70th......Alcohol, Poker and football.....

Not my usual request for a card. But my friend Julie asked if I could make one for her father-in-law's 70th - his hobbies Poker, beer and football......worked out not too bad - thanks to First Floor Flat for the images of the playing cards. I used Basic Grey paper, football stamp then coloured white and hand cut beer glass with felt froth....

Copic Buzz - Mo manning

This is my first entry over at Copic Buzz and lets face it you have to have a go. The challenge this week is to use an illustration by the fab illustrator Mo Manning. If you don't already own any of her works of art they will even give you the little sweetheart above to use for your entry! How good is that....

The prize is vouchers for Mo's illustrations - well worth a try!

13th Robbie - Copics Colour Challenge........

This weeks challenge over at Copics colour Challenge was to use R59, BG09 and G99.....but I didn't have those, so I have used my closest colours that still worked well - I think!

I have doodled an image of a skateboarder for a friends son's 13th next week. Used Basic Grey paper as background and alpha stickers. The Copics I have used are R29, BG15, BG49, YG67, YG63, 100, E00, E29 and R20....

Polkadoodles Challenge 13.....

This week over at Polkadoodles the DT were challenged

to make a two fold or more fold card using sugar birdies.

I love Polly Polkadoodle and these flowers are great for layering.

My Dt card is a trifold scalloped oval.

I cut a paper layer to matt onto card and decorated all panels with

images from the Cd.

Flowers are layered and secured with an eyelet.

I used a scalloped circle inside to write on with one of the cute birdies added.

A ribbon secures the card through eyelets on the outside ovals.

Lots of great projects by the Design team - pay them a visit at the blog and be inspired!

You don't have to use their images for your entry - and you could win some -

well worth a go I'd say!

All entries due in by Sunday 23rd August......

Last lot of Jingle Jangle doodley Christmas....

The last lot of Polkadoodles Christmas samples that I have managed this week.
If you get a chance Jingle Jangle Christmas is being pre-viewed
on Create and Craft on Monday morning at 9a.m.

The CD is now available to pre-order from the Polkadoodles shop
and contains so much more than I have shown this week-
no doubt will be using it soon for some more cards though.....
I have really liked the images- especially liked doing the A4 card below, the cute polar bears
and deer are lovely .


Off to bed - I have had a request for a motorbike card - CBR 1000
- not feeling too inclined at this moment......
Still wanting to Jingle Jangle!

Craft Challenge 12 - A Sketch!

This is my Dt card for C.R.A.F.T.
this weeks challenge is a sketch and you could win a fab Basic Grey Rub on tool -
I use mine alot - a very handy wee thing!


Go visit all the DT - some great projects by them this week - nothing like a bit of blog hopping!
So come play - Thursday it's time to C.R.A.F.T. !

More Jingle Jangle Plokadoodles fun.....

Having a productive week as Reuben is off on a week at home allowing me

more time to play than normal - make the most of it - I say.

Still playing with the new Jingle Jangle Cd available to pre- order from Polkadoodles.

The only additional items on Christmas Polly are some eyelets, ribbon and stickles.

Just a little doodling added to gingerbread man using black pen and red stardust Sakura.


How cute are these robins - a touch of stickles and black pen are the only added extras here!

They are really cute - as you can tell I love working with them.....

Crafty Creations Challenge 28- Yellow

A little something to brighten up your day!

The challenge over at Crafty Creations this week is Yellow-

Be it mellow or be it bright, make it yellow for our delight!

My Dt card this week is the bubble monsters from the planet bubble wishing

somebody a happy birthday.
I had so much fun doing the bubble painting this week

( mix up washing up liquid, paint & water in a bowl and blow with a straw-

Take a print off the top of the bubbly bowl )
- Yes Spyder I also learnt this at playschool-

My mum taught at playgroup and I love helping out at ours now.

A few aditional Basic Grey Cupkake rubons and chipboard sentiment.

Bubbles cut from vellum and joined with eyelets - they just slot over edges.

Thnaks to Ali this week we have some gelatins as a prize.......

good luck and have fun!

Jingle Jangle Christmas - Polkadoodles.....

Just incase anyone thinks I am missing in action!
I am busy playing with some of the new images from Polkadoodles "Jingle Jangle" Christmas range - now available to pre-order from the Polkadoodles shop.

Nikki's images are great to work with and there is a huge range on this new cd.
These are just a few quick cards and I will put on more projects over the week.

I adore the deer and the owls.
There are eskimos, snowmen, trees and so much more.....
keep watching this space!



The new "Jingle Jangle"range will be shown on Create and Craft
at 9 a.m. on Monday the 17th August - worth the watching I'd say.

Drayton Lady atc swap - My Time to craft

Oh Liz! I am just getting organized - yes I am that organized person by nature -

just takes me a while to get there!

Recieved my swaps from the Drayton Lady swap on Trimmcraft on

Wednesday - thanks Cheryl, Sandie J and Crafty Critter!

So last night put on my thinking cap for this months swap....

I have combined my swap this month with the My Time To Craft challenge

which is neglected or forgotten stash!

"Underwater bubbles"

use a handmade background of bubble painting.

eyelets and ribbon and some hand coloured underwater

leather die cut creatures.

The neglected or forgotten item are the bracelet fastenings that I bought an age ago - thinking "oh! they could be good for something!" - gathering dust perchance!

Anyway had lots of fun doing these - atc's are cool and I always enjoy them - don't do enough!
I'm sure everyone has some neglected stash - go pay them a visit!

Polkadoodles sketch challenge.....

So excited to have been asked to join the girls at Polkadoodles

for my first DT card - it was a sketch

here is what I came up with....

My card was cut from a A5 blank so that the top of the circle is part of the back of the card

I hate making envelopes.

