1 Stamp - 3 Cards ...........

Hi all and happy Monday to you.  I'm back with another 1 stamp set and 3 cards again. I got these gorgeous flower and die Hero art set from Will for Christmas.  Obviously I did choose them, not sure what he would bring me back from a craft shop bless him lol!  

I have a few big Birthday's to make cards for this month so I have got them made so that's another few things crossed off my to do list! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

A Birthday Card for a Special Friend

Hi all and happy Wednesday to you! I'm back to share a card that I made for my good friend Marianne whose Birthday it was recently.  

I used a gorgeous little coffee cup from Memory box that was a birthday present from Marianne, papers from the Range, stamp by LOTV, joy bunting die, sentiment printed on PC. 

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

The Ribbon Girl - October Card challenge

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes Challenge 131

Crafty Cardmakers - Birthday

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Crafty Ribbons Challenge and the Handmade Fair ............

Hi all, this post is a bit late for my Crafty Ribbons Challenge as I've had one of those weeks when I felt I was on a roller coaster and couldn't get off!  My little Grace was really poorly in hospital all last weekend as she couldn't stop being sick. Thankfully she is better now and back to normal.  On top of that I have just started an evening college course for work and I have had tons of homework so I've been having to do that every evening till gone 10pm so there has been no time for blogging, crafting or anything else! Finally I have a day at home today so I'm going to spend a bit of time in the craft room this afternoon!  

So back to the challenge, our theme for you this time is Birthday so I nice easy one for you this week. I do hope you will come along and join in our challenge. There is a wonderful prize for the winner. 

I did manage to fit one lovely thing in last week though and that was a trip The Handmade Fair in London that is organised by Kirstie Allsop.  I loved my day there.  There was a little paper crafting but not too much and all sorts of other crafts.  I'm a crafter who likes to dabble in all sorts of crafts so this was a perfect day out for me!  There were also lots of makers there as well that sold beautifully crafted items.   I took a needle felting workshop and made some bees which was great fun so of course I had to buy a kit to have a go at home. I also brought a kit to do some stamping on fabric and a folk art kit.  I'm not sure when I think I'm going to get time to do all these crafts but hopefully sometime soon lol! I also hope to catch up with all my blogging buddies very soon too! 

Here are a few photos from my day:

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image and Paper - Lili of The Valley 

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Swirl Die - JOY

Flowers from The Ribbon Girl & Wild Orchid

A Gem of a Challenge ............

Hi all and happy Sunday to you! It's time for another challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and our theme for you this time is 'Summer Fun'.  I have a super cute coloured digi called Ella with Dragon Fly from Pink Gem Designs on my card.  There is a great prize of 2 digis for the winner so I hope you will come along and join in with our challenge. 

I've also used some Dovecraft papers, flowers from the ribbon girl, joy bunting die and computer printed sentiment.

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

Fab n Funky Challenges - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Birthday Wishes

Cute Card Thursday - Kiddies/Babies

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

A Mermaid Card ............

Hi all, just a quick post from me tonight before I head up the wooden hill to bed!  This is a card that I have made my niece Anya for her Birthday tomorrow.  She loves mermaids so I decided the new Lawn Fawn stamps would be perfect for her. I've used my favourite papers from LOTV, I can't get enough of these papers, they are just my favourite colours.   

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Favourite Colour Combo at A Gem of a Challenge ..............

Hi all and happy Saturday to you!  I'm feeling a little better today but I'm still achy and so tired! I hope I perk up a bit more by tomorrow as I've got a 10k race to take part in on Sunday!   I'm off for a little ride out today to see my friend Marianne at a craft fair so hopefully that won't tire me out too much! 

Anyway onto card which is for the new challenge at A Gem of a Challenge and our theme for you this time is 'Favourite colour combo'. I've gone for pink and white on my card as I just love these colours together!  I made this card for my Auntie using a gorgeous card topper kit called Pink shoes and Prosecco.  

As always there is a wonderful prize for the winner so I hope you will come along and join in with the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Grace's Birthday Card and a Marathon Photo!

