This card is one of those that seemed to make itself and I'm really pleased with how its come out.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges :

Marianne design diva's - anything goes

Creative inspirations - anything goes

Craft your passion - the f word - flowers

Sunday sketch and stamp - absolutely brilliant sketch

Bugaboo - punches - Marianne ribbon flower die

2 sisters challenge - black/white and one other colour

Stamp something - anything goes

DYSU - texture - ric rak used on the ribbon flower

The black and white papers are papermania I think.  The ribbon flower is by Marianne. The image is coloured with copic's.Card finished with card candi,

Hugs

H xx

Jolly good post-it note holder

On Thursday Teddy Bo launched their first Teddy Bo's Top Tip Thursday, (say that fast after a few vodka and cokes) so off I pootled to Tesco to get myself a post-it not block.  They were only 40pence so I got two, just in case.  In case of what I'm not sure, but definitely something. 

I began by following Jills brilliant instructions.  I already had Jolly the G Jiraffe printed off so thought I would go with a whole Giraffe theme. *And here comes my Top Tip* I didn't have any giraffe papers so I googled giraffe wallpaper and printed this great paper off.

Jolly is coloured with copic's.   The edges of all pieces of card have been edged in rusty hinge distress ink.  I used raffia ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts in a few strips under the image.  The card candi added to the corners is by Craftwork cards.  The three tickets are Tim Holtz one's, I choose word's that I associate with Teddy Bo.

I would like to enter my post-it note easel card into the following challenges : 

Top Tip - easel cards

Moving along with the times - sketch used

Teddy Bo - Top tip thursday

Stamp something - anything goes

Card making Mama's - digi week

DYSU - textures - raffia ribbon

Craft us crazy - autumn colours

Simon says stamp - multiple folds

Papertake - anything goes

Stamp with fun - autumn

Stamptacular - the skys the limit

Color me copic - autumn

Big Hugs

H xx

Yesterday I found out that one of my Mum and Dad's oldest friend is really having a hard time living with cancer and they wanted a card to give him that showed they cared.  Now I've known Jack all my life, his wife was there for my Mum when she started going into labour until Dad arrived.  Now Jack is a lifelong Bury F.C supporter and my husband and his family are fans of bury's biggest rival the mighty Rochdale A.F.C

Now I wanted Jack to know we cared but I didn't want him to think I felt sorry for him so thought I would have a little joke with the card.  I also felt that the usual Get Well Soon was not right for obvious reasons.

I needed to explain all this as you just wouldn't understand the wording otherwise.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Critter Sketch - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

Stamptacular - anything goes but be creative (I needed to be creative with the wording)

Crafty pad - blue and brown

Paper sundaes - super duper sketch

Pile it on - B is for .... Bear

Bugaboo - anything goes

Card making mamas - digi week

Stamp something - digi week

Do you stack up - friendly critters

Isn't he just the cutest!! He is of course Teddy Bo.  He has just had his shop made-over and would love to show it off to you if you pop over.  He is coloured with my super duper copic's.  In the sketch the image had inverted rounded corner's and sadly I don't have one of those punches so instead I'm using a woodware one Mum won and gave me.  The paper's are actually nitwit one's that came in a pack with a magazine.  I so love these denim look papers.  The gems were originally clear but I coloured them with my copic's to match in with the colour scheme.

I really liked this sketch so much so I continued with it on the inside of the card.

Now there is some blog candy on offer over at Cutie Pie Challenge and everytime I look more stash has been added.  The blog candy is available until the launch of the challenge on the 19th september, which is just 2 weeks today!!!

If you would like to sponsor our "amazing" challenge get in quick as our sponsorship is filling up by the day!!

Hugs

H xx

Lots of things to share with you today

I have a couple of top 3 wins to share with you, a new challenge blog that I've found, some blog candy, a design team call and last but not least a new Teddy Bo card.

So first I came top three at 

You can see the blog post about it here and I also came top 3 

You can read about it here.

Next up here's a new challenge blog I found that launches 19th September at 8.30am.

