Creative Inspirations DT Card and Craft Barn Challenge

Good Morning Sunday yet another spring like day here,washing on the line.Oh theres nothing like the smell of washing dried outside!I have some funny fetisihes i know.

Anyways today is Challenge 55 over at Creative Inspirations .This weeks challenge has been set by the lovely Emma.and it is to create an

EASEL Card.

We have 2 lovely sponsors this week andboth offering vouchers to one lukcy winner to spend in their shop .....
$10 at Simon SaysStamp

£10 Voucher to spend at Bunny Zoe Crafts

So why not get creative and join in.Ive made my creation using Stampin Up card and designer Papers by paper cellar.the image is a Digi Image from Stitchy Bear Stamps that i won on their birthday bash and just love it!Coloured with copics.
The sentiment is Stampin Up,flowers Prima,Pearls kaisercraft.The lace was from a rak i received.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorgeous:Pearls & Lace
Charismas Cardz :Easel Card

Crafty Purple Frog ; Things with Wings

Close up of the image.Hope you like my creationa nd pop by

and enter the challenge

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My second post today is for the Craft Barn Challenge
My wish had been cgranted this week thanks so much for choosing
my wish!


This is my creation ive made a tag used the new Tim Holtz colour wash distress inks to ink my tag in Wlanut stain .I then added Rangers alcohol ink mixatives gold and heated to dry it.This piccy ive had for sometime and just loveee it so romantic.The pearls are from Prima


The ribbons and lace i bought when i was home in a wee fab shop calls Boyes.
I have stuck all 3 to the bottom of the tag,so the ribbon embellished with beads hangs below.
The wee gold rose was a charm id had for awhile and the Tag Dream was sent too me in an RAK swap


Now i hear you say my wish was to make Concentina flower/Rossette flowers for people who hadnt got die cut machines (even though i have....lol)Now have to say what a fab challenge ive come to conclusion got too bigger fingers..lol.
Anyway if you check out the Craft Barn Blog you will see the many ways the dt made these flowers .So muggins here had fab idea to use a Friskas Edges ruler to get the effect and scored the strip papers and on 4th time this is what i completed the Rossetta Concentina Flower.
Boy do i need practise.....Then for the middle i stuck a Tim Holtz ideo-logy charm to the middle

Close up of the couple
Here's the Home Made flower close up!
Have fab Sunday i do hope ive done this flower and the dt team at the Craft Barn justice!
Also i would like to enter it into this wonderful blog i happen to come by is:
Sugar Creek Hollow ..cute name the theme this week is Handmade Flower.
Sunday Stampers:Brown

hugs Judex

May Your Dreams Come True!

Good Morning well looks like the Blue skies and sunshine are back,but hey that wind is a bit on the Parky side !Anyways i had time yesterday to get Inky !Boy i did just that didnt know what it would turn out like as ive never altered a domino.
First of all i well and truly got inky with my distress inksBrushed Corduroy,Rusty Hinge,and Aged Mahogony& bit Spiced Marmalade.I then had a stamped image that had been sent to me so i used embossing pen and added silver SU powder to heated and got this result i did the same put added Debbie More baby blue to the car.Stamped the sentiment down the side which is a stamp i received sometime ago from Crafty Individuals.
I then used this beautiful fringe stamp from Prima and Embossed in gold SU powder to the bottom added my brads which i hit to distress them but unfortunately must invest in a hammer sure i have some somewhere.I then sewed the image to the fringe with metal wire.(Never before have i tried this love using it!
My Domino i inked the Whole thing with Krylon Copper Leafing Pen I saw this technique on the CraftBarn Blog.I Added my image ,then covered in Rock Candy Stickles all over .I added the beaded pin to the top of the domino and stuck down with my cordless heat gun(Highly recommend this Gun!!)
Coloured in my prima flower added clock face from my stash stuck to the middle.Added an aray of fibers and made wee charm to go through the top of the tag.
I hope you like my creation and would love to hear from you what you think!


I am entering this into the last or is it!challenge over at
"Compendium of Curiosities"
challenge 35 page 67
I was sorry i never found this challenge blog till half way through.Then with my daughter being ill and my ME/Cfs flare ive not entered as much as i wanted.But hey ho im here for the last one ...well im hoping not so why not join in theres couple more days left .Hopefully monday we shall find out wahts a happening??

