MAWTT Winner & The Papernest DT

Well hello strangers, I went and got myself in a right old tizzy with my computer and blogging! I finally got a new computer but as of yet I don't know if all my files (including my digi images and everyone's email addresses) can be rescued from my old one! I should know by Friday. I had to get a new email address as mine wasn't working and to be honest I was (and still am) totally fed up of the whole thing. I should have posted this card on June 30th and I should have announced the winner of all the people who commented on my MAWTT birthday post before now too! 

So better late than never I hope.

The winner chosen at random from my comments is

Kathleen

If you let me have your address I'll get your prize off to you ASAP

You can email me on my new address  HERE

Now the card that is so late I've got a nerve even posting it!!!

I had to make myself a new watermark and for the life of me I can't remember how I did the other one, this one is a bit tricky to maneuver!! It looks the same so hey ho.

Papers are Maja and the cute Paper Nest image is coloured with copics. An assortment of die cuts and a few flowers.

Check out the Paper Nest Dolls website

http://www.the-papernest.com/

 

That's it from me, short and sweet, goodness knows when I'll be back but I hope it won't be too long!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

AT LAST!!!

Am I going to kill my son or what! He decided he needed fibre optic broadband for his gaming and now my computer is not online!!! The whole shebang had to be rewired and my little computer is not up to the job so I've ordered a cable that should be here tomorrow and hopefully I will be active again. I'm using someone else's cable to post this lol

I'm so late with everything again, sometimes I don't know why I bother. Life is not going to plan this year. I did have a fabulous day at Sir Stampalot on Friday with some great mates and I made some new ones. Louise, who took the class was awesome!!! I love what we made, though true to form mine isn't finished!!!

Any way enough with the chit chat I'm already so late with this.

How much do I love this little stamp? 

Little Miss Hollywood

She's so cute she will have to have another outing soon. 

There's a new challenge that started today at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and once again this was my DT card at

PAPER NEST DOLLS

Which I'm sorry didn't make it up on my allotted day, and this is me trying to do better!!

I'm just going to post it now and cut out the drivel! I'll be back to add her to some challenges later

Thanks for sticking with me

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

Buttons & Bow & Bon Voyage!

Morning everyone I'm a little excited today (I've been excited lots of days running up to this weekend) this is the last card I will be here to post before I fly off on holiday at the weekend. I have scheduled a few posts while I'm away but I won't be around to visit you and comment. Someone has to lay around in the sunshine all day and I'm taking one for the team!!! I couldn't believe it when a friend of mine said she had rented a house in Barbados and she had a bedroom going spare if I wanted it? What is even harder to believe is it took me a week to decide if I wanted to go!!!! Finally I came to my senses and booked a flight so its adios amigos for a couple of weeks. 

Back down to earth with a bump though, first things first, it's time for a new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and this week Rebekah has given us

Buttons and Bows

Easy peasy lemon squeasy just how I like them!!

I've had this Saturated Canary Pack Light image on my desk coloured for ages and I thought it would be fitting for me going away (I wish I looked that glamorous when I'm trying to squeeze everything in my case) The papers are MME and a couple of years old at least. Lots of die cuts, LaLa Land banner, Magnolia So Lovely heart tag, Marianne (I think) Eiffel Tower. The little cream hearts are buttons that I chopped the back off and I adore the pearl string from Live & Love Crafts.

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

http://www.ivanovachest.com/

and some amazing inspiration from the Diva's, you won't be disappointed!

That's it from me, thank you for stopping by

I love reading your comments

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges....
Love To Create - Bingo (Ribbon, Blue, Flowers)
That Craft Place - Flowers
Stamping For The Weekend - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Its A Girl Thing
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes With Buttons

Photo Inspiration @ MAWTT

A jolly good morning to all you lovely people, while I'm writing this (scheduled) it's a glorious sunny day I do hope it's lasted! I hope you are all well and happy. I'm on a mission to get ahead with all my DT work and so far so good.

