The Gift

Good evening peeps i hope you've had a fab weekend i've had a good for a change no dramas lets just hope it lasts lol, we all spent the whole day together and had a delicious Chinese for dinner lots of noise from the grandchildren but hay we done mind noise after all the going's on we've had lol.

Right i have a card for you today using one of the new Molly Harrison stamps exclusive to Crafts and Me its called the gift you can only get it Here isn't she just beautiful i must say i really enjoyed making this card, i think my mojo is lurking lol as i've not really felt like crafting but i think i'm getting there.




Items used
The Gift from Crafts and Me
Copic Markers to colour
Papers are from Bearly Mine Crafts
Sentiment is from sentiments 4 you
Poinsettia is a Marianne die so are the leaves
Nesties circles
Ribbon and gems from my stash.

I'm also entering some challenges
ABC H=Holiday
Crazy 4 challenges Christmas
Creative crafts Stars
Creative Inspirations Pink Christmas
Secret Crafter Sparkle and Shine
Ellephantastic Christmas
The Sweet Shop Sketch
Sweet Stamping Snowflakes

Oh dear i just watched the X factor and i just cant believe for the life of me why Wager is still in there i wouldn't mind but he's killed some bloody good songs, and then i thought Katy was going for sure but no she's back again next week oh well.

Thanks for looking and any comments you leave and take care now.

Digi Sale news and my Candy Winner

Good Evening peeps i hope you've had a good week and are looking forward to a lovely weekend.

No card from me today just a reminder that Donna at Bearly Mine Crafts is having a sale 15% off of everything for one week only to celebrate her Birthday and the release of her new Christmas Dreams digi papers which are just so gorgeous.





Donna also has some fantastic celebration candy on her blog if you want to pop over and wish her a Happy Birthday.

While I'm here i would just like to thank you all again my son Aaron is doing ok some of the bruising and swellings have gone down and he's had all of his stitches removed but he has a long way to go yet the drs have put off his op until Monday that's he sees the consultant again,but he's not worried about that he is also managing to get a little bit of sleep now which is helping.

My Candy winner from our OSCC blog hop is Josephine from Josephines Rainbow if you could get in touch with me i will get you candy posted off to you.

Have a lovely weekend what ever your doing and take care, thanks for popping by.

Crafts and Me *17*

Good morning folks i hope you are all well! isn't the weather pants lol, i hate the wet windy weather.
Anyway i'm here today to share with you my DT card for Crafts and Me Challenges we had so many fab creations last week so thank you to those who joined in now this weeks theme was picked by our very talented Tracy and its glitter, well that shouldn't be a problem this time of the year with Christmas rapidly approaching lol... omg 45 days that's all! oh i digress again so lets get back to my card.

The image is Wintergreen Wishes available HERE isn't she sweet, stickles glitter glue here , the flower is a Marianne Creatable die so are the leaves the gorgeous papers are from Bearly Mine Designs and will be released on Friday this week and they are the Christmas Dreams collection.



I am also entering my card into some challenges
Totally Gorjuss Sketch
Sweet Stamping photo inspiration
A Spoon Full of Sugar Snow/snowflakes
Crafty Calendar Snowflakes.
Fairy tale challenge Anything goes
ABC Holidays
Creative inspirations Glitter ,Glamour ,Girlie

Well that's it for now from me i hope you have a lovely day and thanks you so much for stopping by and any comments you leave.

From Our House to Yours

Good afternoon folks i hope you had a lovely firework weekend, isn't it a horrible day out there today i think i'll stay in today lol.

I have a Christmas card to share with you today and the papers are the New Christmas Dreams collection from Donna at Bearly Mine Designs and i must say they are gorgeous and will be be released on Friday the 12th November and Donna will also having a sale to celebrate her Birthday so why not pop over and have a look here's a preview of the new papers


gorgeous aren't they.

