Tiddly Inks Challenge 29- Pretty fall princesses ( and princes!!)

Its Tiddly Tuesday again peeps and this week we have an awesome challenge for you over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog to have fun joining in with!!!
We are soaking up a bit of royalty and enjoying the beautiful autumnal colours that are around.
So get your favourite Tiddly Inks princess, prince or queen and create your project using fall colours and a background (your background can be non Tiddly Inks but please remember to use a member of the Tiddly Inks royal family for your character image!!)
And whats even more exciting is that you get 2 weeks to create your royal masterpiece this time so make sure you link your challenge entry over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog by 10pm (CST) on Monday 22nd November.
The Tiddly Inkers have rocked the challenge once again so go don't forget to pop over and get yourself inspired before you start!!!

So, onto my little offering of Tiddly gorgeousness!!! I used the new Dream Castle for my background and the very gorgeous Katrina . I coloured up my castle and Katrina using my promarkers and gave them a good old rub with my embossing tool to give them a bit of life. I printed out my dream castle twice so I could pop my turrets out, I think they came out cute!!!


I am very lucky when it comes to Autumnal papers as all I needed to do was open up my faithful Funkyhand Dreams Come True cd . It has its own little Autumn style colourway and this beautiful floaty swirly paper fit for a princess called out to me and shouted "ooh pick me,pick me!!" in a donkey from Shrek voice!! ( ....lou wonders if she has slept enough this week.....!!lol!!)
and a lovely green one from the same cd to make the grass and slider tag part of my card.

My sentiment is one from my making memories haul from TKMaxx a few weeks ago! I bagged a few sheets of these gorgeous clear sentiment stickers and the wish one was perfect for this card. I found a brown little rose and punched out some martha branches to go with it which I inked with a bit of orange, along with the rest of the edges of my card and tag.

I had so much fun making this card!! can you tell?!!!!!!

Oooh and if anyone loves this card design as much as I do its a surprise slider and here's a link to the tutorial over on splitcoast stampers.

I can't wait to see everyone's creations of royal gorgeousness!!

Well, I really must get ready for work and get in some snuggle time with Mo and a book before we go to school. I am constantly surprised by my little man at minute, he brought home his new books today and I opened one up thinking "omgosh, this ones a toughy" and he only struggled on the pronunciation of one name!! well done Mo!!!

Hugs Lou xx

Tuesday morning sketches.

Hello everybody!!

This is my card I made using the sketch on the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Now I wasn't aware this little blog was out there in cyber space but OMG am I glad that Christy told me about it!!! you need to go and visit yourself because I really enjoyed doing making this one and will definately be popping back there on a tuesday from now on.

This week there was the most amazing sketch to work from. I loved it, Thankyou TMS peeps!!!

This gorgeous Christmas Avenger from Tiddly Inks. She has been sat patiently waiting in my ever growing Tiddly Inks file ( if you haven't got any Tiddly Inks you definitely need some..!!)

I coloured her up in some christmassy colours to match my teeny tiny bells and added glitter to all the little places on my cute avenger that would be white and fluffy. I have had this box of bells for 3 years now and they just last and last!! I got them from Yellow Moon and they are just so pretty, they even jingle!!!! awwwww!!

I made her little sack look full of fabulous toys by embsossing it with my embossing tool on a foam mat.

I still have achey legs from walking around the NEC, I had such a lovely day wombling around with Fi and Margaret and got some lovely bits but man am I pooped out today!!! I am taking myself off to have a lovely soak in the bath in a minute before we go to fetch Mo from school.

Thank you for popping in on me, I do love visitors, Tea and biccies anyone?!!!!!

hugs Lou xxxx

WOYWW- omg..what isn't on my workdesk.....!

Hello peeps!!!!

It has been such a long time since I actually took part in Julia's fabulous WOYWW. I Love this idea Julia had, its so nice to go and look every week and womble along to every one's fabulous work spaces but I haven't had time to leave any comments so I am rectifying that today!!!

So this is the doom that I can call my workdesk today......I am more than a little embarrassed to say it has looked like this for 3 weeks now...... there's probably mice living in there too now!!! romfl!!!

(the piccy is a little dark as it was taken at 6:30am this morning but the lovely mr.blogger wouldn't upload piccies this morning,grrrrrrrr!!!)

The teeny tiny space I have been working in, it may be small but I seem to be doing ok creatively in it!!! you can just about see the debris from my DT cards this week!! My Get Funky Tag it challenge card is laying down on the top of one pile ( scroll down my blog a couple of posts if you need a nosey at it!) and my Tiddly Inks color combo challenge card is kind of laying on its side...(thats what happens when you sort of throw them out of the teeny tiny working space to make room for some more creating!!!!!)

And this little super cute LOTV is what I am working on at the moment ( actually I have been working on it since sunday..........!) It is for a little lady who loves doggies and pink!!!

