tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60496778772898970522024-03-18T03:02:42.655+00:00one happy little crafterLisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.comBlogger1003125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-40596794478518546332024-03-12T08:14:00.001+00:002024-03-12T08:14:18.252+00:00Easter/Mums with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums, hope all is well with you. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So, we are keeping it seasonal with the Cuties, this month, as our challenge theme is Easter/Mothers Day. Obviously, Sunday just gone was Mothers Day, here in the UK, and I do hope everyone had a lovely day and was able to spend time with family. </p><p style="text-align: center;">My own DT card is actually the card I made for my Mum. Now, I did happen to treat myself at Christmas to a Cricut Explore 3, whilst I'd wanted a Cricut for absolutely aaaages, and Alistair had said, just get one, each time I'd replied that I didn't think I'd use it enough to warrant the cost....anyway....I now have one, I blummin' love it, and I've used it on my card, here, to create the "MUM" wording.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGRGIt_rYxVCYq_OYB14zOB78v2qFa5IYzbb09_H8OkJjdJM4kqSVzFzLQjnb2hmelfCOwXuIHitRTiMU8rltLZn9UTNRPvSVBVLnOCYsabuYjMPJ6DLMRhu0eqnQXDijb6JnnfbrNIH0s3HYN0Utxwx60hK9Fd1rGTW9BITpkd7cSGXXPGjm8Kq_X3U/s1920/Polish_20240305_124338541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1920" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGRGIt_rYxVCYq_OYB14zOB78v2qFa5IYzbb09_H8OkJjdJM4kqSVzFzLQjnb2hmelfCOwXuIHitRTiMU8rltLZn9UTNRPvSVBVLnOCYsabuYjMPJ6DLMRhu0eqnQXDijb6JnnfbrNIH0s3HYN0Utxwx60hK9Fd1rGTW9BITpkd7cSGXXPGjm8Kq_X3U/w400-h206/Polish_20240305_124338541.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wee flowers were also cut with the Cricut, to which I added enamel dots. The gorgeous lace came from my local haberdashery store. I stamped, fussy cut and coloured this super cute Penny Black hedgie, and my mother loved the way its sitting on the wording. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us.....<a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-no-192-theme-eastermothers-day.html" target="_blank"><b>Click Here </b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> ATG, with optional Easter theme<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today xx</p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-44276194089248507692024-02-18T09:02:00.001+00:002024-02-18T09:05:22.761+00:00Seeing Red with The Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums.....I hope you're having a lovely weekend. Its a grey and rain, here today, so I've decided to hibernate for the day....I'm thinking about giving my craft desk a bit of a tidy later, I am off to the Creative Craft Show at the NEC next month, so I may need to make space for any goodies that come back with me. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Before I tackle the chaos, I've wanted to invite you to come and join us at the </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-no-191-theme-seeing-red.html" target="_blank">Cutie Pie Challenge </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our February challenge is all about </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Seeing Red</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ERoNDRTlj8pWA_gg2LDQ2Vb4pbhSq_FluDa2sIepZ7LYwCIPUXxkvcCYmZuy-pc5trbyZww5KcBh9yyyQr0i2qf903ME-rfZgjB-DZ0XsSBQXqrzhgDzHf3nIVgyAwgctnFGR4ZR2q8y5dZ7zCI3o4OsMPVijqgteGyd9_Y90e8K-JHZMtrulUJuMik/s1820/Polish_20240212_071510804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1820" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ERoNDRTlj8pWA_gg2LDQ2Vb4pbhSq_FluDa2sIepZ7LYwCIPUXxkvcCYmZuy-pc5trbyZww5KcBh9yyyQr0i2qf903ME-rfZgjB-DZ0XsSBQXqrzhgDzHf3nIVgyAwgctnFGR4ZR2q8y5dZ7zCI3o4OsMPVijqgteGyd9_Y90e8K-JHZMtrulUJuMik/w400-h395/Polish_20240212_071510804.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whilst we are likely to see plenty of Valentines cards for this theme, for my own DT card I am sharing a birthday card for a Golfing lad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This adorable image is from Pink Gem, from their Etsy store. I used this with faux stitched circular dies. I thought this plaid paper, which I think is from Raspberry Road, would be a good match. The sentiment is my own creation using Piece by Piece font. A couple of fishtail pennants and enamel dots as finishing touches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Gem of a challenge</a> week 3 anything goes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/always-look-on-bright-side-of-life.html" target="_blank">Sweet Stampin</a> Always look on the bright side of life (feature bright colours)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today x</div><span style="color: red;"><br /></span><p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-76960092171657648322024-01-23T08:08:00.002+00:002024-01-23T08:08:24.996+00:00Still feeling Sentimental with The Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums.....I do hope January has started well for you. </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you haven't had the opportunity to play along with us at The Cutie Pie Challenge, and our January, Feeling Sentimental Challenge, don't worry, there is still time and I am sharing a second DT card</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNExQ_drRDXjLJ5dbUdQzIrToMefPH6XOzV9REIr1LtM9iuba3ghkgLpfRwxF_XHDLxF_L2Ly0ZoHQ9NbbiiZrlZYRVQaVo-wbWywADI39hlidkjRmS0BVg08FLWsZhn-iuoVcX6eVSFO1Rt8BPN0MdktFHgvWBssG42JA22VoCQBNGLDOYbjflq-pyUM/s1500/Polish_20240123_073355865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNExQ_drRDXjLJ5dbUdQzIrToMefPH6XOzV9REIr1LtM9iuba3ghkgLpfRwxF_XHDLxF_L2Ly0ZoHQ9NbbiiZrlZYRVQaVo-wbWywADI39hlidkjRmS0BVg08FLWsZhn-iuoVcX6eVSFO1Rt8BPN0MdktFHgvWBssG42JA22VoCQBNGLDOYbjflq-pyUM/w400-h384/Polish_20240123_073355865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kept things nice and simple here, this gorgeous sentiment die is from Lawn Fawn and is fabulous to use. I have paired this with an old Cutie from Bugaboo which I coloured with Promarkers. The polkadot cardstock is from Limetree Crafts. I added an enamel dot to complete. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you want to play along, you can find us <a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-no-190-theme-feeling.html" target="_blank">Here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to play along with these challenges:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-79.html" target="_blank">Crafty Animals</a> #79 anything goes <div><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allsorts</a> #764 January Blues </div><div><a href="https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/01/u-is-for-under-something.html" target="_blank">Alphabet Challenge</a> U for Underneath Something (balloon tucked Underneath the sentiment)</div><div><a href="https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/mttc-525-theme-is-something-new-in-your.html" target="_blank">My Time To Craft</a> #525 something new in your stash (sentiment die was a Christmas gift)<br /><p style="text-align: left;">This also applies to </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-162-january-new-craft-item.html" target="_blank">Moving Along With The Times</a> Use a new Crafty item<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-550.html" target="_blank">I 🖤 Promarkers</a> #550 Animals <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for taking the time to visit me today, have a great day whatever you're up to.....I'll be taking my Mother food shopping today, hoping to squeeze in a little bit of time for some colouring too</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-69608338435433068142024-01-08T08:40:00.002+00:002024-01-08T08:53:35.129+00:00Feeling Sentimental with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Happy New Year to you all, my lovely blog chums! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope you had a very happy festive season. My Christmas turned out to be lovely time, mostly spent with my daughter and her family. I did find New Year's Eve more difficult, but, its done now and it's time to look to the year ahead. </p><p style="text-align: center;">We have our first <a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-no-190-theme-feeling.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cutie Pie Challenge</span></b></a> of the year starting today, and our theme is</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">FEELING SENTIMENTAL </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq84oCUhQa6GaLN5tm2bSpi0V2KfRsGvUWnSFAIe4eTJZneYY5AyjpEVEtFpwvJhMg_7Cwj3J1G9zVY-pzD7sRtjRzgW-M_srMGE_PtdTirygIZ1gMX-w1H_-6DbIY8MClMX-wkiId40S8ixIzpG9xJrJmkGmxl-x0IfVN182wXPqhB-g6h1nL15EFhM/s1913/Polish_20240107_194916047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1913" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSq84oCUhQa6GaLN5tm2bSpi0V2KfRsGvUWnSFAIe4eTJZneYY5AyjpEVEtFpwvJhMg_7Cwj3J1G9zVY-pzD7sRtjRzgW-M_srMGE_PtdTirygIZ1gMX-w1H_-6DbIY8MClMX-wkiId40S8ixIzpG9xJrJmkGmxl-x0IfVN182wXPqhB-g6h1nL15EFhM/w400-h210/Polish_20240107_194916047.