More awards!

Oh my goodness! I've received no less than 3 awards today!

Firstly from Lorraine - please check out her blog especially the very worthwhile plea she has for cards for Breast Cancer,and maybe send her a card or two.
Next from Sue - another fantastic crafter who has fabulous stuff on her blog
And last but not least Gill - whose Hanglar cards turn me GREEN with envy!

Thank you so much girlies, I am so honoured!!

Now I need to pass this on to the blogs that inspire me, the rules for this award:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

The ladies I would like to nominate are

Toni
Jeanette
Monica
Karen
Nikki
Patsy

E.T.

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One card, two challenges

On a roll today!! Two cahllenges for this card - A Spoonful of Sugar Checks Galore and Friday Sketchers Sketch 8 which is a gorgeous sketch by Beatrix



Sugar Nellie Stamp coloured with Distress Ink Pads, HOTP stitching stamp
HOTP papers
Sizzix dies
Prima papers, brads, spacers, zoomz and ribbon from stash

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One card, 3 challenges

I managed to combine 3 challenges with this card, yay! The Ismaki challenge this week is a gorgeous sketch by Malin, Rainbow Lady's challenge is a Christmas collage and the Dutch Dare challenge (first time for me) is 3 ribbons and 3 buttons (I've used artistic licence here and used paper "ribbons")



Penny Black stamp coloured with distress inks
Papermania papers
Various snowflake punches
Fiskars Threading Water punch for border


I've received an award from Sue, thank you hunny, that is so sweet of you and I am thrilled to bits!



Now I need to pass this on to seven blogs that have caught my eye - these ladies really inspire me and their work is amazing!

Claudia
Becky
Deb
Hanne
Debbie
Carole
and last but definitely not least, Caz

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Cute Card Thursday & Papertake Weekly Challenges

I had a bit of 'me' time last night and managed to get a card made. Thought it would fit with the CCT 16 and PTW challenges this week.

The CCT challenge is no designer paper - Shock!! Horror!! Hot flushes and sweats!! But it got me to dig out my Stampin Up wheels and must admit I thoroughly enjoyed making this card. I also used the inked embossiing folder technique - I think Monica's video tut is the best out there and it works every time!

The PTW challenge is another of Katharina's amazing challenges - what a joy they are to work with.




Stamps - Hanglar & Stanglar (coloured with Prismacolors), Stampin Up Jumbo Wheel
Card - Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White - all Stampin Up!
Ink - Groovy Guava and Soft Sky - Stampin Up
Flowers - Prima Esprites and Prima
Cuttlebug Sentiment
Brads, spacers from stash
Ribbon - Hobbycraft

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Amy is home!!

Just a quick post to say our Amy is home and is so much better - what a difference a week makes (and what a week from hell that was!!) She has a fair way to go yet with lots of hospital appointments, tests, scans, xrays, etc but the relief and joy at having her back home where she belongs far outweighs this! So thanks once again to you all for your thoughts, prayers, messages, cards and gifts - I am still overwhelmed by you all!

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I've been tagged

Quite a few times lol. Sorry I've not had time to post about them this week - it's been manic with Amy being poorly. Once I catch my breath again I'll post here, but in the meantime I've been tagged by Pink Sunshine, Rima and Sue

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4 Challenges in one!

I've managed to combine four challenges with this card, quite pleased with my little self! My Time to Craft's challenge this week is circles (circle card), Tilda & Co is We gone dottie (dottie BP and Swiss Dots embossing), Arty Girlz Challenge is Nature (blossom shaped matting cut on the Robo, and flower on image and embellie) and Funky Fairies is Paper Piecing (flourish and pieced the stamped image)



Hanglar & Stanglar image coloured with Prismacolors
Large scallops cut on Craft Robo
Sizzix scroll
Embellies from stash

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Thank you so much

To each and every one of you wonderful people that have emailed, messaged and sent cards, I am more than touched at your caring.

