giggles

Hi Everyone

My neighbours' daughter had a lovely little lad the other day so I knocked this up very, very quickly.

image - Mo Manning

papers - Polka Doodles

gems from stash

I just loved this image, especially the big cheesey grin.  How cute is he?  

It's busy, busy here at the moment so I'm off again to get the copics out

Happy Crafting

Anne

challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes     Creative Moments - anything goes

Inspiration Destination - anything goes    Country View - blue

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes   Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Just Patsie

Morning everyone

It's that time of the month where it's my turn to host the Art by MiRan blog.

Our theme for this month is monochromatic.
Now, this is not something I do very often but must admit I quite like the effect

This is Patsie and you'll find her over at the  Art by MiRan store 
papers - Polka Doodles 
Sentimental Florals
brads - Wild Orchid Crafts
copics

So, there you have it:)  My almost CAS monochromatic card.
Thanks for popping in, have a good old crafty day
Anne x 

challenges:
Craft Your Passions - anything goes    Get Creative - use a die cut
The Pink Elephant - anything goes    Crafting by Design - anything goes  
Die Cuttin' Divas - anything goes    ABC - go digital

Honey Bunny

Hellooooooooooooooo
Long time no blog again .  Mr Mojo is severley lacking at the moment.  I just can't seem to get to grips with anything.  Everything just looks so wrong and ends up in the bin.

Anyway, enough of the sob story.   It's my turn to host the Art by MiRan showcase blog this morning and this is what I came up with. 

image -  Honey Bunny and you'll find her over at the  Art by MiRan store 
papers -  Polka Doodles 
eggs - Sparkle n Sprinkle 
Sentimental Florals and punched daisies 

So, there you have it girls.  My effort of the day :)
Happy Crafting
Anne x

I love my teddy and a DT call

Hiya Girls

It's that time of the month where myself and the other Dressy Girls show you some new releases available from today at the All Dressed Up Etsy Store

So, I hope you have had plenty of  allotted crafty time and are ready for some gorgeousness from the lovely Wendy. There are four gorgeous new images for you this month

                   

                 

                   

                 

      Aren't they fabulous? 

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We are having a DT Call too.  Us Dressy girls are looking for a few more members to join our merry band :)
Follow the link for all the deets on how to enter.
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Here's my card for this week.

I've gone all CAS with this one but I do like it and it was a nice change to paper piece rather than colour.
Don't forget that you still have loads of time to enter our anything goes challenge too.  We'd love to see you play along, just remember to use an All Dressed Up image on your creation
Happy Crafting
Anne x

challenges:
Delightful challenges - patterned paper    Double Click - polka dots
Scrappers Delight - paper piecing   Wonderful Wednesday - anything goes

onesie time

Hiya everyone

Are you all enjoying the bank holiday?  We don't get this one here in Scotland so it's a much of a muchness kind of day here.  Hubby and daughter are both at work and I'm home alone :)  

I've just found this in me drafts folder.  One I obviously forgot to show you.

I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on!!!

image - The Stamping Chef

papers- Polka Doodles 

Sentimental Florals

doily, brads and pearls from my stash

I must admit I found this a rather strange request.  I mean who likes SHARKS? So I was pleasantly surprised to find this cutie :)  The girl loved it too so that was good too :)

Enjoy the rest of your day

Anne x

challenges :

Come and Get It - anything goes with sentiment

Pile it On - Congratulations / Best Wishes

Creative Corner - girly

Sister Act - anything goes

Simply Create Too - monochromatic

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes

Natalie & Amy - die cuts and flowers

Dream Valley - flowers

oh hoppy day

Morning girls

I've a busy day ahead of me.  By hook or by crook I'm going to clean this craft room.  It's minging, cluttered and unorganized.   My desk is virtually a no go area there is so much piled on it and as for my cutting corner, I won't tell you how many minute scraps from my dies are scattered all over that!! I've been tossing bits and pieces all over the place so, today it gets sorted.

Onto me card. It's everything Easter over at The Paper Shelter this fortnight. 

Isn't this little scene gorgeous?  It's one of Veronica's pre coloured images.  She does such a beautiful job of them it's hard not to use them and have a day off from the colouring :)

image - The Paper Shelter - Little Easter Bunnies

papers - Polka Doodles

sentiment - Sparkle n Sprinkle

Well, I'd best go and get started.  If I sit here and browse, it'll be Facebook and Pinterest and then the morning will be gone.

