My Mum's Craft SHop - DT - Winter Wonderland

I cant believe it's less than 6 weeks until Christmas, I don't know where the year has gone!  

Over at My Mum's Craft Shop the theme is 

WINTER WONDERLAND

It would be great to see what you create, so pop on over and join in. 

We have a fantastic sponsor as always, this week its Digistamp Boutique.

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

Our Creative Corner:  Make your own background.
Crafty Catz: Anything goes.
Stamping with the dragon: Christmas, No red & No green.  
One stop: Anything goes.
Pile it on: Make it sparkle.

Twinkle Toes

Here is another quick and very easy card, I am loving making shaped cards at the moment.  I am entering this into this weeks less is more challenge where the theme is PINK.
Also In the pink challenge, where the theme is Lots of pink space. x

Clearly Besotted - Pink

Have you visited Stephanie's new on line shop yet?  It's called Clearly Besotted, and her designs are fantastic.  There are new releases later this month, my bank card is already quivering! lol

I have made this card using a stamp from Clearly Besotted Twinkle toes set (which I love) and I managed to bodge another card up - that's 2 in a row!  lol

Oh well, I am still going to enter it into this weeks Less is more challenge, where the theme is PINK! The best theme yet.

Well I have the twinkle toes set out, and tonight I'm playing. so I might be back with more! xx

Kraft on Kraft

I have been literally making this card for months! lol I started it and tidied it away, and found it today, so thought I would complete it!

I love how colour can be so vibrant on kraft! Please do not look to closely tough, had a wee small accident or 2!

The flowers are from a Penny Black set, the sentiment is paper smooches, the die cut banner is die-namics.

I would like to enter this card (including its faults lol) into the following challenges.

Papertake weekly: Anything goes.

Cupcake: Kraft.

My Mums Craft Shop - DT - Bold and bright

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 

It's Wednesday again, so there is a new challenge over at My Mum's Craft shop.  This week the theme is:

 

BOLD AND BRIGHT

 

As always we would love to see what you create, so pop on over and join in.

 

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but good old blogger has done my head in soooooo much I needed a break from it!

Things with wings

 is this weeks theme over at Less Is More.

I really enjoyed playing with this stamp set, and metallic inks.  It stamps so crisp and clear.  I am already looking forward to using it again.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Sally. x

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Sketch

Apologies for the late post, I am having terrible trouble with blogger at the mo, and am considering starting a new blog over at wordpress!  Well it appears that today I can write in the text box, but again cant upload a pic, more than I have been able to in the last week.

Anyway's over to this weeks challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop - the theme is a sketch, and its a fab one, and we would love you to join in.  Please pop on over, and have fun creating. xx

Snowflakes everywhere

What a day, its not stopped raining, this afternoon, while my little girl was at nursery, and my lil man slept!  I have been playing with snowflakes!  

Here is a quick card I could not help but make for this weeks Less is more challenge.  I've already entered once, so I hope a second is ok.  

I rummaged round places that have not seen much daylight in my craft room, and I found some silver card which has a rainbow finish, it looks very pretty as a snowflake!  The sentiment is from a doodlebug set. 

I am really enjoying making shaped cards at the moment, however this looks a bit scew wiff, good job I've not stuck the back on yet! lol

Apologies, the light is terrible today! x

Cherry Lynn - Thank you

Not sure how I feel about this Thank you die in silver - think perhaps it looks like a giant peel off! lol

 

The theme this week over at Less is more is SILVER.  This card is so basic I'm not sure it counts! lol

 

To make this card I used:

Die-namics rounded banner stax die, Cherry Lynn Thank you die, silver mirri card from my stash.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Love is all around

Where is the time going, our lil man is 12 weeks old today?!  Its crazy how fast time goes by. 

Anyway, as it's Wednesday again, its time for a new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop.

This week the theme is:

LOVE IS ALL AROUND

We would love to see how you inter-prate this challenge, and what you design.

I will be back later to take part in some challenges. x

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Stars

It's Wednesday again!  It's time for a new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop.  This week the theme is:

STARS

What a great theme, so versatile, we would love to see what you make.  

This card is going to be for my brother and his wife, they had a baby boy last night. x

To make this card I used baby boy star Doodlebug papers, some sparkly silver elastic, die-namics stacked star die.  The sentiment is again die-namics notched tags set (my fave set).

