New Beginnings!!

Morning everyone.  Another scheduled post from me today.  I've an early start, off out with Emily as she has a soccer match and has to be at the far end of town by 9.30am.  We're picking my bro on the way, he's gonna come and cheer her along too.  I sooo hope he brings the team good luck, Emily's such a nightmare when they lose - soooo competitive!!!  

We  have our first challenge of 2012 launching today at Craft Your Days Away Challenge.

We hope you all enjoyed a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our month long challenge over the festive period all wonderful snowman projects.

It's my turn to set the them this time and with the start of a brand new year I opted for.....

NEW BEGINNINGS

New beginnings could be something to do with the new year, a new baby, new job, new home or maybe a new life such as engagement, marriage or even divorce!!!  So it's time to celebrate a new event of some kind.

We welcome a brand new sponsor to CYDA to kick off the year....

The StampFairy Shop sell some of the cutest digistamps around, so if you've never visited the shop it is well worth the visit there is also a wonderful blog to follow for all the latest StampFairy news and wonderful samples by their DT.   And the lucky random winner of this challenge will recieve a.....

I chose to make a wedding card.  Last year I seemed to get caught out with the number of requests I had for these so thought it a good idea to get a head start lol.

My friends getting married this year and her fav colour is pink - even her dress is gonna be PINK!!!!  I'm sooo not a pink lady and really struggled to make a pink wedding card particularly as I find it a tricky colour to match and work with.  I certainly couldn't bring myself to colour the dress fully!  Instead, I opted for black and white - with little touches of pink.  I'm sure she'll still like this.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges.....

The Crafter's Challenge Cafe - New Year/New Beginnings
Karen's Doodles - Spots and Stripes
Just Tracys Crafts Challenge - Love is in the Air
By the Cute and Girly - New Beginnings
Bling It On - New Beginnings
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes/option of "New" Theme
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Black and White and one other Colour
Crafty Catz - New Beginnings

Thanks for stopping by,  Have a lovely weekend.

Mel X

CYDA #34 Button or Bow

Howdy everyone.  I've been on nights so I apologise now if this blog post begins to lose sense lol, my brain not in full gear yet hahaha.

Well, I've had an eventful week.  Emily's been off school most of the week and at the start of it she was admitted to hospital with suspected appendicitis!!  Not good - but was given the all clear in the end without the need for surgery.  It was a nasty bug she had though!!!

Anyhow, she finally returned to school at the end of the week and is currently out participating in a footie match for the local girls team she plays for - good luck Emmy and Hessle Sporting!!!!!!

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away.  We have an embellishment theme for you, this fortnight we want to see....

Buttons or Bows.

 
you are free to use any other embellishments but you must include either buttons OR bows too, simples!!!!

I've used another of my LOTV stamps, they are just soo adorable.  This is made specifically for a couple at work, they sooo gonna love it, they're a very loved up pair lol. 

 

We are sponsored this time round by our very dear friend and former team buddy Crafty Emma

 

Prize TBC

The DT as always are stars at showing you some superb inspiration and you can check them out HERE.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges........

 

Fairy Tale Challenge - Christmas

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Jingle Belles - Holiday Food, Drink or Candy

Patties Creations - Christmas

Simply Create Too - All About Christmas

 

Well thats just about it from me for today folks thanks for stopping by my little place here in cyberspace have a great  weekend.

 

Happy crafting everyone

 

Mel X

CYDA #33 Embellishment Bingo

Awww I'm in for a busy day today.  Gotta get Ethan to his best friends birthday party, he's off paint balling - he's sure gonna love that, and will be absolutely BUZZING by this afternoon lol.  Whilst he's partying, I gotta get Emily to a football game.  She joined a girls soccer team and totally LOVES it.  She's very competitive and sporty and today is a cup match so if her team don't win - oooooh it don't bear thinking about!

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away.  This fortnights challenge is hosted by my lovely teamie and SIL Crafting Joanne.

She has come up with the awesome theme of....

EMBELLISHMENT BINGO

Wow, what a selection, fabulous range of embellies to choose from!  Our DT girlies have come up with some awesome designs for this one and you can check them out HERE.  This is what I came up with.........