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always we want to see a super cute image, but on this occasion we'd like the sentiment to be the star.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card I made a birthday card for a family member that who is a keen gardener.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am using <a href="https://www.etsy.com/jp/listing/706450999/lotv-digi-stamp-gc-happy-birthday-pots" target="_blank">Happy Birthday Pots</a> digi set from LOTV, which you can find by clicking on the link. I used my trusty Promarkers to colour, matching my colours to my cardstock. I kept my design flat, for easy postage, however did add a few enamel dots as a finishing touch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope you will hop on over and play along with us.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Calendar</a> January, anything goes <br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simply Clean & Simple</a> January challenge <br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-dl-card-with-flowers.html" target="_blank">Cardz 4 Galz</a> DL card with flowers <br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Addicts</a> #9 Anything Goes <br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-47470973382638140712023-12-06T06:44:00.003+00:002023-12-06T07:19:12.943+00:00Something Die Cut, at CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums, so here we are in December, whilst it has been a difficult year for me, I am finding some peace and solace in getting ready for the festive season. We have lovely plans for Christmas, which started last weekend with a trip on a steam train for my Grandsons to see Santa. </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you are now in full swing of making your Christmas cards, why not hop over to </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-no-76-themesomething-die-cut.html" target="_blank">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">for our fab, and easy-peasy , new challenge, our theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;">Something with a Die Cut </p><p style="text-align: center;">(Obviously your card should be cute and Christmassy too)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVgKowjqjIb0wjatPYyBfkz7QreqjZLNJvWG9CA6aFGUCZqJhVLInq2WPXgfRl5EZKpVw434iAPGCQzf68QMOcuojOIN4ad-qdKZ-pKld-FoLABH2aSa8z3ysO1_8_rt5AlfGs0I8GO76fThuaIfr_tl_7Vrpqu8C_f1kI875YKDHcwCLT3HxatjofmU/s1251/Polish_20231123_140629477.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="1251" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVgKowjqjIb0wjatPYyBfkz7QreqjZLNJvWG9CA6aFGUCZqJhVLInq2WPXgfRl5EZKpVw434iAPGCQzf68QMOcuojOIN4ad-qdKZ-pKld-FoLABH2aSa8z3ysO1_8_rt5AlfGs0I8GO76fThuaIfr_tl_7Vrpqu8C_f1kI875YKDHcwCLT3HxatjofmU/w400-h396/Polish_20231123_140629477.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For my own DT card, I started with this absolute sweetie from LOTV, you can find bear and his friends on the Christmas Wreath Set <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1283691244/animal-christmas-wreaths-a5-stamp-set?click_key=436e49d8d83e04c925d484113374c97a623132e5%3A1283691244&click_sum=a663d97a&ref=shop_home_active_12&pro=1" target="_blank">here</a>. I used Promarkers to colour. I thought it would be cute, to have him peering out of a window. I decided to use a wood effect paper to create a cosy, wooden cabin feel, and then added a fence so that bear could hang his stocking. I stamped a simple sentiment onto a banner and added this to the fence too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/week-719-mega-christmas-challenge-add.html" target="_blank">Passion for Markers</a> Mega Christmas challenge - add a sentiment <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-153-anything-christmas-goes.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge</a> #153 ANYTHING CHRISTMAS <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-challenge-christmas-themed.html" target="_blank">Crafty Calendar</a> December Christmas themed <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/christmas-with-no-red-or-green-challenge.html" target="_blank">Di's Digi Designs</a> no red or green challenge <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-63881228299982432752023-11-13T07:48:00.001+00:002023-11-13T07:48:20.624+00:00Die Cut and Digi’s with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hi there my lovely blog chums......I hope you've had a lovely weekend. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I am planning a trip to Greenwich today, to go to IKEA. I have a few things in mind, that I'm going for, but I'm sure, other random items will fall into my trolley !!</p><p style="text-align: center;">First things first, though....we have a fabulous new challenge starting, over at</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cutie Pie Challenge </span></b></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme this time is </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">DIES AND DIGI'S </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIxK7wqwXOnDSqKEC4821jIlorT4pRgAcEJXgNMjZcZwCx3-BGK5GTfwkxtsc_vh87WiBbXPIOSkIgt3-rN8bScofK8D09b3FO3gt1ShVEfKz8l0A5dLMXqEER6XuBXtrgbxIrosbMcbgbdY9kYFVOKBtgFoMcjmicJzM24cHGqZXPQKDg6AP_ZaQC8o/s1750/Polish_20231112_205655595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIxK7wqwXOnDSqKEC4821jIlorT4pRgAcEJXgNMjZcZwCx3-BGK5GTfwkxtsc_vh87WiBbXPIOSkIgt3-rN8bScofK8D09b3FO3gt1ShVEfKz8l0A5dLMXqEER6XuBXtrgbxIrosbMcbgbdY9kYFVOKBtgFoMcjmicJzM24cHGqZXPQKDg6AP_ZaQC8o/w400-h400/Polish_20231112_205655595.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We want to see your gorgeous die cuts, paired with super cute images. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card I am using this adorable Polkadoodles Fuzzypuff digi; <a href="https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/maisie-mouse-baking-a-cake-fuzzypuffs-colour-digi-stamp-printable-download/" target="_blank">Maisie Mouse baking a cake</a>, which you can find if you click the link. I love the soft colours in this image, and so I chose my papers to compliment. I have used several dies, a faux stitched circular, a faux stitched rectangle, a scalloped edged border, a tag and corners. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope that you will hop over and play along with us, I would also like to enter a few challenges too....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/card-making-paper-craft-scrapbook_0191259050.html" target="_blank">A Gem of a challenge</a> anything goes week 22<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Polkadoodles</a> anything goes week 45<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-201-ag-stitched-up-real-or.html" target="_blank">Lets Craft and Create</a> #201 stitched up<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-challenge-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Crafty Calendar</a> November anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today xx<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-35997802958864700382023-11-06T08:05:00.002+00:002023-11-06T08:05:20.055+00:00SOMETHING - That's not a card, CWTC <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums, I've had a busy few weeks and unfortunately I have fallen a little behind myself with my blog posts...but, I'm here now! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope this finds you keeping well. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So, we are really challenging you at the moment, over at </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-no-75-themesomething-thats.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES </span></b></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We would like to see something that's not a card....so time to get the thinking caps on. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is my own DT creation </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPJRFSREubyWDTPTwneNzgASunHaonimeeZtJ05tkLi5_xj6PvDnHHvhXVaR4yJK4TJ1FJGBX31iuioZZwkmtVLYT6_LT5xF3cif5XCZB022WmlieJcJxnmuj8KgpTR_wEbZbVHEMdADE1C5yvNMNCClQ-XoJPq9HOzg99CLBvQEaMuRLZOfk7GwCiL0/s320/20231023_143155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPJRFSREubyWDTPTwneNzgASunHaonimeeZtJ05tkLi5_xj6PvDnHHvhXVaR4yJK4TJ1FJGBX31iuioZZwkmtVLYT6_LT5xF3cif5XCZB022WmlieJcJxnmuj8KgpTR_wEbZbVHEMdADE1C5yvNMNCClQ-XoJPq9HOzg99CLBvQEaMuRLZOfk7GwCiL0/s1600/20231023_143155.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to dress my gifts up with a special tag....I had die cut this one with Kraft card stock and added this sweet little image from LOTV. The candy cane dp is from a stack that I found in TKMaxx of all places. Jingle Bells and twine are from The Works. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the things that has been keeping me so busy, of late, has been preparing for a Craft Fair that was on Saturday. It was very well attended and we had a great day. If you are doing anything similar soon, you might be interested to know that my best sellers were, Cute little jars with dog treats and also some decorative gift bags, containing hot chocolate, marshmallows, lotus biscofff biscuits, and candy Canes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ho91kLVmYFMAyeh7CPncm515BUV7ZaZNNSp_zLNOBvjDigiT5E_GkhO8bHNDi30AeDY74ougj64YwZfwymHB5jWUCVb-JL3Wt9BsdkhcS05nEIiwpRDhne5FhtZSqVXyswq7V571OMOE26UGuVIFJKfIc2MvqVJMQ8b77HnVWE2AQIAdh9yt-bYQomc/s1860/Polish_20231105_070850552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1860" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ho91kLVmYFMAyeh7CPncm515BUV7ZaZNNSp_zLNOBvjDigiT5E_GkhO8bHNDi30AeDY74ougj64YwZfwymHB5jWUCVb-JL3Wt9BsdkhcS05nEIiwpRDhne5FhtZSqVXyswq7V571OMOE26UGuVIFJKfIc2MvqVJMQ8b77HnVWE2AQIAdh9yt-bYQomc/s320/Polish_20231105_070850552.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHyTDaBqLBz8KbvhDLg2bQ4bIk3srxQ5RTbk_TBEdKo58qIf_4PV6YmSScp0GZO3EeNIH2ZND9RUHNWMUb4C1iue9XAxfk9__ehiDinLj0En1aLmewLhRxaqmeuEScFQLLKnv7SAVNa3LmzHStDFb8HCxrdtYpm_TQxSKBPcctfpMnk85Sx11icMZc_8/s608/Polish_20231105_070958881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="608" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHyTDaBqLBz8KbvhDLg2bQ4bIk3srxQ5RTbk_TBEdKo58qIf_4PV6YmSScp0GZO3EeNIH2ZND9RUHNWMUb4C1iue9XAxfk9__ehiDinLj0En1aLmewLhRxaqmeuEScFQLLKnv7SAVNa3LmzHStDFb8HCxrdtYpm_TQxSKBPcctfpMnk85Sx11icMZc_8/s320/Polish_20231105_070958881.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for your visit today, I do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us </div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-3287396254439311022023-10-06T23:45:00.006+01:002023-10-06T23:45:50.939+01:00Something Shiny, at CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums, I hope you've had a great week. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Its getting to that time of year now, when the shelves of the stores are full of Christmas goodies.....I've already been eyeing up a few decorations that might find their way home with me, at some point, One of my favourite things about Christmas time is settling up my "Christmas Village" ornaments, and every year I try to add a piece or two, to my collection. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I'm already late with this post, so no time to waffle on. If you haven't visited us this month, at</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-74-something-shiny.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES </span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Don't panic, you still have time to play along, the theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;">SOMETHING SHINY.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf_ACnOi6HX7wNU8jNDskmE2pIP-gDpU4BREEdDcQJa94l-X0p4gATFAeHIpA9ps0VOHdMLoHLkPNwAdXJstQlWEfhuZz2NNwu1wzg6Dv_JX27lwxB1o3iOExNNHMBbgtFA30X9WuVTeu2ftASrQfnrwvupNN9-pjGocQnLE44992zoxpQQ0UgWfobBk/s1221/Polish_20230919_091202027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf_ACnOi6HX7wNU8jNDskmE2pIP-gDpU4BREEdDcQJa94l-X0p4gATFAeHIpA9ps0VOHdMLoHLkPNwAdXJstQlWEfhuZz2NNwu1wzg6Dv_JX27lwxB1o3iOExNNHMBbgtFA30X9WuVTeu2ftASrQfnrwvupNN9-pjGocQnLE44992zoxpQQ0UgWfobBk/w393-h400/Polish_20230919_091202027.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your card also MUST be super Cute and Chrismassy too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card I have used a gorgeous digi stamp image from LOTV, which is coloured with Promarkers. I add Gold stickles glitter glue to the tinsel to create some shiny and also glossy accents to the baubles. The sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn stamp set. The papers are from a First Edition stack. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope that you will hop on over and play along with us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today xx </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please </div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-75606239869722609192023-09-13T07:48:00.003+01:002023-09-13T07:48:30.757+01:00Birthdays and/or Bears, with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums......I hope all is well with you . Things seem to be cooling down now, after the short heatwave that we've had here in the UK. It was very well timed for me as I'd had a week of annual leave, so I seized the opportunity for a few days away at the beach. It was glorious to be able to paddle my feet, and swim, in the cooling sea water. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Back home now, and its time for a new challenge with THE CUTIE PIES.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We have an extra special challenge, this month, as we are celebrating our 12th birthday! I am so proud to have been part of this challenge since the beginning and running things for most of this time. I am blessed to have the most amazing team, who not only make the most fabulous cards, but have always been a huge support to me too. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyway, for September, we are all about <a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-no-186-theme-birthdays-andor.html" target="_blank">BIRTHDAYS AND/OR BEARS</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1YIke4W5IW6MoxejbuWITrDsLSC1JSXX4BIHb4wdLCrbAc2XDiNPuNENSj8DN2XTAftHXgfC8itx2C7CnjeGZBoRZeDd8r4lRrxY9qZ6Gjdt_mHsIqn0rPZpLRiv3y-tmt1tM54MSAL_rv6PAeSo_5Lq5ADGzusDaSoqOdFSWJ2CqXVr-PIB_tMfJu0/s1246/Polish_20230912_172546707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1YIke4W5IW6MoxejbuWITrDsLSC1JSXX4BIHb4wdLCrbAc2XDiNPuNENSj8DN2XTAftHXgfC8itx2C7CnjeGZBoRZeDd8r4lRrxY9qZ6Gjdt_mHsIqn0rPZpLRiv3y-tmt1tM54MSAL_rv6PAeSo_5Lq5ADGzusDaSoqOdFSWJ2CqXVr-PIB_tMfJu0/w385-h400/Polish_20230912_172546707.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We normally run as a JFF challenge, but as its such a special occasion we are delighted to offer this wonderful prize to one lucky winner </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfz7N_gjcYHLlSgLDjhoi-rfTqKunHPacxCFHvWhX-1_NG-_pEbxZYrQdb5UTFUiC_eQduAJJZNvS3qs9_8ajOyLitZMzlNIz914SfJ9x29KuECAJ4Dw5jqVCDkQtfYMf7gs8KiwCyg7uKGNAuAulSZ8vCtgmKdIPPzOEg9_TxBBkfWAIZq9Q62YgWd4/s1781/Polish_20230830_111208248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="1781" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfz7N_gjcYHLlSgLDjhoi-rfTqKunHPacxCFHvWhX-1_NG-_pEbxZYrQdb5UTFUiC_eQduAJJZNvS3qs9_8ajOyLitZMzlNIz914SfJ9x29KuECAJ4Dw5jqVCDkQtfYMf7gs8KiwCyg7uKGNAuAulSZ8vCtgmKdIPPzOEg9_TxBBkfWAIZq9Q62YgWd4/s320/Polish_20230830_111208248.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card I thought this adorable image from LOTV, would fit the theme perfectly. I have used Promarkers to colour. I raided my scrap box for this dp. I also used a faux stitched scalloped border die. The candle die, and the happy birthday die were charity shop finds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you'd like to play along with us, you can hit the link above my DT card...we look forward to seeing you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">🧸🎂🧸🎂🧸🎂🧸🎂🧸🎂🧸🎂🧸🎂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-34614445943162369412023-08-29T08:09:00.002+01:002023-08-29T08:09:21.762+01:00Something Snowy, at CWTC<p style="text-align: center;">Hello my lovely blog chums....hope you've had a lovely weekend. I'm not a huge fan of days out on a bank holiday weekend, so I've busied myself at home, although I did get up super early yesterday morning to do a boot fair. Just to clear out old shoes, clothes and general shed clutter. I didn't do too badly, so I am going to treat myself to a little crafty something.....any suggestions?????</p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyway, its time for a lovely new challenge at </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-no-73-themesomething-snowy.html" target="_blank">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">And our theme, this time is</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">SOMETHING SNOWY</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC6Bm5chDN_1NghSw0AoWI6FpHnQmiCr3L_B0hB8DRi_JGaAGswf5EANKwratp2Y5Oa53LTmHj1jou44kHolPHjt5UiclALDX4dJDQ3LIk8LWSzdEm3Qe9r4DnrSeHPsDCVZFzFl_3CzFB08GzfTNWhkoA-Mg8-NlbT_VM0BZNHn_2FHH82Cs86OJHqo/s1374/Polish_20230827_185122769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC6Bm5chDN_1NghSw0AoWI6FpHnQmiCr3L_B0hB8DRi_JGaAGswf5EANKwratp2Y5Oa53LTmHj1jou44kHolPHjt5UiclALDX4dJDQ3LIk8LWSzdEm3Qe9r4DnrSeHPsDCVZFzFl_3CzFB08GzfTNWhkoA-Mg8-NlbT_VM0BZNHn_2FHH82Cs86OJHqo/w388-h400/Polish_20230827_185122769.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">How you show us your "snowy" is entirely your choice.....for my own DT card, I opted for a snow covered post box on this adorable Penny Black stamp. I am using Promarkers to colour. Also, die cut snowflakes too, from Lawn Fawn. The plaid paper is from a First Edition stack. Enamel dots added to sentiment, to complete.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We now only have 5 more challenges, until Christmas, so it's a perfect time to play along with us!