Oh so Cute!

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a fabulous week, wasn't the week-end just gorgeous.  I even managed to go to a Land Rover show with David and a crafting show with Debs.. then a nice BBQ on Sunday the first one of the season... my brother John and Chrissy came also, so there was seven of us altogether, it was great we had a bit of a celebration for my Mom's 87th Birthday, she loved it!

My card today is for Papertake Weekly, and Dawny would love to see something 'Cute' it was so hard to choose as I have so many lovely images.  I did want to use one of my new fairy stamps but my week has just flown bye.  I still haven't got around to trying my inktense pencils yet either!!  So I chose one of my trusty Art Pad images and isn't this just the cutest little bear you have ever seen lol!!  I glittered Jenny the bear with cotton candy stickles and matted her onto a spellbinders square scalloped die. I also made a daisy flower, the pink is a lot softer in real life. I inked all the card with a lovely soft pink, but it doesn't show up very well on the photos.

What I used

Image - LOTV Art Pad Set 23 James & Jenny Bear

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Martha Stewart Daisy Border

Cheerylyn border

Joy Daisy Die

Stickles and Gems and ribbons my stash

Challenges Entered

Cute Card Thursday - Handmade Embellishments

Die Cut Divas - Use at least one embellishment

Sister Act - Anything Goes #57

Allways Something Creative - Birthdays #75

The Squirrel and The Fox - Lets hear it for the Girls

This card is smaller than the ones I usually make, but I quiet like it.  That's it from me for now guys, so do pop along to the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog and take a look at the gorgeous creations the girls have made, also why don't you join in as there is a fabulous prize to be won too!

Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes you left for me last week, I had a lovely day and I was thoroughly spoilt lol!!! I got some lovely crafting pressies too:)..

See you all later, take care,
Love and Hugs,
Marjorie xx

Sketchy Free For All

Hello everyone, hope you all had a great week-end with lots of crafting thrown in!..  Whooo!! I'm feeling quiet happy today, I managed to order some lovely paper pads from LOTV yesterday, had a bit of a struggle at first trying to get on the site.. gave up and tried a bit later, really thought I would miss out again lol!! But NO.. they still had some stock!!  Can't wait for Mr. Postie to arrive now lol!!

My card today is for 'Papertake Weekly' which is a lovely sketch challenge. You can use any sketch as long as it is one of the Papertake sketches.  I chose to use sketch #80. The nice thing about sketches is they give you a good starting point, especially when Mr. Mojo has gone walk about, I love using them.  I really enjoyed making this card, the flowers were cut out with a Joy Die, really want to have a go at making some flowers, I have some gorgeous dies which I haven't known how to use properly so have been on the internet for some tutorials, so watch this space lol!!..   The gorgeous hearts are a Marianne die and I have ruffed up all the black card with some sand paper and scissors, the card is by Tim Holtz and is a dream to use for this sort of thing.  The gorgeous papers are from LOTV designed by Mary Fran.  The image is from one of LOTV art pads.

  

This is the sketch which I turned around so that the side was at the top

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV - Art Pad Jack, Patch and Puss

Paper - LOTV -  'Candles & Cake' by Mary Fran

Sentiment - LOTV - Everyday Grundgy Messages

Dies - Marianne Hearts and Joy Flowers

Challenges Entered
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute with lots of spots & dots
The ABC Challenge - F is for Flowers
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Patterned Paper
TTCRD Challenge - Anything Goes
LOTV Monthly Challenge - Name That Tune
'The Hug Song' - by Fred Small
  

My card is about sending someone special hugs so I would just like to send some special hugs to Mary, Andrea and Family from the ribbon girl.  Mary sadly lost her husband last week and I would just like to say you are all in my thoughts and prayers. xx

That's it for today guys, you all take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Lovely Layers

Hi everyone, another week has flown bye, wish time would slow down a little lol!!  Haven't the storms and floods been horrible.  My heart goes out to all those people who have been affected by them.  We had really strong winds last week, but things seem to have eased a little, lets hope it stays that way! My car got a bit damaged with falling tiles off the roof, but no major damage to the house, thankfully.