I am also entering it into :

Art Impressions Challenge

Just found this fab challenge this week is Embossing
Try It On A Tuesday: Tag ....Womens Day

Stampman Challenge:Mothersday Floral

Fab n Funky : Make It Girly

Have a fab Friday and alovely weekend.

Thankyou so much for all the kind messages on my tag

Much appreciated.

Im hoping to get to play with my Vagabond sometime this weekend

can't Wait

Happy Creating

hugs

Free As A Birdie

Good Morning all and boy where's Spring gone?!Cold north eastererly wind blowing here this morning.Heres me thinking the cold weather had gone to bed for good....lol
Today i have for you yet another tag ive been experimenting with my distress inks.I have used
Spiced Marmalade,Dried Marigold,Antique Linen Wild honey.the stamp is Tim holtz from one of his new released sets.I have outlined the bird from the stamp with Sakura Black GlazeThe bottomborder fringe stamp is from Prima i have embossed that with Black embossing powder from SU.The Trim ive glued on whihc is from my overflowing crafty stash..lolThe beautiful metal bird cage is bronzed with Krylon.Fibres added from my stash.Flower Prima coloured with added gem from Kaisercraft.


Sorry about the piccy it's so dark and drab this morning!
the light seems to have reflected on the birds head!
Anyways i have created this for the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp & Show :Use Metal
Creative Cottage : Tag Your It
Stampavie & More :Birds
Spoonfull of Sugar: Vintage /chabby chic

Sunday Stampers Challenge :Nature

thanks for popping by all your messages

are appreciated and will pop by to say hi!

Hugs & Happy Creative Thursday

Easter Treats Easel Card

Good afternoon not so nice as yesterday cold bitter wind,so my daughter informs me snow by end week!Here's me thinking spring had arrived.

Well it has in my craftroom every year for Easter i usually make homemade treats and need new holders.Last year it was Easter baskets so this year wanted to try something new.

So i have incorporated an easel card into a treat holder.I can hear you sounds yuck but i am pleased with the end result.Love to know what you think.

The cardstock is all SU ,the D/Papers springtime forever friends.the sentiment is from the same set also.

I have had to take various piccys so you can get the idea .The ribbon ive used is from forever friends springtime collection.The Easter we sign is from last years stock.the flowers are punched in felt and ive added gem.The centres made using nesties die cuts,round punch ,and small ovals.
The yellow candy buttons from reflections
Here you can actually see the side view of the easel card .



This is side view again showing where the treats are hiding in the easel card
so you get card and prezzie in one!

Here's showing the back side of easel card with the treats speckled Chocolate eggs .I have also added sentiment from the forever Friends springtime collection.

Piccy of the back of the Easel card

I hope you like my creation .I am still sort of playing around with few more until im happy ......never lol .I will try and put tutorial up and measurements at some point .

I would love to know what you think?

Iam also entering this into the follwoing challenges:

Simon Says :Anything Goes

Sir Stampalot:Spring Is in the Air

Pixie Cottage :Easter
Anything Goes : Die Cuts

Alphabet Challenge:R Ribbons
Have fab afternoon

hugs

WOYWW 92.....Spring is in the Air

Well Woywwers this is the sorry state of my ribbon draw.Yes my craftroom looks beauitful but my ribbons don't!So that is on the agenda this week spurred on by Really Reasonable Ribbons who are having an organization week with some fab Prizes to giveaway.I certainly could do with some of them...lol.Well at least they are colour coded the ribb0n bags so wont be too hard to tidy...or maybe it just might.Only have 3 of each colour...lol.Nest down fall to Prima Flowers!

Anyways it's Wednesday.......So

Good morning Woywwers gosh time is flying by another few weeks we will have reached the 100th nosy.Yes it's wednesday again hump day known to many of us .I know that your thinking but when ever i was on a week nights.Wednesday was know as hump night once we got wednesday over the weekend was here and that meant a whole week off!

So now what does it mean well thanks to the Boss M/S Dunnit of the Stamping Ground .