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/pbsc-august-anything-goesoptional-one_01375064859.html" target="_blank">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> August anything goes <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/mttc-515-theme-is-use-die-cuts-with.html" target="_blank">My Time to Craft</a> #515 Use De cuts<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/abc-christmas-challenges-p-q-r-are-for.html" target="_blank">ABC Christmas Challenge</a> R for Robin (hope the lil' one is sufficient)<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-146-anything-christmas-goes_25.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge</a> #146 ANYTHING CHRISTMAS goes <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today....hope to see you again soon x</p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-83971376224320981442023-08-21T08:51:00.001+01:002023-08-21T08:51:11.218+01:00Stars and Stamps with the Cutie Pies<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums.....I hope this finds you keeping well and you've had a great weekend.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm a few days late with adding my DT card for our current CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE, but better late than never....and I've even got two cards to share with you!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-no-185-theme-stamps-andor.html">STAMPS AND STARS</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgMzbPXEcPZO8RBnHhrBBLowpGAk1fGtnYPwePC84WUY6y9O-Sd0dCANS4CvGvHd12-0iXvSpHvzvzuEdrdSWOblRhalMp6YrGiuVcN8oyNvj7_pk-APWZlyY4-Ws5soxcWAGYB_fmVIt0HjTRUGzrpnCe8N7nStpwEqWet84MMSGmIm-zCwk96OhCME/s1920/Polish_20230821_062933344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1920" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgMzbPXEcPZO8RBnHhrBBLowpGAk1fGtnYPwePC84WUY6y9O-Sd0dCANS4CvGvHd12-0iXvSpHvzvzuEdrdSWOblRhalMp6YrGiuVcN8oyNvj7_pk-APWZlyY4-Ws5soxcWAGYB_fmVIt0HjTRUGzrpnCe8N7nStpwEqWet84MMSGmIm-zCwk96OhCME/w400-h394/Polish_20230821_062933344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my first card, I used this adorable Nativity scene stamp from LOTV. I have coloured with Promarkers, I added stardust stickles to the star, but unfortunately it didn't photograph too well. I used polkadot paper from Limetree Crafts, together with the Stargazer Backdrop die from Heffy Doodle. The sentiment stamp is from Taylored Expressions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/mlccb-51-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html" target="_blank">Merry Little Christmas</a> #51 anything Christmas goes<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">12 Months of Christmas link up</a> #103 anything Christmas Goes, optional twist stars.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDxg8IIYM8og9SCquMUaUAKrbS2dxX66naNWBz6CKBU6JOZXgylyc1HvoV_WBydRkRvI_uPJrmJc6FfebRg2xZD8dj64hDdI57D1pQWmYfrOkgmr4mlwWY7VDUKigrQJtvqTnXV5cmZgMaxIKNLig1SMyaVJ0s0WCwrw-tI6yfvuGtZpX0Tqcwi0HzOQ/s1969/Polish_20230821_063238054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDxg8IIYM8og9SCquMUaUAKrbS2dxX66naNWBz6CKBU6JOZXgylyc1HvoV_WBydRkRvI_uPJrmJc6FfebRg2xZD8dj64hDdI57D1pQWmYfrOkgmr4mlwWY7VDUKigrQJtvqTnXV5cmZgMaxIKNLig1SMyaVJ0s0WCwrw-tI6yfvuGtZpX0Tqcwi0HzOQ/w381-h400/Polish_20230821_063238054.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Second up, is the card that I made for my step daughter's birthday, at the end of July, and used digital elements as opposed to rubber stamps, this time. I have used this image, several times recently, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1376659901/super-star-digital-stamp-amanda-jayne?ref=cart" target="_blank">Superstar from Amanda Jayne designs</a>. I coloured the cow with Promarkers, and also Paper Pieced the star to feature the sentiment, this was using a Nitwit download paper. I also added a die cut star banner, from Your Next Die, to complete.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/week-7412.html" target="_blank">Allsorts Challenge</a> #741/2 All Creatures Great and Small<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-75.html" target="_blank">Crafty Animals</a> #75 Anything Goes <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-106-animals.html" target="_blank">Craft Rocket</a> #106 Animals <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttc222-featured-designer-betty/" target="_blank">Tic Tac Toe challenge</a> #222<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFF-UhMPni1_iM3vGPIYWL_gSE3rrIKQGURZcubMiVeHRV7bCqEBQqklUxAgac0Dc1U1wSPxN3y7E9PNjs4wvccIpubxbKIxpDHVvOiAkWkZx19kGy2voaiFCLoL1X_RFPfrHFI8IHs4aibumfDJbGTnOubrUzPkzfrbRmhIverWp1dSJfBikQWI_E_8/s582/tttc-challenge-board-222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFF-UhMPni1_iM3vGPIYWL_gSE3rrIKQGURZcubMiVeHRV7bCqEBQqklUxAgac0Dc1U1wSPxN3y7E9PNjs4wvccIpubxbKIxpDHVvOiAkWkZx19kGy2voaiFCLoL1X_RFPfrHFI8IHs4aibumfDJbGTnOubrUzPkzfrbRmhIverWp1dSJfBikQWI_E_8/w154-h200/tttc-challenge-board-222.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Straight down the middle with patterned paper, free, birthday but with the addition of enamel dots too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit, I've got a few cards to add that I've made recently for no other reason than the joy of it, so I'll be back soon x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-58169678533625083492023-07-25T08:58:00.003+01:002023-07-25T08:59:49.278+01:00Something Green at Christmas with the Cuties<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello again, my lovely blog chums. I hope this week has started well for you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Have you started on your Christmas cards yet, this year? We have a fabulous theme at</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-no-72-themesomething-green.html">Christmas With The Cuties</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">which might kickstart your makes, or help you along the way. We want to see</p><p style="text-align: center;">SOMETHING GREEN</p><p style="text-align: center;">remembering, of course, that your card must be Christmas themed and, so, so very Cute!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbIhMBMWH8cyCN-lD8JWSucnGBQoOyRU2KFvwkCaD1yh25I5n7jdaT1SP9XwUJ9Z7-Qkz06KZ9Vi5DcLR6Qs-5bH-kN692cXPxvSA9odBlUBZW1_a05H_1o-Jm1voQWn7SNOR8-JzI4OrvmDPKv-9dO6DyNgTSEMIFQtzN_FUD4lqw470g6IkG5U53As/s1365/Polish_20230722_081817617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1354" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbIhMBMWH8cyCN-lD8JWSucnGBQoOyRU2KFvwkCaD1yh25I5n7jdaT1SP9XwUJ9Z7-Qkz06KZ9Vi5DcLR6Qs-5bH-kN692cXPxvSA9odBlUBZW1_a05H_1o-Jm1voQWn7SNOR8-JzI4OrvmDPKv-9dO6DyNgTSEMIFQtzN_FUD4lqw470g6IkG5U53As/w396-h400/Polish_20230722_081817617.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">my son treated me to a few crafty goodies for my birthday, which i've used on todays card. Firstly, a stamp and die set, from My Favourite Things....this wee moose is soooo gorgeous! I have used Promarkers to colour. The papers used here are from a First Edition pad, which was also a birthday gift. The lace is from my local haberdashery, and finally the enamel dots are from Concord and 9th.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Its a nice, easy theme so I do hope you will hop on over and play along.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges, please:</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-74.html" target="_blank">Crafty Animals</a> #74 Anything Goes, include and animal<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/mlccb-51-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html" target="_blank">Merry Little Christmas Challenge</a> #51, anything Christmas goes<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-102-midway-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">The 12 Months of Christmas</a> #102 Anything Goes</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-30-stencils-andor-christmas.html" target="_blank">Aud Sentiments</a> #30 Stencils and/or Christmass in July, plus add a sentiment<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/animals-acting-like-humans-challenge.html" target="_blank">Di's Digi Designs</a> Animals Acting Like Humans<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/christmas-in-july.html" target="_blank">Sweet Stampin'</a> Christmas in July<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/crafty-catz-challenge-647-plus-redraw.html" target="_blank">Crafty Catz</a> #647 Christmas in July<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/07/mttcc-65-theme-of-cute-christmas-starts.html" target="_blank">My Time to Craft Christmas</a> #65 Cute Christmas<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Have a lovely day xx</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-16130029923836309192023-07-21T20:37:00.003+01:002023-07-21T20:37:56.685+01:00Hello!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Hello again my lovely blog chums.....I hope you've had a good week. I've had a busy last few days at work so looking forward to a long lie in tomorrow. Off to London on Sunday afternoon to see the musical "We Will Rock You". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did get a bit of crafty time in earlier in the week, and unusually for me....I didn't even crack open the promarker box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVqD47zfLJYKf-SpDLCRK7k1P_c3r-MW28m4AounRHthXgKMCGYv4j2udemsbPADoR_QWiEakiJNdUXruXyrBro6k6cUqTgNrH074Z6jUgYxTBzpEzzsQ3xOedX3NzkhyA2Nd1BFfRvkrnfiMX89rGJue4oy-SLui3XGswN1YMydHhFIMqR1vdb17jvs/s3583/20230719_104915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="3583" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVqD47zfLJYKf-SpDLCRK7k1P_c3r-MW28m4AounRHthXgKMCGYv4j2udemsbPADoR_QWiEakiJNdUXruXyrBro6k6cUqTgNrH074Z6jUgYxTBzpEzzsQ3xOedX3NzkhyA2Nd1BFfRvkrnfiMX89rGJue4oy-SLui3XGswN1YMydHhFIMqR1vdb17jvs/s320/20230719_104915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to use a DL card for a change, and followed a sketch. I used a pretty yellow remnant from my scraps box. The simple sentiment is a Lawn Fawn die. I added two die cut flowers and die cut leaves and finished with two enamel dots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-516-sketch.html?m=1" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches</a> #516</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl46zGUbXIQIvUwOBFNJAxeaJ8SDMoVv4DIV-z3J-jLl1ZbTt-aiOOW6jlFyMEDbHYp11jAPSYmeGeW7WNeIsVyVS9I_ZldmPtvqWTHNh09wEk1r64wXrhcl2pSSycZvqD0urdG9tHkZe8TpF42H6uU-BlZWUdCwb_MqYUDBIrSJfxIeP0upOgya9AH_Y/s400/sketch%20516.PNG.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="270" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl46zGUbXIQIvUwOBFNJAxeaJ8SDMoVv4DIV-z3J-jLl1ZbTt-aiOOW6jlFyMEDbHYp11jAPSYmeGeW7WNeIsVyVS9I_ZldmPtvqWTHNh09wEk1r64wXrhcl2pSSycZvqD0urdG9tHkZe8TpF42H6uU-BlZWUdCwb_MqYUDBIrSJfxIeP0upOgya9AH_Y/w135-h200/sketch%20516.PNG.png" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(flipped on its side)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-259.html" target="_blank">Creative Fingers</a> #259 ANYTHING GOES <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/2023/06/simply-clean-simple-challenge.html" target="_blank">Simply Clean and Simple cards</a> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">CAS ANYTHING GOES with Optional Twist</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><a href="https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/creative-inspiration-challenges-4.html" target="_blank">Creative Inspiration</a> #4 ANYTHING GOES <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for taking the time to visit xx</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-57572812891895577212023-07-18T09:01:00.004+01:002023-07-18T09:08:46.717+01:00Superstar!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Good Morning to you, my lovely blog chums....I hope that all is well with you. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was recently tagged into a Facebook promotion for a digistamp company that I'd not seen before, thank you Sarah. When I went to check them out, I couldn't resist a little purchase....how cute is this cow, definitely a "bit of me" as my son woullday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJf2xEllRAyHBaiyz63X6CspjgzvZbPjS4RHLRFyaacTiTpZQoF9udNA12EUb6wywpTMuyoIXnj_kX6heabmsPBD9CnT5pmN8RfbWnBYCKHw_7npE3F1EjBIIHZQgSXy3XzljLYFgHkmeH2fFEoFvAWadwVmYMwYq9msFNIKyoJZTPNPArpC2eYy4PAQ/s2208/Polish_20230718_075751086.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJf2xEllRAyHBaiyz63X6CspjgzvZbPjS4RHLRFyaacTiTpZQoF9udNA12EUb6wywpTMuyoIXnj_kX6heabmsPBD9CnT5pmN8RfbWnBYCKHw_7npE3F1EjBIIHZQgSXy3XzljLYFgHkmeH2fFEoFvAWadwVmYMwYq9msFNIKyoJZTPNPArpC2eYy4PAQ/w395-h400/Polish_20230718_075751086.jpg" width="395" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Superstar from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/amandajaynedesigns80" target="_blank">Amanda Jayne Designs</a>. I used a faux stitched square and am using Promarkers to colour. The lilac polkadot paper is from a Doodlebug pad, and the minty green paper is from a Heffy Doodle pad. The enamel dots are also from Heffy Doodle. The wee sentiment tag is from LOTV and finally the ribbon and buttons are from my local Haberdashery store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a couple of challenges that I'd like to play along with.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/540.html" target="_blank">Everybody Art Challenge</a> #540<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlr_R6DHKbXsXeP7VArMH9D1TVm5IzqbZrG-Yv1asGGFom8_ejC9Te2BjPZuZPO_rOG-na3w7nehq_3A7MmvDfAbnXLHPo8NwOGJajB2Y3h2gl2qNL4qsXu8T3XwINpxOWfEgvJrUsIfdapUvG9GvzQtTgG6w6Gwuc6Y_fL7tFiyc4fvhzRhj-9PFV4M/s1080/FB_IMG_1687458433330_edit_39062661881539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlr_R6DHKbXsXeP7VArMH9D1TVm5IzqbZrG-Yv1asGGFom8_ejC9Te2BjPZuZPO_rOG-na3w7nehq_3A7MmvDfAbnXLHPo8NwOGJajB2Y3h2gl2qNL4qsXu8T3XwINpxOWfEgvJrUsIfdapUvG9GvzQtTgG6w6Gwuc6Y_fL7tFiyc4fvhzRhj-9PFV4M/w200-h200/FB_IMG_1687458433330_edit_39062661881539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-challenge-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Crafty Calendar</a> July anything goes<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-74.html" target="_blank">Crafty Animals</a> #74 Anything Goes, include an animal <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Love To Craft</a> #75 Anything Goes <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off out for a walk with Harvey now, have a great day, whatever you're up to x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-26659220054671205892023-06-27T07:57:00.002+01:002023-06-27T07:57:25.291+01:00Feathers, Fur and Christmas with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, my lovely blog chums......I hope this week has started well for you. </p><p style="text-align: center;">We have a fabulous new challenge at </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-no-71-themesomething-withfur.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES</span></b> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;">Something, with Fur or Feathers</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6X6olnWKLMzJzvqL8Xr3pxIA9tt2nS3H9nqbBuMyu0hZzeWC3cDTTrQkmhLZppeCnu4hpSERz4ndQJjxxekLGa8cdxbBjqeVEwVp-H43xxJn2wUq08qYh_GaW6k9ReyZZXFG5bCuiYQVFkRRAcEzc0KkjcgzoDIVAf-5AFm2Y0KSm5yskex9AvnPnfo/s2522/Polish_20230220_080731005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2522" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6X6olnWKLMzJzvqL8Xr3pxIA9tt2nS3H9nqbBuMyu0hZzeWC3cDTTrQkmhLZppeCnu4hpSERz4ndQJjxxekLGa8cdxbBjqeVEwVp-H43xxJn2wUq08qYh_GaW6k9ReyZZXFG5bCuiYQVFkRRAcEzc0KkjcgzoDIVAf-5AFm2Y0KSm5yskex9AvnPnfo/w190-h400/Polish_20230220_080731005.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card, I opted for a furry lil' mouse! This is a super cute image from LOTV, which I've coloured with Promarkers. I cut this image out, using faux stitched rectangle, and did the same with the green gingham paper too. Matted onto some blue cardstock. Used a little bit of ribbon and a die cut piece of holly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us.....but don't forget; we want to see oodles of Cuteness please!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently went along to the Crafterama event at the Maidstone showground. It has been several years since I've been to anything like this, so it was a lovely day and I did treat myself to a few goodies....would you like to see what I got?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorLcKB2TXVEFxnXIJigjeqQQ2j3j5VOB8zI9S7ZMbUag0z8d_qMSUx4VCOr-nk1cpDZLvoRqBbXimRmYScymF_m6sBufDLidKlrRMwauXzmOR9wzmhXmuH-159vuhIfgnIrOlLO1ZDxQfW0xnsUo-T4ns_XWxJTrIUkHYrAYCEvPRlLZ5yewyT4ZcPbw/s1170/received_136154342811294.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1170" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorLcKB2TXVEFxnXIJigjeqQQ2j3j5VOB8zI9S7ZMbUag0z8d_qMSUx4VCOr-nk1cpDZLvoRqBbXimRmYScymF_m6sBufDLidKlrRMwauXzmOR9wzmhXmuH-159vuhIfgnIrOlLO1ZDxQfW0xnsUo-T4ns_XWxJTrIUkHYrAYCEvPRlLZ5yewyT4ZcPbw/s320/received_136154342811294.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few yummy additions to my stash....and a couple of bargains too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzywmKGRdGtajsgeB0yJR39Hw5akd5YPbywMbADP-y88hn41HOs4QFUk295JhKh9PUjBXWlst8Kw1X5nOz6VCR1E3i_6oqYT1qFp5hNIPUb918i6NLgESufzYhrpUiZqhoLgaJ49KBHvm51hvFWcATAZGDHI_T8ZaLBYC2CpS09Jy2l-41Y3Py76y1Jy0/s1170/received_804284974378212.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzywmKGRdGtajsgeB0yJR39Hw5akd5YPbywMbADP-y88hn41HOs4QFUk295JhKh9PUjBXWlst8Kw1X5nOz6VCR1E3i_6oqYT1qFp5hNIPUb918i6NLgESufzYhrpUiZqhoLgaJ49KBHvm51hvFWcATAZGDHI_T8ZaLBYC2CpS09Jy2l-41Y3Py76y1Jy0/s320/received_804284974378212.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A4's from Limetree Crafts </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEpmHCCX9y7J911Fkhs4GQD-3-J9ml-5dV0vFbZ2lFX8zJhGDsaNmH2lkMWET_ayKKj2NhcjGuQ8sAtvLvgFH2v6QYMwxHCDc5aUQpR3hTMpTEoIsYkgyp4rNuWWNgWaG1LQe-eL-6G-0jwLXRlwk-j69wwxFnjyuaE-NMNYCuqe_zWupofFCwLJWllY/s1170/received_811284030358412.