As it's Tuesday, it's time for another 'Paper Take Weekly' challenge, and this week it's 'Lovely Layers'. For my card this week, I've used the lovely 'Pre-Coloured' Art Pads from LOTV, I love these images!  The lovely papers are by Memory Box called 'Minuet' and I've had them for ages, they went so well with this lovely vase of flowers. I added stickles to the inside of the flowers for a little sparkle and instead of using card around the image, I used some of the papers, I think it looks quiet effective, and makes a nice frame.

My die cut flowers are a Marianne die that I love and use all the time, the gorgeous flowers are a mixture from the 'Ribbon Girl' and 'Wild Orchid Crafts', the ribbon is also from the 'Ribbon Girl'.. I won this quiet some time ago and have now just finished my last piece :(  I inked all the card and papers with Tim Holtz 'Old Paper' Distress ink, and the little butterflies are cut out with a 'Martha Stewart' punch, use this all the time too!
Do pop over to the 'Paper Take Weekly Challenge' blog and see all the lovely cards that the fabulous design team have made, there is a lovely prize to be won too!

Challenges Entered

Brown Sugar Challenge - Use a die cut/Punch

Simply Create Too - St.Patricks Day or use Green

LOTV Monthly Challenge - Name that Tune
'Where have all the flowers gone'
sung by Peter, Paul and Mary
Crafty Ribbon Challenge - Ribbon N Bows

Well that's it from me for now, have a lovely week and keep safe:).. Where have all the flowers gone..la,la,
it's in my head now lol!!
Love and Hugs,
Marjorie
xx

Love is in the Air

Hello everyone,
Wow! Can't believe it's a month since I last blogged, I have been busy with Mum and also at work.  We are all trying to take some leave before the end of March, other wise we loose it, we always leave a week or so for the winter months but then it's a mad rush to fit everyone in lol!!

Some exciting news, Dawny over at Papertake Weekly asked me if I would like to be a guest designer for a couple of months... Oh my giddy aunt, I was so excited lol!!  Papertake Weekly is such a lovely challenge blog, with it's lovely sketches and anything goes, and this week it is really simple, just include a heart somewhere on your card, and seeing it's Valentine's Day coming up that should be easy, peasy lol!  There is always a lovely prize to be won too!

Inside 

Removable tag

I've made this card for someone special,  I am going to put a photo in the middle of the heart of them both.  I don't know how they feel about photo's on the internet so will play it safe, and add it later lol!!

Card Recipe

Image - LOTV - Art Pad Set 2 Jack and Puss (Pre-coloured)

Designer Papers - LOTV - 'Always and Forever'  - Nit Wit Collections by Mary Fran 

Sentiments - LOTV - Hand written phrases and sentiment tags

Dies - Heart Border and Heart Die both from Cheery Lynn Designs

Challenges Entered

LOTV - Monthly Challenge - Name that Tune 

'Just the two of us' - by Bill Withers

The Ribbon Girl Challenge blog - Lovely Lili Challenge 

'A romantic Theme'

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Hearts/Love

Deep Ocean - Love is all around

A Creative Romance - Show us some love

In the Pink - A little pink love

I can't get that tune out of my head now lol!... just the two of us lol!!  It's very wet and cold here today, but we haven't had any snow yet thankfully!... Hope you all have a great week, one thing for sure it's great crafting weather!!

Take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

To a Special Friend

Good morning everyone, it's cold today here in Yorkshire, my hubby had to scrape the ice of his van this morning!!  Brrr I don't likey lol!!  Roll on Summer!

Straight on to my card today as I'm on work soon... I have used 'Art Pad -set 19' from LOTV again, these images are pre-coloured and very stylish, I just added some Diamond Stickles and Voilà job done!

