WELL THE SNOW HAS ARRIVED!.......................

Evening all!

Well it has arrived and if fell down :o(. The poor staff all arrived late for work but the patients didn't!, how does that work lol. The whole of Essex ground to a stand still, ohhhh we so don't cope with a few inches of snow how said is that lol!.

Right onto tonight's card. This sweet image is an old fave of mine from Sugar Nellie and she hasn't been inked up for a very long time ( bad girl! ). I have used one of my new paper pads from BasicGrey "Curio", oh I love this pad for its vintage feel.

This gorjuss girl is going into the following challenges :-
Friday Sketchers #130 ~ Fab Sketch
BasicGrey # 34 ~ A Recipe ~ 4 types Embellies ~ Ribbon, Lace, Charm &
                                         Pearls
                                         3 types Papers
                                         1/2 images/or Sentiments
Charisma Cards # 47 ~ One for the Girls

Up, Up & Away ~ Gorjuss ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of Sentiment

Close up of Charm

Side View

Items Used

Stamp ~ Gorjuss ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Curio"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Charm, Ribbon & Lace ~ Stash

Border Punch ~ MS "Doily Lace"

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right I'm off to catch up and link up, and wasn't it great Gillian has finally left the Jungle Woo hoo!

Have a great evening and stay warm,

Love

BLIMEY IT'S SOOOOO COLD BRRRRRR..............

Evening all!

Hope you are well on this chilly night and the snow hasn't caused to many problems. We down in Essex are still free from snow, but I think we are getting some tonight grrrrr.
So straight onto tonights card. This cute image is from the fab DigiStamp Boutique and if you anything like me I just love cats. I have teamed this purrrrrfect kittie with some gorgeous papers from BasicGrey "Wisteria" and a little button, one of my fave embellishments.

This wee cat is going into the following challenges :-
Anything goes # 26 ~ Animals
Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 77 ~ Fab Sketch

Dora with Flowers ~ DigiStamp Boutique

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Close up of Sentiment

Close up of Button

Side View

Items Used

Digistamp ~ DigiStamp Boutique

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Wisteria"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Ribbon, Button & Gems ~ Stash

Sakura Gel Pen ~ Clear

Border Punch ~ MS "Pinking Scallop"

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Well a big cheer went up in the House of Bailey last night when Wagner finally left the building in the X-Factor, and now the competition can now begin woohoo!

Not surprised Katie left either!

Right gonna dash now to catch your blogs and get ready for I'm a Celeb. Wasn't it funny when we had the spies in camp, and Shaun and Stacey just crack me up lol!

Have a great evening and stay warm,

Love

FINGERS CROSSED HE WILL GO!.........................

Afternoon all!

Hope you are all toastie at home at the mo and away from this awful weather :o(. We have had a few flakes of snow this afternoon, but nothing compared to up north or Scotland. Hope you peeps are all wrapped up and doing loads of fab crafting :o). I also have some exciting news to share with you. Last night, I was checking my e-mails and the lovely Jackie over at Sketch & Stash has asked me to be a Guest Designer for two challenges!. I was so surprised I had to read it twice lol!. So what this space for challenges 50 & 51 GULP!

Right, enough waffling and onto today's card. This gorgeous image is from the fab Sugar Nellie and it's another of their lovely Simply Sassy stamps. This is the first time I have used ( or attempted lol ) to colour this cutie cause all of the hair!. Not overly happy with her gorgeous locks, but hay ho practice makes perfect as the saying goes. I have teamed her up with some lovely papers from BasicGrey "Marjolaine" paper pad and some ribbon, again nice and simples lol!

This beauty is going into the following challenges :-
Sketch & Stash # 49 ~ Fab Sketch
Fab'n'Funky # 50 ~ Go with the flow
Paper Cutz # 69 ~ Anything goes

Artist Goddess ~ Simply Sassy ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of ribbon

Side View

Items Used

Stamp ~ Simply Sassy ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Marjolaine"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Ribbon ~ Stash

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right, what about the shows last night!, I thought Kara was Pamela was excellent in Strictly and Ann was just soooo funny, Matt and Rebecca stole the show in X-Factor and Wagner was just awful grrrrr and I thought Shaun was brilliant with Gillian hehehe and Stacey was a scream when she hit Dom with the stone lol!

What excellent viewing on these cold, snowy nights.

Right I'm off now to catch up with your fab blogs and to do some on line shopping ( for crafts ! ), my lovely hubby said I can buy some goodies for Xmas!, but didn't give me a budget hehehe,

Have a great evening,

Love

WILL HE STAY OR WILL HE GO!

