Totally Tilda Challenge ~ 88.

Good Morning my lovelies.

Today I have a card to share for the new challenge at Totally Tilda...which means I am delighted to still be on the team....thank you very much!

 We also have a new addition...the amazingly talented and super sweet Linda.

So...the theme for the new challenge is masking.

Now I know this might shock you, but I have done masking before. Yessiree I have!

Once.

I spent ages searching through all my stamps, because although I have lots of (and then some)  images, I don't buy the accessory stamps simply because I don't use them.

But I did find one background stamp!

I'm not quite sure what I was thinking here!!

Now I look at it I can't help but wonder why Tilda would be stood in front of a barbed wire fence?

I'm thinking she nipped over the fence and into the meadow to pick a flower, and then jumped back over quickly in the hope that no-one had seen her...only it looks like she got her knickers caught on the barbed wire and now she's desperately trying to free herself whilst still looking all sweet and innocent!

Card details:

The colouring is done with DI markers.

The papers are Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics.

A sentiment from Whimsy, a Doo Hickey swirl, a couple of punched flowers and a smattering of pearls.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is:

Bunny-Zoe Crafts.

With a prize of

Please pop on over to the Totally Tilda blog where you can see all the amazing cards from my teamies.

Before I go I want to wish my gorgeous girly Emma a very Happy Birthday.

I know you'll be enjoying a fun filled weekend, spent with friends and family ♥ ♥ ♥

Thanks for looking.

Love'n' hugs

The Ribbon Girl Candy Winner

A big thank you to everyone that joined in with my little candy.

Mr Random has chosen two winners and each will receive

So the first number picked is...

 Anne

And the second number to be picked is...

Dianne

If you could both please EMAIL ME and I will pass your email address's through to Mary and she will contract you directly with your vouchers.

I'll be back tomorrow with a card!

Love 'n' hugs

Wee Posey ♥

Good Morning my lovelies.

At long last...a card! I've not had time to get in my craft room since early December so it was lovely to just sit and colour, even more so when the image is super cute.

This gorgeous little fairy from the very talented Sylvia Zet is Posey, available to buy as a digital stamp HERE or as a rubber stamp HERE.

As always, she's been coloured with DI markers.

The papers are Pion Design Studio of Memories.

Two beautiful ribbons from The Ribbon Girl, the ivory one is 15mm satin and the pink ribbon and bow is 32mm Pure Silk. (see the post below for The Ribbon Girl candy)

A little wooden flower button, a few pearls, some glamour dust and a butterfly completes the card.

I will enter this into the challenge at In The Pink which is 'Anything Goes'...as long as there is plenty of pink!

That's my first week back at work over with, thank goodness! 

Sheesh but it's horrible going back in after the long Christmas break and getting back to the routine of early mornings!

Thanks for looking.

Love 'n' hugs

New Year Candy

Happy New Year to you all ♥

I know I said that yesterday but today IS the New Year so I'm going to say it again!

Another year has flown past at break-neck speed and a new year has started, bringing with it lots of exciting things for me to look forward too, and one of the those exciting things is that I was asked by Mary and Andrea from 

 if I would like to be Guest Designer in 2014....would I?? 

Yep indeedy I would, thank you very muchly!

(followed by lots of squealing and clapping)

As regular readers know, I'm a plain and simple kinda woman and my cards don't usually have much in the way of embellishments, but I do love ribbon and my particular favourite is the satin ribbon which comes in a gorgeous array of colours and sizes.

But the Ribbon Girl stocks a wide variety of products, not just ribbon but something to suit everyone's tastes.

So, in honour of this...

...I thought I would put a little candy on here. I've not done candy for a while, since the boy went off to University in London and emptied our bank account in the process!

I have TWO of these vouchers to give away...£15 each to 2 winners.

To enter: Just click on the blue frog below.

Please note: The vouchers can be redeemed against any of the vast products stocked in the shop, but not against the P&P, which can be anything from £2.50 in the UK up to £5.25 for the USA.

Thanks for looking and a big thank you to Mary and Andrea ♥

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all my family, friends and followers.

