Hubby's Valentines xxx

Hi all

Hope everything is going well in little blogland??
I'm having fab day so far! Yesterday is still keeping me smiling!!
My lovely Hubby totally spoiled me rotten with presents, posh chocolates hee, flowers(that filled over 3 vases) and everything!! Best hubby in the world!

Anyways I wanted to share the wee card I made for him using one of my fav TGF stamps, haven't inked her up in ages!! I decided to give one of those push/pull cards a try and see how I got on with them! I actually got it on 1st go hee

Ingredients:
Stamp - Tuesday
coloured with promarkers
Papers - Papermaina FF love
glitter and gloss
Sticker letters from QVC kit
everything else from stash

The push/pull all pulled out

I wanna enter this into the following Challenges

Sew Many cards - Valentines

Crazy for Challenges - Hearts

One Stop Craft Challenge - Love is in the air

Totally Gorjuss - Love
What you think?? Hubby loved it and liked how I made something really different from a normal card!!

Well off to finish my dt stuff and then lunch and Tillie walk!

Have a good day whatever you get up too!

Hugs Melly xxx

Ps Remember I've got yummy candy for you all and if you're interested in my Dt call check our here xxxx

Engagement Box xxx

Evening all

Hope all is well in blogland? Have you had a nice wee weekend??
I have had a lovely quiet weekend, full of tiding, knitting and crafting today!! Yes I did say Knitting!!!

I am the only female in my Mum's side of the family that cant knit! My mum tried for years but I just never got the hang of it!! I would either knit too tight or really lose and then I would always drop stitched everywhere! So after seeing that ad on the telly for the wee 99p mag to teach one how to knit, I took the plunge!

I have knitted all of 7 rows hee!! Woop woop, so proud of me!! No dropped stitches and tension seems fine! I'll let you all know how it goes ..... fingers crossed!

Today I finished off some orders I was doing including this wee engagement box card below. I really enjoyed doing this as was a bit different from the normal boxes I do! Hope you like

Ingredients;

12x12 white card

Papermania 12x12 paper

nesties

glitter glue

everything else is from stash

I made all the wee embellishments by hand and added lots of gems and glitter from my stash! The BIG ring is a keyring that I got online!

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

Allsorts Challenge - Its all about the sentiment

Challenge up your Life - Monochrome

Totally Gorjuss - Love

Simon Says Stamp - Anything but a card

Bunny Zoe - Love is in the air

So now to give you all a laugh!!

I've been sorting the Design team blog today, getting all the bits ready for the dt and the challenges all picked! Then I was allowing the dt that I have to be authors/admin on the blog when I accidentally deleted myself from it!! Hee how stupid can I actually be hee!!

I've got my fingers crossed that one of the team will be able to add me back in! If not I'll need to start all over again hee! I'm going blame all the glitter in my brain!

Off now before I do something else like delete everything!

Have fab night everyone

Hugs Melly xxx

Ps Remember I've got yummy candy for you all and if you're interested in my Dt call check our here

xxxx

Candy Time xxx

Evening all

Well like the post says its Candy Time!!
As my birthday is coming up in just short of a month I decided to share a wee bit of candy with my lovely followers!! Does it look good?? Hope so!!

Candy ContainsMagnolia - Birthday Tilda
Magnolia - Tilda with Many hearts
House of Mouse - Make a wish
Marianne Designs - Creatables Butterfly
Papers - Prima Sparkling Spring
Lots of pearls
and lots of wee flowers too
Does that sound good to you?? Well all you gotta do is ....

1. Be a follower or become a wee follower
2. Put a wee link to this post on your blog, in your side bar is fine
3. Add your name to Mr Linky thingy
4. Open till the 9th March at 7pm

And thats it! Simples!!
I hope the candy is ok for you all?? I wanted something for everyone but not being a big Magnolia fan I know that you all love them so got a wee House of Mouse to balance it hee! So what you waiting for, add your name and hopefully win some candy hee! It's open till the 9th of March!
Hugs Melly xxx

Sarah Hurley's Challenge - Hearts xxx

Afternoon everyone
It's Thursday, which means only one thing ...... another Sarah Hurley Challenge!! This week we have a fab challenge of
"LOVE - Be my Valentine!"
I decided to do something a wee bit different from a normal card and went with making this wee banner!

Ingredients:Wonderland CD Rom
Gems and Butterflies -Papermaina
everything else from stash

What you think??

I really enjoyed making this and think I make some other shaped ones for my wee craft room hee! Hmm could I get away with one in the conservetory as well do you think hee??

I would like to enter it into the following Challenges

Creative Craft World - Love

For Fun Challenges - Hearts

Simon Says Craft - Anything but a card

Cupcake Craft - Seeing Red

I hope you will join us this week and make something "Love" themed! Remember you dont have to use any of Sarah's products although she would love it if you did!

