New Challenge over at In The Pink

A very good morning to you all!
It's time again for another challenge over at In The Pink and the theme is.....KISS which means keep it sweet and simple and as long as your card is predominately pink then your card/project will qualify  to be entered!!!!!
Before I share my card with you my KISS card I would just like to announce the winner of my candy from last times in the pink challenge (chosen by random org)..................................................Who is................................................Denise Goeldner who left me a lovely comment......CONGRATULATIONS Denise :) I will get your goodies to you as soon as possible!
Here is my KISS card:

 

 

We can't wait to see your pink KISS creations hop on over to The In The Pink challenge for more inspiration from the other DT members!



The Hobby House - Inspiration card

Hi fellow blogging friends! Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend:)
I for sure will be glad to see this week behind me ...I have spent more hours in hospital visiting my hubby (the worse patient ever) or on the maternity assessment with my daughter who has to been have baby checked as he doesn't seem a happy chappy:( They tried turning him on Monday because he is breach, but it was unsuccessful and he hasn't been right since bless him and my poor daughter is a nervous wreck so they monitor him regularly to make sure he is ok, which is good:)
They plan to deliver him on August 19th by C Section which is good!!! x Hubby comes home tomorrow (my birthday Yay) after having his gallbladder removed, which was supposed to be straight forward, but ended up with complications:(....I Can't wait to get make to normality!!!!!! On top of all that I am trying to keep hubbies business running smoothly with the help from my son who is the supervisor....
Well any way that's enough about my family problems...... My card today is for my inspriration card for The Hobby House:

Apologises for the picture quality as I still haven't had chance to get a new lens for my camera so I am still using my phone.
I have used a Hobby House topper by Mo Manning called Eskimo Kisses. For all the details on the Hobby House products that I have used hop on over to The Hobby House blog HERE and you will find links to each product that I have used. Oh nearly forgot: the holly die that I have used is Spellbinders and the Papers that I have used are Maja Design.
Also The Hobby House have a show on Create and Craft tv channel today at 1'oclk showcasing all of these products.

                                                      

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round -make it fussy and fancy

Live and Love Crafts - warm or cool colours

 

 

 

Christmas Theme Over At The Hobby House!

If you are looking for the Whimsy Blog Hop you can find it HERE:

Happy Saturday everyone:).......Don't you just love it when you wake up to a lovely parcel of goodies!!!! Has really put me in a happy crafting mood:) x
So today sees another challenge over on the Hobby House blog where the theme is Christmas! Yay, don't you just love Christmas....so let's see all of your gorgeous Christmas makes and you can be in with the chance of winning a £25 gift voucher from The Hobby House...how cool is that!!!!
Also don't forget to check out to see if you are a winner from our last challenge (vintage).
For my card I have used a topper called Christmas Elves by Mo Manning...thy are so cute and cheeky:)

The papers are Wild Rose Studio - Annabelle's Christmas and all of the gorgeous flowers and embellishments are from The Hobby House which you can find HERE

We really love seeing your creations ....so what are you waiting for! go get creating:) x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round -  make it fussy and Fancy

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Celebrate something

Sister Act  Card Challenge - Always anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Bling

Crafting for all Seasons - Christmas in July

Through The Craft room Door - Always Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge -  Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bookmark Card

Evening fellow bloggers! I hope you are all well:)
My card that I would like to share with you today is a bookmark card. I was inspired by a card that I saw on Saturday made by Chris....  and I needed to make a card with a bookmark and this design I thought was perfect for this. I have used the spellbinder die labels four and made a pocket on the front of the card with it. The image is a topper from The Hobby House - Baby Fairies by Mo Manning. I have distressed the edges with milled lavender.

 

 

• The papers that I have used are Dreamcatcher -first Edition. The olive green heart paper is The Hobby House
• Flowers, pearl, wooden buttons, and lace are all available from The Hobby House
• The Spellbinder dies that I have used Are Grand Labels Four.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Created with Love - ribbon and lace

Challenge4everyone - anything goes

Sister Act challenge - anything goes

Love to Create - something for the kids

 



Special Dad

Hi fellow bloggers, I hope you are all having a nice weekend:) I have been having a very productive crafting few days..... I had to finish off my projects to send into The Hobby House semi final design team call, which  are supposed to be there for Tuesday .... so off I toddled up to our local Post Office and guess what!!! they decided to close 1 hour earlier than they should..... how annoying, not even a note on the door to apologise:( ...  (I hope to share these projects with you next week!) 
So I came home and made a 'gents' card!!!! No pink!, no lace, but I still couldn't resist a little bit of bling:) I have made the card for my dad for Fathers Day...... thought I had better try and be a bit more organised now that I have DT projects to complete and as I have been promising myself to make a few more male cards, this was the perfect opportunity!

