Carly in Yellow..

Good Morning and Happy Mothers Day to all you Mums!

Its a lovely day here in Scotland, still cold but the sun is shining. I got breakfast in bed this morning and looking forward to a relaxing day crafting.

I made this Easter card with my latest digi stamp that i bought from Mo's Digital Pencil. I just love her little face..she is adorable.

I stepped out my comfort zone with my colour for this card. I have hardly ever made a card using yellow as the main or only colour but its turned out not too bad...

Card Recipe

Sketch - The Ribbon Carousel Challenge

Image - Easter Carly - Mo's Digital Pencil coloured with Promarkers

DP'd - We r Memory Keepers White Wash Collection, Pearlised Yellow cardstock

Dies etc - Spellbinders Edgabilities - Classic Ric Rak, Marianne Design - Scalloped Circle,

Cuttlebug Embossing folder - Floral Fantasy, Marianne Design - Swirl Die

Other Embellishments - Button, Ribbon, Gems from Stash and Flower from Wild Orchid Craft.

Here are the challenges that i am going to enter my card into;

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge - Buttons and Bows

The Ribbon Carousel Challenge - Sketch

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

My Sheri Craft - Easter

Party Time Tuesday - Monochrome

Stampavaie and More - Easter

Thats all from me today. I hope you have a great Mothers Day whatever your doing!

Thanks very much for stopping by and for leaving such lovely comments.

Hugs,

Lynne x x

EHA Challenge and a very special stamp....

Good Afternoon!! Well we have had true Scottish weather today. We have had all seasons in one day..rain, sun, sleet and snow. Just to finish it off we had a little thunder too! Its really cold and more snow is forecast .

Anyway i am here with my DT card for Elphine House Australia's Challenge which starts today and also a little special story about the stamp i used today.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The challenge theme is ...PEARLS AND LACE!

The winner of the challenge will win 2 Elphine House Australia stamps. If you have not been to the store yet you must hop on over to have a look, they are all gorgeous..as all Elisabeth Bell images are!!

On my card today i have used a very special stamp! This stamp was originally from the "Daisy Collection" by Elisabeth Bell and as we know EHA are bring us some of these stamps back. Well this stamp has made its way back but with a new name..She is called "Carrie on Trike"...

Helen and Lew, who own EHA, are the most lovely, generous couple ever and they have made one little girl a very happy....by re-naming this stamp after my daughter Carrie! This is the second stamp to be named after her.  

The first one is is "Carrie Swan Princess" which you can see here. Carrie has Auto immune Liver Disease and had been unwell over Christmas so you can just imagine her little face when she received her very own stamp from the postman!!

She is so proud of her stamps and love being "a little bit famous"!! I found her the other day on google looking up the name of the stamps to see if there were any cards made using her stamps online!

Here she is with her two "Carrie" stamps!!

I want to say a great big "Thank You" to Helen and Lew, our DT's Mamma and Papa Bear,  for making Carrie feel so special and also for being so understanding and caring while i have been ill. It really means a lot to us!

Her is my card card recipe 

Image - Elphine House Australia - Carrie on Trike!

 Papers - My Minds Eye (they were torn out of pads so not sure which collection)

Punches/dies - Cricut Storybook, Marianne design-flowers and flourishes, Cuttlebug flower die-bottom layer of flower, small butterfly punch.

Embellishments - lace and pearls from stash.

I would like to enter my card into these challenges also,

The Crafts Meow - Sketch!

The Stamping Boutique - Pearls and Swirls

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Pearls and Swirls

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Die and Punches

Marianne Design Divas - Winter Blues (blue theme)

Well thats all for now. Thanks for taking the time to read your way down my post!!

Have a lovely night!

Hugs,

Lynne x x

Elphine House Australia - Its a Boy Thing/Colour Challenge

Good Morning! Well this card is a tad bit late being posted..I have had a bad week with my health and just never got round to getting it done!

The current challenge over at the Elphine House Australia Challenge blog has been running just over a week now so you have about 4 days to get a entry in if you want the chance to win 2 EHA stamps of your choice. There is just some new releases over the past few weeks in the store so even more gorgeous images to choose from.

The theme this week is ..
ITS A BOY THING... using BLUE AND GREENS.

