Hello

Remember me?

I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted. 

I won't go into details but suffice to say

life as we knew it was threatened by redundancy and I just threw a wobbler lol

All is well now though and I'm raring to go.    I've still been making my cards, commissions only, but I just couldn't do the deadlines being on a design team involved.  I may even try out for a design team or two in the near future.

So, that being said I thought I'd show you my latest commission.

image - Yam Puff on Deviantart

papers  - Lidl (yes they had gorgeous papers in Lidl)

buttons - Trimcraft

blooms - Wild Orchid Crafts and hand made

circle sentiment - Scrapalicious (I added Mum)

Tools

Martha Stewart punch

Marianne Designs -  Fanciful Flourish

copics and Graph It markers

So, there you have it girls.  My first post in just over a month but I promise to be around more from now on.  I've missed hopping along to visit you all:)

Oh and I'd a bit of luck in a Facebook comp the other day too.  I won a cricut cart from Oh My Crafts.  So am looking forward to having a play with that when it arrives:)  Happy days eh?

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Simon Says - anything goes

Bearly Mine - use a digi

Crafty Sentiments - make it girly

Love to Scrap - BINGO (middle line across)

The Ribbon Girls - girly cards

Just riding along in my automobile

Morning everyone

We've a bright blue sky this morning but will it last is the million dollar question.  If we get anymore rain it'll be a canoe and paddle to do the weekly shop never mind a car.  It rained non stop yesterday from dawn, I won't say till dusk as it was torrential when I went to bed with gales to match.  It's May for goodness sake!!

I remember, many moons ago, you got a new summer dress and sandals ect for the first Sunday in May.  The poor kids today will be getting new wellies and a mac lol

Anyway I'll stop the waffle and show you my card for today.

image - The Paper Shelter

papers - Crafty Purple Frog

flourish - Marianne Designs - Lavender

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and local craft shop

Spellbinders

copics

sentiment - I made on the pc

She's a cutie eh?  I'll let you into a little secret:)  I made this for one of my DT and when I went to upload it I realised I'd totally gone off on a tangent and forgot all about the theme for our challenge.  I was obviously engrossed in my own little craft world but hey ho it's back to colouring I go lol

Enjoy your holiday weekend girls.  I've nothing special planned other than crafting:)

Anne x

challenges:

Craft Catz - inspired by a song - Riding along in my automobile

Jelly Park - girly girl
Creative Inspirations - birthday

Stampin'  for the Weekend - die cuts and punches

Totally Papercrafts - shaped cards

Wags n Whiskers - girly birthday

Marianne Design Divas - Going Girly

Mad for Markers - One for the Girls

Charisma Cardz - shaped cards

one for the girls

Morning everyone

Has Spring sprung in your neck of the woods yet?  On Saturday our it was quite nice here, the freezing winds we've had for well over a week finally blew out but yesterday and again this morning we've torrential rain:(  I'm so (insert what ya like) sick of it!!

Today's card is for the new challenge on Digi Galore.  We've a nice easy theme for you this fortnight and one I know loads of you will want to play along with.

ONE FOR THE GIRLS

We're sponsored by the fabulous Mazy's Art and the lucky winner will get to choose three of her gorgeous digital stamps!!  Coolio eh?

image - Mazy's Art

papers - Best Creations Inc

Marianne Designs and Spellbinders dies

flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

lace from stash

copics

So, how do you like my not so dark goth girlie?  I couldn't resist using some bright colours on her, she's so pretty.  My neighbour asked me to make a card for her 18 year old neice so rather than a DT card for me box I  killed two birds with one stone.
I do hope you'll play along girls.  I know you all love the girlie theme:)
Have a smashing day
Anne x

challenges:

So Artful - green, pink and blue

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Toddlers, Teens and Inbetweens
Dream Valley - Happy Birthday
OSAAT - bright colours
The Corrosive Challenge - life's special ocassions

modern miss

Morning girls

Happy Sunday.  Did you all enjoy Ally Pally?  I'll bet your all skint now eh?

Sorry for the lack of posts this week but I have been a busy little beaver, so much so I've hardly had time to turn around never mind blog:(  I hate weeks like that!!!

Anyway today's card is one I made last week for Nikky to showcase her fab new CD on Create and Craft.

Have you seen the gorgeous Fredericka Collection?  Check it out girls!!

This is one of the pre coloured images available on the CD.  Great for those lat minute quick cards well all need to make.  She's also in digi form though so you can colour her up yourself if you want but I was being lazy , plus Nikky needed the samples asap.

