Now for something completely different !

Hello Everyone, Have you had a good weekend? I was well enough to play so made a card!!

In my Yuku craft group a couple of weeks ago we had a die-cut swap and my partner was Becky, Becky sent me an amazing parcel of die-cuts. Lots of Tim Holtz die-cuts, bird cages and keys and lots of lovely stuff.

Because the die-cuts were so different to any I have or have ever used, I decided that over the weekend I must make a card using them. I have never made anything like this before and it is so different to ‘my style’ of card-making, but I must admit I had fun making it, using all the different techniques and getting covered in ink, it is far from perfect and I have lots to learn, but Thank you Becky for broadening my mind and stretching my imagination. Its a shame the photo doesn't show, but it all sparkles, the cage, key and lock are a metallic gold & silver and the flowers have been sprayed with glimmer mists, the ribbon is wonky but just ignore that bit lol! It does look better IRL.

However, even though I had lots of fun, I think I will stick to cute!!!!

I Found a few challenges this card follows the rules for so I would like to enter this into these challenges:

CARD CRAFTERS CIRCLE Challenge #10 = Use Die-cuts or Punches

CRAFTS FOR ETERNITY Challenge Recipe # 59 = Lock & Key

Edited to add:
Picked for 0ne of the Top 3 over at Crafts For Eternity - Thank you soooo much

Thanks for looking, Hope you are all well. Lou xxx

Tight Lines, Fishing Card

I have lots of 'fishermen' in my family, so this little fishing bear by Personal Impressions is one I use a lot. Its an older clear set that has a footballer, cricketer and golfer bears too. I have used Watercolour Pencils, and chalk, to colour this one and used K & Co 6x6 DP Hopscotch which is also another favourite that I use for men’s/boys cards.

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 106 = Boys or Masculine

Creative Card Crew Challenge #4 = Masculine (2^nd Entry)

Crafty Creations Challenge # 157 = Warm & Cuddly Teddy Bears

Do You Stack Up Challenge # 59 = Layers

Thanks for Looking,

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday # 141 Plus a Challenge Card

Whats On Your WorkDesk Wednesday # 141

Edited - Sorry WOYWW visitors I have been at #91 all day just finished going round leaving comments on desks saying i am #91 to pop back and find I am now at #89 How does that happen??? Sorry if i have confused you.

Good morning All, and welcome to my desk today, every Wednesday Julia From The Stamping Ground hosts the biggest blog hop ever! (Probably!!) Go check it out over HERE. I am sorry I didn’t even make it around half the desks last week and was still ‘snooping’ on Saturday. I will try harder this week. Thank You all so much for the leaving lovely comments last week.

So onto my desk:

Not much of interest really – All the usual essential tools, tissues and babywipes and Laptop!!!! I have been trying to make a small dent in my scrap card box, so have been making cards with no backing papers, no cute pictures, no embellishments, just scrap card and a little Papermania Stamp, (I know its a tough one!!!).

And I haven’t even got any new storage idea’s to share this week either. So a quick WOYWW and a quick peek of the finished card.

Hope you all have a great week, Take Care

Lou

I would like to enter this card into theses Challenges:

Creative Card Crew Challenge # 4 – Must be Masculine

Die Cutting Diva’s Challenge # 52 – Pick at Least 2 Colours Red, White, Black Or Pink & Must Use Die Cuts (the squares are cut with nesties)

Saasy Cheryls Digi Stamp Challenge # 102 – No designer papers!

Use It Up Tuesday Challenge # 25 Its A Birthday Party Must be A Birthday Theme and Must use old stash! My scrap Card is at least 1 year old perhaps 2 or 3 years old! and My Embossing folder is years old one of the first i ever got, Use It Up Tuesdays Are celebrating their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY with a fabulous Blog Hop, pop along a hop with them!!!

The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge # 36 – Make A Happy Birthday Card

Simon Says Stamp and Show – Anything Goes

Stamps R Us – (Last Challenge ) Anything Goes

Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge # 33 Super Scraps Saturday – Must Use Scraps!