I'm here today to tell you about a new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week my lovely friend Pam is hosting, she gave us this pretty picture to work from so its a 

Photo Inspiration

You can interpret it how you wish, colours, spring, sweets etc

After my mishap of posting my DT card a week early a few weeks ago I'm taking no chances and putting the inspiration picture first!! I don't have to worry about Janice peeking, this was sent to her for her birthday so I know she has it now. Here's my take on the challenge

Ummmm, my green looks a bit darker on this picture, I don't remember it being that dark. I used some giant nesties to cut out the card shape and the cutest little Mo Manning image. Inside the greeting says ' Wish Big' lol just like her knickers!! I'm in love with my PTI 'birthday' die, I just wish they weren't so expensive to mail stuff here. My usual flowers only this time I experimented with air brushing them different colours. I've only had my Copic airbrush kit about 5 years and not used it till I did these white flowers pink and green. It's sooooooooooo cool, I want to airbrush everything!!!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of the challenge and some gorgeous inspiration from my lovely talented teammies.

I'll be back tomorrow. I'm going to the NEC on Saturday if anyone wants to meet up, I'm already meeting some lovely friends again who I haven't seen for ages.

Thank you for stopping by

Love 'n Hugs Laurie xx

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

With Love @ Diva's

Good morning lovely peeps hopefully you are reading this, as it is another scheduled post, and I am off to the bright lights and big city of London yet again for part two of my Christmas present from my friend, another musical, this time its The Commitments. I loved the film so I'm sure I will the stage show, all I have to do this time is try to stay awake LOL as I did have a little nap during The Bodyguard a couple of weeks ago!

The reason for my visit today is the start of a new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and this week the very talented Rebekah has chosen

With Love

As I don't really need any valentine cards I went with a wedding theme, I've a couple of orders to make so here is the first. I can't take any credit for this as my lovely teammie Sharon gave me inspiration for this when she first used these two stamps together HERE

I never tire of this beautiful LOTV stamp, and I say that after using it 150 times for my Nephews wedding invitations some of you may remember! I absolutely adore it teamed up with the fantastic Magnolia Love Heart background stamp (which I got from Sir Stampalot and the Doo Hickey heart border die and swirl was from there too). The papers are Bo Bunny Isabella and they are soooooooooo pretty, most of my pad has gone now, well all my favourite sheets anyway!!

Coloured with Copics, flowers, feathers and beads things from everywhere, pink lace from the Ribbon Girl, the sparkly heart buttons I've had for ages and the organza ribbon is from this weeks sponsor

http://www.meiflower.co.uk/

Head over to the Diva's challenge blog for all the details of the super prize on offer and lots of luscious Love creations from my super talented teammies.

That's all from me, I'm going to be singing 'mustang sally' well into the small hours and god help anyone who sits near me on the train on the way home LOL I'm tone deaf!
My little boy (24 years old but still my baby) arrives home today from his trip to Japan to see his twin sister who's there for 6 months, it's been so quiet without him here I can't wait to see him, I might have to wake him up if he's asleep when I get back from London!

Thank you for stopping by and for any lovely comments you leave, they really do make my day.

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

LOTV - Name That Tune (Love & Marriage by Frank Sinatra)

The Ribbon Girls LOTV Challenge - Romance
Bunny Zoe's - Hearts and Love
Love To Create - Red or Pink
In The Pink - Valentines/Love
Cute Card Thursday - Lots Of Love
A Creative Romance - Show Us Some Love
Crafty Catz - Love Is In The Air
Crafts 4 Eternity - With Love
Deep Ocean - Love Is All Around

Shape Up @ MAWTT

Good Morning everyone. I'm back today with a news of a new challenge at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week I'm hosting and chose the theme

Shape Up!

Now I am on a major fitness and health campaign but I assure you this challenge doesn't involve anything strenuous or the restriction of chocolate you might need to consume to join in!

Just cards and projects that are not square please!

Here's what I came up with...

I made this card for a commission and later personalised it but I took this picture before I put the recipients name on it. I used another one of my unused Tilda's, I'm working my way through them! Lots of WOC flowers and a couple of rolled ones too. Papers are MME, Miss Caroline I think. The letters are glitter stickers, I have 100's of different stickers and rub ons and die cut alphabets I need to use up!! I was a bit heavy handed with the frantage, Tilda looks like she is hiking through the snow!!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some fabulous shapely creations from my talented teammies. They have really pushed the boat out this week for your inspiration.

