Thanks Shirley - Nannieflash

I'm not very good with these award thingies...but this one gave me a laugh...mostly because when it comes to writing I will be the first to admit my creatitvity vanishes......One of the reasons I was very happy to pass the reins over to Dt buddie Ei this year to write the blog posts at C.R.A.F.T.


Anyway  I received this fab and very funny award from the lovely Shirley http://nannieflash.blogspot.com/ and it comes with some conditions and they are :-

1. Thank and link the person who gave you the award
2. Display the award on your blog
3. Tell 6 lies and one truth about yourself or vice versa
4. Nominate 7 others and leave a message letting them know.

I'm going for the 6 truths and 1 lie....because like I say I'm not that creative when it comes to writing....

1. Im going to be 40 this year - I know it's just a number and it doesn't bother me in the slightest, still think the same as I did at 20!
2. I had two eye operations as a very wee girl to correct a squint
3. I had a jumper I knitted on display in an exhibition in Paris(don't knit anymore....)
4. My brother Angus made me a spinning wheel for my 21st Birthday(he was only 16 at the time)
5. My favourite food are My Dad's Spare ribs(just the way he cooks them obviously - not his actual ribs)! Followed my my Mum's baked tutti fruitti cheesecake.....
6. I had my nose cauterised as a teenager as had no air holes as it were(I know these are a bit weird but I am trying to think of things nobody is likely to know - other than maybe Mum!)

Now my 1 lie :-
I can't wait to get back to paid work and earn some real money! (there is alot to be said for being a SAHM - this is another truth by the way)

Now  for the 7 bloggers out there that can get a bit creative...if they like, or cop out like me!

Ei -  http://eiglas.blogspot.com/
Keryn - http://mckinkle-poppydog.blogspot.com/
Rose - http://rose-woollycrafts.blogspot.com/
Lyn - http://spyder-spyderscorner.blogspot.com/
Sam - http://yammas.blogspot.com/
Stitch -  http://stitchystamps.blogspot.com/
Tammy - http://tamminniesdesigns.blogspot.com/

Please don't worry if you don't do awards as it were - just thought it may be a bit of fun!

Crafty Creations......Childs play

Crafty Creations this week are looking for some

Childs Play!

Our sponsors this week are the very

lovely images by

Meljen Designs

I love this cute monkey!

Pop by the rest of the DT to see some more of the images.

Come play along as well - we love to visit your

Crafty Creations!

Doodlebug DP

Coloured with copics and Sakura

Sticky gems, bow and charm.....

Another Sympathy card....

The other sympathy card I had to make.

Using my new  orchid image and

Basic Grey Kioshi papers which

I think are beautiful.

Sympathy....

Not a card that I like to make,

unfortunately I have two personal ones to do this week.

This one is for our friends that got married in April.

Sadly their father passed on Friday.

The next one I have to do is a family one.

Reuben's Granny(we were at their 70th Wedding Anniversary last October)

also passed on Friday, but she was a fabulous 94yrs old.

Quirky New Releases and OSAAT

Have been playing with some new people which I can

only refer to as Quirky....

So this week I am introducing

Quirky girls Ally, Beth and Cora.

Having tried my hand at the Manga esq images

and deciding it wasn't me, I thought

I'd have a go at some cartoony fun girls that I

could still give my doodly style to.

I have Tammy to thank for these as she had won

my candy of any image of her choice.

She chose a girl shopping and so

Quirky Tammy shops was born.......

(this is a one off for Tammy and is not available)

Over at OSAAT this week the challenge is

Boys to men.

And is sponsored by the fun

Sew many Challenges!

Polkadoodles - Turtley in luv.....

How romantic!

Well it's Lou's Anniversary at Polkadoodles and

she has asked us to create an Anniversary card as the

challenge this week! 

My 'Turtley in luv' card uses

All Around & Everywhere

along with the fab toadstool stamp that is part

of Fairy Flutterfly Maggie set.

Pressed flowers, sticky gems

and Sakura to doodle sentiment.

Pop by Polkadoodles to see what the rest of the girls

on the Dt have been up to. Also join in the fun......

