Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!

Although there's no lions or for once bears lol!

Instead there is Jellybean the elephant from Whimsy and Timothy Tiger from High Hopes.

Papers are First Edition Daydreamer I think 'coz the front has fallen off.

Challenges:

Whimsy - Not square

MSE - Use a real rubber stamp

Squirell & the Fox - make it sparkle - gems, glitter paper & sparkly ribbon

I love promarkers - anything goes

My mum's craft shop - fave stamp is deffo Jellybean

Incy wincy - anything goes

Warm and humid hugs

Debbie xx

PS the cat was fine at the vets although there was one dodgy moment when the tail started flicking and I thought she would be examining her teeth from the inside LOL!

Teddy Bo Tuesday

It's a new challenge at Teddy Bo today and the theme is Celebrations - I've aimed for celebrating summer although we've already had our quota of 3 rain free days this year lol.

Image: TEDDYBO_202

Papers: Cosmo Cricket - Odds & Ends

Tools: Whimsy Corner Dies, Woodware Postage Stamp Punch, Eyelets, Brads and Charms

Hop to the shop to check out the new images:

Challenges:
Allsorts - Dies to die for
Craft Your Days Away - Teddy bears
Di's Digi Designs - spotty and dotty
Emergency Crafters - summer sun
Charisma - Summer
Dutch Dare - summer fun
Lexi's - At the Beach

Hugs

Debbie xx

PS Wish me luck - I have the cat at the vets for her annual boosters this morning am going to find the welding gloves before I try and post her in her carry case lol!

Guardian Angel

Back to the embarrassing uninked pile today.

Gorjuss Guardian Angel by Sugar Nellie

Tools: Joy Craft flower die, Cart-Us embossing folder, Martha Stewart beaded arcs punch

Pearls from Meiflower, Ribbon from Local Market

Challenges:

Whimsy stamps - white on white

Stamp with fun - Angels

Dream Valley - Things with wings

Craft your Passion - things with wings

Craft Your Days Away - Teddy bears

Slightly blind hugs

Debbie xx

I went to the opticians this afternoon and now have bifocal contact lenses - fingers crossed I will be able to see to read without Mr Tickle Arms - far away is deffo better lol!

Fairytale Friday Again!

Well we seem to have had our summer if yesterday was anything to go by and I have a haircut booked in for later so it's bound to throw it down again later......

I thought I'd use bright colours to cheer myself up a bit - am loving these papers just at the mo and they're digi so I can print as many as I like - bonus!

Image: Hermann Wants a Hug
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
Flowers, gems & sentiment from stash

Tiddly Inks Birthday

This is an image I've had for absolutely ages and never used she's from Tiddly Inks.

I've given her purple streaks in her hair and digitally paper pieced her dress with Pink Petticoat paper in gimp.

Challenges:

Wags n Whiskers - Paper piecing

Allsorts - Paper piecing

Robyn's Fetish - anything goes

Little Red Flowers

More new stuff - Marianne Stamp, Cosmo Cricket Paper and Whimsy Notables Die

Along with Daisy embossing folder and Imagine That Sentiment.

Challenges:

Celebrate the occasion - welcome summer

Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Lexi's - Happy Birthday

Stamp & Create - Bold & Bright

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet - lots of layers
Delightful Challenges - anything goes

Soggy Hugs - where has the sun gone???
Debbie xx

Sadly Neglected

Um had this Bildmalarna stamp for ages and not inked it - found it in my new arrivals box.........

Papers are new (slap wrist) but they were on offer - Pink Paislee Stella Digipapers

Sentiment is Pink Gem

The layout is from the Critter Sketch challenge

I would like to enter Bunny Zoes Girls Girls Girls challenge

It's TUSAL Day

This is the first one from our new house and I treated myself to a new jar as well.

I think these had been priced incorrectly as its about 10 inches tall and was only £4.99.

I'm still stitching these roses although this is the last one and I'm determined to get them finished before the next update. I can't decide on either red or purple for the cushion backing fabric.

If you want to join in with the TUSAL or even want to know more about it you need to go to DaffyCat's blog - HERE

Stitchy hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Mid Challenge Reminder

Nip over to the challenge blog to have a nose at these fabby new images and the creations by other members of the team.

It's still team B at the moment so no make from me today and I'm still trying to get back in the swing of this blogging lark although I did rearrange my craft room yesterday so will get in there later once I've thrown hubby out for work.

Tall child is currently grounded and has had her Blackberry surgically removed as punishment - I've left it on the dining table to torture her Mwhahahahaha!!!

Nasty Mummy Hugs

Debbie xx

Wee Stamps Freebie

I have a couple of Wee Stamps digis but haven't got round to colouring them as yet.

These are the free ones with one of this months mags.

Paper: MME Fine & Dandy

Sentiment -Whimsy Stamps

I would like to enter:

Robyn's Fetish - anything goes

One Stitch at a Time - In Stitches

Crafty Catz - embossing

Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes

Sweet Stampin - summer fun
Cutie Pie - Stitching

Happy Father's Day

My daughter doesn't call her step-dad Dad so his Father's Day card says hun which is what we both call him amongst other things :0)

The bear is part of a kit from The Clipart Fairy as are the letters which I just resized and cut out.

