Fin-Tastic Day @ OBAG

Hello my lovely people, this is a scheduled post as most of the children are all on school holidays and we should be as busy as we can be at work for the next 6 weeks so my visits will be few and far between even more so if the sun is shining!!

Today I'm here for a new challenge at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

and my best blogging buddy Lisa is at the helm and has given us a

Photo Inspiration Challenge

And here is my take on this photo

 

I've used another fantastic Saturated Canary image, they are so easy to colour I'm hooked on them at the minute! The papers are Fancy Pants from last summer's Beach Babe 6x6 pad. The flowers and ribbon have been in my stash forever and the 'Fin-tastic' sentiment was printed on my computer and cut with a MFT label die.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some fabulous inspiration from the girls, you can also check out the prize from this weeks sponsor

http://www.digidoodleshop.com/

I really am sorry to be AWOL but as we only have 6 major weeks at work its quite full on during this time and we work long hours 7 days a week, but I can assure all you guys out there I will be back stalking you all again before long!!

Have a great summer (now its here!)

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Pink Elephant - Summer

Cupcake - The Ocean

The Crazy Challenge - Under or Beside The Sea

Stamptacular Sunday- To 'Die' For

Dream Valley - Summer

Crafty Ribbons - Seaside

Sassy Design Studio - Hit The Beach

Pixie Dust - Movies Challenge - JAWS

Tuesday Throwdown - Tropical Paradise

Creative Craft Challenge - Summertime

Happy Birthday Mum

Good Morning Blogland, I just got back from my Mum's as it was her 83rd birthday yesterday and I took her out to lunch and the bingo! (Some people really know how to live it up!) That was her choice by the way, not mine!

I managed to get a card made for her at the expense of my DT work, I'm now behind but hopefully I'll get something made when I get home from work tonight!

My Mother is having a knitting phase at the minute and churning out the most funky hats you have ever seen (I'll take some pictures and post them for you, I've got them in my surf shop for sale), so I thought this Teddy Bea knitting was the ideal image!

This was one of the images I won at the Teddy Bo challenge, it was a fabulous prize - 10 images! The paper is Fancy Pants and I'm having a serious Stampin' Up phase too, I love this lush ribbon and matching card. I'm thinking of becoming a Stampin' Up seller soon. (if that's what they are called lol)

The fabulous flowers are from my massive WOC stash (talk about addiction!) and the buttons are from my stash too.

I hope you all have a great weekend, with no rain!

Love 'n' Hugs

Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Teddy Bo - Button Up

Fab 'n' Funky - Buttons & Bows

Deep Ocean - Wonderful Women

Love To Create - Mom/Special Lady

Lollipop Crafts - Mama Mia

Pink Elephant - All About Mom

DYSU - Use A Flower
Simply Create Too - Mother or Feminine

Ready Teddy Go - Bingo (ribbon, buttons, die cuts)

Summer Sunshine @ MAWTT

As this post is scheduled I'm wondering if we will actually see any Sunshine this year!

If you're wondering why I haven't visited, I'm still away in the Lakes and there mustn't be any signal, else I would have visited you! I hope your missing me as much as I'm missing my blog and you guys!

It's day 3 of my mini marathon and this time its new challenge day at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and the very lovely,  newly married new teammie Claire is in charge today

and she wants to see some

SUMMER SUNSHINE

lol don't we all! I hope all the rain means at least a heatwave later in the year!

For my card I've got little Lewis from the Prairie Fairy out again, I really love this little dude and this time I've tried to make it like he is in the water with a little artistic license the flowers and swirls represent waves! yes? no? lol

The papers are Fancy Pants and I've used Copics to colour. A little glossy accents on his glasses.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this weeks challenge and fab prize from this weeks sponsor

http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.co.uk/

While you are there check out the fabulous inspiration from my lovely team mates.

That's all from me today, thank you for stopping by and having a look, and to those of you that do, thanks for the lovely comments, I still get excited when I see that I have a new comment lol

Love 'n 'Hugs Laurie xx

Re challenges, if I can I'll link up later

It's All Charming @ Diva's

Hello again, I'm keeping up with my posts by the skin of my teeth at the minute! Only a couple of weeks ago I was well ahead of myself then Easter happened (or didn't if you go by the weather!) and now I'm so far behind! I'm hoping to catch up and even get ahead again as I'm off on my hols for a few days at the end of the month. I'll tell you more closer to the time.

Today is a brand new challenge over at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and my oh my how fabulous was that blog hop last week! I'm sorry if I didn't get around to visiting you, things should settle back down the holiday is over and hopefully I'll have more time.
Don't forget to check out the main challenge blog page to see if you won one of the many A-M-A-Z-I-N-G prizes that were up for grabs.

This week Rebekah has given us a CHARMING theme (get it?)

And I'm sooooo excited as I got to play with this......

I'm in love with Saturated Canary images and this week the fabulous

Krista Smith aka Mrs Saturated Canary is sponsoring us!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaturatedCanaryDigis?ref=si_shop

I've used the image California Girl and Fancy Pants Beach Babe papers, coloured with my Copics and Prisma pencils. The ribbon was a gift from Kerry at LCI  and assorted die cuts
 were involved with the making of this lol! My charm is a little flip flop from my stash
. I'm actually getting better at using things now, not so long ago I couldn't bring myself to part with anything!

I hope you'll have time to join us this week and I hope to get to visit a lot more of you.
Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back tomorrow with my MAWTT card (if I get it made!)

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Prairie Fairy - Anything Goes (2nd)
CES - Swirls & Pearls
Allsorts - Colour Bingo (Green, Ribbon, Pink)
Pile It On - All About S... (Summer, Sunshine, Stripes)
Paper Sundaes - Sundae Bar (Die Cuts & Charms)
Stampin' Scrappin' Central - Mom or Girly
Bunny Zoe's - Ribbon or Twine
Deep Ocean - Inspired by a Song (California Girls by the Beach Boys)