DO YOU BELIEVE IN FAIRIES??..............................

Evening all!

Well it's still freezing here and we had a little more snow today, but thankfully not like yesterday :o)
So today was my last day of my holiday's and back to work tomorrow boohoo and I am working right up to Xmas eve yuck!, so I am glad I have done all the Xmas bits now phew.............
And did you watch Strictly last night!, wow it was brill, a little surprised Pamela was third , but Kara and Artem was just magical and I did have a little cry when they won. They looked so gorgeous together and yes I'm a great big softy lol!

Anyway, onto today's card and I have used a digistamp from The Clipart Fairy. Wow, they are just gorgeous and soooo simple to colour and such a great price too. I have teamed this little sweetie with some fab papers from BasicGrey "Kioshi" pad and some punched flowers, another simples card :o)

This lil' fairie is going into the following challenges :-
One Stop Craft # 111 ~ Fab Sketch and Do you believe in fairies!
Allsorts # 83 ~ Free and Easy anything goes
Flutter by Wednesday # 135 ~ Open Challenge

Angel 1 ~ The Clipart Fairy

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Close up of sentiment

Close up of flowers

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Items Used

DigiStamp ~ The Clipart Fairy

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Kioshi"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Ribbon ~ Stash

Card Candy ~ Craftwork Cards

Flowers ~ NS Punch

Stickles ~ Star Dust

Nesties

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

Right I'm off to link up and catch all your fab blogs.

Please don't forget to pop by tomorrow to see my GDT card for the fab challenge blog Sketch and Stash, there is a new challenge tomorrow so join in and have some fun!!

See ya tomorrow,

Love

WE HAVE SNOW GRRRRR...............................LOTS!

Evening all!

Yep we have snow, not a little but LOTS! Around 6" has fallen in two hours and there is more to come :o(
So glad I'm not at work tomorrow and I have finished most of my shopping. Before you ask, Neil Diamond was just awful (He had the worst wig ever and I thought he looked more like Elvis on a bad day!)  and so was the food yuck! had loads to drink tho' to get through the evening and had to laugh otherwise I think I would have cried lol!. Had a little boogie too and the DJ must of been 80 give or take a day and yes he was the worst DJ ever lol!

Anyway, enough about my night out and onto tonight's card. I have used one of my little gorjuss girls from Sugar Nellie I haven't used for ages and some free papers from a magazine. My camera never seems to like white paper very much, so the piccies look slightly blue to me, what do you think??

This cutie is going into the following Challenges :-
Creative Inspirations # 91 ~ Sketch
Cute Card Thursday # 143 ~ One for the Kids

Little Miss Attitude ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of flower

Close up of Sentiment

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Items Used

Stamp ~ Gorjuss ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ Free from Mag

Flowers ~ NS Punch

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Border Punch ~ MS "Daisy Lace"

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"

Glitter Spray ~ Crafters Companion "Iridescent"

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

Right I'm off to get ready for Strictly tonight, who is gonna win?, I must say Kara does deserve to win but Pamela is remarkable for her age!

Take care all and stay warm,

Love

LET IT SNOW............................NO!!

Afternoon all!

Well have you had any snow yet?, well it's getting very cold in Essex and it will be with us tomorrow grrrrr.
Glad I have finished most of my Xmas shopping now and I have just the fresh food to buy on Wednesday yippee!!
So straight onto today's card and I have used a cute stamp from Sugar Nellie that I haven't used for a very long time. I have teamed this little sweetie with one of my fave paper pads from BasicGrey "Cappella" and some snowflakes, very appropriate don't you think lol!

This little lady is going into the following challenges :-
MAWTT ~ let it snow!
The Sugar Bowl # 49 ~ Marie-Therese's Sketch with Snowflakes
Papertake ~ Christmas Birthdays
Alphabet ~ H for Hats
Fussy & Fancy ~ Show us some Snow!

Nellie with Crochet Hat ~ Sugar Nellie

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Close up of large Snowflake

Close up of Sentiment

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Items Used

Stamp ~ Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Cappella"

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

Ribbon ~ Stash

Large Snowflakes ~ MS Punch

Small Snowflakes ~ Tonic Studio punch

Border Punch ~ MS "Zigzag"

Sakura Gellyroll pen ~ Clear

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Chalk

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

Right I'm off to link up and to get ready to go out for my work's do tonight!

