My December Scrapbook ..............

Hi everyone, well I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.  I had a great time at my sister's and I was pain free too so that was wonderful!

I finally got round to taking some pictures of my December Scrapbook to share with you.  This is the second year that I have taken Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas Online Scrapbooking Class.  I love Shimelle's classes and this one is my favourite.  Shimelle sends you prompts each day for the class as well as a photo prompt.  Sometimes I follow the prompts and sometimes I just journal about what we have done each day. 

So this is day 1 in my Xmas Scrapbook which is Grace and her cousin Anya with their Advent Calendars. I'm doing well this year I'm up to day 12 already.  I'm still working on last year's album as well and I'm up to day 19 on that one! 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge..........

Hi everyone,  I'm still not ready for Christmas!  I still have more wrapping to do, it's the same every year I always leave it till the last minute.  So my plan is for me and Will to get it all done tonight hopefully with 2 of us it won't take too long as we have done some already.   

I'm off to have acupuncture tomorrow to help with my headaches. They are off and on at the moment but I'm hoping the acupuncture will help me be pain free for Christmas.   Who would have thought all I want for Christmas is to be pain free!  Shame you can't wrap that up and put under the tree!

Anyway enough of my rambles for one day and onto my card.  This week our challenge at Winter Wonderland is 'Wish Upon a Star'.   Your card can be Christmas or Non Christmas this week so I have gone for non Christmas and used an old Pollycraft image that I thought would be just right for our theme this week.

I hope you are all getting on well and prepared for Christmas more than I am!  Thank goodness I dont' have to cook Christmas dinner! 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:
Image and Sentiment - Pollycraft
Papers - Trimcraft
Banner die - Memory Box
Ribbon from stash

Never Too Old for Cupcakes!

Hi everyone, I have a Birthday card to share with you today which I made for my friend.  I really enjoyed making this card as my friend loves pink, cute and cupcakes so I thought this stamp from LOTV would be just perfect for her.

Well I still have a pile of presents to wrap but hopefully I will get some more done today! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcakes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Crafter's Companion - Winter Friends Challenge

Hi everyone, the days are flying by till Christmas, will I ever be ready!  Hopefully I will!  Anyway I have my Crafter's Companion Dt card to share with you tonight and our theme this month is 'Winter Friends'.  I hope you will be able to join in with the challenge as there is a great prize for the winner.

I have used a card companion from the Mulberry Wood cd.  The card companions are so great especially when you start getting short of time near Christmas! 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazels Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes for Christmas

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

My Sister Layout .........

Hi everyone, well my blog has been a  bit quiet lately, I've been super busy and also still struggling with my headaches.    Anyway I finally found a layout I made a few weeks ago to share with you.  This layout is all about my lovely sister Kerry.  She brought me a little card for my Birthday which said 'I love you Sister' so I thought the perfect place to keep it safe would be on a scrapbook page. 

I have actually started my Christmas journal tonight so I hope to have some pages of that to share with you soon. Of course I still I have last year's Christmas journal to finish but hey it's all work in progress!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Food Glorious Food

Hi everyone, this week's challenge at Winter Wonderland, is 'Food Glorious Food'.   This challenge made me get my thinking cap on but I found this cute little Tatty Image and thought he would be just perfect with his mince pies.  I think it must nearly be time to start buying the mince pies!

I hope you will join in with this week's challenge there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

A Little Confession!

Hi everyone, I have a little confession to share with you tonight. I was sent an Ebosser machine last week by Crafter's Companion to do a demonstration with on Saturday.    I was looking forward to trying out the machine but I didn't need one as I already have 2 manual die cutting machines but what I didn't expect was that I would fall in love with the machine and couldn't bare the thought of sending it back! So I had to buy it!   I had a great day demonstrating it to lots of lovely crafters.  This is one of the cards I took along to the demonstration. This is an 8 x 8 card and the embossing folder I used on the card is an A4 one that comes with the machine.   So now I need I to sell the other 2 machines I have or Will says my craft room will be coming through the ceiling due to the weight!  Maybe I need to spread out into his garage, I think that maybe a divorce so better not go with that idea!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Crafter's Companion New SWALK Release Day ...