A huge welcome to the newbies that are joining us

at team Polkadoodles

Jenny

Lisa

Tracey

We are all looking forward to having you on the team!

C.R.A.F.T. - Create something using newspaper !

This week at C.R.A.F.T we are looking for your

creation to encorporate newspaper!

We welcome back Craft Obsessions

as sponsors and they will kindly let the winner choose

any 6 promarkers - what a fab prize! 

I have made some newspaper flowers

using some wonderful stamens from

http://www.roze.co.uk/

Thanks Stephanne for sending me on a mission!

die cut flowers from an old newspaper.

glimmer mist and art glitter(Gala Glitz - purple)

from Craft Obsessions

The flowers are in a small porcelaine vase

by my FIL potter Douglas Phillips.

So lets see what you can do with your

old newspaper - share it with us at C.R.A.F.T.!

Crafty Creations - Black & White with a splash of Red

This week at Crafty Creations

Georgia has set us the challenge of

Black and White with a splash of Red!

I have at last had the chance to

use a great flower drawing by Eiglas

one of my friends and DT buddie over at C.R.A.F.T.

Coloured with Copics

Colour Pop Dp and Coredinations black Gemstones.

Some fab B&W ribbon that I won in a candy

from Ruby - it's all lovely!

Some red gems, white mulberry flowers

inked edges on card and flowers.

Rub on sentiment.

Hat pin and glass bead!

We'd all love to see your

black & White with a splash of red

Creations over at Crafty Creations

and the lucky winner this week will recieve

a £10 gift voucher for

Eat Cake Graphics!

This months offer......at Stitchy Bear stamps

It's the first of the month.

So today the offer 99c stamps at

Stitchy Bear Stamps are changing.

Mine this month is

Stuck in a tree......

Looking forward to getting back to normal today

and popping by to visit your blogs!

AWOL and early releases.....

I will not be around much for the next 4 days as it is

the yearly in-law camp out in  our backgarden.

It's going to be pretty quiet this year I think only 9 of us.

But then we do only have one toilet ....so it's

probably for the best!

Anyway have decided I would do my new releases early this

week so you can get a few extra days

with them in the 50% off sale

at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

This week I have gone for some of my favourite

indoor flowers.....orchids!

Phalaenopsis and Slipper orchid

are both available at Stitchy Bear Stamps.

The 50% off sale is on until Monday.

So if you have had a chance to grab a bargain

and there is something you fancy.....

Pop by and have a wee browse.

Have a great holiday weekend.

We are awaiting a large trampoline delivery today!

So expect some mad photo's next week!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blue and Green

A huge thank you to everyone that popped by my stop

on the C.R.A.F.T. blog hop last week!

The winner at my stop is

TAMMY

if you e-mail me you can let me know if you would

prefer 5 of my current digis

or 1 designed for you in a theme

of your choice!

Pop by C.R.A.F.T. to get a full list of winners

and thanks again everyone!

This weeks challenge is Blue and Green!

I have gone for a sea theme! For a Birthday card

for a friends husband.

We are welcoming back Gina at

Your Special Delivery

as sponsor this week!

Over at C.R.A.F.T. we would love

to see any creation as long as the

main colours are Blue and Green!

C.R.A.F.T. Birthday Blog Hop

If you are looking for the C.R.A.F.T. Birthday Blog Hop and all those fab prizes that go with it  - it is here

Crafty Creations DT card

Shelly has challenged the DT at

Crafty Creations this week to use their favourite stamp

from Bugaboo Stamps this weeks sponsor.

I have chosen BAngel a little birdie.....

Coloured with copics and combined with the fab

free papers on Simply Cards and Papercraft

this month by Polkadoodles.

I have added a little glitter with Sakura

She is so cute and I think works well with the

Polkadoodles freebie(we all like a freebie!)

Pop over to Bugaboo stamps and have a wee look

some really fun images!

So over at Crafty Creations Shelly is challenging you

to use your favourite stamp - what fun!

Golden Wedding....Lesley's Mum and Dad

A Golden Wedding request

for my friend Lesley's Mum and Dad.

Alphas cut on Pazzels

Green At Heart Basic Grey DP

Bassil Bling

Martha Stewart punches

Hand cut hearts

tiny mulberry paper flowers.

