Happiness xx

Hello my lovelies

What a week so far its been here, so busy with work, Birthdays and then being exhausted! But on top of it all I'm still hyper! I don't think I'm going come down from my cloud for a good wee while!

I've been working on my magazine allocations trying to make them the best I could, I want you lovely lot to WANT to make something similar too! NO peeks tho just have to wait till March! Also I'm working on my DT work, card orders and family Birthday cards. I have a party on Friday too for my Mum's husband as he turns 50, so I have 72 cupcakes to make as well!! Busy busy busy, but that's how I like it!!

Today I wanted to share a wee card I managed to colour

 

the image is Heart Glasses Marci from La-la Land Crafts

 

 The papers are the delish Crate Paper - Cute Girl and the image is coloured with Spectrum Noirs! I was really good and wrote down the colours I used but ehhhh I think I binned the bit of paper ekkkk sorry!!

Well I best get some more work done before my hair appointment!

Have a great day everyone

Huggles

Happy 2017!!!

Well Happy New Year!!

Yeah I know I'm a bit late with it, but with having that horrible virus that lasted weeks and weeks and then being soooo busy............. I'm BACK!!

Not only am I back with a fab lush new Blog,(isn't it lush hehhehe) I also have the most super news!!! Ekkk its just amazing!

Yeah I DID!!

Little old me not only entered Papercraft Magazine Designer of the year Competition, I WON!! I couldn't believe it, ME little ME won!!

When I go the call in December I just couldn't believe what I was hearing and the lovely Natalie that phoned me had to repeat herself a few times! All I remember is saying "Really??" and something about going to a panto that night lol! Yeah I was over the moon! Once she came off the phone I had to lie down as I knew I'd pass out otherwise, not good when your home alone! I then phoned hubby and got emotional all over again! 

He couldn't understand a thing I was saying and I could tell he thought something bad had happened! So getting myself under control I could tell him and all he said was "I knew it! Told you you could do it!!" and then I cried some more

So sitting on that was hard and thought I had to wait till February for the mag but my lovely friend seen me in the magazine Papercraft Essentials and let me know! That's it, I now have the most amazing year ahead of me and I just can't wait to get stuck in!!

Here's my wee magazine post

Ekk yip that's my wee face in a magazine! I still can't believe it and feels so amazing! Here is a close up of my creations! I didn't get the best pictures but you can still see them ehhhh ok 

My wee Fairy House is my favourite make and has twinkly lights inside to make it so magical! 

One of my favourite makes of last year was Bow Front cards and knew I needed to make one for the competition! 

 

and lastly is a little Tri-fold card in my favourite colour and pretty images coloured with Spectrum Noirs

Hope you like my wee makes as much as I loved making them??

The best part of winning the competition is getting to be a place on the the Papercraft Magazine Design Team and ekkkk I've already had my first allocation! I can't wait to share it with you all but sadly you will have to wait till March hehehe

Will that's my good news for the start of 2017 and I knew that its gonna be amazing for the rest of this year! Its gonna be the BEST!!

Will tell next time everyone

huggles xx

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