Know house work gets done on wdensdays we all nosey on down to everybodies desk to see what they are creating!So if you fancy joining in pop over to Julias blog link above and join in our wednesday delight!Sad i know but we just love it !Being nosey of course....

I must say this week the photo at the bottom is one of the prizes that i won from OWOH ....thanks so much Fiona beautiful plaque.It will be pride and place in my craftroom.
Lots things going on this week i have actually taken time out me time to
do some well earned crafting and catch up with projects i have outstanding.this was my desk last night well lie really as i had my creation thats nearly finished for the Big WOYWW 100.So had to move that and also a dt card.You can spot some tags drying which are in the making.In the below piccy theres some pastel ribbons and some images i have to get colouring for dt project.Near the tags and key board you can just see a lovely chain this was sent by a dear friend in US .Who thought maybe i could use or take to bits for crafting.Beautiful vintage watch think i will use to nice to break up dont ya think?

Here's close up of the beautiful vintage pocket watch that keeps excellent time!

Now just had to show you my new baby !!Yep my Vagabond sitting nicely yep i know collecting dust but oh no wont get chance to do that!

This is my plaque i mentioned earlier a prize i won from "

One World One Heart!"

Thanks once again Fiona

Just before i go just incase youve not popped by the past couple of weeks .

I have some lovely candy on offer if youve not entered and would like to please go Here.

Well off now to go enjoy my time bloggin,then have to take daughter to drs more tests.Oh beofre i go thnaks for all get well messages .I went for results on friday waste timer after sitting there for 2 and half hours clinic running late never got them not back yet!Talk about fumming...steaming.Before i go anyone interested i have a Circuit machine and cartridges for sale used twice as new cartridges 3 out 4 still sealed.Please email andrewjude45@hotmail.com

will put it in shop later today with piccys.

Have fab wednesday and enjoy this beautiful spring sunny weather we are having here in uk.
Love n hugs

Spring is in the Air

Good Morning to you all.Seems like an age since i last blogged and created.Life just sometimes gets in the way...tut tut.Thankyou for all your comments re hubby he is okjust started to mobilize gently,Dr signed him off for another 2 weeks.

Yesterday i managed some me time well my daughter Sophie also joined me in my crafting room.So we both sat having a good old inky time.Sophie has just joined blog land would love you to pop by and leave her amessage would make her day Here.

This is a tag ive also made for the March Tag swap im in.Just love these colours reminds me of spring.Mind we have had some lovely sunny blue sky days here in Norfolk of late even got washing dry outside!

Anyways onto my tag whihc ive cut with Tim Holtz tag die.I have used various distress inks .

Wild honey,dried Marigold,Spiced Marmalade,and Rusty hinge around the edges.I have then stamped the image off a beauitful stamp called"Mariposa"This was sent in a RAK from a friend in the USA.It has the name on the stamp and a label saying bought from Michaels nothing else.so thats all i know.I embossed the image using Stamp in Up black embossing powder.Also inked the edges of the flowers whihc are from Wild Orchard Crafts.Then aded this lovely Glass embellishment from Prima to the centre of the fowers.

The ribbons are from my Halloween stash!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Craftypad:To use Ribbon

Alphabet challenge :R for Ribbons
Fuss n Fancy Challenge: Embossing (and /or Paper piercing)

Raise The Bar:Just a Sentiment...hope my tag Counts

Crafts us Crazy:Nature

CraftyPurple Frog:Things With Wings

Cute Card Thursday :Signs of Spring

Colour Create:Fruits from list ,Orange,Black seeds,Bannana(Photo Inspiration)

Hope you l;ike my creation!

Have fab monday
hugs

Woyww 91.......

Good Morning Woywwers ...Just time seems to be flying by where is this year going March already !Well another Wednesday has arrived so that means nosey at the ready and hop over to Julia's Blog at The stampin Ground if youd like to join in with the Wednesday nosey!

