LOTV thanks.

Happy sunday peeps!!!

Well PJ day went down very well at our house today! we have ad a lovely relaxing day and I have even had time in between climbing the ironing mountain and exploring into the wilderness of the understairs cuppboard to get a bit of crafting done (...saving the fruits of that for another day though!!)

I made this LOTV thank you card on wednesday but forgot all about blogging it! I am very thankful to the person it was for so I hope it showed in the card.I wanted some really gentle colour to go with my yummy Laura Ashley paper so Rosie got lots of light browns and pinks colouring treatment!!

I added a little butterfly from a punch that one of my special friends got me for my birthday a couple of years ago.

Rosie recipe!!.

Rosie posy from Lili of the valley.

Promarkers-

Skin- vanilla and soft peach.

Hair-buttercup, sandstone and caramel.

Cardie,sox and flowers-pastel pink.

Skirt and shoes- sandstone and caramel

Soles of shoe- Henna.

Bouquet wrapping- buttercup.

Leaves- pear green.

Antique linen distress ink.

Lacey circles nestie.

SU jewelerry tag punch and stamp set.

So I am going to enter little Rosie over on the ABC challenge blog because their challenge this week is N for nesties and Papertake weekly who have an Anything Goes with optional flowers on their challenge.
Off to bath Mo and get back out to my crafty garage! go that crafty feeling today and am absolutely determined to do the basic grey, allsorts and kathy's sketch challenge this week!!
Thank you for popping in!
Hugs Lou xxxx

Magnolia blog candy winner.....

 Morning peeps!!!!
yup I slept in!! so I am very sorry this is late in getting posted (.....but very pleased I got a little lie in!!)!
I just want to thank all of you for sharing your beautiful creations and taking the time to join in with the challenge for the blog candy.

I had to use the random generator to pick a winner fairly as the inlinkz tool didn't do a random pick as I thought it would!! so as you can see above from the screen print I took the winner of the magnolia blog candy is entry number 14 which is..........

Sandra

and this is sandra's gorgeous entry card, isn't she sweet!!

Congratulations sandra!!! drop me an email to let me know where you want Ali to send your goodies too hun!!
Thank you again everybody !
Huge Hugs
Lou xxxxx

A night with my big sis and scorch!!!

Morning peeps!!!

Oh I had such a fun night last night catching up with my big sister. We haven't seen each other in at least a month to have some fun in my crafty garage so I was really pleased to get some big sis crafty time!!

( ....actually most of it involves us being very silly and daft and making each other laugh!!!! but we actually made something last night!!!!!)

So last night we made a card each with Scorch . Isn't he fab!!!!!! it has been so long since I had coloured in and played with one of my big sister's images but this super cute little guy was just calling to me!!!! We both had the same ingredients sketch wise for our base so check out sam's blog to see what she did with hers!!! (...... lou makes note to poke big sister with stick and get her to post hers too,she has an older scorch card on there but its not the one she made last night...poke...poke....poke!!!!)

All I need now is for the sun to come out so I can take a better picture than this one but being as it is still dark here this is the best I could do this morning!! :)

Today is just a vegging out and playing day here today so I am really looking forward to that.

Have a super saturday peeps and don't forget today is the last day to join in with the  magnolia blog candy, kindly donated by Alicraft,on my blog, the winner will be up tomorrow (...says Lou hoping she is up in time to draw the winner on time, if not it will be a little later than 6am as our human alarm clock, little mo, has been getting up a little later!!!)

Have a fabby saturday peeps

Hugs

Lou xxxxx

My january scrap page!!!

 Hello peeps!! I know.....another 2 postings day!!! (scroll down or hit older post to see my craft the year away post!!)

Being a bit pants at it, I made myself a promise to do at least one scrapbook page a month this year and this is my January one!!

Scott took this picture of little Mo on the rock wall last summer and after stroking my basic grey archaic papers once again I decided I really should open the cellophane wrapper and use them!!

