Friend...

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a fabulous bank holiday!! .. sorry I had no card last week but I'm a little snowed under at the moment.. overtime at work, and having David at home doesn't leave me with a lot of spare time lol!! David's hips are a little better, the pain doesn't seem to be as intense as it was before the injection, and he's having physio now as well!... we are waiting now for another appointment to have another injection in to his other hip, so fingers crossed!!..

Well it's Tuesday and time for another challenge over at 'Papertake Weekly'... and this week it's 'Anything Goes'  with the option of  'No Pattern Paper'...  I can't take any credit for the card I've made this week as the layout I found on the internet or a magazine, but this is my take on it, can't remember exactly where I saw it now sorry!!..

Card Recipe

Paper - Glitz - Pretty in Pink

Die - Spellbinders Labels 22

Flowers - Ribbon Girl and WOC

Sentiment - LOTV 

We are sponsored by the lovely girls over at LOTV this week there is a £10 voucher to be won so do pop along to the main challenge blog and see what my lovely teamies have done and join in the fun!

I'm struggling a bit at the moment with my weight!!... it's been six weeks now that I've been trying to loose a few pounds but the chocolate bar and cake always wins at the moment!!  I now weigh 1 kilo heavier than when I started....  This week I'm determined not to have any chocolate or cake, and I really must do more exercise, will let you know how I go on next week, it doesn't help either that Mr. Mojo has packed his bags and go on annual leave lol!!

Anyway you all have a lovely week,

Take care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Time To Have Fun

Good morning everyone, I'm running around like a headless chicken at the moment lol!! Deborah moves down to Worcester next week and then two days later we go to Spain on our holidays yaaayh!! I think we will all be glad to get on the ferry and just relax and not have to think about anything!! We have an over night stay on the ferry so it will give us all time to recover from the last few months, we have had lots of ups and downs, and some disappointments but that is all behind us now and we are going to have 18 days of sunshine, beaches lovely food and lots of fun!!. We are going overland in the Land Rover, our first stop is only one hour away from the Ferry terminal as we don't dock until 18.00 hrs.. on our second stop over we will be staying in Madrid for two days. Candice loves cities and she has studied Spanish this year so it will give her an insight to what the people and the culture are like... then we are off too Calpe for a whole 7 days in a villa, it has it's own swimming pool and we are not far from the sea a two minute walk and we will be on lovely beaches, so, so looking forward to that... then we start to travel back and have a night at Cuenca where the famous hanging houses are.. a bit scary but the scenery looks out of this world, then we go to a lovely place called La Posada De Gallegos for Deborah's birthday... then onto Larendo for two nights before we catch the ferry home. I will post some photo's when I get back as I think we are going to see some amazing sights!

Hope your still with me, as it's time for another challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and being the first Tuesday of the month it's Anything Goes, there is an OPTION to use some torn paper on your card if you want too...

Liam loves Lightening McQueen it is one of his favourite characters, it is very glittery but red is a devil of a colour to photograph!!.... The image is off the internet and I coloured it with promarkers and prisma pencils and added two googly eyes!.. I die cut the letters and embossed them with red glittery embossing powder and attached them too a spellbinders ribbon die... the papers are from Bearly Mine and the lovely sentiment is from LOTV, who are our sponsors this week, so do come and play along with us and you could win a lovely £10 Voucher...

Challenges Entered

To do later

Did you buy any goodies from LOTV's  new Christmas collection!!  I wanted everything but I didn't come up on the lottery this week lol!! but I did buy a few nice stamps, and the sentiments, and gorgeous papers, not a lot of time for crafting at the moment, but can't wait to have a play, and I'm sure lots of goodies will fall into my basket over the next few months too lol!!! ... That's it from me but do pop along to Papertake Weekly and see what my lovely teamies have done... you all take care and have a lovely week!