Evening all!

Hope you are all well tonight and keeping warm brrrrrrr. No snow here in Southend but I know alot of you have got it grrrrrrr. Well tonight is reality t.v night woohooo and I'm wondering if it's Wagner and Ann's final time on the shows ( hope so lol!). And did you see the trial last night!, all I can say is yuck :os.

Right onto tonight's card and this is a new cutie from Lili of the Valley and she is gorgeous. I have used some of my fave papers from Memorybox "Gossamer" pad and some Stickles, another simple card.

This beauty is going into the following challenges :-
Truly Scrumptious # 46 ~ Fab Sketch and think PINK!
I Love Promarkers # 42 ~ Anything goes with a bit of Sparkle. if you like!

Rosie with Presents ~ Lili of the Valley

Close up of Image

Close up of Sentiment

Side View

Items Used

Stamp & Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ Memorybox "Gossamer"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Brads & Pearls ~ Stash

Border Punch ~ MS "Doily lace"

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right I'm off to catch up with your blogs and to get ready for tonight's fab viewing!

Take care all and have a great evening,

Love

GLAD IT'S FRIDAY!.............................

Evening all!

Were has this week gone? Christmas is fast approaching and I'm still not feeling very christmassy :o(
Next weekend I will put the tree up and hopefully get in the mood for it :o)
Right onto tonight's card, and yes it's another Christmas creation and I have used a fab stamp from the Sugar Nellie. I have teamed this card up with some gorgeous papers from K&Co "Christmas Cheer" and some Star Dust Stickles.Nice and easy tonight!

This handsome chappie is going into the following Challenges :-
Paper Sundaes # 45 ~ Fab Sketch
Crafty Catz # 60 ~ Christmas

Santa in chimney ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of sentiment

Side View

Items Used

Stamp ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ K&Co "Christmas Cheer"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Card Candy ~ Craftwork Cards

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Border Punch ~ MS "ZigZag"

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right I'm off to catch your fab blogs and to get ready for I'm a Celeb. Did you see poor Shaun with the mad snake? total psycho lol!

Have a great evening and keep warm,

Love

THREE WEE KINGS!.......................

Evening all!

Well who has snow?, We haven't yet but it's certainly getting very cold brrrrrrr. We are expecting ours on Saturday and all over the weekend, so I will definitely be hibernating in my warm craftroom :o)

So onto tonight's card, this sweet image is from Lili of the Valley and I have used some gorgeous papers from Memorybox "Spiceberry". I have punched some fab snowflakes from my Nellie Snedden punch and some gems. I was going to put this card in Friday Sketchers, but I was a little late, hay ho next time lol!

These cuties are going into the following challenges :-
Stampin for the Weekend # 51 ~ Winter
DCD Christmas # 44 ~ Christmas anything goes

Three Wee Kings ~ Lili of the Valley

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Close up of Snowflakes

Close up of Sentiment

Side View

Items used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ Memorybox "Spiceberry"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Snowflakes ~ NS Punch

Gems & Glitter ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right gonna dash to get ready for I'm a Celeb!, who is going home?, soon find out lol!

Have a great evening and stay warm!

Love

HEARTWARMING.........................

Evening all!

Hope you are all snugly and warm tonight cause it's certainly getting colder brrrrrrr. Has anyone had any snow yet?, we are due to get some on Friday and I'm so not looking forward to it grrrr. It does look pretty when you are tucked up in doors, but if you need to go out it's a right pain in the backside lol!
And did you see I'm a Cele? what did Shaun call her "me me", how appropriate and what a fuss Gillian made in the water!, such an easy trial and she still complained!

Right, onto tonight's creation and I have used a fab digi from Squiggle Stamps and she is gorgeous. I have used again some great papers from Wild Rose Studio ( must get another pad!) and a few gems and some stickles, nice and easy!

This cutie is going into the following Challenges :-
Totally Papercrafts # 43 ~ Snow/Snowflakes (Spots look like snow!? and snow round her feet!)
Cute Card Thursday # 139 ~ Fab Sketch by Susan
Fussy & Fancy ~ Xmas ~ No red or green

Miss Evie ~ Heartwarming ~ Squiggle stamps

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Close up of Sentiment

Side View

Items Used

Digi ~ Squiggle Stamps

Papers ~ Wild Rose Studio "Polka Dots"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Ribbon ~ Rubberneckers

Gems ~ Stash

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right, off I trot to have a lovely soak in the bath and get ready for din dins!

I have got a lovely fish pie tonight and it smells lovely Mmmmmmm.

Have a fab evening and stay warm!