Called "Hello Little Friend", this is one of several new stamps available from Sugar Nellie and you can see her HERE.  This card is outta me comfort zone a little as its so rare for me to use so many flowers and I NEVER use pins!!  I love the colour combi using some stray papers I didn't want to waste.  In the end I went for the top layer of the bingo card - LACE, PEARLS AND PINS.  I'm quite chuffed with how it turned out.  I hope you like it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'm off to wrap up warm now ready for Emily's game.  Enjoy your weekend.

Mel X

CYDA #31 Halloween Colours

ORANGE, BLACK, GREEN and PURPLE

CYDA #30 Tag It

Morning everyone and thanks for stopping by.  I'm sooo glad to get to the end of this week!!!!!!!!  We had a bit of a scare with Murphy, our elderly golden retriever.  The kids accidentally left the side gate open and Murphy took the opportunity to go for a wander!  The first knew of this was when I got a call from a stranger stating they were with him at the traffic lights in the village - and he's been hit by a car! 

OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!!!!!  Thankfully he'd only been clipped according to the good samaritan but they were really angry with the driver as they said Murphy could clearly be seen crossing the road (though slowly) but the car failed to slow.  I suspect they thought Murphy would move out of the way but I doubt he could hear the car much and his visions not brilliant!!

The kids were so upset at what could have happened but there's a second bolt on the  gate now that they find hard to open!  I took Murphy straight to the vet for a check up and thankfully he was given the all clear so he's none the worse for it all.

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We have another new challenge for you today over at Craft Your Days Away.   This time we want to see TAGS, they can be either on your project or be your project!!  I opted to make tags for the kids main gifts this Xmas as I always plan to do this but have never gotten round to it until now!!

I've used a selection of fun images from Mo's Digital Pencil, I just couldn't resist them and they were PERFECT for this project, I just know the kids are gonna luv 'em!

Our sponsor this time is......................

We do hope you can join us.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a lovely weekend.

Mel X

CYDA #29 Colour Combi

Hello and thanks for stopping by.  Pete, the kids and I had a wonderful night last night at my SIL's (Crafting Joanne) birthday party - happy birthday for today sweetie!  The kids were totally cream crackered after getting in about 1am - Ethan still got up a 7am though!!!   

 

We have another fabby challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away!!

Well the 'Make Your Own Flowers' challenge was popular so there was an amazing abundance of your DIY flowers, so gorgeous. 

This fortnights challenge has been set by the wonderful Angel who has a lovely colour combo for you...

PINK, BROWN & BLUE

Please stick mainly to the above colours with skin tones and hair colour not included in the colour combo.

Here's my offering......I had a little spending spree on flowers, I don't think I'm very good with using them but want to get practicing and playing around with them.  Hows this for my first real try? I opted to use this rather gorgeous LOTV image and throw a bit of glitter around.

I'm really chuffed with how it turned out.

We are sponsored for this challenge by our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp with a $10 voucher code for the winner

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges.......

Clearly IStamp - Glitter 
Crafty Ann's - Make Yourself Uncomfortable (Flowers)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Mel X

CYDA #27 Cupcakes

Morning everyone, we have glorious sunshine here in East Yorkshire this morning and it's lovely and warm already!!

We have another fantastic challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away. HUGE thankyou to everyone who took part in our Birthday celebrations last time.

This time our theme for you is.......

CUPCAKES

I used this little sweetie from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've had him a while and just never got round to using him til now!  Does anyone else buy digi's that you just HAVE to have - then take a while to colour em up - or is that just me rofl.

The papers are my new addiction - digi papers!!  These ones are part of a freebie kit available from Summertime Designs HERE.  Aren't they just scrummy!

I coloured with copics and promarkers and used glamour dust to bling up the icing a little.  The sentiment is by Craftwork Cards and I used my nesties for matting.  As the papers are so yummy and gorgeous I didn't want to cover them up with embellies - hence the one lonely card candy lol.   Hope its ok and you like it!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Mel X

CYDA #26 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOOO HOOOOO!!

We're celebrating our 1st birthday this fortnight over at Craft Your Days Away so we thought we'd have a lovely easy peasy challenge for ya......anything to do with

BIRTHDAYS

We have a number of prizes up for grabs for this special challenge - you'll have to check out the challenge blog HERE for details.....

I've used this super cute image from Karen's Doodles.  I've had him a while and been itching to colour him up - this was just THE perfect opportunity to bring him out!