I know I've been missing for almost 3 weeks now! Like everyone else, I was so busy in the run up to Christmas...shopping, wrapping and writing, and since I finished work on Christmas Eve I've not had any time to just sit and write.

But I have to say, we've all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the company of good friends and family.

We've either had visitors or been out visiting every day and I'm starting to feel a little fatigued now. I've also been out with friends to see an Elvis impersonator...he was actually very, very good and if I was an Elvis fan then I'm sure I would've enjoyed it more, and I went to see West Side Story at the Palace theatre in Manchester with the hubster...now that was excellent!

I haven't set foot inside my craft room since the first week of December but I hope to get some playtime before I have to go back to work...I think it's going to need a good dusting first!

I hope everyone has enjoyed Christmas (and got lots of crafty stash to play with).

Wishing you a very Happy, Healthy and Blessed 2014, and many thanks for your continued support and friendship.

Love 'n'hugs

Totally Tilda Challenge ~ 87

Good morning my lovelies.

I'm sorry I've not been on here recently...more of that later, but I'm back today with a card for the new challenge at Totally Tilda. This will be the last challenge for this year. The theme we have is a nice and easy one for you, "Anything Goes" with an optional added extra of "recycling" if you so wish.

(sorry for the very wonky photo!)

Winter Tilda has been coloured with the usual DI markers.

The papers are Maja Design Vintage Frost basics and the little sentiment is cut from one of the sheets, as is the Finland postage stamp.

I set a good example and added some recycled bits to my card.

The diagonal strip of lace was on a Christmas gift I received last year, I just had to dampen it and iron it flat again. The Norway stamp at the top was peeled off a parcel of papers from Papirgleder and the blue button I snipped off my PJ's. (It's very considerate of clothing manufacturers to be so nice to us crafters and supply spare buttons with clothes...that is why they're put there, right?)

Plenty of glamour dust on Tildas muff and hat pom-poms, a few pearls and a bow made from 15mm Ivory satin ribbon.

There are 3 very generous sponsors for this challenge, please pop on over to the Totally Tilda blog to read all about it, and to see all the fabulous creations from my DT sisters.

So, as I said at the beginning, my apologies for not being on here lately.

We went away last weekend to see Hal in London, travelling down on the Friday and coming back home on Sunday. Hal took us to his favourite places, Camden Market, Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, Covent Garden and a stroll along the Southbank. 

We had a fabulous time but my poor feet were throbbing!

This week I started my Christmas shopping...a tad late I know! I think I'll need to give up sleeping to get on top of everything before the big day arrives. I also bought Christmas cards because I haven't got any handmade ones to send! 

I was asked a while ago if I would donate some cards to the Christmas Fayre, to raise money for the Salvation Army and of course I said yes. I did think I would have plenty of time to make some more but I think someone's been stealing the months and wham bam before you know it...Christmas is almost here!

I just have a few more gifts to buy now, presents to wrap and cards to write...I need one of Santas Little Helpers please!

Thanks for looking.

Love 'n' hugs

Totally Tilda Challenge ~ 86

Good Morning my lovelies.

It's December 1st today...how on Earth did that happen? I guess I need to start thinking about Christmas!

I'm here today with my creation for the new Totally Tilda challenge. The theme for the next fortnight is

'Anything But A Card' and I chose to dress up a box.

Show the way Tilda has been coloured with the usual DI markers.

I used MFT dies to make the tag and the pretty little paper bow.

A punched snowflake, a couple of Doodlebugs jewels, and a sparkly diamante embellie complete the tag.

The box with an acetate cover is pre-made from Stampin' Up and it's held closed with 25mm satin ribbon tied into a big, fat bow and finished with a Sparkly button.

The box is filled with lovely ribbons from The Ribbon Girl in shades of purple.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is...

Sir Stampalot

And the prize for one lucky winner is 2 Magnolia stamps.

Please pop on over to the Totally Tilda blog and check out all the amazing creations from my super talented DT sisters.

Thanks for looking.

Love 'n' hugs