ANOTHER NEW FRIEND FOR TILLY

  Here is the other felt teddy that I've made for Tilly.  These were so fun to do and don't take long at all.

A TEDDY FOR TILLY!

   Recently I've seen some really cute things made using felt and I wanted to try and make something myself.  I bought a couple of kits from ebay and have just got around to finishing one of them.  I didn't realise that the owl would be so big, but I'm really pleased with it - the felt is lovely and soft.  You can't see it but on the other side of one of its ears I've stitched "Tilly" - hope she likes it!  Just got my pink hedgehog to finish now!

THANK YOU GIFT

  When my Gabrielle papers by Bo Bunny were delivered I wasn't sure if I'd ever use them - I loved the patterns but I wasn't sure whether they were too big for me.   However when I started making a card with them I loved them so much that I decided to make a matching mini scrapbook.   I've used my new Bildmalarna stamps, these are so cute, love the new releases!  I have decorated the edges of the papers with some gold stickles which I bought especially for this project, I also blobbed some on the white stamens to give them some sparkle.  The set is for my friend Tams who so kindly organised a collection for me and made me a fab nappy cake to celebrate the birth of Tilly - thanks so much Tams!

Challenges:
One Stitch at a Time  - flowers
Sir Stampalot - anything goes
Stampin for the Weekend - wings and things
Flutterby Wednesdays - open theme

A RETURN TO K AND CO.

  Years ago as a christmas present to myself I bought sheets and sheets of K and Co. papers, but since then I haven't really bothered with any of their collections.  Then I spotted these and decided that I had to get them, they really are pretty.  I did find it hard though finding some bazzill to match - I cut up blue and cream sheets of card until I settled on this grey/ brown colour!  The stamp is also new and is by Belles 'n Whistles - I have wanted it for ages, the little girl reminds me of Tilly with her chubby legs.  The larger white flowers are also new - I love these and although I bought a pack of 50 I think I'll need to buy some more soon, I also love the little white stamens that you can see poking out.

Supplies:
Belles 'n Whistles stamp - "little eden" - Bunny Zoe's Crafts
K and Co. papers - "Julianne" - Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Lace - Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Flowers and stamens - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - The Hobby House
Sentiment stamp - Lili of the Valley

UNTAMED

   I love all of the gorjuss girl stamps but have only recently bought a couple of them.  Here's a card that I made with the second one, I've teamed her up with some of my favourite basic grey papers - they're from their Capella range.

Supplies:
Gorjuss girl stamp - The Craft Barn
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheery Lynn die - Joanna Sheen
Pearls - The Hobby House
Lace and papers from stash

MY "THINKING OF YOU" CARD

 A dear friend of mine over on MSE recently had some bad news so I made her a card to let her know that I'm thinking of her.  I don't know why it looks all foggy!  The papers are by K and Co and the stamp is by Paper Makeup Stamps.

TILLY

  I thought I'd post a few new pics of Tilly as she's grown so much,  When I was pregnant I said that I'd be really happy if I had another boy (I've got 3 already), I wasn't sure if I'd be any good with girls!  But she is so delightful and so pleasant that I feel that I really have been blessed to have been given such a beautiful daughter.

  And here's one of her in her new bouncer:

TILDA WITH LACE

  Another Tilda card from me today.  This stamp is again from their butterfly collection - isn't she gorgeous?  I've used another MME paper pad - this time their Hazel pad from their Stella and Rose range.

Supplies:
MME paper pad - Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace - Bunny Zoe's Crafts
Card Blank - Craftwork Cards
Magnolia stamp - birthday gift
Branch die - Marianne die


Challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - lace
Just Magnolia - anything goes (lace - optional)

BUTTERFLY MAGNOLIA

  I have wanted this Magnolia butterfly stamp for ages and when I finally got my hands on it I couldn't wait to use it.  The papers are by Pink Paislee - they're from their Queen Bee paper pad  - they've been sat in my drawer unused for months!  I really like the touches of yellow on my card as its a colour I don't often use.

Supplies:
Card blank - Craftwork Cards
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam Binding - The Ribbon Girl
Self-adhesive pearls - The Hobby House
Sentiment Stamp - Lili of the Valley
Papers - Pink Paislee - Queen Bee

Challenges:
Stamp Something - use a sentiment
Paper Play Challenges - blooms and blossoms
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
A Spoonful of Sugar - things with wings
Pollycraft Challenges - pearls. pins, flowers
Allsorts Challenges - things with wings

GORJUSS IN PINK

  I recently treated myself to a couple of gorjuss girl stamps and here's the first one.  I've used my new MME papers from their Lime Twist range - these are from their happy go lucky paper pad.  I've added loads of flowers which have been dabbed with some stickles for loads of sparkle.  I also used my new Cheery Lyn doily die - its so pretty I love it!!!!

Supplies:
MME lime twist - "happy go lucky" paper pad - The Glitter Pot
flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
self-adhesive pearls - The Hobby House
Cheery Lynn die - Joanna Sheen
Gorjuss girl stamp - The Craft Barn

Challenges:
My Mum's Craft Shop - your favourite colours (pink and turquoise)
Pollycraft Challenges - embellishment bingo - pearls, pins, flowers
One Stitch At A Time - bling it on
CES Challenges - embellish it
ECP Challenges - pretty pastel colours

MARJOLAINE

  I haven't used any basic grey papers for ages but when my lovely friend Sarah bought me their marjolaine paper pad for my birthday I loved the colours and set about making a card.  I've teamed it with my new CC Designs stamps.