Everything is from the candy doodles CD - doodle tweets- how cool are those trees and birdies.

I coloured my trees with copics and Sakura.

Layered the bird rosette using some of the scalloped circles/ovals.

Added a little pink velvet ribbon and a handwritten sentiment.

Come join us and have a look at the fab creations this week from the rest of the DT.

All entries to be in for 12a.m. GMT Sunday 16th August!

You could win some fab Polkadoodles goodies.....

There is also a great tutorial on how to make a circular bag by one of the team Lou!

This week over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge -
it is a challenge to follow a recipe2 squares, 2 buttons and 3 papers

I have used a doodle of an owl that I did on my holidays

coloured of course with copics.

Basic Grey Mellow papers.

2 heart buttons for the owls eyes

Basic Grey Alphas and some papermania sticky pearls.

Come join the fun!

You could win some cosmic shimmer film and MM brads.

Also a big welcome to our new DT members....

Rose, Suzi, Eiglas, Magda

and our juniors

Enola and Jodie!

Looking forward to working with you

Copic Creations eyes - wish.....

The challenge this week at Copic Creations is "eyes".

I have been wanting to have a go at drawing Manga for a while - I love it!

My oldest has been into Yu-gi-oh for some time and have been doing

my best to learn the card game....

Anyway for my Manga girl I started with a picture of Hope but a bit disappointed it bears

little resemblence to her now - hairs good but she looks too old - think I would change

how I did the mouth next time.....Pleased with my eyes though as they

still have some shape of her eyes about them.

Anyway pop over to Copic Creations they have a lovely prize this week again. Also some fab cards from their talented design team - some great Manga style images.

Baby Jaguar - Ester is 3

Off to Ester's 3rd Birthday lunch today !

Unfortunately we missed the trip to Edinburgh Zoo on Saturday as we were driving home from our hols. Ester loves Baby Jaguar from Diego - so hopefully this card fits the bill.

ahhhhhhhhhh! realised too late spelt Esther's name wrong - ah well its a first for me.....

Surprise no 5......

Surprise no. 5 was to be an award - which was lovely to recieve....

The Circle of friends award- which I do think is a lovely idea

from Laura

who is a very creative crafter - go have a look!
But the since coming back from my holiday I have also recieved some more

this award I have recieved from Maxine and Suzi thanks girls - its so lovely to have you all think of me and I enjoy visiting all your blogs just wish I had more time to visit even more.....

The rules are to list 5 things you love to do and then pass on to 10 blogs.....

The 5 things I love to do are

1/ Spend time with my wonderful children (even when they drive me nuts), my folks and my husband(he never drives me nuts - honestly)

2/Draw and make just about anything

3/ go for coffee with friends - why do you think I am a SAHM

4/have friends and their children over - my house is always busy

5/I love Maths....any maths based puzzles - but I am sure my brain is not as good as it once was!

I would like to pass this award (choose one you like) onto

1/Rose

2/ Liz

3/ Saskia

4/Juli

5/Stef

6/Keryn

7/ Sylvia-Anne

8/Peggy

9/Jo

10/Cheryl

Sorry if you have it already - have a hug instead! Pssst I don't expect anyone to follow the rules- I am a bit of a rule breaker me - but since I was on a lucky streak....thought I'd better behave!

Surprise No 4.....

Thought I'd boobed but no they have blogged it so I can anounce it....

I am also very thrilled this week

to have joined team Polkadoodles - as many of you

know there is nothing I like more than a good doodle!

So can't wait to start using the fun products created by Nikky....

Wee freebie as promised.....Cyril Squirrel

A wee freebie to thank everyone who entered my blog candy as promised....

If you have any problems copying from blog or quality isn't good enough leave me your e-mail and I will send you a jpeg image of Cyril....

As you all know Rozzy won the candy and I did a doodle of her dog Mindy - will pop the original in the post tomorrow Rozzy.

Surprise No 3.....

Now I told you this has been an good week for me...scratch that - fantastic week!

I also won the last Copic Creations Challenge with my Orchid card.

Thank you Copic Creations and I really can't wait to recieve my wonderful Flourishes stamps.

I won their sweet pea collection ( I adore sweet peas) and I have also chosen their

Life, Love and lemons collection.....

thanks again!

Surprise No2.....brown parcel....

When I came in my front door, sitting on my bookcase was a mysterious brown parcel !

As you can imagine - I wasn't much help to Reuben who was by now unpacking the huge amount of things you need to go away on holiday with 3 small children!

No - I was too busy opening said package.....

Yipeeeee

I won the "Summer " theme competition over at Jasmine Crafts.

I had bought my "My Minds Eye" range from Sam as she was doing 25% off - too good a bargain to be missed. So I sent her a photo of one of the cards I had made with my goodies - she asked if It was an entry for her Summer competition and thats how it all came about....

I am thrilled with the range of Dovecraft fantasy products and a lovely olive Stayzon-

thanks Sam!

I'm Back - Crafty Creations.....surprise no.1

The challenge this week at Crafty Creations is to be inspired by the wonderful work of Lauren AlexanderI have to admit to being rather in awe of her work - love it and its wonderful colours - very refreshing and fun! I made a covered notebook using funky foam and felt with some Sakura pen.

As you will see mine is more of a translation - but how good is that image!

Pop over to Crafty Creations and have a go - what a brill prize from Deena this week - stamping up goodies.....have a look see what everyone else has created - great projects!

Lastly most exciting for me - they have asked me to join them permently on the DT!
How cool is that......I will start with them in a fortnight - watch this space!
have come back from my holiday
to 5 wonderful surprizes(yes I did say 5!)
I will let you know all the details over the next few days - ooooh.