BLOG CANDY will stay on top till 18th November.

This is the Candy that I am offering -
*brand new sealed Popcorn - for someone special stamp
*brand new Basic Grey and Ka nd Co Sublime 6x6 pad
*100 baby's breath blooms from wildorchid crafts
*1 sakura white glaze pen
*10 pink Azure flowers
*10 lilies
*10 roses
*5 peel of sheets

for every 50 entry's I will add more to the candy.

Here are the rules -
*please publish this on your blog and link it back to this post.
*become a follower if you are not already
*leave a comment on this post telling me what your favourite song/album is to craft to.

I personally love to listen to musicals and sing (awfully) at the top of my voice! I currently have Evita in the CD player.

The winner will be drawn by the boys on the 18th November which is my birthday. Good luck everyone.

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50 comments so I have added this to the prize.

OMG I have been featured on the Belles n Whistles Blog

Do you remember this card? Well it has been featured on the Belles n Whistles blog. How excited am I!!!!!!!

Finally a card

I hope you can see it as it is nighttime but if I don't post now I will miss yet anotehr deadline for a card!

The image is WOJ and the papers are laura ashley - trying to use some stash up, thought this sketch worked well to just one paper, so expect to see more like this as I think it ia very effective.

challenges

• Papertake Weekly - sketch
• simon says - thanks
• allsorts -bling

hope you like - hugs xxx

Whiff of Joy Shopping

Woohoo I am so happy my husband just sat me down at the computer and gave me £50 for my birthday to spend at Whiff of Joy :)

Would you like to know what I got?

*Willow writing recipes
*Festive winter Willow
*Fall Willow with grapes
*Musing Melinda
*Melinda Christmas Angel
*Willow sitting bride
*Rose Swing
*Fall Grass

Aren't I a lucky girl :)

Currently on my desk and Spread the love blog hop.

Firstly can I tell you about a special blog hop that is going on. This information has been taken from Katharina's blog where the hop starts.

"On October 4th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings."

There are over 60 hoppers all offering candy and in return they ask that you take the time to send a card or a gift you created to the following address -

Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
United States

Thank you. I am sending the blue card on this post and also a small gift.

here is a list of all participants -

Katharina Frei http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/
Linda Lucas http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/
Trudy Sjolander http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Peggy Russell http://beautifulgreetings.blogspot.com/
Deena http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/
Kim Teasdale http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/
Tangii http://www.tangiink.com/
Maria Matter http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
Kim Howard www.basementstamper.blogspot.com/2009/11/spread-love-blog-hop
Karen Foltz http://www.watercoloreddreams.blogspot.com/
Ann Vento http://raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com/
Samantha from SPCC http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/
Sharon Traynor http://cardsngreetings.blogspot.com/
Janna Sicard http://jannascreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Stricker randomvintagefinds.blogspot.com
Terry Oulboub http://terryeo.blogspot.com/
Libby Hickson http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/
Jenni Hamilton http://jenniscraftyjournal.blogspot.com/
Sammy Jo Singer http://www.62cards.blogspot.com/
Helen Dooley http://tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com/
Danielle http://dani2519.wordpress.com/
Sharon Lougheed http://www.cardsbyrequest.blogspot.com/
Lydia http://mylittlecrafthaven.blogspot..com/
Cindy Beach http://stampspaperandink.typepad..com/
Kimmi Blakey http://poppy-petal-designs.blogspot.com/
Crafty Creations Challenge http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Scull http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/
Laura Campbell http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/
Lisa Cook http://www.bylisac.blogspot.com/
Katie Cotton http://papermakeup.blogspot.com/
Vicki Parson http://stampedsmiles.blogspot.com/
Lorraine Aquilina(Lols) http://loraquilina.blogspot.com/
Shelly Lutton Olson......http://minkiespaperparadise.blogspot.com/
JayJay http://www.stempelelfejayjay.blogspot.com/
Denise Lynn http://denisesstampingpage.blogspot.com/
Cindy Royal http://royalthings.blogspot.com/
Crissy Armstrong http://crissysartnheart.blogspot.com/
Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
Kathryn of KLM Designs http://www.kscardcreations.blogspot.com/
Silvia Mabie http://www.mabiestampin.blogspot.com/
Melissa DeTullio http://www.missyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Regina Jones http://rjones-scrapcreations.blogspot.com/
Leslie Hanna http://thecrookedstamper.blogspot.com/
Megan Lock http://www.meganlockdesigns.blogspot.com/
Pamela Firecracker http://www.pamelasgallery.com/
Micki http://artfulxpressions.net/
Elaine from Quixotic http://www.quixoticcards.com/
Jenny Lazslo http://playingisapassion.blogspot.com/
Boni Boutelle bonibleauxdesigns.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Smith http://www.lizslaboursoflove.blogspot.com/
Tracey from Starving Artistamps http://www.starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/
Giovana Smith http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/
Jacilynn Cox http://www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/
Debbie Eastman http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/
Anita Autore http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com/
Jenn McMillan http://www.jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/
Lydia Fielder http://www.projectreanimate.blogspot.com/
Amanda Newton http://amandanewton.wordpress.com/
Jaime Schlangen http://www.inkyandscrappy.blogspot.com/
Melissa Earnest http://mmedesigns.blogspot.com/
Erin Bailey http://scrapstampandbemerry.blogspot.com/
Kimmie http://kraftinkimmieskorner.blogspot.com/
Cammie King http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com/
Avril http://avrilannwatson46.blogspot.com/
Wags n’ Whiskers Challenge http://www.wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/
Tanya Smith http://www.craftynumnums.blogspot.com/
Shannon http://www.desertdesignsstudios.com/blog/
Dianne http://mypaperhugs.blogspot.com/
Linda Coughlin http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.com/
Stamp Something…for Jaimie http://spreadthelove-forjaimie.blogspot.com/

ok onto the cards!