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/

They have a DT call and some great blog candy to be won.

And so onto my new card.

This image as always a Teddy Bo image and I have coloured it with copic's.  The 3 paw prints were brads from my stash.  The papers are as follows - black and cream paper is DCWV All dressed up, the brown patterned paper behind the scrabble letters is Kanban and finally the leather effect paper was a wall paper sample my SIL gave me.  The ribbon is from my stash.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Teddy Bo - black, white and one other colour - brown

Papertake weekly - brilliant sketch

DYSU - friendly critters

Craft us crazy - autumn colours

A spoonfull of sugar - party time

Charisma cards - anything goes

Simon says stamp - anything goes

So thats me for today, well done if you made it to the bottom of this long post,

Hugs

H xx

Hellllloooooo

Today, Teddy Bo dropped in to say hello.  He is just the cutest guy around and he just won't leave my craft desk.  I would like to enter Bo's card into the following challenges :

Simon says stamp - brilliant sketch

2 sisters - boys and their toys

Sweet Stampin - strawberry, chocolate and cream colour scheme

DYSU - boys or men.

Isn't he just the cutest bear around???  Teddy Bo is coloured with copics.  I used my fiskars bracket punch along the edge of the image and the Hello! is stamped in brown chalk ink.  The papers used are from the same sheet of MME Andrea Victoria paper.  Don't you just love the double sided papers.

And that's it.  Nice and simple,

Hugs

H xx

Time Traveller

My card today is a little different from the norm.  I've gone for the shabby/steampunk look.

I am entering my card into the following challenges :

Simon says stamp - travel

Sweet stampin - strawberry, chocolate, cream colour combo

Totally gorjuss - as you like it

DYSU - man or boy

Night shift stamping - non cute

Top tip tuesday - male cards

Anything goes - inspired by a film - back to the future

Cards for men - anything goes

Do you like my ticket?  If so then  save the tickets just below this card discription by clicking on it then left click and save as.

The image I have coloured with copic's is called Steampunk Luca.  The backing paper I found in my digi paper section, and I added steampunk corners from Delicious doodles.  The clock is a Tim Holtz sizzix die as is the cog in the top right corner.  The cog is covered in gilding flakes.  I used antique paper distress stain on both the edge of the image and the BP.  I then went round all the edges of the papers with my paper distresser.

Hope you like my card that's a little different from my normal style,

Hugs

H xx

I inally have a card to share!!!

Last night I was asked could I do a quick congratulations card for one of my customer's brother who has done really well in his A-level exams.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Do you stack up? - boys/men

Night shift stamping - non cute

Paperplay - schools

Totally Papercrafts - schools

Papertake - die cuts - i have a die cut border

Top tip tuesday - male cards

Pollycraft - autumn colours

Cards for men - anything goes

2 sisters  - school

Sundays with Chrissie - clean and simple

The die cut border was cut on my cricut and it is in the make the cut gallery.   I have added gold craftwork cards candi.  The ribbon is lush and came from my local craft shop.  The tree is a inkadinkado stamp I think.

And thats it really, pretty clean and simple.

I'm hoping my back will ease off a little bit over the weekend so I can get some colouring done as I havn't coloured all week and it's just pants!!

Hugs

H xx

Thankyou for choosing me

When my brother asked me to make a card for him to give to his wife on their anniversary the only help he gave me regarding wording was "thank you for putting up with me".  Now don't tell him I said so but I think his wife is lucky that she has him.  So I decided to change the wording to read "Thank you for choosing me"  I thought it sounded so much nicer, more romantic and it fit my Teddy Bo image better.

 I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :

Stamp something - thank you

Do you stack up - thank you

Top tip tuesday - thank you

Cupcake crafts - sketch used

Copic creations - use copic BG colours

Stampalot - whatever you fancy

The sketch has been flipped on it's side and I have replaced the 3 gems for the flower with the leaves.