I don't think I have quiet got the balance right on this one, but once everything is stuck down it wont move lol!! I have inked the card and paper with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo.  I also inked the lovely roses (Wild Orchid Crafts) to give them a more muted look, they look lovely in real life.. The gorgeous papers are from LOTV... Country Lady by Mary Fran.. Sentiments also LOTV.. 'Quoteables Set 62 Friendship' and ' Scroll sentiments', Cheery Lynn and Martha Stewart 'Butterflies', and finished off with a Doo hickey die and lovely pearls from 'Hobby House'

Challenges Entered

LOTV Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper
The Squirrel and the Fox - Something New (New Art Pad and New Friendship Stamp)

Take care everyone and happy crafting...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Jack, Patch and Puss!

Good morning everyone!  Wow! can't believe it's been so long since I posted.  Just busy at work and also I have been playing in my craft room lol!!  I have been experimenting with my new distress markers and I love, love, love them lol!!  Debs and I went to LOTV shop a couple of Saturdays ago.. (Wow! where does the time go!)  had a fabulous day and bought lots of new goodies, including some watercolour paper, which is really lovely to use.  I watched the lovely Lou demonstrating she is such a lovely lady and so helpful...she helped me with shading around the image, which I struggle with... but with the distress markers it's easy peasy lol!!  I don't have a card with my new markers today as I still have to photograph etc... but I have one I made with the new art pads from LOTV that I made for a friends daughter.. now I'm just in love with these little characters 'Jack, Patch and Puss', and have now bought a few of the stamps as well!..  I made the flowers and distressed with Tim Holtz distress inks, also I inked the lovely lace at the bottom it was white and I didn't have a colour to match, think it turned out quiet nice.

What I used

Image - Art Pad Pre-Coloured LOTV

Paper - Bonnets & Bowties by Mary Fran (LOTV)

Ribbon/Lace/Pearl brads - Hobby House

Sentiment - LOTV

Banner and circle pennants dies - Whimsey Stamps

Challenges

LOTV Ideas to Inspire - Ribbon or Lace

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes

Chocolate,Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes

A Creative Romance - Dies or punches

Victorine Stamps Originals -  Birthday

Scrap Creations - Polka Dots

Have a lovely day guys, it's cold here in Doncaster, but there is a promise of it brightening up ( err..right lol!!)

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Hitching A Ride....

Good morning everyone,
My card today is for my brother John, he loves his bike and keeps wanting to take me for a spin on the back!!  I think this is the closest I am going to get on the back of any motor bike lol!!!  I have used this lovely image from Johanna Sheen which I coloured with my Prisma Pencils.   I think I might of gone a bit over board on the Tim Holtz distress inks!  I am trying to think outside of the box a little and not be too scared to be a little more daring with myself, if you know what I mean lol!!  I have also used my curved border die again.. I just love it and have been experimenting with different options.  I think this is one of my favourite dies at the moment, it can give such lovely effects.

 A peek at the inside

The papers are the fabulous 'Wellington' pack again, I can honestly say these papers have just been the best ever buy! the twine and little motor bike are from my stash, I think they were from the hobby house.. not sure as you pick up so many bits and pieces and then forget where you bought them lol!!

Challenges entered

Come and Get it Challenge - Masculine

2 Sisters Challenge  - Stripes

Delicious Doodles - #42 Use a Charm

Challenges 4 Everybody - #43 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - #48 Boy/Man

'ABC35' Challenge - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes (Option animals)

House of Cards - Cute and Fun ( colour pallet - Brown, blue and cream)

That's it from me for today ladies.. off to work this afternoon.  Have a great week and take care:)

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Angel Wishes

Hi Everyone, really rushed today lol!  I think everyone is the same, rushing, trying to get everything ready for the big day lol!! We are going to Steven and Nicole's in Germany for Christmas..... can't wait!!  So I have lots to do in the mean time, also Mum goes for her Angiogram tomorrow.  I will be glad when it's over!.. Mum is quiet calm about the whole thing it's me that's the nervous wreck lol!!
Anyway on with the show... it's Monday and time for another linky party over at "Make it Monday".
My card for today is a lovely image by Sugar Nellie called 'Angel Wishes'.. Isn't she lovely,  and that little dog, well he just melts your heart doesn't he lol!!!