Right i best get on to my card now other wise i'll be here all day lol as i said i've used the new Christmas Dreams papers available from Friday the image is from Scrapbook sisters the poinsettia and leaves are die cuts from Marianne design creatables i've used flower soft mixed with glitter for my flower i hope you like it i'm quite pleased with how it turned out.




I am also entering a couple of challenges with my card
Sketch Saturday
Charisma With love at Christmas
Digi Tuesday I've been framed
One Stitch at a Timee Winter wonderland
Lexi's Creations Anything goes
I hope you like my card and thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day.

Bearly Mine DT and a Big Thank You

Well hello folks i hope you are all ok we are still in a bit shocked to say the least,and thank you everyone for your messages of support and good wishes i will pass them all on to Aaron.

Any way i'm here today to announce that i have been asked by Donna to be part of her new Design Team for Bearly Mine Designs and what gorgeous papers Donna designs if you've not seen them you best go and take a look HERE there will also be a new Bearly Mine challenge blog starting on January of next year it will be a fortnightly challenge and i so hope you will all be able to join in so at least i've had one good thing happen this week.

Here's a card using some of Donna's Bearly Mine beautiful papers i will pop back later to tell you which papers they are and my mojo seams to have gone awol too, any how we are off out in a bit to go see Aaron it's an hours drive for us.



I'm also entering my card into the following challenges
Friday Sketchers
Fluttery By Open
A Spoon Full of Sugar Relish to Embellish
Crazy 4 Challenges Square.

Here's a list of all the other girlies joining the team too

Donna (owner) - http://bearlymine.blogspot.com/
Amy (DT Co-ordinator) - http://amyscraft.blogspot.com/
Donna - http://craftheadcase.blogspot.com/
Gina that's me- http://ginaskraftyplace.blogspot.com
Anne - http://annes-magnolias.blogspot.com/
Vixykins - http://vixykins.blogspot.com/
Marie - http://kompis-kort-by-mi.blogspot.com/
Sarah-Louise - http://tiggertastic.blogspot.com/
Doreen - http://doreensdream.blogspot.com/
Shirley - http://nannieflash.blogspot.com/
Bella - http://bellasbastelecke.blogspot.com/

Here is a picture of my grandson Caid who is three last Sunday after baking cakes with nanny isn't he gorgeous! not that i'm biased or anything lol.


Thank you for popping by and any comments you leave and i hope you have a lovely weekend what ever your doing.

Roll on the New Year

Good morning folks i cant wait for this year to be over and done with! i have not been about the past few days as some rotten scum bags stabbed and beat my darling son with an iron bar and boy i would love to get hold of them there were seven of them the police have caught two of them the others were wearing halloween masks they are being charged with attempted murder. One of the stab wounds narrowly missed his spinal cord so he is a very lucky man indeed the drs told him that being a big fellow saved his life he is now home but in quite alot of pain and can barely walk and he has to go back in to have surgery on his hand as some of the bones are shattered the drs couldn't believe that nothing else was broken at least he is getting his op done at a more local hospital as he was rushed to the Royal London, i still cant really believe what has happened you never think it will happen to you so i'm sorry if you are one of the peeps that have emailed me in the last few days i am gradually getting round to them. I would like to thank all my teamies that have supported me this week too thank you girls.
Now to top it all mil has had another fall so she now has stitches and bumps and bruises roll on 2011.

Normal service will resume soon. luv gina xx

Seasons Greetings

Good afternoon folks i hope you had a fab Halloween weekend we was in last night we went out for drinks at a friends house if anyone knocked at our house mil wouldn't have heard them anyway lol.

Right lets get on with my card i've made another tea light candle card they are great fun to make and i've used one of the new Crafts and Me stamps designed my Molly Harrison and i just love her art work anyway these are being released tomorrow over at Crafts and Me if you are registered for the news letter you get 10% off of selected stamps in store.





Well that's weird i don't know why the second pic is coming up side ways lol, any how the papers were a freebie from a mag the flower is a Marianne design poinsettia I've used quite a lot of stickles on here too.

