Happy Bee Day!!!

Image- Happy Bee Day from Tiddly Inks

Hello Peeps!!!

Hope you are all having a fabby day. I woke up with the cold from doom and have a really sore throat, grrrrrrr!! still its been a lovely day.

We took Mo out to a dog show where there were doing agility which he adored watching and we had a quick womble around the garden centre and he bought yet more books for his ever growing book collection. His fav one so far is his new bible stories book.

So I made this card a few weeks ago when the super cute new images and stamps came out over in the Tiddly Inks store. She is Happy Bee Day and she is just so cute!! The sentiment comes with her too.

I coloured her up using my promarkers.....

skin- blush, sunnkissed pink and coral

hair- vanilla, sandstone and caramel

yellows- pastel yellow,mustard and gold

browns- cocoa,caramel and walnut

 I am entering with the Allsorts challenge blog- Layers with her. There are 6 layers in to this little cutie.

And I am so happy today because today we went to go spend a little while having snugglies with our gorgeous new fluffy princess!! she's soooo cute!!! she's a little dark chocolate lab and we have called her Poppy. Here's a little piccy...

Her head is a little bit blurry because she kept running off to play with Scott's trainer laces!! Mo is so excited he "thinks he might pop"!! romfl!!! it was a joy to see him playing with all the puppies that were there, there were 7 and he was in his element snuggling with them all!!

Poppy is just 4 weeks old tomorrow so we have 4 more weeks of waiting before she is ready to come home for permanent snuggleage but we are busy puppy proofing in preparation for her arrival!!!

It has been so hard without Holly and we are just such doggy peeps that we had to add another member to our family. We can't wait to bring her home.

Right best go and get myself a couple of paracetemol and try and get rid of my lergy!!

Thank you for popping in on me

huge hugs Lou xxxx

Tiddly and Funky all in one day!!

Image- Wryn Hanging Around from Tiddly Inks.

Morning Peeps!!
I thought I would have a Tiddly Inks make and Funky Hand make all in one day today!! so I have made a quicky card to share with you all this morning. This one took me just half an hour because my gorgeous little Wryn was already coloured up and I got cheaty and stamped my stitches!! he he he!!!

And those delicious papers are from Funky Hand's Shabby Saturday download, which is one of my absolute favs ever,its gorgeous. If you click on the piccy below it will take you straight to the shop and the Shabby Saturday download page. It is such a yummy set.

All it needed then was a bit of raffia and some gorgeous SU pennant punch and stamp set to finish it off. Simples but sooooooo cute!!

Right off to work for me today so I guess I had better get myself some lunch made and get Mo moving as he is in "I think I should stay home today mummy" mode!!!

Thank you for popping in on me!

Huge hugs Lou xxx

A little Winter fairy and I'll bring the mistletoe..

 Image- A winter Fairy from Lilyboo designs

Kim’s digi papers – Quilted Holly.

Kim’s digi stamp- Twelve Christmas Greetings.

Morning Peeps!

How are you all this morning? I am very excited because I can finally share with you a couple of makes from my big sisters new digi releases that I made a couple of weeks ago. You can see all her New releases here at just 99p each they are a total must for your christmas digi needs!! Bargain!!

So the top card uses the little winter fairy, she is so sweet.I had to add a little blingyness with my copic spicas too, I love the way they shine and how yummy is that paper too?! I added a little bit of twine, bling and one of the kim's digi circle stamps.

And oooooh I so love this little cutie below! I felt the need for some funky hair on this one so she got some festive green hair! I just had to use the 'Merry Kissmass' sentiment to go with her and her sprig of mistletoe.

Image- I'll bring the Mistletoe from Lilyboo Designs

Kim’s digi papers – Quilted Holly.

Kim’s digi stamp- Twelve Christmas Greetings.

