Anything Goes at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

Back to reality today, lol. Today at Crafts and Me Teresa has decided to be very kind to you all and has gone for the theme "Anything Goes".  So I guess we'll be seeing lots of new stash over the next two weeks.

I have used my new favourite stamp, Flapper Girl Melody by Lemon Shortbread available from Crafts and Me.  She is just soooo pretty.

Coloured with copics, R22, R21, R20, R00 and toned with the W's to give a slight distressed look.

I thought as I had got so far behind with christmas cards that I would get ahead with Mother's Day, lol.  Let's see how long that lasts?

Do hope you'll join in the fun.

Materials Used:-

Image Flapper Girl Melody available HERE

Coloured with Copic Markers

Papers were freebies from farfarhill I think

Goregeous grey lace was from Bunny Zoe along with the Love charm

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Flowers from wild orchid craft with a little dusting of walnut stain distress ink

Beads and stardust stickles from stash

All panel stitched by machine

I have entered this into the following challenges:-

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Mad for Markers - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - For Someone Special. (mum)
Lexis Creations - Glitter and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
7 Kids College - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Have a fabulous christmas everyone.

Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Hi Peeps,

I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU to all my loyal followers existing and new, WOW, you have done me proud. I have WON the Spellbinders Grand Caliber prize and 12 sugar nellie stamps. I am overwhelmed by your support and all the emails of congratulations that I am receiving that it hasn't yet sunk in.  You truly are loyal followers and I have made some really fabulous friends, and for that I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.  You have all certainly made my Christmas, thank you soooooooooooooooo much.

Merry Christmas Everyone and a Happy New Year.

Winner of the Georgia Candy

Evening Peeps,

The winner of the gorgeous Georgia Butterfly stamp is Darling Ho. Please email me t.payne@homecall.co.uk with your mailing address so I can get this out to you.

Thanks for all your comments during the 6 days of previeww of the Bizzy Bec's Butterfly Stamps. Have a good christmas and New Year.

I need your help, please

Hi Peeps,

Woo hooooooooo, I'm dancing around the fire, literally as it's so cold outside. I have made it to the final 4 in the Sugar Nellie competition for the superb prize of a Spellbinders Grand Caliber but it's down to public voting, so I really need your votes...... please. Hop on over to the Sugar Nellie Blog HERE if you would like to vote for me.


Thanks Peeps, love you all.

Make It Crafty Blog Hop

Woo Hoo Peeps,

Sooooo excited, I have been asked to join the Make It Crafty blog hop as a guest.  Gosh all these ladies are so talented and little ole me is tagging along.  If you have arrived here from the fabulous Sheila's then you are on the right track, if not then you need to start at the beginning at  Zoe's Make It Crafty Blog, and Zoe's card is absolutely awesome!

Make It Crafty are today revealing some absolutely gorgeous new images that you will be able to incorporate with all of your favourite characters. They have been designed for ‘Spring and Love’ so they are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, Weddings, Friendships and more.

Hope you'll all play along and there is a big surprise at the end and lots of inspiration from the design team.

I have used the Ivy Swing and Petals and Pailings Images.  Sooooo gorgeous.  I love the way that you can incorporate these images with all your stamps.  I have used a little Bildmalarna stamp, think that's how you spell it, lol.

Materials Used:-

The Ivy Swing - Make it Crafty Image

Petals and Pailings - Make It Crafty Image

Medium - Copics and Prisma Pencils

Papers are from Bearly Mine Designs

Lace Doily from Bizzy Becs

Nesties and Flowers from stash

Sewing machine for stitched panels

BLOG HOP DETAILS

How to win the big prizes

Along the way you need to look for puzzle pieces. They won’t be on every post so you need to keep an eye out for them. The puzzle pieces make up one of the NEW images. At the end of the hop there will be an email form where you can submit your answer. This is so that your answer is private.

All the correct answers will be placed into a draw in the order that they are received and random winners will be chosen.

Leave comments to win random prizes

There are SEVEN hidden prizes along the way that could be rubber or digital stamps so make sure you leave a comment as you hop to ensure you have a chance at winning additional prizes!

Extra Prize

Place our blog hop blinkie on your blog for more chances to win! Make sure you comment on every post as we will randomly select a commenter from a random post and if they have the blinkie on their blog they will win a choice of one rubber stamp and one digi stamp from the new collection.

Over $200 Worth of Prizes to be Won!!

1st prize - Rubber Collection (Peaches of Plenty, Petals and Palings, Daffodil Dell, Ivy Swing)

2nd prize - Whole Digital Collection (10 digital stamps)

3rd Prize - Four digital Stamps from the collection

The hop will end Friday 24th and the main winners will be announced Christmas Day!

Random winners will be announced at a later date.

Next on the hop is the talented Viv, enjoy, have fun and good luck to everyone.

I have entered my card into the following challenges:-

All Sorts - Anything Goes
CES - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - For someone special
Sweet Stampin - Celebrations
Colour create - plum and white
Mad for markers - Anything Goes

Day 5 and Some CANDY!!!!!!

Hi Peeps,

Are you ready for Day 5 of the Bizzy Bec's previews AND some Candy. Here we go. Today I am introducing you to Georgia, isn't she just fab!

Coloured with copics and prismas in one of my favourite colour combo's

Papers are Bearly Mine Designs

Gorgeous leaves and flowers are from Bizzy Bec's Store

Gorgeous Square Doily from Bizzy Bec's Store

Swirl is a Marianne Design Die

Nesties

Walnut Stain Ink and Stardust Stickles

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

CES Challenge - Anything but a Christmas Card

Craft your days away - punches or dies
Sweet Sampin - 3 papers, 3 Embellishments and 1 image
Alphabet - G for Glitter
Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew many cards - Digi and Flower
Stamp Something - Use a digi
Cute Card Thursday - Floral Frenzy
Hodge Podge - Birthdays
Some odd girl - Flowers
Stamp Insanity - It's all about me
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Craft your passion - Anything Goes

And guess what I have for you as some yummy Candy.  Yep I have a rubber stamp of Georgia for one lucky person.

Usual Deets Peeps

1. Become a follower if your not already one, but please only do this if you want to follow my blog

2. Pop a picure on your sidebar

3. Pop your blog in the Mr Linky thingy at the bottom of this post

That's it.  I'll draw using random org next Saturday 18th December.  Good luck and don't forget to check out the Design Team as they may also have candy on one of their preview days.

Anyone for Coffee

Morning Peeps,

Wow, I got through to Round 2 on the Sugar Nellie Blog Simply Sassy Challenge, woo hoooooooo.  Round 2 is "Do your thing".  Ummmmmm, a hard one for me as I love soooo many different types of techniques, distressing by tearing the edges of the paper, inking the edges, sewing, absolutely love my embellishments and have so many favourite colour combo's I didn't know where to start to show you me, lol. 

Anyway, after deliberation I just started off as I usually do with my papers and "this is my thing", well tdoay anyway:-

I thought I would go for distressed and chose my papers and coloured my fab image from Sugar Nellie.  Now to give her the distressed look I coloured with copics RV23, RV21, RV000, as you'll know these are quite bright but with the added "W's to give her the distressed look, she's toned down.

I didn't think the papers lended themselves to being torn for this card or stitched as I thought it would be lost in the patterned papers, so I just edged with Tim Holtz distress inks, victorian velvet and black soot.

I know you have seen my handmade flowers before but I really love how they come out with the pinks/greys.  They are made up of several punches of 3 sizes of retro punch on double sided paper and then pieced together with a brad.  The edges were inked with Black Soot and then I sprayed water on them and scrunched them up.  I then dried them with the heat gun and unravelled the petals.  A little pearl glimmer mist added and a pearl centre and hey presto!  Aren't they just fab.

Materials Used:-

Image from the Simply Sassy range at Sugar Nellie

Papers are both digital from Bearly Mine Designs and a prize from Toucan Scraps

Medium is copics and prisma pencils

Bazill cardstock

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (dots)

Spellbinders Dies

3 Retro punches to create the flowers

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Black Soot/Victorian Velvet

Marianne Design Swirl Dies

Doily from Bizzy Becs Store

Braided Trim, pearls from stash

Magnolia Doo Hickey Die

Magnolia Text Die

A Special Day round sentiment is LOTV

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Competition

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Embossing

Beary Scrap - Pearls & Jems

Well, I hope I have done enough to make it to round 3.  Have a good weekend everyone.

Snow is Falling

Evening Peeps,

Just a quick post as I am completely shattered, to say the least.

Materials Used:-

Copics and prisma pencils

Tree and ground stamp are Lavinia

Image is by Sugar Nellie

Snowflake from Asda christmas decs

Red snowflake is a quickutz die

Magnolia doo hickey die for the lace trim

Nesties

Brad and charm from Hobby House
Martha stewart snowflake punch
Scalloped punch

I have entered this card into the following challenge:-

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle
All sorts - Last minute christmas projects
Craft your days away - Punches or Die Cuts
Ellephantastic - Chistmas/Winter
Our Daily Bread - Christmas (photo inspiration)
Character Cafe - Glitter

Click HERE to enter my candy.