I'm also entering the following challenges
Totally paper crafts bling it on
Secret Crafter anything that flies
Incy Wincy anything goes
Stamp with Fun all that can fly.
Fussy and Fancy winter wonderland
Sir Stampalot Christmas traditions
Thank you for visiting and any comments that you leave they are always very much appreciated, enjoy your day.

One Stop Blog Hop

Good morning folks i hope you had a fab week and have a great weekend! well you will if you join us over at ONE STOP CRAFTS we have been up and running for a whole 2 years and to celebrate our 2nd Birthday we are holding our first ever blog hop.

We have some wonderful sponsors lined up and some fab prizes too...... so i do hope you'll join in with the fun.

If you've arrived here from Francesca then your in the right place after you have left me a comment hop on to Itzivit! if not then you need to go back to the beginning HERE. If you get lost pop back to One Stop and there is a list of the order to hop but most of all have fun.

Make sure that you leave us all comments as some of us are giving away some candy! i am one of them but its a surprise candy which will include some papers and even a stamp.

Here are the prizes

Prize 1 Digi Doodle Shop $10 to spend in store

Prize 2 Sassy Studio Designs 4 Digis of the winners choice

Prize 3 CraftBrulee $10 to spend in store

Prize 4 One Stop Crafts £15.00 to spend in store

Prize 5 Wink Wink 3 Digi Stamps of the winners choice

The challenge is.....

Anything Goes and here are my projects treat boxes for Halloween and the lilac ones i've made for a girlie night.









I am also entering my halloween treat box into some challenges
Cupcake Crafts Sweet Treats
Crafty Creations Halloween
Dutch Dare Halloween
Paperlay A haunting we will go
Crafty Catz Halloween
Daring Card Makers Halloween

Well i hope you like what i've made and don't forget to comment on everyone's blogs to be in with chance of winning some candy. Enjoy your day whatever your doing.
Thank you for any comments you leave.

Book Marks

Good morning folks well what a week stinking rotten cold which is much better now thank you so much to everyone who wished me better! yesterday i had to see a Chiropodist as i've been having probs walking as it is so painful to wear anything on one of my feet but she said there isn't a lot she can do because it is my arthritis causing the problems but she has strapped my toes together to see if that will help apart from that it means surgery, not really what i wanted to hear but will have to see what happens lol.

Anyway enough of my problems i've been making these lovely corner book marks and i'm just loving making them so i think a few peeps are going to be getting these as little tree presents lol, i am also entering them into some challenges i've used various images too some stamped some digi.



Alphabet Challenge A Angels and Fairies
Flutter By Danni wants to see Purple Orange and Black
A Spoon Full of Sugar Die cutting and Punches
Corrosive Halloween or Orange & Black hope mine is ok girls
Totally Gorjuss Sparkle
Paper Cutz Make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness
C.R.A.F.T Monotone
Sweet Stamping Anything but a card
Stamp Something Pink
Simon Says Stamp Punch um
Penny's Challenges Black Orange and Purple
I hope you like what i've made and thank you so much for any comments you leave they are always very much appreciated.

Crafts and Me Challenge Make a Christmas Gift

Hello again folks well two post's in one day that's not often done lol, anyway it's my turn to set the challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenges this time so i thought it would be nice to make a Christmas Gift, its a bit of a change to Halloween lol and the DT girls have made absolutely gorgeous creations too.

Here's my gift and there is a fab Tutorial Here i really enjoyed making it and its a lot easier than it looks so i'll be making some more of these i've used scented tealights so it even smells gorgeous





The Stamp is called Tellulahs-treasures you can get it here at Crafts and Me.
The stamp is one of the new Crafts and Me Stamps designed by Hannah Lynn and if you are registered for the news letter you get 10% off your order how good is that and there are more New stamps to come next week too so keep watching the Crafts and Me blog this week to see what's coming as we are show casing them all this week.

