Oh mens cards

Its Neils birthday today and yesterday i had to make a card in a hurry, i am inspirational less when it comes to mens card lol... I then remembered that i had bought some decoupage sheets when i visited the NEC in March and here is the finished product. The papers and card are from SU bought from Jules which are fab when it comes to matching colours and papers.
Any way think Neil was happy with his card, although he didn't say a lot lol.... I have booked a meal for us tonight and an overnight stay as a surprise.
Hope you all have a nice day x

Thankful Wee Bee

This is one of a new series called 'Bee of Good Cheer' from Cuddly Buddly drawn by Kim Sponaugle. This cute little bee is 'Thankful Wee Bee' which i have coloured with my prisma pencils. The stitching is all hand drawn as haven't got a sewing machine, but think it looks OK.
The papers are all fairy fun papers aqua which are downloaded from Cuddly Buddly, i have to say these are my favourite. The round sentiment is fairy fun round greeting stamps also from Cuddly Buddly.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend and that the weather is good to you, some chance of that i think. Whats happened to our lovely sunny weather ?? Think i will have to wait until Sept when i go to Tenerife to glimpse the sun again :(

Digi Shack Challenge

The challenge over at the 'Digi Shack' was 3 patterned papers, well think i have just about done this with the great fairy papers from Cuddly Buddly. I have coloured the mermaid in with promarkers for a change, think they where feeling a little left out lately lol.... The swirls have been cut out using my sizzix die, i tell you i forget what i have got and haven't got!! The greeting stamp is by Hobby Art, i do like their greeting stamps.

The winner is .......

Tonight i have used random org to pick the winner of my Cuddly Buddly candy and the winner is number 8 Saskia. Congratulations could you please email me your name and address and i will get them posted off to you asap :)

Thanks to everyone who took the time to take part, i hope you will visit my blog again soon :)

I am looking forward to what you create with your new stamps Saskia.

Candy closing soon

I will be making the draw for my Cuddly Buddly candy at 9pm GMT, so this is your last chance to join in. I hope you have all had a lovely weekend? Its been awful here today, rain, rain and more rain :( I am hoping for a better day tomorrow. I have the electrician coming tomorrow to do some rewiring, so mess mess everywhere. I am also in the process of decorating my lounge when i can decide what colours i want, its so hard deciding and hoping you get it right lol...
Good luck everyone.

Christmas In July

Well i know the sun is shining and its looking like being a nice day and here is me posting a Christmas card lol... On the CB forum we always do Christmas in July and share cards made with Kims wonderful art work. This cutie is Bestest Friend form Cuddly Buddly he has been coloured with Prisma pencils, glamour dusted added here and there- well whats Christmas with out sparkle!!? The papers are 'Let It Snow' and are downloads from CB, they print out a treat.
The snowflake is a sizzix die, oval punches are SU! from Jules. The embossing was done with cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder.

This card was made following the wonderful sketch on ' Friday Sketchers' by the lovely Jacque. Its been a while since i have done a challenge, just don't seem to find the time these days.

Blog candy

Some time ago i was given these lovely stamps by Kim Macfarlene to give a blog candy, thought now was a good time to put them on my blog to celebrate the revamping of the Cuddly Buddly website. The shop is packed with goodies so its well worth taking a peek and P&P only £1!! So what you waiting for , grab a cuppa put our feet up and do some shopping ;)

Please could you spread the word and leave me a comment, I will draw the winner on Sunday. Good luck xx

The Digishack challenge "clouds"

I was very surprised to receive an email from Toni who runs The digishack asking lil old moi if i would like to be a guest designer for a month :) Naturally i said "yes", thanks Toni for even considering me. Well the challenge was - A cloud theme. Create a card, scrapbook page or 3D item using clouds. The clouds can be anywhere. We have lots of fun images that wold go great with clouds in the Shoppe. Of course you don’t have to use TDS images if you don’t want to. When uploading your creation to your online gallery please use tag:TDSC014, of TDS or Thedigishack (oneword)

So here is my first card i have made using one of the images, doesn't he look relaxing chillin with a nice drink in his hand??
DP- SU! design paper
Medium- Promarkers
Punch- MS zigzag
Stamps - digi image form the digi shack, clouds Magnolia.

All My Love

Here comes that lil cute mouse again with all my love, he is a dream to colour with prisma pencils. This image is also available as a download from Cuddly Buddly, i have used a stamp.

I have used the pink patchwork paper set from Cuddly Buddly, the card stock is co-ordinates with some white gel pen added to make stitching. The flowers and heart charm are also available from the Cuddly Buddly shop.

