Because who doesn't love Llama's?!!!

Image- No Probllama from Tiddly Inks.

Good morning world!!

I hope you aren't all melting where you are out there?! It's been really hot here. I am not a heat lover. I adore seeing the sunshine but I am not a lover of the heat that comes with it!!

But, never mind that! How cute is No Probllama from Tiddly Inks??? TOOOOOOOO CUTE I hear you say!!!! I know right????

I teamed her up with some bright and zingalicious paper for this birthday make, I LOVE it!!

Right, I need to get on. There's Science to be done in Mo-melearning world today. We are still sticking with an hour for each subject until school term begins for normal school going children when we will swap to 3 hours a day ( 1 hour of each subject). Mo is doing so good. He is really keeping himself focused during that hour but one thing I have noticed is that he can't cope with any sound while he is learning. He gets really agitated by it so I cannot imagine how that felt in a classroom full of children for him. It really sort of breaks my heart that it felt like that for him for 3 years of secondary school but all I can do is help to support him from now on.

Have a magical day everyone, thank you so much for popping in. Huge hugs Lou xxx

Rowena....

Image- Rowena.

Hello everyone!! How are you all?

Have you all been keeping up with all the gorgeous new images over at Mo's Digital Pencil? they are all just too cute!! Maurie really has been working out that drawing muscle this last week!! It's been super tough to choose who to play with first but this little cutie won!!

It is, of course, Rowena. She is just the most darling little witch. I love the way she looks so thoughtful. She comes with a magical little sentiment too. Let's take a peek at her in the shop.....

Just too cute not to pick up for a little autumn treat right?!!! I adore her.

We have been really enjoying the August bank holiday weekend so far. We've done the caravan for fishing and golf, we've had a gorgeous day at the beach swimming and today we've had a little trip out to Bardney gala to see mum and dad on their stalls and then the men of the house had a little bike ride.

It's so hot though! I am going to run a lovely cool bath to chill in in a minute before I put my pjs on and just veg out....or melt..I have not decided which will happen first yet!!! romfl!!

Thank you for popping in, Huge Hugs Lou xx

Country Boy......

Image- Country Boy.

Morning all!

I'm in with a post for you today using the super sweet new Country Boy from Mo's Digital Pencil.

My Little Mo picks the images I use for my Monday post and he LOVED this little boy with his chicken and wanted something making for him with it because he loved it so much so I went for a bookmark ( he reads soooooo much that bookmarks are always a must!!).

And of course, no sooner had the glue dried from the bookmark tab, that bookmark had been whipped from my desk and added to the latest book from the library!!!!!

We are really enjoying the holidays. Last week we had a couple of days in The Lakes and it was just gorgeous. We visited a few of our favourite places and found a new favourite too, Levens Hall. Mo LOVED the house and the topiary trees.

We also had our visit from the EHE lady. She comes to visit you to make sure you have yourself sorted for home learning and know roughly what you are aiming for. She was really impressed by all Mo's plans he had written down and even more pleased we had purchased the GCSE's online so we know what to learn. She really liked Mo's 'learning area' in the garage and said how wonderful it was so fingers crossed we are ready to go. It's still a little scary but I really think he can rock it bless him.

Today we are kind of chilling as Scott has gone back to work. I have some laundry and ironing to catch up on and Mo wants to make Nannie's birthday card so I think I'll be able to sneak in a little crafty time too!!

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #228.....Anything TIDDLY INKS goes!!!

Image- Birthday Boy.

Good Morning Tiddly peeps!!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog. Many of us are in the throes of summer and either has gorgeous mini peeps at home with us to play with or temperatures that are way too hot for bending our minds with a theme when we can grab a minute to ourselves to craft so this month its...

Anything Tiddly Inks Goes!!

so grab that little bit of time you get and create anything you fancy using your stash of Tiddly goodness!!!

(**remember...We love to see any new creation, a card, 3D project, journal page etc 

but you MUST use a Tiddly Inks stamp or image **)

I just had to go for a boy make and use the gorgeous Birthday Boy. I think he is one of my most used Tiddly images. I just adore his little face and holding that pressie! Too cute!!!

Right, I need to scoot!! Our first EHE visit is today and I need to tidy the kitchen a little from holiday time 'just pop it there' tumbleweeds we have made so far!! everyone has those in holiday time right???!!!

Thank you for popping in, Huge hugs Lou xxx

Dandelions....

Image- Dandelions.

Hi everyone!

I'm nipping in with my weekly make of Dream Team happiness and this week I chose the gorgeous new Dandelions.

She is just an absolute sweetheart isn't she? she just makes me smile from ear to ear hugging her little bunch of dandelion treasures.

I love Dandelions, we blow the seeds off the fluffy ones here to 'tell the time' and Mo still loves doing it.....errrr...but so do I!!! romfl!!!

Right, I need to scoot. There is a cracking thunderstorm going on outside and I simply can't wait for that burst of cool, clear air you get after the great downpour of rain, it's been so muggy here today!

Thank you for popping in on me, Huge Hugs Lou xx

Carry the cake...

Image- Carry the Cake.

Good morning all! 

I'm back in with a post for you today and it's another Carry the Cake make! I can't be the only one who prints out 4 of the same image at a time for later use can I??? I always do it because I just know I won't be able to resist the cuteness again!!

But she is so sweet I can't resist and I had the very last scraps of some of my favourite design papers ever to use up so using this cutie was a must!!

My Little Mo did not wake up until 8:45am!!!! and even then he was only woken up because they started cutting a tree down behind us! I am absolutely loving how relaxed he is starting to feel now. We feel like a lot of the reasons for his super high anxiety levels are gone and he is starting to feel more himself again. It's so beautiful to see. Having a ASD/ADHD little guy,it's always hard for us to try and get things right but this time, I think we have cracked it. So we really feel we are heading for things to work better for him from now on and excited about September for him.

