Fun in the sun!

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August release DT post!)

Hi everyone!  I hope your week has started well.  Mine isn't too bad, nearly caught up with the hundreds of work emails post holiday - phew!

So today is a start of the new fortnightly Pollycrafts challenge and this week Lisa has set the challenge for Fun In The Sun!  I love making sunny cards so here is my DT make...

I love this little guy!  He is one of the new Lil Dumplings called Curly.  You can check out more sunny DT inspiration and all the deets over at the blog here.

Thanks for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with my CC Designs August release DT post!

 

Happy fright night!

It's day four of the CC Designs August release preview and today we are showcasing the fab new Sweet November stamps.  Without further ado, here is my DT make using one of the stamps from the Midnight's Mischief set and sentiment from the Tickled Pink Fright Night set....

I love this cat, I think it's because he looks all sleepy but you know if you stroked him, he'd have your eye out, lol!!  Go check out the rest of the DT inspiration over at the blog here and don't forget to add your name to the linky for the chance to win this cute kitty kat set!

I'll be back in an hour with my Pollycrafts DT post - see you then!

 

Floating by to wave "hi"

Hi everyone!  Yes, I'm still absent from blogland what with now having to catch up on work after my two weeks off!  But I will be resuming normal blog visiting services later this week!

Anyhoo, today I have my There She Goes Trendsetter card to show you using the super fun Aquaholics set...

This card was so fun to make!  I used Echo Park papers and created the port hole using my Nestabilitie round dies.  The sand is a bit of cork and I think the bubble embossing folder is by Cuttlebug.

There's also a new There She Goes challenge that started today - paper piecing!  You can check out the gorgeous Trendsetter cards and get all the deets on the prize over at the blog here.

Thanks for visiting and I promise to visit you soon!

 

For my mum

I'm here today with my Bellarific Babe card I made for my mum.  I decided to go down the elegant route and made this...

Not my usual style!  But wanted to try the mixed media route and ended up with this simple card.  I used Em's Lantern Flowers that includes the butterfly (and a dragonfly) and for the background I used the Eclectic Mini mesh, bubble wrap and fresh script stamp set with a paler Versafine Smokey Grey ink.

Okay, thanks for visiting.  I gotta rush now to get ready for dinner with the family - ttfn!

 

Pretty in pink!

Hi Everyone!  Just popping in to remind you that there is still time to join in with the Lili of the Valley current monthly challenge one that most of you will love - Pretty in Pink!

 

There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing Handwritten and Mixed Media Backgrounds!

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It's the fourth and last day of the There She Goes July release and today we are showcasing sneak peeks of the fab new Handwritten sentiments and Mixed Media Background builders designed by Tobi Crawford. 

These sets are really versatile - you can go down the vintage, grungy look or I kept my design CAS style.  Here is my Trendsetter card...

I love that font, just had to showcase it simply with Imaginisce papers, balloon die cuts and some ric rac to keep it from being too plain.

 

I'd love an ice cream right now!

It's time for Bellarific Friday and this week we had a sketch to follow - here is my Bellarific Babe take on it...

I just love this sweet smiling girl!  This is Mo Manning's Lacie With Ice Cream and I matched her up with Design By Dani Beach Love papers.  I also used my new Cuttlebug triangle embossing folder (I guessed you were getting bored with my polka dot one!) and used My Favorite Things banner dies.

So for this week we have the photo below to inspire you...

Send your creations to Em by Thursday 1 August for a chance to win some Bella Bucks!  I will be back later with the last day of the There She Goes July release sneak peak!

There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing Strut Your Stuff!

Okay, it is day 2 of the There She Goes July release and today we are showcasing a new set by Wendy Leach of The Ink Project fame called Strut Your Stuff and is a set of two stamps that will sell for $9.

 

Here is my Trendsetter make...

Isn't she so much fun?!  I love her!  I also used this week's There She Goes challenge sketch - you still have plenty of time to join us if you can.  Don't forget to join in with the hop below using the inklinkz below!

See you tomorrow with my Bellarific Friday Babe post!



There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing Amalia Daisy Fairy!

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Okay, it is day 2 of the There She Goes July release and today we are showcasing a new set by Megan Suarez of Dilly Beans fame - Amalia's Daisy Fairy.  Amalia’s Daisy Fairy is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 stamps and will sell for $9.00. 

