Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 99 - Angels or Fairies

Hi everyone hope that you've all had a fantastic Christmas Day and are having a great time with your families - I know I am!!  So its Boxing Day and its Monday and that can only mean one thing.... its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time again.  This week the theme is Angels or Fairies.  We are sponsored this week by Jelly Park.  The winner will win 2 images from Jelly Park.

and here is my DT card:-

 I think you will agree its a sweet little image!  You can't quite see in the photos but believe me I've added loads of glamour dust - so its nice and Sparkly!!

The gorgeous flourish stamp I've also used is a new purchase and is made by La Blanche - I lovvveeee it!  You may well see this used again and again! 

Right must get back to the Christmas festivities (another glass of bubbly I think!!!)  Catch up with you all later in the week but until then...

Happy Crafting



Tina
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Quick Share today

Hi everyone are you ready for Christmas yet..... hope all your jobs to be done are being ticked off your list!!  Anyway I'm nearly done, and just thought I would pop on to share something a little different to all the Christmas cards.  Its a card I made last week for a neighbour for a new baby so here is my share:-

The image is a LOTV one which I cut out from its square.  The BP is from Pink Petticoat.  The tree die is a Crafts Too embossing folder.

I'm entering my card into these "Anything Goes" challenges:-

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #37 Anything Goes (wed)
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #44 Anything Goes (Wed)

Anyway hope you like my little share today.  Until next time..

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Penny Black and More @ Allsorts Challenge

Good morning, well I'm a little bleary eyed this morning went to lunch in London yesterday a sort of almuni caught up with lots of old friends and didn't get home until 9.30pm........ So taking it easy today cant hack all this partying like I used to -lol.  Anyway I made this card a couple of days ago to enter into this months penny black and more at allsorts challenge with the theme of Happy Birthday.  Here is my card:-

 You can see that those little burlap flowers have made another appearance!!

Right off to walk little Tills - I think I need some fresh air!

Back later but until then...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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The Play Date Cafe Challenge: 111

Hi everyone me back again!  Today I'm entering into this week's The Play Date Cafe Challenge which this week is colour splash week:-

and here are a few(!) photos of my litte card:-

 This gorgeous flower I made at a craft club a few weeks back and have been itching to use it on something!!!  Its made with something called burlap (I think!) its used in curtain making and when you wet it it becomes soft and pliable but when you dry it with your heat gun it becomes stiff again.  This flower is coloured with distress inks and plenty of Cosmic Shimmer mist to make it sparkle (OBVIOUSLY!!!!!!)

 This gorgeous frame die is a Spellbinders one which I borrowed from a friend on a recent crafty day - gorgeous eh!

I've been a bought myself some burlap and plan to make some more.

Anyways that's it for now... until next time

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Ribbon Girl Challenge # 14

Hi well look at me.... second post of the day..... WOW haven't done that for a long, long time!  But anyways I wanted to enter the The Ribbon Girl challenge:-

Well as soon as I saw this theme it instantly reminded me of a card I made last month for my mum for her birthday - and well its just sitting in one of my computer files so thought I would dig it out and enter this fab challenge!  You've gotta take a look at all the DT work on this challenge totally and utterly gorgeous....

So here is my little card:-

The reason I choose this particular BP for this card is that my mum had seen the paper in one of my paper pads I was showing her that I had brought at a craft show and she loved this particular one.  She said it reminded her of the wallpaper we had at home when I was younger (albeit that it was all gold and not red!!) but we did have red carpet - sounds hideous - but actually it was nice - honest!!  So that was the starting point for this card - I too just love this BP its by Authentique and is called Uncommon.

Right off for mid-afternoon cup of tea and mince pie!

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 98 - Oh Christmas Tree

Good afternoon, hope that you've all had a great weekend and your houses are looking all festive!  Well its Monday and that means its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time again.  This week the theme is "Oh Christmas Tree".  We are sponsored this week by Di's digis

and here is my DT card:-

 This gorgeous tree die is from Memory Box which I borrowed from my crafty friend Beryl (thanks Beryl!)

Card Recipe

Card Blank: Craftwork cards

Tree Die: Memory Box

Sentiment: Peel off

Tapestry stamped background: Winter Night Sky

Inks: Versacolor: Turquoise and Polar Blue

Stickles glitter glue in Star Dust

Sparkly silver glitter strip: Papermania 

Gems: Hobbyhouse: Aqua

Other challenges I would like to enter:-
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/ Challenge # 19 Snowflakes
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Challenge week #3 non-traditional Xmas colours
http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/ - Challenge #75 Let it snow

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Less is More: Week 46 Theme week

Hi everyone!  Well I've had a chance to have a little crafty play this morning (all those Xmas chores are nearly done!!)  So thought I would enter this weeks challenge over at Less is More.

This week is Theme week and Chrissie and Mandi have chosen

MUSIC

so here is my little card

I was confident when I was sticking the music stamp down that I had it the right way up but now I think I've put my music stamp upside down! Chrissie I'm sure you will let me know!

Hope you enjoy what is left of your weekend... until next time

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Sentiment Freebie

Hi everyone

If you get a chance do pop over to Kaboodle Doodles as Chris our head DT has design this freebie sentiment as a thank you to our loyal followers!  Its in .jpg and .png format.  Just click on the image over at Kaboodles to download it - simples!

And if you have the time to make a card using this image why not enter this week's challenge too!  All the details of which are in my post below.