Hugs Melly xxx

Ps Please pop back later, I'm going have something sweet for you all!!

Where is this week going?? xxx

Hi everyone

How you all doing this bitter cold wet day?? I cant get over the fact its already Wednesday night already!! This week is just flying by! Not only that we've had snow again! Lots on Monday and then some wee flurries today and yesterday but the rain got rid of it this afternoon!!

Ive been working on 2 boxes this week and also hubby's Valentine card! All 3 are almost finished just some finishing touches to hubby's card, some more glitter to a Golden Wedding box and the Engagement box needs the lid and outside finished!! GO ME!!

I also managed to make this wee card on Monday! After looking for a certain stamp I came across this wee stamp and just had to ink it up! Not usually a Magnolia fan, I just adore this image as makes me think of Twilight and how Edward and Bella's Wedding might look hee! Yes I am rather mad!

Ingredients:
Stamp - Loving Bridal Couple
coloured with promarkers
Papers - Papermaina
ribbon from local shop
glitter
everything else from stash

I would like to enter it into the following Challenges

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch

Just Magnolia - Anything goes (ribbon)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Glitter

So tonight I was planning to get some other things done but have decided going just relax, go for a shower, have a brew and maybe a biscuit, get my biscuit and then me and Tillie pup can get cosy in the big chair while hubby watched his programmes!

Remember you still have time to enter the wee Dt call over on Dream Valley Challenges!

Have a good night everyone

Hugs Melly xxx

Crafty Cardmakers - Hearts xxx

Afternoon all
Its that time for another fab Challenge over on Crafty Cardmakers! And with the "love" season nearly upon us we have a great theme of
"HEARTS"Easy peasy!

I wanted to do something different for this wee challenge and after having a look through my crafty mags I had an idea to use my fimo! I cut loads of hearts form pinks, reds and white fimo then stamped on to them using a script stamp and some gold embossing ink! Baked the fimo and glossed! The card is made using some free hand-drawn hearts layered up, lots of glitter, some alphabet stickers and the hearts to finish!

We have a fab sponsor this time and we hope you will join us and maybe win a wee prize from the super

Thanks for popping by
Hugs Melly xxx

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges
The Crafty Pad - Love is in the airCupcake Craft Challenge - Seeing RedAllsorts Challenges - Must be love, love, loveSecret Crafter - ValentineSimply Create - Give your Heart Away

A baby boy xxx

Evening everyone

Sorry I haven't been on for a view days, just been so busy here! I'm trying to get lots of things finished and get the challenge blog up and running oh and craft club yesterday!

Craft club was great yesterday, we all tried making felt! It went really well and Patricia was a fab wee teacher! Sorry no pictures but will add them once I've turned my felt into something nice!"

I've had a great response with the dt call and cant believe how many of you lovely lot wanna join "mine" wee team hee! I'll have it open for another week, so if you still fancy applying email me at dreamvalley@sky.com.

I wanna share this wee baby box with you tonight! I made it just before Christmas and haven't had the chance to share till now! It was made for an old school friend to give to her big sister and partner! I'm sorry that a few pictures are a bit dark, was the winter stealing all the light!

Ingredients:
12x12 Blue card - Papermill
Paper - Papermania
Digi stamp - Cuddle Cloud Baby(inside)
Stamp - Baby Blanket(outside)
Coloured with promarkers
everything else from stash

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
One stitch at a time - Anything DigiPaper Sundaes - 2 or more imagesSew many cards - Anything GoesPaperplay Challenges - Stamp it outI ♥ ProMarkers - Anything goes

As I said I've been really busy, got my mums party invites to do, boxes to finish, valentine card to make, etc, etc oh and gotta get some ideas ready for cakes plus yummy samples hee! Yes, I'm busy and I'm still starting Dream Valley Challenges hee! One good thing is I love it! Yeah i love getting myself involved in everything and keeping myself busy! But I don't really like cake ...... yes I bake all the time but don't eat it hee! So all samples will be eaten and devoured my hubby, but only for testing purposes not that he really wants to!!

I'm off now, going have a wee bath, make a brew then relax with hubby and watch a movie before my busy week starts! I'll be back tomorrow with a new wee challenge from Crafty Cardmakers!

Night evryone

Hugs Melly xxx

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Die-cuts xxx

Afternoon all

I have my fingers crossed that has been posted, I'm out gallivanting with my Mum and Granny today in Glasgow having a good look in the shops! Possible in millers having a good nose!

Anyways today over on the Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog we have a fab new Challenge for you all! We want to see you use

"DIE-CUTS"

That's it, easy peasy!!

Ingredients:
Wonderland CD Rom

Sizzix dies

Nesties

Sentiment - Paper Make-up

Glimmer Mist

I hope you will join us this week with our fab wee challenge and get using your die-cuts! You don't need to use any of Sarah's products but we would love if you did!

