Sorry for lack of commenting xxx

Well I've been unwell for over a week when I went to the doctors she thought I had gastroenteritis but after a week of the dreaded diarrhea I found out that I had food poisoning which I can tell you it was so painful!!!!!

Anyway I am really behind now as I haven't crafted for over a week and Summers Advent Calendar was calling so yesterday I got to work to try and get it to a stage she could actually have it, after many a long hour it still needs to extra detail but it's nearly done!!!!

I found this fabulous calendar last year which I actually painted in gesso in August!! Can you believe that!! After I covered the sides with Gold & Blackberry Croco from the Craft Den which I left over night to get this fabulous effect you can use the heat gun but the effect is better if left to dry naturally.


The numbers where from a K & Co sheet and the beautiful little Magnolia's are from Shrink Plastic!!

Used Viva pearl pens and Martha Stewart holly punch also from the Craft Den.

Wooden snowflakes which I embossed with thick embossing powders by Blonde Moments and then added a Pearl to the centre.

Then loads of stickles!! Just need to wipe over with Metallic paint to go into the cracks for the perfect finished look then the pressie's and my word how expensive it's turned out but hopefully will be a keepsake for them to bring out every year but I bet I have to put the presents in every year as well but then what are Nannan's for!!!!

More Magnolia's for my stash!!

Well who can resist a magnolia!!!! Went to the Craft Den last week and Lynne had the fab new Christmas range in and I just kept adding them into my basket!!!!

You should have seen the receipt had to throw that one away!!! lol

Any way this little beauty is one I stamped while at the class but I haven't purchased yet!! Bet they will have sold out now as she's gorgeous and such a beautiful face. Coloured her with my copics.


The papers are Bo-Bunny but I have forgot what range but you can find them here at the craft den. teamed it with a beautiful lilac card and a core-dinations paper distressed the edges and added some lovely green netting with pins.



A side view of the papers as I have left them raised as it gives a beautiful look. The sentiment is my LOTV set which I pre-ordered and it came last week, love them all of them are so beautiful.

My last picture is a pressie to myself!! Well everything is a pressie really. It's my new personal Xmas stamp love it.


The colours of my picture are really bad I need either a new camera or lessons on how to take photo's and a light!!!!

Hope you all have a fab weekend my little baby is coming to stay with me tonight then of to a Christmas Market tomorrow should be a laugh with the pram!!

Entered into Anything Goes Challenge - Let it Snow

It's challenge time again and this weeks theme is "Flowers"

It's that time again over at the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge Blog it's our third challenge and the theme is "Flowers"

We had a fabulous number of entries again, it's so popular!! but then again we have some fabulous prizes up for grabs so it's a must!!

My entry this week is the Poinsettia Fairy She is so beautiful and the colours just perfect for this time of year! (Please look at Amy's shop as my photo's really don't do the colours and favours)

I have teamed the image together with Paper Artsy papers from the Craft Den and green bazzil.




I have used my new pink expression!!! I'm so happy to have this as I have waited so looooong for it!!!! to cut out the green flowers which I thought looked like the poinsettia and then edged with gold stickles. I have also added some beautiful ribbon which has stars down the edges and punched out some holly leaves with my new MS punch just check out the Craft Den for all the new punches or pop in as the ribbons are just devine.

Loving these Pyramage sheets

Just wanted to show you this fabulous card I made with a pyramage sheet from Amy's store the Crafty Purple Frog the sheet is called Tulip and can be found here and as always there are two images on the sheet!!!

The papers are Fairy Flora from Prima and are just perfect with these magical designs.

Added a beautiful border with my Martha Stewart Punch a few beautiful flowers and pearl bling from my ever growing stash!!! lol


Had a lovely relaxing weekend with my family, just had to show this picture of Summer she had her first tooth while I was away but guess what her second came at the weekend and I found it!!!!

So Sorry this is soooooooo late!!!!!!

This is so late but then I couldn't get on my blog last week even though I had it all loaded ready just to post it was so frustrating but here it is the theme for last week at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge!!! is "sparkle"

Just before I show my card this weeks prizes are from Amy at the Crafty Purple Frog and the lovely Vanessa.

1st place 3 down loads of your choice from The Crafty Purple Frog
2nd prize 2 downloads of your choice
3rd place 1 download of your choice.
4th place 5 digi's of there choice from delicious Doodles
And there is a special sparkle prize from the very lovely Vanessa
Here is what she has to say.......
"cause Amy's sheets
SPARKLE!!!"