 

 

Here is my Trendsetter card...

I think she is so beautiful!  I added lots of Stickles glitter glue on her wings, the flower centres and heart flowers to make it pop more!

So follow the inklinkz below or over at the blog here for a chance to win this sweet set - check out all of the deets over at the blog here.  See you tomorrow with day 3 of the July release!

 

Sunny smiles just for you

Hi everyone!  We are doing a review of the CC Designs July release today and we are showcasing the gorgeous Sweet November Mermaids stamp set.  Here is my DT make...

These mermaids are so beautiful!  I matched her up with Echo Park paper and the sentiment is from the AmyR Sweet Summer set.  You can check out more gorgeous inspiration over at the blog here.  Thanks for visiting and I'll be back later with my There She Goes DT post - ttfn!

 

There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing School Doodles!

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new Christmas release post!)

It's day 1 of 4 of the There She Goes July release and today we have a really sweet by Torico called School Dooles.  There are 49 stamps in this set and will sell for $24.oo.  You can win this set by joining in with the blog hop challenge by visiting each of the Trendsetters' blogs in the inlinkz below and comment along the way!  You can check out all the deets on the blog.

So here is my Trendsetter make using this set...

 

 

 

Ack!  He is so cute!  and I love the sentiments that come with the sweet images too.  I used Echo Park Bundle of Joy Boy papers and some paper clips that I found in my stash.

 

Okay, so don't forget to join the hop using the inklinz below and I'll be back tomorrow with my CC Designs review post and day 2 of the There She Goes July release post.  ttfn!

 

 

 

Lili of the Valley Christmas release blog hop!

Lili of the Valley are launching their new gorgeous Christmas stamps and the design team are celebrating with a blog hop!  The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Thursday July 25th (UK time) along with some fabulous new art pads and patterned papers.

 

We are also welcoming new teamie, Kathy!  Welcome to this fab team Kathy!

  

So what's a hop without prizes?  You can win a full set of all 16 Christmas rubber stamps!  We will let you know tomorrow evening who the winner is!  Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning:

 

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky
Dawny

Debbie

Dena Elise

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Kim

Lou

Mary J (you're here!)

Mindy

Moni

 

So I made two cards and here is the first...

 

This is such a cute stamp!  It's called Polar Pair and I matched the image with October Afternoon Very Merry papers and used my trusty Fiskars snowflake border punch.

 

Here is my second card using Squirrel Snack, a sentiment from the Handwritten Phrases set and matched up with K and Company papers...

 

 

You now need to hop off to the lovely Mindy.  Okay, I'm off now but you can check out the deets of the blog hop at the Ideas to Inspire blog.  ttfn!

 

 

I love cake!

Hello everyone!  I hope you have had fabulous weather like we have had here in the South East of England - it's been fabulous!  Yes, a little too warm sometimes but I ain't complaining!  Anyhoo, I'm here today with my Bellarific Babe card using Uptown Girl Bianca Loves Her Big Cake...

Yum, yum, yum!  I love cake!  My niece is quite famous for her cakes and she is going to make me one for my birthday next month - can't wait!

While I'm here, just wanted to say I'm sorry I haven't been visiting you - had a wedding this weekend and my brother is visiting from Hong Kong so we're busy, busy, busy!  Will be round soon though to see your inspiration!  ttfn!

 

Sweet girlie girl!

I'm here today to show you my DT card using one of the sweet stamps from the Drozy's Darlings Summer Days set...

Such a sweetie pie!  I matched her up with My Minds Eye papers and doily to add to her girliness!  The sentiment is from the AmyR Sunny sentiments set.

You can check out all of the July release here.  I'll see you later and thanks for visiting!

 

Christmas fun in July!

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I'm back with my second post of today with my Bellarific Friday DT post and this week we had the theme of Christmas in July.  I found it hard to get any inspiration for this while it's sunny and hot here in the UK but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out afterall...

I love this fun image!  This is Uptown Girls The Three Amigas - just like me and my friends at our Christmas parties!  I used October Afternoon Very Merry papers, my Darice chevron embossing folder and lots of Stickles Glitter on the trims.

Okay, so for the next Bellarific Friday we have a sketch to inspire us...

I love this sketch - can't wait to get on and make something with it!  Don't forget to send your creations to Em by next Thursday 25 July.  Thanks for visiting!