Crafty Creations....Embellish it!

Embellish it with at least 3 embellisments

is the challenge at

Crafty Creations this week!

Unfortunately with all that's been going on I have

not managed to work with this weeks sponsors images.

But I did have a card ready that

was suitable for the challenge.

At last something using the feather embellishments

I had so much fun making.

Along with some lovely cream heart ribbon and

a thank you teacher ribbon sentiment.

You can see we have quite a few teachers to thank!

I used a lovely stamp that I believe were in amongst some goodies

I was lucky enough to win from fellow blogger Brenda a while back

- thanks again Brenda!

Pop by the team at Crafty Creations and you

will see some fab creative creations using lovely images by 

My Heart Pieces digital stamps.

We are back up to Yorkhill with Caleb today so I hope this

 appears as it should in the morning......

Woolfest 2012 ...a great day out

I am afraid I didn't take my camera so these are website photo's for

WOOLFEST

in Cumbria! I went with my friends Vicky and 

on Saturday and it was brilliant.

Some of you may know I am a textiles graduate originally

specialising in spinning, knitting and felting.

I cannot tell you what a fabulous day this was.

(Rose I thought of you alot!)

If you ever get a chance it's well worth the visit.

It was a 6hr round trip for us but worth every minute spent in the car.

Lovely animals, wonderful knitwear, yarn, felt, fibre artists.

Loads and loads of fabulous creative fibre suppliers

and wonderful artists.

It really was what I was needing to lift the spirits.

Caleb and the holidays....

Thanks so much for all your well wishes and kind e-mails. All went well with Caleb's exploratory op last Tuesday...just a few days to recover (probably more for Reuben and I than Caleb) I can't say how fabulous the staff are at Yorkhill, so thoughtful and everything seems to run so smoothly.
Anyway it sounds like we will be seeing alot of the place over the next wee while as already have further appointments this week and next week.

We are mad busy with the run up to school finishing for Summer on Friday. So it's that time of year for thank you teacher cards. So that's what I have to share today for Calebs teacher Mr O'Neil who has been just fab for Caleb this year and very supportive with the extra help he has needed.

We were at the school show last week - it was brilliant.

Each class took a decade and did two songs.

Mr O'Neil starred as a Beatnik, apparently

many of the younger teachers had never heard 

of a Beatnik....I am guessing the same went for

many of the parents as well - but he was fab!

An update on Caleb!

Some of you know my middle child Caleb has been unwell for a wee while and to be frank its been a long list of lost notes and cancelled appointments and major frustration for him and us. We finally saw the surgical team at Yorkhill today - the children's hospital in Glasgow. He is going in at 7.30a.m. tomorrow for a little exploritory op so hopefully we will have more idea soon of what can be done to help. I don't think that it will stop me from making cards but if I am not around much......I'll be back. xx So glad they are just getting on with it and not giving us too much time to think!

Been working on some embellishments.....lots of fun!

I have been playing this week making 

some feather vintage style embellishments.

I'm having a bit of a doodling block at the moment.

Don't like to be idle though, so have been

having a good old play!

Different syles of embellishments using 

feathers

Fabric flowers

paper flowers

stamens......

Great fun! 

Feathers are amazing things....the colours

are just wonderful!

Hopefully back soon with them used in a creation!

Polka Doodles...a summer scene

I was so sad to miss Nikky/Rosemary Merry last week

with the new Polka Doodles

studio 12 release, although I believe it was

a pretty brief show as it sold out soooooooo quickly.

It really is full of the most amazing yumminess!

That can be used alongside many digital

graphics programmes and even has

included cutting files .

Anyway this was one of my show samples.

We are looking for a summer scene  this week

at Polka Doodles ....you really should  pop

by and see the magic the dt have created

and please join us !

DT call for NEW .....Studio 12 blog

If you are looking for for some fabulous new digital

crafting goodies to work with....

Look no further!

Studio 12

Is a great new range by Nikky of Polka Doodles

fame, and she is having a DT call

In Nikky's own words.....

'We are currently looking for some additional team members to join us!  If you love making "stuff" from paper and 'heart' combining paper, digital elements, rubber stamps, doodling, stitching and mixed media we would love to hear from you! We're looking for the best of the best creative minds to join us so if you think this will float your boat then please apply.

To apply: Please email sales@polkadoodles.co.uk BEFORE 19 June 2012, including your blog link, a short paragraph about why you want to be on the team and attach images of your favourite 3 pieces of work you have personally created on the email.  We will notify you by email before the end of June and will reply to everyone who applies by 30 June.'

For full details pop over to Studio 12!

Just charming at Crafty Creations

Crafty Creations

would like you to use a charm somewhere

on your creation this week!

Denna at A Creative Need is sponsoring this week

and I have used her gorgeous bird bath drawing.

Is your charm metal, shrink plastic

or something else?

We'd love to see at Crafty Creations.

Hope's 5th Birthday celebrations

We have had a really fun weekend

in Largs and Girvan!

Hope's 5th Birthday party with a few friends

at dip n doodle.

They all seemed to have a great time

Hope was very proud of the seahorse

she painted.

Today we were off to Grannies and Grandpa's

in Girvan for more party celebrations.

She insisted on dressing for the occasion!

(so not like her mum - I'm more

a jeans and t-shirt girl!)

SBS June Mega Collab

This months Mega Collab at Stitchy Bear Stamps

is free if you spend over $12.00!

So happy to be chosen as a Cupcake Cutie

for my card in the previous post...

I love the whole idea of being a

Cupcake Cutie.....

maybe because I do soooooo love a cupcake!

Polka Doodles ...going very regal.....red, white and blue

Polka Doodles are coming over all

regal  this week to celebrate the 

Diamond Jubilee.

I have combined the great checkerboard

paper from Not For Girls cd and the

Christmas bunting from the Winter Wonderland cd's.

Also I have used some wonderful round playing

cards I found on ebay with those great printed

cogs on the back. Textured gold card to layer onto

and edge my bunting which reads

'Glorious Years'

We are going to a Jubilee party on Tuesday

so it's just perfect for the host!

Pop by the Polka Doodles girls

to see all their fab creations - you

won't be disappointed!

I'd like to share this with

Digi Doodle Shop Best - Get the bunting out

My Mum's craft shop - Red, White & Blue

Creative Craft Challenge - Red, White & Blue

Cupcake Challenge - Royalty