Easter

Hi all,

Well I've been trying to get everything up-to-date before I go away to Mum's on Thursday and I'm getting there.Here's an Easter card I decided to put together this afternoon.

I used the bunny topper from Polkadoodles cdrom, polkadoodles freebie paper, letter stickers, gems and easter eggs from stash.

Challenges:
Polkadoodle week-11-happy-easter
Incy wincy designs - create-shaped-card
crafty calendar challenge - crafty-calendar-march-challenge-easter.
Creatalicious challenge-46-lovely-easter

Thanks for popping over to see me.

Love Debs x

Funky Hand day

Hi all,

Well what a miserable day - where has spring gone?  The weather hasn't stopped me as I popped to see my Sister in law Teri and family for a cuppa and a catch up then a trip to Costa Coffee to meet my Dad with Shannen for a cuppa and cake...... There goes the waistline.  I'm sure they've changed the coffee or something with the Latte's as it's not the same - too milky so must remember to order something else in future.  I shall stop my blethering and get on with the job in hand.

I'm going to try and do a regular weekly Funkyhand post to show you what I've been making.  This weeks make is one I made in a bit ago but haven't blogged it yet.

I used: funkyhand paper download - trad-ole-christmas - fab papers and cute funkyhand - oh-come-all-ye-crafters-digital-stamps too(coloured with promarkers)..Also a nellie snellen die, distress ink, typed sentiment, bakers twine, gloss accents+gliter for the holly berries and coloured shiny dew drops.

Challenges:
christmas stampin - csayl-challenge-7-sparkle-shine
crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge - chnc-challenge-116-merry-and-bright.
trimmies craft challenge-198-14th-of-march-christmas
christmas card challenge-16-inspiration-photo
christmas cards all year round. march-challenge.

Well I'm off to do some crafting.Stay cosy.Thanks for popping by to see me - I love to hear from you all.

Love Debs x

Distressed!

Hi again,

Two posts in one day oh my word....... Decided to make a birthday card for my nephew and wanted to try some paper tearing - totally out of my comfort zone.....  Really quick to do and quite effective - shocked.  So don't worry when you read my blog title it's not me that's distressed honest.  If you visit me often you'll see that this style is totally out there for me but it was fun.  Always nice to try something new.

I used Polkadoodle 'Pretty Tuff' cdrom for the backing paper, oval sentiments & post digital  image.Also typed the sentiment with my new scramble font
Challeges:
delightful sketches-heres-one-for-boys
charisma cardz - challenge-10-twinkle-twinkle-little-star
cards for men - challenge-5-monochrome
digital tuesday challenge-frame-it
 one stop craft challenge-220-anything-goes
polkadoodle week-10-challenge-distressing

Lunchtime now so off I pop.Have fun whatever you're up to.

Love Debs x

Furry Friends

Hi all,

It's my 3rd week over at My time to craft being a Guest DT and the theme is:

'Bunnies'

So here's my card:

 I used: Stripey polkadoodle backing paper, friends sticker from stash, LOTV pre-coloured square inked around the edges framed with a spellbinders postage die for the inside of the frame and Go kreate shaped die for the outer then a dotty embossing folder plus I inked it.I also used some funky foam letters borrowed from Shannen's stash and made some rolled english roses from marianne designs die plus WOC rose inked.

So without further ado pop over here and see what the rest of the teamies have created and join in with this week's challenge.  

I'd like to say a big thank you to my fellow Funky Hand funkette Lou for emailing me and cleaning up the picture of my card.It looks so much better.You are a star.

Challenges:

Moving along with the times -spring-is-in-air.

dutch dare-card challenge-spots-stripes

bunny zoes crafts - monthly-challenge-march-girly

incy wincy designs - things-that-begin-with-f - fun, furry, friends, flowers, frame.

divas by design challenge - put-on-some-pink

crafting for all seasons challenge-47-spring-into-spring.