So its off back to work for me today. Yesterday was a complete disaster as the car failed its MOT on monday morning so I have been carless since then. Yesterday it went to be fixed ( new catalytic converter required..) I dropped Mo off at school and dropped the car down to scott who took it to the garage and there were some problems attaching the exhaust due to threaded bolts from the one before so when I came home the exhaust promptly fell off....arghhhhhhhh!!! I had 1 hr before I needed to go fetch Mo who goes to school a couple of villages away...!! Luckily my dad came to my rescue and took me to get Mo whilst scott's dad fetched him from work and brought him home to get the car and followed him up to the garage incase he needed any help on the way ( he had to stop twice and push the exhaust back on before he got to the garage!!) but its all fixed now!!

It never rains but it pours!!! lol!!

Thank you for popping in on me today

Huge hugs Lou xxx

The Big guy golfing....

Image-  Big Guy Golfing from Mo's Digital Pencil

Papers- Sugar and Spice vintage Impressions from Barbara anne williams

Afternoon Peeps!
I am back with a 2nd post of the day!! I just had to share this card with you because I really enjoyed a bit of colouring and sticking down layers of paper!! I was bloggy wombling this morning and found 2 challenges that just got me thinking I fancy a make!

This digi from Mo Manning is one of my most used digi's!! I must of made at least 10 cards with this guy since I got him! oh the joys of having a golf crazy dad, son and hubby!!!

I even found a super cute little golf tee charm in my charm pot to pop on it!!

Challenges I am entering with this Big Guy Golfing...
DP2- Lovely Layers

Papertake weekly- Anything Goes

Right back to the little peeps and the last day of school hols!! We have just got back from a lunch out with my mum and we are all full up of lunch and totally sleepy!! the sun has come out and its fairly warm so the walk home was a bit of a struggle for them!!!

Thank you for popping back in on me!
huge hugs Lou xxx

Daisy Day - the new Funky Hand release xx

 Morning Peeps!

There is a gorgeous new download out over in the Funky Hand shop, its called Daisy Day, and I just wanted to share a few of the creations I have made with it. I love it. Its bright,cheerful and zingy and I can't wait to get making some more cards with it when  my mojo kicks back in proper styley!! 

Ya'lll know how much I love halloween and the stripey paper and orange polka dots comboo above is screaming out halloween to me...oooh might even have to try a halloweeny card today now!! he he he!!!

Next I used the soft pink tones to make a get well card and used the dandelion digi from the Wishes and Kisses cd rom. 

 Then I had a play with a tag and some of the flower print papers, making a 'daisy' with my lord tim rosette die...

So, click on this piccy to see more gorgeous creations from my funkette teamies and get yourself a gorgeous all rounder Daisy Day download!!

Its the last day of the school holidays here :( so I will be on Aunty Duty squeezing out my last day for a while with my squidgy little peeps, not much planned for today though we will hopefully be making some cake pops!! yummy!!! 
huge hugs Lou xxxx

Altering canvas...

Morning everyone.

Its time for a new sketch over on the Fetch a Sketch challenge blog and until I got up this morning I didn't think I was going to make it in time to get my DT make done but as I was looking at the gorgeous sketch a little idea popped into my head of something I wanted to make.

I sneakily pinched one of Mo's little canvases and got to work distress inking and crafty notions spraying until I was happy with the effect. A little stamping around the edges and a few punched hearts glued together to 3D them and it was done.

I just needed to photoshop a piccy of my little girl and boy with aged newspaper effect,print it out and stick it on with some collal photo glue and it was done!

So here is the fabulous sketch that got me going this morning, and huge huge thank you's to Jenny for it or I would still be stuck in my not feeling like crafting funk after having to say goodbye to my gorgeous girl this weekend xxxxxx

 Remember that you can flip the sketch, rotate the sketch, resize it and make any type of project you like with it - as long as we can see the original sketch in your creation we'll be happy!

We have a brand new sponsor to Fetch A Sketch - Ladybug Crafts Ink and Kerry is generously offering the winner of this challenge a £10 voucher to spend in the store! 