I've used the "Lauderdale" pad from BG, my trusty nesties and card candy and this brilliant sentiment from CraftWork Cards.

I really hope you can join in the fun this time with us and can't wait to see what you come up with.

I've been working today and accidently left this post in draft - hence the late post!!  So that'll be me in the norty corner with me malibu and coke - sorry guys!!  I'm on wind down at the mo as only THREE more shifts to go then 2wks annual leave - OOHHHHHH YEEEAAHHHHHHH!!!.......

and the pupster, who now has a name - "Harley" comes home half way through - CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges...

 The Craft Garden - Bold, Bright and Loud
Party Time Tuesdays - Birthdays
Celebrate the Occasion - Kids Birthdays
Kelley Kid's - Anything Goes
Amber's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
Hanna ad Friends - Dots or Stripes
Stampin for the Weekend - Spots and Dots
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
Glittery Geeks - Furry and Feathery
Card Makin Mamas - Birthday Cards
Word Play Weekend - Balloons
Send a Smile - Anything Goes for Kids



Have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Mel X

CYDA #25 SUMMERTIME

Morning everyone.

We have a glorious themed challenge from Craft Your Days Away.  This fortnight we want........

SUMMERTIME

Here in the UK our summer weather seems to have run off and got hidden lol, so if you're lacking a little bit of sunshine hopefully this challenge will brighten all our days.  So raid your stamps and digi images and use all things that shout and scream of summer.

I've used this fun image "Kai in the Sand" from Mo's Digital Pencil.

 

Dunno where the papers are from as they've been in my stash for a while and I've lost the front cover - sorry!  The little star fish were a lovely find in our local Hobbycraft store.  The ribbon's from my stash and the sentiment is by Penny Black.
 

Our fabulous monthly sponsor Simon Says Stamp is our sponsor for this challenge and one random lucky winner will get a $10 voucher code to spend in the Simon Says online store.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Mo's Digital Pencil - Summer Vacation 
Charisma Cards - Sunshine Colours
Daring Cardmakers - Wish You Were Here
Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy


It's my birthday today and I've a busy day planned ferrying Emily to her gymnastics class and birthday party!  Then later today we're off to see my friend Jim, the cocker spaniel breeder.  I'm taking my camera and planning to take some pics of our little pupster, I think he's only about 3weeks old at the mo!  The pics will be going on my blog so keep your eye peeled for those!

Right, I'm off, need to finish my brew and dressed, Emily's got to be at gymnastics for 10am so I need to get me skates on!

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a lovely weekend.

Mel X

Monochrome Challenge

Hiya guys.  We have a new fortnightly challenge over at Craft Your Days Away.

The challenge this time round has been set by the lovely Doreen and her challenge for you is......

Monochrome

We want to see your creations using only one colour, or shades of one colour.  Use of skin tones and hair colours on an image is acceptable.  Other colours on image only should be kept to a minimum.

 

 

I've used one of the newer images from Meljen's Designs available exclusively from Whimsy Stamps HERE.  Ain't he cute, he's called "Just Like Dad".

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges.........

 

Ladybug Crafts - I'ts all about Males 

Fab n Funky - Magnificent Men

Craft Us Crazy - Masculine

Creative Inspirations - Card for Dad

We do hope you can play along.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

 

Mel X

Fathers Day / Special Man

Morning everyone.  I'm back with my second post of the day from a wet and windy Filey!  Today we have a new challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away.

The challenge this time round has been set by the wonderful Sarah M and her challenge for you is......

FATHERS DAY / SPECIAL MAN

 

With Fathers Day fast approaching here in the UK it's time to start making those male themed cards, your card/project can be for a dad or another special man be it for fathers day, birthday, etc....

 

Here's my creation, I had fun with this and enjoyed using up some little bits of leftover paper. 

The image is a digi from Victoria Case and the papers are BG.  I coloured with copics and promarkers adding a few card candy for minimal embellishment.  The sentiment if from CraftWork Cards. 

My team buddies have created some awesome male cards to inspire you.  To see them and find out details of this fortnights sponsor, please check out the challenge blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. 

TTFN

Mel X

White and one other colour

Morning everyone.  We have lovely sunshine here in East Yorkshire though its a bit chilly and I think rain is forecast.  Pet and the kids are off to a music festival today, I just hope the rain holds off!  My plans to visit Crafty Emma today have fallen through so I'm going to be at my craft table and having fun whilst everyone's out - and I'll be dry lol. 