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Stars And Stripes

Good morning, well here we are well into the second week of July, hope all the girls in the USA had a fabulous 4th July!! I bet there were lots of fire works and party's going on over the week-end!... We had our own celebrations here in Yorkshire this week-end, what a fabulous turn out it was for the Tour De France!! It brought back so many memories for me and my hubby as David and Steven used to do all the cycle race's in South Africa, they were both very big into cycling!!  My South African followers would know the well known 'Die Burger' cycle run, 'The Argus -PicknPay Rotary cycle tour, 'False Bay Round Table' Cape Point cycle tour just to name a few!! these were all back in the late eighty's and ninety's... It's a fabulous feeling of pride to be part of such an amazing event, and Yorkshire really did the tour proud... 'Well Done Yorkshire'!! We mustn't forget to mention Lewis Hamilton too, what a fabulous win for this great racing driver!!!

Having said all that I had better get on to my card for today which is for this weeks 'Papertake Weekly' Challenge.  The theme for this week is 'Stars and Stripes'...

Inside

Products used

Image - Woodware -'Yet to Come'

Papers - Basic Grey - Oxford

Stars - Memory Box Die

Road - Spellbinders

Bicycle - Cut out - Avalon Esoterics

Challenges Entered

Cute Card Thursday - Reach for the stars
Seize the Birthday - Stars or Stripes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Stars or Stripes or Both
Creative Card Crew - Masculine
Deep Ocean Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Hope you like my card this week, it's one of the quickest cards I have ever made, it just came together so easy!! Do hope you will join us this week, we have a lovely prize too from the lovely Katharina from Whiff Of Joy stamps...

That's it from me for another day, but please pop along to the 'Papertake' challenge blog and see what my lovely teamies have made..

I would just also like to say 'Thank You' for all my lovely hugs last week lol!! and also a big 'Hello' to my new followers:)..

Take Care,

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Christmas in July

Good morning everyone, Time for another challenge over at 'Papertake Weekly' and being the first of the month it's Anything Goes with the option of Christmas.. it's only an option though, I promise myself every year to start early for Christmas so this is the ideal opportunity, so here is my first Christmas Card for this year.  LOTV are our sponsors this week so I have used an image from one of the pre-coloured art pads 'Festive Foliage'.  I love the colours in this image and have embellished it with some gorgeous deep red velvet lace from the Ribbon Girl, I should of ordered more of this as I think it's going to become a favourite on my cards!.. After taking thousands of photo's this is the best one I could come up with, but it still doesn't show the true colours of the card, they all match so beautifully, right down to the pearls which you can't see very well... I made the poinsettia from a Spellbinders die and the foliage is a Marianne holly die, also the papers are by Marianne too.. I love this Christmas pad!

Challenge Entered

Christmas Card Challenges - #31 Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Lets Get Sentimental

Our sponsors this week are LOTV and are offering a £10 voucher to the winner, so do join us this week, we would love to see your fabulous cards, also do pop across and see what my fabulous teamies and guest designers have made.

That's it from me for today but before I go I must just tell you this, all the challenges I entered on my last card, except for one, I forgot to link up lol!! There is still time to link some of them up so that's what I'm going to do when I get home from work later lol!!  I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment lol!!

You all take care...

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie xx

Bingo at Papertake Weekly

Good morning everyone,

I would just like to say a 'Big Thank You' to everyone for the lovely wishes you sent me regarding my Aunty Hilda, they are very much appreciated.  One of the things I love about crafting is that most of us are really caring of other people, and your well wishes and encouragement always make me feel better, whether it's something that's happened in my life or just an encouraging comment about a card, I've never met a lot of you but feel sometimes that you are my closest friends:) xx  Sending you all big cyber hugs xx

So on to my card for today it's Tuesday so it's time for Papertake Weekly challenge and the theme for this week is 'Bingo' below is the grid and if you don't know how to play it's easy, just choose one of the lines in any direction and include them on your card.

