OMG - How long.....

has it been since I posted on my blog! Christmas has been lovely being able to spend it with family and friends and now the New Year is over its all go again!

I'm trying my hardest to find my Mojo which has up and left me, but I think thats because my Mojo has no where to work at present. My craft corner is a bomb site - papers, ribbons, raffia, stamps, images and scraps are just littered everywhere. I'm hoping to get my Pencils out and have a play soon... I've neglected them way more than my blog, so I think I need to get the old sharpener out and the white spirit and have a play...

I've just bought some new Digital Images from The Paper Shelter... Its a new Digi Shop selling the cutest images from dragons, to girls to cute mice and cats (+ lots more)... I'm hoping that the digi's I've bought get made up into cards soon as I have a few birthdays coming up! Fingers crossed!

The Paper Shelter is also looking for a Design Team - Check out Donna's blog here if you are interested!

I've entered and I'm keeping everything crossed as I'm no longer on a team any more and I need a kick up the backside to start crafting again and keep this blog running!

To all of you who have sent me wishes these past few weeks thank you! If I've not replied to you, its not that I've forgot its just I've had no time to do most things lately. So, from now on, I should be around a lot more, and visiting you all lots! I've missed my hopping! 

Until then, take care all, and I hope 2011 is a good one for you!

Winner of Puppy Post!

The other day I did a post with a Lily Of The Valley card, and offered one lucky person who added their name to the Blue Frog widget to win the following stamp

I've used Mr Random.Org to pick a winner this evening, and he's chosen:

Kate

Please send me an email with your address so I can get this cute pup in the post to you ASAP

Thank you to everyone who left a comment and entered
Have a lovely weekend

Sugar Bowl meets Dutch Dare

Ok - I'm loving the Simply Sassy Gals from Sugar Nellie. I've read somewhere that there is going to be a blog hop soon (December 4th), to showcase set three and I'm so excited!

I've used 'Little Light of Mine' and she can be found here at Funky Kits.

I'm entering this cutie into the Sugar Bowl Challenge which is another fabulous sketch and the theme of Snowflakes and the Dutch Dare Card Challenge which is Christmas Tag/Card/Ornament! - I've gone for a non traditional card.

I've kept her simple as I really want to enter the WOW competition again over on the Sugar Nellie blog - I hope I can enter twice, if not please discount this entry!!

Coloured using Distress Inks, Linen and Hammered textured white card stock, simple sky blue card stock for layering.

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts

Snowflakes are an assortment of punches I had lying around in my drawer.

and a close up ...

Thank you for stopping by my little corner of blog land. 

Please leave a comment so I can come visit you!

Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy Round 1

Karen over at Sugar Central is holding a fabulous competition, with an unbelievable prize. 

I was in my dashboard earlier on and found it, and thought - yeah, I'l have a go. Haven't got a cats chance in hell of winning, but I've entered anyways!

Karen is offering one lucky person the chance to win a Spellbinder Grand Calibre! How cool is that! 

All you have to do to be within a chance of winning, is get your Simply Sassy Stamps that you've bought recently from Funky Kits, ink em up, colour em, and make a WOW card, that's White on White if you didn't already know hehe!

Karen wants the cards simple to show off colouring and shading skills, and to make the Simply Sassy Gals the main feature!

Well - here is my attempt - and Karen, don't shoot me ok, I know I've cheated by adding some Lace Raffia, but I have a really, really, really good excuse! I followed one of my favourite sketches from one of the Sugar Bowl Challenges which was held in July LAST year, can you believe! 

I've used plain white card for layering, and the sparkly glittered paper was from my scrap box.
Pearls were a gift from Elaine, lace raffia from Bunny Zoe Crafts.

Coloured using Distress Inks...

Swarovski Crystal gems for the centres of the flowers and a pink gem for her sock.

Here is a close up of this cutie!

Hippy Chick

Not only is Karen offering the chance to win the Spellbinder Grand Calibre, the lucky winner will also be offered a place on the Simply Sassy DT! How lush would that be! There will also be other spots available as Karen is wanting to expand the team, and why not - these gals need to be out there mingling!

I may need your votes in the near future if I get picked to go through to Round 2!

Wish me luck xx

(p.s. - dont forget my free stamp draw which I will be picking a winner tomorrow night, scroll down to my LOTV card and enter)

Fab n Funky meets Totally Gorjuss Challenge

Today I've made a card shock horror!

I'm entering it into Fab 'n' Funky (anything goes) and Totally Gorjuss (must have a tree on your card - well I'm hoping that the tree paper which is the strip under the Pink raffia lace counts!)

I've used one of the new Christmas Release Lily of the Valley stamps called Wrapped in Tinsel and can be found here.

Papers are My Minds Eye and are from the Winter Wonderland collection.

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts (except the large blue one which is from Ladybug and Friends).

The gorgeous Pink Raffia Lace and theWhimsy Ticket Stamp were from Bunny Zoe Crafts (I also bought the die for the Whimsy Ticket Stamp from here too, they showed up today and I had to have a play!!!)

Candy Cane and white/pink ribbon from stash.

That's my card in a nut shell. Thanks for stopping by.

I'm going to be hit and miss for the next two weeks as I'm on annual leave and my parents are down for a week, then I go back to my home town for a few days! So if I dont visit you between now and then, you know why!

Oooo just as a thank you for those who pop by - put your name down on the blue frog and random.org will pick a winner to win this stamp!

I will pick a winner on Friday night, and post it on Saturday so the lucky winner can play before Christmas is over!

Donna's Celebratory Birthday Candy

Donna over at Bearly Mine Crafts celebrated her Birthday on the 15th November (same day as my Mum and my gorgeous Nephew DJ).

To celebrate Donna's Birthday she has some jaw dropping candy which is mind blowing! Check out her fabulous blog. I have no idea where she finds the time to create gorgeous cards, fabulous digi papers and organise a candy! She is one talented and extremely busy lady!

Her candy is open until the end of the month and one lucky winner will bag themselves 

3 Digital Kits of winners choice from Donna's Bearly Mine Designs store

an assortment of ribbons, flowers, gems, charms, spacers etc

£10 for Lili of the Valley

Whimsy Stamp - Cosy Snowman (He's so sweet)

A stamp of winners choice from Bildmalrnas collections

a choice of 5 gorgeous Kenny K images 

Thats a lot of candy, thank heavens its non fattening!

Have a looksie on the blog - enter and spread the word!!