• The card is 8x8
• The image is from LOTV Vintage Boys - Sketch pad set 1. I have coloured the image in using Copics.
• The papers are Nitwit Collection - Petal Fresh. Cardstock is Core'dinations
• Spellbinder dies - Die-D-lites Poppy Patch and Whimsical Tree.  Labels Twenty Eight
• Marianne Design creatables - Grass, Bird, and bird house
• Magnolia Dohickeys - Lovely Fence
• Letters stamps - my stash
• Stickles glitter - Lime green
• Pearl brads and gems -The Hobby House

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Paper creator's crafts - For the Boys



Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Lily of the Valley - Boy oh Boy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mo Manning - When I grow Up

HELLO EVERYONE:)  I hope you are all well!  I am now back from my little trip......and have brought some sunshine back to the UK so I hope you are all enjoying it:)
I have added a few top 3/5 badges to my blog which I have won in various challenges over the last month.....how exciting:) I am so pleased that others I liking my designs,: I really am loving this blogging world:) I have also won a few goodies too..... Some ribbons and bling (In the Pink Challenge) from The Ribbon Girl and also a prize from Splodgeaway  for my Happy Campers challenge win.... so looking forward to mr posty coming!
Todays card I would like to share with you is a 6 x 6 inch card with another Mo Manning image - When I Grow up.....Available from The Hobby House.... It is a card that I made before I went away, but haven't had time to post. I really like the colour combination of these toppers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cutie Pie Challenge - lot's of layers

Challenge4everyone - Anything Goes

Electic Ellapu - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Floral Delights

 



 

 

 

 

Door Hanging Decoration

A very big hello to all my blogging friends, thank you to you all for still taking a peek at my blog whilst I am away X
Today I have a door hanging decoration to share with you. I have used a Mo Manning topper - When I Grow up available from The Hobby House.

 

 

I will post the items I used and more info on how I made it when I get back from Spain x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wishes

A very, very good morning to you all...... I'm very happy today as I am going to Spain tomorrow and will be spending some quality time with hubby and my 2 youngest children, my sister and her family :)..... The down fall to this is that I have to leave my daughter and son behind with my 3 grandchildren :( we are a very close family and see each other everyday so I will miss them loads :(
So lots of very happy and sad faces in this post!
Well anyway the card that I have to share with you today is one that I have named Wishes, the sentiment is just perfect for how I am feeling at the moment..... HAPPY and content with life as it is at the moment:)  At Christmas I made myself a few Crafting New Year resolutions...... basically to get off my backside and do all of the things that I wish I had done in the past....  - Take part in some craft classes.... for years I have wanted to do this! So I can tick this box as I have done 3 classes to date and have a few more in the next few months..... to make lot's of new crafting friends.... - I can tick this box too......  Start my blog..... Wow! I've done this too!...... and how rewarding has this been :) Try and see if I can get on a Challenge DT...... well this is where the wish has definitely come true I am on 1 DT and a hush hush one that I will be announcing next week and ...... WELL you will have to wait and see for this one..... It's one of my biggest WISHES/DREAMS come true..... so be sure to have a peep at my blog tomorrow :)...... I have lot's of other wishes too, but these are ones that I will keep close inside my heart and maybe one day these will come true too :)

Soooo to my card - Wishes
I have used a Mo Manning topper - Day Dreaming, available from The Hobby House.

I haven't a list of what I have used today as I am busy packing and getting ready for Spain, but when I return I will do a special post with all of the projects that I upload whilst away and will list and give you all the info on them:)
So I hope you all will still visit my blog over the next few days whilst I am away as I will still upload some pictures of projects that I have made in advance last weekend.
 I hope to bring some nice warm weather back with me too x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspiration - lots of layers

The Cutie pie challenge - Lot & lots of layers

Fashionista Challenge - Vintage/or shabby

Live and Love Crafts - Bingo - lace/vintage/pearls

 

 

 

 

 



ANOTHER MIXED MEDIA CANVAS ...... I'm loving creating these :) _ and a card for my son !

