Fruitcake....

Image- Fruitcake.

Morning everyone!

I'm in for you today with a super cute make featuring Fruitcake. 

I've nowhere near made enough christmas cards this year but this little cutie sat on my desk spurred me on to getting on with the job!!

And if you click on the piccy of her below, you'll be festively pinged to her home in the store so you can get making with her too!! she's just too cute not to buy!!

We had a gorgeous day yesterday celebrating our Little Mo's 14th birthday....I cannot believe he is 14 already!!! but I'll go with it because he is still squishably cute!!!

Right, I really do need to scoot, I've been on my treadmill for 3K so I am an actual sweaty beast who needs a shower right now!!! all in the name of attempting to keep fit....not much fun with a streaming runny nose and sore throat but well worth the pain if I can keep myself healthy!!! lol!!!

Huge Hugs Lou xxx

Tilda tracks Santa....

Morning peeps!!

I'm in with a post for you today. I have been excitedly opening the days of my Magnolia stamps and Dies- Christmas Calendar 2018 and I couldn't wait to ink up my Day 1 Tilda with the little map!!

My little Mo and I always follow NORAD tracks Santa and I decided to do a little Tilda Tracks Santa kind of christmassy card!!! And of course, I needed a few of my older Magnolia stamps to help me along, the fir trees ( though I cut the little one off the right side and just kept the 2 that nestle together and then masked my Tilda stamp so they went behind her), and the little Santa is coming to town sentiment circle. I love how Magnolia stamps are just timeless and go together no matter which releases they are from!!

I paper pieced her trousers and bow using the scraps from my delicious Maja Designs Christmas Season 6x6 papers. And of course, the little oval behind her and the papers on the card are the Maja Designs Christmas Season 6x6 papers too. They are just too pretty not to use!!

Just look how pretty the little early bird die was that came with the Magnolia stamps and Dies- Christmas Calendar 2018. I inked the edges a little and added a little fluffy snow to the top.

And that's me for today!!!! We are off to pick up our new car today. It's not brand new but it's new to us!! I can't wait. I've wanted a volvo for so long and now....well...I have one!!! wahooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Thank you for popping in, Huge hugs Lou xxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #220....Let's Be Merry!!!!

Image- Christmas Wishes clear stamp set,

(no longer available but you can get a digi version called

Reindeer Games.)

Die- Studio Light STENC121.

Morning Peeps!! 

It's time for a new challenge over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog and it's our last challenge of 2018!!! of course, we just had to go with the holiday season for our last challenge so....

Let's Be Merry!!

so, create something with any choice of Tiddly Inks image/stamp in a way you love! 

 (**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 couldn't resist another play with those amazing Studio Light dies I bought myself. Oh my goodness! there is just something so beautiful in making something for yourself and I am really enjoying doing that at the moment. I can't find myself a little roladex to start storing them on but I have attached 2 wooden dowels to my crafts board behind my desk and am just happily posting them on there!!!! I LOVE it!!!

Right, I need to get a wriggle on!! I have a little man to take to school, pawsy peeps to walk and a gorgeous husband to meet in his dinner hour for a little GAP sale shop!! he he!!!

Thank you for popping in, Huge hugs Lou xxxx

Christmas Carton!!!

Morning Peeps!

I'm in for you today and I have been having some fun making little bits to put on our table for christmas day. The Gummiapan Milk Carton die was just perfect for this!! they would be so wonderful to make a little advent calendar with too!!

I used the stunning new Christmas Season papers from Maja Designs to die cut my little carton and the little tag is from the Magnolia Doo Hickey club 20 magazine.

I even covered my mini bulldog clip with a little scrap that was left over too! I love how it all co-ordinates!! oooh, get me!!!

There is a super amount of size to tuck in some little treats like sweets or even a Lego man if you have a Lego obsessed child like me!! he he!!! It's just shy of a lip balm height so you can tuck some little cute things in there!

Right, I need to go drink lots of water for my ultrasound today...I am going to be bursting for the loo!!!