Have a smashing day and wish me luck

Anne x

challenges: -

Artistic Inspirations - anything Easter / animals

Cardmania - Easter

Crafting from the Heart - Easter

Dream Valley - Easter
Divas by Design - Easter

rock on

Hiya everyone
Hope your all fine and dandy and enjoying what's left of the weekend.
I've been having a little play with some of Wendy's gorgeous images and thought I'd show you this one.
Quite plain and simple, there's not a lot you can add to a male card really is there?

image - All Dressed Up

papers - Polka Doodles

sentiment - Create with TLC

die cut - cricut

eyelets and twine - stash

I must admit I'm being more and more drawn to the CAS style cards.  Sometimes I think we're guilty of adding too many embellishments and drowning out the image.  Saying that, no doubt the minute I make something girly that sentiment will fly out the window :)
Anne x

challenges:

Cards Galore Encore - use a digi

Crafts and Me - anything goes

Doodle Pantry - anything goes

Flat Friends - cards for men

Digi Galore - anything goes

Sister Act - anything goes

hop hop hop to the dressy shop

Hi Girls
Our first All Dressed Up blog hop is here!!!
  Us Dressy girls are super excited and hope you'll all hop along and join our first challenge  of 2014.  There is also a fantabulous new release, omg are you ready for some serious drooling?

Both  teams have joined together for all the hop so there is bucket loads of inspiration for you all :)  We're showcasing four new images and all can be found over at the store 

We've chosen a nice easy theme too.

ANYTHING GOES

image -  Cool Dude Boy which you will find  here 
papers - Polka Doodles
background image - mine
copics
Perfect Pearls for the snowcapped mountains

The challenge will run until 15th February and the winner will receive 3 images of their choice from the store. 

Now as I said earlier we are also having a blog hop for this challenge, two lucky winners will receive 2 images of their choice from the store.
In order to be in with a chance of winning you have to visit every blog on the hop list and leave a comment by the date shown below. Two winners will be picked at Random by two of the Dressy Girls on Wednesday 22nd January . We know we have quite a few Dressy girls, so we have spread the hop over a week to give you all plenty of time to hop along. 

If your hopping then you have arrived here from Maritha.   The next stop is  Lis.
If not, and your just starting out then first on the list is Marilyn.  Go on, you know you want to see everything!!!  

Good luck on the hop and make sure you check out the blog for the winners,all the challenge details & also our new Dressy Girls.
Happy Hopping girls
Anne x

challenges:
Dream Valley - boys and men
Totally Gorjuss - for the men

Card Makin' Mamas - anything goes

Simply Create Too - anything goes
Incy Wincy - add texture

vrooooooooooooooooom

Morning Everyone

Hope your all fine and dandy, ready to face the day whatever you may be doing.  Me, well I plan to craft this afternoon.  I've had a bit of the old crafters block these past few days so I'm hoping to find some inspiration and get some of my comissions and DT projects at least started.

There's a new challenge happening right now over at The Paper Shelter and us DT girls would love it if you played along :)

WINTER BLUES

Your project does not  need to be winter themed but the main focus must be BLUE

image - The Paper Shelter

papers - Polka Doodles

stars cut with Cricut George & Basic Shapes

button from stash

sentiments made on pc

Have a great days girls, may it be full of crafty goodness:)

Anne x

challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas - anything goes

Simply Create Too - anything goes
Dream Valley - boys and men
Totally Gorjuss - for the men
Craft Your Passion - cool colours
Cardz 4 Guys - happy birthday

one I made earlier

Evening girls

Here I am trying to tidy up me blog when I found this card sitting in me drafts page.

One I made earlier :)  Quite a bit earlier too as the date on it is 30th June last year!!!   Just goes to show how often I really, I mean really, have a clear out on here. Hangs head in shame lol

image -  Karen's Doodles

papers - Polka Doodles

charm and dew drops- Inky Impressions

twine - The Ribbon Girl

spellbinders

copcis

Right, I have two commissions laying on the craft table that need finishing asap so best not get my bum too comfortable or I'll be browsing all night and they won't be done (again)  Yes, I've been a wee bit lazy with the crafting since the New Year but I'll get there.