I decorated the inside to match the outside

 Card Recipe

Papers - Memory Box 'Mistletoe'

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Image - Sugar Nellie 'Angel Wishes'

Colouring Medium -Prisma Pencils

Challenges Entered
Moving along with the times

Use 3 Elements beginning with the same letter - R for Ribbon, Red and Rose
Crafting for all Seasons - Use Flowers
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - 'Girly'

Our sponsor this week is Cupcake cards and Crafts who will be offering a lovely paper pack of the winners choice, all you have to do is comment on another entrants card and mention you saw it on Make it Monday, so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning!

Also this week we have a
Special Sponsor
Visions of Sugarplums
Lori Hairston and Lisa Minckler
co-hosting a blog hop together with many participants and available prizes.

* Lori is gifting a $20 Visa Card to a winner at MIM who comments on her VOSP links and mentions that they came over from MIM.  
Winner will be announced on regular post day at MIM.




Do pop over to Make it Monday #118 for all the details

Now who is my pick for this week.....ta dah!!....
It's the lovely Mandy from 'A sprinkling of glitter'  Isn't this card just gorgeous... The details on this card are so beautiful, and I love this Santa image, I think he has such a cheeky smile lol!! to take a closer look at this stunning card visit Mandy here...and don't forget to leave her a little love too!

I would just like to welcome all my lovely new followers, do hope you find something here that inspires you, and thank you for all your lovely comments I love reading them, and they all ways make my day!!

Have a fabulous week everyone and happy crafting...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

True Love

Good morning everyone, time for another Make it Monday linky party, and today we are sponsored by Dr. Digi's house of stamps who has a brand new digital stamping site featuring an amazing range of digi's with a difference, for the crafter with a sense of humour. I have chosen the lovely Derek & Deirdery Dunderton, aren't they wonderful!  There are so many wonderful cards you could make with this lovely image.. my card this week is a love story....  I don't think Dr. Digi had flowers and glitter in mind for this lovely couple, but I couldn't resist lol!  When my Mum saw this fabulous image, she loved it, and said it reminded her of her and my Dad lol!!   My Dad bless him was a little smaller than my Mum, had no hair and always wore a cap, the only thing he didn't have was a moustache... Mum had some glasses like this many moons ago, and always wore a pinny (pinny was short for pinafore ... you would say apron now), but I must say my Mum is much better looking lol!!...

I've added a sentiment in this view

Or you could just have it plain to write your own sentiment

I love how this card turned out... I have been sat with it on my desk for ages and nothing was entering into my brain, then one morning I just did this and that and Voila!!! the card came together lol!!  The lovely papers are from a scrapbook set Nicole sent me from Germany, they are so bright and sparkly.. The lovely flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and I glittered them all up with Stardust Stickles the Sentiments are from Create with TLC.. I love this site and Paulette has so many free sentiments too! I do find it hard to make funny cards, I can never think of the right sentiment, but I always manage to find something on Paulettes blog to help me....  The flower I made myself with a Joy Daisy Die, have been looking for one for ages and finally got one from Ebay...  The image was coloured with my beloved Prisma Pencils.... Oh! and I used glossy accents on their glasses, always scared to use this last, as if it goes wrong....oooh! I shudder to think lol!!!

Challenges entered

Allsorts Challenge - Bring on the Bling

Crafts and Me - Circles

Divas by Design - 2 Different design papers

Lady Anne's - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - Inspiration from a song (When a man loves a Woman - Percy Sledge)

Sentimental Sundays - Easel Card with a sentiment

OLLCB - Spots and Dots

MAWTT - Lets Go Dotty

Hope you like my card today, and if you pop along to Make it Monday #117 you could win yourself 2 lovely digis of your choice from Dr. Digi's House of stamps.  Also have a look at what my teamies have done, their cards are AMAZING!!

You are such a talented bunch, that you make choosing just one card to showcase every week so hard.  FANTASTIC cards from you all again this week.... and my pick is ......