Baby Amy is holding her own. They have found out what is wrong with her, she has E Coli (we believe either from her mam not being treated with antibiotics against GSB (Group Strep B) even though the hosipital was aware that she is a carrier (she was treated before having her first child), and/or an infected belly button which was fobbed off for 6 weeks! The E Coli in infants causes Urinary Tract Infection (which Amy has), Sepsis (which they caught just in time we think although her blood is not reacting to the antibiotics as the doctors had hoped so she is now on supportive antibiotics to help the initial antibitoics). Thank God we insisted on seeing a doctor on Sunday night - I don't want to think what would have happened. A guardian angel sure was looking after our little princess.

She will be in hospital for a good few days yet, until the doctors get blood results that they are encouraged by. She will then be referred to the Freeman Hospital as they have discovered a heart murmur. She will also need kidney screening as a result of the urinary tract infection and is waiting for an appointment at yet another hospital as they are concerned about her hips. She has a long way to go yet poor little lamb, BUT!!! We got the most beautiful smile from her today - so she must be feeling a little better.

Here's a picture of Amy and Ben taken last week before she got sick.



Thank you again my friends, it means the world to me.

Cute Card Thursday15 & Stamp Something Challenges

I managed to combine two sketches again CCT 15 which is all about birthdays and Stamp Something which is a fab sketch this week, using this gorgeous image sent by a very special friend - thanks hunny xxx.



Hanglar & Stanglar image coloured with Prismacolors
Sentiment is from the Stampin Up Circle of Friendship set which I got from Monica
Papers from MME
Strawberries cut on the Craft Robo, the template was shared by Ruth at UK Scrappers
Scalloped border done with my Fiskars Threading Water punch
Ribbon is by Anna Griffin

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge 2 - Friendship

The challenge this week is friendship and I need a card to send to a friend who's a bit down so hope this will cheer her up.



Stamps - Penny Black Crossing Bridges (coloured with Prismacolors) and Studio G sentiment/corner stamps
One of "those" crochet flowers again, matted on to a punched flower.
Freebie papers out of a magazine (think it's an old Papercraft Essentials one)
Papermania brad


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Friday Sketchers 7 & My Time to Craft 19

I managed to combine two challenges again today, Friday Sketchers has a fab sketch this week, loved working with it, My Time to Craft's challenge this week is buttons and buckles. Well I managed the buttons but messed up the buckle trying to alter it with alcohol inks so have left it off :(, hope the card still qualifies. I did try, honest lol.



Stamps - Stampin Up and Magnolia
Papers K & Co (been digging out all the old pads to use up)
Flowers, buttons and ribbon from stash

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And another one from me today!

Although to be honest, it's one I made earlier! This one is for Ooh-La-La Romance 2 challenge

I heat embossed the heart wreath with gold detail EP, and glittered the jasmine blossoms with Glamour Dust (love that stuff *U*)



Stamps: (retired) PSX Jasmine Heart stamp, Studio G sentiment
The hat pin is one I made from my beading stash, fine gold cord from my egg decorating stash

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Arty Girlz Challenge 39 - Hint of Pink

Wow! Another first time challenge entry for me - I think I'm becoming a challenge junkie lol! The challenge at Arty Girlz this week is a hint of pink. Well, I think this card is more than just a "hint" of pink - talk about overload lol.



Faerie Poppet Rosebud stamp (coloured with Distress Inks)
Magnolia Roses stamps
The lace is an unmounted stamp that I got off Ebay so have not got a clue who it's buy, sorry. The lace image was stamped in Versamark, with white embossing powder.
Paper is HOTP Wedding Papers Stack
Cuttlebug corners
Corner Adorners corner punches

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2 Sketches 4 You - Laura's sketch 2

Loved the sketch this week over at 2 Sketches 4 You so thought I would have a go at it. Also got the chance to use another of my crochet flowers (I so love making and using them lol). You can find the pattern that I use here, they are really easy to make and take under 10 minutes to make.



Sarah Kay image coloured with Prismacolors
Paper DCWV Retro Stack
Cuttlebug border and mat layer
Fiskars Threading water scallop punch
Stampin Up corner punch
Punched and toiled blossom


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Our Creative Corner Challenge 1

Yep, you guessed it! I found another challenge blog - OCC (well, I didn't exactly find it lol, E.T. suggested I take a peek and well, had to do the sketch!) It's fabulous and one I will use again and again!



