Candy Winner...

Just quickly popping on to let you know that....

KATINA

is my lucky winner to be randomly picked out. Congrats hun!! Please email me (sidebar) with your addy.

Jenny xx

Watch This Space.....

....for my candy winner. Sorry for delay but I have sick kiddies off school yet again. My youngest has been vomiting since the weekend, and Beth has a a flu-like bug. Beth will draw a winner from our pot of names asap.Yes we're doing it the old fashioned way lol!! 

Are you ready for Christmas? No?....me neither lol! Wrapping to be done, prezzies & cards to be delivered. I may even have to give in and buy a few cards this year! Criminal isn't it? So much Christmassy stash I haven't even ripped from the packs yet. Never mind, will start making Christmas cards early next year and use it then. 

Back as soon as possible with my winner. Thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

Two DT Cards Rolled Into One...

 Hi all. I'll make this mega quick as I am supposed to be getting ready for a Birthday Bonanza bash over at my Mum & Dad's. Not only did my Dad turn 60 yesterday but it's also my Mum's Birthday today! So tonight family will be there and we're having drinks, curry, cake and a disco lol!

So here is my (late - sorry!) DT card for both A GEM OF A CHALLENGE - Fab sketch by Rebekah...

& CES CHALLENGES - 'A Traditional Christmas' chosen by Carrie.

I'll quickly tell that the cute digi image is available at Pink Gem Designs, along with the gorgeous poinsettia digi paper and Nesties. I used my Copics to colour ted.

The card blank, candi, bakers twine, flowers are all from Crafty Emma's Store.

The bunting sentiment stamps are by Whimsy Stamps. The berry digi paper is from Pink Petticoat.

Please pop over to said blogs for loads more DT inspiration and prize detail.

Thanks so much for stopping by now I really must get moving!

Jenny xx

A Little Late, CES Challenges ~ 'Bear Necessities'....

OK so this maybe 2 days late (sorry to the other CES ladies) but here's my DT card for CES Challenges anyway! And our lovely Donna wants to see BEARS featured on your creations this time. 

I just had to use this lovely Teddy digi stamp from Pink Gem Designs, available HERE.

I coloured him with Copics, Stickles & Flower Soft.

Do check out the fabulous December Offers over at Pink Gem Designs....some whopping discounts to be had on Christmas dies & stamps.

I also used corrugated card, ribbon & Octagon Nesties.
Most of the other items can be purchased over at Crafty Emma's Store, including the gorgeous Prima North Country papers & card blank.  The '80% off' clearance sale still on over there by the way, plus 20% off all other items!

PS...I have CANDY here...please feel free to enter.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jenny xx

Whoop!...A Card At Last!....

 Hi everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by today...and I have a card to show at last! Where did November go? I'm so late making my personal cards and commissions for Christmas this year. Today's card is a commission. I thought I'd better make a start on those first, then do my own in a last minute rush as always lol!

The fab image is from this DigiStamp Boutique collection. This is your last chance to get them as a special offer set though (click on pic above to go straight there).

 Ingredients;

Echo Park 'Winter Park' papers,

Wooden Scrabble Tiles from Craft Shapes.co.uk,

Whimsy Winter Sentiment Stamp,

Bazzill Kraft,

Lacey Square Nesties - Pink Gem Designs.

Wooden heart (inked & glittered),

Stickles,

Copics,

Gems.

While I'm here I must tell you that the latest challenge is under way over at CES CHALLENGES. It's our lovely Donna's turn to host, and she'd like to see a BEAR featured in your creations this time.....simple as that! I hope to join the ladies soon (just need to take a decent pic of my card lol!).

Thanks so much for stopping by, and please feel free to check out my candy HERE if you like!

Jenny xx

Candy Time!...