Thank you for popping in! Huge hugs Lou xx

Room Service Edwin....

 Magnolia stamps Let's Go- Room Service Edwin.

Magnolia Stamps Recipe Card die.

Maja Design Christmas Season 6x6 pad.

Flat sequins.

Good Morning all,

I wanted to share the little recipe book I made for my Little Mo over the weekend with you. From September we will be homeschooling Mo. He loves cooking and baking and we are really keen to keep him going with that during his learning time as not only is it one of his personal interests, but something he feels he may want to do at college  so I thought a little book for him to note his favourite recipes in and practice his neat handwriting would be a lovely thing to start.

And who better to help me do that than Room Service Edwin. The amazing Edwin stamps are often overlooked for the Tilda's but I adore them so much and he was just right for a recipe book!!

I added a little sparkle to his shoes for fun. The little tags on the next photo are from the Doo Hickey 22 kit. I really love the shape of them. To get the wording on there I die cut the tag first. Then I printed out the words I wanted and then adhered the tag over the top and popped it back through the printer so that the tag was printed with the words. I love doing this. It puts such a personal twist on things, especially when you have a child with a name that you don't often find personalised things for!!

Inside I used the little tab die from the Magnolia Stamps Recipe Card die. I popped one on every page until I got to the bottom and then once he has filled those up, I'll pop some more in!! Having the die to be able to do that was really nice and he can write the name of each recipe on the tab when he writes his recipes in.

Now, I can't find these cream flat sequins in the store anymore but I LOVE them. There are a few other colours left HERE. They are fabulous to just dot around your project for a bit of something to catch your eye and if you love making shakers, they are just magical for those!!

The papers are actually from the Maja Design Christmas Season 6x6 pad.I loved the blues and patterns and Mo's favourite colour is blue so they were just perfect for the job too! I love it when a plan comes together!!!

Right, time for this mamma to get a cup of tea and breakfast!! 2 blog posts done and I can hear my tummy growling like a little fuzzy bear who needs some hunny!!!! Have a magical day everyone!

Huge hugs Lou xxx

Shout Out........

Images- Shout Out.

Bronte Bits.

Morning all!!

It's my turn to post over on the Dream Team blog today and I went for a bit of a bright and zingy make using the recently released Shout Out.

I really need a bright and cheery make. This last week has been quite an uphill climb and detour for The Daubney Trio this week. We have removed Mo from his school and will be homeschooling him and have lost one of our super precious rabbits, Kate. So all in all, a bright and zingy card was much needed for a Lou heart!!

Shout Out is such a sweetheart!! and being as I adore rabbits and very sadly lost one of mine this week, I decided to borrow the bunny from Bronte Bits to make it her little drawing on her art on the wall. I really love how cute this came out.

Today we are just going to chill out a little. Mo was quite poorly in the night with a very yucky tummy so we have been awake all night! He finally settled at about 3:50am so today I will be mostly looking like an absolute zombie!! 

Thank you for popping in, hugs Lou xx

O Holy Night...

 Image- O Holy Night from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Helloooooo everyone!!

My make for today is a sparkly brand new image that will soon be in the store, Bethlehem.

I just fell in love with it right away and I knew what I wanted to do with it right away too!! Its little elements are just perfect for making a box card so that's just what I did!!

It even comes with that beautiful sentiment. I love the font on this one. I popped both the sentiment and the star out on some foam squares so they stood out a bit from the card.

We have had the most magical weekend. We had a wonderful street Archery competition on Friday night, then binge watched Stranger Things series 3. Then on Saturday and today, we spent over at Scott's Mum and Dad's caravan. It's only an hour away so we drive there in the morning and come back in the evening. Mo has loved practising his fishing (...and Scott too!! lol!!!), he caught 5 fish and one sneaked off the line last minute!! they had 2 great rounds of golf. We played in the arcade and Scott and Mo bowled ( I can't bowl due to silly pain in my hands and wrists but I loved watching them play), had fish and chips for lunch and freshly made hot seaside donuts, sung and danced to Dustin and Suzie singing the Neverending story and just loved being with each other. It's been amazing. I really, really love weekends like this.

We are ending it by watching The Never Ending story since Stranger Things 3 has made Mo 'neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed' to see it again!!!!

Thank you for nipping in to see me, it really does mean such a lot that you all nip in to read my waffling on!!!

Huge Hugs Lou xxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #227- Under the sea!!

Image- Snorkel Bunny.

Morning everyone!!

I hope you are all waking up to a beautiful day. It's lovely here so the washing machine is on already!!

The challenge this month over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog is....

Under The Sea!!

So, think mermaid/fish/swimming images, get under those waves and into the sea bed with your creations!!

(**remember...We love to see any new creation, a card, 3D project, journal page etc 

but you MUST use a Tiddly Inks stamp or image **)

 and I had the best fun making this card yesterday!! Look how cute this little guy is!!!

Just look how he 'swims' through that bubbly little sea....

It's just too cute!! I LOVE it!! and here's a little side view. You need to remember to colour up the little image under the one you are wobbling too because you do see it quite clearly while the wobble is going on and it looks so much nicer coloured than black and white.

Time for a good drink of water. I have now been coffee free for 9 days. I had gotten myself into a whopping 6 cups a day routine so I'm pulling back by cold turkey then re introducing one a day!! lol!! I actually feel surprisingly great considering so it just shows I didn't really need it!!!

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs for you all, Lou xxx