Recent Awards!

Recently been given these awards....
you know how slow I am blogging about them

in no particular order......


From Teresa


From Ali at Crafty Ribbons


this one is from Kimmi

it is a Karma award!

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends.
They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award"

Now I am gonna take a cop out, and say if you visit me
and have taken time to leave a comment
then please help yourself to one or all of these awards!

I am grateful for all the friends I have made here.
Even the ones who leave cheeky comments!
And the spelling police LOL

Love to you all xxx

Crafty Ribbons # 5 Muddy Paws

I loved the new Challenge from
Crafty Ribbons

Muddy Paws

Here are the items I am sending off.

I know you might have seen this photo before
but this is Poppy's best friend Brodie.
She loves him !!
I have used Pink & Blue "woof " ribbon
for boy & girl dogs.
The pink & blue paw print ribbon
combo is ment to look like a heart.
The brads are from Poppicrafts.

I stamped bigger paw prints in pink
and smaller westie paw prints in blue.

Now being a dog lover.....
I was tempted to just do
doggy themed makes....
but along with "woof" ribbons,
there are lovely meow ones too!
I haven't made an altered CD in ages.
The decoupage papers are paper nation.

And lastly my fave make!!

a wee box using green & blue ribbon
with rub on dog pictures on white card.

and when you lift off the lid.....

a glittery wee surprise!!

I maybe should have done 4 dog paws
as Man's best friend os four legged...
but they wouldn't fit!


The arty farty thought of using Poppy's
dog treat box and biccies as photo props
did not go un-noticed.....

Thief!!!

*sigh*

Andrew is going to get this to the post office tomorrow.
It is all boxed up ready to go.
I am back in bed with yet another
cold chest lurgy type thing.

Poppy keeps bringing me things....
like her toys,
socks,
clean washing,
her dog lead,
the bag of dog poo bags

In the post!

My Lovely friend Sammi sent me
alllllllll these goodies in the post!!

This card is even more beautiful in real life.

The hand made papers beads are gorgeous!
I need to have a go at making these.

Look at all these goodies!!

And......................

My own biccies!

Look how pretty they are!

lovely colour combo for a card!!!

New Bog Challenge. *BLOG EVEN!*

Title edited for the sake of the spelling police!!!!

LOL Sorry Kirsten!!!

The lovely Kirsten is starting a fun new Challenge blog
and they are looking for 4 DT members.
The call closes at 12 Midnight on 9th May.

In bloom

I wanted to keep this card quite simple
as I wanted this beautiful Ribbon
Ali sent me from Crafty Ribbons
as the main focus of the card.

Both the blooms actually come off
and have brooch fittings so can be worn!

I had thought about edging the card,
with stitching or distressing or dots.
But I like it just as it is.

The buttons are quite dark
I wanted the flowers to look a bit like sunflowers,
The ribbon is such a lush colour.
Thanks Ali!!

The smaller tag moves over
to reveal a See D stamp
That says ....
Don't think of it as getting older....
You're simply in full bloom!

Now ....Miss Poppy-dog
has only just discovered that she can reach
and see what's on the work tops!
Not something I encourage!!!

But as I was trying to take a good shot of the card
at the back door where the light is the best.....

She appeared......reminding me
Her tin of dog treats lives there!!!

*sigh*

I want to enter this card in a few challenges.....
firstly Poppicrafts who want you to use

narrow ribbon as the main focus of the card.

Secondly I want to enter it in Colour Create who want
orange, green & brown.

And lastly ABC want you to keep it simple...


Now.....as you know I have had problems
with this concrete mole digging in my garden.....
As Andrew reckons it cant be his Poppy doing it!!
well it is back!!!

And Poppy had nothing to do with it!!!

The pile og compost belonged to a plant
that used to live in a plant pot......

See if I catch that mole!!!

much love
Tina xxx

Crafty Pad # 19 Gatefold Card & Blog Candy

This week over at Crafty Pad
we would like you to make a Gate fold card -
any embellis can be added that you wish to use. :)

After making a gate fold card at card class
I am loving making these cards just now!


This Challenge is open to everyone.
If you enter without using a Crafty Pad stamp
your name will go into the Draw once ~
Nut if you do use a Crafty Pad Stamp
your name will go in twice!

We would also like to know what your
Favourite Crafty Pad stamp is...

Well I love Two of the stamps
so much that I couldn't decide between them !!!


And I love Crafty Pad Stamps
So I have made two!