Well, its Aunty Duty for me today! best get myself moving really and the car is going in for its MOT so I will need the hugest of luck for that to go ok!!! romfl!!!

Don't forget to pop in on the FAS challenge blog and see the super cute card Ruth made.

Thank you for popping in on me

Huge hugs Lou xxx

Sad days :(

Sleep tight my beautiful fluffy princess xxx

Hello Peeps,

I am so sorry I haven't been around for the last few days. It has been a very sad and draining few days.

Our beautiful fluffy princess Holly has gone over the rainbow bridge now. We had to let her go as her liver and kidneys had started to fail and her calcium level was so very high that the vets equipment could not read it. She was panting heavily and not eating so we had to let her go. She said the cancer had taken too much of a hold and the meds she was on had become dangerous to use as her liver and kidneys were failing.

It was not easy and we were so upset I couldn't even talk to people :(

On saturday morning Holly fell asleep with the help of the vet at 9:30am. Scott, Mo and I cuddled and kissed her the whole time and she was so ready to go that she just snuggled into us all and slipped away.

We were so unbelievably proud of little Mo who did not want to let her go without being with her and insisted on staying. He was so brave and didn't let her see him cry,just stroking her and kissing her tummy as she fell to sleep.

The vet left us afterwards to say our goodbyes and he cried then, telling her "I will so miss you and me snuggling in a morning baby girl". It was heartbreaking but he was so grown up about it. I took him to the park over the road whilst Scott sorted out the paperwork with the vet and he just sat on my knee and cried for 10 mins, then got himself up to play and I think that was just perfect.

I was not so brave and cried for the entire morning!

Today we woke up and decided we wanted to do something special for Holly and for our other dog Zaky who passed away last november so we spent the day making a special bit in our garden for them both and I wanted to share them with you all.

The gladiolas on Holly's side were from our lovely friend next door who bought them over for Holly tonight. She also bought us chips for tea and I can't tell her how lovely and appreciated that was. 

 Both Holly and Zaky have a little tree and 2 heathers each. I love heathers. Mo wanted his sleepy mole ornament to go in the middle so I bought an extra heather to go behind that too.We also bought each of them a little candle scone for the wall so that we can leave their candles lit but they are safe from little fingers getting them!!!

Both Holly and Zaky loved to woof at the birds and sunbathe against the garage wall so we placed their garden under Mo's bird feeding branches and where their favourite places were. Holly loved to be the end nearest the doors and Zaky loved to be at the other end.
It is amazing how much better we feel now we can look out of the patio doors and see a bit of something to remember them by.
I promise I will be back to my normal bloggy self as soon as I can. 
Thank you for popping in on me 
huge hugs Lou xxxx

Saturated Canary challenge 25- Dotty!!

Image- Dutch Girl freebie from the new SC Dutch blog

Afternoon Peeps!! 

Its time for a new challenge over on the Saturated Canary challenge blog and this week we want to see you all....

 Going Dotty!!!

oooooh I was in my element 'cos ya'll know I love love love dots!! anything spotty is always going to  be fun! :) and I absolutely loved the image krista drew especially for the Dutch Canary blog. Please pop on over and visit the girls over there, they are just so awesome and you can also read up on the details to get this cutie yourself. I coloured her up with my promarkers (...colours in listy below...) and added a few dots to the red bit on her hat and pinny.

I decided to stick with some traditional dutch colours and tried to keep a little yellow in there for the canary on the basket too!!!

Pins.....its the first time I have ever used them on a card and I actually quite enjoyed tucking them into my little bakers twine bow!! I did however fell the need to colour in some little glass beads to match the colours on the top and then glue them onto the ends of the pins so they weren't sharp and pointy!!

Flowers....OH MY GOSH!! I am totally loving my new Layered Rose die, its just gorgeous and this was the first time I had played with that too, I love how the flower wumpfs up when you emboss it and layer it up.

Here's a little list of the bits I used to make my card...