I glued a lot of string onto this one to represent the rope that helped mo to stay safe on the wall!.

Here's a bit of a close up so you can see the fabby  You Rock image from Tiddly Inks. I thought he was just perfect for this layout..

Yup, I know I have a long way to go in the world of learning scrapbooking but I am hoping if I do one a month I will look back next January and think Hey, I'm getting the hang of this!!!! :)

Off to pop in jacket tates now because I have crafty night with my big sis tonight and I can't wait!! she will be here in around an hour so I am going to get a bath now and get my comfy clothes on ( ...ack, who am I kidding, all my friends know that means pj's!!!)

Hugs Lou xxxxxxxxx

So what can you do with Funky hands Craft The Year Away?........

Morning peeps!!
I am so excited about this post!! I get to show you some bits I have made with Funky Hands awesome new Craft The Year Away papercraft factory.

I have been daftly excited by this new release and it is absolutely fantastical!!!  our lovely Anice will be showcasing the brand new Papercraft Factory craft CD-Rom Craft The Year Away. Tune in to see the fantastic new features of this unique CD-Rom and hopefully watch some great demonstrations too.
Today on Create and Craft at 10am and 2pm.(Sky 671, Freeview 36, Freesat 813)

So here's a few piccies of what I have been doing with it so far.......



Don't forget to check out all the other funkettes fabby blogs for their creations too, if you go to my sidebar they are all there!!! and get a cuppa, snuggle down on your settee, turn on Create & Craft and watch Anice at 10am and 2 pm.
Off to set my recorder up now as I will be at work this morning and then miss a squidge of it this afternoon when I pick up the boys from school.
Huge hugs
Lou xxxxx

A quick bit of love!!!

Romfl!!!!! did that title get you in on my blog quick?!!!!! :)

This card is a little quicky I made today with the fabulous new download out over on Funky Hand.
Valentines day is fast approaching and I have been feeling the love for valentines cards for a couple of days now so I was super pleased when this download came out, Just look at that fab lips paper!!!! love it!!!
 Here's a piccy to enable you.........

Its full of funky red, white and three shades of grey are the colours for this collection so great for making cards for men! And its a bargain too because this download collection is  priced at just £3.19.

I am a domestic godess this afternoon as I have cooked roast chicken and roast veg for tea, mmmmmm yummo. Off to make some gravy now!!
Hugs Lou xxxx

Fi's Cricut Club Branch challenge and mojo monday!!

Morning peeps!!!

Well its thursday so the weekend is almost here!!!!! I made this card last friday but I have only just remembered I didn't post it!! romfl!!!

Our very lovely Fi set us a challenge at our monthly cricut club. Our January challenge was to create a something using a branch cut. I headed for my yummy home decor cart for mine and cut the little flowery branch and bird.

I cut the bird and card base with bazill bling and I think they look beautiful all blingy and shiney.

I wanted to add a bit of dimension so I used the scraps of pink from my card base to punch out some flowers and added some beads in for the centres.

I stamped a little sentiment on my kraft looking card file folder and pucnched it out with my tag punch and popped a little string through it so I could hang it on the branch.

The edges are stamped with my fav swirly magnolia stamp!

I really like this card!! I am poppingit over on the mojo monday blog whose sketch this week is....

I think this card with its little branch fits in for it!!! I love the sketch too and am going to use it for a few more cards over the weekend.

Tomorrow Anice is back on C&C at 10am and 2pm to demo Craft The Year Away so I am really looking forward to posting a few of my Craft The Year Away creations tomorrow too!!!

Pootling myself off to work now peeps!! I'll be back when I finish work for a good old bloggy womble!

Huge hugs

Lou xxxxx

Baby blanket LOTV.



Morning peeps!!!

awwwww isn't he cute?! I love him to bits.

I made this card for the sister of one of my friends at work. I love how teeny and cute he looks with his snuggly.