***CANDY NOW CLOSED!!***

Hi all! Just a quick apology to all my lovely followers for being a really rubbish blogger just lately. And also an apology to those kind enough to have me on their DT's, as I feel I haven't been pulling my weight recently. Unfortunately life/children/illness/appointments....etc, have got in the way of my crafting and computer time this past few weeks. To make up for it a little, here is some candy that any of my followers (old or new) are welcome to enter. All you need to do is leave a comment below and pop a post on your blog or sidebar etc...linking back to my blog. I will draw a winner at random on the evening of Thursday 15th Dec. I will send the prize first class and with a bit of luck the winner will receive their goodies just in time for a few last minute Christmas makes.  I still have all of my Christmas makes to do so I'm off to actually do some crafting now for the first time in what seems like ages. 

Good luck & thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

A Gem Of A Challenge 'Monochrome' & ' Special Ages' Over At CES...

Hi all! Wow, seems like ages since I blogged. It's all busy, busy here with poorly kids. My girls have been poorly with Tonsillitis, especially my youngest daughter who seems to have been poorly off & on for a fortnight. And now my 3yr old has 'Hand, Foot & Mouth' disease! Not as scary as it sounds, and nothing to do with the 'Foot & Mouth' disease that cattle get. It's a virus that spreads amongst small kiddies. He hasn't been right all week, then came home from school yesterday with rash covered hands and a mouth full of blisters, so it's really sore to eat, poor little man!

So here is my late DT offering for;

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE - Christine's theme - Monochrome

&

CES CHALLENGES - Special Milestone Ages

Ingredients;

Pink Gem Designs 'Cupcake Teddy' digi stamp,

Pink Gem Designs digi download papers,

Copics,

Corrugated card,

Martha Stewart punch,

From Crafty Emma's Store; 

Card Blank,

Card Candi (I wrote sentiment on it using white gel pen),

Smooth white card,

Promarkers.

Please pop across to the challenge blogs to see what the rest of both DT's have been up to.

I hope to catch up on colouring some images over at my Mum's today. She says I can take my sick brood across to get a bit of Nanny's TLC.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

New Digis Over At Pink Gem Designs...

Hi all. Hope you've had a good week. No crafty for me this week....infact much of my craft stash has been hidden under a mound of stuff for the charity shop. Hubby is on hols from work, and we have been doing loads around the house, having a huge sort out, painting in the garden, clearing out the shed. Next week we are supposed to be starting some decorating. 

Have you seen the mega cute bears above? Well you can grab them as digis over at Pink Gem Designs, just released today! And until 7am Monday morning you can also get 20% off polymer stamps, so why not treat yourself?

A new challenge has started over at CES today, but sorry, no DT card from me just yet. Might have time to whip up a late one tomorrow. Please do see what the other DT ladies have been up to though.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

A Gem Of A Challenge 34 & CES Challenges 'Ribbons & Roses'...

Hi all. Hope you've had a good week.

Two new challenges starting today that I need to tell you about. First over at A Gem Of A Challenge, our lovely Christine has this fab sketch for you to follow. She would also like to see stitching and a sentiment of choice.

Meanwhile over at CES Challenges our very talented Julie has picked a gorgeous theme;

'Ribbons & Roses'

So here's my DT offering to fit both. This is also the card I sent to new mummy Crafty Emma. So I hope she has received it by now :-)

Ingredients;

Baby Girl Digi ~ Pink Gem Designs,

Charm ~ Pink Gem Designs,

Papers ~ My Mind's Eye 'Blush' ~ Crafty Emma's Store,

Various Flowers ~ Crafty Emma's Store,

Card Blank ~ Crafty Emma's Store,
Pearls ~ Crafty Emma's Store

Copics,

Elzybells Sentiment,

Corrugated Card,

Seam Binding,

Marianne Ribbon Border Die,

Sewing Machine.

Please see the challenge blogs for all the gorgeous examples by the rest of the DT's, and for prize details.

Many thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

I'm Loving These...

....brand new 'Christmas Sparkles' digi papers now on sale over at Pink Gem Designs.

I think they're fab for all year round, not just Christmas. Watch this space for some DT makes using these really soon.

Jenny xx

Look What's New Over At DigiStamp Boutique...

Hi all. Many thanks for your comments over the weekend. I started to catch up with you all late last night, then FELL ASLEEP sitting at my desk! Too many late nights I think. So sorry about that, I'll try again tonight.