The image which is a Teddy Bo digi stamp is coloured in with copic's.  For this card I thought I would colour Bea and Bo in different brown colour combo's.  I have added glamour dust to the pom pom on Bea's hat and clear glitter prn to the centre of the flowers Bo has behind his back.  I have used the same woodware corner punch on all the papers on this card.  The PP are from Pink Petticoat I think.

The torn rose was made, glued and then a pearl added to the centre.  The rose's leaves are from a woodware grasses punch and are punched from wrapping paper.  And that's my tip of today.  Look out for paper's that can be used craftily, whether its wrapping paper or my other BIG favourites.  Which is to cut out the panels from the boxes, cans of coca cola come in, as they make perfect "kraft " cardstock as long as the outside is covered, no one is any the wiser.

Thanks for stopping by and did you know that there are now Teddy Bo rubber stamps?????

Big hugs

H xx

A Gorjuss 21 year old

My card tonight is from my Niece who turns 21 on Friday.  She love Gojuss girls and likes more dark colours than all girly and flowery.

I would like to enter my card for the following challenges :

Card Making Mamas - birthday cards

Paper Sundae's - the real easy sketch

Little Miss Muffet - outside the die cut (her head is out of the white die cut)

Do you stack up? - black with a pop of colour

The purple backing paper is from a Laurence Llewellyn bowen vernaissance pack and the purple strips are papermania henbury lane.  My gorjuss girl is coloured with copic's and then fussy cut out.  The die cuts were actually cut on my cricut hence why I had to cut her and stick her onto the die cut.

The 21 in the corner was also cut on my cricut.

Thanks for all the lovely comments you keep leaving me they are really appreciated.

Hugs

H xx

It feels like a Magical Monday

Hello and welcome to another Magical Monday.  Here I am to share my card that I've made for this weeks challenge.  What's the challenge??  Well this time we have gone for a colour theme of

RED and TEAL.

I've never used this combo before, but I'm quite pleased with how its turned out.

Now if you colour your images with copic's you need to check out Suzanne Deans Color me creative challenge as she has also chosen the same colour combo of red and teal, but she has also included white. 

So why not pop on over to Magical Mondays and see what great cards the design team and guest designers have got for you.

Don't forget to use a Magical image such as a dragon, wizard or fairy.  Cards entered without a magical image will be removed from the challenge.

So enough of me waffling on, here's my card :

Isn't she just so adorable.  I used a Wee stamps image for the last magical monday card but I loved the designs so much I decided to use a different one.

She is coloured with copic's.  She has clear glitter pen in the centre's of each flower and on the bells at the bottom of her pants.  The wings were coloured and covered in glamour dust, or stripper dust as my friends husband called it.

The iridescent teal paper came from my local craft stall  when she was closing down.

The ribbon is from my vast collection of ribbons.  The red gem flower on the bow was bought from Every Crafts A Pound.   And finally the charm hanging below the bow is from a necklace I pulled to pieces.

So what are you waiting for??  Go and grab your magical images and get creative.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :

Pixie Dust Studio's - for the great sketch used

Do it with digi's - summer fun

Do you stack up - wings

Cuddly Buddly - add a charm

Stamp Something - favourite embellishments - glitter and ribbon

Emerald Fairies - all things nice

Colour me creative - red, teal and white
The outlaws - things with wings

Hugs

H xx

Teddy Bea is a star

I'm cutting it fine making the deadline for the Teddy Bo challenge but I've made it with 24 hours to go.

So I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :

Sketch Saturday - the great sketch used

DYSU - wings

Stamp something - favourite embellishments - glitter and ribbons

Emerald fairy - all things nice

Totally Gorjuss - punches or dies

Allsorts - free and easy

Critter sketch - a birthday card to myself would have a teddy bo image and lots of glitter

Stamptacular - animals

Teddy Bo - use a teddy bea image

Teddy Bea is coloured with my copic and also a clear sakura stardust pen for her wand.  The punched borders above and below the ribbon is a fiskars bracket punch.  The stars were cut on my cricut and covered in glamour dust as is the edge of the star sentiment.

So thanks for dropping on by,

Hugs

H xx

Ellis's room

This door name plaque is to go on a 3 year old little boys bedroom door.