Hi everyone, time to share a card from the new SWALK range which is gocing to be released at midday today on Create and Craft.  My card features one of the fantastic card companions from one of the new CD's, I am so in love with these images! 

You can find more details about the new range on the Crafter's Companion News Blog. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge.............

 

Hi everyone,   this week's challenge at Winter Wonderland is 'One for the Boys'  so time to get the male themed stamps out.  I've used a Pollycraft Digi image on my DT card and some scraps of paper from a papermania Christmas pack. 

I hope you are getting on well with your Christmas cards, I started back at the beginning of the year making my Christmas cards so I have a nice pile ready now!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x



  

A Birthday Card ..........

 

Hi everyone, I have a Birthday card to share with you tonight which I made a few weeks ago.  I've used a LOTV die cute for the image and some of my favourite rose ribbon. I do struggle to cut this ribbon up but I didn't mind as it was a card for a friend.

Right I must go in the middle of a film. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

3rd Candy Winner .............

Hi everyone, time to announce the winner of my 3rd candy and as choosen by Random.org the winner is:

number 8 so that's Lisa from Crafty Moments, congrats on your win Lisa! 

Thanks to everyone that entered.

Hugs Lynsey x

3rd Followers Candy .............

Hi everyone, happy Monday to you all.  I have my 3rd followers candy to share with you today.   Like last time all you need to do is be a follower and leave a comment under this post.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

2nd Candy Winner ............

Hi everyone time to announce the winner of my second candy as selected by Random.org:

So that's number 9 Claveh.  Well done Claveh! Please email me your details to lynseywarren1@btinternet.com and I will get your candy in the post to you.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

2nd Followers Candy ............

Hi everyone, a very happy Monday to you.   I have my second followers candy to share with you today.  Like last week all you need to do to enter this candy is be a follower and leave a comment under this post. 

I'll be back tonight to announce the winner of last week's candy.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge ..........

Time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and the challenge this week is to use 3 different punches on your card. I've used a MS snowflake border punch, a MS snowflake punch and a Stamping Up oval which my sentiment is mattered onto.  This is a great challenge to get you using your punches so I hope you will come along and join in the challenge this week. As always there is a super prize for the winner!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:
Image: Precoloure from The Hobby House
Papers - Free with Magazine
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

A Birthday Card

Hi everyone I hope your Tuesday has been a good one.  I have a Birthday card to share with you today which I made for my friend Marianne.  She loves Saturated Canary images so I thought this would be just right for her. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

1st Candy Winner ............

Hi everyone, thanks to everyone that entered my 1st candy and for all your lovely comments.  My first candy winner as choosen by Random.org is:

So that's Julie Woolston, well done Julie please email your address to lynseywarren1@btinternet.com and I will get the goodies in the post to you.

Thanks to everyone that entered, good luck for this week's candy!
Hugs Lynsey x

Followers Candy ...............

Hi everyone, I have a candy giveaway for all my lovely followers.   I've not been well since the beginning of May as I've had constant pain in my head.  I've seen 2 different consultants at the hospital who have both said different things.  I'm taking lots of tablets and having lots acupuncture and things are improving.  I'm not back to normal yet I think that will take a while before I get to that but I'm having more good days than bad now.   Living with constant pain really does make you evaluate your life and I'm sure some of my readers know about that.

Anyway I wanted to share this with my followers as I have been so bad at returning comments I really appreciate anyone who still visits me regularly or just now and again.   All the tablets I'm taking make me so tired I go to bed early most nights and don't get round to doing much blogging.

To be in with a chance to win the candy all you need to do is a leave a comment on this post that's it.  This candy draw will stay open for one week until Monday 22nd October.  I will have 2 more weekly candy's to give away after this one so I hope you will come back to enter them too!

Good luck everyone.

Mum In Law's Birthday Card .........

Hi everyone, it was my Mum in Law's Birthday a couple of weeks ago and this is the card that I made her.  The decoupage is from one of the Papermania Ultimate kits I think Lucy Cromwell and the paper is from the same range.  I love to a little bit of decoupage and it's even better when it's die cut. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

First Tap Shoes Layout ..........

