It's Beginning .... ekkkkkk xxx

Afternoon all

I do hope to find you all well?? Are you getting ready for the Christmas??

The radio just informed me its 34 DAYS away ekkkk!! When you hear it like that it really makes you start to panic! I have to gifts so I'm like 10% finished hehehhe

I have been so busy with allocations the past few weeks and then orders that I haven't really had much time to make Christmas cards! All my ordered ones are done apart from a few but now I have to get my own started!! Plus fitting in more work, a wee demo next week then to hands on crafty classes oh plus craft club! Hmmm time is running away again lol

We did manage to finish our spare room tho so, we're half way there for getting the house ready for Christmas! My brother will be here and wanted it all nice for him instead of the dumping ground a spare room always becomes!

Anyways enough talk, here's a wee card I did manage to make 2 weeks ago 

 

I managed to make another of those Twist and POP cards

 

The papers are last years Hobbycrafts own collection and I coloured the wee birds with my Spectrum Noirs 

IG1, IG2, GB2, GB6, GB7, BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, GT1, GT2, GT3, TN7, TN9, EB8

everything else was in my Christmas stash box

I would like to enter the following Challenges

 Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Different Fold Cards

Cute Card Thursday - Christmas

Crafty Ribbons - Blue

The Ribbon Girl - Any image

Simon Says - Christmas Critters

I hope you like my wee card as much as I enjoyed making it!

Well gotta light the fire, have some lunch and then back onto the rest of my work!

Have a great week lovelies

Huggles Mel xxx

Give Thanks xx

Hello my lovelies

Ekkk its November already and that means only a few more weeks to the big guy in red arrives!! My favourite time of the year!!

But before that we have another fab wee Challenge for you to play along with over at Time for Tea Designs and this time its Give Thanks! A nice easy one for you all

Here's what I've been making

 

I used the the wee Winter Hoodie girl and coloured her with my Spectrum Noirs, added here to a wee Stepper card and used some of my new papers

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Double D Challenge - Give Thanks

The Sisterhood of Craft - Pumpkins of Orange

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/ Halloween Colours

Robyn's Fetish - Anything For Autumn

My time to Craft - Autumnal Colours

Now why not join in this months Challenge and you could win some TFTD digi images and with the fab new releases you'll just love to colour them up!

Will until next time, Happy Crafting

Huggles Mel xxx

Too Cute too Spook xx

Good morning all

So blogger has been playing up and my GO LIVE post didn't even happen!!Ok so I should have noticed before now but been so busy with work and family life has been made recently!!

Anyways there is still time to enter the "Too Cute Too Spook" Challenge over on Time for Tea Designs! If your our lucky winner you can win 3 TFTD images

Here's my wee spooky card

I used the lovely wee Frankencutie and coloured her with my Spectrum Noirs

I would to enter the following Challenges

The Ribbon Girl - Ribbon and a Image

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Halloween

Crafty Cardmakers - Thing That go Bump in the Night

The Paper Girls - Halloween

Now back to work and then maybe I can play with some new Christmas goodies hehehehe

Remember you still have time to enter, check it here

Huggles Mel xx

Happy 11th Birthday Crafter's Companion xx

Hello my lovelies

Its time for the Blog Hop fun with Crafter's Companion to celebrate their 11th Birthday!!

Now this is a Blog Hop with a difference!! Sooooo when the "Music Stops" you win!!

For you that means that if your the lucky person that leaves the comment on my blog when the time runs out, you'll win!!

The Party Blog Hop starts today at 12pm and ends 9pm on the 30th October!
The Facebook page and the main blog will tell all the details of who is "holding " the parcel!

So what do you win?? Something that little bit different!!

 

Yes the lucky winner will win this!!

You can win this handmade, calorie free cake made with the fab new Sara's Signature Birthday Party Range! Plus a lil surprise crafty gift from me!

 

What you think?? Fancy winning this when the "music stops"??