Happy Birthday Sister

Not my sister I should add - for a friend!

Using the wonderful Mo Manning Image

coloured with copics

Basic Grey Kioshi paper

Martha Stewart punch

Mulberry paper flowers......

This weeks releases at Stitchy Bear Stamps and OSAAT

This weeks new doodles from me at

Stitchy Bear Stamps are

Octopuss Rockpool

and

Hanging Basket

Everything is still half price until the end of the month!

This weeks challenge at OSAAT

is furry/feathered friends

thanks for creating wonderful cards using

my images - Birds in a tree -Tammy#1

and - Scatty Cat - Sam!

Frisbee fun in the garden....

Hi!

Very hard to catch a frisbee like this!

Reubs playing frisbee with the kids in our garden

Caleb

What a great day - has to be shared!

Hope

Jacob!

Caleb keeping us all right!

Polkadoodles - Blue & Orange/Peach

Over at Polkadoodles this week Fliss has set the challenge

a lovely colour combination

her Mum's favourite of

Blue with Orange/peach

I have used Gracie the Flutterfly fairy without her wings.

Coloured with copics.

Some great Polkadoodles flowers

with springy pipe cleaner stems.

Lovely peach flower  buttons and

a little Sakura doodling....

Please remember Polkadoodles are on the lookout

for some new Dt members!

I can thoroughly recommend it - great team and lovely

products to work with.....pop by and have a wee look!!!!!

Happy Birthday C.R.A.F.T. - Blog Hop......

I find it so hard to believe that

C.R.A.F.T.

is 1 Year old

Happy Birthday C.R.A.F.T.

I still remember the good feeling I had when Tracy

asked me to join the DT!

For your challenge this week we are looking

for Celebrations cards.

Mine is a large easel card for my daughter

Hope who will be 3 next month!

Using my  Mouse House image

coloured with copics & Sakura, My Minds Eye DP,

Cotton crocheted ribbon, imitation orchids,

eyelets and brads.

Dragonflies and butterflies are doodlebug brads!

So po over to C.R.A.F.T

we are so looking forward to seeing some of your

CRAFTING

the lucky winner will recieve

along side our challenge we are having a blog hop....

Loads of prizes to be won!!

This bit is copied from C.R.A.F.T.

We have lots of lovely individual sponsors for our Blog Hop too!

It’s going to be a lot of fun with prizes and draws at each stop and a final winner at the end, so don’t be a square—be there! -and be in with a chance to win!

Our blog-hop order is this:-

1) You start on the C.R.A.F.T Challenge blog and you visit each Design Team Member’s personal blog and leave a comment.

2) At each stop there will be a RED word associated with crafting for you to collect

3) We’re staying with our customary alphabetical list for the team so Andrea is the next stop after the C.R.A.F.T Challenge blog. Andrea will give you the link to the next DTM and so on.

4) At the end, we want you to get back to C.R.A.F.T and leave us a comment with the nine words you pick up! If you can make a sentence so much the better!

Just to make it clear for you to follow - here is our DT in alphabetical order.

Andrea

Claire - thats me....

Eileen

Enola

Jo

Magda

Rose

Suzi
Tigerlover

We're SO Looking forward to seeing who comes up with the correct sentence as we have a really fabulous new sponsor for that - QVC's Scrapbooking Expert, Rosemary Merry!

She is kindly having a good look through her stock at Crabapple Crafts top find something lovely for that clever crafter (who will be chosen from the corrrect answers by random generator) who gets the sentence right! Now how cool is THAT!

At my stop on the blog hop you can win

a digi designed just for you....

I will draw a winner from my comments and they can

either choose an image created for them or any 5 of my digi stamps!

Now you're next stop on the C.R.A.F.T. Birthday hop is Ei!

Crafty Creations - Congratulations!

This week at Crafty Creations

we are looking for your Celebration Projects.

We have Wink Wink Ink sponsoring us

isn't this a lovely image!

I have used Basic Grey DP to back.

Copics to colour

Sakura to doodle

Core dinations to create clouds.

Pop by and see what the rest of the Dt have to celebrate

at Crafty Creations!