I would also like to add this card to the following challenges:

Less is more: Wk 22 - Shades of blue, Wk 68 Baby or child, Wk 72 Something shiney.

Party time Tues:  Anything goes.

My Mum's Crafy SHop - DT - Hearts and flowers

(If anyone knows of quick easy ways to upload photos to blogger, please let me know - I'm wasting my life trying! LOL)

Wednesday again, can only mean one thing.  Its time for another challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop.

This week the theme is:

HEARTS & FLOWERS

I have gone for a clean & simple style as always.  I really enjoyed making this card, using the bright fun colours.

We look forward to seeing your designs, please pop over and play along.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday: Less is more.

EBay listngs

Well would you believe after spending what felt like forever trying to get a pic to upload yesterday it did it first time today?  Sods law or what?! lol

Anyway I have been having a craft room sort out, and I have some items listed on EBay - please feel free to have a peek, I combine postage, so please just ask.  

Thank you. xx

Buttons - My Mums Craft Shop

This week the theme over at My Mum's Craft Shop is

BUTTONS

We would love to see what you create.

Apologies for the late blog!  I am still having problems uploading pics - I've tried several times today, and I have now had enough!  Need sleep! x

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  Buttons & Bows.
One Stop: No floral embellishments.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT

3 LOTS OF 3 

is this weeks theme over at My Mums Craft shop - we would love to see what you create.  As always there is a fantastic prize.

I used a Martha Stewart punch for the butterfly's, and 3 lots of sparkly gems for the butterfly's body, the sentiment is also in 3 lines! lol.

My Mums Craft Shop DT - Weddings or Anniversarys

Love is in the air over at My Mums Craft Shop this week, as the theme is:

WEDDINGS/ANNIVERSARYS

I have made an anniversary card, albeit I don't own a wedding/anniversary sentiment stamp!  Might have to do something about that! lol  So I figured a Love You sentiment was the next best thing.

To make this card I used die-namics rolled flower die cut out lots of pinks and purples, and rolled them up adding sparkly gems to the middles.  The sentiment is from a doodlebug stamp set.

I will be back later today to link it to some challenges.

My Mums Craft Shop - DT - Kraft it

SORRY BLOGGER WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ADD A PIC - I WILL KEEP TRYING

Wow Wednesday again, and a normal week, no Olympics!  I loved every minute, being on maternity leave I felt so lucky to be able to watch loads of different events, my fave as always was the gymnastics. 

Anyway onto this weeks challenge at My Mums Craft Shop, the theme is:

KRAFT IT

We would love to see your creations using Kraft stock.

Here is what I came up with.

My Mums Craft Shop - DT Christmas in August

Thinking about Christmas already seems so wrong but it is August already so before we know it the cold wet months will be upon us, they are already wet after all! lol

Over at My Mums Craft Shop challenge this week the theme is:

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

unlike lots of you organised ladies this is my first Christmas card of the year!  I might make a few of these as I quite enjoyed it, and I am quite pleased with the result which is not like me at all! lol

I used 2 stamps from my stash, coloured the baballs with copics and added 2 layers of diamond glaze, mounted the top layer using 3d foam pads - and that's it!

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back later to link it to some challenges. x

Clean and simple rainbow

Here is a card I made following this weeks sketch over at Less is more.  It was great for using up those scraps.

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

Less is more: Sketch

Cute card Thursday: Clean & simple.

Paper crafting journey: Anything Goes

Secret Crafter: Bright & Cheerful.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Ice cream colours

Where are the days going, my lil man is now 3 weeks old, it feels like he has always been here!

Hope you have enjoyed the bit of lovely sunshine that we had last week, it was so lovely to see it, it makes everyone so happy.  The theme of this weeks challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop is very apt given the weather, as it it:

ICE CREAM COLOURS

Yum, now which ones to choose?!  I went with my fave Mr Whippy, and a bit of raspberry sauce, I would normally have a flake in it turning it into a good old 99.  But not for this challenge! lol

Well in making this card I broke my paper chomper! as you can probably tell by the dodgy angle on the rounded corner!  So no improvising again! I need to raid someones fishing stash for some super super glue and hope I can fix it. 

To make this card I used a penny Black sentiment stamp, stamped in silver versa colour ink and embossed with clear powder.  I used a memory box die on the white card and a Die-Namics butterfly die, the sparkly gems are from my stash.

