Penny Black Saturday #21 and DT news!

Happy Saturday everyone - or should that be 'Soggy' Saturday! This week, Tracie has had the unenviable task of selecting new DT members and not surprisingly has doubled the number of spaces! Pop on over to see the new recruits! A good choice I'm sure you'll agree!
This weeks challenge is 'Get Sparkly - Bonfire Night'. I struggled a little I'll be honest! I'm still not too sure about it - maybe it's the addition of a peel-off or my hand drawn fireworks! Never mind, I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Sending Love' (with the tree cut off!) by Penny Black coloured with Whispers
Paper - Pink Petticoat 'Happy Haunting' download
Peel-offs - stash
Gems - Create and Craft
Fireworks made with Quickie Glue pen and various glitters

Papertake: Dawny's Sketch #1

I missed out last weeks Halloween challenge so hopefully this can be for both! The lovely Dawny has started designing sketches for Papertake in place of Katharina, and the first is a fabby one! I couldn't fit the 3 dots under the image though - I hope she'll still talk to me!! I was too impatient to wait for the glue to dry before I took the picture so the ribbon looks a bit naff! Again, more Pink Petticoat papers (I was thinking it would be good if Pink Petticoat did Halloween papers as I don't have any - she must have read my mind!) I finished it off with a doodled spider and her web! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamp - Witch from Kerry-Jo set @ Debbi Moore Designs coloured with Whispers
Ribbons - Ribbon Mad
Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Happy Haunting'
Sentiment - from PC
Charm and star brads - stash

Tilda & Friends: Halloween Spooks

There's still lots of snow on the ground here, it's so strange! Luckily I'm off today and don't need to even leave the house - good job as there's half-term snowball warfare on my street at the moment!
Here's my ATC for this weeks Tilda and Friends ATC challenge which this week is Halloween Spooks. I don't have any Halloween themed Tildas, Alotas or Nellies etc, so I've improvised and turned Ballet Maggie into Witch Maggie! I drew her a little hat and a spider web then used this cute Pink Cat Studio cat for her little companion! She looks like she's casting a spell! I thought I'd give her green lipstick but it kind of looks like she's been eating green sweets! Maybe she's been Trick or Treating! I've also used one of the fab Pink Petticoat downloads, although I think there was a virtual stampede and the website went down - oops! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamps - Sugar Nellie 'Ballet Maggie' coloured with Whispers, Cat from Pink Cat Studio set
Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Happy Haunting' download
Sentiment - made on PC
Stars - black one punched from Bazzill Bling, orange one from Poppicrafts

I think we all deserve a laugh!

Dawn is having a wee challenge on her blog - with a difference! "All you have to do is take a photo of your crafting space/room and if you're in the photo even better (and if you have any furry crafting buddies I would love to see them too~!!!" I couldn't be in it as I was taking the photo, so Poppy kindly took my place! As you can see, I have the worst craft space ever (yes, this is my spare room floor!) and should win on pity alone!! We were hoping to move this year but the flippin' 'credit crunch' put paid to that and our house wouldn't sell so we're stuck! I say 'we' as Jamie is always asking me to put it away but I can't possibly!! Bless him!

Also, do you have snow where you are? I have never seen snow like this in October, especially in the south! Here's the views from my house, it's so pretty!


One more thing, I've just finished a cross stitch I started a couple of months ago and I thought I'd show you! I got it off Ebay and I think it applies to lots of us!

Thanks for stopping by and listening to my waffle!

Tagged and an Award!

Ooh, Tracie and Sandra have tagged me!! Here goes!
Here are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of the post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

This is going to be tricky!

1. I'm a hairdresser and my claim to fame is cutting Gok Wan's hair about 2 months before he appeared on TV and he was lovely!
2. I love cross stitch but none of my friends know this, I don't know why, I just feel a bit granny-ish telling them! Sorry! ; )
3. My favourite food is Mexican fajitas, yummy!
4. I can't resist a large chilled glass of Pinot Grigio!
5. I'm LOVING planning my wedding and can feel a career change coming on - if only!
6. I'm going to be an Auntie in early March next year and I'm soooo excited!
7. I use far too many exclamation marks, you probably already know this!!!

