I'M OFF!!

Morning all!!

Well today is the day I fly to see mum, so this will be my final challenge for the week!!

Very excited to see mum, but that means no crafting for a whole week so I will be itching to go into my craft room next Sunday, how sad am I lol!!

This little creation is going into the two challenges ~

Cupcake challenge ~ # 96

Secret crafters saturday challenge ~ # 89

And they both have the same theme ~ Strawberries and cream!!

I also was going to put the card into Totally Papercrafts which had a fab sketch, but I was late putting it in as I was soooo unorganised this week, but hay ho never mind!!

Strawberry Tilda -Magnolia - Sir Stampalot

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Stamp - Magnolia - Sir Stampalot

Promarkers

Papers - Polka doodles "All around & Everywhere" cdrom

Ribbon - Ribbon box

Card candy - Craftworkcards

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments!!

Well happy crafting, I will be thinking of you while I am sipping my V&T !! lol

Take care and I look forward to seeing your fab creations when I get back

Love Vicky xx

STAMPING FOR THE WEEKEND CHALLENGE # 41 - SKETCH + BLUE/YELLOW COMBO!!

Evening all!!

Well, that was my last  day at work for a week and boy I need  this week off!!, been soooo busy with meetings blah, blah, blah, that I am mentally exhausted and need to recharge my batteries. I am looking forward to spending some time with my son George, knowing that this will probably be the last time he will come on holiday with me on his own, but then again that's wishful thinking lol!!!

Thats enough of me being soppy, back to tonights challenge and it is going into the Stamping for the weekend challenge # 41 which is a great sketch with blue/yellow combo.

Bumble bee - Gorjuss from Sugar Nellie

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Stamp - Sugar Nellie

Promarkers

Papers - Craftworkcards "Little boy blue"

Ribbon - Ribbon box

Buttons - Stash

Pearls - Stash

Flowers - Craftworkcards

Card candy & sentiment - Craftworkcards

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug "Swiss dots"

Sakura gelly roll pen - Clear

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments!!

Have a fab evening and I am off now to have a looksy at your blogs!!

Love Vicky xx

TEA FOR TWO CHALLENGES!!

Evening all!!

Another gorgeous day for a challenge or two!!, this little creation is going into a couple of challenges tonight and I think she is soooo cute!!. I am in love with Lili of the valley stamps at the mo, so gorgeous to colour and the little characters are just sooo scrummy!!

Sketch Saturday # 108

Totally Gorjuss ~ Sugar & Spice

Lili of the Valley - Tea Party

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Stamp - Lili of the valley

Promarkers

Papers - Craftworkcards "Yummy Scrummy"

Flowers, sentiment & Card candy from Craftworkcards

Button - Stash

Leaf punch - Nellie Snellen

Pearls - Stash

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments!!

I am off now to be nosey, take care and have a fabby evening!!

Love Vicky xx

ANOTHER CARD, ANOTHER CHALLENGE!!

Evening all!!

Well, didn't we do well today!, I am not talking about the weather but the footie lol!!. I was at work all day working my little butt off, and guess what??, all the men including some of the doctors, I hasten to say, was watching the football. Every so often ( I was scrubbed at the operating table!! ) kept coming in letting us know the score and some of them I thought was going to have a heart attack ( at least they were in the right place lol!!). Well done England, about time!! :o).

Back to tonights little creation, this little gem is going into two challenges tonight.

Papertake weekly challenge - Sketch # 43
Passion for promarkers - Your favourite things

Whiff of joy - Shopping Willow

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Stamp - Whiff of joy

Papers - Polka doodles  "All around & Everywhere" cdrom

Promarkers

Border punch - MS "Pinking scallop"

Flowers & Card candy - Craftworkcards

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug "Swiss dots"

Buttons - Stash

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments!!

I am off now to link up, I am not so sure how to link to Passion for Promarkers I have tried before with no luck!!

Have a great evening,

Love Vicky xx

SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE # 37 MARLENE'S SKETCH GIRLY & FEMININE!!

Evening all!!

Well it's been another scorcher here in sunny Southend, and I am loving it!!. It is getting me in the mood for Spain on Saturday, hope the weather is just as good there lol!!. My lovely son George ( well sometimes, he is a 16 year old with lots of male hormones lol), went for a interview today for Prospects to do brick laying in September, and he got it!!. Such a relief to know when he leaves school on Thursday he has something to look forward to, so well done George :o)

Back to tonights little creation, this card is going into the Sugar bowl challenge "Girly & feminine" with a great sketch to go with it, and I really enjoyed to this one!!