I am so excited because I have one sleep left until I go to the NEC!! is anyone else going tomorrow? I can't wait!! I have my little black and white shopping trolley all ready to go!! ( got to have something big to fill!!!!). So if you are going and you see a little me wombling around with her black shopping trolley with white flowers on, its me!!!!

Have a fab wednesday everyone!!!

Hugs Lou xxxx

Tiddly Inks challenge 28- Olive, Purple and Mustard.

Good Morning everyone!!

Well fall is on us now and the delicious colours of autumn are really showing through on the trees and landscape here in Lincolnshire, which is fantastic as the challenge over on TiddlyInks challenge blog is a colour combo this week of Olive, Purple and Mustard.

You have until 10pm (CST) next monday night to enter using a Tiddly Inks image and the colour combo on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog , so go and see what the fabby DT girls have been creating this week!

I decided to use the gorgeous Tiddly Inks Happy Day Bouquet for my DT card as I wanted to colour each of the bigger flower heads in one of the challenge colours. I also found some of my yummy making memories papers with the colour combo in too! Yey!!! I love the Happy Day Bouquet as it can be used for so many occasions!

I added some yummy olive and mustard chalk inks to the edges of my little easel card and papers to bring out a little more colour.

I made my little sentiment pieces on my computer and backed them with the same paper. I popped my bouquet and sentiment out on some thin foam squares and the card was done.
I was so inspired by the fall challenge that I jst had to get my blog background changed into something a bit more autumny!!!!

And this picture below.......well this is what happens when you sneeze when you are taking a piccy of your DT card!! it has never happened to me before and I thought it was funny so just had to share it with you all!!!!
Well, must go and get ready for work really.......though a duvet day would be much nicer!!!!
Hugs Lou xxx

Get Funky November challenge- TAG IT!!!!

Good morning peeps!!
Oh my goodness, its november already!! This year seems to be just whizzing by!!
I am nervous yet excited this morning as it is my first time at setting the challenge over on the Get Funky challenge blog!!!
and here it is...............................

TAG IT !!

All you need to do is have fun creating a TAG using your favourite funky hand papers. You can create any kind of tag or project including a tag for this challenge!!
The other thing to remember is that your project will only be eligible for the prize if you use at least one Funky Hand product - there are LOADS of papers and extras to choose from so that bit won't be difficult!

Click HERE for a quick link to the Funky Hand website.
Here's how to be in with a chance of winning this month's £20.00 voucher to spend in the Funky Hand on-line shop.
1. Add your 'TAG IT' project to your blog,
2. Don't forget to say which Funky Hand product(s) you've used
3. Come back before midnight on Tuesday 30th November (UK time) and add your challenge entry to our little inlinkz gadget at the bottom of this post!! easy peasy!!

For my little ship card I cut a tag on my cricut in both normal and shadow function and covered the bottom half of each tag with the goreous bubbly paper on the Funky Daze cd ( one of my absolute favs!) and the little ship digi on Dreams Come True. I love how cute the ship looks riding its wave!!!
I used more of the paper on the base of my card, adding a little EK Sucess punched border ( dotted wave) and having fun adding some inking around the edges.
I added a little co-ordinating ribbon to my tag and made a sentiment on my computer using Harrington font.

Now I know ooodles of you have fabulous Funky Hand cd's, there is even a freebie here in the store, so pop on over to the challene blog and check out the DT's awesome creations, get your tags out and Get Funky with us!!!!

Hugs Lou xxx

Happy Halloween!!!!!

Happy Halloween everybody!!!!!!

I thought I would share a piccy (....or 2) of the front of our little house and my little mo potter!!!!! oh and not forgetting the hound of hell ( our dog Zaky!!!)

Mo is so excited as he has some little friends coming over this evening to go trick or treating with him, he actually got up at 5am this morning and announced that he was ready to go!!!

Inside our living room we have lots of webs and spiders and a couple of wall pictures that mo likes. We all dress up and go out trick or treating, only calling on houses with pumpkins outside though. I have taught both my boys that if people don't have a pumpkin outside they probably don't want little people on their doorsteps and it is a little message that they have both taken on board really nicely. I am sure in my small little way people who don't do halloween like I do appreciate a little bit of peace from such a simple lesson from me to my little monsters!!!

Right on with the roast sunday lunch for me!! my clocks say clock change day but my tummy says "feed me,its been hours already!!!!" so I am off to finish off my gravy whilst the veggies cook and then we are going to have a lovely roast chicken dinner.

My mum and dad are making hot dogs for the little people tonight to warm them up before they go out spooking!!!!

Hugs Lou xxxx

A funky christmas!!

Hello peeps!!!!

So did you all catch Anice on create and craft tv this morning? I hope so because the funky hand DT girls completely rocked with their christmas cards this morning, they are all awesome.
Here is my little card that was sat neatly near the front ish during the show this morning! I was so xcited to see it there and even more daftly excited when Leonie picked up my little bag and rubbed it!!! he,he,he,he!! see it doesn't take much to get me all daft and excitable!!!
For this funky little christmas card I hand drew the heart and its shadow and the sentiment is computer generated. A bit of doodling and a cricut cut holly leaves with a little red holly berry button and it was done!! I really liked this one!!!

