...................Little Gingham Bear................

If Pigs Could Fly

2012-02-02T18:33:00.000Z

Just a flying visit from me today - no pun intended I'm still having problems with Blogger letting me post piccys. And these ones are quite awful as it never got light here today so I had to use fake light which lit up the foil on the papers like a Christmas tree.

Image: Hambo Stamps

Papers: First Edition

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Hugs

Debbie

Watch for the Bee!!!

2012-02-01T08:00:00.000Z

I've had this Sassy Cheryl digi for ages and haven't used it until today - it's called there's a bee on your nose but am not sure if it's still available.

It really reminds me of Christopher Robin and Pooh Bear although I don't think he ever wore denim shorts lol!

The blue paper is Funky Fairy with plain mocha one from Pink Petticoat under the image and for the paw prints punched border. The shimmery ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. Sentiment from Imagine That Stamps.

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - layout

Sassy Cheryls - use a punch and something shimmery
Fab n Funky - use a digi
Divas by Design - anything goes
Simon says stamp - animal antics
Craft your Passion - beary sweet
Crafty Sentiments - punches or dies (both)

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-01-31T07:00:00.000Z

I've made myself a new notebook for my lists :c)

Just couldn't resist putting the watermark on Bo's bum lol!

Image: TEDDYBO_177

Paper: Pink Petticoat

Alphabet: Sizzix Man Oh Man

He's one of the new spring cleaning additions to the store this week - don't forget we still have a sale on and the Anything Goes challenge is still running.

Challenges:
Craft Your Passion - beary sweet
Die Cutting Divas - anything goes (nestie labels & alphas)
Come and Get it - anything but a card
Dream valley challenges - Animals

Hugs
Debbie xx

Prince Edward Island

2012-01-30T16:57:00.002Z

This is my other Mo's digital pencil image called Prince Edward Island

The striped paper is Making memories, the gingham Funky Fairies and the card has been embossed with my herringbone folder.
Lace border is a Nellie Snellen Die.

Challenges:
Stamp & create - anything goes
Crazy for challenges - layer it on
Patties Creations - embossing

Love Challenge

2012-01-29T11:25:00.002Z

Ali set the new challenge on MSE as she won the last one with a theme of love - either valentines or things you love.

Having made my valentines card for the year (although he won't be getting it unless he behaves) I've used things I love instead.

So there is blue, gingham buttons and even an ikkle cute bear on the Mo's Digital Pencil Image :c)

I've been having awful problems with blogger as well so please accept my apologies for not having popped over to see some of you - all I can see is your blog header - grrrrrr

Challenges:

Stampavie - blue & white

Crafting for all Seasons - blue & white

Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes

Bronte & Bella - All my favourite things

HuGs
Debbie xx

Couple of Stitchys

2012-01-28T08:00:00.000Z

From this months Cross Stitch Crazy I think either that or World of Cross Stitching :c)

I changed some of the colours as I refuse to buy threads for small designs when I have shed loads sat here doing nowt!

Here's what I made them into - mini gingham cushion / hanger type thingys lol!

Hugs

Debbie xx

Fairytale Friday

2012-01-27T08:00:00.000Z

Thought I'd share the tutorial that I did for the Teddy Bo & Co blog today as I seem to have completely lost the ability to organise myself this week - that's what not going to work does for you!!!

I've not even managed my daily 4 mins 33 secs of Zumba this week (ok I'm a tad unfit!)

Am sure it must be hubby's fault for being here and causing Meltdown Monday rather than disappearing up to Scotland either Sunday afternoon or at stupid o'clock Monday morning - his car is fixed allegedly will see how long it lasts this time

Anyway I've done the tutorial this week for a mini book style gift box

So what do you need?

Card to make the box - I've used a sheet of 12 x 12

Paper to decorate

Ribbon or lace

Teddy Bo Image - I've used TeddyBo_049 (the rubber stamp)

Scoreboard

Cut 2 pieces of card - one 6 1/2 inches square, the other 3 1/2 by 7 1/2

Score 1 inch and 2 inches from each side - these measurements will make you a box that is 2 1/2 inches square by 1 inch tall.

Cut away the corners as in the picture above to leave tabs and apply tape or glue then fold up into a double walled box.

Score the other piece of card 3 1/4 inches from each of the shorter ends to make the outside.

Then decorate as you wish.

I've used ribbon here to tie the box closed. I stuck it to the front of the box with tape then folded it up before attaching it to the back to make sure it would close without pulling too tight.

Here's Bo looking very cute holding his flower :c)

I've stuck the box into the cover using tape as I'm not very good with wet glue

Then all you need to do is fill it with treats. I originally made these to hold the favours at my wedding but Bo and Bea hadn't been born then so they had hearts on lol!

I hope you will have a go at making this - you can adjust the size by changing the measurements but make sure you allow enough for both sides before you cut your card - how many times have I done that making boxes???!!!???

Maybe you would like to enter one into our anything goes challenge which we still have running and don't forget to check and see if you're the lucky winner of one of the blog hop prizes.

Have a furry hugging week

Debbie and the Gang xx

D'Arcy's Diaries New Release

2012-01-26T07:00:00.000Z

We have some more new D'Arcy's Diaries today including the one I've used here.

Challenges:

Simon says Stamp - anything goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Bows

Daisy Doodles - anything goes

Pollycraft - warm it up

D'arcy's diaries 008

Paper: makin Memories Eliza

Sentiment: Clever Cuts

Velvet Centre Ribbon: Bargain bin at Boyes.

Hugs

Debbie xx

Cheers!

2012-01-25T08:00:00.000Z

Naughty me - I bought this stamp when I went to the Lili of the Valley colouring course last October and it was still in my unused stamps pile. I also dug out my tea party papers which had been neglected too!

Pink and Flowers for Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-01-24T07:00:00.000Z

Before we get onto this week's card and new release the winner of my blog hop furry friend is

Whimsical Whispers!!!!

Please drop the boss an email at support@teddybo.com to arrange your adoption lol!

This is the inside!

The outside - a little pink and a few flowers!

I cut part of the front off one of my scalloped card blanks with my new metal ruler and scary scalpel and tried to make it look like he was looking over the window box.

Images:

TEDDYBO_174 and bird and roses from TEDDYBOBEA_099

Paper: Dovecraft Back to Basics

Embossing: Cart-Us Rose folder

See I can do pink and flowers lol - the bird just hopped onto Bo's hand - no idea how that happened

As usual we have some new graphics this week including this Bo and our challenge is still anything goes:

Hugs

Totally Useless.............