The first one is using My fave Belinda Cupcake
I used ribbons from Crafty Ribbons.
I cuttle bugged the chocolate card stock.
Then buffed it with a file.

Belinda is coloured using promarkers
and glitter on the cupcake
and on a few bits on Belinda.



I used pink flower eyelets and
four different bits of ribbons to tie the card.
I have added a wee bubble sticker in lime green.


The flowers are Bo Bunny.
With a button Brad from Poppicrafts.

Inside I have included a pull out recipe tag
for Vanilla Cup Cakes!
The ribbons in here are all Crafty Ribbons
left over from my Cupcake Challenge.

The second card is my all time Fave Butterfly!
Because as a DT I get all the images as downloads
I can use them in any size I want them !
So this is perfect for doing this card.
You get FOUR butterfly stamps you can layer up
( not tried that yet)
You also get the wee flourish
The scroll border and
a lovely verse!
The sheet of stamps is A5


If you pop on over here..........
you could be in with a chance of wining this set
of butterflies as blog candy!!!!

First of all I stamped with See D flower stamp
in versa mark, then used shimmery chalks
to add colour adding a pearl in the centre.

A smaller flower stamp was used with pink
ink then coloured in sukura pen.
A touch too pink but its ok.

I cut the butterfly in half and used silicon
to glue it on to the gate card.
It was coloured with promarkers and chalks.

Inside is the Butterfly verse that comes with the stamp set.
This is stamped onto pink shimmery card.
The daisy border is part of a two stamp set for 90P!!!

I have used shimmery sukura on the wing tips
and the wee dots. I added gems to the small flowers.

I used sukura soufflé pens on the daisy border.

How sweet is that poem?

I have been having problems getting good lighting
and am looking into getting a daylight bulb
and photographic cube/tent thingy.

hope you come on over and join us at Crafty Pad!
Check out my lovely DT mates beautiful cards.
Look out for some special going on's there !!

love tina x x x

Crafty Muse.....Spot the dot!

New challenge over at Crafty Muse.

LOTS OF SPOTS!!!

So thats whatca got!

I am continuing to use the same
"Love is stamp" as part of the planned gift
for my sister's Birthday in June.
I am planning to make several cards
all with this stamp on it as it is her fave passage.

I have used two crafty muse images on this card.
I have used Angelique here on the front....

I am also still loving the brown, pink & cream combo.

I have continued the circles inside...
the left hand panel is larger than the right
the same as the card I made in card class last night.
I think I will be using this quiet a bit just now!

And I also used Millie inside,
who has a spotty dress on.
I dont know who makes these papers.
They were on special in packs at local craft store.

I added a white circle inside the card
so my sister can write her message in it.
it is layered up using my nesties.

I used 3 different sized punches to cut out the circles.
I must admit I am not keen on dots and spots
but I enjoyed this card.

Rascal and ribbons.

Well as you can see Poppy-Dog
who is a teenager at the moment
is getting cheekier & cheekier by the moment!

We taught her to pick up things & give on command,
like when I drop pegs or socks when hanging out washing.
She decided to start pinching things
bring them to us....
my Hubby gave her dog treats in return
& now she has him trained to give her sweets
for her returning the stolen items.....
including his mobile phone!!!

So when she wants a dog treat....
and she is a Labrador , so always wants food!
She pinches things!

On a happier note,
As you know I have really enjoyed the
Crafty Ribbons Challenges
and have done all four of them so far.
I was worried I was pushing my luck
by entering them all......
But then when this one came up


I thought
I WANT THEM!!!!!!

So I sent a begging email off to Ali at Crafty Ribbons
pleading to join this challenge!!!

And they arrived today!!!!

I thought I would drap them on Poppy
to show them off against her shiny black coat.
But she got the wee box it came in!!!

Had a good look at it....

Decided she was having it !

Yip it was her's now!

I had planned to decorate it and give it away
with goodies in it as a gift.....

But I guess not!!!

Talking about the lovely people at Crafty Ribbons....
You know I loved the narrow pumpkin coloured
ribbon that came with Spring Time ribbons?
Amanda even gave me her left over bit from the challenge!
Well I emailed Ali when I couldn't find it on the website,
and she said she was gonna send me the end of the roll
since I had blogged about loving it soooooo much!

And she sent me this!!!!

That's almost a whole spool!!!
You will be seeing so much of this ribbon!!!

Talking of ribbon......
here's a sneakie peekie at my
Crafty Pad DT card
for this weekends Challenge!

Lots of love
Tina xxx