There are some great deals over in the shop at the moment too if any of you are looking to add to your marker collections.

10 Promarkers of your choice for £14

10 Flex markers of your choice for £14

I don't think you'll find them cheaper anywhere else

Right, I'm off now to prepare for me little visitors.  I roped myself into baby sitting for my cousin this afternoon.  I've a toddler and a baby to entertain.  Wish me luck:)

Enjoy your Sunday

Anne x

challenges:

Catch the Bug - anything goes

One Stop Crafts - pastels

Dilly Beans - pastels

Shelly's Images - use scallops

Creative Belli - pastels

smell the roses

Morning girls
Happy Friday:)  I've been super busy this week so haven't had a minute to pop round and visit your blogs but hopefully I'll put that right over the weekend:)  I've made quite a few cards but can't blog them yet either:(

Today's card if for our new challenge on Polka Doodles which is a colour combo.  Can you guess?

Yip, it's PINK AND BROWN

I've used papers and one of the new gorgeous girlies from the new Fredericka CD.
If you've been watching the Facebook page you'll have noticed that Nikky has excelled herself once again and drawn a load of 'grown up' images.  We can't have cute all the time eh?

I'd left this without a sentiment as I wasn't sure what I was going to use it for.  The next day I got a comission for a young female birthday.  Woooooooohoooooooo job done!!

Brilliant when things like that happen isn't it?
So, enjoy the weekend girls.  At least the weather seems to be improving so we can get out and about without being frozen stiff eh?

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - happy birthday

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Deep Ocean - inspirational pic

A Little Bit Crafty - anything goes

birthday girl

Morning girls

Happy Easter weekend:)  Have you all got your eggs painted and ready for rolling?  I've fond memories of doing this with me Gran many, many moons ago.  Scraps of wool for the hair and a wee paper hat on top lol

I can't imagine the kiddiwinks doing much of that tomorrow lol

Today's card is another one my son asked for.  He'll do anything but spend money (wink)

image - Crafty Sentiments Designs 

papers - Summer Driggs

flowers and lace  - Wild Orchid Crafts

doily and pearls - stash

Spellbinders

Fanciful Flourish  - Marianne Designs

sentiments made on pc

little metal twists I made with some jewellery wire

Have a smashing weekend girls

Anne x

challenges:

Crafty Catz - swirls and pearls

Sweet Pea Stampers - spring colours

Totally Papercrafts - use metal

Paper Crafting Journey - ribbon or lace

Divas by Design - use metal

I Do

Morning girls
It's day four of the new stamp release showcase from Crafty Sentiments  Designs Inspirational blog.
Have you been keeping up?  Suzette has totally outdone herself this time, they are all fab!!!

Today I've the gorgeous Sincerely Yours to show you.

She's a sweet little thing isn't she?
I decided to go with WOW with just a little splash of pink here and there.  I stamped twice so I could layer up the little flowers in her headband and the one she is holding.  It's not showing to well in the pic though

image - Sincerely Yours

flourish - Marianne Designs
Spellbinders 

brads - Wild Orchid Crafts
heart - Cuttlebug embossing folder

lace from  and pearls stash
copics

Remember to pop over to the  Inspirational blog to see the smashing cards me teamies have made too.
Happy Crafting, enjoy the rest of your day
Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Sweet Stamps - embossing folder, dies and stamps

Bunny Zoe Crafts - flowers and pearls

Creative Creations - inspired by a song - Here Comes The Bride

day dreamin'

Morning girls

It's another cold one here but thank goodness we've non of the white stuff so far.  I'm hoping it stays that way too.  There's nothing worse than trudging through the streets of sludge or worse still sliding your way to the shops when it's iced over.  Why oh why don't I drive lol

My card today is for Whimsy Inspirations challenge

  This week we'd love to see

FANCY EDGES

Now that's a nice easy one so hopefully you'll find the time to play along

ingredients
image  - Marika Collins Collection via Whimsy Stamp Store
papers - Sherry k Designs
brads and pin  - Wild Orchid Crafts
sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle
flowers from stash
 dies - Marianne Designs
copics

I'm keeping this short and sweet this morning as I've a few commissions to get out over the next day or so, so best crack on.  Housework first then hopefully an afternoon of colouring should set me on the right road.
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Can U Digi It - getting girlie

Craft Room - valentine

Cardmania - girlie

Happy New Year and a challenge

Morning girls

I'm hoping Mr Blogger plays nice this morning and posts this for me as no doubt I'll still be in the land of nod. .We are bringing in the bells at the Chop House Brasserie in Glasgow's Merchant Square hence this schedulled post.  So...

