Robin Love!

Morning folks, another Pink Gems Robin image today and those freebie papers, My Mind's Eye once again. Kinda short of Christmas papers this year....can you believe I've hardly bought any! Now that's a first for me but have been trying to use up what I.ve got for a change. May all change! Taking a trip to the Paper Crafts Boutique this coming Saturday in Elgin with crafty buddies. A demo day and I'm sure yummy stash will be falling off the shelves and accidently landing in my basket lol! Now I hope this is going to post as Mr Blogger has informed me I have logged out in the middle of writing this up and he ain't saving as I go along, he performs some strange moves on us bloggers! Fingers crossed. Well nothing happened so have copied and pasted into a new post. Hope it all links up doing this! We'll soon see, just hope it's not back to square one and a complete new link up to perform, ggrrrr!

 Pink Gems Robin Image

Promarkers, Fleximarkers

Free My Mind's Eye Papers

Sizzix Snowflake Dies

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/  - Christmas

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/  - Cold & Frosty


http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/       - Anything Goes




http://www.scrapbooksisters.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes


 http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Always Anything Goes

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - No Sentiments

Late yesterday afternoon looking out from my craft room  so beautiful after a lovely mild Autumn day here.

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BY THE CUTE AND GIRLY BLOG HOP

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Welcome to our first every By The Cute and Girly blog hop!! It's our 2nd birthday and we are celebrating in style with a special challenge and blog hop!
As well as loads of prizes on the challenge blog, each design team member also has a prize on their blog from their featured sponsor, so lots of chances to win some great prizes!! :)

If you have came from TAMMYS blog, then you are on the right track, if not, you need to start at Lora's blog.

Ok so here's what you have to do for a chance to win these prizes-

1. Enter the challenge at By The Cute and Girly as you normally would. The theme this month is "Anything Goes" and remember our challenge is for any type of crafts from papercrafts to baking, so you really can enter with anything you like. This month we are limiting the entries to 1 per person since it's anything goes.
2. Do the hop, leave a comment on each of the dt blogs for a chance to win the prize on their blog.
3. Each design team member has a letter of the alphabet on their blog that you need to collect. When you are finished the hop and have collected all the letters, email Lora with the word you have made (you will find her email address and instructions on the challenge blog). Please DO NOT leave a comment with the word you have made, you must email Lora with it.
4. HAVE FUN!! :)

My sponsor is Spesch Designer Stamps and they have gave me $15 of Digi Stamps to give away to one lucky winner.
Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win.

My project today uses Forest Elf from Spesch Designer Stamps

Coloured with Promarkers

I have made three samples  using her, which I will show throughout the next three weeks. This one I have made her a Christmas Forest Elf.

Papers - Basic Grey "Jovial"

TH Flourish

Marianne Designs Pionsettia Die

Roses, Velvet Lace, Pearls from stash

The letter you need from me is B, you now have all your letters, rearrange them to make your word, pop over to our blog   By The Cute And Girly. Leave a comment and then email Lora with your answer. Good Luck everyone

Here's a list of the hop order in case you get lost along the way.
Lora
Kate
Geraldine
Ayelet
Lisa
Hanna
Tammy
Carol
Challenge Blog- You will find the email address here that you need to send the word you have made to, and of course you have to link your entry here too :)

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Waiting Patiently Due Think!

 Morning folks, hope your enjoying your weekend. Mine got off to a great start, winning this weeks challenge over on Pink Gems, Woo Hoo, six digi images to pick, have my eye on what i want just haven't had time to do it yet with family all here and getting on my Laptop is not easy with grandchildren wanting to play on CBBS. Bought this one a couple of weeks back and have had great fun with this little chap...just so cute and i love what i have created, hope you do to.

 Hero Arts Dots, Grass stamps
TH inks, Fence Die with touch of Flower Soft
Pink Gems Robin coloured with Promarkers/Glamour Dust
Snowflake punch
Large flaked sparkly glitter

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Cold & Frosty
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - Glitter It
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ - No Girls Allowed
 http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/  - Anything Goes
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes








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Merry Snowman

 Evening, my what a day it's been, don't know if I'm coming or going. Had three cards all on the go and just got into such a muddle. Forgot this was the card i was entering in A Gem of a challenge and steamed on ahead with another  and then noticed it didn't quite follow the sketch. Then noticed this  lying on the side waiting all along, what a dumbo lol! And there#s me thinking i would have to give it a by. Think I could do with a bit of what's in his glass! Well he does look rather jolly me thinks lol! He was a freebie on Pink Gems, lovely happy soul so thanks for that Janet. Coloured him with Promarkers & Fleximarkers and added a touch of Glamour Dust and glazed the glass of whatever he's drinking!  Freebie papers too, My Mind's Eye. Added wee snowbaqlls, Marthas Stewart Snowflakes and LOTV sentiment. Started this card off at an afternoon at Lily's yesterday so just want to say thanks for a lovely afternoon, yummy Shortbread and the cake Helen took along and of course had to have both. Off to chill out now and hopefully tomorrow will be back to normal!

