Elphine House Australia Challenge - Dog Days of Summer!

Hope your all having a nice day! This is my second post for the day as i totally forgot about my Crafty Calendar post on Saturday..yes i know..i am a bit all over the place with this Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia. I am feeling really exhausted and fall asleep all over the place! It looks like i am going to have to get back on the Steroids as my bloods still dropping and if i cant manage without the steroids then i am going to have to have my Spleen removed. Fingers crossed it wont come to that but if it does i will just have to get on with it.

Anyway here is my DT card for the new challenge over at Elphine House Australia.

The challenge theme this time round is "Dog Days of Summer"

We want to see all those summer days images...remember it has to be any image by Elisabeth Bell for you to join us.

The prize as always is 2 stamps of your choice from Elphine House Australia! 

This image from Elphine House Australia is called 

"Sophie on her Timber Throne"! 

This is just adorable and perfect for most occasions. 

Card Recipe

Image - Sophie on Timber Throne coloured by Pro Markers.

Papers - My Minds Eye

Dies/punches - Spellbinder Morocan Accents Lace Die, Cheery Lynn's Fanciful Flourish, Spellbinder Square Dies, Butterfly punch.

Embellishments - Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Satin Ribbon from Hobbycraft and Pearls from my stash.

Here is another few views of my card!

                            

I think thats about it. Please get those Elisabeth Bell stamps out to play ,or even better one from Elphine House! We know there are hundreds of Elisabeth Bells images out there so come over and let us see your creations and you might just be the random winner!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Here are a few Challenges i would like to enter...

The Ribbon Girl - BINGO - Image Ribbon and Pearls

Anything Goes Challenge - Summer Days

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Summer Fun

Party Time Tuesday - Garden Delights

Creative Card Crew - Script/print/map/sheet music etc - I have script DP

I am now off to sort my stamps out in my new brainwave storage idea! If it works out i will take a few photos to let you see!

Take Care,

Brain on Holiday!!

This week my brain is obviously on holiday...on Saturday the new challenge at Crafty Calendar went live. I got the challenge blog post all written up and scheduled ready to go and decided to post on my personal blog on the Saturday morning... well not only did i forget, i thought i could remember doing it! I had and uploaded my pictures so i did go to do it...just i thought i had done it all! Dont ask how i could have forgotten to do a whole post. I have had a bad week with my health so not been online much so never thought a thing about it until i was looking down my "posts" page earlier. What a dummy!!  I think i will blame my medication....well thats my excuse and i am sticking to it!

So here is my card, just a little bit late.....ok a big bit late!

The theme over at Crafty Calendar is "Teddy Bears Parade" and we are sponsored by Wild Orchid Crafts this month. I couldn't do without WOC for all my flowers, lace and everything else that happens to slip into my basket!

Here is my card recipe

Image from Wild Rose Studio

Papers - My Minds Eye

Dies - Tim Holtz Vintage Lace, Sizzix Circle Dies

Embellishments - Flowers from Wild Orchid Craft, Tulle and pearls from my stash.

Here is another couple of views!

Theres is couple of challenges that i am going to enter with this card.

No Matter What Challenge - Anything goes (love the new challenge blog)

Tammys Scrapin Corner - Add some flowers!

Dream Valley Challenges - Punches and Die Cuts

Well that it for now but i will be back later this morning with my Elphine House Australia DT card and Challenge info!!

Thanks for all your comments,  i appreciate every one of them so much!

Hugs

                                                                                                                                                                                                

The First of Many....

Hi, Hope you enjoyed your weekend! I had quiet weekend, didnt do much at all. I did manage to get a card done. Its much harder to get crafting time with kids on holiday. I usually have a few hours while they are at school and then post my card at night but not getting time to do it as much. By the time the kids are settled into bed i just want to collapse too, my blood count down so thats not helping the energy levels at all.

Anyway i have made my very first Christmas card for this year! Carrie though i was going mad with she came in and seen a Xmas card sitting. So asked me if i knew what month it was!! I told her that i am starting early so i can give out all handmade Christmas cards to which she replied.."Mum, you say that every year and you will just end up buying cards anyway!" Unfortunately she is so right!