Wishing you all a healthy, happy and peaceful 2013

Have you made any resolutions yet?
 Mine is to stop buying papers.  I've slowly but surely been using up my stash so I can by digital from now on.  I'm needing the space in the craft room and there are so many fabby digital papers out there now that I don't think it'll be a hard one to keep to.  We'll see though eh?

Would you believe I've a card for you too?
Yes, it's the first challenge of the year over on Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge and seeing as it's a brand new year we'd love to see your creations celebrating something new.

I decided on a 'New Baby' card using Baby Luke

Is he cute? Or is he cute?
I've kept the card plain and simple as I didn't want the eye distracted from the image therefor kept the embellies to a minimum but I think it works:)
ingredients:
image and sentiment - Crafty Sentiments Designs
papers - Sassy Designs
Marianne Designs
Spellbinders
 baby's rattle - cricut - New Arrival cart
ribbon and gems - stash

Oh don't forget there's also a sale on over at Crafty Sentiments Designs  store

So that's my inspiration for you today girls.  Hope the hang overs aren't too bad lol.  When I finally manage out of bed I'll be off out again to wish me Mum and Dad all the best for the coming year and then it's a family dinner back here.  Joy of joys eh?  Enjoy what's left of the festivities and  if you can't be good then that makes two of us:)
Anne

challenges: 

Card Crafters Circle - anything goes

Wags n Whiskers - anything goes
Charizma Cardz - anything goes
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Celebration

Just laying here...

Morning girls

It's time for a new challenge over on Polka Doodles seeing as it's Friday.  We've a nice easy theme this week, chosen by moi:)

ANY DIE WILL DO

We're sponsored by Marianne Designs this week so it's only fitting I used her gorgeous die on my card.

The papers are from the Pen & Paper kit 3, this gorgeous girlie is from  the Candy Doodles cd and the sentiment is from Sugar Plum Daisy.  Yip, I'd a wee play with quite a few Polka Doodles bits for this one:).

Some punched flowers with centres and brads from Wild Orchid Crafts completed the card.

So that's my little bit of inspiration for this morning girls.  Do play along if you have a chance.

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - more than one die cut or punch

Incy Wincy - square cards
Cute Card Thursday - Girls Only
Divas by Design - two or more patterned papers

make your own

Morning Girls

Happy Friday:)  Who has crafty plans for the weekend then?   I'll need to work me little socks off to get done everything I want to, and, hopefully get ahead a little with my DT work.  So that means no Facebook or Pinterest for for me!!   

So, the new challenge over on Totally Papercrafts today is to 

MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWERS

We've also a brand new sponsor for this one girls but guess who forgot to send away for her image:(

Talk about thick!!!

24000 Redonkulous reward points for the winner of the challenge.  It's the equivalent of 3 digis, or can be used for clipart, or papers. 

AND

The prize is Four Digi's of the winner's Choice

...and here is my creation

I just had to buy this little lovely yesterday when she was released.  Hence my photographing this at 11pm last night.  Thank goodness for my newly acquired daylight lamp.  The pic is still a little dark but better than it would've been without it.

ingredients:

image - Saturated Canary

papers - First Edition

flower dies - Marianne

brads - WOC

sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle

Spellbinders

ribbon - stash

copics 

So, that's my little bit of inspiration for you girls.  Please pop over to the challenge blog to say hello to my lovely teamies and of course play along with us too.

I'll be back shortly with my Polka Doodles card too:)

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges

Divas by Design - anything goes

Papercraft star - fall colours

Simon says - dies and punches

Die Cuttin' Diva's - fall colours

Wild Orchid Crafts - anything goes

it's a long hot summer

I wish!!!!

That's the theme as chosen by the lovely Claire over on Michelfo Monthly for our August challenge.

The prize this month is a £10.00 gift voucher to the store.  
Do pop over and have a looksee girls.  Michelle has added lots of lovely goodies over the past few weeks including K & Co Smash Books, another thing that's on my 'must try that' list!!