This beautiful card made by Ellen

A beautiful Vintage design, with lots of layers and surprises

do pop across to Ellen's blog and take a closer look and leave a little love too!

The Christmas decorations are beginning to appear in our cul-de-sac now, lots of lovely twinkly lights at night....  That's it from a very cold, wet and windy Yorkshire... hope you all have a great week..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Teddy Bear ABCs

Good Morning everyone, hope you all had a great week-end...Yesterday was really beautiful here in Doncaster but very, very cold!... Mum is still holding her own, and we haven't had any more trips to A&E Thankfully..Bless:)...
#116 Linky party over at "Make it Monday" is now open and we are sponsored today by the lovely Melissa at Meljen's Designs and I have made a card using "Teddy Bear ABCs"...

Card Recipe

Image - Meljen Designs

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Papers - From my stash (can't remember what they are called..sorry)

Dies - Marianne Creatables Ribbon Flower 3

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts and also one I punched out and made myself

Ribbon and Gems from my stash

Challenges entered

Challenges 4 Everybody #7 -Anything Goes
Lady Anne's - Anything Goes
OSAAT - Use a Digi
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Die Cuts/Punches

Meljen's designs are giving away 4 single digi's to the winner this week, so all you have to do is comment on another entrants card..the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning this fabulous prize....

So come along and share your lovely paper creations with us...and most of all have fun!!!

I actually have two picks for this week as I loved them both...

First up is this lovely scrapbook page by Anita Scroggins

and the second is this gorgeous baby card by Rachael at Dragonfly Crafter

Two really lovely projects, do pop across to their blogs and check them out, also don't forget to leave them a little love too!!!

I do apologise to some of my lovely followers for not being around for a visit recently, I am slowly getting there, but haven't had a great deal of time for blogging:).  I also seem to be just looking at my image and nothing is happening in my brain lol!!  Hopefully I will feel enthusiastic soon, as I have No Christmas cards done yet!!

Have a great week....

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Car Ride

Good morning everyone, really missed you all last week:(  Sorry I haven't been around all week as I haven't  had time for cards or blogging as my Mum has not been too well again...we had 3 nights at A&E with her having chest pains, she's also had a bit of an allergic reaction to some of the medication.  They are not quiet sure what is wrong so they are going to send her for an angiogram. She is staying with David and I at the moment and has had a couple of good nights so hopefully things are settling down a little.
I didn't manage to make a card for last weeks MIM as things have been a bit hectic....  Fortunately I made today's card a few weeks ago for my buddy at work, who's daughter and son-in-law had bought her a new car when her old one gave up the ghost lol!!  This lovely image called car ride from Bugaboo was ideal.  Her new car is bright red so I had a go with my promarkers for this one, don't think it turned out too bad!
Make it Monday Linky party #115 is now open, and we are sponsored today by the lovely Bugaboo Stamps, you can find this lovely image here.  Looking forward to seeing all your lovely makes this week!!

I made the flower myself with black and white card and used a brad for the centre. I embossed some white card with a bubbles embossing folder, the "thanks" sentiment is a cuttle bug die, I've had for ages.  Tina wanted "You are amazing" on the card somewhere so I used stick on letters from a scrapbook page I had in my stash, it worked out really well, and looked so nice on the card as on the lettering there are little red roses on some of the letters, unfortunately you can't see it on the photos's.  I also added a little star dust stickles around the inside of the card to add a bit of sparkle.  Finished off with a sentiment cut out with a spellbinders die one in black and one in white and some black ribbon and four little red pearls.

Bugaboo are offering a fabulous prize of 7 single digi's to the winning commenter, so all you have to do is comment on another entrants card, so the more times you comment the more chances you have of winning!  Good luck everyone!!

Challenges Entered

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge 2 - Special Occasion NOT Birthday

Pretty Little Ribbon Blog - Die cuts/punches/ribbon

Milk Coffee Challenge - More than 1 Fold

Forever Friends - Ribbon/Twine

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

My Pick for this week is tadaaah!!.....