I have a whole week off work, yippeeee.. I am hoping to catch up with some chores around the house, but am going to try and fit in some card making in between. I mean a girl has gotta have some fun :)

Whiff Of Joy Guest Designer Challenge

Katharina over at Whiff of Joy is going to be celebrating a whole year of her wonderful WOJ stamps here is what she said

"1 Year - Whiff of Joy Stamps *wohooo* now that's a reason to celebrate, isn't it? There will be a huge Party taking place on July 25th starting at 7 pm on my blog (GMT +1 - there is a clock on my sidebar underneath my profile pic). We will start the celebrations with our first Blog Hop, which will showcase some great new stamps. Those stamps will also be released on this evening. The blog hop will end in our Papercraft Planet group with lots of fun, prizes and special Guest stars, but more later. If you want to be part of this great event, here is your chance. I am looking for 15 dedicated WoJ fans who want to guest design for the Whiff of Joy Anniversary Blog Hop"

I have used the cute Willow image coloured with prismas pencils, can't remember the paper i used think it was a papermania pack i got from the Papermil shop. The flowers are cut with EK retro daisy punch and a bosscuts die, added some punched out leaves around the edge of the scalloped circle.

I hope i am not to late for this challenge! I have been feeling a little fed up this week so left everything until the last minute :(

Here comes Bobby Bear

Here we have Bobby bear and friend again , he is a real sweet image from Cuddly buddly. I have coloured him with prisma pencils. The papers are the Cuddly Buddly download called fairy fun papers in lilac. I have used the same colour combo as my last card, well i girl has to use up her scraps lol.... The greeting is from CB also and is the seven sentiment set. Now i have added some stitching and seem to remember this being a requirement on one of the challenge blogs this week so might enter my card if i can remember where i have seen it lol..

I hope you are all feeling a little cooler, its defo more refreshing here. I am off to Chester zoo tomorrow so may bore you with some pictures lol... just hope the weather stays fine.

Oh and i have some Christmas cards to share with you as i treated myself to some FF Christmas stamps from the Glitterpot, these are a dream to colour and soooooo cute.

Cute lil sheep dog

Well its been some time since i posted a card, don't know where the weeks are going lately! Last week i worked extra at work and with it being so hot i haven't really had time for creating. Its funny but in the summer months i don't seem to get as much card making done, think everything becomes an effort in this heat.
I hope you like this cute lil stamp from Cuddly Buddly, he is one sweet lil fella he is called the littlest sheepdog. I have coloured him with prisma pencils, it always takes a little to blend but i do like the over all effect. I have done a little bit of paper pricking around the edge with a needle. The papers are fairy fun papers in willow, greeting stamp is seven sentiments greetings set. I love the black and lime together think it makes a great contrast.

All My Love

This is such a sweet image the 'All My Love' mouse from Cuddly Buddly great to make a card for someone to let them know how much you love them :) Its our Anniversary on the 4th July so thought i would be prepared and get my card made, not that hubby will bother getting me a card :(

I have coloured the mouse with prisma pencils, all the papers you see are from Cuddly Buddly, think they are the patchwork collection in pink. The greeting has been done on the PC and then cut out with nesties ribbon labels from Spellbinder, think i needed to use wider ribbon. The hearts are made with a Quickutz die with some fake stitching added with white gel pen.

I hope you have enjoyed my samples from Cuddly Buddly?? I have 3 stamps to give away as candy which i will be adding tomorrow so keep an eye out :)

Hope the weather is better in your region than it is in Cheshire :( wet and dull seems to be the order of the day, blame hubby as he bought flags yesterday to finish off the patio !!!

New Whiff Of Joy Stamps Release

These wonderful stamps will be launched tomorrow 14th June in the Whiff Of Joy shop and i for one NEED a few of them lol... especailly the wedding ones. I have to say i think Elisabeth Bell has excelled herself with these cuties.

Bobby and his friends

Here is another of the lovely stamps Kim sent me from Cuddly Buddly. How sweet is Bobby?? I decided to make this one into a Fathers day card since its fast approaching us, only another week! I have coloured Bobby with Prismas and layered onto some of the delicious paper downloads from Cuddly Buddly they are the patch work set in blue, great for all occasions i think especially with the gingham print in these sets. The greeting has been done on the PC and cut out with the nesties ribbon tags.
I hope you are liking these stamps? As i have one more to show you then you to could have a set of these in your collection as Kim has very generously sent me some candy for my lovely blog readers, so watch this space ;)
Have a lovely weekend, hope the weather will be nice :)