Love is in the air

Hello everyone, just quickly popping on to load up my latest card.  Its a Magnolia one again and its one of those stamps that when it was released I thought it was so so cute and just had to have it (as you do!!) and then it got buried and never inked it up.  So when I was having my rummage the other day out she popped and its a great image perfect really for Valentines with her blowing her little hearts.  Anyway, heres the piccies:-

Image - Magnolia Tilda with floating hearts

Medium - Copics and Promarkers

Papers - Tilda's Papercraft "Springtime"

Flowers - WOC and stash

 

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop  -  flowers and ribbon

 

Papertake Weekly  -  tie up your loose ends (use a bow)

 

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  anything goes

 

Crafty Ribbons Challenge  -  love/romance/anniversary

 

Allsorts  -  flower power

 

Sunday Sketch and Stamp  -  great sketch

 

Yesterday evening I went to a meeting at my son's school about a residential he is going on in a few weeks.  They gave us a kit list and lets just say I have a bit of shopping to do.  He's going for 5 days and I know he is so going to enjoy it they have so many activities planned he's going to have a blast BUT 5 days without my boy at home not sure how I'm going to cope with that one.   Anyway what did make me laugh was hubby when he found out it was for 5 days AND he is not allowed to take a mobile so no contacting home AND it is overseas.   Now that was the point at which I laughed almost till I cried you see the residential is only on the Isle of Wight yes thats right the Isle of Wight a trip that will take no longer than 30 mins on the ferry!!!

 

Anyway, I will love you and leave you.

 

Take care and happy crafting.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

A non Christmas Christmas Tilda!!!

Hello everyone I hope you are all good on this extremely chilly day, but I'm not complaining I'd much rather have cold and dry to raining and windy any day!!!

So I've just popped on to show you my latest card and I hope you like it. I've gone back to my Tilda's for this one. I had a little rummage around in my stamp collection and went with this one.  She's actually from a Christmas collection but she's so very versatile.   Anyway here come the piccies:-

 

Image  -  Magnolia Tilda with Christmas Flowers

Medium  -  Copics

Papers  -  Websters

 

 

A bit of a side view going on.  I've used a piece of black organza I found in my stash to make the large bow, I just ruched it up and tied it with the pearls and then just used ordinary organza ribbon across the centre to match and added the pink ribbon on top to lift it. 

 

 

Finally a close up of the image and you can also see the gorgeous little wooden butterflies.  Just love these and could do with some more the trouble is I've had them so long I can't remember where I bought them in the first place!!!!

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Sketch & Stash  -  great sketch (used old organza and old wooden butterflies) option of vintage

 

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia  -  Ribbon or Lace

 

My Mum's Craft Shop  -  anything goes

 

Copic Marker Europe  -  anything goes with Copic markers

 

Stampin for the Weekend  -  something girlie

 

Okay thats all from me.  Gotta dash treating ourselves to a chinese takeaway tonight its the first time in a while we've both felt well enough to enjoy one and my greedy belly is rumbling at the thought of it mmmm...

 

Take care folks and happy crafting.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

 

 

My first card of 2013!

Hi everyone I hope you are all staying safe and warm in this blast of wintery weather we are having in the UK.  We even had snow here in Bournemouth we get it so rarely that the kiddies were so excited.  It wasn't enough to warrant their schools closing so they were a bit disappointed but to make up for it we had a huge snowball fight on the way to school so by the time we arrived at the classroom I was absolutely covered he he I did get a strange look from the teacher!! In fact I'm not sure who is worse me or the kids.  It did at least last till they got home so we could go out and make snowmen (yes I was the first one out there too!!!) and have another snowball fight with the neighbours over the hedge!!!

 

Okay so time to show you my first card of 2013 and its a Christmas card (was that a groan I heard, I'm sure it was!!!!).  I've decided this year, as quite a few crafters have, not to leave these cards to the last minute so hopefully this will be the first of many.  Anyway, here it is and I used the sketch from over on Addicted to Stamps challenge but turned it round to suit the image.
 

 Image:-  Stampavie 'Mistletoe & Mice'

Medium:-  Copics

Papers:-  Papermania 'home for Christmas'

 

Get me I've used animals!!! I so very rarely colour animals as I'm never really sure how to colour them but these were really quite easy and its such a cute stamp too. 

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Addicted to Stamps  -  great sketch

 

Bunny Zoes  -  anything goes

 

ABC Christmas Challenge  -  A for animals

 

  Okay thats all from me for today.  I'm hoping for a peaceful day to get some crafting in. 

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie
xxx

WINNER of my Xmas/Birthday candy

Hi everyone, I know its the middle of January but its the first time I've been on my blog since before Christmas and I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2013.

 

Over Christmas I had a little candy running and I'm very sorry its taken this long for me to announce the winner.  Life gets in the way of best laid plans at times and what with school and clubs starting up again and more than our fair share of illnesses!!!! its taken a lot longer to get on here.  As I haven't a clue how to do that random thingy I put everyones name that entered into a little box and got my son to pick out one so without anymore waiting the winner is ..........