 Mandy at Paper Panda

Isn't this card lovely, I love steam punk when it is done as beautifully as this, and this is only Mandy's second attempt at steam punk!   The coggs are a spellbinders die and the gorgeous papers and toppers are from a CD she has recently purchased....Think I will have to put that on my wish list for Santa!!....

Do pop across to her blog and take a closer look and leave her a little love too!!... 

That's it from me for now, hope you all have a great week, and hopefully I'll be able to get round to visit sometime this week:)....

Big Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Miss You.....

Good morning everyone...Hope you all had a great week-end.  I went to LOTV on Saturday for a colouring class, really had a great time, and it is practice makes perfect now lol!! The promarkers still don't feel quiet right but I am going to keep trying them lol!!  Dawny P was a fantastic teacher and had lots of patience:).  Now on to my card for this week, we were sent some lovely images to have a play with from Julie at "Ladies That Craft" and this was my choice..it's called "Washing Line"...when I first saw it, I thought of using it as a "Missing You" card, as there is only clothing for one on the line, or maybe a "New Home" card...I think this image has lots of potential, don't you, like fairies and goblins etc lol!! You must pop over to "Make it Monday #113" linky party, and check out my teamies cards...WOW!! they are amazing!! I have used some of my new dies that I got from Which Craft show last week...The flower is a Sweet William by Cheery Lyn, and the olive leaves are also Cheery Lyn, arn't they fantastic..and my lovely flower border is a Memory Box die, isn't it gorgeous...

Close up of image

Card Recipe

Colouring medium - Prisma Pencils

Papers - First Edition - "New leaf"

Dies - Martha Stewart - "Grass"

Memory Box - "Spring Border"

Flower - Cheery Lyn "Sweet William"

Leaves - Cheery Lyn "Olive Branches"

Spellbinders - Rectangles

Ribbon - Bunny Zoes

Challenges Entered

Divas By Design - Use some Orange

Card Makin Mama's - Anything goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Photo Inspiration

Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or Twine

Our sponsor for this week is Julie from Ladies That Craft

Ladies That Craft  is a new crafty club specialising in classes both at our local community centre and on-line. Information and inspiration can be found at www.newnanny.blogspot.co.uk  We currently have 240 members and are growing every day.

A new Etsy store will be opening on 1st November selling Kits, classes, supplies and mini books ready made so that you only have to add your photos.

Julie is very generously offering a fabulous prize of a 

mini book kit and a disc of Gayles latest Digi Stamps.

Remember to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor just leave a comment for another entry.  Be sure to mention you saw them on "Make It Monday"....The more entries you comment on, the more chances you have of winning!!  So come on Ladies and Gents, show us your lovely "Papercraft" projects, be it a new project, or maybe an older one that you would like to share again....

Now it's time for my Pick of the week......so, so hard to choose lol!!!!

I chose this lovely scrapbook page by Melisa at "Paperlicious Designs"...Wow did these images bring back memories for me...Infact I still have some dress patterns somewhere that look exactly like these ladies of the 50's and 60's lol!! and I love the paper piecing that Melisa has done too...do check out her lovely blog and leave her a little love!!

Thank you for all your good wishes on my Anniversary...we had a lovely evening, we went for a nice meal with my Mum, Deb, and Candice...Also I would just like to say "Hello" to my new followers..hope you find something here you like and can use:)

I'm on work this afternoon, and it's Candice's 13th Birthday this Friday and I still have to make a card...another card I should have had done ages ago...do you think we could turn the clocks back by a week, instead of an hour lol!!! Hope we don't have more snow this week!! Have a fabulous week...take care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

A Gift of Love......