  Supplies:

CC Designs stamps - My Mum's Craft Shop
Marjolaine paper pad - a fab gift!
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Martha Stewart Punch - My Mum's Craft Shop
Pearls - The Hobby House
Sentiment Stamp - Lili of The Valley

  I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenges - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenges - In The Garden
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle And Shine
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes

A HUGE THANK YOU

  I've finally managed to retrieve my camera from my b-i-l so I can show you some pics!  My fab friends over on the MSE card making thread had a collection for me and sent me these fantastic goodies:

  A huge thank you to everyone, especially to the lovely Rusty who organised it all and who made the gorgeous nappy cake.  There were so many goodies in my parcel - including loads of Toy Story bits to keep my boys occupied and some lovely clothes for Matilda - inside the cake itself was hidden some Minnie Mouse outfits that are so cute that I can't wait to see her in them!
  And here's a pic of the lady herself - she was 4 weeks old on Tuesday - I can't believe how quickly the time has gone:

  And here are the gorgeous baby cards that I received - aren't they all fabulous?

these are from (L to R) Mad Frog, Dragonllew, Marg and Rainmac

 these are from (L to R) CT19720, Vicklspence, OAP1945, Paddingtondoo and AliB

  And here are my birthday cards,
these are from - Dragonllew, Addams, Rainmac and Marg

and these are from OAP1945, Paddingtondoo and Jowri

Thank you all so much ladies - I really appreciate all of your time and effort.

PRETTY PAPERS

  I don't think I've ever used any papers by Fancy Pants before, but when I saw their "It's The Little Things" paper pad I loved the colours and patterns and decided to give it a try.  I teamed the papers with my new CC Designs stamp - here's the result:

  I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - all that glitters
Sir Stampalot - ladies and fashion
Flutterby Challenges - open theme
Paper Sundae's Challenges - toppings challenge - use at least two: sparkle, pearls, die-cuts or the
                                               colour yellow
C.R.A.F.T Challenges - flowers

BABY MATILDA

  Here's a quick pic of Matilda.  She was born at 8.58 am on Tuesday the 5th March!  She weighed 7 lb 10 1/2ozs.  It feels strange dressing a baby in cute pinks after having 3 boys - I'm sure she'll be spolit rotten - my Mum and sister have already been out shopping for girly dresses - they're coming to see her on Tuesday, its my Mum's first grandaughter too as I'm the only one of my siblings so far to have kids.

MSE BINGO CHALLENGE

  Over at MSE ScattyJan set a bingo challenge, I chose to use line 2 - so my card needed to include the colour yellow, a punch and flowers.  I dug out a Martha Stewart deep edger punch - I don't think I've ever used it before and some of my old October Afternoon papers and set to work.  I also used my new CC designs stamp that I love, here's what I made:
 

  I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

-  Incy Wincy Designs - use punches or dies

-  Lexi's Creations - flowers

-  Alota Rubber Stamps - use nesties

MY BOOK PROJECT

  I fancied giving myself a challenge and I'd seen a few of these books on other people's blogs - this was the one that inspired me.  So I dusted off some of my old Kaisercraft "Le Chateau" papers and set to work.  It did take me a while to make but I think it was worth it - it was really satisfying to use up so many papers at once - especially when I have way too many!  Anyway this is how it looks from the front:

  And this is the inside -  the box inside is made from 4 pieces of card that were folded into a concertina shape - this took me ages and drove me mad!!!  I decided to decorate it with some punched card although I don't know whether I'd do this again as it made the box a little too small.

  And finally the back:

 I should really have taken a picture from the side so you could see how thick it was.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
-  One stitch at a time - make it pretty
-  A spoonful of sugar  - anything but a card (I hope this counts)

A BIRTHDAY CARD FOR MUM

  Its my Mum's birthday on the 14th Feb so I thought I'd get cracking and make her a card.  I wanted to make her an elegant card rather than my normal cute ones, so I dug out this "demure" stamp - I don't think I've ever used it before, and teamed it with MME's Andrea Victoria papers.  I bought these ages ago too and have never used them either!

 
I would like to enter  my card in the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenges - Anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers Challenges - Flowers
Papertake Weekly Challenges - Anything goes plus flowers
ABC Challenges - N is for Nestie
I love Promarkers - Anything goes

REALLY GIRLY CARD

  I found this magnolia stamp the other day and realised that I'd never used it.  I dug out my new MME Madison Avenue papers and set to work.  I couldn't find the right pink promarker to match so I paper pieced Tilda's dress, socks and the tulip.  I also spend ages trying to find the right shade of pink ribbon , so I gave up and used brown instead!
   I really like this card and am thinking of making something matching to go with it.

I would like to enter my card in the floowing challenges:

The Crafty Pad - something girly

Crafty Cardmakers  - floral

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - add a heart

Sweet Stamping Challenges - brown plus one other colour

Really Reasonable Ribbons - hearts and ribbon

MY LOVELY NEW MME PAPERS

  I have lusted for months over MME's "Lost and Found" papers, when I saw them in a sale I bought them straight away and when they arrived last week I set about making a card.  Anyway here's the result:

  I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Pile It On - Anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Use red and a die-cut.
Flutterby Challenges - Open theme
Stamping Royalty - Things with wings
Stamp Something - Use a stamp!
Craft Your Days Away - Anything goes

MY LITTLE CUTIE

  Speaking of Elliot - here's a recent picture - he got these pyjamas for christmas - I think he looks so adorable in them!!!

You can just about make out OH's hair leg in the shot!!!!