2012-01-23T12:35:00.002Z

It's the first new moon of 2012 and time for my first TUSAL update.

I was hoping that all the yellow threads would have been finished by now but sadly the gingham border on the birth sampler is now becoming a bit of a chore.

The gingham offcuts are from a couple of cushions I've made with some stitching - a couple more to follow hopefully this week :c)

If you want to know more about TUSAL - go to Daffycat who explains it far better than I can.

Debbie xx

PS the heading also applies to my hubby's company car - he has had it back for 10 days and it has broken down again this morning - he has found it perfectly acceptable to take mine and leave me stuck in here waiting for a hire car as he "has so much to do".

Strangely I think he would still be here waiting if I had my Peugeot 206 rather than the Audi and he completely ignored my request not to smoke in it as he had already lit up before he was out of the drive - he will just think it's funny!

Do I not Like Orange

2012-01-21T10:00:00.000Z

No I don't or yellow either for that matter :c)

This card using TJ from Digistamp Boutique was going to be blue and white but I made myself use these papers - brownie point for me lol!

Just in case you were interested they're My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy Boy

Challenges:

Sundays with Chrissy - winter blues

SJ Crafts - Happy

Digistamp Boutique

Wellies!!!

2012-01-20T15:00:00.000Z

I thought I posted this yesterday but didn't!!!

Means I've messed up my post a day for January - blast!

This image was a freebie and long time ago from Fairy D and the papers were free earlier in the week from Jak Heath - there are some gorgeous Peony ones as well as the plaids.

Fairytale Dress Friday

2012-01-20T10:22:00.002Z

Sometimes I make something that I love even though it's not cute and furry but it is my favourite colour.

The images are both Fairy D I used the dress before but in pink ***shudder***

The paper is K&Co and the buttons are a cuttlebug embossing strip folder.

There are lots of blue challenges around at the moment and I would like to enter:

Creative Craft Challenges

Addicted to stamps
DIlly Beans

And also:

I love promarkers - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Glitter Geeks - 2 images

Don't forget it's still anything goes at Teddy Bo - but don't forget to use a Teddy Bo image :c)

Hugs

Debbie

Happy Wednesday

2012-01-18T09:26:00.001Z

No make from me today am still trying to complete the gingham border on grandbaby's birth sampler.

It's very effective but boring as hell to stitch.

The Teddy Bo DT keeping teasing me about flowers - I love flowers but don't use them on my cards very often but only because I'm absolutely hopeless with glue so unless I kept my cards laid down I just wouldn't be able to get them to stay put.

Any recommendations for what works well???

Off to pick up my car after it's MOT only a mile walk...............

Hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo Tuesday - Anything Goes

2012-01-17T06:30:00.000Z

Thought I'd go a bit brighter and warmer than it is here at the mo - plus I'm still trying to use papers that I just had to buy but am really not that keen on - love this buttery yellow.

It's still anything goes this week at Teddy Bo and you still have time to join in the blog hop to win some fantastic prizes. We also have some gorgeous new bears in the shop this week ready for those valentine cards

TEDDYBO_169

Forever Friends Spring Papers

Sizzix Hearts Embossing Folder

Sentiment by Hero arts

Challenges:
Sundays With Chrissy

Hugs

Debbie xx

For sale

2012-01-16T18:08:00.002Z

Mini Padded wall hanging roughly 5 inches square

£4 posted in the UK or £5 anywhere else in the World.

Please email me or contact me through Facebook if you're interested - links to the left :c)

This one is all ready to post but I can make to order in other colours just give me a shout

Hugs

Debbie xx

Is this Vintage?

2012-01-15T16:19:00.002Z

I was lucky enough to win at Elphine House last week so decided to dig out another of my much loved but sadly unused Elisabeth Belle stamps and join in again.

I have to admit that vintage confuses me so usually end up using kind of sludgy colours, lace, ribbon and pearls. saying that the sage green ribbon I've used is gorgeous and I got loads in an offcut bin in Boyes.

Challenges:

Lets Ink It Up - anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - ribbon

CES - Vintage

Elphine House - vintage

Polka Doodle - vintage / retro
Cutie Pie Challenge - ribbons and lace

Papers: Memory Box

Sentiment: Label from Stitched Up

Stamp: Belles & Whistles Little Eden

Only a couple of days late...........

2012-01-14T10:00:00.000Z

I've had this rattling round in my head for days but I just couldn't get it out lol!

I even used flowers shock! Horror

Image: D'Arcy_05

Paper: My Minds Eye

Daisy and Polka Dot embossing folders

Background: Antique Linen Distress Ink

Great for Offcuts

2012-01-14T08:00:00.000Z

Same as the cards from the other day but a different sentiment and I used Rich Cocoa ink.

Imagine That Stamp set and My Minds Eye paper offcut that I found lurking in my paper box

Hugs

Debbie xx

I've been published!!!!!

2012-01-13T18:00:00.000Z

Firstly can I just give a huge wave to my new followers - thank you for clicking that button :c)

My new issue of Cross Stitch Crazy dropped through the letter box this afternoon - funny I thought that looks familiar lol

This is how he ended up looking very cute in red gingham - have I mentioned I absolutely adore gingham???

While I'm on the subject (loosely) of books and magazines I've just finished the latest Linwood Barclay and would have to say it is his best to date although Never Look Away was also brilliant.

I'm always reading something and sadly enjoy poking round in the library

What are you reading at the mo?

Happy Friday

Debbie xx

Anything goes with Teddy Bo

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000Z

When I was making my card for the blog hop I was having terrible trouble with Bo playing up he insisted on being printed on Pink Petticoat Sand card and then diving into my Aquarelle pencils to make this valentine card. (TEDDYBO_166)

Unfortunately it's so big I now have to make it an envelope as I don't have anything to fit it.

He's also fed up with me not knowing what day of the week it is so made himself (TEDDYBO_164_red) into a calendar using a CD cover and Raspberry Road paper and is now covering up the dust on my craft room windowsill

Have you joined in our blog hop yet? If not why not???

And the challenge is Anything Goes so all you have to do is dig out one of your bears and join in

Happy Fairytale Friday

Debbie xx

It's D'Arcy Day

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000Z

Whoo Hoo - today is the day you've been waiting for!!!

At last you can get your sticky little mitts on our new girl D'Arcy.

Please hop over to the site so you can see what we've all been making since this darling girl jumped off Gayle's drawing board. If you also nip over to the Teddy Bo Blog there's an awesome tutorial for this card by the wonderful Jill

I'm not sure if I'll have any new D'Arcys today or not as yet, I'm so busy now I've given up work I have no idea how I used to fit it in :c)

Big Hugs

Debbie xx

Mine! MIne! MIne!