Have a great Saturday.

Love Debs x

Mother's Day wall plague

Hi all,

Well I have drawn a winner from my candy that finished yesterday.  I'd like to thank everyone that entered and welcome my new followers as well as my existing followers.I appreciate every comment I receive - it really spurs me on.

The winner is: Marianne - congratulations dearie, send your contact details to me at bookwormjohns@yahoo.co.uk so I can put your goodies in the post for you.

Here's a plague I made for my Mum for Mother's Day, it's the first plague I have painted, stamped and decorated.  I was quite pleased with the result - I hope you like it.

I used an old Kanban poppy stamp which I love, mdf heart painted with acrylic paint, pink petticoat sentiment printed on Safmat, chipboard letters inked, ribbon and poppy flowers.

Challenges:

paper-crafting journey - anything-but-card 

stamping-fantasies - a-special-celebration-with-prizes - Brenda has a passion for poppies like myself .Love anything to do with poppies.Beautiful blog header too. 

craft us crazy - challenge-39anything-but-card 

dream valley challenge-52-mothers-day 

by the cute and girly - march-challenge-favourite-things( flowers-especially poppies, stamping,ribbon and sentiments 

Totally gorjuss challenge-174-for-mum 

Well it's raining here so you know what that means - more time to craft! Trying to get ahead with some DT cards before I go away to Scotland next Thursday for just under a week.Can't wait.

Love Debs x

Something beginning with 'B' midway post

Hi everyone,

Brrrrrr..... it's been so chilly hasn't it.
Hope you're all keeping cosy and staying warm like little old me.  Just stay in and craft - what could be better. After a nice Mothers Day and having my Mum in law over for a Sunday roast - tiring but yummy 'Dancing on ice' finished the day off beautifully. I took over the TV and didn't shift until it had finished -fantastic!!!! Yesterday was spent getting up-to-date with our bills and statements, mind you I was still doing the end of December - whoops. Anyway enough chatting.

Here's my card for the midway challenge over at Nutcrafters:

I used some dotty core'dinations, freebie buttons paper,Nutcrafters digital cute square coloured with promarkers and distress inks, Nutcrafters banner & sentiment stamp from sentiments 2 stamp sheet, 2 brads, glitter and wooden butterfly.

All my 'b's' for this challenge are - butterflies,banner, birthday, branch, buttons, brads, boy,brown,blue,black.


So remember there is still time for you to enter your creations for the Nutcrafters challenge.and also pop over and see what the rest of the fabulous teamies have made.

Challenges:
kaboodle doodles challenge-162-3-dimensional
cupcake inspirations challenge-201
fab n funky challenge-162-add-sentiment.
craft door magazine-challenge-anything goes

There is still a day left to enter my candy so what are waiting for? Just click on the picture in my side bar.

Love Debs x

Springtime

Morning everyone,

Hope you're all okay.The sun is shining with the odd flurry of snow and I mean it is just a tiny flake or two in sunny East Yorkshire.  I've just received a beautiful card  and a lovely long t-shirt saying for sofa days-so cute. How lucky am I.
I'm going to have an easy day as I'm a little stiff with a few aches and pains mind you it has been an ultra hectic week after all.  So my own fault..... Yesterday was a mammoth crafting day which was fab.Here's a spring card I made.

I used papers and tulip images from Polkadoodle - Sundae of seasons, De'sire border die, gems, ribbon and sentiment from Picknix 1 cdrom.

Challenges:
polkadoodle week-9-spring-flowers
trimmies craft challenge197-7th-of-march-easter spring
crafty creations challenges-show us some green
cute card thursday challenge-259-spring-fever
the squirrel and the fox challenge-39-autumn-or-spring(spring)
one stop craft challenge-219-spring

Enjoy your day and stay cosy.  There is still a few days left to enter my candy so don't be shy, click HERE! you don't need a blog....

Love Debs x