Sweet Stampin RAINBOWS

Time for another fabby challenge over at Sweet Stampin Towers and this weeks its RAINBOWS.

It doesn't matter whether you use an actual rainbow or just all the colours of the rainbow - just make it colourful! For this challenge our sponsored is the fabulous Tiffany Doodles, so its well worth entering as there's definitely a pot of gold at the end of our rainbow!!!
Hugs x

Please show your support...

On 20 August 2011 I'm taking part in Marie Curie's Walk Ten at Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire. My request is simple please find some spare change and donate it to this very worth while cause via my web-based sponsor form  Zoe's doing her bit... and help me smash my £100 target.

Hugs xxx

Don't really want to share this....

I don't really want to share this fabby news, but sadly its one of the rules of entry. One of my fav bloggers Tab Robinson has candy and not just any candy, its the most gorgeous collection of vintage bits and pieces I've ever seen.

I've got my fingers crossed that #228 is lucky!!!

So have a nice day and pop over there by all means..... but please don't enter :o)

Sunny Saturday (NOT)...

Welcome to the weekend, shame the weather isn't in weekend mode!!! At least the rain gives us all justification to stay indoors and create fabby cards for the FASHION challenge over at Sweet Stampin.

Knowing in advance what the challenge theme was going to be I just had to have this image from Di's Digis, it reminds me so much of my little Katie, always dressing up in my shoes etc, so I'm going to keep it for her 5th birthday in November.  Back to the task in hand, this week our Sweet Stampin challenge is sponsored by The Stamping Boutique who have some absolutely amazing images to chose from, so pop on over and fill your boots.

Have a fabby weekend whatever you're doing! hugs

I'm entering my card in the following challenges


do it with digis challenge
 stamp challenges
the secret crafter saturday challenge
papertake weekly challenge
allsorts challenge

Katie's last day at pre-school...

I've just got to share this momentous moment with you all, as I'm such a proud mummy. My Katie celebrated her last day at pre-school on Thursday and I thought I'd share with you the yummy things we made for her lovely teachers

These bags were for her favourite ladies, Tina & Helen. Katie drew her own pictures for them and I added the other bits and pieces

These are just a sample of the other 6 bags we made! The little thank you cards feature a cropped version of one of our holiday pictures from Turkey. I love it because it shows perfectly her cheeky side and believe me the teachers know all about Katie's cheeky side!!!  I really can't believe that she starts big school in September - guess my baby isn't a baby anymore!!!! xxx

Cute & Cuddly at Sweet Stampin...

Wow can you believe it, its 08:50 and I'm posting already, actually the lovely Grace got up at 06:37 this morning, but I managed to distract her with 'Milkshake' (Channel 5) until 07:30.  Anyway enough waffle, at least it means that I'm on time to tell you about the new challenge at Sweet Stampin, which is Cute & Cuddly. 

Had a good week and managed to make two cards for this challenge, both feature stamps from our sponsor Di's Digi Downloads. On the left we have the cute 'Maurice Mouse' and on the right we have the cuddly 'Heartfelt Posie'. It's definitely worth popping over to Dianes website as there are 100's of images to chose from.  I visited with the intention of chosing one image, but in the end came away with three!!! (easily justified as I've already used two of them and I'm in the process of using the third - not sure that will stand up if hubby finds out, but as he's in plaster for the next 5 weeks with a broken ankle, there's not much he can do about it LOL - needless to say I never was cut out to be a nurse!!!

Challenges entered

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Allsorts - free & easy

Do it with digi's - spots or stripes or both
Lollipop Crafts - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - lace

This is my most favourite image...

Hello on this wet and stormy Thursday evening! I know its unusual for me to just post a card, but I just wanted to share the new love of my life...Daisy

I think I love her so much because she looks so much like my little Grace (I did want to get a photo of her sat in the same pose for comparison, but Grace is like me and hates having her picture taken). The sketch I've used is from Sketch N Stamp #65 and I really like its simplicity. I've used my MME Stella Rose paper, which I thought was just perfect for the boho hippy chick look I wanted to achieve.

I'm entering her into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free & Easy July

Saturday Challenge - #141 Here comes the summer (she reminds me of Woodstock..not that i was there!)

Charisma Cardz - #27 All about the flowers (she has flowers in her hair and hand)

Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes

Crafts & Me - #42 Favourites (she's definitely my favourite all time image)

Stamptacular Sunday - #118 Seeing double (2 triangles, 2 squares in layout)

Emerald Faeries - #4 Sugar & Spice - girlie

Anything Goes - Letter D - she's called Daisy by Elizabeth Bell

Hooked on Craft - #2 Show us your flowers (she has flowers in her hair and hand)

Anyway, got to love you and leave you, my hapless husband has broken his ankle and is fading away beside me because he hasn't had any tea!!! (Don't tell anyone else, but he was cruelly mown down by a golf buggy (TWICE), who'd have thought that golf could be so dangerous LOL!!!

Hugs x