Digging for Victory!

Morning all!

Spring has sprung ... well, for the moment anyway!  I'm going to have coffee with my friend this afternoon and no doubt we'll try to put the world to rights!  

Have a lovely day.

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

Image - Vintage Boys topper by  Lili of the Valley

Paper - Wood by Cupcake

Sentiment - Flonzcraft

Dies - Squares by Xcut : Frames #9 by Crafts Too : Tag Along by Clearly Besotted

Twine - Marks & Spencer (wrapping set from Christmas)

Challenges :

Crafty Creations - Happy Birthday

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Happy Birthday

Divas by Design - Male

Just Us Girls - Weathered Wood

Simon Says - Tag

Sisterhood of Crafters - Male

Just for You

Hi!

It's me again with another card I made on Sunday and want to enter in a few challenges.  

I had a lightbulb moment when I made this card ... how to make equal tiles.  I did it in Paint.net and just drew white lines on it.  I can't believe in all the years I've been making cards I've never thought of this before, doh!

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

Image - from Hopeful topper collection by The Hobby House

Paper - Bright Vine (Blueberry) by Mel Stampz

Sentiment - from For You collection by Lili of the Valley

Twine - The Hobby House

Die - Scalloped Circle by Spellbinders

Challenges :

CCEE Stampers - Delft Tile

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Die or Punch

The Hobby House - Anything

Suzy Bee DT - Anything Goes

Morning all!

Don't know where this week has gone, I've been busy all week and blogging hasn't been on the agenda!  I was out yesterday with my Aunt as I usually am on a Friday and guess what ... we had SUNSHINE!  Wow, what a beautiful day.  Unfortunately it's back to normal again today, dreich is the only word I can use to describe it. (For my non Scottish friends that means grey, miserable, damp and generally horrid!)

My best bud is off to America next weekend for 6 weeks so we're meeting up today as she'll be busy getting ready next week.  Oooh, what will I do when she's away, nobody to lead me astray!  I might actually get down to some serious crafting.

Best go and get organised.  Hope you have a lovely day and stay safe and warm.

Hugs

Anne x 

Elements :

Image - Teddy's New Home by Di's Digi Stamps

Paper - from Tulip collection by Docraft

Sentiment - from Little Elephant Cuties by Pink Petticoat

Die - Precious Hearts by Memory Box

Pearl - The Hobby House

Sponsor :

Di's Digi Stamps

Challenges :

Delightful - Anything

DigiStamps4Joy - Hearts

Divas by Design - Diecuts

Make it Monday - Anything

Papertake - Anything

Simon Says - Heart

Suzy Bee DT - Anything with Ribbon

Morning!

Ooops, I can't believe another week has gone and I haven't lived up to my own resolution of posting more often!  I just never seem to have long enough to sit down in the craft room and actually create.  Once I've popped onto my favourite blogs (and got sidetracked of course!) I've run out of time.  Maybe next week will be more productive.

Hope you all have a lovely day whatever you're up to.  Our granddaughter stayed over last night so I'll drop her off at her Saturday job then I'm meeting my friend for lunch ... no wonder I never have time, I never seem to be at home.

Take care.

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

Image - Cat Mail by Stitchy Stamps

Paper - Twiggy from His n Hers collection by Pink Petticoat

Sentiment - from Chirp Up collection by Pink Petticoat

Flower - Prima

Pearls - The Hobby House

Ribbon - stash

Sponsor :

Challenges :

Crafty Cardmakers - Black & White

Crafty Catz - Mono

Delicious Doodles - Ribbon

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Ribbon

Party Time Tuesday - Ribbon

Happy Anniversary

Hi!

Where has another week disappeared to then?  I thought I'd better do some crafting this morning just so you know I'm still around!!!

Mr C and I are off to Nick Nairn's restaurant at Dunblane Hydro tonight as my cousin's husband was 60 yesterday so there's a family gathering to celebrate tonight.  If I get any decent photos I'll post them tomorrow!  Off now to do my nails and some general pampering ... having a lazy afternoon.