This fabulous prize is on offer to the winner this week

Thank you for dropping by and for any comments you may leave, hopefully I've settled back in and caught up with all the  holiday washing and ironing and I'll be along to visit you ASAP!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Magnolia-Licious - Anything Goes
Midweek Magnolias - Anything Goes
MDU - Anything Goes
LHOSW - Dots or Stripes

I'm Back!!

Hello blogland, I'm back and boy have I missed you all! My summer season is over and I have no work (apart from running a home) for the next 5 months or so and I should be posting regularly again now on. I still have a fair bit of turmoil going on in my life and I'm expecting the builders to restart renovations soon, but not enough to keep me away from you all I hope. I might nip off for a bit of sunshine as our glorious summer ended with a bang before I was ready LOL

I'm back just in time for a brand new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and it's everyones favourite...

Anything Goes

I hope I can keep up with my commenting! Its been that long since I tried.

I have several cards that I started for DT work and didn't finish in time so I'm half way through my next few makes. Here is the first.

I just love this fab image from Mo Manning (I love all of Mo's super images) and I've had it half coloured on my desk for months, itching to use it. The papers are digital downloads from Scrap Orchard called Bella Gypsy, I'm addicted to my Magnolia Doo Hickey die So Wrapped tag and the WOC flowers are available from our fabulous sponsor this week

http://www.liveandlovecrafts

If you haven't been over there yet you are in for a treat! I love this shop!!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some fabulous inspiration from my teammies - I hope they remember who I am!!

Thank you for visiting me today and for hanging in there with me during my absence, I should be popping by your blogs any time soon.

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Mo's Digital Challenge -  Say It With Flowers & GDT Call

Hobby House - Hobby House Artists

Dream Valley - Purple and Green

A Creative Romance - Dies or Punches

Creative Knockouts - Recipe

Oldie But Goodie - Dies & Punches (old charm, twine, butterfly & stickers)

Top Tip Tuesday - Get In Shape

ABC - V = Very Cute

Look Who's still here!!!

Well hello strangers.... Remember me?

I can't believe how long I've been missing but this lovely weather has been playing havoc with my craft time, rendering it non existent actually!! That a few little life changing events that I won't go into at the minute but at long last I have a card to share!!

Today is the start of a fabulous new challenge at

Diva's By Design

and we have a lovely game of 

Bingo

for you to play along with.

Here is my card which took me a whole month to finally finish!! 

I've used the lovely 'Fairy Fae' from this weeks sponsor

http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/fairy-fae.html

I cut my card base with a Go Kreate die and coloured my image with Copics. I've thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it and I think I kinda like it LOL

In real life the colours are much more softer, I'm surprised how bright they actually photographed at 7am yesterday morning before I dashed off to London on a buying trip for the shop.

Head over to the main challenge blog for lots of gorgeous inspiration from my very talented teammies and all the relevant information to the challenge.

Ooops almost forgot.....

Here's the Bingo Board!!

 I've gone diagonal with distressing, die cuts and pins or across the top as I have some fantabulous distressed ribbon from Live and Love Crafts and an assortment of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and EVERYWHERE!!

Thank you guys for sticking with me and I hope to be back in regular action sometime in September.

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Wild Orchid Crafts - Birthday Party
Creative Craft - Tic Tac Toe (Pins, Lilac, Distress)
Crafty Creations - Texture

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

Another One of Those Just For Fun Cards!

Morning Peeps I won't say good as the weather is far from it here! I can't believe how it changes from day to day, no two days are the same lately!

I'm back with a card I made for the fun of it again - whoa steady on that's two I've made now this year!! I really liked the 'Mood Board' inspiration photo for the latest challenge at Saturated Canary and wanted to make something with those fab colours so here it is!

You'll have to excuse the dark photo, it's such a miserable grey day here.

