MAWTT is BACK!

Hello again everyone, getting sick of seeing me this week? Nothing for months then 3 posts on consecutive days!! Hope I can keep this up.

Exciting times today and an old favourite is back with us

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES

is back in blogland and we are restarting the challenges with

Anything Goes

Everyone loves being on this DT and I for one, am a happy bunny to see it back up and running (well done Hazel you do such a great job!)

 My card is one that didn't get finished for a DT job in the summer so that's why it's a bit out of season LOL (or you could say its perfect for me being at the beach this week!)
I just love these images and I really wanted to play with them.

Bathing Tilda and Coastal cottages from Magnolias Summer Breeze collection all available from the lovely Janice at Sir Stampalot and the papers are Maya Designs Life by the Sea from a couple of years ago now I think. I sent Joel down the beach to get me some sand to fill the tiny bottle and I stuck a few grains on the image too.

We have this fabulous prize up for grabs to the winner from our sponsor

 

http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk/rubber-stamps.php

Head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some fabulous inspiration from my lovely team mates. We have some lovely new teammies joining us, please stop by and show them some love.

Thanks for stopping by

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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CAS @ Diva's

Good Morning everyone, I back again (busy week) with my 2nd of 3 DT cards this week, tomorrow sees the return of MAWTT which we are all excited about but first up today is a new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and we have my hardest challenge

Clean and Simple

I know it should be the easiest of them all but I have to sit on my hands to stop 

myself from sticking things on!

I just printed out my image and sentiment on cream cardstock added a scrap of furry velvet zebra paper with a die cut border and shaded in my zebra stripes with pencil.

Very simple in the end but hours of agonising went into this!!

My image is a freebie from this weeks sponsor

http://www.2cuteink.com/

Please head over to the main challenge blog for all the details and some beautiful inspiration from the Diva's this week.

That's it from me today, hopefully I'm sunbathing in glorious sunshine!
 Thank you for stopping by on your blog travels

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

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By Heck I'm Going Again!

Good morning and a new month already! I don't know where this year went? 

Christmas will be here and over before we know it!

Well I know that I only just made a comeback to blogging and crafting but I'm off again as I'm nipping to Tenerife for a bit of sunshine. I fly this morning at 6.45am so I won't be around again for a couple of weeks. I have got a few posts coming up while I'm away if Mr Blogger plays nice and schedules them properly!

I've been missing from this DT for a couple of months but at last I had time to make a card for this new challenge at

HECK OF A CHALLENGE

and this month we would like to see your

Autumn Colours

I've had this little stamp half coloured on my desk for weeks, I bought him a couple of years ago I think (it could be just one year - time flies) either way I think its just the cutest!!

I have another image from the same set, that one is a little Indian on a hobby horse, they are from Nellie Snellen, I added a little sheriff's badge charm which I believe is Karen Foster.

Head over to the main challenge blog for lots of fabulous inspiration from my talented teammies and all the details of the challenge and the prize on offer from the Mandy's 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, I'll be back tomorrow with my Diva's card and Thursday with the return of MAWTT, busy week for me especially has I've hardly made anything lately!!

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

If I can find some decent wifi I'd like to enter this into the following challenges..

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

Getting back in the swing of things and DT calls!

Good evening Bloggers just a quick post to let you know I am still alive and I hope to be posting again in the next week! That might not go as easily to plan as I hope but fingers crossed the Mojo makes an appearance in the not too distant future.
It's no secret I've struggled of late but I have been colouring away this week and I've at least a dozen half made cards I never got to finish in time for my DT deadlines so with a little bit of luck and a lot of determination I'll get some finished and posted ASAP!

The main reason for my post is to let you know that 2 of my much loved DT's are having a DT call at the minute ........ here's the details, I hope you want to join us!!

 

Moving Along With the Times Challenge is Back from our Summer Break on the 3rd Of October and we are looking for some New Design Team Members. 

If you would like to join our Friendly team can you say YES to the Questions Below??????

Can you work well in a Team?

Can you make a Card/Project once a fortnight for the challenge?

Can you Comment on a set amount of entries every fortnight?

Can you host a Challenge once every 6 months?  (This means choosing a theme and writing the blog post for the challenge that week)

If you are interested email Hazel at didosdesigns@yahoo.com with Design Team in the Subject Line.

In your email can you show  2 of your favourite makes, your blog address and WHY we should pick you to be in the Team. We are happy to have folk on the Team who are on lots of Other Design Teams or if you are just starting out in Blogland. 

Good Luck

 

Design Team Call is Open till Saturday 21st September 2013 at 17.00 BST

 

 

Another DT call is on at Heck of a challenge.

Due to life commitments a couple of our DT have left recently and we are looking for some new members of our team.

We need someone who loves to craft - any type of craft ,not just cardmaking .

The requirements of being a team member are to create one craft project a month, and then to comment on 2 out of every ten entries to our challenge.

If you think that could be you please email lisa.coe@btinternet.com telling us why you would like to join our little team and with a link to your blog or giving examples of your work.

Entries close at the end of September.

 

Love 'n' Hugs Laurie xx

 

Use Twine @ Diva's

I made a card!! OK it didn't take long it's very simple but I'm getting there!!

Time for a new challenge at

DIVA'S BY DESIGN

and a lovely simple theme

Use Twine

Here's my little card

Don't you just love that little knife and fork!! A Magnolia DooHickey Die.

Image is CP Test from this weeks sponsor

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

Head over to the main challenge blog to check all the details and some fabulous inspiration from the Diva's this week.

Short and sweet from me, thanks to everyone for sticking with me, 

hopefully I will be backaround soon

Love 'n' Hugs

Laurie xx

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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