I'm doing an impression...

.... of a London Bus - no not the big behind (well that could be debatable!!) no the reason is that you can wait and wait and wait and then two come along at once!!  This is my second post of the day (so do scroll down to see the first one!) - and the reason... well I just had to join in with this week's Less is More challenge which is Week 64 - How Charming....

Well I DO love a charm....here are some of my "metal" ones (I also have plastic, wood and crystal...)

.......so the first decision was which one!!!!!  I decided on a very cute little watering can......

and here is my card for this week's challenge

I hope that it is OK with Chrissie and Mandi that my "white space" is "green with white spots"!!!!

Catch up with some of you LIMettes soon.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting

Tina
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Using new Craftwork Card blanks...

Hi everyone hope that you are all well....  I've had a busy few weeks with friends coming at the weekend to stay and then family coming in the week to stay so I've been busy, busy playing hostess!!  Did manage to squeeze some crafting in though and decided I wanted to have a play with these gorgeous new card blanks called Spring Fling from Craftwork Cards which I picked up at Ally Pally.  The cards already have pretty patterns on them and come in different colour packs - I had to have them all!  I love them!! So here are my cards:

For the card above I also used a new stamp set from Craftwork Cards - so pretty

For this card I used a stamp from WOW - gorgeous!

This card is is stamped using an old Craftwork Card stamp (the birdcage) that I have along with a new sentiment stamp (again another Ally Pally purchase!)

For this card I used a stamp set from the Girls' Paperie

So that is my little share for today.  Hope to be back soon.  Enjoy your weekends whatever you are doing and catch up soon.... until then....

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Ally Pally

Good morning everyone hope that you all had a nice weekend... I know I did!  My crafty friend Beryl and I went off to Ally Pally on Saturday and had a great day - spent far too much money - ha ha!  I popped along to see the lovely Julie and Sue from Craftwork Cards and couldn't resist buying the Sweet Pea Sweetheart Buds Collection - just gorgeous!  Whilst at Craftwork Cards stand a lovely lady came up to me and asked if I was "Sparklygirl-Tina" - how lovely - her name is Jane (*waving*) she recognised me from my blog photo and pops over here from time to time!  It was lovely to meet you Jane and don't forget if you ever start a blog do pop back here leave me a comment and I'll come right back and follow you! So pleased that you came and said hello it was really lovely...

Whilst at Ally Pally I had also arranged to meet up with another blogging buddy Sylvie (Gibmiss).  Well I sent Sylvie a text and was waiting to hear back... then I was standing at a demo by Leonie Pujol and a lady came up I look over then looked away then looked back and you've guessed it - it was the lovely Sylvie!!  She had phoned me - but I hadn't received a call on my phone and she hadn't got my text - damn technology when you need it eh!  But luckily we did meet up and it was so lovely to meet you Sylvie in the flesh and to have a catch up.  Hope that you and your friends enjoyed the rest of your visit and your second day of shopping at Ally Pally and no doubt we can meet up again when you are next over....

So I've made a card with my new paper collection and thought I would share it with you all.  I had intended to make lots of cards but then I started unpacking all my new goodies and ended up sorting out the whole of my craft room (you know the job you wish you hadn't started.... but then when its finished you are pleased you did - LOL).

I created my own little concertina folded border so easy and then highlighted each fold with some glitter glue..

 So that's my little share for today.  Hope you all have a good week.  Until next time..

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Less is more Week 62 Colour Challenge

Hi everyone hope that you all had a good Easter weekend seems a long way away already doesn't it!  Hubby and I had a relatively quiet one apart from a lunch out on the Saturday with family which was lovely. 
So on to this week's Less is More challenge which is a colour challenge:-

"This week we have another Colour challenge for you and to give it a slightly different twist we would like to see

Three Shades of Green.

