Pretty Pumpkin...........

Image- Pretty Pumpkin from MIC.

Papers- Crate Paper 'Farmhouse'.

Morning peeps!

Well, I've done the school run, walked my pawsy buddy and absolutely frozen my butt off! come in and defrosted with a lovely cup of boiled water and I've made it up to my craft room for a quick bloggy catch up.

Grandad's funeral on tuesday was beautiful. The sun shone for him which he would of loved. The church service was lovely and we let out some of his friends pigeons and 2 of Grandad's  own pigeons to fly Grandad away.Then close family went on to Alford Crematorium which is just beautiful.

I'll be honest, I am finding it very hard and missing my Grandad greatly but I am muddling on through it in the normal Lou way. He wouldn't want me to be sad, but then I am not sure he realised just how loved and special he was to everyone so he will just have to forgive us all a bit of a slip in our braveness!! he he!! so yesterday I had a lovely bit of time colouring to keep myself busy.

I couldn't resist colouring up one of Krista's new images released over in the Make it Crafty store. I printed out 2 and went for the gorgeous Pretty Pumpkin. How could I not with all the yummy autumnal weather? I had the most fun doing her glittery pumpkin!! a good splodge of clear glitter pen and then glossy accents on top made it look so pretty.

Right, I am going to get another hot drink now and then have some fun with my stroke only Maja designs Sofiero papers from the Ribbon Girl pressie my gorgeous friend Wendy sent me, some days it just calls to me so much I have to go with it and cut some!! lol!!!!

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #206....Spookaboo!!!

Image- Pum'kin Juice Party from Tiddly Inks.

Morning all!!

It's time for another fun challenge over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and it's time get your ghoul on!!! the Tiddly Inkers want you to think.....

Spookaboo!!

 So think spooky fun!!

 (**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 **)

For my make I just couldn't resist the super cute little vampire Kitty from the new Pum'kin Juice Party set. It is seriously waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too cute and there are so many cuties to choose from! 

See!! I told you so!! you get this image of them altogether and they come separately too!! ....and...it comes with a super sweet little monster freebie too!! 

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Texas.........

Image- Texas from the Hurricane Donation Set.

Hi everyone,

I've been busy baking today but I gave myself a lovely hour to make a card too. This cute lil cowboy dude has been sat on my desk all week and I couldn't resist colouring him up today! 

He's the super sweet 'Texas' from the gorgeous Hurricane Donation Set . I think I'll be using this set for a couple more weeks! he he!! I just love the images in it!!!

And don't forget, every purchase of this wonderful set gives a $5 donation to Animal Rescue and GoFundMe's Direct Impact Fund for hurricane victims.So if you want to help those affected by Harvey and Irma, and get some super sweet images in the process this is the set for you!!

I used a sentiment from my silhouette files for my card and a cute little cowboy hat charm to finish it of!! Right, I've got a buttercream mission to complete now!! I'd better get on it!!

Scott has been busy working away on doing some block paving in our front garden so I need to make him a lovely cuppa and some tea to warm him up because it's yuck out there today!  Thank you so much for popping in on me, huge hugs Lou xx

Pug birthday.....

Pug- JMRush Pug Card cut file.

Papers- Doodlebug Hip Hip Hooray.

Die-Dienamics stitched circle scalloped edge frames.

Hi everyone!

I've been playing with my silhouette today for a super cute little Pug card make, isn't he just sooooo cute!! I adore him!!! I've linked the cut file up there ^ . Jennifer is so clever and I just had the most fun making him.

He is originally for a rectangle card and a lot bigger but I just made him smaller to go on the front of a 6x6 square card. His little muzzle and ears are popped up on foam and look so sweet!

Right, I need to go and add my kidney beans into my chilli in the slow cooker for tea tonight. The car is in the garage getting a lovely new ball joint so Scott's mum and dad are fetching Mo from school for us.

Thank you for popping in on me, huge hugs Lou xxx

Hoppy Poppy shakey!!!...........

Stamp-Hoppy Poppy has a prezzie.

'Snow'- White Opal liquid pearls.

Papers- Mini pack 'wonderland' 6x6.

Charm- Double star.

Twine- Natural button twine.

Dies- Dienamics stitched cover-up Horizontal.

Dienamics stitched circle scalloped edge frames.

Sequins from my stash!!

Morning everyone!

I received the most wonderful message and email from the lovely Mary at The Ribbon Girl over the weekend. She had seen my Grandad Goals and asked me if I would like to Guest Design for them for the Use any image challenges for a spell to help me along with my make a card a day goal. Oh my, how super kind and wonderful was that? I was so excited I didn't even need time to think about it, yes of course I would love to Mary Thank you very much!!!

