Flower Fairy

Hi all,

By the time this post is live I should be on my way to sunny Brean Sands for a week of Fun, Sun & Sea with a few little drinks thrown in too lol!!!. But for now as its the weekend it means its time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week we want to see 

Pearls

We are sponsered this week by the fabulous 

Megan also gave the team a choice of images to work with so I chose the fabulous Amalia Flower Fairy - 396.

I teamed my image with some bright and funky papers and added pearls to the center of my flowers and in the corner of my card.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop by the TG Challenge and check out my team mates gorjuss creations.

I have scheduled a few posts over next week to keep you company whilst I am away lol!!

Lyndsey xx 

Drip Dry - DT card for Milkcoffee

Hi all,

Today see's us girls showcasing our creations over at the Milkcoffee Blog. The theme this fortnight is

Home Sweet Home

For my card I have chosen to use the fabulous Sally hanging her laundry, which is just perfect for the theme. She is available with lots of other gorgeous images over in the Milkcoffee Store.

I have teamed Sally with some bright and cheerful papers from Echo Park, added a bit of gingham ribbon and some fabby WOC flowers.

Please do pop on by the blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations, dont forget you still have time to enter our Circles Challenge & our Colour Challenge for a chance to win yourself some gorgeous Digi Images of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Wedding Tree

Hi all,

Well sorry I have been absent for a few days, tied myself up to too many normal life things last week including running the school summer fete and the time just ran away with me. So have been grovelling on my knees to my teamies at Totally Gorjuss & Cardmadfairys for letting them down on challenges last week (slaps hands!!!!)

Anyway didn't think I had anything to show you as I have not made anything for a few days, then remembered that I had a card published last Thursday in Quick Cards Made Easy Iss 103 on behalf of Little Claire.

As it's that time of year when we think of weddings etc I decided to use the Changing Tree stamp and used the wedding accessories.

The papers were from the Dovecraft Tea Party Range and I went with pastel colours and pretty patterns. A few flowers from a Tonic Punch and finished off with some gorgeous organza ribbon and pearls.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, really must try and catch up with some commenting now!

Lyndsey xx

Birthday Balloons

Hi all,

Its time for a new challenge over at Milkcoffee and this fortnight our theme is -

Circles

So we would like to see your circular shaped cards, circles on your paper, image etc

For my card I have chosen to use Charlotte and Bunny Love Balloon, she is just so adorable.

So I have used a circular card, cut my image out using a circle nestie shape and added a circle doillee at the back of my image.

Please do pop by the Challenge Blog and join in the fun, you could win 3 digi images of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly - Girlie

Top Tip Tuesday - Circles

Divas by Designs - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Circles

MAWTT - Pink, Pearly & Pretty

Hey There,

Hi all,

Well yet again I am late with a post, this one should have gone up last Thursday and I forgot sorry!!!!.

Milkcoffee are showcasing boyish themed images this fortnight and I was given Cute Little Policeman to work with. Isn't he just fab you will find him along with lots of other images at the Milkcoffee Shop.

I kept the card very simple and added just a bit of twine and a few Card Candi for decoration. The papers are from a MME Stella & Rose pack.

Don't forget you still have a few days to join in with our Sports Challenge over on our Challenge Blog and also our Colour Theme Challenge which lasts until 9th Aug.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Changing Tree

Hi all,

What a bloomin dreary day it is again, I cant believe I am sitting here with my heating on in the middle of July!!!!.

So what can we do to brighten up the day, well Little Claire are releasing another new christmas stamp today called Christmas Changing Tree. If you already have the original Changing Tree you will know just how versatile it can be. You can buy the set as a whole with trunk & 10 accessory stamps for £5.50 or if you already have the trunk from the original set you can get the accessory stamps for just £3.99.

So here are my samples.

So what do you think, fabulous isnt it!!, the best thing is you can also combine the other accessory stamps with it too such as the musical notes, owls, hanging hearts or use the presents from this one on a birthday tree.

I teamed my image with some Dovecraft & HOTP papers, a few punched snowflakes and the sentiments are Little Claire too.

Would you like to win this stamp?, pop on over to the Blog and let us know what sort of tree you would like growing in your garden and 3 lucky peeps will be chosen at random. I can tell you now that if you asked my hubby his answer would be 'a Money Tree' lol!!

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey x

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July

Divas By Design - Christmas in July

2 Sisters - Christmas in July

Crafters Companion - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July

Sit back, relax & enjoy - DT card for Little Claire

Hi all,

Well  I am a day late with this post, as I dont really like putting 2 posts on in the same day so I saved this one for today.

We have a new monthly challenge over at Little Claire and this month our theme is

Holidays/Summer

so we would like to see your holiday/summer inspired creations.