I went away to dads last week had fab time relax met my friend had coffee,shopped relaxed.Then saturday hubby went to shut the door behind him and Bingo his back went!Omg we have had a made few days hes upstairs bed ridden,cant get out to go loo nothing.What a saturday night we had called gp on call who told us to ring Ambulance needs hospital need xray before given any pain releif.Well cut long story short .The ambulance turned up 2hrs later .How i did loose my rag with the ambulance girl i will never know .Cut long story short when i get time i am going to complain.Chloe answered door and she shouted mum ambulance for dad to go to hospital.I came down .The ambulance woman shouted "you think im taking him to hospital with back pain your wrong"!!!!Im not going to bore you anymore but went from bad to worse .Found out why she was so angry no ambulances in our area all out she had to come hour and half away .Not my fault!So since i got back had very eventfull weekend.

I havent done much crafting ive made another tag for my March tag swap i more to go im making them all the same this months.Hope you like it.Theres nothing much on my desk this week as havent had time with my hospital opds ,hubby iin bed iunable to get out to go loo ,plus sophie's drs and hospital opds.

I hope you like my second tag maybe this week i may steal some me time and get the other one dne then mailed off.

Yesterday Neet made my day bless her the post man arrived with some lovely piccys of Sir Tim Holtz from there craft session last week and she got his Autograph for me and he even put my name he he he OMG i was like someone whop had one the lotto...lol

I have in retunr found her bird cages she is looking for so as soon as they arrive neet i need your addy and will post them out to you.

As you know i didnt go to see Tim with everything going on just as well.but i made up for it by seeing him on QVC ...thats not all i had a spend too yes .Do you know since i got back saturday i havent had chance to even have aplay with my goodies.

YES ...the VAGABOND ...i trested myself and of course 3 new dies.so maybe bu next week i will fingers crossed manage to have a play...lol

Now as you know last week i put up some candy for you .The piccy below shows all the candy you could win and if your tim holts fan you will love it!

But you must go Here to enter

Open to everyone so please just follow the steps to enter and good luck closes on march 31st.

I hope to get around as many of you as i can this week.Last week did very well at dads and got round nearly all bar few i couldnt get into.

Well have nice week im off to have my indepth brain scan and now have brought opd forward 5 weeks and go for all my results on this friday .So wish me luck girls

Have fab wednesday

love n hugs

WOYWW >>>>>>90 Just Candy!!!

Morning all well Wednesday came so quick and where has Feb Gone.Thankyou to all who left messages last week .I did actually get round you but again had trouble leaving messages on some blogs just wouldnt let me in.

Another Wednesday has arrived so guess what time to be Nosey...lol.So do you want to join in and be nosey at other crafters desks,see what creations they're up to or even just have good nose.Then you need to pop by and see Miss Julia Dunnit the boss lady and she can be found HERE!

Well i am not here today in up at Dad's in Darlington come up for half term .I had my tests at hospital last thursday and well instead of having 6 week follow up i have to go back week today and they have brought my indepth brain scan to Tuesday.So i thought that coming to dads would be good chance to get a break at same time good for Sophie.Plus if anything turned out to be wrong(or why would they bring everything forward)then may not see dad or mum for while.

So whats on my desk well before i went away i have left some Half Term Candy for all you peeps.If your like me who couldnt make it to Tims craft session.....which so desperately wanted to go:(.then this candy may just be for you who.

Anyways this candy is for you all but please follow the rules how to enter as if you dont comply names will be removed and you wouldnt wanna miss out on this !

So Pop by HERE to enter if your Sir Tim Fan you will love it!Oh did you see the man himself on QVC yesterday well i was really naughty and guess what will be waitng for me when i get home....Begins with ....V...... yes i treated myself to VAGABOND!!!!So excited i have used the money from the craft trolleys i sold when i changed my craftroom round...yipee!!

Anyone else seeMr T on QVC yesterday or bought anything please spill...lol.

Well have fab Wednesday and i willl try and get round you all on my dads laptop..lol.good luck dont forget enter the candy you gotta be in it to win it!!!

Oh HELP anyone going to craft session with MR T would love piccy taken of him on your camera to drool over ....lol ....feel free to send one..

love n hugs

One World One Heart

I participated in the One World One Heart event last year and had such a great time reading and meeting new bloggers that I wouldn't have come across otherwise and I really wanted to be part of it again. Unfortunately this is the last of five OWOH global events Lisa Swifke has run, so get your blogging hats on and get over there and join the fun. I had lots of lovely messages last year from all around the world some whom im still in contact with.So why not join in with the fun.

