Love Makes the World Go Around at Tuesday Taggers

Thank you my dear friends for all your good wishes yesterday, they really did give me a boost.....

This week at Tuesday Taggers our fabulous Janet has choosen "LOVE makes the World Go Around" for our challenge, as she is celebrating her anniversary on Valentines Day, so best wishes to Janet and her Husband....love you my dear friend.  We have the talented Joan joining our DT as a guest this week, you must pop over and visit her blog and see her creations, our DT have made some awesome projects as usual this week, so love working with these girls....There is a prize this week....Craft Empororium have donated a surprise 6 x 6 paper pack from the CHA show in America....please include a link to the Craft Emporium to be in with a chance to win this prize......so come on girls let yourself be in LOVE this week. I made this card for my daugher Jenny to give to her lovely boyfriend David.... Hugs Avril xxxx

WK21 - A Touch of Tartan - at Sophisticats

As promised my 2nd post for today, it is MY challenge this week, at Sophisticats WK21 which is "A Touch of Tartan" this the 5 year anniversary of loosing my dear dad, who was my very best friend, so in his honour, I have choosen this weeks challenge, he taught me everything there was too know about Dancing, (and life in actual fact) Scottish Country, Ballroom & Jazz....and he was Scottish through and through, his name was Bruce Cameron Robertson,  the Robertson's were a CLAN, from Struan... he was very proud off his roots....so a "touch of tartan" girls, does not have to be much...the girls on the DT have utterly rocked this challenge, so thanks girls for that, we were kindly given some amazing digis to use from Judy at Digital Ink Co, who are sponsoring our challenge this week...and Judy was a star in her own right this week, when she helped me to download ZIP files....I was tearing my hair out and even went off to bed one night in the huff....LOL...but she helped and within 5 minutes I was printing Images like no-ones business...so meet Ella, isn't she just gorgous....so to win 3 fabulous digi images, take part in our challenge this week.  We are also introducing 2 New DT Members the lovely Tasha and Diane, I am looking forward to getting to know these girls....so pop over and give them a huge welcome.....I am off to do some more crafting, try to get through this day, as best I can....love to all....Avril xxxxxx

Lavender & Lace at Cute Daisy May meets Tic Tac Toe and Floral Frenzy

A very good Monday morning and this is my 1st of 2 posts today, Monday's are always a busy day for me in blogland....at Cute Daisy May, our talented Wendy, has choosen the classic "Lavender & Lace" our DT girls have come up with some fantastic projects as always and if you want to own some of Linnies fab images, you must take part in this weeks challenge...

I am also going to enter this card into Tellens Place who have a fab challenge called "Tic Tac Toe" I have choosen, Charm, Flower & Lace.....

Sweet Stampin Challenge 12  are looking for "Floral Frenzy" this week, and I think this card cover this, with the backing papers, the punched border, flower soft etc...

I love this image from sheet 169, which just said to me "Water Colour" so I did, using the Brilliance Dew Drops, in pearalesent.....I also used flower soft on the Bird House, I may use this for a Mothers Day card, but I might also frame it...as I love it so much....what say you my dear friends....

Week 37 - Sketch (Baby's 1st Christmas) at Winter Wonderland

The Top of the Morning to YOU all, and many many thanks to all who took part in our 1st Blog hop at Winter Wonderland last week, we were blown away with the entries and the fabulous cards that went with them.....you are so great....the list of Winners is on the challenge site, along with this weeks. challenge.

Our fabulous Anne, has come up with this great Sketch, (which I am a bad girl, did not know, was to be followed this week, until last night, must take my time to read.....).  We want to see Babies 1st Christmas, and this week our fabulous Teri is our Sponsor, she gave us some off her designs to play with (which could be used for baby's 1st birthday, easter, etc)  and girls if you have used Teri's images you know how fab they are.....well if you win this challenge 3 off her awesome images can be yours....of your choice no less....

