The Circus!!!!! and a challenge card.

Well I had the most fabulous night last night, went to see the gorgeous Take That at the Ricoh in Coventry. It was the most spectacular show I have ever seen it wasnt a concert it was a show!!!. Everything about it was amazing, we were stood about 10 foot away from the centre stage so had a great view when they came out the middle which they did repeatedly throughout the show. Gary looked gorgeous as always and the rain held off until the end. The best part had to be the elephant emerging out of the centre stage and carrying them off over to the top stage, that elephant was just something else. But guess which numpty forgot to take her camera!!!!!!!. It was a night I will never forget and would go to see it again without a second thought.

Anyway better show you my card. It is made following the sketch over on Sketch and Stash and my new item is the Tilda image and the gorgeous DCWV papers.



Image is from the Magnolia chasing butterflies collection, papers are DCWV Nanas Kitchen, Prima & Poppicraft flowers with Papermania gem brads. Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & Papermania adhesive shimmer dots, ribbon from the Range.

Lyndsey xx

2 Cards, 4 Challenges

These are the cards for my other niece, and I took the opportunity to mix a few challenges in as well.

The first card I have made following the fab sketch over on Sketch Saturday & I am also including it in the Secret Crafter which is Bling and I have used some gorgeous pearl brads & glamour dust on bow & hairband.


The image is a gorgeous Miss Anya, the paper is from K&Co Berry Sweet, Poppicraft flowers with Papermania pearl brads, Sizzix swirl & decorative corners & Craftwork Cards oval sentiment.

This second card follows a great sketch over on Friday Sketchers & I am also including it in the Colour Create challenge which is the colours of the rainbow in the papers I have pink, blue, green, yellow & purple & I have used yellow & Orange in the hair. Sorry for rubish picture quality and I can blame Tasha for this image as she sent it to my daughter in a little pack & I loved her so much I had to purchase her.

The image is from the Greeting Farm, papers are K&Co berry sweet, Dovecraft ribbons and Papermania adhesive shimmer dots.

Lyndsey xx

Sugar Bowl Sketch

This 4th and final card for tonight has been made following the fabby sketch over on the Sugar Bowl Challenge, and must include buttons and a sugar nellie image (obviously). I have made the card for my sister-in-law this time off the kids, can you see a theme with the images - yes my SIL loves to shop (we have so much in common lol!!!!!!). I have added a little extra piece to the sketch cause I needed to add a sentiment (hope this is ok) and have popped 2 little square buttons on the top LH side.



The image is Shopaholic from Sugar Nellie, papers are Basic Grey and are a mixture of Lime Rickey & Whisteria, Papermania pearl gems & dotty brad, Flower is a mixture of Poppicrafts & Petaloo Mullberry Street, Computer generated sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

1st Anniversary

Its my Mum and Stepdads 1st wedding anniversary next weekend and whike Abbie is playing I am trying to get ahead with all the cards I need for May just in case the news is not good on Tue. So I have made use of the fab sketch over on Papertake Weekly and made their card.

The images are Magnolia, papers are Papermania Blueberry hill, Poppicraft flowers with papermania pearl brads, Anitas gem stones. Sentiment is computer generated.

Lyndsey xx

Wedding Card

Once again I would like to say a big thank you to all who have left such lovely messages for Abbie.She seems much better again today and is outside playing in the garden with her brother. So finally I have managed to make a card, she went down pretty early last night and I managed to get this card made for a friend of mine. I was really stuggling at first as I didnt have any suitable stamps, but then I remembered the cute FF decoupage that I have have left from when I did the demo for the shop. This is what I came up with, it is a trifold card.




The papers are from the Paperpermania Signautre range and are called Regency Hill, FF decoupage all matted and layered using Nesties, Poppicraft flowers, Anitas gem stones and a couple of Doodlebug sugar coated brads, the sentiments are computer generated and the ribbon from stash.

Lyndsey xx

New Charisma Challenge

Its Thursday, so that means it time for a new Charisma Cardz challenge.
This weeks challenge is THANK YOU. You can make whatever you like as long as it is something that has thank you on it.

The prize this week is a secret, none of us DT's knows what it is, only Carly has the answer. So why not pop over and join in the fun.

Here is my little creation, I have made a little gift bag for my mum for doing my washing for me when my bloomin washer broke down. I am gonna fill it with some yummy Maltesers (her fave choc).



The image is a gorgeous Miss Anya from the Greeting Farm, the cardstock is My Minds Eye, the flower is a mixture of Poppicrafts & Prima with a Papermania pearl brad, scalloped edging done with MSDP & Dovecraft Ribbon.