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/  - Sketch










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Fairytale Wedding

Morning, a real wet and windy kinda day here so think it's a stay in the house crafting day for me!  Another shaped card made on the Cricut using Wild card cartridge and a Marianne Die.Used pearlised card, embossed with Snowflurry embossing folder, decorated with Cricut Hearts from Storybook cartridge, roses, ribbon and pearls from stash. The image is a LOTV coloured with Promarkers and a dusting of Glamour Dust.












http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - Fancy Edging
http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Pastel Florals
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Inspired by Cinderella
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Emboss it




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birthday wishes

My card was a quickie i made last night just to unwind after a busy weekend with family about. Not that I was very busy! Just couldn't keep up with them all, just sat back and let them all get on with it. I did keep an eye on Naomi my granddaughter while she made a couple of cards with lots of buttons and bows. Wish I'd remembered to take a piccy of them to show you, she would of loved that, her cards on Nana's blog. Funny how the green card has come  out completely wrong, wonder if the ribbon is stealing the Limelight (pardon the pun)! Have tried different settings and just won't play ball, might try another photo later...so dark here today but least it's dry and not cold.

Hero Arts Dots & Flowers, Dots & Flower spray! must look this up as forgotton it's name, Antique Engravings Butterflies

TH Shabby Shutters, Lilacs

Recycled Ribbon

Gems from Stash 

http://ribbongirls.blogspot.com/  - Lilac & Green

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/  - Always Anything Goes

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By The Cute And Girly DT card

 Morning to all my crafting buddies out there and to my new followers this last week. Always lovely to have new blogs to visit.  Showing you my last DT card for this months Anything Goes challenge, celebrating our 2nd Birthday over on By The Cute And Girly. Entering the last week so still plenty of time to come and join in the fun with us and also join our Blog Hop.

Papers are 1st Edition

Roses made with a Marianne die I bought from Lothian Crafts, reasonably priced and free postage, what more could you ask for!

My sponsor is Spesh Design Stamps. I have used one of their images which I have used on several occasions, she is just adorable I think and again love images that can be used for any occasion.

 Finished creation, an Easel Calendar card .

Challenges
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/  - To The Letter

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - New Beginnings - A New Year

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Christmas Bauble Card

 
Morning. Have been havimg problems the past few weeks with Internet Explorer and finally gave up the ghost and have switched to Firefox. It had virtually ground to a halt, continually closing pages,so slow to open new ones and wouldn't let me download zip files, could of been trying to tell me something there due think lol!  Never mind everything seems to be going well again. My  card I made the other day on my Cricut. Had a friend round so had a big tidy up...didn't want to shock Aud with all my crafty mess I make. We usually take something with us to make at friends houses but thought I would organize something different. Well by the time I had  tried this and that out had undone all my tidying up, why did I bother! We had a great afternoon of experimenting, lots of newsing and sharing ideas. Mind you I ended up with a squint Easel card. I wonder how that happened Aud!!!!! Never mind I kinda like it angled ever so slightly lol! Thanks for the cream cakes, they were yummy.

Cricut Wild card cartridge - Card shape

Cricut Christmas Cheer - Bauble

Cricut Storybook - Labels

Marianne dies - Pionsettia

Gems & Ribbon from stash

Nesties

Embossing folders - Swirls & Dots

Martha Stewart Punch

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/  - No Design Paper

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Enbossibg

http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Girls, Girls, Girls

Have a lovely weekend
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Happy Christmas Dear!

