You Will Not Believe This :) xx

It's not at all like me but there is not a bad boy in sight here today.

Yes, not a single Pro Marker has graced my card for this week's Papertake Weekly!! Instead, I used some of the gorge Bazzill card and MME Colourful Christmas papers that the loveliest Tracy over at Dies to Die For sent me.

And as we are being sponsored this week by Heather at Digi Sparkle - fab prize, so check it out if you get a sec ) I used one of their lovely images

Ohh check out these gorgeous colours!!

Not often you'll hear me say this but I actually LOVE this.

So where's the image?
Well it's the tree of course, and I paper pieced it instead of colouring it. Our challenge this week is actually Digi Sparkle so we had to use something digi and add a bit of bling to it.

You can't see it but I outlined the tree with Glamour Dust - some things never change do they lol xxx

Speaking of which, there's a bit of Martha going on here.
Well I couldn't be too different could I lol xx

The fab little blingy stick ons are E-Line Pearls & Crystals which you can get from Dies To Die For and you can see them here.
Great value as well :)

I did the sentiment on the computer and the little clip is from Poppicrafts

I finished it off with some organza ribbon which I got from my local floristry warehouse, and that's that.

I have to say a huge thank you to Sarah for giving me this award as well - thank you hunny xxxx.

I am supposed to pass it on to 5 other lovelies but there is no way I can pick from so many fab peeps, so if you haven't got it and you want it, have it on me :)))x

So that's me done for the day.
Except to say that I am sitting on my hands and biting my lip to keep my trap shut cos there is something I am just dying to share but I can't.

Not yet, at any rate, but very very soon!!!

It's killing me of course, but there ya go!!

Right, I'm off to do a few more bits and bobs before the whirling dervish that is Miss Kyla comes home and chaos ensues.

Have a great evening peeps and I'll see you soon as soon.
Biggest hugs xxxx

Blog Candy 4U :)x

EDITED -

And the winner is ..........

Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers:88Timestamp: 2009-11-08 14:34:57 UTC

It's Leanne - Slinky Cat.

Well done chick, and if you email me your details, your bag of goodies will be on it's way to you.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the blog candy and hugs to you all. I'll be doing another one soon so stay tuned and keep checking xxxx

This post will stay at the top until Sunday 8th November so scroll down for other posts

Well firstly, please excuse the dreadful pic here - I just cannot seem to take decent pics like this.

But I hope you can see that there's lots of goodies here which I am giving away - it's an early Christmas prezzie to say thank you to everyone who takes the time and trouble to visit here - despite the fact that I am a such a bad blogger lately lol xxx

So what's on offer is -

1 Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch (yes, it's true - how can I bear to give one away lol xx)

1 Joanna Sheen 3 CD set - Victorian Companion

1 clear Penny Black stamp set (Bubbly)

1 Penny Black wood mounted 'Love Conquers' stamp
1 Smirk Santa stamp
1 Smirk girl and reindeer stamp

1 box (140) Papermania coloured metal tags
1 pack of Sue Dreamer Charms
1 pack of Dovecraft Funky Brads
1 carton of Dovecraft Christmas tags
1 packet of Dovecraft Christmas shakers
1 pack of Papermania snowflake embellies
1 pack of Papermania butterfly embellies
1 pack of American Crafts mini mark rub ons
1 pack of glittery Christmas chipboard shapes
1 pack of Crafty Bitz 3D birthday stickers
1 pack of Crafty Bitz 3D Christmas stickers

So if you fancy getting your mitts on that lot, all you have to do is -

become a follower if you aren't already one

post a link on your blog to here

leave your name in the Mr Linky box below.

I'll choose someone using Mr Random DoDah on Sunday 8th November so that the winner should get it in time for Christmas, postal strike permitting, and it's open to anyone anywhere in the world.

Good luck xxx

AFA Plus NEC Picfest :)x

Ohh we did have THE most fabulous day yesterday.
I was very good and didn't bankrupt us and kept my spendy ways to a minimum, apart from a Magnolia or 2 and some beady stuff.

More in a sec, but first, as it's Sunday, it's time for another Anyone For Anya Challenge. And this week it's a recipe challenge - 3 papers or card (apart from the base card), 2 buttons and 1 bow.

I used Hope or Grace - never sure - and I coloured her with the old PMs. I had a bit of a disaster cos my Ivory pen , which I use to blend hair tones, is as dry as dry, so sorry if the poor mite's hair looks like a bad day at L'Oreal!!

Maybe that's why her cheeks are red ;) xxx

You can get this little sweetie, as well as Ivory Pro Markers - Dawny please note - and gazillions of other colours from our lovely Tracy at Dies To Die For. Tracy is also our sponsor this week and there is a gorge Anya image up for grabs :)

So this is me card.

The papers are a mixture of Wild Rose and Pink Petticoat and the ribbon is Poppicrafts. The buttons were in my stash box so sorry peeps, I don't have a clue where they came from!!

And that's the card with loads of dimension, paper piecing and 3D-ing!!

