A little Stuck

Hi all,

Its time for a new challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink today and this fortnight my lovely teamie Kath has chosen our challenge and she has chosen

Easel Card

The Ladybugs have also decided to showcase Magnum with this challenge.

I have chosen to use the very funny Catflap Magnum - love the look on his face as he realises that he is a little on the large size to get through that flap. Due to the distruntled look on his face I decided to make the card into a get well card rather than a Birthday one lol

I made the card from Kraft card and covered with some old MME papers, I kept the design very simple and a little on the manly side.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the LCI Blog to check out my team mates fabby Easel creations.

Lyndsey xx

A little something for you

Hi all

Here to show you my regular Monday inspiration post from over on the MMCS Blog, this week us girls have a free week and can show you anything we want.

I have decided to use one of the new fabulous Prima Doll Stamps - I love this latest collection as they are much smaller than the original ones and come with sentiments too, so just perfect for 6x6 and smaller cards.

I teamed the image with some gorgeous Carta Bella papers - Baby Mine Girl - and added just a few embellishments from the £1 Embellishment range to finish. I love the CAS and fresh feel to this card.

          

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Basket of Daisies

Hi all,

Its my turn today showcase one of the new images available from All Dressed Up Stamps.

Incase you haven't already seen them, have a look at the gorgeous new releases.

Easter Bunny

Just So Cool

Little Flower Girl

On my Farm

For my card I chose to use the gorgeous Little Flower Girl, I coloured her up with my SN's and then really went to town on my card lol.

I teamed the image with some older MME papers and added lots of gorgeous flowers. I really was having a chuck everything at it including the kitchen sink kinda day when I made this!!!, but I love how it turned out. The fence & birdhouse are from a Marianne Die & the gems and cute little resin rose are from the £1 embellishment range over at My Mums Craft Shop. I finished off with a fabby little polka dot bow topped with a vintage button.

Thank you for popping by my blog today

Please do pop on over to the blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations using these images an while your their why not join in with our current Challenge. You could win 3 images of your choice!! Also don't forget to drop by our Facebook Group to share your ADU creations and chat to fellow crafters.

Lyndsey xx

Get well soon

Hi all,

Here to show you my regular Monday inspiration posting from over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog. This week its all about Kraft - I don't know about you but I think its one of the most versatile colour card you can get - it goes with everything. If I can't find the right colour for my mats I always end up grabing a piece if kraft lol.

Anyway for my card today I have used a gorgeous Wee Stamps Hobby House Topper, teamed her with some lovely MME papers, matted all my layers using Kraft and added just a few flowers to finish inc a couple of cute resin roses.

Thank you for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Just to let you know there is also free P & P on all orders over £5 this bank holiday (off lasts till 9am Tues 22nd)

and you can also get 15% off all The Alley Way Stamps and free Jillybean Soup stickers with all orders over £10.

Hope you all have a fabulous Bank Holiday

Lyndsey xx

Shop with style

Hi all,

I hope you are all enjoyed the Easter Weekend and haven't over indulged on Hot Cross Buns & Eggs just yet lol!!. I  have been having a play with my speccies trying to get used to them and I was quite pleased with how this image finished up (apart from a little bleed on the bag!!!), so decided to turn her into a card.

I used one of the gorgeous girls from All Dressed Up Stamps - from the Love to Shop image and teamed her with some fabby Echo Park Papers. (I love the fact that you get the image as a whole and then each girl as an indiviual image too!!)

I went with a pretty simple layout with minimal embellishments and kept it simple with the colours too, Black & White with a little splash of Pink.

Speccie Colours Used

Skin - FS2, FS4, FS5, FS7, TN3

Hair TN1, EB1, EB2, GB8, GB10

Top & Bag- BGR1, BGR2, BGR3

Skirt - PP5, PP3, PP1

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

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I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with a Ribbon

Digi Haven - (Digi Image only) Black & White + 1 

Thats Crafty - Black & White + 1

The Stamping Boutique - Birthday Card

4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes

Floral Delight

Hi all,

Its time for a new challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink today and its my teamie Susan's turn to choose the challenge this time and she has gone for

WOW (white on white)

And ladybugs are showcasing lots of lovely Floral Delight images this challenge

Eeeek!!! not sure I like doing these, not my best style at all but I have done my best lol !

I used the fabulous image Wheelbarrow Delight for my card and kept the design quite simple using just a piece of embossed card for the background. I added a few white die cut flowers and some polka dot organza ribbon to finish. I did distress all the edges of my layers to give the card a bit more texture and to define the layers a bit more.

Please do pop on over to the Challenge blog and join in with our challenge - you could win 2 digi images of your choice or 4 digi images if you enter using a LCI image.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Be Happy

Hi all,

Today its my regular inspiration post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog and I have a cute card to show you using some of gorgeous products available in store.

For my card today I have used the adorable Tiddly Inks stamp - Ellie says be happy

I teamed Ellie with some gorgeous Carta Bella papers - Baby Mine (girl) I used a cute doily behind the image and added just a bit of ribbon and a couple of embellishments from the £1 embellishment range

      

    

Thanks for joining me here today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Dog Days

Hi all,

Last of my Barkley samples I made to show you today and then I am all caught up lol!!