 Morning, Friday here already, my week just flown by and I'm behind with commenting on my blogging friends! Computer, think was all hot and bothered last night and just wasn't playing ball, so slow uploading so had to give up but hopefully later today will catch up with you all but first have a very important visit to make....off to see my Mum. It's her birthday today so better get a move on and head off. My card today is yet another Christmas card, feels like I've made heaps but I bet you there's not that many in the box. Used a Sugar Nellie image, coloured with Promarkers and a touch of Glamour Dust, oh I nearly ruined the whole image, adding the glitter.... glued the hat trim and bauble, reached for the bottle out of my tote, started sprinkling and oh my gawd, gold stuff came gushing out, where on earth dfid that come from! a rush for a scrapper and scrapped it all off, phew, no damage done I'm glad to say. Proceeded with more glue and a sprinkling of the white stuff and all was well. Haven't a clue what the papers are as they were 12x12 and the name is missing, nothing new on that front with me! Added some Snowflakes, lace and gems. Just had a thought, wonder what a Wedding couple getting married would think of a Wedding card made with this sweet pair. Wouldn't see that in the shops would you! Don't suppose I'll ever get the chance to make one . Hopefully be back tomorrow with a card I made with a friend yesterday using the Cricut.
bye for now

 http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ 
polka dots/stripes

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Distress those edges

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - Layers





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Girly Cute!

My card today is using a Di's digital image, been hiding in my computer for some time, had forgotton she was there (how could I) till I put some new ones in beside her! So many gorgeous images to choose from, may just have to pop back for a little shop lol!  Coloured with Promarkers. Papers are My Mind's Eye 'Tickled Pink' Love this shape of card and you can make it any size you want.

Massive Candy scoop over at Charmed Carts and Crafts, do not want to miss out with a chance to win now do we! My what heaven that would be  dropping through the letter box! Closes 1st November 2011.

http://charmed-the-blog.blogspot.com/ - Enter card to win Massive Candy scoop
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/  - Girly Creations
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/  - Ain't it cute


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Hugs & Kisses

 Morning, I started this card at a crafty afternoon with my friend Aud last week but spent too much time newsing and experimenting with crafty stash I didn't get much of it done. The base was cut from the Cricut using the Wild Card cartridge, then layered with a Marianne die cut. Image is a Sugar Nellie ' Donald    '    coloured with Promarkers. Computerised sentiment and flower, ribbon and gems from stash.

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Get Well Soon
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/  - Always Anything Goes
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/  - Shaped Cards




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Forest Elf by Spesch Design Stamps

My second DT card made for our birthday celebrations hop over on By The Cute And Girly this month. Some fab prizes on offer so hope we can challenge you to enter with Anything Goes, still loads of time to get those cards in and do tyhe hop.
Once again I have used Forest Elf from Spesch Design Stamps. Have really enjoyed using here, so versitile and she is one sweet lady.

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Forever Autumn
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - Bows, pearls bling (Bing on the swirls (hair) and backing paper)
http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Remind you of a song! You're Beautiful/James Blunt


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A Man's Best Friend!

Morning and a warm welcome to all my new followers, so pleased you have come by. My card today is using a Pink Gem image I saw somewhere out in blogland the other day and he reminded me of my little Westie 'Rory' so had to have him and just happened to throw a couple more cuties in the basket at the same time lol! Made my own background using Hero Arts and TH inks and  Snowflurry embossing folder by ?

Promarkers

Hand made Trees, embossed and glittered

TH Fence with a touch of white flower soft

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - with love at Christmas
http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - So Distressing

by for now


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One of those days!!

Was having an off day yesterday., should of been off crafting with friends but wasn't up to driving so decided to have a play by myself, not the same fun but that's the way the cooky crumbles some times. Where my head was when making this card for the Pennyblack Saturday challenge I do not know, my mind does play funny tricks on me! What am I on about, well, here goes. It's use a number this week, with this in mind I set about thinking what I would make. Well I got busy going down the Christmas route, think I must be Christmas on the brain just now.... Looked out my PB stamp and got going creating my background with Hero Art stamps. After I had inked the background I took a baby wipe and gently wiped over the embossing to whiten it up. Had a bit of a blue tinge to it.  Now when I had finished creating the background took a think to myself! What on earth had my flower stamp got to do with Christmas  and my background got to do with Birthdays!! Okay kept going, well I think you do get flowers in the Winter months, I'm sure you do! Once finished, what was I going to do about the number thingy...well it is the 25th isn't it ! Then finally the penny droped, yes so slow wasn't I... The theme  'an age thing'! Okay I give up. Hope I get up in a better frame of mind tomorrow.UGHHHHH.

PB - Blush

Hero Arts - snall dots, sillouette grass

TH - saphire

Seafoam embossing powder

Martha Stewart border punch

Ribbon, pearls, pins from stash


Right in a better frame of mind this morning, so a quick change around and hey presto, a 60th Birthday card.