Anyway just a quickie from me today, to tell you about the latest releases over at DigiStamp Boutique, including three fab 'offer of the month' sets. Just click on the sets below to be taken straight there;

So as you can see I had a little play with 'Cute Santa' and this is what I came up with.

Ingredients;

Copics,

Stickles,

Tim Holtz Kraft Core Core'dinations,

Card Candi,

Holly Embossing Folder,

Sanding block,

Corrugated Card,

Scalloped Spellbinders Nesties & Scalloped Spellbinders Edgeabilities (Pink Gem Designs),

Doodlebug Christmas Twine,

Patterned Paper (?) From scraps,

Sentiment from my stash.

Hopefully I'll be back later in the week with more makes using these fab new releases.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jenny xx

CES Challenges ~ 'Entertain Us!' & DigiStamp Boutique DT...

Hi everyone. Another week gone by and I've been quiet on the blog front again...sorry! 

This week I have been busy;

A) Getting electrocuted by a faulty shower,

B) Searching for new shower same make & model as faulty one,

C) Trying to get plumber to fit new shower at short notice.

Apparently the fault our shower developed could have been lethal but thankfully I just got a small electric shock when pressing the 'stop' button. At first I thought the tingling in my hand was due to a problem I wake up with some mornings, (I get numb tingling hands, and arm) so I thought I'd press the button again just to check, and yep, definitely an electric shock! Just glad it happened to me and not the kids. We rely on having quick showers being six of us, so we had to get it sorted pronto.

So here's this weeks make, my DT card for CES Challenges.

Our lovely DT member Caroline has picked a fab theme this week;

'Entertain Us!' - Song or Film Inspired

As always the winner of this weeks challenge will receive a lovely voucher to spend at Crafty Emma's Store.

My card is song inspired - David Essex, 'A Winter's Tale ' (or 'tail' because of the doggy....get it??)  

I have used one of the very popular new images from DigiStamp Boutique - Hattie & Buddy

I used my Copics to colour and a silver Pearl Pen & Stickles to add detail.

Other Ingredients;

Card Candi,

Sentiment,

Glitter Snowflake,

Charm

(all above from Emma's Store)

Memory Box Dies - Bianca Snowflake & Elegant Scroll (available at Oyster Stamps),

Pink Petticoat digital papers printed onto linen card,

Dark brown card,

Glitter Card,

Metal Corner,

Pink Seam Binding,

Brad.

I am in love with Memory Box dies at the moment. I love how detailed they are.

Can't wait to see which songs or films inspire you!

Lot's of ideas by the rest of the DT over on the CES Challenge blog.

I'll catch up with you as soon as I can but off out tonight for fireworks & fun.

Hope you have fun too if you are celebrating Bonfire night.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jenny xx

A Gem Of A Challenge 33 ~ Cold & Frosty...

Hi all! Time for a new challenge over at 'A Gem Of A Challenge'. It's feeling quite chilly outside. Winter is on it's way, and Janet has an apt theme for us this time...

'Cold & Frosty'

As always, a fabby prize up for grabs. Please see the challenge blog for full details.

So  for my DT card, I decided to use this older stamp by Pink Gem Designs, 'Milly & Snowman'. You can grab it HERE.

I used my Copics to colour and lots of Stickles!

The stunning Winter papers are Prima 'North Country' available from Crafty Emma's Store.

I matted onto Bazzill Kraft (edges inked and given the Stickles treatment).

Other ingredients;

Martha Stewart zig zag punch,

Seam binding,

Brads ~ Eyelet Outlet,

Craftwork Cards sentiment,

Metal Filigree Snowflake ~ ebay,

Looking forward to seeing your cold & frosty creations. Plenty more DT inspiration over on the challenge blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jenny xx

Long Time No Blog....

Hi friends! So sorry for the lack of blogging just lately. It's the school hols....say no more!

I hope to make it up to you all soon though, and offer some '400 followers candy'....just need to sort out a few more goodies for you first.

This is a card I've been working on for over a week. I've had so little crafty time just lately!