So, here's my (wishing for a) long hot summer card

Ingredients 
image - Karen's Doodles
papers - The Scrap Cake
brad - My Minds Eye
ribbon - The Ribbon Girl
lavender die - Marianne Designs
flower die - Marianne Designs
copics


So, there you have it girls.  I do hope you'll play along, you've one whole month to create a summery masterpiece and join the fun over on the challenge blog
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Creative Card Crew - the beach

Creative Craft - summertime

Sassy Cheryl - pretty papers

Creative Stamp Friends - summer, sea, sand and water

Cupcake Crafts - the great outdoors

Dream Valley - summer

Marianne Designs - anything goes and DT call

can I have a push please

Morning girls

I'll need to be short and sweet this morning as I've 101 things to get through so...

Our new challenge on Totally Papercrafts this weeks is

ORANGE AND YELLOW

Feel free to use other colours too but the main focus must be ORANGE AND YELLOW

Our sponsor is

and here's my card:)

Ingredients

image - Bugaboo

papers - Polka Doodles

flowers - WOC

leaves - Marianne Designs

bumble bee- cut with cricut

doily and ribbon - me stash

copics

So, a nice, bright, cheery, summery card this week girls.  I do hope you'll find the time to play along and don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog for bucket loads of inspiration from me teamies.

Have a smashing weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Creative Craft - summertime

Die Cuttin' Divas - summer fun

Oldie but Goodie - inspirational pic

PINspirational - inspirational pic

cocktails anyone?

Hi girls

Hope your enjoying some much needed sunshine.  It's not sunny here in Glasgow but it's warm and dry so far today so fingers crossed it stays like this.  I love my garden but this year I've lost sooooo many lovely plants due to the sodden ground that it's just an eyesore rather than something to enjoy.  I'm hoping for a few more dry days so I can get out there and give it some tlc.  All that's growing well is the moss lol

Anyway today is my fourth DT spot for Papertake Weekly

The challenge this week is

MAKE YOUR OWN

so, let's see those hand made embellies on your cards girls.

Sponsored by

...and here's my effort:)  It has to be Stella doesn't?  She's my kind of sassy gal!!!

I made some tiny rolled flowers with some white seed beads added to their centres..

Ingredients

image - Bugaboo

Papers - Shery K Designs

sentiment - Polka Doodles

Marianne Lavender Die 

leave punch

copics

bakers twine

It's a nice easy one this weeks girls so do play along if you have the chance.

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Incy Wincy - let's party

Oh La La Creations -  1 image, 3 papers, 3 embellies

Stamptacular Sunday - to die for

Colour Me Copic - anything goes with a girly twist

Sweet Stampin - momochromatic

Morning girls

wayyyyyyhaaayyyyyyyyy t'is the weekend at last!  Black Friday or not I don't care, it's been a long week so I'm more than ready to have some R n R and a few glasses of something long and cold:)  

So, being as it's Friday it's time for a new challenge with us   Totally Papercrafts  girlies and it's nice easy theme too. 

LOTS OF LAYERS

is our sponsor for this week and us girls got some of his fab images to play with.

Ingredients

image - Kenny K

papers - ermmmmmm guess who threw the last of them out without looking!!!

sentiment - Polka Dooldes

flowers and brads -WOC

Marianne Design die

copics

So there's my little bit of inspiration for you girls.  Do pop over to the challenge blog to see what the other girls have created this week and don't forget to play along:)

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Creative Craft - pink and black

Sketch n Stash - sketch
Crafty Creations - free for all

A little gift bag

Morning girls

I'm back with my second post of the day. 

 Please scroll down if you'd like a peep at my Totally Papercrafts DT card.

This time around it's all about Polka Doodles.  Our new challenge starts this morning and this week we'd like to see a little gift card holder.  You know the ones around the size of your credit card.

I must say I faffed around for an age before I decided the way to go was a little handbag.  Why do we crafters like to make life difficult for ourselves?

These gorgeous papers are from the new Studio 12 Picknix CD .  I just printed them straight onto white 320gm card turned it around and did the same on the other side.  Easy peasy!!!  I used my Marianne Designs big bloom die to tuck the lid into to keep it closed.

...and inside

So, who's game to play with something other than a card?  Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog for loads of inspiration from me lovely teamies.

Thanks for popping in.  Have a crafty weekend

Anne x
challenges:

it'll be all white on the night

Morning girls

Another weekend nearer me hols:)  Almost two weeks and counting down.  I can't wait for some sun, sea and relaxation.  We're off to our little piece of paradise in Turkey for a fortnight.  I sooooooooo wish it was longer but him that earns the money needs to get back to work lol

Anyway, today we have a new challenge for you over on Totally Papercrafts and our hostess with the mostest Cathy has decided our theme for this week.

WHITE ON WHITE

you may use colour on your image though.

