JUST MAGNOLIA - HEARTS AND FLOWERS

Hi everyone!well I hope you're all having a fab weekend. We took my lovely Nan shopping yesterday(boy can she shop lol) and then we took her to the pub for a meal :)

I'm full of a head cold and didnt get much sleep last night :(

Today's card is for JUST MAGNOLIA and this week they want to see hearst and flowers on your creations. I love this Tilda she's just a joy to colour and I've used some gorge Magnolia paper with some white coredinations cardstock.Embellishments i've used are prima flower's,papermania heart button,lace from local craft shop,sentiment is papermania,oval nesties,EK success corner punch and ofcourse myhandstitching!

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments :) xx

CCT #97 - BLOOMING GORGEOUS!!!

Morning bloggers!This week over on CCT their challenge is to use flowers on your cards. Ive used one of my all time fave sugar nellie stamps Daisy coloured with polychromos and ive teamed her with some Basicgrey Oh baby girl and Euphoria paper's. The gorgeous flower's are Prima and buttons are Papermania.Sentiment is Papermania and ofcourse no card is complete without my handstitching!
I think i'm getting a cold so i'm off to dig out the beechams before it takes a good hold.Enjoy your friday and weekend whatever you have planned :)
Hugs Amanda xx

PRETTY IN PINK ANYA

Hi thought i'd share this card that I made for PTW's challenge last week but never got round to entering it. I love this Miss Anya she's so girly and I've teamed her with some gorge Basicgrey Euphoria paper's. hope you like and thanks for looking xx

WOODLAND FOLK!!!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share some pic's of the cross stitch designs available to buy now by my very talented boyfriend Lee Holland for DMC.

There are six kits to choose from and here's a couple of them.Say hello to Bert Badger and Toby Fox ...are'nt they just adoreable!!!I'm so proud of my boyfriend and it's nice to see someone has finally noticed his talent. :)))))

You can see the rest of the range HERE

Thanks for looking and would love to know what you think?

Hugs Amanda xx

PINK GEM DESIGNS CARDS

'Sprinkle with attitude' 'Teddy & Rose'

Evening all.Just thought I'd share some card's I've made recently using some of the new release Pink Gem Designs stamps by the talented Janet. I love Janets designs as they are so cute and a joy to colour.While blog hopping I found out today that Janet now has a Pink Gem Designs Blog to share customer's card's with everyone.Well I just had to send Janet a couple of my latest creations and here's what she said about them.Thankyou Janet :)

Enjoy your evening whatever you're doing,i'm off to watch Mr&Mrs lol xx

STAMPIN' CHIC DT CARD- BLACK,WHITE AND PINK COLOUR CHALLENGE

Hi here's my DT card for this week's Stampin' Chic challenge which is a colour challenge - Black,Pink and White.Please go check out the other fab DT card's :)

Thanks for looking xx

FOREVER FRIENDS TRIO

Hi I've not made these card's for any challenges but just because I wanted to play with my new stash. I just love the forever friends range :)

I've made three card's using the All loved up decoupage pack and some DCWV cardstock.

Thanks for looking xx

STAMPIN' CHIC DT CARD - SKETCH CHALLENGE!

Evening all!, well i'm off out to the pub tonight for a meal with my lovely boyfriend and then we're meeting up with my sister for drinks and laughs ;) ...so before I go get ready I thought I'd share my DT card for the Stampin' Chic challenge.There is a fab sketch this week which has been provided by the lovely Beckie Dreyer.I really enjoyed using this skecth and shall definitely use it again :) And here's my card using the sketch...

Products used:Papermania(TM)Retail Therapy...Shop till you drop, Shopping Queen and Highstreet heaven background.Retail Therapy digi paper's,the ribbon was free off the card blank packaging and ofcourse Handstitching.

There's also a prize up for grabs so why not pop over and take a look, to qualify for the prize you need to use atleast one product from CCSR or Retail Therapy range.

Thanks for looking, Enjoy your weekend's :)

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY SKETCH 32

There's a fab sketch over on Papertake weekly this week so I just had to have a play :)

I've used Heidi amongst flower's and she has been coloured with Polychromos pencils.Paper's are Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg...really loving this pad at the mo!Sentiment is PM CCSR,MS punch,PM adhesive stones and ofcourse my Handstitching

Thanks for looking

Hugs Amanda xx

TPE CHALLENGE #49

This week on The Pink Elephant challenge blog they have a BIRTHDAY theme.So I thought i'd take this opportunity to use another of my fave Kraftin Kimmie stamps to enter. I have paper pieced her outfit and the rest of her is coloured with Polychromos pencils. The paper's are DCWV Nana's nursery - girl. Bazzill cardstock,ribbon is form Poppicrafts, brad's and sentiment are Papermania and no card is complete these day's without my Handstitching :)

Thanks for looking

Hugs Amanda xx

ANYONE FOR ANYA - THAT'S CHARMING!

Hi everyone!Here's my card for this week's Anyone for Anya challenge which is to use charms on your card's. I've used one of the Miss Anya's from the Miss Anya Love set and paper's are Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg. I've used various nestabilities, MS heart border punch, Papermania button, Poppicrafts ribbon, Ek success corner punch,sentiment is Papermania, Heart padlock charm and ofcourse my handstitching.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Amanda xx

THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE

Hi.There is a fab sketch to follow over on The Sugar Bowl and the 'please include' option is Something 'New' and seeing as i never got round to using my new Angel Wishes stamp to make any christmas card's.I thought i'd take this oppotunity to ink her up and make a birthday card with her.I'm having an old paper fad and am using paper's ive had yonks at the moment.lol

These paper's are dovecraft...i think??? I have used a Studio G sentiment, Papermania adhesive stones, MS punch and ofcourse some handstitching.

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Amanda xx

MOJO MONDAY 120

Hi! I really love the Mojo Monday sketches, so i am trying to make sure i enter this challenge every week this year. Let's see how long that lasts eh?lol I've got loads of coloured images so I picked out this Sweet Tilda to make my card with. The paper's are old Papermania one's not sure you can still get them but as with many of my other pad's I've had them ages and barely used them...def don't think i'm alone in this lol ;)

I coloured Tilda with polychromos and cut her out.The ribbon is from hobbycraft,the sentiment and adhesive stones are Papermania and ive used various nesties and an MS punch-lovin this particular one at the moment.

Well thanks for looking and enjoy your afternoon whatever you're doing!

Hugs Amanda xx

KRAFTIN KIMMIE MEETS CCT!

Hi again!This week over on the Kraftin Kimmie stamps challenge blog you have to use the technique Paper piecing and over on the Cute card thursday challenge blog the theme is All New! So I have used one of my new Kraftin Kimmie stamps that I got for christmas and paper pieced her outfit with some old dovecraft paper's I've had yonks! I adore these girls they always makew me chuckle :)

Thanks for looking and I hope you all enjoy your evening

Hugs Amanda xx

FOREVER FRIENDS MEETS PTW

I made this card last night and have decided to enter it into 2 challenges.The first challenge is FOREVER FRIENDS and this week they have a guest host host Kerry and she has chosen the theme "a cheerful/happy card, but with a twist! It must have 2 layers(which can include the base of the card(, a ribbon and something that sparkles".

The second challenge is PAPERTAKE WEEKLY which is New Beginnings and for this I have used my gorge new FF's Pink Parfait stash :)

Thanks for stopping by and for any comments you may leave.xx