Chrissie and Mandi have already wowed us with their lovely creations as have all of the entries so far (be over to see some of you later...)
So here is my card

So to create my card I masked off the top half of the card so that I could stamp the text stamp (Artemo) at the bottom.  I then simply layered up the ribbon with three different coloured green buttons and then added the Heartfelt Wishes sentiment stamp (Hero Arts).

So thats it from me for today.  Be over to see some of my fellow LIMettes later.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Less is More 61 Lucky Dip

Good morning all my blogging friends, I've been having a play today and have made a card for this week's Less is More Challenge.  Do pop over there and have a look at both Chrissie and Mandi's inspirational cards totally gorgeous....  So this is their challenge this week:-

Being the fifth week of the month we have our "Lucky Dip"
We have chosen a
Picture Inspiration
for you from the fabulous

Design Seeds
It is a wonderful source of colour combinations.

This is just such a gorgeous inspiration picture I love those guys at Design Seeds (well worth a visit).  So on to my card, and here it is:-

 The sentiment reads: Thank you for being my friend

And this is what I did to create my card: I inked up an embossing folder (cArt-Us) with various colours of Versa Colour inks and then ran it through my Cuttlebug.  It was quite pale so I went over the surface area again with the same ink pads to give a bit more colour.  I then used some Stamping Up Champagne Mist which I dipped my finger into the lid and then gentle spread a little of this gorgeous glimmer paint over the surface of the embossed area (sorry you can't see that in these photos...)  I then stamped my greeting (Hero Arts) on to a scrap of paper that I had cut off of a scalloped card and raised this onto 3D pads for dimension.  I finished off the card with some pearls and a flower.  Hope that you like it!

Catch up with some of my LIMette buddies soon!

Until next time...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Mother's Day cards

Hi my lovely blogging friends - so sorry not to have been around for, what seems like, ages!!  Well back today and hoping to get back into my regular blogging habits!!  For today I wanted to share with you a couple of mother's day cards that I've made (one for sister and one for me).  Here they are:-

for my sister....

 for me....and this is my challenge entry:-

My mum loved both of them very much!

Thought I would enter my card into a few challenges:-

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Challenge 48 Mum's the word
http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ - Challenge 140 Special Lady
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ - Challenge 5 Pretty Pastels

Until next time...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Card Patterns Sketch 154

Good morning hope everyone is OK!  I'm joining in the sketch challenge over at Card Patterns blog (you may remember a while back I was a Guest Designer for them).  Anyway here is this weeks sketch:-

and here is my card following this sketch:-

I've used an 8x8 card today for this one, only because my black swirl is very large and too big for my normal 6x6 cards.

Thats all from me today, catch up with you all again soon.

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Penny Black At Allsorts - February Challenge - Play Bingo

Hi my lovely blogland friends!  I getting in at the last minute for the Penny Black at Allsorts challenge this month and its: Play Bingo

 I've chosen the line Yellow, White, and Black (as if you couldn't guess that - LOL) and here is my card:-

 

So thats me for today... until next time

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Less is More Week 56- Don't scrap it!

Good morning LIMettes and of course Chrissie and Mandi!  Well here I am bright and early on a Saturday morning.  I've not blogged at all this week so am itching to get cracking with this week's challenge over at Less is More which is

"This week we have a simple recipe for you to follow which is to use some of those left over bits and pieces we all tend to keep so this week"

Don't Scrap it!

Well I don't know about you but I've got an expanding file stuffed to the brim just like Chrissie's - I think us crafters just can't throw anything away that "we might just need one day".  I made this card the other day using up my scraps that I've been harbouring for an age, and its perfect for this weeks challenge!  So here is my offering for this week's challenge:-

The thin strip of blue paper at the bottom of the card was a piece of scrap left over from me cutting into a piece for another card - yep I save the smallest bits of paper!  The other elements on this card were in another pile that I've got from when I last got together with my crafty friends and we had a Cricut day and I had these bits sitting in a bag (along with loads of other bits and bobs!)  I've really wanted to use that chandelier for ages on a card so glad I've finally used it!