2012-01-11T18:30:00.000Z

It's not just paper bears that I have a soft spot for. I found this fabric in a tiny haberdashery shop in Brigg when I went out to buy coffee yesterday.

Note to self: Asda Chosen by You is absolutely no substitute for Nescafe lol!

They didn't have any gingham in colours I hadn't got so I bought hearts and those (completely out of character) really cute roses. Wonder what they'll turn into????

I used the remains of some buckram to stiffen the bag, which on reflection is a bit too thick and it could do with some kind of clasp but it's mine all mine :c)

Hugs

Debbie xx

Promarker Storage

2012-01-11T09:40:00.001Z

I've had my few (cough) Promarkers in a vanity case for a while but it only had 3 sections so was driving me mad every time I had to fish about for a particular colour - greys were a nightmare.

Not any more!!!???!!!

These are 4x4 inch cardboard packing boxes from eBay at the extortionate price of £3.25 for 10.

You can't really see from the picture but I've added diagonal strips of mountboard to divide each one in 2

I can't decide what to decorate them with although I did find this when I went to pick up a couple of skeins of embroidery thread to finish off the nightmare gingham border on my grandbaby's birth sampler - ever wish you'd not started something.........

Don't forget the Teddy Bo blog hop here

A big wave to all my new followers - I know you're really here for the bears but I hope you'll stick around :c)

Furry Hugs

Debbie xx

Teddy Bo is 1 with a hop

2012-01-10T09:00:00.157Z

I really can't believe the bears are 1 and to celebrate we are having a birthday blog hop!!!

There are some fabulous prizes to be won, including vouchers and candy, and there is also a chance to win a Teddy Bo and Co digi stamp from each member of the wonderful design team.

Bo was being very naughty while I was trying to make my card and kept jumping about all over the place so unfortunately some of his balloons popped and I had to replace them with chipboard and die cut ones.

I've used TEDDYBO_168 who is new today and made him purple as it's my husband's favourite colour. He's been working in Scotland since August and hasn't been home for 2 weeks now so am going to stick a picture of myself in it so he recognises me LOL!!!???!!!

Anyway who's up for a hop?????

You can find all the serious details back at the Teddy Bo challenge blog and if you get lost on the way you can nip back there to get directions and maybe a glass of Turnip Tequila or two HIC!!!

Basically..............................

Collect a letter from each of the design team's blogs . . . keep these in a SAFE PLACE, you will need these letters at the end of the blog hop as they will make a mystery phrase!
Each of us is also offering a prize along the hop, all we ask is you follow each of our blogs and leave us each a comment to be in with a chance of winning.
Re-arrange the letters you have collected and go back to the Teddy Bo challenge blog to tell us what the phrase is.
The blog hop will end on Monday 23rd January (noon GMT), so you have a while to enter and also hop along with us!

There is also another chance to win some fabulous Candy on the Teddy Bo Challenge blog too, so you have oodles and oodles of chances of winning.

If you arrived here from Helle's blog then you are heading in the right direction.

My letter is … A just in case you couldn't guess before my cerise promarker ran out :c)

From here you need to hop over to Claire's blog for another chance to win a Teddy Bo graphic and collect the next letter.

I'm off to help with the Haggis hunting as we have a special birthday tea planned and Gayle has great ideas for the menu so I've been practising a special song to catch the tartan ones:

Ho hum, ho hum, Bo tripped and hurt his bum.

He fell on Bea who raised her knee

and now...........

he's feeling very numb..........

(To the tune of Hi Ho from Snow White)

Have a furry hugging fortnight

Debbie xx

A bit sad

2012-01-09T13:46:00.002Z

Its a beautiful day here today and so wrong for this type of card but sadly needs must as my cousin lost her fight with leukemia at the weekend.

Simple cards made from First Edition Butterfly Dreams papers and a stamp set from Imagine That Stamps

Kind of Pooh

2012-01-08T07:26:00.000Z

This card kind of made itself - the die cut fell out of my small (it really is small!) stack of distress inks. I have no idea either how it got there or where it came from.

I was looking for my Making Memories blue gingham paper when this off cut fell out of another stack and even though I eventually found the blue I stuck with the polka dots.

Saturated Canary

2012-01-07T15:26:00.000Z

Just a quickie from me today as my daughter dragged me round the new huge Poundland and Home Bargains and my feet hurt lol! They also don't make parking spaces as big as they used to - fortunately I have parking sensors so only hung out a little bit!!!!

I finally used one of my Saturated Canary images and the Sizzix unloved flower dies. The papers are First Edition but I can't remember which pad. The sentiment is from Imagine That

Fairytale Friday

2012-01-06T07:13:00.001Z

A smidge of pink from me today!!! I've used TEDDYBEA_169 and given her a very bright pink raincoat with proper buttons.

The polka dot paper is Wild Rose Studio.

You still have a couple of days left to enter the Birthstone challenge before we start the birthday celebrations :c)

Challenges:
Ready Teddy Go - In the pink

Be Yourself

2012-01-05T07:32:00.004Z

This one was far too nice to give away so I've framed her and put her on my wall. Something for me for a change.

Darciesdiaries_08 has been coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers. Only a few days now until you can get the first release :c)

The papers are Raspberry Road Daisy Dew.

The charm says be yourself and is from Nutcrafters

The box frame is from Wilkinsons
Edges have been distressed with my thread cutter

Challenges:
Papertake - anything goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes plus distressing
Heart song inspirations - anything goes
Incy Wincy - anything goes
OSAAT - use a digi
Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes
The squirrel and the fox - something new (D'Arcy)
Anything Goes challenge - blue plus 1
Top tip Tuesday - anything goes
Flutterby Wednesday - open

Happy Birthday Big Sis

2012-01-04T08:11:00.001Z

She's only big sis coz she's taller than both of us but she's younger and she's the big 40 today :c)

I've used D'Arcy's Diaries 010 with K & Co papers that I found hiding in the middle of a pile.

This one is part of the second release not due until 26th January but the store opens on January 12th.

Challenges:
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Craft Room Challenge - anything goes
Scrap Creations - something old (papers) something new (image)

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2012-01-03T07:06:00.003Z

Welcome to the first Teddy Bo Tuesday of 2012 - we still have our birthstone challenge running if you've not had a chance to enter yet.