I will be back later to enter some challenges.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Birthday Girls

Can you believe it's Wednesday again?  Where are the days and weeks going?  At least here in the UK we has at last some sunshine!  I had forgotten what it looked like! lol Lets hope it stays put for the Olympics.

This week over at MMCS the theme is

BIRTHDAY GIRLS

there are 3 of us DT girlies with our b'days this week so lots of celebrations going on.

Kitty is giving away a £10 voucher to spend in her shop for the winner.

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

Stamptacular Sunday: To die for: Use 2 or more dies.

Corrosive: Cheeky, Saucy, Sassy - I think the Uptown Girls are rather sassy! lol.

Paper Pretties: Birthday cards. 

To make this card I used:

Image: Stamping Bella: Uptown Girls - Posh has present.  Cut out with a nestie.

Medium: Copics

Papers, bazzil, sparkly gems and ribbon all from my stash.

Die-namics: Squiggle boarder.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - Cats & Dogs.

Where do the days go?!  It's Wednesday which means not only is my lil boy one week old, its time for another challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop.  This week the theme is

Cats & Dogs

We would love to see what you create, so pop on over and join in, as always there are some great prizes to be won.

To make this card I used a Wild Rose Studio stamp called Tilly with presents, I heat embossed the image and coloured with copics (I am determined to get the hang of these), cut out with nesties.  The papers are a pet stack from DCWV, twine is from Doodlebug, the dog tag is from my stash. as are the sparkly gems.  The sentiment is from a Penny Black set which was cut out using a Die-namics die.

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

Sweet Sketch Sunday: Sketch

Look what I made! xx

Sorry I have been a little more absent of late, here is what I have been doing?! Cooking! lol.....

I have been in and out of hospital for the past few weeks, which have not been so much fun, but all so worth it.

This is Archie, the new lil man in our lives, he is a week old in a few hours, and I can't imagine life without him. 

So in love with my lil family, feeling very blessed. xx

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT _ Photo Insperation

We have a great theme over at MMCS this week, a fab photo to be precise, it fun, bright and colourful, and we would love to see your interpretation of it.......

As always there are also fab prizes.

Here is mine, to make it I used memento due drop ink pads in Pear Tart, and New Sprout, the pinks are Rose Bud & Lilac Posies - all available from Kitty at MMCS.

The stamp is a Penny Black cling called Dreamy and it is already a new fave among my Penny Black collection.

Please excuse my lack/slack blogging I am in and out of hospital so much at the mo I don't know if I am coming or going.  What I do know is the car could drive itself! lol and I should just buy a parking space at the hospital as it would probably cost considerably less! : S Oh well not long to go now.

Well I'm off to get some more DT cards done, as I'm hoping today's hospital visit will be one of the last! : ) wishful thinking I am sure! lol All good things come to those who wait and all that!!!

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

Fab 'n' Funky: Cute & Girly

Totally Gorjuss:  Sweet & Simple

Allsorts:  In Bloom

Penny Black @ Allsorts & More: Summer Blooms

Creatalicious:  Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes.

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT _ Favourite Stamp

Oh decisions decisions, how many stamps do us girlie's have? and we have to choose just one fave?!

This weeks challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop is:

FAVOURITE STAMP

Well this Penny Black stamp always pops up, and is soooooo versatile for so many occasions, I do love it, it's defo a firm fave on my list. 

I have recently re found my love of copics, having admired so many talented ladies work in real life.  I forgot how amazing and vibrant the colours were, and had to give them another go - understanding I have to be patient! and learn, well this is my first play with them, and its not amazing, but I had fun and loved every min, so looking forward to using them more and more now.

We would love to see all your favourite stamps so please pop on over and join the fun. xx

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

Allsorts: Any die will do.

Moving Along WIth The Times: Happy Birthday.

Paper piecing

Over at Less is more this week the theme is paper piecing, I love this style of paper crafting, its so much fun, and with lovely papers the options are endless.

Any how I brought this stamp a couple of weeks ago at the papercraft show in Taunton.  The lovely papers are by Doodlebug.  I was so excited to try out this stamp and make this card I didnt even think about the less is more aspect!  Duh as the title is in the give away!!!  Not to worry I am sure I have another cheeky stamp or 2 or 3 to make another card from! lol

The stamp is by Woodware, I used a brown momento ink pad.  No sparkles or glitter so not like me! lol. x

My Mum's Craft Shop - DT - About the boys

I'm so so sorry for being soooooooooo late in posting this - I do have a very good reason for being late!!!  I've been in hospital - not many of you will know we are due to have a baby in 4 weeks, as our lil girl was born so early we are considered to be high risk!  We have gone way past the time she was born, but non the less we cant count our chickens just yet.  So I had a few days in hospital watching all these lovely ladies come in, and go through to have their baby's. 