Hi all and happy Tuesday to you today!  My blog has been a bit quiet the last week as I ran the Manchester marathon on Sunday. I managed to do it in 4 hours and 53 minutes so I was really pleased with that!  I'm not walking like quite so much of an old lady so I must be starting to recover!  It was a certainly a challenge running all those miles!  

This is a photo of me and my sister with our hard earned medals!

So onto my card for today, it's Grace's 8th Birthday and this is the card that I have made her. I used some gorgeous fairy stamps from Lawn Fawn.   Grace loved her card which was great!   

I need to get some housework done today then we are taking Grace out to tea at Pizza Hut as that is favourite place to eat out!  

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Don't be Square ................

Hi all and happy Saturday to you!  There's a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and our theme for you this time is 'Don't be square'.   I've used a gorgeous coloured image called Angie with Wine from Pink Gem Designs on my card. I've team her up with some papers by Dovecraft, sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley, flowers from Wild Orchid and an embossing folder by Crafter's Companion.  

There is a great prize for the winner so I hope you will come along and join in with our challenge. 

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

Simons Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Girlie

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Shabby Chic 50th Birthday Card .............

Hi all and happy Monday to you.   I have a card to share with you today that I made for an order for a 50th Birthday.   I'm still enjoying making shabby chic cards at the moment. This pink and aqua colour combination are my favourite too.   

We got our summer holiday booked yesterday, 2 weeks in Cornwall in the summer, I can't wait!  I'm dreaming of summer days!  Anyone else can't wait till summer! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image and Papers - Lili of the Valley

Leaf Die - Joanna Sheen

Flowers - Ribbon Girl

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

A Card for a Cat Lover and a Sale!

Hi all, I hope your week is going well.  I have a card to share with you today that I made for one of my friend's that loves cats.  I gave it to her last night and she loved it, so I was very pleased!  

There is a great sale on at Crafty Ribbons at the moment 20% off everything till the 15th of January! So if you want to stock up on gorgeous ribbon and lace like on my card go check it out!

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

Penny Black Challenge and More - For the Girls

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image and Papers - LOTV

Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Sentiment - Little Claire

Flowers - Wild Orchid

Heart from stash

Mcgill Leaf Punch

A Gem of a Challenge ...............

Hi all and happy Saturday to you! I hope you have lots of nice things planned.  My plan for today is printing Christmas thank you's for Grace and then we have a panto in the village to go this afternoon that I'm looking forward to.  

Anyway onto today's card for a Gem of a Challenge and our theme for you this time is 'Female Birthday' so I thought I would take the opportunity to use this gorgeous little cutie a coloured digi called  Cupcake Bluebell.  

I hope you will come along and join in with the challenge this time. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image - Pink Gem Designs

Papers - Dovecraft

Sentiment - Little Claire

Swiss Dot Candyfloss Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Memory Box Bunting Die

Wooden cupcake from stash

Shabby Chic Cards x 2 ..........

Hi all, this is a scheduled post as I'm back to work today boo hoo!  After being for over 2 weeks it will be very hard getting out of bed this morning!  Never I must be positive and thankful I have a job so onwards and upwards so they say!

I made these cards just before Christmas for friends who have birthdays in December.  They are very similar cards just with different sentiments.   I embossed the sentiments with pink glittery embossing powder that looks really sparkly in real life!

I have used some gorgeous Chantilly Cotton Lace - Jane and some Seam Binding both from Crafty Ribbons.  The papers are from LOTV, flowers and twine from the Ribbon Girl.  The leaf die is by Joanna Sheen. The first sentiment is from Inkylious and the second is by Woodware. 

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

Sir Stamp Alot - Anything Goes with a Die

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Little Claire Card and the Little Claire Sale!

Hi all, I hope your week has got off to a good start.  I have a card to share with you today that I made using the free stamp that came with issue 2 of the Little Claire Magazine.    Isn't he a cute little bunny!  

I must also tell you about the great sale that is starting at Little Claire at 10am today until 10am Thursday 26 Nov - a HUGE 30% off EVERYTHING (subject to availability) e.g spend £20 and get a whopping £6.00 discount!!  The code for the online discount is GAP30.