Take care and until next time...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 97 Lets get together for the Holidays

Hi everyone

How are your organisational skills?  Have you finished your Xmas cards yet? are they written out and posted...... NOPE! mine neither!!!! [good for you if you have!!] but I'm nearly there, will be writing them out today/tomorrow and then posting/delivering them all tomorrow (well thats the plan anyways.....)  Right on today and its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time again - and this week the theme is "Lets get together for the holidays".  This week we have been sponsored by Meljen's Designs:-

and here is my DT card:-

 Dont they just look super cute!

These gorgeous berries I recycled from a Christmas cracker many years ago - I knew they would come in handy one day!!

So thats it for me for today be back later in the week to hopefully enter some more challenges as I've been a bit slack of late!  Until then...

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Kaboodle Doodles # 96 - Colours of Christmas

Hi everyone hope that you've had a great weekend.  We had some friends who came over on Friday night through to yesterday lunchtime - had a great time, lots of chat, food and wine!!!

Right on to today and its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time.  This week the challenge is Christmas Colours - a very easy one for you - suspect we will get a great lot of entries for this week!!  Some of the DT (including me) were generously sent a stamp set from this week's sponsor The Craft's Meow:-

I had lots of fun creating my DT card this week and here it is:-

So hope that you will be able to join us this week over at Kaboodle Doodles.  Until next time..

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Less is More - Week 43 Recipe - A bit of Bling

Hi everyone

Well this weeks challenge over at Less is More is a bit of

Well how could I possibly pass up an opportunity like this.... bling and sparkle are right up my street! woohoo!!  And again there are so many absolutely stunning entries this week, including from our wonderful blog hosts Mandi and Chrissie!

So here is my little entry:-

The swirly tree is a Memory Box die that I don't own myself (yet) but I had a crafting day with my two crafting buddies Shirley and Beryl on Monday and we had a "die cutting day" and this particular die belongs to Beryl (thanks Beryl).  Actually I have got a similar tree to this on my Cricut but sometimes dies are quicker and easier to do aren't they!!  The "Merry Christmas" is a peel off - SHOCK, HORROR and GASP!!!  But actually I think it goes particularly well on this card - what do you think??

I'm so pleased with how this card looks and think it would look equally stunning on black too (which was going to be my first choice but changed my mind!!!)

I would also like to enter my card into these:-

http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Challenge 140 - Anything goes Christmas

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ Challenge # 65 Always anything goes

Right thats me done then.  Will be back later to come and leave some comments on my fellow LIMettes blogs.  So until then...

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Kaboodle Doodle # 95 Bundle up for Winter

Hi everyone
Yet another late Monday posting for me!  This is getting into a habit....  Well I was away visiting my mum and sister last week and have been playing catch-up since getting back home - you know how it is - and its worth it, as I had a lovely time...

So on to this weeks Kaboodle challenge "Bundle up for Winter".  Our sponsor this week is stamp-n-doodle.

Here is my DT card this week

So hope that you have a good week and I will be popping by to say hi!

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 94 - Baby its cold outside! and Demo Weekend at Birds in the Barn: Meeting Jo

Good morning one and all, its a rather damp foggy one here - apparently we will get some sunshine this afternoon......  Hope that you all had a great weekend.  I know I did! more of that in a minute... because firstly its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time again and this week the theme is "Baby its cold outside".  This week we have been sponsored by The Stamping Boutique:-

and here is my DT card using one of their images:-

 you can just about make out the stamped snowflake background above.  The icicles are a Marianne die and the image has been coloured with Promarkers.

 So more about my weekend.... I went to a demo at Birds in the Barn yesterday where the lovely Jo Firth Young was demonstrating some gorgeous PaperArtsy Fresco Finish acrylic paints - and I gotta tell you the demo was brill and that the paints are just gorgeous!!  It was lovely to finally meet Jo as I've followed her blog for a while now - hi Jo *waving*!!  And you guessed it I just HAD to have some of the lovely paints - and of course when I've used them I will post up what I create!  I'm seeing my Mum and Sister this week so really looking forward to that - so might not get as much crafting done.... but will be back soon.

Take care and.......

Happy Crafting



Tina
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Craft Fayre 2011

Hi everyone

As promised here are some photos of the craft fayre that I did on Saturday with my crafting buddy and fellow blogger Shirley.  I was lucky enough to bump into someone I know who takes wonderful photos and asked him if he wouldn't mind taking a few and here they are:-

 [Photo courtesy of Roy Essery www.Shuttershot.co.uk]

 [Photo courtesy of Roy Essery www.Shuttershot.co.uk]

  [Photo courtesy of Roy Essery www.Shuttershot.co.uk]

 [Photo courtesy of Roy Essery www.Shuttershot.co.uk]

and here is a photo that I took:-

As you can see we had a jam packed stall !  Anyway we both collected a few pennies each! - and were delighted with our takings.  We still have a lot of bits left and are considering doing another fayre this year.... and I'm thinking of setting up an ETSY or FOLKSY shop!!!!

Nothing quite beats the feeling you get when people buy your handmade creations - Shirley and I had such a fantastic day.

Here is a photo of one of my little gift boxes that I made and sold:-

I could decorate these little boxes all day - I so enjoyed decorating them.  I have a few more that I will be posting over the coming weeks no doubt!

I'm entering my little box into these challenges which I think it qualifies for....

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Always anything goes weekly
http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Something punched (fancy tag and butterflies) (until 26th nov)
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Challenge 65 Anything goes (sat)
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Challenge 61 Roses and Ribbons (rose on top, pink twill around box lid edge)
http://squigglestamps.blogspot.com/ - Challenge Anything but a card

Right off to put the dinner on!

Happy Crafting


Tina
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