Posey...........

 Stamp- Wee Stamps Posey.

Die- Die Namics Cross stitch Rectangle stax.

Papers- A day in may-biege ornament- Pion designs.

Written tutorial HERE on Mandy's blog for the book.

Morning all!! 

I'm in for you today with a super cute little notebook holder. ooooh I love making these!! I got the tutorial HERE from my friend Mandy.

I couldn't resist a bit of an oldie but a goodie make using  Wee Stamps Posey. I just adore her so much, she's so sweet!!

And with some scrummy pion paper to cover my book pieces the whole thing looked so pretty.

Inside there is a little place to pop a gift card if its a present or receipts if you use it as a shopping list book for your handbag!!  

Today is pick up my new glasses day and I can't wait because the repair jobs we've had to do on my current ones have left me with a stinger of a migraine because the lenses aren't quite in the right place! I am counting down the minutes to 10:40am!!!!!!

I wonder if I will miss looking this classy..........

............probably not!!!! romfl!!!!!

Thank you for popping in

Hugs Lou xxx

Grace and the owl..........

Image- Grace and the owl.

Morning all!

Did you all see the gorgeous new release Grace and the owl over at the Mo's Digital Pencil store she really is just so sweet.  I couldn't wait to use her.

So I went for a wintery hello kinda card. My little Mo of course...thinks she is Hermione from harry potter talking to Hedwig!!! She really is just so sweet hanging there on the fence. The snow and hi there! are actually really sparkley but you can't tell from the photo!!! so i took one a little closer a la flash so I could show you that bit!!!

Thank you for popping in

Hugs Lou xx

Manly Chicks......

Stamp- Manly Chicks.

Papers- MME Find your wings and fly.

Dies- Die Namics Fishtail Flag stax.

What Ho chaps!!!!

Oh I do so love these  Manly Chicks. They are just the best for those dreaded man cards and they come with 3 fabulous sentiments to choose from too which makes the man card worries just pootle away!!! yey!!!

And of course!! you have to have a good old manly paper too and in the depths of my 'stroke only's' I found this scrummy mustache paper in the  MME Find your wings and fly paper pad.

Right, I've Lou waffled enough!! I need to get myself going, there is a cuppa on the kitchen side with my name on it and a very excited little man ready for another day at school. I am so blooming proud of him I could burst.....but me? I am lost!! lol!!! what a wuss!!! have not shown the lil guy my wavering braveness though, I just need to pull on the big girl pants and chick up!!!!!! today I am going to have a good play in my craft room now it's all tidy and just chill!!!

Hugs Lou xx

Tiddly Inks challenge #190...Let's get Sketchy!!

Stamps- Ellie say Hi clear stamp set.

Papers- Simple stories Charmed Life.

Morning peeps!!

It's time for another fun challenge over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and this week it's time for you to stretch those sketch skills!!! so its...

Let's Get Sketchy!!

 So just follow the sketch to make your Tiddly Creation for this challenge!!

It's a nice and easy one and you can embelly it up as you wish as long as our gorgeous Tiddly Inkers can still see the original sketch in action!!

 (**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 used the super cute Ellie say Hi clear stamp set. I absolutely adore my Tiddly Inks clear stamps but there's not many left in the shop now so make sure you pop in and grab them before they are gone for good!!!

Right, time to go get ready for the school run!!

Huge hugs Lou xxx

Kayla with gingerbread.........

Image- Kayla with gingerbread.

Dies- Die Namics Homespun Stitch lines.

Morning all.

I'm in with my dream team make for you today and there was just no resisting, I had to use the brand new image,  Kayla with gingerbread.

Isn't she just the sweetest?!! and being pretty obsessed with gingerbread men myself I just had to use her for sure. And a CAS card to show her cuteness is all that is required was the way to go! so some super sweet stitch dies and good old green and red cardstock mats popped up on foam from the kraft card base was all she needed. Oh I do love her!!!

Today I am going to feel very much a spare part. Scott is going back to work today after a few days off to make sure Little Mo was settled with school and Little Mo is at school so it's just me and the dogs today....gulp.....I am not one of those mamma's that celebrates the back to school thing. I love my little guy home with me and playing games, going for walks, baking and just being together but I hope he is going to have a wonderful day at school too.

Thank you for popping in

Huge hugs Lou xx 

Ellie says Bye bookmark......

 Stamps- Ellie says bye clear stamp set.

Hi everyone!

Its Fab Friday over on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog and this time I decided to go with a make just for me. Its sooo good to get some me time into your makes so you don't forget your passion and why you began crafting in the very first place.