Just for the ones that are not regular readers of my blog .Im an avid crafter who had to give my crafting business up due to illness in 2006 .After being diagnosed with ME/CFS Fibro.

Since then it is back to being the most enjoyable hobby i know plus it helps me pace my ME.I am into any sort of crafts,From cardmaking,scrapbooking,Altered Art,Atc's.I will try anything once.I am a huge fan of the Lovely talented Mr Tim Holtz.Try each year to do his 12 tags at christmas .shame he doesny do 12 months a year too,but such busy man i expect he wouldnt have the time!

I live in the Norfolk/Suffolk borders with my Hubby and 2 daughters who absolutely have so much patience with me and support my craft hobby so much.The best bit they love going craft shopping and support me 100%....can't say that of many men...lol so he is a gem when it comes to that!...Wont praise too much head might swell..lol.We have a lovely puppy Westhighland white called "Bobbie" who will be 1yr old on 19th Feb.So much lovely forests with the sea side not far theres lots to see.We still go back to London regulary as we moved from there to here.Now awaiting for the credit crunch to be over so we can now move to Hertfordshire .As my husband commutes 2 hr drive there and back to work.But at the moment house prices are at the lowest here in the uk wouldnt benefit selling now ,but im sure every where is feeling the pinch.

Iwas trained as a senior Nurse speciallizing in ITU and A&E nursinf and loved every single minute .Always wanted to be a nurse form the age of 11 and yes i did it!and love it!

I am the only member of my family in the health care proffesion and for that mater only one who ia arty.Both my daughters love to make cards and albums so im hoping they will carry on with creating later in life.My eldest also likes to blog with her friends she is mad on Rober Pattison yes "TWILIGHT FAN" me never watched it nor interested in such a movie .But keeps her occupied.My youngest well was once a tomboy but now has found the colour pink at 12 years old.I thought she would never get out of combat trousers how wrong i was .she has now growing up to be a girlie girl and yes i actually saw her legs on saturday as we wnet out and she wore a dress!!!even are friends where shocked!!!bless her.Anywyas enough rambling enjoy your time leas efeel free to comment on any posts .i will try get back round you all even if it takes me past feb 17th as it seems to grwo each year.

your comments on my creations are always appreciated so i thankyou from the bottom of my heart for all your lovely messages.

Have agood browse round i will leave this up the top until 17th as i will be giving away some Door candy A surprise this year ???

.So please keep popping back to check you wouldnt want to miss it!. Please scroll down for recent posts.

I will random.org the names and announce the winner on the 18th Feb so you all have a chance to win.

love n hugs

Live The Life You Imagined Tag

"Live the Life You've Imagined"

Good Morning thursday hope your all well and getting ready for half term those with children.Well i have for you a quick post this morning as im off to hospital for my Flusocide angyograph English terms die injected into my hand so they can find out why ive gone blind in one eye.Yes im the one eyed crafter ...Anyways when i return iv e been told i will be orange!even my pee but thats more info than you need..lol

Anyways onto todays creation whihc i have fallen in love with dont often say that about a project.Really enjoyed creating this maybe because ive been too busy clearing out my craftroom for past 2weeks and looking after my sick daughter..

This tag i have sort made into a shape of a bird cage.I have used distressed inks ,Rusty Hinge.Vintage ,Old Paper and clear embossing powder.Rock candy stickles for my wee bird.The lace is from Wild Orchard crafts ,the gem from a swap i received.The glass embellishment prima.Fibres from my craft stash .Sentiment is from Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection

the designer paper used is one ive fallen in love with from Kaisercraft "Le Chateau Collection"

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:

Spoonful Of Sugar:Anything but a card

Lets Create Challenge: Anything but a card

Pixie cottage:Embossing

C-Inspirations :Plain and simple

ABC Challenge:O for Old Fashioned vintage distress

Thanks for all the lovely messages about my new crftroom piccys in post below.

Have a creative thursday.

Love n hugs