Enjoy the rain!

Hey all!  It's Bellarific Friday and this week we had a sketch to follow.  Here is my DT make...

This is Lolly and her Brolly - another brilliant Uptown Girl!  I thought it only appropriate to make a card with a rain theme as that is all we seem to be getting here in the UK!  But I also wanted it to be cheery card so I used Doodlebug papers and some sweet daisies.

Okay, the next theme is to get inspired by this photo...

Send your creations to Em by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks!

Go-pher it!

I love love love this new Go-pher It stamp set by SugarPea Designs - so fun!  I made this card for a male work friend who is going for promotion - I hope this will encourage him!

I think it will make him smile!  The digi papers are from Digital Design Essentials and I used my Darice checker embossing folder.

It's really great that there has been a fantastic response to the new SugarPea Designs stamp sets - they are so sweet and very versatile too - I love working with them!  You can check out more inspiration over at the blog here.

I'm off now - have a lovely week and I'll back soon!

Sent with teddy bear love x

I don't know about you, but I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's weather - it's meant to be wet, windy and wild here in the UK - again!!!  It's a nightmare walking the dogs - the ground is so muddy and it's hard to keep them from jumping in the huge puddles.  But they do seem to love it!!!

Anyhoo, I'm here with my Lili of the Valley DT post using one of the new sweet stamps called James Laptop...

I love James the Bear!  I think this one would be fab for a boy or teenager - I know my young nephews spend more time in front of their laptops than the telly!  And I think the sweet informal font from the Scroll Sentiments is perfect with it too.

Okay, I'm off now, my hot bed blanket is calling me!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you on my blog rounds tomorrow - ttfn!

Bellarific Friday is here!

It's  Bellarific Friday and this week we had the theme of "friends".  Here is my take on it...

I used the beautiful Uptown Girl Pippa Loves to Plant.  This stamp has definitely NOT been made for me - I hate gardening!  But many of my family members and friends do so it always comes in handy.

So next week we have a sketch to follow so send your creations to Em by next Thursday.  Check out all the deets over at the blog here.

I'm off but I'll be back soon with my Lili of the Valley DT post - ttfn!

SugarPea Designs first ever challenge!

How exciting - the very first challenge SugarPea Designs starts today and the theme is easy - anything goes!  Here is my DT make using the super brilliant Pizza My Heart...

I kept it simply again - just using my Nesties to create a window with some gingham paper underneath.  I also used a smaller heart Nestie topped with a button for some interest.

You have plenty of time to enter as the challenge doesn't close until 18 February.  I hope you can join in for a chance to win a $5 gift voucher to the store - check out all of the deets over at the blog here.

I'm off now but I'll see you later with my Whimsie Doodles DT post - ttfn!

Love you x

Hi everyone!  I hope you've all had a good weekend.  It's a beautiful sunny day here in East Sussex so we are going for a long walk along the coastline with our gorgeous fur balls.  But of course Sundays go far too quickly  :(

Anyhoo, today I'm here with my Lili of the Valley DT post using one of the new sweet stamps called James Big Heart...

He is such a darling!  I used Echo Park papers and My Favorite Things circle and heart border dies.  I coloured this cutie in with my Prismacolor pencils - I just had to get them out again after seeing blog pal Sally's gorgeous pencil colouring on this card today.

Okay, I gotta go now - see you soon!

A sympathy card

Gosh, where does the time go nowadays?!  It seems like it was only Bellarific Friday yesterday and it's come around again!  So this week we had a sketch to follow and here is my take on it...

This is a sympathy card as my husband's cousin died recently so no cuteness from me today.  This beautiful flower is called Rose with a Hearty Centre and I used BasicGrey papers and a sentiment is from the Lili of the Valley Handwritten Phrases set.

Next week's Bellarific Friday is "friends" - I can feel an Uptown Girl stamp coming out for that!  Send your creations to Em by next Thursday.

I gotta go now but I'll be back this weekend with my Lili of the Valley DT post - ttfn!

All Dressed Up new release blog hop!

How exciting!  Today is the first All Dressed Up challenge and new release for 2014.  There are four new releases this morning, all now available in the Esty store.  All of the Dressy Girls have got together and created some gorgeous inspiration to show off the newbies with a blog hop!  The theme this month is "anything goes" and here is my make for it using one of the Love To Shop girls...

So beautiful!  I made this card for one of my city friends who has a beautiful sense of style - she is gonna love this!  I matched her up with Bella Gypsy papers and My Favorite Things skyline die.  The sentiment is from the Lili of the Valley Sentiments To Fit Scroll set.

So don't forget to join the hop - there will be two winners who can choose two images of their choice from the store.  So if you're already on the hop, you should have got here from the lovely Lis and you now need to hop off to sweet Viv.  If you need to start at the beginning, go the blog here where you will also find all of the deets.

Enjoy the hop and I'll see you again soon - ttfn!

Party time!

(Please scroll down for my Lili of the Valley blog hop post!)

It's Bellarific Friday this week's theme was to be inspired by a photo so here is my take on it...

I was inspired by the pink, red, circles and party theme so I just had to make a birthday card!  I used Uptown Girl's Victoria and Juliette's Night Out matched up with some Echo Park papers.  It makes me wanna have a glass of wine, but best not as it's only the morning still!

The next Bellarific Friday theme is to be inspired by this sketch...

Send your creations to Em by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks.  Check out all the deets over at the blog here.  Have a lovely day and I'll see you again soon!

Lili of the Valley new January release

It's time for another Lili of the Valley design team blog hop and today we’re celebrating our first launch of 2014 newbies!  There are 10 adorable new stamps in the set featuring James the Bear, Jack, Patch and Puss.

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday GMT on Monday 13 January and from the shop in Leeds this Saturday.

Don't forget to hop along as there are hidden prizes along the way!  The winners will be announced on Monday morning.   

2 lucky winners will each get all 10 new designs!

So here is my DT card using the very sweet James Peeping...

Oh, he is so darn cute!!!  I coloured him in with my Prismacolor pencils and used my Cuttlebug woodgrain embossing folder for the background and just a touch of patterned paper from my stash to give some interest.

You should have reached here fro the lovely Lou and you now need to hop along to marvellous Mindy.  If you've only just joined the hop, you can start from the Ideas to Inspire blog and get all the deets on how to win!

Enjoy the hop and I'll be back later with my Bellarific Friday babe post - ttfn!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 4!

It's day four and the last day of the sweet sneaks of the SugarPea Designs January release.  Here is my DT card using Tin Can Chat which will be available in store tonight at 9pm EST (not long to wait!!)...

Talk about sweet!  This set is so darn brilliant - I can just imagine my niece chatting to her friend like that!  t did some paper piecing for their dresses and thought they'd be cute framed in a pink Nesties circle eyelet die.  I'm giving this card to a work friend who is leaving - she'll think this is really cute!

Want to win this set?  Just join in with the blog hop!  The lucky winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.

So that is it for this release's sweet sneaks - hope you enjoyed seeing all of the new creations and excited as me as this new stamp company being on the market!  We will be back on 22 January with the very first SPD challenge!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 3!

It's day three of the sweet sneaks of the SugarPea Designs January release.  Here is my DT card using Gopher It which will be available in store this Thursday at 9pm EST...

He is so totally adorable - don't you just love those goofy teeth?!  I used some design paper from my stash (sorry, can't remember who it's from!) and embossed some kraft cardstock with my Darice squared embossing folder.

Do you want to win this set?  Just join in with the blog hop!  The lucky winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.



I gotta go now but I'll be back tomorrow with the very last day of our sweet sneaks!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 2!

It's day two of the sweet sneaks of the SugarPea Designs January release.  Here is my DT card using Pizza of my Heart who will be available in store this Thursday - and, yes, it is as fun as it sounds!

Isn't he fab?  I love his moustache and yummy pizza!  I made this for my husband's Valentine's card - he hates my soppy, cute stuff and he loves pizza - what's not to like?!

One lucky person will win this set by joining in with today's blog hop.  The winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.



I'll be back tomorrow with day three of our SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks!

SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks - day 1!

Today is the big day for the new SugarPea Designs shop - we are starting four days of sneak peeks of the new four stamp sets and then the shop opens on Thursday night at 9pm EST!  So without further ado, here is my DT card using Bushel and a Peck...

Isn't she adorable?!  I love that smile on her face!  I matched her up with Crate Paper Brooks paper, used a polka dot embossing folder for background interest and finished it off with a little twine and a daisy.  I love that this set has a variety of sentiments and items that go into the basket - very versatile!

Would you like to win this set?  Just comment along as you hop to each of the designers' blogs for the chance to win.  The winner will be announced at the release party on Thursday between 8pm - 9pm EST on the SugarPea Designs Facebook page.

I'll be back tomorrow with day two of our SugarPea Designs sweet sneaks!