So it's Friday! I can't believe that I have actually crafted every single day :) and finished all the projects that I started...... Mr Mojo has certainly been on my side this week! Well as hubby said ...... I hope you gunna use all that stuff that you have just bought (from Ally Pally) and I replied off course, not knowing what you actually do with half of it hehe :) So I have had a really fun filled week playing....
I have 2 projects to share with you today....... a canvas and a card for my son
I decided not to watch You Tube videos to see what to do with them, cus once I get started I realise that I have actually spent all day on the computer and not actually done any crafting...... we've all been there, haven't we ? :) So I just had a hop around a few very talented blogs and got my inspiration..... and I haven't looked back!
I am really pleased with the outcome of this one:) Believe it or not ..... it was actually a last minute thought and I completed it in just under 2.5 hours, that is very good for me :) I just went with the flow!
So here it is - Another canvas:

 

 The canvas measures 20cm x 38cm. I have taken a picture with all the items that I used to create the background and some pictures of it in more detail:

 

• I randomly cut a few of the papers up, and layered them a little in the centre of the canvas, just off centre leaving a couple of inches on the right side and about 3inches on the left hand side.
• I used different shades of blue acrylic paints including a pearlescent one. I sponged these on and went over the papers a little.
• I then stencilled the circles using a bluey grey mix of acrylics and grunge paste, I gently dried this off of slightly using my heat gun (on low heat) and went over it again in the pearlescent blue paint.
• The picture has been layered onto the spellbinder detailed scallop frame and adhered off centre onto the canvas.
•  I have used shabby white frantage on the tags and flourishes and glued my chosen words onto the tags. (put these to one side).
• Next I adhered the lace and pearls on thread to the top and bottom of the canvas.
• I took all my elements including the flowers, wooden flowers/foliage, metal trinket, flourishes and tags and placed them on the canvas without adhering in place until I was happy with the design. ( I take a photo at this stage of my projects so that I remember where I want them to go). Once I was happy I adhered them all in place.
•  I also added a little lace to the tags.
• I have then added a little dried gypsophilia, adhered the crystal gems and crystal flourishes.
• Finally I added the butterflies and used a little more white frantage in the bottom left and top right hand corners.

Items Used:

• Canvas - I purchased mine in a pack of 3 from Wilko
• Acrylic paint - Docrafts and Paper Artsy
• Shabby White Frantage - Stampendous
• Emboss it dabber - Ranger
• Flourishes, tags, flowers, wooden flowers/foliage, crystal gems, crystal flourishes and butterflies - Prima
• Words - KCo
• Spellbinder - 5x7 detailed scallops
• Black lace and pearls - not sure:(
• Papers - Nature Garden and Engraver - Prima

 I would like to enter my canvas into the following challenge:

Happy Campers Crafting Challenge- use a mask or stencil

 

A Little Saucey Birthday Card

 Another project that I would like to share with you today is a clean and simple card for my son.
This was rather a challenge for me as recently I have found myself adding more and more bling and embellishments..... and my son, Kieran really wouldn't appreciate a card that I have not only spent hours creating, but also anything that remotely sparkles or looks girly:) although I did manage to sneak a few matt black pearls on to it.......

 I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Love to Create - One for the Guys

 

Time for Tea

Good morning everyone. Today I would like to share a card which I have made with some of my new goodies that I purchased from Ally Pally at the weekend.
I normally go for 8x8 size cards, but I thought I would make a small card today (14.5x14.5) using a topper from The Hobby House - Tea Time by Mo Manning:).  I really am going all out today as again I don't normally do toppers, but they are just perfect for those days when I just don't have time to colour my image....... I'm thinking they are going to be very useful. I am loving these images so I can definitely say that the stamps are going to be on my newest NEED list :).

• I have used purple shimmer card to make the card base
• Matt and layered the image with co-ordinating die cut shapes and frames (The Hobby House)and then onto co-ordinating card. Before putting together I have used shabby pink embossing enamel around the edges.
• The roses, pearls, and brads are from The Hobby House.
• Silk flower in the centre of the cluster is from Prima.
• Lace and ribbon is from my stash.
• The heart charm - Mei Flower
• I have then finished of the card using stickles.

Here are a few more pictures to show you the detail a little better -

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Lexi's Creations - Lace and/or Ribbon

The Crafty bloggers network - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts TLT challenge - A card for a child or teenager