Enjoy your day.

Hugs

Anne x

Insert

Elements :

Background Image - from Gorgeous Grunge collection by Stampin Up!

Sentiment - from Framed Sentiments collection by Clearly Besotted

Dies - Circles / Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders

Insert - Waterfall Hearts by Pink Petticoat

Insert Sentiment - computer generated

Font - Aurora BdCn BT

Challenges :

Allsorts - New Stash (Gorgeous Grunge Collection)

Crafty Creations - Shabby Chic

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything

Pennys - Dies / Punches

For the Girls

Good morning and the sun is shining!

I did hear on the weather forecast yesterday that today was to be summer so I'm going to make the most of it as winter is set to return at the end of the week!

I've got my granddaughter to take to the orthodontist at lunchtime.  Hopefully today she'll get her railtracks and her teeth will be on the way to being straight!  Her eye teeth are out of place as she doesn't have enough room in her mouth for them so hopefully this will help.  In my day they just whipped my eye teeth out and it didn't seem to do me any harm!

Hope you all have a lovely day.  I'm off now to enjoy the sunshine!

Hugs

Anne x

Insert

Elements :

Image - from Madison Avenue topper collection by Kenny K at The Hobby House

Paper - from Springtime collection by Crafty Individuals

Heart Stamp & Die - Love Hearts by Clearly Besotted

Sentiment - from Greetings & Sentences collection by Flonzcraft

Dahlia Flowerhead - Kraftyhands

Brads - stash

Challenges :

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Special Lady

Kaboodle Doodles - For the Ladies

Wags n Whiskers - Girly Birthday

Sugar and Spice ...

... and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of!

Hello peeps!

I've scheduled this post as Friday is going out with my Aunt day and I need to get a wriggle on first thing!  I don't know where we will end up today ... a full tank of petrol and we're on our way.

The fridge engineer came and went yesterday.  Something to do with the defroster in the freezer not working and stopping the airflow to the fridge.  A part has to be ordered so won't have the fridge for another week.  I remember when I was little that Mum never had a fridge at all, just a wee larder cupboard out on the landing.  How things have changed and we've become so dependent on modern technology.

Hope you all have a lovely day and will catch up with you tomorrow.

Hugs

Anne x

PS - who can spot the deliberate mistake on my card!

Insert

Elements :

Paper & Image - from Just for Fun collection on Mabel Lucie Attwell CD by Katy Sue

Sentiment - from Framed Sentiments & Butterfly Wishes collection by Clearly Besotted

Ribbon, Twine & Button - Stampin Up!

Die - Scalloped Circles by Spellbinders

Card Candi - Craftwork Cards

Challenges :

CD Sunday - Sugar & Spice

Creative Stamp Friends - Punchings

Digistamps 4 Joy - Anything

Papertake - Anything

Simon Says - Happy Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday - include Boy and/or Girl

Spring has Sprung!

Happy Friday morning!

Yes, another day I can say, sunshine and blue skies!  I'm off out with my Aunt today and haven't a clue where to take her.  It's hard finding somewhere different and where it's flat.  No doubt we'll think of somewhere and as long as there's a cafe en route we'll be OK!

Mr C has a 'to do' list today.  I switched on the hoover yesterday and it just blew all the dust around the house .... grrr.  I've tasked him with trying to (a) find out what is wrong and (b) fix it!  It's maybe just as well that I'm going to be out because the air may be blue as well as dusty.

Best get a wriggle on.

Take care

Hugs

Anne x

Insert created using Paint.net

Elements :

Image - from Sketchy Flowers collection by DigiStamp Boutique

Sentiment - from Framed Sentiments collection by Clearly Besotted

Paper - from Springtime collection by Crafty Individuals

Ribbon - stash

Gems - Crafty Feeling

Challenges :

Cute Card Thursday - Something Old (ribbon)

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Birthday

Sentimental Sundays - Flowers

Party Time Tuesday - Anything

Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthday

Three Little Maids

Good morning one and all!