We are off to for a meal and to see a tribute act of Neil Diamond (not my choice!!) and a disco to follow.

Need plenty of drink I think lol!

So take care all and see ya tomorrow!

Stay warm,

Love

BEST FRIENDS.....................................

Evening all!

Hope all are well today and the weather is being kind to you. We have had some snow tonight in Essex, but it's now stopping so hopefully no more tonight :o)
So straight onto tonight's card and it's another new stamp from Lili of the Valley called Best Friends. I have used again my new paper pad from Prima "Jack'n'Jill" and one of their new sentiments.

This cute couple is going into the following challenges :-
Crafts 4 Eternity # 63 ~ Fab Sketch and reciepe "Treasured Friends"

Best Friends ~ Lili of the Valley

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Close up of Sentiment

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Items Used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ Prima "Jack'n'Jill"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Border Punch ~ MS "Doily Lace"

Ribbon ~ Stash

Nesties

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

Right off I dash to catch the Soaps, take care all and I see ya tomorrow,

Love

WHO'S A LITTLE MONKEY........................LOL!

Evening all

Hope all are well on this freezing cold Wednesday and it's only gonna get colder brrrrrrr. Well I have been a busy bee today, doing the last of the Xmas shopping and wrapping up all the pressies. I have spent 4 hours on my hands and knees wrapping, cutting and sticking and now my wee house looks like a bomb as dropped lol! Never mind at least it's done and now I can enjoy the rest of my week's holiday :o)

So onto today's card and this is for my Son George who will be 17 tomorrow!. My daughter Bex chose this little fellow as a joke cause we have always called him monkey bum and don't ask us why lol. This image is from Digistamp Boutique and I have used some gorgeous papers from MME Fine and Dandy "True Blue" and some card Candy, another simples card!

This cheeky chappie is going into the following challenges :-
Sketch Saturday # 133 ~ Fab Sketch
DigiStamp Boutique ~ December Competition

Marvin ~ DigiStamp Boutique

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Close up of Sentiment

Side View

Items Used

DigiStamp ~ DigiStamp Boutique

Papers ~ MME Fine & Dandy "True Blue"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment & Card Candy ~ Craftwork Cards

Ribbon ~ Stash

Nesties

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

Right I'm off to do some clearing up and sort dinner out.

Have a great evening and stay warm,

Love

IT'S GETTING COLD.................AGAIN!!

Evening all!

Hope you are all well on this chilly evening and it's getting colder................again grrrrrr. Are we ready for the snow this time? I think NOT and the whole country will come to a stand still.........again lol!

Anyway straight onto tonight's card and I have used one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps. I have used some gorgeous papers from Prima "Jack'n'Jill" and some buttons from my stash.

This little cutie is going into the following challenges :-
Lili of the Valley # 77 ~ Fab Sketch by Dena

Hello Cupcake ~ Lili of the Valley

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Close up of Sentiment

Close up of button

Side View

Items Used

Stamp ~ Lili of the Valley

Papers ~ Prima "Jack'n'Jill"

Colouring Medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Pearls ~ The Hobbyhouse

Pearly Stuff ~ Woodware

Button & Glitter ~ Stash

Sakura Gellyroll ~ Clear

Nesties

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

Right I'm off to catch up with your blogs and to have a nice hot soak in the bath Mmmmmm.

Take care all and see ya tomorrow

Love

FOR MY SON..........................

Afternoon all!

Yep another early post from me today and if you didn't know already I have the whole week off woohoo!
So hopefully plenty of crafting for me in between doing the last of the Xmas shopping!!

Wow did you watch the X-Factor final!, I was soooooooooooo pleased Matt won, he was truly brilliant and I was slightly surprised One Direction came third!, after all the hype I really thought they would of won. So what I'm I going to watch next Saturday night?, well there is the final of Strictly and fingers crossed for Kara I think she is FAB..U..LOUS lol!