Lyndsey xx

3 challenges with 1 card

I do try not to combine challenges, but after making this card for the Just Magnolia challenge with the theme being Pink & Green, I also found it fits the challenge over at One Stop Craft Challenge where the theme is something new & Papertake Weekly where the theme is Spots & Stripes.



The image is a gorgeous Magnolia, the papers are new from Papermania Signature range and are called Regency. Craftwork Cards oval sentiment, Poppicraft flowers & Dew Drops.

Lyndsey xx

1 Card 2 challenges

Second card from me today, I have used a new Gorjuss Girl that I got last week. I have made the card following the sketch over on A Spoon Full Of Sugar and am also entering it into the Creative Inspirations blog which is a recipe challenge of 4 flowers, 3 papers & 2 buttons. I have used 4 flowers but have layered them up to fit the sketch (hope this is ok).



The image is from Sugar Nellie, papers are Basic Grey Wisteria, Poppicraft flowers with Papermania pearl brads & Craftwork Cards oval sentiment. Buttons & ribbon from stash.

Lyndsey xx

Miss Anya

I got some fabby Miss Anya images from a blogging buddy and couldnt wait to use them. This is the first card I have made with them and it follows a sketch over on the Docrafts website done by the lovely Clare Curd. The sketch was very easy to work with, with great scope for adding extra embellies.



The image is from the Greeting farm, papers are new from Papermania and are the Jesse Edwards collection (they are so delish) Poppicrafts flowers, Papermania pearl brads & gem stones, Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & ribbon from stash.

Lyndsey xx

1 Card 2 challenges

Trying to get this one in quick before the challenge finishes. I have made this card to fit the sketch over on Mojo Monday and being as I have used a cute little PB stamp thought I would enter it in the Penny Black Saturday challenge which this week is anything goes.



The image is Penny Black, papers are K&Co Roam, Poppicraft flower with Papermania pearl brad, Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & card candy. MSBP used for scalloped edge.

Lyndsey xx

How to catch a butterfly

Second post from me today, although I didnt get as much crafting in as I thought. A friend came round for a cuppa and a chat while her daughter (who is in Oli's class) played outside with the kids. This is quite a simple card as I was following the fabby sketch over on Papertake Weekly by the lovely Dawny P. Great simple sketch with plenty of room for added embellies although I did keep it quite simple.



The image is a gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp, papers are Basic Grey Wisteria (just got them today and they are totally gorge) Poppicraft flowers, Anitas spotty ribbon & Papermania pearl brads & sticker sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

My little Pony

Well I have finally calmed down enough to make a card, so while hubby is at work and kids are somewhat engaged in other activites I am having a little crafty session. I made this card following the fab sketch over on the Stamp with fun challenge blog. I have used a gorgeous little Tilda image and sat her on her little pony (I have seen this on a couple of other blog and I thought it looked sweet).




The papers are K& Co sparkly sweet, bazzill swiss dots cardstock, Poppicraft flowers with Papermania pearl gems, Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & Scallop border punch out with MSDP.

I have decorated the inside but its quite simple so I havent taken a piccy.

Lyndsey xx

Charisma Cardz Challenge 15

Its Thursday which means its time for the next Charisma Cardz challenge. This week the lovely Claire has set the challenge and its a fabby little sketch.

We also have 3 new design team members joining us this week and they have produced some gorgeous creations for us.

Go ahead pop over and join in the fun.



The image is a new gorgeous litlle Sugar Nellie, papers are DCWV spring stack, flowers are Poppicrafts, Dovecraft brads, swirls cut with Sizzix Die, Anitas dotty ribbon, MSBP for decoravite strip & my own computer generated sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

Mojo Monday & an Award

I have had a lovely day off with the kids today, watched HSM with Abbie, been dancing, jumping on the trampoline and generally just having some quailty time with the kids. They have had a friend round to play this afternoon so I took the opportunity to made a quick card. I chose the sketch over at Mojo Monday to have a play with as it looked quite nice and simple.



The image is from Sugar Nellie, the papers are Basic Grey bittersweet, flowers from Poppicrafts, Papermania pearl brads & photo anchors and Craftwork Cards oval sentiment, ribbon from stash.

I also received this lovely award from 2 blogging buddies Helen & Pat, thanks girls so sweet of you to think of me.

