Clean & Simple

Hi all,

Well it's sunny here then it rains but not too bad really.  I've been in my craftroom pottering about to take my mind off my legs being painful.Just my M.E misbehaving and telling me to take things easier.So why not craft..... I've made a wine bottle tag for a new home gift and wanted to keep some clean lines and no layers for a change.Here it is:

I used Polkadoodles Picknix cdrom  and used the treehouse digital image, clouds and sentiment and put them into my serif programme. Added some blue panpastel to the background, coloured sentiment house - promarkers, faux stitching, bakers twine and added glitter.
Here's a close up:

Challenges:
Polkadoodle week-16-challenge-new-home.
cutie pie challenge-42-clean-and-simple.
allsorts challenge week-204-anything-but-card
creative corner challenge-16-clean-and-simple
patties creations challenge-66-anything-but-card
celebrate the occasion challenge-109-clean & simple

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday.

Love Debs x

Midway Reminder

Hi all,

It's been a while since I last posted. I popped to see my Dad yesterday which was lovely to catch up.  What a gorgeous day it's been today. Lots of washing on the line and even time to craft - perfect.....

It's time for a midway reminder over at Nutcrafters to continue the 'Anything goes' theme chosen by Katie.

I made another pyramid shaped card from a 12 x 12 sheet of paper,Funkyhand backing-papers - wishes-and-kisses cdrom, New, yet to be released - 'a token of......' Nutcrafters digi stamp(promarkers & pencils, buttons,bakers twine, doodling and a darice ticket embossing folder.

Challenges:
Here come the boys blog challenge-50-little-boy-blue-monochrome
Totally papercrafts challenge-163-monochromatic
one stop craft challenge-225-not-square
cards for men challenge-8-anything-goes
cupcake craft challenge-239-monochromatic

That's all from me.Have a lovely day everyone.

Love Debs x

Round and Round

Hi,

Back again and now it's time for a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow and it's my turn to choose the theme and it's:

'Round and round' 

so anything round is good!

I went circle mad can you tell!!!!

Remember to see what the rest of the talented teamies have created and join in with us.

I used my xcut circle cutters and cut out lots of circles, stamped a LOTV image and coloured with promarkers.Stamped a sentiment, cut it out with a doily die, faux stitching and some card candi.

Challenges:

delightful sketches -challenge-round-up
di's digi designs challenge - all-about-bears
craft your passion challenge 158-adorable-animals
incy wincy designs - fur-or-feathers
ready-teddy-go challenge-21-anything-goes

Have a lovely day whatever you're up to and thanks for popping by.

Love Debs x

Friends

Hi all,

It's time for a new challenge over at Nutcrafters and the lovely Katie has chosen the theme of:

 'Anything goes.' 

I used:some cosmos cricket papers, 'wheelbarrow race' new Nutcrafters digi stamp yet to be released(promarkers), distress inks, kanban sentiment stamp, tree embossing folder, grasses embossing folder, star button die

We'd love to see you join in with us and there are freebies here.

Main Prize...

To spend in the Nutcrafters store...

Remember you have to use a Nutcrafters image to qualify for this prize!!

2nd Prize...

2 Digi stamps or 1 stamp sheet of your choice from Nutcrafters...(subject to availability)

 Pop over and see what the rest of the teamies have made.

Challenges:

stampin for the weekend - friendship

aud sentiments challenge-for a guy

dutch dare-card challenge-photo-inspiration

cards for men - challenge-8-anything-goes

songbird challenge-18-stars

I should be at work now so I'll catch up with you soon.

Love Debs x

April showers

Hi everyone,

Did you have a good weekend? Wasn't the weather so much better mind you the wind has caused a little havoc and blown down a few fence panels in our back garden so hubby has had to replace them as they were falling to bits.  Always a job.  The trouble is when the weather is brighter do you see more things to do around the house? I do.

Had a nice couple of hours with Shannen in Hull yesterday, she did the driving which was good for me.We took a few things back that were faulty and bought a few essentials.  Then finished up having a bite to eat. Nice quality time!!!

I've had more washing out on the line today - gosh I'd forgotten how nice everything smells from being outside. Bit more ironing but hey ho that's life.  Managed to fit some crafting in today.

I used a pre-coloured image from Polkadoodles'double sprinkles of kraft' and added an umbrella and backing paper from 'Sundae of seasons' to a kraft bag.I also embossed a rain drop stamp over the whole image - hope you can see it and some stamped umbrellas on the backing paper. I cut out some wellies to use as a tag, added card candi, lace bow,ribbon and a wooden bird.

Challenges:
crafty calendar challenge-april-challenge
polkadoodle week-15-challenge-april-showers
lexi's creations challenge-88-lace and/or ribbon
abc-challenge - l-for-lovely-lace
crafty cardmakers challenge-89-tag card-matching-gift-wrap
oldie but a goodie challenge - make-it-girly - new kraft bag, new sheena stamps(rain & umbrella) and old lace and cdrom images

Right I'm off to watch something with my hubby.

Love Debs x

It's Springtime!

Morning all,

 It's time to Get funky and craft

When I was thinking about what to do this time I had a few ideas but then out of the blue I decided to get my offcuts out from the Funkyhand daisy day download and use the Spring has sprung sentiment topper.  I actually won this download from the Get funky and craft challenge blog so you never know what can happen.

Here's the offcuts I collected with some pieces of card for matting and layering to inspire me:

How can you not be inspired with such fantastic products from Funkyhand.

 I really tested myself on this one.It was very simple to make - a few cuts with the scissors, faux stitching, some bakers twine and jobs a good un.

So come and join in with us over at Get funky and craft

or pop over to our facebook page.

Challenges:

The paper shelter challenge-107-spring-delights

one stop craft challenge 224-colour-challenge(pastels)

milk coffee challenge - welcome-spring

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

Hugs Debs x

Pink & brown

Hi all,

Another quiet day today, Shamus drove me to the council offices to renew my blue badge and to tell them that they've been using the wrong postcode for nearly 6 years - some people!!!! Then back home for a nice cuppa and a catch up on emails etc... and a little crafting of course.

I used: digital stamp from Polkadoodles Pretty Sweet cdrom - promarkers, polkadoodle pink stripey  paper, kraft card embossed with freebie butterfly folder, sentiment, wooden butterfly and flowers.I also inked aroud the image with spun sugar which isn't showing up.

The images top looks lilac on my photo but it is really pink, I tried to work on my shading with my promarkers but I'm not sure - hope it's okay - need more pens........

Challenges:
crafty catz weekly challenge-178-sketchie-time
paper-crafting journey - monochromatic
totally papercrafts challenge-162-get-krafty
incy wincy designs - out-of-the-box
polkadoodle -week-14-challenge-pink-and-brown
card crafters circle - challenge-70-DIE CUT and/or DRY EMBOSSED CREATIONS

Have a nice Friday night and I'll be back over the weekend.

Love Debs x