I've used brand new TEDDYBO_165, DCWV Linen Closet papers and a previously unloved Sizzix embossing folder to make hubby's birthday card - it isn't until February but I'm determined to be organised this year. I'm also going to use as much of my unused stash as possible as I'm on a zero budget this year :c)

Challenges:
Incy Wincy - Anything goes
Stamptacular - Doilies
Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Love and Romance
Creative Craft Challenge - resolutions - use my unloved stash

Totally Useless Stitch A Long 2012

2012-01-02T10:05:00.002Z

I've spent years thinking that my hoarding of odds and ends of thread until a stitching project is finished is strange, odd or maybe down right weird!!!

I've now found through Ali (thank you) a whole raft of people who not only think this is normal but it should be positively encouraged so I've found myself a jar to keep my odds and ends in and joined up for the Totally Useless Stitch A Long 2012 with Daffy Cat and am looking forward to adding to my jar during the

A big wave at my newest follower Daffy Cat :c)
Hugs
XX

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T12:57:00.001Z

Well it's 2012 and i wonder what it has in store for us all???

2011 was a landmark year for me.

I gave up smoking in February.

I got an insect bite the size of a 2 pence coin in July which made my legs swell up into stumps in July.

I voluntarily gave up my job in December in preparation for a major relocation.

In 2012 I will have a new house a new job and a new me!!!

My blog is also going to show a bit more than cards as my first love has always been fabric probably because both my aunt and grandmother were seamstresses. I used to love going and sitting in my nanny's back bedroom surrounded by thread and remnants.

Anyhoo my card today uses Daisy who arrived at my house all the way from Australia courtesy of Elphine House and because I've used circles I would like to enter their challenge as well as Aud's Sentiments

She also fits my challenge over at MSE "It was essential at the time but it's still in the packet"

Eeyore Cushion

2011-12-28T08:36:00.006Z

Last year I stitched my friend a Winnie the Pooh cushion for her birthday so when I asked her what she wanted for Christmas this was the request

Wonder if it will be Tigger or Piglet next year????

Bags, Bags, Bags

2011-12-27T08:31:00.000Z

One of the benefits of being gainfully unemployed is having a little more time on my hands for making things.

One of the things I had missed living here was having no room for my sewing machine but as the 3rd bedroom has been converted into my craft space I've been able to get it out.

This may be an advance warning of lots of fabric projects in the new year

Sending You..............

2011-12-24T12:56:00.000Z

Not particularly xmasy but the papers are Milton and Co Christmas ones. And I finally managed to get my crop-o-dile to set a snap without squishing it - bonus

Think the green might be a bit loud but hey ho or should that be Ho! Ho! Ho! lol!

Challenges:

Hotshot Crafts - Easel card

Stampin for the weekend - anything goes

I love promarkers - anything goes

Aud's sentiments - anything goes

Charisma - Anything goes

And Bless You Every One

2011-12-24T12:30:00.000Z

Wishing all my lovely followers a Wonderful Christmas

and a Happy and Healthy New Year

Thank you all for your comments and support over the last year and here's to 2012

Hugs

Debbie

xxx

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-12-20T08:20:00.001Z

No bears for me today - this is what happens when Mama bear draws a new person. She's not on sale until January so you'll have to wait mwah hahahahaha!!!!

I've used FAIRYD_TB_GIRL_02 and coloured her with a combination of Promarkers and Flexmarkers.

The papers are Wonderland Stamps layered onto distressed Core'dinations. The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

There are of course a few new bears this week although we're all winding down for the holidays here at the towers

I hope you're all prepared now although there are still a few days to go - I'm hoping that my cross stitch magazine is going to appear out of the Royal Mail black hole as I'm not planning on moving far from the sofa :c)

A pair of Bears

2011-12-18T21:30:00.000Z

I printed these off ages ago but didn't get round to doing anything with them as I get bogged down in Xmas cards. The image is TEDDYBO_032 Baby Bo.

Bo is pretending to be a girl here but I'm sure he doesn't mind :c)

The stamp is my Imagine That from the Write Big #2 set, the bow is from Meiflower and other items are from stash.

Fairytale Friday

2011-12-16T09:54:00.001Z

Sorry this is picture heavy today but I wanted to show all the pieces of the card

I've had to use pink today as Rose is my birthstone - yuk!

As my main image I've used Short Prom by Fairydoodler coloured with a combination of Promarkers and flexmarkers.

The Mackintosh roses are part of a stamp set by Tanda Stamps. The labels are part of a set of 7 from Stitched up!

I've layered up the cotton reels and some of the flowers on double layers of foam pads. The fabric and the cotton reels are also FairyD but I can't see them in the store at the moment. The beautiful backing paper is one of the designs in the Teddy Bo paper pack.

Finally a full shot of the card for the current birthstone challenge and a little ditty:

I would like to sing you all a Christmas song on behalf of the design team to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a fairy fish mash
We wish you a scary kiss rash
We wish you a hairy big ass
Or a flabby, huge rear!!!

Debbie xx

Challenges:
Delightful challenges - Anything Goes
Meljens - No rectangle cards
Passion for Promarkers - Celebration
Tuesday Throwdown - For someone Special
Daisy Doodles - Something Sweet
Corrosive - Anything but Xmas
OSAAT - Use a digi

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-12-13T16:23:00.000Z

We have a new challenge over at Teddy Bo today - use the colours of your birthstone - fortunately this isn't my team's challenge as someone has given me a pink birthstone!!!!!!!

I'm moving my birthday forward a month to Sapphire lol!

Once again we have some lovely new releases for you in the store especially for those last minute Christmas cards - don't forget your last posting dates.

Nearly Done

2011-12-13T08:14:00.000Z

I had to unstick the envelope to take pictures of this one - how rubbish am I??? Apologies for the fuzzies but OH was waiting to run off for the week. Thinking about it I'm not sure I actually go to write on it either lol!

I've held the ironworks die cut on with 3 brads that you can't really see but I hope Incy Wincy will believe me :c)

Busy Busy Busy

2011-12-12T09:47:00.000Z

Tall child has been making these for her friends and I've been making the mobile charms for mine - the fairies were a little bigger than expected but look lovely.

And a couple of bookmarks

2 more xmas cards

2011-12-11T09:46:00.000Z

I do love a freebie - the card blanks were from one of the Cross Stitching Mags and the cute polar bear stamps were free with Cardmaking and Papercrafting. I did have to provide my own glamour dust lol!

Stamp Fairy Fairy

2011-12-10T07:37:00.020Z

This is the freebie that I won in the stampfairy blog hop after much head scratching.