I am also entering some challenges with it too
ABC G for glitter
A Spoon Full of Sugar Die cutting/punches
Creative Card Crew Lets punch it
Papertake Weekly Sparkly & Bright
My Time to Craft want pockets
Sweet Stamping Anything but a card (hope mine counts)
Simon Says Stamp Punch Em

Items used
Tellulahs-treasures stamp from Crafts and Me
Papers are from Marianne Designs
Marianne Design Creatables - Poinsettia
Leafs Marianne Design Creatables - Stars/Fern
EK scalloped border punch
Stickles glitter glue
Ribbon and gems from my stash.

I hope you will come and join our challenge at Crafts and Me challenges this time and i hope you have a lovely day even though the weather is awful.

One Stop Crafts Challenge *103*

Good morning folks i'm a bit late posting this its been a bit manic here again lol we have all gone down with the coughs and colds that are doing the rounds at the moment, anyways i best get on with it this card is my DT card for One Stop Crafts and it was my turn to set the challenge and its a photo for inspiration



Here's my card



the stamp is Penny Smith called Love Bubbles you can get it at Dies to Die for
I am also entering it into the Friday Sketchers challenge.

That's it for now i'll be back later with another post but thanks for stopping by and any comments you make.

New Release Coming 2 Crafts and Me

Good afternoon folks i hope you are enjoying your weekend, i hope all of those that have these stinking rotten coughs and colds feel better soon, i'm with you as we have all gone down with it, even poor little Alfie bless him.

Any way i have a card for you today its using one of the new release stamps over at Crafts and Me that are being released this week coming so don't forget to keep an eye out for them at Crafts and Me they are Crafts and Me own design stamps and the artist is Hannah Lynn and they are Christmas themed but i've not made a christmas card with mine today as i think you can use this one for almost any celebration, i've used fall colours today not my normal choice of colours lol.



I am also entering some challenges with my card
Creative Inspirations Halloween or Fall
Daring Card Makers Autumn leaves
One Stitch at a Time Anything goes
Simon Says Give Thanks
Stamping for the weekend Halloween or Fall
Totally Gorjuss want sparkle.

Items used
Stamp from Crafts and Me available this week
Bearly Mine papers
Martha Stewart leaf punch
Stickles glitter glue
pearls from BobityBoo
flowers and ribbon from my stash.

I hope you like my card and thank you for looking and any comments you make.

Two for the Boys

Good afternoon peeps well its flipping cold out there today isn't it lol, my mil has gone out for a couple of hours with some of her friends to have dinner at one of the clubs she used to go to every thursday and that's something we never thought would happen seeing as the Dr's said she shouldn't even be here.

Anyway i have a couple of cards for you today but unfortunately they are both boy cards lol, well there are quite a lot of boys in our family lol.



I am also entering a couple of challenges
Sketch Saturday
Crafty Cardmakers use a freebie Papers
Cupcake Crafts boys and their toys
Everybody Art Blue Green and Brown

I've used a Lili of the valley sailing Boat the gorgeous papers are a freebie from Bearly Mine and the buttons are from my stash.

The second card is great sketch from Papertake Weekly the papers are Making Memories Just Chillin the image is speschstamps digi called Blowing Candles



Thank you for stopping by and any comments you leave as they are always very much appreciated and i hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Sweet Pansy Sisters

Good afternoon peeps i hope your all having a relaxing weekend crafting or enjoying the pleasant weather that we have at the moment.
Anyway the card i have for you today is using one of the new Crafts and Me stamps you can get it HERE called pansy sisters its such a pretty image and i've not really done it justice as i'm not very good at colouring flowers so i've decoupaged it a little to give it a bit of depth.



Items used
Pansy sisters image HERE
Copic markers to colour
Martha Stewart butterfly punch HERE
flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
quite contrary papers from MME
ribbon pins brads and gems are from my stash.