And this is my gorgeous little man watching Anice this morning!!!! in this piccy he is waving to her (...which he does everytime she is on bless him!!!).

Well, I am off to have a cuppa and catch up on everybodies blogs! hope you have been busy to give me lots to look at!!!!!

Hugs Lou xxxx

Trick or Treating with Tiddly Inks and Simply Betty Stamps!

Hello peeps!!!!!!

I have been so excited about this!!! Its finally here!!! The Tiddly Inks and Simply Betty Trick or Treating bog hop!!!!

If you are already hopping along you should of popped over from Lisa's blog.
soooooo, here's some details you need to know to play along with us all!!

How to Participate: Post your creation on your personal blog today between 12:00 PM CST (noon) and 5:55 PM CST. The title of your post should be "Trick or Treating with Tiddly Inks and Simply Betty Stamps."
Once your blog post is completed, visit the Simply Betty Stamps blog and link your blog hop post in the Inlinkz list at the bottom of the Blog Hop post in order to be qualified for the prizes. There is no need to sign up in advance, but the Inlinkz list will close at 6:00 PM.
Then we hop, Halloween style, from the Simply Betty Stamps blog; Now here is the twist... for your blog hop project please create a Trick (demonstrate a favorite technique) or a Treat (just a project to share) using a Tiddly Inks or Simply Betty image.
Prizes: Two random blogger participant winners will be announced November 5 and highlighted on the hosting blogs, Tiddly Inks and Simply Betty Stamps. Each will receive a $10 gift voucher from Tiddly Inks and Simply Betty Stamps will be giving away digital images of the winner's choice.

And here's my little entry into the fun!!!!

I used Simply Betty's super cute Skeleton Peter . Isn't he fabulous?!!!! I printed peter and the word art out onto a circle nestie, added a little colour and some distress ink and he was done!!
and now for my treat...............

A little round text 'TRICK OR TREAT' circle!!!!
Here is a download link trick or treat circle.doc to the little trick or treat word art circle I used for my little skeleton peter to stand in on my card. This one measures 7.99cmx7.99cm but once you have downloaded it you can re-size it however you like, all you need to do is clck on the word art once you have opened it and the choose the little icon that looks like a paint brush in a pot and choose size, just remember to keep it in a perfect circle shape you need to keep the height and the width exactly the same size!! I hope you like it. I used gore font for mine from Dafont.com
Now you need to hop on over to Lysa's blog and see what she if she has a Trick or Treat for you!!!
Have fun creating everyone!!!!

Funky Hand sale time!!!

Hello peeps!!!!!

I just wanted to pop into my blog quick and let you know some exciting news!!!!
Tomorrow Anice will be gracing our tv screens as she will be on the Create and Craft TV channel (Sky 671, Freeview 36 & Freesat 813) on Saturday 30th October at 11am.

Mo and I are all set up with our popcorn and he will be waving frantically at "the funky lady" as he always does!!!!!!!!

And it gets even better!!!!! Funky Hand are also having a fantastic sale weekend!! Here are some details, quoted straight from our lovely Anice's blog!!!!

"We are having a sale on the website www.funkyhand.com with 25% discount off all the craft download collections on the site from this afternoon (Friday 29th) until Midnight Sunday 31st. That's a weekend of download savings like Paper Blossom backing paper Download Collection normally £3.49 only £2.62 'Tis the Season Word Book Download Collection normally £4.89 for this weekend only £3.67..I think you will be getting the picture now!! So this weekend grab yourself a bargain by buying the papercraft factory multibuy special on Create and Craft and get even more bargains with a download sale on our website."

So quick crafty peeps! get yourself over there for some bargains and don't forget to catch Anice over on Create & Craft in the morning or set your sky boxes to record!!!

Hugs Lou xxx

mummy and mo pumpkin fun!!!

Hello peeps!!!!
I have had such a fun day with my little man today.
First we made a couple of pumpkins, Mo chose jack from 'the nightmare before christmas' for his and I decided I needed a spider ( not sure why because I am petrified of the real thing!!!!).


Then we went to the cinema to watch 'cats and dogs 2'. Mo loved it!!

Then home for a quick play with Callum (and another pumpkin for callum, he designed it himself and I cut it but I forgot to take a piccy of his, it was really sweet!) and I finished off my castle doom pumpkin,then off to my mum's for a yummy fish finger and mushy peas tea.

Mo and I are picking up a bit now from our fluey bug though Mo is still waking at 4:30am all snuffled up!!

I am really looking forward to tomorrow as I have my gorgeous niece and nephew for the day. Mo has been excited about it for a few weeks now so we are going to have oodles of halloweeny fun! we have choccy apples to make, more pumpkins to carve and some birthday cards to make for my big sis whose birthday is on saturday.

Right, I am off for a cuppa and to try and nibble a little of Scott's massive pizza!!!!

hugs Lou xxxx