Note to self: Pearl paper (Craftwork Cards) is hard to take pics of in artificial light :c)

I also added pearls from Meiflower to some of the spots.

Challenges:

Cutie Pie - pastel Xmas

Stamps R us - embossing

Incy Wincy - non traditional xmas colours

Digi makeover - cut out your digi

Bunny Zoes - pearls

Stamping Boutique - non traditional xmas colours

Flutterby Wednesday - open

Digistamp for joy - xmas no animals

Sassy Studio - non traditional xmas colours

Fairytale Friday

2011-12-09T06:56:00.001Z

I've really been struggling for ideas this week but think mojos must be a like Haggis and respond to singing. Abby came in turned the tv to the Disney Channel and mojo was back and running upstairs before you could say Hannah Montana LOL!

This is TEDDYBO_155 coloured with Promakers although I have no idea why I used red as I'm not sure it really matches the My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow papers. I had to outline the ribbon in silver as I suffered from bleeding reds yet again!!!

Our white Christmas challenge is still running for a few more days and I still haven't made all the cards I need although the "normal " ones are all ready to go when I can walk to the post office without being blown to the next county

Challenges:
Ready Teddy Go - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything but xmas

Winter Birthday

2011-12-08T20:34:00.001Z

When the Teddy Bo girls mentioned Inger Harding's stars I remembered I had downloaded this cute freebie image. I was going to use it for a Christmas card but needed a birthday card in a hurry. The picture isn't too good but the weather has been a bit dark here today :c)

These are my favourite papers ever and have managed just to use some offcuts here as I don't want to use them up (DCWV Linen Closet)

Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Cooking it up with Katie - Anything Goes

Papertake - Anything goes

Guest Designer for Papercrafting Journey

2011-12-08T10:31:00.001Z

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas over at Papercrafting Journey this week - well that's the theme of the challenge. I'm really pleased to be joining them as GDT especially as the Sponsor is the wonderful Meljens Designs

I've used gingerbread house and added a couple of clouds that were a previous freebie on her DT blog. The paper is from a huge Papermania pack that I seem to have had forever lol!

Please hop over to the Papercrafting Journey blog to see what the girls have created for you to drool over.

Hugs

Debbie xx

Purrrthday

2011-12-08T09:30:00.000Z

I really like this little cutie from the Stampfairy - I think he might have been a freebie a while back - talking of freebies you really need to join in with their bloghop as everyone who completes it gets a gorgeous Molly fairy image. I have mine printed out ready to play with so watch this space.

Bear Humbug

2011-12-07T08:27:00.001Z

Let me introduce you to Hermann - he's new in the Fairydoodler store this week. To me he is the Eeyore of the bear world - can just imagine him with the same miserable gruff voice.

I've made him into a Christmas card with the free papers from Cardmaking and Papercrafting magazine and covered his dandelion with a star. I absolutely adore him and can't wait to see what else he gets up to.

It's a very odd day here as it's my first day of freedom. I left work at 11:30 yesterday ready for the great Northern move (date to be confirmed) although I don't really fancy the weather up there at the mo lol!

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-12-06T08:21:00.001Z

Yesterday was my mum and step dad's Wedding Anniversary. I will admit to spotting the date at the last minute and had to post in a hurry.

I've used TEDDYBOBEA_080 which was already coloured and it matches the Papermania and First Edition papers beautifully. I'm not sure about the doodling but it was too late to redo it.

As usual there are some fabulous new images again this week including an incredibly mardy looking bear who I'll show you tomorrow :c)

Our current Teddy Bo challenge is White Christmas and this is neither but you still have several days left to enter

In my hobbit hole I found

2011-12-05T20:39:00.000Z

I made the earrings and Abby made the bracelet

Lickle Ted

2011-12-04T11:30:00.001Z

Hopefully by the time this posts I will be a bit more organised for "that" day which seems to have galloped up and taken me by surprise this year.

I'm almost certain that I still won't have written any cards or even made any more but I should at least know what else I need to buy and for whom (maybe)

This cute little guy was in a recent issue of Cross Stitch Crazy. He might be a cushion eventually!!!???!!!

Must get my @ss in gear

2011-12-03T14:47:00.000Z

Can you hear that? should be the sound of cards being written and envelopes licked or not :c)

Love these cards - 20 for one of your English pounds from Lidl and they're not at all wobbly.

Tall child has gone to her friend's dad's birthday party and is sleeping over. Hubby is being part of the security at Ibrox for the Rangers Dunfermline game so I am a sad lady with only a cat to talk to - NOT!!!!

This is the card I made for Abby to take with her using scrabble type tiles from Fuzzimo, the paper is Teddy Bo & Co and buttons from stash. I've put a support on the bottom of the stepper bit of the card so it doesn't do bambi legs lol! Oddly enough he is going to be 40 and the tile values add up to that.................... weird!!!???!!!

Teddy Bo Tuesday - All White Christmas

2011-11-29T09:00:00.000Z

I've used white TEDDYBEA_003 and layered her onto embossed core'dinations and silver mirri card. I liked it so much I changed the embossing folders and made several more using the different coloured images and card to layer them onto

Our new challenge today is White Christmas - it took me a while to dream up the idea but it's amazing what appears in your head at 3 in the morning!!!!!

Brown

Green

Pink

Blue

Made by Tall Child

2011-11-28T09:42:00.000Z

I bought this kit for tall child for xmas - unfortunately she spotted it so now she's getting a finished bracelet :c)

She did make it herself though

Fairytale Friday

2011-11-25T09:00:00.002Z

I'm sooooo sorry I've been AWOL I've been cleaning!!!! We've now had the estate agent round so I can finally have a rest and get out some of the things that I've hidden away - I'm soooo glad my car has a huge boot LOL! I was cleaning the front of my kitchen cupboards at 9pm Monday night - am so not well. Just need to keep everywhere neat and tidy until after the photos are taken.............

It's Fairytale Friday again over at Teddy Bo and at last I've managed to make something using TeddyBoBea_088 we love penguins in this house. The papers are Papermania from a few years back and the sentiment is from Imagine That. Pearls and doily from stash. I've used my new Martha Stewart beaded arcs border punch on the mirri card.

Christmas Countdown Calendars

2011-11-24T08:52:00.002Z

Great way to use up those 2011 calendars - well the December bits anyway :c)

Found some Jewellery

2011-11-23T09:00:00.000Z

Amazing what you find when you tidy up - mobile phone charms and earrings :c)

They're for sale on my Facebook page - please like my page if you're on Facebook and I'm always looking for new friends for me lol!