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEpmHCCX9y7J911Fkhs4GQD-3-J9ml-5dV0vFbZ2lFX8zJhGDsaNmH2lkMWET_ayKKj2NhcjGuQ8sAtvLvgFH2v6QYMwxHCDc5aUQpR3hTMpTEoIsYkgyp4rNuWWNgWaG1LQe-eL-6G-0jwLXRlwk-j69wwxFnjyuaE-NMNYCuqe_zWupofFCwLJWllY/s320/received_811284030358412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basic card blanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/abc-christmas-challenges-l-and-m.html" target="_blank">ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE</a> L for Layers or M for Mice<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/mlccb-50-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html" target="_blank">Merry Little Christmas Challenge</a> #50 anything CHRISTMAS <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Christmas cards all year round</a> June Challenge (six geese a-laying) hope my mouse counts as a farm animal?<br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today x</p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-25865191415659810652023-06-16T14:37:00.001+01:002023-06-16T14:37:27.226+01:00Dad's and/or Lad's with the Cuties <p style="text-align: center;"> Well, hello my lovely blog chums.....I sincerely hope that some of you are still about, its been a while since my last post. The last few months have been, pretty much, the most difficult for me and my family. If you've followed my blog you may be aware that my husband has had his fair share of ongoing health issues, and most recently had been undergoing a number of kidney stent operations. At the beginning of March he had one of these operations but following this he suffered the most awful water infection. There were complications, and very, very sadly, my darling Alistair passed away on 7th April. We had been together since, 1995 and married for 23 years - my heart was broken. </p><p style="text-align: center;">My family, friends and work colleagues have been wonderful and so supportive, as I learn to cope with my grief and pick up the threads of my life again. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Whilst I've not felt much like blogging, I have found comfort and solace at my craft desk, and I am hoping to find a suitable way to sell my cards to raise funds for a number of charities, in memory of Alistair.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Life has to go on, so I've decided to hop back on here. We have a new challenge this week with The Cutie Pies, which quite poignantly is all about </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Dad's and/or Lads </b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m1Xc-81pD30MCXVZO6XjwP6vQd9QEpy-7i69VbELfDW9ltMEiJx0jXlNmLgsRnRsW91aEaCtvcN9dbbFY_WPdjzqSrgFHot7zV-1nBdkxYzcZGUKmj9Oa9_6Mymie2POReNuIiRzHDX0HuA-aElkBOEMECxRYBbqMQs8jPJkR9jxrP7qJqIv0udu/s1242/Polish_20230611_185034410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m1Xc-81pD30MCXVZO6XjwP6vQd9QEpy-7i69VbELfDW9ltMEiJx0jXlNmLgsRnRsW91aEaCtvcN9dbbFY_WPdjzqSrgFHot7zV-1nBdkxYzcZGUKmj9Oa9_6Mymie2POReNuIiRzHDX0HuA-aElkBOEMECxRYBbqMQs8jPJkR9jxrP7qJqIv0udu/s320/Polish_20230611_185034410.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This gorgeous stamp was an unpackaged Charity shop find, so I've no idea of the make but I think its one that you will see again here....its adorable and so lovely to colour, for which I used Promarkers. I used a Kraft card stock for my layering here, and paired with the card base. The polka dot paper is from Limetree Crafts, and the plaid paper is from a pad from The Range. I added a die cut pennant and a die cut button, with a wee bit of twine added. The sentiment tag is from LOTV. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-no-183-theme-dads-andor-lads.html#comment-form" target="_blank">You can join in with THE CUTIE PIES, here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/week-" target="_blank">ALLSORTS</a> - #732, birthday or anything goes <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/mttc-509-theme-is-masculine.html" target="_blank">MY TIME TO CRAFT</a> #509 Masculine cards<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-155-for-june-manboy-dt-call.html" target="_blank">MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES</a> #155 cards for a man or boy<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me x </div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-60584162802621797202023-02-20T08:11:00.001+00:002023-02-20T08:11:07.137+00:00Hearts and Flowers, with The Cutie Pies <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there, lovely blog chums....I do hope that this finds you keeping well. </p><p style="text-align: center;">So, we have a fabulous challenge with <a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-no-179-theme-hearts-flowers.html" target="_blank">The Cutie Pie's,</a> at the moment, giving you the perfect opportunity to create a Valentines card or a Mother's Day card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTEd132qUyrcyt3sQlPLMJcbuxozJXiaf8FKxD4zgm1mbJR1cB2VX75jTj6KenM-rAUrZUTxXHc4T5I7E6QxPlxvvNEw5R-C7_a3hxmG3tXeD6nRLuR3mYU99c6ZStwPvTk196St2906LQmveJE3SA9rR1z4EUTGv0ogBqvIgRdtTNXrkYdBp3q8i/s1528/Polish_20230220_075853132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTEd132qUyrcyt3sQlPLMJcbuxozJXiaf8FKxD4zgm1mbJR1cB2VX75jTj6KenM-rAUrZUTxXHc4T5I7E6QxPlxvvNEw5R-C7_a3hxmG3tXeD6nRLuR3mYU99c6ZStwPvTk196St2906LQmveJE3SA9rR1z4EUTGv0ogBqvIgRdtTNXrkYdBp3q8i/w394-h400/Polish_20230220_075853132.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I decided to make a card for my lovely Mum. She is dog mad, so I thought she'd love this super cute image from Polkadoodles....you can find Scruff <a href="https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/scruff-the-dog-gardening-fuzzypuffs-digi-stamp-printable-d" target="_blank">here</a>. The polka dot paper and the pretty flowery paper are from an older stack that I think I purchased from The Range. The green patterned paper was a magazine freebie. I printed out this digi and used a faux stitched rectangle die, and added a sentiment. I also used a small scalloped edged border die. I added enamel dots to finish. </p><p style="text-align: center;">There is still time to play along with us, so I do hope that you will hop on over and visit.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Polkadoodles</a> week 7 anything goes</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Critter Crazy </a> challenge 71<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Crafty Animals</a> challenge 69<br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-6583768071093432572023-01-09T09:02:00.002+00:002023-01-09T09:02:00.212+00:00JANUARY BLUES, with The Cutie Pies <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums, I will start with wishing you a very Happy New Year. We had a really lovely Christmas, but the weeks leading up to the end of last year proved to be very stressful for me. I have had to pack away my craft room as our small bedroom is being converted into a wetroom. At the same time my daughter and her partner finally moved into their new house, this wasn't without its challenges and just to add to the chaos my hubby had to go into hospital for the first of several kidney stone operations. Before my head exploded once and for all, I had to take a bit of a break from blogging and crafting. The Cutie Pie Challenge and Christmas with the Cuties have taken a little break and unfortunately I have had to stand down from one of my design team positions. </p><p style="text-align: center;">On a more positive note, I am delighted that The Cutie Pie Challenge is up and running again. We have a super cute and fun challenge starting today, and I do hope that you will hop on over and play along. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme for the challenge is </p><p style="text-align: center;">JANUARY BLUES </p><p style="text-align: center;">we want to lots of Cuteness and many a shade of blue. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAC1o8ntvcn0J0OdRmf6aC90MgCaVmDC7uDz8xBdO9_HwDwJn5N5sXCgSzkMZE8_jXlfw0FpTx1OVY4Xc9U6mV3k5AI_m298SDkOF8pRwoQ2x-2BeFM0n7MszQAsNleN-QwY99X_k-mAFGKmjohKlWlMmKr1yOsinhyOpdVgu6NQF3py2k-9SYnWg/s1316/Polish_20230108_085129980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1311" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAC1o8ntvcn0J0OdRmf6aC90MgCaVmDC7uDz8xBdO9_HwDwJn5N5sXCgSzkMZE8_jXlfw0FpTx1OVY4Xc9U6mV3k5AI_m298SDkOF8pRwoQ2x-2BeFM0n7MszQAsNleN-QwY99X_k-mAFGKmjohKlWlMmKr1yOsinhyOpdVgu6NQF3py2k-9SYnWg/w399-h400/Polish_20230108_085129980.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately I was able to make a card for this challenge before I packed away my stash (later in the year I am hoping to set up one of our sheds as my craft room, but for the time being everything is either in the cupboard under the stairs or in my mother's back bedroom). I have had this image saved on my PC for such a long time. It was designed by a lady who used to be a member of Docrafts forum, but I cannot recall her name. I have used Promarkers to colour. The papers used were a magazine freebie. I added a sentiment and a couple of enamel dots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for your visit today xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-41645169531288116472022-11-18T06:41:00.005+00:002022-11-18T06:41:56.479+00:00Our Four Legged Friends <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums....hope all is well with you.