The little bits I chose arrived faster than a snap a day after I ordered them on monday and yesterday I couldn't resist having a play right away!! I know the challenge isn't for a couple more weeks but a girls got to practice right?!!! and I was in a cute mood too so my head went right for shaker card fun and that gorgeous little Hoppy Poppy has a prezzie.

I chose the Mini pack 'wonderland' 6x6 paper pack.It's so sweet, there are a selection of glittered and unglittered papapers in it so a mix of the 2 looks just dreamy together but my favourite choose was the super sweet little Double star charm.It's so pretty and ever so shiny. I threaded it onto the Natural button twine and popped a teeny dab of clear hot glue on the underside to get it to stick to Poppy's circle.

I kept looking at Poppy and thinking she needed a little bit of festive snow or blingles around her and decided to go for my White Opal liquid pearls. I know there are a tonne of new things on the market but I am absolutely sure there will never be anything more scrumptious than liquid pearls and the white opal and platinum ones are my absolute faves.

Well, that's me for today. I've school run'd, walked Tyson and I am going to have another little play with my bits and get the challenge card ready for a couple of weeks time before I go to fetch Mo. Today I am holding onto to my tears the best I can because I have managed to cry out my eyelashes!!! they were still delicate after chemo and seem to of washed away with all the tears! what a noodle brain I am!! thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Mermaid treasure box....

 Image- Merrie Mermaid from Tiddly Inks.

small magnetic close box from The Works.

Morning everyone,

I hope you are all pootling along to wonderful wednesdays. I am just sitting in my craft room and drinking a nice tall glass of lemon and cucumber water (...I will detox myself from chemo and rads.....and spent all night popping to the loo for a wee!! bwah ha ha ha!!) and taking some photos of this supercute box I made with Merrie Mermaid from Tiddly Inks last week.

It's just a little magnetic closing box from the works but when I saw it I knew it would be a fun little project for me. I didn't get to share it properly on my blog last week with Grandad passing so I thought I'd show you it today. Her hair is actually all glittery and fun but it wouldn't show in the photo, I've popped the video Scott took for me a bit further down this post as it shows her a little better in natural light.

The gorgeous die cuts on the top and sides of the box are from my last Doo Hickey set, I adore the little seahorse!! I covered my box with some watercolour design paper and then added my die cuts, then a good all over the box splodgey covering of decopatch glossy glue to protect them. 

 and here's the video!!

Right, I'm off to nibble some berries and greek yoghurt, the mission to loose some blubber is on!!! Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Baby Boy Shadow Box......

 Chippies- New Baby Chipboard set.

Baby brush script word. (2.25 size)

Boy word.(1.75 size)

Circle Shadow Box.

Hi everyone!

Today's make is an MIC one. I had a rough day yesterday feeling sad so I got myself to work on something like Grandad would want me to.

I had an awesome pile of chippies from Zoe I wanted to get playing with and thought hey, I'll combine a few!! I listed them all up there ^ under my photo.

I covered my little shadow box with some gorgeous papers from my Maja Spring basics 6x6 papers. Then it was onto to the super cute little New baby elements! oh my!! I LOVE that set!!

I coloured them up with my promarkers and glued them along the little washing line. Then I popped out some of the teeny weeny stars and glued them onto some iridescent thread and attached them to the inside lip at the top, ooooh they look too cute!!!

Next it was onto the words Baby and Boy. I coloured those up with my promarkers too and added a bit of clear sparkle pen to them before giving them a good splodge of glossy accents to set them off.It really worked well and it looks so pretty. Here's a closer look at the word baby.....

Right,I need to go to fetch my little man really. He is being super brave and auditioning for the pantomime that they do at school once he finishes classes today but he wanted me to go at the same time as normal incase he has ' an unbrave moment' and wants to come right home! bless him! 

Thank you for popping in on me, huge hugs Lou xxx

Hurricane Donation Set....

Image- Hurricane Donation Set.

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry I've not blogged much this week. My Grandad has been quite poorly again and on Thursday morning with my aunty,my mum and I super close by him my Grandad went off on his journey to be with my nana. I rang Scott as he had stayed home with Mo and asked him to tell Mo. As soon as he told Mo a beautiful rainbow appeared out of the window they were looking out of! It wasn't raining at the time so Mo knew it was a sign from my Grandad for him. Scott was as brilliant as he always is and quickly took a photo for us to keep and print out for Mo.

I am finding it super hard to write that he has passed. He was such a wonderful, kind and gentle man and he did so much for so many people that I truly feel the world has lost a super special man. I know that my heart is broken by his loss but I also know that he so deserved to be free from pain and returned to the loving arms of my nana after so long without her.