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-11-22T17:01:00.000Z

Sadly no card from me today - they've had me locked in the cupboard under the sink and only let me out to clean - something to do with my constant singing..........................

Our challenge of Christmas with no red or green is still running over at the challenge blog

Tutorial for Teddy Bo Top Tips

2011-11-17T09:00:00.001Z

This week over at Teddy Bo top tips we have a tutorial for something a little festive and the teacher this week is ME!!!???!!!

Yep that's right we're scraping the bottom of the barrel but at least I did my tutorial with pictures so you won't have to suffer my singing LOL!

This week we're making an advent calendar.

You will need:

A scorboard

2 sheets of A4 card

A tag punch or die or something similar

Bookring or ribbon, string, binding tool

Paper to decorate

Numbers of some description

Teddy Bo Image ( if you would like a free image just for joining in :c) )

Cut one of the A4 sheets to 11 inches in length and score at 2, 6 & 10 inches

Flip it over and score at 1 inch

Fold into a tent card but don't secure the bottom as it's easier to decorate if you can lay it flat.

Punch out 24 tags (you can use childrens flash cards, squares, circles or anything you like)

and add your numbers. I've used peel-offs but you could stamp them, die cut them or even write them.

You can either decorate your base now or leave it fairly plain as I have. I've used my crop a dile to punch a hole right through the tags and then through the base card having marked where I wanted the hole to sit. I even remembered to check my bookring would fit. It's not so crucial if you're using ribbon as you can adjust it.

Print your image off and colour and decorate as desired. I've used TeddyBea_161 Santa stop here please and coloured her with Promarkers and added the letters and snow with Sakura gel pens

Here's the assembled advent calendar. I've used part of the 2nd sheet of A4 card to matt Bea onto. Looking at it in the pictures it needs something extra near the numbers but Mr Mojo has done a runner so have walked away for now rather than spoil it - how many time have I done that and not been able to get the offending things off again.....................

PS This fits perfectly with our current challenge which is Christmas with no red or green

New Challenge at Teddy Bo

2011-11-15T19:28:00.000Z

No card no make no nuffink for me today other than to tell you that there is a new challenge over at Teddy Bo and today's new images will be very useful as the theme is

Christmas with No Red or Green

I seem to have lost this last week somewhere. It's very strange to finally have a craft room upstairs out of the way of everyone and with everything to hand. It's so strange that I haven't hardly been in there LOL!

I have handed my notice in so I will finally be able to start my xmas shopping and catch up on my crafty makes especially now I have somewhere to get my sewing machine out Whoop Whoop!

Debbie xx

Have you seen this?????

2011-11-14T05:43:00.000Z

The Craft Barn is celebrating over 600 followers with this humungous lot of candy!!!!

Nip over for a chance to win and maybe a little shop whilst you're there :c)

A Little bit of Festive Stitching

2011-11-13T19:47:00.000Z

I very rarely stitch anything for Christmas but spotted these in a chart booklet with one of my mags and used up an odd offcut of fabric and some odd threads I had in my box. When I can get to my sewing machine I'm going to make them into some sort of padded decoration type thingy - I know what I mean lol!

Don't try this at home

2011-11-11T11:11:00.001Z

This cutie was mummy bear's birthday present so has gone to live in her room at the Towers.

Don't forget to nip over to the challenge blog and see what we've been up to this week as it's Fairytale Friday and to see what the other girls have made...........

Hugs,
Debbie

Boofle!

2011-11-10T18:30:00.000Z

This cute little guys name makes me think of the Bernard Matthews adverts from when I was a kid - apologies to anyone reading this from Norfolk but I did live most of my life in Suffolk so have a bit of an accent at times although the Essex one of my birth is still the strongest LOL!

This guy was a free chart with I think World of Cross Stitching a couple of months back and as I've been without a table I've dug out my needle in the evenings. He's cute for the C.R.A.F.T. challenge and stitched for Creative Inspirations and Anything Goes.

Papercrafting Journey Embossing

2011-11-10T09:05:00.001Z

I was really excited to be asked to be a Guest Designer for this weeks challenge over at Papercrafting Journey. The theme is embossing and I've used heat embossing on my Milton image (doesn't show in the pic) and dry paw print embossing on the purple card (covered most of it up).

I've used First Edition Daydreamer papers for my background and the heart are by Art from the Heart. Milton and his friend were coloured with Promarkers (Apricot, Saffron & Vanilla, Caramel, Cocoa). The layout is the Sketch and Stash challenge.

I would also like to enter him into the MSE hugs challenge and C.R.A.F.T. which is cute

Leap Bunnies

2011-11-09T07:01:00.000Z

Whoo hoo - I have my dining table back - hardly any time to make anything but it's a start. Hubby has also told me that as long as I keep it tidy I can move my stash back into the house!!!! No more trips in the dark to the garage with a torch. Tall child has also decided to stay in what was the spare bedroom so am going to take over her old room as a temporary craft room - only so we can keep the downstairs tidy for potential buyers of course.

For my card I've used one of the Lili of the Valley stamps I bought on the course at Leeds and First Edition Isabelle papers. The layout is the Sunday Sketch and Stamp sketch turned on it's side and I would also like to share it with Lili of the Valley sparkle challenge (the paper is glittery and I've used several gems) and Charisma (cute).

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-11-08T09:00:00.002Z

I needed a wedding card and I'm still on restricted crafting hours so made a pastel one with TEDDYBOBEA_009 - Showering you with love.

The papers are Dovecraft Back to Basics, the sentiment is by Imagine that and the little hearts in the corner are supposed to be used as nail decorations.

Fruit Pastel Tuesday

2011-11-01T09:00:00.003Z

This is TeddyBea _151 coloured with my favourite promakers in shades of pink. The paper is from the new First Edition Isabelle pad and I've layered it up with some sagey green bazzill. The punch is part of a punch around the page set called vintage floral.

Don't know what came over me here - nowt like my usual cards - hey ho blame it on the paint fumes and the pastel colours lol. So if you want to tone down your colour pallette please hunt out one of our cute bears and join our Pastel Challenge this week

And we have some new releases again this week - I don't know where Mummy bear gets her ideas from plus as it's her birthday this week there is 25% off in the digi store so no need to break the bank :c)

Challenges:
Passion for Promarkers - zoo animals (bear)
Papertake - anything goes + bling or sparkle
Digital Tuesday - cute & cuddly

Gorjuss!

