Little Cuties

Claire has been tormenting me with the cute Lili of the Valley bears for weeks so I decided to return the favour with the new xmas set :0)

Papers were free with a mag and sentiments from Imagine That Stamps - I think I may have doubled my selection of xmas stamps lol!

I would like to share them with:

Natalie & Amy - anything goes, Aud's Sentiments - xmas is coming, Charisma (bunny) no embellies

Festive hugs

Debbie xx

Barcelona Froggy

My MIL is a mad Barcelona fan so I've made her birthday card in their team colours - a few brownie points is always handy lol!

Froggy is a High Hopes stamp from Bunny Zoes and the sentiment was a free gift with an order from Whimsy stamps

Challenges:

Party time Tuesday, Stamping Boutique, Top Tip Tuesday, Kaboodle

Lickle Ted Xmas Decoration

How cute is he? He's all ready to go to his new home.

He's listed HERE

but he can be restitched with a different colour hat or he's only £4 posted if you buy direct - I can invoice through Paypal.

Teddy Bo Tuesday

We're in the middle of our Black White and One challenge at the Teddy Bo Challenge.

I've used TEDDYBO_209 and added some green with some DCWV papers.

Challenges:

Incy Wincy - Frogs and snails...........

Hooked on Crafts - for men

One Stitch at a Time - use a digi

Pile it on - something beginning with P - PIE

Squirrel and the Fox - For Men

Not so Fuzzy Bear

Same bear as yesterday but in focus :0)

This is one of those cards that started off as something completely different in my head.

He is for sale HERE

Craft Barn Candy

Lots of lovelies here.

Click HERE to go over and join in

Fingers Crossed

Slightly fuzzy Bear

Sorry for the rubbish pic but I took loads and this is the best one I got before I got fed up.

Before I forget Samuel Taylors has a great giveaway on Facebook - HERE

Happy soggy Bank Holiday

xx

All Our Yesterdays Stitched Card

Another one of those free kits I found lurking about. Unfortunately I should have stitched it further down the fabric to fit the card supplied so I made my own from linen card.

She is available to buy HERE

Challenges:

Polkadoodles - stitching

Lilac Bunny

Another one of my pile of unloved digis from Meljens and some ancient Henbury Lane papers.

Buttons, pearls and bow from Meiflower

Challenges:

Wedding Card

Decided to make a wedding card for a change and here it is 

I would like to enter Divas by Design (Anything Goes) and My Mum's Craft Shop (Wedding) Challenges

Bling it up challenges - gems on flowers - Cute card Thursday & Dutch Dare

Pink Bag or Blue Bag

Definitely pink but fortunately she loved it :0)

I had some blue spotty fabric and made myself one as well with a Dorothy (gingham check) lining

Absolutely love it

Cross Stitch Christmas Card

More things out of the free kits pile - love these Penny Black mice

The card mount came in the kit

This is for sale HERE - but hurry as it ends tonight

Who Ate All the Pies????

It's Tuesday again - well at least I think it is. With no one having a fixed schedule here at the moment I've resorted to checking the telly paper to check :0)

Our new challenge is Black White and One at Teddy Bo this fortnight as you can see I used red and decided against black for my pie although I do sometimes cook using the smoke detector

Image: TEDDYBO_209

Paper: Funky fairies (retired)

Sentiments: Create with TLC & Imagine That Stamps

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion - power of 3, Created with love - 3 of a kind,

Forever Friends - anything goes, Crafty Catz - animals

Ready Teddy Goes - anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Include a sentiment, Pile it on - cuddly critters

Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bear Parade

Hugs

Debbie xx

Flyin Coo

There's a lot less of one of my virtual friends now so I sent her a card to celebrate - I did think about making the sentiment you skinny coo but decided not to!

Image is from Bugaboo

A big wave to my new follower :0) and I've just noticed I've passed 1000 posts - Yay me and what a load of waffle you've had to put up with.............

Popcorn Keyring

In my pile of free magazine kits I found this cute Popcorn kit.

The ring is from Sew sweet and the ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

He is for sale HERE

Debbie x

TUSAL

It's TUSAL time again - mine has grown lots this month as I've been stitching lots of those free kits you get with mags.

I turned this Forever Friends one into a keyring

Fairytale Friday Again

Friday again already and we're still distressed at Teddy Bo.

I've coloured Jolly for the first time and realised I had no idea what colours to use lol!