I was grateful to be able to spend some time with my gorgeous cousin Blaize. Together we emptied Grandad's wardrobe on Thursday and took our time to bury our heads into shirts and jumpers that smelt of Grandad. We also had lots of giggles about happy memories of Grandad and tried some of his shoes on. This time with Blaize will remain one of most happy memories and we both definitely needed that time to process our sadness.

This morning whilst struggling through my tears to focus I made some promises to my Grandad and made myself a little project life digital reminder I can print out and look at to keep myself going. I'm never afraid of feelings you know, I just roll with them and let myself be me. Hiding stuff or pretending otherwise is not healthy....plus who needs Botox when you have super puffy lips and cheeks from your crying face?but being sad is not what my Grandad would of wanted and I know he's happy up there having a honeymoon period with my beautiful nana so this morning I have made myself some Grandad Goals for me to follow because he would of loved that.

So to start off my goals of a  card a day, I've got a post for you tonight using the fabulous Limited time Hurricane Donation Set of the card I made today.

The magic thing about this wonderful set is that $5 from every purchase will be donated to Animal Rescue and GoFundMe's Direct Impact Fund for hurricane victims. There 4 new stamps and 7 sentiments for the discounted price of $12.

So if you want to help those affected by Harvey and Irma, and get a bargain in the process make sure you pop in and buy this wonderful set before the end of September.

I used a sentiment from my stamps stash for my card but you get 7 super sweet sentiments with the set you can use!! 

Thank you for popping in, hugs Lou xx

Sailor boy birthday......

Image- Sailor Boys set.

Hi everyone!

Its Monday morning BST so that means it's time for a Mo's Digital Pencil post as it's my Dream Team day to post.

For some reason I just fancied making a birthday card with one of the gorgeous little boys from the Sailor Boys set. I love this one from the set, his little boat is so sweet.I love the vintage feel and that gorgeous curly longer hair.

I glossy accented around the bottom of his little boat so it looked like water for the little boat to float on.

Today is my last radiotherapy session. It's gone so quickly! I made 4 yummy loaf cakes to take for the amazing team who have looked after me. I did a Banana bread, Lime and Coconut cake, Lemon Drizzle cake and a Dark Chocolate cake. I am hoping that covers all bases for what people like to nibble with their cup of tea!! he he!!! they look so scrummy!!

Scott and Mo put in a request for a Dark Chocolate one of their own so I baked them an extra one too! It was a big baking day!!

Scott has taken the day off to celebrate the end of radiotherapy with me. We are going to have a breakfast date once he has picked me up from the hospital! He has to drop me off early with Mo, then take Mo to school and then come back for me. I have been enjoying a wonderful walk down through our towns arboretum to Scott's work to pick up the car since Mo went back to school and I think I really shall miss that walk!

This week I am going to charge my fitbit back up I think and try and get myself back up to those 10,000 steps a day I was doing. I do so love a walk. 

Right, time to scoot! I need to get dressed and get myself off to that last session!!

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

Hairy Monster.......

Image- Hairy Monster from MIC.

Hi everyone!

Yesterday it was my turn to post on the MIC inspiration blog. This month we've had a super fun task of CASE-ing our teamie Deborah's card. I loved that cute little monster so much!!

For my CASE-ing project I decided to take the challenge literally and use an old cookie cutter tin to make Mo a little halloweeen treat tin! It was so much fun! I used up the scraps of paper left from making my Ferris Wheel a couple of weeks ago.

I covered the tin first, sanding down the edges of my papers to make them fit the shape of the tin perfectly.Then I printed my lil monster dude out a few times. I paper pieced him up, oh boy do I love doing that! It's so much fun. I printed him out on the orange cardstock and coloured up his horns and a few of the cocktail bubbles.

Then I cut out his eye and cocktail glass on my white printed out one and coloured them up in a deliciously spooky green colour!! I popped his eye out on some hot glue for some extra dimension. It looks so fab!!

The sentiment is a retired MFT stamps set called Frightfully Fun. I love it, it's one of my favourite halloween sets ever, the sentiments are just so lovely. I stamped it in white and heat embossed it, then cut it out in a fishtail banner style.

I've had a wonderfully busy weekend. Yesterday we went and spent some time with Scott's mum,Dad and Nanna at the caravan and had a super fun lunch in the BBQ hut and today I have been busy baking yummy cakes for my amazing radiotherapy team for a thank you as its my last radiotherapy session tomorrow!! I can't believe how quickly it has gone!!

The men of the house decided they needed a cake too so I am just waiting on their dark chocolate loaf to bake now and then my poor oven can have a rest!!!!

Thank you for popping in, hugs Lou xxxx