Waste Not Wednesdays #7

Also over at Lisa's Blog WISHCRAFT she is doing a little challenge to use up Neglected Stash, well let her tell you more about it HERE It is called Waste Not Wednesday and as i have used my scraps on this card and it is Wednesday, i could enter under the new rules ! Yeahhhhh

And last but not least I have been sharing Photos of my pets with you each week, So far, we have had Ellie our Pooch, Fluff, Butternut and Pumpkin our cats and This is Toby, this was taken in the summer when he was up and about, he lives in the house with us and during the summer we take him into the garden during the day, he eats Worms and soft fruit and has 'a thing' for men's shoes, (but that's a story for another day!) Have a great week everyone

Win A complete Set of Flexmarkers At 'Going Buggy'

Good Morning All, would you like the chance to win A COMPLETE SET OF FLEXMARKERS,

One of the blogs I visit regularly is offering a brilliant chance to win, A Complete set of Flexmarkers, Now as I have already mentioned I won’t follow a blog just for candy, I have to love the creations that are made by the person offering it, well I already follow Enfys’s blog ‘ Going Buggy’, and would recommend her blog to anyone, she makes the most amazing flowers out of craftwork card candy, but I must say her blog is such a pleasure to visit it is beautiful, very clear and easy to read, lots of tutorials and of course her wonderful creations.

So anyway enough ‘waffling’ go check out this brilliant blog and follow the rules to have a chance to win this brilliant prize.

I Hope you don't mind me sharing this with you. Hope you all had a great weekend.
Lou x

Mimosa With Hat Card, And Hello New Friends

Good Morning Everyone

A HUGE HELLO, welcome and Thank you, to my new followers I can’t believe (neither can Hubby!) That I have 40 followers.

THANK YOU to you all, for taking the time to leave me such wonderful comments, encouragement and support, As you all know I have ME and various other medical problems, (some days I am unable to use my laptop, sitting in an upright position is sometimes impossible) So I find it really difficult to get round to all of your blogs and leave comments, I try to visit you all and leave you comments, but not nearly as much as I would like to and I am really sorry about this, I would love to be able to visit you all daily and leave comments but this is not possible and I hope that you understand.

I cannot Thank you enough for the kind comments you leave me, I read every single one and it means an awful lot to me..

Enough ‘waffling’ , here’s my card with the lovely new stamp, (another image that I coloured the other day!) Bildmalarna, Mimosa with Hat

(I can't find my list with the details of what copics i used or BP, if I find it I will edit this post! Sorry!) The doily is a ‘proper’ paper doily, you can get 60 in the £1 shop and the smallest size is perfect for a 6x6 card, they are very delicate, so had to brush the ink pad over gently, but it adds some texture and I quite liked the look.The bench is an image i coloured months ago I believe it is a Magnolia Bench!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:

CRAFTS AND ME CHALLENGES # 68 = Use A New Image

CRAFT US CRAZY # 20 = Anything Goes

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS = lets Get Girly

SEW MANY CARDS Challenge # 80 = Birthday (I haven't added a birthday sentiment but it will be a Birthday card, Promise!)

THE CRAFTY PAD Challenge # 157 = The Letter B (bench!)

Before I go I must give a mention to Feline Playful, they list all the crafty challenges and the winners every day, I am sure you all know about it but I doesn’t hurt to mention it and say Thank you to the wonderful Team, for the vast amount of work they must do to keep this blog up and running

Thank you all for visiting me, Hope you are enjoying your weekend

Lou x

Friday Fun - Decopatch and a new stamp

In my previous post i told you about the decopatch I had done this week, so decided to show a better picture, it is a lot of fun.
The Decopatch Place has lots of papers and shapes and tutorials and is a nice bright easy to use web site. I now have a small collection of papers and lots of glue so will be doing more of this!

Not had a great week health wise so not much craftiness happening in my space, however did get lots of fabulous new goodies, ready for when i feel better.

This is a new stamp I got this week From Bunny Zoe's Crafts

called Mimosa Hat by Bildmalarna coloured her with copics ready to add to a card.

Both The decopatch Place and Bunny Zoe's Crafts give impressive service and my products arrived with days of being ordered, ( I don't work for either company and only say it how i find it!)

Thanks for looking
Lou x