Time For T with Elizabeth...

Oh dear! I'm late for T with Elizabeth! Well, it's Tipping it down here, so I've been busying myself this afternoon, making Tokens for a charity run by our local Pet Shop to raise money for guide dogs and things like that... I think! I've given them three tickets from Forest Walkies to have a freebie dog walk!
I've just made a cup of Tea...but hubby is taking over the kitchen and making some sTicky Chicken. He Treated himself to some new cookery books. I've had curry everyday for the last Two weeks!! So I'm hoping this is a little kinder and not too spicy or hot!

Up Date...The Spicy Sticky Chicken was lovely! ...More please!

Spyder's Other Corner Sponsors {Pin} Spirations!

Morning bloggers! I, me, myself and Dragonsmoore, Spyder's Other Corner are very pleased to be Sponsoring, along with QKR Stampede...

{Pin} Spirations! 

This time their theme is Autumn. Pop over to the Challenge Blog and you'll find a lovely autumn picture to give you inspiration, as well as some fabulous creations using my digital images and images from QKR

Here's the card I've made especially for this seasonal challenge. Autumn is certainly on it's way here in Southern England. The sudden chill in the morning, the dewy spider webs and of course my soggy wet trouser bottoms when I'm out walking dogs, is proof of that!

I've used The Happy Heart Tree #4012 which a drew after watching a rather silly pigeon in my garden trying to build a nest in our rose bush! Well, it is almost a tree! I'm happy to say the pigeon moved to next door's very over grown apple tree in the end.

I found some shimery bronzey papers both embossed and made them the main colours, then  picked autumn shades to colour in the tree. There's a little smudge of Stickles glitter on the 'windswept' dust and leaves around the tree. I then layer the topper with a slightly lighter goldy-brown and black and fixed it to the front of the card over some brown sparkly ribbon. I wasn't very happy with the edges of the ribbon, which is why I punched out all those leaves to frame the picture. I used two tiny Woodware punches. I remembered I had a little tree charm and (believe it or not) I found it in about five seconds! Which, seeing the state of my craft room, is a wonder in it's self!

The inside papers I used papers were freebies, 6x6 paper stack, from a magazine. I continued with the some colours to layer around the square inserts. The rubber stamped Autumn image is by Hero Arts and has also been layered in the same way.

The font I used is a freebie. It's called Airplanes In the Night Sky (I've missed out sky in the picture) You can download it HERE or just Google the correct name. Hoping to add a few challenges as soon as I'm back. Not sure when this post goes live, so I've left it to go live about 10ish! Sorry if I'm a bit early! Thanks for stopping by!!

Challenges

Milkcoffee Challenge-Fall-colours

One stitch at a time-Autumn

  Audsentiments-Autumn (but not Halloween)

Pollycraft- Autumn colours

Sarahhurley-Autumn Glow

Creative Corner-Autumn Leaves are Falling

JW Scrapshack-Autumn

Happy Birthday Maria!

It's my youngest daughter's birthday today, so "Happy Birthday Maria!" sending hugs and other bugs across the pond..

No, I'm not telling you how old she is... At the end of this month it's grandson Mason's 4th birthday... time flies. It doesn't seem that long ago I was blogging from a Seattle Hotel telling you all he was here!

Here's the card I've made for Maria, hope she gets it, they only have a P.O. boxes out there. 

I've used a mixture of papers. Forever Friends 'Spring Time' double sided. (lovely!)  DoveCrafts 'Tea House' glittered decoupage paper pack. (very nice) I think I won those or maybe bought them in a sale. The little glittery cakes on the right were actually cut from the packaging, too nice not to use!

The digi was coloured using Promarkers, came in an assortment of cute little freebie images from a  magazine, as were those banner shapes with the cakes on.  I've also used a border punch and a die cuts.

The papers inside the card are by Ann Lang, freebies from 2 Peas in a bucket, some years ago. I've saved them as 'purple dots' but they are definitely pink! They also came with the paper 'ribbons' I've used on the corners. I've added micro glitter t the little cakes and mock stitching using a white gel pen, (I can't sew!)  The sentiment is just a rectangle with tiny punched out flowers fixed to the ends. I need one of those punches that cut out labels, it's on my wish list.

 The cup cake ribbons, paw ribbons, flower and brads are from my stash. I've put tiny beads all glued together in the centre of the flower. Actually, I'm not sure I like the flower now... I might take it off.

The Font is a freebie, it's called DaddysGirl. Download it HERE

I've been busy most of the day walking dogs! A new one joined the pack today, she's lovely and called, Jumble...I'll take a picture next time we go out. Hopefully at this rate, I'll get thinner! (but I won't hold my breath!) That's it! Hope Maria had a lovely Birthday, she's probably just getting up! Wish we were there to share her cake!
New Follower! Hi and a big ((wave)) to Karen Snell! And here's a link from YouTube. Thank you for stopping by! Off to add this to some...

 Challenges!
 4 krafty girlz challenges- Anything goes
Crafting by designs- anything goes
Inspire-me-Fridays-Anything goes

 

Oui Oui! It's a Quirky Small World!