Thank you for popping in, Huge hugs Lou xxx

Dashing through the snow....

Image- Dashing.

Dies- Studio Light die (Stenc120).

Good morning all!

I'm a little late with my post this morning because I have been dashing on my treadmill!! lol!! but I couldn't wait to get showered and get to my computer to post this for you all to peek at!!.

My friend Larissa let me know about these gorgeous roladex styles Studio Light dies and I couldn't resist getting some just to do some little makes for me!! Janice and Andy at Sir Stampalot got right on the case for me and ordered them in and I cannot tell you how much I love these dies!! Thank you so much, Janice and Andy xxx

I don't have my roladex yet but I can't wait to get one so I decided to get started on making some bits for myself anyways and Dashing was the perfect image to start with!! there is a lovely sparkle to the tree and its lights but as usual, a dopey Lou cant get a picture of it!!!!

I had so much fun dotting the snow around with my white gel pen too! it goes a little pink on the car but I still adore it!!

Thank you for popping in, Hugs Lou xx

Fur you at Christmas....

Image- Fur You at Christmas.

Papers- Maja Designs Christmas Season.

Good morning everyone!!

It's Fabulous Friday over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog and this is my little Tiddly Inker make. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed making this!! 

A couple of weeks ago I begged....asked..... Christy for some Christmassy fox images. I absolutely love a little fox image oh my fursness did she rock it!! How adorable is this image???........

So I decided to use my Lawn Fawn square reveal wheel die set for a different purpose!! I made a little pennies gift card with a little window for the sentiment which I stamped right onto the sliding pennies bit so it could be seen through the window. I love it!! 

And!! even more exciting!! there are new images in the shop!!

And there's even more!!! over on Christy's Blog are some FREE stunning sentiments for you to download. They are way too cute to miss so click HERE to go read the post and get your freebie.

Hang on a second!!...there's another little Thanksgiving treat just below.....

There is a 45% off sale.and this will run through Cyber Monday. You will have to enter the code THANKSG18 at checkout.

and..if you are in the US and love clear stamps...

Christy has organized the clear stamps and you can see all the In Stock Stamps by clicking HERE… On US orders of $50 or more, Christy will refund the listed shipping after purchase and include a freebie set of cactus that is not available for purchase as a free gift. 

Phewsh!!! that was a lot of Lou waffle so I'll set you all free now and go and make a cuppa and try and calm myself before I go for my toe check up today!!!! I'm actually quite hopeful this might be the last yucky stuff removing session I need to have because I think they are looking much better this week!!

Thank you for peeking in, huge hugs Lou xxxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #219...Divine Dimension!

 Image- Kit.

Dies- Lawn Fawn Double Slider Surprise.

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border.

Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflake.

Morning all!!

It's time for a super fun new challenge over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog. And this month it's all about...

Divine Dimension!

so think images popped out on foam, moveable parts in your makes, shadow boxes, pop up boxes oooooh there's so much to choose from!!!! 

 (**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 decided to go with the super sweet Kit. He is just $1 in the store and I cannot resist a little fox one little bit! I adore them!

There is just something super sweet about a fox and I just couldn't resist whipping my new die into action. Now, I have made loads of this style card before using THIS TUTORIAL from Splitcoast stampers so don't think you have to have the die. I just love how cute and small this die set is so I had to get it!!! and this is how it works...

Then it was just a case of adding some foam to pop out the elements like my little Kit circle and the puffy white clouds. I added a few cute snowflakes and of course....printed out my own funny sentiment for inside!!

in fact....Christy just drew me 2 new foxy images and they are in the shop now!! You can click on the piccy to be pinged to them!!

   

Aren't they just perfect?!! I LOVE them!! Right, time for a cuppa before I tackle the hoovering. Poppy is malting and it's like a black carpet every morning in my lounge!! I'm so pleased we have laminate flooring downstairs!! lol!!

Thank you for popping in, huge hugs Lou xxx

With Love...

