Baby Rattle xx

Hi all

I do hope to find you all well on this cold frosty Monday morning? At least the rain has stopped for a bit and the sun has popped out to say hello! I do hope this rain and flooding isn't effecting any of you??

Well I've had a quiet weekend apart from Craft Club on Saturday which my lovely friend taught us all how to make Dream Catchers and this month I actually finished something lol! I won't share it with you tho as it isn't the best but the other ladies created some amazing Dream Catchers and learnt how to make Dorset Buttons too!

At Dream Valley Challenges this past fortnight we've been running  a NO DESIGNER PAPER challenge and here's what I came up with

I made another little keepsake for the lovely Lily-May

I just just making something special knowing its going to bring a smile to that persons face

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Crafting for all Seasons - For the girls

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Clean and Simple 

Cute Card Thursday - Something New! New baby and new papers

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Paper Creators - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Come and Get it - Clean and Simple

Please remember you have until Friday night to enter the challenge NO DESIGNER PAPER over at Dream Valley Challenges but please follow our rules!

Will until next time

Huggles Mel xxx

Nothing like a Baby xx

Good Afternoon all

I do hope you are all well? I'm doing great just enjoy some craft time to myself in-between orders and dong paper work!

Will we have a new baby in the family, my lovely little cousin Louise give birth on Tuesday to a bouncy healthy 8lb exactly little girl! Her and her partner have called her Lily May, soooo cute if I do say so myself and both mummy and daughter are doing well! Can't wait to see her!

Now of course my Granny asked me to make a Baby Box for them, I couldn't wait to make it heee

I used my fav white card and a pink 12x12 paper I found lying in my stash! The stamps are Lili of the Valley and also an old bunny girl image that I can't remember!

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Passion for Promarker - Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Creative Craft Challenge - New

Papertake Weekly - Bows and Dies

Crafting By Design - Girly

Fab'n'Funky - All bout Words

Paper Pretties - Anything Goes

Crafting For all Seasons - For the girls

Now here is the cutie

Got a full head of Strawberry Blondie hair like her mummy!

Will off to finish playing some more before I have to get back to work!

Have a great day everyone

Huggles Mel xxx

Baby's First Christmas

Morning all

I do hope you are all well? Are you set for next week?? Can't believe Santa will be here in less than 7 days ekkkkk! But at least all I have left is the cake to make and pudding for Boxing Day! Woohoo GO ME!!

This time at Dream Valley Challenges we have our month long festive challenge of CHRISTMAS! A nice easy one to finish off the year! Plus we have lots and lots of great prizes for some very lucky crafters! Check it all out here

I was asked to make one of my Baby's First Christmas boxes a few weeks ago and when it was all finished I knew it was my favourite box this year!

I just fell in love with these blue and green toned DCWV oldie Christmas papers and the wee £1 shop star was just perfect to bring all the colours together!

I would like to enter the following Challenges

I (heart) Promarkers - More than 1 fold

My Mums Craft Shop - Winter/Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Non-Traditional Christmas

Challenges 4 Everybody -Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss- Special Christmas

Card Mania - Winter Wonderland

Paper Playtime - Winter Fun

Sparkle and Sprinkle - Anything with Glitter

Papertake Weekly - Last Card of the Year

Passion for Promarkers - Include a Sentiment

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Remember you have a almost a whole month to play along with the Challenge at Dream Valley and there is lots of prizes for lucky winners who follow the rules!

Will off to get in the Christmas mood with puppy cuddles and a good old movie!

Take care all

Huggles Mel xxx

Bling bling bling xx

Good morning my lovelies

And where has the sun gone??

All that lush sun and heat has just disappeared from Scotland!! Fingers crossed that it doesn't last long and will return soon!! But with it gone I can get on with some work lol!

Now this week at Charisma Cardz the lovely Carrie has picked our theme

BLING, BLING, BLING

a good easy one for you all to try!

Here's my wee creation this time

Lots of sparkle and glitter is just what we all need!

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Wild Orchid - Bingo - Wings, Pink, Pearls/Bling

Crafts and Me - Ribbon

Simon Says - Anything Goes

LOTV - Anything Goes

I hope you will join us at Charisma Cardz this week and get all BLINGed up!

Check out the super talented Design Team for some inspiration!

Take care all

Hugs Melly xxx

New Beginnings xxx

Hi all

Hope your all enjoying the amazing sunshine we're having here in Britain< maybe its our summer but wowsers its lovely and I'm happy lol!

Sorry about this post being late, things have been mad with family!

Anyways this time at Sarah Hurley Challenges we have a fab wee Challenge for you all to sink your teeth into

NEW BEGINNINGS

Thats it easy peasy!

All we want is you to make a creation with a New Beginning theme, like a Wedding or even a new Baby or what about a new job! As longs as its a new beginning it goes!

Here's what I made

I hope you like??

I loved making it and I know I will be making more in a range of colours!

I would like to enter the following Challenges

Clear it out Challenge - ConBRADulations

Fussy and Fancy - New Baby

MAWTT - Celebrate

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

I hope you will join in our Challenge this time! Check out the Design Teams amazing creations for some inspiration!

Ta ta for now

Hugs Melly xxx

Its a Boy xxxxxxxxxx

Good Morning all my lovelies

Thanks to all the lovely comments I got yesterday, the really made me smile!

Now I thought I would "Challenge Myself" after what the lovely Lynne had done! She challenged herself to 15 sketches in 15 days!! Sounds easy???? I know its going be so so so hard, so as a way to get my mojo on again this is just what I need!

So, I've decided to have 15 NEW creations in 15 days start today!

DAY 1

As my lovely friend is due any time and is having a little Boy, I knew this would be a great place to start!

I used my yummy First Edition papers and sweet ickle LOTV image coloured with promarkers!

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

The Crafty Pad - Letter "B"- Baby, Boy, Blue, Bottle, Brown

I{heart} Promarkers - Nature (if this isn't suitable just delete)

Tuesday Throwdown - Twine

Bunny Zoe - Celebrations (New Baby)

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Now here is my pledge

" I solemnly swear that Me, Melanie Jess will make one new creation and post it on my blog everyday using a new sketch, theme or recipe from the Challenge Blogs out there for 15 days!!"

So now all I have to do is stick to it heeee

Back laters with my Sarah Hurley Dt creation

Hugs Melly xx

Ps Lynne I'm blaming you lol xx