I've used the super sweet 'Turtle Love' from Krista and coloured with copics. The papers are Kaiser Craft 'Utopia' and were a perfect match for their challenge. Lots of WOC flowers and my new Doo Hickey feather dies from Sir Stampalot. 

I took another pic with the tag out

Equally as grey and miserable lol

Half way through making it I decided it would be perfect for my friends Granddaughter so I added her name is Stickers, luckily I had a perfect colour match!!

That's it from me today, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Saturated Canary - Emerald (Photo Inspiration)

Songbird - Bloom and Grow (2nd entry)

Anything Goes - Shaped Card

Fab 'n' Funky - Fav Embellies (Flowers)

Crafts & Me - Use a Digi

Simon Says Stamp - Flower Power
Bearly Mine - Lucky Dip (Lace, Flowers, Die Cuts)
Crafty Catz - 3-2-1 (1 button, 2 Butterflies, 3 Pearls)
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes

Billie Bear New Release @ LCI

Good morning guys, I hope you are all safe and warm can you believe what this weather is doing?

I have just started getting our shops ready for the summer season and I can tell you I have ZERO inclination to be on the beach front!! Me thinks we won't be selling much ice cream and beach stuff this Easter bank holiday.

It's time for a brand new challenge and another fabby new release from

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

with everyones favourite theme

Anything Goes

Introducing the adorable 'Billie Bear' Isn't he a cutie, there are 15 different Billies around blog land today, head over to the main LCI blog to find out where he is and what he's up to!

None of us have seen any of the new release images other than our own so we are all a tad excited to see what the rest of the DT have made.

All of the details can be found on the challenge blog, I'm off to have a look there myself!

Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back tomorrow with a card for Diva's if I get it made in time!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Love 2 Create - Pastel Colours

Craft Your Passion - Make It Cute

Incy Wincy - Use Pastels

Dutch Dare - Shaped Card

Crafts and Me - Buttons and Bows

Feeling Floral @ OBAG

Good Morning to you all, spring is on its way and this week over at

OLDIE BUT A GOODIE

the lovely Helen is hosting and she is

Feeling Floral

I hope you get a chance to join in and play along with us.
My interpretation is a gorgeous flower display, one of my favourite things!

I've used a cute little Marianne stamp I bought last summer and didn't get around to using and my papers are a gazillion years old from MME, these are the last few pages in the pad but I'm sure knowing me I'll buy another to replace it soon!

The flowers are from (mainly I think) WOC and the cute little bike charm (yes I know I used some of my treasure!) is from the Ribbon Girl I think!

Christine if you're looking, I cut my card on the fold and then cut out a frame with the same shape to place over the top of it so no folds are visible.

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details of the challenge and and prize and some beautiful floral inspiration from my teammies.

Remember to be in with a chance of the prize 

you have to use something on your card at least 

6 months old and be sure to let us know 

what it is in your post.

We are currently holding a DT call 

if you would like to join us at OBAG

That's all from me, a big thank you for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow with my DT make for Diva's, I can't believe how quickly these weeks come around!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Forever Friends Monthly - Lots of Flowers
Love 2 Create - Pick 2 (Die Cuts & Ribbon)
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps - Bring On Spring (Flowers)
Cute Card Thursday - Something Old (Papers)
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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

Anything But Square @ The Ladybugs

Hello strangers! I'm back from my jollies in the Lake District and can you believe the statistically wettest place in England was warm, sunny and DRY all the time we were there! I'll blog a couple of photo's tomorrow. I came back and went straight to work as it was a bank holiday weekend and now I have so much catching up to do!

First things first, and it's a brand new challenge over at

LADYBUGS CRAFT INK

and my gorgeous friend Pami is hosting today

she has thrown us the challenge of

Anything But Square

now come on admit it....how many of you are expecting a mini round card from me?

Surprise surprise.....it isn't!!

I've used Cheeky Jack aavailable HERE, he's one of my favourite LCI images and the shape is cut with a Go Kreate die, I cut 2 and folded one in half and stuck half of it to the front panel to make it stand up. The wild child is a rub on and perfect for my friends little Grandson!