Our sponsor for this week is - 

and the lucky winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to their store.  Please remember though this does not include shipping.

Anyway here is me card.

There's not alot to tell about this one really.  All white cardstock some run through me cuttlebug, others scored, cut with Marianne Design dies and me cricut.  Then a stamped sentiment from Sparkle n Sprinkle and some pearls to finish.

So, who's game?  Hopefully lots of you lol.  I'll look forward to seeing your creations

Have a great weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Diva's by Design - monochromatic

My Mum's Craft Shop - embossing

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Pixie Dust Studios - flowers

launch day - a brand new challenge

woooooooooooohoooooooooooo it's finally here.

Our very first challenge on Michelflo
Michelle and us girlies are super excited that the day has finally arrived and we're hoping your all ready to play along with our very first challenge.  Let me tell you a little of what we have planned:)

You can use any medium for the challenges, whether it be papercrafting, knitting, crochet, sewing, painting, yip, anything goes just so long as you follow the chosen theme for the month.

We're also having two age groups for our challenges.  Those under 16 and then us grown ups.  So, if you've a wee one entering please remember to add their age next to their name is Mr Linky.

The Winner of each Group will get to choose a prize!  There are seven prizes to choose from this month.  Now, there's something you won't see in any other challenge!!!  As well as this we also have a sponsor, can you believe that!!!

 LEJ Designs  

have some gorgeous digi images for the winners too!

So now let's get onto our very first monthly challenge which we all agreed should be

CELEBRATION

..to celebrate our new challenge blog:) - this can be anything from new baby, birthday, wedding, the possibilities are endless so there's lots of scope and you have a whole month to create your project.

I decided on a birthday card and used the beautiful Hope from Wee stamps.  I bought her when Zylvia had her new release a week or two ago and shame on me this is the first I've had a chance to use her.  As always I've coloured with copics.  The DP's are from Marianne Designs and the brads are My Minds Eye.

So, there you go girls.  You have all the deets, all that remains now is for you to play along.

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - anything goes

Incy Wincy - Mother's Day or girli

Whoops a Daisy - flowers

Made Especially For You - colour combo

Creative Inspiration Paint - flowers

OSAAT - here comes summer

LEJ Designs - anything goes

it's a vintage affair

Morning girls

It's that time of the week again where we announce a nice new challenge on Polka Doodles.

Fliss is our hostess with the mostest this week and she has chosen ...

VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC

We're sponsored this week by Marianne Designs so there will be some really nice goodies for the winner.

So, how did I achieve this look then?  Well first off I printed the papers from the Not for Girls CD and distressed them to within an inch of their lives by scratching and inking the edges.  I then cut the flowers using  two  of Marianne's  dies and gave them the same treatment plus a good dose of glimmer mist.  The image is from our new CD Sugarplum Daisy and I've coloured it up with copics and a little glitter on her wings.  The sentiment is from the Fairy Flutterfly Bevvieboo stamp.  Once I'd the card put together I carefully 'spilled' some water colour paint on it and also gave it a good dollop of acrylic in places too.  When all that was dried I added the pearls.  Whew!!! 

So, if your thing is vintage or shabby chic you really must go visit the challenge blog for bucket loads of inspiration from my teamies and don't forget to play along.

Have a great weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Crafty Creations - for little girls

Little Darlings - flowers

Simon Says - anything goes

Whimsy Inspiration - distressing

pink to make the boys wink

Morning girls

Friday already and here I am with the first of my posts for you this cold, miserable morning.  Where's the sun?   That's what I want to know:(  I love living in Scotland, it's beautiful but I hate the weather!!  Roll on retirement and a move to warmer climes:)
It's challenge time over on Polka Doodles and this week we've a theme of 

PRETTY IN PINK

I thought I'd have a go at a little gift box and some matching cards.

I stuck to the smaller C6 cards for my first attempt but am pretty pleased with the result so may have another go with something a little bigger.

Here's  a couple of the cards on their own.

I've left the sentiment off  all but one of them but plan on adding a few different ones to the box ready for when they're needed..

I've used two CD's and Pen and Paper Kit 1  for this project. Candy Doodles and our newest release Sugar Plum Daisy.  A Marianne Design flower die and some ribbon and pearls from my stash.
No colouring in these at all for a change.  All print and go!!
Thanks for stopping by girls, have a good crafty day and play along if you get the chance.
I'll be back in a bit with my next card.

Anne x

challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - anything goes
Crafty Creations - flower power
Ruby's Rainbow - birthday cake
Sassy Cheryls - anything goes