Anyway because of all the dramas this week, I am late in posting (SO SORRY) the theme over at My Mum's Craft Shop is:

ABOUT THE BOYS

Well what better excuse to get out my shiny new Die-namics stamp and die combo set called Let's Toast - I can see this set getting used loads, for allsorts of occasions. 

Sorry the photos are a bit pants - dies are so fab when you have fat swollen fingers!  As grateful as I am to be pregnant, I am looking forward to having some feeling back in my right hand and being able to colour again : )

Well that's enough moaning from me - I'm so pleased to be home.

I would also like to enter this into:

Delightful Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafts & Me: Anything Goes.

Paper Playtime: Anything goes plus a sentiment.

Hi it's Wednesday again, which means anothe new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop, a nice easy one this week, so we would love it if you joined us.

The theme is:

Clean & Simple

Easy, please pop over and join us, and dont forget about the DT call - were all looking forward to having some new teamies. xx

I am not really a scrapbooker, but I thought I would give it a go.  I find the 12 x 12 size quite intimidating, I think this is 8 x 8.

I love the alphabet letters, they are Die-namics die, the stamps are a Stampin Up set, I also used a nestie die, and when if ever I am happy with a pic of myself, I will put one of me and hubby in the nestie space!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Secret Crafter:  Anything Goes.

Moving along with the times: Anything but a card.

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes.

OMG I've been featured @ LIM

How over the moon chuffed am I that this card was featured at Less is more?!  For a start I cant believe I have only just found out, and now I think I will peel myself from the ceiling! lol

Thank you soooooooooo very much Mandi and Chrissie.  I am so proud, chuffed and flattered. xx 

MMCS - DT - BINGO and DT CALL

My Mum's Craft Shops weekly challenge this week is BINGO, all you have to do is:

Pick three from a straight line horizontal or Diagonal (Please mention in your posts what you have picked!)

-Flowers - Pearls - Die Cuts -

- Lace - Gems - Brads -

- Animal Image - Ribbon - Charms

As always there is a fab prize to be won.

I used an animal image, gems & die cuts.Please excuse the awful pic, I have yet to learn the new editing package on my computer!  It's driving me CRAZY!!!!

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

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Sweet Sketch Sunday: Sketch. 

Lollipop: Flowers in bloom.

Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes.

Tip Top Tuesday: Sparkles Galore.

Don't forget if you would like to apply for the DT - all the info you need is here.  Good Luck. xx

To make this card I used a wild rose studio image, coloured with promarkers and flex markers, papers from my stash, Die-namics and nesties, sparkly gems from my stash, along with glamour dust.

Thanks for stopping by. xx

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Red, white & blue

It's Wednesday again - already, I don't know where the time is going!  Over at My Mum's Craft Shop this week the theme is:

RED, WHITE & BLUE

we would love to see what you create, there is loads of inspiration for this theme around at the mo with Jubilee Weekend almost upon us and the up coming Olympics so come and join us.

We also have as always a fantastic prize to give away.

Well my fat swollen fingers are not liking colouring at the mo.... so I made a felt heart!  Please don't laugh toooooooooooooo loud! This was my first attempt (loving my sewing machine at the mo).

I cut the felt hearts out using nesties, the ribbon is from my stash and the button is from papermania.  It didn't take that long to make, I am looking forward to making more in a variety of colours, as they are such good fun.

Hope the sun is still shining wherever you are. xxx 

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Recipe

Morning, well it's Wednesday again, which means its a brand new challenge over at My Mum's Craft Shop.

This week the theme is a recipe: 3 flowers, 2 papers & 1 ribbon, we would love to see your interpretations of the challenge.

To make the card I used Die-namics vertical die and stamp and die set.  I stamped the sentiment with teal versa mark, and embossed it with clear embossing powder, the flowers I made using a die-namics die, and the papers are Isabelle by First Edition, the brads are papermania - which I have had forever!

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

Creative Card Crew: Dimension.

Crafty Pad: Bingo - Ribbons/flowers/Bling pearls/gems.

Cas-ual Fridays: Punchy (Punches/dies).