Here is the first of many Xmas cards...

Card Recipe

Image - Nellie Snellen, Hokey Pokey coloured with Promarkers.

Papers - Bo Bunny (cant remember name of pad but will add it later)

Dies - Marianne Design Snowflakes dies

Embellishments - Feather, gems, tulle, lace from stash and the pins i made myself using clear beads.

The snowflakes are also Covered in Jones Tones Glitter.

 Here is another few views of my card...

I would also like to enter into the following challenges - 

Addicted to Stamps - Xmas in July

Hiding in my Craft Room - Xmas in July

Crafty Catz - All the Glitters (snowflakes glittery and the stars on image)

Sweet Stamping - Xmas in July

Thats all from me just now. Thanks for popping by and hope you have a lovely start to the week! I am off to get some DT work done...well if i get peace from kids that is!!

Hugs,

Gift of Love!

Hope you are all looking forward to the weekend.  I would love to see some sun here in Scotland as its rained most of the past few weeks. Its not cold but very very wet. We have got Davids Dads 60th party tonight but i am not sure if i am fit to go. Dont think i have the energy to get ready never mind be there! Was at GP again and my blood count has dropped again, still iron deficient and just fed up with it. I have never felt exhaustion like this ever. Anyway enough moaning!

I am here to show the latest stamp i got in my DT packet from Elphine House Australia this week. 

She is called 

Emma's Gift of Love.

 I am loving this one..i know i say that about every new one that comes out, they are just all amazing.  Elisabeth Bell is one clever girl!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Here is the card recipe;

Image - Emma's Gift of Love from EHA coloured with Promarkers

Papers - My Minds Eye, Papermania Kraft stack.

Dies - Spellbinders Grand Label 1

Embellishments - Flower from Wild Orchid Craft, Tulle, button and gems from my stash.

Here is another few views of the card. I am a bit tulle crazy at the moment. I really enjoy sitting cutting all the circles needed to make a lovely full rosette or flower. I find it relaxing if i am sitting watching the television and make a little pile of them so they are ready to use.

 I am going to enter my card into these challenges;

Party Time Tuesday - Colour Inspiration - Yellows

Cupcake Craftroom - Lots of Layers

Lia Stampz Challenge - Anything Goes

Mishelflo's Monthly - Blooming Birthday Wishes

Well thats me done for the night, well its early morning now so off to try and catch sleep. Have a great weekend and remember the EHA challenge blog where the theme is "Things with Wings" You could be the winner of 2 gorgeous EHA stamps...but as they say..you have to be in it, to win it!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Elphine House Australia Challenge - Things with Wings

Hope your all had a good start to the week. Unfortunately the flu bug is still lingering about our house. I am on my second bout of it and Sean, my youngest Son, has been ill for nearly a whole week. He has had a temp of 39+. He has been miserable. I will tell you we have bought that much Ibuprofen/Calpol from Tesco that we have run them dry!!

Anyway just popping by with my Design Team card for the lastest Elphine House Australia Challenge.

The theme this time round is "Things With Wings"

As always you can enter with ANY Elisabeth Bell image from any company...eg EHA,                                                          Belles n Whistles, Whimsy, Elisabeth Bells Digi's..there are lots to choose from.

For my DT project i decorated a candle and also a card to give as a set.

For the candle i followed a tutorial i read a long time ago (cant remember where from) but it was very simple. using the image stamped and coloured onto tissue paper and wax paper to push the image into the hot wax. 

My fairy is called "Fairy Faye, Make a Wish" from Elphine House Australia which i coloured with promarkers.

The papers are Isabelle from First Edition...they are very very pale pink these ones.

Flourish from Cheery Lynn, flowers from Wild Orchid Craft, Tulle bow, charm and punched butterflies all from my stash

Here is another few views of my candle and card. On the other side of the candle i have stamped "Thinking of You" 

          I would like to enter my candle/card set into the following challenges;

Card and Scrap - Wings

Card Cupids - Wings

Stamptacular Sunday - Wings and Bling

Lets ink it Up - All Girls

That it for now. Please pop by our Elphine House Challenge blog to join in with our Things with Wings Challenge!

Have a great day!