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!

Crafty Creations...Thank you!

It's that time of year in Scotland -

We break for summer tomorrow, so all sun

dances or rituals most welcome!

Crafty Creations has a handy

Thank You challenge this week.

Between our 3 kids we had 8 teachers presents

to come up with. So they had to be fast and inexpensive.

The glass candle holders were 50p each in Morrisons....

Mrs Lamont was Calebs teacher this year

she has been wonderful for him -

school is a bit of an inconvenience for Caleb!!!

Gets in the way of bug hunting....

The tags were made using my

Teacher Thank you set.

Hope was there on hand to

"help out"

Lots of fab thank you creations

to inspire from the team this week

pop by for a look and we'd love you to join us!

at Crafty Creations!!!!

Polka Doodles...stashbox stamp challenge!

At Polka Doodles this week

its a stashbox stamps challenge.

The Dt are digging out their rubber stamps

by other designers to work alongside

Polka Doodles products.

I have gone for a cute

Ladybird Tilda image.

Perfect for this weeks

Red,White and Blue challenge.

Background paper is Creative Christmas cd.

Flowers embellishments

Sundae of Seasons cd (hearts)

Back to Nature (Flowers)

Just added a little doodling

and some glaze.

Come play at Polka doodles -

and pop by to see what the rest of the DT

have been upto!

Crafty Creations....sparkle!

Over at Crafty Creations the challenge is SPARKLE

unfortunately there were not enough

hours in the week to use one of this weeks sponsor images

WAGS'N'WHISKERS.

So I settled on the very marvelous

Bea bear for my sparkley

New Baby card.....

Come play at

CRAFTY CREATIONS

and you could win a fab prize from

WAGS'N'WHISKERS!

Lots of love!....

A few of the cards I have been

asked to make recently!

I seem to be surrounded by

Weddings, Anniversaries and baby

cards at the moment.....

Ruby Wedding using my

Thistle cross image,

coloured with promarkers,

Basic Grey dp,wooden lock

lovely ribbon from local craft shop.

First Wedding Anniversary card.

I love this Michelle Perkett image!

Coloured with Promarkers,

dps all odds from off cut box.

flowers made by me using Nellie Snellen

punch and sprayed with Cosmic Shimmer.

It's a baby girl.....

Lastly a baby girl card.

I have to say I never tire of the easel format.

Lots of dps all from oddments box.

Cute elephant by......will look this up.

Prima flowers and some sticky pearls.

Polkadoodles winner blog hop.....

So sorry this post is sooooo late.

I am having real problems with my computer at the

moment, so big appologies!

My stop winner for the blog hop is

BUNNY

Congratulations! Please e-mail me your address

and I will pop your prize in the post A.S.A.P.

Thanks to everyone that played along!



Crafty Creations......Just Imagine

Juelmarie has set her first challenge

at Crafty Creations

and it's just Imagine

We are welcoming

Pattie's creations

for the first time as sponsor.

I have used one of her fun images

coloured with Copics and Sakura.

WE R Memory Keepers dp

and chip stickers.

Come play at Crafty Creations

What do you imagine?

Wildflower....

One of my new digi's

Wildflower.

Loved making this card shame the photo is rubbish

but its away now no no chance

of another one.

Coloured with Promarkers, Sakura, 

We are Memory Keepers dp,

Martha Styewart punches....

Has anyone seen the ad

for Stitchy Bear Stamps in

Papercrafting Essentials this month?

Keep your eyes peeled there are more top came!

Hope turns 4 ....a few photos to share

I can't believe my smallest

Hope turned 4 on Saturday.

So its been a weekend of fun

and lots of girly things......

she is very unlike her Mum that way.

We had a great girls day at the Bear Factory

on Friday with her best friends

Poppy and Esther.

Then off to Dobbies for lunch -

it really was a lovely day.

Followed with a great family

Bar-b-que on Saturday - can't

be beaten!

Just a few photo's to share.....

Polkadoodles blog hop.....

If you are looking for the blog hop and all those wonderful prizes...

you will find it here!
Extended for a week due to blogger problems.....

Polka Doodles.....Something for Dad.

Ruth has set the challenge this week...

At Polka Doodles

Something for Dad or a male relative!

I have used the very marvelous

Paper Boutique Vol 3

By Polka Doodles to create

my toolbox card.

The toolbox happily stands itself

but I wanted to combine it with the

lovely Woodgrain card

that I bought in my local craft shop.

Pop over to Polka doodles

to find out all the winners

from the fab blog hop challenge.

The Blog hop winners themselves will

be anounced asap after they are drawn

on Sunday!

Somewhere over the rainbow....Crafty Creations

Peggy has set a wonderful challenge

this week at Crafty Creations.

Based on the Wizard of Oz song

Somewhere over the rainbow.......

My sentiment is

Live your dreams and to me it sums

up the song and the film.

The very wonderful Whimsy stamps

are this weeks sponsor.

Coloured with Promarkers/Sakura.

Basic Grey papers, fabric flowers

and handmade foliage/butterflies.

We always look forward to visiting your

Creations for the

Crafty Creations Challenge!

Where does your rainbow lead you......