Day 6 Victorian Sweethearts

Hi Peeps,

It's the last day of the previews of the new range of Victorian Sweethearts available from Bizzy Bec's from 16th December. Scroll down to my post below to enter my candy for one of the sweethearts rubber stamps.

Equally don't forget to hop over to the Bizzy Bec's store to enter with 16 chances of winning the entire collection of Victorian Sweethearts and a bonus sheet of sentiments, your chances are high but you have to be in it to win it.

Today, I would like to introduce you to Savannah. I decided to make a bookmark as a birthday christmas gift rather than another card. Isn't that little top hat just sooo cute.

I have coloured Savannah with copics and prisma pencils.  The gorgeous turquoise tassel, lace and flowers are all available from Bizzy Bec's store, HERE.

Don't forget to scroll down for the candy.

I have entered this bookmark into the following challenges:-

CES Challenge - Anything but a Christmas Card

Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew many cards - Digi and Flower
Stamp Something - Use a digi
Hodge Podge - Birthday
Some Odd Girl - Flowers & digi
Stamp Insanity - It's all about me
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Click HERE to enter my Candy.

Victorian Sweethearts No 4 at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Peeps,

Day 4 of the previews over at Bizzy Bec's.  The DT have made some fabulous creations so be sure to check them out and enter the draw for the 16 prizes, yep, there are 16 prizes and a bonus sentiment sheet plus some of the deisgn team have candy.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for preview 5 and I have some candy up for grabs.

Today we are introducing you to "Violet".  Becasuse of the time of year I decided to pop Violet into a seasonal christmas scene.  Sorry there are lots of pic's, got carried away.

All papers are Bearly Mine Designs

The fireplace is a digi image from Make It Crafty.  Both Violet and the fireplace were coloured using copics and prisma pencils.
The candle wreath on the hearth of the fire was a freebie from Karen's Doodles.
The Christmas tree was made from artificial christmas tree twigs (I purchased a small bundle from Hobby Craft a couple of years back, knew it would come in handy, lol)

I have embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment onto the rug  The foilage is a Marianne Design Die.

The rug trim is available from Bizzy Bec's store as well as the co-ordinated tassle hanging from the tag.

I have coloured Violet with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

The stamps will be available in digital and rubber to purchase from 16th December but you could win the whole set on the Bizzy Bec's Store just by following these easy rules. And there isn't just one set to win, Beck is giving away 16 along with bonus sentiments.

Here's a reminder of what you have to do to win over at Bizzy Bec's:-


1) Place this logo below on your blog and announce Blue Butterfly Stamps.

2) Go to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog HERE and Become a follower if you are not already

3) Enter your name in the Linky on the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog

That's it, easy peasy!


Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 5 in the collection and some Candy from me.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi (image)
Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Digi Stamp and Flowers
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle (gold stickles all over my tree)
All sorts - Last minute christmas projects
Craft your days away - Punches or Die Cuts
Ellephantastic - Chistmas/Winter
One stop Craft - Sassy Christmas
Our Daily Bread - Christmas (photo inspiration)
Character Cafe - Glitter (gold all over my tree)
Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Christmas Blog Challenge - Christmas and Baubles

Day 3 of the Victorian Sweetheart Preview

Hi Peeps,

Day 3 of the previews over at Bizzy Bec's.  The DT have made some fabulous creations so be sure to check them out and enter the draw for the 16 prizes, yep, there are 16 prizes and a bonus sentiment sheet plus some of the deisgn team have candy. 

Today we are introducing you to "Ruby".  Isn't she sweet.

I have coloured Ruby with Copic markers and prisma pencils.  All the edges have been distressed and then walnut stain added along with stardust stickles.  The papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.  Swirls are from a Marianne Design Die.  Flowers, lace and pearls from stash.

The stamps will be available in digital and rubber to purchase from 16th December but you could win the whole set on the Bizzy Bec's Store just by following these easy rules.  And there isn't just one set to win, Beck is giving away 16 along with bonus sentiments.

1) Place this logo below on your blog and announce Blue Butterfly Stamps.