Image- With Love.

Morning all!

I'm in with a post for you today using With Love. I love how Mo's image's can be used for the beautiful rainbow of skin tones out in our amazing world. This one was for my friend's little girls to give to their friend.

Today I will mostly be pootling around doing the ironing and I might get some time to pootle out to my craft room a bit later too! I hope so, I really fancy making a bit of something if I can get the umpf! my toes have been really quite painful so a little treat of crafty time will just take the yuckiness out of my day!!!

Thank you for popping in

Hugs Lou xxx

Tailor Tilda....

Magnolia Mini World Tailor Tilda

Magnolia DooHickeys Recipe card die

Magnolia DooHickeyclub Volume 20 Magazine dies

Gummiapan Hens Net die

Gummiapan Button Heart die

Magnolia stamps Butterfly Dreams tag die 

Hello everyone!!

I had such a wonderful time pootling along with this little card and one of my favourite things from Magnolia stamps....their mini world stamps!! Oh, I just love them because you can fit so much fun into makes with the using your old and trusted Magnolia DooHickey dies. I used the Dream Tags die to pop the super sweet little Tailor Tilda on.

Let's take a closer peek at her with her little sewing machine!! awwww!!!

The card shape is made using the Magnolia DooHickeys Recipe card die. To make the little pink gingham designer paper piece. I used a sheet of my golden oldie 6x6 magnolias paper I cut a piece of it out with the die and then left it in there while I drew around the inside edge of the die with a pencil. I then cut along that pencil line and distressed the edges to get the perfect little matting piece on the card.

I also took some time to make her some little patchwork quilt pieces using the Gummiapan Hens Net die. I carefully lifted it out of my die cutting machine so the pieces stayed within the die so I could get my trusty thin black pen to draw the 'stitches' on. I love how it came out!!

And how sweet does the little Gummiapan Button Heart die look with a little thread through it as an accent on the tab part? 

Now, did you all get the Magnolia DooHickeyclub Volume 20 Magazine? ooooh, I so hope you did because it has the most beautiful little pair of scissors and a needle and thread die! they were just perfect for this make! I couldn't believe my luck when I saw them in the set!!!

I used a teeny little brad to put the scissors together and they look so sweet!!

Here is the needle in action too! I had super fun threading it!!

A repeat job of making the matting on some white card worked so nicely for the back of the card and I utilised a few more of those gorgeous little quilt pieces to dress up the corners.

Right, time for me to pootle off!! Thank you for popping in, Huge hugs Lou xxx

I have taken a Viking to you.........

Image- Wryn Viking To You.

Papers- Viking Adventures from Roofdog Design.

Morning everyone!!

I am so excited to post my latest make on my bloggy today because a) the new Wryn Viking To You image is just the most fabulous image and b) Julee from Mojo Monday has started doing sketches again and I am over the moon about it!!

Isn't it just gorgeous?!! I can't wait to start looking out for them every Monday again. They are just such a mojo starter. Thank you, Julee!!

And I found some super cute papers on Etsy from Roofdog Design called Viking Adventures that were just perfect for this make!! I so love it when everything comes together.

Oooooh, I do so love a make where everything feels so perfect because you just love it all!!

So, here's an update on my poor big toes (scroll past quickly if you are scared of poorly toe piccies!!!)

Today we took Mo for a little womble around the Christmas bits at our local garden centre and I managed to tread on my own toe....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Yup, I stood there in the middle of our local garden centre and actually cried peeps!!! I have a check-up at the Podiatry clinic tomorrow to see how I am doing with them so hopefully, it won't take them 40 mins of soaking to get the dressings off like it did me this morning?!!!! I am hoping she will say the infection has gone on the left one too.

Right, I need to scoot. We have the dentists at 4:05pm....again arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh... so I need to get on my biggest big girl pants for that! hopefully, nothing will need doing because that would finish me right of!!!

Thank you for nipping in, Huge hugs Lou xxx