 

 

KELLY LLOYD at Kelly's Cards

 

 

Congrats sweetie if you would like to e-mail me your address I'll get your little package in the post to you asap.

 

I would like to say thank you to everyone that took the time to enter and I'll start squirrelling away a few more things so I can do another one.  Today is the first day I've actually spent some time in my craft room aswell so hopefully I should have something to show you soon.

 

Catch up with you all soon and take care everyone with the bad weather.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx  

My first candy, a little sweet treat for you!

Hello to everyone, sorry I haven't been around much these past couple of weeks but time has been short and unfortunately crafting and blogging seems to be one of the things that gets put to one side, which is strange really when its the main thing that tends to keep me sane when things go awry.

 

Anyway, lets get back to why I'm here.   I have been for a while squirrelling away little bits and pieces and what with Christmas and my birthday in January I thought it would be an excellent time to have a candy.  It is also to say a big thank you to everyone who pops in to see me and to those that leave me such encouraging comments they really do mean a lot.  So here's a piccie of my candy.

 

I'll give you a list as the piccie isn't that great:-

 

1.  Martha Stewart 'lattice heart' border punch

2.  K & Company 'sparkly sweet' 6 x 6 paper pad

3.  Magnolia 'Tilda loves flowers' stamp

4.  Stampavie Penny Johnson 'Rosie Rabit' stamp

5.  Whiff of Joy guardian angel stamp

6.  Stampavie Mo Manning 'end of summer' stamp

7.  Paper doilies

8.  Selection of metal tags

9.   Selection of metal charms

10.  Selection of wooden hearts

11.  A pack of rainbow butterflies

12.  Selection of paper flowers

13.  Selection of fabric flowers

14.  Pack of crochet flowers

15.  Selection of ribbons

16.  A roll of raffia ribbon

 

Okay thats whats in it, I hope you like it.  I don't know how to do Mr. Linky so if you would like a chance of winning my candy please leave me a comment on this post.  If I can work it out I will have this as a sticky on my blog. 

 

I don't go in much for lots of rules all I ask is that you enter just the once to make it fair to everyone else.  Be a follower of my blog or become one but only if you like it here.  Spread the word, a piccie in your sidebar would be great but is certainly not a necessity.

 

I will post internationally but will not be liable for any taxes or duties.  I thought as its quite close to Christmas I would let my candy run until the new year so will draw a winner on Friday 4th January 2013.

 

That just leaves me to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

 

If you don't believe, you won't receive!!!

Just stopping by today to say a very quick hi to you all and to pop on my card that I made for The Sugar Bowl challenge.  Yes I've left it very late again but I'm sliding in at the very last minute!

 

I won't beat around the bush today, so here it is:-

 

When I was a rummaging among my stamps I came across this little fella and would you believe he had never been inked up.  Yes I know terrible isnt it and he's such a cutie pie too and lovely to colour.  He's been coloured with distress markers and the papers are old Papermania ones although I seem to have covered most of them up! 

 

The normal close up.

 

Okay not much waffle from me today, I've got conservatory windows to be cleaning before the decs go up at the weekend.  Yes I'm nutty but every year my windows and all those other niggling little jobs like skirting boards etc have to be cleaned before I will even entertain putting them up!

 

All being well I should be back soon.  Take care folks and happy crafting.

 

Ann-Marie

xxx

A Christmas Carolling

Hello all, I hope you have been enjoying your weekend.  My little girl is on a Beavers outing to Paultons Park today.  Apparently it is a huge gathering of all the beaver groups in the area and around 2,500 are converging there so all I can say is I'm glad I've not picked today to go there!!!.  She hasn't got good weather for it as its piddling down but she'll get wet anyway on the rides.  So as its quiet here at the moment I thought I would take the opportunity of jumping on and showing you the card I have just finished. 

 

Okay so I've used a Lili of the Valley image all coloured with copics.  The Basic Grey papers 'Jovial' have had another outing I do so love these.  The poinsettia is my usual Marianne Design die and the edges have been inked up with a cherry blossom from WOC in the centre. 

 

A little side view.  As usual the inside has been decorated to compliment the front. 

 

Lastly a close up of the adorable image.  I've added glamour dust to the fur trims and snow and added liquid pearls as the falling snow.

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Bunny Zoes  -  winter

 

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop  -  dies/punches, ribbon and charms (i'm hoping bells count as charms!)

 

Papertake Weekly  -  ribbon and pearls

 

Sketch Saturday  -  great sketch

 

Sweet Stampin  -  flowers

 

Stamptacular Sunday  -  winter bliss

 

The Crafty Pad  -  add some glitter

 

Lili's Little Fairies  -  anything goes

 

Okay since starting this post my peace has now been shattered as hubby and son are back from their boys outing to the cinema to see Skyfall so no doubt they'll be wanting their tea!!

 

Enjoy the rest of your day and happy crafting.

 

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx