Feathers and Fur, at Christmas with the Cuties

 Good Morning my lovely blog chums.....I do hope that you've had a lovely weekend, maybe you've been able to get out and about! The rain held off for long enough, yesterday, for me to be able to get the mower out.....and I attacked the back garden, it had been getting so long that poor Nippy, with his little legs, almost disappeared down there, but today I feel all sorts of achey. Much more chilled day, today, methinks!

Anyway,  if you are a super organised type and are already working on your Christmas cards, then we would LOVE you to play along with us at Christmas with the Cuties 

Our fabulous new challenge starts today, with the theme of 

FEATHERS AND/OR FUR

Simply, we want to see your cutest Christmas cards featuring animals and/or birds

No sponsors this time, we are playing just for fun and the satisfying feeling of having another Christmas card "in the box"

I could not resist these sweet little mousies from LOTV, I am using Promarkers to colour. The dotty paper is from a Doodlebug pad, to which I added a section of self adhesive paper lace trim, a wee tag with a festive sentiment and some sticky pearls.

We have some fantastic cards from the team to check out too, so I hope you will hop on over. 

I would like to enter these challenges please:

52CCT May, perfect pearls 

Crafty Catz #552 as cute as you like 

Spots, Stripes and Celebrations.....with PASSION FOR MARKERS

 Hello there my lovely blog chums......I hope this finds you keeping well. 

Lots going on here, I've been and had my second vaccination - all OK, just another v. sore arm for a couple of days, then hubby and I took my mother and the dogs away for a long weekend break. We hired a caravan just outside Hastings, and despite the weather being a bit rainy, it was a smashing break....so lovely to be away from home.  And today, I'm started back at work....having been on furlough and "leave" to look after Alistair following his surgery in January. It was an odd feeling, being back, I felt like the newbie all over again.....but there was an expectation on me to pretty much get on with things as if I'd never been away. I did feel a wee bit stressed by the time I'd finished my shift but hopefully tomorrow will feel better.

Anyway, we have a fabulous new challenge at 

PASSION FOR MARKERS

Where we are celebrating a fantastic 12 years of challenges, now, I've only been on the team for a few months, but it is such a wonderful challenge, it really is no surprise that its been running for such a long time. Ooooh, we do have a theme as well, which is

SPOTS & STRIPES

For my DT card, I am using the sweetest, Pure Innocence, image.....I have been a huge fan of Heather Ellis, for ages....these little characters put me in mind of the Dick Bruno "Miffy" books that I loved as a child. I am using Promarkers to colour, the papers are from a Dovecraft stack....I love these yummy colours. 

As always we have some fantastic prizes up for grabs and our sponsors have been very generous as usual.  Here we go....

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Bugaboo Stamps are offering a $12.00 voucher

Crafty Sentiments Designs are offering 3 digi images

Dr Digi’s House of Stamps are offering one lucky winner 2 digi images

JMC Designs are offering one lucky winner 1 digital collection

Leann’s World 101 are offering one lucky winner 2 digi images

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Wow we told you there were amazing prizes didn’t we?  Definitely lots of reasons to join in the fun, I do hope you will click the link at the top, and hop on over to join us...

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Crafty Friends Sketch Challenge

 Hello there my lovely blog chums.....hope you've been having a good week so far, I just wish the weather would warm up a little. Its May and I have just had to put my central heating on!!!

Anyway, we have a fabulous new challenge, that we'd love you to play along with, at

The Crafty Friends Challenge

How about this gorgeous sketch......

Our lovely sponsors are 

I am using an absolute beaut from ADU, she is from a set of three called Autum Girls.I have used Promarkers to colour. The gingham paper is from a Doodlebug pad which I am loving at the moment, I love having the double sided papers, and I have used the reverse side to die cut the border as well as making a frame for the image and a wee punched flower. I can't remember where the pretty flowery paper came from, which is a shame because the colours are so yummy. Completed my card with a sentiment tag and a button.

I found it a really versatile sketch to work with, and I hope you will too. We have some fabulous DT cards to share too, so I hope you will hop on over and join us.

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Di's digi designs hand coloured images 

All Dressed Up #116 use an ADU image 

Thank you so much for your visit, I will be back later in the week xx

Say It With Flowers at PASSION FOR MARKERS

 Hello there my lovely blog chums......hope you've had an enjoyable weekend. It is our Grand- daughters 6th birthday this week, and as we have no idea when we will be in a position to get up to Scotland to see the family, we ordered her presents online to be sent directly there....so she is mad about "Sylvanian Families", which was never something Megan took to when she was little so it has kind of passed me by, and I had now idea just how cute and completely adorable all the little characters are!!!! I could have easily ordered twice as many packs but hubby did have to reign me in, and its probably just as well that we aren't taking them up ourselves, as the poor little soul wouldn't get a look in, with Nanny wanting to play, lol!!!!

So its time for the next challenge at 

PASSION FOR MARKERS 

Its Karen's turn to set the theme, and she has chosen 

💐"SAY IT WITH FLOWERS"💐

Our lovely sponsors are:

For my DT card, I am using  'friendship" which I have coloured with Promarkers. The pretty flowery paper is a Nitwit download and the tiny dotty paper is from a Doodlebug pad. The flower die used here is from Your Next Stamp. I also die cut a little tag, and added a simple greeting and a button.