My choice for this week is the top line

I have used this lovely stamp from LOTV called 'Handbags'  I used Tim Holtz distress inks to colour it in and sprinkled frantage around the edges, also glittered the lovely flowers and butterflies with stickles.  I also inked around the edges and even the ribbon got a swipe with the ink pad lol!! The gorgeous pearls are from Ribbon Girl as well as some of the flowers. The little gems inside the flowers were from the hobby house.  I also made a little pull out tag from the gorgeous paper.  I used one of LOTV's lovely verses Set 10.

Other items used

Paper - Antebellum LOTV (Raspberry Road Designs)

Doily Die - Cheery Lynn (Italian Flourish)

Numbers - Tim Holtz

Flowers - Ribbon Girl/Wild Orchid Crafts

Gee-SSo - Indigo Blu

Butterflies - Martha Stewart Punch

Challenge Entered

Simply Create Too - Shop in your stash

Totally Papercrafts - Female Birthday

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

LOTV Monthly Challenge- Bingo - (Ribbon,Pearls & Flowers)

The ABC Challenge - G is for Girls

Natalie & Amy - #18 Flowers

Bearly Mine - One for the Girls

Splendiferous Creations - Fabulous Florals

That's it from me for now, do pop over to the Papertake challenge blog and see what beautiful cards the other girls have created, and don't forget you could also win yourself a lovely prize! 

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

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

I Love You.....This Much...

Good Morning everyone,  Monday's do come around so quickly.... Today Meljen designs are sponsoring us over at 'Make it Monday'.   Melissa the store owner designs the most beautiful digis and stamps, her images are always so lovely to use, she has designs for all different occasions and they are such a pleasure to colour... Thank you Melissa for supplying us with such lovely images to play with.  Do pop over and take a look at her shop which you can find here.  This card is for my very special Mumsy ...

I have used white bazzill card and the design papers are from my scrapbox, I printed them out from a card making magazine... last year I think!.. they were a free download and perfect for my card.  The red glittery card is core'dinations 'Glitter Silk cardstock' it really is gilttery afraid my photo doesn't show it up to well though.  I used Die-namics flower trio for the little flowers in pink with a stick on pearl.  The corners are a Corner Die Set by Whimsey Stamps also with a stick on pearl.  The Ribbon is from Bunny Zoes. I stamped the lovely image on to a Spellbinders die called 'Lacey Ovals'.. I use this a lot!  The image is from Meljen Designs and it's called 'I love you...This Much' and I have coloured it with my Prisma Pencils.. I have inked everything with colourbox chalk inks.

Challenges Entered
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Fat Pages and cards with Attitude - Love
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Hearts

To be in with a chance to win 4 lovely images from Meljen's Designs all you have to do is leave a 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!

Enjoy and good luck everyone!

My Pick for this week is.....so difficult, there were so many I wanted to pick!!

I finally narrowed it down to two and my picks are 'Tea for two' by Cheryl 
Isn't this scrapbook page gorgeous...
lots of lovely memories in this special page... you can see more on Cheryl's blog do pop across and leave her some 'MIM' love!

I loved this card by Mandy as well, it was so simple but lots of thoughtfulness went into the making of this card, do pay her a visit and also leave her a little 'MIM' love too...

That's it for today guys, hope you have a fantastic week, at least it should be warmer according to the weather reports... keep safe and wrap up warm...

Love and hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Bugaboo Cowboy

Good morning everyone, hope everyone has survived the snow lol!!  Candice was so disappointed when the snow didn't stop her from going to school lol!!!  but they have forecast more snow for tonight (Sunday) as I am Scheduling this post for early morning I won't know till I wake up lol!! Well it's Make it Monday time and this week we are sponsored by Bugaboo.. and I was sent this lovely image to play with. I would just like to say 'Thank you' to Jodie who draws these fabulous images, for providing us with such lovely images to use!  Do pop along to her store if you haven't been already as there is something for every occasion!
I have so much enjoyed making this card for Liam (my grandson).. It's been a while since I have really felt like doing any crafting, it's been such an effort... but this card came together so beautifully and took my mind to another place lol!!  The image of this little cowboy is just sooooo cute lol!!