Right, onto today's card. This card is made this for my Son George who will be 17 on Thursday ( where has the time gone! ) and I have used a fab image from the Greeting Farm called My Guy Ian. I have used some great papers from MME Fine and Dandy collection called "True Blue" and some string and a sentiment, again a nice and simple card :o)

This cool guy is going into the following challenges :-
Create 4 Fun # 50 ~ Fab Sketch

My Guy Ian ~ The Greeting Farm

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Close up of Sentiment

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Items Used

Stamp ~ The Greeting Farm

Papers ~ MME Fine & Dandy "True Blue"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Brads, String & Eyelet ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

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

Right, I'm off to get ready to take Bexx out for early dinner cause it's her birthday today!

Take care all and I will catch up later and don't forget about Corrie tonight, we might find out who the fourth victim is lol!

Love

IT'S THE FINAL!.....................................

Morning all!

Yep I'm mega early today!, I'm off to my in-laws for lunch today so no cooking for me yippee! Also I have the whole week off to finish all my Xmas shopping and to send off those dreaded Xmas cards too lol! It is also my kids birthday's this week, yep you did read that right, It's both George and Rebecca's birthday's this week and yes it was awful planning on my part lol ( well February is rather chilly hehehe!). So this time of year is always very hectic in the Bailey household and plus it's my Stepdad Bill, Sis Toni and brother-in-law John's b'day too in December, so things are very expensive lol!

And did you watch Strictly and X-factor? I'm definitely on team Kara and Artem but Pamela and James was fantastic too. And what about X-Factor!, Matt was just brilliant and One Direction were fab too, no surprises with Cher going, even tho' she didn't look very surprised, does she know something we don't???

Right enough waffle as I have got to get ready ( we have a 2 hour drive grrrrrr!). This card is again for Bexx and it's from her big brov George, and no he didn't make it lol! I have used another fab image from DigiStamp Boutique and teamed it up with some fab papers from BasicGrey "Kioshi" paper pad. Nice and simples this card, just how I like them :o)

This cutie is going into the following challenges :-
The Sweetshop # SSS86 ~ Fab Sketch
CYDA # 10 ~ Punch it out!
DigiStamp Boutique ~ December Competition

Birthday Beau ~ DigiStamp Boutique

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Close up of Sentiment

Close up of charm

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Items Used

DigiStamp ~ DigiStamp Boutique

Papers ~ BasicGrey "Kioshi"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Sentiment ~ Lili of the Valley

Ribbon & Gems ~ Stash

Border Punch ~ MS "Doily lace"

Charm ~ Quixotic Paperie

Nesties

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

Right must jump in the shower and get ready before Steve catches me on my lappy,

Will be laters to catch up,

Have a lovely day and fingers crossed for Matt lol!

Love

FOR MY DAUGHTER.......................

Afternoon all!

Hope you are all well on this sunny, slightly warmer Saturday afternoon and are you all ready for the X-Factor!, Woohoo cannot wait for tonight's TV and I'm on team Matt (well he is an Essex boy lol!), he does have fab voice BUT I do think One Direction will win. And did you watch Strictly last night?, well I didn't cause I didn't know it was on boohoo!. Never mind, have to watch tonight's show and I'm not sure who is going to win that one Mmmmmm....................
And what about Corrie!, it was brilliant all week but I'm slightly confused about the 4 deaths!, can anyone explain that one to me lol!

So enough about TV and straight onto today's card. This gorgeous stamp is from Squiggle Stamps and I think she is quirky and funky for teen girls. It's my daughter's birthday on Monday ( wow 15!) and she just loves the colour purple. I have teamed this fab image with some lovely paper from my new paper pad from Black Market Paper Society "Let it Bloom" and it has a gorgeous linen feel to it. I have also used my fave flower punch from NS "Poinsettia" again lol!

This sweetie is going into the following challenges :-
Friday Sketchers # 132 ~ Fab Sketch
Sweet Stampin ~ A recipe ~ 3 papers, 2 embellie & 1 stamp
CES # 16 ~ Anything but a Xmas Card

Miss Evie "Flower Power" ~ Squiggle Stamps

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Close up of Sentiment & Flowers

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Items Used

Stamp ~ Squiggle Stamps

Papers ~ BMPS "Let it Bloom"

Colouring medium ~ Promarkers

Flowers ~ NS "Poinsettia" Punch

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

Ribbon & Gems ~ Stash

Sakura GellyRoll pen ~ Clear

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

Right I'm off to have some tea and  a bath before tonight's fab viewing!

What am I gonna do when it's all finished!, yep you guessed it crafting lol!

Have a great evening,

Love