Have you noticed how quickly I've rattled through this bit!!! Not like me I know but I couldn't wait to share the pics from our day at the NEC yesterday.

We had the most fab time and we met up with Bev, Marcea, Marlene, Caz, Jacqui, Rach, Tab, Kim P, Kim C and Kim D. Plus Zoe, Tara, Rica, and Jo plus Marlene and Rach's gorgeous daughters - pair of little stunners they are!!!

We all went to Wetherspoons for our lunch apart from poor Kim P and Tab as they were still working away doing their Magnolia things - totally awesome!!We put a couple of tables together and then we were joined by more and more so we kept nicking tables and joining them up - bet they loved us in there lol xxx

It was a great afternoon and I had the best time ever, so thank you to each and every one of the fab girlies xxx

So this is us.

We are actually all getting ready to sing Happy Birthday to Mrs Kath but sadly she was out. Probably as well as we might have got chucked out.

Marlene and Tara - deep in stash chat

Marcea, aka Super Magnolia Demo Girl taking a pic of me taking a pic of her lol xxx.

I loved the red from the camera on this pic so I had a fiddle in Photoshop.

Not sure who the peeps in the background are but I bet they were mighty sorry they sat by us lot!!!

The Kims and Rica multi-tasking ie eating lunch and talking stash at the same time. Jo is on her way to sort us all out!!!

I do have more pics but I cannot show you them because Bev for one will kill me.

And all too soon it was time to get the train home, but not before we managed to catch up with the sweetness that is Dulcie and her lovely Matthew. She was so busy but I do hope next time we manage to have a good old natter.

You won't be surprised to hear that we got the wrong train home, so we were late getting back!!! Well it was the right train in as much as it was going to Chester, but it went via Wales at about 30mph and stopped at every unpronounceable place you can imagine. Sometimes I think that I shouldn't be allowed out!!!

And finally, I have to say that it was really nice to see so many people wearing their poppies yesterday at the NEC. I would just like to thank every single member of the armed forces past and present for what they have done and are still doing so that people like me can sleep safely at night.

I am always moved to tears watching the march past the Cenotaph and the pride and sometimes sadness on the faces of those taking part, especially the old boys with their medals and their memories that I cannot begin to image.

And on that note, and before I start filling up again, I'm off to sort out dinner, do a bit of shopping and watch last nights, SCD. I know Craig went cos I cheated and watched the end of what I'd recorded before I went to bed last night, being the impatient and nosey madam that I am!!

But I want to see if there was another spat between Craig Revel Horrid - strangely attractive - and Len the Good Man. Last week's barney was awesome!!!

Have the fabbiest Sundays and hugs to all xxx

Just Magnolia & A Bit Distressed :)

How sweet does she look.

Now I know that these are not my usual colours and there are also one or 2 other differences today.

I was absolutely chuffed as chuffed could ever be when I was picked to be a GDT girlie for Just Magnolia. I LOVE that challenge and it's the one I always try to do, no matter how busy I am.

Plus there are quite a few of my blog buds on th team, most of who I will be meeting up with tommorow (more of that later!!)

So this week, and my first challenge for JM, is Distressing. Well can you imagine my face when I saw it. I was indeed distressed cos I am so useless at it, I really am, and you know what it's like when you want to make a super special card for your first go on a new team.

But I needn't have worried cos there is a brilliant tutorial by the talented sweetie that is Chris Dark xxx

So here's what I did.

Tilda was coloured with PMs and there is a bit of bling in there as well.
You can get a great range of Magnolia stamps over at Dies To Die For, as well as loads of other fab stuff

Now, shock horror, there is not a scrap of digi paper on here.
Instead, I delved into the mountainous pile that is the DP I've acumulated over the years but cannot bear to cut and I found these K & Co papers. They are so soft and pretty so I thought I'd use them.

I used my scissors and Ancient Page inks to distress, and you know what? I kind of like how it turned out and I actually enjoyed it.

It's quite therapeutic in a weird way so maybe there is a destructive streak in me after all lol xxx

The gorgeous lace is a piece I've had for ages and never used. It might have come from Hobbycraft, but I wouldn't swear to it.


I've had these flowers a while and cannot remember where I got them. I'd used them on an AFA card I did recently and hadn't got round to putting them away (ohh lazy mare) so they came in handy again.

So there ya go. That's me and my distressing for you :)x
It is a bit different from my usual stuff but I am not at all unhappy with the way it turned out.

So tomorrow is the biggie at the NEC. I cannot wait, I simply can't. Not only is it stash nirvana, but there are going to be so many fab chicksters there like Bev, Marcea, Jacquie, Tab, Kim etc etc who I am hoping to meet up with, plus I'll get to catch up with Dulcie, Marlene and Caz again. So the camera batteries are getting charged, all ready to go.

My Nikkie is coming with me as she always does, bless her, even though she probably hates it, but she doesn't like the thought of me wandering about by myself. We usually drive but this year we are letting the train take the strain. I am such a sloooooow driver and a terrible passenger that I usually end up stressed before I've even started, so this year it will be much better.

