With Love at Divas by Design

Good morning my lovely crafty friends and welcome to my latest new followers - I am so honoured that you have decided to follow my little blog and hope that you enjoy your visits.

Today I am here to share my DT project for

DIVAS BY DESIGN 

and this week Team B are sharing their inspiration on the theme 

WITH LOVE

Now with Valentine's just around the corner you would think that's the genre I would go for - but to be honest I'm all Valentine'd out for this year so I decided to make a Birthday Card - with love of course :o)

Card Ingredients:

Image: Adorable LOTV  'James - Butterfly'

Colouring Medium: Copics

Design Papers: LOTV 'Nitwits - Always & Forever'

Sentiment Tags: LOTV 'Set 24'

Corner Flourish: Joanna Sheen Signature Dies 'Flourish Corner SD043'

Memory Box: 'Lavish Branch'

MFT Die-Namics: 'Flower Trio'  

Tonic Butterfly Punch

Adhesive Pearls from stash

Diamond Stickles

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the awesome inspiration from my lovely DT buddies - you won't be disappointed :o)

Challenges I would like to enter:

City Crafter Challenge - Love Bug - Make a project that includes the word 'Love'

Deep Ocean - Love is all Around

Inky Chicks - Cute Animal Stamp

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - BINGO (Pink, Stamp, Die Cuts)

Red Carpet Studio - Love Actually

Feeling Crafty - Dies and/or Punches

Crafts 4 Eternity - With Love

Wags n Whiskers - BINGO (Pink, Die Cuts and Glitter)

Thanks for popping by to see me today - I really do appreciate all your support and always look forward to reading any comments you may wish to leave.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

With a Heart at Papertake Weekly

Good afternoon my lovely crafty friends.

How's your week so far - good I hope.

My thoughts and prayers go out to those that have been affected by the dreadful storms and floods.

I can't even begin to imagine how devastating it must be.

So today I'm here to share my DT project for 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY 

and this week the theme is perfectly apt for a special day at the end of this week

WITH A HEART

Here's what I came up with:

I made this heart wall hanger and will be sending it to my scrummilicious Grand-daughter Lola Arizona.

Ingredients used:

Chipboard Hearts from Every Crafts a Pound 

Covered with a selection of DP's from First Edition J'Adore collection

Edges inked with Festive Berries Distress Ink

Image: LOTV 'James Big Heart' 

Colouring Medium: Copics and Heart Paper-Pieced

Chipboard Alphas - Coloured with Copics and then added Glossy Accents and a few adhesive pearls

Memory Box: Fresh Foliage and Fabulous Phlox

Small heart punch - Hobbycraft

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the gorgeous inspiration from my lovely DT buddies and to see the full details of the fabulous prize on offer from our wonderful sponsor this week

Challenges I would like to enter:

All Crafts - Anything But a Card

Bunny Zoe's - Hearts/Love

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes/Use Red

Cutie Pie - Cute Valentine

Lexi's Creations - Valentine's/Love

Love to Create - Red and/or Pink

Ooh La La - Use a Heart

Addicted to Stamps - Hearts 

Eclectic Ellapu - From the Heart 

The Squirrel and the Fox - Love 

Thanks for popping by to see me today - it's always great to see you here and I love reading any comments you may wish to leave.

Enjoy the rest of the day.
Stay safe and warm.

TTFN

Little Love Bear for The Stamp Basket

Good morning my lovely crafty friends.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend - so far :o)

Thank you so much for all your best wishes for my DH - I happy to report that he is absolutely fine now :o)

So after taking a little break I'm thrilled to be back with some inspiration for you using some scrummy stash from 

THE STAMP BASKET

With Valentine's less than a week away I thought I would share a 'love' make with you today:

Card Ingredients with links to items available at The Stamp Basket:

Image: Stampavie 'Little Love Bear'

Stamped onto Neenah Classic 'Solar White' using Memento 'Tuxedo Black'

Colouring Medium: Copics

Design Papers: Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love 'Vintage Pink' and 'Cloudy Hearts'

Die Cuts: Cut from Neenah Classic Nellie Snellen 'Multi Frame Heart 2' Magnolia 'Sweet Lovely Lace'

Spellbinders: Floral Ovals and Labels 18

Ribbon: Vintage Style 'Walnut'

Adhesive Pearls: The Hobby House '3mm Ivory Silk'

Base Card: Craftwork Cards 'On the Edge -Scallop White'

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Challenges I would like to enter:

Di's Digis - Love and /or Valentine

Fantasy Stampers Challenge - Love and Cherish

Kitty Bee Designs - Valentine's/Love

Brown Sugar - Valentines

Crafts 4 Eternity - With Love

Crafty Catz - Love is in the Air

Polkadoodles - Love is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts - Hey Cutie

Crafty Little Fairies - Love

Cute Card Thursday - Lots of Love

Thanks for popping by to see me today - I really appreciate all your support and love to read any comments you may wish to leave.



Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

TTFN

Debs xx

What a Day!!!

Good evening my lovely crafty friends.

Just thought I'd pop by to share what's being going on here today.

I woke this morning at 5:45 to the shouts of my DH from somewhere downstairs and when I got down to find out what was going on I found him writhing on the kitchen floor in agony - with a severe pain in his lower right side.

So I phoned 999 and after numerous questions they said someone would call back within an hour. However, less than 10 minutes later an ambulance pulled up outside. The paramedics came in, took one look at John, asked 2 or 3 questions and immediately suspected renial colic - kidney stones.

So they worked on getting the pain under control before the set off with John to Gloucester Royal Hospital. Initially Jack was going to go to school but after seeing his Dad in the ambulance I think it was just too much for him so I decided he could stay at home and do some work instead.

The paramedics were almost certain that John would be transferred to Cheltenham Hospital - they couldn't take him straight there as they don't accept ambulances before 8:00am!!!!

So I had to just sit and wait until I heard what was happening and where John was going to be.

I eventually got hold of John late morning and he was waiting for a scan. 

About an hour later he phoned to say that it was confirmed to be a small kidney stone and that it should pass when he goes to the loo - ouch!!!! So he was allowed to come home - what a huge relief!!!!!

So that was the bad news of the day but the good news is my Scan n Cut arrived - yippeeee!!!!

Hopefully I might get chance to have a play with it over the weekend.

Hope your day has been a little less eventful than mine :o)

Enjoy the rest of the evening.

TTFN

Use Parchment or Vellum at MAWTT

Good morning my lovely crafty friends. Hope you are having a lovely week so far. Not long until the weekend - yipppeeee!!! 

Super quick post from me this morning as I am off to meet my cousin at The Mall for some retail therapy and then a scrummy lunch at Nando's :o)

So today it's time for Team A over at 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

to share some inspiration on the fabulous theme picked by the lovely Wendy 

USE PARCHMENT OR VELLUM

Here's what I came up with:

And here's what I did:

I stamped the flower image 'Sizzix Flowers and Butterflies 657778' onto parchment using Perfect Medium and then heat embossed with Cosmic Shimmer True White embossing powder.

I coloured the reverse side of the flower using a Copic pen - it's actually much softer IRL than it looks in the photos :o(

The smaller flowers I also 'embossed' with an embossing tool.

For the background I stamped PB 'Letter Background 1999L' with Versamark Angel Pink ink and lightly inked the edges.

Leaves die cut parchment: Memory Box 'Lorelai Outline Leaf' and Martha Stewart 'Frond' punch

Butterflies: Martha Stewart

Sentiment stamped with Perfect Medium and heat embossed with True White EP

Adhesive Pearls from stash

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the variety of inspiration from my lovely DT buddies. Hope you then feel inspired to join us this week - I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Challenges I would like to enter:

TBA

Thanks for popping by to see me today - I really do appreciate your support and always look forward to reading any comments you may wish to leave.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly - Optional 'Shaped Cards'

Good afternoon my lovely crafty friends.

It's a lovely bright and sunny but cold day here today - just great for having a brisk walk :o)

I'm here today to share my DT make for 

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY 

and it's week one of a new month so the theme as always is 

ANYTHING GOES

but we do have an optional theme too if you would like to use it 

SHAPED CARDS

I thought it was about time I used some of my new dies I bought at the NEC in November to make my shaped card:

Card Ingredients:

Card base cut using Papermill Ivory Linen Cardstock and Go-Kreate Large Square Frames 'Frilly #10'

Image: LOTV Pre-Coloured Art Pad 5 'Action Time'

Design Papers: LOTV Nitwits 'Winter Wishes'

Sentiment Tags: LOTV 'Set 24' 

Sizzix 656340 'Primitive Stars'

Joy Crafts Lacey Square Frame

Twine from stash

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful

offering 1 very lucky winner

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the fabulous inspiration from my lovely DT buddies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Boys

Crafty Cardmakers - This is a Man's World

Love to Create - Birthday/Anniversary

LOTV - Name That Tune (Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys)

Use Your Stuff - Inspired by a Song

A Little Bit Crafty - Man Up

Thanks for popping by to see me today - it's always great to see you here and I always look forward to reading any comments you may wish to leave.

Hope you are having a wonderful day.

TTFN

Sketch #28 at Sketch n Stash

Good morning my lovely crafty friends.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

We had a brilliant time at the Britain's Got Talent auditions is Birmingham on Saturday - not sure if we saw the overall winner but there were some fabulous acts. Can't wait until it is screened on the TV but that won't be until May!!! And the bonus was we didn't get too wet whilst waiting for the seat tickets.