Love

CUTIE WITH A BOA.........................

Evening all!


Hope you are all well on another chilly night brrrrrr!. Right, straight on with I'm a Celeb and my wasn't Gillian a class act last night lol!. I thought Shaun was fantastic and was gonna kill Gillian and all the f words!!!!. I cannot believe she couldn't do a puzzle, what can she do!. I know LIE! hehehe.
Cannot wait for the trial tonight and is Dom gonna drown her?, just have to wait and see ( lets hope!!)


OK, now for tonight's creation. This super duper cute girl is a gorgeous stamp from the fab Lili of the Valley and I just love her stunning boa. I have used some beautiful papers from BasicGrey "Marjolaine" paper pad and loads of Stickles "Star Dust".

Well I have tried to load some more pictures but Mr Blogger is playing up grrrrr, so I will update later when it's working!!!


This cutie is going into the following challenges :-
Lili of the Valley #74 ~ Glitter & Glitz
Sweet Stampin ~ Fab Sketch
Crazy 4 Challenges # C4C64 ~ Circles

Feather Boa ~ Lili of the Valley

 

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Close up of Sentiment

Side View

Items Used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Marjolaine"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Glitter~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Nesties

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right, I'm off to catch your fab blogs before I'm A Celeb starts! ( and hopefully more pics)

Have a great evening,

Love

P.s Pics have finally loaded woohoo!!

FEELING BLUE!........................

Evening all!

Hope you are all well on this chilly night and are you ready for the jungle lol!. One word tonight "PATHETIC", I'm getting right fed up with Gillian, she is certainly an embarrassment to the female race grrrrrr!I give her 10/10 for her dramatic fainting spell and I did feel Linford was a tad cocky when he done the trial. And has Nigel gone?, must say he was getting a bit of a misery too. Right onto X-Factor, my god I cannot believe that Wagner is still in!, double grrrrrrrr and Ann on Strictly looked like a giant Canary in that awful frock lol!

That's enough of reality T.V tonight, I could go on forever lol!. tonight's card is a great image from Sugar Nellie and it's from the super talented Leanne Ellis. I have used some gorgeous papers from Memorybox "Glitterati" and I have embossed some matching card and rubbed down with an emery board.

This gorgeous girl is going into the following challenges :-
Sugar Bowl # 48 ~ Marlene's Sketch
Sarah Hurley # 18 ~ Embossing
Pollycrafts # 71 ~ Feeling Blue

Pick me ~ Lianne Ellis ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of flowers

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Items Used

Stamp ~ Lianne Ellis ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ Memorybox "Gliterati"

Flowers ~ Personel Impression punch

Card Candy ~ Craftwork Cards

Glitter ~ Stash

Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug "Daisy Pattern"

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

Right gonna dash and to catch up with your blogs!

And I hope you are getting ready for the snow brrrrrrrr.

TTFN

Love

SUCH A CUTIE!

Evening all!

Hope all are well on this miserable Sunday evening, and it's certainly getting chiller brrrrrr. Looking at the weather reports this week,  I think we may also get a flurry or two of the nasty stuff we call snow yuck!, cannot stand the stuff and us southerners don't cope very well lol!
Enough of the weather, did you watch all the reality t.v last night?, Well I thought Kara and Matt danced fantastically in Strictly, loved Matt, Mary and Katie in X-Factor and Gillian was a total prat again in I'm a Celeb grrrrrr. What is wrong with that women!!, or is it for show??, anyway Shaun just cracks me up and Stacey is just brill.
Right I hear you say, what about your card!. So here it is. This Cute little babe is from the fab Lili of the Valley and she is soooo sweet. I have used some fab papers from Wild Rose Studio "Polka Dots", some lace and a wee charm easy peasy lol!

This cutie is going into the following challenges :-
Allsorts # 79 ~ A receipe ~ Lace, Ribbon & Charm
CES # 13 ~ Lovely Lace
Sweet Shop # SSS83 ~ Fab Sketch
Charisma Cards # 46 ~ Babys
Top Tip Tuesday # 10 ~ Buttons

Baby Girl ~ Lili of the Valley

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Close up of Charm

Side View

Items used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ Wild Rose Studio "Polka Dots"

Lace ~ Wild Rose Studio

Button & Ribbon ~ Stash

Charm ~ Quixotic Paperie

Border Punch ~ MS "Antique Lace"

Thank you for looking and all your lovely comments :o)

I have bought myself a new external flash for my camera to take pic's indoors, so I hope they look OK!

Right I'm off to catch up with your blogs before the results shows starts and I hope you all have a great evening.

Love