Happy Crafting

Anne x

challenges: 

Card Mania - anything goes

Crafty Boots -  anything goes

Created with Love - pink and purple

The Pink Elephant - 2 papers, 1 border punch and a heart

birthday kisses

Morning girls

Jack Frost is out and about this morning, it's freezing!!! At least we've had none of the white stuff though, it was forecast and I noticed on FB earlier that some of you weren't so lucky, so wrap up warm if your venturing out.

Today's card is one I made for my cousin's little girl who is celebrating her very first birthday today.

image - Karen's Doodles
papers - Polka Doodles
lace - Wild Orchid Crafts
die cuts - cricut Base Camp and New Arrival
copics

This has got to me one of my favourite images, I use it over and over for wee girls cards.  I just love it!!
I'm off now for a little hop around blogland, I never seem to have enough hours in the day to visit you all but this morning I've a cuppa at the ready and I'm off and running :)
Anne x

challenges

Cutie Pie - little cuties

Di's Digi Designs - girly

Send A Smile 4 Kids - anything goes
That Craft Place - add a sentiment

pretty in peach

Hi everyone

Hope your all fine and dandy this wet autumn day.  Me thinks winter is just around the corner as there's a right nip in the air too and we have had a bit of frost in the mornings.  EEEEEEEk I hate the cold!!!

Anyway todays card is for one of my regular customers.  One of her friends, a young girl, is fighting uterine cancer and will celebrate a year free later this month with a party.  Now is that a fighting spirit or what?

image - Saturated Canary

papers - Polka Doodles

ribbon, button and pearls - stash

sentiments - made on pc

My first thoughts were Krista's ribbon images but she wanted the image to have long flowing blonde hair so as they both have short hair I went with this lovely lady instead.  

Did you know there are different coloured ribbons for different cancers?  I'm ashamed to say I didn't but after visiting google and doing a bit of research it seems the colour for uterine cancer is peach, hence a peach card.

Here's  wishing Julie many more celebratory parties:)

Anne x

challenges:

Di's Digi Designs - girly

The Hobby House - pearls

Creative Card Crew - pearls

flowers for you

Happy Sunday :)

It's gorgeous here today, bright autumn sunshine but so windy it would fair blow the cobwebs away.  A good day for the washing to get dried though, it's just a pity I need to iron it all now :(  

Anyway, today's card is for my Godmother, she will be 70 on 12th and for once I've got my card ready in plenty of time :)

image - Wee Stamps

papers - Polka Doodles

flowers - prima

twine - The Ribbon Girl

pearls and brad from my stash

coloured with copics

Enjoy what's left of your weekend everyone:) I'm going to be getting on with some more colouring and hopefully a card or two too.

Anne x

challenges

Paper Creator Crafts - pink or blue

The Hobby House - pearls

Seema Crafts - bright and colourful

The Crafters Cafe - birthday

The Ribbon Girls - stripes

it's the man cave...

Hello everyone

Hope your all fine and dandy this gorgeous sunny afternoon.  Yip, hard to believe but we have sunshine here in Glasgow and it's 1st October!!  OK it's a wee bit windy but that's great too, the washing gets dried lol

Anyway today's card  is to let you all know that Karen's Doodles has some fab new male themed images out.  I'd an order for a male card so a perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

image - Karen's Doodles

papers - from me stash and Polka Doodles

sentiment - Scrapalicious

I'd also like to thank Karen for all the lovely new images.  She is so generous to me, everything she draws I receive free.  She's the best!!!

Happt Crafting girls

Anne x

challenges:

C is for Challenge - boys and men

Fiztown - something old (papers) new (image)

Kaboodle Doodles - your special day

2 Sisters - anything goes

Crafty Catz - birthday

Daring Cardmakers - rosettes galore

Creative Craft - anything goes

look who's 30

Afternoon crafters

Well we got some sunshine today.  Seems the weatherman was a day late :)

I've just finished another order so thought I'd pop it on here.  Keep the old blog moving along eh?

image - Kenny K

papers -  Polka Doodles 

copics

I've kept this pretty plain, there's not an awful lot you can add to a male card.

Think he looks pretty pleased to have reached thirty though eh?

Enjoy what's left of your Sunday:)

challenges:

Colour Me Creative - anything goes

Hiding in my Craft Room - layers

Crafty Little Fairies - numbered birthday

Cutie Pie - for the boys

The Fat Lady Sings

Morning girls

Long time no blog.  