For my make today I used the gorgeous Ellie says bye clear stamp set. I absolutely adore this set and its little quote stamp. I paper pieced up her balloon after distress ink back grounding my bookmark and adding a silhouette corner stamp.I wanted her to look like she was floating over a wonderful meadow.

Then it was time for some fussy cutting fun to get Ellie cut out and stuck onto my bookmark. I also added some little threads and fibre in colours to co ordinate the balloon.

And hey presto, me time for me finished!! now I just need a good book to fill my days a bit. Little Mo is busying himself through his second day of school and I am at a loss!! the house is too quiet and I miss my little man hanging around my craft desk stealing stuff!! 

Thank you so much for popping in on me

Hugs Lou xx

DP2 Challenge #267.

Images- It's all About the Candy (girl).

Pumpkin Witch.

Card fold tutorial- Peek a Boo card.

Morning everyone!!

It's that time of the month again where a fab new challenge pops up on the DP2 challenge blog. And, as always, its time to explore your Mo's Digital Pencil images in your own way!! its.....

 Anything Goes with a Mo Image

                             Winners prize: a $5.00 voucher for Mo's online store.

Remember to follow Mo's Challenge Rules ...
use at least one Mo Manning image...
NEW creations only! (No back linking)...
And, please, only ONE entry per person!

I was sooo excited about this card fold I saw this tutorial from the amazing Norma that I just had to give it a go with some of Mo's new  halloweeny images!! Perfect for when you can't make a choice of which one to use!! he he!!! There's a video below of how this awesome card does it's stuff.

Thank you so much Norma, I adore this fold! it's so much fun and your tutorial was so easy to follow xx 

And here is the card in action!! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!! it's too cute!!!!

Right. I have got to go. It's the little guy's first day at big school and I am not at all ashamed to say I have had to schedule this post up to go because I am in bits already about it. I hope he has the most wonderful day but while he does, Scott and I will be a bag of nerves waiting for hometime! and I also don't mind admitting that I will miss his little face and giggles and snuggles all day. He is just such a little ray of light in my days and I have adored the holidays so much.

Huge hugs and love for you all

Lou xxx

Tiddly Inks challenge #189....Back to School.

Stamp- Ricky hanging around clear stamp set.

Papers- Bazzill Basics School days.

Sentiments made by me on my pooter!!

It's time for another fun challenge over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and all around the world those mini peeps of ours, be it our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or mini peeps friends are getting ready to go....

Back To School!!

 So bear those little peeps you know in mind and make them something special to get them back to school with a smile!!

 (**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 went for a different route and did Back to School theme for my gorgeous cousin who is a teacher and will be going back to work later this week to get her classroom ready for her new class of mini peeps. I couldn't resist adding 2 of the little birds to the branch with Ricky because I love them so much and what teacher and little peeps do not feel a bit upside down when they go back to school after the holidays?!!!!!

The sentiments I did on my pooter because I needed them to fit just for Blaze. I am so blooming proud of her for being a teacher, it takes a will of steel and a heart of absolute gold to teach nowadays and I hope she knows just how proud of her we are.

Right, got to dash! Mo and I are having a makeshift Mandy coffee and card in our little crafty garage today because our gorgeous Mandy is on her holibobs! I only hope I can come up to scratch on the chocolate milkshake for Mo!!! he he!!

Huge hugs and Love, 

Lou xxx

It's all about the candy..........

Image- It's all about the candy (boy).

Hi everyone!

Did you all see the new releases over the weekend? I did and I couldn't resist popping this little  It's all about the candy (boy) into my basket for some colouring fun!

He is just too sweet for words and he comes with that awesome little sentiment too!!

Thank you for popping in,

Lou xx

Mo dream team blog hop....................

Image- Skating.

Hi everyone!!

Its that exciting time of the month again for a Mo's Dream Team blog hop and this time its a Winter in August theme picked by our lovely Gretha.

Here's the Blog Hop run in case you lost on the way......

 Gretha, Julie, Gaynor, Debby, Daria, Oleysa,

 Lou, Erin,Hellen, Anneke, Kaly,

Don't forget there are two $5 gift vouchers to spend in Mo's shop to be drawn from the participating Dream Team Designers comments so... make sure you pop in and comment on everyone's post for the blog hop to be in with the chance to win!!!

I was sooo stuck at which gorgeous wintery images of Maurie's to use that I cheated and asked my gorgeous friend Pat to choose for me (...I know it's totally cheating but seriously...could you choose just one?????!!!!!!!) and she said she loved Skating. And I love Pat, so thats the image I went for and oh my am I pleased I did. I adore it!! just look at Bronte in her little skates clinging on for dear life!!! how cute is she?!!!

Don't forget to hop in on every team member and drool over their makes!! oh my they are just amazing.

Huge hugs and thank you's for popping by, Lou xxx