I used scraps out of my scrap box as I love that dotty paper and don't have anymore, must buy another pad as it's so nice for boys cards.  I didn't have enough for the bottom so I used a coordinating sheet out of the pad... I have used two lots of design papers one from 'Wellington' and the other is called 'Oxford'. I inked all the papers, cards and dies with colorbox chalk ink.  I love the circle die it's called 'Picot Edge Circles' by spellbinders and I have put red gem stones in each of the circles. The stars are are a Die-manics die called 'stacking stars' I got it from 'Dies to Die for' - BEWARE when you go on this site, it takes all your money lol!!! Tracy has a fantastic selection of goodies, and is so friendly and always willing to help you with any products you want! Oh! and my letters and number are a Tim Holtz die called 'Carnivale' I love it and have used it so many times.. Last but not least is the lovely image which I coloured with my trusty prisma pencils lol!! and you can find him here.

Challenges entered

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoes - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Something New (Picot Edge Circles Die)
MAWTT - Happy Birthday
Craft your Passion - Gone Country
Here Come the Boys- Bingo - Die Cuts, free, Twine

Bugaboo are offering a very generous prize of 7 lovely single images of the winners choice... and you all know what you have to do... just leave a comment on another entrants card and mention that you saw them on 'Make it Monday'... easy, peasy!  So do come along and show us your lovely PAPERCRAFTS be them new or old!

Pick of the week time Ta Da!! .....

I thought this project was so clever.. the images are only 1" in size, but I love how Rox put them altogether and made this gorgeous  wall hanging... Do pop over to Rox's blog and see how she did it!

That's it from me for today guys... if you have snow, take care and snuggle up in your craft rooms with some lovely hot chocolate, and maybe a little Baily's cream if it's not too early... but you know what they say 'It's five o'clock somewhere in the world'... lol!!

Take Care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xx

Madeline

Good morning everyone, looks like we might be in for snow this week.. brrrr... not looking forward to that!..
Today I have a lovely image to show you from a new sponsor over at Make it Monday .. it's so exciting having all these fabulous new images to play with, and to see all the great designs my teamies come up with!
This week we have a brand new sponsor called Milk Coffee, and if you haven't seen this fabulous site, get yourself over there and take a look!  My image today is called Madeline and Neapolitan Ice Cream, isn't she lovely!...

Card Recipe

Image - Madeline and Neapolitan Ice Cream

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Papers - Dovecraft  'Glamour Prints'

Ribbon - Bunny Zoes

Flowers and Metal Corners - Wild Orchid Crafts

Glitter - Cotton Candy Stickles

Challenges Entered

Lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mama's - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Milk Coffee is offering 3 Digi's of the winners choice

Remember all you have to do is comment on another entry and mention you saw them on 'Make it Monday'

So the more times you comment, the more chances you have of winning!

Good Luck everyone and enjoy!

Now who is my pick for this week, so many lovely entries as always.....

It's this beautiful card by Pinky at Pinky's World

Isn't this just gorgeous... do pop over to Pinky's blog and take a closer look and leave her some love too!

I see I have some lovely new followers, 'welcome' I hope you find something here that inspires you a little:)... and a BIG 'Thank You' too everyone that sent me such lovely words of comfort and encouragement regarding my Mum's operation... she is fine at the moment and getting herself ready for the big day lol!! will keep you posted!

Have a fabulous week and take care..

Love and Hugs,

Marjorie

xxx

Santa's Little Helper

Good morning everyone, time for another linky part over at 'Make it Monday'.  This week we have the lovely Melissa from Meljen's designs sponsoring us.  I just love her images:)..  I have chosen this lovely little elf, isn't he adorable....

 

I have used papers from Bearly mine, aren't they gorgeous!!  just had enough ink in my printer to print them out and finish the card lol! I have used glitter on the border, his hat and parcel bow and those lovely snowflakes.. the card really sparkles!... I then put red gems down the border and in all of the corners...I really enjoyed making this card lol!!.. ended up with glitter every where lol!!