The sweet little girl in the image is Janet's Grandaughter Mia. Janet made her into a digi, and I was happy to have a play! I used Copics to colour her. I added a little resin cabochon flower (ebay) to her hair. The sweet sentiment is from Pink Gem Designs.

The papers are Crate Paper 'Random' from Crafty Emma's Store. Big congrats to Emma & Steve by the way, who's little girl Olivia came into the world last weekend! Some lovely pics HERE.

I also used;

Martha Stewart border punch,

Spellbinders nesties - Pink Gem Designs,

Brads - Eyelet Outlet,

Seam Binding,

Flowers - From stash & Crafty Emma's Store,

Stardust Stickles.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Once again, sorry for being a bad blogger. Promise to catch up with you all as soon as I can.

Jenny xx

CES Challenges ~ New Beginnings...

Hi all! Time for a new challenge over at CES Challenges. This week we are waiting excitedly for baby news from boss Emma (she's 2 days overdue at the moment!) so we thought we'd have a special 2 week challenge with the theme;

New Beginnings!

This could be new baby, new home, new job, etc....

A £10 voucher up for grabs to spend in Emma's Store for one lucky winner.

I used this adorable baby Ellie image from DigiStamp Boutique. Isn't she cute?...and she comes with an equally adorable 'boy' version too called Fynn. I paper pieced her and also used Copics, then a bit of decoupage.

From Crafty Emma's fab store I used a shaped card blank, buttons, pearls and Baker's Twine. You can grab a massive 20% off at the moment, but you must enter the code SALE20 at the checkout.....and please remember to allow extra time for your orders in case baby makes an entrance.

Other Ingredients;

Papers - Pink Petticoat

Calender Digi - Pink Gem Designs,

Nesties - Pink Gem Designs.

Don't forget to see what the rest of the DT have been up to over on the challenge blog.

Can't wait to see what you make.....and don't forget you have two weeks to enter this time.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jenny xx

Halloween Sale...

Evening all! Just thought I'd better pop on here to say 'hello' as I've been AWOL all week. It's been one of those weeks with lots going on, and also very sadly a sudden bereavement on my Husband's side of the family, so I haven't really felt very creative this week. Sorry for my lack of visits too....hopefully I'll catch up soon!

Just over a week to Halloween, and Pink Gem Designs have a fab offer on at the moment with 25% OFF HALLOWEEN PRODUCTS. You can click HERE to shop.

Well I'll love ya and leave ya now until the morning when I will have something to share at last!

Big hugs,

Jenny xx

A Gem Of A Challenge ''Janet's Sketch'' & CES Challenges ''Forever Autumn''...

Hi all! Hope you've had a great week?... Saturday again, so time for a new challenge over at CES, and also a new challenge for you over at A Gem Of A Challenge.  Again I've been a little slack and combined my 2 DT makes into one card. Well the housework was calling....someone has to do it lol!

So first at A Gem Of A Challenge we're on challenge #32 already, and for the chance of winning some Pink Gem digis, Janet has a fab sketch for you to follow....

Meet ''Halloween Pheobe''....isn't she the sweetest witch ever?! She's the latest digi release over at Pink Gem Designs. I coloured her with my Copics & Stickles.

Over at CES Challenges, for the chance of winning a voucher to spend in Emma's Store, our lovely Karen  has the theme 'Forever Autumn' for you to have fun with. 

I used lots of lovely goodies from Crafty Emma's Store on my card;

Fancy Pants Papers - 'Summer's End',

Bakers Twine,

Charm,

Various Flowers.

You can currently bag yourselves a whopping 20% off in store by entering the code SALE20 at checkout.  But please do be patient waiting for your orders as Emma is about to give birth any day now....so she could well be having contractions whilst packing up your order lol!

Other Ingredients;

Spellbinders Edgeabilities Dies - Pink Gem Designs,

Spellbinders Blossom Tags & Accents,

Memory Box Elegant Scroll Die - Oyster Stamps,

Sentiment Tag from stash,
Tulle.

Please pop over to the challenge blogs to see the lovely samples made by the rest of the DTs.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jenny xx