We've had a bit of a time of it since we returned from Turkey but I won't go into that. Suffice to say I came to the extremely difficult decision to quit all of my DT.  I'll still be making cards but the deadlines I can do without for the minute so rather than let people down this is easier for me.  Hopefully in a month or two I'll feel able to contribute more and will, I hope, land a place or two somewhere.

So, here's a card I made before I left for me jollies.  Yes, shame on me, I've only now got around to showing it.

image - Make It Crafty

papers - Polka Doodles

Fanciful Flourish 

pin - Wild Orchid Crafts

blooms - local haberdashery

copics

Well girls, have a smashing weekend.  Enjoy the heat wave, get some rays in and of course some crafting time too.

Anne x

challenges:

Papercrafting Journey - anything but square

Fab n Funky - anything but square

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

double trouble

Morning girls

I've been keeping a little secret from you all.

The lovely Dee of Meljen's Designs invited me to be a guest designer for the month of June.  Of course I just had to accept and today is my first showcase:)

I'd a job and a half choosing some images to work with but these cuties fell into the basket straight away.

image - Meljen's Designs

papers - Polka Doodles

doilley - Hooked on Crafts

brad - Wild Orchid Crafts

sentiment - made on pc

spellbinders

copics

prisma pencils

I'll keep this short and sweet girls as I've 1001 things to get sorted before our trip to Turkey on Thursday.  Three weeks in the sun is not coming quick enough although I will have a few cards scheduled whilst I'm sunning myself by the pool or on the beach with a cocktail or three:)
Enjoy your weekend]
Anne x

challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - H for happy

Totally Papercrafts - anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Crafting with Dragonflies - one for the girls

Elphine House - welcome little one

vrooooooooooooooooom

Morning girls

Happy Friday and all that:)

Today's card is for our new challenge on Polka Doodles.  It's a nice easy theme this week too, really easy in fact.  Let's see those PURPLE creations

I've gone a bit CAS this week.  

I was searching through my CD's when the chevron papers from Not For Girls jumped at me then I remembered that Pretty Tuff has this cool car on so printed that too and coloured it up with my copics.

The arrow and 'GO' sign were cut with my cricut.  A little sentiment and the job was done.  Don't you just love with when what's in your head tranfers to the card with no hiccups?

Don't forget to check out the challenge blog to see what the other girls have for your inspiration and of course we'd love if if you play along too.

Have a smashing weekend

Anne x

Card Crafters Circle - stripe me silly

CRAFT - father's day

Papercrafting Journey - masculine

Spring into spring

Morning girls

The weekend is here at last.  Is it too early for a wine do you think?  I could do with a bottle or two this morning lol.  Totally got out of bed the wrong side so I'll get right to me card.

It's for the new challenge on Polka Doodles.  Our theme this week is

SPRING COLOURS

I found a fab template, well lots of them over on Mel Stampz and couldn't resist this gorgeous little gift bag.

Easy to do too.  I printed my paper from  Pen and Paper kit 5, flipped it over and printed the PDF onto the other side, cut it out and put it together.  I honestly couldn't believe how quick it was to do.

The cute honey bee and sentiment are from the Sugarplum Fairy CD.  Again a quick print and stick.

All in all I'd the whole thing done in under an hour.  Now that's my kinda crafting!!!

Happy weekend

Anne x

challenges:

Creative Shopping Challenge - things that fly

Natalie and Amy - things with wings

Southern Girls - spots and dots

Crafts and Me - use a digi

Crafty Creations - keep it simple

anything but a card

Morning girls

wayyyyyyyyyhayyyyyyyy it's Friday.  I'm hoping for a laid back and restful weekend with a vino or two, maybe even three!!  Some sunshine to brighten the days would be good too.

Anyway I've a little wall hanger to show you which is for the new challenge over on Polka Doodles.

This fortnight we'd like to see 

ANYTHING BUT A CARD

I've a load of old and unloved CD's so thought I'd alter one of them. I started by loading the papers and images from Double Sprinkle of Craft into my graphics programme and created the little scene digitally.  Resized to fit onto the CD and added a few more bits and pieces to give it some dimension.  It actually took me longer to fiddle with the graphics than it did to put it all together:)
Have a smashing weekend girls
Anne x

challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty - animals

City Crafter - spring has sprung

Creative Craft - animals

Everybody's Art - pearls

Make My Monday - anything but a card

Dream Valley - things with wings

That Craft Place - altered items