In The Frame @ Heck of a Challenge

Good Morning everyone, I'm back again this week with my 2nd DT card, this time its a new challenge as its November already at

HECK OF A CHALLENGE

and Mandy has chosen

In The Frame

A few of the DT have been given frames to decorate, I was on a little break from there when they were sent out, but as I had a little time to make something I decided to play along anyway.

I used a little decoupaged Eeyore that I have had FOREVER and I feel like I have cheated as there is no image I coloured in! Before I started blogging hardly any of my cards had coloured images but now they almost all do! The metal heart frame is from Making Memories, it's part of a tag maker set and the sentiment is a sticker so this card shouldn't have taken me as long as it did!! It's ages since I made one of these little mini cards with my Nesties.

Head over to the main challenge blog for lots of fabulous inspiration from my talented teammies.

We have lots of new teammies joining us today so please give them a visit and show them some love, also Lisa is taking a little break for personal reasons but we all hope she will be back with us soon.

All the details of the challenge and the prize on offer from the Mandy's can be found HERE and

their fabulous online store

http://www.everycraftsapound.co.uk/

or if you're in the area call in to the bricks and mortar shop

The Craft and Hobby Store, Heckmondwike

That's all from me today, thank you for stopping by to visit.

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges
A Creative Romance - Metal Mania
Crafty Hands - Anything Goes
Use It Tuesday - Creatures
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Diva's - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Challenges For Everybody - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Banners/Pennants

Mid Challenge Reminder @ LCI

Good Morning Guys, I'm here today with a mid challenge reminder at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

our month long extravaganza continues to celebrate the arrival of Kerry's first Grandchild.

The theme of

Oh Baby!

will carry on through May so you have plenty of time to join us.

Kerry had an early new arrival of the uber cut Billie Bear digi stamp which we have all been using. I have to admit I didn't get time to play along at the release but I'm happy to report I have found some time to join in now!

At the time of me writing this we are waiting news of Baby McLeod's arrival, Nic went into labour yesterday and all the Ladybugs are super excited!
Back to my card, I was meant to be making a baby boy card, but I had a couple of those in my stock box and I wanted to have a 'Girl' one too to cover every angle!!
This is the cute Baby Billie's Blanket digi image and is available HERE.
Coloured with my favourite teddy bear Copic colours and trimmed up with the fabulous LaLa Land Heart Banner Die.

Head over to the main challenge Blog for all the details of the challenge, the prize on offer and some fantastic inspiration from the Ladybugs.
As a celebration treat Kerry is giving away this image to two people chosen at random who leave a comment on this post.

As soon as we have news of Baby I'll edit my post

That's all for now, thanks for stopping by today
and don't forget to comment - it could win you the image

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges
The Crazy Challenge - Baby Card
Squirrel & the Fox - Here Come The Girls
Pan Pastels - New Beginnings
1 Stop Craft - Anything Goes
In The Pink - Maybe Baby
Crafty Creations - KISS

By Heck I'm MAWTT

Goodness me what a job I was having to post this! I hope Mr Blogger isn't going to be this awkward again (notice I said Mr as anyone that awkward couldn't be female!! (Sorry Kevin!)
I'm actually feeling really sorry for myself as I failed to make a Magnolia DT yet again this week! Tilda is my all time favourite stamp and I seriously need an excuse to use the 100's of Magnolia stamps I've collected!! But alas it's not to be.

Today I have 2 different DT cards to post and I couldn't decide which was going to be first so I'm putting them both in the same post! (Can't have favourites lol)

First up my regular weekly post for

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES 

who have a fabulous theme this week

Stitch Up

I love this cute little Sassy Cheryl image and have been itching to use her, my stitching as you can see is 'faux' I did buy a mini sewing machine but a LOT more practice is required before I can actually use a card I've stitched!