Plus we might be able to sample a glass of the mulled wine that we could smell last year but didn't dare try lol xx

Have a fab weekend and I'll see you Sunday with hopefully lots of NEC piccies.

Hugs xxxx

Papertake Sketchie xxx

Ohh dreadful editing yet again!!
I just cannot seem to get the colours to look right whenever there's red and green involved :(o

So with Christmas coming up, God help you poor peeps having to look at my atrocious attempts!!

I will apologise in advance lol xx

Anyway, it's time for another sketch over at Papertake Weekly .......

... this one.

We are also being sponsored by the lovely Lou from Lily Boo and she actually took the sketch to Sam and got the images we've all used this week specially made. I am so honoured, I really am, and they are fabulous images.

Do nip over and check out PTW if you get a sec and you can see the rest of the images in action so to speak :)

So I chose the stocking and coloured it with PMs and blinged it to within an inch of it's life!!!

And here's the old card. I did a bit of 3D-ing with the furry bit of the stocking (not sure what it's called lol xxx) and covered it in Flower Soft.

You might be able to see it better on the arty farty angle piccie further down xxx

The paper is PP - stripes in yummy pistachio - and the ribbon was from my stash.

There's a bit of Martha Stewart on there as well, and you can get these fab punches from the wonderful Tracy at Dies To Die For as well as oodles of other gorgeous-ness.

I also did one of me danglies and the little stocking charm was from Simon Says Stamp - how cute is that!!!

Here's a close up.
It's also a close up of the Basic Grey brad which I scratched with the pliers - clumsy old mare!!

Now of all the pics here, this one is the one that is truest to the actual colours.
But STILL not quite right.

Sigh!!!!!

I got this award from the sweetness that is Caz. Thank you hunny and I cannot wait to catch up with you at the weekend xxxx

The rules are: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.So here we go:

1. Where is your cell phone? … Here
2. Your hair? …Fake
3. Your mother?… Heaven
4. Your father?… Heaven
5. Your favourite food? … Italian
6. Your dream last night?… Forgotten
7. Your favourite drink? … Wine
8. Your dream/goal?… Happiness
9. What room are you in?… Office
10. Your hobby?… Crafting
11. Your fear?… Vomiting
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?… France
13. Where were you last night? … Card Club (sorry , 2 words there lol xxx)
14. Something that you aren’t?… Thin
15. Muffins?…Pass
16. Wish list item? … Storage
17. Where did you grow up? … Ellesmere Port
18. Last thing you did?… Card
19. What are you wearing?…PJs (lazy mare!!)
20. Your TV?… Lounge
21. Your Pets?…Moggy
22. Friends? … Fantastic
23. Your life?… Busy
24. Your mood?…Creative
25. Missing Someone?…Yes
26. Vehicle?… Peugeot
27. Something your not wearing?… Socks
28. Your favourite store? …Sainsburys
29. Your favourite colour?…Pink
30. When was the last time you laughed?… Today
31. Last time you cried?…Yesterday
32. Your best friend?… Richard
33. One place that I go to over and over?…None
34. Facebook?… Sort of
35. Favourite place to eat?… Foxcote

I’d like to pass this award on to the following blog friends

Kath, Steph, Sharon, Bev, Marcea

Phew, so that's me done!!! But before I go, I just have to show you this. My friend Jacque from across the pond is celebrating her 6 month anniversary and she has the most amazing blog candy on offer - take a look .....

Oh my life!!! I so want that lot :)))x
Not only that, she does the most amazing work so nip over and have look if you get a sec.

Have a fab day and see you soon xxxx

Patriotic Anya :)

Hi peeps.

It's Sunday so it's time for another challenge over at Anyone For Anya.
This week, we've gone all patriotic and our challenge is to use the colours of your national flag, or colours associated with your country.

As there are a few UK girlies on the team, plus our lovely Debi from across the pond, there is a host of red white and blue on display (and there are other fab colours from Renata and Sabina!!) so if you get a sec, nip over and have a mooch.

I used this image from the Miss Dressy Anya set, which you can get over at Dies To Die For (plus brand new TGF AND Kraftin' Kimmie releases , so nip over and check it all out. And there could be other FAB offers as well!!).

Our AFA sponsor this week is the wonderful

and they have so kindly donated a set of Miss Dressy Anya - how fab xxx

So this is my card.
I coloured Anya in with PMs - no bling though.

The paper is one which was at in my mahoosive box of 12 x 12 papers (mahoosive cos I cannot bear to cut them but I still keep on buying the beggars!!!)

The buttons were also in my stash box


So there you go - all dressed in our Union Jack colours :)

That's me done for today.
Em has just made me a sausage butty for me lunch (spot the pleb and also the non diet lol xxx) then I'm off to The Paper Mill Shop to get some card for card club tomorrow night.

Have the fabbiest of Sundays and see you next week.

Hugs to all xxxx

Piggy Bling :)

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