Challenges i'm entering
Allsorts Lets play bingo Brads Flowers Ribbon
Cute Card Thursday what's bugging you
Delightful Sketches Metal mania pins and brad
Just Inspirational Stamped project
Little red wagon something old something new new stamps old ribbon and punch
One Stitch at a Time Embellish it
Our Creative Corner At Least 3 types Embellishments
Paper Cutz anything goes
Scrapping Sister Flowers
Sweet stamping Ribbons
Totally Gorgeous Pink.

Well that's it for now from me i best get dinner sorted, ooh i wonder who will be kicked off the X factor tonight, cant wait enjoy the rest of your day.

Spooky at Crafts and Me Challenges

Good morning you lovely peeps out there in blog land i hope the weather is being kind to you its been beautiful here in Essex, and i cant believe how busy the shops are with Christmas shoppers mind you i started getting mine last month lol.

It's time for another challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenges and this time the theme is a nice easy one set by our lovely Trish and our sponsors for this challenge are Lilac Lemon Designs. Do you know i've never made a Halloween card before so i haven't got any Halloween stash but i've managed to make one without buying any new stash that would be wasted lol.



For my card i've used some freebie papers from Bearly Mine Crafts
Image ching-chou kuik- Pick a Pumpkin available at Crafts and Me
Copic markers to colour
the bats and cat i downloaded and cut them out
flowers ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

Challenges i'm entering
ABC Challenge F for flowers
Bunny Zoe's Autumn love
Challenge up your Life Autumn
By The Cute And Girly Spooky
Charisma Cards Halloween colours
Creative Crafts Trick or Treat
Cupcake Crafts Scary creatures for me bats are terrifying
Ellephantastic Anything goes
Everybody Art Halloween
Fussy and Fancy Halloween
Paper Star Halloween
PaperTake Weekly 3 of a kind mine is the bats
Simon Says Stamp recipe
Stamping for the Weekend Autumn colours
In a Sweet Pea Dream Orange green and purple
The Stamp Man Autumn
Tuesday Taggers More than 2 legs there is a cat but not sure it counts lol.

Well that's it for now i hope you have a lovely day and thank you for stopping by and any comments you leave they are always very much appreciated.

Up Up and Away

Good morning all you lovely peeps hope your having good week so far and isn't the weather fab, anyway the card i have for you today is one of the New Release of Crafts and Me stamps designed by Sara Burrier to be released today and if you are a registered newsletter reader you'll get 10% off from 12th to the 19th Oct by entering the code that you will be given,so keep a note of the dates as i know your going to love them all lol.
So what are you waiting for lol get over to Crafts and Me to get yours.



While i'm here you have one more day to enter our challenge over at Crafts and Me challenges and the theme is Teenagers.

I am also entering my card into the Colour Create challenge, Pink Green and Cream.

Craftalicious DT Skiing Mouse

Good afternoon well i don't think this has ever been known before two posts in one day from me lol it's because i'm still playing catch up you see it sometimes feels like i'm running around in circles lol.

Anyway onto the reason i'm posting again is its time for a new challenge at Craftalicious and this time its an easy theme of anything goes that was picked by our fabulously talented Tracy and our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs, and we were very kindly given some images to play with aren't they just so cute.
Here's my card i hope you like it



Items used
Meljen's Designs image Skiing Mouse
Old Fashioned Christmas by Marianne Designs
Sentiment from Cuddly Buddly
Leaf is a Marianne Designs die cut
Pearls are from Bobityboo gems
Ribbon lace and pins are from my stash.

I am also entering these challenges
Creat 4 Fun use a digi stamp
Cute Card Thursday Make your own
Digital Tuesday Ribbon buttons and bling
Everybody Art Sketch
If The Shoe Fits Distressing
One Stitch At A Time Used your digis
Secret crafter Distressing.

Well that's it from me for now and did you enjoy the X factor last night and i wonder who will be the first to get voted off.

Alter it at the OSCC

Good morning all you lovely peeps out there,i hope your enjoying your weekend, well i had a mega busy day yesterday with all the family here its a bit of a mad house but great fun too, i cant have my treatment on Monday because of being on antibiotics so have to wait until the following week, but not to worry lol.