Then as it's the first of the month

HECK OF A CHALLENGE

have a brand new challenge theme

50 Shades of Autumn

Neither of these makes were what I had originally planned to post for either challenge, but Lisa beat me to it with her make for the Heck of a challenge and as I'd made the same folded flowers with the exact same paper a quick change of plan was required! lol

My card, using 'Dreads' from the fabulous Saturated Canary is probably at least 42 shades short of the required 50, lol but as its for a 50th birthday I'm covered! (just joking you don't need all 50!)

I bought the 'Papermania' capsule collection paper pad for £1 when we visited the 'Mandy's at the Craft & Hobby Store in October. The Marianne flower florish was also from there.

Follow the links and head over to BOTH challenge blogs for lots of stunning inspiration from both teams and all the details you need for each challenge can be found on the respective blogs.

Thank you all for stopping by, I'm hoping to actually make something 'just for fun' this week - no DT work allowed!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter the Sassy Cheryl round card into the following challenges

Simon Says Stamp - Get In Shape
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Nothing Square
Allsorts - In Stitches
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Diva's - Anything Goes

I'd like to enter the Saturated Canary card into the following challenges

Scrapalicious - Happy Fall Y'all
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Fall Colours
The Ribbon Girl - Autumn Photo Inspiration
Craft Your Passion - Photo Inspiration
Bearly Mine - Flowers Galore
Shopping Our Stash - 3D Flowers
Creative Inspirations - Lets Celebrate
Stampavie - Autumn
Fab 'n' Funky - Die Cuts & Punches

Something Spooky @ Diva's

Hi Guys hopefully you can see this post as I'm still away sunbathing - Its a hard job but someone has to do it!

If I haven't been to visit you lately there's no wifi round the pool!

Today is a brand new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and the very lovely Rebekah wants to see

Something Spooky

Well it's kinda spooky - a touch more cute maybe!

The Pumpkins are from Kraftin' Kimmie, I've had them a while but this is their first outing (nothing new there) The bats are Memory Box die cuts and at the moment a big favourite of mine - hence you keep seeing them! The owl charm was a present from my lovely friend Jill.

Head over to the main Diva's challenge blog for all the details and lots of spooktacular inspiration

We are sponsored this challenge by 

http://linnie-whoopsiedaisy.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for stopping by

 I'm just getting the cocktails in if your nearby!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'm back from my hollies and would like to enter the following challenges:
Fab 'n' Funky - Orange & Black
Scrapalicious - Halloweenie
7 Kids College Fund - Black & Orange
Simon Says Stamp  - Eerie Inspiration
Hooked On Craft - Halloween
Forever Friends - Halloween/Autumn
Eureka Stamps - Halloween or Spooky
Shopping Our Stash - Trick or Treat
Sassy Cheryls - Orange & Black
Papertake Weekly - Fright Night
Die Cutting Diva's - Use a Pumpkin

Moving Along 'In The Dark'

A jolly good morning to you all. I'm really excited today as tomorrow is the day when Debs, Claire, Pami, Lisa and I all get to meet up, some of us for the first time!!
(I actually wrote that before I woke up yesterday with the flu! I'm still excited through the coughing fits and streaming eyes and nose - I can't believe I'm going to meet my lovely friends and I'm dying!!)

Today is first though and that brings a brand new challenge over at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and our lovely Yorkshire Lass Lisa is in charge of

'In The Dark'

ooooooooh scary!!! Lisa loves anything Halloween!!

This little man looks more scared than scary!

He's from our fabulous sponsor this week

www.bugaboostamps.com

The papers are Echo Park and the little bats are a Memory Box die and I had some googly eyes that I stuck on, the little bat needs to grow into his eyes lol

The shapes are Spellbinders and coloured with Copic (both available at Stampin' Scrapping Central)

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge and some fabulous spooky inspiration from the girls.

I'm off for a lie down and I still have to pack!!!

A weekend in Yorkshire and 2 weeks in the Canaries

Bring it on!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Bearly Mine - Halloween

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Stampin' Scrapping Central - Halloween

Stampavie and More - Halloween

Punches & Dies @ Oldie But Goodie

A very good morning to you all out there, I'm actually away in the Lake District or at least I hope I am! There are 8 couples so it should be a lot of fun though I'm not too sure about all the walking! Last year we all went to the Italian Lakes and had a heatwave, not expecting the same weather here!