Hugs Melly xxx

Touch of red xxx

Evening all

Hope you've all been having a good wee day? Mine has been really good, full of fun and exciting! I just cant get over how great and generous people can be!

Today I've been catching up with Dt stuff, my Mum's wee invitations and then making a few wee cards! The weather has been so horrible and poor Tillie has been glum all day staring out the window, watching the wee world go by! But for me its great excuse to hide away and craft!

So I've made another wee easel card using the fab wee image Butterfly Keeper, I just adore her gorjuss eyes and lush hair!

Ingredients:
Image - Butterfly keeper
coloured with promarkers
Papers - Papermania
flowers from Prima
everything else from stash

I want to enter this into the following challenges

Crafts and me - red

Crafty Creations - "Red, red, rose ...."

Creative Craft World - Love

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes plus flowers

Bunny Zoe's - Love

I wanna thank everyone for all the great support over my new wee Challenge Blog Dream Valley Challenges! The response has been amazing!! Thanks lovelies! Just remember if you fancy joining a New wee up and coming blog, just send me a wee email dreamvalley@sky.com!

Off now, going paint my wee nails before my wee day out with my Mum and Gran tomorrow!

Night all

Hugs Melly xxx

A long post xxx

Hi all

Told you I'd be back! What a day I have had, its been like my Birthday and Christmas all rolled into one! I have had the best support form my great friends and even more from those great companies out there who wanna sponsor my wee Challenge Blog!!

OK enough of that just now! The lovely Mel gave me this wee award the other wee and I'm just getting round to Thanking her and getting it on my blog! Thanks so so so much petal! So theres a few wee rules to follow

You have been TAGGED .Create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image.You should also blog the person link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award.You can then choose 3 to5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then each blogger will inform you that they have been tagged.
I would like to give these awards to the following people with my love and appreciation.

Susie
Debs
Lynne
Kat
Donna

Thanks for all the great support and fab comments girls! Wanted to pick everyone, but stuck to the 5!

Ingredients:

Stamp - Thousand Years Waiting

coloured with promarkers

Papers - Basic Grey

Butterflies - Antia's

glitter and gloss

Everything else from stash

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges

The Crazy Challenge - Happy Birthday

Gingerloft Challenges - Things that Fly

Stamptacular Sunday Challenges - Whateva

Basic Grey - Flower Power

Totally Gorjuss - As you Like it

The Stamp Man - Oriental

OK, so now I need some of your lovely help! As some of you may know Dream Valley Challenges will be starting at the end of February but I need help promoting the wee blog and also with getting some more Dt's! If your interested check out the post here!

Thanks for all the positive comments and help and advice! It's great having all this fab advice and great the great boast from you all!!

Off to do some commenting and visit all you guys!

Hugs Melly xxx

Ps Remember the Dt Call

How hard was that, so many great blogging friends out there and wanted you all to have it!

I also wanted to share with you all this wee card I made the other week using another of my fab Christmas stamps form Hubby! Sorry about the glare!

Sarah Hurley's Challenge - My wee Sketch xxx

Hi all

So this week over on Sarah Hurley Challenges, its my turn to pick the wee challenge and I went with a wee Sketch!!

You can alter the sketch or turn it around to suit yourself you can even make a wee scrap layout like I did instead of a card

Ingredients:

Sarah Hurley Wonderland CD Rom

Sticker letters

ribbon from stash

glitter

and wee pics of my princess hee

I hope you will join us this week and get crafting!!

Remember you don't need to use any of Sarah's products but we would love it if you did! You also still have till Sunday to enter!

Hugs Melly

xxx Back later xxx

I'm back and a wee Surprise xxx

Hi all

I'm back hee!!!

Oh I don't think I could handle losing my Internet ever again!! But thankfully I'm up and running and that's all that matters!! Nothing much else has been happening while I've been AWOL apart from a bit of a bug!!

I've been sick since Wednesday after catching some sorta bug! I'm a bit better but still not 100%! You know that way when you just cant face food and ache all over?? That's how I've been feeling! But never mind that, I have some exciting if totally scary terrifying news ................

................

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I'm starting my own Challenge blog heeeee!

Yip you read right, I'm starting my own wee Challenge blog called Dream Valley Challenges! I'm hoping that you all will support me and hopefully play along! Not only that I hope that maybe you might wanna join my wee team?? Go on you know you wanna hee!!

If you wanna join my wee team you need only to be a crafter who enjoys all different crafts, you don't need only to make cards! Also you need to have a active blog and be able to make a creation for every two weeks! If that sounds good to you and you wanna have a try you can email me at dreamvalley@sky.com

Also email there if you have any other questions or if you possibly would like to sponsor the wee any of the challenges!

So what do you think??

Do you think I'm slightly crazy?? Hee probably! It was hubby's idea and has alot faith in me that i can do it hee!!

