Cupcake DT - Midway Reminder

Hi!  Sorry I've not been around much since I came home from Spain but I just can't seem to get back onto any kind of routine.  Next week won't be any better as my cousin is on holiday and I promised her I'd visit my aunt (her Mum) more often just to make sure she's OK.  Also on Tuesday I'm meeting a friend so that's next week pretty much taken care of!

My daughter and I were in town this morning.  We are both trying out contact lenses.  Although I've got varifocals I just don't like wearing my glasses as I feel very claustrophobic when I've got them on and if I don't wear them when I'm shopping I can't see any of the blasted prices or instructions on packets!  Oh the joys of getting older!!!  Anyway I got a pack of varifocals to try and also a pack of mono vision and I've to go back with which one I find best.  It's all trial and error.  Luckily my daughter has passed that stage and now is a fully fledged contact lens wearer. She needs them cos she just can't see :)  

Anyway, by the time we had been to the optician it was lunchtime so of course we just HAD to go to Curiositeaz Vintage Tea Room for lunch.  It's a super cafe and is based on an old fashioned tea room, proper refined china and the waitresses dressed in black with white pinnies and hats.  It's lovely to see a bit of class creeping back.  Oh, that sounds terribly snobbish but you know what I mean!

Last, but by no means least, this card is for the Cupcake Craftroom Challenge Midway Reminder.  The challenge this month is Bugs n Birds n Things with Wings.  The DT were given Mandy's new collection of Dragonflies to work with.  Wow, what a collection.  It comes in 32 different colours and has a beautifully distressed finish.  Why don't you pop along and join in with the challenge as the prize winner will be able to choose a paper collection from the store.

Dragonflies Collection

Challenges :

CCEE - 3 Embellisments

Crafts & Me - 3D Embellishment

Crafty Purple Frog - Distressed

Delicious Doodles - Loads of Layers

Incy Wincy Designs - Cute Critters

Make it Monday - Anything

Paper Play - Things with Wings

Totally Papercrafts - Things with Wings

Elements :

Paper & Image - from Dragonflies collection by Cupcake Cards & Crafts

Sentiment - computer generated (Font : Noodle Script / American Classic)

Pearls - The Hobby House

never seen ink

Morning! The challenge over at Sunday with Santa on FB is Never Seen Ink (a stamp that's been in your stash but never inked up).  I have to confess I've a few of them!

Today we are having a lunch to celebrate 3 family March birthdays - granddaughter, daughter and husband!  Our son is coming through from Callander but unfortunately he'll be on his own as our DIL is in Singapore on business, oh how the other half live!!!

Challenges :

Crafty Hazelnut - Seeing Red

Paper Play - Something Old, Something New

Party Time Tuesday - Anything

Pennys - Anything

Simon Says - Anything

There's Magic in the Air - Critter

Elements :

Paper - Southfield

Image - Mistletoe and Mice by Stampavie (Something New)

Dies - Labels Nineteen by Spellbinders

Ribbon - stash (Something Old)

Christmas 2012

Morning!  The television was so rubbish last night that I popped upstairs to the craft room and did some creating.  There are still a lot of Christmas challenges on the go so here's the first one for this year!  Pink Petticoat have a sale on just now so a few things fell into my cart.  I was itching to use them so this was a perfect 'excuse'.  Today I'm going to get the house back to normal and the Christmas decorations packed away for another year.  It seems to have gone very quickly this year but I have to say, a good time was had by all.  Hugs x

 

Challenges :

ABC Christmas - Zingy Colours

Creative Inspiration Paint - Something New

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Anything Goes (Something Old, Something New)

Divas by Design - Merry Christmas

Dream Valley - Christmas

Fresh Brewed - Christmas

Gingerloft - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Something New

One Stitch at a Time - Digi

Paper Cutz - Christmas Hearts

Paper Play - Christmas

Paper Sundaes - Something Old, Something New

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything

Simon Says - Anything

Stampavie - Hearts

Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Elements :
Papers - from Playful Christmas collection on Tis the Season download by Pink Petticoat (something new)
Image - from Fairy Lights collection by Pink Petticoat
Faux Brads - Card Candi by Craftwork Cards

Boo!

Challenges :

Card Mad Fairy - Digi + Flowers

Crafty Catz - Mono

Craft Your Passion - Flowers

CYDA - make Flowers

Delightful - Halloween

Fairy Tale - Flowers & Lace

Incy Wincy Designs - make Flowers

Kaboodle Doodles - Fabric or Ricrac or Lace

Make it Monday - Anything

MAWTT - Handmade Flowers

OSAAT - use Digi

Paper Play - make Flowers

Sew Many Cards - use Freebie

Elements :

BP -  Bats by Jak Heath

Image - Sew Many Cards

Brad & Lace - stash

Sentiment - Azure Alpha Sizzlits by Sizzix

Flower - Layer 1 - Waterlily punch by Martha Stewart : Layers 2 & 3 - Daisy punch in Medium and Small by Woodware

OLL - DT

Challenges :

Ooh La La Creations - Father's Day / Someone Special

AiF - Use Something New (Bakers Twine)

Alphabet - F ... Father's Day / Male

Amber - Special Man

CIUWK - Blue / Splash / Circle

Craft Us Crazy - Masculine Colours / Theme

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Male Theme

Mami Doodles - Male 

Paper Play - Male

Phindys Place - Water

Some Odd Girl - Male

The Stamping Boutique - For Men Only

Wags n Whiskers - One for the Boys

Elements :

Image / BP - from Full Sail collection on Boys to Men CD by Ooh La La Creations

Sentiment - Elegant Word Art by Bethany

Bakers Twine - Crafts 4 You

Button - Stash

Edging - Deckle Scissors by Fiskars

Purple Pretty

Challenges :

Allsorts - Birthday

Bearly Mine - Die Cuts / Lace

Birthday Sundaes - Happy Birthday

Bunny Zoe - Lace

CES - Embellies
Claudia & Co - Girl Birthday
Craft Your Days Away - White + 1
Crazy - 1, 2, 3 (1 flower, 2 leaves, 3 pearls)
Creative Craft - Restful Colours
Incy Wincy Designs - Lavender / Lace
Make It Monday - Anything
Paper Play - Blossoms / Blooms
Paper Pretties - Birthday
Papertake - Pale, Pretty Pastels
Sassy Studio - Pearls / Lace / Elegance
Southern Girls - Lace / Pearls
Woodware USA - Anything

Elements :
Lace - Crafty Feeling
Flower - Prima
Sentiment - from You're Dandy collection by Practicing Creativity
Dies - Parisian Accents by Spellbinders : Leaves by CREAlies

Mr & Mrs Snowman

Challenges :

Alphabet - C ... Clean & Simple

Christmas Cards - Snowman

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Scallops

Karens Doodles - Sparkle

Paper Play - Sparkle Galore

Elements:

Image - Kanban

Cardstock - Personal Impressions

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Faux Brads - Card Candy by Craftwork Cards

Dies - Ovals / Scalloped Ovals by Spellbinders