This is a short post today girls and for that I am sorry, but I had another fall yesterday, and have hurt my neck so you could say I have a "pain in the neck"...LOL.....you gotta laugh

I am going to try to get round the challengers for all my DT posts today, I love seeing your work and appreciate all your support...so be patient with me my dear friends.......have a fabulous Sunday. Love Avril xxxx

It is here at last our 1ST Bloghop at Winter Wonderland - with Candy Cane (Red & White)

A very good Sunday Morning ladies, are you ready to Hop along with us a Winter Wonderland today, did you remember to put the Date in your Diary, well if so, pop over and check out all the details off how to join in our HOP (open until 6 February 2010)...if you have already started on the Hop and have come from Teri you are going in the right direction.....the rules of the blog hop are that you must visit every DT......and submit a project for our Candy Cane (Red & White) challenge, Candy Canes are optional, but Red and White is a MUST, this project MUST ONLY BE FOR OUR CHALLENGE,(this week) ......and for this we have some superb prizes up for grabs at each DT blog and a main prize at the Winter Wonderland Blog kindly donated by 2 new sponsors,  Nikki at Bunny Zoe Crafts and Christine at Sketching Stamper.  Thank you girls for your generosity.

 

The Prize I have choosen for my blog is as follows the New Honey & Hugs 6X6 paper Pack and Stamp Pack (with the chick), and a packet of buttons, all from the New Papermania range...hope you like them, as much as I do...from here you have to visit our lovely Sam, hope you all Enjoy our 1st HOP...xxxxxx.

New Baby Card to fit Multiple challenges

Good morning my dear friends, I cannot believe we are at Thursday already, and I have not even started my DT projects for next week, thanks mainly to the many challengers that we have had in our challenges this week, great stuff girls, I have enjoyed looking at all the projects, you are all STARS, also yesterday we had Power Cuts in Edinburgh, which was a real pain, as everything was so blooming dark, and no computer, etc, etc, but we are onto full power today thankfully, so thank you to everyone who has been with me all week, commenting on my projects and entering the challenges, I truly appreciate it.

I made a card last night for Jennifer, whose friend's sister had a Baby Girl on Tuesday, I have seen the pictures of MILEY already, the power of New Technology, she is just so very beautiful, makes me broody, even now...and my baby days are well over....

The Card fits into 6 challenges, SSDS WK25 which is an "Open Theme", Pile it on - "~Enough of Winter Colours", Cute Card Thursday CH98 - Spots and Dots,  ABC - N for anything NEW.. Get Funky and Craft, "Open - I love Crafting" and Flutterby Wednesdays CH95, "Butterfly, Angel, Fairy"

It has been an age since I have made a Multiple challenge card, but this one, just seems to fit them all, hope you like it my dear friends.   I have to make a move and get some more crafting done....

Teddy Bears at Tuesday Taggers

Well it is snowing here again in Edinburgh (spoke to soon last night Wilma), but the good thing is I am toasty warm in the kitchen and don't have to go down to the shed......(see the shed, now, not my shed, how fickle),

Thanks to all who entered our challenge last week, it was great seeing all the lovely projects with puzzle pieces, you are all so very talented, also thanks to everyone who entered for our DT call....good luck.

This week we want to see all your TEDDY BEARS choosen by Emma at Tuesday Taggers and there is a prize up for grabs this week, for our fabulous sponsors at The Craft Barn, before you pop over and see all the fab projects our team have come up with, I would like to introduce Christine as our fabby Guest DT for this week, so go and say hello to her, she is one of the friendliest and talented crafters on blogland, and a very special friend, who has made my time here on blogland a pleasure....great to work with you this week my dear Yorkshire Pudding....

I could not resist Paddington Bear for my creation, and as he has a love of marmalade, I decided to "alter" a "jar of marmalade" all the goodies I used excpet for the inks and glues, came free in different Crafting Magazines. A quick story, I am a Dundee Lass, born and bred, the home of the 3J's (jute, jam and journalism), and my maiden name was Robertson as in Jam....I also worked in the factory where the 1st jar off jam was made by Mrs Keillor.....whilst being a secretary at Dundee University (we had our stationery store and office in this factory), so hopefully you can see why Paddington had to be my choice of Bear....now I cannot wait to see all your projects, so come on girls......beary on down and craft with us at Tuesday Taggers this week.....Hugs Avril xxx

ps don't forget our bloghop at Winter Wonderland you still have until Saturday to join us.....