 It's time for my crazy week of a post on 3 consecutive days and to start the week this time its over to

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

and the very lovely Janice is in charge! Time to get busy with the cutting and show us your

Punches & Die Cuts

I used Stella from this weeks sponsor the mighty ' Bugaboo' and made this into a Passed your test card as when I needed one recently I didn't have one. The main card has been made with the largest of the nesties scalloped circle and the fabby clouds are from Dienamics MFT.

Coloured with Copics, the paper is I think MME, but it was just a scrap laying around so I could be wrong! The ribbon, buttons and card have all come from my stash.

Head over to the main challenge blog to see some more fabulous inspiration from my lovely team mates and all the details of this challenge.

Remember to tell us what you have used that is over 6 months old to qualify for the prize.

As I mentioned already this week we are sponsored by Bugaboo

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Thanks for stopping by and I will get to visit everyone when I get back!

Before I go, as I'm away  I'd just like to wish my lovely lovely friend and team mate Debs a very very
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

Not here to enter any challenges but if I can get a signal I'll try!

TLT's Happy Birthday

Good Morning blogland, I'm wondering as I type this if it's actually going to have stopped raining yet!

This year so far has certainly lived up to its April showers!

On a much brighter note it's time for a fabulous new challenge at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

and this week the lovely Michele is fighting fit after a long illness and has given us a nice and easy challenge of

Happy Birthday

so lots of scope for you to join in this time

I've used one of my favourite LCI characters Nikki

and this is Posh Shopper Nikki available HERE

I've done a spot of paper piecing for her chic suit and I made my card out of patterned card for a change. Just a simple little bow and single punched flower and as I thought she looked quite chic I decided to make her French and added a charm (it's actually a charm of Blackpool Tower but that didn't have the same appeal so I'm pretending its the Eiffel Tower lol)

I love black and white and as those of you who visit regularly know, I love mini cards!

I hope you will get time to play along with our fabulous challenge, all the details and some fabulicious inspiration from the Ladybugs can be found on the main challenge blog page.
Remember you don't have to use an LCI image to join in, but we live it when you do!

Thanks for stopping by today
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Love To Create - Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away - Metal
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Metallica
Cutie Pie Challenge - Circles
Scrappy Frogs - Shaped Cards (2nd)

Merry Christmas @ MAWTT

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!

No I haven't gone mad (well actually that's another story cos I probably have!) we really are having Christmas in April, that's the royal we aka

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and Hazel has chosen the theme

Christmas

lol I don't mind as it means I have started my Christmas cards!

Yes - a mini card! I think I will be making quite a few of these for Christmas this year, in fact I wish I'd made more than one of this one as I quite like it! Time is a bit short for me at the minute and mini cards aren't too taxing for me lol, not so much space to fill though they still take me more time than you'd believe!
The papers are quite old DCWV and my snowflake die is a Doo Hickey and the cute little image was given me to play with by this weeks fabulouso sponsor

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

I love Bugaboo, I never struggle with their images and can always churn out something I'll like! This is Winter Girlz, head over to the challenge blog to see what my fabby gorgeous team mates have made  for your inspiration and all the details of the challenge.

I had to have a filling at the dentist on Tuesday, I'm such a wuss and my dentist is amazing I never feel any pain, he says I never stop talking even with a mouthful of implements!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm off to Leicester to visit my Mum for a couple of days and I'm taking her to visit her nephew at Birmingham on Friday.

Have a great weekend
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Use A Digi
Ooh La La - Bold & Bright
Craft Your Passion - Dies & Punches
Incy Wincy - Digi's Only
Totally Gorjuss -Bling
That Craft Place - Not Square or Rectangle
Polka Doodles - Pretty In Pink
Scrappy Frogs - Shaped Cards

Easter Wishes @ MAWTT

Hello everyone, I'm back with my third post in a row this week and this time its for

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and my bestest blog buddy Lisa is hosting and has given us a very topical theme

EASTER WISHES

 

Well you didn't expect me to make and post 3 cards this week without one of them being a mini card! I'm lovin' the bright colours and the paper is Magnolia. I've used a MS fence punch and the little letters are stickers from my stash.