The truth is I've also fancied doing my own Challenge blog but never had the confidence to do it till now! Also the big push I needed was my hubby! He is my rock and believes in me and that's all I need!! Oh and also I never made the Simply Sassy Dt call and knew this would make me happy after being really bummed!

So I still have to post my creation from last weeks Sarah Hurley Challenge, so I'll hopefully get it done tomorrow and also catch up with my commenting too!

Off to have a good nose at all the stuff I've missed, especially all your fab creations!

Hugs
Melly xxx

Ps Please feel free to ask me anything if your even slightly interested in my wee challenge blog!

UPDATED

The blog will start on the 27th February!

No Internet xxx

Hey all

So sorry for lack of posts but we've had no Internet access since Thursday!!
It keeps working but only for few mins at a time so having to use my wee phone! Fingers crossed we'll be back to normal by Monday!!

Take care everyone, missing all your creations!!
Hugs Melly x x x

Crafty Cardmakers - Floral xxx

"Updated - Scheduled Post never appeared!!"

Afternoon everyone

This week over on Crafty Cardmakers we have a fab wee Challenge for you all
"FLORAL"
That's it! We wanna see use flowers in your creation somewhere! Whether that be an image, the papers or even lots of added flowers on the card!

Ingredients:
Stamp - LOTV
coloured with promarkers
Papers - Papermania SummerBloom
Glitter
Spellbinders
everything else from stash

I used one of the new fairy images from LOTV for my wee floral card. I coloured her with my promarkers and added glitter to her wings and the butterfly. The paper are Papermaina "Summer Bloom", just lush! I used my Spellbinder Nesties to layer the wee fairy up and made the wee "rolled" flowers from the scraps of paper left! The sentiment is from my stash.

Remember and check out the fab DT's creations, amazing they are!
Hope you will join in the fun this week with us!

Hugs Melly xxx

PS This is a wee scheduled post as I'm out in Glasgow with my wee Granny going to the Cinema to see Black Swan then a bite to eat!!

A wee bit "Sassy" xxx

Afternoon all
I found some time in my oh so busy day(hee she says) to post my wee card I made on Tuesday or was it Wednesday??? hmm the days are merging together I think!

The gorjuss Debs sent me this wee image, thanks so so much petal! I just couldn't wait to colour her up! Simply Sassy

Ingredients:
Image - Hippie Chick
Coloured with my yummy promarkers
Papers - Freebies from craft mag
Glitter
Everything else from stash

I so love this image and may be my fav hee! I want to enter it into the following challenges

Simply Sassy - GDT call

Sketch and Stash - sketch
Penny's paper crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

Let's Ink it up - Anything Goes

So things around here have been not so good, hope your ready for my gibbering??

Ok, Hubby has been working quite far away this week and on Wednesday night he broke down!! Yes our wee rather new(only 2), brokedown in the middle of "NO MANS LAND"! It had only had its service over a week before! So RAC man came out, said there was air in the fuel line! So he syphoned the air out! Try the engine and woop woop it started!

RAC man said he would follow behind hubby to make sure all alright! Everything going fine, then 10mins down the road it just conked out! RAC man tried again but nope, didnt work! They had to be towed as wascausing havoic and so a Recovery truck could bring it to garage! Lucky garage right across from us so hubby wouldn't be stranded! Hubby phoned to say the pick up had arrived and they were just leaving, that was at 4pm!

I was waiting, watching for the poor van and hubby to come home, even Tillie was glum wanting her daddy no doubt! But at 6 on the dot the poor little van drove past the window into the garage! It was so so sad to see, our wee van that gets us everywhere hee! Garage stayed open for him and the van went straight into workshop for 1st thing in the morning!

Poor hubby had a few jobs to do and prce yesterday but with no wee van, he wasnt getting anything done! The garage said they had no courtesy cars, which was no good to us! So at 3pm hubby went over, they still had no idea what was wrong and the poor wee van was linked up to so many computers you would have thought it was in intensive care! The nice Service manger decided to give us his own work car so hubby could at least do some pricing and have a vechile for any emergency call outs!

At 5 the garage phoned and told us they thought it was the "brains" of the fuel management system was in melt down so order another! Hoping it would come today so hubby could get the van back on the road!

So as of almost 3.30pm we're still waiting! The part arrived about an hour ago so fingers crossed! If not it wont be till monday now and they will need to gets us a car of some kind as dont think the Service manger would give us his car all weekend!!

Told you it was long, ok and maybe alot more gibbery than normal but you know me hee! Here's the poor wee van as arrived on the Recovery truck, looks so sad!!

Something even funny in all this, I had a dream last nigh that the van was in Franksteins dungen being worked on an the van even had the bolts coming out hee!

Well of to play while hubby stares out window looking for his wee van!

Hugs Melly xxx