Hello

I've been missing for a few weeks - first we were off in Majorca for a fortnight's holiday... and then sadly the day after our return my Mum died...

So I havn't done the shop challenges for a while... but here is what I did for the sketch challenge on April 12th... (Challenge now closed...)

Alter it!!!!

Hello... It's my turn to set the challenge this week and I thought I would do something different...I want to challenge you to alter something... my example involves a bird box I bought from Woolworths for £1.69 and the Prima Caliope collection set from the shop...

But you can use anything you like... picture frame, box... If you want to still do a layout or card alter something you use... Change the appearance of buttons, use paint on something let your imagination run wild...As usual there will be a £10.00 e-voucher for the lucky person whose name is pulled out of the hat, all you have to do is pop back here before 9am next saturday and leave us a link to your creation or drop us an email letting us know where to look...

And I quote!

This week's challenge over on the shop blog is to use a quote or saying on a layout or card...

I've decided to use the Prima Caliope paper collection pack for my example. The layout shows me and my son on the day he was born...

The quote I used is by Helen Keller and reads -

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt in the heart."

Cover girls!

This week's challenge over on the shop blog is to do a lo or card based on a album cover...

I have done 2 samples both using yet more photos of Milly...:D

The first uses french twist and is based on Madonna's Immaculate collection...

The second was an idea of my hubby's and is based on The Beatles White album...

Simply Foamtastic!!!

It's my turn to set the challenge over on the shop blog today... so I've decided to challenge everyone to use some foam... I've used some white funky foam and my sizzix sunset alphabet to make the titles for this layout and card... But you can feel free to use any foam you have lying around your stash including the small foam pads to use the layer up embellishments etc...

Be sure to pop by the shop blog and leave a link to your creation... you have until 9am next saturday...

Button It!!!

For various reasons I missed out on doing the last couple of weekly challenges over on the shop blog... But I'm back today... and today's challenge has been set by Vanessa and is to use buttons on a layout or card...

I've used the My Mind's Eye Bliss kit and the layout once again shows Milly my mother in law's labrador puppy...

Don't for get to pop over to the shop blog and leave us a link to your creation - if your name is pulled out of the hat you will win a £10.00 e-voucher for the shop...:D

Crop class - L is for laughter

Here is the class maria taught at yesterday's crop...



The piccie shows my sister in law when she was a schoolgirl...

Lurve Challenge

This weekends challenge over on the shop blog is to produce a layout or card on the theme of Love...
So I decided to a layout using my new ribbons that arrived yesterday from QVC... Luckily this week the Elsie challenge is to do a lo using a cluster of ribbons - so yet another 2 in 1 challenge off me...!

Happy Birthday to me!!!

It's my birthday today...:D

and here are the cards i've received off my lurvlie and scrummy friends on UKS...:D

M is for monograms challenge

Todays challenge over on the shop blog is to do a lo or card using some of those monograms you've been hoarding... My attempt uses the blue boutique kit that was on the shop last year and the photo belongs to a friend...

Frosty

Here is another challenge combining lo...:D This one is for this weeks challenge on UKS to do a frosty lo... and the next elsie challenge which is to adapt a blossom...:D Part of the UKS challenge was to use the theme of our UKS house... and i belong to gold eyelets... so i have used gold eyelets to adapt some of the blossoms...

Another part of the challenge was to use stash you hadn't used yet - so i've not used shop stash this time - instead using some Cloud 9 Hannah's story papers...

My boy - ribbon challenge

I've been combining my challenges again... So here is my attempt at this week's challenge on UKS, this week's Elsie challenge to make your own chipboard shapes - so i did stars...
And this week's challenge over on the shop blog is to use ribbon on a layout or card - i've used some of one of the older kits over on the shop which is now in the clearance section at a bargain price - Doodlebug Kit

just because - chipboard challenge

Another saturday - another challenge over on the shop blog.. Today we have been challenged to use three pieces of chipboard on a layout or card... I've used the out and about kit to do this quick card... Don't for get to send us a link to you creation over on the shop blog - and you could win a £10.00 e-voucher for the shop if your name is picked from the hat...

reet petite

Here is a layout I have done for this week's elsie challenge (week 3) which is to decorate some ribbon... So I am definatly claiming ricrac is ribbon... lol ...

The photo is of Milly just looking so cute and reet petite...

I've used my new 2 scoops paper, and some american crafts rub ons...

I just want a crop cj...

Yesterday at the morpeth crop we started our crop cj... There are 14 of us taking part - so it is going to be a while until they get home - although we will get odd glimpses of them as they go on their way...:D

My theme is my first crush... and being of a certain age it is Donny Osmond...!

Friends forever - brad pitt challenge

Once again this week I have combined a couple of challenges... This layout shows a cat we met on holiday in Majorca last year... My son is very fond of him...

For the layout I have done this week's challenge on UKS, this week's 52 week Elsie challenge (use a black and white photo...) and this week's shop blog challenge - to use brads...

More details over on the shop blog...

The girl's on film - scrappy new year challenge

Here is today's challenge over on the shop blog... We want you to have a scrappy new year and make a lo or card using some of those scraps you have lying around...

My sample shows Molly in many of her poses... and uses the My Mind's Eye bliss kit from the shop...

Give her time

A bit late this week... here is my attempt at the lastest challenge over on the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog - this week's challenge is to include "Time" in your lo... in what ever way you wish...:D
It's also killing two birds with one stone as it also forms my layout for the first of the 52 challenges by Elsie Flannigan - i am doing this challenge over on UKS with a whole host of other people - whether i manage to stay the course for 52 weeks remains to be seen...

As usual there is a £10.00 e-voucher for the shop for one lucky person whose name is pulled out of the hat... so pop over to the shop blog and leave a link to you time creation - layout or card...

For my layout i have finally made use of the My Minds Eye - Bliss kit...