The wording was cut out on my cricut using my make the cut programme.  The cute Taking a break boy is from Pollycrafts swings and slides collection.  We had to choose him as Ellis has a small brown and white dog, so this guy was perfect.  He is coloured with my copics as usual.

I am entering him into the following challenges :

Pollycraft - the great outdoors

Do you stack up - sewing (the letters have faux hand stitches around them)

Craft Mojo has gone on its holidays

For some reason my craft mojo has decided to take a holiday, hence the lack of posts off me recently.

I think the main reason has been the amount of pain I've been in due a couple of falls recently.

So today I have a card to share with you all and although it is fairly simple, with few embellishments I hope you like it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - spots and stripes

Craft your passion - anything goes

Papertake - Anything goes

Stamptacular - doubles (2 glitter squares)

Paper Sundaes - stitching

Do you stack up - squares (square card and glitter squares)

Copic Oz - copic coloured embellishments
Bugaboo - anything goes

Spoonful of sugar - sewing

Sketch n stash - sketch below plus new TGF stamp and old striped paper

And here's my card :

She is coloured with copic's, with a little white gel pen to do the shine on her shoes and the spots on her t-shirt and bow.  She has been fussy cut out and then mounted with foam pads onto the lemon card.

The faux stitching is done with black glaze pen for a change.

The pearls and spotty ribbon are coloured with copic's to match the colour theme going on.

The striped paper was bought when I first started crafting as was the lemon glitter card used for the squares.  And believe it or not but the teal card is actually a left over from my childhood.  My Dad used to drive for some paper companies and would bring me card home every now and then.  Wish he still did, I would save a fortune.

Hopefully I will be back later in the week with some more cards, but sitting at my desk is pretty painful right now so I will just have to see how I get on,

Hugs

H xx

I came top 3 at Lili of the Valley and DYSU

Never in my dreams did I think I would get a top three badge from Lili of the Valley, but yesterday my dream came true, and I got the very coveted top 3 badge to display proudly on my blog.

I got it for this card :

You can see the LOTV blog post here.

And here's my badge :

This card has also won over at Do you stack up.

It was randomly picked as a winning card but also as a hand-picked top three card, so I get two badges :0)

You can read the winners blog post here.

If you're here for the Mad for markers blog hop, it's the next post down.  If you know nothing of the mad for markers blog hop, please read the below post and maybe vot for me?  There's prizes both for the bloggers and the voters and who doesn't love blog hopping, prizes or both!?!

Big happy hugs

H xx

It's a Kind of Magic

As soon as I saw the Abracadabra stamp from Lili of the Valley, he went straight to the top of my most wanted list, so using him today has been brilliant.

I am entering my magical card into the following challenges :

Lili of the Valley - bring on the music - queen song Its a kind of magic

TotallyPaperCrafts - punches and die cuts - I designed the star circle in Make The Cut

Here come the boys - Myth and magic

Paper Sundae's  - Easel cards

Sentimental Sundays - Sparkly or shimmery (no way is this summer, here in the UK, is it? )
Do you stack up? - use a star
Copic Creations - Doodles - the music notes in white gel pen

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - the sketch below

And here's my card :

The cute Abracadabra guy has been stamped onto a star circle I made in make the cut then cut it on my cricut.  (if you want a copy of my MTC file , please let me know in the comments section and if anyones interested I will work out how to attach a file onto my blog and post it for you)

The star circle also has a black shadow to set off the white and make it pop.

He is coloured with copics, with his stars and moons done in yellow sakura stardust pen and his wand in silver sakura pen.

The sparkly star paper is by making memories and the black organza ribbon has silver dots all over it.  The strip of shimmery black card across the bottom of the card and behind the sentiment is actually from the box I spray my perfect pearls mists on to.  I have doodled the music notes using white gel pen.

The sentiment has been computer generated.

The only way my card is different from the sketch as I have done the stars all around the circle instead of using flowers.

Don't forget if you want a copy of my MTC file just let me know in my comments,

Hugs

H xx