If you hit the link above you can join in with us and also check out the other fabulous dt cards

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Allsorts #622 Spring Blossoms

I ❤ Promarkers atg, optional girly

Crafty Sentiments atg

Through the craft room door atg

I will be back tomorrow with another DT card, thank you so much for taking the time to visit me x

Add a Heart with PASSION FOR MARKERS

 Good Morning my lovely blog chums.....I hope that I find you in fine fettle today.

You may remember that my hubby was admitted to hospital, earlier in the year for surgery that left him with two Stoma's......his recovery had been a bit sluggish and he was taken back into hospital a couple of weeks ago, as his kidneys were not functioning properly and his potassium levels were very high. The blood test that diagnosed this problem had gone off to the lab, and the worrying result had triggered an ambulance to be sent to us to whip him straight into hospital, this all happened at about half two in the morning, we were all fast asleep and completely unaware of what was going on but as the ambulance crew could not get a reply at the front door, they called the fire brigade to our house, and were literally moments away from our back door being put through, when Cameron heard voices in the garden, he called me and we tentatively went down to see what on earth was going on.....OK, so it was a huge worry having Alistair taken into hospital in this way, but also a relief that these people in my back garden were not about to "slice and dice" me!!!! Himself has been lots better since he cam back home again, much brighter, his mobility has come along - not quite leaps and bounds, but getting there.

Anyway  its time for a new challenge with 

PASSION FOR MARKERS 

Add a Heart 

Elaine has set this challenge and she doesn’t mind what you make as long as you include a heart on your creation somewhere.  It can be as simple as a die cut heart, heart background paper, an image of a heart or including a heart, so definitely lots of scope with this challenge and we cannot wait to see what you make.  Don’t forget you can enter any type of creation it doesn’t have to be a card.  The only rule we have is that you have to use your markers, for example – Promarkers, Copics, Spectrum Noir, Karin Brushmarkers, Zig Clean Color Brush Markers to name just a few.

Our generous sponsor this week is Dies to Die For and they are offering one lucky winner a £15.00 voucher to spend in their online store.  There are lots of amazing brands in their store including MFT, Mama Elephant, Colorado Craft Company and Taylored Expressions to name just a few. 

For my own DT card I am using James, Country Walk, I am a big James fan, so it would have been just rude not to treat myself to a couple of the more recent digi's. The sentiment is also from LOTV. The pretty lilac paper is from Papermania Capsule collection and I partnered it with a sweet, flowery paper from my off cuts tray.  I used a button for my added heart and used a little twine with this. 

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Crafty Calendar April: Spring or Easter 

Crafty Catz #547 a.t.g

Cute Card Thursday #682 ribbon or twine 

Pennys Papercraft Challenge #494 atg, using papers

Take care and enjoy the rest of the week

Its Raining Cats & Dogs with the Cutie Pies

 Hello there my lovely blog chums.....I hope you've had an enjoyable weekend, so as our lockdown eases somewhat, I can assume that you've spent your day at the hairdressers before a trip to the shops to buy something new to wear on a trip to your local beer garden......nope, me neither!!

I actually have had a quiet day catching up on some DT work, and on that subject I have a fabulous new challenge to tell you about......

It's Raining Cats & Dogs

Our lovely sponsors for this challenge are 

They also very generously provided some completely adorable images for the design team to showcase.......I am using Scruffy the dog, gardening,  if you click the link you can find him for yourself. The darker of the two papers is from My Favourite Things and is paired with another from a pad from The Works. I added a run of lace to a faux stitched border, and a sweet little flower button. This lovely sentiment was part of a prize bundle from a recent challenge win...it is from woodware.

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Aud Sentiments #272 anything goes, with sentiment 

Moving Along With The Times #129 April, Animals/Birds

Crafty Gals #217 Make it Green

We do hope that you will hop on over and play along with us......

Animal Antics, with PASSION FOR MARKERS

 Hello there my lovely blog chums, I do hope that you've had a lovely Easter weekend. Maybe you were even able to spend time with your family and friends. My mum come to us for dinner on Sunday and yesterday I met up with my daughter and we took my dogs and her Cockapoo puppy,  Pippa, for a smashing walk in the woods....unfortunately I'd left my camera in the car, which I kicked myself for afterwards,  having missed the opportunity to photograph "the gang" trotting along together, not to mention the first sign of the Bluebells coming through....well there's always next time.

Anyway, on the subject of animals....we have a fabulous new challenge, kicking off today at

PASSION FOR MARKERS 

and the theme is 

ANIMAL ANTICS

Our lovely sponsors are 

Who you can visit here

For my own DT card I couldn't resist the opportunity to use this super cute Giraffe that I recently acquired from Rachelle Anne Miller. I am using Promarkers to colour, but don't forget that you are now free to use ANY type of markers with our challenges....yay! For my papers, the neutral "leafy" was a magazine freebie and the blue plaid design was from a stack from The Range. I am using a tag die cut with a stamped greeting paired with a Baby die cut. I added enamel dots from Doodlebug as a finishing touch.

I would like to enter these challenges please:

Moving Along With The Times #129 April animals/birds

Alphabet Challenge Z for Zoology (the study of animals)

Dragonfly Dreams feature a creature

Aud Sentiments #271 Animals and Sentiments 

Crafty Rocket #80 Babies/kids

Thank you so much for visiting me today....I am hoping to be back with you in the next day or so.....don't forget to play along with this challenge and all check out the other fabulous DT cards xx