Hi everyone, I have a scrapbook page to share with you tonight.  This one features Grace in her first pair of tap shoes.  She was so excited to get them and didn't want to take them off so I just had to record that memory! 

I followed a great sketch at Creative Scrappers to make my layout. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

First Day Scrapbook Page .........

Hi everyone, well my little Grace started school in September so I just had to make a scrapbook page to remember the day. I asked Grace lots of questions on the day and wrote them down in a note book so I had lots to journal about when it came to making the page.  I can't even remember my first day at school so I'm so happy to have made this page for Grace to look back on.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Crafter's Companion Mid Way Challenge Reminder and Another Sneak Peak ...

Hi everyone, I've my Crafter's Companion DT mid way Challenge reminder card to share with you today and it's also another Everyday in Mulberry Wood sneak peak too! 

The challenge at Crafter's Companion is a nice easy one of Birthday's so I hope you can come and join in.  The decoupage and papers are all from the Everyday in Mulberry Wood cd which I'm so in love with and are perfect for an 8 x 8 card. The border die and Epiphany embellishment are also from Crafter's Companion. I think this is my favourite range from Crafter's Companion so far.  Well till the next range comes out!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Everyday in Mulberry Wood Sneak Peak ................

Hi everyone, time for a sneak peak today of the fabulous Everyday in Mulberry Wood range which will be released on Create and Craft on Friday at midday.   The range consists of a CD-ROM, six rubber stamps and two fantastic papercrafting kits.

If you would the opportunity to win the brand new Everyday in Mulberry Wood CD-ROM. All you have to do is log in to the Crafter's Companion website, click on 'Competitions' in the Members Menu, and answer the question. The winners will be drawn on Friday so good luck everyone!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge ................

Hi everyone,  this week's challenge at Winter Wonderland is a photo inspiration and this is the photo below:

I've used the inspiration of baubles for my DT card and the colour purple.  

I can't believe another week has gone by, now Grace is at school the week's just seem to fly by. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Great Sketch

Paper Play Challenges - Simply Cute

Simon Says Stamp - Punches or Dies

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

An Anniversary Card .......

Hi everyone, I've had such a busy week I've been searching my computer to see if I've got any cards that I have not posted and I came across this Anniversary card that I'm sure I've not posted before.  I think this is the card I made for my friend Marianne for her Anniversary but I can't be sure.  Oh dear the memory is not as good as it used to be! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

My Mum's Caft Shop - Love is all Around
Totall Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:
Image Die Cut and Sentiment Stamp - LOTV
Papers - Papermania
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Leaves - MS punch

A Christening Card ............

Hi everyone, I went to a Christening quite a while ago now and realised that I had not posted this card so I thought I would share it with you tonight.

I dug out my little Forever Friends Christening stamp that had not seen any ink for quite a long time to use on my card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Add a Sentiment
Oldie But a Goodie - Show Us Your Ribbons
Fab n Funky Challenges - Starts with F (Mine is Forever Friends Bear)
For Fun Challenges - Who Doesn't Love a Good Stamp
DYSU - Scallops

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:
Image - Forever Friends Stamp
Sentiment - Little Claire's
Paper - SWALK 1 Cd Rom
Scalloped Border - Die'sire Lace Border Die - Crafter's Companion
Ribbon and Pearl from Stash
Coloured with Spectrum Noir

The Best Pen Storage Ever!

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a good Saturday.   I have something different to share with you tonight.  I don't normally get excited by storage, I leave that for the pretty paper but after searching and searching for the perfect pen storage Crafter's Companion have produced the perfect storage for pens!I can't tell you how pleased I am with it. I used to store my pens in these black draws which was ok but I had to keep rummaging around to find what I wanted. They were getting a bit bashed and not pretty enough for my craft room.

But now look at them, I can see every pen so no more rummaging and they look lovely!  I've stored my Spectrum Noir pens in mine but they will hold any alchol marker pen.  

This fanastic pen storage will be available to buy on Monday on Create and Craft as part of a four day deal.  You can find out more about the ultimate pen storage on the Crafter's Companion News and Views Blog.  There is also a fantastic facebook competition which you can find out more about here

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge..............