Happy shopping!

I've used the following materials on my card:

Image and sentiment - Little Claire

Papers - Dovecraft Leyton 6 x 6 

Flowers - Ribbon Girl

Pink Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Marianne Leaf Die

Pearls from Stash

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

A New Release at Little Claire .............

Hi all, I hope you have had a good week.  This one has been a bit rubbish so I'm glad to be at the end of it!   Anyway onto my card which features one of the lovely new stamps from Little Claire which is part of their new Dinkie Tree O of Bird Stamps. There are 3 stamps in this set and they are all lovely!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image - Tree O of Bird Stamps - Little Claire

Sentiment - Dinkie Text Stamps - Little Claire

Bird Box Die - Memory Box

Papers - Dovecraft 

A Card for a Special Friend and a DT call over at Winter Wonderland ............

Hi everyone it was my good friend Marianne's Birthday recently and this is the card that I made for her. I used a very sweet stamp from Lili of the Valley that I had for a while and not had a chance to ink up. The recipe stamp is also LOTV. I've used some papers from Dovecraft and my favourite Volcan Viscose Beige Lace from Crafty Ribbons and flowers from the Ribbon Girl.  

I must also tell you about a DT call over at Winter Wonderland.  We are looking for some new DT members to join our happy crew.  If you fancy on getting ahead with your Christmas cards please see the full details here.  

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

Deep Ocean Challenge - Fairies or Angels

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Little Claire Challenge ..............

Hi everyone, and happy Saturday to you!  I have my  Little Claire DT card to share with you today. Our theme for you this month is 'Favourite Little Claire Stamp'.   I love this pretty Butterfly and Blossom stamp from Little Claire and thought it would be perfect for my Mum in Law's birthday which is today. 

There is a £10 Little Claire voucher for the winner so I hope you will come along and join in with the challenge this month.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x 

Little Claire Challenge ................

Hi everyone, and happy Saturday to you!  I have my Little Claire DT card to share with you today and our theme for you this month is 'Autumn'.  I have used a gorgeous stamp called Rainy Day which I thought would be perfect for our theme! 

There is a fantastic prize for this month's winner:

so I hope you will come along and join in the challenge. 

I forgot to tell you that I did manage to find a dress the other day and this is a photo of it:

Have a great weekend!

Hugs Lynsey x

Crafty Ribbons Challenge .............

Hi everyone and happy Thursday to you!  I have a card to share with you today which I have made for the Crafty Ribbons Challenge and our theme for you this time is a nice easy one of 'Happy Birthday'.  This is the card that I have made for my Mum as it is her Birthday on Sunday. I used the Fabulous Fashion CD for the dress decoupage on my card, papers from LOTV, some gorgeous Swiss Dot Ribbon in Strawberry Milkshake from Crafty Ribbons, flowers from Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid and Joanna Sheen leaf die.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

One for the Girls ..............

Hi everyone, I'm back with a second post today to share my card for a 'A Gem of a Challenge and our theme for you this time is 'One for the Girls'. 

 I've used an adorable pre coloured image Chloe with Cupcake on my card.  I've had the felt leaves which were actually part of a flower on my card and I have had them in my stash forever! I also used a gorgeous wooden cupcake which I painted first with chalk paint and then added some glitter for extra sparkle.  The lace is from Crafty Ribbons, flowers from wild orchid and the Happy Birthday sentiment stamp is from Little Claire Dinkie Text Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs Lynsey x

Time for Tea ......................

Hi everyone, I'm back today with my DT card for Little Claire Digi Challenge and our theme for you this month is 'Favourite Colour Combinations' I love pink and aqua so that is what I used on my card.  I have a love for teapots even though I hate tea and have 2 lovely ones sit on the dresser in my kitchen. 

As always with this challenge you can use any digi image to enter so I hope you will come along and join in the challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Lynsey x

Materials:

Image - Little Claire - Digi Teapots

Sentiment - Printed on Pc

Papers - Dovecraft

Flowers - Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid

Pearls from Stash