Today we have another challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away but first I'd like to give a HUGE welcome to our new DT members

MARI

CATHY

ANGEL

SHAZ

SARAH

GAYNOR

It's so lovely to have these ladies joining us and I'll be popping along to their blogs later and leaving some love.

Our new challenge has this time been chosen by the lovely Lesley and her challenge for you is...

'WHITE + ONE'

So it's white with just one other colour, you can use as many shades of your chosen one colour as you wish.  It is ok to use skin tones and a different colour for hair if neccessary.

 

I cannot tell you how many times I changed my mind about which image and colour I was going to use - I simply lost count lol.  Eventually I settled on one of the new images from Meljen's Designs out this month.....

 

 

How cute is he?  Titled "Beardy Gnome", he's available exclusively from Whimsy Stamps HERE.

We welcome another new sponsor to CYDA for this challenge...Heart Song Designs

The winner will receive 3 digi's of their choice. 

 We do hope you can join us this fortnight and can't wait to see your fantastic creations.  My DT buddies have come up with some awesome cards to keep you inspired and you can check them out on the challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a lovely weekend.

Happy Crafting

Mel X

Spots and Stripes CYDA #17

Morning everyone.  Suns trying to break through the cloud here in East Yorkshire and we got a little spot of rain.  Hope it doesn't get heavy til after I've taken the dogs out!  Pete's coming home today so looking forward to that, Emily is chomping at the bit to see him as she's not seen him since Tuesday when she went away on her residential school trip.  She had a great time but did miss us - nearly knocked me off my feet when she threw her arms round me when I met her off the coach lol.

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away, this time we'd like to see........
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SPOTS AND STRIPES

Here's my creation using one of the newer images from Meljen's Designs called "Girl Tunes"

The papers from my stash as part of a pack but I've lost the front cover so can't tell you whose pack it is - sorry!

Please check out the challenge blog  HERE for sponsor details and to see the awesome creations by my teamies.

Am off to finish my brew now before heading out, off to visit my mum later for mother's day.  Enjoy you weekend everyone and happy crafting.

Mel X

LOVE and Update on Dylan

Hello everyone and a happy Saturday to you.  We have another challenge for you over at Craft Your Days Away and this week its the turn of the lovely  Shelley to set our theme.................

" L O V E "

 

Our sponsor this time is Meljen's Designs and the DT were given a choice of images to work with.  I opted for this little cutie "Teeny Mouse Hug".  I found this fabulous, gorgeous paper in me stash of 12x12.  It's called "Sweet Dreams" and is by the Craft House - I've no idea how long I've had it or where I bought it from.  The heart added at the end of the ribbon is a sticker from a 12x12 pack of BG papers.

My lovely team buddies have come up trumps and made some stunning projects to get your creative juices flowing, check out the challenge blog HERE for a peek and for details of the prize on offer.

Can't wait to see what you come up with - good luck.

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Just wanted to let everyone know that my little furbaby Dylan's doing really well.  I took him to the vets yesterday and they're so pleased with his progress they've discharged him - whoo hooo - and the lampshade is no more lol.  He's so much brighter and happier in himself and appears to have adjusted to having one eye really easily.  I still haven't got round to taking a pic but I promise I will do that in the next week.  Thankyou everyone for all your kind words and best wishes.

Hugs

Mel X

Anything Goes

Hiya and welcome to my third and final post of the day, I'm running a bit behind now so I apologise.  Dylan is now safely back at home.  He does look a bit freaky with one eye stitched up and all the fur around it shaved.  Big thankyou to my SIL and CYDA teamie Joanne for taking me to pick him up from the vets.  He cried all the way home, think it was both his eagerness to get home and the fact we were in Jo's car and not our own - bit strange for him!!!  He settled down as soon as we were home and is now curled up asleep in front of the fire and cuddled up with my other dog, Murphy.  I'm so relieved he's home.  In a few days we can start taking off that horrible lampshade from round his neck - that'll perk him up big style lol.

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We have our first challenge of the year from Craft Your Days Away Challenge Blog. We are all feeling fully refreshed and raring to go!  This week is the turn of my lovely teamie  Liz to set the challenge and she's set a brilliant one to warm up your mojo and break you gently back into the swing of crafting.  Our theme this week is.......