I say this every day just now ... sunshine and blue skies.  Let's hope it lasts over the weekend.

I saw this image on a challenge blog the other day and I just HAD to have it!  I've paper pieced it using the fabulous new collection from Pink Petticoat.  

My daughter and I are meeting my cousin and her daughter for lunch today so I'd better get a wriggle on as I've still to have my shower.

Hope you are all well.

Hugs

Anne x

PS - How very remiss of me, a senior moment I fear!  The little white dot problem has been solved by one of my lovely followers.  Debbie very kindly offered to send me the dots she had left after completing the project I'm about to begin, organising promarkers.  Thank you Debbie.  It never ceases to amaze me how generous our cyber friends are.  Thanks also to Beryl and Jules who suggested punching them out of bigger labels, I had thought of that but that was a last resort, too much like hard work!!!  Hugs x

sorry for the wonky picture, all is straight in real life!

 Insert created using Paint.net

Elements :

Image - Three Little Maids by DigiStamp Boutique

Papers - from Marshmallow collection by Pink Petticoat

Sentiment - from Ribbon Sentiment collection by Pink Petticoat

Nailheads - Josy Rose

Die - Elegant Flourish by Tim Holtz

Challenges :

Bearly Mine - Anything

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Birthday

Digital Tuesday - Birthday

Make it Monday - Anything

The Pink Elephant - Anything

The Shabby Tea Room - Pink

Heart

Hi

Sorry I'm a bit late on the go today.  It's been one of these days that nothing seemed to go as planned!  Not to worry, better late than never.

It's been another nice day here, dry and cold but I notice tonight on the forecast there's snow looming again.  I hope it stays away as Mr C and I are going to Inverness next week for 3 days and I don't want the weather to be bad then.  

Here's my card for the day.  I must enlist the help of my son and get these photos sorted out.  The colouring on the card is a lovely blue but it isn't showing up very well on the photo.  My son is a dab hand at photography so I've no doubt, when he has time, he'll give me some instruction!

I decided when I started crafting again I wasn't going to buy dies, punches etc that I was only going to use once or twice then they never see the light of day again so I scoured ebay the other day for die cuts and bought quite a few different ones.  At the moment it seems a better idea to me but you never know ...

I have left this card blank intentionally as it could be used for so many different occasions and I'll stamp whatever sentiment is appropriate when I need it.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Hugs

Anne x

Elements :

Papers - Big Dots / His n Hers Little Dots / Bluebell Plain by Pink Petticoat

Die - La Rue Heart by Memory Box

Pearl - The Hobby House

Cord - stash

Challenges :

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Romance

Fab n Funky - Valentine / Hearts

Fresh Brewed - Hearts and Dots

Pennys - Ribbon / Bow

Simon Says - Heart

Awww, Sweet!

Hello!

Another miserable day but I've been out in the big wide world again ... and survived!!!  I had to take my granddaughter to the orthodontist.  She's in the throws of getting railtracks and it seems to be going on forever and she's not even had them fitted yet.  Not to worry, maybe next time.  

Once I'm finished this I'm off downstairs to get the log burner going and make something to eat.  I'm busy knitting matinee jackets for my friend whose daughter is expecting twins in a couple of months so it's two of everything!  Loving it though.

I can't believe that it's the end of January already.  At least February is a short month and then in March Mr C and I are off to Spain for three weeks to catch up with our friends over there.  Can't wait to feel some warmth on our backs and perhaps see some sunshine.

Hope this finds you well.

Big hugs

Anne x

Challenges :

Digistamps4Joy - Anything

I Love Promarkers - Love

Ruby's Rainbow - Valentine

Stampavie - Love

The Perfect Sentiment - Die Cut

Elements :

Image - Sending Hearts by Birdie Brown

Paper Piecing / Papers - from Tulip collection by Docraft

Sentiment - computer generated

Fonts - Zipty Do and Algerian

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Dots - Shimmer Dots by Papermania