Cute Card Thursday: Touch of sparkle.

Paper Playtime: Say it with sentiments. 

Two more at less is more

What a lovely sunny day it is here in sunny Somerset today, its so lovely to see the sun, I had forgotten what it looks like! lol

Well last nigh I made a couple of cards for 2 very special lil people.  I met them and their Mums whilst my lil girl was in special care having been born too soon - we were all long stayer's!  And we are all still in touch, and hopefully friends for life.

Well the birthdays are starting to roll round - so here are two I made.

Both the card were using Die-namics number die - I have cut the die up so they are no longer all connected, the star is from the die-namics set used in the previous post.  The sentiments are from my stash, the blue paper is from the new oh so lush Doodlbug pad, and the pink is a strawberry sheet from DCWV Nanas stack, its lovely and sparkly.  For the pink one I also went round the edges with glamour dust for a bit of extra bit of girly sparkly bling.  The white upper level was mounted with 3d foam pads.

I would also like to enter these into:

Less is more: Baby or child

Simon Says Stamp:   Clean and simple.

Cute Card Thursday:  Touch of sparkle.

Crazy 4 Challenges: Birthdays.

Truly Scrumptious: Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by.xx

Baby Girl

This week over at Less is more the theme is baby or child.  Well I could not resist using the notched tag set by Die-namics.

I used brown and pink metallic ink for the birds legs and sentiment.

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.

Sally. x

My Mum's Craft Shop DT -

It's Wednesday again, which mans it challenge time over at My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge blog.  This week the theme is:

FEELING BLUE/GET WELL

There is a fabby prize as always, so why not pop on over and join in.

Before I go onto the card, apologies for being a bad blogger I have unfortunately been without a computer due to the new one being faulty!!!!   Anyways, the replacement is looking all shiny and nice in the box, but I am feeling a bit disheartened with it at the mo, so I will get it out the box tomorrow. 

I made this card a couple of weeks ago in preparation, it is based on a layout from my book of sketch's that I keep.

It is a plain blue card blank, with die cut clouds (I think I should have embossed these) the sentiment is from a My Favourite things stamp set.  The DSP is from an Echo Park pad.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hoping to blog more this week. xx

My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Embossing

Can you believe it's Wednesday again?  The weeks are flying by!  It's been a really busy week with one thing and another and my feet have barely touched the ground!

Anyway onto this weeks challenge at My Mum's Craft Shop is

EMBOSSING

We would love to see your creations, you can use wet or dry embossing.

I have used an embossing folder and a Tim Holtz rosette die, which scored and embossed to enable the rosette to be made.

This card is for my lil brother who is 30 today.

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

Sunday Sketch & Stamp: Sketch.

Cards for men:  Texture

Crafty cardmakers:  For the boys.

Craft your passion:  Texture

Paper playtime:  Anything goes.

Thank you for stopping by. x

Great news

I'm back on the DT at My Mum's Craft Shop.  I'm sooooooooooooooooo chuffed, thank you very much for having me back.

The theme this week is

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Here is my card, it looks a bitwashed out, IRL it is really vibrant!!!

The image is Wild Rose Studio, coloured with promarkers.  Ther paper is a sheet from First Edition - Spring Drop.   The sun and cloud are Die-namics dies, and the flowery die is from Memory box.  There are also a couple of sparkly gems from my stash on the flowers which I have cut out and attached with 3d foam.

We look forward to seeing all your entrys this week.

Sorry I have not been around much this week, I have a fab crafty excuse, I have a new crafty baby.  I will post a pic later. xx

Black, white and hot pink....

Here is a great lil quick card, made using die-manics and a cuttlebug embossing folder, the DSP is lovely doodlebug.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Blogger Challenge - Black, White & one colour.

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Goes

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend. x



Loving my craft room

and being on leave, it has given me a chance to have a good old sort outand clear out the old, and spend a small fortune on new stash! Is it bad to want every cutting die there is?! lol Well I've not got to grips with the new blogger layout, and I am not the greatest with technology, I will keep trying. I made this card over a week ago for the My Favourite Things Challenge, but never got round to blogging it. I really enjoyed paper piecing the MFT a la modes lady, so much so, I might have a couple more en route! I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: Crafty Emma's Store - Paper Piece. Fairy Fun Friday - Anything Goes. DYSU - Glitter/Bling. Paper Pretties: 2 x DSP's