Anyway this post should have been done yesterday but i just hadn't had time so its here today and its not a card its a horse shoe you see because our challenge this week over at The One Stop Crafts Challenges is Alter it which was Carries choice,the horse shoe has been in my cupboard for months i thought i had best do something with it and i've used one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps the Wedding Couple the flowers are from wild orchid crafts and ebay ribbon pearl heart and gems are from my stash.

I am also entering a couple of challenges
Ellephantastic Challenges Anything goes
Moving Along With the Times Anything but a card

Mr blogger is still playing up so its taking me ages to get round to you all the same as it takes about 10 goes at loading up an image too its quite annoying though.

Take care everyone and enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

I wish and thank you

Good Morning peeps i hope your having a good week so far and thank you for all of your get well wishes and i am feeling much better thank you.

Right onto today's card its an easel card but on its side Andy at my local craft shop made one the other week for his nan's 80th, i hadn't even given it a thought to turn it around and it works really well i think! i am also entering some challenges with this card






A Spoon Full of Sugar Sparkle and Shine
ABC E for Easel cards
Daring card Makers Christmas#
Incy Wincy Designs Glitter and Sparkle
Secret Crafter Easel cards
The Pink Elephant Child

I've used Memory Box Mistletoe papers from from Dies to Die for the stamp is called I wish from Penny Johnson i got it from HERE
pearls from Bobityboo ribbon pins and snowflakes from my stash.

I'm off now to have a nice shower and then we are popping out so i'll catch up with you later and thanks for looking and any comments you leave.

Baker Kaylee

Good afternoon to all lovely peeps out there on this miserable grey day, well i was hoping to spend the morning with my daughter Keely and granddaughter Lexi while Caid was at play school but i was up most of the night in agony it turns out that i have a water infection so i'm on antibiotics now and my infusion is due next monday for my arthritis, so i may have to have it the following week. I did manage to drop Caid of at play school he started 3 weeks ago! he phoned me when he got home to tell me that he never cried at all bless him he's such a sweetie and Lexi didn't cry either when Caid went in today so that's a step in the right direction lol.



Anyway i have wall hanging to show you today that i made for a dear friend of mine who loves baking, so i used Kaylee baking from some odd girl isn't she just so sweet and she loves these colours too so i just hope my friend likes it, i'm also entering a couple of challenges

Friday sketchers sketch
Paper Cutz 3 patterned papers
Cooking it up with Katie sparkly yellow digi
Digi Tuesday Ribbons buttons and bling

well i think that it for now i best go get another glass of water as the dr said i don't drink enough lol, i hate water.
Enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for looking.

GRrrrr Bad Mr Blogger

This post was meant to be on here this morning but Mr Blogger was being a bugger and wouldn't let me post or upload images, so i'm sat here nearly bald after pulling my hair out all flipping day lol. Good evening peeps hope you are all well, i have a couple of cards for you today which i made a few days ago but seam to have left my mojo some where, i sit here looking at papers i have new stamps to play with too but nope nothing is happening, so if you find it anywhere could you please send it back asap lol.
Anyways here's the two cards i made with some of the gorgeous new Crafts and Me Hannah Lynn stamps that Teresa sent me and i have sent then off to Teresa yesterday as samples so i'm hoping she received them this morning i have another one that i started with the Crafts and Me Molly Harrison stamps i will try to finish it off today if i can get my head around it lol.

I am also entering some challenges with my cards


this one was meant to be Friday sketchers but i missed that one DAH, but its still ok for Moving Along With the Times which is Fairies and Fantasy.

My second card is for several challenges




Stamp With Fun is a fab sketch
A Spoon Full of Sugar Spots and strips
C.R.A.F.T Fancy Floral
Stamp Something Celebrate
The Creative Cottage Bling it on

Well that's all for now i hope you like and thank you for any comments you leave i really do appreciate each and every one.

I'm off now to leave some comments and catch up lol.