Stamp - Sweet Ebony (Funkykits)
Papers - K&Co
Fiskars Threading Water punch for the scallols
Prima Flowers, brad, spacers & Zooms from stash
Corner punch Stampin Up
Swiss Dots embossing folder


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Penny Black Saturday Challenge 1 & Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #52

Challenge 1 at the new Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog is to make a card with your first Penny Black stamp. Now to be honest I can't remember which was my first, but I know the one I've used on this card is one of the first ones I bought. I've combined this challente with Beate's Weekend sketch (first card I've done for the Weekend sketches!)




Penny Black Daisy Swing stamp
DCWV and K&Co papers
Flowers, brad, spacers and ribbon from stash
Stampin Up photo corner punch

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TGIF Cats and Friday Sketchers # 6

The TGIF challenge this week is set by Claudia and is "Cats", which I thought fitted perfectly with the gorgeous sketch set this week over at Friday Sketchers, so here's my card for both challenges.




Penny Black stamp
Papers K&Co Dollhouse
Crochet flower by me
Brads, spacer and ribbons from stash
Sizzlits fern die cutter
Stampin Up photo corner punch

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Papertake Weekly challenge 24 & Funky Fairys Challenge 24, Ooh-la-la Ribbons Challenge AND Stamp Something Monochromatic Challenge - PHEWWW!!!

Okay, so I lied! Here's another card from me today, I've managed to combine FOUR!!! sketches with this card, Papertake Weekly #24 which is a fab sketch by Katharina, Funky Fairy's # 24 which is all about Tri's and Ooh-la-la Ribbons challenge. Also thought this was perfect for the Stamp Something monochromatic challenge. How pleased am I with my little self lol!! The ribbon looks black, but is navy IRL (the same colour as the navy paper although it doesn't look it!)




Stamp - Blooming with Happiness by Stampin Up!
Papermaina Venetian Skies Paper
Cuttlebug Florall Fantasy embossing folder
Fiskars Threading Water punch

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Ismaki Challenge 23

Not been much blogging from me this week, I've been busy helping out with my new granddaughter.

One card from me today for the Ismaki Challenge - the sketch this week is gorgeous!! There is an option to restrict the colours to 2 or 3, I've tried to keep to that but had to add an extra colour in the image - green chicks don't look right, not does yellow grass lol.




Quite a few people have asked about the "centres" of the flowers, the silver spacers are out of my beading box - called Daisy spacers, any bead stockist should carry them. I just colour them with gold Krylon if silver doesn't work with the flower I'm using.




Penny black image from my mate Jackie (thanks babes)
Cuttlebug Olivia die cut phrase
Papers, flowers, brads and spacers from stash
Paper ribbon from Lakeland Plastics

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2Sketches4You Laura sketch 1

I love both these sketches so much I had to make a card from Laura's sketch





Stamps SU Blossoms Abound, Dimension Fourth script background
Stampin up Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery & Wild Wasabi ink pads, Scattered Straw Distress Ink Pak
Stampin Up rub ons
Card, SU and non-SU


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2Sketches4You Kazan 1 Challenge & Cute Card Thursday Challenge 13

The challenge on Cute Card Thursday is Christmas, and I stumbled across this new challenge blog 2Sketches4You so have managed to combine 2 sketches again - YAY!!

I've made a card using Kazan's sketch, and will get Laura's sketch done this weekend. Thanks so much for such fab sketches, I will for sure be using these over and over!!!




Santa Rosa Stamp coloured with Prismacolors
Papers, brads & ribbon from stash


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Ismaki Challenge #22 & Saturday Workout 7 - be in stitches

Yay!! I managed to combine 2 sketches with one card. The Ismaki challenge this week is a fab sketch, and the Saturday Workout is to use stitches, so I've drawn stitches in with a pen.



Hanglar & Stanglar image coloured with Prismacolors
Papers are a mix of HOTP and magazine freebies
Prima flowers and brad from stash
Sizzlits fern die and Fiskars Threading Water border punch (I'm in love!!)

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