Image- Dutch Girl freebie from the new SC Dutch blog

Papers- Portabello Road from papermania

Promarkers- 

skin- blush,sunkissed pink,coral

reds- poppy,cardinal red and burgundy

blues- pastel blue,denim blue and midnight blue

browns- sandstone,cocoa and walnut

yellows- mustard and gold

Dies-

Die-namics Layered Rose from Dies to Die for.

Sizzix swirl

Nesty oval and scalloped oval.

EK success photo corner punch.

Buttons from papermania

Bakers twine

Coloured pins from the works, 99p bargain!!

Washi Tape

SU teeny tags stamps and jewellery punch

Phew!! thats a long list today!! romfl!!!

Challenges I am entering with this cutie are....

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes

The Canary blog- Special digi challenge

Papertake Weekly- Pins and needles

So thats me for today!! its been a bit of an ick day. Holly doesn't want to eat anything today so I bribed her with a sardine paste sandwich to be able to give her her tablets! she seemed very impressed with mummy's choice of bribery though and woofed it up in 2 seconds flat!!! and its soooo cold I have even considered turning the heating back on!!!

Thank you for popping in on me!!

Huge hugs Lou xxxx

Mo's thank you card..

Morning Peeps!!

Its midway challenge 31 over on the FAS challenge blog and I had super fun with Mo this morning making a thank you card for my friend..wjo was my boss for many years whilst I was nanny to her 2 gorgeous children who I love dearly. They visited yesterday and gave Mo 2 huge sacks full of books!! Anyone who knows Mo will know that he is a complete bookworm!!  

We went straight out with them all and the dogs for a walk across the common so there was no time for Mo to explore the bags last night but Scott snapped this photo at 5am this morning when Mo woke up and headed straight downstairs to explore the bags.....( I love the way his PJ top is inside out and he had tucked himself into the bag to get a good look in there!!!! too cute!!!)

Mo wrote the 'Thank you' himself, I love when he does that,it makes cards so much more personal. He was so excited about all the books in there, all we kept hearing were little 'woohoooos' and 'oooohs' and now he is sat looking through the pile and sorting then=m out!!
And of course I used the sketch I made for our Fetch A Sketch challenge blog sketch this week ...

Remember that you can flip the sketch, rotate the sketch, resize it and make any type of project you like with it - as long as we can see the original sketch in your creation we'll be happy! and don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog and see Ruths card!! its awesome!

I thought using a photo on a card was just perfect for this card and later I am going to try a scrap page with it too!!

We have just got back from an early bird swim with Mo and so I am just having a cuppa and a chocolate croissant before I go on a bloggy womble!!

Thank you for popping in on me!

huge hugs Lou xxx

Get well soon....

Image- Sparkle Nurse from Saturated Canary

Morning Peeps!!

Hope you are all having a super weekend! we are having a really nice,chilling family time weekend and I am loving it.

Yesterday little Mo went next door to play with his best buddy Sophia so I had some fun playing with another of Krista's new images,Sparkle Nurse. My 2 favourite aunties are both awesome nurses so I really enjoyed playing with this one.

I made the backing paper myself in word, making sure to highlight on of the 'get well soon' in red so it stood out a little more.

I coloured her in and cut her out and then embossed one of my big tags with a sizzix folder...can't remember what its called though!! I ripped a bit of paper from my scraps box and then added the cute little sentiment that comes with her...there are 4 I think....

Little Mo is allergic to plasters so we always have some stretchy bandage and gauze in our cupboard which was perfect because I stole some to add to my card base and tags, stapled onto the big tag with kiss shapes for getting well!!!

A little bit of washi tape is always fun to stick somewhere and I love this one which is kinda clinincal looking so that got added to the tag too!! 

Right, offto do some reading now. I started the Hunger Games trilogy on Monday night and I am now on the last book, Mockingjay'. I LOVE a good read and have really enjoyed these books, I can't wait for the film to come out here in the UK next week so I can watch the film!!

Thank you for popping in on me!

Huge hugs Lou xxxx