Esthers wall hanging

We are going to Esthers party tomorrow.

We have bought her a fab doodling/colouring book by Usborne

great for adults and kids!

We also made her a hanging picture for her door.

Using the fabulous Bella and Bronte

by Mo Manning

some paperpiecing and

copics/sakura.

Polka Doodles....stashbox stamps...In an English country garden

In an English country garden

is the fab challenge from Emma at Polka Doodles

this week. I loved creating my little windows

of wildflowers...I got well inky!

I have used an 8 x 8 Kraft card

blank by Papermania - I love these.

I have combined some wildflower stamps

by Elusive images with elements from the

Double sprinkle of Kraft cd

adding some huge gem brads

and some sticky pearls

Come play along at Polka Doodles

Esther and Bertie the dog

Hope's friend Esther is going to be 5...

She is not a typical girl -

she has a big dislike for anything pink,

her favourite colour is blue

and her favourite things are dogs.

In fact when Esther is at our house she is probably

pretending to be a dog 80%

of the time, or she is being Daddy!

Christmas in July....Crafty Creations

Jaime has challenged us to make a start on

those Christmas creations over at

Crafty Creations this week!

I'm sharing one of my Polkadoodles samples

from their very fabulous new cd

Magical winter 2

Coloured with Promarkers,

stickles, dew drops,

ribbon and doodles.

Come join us at Crafty Creations!

Home tweet home.......

I just adore this image by Mo Manning.

Coloured with Promarkers

Fabric flowers, brads,

wooden laser cut leaves

and some doodles.

Pointillism.....more dots

A quick card using more dots.

I have used the image of mine

that is part of the free collaboration

at SBS this month if you spend

over $10 - a bargain!

Enjoying the weather and how exciting is this.......

We have spent a great weekend in the garden.

As you can see the weather is fab!

Reuben has been busy cutting the grass

and trying to control the plants....

I spent today scrubbing the tent on the climing frame

which seemed to have some interesting green mould on it....

But most exciting - Angus (wonderful brother)

has started preparing ground to build me a studio -

I am fit to burst!

This used to be my vegetable patch but hey

Morrisons is just down the road.....

I will keep you updated with the build!

Trying some different colouring...........gorjuss girl

I have always loved a bit of pointalism

and after seeing some recently

in blogland and mags I thought

I'd give it a go with my promarkers.

The effect is lovely and I

think you will be seeing lots more of it.

I have combined a gorjuss girl

along with my lovely flowers image.

I'd like to shre this with

Cardmadfairy's digi day - oh so girly

I hope to get some time today to visit everyone in blogland

that I have really been missing recently -

Thanks for all bearing with me....my e-mail still isn't sorted

and that is driving me doolaley!

Christmas in July......Polka Doodles

Colette has challenged us to

create a Christmas project this week

at Polka Doodles.

I have used the lovely

Christmas Stamp set by Polka Doodles.

A little paper piecing

and Promarkers to colour snowman.

Stickles for a bit of snowy sparkle!

Please pop by Polka Doodles and join us.

There is also a DT call going on at the moment

I can honestly say its a great team to be on

and what lovely products to work with!

Crafty Creations... Seeing Double

I have my computer back.

The nasty hacker only reached my e-mail but

alas I cannot get my address book back

It had all my contacts for the last 13 years on it -

bit fed up as I am good at backing everything else up.....

I will get a new e-mail account soon and let you all know a.s.a.p!

Thanks so much Deena  for saving the day

at Crafty Creations this week.

Seeing double was the challenge I set

the team and they have come up trumps

as always with fabulous creations.

I have used the lovely image

by Mo Manning for my card.

Coloured with Pro-markers

Basic Grey and GDC papers.

Ribbon, charms and sticky alphas.

The winner will recieve this stamp design of mine

that Polkadoodles made as a limited run

in red rubber.....now available as part

of the magical neighbours set.

Use an image twice on your creation

and share with us at Crafty Creations!

Trying to work it out - please read!

Dear All,

Just a wee note to assure anyone that has received a fraudulent e-mail about me being mugged on holiday it's untrue. Sorry for any inconvenience, upset this has caused you.

I will be offline for a while while this gets sorted - just accessing through my brothers computer at the moment.
My big pain is that the virus has deleted my address book and until its sorted I don't want to e-mail anyone really incase this causes yet another problem. So please bear with me - Crafty Creations girls I may need some help as I am supposed to be setting the challenge post this week and doubt it will be sorted in time. I am happy to continue sponsoring and have a Stamp Doodles rubber stamp as a prize...help!

I will add another post here once its all sorted and I have a new e-mail address.

Cheers Claire x

On Holiday...computer away to computer hospital!

We are on holiday, visiting the inlaws in Somerset.  I am hoping while we are away the clever computer doc can fix my poorly computer!

Polka Doodles...a little bit different!

We have been playing with Letrasets Safmat

on the Dt at Polka Doodles this week.

It's a clear printable self adhesive film

and is great fun!

I have created a quick gift

of a candle lantern.

Using imagery from 

A double sprinkle of Kraft.

Added some of the wonderful woven ribbon

available at the Polka Doodles shop.

I can see many uses for this fab

new product from Letraset!

Pop by Polka Doodles

and see what the rest of the Dt

have been sticking it to.

Paris...Crafty Creations...anything but a card!

It seems a few of our team

at Crafty Creations are away to Paris

so Amy's challenge this week is

very appropriate!

She has asked us to create anthing but a card

using the lovely Paris graphics from

Black Leaf Studio.

To create my box I have printed the images onto some

Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby paper

Used some crackle paint,

inked edges, stickes,

Martha stewart punches and Flower soft!

Been camping...a change in the weather!

A huge thanks to whoever out there did

the sun dance...as you can see its now

working in Scotland!

We are just back from a great weekend camping with friends

(7 adults &11 children...)

We had great fun.

I can't say I will ever be a convert

but it was a lovely social time.

Now the kids are enjoying a rare

padling pool afternoon!

Polkadoodles - Home Sweet Home

Saskia is looking to see your

Home Sweet Home

projects over at Polka Doodles

I have made a few real quicky cards

using the lovely Babsie and Gracie stamps

coloured with Promarkers

and the All Around and Everywhere cd.

Pop by Polka Doodles

to see some lovely new home projects.

Nikki will be on Create and Craft

on Tuesday 5th July 5p.m. with a wonderful

new Cd Magical Winter .....tune in!