Good morning everyone, Debs and I went to the Which Craft show in Doncaster yesterday, it was fabulous...I love the craft shows, as I get to meet some of the lovely people I follow on my blog, also I get to buy some goodies that I really, really need lol!!.....I must share this with you...last week I had several challenges that I wanted to enter my "Tutu sweet" card into, I listed them on my blog....but dozy me...didn't link them to the blog challenge pages lol!!! I still can't believe I did that lol!! Hope I remember this week lol!!.. Anyway It's time for Make It Monday#112 Linky Party, and we are sponsored by the lovely Mandy from Cupcake Cards and Craft....My card for this week is a lovely image from Saturated Canary called Blanche .  I made this card for Debs 40th Birthday, and this image is just as I see my little girl now... Beautiful... inside and out, Sophisticated, Confident and she truly is a "A gift of Love" to both myself and my hubby David...

This is the inside

I coloured Blanche with my Prisma pencils, and the lovely papers are Prima - Madeline collection. The beautiful lace is Wild Orchid Crafts. The corners are from Whimsey Stamps. The dies are Spellbinders Lacy Ovals and Marianne LRO157 Flower.. My card is Bazzil  Black, and my sentiment was from the lovely Hannelie at Desert Diva...this lovely lady gives so freely of her talent..please go and pay her a visit, you will not be disappointed with her lovely creations, and regular free sentiments!

Challenges Entered 

A Gem of a challenge - Flowers
Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes
OSAAT - Use a Digi
Lady Annes - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft challenge - Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Add some Bling

Our sponsor this week is Cupcake Card and Crafts and they are offering the winner a lovely paper pack of there choice......So don't forget all you have to do is comment on another entrants project, so the more times you comment, the more chances you have of winning!!!

I must say this week there has been a lot of Fall and Autumn cards, and lots of really scary Halloween Cards about lol!! You are such a talented bunch of crafters, and when it comes to choosing just one it's a hard choice...

My pick for this week is....Ta Dah!!.....

Saumya  from "Scrap your idea" who made this beautiful card for her Niece.....

Isn't this just delightful, I loved how Saumya framed this lovely image, it was her first attempt too.. you wouldn't think so, would you.....do pop over to Saumya's blog for a closer look and leave her a little love!

That's it for today guys...will be stopping bye later to see what you have all been up too...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

TuTu Sweet

Good Morning everyone...it's time for some more fun over at Make it Monday, so lets get the party started linky party #111 is now open...We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa at Meljen's designs this week, she is one incredible artist, and I love her work...her images are always so much fun, and there is something for every occasion.  I have chosen "Tutu Sweet"  as I want to send some love and hugs to my best bud Jane, she is going into hospital this week so I wanted to cheer her up a little, and this little cutie is just what I was looking for...isn't she just adorable.. and she was so easy to colour too.

The inside

I am going to get the girls to send her some love too, so I have made it square inside so everyone can send there good wishes...the lovely sentiment inside is from Create with TLC...I saw it on a beautiful card by Karen, which you can see here.  If you haven't visited TLC you really must, it is a fabulous site and has regular freebies by the lovely Paulette...

Card Recipe

Image - Meljen's Designs "Tutu Sweet"

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Punches - Martha Stewart

Dies - Memory Box and Spellbinders nestabilities

Design Paper - Memory Box "Minuet"

Card - Kraft

Ribbon - Ribbon Girls

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiments - One is my own and the one inside is Create with TLC

Challenges Entered

Diva's by Design - Anything goes

Paper Shelter - Love beats all

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

House of Gilli - Anything goes

Victorine Stamps - Lots of layers

Paperplay - Simply cute

Simon Says - Dies/Punches

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything goes

Meljen's designs are giving away 4 single digi's to the winner this week, so all you have to do is comment on another entrants card..the more times you comment the more chances you have winning this fabulous prize....

So come along and share your lovely paper creations with us...and most of all have fun!!!

Now then...it's pick of the week time...tadah!!!...

Well I just loved this project by Shannie.  This is what I see on the way to work now..gorgeous red & gold leaves all around.... Autumn is here.... now are those leaves real? What do you think? ..pop across to her blog and find out...Oh! and leave her a little love too:)

A big hello to all my lovely new followers, and I would just like to say I had the most wonderful comments on my card last week, you really are great!! Thank you mwah!!

Have a fantastic week...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx