this card to enter three challenges. Crafty Creations wanted "Winged Things", Simon Says ... There ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues where we had to use some blue (I hope there is enough blue in this one), and Rosie-D's who wanted "More than onew fold". The image is a Dragonfly by Creative Expressions painted with Twinkling H2Os. The paper is from Papermania's Capsule Collection and some Bazzil Bling as a mount.Very few embellishments - just some ribbon. A card without flowers - now there's a novelty from me.

The second photograph shows the card partially open just to give the effect and show the sentiment. I hope you like this card because I enjoyed making it. Perhaps you can find an extra minute to leave a comment to give me your opinion. I love reading what you have to say about my creations. Your views are always appreciated.
Just to remind you that this is the third day of Teri's week long frebbie giveaway over at Delicious Doodles. Click on the picture in my sidebar to pop across to see what is available today.
I hope all is well with you and that your week is going well. Take care and feel free to visit again.

Love and Hugs,

A Spoonfull of Sugar #116

Hi girls. Thanks for calling in to my blog. Hopefully you will find something you like. I appreciate your visit. Well after all my moaning recently yesterday produced some of the best weather that we have had all summer. Glorious sunshine and not too much wind. So moaning is over (at least till it rains). I got out into the garden to sit - or as far into the garden my oxygen tube would let me go and thouroughly enjoyed it. I hope you had a good day as well. I know some of you had big plans for the weekend so I hope the weather was kind to you.
I made this card for the current challenge over at A Spoonfull of Sugar following the sketch they gave. I have used one of my Lili of the Valley stamps called "On the Garden Wall" and coloured it using a mixture of Copics and Poly chromos Pencils. The more eagle eyed of you will notice that I have added a flower to her hat - I thought it needed it. The papers are From Paper Mania's Capsule Collection plus one that was a freebie in a magazine. The embellies are all from my stash, the flowers being from Wild Orchid.
If you have time it would be much appreciated if you could leave a comment to tell me what you think of this card. I love reading what you have to say.
Finally, a reminder that my friend Teri over at Delicious Doodles is on the second day of her week giving away a freebie each day. Why not pop over by clicking on the advert in my sidebar to see what is available today and while you're there have a look at her fantastic artwork.
I hope that as your week starts everything goes the way you planned and that you stay safe and healthy.
Love and Hugs,

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #34 & Sentimental Sunday #15

Hi girls, thanks for dropping by again. You are always welcome here. This will be a quick post because I'm running late.
I made this card to enter two challenges. Sunday Sketch and Stamp who gave a great sketch to follow and Sentimental Sundays who set the theme "Anything Goes". I have inked up Magnolia's "Pink Tilda Ice Ballet Princess" and coloured her with my Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are all freebies from magazines and the flowers are from Wild Orchid. Everything else is from my stash.
I hope you like this card and would love it if you had time to leave a comment to let me know what you think of it.
Thank you for calling in. Stay safe and have a great weekend.
Love and Hugs,

Basic Grey & Create 4 Fun #32 & By The Cute & Girly

Hi girls, welcome to my corner of cyberspace where I hope you fing something that will lift your spirits and provide a little inspirations. If you get half as much pleasure from visiting my blog as I do visiting the blogs I follow I will be satisfied.
I know I have been prattling on about the weather for a while but yesterday took the biscuit. It alternated between pavement splitting sunshine and torrential rain all day. So off to the craftroom it had to be.
I made this card for three challenges. Basic Grey wanted "Pearls", Create 4 Fun gave us a wonderful sketch to follow and By The Cute & Girly. I inked up Sugar Nellie's "Daisy", one of my all time favourites and coloured her with my Copic Ciaos. I used Basic Grey's "Green at Heart" and "Wisteria" with plain card as a mount. Everything else is from my stash.
It would be much appreciated if you had time to leave a comment letting me know what you tink of this card. I so enjoy reading them and they are generally encouraging and helpful. Thank you for visiting. I hope you have a fulfilling crafting day but above all stay safe and healthy.

Love and Hugs,

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Hi girls. Great to have you here on by blog. Thanks for taking the time to call. I hope you enjoy my creations and find a bit of inspiration here. The weather is still confused about what it's supposed to be doing so there's nothing for it but to stay indoors and carft.

This is a slightly longer post today because I have gone overboard with the piccies The card was made to enter the current Winter Wonderland challenge which asks for an Easel card with Sparkle and Shine.

I used Lili of the Valley's "" and coloured it using my Copic Ciaos. The papers are from The Dovecraft 8x8 Designer Pad. The large snowflakes were cut from sparkly paper using a Martha Stewart punch. The photographs don't show the glitter very well but it is there. The photo above shows the front face of the card in close up and the one below shows the base.

The embellishments are all fron my stash. I enjoy making easel cards so I hope you like this latest offering. If you have a minute to spare I would be delighted if you left a comment to let me know what you think. You are all so encouraging and I love reading your ideas and opinions.

Love and Hugs,

LOTV #59 & Charisma Cardz #32

Hi girls, it's great to have you calling into my wee corner of the web. I enjoy knowing that you have been here and I hope you like what you find here.
I am ready to give up with this weather - it just can't make it's mind up what it wants to be. Still we don't need the sun to craft indoors so mustn't complain too much.
Now I am taking a risk posting this card. It's for my grandson Jonathan's birthday which is not till tomorrow. I don't think he'll see this early and the photograph doesn't show the surprise inside anyway so all should be well.
I am entering it into two challenges. Firstly Lili of the Valley who provided the wonderful sketch I followed and Charisma Cardz who wanted "Teddy Bears". The images LOTV's "" and is coloured using my Copic Ciaos. The papers were all freebies in the Making Cards magazine. I haven't gone for any fancy embellishments - I didn't think Jonathan would appreciate my fancy flowers Lol.
I hope you like it and that you might have a spare minute to leave me a comment. I appreciate so much knowing who has been here and what you think of my creation. I value your opinions and love reading what you think.
Enjoy your day, stay safe and keep crafting.

Love and Hugs,

1 Card, 4 Challenges

Hi girls. By now the weekend seems so far away. I hope you had a great time and have settled into the weekly routine. What happened to the sunshine and dry weather - gone, gone, gone. Oh well I have your visit to cheer me up.
I made this card to enter into 4 challenges (I think that's a record for me). Truly Scrumptious had the theme "Golden Oldie" where we were to use one of our older stamps, Crafty Creations wanted something with a "Wedding or Anniversary" theme, Creative Inspirations gave us a recipe to use 5 flowers, 3 papers and 1 ribbon and finally Simon Says... had the theme "Sing it Baby" where we had to build in a song. The first three are easily satisfied with this card and I hope that it suits the last challenge by evoking the sentiments of two songs, both called "The Wedding Song", one by Bob Dylan, the other by Julie Rogers.
The image is Lili of the Valley's "Wedding Carriage" coloured using my Copic Ciaos. I got this stamp when it first came out and have loved it ever since. The three papers are both sides of an unknown double sided paper and a pearlised cream paper I have embossed using a Cuttlebug "Divine Swirl" folder to give texture. I also used peach card as a mount. The flowers are from Wild Orchid.
I enjoyed making this card so I hope you like it. It would be much appreciated if you could find a minute to leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I value what you have to say.
Thanks for calling in. Have a great day and stay safe and healthy.

Hugs & Kisses,

Creative Card Crew & Papertake Weekly

Hi girls. Great to have you popping in to my wee blog. I hesitate to say this but we actually had enough sun today for me to sit outside for a couple of hours. Is it possible we are going to get some decent weather for a spell? - time will tell.
I did manage to get a card made though. Truth to tell I didn't sleep well overnight Saturday to Sunday and got up early and managed to get this done. I intend to enter it into two challenges. Creative Card Crew want something "Cute and Girly" and Papertake Weekly are asking for "White and Bright". The image is Lili of the Valley's "Hello Gorgeous" and is coloured with a mixture of Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are all freebies from magazines and the flowers are from Wild Orchid. I used a Martha Stewart double edged doily punch for the border across the centre of the card although not much of it is not seen.
I do hope you like this enough to take the extra time to leave a comment. I love reading what you have to say and I value your opinions. Thank you so much for calling in. I hope that you have an enjoyable and productive day and above all stay safe.
Hugs,

Mojo Monday #150

Hi there girls. Thanks for popping round to my blog. I hope you find something to please the eye and give just a little inspiration. I know I get a lot from the blogs I visit. Believe it or not after a dull start Saturday was quite a bright day - was that summer I wonder?
I made this card to enter it into the Mojo Monday challenge. They gave a fantastic sketch to follow this week and I couldn't resist having a go. I have inked up Lili of the Valley's "Born to Shop" and coloured it using my Copic Ciaos. The papers are "Lemonade - Flower Garden" by Basic Grey, Papermania's "Capsule Collection" and some unknown papers I probably got in a magazine. The flowers are handmade - I experimented with a different method this time. Everything else is from my stash.
I hope you like this card enough to leave me a comment letting me know what you think. I really enjoy reading what you have to say.
I appreciate you taking the time to call in and I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. I hope the weather is kind to you and that you get the opportunity to do a bit of crafting.
Hugs,

Stamptacular Sunday # 70 & Totally Tilda #2

Hi there girls. Thank you for popping in to see whats on offer on my blog today. It's great to have you here. I hope you are having better weather than we are because summer is just a figment of our imaginations. Wet and winday any no sun anywhere to be seen. Enough moaning - I get all my sunshine visiting your blogs and seeing the goodies you have created.
Today's card is a very special one. It's for my granddaughter's birthday which is the 10th of the month but she will be away on holiday so I know she won't see this on my blog. I have made a round easel card and intend to enter it into two challenges. Totally Tilda want a shaped card and Stamptacular Sunday have the theme "Out of this world", hence a Tilda with large wings.
I have inked up Magnolia's "Fairytale - Elf Tilda". She is coloured with a mixture of Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are Making Memories - pitter patter - glitter flower Pitter Patter Sophie. I used doilies and Bazzil Bling to mount the papers on. The embellishments are all from my stash and the flowers are from Wild Orchid. The sentiments are homemade and freehand.

I have included an extra photograph of the base of the easel card.
I really hope you like this card and look forward to reading any comments you might be kind enough to leave. Have a great weekend and enjoy whatever you might be doing with friends and family. Stay safe.

Hugs,

Crafts 4 Fun #31 & Basic Grey #25

Hi girls, it's great to have you here visiting again. Weather continues to be changeable but we had some sun again yesterday. Kathleen from The Daisy Chain was round in the afternoon and we had a great time together. It's fantastic to be able to get together with another addict Lol.
I found out today that I have been awarded two Top Three places at Moving Along with the Times and Lili of the Valley. I'm dead chuffed.
I made this card for the Basic Grey challenge where they were looking for "Stitching" and Create 4 Fun where we were given a fantastic sketch to follow. I inked up Magnolia's "Maid Marion Lady Tilda" and coloured her with my Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are all BG's "Green at Heart" and I used Bazzil Bling to mount. I used Faux Stitching and the embellishments are all from my stash.
I hope you like this card and would be indebted if you had time to leave me a comment. I find them so encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to call in to see my creations. I appreciate your time. Have a great day and enjoy your crafting.

Hugs,

Stamping for the Weekend #43 - A Recipe

Hi girls. Great to have you visiting again. I hope all is well with you and your family. After all my moaning about the weather we actually had some sun yesterday - it must have lasted for an hour then it clouded over again. I hope all you mums with lids on holiday from school are getting better weather than this so that the kids can at least get outside without getting soaked.
Anyway on to my card for todays challenge which is Stampin for the Weekend where we were given a recipe of 3 Papers, 2 Flowers, 1 Ribbon plus gems or charms. Actually I used the sketch from the Just Magnolia challenge but forgot I had to use a Magnolia image. I have a good excuse for this lapse. I have longed for this Lili of the Valley image and have yet to get it but I had a visit yesterday from Alison one of my local cardmaking friends. She has been making cards for a while but never got into using stamps until we started to get together once a week. Now she is spending money on stamps as though it had gone out of fashion. Anyway she knew I didn't have this little beauty and gave me a loan of the stamps to do some for myself. The stamp is called "New Hat" and is coloured using a mixture of my Polychromos Pencils and Copics. The papers are all from the Craft's House Tutti Frutti Paper Pad. The embellishments are all from my stash.
I hope you can find a minute to leave a comment to let me know what you think of this card. I do so value your opinions.
I hope you have a great day and enjoy everything you do. Stay safe.
Hugs,

Truly Scrumptious #37 & Simon Says .. & Crafty Creations #78

Hi girls. It's great to have you visiting my blog. I appreciate the time you have taken to call in and I hope you are rewarded with something that gives pleasure.
The summer continues to be in hiding here so hopes of a tan are fading fast. I hope you are having better weather where you are.
Today's card was made with three challenges in mind:- Truly Scrumptious provided a fantastic sketch, Simon Says has the theme "We are going Dotty" and Crafty Creations had the theme "Summer Lovin'". The image is "" from Lili of the Valley and has been coloured using my Copic Ciaos. The papers are from Stampin Up and the embellishments are all from my stash. I enjoyed making this card and I hope you like it. Any comments you might have to make will be welcomed and I would love to know that you have visited my blog.
I hope you have a great day and that you have a great time crafting. Thank you for visiting.
Hugs,

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #33

Hi girls. thank you for coming in ti visit me here on my blog. I hope your visit helps to stimulate your creative talents so that there is plenty for me to se when I visit your blogs.
Where has this weekend gone and where oh where has the summer gone. This weather is passed being a joke. Ah well it has forced me into the craftroom so as they say "It's an ill wind...."

I made this card for Sunday Sketch and Stamp challenge. I have based it on Magnolia's "Tilda with Flowing Hair" coloured with a mix of Copics and Polychromos Pencils. The papers are a mix of some unnamed scraps I had and Basic Grey's "Green at Heart". I used plain pink card to layer and mount. The flowers are handmade and the other embellies are from my stash.
I hope you like this but please try to find a minute to leave me a comment giving me your opinion. This not only gives me the pleasure of reading what you have to say but also lets me know you've been here. If it's your first comment I will call back to your blog to have a look at your work. that's a promise.

I hope as you start out on a new week that you say safe and healthy.

Mojo Monday #149 - Square

Hi again girls. Thank you for calling in to see my blog. I hope you like what is on offer. I appreciate you taking the time to come into my corner of blogland. Saturday's weather was a pretty mixed bag and there was nothing for it but to do a bit of crafting and blogging.
I made this card to enter the Mojo Monday challenge where they gave a sketch with a square and a circular option. I chose the square card. I have inked up Magnolia's "Midsummer Tilda Dancing" and coloured her using a mixture of my Copic Ciaos and Polychromos Pencils. The design paper is "Sweet Dreams" by Craft House and I have used Bazzil Bling as a mounting card. The embellishments are from my stash.
I would be thrilled if you had time to leave a comment on this card to let me kow what you think of it. I get so much out of your opinions. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay healthy.
Hugs,