It was however a very long day and we were all very tired yesterday :o(

So it's the start of a new week and also the start of a new challenge over at 

SKETCH N STASH 

and we have another fabulous sketch to work with 

Here's what I did with it:

Card Ingredients:

Image: Mo Manning 'Stole my Heart'

Colouring Medium: Copics

Design Paper: First Edition 'J'Adore'

Grosgrain Ribbon from stash

Sentiment: PC Generated

Memory Box 'Precious Hearts'

Adhesive Pearls from stash

Our sponsor this time is the fabulous

offering 1 very lucky winner this gorgeous bundle of goodies

and

who are offering another lucky winner 

$10 to spend in their online store

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the awesome inspiration from my lovely DT buddies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps - Hearts 

Pile it On - Add Ribbon

That Craft Place - Valentine/Love

The Ribbon Girls - Hearts 

A Little Bit Crafty - Man Up

Crafts and Me - Use a Heart

Natalie and Amy's - Love is All Around

Seemacrafts - Valentine/Love

Crafty Calendar - Love is all Around

Di's Digis - Love and/or Valentine

Sweet Stampin - Love/Valentine

A Creative Romance - Show us Some Love

Thanks for popping by to see me today - I really do appreciate all your support and always look forward to reading any comments you may wish to leave.

Have a fabulous day.

TTFN

Anything Goes at The Hobby House

Hello again my lovely crafty friends.

As promised I'm back again with my second post of the day and this time I would like to share my DT project for the fabulous 

HOBBY HOUSE

and this month it's nice and simples

ANYTHING GOES

Here's what I did:

Card Ingredients: 

Image: Wee Stamps Pre-Coloured Die Cut Topper 'Wee Bunnies'  I changed the colour of the 

rose and the stripe on the tie from pink to red using Copics to co-ordinate with the rest of my card 

Design Paper: The Hobby House 'Cherry Spot'

Ribbon: The Hobby House 'Double Satin - Reds'

Flowers: The Hobby House 'Mulberry Roses - Red Velvet'

Adhesive Pearls: The Hobby House '5mm Christmas Mix'

Joy Crafts 'Square Lacy Frame'

Memory Box: 'Precious Hearts'

Magnolia Doo Hickey 'Sprawling Ferns'

Rhinestone hearts from Hobbycraft

Sentiment from stash

Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the stunning inspiration from my lovely talented DT buddies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Creative Romance - Show us Some Love

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers - Valentine's Day/Love

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Sharing the Love

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T - Valentine's/Love

Milk Coffee Challenge - Valentine's/Love

Everybody Art - Heart 

Thanks for popping in to see me (again).

Right time to go and make myself respectable and get ready for the evening's entertainment at the Britain's Got Talent auditions in Birmingham - my DH is hoping for a 'Susan Boyle' moment. 

I just hope the weather holds out whilst we will be queueing to get in :o)

I'll be popping round to see you all tomorrow.

Have a fun day.

TTFN

All You Need is Love at A Gem of a Challenge

Good morning my lovely crafty friends and thank you for choosing to come and see me today.

I hope you are all well and those not I wish well soon.



I'm here with my first of two posts for today and this time it's to share my DT project for



A GEM OF A CHALLENGE 



and Team Gems are showcasing their inspiration on the fabulous theme picked by the lovely Helen



ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

Perfectly appropriate with Valentine's Day now just less than 2 weeks away!!!!



Here's what I did:

Card Ingredients:

Image: Pink Gem Designs 'Love Heart Owl'

Colouring Medium: Copics

Spotty Design Paper: First Edition 'J-Adore'

Embossed Panel: Sizzix 656760 'Love Set #2' - inked with 'Festive Berries' Distress Ink

Scrummy Ribbon from local Haberdashery

Adhesive Pearls and Heart Charm from stash

MFT 'Blueprints 3'



Please pop over to the main challenge blog to check out the gorgeous inspiration from my lovely DT buddies.



As always Janet is offering one lucky winner:

2 Individual Digi Images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS)

Of the winner's choice from Pink Gem Designs.



Challenges I would like to enter:



A Creative Romance - Show us Some Love

Bloggers - Embossing

Craftitude - Anything Goes/ I See Fluffy

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers - Valentine/Love

Winter Wonderland - Digi Days

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Sharing the Love

Cute Card Thursday - Something New (Image and Ribbon)



I'll be back very shortly with my second DT post for today and then I'll be getting ready to go to the auditions for Britain's Got Talent - but don't get too excited as I'll just be in the audience - not actually auditioning lol!!!!

Hope the weather isn't too nasty whilst we are on our way to Birmingham.



Hope to play catch up with you all tomorrow as it is going to be a late night :o)



Thanks again for all your support and lovely comments - I always look forward to reading them.



TTFN