 Rules –  Hoppers are welcome to comment as and when they like

 Crafter’s Companion UK will announce on Facebook & Twitter...

When the music stops someone WINS!

Once music starts on my blog YOU will have one hours to leave a comment

Then when the music STOPS its all OVER!

I will then picked a winner that commented in that time!

I will then contact the winner and organise their prize and a little surprise gift from me!

Also during the Birthday week we have so much going on and lots of fab shows going on! You can find it all here!

 

Happy hopping everyone and have fun

Huggles Mel xx

Christmas Bloghop

Time For Tea Designs Blog Hop
October

Hello,my lovelies

Its time for another wee Blog Hop!, and the team have been busy with some of the fab new Christmas themed images!

If you've come from here, Carly and the main blog then your on the right trail!!

Here's what I made using the fab sassy Santa Baby

 

Of course to celebrate the new release we're giving you the chance to win 3 Digi's of your choice! 

And... Our Designer Team member Carlyann has put together a crafty surprise for one lucky winner too! So here's how to play

How to Play in our hop!

1. Like us on our Facebook page

Not A Must but if you have facebook we'd love to see you there!

2. Once you've been round the hop of the DT blogs let us know in the comments section for this post which is your favourite digi stamp from the release this month!! (or visit the T4T Shop and tell us your favourite digi and why! 

3. Leave a comment on each DT’s post during the hop.

Now that you've popped here its time to hop on over to Nicole's blog

Good Luck!!!

Check back on the blog and see if your our lucky winner in a few weeks time

Happy Hopping!

Peacock Stepper xx

Good morning 

Ohhh its a bit chilly here today but still the sun is shining and my flu/cold bugs are almost away!!

What a busy time here we've been having from dentist, to tattooist and then our 10th Wedding Anniversary!! Ekkkk can't  believe its been 10 years since we got married and over 13 years together!! We had a n amazing weekend in Edinburgh, doing touristy things and eating far too much and staying in the Mercure hotel that looks right over to the Castle! Best wee time ohhhh and made better finding Dairy-Free Fudge .......... couldn't believe me eyes and it tasted divine!!

Anyways enough of me, 

Did you catch Fiona last night and again this morning on HOCHANDA with the fabulous Fancy Edge'ables?? I think these are some of my favourites dies from Crafter's Companion and love making a wee card with them!

Here's a fun wee stepper card I made

The Edge'able is the Marseille and the image is a wee Some Odd Girl, Peacock Kaylee all coloured and glittered with my Spectrum Noirs.

The colours I used to colour the image are

Skin - TN2, FS2, FS4, FS6, FS8

Hair - TN3, TN5, TN9, EB4

Purple - PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5

Blue - BT2, BT4, BT5, BT7

Green - CG1, CG2, DG3

Eyes - DG3, TN5

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

Die Cut Divas - Happy Birthday

Dragonfly Journeys - Shake Your Tail Feathers

A Gem of a Challenge - Female Birthdays

Fussy and Fancy - Music (Shake Your Tail Feathers)

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons - Birthday

Hope you like my wee card as much as I loved making it

Well got loads to finish before I head of with my SWRI ladies this weekend

Take care lovelies

Huggles Mel xx

Lots of Layers xx

Good Morning all

I do hope you are all well and had a super weekend??

Mine?? Well ...... just a quiet one after being ill with migraines all week and cracking my poor back teeth due to the pain! An extraction later and a date to go back seen me and hubby just hanging at home all weekend!

Who would have thought that migraine pain could have caused me to clinch my teeth so much I cracked them??It just shows how strong the human body can be even when it can't see anything but dots heee! Anyways I'm so much better and have such a busy week, so no choice but to get on with it!