The new Quirky Crafts challenge, It's A Quirky Small World sponsored by Paper Pretties and Samiflora (facebook link) has started over on the challenge blog and as well as a Scrap page, I've also made a quick 'Thank You' card with the same French poodle I used in the post below. (Honest, it's the same French Poodle, I scanned in the coloured doggi I mean digi, and gave it a white frame so it looked like a picture and then used the scanned coloured picture on the scrap book page)

She's been 3D-ed (the top dog has no arms or sign) and coloured with mostly lilac Promarkers. All the papers are by PinkPetticoat. I've also added gems, buttons and lots of Stickles Glitter Glue.

The inside of the card at the moment has been left blank.

New Follower (((Hi and a big wave to )))Evelyn! No Link yet.

Aggh! I've just put this into preview and this post and the one below have all been typed in black! Black on black, so it's INVISIBLE!! and for some reason not the font or font size I normally use... bother!! 

Don't have time to redo it now, as I have to go into the HML and change all the 'smalls' to 'normal' It won't change when you press for normal. I've just changed the colour for now, the only thing with that is..... I can't see what I'm typing!!  I'm not here again, so later I hope to add this card to some...

Challenges...

 Can you digi it-let's go somewhere

 The Sisterhood of Crafters: Use a Digi

 Party Time Tuesdays: Button it Up

Inspire me fridays-anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door-Anything Goes 

Tuesday Throwdown- Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs-Anything Goes 

Penny's Paper Crafty- Anything Goes

4 Crafty Girlz: Anything Goes 

Chocolate Coffee & Cards Anything Goes

It's A Quirky Small World!

It's that Quirky Time again and a new challenge has started over on the challenge blog. Pop over and see what we've all been up to!!
It's Monica's turn to set the theme this fortnight and she has chosen...

 "It's a Small Quirky World"

Monica would like to see different places of The World represented in your projects! Perhaps somewhere where you'd like to go, or where you've been! 
This time we are sponsored by Paper Pretties and Samiflora ( facebook link)
I've done something different (for me) I've made a digital scrapbook page using  my own pictures from a weekend away in Paris, to see the Monet Gardens and of course the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France with hubby and my mum and dad. It turned out to be our very last trip away together. It's probably my third try at doing a digital scrap page... not too bad I think, and it saves ink and paper!!

First I hunted out the papers. I knew I had them saved somewhere on my computer, but, sieve head me, couldn't find them. Luckily I'd printed them out years ago!  I think they were freebies  from 2 peas  with the 2006 new letter! Anyway,I re-scanned them in so I could make them PNG  and then sorted out some photos; a river trip, views of Paris, The Monet gardens and  Me, Mum and dad with the Tower in the back ground. (John took the picture) The tag and the stitched Eiffel Tower are part of the same set. 

I printed and coloured the little  Merci Beaucoup French Poodle from our sponsors, Paper Pretties. It was a last minute decision to go with Mum and dad,  (Coach trip through the Channel Tunnel) I'll always be thankful we did! This little Thank You poodle fitted in very well! 
Right....any Trekker geeks out there who can spot the Star Trek link??? No? It's the sentiment...'We'll Always Have Paris' it's the name of episode 23 in season 1. (It's about time travel so it's always stuck in my mind!) 
The Font I've used there is a freebie, it's called Fontdiner dotcomluvable download HERE
  I'm not here at the moment but later  hope to add this  scrap page to some... 

Challenges...

 Can you digi it-let's go somewhere

 The Sisterhood of Crafters: Use a Digi

 Party Time Tuesdays: Button it Up
(I was thinking the buttons on John's shirt but maybe that's 'stretching' 
it too far! and I can't seem to link anyway)

Inspire me fridays-anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door-Anything Goes 

Tuesday Throwdown- Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs-Anything Goes 

Penny's Paper Crafty- Anything Goes

4 Crafty Girlz: Anything Goes 

Chocolate Coffee & Cards Anything Goes

 

Friday Smiles with Annie

Well, when I join in with Annie's Friday Smiles I usually show a silly dog or of course my Granddaughter, coz she's so cute... so 'ears'  the dog....

   He scratched himself and wouldn't stop rubbing it. So instead of having one of those cone collars from the vet, Rufus's owner made him a hat out of an old pair of jeans!

And now a pic of Niamh having lunch...with daddy and our lodger cat, Mr Jinx!  (everything has to be covered as food gets everywhere! (note, even daddy takes his shirt off!)

 and in her hat, looking very cute with her mummy...

 

wearing her 'owls'... now you know why I have owls in my head this week for the Wednesday Freebie!

It's Wednesday. That Means WOYWW?!

This is my desk this "What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?!" at twenty past midnight. It doesn't look that different from last weeks, only it might be a little bit tidier! Can't show any of the cards I've been making til the end of the month...Come and join in, just pop over to Julia's Stamping Ground!! Not here, but hope to get to see what you've  all been up to this week.

This Weeks Wednesday Digi!

I know, I've done owls before but I have Owls in my head this week as Daughter loves them sooo much, baby Niamh must have every bit of owl clothing there is! (or nearly!) CLOSED