Anything Goes

I made this card at the request of a work colleague who needed a retirement card for a male friend of the family.  She informed me he liked DIY projects and stipulated the card must have his name on and say 65 somewhere on it.

I think it turned out quite well.  The punched edge reminds me of a saw and I am soo loving this particular BG paper, I gotta get more!  I coloured with copics and promarkers and used a woodware inverted corner punch.  I initially wanted the tabs either side of the image at the top of the card, mimicking his dungarees but that just didn't work.  The brads from my stash are just PERFECT with this image.  The name plate and sentiment were done on my lappy and I used my large oval nesties.  Cardstock is also from my stash.

My colleague was chuffed to bits with it though I've yet to find out if the recipient liked it. 

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp.

The rest of the Design Team have created some really awesome projects for this and you can check them out on the challenge blog HERE.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Paper Play - Clean and Simple
Stamp Something - Use a Digi
PaperCutz - Use Metal (brads)


We really hope you can join us for our first challenge of 2011 and can't wait to see your creations.

Thanks for stopping by

Mel X

PUNCH IT OUT

Hiya, oooh I'm so sorry  everyone.  I've been spending some quality time with the children as they've been so upset that their dad still can't get home for weekend.  We're now expecting him next Friday so thats three weeks he'll have been away.  they're missing him so much bless them.  In concentrating on them I forget my CYDA post was incomplete and in draft - am soooo late now, sorry guys!

We're onto our final challenge for 2010 here at Craft Your Days Away and we're all  taking a break over the Christmas period so this challenge will run into the new year so plenty of time to enter.

Challenge #10 has been set by the wonderful Doreen and her challenge for you is....

'PUNCH IT OUT' 

 We want to see you using your punches and/or die-cutters for this one and here's my little creation............ 

The timing of this challenge was just perfect cos my new guilty pleasure is diecuts - guilty cos I've spent a small fortune on nesties in all lol, and pleasure cos I just can't get enough of experimenting with them.  


I used a 5x5 card for this and LOVED faffing with my nesties for this one.  The cardstock is from my stash and I used classic squares large, standard large circle and petite scallop circle large nesties along with my Spellbinders Pendants Shapeabilities "Fleur De Lis", all available from the Secret Crafter store HERE.  


The image is Christmas Wreath Pinecones digital image by Just Inklined Digi Stamps and available to purchase HERE.


I used my watercolour pencils to colour and bling from my stash.

We have a fabulous prize on offer for one lucky winner.  Please check out the challenge blog for details and if you have time please take a peek at the rather special creations my fabulous DT buddies have created to inspire you. 

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Little Red Wagon - Use a Die Cut
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Allsorts - Last Minute Christmas

I'm off to thaw out now as I bought the kids sleds each and we've had to test them out lol.  I didn't get to have a go, they had me pulling them along - am totally pooped now lol. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Take care and keep warm - I'll be parked in front of the fire and the telly later for the X Factor Final.

Hugs

Mel X

Craft Your Days Away #9

Hiya everyone, thanks for popping in.  It's blummin freeeeezing here in East Yorkshire this morning.  Apparently we're in the grip of a severe weather front which is expected to last several more days yet.......bbrrrrrr!

I'm so glad I'm not travelling to work to Monday though I think its expected to last well beyond that.  I'll be so glad when Pete gets home later today as he's travelling home from Wales - I hate him travelling up, down and across country in winter.

Today we have another challenge for you over at CYDA, this time set by the lovely Sarah.  This fortnights theme is

Texture

I've used one of my favourite images from Mo and added stickles and flower soft.  The papers are BG, the ribbons from my stash and the sentiment is from craftwork cards.

I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges.........

Pear Tree Designs - Colourful
Scrapbook Sisters - Let it Snow
Mo's Digital Pencil - Swirls and Flourishes (on DP)
 Stampin for the Weekend - Winter
ABC Challenge - Ice and Snow



Please check out the CYDA blog HERE for sponsor details and don't forget to take a nosy at the amazingly creative makes from my fabulous teamies - they never fail to inspire me.

Thanks for stopping by and please take care if you're venturing out. Have a lovely weekend.