I would like to enter:

Dream Valley Challenges

Here Come the Boys

Di's Digi Designs

Card Mad Fairy

Card makin Mamas

Craft Punked

Delicious Doodles

Hugs

Debbie xx

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Boy Attitude

It's time for a new challenge over at Fussy and Fancy Friday already!!!!

This time we want to see Boy Attitude or cards for men.

Layout: That Craft Place Challenge

Image: DarciesDiaries_046 The Thinker

Papers: Shery K Designs Blue & Grey 10 pack

Sentiment: Papermania Wellington Pack

Challenges:
DYSU - male cards
Charisma - male cards
Milk Coffee - embossing
Sassy Cheryls - birthday celebration

Friday Hugs

Debbie 

Fairytale Friday - Again Already

I've had this image printed off for ages and she finally worked her way to the top of the pile for my Fairytale Friday Card. As it's Team B's challenge I didn't have to follow the theme but you can find the details HERE

Bright and cheerful just like the weather :0)

Image: TEDDYBOBEA_099 - window to the world

Paper: Making Memories Raspberry Small Dots

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Bright Pink Hugs

Debbie xx

Belated Birthday

I should have made him white rabbit really as I'm late again - seems to be the story of my life just at the mo!

I blame it on only having the house to myself once in the last 3 weeks - it's driving me barmy to say the least.

Can't be doing with this talking to people during the day LOL!

Hugs

Debbie xx

Home Sweet Home

I made these a while ago from a free kit with Cross Stitch Crazy (I think)

and have only just found the photo on my phone.

Am sneakily finding things to give me chance to catch up.........

Debbie xx

Toppers for Boys

I thought I'd made my step dad's father's day card but could I find it??????

Love these Michael Powell squares quick bit of trimming and job's a good un.

Hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday

It's new release day at Teddy Bo today as well as Team B's challenge with a theme of make a card that includes a gift.

As I don't have a card to share I thought you might like to see a photo of my new spare room, something I haven't had since tall child was born...............

This is the view from the door - there is an alcove to the left with 2 tall drawer units in it - we were originally going to put our old wardrobe up in here but it's too tall for these new-fangled houses lol!

Furry Hugs

Debbie xx

D'Arcy Day

Image: DARCYSDIARIES_054

Starter: Green & Cream

Main: Birthday

Dessert: Ribbon (crafty ribbons)

Sides: Butterflies (woodware punch) & Pearls


Ooops had this saved as draft rather than scheduled - my bad  :0)
You still have a few days to enter the recipe challenge over at D'Arcy's diaries.
Not a colour I would normally use but rather a nice shade of green.
Naughty corner hugs
Debbie xx

Father's Day

I always try to make my Father-In-Laws cards either Scottish or Isle of Lewis related or in this case both. The picture is of a place called Blackwood on the island.

The lettering and backing papers are both from the Clipart Fairy matted onto olive paper from the Papermill Shop.

Haggis flavoured hugs

Debbie xx

Thank you fairy

I really haven't got back into the swing of blogging since the move so please accept my apologies.

The only boxes we have left to unpack now are the books and DVD's for the dining room as Ikea are taking forever to deliver our new bookcase.

My card today uses a beautiful fairy image from Fairy Doodler together with lots of dies and First Edition Daydreamer papers.

I would like to enter this into the DT call at The Squirrel and the Fox - the icy colours say winter to me.
Dilly Beans - Purple
Emergency Crafter - anything with wings
Little Miss Muffet - wings

Saturday Hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday

OK so Tuesday is nearly over but better late than never - you still have a few days to enter our Red, White, Blue and Bling challenge over at Teddy Bo.

As it's a team A challenge at the moment I was also supposed to use a new image but unfortunately I got in a bit of a muddle and used one from a previous release - I hope I don't get sacked.

Image: TEDDYBOBEA_127

Spotty paper: Papermania

Tag & Heart: Sizzix dies

Sentiment: Papermania

Furry Hugs

Debbie

New Crafty Space

 You may remember that I was evicted from the dining room table and closeted into the spare room when we put our house up for sale.

If you were wondering where I was we finally moved last Monday getting our keys at a very stressful 4:27 when the estate agent who was holding them was closing at 4:30 - fortunately hubby was waiting outside for the phone call so we didn't have a 20 mile trip to do in 3 minutes.




Anyhoo this was my old craft room and by the gods of decorating smiling on me I seem to have ended up with bedroom 3 in our new house mainly as it had a teddy bear border in it and I argued it would be used more than the proper spare room as we didn't want any visitors LOL!

 Desk corner with room to walk right round it

Sorry about the photo but it's a bit bright here today.

In case you were wondering the mini bags on the desk are from Tesco £1 each to support Alzheimers.

 Stash corner

Purple drawers - punches, embossing folders, thin dies and colouring things

White drawers - card blanks, paper pads, Sizzix dies

Cupboard  (formerly Abby's wardrobe) stamps, ribbon, card, glitter, fabric etc

Stitching and singing corner 

Patterns patterns and more patterns, knitting sewing cross-stitching

These mostly used to live in the  conservatory and more recently have been packed away in various boxes round the house.

The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice there are only 3 corners in my room - no I don't live in a really weird shaped house. The last corner is a bit of a not sure where this goes at the moment so we'll pile it up here and a rather fetching black bag of stuffing and odd stuff.

I'm really really spoilt but hubby said he was really fed up with my "stuff" or some other word beginning with S being all round the house and hey I'm not complaining.

Debbie xx