Over on Time for Tea Designs we have our monthly challenge running and this time its FALL INTO LAYERS!! Here's my wee make

 

Ohhh I do adore this Unicorn and makes the perfect wee Birthday Card

 I coloured him with my Spectrum Noirs and the papers are all scraps I had in my box

I would like to enter the following Challenges

 Crafting When We Can - Happy Birthday

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (anything But Square)

Cute Card Thursday -  Animals/Creatures

I hope you will join in the fun this month and play along with Time For Tea Designs

" Guess what?? Who wants for 30% OFF?!

That's right we have some fabulous new releases - 3 in all!
AND we have a Back to Skool sale starting now so you can stock up on all the digis you need for the term time to come!!

Check out the shop for more

To claim your 30% OFF just enter code BACK2SKOOL16 at the checkout. (Valid until 16/09/16) Be sure to keep an eye our the blog and facebook page for more inspirational projects using Time For Tea Designs images."

I mean its just the excuse you need to get some amazing digi images! 

Well thats me, off to start on my ever growing list ...... maybe another brew first hehehe

Huggles Mel xx

Ps. Heres a wee video just to show the SPARKLE on my Unicorn xx

Birthday Bow xx

Afternoon all

I do hope to find you all well on this sunny Sunday and can you believe its September?? All ready we're in September which just means ekkkk that "C" word is not long away!!!

Ok enough with the scary stuff hehe 

I wanted to share a wee card I made this morning while hubby was working on the driveway and the dog happily snoozing in the sun

 

I absolutely love Sara's English Country Garden papers and just had to use them in my wee Bow Card along with a Butterfly and some glitter too

 

I used both the 12x12 paper and 6x6 paper pad along with some pink 12x12 cardstock. the Floral Vine Edge die and then the Butterfly from Sara's other range too (its my favourite Butterfly die). Added lots of pearls, Mulberry flowers and ribbon to finish the card off

 I would like to enter the following Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Let's Fly Away

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Well we're heading out in the sunshine for a wee wander with the dog and maybe a stop off for a wee snack too! Have a super Sunday everyone

Huggles Mel xx

Golden Wedding xx

Good morning peeps

I do hope you are all well?? I'm doing great after a lovely wee holiday with hubby and the dog!

We had ever weather when we were away but still had the greatest time with lots of walks, paddling in Loch Ness, archery, away up in the ski lifts and not for getting lots of yummy food and a bonfire by the beach!

I wanted to share with you a wee make I made for a Special Wedding Anniversary

I loved making this box with all the Gold mirror card and sparkle making it pop!

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Tuesday Throwdown - Make it Sparkle

Craft-dee Bowz - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - Embossing

Allsorts Challenge - Fabulous Floral

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Well better get back to work and start getting my orders finished after our fab holiday away hehehe

huggles Mel xx

Blog Hop Time xx

Well hello there

Now if you've just arrived here from Lynda then your on the right road!! If not pop back to the Time For Tea Designs blog and start from the beginning!

Here's the a wee card I made using the gorgeous Bouquet Girl

Isn't she a stunning wee image! I coloured her with my Spectrum Noirs and keep the card a bit less busy than my usual style!!

Now it's time for you to hop on over to Nicole's blog to continue the hop! Remember leave a comment and you could be in with a chance of winning some fab prizes!!

How to Play in our hop! 

1. Like us on our Time For Tea Designs Facebook page

2. Leave a comment on each Design Team post during the hop. 

3. Head back to the main blog and leave a comment so we know you've finished and been to visit everyone! 

Time to go and remember if you get lost on the way just hop back to the beginning T4T Designs blog

Well take care and happy hopping

Huggles Mel xx 

August Challenge

Morning lovely people

I do hope this post finds you all well and enjoying the summer months!

It's half way time at the Time For Tea Challenge Blog and the theme is Colours of Summer!! Here's my wee card

I used the cute wee Pretty Petals image that you can find in the shop!! 

You still have till the end of the month to enter so why not get playing along with our Colours of Summer Challenge

Hope you can join us!!

Well I'm on my hols just now so hoping this wee post pops up!!

Till next time

Huggles Mel xx