Love at CH20 at Sophisticats, meets Blooming Gorgeous at Cute Card Thursday and Blossom & Pastel Green at Passion for Promarkers

Another week at Sophisticats, CH20 choosen by our lovely Jan, simply called LOVE, is there any better word, I think not....we also welcome a new addition to our team Mandy, I was delighted when I heard this news, as I have followed Mandy for quite a while and love her work, so pop over and welcome her girls..There is also a prize this week from Little Craft House.   Lisa is also looking for DT's to join the Team so pop over for the details.  I am also entering this card  into Cute Card Thursday CH97 "Blooming Gorgeous", they want to see flowers on your projects girls....I coloured my image with Pastel Green and Blossom, the colour combo asked for at Passion for Promarkers...WK36 challenge.   I quite like this card, I used a card that was in my stash, cut it down and added ribbon, to make a Matt for Tilda, I used papers long forgotten in my stash, from a kit at QVC, many moons ago, and used ribbon, flowers, gems and charm from my stash.....

Valentine Pink at Cute Daisy May meets N for New at Alphabet Challenge

Morning ladies, well another week has started and a Cute Daisy May we would like to see Valentine - Pink, choosen by our lovely Michelle, our DT girls have come up with some stunning creations as always, so pop over and check them out...I used an image from Sheet 133, which is available to buy, and always the lucky winner of our challenges, get a chance to own Linnies Digital Images.....how great is that.......I am also going to enter this card into the Alphabet Challenge - N for New, I have used New Papers, Peel Offs, (bought for this years Valentine's cards) and little pearls are new too, bought them at Hobbycrafts when I went for my Candy for the Winter Wonderland Bloghop....hope you like it girls, I struggle with pink sometimes, but this I quite like.....Hugs Avril xxxx

Mojo Monday (MOJO123) - meets - ANY STAMP WILL DO (CH3)

Afternoon dear friends, I hope you are enjoying hopping along with us at Winter Wonderland today..

This card is for 2 challenges, I followed the Sketch at Mojo Monday - MOJO123, I used it to create the cards for Stef's 3rd Challenge at Any Stamp Will Do, where her color combo, is Rose Red, (Red) Saffron,(Yellow) & Eggplant, (Purple), I used another fab image from Linnie at Cute Daisy May which can be found on Sheet 133, should you wish to play with it.....I used a backing card that came in a QVC kit, many moons ago, teamed it up with some card from my stash and paper, from the New Papermania range (Sunshine Paper Pack), the bow is also from the same range, the buttons are from my own stash....hope you like it....I love that image so very cute...what say you my dear friends?   It is fab, crafting here in my kitchen, the smell of Roast Beef is making me feel hungry...LOL..hope you are all having a fabulous Sunday, Hugs Avril xxxxx

ECP - CH5 - Valentine for a Man

Evening ladies, have you wondered where I have been, along with the ECP challenge.....did you think we had done a runner..LOL...I have been moving my crafting goodies, from my Shed to the Kitchen, I had had a couple of falls again this week, so lost me confidence in going outside on my own, so yesterday Brian decided to get the kitchen carpeted and move things, so now I have a wee cosy niche, and no worries about falling....

This weeks project for ECP was delayed too, due to technical diffuculties, but we are back with a fabulous challenge and a great new Sponsor, with some fab goodies for our winner off this challenge.  We want you to do a "Valentine for a Man"  now we know that these peskie man cards are a pain, but the 14th of February will be here before you know it...so here is your chance to get it done and dusted.....Jane Doodles, is going to kindly donate printable and some of her home-made fimo buttons, to the winner, now I don't know if you have seen Jane's fabulous designs, if you have you know what a great prize you are getting here, but if not, please pop over and check out her amazing designs...I kept my card quite simple, and used a free image from the super talented Terry.   I tried to do a grafitti, style, design on the backing card, hope it works, and used some gems, glossy accents and scrap paper from my stash.  Hope you like girls.

M for Matting at ABC, meets FAIRY FANTASTIC at Cute Card Thursday

Evening dear friends, I have been down to the shed for another play today, and this time for a challenge card for 2 challenges, M for Matting at ABC this is my 1st time for matting, and I am pleased with the result, had to get Brian to get me post-it-notes, when he came from work this morning....also Cute Card Thursday CH96 which is Fairy Fantastic..Tommy has a 10th Birthday party on the 6th of February, a wee girl in his class Olivia is having a "Pool Party" so I thought this would be just fine for her.....I will probably put her name on it...I used the new Cupcake stamps from Kanban........which I bought last week from QVC when they did the mini-series of buy now and pay in 2 installments, it was magic, as Brian just got paid, so I treated myself to a couple of bits and pieces in lieu of xmas.....hope you like this my dear friend, I am in the middle of another card, so I am off back to the shed to play, Tommy is at his friends for tea tonight, so I am free to play.....love to all..Avril xxxx

Tuesday Taggers - Jigsaw Pieces.....

Good Morning ladies, thank you for all your great comments on my projects yesterday, I will be round to see you all today, but yesterday, I spent the whole day in the shed, covered in ink.....and it was the greatest fun ever.....I bought a 24 pieces Jigsaw in the sale, and now have 3 pieces left...LOL......I was given amazing advice from my fellow Tuesday Taggers and this is what I came up with for our challenge this week, (my 1st or 20th attempt, more truthfully, of COLLAGE) (in the night, whilst I was dreaming of my crafts, as you do, I decided that I would make this into a Magnet), which Bee has chosen.....to use a Jigsaw Piece or Shape somewhere on your project. Pop over and check out the amazing projects that our DT have done, with this challenge....and remember if your fancy joining our Happy Team, use the e-mail address on the challenge website stating your interest (the call is open for another week).....I can honestly say that this is a fabulous DT to belong too, we all help one another and have lots of respect for one another.....there is no stress, just FUN......

Challenge 19 - Mum, Nanna or Miss You at Sophisticat this week

This week at Sophisticat in honour of Lisa's mum, we are wanting to see Mum, Nanna or Miss You on your cards or projects.....we have our new DT Member, Gina joining us from  this week so please pop over and check out the DT projects and give Gina a nice welcome.....I would like to thank everyone for taking part in Teri's challenge last week, what an amount of entries we had, Spring certainly brought out your MOJO's so thank you everyone who took part, I am glad I don't have the job off choosing the Winners this week girls....I used a CDM image, on sheet 133,  that I just love, and some papers that were free in Creative Cardmaking magazine, (Spring Special),  you got to love these free papers, also the flowers were free in Crafts Beautiful in December, I used my slice machine to cut out the mat, and some other flowers and gems from my stash.....also coloured her with my trusty promarkers....and used pearly glue around the heart...there seems to be a lot going on in this card which is unusual for me, but I think the image and the papers allowed for that....what say you......

Vintage at Cute Daisy May

This week at CDM we want to see VINTAGE on your projects, our DT girls have come up with some awesome projects as per usual, I cannot believe that I am working alongside, such a talented bunch of girls.....I used an image from Sheet 46, and coloured her with promarkers....I used papers from K&CO and distressed them with sandpaper around the edges, I also used some green velvet ribbon, flowers and pearls from my stash.....I just adore playing with these images, I feel so honoured, honest I do....I want to thank everyone who took part in our challenge last week, so much stunning work out there, I am constantly, dropping my jaw.......I hope I managed to get round everyone with a comment....

I am also entering this card into Passion for Promarkers, WK35, Any Colour and a Theme, Girls, Girls. Girls, so I think this fits very nicely.  I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend, mines was a mixed bag off ups and downs, but hey, ho, Monday came around and a new week begins.....I want to thank you all for your comments on my projects this week and I will get round to everyone this week. I am back to full fitness, thank goodness, with maybe a touch of tiredness, but I am sure as the week goes on that will improve, fingers crossed, dear friends....Love Avril xxxxx