Image: TEDDYBOBEA_097

Paper: Dovecraft back to Basics III

Sentiment: Hero Arts.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp, Whimsy, Critter Sketch,

Magic in the Air, Whoopsi Daisy,
Dutch Dare, MAWTT & Papelitos & Papercrafting Journey

Hugs
Debbie xx

Love Tag

Every time I make a tag I always think I really should make these more often - it will therefore be months before you see another one lol!

This is for the Meljens Tag it challenge and My Mums Craft Shop Kraft challenge although I should maybe have made it stand out more in  the pic.

The pinks do match better in real life - but I'm no David Bailey (shows age)

Hugs

Debbie xx

More Meece

Bit of a meece thing going on here at the moment - this is another of my digi pile (Bugaboo) and another 4 inch card

it's really hot and sticky here at the moment and looks like we'll have hot rain later - nice!

I would like to enter the Critter Sketch challenge - use a digi

and One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

Hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday

It's Tuesday again and we're half way through our current distressing challenge at the towers and we'd love for you to join us.

Plus boss bear has recovered from her holiday and haggis cold turkey and has picked up her drawing stuffs again.

Little Blue Elephant

A small quick card made from some offcuts and another of my pile of printed digis.

Elephant is from Bugaboo

Summer Days

Love this image from Whimsy and teamed her with some Zoe Pearn Papers and embellies from Sweet Shoppe.

I would like to enter these summer challenges:

Anything Goes, Whimsy & Moving Along with the Times

hugs

Debbie 

Happy Anniversary

It's our wedding anniversary today - 4 whole years!!!! I hadn't used this stamp since I won the Lili of the Valley weekly voucher and hubby like's purple so tah dah!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Circles
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards - Emboss
Lilis Little Fairies - Monochrome


Takeaway for tea tonight so he gets a night off from cooking :c)

Fairytale Friday

As the Teddy Bo challenge theme this time is one that I'm really not that keen on I decided to combine it with one of my least favourite colours as well - so we have a distressed pink card :0)

Images: FairyD  Pussytat and Pile of Presents

Paper: Back to Basics III

Core'dinations whitewash embossed with Boofle folder and sanded with nail file

Sentiment: Pink Gem

Needlework Thread cutter used to distress all layers after inking edges (much cheaper than the proper thing but does exactly the same job)

I would like to enter:

DYSU - 4 legged friends

For Fun - Happy Birthday

Papercrafting Journey - anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday

It's time for a new challenge at Fussy and Fancy Friday - this time our theme is Lime Orange and Citrus.

Not generally colours I use but I enjoyed making this card once I put my sunglasses on!

The image is a free digi from Birdie Brown

Challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons - Bright colours

Crafts & Me - use a digi

Ladybird Crafts Ink - Summer Fun

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop - Things with wings

Hugs

Debbie xx

Fat Mouse

I found this cute Bugaboo guy in a pile of digis I'd printed off rather smaller than expected so this is a 4 inch card.

I would like to enter the Critter Sketch Circles Challenge  and the Charisma flora and fauna challenge.

Hugs

Debbie xx

I think Mice are Rather Nice

Whimsy have a 50% off digi sale until Friday and it would have been rude not to partake a wee bit :0)

Papers are Wild Rose Studio

I would like to enter Whimsy's summer challenge, Anything Goes summer days, Charisma flora & fauna, Stamp & Create stitching and DYSU four legged friends.

Hugs

Debbie

When I see an elephant fly...............

I found a huge stack of printed digis that I haven't coloured so will be making up for it in the next few weeks (yep there was quite a few!!)

This is one from Bugaboo with a Whimsy Ticket and Wild Rose Studio papers

I would like to enter:

Anything goes - no squares

DYSU - polka dots

2 sisters - anything goes

Catch the bug - anything goes
Songbird challenge - anything goes - post title is a song from Dumbo

hugs

Debbie xx

Lickle Ted for sale

More of my Christmas stitching - this little guy is available for sale over at my Etsy Shop

I would like to enter him into the Dutch Dare anything but a card challenge

Hugs

Debbie xx

Horsey Birthday

I'm ashamed to say that I bought this stamp last year for my step daughter's birthday and completely forgot about it so have been very frugal and used it this year instead lol!

I would like to enter:

Crafty Catz - Pink

My Mum's Craft shop - ice cream colours (strawberry and chocolate

Challenge up your life - anything goes

Christmas stitching

I've several Lickle Ted xmas charts and decided to stitch one for a change.

I framed him and used a scrap of xmas paper and sentiment from Imagine That Stamps to finish him off

I am just off to list him on ETSY if you would like to give him a home :0)

Debbie xx