I popped a little bit of black glaze pen on his eyes to make them stand out a little more ( added cutieness!!) and of course a teensy bit of blingaroo because I know Kelly likes bling! and the gorgeous paper is from my dcwv nanna's stack ( i swear that stack is going to last me forever, its fab!!).



I made Jack's name using Kirsten ITC font with my MTC software, it is so quick and being able to use my favourite font on a card was so special. I popped it up a bit with my silicone glue so it would hold the easel bit up.



 I love the little touch of rafia with the bow too.

I searched and searched for a little blue dummy charm I had when I was making it to dangle from the bow but I couldn't find it, then when I went out to my craft room last night to make an anniversary card the blooming thing was sat in my button box!!!! sods law as the card had been aunty vicki-ed away to kelly, rubi and jack by then!!!!!! hey ho, maybe next time!!! lol!!!!!

I am determined to enter more challenges this year so I am entering him in LOTV's Anything but a square challenge.

Right off to get me ready for the day, yipeeeee for hump day!!!!! half way through the week peeps!! friday is on its way!!! :)

Hugs

Lou xxx

My BF's birfday!!!!!

I know I know!! 2 posts in one day ( please scroll down  or click here for my Tiddly Tuesdays post) but this one just can't be missed!!!!
Today is my BF's birthday. She is such a super person that I wanted to dedicate one post just for her.
Now she is such a fabulous person that she is BF for a lot of other people too and I am just happy to have her in my life. When I am struggling she pokes me with a stick to get me going again and I am very thankful for her.
Happy Birthday Fi xxxxx

Onto some blurb about my cute little card then!! Another of my awesome fiends has sent her new 'Good Friend' Stampin Up stamp set home to live with me for a month (maybe she will forget she lent me it.......:) )
Its so cute isn't it? they are the new cling ones and they are super, came in a little like dvd case and they are so easy to use, stamp like a dream too ( yup, i really hope she forgets she lent me them........lol!!!)
 Right, I really must get my bottom into gear now!
Don't forget about the magnolia blog candy in my sidebar, you have until friday and if you are at any of the shows this year please search out the Alicraft stall as that is Ali and Iian who have donated the yummy candy.
Huge Hugs
Lou xxxx

Tiddly Inks challenge 36- Kiss me, you fool !!

Morning peeps!!

wow Tiddly Tuesday is upon us again and the challenge from the Tiddly Inkers over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog this week is......

Kiss Me, You Fool!!

All you need to do is  include a kiss in sentiment or character using your Tiddly Inks images and enter them over on the challenge blog using the cute froggy before 10pm CST on Monday 7th February.

I had great fun with mine!! I found these lips in my MTC gallery and I want to thank the person who did them! they are super.

I coloured up my image- the beautiful Bloom Q  and set her aside whilst I sprayed my luscious lips with some crafty notions champagne spray (........not as easy as it sounds....shake bottle...try to spray...no worky....take apart...try again...spray self...oooh I look all sparkly...funny until I realise it won't come off.....put top back on....spray lips!!!! all to the amusement of Mo who nearly fell of daddy's computer chair laughing!!!!!) and dried them with my heat gun.



I popped the lips onto some black card and then drew around them to make my base card!! wohooo!! Lip shaped card!!!!

Then add one cute Bloom Q  and a little inkadinkadoo ticket stamped on file folder and cut out and hey presto!!!! card done!!!



Bloom Q Luscious lips recipe!

Image- Bloom Q from Tiddly Inks.

Promarkers- skin vanilla and soft peach.

jeans- pastel blue and denim blue.

top- berry red,crimson,cool grey 2 and 3.

sentiment stamp-Inkadinkadoo.

Black cardstock and re Bazill card.

So thats me for this morning. I might post again later depending on how awake I feel!!! lol :)

Have a tiddly tuesday!!

Hugs

Lou xxxxx