Mel X

Craft Your Days Away #8

Hiya everyone, I should be takin g Emily to gymnastics this morning but just been out in the car and the indicator lights won't turn on!!!  Felt really scary as I was coming back through traffic lights in the village so am gonna give Hull a miss today - really don't fancy driving anywhere til its fixed.  Good job Pete has come home this weekend though he's not happy at having jobs to do already lol.

We have another fortnightly challenge for you this week at Craft Your Days Away.  The theme this week, set by the lovely Lesley is...........

"Christmas Trees"

Christmas tree(s) can be the main focus point of your project or they can be in the background or maybe just a verse about Christmas Trees there are many ways to interpret this one.

Here's my creation using a freebie from our sponsor Charmed Cards and Crafts and available to download HERE.

As well as using the freebie, I also used "Festive Holly and Mikey" from the Mixed Christmas digi collection which you can purchase HERE.  I have several of the Charmed collections, they are just gorgeous and such amazing value for money.

I used black cardstock from my stash, BG papers and coloured the images with copics and promarkers.  I also added stickles glue which caused me to take another pic this morning in daylight as the snow looked PINK when I took the pic at night with the lights on lol -it was driving me NUTS lol.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge......

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

We do hope you'll be able to join us for our 8th challenge and remember if you would like to be considered for our GD for challenge #10 then please add 'GD' next to your name when adding your entry to Inlinkz on the Challenge Blog. Entries for this challenge close at midday on Friday 26th November.

Have fun and 'Craft Your Days Away'

Hugs

Craft Your Days Away #7

Hello everyone, OMG I'm running well late today!!  It's time for another challenge over at CYDA, huge thanks to all who took part in Jackie's recipe and this time its my turn to set it.  This week we want to see

"All White"

We want to see white backgrounds with colour restricted to images and embellishments only please, the more white the better.

 

Here's my creation using one of Mo's fabulous digital images...

 

 

Please check out the challenge blog HERE for sponsor details and to check out the amazing creations by my wonderful DT buddies too.  It would be so sweet if you could leave them some love too - we all really appreciate it!! 

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges.........

Craft Your Passion - Glitter and Sparkles

Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright

ABC Challenge - Glitter

Mo's Digital Challenge - Pick a Season

Cute Card Thursday - Clear/Transparent (2 flower gems)

C.R.A.F.T. - Monotone

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

I would just like to let everyone know about a wonderful new craft forum, called Sparkles.  Brought to us by the lovely Angel who was also responsible for Magical Crafts.  She had to close down MC due to personal reasons but she's back and raring to go with lots of chat, swaps and crafty projects. 

 

You'll find the banner and link in the sidebar - if you're up for meeting like minded crafty people or even just want a natter why not pop along - the more the merrier and we'd love to see you.  

Thank you so much for stopping by and please don't be shy!!  Let me know you've been and I can pop by and see all your fabulous makes and leave some love along the way.

Hugs

Mel X

Craft Your Days Away #6

Good morning everyone.  We've woken up to glorious sunshine here in East Yorkshire this morning.  Looking forward to getting out of the house today now lol.  Shall be taking Emily to gymnastics shortly and doing a spot of shopping - then cracking on with the dreaded H word on our return home.

I've found time to finally get some crafting done this week and have pleasure in sharing a new challenge from Craft Your Days Away.  I can't believe we're on our sixth challenge already!!

Challenge #6 has been set by our lovley Jackie who has a recipe for you...

1 CIRCLE (at least)

2 PAPERS

3 RIBBONS

What a fab recipe and the DT and GD have all whisked up gorgeous makes to help inspire you with this recipe so please do check them out, here's my humble DT creation.  We can't wait to see what you can cook up for this challenge.

 

I've used one of my favourite images from Meljen's Designs called "Tutu Sweet" and available exclusively from the Whimsy Store HERE. I've used cardstock from my stash and the papers are from BG and nitwits.  The ribbons and bling are from my stash.  The dragonfly punch is by X-Cut, the flower punches Woodware.

 

We are being sponsored this time round by our very own Shelley of One Stop 

 Card Crafts...

 

 

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges....

 

Sisterhood of Crafters - Bling

Craftalicious - Anything

PaperCutz - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Ribbons

We do hope you'll be able to join us for this fortnights challenge, we can't wait to see what you can cook up with the recipe.

Have a lovely weekend and hope you are able to Craft Your Days Away!!  Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

 

Mel X