                          2)  Go to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog HERE and Become a follower if you are not already

                          3) Enter your name in the Linky on the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog

Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 4 in the collection.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Cute card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

Hodge Podge Shop - Birthday Cards

Some odd girl - Early Bird Challenge (digi image, flower paper and 3D flower)
Stamp Something - Digi (image)
Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Digi Stamp and Flowers
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle (all my edges sparkle
Stamp Insanity - It's all about you

A Hanglar Card

Hiya Peeps,

I finally got round to inking up a Hanglar, I'm hoping to get another done over the weekend but that maybe a bit ambitious, lol.  Isn't she just adorable.

I'm not particular happy with the photography.  I love this colour combo.

I have used flowersoft on the garland, a nice touch.

Inside the card with a stitched panel holding a tag.

A closeup of the gorgeous snowflakes.  A combination of cardstock and accetate covered with diamond dust.  Beautiful.

I just love her.

Materials Used:-

Hanglar and Stanglar Image

Coloured using Copics

Papers are a combination of Magnolia, Bearly Mine Designs

JOY metal charm

Marianne Design Snowflake Die and Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Marianne Design Swirl Die

Nesties Dies

Flowersoft for the garland

Brads and charms from Hobby House

All panels stitched with a sewing machine

Tassel available from Bizzy Bec's

Lace, beads and anything else from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

CES - Fab Sketch

A spoonful of Sugar - Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Non traditional colours

Crazy Challenge - Christmas

Paper playtime - Snowflakes

Stamps R Us - Holiday Cards

There She Goes - Bling

Lets ink it up - Christmas with sparkle/bling

2 Sisters - Sparkly Christmas

Secret Crafter - Christmas

 ABC Challenge - J for Jewels or Jems

Creative Beli - Christmas Embellishments/Papers

Pennys Challenges - Merry Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas with no red or green

Gingersnap Creations - White Glitter

City Crafter - Let it snow

Stampavie and more - Christmas

Stempeltaume - Non traditional christmas colours

Freshly Brewed - Sparkle and Shine

Inktegrity - Non traditional holiday colours

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Scrapbook Sisters - Snowflakes

Stampin Royalty - Winter holidays

Crafty Purple Frog - Easel Cards

This card is for sale in my Ebay.

Have a great weekend.

Day 2 Victorian Sweetheart - Olivia at Bizzy Becs

Hi Peeps,

It's Day 2 of the Victorian Sweethearts previews over at Bizzy Bec's and I'd like to introduce you to "Olivia". Another beauty.

Don't forget to hop on ove to Bizzy Bec's as Bec is giving away 16 prizes for this launch and some of the DT members have additional candy on their blogs over the 6 days previews, so there are lots of chances to win, win, win.  Here's a reminder of what you need to do:-

1) Place this logo below on your blog and announce Blue Butterfly Stamps.

                          2)  Go to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog HERE and Become a follower if you are not already

                          3) Enter your name in the Linky on the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog

Materials Used:-

Image "Olivia" available from Bizzy Becs

Coloured with copic markers

I have used Shabby Vintage from Bearly Mine Designs Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Lace, ribbon and Pearls from stash

Marianne Design Doilie Die

Making Memories Distressing Tool

Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 3 in the collection.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Stars and Stamps - no glitter and be creative with ribbon

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Cute card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

Hodge Podge Shop - Birthday Cards

Some odd girl - Girly
Stamp Something - Digi (image)

Day 1 Bizzy Bec's New Stamp Range of Victorian Sweethearts Charlotte"

Morning Peeps,

It's Day 1 of the previews of the Bizzy Bec's new range of Digi and Rubber stamps. I would like to introduce the the Victorian Sweetheart, Charlotte.



If you display the badge below and hop on over to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog and become a follower you will be in for a chance of winning the complete set of 6 Victorian Sweethearts.  And listen to this, as there are 16 DT members in total, Bec is going to be drawing 16 random winners  for prizes.  Wow I hear you saying.  Well, not only that, but you may also find some candy on the DT member's blogs, but you will have to check back on each of the 6 days of previews as DT member's will be offereing candy on different days.  Now that is a fabulous amount of opportunities to win some candy.

Materials Used:-

Papers are a combination of Magnolia and Bearly Mine Designs Vol I and Vintage

Image from Bizzy Becs Blue Butterfly Stamps

Square doily available from Bizzy Becs Store (these are fab)

Flowers from Bizzy Becs Store

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Velvet trim, lace and beads from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

One stitch at at time - old stash, new stash

Catch the bug - Anything Goes

Craft your days away - Texture (black velvet floral)

Cute Card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

Paper Pretties - Punches