"Amy said I could pick the winner so...
simply enter your blinged up card & I will pick my favorite
from those of you using an image from the crafty purple frog!
Good Luck to you all!"
hugs Vanessa

My image this week is the green Dragon Fly which you can find here! She was one of my first buys when Amy first brought them out and I adore her she is so beautiful.

My card is made up of Prima papers and brown bazzil which works perfectly with the image.

Added stickle to the image for the added bling!!!

Some beautiful green net and brown ribbon bring the colours together and the green gems and pins look perfect!

The flowers are from the same papers and I have used my retro punches with centres made from the Viva pearls and added pearls to the corners..

Well now I'm back I will hopefully get back to normality!!
I have sorted out problems I had before I left for my holiday so will be back on track with my crafting and commenting on all your lovely work which I missed so much last week but my DH thought was just an added bonus!!!!

Cutest Pumpkin in the patch!!!

Here is Summer in her cute Pj's!!!

Love these papers and added detail!!!

Spider, web, sign are all cut from my new cricut cartridge!! A must have so many beautiful designs on it and it's a limited edition!!!

The pumpkins are a cuttlebug die isn't this just beautiful love it the embossed effect is perfect.

I have even added a tag which yes I have written on added some beautiful ribbon and a pumpkin charm to finish!!!


Hope you all have a great day!!!

At Last the long awaited day is here!!!

Well the long awaited day is here and boy is it exciting!!!! Hope you all pop over to the Crafty Purple Frog challenge blog and take some inspiration from our fabulous design team and join in with the challenge!!

ANYTHING GOES so there is no reason not to join in. You can enter as many times as you like and combine as many challenges as you like.To celebrate the first ever Crafty Purple Frog challenge there is a whole host of prizes up for grabs and remember you do not have to use The Crafty Purple Frog downloads though we would LOVE to see. For this first challenge only if you do use a Crafty Purple Frog sheet you can just email Amy here and she will email you the sheet of your choice FREE!!!!!(One per person not per entry sorry)

Now the good bit the Yummy prizes up for grabs!!!!!

The prizes are:

From The Crafty Purple Frog
Your choice of 5 downloads


From Crafty Emma's Store a £10 voucher and free postage


From Crafts and Me blog This gorgeous new Sara Burrier stamp



From Delicious Doodles
4 digi images of the winners choice



From Jazzlin's2 Sweet Pea Stamps



From Bearly Mine Designs

2 digi sets of your choice

Now done to my first DT for the challenge and I can tell you I am so excited as I just adore these sheets and with my love of wings and cutting out it's just up my street!!!

Here is "Hope"
The colours are so soft and beautiful!! The backing paper is from the new Xmas range "Mitten Weather" from Cosmo Cricket and tone beautifully with the image!


Added the perfect ribbon and bling which really looks fab with the image and some beautiful Martha Stewart Butterflies.

To finish off the image used stickles a must have!!!!


Please pop over to my fellow design Teams blog you can find them on my side bar there is just so much talent there well worth the visits!!!!

Week 21 over at Anything Goes and it's black & white.

It's week 21 over at Anything Goes and it's Black & White!!!

This week I have used some fab black & white dotty swiss bazzil and plain white and black dotty swiss.

The image is a Gorjuss "A Little Birdie Told Me" stamp coloured with my copics. The layers are nestie's and Nellie c dies with ribbon and stickles.

The border is an EK Success "Arch" punch with black ribbon and this fabulous diamante slider from the Craft Den. A fab new Craft Work card sentiment also available from the craft den and a flower which is actually a hair slide from Danielle's rubbish bag!!!!

Birdhouse from last weeks class at the Craft Den

Couldn't resist this photo of little Summer who came to stay last night she is just so adorable!!!!!

I'm late posting this as I broke my memory card for the camera!!!


This is the birdhouse we made at the Craft Den last week, it was from the template in the Magnolia magazine! Just to let you know the new one is due in this week!!! can't wait for this issue with all the new Xmas images to drool over!!

Also Lynne has put the new Magnolia stamps on the web site so you can take a look and get your orders in!!! Mine went straight back when I received the email think it was 2 minutes!!! lol Magnolia's are here!!!


This gorgeous Basic Grey "Wisteria" paper looks just perfect on the house and the added greenery and flowers perfect!

Added a few butterflies which I have added glamour dust to.

and the perfect little Tilda!!!