Hello ... an update and a couple of cards!

Hello everyone!

I hope you are all keeping well, I apologise for being absent for so long!

My eye surgery went well although it did take me much longer to recover that I had expected and my vision is still not as it should be so I am waiting to see what happens next .

I do have some great news to share -  my youngest daughter, Emily, did extremely well with her A levels and was able to get a place at her first choice of university ( Royal Holloway University of London) So her hard work, strength and determination over the last 2 years really paid off, I am so proud of her. She left to start the next exciting chapter of her life on Sunday. Needless to say I am missing her a great deal, we have always been very close. Happily, she  is settling in well and making lots of new friends.

Anyway, I now have a bit more time for blogging! Sadly, I needed to step down from all my Design Team work, except for DigiStamp Boutique, to concentrate on my family and various magazine commissions. Speaking of which, I was lucky enough to be asked by Papercraft Essentials Magazine  to design a set of cards featuring some beautiful floral images from DigiStamp Boutique. The magazine has been published now so I thought I would share a couple of them with you.

Sorry the photos aren't brilliant, I took them in a bit of a rush!

Items Used:

Digi-stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Mother's Day Set 3

Papers - Craftwork Cards, Daisy Ditsy & Dotty

Dies - Creative Dies Plus Stitched and Pierced Scalloped  Nesting Rectangle 

Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped border

Creative Expressions Cascading Butterflies

Tonic Studio Scalloped Square layering dies

Sentiments - Personal Impressions

Thanks so much for reading though my rambling blog post today, I hope you managed to stay awake!  I intend to have a really big catch up looking through your wonderful blogs at the weekend. If all goes to plan I will be posting fairly regularly again soon.

Bye for now

hugs,

Floral Thanks - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are all well and having an enjoyable weekend.

I am here to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card- a very quick thank you card that I made with an image from the

Flowers for Mum set and a sentiment from the fabulous large brush script sentiments

Items Used:

Digital stamps - DigiStamp Boutique Flowers for Mum set

and large brush script sentiments

Papers- Craftwork cards

Dies- Die-namics pierced oval stax

Tonic Studios Scalloped Rectangle Layering Dies

Creative Expressions

SueWilson Cascading Butterflies

Promarkers

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

A bouquet for Mum, DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Hello my lovely crafty friends!

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Things are very hectic here at the moment so I have a fairly quick and simple card to share using one of the newest releases from DigiStamp Boutique.

This pretty image is called A bouquet for mum and includes 4 lovely sentiments one of which I have used on my card.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and sentiment- DigiStamp Boutique, A bouquet for Mum

Coloured with Promarkers

Tonic Studios Scalloped Rectangles layering dies

small butterfly punch

small adhesive pearls

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate your continued support.

Bye for now

hugs

Happy Penguins - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafting friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Today I am here to share another Christmas card made with the adorable
Happy Penguins from DigiStamp boutique, the sentiment is included with the image.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique Happy Penguins

coloured with Promarkers

Papers - old stash think they may be Carta Bella?

Die-Namics Blueprints 20

Impression Obsession Snowflakes Die

Stardust Stickles

White Gel pen

I'm so sorry if I haven't been around to visit your blogs for a few days, things are quite hectic here at the moment. 

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now.

Hugs,

Sketchy Penguins - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Hello my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

I am here today to share a Christmas card made with the adorable

Sketchy penguins from DigiStamp Boutique.

Materials:

Digi-stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Sketchy penguins

coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Crafter's Companion Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas 

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies - Die-Namics Wonky Stitched Rectangles Stax

Memory Box Twilight Snowflakes

Stardust Stickles

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Bye for now

hugs

Merry and Bright - DigiStamp Boutique DT Card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Thank you so much for your comments on my previous card, your kindness and support means so much.

I am here today to share a card that I made with an adorable new image from DigiStamp Boutique. The sentiment is included with the image.

Items Used:

Digistamp - DigiStamp Boutique Merry and Bright

coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Echo Park I love Christmas

Dies - Go Kreate Large Frames Frilly #10

Die-Namics Mini Scallop Stitched Circle Stax

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Stardust Stickles

White and Gold gel pens.

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it.

I will be back later to have a look at all of your fabulous creations.

Bye for now

hugs,

Oreo and Penguins - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are all well and having a good weekend.

Firstly, I would like to start by saying thank you for all the positive and kind comments I received on my last cards. To be honest I was quite nervous returning to blogland but I didn't need to worry - you have all made me feel so welcome! 

Today I am here to share a cute Christmas card I made using an adorable DigiStamp Boutique image.

Items Used:

Digi-stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Oreo and Penguins 

Sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique Sketchy Snowman

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - An old pad from LOTV sadly no longer available 

Memory Box Bristol Snowflake

Die-namics Stitched Mini Scalloped rectangles

Tonic Studio Scalloped Square Layers

Stardust Stickles

Silver Adhesive Gems

Thank you so much for stopping by to look at my card. I plan to have a good catch by looking at all of your fabulous blogs later this evening.

Bye for now

hugs,

Lots of Layers at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our theme is 

Lots of Layers

For this challenge we are sponsored by

DigiStamp Boutique, prize - £10 voucher 

and

Letraset, prize - a pack of Promarkers

 I made a pretty easel card with the adorable Birthday Nell from DigiStamp Boutique one of our fabulous regular sponsors.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Birthday Nell
Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Penny Black

Papers - Echo Park, Bundle of Joy A New Addition

Dies - Signature Dies, Classic Heart Edger
Memory Box Stitched Square Layers
La-La Land Heart Banner
Creative Expressions Perfect Peony Complete Petals

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really do appreciate it and always love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Boys will be boys at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Sorry for not being around so much lately, once again things are hectic here and I have been spending less time on the computer. Hopefully I will be around to visit your fabulous blogs soon.

Today is the start of a new

Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our fun theme is 

Boys will be boys

Our sponsor for this week is the wonderful  DigiStamp Boutique

with a £10 voucher for the lucky winner.

DigiStamp Boutique have loads of fabulous images suitable for males, for my card I have used Ralph Parfect Day, I love the fun sentiment which is included with the image.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and Sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique - Ralph Parfect Day

coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - MME

Die-Namics Cross Stitched Circle Stax

Bundled Sage Distress Ink

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today.Your continued support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now.

hugs

Pippin Penguin - DigiStamp Boutique DT Card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week. 

I am here today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card featuring the adorable Pippin Penguin. 

For my card I have used the black outline image, there is also a fabulous coloured image with this set.

The holly leaves are from the wonderful Christmas Accents Set .

Items Used:

Digital Stamps - DigiStamp Boutique Pippin Penguin

and Christmas Accents Set

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - LOTV Festive Trimming

Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Sentiment Tags

Memory Box Stitched Square Layers

Stardust Stickles

White Fine-line pen

Red Button Twine - The Ribbon Girl

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - Any Image Challenge

Graph'It - Christmas colours

Papertake Weekly - Animal Magic
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and look at my card today, I really do appreciate your continued support and encouragement. I always enjoy reading any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

 

Colour Flower Set - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week.

I am here today to share 2 cards that I have made using a couple of images from the wonderful new 

Colour flower set from DigiStamp Boutique

The set contains a variety of flower with both black line art and pre-coloured images, together with the sentiment and banner I have used. There is also a gorgeous floral wreath which could be used for so many different occasions.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Colour Flower Set

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Die-Namics Blueprints 14

Memory Box Stitched Square Layers

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Colour Flower Set

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Die-Namics Cross Stitched Circle Stax

Whimsy Double Scallop Doily Die

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

Milly Mouse - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Things are very hectic here at the moment so I apologise if I have missed commenting on any of your fabulous blogs, I do try to catch up in the evenings if I can.

So, I am here today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

My card features  another of the cute images from the Milly Mouse All Occasions Set

as you can see I have coloured her brown instead of grey time.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Milly Mouse All Occasions Set

Coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Die-Namics Crossed Stitched Circle Stax

Marianne Design Circle, Flower and Leaf Stitch Die

Woodware Daisy Punch

Papers - Some more old ones, possibly DCWV or Kay and Co?

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Sketch Saturday - # 372 Fabulous sketch

Papertake Weekly  - Anything Goes with the option of torn edges

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I always enjoy reading any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Summer Arctic Fun - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Hello again my lovely crafty friends

I'm back today with my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

This time I have used one of the images and a sentiment from the fabulous new

Summer Arctic Fun set

The set includes 2 other equally cute images and fun sentiments.

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique -Summer Arctic Fun set

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Not sure, they are very old possible DCVW?