This is just a simple Tent Style card and I used the 6x6 papers & toppers from the Barkley Kit. The border was cut using Die'sire Die - Lace Border 4 and I finished off with a few flowers and gingham bow.

This card is Joy Fold Card and the top flap opens to the right & bottom flap opens to the left. Again I used the 6x6 papers & toppers from the Barkley Kit and added a few flowers & gingham ribbon to finish.

Thanks for popping by my blog today - I will be back tomorrow with my inspiration card for My Mums Craft Shop

Lyndsey xx

Cat in a Hat!!!

Hi all,

I have a Barkley card to show you today, which was made for the 4DD over on Create & Craft the other week. Unfortunately it didn't seem that this card was taken to be shown as I didn't see it anywhere on display or in the background on the TV. I liked how it turned out though so thought I would show it.

I cut out the Scalloped Circle Easel Card using Grand Nesties on my Callibur using A4 Centrua Pearl Card. From the Barkley Papercrafting Kit I used the 6x6 Acrylic Stamps & A5 Flowers for you Embossing Folder. The image was coloured using Spectrum Noir - BG1, BG2, BG4, BG8, PL1, PL2, PL4, LV4, FS2, FS3 & TN2.

I embossed the card using the folder and then lightly sanded the design back to make it show through better. I cut into a doily and pleated it around the image to add a bit of a frill and added a few flowers and gingham bow to finish. I used a sentiment from the stamp set to act as a stopper for the easel.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Need a hug

Hi all,

I have another couple of the Rachelle Ann Miller cards to show you today - again using CD1 - Kids at Play.

For this card I used Topper design 7, and teamed it with papers - Co-ordinating paper design 2 - colour 5

Co-ordinating paper design 4 - colour 5. The sentiment was printed from Sentiment design 1 & I added a border using Diesire Border Die - Lace Border 2

For this card I used Topper design 11, Co-ordinating paper design 2 - colour 6, Sentiment design 6 & added a border using Diesire Border Die - Lace Border 8.

As all the elements were printed off the CD I only needed to add a few flowers and bit or ribbon/lace to finish them off.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx

Kids at Play

Hi all,

Hope you are all well, and not like me!. I have had a pretty rubbish couple of weeks health wise with a viral infection & stomach bugs. Poor Oli has also had a nasty Chest Infection which took him off his feet for a couple of weeks and Abbie's check up yesterday didn't go as well as planned - her lung function has dropped back down again and she lost weight again!!!!. On the plus side we had the most wonderful phone call at the end of March and tbh I am still in a little disbelief over it lol. Abbie's nurse had put her in to have a wish granted and we only had a phone call to say it was approved and we are being sent to Disney at the end of the year. To say we are thrilled just doesn't even cover it - I don't think I stopped crying for nearly 3 days - its fabulous to have something to look forward too after having such a miserable couple of years -  and madam is already writing her list of all the things she wants to buy!!

Anyway back to normality and I have a few cards made and not blogged so I thought I'd pop on today to show you a couple I have made using the fabulous and very lovely Rachelle Ann Miller CD Roms from Crafters Companion. I totally love all the adorable art work on these CD's and couldn't wait to make a few cards from it as soon as it popped through my letter box.

 

To make this card I printed the following from the CD - Topper design 2, Co-ordinating paper design 2 - colour 4,
Co-ordinating paper design 5 - colour 4, Sentiment design 6 the border was made using Diesire Border Die - Lace Border 4

For this card I made a Simple Stepper style card and printed off Fabric Companion design 10, Co-ordinating paper design 6- colour 3 & Sentiment design 1

As all the papers and images were printed off  CD1 - Kids at play all I had to do was add a few flowers and a cute bow to finish off - simples!.

Thanks for popping by my blog today, I have a few more cards scheduled up over the weekend to show you.

Lyndsey xx

Flower Basket

Hi all,

Here today to show you my regular Monday inspiration post over on the My Mums Craft Shop Blog, this week its all about spring colours.

So for my card I have chosen to use this gorgeous Hobby House Topper - Summertime - I thought the image was just a perfect match for a spring themed card.

I teamed the image with some very pretty, pastel themed papers from MME - Now & Then, Dorothy I finished off with a few flowers and a cute little polka dot bow.

  

Thanks for popping by my blog today, please do pop on over to the MMCS Blog throughout the week to check out my team mates fabulous creations.

Lyndsey xx

Cupcake anyone?

Hi all,

We have a new challenge starting over on Ladybug Crafts Ink today and its my turn to choose the challenge.

Nowl we have 3 birthdays in the family this week Abbie's today & mine on Thursday - its also my Dad's on Thursday too, have I ever told you I was his 18th Birthday present lol!! Its also my Sister's, Brother-in -Law's & my Stepdads next week - so busy busy busy here.

So it will come as no surprise that I have chosen the theme Birthday!!

The lovely Ladybugs have all been using the very adorable Cupcake Cuties for our challenge card this fortnight and I have chosen to use the Stack of Cupcakes image.

I made a little double pocket card that's folded from a 25cm dia circle using double sided 12x12 paper. The back pocket holds a tag with message and the front pocket holds the cute little image.

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog and check out my team mates fabulous creations using these adorable images, why not join in with the challenge while your there. You don't have to use a LCI image to join but we love it when you do and you have the chance of winning some images of your choice if you do.

Thanks for popping by my blog today

Lyndsey xx