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So we have a fabulous new challenge, this week, with </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-no-177-theme-four-legged.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Cutie Pie Challenge </span></b></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And our theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;">FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX2TrSiz95j8b8UZBV3Y_CHfo2AM4pS9WIJ1R5rbfzPA5wF3u9zV4BR1w-Z63p34Igj8TJ6Cao_VWWUDZUbwbpzlQ_jIHR9XsY_BBbnQQMhA15J2_QsVfY3r80GL0so13XXpPZvF3rQ9q5k3LmWEf5zoblOhzE1n5tSojqRTJIVjIPRXChzxCbBIq/s2518/Polish_20221118_062236862.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="1445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX2TrSiz95j8b8UZBV3Y_CHfo2AM4pS9WIJ1R5rbfzPA5wF3u9zV4BR1w-Z63p34Igj8TJ6Cao_VWWUDZUbwbpzlQ_jIHR9XsY_BBbnQQMhA15J2_QsVfY3r80GL0so13XXpPZvF3rQ9q5k3LmWEf5zoblOhzE1n5tSojqRTJIVjIPRXChzxCbBIq/w230-h400/Polish_20221118_062236862.png" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our lovely sponsors are </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXG1pEWr3mxulOXmTJQChKzbcyLpLrUZRnNftLw3EH8_uWb2W0NLTRd9MFmnNUTDWIxwZdNYjemPGLaw5MHg3OJV08SKW4Q1Ym6Be50lNcA4YXZicDkRJXr3fg9FwA89Qvk5sIaWuvTgqdncLKVJVWTHg5SFBHw-p6LKrPAgJvA9PtlMajfx3LV4s/s1280/thumbnail_IMG_3506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXG1pEWr3mxulOXmTJQChKzbcyLpLrUZRnNftLw3EH8_uWb2W0NLTRd9MFmnNUTDWIxwZdNYjemPGLaw5MHg3OJV08SKW4Q1Ym6Be50lNcA4YXZicDkRJXr3fg9FwA89Qvk5sIaWuvTgqdncLKVJVWTHg5SFBHw-p6LKrPAgJvA9PtlMajfx3LV4s/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3506.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who have a great prize for our lucky winner. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT contribution, I decorated a gift bag, which has now been stuffed with Walnut Whip sweets and will be given to my Mother as a wee birthday gift from our dogs. So quite appropriately I am using <a href="https://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/2012/10/winter-westie.html" target="_blank">Winter Westie</a>. The papers were an oldie magazine freebie. I used a pennant die cut and a faux stitched panel die cut. Finishing touches, wooden embellishments from The Works and some red ribbon. The pack of gift bags came from Home Bargains. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all love using our super cute animal images, so this is always a popular theme....I do hope that you will hop on over and join in with us </div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-13705797481615387972022-11-15T12:30:00.078+00:002022-11-15T22:30:29.092+00:00Autumn Colours at PASSION FOR MARKERS <p style="text-align: center;">Hello there my lovely blog chums......hope all is well with you today.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It's time for a new challenge with PASSION FOR MARKERS and Kitty has set the theme of </p><p style="text-align: center;">AUTUMN COLOURS </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_F2C4YJuNB27JvMl9Ci2r70jzgB9PuAwWkAHE1iauBtENlmwnnrPuFCLLSdeQCafXicRuCqYHRDiu916TaPC8dDWYKLM0HZOec3WlaDArAA_xAzBJpqzJtP3APazhF6sgQ0qhlEwe070HvsZ-jfkW1c34rOcuRj7e717QTnNZo7c1AUwkRdsWWa4/s1685/Polish_20221025_110739195.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="1659" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_F2C4YJuNB27JvMl9Ci2r70jzgB9PuAwWkAHE1iauBtENlmwnnrPuFCLLSdeQCafXicRuCqYHRDiu916TaPC8dDWYKLM0HZOec3WlaDArAA_xAzBJpqzJtP3APazhF6sgQ0qhlEwe070HvsZ-jfkW1c34rOcuRj7e717QTnNZo7c1AUwkRdsWWa4/w394-h400/Polish_20221025_110739195.png" width="394" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our lovely sponsors are </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzueQeSBbCPXp0jPsgiVmmogTWrrVykwoHgHqmXbqDsE2ZwCbFj1plTz6X0IYI6t_QbNx_fC5kDczfEQjf5rstBjbl0dn5xYVzcqClRqJ57A8zpNv_2VqdpqRK2MIvaMAJ7lRbA6HeawnIqEynB8ZOGssNnhnxNscp-S7bsSYwMnXV5t4HqOmPM0r/s320/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzueQeSBbCPXp0jPsgiVmmogTWrrVykwoHgHqmXbqDsE2ZwCbFj1plTz6X0IYI6t_QbNx_fC5kDczfEQjf5rstBjbl0dn5xYVzcqClRqJ57A8zpNv_2VqdpqRK2MIvaMAJ7lRbA6HeawnIqEynB8ZOGssNnhnxNscp-S7bsSYwMnXV5t4HqOmPM0r/s1600/All%20Dressed%20Up%20Logo.png" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit of a favourite of mine......the online store is so worth a visit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made my DT card a few weeks ago, after returning from a weekend visiting my in-laws in West Yorkshire. We'd had a day at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (highly recommend, btw) and I'd spotted a tree, whose leaves had taken a gorgeous pinky sort of hue. I don't tend to think of pink as an autumnal shade, and hadn't planned to use it on this card but I soon changed my mind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am using one of the girls from <a href="https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fuk%2Flisting%2F160009260%2Fthree-little-autumn-girls%3Fclick_key%3D4bcaf062278082a9afbe97b0a392d560c5d4af13%253A160009260%26click_sum%3Da4cb08c8%26ref%3Dshop_home_active_82%26sts%3D1%26fbclid%3DIwAR36-4a-EVhnLSTCiH49tdrnaHokTPgN63syH9I5xk6MHUG_REU947x19uI&h=AT0UhDgn5RSg51-MxcQ2gCl4LHDzWx0WeODUfiJBvlOs2xAwAoYbkRMc0sOGIn4NA3Zp1vh0lXzVHsj_o0QAeqSl3nQrx5SSBsH-6kc-dJXYfvYFHCOyzVoubk1fzXzKdIxEaOJ2aclis7bvq3RB5thI" target="_blank">this gorgeous set</a>, and am using Promarkers to colour. The plaid paper is from a Nitwit download set, and the other two papers I salvaged from my off cuts tray. I doubled up on tags, and added a simple sentiment. Also added to the card is a pretty die cut heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-challenge-134.html" target="_blank">All Dressed Up</a> November #134<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-354540758433970312022-11-02T18:17:00.000+00:002022-11-02T18:17:32.177+00:00Christmas, with CRAFTY FRIENDS <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello again my lovely blog chums.....so its now November, and its getting dark earlier, how are your Christmas cards coming along? We have a fabulous challenge, this month at</p><p style="text-align: center;">The Crafty Friends Challenge </p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme is </p><p style="text-align: center;">CHRISTMAS </p><p style="text-align: center;">so whether you've been feeling festive for a while now, or this is the first time you've thought about it, this year.....this is the Challenge for you </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGs7Wd_wik7IABijHnn21EeJamtXFZaa0eY_ef8G4pctKbbO20oQzHTcGAg71hXwEdFmj4rsMTPBWQwL8pwbihs8ZRD0WLG09-GccxES00Vjba2-fi4iyPAxVNdIzfAVcd7IOoCgi6peqam6Ij014mzWVDWY-ACp374AKVwLZSF1mdS5At7Ruvxoy/s1476/Polish_20221022_084138562.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGs7Wd_wik7IABijHnn21EeJamtXFZaa0eY_ef8G4pctKbbO20oQzHTcGAg71hXwEdFmj4rsMTPBWQwL8pwbihs8ZRD0WLG09-GccxES00Vjba2-fi4iyPAxVNdIzfAVcd7IOoCgi6peqam6Ij014mzWVDWY-ACp374AKVwLZSF1mdS5At7Ruvxoy/w399-h400/Polish_20221022_084138562.png" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card, I decided to use one of my favourite images, not just favourite Christmas or favourite LOTV....But Favourite!!! I love the way this wee mousie is singing with such gusto, and it is always a joy to colour. I am using Promarkers to colour BTW. I recently purchased a few items from another crafter, including a border embossing folder that I am using here, I think it's from Stampin Up. This lovely backing paper is an oldie, I think from Papermania. This little pennant is from a cute little set, also from LOTV and I've attached it with a tiny brad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope that you will hop on over and play along.....ooooh, and we have some fabulous DT cards to share too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would like to enter these challenges please </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-127-anything-christmas-goes.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge</a> #127 anything CHRISTMAS goes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/10/peace-on-earth-challenge-26.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge</a> #26 anything CHRISTMAS goes, with optional <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me today xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-86004463790415340872022-11-01T10:00:00.030+00:002022-11-01T10:00:00.208+00:00Add some doodles, with PASSION FOR MARKERS <p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums....hope you've had a lovely weekend and this week has started well for you. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It's challenge day at PASSION FOR MARKERS </p><p style="text-align: center;">Karen has certainly taken me out of my comfort zone, with her chosen theme.....