Hi everyone, Friday again already where are the weeks going!  Anyway time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and our theme this week is 'Baby's First Christmas'. I hope you've started joining in with the Christmas challenges, if you have you will should have a nice little pile of Christmas cards starting and no more mad rush for getting those cards made! 

 I've used a super cute Humphrey image from Crafter's Companion  for my card. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch 72
Tuesday Taggers - Lots of Layers
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Party Time!

Hi everyone, I have a digi scrapbook page to share with you tonight.  This is of a party Grace went to last Saturday.  I made the page in my Serif software which I really love.    My Dad printed this out for on his A3 printer and I can put in my album alongside my normal paper pages.  I quite like having a mix of paper and digi pages in my albums and I really enjoy making both. Sometimes I just don't have time to make a paper page but I can just sit and relax in front of the telly and make a digi page. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

A Butterfly Card .........

Hi everyone,   I've a simple little card to share tonight.  I love making little A6 cards like these.   My inspiration for this card came from a few different ones from Pinterest.  If you haven't checked out Pinterest yet I suggest you take a look it is so fantastic for craft ideas.   I've a Pinterest app on my phone which I love to look at when I go to bed rather than read and it sends me off to sleep thinking happy crafting thoughts! 

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Crafter's Companion Mid Way Challenge Reminder ...

Hi everyone,  my card today is my DT card for Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge mid way inspiration.  This is one of the super cute card companions from the Winter Paint Box Poppets Cd from Crafter's Companion.

The theme for the challenge this month is 'Gold'.   I don't normally use much gold on my cards so I had to have a rummage round to find some.  I'm sure I've only had this piece at least 5 years!  It did feel good to use it lol!

I do hope you will come and join in the challenge this month, there is a fanstic prize for the winner!
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge ........

Hi everyone, time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme set by my DT buddy Marianne is 'Lilac and Lace'.   I really enjoyed this challenge as sometimes it's too easy just to head to my draw of  LOTV die cuts but this challenge got me colouring!  

I've used a LOTV stamp for this card and she was a joy to colour.  I think I got a bit carried away with the glitter  but hey you have to have glitter on a Christmas card! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Divas by Design - For a Child
Penny Black at Allsorts - Early Christmas Makes
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas in September

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image - LOTV
Sentiment - Wild Rose
Papers - Various Crafter's Companion CD's.
Memory Box Holly Die
Lace from stash

My Mum's Birthday Card ........

Hi everyone, it's my mum's Birthday tomorrow and this is the card that I have made her.  She loves perfume so I thought this decoupage would be just perfect for her card.   I hope she likes it!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Paper and Decoupage - Docrafts

Creative Craft World Guest Design Team Layout ....

Hi everyone, I hope you have all had a good weekend.   I have a guest design team layout to share with you today. I was thrilled to have a scrapbook GDT spot as this is the first time that has every happened!  My layout is for Creative Craft World for their September Scrapmap which you can see below. 

My layout is all about a little project Grace brought home from school to grow.  I love recording little things like these to look back on as these are things Grace would never have remembered.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Lovely St Ives .............

Hi everyone and happy Monday morning to you all.  I have another layout of last year's holiday to share with you today of our visit to St Ives in Cornwall.  I love St Ives, it has lots of little shops full of pretty things and a lovely harbour where I took lots of photos. It's just my kind of sea side town.  Oh I wish I was back there today!  I love being by the sea. 

You probably can't see very well in this photo but I finally had a go at sewing on my layout and I love the effect. I want to have a go at sewing on cards next. I thought it would be difficult but actually it was really quick and quite easy. 

I would like to enter this layout into the following challenge:
Cute Card Thursday - A Stitch in Time

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Walking In a Winter Wonderland ..........

Hi everyone, time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and our theme for you this week is 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland'.  I've used another of my LOTV die cuts for my card.  I love these die cuts for making quick cards.

I would like to enter my card into the the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday - Great Sketch
Everybody Art Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Cold enough for ear muffs?