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details on this weeks challenge and some fabulous inspiration from the Ladybugs.

I didn't get to visit all my quota with comments as I was away for a week but I'll make sure I do this week! Thank you all for bearing with me.

Thanks for stopping by today

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

Crafty Card Makers - For The Boys

CES - Shape It Up

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Birthday

Fab 'n' Funky - Celebrating Male-ness

Cute Card Thursday - One For The Boys

That Craft Place - One For The Boys

Great Impressions - Anything Goes

Fairy Tale Challenge - Green & Yellow

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

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

Blooming Marvellous @ MAWTT

A very good morning to all my blog friends out there, I hope today finds you all well and happy! I want to shout from the rooftops -

I ACTUALLY FEEL BETTER! YEAH at last!

And I had a fabulous day yesterday I got 2 top 3 spots in one day, Creative Inspirations and My Mums Craft Shop it really made my day it did! lol

Thursday can only mean one thing....

It's time for another challenge over at

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

and this week my bestest blogging buddy Lisa is the hostess with the mostest and she has given us a fabulous theme

'Bloomin Marvellous'

 I saw this design in a magazine (I'm sorry I don't know which one because I ripped the page out to keep) and I had to have a go myself. The image is a fabulicious Stampin' Bella I think this one is called Babycarriageabella. The shapes were all cut with nesties (some of them grand) the flowers are a mix of Prima and punched, lots of brads and ribbon from my stash and little alphabet stickers.

I'm quite happy with this - blooming in every sense with that image!

We have yet another fabulous new sponsor this year and for this challenge we welcome - the fantastic

Bunny Zoe's who are offering this prize to the winner

Nikki has some fantastic new stock just arrived in store, follow this link

to check it out - you won't be disappointed!

 http://bunnyzoescrafts.com/index.php?main_page=products_new

Make sure you check out the main challenge blog for all the details of this challenge, the amazing inspiration from the DT and to see if you were amongst the lucky winners last week. And this week our DT has the 3 winners of the GD spots joining us, I hope you can find time to visit them to show them some MAWTT love!

Thank you all for your visits and comments

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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

The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration

Creative Card Crew - Seeing Red

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Welcome

My Mums Craft Shop - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (2nd Entry)

Phindy's Place - Shaped Cards

Little Darlings - Polka Dots

WOW Time at LCI

Good Morning lovely bloggers I'm back with my second post today as promised

If you are looking for my Oldie But A Goodie DT Post Please Scroll Down

It's TLT time over at

Ladybugs Craft Ink

but first I would like to thank everyone who played along with my Winter Blues challenge last week, it was my first time hosting and I was relieved that lots of you wanted to play along with me!! Head over to the main challenge blog to see if you were amongst the Winner or top 3 and also Queen Kerry was looking for some Guest Designers and in the immortal words of Ant & Dec "It Might Be You"

This weeks challenge was chosen my lovely friend Pam and its a favourite of mine

White on White

WOW cards always look totally stunning and I can't wait to see what you all come up with

I've gone right outside my comfort zone with this one LOL  I usually only make square cards but with all that creativity out there (and equipment in my craft room) I was inspired by our very own Lisa who manages to create something totally original every time!!

I've used the fabulous 'Nikki & Buttercup Building A Snowman' and if you didn't get yours yet - hurry up - you only have until tomorrow to get this baby at HALF PRICE. Honestly at half price its worth putting by till next Christmas or better still a fabulous present for someone!

The lamp post, tree and snowflake dies are all Magnolia and the other shapes are nesties so now I've used my Grand Calibur twice it's obviously an essential to any craft room!!

Head over to the LCI blog for lots of gorgeous inspiration from the Ladybugs and for all the details of this weeks challenge. Remember you don't have to use an LCI image to play along but we love it when you do!

Thank you for visiting

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Simply Create - All About Christmas
Poodles Parlour - Christmas (3rd Entry)
Sweet Stampin - Punches & Dies (2nd Entry)
Charisma Cardz - Snowflakes
Crafty Catz - Snowmen
Craft Your Passion - Tis The Season