2011-11-01T07:52:00.003Z

I keep meaning to play in the Sugar Bowl but somehow never get round to it. I loved the current sketch so made an extra special effort with this gorgeous stamp.

Challenges:
Charisma - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Pollycraft - anything goes

Papers - First Edition Up Up and Away.
Leaves - Sizzix.
Flowers - Spellbinders Carnation.
Sentiment - Imagine That

Popcorn

2011-10-30T08:25:00.000Z

I've not really made much to post recently other than my Teddy Bo cards as the decorators have taken over Padster towers and what a nightmare it is. I had a play with a popcorn stamp a few days ago having just been on the Lili of the Valley colouring course to wee if it made any difference - not sure about the dark colour round his face but am reasonably pleased with him and practice makes perfect

Are You Seeing Things????

2011-10-29T14:41:00.000+01:00

You are on the right blog even though there's one of those noseless ones in front of you. When Tammy sent me a fabulous Tilda birthday card I realised that I was actually frightened of trying to colour them lol! This is Tilda with peony that I recently rehomed from the lovely Flourgirl. I've even coloured her in yellow!!!!!

I really can't be well!

I've made a card and a co-ordinating notebook for someone at work who has a big birthday coming next week.

I've put next years calendar inside with the notebook

Challenges:

Patties Creations - autumn colours

Charisma - Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - autumn colour palette

I love promarkers - cute

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Partytime Tuesday - anything goes

Friday's Bear is Loving and Giving

2011-10-28T09:10:00.005+01:00

This is another favourite Bo of mine TEDDYBO_049 but this is the clear stamp version which includes the sentiment plus another one and a little flower :c)

I've used Back to Basics II for the backing paper and some ribbon I found sticking out of my ribbon box!

I've coloured him in different colours for a change these are :

Apricot, Saffron and Vanilla. His jumper and hat are Burnt Sienna, Cocoa and Caramel.

Clean and Simple Teddy Bo Tuesday Mark 2

2011-10-25T08:53:00.002+01:00

Having messed up with my post on Friday I've scheduled this one lol! It's still clean and simple over at Teddy Bo this week and I don't think I could get much cleaner or simpler than this. It's my all time favourite TEDDYBO_051 - Lazy days with some gems and an Imagine That Christmas sentiment.

Even if I do say so myself I think my (well he who thinks he must be obeyed) investment in the Lili of The Valley colouring course was money well spent - just need a bit more practice - well any excuse to colour more bears lol! I might just sneak this into hubby's bag next week as I made it for him.

Challenges:

My Time to Craft - Quite White

Crafty sentiments - no DP

Creative Card Crew - fallin in love

Partytime Tuesday - anything goes

Cards for Men - Animals

Forever friends - anything goes

Late again!

2011-10-22T14:53:00.000+01:00

It's been a bit of a traumatic week at Padster Towers. Mainly involving men hammers and lots of paint!!!

Much as I accept it needs doing I feel uncomfortable when there are strangers in the house and have been permanently on edge.

This was my Clean and Simple card for Friday over at the Teddy Bo challenge. I had all intentions of posting it but when hubby drove back from Scotland last night then told me he was off again this morning and wasn't sure if he would get back next weekend, we went out for tea and bears went right out of my head.

Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-10-18T18:55:00.000+01:00

As I'm starring in my very own version of 60 month makeover and my house is a complete mess at the moment I used a pre-coloured Bo graphic for my card today. Our new challenge is clean and simple - not sure this fits as clean but it was definitely simple.

If you click the picture you can go straight to the shop to invest in some new friends.

Challenges:

Bows n Berries - autumn inspiration

Cards for Men - make us laugh

Catch the Bug - animal antics

Crafty Emma - forever autumn

1 2 3 Dino

2011-10-15T09:02:00.000+01:00

This was a freebie from Digistamp Boutique a while ago. My friend's grandson is 3 on Sunday and is dinosaur mad!!!

I've coloured them in Gimp and the paper is from a huge K&Co stack that will last me forever :c)
I am going to enter him into the Digistamp Boutique monthly customer competition

Louie with cake

2011-10-14T17:27:00.000+01:00

This new bear just fell into my basket plus he's offer of the month from DigiStamp boutique and I'd like to enter him into their monthly competition

I would also like to enter him into the MSE easel card challenge.
Charisma - in stitches
Digistamp4joy - think pink
paper shelter - animals
sisterhood of crafters - birthday

Humphrey's wellies

2011-10-13T18:27:00.000+01:00

I love this stamp both my kids and even me had red wellies when we were small :c)

The snowflakes were a birthday pressie from my Teddy Bo Teamie Tammy - thanks hun and the papers are First Edition Isabelle which just appeared through my letterbox by magic lol!

The layout is the current sketch at Crafty Sentiments and I would also like to enter Auds Sentiments (winter theme), Ruby's Rainbow - cute and cuddly,

Somebunny

2011-10-12T08:37:00.000+01:00

Can finally share this now I've delivered it - took a while and looked dreadful before it was backstitched but she loved it so well worth it

Teddy Bo Tuesday Again!

2011-10-11T07:45:00.001+01:00

I've made an advent calendar this week for Teddy Bo Tuesday - we still have our favourite colour challenge.
running. I cheated a bit with the numbers and printed off some childrens flash cards although looking at it now they might be a bit plain.

I've used one of last weeks images TEDDYBO_138 and I think it's Bo Bunny paper but I used the bit with the details on it as usual!

Challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - animals

Passion for Promarkers - Christmas critters

Digi makeover - ABAC

Hooked on Crafts - ABAC

Jellybean

2011-10-10T17:33:00.000+01:00

I had to get myself an extra tax disc holder for my staff parking permit and decided to decorate it in the hope that hubby would refuse to drive my car.

Failed dismally although he refuses to be seen carrying the keys as they have Eeyore and patchwork heart and my name dangling off them - he hands them to me before he gets out.

The stamps is Jellybean by whimsy stamps, paper is First Edition Up Up and Away and I used my birthday picot circles dies :c)

Fetch a Sketch

2011-10-05T07:32:00.001+01:00

I found this great layout at fetch a sketch - the stamps are Kanban and the anchor charm was 25p from Primark complete with the lobster clip :c)
Challenges:
papertake - anything goes
dream valley - monochrome
fashionable stamping - vintage
Crafty pad - one for the boys

Favourite Colours for Teddy Bo Tuesday

2011-10-04T06:22:00.001+01:00

Bo's busy playing games this week for my card - our challenge is favourite colours - which I found quite hard as I love loads of colours so have used blue turquoise and red on this one with TeddyBo_083 and my K & Co Hopscotch Boy papers.