Well I'm not sure if it is cold enough for eaf muffs today but Grace decided it was last year on holiday when we were in Cornwall!  Cornwall was a bit on the chilli side last year when we were on holiday but we still had a fantastic time.    I'm so enjoying making this holiday album. 

Happy Tuesday to you all and thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

An Anniversary Card ........

Hi everyone, I have a very simple little anniversary card to share with you tonight.  I love looking at the different cards on pinterest and this card is inspired by a few different ones that I have seen.  

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop - Weddings and Anniversarys
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Time for a Giggle!

Hi everyone, I have a layout to share with you today which I made when I got to spend some crafty time with my friend Marianne a few weeks ago.

Grace is really good at posing for photos and after taking some pretty pictures of her smiling, I told her to just giggle and these are the photos I ended up with.  I love how they turned out.

This is another page with my August Scrapagogo kit, there is not too much left now so I will add the bits left to next month's kit which should arrive any day now. I'm so pleased I have finally been using it!

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Winter Wonderland Challenge..........

Hi everyone, well it's Friday already so it's time for another challenge at Winter Wonderland and our theme for you this week is 'Winter Sports' so you can use any winter sport you can think of i.e. - Skiing, Sledding, Tobogganing, Ice Skating, you get the idea.  I thought I would take the opportunity to scrap another winter layout of Grace having lots of fun sledging.

I would like to enter this layout into this month's sketch challenge at Sarahs Cards.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

A Mulberry Wood Sneak Peak .............

Hi everyone, just thought I would share a Mulberry Wood sneak peak before tonight's Pick of the Day shows start on Ideal World at 9pm.    I just adore these new Mulberry Wood stamps by Crafter's Companion and I think this little cutie is my favourite from the new range.  It is so hard to pick a favourite though as I love them all!

The pretty border on my card is one of the new 'Die'sire dies from Crafter's Companion. This is lace border 1.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

My Time to Craft - Christmas in August
My Mum's Craft Shop Christmas in August
Christmas Stamp All Year Long - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:
Papers - Mulberry Wood Cd
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens
Snowflake - Spellbinders

Visiting the Queen .....................

Well I visited her house and gardens but we didn't actually see the Queen!  It would have been nice all if she had invited us in for tea but that was not meant to be!  This was the same day as we saw the Olympic torch at Sandringham and thankfully it didn't rain till we got back to the car.

This is another layout using my Scrapagogo kit as this is something else that is not going away, I'm going to use it up!

I hope you all have a very happy Sunday!

I would like to enter this layout into the following challenge:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey

Another Die'sire Card ...

Hi all, well I have had a lovely crafty day with my friend Marianne.  I managed to get 3 scrapbook layouts done so I was very pleased. 2 of which are DT work so for once I am ahead!  Whilst I was busy crafting away Marianne's husband Graham washed and cleaned my car but this was no normal wash it looked like it had been done professionally!  My car looks like it is brand new and my old Astra is far from that!

I'm now relaxing watching the Olympics, I can't believe how much I have enjoyed watching it this time as I'm not normally interested in sport.  I'm hoping Tom Daley will get a medal tonight. 

Well that's my news for the day now onto my card which features one of the new Die'sire dies from Crafter's Companion, this one is Lace Border 5.

Do you know the paper on my card has sat in my cupboard I think for at least 6-7 years! How silly is that!  I'm not putting it away now until I have used it!  It's by Brenda Walton and cost me 30p.  Please tell me I am not alone in keeping paper this long!  At least I do still like one, there are plenty I have that I don't actually like anymore!

Right time for me to get back to Tom!
Hugs Lynsey x

A Die'Sire Sneaky Peak .........

Hi everyone, Crafter's Companion have a very exciting release happening soon of their own range of dies called Die'Sire So I have a sneak peak to share with you tonight, I hav used a lace border die on my card to make the pretty frills on this card.   I love these dies as they don't only cut they also emboss which adds a lovely detail to your card.  

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Flowers
Paper Play - Layer it Up

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Lynsey x

Materials Used:

Image and Sentiment - SWALK Belle of the Ball Stamp - Crafter's Companion
Papers -SWALK 2 Cd
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Leaf Punch - MS
Coloured with Spectrum Noir