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - AN AGE THING!

bye for now

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Furry Friends

Not often I make cards in Lilac but these papers from Cosmo Cricket 'Smitten Mitten' are just lovely I think. ~Teamed them up with Sugar Nellie 'Furry Friends', coloured with Promarkers Lilacas and Greys and Glamour dust.

Marianne Die Snowflakes

Ribbon, Lace and Gems from stash

Sentiment Hobby Art

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ - Lace it up

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Bear image

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - Animals

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Glitter, Lilac, Ribbon/Lace

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Critters

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Penguin Love Ah!

My card here is using Sugar Nellie's 'Penguin Love'....Mr Penguin looks so in love doesn't he with his Misses ah! Now, really had a quiet night last night, once card was finished had a big tidy up on the desk front already for another play today.  A less is more, I think...  found an unopened set of hearts burried under all the mess! Housework done, well all I'm going to do, washing blowing in the wind and dinner defrosting on the worktop, gosh never been so organised!  lol. Off to have fun, bye for now!

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Black/white Matt card  - The Papeterie

Craftworks shaped card

Marianne die Snowflakes

Gems from stash

Lainesworld - Ribbon

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle & Bling

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Always anything goes

http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ - We Wish You a Merry Christmas



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Just Because!

Don't know about you but I'm having a rather lazy Sunday! Made this card following the sketch and colours over on the Sugar Bowl... not my usual colour combo but really like it, quite refreshing. Going to a neice of my friend who is going through a difficult time at the mo, wish her well and hope it brightens her day a little.

Simply Sassy  coloured with Promarkers and a touch of Glamour glitter

Cuttlebug Folder

1st Edition papers

Lace, ribbon & pearls from stash

Computer sentiment

http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Just Because

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ - A for Anything Goes

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

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Christmas Baubles

Don't know about you but I'm not getting on very fast with the Christmas cards, think the less is more will have to kick in at the last minute ( still have about 8weeks to get them done, what a scary thought eh, Christmas just round the corner!) but in the mean time will soldier on trying to create new designs just because it's fun and also don't find less is more very easy!  I suppose you could say this is a quick and simple card. Like to vary what I play with, well we have so much stash of varying kinds stashed away from prying eyes or little fingers in my case, Naomi my granddaughter is very partial to my glitter and punch drawers...yes have several, I bet there's a lot like me too lol!  This ones using one of my new buys from the Papeterie last Saturday... oh I do love a good old stash shop, gets the old grey cells jumping about again, ready to craft, it's as good an excuse as any in my book.... hee hee!  Red and Blue, seem to have a thing going with these colours at the mo, love them together. Made my own backing design with Hero Arts and Woodware stamps.Fits Ladybugcraftsink challenge this week. One one of there fab images in there blog hop the other week so hopefully will get it coloured and onto a Christmas card very soon.

Hero Arts cling stamp?

Woodware Christmas words

TH Snowflake

Marianne Dies

Hobby Art Sentiment

TH Inks

Seafoam embossing pwder

Stickles

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - No design papers

     Tomorrows sees the start of our Birthday celebrations and it's a Blog Hop over on By The Cute And Girly . Hope you will play along, lots of fabby prizes up for grabs.

bye for now

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Welcom Little One

Okay, baby cards up to date for the mo....this one was requested by my Son for a friends Sister....put it in a big envelope all taped up to post down to him, all sealed and ready to go and no photo taken for my post! Okay easy sorted but why did I put so much tape on, like Fort Knox it was lol.  

Sugar Nellie Image

Promarkers

Nitwit Polka Dots

Cuttlebug button embossing folder

Marianne Corner Die

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ - All Creatures Great & Small

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Monochrome

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - What a Cutie!

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/ - Emboss It

by for now

 

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Baby Fairy Flora

Morning , back again with another baby card. Using Mos Digital Pencil  "Baby Flora Fairy". (Ooo, I could just pick her up for a cuddle )I coloured her with Promarkers and added a dusting of Glamour Glitter. Used digital papers, haven't a clue where I got them from...they were lurking in a folder on my Lappy, don't think I have ever used them before like so many other digi sets I thought was a good buy at the time lol!

Challenges

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Dies/Punches

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ - Pink for Boobies

http://lothiancrafts.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Use a Digi

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ - Tag It

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Pretty Girls

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Use a digi

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