To enter all we ask is you use ANY ELISABETH BELL IMAGE.. doesn't need to be a EHA stamp and follow our theme. If you have any EHA stamps then we would love to see what you created with them.

Card Recipe
Image - Elphine House Australia - Tommy- Apples For Mummy Stamp.
Papers - MME Lost and Found Portobello Road.
Dies - Sizzix/Tim Holtz Paper Rosette die, Cricut - Story Book cartridge for Flourishes.
Other Embellishments - Silver studs, button etc all from stash.

I am also going to enter my card into....
Seems a little Sketchy Challenge following this weeks sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and i hope you can find the time to pop over to the EHA Challenge Blog and play along with us!

Have a great day, I will be back tomorrow with the new Crafty Calendar Challenge!
Take Care,
Lynne x x

Hugs and Kisses!!

Good Morning, Friday again! Well yesterday i had my hospital app at the day unit and my consultant has decided to step my steroids down a tiny bit as my side effects and the secondary problems the high dose is causing are just getting worse and worse! Not sure i will see much of a difference at the moment but its a step in the right direction. I just hope my blood count can hold up as the steroids are reduced. I am totally exhausted and fed with no sleep and constant muscle cramps and everything else that it throws at me! As for the high and lows of emotions from the steroids.....even the kids know when its time to run and hide!!

I have been putting this card together for a few days..yes days!! I think this is the longest time to create one card!

I used my favourite Belles 'n Whistles stamp called "Beary Big Hugs" which i coloured using my distress inks.

Easel Card Recipe

Image - Beary Big Hug, Belles'n Whistles

Paper/Card - Papermania Capsule Collection (pinks), Tim Holtz Core-dinations, White Cardstock

Dies/Punches - Cheery Lynn's Designs - Fanciful Flourish & Cricut Wild Card Cartridge for the Hearts

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Embellishments - Lace, Ribbon, Heart Charm, Gems etc all from my stash.

Sentiments - Personal Impressions.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges!

Belles 'n Whistles Challenge - Love and Hearts!

Elisabeth Bell World Challenges - Hearts, Hearts, Hearts!

Cheery Lynn's Weekly Challenge - Pretty In Pink!

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge - Use Flowers

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes!!

Creatalicious Challenge - Lace!

Crafty Creations -Warm and Cuddly Teddies!

That it from me just now. I am going try and get some crafting time in today. I find the colouring my images, whether with distress inks or my Promarkers, so relaxing...Just what the doctor ordered!! Any excuse for some crafting time!

Thank You very much for taking the time to pop by.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Close To My Heart....

Morning! Well its very early morning. 3.30am and as usual i am wide awake.

I wanted to post this card i made today. I have fell in love with these new digi's "Wryn and Friends" from  Tiddly Inks! They are just adorable, i had trouble choosing which ones to buy first!

This image is called "Wryn - Close to My Heart and the sentiment is from the Wryn - Extra and Sentiments. 

The sketch i used is from Deconstructed Sketches...really do love the sketches over there..and great inspiration too!

Card Recipe 

Image - Wryn - Close to my Heart from Tiddly Inks 

DP's/Card - My Minds Eye - Maddison Avenue and Blush pads, Tim Holtz & Ranger Distresses Collection Core-dinations (where would we be without all the matching cardstock!)

Embellishments - Ribbon, lace, pearls and charm, which i put together myself, are all odds and ends that are lying around among my stash!

Sentiment - Tiddly Inks - Wryn's Extras and Sentiments

I woulds like to enter my card into the following challenges.

Tiddly Inks Challenge - Valentines

The Deconstructed Sketch Challenge - Sketch

Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge - Valentines Day!

Fairy Tale Challenge - Love Love Love....

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - With All my Heart!

Thats all for now! I am off to try and catch a hour sleep as i have the hospital tomorrow and will be falling asleep during my appoinment. The day care area i go to is so relaxing so falling asleep wouldn't be hard as the chairs are reclining and i am there quite a while as i have to have blood taken and wait for it to come back from the labs to determine the next steps in my treatment and change in medication. Fingers crossed that things are stable tomorrow...My water retention has improved over the last 24 hours so really pleased about that.

Thanks for popping by and taking time to look around!

Hugs, Lynne x