The super cute image is Holly Ears from 

http://digimyworld.com/shop/ 

who are sponsoring this week, and all the details of the prize can be found on the main challenge blog, along with some more fabulous creations from my super teammies!

Don't forget to check out if you made the top 3 or better still won last weeks challenge while you are there.

That's all from me today, I'm off to the cinema with my friends tonight to see 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' I've heard its really good.

Thanks for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

My Mums Craft Shop - Lets Get Digital (2nd entry)

Sweet Stamps - Easter (2nd entry)

Anything Goes - Easter

Cupcake - Going Round In Circles

Special Ladies @ MAWTT

Good Morning blog land I hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Thursday already !! and time for a new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week my lovely friend Pam is hostess with the mostest and she has chosen

'Special Ladies'

If you haven't yet made your Mothers Day card, now's a good time or if you have then as long as your card is for a 'Special' Lady we want to see it!

 I can't keep away from these little round cards lol, my excuse is I made an awful lot of square ones first! I've used Floppy Latte Designs Floral Frame from this weeks sponsor

Stitchy Stamps

I thought the frame was screaming "cut me out" but I think it was saying "only an idiot would spend so long cutting me out"

 It took me ages! 

But....I do like it so maybe it was worth the effort lol

The marble paper was a gift from a Teammie and I painted some chipboard letters with my paint dabbers. The little butterflies are a punch.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this weeks challenge, the prize details and some fabulous inspiration from the DT. The new DT are debuting today so make sure you show them some extra special lurrrve! I'm a little sad as Sandra has decided to step down from the DT for a while, but hopefully she will come back one day soon!

I hope all you ladies out there get totally ruined on Mother's Day - I will be at work as usual!
Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back tomorrow with my LCI new release reveal!!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafts & Me - Circles
Creative Inspirations - Something For Mum
My Mums Craft Shop - Mums The Word
Papertake Weekly - For The Girls or Mum
Love To Create - About The Ladies
Dream Valley - Mothers Day
Craft Your Days Away - Mothers Day
Crafty Catz - Mothers Day or Special Lady
Crafts For Eternity - Special Mum
Allsorts - Say It With Flowers

Cute As A Button @ MAWTT

A very good morning my lovely blog friends. It's Thursday (already) and that means it's time for a new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week it's Moi hosting and I would like your creations to be

AS CUTE AS A BUTTON!

So that means I'd like to see a button on your work somewhere please and keep it cute!

I don't think it gets much cuter than this gorgeous little Baby Peapod from this weeks sponsor

http://www.stampfairy.com/

Yes it's another mini round card but I can't help it! The fabby star buttons have been in my stash for years and I'm making this big effort to use stuff that I keep hoarding (I'll regret it when I can't replace it) lol The letters were cut out with a Quickutz die

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge and don't forget to check out the fabby cute  makes from the rest of the DT.
If you would like to join us at MAWTT you still have time to apply to the DT call.

That's all from me today, thank you to everyone who visits

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Creations - Stripes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - New Life
Sweet Stamps - Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Love To Create - Monochromatic
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Button It!

Chicken Soup @ MAWTT

OMG! How late am I this week!

I'm writing this post as quick as I can to make the challenge time, now I know how the White Rabbit felt, at this point the card you are about to see isn't finished, it has no inside but I plan on getting it done PDQ and editing my post.

So onto this weeks challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week our little Shell has chosen

GET WELL SOON

Honestly I know so many people who have been ill I need to make at least a dozen of these! (bit of a joke as I haven't even managaed to finish this one!)

Once again I have been inspired by the now infamous MARY J. I saw this image on her blog and fell in love, Mary you are costing me a fortune!

The image is now one of my favourite! Its called Chicken Soup and its from Bugaboo. I swear by chicken soup when I'm not well. The flowers are a die cut from Dienamics and all the shapes are Nesties.