</p><p style="text-align: center;">"ADD SOME DOODLES"</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="365" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysdrfTN2s_HJQQuGTyQbyNX2FjZN71YwS8JIgh3VlOKEk1RRyXEJqB1D8LtfDd--GLe3KFcBRkUItWUtmUcVNM8Boec0dObh77E6cOfpqjixihf1nTgGYvtUql0qaUHNLfVJNifOdriWFvh4osK-WXu10hZD13up7Kelkkt4Gj9pUi50jMX-rgqCm/s320/download.jpeg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who will be treating our lucky winner to a fabulous prize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The team also got to play with this set from The Paper Shelter too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am using Promarkers to colour, and just a basic fine liner pen for my Doodle border, I actually quite enjoyed doing this and I'm sure it will be something I'll do again. I went for a lush green and grey colour palette. Papers from Doodlebug and The Range. Sentiment from LOTV, twine from stash. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope to see you joining in with us this time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-74587646270300474682022-10-28T19:14:00.000+01:002022-10-28T19:14:17.648+01:00Oh Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding! <p style="text-align: center;">Hi there my lovely blog chums, hope all is fine and well with you today. It's been a busier day here, dog sitting whilst my daughter and her partner go to IKEA, and then taking our old doggo to the vets for a bit of a once over, He is 15, and has some bother with arthritis in his back legs, poor wee boy</p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyway, We have a super fun new challenge, this week, at</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2022/10/challenge-no-65-oh-bring-us-some-figgy.html" target="_blank">CHRISTMAS WITH THE CUTIES </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme is</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">ANYTHING CUTE AND CHRISTMAS</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Optional Theme: </span></b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Oh bring us some figgy pudding" (feature any Christmas related foods/drinks)</span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Sw3-QP3i3BtVE6WOkNJbx2EKXYP8_iNx0m_W0eGHAMI4VeZlOqiVu8HdgrygsrlHg5UxzEfR6d1p3M30L5EFXm4fj6LD3hD0TIvrqe6JIV1nKby41NdrPwX6FixCNmp85U9Xdw3LL4itiOYfC3zOZEmTDaLj8S6iRD30Tq12Oy8TDo7X6WOh9CY/s1743/Polish_20220306_163348066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="1743" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Sw3-QP3i3BtVE6WOkNJbx2EKXYP8_iNx0m_W0eGHAMI4VeZlOqiVu8HdgrygsrlHg5UxzEfR6d1p3M30L5EFXm4fj6LD3hD0TIvrqe6JIV1nKby41NdrPwX6FixCNmp85U9Xdw3LL4itiOYfC3zOZEmTDaLj8S6iRD30Tq12Oy8TDo7X6WOh9CY/w400-h396/Polish_20220306_163348066.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">However we may celebrate the Festive Season, food and drink is often at the heart of our celebrations. Our optional extra for this challenge is all about those goodies that we always look forward to . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For my own DT card I am using this adorable pre-coloured image from LOTV, The sentiment is also from LOTV. I am using Nitwit papers.. I have been trying to keep many of my Christmas cards fairly flat, this year, for easy postage. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I would also like to enter these challenges:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/10/challenge-559-seasons-greetings.html" target="_blank">Fab 'n' Funky</a> #559 Seasons Greetings <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/challenge-126-anything-christmas-goes.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge</a> #126 ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-69100635102163849902022-10-12T21:51:00.000+01:002022-10-12T21:51:13.060+01:00Think Pink, with The Cuties<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello there my lovely blog chums.....I do hope that you're having a good week so far. We had a short trip to Yorkshire, last weekend to take the opportunity to visit my S.I.L and her husband. We made a point of going out for dinner on Sunday and having a Roast Turkey Dinner, so I guess for me, Christmas has already started, lol! </p><p style="text-align: center;">But for now, back to October and our new </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/challenge-no-176-theme-think-pink.html" target="_blank">CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Our theme this time is always poignant at this time of year as we</p><p style="text-align: center;">THINK PINK </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-f92kezj8BY7DECEdTVca44ymNunLarRJ_W2VZTcvxj_7Pz7Tz2lqH4MAkxKZ0vWJ5PQIgmbgiFSUSHKhPzwjGWn3ysRXRsijFFQf4_gxINy3l4ZNUgWw8wnXU5wnELXs5jX6ORI7Bne360ITP8QEGFTAjINEKRCCTKjpVZYTzRf-gCwi9cSOK0y/s1504/Polish_20221010_215153749.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1504" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-f92kezj8BY7DECEdTVca44ymNunLarRJ_W2VZTcvxj_7Pz7Tz2lqH4MAkxKZ0vWJ5PQIgmbgiFSUSHKhPzwjGWn3ysRXRsijFFQf4_gxINy3l4ZNUgWw8wnXU5wnELXs5jX6ORI7Bne360ITP8QEGFTAjINEKRCCTKjpVZYTzRf-gCwi9cSOK0y/w400-h398/Polish_20221010_215153749.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our lovely sponsors are </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZUP-hE-XsRgKbHW4gUnkZ4T1EZMW36XKl7_N_qkXbbZVeXkoT4ILT0CnMMeyJc6uhnibHUXZSt1_b1Re3FgbJpfI6RUjsuqSd7xqgdZtL1AQngtmQfOHcxRLJZf3DsxtmqS9ELWb8Ssr9tb7lW6RmdVyg2BFEJjcAxrY4CE4oh9KS2JSZOtGIF9V/s640/pdbannerblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="166" data-original-width="640" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZUP-hE-XsRgKbHW4gUnkZ4T1EZMW36XKl7_N_qkXbbZVeXkoT4ILT0CnMMeyJc6uhnibHUXZSt1_b1Re3FgbJpfI6RUjsuqSd7xqgdZtL1AQngtmQfOHcxRLJZf3DsxtmqS9ELWb8Ssr9tb7lW6RmdVyg2BFEJjcAxrY4CE4oh9KS2JSZOtGIF9V/s320/pdbannerblog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who have a fabulous digi stamp prize for our lucky winner </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my own DT card I am using <a href="https://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/working-hard-winnie-printable-downloads-with-free-svg-dxf-files/" target="_blank">Working hard Winnie</a>, and have used Promarkers to colour. The polka dot paper and the pretty flowery paper are from an older stack that I think I purchased from The Range. The green patterned paper was a magazine freebie. I used a faux stitched square die for matting and layering. I also used a small scalloped edged border die. I think that this super cute image could lend itself to numerous occasions, so I decided not to add a sentiment at the moment. I can do so as and when. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whenever we have this theme we always have some amazing entries, so I do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049677877289897052.post-19170584123472659182022-10-03T07:02:00.004+01:002022-10-03T07:08:32.083+01:00Use More Than One Die, with Crafty Friends <div style="text-align: center;">Hello there my lovely blog chums, I hope you've had an enjoyable weekend. We were at a church charity quiz on Saturday, we came third which we were pretty chuffed about. Yesterday we had a lovely walk out with the dogs enjoying the autumn sunshine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we have a fabulous new challenge over at <a href="https://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CRAFTY FRIENDS</a>, and our theme for October is......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">USE MORE THAN ONE DIE </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQRdPuErWTuL5r1PDC_9ybRhymxUc6Dz1MSv2AL9d5EoqhhZwtmxgF968J0mCkpUMskYR75S-hWXJnsNstP-V48eetEdRJ6hII7e8E9_qWiCeHYCGUcROS8qgp-V3GPxwriB-vYfLQ9L1TmRjUV4WIFLVRjr2hVNxaXAn2YmyWWRZxp5SUJMpqLDN/s1281/Polish_20220930_120018380.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1281" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQRdPuErWTuL5r1PDC_9ybRhymxUc6Dz1MSv2AL9d5EoqhhZwtmxgF968J0mCkpUMskYR75S-hWXJnsNstP-V48eetEdRJ6hII7e8E9_qWiCeHYCGUcROS8qgp-V3GPxwriB-vYfLQ9L1TmRjUV4WIFLVRjr2hVNxaXAn2YmyWWRZxp5SUJMpqLDN/w400-h399/Polish_20220930_120018380.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this cute little LOTV digi, which I have coloured with Promarkers. The blue polkadot paper is from Limetree Crafts and the brown patterned paper is a Nitwit download. So as for the all important dies.....to create the two Kraft borders, I used a rectangular die, with a faux stitch, paired it with a scalloped edged die, again with the faux stitching. For a little finishing touch I used a pennant die with a little heart die. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also like to enter these challenges please:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/include-animal-challenge.html" target="_blank">Di's Digi Designs</a> include an animal image</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-608.html" target="_blank">Crafty Catz </a> #608, anything goes optional theme Blue<br /></div>Lisa xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281278245498358487noreply@blogger.com2