Dies - Lawn Fawn Spring Showers 

Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders

Die-Namics 

Fish shaped beads

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge - Summer Fun

Sketch Saturday  - Week #371 - Fabulous Sketch 

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog once again today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Milly Mouse - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

I am here today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

This time I have used one of the images and a sentiment from the new Milly- All occasions Set

There 2 other equally adorable images and fabulous sentiments included in the set.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Milly- All occasions Set

coloured with Promarkers and Flemarkers

Nellie Snellen Embossing Folder - Little Flowers

Marianne Designs Circle, Flower & Leaf Stitch Die

Scalloped Edge card blank
Organza Ribbon
Pearls
Small butterfly punch

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Dream Valley - Embossing

Sweet Stampin' -  No designer paper

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your continued support and encouragement means so much to me and I always enjoy reading any comments you may wish to make.
Bye for now
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Graduation Monster - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.
Thank you all so much for your kind comments on both my last card and the photo of my daughter.

I am here today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card

This time I have used the newly released and fabulous Graduation Monster.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Graduation Monster

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - MME 'So Sophie'

Sentiment - Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Woodware Star punches

black fine-liner pen

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your continued support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Cute Ted - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

A very quick post from me today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

This time I have used one of the images and a sentiment from the Cute Ted - All occasions set.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique Cute Ted - All Occasions 

coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - Doodlebug Designs

Memory Box Stitched Squares

Die-Namics Blueprints 14

Joanna Sheen Star Bunting

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragement means so much and I always enjoy reading your comments.

bye for now

hugs

Father's Day Monkeys - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Hello again my lovely crafty friends.

I am back to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card

In preparation for Father's Day next month I decided to use the wonderful Fathers Day Monkeys with one of the sentiments included in the set.
These cheeky monkeys always make me smile!

Items Used:

Digital Stamp -  DigiStamp Boutique Fathers Day Monkeys coloured with Promarkers

Papers -  Dovecraft Back to Basics True Blue

Die-Namics Pierced Rounded Rectangle Stax

Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Brown Pearls

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Crafty Creations - All Creatures Great and Small

Crafty Gals Corner - Critters
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Fathers Day/ Male

Thank you once again for stopping by to look at my blog today, your continued support and encouragement means so much to me.

Bye for now

hugs

Cute Unicorn - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.
I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today I am here to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

This time I have used the adorable Cute Unicorn. The fabulous sentiment is included with the image.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Cute Unicorn coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Pebbles 

Lawn Fawn Spring Showers die

Die-Namics Pierced Star Stax

Stardust Stickles

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Passion for Promarkers - Special Anniversary Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

We have a very special challenge for you this week as it's our 6th Anniversary and our theme is a nice easy one

No Sentiments

To be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon markers

We have some amazing prizes for the winners:

Letraset are offering one lucky winner an exclusive (not available in stores) wallet and 3 sets of promarkers!

Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of $10.00 worth of digi papers

DigiStamp Boutique are offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher

Polkadoodles are offering one lucky winner 2 digis from their Eden Collection:

Bugaboo stamps are offering one lucky winner a $30.00 voucher to spend in their online store!

Little Claire designs are offering one lucky winner a beautiful stamp

Sassy Studio Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of 4 digis of their choice

So onto my card. I have used an image from DigiStamp Boutique, one of our fabulous sponsors.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Mother's Day Set 3 coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Pebbles Family Ties

Die-Namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax

Memory Box Delaney Butterfly

Polka Dot Ribbon

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Spring (a minimum of 5 flowers)

Stamping Sensations - Flower Power

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really appreciate your support and encouragement and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

Cute Kitty - DigiStamp Boutique DT card

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, I hope you are well and having a good week.

I am here today to share my DigiStamp Boutique DT card.

This time I have used one of the images from the new Cute Kitty Set 2.

It's a fabulous set with 5 images and 5 fun sentiments.

I simply copied and mirrored the sleeping kitty then made it slightly smaller.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique Cute Kitty Set 2

coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - very old possibly K&Co?

Die-Namics Pierced Oval Stax

La-La Lands Heart Border

Creative Expressions Pawprint Lattice Embossing Folder 

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle -Embossing Heat or Dry
Pile It On - Cute Animal
Cutie Pie Challenge - (May) Layers

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

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