Card Recipe

Image - Santa's Little Helper by Meljen's Designs

Colouring Medium - Prisma Pencils

Papers -  Bearly Mine Designs - 'Christmas Frolics'

Border punch - Martha Stewart 'Zig Zag' 

Snowflakes - Memory Box Die

Gems and glitter my stash

Merry Christmas Ribbon - I think it was from the Ribbon Girls

Challenges entered

Will post when I find some lol!

I love this little mouse.. wish he had a Christmas hat on though lol!.. anyway remember to be in with a chance to win 4 lovely images from Melissa, leave a comment on another entrants card, and mention you saw them on 'Make it Monday' so the more you comment the more chance you have of winning!... 

Good Luck and Enjoy!!

My favourite pick for this week is tadah!!

Shylaashree... from Adhiraa Creations.. these lovely figures are so beautifully made and they made me smile:)

Do pop across to Shylaashree's blog and take a closer look, I just love baby Jesus in his crib.. aren't they gorgeous.. and remember to leave her a little love too!

This post will be for two weeks, as we are taking a little Christmas break. My family and I are going to Germany to spend Christmas with My Son and his family.  We are all so looking forward to it, it will be so nice to be together.  Only one down side, my Mum isn't able to travel with us, but she is in good hands with my younger sister, and we are only a phone call away.  

I wish each and everyone of you a Happy and Blessed Christmas, and as the saying goes, eat, drink and be merry lol!!! 'Happy Christmas everyone!!'

Love and Hugs....

Marjorie

xx

Chimney Santa

Good morning everyone... Wow! These Mondays come around so quick...so that means it's time for another 'Make it Monday' Linky party and today our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps...  I have been given this lovely image of Santa to play with which you can find here... sorry my card isn't finished as I have had lots going on this week.  I want to make this into an easel card and if I get a chance to finish it I will put the finished card on later.  I wanted it to be Christmassy and girly as it's for Candice....

I've really tried new things on this card lol!!  Like major distressing of the card and paper, even painted the paper with some crafting paste I bought from Lidl that was cheap as chips, and I think it just looks like that Gesso stuff everyone is using, at a fraction of the price.  The lovely snow flake has been bedazzled with lots of glitter, and is a die from Marianne.  I used chalk ink to colour the craft card and paper and also the snowflake, in baby blue.  My image was coloured with Prisma pencils and the sky is a copic pen, couldn't get the colour quiet right would have liked it a bit darker... My chimney has been covered with snowtex and the snow falling is liquid pearls... everything has had lots of gilitter applied!!...the gorgeous ribbon is from the hobby house and those little heart gems were from Cloes crafts that I got from a show.

Challenges I would like to enter

Bearly Mine - Santa is on his way

Love to create - Anything goes

Bugaboo are offering a very generous prize of 7 lovely single images of the winners choice... and you all know what you have to do... just leave a comment on another entrants card and mention that you saw them on 'Make it Monday'... easy, peasy!  So do come along and show us your lovely PAPERCRAFTS be them new or old!

Now for the best part.. who is my pick for this week.... ta! dah!

It's Lucy from Lucy loves scrapping...

Isn't this card beautiful, I love all the embossing and lovely touches that Lucy has put on this card.  Do pop across to her blog and take a closer look and remember to leave her a little love too:)

Just wanted to update you on my Mum, as you know she went for an angiogram last week, well the results are that she will need to have a bypass... My emotions are very mixed as at 85 yrs old it is quiet a big operation to be having!.. but my Mum being my Mum is all up for it, if it's possible.. Bless her!! They have said Mum is a young 85 and it will make a new woman out of her lol!!  We have lots of test to go for first, but I will keep you updated on how she is doing...

Hope you all have a great week. I think we maybe in for some snow here in Doncaster next week...lovely :)

Lots of 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

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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

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