Onto Today’s card, it is another pink and girly one using an older Tilda stamp and a 6x6 papermania pad call Scrumptious. Used a peeloff for the sentiment ( I am going to ‘have’ to invest in some sentiment stamps soon! )
I would like to enter this card into the following 8 challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge # 50 = Song Title – “Happy Birthday”
The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge # 36 = Pink & Girly
Crafty Ribbons Challenge # 15 = Birthdays
Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 208 = Happy Birthday
Crafts and Me Challenge # 75 = Lets See Circles
The Sisterhood Of Crafters Challenge = Let's Celebrate "Birthdays"
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #156 = Dots & Stripes + a maximum of 8 combined challenges (I hope that the dots on her bow & the hearts on the brown dots will be enough for this to meet the rules if not "I apologise")
Just Inspirational Challenges Week 20 = Photo Inspiration 
Thank You for coming to visit, and a
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
To all the wonderful 'Mums' out there, Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Image before i added t!he flowersoft!Here is a card I made for my Mother In-law’s Birthday:
It is A4 white card folded in half and I have used Papermania 8x8 Rose Garden BP, a lovely Mum stamp from Lily Of The Valley, the Daffodils are a bunch of silk flowers from the Poundshop, and I have just cut of the flower heads and tried to make the backs as flat as possible and used a hot glue gun and stick them to the card and added some punched fern leaves. The sentiment was made on the computer and pearls where found in my stash, I followed a sketch that the brilliant Von made for our craft group on YUKU. I have decoupaged the MUM balloons and coloured the image with copics
R81, R83, R85, E33, E35, E50, E51, R20, B91, B93, C0
I would like to enter this card into these 10 challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Bears
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge: Pink & Girly
Hugs Lou x
Anyway onto today’s card, using one of my favourite stamps (again) Daisy from Funky Kits, made using Back to Basics papers and coloured with Pro-markers, and chalks, I have also made a flower arrangement (my first ever) using Mulberry Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts – some people can make these look wonderful on cards so I bought a few ages ago, and have used the odd one here and there, but never done an arrangement but thought I would give it a go, I think I still prefer my plain and simple cards but maybe will use some of these on special cards that I make boxes for as they make the cards very 3D. (the flowers are more purple then they look). This colour combo makes me think of Purple Crocuses, which I love because once I start seeing them on the grass verge at the side of the roads I know spring is on its way!
I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:
Make It Monday #79 = Anything Goes
Pollycraft Monday # 130 = Spring Has Sprung
The Pink Elephant # TBE138 = Lets See Those Layers (must have at least 3 layers)
Totally Stampalicious = Spring Is In The Air
Dream Valley Challenges #27 = Mothers Day / Female Card
Lets Ink It Up # 21 = (No Digi Images) Show us Your Flowers
That Craft Place Challenge Blog (Relaunch) = Anything Goes
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan #14 = Colour Green +/or Lucky
Catch The Bug = March Anything Goes
Crafty Emmas Store Challenge # 75 = Flowers
Card makin Mamas Challenge #40 = Lets See Some Green and Must have a coloured image
The Stamp Man Challenge = Colours of Spring / Easter
How is your week going? Very fast like mine??? Lots to say today so onto photos
This was my desk Tuesday night before I put away all my toys ready for next time I am able to play! Not much on there a few new bits of stash, some cheap Kanban stamps I got from hobbycraft, love a bargain! In the little red basket on the marker storage is lots of pre-coloured images, in the small plastic pots on the right is some computer printed sentiments cut out ready to use and the other pot has some bits and pieces of craft knives (new blades etc..) at the back you will see my copic marker list, all the normal things that stay on my desk all the time, ruler, glue, more pens. A few x-cut punches (these are little flower shapes), tissues and laptop, next to me is a small table with my bigshot on, all the different spellbinder dies i used and a million different flowers that i spent over an hour placing onto the card, moving them about and then taking them of again and then didn't use any on the card I made following the sketch over at A Gem of a Challenge.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Gem of A Challenge # 40 = Sketch
Items used (made a list and didn’t lose it yeahhhh lol its still on my desk along with the sketch!)
15 x 15 cm white card & white flower ribbon from stash/
Papermania Capsule DP (DoCrafts) Blueberry Pie
Copics, E13, E0, E00, E000 R20. B91, B93, B95, C0, C1, C2, C3,C5 C7
Stamp = Magnolia, Tilda with bow and a computer made sentiment.
Please check out The Stamping Ground and visit our great hostess Julia for details on how you can join in and share your mess/desk/floor/ table work area! and look around lots & lots of other crafters areas getting lots of inspiration, you get to see the most amazing art creations and many different kinds of craft and of course you get to meet some amazing people so give it a go but beware its addictive!
Now on to the story of Toby, I showed you a piccy of our tortoise a couple of weeks ago and lots of you asked questions about him and his obsession with mens boots!– No tortoise was harmed in the making of this and he is very happy and thriving! lol
Toby was given to us about 11 years ago, when his owners moved overseas, he came to us with a couple of toes missing but otherwise in good health, and we were told he was about 11 years old, at the time and we were also told he was house trained (how can you possibly house train a tortoise right!) and given instruction on what he liked to eat and drink.
So he settled in very well and lived in the house with us, Never in a tank, he can wander around (we have a stair gate so he cannot fall down any stairs) he has to have a large shallow dish filled with water that he likes to get in and bath and drink and yes poop whenever he wants and we were told he lived on a diet of soft fruit and salad vegetables, It was spring when he came to us and on warmer days we would take him into the garden, he loved stomping about the patio, hiding in the ornamental grasses, eating the strawberries that would hang over the edges of the plant pots and sitting on the edge on the edge of the bubbling water feature, (as well as getting into his own water).
One day we put him onto the grass (the grass area was not enclosed/safe so we had to keep a close eye on him), and well he started doing a funny little dance thing, we all watched with amazement as he went round and round in circles stomping his little feet it was a tortoise version of river dance! It felt like he had a purpose, and then he started using his front legs to dig!!
I had to find out what he was doing and why, I researched how he lived in the wild and I found out Toby isn’t an everyday/normal pet tortoise, (which are generally Horsfield or Hermann) he is called a 3 Toed Box Turtle he can close both ends tight, so predators cannot get him, I have no idea where his previous owners got him from but we found out he needs lots of special care, so did lots more research and spoke to ‘Tortoise specialists’ and his diet in the wild would have been worms and slugs. Toby was dancing on the grass so that the worms would think it was raining and come to the surface, well we had to help out and make him as happy as possible so tried digging for worms, we tried all kinds of things, getting hints and tips from any where we could, do you know there is worm ‘charming’ competitions! I know! I had never heard of such a thing, but its true. But worms are very hard to catch! So we started buying them, for him from the fishing tackle shop and he loves them! And now has a very good diet of earth worms and soft fruit, (the occasional slug), He soon began to thrive and his skin and eyes glowed and he was/is very active, very fast and he loves climbing, he had put on weight, he is a member of the family. He doesn’t hibernate as such because he is small he can’t eat enough to see him right through winter, but he will sleep for around about month/6 weeks during winter. He has a little cardboard house lined with felt, in the corner with a ‘proper’ heat mat for the colder months.
A couple of years went by and then he reached puberty!!! One day we came home to find he was ‘mating with my hubby’s boots that had been left in the kitchen, (Shocked or what!!!) he soon became obsessed with boots and men’s shoes and will chase around the room trying to ‘mate’ with your shoes, and can be a right nuisance and it can be very embarrassing, (try explaining to a 5 year old why Toby wants to play with Daddy’s shoes) he will try to ‘mount any shoe he finds attractive, he will stay there for hours if we let him, so no shoes allowed in the house. However occasionally when hubby forgets and leaves his boots on after being in garden or if he leaves them in the kitchen, this is what happens:
(Now for the serous bit – 3 toed tortoises are difficult to look after, you have to give them lots of care and a wide, careful variety of food, he has to have the correct living environment and are not really meant to be pets, We care for him very much and have spoken to specialists and continue to keep his conditions as perfect as we can, he is a good weight and very healthy, but I would not recommend anyone keeping tortoises for pets, they look very cute but need special care and can be expensive for equipment, vet bills, when he first came to us he did not have the correct diet and the vets think that could be why he lost some of his toes)
Hope you enjoyed looking round my desk and sharing the story of Toby - sorry for such a long post!
Have a great WOYWW. Hugs Lou xxx
However, even though I had lots of fun, I think I will stick to cute!!!!
I Found a few challenges this card follows the rules for so I would like to enter this into these challenges:
CARD CRAFTERS CIRCLE Challenge #10 = Use Die-cuts or Punches
CRAFTS FOR ETERNITY Challenge Recipe # 59 = Lock & Key
Edited to add:
Picked for 0ne of the Top 3 over at Crafts For Eternity - Thank you soooo much
Thanks for looking, Hope you are all well. Lou xxx
I have lots of 'fishermen' in my family, so this little fishing bear by Personal Impressions is one I use a lot. Its an older clear set that has a footballer, cricketer and golfer bears too. I have used Watercolour Pencils, and chalk, to colour this one and used K & Co 6x6 DP Hopscotch which is also another favourite that I use for men’s/boys cards.
I would like to enter this card into these challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge # 106 = Boys or Masculine
Creative Card Crew Challenge #4 = Masculine (2nd Entry)
Crafty Creations Challenge # 157 = Warm & Cuddly Teddy Bears
Do You Stack Up Challenge # 59 = Layers
Thanks for Looking,
Good morning All, and welcome to my desk today, every Wednesday Julia From The Stamping Ground hosts the biggest blog hop ever! (Probably!!) Go check it out over HERE. I am sorry I didn’t even make it around half the desks last week and was still ‘snooping’ on Saturday. I will try harder this week. Thank You all so much for the leaving lovely comments last week.
So onto my desk:
Not much of interest really – All the usual essential tools, tissues and babywipes and Laptop!!!! I have been trying to make a small dent in my scrap card box, so have been making cards with no backing papers, no cute pictures, no embellishments, just scrap card and a little Papermania Stamp, (I know its a tough one!!!).
And I haven’t even got any new storage idea’s to share this week either. So a quick WOYWW and a quick peek of the finished card.
Hope you all have a great week, Take Care
Lou
I would like to enter this card into theses Challenges:
Creative Card Crew Challenge # 4 – Must be Masculine
Die Cutting Diva’s Challenge # 52 – Pick at Least 2 Colours Red, White, Black Or Pink & Must Use Die Cuts (the squares are cut with nesties)
Saasy Cheryls Digi Stamp Challenge # 102 – No designer papers!
Use It Up Tuesday Challenge # 25 Its A Birthday Party Must be A Birthday Theme and Must use old stash! My scrap Card is at least 1 year old perhaps 2 or 3 years old! and My Embossing folder is years old one of the first i ever got, Use It Up Tuesdays Are celebrating their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY with a fabulous Blog Hop, pop along a hop with them!!!
The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge # 36 – Make A Happy Birthday Card
Simon Says Stamp and Show – Anything Goes
Stamps R Us – (Last Challenge ) Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge # 33 Super Scraps Saturday – Must Use Scraps!
Also over at Lisa's Blog WISHCRAFT she is doing a little challenge to use up Neglected Stash, well let her tell you more about it HERE It is called Waste Not Wednesday and as i have used my scraps on this card and it is Wednesday, i could enter under the new rules ! Yeahhhhh
And last but not least I have been sharing Photos of my pets with you each week, So far, we have had Ellie our Pooch, Fluff, Butternut and Pumpkin our cats and This is Toby, this was taken in the summer when he was up and about, he lives in the house with us and during the summer we take him into the garden during the day, he eats Worms and soft fruit and has 'a thing' for men's shoes, (but that's a story for another day!) Have a great week everyone
One of the blogs I visit regularly is offering a brilliant chance to win, A Complete set of Flexmarkers, Now as I have already mentioned I won’t follow a blog just for candy, I have to love the creations that are made by the person offering it, well I already follow Enfys’s blog ‘ Going Buggy’, and would recommend her blog to anyone, she makes the most amazing flowers out of craftwork card candy, but I must say her blog is such a pleasure to visit it is beautiful, very clear and easy to read, lots of tutorials and of course her wonderful creations.
So anyway enough ‘waffling’ go check out this brilliant blog and follow the rules to have a chance to win this brilliant prize.
Good Morning Everyone
A HUGE HELLO, welcome and Thank you, to my new followers I can’t believe (neither can Hubby!) That I have 40 followers.
THANK YOU to you all, for taking the time to leave me such wonderful comments, encouragement and support, As you all know I have ME and various other medical problems, (some days I am unable to use my laptop, sitting in an upright position is sometimes impossible) So I find it really difficult to get round to all of your blogs and leave comments, I try to visit you all and leave you comments, but not nearly as much as I would like to and I am really sorry about this, I would love to be able to visit you all daily and leave comments but this is not possible and I hope that you understand.
I cannot Thank you enough for the kind comments you leave me, I read every single one and it means an awful lot to me..
Enough ‘waffling’ , here’s my card with the lovely new stamp, (another image that I coloured the other day!) Bildmalarna, Mimosa with Hat
(I can't find my list with the details of what copics i used or BP, if I find it I will edit this post! Sorry!) The doily is a ‘proper’ paper doily, you can get 60 in the £1 shop and the smallest size is perfect for a 6x6 card, they are very delicate, so had to brush the ink pad over gently, but it adds some texture and I quite liked the look.The bench is an image i coloured months ago I believe it is a Magnolia Bench!
I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:
CRAFTS AND ME CHALLENGES # 68 = Use A New Image
CRAFT US CRAZY # 20 = Anything Goes
CRAFTY SENTIMENTS = lets Get Girly
SEW MANY CARDS Challenge # 80 = Birthday (I haven't added a birthday sentiment but it will be a Birthday card, Promise!)
THE CRAFTY PAD Challenge # 157 = The Letter B (bench!)
Before I go I must give a mention to Feline Playful, they list all the crafty challenges and the winners every day, I am sure you all know about it but I doesn’t hurt to mention it and say Thank you to the wonderful Team, for the vast amount of work they must do to keep this blog up and running
Thank you all for visiting me, Hope you are enjoying your weekend
Lou x