Sugar Nellie - Daisy

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Stamp - Sugar Nellie

Promarkers

Papers - Papermania "Rose garden"

Ribbon - My minds eye "Bloom and grow"

Border punch - MS "Daisy lace"

Gems, pearls & eyelets - Stash

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your fab comments!!

Well, I am off now to have a look around, take care and have a fab evening!!

Love Vicky xx

CUTE CARD THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 117 - SKETCH

Evening all!!

Hope you are all well, the weather is certainly getting better and Wimbledon has started, and I cannot stand tennis lol!!. My hubby is having a great time flicking between tennis and football, so I definitly feel like a sports widow at the mo, but at least I can do my creations in peace without feeling guilty lol!!

Tonights little creation is for Cute card thursday challenge # 117 - a  sketch by Claudia, and it's fab!!

Stamp - Greeting Farm - Funkykits

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Stamp - Greeting farm - Funkykits

Papers - My minds eye "Wild Asparagus"

Buttons, gems & brad - Stash

Flower - Prima

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments!!

I am off now to have a nosey around blogland, and yes more football!!

Take care and have a great evening,

Love Vicky xx

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 57 - SKETCH!!

Evening all!!

Hope everyone has had a fab weekend, I have a slight hangover from a party I went to last night, so feeling a bit fragile still :o(. Anyway, what did you think of the footie the other night!??, my god we were pants, I cannot believe we played so badly and I think we will be going home at the end of this week lol!!

I thought my hubby was going to have a heart attack the way he was ranting at the telly, and after my terrible day doing silly games, I just wanted to hide in my craftroom!! ( not a bad thing lol ).

Well thats enough about the footie, tonights little creation is going into the Allsorts challenge  #  57 , and it's such a fab sketch and I really enjoyed doing this one.

Stamp - Lili of the Valley

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Stamp - Lili of the valley

Promarkers

Papers - Tim Holtz "Vintage shabby"

Flowers - Craftworkcards

Buttons and pearls - Stash

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug "Daisy pattern"

Nesties

Hope you like my little creation tonight and thank you for all lovely comments!!

Have a lovely evening and I am off now to have a gander!!

Love Vicky xx

WHAT A BORING DAY!!

Evening all!!

Well,  today I had to go to a Managers away day or other words team building!!, what a total waste of time that was!!. 26 managers sitting in a semi circle playing games otherwise known as role play!!, my god I thought the day would never finish, and you ask, did I learn anything different??, a big fat NO!! lol, you have got to laugh otherwise I think I would cry!!

On a brighter note my new stamps from LOTV turned up today with some new card stack "latte" from DCWV, so I am a happy lady now :o)

So back to tonights creation and its going into three challenges

Crafter companion # 1 - Sketch
Just cute bears # 21 - here comes summer
I love Promarkers # 19 - Bears

Popcorn the bear - Crafter Companion

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Stamp - Crafters Companion

Papers - Crafters Companion Popcorn the bear cdrom and stash

Flowers - Wild orchid crafts

Pearls - Stash

Card candy - Craftworkcards

Thank you for looking and all your fabby comments!!

I am off now to watch, yes you have guessed it, the footie and COME ON ENGLAND, you can do it lol

Have a lovely evening and have a great weekend!!

Love Vicky xx

FULL OF SUNSHINE!!

Evening all!!

Hope you are all well and still enjoying the evening sunshine!!. Tonights little creation is for a couple of challenges, I am really getting into this now and I didn't realise what fun these challenges are!!

The most difficult part is what gorgeous image you use and papers ??!!, I think I take more time choosing them then anything else lol!!

So back to the challenges, this card is going in the following

Sunday sketch and stamp # 30

Spoon full of Sugar # 108 - Enjoying the Sunshine

Sugar Nellie - Fluer

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Stamp - Sugar Nellie - Funkykits

Papers - Basic grey "Green at heart"

Promarkers

Card candy - Craftworkcards

Buttons - Stash

Pearls - Stash

Flower - Craftworkcards

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug "Daisy pattern"

I hope you like my little creation tonight and thank you for all your lovely comments!!

Well you know what I am gonna say, yep back to the footie, how many more weeks?? lol

Take care all and now I am going to be nosey,

Love Vicky xx