I've also received this seasonal award from Pauline C thanks so much Pauline!

I'd love to pass both of these on but it seems I've been beaten! If you'd like either, feel free to nab it!

Sketch Saturday #21!

Hello again! Here's my ultra girly card for this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge. Just a quicky! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-

Stamps - 'Warm & Cold' by Penny Black coloured with Whispers, sentiment from Dovecraft mini clear set

Papers - Pink Petticoat 'O'Christmas Tree', others from stash

Buttons and gems - stash

Ribbon - Ribbon Mad September kit

Friday Sketchers #25!

Here's my card for this weeks Friday Sketchers blog! Another fabulous sketch! I've used one of the new Rachelle Anne Miller stamps, I love her drawings, I wish I could draw as well! Also, I used the new Wassail Basic Grey papers, I'm supposed to be on a strict budget but couldn't resist! I hope you've had a great weekend, thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Teddy Bear' by Rachelle Anne Miller water coloured with Whispers, Stamps Away Christmas sentiment
Papers - Basic Grey 'Wassail', Bazzil from stash
Gems ' stash
Ribbon - on a present last Christmas!
Crystal glitter on snowflake

Also as promised, here's some pictures of my ring! I love it sooooo much! We were given 2 rings from his mum, passed down from her mum. One was 3 big diamonds (like the one in the middle) and another with 5 small ones and I designed this! If you ever need jewellery made in the Basingstoke area, let me know, the lady who made mine was brilliant!

Penny Black Saturday #20!

Crikey! It's Saturday again! This weeks spooky challenge is 'Bump in the Night' and I've decided to make a treat bag for my friends little girl! I love Halloween! The colours are fab, I love to use black on my cards and it's a perfect excuse! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamp - 'Witchy Mouse' from Penny Black coloured with Whispers
Paper - orange from stash, black glitter paper from Create and Craft
Ribbon - Poppicrafts
Brads - stash
'Boo' - American Crafts Foam Thickers coloured with Stickles (I love the effect it gives when it's dried and all soaked in!)
Sweets! - Sainsburys!

Tilda & Friends: Golden Tones

Here's my ATC for this weeks Tilda and Friends Challenge. The theme is Golden Tones and I thought this image from Andrea was perfect! I hope you like it!
I'm off to hopefully pick up my 'Proper' engagement ring! I've had a temporary one since we got engaged as we're having one made using diamonds from his grans rings, I'll post a photo if it's ready, I can't wait!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-
Stamp - Magnolia 'William with Flower' coloured with whispers
Paper and letters - free with a magazine
Various punched out leaf shapes

Friday Sketchers #24!

Ooh, 2 cards in one day! What's going on?! Here's my card for this weeks Friday Sketchers Challenge, I really enjoyed this sketch, I think I'll use it again! I've used this little snowman from Sir Stampalot and used the water colour technique shown on their Create and Craft Christmas show where you colour in the actual stamp, then blend out the colours with a paint brush. I love doing this as it make me feel like an artist! Thanks for looking!


Supplies-
Stamps - 'Traditional Snowman' from Sir Stampalot water coloured with Whispers, sentiment from Whiff of Joy
Papers - DCWV 'Rose Tinted Christmas, plain card embossed with 'Swiss Dots' folder, black glitter paper from Create and Craft
Gems - Mad About Cards
Snowflakes - Cuttlebug die
Ink - 'Petal Pink' Versa Color

Spoonfull of Sugar #21!

Hello! Here's my card for this weeks Spoonful of Challenge (a bit late!) which this week is a fab sketch by Lim. I've used one of my Forever Friends cute teddies, I bought this set a while ago and this is it's first inking - a crime surely! I think it's a little bit busy, maybe it's the paper, oh well! I hope you like it!


Supplies-
Stamps - Image and sentiment - Forever Friends Christmas trio, holly from Elzybells, all coloured with Whispers
Brads - Poppicrafts
Gems - Stash
Paper - Dovecraft '07 Christmas stack
Cuttlebug - 'Swiss Dots' and Nestabilities

Sketch Saturday #21!