The one I've used today is an old image but we have some new ones out today so hop on over to the challenge blog to see what the other girlies have made and we might even have somes new paws at the Towers this week.....

Challenges:
Creative Craft Challenges - sketch
crafty cardmakers - anything goes
OSAAT - use a digi
paper sundaes - lots of layers
crafty pad - one for the boys
One Stop - just for men

Thank Crunchie it's Friday

2011-09-30T08:05:00.000+01:00

This little cutie sure has wings lol! This is the first time I've used this image and must say it was very easy to colour especially now I'm using Staples text and graphic paper for my images 'coz my reds no longer bleed - Whoop! Whoop!

These fantastic papers are a freebie from Shery K designs - there's a whole pack of them and the other collections are really inexpensive and print really well.

Don't forget you still have a few days to enter the things with wings challenge at Teddy Bo

and if you feel like getting messy there's Kathy's fantastic shabby chic tutorial this week as the Thursday Top Tip

Take 2 Bears

2011-09-29T20:01:00.000+01:00

I rehomed this cute Bildmalarna stamp when Sarah decided she no longer wanted it. On this card I distressed some Memory Box paper and some pearl cardstock with my cross stitch thread cutter (works like the Tim Holtz distresser but more cost effective)

Then I decided to try something different with it:

DCWV pink christmas paper, Spellbinders Ironwork dies a few gems and a tiny star punch that I found when tidying up.

The same stamp but 2 completely different looks

Challenges:

Cute card Thursday - animals

Little Miss Muffet - animals & monsters

Meljens - use a circle and a square

Papercrafting journey - die cuts or punches

Cupcake - if you go down to the woods

Teddy bo Tuesday gives you wings

2011-09-27T08:55:00.002+01:00

We're into the 2nd week of the Things with Wings challenge and I've cheated a bit here even after all our colouring tutorials and used a ready coloured version of Wish Upon a Star. Looks great with the First Edition up and away papers and a recent sketch from Crafty Catz though.

We also have some fabby new graphics for you again this week - check out the brilliant sleigh one

Challenges:

Cupcake crafts - if you go down to the woods

School at I Did it Creations

2011-09-25T11:11:00.001+01:00

It's school at I Did it Creations this week and quite sad for me as I am stepping down from the Design Team as I just don't have time at the moment with packing up my house to relocate to Scotland. I've used a brilliant digi from our sponsor Floppy Latte designs for my mini scrap page of my tall child in her big school uniform.

Wish upon a Bunny

2011-09-24T08:47:00.000+01:00

This has been on my pile of new stamps for a while and I've finally used him for the Willow Sketchy challenge.
The sentiments are by Pollycraft and I've had them ages and might have used 1 once maybe - oops!
Challenges:
Ladybug Crafts Inc - animals
Paper take weekly - creature comforts

It's Friday!

2011-09-23T08:37:00.010+01:00

and I dread to think what we've been up to at the towers this week - gulp! Have a read of fairytale Friday to find out and you might like to enter the Things with wings challenge while you're there :c)

Someone has nicked my style this week and replaced it with a bit of shabby chic a la Kathy and a bit of twinset and pearls a la Claire. But I have to say that new embossing folder is just lush.
Challenges:
Card mad fairy - lots of layers
Fuzzy Wuzzy - pink
Raise the bar - things with wings
Stampin for the weekend - what a cutie
Little miss muffet - things with wings
Digistamps for joy - anything goes
Flutterby wednesday - anything goes
Rubys rainbow - for a girl
Simon says stamp - die cuts (hearts)

Birthday Dragon

2011-09-22T08:15:00.000+01:00

An easel card with a Dustin Pike freebie, those MME papers again and more balloons. Guess what's sat on my desk at the moment lol!

Charisma Facebook Top Pick

2011-09-22T08:10:00.000+01:00

I don't think a lot of people know about the Charisma challenge that runs beside their regular blog challenge mainly coz I was top pick 2 weeks in a row - I love entering it coz you don't have to write a blog post lol!

Here's the card for last week's sky theme with my Whimsy Jellybean Stamp and Cosmo Cricket papers

Teddy Bo Tuesday Again!

2011-09-20T08:12:00.002+01:00

Whatever next a flying Olliphant - he's new today from Teddy Bo - I had to use him coz I asked for him and would have been on the naughty step (again) otherwise - not much of a hardship though lol! So I've been singing when I see an elephant fly from dumbo maybe with the correct words.

Here he is on the card floating over my MME Fine and Dandy papers with balloons made using a Woodware punch - it's amazing how many things I've dug up in my clear out. It's a new challenge today and the theme is things with wings.
If you want to get your paws on some new fur and friends we have some great new releases this week including some coloured ones that are great when you just want to throw something together.

Don't forget the DT call - you too could get the chance to help Gayle's brain with some ideas!?!?!

Challenges:
Charisma - sky
Top tip tuesday - for a child
Celebrate the occasion - birthday with balloons
Anything goes - anything goes
Papertake weekly - Creature comforts

On the Beach with I did it Creations

2011-09-18T11:07:00.001+01:00

We have a beach theme this week at I Did it Creations and have been provided with images from the Digital Stamp Club. I've combined it with some digi paper for my project this week

Grandma we love you

2011-09-15T18:06:00.000+01:00

I'm finding all sorts of things when I'm tidying up - these are peel offs from Little Claire.

This was on my new but unused pile thank you Sarah paper is First edition with a bit of K & Co thrown in I also found the ribbon.
Challenges:
Cookin it up with Katie - girl, green, group of items (pearls)
Fab n Funky - bingo - ribbon, die cut message, pearl embellies
Ruby's rainbow - for a girl (well a few years ago)
Tip top tuesday - birthday
Crazy Challenge - birthday

Look what I found

2011-09-15T17:52:00.000+01:00

Clearing out has it's benefits - I must have stitched this about 6 years ago but will do nicely for my mother's birthday pressie next week - just need to get a frame :c)

Another eBay Bargain

2011-09-14T07:33:00.001+01:00

For the Teddy Bo DT call please scroll down or go here

I love these Hobbyart bears and this is another rather large one I picked up from eBay. I even made my own background with a Kanban dandelion stamp but thought it looked a bit like a snowflake.

Challenges:
Passion for promarkers - beary special
make it Monday - anything goes
Stamps + fun - animals
Christmas Inspirations - glitter
Charisma - inspired by a song Sister Sledge We are Family
Simon says stamp -inspired by a song - sister sledge we are family