Lyndsey xx

Little Black Dress

Its challenge time over at Charisma and the theme this week has been set by the lovely Carly. She has chosen

LITTLE BLACK DRESS

There are some fab creations from the DT and fab prize on offer, so pop on over and join in the fun.



Here is my card, I was totally stumped at first then I found this fab PB image and the inspiration just came.

The image is Penny Black, paper is Crafts House Allsorts oclletcion, Poppicraft flowers, Papermania gem stones & pearl brads, black velvet ribbon and peel off sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

3 Challenges

I had a very productive night last night, hubby was at work and kids were at nans so I had a very crafty time. I managed to get 3 cards done and try out my new nesties!!!

This first card follows the fab sketch over on Truely Scrumptious, with the added extra of flower power!!. I used some lovely flowery K&Co paper then added another 3 little primas for extra measure.

The papers are K&Co Sparkly Sweet distressed all edges, Gorjuss Sugar Nellie image, Prima flowers, Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & Card Candy, Dovecraft Ribbon & Papermania Element Butterfly.

This second card follows the sketch over of Friday Sketchers.

The papers are K&Co Classic, Sugar Nellie image, Craftwork Cards oval sentiment & Card Candy, swirl cut with Sizzix Die, paper roses from the Range and lace from my shop.

The last card was made another fab sketch from Dawny P over on Papertake Weekly.

The image is Penny Black cut out and mounted with Nesties Labels 2, paper is K&Co Sparkly Sweet, Poppicraft flowers, Papermania gem stones. Message tag cut out using Sizzix Die 7 Big Shot.

Lyndsey xx

Move over to the Dark Side!!!

There is an amazing sketch over on the Sugar Bowl Challenge this week, desigined by the fabulous Tiets. I love working with her sketches they always seem to have a lot going on in them. I decided to use another of my Gorjuss Girls that I had for my b'day and fancied doing something a bit different, so I ditched the pastels and went over to the dark side. I love how it has turned out I think it looks a bit quirky and different to my normal style, but can see me doing something like this again.

The Gorjuss image is Sugar Nellie, papers are My Minds Eye, Poppicraft flowers with Papermania pearl brads, Dovecraft gem flower brad, Raffia from Hobbycraft and my own conputer generated sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

Utter Gorjuss!!!

Ok this is my very first Gorjuss Girl card!!!. The stamp was a present from a friend for my birthday and I just love her. I made the card following the fab sketch over on Sketch Saturday, although I have rotated it to fit the image.

I have used a lot of new birthday goodies on this card, Image is Sugar Nellie, papers are Basic Grey Marrakech, Scalloped border made with my new Martha Stewart punch, Poppicrafts flower, Papermania pearl brad & gem stones and Craftwork Cards oval sentiment.

Lyndsey xx

Charisma Cardz Challenge 14 & exciting news!!!

Its Thursday so that means its time for a new challenge over on Charisma Cardz. The challenge this week has been set by the lovely Joy and her challenge is PURPLE & GREEN.

As always you can make whatever you like as long as you follow the challenge theme. There is a lovely prize this week so why not pop over and join in the fun.

Here is my card, I had a major panic attack this week as I couldn't find any purple & green papers anywhere, then guess what!! I found my Spring Burst paper pad from Papermania and what colour is that, yes you guessed it.

I have cheated slightly and have followed a fab sketch from over on the Friday Sketcher blog as well.

The papers are Papermania, Hanglar image, Raffia Lace from Paper Cellar, Poppicrafts flowers, Papermania pearl brads & Craftwork Cards oval sentiment.

Now on to my news, Its my last week as Guest Designer over on the Charisma Challenge blog and I have been asked to stay on as a proper DT member, how cool is that!!!!. So I thinks I may be putting some candy up in the next few days to celebrate.

Lyndsey xx

Finally a Card!!!!

You know when you have that much stuff to use and then you cant make a bloomin thing with it. Well thats how I have been the last couple of days, I have been just sat there looking at all my new stuff with no insperation at all. I nearly posted to ask if anyone had been and pinched my Mr Mojo, he must have just gone walkabouts for a few days, typical male !!!.

Anyway I have finally managed to get a card done and I have have followed a fab sketch from over on the Sketch & Stash challenge blog. My new stuff is ths fab new Papers from DCWV spring stack, Dew Drops (thanks Joey your fault i got them!!!!), some gorgeous flowers from Poppicrafts and a new Craft Work card sentiment.



The image is a gorgeous Sugar Nellie sent to me from a Blogging Buddy, Papermania pearl brads & spacers from poppicrafts.

Lyndsey xx