This card has been made for the following challenges

• just magnolia - monocrome
• simon says - all that sparkles
• spoonful of sugar - sketch

This card actually started of for last weeks spoonful of sugar theme of food and eating! The top part of tilda is masked and then mounted onto the ribbon and bottom half of the plate. She has been coloured in copics and the paper is basic grey lily kate. The swirls have been stamped and then I have added the gems.

I hope you like it.

This card is cute card thurdays entry for the theme drink. I have made a male card but I feel that there is something missing, a sentiment is needed but I cannot come up with one at present. I think I will wait and see whom I send the card too. The stamp is a hanglar image from heidi and papers are basic grey boxer.




These two cards are missed challenges that I thought I would show you. I am not going to say which but I bet you can guess, both seem like there is something missing but I am not sure what I am open to suggestions.

Hugs Vicky xxx

I am still here....just!

Sorry I have not commented or put up a card for a week but Henry's chest has been croaky and I am not been able to get in my craft room at all. I have so many nearly finished cards for challenges missed that I hope to finish them and post them here just for your enjoyment over the next few days and then hopefully start the challenges from fresh on wednesday.
Hope everyone is well

xxx

ABC G is for

Green!

I have had so much difficulty uploading this card, it disappeared of the original post on ABC and my blogger is being such a nightmare that I am currently playing on wordpress to see if any better. Everytime I have tried to comment I am getting horrendous error messages on some of the blogs due to widgets etc that they have added or the backgrounds. I have tried firefox instead of ie but not sure about it as all my bookmarks then disappear. So sorry if I did not comment on your post but the error messages kept closing my browsers.

This card is made from a rak image of Jayne, I really must get this stamp as it is so lush, coloured in 5 different shades of green with my promarkers. I have done blonde hair for the first time, think it looks ok. Papers are basic grey boxer a long neglected pad which i suddenly remembered had some lush green papers in unused. The flowers are wild orchard craft. Hope you like it, hugs xxx

Antique Sunshine and Apples

I simply adore Belles n Whistles Stamps and have so many of them on my birthday wish list lol! This image was a rak of Jayne again and coloured in distressed inks. The papers are a loose 12x12 I had a scrap of on my desk and the brown I think is part of a MME pack which was a loose sheet too. I have distressed the paper slightly by using just ink and not torn for once and the papers have been handsewn in brown thread. I have also stamped a bronze swirl onto the paper that you can just see in the photo but in the light it glistens lovely. The flowers have not been splitzed for once as I wanted an antique feel to the card and leaves didn't work. I added a ribbon instead of the sentiment in the sketch as I could not decide which sentiment fitted the card from my stash. I hope you like it.

challenge - spoonful of sugar

Please note I have added another item to my candy!

Sisters in pink and grey

This beautiful image was a rak of Jayne. Coloured in copics following the sketch from sketch saturday this week. Papers are MME Asparagus.
I hope you like sorry for quick post xxx

A sneek peek at one of the pages from Emily's Baby Scrapbook

Here is one of the pages from my sisters scrapbook I am making for her on the birth of her daughter. Emily is doing really well thank you, she is off the antibiotics and was allowed home last night we all sighed a huge sigh of relief I can tell you.

I have left space for my sister to add either a picture or a little memory, i want it to be something they add too rather than it all being there to begin with.

I hope you like it.

Close up of the image.
coloured in copics then stamped around with swirls which I have heat embossed. Paper is DCWV Once upon a time and the flowers are the new prima paintly hydrangas.

Challenges entered into -

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch
Stamp SOmething - bling
Our creative corner - suede, hunter green, sage, blush
Creative inspiration - family

Card for Alison

I hope I am not too late, having a crazy week here, have missed so many challenges and deadlines, my reason my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Thursday, but the poor thing wasn't well and was on high dose iv anti biotics so the whole family have been so worried and I have spent all the time by the phone and my brain too frazzelled and worried to craft.

Here is the card I have made for the WOJ Illustrator Allison using the passion for promarkers sketch (promarkers have been used), I hope she and you like it. Papers are basic grey wisteria.

Confirmation Melinda

I was asked to make a confirmation card and well there is only one stamp to use confirmation Melinda.
She has been coloured in copics and then mounted on to papers from the DCWV once upona time range and then cut out with oval nesties and surrounded by lots of flowers, i wish you could see all the glimmer mist on them.
I hope that you like xxx

challenges -
woj - diecuts

Pixie Tilda Gardening

A quick one
this is the card I made for Spoonful of Sugar I hope you like will fill details in later - hugs x

ABC F is for Flying

Sorry this is late my little Henry is full of a cough and cold which is on his chest and he is all wheezy so emergency doctors tonight I think as my doctors are closed on wednesday.

Please enter the ABC Challenge this week as we are being sponsored by Wendy from Secret Crafter whom is offering one lucky person a £20 spending spree in her shop, wish I could enter as she has so much yummy stuff in there.

My card was one of Henry's birthday cards, the other one was a henry mouse which will feature in a later challenge. The image was a rak of Heidi - mwah miss you girl - and was coloured in copics with papers by basic grey.

hugs will be back later on abc with the winner from the last challenge and my top 5.

Whoops Tilda in Brown

Well my husband let me have a couple of hours in my craft room this morning and this is what I made. Isn't she lush, the photo does not do her justice.

challenges -
Just Magnolia - sketch
Secret crafter - Autumn colours
Stamp something - brown

medium distressed inks
teadye, tattered rose, antique linen, brushed cordroy, walnut stains, scattered straw

I hope you like it