Edited to show inside!

 

I got it done at last! and this is now on its way to my poorly friend.

 

We have a lovely new sponsor

http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/ 

The prize is a $10 voucher to spend in store.

Please head over to the main challenge blog if you haven't come from there and check out all the inspiration from the fabby DT and GDT.

Thanks for stopping by today, I'm sorry its a quickie, going back to work has thrown me into chaos!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

Truly Scrumptious - All Creatures Great & Small
Alphabet Challenge - A is for Animals

Love To Create - Buttons & Bows
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - No Designer Paper
Paper Play - Critters

Pesky Mice! @ MAWTT

I know I know but it's just a phase! I told you I loved the Mary J mini cards and now I can't stop making them! But you have to admit they are just the cutest ickle fings!

Thursday again (my these weeks go quickly) means only one thing!

Time for a new challenge at 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

And this week my lovely friend Sue is hosting her first challenge since she joined us. We are all loving that MAWTT is going from strength to strength and this week we finally made it into the top 10 challenge blogs! That's because you lovely people join in our challenges every week, and this week Sue has given us a fantastic theme

CUTE CRITTERS

and inside

I spent my first year in blogland making nothing but 6x6 square cards and now I can't stop making mini round ones! I just don't know why I didn't make them sooner! The papers are Echo Park, the sentiment is computer generated and the cute little image was kindly given to us to play with by this weeks fabulous sponsor

http://digimyworld.com/shop/

and this weeks prize is a $10 voucher to spend instore

I did actually cut off his tail (ouch) and replace it with a desire wire one!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge, the winners of last weeks and some gorgeous inspiration from the lovely MAWTT girls.

I'm lovin' my time in blogland at the moment, I've made some really lovely friends and today I'm picking one up from the train station (Pami) and heading north to visit another! No doubt those of you that know Lisa (My Makes & Me) will see pictures of us all on her blog soon! Tomorrow I'm hoping to meet a few more at the Manchester show.

Thank you for visiting me
Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown - Be My Valentine
Top Tip Tuesday -Valentines
Creative Inspiration - Lots Of Love
Fab 'n' Funky - Love Is In The Air
The Paper Shelter - Be My Valentine
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Love Is In The Air (2nd entry)
My Mums Craft Shop - It Must Be Love (2nd entry)
Stampavie & More - Love
Stamps R Us - Valentines
The Pink Elephant - Pink (2nd entry)

Bee Mine @ MAWTT

Well I'm here with my DT post and to be honest I didn't think I was going to make this challenge! Never has a challenge given me as much trouble as this one (except for my next LCI card) I was already to throw in the towel and call it a day forever!.
Then I was visiting our GDT Leesa the other day she had made a mini card (check it out HERE) and I knew that was the answer to my problem! So off I zoomed to the Mistress of The Mini Makes, Mary J for a little more inspiration and I was saved!! Hallelujah!!

Without further ado its time for another challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and my dear friend Debs is the hostess and she wants us to 

HAVE A HEART

So lets see some love in your creations

My very first mini card and I can assure you it will not be my last! 

I love Mini cards now! It even has an inside

This was so quick to make (if you don't count the 2 hours I was looking for the yellow spotty paper!) The little bee was kindly given to us to use by this weeks sponsor

 http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/

and the flowers are a MFT die with yellow brads in the centres.

Head over to the main MAWTT blog to check out all the details of this weeks challenge, last weeks winners, what you can win this week and some fabulous inspiration from my gorgeous Teammies.

Thanks for stopping by today

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

Truly Scrumptious - Love & Hearts

Fab 'n' Funky - Use A Digi Image

Crafts & Me - Brighten Up Your Day

Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics

My Mums Craft Shop - Fab 'n' Funky

Crafty Sentiments - Punches & Dies (2nd entry)

Sweet Stamps - Shaped Cards

Crafty Catz - Things With Wings

Sweet Stampin' - Animals

Delightful Challenge - Punches & Dies

Paper Play - Get In Shape