Now the prize for this months challenge is this fabby little bundle of goodies

And here is my card

I have used a fab Digi Image called Seasons Summer Scene which can be used on its own (like I have done) or combine it with the Seasons Window. This image just sums up the summer and holidays to me, sitting outside relaxing in the sun, catching a few rays with a nice little drinky poo on the table lol!!!. I have teamed the image with some gorgeous First Edition Papers, Dovecraft Ribbon, Tonic Punch flowers and a LCI sentiment.

Please do pop by the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous summer inspired creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, will be back soon with some exciting news.

Lyndsey xx

Christmas in July

Hi all,

Well today is one of my fave days of the year (the NEXT sale lol!!!) have been this morning with Abbie and topped up our holiday wardrobe.

But back to business & today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week our theme is

Christmas in July

So we want to see your Christmas creations.

Now for my card I was challenged by Steve & Gill at Little Claire to create a Christmas card from one of their none Christmas stamps and I was given the stamp At Home, which is a lovely village scene.

So I made my grass and roof's look like they were covered in snow and made it look like it was snowing using my white gel pen. The paper is from Papermania and I also used a LC Christmas Sentiment Stamp. A few flowers and some gorgeous pleated Gingham ribbon to finish.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabby creations.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

Spell it out

Hi all,

Sorry I havent been around for a few days, really need to catch up with my commenting. However I have been very busy behind the scenes making lots of Christmas samples for Little Claire and also organizing the school summer fete on the PPTA.

Anyway today I have a couple of samples to show you from a new stamp release from Little Claire called Daisy Dot which is an alphabet & numbers clear stamp set. For £12.99 you get the complete alphabet, numbers 0-9 and the ?, !, & symbols.

Here is a close up of the detail

                                

And here are my samples.

I have kept my samples very simple as I really wanted to show off the letters. I die cut each individual letter and them gave them a frame before putting them on my cards with foam pads. On the first card I just coloured the flowers and on the second I coloured round the flowers which gives them a different look.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, hope to catch up with you all soon.

Lyndsey xx

Garden Party

Hi all,

A very quick post to show you a couple of Trimcraft samples to show you today using the new Garden Party Range.

Gift Bag

Cascading Card

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Alice in Wonderland - DT card for Totally Gorjuss

Hi all,

Sorry I am late with my post today, I have had to go over to my moms to get my washing done as my washer has broken down and they cant come out and fix it till next week. The kids cannot go to school in dirty uniforms lol!!!

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and as its the first Saturday of the month it means its Sketch Week, which is as always sponsered by Joanna Sheen with a £10 voucher to spend in her online store

So here's the sketch (nice & easy)

 And heres my Card, I have used a fabulous new image from Milkcoffee called Tiffany in the Wonderland, isnt she just gorjuss.

Of course Tiffany as Alice had to be coloured in blue, so I teamed her with some fabby Papermania Capsule Collection papers, a few WOC flowers and some gorgeous Organza Ribbon.

Please do pop by the Challenge Blog and check out my team mates gorjuss creations this week.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Craft Punked - Monochrome (hope hair & skin colours are ok)

Paper Pretties - Any Occasion Card

Scrapbook Sisters - One Stamp

Delightfull Challenges - Primary Colours (Blue)

Paperplay Challenge - Happy Birthday

Under the Sea

Hi all,

What happened to yesterday's sunshine, It was raining when I got up at 6.30am and it is still raining now bloomin weather!! At least I love my Postman today he has just brought me some lovely parcels of goodies - my goodies from winning the Willow Sketchie Challenge, 12 x 12 Tilda Paper Pad from Cardmaking & Papercraft Challenge & a fabulous parcel from Little Claire with lots of new Christmas designs. I am going to be one very busy lady!!! 

Anyway today sees a new challenge over at Cardmadfairy's and we thought we would try and spread a little sunshine your way so this challenge theme is

Summertime

We would like to see and summer themed creation, whether its the image, papers, colours etc.

So here is my card, now I chose to use Molly Mermaid for my creation as I was thinking summer = beach = sea = mermaids (think I have watched Barbie Mermaid Tale DVD too many times with abbie!!).

I tired to create a little scene and imagine she was swimming under water, so I used a little bit of cheesecloth and some Sizzix Swirls as seaweed.

Hope you like my creation, please do pop by the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous summertime creations. Remember if you want to join in the fun you must use a Digi Image on your creation.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, pop back tomorrow to see my DT creation for Totally Gorjuss.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Stampaive & More - Lots of Flowers

Creative Mondays - Mermaids & Faries

Bunny Zoes - Girls, Girls, Girls,

Creative Card Crew - Pearls & Swirls

Crafty Sentiments - Summertime

Catch a little fishy - DT card for Milkcoffee

Hi all,

Well after a wet start this morning, the sun is now shining here not sure how long it will last though!!