A plastic bag that has got loads of bits and bobs I've collected over time which are either die cuts or Cricut cuts!

 My very unorganised overflowing expanding file with my paper scraps!

So I will be over later and over the weekend to see what everyone else has created for this challenge.  Its great to be back in the land of blogging........!!!

Until then...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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My 2nd Blogaversary!!!

Saturday 18th Feb was my 2nd Blogaversary!  I had planned a scheduled post (as I was away at the wekend) but Mr Blogger didn't play ball - so annoying when that happens!  So I'm posting it myself today!

Wow time has flown by so quickly...  I want to say a heartfelt BIG thank you to not only all my 90 followers but also to the people who leave comments on my blog - I really appreciate each and every one.  I'm planning to be in blogsville for more years to come yet - its so much fun!

Thought I would post up a few of my fave cards from the last 12 months:-

You still with me....?? Well done!  Hope that you enjoyed the look back at some of my cards as much as I did.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting

Big Hugs
Tina
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My Valentine

Are you all feeling romantic... did you get any cards today..... I've had a gorgeous one from my hubby which he left downstairs today before he went to work so that I was able to open it with my morning cuppa - how thoughtful eh!!

Attached is a photo of the card that I've made for my hubby (shhh he hasn't seen it yet!!) - I'll give it to him when he is home from work - along with a lovely beef and ale casserole which I'm just about to go and start cooking - yummy!

Hope that whatever you are doing today/tonight that the most imporant thing is that you are with the one you love....

Let's sneak this into a few challenges!!!

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ Valentines (Mon)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ # 76 (Mon)

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ # 98 Be my Valentine

http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes (Mon)

Until next time...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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Less is More Week 53: Colour

Hi everyone, just managing to get my entry into this weeks colour challenge over at Less is More.  This week the colour is

AQUA

and here is my card:-

 Sorry about the differences of colour between the two photos - not great light at the moment and even though I've edited them in PSE they've not come out the same!!!

Ho hum never mind, because I'm running in by the seat of my pants I've not got time to fiddle and get them to match!! Tut, Tut please forgive me....

Both the flower border and the mirror frame were cut on my Cricut.  Sentiment from Craftwork Cards, crystals from Hobbyhouse.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend and catch up with you later..... until then

Happy Crafting



Tina
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Kaboodle Doodles # 105 - Hearts and/or flowers sketch challenge

Good morning hope you've been enjoying the snow....and to those of you travelling to work safe journey...  So as its Monday that means its Kaboodle Doodles challenge time again and this week we are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique:-

The challenge this week is a sketch challenge with the addition that we want you to use hearts and/or flowers!

and here is my DT card, in fact this is my last DT card for Kaboodle as after much consideration I've decided to step down from the team.  I've been with Kaboodle for 16 months now and had a great time working along side the other DT members and also coming over to visit you all and leaving comments.  I know I will miss it......  I wish my fellow DT members the best of luck with the continued success of Kaboodle Doodles Challenges - and I will of course pop back from time to time to join in the fun!

Happy Crafting

Tina

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Less is More week 52 - Sketch

Hi LIMettes thought I would join in the fun this week over at Less is More.  This week Chrissie and Mandi have a sketch for us:-
 

 and a few simple rules:-

We would like the card to be

• rectangular
• in landscape orientation
• with the band remaining in a vertical position 

As it's a very simple sketch,  we would like it to remain as is without any rotation of either the card or the vertical band.

So here is my card for this week:-

A special mention to Chrissie and Mandi as its a year since they started up LIM - well done ladies we all so very much enjoy your challenges and just love the Less is More genre and appreciate all the hard work it takes on both your parts to run this challenge - you are so very much appreciated......

 So will be over to comment on some of your creations and I know already that they will all be fabulous!

Until next time...

Happy Crafting


Tina
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