Finally some free time! Here's my card for this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge. I've used a cute little die for the image - I love making up die cut images! I hope you like it!
More wedding venue viewings today, there are so many nice places! If you ever need a list of beautiful wedding barns, let me know! I think we've made a decision but we need to do the sums now!! Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies-
Image - 'Brooke in Bath' Sizzix die, made with scraps of paper
Paper - DCWV 'Nana's Nursery - Girl' and plain pink paper embossed with 'Swiss dots' embossing folder
Text - American Crafts Foam Thickers from QVC (thanks for the tip Kath!)
Gems and flower - stash
Ribbon - Ribbon Mad

Penny Black Saturday #19!

Happy Saturday!! This weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge is to make an ATC, this is a piece of artwork sized 2.5 x 3.5 inches and they can either be swapped, used as a topper, or anything you want - but not sold! Here's mine using this cute stamp which was part of my prize from the Tilda and Friends ATC blog, with a scrap of handmade paper and a charm I made with a few beads, I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Embraceable' by Penny Black coloured with Whispers and Stickles
Paper - Stash
Ribbon - Ribbon Mad October kit
Chipboard sticker - Dovecraft wedding set
Charm made with beads from stash

Ismaki #35!

Hi! Why when you're really busy, you set aside an hour to make something and Mr Mojo jumps out the window?! I sat for ages making this card (origionally for the High Hope challenge but it somehow changed!) and I'm not really happy with it - oh well! I've made it for this weeks Ismaki sketch but I flipped it over to fit the longer word on the left. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-

Stamps - 'Precious Cargo' by High Hope coloured with Whispers, corner flower from Debbi Moore, swirls from Hero Arts christmas set

Chipboard heart - Cosmo Cricket set, covered with white Bazzill bling abd cord from stash

Paper - 'Nana's Nursery - boy' DCWV

Twill - Ribbon Mad

Die - Sizzix 'Baby Boy & Girl' phrase

(You might want to zoom in as the photo is quite small!)

Tilda & Friends: Open theme & a swap!

I had a bit of time before we left this morning to make this ATC for the Tilda and Friends challenge, I didn't have time to put it up! The theme is an open theme but if you post it to Shary (details on the blog) she'll swap them and post them back out, who knows who'll end up with mine! I thought I'd go for a bit of a 'rock' theme! I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Stamp - 'Rock Star' Sugar Nellie coloured with Whispers
Bazzill card from stash, and a star punch
Sentiment coaster & squared paper - from my Tag You're It prize

(Thanks for the interest in our wedding plans! We saw 3 venues today, one we loved and 2 we didn't! 3 more to see tomorrow! I'll keep you posted!)

Penny Black Saturday #18!

Hello! Sorry I havn't been around much this week, silly things like work keep getting in the way! Here's my card for this weeks Penny Black Saturday challenge which this week is 'Thanks a Bunch'. I've used this cute image which came in a nice bundle of stamped images from Tracy for my birthday, thanks Tracy!! I've used Katharina's sketch, (here), for this card, I hope you like it! Hopefully I'll get back to some more crafting this week, not tomorrow though, we're off to see wedding venues! Have a good weekend!

Supplies-
Stamps - 'Roses for you' by Penny Black - from Tracy water coloured with Whispers, sentiment stamp free with a magazine
Papers - K & Co 'McKenna'
Charm - Scrapz
Bazzill card - Dies to die for

Whiff of Joy #3!

This weeks Whiff of Joy challenge is a fab sketch from Heather! I'm also entering this into Fabs Christmas Challenge. The postman came today with a couple of new stamps for me and I opted for this cheeky chappie! I think I'll give it to my brother-in-law because at easter when it snowed, he was like a child pelting snowballs at our heads! He's 35! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-
Stamps - 'Charlie with snowballs' from Whiff of Joy coloured with Whispers and 'Frosted Lace' Stickles, snowflake stamps from Stamps Away
Papers - last years DCWV Christmas stack, scrap of Bazzill from stash
Snowflakes cut with Cuttlebug and Sizzix dies
Jewel brad- Poppicrafts
Ribbon - Scrapz

Whiff of Joy blog candy!

Ooh, fancy a new stamp?! Pop over to Donaldas blog before the 17th of this month and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning this little cutie!

Thanks Donalda!