Today sees a new challenge over at Milkcoffee Challenge and as we are on the countdown to the start of the Olympics, this week our theme is

Sports

So we would like to see any kind of sporting creations on your card, remember you dont have to use a MC image but we always love it when you do.

Now I am not into any kind of sport at all. I have to say I hate it with a passion, I would much rather sit comfortably and read a nice book than get all hot and sweaty running about - so I wont be bothered with the Olympics at all (sorry!!). Now hubby on the other hand is mad about football (well don't even get me started on that - bloomin being paid loads of money for running about kicking a ball!!!!) and will watch any match going, but at least it gives me peace to craft when he is occupied. 

So for my card I used the fabulous Lets Go Fishing which is available with lots of other fab designs in the Milkcoffee Store. Reason being - in my head fishing is a much more relaxing kind of sport and I could imagine myself sitting on the bank of a river, enjoying a good book whilst hubby did a spot of fishing lol!!!!.

Anyway whilst sorting through my papers, I found these fabulous fishy one's from the Male Smirk range from Trimcraft and thought they were just perfect. I used a bit of cheesecloth as my net, and a bit of twine to look like a fishing line lol!!. I finished off by cutting out and decoupaging some of the little fish and 'Gone Fishing' sign.

Please do pop by the challenge blog, check out my team mates creations and join in with the challenge yourself. You never know you could be the winner of 3 Digi's of your choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, will be back tomorrow with my DT card for Cardmadfairy.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Top Tip Tuesday - Male Card

Crafty Boots - Sport

Kaboodle Doodles - A Boys Life

Stamps & Fun - No girls allowed

Dude Time Doodles - Fun in the Sun

Pot full of blooms

Hi all,

I have a card to show you today using the new range from Trimcraft called Garden Party. The range consists of 12x12, 8x8 & 6x6 papers, 8x8 Decoupage Pad, 3D Stickers, Fabric Brads, Buttons, Ribbons, Gems and Paper Flowers all in a fabulous pastel colourway and ditsy prints.

The card I am showing you today is a Pull up Flower Pot card that I made with my class a couple of weeks ago using Spellbinders Die Cut Flowers, when my new goodies from Trimcraft arrived I knew that the Die Cut Flower Decoupage Pad would be just perfect for this card and so had a play.

These are the original cards I made with my class, the top pulls out to reveal a message

And this is the card I made with the Garden Party Products

Here are the Instructions in case you would like to have a go yourself.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, please pop back tomorrow to see my DT card for Milkcoffee.

Lyndsey xx

Candy Beach Huts

Hi all,

I have another card to show you today using the Christmas Beach Huts from Little Claire, this time I went for a contemporary Candy Colour combo. I really love this stamp although I did spend a lot of time trying to get my shading right and I would recommend a couple of extra fine nibs for your promarkers.

The papers are again Papermania Mistletoe Kisses, a strip of Organza and dotty ribbon and a few MS Snowflakes.

Thanks for popping by my blog today.

Lyndsey xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

The Squirrel & the Fox - Christmas in July

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Christmas in July

Hooked on Crafts - Christmas in July

Lollipop Crafts - Christmas in July

Bright Blue Skies

Hi all,

Pinch, punch 1st of the month, white rabbits, white rabbits ....................

Can you believe we are in July already, well as its the 1st of the month it can only mean one thing. Time for a new club stamp from Little Claire.

Join Our Club in JULY and for only £8.00 you will receive our fantastic Bright Blue Skies set which also comes with the sentiments 'Butterfly Kisses' & 'Green grass, bright blue skies and lots of cheery butterflies' together with all the materials/instructions to make a card with your stamps and two more colour project ideas for these stamps.

You will receive new Little Claire stamps, pre-cut materials & colour project ideas etc each month, and also a 10% discount off any products you buy online, by phone or at any of the shows.

So here are my cards.

The card base is an Easel Scalloped Card Blank available from Little Claire, free papers from a magazine, MS fence border punch and a little X-cut flower punch.

This card uses the same free papers, Elegant Fancy Edge Card Blank from Little Claire, X-cut medium flower punch, MS branch punch and a Magnolia Fence Die.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the Little Claire blog and check out the rest of the Design Teams fabulous creations.

Have a fabulous Sunday

Lyndsey xx


I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges


Crafting when we can - Summer Fun


Joanna Sheen - Summer Daze


Di's Digi Challenge - Summertime


Emergency Crafters - Summer Sun


Stampin Sister in Christ - Something New ( new stamps)